Hello,
I would be so grateful for any help with the following.
I bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 LTE SM-T325. However, when turning it on for the first time I found the entire interface in Chinese and thus unusable.
I've found the UK English ROM for this device and want to flash it. Can I go ahead and do so given that I'm unable to do anything with the tablet until such time as it's flashed to English? This also means I can't change any settings on the device beforehand.
I am registered blind without access to any sighted assistance at the moment so it is vital that I resolve this issue so I can use the tablet with the TalkBack screen reader in English.
All the best for now and take care and thank you very much in advance for your time and patience.
hspatwa said:
Hello,
I would be so grateful for any help with the following.
I bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 LTE SM-T325. However, when turning it on for the first time I found the entire interface in Chinese and thus unusable.
I've found the UK English ROM for this device and want to flash it. Can I go ahead and do so given that I'm unable to do anything with the tablet until such time as it's flashed to English? This also means I can't change any settings on the device beforehand.
I am registered blind without access to any sighted assistance at the moment so it is vital that I resolve this issue so I can use the tablet with the TalkBack screen reader in English.
All the best for now and take care and thank you very much in advance for your time and patience.
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I also purchased a Hong Kong version of the SM-T325. When you first power up the device you will be presented with a Samsung screen all in Chinese with 2 popup menus. The top menu (located about center screen) is the language selection. From that menu, you can select whichever language you want including UK or US English. You may have to enlist the services of a sighted individual for this 5 second task, but then you would be good to go. Does TalkBack do translation? How about Google Translate in combination with TalkBack? Those might be options.
As far as flashing, I did flash the German ROM, but it caused random reboots of the device. I ended up flashing back to the updated Hong Kong ROM and it's working very well. I have been tempted to flash the UK ROM but I use my device for work and I won't have the opportunity until next week.
If flashing is your only option, what method do you plan on using? I downloaded the German ROM from sammobile.com and flashed it with Odin. When I decided to flash back to the Hong Kong version I just repeated the process with the updated Hong Kong version. I am sure you can do it with the UK ROM. If it causes problems, flash it back.
Also, if you flash using Odin, it flashes everything...ROM, recovery, modem and bootloader. On the German ROM, I had regional issues with the Google Play Store. I would not let me download all of my apps, but for some reason the original Hong Kong ROM did.
It's a lot to consider and I hope you are able to come up with a solution that works for you because the T325 is a very useful device.
Good Luck
Steve
Hi folks!
Looking for a little help here with my brand new Tab Pro 8.4. Bought it from Expansys and it arrived this morning - powered it up and booted into Polish.. 'Ok, that's wierd' I thought, but reconfigured it for UK and carried on happily setting it up - only to find that some of the apps included were in Polish. So, I check the box (front's in English, along with the security seals, back is in Polish) and sure enough it's a Polish model Tab Pro. 'No worries, I'll download and flash an official UK firmware' I thought. Which I did - only to find on restarting it that once again I'm back into Polish. On checking, I found that the device's CSC is automatically set to Poland, not UK. Even a firmware flash doesn't seem to reset this (dammit) so I was wondering if there was any way I COULD set it to either flash as UK (using Odin) or preconfig the device so Multi-CSC would see it as a UK device? I understand there is a Play Store app that can do this for me, but I'm unsure if Rooting the device (which the app needs) will break Knox or not...
Thanks for your advice and help!
Charles.
UPDATE: Sorted it - had to use Odin to flash to the BND3 firmware first in order to get TowelRoot to work (it wouldn't for some reason with the ANAG firmware...) and then it was a simple matter of using a CSC changer from the Play Store to set the device from XEO to BTU. By using TowelRoot I haven't tripped Knox
I was looking through Samfirmware.com and could not figure this out.
Where can I get the stock firmware file for the USA version of the T700?
Looking over the site and a few other posts for different devices, is this the right firmware for the model sold in the USA?
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-T700/XAR/
The model number for my exact device is SM-T700NTSAXAR
The firmware list on samfirmware/sammobile says that it is cellular south.
None of the xar variants I have found (last three letters of the model number) seem to have cellular connection though.
Yea, never understood why they refer to it as Cellular South, but that is the correct region for us T700 users.
That is a bit confusing yeah.
Thank you for confirming that for me.
Want to make sure that I have the right stock software to flash back to if I want to unroot it.
Just got mine 3 days ago and probably going time be rooting it soon.
Don't think Knox really matters on this. Holding off for root on my s6 until can be rooted without tripping Knox so I don't lose Samsung pay.
Although on October everyone should be using chip and pin so it might be useless anyway.
I have a SM-T970 and the June update is out on Sammoble for pretty much every other Tab S7 version except my SM-T970 which for some unknown reason Sammoble never updates on the site ?
Can I safely flash any of the other Tab S7 units firmware's or do I have to wait for the exact SM-T970 firmware ?
Markeee said:
I have a SM-T970 and the June update is out on Sammoble for pretty much every other Tab S7 version except my SM-T970 which for some unknown reason Sammoble never updates on the site ?
Can I safely flash any of the other Tab S7 units firmware's or do I have to wait for the exact SM-T970 firmware ?
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June update is available for SM-T970. https://samfrew.com/model/SM-T970/region/XAR/
xpdragon said:
June update is available for SM-T970. https://samfrew.com/model/SM-T970/region/XAR/
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Thanks I didn't know that site existed. How long has this update been out kicking around on that site?
Seems the ota update just hit for me anyways with in the past hour
I saw the update showed up on that site around late afternoon. I checked in the morning and didn't see the update. Aynway, I can't do ota update since my device is rooted. So I had to updated it in different way.
xpdragon said:
I saw the update showed up on that site around late afternoon. I checked in the morning and didn't see the update. Aynway, I can't do ota update since my device is rooted. So I had to updated it in different way.
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If you notice most of the S7 models tend to get the updates way sooner then the SM-T970. Wondering do you know is it possible to update from a different firmware or does it need to be the exact model ?
I just tried downlading the latest BUF5 firmware from samfrew.com. unless you want to pay them for fast speed DL, it will be very slow (my DL estimate was 10+ hours when I tried). They also have an option to save the file to your Google Drive, but i couldnt get it to work. The DL would never start, and the file didnt show up in my Drive.
I instead recommend using galaxyfirmware.com. Just search for the device/model, click the firmware you want. If you want a fast DL without paying, choose the option to share it to your GDrive. It will redirect you to Google where you'll log in. After it's shared to your Drive, just open the Drive app and DL it from there. Or go to drive.google.com in a Web browser.
SamMobile has long since been the most popular site for Samsung firmware downloads, it's where alot of the other firmware sites get their files from. But, unless you pay for a sub, your DL will be very slow. I also couldnt find the BUF5 firmware on SamMobile, but both samfrew.com and galaxyfirmware.com have it.
To my knowledge, the XAR firmware variant is the correct one for the Tab S7+ US region. If you're in another country, then choose a different region when searching for firmwares. So basically, choose SM-T970 for the wifi only Tab S7+. Then choose your region code (XAR, for me). Galaxyfirmware.com makes it easy to know which region a particular code is for. After that, just choose the firmware version you want (BUF5 for me, or something else if you prefer). They sort their firmwares by date released and Android version, so it's easy to see which is the latest.
@Markeee: You generally have to use a firmware that is for the exact model that you have. SM-T970 is the model # for the wifi only Tab S7+, the LTE/5G versions of this tab have a different model #. So, for example, you can't flash a Tab S7 firmware on a Tab S7+. And you also can't flash a LTE/5G firmware on the wifi only model. You can update/flash a "different" firmware, but it has to be for the *SAME* model that you have. As long as the model of the firmware matches what you have, you're golden.
I also forgot to say that (on our tab model) you cant downgrade to a firmware that uses version 1 bootloader, if you're already using a firmware that has a version 2 bootloader. Samsung released an update this year that prevents downgrading in this scenario. As an example, i'm currently running T970XXU2BUF5. The U2 in that denotes version 2 bootloader, U1 in a firmware name is for version 1 bootloader. You can upgrade from U1 to U2, but not backwards. So dont try this, it wont work. And be mindful of what you're flashing.
AnonVendetta said:
I just tried downlading the latest BUF5 firmware from samfrew.com. unless you want to pay them for fast speed DL, it will be very slow (my DL estimate was 10+ hours when I tried). They also have an option to save the file to your Google Drive, but i couldnt get it to work. The DL would never start, and the file didnt show up in my Drive.
I instead recommend using galaxyfirmware.com. Just search for the device/model, click the firmware you want. If you want a fast DL without paying, choose the option to share it to your GDrive. It will redirect you to Google where you'll log in. After it's shared to your Drive, just open the Drive app and DL it from there. Or go to drive.google.com in a Web browser.
SamMobile has long since been the most popular site for Samsung firmware downloads, it's where alot of the other firmware sites get their files from. But, unless you pay for a sub, your DL will be very slow. I also couldnt find the BUF5 firmware on SamMobile, but both samfrew.com and galaxyfirmware.com have it.
To my knowledge, the XAR firmware variant is the correct one for the Tab S7+ US region. If you're in another country, then choose a different region when searching for firmwares. So basically, choose SM-T970 for the wifi only Tab S7+. Then choose your region code (XAR, for me). Galaxyfirmware.com makes it easy to know which region a particular code is for. After that, just choose the firmware version you want (BUF5 for me, or something else if you prefer). They sort their firmwares by date released and Android version, so it's easy to see which is the latest.
@Markeee: You generally have to use a firmware that is for the exact model that you have. SM-T970 is the model # for the wifi only Tab S7+, the LTE/5G versions of this tab have a different model #. So, for example, you can't flash a Tab S7 firmware on a Tab S7+. And you also can't flash a LTE/5G firmware on the wifi only model. You can update/flash a "different" firmware, but it has to be for the *SAME* model that you have. As long as the model of the firmware matches what you have, you're golden.
I also forgot to say that (on our tab model) you cant downgrade to a firmware that uses version 1 bootloader, if you're already using a firmware that has a version 2 bootloader. Samsung released an update this year that prevents downgrading in this scenario. As an example, i'm currently running T970XXU2BUF5. The U2 in that denotes version 2 bootloader, U1 in a firmware name is for version 1 bootloader. You can upgrade from U1 to U2, but not backwards. So dont try this, it wont work. And be mindful of what you're flashing
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Past due for an update been over 3 months
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There hasn't been
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@Markeee: I've disabled the built in firmware updater in my tab, without root or a PC. You need an app called LADB (paid only, but worth it, or you can compile the app from source code for free), a wifi network, wireless debugging enabled in developer settings, and Android 11. LADB lets you use ADB commands directly on device, which would normally require a PC. You just need to know the package name of the updater, then a single command to either disable or uninstall it. None of this will void warranty, trip Knox. i did this a few weeks ago, tablet functionality isnt affected, everything is running great, no crashes. And i know the updater is disabled, because it doesnt appear in Settings when i search for it.
I just prefer to update manually via Odin, i dont want my tab updating on its' own. I've heard about Samsung forcing updates recently.
September update is available for SM-T970 (EUX). Just updated my SM-T970 (XAR) with it without any issue. Magisk and SafetyNet are fine.
https://samfrew.com/download/Galaxy__Tab__S7+__-Wi-Fi-__/qt4y/EUX/T970XXU2BUI1/T970OXM2BUI1/
@xpdragon: That's nice to know, but I think I'll still wait on Samsung to release the update for XAR US region. I don't really want to flash European firmware on my tab just to get the update, because it would change the CSC code to something that isn't optimal for my location. I've been running the July update ever since the tab was delivered to me, no issues so far, therefore no pressing need to update.
April US update is out on Frija CVCE
https://samfrew.com/download/Galaxy__Tab__S7+__-Wi-Fi-__/oki9/XAR/T970XXU2CVCE/T970OXM2CVCE/
Markeee said:
April US update is out on Frija CVCE
https://samfrew.com/download/Galaxy__Tab__S7+__-Wi-Fi-__/oki9/XAR/T970XXU2CVCE/T970OXM2CVCE/
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I just saw that on Frija. But after a few months of running Android 12, I've discovered that a few things aren't working as expected. I plan to downgrade back to Android 11 either tonight or early tomorrow morning. Things were working perfectly on 11.
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I saw the update showed up on that site around late afternoon. I checked in the morning and didn't see the update. Aynway, I can't do ota update since my device is rooted. So I had to updated it in different way.
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Please help me
I got the s7+ wifi as a gift from a dear one
And unfortunately they are no more
Hence it being their last memory I cannot sell it
But
I DESPERATELY NEED VOLTE IN IT
please help ,me someone
There's got to be a wa I'm sure
vbrulzzz said:
Please help me
I got the s7+ wifi as a gift from a dear one
And unfortunately they are no more
Hence it being their last memory I cannot sell it
But
I DESPERATELY NEED VOLTE IN IT
please help ,me someone
There's got to be a wa I'm sure
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The WiFi only models don't support volte, since they have no mobile data capabilities. Do you have an SM-T970? I used to have that model until I sold it to a friend, it's perfect for him because he only needs to use it on home WiFi, and he has no need to make calls/texts on it.
I still have a Tab S7+, but it's the SM-T976N Korean variant, which supports wifi, 4g, and 5g. I currently have a T-Mobile sim card in it, all is working great. However, I'm pretty sure it doesn't support volte.
If you really don't want to keep it, I'm pretty sure you could sell it on eBay for 300-400 $, depending on its' condition. I bought my Tab S7+ 5g on eBay, new in factory sealed box, for 999$. I feel like it was a good deal, I'm very happy with it. The main thing for me is that it's mobile data capable, a big advantage over my WiFi only model.