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CSC Changing Help

I have the G955FD on the BRI (Taiwan) firmware. I live in Australia, and really want to use Samsung pay. How should I change my CSC from BRI to XSA? I've seen varying information here and on other sites. I want to keep my Google Play as Certified, still have OTAs and without tripping KNOX. Essentially like a standard phone from this region. I don't particularly care about Dual-SIM, but it'd be nice to still have.
Here is my current software information: imgur(dot)com/a/197z5 <-- I can't post links yet, remove this if not allowed.
Thanks for helping

jAyKEbAb said:
I have the G955FD on the BRI (Taiwan) firmware. I live in Australia, and really want to use Samsung pay. How should I change my CSC from BRI to XSA? I've seen varying information here and on other sites. I want to keep my Google Play as Certified, still have OTAs and without tripping KNOX. Essentially like a standard phone from this region. I don't particularly care about Dual-SIM, but it'd be nice to still have.
Here is my current software information: imgur(dot)com/a/197z5 <-- I can't post links yet, remove this if not allowed.
Thanks for helping
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Hi mate
Without root there are not many options ..
First F and FD firmwares are compatibles ( same device!! exynos to exynos) , you can flash an F firmware into an FD or vice versa
you could try to change your CSC to your SIM card CSC first
Check here
On the thread it shows how to add your SIM CSC to your current CSC config , if it work you may end up with a configuration like BRI/BRI/XSA , in my case I got TPA/TPA/PCW , TPA was the software default and PCW sims CSC. I do not have Samsung pay so i do not know if that change will be enough to make it work. Back up you need to factory reset for this.
The other option is to flash a full XSA firmware ( use a G955F firmware) , read here how to do it
BACK UP before you do anything

MAX 404 said:
Hi mate
Without root there are not many options ..
First F and FD firmwares are compatibles ( same device!! exynos to exynos) , you can flash an F firmware into an FD or vice versa
you could try to change your CSC to your SIM card CSC first
Check here
On the thread it shows how to add your SIM CSC to your current CSC config , if it work you may end up with a configuration like BRI/BRI/XSA , in my case I got TPA/TPA/PCW , TPA was the software default and PCW sims CSC. I do not have Samsung pay so i do not know if that change will be enough to make it work. Back up you need to factory reset for this.
The other option is to flash a full XSA firmware ( use a G955F firmware) , read here how to do it
BACK UP before you do anything
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Thank you very much! I'm now running XSA/XSA/XSA with a flash. Dual-SIM support is still there which surprised me. There were some issues with Odin, but I fixed them up after a while.

jAyKEbAb said:
Thank you very much! I'm now running XSA/XSA/XSA with a flash. Dual-SIM support is still there which surprised me. There were some issues with Odin, but I fixed them up after a while.
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Great news mate!!
Firmware is 100% same for F and FD so you should not see any difference at all , I asume also you got Samsung Pay working.
Good job!

I did the same when I had s8+. flashed TEL (Telstra) SM-G955F firmware which I got off Sammobile and worked like a treat. Samsung pay, VoLTE, Wifi Calling, Spam detection in calls worked as well.
I upgraded to S9+ and tried to do the same. The flash process works fine but CSC doesn't change. I am stuck on AFG CSC. Apparently it cant be done on S9 as Samsung is imposing multi CSC format.
Well, you are lucky one to have S8+. Enjoy

maximus81 said:
I did the same when I had s8+. flashed TEL (Telstra) SM-G955F firmware which I got off Sammobile and worked like a treat. Samsung pay, VoLTE, Wifi Calling, Spam detection in calls worked as well.
I upgraded to S9+ and tried to do the same. The flash process works fine but CSC doesn't change. I am stuck on AFG CSC. Apparently it cant be done on S9 as Samsung is imposing multi CSC format.
Well, you are lucky one to have S8+. Enjoy
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That's unfortunate
I'm curious why you flashed TEL instead of XSA, XSA is the unlocked version and it still has WiFi calling, VoLTE etc. I have an ALDImobile SIM (which uses Telstra) but I installed the unlocked version to have minimal bloatware and the stock boot logo.

jAyKEbAb said:
That's unfortunate
I'm curious why you flashed TEL instead of XSA, XSA is the unlocked version and it still has WiFi calling, VoLTE etc. I have an ALDImobile SIM (which uses Telstra) but I installed the unlocked version to have minimal bloatware and the stock boot logo.
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I tried both. First preference is always XSA but I tried TEL in anticipation that it may work
Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk

Is it possible to flash China SM-N9700 (CHC) with Hong Kong (TGY) / Taiwan (BRI) ROM?

One relative bought me a Samsung Note 10 from China. It's a very beautiful phone. However, it doesn't have Google Play Store, worst of all, the default search engine and location service is Baidu.
It seems the Chinese version of Note 10 has same Model number and specs to the ones for Hong Kong and Taiwan, so I tried flash the TGY and BRI firmware with Odin, but both failed when flashing "system.img.ext". Thanks for goodness, I was able to revive the phone with Odin by flashing it back with CHC chinese firmware.
Did I missed some important steps? Or is it possible to flash China SM-N9700 (CHC) with Hong Kong (TGY) / Taiwan (BRI) ROM?
Any advise is appreciated!
Thanks

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaahoooo!
Figured it our myself. It worked !!!!
The Chinese version of Samsung SM-N9700 is actually identical to Hong Kong / Taiwan version.
Here are the tips to rebrand it to Taiwan or Hong Kong version.
1. Download the official firmware of N9700 for Taiwan or Hong Kong (must be higher or same version of your device)
2. Boot into download mode
3. Use Odin to refresh, there are two CSC files in the firmware package, make sure to use the CSC_* file, DO NOT use the HOME_CSC* file it will cause failure on system.img.ext4 flash. Using the simple CSC_ file will wipe everything off your phone and put the phone back to the true factory state, make sure you backup your stuff if you want to keep anything on the device.
4. Enjoy the beautiful Note 10 with Google Play Store installed ))
!!! Warning, do not flash if you don't understand what I am talking about above!!!

Do you know if it's possible to install Android 10 beta on it ? Thanks
I have a n9700 HK me too

actupsp said:
Do you know if it's possible to install Android 10 beta on it ? Thanks
I have a n9700 HK me too
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I don't think there is Android 10 BETA for N9700 model yet.
Personally I have no interest to test the BETA even if it become available.

yeekli said:
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaahoooo!
Figured it our myself. It worked !!!!
The Chinese version of Samsung SM-N9700 is actually identical to Hong Kong / Taiwan version.
Here are the tips to rebrand it to Taiwan or Hong Kong version.
1. Download the official firmware of N9700 for Taiwan or Hong Kong (must be higher or same version of your device)
2. Boot into download mode
3. Use Odin to refresh, there are two CSC files in the firmware package, make sure to use the CSC_* file, DO NOT use the HOME_CSC* file it will cause failure on system.img.ext4 flash. Using the simple CSC_ file will wipe everything off your phone and put the phone back to the true factory state, make sure you backup your stuff if you want to keep anything on the device.
4. Enjoy the beautiful Note 10 with Google Play Store installed ))
!!! Warning, do not flash if you don't understand what I am talking about above!!!
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Guess that your Chinese version is equipped with 5G. How does the change in firmware affect this? Is 5G still available after flashing?

two5boy said:
Guess that your Chinese version is equipped with 5G. How does the change in firmware affect this? Is 5G still available after flashing?
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No idea, there won't be 5G coverage in my city for at least a couple of years, by that time, the Note 10 will be definitely retired.

yeekli said:
No idea, there won't be 5G coverage in my city for at least a couple of years, by that time, the Note 10 will be definitely retired.
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OK. Thanks. Trust that HK firmware won't have 5G.

Hi. I have the s10 plus smg9750 china version. I want to flash the Hong Kong firmware. Do i just flash the CSC for the latest Hong Kong version (which is the same version as my china version) or do I flash BL, AP etc? Can u give me a step by step approach to change my Chinese version to hong kong. I keep getting fail on Odin. Thanks

Question A525F (4G) native call recording

Hi,
I have A52 4G (A525F) with OLM (XME) firmware and would like to enable native call recording.
From reading Samsung forums I understand that ILO (Israel), THL (Thailand) and XID (Indonesia) CSC would allow native call recording.
The problem is that unlike for S20 etc, for A52 none of those CSC is included in OXM firmware, ILO is OJM and others are OLM, so it looks if I flash OXM firmware for A52 I would get nothing.
I don't care to pay for some credits with samkey, but the question is if samkey can set ILO CSC for OJM, not OXM firmware and if this would give me native call recording?
Or the only way available is to unlock the boot loader and root A52?
Really appreciate your help!
Thanks much.

a52b52 said:
Hi,
I have A52 4G (A525F) with OLM (XME) firmware and would like to enable native call recording.
From reading Samsung forums I understand that ILO (Israel), THL (Thailand) and XID (Indonesia) CSC would allow native call recording.
The problem is that unlike for S20 etc, for A52 none of those CSC is included in OXM firmware, ILO is OJM and others are OLM, so it looks if I flash OXM firmware for A52 I would get nothing.
I don't care to pay for some credits with samkey, but the question is if samkey can set ILO CSC for OJM, not OXM firmware and if this would give me native call recording?
Or the only way available is to unlock the boot loader and root A52?
Really appreciate your help!
Thanks much.
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If your bootloader is unlocked, you can flash another region's/country's firmware (with Odin). But changing to another CSC will force you to do a factory reset/wipe data.
Are you sure about native call recording for those CSC firmware versions?
I am on DBT (unlocked/unbranded German), and this does not have call recording.

On my previous Samsung phones (S9, S9 Plus, A50 and A51) I got a built-in Call Recording without any problems so I switched CSC to XXV. It was enough to flash Home CSC from Vietnam, and there was no need to reset to factory settings.
On my new A52, which had all the EUX CSC tags, that way doesn’t work.
I tried to flash only part of the XXV and THL firmware, and then the whole firmware and I couldn't get the built-in Call Recording.
I think the problem is that I download the XXV (Vietnam) or THL (Thailand) firmware, and after flashing it says: XME.
This should be addressed, so a way would be found to get a built-in Call Recorder.
EDIT:
I finally managed to get a built-in Call Recording. I flashed the INS (India) firmware, with Home CSC, so I didn't lose any data. All together it lasted 5 minutes and now Call Recording is working ...
My original CSC was EUX,EUX,EUX,EUX, now is: INS,INS,INS, EUX

darko150 said:
On my previous Samsung phones (S9, S9 Plus, A50 and A51) I got a built-in Call Recording without any problems so I switched CSC to XXV. It was enough to flash Home CSC from Vietnam, and there was no need to reset to factory settings.
On my new A52, which had all the EUX CSC tags, that way doesn’t work.
I tried to flash only part of the XXV and THL firmware, and then the whole firmware and I couldn't get the built-in Call Recording.
I think the problem is that I download the XXV (Vietnam) or THL (Thailand) firmware, and after flashing it says: XME.
This should be addressed, so a way would be found to get a built-in Call Recorder.
EDIT:
I finally managed to get a built-in Call Recording. I flashed the INS (India) firmware, with Home CSC, so I didn't lose any data. All together it lasted 5 minutes and now Call Recording is working ...
My original CSC was EUX,EUX,EUX,EUX, now is: INS,INS,INS, EUX
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Please explain a bit. Do you mean that you flashed :-
1) download and flashed INS firmware with INS CSC
OR
2) download INS firmware and EUX firmware then flashed INS firmware with EUX CSC
i'm sure many still wondering how to do this
thanks in advance

conis said:
Please explain a bit. Do you mean that you flashed :-
1) download and flashed INS firmware with INS CSC
OR
2) download INS firmware and EUX firmware then flashed INS firmware with EUX CSC
i'm sure many still wondering how to do this
thanks in advance
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I flashed the complete latest INS firmware via Odin. I put HOME CSC, so as not to lose all my data and applications.
The flashing ended in a few minutes, the cell phone restarted and everything was as before ... it offered me several apps from India, but I refused. If not, they can be uninstalled later.
I live in Europe, I have Croatian SIM card... no problem.
Updates come to me normally and regularly, there have been 2 since the flash.
In the Phone application, in Settings, you can select Call recording

I just noticed that the XFE firmware also doesn't have call recording. My previous phone had it with the EGY firmware. Strange, why wouldn't it just be enabled by default?

darko150 said:
I flashed the complete latest INS firmware via Odin. I put HOME CSC, so as not to lose all my data and applications.
The flashing ended in a few minutes, the cell phone restarted and everything was as before ... it offered me several apps from India, but I refused. If not, they can be uninstalled later.
I live in Europe, I have Croatian SIM card... no problem.
Updates come to me normally and regularly, there have been 2 since the flash.
In the Phone application, in Settings, you can select Call recording
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your method works !! i flashed all the files in INS Firmware except for CSC i put HOME CSC (included in INS firmware too)
now my firmware is INS INS INS XME (Look inside About Phone > Software Info)

darko150 said:
On my previous Samsung phones (S9, S9 Plus, A50 and A51) I got a built-in Call Recording without any problems so I switched CSC to XXV. It was enough to flash Home CSC from Vietnam, and there was no need to reset to factory settings.
On my new A52, which had all the EUX CSC tags, that way doesn’t work.
I tried to flash only part of the XXV and THL firmware, and then the whole firmware and I couldn't get the built-in Call Recording.
I think the problem is that I download the XXV (Vietnam) or THL (Thailand) firmware, and after flashing it says: XME.
This should be addressed, so a way would be found to get a built-in Call Recorder.
EDIT:
I finally managed to get a built-in Call Recording. I flashed the INS (India) firmware, with Home CSC, so I didn't lose any data. All together it lasted 5 minutes and now Call Recording is working ...
My original CSC was EUX,EUX,EUX,EUX, now is: INS,INS,INS, EUX
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Could you please and please take me through the steps in activating the native call recording on my Samsung A32 without losing my files. I'm disappointed Samsung didn't make this common feature available on their latest phones. Please help me.

Sorry, my English is bad for detailed instructions...

Is it possible to flash Home CSC alone in Odin?

Yes.
I now have all EUX and only Home CSC India (IND).
Everything works, I have a Call Recorder and I haven't lost any data when flashing.
You just have to use Home CSC from the same month as everything else (BL, AP, CP) is.

darko150 said:
Yes.
I now have all EUX and only Home CSC India (IND).
Everything works, I have a Call Recorder and I haven't lost any data when flashing.
You just have to use Home CSC from the same month as everything else (BL, AP, CP) is.
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Ah, so BL, AP & CP must be flashed along with Home CSC then

I'm not sure. It's probably enough to flash only Home Csc, but I haven't tried ... I flashed only home CSC on Galaxy S9 and Galaxy A50 and it worked

Can anyone with the call recording option enabled confirm the value of the following by running adb shell settings get system on computer (or other device)? These are the values I got on my device (call recording option not available in call settings) from adb shell settings list system:
Code:
record_call_storage_setting_value=0
record_calls_automatically_on_off=0
record_calls_automatically_type=0
record_calls_notification_on_off=1
for eg, to get the values for the first one, type adb shell settings get system record_call_storage_setting_value (after enabling USB debugging and connecting device to adb of course). Or conversely, do adb shell settings list system to get all the values (can also rerun replacing system with secure then global to get other values).

darko150 said:
I'm not sure. It's probably enough to flash only Home Csc, but I haven't tried ... I flashed only home CSC on Galaxy S9 and Galaxy A50 and it worked
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So I tried it and can confirm that simply flashing the Home CSC file alone in Odin for a different region but the same software version installed on the device changes the CSC (as expected), no data loss and I was able to get call recording option too. Flashed INS Home CSC over XME for the record. Just a couple notifications on restart asking to install new apps.

The only issue with the Indian firmware is that it might come with a bit more bloatware than other country's firmware. Don't know for sure though.

Call recording works with vowifi enabled if you flash indian rom?
Is vowifi available with indian rom and european peoviders (especially interested at vodafone or cosmote)

pdionisis said:
Call recording works with vowifi enabled if you flash indian rom?
Is vowifi available with indian rom and european peoviders (especially interested at vodafone or cosmote)
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Please update

As far as I know only Xiaomi with special ROM supports vowifi recording. This is why I abandonded samsung and went to Xiaomi .
At my Xiaomi with https://xiaomi.eu/community/ ROM it works.
Sorry Samsung you don't listen to your customers for years...

automatisms said:
Ah, so BL, AP & CP must be flashed along with Home CSC then
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Nope! Flash only the Home CSC.

Question How change from Firmware SM-S9080 to SM-S908E

Hey Guys,
I recently bought an China Version SM-S9080 but I need to install some apps but I can't because some region incompability, I tried to flash the SM-S908E version but have no luck,
Any Idea what or how can I flash it, or any other option?
Thanks!

I'm having a similiat problem, see this thread: Link, so far with no success for switching from 9080 to 908E.
However, if you problem is just about some Apps, then it might be enough to switch the CSC on the 9080, here is an explanation on how to flash a new firmware.
The reasn why youo need a new firmware is, that for the 9080 there are different Firwmares for each CSC. You can find those firmwares over here: Link
E.g., if you are currently running the China versions with CSC "CHC" then you can easily install the firmware with "BRI" (Taiwan) or "TRY" (Hong Kong) CSC.
Those two later version e.g. have all the Google apps and you also have access to Google Playstore, so you can install other Apps that are blocked in China.
However, if you *are* already in China then please be aware that you need to have a VPN connection to make use of all these options.

Question Not recieveing ota updates on unlocked s22 ultra from usa

Hello, i am using a samsung galaxy S22 ultra(SM-S908U)....
It is a usa unlocked piece currently using it in india and i am unable to recieve OTA updates since the day i bought it...the last security patch update it shows of is of May 1,2022....it shows it is running latest software version when tried to update the phone...
Service provider software version shows csc of the device as GCF,/GCF,GCF/XAA.
Full model number of the device is SM-S908UZKEVZW
Can anyone tell me how to get an ota update on this device and i also want to change its csc code to indian csc code so is it possible to do so without tripping the knox or bricking the phone....

pushkar0501 said:
Hello, i am using a samsung galaxy S22 ultra(SM-S908U)....
It is a usa unlocked piece currently using it in india and i am unable to recieve OTA updates since the day i bought it...the last security patch update it shows of is of May 1,2022....it shows it is running latest software version when tried to update the phone...
Service provider software version shows csc of the device as GCF,/GCF,GCF/XAA.
Full model number of the device is SM-S908UZKEVZW
Can anyone tell me how to get an ota update on this device and i also want to change its csc code to indian csc code so is it possible to do so without tripping the knox or bricking the phone....
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It is not possible to change CSC without tripping Knox. You must unlock the bootloader to change the CSC.

V0latyle said:
It is not possible to change CSC without tripping Knox. You must unlock the bootloader to change the CSC.
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I want to change my csc to indian csc (ins)....is it possible to change it from gcf and if yes how?

pushkar0501 said:
I want to change my csc to indian csc (ins)....is it possible to change it from gcf and if yes how?
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Unlock the bootloader and use Odin to flash OXM firmware. OXM is multi-CSC, so you should be able to change region to India.
Don't forget you can use the Search function to look for solutions to questions that have been asked many, many times before.

V0latyle said:
Unlock the bootloader and use Odin to flash OXM firmware. OXM is multi-CSC, so you should be able to change region to India.
Don't forget you can use the Search function to look for solutions to questions that have been asked many, many times before.
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My device has OYN multi-CSC and can't find anything about it on internet clearly which can solve my doubt...have shared Screen shots above

pushkar0501 said:
My device has OYN multi-CSC and can't find anything about it on internet clearly which can solve my doubt...have shared Screen shots above
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Really?
I don't think you tried hard enough
First result

V0latyle said:
Really?
I don't think you tried hard enough
First
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Have seen all those results already....my main concern is can i install INS csc on OYn multi-csc.....coz i didn't saw any particular search results for OYN multi-csc all were foe OXM only

pushkar0501 said:
Have seen all those results already....my main concern is can i install INS csc on OYn multi-csc.....coz i didn't saw any particular search results for OYN multi-csc all were foe OXM only
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If you unlock your bootloader, you can install any CSC you want, so you'd just download INS firmware and flash it using Odin.
Or, you can flash the OXM firmware and simply change the region to India, as I stated in my first reply.

Ok i got that now second major issue is that i cannot unlock my bootloader as my developers option is not showing oem unlocking

no need to unlock your bootloader to change the CSC, just use this application to do so
SamFw Tool 4.7.1 - Remove Samsung FRP one click
Hi Today, we introducing SamFw FRP Tool version 4.7.1 Main function: Remove FRP with one click Change CSC with one click Remove FRP for new se...
samfw.com
and you can check the part on this post on how to change the csc
Enable & Select Bands thru Dialer (S22 Fam) /CSC CHANGE (S22 & MORE)
***Tested on S908U & S908U1*** But not limited, to those specific models. S22 Family should also be compatible as well...as the NEW FOLD 4. Thanks @Abaddon BAND SELECTION: To ENABLE all bands, please do the following: (See pictures attached...
forum.xda-developers.com
Please note you can't change it to Indian CSC, only US based CSC since your phone is from the US

Thankx

PapaDocta said:
no need to unlock your bootloader to change the CSC, just use this application to do so
SamFw Tool 4.7.1 - Remove Samsung FRP one click
Hi Today, we introducing SamFw FRP Tool version 4.7.1 Main function: Remove FRP with one click Change CSC with one click Remove FRP for new se...
samfw.com
and you can check the part on this post on how to change the csc
Enable & Select Bands thru Dialer (S22 Fam) /CSC CHANGE (S22 & MORE)
***Tested on S908U & S908U1*** But not limited, to those specific models. S22 Family should also be compatible as well...as the NEW FOLD 4. Thanks @Abaddon BAND SELECTION: To ENABLE all bands, please do the following: (See pictures attached...
forum.xda-developers.com
Please note you can't change it to Indian CSC, only US based CSC since your phone is from the US
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Can you suggest best US based csc with regular ota updates as i am not getting ota update on gcf....stuck on may security patch update....
Can GCF based devices get ota updates i read it in someone's post that they can be only updated via odin or sideloading

GCF gives more LTE and 5G bands support so maybe that's why your phone has it set on that. You can change it to XAA as it's bloatware free and gets regular updates.

PapaDocta said:
GCF gives more LTE and 5G bands support so maybe that's why your phone has it set on that. You can change it to XAA as it's bloatware free and gets regular updates.
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Wanted to ask it just out of curiosity....there is no way to change my csc from USA version to Indain version....by any means?

I don't think this is possible... and that's why Samsung has different variants for different countries ...

Okkk....
But by any chance u get to know that it can be changed to Indian csc please do let me know it will be very helpful

Thinking of flashing this firmware update via odin....device model number : SM-S908UZKEVZW
Region:VZW

OP, Are you sure it is an "unlocked" version? Based on he last three charactors of the model# you provided says it is a Verizon branded phone. Yes, technically it was unlocked after 60 days, but since you are not connected to Verizon's network, that may be the reason you are not getting OTA updates.
SM-S908UZKEVZW | Galaxy S22 Ultra 256GB (Verizon) Phantom Black | Samsung Business
Discover the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 256GB (Verizon) in Phantom Black (SM-S908UZKEVZW), the phone that lets you work and collaborate on the go in ways you never thought possible.
www.samsung.com
As for unlocking the bootloader, none of the US variants' bootloaders are unlockable.

I changed my csc code from GCF to USC and now in sim card manager settings it is showing only sim1 option and esim no sim2 option is available