hi guys i just got my new galaxy s6 today in the UK.
i got it on Vodafone and it was locked to Vodafone.
i had it unblocked straight away.
and it has Vodafone bloat on it.
i would like to flash the unlocked software on to my phone.
can anyone tell me which firmware is unlocked software and will it still get software updates as usual?
is unlocked uk software called (BTU)?
anyone??
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aachil said:
hi guys i just got my new galaxy s6 today in the UK.
i got it on Vodafone and it was locked to Vodafone.
i had it unblocked straight away.
and it has Vodafone bloat on it.
i would like to flash the unlocked software on to my phone.
can anyone tell me which firmware is unlocked software and will it still get software updates as usual?
is unlocked uk software called (BTU)?
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Flash 920F build G920FXXU3COI9
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Hi all,
I've had a bit of a read about on the forum but can't find a definitive answer which assures me enough to go ahead.
I've got a samsung galaxy s3 i9300 which was locked to o2 and currently on 4.1.2
I purchased an unlock code which has unlocked the phone successfully.
The phone is branded o2 which I am wanting to de-brand, having a read around it seems i need to flash the stock 4.3 BTU rom which I have downloaded from sammobile.
Question is, if i flash the BTU rom to the phone, will it cancel my previous unlock?
Any help or confirmation would be greatly appreciated, thankyou
Andy
Hi xda, it's been a while since I've been here and looking around has me scratching my head a little.
Anyway I have just purchased a galaxy s6 from eBay foolishly thinking it would be easy to remove the simlock but after a little reading I'm beginning to think I may have made a mistake. I'm not sure what network the phone is locked to as I have not yet received it and the listing states in the title O2 but the description says Vodafone, all I know is the model begins G920F. I thought maybe rooting and flashing a stock firmware would remove the simlock but after reading it looks like this is not the case. I then read also about "tripping knox" which sounds like something I don't want to be doing.
Root is probably something I will be looking to do in the future but not essential right now but I would be very grateful if somebody could tell me the best way to go about putting my virgin sim in this phone.
Please help
Thanks Peter.
I thought the 920F is the facotry unlocked international version so any sim would work.
When are you receiving this? Where are you trying to make this work.
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Most European providers don't simlock, so you will most likely just have a provider rom, they are easy to replace with a generic stock rom
He is sending the phone out first class tomorrow so I'll report back after I have received it. I'll be using it in the UK, hopefully I'll get lucky and just be able to use it as soon as I get it. Thanks for the replies people.
Try buying an unlock code from one of the many reputable online unlockers.
I am also in the same boat. I bought samsung galaxy s6 sm-g920f model from malaysia and now when I insert indian sim its say its locked and asking for unlock code. I am just worried now. i am thinking if i can flash stock indian firmware sm-g920i to realease the lock.
srahulmca said:
I am also in the same boat. I bought samsung galaxy s6 sm-g920f model from malaysia and now when I insert indian sim its say its locked and asking for unlock code. I am just worried now. i am thinking if i can flash stock indian firmware sm-g920i to realease the lock.
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no you need an unlock code
Well I received the phone today and it seems I don't have to worry about the simlock as it's a bloody counterfeit!!! Grrrrrrrrrr, in the middle of a dispute atm but hopefully I'll receive a refund. Anybody that wants to help please see this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/counterfeit-galaxy-s6-please-help-t3172910
Thanks anyway people
OH... I really very sorry to hear this .
Hello everyone
I recently got a galaxy S7 Sprint version and I want to know if is there any way to remove the Sprint firmware and put a clean version of it, without Sprint apps and bootloader
igli01 said:
Hello everyone
I recently got a galaxy S7 Sprint version and I want to know if is there any way to remove the Sprint firmware and put a clean version of it, without Sprint apps and bootloader
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Nope, as of now there are no de-bloated firmwares available for the US versions.
igli01 said:
Hello everyone
I recently got a galaxy S7 Sprint version and I want to know if is there any way to remove the Sprint firmware and put a clean version of it, without Sprint apps and bootloader
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I do have a G930P and I did flash it with a G930U FW which doesn´t have any company bloatware, phone works better than before, mine was unlocked since I bought it and I'm using it with a Mexico SIM with no problems.
Please check this post in the S7 AT&T section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s7/how-to/xda-community-love-g930u-t3415875
montz_one said:
I do have a G930P and I did flash it with a G930U FW which doesn´t have any company bloatware, phone works better than before, mine was unlocked since I bought it and I'm using it with a Mexico SIM with no problems.
Please check this post in the S7 AT&T section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s7/how-to/xda-community-love-g930u-t3415875
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Thanks man you helped me alot
Hey guys,
I am thinking to buy a Galaxy S6 At&t unlocked version from the local shop so there's no chance to go to the BestBuy to update the phone because they don't operate in my country and the same thing goes to Samsung, Samsung has a sales offices in my country, not the help centers. I want to know If I buy that phone, I can get the latest nougat update from At&t or If I flash the latest At&t ROM from the SamMobile, does this affect my unlocked phone? Like after flashing I can still use any carrier network?
Hope you got it what I'm trying to say.
Edit: is Smart Switch will help me to update to the latest firmware?
im 90% sure you can use any sim if its already unlocked on any other carriers firmware but i know some of the U.S variants are locked down to carrier specific
suburbadroid said:
im 90% sure you can use any sim if its already unlocked on any other carriers firmware but i know some of the U.S variants are locked down to carrier specific
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My friend owns the same phone and He can use any network sim but that was not the question. I want to know about the update, If I manually flash the firmware will it break the unlocked functionality as the model firmware are only specific for the network.
no it wont break it
suburbadroid said:
no it wont break it
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thanks
Has anyone successfully able to get the beta for Android 8.0 on unlock firmware?
yes ! hurry!!!!
i signed up at 355pm PST. with unlocked ATT s8+ plus (i bought the unlock code on ebay). i bought the att s8+ from samsung dot com, i dont know how to get the code from them, so i bought it on ebay.
UPDATE: try some online unlock service (instead of ebay). some give you the unlock code instantly.
How did you get it?? I have a att unlocked s8+ on stock firmware and want to use it on Verizon
n0xx187 said:
How did you get it?? I have a att unlocked s8+ on stock firmware and want to use it on Verizon
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you CANT use att unlocked s8+ on verizon, it only works on GSM carriers. if you want to use verizon, sell the att s8+ and get Verizon s8+
i have unlocked att s8+ when i put in Xfinity mobile simcard which uses verizon towers. my unlocked att s8+ got no signal.
Oreo is out for at&t users anyway, look in the guides section. Apply update from SD. Easy and smooth.
muppetmaster916 said:
Oreo is out for at&t users anyway, look in the guides section. Apply update from SD. Easy and smooth.
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Can you elaborate lill more?
How to upgrade AT&T S8 G950U AQEF to Oreo?
I have ATT s8 g950u device which have AQEF(may17) fw. I have some questions that do i have to install every fw one by one by odin (i couldnt find all the fw) . Or do i have to skip all the fw and directly install CBR9(march18) by odin?
Plz answer me.