Hong Kong nougat update ? - Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers

China got the nougat update but Hong Kong yet to get the update what's the difference between this two.

Same for Luxemburg ?

yea samsung like to split different country for updates, look at the 935 variant update in Europe...

Fahimxda said:
what's the difference between this two.
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That's a good one.
Though it is irrelevant for Samsung's update policy the Mainland edition need to comply with Mainland restrictions and you won't find anything Google related in the software but a lot of other crap.
If you don't want to wait download a nougat rom for Snapdragon of your choice and use the HOME_CSC of the latest rom for your area though I would say it cannot be much longer until you get the update as well.

andiling said:
That's a good one.
Though it is irrelevant for Samsung's update policy the Mainland edition need to comply with Mainland restrictions and you won't find anything Google related in the software but a lot of other crap.
If you don't want to wait download a nougat rom of your choice and use the HOME_CSC of the latest rom for your area though I would say it cannot be much longer until you get the update as well.
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I'm in the same boat; have a HongKong S7 edge 128 with Snapdragon.
Can you confirm that it is ok to use ODIN withNougat 7.0 from another country for BL,AP and CP and use the HOME_CSC from HongKong fron december that was on 6.0.1 Marshmallow? I'm speaking about official firmwares on a non-rooted phone and do not want to trigger Knox

FrenchJo67 said:
I'm in the same boat; have a HongKong S7 edge 128 with Snapdragon.
Can you confirm that it is ok to use ODIN withNougat 7.0 from another country for BL,AP and CP and use the HOME_CSC from HongKong fron december that was on 6.0.1 Marshmallow? I'm speaking about official firmwares on a non-rooted phone and do not want to trigger Knox
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Just wait for this month end mostly Will get it.

Knox won't be triggered in any case.
I did not try out this specific combination but never had a problem flashing Nougat (beta) BTU WHICH YOU SHOULD NOT USE SINCE IT IS FOR EXYNOS with various Marshmallow HOME_CSC.
For safety's sake make a backup first.

just use u.s. version and apply hk csc and you get the same thing if you remove carrier bloatware.

Thank you all. I will see how my patience meter does...Might try and will be careful to use a Snapdragon version.

On a side note if you use a mixed set of firmware files you won't receive OTA updates. It would be recommended to flash the complete set of the Hong Kong Nougat version (again with HOME_CSC) afterwards once released.

Fahimxda said:
what's the difference between this two.
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Actually all localized services are the difference. I'm not sure of course but this is the only reason I can think about.
Waiting for HK update as well, while friends having Chinese version got update.

If we're lucky we'll get Android 7 before Android 8 comes out, fingers crossed

I am actually downloading OTA update now, though very slow...

JohnGReco said:
Same for Luxemburg
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This is ridiculous.. still waiting also...

Same here. Half way through

Went faster via sammobile and Odin...

I'm still trying to download it, keeps failing..................£640 phone and this is the service we get from Samsung

Bart3n said:
This is ridiculous.. still waiting also...
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and we can't just use some other Firmware. Check here
It might disable S-Health, Knox... (not trip, just disable - due to some Policy update)

JohnGReco said:
and we can't just use some other Firmware. Check here
It might disable S-Health, Knox... (not trip, just disable - due to some Policy update)
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That's not true... i am running Vodafone software and everything works.. but i would rather use the lux version because of no bloatware

Bart3n said:
That's not true... i am running Vodafone software and everything works.. but i would rather use the lux version because of no bloatware
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Did you check the link mate?
I used the Greek one (EUR) my self (AP only), but then i installed the CSC as well - then it went downhill.

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How to update my phone?

So,I bought a new s4 octa today.All is great ranging from the bright screen to the nice 22 gigs available.But I'm having some kind of problem.I don't get any updates via OTA,also I tried using KIES and it says I have non-Samsung device and that it has latest firmware.
The baseband version is i9500XXUAMDK and the build number is JDQ39.I9500XXUAMDK.
I don't have heating problems as I topped 40 Celsius with 32 in standby or just playing with it,but how do I update?
kingbasescu said:
So,I bought a new s4 octa today.All is great ranging from the bright screen to the nice 22 gigs available.But I'm having some kind of problem.I don't get any updates via OTA,also I tried using KIES and it says I have non-Samsung device and that it has latest firmware.
The baseband version is i9500XXUAMDK and the build number is JDQ39.I9500XXUAMDK.
I don't have heating problems as I topped 40 Celsius with 32 in standby or just playing with it,but how do I update?
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In what country do you live? Also install CPU Z from Play, that should give you info about the phone`s hard- and software. Non-Samsung device but still the latest software?
gee2012 said:
In what country do you live? Also install CPU Z from Play, that should give you info about the phone`s hard- and software. Non-Samsung device but still the latest software?
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I'm so sorry,I was mistaken when saying that it's non-Samsung.It's recognized as GT-i9500 so no problem with recognition.I live in Romania.Are you sure that what I have is the latest software?If not,why don't I receive any updates?
EDIT: I used CPU-Z from the beginning,and I have 32-34 when just browsing or watching vids and it gets up to 40 in gaming.
kingbasescu said:
I'm so sorry,I was mistaken when saying that it's non-Samsung.It's recognized as GT-i9500 so no problem with recognition.I live in Romania.Are you sure that what I have is the latest software?If not,why don't I receive any updates?
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The I9500 is not beeing officialy sold in Romania, the I9505 is. It is probably an imported device from another country bro. There is no Romanian I9500 rom available on Sammobile, only I9505 roms. The MDK is quite an old rom. You could flash the Russian I9500XXUBMG1 rom with Odin for instance. There aren`t many Euro roms available as far as i can see, the Russian SER is the only one next to the German MBC rom http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=17177. Check it on Sammobile yourself http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9500&pcode=SER#firmware. What was the language when the phone booted up the first time?
gee2012 said:
In what country do you live? Also install CPU Z from Play, that should give you info about the phone`s hard- and software. Non-Samsung device but still the latest software?
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gee2012 said:
The I9500 is not beeing officialy sold in Romania, the I9505 is. It is probably an imported device from another country bro. There is no Romanian I9500 rom available on Sammobile, only I9505 roms. The MDK is quite an old rom. You could flash the Russian I9500XXUBMG1 rom with Odin for instance. There aren`t many Euro roms available as far as i can see, the Russian SER is the only one next to the German MBC rom http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=17177. Check it on Sammobile yourself http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9500&pcode=SER#firmware. What was the language when the phone booted up the first time?
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If I use Odin to flash stock roms,will it void my warranty?
kingbasescu said:
If I use Odin to flash stock roms,will it void my warranty?
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You flash official firmware in this case, so no. In what language did the phone boot up the first time, German, Russian or another language? BTW look in item 1 of my signature for how to use Odin.
gee2012 said:
You flash official firmware in this case, so no. In what language did the phone boot up the first time, German, Russian or another language? BTW look in item 1 of my signature for how to use Odin.
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Eh,if I my warranty remains it's ok.I don't remember which language it was in the first place.I mean,can't I flash the firmware from any other country that has the i9500?From what country does the XXUA come from?
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kingbasescu said:
Eh,if I my warranty remains it's ok.I don't remember which language it was in the first place.I mean,can't I flash the firmware from any other country that has the i9500?From what country does the XXUA come from?
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I highly recommend that you find out more about your version before starting flashing other firmware. Look at the box, it should give you a hint. Also, find out the CSC (see in Kies, somewhere in the files). After you know your CSC, check sammobile and download your existing firmware just for backup so you can always flash it back to original if needed.
Then look if there is any newer firmware for your CSC. If not, you can flash a newer one for i9500 with a different country code.
If you're planning on rooting, you'll lose warranty, but can always turn back to stock if you need the warranty, triangle away and stock firmware will help.
However, if you root it, first thing you should make an EFS backup.
Edit: Oh wait, triangle away is not available at the moment for i9500... Forgot about that.
andymihail said:
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I highly recommend that you find out more about your version before starting flashing other firmware. Look at the box, it should give you a hint. Also, find out the CSC (see in Kies, somewhere in the files). After you know your CSC, check sammobile and download your existing firmware just for backup so you can always flash it back to original if needed.
Then look if there is any newer firmware for your CSC. If not, you can flash a newer one for i9500 with a different country code.
If you're planning on rooting, you'll lose warranty, but can always turn back to stock if you need the warranty, triangle away and stock firmware will help.
However, if you root it, first thing you should make an EFS backup.
Edit: Oh wait, triangle away is not available at the moment for i9500... Forgot about that.
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I found out that my i9500 is designed for South Africa(XFA).Now,when I look on sammobile,I see that the latest firmware for me is MDK(April) and that's the one I have.How the hell the latest firmware for South Africa is the April one when all the other countries have newer ones(from july and sometimes august)?!?
kingbasescu said:
I found out that my i9500 is designed for South Africa(XFA).Now,when I look on sammobile,I see that the latest firmware for me is MDK(April) and that's the one I have.How the hell the latest firmware for South Africa is the April one when all the other countries have newer ones(from july and sometimes august)?!?
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You can flash a newer firmware from another region, or you should consider the benefits (and the risks) of custom roms.

[Q] purchased N9005 from Amazon appears to be from Philipines

Hi All
I purchased a SM-N9005 from Amazon, for £400, on arrival it appears to be from Philipines, no region lock?, do i keep it and use it? could there be any problems? or should I return and get a UK varient? can I/should I re-flash with generic UK firmware? (I havent put the battery in it yet!)
it looks lovely, so excited... moving from a note 1
ooMoo said:
Hi All
I purchased a SM-N9005 from Amazon, for £400, on arrival it appears to be from Philipines, no region lock?, do i keep it and use it? could there be any problems? or should I return and get a UK varient? can I/should I re-flash with generic UK firmware? (I havent put the battery in it yet!)
it looks lovely, so excited... moving from a note 1
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Same problem
I'm not sure if UK BTU firmware can flash over Philipinnes or Hong Kong firmware
But I'm sure:
- UK BTU firmware can flash over Malaysia XME firmware
- Australia firmware can flash over Hong Kong TGY firmware
Hope this help to find out some clue
vndnguyen said:
I'm not sure if UK BTU firmware can flash over Philipinnes or Hong Kong firmware
But I'm sure:
- UK BTU firmware can flash over Malaysia XME firmware
- Australia firmware can flash over Hong Kong TGY firmware
Hope this help to find out some clue
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Thankyou all for your replies, ive decided to use it, keyboard was showing as HK? thankfully my colleague in the office has just found how to download and set the english keyboard as the default, (im an IT technician and i couldnt find it) Im a lot happier now, also activated the developor menu and changed the time on the animation scale to 0.5, Running smoothly and beautifully
ooMoo said:
Thankyou all for your replies, ive decided to use it, keyboard was showing as HK? thankfully my colleague in the office has just found how to download and set the english keyboard as the default, (im an IT technician and i couldnt find it) Im a lot happier now, also activated the developor menu and changed the time on the animation scale to 0.5, Running smoothly and beautifully
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Curiously what happen if you change the time on the animation scale to 0.5? Any visual effect or to improve system performance?
vndnguyen said:
Curiously what happen if you change the time on the animation scale to 0.5? Any visual effect or to improve system performance?
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I do this as it makes the screens transition faster, you can even turn off the animation scale if you wish. but i thought, since this is a powerful phone i would leave it on for a while
ooMoo said:
I do this as it makes the screens transition faster, you can even turn off the animation scale if you wish. but i thought, since this is a powerful phone i would leave it on for a while
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So I guess the bigger value will make a better visual effect, and also affect to overall system performance.
(?)
vndnguyen said:
So I guess the bigger value will make a better visual effect, and also affect to overall system performance.
(?)
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well - i moved the value on mine from 1.0 to 0.5 on all 3 transition options and it does transition faster, basically the higher the value the longer the transition takes..... try it! you cant damage anything, and you can always change it back.
vndnguyen said:
I'm not sure if UK BTU firmware can flash over Philipinnes or Hong Kong firmware
But I'm sure:
- UK BTU firmware can flash over Malaysia XME firmware
- Australia firmware can flash over Hong Kong TGY firmware
Hope this help to find out some clue
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could you possibly point me in the right direction to do this the HK stuff on the phone is starting to get annoying? if you flash a different firmware so you then get the OTA for that firmware?
ooMoo said:
could you possibly point me in the right direction to do this the HK stuff on the phone is starting to get annoying? if you flash a different firmware so you then get the OTA for that firmware?
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I afraid that you cant get the OTA update after flashing a firmware from another region.
I think you have 2 choices:
1- root your phone and remove the bloatwares that annoying you.
2- flash appropriate firmware from another region. Ask other people that using HK phone to make sure which firmware you can safely flash.
As I don't want to root I decided to just use as is and have tried to install the updates available for hk, every time progress gets to 30 percent it fails. I've tried downloading the OTA over wifi, 3g, and installed kies. All Fall. Does this mean there is something wrong with the phone?
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app
You can alternatively dowmload the latest one from sammobile.com and flash with odin
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk
If I do that will it trip knox?
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app
maybe it was me - friend just updated it for me
I don't know about you, but this is the one I bought off of Amazon and it's working flawlessly for me.

Change software from another location???!

I have S6 Edge+ South East Europe software version. Can I install UK version? Could it trigger Knox or make some problem in bootloader or something else. I did this on Note 4, but I have forgot how it went. Last year.
stefan063 said:
I have S6 Edge+ South East Europe software version. Can I install UK version? Could it trigger Knox or make some problem in bootloader or something else. I did this on Note 4, but I have forgot how it went. Last year.
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If is the same model you don't have problems, and if ios use a sammobile firmwere don't afecta knox.
jah2110 said:
If is the same model you don't have problems, and if ios use a sammobile firmwere don't afecta knox.
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Thank you. Yes, I want to install UK software from SAMMOBILE site. For same model of course . So, no problem?!
stefan063 said:
Thank you. Yes, I want to install UK software from SAMMOBILE site. For same model of course . So, no problem?!
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That's corrects... no problem.
What about csc? It remains as it was in original rom,right? Then OTA wont work,yes?
Up for ota question.
Cant you go back another rom if security version is lower?
And when you go back, will ota work?
if you intall another ROM the phone will rssult having the original CSC and the new one so OTA won't work.
to have the new CSC stick, you need to hard reset afte flashing, i read somewhere

Update Android 7.0 for SM-G930F / SM-G935F (D at your own risk)

Hello my friends,
Today I will show you how to get the fastest nougat on your S7 / S7 EDGE.
Firmware flashen on the SM-G930FD / SM-G935FD at your own risk.
I accept no liability if your device does not work anymore!
This firmware can also be flashed on an S7 Edge SM-G935FD.
But this only happened at your own risk.
Download to Samfirm v 3.6 first.
Then open SamFirm and enter the following:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
http://www.chip.de/downloads/Odin3_12992520.html
For Mac:
http://techbeasts.com/download-odin-jdoin3-mac/
Fast Downloadlink for SM-G935F:
https://mega.nz/#!rFIlWA5S!h4JrAyNxJWbH8hqB9Co_7OvMcdiykfMFtU6I8XP4cwc
Fast Downloadlink for SM-G930F:
https://mega.nz/#!mc5CRByS!e6nXnqLQTkchX2dAkvadmQTBEuPC0ikYvZYb7l_oZ98
For the S7 G930F:
Model: SM-G930F
Region: BTU
AutoMode
For the S7 EDGE G935F
Model: SM-G935F
Region: BTU
AutoMode
In Ordin:
SM-G930F:
BL: BL_G930FXXU1BPLB_CL9689434_QB11912473_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
AP: AP_G930FXXU1BPLB_CL9689434_QB11912473_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
CP: CP_G930FXXU1BPJJ_CL9519568_QB11350284_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
CSC: CSC_BTU_G930FBTU1BPK3_CL9952030_QB11729675_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
SM-G935F:
BL: BL_G935FXXU1BPLB_CL9689434_QB11912473_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
AP: AP_G935FXXU1BPLB_CL9689434_QB11912473_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
CP: CP_G935FXXU1BPJJ_CL9519568_QB11350284_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
CSC: CSC_BTU_G935FBTU1BPK3_CL9952030_QB11729675_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
Not the HOME_CSC !!!
There you will see Android 6.0.1. This download and unpack.
Back up your data and use Odin Flashing.
Device setup and updates.
Update Download and install.
Have fun with it
It could be that the update on Android 7.0 is no longer available since Samsung has stopped the roll-out because of too many bugs.
Whether this message is something I can not confirm. I got the update today. Please tell me if you got the update this way.
Thank you!!
can i flash this if i have a Canadian s7 edge with the qualcomm processor?
jatt101 said:
can i flash this if i have a Canadian s7 edge with the qualcomm processor?
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No, it does not work. This is only for the Exynos devices
LionHunter95 said:
No, it does not work. This is only for the Exynos devices
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How do i know what firmwares are for qualcomm version?
jatt101 said:
How do i know what firmwares are for qualcomm version?
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Look under software info what is there. If there is G930F / G935F this method works. Should there be something different then this does not work
I guess that this does wipe data ?
How to do without wipe ?
LionHunter95 said:
No, it does not work. This is only for the Exynos devices
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The official Canadian version is the Exynos device! unless you bought the unlocked version!
arc_u said:
I guess that this does wipe data ?
How to do without wipe ?
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If you download this firmware, you have to flash this by Odin. If you flashst them all your data will be lost. So before everything save and then flash.
LionHunter95 said:
No, it does not work. This is only for the Exynos devices
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The official Canadian version is the Exynos device! unless you bought the unlocked version!
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How do i tell? it was sent to me when i returned my note 7. I got an unlock code with it, so i am not sure.
jatt101 said:
How do i tell? it was sent to me when i returned my note 7. I got an unlock code with it, so i am not sure.
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Download from Play store AIDA64!
itzik_man said:
Download from Play store AIDA64!
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Thank you bro! You were correct!
The 7 update isnt showing up for me after the update...
I went back to stock firmware because I had rooted my phone with a rom so I went back to stock with a 6.0.1 mm firmware. A lot of people from the uk are getting this update although I haven't yet haha?
The official one that is.
SeanIsHerko said:
I went back to stock firmware because I had rooted my phone with a rom so I went back to stock with a 6.0.1 mm firmware. A lot of people from the uk are getting this update although I haven't yet haha?
The official one that is.
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If your device is rooted and you do the original firmware flashing, your device will be officiel again
LionHunter95 said:
If your device is rooted and you do the original firmware flashing, your device will be officiel again
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Yeah it "Was" rooted then I flashed the original firmware back on it although forgot to go into Super Su to unroot but the flash did it for me but then tripped knox lol.
Yeah I thought I was on official again but my mate has got the official update from nougat and I haven't lol (We live close)
SeanIsHerko said:
Yeah it "Was" rooted then I flashed the original firmware back on it although forgot to go into Super Su to unroot but the flash did it for me but then tripped knox lol.
Yeah I thought I was on official again but my mate has got the official update from nougat and I haven't lol (We live close)
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According to a few websites, the official update was stopped because of bugs again. Wait a bit and update the OTA again. Actually, this should work. If it does not go with you Samsung has stopped the update again.
The update is about 1.2 GB, and, especially in China, ran into some bugs initially, and was reportedly pulled before being re-released today. As to when will it hit the non-Exynos versions sold on US carriers, remains to be seen, but the wait shouldn't be long now that the beta testing phase is done and dusted. So ???
Some quick questions please..
1. What does BTU mean?
2. Will i be able to install this on 935fd without any probs?
can any one help me....I am from italy using s7 edge with model (SM-G935F )......if I flashed BTU Firmware from UK will void warrenty

Bought a S8 full of bloat carrrer apps

As the title says i bought a s8 with a lot of career bloated apps, VODAFONE Romania region.
Any way to change to a region with no bloat and fast updates?
Thank you.
Package disabler pro is your best friend
Edit: Sorry, I didn't fully understand your question
I have a bloated preinstalled stock rom with lots of career apps. Which stock rom region has faster updates and less bloat?
RootNightmareX said:
I have a bloated preinstalled stock rom with lots of career apps. Which stock rom region has faster updates and less bloat?
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Download Samfirm app on pc
Sesrch for DBT firmware which is Germany unlocked
Fastest updates
April (DSDA) been released today
MrH871 said:
Download Samfirm app on pc
Sesrch for DBT firmware which is Germany unlocked
Fastest updates
April (DSDA) been released today
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Will i receive next otas if i change region?
Dbt germany receives updates faster than Btu?
Yeah dbt is faster sometimes up to 1 month
You will receive ota if you do not flash twrp recovery and stay stock
ye flash your regions non carrier fw you should be able to get otas make sure to flash all 4 files and use csc not home csc (to fully wipe the device)

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