Hi All,
I've recently been able to root my Galaxy Folder 2 (SM-G1650), but had to downgrade to Marshmallow to do it. The only firmware version available is for China-based phones. I've been able to remove all the bloatware, but the Samsung Browser that's installed is the China version, with China-based search engines, and a specific Chinese-language home page.
I've tried removing the system-installed browser, and installing both from Playstore, as well as sideloaded APK. It still gives me the China version of the browser each time. I'm assuming it's something to do with the region/locale/IMEI of the phone being China based. Oddly enough, my Playstore region is US.
Does anyone know how to get the international version of the browser installed? I have full root, and can change whatever is needed in the system directory/build.prop/etc.
Thanks!
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Can you please give me a hand finding a link to the stock Rom for Galaxy tab 3 8" so that I can restore my tablet back to default setup, I could find practically every ROM under the sun but I cannot find the United Kingdom variant
Please Help
Miko
The closet i could find is this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2547412
bin droid - it's stock rom OC to 1.8 but with aroma installer so u can remove bloatware.
You could install this and remove nothing and install non of the addons and be pretty close to stock.
hudsonhicks said:
The closet i could find is this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2547412
bin droid - it's stock rom OC to 1.8 but with aroma installer so u can remove bloatware.
You could install this and remove nothing and install non of the addons and be pretty close to stock.
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I'm hoping to restore the tablet to factory stock! So ideally I need a link to the official Samsung UK ROM and as I said I can find every variant but not UK.
As a last resort! What would happen if I installed a Different countries ROM on my tablet ? Would it just not be compatible?
www(.)sammobile.com/firmwares/
just enter your model number and region on the webpage.
If you're flashing official stock rom, it doesn't matter what country it is, there could be just different bloatware.
mikber18 said:
Hi
Can you please give me a hand finding a link to the stock Rom for Galaxy tab 3 8" so that I can restore my tablet back to default setup, I could find practically every ROM under the sun but I cannot find the United Kingdom variant
Please Help
Miko
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If it's Wi-Fi model, T310 see here - http://fileom.com/2p6cexm0dxnw/T310XXUAMF1_OXXAMF1_BTU_UK_Android_4.2.2.zip.html
I mirrored it to Google Drive as well, see links in my sig.
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If it's Wi-Fi model, T310 see here - http://fileom.com/2p6cexm0dxnw/T310XXUAMF1_OXXAMF1_BTU_UK_Android_4.2.2.zip.html
I mirrored it to Google Drive as well, see links in my sig.
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Download that and checked the CSC. By default it is set to NEE (Sweden) so thats not the BTU (UK) version.
It seems to work OK though. Better than the custom Rom I've had. Any implications in terms of updates and stuff like that as a result of potentially having a NON UK variant of the software?
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Hey smart ppl,
have done my due diligence on the forums here, including the how tos and the stickies.
my basic question still remains though.
will uploading a custom ROM (considerations appreciated) on an unlocked device cause any issues with a device carrying the N910AUCU1COC4 baseband?
Im just trying to get rid of all the bloatware thats causing it to slow down and heat up etc.
Appreciate the help.
The AT&T SM-N910A has a locked bootloader, so you can not install custom roms. Only official AT&T roms can be installed.
If you want to get rid of bloat, search for the Debloater thread here on xda, or use an app like Package Disabler Pro, or BK Package Disabler, which are available in the Play store.
ATT ROMS
spocko said:
The AT&T SM-N910A has a locked bootloader, so you can not install custom roms. Only official AT&T roms can be installed.
If you want to get rid of bloat, search for the Debloater thread here on xda, or use an app like Package Disabler Pro, or BK Package Disabler, which are available in the Play store.
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Would you suggest upgrading to a newer version of android to see if I can get better functionality out of the phone?
It seems as if the hardware isn't up to par with the software at this point.
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Would you suggest upgrading to a newer version of android to see if I can get better functionality out of the phone?
It seems as if the hardware isn't up to par with the software at this point.
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Yes. COC4 is Android 5.0.1. I would recommend updating to either 5.1.1 or 6.0.1. I'm not aware of any reasons not to update to the latest.
You can find the latest 6.0.1 release EQF1 in this thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...aucs2eqf1-4-file-odin-6-0-1-firmware-t3632490
Apart from having to add gapps and some Chinese bloat, is there any other downside to sticking with the Chinese ROM?
What upsides are there if any?
Thanks.
Can anyone reply please? I've found one at an excellent price and want to snag it before it goes.
You can keep using the chinese one and have it fully functional, but some polish is missing and some aspects of MIUI will be chinese even with the language set to english. The biggest one I noticed is the theme and wallpaper store - it's always chinese, and even the same themes downloaded under the chinese theme store are different (I think the chinese store doesn't allow icon packs?). Searching for themes by their english name doesn't work on the chinese theme store either.
There's also a lot more china-specific settings and services that are just gone in the actual global ROM, the global ROM is much more barebones (uses less memory too) than the chinese ROM and not everything can simply be uninstalled in the chinese rom without root, just hidden. The global ROM basically just comes with google play services and common google apps, MIUI replacements for AOSP basic apps like calculator/calendar/weather/browser/music/etc and is as bland as possible to appeal to a larger audience.
Global rom is definitely a better experience, but you CAN use the chinese ROM just fine. I did for awhile until the global ROM came out, flashed it immediately because I wanted a cleaner OS with ~10 less random chinese apps sitting in the app drawer.
Just buy it and flash Global Rom on it
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You can keep using the chinese one and have it fully functional, but some polish is missing and some aspects of MIUI will be chinese even with the language set to english. The biggest one I noticed is the theme and wallpaper store - it's always chinese, and even the same themes downloaded under the chinese theme store are different (I think the chinese store doesn't allow icon packs?). Searching for themes by their english name doesn't work on the chinese theme store either.
There's also a lot more china-specific settings and services that are just gone in the actual global ROM, the global ROM is much more barebones (uses less memory too) than the chinese ROM and not everything can simply be uninstalled in the chinese rom without root, just hidden. The global ROM basically just comes with google play services and common google apps, MIUI replacements for AOSP basic apps like calculator/calendar/weather/browser/music/etc and is as bland as possible to appeal to a larger audience.
Global rom is definitely a better experience, but you CAN use the chinese ROM just fine. I did for awhile until the global ROM came out, flashed it immediately because I wanted a cleaner OS with ~10 less random chinese apps sitting in the app drawer.
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Thanks for the reply. I'm not particularly bothered by that stuff, I just want regular ota updates and miui 9. I've heard that some notifications have a problem on the Chinese rom and Google contacts has a problem syncing. Did you find that?
Vennesch said:
Just buy it and flash Global Rom on it
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I don't really want to mess around with the phone at all. I'm not a flash/mod disciple.
My Mix 2 has Chinese rom and I find it OK after I installed the Google installer app. I stopped all Chinese roms that I do not need. With 256 GB, I do not worry about the stopped Chinese roms eating into the memory.
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My Mix 2 has Chinese rom and I find it OK after I installed the Google installer app. I stopped all Chinese roms that I do not need. With 256 GB, I do not worry about the stopped Chinese roms eating into the memory. I heard that Chinese rom gets update more quickly.
Thanks for the replies. I've ordered it with the Chinese ROM.
Just a quick update to say that the Chinese rom is perfectly ok for me. No glaring issues at all.
Everything OK
Twotems said:
Just a quick update to say that the Chinese rom is perfectly ok for me. No glaring issues at all.
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I have the same experience after a week using the China ROM on my Redmi 5 Plus
With China ROM I was able to delete 80% of china bloatware and everything else runs just fine and smooth, calls, GPS, email, etc. (with Gapps) so if you never flashed a ROM before, I recommend to keep the China ROM instead of the Global
Haha, many Chinese flash the global rom just for the clean OS and the AOSP notification bar.
If I was to get the device with the Chinese ROM installed is it simply a case of downloading the global ROM from the mini website and installing it via the updater app or will the bootloader need to be unlocked? Seen a couple of good deals but all for the Chinese version.
nigelm77 said:
If I was to get the device with the Chinese ROM installed is it simply a case of downloading the global ROM from the mini website and installing it via the updater app or will the bootloader need to be unlocked? Seen a couple of good deals but all for the Chinese version.
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its not so easy, you need to get a unlock approval from xiaomi, then you need to wait to unlock the bootloader, and then you can flash whatever you want.
From getting the approval to the finished unlocked bootloader, it will take about 3-5 days
i am looking to purchase mi 9 once it is released in china, but how long does it take for the MIUI 10 global rom available to download?
Twotems said:
Apart from having to add gapps and some Chinese bloat, is there any other downside to sticking with the Chinese ROM?
What upsides are there if any?
Thanks.
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I think I mightve flashed the chinese rom, not sure. Are you able to change the region in Settings? I cant... (screenshot)
GWARslave119 said:
I think I mightve flashed the chinese rom, not sure. Are you able to change the region in Settings? I cant... (screenshot)
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I don't use the phone any more (gave it to my son) but I never changed the region and it didn't make any difference. Phone ran and still runs flawlessly.
Twotems said:
I don't use the phone any more (gave it to my son) but I never changed the region and it didn't make any difference. Phone ran and still runs flawlessly.
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Well I'm wondering if that's why my phone keeps trying (and failing) to contact/activate my sim card when trying to use Mi Cloud..
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Well I'm wondering if that's why my phone keeps trying (and failing) to contact/activate my sim card when trying to use Mi Cloud..
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Ah ok. You need to deactivate your Xiaomi account for the phone. Registering throws up all sorts of stuff including ads etc. After that you should be good to go.
It's just bugging me that I can't use something that is part of the phone. I also can't use the Mi PC Suite either, it doesn't detect my phone. Not that it's dire, just the fact that it won't work irks me ;p I'm using Havoc rom atm anyways, but knowing me I'll be switching around a lot
Cheerio!
I'm new with android (10y with iOS) so maybe it's basic question, but I didin't find solution in google.
How can I update Samsung apps from site like apkmirror? I got Galaxy S9 and every time when I try to install apk dowloaded to device I see error ”application not installed”. Device’s DPI, architecture, screen size are compatible. For example today update „Always on screen” from Samsung version 4.1.66, mine is 4.1.37. Everything else not from Samsung update correctly. Cheers!
Use Play Store or Galaxy Apps to update your installed applications
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Cheerio!
I'm new with android (10y with iOS) so maybe it's basic question, but I didin't find solution in google.
How can I update Samsung apps from site like apkmirror? I got Galaxy S9 and every time when I try to install apk dowloaded to device I see error ”application not installed”. Device’s DPI, architecture, screen size are compatible. For example today update „Always on screen” from Samsung version 4.1.66, mine is 4.1.37. Everything else not from Samsung update correctly. Cheers!
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You cannot update Samsung system apps like that, used to be a workaround with Nougat but was patched in Oreo and above (Non Samsung apps should still work)
I am very interested in buying this large screen phone, even if it is know an old model.
I understand it is no more an Android device, and will come with HarmonyOS.
Besides GMS not available, I would like to know it will be able to install apk files that I got from Android. Or every installation will have to use AppGallery or other places ? Thanks.
Rodolphe123 said:
I am very interested in buying this large screen phone, even if it is know an old model.
I understand it is no more an Android device, and will come with HarmonyOS.
Besides GMS not available, I would like to know it will be able to install apk files that I got from Android. Or every installation will have to use AppGallery or other places ? Thanks.
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Mate Xs (both the Chinese and Global models) are Android 10 devices. The Chinese one now has the option to update to HarmonyOS but at least to my knowledge, they sell them with EMUI (Android 10) by default.
You can install APK files from wherever you like (at least on Android, not sure for HarmonyOS)
You can also install other app stores like Aurora, Amason App Store, and so on...
There is actually a way to also get 99.9% working GMS on the device. There are threads here about it.
I use it and almost everything works fine. This will be unfortunately my last Huawei device as I'm too reliant on Google and frankly getting too old for that OS tinkering stuff... Waiting for a new foldable from Google or Xiaomi