Hello XDA members, I have a question, if I region unlocked note 3 will stay unlocked even if I installed custom rom then went back to official firmware, or even if I did a hard reset? or every time I will need to re unlock it?? thanks.
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Dear All
I am from UAE & bought Galaxy Tab yesterday. I have inserted my SIM and it is working fine but need to jump into upgrading firmware business
I have read many threads but got confused with the information. Can some expert please answer following :-
1. How can i check that my TAB is Factory Unlocked? I have checked using that *# code and it says all locks are off.
2. If my tab shows me that all locks are off, does this mean it will not get Locked if i upgrade the firmware?
3. I have currently
PDA: P1000JPJJ1
PHONE: P1000JXJJ1
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Can you please advice which version from samfirmwares.com i need to take for upgrading it? Currently its Arabic but i dont need Arabic. Can i install Euro version? If yes which one please?
3. Can i root & unlock all available firmwares? Should i root after upgrading firmware or before upgrading?
4. I was an iPhone user. So curious if firmware upgrade will also upgrade baseband and phone can be locked?
zeeshee said:
Dear All
I am from UAE & bought Galaxy Tab yesterday. I have inserted my SIM and it is working fine but need to jump into upgrading firmware business
I have read many threads but got confused with the information. Can some expert please answer following :-
1. How can i check that my TAB is Factory Unlocked? I have checked using that *# code and it says all locks are off.
2. If my tab shows me that all locks are off, does this mean it will not get Locked if i upgrade the firmware?
3. I have currently
PDA: P1000JPJJ1
PHONE: P1000JXJJ1
CSC: P1000OJPJJ3
Can you please advice which version from samfirmwares.com i need to take for upgrading it? Currently its Arabic but i dont need Arabic. Can i install Euro version? If yes which one please?
3. Can i root & unlock all available firmwares? Should i root after upgrading firmware or before upgrading?
4. I was an iPhone user. So curious if firmware upgrade will also upgrade baseband and phone can be locked?
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I dont have a tab (I may get one)
1) put a sim card in from another carrier
2) should do
3) use the samsung update utility
4) like iOS updates may block the root exploit but if it is factory unlocked then it shouldn't lock the tab
5) there may be baseband updates (my htc wildfire has had 2) and they didn't lock it
Thanks for your reply but one question is Unasnwered. How to ensure that my Tablet is Factory Unlocked before i upgrade?
Putting another sim will not confirm that it is Factory Unlocked as it can be unlocked using methods in this forum and then any SIM can be inserted. Same concept like iPhone... Right?
zeeshee said:
Thanks for your reply but one question is Unasnwered. How to ensure that my Tablet is Factory Unlocked before i upgrade?
Putting another sim will not confirm that it is Factory Unlocked as it can be unlocked using methods in this forum and then any SIM can be inserted. Same concept like iPhone... Right?
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By factory unlocked do you mean so you flash stuff on it and do upgrades? If so you ll have to look at a rooting guide, they dont.come unlocked like that.
If its sim unlock puttin an other sim will tell you
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I understand that to flash firmware and custom rom, i need to root it.
By factory unlock, i mean network unlock. It works with all SIMs now. I dont know if it is Network unlock from Factory or using methods described in these forums.
So concern is that if i upgrade to new or Euro firmware now, will is become network unlock again? If yes can i unlock it again on latest firmware?
zeeshee said:
I understand that to flash firmware and custom rom, i need to root it.
By factory unlock, i mean network unlock. It works with all SIMs now. I dont know if it is Network unlock from Factory or using methods described in these forums.
So concern is that if i upgrade to new or Euro firmware now, will is become network unlock again? If yes can i unlock it again on latest firmware?
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Upgrading firmwares wont lock it if its unlocked. It will be in the same lock condition as it was before the update
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I have a question can I flash unbranded latest firmware on my T-mobile branded N910F without tripping KNOX?
If yes can i have link for latest lets say German DBT firmware? Thank you
Yes bro , u can use ODIN to flash the firmware and via ODIN knox doesn't trip. Warranty only gets void, if KONX trips.
and do you by any chance have some fast link for k4 firm?
T mobile is stuck on J4
jirka607 said:
and do you by any chance have some fast link for k4 firm?
T mobile is stuck on J4
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This should be it, good luck!
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/39089/N910FXXU1ANK4_N910FOXA1ANK4_DBT.zip/
Hi there,
Can i suggest before you do it, i suggest to Network unlock your phone first. that's what i did before installing the unbranded firmware which you can find in Sammobile. im in O2 UK and after unlocking the Network unlock, i installed the unlock firmware using odin. since its a gebuine firmware, it didnt trgger the knox.
jirka607 said:
I have a question can I flash unbranded latest firmware on my T-mobile branded N910F without tripping KNOX?
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Yes, you can. But there's something you should know.
A branded Note 4 usually does NOT have that dreaded "Region Lock", prohibiting the use of any local SIM cards saving you a wealth of money if you're abroad. Check the box your Note came in. If there's no sticker informing about the device being locked to a special region of use, you don't have that Samsung disease.
Flashing a stock ROM is likely to activate that mindless "Region Lock".
So remember to flash an original carrier firmware prior to leaving for vacation.
iom_jack said:
Hi there,
Can i suggest before you do it, i suggest to Network unlock your phone first. that's what i did before installing the unbranded firmware which you can find in Sammobile. im in O2 UK and after unlocking the Network unlock, i installed the unlock firmware using odin. since its a gebuine firmware, it didnt trgger the knox.
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Unbranding has nothing do with the network lock.
I guess this is what I was looking for, so what I understand is, that on my Tmobile US note4, I can flash firmware of international version, and then my note4 will be like non carrier version Note4.
Yes, my device is already unlocked.
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I'm planning to buy a European version of the SG7 edge. Checking online I found about the region lock issue so I was wondering if, after unlocking it with 5 minutes of calls, can I still unlock the bootloader and install custom ROMs without losing the unlock itself. I need to know this as I live outside Europe at the moment, so I don't want to have a useless phone after a while, thanks
Pav90 said:
I'm planning to buy a European version of the SG7 edge. Checking online I found about the region lock issue so I was wondering if, after unlocking it with 5 minutes of calls, can I still unlock the bootloader and install custom ROMs without losing the unlock itself. I need to know this as I live outside Europe at the moment, so I don't want to have a useless phone after a while, thanks
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You can unlock bootloader and install custom Rom. If you buy a global unlocked variant.
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There's no really such thing as a bootloader unlocking on european model. It's just always unlocked. You can flash anything You want. And the call unlock thingy should either be required to do just once after buying it. Or every time You flash a custom rom. But that's the worst case. So I think You should be fine with just one 5 minute call. So don't worry. Get the phone. And enjoy! Recently we have so many custom roms that it's really worth it.
tried to flash unbranded stock rom but it won't it has a regional lock samsung say it is nothing to do with them it is optus that have the bootloder locked doses any one have a fix thanks in advance
Was able to unlock boatloader but it wouldn't let me flash custom recovery so relocked boatloader......
Any one want a s10 plus with the region lock on it it is off no use to me.......
What variant do you have? 975U1?
SM-g975f.....live in Australia the s10 plus is unlocked to all networks but regional locked to optus so unable to flash any other unbranded stock rom or even a other rom did unlock the bootloder but still not able to flash a custom recovery......
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Hello. Got a Samsung J3 in germany. Only problem is that it is networklocked to AT&T after a total factory reset and now cant unlock it. Hard to get any help from AT&T.
So, my question; If I do a root and custom rom on it, will it remove the network lock or do i just need to buy a new phone?