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Can I run a stock G920F rom on a G920i?

Hey,
So I've recently gotten an Australian S6 G920i and was wondering if I would be able to flash a G920F rom to it. As far as I know the phones are practically identical so I cannot see why it wouldn't be possible, I just don't want to have to wait for the Australian carriers to update the firmware, plus the bloatware is gross (bootscreen, apps, etc.). Tried to look for a similar thread but couldn't find anything, help would greatly be appreciated
Thanks!

Hi soymllk,
What carrier are you using?
I assume you are on 5.1.1 firmware.
Just took a quick look at sammobile and found Vodafone firmware from 01/14/2016.
- Renolz

You can flash an unbranded firmware on your G920I. Running a 920F firmware isn't possible on your phone.
The only difference in the 920I and 920F are the LTE bands. The 920I has the same FDD-LTE bands as a a 920F, however it also carries additional TDD-LTE bands for Australia, India, Singapore and a few other countries.
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Hey guys, thanks for your help! Before I saw any of this I went to SamMobile and flashed the Vodafone ROM (knowing that Vodafone don't customize phones at all, unlike Optus...) so all the bloatware crap is gone now Thanks!
(BTW I'm with Vodafone but the phone was originally an Optus phone so it had all their stuff on it, including a lovely "Hellooooooooo" welcome and "cya ya!!" shut down screen-_-)

Flash a different regional firmware?

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.

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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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.

dbux said:
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...

dbux said:
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.

SM-G930V or SM-G930P ?

Hello, I bought S7 in internet. It was sold to me as Verizon version (SM-G930V). Actual software (G930VVRU2APB5) means that it's Verizon version indeed, but IMEI check shows that it's Sprint version (SM-G930P)... So I have few questions about this situation:
1. Is it bad that box and phone says that it's Verizon but IMEI says that it's Sprint? What may it cause in future? Or maybe phone is not original? Download mode works and Antutu checked confirms that it's original...
2. I wanted to upgrade my soft but how to do that? Update function shows me error while downloading so I wanted to do it via Odin but again - which version should I download? The latest from Verizon or Sprint?...
3. I live in Europe - will this phone work in our network? I mean 4G etc

My 930P has been flashed with 930V, 930A, 930T1,and 930U firmware all snapdragons are universal in that they can be flashed with all other USA carriers firmware

vegoja said:
My 930P has been flashed with 930V, 930A, 930T1,and 930U firmware all snapdragons are universal in that they can be flashed with all other USA carriers firmware
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What about Europe firmware G930F? Is there actually any difference between USA and Europe versions?

kamieniarz said:
What about Europe firmware G930F? Is there actually any difference between USA and Europe versions?
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Yes 930f have exynos chipset the U.S. variants are snapdragons

vegoja said:
Yes 930f have exynos chipset the U.S. variants are snapdragons
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Oh, that's right So how do you think, is there any difference between all firmwares for snapdragon. I'm wondering now which one should I download...

kamieniarz said:
Oh, that's right So how do you think, is there any difference between all firmwares for snapdragon. I'm wondering now which one should I download...
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930U is unlocked and debloated firmware but gets updated less frequently. The rest is really up to you on which bloat you prefer. If you are wanting to root I'd suggest 930V

S7 Flash PH to UK?

I wnna flash My S7 to Philippines To UK Firmware Any issue? help!!

Tell us the exact model of the phone.

whitenoise2007 said:
Tell us the exact model of the phone.
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G930FD

That should be fine, the G930FD is used internationally so swapping region firmwares would work. You can get different firmware from sammobile.com or updato.com.
You can also flash G930F firmware if you don't find the G930FD firmware you're after, and the dual SIM should still work. At least that's what I've read here.

Question Flip 3 5G F711U1; XAA => INU

I have got a Samsung Flip3 US unlocked version. Have been using it outside US with and Indian SIM card from last few months without any hiccups. With Samsung Pay working as well.
Now, with the release of 5G services here in India, I'm not sure the bands that Indian operators use are unlocked or not in this. Jio (Indian service provider) says that you're using a non-5G device.
So, I was wondering if I flash an INU firmware to my device. Will it unlock the bands and also let me get OTAs from Samsung? Maybe if someone here did this already?
(According to Jio, this phone is compatible with their 5G network. Also, checked on gsmarena, the international version has the bands that JIO supports.) Since the chipset in international and US is same, I suppose the bands are already there in the device.
Thanks in advance for your help and comments.

Hi Jatin, I don't think flashing your US flip 3 with IND firmware, will fix your problem. The IND firmware is for the F711B model, you are on the F711U1 model. I would not try that. A lot of the F7711B firmware are multi-CSC, but not for the U1 model.

Thanks for the reply, @slysurfer.
I was thinking that since both F711B and F711U1 share the same chipset (Snapdragon 888), the F711B firmware drivers will work on F711U1.
I read some other posts in here (on XDA itself) in which someone with an EUX variant flashed INU firmware to it. Not sure the EUX variant is multi-CSC or not.

jatin21 said:
Thanks for the reply, @slysurfer.
I was thinking that since both F711B and F711U1 share the same chipset (Snapdragon 888), the F711B firmware drivers will work on F711U1.
I read some other posts in here (on XDA itself) in which someone with an EUX variant flashed INU firmware to it. Not sure the EUX variant is multi-CSC or not.
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Yes, the EUX variant is multi-CSC (to a degree) I can flash any firmware from Europe to South East Asia, but as mentioned we can't flash any firmware from US/Canada.

Big >IF< you can OEM unlock the bootloader you can install twrp and disable the vbmeta and flash a U firmware over a U1 phone and visa versa. But even if you can do all of that it probably still won't work. Personally I'd take it to my local mobile phone stall and see if they can do it.

Thankyou @beanbean50 for your answers.
Sorry for the noob question, . Earlier when Samsung used to release 2 different hardware versions of the same phone like one with Exynos and other with Snapdragon, flashing the other region ROM was not possible.
So, I was just wondering, since both the regions (US & South East Asia) has the exactly same hardware, the networks bands in both of these must only be software locked. Thus, since the US version already has the hardware, can't simply flashing a different region ROM should work.
Again, if there are some other locks that prevent this, it's not possible to flash. Just like if on paper both devices are same, the only difference they have is, they are released in different region.
Also, I checked, both are also manufactured in the Vietnam.

jatin21 said:
Thankyou @beanbean50 for your answers.
Sorry for the noob question, . Earlier when Samsung used to release 2 different hardware versions of the same phone like one with Exynos and other with Snapdragon, flashing the other region ROM was not possible.
So, I was just wondering, since both the regions (US & South East Asia) has the exactly same hardware, the networks bands in both of these must only be software locked. Thus, since the US version already has the hardware, can't simply flashing a different region ROM should work.
Again, if there are some other locks that prevent this, it's not possible to flash. Just like if on paper both devices are same, the only difference they have is, they are released in different region.
Also, I checked, both are also manufactured in the Vietnam.
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Can you unlock the bootloader?

beanbean50 said:
Can you unlock the bootloader?
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There is not OEM unlocking in under developer options. I have through other posts and things on how to unlock. I suppose it can't be unlocked in a straightforward like F711B can be.
I suppose this is the hard-stop that cleared my doubts.
Thanks one again, @beanbean50 for your time and answers. Really appreciated!!
P.S.: If you or someone you know have some experience unlocking a US snapdragon Samsung device bootloader, please do share. I might have to consider unlocking bootloader in the future.