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What is the unlocked G920T?

Best Buy sells an unlocked version of the G920T - http://goo.gl/bk4ukE
It's not T-Mobile. It's unlocked and has no carrier bloat - just the usual Samsung stuff. It shows "4G" for LTE. (Edit: Correction - after the OTA referenced below, it shows H+ and LTE)
It came with 5.1.1 out of the box, build ending in COG3.
It had a 272mb software update immediately available that took it up to the build ending in COK1 and added the Android Security Patch Level line showing 2015-11-01.
Just curious how this model fits into the other unlocked models (f, i, etc.). Did Samsung simply take the T-Mobile model and sell a variant unlocked with no T-Mobile influence?

Sorry to bump this but I'm seeing a few more of these in the wild now and trying to figure it out. It's gotta have the same internals as the T-Mobile variant since the model number is the same, I'm assuming anyway? The full model is SM-G920TZKAX, but the packaging and phone just shorten it to T. The T-Mobile model is SM-G920TZDATMB. I guess knowing what the letters after G920T mean would be helpful.

From what I've read it appears to be a unlocked version of the T-Mobile variant. Can't find much information about it.
I purchased the unlocked version from Best Buy yesterday for $450. Rooted it and could not be happier.
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grneyez said:
From what I've read it appears to be a unlocked version of the T-Mobile variant. Can't find much information about it.
I purchased the unlocked version from Best Buy yesterday for $450. Rooted it and could not be happier.
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What method did you use? I'm concerned about doing any mods due to not having the right software to flash back to (which we don't have right?).

I used the follow root method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/galaxy-s6-root-5-1-1-variants-t3147074
As for going back to stock, you can always use smart switch, or ODIN back to stock rom.
jntdroid said:
What method did you use? I'm concerned about doing any mods due to not having the right software to flash back to (which we don't have right?).
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grneyez said:
I used the follow root method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/galaxy-s6-root-5-1-1-variants-t3147074
As for going back to stock, you can always use smart switch, or ODIN back to stock rom.
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It's been so long on a Samsung device... no idea what smart switch is. Need to do some reading to get caught up. Thx

Smart Switch replaced Samsung Kies, which replaced Odin. Welcome
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I just bought this yesterday as an open box for $380. I was worried that is wouldn't have LTE band 17 for AT&T as the normal 920T is listed as missing this band. The Best Buy version does have band 17 and I'm connected on it now. Very happy with the phone so far.

rzracer2 said:
I just bought this yesterday as an open box for $380. I was worried that is wouldn't have LTE band 17 for AT&T as the normal 920T is listed as missing this band. The Best Buy version does have band 17 and I'm connected on it now. Very happy with the phone so far.
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How can you tell what bands it has?

jntdroid said:
How can you tell what bands it has?
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I downloaded LTE Discovery from the play store and it tells you what band you are connected to.
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I downloaded LTE Discovery from the play store and it tells you what band you are connected to.
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you can also see the specs for the phone on Samsung's website. http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SM-G920TZKAXAR
4G FDD LTE: B1(2100), B2(1900),B3(1800),B4 (AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B12(700),B17(700),B20(800)

Firmware?
Love the phone with no carrier bloatware, would have preferred 64GB but I can make due. I would like to root it but not without having factory firmware to fall back on. Even though it's a 920T it's has no T-Mobile apps so I'm pretty sure I can't load a T-Mobile ROM on it. If anyone runs across formware for a SM-G920TZKAXAR PLEASE let us know. TIA

Does this work with Samsung Pay?
Has anyone tried getting this to work with Samsung Pay? I saw on a Slickdeals thread that it will not work ... would love confirmation.
Also, and I know this is a very, very slight chance anyone will know this, but -- will this work with my old, granfathered T-Zones data plan?

diznanl said:
Has anyone tried getting this to work with Samsung Pay? I saw on a Slickdeals thread that it will not work ... would love confirmation.
Also, and I know this is a very, very slight chance anyone will know this, but -- will this work with my old, granfathered T-Zones data plan?
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Samsung pay is working on mine
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i bought this phone too and im att network. do i use tmobile or att for mods?

Yes
rzracer2 said:
Love the phone with no carrier bloatware, would have preferred 64GB but I can make due. I would like to root it but not without having factory firmware to fall back on. Even though it's a 920T it's has no T-Mobile apps so I'm pretty sure I can't load a T-Mobile ROM on it. If anyone runs across formware for a SM-G920TZKAXAR PLEASE let us know. TIA
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Yes. You can load T-Mobile firmware onto it. You just get all the TMobile extra stuff. Thats the same "unlocked" model sold by Rent A Center.

Marshmallow now available
I'm on sm-g920tzkaxar. Marshmallow is downloading on my phone right now!... See attached.
Thanks,
diznanl

diznanl said:
I'm on sm-g920tzkaxar. Marshmallow is downloading on my phone right now!... See attached.
Thanks,
diznanl
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Anyone get 7.0 running on g920tzkaxar yet?

knightboy09 said:
Anyone get 7.0 running on g920tzkaxar yet?
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I'm also curious about this.
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Bump?
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grobillard said:
Bump?
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Currently this variant is awaiting official upgrade, most nougat roms are not going to work fully as call audio is broken, you may need to wait till official update is released to have all functions.

Tmobile and Sprint get updates first.

So is it normal for Tmobile and Sprint go get updates first?
Looks like they have an update rolling out starting last night.
Anyone get one on AT&T yet. Might jump per to Tmobile firmware if They get all the updates first.
Also what security patch is the U1 firmware on? I know Samsung made some promises after the unlocked S7 that they would be better at pushing out updates directly to that phone. If they get better with those updates I'd switch to that firmware I think as well.

Yes, T-Mobile & Sprint are faster generally.
As for Samsung's promise to step up support for the U phones, I guess it's too early to tell. With that said, however, Samsung recently pushed out the May update for the 935U which was a pleasant surprise. So far after Samsung's promise, the 935U has gotten the updates 2 months in a row instead of once every 3 months.
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AT&T S8 Plus adb update which will be the OTA soon here's mines!
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optimummind said:
Yes, T-Mobile & Sprint are faster generally.
As for Samsung's promise to step up support for the U phones, I guess it's too early to tell. With that said, however, Samsung recently pushed out the May update for the 935U which was a pleasant surprise. So far after Samsung's promise, the 935U has gotten the updates 2 months in a row instead of once every 3 months.
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Well keep us updated on how fast they get the updates to the Unlocked phone firmware.
Are you on May 1st security patch or June is security patch?

ShrekOpher said:
Well keep us updated on how fast they get the updates to the Unlocked phone firmware.
Are you on May 1st security patch or June is security patch?
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On the May 2017 security patch.

ShrekOpher said:
Well keep us updated on how fast they get the updates to the Unlocked phone firmware.
Are you on May 1st security patch or June is security patch?
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Well, the unlocked phones got updated before us.
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dtomlin said:
Well, the unlocked phones got updated before us.
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Did they get an update already? I thought they just started out on the May patch, are they on the June patch already?
If it's going to be that far ahead I'll switch to that firmware right away.

AT&T update live now. I can't download yet, no wifi.
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Mine just updated to AQEF, May Security patch level.

May? Can you reconfirm this? Unlocked is June.
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Just installed AQEF and it says May 1, 2017 for the Android security patch level.

draconas said:
Just installed AQEF and it says May 1, 2017 for the Android security patch level.
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Yeah so is the AT&T firmware really a whole MONTH behind the Unlocked Firmware?
That blows my mind. Also really is pushing me towards switching to the Unlocked firmware.
Screen shot below of the AT&T firmware version numbers.

dtomlin said:
May? Can you reconfirm this? Unlocked is June.
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I'm downloading now.. Will confirm exactly what this is

luch4galaxy said:
I'm downloading now.. Will confirm exactly what this is
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It's the June security patch.

ShrekOpher said:
So is it normal for Tmobile and Sprint go get updates first?
Looks like they have an update rolling out starting last night.
Anyone get one on AT&T yet. Might jump per to Tmobile firmware if They get all the updates first.
Also what security patch is the U1 firmware on? I know Samsung made some promises after the unlocked S7 that they would be better at pushing out updates directly to that phone. If they get better with those updates I'd switch to that firmware I think as well.
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AT&T always last, man

If all it is is the June patch, then at&t is way ahead.
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dtomlin said:
If all it is is the June patch, then at&t is way ahead.
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It also enables the ability to toggle/hide the bottom navigation bar. Which I'm pumped about

US version, firmware question.

Only have phone for a few days, no issues. Checking firmware versions available at Asus site, the one I have is not shown.
1906.5-0 is the one I have, no OTA updates available but too afraid to try newer versions available on the website.
Any other US version on this?
Shouldn't this be a normal WW version firmware wise?
Thanks

I'm on August security patch. That's most recently. Just updated after next day when I got the phone.
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Ok, I'm sorry for the useless thread, for some reason it did not received any OTA but went ahead and did it manually and now is on the latest, I was just scared due to the motherboard issues.

Litoven said:
Ok, I'm sorry for the useless thread, for some reason it did not received any OTA but went ahead and did it manually and now is on the latest, I was just scared due to the motherboard issues.
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Ohh that update. They pulled it of the shelves while U.S customer waiting for shipment of this phone.
How you liking it?
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Litoven said:
Ok, I'm sorry for the useless thread, for some reason it did not received any OTA but went ahead and did it manually and now is on the latest, I was just scared due to the motherboard issues.
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You mean you flashed WW firmware to us version phone and it works?

liulinglll said:
You mean you flashed WW firmware to us version phone and it works?
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WW_16.1220.1908.191_0 is what mine just updated to...U.S. version on stock rom

liulinglll said:
You mean you flashed WW firmware to us version phone and it works?
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The US version is a WW version.

x1tymez said:
Ohh that update. They pulled it of the shelves while U.S customer waiting for shipment of this phone.
How you liking it?
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I'm genuinely loving it, the only "cons" I've found so far are the weight, the provided case being too slippery.
And the most stupid and funny was testing Cerberus when it takes a pic of you when you introduce a bad pin/pattern too much.
The cam raising and hiding by itself is very stealthy, lol.

Anyone one A.23 - A.25 able to update yet?

Still nothing for me, post here if use get a fix

kevinireland11 said:
Still nothing for me, post here if use get a fix
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Hi mate, just posted in the update thread, OTA update received today on my A.23 version :victory:

kevinireland11 said:
Still nothing for me, post here if use get a fix
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Still nothing for me either :/

I'm on a.30 and have July patch already? Am in the UK
Does this one bring region back

Texan1 said:
Hi mate, just posted in the update thread, OTA update received today on my A.23 version :victory:
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WHERE are you in the world

mancuk29 said:
WHERE are you in the world
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Australia.
Also, I never had that region setting disappear, from what I could gather it only happened to those who tried the Android 11 beta then used the rollback file to Android 10?

I'm on A.29 right now. I just got notified 5 minutes ago and updated straight away.

Texan1 said:
Australia.
Also, I never had that region setting disappear, from what I could gather it only happened to those who tried the Android 11 beta then used the rollback file to Android 10?
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I had no region out of the box and have never updated to android 11... Am on. 30 on my firmware am very confused by oppo and their updates

I was on A.15 since out of box, no OTA received, I have updated manually to CPH2025_11_A.23.
Now again everyone is talking about A.30 but no OTA for me even via VPN.??
Region is UAE. Model CPH2025 global, 5G and volte is working no issue...
Any clue why not receiving OTA at all.

Well this is there response to me.
Ino we are at are own risk installing these builds but not to have a dodgy rollback file that they send to us! So now apparently we all have to send are devices away.

anasmhds said:
I was on A.15 since out of box, no OTA received, I have updated manually to CPH2025_11_A.23.
Now again everyone is talking about A.30 but no OTA for me even via VPN.
Region is UAE. Model CPH2025 global, 5G and volte is working no issue...
Any clue why not receiving OTA at all.
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I honestly done know, I'm on A.25 and apparently I have a bugged version that completely stops me from updating unless I send it away

kevinireland11 said:
I honestly done know, I'm on A.25 and apparently I have a bugged version that completely stops me from updating unless I send it away
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I don't no why they just can't update there website with the latest version to download

kevinireland11 said:
I honestly done know, I'm on A.25 and apparently I have a bugged version that completely stops me from updating unless I send it away
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Don't assume you've got a "bugged" version of software. Remember up until today those of us on A.23 couldn't get the update, even by using the VPN method but it didn't mean we had faulty software. Today the update then appeared for us as an OTA as normal.
Perhaps your A.25 version just needs to wait a bit longer and you'll eventually get the update sent to your phone as usual.

Texan1 said:
Don't assume you've got a "bugged" version of software. Remember up until today those of us on A.23 couldn't get the update, even by using the VPN method but it didn't mean we had faulty software. Today the update then appeared for us as an OTA as normal.
Perhaps your A.25 version just needs to wait a bit longer and you'll eventually get the update sent to your phone as usual.
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Yeah hopefully, it's just that I wouldn't want to send the phone away

Checked after reading this thread and got A.29
I'm in Pakistan

Is this July firmware update or another update after that's been released

mancuk29 said:
Is this July firmware update or another update after that's been released
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If you're on July patch you're on the latest

Texan1 said:
Australia.
Also, I never had that region setting disappear, from what I could gather it only happened to those who tried the Android 11 beta then used the rollback file to Android 10?
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I'm in aus but haven't received the update yet. Did you get through a phone provider? I'm with optus, I also don't have a region setting and I've never installed Android 11

Hey guys, just connect through VPN to Germany, and it will find A30. Downloading it now

leoking3 said:
Hey guys, just connect through VPN to Germany, and it will find A30. Downloading it now [/QUOTE
Mmm not for me, I did the rollback thing and still stucked on A.25 bugged firmware, nothing happens when using VPN somewhere yet
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General New firmware

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Let's hope this helps with battery life somewhat
Mod, please move this to general section. Apologies

That's great news, was a bit worried about security update coming back to Samsung.
I think the battery is acceptable 4 to 5 hours screen on time, no dark mode and on high brightness.

lawtq said:
Mod, please move this to general section. Apologies
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Click the 3 dots at the top right and choose edit thread, then click question to change it.

twistedumbrella said:
Click the 3 dots at the top right and choose edit thread, then click question to change it.
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Top geezer. Only been on xda 54 years and could not find it! In my defence I've never incorrectly started a thread in thy wrong place.
Now let's get updating!

lawtq said:
Top geezer. Only been on xda 54 years and could not find it! In my defence I've never incorrectly started a thread in thy wrong place.
Now let's get updating!
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Took me a few days to realize I could set it when I got back. Thought I had been gone so long that I was locked out of general posts.

I've downloaded it on Frija. Will flash later

johnny8910 said:
I've downloaded it on Frija. Will flash later
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What csc did you look for, to find it in Frija?

XEU

Is anyone here on the AT&T variant? If so, have you gotten your update yet?

This is what I'm on.

rogerandgina06 said:
Is anyone here on the AT&T variant? If so, have you gotten your update yet?
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It was released in Ireland, but it typically releases for the unlocked variants before the carriers.

Oh, ok.

Haven't noticed any big difference yet. Still digging around.

johnny8910 said:
Haven't noticed any big difference yet. Still digging around.
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Where are you from? For UK still nothing...

Barmenchik said:
Where are you from? For UK still nothing...
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He updated manually via odin.

rogerandgina06 said:
Is anyone here on the AT&T variant? If so, have you gotten your update yet?
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In my experience, AT&T will be the last US carrier to upgrade. Just use Frija and get the latest built from another US carrier, like TMB for example.

Stuart R said:
In my experience, AT&T will be the last US carrier to upgrade. Just use Frija and get the latest built from another US carrier, like TMB for example.
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I would do so but I don’t have a desktop at the moment…

Stuart R said:
In my experience, AT&T will be the last US carrier to upgrade. Just use Frija and get the latest built from another US carrier, like TMB for example.
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It's not available in the US yet.

twistedumbrella said:
It's not available in the US yet.
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True. TMB does have a very slightly newer build (AUGB) than what came on the AT&T version but it still has the July security patch.