Hey guys and gals!
I made a horrible mistake I ordered the Note 20 Ultra on trading-shenzhen since I really wanted that snapdragon CPU. (I'm from Europe)
Now it seems that the blame is on me... because I realize that I can't download any apps with the pre-installed Google Play app.
So my one and only Idea now would be to install an international ROM BUT for the model SM-N9860 I can only find national ROMs/ from within the region of china.
Am I out of options here? ... Sammobile tells me that the newest German Firmware needs the Model SM-N986B
From my research it should be possible to change between regions.
My current plan is to go from my firmware (N9860ZCU1BTK3) to this: N986BXXU1ATGI
While following this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/i-successfully-changed-the-csc-of-my-sm-n986b-ds-exynos.4163629/
Thank you for your time and answer!
With kind regards
Chris
Try the HK ROM. I have the n9860 and it has everything. You got the best international device.
ekerbuddyeker said:
Try the HK ROM. I have the n9860 and it has everything. You got the best international device.
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Oh! So you say there is a ROM from the same Region with all the google apps?
Your talking about that one?
Download Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G SM-N9860 TGY Hong Kong N9860ZSU1BTK3 firmware
Fast download latest Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G firmware SM-N9860 from Hong Kong with N9860ZSU1BTK3 and Android version 10
www.sammobile.com
Also: Since it's the same region... I dont need to worry about knox, right? Stock firmware from the same region wont trigger it? And what about OTA Updates? I think when I just go ahead and flash the HL rom by using:
BL
AP
CS
CSC HOME TO SAVE DATE
... OTA updates will stop in future right?
Sorry for those questions...in past I never cared about those 2 but this timeI kinda do ^^
I'm using a Hong Kong N9860 TGY in the UK. Mostly everything works as one would hope, except...
Samsung Pay is no good (needs a Hong Kong bank card), but Google Pay is fine.
5G only works on some networks, but not all.
Firmware updates are running a bit behind. Despite an update in December the phone only has November security updates so far.
But that seems about it.
tdodd said:
I'm using a Hong Kong N9860 TGY in the UK. Mostly everything works as one would hope, except...
Samsung Pay is no good (needs a Hong Kong bank card), but Google Pay is fine.
5G only works on some networks, but not all.
Firmware updates are running a bit behind. Despite an update in December the phone only has November security updates so far.
But that seems about it.
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Sounds good to me!
in regard of my previous message... how did you flash the HK rom? did you manage to keep OTA updates and knox?
cmg15326 said:
Sounds good to me!
in regard of my previous message... how did you flash the HK rom? did you manage to keep OTA updates and knox?
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I haven't flashed anything. I'm using the stock Hong Kong TGY ROM that came with the phone and I've had a few OTA updates since receiving the phone in early October.
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I haven't flashed anything. I'm using the stock Hong Kong TGY ROM that came with the phone and I've had a few OTA updates since receiving the phone in early October.
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dang! okay so I will wait for the reply of ekerbuddyeker ... hoping that he needed to flash it
seems I simply wasnt lucky to get this ROM from start
BUT I start getting the feeling that I overcomplicate things in this case.
Before I always used CFW + Root on my phones when I used odin. I never simply flashed another Stock ROM... And it seems when you flash a Stock ROM from the same region your phone is currently in:
1. you wont trigger knox
2. you will keep the OTA updates
since Stock ROMs don't break those?
cmg15326 said:
dang! okay so I will wait for the reply of ekerbuddyeker ... hoping that he needed to flash it
seems I simply wasnt lucky to get this ROM from start
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Do you need to flash a new ROM at all, or simply change CSC?
Oh, and I don't think it would be wise to flash a US ROM onto a Chinese model, especially for use in Europe/Germany.
tdodd said:
Do you need to flash a new ROM at all, or simply change CSC?
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To be honest... even if I rooted my phones years ago... I never heared about CSC before that guide I saw today. I'm not so sure if it would work for this as well.
Cause in the guide it seems to be critical to not connect to the internet after the ROM is flashed / fresh installed.
and I guess since the Playstore is somehow totally messed up on my device flashing the HK rom kinda feels "cleaner"?
My only concern right now besides OTA and Knox would be that everything is in chinese once I flashed the ROM haha
What is the csc of your phone? My phone is BRI & its from Taiwan & everything is working just fine.
RISHI RAJ said:
What is the csc of your phone? My phone is BRI & its from Taiwan & everything is working just fine.
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CHC? at least I think so
Greetings to all!
My friend ordered the same phone from same seller just to have the Snapdragon version and he is really fed up! So what you guys suggest him to do?His baseband is N9860ZCU1CUA2.What about HK firmware?Does it also have Chinese craps?His phone is full of Chinese apps,notifications etc without playstore.(When phone updated to Android 11)Any help would be really appreciated.
cmg15326 said:
Oh! So you say there is a ROM from the same Region with all the google apps?
Your talking about that one?
Download Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G SM-N9860 TGY Hong Kong N9860ZSU1BTK3 firmware
Fast download latest Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G firmware SM-N9860 from Hong Kong with N9860ZSU1BTK3 and Android version 10
www.sammobile.com
Also: Since it's the same region... I dont need to worry about knox, right? Stock firmware from the same region wont trigger it? And what about OTA Updates? I think when I just go ahead and flash the HL rom by using:
BL
AP
CS
CSC HOME TO SAVE DATE
... OTA updates will stop in future right?
Sorry for those questions...in past I never cared about those 2 but this timeI kinda do ^^
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kos25k said:
Greetings to all!
My friend ordered the same phone from same seller just to have the Snapdragon version and he is really fed up! So what you guys suggest him to do?His baseband is N9860ZCU1CUA2.What about HK firmware?Does it also have Chinese craps?His phone is full of Chinese apps,notifications etc without playstore.(When phone updated to Android 11)Any help would be really appreciated.
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Just flash the latest full TGY ROM Bro. But use the other CSC not "HOME CSC". Factory reset is required in this case as your phone will change ROM and CSC.
You can download full TGY ROM fast using FRIJA
tribalfs said:
Just flash the latest full TGY ROM Bro. But use the other CSC not "HOME CSC". Factory reset is required in this case as your phone will change ROM and CSC.
You can download full TGY ROM fast using FRIJA
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Ohh thanks!The other csc will be included in this program?Also from which region is this firmware?
Hey dudes,sorry for bothering again.So my only solution is to flash Hong Kong rom?If i flash some European rom i will brick it?
kos25k said:
Hey dudes,sorry for bothering again.So my only solution is to flash Hong Kong rom?If i flash some European rom i will brick it?
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Yes you will brick your phone
manager77 said:
Yes you will brick your phone
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Thanks a lot dude.
Please someone help!We are ready to install hong kong firmware.Which csc file to choose?the one that has the phone,or my countrie one??
Always odin says stucks here and then says fail.I checked dev. options and bl unlock inside phone.Any idea? I used TGY Android 11 firmware.
tdodd said:
I'm using a Hong Kong N9860 TGY in the UK. Mostly everything works as one would hope, except...
Samsung Pay is no good (needs a Hong Kong bank card), but Google Pay is fine.
5G only works on some networks, but not all.
Firmware updates are running a bit behind. Despite an update in December the phone only has November security updates so far.
But that seems about it.
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That's weird, samsung pay works perfect for me in Europe, Hong Kong model TGY.
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Hello good people of the XDA forums,
I live in Canada and recently ordered a Galaxy A51 off of Amazon, only to find out it is apparently the Latin American version of the SM-A515F variant. Using my Canadian sim card, will I be able to get get OTA updates on this phone from Samsung or not? If it comes to it at the end of the day, I suppose I could live with manually updating with Odin (how that works I have yet to find out), but I'd definitely not prefer it. As of this moment I'm still stuck with the December 1st security patch and version A515FXXU1ASL1. I got this phone just this Friday and didn't even receive an update as I was setting it up, which certainly worried me.
Also, and on a related note, because this is the Latin American version, NFC is disabled. Is that something that could be changed as well/be fixed in the future?
Thank you so much for your help y'all
Alfalfalaffa said:
Hello good people of the XDA forums,
I live in Canada and recently ordered a Galaxy A51 off of Amazon, only to find out it is apparently the Latin American version of the SM-A515F variant. Using my Canadian sim card, will I be able to get get OTA updates on this phone from Samsung or not? If it comes to it at the end of the day, I suppose I could live with manually updating with Odin (how that works I have yet to find out), but I'd definitely not prefer it. As of this moment I'm still stuck with the December 1st security patch and version A515FXXU1ASL1. I got this phone just this Friday and didn't even receive an update as I was setting it up, which certainly worried me.
Also, and on a related note, because this is the Latin American version, NFC is disabled. Is that something that could be changed as well/be fixed in the future?
Thank you so much for your help y'all
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I am also canadian who purchased international version on purpose(easy to root international)as soon as i put in my sim i recieved an OTA notice.
Mine happens to be panama latin america. I recieved u2ata8 update. Whatever you do,DO NOT FLASH ANYTHING BUT INTERNATIONAL FIRMWARE VIA ODIN. IF YOU FLASH CANADA FIRMWARE ON INTERNATIONAL VARIATIONS THEN YOU WILL HARD BRICK. Also you will get odin fail if you have U2 in your firmware. Cannot roll back to U1
jimrfraser said:
I am also canadian who purchased international version on purpose(easy to root international)as soon as i put in my sim i recieved an OTA notice.
Mine happens to be panama latin america. I recieved u2ata8 update. Whatever you do,DO NOT FLASH ANYTHING BUT INTERNATIONAL FIRMWARE VIA ODIN. IF YOU FLASH CANADA FIRMWARE ON INTERNATIONAL VARIATIONS THEN YOU WILL HARD BRICK. Also you will get odin fail if you have U2 in your firmware. Cannot roll back to U1
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If I'm not getting prompted for similar updates does that mean I'm probably not going to be getting OTA updates? I believe my phone is the Panama version as well.
Alfalfalaffa said:
If I'm not getting prompted for similar updates does that mean I'm probably not going to be getting OTA updates? I believe my phone is the Panama version as well.
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You are correct but if mine got January and February update then yours should also. Mine is DualSim
jimrfraser said:
You are correct but if mine got January and February update then yours should also. Mine is DualSim
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I definitely haven't gotten any updates. Is there any reasonable reason why I'm not getting updates but you are? I'm with Public Mobile, if that makes a difference. Would it have something to do with my sim card? The country code on my phone is TPA, which from what I've seen is the Latin America/Panama model.
Alfalfalaffa said:
I definitely haven't gotten any updates. Is there any reasonable reason why I'm not getting updates but you are? I'm with Public Mobile, if that makes a difference. Would it have something to do with my sim card? The country code on my phone is TPA, which from what I've seen is the Latin America/Panama model.
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No idea. All i know is whenever there is a panama ota update I get it
I also ordered an A51 off of Amazon. I have the Latin American model and got an update to the February security patch not too long ago. It should work fine for you!
jimrfraser said:
I am also canadian who purchased international version on purpose(easy to root international)as soon as i put in my sim i recieved an OTA notice.
Mine happens to be panama latin america. I recieved u2ata8 update. Whatever you do,DO NOT FLASH ANYTHING BUT INTERNATIONAL FIRMWARE VIA ODIN. IF YOU FLASH CANADA FIRMWARE ON INTERNATIONAL VARIATIONS THEN YOU WILL HARD BRICK. Also you will get odin fail if you have U2 in your firmware. Cannot roll back to U1
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Do you have a link that explains what you're saying in detail? I'm trying to learn the details of this. I have a Latin American phone (DS) that I'd like to root.
Hello, the answer to my question might sound obvious but I want to be 200% sure. If I get N9860 China model, can I flash Hong Kong firmware on it with Odin ? According to the files I found on Sammobile it seems ok but I need a confirmation : https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-note-20-ultra-5g/firmware/SM-N9860/TGY/
Thanks a lot
evenshop said:
Hello, the answer to my question might sound obvious but I want to be 200% sure. If I get N9860 China model, can I flash Hong Kong firmware on it with Odin ? According to the files I found on Sammobile it seems ok but I need a confirmation : https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-note-20-ultra-5g/firmware/SM-N9860/TGY/
Thanks a lot
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As far i know You can't[emoji3525]. Only TGY & BRI csc are interchangeable.
JimzFreebies said:
As far i know You can't[emoji3525]. Only TGY & BRI csc are interchangeable.
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Ok, thanks. But N9860 is always Snapdragon, isn't it ? A friend of mine claims there are N9860 Snapdragon and Exynos, which sounds weird. to me...
evenshop said:
Ok, thanks. But N9860 is always Snapdragon, isn't it ? A friend of mine claims there are N9860 Snapdragon and Exynos, which sounds weird. to me...
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Yes you are right. N986(0) is always snapdragon and belongs to hongkong(TGY)/china(CHC)/taiwan(BRI)
JimzFreebies said:
Yes you are right. N986(0) is always snapdragon and belongs to hongkong(TGY)/china(CHC)/taiwan(BRI)
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Yes you can flash Hong Kong firmware in China N9860... but not the Korean or North American
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evenshop said:
Hello, the answer to my question might sound obvious but I want to be 200% sure. If I get N9860 China model, can I flash Hong Kong firmware on it with Odin ? According to the files I found on Sammobile it seems ok but I need a confirmation : https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-note-20-ultra-5g/firmware/SM-N9860/TGY/
Thanks a lot
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I really need to know the answer to this as well since the replies this far have been conflicting.
Did you have any success?
I need to know if I can flash HK or Taiwan firmware on N9860 purchased in China. Thanks
My device model Sm-n9860 hk originally... I used odin and flashed chc since ver one ui 2.5.. After update to one ui 3.1 i tried to go back to and flash 3.0 instead and even tried TGY ver 3.1 but always fail.. Idk why
the answer is 300% yes.
evenshop said:
Hello, the answer to my question might sound obvious but I want to be 200% sure. If I get N9860 China model, can I flash Hong Kong firmware on it with Odin ? According to the files I found on Sammobile it seems ok but I need a confirmation : https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-note-20-ultra-5g/firmware/SM-N9860/TGY/
Thanks a lot
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Yes you can without any issue but you have to backup your data or else you will lose your data. And also why would you like to change the firmware. Is there problem ?
Hi there,
I am from NZ and I imported a Snapdragon model of Note 20 Ultra 5G from Hongkong or Taiwan. The model number is SM-N9860
I have my contacts saved at either using the country code +64 or by just adding a 0 in front.
In my previous phone, both of these styles just worked fine and the name used to display when someone called me. However, now....it's so random. Some of my contacts call me and all that is displayed is a number. Does anyone have a solution for this annoying problem?
In short, I am needing to edit the contact details of my saved contacts
Thanks
nz029 said:
Hi there,
I am from NZ and I imported a Snapdragon model of Note 20 Ultra 5G from Hongkong or Taiwan. The model number is SM-N9860
I have my contacts saved at either using the country code +64 or by just adding a 0 in front.
In my previous phone, both of these styles just worked fine and the name used to display when someone called me. However, now....it's so random. Some of my contacts call me and all that is displayed is a number. Does anyone have a solution for this annoying problem?
In short, I am needing to edit the contact details of my saved contacts
Thanks
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I had this problem when I flashed Firmware CHC (Open China), I believing same is the problem in BRI (Taiwanese) Firmware as well. Flash yourn phone with latest TGY ) Hong Kong firmware and it will be fine.
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farehmani said:
I had this problem when I flashed Firmware CHC (Open China), I believing same is the problem in BRI (Taiwanese) Firmware as well. Flash yourn phone with latest TGY ) Hong Kong firmware and it will be fine.
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Thanks a lot for your response. This seems logical as you have correctly identified BRI and all
I am keen on flashing it with TGY Firmware. But before that, I would like to know the possible implications of doing that. And then I would like to know the process if you don't mind please
nz029 said:
Thanks a lot for your response. This seems logical as you have correctly identified BRI and all
I am keen on flashing it with TGY Firmware. But before that, I would like to know the possible implications of doing that. And then I would like to know the process if you don't mind please
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No problems you will face, not even Knox will trip and void your warranty. Download official TGY from Samfirmware.com and flash it through odin.
Also TGY is a kind of international version like firmware. You'll love it.
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farehmani said:
No problems you will face, not even Knox will trip and void your warranty. Download official TGY from Samfirmware.com and flash it through odin.
Also TGY is a kind of international version like firmware. You'll love it.
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I am not a tech-savvy person
What's the difference in TGY and BRI? What would I love about TGY?
And how do I change the firmware. There are not enough tutorials on YouTube
Thanks
I bought this s21+ G996B Exynos from a local shop.
Since I bought this phone I don't remember that there was a single update available for it.
See the screenshots for details.
Can any one tell which country CSC is this in screenshots. I can't seem to identify it.
I am looking to upgrade to Android 12 and not interested in root (but if its the only way to go to android 12 then I guess its ok)
Should I change CSC ? Will that enable updates for me. Is there a a process for S21+
Any other way to upgrade?
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Tried Frija to download any updates but it says no updates found.
Rule #1 if the firmware is fast, stable and fulfilling its mission... let it be.
Upgrades can and do break things.
There are many reported issues with 12.
Security simply isn't a major issue with Android 9 and up.
You can always update latter if you want or need to...
AhmedRana said:
I bought this s21+ G996B Exynos from a local shop.
Since I bought this phone I don't remember that there was a single update available for it.
See the screenshots for details.
Can any one tell which country CSC is this in screenshots. I can't seem to identify it.
I am looking to upgrade to Android 12 and not interested in root (but if its the only way to go to android 12 then I guess its ok)
Should I change CSC ? Will that enable updates for me. Is there a a process for S21+
Any other way to upgrade?
Tried Frija to download any updates but it says no updates found.
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Hi
Those CSC that you show are really strange , I could not find out what WWD is from and XAA ( least important one) is from USA??
What would I do? ....change your active CSC (WWD) , if you are not rooted , try this first , if that do not work you will have to pay for the service (SamKey) , change your active CSC to Pakistan (PAK) for example , or any other country you choose ang get regular updates
Pakistan had several already since june , check here
MAX 404 said:
Hi
Those CSC that you show are really strange , I could not find out what WWD is from and XAA ( least important one) is from USA??
What would I do? ....change your active CSC (WWD) , if you are not rooted , try this first , if that do not work you will have to pay for the service (SamKey) , change your active CSC to Pakistan (PAK) for example , or any other country you choose ang get regular updates
Pakistan had several already since june , check here
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Thanks for the reply.
Which region is better considering
1. I have an samsung active 2 watch and I would like to use its BP and ECG features. On watch I had changed the CSC to korean and features are available on it but not on the mobile at the moment.
2. Will a BTU firmware https://samfw.com/firmware/SM-G996B/BTU/G996BXXU4BULF work on my device
3. If I change the CSC only will the updates start working on right away?
AhmedRana said:
Thanks for the reply.
Which region is better considering
1. I have an samsung active 2 watch and I would like to use its BP and ECG features. On watch I had changed the CSC to korean and features are available on it but not on the mobile at the moment.
2. Will a BTU firmware https://samfw.com/firmware/SM-G996B/BTU/G996BXXU4BULF work on my device
3. If I change the CSC only will the updates start working on right away?
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Hi
Which region is better? i guess everyone has an opinion , myself any of the multi csc OXM
Regarding your questions
1 no idea
2 if a saw correctly you have a G-996B , it should work fine , BTU is a good choice
3 Yes it should , watch out , when you change the CSC you will factory reset the phone
If you use the dialer method , the CSC of choice has to be present in the rom installed in the phone , I can see you have an OXM so it should , if not , then you should flash an OXM first and the change to the desire CSC
With Samkey they recommend to flash the correct rom after changing the CSC
Backup before you do anything
MAX 404 said:
Hi
Which region is better? i guess everyone has an opinion , myself any of the multi csc OXM
Regarding your questions
1 no idea
2 if a saw correctly you have a G-996B , it should work fine , BTU is a good choice
3 Yes it should , watch out , when you change the CSC you will factory reset the phone
If you use the dialer method , the CSC of choice has to be present in the rom installed in the phone , I can see you have an OXM so it should , if not , then you should flash an OXM first and the change to the desire CSC
With Samkey they recommend to flash the correct rom after changing the CSC
Backup before you do anything
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Hi
I finally flashed the firmware from https://samfw.com/firmware/SM-G996B/BTU/G996BXXU3AUE1
Still my CSC is showing WWD and still no updates.
AhmedRana said:
Hi
I finally flashed the firmware from https://samfw.com/firmware/SM-G996B/BTU/G996BXXU3AUE1
Still my CSC is showing WWD and still no updates.
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Flashing firmware does no longer change CSC. If the dailer codes don't work you have to use paid Samkey service. I did and it works perfectly fine. Changed from TNL (T-Mobile branded) to VDF (Vodafone branded) and have full VoLTE/WiFi/Other carrier apps functionality including OTA updates now through Vodafone.
AhmedRana said:
Hi
I finally flashed the firmware from https://samfw.com/firmware/SM-G996B/BTU/G996BXXU3AUE1
Still my CSC is showing WWD and still no updates.
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Imprezzion said:
Flashing firmware does no longer change CSC. If the dailer codes don't work you have to use paid Samkey service. I did and it works perfectly fine. Changed from TNL (T-Mobile branded) to VDF (Vodafone branded) and have full VoLTE/WiFi/Other carrier apps functionality including OTA updates now through Vodafone.
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Hi
As I mentioned before , if the dialer method does not work , you have to paid to change your active CSC
I was finally able to change the CSC to XID (Indonesia). That is the only one which got changed. Flashing any other didnt change the CSC. I used the following tutorial
AhmedRana said:
I was finally able to change the CSC to XID (Indonesia). That is the only one which got changed. Flashing any other didnt change the CSC. I used the following tutorial
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Glad you finally got your CSC changed
MAX 404 said:
Glad you finally got your CSC changed
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Thanks. Finally I can get normal OTA updates
Hello. I bought an s22 ultra SM-S908E/DS in Dubai/UAE but I have now moved to India permanently. The phone lacks the CALL RECORDING feature. I hear also Samsung Pay India does not work. Not sure if there are any other issues. Please can someone guide me on how to change.
I tried an earlier post for an older phone - go recovery, factory reset, reboot with indian sim card - but this does NOT work. I've tried it twice now.
Is there another option available ? Can I download the latest India firmware from from the site below and upgrade the firmware using Odin ? Any specific settings or process to be considered ? It will also be useful to know if there is someone on this forum who has successfully migrated - and got the call recording enabled etc.
Download Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra SM-S908E INS India firmware
All Samsung firmwares for Galaxy S22 Ultra in India with model code SM-S908E. We offer free and fast download options. Check them out now.
www.sammobile.com
I will be very grateful for your assistance.
PS. Another post I read asked if the phone has 'test mode'. What is test mode ? Is this the test mode you get by typing *#0*# in the call option ? It does have it..
UAE and India both sharing OXM group so it doesn't make any difference by flashing firmware as both are same.
Using Indian SIM should be fine, if not, just factory reset with keeping Indian SIM installed should work, it's weirdo it doesn't work
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Meanwhile, I called Samsung Care India ( Kerala ) and tried to ask if they can assist - and and they will not upgrade/change the firmware it seems - which I find quite strange.
Will try the firmware and advise update asap. I sincerely hope it is successful. The phone is still under warranty.... so very keen to know if someone has already successfully upgraded this.
PS. Also, I hear that the code *#*#27262826#*#* was used with earlier Android versions to get the CSC codes included in your phone. Is there something similar which displays for the s22 ultra running
imustbehuman said:
Meanwhile, I called Samsung Care India ( Kerala ) and tried to ask if they can assist - and and they will not upgrade/change the firmware it seems - which I find quite strange.
Will try the firmware and advise update asap. I sincerely hope it is successful. The phone is still under warranty.... so very keen to know if someone has already successfully upgraded this.
PS. Also, I hear that the code *#*#27262826#*#* was used with earlier Android versions to get the CSC codes included in your phone. Is there something similar which displays for the s22 ultra running
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Are you sure you have Indian SIM installed? Info doesn't showing Indian SIM
If still issue you can change CCS with this tool
Thanks for this info. Yes. Indian sim installed. Infact, did a reset both a BSNL sim and also with a Vi ( Vodafone-Idea ) sim - and yet - I don't have these.
So - please can you provide more detail on what needs to be done with this tool ? am I looking to change CSC only ? or FRP ? Please provide some detailed info if available - thanks.
As an update.. and for the benefit of others.
Samsung s22 ultra SM-S908E purchased in UAE ( XSG ).
Downloaded latest INS firmware files from sammobile. Used all files AP/BL/CP. Used CSC ( not home-csc). did not use the repartition option. Firmware went thru - however software remained as XSG.
Retried firmware with the repartition option - but Odin failed.
Thereafter, used the SamFw FRP Tool 3.31 and changed CSC to INS - which successfully changed for ins/ins,ins/xsg/xsg ( not sure if this is normal ).
But now, call recording function is now enabled. and no issues with Indian sim. I hope OTA updates will continue.
Will be keen to hear any further concerns or suggestions.
imustbehuman said:
As an update.. and for the benefit of others.
Samsung s22 ultra SM-S908E purchased in UAE ( XSG ).
Downloaded latest INS firmware files from sammobile. Used all files AP/BL/CP. Used CSC ( not home-csc). did not use the repartition option. Firmware went thru - however software remained as XSG.
Retried firmware with the repartition option - but Odin failed.
Thereafter, used the SamFw FRP Tool 3.31 and changed CSC to INS - which successfully changed for ins/ins,ins/xsg/xsg ( not sure if this is normal ).
But now, call recording function is now enabled. and no issues with Indian sim. I hope OTA updates will continue.
Will be keen to hear any further concerns or suggestions.
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Hi, after changing your CSC to INS are you getting OTA updates ?
Any other changes with the device ?
Rockie2717 said:
Hi, after changing your CSC to INS are you getting OTA updates ?
Any other changes with the device ?
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Yes - OTA updates are working. I have received atleast one since I upgraded. No other changes I can find as yet - except that the software shows a dual INS/INS,INS/XSG/XSG on my phone and I wonder what that means
Hi @imustbehuman,
I am also thinking of buying the dubai unit, want to know if 5G and Spay is working for you after csc change.
Also, for how much did you buy and from where.
Bought on Amazon. I believe Samsung pay works but I have not used it. Adding accounts etc definitely works fine. 5G works fine in Dubai but I have not tested in India ( as yet ) since my sim operator Vodafone does not have 5G in this area as yet. But if it works in one place - then it should work fine elsewhere as well.
imustbehuman said:
As an update.. and for the benefit of others.
Samsung s22 ultra SM-S908E purchased in UAE ( XSG ).
Downloaded latest INS firmware files from sammobile. Used all files AP/BL/CP. Used CSC ( not home-csc). did not use the repartition option. Firmware went thru - however software remained as XSG.
Retried firmware with the repartition option - but Odin failed.
Thereafter, used the SamFw FRP Tool 3.31 and changed CSC to INS - which successfully changed for ins/ins,ins/xsg/xsg ( not sure if this is normal ).
But now, call recording function is now enabled. and no issues with Indian sim. I hope OTA updates will continue.
Will be keen to hear any further concerns or suggestions.
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Hi I am in a same situation..bought an s23 ultra from Dubai and using it in India.The call recording and Spay is not working here..So just to confirm do I need to try installing an Indian firmware from sammobiles or I only need to change the CSC to INS using FRP tool? ..Hope you will help me in this
Delvin619 said:
Hi I am in a same situation..bought an s23 ultra from Dubai and using it in India.The call recording and Spay is not working here..So just to confirm do I need to try installing an Indian firmware from sammobiles or I only need to change the CSC to INS using FRP tool? ..Hope you will help me in this
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You only need to change CSC to INS , no need for indian firmware, since it is a part of OXM software group
hoss_n2 said:
You only need to change CSC to INS , no need for indian firmware, since it is a part of OXM software group
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I have s22 from usa and using it in india and not getting OTA updates any idea how can i get these updates?
Delvin619 said:
Hi I am in a same situation..bought an s23 ultra from Dubai and using it in India.The call recording and Spay is not working here..So just to confirm do I need to try installing an Indian firmware from sammobiles or I only need to change the CSC to INS using FRP tool? ..Hope you will help me in this
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just found this in my junk mail. Hope all sorted. But the steps I have indicated is exactly what I've done.
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You only need to change CSC to INS , no need for indian firmware, since it is a part of OXM software group
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If I remember well - I read the same thing earlier but it did not work for me. And I had to go through all the steps I mentioned.
imustbehuman said:
If I remember well - I read the same thing earlier but it did not work for me. And I had to go through all the steps I mentioned.
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Sure you are doing something Wrong , It've been tested 100 times over this forum including myself , no need to flash a complete INS firmware as long as your device is with OXM firmware