Please can someone help me. I bought samsung galaxy note in Italy with the intention of using it in Nigeria. When I came back to Nigeria I inserted my local sim in the phone for the first time only to noticed it is locked. Luckily few days ago I came across the RegionLock Away by chainfire. I bought the app from google store but when I ran the app it says: COULD NO ACQUIRE TOOT ACCESS. ARE YOU ROOTED? How do I resolve this problem? My galaxy note 3 model is: SM-N9005. Thanks.
You have to root your phone. ChainFire made a way to root devices. Read to see if you device is one of the compatible ones.
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Hi guys. Im new to the samsung area of android and finding it hard to root the phone.
By stock is runs N9005XXUENB1..
How can i gain root for that please?
Like most of us, open up Google and xda, search and read. You'll eventually get there.
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Hello. I bought n9005 n its running on a custom rom I think its rooted n twrp is installed. I am unable to understand what version is it exactly n9005 or n900t I am using it in Pakistan. Can someone sugest me what fw will be suitable for this phone? Screen shots from phone infi are attached
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Its not the N9005... Download Phone info app from play store to see all things...
I think your phone is N900T originally, but it has been flashed with the N9005-base custom rom.
I posted these screen shots from phone info. I also think it is sm-900t. I can use local sim here which means it unlocked. Will flashing other custom roms have effect on carier lock? I actually have never came across any carier locked device so asking noob questions
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I have an AT&T Galaxy S 4, SGH-I337 running Android 4.4.2 and I want to unlock it. I haven't had any luck with doing it my self through the Service Menu, I guess due to KitKat.
My question is If I use Towelroot to root my phone, will I be able to unlock my phone and use on T-Mobile?
Thanks for all the great stuff on your site!
Have you tried this? It's in the general forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54932702
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Just wondering if there is anyway to sim unlock the s4 after the latest update???
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Recently went through similar ordeal. Seems they took away the menu that allowed it to be unlocked. Luckily, I was able to get the unlock code from AT&T by submitting it online.
On my other s4, I was able to downgrade and unlock as normal. Try looking for note 4 or s5 methods as they may be similar.
Hello Guys,
I just switched from the iPhone to Note 4 and i am a really happy about the phone.
Only i have a few (noob) questions:
I have bought the phone from Mediamarkt (no contract) in the Netherlands. The problem is that some Note 4 users got the LP 5.0.1 update (BOC3) and i don't. You can see the information about my phone in the picture.
Can i use odin to update my phone or shall i wait a couple days or weeks? As an old Apple user i must say the updates are very confusing. If Apple released an update then everybody would recieve it.
Thanks!
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You could be waiting longer than a few weeks such is the nature of updates in the Android sphere.
Is your phone 'unlocked and unbranded' or is it 'sim locked / branded to a carrier'. Buying it off contract or on PAYG from your mobile carrier does not mean it's unbranded / unlocked.
If it is unbranded / unlocked you can indeed flash the 5.0.1 firmware via ODIN 3.0.9
I hesitate to suggest doing it if your device is branded and locked to a network until you at least sim unlock it from that network.
If your unsure easiest way to test is to pop a microsim from another carrier into it and you'll quickly find out.
Re: flashing via ODIN
If you using an Apple computer such as macbook - I would recommend you run ODIN in boot camp rather than via a VM such as parallels.
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Thanks for your answer!
I could not test it with another SIM but i saw on the website of Mediamarkt that the phone is unlocked. Is there another possibilty to see if the phone is locked or unlocked?
And if it is locked is it then possible to unlock it and then do the update?
Many thanks
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Is mediamarkt a general phone seller? or are they a carrier? If it's just a phone retailer and you don't have any splash screen or carrier apps installed, then yes it's likely an unbranded unlocked model.
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Mediamarkt is a big electronics shop, they sell everything. (mediamarkt.nl)
No apps installed, i think it is an unlocked version. Do i lose my warranty of i update from the buildnumer ANK to BOC3?
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I am from Germany ... I bought my wife's phone from MediaMarkt here and I flashed Lollipop with Odin with no issues. You should be okay to do it too.
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