Hey guys , I'm a new member to xda please don't mind if I'm asking this is the wrong form but I recently bought a Samsung focus from eBay it was unlocked (not factory unlocked)
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As for the SGS 2 there is an app that finds the unlock code in your device
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So I was wondering if there is something like this to find the unlock code (of already unlocked Samsung Focus) in the device
emwno said:
Hey guys , I'm a new member to xda please don't mind if I'm asking this is the wrong form but I recently bought a Samsung focus from eBay it was unlocked (not factory unlocked)
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As for the SGS 2 there is an app that finds the unlock code in your device
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So I was wondering if there is something like this to find the unlock code (of already unlocked Samsung Focus) in the device
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No such thing, mate.
Your phone should stay unlocked as long as you don't lock it yourself in Diagnosis.
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So if it's unlocked with unlock code and not factory will it stay unlocked if I let's say update it to windows phone mango ??
yes even i would like to know this. after we update it to mango, will it still be unlocked or will get locked?
Folks, please use the search before asking.
I've answered it in too many threads already, for example here.
Ok so I am going to purchase an unlock code from cellunlocker.net. I have used them for my galaxy s2 skyrocket with success. Now I would like to help out the community by taking a system dump before the unlock and after. If anyone has info on how to do this or what i need to do please let me know. I have no idea how to go about this process. Thanks!
I'm pretty sure the SIM unlock doesn't work like that. Unlike the i9300. The SIM lock / unlock status, settings, etc is stored in other areas. Not in the Android file system. So a system dump comparison between locked and unlocked is pointless.
This would probably be best posted in Q&A
Currently not development
Thanks
FNM
Hi everybody, I'm new here and I'm in dire need of help, I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 from KSA, but travelled outside to malaysia first. I opened the phone here and used a different sim card first thing it asked me was for a "Sim Network Unlock Pin". now i already started it with a local sim, how am i supposed to over come this? ive also tried using online sites for codes but it was no help, what should i do to unlock??
next time, search.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1693491
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2282683
SilentRazor said:
next time, search.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1693491
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2282683
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I tried both methods but none of them worked :/
some suggestions...
Sorry you're having this trouble, qnfk... and that your welcome here by the above poster was not only less than friendly, it was unhelpful, since the solutions he recommended are for a different problem, namely unlocking a carrier lock not the region lock. Your phone is likely to have only one or the other.
I noticed that you have found the thread, Region Lock Unlocking for i9500 S4, though it hasn't become very active yet.
I have 3 suggestions for you:
A. Type *#12580*369# on your phone to check RF Cal for the date of manufacture and *#1234# for the firmware version codes for AP, CP & CSC.
B. Follow these directions to access the MCC blacklist in your device's customer.xml file:
dxzh said:
...use a file manager app like ES file explorer to look at the file /system/csc/customer.xml and then look for the lines starting:
<Settings>
- <Main>
- <Security>
<NbNetworkLock>...
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C. Read this entire thread: Check the countries that you can’t use your galaxy S4 in. Consider posting your questions there with the above information. It's a fairly active thread and I'm sure you'd be welcome... in fact, you'll find that the OP referenced your situation last week.
Your circumstances are unusual since Asian phones are officially supposed to be region unlocked. If you do post on that thread, you might consider also providing information about the background of your phone, such as where you bought it, how the seller represented its origin to you and whether or not it had a region-lock sticker on the box.
Good Luck!
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Sorry you're having this trouble, qnfk... and that your welcome here by the above poster was not only less than friendly, it was unhelpful, since the solutions he recommended are for a different problem, namely unlocking a carrier lock not the region lock. Your phone is likely to have only one or the other.
I noticed that you have found the thread, Region Lock Unlocking for i9500 S4, though it hasn't become very active yet.
I have 3 suggestions for you:
A. Type *#12580*369# on your phone to check RF Cal for the date of manufacture and *#1234# for the firmware version codes for AP, CP & CSC.
B. Follow these directions to access the MCC blacklist in your device's customer.xml file:
C. Read this entire thread: Check the countries that you can’t use your galaxy S4 in. Consider posting your questions there with the above information. It's a fairly active thread and I'm sure you'd be welcome... in fact, you'll find that the OP referenced your situation last week.
Your circumstances are unusual since Asian phones are officially supposed to be region unlocked. If you do post on that thread, you might consider also providing information about the background of your phone, such as where you bought it, how the seller represented its origin to you and whether or not it had a region-lock sticker on the box.
Good Luck!
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Thank you so much for your help I'll continue to post my problem in the other thread.
almost giving up on GT-I9500
I have a GT-I9500 that is Region locked(Middle East),I tried almost everything but nothing works for me.....H*ll I don't mind paying for unlocking codes,but i read somewhere that Region Locked is different,so buying unlocking codes might not really work,the phone comes with the new bootloader(phone made 2013.10.13),pls if anybody has a solution/suggestion or even a reliable website that can provide genuine "Region Unlocking codes" should share.
what i ve tried so far but still did not work
1-Region unlock app by @Chainfire
2-Try entering service mode by *#0011#
3-Root and install a custom rom(Crash Rom)
4-Terminal Emulator (to calculate unlock codes)
5-Change the Modem (tried all the modems,more than 10)
If anybody can help,pls kindly assist....
Thank you all
nuramohammed26 said:
I have a GT-I9500 that is Region locked(Middle East),I tried almost everything but nothing works for me.....H*ll I don't mind paying for unlocking codes,but i read somewhere that Region Locked is different,so buying unlocking codes might not really work,the phone comes with the new bootloader(phone made 2013.10.13),pls if anybody has a solution/suggestion or even a reliable website that can provide genuine "Region Unlocking codes" should share.
what i ve tried so far but still did not work
1-Region unlock app by @Chainfire
2-Try entering service mode by *#0011#
3-Root and install a custom rom(Crash Rom)
4-Terminal Emulator (to calculate unlock codes)
5-Change the Modem (tried all the modems,more than 10)
If anybody can help,pls kindly assist....
Thank you all
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I have same problem would love some help is there any way to open region lock ?
yaarz said:
I have same problem would love some help is there any way to open region lock ?
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Same situation, someone help in this regard.
goutham960 said:
Same situation, someone help in this regard.
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same by me ...
midnite_blue said:
Sorry you're having this trouble, qnfk... and that your welcome here by the above poster was not only less than friendly, it was unhelpful, since the solutions he recommended are for a different problem, namely unlocking a carrier lock not the region lock. Your phone is likely to have only one or the other.
I noticed that you have found the thread, Region Lock Unlocking for i9500 S4, though it hasn't become very active yet.
I have 3 suggestions for you:
A. Type *#12580*369# on your phone to check RF Cal for the date of manufacture and *#1234# for the firmware version codes for AP, CP & CSC.
B. Follow these directions to access the MCC blacklist in your device's customer.xml file:
C. Read this entire thread: Check the countries that you can’t use your galaxy S4 in. Consider posting your questions there with the above information. It's a fairly active thread and I'm sure you'd be welcome... in fact, you'll find that the OP referenced your situation last week.
Your circumstances are unusual since Asian phones are officially supposed to be region unlocked. If you do post on that thread, you might consider also providing information about the background of your phone, such as where you bought it, how the seller represented its origin to you and whether or not it had a region-lock sticker on the box.
Good Luck!
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What if the RF Cal version says not active?
Hey guys, I've recently upgraded my gone and tried to give my mum my old s4 but it's sim locked. The handset itself is on the EE network n she would like it to be on Vodafone. The phone just asks for an unlock code when a vodaphone sim is in.
The device is a s4 i9505 currently rooted
Android version - 5.0.1 genuine
Baseband - i9505xxuhoa7
Kernel - 3.4.0-3996895
SE - SEPF_GT-i9505_5.0.1_0002
Build - LRX22C.I9505XXUHOA7
If you could point me in the right direction in how to unlock would be appreciated..! I'm guessing maybe a modem change could fix this..?
Thanks in advance
In the future please use the search engine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2282683 should fulfill your request. Especially important is to read the last five pages, as critical information is found within them that is NOT on the first post of the thread.
That method does not work for me as it doesn't show the on off options in the secret menu..?
Because you didn't read the last five pages of the thread, as instructed.
Hello,
Sorry to post a message for that phone on this forum, but I didn't find a galaxy A41 forum on this site and I think they are not so far from each other
My daughter has a Galaxy A41 that has been stolen and that which we could find with geoloc.
After having changed the broken screen, I start the phone that asked me a PIN code to unlock,
Unfortunately, my daughter forgot the code so that I'm not able to fully start the phone.
Is there any way to unlock the phone by bypassing the PIN code and without loosing any data.
I tried also with findmymobile and google app manager but unsuccessfully.
Could you please help me or advise me an other site?
Thanks a lot
kondor76
kondor76 said:
Hello,
Sorry to post a message for that phone on this forum, but I didn't find a galaxy A41 forum on this site and I think they are not so far from each other
My daughter has a Galaxy A41 that has been stolen and that which we could find with geoloc.
After having changed the broken screen, I start the phone that asked me a PIN code to unlock,
Unfortunately, my daughter forgot the code so that I'm not able to fully start the phone.
Is there any way to unlock the phone by bypassing the PIN code and without loosing any data.
I tried also with findmymobile and google app manager but unsuccessfully.
Could you please help me or advise me an other site?
Thanks a lot
kondor76
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Pin unlock should be "synced" with the connected Google account.
Is there a different unlock method activated? Fingerprint, face recognition, etc.?
You or your daughter have to "proof" that it's your/her device. As long as the phone is connected to her Google account, unlocking with the Google password should work.
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