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Canada N903W8 Note 7 - Cant custom recovery - Help Needed

Hi Guys,
I've just spent the last 8 hours trying to get an Canadian Note 7 to custom recovery and ROM with NO luck !
I've done a couple of Note 7s of UK spec but this is the first Note 7 from Canada, and so far i've had no luck at getting it to accept anything.
The handset has received the cripple code that has disabled wifi, blutooth, 4G, tethering and reduced the battery capacity to 15%
I have tried several files and different methods of loading in a custom recovery so i can then load a custom ROM.
The favorite is to use ODIN and then either load CWM or TWRP.
When trying to load either CWM or TWRP i get an "Auth Fail" or "QTQ Close" error
I tried to use the Sprint method to get into the system and allow a custom ROM and all this did was brick the phone... Its currently stuck in no boot state which just takes me into the standard android recovery with errors of "dirty targets", "check DRK files" and "dm-Verity verification failed"
At the moment i cant find a way to get the handset to load a custom recovery and then a rom, stock or custom.
If anyone can help with fixing This-POS Canadian Telus Note 7 Handset i would greatly appreciate it before i stamp on it and send it back to samsung !
cheers guys

The Canadian variant has a locked bootloader, so no custom recovery and no root. There are workarounds to get the older firmware back that doesn't cripple the phone. There are threads on here for that if you search around.

Sevael said:
The Canadian variant has a locked bootloader, so no custom recovery and no root. There are workarounds to get the older firmware back that doesn't cripple the phone. There are threads on here for that if you search around.
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Correct, no root yet unless its first gen N7 with first firmware but im sure non around anymore.
Best bet is to find a firmware and downgrade to 100% battery. Then block all the packages to prevent future updates from samsung. If you IMEI was blocked then that is a whole different ball game in which Samsung is winning so far in Canada

Thanks for the info guys
I spent 9 hours in the end attacking this thing from all angles and just managed to corrupt it so it doesn't even boot now.
The Canadian phone companies and samsung have done a dam good job at taking these phones down or rendering them totally useless.
Own31,
Do you have any recommendations on what i should use / try to rectify this

Hi, can you put it in download mode? Power +home+volume down
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Can someone link me the sprint engineering guide for the snapdragon phones?
I accidentally tried to flash a exynos rom and bricked it before realising there were multiple variants durrr
Managed to find my stock rom for my rogers note 7 and used odin to flash it in download mode to reset it. Currently turns on and has the 100% battery but every time I turn on wifi it prompts for the 60% battery update and I don't know how to block the package.
Edit: Caved and bought package disabler pro and no longer get prompts

GlitchZenfone2 said:
Can someone link me the sprint engineering guide for the snapdragon phones?
I accidentally tried to flash a exynos rom and bricked it before realising there were multiple variants durrr
Managed to find my stock rom for my rogers note 7 and used odin to flash it in download mode to reset it. Currently turns on and has the 100% battery but every time I turn on wifi it prompts for the 60% battery update and I don't know how to block the package.
Edit: Caved and bought package disabler pro and no longer get prompts
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What firmware are you on? Unless its APH1 you cant root.
Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6

jopa7 said:
Hi, can you put it in download mode? Power +home+volume down
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Hi Jopa, yes i can still get into download mode

GlitchZenfone2 said:
Can someone link me the sprint engineering guide for the snapdragon phones?
I accidentally tried to flash a exynos rom and bricked it before realising there were multiple variants durrr
Managed to find my stock rom for my rogers note 7 and used odin to flash it in download mode to reset it. Currently turns on and has the 100% battery but every time I turn on wifi it prompts for the 60% battery update and I don't know how to block the package.
Edit: Caved and bought package disabler pro and no longer get prompts
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I don't suppose you've seen a rom for a Telus Note 7 have you?
the one i'm trying to flash reports as:
6.0.1/MMB29M/N930W8VLU3APL1

Darkstorm_G4 said:
I don't suppose you've seen a rom for a Telus Note 7 have you?
the one i'm trying to flash reports as:
6.0.1/MMB29M/N930W8VLU3APL1
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I'd have to refind it. There was a link I found for all the canadian roms but I only downloaded the one I needed of course.
force70 said:
What firmware are you on? Unless its APH1 you cant root.
Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
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Nop... I'm on API3.
I'm using package disabler right now to avoid the OTA updates. I had a notification today that the update was downloading so I just turned off wifi and disabled almost everything under the sun (besides core services) relating to samsung and it no longer seems to be connecting to the update server which is what I want in the end.

Well the saga continues...
I managed to trick it into letting me sideload from ADB.... only problem is i couldn't find any files in .zip format to side load and those that i could it wouldn't accept.
I did manage to get a partial sucsess with odin and got a CP file to install properly... sadly it rejected the BL, AP and CSC files and now its really screwed things up as it just boot loops now and the android recovery kinda doesn't work now.
So any ideas on how to defeat this POS, i refuse to let Samsung Canada and the phone companies beat me, but i think i am fighting a losing battle...
Only half decent firmware files i could find were N930W8VLU1APH1_N930W8OYA1APH1_ESK

Ok really screwed it now ! GERRRRRR
Managed to get it to take a new Bootloader ! all completed in ODIN and the phone rebooted, started to load then crashed and now wont turn on at all - TOTALLY BRICKED !
but the strange thing is, when you plug it in windows still sees it, you would expect nothing to happen like if the phone were switched off completely, but Windows 7 sees it as a device and set up drivers for ELINK HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM5)
very odd, and incredibly frustrating !

Darkstorm_G4 said:
Well the saga continues...
I managed to trick it into letting me sideload from ADB.... only problem is i couldn't find any files in .zip format to side load and those that i could it wouldn't accept.
I did manage to get a partial sucsess with odin and got a CP file to install properly... sadly it rejected the BL, AP and CSC files and now its really screwed things up as it just boot loops now and the android recovery kinda doesn't work now.
So any ideas on how to defeat this POS, i refuse to let Samsung Canada and the phone companies beat me, but i think i am fighting a losing battle...
Only half decent firmware files i could find were N930W8VLU1APH1_N930W8OYA1APH1_ESK
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That file is useless unless that is what was on the device prior to it getting messed up.
So what was it on when you tried messing with it PI3?
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Darkstorm_G4 said:
I don't suppose you've seen a rom for a Telus Note 7 have you?
the one i'm trying to flash reports as:
6.0.1/MMB29M/N930W8VLU3APL1
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I think that was the firmware which came with the device, the first original firmware which shipped with it from samsung before the APH1 OTA.
Of course you cant flash that, no surprise there
Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6

APH1 Note 7 Rogers with 15% update, no WiFi/Cellular
New user here. I've got an APH1 Note 7 first edition without the green battery icon on Rogers in Canada in the same situation - 15% battery, no WiFi, no cellular. I've tried a few package disablers but it seems all the free ones require WiFi to activate the product license (which I can't exactly do). It's failed every Odin flash attempt I've made, usually stopping at recovery.img or a couple of steps after that. I've tried flashing firmware from all US variants and multiple Canadian ones as well. Any ideas on how to recover the phone? It still boots (even though I semi-bricked it twice). I'm thinking that there might be some options through ADB - could anyone guide me on how to do that?

moldee5 said:
New user here. I've got an APH1 Note 7 first edition without the green battery icon on Rogers in Canada in the same situation - 15% battery, no WiFi, no cellular. I've tried a few package disablers but it seems all the free ones require WiFi to activate the product license (which I can't exactly do). It's failed every Odin flash attempt I've made, usually stopping at recovery.img or a couple of steps after that. I've tried flashing firmware from all US variants and multiple Canadian ones as well. Any ideas on how to recover the phone? It still boots (even though I semi-bricked it twice). I'm thinking that there might be some options through ADB - could anyone guide me on how to do that?
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Your lucky man...original firmware means you can still root with the engineering firmware. That should kill any OTAs. Check out the development forum in the Tmo note 7 area.
In addition check out note7alliance.com they have a working disabler.
Is yours still working on the network? I had thought all note 7s here were blocked from cellular networks...mine is from rogers
Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6

force70 said:
Your lucky man...original firmware means you can still root with the engineering firmware. That should kill any OTAs. Check out the development forum in the Tmo note 7 area.
In addition check out note7alliance.com they have a working disabler.
Is yours still working on the network? I had thought all note 7s here were blocked from cellular networks...mine is from rogers
Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
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Just like you, running on Rogers with no network connectivity.
Seems like the N7A package disabler requires WiFi to authenticate, so I can't use that method sadly.
Right now I'm trying to use a spare rooted phone to put a package disabler app onto my SD, to see if I can then run the app in the Note 7. It's one of the few options I have left, but I'll still try it, as I can't flash firmware without blocking updates.

moldee5 said:
Just like you, running on Rogers with no network connectivity.
Seems like the N7A package disabler requires WiFi to authenticate, so I can't use that method sadly.
Right now I'm trying to use a spare rooted phone to put a package disabler app onto my SD, to see if I can then run the app in the Note 7. It's one of the few options I have left, but I'll still try it, as I can't flash firmware without blocking updates.
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If you follow there directions having wifi on briefly isnt a problem.
I think i have the firmware your running saved somewhere if you need it.
Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6

force70 said:
If you follow there directions having wifi on briefly isnt a problem.
I think i have the firmware your running saved somewhere if you need it.
Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
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I've got the Rogers APH3 firmware lying around, so I should be good on that front.
I'll see how far I can get with the N7A method. Thanks for the advice.

i have a rogers note 7 still. thought about trying to make it work but seeing everyones struggles, doesnt seem worth it. anyone have luck selling these things?

The market for Note 7s is mixed. Some units requiring more software work sell for as little as $200 (that's what I paid); decently working units (e.g. 60% limited units) fetch ~$600; and perfect condition units without any disabling updates can still for $1000. Some brand new in box units can still sell for $2000.
That said, is selling even legal? What are the implications around that?

[DISCUSSION] Galaxy S6 Nougat Update

Hello guys Android 7.0 Nougat Update is rolling out in some regions on G920F variant let's talk about our Variant that when it will receive the Update. Thanks

You might want to edit the title of your post to say "S6" not "S7."
From all that I have heard, it will be at least two weeks before the Sprint variant rolls out to us.

vodafone rolled out nougat.

I think we have to wait a little longer for the Nougat Update
Sent from my Galaxy S6 using XDA Labs

Based on the history of update rollouts for samsung devices on sprint, it'll start early april.
...but we'll get it before verizon.

Nye-uhls said:
Based on the history of update rollouts for samsung devices on sprint, it'll start early april.
...but we'll get it before verizon.
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Totally agreed, I was checking Sprint's recent history of updating Samsung devices, all Sprint Samsung devices usually receives the update exactly one month after the international model.
So hope we'll​ receive the update in mid April. Fingers crossed
Sent from my Galaxy S6 using XDA Labs

i own a sprint galaxy s6 (920p) running android 5.0.1, can i flash the Sprint android 6.0.1 stock firmware to it. Is there any chance that it will get SIM locked again. Sorry i don't know hot this SIM locking and unlocking works

amitrahi04 said:
i own a sprint galaxy s6 (920p) running android 5.0.1, can i flash the Sprint android 6.0.1 stock firmware to it. Is there any chance that it will get SIM locked again. Sorry i don't know hot this SIM locking and unlocking works
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I'm​ also using this Sprint Galaxy S6 unlocked here in Pakistan I have flashed many Odin firmwares and I have never loses my sim unlock.
So yes you can.
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amitrahi04 said:
i own a sprint galaxy s6 (920p) running android 5.0.1, can i flash the Sprint android 6.0.1 stock firmware to it. Is there any chance that it will get SIM locked again. Sorry i don't know hot this SIM locking and unlocking works
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Before upgrading to 6.0.1 try to find your msl code using this method ------- https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6/general/to-msl-t3553758
so,if you get locked you can easily unlock your phone.

Still nothing??

Ryan-sv said:
Still nothing??
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Mid April is the most likely date. One month.

S6 sprint
I'm using s6 sprint. Whenever i restart my phone i get activation error notification. How can i get rid of it. And i tried to root my phone but the rooting process was stuck on an error , it was something like can't write something like that. Helppppppp

Ehma_dd said:
I'm using s6 sprint. Whenever i restart my phone i get activation error notification. How can i get rid of it. And i tried to root my phone but the rooting process was stuck on an error , it was something like can't write something like that. Helppppppp
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This isn't the right place, go to the q&a/help forum and make a post.
You're going to need to supply more info too

Hands free activation
Ehma_dd said:
I'm using s6 sprint. Whenever i restart my phone i get activation error notification. How can i get rid of it. And i tried to root my phone but the rooting process was stuck on an error , it was something like can't write something like that. Helppppppp
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Try this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6/help/hands-free-activation-t3199214

Aniklie said:
Before upgrading to 6.0.1 try to find your msl code using this method ------- https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6/general/to-msl-t3553758
so,if you get locked you can easily unlock your phone.
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You can't unlock your phone even with your msl on mm. Apn settings are blocked.
Edit: also should be noted this works on MM aswell.

Poebat said:
You can't unlock your phone even with your msl on mm. Apn settings are blocked.
Edit: also should be noted this works on MM aswell.
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really?so how can i unlock my phone?

Aniklie said:
really?so how can i unlock my phone?
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Open a separate thread if you want to discuss this, lets keep this thread on topic

Someone with a Sprint Galaxy S6 Edge+ just got the nougat update. Should be soon for us I would hope.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS6/comments/63pjpq/sprint_galaxy_s6_edge_nougat/

nougat update for Sprint galaxy note 5 released,(https://www.sammobile.com/2017/04/05/sprint-galaxy-note-5-nougat-update-rolling-out/)
i think galaxy s6 get nougat update next week.

Really cant wait

Still imposible to root SM-G960W?

Hello, I recently got my S9 and I miss rooting. I've been reading up on some stuff posted months ago saying you cant root SM-G960W. But has anything changed?

CMTFrosty said:
Hello, I recently got my S9 and I miss rooting. I've been reading up on some stuff posted months ago saying you cant root SM-G960W. But has anything changed?
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Yes, I would like to also know how to root samsung galaxy s9 SM-G960W, android oreo 8

FalsAlarm said:
Yes, I would like to also know how to root samsung galaxy s9 SM-G960W, android oreo 8
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you can google if samsungsfour
tutorials/how-to-root-galaxy-s9-on-android-8-0-oreo-using-cf-autoroot-method-all-models works
not tested
I'm really not sure if it's working or safe but the download links are direct from a xda mod website by chainfire

I found one way to unlock the bootloader on my galaxy s9 sm-g960w
I used this firmware on this page, it's a crom.(combinat...), https://shell.boxwares.com/Download.aspx?L=8417
Although the page says it's for the sm-g960w, the filename once downloaded says it's for g960u. Nonetheless, after flashing using odin the patched version, you can unlock the bootloader in Developer settings. At least for me it's there.
So, using this crom enable to unlocked bootloader, firmware.mobi doesn't contain a CF-AUTO-ROOT file for this version of the firmware.(COMBINATION_FAC_FA80_G960USQU3ARG2) so I still unsure whether it can be rooted. When I visit the samsungfour.com website, it gives me a security certificate error and fails to load so I cannot say for certain that the tutorial on their website for the sm-g960w snapdragon 845 varient works or not. I'll try the website later tonight or tommorow and post back here.

what is the point of unlocking the bootloader if no roms or kernels exist for this version?

Can I flash g960u1 firmware over my g960w?

ATT samsung tab s pie firmware

I bought a used ATT branded Tab s4. It is unlocked and I really love the tablet but im unable to get any system updates like pie or security updates. Its still on 8.1 and when i try to update it says that its got latest software. Any one know how I can update to pie? I called ATT and since im not a customer they were not helping me. Thanks in advance

Try to download an update directly from samsung and install it with ODIN
hope it can help

Thank you I'll try that.

att tab s4
so I soft bricked my tab s4 using odin to flash pie update. im stuck in boot loop. im kind of new to this. any one know how I can fix this.

antjim72 said:
so I soft bricked my tab s4 using odin to flash pie update. im stuck in boot loop. im kind of new to this. any one know how I can fix this.
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Hi
from where did you manage to get the PIE fimware for the ATT Tab S4.
Iam in the same situation as you.
Thanks

Any luck?
antjim72 said:
I bought a used ATT branded Tab s4. It is unlocked and I really love the tablet but im unable to get any system updates like pie or security updates. Its still on 8.1 and when i try to update it says that its got latest software. Any one know how I can update to pie? I called ATT and since im not a customer they were not helping me. Thanks in advance
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Having the same issue here. I've tried:
- Hard reset
- Using my AT&T sim chip to get it on the 4g network, turning off wifi
- Using Samsung Smart Switch
None of the above would yield any updates past 8.1. It just keeps saying I have the latest of everything. Gah!

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durkad said:
Having the same issue here. I've tried:
- Hard reset
- Using my AT&T sim chip to get it on the 4g network, turning off wifi
- Using Samsung Smart Switch
None of the above would yield any updates past 8.1. It just keeps saying I have the latest of everything. Gah!
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I was in the same situation for over a year and a half and finally i managed to update by flashing it.
On an unlocked ATT TAB S4 i flashed , T Mobile ROM and Verizon ROM (Both PIE).
Download the Roms from SAMfirmare and flash with ODIN, you do not require to ROOT it since all these models are SM-T837A (ATT), T837V (Verizon), T837T (TMO).
I think T Mobile ROM is the best as it has Call & Text on other device option and Feb 20 Security update Patch.
Hope this helps!

pyk said:
I was in the same situation for over a year and a half and finally i managed to update by flashing it.
On an unlocked ATT TAB S4 i flashed , T Mobile ROM and Verizon ROM (Both PIE).
Download the Roms from SAMfirmare and flash with ODIN, you do not require to ROOT it since all these models are SM-T837A (ATT), T837V (Verizon), T837T (TMO).
I think T Mobile ROM is the best as it has Call & Text on other device option and Feb 20 Security update Patch.
Hope this helps!
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Actually I managed to solve it a different way:
1. Put in active AT&T SIM chip.
2. Do a hard reset & wipe.
3. Don't put it on wifi during initial setup (unsure if this helped or not, but I erred on the side of caution).
4. Complete basic initial setup.
5. Check for software updates while on the AT&T network.
6. Many updates came through in succession.... first the update to Pie, then a half dozen smaller security updates.
7. Put the phone back on wifi and pulled my SIM chip out.
8. Enjoy.

help with OTA on an ulocked SM-N975U1 note 10+

i was just wondering if i had to update the note 10+ with the android 9 OTA update before i can get the android 10 OTA... if i can bypass that how would i go about it?

gloege said:
i was just wondering if i had to update the note 10+ with the android 9 OTA update before i can get the android 10 OTA... if i can bypass that how would i go about it?
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No, you can't bypass OTA updates, you should install them as they came, one after another.
Sent from my SM-N975F using Tapatalk

gloege said:
i was just wondering if i had to update the note 10+ with the android 9 OTA update before i can get the android 10 OTA... if i can bypass that how would i go about it?
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Just to add a little info to the mix OTA updates are basically incremental updates. They only have what is needed to update the phone from the last OTA to the what is being installed at that time.
Because of this skipping an update is not possible. If you wanted to update the phone so you could skip OTA updates then you would need to download the full firmware version and flash it using Odin. You can easily find the information on how to do this by searching the forum, and there are plenty of tutorials out on the internet (including YouTube). Recently discussions on how to flash firmware via Odin were held here, so you should be able to locate them easily.

i rather OTA so i have less chance to brick it

Quick question on in Samsung Galaxy Note plus snapdragon and im trying to unlock my boot loader but everyone that I have spoken to says no except one person and I just wanna get some more info on this. Anyways he said I could unlock it by holding both power-up power- down plus power button while at the same time plugging my phone up to my PC . Is their Amy truth to this... o ya im in US variant Build number N976USQU1ASL7

Don't believe the 'one', 'everyone' is right: no unlocking your phone's BL....

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Quick question on in Samsung Galaxy Note plus snapdragon and im trying to unlock my boot loader but everyone that I have spoken to says no except one person and I just wanna get some more info on this. Anyways he said I could unlock it by holding both power-up power- down plus power button while at the same time plugging my phone up to my PC . Is their Amy truth to this... o ya im in US variant Build number N976USQU1ASL7
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Your thread hijacking aside the simplest solution would have been to ask that one person to show you proof that what they have said is true.
Otherwise your question has most likely (probly has already) been asked and answered on the forum. I encourage you to search for the answer should you be so inclined to do so.