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I bought this phone via craigslist, and it works minus getting connected to my network (tmobile)
i tried rooting it, but when i go into recovery, it says that there is no sdcard/update.zip directory..my sd card is "unavailable" when i check it in the settings.
i factory reseted my phone, and still nothing with the service. any help?
Try going to settings , wireless and network , mobile networks , network operators and click search now . It might take a few searches but it will eventually register to the network .
I tried that as well, it gives me some error with my sim card.
but my sim card works in every other phone, just not this one
I've lost all hope in society. Man, people knowingly sell things with problems. What makes someone think it is morally okay to rip off another person. Why be a morally corrupt individual?
I hope your phone is fixable, seems like the person sold it to you knowing there was a problem.
Try using odin to go back to stock JFD, see if that helps. Just make sure you can get into download mode with the 3 buttons with no problems
I'll try that, any other ideas..?Thanks btw
I noticed that odin is only for windows, while I'm on a mac..
how do i go about doing this on a mac then? i was thinking restoring a stock rom might help..
You can use Heimdall as an alternative to Odin. It runs on Macs and linux boxes.
Here is the thread that contains the DL Link and info about the program. I have personally never used it, but have read that it's fairly simple. I also recall a member from xda making a video tutorial that he posted on youtube.
EDIT: Here is the original thread from the I9000 forum.
If you have any questions it would probably be better to post there.
I believe the developer checks that thread far more frequently than the one here in the Vibrant forum.
Thank you so much, I'll try to fiddle with this.
I can't seem to locate a stock rom anywhere, the mirrors that I found on this website (the bible thread) the links were dead
Well hell that sucks.
I've got it. I'm zipping it up right now and I'll start uploading ASAP.
I'll post back when it's ready for you.
Awesome,thanks!
Here you go, man. Samsung T959UVJFD True Stock Firmware
After you download the archive. Unzip it and there will be a two files inside, 'T959UVJFD.tar' and 's1_odin_20100512.pit'.
I tried this, but I still get the error that my sim card does not allow connections to this network
any idea what could be wrong..? i sure hope i didn't lose $280 dollars...
Perhaps the phone was locked to a different carrier? I remember when I first got my Vibrant and was reading about rooting, I also saw information that switching networks between AT&T and T-mo was *extremely* easy. I thought I remembered seeing information at one point regarding the codes for each carrier (so you could lock back to t-mobile), but I can't find it now.
Here's the post on unlocking your phone though:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761045
thanks so much! this might be my problem!
i downloaded the SGS_Unlock.apk, but when i opened it,it said there was no codes and asked me if i was sure that i was using a samsung galaxy s?
Edit:i'm using a mac, and i'm trying to use the mac software for the unlocking, but when i run the software it tells me this
strings: can't open file: ./nv_data.bin (No such file or directory)
strings: can't open file: ./nv_data.bin (No such file or directory)
Your code is:
I get a blank.?
Is there anyway you can contact the person you bought the phone from and ask them what network they were using the phone on? Or even ask them what exactly they have done to the phone?
They haven't been answering...****ing assholes
Are you rooted? I think that you need su permission to see the path that nv_data.bin is in.
Also, if you go to Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names, what do you see there?
i am not rooted, i will root my phone tonight
Are you still having the "SD card unavailable" issue after flashing back to stock firmware?
When you are ready to root use this.
Hello Everybody ,
Let me shortly describe my problem and maybe some one can help me,
I would like to mention from the beggining that I have read a lot of post and how to's on this forum and on the internet and did not find a solution for my problem.
Here it goes:
I have a MT3G 32B Board unlocked and free to use on which network I want,
I live in Romania,Europe.
I have reseted the phone and now comes the horrible part, I have to sign in or create a google account, I have tried to do both with several sim cards that have data plan available but it did not work at all, it says that I do not have data plan active
I would like also to mention that I cannot get a Tmobile sim to activate the phone ,T-mobile doesn't have a branch in my country.
After a lot of reading I saw that I could skip the google registration if I instal some custom rom's that have this option(please give an example of such a rom), but to do that I need to root my phone,
Rooting the phone requires at some point to acces the phone's menu , what I can not do because I cannot pass the google registration.
So could someone give me a solution for this problem or a link or something how to root or update my androids firmware without accesing the menu????
You need to add the APN settings for whatever carrier your using a SIM card from. From the Google log-in you should be able to press the "Menu" button and access the APN list from there. Google "APN settings *insert carrier here*" and use whatever settings you find.
This is what needs to happen, I just can't remember if you can access the APN list from the sign-in menu with the stock ROM.
If you can't do what DonJuan692006 suggested, then you need to provide the fastboot info.
Also run this command from fastboot mode (back + power).
Code:
fastboot getvar version-main
We can take it from there...
Thaks for the answer, did that But still it doesn't work, I would like to mention that I have copied the exact settings from the phone's from where I got the sim cards with data plan
What carrier are you using and where did you get the APN settings from? (Please provide a link)
I use orange Romania, and I got the setting from a DEsire HD and Motorola milestone from the settings menu, this phones have data plan active
So you pulled the SIM out of one of those phones, put it in your myTouch, copied the APN settings from one of those phone's the the myTouch? Just want to make sure I'm following you.
NO, I have written down first the settings, because if you pull the sim out they do not appear anymore, put the sim in the MT3G, put in manually the APN inside the phone, and that's it , and it does not work.
Did you try rebooting the myTouch after you put in the APN and the SIM card?
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Did you try rebooting the myTouch after you put in the APN and the SIM card?
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Yes did that Still it doesn't work
mumilover said:
If you can't do what DonJuan692006 suggested, then you need to provide the fastboot info.
Also run this command from fastboot mode (back + power).
Code:
fastboot getvar version-main
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Here is what I have in fast boot mode and in hard reset
Problem solved , tried diffrent sims and worked , don't know why this worked , but it , thaks verry much for your support , great forum with great members.
Have a nice day!
From two days ago, i do hard reset the phone now it requires previously syned id to unlock the phone bt i don't know that id.. Any one plz help me.....
There's a bunch of tutorials on youtube, here's one:
/watch?v=ggRhkme9FC0&t=685s
I tried it myself and it worked!
If it doesn't work, try to downgrade first then try again
This worked for me
pls provide step
Go to Developer Options -> OEM Unlock enable that Hope this helps
Will that work on any device
Sent from my N9132 using XDA Free mobile app
jwhite1738 said:
Will that work on any device
Sent from my N9132 using XDA Free mobile app
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I am not sure,but I suppose it works,considering you have entered Odin Mode
DemonBolt said:
Go to Developer Options -> OEM Unlock enable that Hope this helps
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This is working. Easy oem unlock on samsung
When the binary is blocked by the FRP you must install the factory firmware, then enter the recovery and do a factory reset since the FRP prevents external access to the system and data as prevention
You will be prompted for the email and password of the previously used account
When activating the oem unlock you can install Twrp, kernel or custom rom without the activation of FRP security that is activated when you establish a security pattern in the device
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From two days ago, i do hard reset the phone now it requires previously syned id to unlock the phone bt i don't know that id.. Any one plz help me.....
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I found a way to remove FRP on Samsung J5(6) SM-J510FN model, Android 6.0.1 without flashing the phone, or using Odin, RealTerm or other SW tools, it might work on other samsung devices running Marshmallow 6.0.1 too.
As a new user, I am not able to enter any URLs for the files. do a search for the following APKs instead: Android 6GAM.apk and FRP_REMOVE.apk
Download the above APKs on your comuter, copy them to microSD and insert it in the phone.
Turn on the phone, connect to wi-fi, once you get to the screen when you need to enter your email, press on "mike" icon and choose Settings>>Text Shortcuts>>Add>> and type random text, select it all, then long tap and choose "Assist".
Tap on "No, Thanks" and Type "Galaxy Apps". Galaxy App will come up, tap on it and sign in when launched.
Install ES File Explorer, when launched, go to "sdcard" dropdown>>select the microSD card with the apk files. Install Android 6GAM.apk first, once complete, tap on "Done", install FRP_REMOVE.apk, once done, tap on "Open". This will launch Google Account Manager.
If you are not familiar what to do here, then do the following:
- Look for “Type Email and Password”>>Tap to launch it>>Tap on Try
- Tap on the three dots and choose “Browser sign-in”>>OK
- Sign in with your google account details and wait until you get back to “Google Account Manager”
- Tap on the back button until you get back to the phone setup wizard, you can go as back as to wi-fi settings.
- You can now follow the setup wizard, it will tell you that a new account has been created.
- Once you can access settings on the phone, you can do another factory reset, this tyme without FRP.
Hope this helps
Good luck!
navi_oknel said:
i found a way to remove frp on samsung j5(6) sm-j510fn model, android 6.0.1 without flashing the phone, or using odin, realterm or other sw tools, it might work on other samsung devices running marshmallow 6.0.1 too.
As a new user, i am not able to enter any urls for the files. Do a search for the following apks instead: Android 6gam.apk and frp_remove.apk
download the above apks on your comuter, copy them to microsd and insert it in the phone.
Turn on the phone, connect to wi-fi, once you get to the screen when you need to enter your email, press on "mike" icon and choose settings>>text shortcuts>>add>> and type random text, select it all, then long tap and choose "assist".
Tap on "no, thanks" and type "galaxy apps". Galaxy app will come up, tap on it and sign in when launched.
Install es file explorer, when launched, go to "sdcard" dropdown>>select the microsd card with the apk files. Install android 6gam.apk first, once complete, tap on "done", install frp_remove.apk, once done, tap on "open". This will launch google account manager.
If you are not familiar what to do here, then do the following:
- look for “type email and password”>>tap to launch it>>tap on try
- tap on the three dots and choose “browser sign-in”>>ok
- sign in with your google account details and wait until you get back to “google account manager”
- tap on the back button until you get back to the phone setup wizard, you can go as back as to wi-fi settings.
- you can no follow the setup wizard, it will tell you that a new account has been created.
- once you can access settings on the phone, you can do another factory reset, this type without frp.
Hope this helps
good luck!
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thanks men!!!! You are the best! It really work!
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thanks men!!!! You are the best! It really work!
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you're most welcome, glad it worked for you
If you can't figure it out let someone else do it for you.
Mr.shivam9777 said:
From two days ago, i do hard reset the phone now it requires previously syned id to unlock the phone bt i don't know that id.. Any one plz help me.....
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I personally just use unlockjunky. Com for all of my unlocks.
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Mr.shivam9777 said:
From two days ago, i do hard reset the phone now it requires previously syned id to unlock the phone bt i don't know that id.. Any one plz help me.....
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you can use z3x tools
I couldnt find this method on xda and I dont know why but it works
Got two old Samsung J5(6) from work. We don't know de original name anymore. The one we mostly use don't work.
Is there a option the get them to work again without paying someone for a hack?
I know how to flash a rom, but I read that doesn't work anymore? (I did this things on the galaxy 1 and 2... so that old...)
I tried some tutorials on the web, but they are old and don't work anymore.
Anyone a new howto that does work?
Searching the forums i've found scattered reports of similar issues but only one possible solution. The fix seemed to work for a few minutes but now can no longer get to work.
Unlocked bootloader and installed vincom's superlite 6.0.1 rom from https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...-superlite-mini-mm-v1-0-361mb-g900w8-t3497158. Also flashed the 6.0.1 QL1_MODEM_NON-HLOS and QL1_MODEM from https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/modem-modems-t3154630. Everything seems to work except mobile data. Phone calls can be placed and received with no problem. Text messages can be received but not sent.
Viewed the Access Point Names (cannot be accessed through the normal settings menu but accessible using the Change Apn app) and can see a variety of Verizon APNs with possibly outdated information (MCC 311 MNC 480)? Attempted to create a new APN using instructions at https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61262681&postcount=3 and info at https://bestmvno.com/apn-settings/verizon-wireless-apn-settings/ While the APN disappeared, as do any of the other options when the MCC and MNC is changed, the new settings still show up in /data/data/com.android.settings/shared_prefs/com.android.settings_preferences.xml (as mentioned in https://android.stackexchange.com/qu...ved-in-android)
The first time I created the new APN the LTE icon showed up and i was able to view websites using mobile data and receive text messages. 10 minutes later tried to send a text message and it failed, then noticed that no mobile data was working again. Have tried repeating the previous steps, but still no luck.
Any help is greatly appreciated
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Searching the forums i've found scattered reports of similar issues but only one possible solution. The fix seemed to work for a few minutes but now can no longer get to work...
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There's a few things to try to get the APN populated because the APN's are, typically, updated via the Verizon Network.
1) Sometimes if you Toggle the "Preferred network type to/from Global to LTE and restart the device, this sometimes will help with the APN's to get refreshed/updated.
2) I've got Net10 on my G900V and I have had to perform a Chat Session with the Net10 Support people (because I've had better luck with chat versus calling. That's your choice) and asked them if they can perform a Network Refresh for my device on the Verizon Towers. They may ask me to check one or two things that I usually respond with it looks good to get them to do the Network Refresh.
I hope one of these works for you and that I had explained this okay via text.
Good Luck!
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There's a few things to try to get the APN populated because the APN's are, typically, updated via the Verizon Network.
1) Sometimes if you Toggle the "Preferred network type to/from Global to LTE and restart the device, this sometimes will help with the APN's to get refreshed/updated.
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Thanks, they've also hidden the network mode settings menu on this version, i'm currently looking up how to change the setting.
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Thanks, they've also hidden the network mode settings menu on this version, i'm currently looking up how to change the setting.
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The ability to access that specific setting is dependent upon the Firmware ROM installed. The Firmware would have to be developed with this feature.
This should be asked within the "Vincom's Superlite ROM" Thread.
Maybe they have this specific setting located elsewhere on your device...
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Thanks, as far as I understand it's a debloated version of the official Verizon 6.0.1 rom, i believe the same settings are hidden on the official version of the rom too. thanks again
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Thanks, as far as I understand it's a debloated version of the official Verizon 6.0.1 rom, i believe the same settings are hidden on the official version of the rom too. thanks again
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I'm not 100% sure regarding the Stock Firmware because I haven't had it on my G900V in quite a long time.
I've got 2 of them and 1 Has CyanogenMod and the other has LineageOS.
If memory serves me correctly (with a lost mind... LOL!) I believe that you may be able to access these options using one of the specific Dialer Codes but, I can't remember what any of them are.
As I had stated before, your best bet is to obtain some member guidance within the Firmware thread your using.
I wish you the best of luck!
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0graham0 said:
Searching the forums i've found scattered reports of similar issues but only one possible solution. The fix seemed to work for a few minutes but now can no longer get to work.
Unlocked bootloader and installed vincom's superlite 6.0.1 rom from https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...-superlite-mini-mm-v1-0-361mb-g900w8-t3497158. Also flashed the 6.0.1 QL1_MODEM_NON-HLOS and QL1_MODEM from https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/modem-modems-t3154630. Everything seems to work except mobile data. Phone calls can be placed and received with no problem. Text messages can be received but not sent.
Viewed the Access Point Names (cannot be accessed through the normal settings menu but accessible using the Change Apn app) and can see a variety of Verizon APNs with possibly outdated information (MCC 311 MNC 480)? Attempted to create a new APN using instructions at https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61262681&postcount=3 and info at https://bestmvno.com/apn-settings/verizon-wireless-apn-settings/ While the APN disappeared, as do any of the other options when the MCC and MNC is changed, the new settings still show up in /data/data/com.android.settings/shared_prefs/com.android.settings_preferences.xml (as mentioned in https://android.stackexchange.com/qu...ved-in-android)
The first time I created the new APN the LTE icon showed up and i was able to view websites using mobile data and receive text messages. 10 minutes later tried to send a text message and it failed, then noticed that no mobile data was working again. Have tried repeating the previous steps, but still no luck.
Any help is greatly appreciated
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Another thing to try is find the boot image from the original rom and flash that. I do believe that requires a custom recovery like twrp. Is their a specific reason youre not using something like LineageOS or Candy Rom? They both have Android Oreo 8.1 versions available.
Hi,
Is anyone else having a problem with Xfinity Mobile data? I can make phone calls, but I can't get any data connection. This was a phone I bought from Sprint, and due to their messed up unlock system, it got relocked, so I manually unlocked it by using this method: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75994498&postcount=360
After that, the phone got unlocked successfully. It accepted a TMO sim, and I was able to update to newer firmware. Today, I decided to put it on my Xfinity Mobile line, and I just can't make data work. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you,
OK. I think I narrowed down the problem. APN setting has VZWINTERNET. It's supposed to be COMCAST.RSLR.VZWENTP based on what I read on the internet. The problem is, I can't edit or add a new APN. I saw someone else talking about this APN setting problem, and his was resolved with the April security patch https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...cant-add-edit-apn-all-sudden-lost-4g-lte.html
I have that security patch already installed, but my problem persists. I can't change APN. Any help would be appreciated.
It's possible Xfinity locks the APN settings or that it has something to do with yours being the Sprint version. I would power the phone down and remove the SIM. Power the phone on with no SIM card and when you are booted up go into settings and reset the network settings. Power down again and insert your Xfinity SIM. That should ensure that the new SIM populates all the network settings.
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It's possible Xfinity locks the APN settings or that it has something to do with yours being the Sprint version. I would power the phone down and remove the SIM. Power the phone on with no SIM card and when you are booted up go into settings and reset the network settings. Power down again and insert your Xfinity SIM. That should ensure that the new SIM populates all the network settings.
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Thank you for replying. That did not work. I don't think it's Xfinity. The problem is that APN gets locked to VZW instead of Xfinity's APN, which is why data doesn't work. I can put a TMO sim card in it and it works fine, so I don't know that there is something wrong with the phone itself. If you have any other suggestions, I would appreciate it. I'm desperate to get this working.
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Thank you for replying. That did not work. I don't think it's Xfinity. The problem is that APN gets locked to VZW instead of Xfinity's APN, which is why data doesn't work. I can put a TMO sim card in it and it works fine, so I don't know that there is something wrong with the phone itself. If you have any other suggestions, I would appreciate it. I'm desperate to get this working.
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In a Reddit thread, a user says you need to disable Enhanced LTE:
Under Settings > More > Cellular Networks, disable "Enhanced 4G LTE Mode" and set "System select" to "Automatic"
Haven't tried it myself, but I'm thinking of switching to XM and would like to know how this works out for you.
Get your original Xfinity phone factory reset the original Xfinity phone put your Sim in go through activation. This should work for you this also fixes volte on Xfinity If your volte ever gets deactivated. Anyway from what has happened to my other phones sometimes the apn can get changed on the Sim and got carried over somehow. Resetting the original Xfinity phone will bring the Sim settings back to the Sim card thus fixing your apn settings.
(Another way is to use another phone to edit the apn settings)
I also have Xfinity mobile and it's working fine. Just sometimes my apn gets uncheck and I don't know why
If you messed with bands.
Also make sure you go and download hidden settings from the playstore if you messed with your bands and selected American bands you need to select automatic bands if you messed with radio information page settings.
I messed with bands and it caused phone calls to not work.
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The Sim saves apn settings and I did notice the first time using this essential phone I had 2 options in the apn and I read carefully which one to select. It may have saved the incorrect information to the Sim. I did this once on a Moto phone and I thought if I put Verizon apns instead of Comcasts I could get better speeds. But I caused my data to stop working. I reset the Moto phone and u still had the problems. I looked for the apn for Comcast couldn't find it. Then I thought of either editing the apn using another phone or using the original Xfinity phone. But it does get saved for sure. I ran into this issue before and I'm pretty sure this will resolve the problems.
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Thank you for replying. That did not work. I don't think it's Xfinity. The problem is that APN gets locked to VZW instead of Xfinity's APN, which is why data doesn't work. I can put a TMO sim card in it and it works fine, so I don't know that there is something wrong with the phone itself. If you have any other suggestions, I would appreciate it. I'm desperate to get this working.
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Ever get this resolved?
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Ever get this resolved?
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Yes. I manually sideloaded Beta Oreo build, even though my phone already had the official OTA Oreo on it. That fixed the connection issue altogether.
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Yes. I manually sideloaded Beta Oreo build, even though my phone already had the official OTA Oreo on it. That fixed the connection issue altogether.
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Wow. Glad to hear your issue is resolved. Who would ever think of going back to a beta build from an official build to fix a connection issue! I may try Xfinity mobile in the near future. Thank you.
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Wow. Glad to hear your issue is resolved. Who would ever think of going back to a beta build from an official build to fix a connection issue! I may try Xfinity mobile in the near future. Thank you.
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Yea, it was just a desperate move lol. Glad it'll be helpful for others.
I had the worst time making the XFinity mobile work on Android Pie with the October patches in place and finally got it working. Basically, there was no way to edit the APN configuration even with root on the device via actual Android. What I did to fix this was the following...
-Followed the rooting procedure to get TWRP and Fastboot installed
-I then used "Termux" to copy the APN points configuration file to a writable location. In my case I copied the file from "\system\etc\apns-conf.xml" to a "\sdcard\Download". Keep a copy of the original file.
-I then simply copied the file over to my computer and opened it in NotePad++. I did a search for the following string in single quotes: 'carrier="Verizon"\n mcc="311" '
-This should pull up 5 results in the search and you should confirm that each of the lines has the mnc value set to 480, 'mnc="480"'. On each of the sections that came up, I switched the following variables as shown below...
apn="COMCAST.RSLR.VZWENTP"
authtype="0"
protocol="IP"
roaming_protocol="IP"
-Once you have edited the file, copy it to a writable location on the device, like "/sdcard/Download".
-This then requires rebooting into recovery mode with TWRP and you will need to make sure you have encryption and a PIN disabled on your device to make sure you have full access to the device file system.
-Within the main TWRP page, select "Mount" and you will need to have the "System" and "Data" partitions selected.
-Return to the main page and select "Advanced" and then "File Manager".
-Next, locate the original apns-conf.xml that you copied earlier. It should show up as being in "/system/system/apns-conf.xml". Click on that file, and select "chmod 755".
-Next, navigate to where you have the edited apn file located. Copy that file over to replace the apns configuration file at "/system/system/apns-conf.xml". Just make sure you have a backup of that original file before replacing it.
-Finally, reboot your phone into the OS and you should magically have Xfinity mobile working.
This took a lot longer than I wanted to spend getting it working, but I believe this is because of the carrier ID and MCC being shared with Verizon instead of a separate one for XFinity mobile which forces it to default to the first Verizon APN setting which doesn't allow this to work. There are other ways to edit the APN configuration file, however I found it was quickest to do the actual file replacement with TWRP since that gives you full file system root access.
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I had the worst time making the XFinity mobile work on Android Pie with the October patches in place and finally got it working. Basically, there was no way to edit the APN configuration even with root on the device via actual Android. What I did to fix this was the following...
-Followed the rooting procedure to get TWRP and Fastboot installed
-I then used "Termux" to copy the APN points configuration file to a writable location. In my case I copied the file from "\system\etc\apns-conf.xml" to a "\sdcard\Download". Keep a copy of the original file.
-I then simply copied the file over to my computer and opened it in NotePad++. I did a search for the following string in single quotes: 'carrier="Verizon"\n mcc="311" '
-This should pull up 5 results in the search and you should confirm that each of the lines has the mnc value set to 480, 'mnc="480"'. On each of the sections that came up, I switched the following variables as shown below...
apn="COMCAST.RSLR.VZWENTP"
authtype="0"
protocol="IP"
roaming_protocol="IP"
-Once you have edited the file, copy it to a writable location on the device, like "/sdcard/Download".
-This then requires rebooting into recovery mode with TWRP and you will need to make sure you have encryption and a PIN disabled on your device to make sure you have full access to the device file system.
-Within the main TWRP page, select "Mount" and you will need to have the "System" and "Data" partitions selected.
-Return to the main page and select "Advanced" and then "File Manager".
-Next, locate the original apns-conf.xml that you copied earlier. It should show up as being in "/system/system/apns-conf.xml". Click on that file, and select "chmod 755".
-Next, navigate to where you have the edited apn file located. Copy that file over to replace the apns configuration file at "/system/system/apns-conf.xml". Just make sure you have a backup of that original file before replacing it.
-Finally, reboot your phone into the OS and you should magically have Xfinity mobile working.
This took a lot longer than I wanted to spend getting it working, but I believe this is because of the carrier ID and MCC being shared with Verizon instead of a separate one for XFinity mobile which forces it to default to the first Verizon APN setting which doesn't allow this to work. There are other ways to edit the APN configuration file, however I found it was quickest to do the actual file replacement with TWRP since that gives you full file system root access.
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You couldn't cut and paste the file back with a root file manager? Maybe a magisk module? And does this lock you to Verizon?
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avd said:
You couldn't cut and paste the file back with a root file manager? Maybe a magisk module? And does this lock you to Verizon?
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I'm sure there are other ways to get the file back there, but I found my approach to be a quick bypass for other methods of getting root.
Regarding Verizon, It would probably break a Verizon connection for a sim carrier code of 311480. However, since this post is about Xfinity mobile, this is the quick way I got it working. In the future I want to change the priority on the APN configurations which may allow Xfinity mobile and Verizon to play nicely. The issues that have caused this are Android Pie restricting people from changing settings on the phones they own and Xfinity mobile being either too lazy or cheap to commit to their own carrier code and provide that information to manufacturers.
bschaff1 said:
I'm sure there are other ways to get the file back there, but I found my approach to be a quick bypass for other methods of getting root.
Regarding Verizon, It would probably break a Verizon connection for a sim carrier code of 311480.
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Breaking a Verizon contract for sim carrier code would be a drastic move, considering.. The only money you have to spend is $5 on a Verizon prepaid phone card. Go into a Verizon corporate store and they will give you a sim, ( it's $20 if you don't go to the corporate store)
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