How to make it factory unlocked? - Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers

I got samsung s8 here at Philippines. It was locked by Smart carrier.
If I flash open line firmware for Philippines, can I use any sim right a way? Thanks

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[Q] Does flashing an official firmware through ODIN void your warranty?

I have samsung galaxy s5 (sm-g900f) from my country Philippines... my phone is a postpaid plan from "SMART" one of our country network provider... the phone can only use sim card from SMART... the problem is i want to use any sim card in my country but i cant because the phone is lock... i have search in web and found a OFFICIAL firmware of S5 from our country and it is already Unloack (OPENLINE)... i want to flash this using ODIN-PC to make my phone OPENLINE and so that i can use any sim in my country... what i'm asking is does it void the warranty if i do this to my phone???
-the Firmware is from the website SAMMOBILE
locked phone
cha0sfaction01 said:
I have samsung galaxy s5 (sm-g900f) from my country Philippines... my phone is a postpaid plan from "SMART" one of our country network provider... the phone can only use sim card from SMART... the problem is i want to use any sim card in my country but i cant because the phone is lock... i have search in web and found a OFFICIAL firmware of S5 from our country and it is already Unloack (OPENLINE)... i want to flash this using ODIN-PC to make my phone OPENLINE and so that i can use any sim in my country... what i'm asking is does it void the warranty if i do this to my phone???
-the Firmware is from the website SAMMOBILE
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flashing the locked phone with an openline firmware through odin wo'nt unlock your phone. i tried it to my officemate S5 which is globe locked. after flashing, the phone is still globe locked.

Samsung SM-A500FU reflashing firmware

Hello!
A week ago I got a Samsung Galaxy A5 as a gift from my wife. The phone is locked in Vodafone (Romania). I am using Telekom (Romania). I would want to unlock the phone from Vodafone and use it with my Telekom SIM card. Can anybody tell me whether reflashing Telekom (Romania) firmware via Odin is enough? Is it a risky procedure? Thanks!
chisliviu said:
Hello!
A week ago I got a Samsung Galaxy A5 as a gift from my wife. The phone is locked in Vodafone (Romania). I am using Telekom (Romania). I would want to unlock the phone from Vodafone and use it with my Telekom SIM card. Can anybody tell me whether reflashing Telekom (Romania) firmware via Odin is enough? Is it a risky procedure? Thanks!
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Installing the firmware for another region or carrier will not unlock the phone. You must either order an unlock code or find a service center that has an unlock box, like z3x box or something of the sort.
Thank you for support.
i suggest u use unlockriver.com
ahmad89098 said:
i suggest u use unlockriver.com
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Way too expensive!
Its locked but after the carrier agreement has expired, i think the unlock code is cheaper or even free.
Need pit file for BTU a500fu
Hi all, Can i please request for someone to give me BTU a500fu .pit file please. it will be big help. I tried hidden 100M, 200M 180M and 220M, none of them are compatable with BTU firmware. please help

UK - EE If I network-unlock a phone, can I install unlocked firmware?

I am afraid the title pretty much sums it up
I bought an S7 Edge locked on EE - if I use an IMEI/Network unlock code to use my card (vodafone), can I also use ODIN to install the official Samsung europe/unlocked firmware, or will my phone get 'relocked' on the network afterwards?
My thanks
evak2979 said:
I am afraid the title pretty much sums it up
I bought an S7 Edge locked on EE - if I use an IMEI/Network unlock code to use my card (vodafone), can I also use ODIN to install the official Samsung europe/unlocked firmware, or will my phone get 'relocked' on the network afterwards?
My thanks
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I did this with my s7 edge which was locked on o2 when I got it. I unlocked my phone and then installed generic UK firmware using odin and all is good :good: I currently have an EE sim in my s7 edge and it works fine. Hope this helps
evak2979 said:
I am afraid the title pretty much sums it up
I bought an S7 Edge locked on EE - if I use an IMEI/Network unlock code to use my card (vodafone), can I also use ODIN to install the official Samsung europe/unlocked firmware, or will my phone get 'relocked' on the network afterwards?
My thanks
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you can install unlocked firmware at any time.
unlocking allows you to use your vodafone sim. unlocking is permanent.
keep the unlock code in a safe place as it can be used more than once if necessary.
Yes, unlocking is permanent.

G950F model with T-Mobile US

Hello is there a way to flash the T-Mobile (G950U) firmware onto a G950F model phone or change the CSC without root? While the phone is working, I do not believe it is able to take advantage of carrier aggregation and VoLTE without the proper region code for my area. Wondering if there is any way to achieve this? Thank you.
You want to flash snapdragon firmware on an exynos phone? You sure?
I'd like to know this too...
so is this not possible??
Guess I went the wrong route by purchasing an unlocked phone to use on the Tmobile network. the internet is sooooo slow...

Can I flash XAC firmware on my Rogers SM-G950W?

So it's basically the title. I bought a Rogers(RWC) model of Galaxy S8 G950W and I wanna re-flash the firmware to an unbranded one like the XAC one. The thing is I saw that the Rogers baseband is not unlocked and the XAC is an unlocked one. Can I flash the unlocked firmware on a unlocked one? RWC to XAC
Cheers!
Yes you can, but don't assume that you will unlock your phone after you flash that firmware. If you want to unlock your phone, contact other site that will offer for factory unlocking on that phone or use any gadgets tool that support on that phone.
Note: becareful of modifying the baseband of your phone mostly to those enable bootloader and Knox, cause you may brick your phone or unknown baseband.
BR.
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emilTECH said:
Yes you can, but don't assume that you will unlock your phone after you flash that firmware. If you want to unlock your phone, contact other site that will offer for factory unlocking on that phone or use any gadgets tool that support on that phone.
Note: becareful of modifying the baseband of your phone mostly to those enable bootloader and Knox, cause you may brick your phone or unknown baseband.
BR.
Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
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The only reason I want XAC is because it's unbranded and without bloatware apps. I think my phone is already carrier unlocked because when I bought it I specified that I will use it in another country. I've been using it with no issues in Romania for half a year now. What do you mean with baseband modifying? I will just flash the exact same firmware as the one I have now but from XAC not RWC. It's my first time doing this. I've did a lot of research but I'm still a bit worried about doing it.
No need to flash anything you can simply change the csc to xac and it'll wipe the phone.
so was their any problem?
i see both rogers and xac on sammobile
which is better?

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