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Favour - Share a Vodafone S6 Efge Serial number to use with Smart Switch

If anyone could be so kind as to PM me their serial number (printed on back of phone). I am having issues installing a UK Vodafone rom (keeps defaulting to Slovenia) so hoping that I can type this serial number into smart switch and it'll pull down the correct version for me. Thank you in advance.

it won't work

Why dont you use Odin? Its simple and it will work the way you want

Tyrany said:
Why dont you use Odin? Its simple and it will work the way you want
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It doesn't work - the VF stock ROM always seems to default to SIM instead of VOD.
A serial # from a VF UK branded S6 Edge should allow us to use Smart Switch to download and install the firmware with the correct CSC.

Pal i don't want to sound mean, but i think nobody here will give a serial number, since it is a vital information of the device, if you can't download the correct rom from sammobile and flash it via odin, i can't see a good solution for you.

a lil help please

i have an att s7 did the whole root process but my phone became buggy somehow i was unable to flash back to stock sm930a but was able to flash 930u ? can someone explain this

g4ess said:
i have an att s7 did the whole root process but my phone became buggy somehow i was unable to flash back to stock sm930a but was able to flash 930u ? can someone explain this
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just read i cant post this here can i get an admin to switch for me please

Check in download mode which model it says

Tell us why you cant flash back the 930A firmware in odin! Odin should flash back any firmware but you can always try to use samsung KIES to flash the firmware for you and if you do that then it will ask for your device serial and it will pick up the right firmware that was on there from day 1.

RiTCHiE007 said:
Tell us why you cant flash back the 930A firmware in odin! Odin should flash back any firmware but you can always try to use samsung KIES to flash the firmware for you and if you do that then it will ask for your device serial and it will pick up the right firmware that was on there from day 1.
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ODIN won't flash the wrong model firmware, it shouldn't anyway, if you manage it you are likely going to end up with a brick

its says SM930U

but shouldnt my firmware say 930a since i have the att variant it just confused me a bit, i am happy cause this vision has no bloatware other than samsungs just curious as to why i was samsung kies is not compatible with the s7 by the way

*Detection* said:
ODIN won't flash the wrong model firmware, it shouldn't anyway, if you manage it you are likely going to end up with a brick
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Yes i know but if the dude says he had a 930a firmware before flashing a 930u then it should work fine.
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g4ess said:
but shouldnt my firmware say 930a since i have the att variant it just confused me a bit, i am happy cause this vision has no bloatware other than samsungs just curious as to why i was samsung kies is not compatible with the s7 by the way
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Samsung kies works fine. You need kies 3 and put the phone in download mode and select recovery from the tab on the upper left side so you can flash back the default firmware that came with your phone.
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g4ess said:
i have an att s7 did the whole root process but my phone became buggy somehow i was unable to flash back to stock sm930a but was able to flash 930u ? can someone explain this
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And how you know it was a 930a? Because a and u versions are not the same. The A version is locked and carrier branded while the u is unlocked. Maybe they gave you a 930u on a att contract.

Before i rooted it i said 930a dude i am not on here for games i was wondering how ? going to put a tmobile sim car in lets see if its actually unlocked

so i popped a tmobile sim into this s7 and got this which clearly shows me i am not unlocked but running unlocked software

S7-G930F/FD Issue

Hello everybody,
Yesterday I went to local phone reseller and bought used SM-G930FD for a good price. It's condition is flawless, came with tempered glass aplied also stickers on camera and heart monitor. Tested before purchasing and everything was working. When I came home only then I noticed that it had SuperSU installed and at that moment ran android 6.0 with 2016 security patch. After some reading I loaded the firmware from 2nd post via odin selecting three options :https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/official-stock-firmware-update-odin-t3369431
1)Auto reboot
2)Re-partition
3)F-reset time
Note that the phone had no "secure startup" option so I didn't need to set pin. After it booted up the phone no longer detected my sim, which prior worked with android 6.0 also download mode says it's SM-G930F, but software reports it being SM-G930FD and I have option to select 2 sims in menu?
Also yes, the knox is tripped, which I didn't notice before purchase, I have few options in mind, which one would you do if you were in my case?
1) Return the phone with reason that there's no signal and choose another SM-G930F which 95 percent will have knox tripped aswell, as they're all used.
2) Solve the no signal issue myself and continue using the phone with knox tripped as the condition of phone is 10/10 (Is my phone more prone to viruses and malware without knox? I came from iphone, but prior used android and take good care of my phone)
3) Ask for refund
Note 2: The seller also gave me a 6 month warranty which might work/might not depends if the seller knows about knox?
Thank you.
Edit: screenshot https://imgur.com/a/i9BGz

Solve the no signal issue if you know how to do that ! (No your phone is not vulnerable to viruses) !!!!
Is your IMEI is ok ??

mrpascal said:
Solve the no signal issue if you know how to do that ! (No your phone is not vulnerable to viruses) !!!!
Is your IMEI is ok ??
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Im downloading SEB(Baltic firmware), that should fix the sim issue. Can't tell you why I loaded netherland firmware
Imei should be okay, incase not, how do I check?
Could you possibly check how fast does this file is being downloaded for you? For me 6-10 hours.
http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=965C8F3C8E2911E7963AFA163EE8F90B

Had the same exact issue. I've noticed the presence of SuperSU and I know what does it mean on a Samsung device. Checked both IMEI (*#06* and on the back of the device) and turns out it was changed or swapped to a different one... and just like you, my phone was running Marshmallow with Security patch from 08-2016. I though there was no problem updating it to 7.0 but after phone booted up i've noticed it lost network connectivity (kept on "Emergency calls only"). Started to research and found out that there is a box which is called "Z3X box or Samsung PRO" which modifies the IMEI and then patches the phone in certain way it becomes dual sim even thought is not really (you will see a second IMEI with only zeros and phone becomes G9XXFD but it's really a F only). The solution, at least for me, was to get someone to patch the modem once again using the box i've mentioned and I got signal back. Only downside is you won't be able to factory reset nor update in any way, flash another ROM or remove root because you will lose the patch again and lose signal. Hope I was clear.

BlackIliusion. said:
Im downloading SEB(Baltic firmware), that should fix the sim issue. Can't tell you why I loaded netherland firmware
Imei should be okay, incase not, how do I check?
Could you possibly check how fast does this file is being downloaded for you? For me 6-10 hours.
http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=965C8F3C8E2911E7963AFA163EE8F90B
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You should download the latest firmware from sammobile
To check IMEI *#06#
If it is like 000.. or "null" then it is IMEI problem and then You need a z3x box to properly fix it (or give it to mobile repair shop)
If it is okay , then no problem . . . . .
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siredux said:
Had the same exact issue. Turns out IMEI that came with my phone was changed or swapped to a different one, just like you, my phone came rooted with SuperSU and running Marshmallow with Security patch from 08-2016. I've also updated it to 7.0 and lost network connectivity (kept on "Emergency calls only"). Started the research and found out that there is a box which is called "Z3X box or Samsung PRO" which modifies the IMEI and then patches the phone in certain way it becomes dual sim even thought is not really (you will see a second IMEI with only zeros). The only solution at least for me, was to get someone to patch the modem once again using the box i've mentioned. Only downside is you won't be able to factory reset nor update, flash another ROM or remove root because you will lose the patch again. Hope I was clear.
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Yes , z3x box is the best toolbox for changing or repairing IMEI or for doing other useful stuffs
but if IMEI is okay then there is a option to repair network
it directly repairs the efs folder and get the network active again
In my case , I am using S3 i9300 and whenever i flash stock firmware with odin then the network issue always SUCKS even if IMEI is okay !!!!!!!!

There's 2 Imeis, one with numbers, one with 0000

mrpascal said:
You should download the latest firmware from sammobile
To check IMEI *#06#
If it is like 000.. or "null" then it is IMEI problem and then You need a z3x box to properly fix it (or give it to mobile repair shop)
If it is okay , then no problem . . . . .
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Yes , z3x box is the best toolbox for changing or repairing IMEI or for doing other useful stuffs
but if IMEI is okay then there is a option to repair network
it directly repairs the efs folder and get the network active again
In my case , I am using S3 i9300 and whenever i flash stock firmware with odin then the network issue always SUCKS even if IMEI is okay !!!!!!!!
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Yes, he could patch the modem using Z3X but like I said he couldn't be able to update the phone nor flash custom ROM's. That's the catch with the S7
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BlackIliusion. said:
There's 2 Imeis, one with numbers, one with 0000
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Check if the one from *#06# is different from the one on the back of your phone, look carefully because sometimes it can be 90-95% similar

siredux said:
Yes, he could patch the modem using Z3X but like I said he couldn't be able to update the phone nor flash custom ROM's. That's the catch with the S7
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Check if the one from *#06# is different from the one on the back of your phone, look carefully because sometimes it can be 90-95% similar
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I returned the phone and instead he gave me a golden one. This unit runs 6.0.1 with 2016 March 01 security patch. Only one imei and know is not triggered. The drawbacks are some dents on metal frame, slight burn in of Facebook, didn't came with tempered glass and no more stickers on camera or heart monitor. I plan to flash the baltic firmware via odin, is there any chance it'll trigger knox? I'll do repartition as well

BlackIliusion. said:
I returned the phone and instead he gave me a golden one. This unit runs 6.0.1 with 2016 March 01 security patch. Only one imei and know is not triggered. The drawbacks are some dents on metal frame, slight burn in of Facebook, didn't came with tempered glass and no more stickers on camera or heart monitor. I plan to flash the baltic firmware via odin, is there any chance it'll trigger knox? I'll do repartition as well
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Flashing stock with ODIN will not trip KNOX
Only flashing custom trips KNOX

Samsung S7 Custom binary blocked by FRP lock, unknown country, no rma avaible.

Hi
Sorry for my English, not my native.
I know that there is few thread with this error.
My problem is that:
This is not my phone, friend of mine bought it probably from china, looks like EU version.
Anyway phone worked just fine until they turned it off and now they can't boot it cuz of this error.
Setting it to DL mode, and smartswitch can't recognize phone, also when I try to run emergency recover, soft ask me for code which I don't know.
Here is what messages I get on phone:
https://imgur.com/a/l4vZA
Even If I wanted to download firmware, I have no idea which one should I DL.
As I can see android 7.0 is available but still, which one?
I don't have box from this phone to recognize it maybe via S/N number.
This friend probably give it to me later this day, just asking what can I do to fix this phone.
Thank you for any reply.

Flash any G930F firmware to it
TCL (Portugal) seems to be installed atm
Likely scenario, it was rooted, then OEM unlock was disabled, after reboot it FRP locked
Flash stock to fix is usually the way to repair this

can I install 7.0 from here: https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7/SM-G930F/
Poland carrier? or should I start with 6.0.1?

Maybe you can restore your phone via samsung smart switch?

012512 said:
Maybe you can restore your phone via samsung smart switch?
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When I connect phone to PC with DL mode on, smartswitch can't recognize phone.
I tried to run emergency recovery but it ask me for code from previous PC? don't know what is it and how to get it.

Interceptor1910 said:
can I install 7.0 from here: https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7/SM-G930F/
Poland carrier? or should I start with 6.0.1?
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Like I said, "ANY" G930F stock firmware
They are full firmwares, why start with an old one?

Interceptor1910 said:
When I connect phone to PC with DL mode on, smartswitch can't recognize phone.
I tried to run emergency recovery but it ask me for code from previous PC? don't know what is it and how to get it.
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The code is the serial of your phone. Otherwise if that doesnt work then downgrade the phone on the latest MM and do bypassing.

Interceptor1910 said:
When I connect phone to PC with DL mode on, smartswitch can't recognize phone.
I tried to run emergency recovery but it ask me for code from previous PC? don't know what is it and how to get it.
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Serial number should be written on the back of the phone

012512 said:
The code is the serial of your phone. Otherwise if that doesnt work then downgrade the phone on the latest MM and do bypassing.
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s/n at the back of the phone? next to imei? cuz I tried it and no go "no matching recovery code found"
Also, this website with firmware, I need premium to DL it with decen't speed.
Any other website I can download stock 7.0 for S7?
Case closed
Thx for help, android 7.0 is working atm.
Looks like phone is alive again.

Phone seems bricked

I have been trying to get my S8 Plus ATT Unlocked phone onto Verizon for over 5 hours. And my latest attempt got me on the blue screen with "An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software." I can't get into Download mode or anything . I can't get anywhere off this screen. I tried Smart Switch and it says device is unsupported. Can I get this phone back?
At this point, I will paypal someone money who can help me get it back and better yet, working on Verizon. Unlock code has already been entered.

Shoe_is_Here said:
I have been trying to get my S8 Plus ATT Unlocked phone onto Verizon for over 5 hours. And my latest attempt got me on the blue screen with "An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software." I can't get into Download mode or anything . I can't get anywhere off this screen. I tried Smart Switch and it says device is unsupported. Can I get this phone back?
At this point, I will paypal someone money who can help me get it back and better yet, working on Verizon. Unlock code has already been entered.
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that is a modified download mode. Meant to scare you...
We encounter this while rooting as well...
you can still flash in odin from this screen:good:
Restore your stock firmware
or flash the unlocked firmware in comsey or odin one 9550u1

TheMadScientist said:
that is a modified download mode. Meant to scare you...
We encounter this while rooting as well...
you can still flash in odin from this screen:good:
Restore your stock firmware
or flash the unlocked firmware in comsey or odin one 9550u1
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Thanks! I flashed a VZW firmware but phone still comes up as ATT and my verizon sim still doesn't work. Don't I just need to find a Verizon Firmware and use odin? Or re there more steps to get Verizon on it?
Thank you.

Shoe_is_Here said:
Thanks! I flashed a VZW firmware but phone still comes up as ATT and my verizon sim still doesn't work. Don't I just need to find a Verizon Firmware and use odin? Or re there more steps to get Verizon on it?
Thank you.
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Apparently the unlock didn't take or even AT&T it would take the Verizon's sim.

Try to reflash the AT&T build.. The on board radio has to reach the server to unlock the sim. After that it should be time to play. Carrier builds are dumb that way.
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emod0705 said:
Try to reflash the AT&T build.. The on board radio has to reach the server to unlock the sim. After that it should be time to play. Carrier builds are dumb that way.
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You usually have to be on the carrier build for the NCK codes to work.. Keep the email handy in case you need to contact support to get a second code, but it's unclear if you will actually need to.
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BTW.. forget Smart Switch.. For all the pushing it as actually helping you.. I'd rather have had Kies