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Hi guys just recieved my s4 today in the uk.
Its locked 2 three i dont like it branded.
can anyone tell me which firmware i should flash to
sim free version uk
And the newest 1 plz
Tbh don't bother unbranding it, if you want updates quick then your better off staying with the 3 firmware you have already got installed.
Updates on Simfree are painfully slow, compared to the networks we are still waiting for the update that 3 got a month ago.
If you still want to go ahead and unbrand your S4 then there are guides on here to help you do it, first of all though before you can install a unbranded firmware, I think you gonna need to have to unlock it first before you can do anything else.
yea thats fine i know how to do all of that
i just would like to know which firmware i need for the UK simfree i9505 version just so i know im flashing the right 1
can anyone guide me to the right 1.
theres so many im confused
This one
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/209462137/82c78b1/I9505XXUAMDM_I9505OXXAMDB_BTU.zip.html
But you already have the more up to date one on your phone already.
Join us other UK peeps here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191766&page=240
Ixon2001 that file is rather huge lol.
is that defo the latest unbranded firmware for uk sim free
Yip that the latest and yes they huge files for the S4.
ok cheers much appreciated
As the title says, It seems the bureaucrats at EE UK network are using phones that cannot be bootloader unlocked, even if Sony do allow, albeit with some loss of features.
Considering I flashed a generic rom, and my important photos/whatsapp files got wiped (I forgot to backup) as it was stated with flashtool only account based user data will get wiped not data from internal memory/sd card, well that didn't work.
I needed to root to allow some recovery software get my photos/whatsapp files back.
Now finding that the booloader is unlockable . I just want to throw the phone at the kunts at EE management. " EE the UK's biggest and fastest growing, bunch of dicks!"
Is their anybody else on EE who's bootloader is unlockable?
I'm so depressed with this all.
You needed to root to recover deleted files that you deleted by rooting?
davestuarts said:
As the title says, It seems the bureaucrats at EE UK network are using phones that cannot be bootloader unlocked, even if Sony do allow, albeit with some loss of features.
Considering I flashed a generic rom, and my important photos/whatsapp files got wiped (I forgot to backup) as it was stated with flashtool only account based user data will get wiped not data from internal memory/sd card, well that didn't work.
I needed to root to allow some recovery software get my photos/whatsapp files back.
Now finding that the booloader is unlockable . I just want to throw the phone at the kunts at EE management. " EE the UK's biggest and fastest growing, bunch of dicks!"
Is their anybody else on EE who's bootloader is unlockable?
I'm so depressed with this all.
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In Poland Orange locks bootloaders for good in SONY devices, as I know there are tricks to make it unlockable, but not sure if possible to do it at home.
adamk7 said:
You needed to root to recover deleted files that you deleted by rooting?
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I have not rooted yet, have only applied a generic less bloated rom. But now I need to root, so I can use software like 'hexamob recovery' which needs root to access the internal memory.
Tbh, the photo's I took that got wiped are sentimentally so important, hence me getting so stressed about it.
rollesky said:
In Poland Orange locks bootloaders for good in SONY devices, as I know there are tricks to make it unlockable, but not sure if possible to do it at home.
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Oh, so orange there do the same. Here its now T-mobile/orange joined together as EE.
There must be a way to change that Bootloader state to yes. I know Orange/EE won't do it. Many people have asked in their forums about similar devices.
Thx for the insight tho...
I'll be totally honest with you here & you wont like the answer...
...if it says "bootloader unlock allowed: no" it will most probably stay that way.
My last Sony phone was from O2 & it was the same story.
The history of Sony phones with that state have stayed that way, as far as I'm aware
This means, once (optimistic) we get root you will only be able to flash stock based roms
Considering rooting newer versions of android seem to be getting more difficult, finding a way to bypass the bootloader is going to be near impossible...never say never but don't hold your breath.
The only Sony phone I had where the bootloader got unlocked unofficially was the X10 mini pro (beast phone) & that is when they were still Sony Ericsson & over 2 years after release (luckily back then you could flash CM / AOSP etc with locked bootloader, not any more though!)
Best bet is, give the phone back & buy it from a reseller like Clove / Handtec if unlocking the bootloader is that important to you & its not a contract deal you're after (or get sim only contract or something...PAYG FTW)
Otherwise, remember this for next time...
davestuarts said:
I have not rooted yet, have only applied a generic less bloated rom. But now I need to root, so I can use software like 'hexamob recovery' which needs root to access the internal memory.
Tbh, the photo's I took that got wiped are sentimentally so important, hence me getting so stressed about it.
Oh, so orange there do the same. Here its now T-mobile/orange joined together as EE.
There must be a way to change that Bootloader state to yes. I know Orange/EE won't do it. Many people have asked in their forums about similar devices.
Thx for the insight tho...
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phroenix said:
I'll be totally honest with you here & you wont like the answer...
...if it says "bootloader unlock allowed: no" it will most probably stay that way.
My last Sony phone was from O2 & it was the same story.
The history of Sony phones with that state have stayed that way, as far as I'm aware
This means, once (optimistic) we get root you will only be able to flash stock based roms
Considering rooting newer versions of android seem to be getting more difficult, finding a way to bypass the bootloader is going to be near impossible...never say never but don't hold your breath.
The only Sony phone I had where the bootloader got unlocked unofficially was the X10 mini pro (beast phone) & that is when they were still Sony Ericsson & over 2 years after release (luckily back then you could flash CM / AOSP etc with locked bootloader, not any more though!)
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What phroenix said is true.
From Xperia T (2012) onwards, there's no chance to get the bootloader unlocked if you read "bootloader unlock allowed: no".
@davestuarts Your old customization was 1289-4465 (T-mobile/EE) so I'm making a new FTF for you with that old firmware, let's try this way
istux said:
What phroenix said is true.
From Xperia T (2012) onwards, there's no chance to get the bootloader unlocked if you read "bootloader unlock allowed: no".
Sony, will they ever learn. I'm glad I didn't get rid of my viper running One X yet.
Tbh, the Sony layer on kitkit is pretty good considering and I'm plenty happy keeping stock roms, My main things are to run exposed and xprivacy.
@davestuarts Your old customization was 1289-4465 (T-mobile/EE) so I'm making a new FTF for you with that old firmware, let's try this way
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Thanks istux, appreciate the help and less stress feeling.
Tha
I would have posted this under the S5 'T-Mobile' section, but I think it might be more of a generic discussion.
I am considering in purchasing the S5 Plus (G901F). From what I can see right now, this is only available in Germany, UK and just about now, Netherlands. Problem is that it's exclusive to respective providers and therefore - "branded"
I can find it cheaper from Germany - which is subject to T-Mobile / Telekom (same thing?) branding.
I have asked the shop and they confirmed that the phone is factory unlocked to any provider/country and that there is no "hardware branding" on the phone. Meaning no stickers, no logos or anything else physically on the phone.
However, there is "software branding". Meaning the firmware itself and whatever bloatware the provider has put inside that ROM.
Now, I have read that I can use ODIN and find the least crapware-loaded ROM (from any country) and flash it *without* compromissing the knox bit. So far so good.
What I would like to know is that: What happens when finally Samsung releases a pure, non-branded ROM for the G901F? I can still use ODIN to flash - no problem. But what about future releases. I mean future non-branded firmwares. Would I be able to use OTA from that point on, or would I have to keep an eye and update via ODIN? Can someone please elaborate and explain this?
I get it - that's a 'newbie' type of question, but I would be really grateful towards some help here. All I can do for someone who will spend 2mins for writing a useful/accurate answer is say 'thanks'
Didn't find an exact answer to what I ask here, hence me writing this. Hope it's not a double-post!
jstoner said:
I would have posted this under the S5 'T-Mobile' section, but I think it might be more of a generic discussion.
I am considering in purchasing the S5 Plus (G901F). From what I can see right now, this is only available in Germany, UK and just about now, Netherlands. Problem is that it's exclusive to respective providers and therefore - "branded"
I can find it cheaper from Germany - which is subject to T-Mobile / Telekom (same thing?) branding.
I have asked the shop and they confirmed that the phone is factory unlocked to any provider/country and that there is no "hardware branding" on the phone. Meaning no stickers, no logos or anything else physically on the phone.
However, there is "software branding". Meaning the firmware itself and whatever bloatware the provider has put inside that ROM.
Now, I have read that I can use ODIN and find the least crapware-loaded ROM (from any country) and flash it *without* compromissing the knox bit. So far so good.
What I would like to know is that: What happens when finally Samsung releases a pure, non-branded ROM for the G901F? I can still use ODIN to flash - no problem. But what about future releases. I mean future non-branded firmwares. Would I be able to use OTA from that point on, or would I have to keep an eye and update via ODIN? Can someone please elaborate and explain this?
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Hi jstoner,
I think that while using an unbranded ROM would probably prevent you from receiving OTA's from your provider you would still be left wih the Samsung tool for getting new updates - Kies.
It has the options to check for updates and to flash them.
The geeky option is indeed to keep your eyes out for updates and fire up Odin
Disclaimer: I never used Kies to update my phone so I might be wrong here
Sent from my Android powered Tricorder
I forgot to mention - I live in Greece (but I m thinking of buying the phone from Germany, as it's not available here yet)
Does KIES list all ROMs from ALL regions/providers for a particular phone?
vrl13 said:
I think that while using an unbranded ROM would probably prevent you from receiving OTA's from your provider you would still be left wih the Samsung tool for getting new updates - Kies.
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Hello,
It seems there is a firmware for Greece for you
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/40735/G901FXXU1ANK3_G901FEUR1ANL1_EUR.zip/
Oh good
Does that mean it's about to be released in Greece soon???
thierry_b said:
Hello,
It seems there is a firmware for Greece for you
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/40735/G901FXXU1ANK3_G901FEUR1ANL1_EUR.zip/
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Nobody knows man. But you can always flash the newest updates via odin without triggering knox. After a few month only German Vodafone is building an update. T- mobil stii stuck on h5 firmware. So if there will be an unbranded oce ever ever ever.........you have odin
Wonder if that Greek ROM is unbranded or not
As for hardware branding, it seems that all G901F units sold in Germany under Telekom/T-Mobile have that "LTE+" at the back (also on the retail box). Instead, those EE (UK) units seem to have no hardware branding at all - it just has the "Samsung" logo at the back cover (and nothing on the retail box)
teichy1 said:
No Body knows man. But you can always flash the newest updates via odin without triggering knox. After a few month only German Vodafone is building an update. T- mobil stii stuck on h5 firmware. So if there will be an unbranded oce ever ever ever.........you have odin
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There are a few Providerapps inside. All Roms i tested for 901F has the normal Samsung Bootloaderscreener. No Provider startup. So nothing to worry about . Mine has also the LTE+ logo, but former T-Mobile Devices have also Coverbrands on it...Thanks God these not
Sony has just recently announced a SIM-Lock Free model for the Japanese market called Xperia J1 Compact (D5788), which is based on Docomo Xperia Z1 Compact (SO-02F). I'm not sure of the exact differences between the two in terms of hardware, but I have read that the front facing camera is different and the new J1 Compact does not support one-seg TV. Apart from that, the specs regarding CPU, RAM, GPU, etc. appears to be the same.
I was using my SO-02F with MVNO SIM (IIJMio - using Docomo backbone), and I was quite happy with it, but I still had lots of Docomo bloatware that I couldn't get rid of, plus, I had to root to get A-GPS working properly and use adb to get tethering to work.
Since I wasn't worried about losing the one-seg TV functionality, I decided to transplant the D5788 ROM and see what happens.
Although the D5788 has not been officially released for sale yet (April 20th is the due date), I found that I can download the firmware via Xperifirm V4.3. I then proceeded to burn the ROM via flashtool, Sony Mobile Flasher by Androxyde V0.9.18.5.
I will not be explaining the procedure in detail, as there are many tutorials in these forums that do. There are no magical settings or tricks that you need to be aware of.
In the short time that I have tested the device, everything appears to work normally. I was most concerned about the osaifu-ketai (felica) functionality, but it appears to be working fine. Both the front and back cameras are also working. No more Docomo bloatware but there are some Sony ones, but I can live with those as they are not as intrusive. Finally, the A-GPS and tethering works without going through the hoops.
If you own an SO-02F or SO-04F and using an MVNO SIM, then I would highly recommend you try this mod. If you don't like it, you can always flash back to stock. However, all the usual warnings apply and you do this at your own risk. THERE IS ALWAYS A RISK THAT YOU MAY BRICK YOUR DEVICE.
HI,
does nfc work?
I have an SO-02F, flashed an european tft on it and now there is no seg-tv and no nfc.
Don't care much about segTv but nfc is a bit sad.
thanks
aexme said:
HI,
does nfc work?
I have an SO-02F, flashed an european tft on it and now there is no seg-tv and no nfc.
Don't care much about segTv but nfc is a bit sad.
thanks
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I haven't tried the "normal" NFC, but it should work.
The osaifu-keitai (Sony Felica) for such things as Suica, Edy, etc. also works fine.
My apologies.
It seems the osaifu-keitai (felica NFC) doesn't appear to work properly.
It recognizes my balance for Suica and Rakuten Edy through the pre-installed Osaifu-Keitai app, but when I try to run the dedicated Suica or Rakuten Edy apps, it throws an error.
Looks like I will be going back to the original ROM. Perhaps I'll try again in couple of weeks when the Xperia J1 Compact is actually on sale. They may have an updated firmware by then which will resolve this issue.
Again, sorry about the earlier misinformation.
no worries, am waiting for lolipop anyway
tomtecs said:
sony has just recently announced a sim-lock free model for the japanese market called xperia j1 compact (d5788), which is based on docomo xperia z1 compact (so-02f). I'm not sure of the exact differences between the two in terms of hardware, but i have read that the front facing camera is different and the new j1 compact does not support one-seg tv. Apart from that, the specs regarding cpu, ram, gpu, etc. Appears to be the same.
I was using my so-02f with mvno sim (iijmio - using docomo backbone), and i was quite happy with it, but i still had lots of docomo bloatware that i couldn't get rid of, plus, i had to root to get a-gps working properly and use adb to get tethering to work.
Since i wasn't worried about losing the one-seg tv functionality, i decided to transplant the d5788 rom and see what happens.
Although the d5788 has not been officially released for sale yet (april 20th is the due date), i found that i can download the firmware via xperifirm v4.3. I then proceeded to burn the rom via flashtool, sony mobile flasher by androxyde v0.9.18.5.
I will not be explaining the procedure in detail, as there are many tutorials in these forums that do. There are no magical settings or tricks that you need to be aware of.
In the short time that i have tested the device, everything appears to work normally. I was most concerned about the osaifu-ketai (felica) functionality, but it appears to be working fine. Both the front and back cameras are also working. No more docomo bloatware but there are some sony ones, but i can live with those as they are not as intrusive. Finally, the a-gps and tethering works without going through the hoops.
If you own an so-02f or so-04f and using an mvno sim, then i would highly recommend you try this mod. If you don't like it, you can always flash back to stock. However, all the usual warnings apply and you do this at your own risk. There is always a risk that you may brick your device.
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please
make a tutorial how'd you did it. I need it badly. This is my only way to make my ntt docomo so-02f openline.
Thank you so much!!!
hi I have done this. but, in start up, I still see a sim unlock code. is it not openline for all country? is it sim free for japan only?
I don't think this procedure will actually unlock your phone for use with any carrier's SIM. If you want to unlock, you still need to do it some other way.
I just wanted to test this out because I wanted a firmware without Docomo's heavy bloatware, without losing the osaifu-keitai functionality. Otherwise, I could just as easily have loaded an international version of the ROM or the custom ones.
It seems the Xperia J1 Compact is still not complete in regards to osaifu-keitai as it states on the official Sony website (http://www.sonymobile.co.jp/xperia/sp/j1c/index.html) that they are still working on adding full functionality.
THANKS! do you know any other procedures to unlock my device? I really need it badly. I hope there is a way to unlock xperia so-02f ntt DoCoMo locked to any carrier.
tomtecs said:
Sony has just recently announced a SIM-Lock Free model for the Japanese market called Xperia J1 Compact (D5788), which is based on Docomo Xperia Z1 Compact (SO-02F). I'm not sure of the exact differences between the two in terms of hardware, but I have read that the front facing camera is different and the new J1 Compact does not support one-seg TV. Apart from that, the specs regarding CPU, RAM, GPU, etc. appears to be the same.
I was using my SO-02F with MVNO SIM (IIJMio - using Docomo backbone), and I was quite happy with it, but I still had lots of Docomo bloatware that I couldn't get rid of, plus, I had to root to get A-GPS working properly and use adb to get tethering to work.
Since I wasn't worried about losing the one-seg TV functionality, I decided to transplant the D5788 ROM and see what happens.
Although the D5788 has not been officially released for sale yet (April 20th is the due date), I found that I can download the firmware via Xperifirm V4.3. I then proceeded to burn the ROM via flashtool, Sony Mobile Flasher by Androxyde V0.9.18.5.
I will not be explaining the procedure in detail, as there are many tutorials in these forums that do. There are no magical settings or tricks that you need to be aware of.
In the short time that I have tested the device, everything appears to work normally. I was most concerned about the osaifu-ketai (felica) functionality, but it appears to be working fine. Both the front and back cameras are also working. No more Docomo bloatware but there are some Sony ones, but I can live with those as they are not as intrusive. Finally, the A-GPS and tethering works without going through the hoops.
If you own an SO-02F or SO-04F and using an MVNO SIM, then I would highly recommend you try this mod. If you don't like it, you can always flash back to stock. However, all the usual warnings apply and you do this at your own risk. THERE IS ALWAYS A RISK THAT YOU MAY BRICK YOUR DEVICE.
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From the official image by sony japan, I think D5788 is more likely an unbrended (and unlocked) version of SO-04F ...
(although so-04f itself is based on z1f :laugh
ralph21 said:
THANKS! do you know any other procedures to unlock my device? I really need it badly. I hope there is a way to unlock xperia so-02f ntt DoCoMo locked to any carrier.
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Hi,
to unlock you have to go to a docomo shop, they will unlock it for about 3000yen.
If you are not in jp, i heard there are online shops that sell unlock codes
This will only make it sim free, not bootloader: unlock.
aexme said:
Hi,
to unlock you have to go to a docomo shop, they will unlock it for about 3000yen.
If you are not in jp, i heard there are online shops that sell unlock codes
This will only make it sim free, not bootloader: unlock.
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are there other ways? that I don't have to use money? I'm just a teenager.
can I just flash other roms?
or can I install the z3compact firmware in my z1f? because I found the firmware in xperifirm that is in my country. im from PH.
will it unlock my phone?
btw, I don't care about bootloader, I just want to use it here in my country for messaging and calls.
thank you so much!
ralph21 said:
are there other ways? that I don't have to use money? I'm just a teenager.
can I just flash other roms?
or can I install the z3compact firmware in my z1f? because I found the firmware in xperifirm that is in my country. im from PH.
will it unlock my phone?
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3000yen is like 30usd not exactly a lot.
no just flashing another firmware is not enough
have fun
ralph21 said:
are there other ways? that I don't have to use money? I'm just a teenager.
can I just flash other roms?
or can I install the z3compact firmware in my z1f? because I found the firmware in xperifirm that is in my country. im from PH.
will it unlock my phone?
btw, I don't care about bootloader, I just want to use it here in my country for messaging and calls.
thank you so much!
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I would strongly advise against flashing the Z3 Compact ROM onto your SO-02F. The hardware are completely different and if you go ahead with the flashing, you will more than likely brick your phone.
tomtecs said:
I would strongly advise against flashing the Z3 Compact ROM onto your SO-02F. The hardware are completely different and if you go ahead with the flashing, you will more than likely brick your phone.
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thank you.
but the j1 compact has the same UI and looks as the z3c, and it worked perfectly in my z1f. why is that?
ralph21 said:
thank you.
but the j1 compact has the same UI and looks as the z3c, and it worked perfectly in my z1f. why is that?
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The J1 Compact is based on A2 (SO-04F) and the A2 is based on Z1f. These 3 devices are virtually identical in terms of CPU, RAM, GPU, etc. Mean while, the Z3c is totally different. It has different CPU, GPU, etc.
tomtecs said:
The J1 Compact is based on A2 (SO-04F) and the A2 is based on Z1f. These 3 devices are virtually identical in terms of CPU, RAM, GPU, etc. Mean while, the Z3c is totally different. It has different CPU, GPU, etc.
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UH. okay, I guess I really have to pay to make my z1f openline. BTW, if it is in other firmware, can it still be unlocked by sim network unlock code or I have to flash its original firmware back?
ralph21 said:
UH. okay, I guess I really have to pay to make my z1f openline. BTW, if it is in other firmware, can it still be unlocked by sim network unlock code or I have to flash its original firmware back?
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Sorry, I'm not sure. I never had the need to SIM unlock my device, so I never really looked into it. I guess it'll be safest to return the device to original first.
If you want more info, just search this website or search on web. I'm sure there'll be a discussion on the subject by someone a lot more knowledgeable than I.
NFC is working in A2 with a J1 firmware?
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Hello all. I am new to the world of android and would like some assistance with a topic - flashing stock firmware.
I bought an AT&T S6 Edge+ outright and absolutely love the phone. Except that it's filled with all sorts of AT&T apps and certain functionalities of the phone is disabled. I researched the topic of flashing the firmware to another region/carrier's stock firmware and it seems that this is a possible route to "debranding" the phone. However I also learned that AT&T locks the boot loader. Will this have any impact on me flashing the ROM with another firmware for this model?
Thanks for all the advice and patience!:good:
miss_oui said:
Hello all. I am new to the world of android and would like some assistance with a topic - flashing stock firmware.
I bought an AT&T S6 Edge+ outright and absolutely love the phone. Except that it's filled with all sorts of AT&T apps and certain functionalities of the phone is disabled. I researched the topic of flashing the firmware to another region/carrier's stock firmware and it seems that this is a possible route to "debranding" the phone. However I also learned that AT&T locks the boot loader. Will this have any impact on me flashing the ROM with another firmware for this model?
Thanks for all the advice and patience!:good:
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same prob.
miss_oui said:
Hello all. I am new to the world of android and would like some assistance with a topic - flashing stock firmware.
I bought an AT&T S6 Edge+ outright and absolutely love the phone. Except that it's filled with all sorts of AT&T apps and certain functionalities of the phone is disabled. I researched the topic of flashing the firmware to another region/carrier's stock firmware and it seems that this is a possible route to "debranding" the phone. However I also learned that AT&T locks the boot loader. Will this have any impact on me flashing the ROM with another firmware for this model?
Thanks for all the advice and patience!:good:
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Anyone who can help? Same issue here, can't stand this **** by at&t
Not possible
Device specific firmware is on carrier devices so if you try to put kor or T-Mobile or whatever on one the american s6 or edge then I believe its the bricks for you...I also believe if you have a clean imei the carrier will unlock it for you don't hurt to try ..the story is you may have to be on their network activated and also if you purchased through the payment option after its paid off it can be unlocked ..debranded whatever
miss_oui said:
Hello all. I am new to the world of android and would like some assistance with a topic - flashing stock firmware.
I bought an AT&T S6 Edge+ outright and absolutely love the phone. Except that it's filled with all sorts of AT&T apps and certain functionalities of the phone is disabled. I researched the topic of flashing the firmware to another region/carrier's stock firmware and it seems that this is a possible route to "debranding" the phone. However I also learned that AT&T locks the boot loader. Will this have any impact on me flashing the ROM with another firmware for this model?
Thanks for all the advice and patience!:good:
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There is no way to "de-brand" the phones.......
Crossfader971 said:
same prob.
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thelittleleto said:
Anyone who can help? Same issue here, can't stand this **** by at&t
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Do what I done, Sell the phone on Swappa, Ebay, Amazon or Craigslist & purchase
an international version of the S6 Edge+ or any other Samsung International phone.
They all come factory unlocked and very easy to root.
The only feature the T-Mobile users will no longer have
is the wifi calling. Being rooted is an excellent trade-off
for the wifi calling feature unless you live in the middle
of no-where. LOL
All the other features work just as good in all the
international phones as with the branded phones.
Good luck and have a great evening!