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Screwed up my SM-G930VL, please help!!

Hi,
I bought a SM-G930VL (tracphone branded, but verizon compatible) galaxy s7 for a pretty good price, however the advanced and wifi calling were not options (even though verizon told me they were before I purchased). I decided I would try to flash the VZW firmware from sammobile through odin, but it did not work. It originally gave me the ext4 error, but then flashing the csc fixed that. I then flashed the AP file, but it finished very quickly (about 3.5 min) and now will only boot into recovery when powered up.
Is there anything I can do to save my phone, or have I permanently screwed it up?
Thanks

holy sh*t got it working. Flashed the BL, AP, CP, and CSC files and it booted to welcome screen!!
Thanks all (and hopefully this helps anyone in the future who runs into this predicament)
It is currently checking wifi connection so hopefully all is well!
Edit: Is there a way to edit the title? That way this could be maybe help the next person rather than getting ignored.

whatnow275 said:
holy sh*t got it working. Flashed the BL, AP, CP, and CSC files and it booted to welcome screen!!
Thanks all (and hopefully this helps anyone in the future who runs into this predicament)
It is currently checking wifi connection so hopefully all is well!
Edit: Is there a way to edit the title? That way this could be maybe help the next person rather than getting ignored.
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Hi, want to ask a few questions. were you able to fully flash the Verizon firmware to this model with no issues? The phone is also supposed to be factory unlocked per my connections with reps.
Did the phone fully change to a SM-G930V, showing in settings and in Odin mode?

Yes I was able to fully flash Verizon and I have working wifi calling and advanced calling. In settings it shows up as V not VL as well. As far as I understand it is the exact same hardware just different software running on it
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whatnow275 said:
Yes I was able to fully flash Verizon and I have working wifi calling and advanced calling. In settings it shows up as V not VL as well. As far as I understand it is the exact same hardware just different software running on it
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Great, i flashed one yesterday for a friend via teamviewer and even changed the model as SM-G930V in odin mode. So I guess due to this the phone has now a locked bootloader and ended up being converted to a full Verizon galaxy S7. Only thing it did not take his Metro PCS sim card. Unsure it would take any other carrier sim cards.

aromerblz said:
Great, i flashed one yesterday for a friend via teamviewer and even changed the model as SM-G930V in odin mode. So I guess due to this the phone has now a locked bootloader and ended up being converted to a full Verizon galaxy S7. Only thing it did not take his Metro PCS sim card. Unsure it would take any other carrier sim cards.
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Was the boot loader originally unlockable? I was under the impression that all SD versions were locked down right. That's great that you got it to work also!
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whatnow275 said:
Was the boot loader originally unlockable? I was under the impression that all SD versions were locked down right. That's great that you got it to work also!
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It seems it was as it allowed me to flash the verizon bootloader and full firmware. Normally tracfones only allow to flash part of a firmware and rejects all bootloader partitions.

Is bootloader locked after flash g930v firmware. Or can I flash back to straight talk?

Cherb1990 said:
Is bootloader locked after flash g930v firmware. Or can I flash back to straight talk?
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haven't tried flashing back as have no reason for that. To top it off the firmware has not been released yet.

aromerblz said:
haven't tried flashing back as have no reason for that. To top it off the firmware has not been released yet.
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I'm currently on Verizon switching to T-Mobile this week. Is it possible to flash to G930T? I flashed g930VL to G930V. But wasnt sure if I could. If of the phone would be compatible with T-Mobile

Cherb1990 said:
I'm currently on Verizon switching to T-Mobile this week. Is it possible to flash to G930T? I flashed g930VL to G930V. But wasnt sure if I could. If of the phone would be compatible with T-Mobile
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There were reports of someone flashing the phone to an SM-G930U (Unlocked US S7). So apparently they are interflashable. I however have not gone to that extent as am yet to get my one to thinker with. I flashed previously to a SM-G930V via teamviewer for a friend. You can search the threads and verify.
Read here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...0t1-metro-pcs-flashed-g930t-firmware-t3358941

aromerblz said:
Great, i flashed one yesterday for a friend via teamviewer and even changed the model as SM-G930V in odin mode. So I guess due to this the phone has now a locked bootloader and ended up being converted to a full Verizon galaxy S7. Only thing it did not take his Metro PCS sim card. Unsure it would take any other carrier sim cards.
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You probably figured it by now, but MetroPCS is the only retarded carrier that locks SIM to IMEI. So if you want to use MetroPCS on any other phone than the one you currently have it on, you need to call customer service and give them your new phone's IMEI. Then your new phone will start working. If you want to switch back to your old MetroPCS phone you need to call them again and give them that IMEI, which is retarded. I don't know why they do that but it's really annoying if you frequently switch phones.
I have a 935V (S7 Edge Verizon) and now have 935U ROM on it using Tracfone. Initially I have Tracfone's Verizon service but I wanted the freedom to easily move from one phone to another so I converted it to a Tracfone-GSM(ATT) and been using it in my Verizon S7 Edge (with 935U ROM) and iPhone SE without any problem.

whatnow275 said:
Hi,
I bought a SM-G930VL (tracphone branded, but verizon compatible) galaxy s7 for a pretty good price, however the advanced and wifi calling were not options (even though verizon told me they were before I purchased). I decided I would try to flash the VZW firmware from sammobile through odin, but it did not work. It originally gave me the ext4 error, but then flashing the csc fixed that. I then flashed the AP file, but it finished very quickly (about 3.5 min) and now will only boot into recovery when powered up.
Is there anything I can do to save my phone, or have I permanently screwed it up?
Thanks
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Could you add links to everything you used? I have the same model using straight talk and I want to be able to have a backup firmware to flash in case I ever mess up my phone (which seems to be a trend). And have you had any issues at all? Like, does everything work okay?

whatnow275 said:
Hi,
I bought a SM-G930VL (tracphone branded, but verizon compatible) galaxy s7 for a pretty good price, however the advanced and wifi calling were not options (even though verizon told me they were before I purchased). I decided I would try to flash the VZW firmware from sammobile through odin, but it did not work. It originally gave me the ext4 error, but then flashing the csc fixed that. I then flashed the AP file, but it finished very quickly (about 3.5 min) and now will only boot into recovery when powered up.
Is there anything I can do to save my phone, or have I permanently screwed it up?
Thanks
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I too would like to know if you could please provide links. Im rather new to this, the only other phone ive ever flashed rooted and put custom rom on was a Evo. But alls im looking to do is get my s7 rooted and it would be nice to have it flashed to Verizon first seeing as there root guide is for verison phone and firmware.

Dano5674 said:
I too would like to know if you could please provide links. Im rather new to this, the only other phone ive ever flashed rooted and put custom rom on was a Evo. But alls im looking to do is get my s7 rooted and it would be nice to have it flashed to Verizon first seeing as there root guide is for verison phone and firmware.
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It's been a very long time but I'll try to remember lol. Been in iPhone land for about a year (now I'm back with the good guys tho )

Help lol
whatnow275 said:
It's been a very long time but I'll try to remember lol. Been in iPhone land for about a year (now I'm back with the good guys tho )
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I bricked my SM-930VL too and it's not letting me flash anything back to stock. No clue what to do

Samsung Galaxy S7 G930F with G930V Bootloader??

I recently bought S7 SM-G930F, but when I went into it's phone info and recovery, I saw that it has a Verizon bootloader. All the rest is of 930f. even the phone says 930f everywhere. I am not sure what this is. I am also facing some signal dropping issues, especially when I switch on to data network. I did the refurbishment check and it came out clean and original.
Can someone please guide me how to fix this? Perhaps a way to change the bootloader to that of 930F without screwing up the phone?
Please find the pics attached for reference.
Thanks in advance for the help.

pistavampire said:
I recently bought S7 SM-G930F, but when I went into it's phone info and recovery, I saw that it has a Verizon bootloader. All the rest is of 930f. even the phone says 930f everywhere. I am not sure what this is. I am also facing some signal dropping issues, especially when I switch on to data network. I did the refurbishment check and it came out clean and original.
Can someone please guide me how to fix this? Perhaps a way to change the bootloader to that of 930F without screwing up the phone?
Please find the pics attached for reference.
Thanks in advance for the help.
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you phone is a verizon see the snapdragon chipset and the baseband version
either you have flashed a phone with G930F kernel and rom
or whoever sold this to you tried to scam you
dont flash the F bootloader
Your phone is the verizon version which are much cheaper in comparison to the unlocked exynos variants
Flash verizon rom to get back proper caLL functions

Ashwin Prabhunerurkar said:
you phone is a verizon see the snapdragon chipset and the baseband version
either you have flashed a phone with G930F kernel and rom
or whoever sold this to you tried to scam you
dont flash the F bootloader
Your phone is the verizon version which are much cheaper in comparison to the unlocked exynos variants
Flash verizon rom to get back proper caLL functions
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Thanks for the response. I think I got scammed then. Two things though:
1) It somehow seemed to work the 1800 band for 4g, which is supported by 930F and not 930V I believe.
2) secondly, even the back of my phone says 930F .. like everything about it says 930F .. like is even the body changed??

pistavampire said:
Thanks for the response. I think I got scammed then. Two things though:
1) It somehow seemed to work the 1800 band for 4g, which is supported by 930F and not 930V I believe.
2) secondly, even the back of my phone says 930F .. like everything about it says 930F .. like is even the body changed??
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you can get a new back which can say anything for 10$
i can't comment on the bands but this phone is verizon 100%

Hi, I have same problem too with my phone.And also i dont have option to update the phones software.
Even when i try to flash official firmware of android 7 using odin it doesnt process (say's unspported dev) and closes.
Any help will be much appreciated guys.
Thanks in advance
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denotegrg said:
Hi, I have same problem too with my phone.And also i dont have option to update the phones software.
Even when i try to flash official firmware of android 7 using odin it doesnt process (say's unspported dev) and closes.
Any help will be much appreciated guys.
Thanks in advance
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Anyway to update to android 7?

denotegrg said:
Hi, I have same problem too with my phone.And also i dont have option to update the phones software.
Even when i try to flash official firmware of android 7 using odin it doesnt process (say's unspported dev) and closes.
Any help will be much appreciated guys.
Thanks in advance
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Anyway to update to android 7?
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i don't have the option to update either! i'm guessing i'll face the same problem with odin, or possibly brick it when trying to flash it with Verizon rom. so not sure what to do.

denotegrg said:
Hi, I have same problem too with my phone.And also i dont have option to update the phones software.
Even when i try to flash official firmware of android 7 using odin it doesnt process (say's unspported dev) and closes.
Any help will be much appreciated guys.
Thanks in advance
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Anyway to update to android 7?
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does your mobile network (signals) die randomly? especially when you turn on 4g?

pistavampire said:
I recently bought S7 SM-G930F, but when I went into it's phone info and recovery, I saw that it has a Verizon bootloader. All the rest is of 930f. even the phone says 930f everywhere. I am not sure what this is. I am also facing some signal dropping issues, especially when I switch on to data network. I did the refurbishment check and it came out clean and original.
Can someone please guide me how to fix this? Perhaps a way to change the bootloader to that of 930F without screwing up the phone?
Please find the pics attached for reference.
Thanks in advance for the help.
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I would run ur serial or imei number through one of the websites see if what it really is I have actually been able.to flash different system roms and basebands and yet the phone works

pistavampire said:
i don't have the option to update either! i'm guessing i'll face the same problem with odin, or possibly brick it when trying to flash it with Verizon rom. so not sure what to do.
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Hi again.I tried flashing with verizon nougat firmware and guess what it worked perfectly.??
Also got to a conclusion that our sets were refubrished ones.
Good luck if u are gonna try to update too.

denotegrg said:
Hi again.I tried flashing with verizon nougat firmware and guess what it worked perfectly.??
Also got to a conclusion that our sets were refubrished ones.
Good luck if u are gonna try to update too.
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awesome. can you also direct me which exact rom your downloaded and flashed? I simply have to load it into odin and flash right? any specific instructions?
and is it all bloated with Verizon apps and Verizon startup now?

miko12312 said:
I would run ur serial or imei number through one of the websites see if what it really is I have actually been able.to flash different system roms and basebands and yet the phone works
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which site? can you please help check these out:
The IMEI is mod edit PLEASE DO NOT POST IEMIs
the serial number is (in the about phone option), although back of my phone says S/N: , but I think the back might be fake if it's a Verizon!

pistavampire said:
awesome. can you also direct me which exact rom your downloaded and flashed? I simply have to load it into odin and flash right? any specific instructions?
and is it all bloated with Verizon apps and Verizon startup now?
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I flashed S7 Verizon Sm930v Android 7.
Firmware - G930VVRS4BQC9
Process is simple if u know how to use odin its like regular flash.
And yes this firmware comes with all the verizon bad stuffs but good thing is that most of them can be disabled.I wouldnt care if i wanted to use Nought on my phone.
Still network signal is poor though.

denotegrg said:
I flashed S7 Verizon Sm930v Android 7.
Firmware - G930VVRS4BQC9
Process is simple if u know how to use odin its like regular flash.
And yes this firmware comes with all the verizon bad stuffs but good thing is that most of them can be disabled.I wouldnt care if i wanted to use Nought on my phone.
Still network signal is poor though.
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But does the network signal break (get disabled) as it does for me in this converted phone?

pistavampire said:
which site? can you please help check these out:
The IMEI is
the serial number is (in the about phone option) , although back of my phone says S/N: , but I think the back might be fake if it's a Verizon!
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The imei comes up as Sprint the serail is fake

pistavampire said:
which site? can you please help check these out:
The IMEI is 3555 0107 0413 313
the serial number is (in the about phone option) f770631d, although back of my phone says S/N: R58H21XMRNL, but I think the back might be fake if it's a Verizon!
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I suggest flash a u firmware and then use it like that it will unlock it ,but there are fake s7 s

miko12312 said:
The imei comes up as Sprint the serail is fake
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more surprises. damn. but hey thank you for this. can you please tell me which site you used to check this?

so I successfully managed to flash the Verizon rom. Now my question is, can we altogether remove Verizon and have some debloated or 930f bootloader/rom instead? I saw one video where he converts 930v to 930f but he gave no links to the files he used.

pistavampire said:
more surprises. damn. but hey thank you for this. can you please tell me which site you used to check this?
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Swappa.com

denotegrg said:
I flashed S7 Verizon Sm930v Android 7.
Firmware - G930VVRS4BQC9
Process is simple if u know how to use odin its like regular flash.
And yes this firmware comes with all the verizon bad stuffs but good thing is that most of them can be disabled.I wouldnt care if i wanted to use Nought on my phone.
Still network signal is poor though.
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I flashed this rom but my network issue is still there, it just got 'x' and gives me the error of no connectivity. Happens mostly when I turn on the data, and just doesn't come back.

pistavampire said:
I flashed this rom but my network issue is still there, it just got 'x' and gives me the error of no connectivity. Happens mostly when I turn on the data, and just doesn't come back.
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You can try what helped me: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72692072&postcount=3
It's a ROM without branding and it still works quite nice

[FIRMWARE] G950U1 Unlocked AT&T QK2

As of this writing (11/29/2017) this is the latest firmware for the G950U1 att unlocked S8 . I'm leaving this here for reference so people can return to it if/when they need it.
Download, extract, remove .md5 file name off the end of each file, flash.
G950U1UEU2AQK2 (This WILL update your bootloader so after this, no going to QH3 or before. Not that you'd have a reason to)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gvQ0kaZTwbEYe2jvuIa05pCvwkS4ddtg

joe3681 said:
As of this writing (11/29/2017) this is the latest firmware for the G950U1 att unlocked S8 . I'm leaving this here for reference so people can return to it if/when they need it.
Download, extract, remove .md5 file name off the end of each file, flash.
G950U1UEU2AQK2 (This WILL update your bootloader so after this, no going to QH3 or before. Not that you'd have a reason to)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gvQ0kaZTwbEYe2jvuIa05pCvwkS4ddtg
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you donnt need to remove the .md5
you will need modded odin though.

mweinbach said:
you donnt need to remove the .md5
you will need modded odin though.
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You don't need to no, but it speeds up the process. I'm just posting firmware not making a hand holding tutorial. There's enough of those around

Thanks Joe I was tired of returning all the way back to the beginning and getting all those new updates on my unlocked S8

joe3681 said:
You don't need to no, but it speeds up the process. I'm just posting firmware not making a hand holding tutorial. There's enough of those around
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Yeah and on a Mac you do need to, or it freezes Odin completely

If I flash unbranded FW on a carrier specific device, loke tmo or att for example, would it sim unlock the phone?
If I flash tmo FW on an att s8 would it in turn allow me to use the att original device on tmo? I ask these questions because I feel like it would work for both my questions since flashing the FW flashes both boot, kernel and baseband/radio. The which is needed for signal. Just some theories but would love to know the answers.
Btw, I have a F model S8+ and was planning on buying some US branded devices so I was curious.

this.guy.lol said:
If I flash unbranded FW on a carrier specific device, loke tmo or att for example, would it sim unlock the phone?
If I flash tmo FW on an att s8 would it in turn allow me to use the att original device on tmo? I ask these questions because I feel like it would work for both my questions since flashing the FW flashes both boot, kernel and baseband/radio. The which is needed for signal. Just some theories but would love to know the answers.
Btw, I have a F model S8+ and was planning on buying some US branded devices so I was curious.
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No, it will not unlock the phone (Note: Verizon phones are factory unlocked and remain that way after a firmware flash)
Yes, you can flash any carriers FW to a US S8 and use it with a different carrier.

So I understand, your saying if I flash att FW to a T-Mobile s8 I can use it on tmobile? If that is the case, to me that's an unlock of sorts tiny book lol. Just wanna make sure is all

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this.guy.lol said:
So I understand, your saying if I flash att FW to a T-Mobile s8 I can use it on tmobile? If that is the case, to me that's an unlock of sorts tiny book lol. Just wanna make sure is all
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You can flash att firmware and use it on TMobile but it will still be locked to TMobile. Just running att firmware.

joe3681 said:
You can flash att firmware and use it on TMobile but it will still be locked to TMobile. Just running att firmware.
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Just realized the typo.....what I meant was, if I flash ATT on a TMO variant I can use ATT while locked to tmo? I'm very unfimiar with combination fw and always opted for the UK models for alot of reasons. Sorry for the confusion of my op question. I know on the s7 and edge if you flashed the US unlocked firmware it not only removed AOL bloat but it unlocked the device. So that is why I ask.

this.guy.lol said:
Just realized the typo.....what I meant was, if I flash ATT on a TMO variant I can use ATT while locked to tmo? I'm very unfimiar with combination fw and always opted for the UK models for alot of reasons. Sorry for the confusion of my op question. I know on the s7 and edge if you flashed the US unlocked firmware it not only removed AOL bloat but it unlocked the device. So that is why I ask.
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I had a TMobile S7 edge and flashing unlocked firmware never unlocked the device. That's handled by TMobile servers so...
Flashing unlocked firmware will give you just that. The smoother, bloat free firmware from another device but not the actual sim unlock.

I bought an unlocked device and wanted wifi calling so I flashed the g950usqs1aqf7 att firmware with Odin and it worked to enable wifi calling but I'm unable to get any ota updates and I hate the bloat. Is it possible to get WiFi calling with an unlocked firmware like this one? Also what is the difference between the U and U1 firmware variants?

maquino1985 said:
I bought an unlocked device and wanted wifi calling so I flashed the g950usqs1aqf7 att firmware with Odin and it worked to enable wifi calling but I'm unable to get any ota updates and I hate the bloat. Is it possible to get WiFi calling with an unlocked firmware like this one? Also what is the difference between the U and U1 firmware variants?
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There are plenty of threads on this, but I don't think anyone was ever successful. I flashed att Oreo to my u1 and got the options, but can't get my company to change my imei back.... My personal phone sim works fine. Quit at that point since it's an Ims registration error. You can try merging the wifi calling apks, but I'm pretty sure it's baked pretty deep in the os. The Verizon guys got some of it working. You can try their threads and see if any of it applies to us.

twizt3d said:
There are plenty of threads on this, but I don't think anyone was ever successful. I flashed att Oreo to my u1 and got the options, but can't get my company to change my imei back.... My personal phone sim works fine. Quit at that point since it's an Ims registration error. You can try merging the wifi calling apks, but I'm pretty sure it's baked pretty deep in the os. The Verizon guys got some of it working. You can try their threads and see if any of it applies to us.
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Thanks. Some threads made it sound possible but inconclusive. I'll just assume it doesn't work.
BTW, can you link to the att oreo fw? And what do u flash that with Odin or comsey?

The thread right below this one entitled Oreo ota has all the details and it needs to be side loaded through adb. Not Odin. But you will need to Odin the 950u base to get off u1

twizt3d said:
The thread right below this one entitled Oreo ota has all the details and it needs to be side loaded through adb. Not Odin. But you will need to Odin the 950u base to get off u1
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Ok thanks. I need to flash anyways because I'm having terrible battery issues and just debating whether to go to a newer version of 950u or back to U1 and losing WiFi calling. In your opinion is oreo beta worth it

So just to confirm, I have read everything, but I am just a bit confused. If I flashed the unlocked firmware via modified odin on a locked AT&T S8 it will remove a lot of the carrier bloat and give my my wifi hotspot back, but remove wifi calling. Similar to when I flashed the T-Mobile firmware on my AT&T S7 and got rid of a ton of the AT&T bloatware but was able to activate my wifi hotspot but lost wifi calling. I stay locked to AT&T which is fine that is not my purpose for flashing
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and can you re-upload the link is dead now

The links don't work. Any chance you've still got the firmware? I've been overseas since october. I have an unlocked AT&T phone that I intend to keep using when I get back, so I want to keep it AT&T FW.

Hi.
I have a G955U Galaxy S8+ AT&T Factory Unlocked on Android 7.0
Baseband Version: G955USQU1AQD9
Android Security Patch Level - April 1, 2017
I no longer live in the US, and currently in the Philippines. Phone works great and the signal is too and all, but I cannot get OTA updates.
Can I just download the firmware file in this thread and flash straight through ODIN, or do I need to follow another guide?

Any way to flash G930T firmware on a G930P that is on QJ3 current Sprint firmware?

Basically my phone is updated to Sprint version G930PVPU5BQJ3, and that version apparently has an updated bootloader. T-Mobile's current rom is G930TUVS4BQJ2 with an older bootloader.
Since the QJ3 bootloader is new, I can't successfully flash any firmware that is below QJ3, meaning I can't successfully flash T-Mobile firmware (or unlocked S7 firmware).
Does anybody know if there is anyway around this, or do I need to just wait a month or so for a new version of T-Mobile's rom that has the bootloader updated the same as the Sprint firmware?

prnorm said:
Basically my phone is updated to Sprint version G930PVPU5BQJ3, and that version apparently has an updated bootloader. T-Mobile's current rom is G930TUVS4BQJ2 with an older bootloader.
Since the QJ3 bootloader is new, I can't successfully flash any firmware that is below QJ3, meaning I can't successfully flash T-Mobile firmware (or unlocked S7 firmware).
Does anybody know if there is anyway around this, or do I need to just wait a month or so for a new version of T-Mobile's rom that has the bootloader updated the same as the Sprint firmware?
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Gotta wait a month or so and hope they update it as well.

lvpre said:
Gotta wait a month or so and hope they update it as well.
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Thanks. That's what I thought I but was hoping I was wrong.

firmware bootloader ver.
I have the same problem, no mobile data is killing my functionality. Regardless of whether or not I'm connected to a T-mobile APN I get nothing but calls and messages (texts only no mms/pics), no mobile data of any kind.
Is there a place where the current bootloader priority for some/or all of the various s7 roms (carrier &/or custom) can be looked up? I was considering using a custom rom but need to pick something that will flash with the firmware I have now and work with T-Mobile network. Ideally I would rather use stock carrier rom, since I'm really just a noob trying to use a Sprint phone on T-Mobile network. I really dont want another failed flash and to have to waste more time setting my phone back up with the partial functionality it has now. I'll wait if necessary but I wanted to ask about the bootloader priority and to see if anyone had any other suggestions. Thanks!

lvpre said:
Gotta wait a month or so and hope they update it as well.
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Sorry for the question is this new bootloader locked or unlocked. if it is unlocked you can flash a custom bootloader and with that you can flash any rom you like.

Vilis A said:
I have the same problem, no mobile data is killing my functionality. Regardless of whether or not I'm connected to a T-mobile APN I get nothing but calls and messages (texts only no mms/pics), no mobile data of any kind.
Is there a place where the current bootloader priority for some/or all of the various s7 roms (carrier &/or custom) can be looked up? I was considering using a custom rom but need to pick something that will flash with the firmware I have now and work with T-Mobile network. Ideally I would rather use stock carrier rom, since I'm really just a noob trying to use a Sprint phone on T-Mobile network. I really dont want another failed flash and to have to waste more time setting my phone back up with the partial functionality it has now. I'll wait if necessary but I wanted to ask about the bootloader priority and to see if anyone had any other suggestions. Thanks!
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Just read Ivpre's post today on a 930p thread, bootloader version is the 9th digit in the firmware name.

How can one determine whether or not the bootloader is locked
pippone121263 said:
Sorry for the question is this new bootloader locked or unlocked. if it is unlocked you can flash a custom bootloader and with that you can flash any rom you like.
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I'm sure I'm asking a noob question but there is a very good reason for that
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Vilis A said:
I have the same problem, no mobile data is killing my functionality. Regardless of whether or not I'm connected to a T-mobile APN I get nothing but calls and messages (texts only no mms/pics), no mobile data of any kind.
Is there a place where the current bootloader priority for some/or all of the various s7 roms (carrier &/or custom) can be looked up? I was considering using a custom rom but need to pick something that will flash with the firmware I have now and work with T-Mobile network. Ideally I would rather use stock carrier rom, since I'm really just a noob trying to use a Sprint phone on T-Mobile network. I really dont want another failed flash and to have to waste more time setting my phone back up with the partial functionality it has now. I'll wait if necessary but I wanted to ask about the bootloader priority and to see if anyone had any other suggestions. Thanks!
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Hi. I just joined T-Mobile from Sprint. I entered the APN settings recommended on the tmobile help site, which only worked for about 5 minutes. After calling customer service, I was directed to create another APN profile, basically identical to the one I had originally done, without deleting the first one. After saving and selecting the new profile, go to Settings>General Management>Reset>Reset Network Settings. Push the button to make it so then power cycle. Mine has worked ever since. Of course that was only Monday but still. The tech said that the majority of the time it works although he could not explain why. I talked my wife through the same procedure on her S7 Edge and on hers mms doesn't work. Don't know why.

What is the difference between the G955U and the G955U1?

I have a G955U1, is this ANY different than the G955U? Besides the name, I mean. Can I flash G955U firmware on my G955U1? Thanks.

G955U is USA carrier locked and G955U1 USA Unlocked

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G955U is USA carrier locked and G955U1 USA Unlocked
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Sorry for the noob question does this mean I can install G955U1 USA Unlocked firmware on my G955U carrier locked without any issues

turboedm said:
I have a G955U1, is this ANY different than the G955U? Besides the name, I mean. Can I flash G955U firmware on my G955U1? Thanks.
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Simply put. There is no bloat. You'll get all the features samsung intended on their phones. You won't get features from carrier phones.

but in G955U1 the bootloader is locked

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G955U is USA carrier locked and G955U1 USA Unlocked
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If I flash the U1 firmware on my phone with 955U, will I be able to return back to 955U if I do not like it?? What is the advantage of U1 on my ATT 955U phone??

tailgunner9 said:
If I flash the U1 firmware on my phone with 955U, will I be able to return back to 955U if I do not like it?? What is the advantage of U1 on my ATT 955U phone??
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I have been asking a lot about this myself. i am on tmobile. not sure if i want to make the leap to unlocked. want to keep visual voicemail, wifi calling, rcs support and what not. but i want to get in on the beta for pie. running drl7 now but the video bug with netflix and what not is annoying.

The u1 is bootloader locked. The u firmware is bootloader locked
If you own a u device and it is not sim unlocked the only advantage u1 firmware give is carrier bloat.
The u1 firmware can be flashed on a u device. But other than listed above no other perks come from this.

TheMadScientist said:
The u1 is bootloader locked. The u firmware is bootloader locked
If you own a u device and it is not sim unlocked the only advantage u1 firmware give is carrier bloat.
The u1 firmware can be flashed on a u device. But other than listed above no other perks come from this.
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I can semi-confirm this. From the recovery menu I can select bootloader and it boots to SOMETHING.....but it looks like it's booting to their downloader version and not what people would traditionally see from a normal bootloader screen. I do know this screen does NOT work for having the phone detected by Platform Tools so no way to use that at all as far as I can see. UGH. I swear I should have just bought a Pixel 2 when I had the chance. GODS Samsung is annoying. :crying:

RangerVegas said:
I can semi-confirm this. From the recovery menu I can select bootloader and it boots to SOMETHING.....but it looks like it's booting to their downloader version and not what people would traditionally see from a normal bootloader screen. I do know this screen does NOT work for having the phone detected by Platform Tools so no way to use that at all as far as I can see. UGH. I swear I should have just bought a Pixel 2 when I had the chance. GODS Samsung is annoying. :crying:
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Your not god

RangerVegas said:
I can semi-confirm this. From the recovery menu I can select bootloader and it boots to SOMETHING.....but it looks like it's booting to their downloader version and not what people would traditionally see from a normal bootloader screen. I do know this screen does NOT work for having the phone detected by Platform Tools so no way to use that at all as far as I can see. UGH. I swear I should have just bought a Pixel 2 when I had the chance. GODS Samsung is annoying. :crying:
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When you click reboot to bootloader it takes you to what as known as download mode which is how we flash stock firmware. And maybe a couple other things but yea mainly for stock firms. Its used by a program called odin and the latest is 3.13 i believe.

TheMadScientist said:
When you click reboot to bootloader it takes you to what as known as download mode which is how we flash stock firmware. And maybe a couple other things but yea mainly for stock firms. Its used by a program called odin and the latest is 3.13 i believe.
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Yea hopefully someone will respond to my main question in the noobie thread. Or maybe you would know. So I know Odin is the program Samsung uses to load new ROM on a phone. And I thought I read somewhere that there was a modified version of Odin that someone made that could install new/different ROM's. But I also saw in another message that either the current version of Odin, or the current version of the modified Odin could still load other ROM's and that someone had tested this. So that was my original primary question.
Is there a way I can use one or the other to load a Stock Android Pie ROM like what might come with a Pixel so I can avoid all the garbageware from Samsung? Or is there a chance doing that, that I would have some of my hardware features disabled since that seems to be an issue loading a ROM from another phone? And if so. Has anyone made a ROM for Samsung phones with all the garbage programs removed? Or is it still too early in the release of Pie for Samsung for that to be a reality right now?
Thank You for the info.

RangerVegas said:
Yea hopefully someone will respond to my main question in the noobie thread. Or maybe you would know. So I know Odin is the program Samsung uses to load new ROM on a phone. And I thought I read somewhere that there was a modified version of Odin that someone made that could install new/different ROM's. But I also saw in another message that either the current version of Odin, or the current version of the modified Odin could still load other ROM's and that someone had tested this. So that was my original primary question.
Is there a way I can use one or the other to load a Stock Android Pie ROM like what might come with a Pixel so I can avoid all the garbageware from Samsung? Or is there a chance doing that, that I would have some of my hardware features disabled since that seems to be an issue loading a ROM from another phone? And if so. Has anyone made a ROM for Samsung phones with all the garbage programs removed? Or is it still too early in the release of Pie for Samsung for that to be a reality right now?
Thank You for the info.
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There is a pie beta I don't know if it is official yet. If you flash the unlocked firmware I've read you lose features like WiFi calling and volte. But I have not tried pie or unlocked firm ware on mine. There is a thread on installing safestrap then doing a rooted system images then from there depending on the flashed image if you do debloat. Again I haven't tried the new root method. I'm still on a really old revision from end of 2017

TheMadScientist said:
There is a pie beta I don't know if it is official yet. If you flash the unlocked firmware I've read you lose features like WiFi calling and volte. But I have not tried pie or unlocked firm ware on mine. There is a thread on installing safestrap then doing a rooted system images then from there depending on the flashed image if you do debloat. Again I haven't tried the new root method. I'm still on a really old revision from end of 2017
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Ok thanks for the info. So apparently right now it's just a bit too early to be trying to find a Pie ROM that would work with my phone and not loose some hardware features. Which I guess makes sense since Samsung is only just now releasing it for S9's I believe in european countries I guess primarily to make sure how they borked it with their own software and tweaking didn't totally screw up their phones. Heh.
Oddly enough I got all excited when I saw it said there was an update today, but all it was for was a security update to bring it up to "Feb 1st, 2019" Android security level.
Thanks for the info about things. :good:

tailgunner9 said:
If I flash the U1 firmware on my phone with 955U, will I be able to return back to 955U if I do not like it?? What is the advantage of U1 on my ATT 955U phone??
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YES you can Flash back to ATT U. I have done it.

What about "Smart View" (cellphone reflection in tv) in G955U1 with last Pie beta version (CRL2 -> ZSAB -> ZSBB -> ZSC2)... any issue

T0nyCr said:
What about "Smart View" (cellphone reflection in tv) in G955U1 with last Pie beta version (CRL2 -> ZSAB -> ZSBB -> ZSC2)... any issue
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Nope... none problem... everything ok:good:

TheMadScientist said:
When you click reboot to bootloader it takes you to what as known as download mode which is how we flash stock firmware. And maybe a couple other things but yea mainly for stock firms. Its used by a program called odin and the latest is 3.13 i believe.
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please I wnt clarification ...I bought g955u as used phone ..I hv oreo on it is stock from HK hongkong. and I know g955u is US variants can I flash US g955u1 firmware unlocked on it or g955u unlocked? am in Africa.
thanks

folusmile said:
please I wnt clarification ...I bought g955u as used phone ..I hv oreo on it is stock from HK hongkong. and I know g955u is US variants can I flash US g955u1 firmware unlocked on it or g955u unlocked? am in Africa.
thanks
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Yes you can flash the u1 firm Ware as long as its the same revision bootloader 5th digit from the last.
I think you have to flash the equal combination file first

TheMadScientist said:
Yes you can flash the u1 firm Ware as long as its the same revision bootloader 5th digit from the last.
I think you have to flash the equal combination file first
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Thanks
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TheMadScientist said:
Yes you can flash the u1 firm Ware as long as its the same revision bootloader 5th digit from the last.
I think you have to flash the equal combination file first
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I want to flash pie can I process?