I'm using a unsubscribe Verizon note5 bought from Best Buy. But I am not in US, and I don't use the Verizon Network.
There is lots Verizon app on the phone, and it's totaly no use for me. The power of the phone is lossing very fast, even can't last for 1 day.
Since it's no way to root the phone for now , i'm wondering if it's possible to flash another official variant rom to it. Like T-mobile or AT&t ,even other countries'.
By the way, does the hardware of the diffrent carriers phone is total same?
No not possible
Use Package disabler and just disable everything for now.
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Hi all, I have an unlocked s6 edge (925f) living in the U.S. I understand that it will not be officially bundled into the software since it's an international variant, but has anyone gotten it to work through the framework and APKs? When I try it , I'm able to get into the app and all that, but when I try to add a card, it tells me that it can't communicate with the server. If anyone could help that'd be awesome.
Thanks!
Same exact scenario here. 925F, sideloaded the framework and app, can add card, can't communicate with server. Went to Samsung counter at Best Buy, they couldn't do anything. The girl there though did say she had experienced the same scenario with no connection but in an ATT branded S6 which then cleared itself up in a day or two.
Two things I'm thinking of:
1. Flash a US branded firmware (ATT or Tmobile) and see if that fixes it. Though I'm not even sure if they will flash on the 925F version, and/or the flash will lock the phone to that firmware's brand SIM.
2. Somehow try to get the Samsung Pay logs to see where it's trying to connect but I don't think that's even possible without root which will trip Knox which makes Samsung Pay unusable.
Hey guys,
I have a Verizon S7 (not Edge) and I noticed some peculiar quirks, like the fact that Verizon put all their stupid bloatware in it (it's 2016 and carriers are still doing this? The guy at Best Buy told me there was only *one* S7 and you could use it on whatever carrier you wanted)
I also notice the lack of Smart Monitor, which is a feature I was really hoping to use, since it was integrated into the system and it means I don't have to root to do some automatic cache cleaning.
At any rate, since I JUST got my phone, I don't want to void my warranty any time soon, especially given it's so expensive. With Motorola you could root and flash custom OSes, and if there was a problem, RSD Lite was your friend and nobody would know... but Samsung does that whole Knox e-fuse nonsense which makes that not an option.
However, I know about ODIN and was told that I wouldn't trip Knox if I used ODIN to flash between the official firmwares - it's only if you try to root it or modify the system partition that you would do so.
Is there any actual hardware difference between my S7 which has a Verizon logo on the back of the case and one from, say, AT&T or T-Mobile who also use 4G LTE? And if not, could I possibly flash a firmware from one of those carriers to mine? The only thing I can think of that would need to be changed are the APNs in order to use the 4G service - and even then it might not matter if that info is stored on the SIM card anyway. (I don't know much about SIMs, Verizon never used them for CDMA, only LTE)
I know T-Mobile's S7 has the Smart Manager intact while I've heard reports of the other 3 big ones removing it.
Or if a "factory unlocked" variant emerges, could I flash that one to my phone? The guy at Best Buy seemed to imply such a thing existed already. I know there is a GSM unlocked version, but that would be (I assume) the Exynos variant and not Snapdragon.
On the other hand...
http://www.androidcentral.com/yes-verizon-galaxy-s7-and-s7-edge-are-sim-unlocked
So if the APNs sort themselves out anyway, I see no reason why I COULDN'T take a T-Mobile ODIN image and flash it to my Verizon phone. Would that trip Knox or would I be alright? Just want to make sure I don't brick a $700 phone...
I would like to know this as well
I want to buy a Note 8... I don't want to get locked into any Carrier, but I want Wifi calling and other options to work... I know that ATT needs a ATT Rom to get Wifi Calling... I may switch to T Mobile later this year...
Can I Buy a ATT Note 8 and flash TMobile Rom? Or Vice Versa?
If so, is there any reason to buy one Carrier's Note 8 over another?
THANKS!!!
Shanghai.Knight said:
I want to buy a Note 8... I don't want to get locked into any Carrier, but I want Wifi calling and other options to work... I know that ATT needs a ATT Rom to get Wifi Calling... I may switch to T Mobile later this year...
Can I Buy a ATT Note 8 and flash TMobile Rom? Or Vice Versa?
If so, is there any reason to buy one Carrier's Note 8 over another?
THANKS!!!
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All usa models are the same now, since the S7. Buy the carrier you want to use it on or buy the unlocked.
ShrekOpher said:
All usa models are the same now, since the S7. Buy the carrier you want to use it on or buy the unlocked.
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Att WiFi calling only works on ATT Rom... So although hardware is the same, not all software is the same. Att also turns off some LTE bands so you cannot use theirs on other networks...
Also, If I take a att phone to t mobile or Verizon, will WiFi calling work?
So, same question, can I simply Odin any rom onto any note 8?
Shanghai.Knight said:
Att WiFi calling only works on ATT Rom... So although hardware is the same, not all software is the same. Att also turns off some LTE bands so you cannot use theirs on other networks...
Also, If I take a att phone to t mobile or Verizon, will WiFi calling work?
So, same question, can I simply Odin any rom onto any note 8?
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From past experience you can just Odin to whatever carrier software you want. At least you could on the S8 and the S7. I've seen a few people say they went from the best buy note 8 unlocked firmware to the AT&T firmware to enable LTE-A and wifi calling.
I still recommend just buying the model for the carrier you are going to use though. I've had the best experience doing that myself.
ShrekOpher said:
From past experience you can just Odin to whatever carrier software you want. At least you could on the S8 and the S7. I've seen a few people say they went from the best buy note 8 unlocked firmware to the AT&T firmware to enable LTE-A and wifi calling.
I still recommend just buying the model for the carrier you are going to use though. I've had the best experience doing that myself.
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I have an unlocked Note 8 currently that I flashed via odin to AT&T firmware and still couldn't get Wifi Calling to work... I got VoLTE to work but Wifi Calling wouldn't activate and didn't bother with Video Calling...
I think AT&T has to whitelist your IMEI for their carrier features to work unlike T-Mobile...
Best to just buy carrier version and then flash to unlocked later if you want. They are all the same phone.
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Since att is the most difficult to work with, it sounds like I should buy att then if I switch, I can flash t mobile... That gives me the freedom to move back...
Do we have confirmation I can flash t mobile over att firmware?
Best to buy the one you can unlock easier an cheaper then flash which ever firmware you want, which is what I did. Works great?
How do I unlock my phone to switch carriers
I'm trying to switch carriers , please help
I almost started a thread of my own, buy my question fits here so here goes.
Witch modle would you buy?, I am leaning towards the Exynos, Note 8, but I dont know where to buy it, can anyone drop me a link?
Exynos vs Snapdragon
I think exynos, purely because it's already rooted, Your thoughts?
Lady red said:
I'm trying to switch carriers , please help
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Carrier switching guide on its way...
I'm wondering the same. Thinking about switching from att to tmobile. Would wifi calling and other features work on the tmobile variant if I flashed the unlocked FW? Also, do you know if there are any specific features att or tmobile has removed from the stock phone?
I was part of my sisters AT&T family plan and I had recently traded my S8+ in for the AT&T version of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra SM-N986U. Well sis got fed up with AT&T pricing and wanted to switch. So I was forced into paying off my phone & the 4 of us switched to T-Mobile . Me & my wife have our own plan and no longer part of my sisters. So after unlocking the phone the port went fine but I want to switch my f/w to T-mobiles. Will there be any problem in doing so?
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I was part of my sisters AT&T family plan and I had recently traded my S8+ in for the AT&T version of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra SM-N986U. Well sis got fed up with AT&T pricing and wanted to switch. So I was forced into paying off my phone & the 4 of us switched to T-Mobile . Me & my wife have our own plan and no longer part of my sisters. So after unlocking the phone the port went fine but I want to switch my f/w to T-mobiles. Will there be any problem in doing so?
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If the phone is unlocked, you should be fine. Both use the same base firmware.
You may or may not get all the T-Mobile features. There is a fix for that if you don't get all the T-Mobile features, but it typically involves wiping/resetting your phone.
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If the phone is unlocked, you should be fine. Both use the same base firmware.
You may or may not get all the T-Mobile features. There is a fix for that if you don't get all the T-Mobile features, but it typically involves wiping/resetting your phone.
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No doubt that is what I need to do. I just tried SamMoble stock USA T Mobile f/w with Android 11 using Odin & the phone still see's that it is a AT&T purchased phone at boot.
SuddenImpact58 said:
No doubt that is what I need to do. I just tried SamMoble stock USA T Mobile f/w with Android 11 using Odin & the phone still see's that it is a AT&T purchased phone at boot.
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Did you have the T-Mobile SIM card in it?
If not, it will revert to it's initial build CSC. AT&T in this case.
The other option is to manually change your CSC from ATT to TMB. There are threads here on how to do it.
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Did you have the T-Mobile SIM card in it?
If not, it will revert to it's initial build CSC. AT&T in this case.
The other option is to manually change your CSC from ATT to TMB. There are threads here on how to do it.
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I guess since its a USA based Snapdragon I cant even root it. Yes I did have the T-Mobile SIM card in it. I have tried 2x with stock T-Mobile fw & it still thinks its AT&T. The working network does show T-Mobile, but I would like to get the AT&T f/w off of it. So I will research how to manually change your CSC.
Like the title says, is this possible and can it be done without wiping user data? Thanks.
Probably not worth the trouble. Always assume you will lose the data and back it up redundantly.
I thought there be a night and day difference when I got the unlocked N10+ N975U1 vs the AT&T variant N975U. There wasn't. The unlocked version actually had some bloatware not on the AT&T variant
Easiest and safest thing to do is package blocked the carrier bloatware. Verizon does some screwy modes to their devices so getting rid of that be nice. AT&T does not, that surprised me. Some users might like some of the AT&T apps.
It was successful, thank goodness. See my follow up here https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/f721u1-firmware-now-available.4484639/
Notice much difference?
Yeah the main stuff are:
1. Rcs with jibe server works now. Before it used att server so it wouldn't connect properly with other users
2. System updates come directly from Samsung instead of att
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Yeah the main stuff are:
1. Rcs with jibe server works now. Before it used att server so it wouldn't connect properly with other users
2. System updates come directly from Samsung instead of att
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Don't use either.
Updates is one of the first things I disabled on my N10+'s. One's on Pie, the other 10, I prefer Pie though. Once Google started rolling out scoped storage I bailed.
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AT&T/Samsung have a nasty habit of screwing up older devices with firmware upgrades. Just had a pair of Buds+ screwed up like that a few months back, now they need the firmware rolled back*. S4+, same deal a few years back, but bootloader was updated too, no rollback.
If an OS is running fast, stable and fulfilling its mission... I let it be.
*I have 2 new pairs of Buds+, they sound identical and like my original pair use to, grrrrr.
Went with them because Samsung's newest release lack the features I want. Rather annoying.
The Buds+ have a 11 hr run time, light, don't fall out and sound good.
Sorry I should've posted my question here, instead of creating a new thread.
I recently purchased a flip 3 and am on a payment plan, tmobile won't unlock my phone unless I pay it off in full. Is it possible to flash the default software of the unlocked model so I can get updates from Samsung and still have my sim work? I'm not switching carriers, do I need the tmobile version of firmware for data/phone to work if the phone isn't unlocked?
boxface said:
Sorry I should've posted my question here, instead of creating a new thread.
I recently purchased a flip 3 and am on a payment plan, tmobile won't unlock my phone unless I pay it off in full. Is it possible to flash the default software of the unlocked model so I can get updates from Samsung and still have my sim work? I'm not switching carriers, do I need the tmobile version of firmware for data/phone to work if the phone isn't unlocked?
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Phone service will still work perfectly fine on U1 firmware, but you may lose lose some carrier-specific features like wifi calling etc. But.... the U1 models don't always necessarily get faster updates than the carrier models. For example, with the most recent update, the carrier model got it 2 weeks before the unlocked model. So if that's your only reason for wanting to change firmware, I'd advise against it.
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Phone service will still work perfectly fine on U1 firmware, but you may lose lose some carrier-specific features like wifi calling etc. But.... the U1 models don't always necessarily get faster updates than the carrier models. For example, with the most recent update, the carrier model got it 2 weeks before the unlocked model. So if that's your only reason for wanting to change firmware, I'd advise against it.
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What I'm concerned about is tmobile eventually stopping the updates way sooner than Samsung. The carriers don't usually update a phone as long as the vendor so to avoid that I would rather not use T-Mobiles version. Thanks for the reply, it was very helpful.
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- U1 model update history
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boxface said:
What I'm concerned about is tmobile eventually stopping the updates way sooner than Samsung. The carriers don't usually update a phone as long as the vendor so to avoid that I would rather not use T-Mobiles version. Thanks for the reply, it was very helpful.
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Incorrect. Every single model's lifespan for updates has always been the exact same, whether U or U1
I downloaded the unlocked firmware via Frija for SM-F711U1 / XAA and flashed it onto my At&t unit using patched Odin. Lost my data since the install didn't work without flashing CSC but booted up and working just fine now. No At&t bootscreen or bloat