Hi,
I live in the UK and I'll be getting an AT&T G900A Galaxy S5 soon (gift from family member abroad) however I want to be able to use the Download Booster and naturally since I live in the UK I won't be using AT&T - so how would I go about completely blanking and removing ALL AT&T branding. AT&T boot screens, AT&T apps and restrictions, want it all removed.
Basically I want to firmware flash to stock S5 software, how do I do it?
Many thanks
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I bought Samsung Galaxy s4 Gt-19500 with Android version 4.2.2 out of Canada. The phone is sim unlocked. My original plan was to get a plan back in Canada and use it there. I found out that it was compatible with Rogers, Fido, and all the carriers who have a band 2600. Wind, Mobilicity, and the cheaper carriers is 1700/2100 and my phone does not work with there sim cards. I searched online and found this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291589 which is also with xda-developers but the download links on the bottom, downloaded 77zip which crashed the computer twice and also downloaded lots other programs with out permission. Is there any way to make it work with wind?
I don't need it to work with Rogers, Bell, Fido, or any other carrier after.
Much appreciated- Tyler
Hello i am sorry to tell you that the GT-i9500 does not have the chip needed to run on the wind net work (T-mobile in USA) the chip you would need is a qualcom chip the only international version that has that chi[ is the LTE variant of your phone GT-i9505 and no you cant swap chips nor can you flash a modem and get rid of that file that is crashing your PC if it does what it claims it does than its a lie and most likely a virus sorry for the bad news but my uncle had the same problem and thats why i have some experience with the phone i recommend you sell that one and buy the GT-i9505 or the T-Mobile SGH-M919 i personally have the T-Mobile version and no complaints just the bloatware but i flashed a rom and no more bloatware
Best Of Luck
I just have a quick question, I bought and unlocked At&t Galaxy S5, and using it with an T-Molbile sim card as T-mobile is my carrier. My question is if I want to add a custom ROM, do I download a rom for t-mobile or at&t.??
Neither, you download it for the model S5 you have (Mine is G900F)
But chances are that your bootloader is locked anyway
This is really confusing. Most of the threads are written such that 'how to root while updating to OF2/OF3'...it doesn't tell me which versions allow rooting in the first place? Any help. Coming from the GS3
As far as I know, the S5 Active is only available as an AT&T phone, which means it will have a locked bootloader and any somewhat newer firmwares will be unrootable. Pre-lollipop builds (Anything below OF2) are rootable but still have a locked bootloader.
Just a word from the wise, don't get an S5 Active, and DEFINITELY don't get an AT&T phone. a GS5 (regular) with a thin case (Spigen slim armor or neo-hybrid/ otterbox commuter) will be WAY more durable anyway, plus it's still waterproof/dustproof.
Get yourself a G900T (T-Mobile variant), or a G900AZ (Cricket wireless variant --Cricket is a subsidiary of at&t--), or even a G900F. Those all have unlocked bootloaders and will allow you to root, install custom recovery, custom roms, whatever you want forever. I personally have a G900T using it on AT&T with no issues, as the G900T supports all the same frequencies (and an extra one!) as the G900A (AT&T model). The G900F doesn't support every single band AT&T uses, so I would pick one of the other two if you want 100% compatibility.
MAKE SURE if you buy a G900T or G900AZ that it is UNLOCKED or you won't be able to use it. And after you get it, you'll have to call AT&T support and give them the new phone's IMEI number in order for LTE to work.
Hope what I said makes sense..
FYI The best place to buy a phone is always (XDA's own..) Swappa!
https://swappa.com/
Sean89us said:
As far as I know, the S5 Active is only available as an AT&T phone, which means it will have a locked bootloader and any somewhat newer firmwares will be unrootable. Pre-lollipop builds (Anything below OF2) are rootable but still have a locked bootloader.
Just a word from the wise, don't get an S5 Active, and DEFINITELY don't get an AT&T phone. a GS5 (regular) with a thin case (Spigen slim armor or neo-hybrid/ otterbox commuter) will be WAY more durable anyway, plus it's still waterproof/dustproof.
Get yourself a G900T (T-Mobile variant), or a G900AZ (Cricket wireless variant --Cricket is a subsidiary of at&t--), or even a G900F. Those all have unlocked bootloaders and will allow you to root, install custom recovery, custom roms, whatever you want forever. I personally have a G900T using it on AT&T with no issues, as the G900T supports all the same frequencies (and an extra one!) as the G900A (AT&T model). The G900F doesn't support every single band AT&T uses, so I would pick one of the other two if you want 100% compatibility.
MAKE SURE if you buy a G900T or G900AZ that it is UNLOCKED or you won't be able to use it. And after you get it, you'll have to call AT&T support and give them the new phone's IMEI number in order for LTE to work.
Hope what I said makes sense..
I habve an at&t variant OC5 phone available on Swappa should I get that or not, because I can't find a rooting guide for OC5
Or are you saying buy unlocked so you can use it on AT&T?
Problem is I can't find the SM-G900AZ anywhere used....might just go with the Zenfone 2 . DISSAPOINTING SAMSUNG and ATT I loved the GS3 and was looking forwar to the GS5
Which frequencies does the T mobile version NOT share?
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zetsui said:
I habve an at&t variant OC5 phone available on Swappa should I get that or not, because I can't find a rooting guide for OC5
Or are you saying buy unlocked so you can use it on AT&T?
Problem is I can't find the SM-G900AZ anywhere used....might just go with the Zenfone 2 . DISSAPOINTING SAMSUNG and ATT I loved the GS3 and was looking forwar to the GS5
Which frequencies does the T mobile version NOT share?
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The T-Mobile version shares all the same frequencies plus includes an additional frequency which AT&T does not use, so therefore the T-Mobile (G900T) retains 100% compatibility with AT&T. Yes, if you want to use a G900T on any carrier besides T-Mobile it will have to be unlocked. Luckily it's not hard to find an unlocked G900T.
Let me make this clear: If it's AT&T and it's a Samsung phone and it's on lollipop, don't expect to be able to root it. Go with a T-Mobile or factory unlocked phone.
Looking to pick up a GS5 and put on Nougat via LineageOS. Is there a certain carrier's phone that is more desirable than others? Since I do not already have the phone I would like to acquire the best one to get to my ultimate goal of unlocking and putting on Android 7. Phone will eventually be used on the AT&T network.
Thanks in advance,
Bob
Try and see if the international G900F works on AT&T, or simply get the G900T, to not go through the hassle which involves an international version.
If you like using custom roms and such STAY AWAY FROM AT&T!!! Bc they lock there bootloader's haha
AT&T Galaxy S5 has Locked Bootloader, which means you can't flash custom ROMs. Sprint variant has different hardware for CDMA support, so some ROM may be incompatible. If you can invest on G900F (International Version), G900F is the most ideal one for custom ROMs (Or G900W8, which is Canadian version) Otherwise, you would want to get G900T since it has unlocked bootloader.
hi team.
so i recently unlocked a Galaxy S5 from T-Mobile for resale. The client is using Rogers with the device. I have done this with a galaxy s8+, and i ended up needing to download custom odin, and the unlocked U1 ROM for the s8+ in order to get local services running. (bixby voice, tethering, etc)
what i would like to know, is; 1) Do i follow the same steps to get the services working on the galaxy S5, and 2) if i do, where can i find the ROM i need?
if i dont, then could someone explain to me the steps to fix it?
EDIT:::
I found a ROM Source, but dont know if i should get USA, since it was originally a USA phone, or Canada, because we are using canadian carriers.
Secondly, there is a slew of different ROMs for each region. XAB, XXA, TMK, etc... What do i get?