hi folks,
my 930f exynos is currently on marshmallow BLP2, its an XEU csc, unbranded UK. i would like to go back to APC8 firmware. am i right in thinking that i can just flash the official APC8 XEU firmware from sammobile? i thought i could but also got some advice elsewhere that i couldn't because of the bootloader? confused as i thought the bootloader was unlocked on exynos devices.
gary.
whatsisnametake2 said:
hi folks,
my 930f exynos is currently on marshmallow BLP2, its an XEU csc, unbranded UK. i would like to go back to APC8 firmware. am i right in thinking that i can just flash the official APC8 XEU firmware from sammobile? i thought i could but also got some advice elsewhere that i couldn't because of the bootloader? confused as i thought the bootloader was unlocked on exynos devices.
gary.
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Hi mate
As far as i know there should be no problem , 99.99% of the people had no problem some people had issues not downgrading but with some minor functionality
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Hi,
I wanted to know if flashing a firmware from another similar region was possible?
For instance I have the g920I from Australia and I noticed that the New Zealand version has been updated today.
It seems that if you your phone is unlocked to any provider you can then flash any firmware but I would like to confirm please?
Cheers
massacreur75010 said:
Hi,
I wanted to know if flashing a firmware from another similar region was possible?
For instance I have the g920I from Australia and I noticed that the New Zealand version has been updated today.
It seems that if you your phone is unlocked to any provider you can then flash any firmware but I would like to confirm please?
Cheers
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No it doesn't make any difference. I flashed the New Zealand on my G920I and it actually fixed some issues I was having. So it is safe.
If you flash the wrong firmware, you and your phone might start speaking with an accent. I'd recommend just flashing firmware from your region.
Hello,
My phone is a SM-G920F w/ 5.0.2 installed. The Baseband is G920FXXU1AOCZ build number LRX22G.G920FXXU1AOCZ . The only reason I'm asking is because I've seen others get an OTA for 5.1.1 but I haven't yet. I was wondering if I could Odin the phone to a UK variant?
The seller from the shop said it was a phone from Isreal flashed with a Region Free Firmware? but when I check the knox it was still intact. Is there any way to find out more information about the phone?
Thank you!
I have the exact same question. I have the G920F international unlocked model as well, using it on AT&T here in the USA. Phone's working great, but no update to 5.1, despite reading reports that Samsung has pushed 5.1 to the international variants. Is it because we're using the phone in the USA? Will we even get the OTA update, or will we have to update manually using ODIN?
Here you go UK ROM 5.1.1 BTU ready for you to flash:
http://http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/50033/G920FXXU2BOFJ_G920FBTU2BOFJ_BTU/
roydok said:
Here you go UK ROM 5.1.1 BTU ready for you to flash:
http://http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/50033/G920FXXU2BOFJ_G920FBTU2BOFJ_BTU/
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Will it be compatible with my device?
Thank You for link!
roydok said:
Here you go UK ROM 5.1.1 BTU ready for you to flash:
http://http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/50033/G920FXXU2BOFJ_G920FBTU2BOFJ_BTU/
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I didn't ask the original question, so my apologies. But I was wondering if you had any advice on how I should proceed to update my device? I have the G920F that I bought unlocked off of Ebay and using it on AT&T here in the USA. It's working fine, but it says there are no updates. I don't even know if it'll even get an OTA pushed to my device since I am not in the originating region?
Should I just wait, or is it safe to go ahead and flash one of these 5.1 roms with ODIN that are for the G920F? If so, which one should I install? I think the first one available for the G920F was the France one. But now there are others. Does it matter which one I install? Or would I have to wait until a North American rom is available?
Thanks!
For reference, my build is G920FXXU1AOCV and my CSC is G920FOJV1AOBL. Not sure what those mean or how it applies to my situation?
L1qu1d said:
Will it be compatible with my device?
Thank You for link!
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It is compatible with any G920F/G920FD.
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Travisimo said:
I didn't ask the original question, so my apologies. But I was wondering if you had any advice on how I should proceed to update my device? I have the G920F that I bought unlocked off of Ebay and using it on AT&T here in the USA. It's working fine, but it says there are no updates. I don't even know if it'll even get an OTA pushed to my device since I am not in the originating region?
Should I just wait, or is it safe to go ahead and flash one of these 5.1 roms with ODIN that are for the G920F? If so, which one should I install? I think the first one available for the G920F was the France one. But now there are others. Does it matter which one I install? Or would I have to wait until a North American rom is available?
Thanks!
For reference, my build is G920FXXU1AOCV and my CSC is G920FOJV1AOBL. Not sure what those mean or how it applies to my situation?
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Ita still best to stick to your working 5.0.2 ROM and wait for official 5.1.1 OTA update which should come soon. Flashing exposes you to risks like bricking your S6, tripping Knox and voiding your warranty. If can't resist the itch then flash away.
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It is compatible with any G920F/G920FD.
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Ita still best to stick to your working 5.0.2 ROM and wait for official 5.1.1 OTA update which should come soon. Flashing exposes you to risks like bricking your S6, tripping Knox and voiding your warranty. If can't resist the itch then flash away.
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Thanks for response, I assume it's the same risks as me? I also wanted to get rid of the Israel edition and make it UK, will I hit any risks?
Risks are still the same. You can also consider flashing this Israel 5.1.1 stock ROM below:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/49253/G920FXXU2BOFN_G920FOJK2BOF2_ILO/
roydok said:
Risks are still the same. You can also consider flashing this Israel 5.1.1 stock ROM below:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/49253/G920FXXU2BOFN_G920FOJK2BOF2_ILO/
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yeah saw that but was hoping to get rid of the Hewbrew/Arabic, and keep it all English
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Thank you again for your replies very helpful. Phones seem to be getting more complicated, but I'll root and install custom rom when warranty is up
New to international unbranded models.. I just purchased a 920F S6. How do these models get their updates ota? With a tmo 920T you could check update etc but how does an unbranded model work?
Also, I've seen posts about flashing a France firmware to get updates faster. Is there an unbranded version that gets the first updates from Samsung?
Thanks
hi you would need BTU firmware i do believe
Can I flash a different regional firmware to my G930F? My G930F came with Trinidad and Tobago CSC, build number and I want to flash the UK firmware so I can receive the latest update.
Capt said:
Can I flash a different regional firmware to my G930F? My G930F came with Trinidad and Tobago CSC, build number and I want to flash the UK firmware so I can receive the latest update.
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Time to be a guinea pig and try...I have the same phone...worst thing that'll happen is that it will fail...
whelmar said:
Time to be a guinea pig and try...I have the same phone...worst thing that'll happen is that it will fail...
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Will I be able to unbrick it through ODIN if something goes wrong? I want to do Dual SIM to Single SIM conversion just for the sake of quick updates.
I'm not sure how different the international S7 variants are from each other. But here in the US they are all the same except for the software so I heard. I got a Sprint S7 to which I wanted to use on T-mobile. So I flashed Tmobile's firmware on my sprint variant and turn out great, have wifi calling and everything is working great.
So it couldn't hurt to try it if you know what you're doing and like you said, worse is just odin back to your stock firmware.
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I'm not sure how different the international S7 variants are from each other. But here in the US they are all the same except for the software so I heard. I got a Sprint S7 to which I wanted to use on T-mobile. So I flashed Tmobile's firmware on my sprint variant and turn out great, have wifi calling and everything is working great.
So it couldn't hurt to try it if you know what you're doing and like you said, worse is just odin back to your stock firmware.
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I have the 920F S6 that came with UAE firmware. I flashed XEF France firmware with no issue and assume the same would be true on the S7.
f10a said:
I have the 920F S6 that came with UAE firmware. I flashed XEF France firmware with no issue and assume the same would be true on the S7.
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The UAE s6 you had was Dual SIM. And you flashed Single SIM firmware, right?
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stylin350 said:
I'm not sure how different the international S7 variants are from each other. But here in the US they are all the same except for the software so I heard. I got a Sprint S7 to which I wanted to use on T-mobile. So I flashed Tmobile's firmware on my sprint variant and turn out great, have wifi calling and everything is working great.
So it couldn't hurt to try it if you know what you're doing and like you said, worse is just odin back to your stock firmware.
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International variants have two versions. Dual SIM and Single SIM. Will doing this ODIN process void warranty or trip any counter?
I flashed the UK firmware on my s7 and it worked. I had the Trinidad and Tobago firmware before. I have the latest update now.
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The UAE s6 you had was Dual SIM. And you flashed Single SIM firmware, right?
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No, mine is the single sim 920F.
Capt said:
I flashed the UK firmware on my s7 and it worked. I had the Trinidad and Tobago firmware before. I have the latest update now.
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Did you do this one from Sammobile?
Model SM-G930F
Model name Galaxy S7
Country United Kingdom
Version Android 6.0.1
Changelist 110166628
Build date Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:02:34 +0000
Product code BTU
PDA G930FXXU1APC8
CSC G930FOXA1APBA
The thing that throws me is the product code... How do you know which uk version to grab?
my ap version is G930FXXU1APB4, and the csc is G930FUUB1APB4, which matches up to your Trinidad and Tobago one...
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The UAE s6 you had was Dual SIM. And you flashed Single SIM firmware, right?
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International variants have two versions. Dual SIM and Single SIM. Will doing this ODIN process void warranty or trip any counter?
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I see. I'm certain it doesn't void warranty but not 100% sure. No knox tripped for me so I assume you'll be ok also.
whelmar said:
Did you do this one from Sammobile?
ModelSM-G930F
Model nameGalaxy S7
CountryUnited Kingdom
VersionAndroid 6.0.1
Changelist110166628
Build dateMon, 14 Mar 2016 15:02:34 +0000
Product codeBTU
PDAG930FXXU1APC8
CSCG930FOXA1APBA
The thing that throws me is the product code... How do you know which uk version to grab?
my ap version is G930FXXU1APB4, and the csc is G930FUUB1APB4, which matches up to your Trinidad and Tobago one...
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Yea that's the one I flashed. It worked flawlessly.
f10a said:
No, mine is the single sim 920F.
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Interesting. I thought Samsung only sold dual sim version of their flagship in UAE
dbux said:
Interesting. I thought Samsung only sold dual sim version of their flagship in UAE
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I didn't buy it there. I bought it off amazon in the US.
f10a said:
I didn't buy it there. I bought it off amazon in the US.
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It shouldn't had been with UAE firmware. It was most likely US/International version. BTW it was better getting one from Souq instead of Amazon. Haven't seen Amazon mostly do international shipping on smartphone.
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I have G935P. I want to flash G935T firmware.
when i tried to Flash the G935P "Stock Downgrade w/o sboot / cache" file in Odin 3.11
( i got error SW REV CHECK FAIL: [system] Fused 2 > Binary 1)
QualcommCode said:
I have G935P. I want to flash G935T firmware.
when i tried to Flash the G935P "Stock Downgrade w/o sboot / cache" file in Odin 3.11
( i got error SW REV CHECK FAIL: [system] Fused 2 > Binary 1)
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were you able to flash the g935t firmware?
Capt said:
I flashed the UK firmware on my s7 and it worked. I had the Trinidad and Tobago firmware before. I have the latest update now.
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for future reference, you should check frequencies used by both carriers before flashing
https://www.frequencycheck.com/
if they dont match, you could have trouble with internet speed or battery life.
hi all,
if i flash the s6 g920t firmware into G920I firmware,does it work?
anybody can help me how to flash?
I checked firmwares on Sammobile for my Galaxy S6Edge G925I with a Singaporean CSC. However nougat for G925I is only available for India on Sammobile. I live in Pakistan and use a Singaporean G925I so will a firmware built for Indian G925I work for me??
I am new to flashing so will really appreciate your advice.
Hi Guys,
I've bought a Galaxy S6 (SM-G920i) on B&H unlocked, and it comes with an Australian firmware (SPARK) 5.1.1.
I've downloaded an unbranded firmware from sam, but I can't installed. It has failed before instalation begins.
Has this firmware (SPARK) any kind of lock that can't allow me to install an unbranded firmware? I want to stay with the phone stock and with an unbranded version of 6.0.1.
If anyone can give me a clue, I'll really appreciate it!
Regards,
Power
PwOn said:
Hi Guys,
I've bought a Galaxy S6 (SM-G920i) on B&H unlocked, and it comes with an Australian firmware (SPARK) 5.1.1.
I've downloaded an unbranded firmware from sam, but I can't installed. It has failed before instalation begins.
Has this firmware (SPARK) any kind of lock that can't allow me to install an unbranded firmware? I want to stay with the phone stock and with an unbranded version of 6.0.1.
If anyone can give me a clue, I'll really appreciate it!
Regards,
Power
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check your csc, it may need to be changed if spark has not as yet released a 6.0.1 upgrade.
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check your csc, it may need to be changed if spark has not as yet released a 6.0.1 upgrade.
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Thanks for your reply Cosmic! I'm trying to push the firmware via Odin. I think CSC should not a problem at this point. I can't understand why I can't flash an stock firmware via Odin. I'm starting to think that it has any kind of lock.
Anyone had the same experience than me?
Thanks in advance,