Hey team!
So much like the title says, I bought a Samsung S8+ from t-mobile. I got the device unlocked to use on Rogers, and it is functioning great. save for one thing. Though I can use Bixby home, Rogers is unable to push the firmware for Bixby voice to my device.
-T-Mobile won't help, because I do not use their services anymore, and Rogers says that they can not push to a T-mobile phone.
-When I check for system updates, it tells me that my device cannot be authenticated.
my first question is, if I flash rogers software to a T-mobile phone with Odin, will that cause any unforeseen problems,
and my second question is, will flashing it, fix the issue I have?
thirdly, IF it does not, are there any other actions I can take?
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I'm an android newbie and recently purchased an ATT Galaxy Tab 3. I bought it thinking that all LTE versoins of this tablet would have the ability to make voice calls, but it seems to be very difficult to make that happen on this version. The stock dialer is disabled on this version, and even though I could make voice calls with the help of Google Voice ot MagicApp and can download other dialers, all aftermarket dialers rely on the stock one to make 911 calls. It seems silly to have a communication device that can't call for help in an emergency.
I see that people have had sucess rooting this tab with kingoapp. That is great for enabling some root only apps, but I would really like to enable the stock dialer, unlock the SIM and remove the ATT bloatware. I may have actually enabled the stock dialer already. I used QuickShortcutMaker to give myself a "Factory Mode" shortcut that opens up a dailer. I don't know if that dailer can be used by aftermarket dailers to call 911 now or not. Would I have to run that Factory Mode shortcut at every boot to enable it? I don't have an active SIM to test it with right now. (I'm thinking of ordering a SIM from Cricket btw)
I've read that ATT had the bootloader locked on this device (Is that different than on the 217S and 217T?). I understand that means that I can't flash a new ROM, but have seen xposed mentioned as a way to get rid of bloatware. Has anyone figured out how to unlock the bootloader yet? If I mess something up does having the bootloader locked mean that I can't flash a recovery backup? That sounds risky and is the reason for all these questions.
Thanks!
So I just switched to T-Mobile from Verizon and kept my Galaxy S8+. Obviously, I cannot do the system updates through the phone anymore. Therefore, I wanted to know if there is a way to flash the T-Mobile firmware so I can operate the phone as if T-Mobile issued it.
If that is not possible, any suggestions?
Thanks!!!!
I'm sure this is a good place to start. Please research and read through good before proceeding. I almost screwed up my phone going from Verizon to unlocked.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/rd-carrier-switch-root-snapdragon-t3597473
GlitchMob said:
So I just switched to T-Mobile from Verizon and kept my Galaxy S8+. Obviously, I cannot do the system updates through the phone anymore. Therefore, I wanted to know if there is a way to flash the T-Mobile firmware so I can operate the phone as if T-Mobile issued it.
If that is not possible, any suggestions?
Thanks!!!!
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I switched to AT&T on my Version S8 plus. I just updated to the latest Version update by taking out the sim card, turning on Airplane mode and connecting to wifi. This allowed me to take the update.
I'm sure you can flash to another carrier's firmware. Take a look here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/how-to/snap-guide-flashing-standard-fw-carrier-t3627255
I purchased a Samsung S7 on Amazon, and it was listed as a G930V. However, when I received it, I was disappointed to see that in "Device Info"... it lists it as a Samsung G930U.
From what I understand, this is indicates Unlocked Firmware install, which will prevent me from using Verizon's Visual voicemail and also be unable to use the built in Video calling feature, where you can video call anyone in the Verizon Network.
What I don't get, is why the back panel of the phone has a Verizon Logo, even though apparently it is unlocked. I thought all Verizon branded phones, have the G930v firmware?
Anyways, is it possible to flash the phone to G930 firmware, so I can use the features I want to have access to? Or is it recommended I just return this item and try and buy another G930v? Does anyone have any detailed instructions on how to flash to G930v?
Interestingly, when I checked the IMEI online... it lists the device as a Verizon G930V. I guess someone has previously flashed these to U from V?
ETA: Are there any benefits to sticking with Unlocked firmware? Are there any advantages of G930U over G930v? I know the G930v comes with a bunch of bloatware... but wondering if there are other things that VZW's firmware might handicap?
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I purchased a Samsung S7 on Amazon, and it was listed as a G930V. However, when I received it, I was disappointed to see that in "Device Info"... it lists it as a Samsung G930U.
From what I understand, this is indicates Unlocked Firmware install, which will prevent me from using Verizon's Visual voicemail and also be unable to use the built in Video calling feature, where you can video call anyone in the Verizon Network.
What I don't get, is why the back panel of the phone has a Verizon Logo, even though apparently it is unlocked. I thought all Verizon branded phones, have the G930v firmware?
Anyways, is it possible to flash the phone to G930 firmware, so I can use the features I want to have access to? Or is it recommended I just return this item and try and buy another G930v? Does anyone have any detailed instructions on how to flash to G930v?
Interestingly, when I checked the IMEI online... it lists the device as a Verizon G930V. I guess someone has previously flashed these to U from V?
ETA: Are there any benefits to sticking with Unlocked firmware? Are there any advantages of G930U over G930v? I know the G930v comes with a bunch of bloatware... but wondering if there are other things that VZW's firmware might handicap?
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3 weeks late but here are my insights. U firmware has less bloatware than the VZW branded firmware. In general, most people prefer the U firmware over their branded firmware unless, as in your instance, there are certain features only available in branded versions. My guess would be that yours was a VZW that was flashed to U. In all likelihood it shouldn't be too difficult to convert back to VZW, if that's your preference. You'll need to familiarize yourself with Odin flashing and the particulars of matching bootloader numbers for firmware to flash. For an example see link: https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/202491/what-do-the-numbers-and-letters-in-the-samsung-firmware-mean
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Hi, my G981A is US, Tmobile carrier. It crashed on me yesterday, is caught in a boot loops, and I am trying to restore it. I have found the Odin software and am able to get it to recognize my device, however, I am unable to find the Tmobile firmware, only AT&T. Does anyone know where the T-mobile firmware might be found? Device is paid off, so I think it is unlocked. Am a bit of a novice at this...just trying not to have to get a new phone if this one can be brought back to life.
Phone is exclusive for AT&T. Yes you can have it unlocked and it will work with other GSM carriers, but there are no Tmobile/Sprint/Verizon variants.
Good day everyone!
I recently got a new phone (Galaxy S21), and I saw that you can bring your own phone to Tracfone, so I gave my Verizon S9 (SM-G960U) to my wife (to upgrade her old Samsung Tracfone phone).
We bought and installed the Tracfone SIM card and everything seemed to be working (she could make and take phone calls).
Little did I realize that Tracfone actually also uses WiFi for phone calls, and thus making and taking calls was not using Tracfone's network while connected to WiFi.
When we started researching why her phone did not work outside the home, we found that the CSC is still set to VZW.
This S9 has the latest April 2021 security update from Verizon (Android 10).
I downloaded an older stock Tracfone ROM, but Odin fails with an Auth error (presumably because the phone is not unlocked nor rooted, and the bootloader is locked).
I also tried just flashing the CSC with a Tracfone CSC, but it also failed with an Auth error.
All of the research I have done to this point indicates that Samsung makes flashing Android 10 Galaxy phones very difficult, and I suspect that I am screwed.
Should I put the Verizon SIM card back in and beg Verizon support for an unlock code? Will that even help?
Why doesn't the Tracfone SIM card override the VZW CSC? I thought the SIM card would take precedence.
Thank you in advance, and I hope I am not repeating another thread (I searched, but I couldn't find anything related to changing CSC or rooting a Samsung Galaxy phone running Android 10).
P.S. I have no objections to performing a factory reset of the phone if it will help.
P.P.S. I would like to run the stock Tracfone S9 image so my wife can get the OTA updates, but I'm willing to do whatever to get it working (I would even be happy with running the existing VZW firmware as long as it works).