Question Wrong region? - Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

I bricked my phone so i installed the stock firmware. But i heard, installing the wrong region firmware might removw all ota updates. But idk if i flashed the right software. If i bought the Phone from a Swiss Store, the phone should have swiss software, right?

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Can you trip Knox by flashing different region stock firmware?

Hi guys,
I got my new S6 from a retailer based in Hong Kong and for some reason it came with Polish software. So I downloaded stock BTU firmware and flashed it with Odin, but I forgot to check my Knox counter beforehand; I just assumed it was a brand new phone. Now it turns out that my Knox counter is tripped, and I am pretty damn sure I didn't do it as I haven't even got around to rooting the phone.
So I was wondering, would it be possible for the different region firmware to trip Knox?
I have a very strong feeling that the phone was tampered with before I even got it as the box it came in was not sealed and when I first switched it on it didn't go through the setup wizard but booted up directly in the system.
Where did you download the firmware? Give the link of rom
did you flash it by odin or by custom recovery?
ovimunt said:
Hi guys,
I got my new S6 from a retailer based in Hong Kong and for some reason it came with Polish software. So I downloaded stock BTU firmware and flashed it with Odin, but I forgot to check my Knox counter beforehand; I just assumed it was a brand new phone. Now it turns out that my Knox counter is tripped, and I am pretty damn sure I didn't do it as I haven't even got around to rooting the phone.
So I was wondering, would it be possible for the different region firmware to trip Knox?
I have a very strong feeling that the phone was tampered with before I even got it as the box it came in was not sealed and when I first switched it on it didn't go through the setup wizard but booted up directly in the system.
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it shouldnt unless you downloaded from some shady sources (sammobile should be fine though)
k2evil said:
Where did you download the firmware? Give the link of rom
did you flash it by odin or by custom recovery?
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Downloaded from :
http://samsung-updates.com/details/46189/Galaxy_S6/SM-G920F/BTU/G920FXXU1AOE3.html
(does this look genuine?)
Flashed with Odin v3.10.6 (can't remember where exactly I downloaded it from but I think it's the real thing).

[Q] Is there any way to convert an EE (UK) S6 to 100% stock, with updates?

I've tried flashing BTU - the SIM free firmware - with ODIn, and whilst it seems fine, updates don't seem to work. I have factory reset after every flash yet still software updates don't work. I know this because the version of BTU firmware I flashed was at least three versions old. When I check for updates I just get 'your software is up to date' - yet there are at least three newer versions of BTU on Sammobile.
The only thing I can think is that the low-level Computrace software that Samsung allegedly puts in their firmware is messing with the updates server. I know that Computrace still exists in the App Manager when I flash BTU. I've also just flashed 5.1.1 and it's still there.
I'd like to know if anyone with an EE S6 has managed to successfully get updates after flashing to a stock ROM, or if EE have crippled it. I wouldn't mind using EE's firmware as there is next to no bloatware; but their updates are horribly slow.
I should point out that I have never rooted the phone and the KNOX counter is not tripped. I've only ever flashed official firmware.
Thanks.
It could be your CSC is still pointing to EE and not BTU?
Nope, CSC shows as BTU when I boot into recovery.

Android 6.0.1 Unknown Firmware

So I've been waiting a while for a firmware suitable for my phone, and not sure if I have. It matches my model (SM-G920F), but the carrier/country just says 'Unknown'.
Is it alright to flash an Unknown firmware onto my phone (Which is Unlocked)
No
but you can use smartswitch to flash it it will choose right ROM for you
http://www.samsung.com/uk/smart-switch/samsung-desktop-app.html
tazaga said:
No
but you can use smartswitch to flash it it will choose right ROM for you
http://www.samsung.com/uk/smart-switch/samsung-desktop-app.html
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Soft bricked my phone trying to flash the firmware around 30 minutes ago :/ (Got it working again though luckily!)
I have tried the smart switch method, but it says my device is unsupported
soft bricked
emcardle660 said:
Soft bricked my phone trying to flash the firmware around 30 minutes ago :/ (Got it working again though luckily!)
I have tried the smart switch method, but it says my device is unsupported
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i soft bricked my phone, can you help me out?
Melvinflinny said:
i soft bricked my phone, can you help me out?
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All you have to do is flash the Stock Firmware onto it. (Usually it completely wipes your phone too, but for some reason it didn't wipe any of my stuff!)
you can flash XEF (France) or any 6.0.1 firmware including Vodafone ones, my G920F is also unlocked and flashed the first one that appeared...no problems
hauhauhau7 said:
you can flash XEF (France) or any 6.0.1 firmware including Vodafone ones, my G920F is also unlocked and flashed the first one that appeared...no problems
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Thanks for the response. Is there a big difference between flashing the french one, than waiting for a United Kingdom one instead? If so what would the differences be between French and UK firmware?
the UK has two preinstalled Vodafone apps that i disabled via the debloater, the french one has no carrier preinstalled apps, i use the Vodafone one and I'm on Orange network and have no problems I'm too lazy to flash the french one, i was eager to get MM on my device and after installing all the apps i thought to keep the Vodafone one because it runs flawless i recommend a factory reset after flashing the firmware
hauhauhau7 said:
the UK has two preinstalled Vodafone apps that i disabled via the debloater, the french one has no carrier preinstalled apps, i use the Vodafone one and I'm on Orange network and have no problems I'm too lazy to flash the french one, i was eager to get MM on my device and after installing all the apps i thought to keep the Vodafone one because it runs flawless i recommend a factory reset after flashing the firmware
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Alright thanks, think I'll go with the French as Vodafone is useless to me anyway!

Wrong carrier apps S7 Oreo

Hello peeps, i have installed the latest firmware for the SM-G930F from Belgium (G930FXXS3ERL4_G930FVFG3ERJF_PRO) but somehow the carrier apps from vodafone get installed when booting into the system even though the Proximus app should be installed... I have tried to reinstall it multiple time and still have the same outcome? had this problem with my S6 Edge in the past too but i fixed it somehow (I didn't fix it but it fixed itself tho XD)
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Hello peeps, i have installed the latest firmware for the SM-G930F from Belgium (G930FXXS3ERL4_G930FVFG3ERJF_PRO) but somehow the carrier apps from vodafone get installed when booting into the system even though the Proximus app should be installed... I have tried to reinstall it multiple time and still have the same outcome? had this problem with my S6 Edge in the past too but i fixed it somehow (I didn't fix it but it fixed itself tho XD)
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There is only one reason this happens, the firmware is not an unbranded international version.
Complete waste of time messing about with Belgian, French,German version etc just Download the BTU firmware from sammobile or direct from Samsung. It's says United Kingdom but it's basically western Europe unbranded.
cooltt said:
There is only one reason this happens, the firmware is not an unbranded international version.
Complete waste of time messing about with Belgian, French,German version etc just Download the BTU firmware from sammobile or direct from Samsung. It's says United Kingdom but it's basically western Europe unbranded.
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So if i download and install the BTU version what will be different rom the belgian software? Like i remember with my s4 i used to install BTU firmware all the time because there wasn't one for belgium, but didn't notice anything different with my sim card... so i hope this will be the same that i still have the functionallity like i had before i flashed custom roms
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So if i download and install the BTU version what will be different rom the belgian software? Like i remember with my s4 i used to install BTU firmware all the time because there wasn't one for belgium, but didn't notice anything different with my sim card... so i hope this will be the same that i still have the functionallity like i had before i flashed custom roms
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The BTU stock holds all the csc codes, base bands, network functions for all of the European region which means once it connects to the network in your country, it automatically detects which system files to use so you "don't notice anything different" than if you had installed country specific like Belgian.
There is always one stock which hold everything for a region, in Europe its the UK unbranded, generic, international, BTU version. It works everywhere in Europe.
okay so i've installed the btu version and it worked just fine, except it was a little slower and idk why. but when i tried to use mobile networks it wouldn't work so i checked my apn settings and my provider wasn't in there so i had to add it manually wich for me turned into an even slower experience on my phone... I really don't know what i did wrong or what happend, so is it possible to get a detailed instruction to flash the stock oreo rom? and also a how to for rooting stock oreo with magisk? because my guess would be that something went wrong when rooting
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okay so i've installed the btu version and it worked just fine, except it was a little slower and idk why. but when i tried to use mobile networks it wouldn't work so i checked my apn settings and my provider wasn't in there so i had to add it manually wich for me turned into an even slower experience on my phone... I really don't know what i did wrong or what happend, so is it possible to get a detailed instruction to flash the stock oreo rom? and also a how to for rooting stock oreo with magisk? because my guess would be that something went wrong when rooting
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Hello well unfortunately Belgium isn't important enough country to have your own unbranded stock firmware.
APN settings should install automatically when you connect to mobile network in your country.
There is a specific guide to follow to root S7 on Oreo, please google and follow it exactly.
Also BTU is a stock Oreo ROM.

g970n vs g970f

Hi all,
Yesterday I bought an S10e under the impression that it is sm-g970F.
Trying to flash Android 11 I discovered that it is actually sm-g970N.
Is there really a difference between them?
Should I be worried that some functions will be missing/unavailable?
Also, in the settings, it appears as g970F. How did the seller change it??
I have the same problem i tried to update the phone to the latest sm-g970f rom (figured if it's already installed it's possible)
And non of the roms flashed only when i decided to try latest sm-g970n rom it flashed however i bricked the phone and i have no idea what to do now.
almogkm said:
Hi all,
Yesterday I bought an S10e under the impression that it is sm-g970F.
Trying to flash Android 11 I discovered that it is actually sm-g970N.
Is there really a difference between them?
Should I be worried that some functions will be missing/unavailable?
Also, in the settings, it appears as g970F. How did the seller change it??
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So after digging into the issue since i have the same problem here are my conclusions:
1. The phone is a Korean Variant G970N it is probably a renewed phone and not a new one.
apparently it's okay for an importer to take used phones (from Korea in this case) and replace all the cosmetics but of cause leaving the used MB.
Now here is what you should worry about, in order to flash the G970F Fixed Rom (there is no way you have updates) they used a Custom Kernel which means the phone was rooted and now Knox is tripped (this not reversible).
(Download Phone Info from play store and check knox if it shows 0x1 then your phone warrenty is void and some features won't be available any more for example - Samsung Pay).
So what should you do?
Well if you still have the option i would have demanded my money back!!
One thing that i am perplexed about is how in hell is this legal?!!!
If you no longer have this option or you want to keep the phone you have two option:
1. Flashing Korean Unbranded Firmware (KOO) which is pretty good it doesn't have bloatware or issues as far as i can tell, i only found one down side for it, the phone language selection is small but if you only need English (like any normal Human) then you are golden.
2. Keep the G970F ROM but bare in mind it will receive no updates and no security patches.
I am still looking for a proper way to flash G970F Firmware over G970N for now i haven't found any internet source that will confirm it's even possible.
So how did those importers\sellers did it, they probably flashed it with a Cellphone Lab Software (not Odin solution) and used a custom Kernel to fool Knox, like i said before this is practically a crime and i don't understand how can they sell used phones as new and get away with it!!!!
I had the same suspicions....
I'll try going to the lab that sold the previous owner the device and deal with them tho it looks like I just got scammed...
Sorry to bring this up again but I've just had an idea following JerryRigEverything's video:
What if I transplant SM-G970F components from a broken device that no longer works or in use in my SM-G970N which is supposedly new.
My N device is now bricked for some reason I couldn't solve, though my suspicion is that it has to do with incompatibility with the SIM card I use.
When my device did work, it worked great! ...besides battery issues that are most likely a result of the incompatibility aforementioned.
Will this work? If so, what components do I need? I already know I'll need the logic board but as seen in the video, there are several more antennas, should I just copy what Jerry did?
Vegetto32 said:
I have the same problem i tried to update the phone to the latest sm-g970f rom (figured if it's already installed it's possible)
And non of the roms flashed only when i decided to try latest sm-g970n rom it flashed however i bricked the phone and i have no idea what to do now.
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Hi Vegetto,
I am from India and buy a galaxy S10e from UAE, It is showing G970F in the Phone's about but the problem is It is a G960N. Now, When I see in Sam Phone Info app there is Bootloader version - G970N, PDA Version - G970F, CSC G970F.
It is also a Knox tripped phone. Knox 0/1.
But if I see in Samsung code by typing in keypad *#12580*369#
it showing like all option in Odin:
BL: G970F
AP: G970F
CP: G970F
CSC: G970F
Does this means I can flash new Firmware on the list of SAM Mobile website, with G970F series firmware, It also showing in SAM Phone Info App that there latest firmware G970FXXSEFUL1/G970FOXMEFUJ2/G970FXXSEFUJ2.
I am in India right now.
Please help me, My email Id is -- [email protected]
It actually means you cannot flash SM-G970F the only roms you can flash are G970N.
Also if you want the phone to get security updates you must flash the original phones bootloader version, my suggestion download the G970N KOO firmware it's a global firmware. As for the knox it is tripped and there is nothing you can do about it.
Vegetto32 said:
It actually means you cannot flash SM-G970F the only roms you can flash are G970N.
Also if you want the phone to get security updates you must flash the original phones bootloader version, my suggestion download the G970N KOO firmware it's a global firmware. As for the knox it is tripped and there is nothing you can do about it.
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How can I flash the original phone's bootloader version?
Where from I can download the original phone's G970N KOO Firmware and is it official Samsung Firmware?
How are they able to flash G970F? Is it custom Rom or do they use the original one?
I searched that my phone is using G970FXXS4BTB3 firmware which Vietnam XXV and same number found at https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s10e/firmware/SM-G970F/XXV/download/G970FXXS4BTB3/322678/ in an old update in 2020.
So see the attached screenshot, can I flash its latest version with odin. Of course, there is a chinese written in recovery mode installed when I go to its recovery mode for flashing with Odin.
I have a similar problem right now on my Korean S10E. Device is SM-G970N. I need it to be in Turkish. Only Themes item in Settings is in Turkish- very interesting- The rest is in English. App names are mostly Turkish Settings app name is in English.
The bootloader is unlocked but the phone is not rooted, Knox seems not tampered.
Could not start OTA update at first, I have upgraded a few versions from PC via Smartswitch. Just then noticed OTA also started downloading. The rest of the updates went on from the phone until upgrading to 12, there was a message like "All of the updates were not succesful." OTA update no longer responded. This time I turned back to Smart Switch. Update finished this time and finally I am at the latest version.
I only need Turkish in Settings. I used some ADB commands and an app called MoreLocale2. It did not work either. This has to be simple. Turkish exists. Keyboard is Turkish but not Settings. Quick links and most other things are strangely mixed English and Turkish.
How can I enable full Turkish?

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