Rooting an SM-T837A - Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers

Anyone had any luck rooting an AT&T Tab S4 SM-T837A? I've been looking around and haven't found anything on that. Was wondering if I missed something or if there hasn't been anything on that model yet.
Cheers!

Housellama said:
Anyone had any luck rooting an AT&T Tab S4 SM-T837A? I've been looking around and haven't found anything on that. Was wondering if I missed something or if there hasn't been anything on that model yet.
Cheers!
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It should be the same procedure as the other models. Basically patch to boot.img with Magisk and flash it with Odin.

Housellama said:
Anyone had any luck rooting an AT&T Tab S4 SM-T837A? I've been looking around and haven't found anything on that. Was wondering if I missed something or if there hasn't been anything on that model yet.
Cheers!
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short answer, no lol.Also, you can flash V,T,P,W firmwares on your A.. unfortunately theres no root for any of these variants
airmaxx23 said:
It should be the same procedure as the other models. Basically patch to boot.img with Magisk and flash it with Odin.
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He wont even get past odin without an unlocked bl lol

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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).
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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).
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.

[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:

[SM-T837V][Combo Firmware and Stock Firmware Files]

Hello Folks!
As soon as I got the tablet I spent a good few hours looking around for the combo firmware to start looking for exploits so figured I would provide you guys with a link to the firmware for free
It was quite funny actually, after I soft bricked and got stuck in a boot loop I realized I couldn't find any stock firmware anywhere either haha, so I spent a few hours looking for that as well.
I have the Verizon variant, I am not sure if it will work on other USA variants or not as I have no way of trying. With that being said, below will be the links. I will provide a rev1 combination firmware and a rev1 stock firmware as well as a link to a modified ODIN for easy flashing!
And with all that being said, the combo firm is good to bypass FRP. You can enable the oem unlock switch but other than removing FRP it is useless as of right now. You can however, mix and match the firmware unlike my S9+. I am currently on stock firmware with a permissive boot.img for example.
If you got questions or need help, well, you probably shouldn't be downloading anything or flashing haha. But I will try to help when I have time. I do not have any current plans to keep this thread going with updated filese as I had to pay for these. If I can find em free moving forward I will re-upload if I can but I typically stay on the lowest rev/firmware I can until I find a root method
T837VVRU1ARG4 COMBINATION FIRMWARE/FACTORY BINARY
T837VVRU1ARGG STOCK FIRMWARE
MODDED ODIN v3.13.1
If you feel like buying me a beer...​
What is the main benefit of this?
In the q&a section someone wrote it is readily rootable with Magisk. Is that not the case?
@elliwigy
Is there any firmware for the unlocked LTE snapdragon. I got the Verizon version but it's not playing nice with AT&T. Any ideas? Maybe flashing the unlocked firmware would help.
apascual89 said:
@elliwigy
Is there any firmware for the unlocked LTE snapdragon. I got the Verizon version but it's not playing nice with AT&T. Any ideas? Maybe flashing the unlocked firmware would help.
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to my knowledge no.. different models.. not sure if there is a U version or if the sammy one is lte capable
apascual89 said:
@elliwigy
Is there any firmware for the unlocked LTE snapdragon. I got the Verizon version but it's not playing nice with AT&T. Any ideas? Maybe flashing the unlocked firmware would help.
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I think it's just the tablet, my Verizon one isn't playing nice with my Verizon service. Constantly not switch towers and losing service when full service is available. Or it's a tower problem but my note8 doesn't do it when my tablet does
Thanks for this, have been looking for a couple days for the build.prop file.
If you get permissive boot, try adb verity disable and mod through push pull adb style like we did on Att note 5
Will this work on sm-t817v?
pujuois said:
Will this work on sm-t817v?
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lol no.. its for t837v.. the 817 is a completely different tablet.. i dont even think there is an 817v.. u sure its not a 818v?
either way, search the internet and you will b rewarded i am sure
TechNyne66 said:
If you get permissive boot, try adb verity disable and mod through push pull adb style like we did on Att note 5
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its adb disable-verity but no, doesnt work as its not userdebug..
combo firmware are always permissive boots..
i am going to mess with it some more tonight
elliwigy said:
lol no.. its for t837v.. the 817 is a completely different tablet.. i dont even think there is an 817v.. u sure its not a 818v?
either way, search the internet and you will b rewarded i am sure
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I actually had a 817v. They called it the pro version. It was just an updated version at the time.
OEM Unlock
I have the T837V and would like to ODIN flash your files, but as you know there is no OEM unlock in the Developer Options on this tablet. Are you saying that you can flash these files without enabling the OEM unlocking?
I would like to install TWRP, but I believe this is not possible without enabling the OEM unlock. Do you know if this is true?
Thanks
gene5522 said:
I have the T837V and would like to ODIN flash your files, but as you know there is no OEM unlock in the Developer Options on this tablet. Are you saying that you can flash these files without enabling the OEM unlocking?
I would like to install TWRP, but I believe this is not possible without enabling the OEM unlock. Do you know if this is true?
Thanks
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there is no unlocking the bl so no twrp is possible..
you can however flash T837V/A/P/T/T1/R4/R7/W firmwares using modified odin
elliwigy said:
there is no unlocking the bl so no twrp is possible..
you can however flash T837V/A/P/T/T1/R4/R7/W firmwares using modified odin
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@elliwigy any idea what I could flash on a T835C without breaking Knox? Do you think I could flash a T835N or T835 no suffix ROM with modified Odin?
philow said:
@elliwigy any idea what I could flash on a T835C without breaking Knox? Do you think I could flash a T835N or T835 no suffix ROM with modified Odin?
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not sure.. i dont really look at other region devices
Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk
elliwigy said:
there is no unlocking the bl so no twrp is possible..
you can however flash T837V/A/P/T/T1/R4/R7/W firmwares using modified odin
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Forgive my apparent noobishness but what exactly will that do? Looking for a way to root and wanna know if u have found something I haven't.
Flash firm then what? Does it make OEM show or what? I just happen ta have the most difficult version of the tab S4 which is SM-T837V
Tybirdy9 said:
Forgive my apparent noobishness but what exactly will that do? Looking for a way to root and wanna know if u have found something I haven't.
Flash firm then what? Does it make OEM show or what? I just happen ta have the most difficult version of the tab S4 which is SM-T837V
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I am currently working on a root method with the N9 but it should also work on Tab S4 once all is said and done. I actually found the exploit I use on the Tab S4 originally before I started workin the N9. Nothing is released yet as so far have only gained root on S9 Exynos and I am currently super bricked and waiting for a device replacement lol
Flashing other carrier firmware won't help you unlock any bootloaders or anything nor will it necessarily help you root. Only benefit I can see really in flashing other carrier firmware is say if you have an sim unlocked tablet (we'll say it's a Verizon tablet) and you want to use it on say Sprint. You can flash the Sprint software in ODIN and everything should work. It would be like you purchased the tablet from Sprint essentially.
elliwigy said:
I am currently working on a root method with the N9 but it should also work on Tab S4 once all is said and done. I actually found the exploit I use on the Tab S4 originally before I started workin the N9. Nothing is released yet as so far have only gained root on S9 Exynos and I am currently super bricked and waiting for a device replacement lol
Flashing other carrier firmware won't help you unlock any bootloaders or anything nor will it necessarily help you root. Only benefit I can see really in flashing other carrier firmware is say if you have an sim unlocked tablet (we'll say it's a Verizon tablet) and you want to use it on say Sprint. You can flash the Sprint software in ODIN and everything should work. It would be like you purchased the tablet from Sprint essentially.
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Thanks for the quick reply. I really wanna rid myself of bloatware and unwanted ram usage. I mean really 4gigs for a so called productivity device. I'm sure u understand
Welp here's to a hopeful outcome
837T firmware
elliwigy said:
Hello Folks!
As soon as I got the tablet I spent a good few hours looking around for the combo firmware to start looking for exploits so figured I would provide you guys with a link to the firmware for free
It was quite funny actually, after I soft bricked and got stuck in a boot loop I realized I couldn't find any stock firmware anywhere either haha, so I spent a few hours looking for that as well.
I have the Verizon variant, I am not sure if it will work on other USA variants or not as I have no way of trying. With that being said, below will be the links. I will provide a rev1 combination firmware and a rev1 stock firmware as well as a link to a modified ODIN for easy flashing!
And with all that being said, the combo firm is good to bypass FRP. You can enable the oem unlock switch but other than removing FRP it is useless as of right now. You can however, mix and match the firmware unlike my S9+. I am currently on stock firmware with a permissive boot.img for example.
If you got questions or need help, well, you probably shouldn't be downloading anything or flashing haha. But I will try to help when I have time. I do not have any current plans to keep this thread going with updated filese as I had to pay for these. If I can find em free moving forward I will re-upload if I can but I typically stay on the lowest rev/firmware I can until I find a root method
I was wondering if i could flash firmware for my 837T for tobile to work on AT&T? I understand how to work odin etc, i just was not clear on the software variants and their capabilities.......
thanks
chris​
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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understood. good show then chap!
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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
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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/
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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/

Difference between SPR and XAS

I need help before I flash the XAS Rom on my SM-G960U. I just want to remove the Sprint Boot and Shutdown Animation. Will the flashing remove the blasted animation?
Version installed on my S9
AP: G960USQS6CSH3
CP: G960USQS6CSH3
CSC: G960UOYN6CSH3
CoiledViper said:
I need help before I flash the XAS Rom on my SM-G960U. I just want to remove the Sprint Boot and Shutdown Animation. Will the flashing remove the blasted animation?
Version installed on my S9
AP: G960USQS6CSH3
CP: G960USQS6CSH3
CSC: G960UOYN6CSH3
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yes it will. Itll also allow you to uninstall apps that sprint says you cant as they are no longer protected by the sprint specific firmware.
Itll just say Samsung on boot and shutdown. No animation. Just samsung. Forever alone. Nothing else. Just samsung. (i hope you like my humor LoL)
youdoofus said:
yes it will. Itll also allow you to uninstall apps that sprint says you cant as they are no longer protected by the sprint specific firmware.
Itll just say Samsung on boot and shutdown. No animation. Just samsung. Forever alone. Nothing else. Just samsung. (i hope you like my humor LoL)
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its done no more SPRINT and all that jazz. What my problem now is the SPRINT OMADM showing registering the device with the network even if I have signal from my carrier already, any suggestions on how to fix this, it seems like one problem leads to another
CoiledViper said:
its done no more SPRINT and all that jazz. What my problem now is the SPRINT OMADM showing registering the device with the network even if I have signal from my carrier already, any suggestions on how to fix this, it seems like one problem leads to another
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digging around, i found this. Are you running adhell3 by any chance?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sp...-to-remove-sprint-omadm-notification-t3636264
youdoofus said:
digging around, i found this. Are you running adhell3 by any chance?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sp...-to-remove-sprint-omadm-notification-t3636264
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nope. not running it.
youdoofus said:
digging around, i found this. Are you running adhell3 by any chance?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sp...-to-remove-sprint-omadm-notification-t3636264
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I tried everything on the post already but no luck
CoiledViper said:
I tried everything on the post already but no luck
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can you uninstall it? it shouldnt be a protected system app anymore if youre running the U1 firmware
youdoofus said:
can you uninstall it? it shouldnt be a protected system app anymore if youre running the U1 firmware
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nope. cant be uninstalled. also. im still running U not U1.
I found another problem. I flashed a usc rom on my s9 and still SPRINT IS STILL PRESENT ON MY PHONE.
CoiledViper said:
I found another problem. I flashed a usc rom on my s9 and still SPRINT IS STILL PRESENT ON MY PHONE.
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are you flashing the CSC or HOME_CSC?
also, please dont refer to firmware sets as ROMs, youll only confuse people. not telling you what to do or sound like a jerk, hard to convey this over text
youdoofus said:
are you flashing the CSC or HOME_CSC?
also, please dont refer to firmware sets as ROMs, youll only confuse people. not telling you what to do or sound like a jerk, hard to convey this over text
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sorry man. uhm I used CSC not the HOME CSC
CoiledViper said:
sorry man. uhm I used CSC not the HOME CSC
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oh, no worries at all. that is really weird if you used the CSC instead of the HOME_CSC then. How about freezing the app? There are non-root methods for doing that. Not sure if they work on pie as none of them mentioned it
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oh, no worries at all. that is really weird if you used the CSC instead of the HOME_CSC then. How about freezing the app? There are non-root methods for doing that. Not sure if they work on pie as none of them mentioned it
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can I just flash a u1 firmware to my sm-g960u? will that remove all the sprint bloats?

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