LM-G900 AT&T Removal - LG Velvet Questions & Answers

I've been trying to flash my G900 (AT&T version), So far I've tried LGUP, LGUP Dev and The official LG flashing tool, My main goal here is to at least remove AT&T from the device as it's throwing me errors when I try to update from Android 10 to Android 11. Any suggestions? I've searched around and there doesn't seem to be much about thus specific device.

Divine_42O said:
I've been trying to flash my G900 (AT&T version), So far I've tried LGUP, LGUP Dev and The official LG flashing tool, My main goal here is to at least remove AT&T from the device as it's throwing me errors when I try to update from Android 10 to Android 11. Any suggestions? I've searched around and there doesn't seem to be much about thus specific device.
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What are you trying to flash exactly, and how are you trying to flash it?

iBowToAndroid said:
What are you trying to flash exactly, and how are you trying to flash it?
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Well basically I'm trying to crossflash the device with a clean firmware/OS
I have confirmed numerous times it should work fine, as the devices are identical; only distinction is firmware.
I have used all the LG flashing tools I can find, They all see, connect and flash, only to fail with an error, that's either blank or changes every time.

Divine_42O said:
Well basically I'm trying to crossflash the device with a clean firmware/OS
I have confirmed numerous times it should work fine, as the devices are identical; only distinction is firmware.
I have used all the LG flashing tools I can find, They all see, connect and flash, only to fail with an error, that's either blank or changes every time.
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So which firmware are you trying to flash, exactly?

I have tried anyway with LGUP. A bug for protection does not allow anything. I want to upgrade to 11. Nothing at all. The dll I extract it from the Firmware and neither. Firmware from Lg-firmwares.com for this AT&T Velvet 5G.

dude you'll never install anything LG directly gives you since you can't unlock the bootloader

swaguduzo said:
dude you'll never install anything LG directly gives you since you can't unlock the bootloader
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Uhhhh, the bootloader doesn't need to be unlocked in order to flash stock firmware. That applies to almost every model from every manufacturer

swaguduzo said:
dude you'll never install anything LG directly gives you since you can't unlock the bootloader
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I understand what they say about bootloader unlocking. It is true the majority, the vast majority do not need it. But this AT&T device has made my life impossible to do so. I also can't find a way to unlock bootloader.

Please, someone who can give me a good tip, of what I have to do. On the other hand, can someone explain to me how to extract the KDZ from my own phone. I'm not talking about downloading a KDZ but about making a backup of the device itself. As you know, the bootloader is not unlocked and I would need a tool that allows it without having to root it.

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Root/downgrade options for H81020n

I had to make an insurance claim on my AT&T G3 recently and they sent me a G4 Android 6.0 / h81020n, build MRA58k. From what I understand, there's no way to root it and many don't expect there will be for a while...is that right? If so, what are my best options to downgrade and then root it? It's my only phone, and though I'm extremely competent with this stuff, I need to be sure it's a surefire method of downgrading. Thanks
noamo48 said:
I had to make an insurance claim on my AT&T G3 recently and they sent me a G4 Android 6.0 / h81020n, build MRA58k. From what I understand, there's no way to root it and many don't expect there will be for a while...is that right? If so, what are my best options to downgrade and then root it? It's my only phone, and though I'm extremely competent with this stuff, I need to be sure it's a surefire method of downgrading. Thanks
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As of now, I'm going to be bold with my statement about the G4: The AT&T cannot and will not ever have an unlocked bootloader. I would also assert the likelihood of root on Marshmallow is slim to none. I'd say "none", except there's always a remote chance that someone with the time/money/know-how will decide not to give up until they've figured it out.
When you say "downgrading", I presume you mean going back to a previous build? If so, it is not possible. It would require the level of access that only an unlocked bootloader could provide, from what I understand. I think there was mention of some sort of bypass option that works on other devices, but it doesn't work with this one.
Long story short: get comfortable with your current experience, because it isn't likely to ever change with this device. I too had to replace my device under warranty (for the 2nd time), and was bummed when the replacement arrived having Marshmallow on it.
noamo48 said:
I had to make an insurance claim on my AT&T G3 recently and they sent me a G4 Android 6.0 / h81020n, build MRA58k. From what I understand, there's no way to root it and many don't expect there will be for a while...is that right? If so, what are my best options to downgrade and then root it? It's my only phone, and though I'm extremely competent with this stuff, I need to be sure it's a surefire method of downgrading. Thanks
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I have not been able to downgrade H81020n since I got a replacement phone due to the infamous bootloop issue. I'm starting to wonder if somehow AT&T with or without support of LGE figured out which phones were rooted and injected some network packets to stress the radios in this device causing failures.
What's really unfortunate is the replacement devices all come with Marshmallow 6.0 on the H81020n ROM. That locked-down image, with the locked bootloader have made this device much less fun.
I've tried several downgrade paths with no success; the low-effort Root method, TOT downgrades with the LG flash utility, and good old fashioned send_commands.exe for image restoration to stock.
You need to use LGUP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66316842&postcount=113
smknutson said:
You need to use LGUP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66316842&postcount=113
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I have LGUP and the .tot file. LGUP just won't allow me to flash it for some reason ?....
Sent from my LG-H810 using XDA-Developers mobile app
BTMoneyGang said:
I have LGUP and the .tot file. LGUP just won't allow me to flash it for some reason ?....
Sent from my LG-H810 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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Did you load the.tot, close the LGUP program then reopen it and attempt the flash?
Did you change the Port # in Device Manager?
Can the same downgrade be done on 21y for h810 I miss root

For Devs: A new possible way to root the T-Mobile variant???!!!!!

https://threatpost.com/another-linux...access/137800/
Would be awesome if that works
I played around a little and this happened...
https://photos.app.goo.gl/TiEXrdKmWydRM8RZ9
S8ntsHaz3 said:
I played around a little and this happened...
https://photos.app.goo.gl/TiEXrdKmWydRM8RZ9
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Unlock critical is allowed and already known thing but this is for flashing bootloader and stuff. It doesn't help us at all for now.
There are already many rooted tmobile g7 sold in China.
I found a possible root it looks like it will work with any lg g710 Oreo. Is this not the case?
https://www.androidinfotech.com/2018/06/root-lg-g7-thinq-lmg710-oreo.html
curster said:
I found a possible root it looks like it will work with any lg g710 Oreo. Is this not the case?
https://www.androidinfotech.com/2018/06/root-lg-g7-thinq-lmg710-oreo.html
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anyone tried it yet?
kasuma_asuma said:
anyone tried it yet?
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So it's a fake post for one (actually not exactly fake I would say more clickbait then anything) two I believe the T-Mobile version is the G710TM, three we have a gimped fastboot as in it doesn't work at all. And four I think our only option is something to do with LAF
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curster said:
I found a possible root it looks like it will work with any lg g710 Oreo. Is this not the case?
https://www.androidinfotech.com/2018/06/root-lg-g7-thinq-lmg710-oreo.html
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No it's not the case see my previous answer
We should be able to get around this gimped fastboot by incorperating that boot.img from the EM varient into an "update" once the phone is cross flashed. To 710EM it will have "adb update" command (it will also think the update is for itself since the firmware matches what were flashing we can put this into a flashable.zip (im like 75% sure this is how its done). Then use the command "adb update boot /path to patch boot/" alternatively could we incorperate our patched boot.img into a kdz and flash it with a patched LGup? Once the phone is rooted with magisk we could use the twrp app to flash twrp and fastboot commands wont be extremely relevant
The problem is, how to remove or get around the correct oem unlock allowed verification system. Unpacking a .img and editing is not a problem, i am just not exactly sure what to edit.
alecthenice said:
We should be able to get around this gimped fastboot by incorperating that boot.img from the EM varient into an "update" once the phone is cross flashed. To 710EM it will have "adb update" command (it will also think the update is for itself since the firmware matches what were flashing we can put this into a flashable.zip (im like 75% sure this is how its done). Then use the command "adb update boot /path to patch boot/" alternatively could we incorperate our patched boot.img into a kdz and flash it with a patched LGup? Once the phone is rooted with magisk we could use the twrp app to flash twrp and fastboot commands wont be extremely relevant
The problem is, how to remove or get around the correct oem unlock allowed verification system. Unpacking a .img and editing is not a problem, i am just not exactly sure what to edit.
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I'm will definitely get root on every other device but there's two things that stop us.
1) it's impossible to extract anything from a kdz and a .up file (LGs way of updating)
2) dm-verify (but it's possible to get around)
LameMonster82 said:
I'm will definitely get root on every other device but there's two things that stop us.
1) it's impossible to extract anything from a kdz and a .up file (LGs way of updating)
2) dm-verify (but it's possible to get around)
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So for dm-verify I know how to manually get around that and the patch thats floating around via flashable.zip. What do we need to extract from the .up or .kdz? Im pretty sure there is a full kdz dump for the 710EM in a thread I read through just last night? I really believe the only obstacle we have is making the bootloader unlock through a command line independent of the official unlock code. This should be able to be acheived by editing that in a way to where it doesnt check much like dm-verity. Then you can flash your (patched by deletion) boot.img run fastboot oem unlock ( btw did you know that "fastboot oem flashing unlock critical works) **could run that then flash an unlock.bin, then fastboot oem unlock unlock.bin** I am working with a 710pm varient. And am speaking from experience rooting the v30 ls version currently using G7 as daily driver
This leaves me thinking that we have lots of wiggle room here (also leaves me thinking how weird LG is for having a lot of variation within G7)
LameMonster82 said:
I'm will definitely get root on every other device but there's two things that stop us.
1) it's impossible to extract anything from a kdz and a .up file (LGs way of updating)
2) dm-verify (but it's possible to get around)
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I use LG Firmware Extract to get the DLL's out, the problem is theres no firmware yet for the LG G7 Sprint version:
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GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
I use LG Firmware Extract to get the DLL's out, the problem is theres no firmware yet for the LG G7 Sprint version:
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Amazingly this week I was able to extract everything from any kdz file. The problem is that repacking requires certificate and we don't have it.
LameMonster82 said:
Amazingly this week I was able to extract everything from any kdz file. The problem is that repacking requires certificate and we don't have it.
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Yes but we will figure it out eventually. I'm on Sprint myself and actively trying to figure out the LG cross flashing issue.
GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
Yes but we will figure it out eventually. I'm on Sprint myself and actively trying to figure out the LG cross flashing issue.
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So, do you want to cross flash or just the Sprint firmware
LameMonster82 said:
So, do you want to cross flash or just the Sprint firmware
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There is no cross flashing on the G7 (or V35 or V40) unless you want a brick. LG got smart after the V30 WTF exploit and now uses a different RSA cert for every model.
Don't take my word for it, please feel free to try -- make sure you have insurance
-- Brian
runningnak3d said:
There is no cross flashing on the G7 (or V35 or V40) unless you want a brick. LG got smart after the V30 WTF exploit and now uses a different RSA cert for every model.
Don't take my word for it, please feel free to try -- make sure you have insurance
-- Brian
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Yes but we will figure it out eventually so we can flash the EM firmware and unlock the bootloader then root and install TWRP then AOSP. I am waiting on my octoplus box to arrive then I'll be testing cross flashing for others to sort out what's needed.
GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
Yes but we will figure it out eventually so we can flash the EM firmware and unlock the bootloader then root and install TWRP then AOSP. I am waiting on my octoplus box to arrive then I'll be testing cross flashing for others to sort out what's needed.
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Awesome! But octoplus will not allow you to cross flashing, right?
any news on this ? would love to change my T-mobile software. and get the fingerprint to work for that matter

SM-G930A 6.0.1 unlocked running on T-Mobile flash to SM-G930T 8.0?

Hey guys,
My dad has a SM-G930A 6.0.1 unlocked running on T-Mobile. It is starting to show it's age (battery drain, apps not running like they should, etc.) and is still stuck on 6.0.1.. From my understanding, it should be possible to flash to SM-G930T, however I am a bit lost as to where to begin the process to do so. I tired going straight to 8.0 by flashing the SM-G930T 8.0 firmware files but this didn't work (I didn't think it would work, but it was worth a try). With that said, would it be better for me to just stick to updating to SM-G930A 7.0 via the guides posted, or is there a way for me to Flash the SM-930T 8.0 firmware? Thanks in advance.
leprkon said:
Hey guys,
My dad has a SM-G930A 6.0.1 unlocked running on T-Mobile. It is starting to show it's age (battery drain, apps not running like they should, etc.) and is still stuck on 6.0.1.. From my understanding, it should be possible to flash to SM-G930T, however I am a bit lost as to where to begin the process to do so. I tired going straight to 8.0 by flashing the SM-G930T 8.0 firmware files but this didn't work (I didn't think it would work, but it was worth a try). With that said, would it be better for me to just stick to updating to SM-G930A 7.0 via the guides posted, or is there a way for me to Flash the SM-930T 8.0 firmware? Thanks in advance.
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Wow you guys really get screwed over there in the US with cell phones. It's a pain in the a** to do anything with your phones.
Anyway I'm guessing the phone was originally AT&T right? And now it's unlocked to any carrier.
If you just want to update the phone to the latest firmware then just flash AT&T Oreo. It won't affect the SIM it will still work as before.
If you want to flash any other firmware including T Mobile then you'll need to unlock the bootloader on the device and that's a whole different ball game. With plenty of guides on how to online.
Make sure you back up all the things you want to keep before flashing
cooltt said:
Wow you guys really get screwed over there in the US with cell phones. It's a pain in the a** to do anything with your phones.
Anyway I'm guessing the phone was originally AT&T right? And now it's unlocked to any carrier.
If you just want to update the phone to the latest firmware then just flash AT&T Oreo. It won't affect the SIM it will still work as before.
If you want to flash any other firmware including T Mobile then you'll need to unlock the bootloader on the device and that's a whole different ball game. With plenty of guides on how to online.
Make sure you back up all the things you want to keep before flashing
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Thanks for the reply! I appreciate the direction. You are right, US phones are a pain. And yes, the phone was originally an AT&T phone, but was unlocked.
As for unlocking the bootloader, I've found different sources that say that unlocking the bootloader on this particular phone is not possible with this particular phone. I did read something about an engineering bootloader being used to get around a locked bootloader for rooting. Could this be used for flashing as well?
cooltt said:
If you want to flash any other firmware including T Mobile then you'll need to unlock the bootloader on the device and that's a whole different ball game. With plenty of guides on how to online.
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That's not entirely true. Using Odin you can flash any USA firmware onto any other USA device, no bootloader unlocking required.
It's very common for people to flash G930U over their G930V/T/A/P devices to remove bloatware
leprkon said:
As for unlocking the bootloader, I've found different sources that say that unlocking the bootloader on this particular phone is not possible with this particular phone. I did read something about an engineering bootloader being used to get around a locked bootloader for rooting. Could this be used for flashing as well?
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It's unstable and only lets the device charge up to 80%, your best bet woulld just be a full flash with Odin
This guide is a bit dated but it's the best one out there. Just make sure you google the latest Odin and use all 4 firmware files when flashing https://updato.com/how-to/how-to-install-an-official-samsung-stock-firmware-using-odin
Beanvee7 said:
That's not entirely true. Using Odin you can flash any USA firmware onto any other USA device, no bootloader unlocking required.
It's very common for people to flash G930U over their G930V/T/A/P devices to remove bloatware
It's unstable and only lets the device charge up to 80%, your best bet woulld just be a full flash with Odin
This guide is a bit dated but it's the best one out there. Just make sure you google the latest Odin and use all 4 firmware files when flashing https://updato.com/how-to/how-to-install-an-official-samsung-stock-firmware-using-odin
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Thanks for the reply! I had tried flashing the 8.0 G930T variant last night with the latest version of Odin and the PrinceComsy version and got a Model Mismatch error. I read that the modified Odin3 v3.13.1_3B_PatcheD would let me flash the firmware and ignore the Model Mismatch error. However, I didn't go through with it because I was not sure if I would brick my phone and instead erred on the side of caution and made my post here. Would I be safe to flash the files from SM-G930T_1_20180625111401_xf3965l42p_fac onto my current device?
If your firmware files are from a trusted source like sammobile, updato or samfirmtool then it should be fine
Odin3 v3.13.1_3B_PatcheD seems to have positive feedback here on XDA so should be fine too https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572
Beanvee7 said:
If your firmware files are from a trusted source like sammobile, updato or samfirmtool then it should be fine
Odin3 v3.13.1_3B_PatcheD seems to have positive feedback here on XDA so should be fine too https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572
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Thanks for the assist! Everything worked like a charm!
leprkon said:
Thanks for the assist! Everything worked like a charm!
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Great glad it all worked out
leprkon said:
Thanks for the assist! Everything worked like a charm!
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Greetings-
I apologize for jumping in an already created thread, but I think I am in the same situation, and like to verify with you both before I use the advice please. I have a SM-G930T that I just purchased, and really like to run a custom rom. But I understand I can not because I have Android 8 on it. I know how to use Odin, and have the latest version plus you guys talked about it here. I have also already downloaded the stock rom from sammobile site. What are my options? Is there a rom I can flash the phone with using Odin that would provide better performance, less G..bage, and more battery life? Is there a way for me to root the phone? I really need an app that requires the phone to be rooted.
Thanks
[email protected] said:
Greetings-
I apologize for jumping in an already created thread, but I think I am in the same situation, and like to verify with you both before I use the advice please. I have a SM-G930T that I just purchased, and really like to run a custom rom. But I understand I can not because I have Android 8 on it. I know how to use Odin, and have the latest version plus you guys talked about it here. I have also already downloaded the stock rom from sammobile site. What are my options? Is there a rom I can flash the phone with using Odin that would provide better performance, less G..bage, and more battery life? Is there a way for me to root the phone? I really need an app that requires the phone to be rooted.
Ok, so flash any unbranded Stock Rom for your device using this version of Odin which has been specifically modified to flash US devices. https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572 PatcheD.zip is the file you want to download.
Then when you have checked the phone is working ok on undrnaded firmware you can go ahead and root the device using this method which is again for US Qualcomm devices. https://www.****************/2018/0...on-galaxy-s7-and-s7-edge-on-android-8-0-oreo/
Take you time and read instructions.
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Can I get unbranded stock firmware from sammobile? I understand the generic meaning of it, but I need more information on how to get them and what I need to know to work with them.
[email protected] said:
Can I get unbranded stock firmware from sammobile? I understand the generic meaning of it, but I need more information on how to get them and what I need to know to work with them.
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If I understand it correctly there is no unbranded firmware for the US, its all network specific but you can flash unbranded UK firmware and it will work fine, UK BTU is the one you want from sammobile.
Load into the modified version of Odin and flash.
This is what I found, and downloading.
[email protected] said:
This is what I found, and downloading.
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Yes that's the right one but like the beanvee and i have said there is a specific way to flash this stock then root the device.
You also need Samsung USB drivers installed so your pc can talk to your device, there's plenty of guides around how to flash with Odin and what you need to do beforehand, the only difference with you is the version of Odin your using and then the method of rooting afterwards.
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Yes that's the right one but like the beanvee and i have said there is a specific way to flash this stock then root the device.
You also need Samsung USB drivers installed so your pc can talk to your device, there's plenty of guides around how to flash with Odin and what you need to do beforehand, the only difference with you is the version of Odin your using and then the method of rooting afterwards.
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Thanks. I have used Odin before, and I already downloaded the patchD version of Odin from the link. Thank you so much. I'll keep you posted on how it turns out. I still do not have a verified version of a custom recovery for this. Do you guys know of any? I found this link but the link to the suggested twrp does not work. I think it is this one. But I can not be sure. The original link points to a slightly different url.
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Thanks. I have used Odin before, and I already downloaded the patchD version of Odin from the link. Thank you so much. I'll keep you posted on how it turns out. I still do not have a verified version of a custom recovery for this. Do you guys know of any? I found this link but the link to the suggested twrp does not work. I think it is this one. But I can not be sure. The original link points to a slightly different url.
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Nope do not use that TWRP, it will flash TWRP but not boot it and you'll be stuck on Samsung logo forever.
There is still no way to unlock a Qualcomm snapdragon bootloader and i'm not sure anyone is working on it anymore.
All it means is you need to flash custom Roms via Odin or possibly the inbuilt S7 recovery, you just need to check the ROM is in a format which can be flashed that way.
With regards to finding a TWRP solution you'll have to do some serious searching on google and read everything.
There are already several de-bloated stock Roms on the forum if thats what you want to do. Root and custom recovery TWRP are two different things though, you get rooted so your good to go?
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Nope do not use that TWRP, it will flash TWRP but not boot it and you'll be stuck on Samsung logo forever.
There is still no way to unlock a Qualcomm snapdragon bootloader and i'm not sure anyone is working on it anymore.
All it means is you need to flash custom Roms via Odin or possibly the inbuilt S7 recovery, you just need to check the ROM is in a format which can be flashed that way.
With regards to finding a TWRP solution you'll have to do some serious searching on google and read everything.
There are already several de-bloated stock Roms on the forum if thats what you want to do. Root and custom recovery TWRP are two different things though, you get rooted so your good to go?
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Yes root is my main goal, and you are right the debloated roms will work just fine. I can do w/o twrp. Just double checking here; since I am flashing the UK rom, and I believe one of the comments on this thread was how US images are locked tighter, would not I be able to find a UK version of TWRP for my phone? Just checking.
[email protected] said:
Yes root is my main goal, and you are right the debloated roms will work just fine. I can do w/o twrp. Just double checking here; since I am flashing the UK rom, and I believe one of the comments on this thread was how US images are locked tighter, would not I be able to find a UK version of TWRP for my phone? Just checking.
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Now pull up a chair and listen closely.....99% of the American devices (including yours) have an extremely uncooperative Qualcommm Snapdragon cpu at it's heart and thus refuses point blank to play ball. The online community have done a fantastic job creating the modifications you are now using. The rest of the world (i'm happy to say) enjoy the S7 with an extreamly cooperative Exynos cpu at it's heart. It just loves to be fiddled with, it's a whore of a chip, constantly on the go with all kinds of neat tricks.
Anyhoo... my point is, the software has to be compatible with the hardware you catch my drift? All the cool little programs are written with a specific piece of hardware in mind, unfortunately for you guys Qualcomm is the ice queen.
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Now pull up a chair and listen closely.....99% of the American devices (including yours) have an extremely uncooperative Qualcommm Snapdragon cpu at it's heart and thus refuses point blank to play ball. The online community have done a fantastic job creating the modifications you are now using. The rest of the world (i'm happy to say) enjoy the S7 with an extreamly cooperative Exynos cpu at it's heart. It just loves to be fiddled with, it's a whore of a chip, constantly on the go with all kinds of neat tricks.
Anyhoo... my point is, the software has to be compatible with the hardware you catch my drift? All the cool little programs are written with a specific piece of hardware in mind, unfortunately for you guys Qualcomm is the ice queen.
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Thank you so much. You guys are amazingly patient, and informative. Thank you for educating me, and helping me achieve my goal.
I have tried a few times but can not flash the files. I have attached screenshots, and followed the instructions here. Do you see anything I should be doing differently?
I initially thought the code came as one tar file, which I could flash, but it was a zip file, which I had to unpack.

Question T-mobile oneplus 9 (LE2117) has an unlocked bootloader now?

Hello all, after lurking here for a while, I found something that's making me post.
I have a carrier locked OP9. I just received the update to Android 12, and it has broken critical features. (Particularly not being able to stop apps from being closed accidentally!)
I have looked at Lineage OS in the past, and the process to get the LE2117's bootloader unlocked was... complicated.
However, while trying to fix other problems, rooting around in the developer options, I noticed that "unlock bootloader" was actually toggleable!
I think I have an unlocked bootloader now, but it's on android 12, and all the guides for rooting and installing a custom MOD for this phone say you must revert to android 11 before anything else.
So what now? Am I waiting for lineageOS 19 to come out, because that's the one based on android 12? I'm new to custom roms, and don't get the coding side of how all this works. (But I'm pretty determined to figure this out.)
Thanks for any help or advice you've got!
each stock update has a new firmware right now atleast all the roms are based on a11 latest firmware im not sure since oneplus got a12 if roms will switch to the newer firmware here is to hoping!
Gotcha, thanks. So waiting for lineage 19 it is, it sounds like, since that one is based off android 12.
dark_sable said:
Gotcha, thanks. So waiting for lineage 19 it is, it sounds like, since that one is based off android 12.
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I am pretty sure there is root for 12. All you need to do is dump the payload from the 12 update OnePlus let's loose, and patch it with magisk and flash it via fastboot. Via bootloader it is easy I am using a TMobile OnePlus 9. All you need to do is revert back to 11 via a msm tool. There is a post here for that. After downgrading to unlock your bootloader is easy only takes time. There is a post for it I don't remember all the details but all you have to do is get you imei code and email OnePlus. Soon they will sent you a code to fastboot flash to unlock the bootloader. After that most of these 12 work for us on our model phone. I am using evolution x. It tells me every day I can go to 12 .
funkybear34 said:
each stock update has a new firmware right now atleast all the roms are based on a11 latest firmware im not sure since oneplus got a12 if roms will switch to the newer firmware here is to hoping!
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Yes yes they do.
I've run into this same issue with wanting to use a Custom ROM. I have the T-Mobile version on A12 and it's now rooted. Another user shared the patched image file with me. I flashed it with fastboot boot boot.img then direct installed through Magisk to gain root. But all the custom roms here require A11 downgrade through the MSM tool and you have to use an MSM tool for T-Mobile, which was shared with me and explained but I'm not willing to downgrade. Until a custom ROM releases that I can flash on top of A12 I won't use it. I've had bad experiences with MSM tool to recover from brick and didn't succeed and had to send back to OnePlus for repair.
JimmyL216 said:
I've run into this same issue with wanting to use a Custom ROM. I have the T-Mobile version on A12 and it's now rooted. Another user shared the patched image file with me. I flashed it with fastboot boot boot.img then direct installed through Magisk to gain root. But all the custom roms here require A11 downgrade through the MSM tool and you have to use an MSM tool for T-Mobile, which was shared with me and explained but I'm not willing to downgrade. Until a custom ROM releases that I can flash on top of A12 I won't use it. I've had bad experiences with MSM tool to recover from brick and didn't succeed and had to send back to OnePlus for repair.
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It amazes me how many people have problems with the MSM Tool. I was afraid I was going to have problems after reading all the issues people have had and had zero and I've used it twice. Both times I just put the phone in EDL and connected it to the USB-C port on my tower. Windows 11 surprisingly didn't even give me any issues.
EtherealRemnant said:
It amazes me how many people have problems with the MSM Tool. I was afraid I was going to have problems after reading all the issues people have had and had zero and I've used it twice. Both times I just put the phone in EDL and connected it to the USB-C port on my tower. Windows 11 surprisingly didn't even give me any issues.
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I can't get my phone to go into EDL mode. Ever. Took every suggestion I've read. It just never went into EDL mode
JimmyL216 said:
I can't get my phone to go into EDL mode. Ever. Took every suggestion I've read. It just never went into EDL mode
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What worked for me was shutting the phone off, removing my case, holding both volume up and down, then plugging the phone in. The screen won't show anything, you have to look at the MSM Tool and see that it's connected to know you did it right. Both times I tried it worked perfectly.
You can also use adb reboot edl if you can get the thing to boot and have USB debugging turned on.

Question one plus 9 LE2119 verizon flash file needed

my one plus 9 LE2119 has been dead when i unlock with umt if any one have flash file please send me..
hello brother did you find the files?
OnePlus 9/9 Pro have their respective MSM Tools to unbrick.
shadabkiani said:
OnePlus 9/9 Pro have their respective MSM Tools to unbrick.
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Do you have this model?
Kumail2233 said:
Do you have this model?
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I have OnePlus LE2110 (Chinese variant). But it gets the update for LE2115 (Global/NA variant). I use MSM Tool for Global.
Did it give device mismatch error in msm tool? What tool are you using
Kumail2233 said:
Did it give device mismatch error in msm tool? What tool are you using
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No. Although my device is LE2110, but OTA updates automatically get the updates for LE2115. So I can use MSM Global Tool for LE2115 too, and I don't have to convert or anything.
In your case, maybe this will work to convert:
Convert T-Mobile OnePlus 9 to Global (or other) firmware
** USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. ** READ THROUGH THE STEPS BEFORE ATTEMPTING. IF AT ANY POINT WHILE READING THESE STEPS YOU GET CONFUSED, YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T ATTEMPT THIS. ** BACKUP YOUR FILES AND APP DATA AS THIS WILL WIPE YOUR PHONE. ** BACKUP...
forum.xda-developers.com
Use at your own risk though. I haven't done this, and I take no responsibility.
shadabkiani said:
No. Although my device is LE2110, but OTA updates automatically get the updates for LE2115. So I can use MSM Global Tool for LE2115 too, and I don't have to convert or anything.
In your case, maybe this will work to convert:
Convert T-Mobile OnePlus 9 to Global (or other) firmware
** USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. ** READ THROUGH THE STEPS BEFORE ATTEMPTING. IF AT ANY POINT WHILE READING THESE STEPS YOU GET CONFUSED, YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T ATTEMPT THIS. ** BACKUP YOUR FILES AND APP DATA AS THIS WILL WIPE YOUR PHONE. ** BACKUP...
forum.xda-developers.com
Use at your own risk though. I haven't done this, and I take no responsibility.
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This didn't work brother and the phone gets bricked. I got is fixed from some local shop who bought around 300 pieces of this model and had the stock files. They said the sim will not work and you can't update.
Kumail2233 said:
This didn't work brother and the phone gets bricked. I got is fixed from some local shop who bought around 300 pieces of this model and had the stock files. They said the sim will not work and you can't update.
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I really have no idea. Never heard of LE2119 variant. How about you unlock bootloader and then install custom ROMs? They are way better than OOS. I would personally suggest crDroid or Nameless. They have tons of features and are stable.
shadabkiani said:
I really have no idea. Never heard of LE2119 variant. How about you unlock bootloader and then install custom ROMs? They are way better than OOS. I would personally suggest crDroid or Nameless. They have tons of features and are stable.
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I'm afraid that it won't boot and I'll have to take it to the shop again. The signal is also locked but the Phone software is perfect while running A11 Stock
Kumail2233 said:
I'm afraid that it won't boot and I'll have to take it to the shop again. The signal is also locked but the Phone software is perfect while running A11 Stock
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Ok. If you wanna go the safe way, download Oxygen Updater app from Play Store. Then download incremental firmware zip from there and try to update through System Update's Local Update option. If it's not compatible, the system just would not flash it at all.
shadabkiani said:
Ok. If you wanna go the safe way, download Oxygen Updater app from Play Store. Then download incremental firmware zip from there and try to update through System Update's Local Update option. If it's not compatible, the system just would not flash it at all.
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I downloaded the update but it won't install. Installation failed
Kumail2233 said:
I downloaded the update but it won't install. Installation failed
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Then I'm afraid I can't suggest anything else. You have to experiment on your own.
shadabkiani said:
Then I'm afraid I can't suggest anything else. You have to experiment on your own.
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can I make a msm tool for this model?
Kumail2233 said:
can I make a msm tool for this model?
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Are you a developer? Even if you are, you would have to be an employee at OnePlus to know what goes on in MSM Tool. If you really wanna experiment, I suggest you unlock bootloader and try custom ROMs. At least unlock bootloader and see if you can do that. There would be no harm. In T-Mobile variants, you can't unlock the bootloader simply, it asks for unlock token and you have to wait a few days. So, if you can unlock bootloader the simple way, there would be hope that this device isn't doesn't have freaky security like T-Mobile.
i can fix this device they basically killed by flashing wrong img & now its not able to take stock file if anyone have device in hand to test then DM me I'll build file for this.
Make sure i need full info
and it's may not done in 1st attempt

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