maybe Bricked S20 Ultra? - Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions &

so i have an Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G...but the Homemenu is weird....it only have the Phone and Camera app and everything else isnt present. If itry to open menu..nothing happens. If i try to enter recoverymode it says no command (i can only acces the android recovery not the Samsung one) and i did another button combo which let me to a menu called Factory Mode. The Bootup and Shutdown logo are weird. if i boot up it shows a white background with Red letters saying Hello....same for shutting it down only it says bye bye. i cant enter downloadmode aswell. so is it possible to flash a rom via Fastboot mode because that i can access. i uploaded some pictures.

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so i have an Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G...but the Homemenu is weird....it only have the Phone and Camera app and everything else isnt present. If itry to open menu..nothing happens. If i try to enter recoverymode it says no command (i can only acces the android recovery not the Samsung one) and i did another button combo which let me to a menu called Factory Mode. The Bootup and Shutdown logo are weird. if i boot up it shows a white background with Red letters saying Hello....same for shutting it down only it says bye bye. i cant enter downloadmode aswell. so is it possible to flash a rom via Fastboot mode because that i can access. i uploaded some pictures.
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Where did you get it from?
I don't think that is the S20 Ultra, bezels look too thick for starters, camera looks too big and too far down from the top of the screen too
See my S20 Ultra on the left for reference

[email protected] said:
so i have an Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G...but the Homemenu is weird....it only have the Phone and Camera app and everything else isnt present. If itry to open menu..nothing happens. If i try to enter recoverymode it says no command (i can only acces the android recovery not the Samsung one) and i did another button combo which let me to a menu called Factory Mode. The Bootup and Shutdown logo are weird. if i boot up it shows a white background with Red letters saying Hello....same for shutting it down only it says bye bye. i cant enter downloadmode aswell. so is it possible to flash a rom via Fastboot mode because that i can access. i uploaded some pictures.
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Hmmm....at first, i think they sold you a copy of the S20 phone ... if you can go to the phone keypad, try typing * # 1234 # ... to see which model it is..
S20U Exynos

if i boot up it says Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

thing is it was packaged not opened. its a SM-G9880

Xode said:
Hmmm....at first, i think they sold you a copy of the S20 phone ... if you can go to the phone keypad, try typing * # 1234 # ... to see which model it is..
S20U Exynos
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it says connection problem or ivalid MMI Code

[email protected] said:
it says connection problem or ivalid MMI Code
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[email protected] said:
thing is it was packaged not opened. its a SM-G9880
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If possible, try to return the device to where you bought it, as everything points to a copy of the S20 device...sorry [emoji19]
S20U Exynos

i cant because i didnt bought it. and my uncle got it elsewhere (he lives like 6 hrs away from me)

[email protected] said:
i cant because i didnt bought it. and my uncle got it elsewhere (he lives like 6 hrs away from me)
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Go to some store near you that sells devices and ask them to check if it is genuine...
S20U Exynos

my uncle bought 2 and his works normal (he has a normal homescreen with all apps)....but his has Android 9.1

is there any way to flash an official rom without odin (example fastboot?)

[email protected] said:
is there any way to flash an official rom without odin (example fastboot?)
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No because it's not an S20 Ultra so the S20 Ultra firmware will not work

[email protected] said:
my uncle bought 2 and his works normal (he has a normal homescreen with all apps)....but his has Android 9.1
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They are fake phones, the S20 Ultra 5G ships with Android 10 for starters and like others have said the camera is too far down so if your uncle brought them in good faith then unfortunately he and you have been scammed.

*Detection* said:
No because it's not an S20 Ultra so the S20 Ultra firmware will not work
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i asked if there is a way not that i wanna flash ultra fw on it (he got it for cheap so i wanted to try flashing Galaxy S20 firmware on it....if it bricks then its bricked) i have my main Phone which is a Razer Phone 2 so that shouldnt be an issue

[email protected] said:
i asked if there is a way not that i wanna flash ultra fw on it (he got it for cheap so i wanted to try flashing Galaxy S20 firmware on it....if it bricks then its bricked) i have my main Phone which is a Razer Phone 2 so that shouldnt be an issue
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You will brick it if you flash S20 firmware on it, it is not an S20
Is it even a Samsung? You need to figure out what model phone it is, then you can download the correct firmware for it
Try this app, post screens of what it says
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inkwired.droidinfo

i cant install anything...all it has is the phone and camera app i cant even access the apps menu...and this is what it shows on bootup

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i cant install anything...all it has is the phone and camera app i cant even access the apps menu...and this is what it shows on bootup
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If you Power Off the phone, then hold Volume Up & Volume Down, next connect the charger, see if it boots into Download Mode

it boots into something called factorymode

and some info about the device..like i see it has a MediaTek chip in.....and that means its no samsung galaxy s20 ultra

[email protected] said:
and some info about the device..like i see it has a MediaTek chip in.....and that means its no samsung galaxy s20 ultra
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Android version 5.1, it is a very old phone whatever it is
I cannot find anything related to the info it shows though, and you're not going to be able to flash any modern firmware to it, unfortunately you've been sold fake phones
Try factory reset from that menu, maybe you can get access to the OS once it resets

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Galaxy S DXJG4 no download mode no ADB download mode

Hey guy i i have a SGS with version DXJG4 and this device dont have donload mode 3 buttons do not work and also do not work ADB reboot downloader
the device just start up and thats it.
Only i can get root with the universal ADB tool so super user i have it.
I can put the device in recovery mode with ADB thats it and can use update.zip.
I also try to flash a back up update.zip XXDj3 but that flash only PDA and CSC not the PHONE part after reboot still phone DXJG4
So can anyone help to activate downloader mode i think is disable.
If not i will return the device and try to get new one.
Have same problem here, my sis SGS bought fr singtel, 3 button download mode cant activate, I have no problem on my Maxis SGS unit. Any guru pls help!
"ADB reboot download", not "ADB reboot downloader"....no "er" at the end
My SGS shipped with .....JG4, no hardware method as well. I used to turn the USB mode into debug mode for safty
weird. i'm able to flash mine as per normal. same set from singtel too. maybe try a factory reset / cache wipe first? that's the only different thing i did i believe.
try this solution
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754673&page=3
My set is from Singapore too, i had no problems going into download mode. My firmware before i flashed was DXJG4 also.
Mine also don't have 3-button combo.
But i can get into download mode via adb (adb reboot download).
So singapore users are also getting Bell type phones? Interesting.
Same Problem here
from Australia Optus
Turn off
Remove battery
Wait
Put it back
Press vol down + home + power
Fixed ^^
I spoke to samsung yesterday and they said that the new firmware would enable it after they release a,new version of kies with the drivers, installed.
I honestly doubt that. The recovery option seems to be independent of firmware... unless if there's a software lock blocking it.
snapper.fishes said:
I honestly doubt that. The recovery option seems to be independent of firmware... unless if there's a software lock blocking it.
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I can only say what they said when I spoke to them, she also said that the test bed phone they had been using didnt have the 3 button combo and after the update it did work.
when is this supposed update due out??
From what I understand within 2 weeks or so
We should all know the relationship between singtel and optus.
Anyway samsung australia said there would be no fix.
I'm on DXJG4 and I can enter download mode.
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MomijiTMO said:
We should all know the relationship between singtel and optus.
Anyway samsung australia said there would be no fix.
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As said the service department said there would be when I called on thursday
We'll just to wait and see won't we. I want to be wrong .
It makex sense for them to fix it, it means any bad flash's can be fixed in store and not have to send them off

[Q] Help please accessing download mode

I am having trouble accessing download mode on my Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (GT-I9195). I have tried and re-tried the vol down + home key + power to no avail. I am starting to think I might have a fake, but its locked to O2 network in the UK. surely a fake would be unlocked? also I have tried a few apps genuine Samsung app and cpu-z both say the phone in a genuine Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (GT-I9195). I run the imei number and all looks legit there also.
I can access the recovery node via vol up + home + power. but no download mode. the volume key works fine as well.
can't post link to cpu-z validator but added a attachment of image if that helps
I am at a loss and would appreciate any idea's or suggestions please. Thank you.
callaghan4766 said:
I am having trouble accessing download mode on my Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (GT-I9195). I have tried and re-tried the vol down + home key + power to no avail. I am starting to think I might have a fake, but its locked to O2 network in the UK. surely a fake would be unlocked? also I have tried a few apps genuine Samsung app and cpu-z both say the phone in a genuine Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (GT-I9195). I run the imei number and all looks legit there also.
I can access the recovery node via vol up + home + power. but no download mode. the volume key works fine as well.
can't post link to cpu-z validator but added a attachment of image if that helps
I am at a loss and would appreciate any idea's or suggestions please. Thank you.
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From the screen shot, the phone looks legit. Plus you can access recovery mode, so I don't think it fake. I also had a friend that has a genuine S4 mini bought out of carrier contract and cannot access download mode...
callaghan4766 said:
I am having trouble accessing download mode on my Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (GT-I9195). I have tried and re-tried the vol down + home key + power to no avail. I am starting to think I might have a fake, but its locked to O2 network in the UK. surely a fake would be unlocked? also I have tried a few apps genuine Samsung app and cpu-z both say the phone in a genuine Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (GT-I9195). I run the imei number and all looks legit there also.
I can access the recovery node via vol up + home + power. but no download mode. the volume key works fine as well.
can't post link to cpu-z validator but added a attachment of image if that helps
I am at a loss and would appreciate any idea's or suggestions please. Thank you.
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you probably can access download mode by an usb jig
callaghan4766 said:
I am at a loss and would appreciate any idea's or suggestions please. Thank you.
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You have stock firmware without any mod or root?
Thank you all for your help, Great news that the phone looks legit, and I have bought a jig, hopefully that will help.
And as far as I can tell the phone is stock, I tried app is my phone rooted, and it came back false. so looks like that confirms its stock.
Again thanks for help and hopefully the jig will enable download mode. will keep you updated. :good:
Jig worked
callaghan4766 said:
Thank you all for your help, Great news that the phone looks legit, and I have bought a jig, hopefully that will help.
And as far as I can tell the phone is stock, I tried app is my phone rooted, and it came back false. so looks like that confirms its stock.
Again thanks for help and hopefully the jig will enable download mode. will keep you updated. :good:
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UPDATED Managed to access download mode with a jig I bought of ebay £1.99 . thank you all :cyclops:

[Q] Can someone help me reset my tablet?

I installed the wrong firmware while I was trying to root my device(Samsung galaxy note 10.1 2014 edition). After that, the screen said that it failed to install firmware and a black screen appeared. I 've tried everything (including: Holding down Volume Down and Home buttons) but the screen remains black. Can someone help me recover the previous firmware?
theoko said:
I installed the wrong firmware while I was trying to root my device(Samsung galaxy note 10.1 2014 edition). After that, the screen said that it failed to install firmware and a black screen appeared. I 've tried everything (including: Holding down Volume Down and Home buttons) but the screen remains black. Can someone help me recover the previous firmware?
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Try holding volume down + power , if you can get to download mode , then try flashing your appropriate rom again , if it fails , try installing this PIT file via odin http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-10-2014/help/pit-stock-pit-file-thread-t2989266
The screen does not power on...
lsherif said:
Try holding volume down + power , if you can get to download mode , then try flashing your appropriate rom again , if it fails , try installing this PIT file via odin http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-10-2014/help/pit-stock-pit-file-thread-t2989266
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I tried that but nothing happened. The screen remains black. It seems that I 've installed the galaxy note 10.1 firmware instead of the galaxy note 10.1 (2014 edition) firmware while I was trying to root my tablet. I plugged it in my computer and I tried this key combination but the screen remains black.
theoko said:
I tried that but nothing happened. The screen remains black. It seems that I 've installed the galaxy note 10.1 firmware instead of the galaxy note 10.1 (2014 edition) firmware while I was trying to root my tablet. I plugged it in my computer and I tried this key combination but the screen remains black.
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If you are sure your tablet is charged & still you can`t get into download mode ( just try charging it for couple of minutes & try volume down + power ) , if you couldn`t get this ,then unfortunately you have a bricked device .
Flashing incompatible firmware ends up with bricked devices.
The device is bricked because of the incompatible firmware.
lsherif said:
If you are sure your tablet is charged & still you can`t get into download mode ( just try charging it for couple of minutes & try volume down + power ) , if you couldn`t get this ,then unfortunately you have a bricked device .
Flashing incompatible firmware ends up with bricked devices.
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I will charge it all night. Then I will try the key combination again. But, I think that because of the incompatible firmware the device is bricked.
I read about doing a volume up & power for over 30 sec. worked for me once.
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Did not work
woodsonmh said:
I read about doing a volume up & power for over 30 sec. worked for me once.
Sent from my SM-T800 using Tapatalk
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It did not work. Thanks for the feedback!
theoko said:
It did not work. Thanks for the feedback!
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This thread may help..worked for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516013 (just make sure tou download the correct file for your tablet)
Last thing to try, if you can get your hands on a download mode dongle from the S2 days it might get you to download mode but this is a long shot. If you flashed the Note 10.1 2012 firmware you will probably have flashed the bootloader and as such be REALLY bricked.... The only way to fix might be to buy a "broken" note 10.1 with a bad screen or something and swap out the Main board... Just be aware you will inherit any problems associated with the new mainboard and will most certainly get a new IMEI/Serial number in the process....
Make sure it's not a mainboard that can't use your networks ie verizon with it's locked bootloader...

Only Download Mode

Hey Guys,
I hope someone can help me.
I have a old galaxy a50 it is only booting into the download mode.
flash latest stock rom using odin
Odin can't find my connected device
Split1995 said:
Odin can't find my connected device
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install samsung drivers
JuanTamqd21 said:
install samsung drivers
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I've already installed them
Maybe update your drivers , like in windows update>more>optional updates or so
LR7875 said:
Maybe update your drivers , like in windows update>more>optional updates or so
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That's the problem..
My drivers are up to date.. I can connect my other phone and this is no problem.
Just the A50 will not connected or detected by the pc.
Does the a50 charge and does the cable transfer data?
LR7875 said:
Does the a50 charge and does the cable transfer data?
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The same cable works with the s20
And the A50 starts if I connect the cable.
No charge screen? Just straight boot to the Samsung screen and froze?
Straight to Samsung and than Downloader
LR7875 said:
No charge screen? Just straight boot to the Samsung screen and froze?
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Need to make covid test BRB 30min 1h
Use other ports and/or charger
JuanTamqd21 said:
Use other ports and/or charger
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As far as I know, the usb cable works flawlessly with a S20.
@Split1995 Please send me that what appears on the download mode screen.
LR7875 said:
@Split1995 Please send me that what appears on the download mode screen.
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I've uploaded a screenshot at the Main Post of this Thread.
Odin Mode (AVB Fail)
Vbmeta Error verifying vbmeta xxxxx: OK_NOT_SIGNED (3)
CUSTOM VBMETA
VBMETA : No sign info
VBMETA .
Strange... Samsung phones have android vertified boot 2.0?
LR7875 said:
Strange... Samsung phones have android vertified boot 2.0?
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Idk :-/
I Cannot Help You Fix Your Phone
Sorry
Samsung always does crap different. They integrated the nasty vertified boot but does not enable fastboot mode which allows disabling it. At least as far my knowledge reaches, your phone is just to me a fancy, glowing paperweight, although I know telling you that is heartbreaking.
Your options could really get up to:
Find, some other posts related, or senior members and developers who are helpful, or Google 'vertified boot Samsung bypass' as a last hope.
Define your A50 as obsolete, (maybe cry for your money then) sell it on ebay as 'parts / unfixable'. If you need the data protected, sell the body, screen, battery and dispose the motherboard in some known environmentally friendly way.
I don't recommend putting your hopes off, so I will provide some related posts from now on.
If you wanna get the data back, there is a (kind of hard) way to do it.
Unsolder your emmc chip and solder it onto a usb drive.
Also, replacing the EMMC storage chip may help as the corrupted data will be replaced, and maybe that is the answer of the problem but that requires high soldering skills which puts off most people.

Question Samsung A52s retail demo mode off ebay UK

i bought an A52s from ebay which is on retail demo mode. i managed to take the demo mode off however the phone doesnt have the playstore installed, cannot factory reset via settings menu or hard reset.
whenever i try to instal the playstore apk, it would install fine and then fail to launch.
Why don't you flash latest stock firmware with Odin?
Marvin.the.Martian said:
Why don't you flash latest stock firmware with Odin?
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will this work?
TeamKilo said:
will this work?
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I don't know, you can try. Do you have IMEI now?, if this is just like a regular device i don't see why it wouldn't work.
Marvin.the.Martian said:
I don't know, you can try. Do you have IMEI now?, if this is just like a regular device i don't see why it wouldn't work.
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i have two imei's and they both show in teh settings. it also accepts my sim.
re. odin, the p[hone doesnt even boot in to recovery mode
TeamKilo said:
i have two imei's and they both show in teh settings. it also accepts my sim.
re. odin, the p[hone doesnt even boot in to recovery mode
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It has to be connected on pc via the usb cable to go into recovery mode. Volume up + power button.
volume down + power button for Download mode & odin.
Marvin.the.Martian said:
It has to be connected on pc via the usb cable to go into recovery mode. Volume up + power button.
volume down + power button for Download mode & odin.
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up + power works, however down + power does not work
Marvin.the.Martian said:
It has to be connected on pc via the usb cable to go into recovery mode. Volume up + power button.
volume down + power button for Download mode & odin.
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up + power works, however down + power does not work
Can you factory reset from recovery?
Marvin.the.Martian said:
Can you factory reset from recovery?
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nope. i have all the other options, apart from factory reset. its very bizarre
same thing happened to me but in another country, my imei show 0000 and the phone is rooted can it be fixed to usable phone?
TeamKilo said:
up + power works, however down + power does not work
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Have you tried turning the phone off, then press volume up and down at same time and connect USB to PC. That should boot you into recovery.
Essentrix said:
Have you tried turning the phone off, then press volume up and down at same time and connect USB to PC. That should boot you into recovery.
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this worked to get in to recovery, thanks!
now, where toi get a fast download of the latest UK BTU firmware? sammobile is taking aaaages! 7hrs eta!
TeamKilo said:
this worked to get in to recovery, thanks!
now, where toi get a fast download of the latest UK BTU firmware? sammobile is taking aaaages! 7hrs eta!
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Samfrew
TeamKilo said:
this worked to get in to recovery, thanks!
now, where toi get a fast download of the latest UK BTU firmware? sammobile is taking aaaages! 7hrs eta!
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https://samfrew.com/
bobfrantic said:
Samfrew
https://samfrew.com/
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found something called Frija, looks to be doing its job at the moment
managed to succesfully flash a stock rom,. however, the KNOX software looks like its preventing anything from being installed, even preventing the wallpaper from being changed.
any other suggestions before i start an ebay return?
TeamKilo said:
this worked to get in to recovery, thanks!
now, where toi get a fast download of the latest UK BTU firmware? sammobile is taking aaaages! 7hrs eta!
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Welcome.
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found something called Frija, looks to be doing its job at the moment
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Frija is good indeed
Is there anyone who can help me fix my a52? It has null imei after numerous reflashes, wifi work, just cellular is not working. I read about broken EFS unfortunately I dont have it backed up, is there a way to extract it from phone and repartition it to fix the cellular? One chinese person who messaged me offered me help, then asked 150 for the fix when I told him I would think about it he tried something on my device, he then ghosted my messages.
I read somewhere that tools like chimera can help fix this?
ftaqh said:
Is there anyone who can help me fix my a52? It has null imei after numerous reflashes, wifi work, just cellular is not working. I read about broken EFS unfortunately I dont have it backed up, is there a way to extract it from phone and repartition it to fix the cellular? One chinese person who messaged me offered me help, then asked 150 for the fix when I told him I would think about it he tried something on my device, he then ghosted my messages.
I read somewhere that tools like chimera can help fix this?
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There are some tools that can repair the IMEI, one called IMEI repair tool, it doesn't require any fee: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...YQFnoECAgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2-FpI_TTLca34H7AA0RHpQ
I don't know if it works or not because I never had a case where i had to repair my IMEI. Give it a try

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