The TMo version became available today - will there be a separate forum due to differences in the hardware and base-bands from the international versions?
There has already been one bricked due to trying to root with the international tools. There are separate forums for the S3 for each carrier.
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Being Canadian not getting the international phone can any one tell me if the international Roms will work with the Canadian s4 mini? I know it's very similar to the us model but that one has a locked
Bootloader if I am not mistaken.and the Canadian model is not locked.
I know the 6.3 mega has compatibility between Canadian and international models, (and very similar hardware to the s4mini) so I was hoping if someone had tried the s4mini international Roms on their I257m and had any luck.
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I've searched and can't find a specific answer on compatibility on ROMs and the different carrier versions of the Fire Phone. It's late so maybe I just picked bad combos in my searches.
1. a. Will it brick an AT&T phone if you install the international ROM (or vice versa)?
b. If it doesn't brick is it effectively turn into an international variant (or vice versa)?
2. Are the CM11/SlimKat ROMs ok to install on any variant (AT&T and/or International)?
3. Are the CM11/SlimKat ROMs ok to install on any size variant (32GB or 64GB)?
I know some phones it's OK and some phones brick when you install other variant ROMs so I just want to confirm before I buy an AT&T version. I also know some ROM's have to re partition the device and I wouldn't want to lose 32GB. I apologize if these have been answered but I can't find them tonight.
PIYIRIO said:
I've searched and can't find a specific answer on compatibility on ROMs and the different carrier versions of the Fire Phone. It's late so maybe I just picked bad combos in my searches.
1. a. Will it brick an AT&T phone if you install the international ROM (or vice versa)?
b. If it doesn't brick is it effectively turn into an international variant (or vice versa)?
2. Are the CM11/SlimKat ROMs ok to install on any variant (AT&T and/or International)?
3. Are the CM11/SlimKat ROMs ok to install on any size variant (32GB or 64GB)?
I know some phones it's OK and some phones brick when you install other variant ROMs so I just want to confirm before I buy an AT&T version. I also know some ROM's have to re partition the device and I wouldn't want to lose 32GB. I apologize if these have been answered but I can't find them tonight.
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I have the exact same question 1, I wouldn't call it "international", just unlocked version I guess
Bump, such easy question should be easy to answer and kind of important
PIYIRIO said:
1. a. Will it brick an AT&T phone if you install the international ROM (or vice versa)?
b. If it doesn't brick is it effectively turn into an international variant (or vice versa)?
2. Are the CM11/SlimKat ROMs ok to install on any variant (AT&T and/or International)?
3. Are the CM11/SlimKat ROMs ok to install on any size variant (32GB or 64GB)?
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1.a. No.
Source: I installed the UK, US AT&T and US GSM unlocked firmware on my device (T-Mobile netlocked, Germany).
Every Fire Phone works with all variants in general (there are ofc. different pre-installed TTS languages, WiFi channel support differs, etc.)
1.b. As Jose-MXL mentioned, unlocked (as in neutral) describes it a bit better.
The US ''GSM unlocked'' firmware has multi language support, just like the other versions, so you're not stuck with English language.
Again, some WiFi channels won't work, e.g. channel 13 in Germany, because it's based on US standards.
The fimware doesn't affect netlock, ofc. If your device was netlocked before, it will stay locked. If it was unlocked with a code before, it will stay unlocked.
2. Yes, as far as we know.
ggow only mentioned v. 4.6.1 because this was the (latest) tested version at the time. People reported successful installation on 4.6.1, 4.6.3 and 4.6.4 variants.
3. Yes.
Only the system partition is affected when installing SlimKat / CM11 (sorry, just describing it very briefly ^^).
As you know from stock Fire OS, the internal storage and media storage share the remaining storage space, so nothing will change on that partition.
my phone: m8, T Mo, carrier unlocked with ATT sim, s-off, super CID
does this mean I can use either the general m8 android dev, etc section as well as the ATT android dev, etc section?
I assume the carrier labeled sections have mostly to do with APN settings, and possibly specific radio bands.
what is diff between ATT and unlabeled m8 subforums?
Thanks!
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runLoganrun said:
does this mean I can use either the general m8 android dev, etc section as well as the ATT android dev, etc section?
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Basically, yes. You can flash any ROMs from the generic ("international") M8 forum section; as well as the AT&T section. For the most part, the ROMs in the AT&T section are also in the international forum; with the exception of the ROMs by Wonders_Never_Cease. He includes some AT&T specific features, like Visual Voicemail, and bases his ROMs (for most part) on AT&T base.
That last part (AT&T base) may also be important for you, as there is a quirk with AT&T's deployment of Voice over LTE ("HD Voice") that doesn't play well with non-AT&T based ROMs. Although one workaround (which will allow you to use "international" based ROMs) is to call AT&T, and have HD Voice turned off for your account: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61746473&postcount=9
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I assume the carrier labeled sections have mostly to do with APN settings, and possibly specific radio bands.
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Its a bit more complicated than that. One specific example, you definitely want to steer clear of the "CDMA" (Sprint and Verizon) development sections. The CDMA version has different partitioning, and the ROMs are not compatible with your M8. And flashing a Sprint/VZN firmware or radio on your device can even result in a radio brick!
But for the most part, the other versions are the same (T-Mob, AT&T, international) with the differentiator being radio baseband, as you somewhat figured out. As mentioned above, you are probably best served to stick to AT&T and international Dev sections.
Hey, i have been messing with the Galaxies for a while now. Me n my girlfriend current have a GS7 and GS7 Edge, both Sprint devices.....carrier unlocked online and then i flashed the G930U global firmware..way better signal being that i use at&t. Working on a customers Sprint GS6, the international version would be the G920F..im wondering what firmware i need to use to get an international build.
If you go to the SAMMOBILE page for that device (https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s6/SM-G920F/) you will see the firmware for that device. I am not aware of a universal "international" build.
I did a quick search on the topic, Android Central is advising that you use SAMMOBILE as a source.
Sorry if i ask a stupid question,
but when searching for it i found contradicting answers.
Also i somehow can not post in the general questions forum so feel free to move this thread over there.
I do own a S9 G960F which i have bought in Germany. But according to the official Samsung support it was produced for the Japan market/ is a Japan version.
The problem i am facing now is that the Japan version apparently does not get One UI 2.5 on Android 10 and instead is stuck on One UI 2.1.
Unfortunatley i do need One UI 2.5 to run a certain app and i am looking for a way to get that to work.
The general idea would be to flash the newest official german firmware for the S9.
According to Wikipedia the japan verson has a Snapdragon processor. So the question i am wondering about is if i can just flash the newest german firmwre using Odin or if that wont work since german phones usually come with the Exynos processor? Do i even have to care about the processor at all when flashing official Samsung firmware?
(Note that OEM unlock is enabled in the developer options. So a locked bootloader will not be an issue)
Thank you in advance for helping a clueless newbie like me.