My Youtube App and widget always bring up chinese videos from China and hong kong region.
My device is imported from Hong KOng, but I was wondering if anyone knows if there is a way to change the app so it pulls results from my region? New Zealand?
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Hi, I'm in the UK and I'd like to buy an Xperia Pro, which are no longer easily available new here (unless anyone knows better?) Looking on ebay there are very few for sale in UK, but quite a few for sale from Hong Kong, supposedly in new condition.
Normally I would be wary of Hong Kong auctions (having bought fake GBA games in the past). Does anyone know if the Hong Kong Xperia Pros will likely be OK? Are there such things as fake Xperias? If they're the MK16i model (as they claim) will they work OK on 3G in UK? Will the hardware keyboard be the same as in UK? Will the software have British English? Will Google Play be available? Etc.
Alternatively, if anyone is selling a good condition MK16i, let me know!
You'll be fine. I got my arc s from asia and so did a friend of mine The phone will be exactly the same as any other, except for the bloatware that comes with it
Thanks. I'm hoping to be able to unlock the bootloader and/or root it, so I'm not too worried about bloatware. Any others have an opinion on this?
hi
time has come when need to buy new tablet and think about nexus 7 4G
but not available on amazon ( uk amazon won't send the item to ireland ) so went on ebay and there is few offers from US & hong kong,
wonder how safe is to buy from Hong Kong? want to avoid fakes !
any way to see if the nexus is genuine ?
with serial number ?
please advise
Hi,
I bought a Note 10 + Today in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Long story short - After a brief search online, I found the best price available on a website. It's only later when I realized that the phone is imported from Taiwan given that the Phones Model is SM-N9750.
What I found really frustrating is that some applications display the Taiwanese language. I check Sammobile for the same model and found that the only two countries supporting this particular model is Taiwan and Hong Kong. The rest of the phones from different countries have a different model number. So, is it possible for me to flash a firmware from any other country ( Preferably from USA, UK, UAE or India)? If so, which one is compatible?
Thanks
I have the N9750 (TGY/Hongkong) and it's in full French, I don't have app in Chinese.
maybe make a factory reset and reconfigure your phone in your language
neodemonium said:
I have the N9750 (TGY/Hongkong) and it's in full French, I don't have app in Chinese.
maybe make a factory reset and reconfigure your phone in your language
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Thanks. Regardless of the language. Is there any way I can flash firmware from another country? Is there any compatible ones for this model?
rockz1991 said:
Thanks. Regardless of the language. Is there any way I can flash firmware from another country? Is there any compatible ones for this model?
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No Im afraid you cannot. N9750 is being sold only in two regions as far as I know. Hong Kong and Taiwan. I also have a N9750 TGY/Hong Kong. And I love it. Absolutely no bloatware, dual sim and SD855. Only con I see is its updates are slow compared to other models. No Android 10 beta or stable till date
Shaan282 said:
No Im afraid you cannot. N9750 is being sold only in two regions as far as I know. Hong Kong and Taiwan. I also have a N9750 TGY/Hong Kong. And I love it. Absolutely no bloatware, dual sim and SD855. Only con I see is its updates are slow compared to other models. No Android 10 beta or stable till date
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Well, that's sad. I was hoping that it might be compatible with any firmware that running on exynos.
Not that I don't like Taiwan and Hong Kong based fw. It really is rock solid.
Here's hoping that someone might test out alternative fw for this model in the future and let us know.
Thanks.
Shaan282 said:
No Im afraid you cannot. N9750 is being sold only in two regions as far as I know. Hong Kong and Taiwan. I also have a N9750 TGY/Hong Kong. And I love it. Absolutely no bloatware, dual sim and SD855. Only con I see is its updates are slow compared to other models. No Android 10 beta or stable till date
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I have Note 10 (not Plus) from Taiwan and I was wandering when Android 10 will be released for this model!
Damianat said:
I have Note 10 (not Plus) from Taiwan and I was wandering when Android 10 will be released for this model!
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S10+ Hong Kong version took whole one month over international model. So Im pretty sure the same formula will apply to our model aswel
I expect Android 10 update to arrive on 15 January at earliest.
rockz1991 said:
Hi,
I bought a Note 10 + Today in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Long story short - After a brief search online, I found the best price available on a website. It's only later when I realized that the phone is imported from Taiwan given that the Phones Model is SM-N9750.
What I found really frustrating is that some applications display the Taiwanese language. I check Sammobile for the same model and found that the only two countries supporting this particular model is Taiwan and Hong Kong. The rest of the phones from different countries have a different model number. So, is it possible for me to flash a firmware from any other country ( Preferably from USA, UK, UAE or India)? If so, which one is compatible?
Thanks
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I also have a 9750 (shipped with BRI, then I changed it to TGY using Samkey) and found that during the OOB setup, some app titles were in Chinese, but as long as you chose English on the very first screen, everything including those with Chinese app titles will end up being in English. As a last resort, you can do a full reset and make sure you select English on the first screen.
If you need help navigating, try using Google Translate's live camera translation from another phone to understand what is displayed on your screen (I had to do that once since my S9+ shipped already on the home screen--in Chinese.)
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Shaan282 said:
S10+ Hong Kong version took whole one month over international model. So Im pretty sure the same formula will apply to our model aswel
I expect Android 10 update to arrive on 15 January at earliest.
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The Chinese government is probably vetting it to make sure there's no hidden code meant to subvert their policies and make it easier to organize pro-democracy rallies (j/k).
Taiwan model note 10 plus
@Rocks1991
Same thing here. Wondering if we can do anything to change the language.
More serious issue i am facing is that the bottom speaker doesn't work at times even after the factory reset. Does anyone face that issue? I guess i should replace the phone as this issue persists. Can i get advice on this?
Rzd.
Hey, there are companies offering the Snapdragon s20 Ultra in Europe, but the unknown is the OS, if all of the Google Services are available, and if their bloatware/spyware ia removable. Is anyone in the know here? I ask because there's some down-low language about the OS and how these are perfect to root. I definitely want to use maps and have banking apps work.
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Hey, there are companies offering the Snapdragon s20 Ultra in Europe, but the unknown is the OS, if all of the Google Services are available, and if their bloatware/spyware ia removable. Is anyone in the know here? I ask because there's some down-low language about the OS and how these are perfect to root. I definitely want to use maps and have banking apps work.
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The SM-G9880 is manufactured in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. Google apps are standard on the Hong Kong variant, Samsung Pay will work as well. You can root the device and it has less bloatware than the China and Taiwan variants. Ask the seller what's the country of origin before you pull the trigger.
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The SM-G9880 is manufactured in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. Google apps are standard on the Hong Kong variant, Samsung Pay will work as well. You can root the device and it has less bloatware than the China and Taiwan variants. Ask the seller what's the country of origin before you pull the trigger.
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They are gonna be direct imports from China and Hong Kong. If it's China, what would be the issues?
If you get chinese unit volte/samsung pay app may not work, you can get hong kong variant from wondamobile though they also provide 12 months warranty
HI All
I plan to buy samsung s20 snapdragon version but unable to find the link
looking for below,
samsung s20
processor:- snapdragon 865
sim:- Dual sim
Unlocked version
I looked in some usa and ca sites but all are selling single sim version not dual.
I heard hong kong variant having dual sim,
if anyone found link and ship to india, canada please let us know
freeaac said:
HI All
I plan to buy samsung s20 snapdragon version but unable to find the link
looking for below,
samsung s20
processor:- snapdragon 865
sim:- Dual sim
Unlocked version
I looked in some usa and ca sites but all are selling single sim version not dual.
I heard hong kong variant having dual sim,
if anyone found link and ship to india, canada please let us know
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The Hong Kong variants are in short supply. Most SM-G9810's available online are Taiwan variants, even those shipped from Hong Kong retail outlets. I spent a few days trying to find a Hong Kong variant of the S20 Plus for a friend but none of the sellers could confirm their devices had the Hong Kong CSC which is TGY. A number of the retailers said they were Hong Kong variants but when I pressed the inquiry they admitted they offered only Taiwan devices with the BRI CSC. You might try this retailer but be aware they weren't sure which variant they stock.
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The Hong Kong variants are in short supply. Most SM-G9810's available online are Taiwan variants, even those shipped from Hong Kong retail outlets. I spent a few days trying to find a Hong Kong variant of the S20 Plus for a friend but none of the sellers could confirm their devices had the Hong Kong CSC which is TGY. A number of the retailers said they were Hong Kong variants but when I pressed the inquiry they admitted they offered only Taiwan devices with the BRI CSC. You might try this retailer but be aware they weren't sure which variant they stock.
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Thanks for the reply,
sorry i was new into this csc, is there any problem with if CSC BRI instead of CSC TGY and how to ask them?
what are the things do i need to inquiry before buying other than CSC?
please do let me know
Thanks
freeaac said:
Thanks for the reply,
sorry i was new into this csc, is there any problem with if CSC BRI instead of CSC TGY and how to ask them?
what are the things do i need to inquiry before buying other than CSC?
please do let me know
Thanks
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The Hong Kong and Taiwan are similar, depending on usage you likely wouldn't be able to know the differences. Some users have reported success changing their CSC from BRI to TGY via Samkey. I'm not a fan of changing the device's CSC, sometimes it causes other problems. A device's firmware is calibrated for it's specific CSC. You can review the thread here.
SM-G9880 BRI (taiwan) vs TGY (HK) differences? Thinking about changing CSC
I have a SM-G9880 BRI (taiwan) version and using in Australia. I have all the 3G/4G options but I'm unable to select any 5G - even though the phone is a 5G phone. I know my carrier does not use 5G in my area at this time, so is it not showing...
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I personally prefer the Hong Kong variants since I've owned 4 of these and never had any issues. They work great on T-mobile's 4G LTE, Wifi Calling and VoLTE. As yet the Hong Kong variants won't work on 5G or allow Carrier Aggregation on my network. These aren't features I need but your service may vary depending on the service provider. If full call feature functionality is a top priority then your service provider's device is your best bet.
You can contact a retailer and ask point blank what's the CSC on the device they offer but in most cases you probably won't get a straight answer. Also keep in mind the Galaxy S21 is scheduled to be released January 14th with a much improved Exynos SoC. Good luck!