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[Q] GSM international unlock for s6 & s6 edge?

There´s any mod or method to unlock the gsm functionality of the galaxy s6 and s6 edge?
No hidden menus or something to try?
Thanks

I called sprint and got mine internationally unlocked without any questions. Just renewed my two year contract with the S6

root and use galaxy tools

but anyone can confirm if it works? the thing is that you can find a cheap sprint version of the s6 and s6 edge, but without the certain of a possible unlock, its not worth it.

yea i used it

Please post a small tutorial of tools used, a lot of people will be grateful.
Do you know if its a permanent unlock? in what country did you try it?

DruoGaby said:
yea i used it
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Please confirm theunlock just spend 500 in a sprint s6, hope it can work on my country

janocool said:
Please confirm theunlock just spend 500 in a sprint s6, hope it can work on my country
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sprint-S6-E...858?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25a6e441ca

Thanks will try first the galaxy tools if it didnt work will try ebay

DruoGaby said:
root and use galaxy tools
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It worked! Thanks

hi this really works, i unlocked mine one minute ago, Thanks.

Great, I'm still waiting for the Galaxy to come to my country, will update my results.
Shatta in what country did you try the phone? Do you think it will work with the tmobile and att versions?

Can someone put a screenshot proving it?
I'm overseas and I want to buy a sprint Edge, but I need to confirm it first to buy the phone.
And... Does it only work on wcdma or does the 4g work too?

any tutorial?

jagj said:
hi this really works, i unlocked mine one minute ago, Thanks.
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how did you do that? can you upload the tools herem

Im still waiting for mine, will post a tutorial if it works for me.

Will Samsung Pay work for the international devices (theoretically)?

Given that the international devices for the S7 / S7E can manually get Samsung Pay to work (after flashing and installing the apks), how likely is it (theoretically) that Samsung Pay would work for the Note 7?

shyam09 said:
Given that the international devices for the S7 / S7E can manually get Samsung Pay to work (after flashing and installing the apks), how likely is it (theoretically) that Samsung Pay would work for the Note 7?
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In relation to what countries? I've got the S7E international version here in Australia (Telstra - G935F) and Samsung Pay works out of the box.

frogomas7 said:
In relation to what countries? I've got the S7E international version here in Australia (Telstra - G935F) and Samsung Pay works out of the box.
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The US. I don't want the snapdragon (with most likely locked bootloader).
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Use android pay samsung pay is said to work at more places because it uses nfc and magnetic reader, it may only work for a credit visa or master internationally otherwise both have a list of banks not very broad, but I belive I saw a Asian bank named. Good luck.
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Also samsung is korean so if they use the phone and release there first I would assume so yes.
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No just like the note 5 international version does not work with Samsung pay in the USA. Not sure why samsung does this. I also want the exynos version and Sim free unlocked but we sacrifice samsung pay
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It should work as long as you flash a CSC that supports it. So as long as there is some country somewhere that supports it on the Note 7, it'll work. Just make sure you use the US Samsung Pay apks.
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shyam09 said:
Given that the international devices for the S7 / S7E can manually get Samsung Pay to work (after flashing and installing the apks), how likely is it (theoretically) that Samsung Pay would work for the Note 7?
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I live in Europe and I am an owner of an A5 2016. It didn't come with spay like every other international phone. I was searching aimlessly on apk mirror and one of them with its framework worked !
I cannot justify if the payment worked because I am not allowed to just steal my dad's card and start making payments with it but it most likely worked.
I am after a format so I can't find the apk. I don't really have that much time to dig in the site again because of homework but I guarantee that one of the apk mirror apks will work.
I really want spay too so if you find the working apk and framework post it so that I can install it again. It won't be useful to me anytime soon but I am on a quest;
I want to make my midranger (in terms of software) as good as any other flagship.:laugh:

Gear s2

I know i can use it with my op3 . But there is a deal for refurbished tmobile or verizon gear s2... Can i use it with my op3 via bluetooth
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You know that it works on OP3 but you ask if it works on OP3?

lummujaj said:
I know i can use it with my op3 . But there is a deal for refurbished tmobile or verizon gear s2... Can i use it with my op3 via bluetooth
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what are you asking you start off saying you know you can use then ask can you use it. Its a Gear s2 of course you can use it with your android phone since thats what its made for (to be used via bluetooth). A deal can be found via a search on the web. T-Mobile or Verizon version only means you can get a number with your watch?
Not really sure what the question is but.....

I begin to start to understand OP.
As Verizon and T-Mobile seem to need need a specific version of a phone, OP seems to think that a Verizon connected watch need a Verizon phone to work.

Le_Zouave said:
I begin to start to understand OP.
As Verizon and T-Mobile seem to need need a specific version of a phone, OP seems to think that a Verizon connected watch need a Verizon phone to work.
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Sorry if i wasn't clear enough. If i buy that refur gear s2 which is tmobile or verizon (they have same price) should i be on theirs network tmobile or verizon to use the watch. Should it be a problem for me to use as a standard smartwatch ..
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playya said:
what are you asking you start off saying you know you can use then ask can you use it. Its a Gear s2 of course you can use it with your android phone since thats what its made for (to be used via bluetooth). A deal can be found via a search on the web. T-Mobile or Verizon version only means you can get a number with your watch?
Not really sure what the question is but.....
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Sorry fo confusion .. i said i know i can use the gear s2 on my op3 . But i dont know if i can use that specific gear s2 which is tmobile or verizon model.
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lummujaj said:
Sorry fo confusion .. i said i know i can use the gear s2 on my op3 . But i dont know if i can use that specific gear s2 which is tmobile or verizon model.
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ok hear me out for a second. the gear 2 is controlled via bluetooth to your phone. The only difference with the Verizon or Tmobile variant is they are on their networks. If you are using the phone to make phone calls then you would need to pay for service on their networks if not it will be used a bluetooth device.
That's it .. There is a wifi version and carrier version and carrier version simply allows you to have a separate number if you want

if u are not on either of those carriers, then u can use via Bluetooth still, u just cannot use away from your phone or activate on other carriers to use as its own number or sync ur number to the device, u don't even have to activate the device, i may just buy a tmo version for now and just use through bluetooth since I am rarely without my phone.

Bradl79 said:
if u are not on either of those carriers, then u can use via Bluetooth still, u just cannot use away from your phone or activate on other carriers to use as its own number or sync ur number to the device, u don't even have to activate the device, i may just buy a tmo version for now and just use through bluetooth since I am rarely without my phone.
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check bestbuy geek squad specials. sometimes they have refurbished ones for like $129 and also the gear s3 announcement will be next week

playya said:
check bestbuy geek squad specials. sometimes they have refurbished ones for like $129 and also the gear s3 announcement will be next week
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i never thought of that, thank you, i will go check it out.

Samsung pay in Canada

Does anyone have Samsung pay working on there A70 in Canada? I am on the bell network and it keeps coming up that my device is not compatible in the galaxy store?

Same here
Same as I'm seeing as Samsung Pay, GPay and others won't work. I am on Freedom Mobile and Rogers (personal and work sims). I can't even install Samsung Pay, GPay installs but just does not work.
I did get RBC Wallet to work, so if your bank has their own app then that might be the method to get NFC payments working.

scottishblood said:
Same as I'm seeing as Samsung Pay, GPay and others won't work. I am on Freedom Mobile and Rogers (personal and work sims). I can't even install Samsung Pay, GPay installs but just does not work.
I did get RBC Wallet to work, so if your bank has their own app then that might be the method to get NFC payments working.
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Thanks for the reply...

I am on Koodo with an a70 and gpay works with no issues

Bad News..
mordenk said:
Does anyone have Samsung pay working on there A70 ? it keeps coming up device is not compatible?
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It's Ironic...
S-Pay is one of the reasons I purchased the A70..
SM-A705MN VERSIONS OUT OF LATIN AMERICA *DO HAVE THE CORRECT RADIO BANDS FOR 4G LTE IN THE UNITED STATES* 1,2,4,5,8,12,66..
BUT THIS VERSION *** WILL NOT*** WORK WITH SAMSUNG PAY
As it is "Out Of Region"... In The United States.. No Matter What You Do.
OP,
I thought I would just piggyback off your thread instead of starting a new one.... hope that's ok.. :angel:
Sorry you are having the same trouble in Canada.. I am still in my "Honeymoon Period" and can return my unit.. I'm in the middle of assessing whether it's viable to keep my unit based on where I shop...
Samsung Pay works EVERYWHERE here in the U.S.. So I need to really assess whether Google Pay / Walmart Pay cover enough of the merchants I frequent the most or just move over to a Country Specific Galaxy device.. :fingers-crossed:
It's Almost 2020....
Tap-And-Go is the way to go for this era...
Safer... Faster... Better IMO..

RaiderWill said:
It's Ironic...
S-Pay is one of the reasons I purchased the A70..
SM-A705MN VERSIONS OUT OF LATIN AMERICA *DO HAVE THE CORRECT RADIO BANDS FOR 4G LTE IN THE UNITED STATES* 1,2,4,5,8,12,66..
BUT THIS VERSION *** WILL NOT*** WORK WITH SAMSUNG PAY
As it is "Out Of Region"... In The United States.. No Matter What You Do.
OP,
I thought I would just piggyback off your thread instead of starting a new one.... hope that's ok.. :angel:
Sorry you are having the same trouble in Canada.. I am still in my "Honeymoon Period" and can return my unit.. I'm in the middle of assessing whether it's viable to keep my unit based on where I shop...
Samsung Pay works EVERYWHERE here in the U.S.. So I need to really assess whether Google Pay / Walmart Pay cover enough of the merchants I frequent the most or just move over to a Country Specific Galaxy device.. :fingers-crossed:
It's Almost 2020....
Tap-And-Go is the way to go for this era...
Safer... Faster... Better IMO..
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Samsung pay was one of the factors to me for upgrading to the A70. I was thinking of flashing the Canadian software for the A705W via Odin but I am pretty sure that won't help.

Fill Me In..
mordenk said:
Samsung pay was one of the factors to me for upgrading to the A70. I was thinking of flashing the Canadian software for the A705W via Odin but I am pretty sure that won't help.
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Please Fill In Some Blanks For Me If You Don't Mind..
So.. you are in Canada, and they have a version of the A70 ( The A705W you mentioned ) that is native to that region and it comes with Samsung Pay already installed?
If that's the case.. may I ask, are you a transplant to that region? why did you not buy a SM-A705W from the start?
I may be *100% Wrong*.... but after my MANY conversations with Samsung Pay Tech Support they said there was no way around it.. that, there are enough Red Flags that a device knows its not in it's intended region and will not allow you to setup Samsung Pay in a different region than where the device was meant to be sold.
S-Pay would not even show up in the Playstore.. Google's or Samsung's for me. I sideloaded it.. older versions.. older framework.. Nada.... Nothing.
But I No Longer Care..
I went out today and tried Google Pay for the 1st time...
YES!!!! :highfive:
"EVERYPLACE " I shop.. Google Pay works! Even the Gas Pumps.. :good:
So that confirms for me that I'm keeping the A70... Now, Stereo Speakers are the only thing I feel is missing but Bluetooth earbuds and some 3.5mm stereo computer speakers in the garage really negate that final complaint.. So, I'm good with what the A70 brings to the table.. Battery and Screen are simply incredible for me.. Fingerprint Recognition is a non-issue on my unit.. as are Ghost Touches.. Face unlock is INSTANTANEOUS . :angel:
Final Question.. It's been so long since I've used Odin.. ( not since 2016 when I murdered my Note 4..) I can't remember... can you flash one software version over another without Root Access? if you can, then what you propose is most certainly worth a try.
But if you need Root Access to switch software versions.. you know you will trip Knox... and you will FOREVER loose the ability to use Samsung Pay..
I hope all works out for you!
Please comeback to this thread and keep us updated! :good:

RaiderWill said:
Please Fill In Some Blanks For Me If You Don't Mind..
So.. you are in Canada, and they have a version of the A70 ( The A705W you mentioned ) that is native to that region and it comes with Samsung Pay already installed?
If that's the case.. may I ask, are you a transplant to that region? why did you not buy a SM-A705W from the start?
I may be *100% Wrong*.... but after my MANY conversations with Samsung Pay Tech Support they said there was no way around it.. that, there are enough Red Flags that a device knows its not in it's intended region and will not allow you to setup Samsung Pay in a different region than where the device was meant to be sold.
S-Pay would not even show up in the Playstore.. Google's or Samsung's for me. I sideloaded it.. older versions.. older framework.. Nada.... Nothing.
But I No Longer Care..
I went out today and tried Google Pay for the 1st time...
YES!!!! :highfive:
"EVERYPLACE " I shop.. Google Pay works! Even the Gas Pumps.. :good:
So that confirms for me that I'm keeping the A70... Now, Stereo Speakers are the only thing I feel is missing but Bluetooth earbuds and some 3.5mm stereo computer speakers in the garage really negate that final complaint.. So, I'm good with what the A70 brings to the table.. Battery and Screen are simply incredible for me.. Fingerprint Recognition is a non-issue on my unit.. as are Ghost Touches.. Face unlock is INSTANTANEOUS . :angel:
Final Question.. It's been so long since I've used Odin.. ( not since 2016 when I murdered my Note 4..) I can't remember... can you flash one software version over another without Root Access? if you can, then what you propose is most certainly worth a try.
But if you need Root Access to switch software versions.. you know you will trip Knox... and you will FOREVER loose the ability to use Samsung Pay..
I hope all works out for you!
Please comeback to this thread and keep us updated! :good:
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Ok very valid points here. I did not buy the Canadian Variant as the A705W is $699 CND from the carriers here in Canada. I bought my 705MN unlocked from Amazon for $429 CND.
I have not used ODIN or rooted a phone since my S7 edge. I have yet to confirm if Samsung pay works on the Canadian variant or not. I asked a bell salesman and I got 2 different answers one yes and one no lol.
You are 100% correct that if Knox is tripped even flashing back to stock won't bring Samsung pay back (learned the hard way on my S7 edge).
I am loving the A70 as it is a nice upgrade in my opinion from my S7 edge. Only 3 down falls I have with the phone. Two are the same as you...No Samsung pay...no stereo speakers and no IP rating...other than that I love this device.

Excellent Price You Scored!
mordenk said:
I did not buy the Canadian Variant as the A705W is $699 CND from the carriers here in Canada. I bought my 705MN unlocked from Amazon for $429 CND.
I am loving the A70 as it is a nice upgrade in my opinion from my S7 edge..
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I'd Say You Saved A Couple Of Pennies vs Going For The "W" Variant..
Hopefully.. going *Price vs Satisfaction* does not leave you with any remorse.
Honestly.. I know nothing of Canada.. Is there no way Google Pay is a Go up that way?
That's the ONLY thing that swayed the tide as far as me keeping this device.
I don't care about root anymore and it appears between Samsung's Lock on SD SoC's and Developers skipping this device at it's price point..Custom anything may be a No-Go.
So, with the A70's features and Good Lock and (for me) Superb Battery Life.. Widevine L1 and not forgettting G-Pay :good: I'm a happy camper.
At Least.. Until Black Friday / Cyber Monday...

RaiderWill said:
I'd Say You Saved A Couple Of Pennies vs Going For The "W" Variant..
Hopefully.. going *Price vs Satisfaction* does not leave you with any remorse.
Honestly.. I know nothing of Canada.. Is there no way Google Pay is a Go up that way?
That's the ONLY thing that swayed the tide as far as me keeping this device.
I don't care about root anymore and it appears between Samsung's Lock on SD SoC's and Developers skipping this device at it's price point..Custom anything may be a No-Go.
So, with the A70's features and Good Lock and (for me) Superb Battery Life.. Widevine L1 and not forgettting G-Pay :good: I'm a happy camper.
At Least.. Until Black Friday / Cyber Monday...
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Samsung pay does work here in Canada on all samsung flasgships from S7 up. Unfortunately not on the A70 I guess. I am going to look into Gpay as I hate carrying both a wallet and cell phone all the time lol... phone prices here in Canada are just ridiculous. A new S10+ is $1499 ( from carriers). I am hoping to get a good solid year out of this phone then I may just bite the bullet and go for a Note 10 or Note 11 by that time.

It does now
Samsung a70s Samsung pay is now available in the galaxy store.... It's not available in the Google Play as of yet.

pawseyte said:
I am on Koodo with an a70 and gpay works with no issues
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What is your exact model number

SM-A705W

I have a Canadian A70 and I use Samsung Pay. You have to sideload the app though. Get it from apkmirror, along with Samsung Pay Framework so it's all up to date.
While you're at it, get Samsung Internet Browser from there as well. I honestly don't know why Samsung region locks so many of their apps or doesn't update the ones that are already in the device.

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Samsung pay does work here in Canada on all samsung flasgships from S7 up. Unfortunately not on the A70 I guess. I am going to look into Gpay as I hate carrying both a wallet and cell phone all the time lol...
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Were you able to get Google Pay working on your 705MN model in Canada?

Yes my bank does have an app and it works with NFC just fine. I don't understand why Samsung Pay isn't implemented on this model.

xomikron said:
Yes my bank does have an app and it works with NFC just fine. I don't understand why Samsung Pay isn't implemented on this model.
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Samsung is particularly picky in allowing which of its phones access to Samsung Pay. If your phone isn't intended to be sold in your region(eg you're in Canada but using a Latin American A705MN model), then you won't be able to use Samsung Pay. Only if you had the Canadian specific A705W model would you then be allowed access to Samsung Pay.
I know it's very weird and anti consumer decision but Samsung does this to make the local wireless providers happy.
btw; which model do you have and what's your home country?

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Samsung is particularly picky in allowing which of its phones access to Samsung Pay. If your phone isn't intended to be sold in your region(eg you're in Canada but using a Latin American A705MN model), then you won't be able to use Samsung Pay. Only if you had the Canadian specific A705W model would you then be allowed access to Samsung Pay.
I know it's very weird and anti consumer decision but Samsung does this to make the local wireless providers happy.
btw; which model do you have and what's your home country?
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The international version (FN). I live in Portugal ??

G965O in Europe Samsung Pay -Google Pay

Hi
I have a SM-965O (Snapdragon, Latin America) that is going to be use in Europe (Spain) , I know frequency bands should no be a problem BUT my question is regard Samsung PAY and Android Pay
Samsung Pay i think it needs to have the same country CSC as the SIM in this case it will not be possible as there is no firmware i can flash for this phone with a European CSC what about Google pay? can it be used with a different CSC than the SIM?
Thanks for you comments

MAX 404 said:
Hi
I have a SM-965O (Snapdragon, Latin America) that is going to be use in Europe (Spain) , I know frequency bands should no be a problem BUT my question is regard Samsung PAY and Android Pay
Samsung Pay i think it needs to have the same country CSC as the SIM in this case it will not be possible as there is no firmware i can flash for this phone with a European CSC what about Google pay? can it be used with a different CSC than the SIM?
Thanks for you comments
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If you unlock your bootloader, Samsung pay is gone. Knox is tripped and renders Samsung pay useless. But Android pay should work regardless as long as you have magisk and use magiskhide.
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klabit87 said:
If you unlock your bootloader, Samsung pay is gone. Knox is tripped and renders Samsung pay useless. But Android pay should work regardless as long as you have magisk and use magiskhide.
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Hi Mate
Thanks for the reply , the bootloader I think is unlocked , but anyhow i was not planning to unlock it , the phone is not rooted so knox is intact.
The S9+( latin American version) is going to be use in Europe , before that happens i want to see what my option are with Samsung and Android pay are.
I know Samsung pay is very picky it need to match Country CSC with SIM CSC , that option to me is off the table as there is no european firmware for this phone , not sure about android pay , is that picky too?
I do not want to root the phone at the moment..... so just checking with you guys , any advice is welcome.

MAX 404 said:
Hi Mate
Thanks for the reply , the bootloader I think is unlocked , but anyhow i was not planning to unlock it , the phone is not rooted so knox is intact.
The S9+( latin American version) is going to be use in Europe , before that happens i want to see what my option are with Samsung and Android pay are.
I know Samsung pay is very picky it need to match Country CSC with SIM CSC , that option to me is off the table as there is no european firmware for this phone , not sure about android pay , is that picky too?
I do not want to root the phone at the moment..... so just checking with you guys , any advice is welcome.
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I've never used Samsung pay so I really don't know about that but I use Android pay and it doesn't seem to really care.
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klabit87 said:
I've never used Samsung pay so I really don't know about that but I use Android pay and it doesn't seem to really care.
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That is what i think , Android pay seems to be more "open" to this kind of situations......

MAX 404 said:
That is what i think , Android pay seems to be more "open" to this kind of situations......
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it is indeed, however not for those of use who use samsung watches and like paying for stuff without even touching their phone

youdoofus said:
it is indeed, however not for those of use who use samsung watches and like paying for stuff without even touching their phone
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That is a good point, i did not think about that.....
I understand they make a fuzz if you are rooted but i do not see the point to restrict the service when your country csc and your sim do not match..

MAX 404 said:
That is a good point, i did not think about that.....
I understand they make a fuzz if you are rooted but i do not see the point to restrict the service when your country csc and your sim do not match..
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the thing that bugs me about their issue with root is that im absolutely certain that there is a way to allow root to certain parts of the OS and like super super SUPERSU for the core stuff. So if they had an alternative routing method for the sensitive stuff like SPay and SHealth and secure folder and allow for the customization that most root users want in the first place

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the thing that bugs me about their issue with root is that im absolutely certain that there is a way to allow root to certain parts of the OS and like super super SUPERSU for the core stuff. So if they had an alternative routing method for the sensitive stuff like SPay and SHealth and secure folder and allow for the customization that most root users want in the first place
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I agree with you , there are parts of the OS that should be restricted or protected from any manipulation , but not to the extreme to make you feel like an outlaw and make you an outcast from your own device if you want to "change it" or customize it
They are taking all the fun away from android ( those very first years) , open source not quite any more, I do not like apples philosophy and that was one of the main reason why i use android..... now days is hard to tell the difference