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SM p607t root/custom roms

Is any method of root or custom ROM compatible with our T Mobile Samsung Note tablet? Coming from a HTC one m7 where all rom were compatible other then CDMA/ GSM
I've used the towelroot but really looking to install aosp on this thing already
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law16 said:
Is any method of root or custom ROM compatible with our T Mobile Samsung Note tablet? Coming from a HTC one m7 where all rom were compatible other then CDMA/ GSM
I've used the towelroot but really looking to install aosp on this thing already
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Your best bet is to ask in the rom thread. I have yet to flash anything on my P607T other then rooting. It looks like Dev work is very slow for this tablet. So you may not get a 100% working AOSP rom any time soon. Stock rom is really fast and sable once you root and deboat it. That is what I am sticking with for awhile.

Prod1702 said:
Your best bet is to ask in the rom thread. I have yet to flash anything on my P607T other then rooting. It looks like Dev work is very slow for this tablet. So you may not get a 100% working AOSP rom any time soon. Stock rom is really fast and sable once you root and deboat it. That is what I am sticking with for awhile.
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I'm looking for ROMs too. But I think I'll stay with stock for now. Any recommendations on what apps to debloat?

dmunjal said:
I'm looking for ROMs too. But I think I'll stay with stock for now. Any recommendations on what apps to debloat?
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Your best way is to just use TB and froze whatever you do not want. If you run into problems just unfroze it. If you uninstall and you run into a bootloop you will need to have the stock Odin firmware ready. here is a link to get the stock odin file.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=29807
I just uninstalled whatever I did not want. If you google What apps are safe to remove on a Note 3 to debloat, it will pretty much be the same as the 10.1. Both the note 3 and the 10.1 are pretty much the same other then screen.
Edit: I got this list from here
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...ZzBfWlR4MC03aDMyZ1BDUFNqU0E&usp=sharing#gid=0
Here is a a list for the GS4 which as a lot of the apps we have as well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317714

unlocking bootloader
I think we need to get the bootloader unlocked to get development on this thing rollin'
I'm willing to lend my device to a well-reputed senior-member/developer and pay shipping both ways if they think they can work some magic for the SM-P607T
Should I make a new post with regards to this?

Was able to root using this method no Knox either
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785804
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TG2008 said:
I think we need to get the bootloader unlocked to get development on this thing rollin'
I'm willing to lend my device to a well-reputed senior-member/developer and pay shipping both ways if they think they can work some magic for the SM-P607T
Should I make a new post with regards to this?
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bootloader is unlocked and there is no problems getting root and current Twrp can be installed which says the bootloader is unlock. if the bootloader was locked you wouldn't be able to flash Twrp. from the looks of it no one has a p607. it is all 605 or the wifi only one p600 and 601. stock rom with root and debloated works great. try a 605 rom. hopefully CM starts to pick up more then we are set.
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Do P605 ROMs even work on a P607T? I've been wondering that myself. I have a 607T and although I am very impressed with the stock ROM it just is never going to measure up to CM for me.
I've been thinking about giving the P605 CM 11 port a try in a few weeks when it's just a bit more stable, but I have no idea how similar they are or if my device would even boot after flashing it!

amirite said:
Do P605 ROMs even work on a P607T?
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Yes.

kcrudup said:
Yes.
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Anyway to flash the "modem.bin" and "NON-HLOS.bin" flash partitions yet?

kcrudup said:
Yes.
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And how do i install a dialer app to make voice call with my haedset on my note 10.1 2014 edition (T-Mobile) p607t..is it possible at all??

TG2008 said:
Anyway to flash the "modem.bin" and "NON-HLOS.bin" flash partitions yet?
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Guys... Did you even read that thread in the link?
You should be asking these questions there... That whole thread is dedicated to making calls on the P607T.... And if you read the thread you'll know the author hit a brick wall and a boot loader hack is needed to flash the proper modem files for phone calls.

amirite said:
Guys... Did you even read that thread in the link?
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Reading is Fundamental, amirite? (... sorry, couldn't resist )
But yeah, go there for any updates.

kcrudup said:
Reading is Fundamental, amirite? (... sorry, couldn't resist )
But yeah, go there for any updates.
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Haha. Thank you kcrudup for pointing to that thread, gave me some useful info on using P605 Roms on a P607T.
Any idea about what sort of problems may pop up from doing this? I got a reply in the CM thread that their P605 version of CM should work fine on my P607 but... Surely it can't be that simple? Any idea what differences there are between thecode of the two tablets or is it really that similar?

amirite said:
I got a reply in the CM thread that their P605 version of CM should work fine on my P607- but surely it can't be that simple?
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I'm 95% sure the only difference physically is the radio "front end" hardware is tuned for the T-Mo LTE frequencies so the modem baseband SW reflects that, and software-wise all that's new is a few pre-installed apps like the "My T-Mobile" app and that (loud-and-annoying-as-hell-and-quickly-removed) T-Mobile "jingle" on startup; I've put several P605 ROMs on my 607T and everything's worked OK ('cause the bootloader won't let me overwrite the radios and potentially-dangerous bootloader files anyway).

kcrudup said:
I'm 95% sure the only difference physically is the radio "front end" hardware is tuned for the T-Mo LTE frequencies so the modem baseband SW reflects that, and software-wise all that's new is a few pre-installed apps like the "My T-Mobile" app and that (loud-and-annoying-as-hell-and-quickly-removed) T-Mobile "jingle" on startup; I've put several P605 ROMs on my 607T and everything's worked OK ('cause the bootloader won't let me overwrite the radios and potentially-dangerous bootloader files anyway).
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Awesome info thanks so much!! So if I understand correctly, any differnces that would render my tablet completely inoperable are already protected from flashing? So I don't need to meet with the TARs for the Roms to remove the modem files or anything?
I mean, I don't mind if my radio breaks or something, I can handle flashing back to stock I am just never sure when I start flashing a new Android device what risks there are of bricking it completely (which, with Knox in the picture, could totally screw me).
So with that I will probably be going flash crazy tonight and tomorrow to test our some different 605 Roms starting with Cyanogen. I'll try to post any findings or quarks here or in those threads!

amirite said:
So I don't need to [mess?] with the TARs for the Roms to remove the modem files or anything?
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You will have to remove all the "*.mbn" and "*.bin" files from (Samsung-supplied) non-P607T ROMs, though- Odin will abort the flash if it receives a bad status from the bootloader when the bootloader rejects the flash operation. But it should be a straightforward unzip/rm/zip operation to repack, and I'm sure the CM flashes are just "boot" and "system" (and possibly "recovery") partitions anyway.

kcrudup said:
You will have to remove all the "*.mbn" and "*.bin" files from (Samsung-supplied) non-P607T ROMs, though- Odin will abort the flash if it receives a bad status from the bootloader when the bootloader rejects the flash operation. But it should be a straightforward unzip/rm/zip operation to repack, and I'm sure the CM flashes are just "boot" and "system" (and possibly "recovery") partitions anyway.
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so is it necessary to remove the above mentioned files. I can't just flash a p605 rom with twrp?

stoehner said:
so is it necessary to remove the above mentioned files. I can't just flash a p605 rom with twrp?
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Yes it is necessary, the .mbn files relate to the bootloader and the .bin files is the modem and NON_HLOS, being that they are for a different ROM it could cause major problems and maybe even bricking. @kcrudup even mentioned the bootloader conflicting with Odin if the device models don't match, so it seems you won't get the 605's installed without removing said files.

Prod1702 said:
Your best bet is to ask in the rom thread. I have yet to flash anything on my P607T other then rooting. It looks like Dev work is very slow for this tablet. So you may not get a 100% working AOSP rom any time soon. Stock rom is really fast and sable once you root and deboat it. That is what I am sticking with for awhile.
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I have been looking for a guide for flashing twrp onto my sm-p607t but i cant find one. I mainly need the correct twrp img.tar file for odin. I found this one ( openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-lt03wifiue.img ) but I don't know if it is the right one. I used towelroot to root it and i used the proper supersu to disable knox so i just need the custom recovery now.

Dev edition or retail?

Ok so i have been looking around and i saw that chainfire had a root method for the Sm -N910v version or the note 4 bust wasn't sure if that was for the retail version or the dev version and was a little skeptical to just try it out so any advice would be great to know or if anyone has tried it already.
http://download.chainfire.eu/590/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-trltevzw-trltevzw-smn910v.zip

geekonocito said:
Ok so i have been looking around and i saw that chainfire had a root method for the Sm -N910v version or the note 4 bust wasn't sure if that was for the retail version or the dev version and was a little skeptical to just try it out so any advice would be great to know or if anyone has tried it already.
http://download.chainfire.eu/590/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-trltevzw-trltevzw-smn910v.zip
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Its only for the DE. No root exploit has been found for the Verizon nor AT&T N4. If you want root and ROMs,kernels, get the DE...if you want updates from Samsung get the retail.

dirtyjersey856 said:
Its only for the DE. No root exploit has been found for the Verizon nor AT&T N4. If you want root and ROMs,kernels, get the DE...if you want updates from Samsung get the retail.
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awesome thanks i have the retail version so i wasn't sure thanks for the info.

geekonocito said:
awesome thanks i have the retail version so i wasn't sure thanks for the info.
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FYI, I've tried this and other root methods that involve Odin on the retail. It will just fail to flash from the lack of a valid signature from Samsung. Nothing bad happened, it just fails to flash. I've done this several times along with other root apps and what not with no ill effects to my phone. It will either work or not. It's nearly impossible to hard brick the phone with the way the boot loader is locked.

ONLY get the DE phone if you understand you will not get carrier updates and you will NOT have a warranty. Also understand while root is great theres alot more to it. So hitting up Samsung and paying all that money out understand what your getting into and if you accidentally flash your phone with the wrong rom you can lock the Bootloader and unless you have a backup etc you will have a retail phone that Samsung will not warranty back to DE.

[Q] Upgrading Samsung SCH-I435 to Android Lollipop

I haven't found any information for my specific model for some reason.
What I want to do is install stock Android 5 (by stock, I mean what comes on the Google Nexus) on my Verizon Samsung s4 mini (SCH-I435).
To my knowledge, this would involve:
Rooting the phone
Finding a compatible ROM
Flashing the ROM
I just can't find any guides or ROMs for my specific model. Can anyone here help?

I have the exact same model of the s4-mini as you do, and I've looked around just about everywhere. It seems that the bootloader has never been unlocked for this variant of the S4-mini. Verizon also just released a new firmware update that patches the kernel, preventing the use of previous root methods, and it may be some time till someone finds a way around it. If you find anything, please tell me, as I can't stand this bloatware crap on my phone.

How do you usually unlock the bootloader?

19lmyers said:
How do you usually unlock the bootloader?
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Usually people create software, such as Cyanogenmod, that exploit vulnerabilities in the software on the phone, giving them access to the bootloader. One of the many issues with this variant is that it is distributed by Verizon, and Verizon is very vigilant about patching vulnerabilities.
EDIT: After a little more digging, I found that the bootloader is completely locked and there is a 99.9999999% chance that it will never be unlocked, typical Verizon for you.

Stuckurface said:
Usually people create software, such as Cyanogenmod, that exploit vulnerabilities in the software on the phone, giving them access to the bootloader. One of the many issues with this variant is that it is distributed by Verizon, and Verizon is very vigilant about patching vulnerabilities.
EDIT: After a little more digging, I found that the bootloader is completely locked and there is a 99.9999999% chance that it will ever be unlocked, typical Verizon for you.
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Don't you mean never?

19lmyers said:
Don't you mean never?
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Pretty much.

Correction
You can root the SCH-I435 with towel root, install SuperSU and Busy Box from Play store. Then flash phils touch recovery and then flash a rom from SD card in recovery. Beware, if you are on Bluegrass cellular. Any rom must be for CDMA phone for the SCH-I435.

Where would I find a compatible ROM?

looking for too!
I have been looking too. Tried a couple, but lose phone service. Everything else works.

I discovered this. Is it legitimate?
phoneupdateblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/working-tutorial-how-to-updateupgrade_70.html

19lmyers said:
I discovered this. Is it legitimate?
phoneupdateblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/working-tutorial-how-to-updateupgrade_70.html
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Definitely not legit. They simply have tons of links on their site to upgrading every single phone to lollipop. Inside of each page is exactly the same link to the same "ROM" for every phone, and the comments at the bottom of the page aren't actually real, they are just a picture. Try changing the number at the end of the link "...updateupgrade_70.html" and you will see what I mean.

I was able to successfully root my phone by flashing 4.4.2 NE1 (opposed to the latest version) via Odin and using Towelroot.
Has there been any progress on the addition of a custom recovery?

19lmyers said:
I was able to successfully root my phone by flashing 4.4.2 NE1 (opposed to the latest version) via Odin and using Towelroot.
Has there been any progress on the addition of a custom recovery?
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I found something interesting that might be worth looking into. This guy (http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-mini/527518-serious-question-needing-advice.html) claims to have installed a custom rom that was designed for the GT-I9195 on his SCH- i435. I have actually run into him before on other on some other threads and he seems to be legit. But the problem still remains that when he installed the rom his sound and mic didn't work. Still worth looking into though.
The thread I ran into TheGhost1951: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575913
His profile on xda: http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1561233

Stuckurface said:
I found something interesting that might be worth looking into. This guy (http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-mini/527518-serious-question-needing-advice.html) claims to have installed a custom rom that was designed for the GT-I9195 on his SCH- i435. I have actually run into him before on other on some other threads and he seems to be legit. But the problem still remains that when he installed the rom his sound and mic didn't work. Still worth looking into though.
The thread I ran into TheGhost1951: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575913
His profile on xda: http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1561233
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I sent him a PM. Maybe he can shed some light on this

Just curious, would over of the international variant ROMs work if we managed to unlock the bootloader or would the SCH-I435 require its own specific one?

I found an app called Flashify that claims to be able to flash a boot loader or recovery to your device from your device.
Do you think flashing CWM or TWRP would work this way?

19lmyers said:
I found an app called Flashify that claims to be able to flash a boot loader or recovery to your device from your device.
Do you think flashing CWM or TWRP would work this way?
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It seems that the only thing that this has to offer for us is a way to flash your phone without using a computer, and to back up your phone (I haven't actually tried restoring from a backup). But we still need a version of CWM or TWRP that is made for the sch-i435.

Stuckurface said:
It seems that the only thing that this has to offer for us is a way to flash your phone without using a computer, and to back up your phone (I haven't actually tried restoring from a backup). But we still need a version of CWM or TWRP that is made for the sch-i435.
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But we'd still need to unlock the boy loader...

SCH-I435
Anyone got success for installing custom recovery and custom ROM on SCH-I435 Verizon? Please help if anyone have done that all.

kjaved8 said:
Anyone got success for installing custom recovery and custom ROM on SCH-I435 Verizon? Please help if anyone have done that all.
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So two years later - has this ever been done?
I need to put android 5.0 on my S4 Mini so I can use the Square app to accept credit card payments for my business. Their app will not work on anything earlier than 5.0. Otherwise I will have to buy a new phone!:crying:

Cricket S9

Im wanting to de-Cricket my S9
Its a G960U, so i assume that all i would really need to do is flash the U1 firmware, correct?
and if that is correct, it will give me a Sammy splash screen and boot animation too, yes? Perhaps some sophomoric questions, but im just making sure.
@*Detection*

youdoofus said:
Im wanting to de-Cricket my S9
Its a G960U, so i assume that all i would really need to do is flash the U1 firmware, correct?
and if that is correct, it will give me a Sammy splash screen and boot animation too, yes? Perhaps some sophomoric questions, but im just making sure.
@*Detection*
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Yep that's right, it will remove all the carrier crap (I assume splash, definitely boot), just remember about the bootloader/baseband versions that cannot be downgraded so if you flash to version 4 you can only flash v4 or above after that
You will also receive updates direct from Samsung instead of the carrier

*Detection* said:
Yep that's right, it will remove all the carrier crap (I assume splash, definitely boot), just remember about the bootloader/baseband versions that cannot be downgraded so if you flash to version 4 you can only flash v4 or above after that
You will also receive updates direct from Samsung instead of the carrier
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thank you! im running G960USQS5CSEA
does that S5 mean that im running revision 5?

youdoofus said:
thank you! im running G960USQS5CSEA
does that S5 mean that im running revision 5?
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Yea, version number is here
G960USQ>>S5<<CSEA
So as the U1 firmwares are all stuck on version 4 you cannot flash them right now

*Detection* said:
Yea, version number is here
G960USQ>>S5<<CSEA
So as the U1 firmwares are all stuck on version 4 you cannot flash them right now
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damnit. thats just my luck too :/ thank you for affirming my understanding of how this works. I came to the S9 recently but i do recall the odin flash process for the t-mobile S2's that required the individual files to be placed in Odin before flashing, so this is all old hat as far as the process goes. Any idea on how long it might be before the U1 firmwares are going to be available for V5?

youdoofus said:
damnit. thats just my luck too :/ thank you for affirming my understanding of how this works. I came to the S9 recently but i do recall the odin flash process for the t-mobile S2's that required the individual files to be placed in Odin before flashing, so this is all old hat as far as the process goes. Any idea on how long it might be before the U1 firmwares are going to be available for V5?
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Only Samsung knows, but a lot of firmwares are now on v5 so if I had to guess I'd say the next update probably will bump it up to v5, they said the security updates included in the June update required it to be updated
When it receives the next update is anyone's guess though
And yes, all 4 parts of the firmware to be flashed together in the corresponding ODIN sections, HOME_CSC will not reset the phone, CSC will reset it, use one or the other in the CSC section

*Detection* said:
Only Samsung knows, but a lot of firmwares are now on v5 so if I had to guess I'd say the next update probably will bump it up to v5, they said the security updates included in the June update required it to be updated
When it receives the next update is anyone's guess though
And yes, all 4 parts of the firmware to be flashed together in the corresponding ODIN sections, HOME_CSC will not reset the phone, CSC will reset it, use one or the other in the CSC section
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good stuff man! thanks again! can you get a mod to make a sticky with those firmware download tools? i think that would be VERY helpful for tons of folks

youdoofus said:
good stuff man! thanks again! can you get a mod to make a sticky with those firmware download tools? i think that would be VERY helpful for tons of folks
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Creators of the tools would have to request that, they're easy enough to find with Google if you search "samsung firmware download tools xda" top results have both of the tools

*Detection* said:
Creators of the tools would have to request that, they're easy enough to find with Google if you search "samsung firmware download tools xda" top results have both of the tools
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understood. good show then chap!

*Detection* said:
Creators of the tools would have to request that, they're easy enough to find with Google if you search "samsung firmware download tools xda" top results have both of the tools
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would this firmware work with the 5th bootloader revision?
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s9/firmware/SM-G960U1/ATT/download/G960U1UEU5CSF1/279154/

@*Detection*
would that version work? it seems like it would

well, i got it to work @*Detection*
the download in this link got it, well, that and the patched Odin i needed to get around the E255 error i kept getting.
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s9/firmware/SM-G960U1/ATT/download/G960U1UEU5CSF1/279154/

Unlocking A505U Bootloader with ADB

I have an A50(A505U through Sprint) with a locked bootloader. I've tried the 7 day trick to enable Oem Unlock in Developer Options but it doesn't work. I'm wondering what the chances of being able to to force oem unlock using adb is without bricking my device? I figure this is to easy of a solution but hoping someone is willing to try it!

I also have the same Sprint A505U and I'm having the same problem. Hope we get a resolution for this.

im picking up a verizon A505U tomorrow.. out of curiosity, are you able to flash combo firmware?
also to add, you cant force oem unlock using adb.. you can probably set the oem unlock to on in adb but it doesnt actually change the unlock bit wherever its stored in the firmware so as soon as you reboot its back to 0.
If you can flash combo however you can enable oem unlock then flashing back to stock the oem unlock bit should remain on.
Either way, I will be playing with it all weekend lol.. i just hope its not like the A102U i purchased from tmo which doesmt let me flash anything

elliwigy said:
im picking up a verizon A505U tomorrow.. out of curiosity, are you able to flash combo firmware?
also to add, you cant force oem unlock using adb.. you can probably set the oem unlock to on in adb but it doesnt actually change the unlock bit wherever its stored in the firmware so as soon as you reboot its back to 0.
If you can flash combo however you can enable oem unlock then flashing back to stock the oem unlock bit should remain on.
Either way, I will be playing with it all weekend lol.. i just hope its not like the A102U i purchased from tmo which doesmt let me flash anything
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let me know if you get anywhere ? good luck.

elliwigy said:
im picking up a verizon A505U tomorrow.. out of curiosity, are you able to flash combo firmware?
also to add, you cant force oem unlock using adb.. you can probably set the oem unlock to on in adb but it doesnt actually change the unlock bit wherever its stored in the firmware so as soon as you reboot its back to 0.
If you can flash combo however you can enable oem unlock then flashing back to stock the oem unlock bit should remain on.
Either way, I will be playing with it all weekend lol.. i just hope its not like the A102U i purchased from tmo which doesmt let me flash anything
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Yes I have used Odin to flash a sprint firmware from samfrew and and found out it was sprint verzion firmware when poking around.
I suspect it is going to be the same. All U variants can't be unlocked from what I've been told.
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Xplorer4x4 said:
Yes I have used Odin to flash a sprint firmware from samfrew and and found out it was sprint verzion firmware when poking around.
I suspect it is going to be the same. All U variants can't be unlocked from what I've been told.
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yea, stock u firmware no problem but havent found a way to flash combo yet :-/

elliwigy said:
yea, stock u firmware no problem but havent found a way to flash combo yet :-/
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To flash vzw/sprint combo firmware? I flashed it on a 505u from Sprint with Odion after an expirament resulted in a soft brick.
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Xplorer4x4 said:
To flash vzw/sprint combo firmware? I flashed it on a 505u from Sprint with Odion after an expirament resulted in a soft brick.
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you dont get it saying factory approval needed for factory binary?
Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

I got one from Samsung Insight Program and there is no way to install 3rd party boot loader.

elliwigy said:
you dont get it saying factory approval needed for factory binary?
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Nope. I got in to download mode and flashed the sprint firmware from samfrew and it works fine. I discovered the firmware has some vzw apps included but not all of typical vzw bloat.
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Xplorer4x4 said:
Nope. I got in to download mode and flashed the sprint firmware from samfrew and it works fine. I discovered the firmware has some vzw apps included but not all of typical vzw bloat.
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im confused lol..
i can install stock firmware fine whether its sprint or not..
what im wanting to flash that i cant so far is the A505U Factory Combination firmware, not the stock based firmware.
Factory combo firmware usually cant flash and will say it needs approval to flash factory binary..
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Xplorer4x4 said:
Nope. I got in to download mode and flashed the sprint firmware from samfrew and it works fine. I discovered the firmware has some vzw apps included but not all of typical vzw bloat.
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I take it it's currently impossible to unlock the bootloader on the SM-A505U?
I haven't done much with Android since I had a spat of amnesia so I don't remember much, but is it possible to root this phone without unlocking the bootloader? I don't have any plans of installing a custom ROM, just want root privileges.

Witam! I znalazł ktoś jakiś sposób na odblokowanie? Zależy mi bardzo na TWRP oraz Root.

Was anyone able to flash a combination AP file? I get a secure check fail for everything. I'm using Heimdall. Whichever packet is uploaded first, it will fail at that packet.
Edit: Just realized it's probably because of RMM state. Has anyone discovered a bypass? I guess I'll try waiting for 7 days with no sim card and see if that does it. Tried Chimera tool to RMM Unlock with no luck

Straight Talk A505U (SM-S506DL)
Following along this thread. This is my first post ever. I have some experience with odin and Samsung. I would like to try out flashing and return with the results. Not afraid to soft brick. Could I possibly get a link to anything you have so far and I will share anything I find? Thank you.
Wilko Solutions
elliwigy said:
im confused lol..
i can install stock firmware fine whether its sprint or not..
what im wanting to flash that i cant so far is the A505U Factory Combination firmware, not the stock based firmware.
Factory combo firmware usually cant flash and will say it needs approval to flash factory binary..
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So has anyone got combo firmware to load on this? Im also getting needs approval

Phonebricker said:
So has anyone got combo firmware to load on this? Im also getting needs approval
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nope

wilko64 said:
Following along this thread. This is my first post ever. I have some experience with odin and Samsung. I would like to try out flashing and return with the results. Not afraid to soft brick. Could I possibly get a link to anything you have so far and I will share anything I find? Thank you.
Wilko Solutions
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there was nothing to give...

elliwigy said:
nope
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So basically there's no frp bypass working? Besides hardware like z3x?

Phonebricker said:
So basically there's no frp bypass working? Besides hardware like z3x?
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you didnt ask about frp bypass and this thread is about bootloader unlocking at which isnt possible from what i can tell
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