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Problem with upgrading to 6.0

Hi guys
Recently i bought my girlfriend LG G4. Now I think it's from Singapore, and I totally have no idea, how to update it. I have 5.1 now, and of course I wanna 6.0. Using automatic option from smartphone still showing "up to date". LG bridge is finding some firmware, but after downloading, at 1% i got error. LG UP always saying, that's bad kdz file ( I download 4-5 of them). When i'm trying to check version by IMEI on devtester, I get nothing. I have no clue what could i do next .
imeipro.info/report.html?token=cae9ce52b6c7405da35d3d01e2cbe86b[/url]

Liian said:
Hi guys
Recently i bought my girlfriend LG G4. Now I think it's from Singapore, and I totally have no idea, how to update it. I have 5.1 now, and of course I wanna 6.0. Using automatic option from smartphone still showing "up to date". LG bridge is finding some firmware, but after downloading, at 1% i got error. LG UP always saying, that's bad kdz file ( I download 4-5 of them). When i'm trying to check version by IMEI on devtester, I get nothing. I have no clue what could i do next .
imeipro.info/report.html?token=cae9ce52b6c7405da35d3d01e2cbe86b[/url]
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Go into Settings > About Phone > Software Version - at the bottom of the tab click on 'Software Version'. It should give you a version with 10(?) in it (last few numbers in the string). Find one with the same string with 20(?) for the same carrier. Use LGUP-NEW (https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/lgup-install-kdz-mm-lp-t3249803) and click upgrade to set the 20(?) kdz file you found, then proceed to upgrade it.
Good Luck.

sdembiske said:
Go into Settings > About Phone > Software Version - at the bottom of the tab click on 'Software Version'. It should give you a version with 10(?) in it (last few numbers in the string). Find one with the same string with 20(?) for the same carrier. Use LGUP-NEW (https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/lgup-install-kdz-mm-lp-t3249803) and click upgrade to set the 20(?) kdz file you found, then proceed to upgrade it.
Good Luck.
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Well, I have h815 10b, so i download 20b, and still from lg up, lg bridge, to lg flash tool (which i think have right to not work with marshmallow) I always have an error.
like this:
http://imgur.com/a/GCJMg
Still, thanks for advice .

Liian said:
Well, I have h815 10b, so i download 20b, and still from lg up, lg bridge, to lg flash tool (which i think have right to not work with marshmallow) I always have an error.
like this:
http://imgur.com/a/GCJMg
Still, thanks for advice .
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First - check the LGUP-NEW thread to see if others have posted similar problems and gotten any answers. If you don't find anything, post the issue there.
My suspicion is a carrier difference from the original but ...

sdembiske said:
First - check the LGUP-NEW thread to see if others have posted similar problems and gotten any answers. If you don't find anything, post the issue there.
My suspicion is a carrier difference from the original but ...
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Okay, I'll check. Tell me only, because I'm not a native speaker in english, what do you mean by "carrier" in this context? And thank you for your interest - I was searching help in the biggest android forum in my country, and nobody was enough kind to respond .
Anyway, this is worst present I ever made to someone . First of all i was waiting 2 months for package, second problem with battery in theoretically brand new phone and now this soft issue. Well, I'll stay with Samsung s8 for myself than g6 .

Liian said:
Okay, I'll check. Tell me only, because I'm not a native speaker in english, what do you mean by "carrier" in this context? And thank you for your interest - I was searching help in the biggest android forum in my country, and nobody was enough kind to respond .
Anyway, this is worst present I ever made to someone . First of all i was waiting 2 months for package, second problem with battery in theoretically brand new phone and now this soft issue. Well, I'll stay with Samsung s8 for myself than g6 .
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By carrier, I mean the wireless company that provides the phone/texting services to your phone ... if the phone wasn't bought from the original services company.
If it was, the other option might be to try a factory data reset to see if it allows the update to 6.0 to come through automatically - you will have to back all your data first, otherwise you will lose it.
PS: Don't forget to click the Thanks button ...

Well, I bough it from auction so it shouldn't be branded phone, but when i google it, i find information - buyer "EE". Quick look - provider from Great Britain? http://imeipro.info/report.html?token=cae9ce52b6c7405da35d3d01e2cbe86b

Liian said:
Well, I bough it from auction so it shouldn't be branded phone, but when i google it, i find information - buyer "EE". Quick look - provider from Great Britain? http://imeipro.info/report.html?token=cae9ce52b6c7405da35d3d01e2cbe86b
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Refer to this link and see if the info provided helps solve your invalid kdz issue:
Link: https://www.mylgphones.com/how-to-solvefix-the-kdz-file-is-invalid-issue.html

sdembiske said:
go into settings > about phone > software version - at the bottom of the tab click on 'software version'. It should give you a version with 10(?) in it (last few numbers in the string). Find one with the same string with 20(?) for the same carrier. Use lgup-new (https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/lgup-install-kdz-mm-lp-t3249803) and click upgrade to set the 20(?) kdz file you found, then proceed to upgrade it.
Good luck.
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Why can't he use LG Flash Tool instead of LG UP ? It's more readily available.
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sdembiske said:
By carrier, I mean the wireless company that provides the phone/texting services to your phone ... if the phone wasn't bought from the original services company.
If it was, the other option might be to try a factory data reset to see if it allows the update to 6.0 to come through automatically - you will have to back all your data first, otherwise you will lose it.
PS: Don't forget to click the Thanks button ...
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Tell him to flash the H815 European firmware... it will not do any damage because the OS has the same signature across all variants, so the bootloader will accept.

sdembiske said:
Refer to this link and see if the info provided helps solve your invalid kdz issue:
Link: https://www.mylgphones.com/how-to-solvefix-the-kdz-file-is-invalid-issue.html
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Thanks, I'll check it today evening. Hope it will work
BIG_BADASS said:
Why can't he use LG Flash Tool instead of LG UP ? It's more readily available.
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Also keep in mind, if you upgrade from 5.1... you can no longer root the device...
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Tell him to flash the H815 European firmware... it will not do any damage because the OS has the same signature across all variants, so the bootloader will accept.
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Read somewhere that LG flash tool working only with 5.1, not 6.0. About version - except 20b, i have also european so if first will work, i'll next . I know that i can't root phone with 6.0 but first of all - it's for my girlfriend and i think, that she don't care. Second - with quite long history with android, i never rooted any of them. I never saw a reason and also i'm bit scared when we're talking about more complicated actions . Anyway, thanks for advice. We will in next 5 hours if i finally get 6.0 on this phone

Liian said:
Thanks, I'll check it today evening. Hope it will work
Read somewhere that LG flash tool working only with 5.1, not 6.0. About version - except 20b, i have also european so if first will work, i'll next . I know that i can't root phone with 6.0 but first of all - it's for my girlfriend and i think, that she don't care. Second - with quite long history with android, i never rooted any of them. I never saw a reason and also i'm bit scared when we're talking about more complicated actions . Anyway, thanks for advice. We will in next 5 hours if i finally get 6.0 on this phone
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I recommend you root the device, then unlock the bootloader.
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Liian said:
Thanks, I'll check it today evening. Hope it will work
Read somewhere that LG flash tool working only with 5.1, not 6.0. About version - except 20b, i have also european so if first will work, i'll next . I know that i can't root phone with 6.0 but first of all - it's for my girlfriend and i think, that she don't care. Second - with quite long history with android, i never rooted any of them. I never saw a reason and also i'm bit scared when we're talking about more complicated actions . Anyway, thanks for advice. We will in next 5 hours if i finally get 6.0 on this phone
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You're lucky you have the European version.. you have no idea how much hassle I went through to get that version...
So anyways, since your bootloader is unlockable, I recommend you unlock it first, prior to flashing anything mentioned by sdembiske.
I recommend you also root the phone and install TWRP, just incase something goes wrong while flashing, you can easily recover the phone, and not have it completely destroyed.
Once you have rooted, unlocked bootloader, and installed TWRP, you can safely do literally anything on the phone
Flashing the rom can easily make your 700USD device worth 0, within seconds... so Please .... take the precautions.... and install TWRP
Cheers
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Even some of the LG G4 variants with locked bootloaders are rootable...... your variant is DEFINITELY rootable

Liian said:
Thanks, I'll check it today evening. Hope it will work
Read somewhere that LG flash tool working only with 5.1, not 6.0. About version - except 20b, i have also european so if first will work, i'll next . I know that i can't root phone with 6.0 but first of all - it's for my girlfriend and i think, that she don't care. Second - with quite long history with android, i never rooted any of them. I never saw a reason and also i'm bit scared when we're talking about more complicated actions . Anyway, thanks for advice. We will in next 5 hours if i finally get 6.0 on this phone
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LG Flash Tool has many more bricking issues than LGUP-NEW. If you ever decide you want to roll-back to 5.1, LGUP-NEW will throw up a roll-back version error if one is present - LG Flash Tool will not and will result in a bricked phone. Overall, your best and safest bet is to use LGUP-NEW.
One note: There are fraudulent sellers of supposed H815's out there and as you bought yours through auction there are no guarantees. To be on the safe side I would check with the seller to see if you can ascertain if he was the original owner and ask where the phone was purchased (what country) and who the original carrier was.

Well it didn't work. Anyway in download mode it show mi LG F500k. It's mean sth or it's normal name for g4

Liian said:
Well it didn't work. Anyway in download mode it show mi LG F500k. It's mean sth or it's normal name for g4
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G4 F500k is the Korean version, isn't it??
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/korean-g4-f500k-t3150548
Before you do anything, be 100% sure what variant you have. To do so, please enter the following codes in the phone's dial pad:
*#546368#*815#
*#546368#*500#
If the first one works, you have the H815, if the second one works, you have the F500K ...
Report your findings,,,

Liian said:
Well it didn't work. Anyway in download mode it show mi LG F500k. It's mean sth or it's normal name for g4
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Power down the phone, pull off the back cover and take out the battery. There should be a white tag under it - make a note of all the letters and numbers there. Provided the tag hasn't been tampered with, it should provide a good idea of what model you have and help narrow down your search for a kdz/tot that will work. I would still check with the seller of the phone and seek some verification. If the auction site is reputable, you may have some recourse if the phone is not as it was sold as.

sdembiske said:
Power down the phone, pull off the back cover and take out the battery. There should be a white tag under it - make a note of all the letters and numbers there. Provided the tag hasn't been tampered with, it should provide a good idea of what model you have and help narrow down your search for a kdz/tot that will work. I would still check with the seller of the phone and seek some verification. If the auction site is reputable, you may have some recourse if the phone is not as it was sold as.
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The physical label is easier to tamper with, than the actual software. Just go by my suggestion.. the MMI codes.

Liian said:
Well it didn't work. Anyway in download mode it show mi LG F500k. It's mean sth or it's normal name for g4
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The member providing you with the codes to access the hidden menu seems to have forgotten that not all codes work for the same models (as he himself found out when he tried once before) - there are carrier firmware variations with locks imposed on being able to access some. IMEI's can be changed by 'snakeheads, pimps' ... and fraudulent sellers.
Frankly, you are lucky you haven't bricked your phone completely by flashing different model/carrier variants and if you had used the LG Flash Tool to install the H815 kdz variant he recommended, you most likely would have. The same member has, for a fact, provided misleading, misinformed and potentially very harmful advice to other less informed members.

Frankly, you are lucky you haven't bricked your phone completely by flashing different model/carrier variants and if you had used the LG Flash Tool to install the H815 kdz variant he recommended, you most likely would have.
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What do you mean "if you had used the LG Flash Tool to install the H815 kdz variant he recommended, YOU MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE" ??
How do you know for sure?? Have you tried it??? NO you havn't tried it, so you have no right to say "it would most likely brick it".
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Liian said:
Well it didn't work. Anyway in download mode it show mi LG F500k. It's mean sth or it's normal name for g4
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Hey buddy, let's check whether your bootloader is unlockable before you do anything. Please download ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
Before we do anything, make sure "Enable OEM Unlock" and "USB Debugging" options are enabled.
Once you install ADB, open Command Prompt (Press Windows Key + R , then type 'cmd' and press Enter key)
Issue the following commands:
Code:
cd C:\adb
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adb start-server
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adb devices
At this point, your device should show up under the list of devices. If it doesn't issue the following commands to restart the ADB server:
Code:
adb kill-server
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adb start-server
Then, check again whether the device is being detected
Code:
adb devices
If the device is not showing, please check whether drivers are properly installed
If the device is being shown, you can proceed to the following command:
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
If the device just boots back to Android, then the bootloader is locked, and you could have any device aside from the H811 or H815 European version
If it boots into the bootloader, then you have either the H811 or the H815 European version, and you should be able to easily root, install TWRP and flash any variants kdz file.
Now, if you have got this far without booting back to Android, time to unlock bootloader:
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
Once complete, issue:
Code:
fastboot getvar unlock
If you get the message "Unlock: Yes", then you have successfully unlocked bootloader.
Hope this helps

sdembiske said:
the member providing you with the codes to access the hidden menu seems to have forgotten that not all codes work for the same models (as he himself found out when he tried once before) - there are carrier firmware variations with locks imposed on being able to access some. Imei's can be changed by 'snakeheads, pimps' ... And fraudulent sellers.
Frankly, you are lucky you haven't bricked your phone completely by flashing different model/carrier variants and if you had used the lg flash tool to install the h815 kdz variant he recommended, you most likely would have. The same member has, for a fact, provided misleading, misinformed and potentially very harmful advice to other less informed members.
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let him try the codes first ok...
If it doesn't work, then you complain... Otherwise you be quiet
You have no right to talk on his behalf and tell what works and what doesnt ok... let him try and see

LG G4 (H815) Android Upgrade

Hello guys,
I am using an unlocked H815 in India (bought from ebay) which is running software version Android Lollipop. The software update check always shows "You have latest updates installed".
Is there any way I can upgrade the OS without bricking the phone or causing simlock.
Sorry if this is an already posted query.
Please guide me.

you need to study it ....

rotoko said:
you need to study it ....
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Study what?

[email protected] said:
Hello guys,
I am using an unlocked H815 in India (bought from ebay) which is running software version Android Lollipop. The software update check always shows "You have latest updates installed".
Is there any way I can upgrade the OS without bricking the phone or causing simlock.
Sorry if this is an already posted query.
Please guide me.
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Can i get some help.
Still didnt find a solution. Stuck on Lollipop while the G4 world moved through Marshmallow to Nougat.

[email protected] said:
Hello guys,
I am using an unlocked H815 in India (bought from ebay) which is running software version Android Lollipop. The software update check always shows "You have latest updates installed".
Is there any way I can upgrade the OS without bricking the phone or causing simlock.
Sorry if this is an already posted query.
Please guide me.
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have you tried LGUP to flash a rom to marshmallow?

okadamikki said:
have you tried LGUP to flash a rom to marshmallow?
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Hi,
Sorry for very late reply. Never thought someone would care to help after such a long time.
I never tried LGUP because I cant find the right ROM for my device. Hardware info page shows H815 while on adb it shows up as LGF500L.....(last time I checked F500L is korean variant).
Also the device does not have recovery mode. When trying to boot into recovery a red exclamation comes up with "No command" written.

[email protected] said:
Hi,
Sorry for very late reply. Never thought someone would care to help after such a long time.
I never tried LGUP because I cant find the right ROM for my device. Hardware info page shows H815 while on adb it shows up as LGF500L.....(last time I checked F500L is korean variant).
Also the device does not have recovery mode. When trying to boot into recovery a red exclamation comes up with "No command" written.
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Sounds like it might be a 'frankenphone' - the only way to fully ascertain what the phone model actually is, is to open it up and see what is printed on the motherboard. Refer to this link on how to tear it down: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/LG+G4+Teardown/42705
You can also then use SALT to ascertain what the GPT compatability is - that will tell you what roms are safe to flash in order to upgrade.

sdembiske said:
Sounds like it might be a 'frankenphone' - the only way to fully ascertain what the phone model actually is, is to open it up and see what is printed on the motherboard. Refer to this link on how to tear it down: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/LG+G4+Teardown/42705
You can also then use SALT to ascertain what the GPT compatability is - that will tell you what roms are safe to flash in order to upgrade.
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Can I manually install recovery(twrp or something) and change to a custom rom from there?
Will that be possible.

[email protected] said:
Can I manually install recovery(twrp or something) and change to a custom rom from there?
Will that be possible.
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tutorial: https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/howto-complete-guide-to-unlock-twrp-t3370003
Can you just install cpuz and see is it fake?

NikBos said:
tutorial: https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/howto-complete-guide-to-unlock-twrp-t3370003
Can you just install cpuz and see is it fake?
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As per CPU-Z ( I have attached screenshot of the same)
Model : LG H815
Hardware : p1
Board : MSM8992

[email protected] said:
As per CPU-Z ( I have attached screenshot of the same)
Model : LG H815
Hardware : p1
Board : MSM8992
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CPU-Z will not be reliable in the information it provides you as it only provides the information that has been installed on it. As I stated, the only way to truly ascertain is to strip it down and see what is printed on the motherboard - it is not difficult and there are no shortcuts to be 100% sure - if you don't do it the way I suggested, you run the risk of hard-bricking your phone when you flash something not meant for your phone. If you doubt me, check with steadfasterX, recognized developer who know this stuff inside-out ...
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[email protected] said:
Can I manually install recovery(twrp or something) and change to a custom rom from there?
Will that be possible.
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If your bootloader is actually unlocked, you should be able to - you should use the latest 'preview' version for the rom version you are planning to flash. Refer to this link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/development/recovery-twrp-3-touch-recovery-t3442424
Note: The Thanks button at the bottom right of this post, is there for a reason. It is an XDA courtesy to use it when members are answering your questions or trying to help solve your issues.

sdembiske said:
CPU-Z will not be reliable in the information it provides you as it only provides the information that has been installed on it. As I stated, the only way to truly ascertain is to strip it down and see what is printed on the motherboard - it is not difficult and there are no shortcuts to be 100% sure - if you don't do it the way I suggested, you run the risk of hard-bricking your phone when you flash something not meant for your phone. If you doubt me, check with steadfasterX, recognized developer who know this stuff inside-out ...
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If your bootloader is actually unlocked, you should be able to - you should use the latest 'preview' version for the rom version you are planning to flash. Refer to this link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/development/recovery-twrp-3-touch-recovery-t3442424
Note: The Thanks button at the bottom right of this post, is there for a reason. It is an XDA courtesy to use it when members are answering your questions or trying to help solve your issues.
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Ok. Will try if flashing twrp is possible.
I will post an update after that.

[email protected] said:
Ok. Will try if flashing twrp is possible.
I will post an update after that.
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Flashing through fastboot is not possible.....phone wont get detected in fastboot mode.

[email protected] said:
Flashing through fastboot is not possible.....phone wont get detected in fastboot mode.
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Can somebody give me a link for the right kdz for my phone.
Current installed software version : H81510h (So I hope flashing it might revive the phone).
Note : Quick reminder, this phone is unlocked and using in India.

[email protected] said:
Can somebody give me a link for the right kdz for my phone.
Current installed software version : H81510h (So I hope flashing it might revive the phone).
Note : Quick reminder, this phone is unlocked and using in India.
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When you say 'unlocked' you are referring to carrier/sim unlocked I presume. If you were actually bootloader unlocked, you should be be able to flash TWRP in fastboot mode.
Look, I'll say it again, strip your phone down and find out exactly what is stamped on the motherboard. The last thing you want to do is try and flash a rom from a different model than you actually have.
Then look for a MM 1220x up to 1220z rom for the phone model you actually have and upgrade it with LGUP-NEW. Then proceed to unlock your bootloader. If it is actually an H815 European version you should be able to unlock it officially on LG's site. If it another H815 version etc., you will have to unlock it unofficially with steadfasterX's UsU method BUT you must be on MM to avoid issues when installing any custom roms from then on.
Don't take any shortcuts.

sdembiske said:
When you say 'unlocked' you are referring to carrier/sim unlocked I presume. If you were actually bootloader unlocked, you should be be able to flash TWRP in fastboot mode.
Look, I'll say it again, strip your phone down and find out exactly what is stamped on the motherboard. The last thing you want to do is try and flash a rom from a different model than you actually have.
Then look for a MM 1220x up to 1220z rom for the phone model you actually have and upgrade it with LGUP-NEW. Then proceed to unlock your bootloader. If it is actually an H815 European version you should be able to unlock it officially on LG's site. If it another H815 version etc., you will have to unlock it unofficially with steadfasterX's UsU method BUT you must be on MM to avoid issues when installing any custom roms from then on.
Don't take any shortcuts.
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Opened up the phone and found that it is H815 after all.
So can somebody now guide me to which rom/kdz I should use.
[Currently on Lollipop..SW Version : H815 10h]

[email protected] said:
Opened up the phone and found that it is H815 after all.
So can somebody now guide me to which rom/kdz I should use.
[Currently on Lollipop..SW Version : H815 10h]
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Here's a good site to download firmwares from: https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-h815-firmwares/firmwares/
Your looking for an H81520 with the latest alphabetical letter ... You'll have to decide on the one you want to try installing.

sdembiske said:
Here's a good site to download firmwares from: https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-h815-firmwares/firmwares/
Your looking for an H81520 with the latest alphabetical letter ... You'll have to decide on the one you want to try installing.
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Thanks for the link.
So I may download kdz with H815 20 with latest alphabet (and no need to look particularly for H815 20h right).

[email protected] said:
Thanks for the link.
So I may download kdz with H815 20 with latest alphabet (and no need to look particularly for H815 20h right).
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Correct. You will not find a 20h as the lower letters are used for previous android versions, higher letters for newer versions.
You are forgetting the 'Thanks' button at the bottom right of the posts - it's a good habit to get into ...

sdembiske said:
Correct. You will not find a 20h as the lower letters are used for previous android versions, higher letters for newer versions.
You are forgetting the 'Thanks' button at the bottom right of the posts - it's a good habit to get into ...
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Oops..my bad. Thanked all the replies now.
Will update after flashing rom.

Unknown imei Moto g6 play.

Hello I was rooting my Moto g6 play and made the awful mistake of not backing up efs partition ( I know Dumb). I got it all done and booted up and now unknown imei. I was wondering if there where any tech savvy people on here that would know how to fix this problem. I know the Imei and if I fastboot getvar I can see the iemi. Plzz help thanks.

dill902 said:
Hello I was rooting my Moto g6 play and made the awful mistake of not backing up efs partition ( I know Dumb). I got it all done and booted up and now unknown imei. I was wondering if there where any tech savvy people on here that would know how to fix this problem. I know the Imei and if I fastboot getvar I can see the iemi. Plzz help thanks.
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Just flash stock firmware. thats a pretty big mistake to make lol I'm pretty sure I made it quite clear in my guide to backup at least 2 or 3 times. But just flash stock firmware using the commands at the bottom of my guide. Even if the bootloader is locked the commands will work to reflash it still. The need links for stock firmware is also in the guide. And I will say this. If you took the newest update before rooting then you will have to wait for that firmware to be uploaded because its not uploaded yet.

ninjakira said:
Just flash stock firmware. thats a pretty big mistake to make lol I'm pretty sure I made it quite clear in my guide to backup at least 2 or 3 times. But just flash stock firmware using the commands at the bottom of my guide. Even if the bootloader is locked the commands will work to reflash it still. The need links for stock firmware is also in the guide. And I will say this. If you took the newest update before rooting then you will have to wait for that firmware to be uploaded because its not uploaded yet.
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Thanks man and i know im kicking myself. would you happen to know twhat the newest update is?

dill902 said:
Thanks man and i know im kic,king myself. would you happen to know twhat the newest update is?
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The newest build is only a few days old so it will be nearly impossible to find online. And it has a different baseband and radio than the previous build. But the October update is OCP27.91-150
As long as the imei isn't zero you should be able to get service back. I had the same issue when I flashed an older firmware like a moron. But when I took the update again, I got service back. I don't recommend it because I may have just been lucky, but no matter what don't flash the gpt, asdspo(?) And bootloader with the older firmware. It'll mess your life up.

Ok i guess ill have to wait it out. Tried to flash stock and still unknown imei and no base band version so guessing it was updated. Thank guys!

dill902 said:
Ok i guess ill have to wait it out. Tried to flash stock and still unknown imei and no base band version so guessing it was updated. Thank guys!
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Try taking the update again over WiFi if you can. You shouldn't have an issue as long as you're back to stock. But the update is only 3 days old so you may have a chance.
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ninjakira said:
Just flash stock firmware. thats a pretty big mistake to make lol I'm pretty sure I made it quite clear in my guide to backup at least 2 or 3 times. But just flash stock firmware using the commands at the bottom of my guide. Even if the bootloader is locked the commands will work to reflash it still. The need links for stock firmware is also in the guide. And I will say this. If you took the newest update before rooting then you will have to wait for that firmware to be uploaded because its not uploaded yet.
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@ninjakira Would my modem.img backup be of any use here? Or anything else? I don't know what is stored where.

Starkiller2 said:
Try taking the update again over WiFi if you can. You shouldn't have an issue as long as you're back to stock. But the update is only 3 days old so you may have a chance.
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@ninjakira Would my modem.img backup be of any use here? Or anything else? I don't know what is stored where.
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Idk man i try to update and says its upto date i have the xti922-9 says im on OCP27.91-62

dill902 said:
Idk man i try to update and says its upto date i have the xti922-9 says im on OCP27.91-62
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Ok so mine won't help then. I'm XT1922-7.

Starkiller2 said:
Try taking the update again over WiFi if you can. You shouldn't have an issue as long as you're back to stock. But the update is only 3 days old so you may have a chance.
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@ninjakira Would my modem.img backup be of any use here? Or anything else? I don't know what is stored where.
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At this point no it's gonna need a full reflash of the firmware. I was having issues with my service and went and flashed the OEM file from the 2nd update through fastboot and did the erase carrier command and got my service fixed. Could try that.
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dill902 said:
Idk man i try to update and says its upto date i have the xti922-9 says im on OCP27.91-62
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If you have the xt1922-9 then that means you have the att version if I'm not mistaken. If so just go to the links in my guide for stock firmware in the att folder. It has both the firmware your on plus the updated firmware from September which is ocp27.91-62-3 plus my guide will help you achieve root. Just please read it all

ninjakira said:
At this point no it's gonna need a full reflash of the firmware. I was having issues with my service and went and flashed the OEM file from the 2nd update through fastboot and did the erase carrier command and got my service fixed. Could try that.
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If you have the xt1922-9 then that means you have the att version if I'm not mistaken. If so just go to the links in my guide for stock firmware in the att folder. It has both the firmware your on plus the updated firmware from September which is ocp27.91-62-3 plus my guide will help you achieve root. Just please read it all
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I flashed bout those firmwares and still nothing i dont understand whats going on or if im messing something up somewhere in the process. It flashes an everything seems to be ok other than the Imei unknown which causes the phone not to read my sim card if im not mistaken. Thanks for taking the time to try and help.

Starkiller2 said:
The newest build is only a few days old so it will be nearly impossible to find online. And it has a different baseband and radio than the previous build. But the October update is OCP27.91-150.
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Baseband is software. Radio is a piece of hardware. The piece of hardware that gets your carrier's signal. It can't be upgraded without physically altering the phone. Even then it would need to be the same exact radio because the stock drives probably wouldn't work, and the chances of a dev making a version for 1 person with a different hardware would be slim to none.
Starkiller2 said:
@ninjakira Would my modem.img backup be of any use here? Or anything else? I don't know what is stored where.
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If you want him to have your Imei number, you could but thats not a good idea.

Xplorer4x4 said:
Baseband is software. Radio is a piece of hardware. The piece of hardware that gets your carrier's signal. It can't be upgraded without physically altering the phone. Even then it would need to be the same exact radio because the stock drives probably wouldn't work, and the chances of a dev making a version for 1 person with a different hardware would be slim to none.
If you want him to have your Imei number, you could but thats not a good idea.
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Thanks for correcting me. I'll be sure not to try again.

So what you guys are saying is I f-ed up and need to buy a new phone? Lol

dill902 said:
So what you guys are saying is I f-ed up and need to buy a new phone? Lol
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Try flashing stock firmware. If that doesn't work there are other options still.
Sent from my Moto G6 Plus using XDA Labs

Xplorer4x4 said:
Try flashing stock firmware. If that doesn't work there are other options still.
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Thanks I flashed every rom for my model and still nothing. Driving me crazy have to use an old junker phone till I find a solution lol

dill902 said:
Thanks I flashed every rom for my model and still nothing. Driving me crazy have to use an old junker phone till I find a solution lol
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You were flashing a gsi not a rom. Even then a rom and even less so a gsi, doesn't contain all the same data as what stock does.
Sent from my Moto G6 Plus using Tapatalk

Xplorer4x4 said:
You were flashing a gsi not a rom. Even then a rom and even less so a gsi, doesn't contain all the same data as what stock does.
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O ok well can you point me in the right direction to download the rom? Or whatever I need to download.

Starkiller2 said:
The newest build is only a few days old so it will be nearly impossible to find online. And it has a different baseband and radio than the previous build. But the October update is OCP27.91-150
As long as the imei isn't zero you should be able to get service back. I had the same issue when I flashed an older firmware like a moron. But when I took the update again, I got service back. I don't recommend it because I may have just been lucky, but no matter what don't flash the gpt, asdspo(?) And bootloader with the older firmware. It'll mess your life up.
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Hello, as a bigger moron i flashed an older firmware because the networks were going nuts ( mobile data didn't connect even though i had an imei, and wifi and bluetooth just went on and off constantly). Now I don't have IMEI nor wifi(idk why it doen't work to get an ota update). What should I do?
I have a Moto G6 plus RETAR (Argentina) and the new update is not online because it went online today in the morning.
Thank you in advance
PD: I realized this thread is for the moto g6 play, anyway i believe you colud help me, plz I am desesperate
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Xplorer4x4 said:
You were flashing a gsi not a rom. Even then a rom and even less so a gsi, doesn't contain all the same data as what stock does.
Sent from my Moto G6 Plus using Tapatalk
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Hello, as a moron i flashed an older firmware because the networks were going nuts ( mobile data didn't connect even though i had an imei, and wifi and bluetooth just went on and off constantly). Now I don't have IMEI nor wifi (idk why it doesn't work, to get an ota update). What should I do?
I have a Moto G6 plus RETAR (Argentina) and the new update is not online because it went online today in the morning.
Thank you in advance
PD: I realized this thread is for the moto g6 play, anyway i believe you colud help me, plz I am desesperat

0 IMEI after Pie on XT-1789-03 Sprint

I have lost IMEI number after flashing Pie. On my Sprint Moto Z2 Force. Signal bar has turned grey and IMEI is showing as zero.
Wifi is working
Bluetooth is working
Barcodes in bootloader mode is showing some different IMEI no.
Downgrade to Stock Oreo or Naugat
If I downgrade to stock Oreo then I lost all wifi, sim and Bluetooth. Also no baseband found in bootloader.
Will appreciate if someone can help.
Thanks in advance.

If you have already flashed Pie Rom (including bl、 baseband), you will not be able to return to Oreo

Hello.
I am trying to research the imei bricks on Sprint models after Verizon pie update. In short, everything we understand says this should not be happening, and yet it is.
Can you, for research purposes, describe the state of your device when you applied the update? Was it running full verizon firmware down to the bl, modem, and gpt? I may have an experimental fix but I need to gather more info about the bricks.
Also, it is impetative that you don't flash any further modems for my fix to have a good chance to work. Thanks.

Thanks for the message,
The device working fine, very super smooth and I can feel the difference.
The only think which is not working is cell phone and it's because of 0 IMEI number, currently I am on pie retail version (NASH_RETAIL_9.0_PPX29.159-19_subsidy-default_regulatary-DEFAULT_CFC.xml) downloaded from mirrors lolinet com / firmware / Moto / Nash / retail
Pls let me know if you want more info.
Thanks in advance.

hqureshi said:
Thanks for the message,
The device working fine, very super smooth and I can feel the difference.
The only think which is not working is cell phone and it's because of 0 IMEI number, currently I am on pie retail version (NASH_RETAIL_9.0_PPX29.159-19_subsidy-default_regulatary-DEFAULT_CFC.xml) downloaded from mirrors lolinet com / firmware / Moto / Nash / retail
Pls let me know if you want more info.
Thanks in advance.
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What firmware did you flash from? Stock? Do you have an unlocked bootloader?
If yes to all the above, I can give you some experimental things to try.

Yes to all and bootloader is unlocked.
btw i have flashed firmware in this order
1. i flashed NASH_PPX29.159_19_subsidy_DEFAULT_regulatory_DEFAULT_CFC.xml
then
2. XT1789-06_NASH_RETIN_9.0_PPX29.159-19_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml
and now on
3. NASH_RETAIL_9.0_PPX29.159-19_subsidy-default_regulatary-DEFAULT_CFC.xml

That's not ideal (the additional flashes) but what I have is still worth a try and you have nothing to lose.
The first thing we need is to boot twrp on the device using fastboot (get the latest .img here and fastboot boot twrp.img it). Once in twrp, immediately reboot to "EDL."
https://dl.twrp.me/nash/
Get drivers for qualcomm 9008 mode device if needed (should show in Windows device manager under "ports"):
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410963190603862036
Then get the nougat blankflash here:
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/nash/blankflash/blankflash_from_NDX26.183-15_17.zip
Extract and run the cmd inside. You may need to try a few times, on different usb ports. I heard usb 2.0 works best.
If it succeeeds, try flashing your stock firmware and see if imei is back.
Good luck. This is a real stretch but it just might work...
PS: This does have potential to completely brick your device. Please keep that in mind and weigh your options.

I have tried as per instruction but still getting the "baseband not found" status on all stock oreo & nougat firmwares. So when I flash Pie retail I get wifi and Bluetooth back with 0 IMEI status. so the situation is the same.
BTW I have read somewhere the 0 IMEI issue is related persist file/folder/. I may be able to share reference link of that discussion in a while. (Link of discussion)
Let me know if you want me to test anything else. Thanks again for your time. best

hqureshi said:
I have tried as per instruction but still getting the "baseband not found" status on all stock oreo & nougat firmwares. So when I flash Pie retail I get wifi and Bluetooth back with 0 IMEI status. so the situation is the same.
BTW I have read somewhere the 0 IMEI issue is related persist file/folder/. I may be able to share reference link of that discussion in a while. (Link of discussion)
Let me know if you want me to test anything else. Thanks again for your time. best
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That's really odd. Sorry, I have nothing right now for you but will look into this as best I can.

Thanks, btw whenever i flash stock nougat i am getting verification failed error during flashing of bootloader.img

EDL
R-T-B said:
That's not ideal (the additional flashes) but what I have is still worth a try and you have nothing to lose.
The first thing we need is to boot twrp on the device using fastboot (get the latest .img here and fastboot boot twrp.img it). Once in twrp, immediately reboot to "EDL."
https://dl.twrp.me/nash/
Get drivers for qualcomm 9008 mode device if needed (should show in Windows device manager under "ports"):
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410963190603862036
Then get the nougat blankflash here:
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/nash/blankflash/blankflash_from_NDX26.183-15_17.zip
Extract and run the cmd inside. You may need to try a few times, on different usb ports. I heard usb 2.0 works best.
If it succeeeds, try flashing your stock firmware and see if imei is back.
Good luck. This is a real stretch but it just might work...
PS: This does have potential to completely brick your device. Please keep that in mind and weigh your options.
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I can see the qualcomm device in twrp on my device manager. how to i get to edl mode. there is no reboot edl option in twrp. do i command fastboot reboot edl when device in twrp screen? when i run the qboot blank-flash it says wating for device

Please use latest TWRP from here https://dl.twrp.me/nash/ load it using fastboot and the in TWRP click reboot and select EDL.
Let me know if you face any issue.

i'm on the same boat
no celluler, no IMEI
wifi and bluetooth working

Everyone keeps trying to flash pie firmware that isn't for their variant and this is the result, no baseband. Plus once you upgrade to a pie modem, you can't go back to an oreo modem. Maybe something will come along and remedy that, that's a big maybe too. The devs are trying to find a solution, but there just might not be one. You can't blankflash your way out of it, and if you're not careful you can brick your phone for real. Not 9008 brick, paperweight. Not trying to be an ass, just trying to warn others. If it isn't pie for your phone, don't flash it.

Blankflash doesn't work anyways.
Stand by we are working on another fix.

R-T-B said:
Blankflash doesn't work anyways.
Stand by we are working on another fix.
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Let me know if you need this fastboot_nash_verizon_oem_vzw_user_9_PCX29.159-21_10d9a_release-keys-cid2_vzw.tar.gz. I have got it from @oslov a member of discord.
I have tried this in this sequence but still zero IMEI.
1. Nougat Blank flash
2. Flashed Stock Verizon Oreo and then staying in bootloader mode I flashed above Pie Update using Flash-All batch file.
Phone successfully booted with Verizon sim activation warning but IMEI was 0.
I thought I should update you guys.
Thanks

Oslov is my discord nick.
Confusing I know, lol.
Be careful with that file, we don't fully understand it yet. I gave it to you because, how much worse off can you be really?

R-T-B said:
Oslov is my discord nick.
Confusing I know, lol.
Be careful with that file, we don't fully understand it yet. I gave it to you because, how much worse off can you be really?
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Lol. Wow!
Thanks again for doing this. Best

un1ocked said:
i'm on the same boat
no celluler, no IMEI
wifi and bluetooth working
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Have restored IMEI # with the help of @oslov, We will share the solution in a while.

hqureshi said:
I have lost IMEI number after flashing Pie. On my Sprint Moto Z2 Force. Signal bar has turned grey and IMEI is showing as zero.
Wifi is working
Bluetooth is working
Barcodes in bootloader mode is showing some different IMEI no.
Downgrade to Stock Oreo or Naugat
If I downgrade to stock Oreo then I lost all wifi, sim and Bluetooth. Also no baseband found in bootloader.
Will appreciate if someone can help.
Thanks in advance.
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I have resolved the 0 IMEI issue with the help of R-T-B, by doing undo Sim/network Unlock. changing CHMOD of id_00 to 0770
so now I am facing sim/network locked,
So whenever i unlock the sim/network lock i get 0 IMEI issue.
I will appreciate if someone now can help me to unlock SIM/network lock while keeping IMEI
I am currently on Retail pie with Sim/Network Locked. Phone Model is Sprint XT1789-03, dual sim enabled

How to root Samsung Galaxy a50 us model

I want to root my a50 soon. Is anyone have us model can root?

From what I understand this phone is very new. Not to mention that it's if you are on a U variant like I am sad there is no root because the bootloader is locked I believe. I was trying to confirm with an expert or someone who knows more than me. My variant is "SM-A505U1"

I just bought this model of phone.
I found this url.
http://androidbiits.com/root-samsung-galaxy-a50-sm-a505u1-easily/
All the steps are not clear to me though yet.
My phone has no oem or boot loader unlock options in the settings.
It also has knox which may complicate things.

donharter said:
I just bought this model of phone.
I found this url.
http://androidbiits.com/root-samsung-galaxy-a50-sm-a505u1-easily/
All the steps are not clear to me though yet.
My phone has no oem or boot loader unlock options in the settings.
It also has knox which may complicate things.
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My phone was bought unlocked. The device is not a/b and it is system-as-root
Found this bit of information on the forums here:
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jzy88 Cmon Meow • a year ago
Lol or simply download CSC file from a region different from your country e.g if in US download and flash an european CSC file via odin."
The snapdragon chip is locked only in the US per that post. I seem to remember something about a major security issue found in those chips.
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donharter said:
My phone was bought unlocked. The device is not a/b and it is system-as-root
Found this bit of information on the forums here:
"
jzy88 Cmon Meow • a year ago
Lol or simply download CSC file from a region different from your country e.g if in US download and flash an european CSC file via odin."
The snapdragon chip is locked only in the US per that post. I seem to remember something about a major security issue found in those chips.
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I found this url on changing the csc,but it erases the config.
Maybe there is another method that does not do that such as the one mentioned above.
https://www.**********.com/how-to-change-csc-in-samsung-galaxy-phones/

Has anyone successfully flashed any combination firmware? I found this at halabtech, haven't tried to flash it. I thought I seen a bootloader unlock & root for ASH6 firmware I don't think it lets you downgrade though once you have the latest ASK1 firmware. I tried installing this one as well "https://support.halabtech.com/index.php?a=downloads&b=file&id=206734" the only part it failed on was on the boot.img.lz4 everything else flashed successfully. I hope this helps get a start to troubleshooting.
(ASH6 FIRMWARE) haven't tested yet. for A505U1 variant only!
https://support.halabtech.com/index.php?a=downloads&b=file&id=165842

Correction it seems that this is not a snapdragon chip.
I was able to look at the CSC by booting into safe mode and dialing the special number which includes the IMEI #.
They seemed to be all cscs in the US which is why they called it a "US version"
There are files that could be changed with the csc in them , but I don't know what the effect that would have. (maybe bad)
It seems that in the US version there is no OEM unlock option to change in the developer settings.
Also I have not found source code yet for this particular model. (SM-A505U1)

I tried all the root apk out there like kingo-root etc. None of them would root it.

It seems that to change the CSC, you need root access or an unlocked bootloader.
So that method will not work. It seems that unless samsung releases an upgrade that allows you to unlock the bootloader then we will have to wait. That is until
a new exploit is found, and released say via kingo-root etc.

I'm really dying waiting for opportunity to root this phone and make this phone runs so smooth

Here is one URl that provides a schematic for a related phone.
https://www.mobilerdx.com/2020/01/d...0-a505f-service-manual-schematic-diagram.html
Is the boot loader stored inside the processor chip or on another one?

donharter said:
I just bought this model of phone.
I found this url.
http://androidbiits.com/root-samsung-galaxy-a50-sm-a505u1-easily/
All the steps are not clear to me though yet.
My phone has no oem or boot loader unlock options in the settings.
It also has knox which may complicate things.
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It's just a click bait article.
If you read it carefully, they're assuming there is already a BL unlock for the A505U variants, which doesn't exist at the moment.

I just got notification of an upgrade. I was hoping that the new version would have the oem unlock feature.
I had automatic upgrade turned off nad automatic download on. I was looking at the message, and it automatically scheduled the upgrade without my permission. So I ran the upgrade. It did not add the oem_unlock feature. Maybe next time. Hint! Hint!

donharter said:
I just got notification of an upgrade. I was hoping that the new version would have the oem unlock feature.
I had automatic upgrade turned off nad automatic download on. I was looking at the message, and it automatically scheduled the upgrade without my permission. So I ran the upgrade. It did not add the oem_unlock feature. Maybe next time. Hint! Hint!
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I got notice of an upgrade today. I had it set to autodownload. It said that after the upgrade was applied that I could not downgrade. Also it said the I had only 3 chances. Last time it upgraded without my permission. So I turned of the autodownload in the settings.
If I knew the new version would enable an unlocking feature, then I, of course, would upgrade.

I found a trick to the no Unlock OEM option that worked so well I didnt believe it the first time. But my bootloader is unlocked and remains unlocked.

It seems that if you specify automatic download it will upgrade it even if you turn that off.
This latest upgrade still does not have the oem unlock feature. I made sure that my automatic download is turned off.
Automatic download also means automatic install. It seems to download the upgrade into a region of the file system which only root can read.
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juniorD said:
I found a trick to the no Unlock OEM option that worked so well I didnt believe it the first time. But my bootloader is unlocked and remains unlocked.
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That method did not work for me. I tried it again and it did not work.
"Samsung allows unlocking the bootloader on the international versions of their phones. But on the Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy S9, and Samsung Galaxy Note 8, the ‘OEM unlocking’ option only becomes available after 7 days of activating the device and adding a Samsung or Google account to the device. If you would rather not wait 7 days or if even after 7 days the button is still missing, XDA Senior Member altai1963 has posted instructions about how to fix the missing ‘OEM unlock’ button on "
Perhaps it requires a samsung account. I do not have one on my phone. Incidentally I noticed that all my contacts had been uploaded to google. I would never have knowingly done that. I had to export my contacts to a file, delete all my contacts making sure then that google was not being used, and then import my contacts from the file that I had saved them to. I was worried that I would lose all my contacts, but fortunately that did not happen. It would probably be good to verify that the file exists and notate it location using a file system browser.

donharter said:
It seems that if you specify automatic download it will upgrade it even if you turn that off.
This latest upgrade still does not have the oem unlock feature. I made sure that my automatic download is turned off.
Automatic download also means automatic install. It seems to download the upgrade into a region of the file system which only root can read.
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That method did not work for me. I tried it again and it did not work.
"Samsung allows unlocking the bootloader on the international versions of their phones. But on the Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy S9, and Samsung Galaxy Note 8, the ‘OEM unlocking’ option only becomes available after 7 days of activating the device and adding a Samsung or Google account to the device. If you would rather not wait 7 days or if even after 7 days the button is still missing, XDA Senior Member altai1963 has posted instructions about how to fix the missing ‘OEM unlock’ button on "
Perhaps it requires a samsung account. I do not have one on my phone. Incidentally I noticed that all my contacts had been uploaded to google. I would never have knowingly done that. I had to export my contacts to a file, delete all my contacts making sure then that google was not being used, and then import my contacts from the file that I had saved them to. I was worried that I would lose all my contacts, but fortunately that did not happen. It would probably be good to verify that the file exists and notate it location using a file system browser.
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USA variants are not unlockable... Simple

elliwigy said:
USA variants are not unlockable... Simple
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juniord says that he unlocked his.
Unless I am misunderstanding what you wrote.
If you are saying that it can be unlocked, how do you recommend that it be done?
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donharter said:
juniord says that he unlocked his.
Unless I am misunderstanding what you wrote.
If you are saying that it can be unlocked, how do you recommend that it be done?
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I added my samsung account, and tried it. It did not work. I had google and samsung logins provisioned in the phone.
So I guess that I am back waiting for the next exploit which might be a while if bonuses are paid for finding them.

donharter said:
juniord says that he unlocked his.
Unless I am misunderstanding what you wrote.
If you are saying that it can be unlocked, how do you recommend that it be done?
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I added my samsung account, and tried it. It did not work. I had google and samsung logins provisioned in the phone.
So I guess that I am back waiting for the next exploit which might be a while if bonuses are paid for finding them.
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He's either bsing you or trolling or has a different variant.. the "trick" they use has been around a while now but only works on models that are actually unlockable.. the USA variants are NOT unlockable from the start so any tricks will not work.. simple as that.. this has been discussed for years and everywhere on xda as well as many discussions about this specific model.. if u want bl unlock purchase an unlockable variant..
Ppl seem to get confused cuz some devices in USA are exynos models so they think they can bl unlock them but this is not the case.. just bcuz a device is exynos doesn't make it unlockable.
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elliwigy said:
He's either bsing you or trolling or has a different variant.. the "trick" they use has been around a while now but only works on models that are actually unlockable.. the USA variants are NOT unlockable from the start so any tricks will not work.. simple as that.. this has been discussed for years and everywhere on xda as well as many discussions about this specific model.. if u want bl unlock purchase an unlockable variant..
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I did some research before I bought it. I also bought it because I could use it on multiple carriers.
The rooted ones that I saw must have been nonUS versions. What a waste of money. I only bought it because I wanted to root it and put a custom rom on it. I did not want to wait for a linux phone and truly 5g phones are coming out now.

samsung A50 security issue
https://www.inputmag.com/tech/googl...anges-to-the-android-kernel-on-the-galaxy-a50