Bought an unlocked Samsung Note 4 SM-910A via Ebay from a reseller in Ottawa. Android 5.1.1. It works with my prepaid Koodo (Telus discount service) sim card. (Originally had to return a SM-910T that was blacklisted.) The problem is the phone is AT&T bloatware heavy.
Then I discovered after much reading of this site and the Androidcentral site that the bootloader cannot be unlocked so the AT&T version of the Note 4 cannot be rooted and therefore it is impossible to flash a custom ROM.
I also read that the temp roots on this SM-910A are not stable.
Is there way to use temp root to permanently delete or move AT&T and other unwanted files to a temporary app subdirectory and not have the effort reversed every time I restart the phone?
Suggestions? Or should I simply try to exchange it/get a refund?
Package Disabler Pro (Samsung) from the Play Store is your best bet.
I bought Package Disabler Pro Samsung
Thanks jibjab90.
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I would like to buy a Note II on kijiji Edmonton and I am just wondering if a normal unlocked version would work with Wind mobile Canada in 3G (I can pass on LTE or AWS)...
Would root and mod help in that? For now I' using a Galaxy Nexus with cm 11
Thanks
if you're flashoholic, don't buy samsung with knox enabled. unless someone break that knox
joytoy28 said:
if you're flashoholic, don't buy samsung with knox enabled. unless someone break that knox
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I'm reading about it but how is it related to using a wind mobile sim or rooting?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Knox
When you flash custom rom he knox flag will be set and at this moment there is no way to reset it. This voids your warranty.
Other than that you can still root it. Afterwards if it's carrier locked you can unlock it with GalaxSim Unlock and use it on whichever network you like.
So from what I read your phone has to be rooted already and the SIM card of the carrier has to be in to do that...
is there also a free version to unlock or root a note?
I have a general question for my note 2 possibly moving to a note 4. Can someone tell me the difference between unlocking a phone ans rooting. My note 2 is att and rooted and have it on the straight talk Sim. I picked up a new note 4 for 300 bucks can rooting it do the same as unlocking it.
I'm not in USA but believe I can help clarify. Unlocking relates to the ability to use your phone
on a different network than what it's locked to.
Rooting is completely different, it gives you total control over your device. However be aware that ATT version of N4 is locked up tight and cannot be rooted at the moment. May I spontaneously combust if my facts are wrong.
Hahaha OK well thank you I'll get it unlocked for starters. Straight talk runs on the ATT network so I'll get it unlocked to safe
What is the best way to unlock a phone? Is it a similar to do like flashing via Odin?
You purchase a code, then you put in a different carrier sim card, then type in the code, and the phone is carrier unlocked. No flashing necessary.
Rooting means gaining access to the file system of your phone to install apps, delete files, etc.
If you have no warranty on your phone, you may be able to downgrade to 4.1.1, unlock, and run OTA updates to get back to KK.
I have the Canadian version (sgh-i317m) of the Note 2 that was running the latest 4.4.2. I used Odin to flash back to stock 4.1.1 which tripped the knox counter, unlocked, and flashed back to stock 4.4.2.
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I understand that AT&T Note 4 is unable root able .
I can't remember but did I read somewhere that t-mobile note 4 is root able? And it must be unlocked so it can be used on att is this correct?
That is pretty much correct. AT&T and Verizon Note 4's have a locked bootloader and cannot be permanently rooted.
There is a temporary root method available if the device is running KitKat, but root is only temporary, and you can't make any permanent changes to the system because it is write protected, so it's not like a normal root. See this thread if you are interested in the temporary root method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/supersu-please-t3110954
The TMobile Note 4 has an unlocked bootloader, so it can be rooted and can install custom recoveries and ROMs. The TMobile version can also be used on AT&T if it has been carrier-unlocked. This is the main reason why TMobile Note 4's are more expensive on the used market than the AT&T version. See this thread for more info about using the TMobile version on AT&T:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-att/general/official-t-mobile-910t-att-thread-t2962920
Spocko nailed it.
I got Note 10+ 256gb unlocked version from Samsung. Planning on using it on Tmobile. Do I need to do anything specific to make it more compatible with Tmobile. I've currently unlocked s10e on Tmobile and overall network coverage seems bit subpar compared to Galaxy S8 that I purchased from Tmobile.
So I'm just curious if I need to do anything for Note 10+ ince I get it, to make it more network friendly.
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Download the tmobile firmware from sam mobile and odin it to your unlocked.
I googled it but didn't have luck. Any chance there is a link to the T-Mobile firmware?
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I googled it but didn't have luck. Any chance there is a link to the T-Mobile firmware?
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It's not up on Sammobile yet...
But it is on samfrew
https://samfrew.com/download/Galaxy__Note10+__256GB__/c3pb/TMB/N975USQU1ASGO/N975UOYN1ASGO/
What about for the 512 version unlocked? Can use same as 256 unlocked?
And is it recommended to flash the firmware (T-Mobile in my case too) right out of the box or do you have to put your old sim in from your previous phone first, then setup your gmail acct and let the sim reach the T-Mobile network?
Never had unlocked phones so this will be a first, hence the questions...
I just flashed my Note 10+ with TMB fimware and it all went fine. here is the link from Sammobile https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-note-10-plus/firmware/SM-N975U/
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What about for the 512 version unlocked? Can use same as 256 unlocked?
And is it recommended to flash the firmware (T-Mobile in my case too) right out of the box or do you have to put your old sim in from your previous phone first, then setup your gmail acct and let the sim reach the T-Mobile network?
Never had unlocked phones so this will be a first, hence the questions...
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It doesn't really matter. The storage size doesn't affect the firmware. It's all the same.
Flashing the carrier firmware will factory reset your device, so I wouldn't waste time setting it up first. Just put your SIM in and let it provision for T-Mobile. It happens automatically so there's nothing you have to do. Then flash the firmware with ODIN.
Just research and make sure you know what you're doing before flashing. ODIN is fairly fool proof, but it's still best to know what you're doing first.
Add each file to it's respective field in Odin v3.13.3. Use CSC_*** if you want to do a clean flash or HOME_CSC_*** if you want to keep your apps and data.
I thought you can flash without messing with your data.
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Add each file to it's respective field in Odin v3.13.3. Use CSC_*** if you want to do a clean flash or HOME_CSC_*** if you want to keep your apps and data.
I thought you can flash without messing with your data.
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Technically you can flash without messing data but will be difficult to identify the reasons if you encounter any issues after that. So its better to flash it now itself when its freshly out of the box
I was going to update the Unlocked firmware via OTA software update. Once I receive the update I will then flash the Tmobile firmware via Odin
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What about for the 512 version unlocked? Can use same as 256 unlocked?
And is it recommended to flash the firmware (T-Mobile in my case too) right out of the box or do you have to put your old sim in from your previous phone first, then setup your gmail acct and let the sim reach the T-Mobile network?
Never had unlocked phones so this will be a first, hence the questions...
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Just received my unlocked Note10+ 512GB an hour ago and, as was the case with my unlocked Note9, it works great out of the box with T-Mobile and Mint (a discount reseller). No custom flashes needed unless you want the TMO bloatware. I would leave it as-is and just download the respective carrier apps individually. Love this BEAST so far! :good:
I bought the note 10+ and i'm on the tmobile network. The only issue I'm having is VOLTE. To my knowledge VOLTE should work. Can anyone confirm this?
So I bought a pixel 6 pro unlocked from best buy and want to know how to flash a stock firmware on my pixel 6 pro with no bloatware basically Canadian version on my pixel 6 pro because I bought it from best buy and it has Verizon bloatware on it
Is it a Verizon variant, or unlocked variant just using on Verizon? If it's the Verizon variant, as is you can individually select apps (App Info) and see what apps it lets you disable. If it's the factory carrier unlocked variant (just like buying the unlocked model directly from Google), then if you can't individually disable apps either through the UI or using ADB (google for using ADB to disable apps), then you'd have to root your phone and therefore unlock the bootloader - which will factory reset your device. No way around that.
Good luck!
dprscorpio7 said:
So I bought a pixel 6 pro unlocked from best buy and want to know how to flash a stock firmware on my pixel 6 pro with no bloatware basically Canadian version on my pixel 6 pro because I bought it from best buy and it has Verizon bloatware on it
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you bought it from a Canada Best Buy and it has Verizon software? like what specifically?
there's 2 VZW modules that are disabled in Pixels. If you turn it on without a sim card and it installs Verizon software return it.
can you be more specific?