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I bought an unlocked sprint s7 from ebay and it works like a dream and i was wondering if there was a safe method to update the phone WITHOUT ruining the unlock that the seller put on the phone.
Current software is update PC5 and i would love to benefit from security and bug fixes in new releases.
Thanks in advance!
nmarz3 said:
Long time reader...first time poster
I bought an unlocked sprint s7 from ebay and it works like a dream and i was wondering if there was a safe method to update the phone WITHOUT ruining the unlock that the seller put on the phone.
Current software is update PC5 and i would love to benefit from security and bug fixes in new releases.
Thanks in advance!
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I always thought if a phone gets carrier unlocked it didnt matter what u did to it, it would stay unlocked. Unless the way he got it unlocked was thru a mod maybe that can b ruined. Im not sure
shooterlgk said:
I always thought if a phone gets carrier unlocked it didnt matter what u did to it, it would stay unlocked. Unless the way he got it unlocked was thru a mod maybe that can b ruined. Im not sure
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Most likely not a carrier unlock do to a unlocked padlock during boot animation as well as samsung pay not working due to software mods that im guessing made it unlocked in the first place. Thanks for the reply!
nmarz3 said:
Most likely not a carrier unlock do to a unlocked padlock during boot animation as well as samsung pay not working due to software mods that im guessing made it unlocked in the first place. Thanks for the reply!
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Yea ur safest bet is to keep it as it is so u wont lose that. No problem
nmarz3 said:
Most likely not a carrier unlock do to a unlocked padlock during boot animation as well as samsung pay not working due to software mods that im guessing made it unlocked in the first place. Thanks for the reply!
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Bootloader unlock and sim unlock are two different things. You said it has an unlock pad on boot up screen. That means it's bootloader is unlocked. Which means if I am correct if it has a custom recovery you are unable to do future ota updates. Can and possibly brick your phone. You can flash a ton that has the new update no issues developers are usually fairly quick to update there rom on the latest ota.
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Bootloader unlock and sim unlock are two different things. You said it has an unlock pad on boot up screen. That means it's bootloader is unlocked. Which means if I am correct if it has a custom recovery you are unable to do future ota updates. Can and possibly brick your phone. You can flash a ton that has the new update no issues developers are usually fairly quick to update there rom on the latest ota.
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Now my question is that since my phones bootloader is unlocked via custom software, would it be safe to root it and install custom roms that have the current updates? thanks
nmarz3 said:
Now my question is that since my phones bootloader is unlocked via custom software, would it be safe to root it and install custom roms that have the current updates? thanks
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Yes! You are in the wrong forum though. You are on sprint but need to be with the enxyos forum ND running their tarp and roms
Have the same dilemma as OP.
unlocked on PC5 firmware with GCPro. No root was used
Should i update OTA or leave it be.
xronikus said:
Have the same dilemma as OP.
unlocked on PC5 firmware with GCPro. No root was used
Should i update OTA or leave it be.
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I can confirm that updating over OTA will NOT screw with the unlock of the device. If your samsung pay does not work i would disable knox with a package disabler app to receive samsung pay in you new updated state.
OTA update from PC5 to PH7 on unlocked phone went smoothly.
Thanks
I have a unlocked Sprint S7 but im outside of America, is there any way i can update without losing the unlock? i don't want to end with an expensive brick.
Im stuck in G930PVPU2APC5 and i can't receive OTA updates
I bought unlocked sprint s7 that I'm using with metro PCS, but it's not letting me update the profile and because of that I'm not getting the wifi hotspot option. How do I get it to work?
@ThaDunder : You must initially do it manually over samsung smart switch then OTA will work @zirnitra : Sadly wifi tethering is not working for me either...no idea how to fix it =/ must be a symptom of the unlocking like wifi calling
nmarz3 said:
@ThaDunder : You must initially do it manually over samsung smart switch then OTA will work @zirnitra : Sadly wifi tethering is not working for me either...no idea how to fix it =/ must be a symptom of the unlocking like wifi calling
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I already tried that, smart switch says there is no update available.
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I recently obtained an Xperia Play for myself from Verizon. I was wondering if any of you think I should root it or not. I have rooted my old Droid1 and have flashed a few roms on it. I am just finicky about doing this phone since it is brand new to me and the bootloader was just unlocked recently. I don't really want to brick my phone (I'm quite sure no one does.)
Hemingsent said:
I recently obtained an Xperia Play for myself from Verizon. I was wondering if any of you think I should root it or not. I have rooted my old Droid1 and have flashed a few roms on it. I am just finicky about doing this phone since it is brand new to me and the bootloader was just unlocked recently. I don't really want to brick my phone (I'm quite sure no one does.)
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how can your brick your phone rooting if anything you have done the only risky thing unlocking your bootloader
No, I haven't done anything with it yet.
Hemingsent said:
No, I haven't done anything with it yet.
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you said in your op that "the bootloader was just unlocked recently"
What I meant was that the verizon model was successfully unlocked, not that I had unlocked mine.
So to clarify, I will have to unlock my bootloader in order to obtain root for my Verizon R800x? Also, it will brick if I use an OTA update while it is unlocked? If this is so is it possible to relock the bootloader in order to avoid bricking it? I want to make sure I know as much as I can before attempting to root my play.
Hemingsent said:
1. I will have to unlock my bootloader in order to obtain root for my Verizon R800x?
2. will brick if I use an OTA update while it is unlocked?
3. If this is so is it possible to relock the bootloader in order to avoid bricking it?
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1. Yes
2. Yes, any official updates (Pc companion, OTA, SEUS) will brick your phone
3. Yes. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134334&page=5, But i dont know if it works on the r800x. I think blagus is waiting for someone to test it. Ask on that thread if its working or not. In the case on the r800i you can relock the bootloader from the link above and then use offical updates again.
Tbh you might get more info if you check out the R800X Bootloader CRACKED! thread
Okay, thank you a ton. I have been reading a lot of these forums lately and haven't found a clear answer for my questions until now. I was reading that blagus is waiting for someone to test it but the last post is from the 8th. Now I just play the waiting game.
Hello all,
Attached are modified factory roms that will flash an at&t or t-mobile phone to an unlocked phone. This means no more bloatware and in my case much better handoff between the lte bands.
These images reuse the carrier bootloader (I'm working on it) but everything else from the radio to the rom is from the unlocked priv.
Version: AAJ919
AT&T -> unlocked hybrid: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298947044
T-Mobile -> unlocked hybrid: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767153589
Directions: Unzip files. Hold power and volume down until phone reboots to fastboot. Launch flashall.bat. Follow instructions. This WILL delete your data so have a backup or don't I'm your boss. Wait. Done.
As usual I am not responsible for you bricking your phone. That being said even if the wrong file is flashed the phone gets stuck at the fastboot screen where you can flash the right file.
-Happy Modding
Can you provide more detailed instructions please
Im serious thats all there is to it.
What parts are you having problems with?
Didn't work for me, unfortunately. Phone promptly asked for SIM Pin.
zerocover said:
Hello all,
Attached are modified factory roms that will flash an at&t or t-mobile phone to an unlocked phone. This means no more bloatware and in my case much better handoff between the lte bands.
These images reuse the carrier bootloader (I'm working on it) but everything else from the radio to the rom is from the unlocked priv.
Version: AAJ919
AT&T -> unlocked hybrid: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298947044
T-Mobile -> unlocked hybrid: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767153589
Directions: Unzip files. Hold power and volume down until phone reboots to fastboot. Launch flashall.bat. Follow instructions. This WILL delete your data so have a backup or don't I'm your boss. Wait. Done.
As usual I am not responsible for you bricking your phone. That being said even if the wrong file is flashed the phone gets stuck at the fastboot screen where you can flash the right file.
-Happy Modding
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Just out of curiosity, will this be possible to do on a Verizon model? Obviously not flashing the ones above but making a VZ version?
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illitero said:
Didn't work for me, unfortunately. Phone promptly asked for SIM Pin.
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This does not unlock your phone, this is an unlocked rom with no carrier bloatware.
You must already have an unlocked phone. If your phone is paid off call your carrier and ask for the pin.
ozzmanj1 said:
Just out of curiosity, will this be possible to do on a Verizon model? Obviously not flashing the ones above but making a VZ version?
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That one wont. This one might.
Disclaimer I dont have a vzw phone so can't test it, but pretty much I'm making the same modification I made to the others. It should work.
If you could give it a go and let me know.
If it doesn't work this file will get you back to where you should be
zerocover said:
That one wont. This one might.
Disclaimer I dont have a vzw phone so can't test it, but pretty much I'm making the same modification I made to the others. It should work.
If you could give it a go and let me know.
If it doesn't work this file will get you back to where you should be
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I haven't bought a priv yet. But i came across a killer deal for a VZ model that's I'd be using on tmo. I'm going to be snagging it. But will test for sure and let you know. I am just trying to read up on the phone before ordering it on how to get rid of bloat and whatnot without root. Thank you very much for making the file.
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zerocover said:
This does not unlock your phone, this is an unlocked rom with no carrier bloatware.
You must already have an unlocked phone. If your phone is paid off call your carrier and ask for the pin.
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Haha, duh. I'm sorry. Very distracted, late night for me when I found this thread. plz4giv
zerocover said:
That one wont. This one might.
Disclaimer I dont have a vzw phone so can't test it, but pretty much I'm making the same modification I made to the others. It should work.
If you could give it a go and let me know.
If it doesn't work this file will get you back to where you should be
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I tried it and it worked. However, once it boots it will install a software update which takes you back to the bloated VZW version. Perhaps there's a way to block that update?
dakota_96 said:
I tried it and it worked. However, once it boots it will install a software update which takes you back to the bloated VZW version. Perhaps there's a way to block that update?
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Totally possible. If we had root just modify the host file and set the verizon server update ip to localhost. You should be able to install DNS66 and do something similar. This will take digging on your end to figure out what the update IP is though.
I have an ATT Priv, so if I flash this I'll get next time OTA from BlackBerry instead of ATT? Saw the one above with the Verizon update and went back to bloated version.
Reporting back in to verify that it worked flawlessly on both at&t and t-mobile variants I have. Now if only we could get root lol
Thank you so much for your effort
I have an ATT branded Priv which got unlocked from ATT directly and has successfully installed this ROM. It works perfectly without any ATT bloatwares, but this built is old and when I check for system update it shows my system is up to date. However the most recent built for unlocked factory image is AAL202 according to the blackberry official reload software website.
So does this ROM OTA updates via ATT server or directly from Blackberry server?
zerocover said:
Im serious thats all there is to it.
What parts are you having problems with?
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dude what about the firmware version? and update status?
is there one available for the AAL230 update? and is the at&t version provided here applicable on my priv with AAL230 update installed?
zerocover said:
Hello all,
Attached are modified factory roms that will flash an at&t or t-mobile phone to an unlocked phone. This means no more bloatware and in my case much better handoff between the lte bands.
These images reuse the carrier bootloader (I'm working on it) but everything else from the radio to the rom is from the unlocked priv.
Version: AAJ919
AT&T -> unlocked hybrid: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298947044
T-Mobile -> unlocked hybrid: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767153589
Directions: Unzip files. Hold power and volume down until phone reboots to fastboot. Launch flashall.bat. Follow instructions. This WILL delete your data so have a backup or don't I'm your boss. Wait. Done.
As usual I am not responsible for you bricking your phone. That being said even if the wrong file is flashed the phone gets stuck at the fastboot screen where you can flash the right file.
-Happy Modding
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Is this possible for the Verizon moto z play???
calistoz said:
is there one available for the AAL230 update? and is the at&t version provided here applicable on my priv with AAL230 update installed?
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AT&T runs a newer version of android then the international. If you want stockish android with no carrier bloat go international.
jzamalot said:
Is this possible for the Verizon moto z play???
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Send me a moto z play and we shall see. Otherwise sorry I can't test it.
With the very recent Verizon Priv update can the de-bloated image be updated?
If you intend to do basically anything with this phone I highly recommend unlocking the bootloader and leaving it in that state always. Especially do this before accepting any kind of beta ota because you might not be able to roll back without bootloader unlock. Do not for any reason try locking your bootloader again unless a rom you are using specifically says to do so like Copperhead or you may end up semi or hardbricking your device. Having and leaving your bootloader unlocked also makes it possible to recover from almost every single possible problem that can arise with the device on a firmware/os level.
Yes,
Recent Non Beta OTA Update also Ruined the Phone. Since the Device was Locked it turned into a Useless Brick Now.
So its Strongly advisable to keep the Developer Mode on with USB Debugging ON and Allow Boot-loader Unlock Option ON at-least.
senthil19 said:
Yes,
Recent Non Beta OTA Update also Ruined the Phone. Since the Device was Locked it turned into a Useless Brick Now.
So its Strongly advisable to keep the Developer Mode on with USB Debugging ON and Allow Boot-loader Unlock Option ON at-least.
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This is mostly the problem I'm referring to as I've now seen like 5 people who are stuck with a broken ota or are stuck on beta with no way off
I bought a second hand Pixel phone(small version) this summer and it came with locked bootloader. But i live in Russia now, so i dont use verizon. Is there any way to unlock bootloader on verizon phone? Android 8.1 last release
Karolei said:
I bought a second hand Pixel phone(small version) this summer and it came with locked bootloader. But i live in Russia now, so i dont use verizon. Is there any way to unlock bootloader on verizon phone? Android 8.1 last release
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Doesn't matter where you are, but there is a post or two on here talking about a guy who can unlock it using remote access and installing flexihub on your machine. If you wanna try it make a windows VM real quick and wipe ur phone after you back everything up that you need
Edit: double post
KittyRgnarok said:
Doesn't matter where you are, but there is a post or two on here talking about a guy who can unlock it using remote access and installing flexihub on your machine. If you wanna try it make a windows VM real quick and wipe ur phone after you back everything up that you need
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Can you give me a link to this thread or to this guy?
Karolei said:
Can you give me a link to this thread or to this guy?
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Literally first non-stickied thread in q&a
KittyRgnarok said:
Literally first non-stickied thread in q&a
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Oh, you are right, sorry. Thank you!
Karolei said:
Oh, you are right, sorry. Thank you!
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No problem my dude. Make sure to do this in a sandbox environment please. Have fun
Karolei said:
I bought a second hand Pixel phone(small version) this summer and it came with locked bootloader. But i live in Russia now, so i dont use verizon. Is there any way to unlock bootloader on verizon phone? Android 8.1 last release
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today，i spand 150￥ on chinese Taobao.he let my 8.1 verzon pixel unlock,its amazing,i found all bbs ,only fine one way to unlock，our phone need S-OFF S-OFF S-OFF（importance say third）s-off need our chinese is king-card，i dont know what speak in english（Key words：S-ON S-OFF htc） through it to return android 7.1 （sorry my english is pool，but i think you can understand，wish you an early unlock）
pingzi- said:
today，i spand 150￥ on chinese Taobao.he let my 8.1 verzon pixel unlock,its amazing,i found all bbs ,only fine one way to unlock，our phone need S-OFF S-OFF S-OFF（importance say third）s-off need our chinese is king-card，i dont know what speak in english（Key words：S-ON S-OFF htc） through it to return android 7.1 （sorry my english is pool，but i think you can understand，wish you an early unlock）
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Do You have bootloader unlocked now?
And how you did it? remote over internet?
can you post link no this service?
KittyRgnarok said:
This is mostly the problem I'm referring to as I've now seen like 5 people who are stuck with a broken ota or are stuck on beta with no way off
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Can you explain this further please, are you saying regular update can brick the phone?
invisibles said:
Can you explain this further please, are you saying regular update can brick the phone?
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A misparsed or improperly fetched OTA can semi-brick a phone yes. It can also happen when the manufacturer or carrier push a broken update. Both scenarios have happened many times with lg and Samsung phones for example
Haven't seen anyone say anything yet about it...
MR0 and MR1 Pie factory images released for Global
MR1 for CKH
Sorry ATT variant, not yet..
https://developer.razer.com/razer-phone-dev-tools/factory-images/
I'm on ATT variant too, already ditched their build and using global firmware. No issues so far. Hope this helps someone else.
jonchance_84 said:
I'm on ATT variant too, already ditched their build and using global firmware. No issues so far. Hope this helps someone else.
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You flashed global to your att model? Been thinking about doing this just been scared to.
DrGonzo6o said:
You flashed global to your att model? Been thinking about doing this just been scared to.
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Yup! Just be sure the unlock bootloader. Reason why I waited a while, was ATT usually doesn't like bootloaders to be unlocked, so they'll lock that down. Not the case with this phone.
So I unlocked the bootloader, which factory reset the phone. Then flashed the global firmware for Oreo. But you'll be lucky, you can flash the latest pie firmware from the start. I had to flash the Oreo global, then update from within settings to get pie.
Good luck.
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Yup! Just be sure the unlock bootloader. Reason why I waited a while, was ATT usually doesn't like bootloaders to be unlocked, so they'll lock that down. Not the case with this phone.
So I unlocked the bootloader, which factory reset the phone. Then flashed the global firmware for Oreo. But you'll be lucky, you can flash the latest pie firmware from the start. I had to flash the Oreo global, then update from within settings to get pie.
Good luck.
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Will I need to lock the bootloader back when I'm done? Maybe be a stupid question.
DrGonzo6o said:
Will I need to lock the bootloader back when I'm done? Maybe be a stupid question.
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No reason to re-lock the bootloader
peneoark said:
No reason to re-lock the bootloader
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will be able to get ota's from here on out with out locking it back?
Yes and no. If you don't root, you'll get ota's no problem. Rooted, you will still see the update, but there is a more involved process to update.
Once you're on global firmware, consider yourself an unlocked variant of the phone. Forget ATT.
jonchance_84 said:
Yes and no. If you don't root, you'll get ota's no problem. Rooted, you will still see the update, but there is a more involved process to update.
Once you're on global firmware, consider yourself an unlocked variant of the phone. Forget ATT.
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Awesome I have no plans on rooting just want to be on that software. So I can lock the loader back and that won't effect anything? Thank you so much.
Nope. Just follow the instructions on the Razer site. Easy.
Hello guys, I have a LG V20 LS997 (Sprint) and it was unlocked when I second-handed bought it. It had Android Nougat and I received the OTA Oreo Update, I risked to install it and fortunately, I did not lose my UNLOCK.
After some months I have noticed a lot of lag on my device, even when doing nothing it gets warm and battery drains fast. So, I want to factory-reset it to clean everything.
My question is, If I perform a Factory-Reset, will my phone Re-Lock again?
I attach a Screenshot of my Software Info:
I hope you guys can help me out, best wishes!
Aljecama12 said:
Hello guys, I have a LG V20 LS997 (Sprint) and it was unlocked when I second-handed bought it. It had Android Nougat and I received the OTA Oreo Update, I risked to install it and fortunately, I did not lose my UNLOCK.
After some months I have noticed a lot of lag on my device, even when doing nothing it gets warm and battery drains fast. So, I want to factory-reset it to clean everything.
My question is, If I perform a Factory-Reset, will my phone Re-Lock again?
I attach a Screenshot of my Software Info:
I hope you guys can help me out, best wishes!
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How do u unlock in this version? V20A 8.0
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Yes!!! For my short time owning 1, it was running Android 7. I updated to Oreo, and it re locked!!!. If you reset, it would still have to go through almost the same process. Long story short, yes
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This is an old thread but I just want to add some information. I bought an LS997 from eBay that claims to be unlocked. It runs Android 7.0 and I reset it a couple of times and it is still unlocked. However, after I updated to Oreo (8.0), it is locked immediately. This happens even without factory reset. So I am not sure how OP managed to upgrade without being locked. The bottom line is, I don't know whether OP's phone will be locked again after factory reset.
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This is an old thread but I just want to add some information. I bought an LS997 from eBay that claims to be unlocked. It runs Android 7.0 and I reset it a couple of times and it is still unlocked. However, after I updated to Oreo (8.0), it is locked immediately. This happens even without factory reset. So I am not sure how OP managed to upgrade without being locked. The bottom line is, I don't know whether OP's phone will be locked again after factory reset.
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Sprint unlocks it after Oreo update, but apparently only partially
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Sprint unlocks it after Oreo update, but apparently only partially
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Can you elaborate what you mean by partially? If it is unlocked by Sprint after Oreo update. It would take any carrier SIM and allow APN update, correct?
nookin said:
Can you elaborate what you mean by partially? If it is unlocked by Sprint after Oreo update. It would take any carrier SIM and allow APN update, correct?
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Oreo blocks apn modifying. Sim swap for carries I am not sure.
nookin said:
Can you elaborate what you mean by partially? If it is unlocked by Sprint after Oreo update. It would take any carrier SIM and allow APN update, correct?
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In my case any SIM but without APN update
Andriyol said:
In my case any SIM but without APN update
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Meaning you cannot modify the APN? Then it is as good as locked.
nookin said:
Meaning you cannot modify the APN? Then it is as good as locked.
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Exactly. After factory reset on Oreo it self locked again, Sprint don't want to unlock it second time and banned my account