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Unlock Sprint SM-G920P for use on UK carrier

Hi guys,
I was wondering if someone could offer me a bit of advice.
I have been doing a lot of reading and searching around the forum to find out if its possible to Unlock a Sprint S6 so that I can use it here in the UK.
I have been able to confirm that the radio band my preferred carrier uses is compatible with the phone but beyond that I am struggling.
Is it just a case of me flashing stock s6 uk firmware using odin or will I have pay for one of those SIM unlock codes advertised all over the web, I was able to recently flash and unlock my S4 mini using stock firmware, rooting the phone then running an apk file (cant remember the name)
Has anyone had any success in getting a sprint galaxy S6 unlocked in the past so that it could be used in UK.
I would be grateful for any comments and or pointers in the right direction if I am way of the mark here.
Thanks in advance for reading. Cheers.
edit to add: Software version G920PVPU1A0C9
Hardware version G920P.02
Android Version 5.0.2
Security Software Version - MDF v2.0 release 2 - VPN v1.4 release 4

beagseos said:
Hi guys,
I was wondering if someone could offer me a bit of advice.
I have been doing a lot of reading and searching around the forum to find out if its possible to Unlock a Sprint S6 so that I can use it here in the UK.
I have been able to confirm that the radio band my preferred carrier uses is compatible with the phone but beyond that I am struggling.
Is it just a case of me flashing stock s6 uk firmware using odin or will I have pay for one of those SIM unlock codes advertised all over the web, I was able to recently flash and unlock my S4 mini using stock firmware, rooting the phone then running an apk file (cant remember the name)
Has anyone had any success in getting a sprint galaxy S6 unlocked in the past so that it could be used in UK.
I would be grateful for any comments and or pointers in the right direction if I am way of the mark here.
Thanks in advance for reading. Cheers.
edit to add: Software version G920PVPU1A0C9
Hardware version G920P.02
Android Version 5.0.2
Security Software Version - MDF v2.0 release 2 - VPN v1.4 release 4
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i made tutorial on how to do this and its free https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6/general/sim-unlock-g920p-nougat-supported-t3749416/post75662143#post75662143

You can unlock it using GSM tool

Device Regions

Hi xdaforum users,
I'm a newbie here so apologies in advance as I'm not into modding phones or have done rooting before, so my knowledge is limited. I am looking to get an overall understanding about getting a device from another region.
So currently I'm interested in the 7x and have a few questions in regards to the device as it is not released in my country, nor will it ever. Only Huawei is available and not its Honor brand in my country.
So here are the questions:
- If I can use it in my country, will I be able to receive OTA updates, security patches, etc even though I wont be in India and in another region?
- As the device is setup for India market, Google Play store be set by default to India region. How can it be changed to support my country upon first set up of the device?
- The Indian model is BND-L22 which was rebranded from the BND-AL10 version. Research online have some retailers selling a Global version of the phone which receives OTA updates, etc, now which model version of the 7x is this?
Thanks in advance for the knowledge sharing, it's much appreciated.

BND AL10C675 is the Indian variant.
antares* said:
Hi xdaforum users,
I'm a newbie here so apologies in advance as I'm not into modding phones or have done rooting before, so my knowledge is limited. I am looking to get an overall understanding about getting a device from another region.
So currently I'm interested in the 7x and have a few questions in regards to the device as it is not released in my country, nor will it ever. Only Huawei is available and not its Honor brand in my country.
So here are the questions:
- If I can use it in my country, will I be able to receive OTA updates, security patches, etc even though I wont be in India and in another region?
- As the device is setup for India market, Google Play store be set by default to India region. How can it be changed to support my country upon first set up of the device?
- The Indian model is BND-L22 which was rebranded from the BND-AL10 version. Research online have some retailers selling a Global version of the phone which receives OTA updates, etc, now which model version of the 7x is this?
Thanks in advance for the knowledge sharing, it's much appreciated.
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If you are looking for budget midrange devices, Honor 7x is very good. However for a person interested in rooting and flashing custom roms, this phone is a strict NO NO as of now.
The main reasons are so many variants with different firmware which can brick if flashed on another variant (which I did on my honor7x and had to get motherboard replaced before service centre could flash original stock) and lack of stock roms on all the variants.
Lack of any service centre in your country is another disadvantage if you are into flashing etc.
Now coming to your questions:
1. The indian variant is not BND-L22 but BND-AL10C675 which currently has zero firmware support or downloads from honor although two OTAs have come so far. No faceunlock yet. Only gyroscope was enabled etc..
2. Google play store should work anywhere if you buy the Indian version. I guess the Chinese version lack playstore. Indianversion and International versions have it.
If you are into flashing roms etc. and would like to get a device from India, I would suggest two phones in similar price range which has plenty of ROMs to try and excellent hardware.
1. Oneplus X
2. Lenovo Zuk Z2 plus
I have personally used both and have flashed innumerable ROMS on both. In fact, the OnepusX stock firmware had a kernel issue, it randomly rebooted, which I could fix usinga boeffla kernel and AOSP rom.
Both come with topend snapdragon 800 series (801 and 820 respectively) and blazing speeds.
I gave away both (still near me, used by my brothers) and went to Honor only because of 18:9 aspect ratio. The fingerprint reader too is the fastest in Honor7x. Far accurate and faster than Mi A1.
Infact most the features we get only after rooting and custom rom are pre-built into the honor stock firmware. 90% of the bloatware that came can be uninstalled too like games etc.
You may ask then why I tried custom ROM on honor 7x, that's because I am an enthusiast. I love these developers who try to bring future into the present (For eg. last dec itself, I was using oreo 8.1 on oneplus X).
All the best!:good:

Thanks for response, yes the Honor brand has caught my attention, more so over the others. Sorry to hear about your 7x, atleast its all working again
I e-mailed honor support and got this information in regards to some of the questions to get an idea. I'll summarize.
As quoted by Honor support in italics:
7X Model Version for India:
- Honor 7x >> Bond-L22B (32GB), Bond-L22C (64GB)
(I believe it says BND-AL10 on the box, what does your device box and phone say?)
OTA Updates: and Google Playstore:
- we are sorry to inform you that you will not get OTA software update of Indian devices in out of India
- you may contact to respective country support for information regarding load Google play store.
- we are unable to provide any software updates from India to South Africa and Google Play Store would be set on by default to India.
(Yes Playstore is international, however as above they say its set to India, then in my country I will not be able to get apps native to me. Is there any way of changing region on the playstore for my region?)
For me, I'd prefer to keep the original firmware all be it of a region that the device will be kept up to date with, no matter where in the world I am as well the correct region playstore.
Thanks for the other suggestions of devices, however if I was to decide on another device it would have been the honor 9 lite. lol of which I would be left with the above questions still.

ROMystic said:
If you are looking for budget midrange devices, Honor 7x is very good. However for a person interested in rooting and flashing custom roms, this phone is a strict NO NO as of now.
The main reasons are so many variants with different firmware which can brick if flashed on another variant (which I did on my honor7x and had to get motherboard replaced before service centre could flash original stock) and lack of stock roms on all the variants.
Lack of any service centre in your country is another disadvantage if you are into flashing etc.
Now coming to your questions:
1. The indian variant is not BND-L22 but BND-AL10C675 which currently has zero firmware support or downloads from honor although two OTAs have come so far. No faceunlock yet. Only gyroscope was enabled etc..
2. Google play store should work anywhere if you buy the Indian version. I guess the Chinese version lack playstore. Indianversion and International versions have it.
If you are into flashing roms etc. and would like to get a device from India, I would suggest two phones in similar price range which has plenty of ROMs to try and excellent hardware.
1. Oneplus X
2. Lenovo Zuk Z2 plus
I have personally used both and have flashed innumerable ROMS on both. In fact, the OnepusX stock firmware had a kernel issue, it randomly rebooted, which I could fix usinga boeffla kernel and AOSP rom.
Both come with topend snapdragon 800 series (801 and 820 respectively) and blazing speeds.
I gave away both (still near me, used by my brothers) and went to Honor only because of 18:9 aspect ratio. The fingerprint reader too is the fastest in Honor7x. Far accurate and faster than Mi A1.
Infact most the features we get only after rooting and custom rom are pre-built into the honor stock firmware. 90% of the bloatware that came can be uninstalled too like games etc.
You may ask then why I tried custom ROM on honor 7x, that's because I am an enthusiast. I love these developers who try to bring future into the present (For eg. last dec itself, I was using oreo 8.1 on oneplus X).
All the best!:good:
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Hey Rom,
Any thoughts on the responses I received and pasted in the above thread from Honor India?
Thanks

Question How does one manually install the SM-F926NU/U1 OneUI 4.0 OFFICIAL RELEASE?

How does one manually install the SM-F926NU/U1 OneUI 4.0 OFFICIAL RELEASE?
I have flashed the U1 software on to my AT&T SM-F926U phone so it is not U1. I was curious is it possible to flash the Korean official release? Is that the only one that's been released so far? Also, as far as unlocking the bootoader once your on ONEUI 4.0 does OEM unlock appear on the phone as I seen the cameras no longer die....?

The official rollout has been halted due to serious issues with the release (there are plenty of posts and news stories you can find on searching). So, right now, the answer would be no, unless you really MUST have it and can find it, I would wait.
As for the camera's still being locked when the bootloader is unlocked, no firm answer as of yet as there have been conflicting reports.

drivel2787 said:
How does one manually install the SM-F926NU/U1 OneUI 4.0 OFFICIAL RELEASE?
I have flashed the U1 software on to my AT&T SM-F926U phone so it is not U1. I was curious is it possible to flash the Korean official release? Is that the only one that's been released so far? Also, as far as unlocking the bootoader once your on ONEUI 4.0 does OEM unlock appear on the phone as I seen the cameras no longer die....?
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I have the Canadian W series with the U1 software installed. I tried installing the KOO series UKO (latest 7 December) with modified ODIN (abl(1) error; probably some sort of bootloader check error). So, no OEM/bootloader unlock for the US/Canada (blocking that has to be a violation of some law somewhere or maybe soon).

crazyut said:
I have the Canadian W series with the U1 software installed. I tried installing the KOO series UKO (latest 7 December) with modified ODIN (abl(1) error; probably some sort of bootloader check error). So, no OEM/bootloader unlock for the US/Canada (blocking that has to be a violation of some law somewhere or maybe soon).
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What I'm interested to see is supposedly this guy has a bootloader unlock. The funny thing is the US model # is the same I see for Korea.. Is that true?

drivel2787 said:
What I'm interested to see is supposedly this guy has a bootloader unlock. The funny thing is the US model # is the same I see for Korea.. Is that true?
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KOREAN is N series; US is U (carrier) and U1 (unlocked) while Canadian is W (Canada does not have carrier locked phones)

drivel2787 said:
How does one manually install the SM-F926NU/U1 OneUI 4.0 OFFICIAL RELEASE?
I have flashed the U1 software on to my AT&T SM-F926U phone so it is not U1. I was curious is it possible to flash the Korean official release? Is that the only one that's been released so far? Also, as far as unlocking the bootoader once your on ONEUI 4.0 does OEM unlock appear on the phone as I seen the cameras no longer die....?
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You can NOT install the Korean build to the US models. And the official 4.0 has not been released to the US yet.

Mr. Orange 645 said:
You can NOT install the Korean build to the US models. And the official 4.0 has not been released to the US yet.
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samsung is redoing the beta for now

and also they restarted doing the one ui 4 update to as form what i gotton

First, it's a good idea to read the threads already posted. Your question has already been addressed in a few of them. I've even posted about Sammy postponing the rollout due to several issues found in A12 in 1 or 2.
Second, in doing so, you'd see that regional models have different alpha codes on the end of the model number. The Korean model is NOT the same as the US, just like the Chinese isn't, etc.
Third, there is a thread that shares the process of using Odin to install the betas for A12. If you WANT to attempt it, please read that thread very thoroughly. Seeing that you've been a member since 2012, I'm sure you already know this.

Updates are rollin in I guess and we will get it for sure.

Thread closed due to redundancy. Please continue with your discussion here.
-Regards: Badger50 FSM

Question F936b fw in f936u

They seem to be the same device only for different markets, so would it be possible to flash a b version firmware to a u device? Thanks!

That's not a silly question actually as it wasn't possible before due to hardware differences (Exynos chipset for Europe et Snapdragon for other markets), but now it's only Snapdragon chipset for all markets so... I'll be interesting to know if it's possible too and what it brings that european firmwares doesn't have. Otherwise, there's no point for me.

My interest in this is to remove limitations added to US devices. Idk if software changes would help but stuff like oem unlock for an example.

I'd assume you'd need a rooted device with an unlocked bootloader.
I doubt Samsung would add the US into the OXM roms though it might be worth it to check the firmware you have.

Wont be possible
Thats not the first time samsung got snapdragon variant in différent Counties
Back in the day it was possible de flash BR snapdragon on canada and usa snapdragon or with asian snapdragon
Than they came up with région lock ,
First version of région lock u was able to flash BR snapdragon fw on Canadian and USA and it excluded the Asian months later they updated their région lock so even BR won't work anymore
Its onlt North American FW on North American
You can give it a try it should just block your phone on bootloader till u reflash the your u version or u1 or w

Yeah, whenever I have some time I'll give it a try. I thought region lock was just on new devices and for network access, I didn't know the hardware itself had locks even being identical. Thanks for the reply.

How very Apple...

FLASH STOCK FIRMWARE IN TO A VERIZON SM-G986U

Hi, just got Amazon Renewed S20+ 5g, with Model Number: SM-G986UZKAVZW.
So this one has came with some bloatware and Verizon stuff. I hope you can help me regarding wich firmware should I flash to get a stock, clean system in tho this device?
And kindly the flashing instructions or tutorial, cus it´s been a while since I´ve worked with android, just migrated from an Iphone XR.
thanks!