Hi, I just bought a galaxy note II for hong kong but the firmware installed on it is one from chinese origin --'
Is it possible for me to flash an european firmware on it? I have many apps that come in chinese, and this sucks ><
Please help.
Samfirmware and grab a firmware from your area its a international note 2 so your fine
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Like above said. Go to www.samfirmware.com, then go to "Firmwares and Files", choose Model and whichever country you want, and download it. Then, use Odin to flash it into your phone. Simple.
Your phone should be the international note 2. The model is "GT-7100 - Galaxy Note II".
Do you need to be rooted first before flashing a new ROM?
I am receiving a Chinese version tomorrow (UK), and was wandering if I could just change the CSC code and get get rid of anything that's in chinese language?
Thankyou
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simacca said:
Do you need to be rooted first before flashing a new ROM?
I am receiving a Chinese version tomorrow (UK), and was wandering if I could just change the CSC code and get get rid of anything that's in chinese language?
Thankyou
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No need for root for the above way of flashing as they are stock roms...you can change the csc but each stock rom onky has certain regions in the csc
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actually the note 2 is not yet available in my country, that' why I bought it abroad. Does it change anything? I mean, can I still flash a UK version on my phone? I live in mauritius.
Please help.
vimanyu_b said:
actually the note 2 is not yet available in my country, that' why I bought it abroad. Does it change anything? I mean, can I still flash a UK version on my phone? I live in mauritius.
Please help.
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Why not?
I m now in hongkong firmware, i live in singapore.
My n8000, i use germany rom.
It will be just fine as long as ur phone is international version.
Good luck!
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antique_sonic said:
Why not?
I m now in hongkong firmware, i live in singapore.
My n8000, i use germany rom.
It will be just fine as long as ur phone is international version.
Good luck!
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Thanks a lot! I really appreciate it. I will flash it once the firmware is downloaded.
antique_sonic said:
Why not?
I m now in hongkong firmware, i live in singapore.
My n8000, i use germany rom.
It will be just fine as long as ur phone is international version.
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What you mean by international version?
What are the differences?
I ask because I am failing to flash mine and it might not be international (probably).
Thanks
-rsd
rsd2000 said:
What you mean by international version?
What are the differences?
I ask because I am failing to flash mine and it might not be international (probably).
Thanks
-rsd
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If your phone doesn't have 4G (LTE), then it's the international version, GT - N7100.
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All,
I bought my note 2 in thailand, but live in australia and my phone was imported from an arabic country i assume as the booklets had a arabic variant.
Anyway, if samsung has releaed the update with mutitasking, why cant I get it?
You have to update. Check settings, about device and then update. The European one is out. My friend got his update last week.
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lextsy said:
All,
I bought my note 2 in thailand, but live in australia and my phone was imported from an arabic country i assume as the booklets had a arabic variant.
Anyway, if samsung has releaed the update with mutitasking, why cant I get it?
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Im from Philippines and got a UAE version, i just flashed the UK version posted by faryaab using odin and everything is perfect including multi window
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lextsy said:
All,
I bought my note 2 in thailand, but live in australia and my phone was imported from an arabic country i assume as the booklets had a arabic variant.
Anyway, if samsung has releaed the update with mutitasking, why cant I get it?
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use flash LJ1 manually using Odin.
UK version BTU
I have questions before doing the update...does flashing that UK update change the phone's region? does it reset the phone? and my note 2 is Hong kong version with bilingual keyboard built into the rom which i need to keep, will that be gone?
Mercatorn said:
I have questions before doing the update...does flashing that UK update change the phone's region? does it reset the phone? and my note 2 is Hong kong version with bilingual keyboard built into the rom which i need to keep, will that be gone?
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I'm not sure but changing rom will change the language included too. So I think you might have to given up your bilingual keyboard. If I were you just wait for the ota.
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I bought mine in germany and no update as of yet.
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lextsy said:
All,
I bought my note 2 in thailand, but live in australia and my phone was imported from an arabic country i assume as the booklets had a arabic variant.
Anyway, if samsung has releaed the update with mutitasking, why cant I get it?
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Connect your phone to KIES the update is available for multitasking you can also change your Software Update Location switch to UK without any issues.
Picked mine up in China, its an Imported Hong Kong version, Just plugged into Kies and its just updated to LJ2
nanustud said:
Connect your phone to KIES the update is available for multitasking you can also change your Software Update Location switch to UK without any issues.
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how do i switch my software update location to UK. I too have a middle east model and gets frustrating to receive updates at a later date. Thanks
Sliderse said:
Picked mine up in China, its an Imported Hong Kong version, Just plugged into Kies and its just updated to LJ2
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Mine is also from Hong Kong. Yet, still no multi tasking although it's updated to:
PDA: N7100ZSALJ2
CSC: N7100OZSALJ2
Version: 4.1.1
What's up with that?
Mine is from Hong Kong picked up the lj2 update but still no multi task. I'm so sad
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shehzadali said:
how do i switch my software update location to UK. I too have a middle east model and gets frustrating to receive updates at a later date. Thanks
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Changing CSC
Download Samsung Galaxy S / S2 CSC app from the Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tYW5uaWFray5jc2NzZWxlY3RvciJd
Open Samsung Galaxy S / S2 CSC app
Tap "Change CSC" button
Select the CSC for you Country
Tap "Install" button
Warning :changing CSC wipes the device
Got mne today in uk it updated itself today as well.
I also have the Hong Kong phone that received an update today.
Can confirm that multi window does NOT work.
AP: N7100ZSALJ2
CP: N7100XXALIH
CSC: N7100OZSALJ2
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I got mine update in australia yesterday. Arabic model phone. 36mb update now have multi tasking. I was about to use odin too with 1gb file. Lucky i waited
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nanustud said:
Changing CSC
Download Samsung Galaxy S / S2 CSC app from the Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tYW5uaWFray5jc2NzZWxlY3RvciJd
Open Samsung Galaxy S / S2 CSC app
Tap "Change CSC" button
Select the CSC for you Country
Tap "Install" button
Warning :changing CSC wipes the device
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But will that not influence the APN settings and all that jazz?
Gnarfsan said:
But will that not influence the APN settings and all that jazz?
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It really depends. From experience not always. You can always set the apn anyway or have your carrier push it to your device.
prinzhernan said:
It really depends. From experience not always. You can always set the apn anyway or have your carrier push it to your device.
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Well, I went ahead and changed the CSC, got the update to ALJ1 and everything works fine
I changed from NEE to BTU in case anyone is looking to do the same thing.
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nanustud said:
Changing CSC
Download Samsung Galaxy S / S2 CSC app from the Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tYW5uaWFray5jc2NzZWxlY3RvciJd
Open Samsung Galaxy S / S2 CSC app
Tap "Change CSC" button
Select the CSC for you Country
Tap "Install" button
Warning :changing CSC wipes the device
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Is this the only way to change CSC? the *#272.... method doesnt work. Does this work with Note family as well?
I have a Hong Kong Galaxy Note II, and I want to flash the official UK ROM on it.
I know the phone should work fine, however I want to know whether desktop Kies will recognise it as an official firmware and be able to receive future updates.
Basically, I want to convert a Hong Kong Galaxy Note II to a factory UK Galaxy Note II and be able to receive future updates through Kies as if it were a UK Note II.
beggin said:
I have a Hong Kong Galaxy Note II, and I want to flash the official UK ROM on it.
I know the phone should work fine, however I want to know whether desktop Kies will recognise it as an official firmware and be able to receive future updates.
Basically, I want to convert a Hong Kong Galaxy Note II to a factory UK Galaxy Note II and be able to receive future updates through Kies as if it were a UK Note II.
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No, Kies will not update your firmware if you have firmware installed that is not specificaly for your country/region. You have to do upgrades manualy with Odin.
gee2012 said:
No, Kies will not update your firmware if you have firmware installed that is not specificaly for your country/region. You have to do upgrades manualy with Odin.
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Is it possible to somehow convert the phone to another region so Kies will update it?
beggin said:
Is it possible to somehow convert the phone to another region so Kies will update it?
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Then you would have to change the product code, but why would you. Flashing a rom with Odin takes about 5 minutes mate, and is safer and better than Kies (wich is crappy software)
gee2012 said:
Then you would have to change the product code, but why would you. Flashing a rom with Odin takes about 5 minutes mate, and is safer and better than Kies (wich is crappy software)
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How can I change the product code to the UK unlocked version? The only reason I prefer Kies is so I can sell the phone at a later date on eBay without running into any problems, as it will be exactly the same as the UK version (if that makes sense)
Google it or search the xda forum.
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gee2012 said:
Then you would have to change the product code, but why would you. Flashing a rom with Odin takes about 5 minutes mate, and is safer and better than Kies (wich is crappy software)
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gee2012 said:
Google it or search the xda forum.
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I honestly had a look, but I can't find much information on it at all. Does changing the CSC also change the product code?
What if you flash different country ROM with odin? Will you have some problems with it. will you have some problems with radio or with something else because it's a ROM from another country?
Handwritten from my Note 2
Once if you have got the courage to install from odin, don't think you will ever need to wait for an official update for your region
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sohebq said:
Once if you have got the courage to install from odin, don't think you will ever need to wait for an official update for your region
sent from: The New S-Pen
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I didnt get this
Handwritten from my Note 2
Hi,
I have litreally nearly gone round the whole forum looking for a soluotion to this but none has helped. I have installed Cyanogenmod 10.1 for galaxy ace 2 (Gt-I8160ZSLK2) a hong kong device, since than the phone can't detect the sim card so I can't make any calls or text anyone because itt will just pop up with a message mobile network not found. Please can someone help me on this?
doctorwho201 said:
Hi,
I have litreally nearly gone round the whole forum looking for a soluotion to this but none has helped. I have installed Cyanogenmod 10.1 for galaxy ace 2 (Gt-I8160ZSLK2) a hong kong device, since than the phone can't detect the sim card so I can't make any calls or text anyone because itt will just pop up with a message mobile network not found. Please can someone help me on this?
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Try Wipe Data then reflash the rom
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there is no jelly bean for hong kong version of ace 2.... there is no jellybean modem for you...
Thanks but...
Rox said:
there is no jelly bean for hong kong version of ace 2.... there is no jellybean modem for you...
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Is there any firmware or custom rom that work with this device (Gt-I8160ZSLK2) because I really want jellybean.(Doesn't matter what version of jellybean)
doctorwho201 said:
Is there any firmware or custom rom that work with this device (Gt-I8160ZSLK2) because I really want jellybean.(Doesn't matter what version of jellybean)
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this is the last GB firmware from sammobile http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=8312 but i find a rom(based on GB) for your phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886207
Thanks
pedroleon99 said:
this is the last GB firmware from sammobile http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=8312 but i find a rom(based on GB) for your phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886207
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I have already tried this rom but is still based on GB but it doesn't matter hopefully someday or someone would release a jellybean firmware for galaxy ace 2. Thanks for trying to help though!
baseband
can you please give me the model the number .iit should be there when you turun on the phone under samsung galaxy ace 2
dharisd2 said:
can you please give me the model the number .iit should be there when you turun on the phone under samsung galaxy ace 2
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Its the same phone as ours, but its the hk region model. its still GT-I8160.
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dont understand that much
but i can flash some other countys even flash thailland firmware even the model is trinidad and thailand version i am using it here in my maldives .its perfect.
you mean its some other model and its for hong kong only right?
dharisd2 said:
but i can flash some other countys even flash thailland firmware even the model is trinidad and thailand version i am using it here in my maldives .its perfect.
you mean its some other model and its for hong kong only right?
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it doesnt work like that for those hk region models
THanks guys
teddytsen said:
it doesnt work like that for those hk region models
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Hey is there any way you can help me because there is litreally like no rom or firmware for galaxy ace 2 hong kong device. I really want jellybean on my device but I judt can't install it.:crying:
Man, you cant. Smsung didn release Modem fr HK verson ... you will never have working jb without it...
So you think this will work?
Rox said:
Man, you cant. Smsung didn release Modem fr HK verson ... you will never have working jb without it...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2538888
i have recently read this post and I was hoping would this work?
I'm trying to find the stock ROM for the US region. The closest I've been able to find is UK. I have the UK version installed, and OTA and all other features appear to be working, but I'd much rather have the US region ROM.
Thanks!
-Helmet
darkhelmet46 said:
I'm trying to find the stock ROM for the US region. The closest I've been able to find is UK. I have the UK version installed, and OTA and all other features appear to be working, but I'd much rather have the US region ROM.
Thanks!
-Helmet
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U.S is labeled under cellular south (XAR). So yeah hope that helps!
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DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
U.S is labeled under cellular south (XAR). So yeah hope that helps!
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Thanks!!
I do not really understand, does it matter which country firmware I use? I live in the USA and use TMobile for service on my tablet so I'd like the best firmware to match that. Will a US SM-T835 firmware work on my SM-T835N? I know it's not released yet, but I can wait. Or do I need the Korean update for my model?
Thanks in advance.
Note that US version is T837 instead of T835 so there might be a difference in ROM partition.
I believe someone on XDA flashed T835 firmware on T835N but there doesn't seem to be any additional confirmation.
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machx1111 said:
I do not really understand, does it matter which country firmware I use? I live in the USA and use TMobile for service on my tablet so I'd like the best firmware to match that. Will a US SM-T835 firmware work on my SM-T835N? I know it's not released yet, but I can wait. Or do I need the Korean update for my model?
Thanks in advance.
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I have the same question for my T835C (TGY)
philow said:
I have the same question for my T835C (TGY)
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I think whoever can answer my question can also answer yours. I don't fully understand it, but I think we can use other country cirmeare but need the proper CSC file.
I am not sure tho, hopefully someone chimes in.