I'm currently stuck with Nougat on my Huawei Honor 9, and I cannot update it anymore bec. the build number was changed into something else while I was trying to unbrick it, and I also can't root it nor can I use twrp even though the bootloader is unlocked(possibly it broke when I was unbricking it). So my question is, how long does an Android version last until it's no longer usable due to new apps not compatible with it? Should I not worry about newer versions of android coming out every year?
scarlet_venom said:
I'm currently stuck with Nougat on my Huawei Honor 9, and I cannot update it anymore bec. the build number was changed into something else while I was trying to unbrick it, and I also can't root it nor can I use twrp even though the bootloader is unlocked(possibly it broke when I was unbricking it). So my question is, how long does an Android version last until it's no longer usable due to new apps not compatible with it? Should I not worry about newer versions of android coming out every year?
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3 or 4 years but can be longer.
Of course, you could always try flashing it with the correct firmware build number now that it is unbricked.
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Droidriven said:
3 or 4 years but can be longer.
Of course, you could always try flashing it with the correct firmware build number now that it is unbricked.
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True, I just don't like the fact that the software for flashing huawei devices is paid and not open source. It's 19 euros dude. I bet the guy who made dc phoenix is living in a mansion now.
scarlet_venom said:
True, I just don't like the fact that the software for flashing huawei devices is paid and not open source. It's 19 euros dude. I bet the guy who made dc phoenix is living in a mansion now.
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What is your specific device model number?
I'll bet the firmware is available for free somewhere, just gotta know where to look.
I know the software tools to flash it are free so that isn't an issue.
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Droidriven said:
What is your specific device model number?
I'll bet the firmware is available for free somewhere, just gotta know where to look.
I know the software tools to flash it are free so that isn't an issue.
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It's honor 9, also I have the oreo firmware already, I just don't have a way to flash it tho, try looking for a flasher for hisilison decives that's free, I swear you will not find it lol.
scarlet_venom said:
It's honor 9, also I have the oreo firmware already, I just don't have a way to flash it tho, try looking for a flasher for hisilison decives that's free, I swear you will not find it lol.
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When you go to:
system settings>about phone>model number...
Or
system settings>about phone>hardware info>model number....
It says "Honor 9" in the model number position in settings?
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Droidriven said:
When you go to:
system settings>about phone>model number...
Or
system settings>about phone>hardware info>model number....
It says "Honor 9" in the model number position in settings?
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It's STF-L09 in the model number.
scarlet_venom said:
It's STF-L09 in the model number.
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Ok, are you certain that the firmware file that you have downloaded is for the STF-L09?
I'm not familiar with Honor 9 devices so I'm not sure that device name has different model numbers or if all Honor 9's have the same model number, most of the time, devices with the same name can have different model numbers, depending on your region and/or your carrier.
I'll be back with the flashtool for you to use.
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Droidriven said:
Ok, are you certain that the firmware file that you have downloaded is for the STF-L09?
I'm not familiar with Honor 9 devices so I'm not sure that device name has different model numbers or if all Honor 9's have the same model number, most of the time, devices with the same na.e can have different model numbers, depending on your region and/or your carrier.
I'll be back with the flashtool for you to use.
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Yep
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Yep
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Ok, according to your model number and chipset architecture, here is a page with a flashtool for Honor 9 and various firmware for the Honor 9 model numbers.
https://www.getdroidtips.com/huawei-honor-9-android-9-0-pie/
Then there is this thread by a member here at XDA that has a tool that can flash honor 9 stock firmware if you have TWRP installed(if you can install TWRP).
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-9/development/tool-flash-official-firmware-recovery-t3769279
And there is this
https://www.getdroidtips.com/full-guide-install-stock-firmware-huawei-smartphone/
Edit: @scarlet_venom, there is also this thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/guide-flash-variant-version-firmware-t3506404
I'm fairly certain that you can make something happen with what I've just given you. See...totally free, just gotta try harder when looking.
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Droidriven said:
Ok, according to your model number and chipset architecture, here is a page with a flashtool for Honor 9 and various firmware for the Honor 9 model numbers.
https://www.getdroidtips.com/huawei-honor-9-android-9-0-pie/
Then there is this thread by a member here at XDA that has a tool that can flash honor 9 stock firmware if you have TWRP installed(if you can install TWRP).
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-9/development/tool-flash-official-firmware-recovery-t3769279
And there is this
https://www.getdroidtips.com/full-guide-install-stock-firmware-huawei-smartphone/
Edit: @scarlet_venom, there is also this thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/guide-flash-variant-version-firmware-t3506404
I'm fairly certain that you can make something happen with that I've just given you. See...totally free, just gotta try harder when looking.
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Thanks, I will try the beta flashy when I get home, I'll be away for a few days.
Tried it, yeah i do need to pay for a dc phoenix license again lol.
I cant flash anything in fastboot even though the bootloader is unlocked. Can't flash recovery/boot/anything lol, I can't even use "fastboot oem device-info." There's something wrong with my fastboot. But thanks, it was worth a shot.
scarlet_venom said:
Tried it, yeah i do need to pay for a dc phoenix license again lol.
I cant flash anything in fastboot even though the bootloader is unlocked. Can't flash recovery/boot/anything lol, I can't even use "fastboot oem device-info." There's something wrong with my fastboot. But thanks, it was worth a shot.
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Some carriers removed fastboot functionality from their devices. I don't understand what you're saying about buying a license, I've never seen a device that required purchasing a license in order to flash stock firmware.
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Droidriven said:
Some carriers removed fastboot functionality from their devices. I don't understand what you're saying about buying a license, I've never seen a device that required purchasing a license in order to flash stock firmware.
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I mean like flashing the board software plus the firmware(the other way of flashing, besides adb, twrp, or stock recovery update), you need to short-circuit the smartphone so it is detected as usbcom1(in huawei) or as qualcom8001(in any device with qualcom processor).
You then use a software to flash it, you're lucky if your processor is qualcom(or anything that isnt hisilicon), since they are open source and free, while you need to use a paid service for hisilicon.
Here is an example of what im talking about:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/help/solution-19-00-fix-hardbricked-huawei-t3750315
Like seriously I don't even know why I'm still clinging to this device lol I wanna use Samsung A7 2018 or something.
scarlet_venom said:
I mean like flashing the board software plus the firmware(the other way of flashing, besides adb, twrp, or stock recovery update), you need to short-circuit the smartphone so it is detected as usbcom1(in huawei) or as qualcom8001(in any device with qualcom processor).
You then use a software to flash it, you're lucky if your processor is qualcom(or anything that isnt hisilicon), since they are open source and free, while you need to use a paid service for hisilicon.
Here is an example of what im talking about:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/help/solution-19-00-fix-hardbricked-huawei-t3750315
Like seriously I don't even know why I'm still clinging to this device lol I wanna use Samsung A7 2018 or something.
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Ah, yeah, I see, that is a different scenario than just trying to restore the correct stock firmware. Your scenario is more or less still in the "device recovery" stage.
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Hi
Is there a way to flash the Chinese P8 Max DAV-3L with the DAV-1L rom which I downloaded from Huawei Thai website. I tried local update but it didn't work.
rimkhan1 said:
Hi
Is there a way to flash the Chinese P8 Max DAV-3L with the DAV-1L rom which I downloaded from Huawei Thai website. I tried local update but it didn't work.
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That's a question many will ask. It probably won't work because of different hardware and hence the difference in model number.
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Leechoonhwee said:
That's a question many will ask. It probably won't work because of different hardware and hence the difference in model number.
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The only way you can make this happen is to root your phone and create a custom rom from a 701 source without the modem and baseband. Then you can use the custom recovery to install them rom or push the system, data,kernal and ... via adb.
fatouraee said:
The only way you can make this happen is to root your phone and create a custom rom from a 701 source without the modem and baseband. Then you can use the custom recovery to install them rom or push the system, data,kernal and ... via adb.
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It might work. The update.app can be repackaged to contains only the system.img. Since probably the only hardware difference should be the modem.
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Leechoonhwee said:
It might work. The update.app can be repackaged to contains only the system.img. Since probably the only hardware difference should be the modem.
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I try this, and not work for me.
Leechoonhwee said:
That's a question many will ask. It probably won't work because of different hardware and hence the difference in model number.
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Hi there,
Not sure that is the case actually. Like the Qualcomm SoC can be tricked into supporting more LTE bands, Kirin might also.
Kind regards,
can you do it the other way around ? install a DAV-3L on a DAV-1L ?
Dioky said:
Hi there,
Not sure that is the case actually. Like the Qualcomm SoC can be tricked into supporting more LTE bands, Kirin might also.
Kind regards,
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Yeah it might since they both share the same cpu. Technically, they should have the same number of LTE bands. Actually I did a comparison and the 703L have 2 extra bands more than the 713L.
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Hi all,
I started working on the LG G5 a way back .. and now that we've got the device in stores I guess it's time to work all together to bring it up !
STATUS
- [02/04/2016] All the US Carriers/Sellers locked the bootloaders so NO TWRP possible and consequently NO CM possible
CURRENT GOALS
- Thought, all the Europe variants will be for sure unlocked so we need to prepare the sources for it
- Here is where all the sources are pushed https://github.com/G5Devs
ETA :
- The tree is made
- The vendor is made
- The kernel is made
TODO :
- Clarifying kernel sources
- Add the ramdisk to the device
- Split the g5 to g5-common and all the under variants
This thread is not a thread to release builds, it's about contributing all together into this bringup in order to get the nicest thing out of it when the bootloaders will become unlockable.
I hope we'll can work all together !
Does no twrp mean no roms at all and can certain stuff be done via adb?
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nitramus said:
Does no twrp mean no roms at all and can certain stuff be done via adb?
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No twrp means no custom roms ever.
I thought someone somewhere said the Tmobile version had an unlocked loader
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Anything about the Canadian variants? I presume they will be like the US ones.
Would root still be possible through?
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newbcake said:
I thought someone somewhere said the Tmobile version had an unlocked loader
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It does unlock, but the DM-VERIFY is still presenting a no-go.
Evidently LG is using a custom type of bootloader.
igotroot said:
It does unlock, but the DM-VERIFY is still presenting a no-go.
Evidently LG is using a custom type of bootloader.
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Oh okay. Today I learned.
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igotroot said:
It does unlock, but the DM-VERIFY is still presenting a no-go.
Evidently LG is using a custom type of bootloader.
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Is it bypassable in any way what so ever or all hope is gone?
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nitramus said:
Is it bypassable in any way what so ever or all hope is gone?
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We need to do researches. That's the whole point of this thread
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We need to do researches. That's the whole point of this thread
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I'm not sure if this would or could help, but this how some managed to get an unlocked bootloader on a htc device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1293180
daswahnsinn said:
I'm not sure if this would or could help, but this how some managed to get an unlocked bootloader on a htc device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1293180
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only for that specific device(s) on HTC
HTC has a portal that allows you to unlock bootloader for that specific device (hence the need to copy+paste token to HTC's portal and get the unlock key)
no doubt HTC will void warranty immediately in their system when you input token
LG doesn't have this (yet? i hope)
Yeah, was just a thought. Haven't owned a LG in some time, been on the Samsung wagon. The G5 is on my watch list of devices I might get, I like the design. I'll try to see if I can find something that might be more constructive to the cause. The HTC link was the first thing I could think of that I've dealt with.
I see that LG has release a tool for the G4 and that's device specific and seems to work on the European devices.
Totally willing to contribute monetarily if this will help any developers out. I don't have much else but really want to help get this phone broken open and fixed up good!
Locklear308 said:
Totally willing to contribute monetarily if this will help any developers out. I don't have much else but really want to help get this phone broken open and fixed up good!
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I don't ask any money ^^ I just want people to enjoy
h2o64 said:
I don't ask any money ^^ I just want people to enjoy
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I understand, but it is the best way I can say thank you for someone taking time out of their life.
Locklear308 said:
I understand, but it is the best way I can say thank you for someone taking time out of their life.
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Maybe when everything will be finished to improve module compatibility.
PS : NEWS : I'm mostly done making the variant specific trees and kernel. But I want the kernel to be clean.. So it's slow..
Any status updates? I'm following this stuff like a hawk haha
Been reading around trying to gather information
How do you test to see if your handset has the DM verify second bootloader lock?
I am hoping to get my UK unbranded unlocked retail H850 unit on Friday, so am happy to test any restrictons, but don't know how to check for this?
If I buy a g5 from best buy would it still have the locked bootloader?
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Locklear308 said:
Any status updates? I'm following this stuff like a hawk haha
Been reading around trying to gather information
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I'm working hard on the kernel. I downloaded all the resources for all the devices.
djxn40 said:
If I buy a g5 from best buy would it still have the locked bootloader?
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Everything in the US will be locked.
alexp999 said:
How do you test to see if your handset has the DM verify second bootloader lock?
I am hoping to get my UK unbranded unlocked retail H850 unit on Friday, so am happy to test any restrictons, but don't know how to check for this?
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We'll see when time will come I guess
Hey guys, long time XDA member, just recently getting back into modding again.
I've become aware of this relatively new feature under the DEV options, "OEM unlock," which is supposedly required before rooting the phone. However, mine doesn't seem to have that option in the settings. I've searched around for why it didn't appear, and have tried a few things including wiping it from the bootloader, which was a massive blunder as it still didn't appear. Is it safe to go about rooting it without having this option available, or am I in deep waters here? My model is an SM-G955U for reference. Thanks for the help!
Brooklyn468 said:
Hey guys, long time XDA member, just recently getting back into modding again.
I've become aware of this relatively new feature under the DEV options, "OEM unlock," which is supposedly required before rooting the phone. However, mine doesn't seem to have that option in the settings. I've searched around for why it didn't appear, and have tried a few things including wiping it from the bootloader, which was a massive blunder as it still didn't appear. Is it safe to go about rooting it without having this option available, or am I in deep waters here? My model is an SM-G955U for reference. Thanks for the help!
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There is no unlock for the snapdragon variant. As of now the bl is locked
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Devlopper options then appears
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lilrich17892 said:
There is no unlock for the snapdragon variant. As of now the bl is locked
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Is there? So it'd be safe to root without having to find it then?
Brooklyn468 said:
Is there? So it'd be safe to root without having to find it then?
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There is no way to unlock the bootloader or to root the Snapdragon SM-G955U or SM-G950U as of now.
ahh, of course the US version isn't ready for it yet. thanks for clearing things up!
And might not be for a while therefore a bounty thread was created.
Hopefully the snapdragon users will get some joy soon. :good:
Brooklyn468 said:
ahh, of course the US version isn't ready for it yet. thanks for clearing things up!
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Not that I can see, only for the Exynos versions.
jazzyz said:
Is there a rom for these yet?
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No OEM unlock optionafter flashing custom rom!
Not sure how that's happened but option is no longer there within developer options, any help would be appreciated. I still have twrp root etc.
any updates on bl unlock(Samsung Galaxy S8 950U TMB) so ready to get mine unlocked and rooted......
cramirez6773 said:
any updates on bl unlock(Samsung Galaxy S8 950U TMB) so ready to get mine unlocked and rooted......
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there is root now but no bootloader unlock
File download??
Can u provide me with the root link. I've search but all I come up with is cf auto root which fails using odin....
cramirez6773 said:
Can u provide me with the root link. I've search but all I come up with is cf auto root which fails using odin....
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Look in the development section
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CAN i root my s8+ sm-g955w
Didn't find oem unlock
Help
OEM Unlock
mondherfredj said:
CAN i root my s8+ sm-g955w
Didn't find oem unlock
Help
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Yes you can and it is very easy. Go to Settings, information, softwareinformation, tap buildnumber 10 times. Then go back to settings and scroll to developeroptions (bottom). The OEM unlock is the 5th switch.
After that bootloader will be availible so you can root
Best regards
S8+ sm-g955w is a Snapdragon therefore there is no OEM unlock in the Developer Options. Would be great if you can give an informed advice next time.
Marco.Leder said:
Yes you can and it is very easy. Go to Settings, information, softwareinformation, tap buildnumber 10 times. Then go back to settings and scroll to developeroptions (bottom). The OEM unlock is the 5th switch.
After that bootloader will be availible so you can root
Best regards
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You are speaking about YOUR phone. Not all G955U's (like mine, from Xfinity) have that option in the developer menu.
jerrycoffman45 said:
Look in the development section
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I've seen threads for PWND and SamFail.
( neither 1 really ideal, ie. 80% battery charge, but we gots what we gots. ) I'm on a SM-G950U with Boost Mobile. Any Recommendations of which to use?
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I've seen threads for PWND and SamFail.
( neither 1 really ideal, ie. 80% battery charge, but we gots what we gots. ) I'm on a SM-G950U with Boost Mobile. Any Recommendations of which to use?
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Samfail
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I can confirm that this feature does not exist on a T-mobile S8 Plus and that T-Mobile technical support blames Samsung and Samsung blames T-Mobile. We all know that it is T-Mobile that turns this option off and delivers the ROM to devices. This is done strictly for monetary reasons, locking in advertising revenue and subsidies and customer forced loyalty. In fact, this is extremely anti-consumer anti-competitive and a completely despicable practice.
If you purchased a four-door vehicle and the back two doors were welded shut by the dealership and were told you could still access the back seats through the front seat, there would be complete outrage about such practices. However since most users are not developers like we are, and do not understand the implications behind this, such as security - in that you're not able to run a proper firewall on a device which is not rooted, there would be outrage on a congressional level.
Sorry for the rant, but this practice has to end. It is a loathsome practice whose benefit only serves to increase and secure revenue streams for those involved in controlling such features. They can say what they wish about the technical issues which may prevent this but it all boils down to money, money, money.
I spent quite some time in trying to find a way to upgrade from android 7 to 8 on a samsung 8. No luck.
The model is SM-G950U
Region XAA
PDA G950USQS1AQI6
CSD G950UOYN1AQI6
Phone baseband G950USQU2BQK5
On my phone, "phone info" doesn't find any new firmware. The android "software update" has been reporting for months now that the latest version is already installed On my computer, SAMfirm neither (be it manual or auto search).
I checked several tools, website, to the point I got discouraged. Anyone to help understand the issue?
psyko_nevro said:
I spent quite some time in trying to find a way to upgrade from android 7 to 8 on a samsung 8. No luck.
The model is SM-G950U
Region XAA
PDA G950USQS1AQI6
CSD G950UOYN1AQI6
Phone baseband G950USQU2BQK5
On my phone, "phone info" doesn't find any new firmware. The android "software update" has been reporting for months now that the latest version is already installed On my computer, SAMfirm neither (be it manual or auto search).
I checked several tools, website, to the point I got discouraged. Anyone to help understand the issue?
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Here is the full list of Oreo stock firmware for SM-G950U, find the one for your region.
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-G950U
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Droidriven said:
Here is the full list of Oreo stock firmware for SM-G950U, find the one for your region.
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Thanks. But couldn't find any firmware for XAA region. That's the whole problem.
psyko_nevro said:
Thanks. But couldn't find any firmware for XAA region. That's the whole problem.
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Do some research to see if any of the other regions are compatible with your region.
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Do some research to see if any of the other regions are compatible with your region.
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Unique info I found is that
“XAA” = “USA unbranded (default)”
I have no idea what is compatible with that, though.
psyko_nevro said:
Unique info I found is that
“XAA” = “USA unbranded (default)”
I have no idea what is compatible with that, though.
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I think this thread will help you figure something out.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s8/how-to/guide-flashing-g950u-g955u-t3669666
And this thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/snap-guide-flashing-standard-fw-carrier-t3625817
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So the J7 Crown to anyone unfamiliar
Hardware
Chipset
Exynos 7884
CPU
1.5GHz Octa-core
GPU
Mali G71
RAM (Memory)
2GB
I see its running the Exynos 7884, I'm not familiar with this particular model but am I correct in the assumption that either now or the in the future there will be a rooting option as there usually is for samsungs running Exynos chipsets. Black Friday sale @ Wallyworld 80$
nylar357 said:
So the J7 Crown to anyone unfamiliar
Hardware
Chipset
Exynos 7884
CPU
1.5GHz Octa-core
GPU
Mali G71
RAM (Memory)
2GB
I see its running the Exynos 7884, I'm not familiar with this particular model but am I correct in the assumption that either now or the in the future there will be a rooting option as there usually is for samsungs running Exynos chipsets. Black Friday sale @ Wallyworld 80$
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Maybe, maybe not, no one can say with any kind of certainty.
It depends on whether the bootloader is locked or not and/or whether any of the available rooting apps/programs have exploits that the device is vulnerable to.
The only way to know is to have one in hand to try.
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I have one. It emulates consoles well. It's also vr ready. I like the versatility. I'd try some things with Odin but I don't have a pc at the moment.
I honestly hate the phone because of the lack of a viable rooting method. It is driving me crazy.
obnoxioushandle said:
I honestly hate the phone because of the lack of a viable rooting method. It is driving me crazy.
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Have you tried downloading your stock firmware then extracting the boot.img from the firmware then using Magisk on PC to create a modified boot.img using your stock boot.img then flash that modified boot.img via Odin then install the Magisk app? This is a method used by many devices these days, even some devices with locked bootloader.
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I haven't tried that yet, though i have thought about it. My big concern with that, though, is that in scouring the Internet I haven't found anyone else who has been able to pull that trick off. I felt like this phone was truly decent when I first got it but it is increasingly becoming something I am just considering getting rid of.
obnoxioushandle said:
I haven't tried that yet, though i have thought about it. My big concern with that, though, is that in scouring the Internet I haven't found anyone else who has been able to pull that trick off. I felt like this phone was truly decent when I first got it but it is increasingly becoming something I am just considering getting rid of.
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What is the exact model number of your device?
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SM-767VL
obnoxioushandle said:
SM-767VL
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That is a TracFone variant based on the Verizon J7. I've never known a TracFone Samsung device to have a locked bootloader, the ones I'm familiar with all came from the factory with unlocked bootloader. Have you used any tools to check your bootloader status to verify whether it is locked or unlocked?
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Yes. It is locked.
obnoxioushandle said:
Yes. It is locked.
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Well, that means your only hope is something like Kingroot or Kingoroot.
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I figured as much. I've tried everything, and it seems like nothing has worked so far. Here's to hoping that something comes down the road which will provide a solution to this.
Droidriven said:
Well, that means your only hope is something like Kingroot or Kingoroot.
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None of those work, but there has to be another way to do this...
Droidriven said:
Have you tried downloading your stock firmware then extracting the boot.img from the firmware then using Magisk on PC to create a modified boot.img using your stock boot.img then flash that modified boot.img via Odin then install the Magisk app? This is a method used by many devices these days, even some devices with locked bootloader.
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Could you tell me how to extract the boot.img for the stock firmware.. sm-s767vl J7 crown
bootloader is locked but I have the firmware software verison R16NW.S767LUDU3ASC2.
Your help in appreciated.
obnoxioushandle said:
I honestly hate the phone because of the lack of a viable rooting method. It is driving me crazy.
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I have a friend that rooted it