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Galaxy S3 Developer Edition Finally Released Lol

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/09/2...finally-up-for-sale-starting-at-599-for-16gb/
I think they are a little late to the party haha.

I don't know if this means anything since we are unlocked but since Dev version has truly unlocked bootloader can't we pull it to ours
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mikeew83 said:
I don't know if this means anything since we are unlocked but since Dev version has truly unlocked bootloader can't we pull it to ours
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+1

Haha it's weird seeing this now cuz at one point I actually considered returning my phone for this infamous developer edition. I'm so glad I didn't bite the bullet like others did and return mine.

Guess it took Samsung a while to finally figure out how to unlock it's bootloader. They should have just come to XDA if they needed help.

mikeew83 said:
I don't know if this means anything since we are unlocked but since Dev version has truly unlocked bootloader can't we pull it to ours
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we have a truly unlocked bootloader aswell...its no different.

Ok wasn't sure just a thought then
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mikeew83 said:
Ok wasn't sure just a thought then
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no your fine...one thing this might help with is unlocking wcdma 1900 band so you can use this device on domestic gsm networks. our device current state is a insecure aboot, but there a still signature verification checks being performed before the insecure aboot.img loads. meaning our bootloader is unlocked yes, but the device is not fully unlocked..hince why it still shows "secure boot enabled" in odin mode.

droidstyle said:
we have a truly unlocked bootloader aswell...its no different.
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Well, like you said yourself above our aboot.img is truly unlocked, but the phone isn't because of secure boot. All the other versions on other carriers are truly unlocked, but ours isn't, which is why we are unable to flash cross-carrier modems like they can on AT&T or t-mo. I just posted on the wcdma 1900 bounty thread that the dev version could be used to unlock that frequency band if the hardware is there. I truly wish we could disable secure boot, then we could basically do anything we want with this phone. We still have a partially disabled, but unlocked phone.

And according to Android Central they are on backorder. Looks like three people bought one !

sfobrien said:
And according to Android Central they are on backorder. Looks like three people bought one !
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I mean buying that one makes sense if your buying an sgs3 either way, out of contract, am I wrong?

ericerk said:
I mean buying that one makes sense if your buying an sgs3 either way, out of contract, am I wrong?
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You're a 100% right, I don't know why you wouldn't.

I bet they took a bunch of stock s3s and used an xda tool to unlock the bootloader....

Lol! Cracked me up.
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I wonder if it still has all the Verizon crapware installed on it if it comes directly from Samsung or if there are features in it that were removed from the regular Verizon version (IE: Samsung Dive, etc.)

I hope that they release a tool to wipe it back to stock like google does with their nexus line (I'm talking images)
Also Hoping it will work with the normal SGS3's

I'm pretty sure running a custom rom on this still voids your warranty.

Kind surprised we don't have a dump yet...:'(
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sololhj said:
I'm pretty sure running a custom rom on this still voids your warranty.
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Running a custom Rom does not void your warranty. Being stupid enough to take it to Verizon or send it to Samsung with a custom Rom voids your warranty.
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xsteven77x said:
Running a custom Rom does not void your warranty. Being stupid enough to take it to Verizon or send it to Samsung with a custom Rom voids your warranty.
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IIRC the warranty is automatically voided on the dev edition once custom software is loaded or 30 days is reached (whichever happens first).

LMAO
xsteven77x said:
Kind surprised we don't have a dump yet...:'(
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Running a custom Rom does not void your warranty. Being stupid enough to take it to Verizon or send it to Samsung with a custom Rom voids your warranty.
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Thanks for the laugh!

[Q] Flashing a factory image after IMEI repair... will it restore the original imei?

Hey guys ...
I really need some help here...
so... I changed the IMEI on my nexus 5, that required an unlocked bootloader and a root... now I want to relock the bootloader and flash the stock image...
my question is:
Will the imei in my phone is going to be restored to the original phone imei? or can I still have the new imei after relocking and flashing the stock image
thank you

How and why did you change your imei?
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Whaaaaaaaaaaaaattttttt?? How did you change the IMEI??
BTW, flashing factory images won't have any effect on IMEI..

jd1639 said:
How and why did you change your imei?
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I took it to some mobile service store... cuz I bought my phone from the US and Im using it in turkey... and the phone doesn't work in turkey if you didn't buy it from there

yamart said:
I took it some mobile service store... cuz I bought my phone from the us and Im using it in turkey... and in the phone doesn't work in turkey if you didn't buy it from there
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How much did they charge you for it??
The Nexus 5 is carrier unlocked and it should work all over the world(except 4g LTE ). Not sure why yours didn't!

vin4yak said:
How much did they charge you for it??
The Nexus 5 is carrier unlocked and it should work all over the world(except 4g LTE ). Not sure why yours didn't!
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the mobile carriers in turkey let you use your phone for 2 weeks ... if you bought your phone from outside of turkey... to make you buy a phone from them instead of buying it from other countries
and it costs me 35$
so... back to my question (vin4yak) are you sure about that? cuz I don't want to pay 35$ again

Ok well changing IMEI is illegal in most countries so it cannot be discussed here.
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rootSU said:
Ok well changing IMEI is illegal in most countries so it cannot be discussed here.
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Thank you for making it clear... I not asking how to change it or how to restore it... just asking will the process effect it
you see what I did there ... I didn't use the the term ( im** )

yamart said:
the mobile carriers in turkey let you use your phone for 2 weeks ... if you bought your phone from outside of turkey... to make you buy a phone from them instead of buying it from other countries
and it costs me 35$
so... back to my question (vin4yak) are you sure about that? cuz I don't want to pay 35$ again
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Technically it shouldn't... The factory images don't touch the /efs partition which contains the IMEI... But since it's been changed illegally, there's no way to know "how" it was actually changed.

yamart said:
Thank you for making it clear... I not asking how to change it or how to restore it... just asking will the process effect it
you see what I did there ... I didn't use the the term ( im** )
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All discussion pertaining to a change in imei is banned
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I don't think they changed anything, just maybe allowed that IMEI within the networks.

Changing IMEI is illegal in many countries therefore cannot be discussed on XDA
So please do not speculate on or discuss the process
Thanks
FNSM

[Q] RUU for HTC ONE MINI O2 UK?

I rooted my phone a few months back but i want to completely restore it back to its factory settings so it's not rooted anymore...but someone told me i need ruu file but i can only find the file for the normal htc one
any help appreciated thank you

dearmaria21 said:
I rooted my phone a few months back but i want to completely restore it back to its factory settings so it's not rooted anymore...but someone told me i need ruu file but i can only find the file for the normal htc one
any help appreciated thank you
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there is only a RUU for AT&T, no other.
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right i see
RuffBuster said:
there is only a RUU for AT&T, no other.
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So is there anything i can do to reset to to stock?

dearmaria21 said:
So is there anything i can do to reset to to stock?
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Thanks to HTC not really. You can install a stock rom from the dev section and remove super user. And then install the modded hboot from dev section to hide the boot loader tags. But your never going to be truely stock again....
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Meh! Htc suck
RuffBuster said:
Thanks to HTC not really. You can install a stock rom from the dev section and remove super user. And then install the modded hboot from dev section to hide the boot loader tags. But your never going to be truely stock again....
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Thanks for the help, do people buy rooted HTC phones? How much do they go for generally? :angel:

dearmaria21 said:
Thanks for the help, do people buy rooted HTC phones? How much do they go for generally? :angel:
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I will be selling mine once I get back from HTC. Unrooted and in mint condition your looking at top price £200. But once your boot loader is unlocked i'd guess around £150 maybe a notch more, because whatever warranty you had is now void. And because your now unable to receive official updates. HTC here in the U.K are quite strict with their warranty from my experience. It's still worth trying for more money as you can always drop the price later if unsuccessful.
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RuffBuster said:
I will be selling mine once I get back from HTC. Unrooted and in mint condition your looking at top price £200. But once your boot loader is unlocked i'd guess around £150 maybe a notch more, because whatever warranty you had is now void. And because your now unable to receive official updates. HTC here in the U.K are quite strict with their warranty from my experience. It's still worth trying for more money as you can always drop the price later if unsuccessful.
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From this..installing a stock ROM would still be locked out of receiving the HTC updates? I have an O2 Mini.

I too would like to know how to get back to RUU in the UK.
I've an unbranded phone bought out right and getting fed up of not being able to use banking apps.
I've used RootCloak and it's working for Halifax (although at present Halifax is just mobile web rather than an app) but not for Barclay's and Lloyd's.
Anyway, Googling how to unroot phone I found a link to this:
http://mobilefileserver.com/download.aspx?get=244322
If anyone is willing to pay for it, looks like we might be able to get an RUU.
Then there's a couple of Persian sites when I Google'd the ROM:
Google Results
I've translated it and tried to join up but it couldn't get past the sign in screen, lord knows why.
So there we are, possible options to return to RUU. If anyone knows how to get around the banking problem i'll stick with root.

Dear xda users, is it possible to unlock Galaxy S7 SM-G930T without the unlock app?

Hi, everyone.
I bought a galaxy s7 via ebay, which was initially clean, but after 3.5 months it was blocked by TM due to an outstanding balance. I tried to reason with T-mobile reps, but to no avail.
There is a guy on ebay (repairimei) who claims that he can unlock my Galaxy S7 without using the unlock app. He claims that he will change the imei and then unlock the phone bypassing the unlock app altogether. Is this even possible?
best,
San

Yep. Has been out for a while now. It's CPID calculated (Read) generated certs being written to the phones. And that's auto unlock for all Samsung after write .cert
IMEI gurus has a remote service
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Is anyone working on making this available to the public for free?

Only "free" way is the highway lol
If you want option of no charge use the built in Device Unlock apk if your device is eligible for Unlock in T-mobile database.
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Does this work
stuntman112 said:
Only "free" way is the highway lol
If you want option of no charge use the built in Device Unlock apk if your device is eligible for Unlock in T-mobile database.
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Does this method work if the phone is from a plan that the person stopped paying on then sold?

k1bih said:
Does this method work if the phone is from a plan that the person stopped paying on then sold?
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In that case most likely blacklist or tagged imei for finance due.
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stuntman112 said:
Yep. Has been out for a while now. It's CPID calculated (Read) generated certs being written to the phones. And that's auto unlock for all Samsung after write .cert
IMEI gurus has a remote service
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with that metod can i root my s7 or change the rom like project L?

No. Its about unlocking the phone from TMB and repair of blacklist imei for this phone. If you want root check the rest of the threads here for your model.
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stuntman112 said:
No. Its about unlocking the phone from TMB and repair of blacklist imei for this phone. If you want root check the rest of the threads here for your model.
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yeah i know was talking about that unlocking method if i change the rom it gonna re-lock my s7?
sorry for my bad English

NoelarmandoMG said:
yeah i know was talking about that unlocking method if i change the rom it gonna re-lock my s7?
sorry for my bad English
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Flashing custom ROM shouldn't hurt it. Root wouldn't either but just make a backup
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t-mobile's 8T+, root, and (future) roms

I see there are already rooting/unlocking bootloader instructions for the regular 8T. is there any reason I should hesitate before buying the 8T+?
my main concern is (future) 8T roms may not work on 8T+. but in general, seems like most OnePlus phones eventually get official LineageOS. so should I not worry about it?
obviously it'll be some time before roms are available regardless - that's fine. I'm more thinking about 2 years down the road.

There is not 8t+
There is just 8t+5g not 8t+
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spart0n said:
There is not 8t+
There is just 8t+5g not 8t+
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Seriously??? Stop it... There is a space between the + and 5G. And even if there wasn't who cares you know exactly what that person was talking about
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bkeaver said:
Seriously??? Stop it... There is a space between the + and 5G. And even if there wasn't who cares you know exactly what that person was talking about
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I certainly didn't. I immediately started Google searching OnePlus 8T+, but couldn't find anything. LOL
Granted, this will be my first OnePlus phone, so maybe I'm just still new to the loop.
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It's definitely 8t+. it's distinct from the 12GB/256GB model that you can get unlocked.
https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone/oneplus-8t-plus-5g
https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone/oneplus-8-5g
https://www.techradar.com/in/news/oneplus-8t-plus-t-mobile
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/10/14/t-mobiles-oneplus-8t-is-ip68-rated-unlike-the-unlocked-8t/

Is their a model difference between the normal US version and T-Mobiles? Will it make any difference in bootloader unlock?
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jwarrior319 said:
Is their a model difference between the normal US version and T-Mobiles? Will it make any difference in bootloader unlock?
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Only difference is that it's IP Rates and it has a locked bootloader

SmileBigNow said:
Only difference is that it's IP Rates and it has a locked bootloader
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So the bootloader cant be unlocked?
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jwarrior319 said:
So the bootloader cant be unlocked?
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It can be but you have to SIM unlock first. Which involves begging a rep to do it for you.

Albinoman said:
It can be but you have to SIM unlock first. Which involves begging a rep to do it for you.
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Ya i just read that. Also saw mobbdeep does it for free.
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jwarrior319 said:
Ya i just read that. Also saw mobbdeep does it for free.
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He recently closed his threads and isn't taking requests. He did it for my 7pro and I hope he returns.

He also did it for my op8 but when I sent him a PM he has everyone blocked so I'm not so sure he is still doing it
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bkeaver said:
He also did it for my op8 but when I sent him a PM he has everyone blocked so I'm not so sure he is still doing it
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Ya, saw he stopped for a bit now. Ill have to try Tforce. Only thing is my plan is still a sprint plan.
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Problem is that even when you do get your SIM unlocked you still have to wait 45 days from date of purchase to be able to request a Bootloader unlock code (according to OP)

SmileBigNow said:
Problem is that even when you do get your SIM unlocked you still have to wait 45 days from date of purchase to be able to request a Bootloader unlock code (according to OP)
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Thats for sim unlock. There's no time requirement listed for the bootloader. Only need the sim unlocked prior. So if tforce is willing to whitelist the imei (which it sounds like they usually do if your nice about it) then it should be possible. It can take 2 days to get the unlock file but thats better than 2 years to pay off the device.
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jwarrior319 said:
Thats for sim unlock. There's no time requirement listed for the bootloader. Only need the sim unlocked prior. So if tforce is willing to whitelist the imei (which it sounds like they usually do if your nice about it) then it should be possible. It can take 2 days to get the unlock file but thats better than 2 years to pay off the device.
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I am a non-American, so I have no idea how the stuff works there, but can't you guys buy a normal unlocked device and use any sim that you want? Any benefits of getting a carrier locked device?

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Thats for sim unlock. There's no time requirement listed for the bootloader. Only need the sim unlocked prior. So if tforce is willing to whitelist the imei (which it sounds like they usually do if your nice about it) then it should be possible. It can take 2 days to get the unlock file but thats better than 2 years to pay off the device.
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I got already a sim unlock and I tried already multiple times to request a Bootloader unlock code and gives me errors that I need to ender a valid code, so I chat with support and they told me there is a 45 days wait

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Problem is that even when you do get your SIM unlocked you still have to wait 45 days from date of purchase to be able to request a Bootloader unlock code (according to OP)
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No you dont

good day all, i just got my 8t 5g from t moble 2 days ago. last nighti i tried asking t force on twitter to unlock my sim and they told me to wait 40 days and try again. so i then contacted t force facebook and they unlocked my sim for me. if one wont do it, try the other

jwarrior319 said:
Is their a model difference between the normal US version and T-Mobiles? Will it make any difference in bootloader unlock?
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I literally had this phone 2 months, and had him unlock it using chat, and my special crafted message, during reading this thread! 2 minutes ...Would you like? (T-Mobile)