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[Tutorial] i9000 or SHW M110S (i9000gsmh) scam (Exposed)

The sticker on the back of the phone reads I9000GSMH and when the phone boots you see an Anycall Boot logo (this can easily be changed to Galaxy S logo too, so its not an indicator till you get into bootloops) and is installed with a lidroid i9000 ROM (Chinese developer)
But If you try to flash any custom ROM meant for i9000, thats when you get into a whole lot of problems and inability to get it back into operating status as boot loaders meant for i9000 will not function on this unit and phone will indicate wrong boot loader when trying to recover.
After trying to solve this issue for many users on this forum and the Android Forum, it has been finally solved by kbloodstone here
The fact is, this units are most likely an M110S (Korean Galaxy S) designed to be passed on as i9000 (international Galaxy S) by removing or snapping off the DMB TV Antenna, changing its back cover & sticker and altering the build prop to indicate it is using an i9000 ROM
@AndroidAddiction pointed out here that "reboot into recovery" should indicate that it would not be i9000 as the combo keys to enter recovery mode for i9000 = Vol up + home +power and for M110s = Vol down + home + power.
The download mode combo keys are Vol down + home + power for i9000 and
Home + Power keys for M110S. So indeed its a good observation, worth noting.
Nevertheless, most people I have came across, had mostly entered download mode (not sure as to which combo key they had used) and flashed, that is how they found out that they were unable to flash any i9000 ROM. And most of all Combo keys can be changed by ROM developers.
If we compare the specifications between M110S and i9000, you can also note that the M110S is heavier by 2 gram, which cannot be noticed.
The most distinct difference was reported by @wilvic about the different speakers here But Speakers too can be changed, if needed but very unlikely it would have been done.
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This is due to the fact that the M110S has Stereo Speakers and the i9000 has Mono Speakers.
The easiest way to know, IF your phone is, what it says it is, is by checking its IMEI here​
The M110s has a DMB TV used only in Korea and parts of China as such the hardware makes it impossible to use i9000 ROM's...hence those who have bought this units believing its an i9000 have been scammed by those who are making money out of this deals.
The solution to recover this fake i9000 to M110S is by using the repair kit at Pit Stop ​
The Galaxy S series of Android smartphones were the first to hit the market and the original flagship unit for Samsung, but the Korean version came out even before the i9000 International version was released.
Currently There are some 20 versions of Galaxy S, and their ROMS / Kernels may not be compatible with each other, so make sure you know which model and which ROM should be used for your unit.
Galaxy S GT-I9000 Galaxy S International
Galaxy S GT-I9000B Galaxy S Brazil
Galaxy S GT-I9000L Galaxy S Chile
Galaxy S GT-I9000M Vibrant Bell
Galaxy S GT-I9000T Galaxy S Latin America
Galaxy S GT-I9001 Galaxy S Plus International
Galaxy S GT-I9003 Galaxy SL International
Galaxy S GT-I9010 Giorgio Armani International
Galaxy S SCH-I500 Fascinate Verizon
Galaxy S SCH-I510 Droid Charge Verizon
Galaxy S SCH-R910 Galaxy S MetroPCS
Galaxy S SGH-I896 Captivate Rogers
Galaxy S SGH-I897 Captivate At&t
Galaxy S SGH-N013 SC-02B Docomo
Galaxy S SGH-T959 Vibrant T-Mobile (USA)
Galaxy S SGH-T959D Fascinate Telus
Galaxy S SGH-T959V Galaxy S 4G T-Mobile (USA)
Galaxy S SGH-I997 Infuse 4g At&t
Galaxy S SHW-M110S SHW-M110S Korea Telecom
Galaxy S SPH-D700 Epic 4g Sprint
The reason why the M110S is targeted by these scampers, is the fact the largest number of units sold in Korea are currently available very cheap and need to be dumped in third world countries and refurbishing them and branding them as i9000 would indeed be highly profitable.
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xsenman said:
The sticker on the back of the phone reads I9000GSMH and when the phone boots you see an Anycall Boot logo (this can easily be changed to Galaxy S logo too, so its not an indicator till you get into bootloops) and is installed with a lidroid i9000 ROM (Chinese developer)
But If you try to flash any custom ROM meant for i9000, thats when you get into a whole lot of problems and inability to get it back into operating status as boot loaders meant for i9000 will not function on this unit and phone will indicate wrong boot loader when trying to recover.
After trying to solve this issue for many users on this forum and the Android Forum, it has been finally solved by kbloodstone here
The fact is, this units are most likely an M110S (Korean Galaxy S) designed to be passed on as i9000 (international Galaxy S) by removing or snapping off the DMB TV Antenna, changing its back cover & sticker and altering the build prop to indicate it is using an i9000 ROM
The easiest way to know, IF your phone is, what it says it is, is by checking its IMEI here
The M110s has a DMB TV used only in Korea and parts of China as such the hardware makes it impossible to use i9000 ROM's...hence those who have bought this units believing its an i9000 have been scammed by those who are making money out of this deals.
The solution to recover this fake i9000 to M110S is by using the repair kit at Pit Stop
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@xsenman
Thanks for this thread! its a "BULLSEYE" FOR ME as i had a friend's i9000 which i didn't know was a converted from korean to european! i unfortunately flashed another i9000 rom and now it doesn't boot!
i know the pitstop repair kit but my friend insist to be on the ole rom itself! so i was wondering if u could help me in getting hold of this custom rom from lidroid or any other custom rom working with this phone the same way as the lidroidi9000 rom?
the reason is there are a lot of things different from the repair kit flash files compared to i9000! like the starup logo is different, the phone dialler is different and the menu inside is diffferent as well! so i u could pls hlp me in restoring it back to the way it was i would appreciate you r help!
WBR
ReyTech.

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so i u could pls hlp me in restoring it back to the way it was i would appreciate you r help! WBR
ReyTech.
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I doubt its a custom i9000 Rom, what it is, is a custom M110S ROM with the build prop edited to look like an i9000 ROM...so this is the work of whosoever trying to deceive the end user , that its an i9000. only those scam artists will have that ROM, which they used as lidroid i9000 and doubt they are going to share it with anyone
You see M110S will not function with an i9000 ROM, I have tried with numerous i9000 ROM's myself till my phone turned PINK,v (I mean literally PINK) and finally returned it to its original ROM.
What happens is you cannot get home button, sound and baseband functioning with an i9000 ROM, even Koreans are desperately trying to get Jellybean here But some Chinese have managed to get it functioning on CM 7.2 here and hope to get CM 9, still very unstable
So, its best to advice you friend that, whatever ROM, it initially had is only a dressed up M110S and never an i9000 ROM
try the Gfan Sp8 XDA version, you can change boot logo etc by adding a theme

xsenman said:
I doubt its a custom i9000 Rom, what it is, is a custom M110S ROM with the build prop edited to look like an i9000 ROM...so this is the work of whosoever trying to deceive the end user , that its an i9000. only those scam artists will have that ROM, which they used as lidroid i9000 and doubt they are going to share it with anyone
You see M110S will not function with an i9000 ROM, I have tried with numerous i9000 ROM's myself till my phone turned PINK,v (I mean literally PINK) and finally returned it to its original ROM.
What happens is you cannot get home button, sound and baseband functioning with an i9000 ROM, even Koreans are desperately trying to get Jellybean here But some Chinese have managed to get it functioning on CM 7.2 here and hope to get CM 9, still very unstable
So, its best to advice you friend that, whatever ROM, it initially had is only a dressed up M110S and never an i9000 ROM
try the Gfan Sp8 XDA version, you can change boot logo etc by adding a theme
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hi! can u pls tell me how to change the theme and the dialler to i9000 s2?
wbr
ReyTech

ReyTech said:
hi! can u pls tell me how to change the theme and the dialler to i9000 s2?
wbr
ReyTech
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S2 theme pack is already available at PIT STOP theme section, BUT GFAN SP8, already has 160 character SMS limit (whereas, stock is limited to 80 characters) , with ICS launcher , so better to use that .
you can try some of the new themes, its very good.

i have same problem by mistake i flash on European i9000 firmware now phone stuck on recovery and internal storage damaged
help me how recovery please post five tips .... thanks in advance

Wow, I can't believe I have fallen to the same trap. I purchase an item from ebay thinking it would be the i9000, but when I examine the back it is slightly different since I already have a legit i9000 to compare. Thank you! I guess I will try to return the item.

same for me... got on ebay. flashed it... and bricked it... not happy at all.
I thought it was a real i9000.
fm radio didn't work when I got the phone...

imeicodes said:
i have same problem by mistake i flash on European i9000 firmware now phone stuck on recovery and internal storage damaged
help me how recovery please post five tips .... thanks in advance
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Try this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856992
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swisstourist said:
same for me... got on ebay. flashed it... and bricked it... not happy at all.
I thought it was a real i9000.
fm radio didn't work when I got the phone...
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GO here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856992

mine is totally bricked... no sign of life... asked for replacement.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

swisstourist said:
mine is totally bricked... no sign of life... asked for replacement.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD
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Sorry to hear that. Same happened to me. I had it replaced from the seller in eBay. Asked him for a refund but he only replaced. Now stuck with another piece of the same. :crying:

well if he sent me the same i will give it to a friend...
for me it s a lie.

So is there any way to spot the difference between i9000 and m110s. As you said the backcover, bootscreen, sticker all can be changed. How can I make sure that i am buying i9000 and not the anycall version.
I already searched google but cannot find any answer thats why asking here
Thanks

AndroidAddiction said:
So is there any way to spot the difference between i9000 and m110s. As you said the backcover, bootscreen, sticker all can be changed. How can I make sure that i am buying i9000 and not the anycall version.
I already searched google but cannot find any answer thats why asking here
Thanks
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I dont think there is any way to find out. Unless you check with the IMEI number.

AndroidAddiction said:
So is there any way to spot the difference between i9000 and m110s. As you said the backcover, bootscreen, sticker all can be changed. How can I make sure that i am buying i9000 and not the anycall version.
I already searched google but cannot find any answer thats why asking here
Thanks
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The purpose of the scam is to deceive , so they will make it identical. IF they did not change the front , you will not have SAMSUNG written on top, i.e IF they wanted to save some extra money.
BUT it is easier and fool proof to check IMEI of the phone, which cannot be altered legally but , they are ways to alter that too,,,which is not easy or known to most.

xsenman said:
The purpose of the scam is to deceive , so they will make it identical. IF they did not change the front , you will not have SAMSUNG written on top, i.e IF they wanted to save some extra money.
BUT it is easier and fool proof to check IMEI of the phone, which cannot be altered legally but , they are ways to alter that too,,,which is not easy or known to most.
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Thanks. Btw I found this TAC list for Nokia http://www.dnv.com/services/certification/products/randtte/nokia/nokia.asp
Wish there was one for samsung also.

Amazing post!
xsenman said:
The sticker on the back of the phone reads I9000GSMH and when the phone boots you see an Anycall Boot logo (this can easily be changed to Galaxy S logo too, so its not an indicator till you get into bootloops) and is installed with a lidroid i9000 ROM (Chinese developer)
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Thanks, @xsenman it is amazing opening post info!
It explains a lot why so many people here brick their phones which they belive to be i9000

I bricked mine as well but managed to get a desire...
Still I will be more careful next time with these phones on eBay.

Can the "reboot into recovery" used as an indicator?. I mean
for i9000 = Vol up + home +power
for m110s = Vol down + home + power

AndroidAddiction said:
Can the "reboot into recovery" used as an indicator?. I mean
for i9000 = Vol up + home +power
for m110s = Vol down + home + power
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yes, good point, will update OP about it thank you. But this combination can be changed by ROM developers, so I am not sure as to how, all of them ended up flashing their devices in download mode, as recovery would be of little use in Stock Gingerbread ROM
i9000 download mode is Vol down + home + power
M110S download mode is Home + Power
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Samsung S5 SM-G9006W

Am i right in saying this is the Chinese equivalent for the samsung s5 duos available here in the UK.
I have the SM-G9006W, i would really like to use it in the UK without all of the Chinese telecom crap that's on it. As this even been done before? can anyone tell me where the heck to start?
i was assuming there was a way to flash the Duos rom/recovery onto the G9006W, is that even possible?
Regards
Cap

Hi Cappilio,
I have the SM-G9008W, that one also had a lot of Chinese telecom stuff on it when I bought it, but I could uninstall all of it through the normal apps menu. That said I was thinking about if it was possible to flash the SM-G900FD firmware on it myself, as there isn't any Google related programs on the SM-G9008W, and I am missing the Play store a bit. I haven't been able for find a definite answer if it's possible to use that firmware on ours, and I am a bit scared of bricking it.
I think my next step is going to be rooting it to install the Google related programs instead.
//Jaco

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thanks
i have searched, im possibly searching for the wrong thin g can you please provide a link perhaps?

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ok
I have searched for the following:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sitesearch.php?q=install google play chinese
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sitesearch.php?q=remove chinia unicomm
all of which give me results but nothing specific to this model, or even a resolution for the models mentioned.
so again any help? please?

Japan au Note 3 SCL22 installing Samsung Chinese IME method?

I have bought a new Japan Note 3 SCL22 with 4.4.2. I have tried 2 versions of Samsung Chinese IME from the Internet (V6.0 and V7.0). One of them will become force close once I choose it. Another one I can choose it but I cannot view qwery keyboard properly when I want to type Chinese or English.
My objective is to use clipboard function and Changjie which can be provided by Original Samsung Chinese IME. Do any one could help me for the workable files and method?
I have also tried to flash a HK rom but failed. My phone has been rooted already.

[q] please help to identify sm-n910u fake or not ??

Hi All ,
Me and my wife just bought 2 brand new and never opened box from a 2 different company , my wife unit is an SM-N910H WHITE and mine is N910U BLACK , that which i bought it 1 week later then her ( I just prefer to buy a 4G LTE version , so i bought it from other company and both company is on Cyprus) , so after when i first open the box and start the inspecting the unit (SM-N910U) my note 4 feels me a fake Note4 like , and i am still suspecting that my Note 4 is not genuie (please see the pictures that i attached ,that why it makes to feel me like that), but however the phone INFO samsung says that it is original, and also my ANTUTU score is about 51300 , and please note that my s-pen is working with buttons and pointer, but i am not sure about that , so , please SM-N910U users help me to identify that my unit is original or Fake (please check my all the pictures that i have attached , see my box type , see the battery and back side of the phone and plese verify that , yours SM-N910U are just same or not , i have also searched and checked the google images and youtube videos for trying to found same box info or back side for only SM-N910U series but found out nothing ) and beside i have a few general questions about SM-N910U series as well at the following
1) when i first run my SM-N910U to set up it , it starts with chinese language and a chinese keyboard by default , so , i had switched the language and keyboard to english as well, but the keyboard is there in chinese by default and i am unable to un-tick or remove it (because i never use chinese and it is affecting my sms , handwriting , and s-voice usage style ) , is there any way to remove the chinise language support or keyboard with or without rooting ?? with stock rom as well ?? or if i just flash an other country coded firmware (not hong Kong)with the other modem firmware for the SM-N910U series from sammobile , can it be an international english version with 4G support or not ?? is it possible ??
2) on a some of other forums that i am just checking instractions for rooting my SM-N910U, i have read that, the chinese SM-N910U models (which is i thought mine it is ) is not capable with 4G/LTE and it is not fully compatible with 4G/LTE but, my band shows that and selected that "LTE/WCDMA/GSM(auto connect)" is it True or not ??
3) I just rooted my SM-N910U and i think i void my warranty (KNOX 0X1) , is there a way to reset this counter to 0x0 ?? or if i just fully uninstall root from Super su on menu -settings , my SM-N910U counter will be again to 0x0 or not ??
PLEASE NOTE THAT: I DONT THINK TO USE THE SWEET ROM FOR NOW , AND WILL CONTINUE AS STOCK A FEW WHILE
THANKS FOR YOUR HELPS
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IMO. It is real note 4.

Go back to factory and try to do update. If it's real the phone will update.

its real.
1. no you need to flash a NZ ROM to get rid of chinese input. you cannot flash anything other than a 910u rom.
2. yes 910u supports LTE on some bands.
3. no you cannot reset warranty counter and you have destroyed knox security on the device permanently.

Amethystx said:
IMO. It is real note 4.
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Thanks for your answer , but how you verified ?? and why the box info and back side sticker is different then the other ??
shollywood said:
Go back to factory and try to do update. If it's real the phone will update.
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Thanks for your answer , but when i used the unit the first 10 day without a root access , system was made it self 3 times software update
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its real.
Thanks for your answer , but how you verified ?? and why the box info and back side sticker is different then the other ??
1. no you need to flash a NZ ROM to get rid of chinese input. you cannot flash anything other than a 910u rom.
Thanks for your best answer can i also use the NZ modem firmware with the ROM as well ? , or i should not change the modem firm ??
2. yes 910u supports LTE on some bands.
3. no you cannot reset warranty counter and you have destroyed knox security on the device permanently.
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so i heared an program some about called that "triangle" or something like that to reset the counter , so doese'nt it applicable ??

IMO. fake note 4 usually contain 720p HD display. The real contain Quad HD.
The different in this case is easily noticeable, especially somebody with real Quad HD display side by side.
Then if you doesn't state about it screen. I think it is positively sign.

I just checked my U and it looks the same as yours. Mine is real, so I think your safe. Time to relax.

no triangleaway cant reset it. mine is the same as yours and its real.
you cannot reset knox counter without buying a new phone.

Dear all friends , I want to say thank you for all (each by each ) that who just helped me about my questions and validate that my SM-N910U h.k version as a GENUINE and now i also agreed and make sure that this model (SM-N910U h.k ) is also an original Note 4 so, the case is closed for me , Those users that who have just the exactly same series of Note 4 , and who they could not find any info or pictures for verify it ,and also whose them is not sure that SM-N910U h.k is orjinal or not (like me ) can check the comments whose helped me and the pictures that i attached , so if all same with yours now you can make sure that its GENUINE SM-N910U h.k , lol i also verify that , and finally if the moderator wish to lock the thread he/She can lock it and can change Thread name as SOLVED thanks for all again

also one more last question to zurkx about flash a NZ ROM , even i asked it about my #5 post but i think Zurkx did not saw it ( thats my mistake sorry ) , i had asked that if can i also use the NZ modem firmware with the ROM as well ? , or i should not change the modem firm ??

Just connect to pc and open Kies if it reckons it then it's real. Easiest way

zurkx said:
no triangleaway cant reset it. mine is the same as yours and its real.
you cannot reset knox counter without buying a new phone.
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also one more last question to zurkx about flash a NZ ROM , even i asked it about my #5 post but i think Zurkx did not saw it ( thats my mistake sorry ) , i had asked that if can i also use the NZ modem firmware with the ROM as well ? , or i should not change the modem firm ??

yes the modem is the same on all the same models of the phone. so a 910U should have an intel modem (check it before flashing) which should be the same as the NZ intel LTE modem.

Well mine says camera 15.9 MP
So i went to some pages and found the same thing in all original note 4 but in those note 4 fake it says 12 MP.

Device you have made in china but you're using turkish sim card but you said you buy devices from cyprus.
Another thing is I read this same post weeks ago with diferent names

1980aksoy said:
Device you have made in china but you're using turkish sim card but you said you buy devices from cyprus.
Another thing is I read this same post weeks ago with diferent names
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Dear 1980Aksoy , Due to your Nick name, I am guessing that , you are an Turkish Member as well like me but i did not excatly understand that what you mean , but i am assumming that you are from Turkey , and i am from Cyprus , and Cyprus is not belong only to greek cypriots , so i am a turkish cypriot member, so thats why i am using Turkish Sim Card and the operator name is KKTCELL (it is an GSM operator partner of TURKCELL which is at TURKEY) , anyway if you read my #1 post you will understand why i prefered the SM-N910U model , but before i had an SM-N910H that which is the back side product label of the unit was different with the U model (as shown at the pictures) , so i know that the U model was an HK product , but i did not expected a different information label and a simple label (that feels not genuie) like , made by samsung with some chinese letters before i just unbox the unit after i just bought .
However the marketter are here too canny that they sell SM-910H (as an 3G variant) about 1800 TL , and they sell SM-910F (as an 4G variant) about 2300 TL , but even i dont prefer to buy an 4G or LTE version before because of the quad core (snapdragon variant) but after i search some info at google and forums , i found that some of eight cores (Exynos variants) variant work as an LTE as well (like SM-N910U, SM-N910C or SM-N910CQ (which is currently wide on Turkey) , and unfortunately it is hard to find SM-N910U and SM-N910C or SM-N910CQ units on Cyprus , and when i found 1 unit (SM-N910U) i bought it as an 3g price at 1800 TL from the seller ( because some of belives that all the Exynos variant does not support LTE) but this supports , so if the seller was made sure that this SM-N910U unit supports LTE , she would try to sell it to me as 2300 TL as an 4G unit

Samsunggalaxynoteuser said:
Hi All ,
Me and my wife just bought 2 brand new and never opened box from a 2 different company , my wife unit is an SM-N910H WHITE and mine is N910U BLACK , that which i bought it 1 week later then her ( I just prefer to buy a 4G LTE version , so i bought it from other company and both company is on Cyprus) , so after when i first open the box and start the inspecting the unit (SM-N910U) my note 4 feels me a fake Note4 like , and i am still suspecting that my Note 4 is not genuie (please see the pictures that i attached ,that why it makes to feel me like that), but however the phone INFO samsung says that it is original, and also my ANTUTU score is about 51300 , and please note that my s-pen is working with buttons and pointer, but i am not sure about that , so , please SM-N910U users help me to identify that my unit is original or Fake (please check my all the pictures that i have attached , see my box type , see the battery and back side of the phone and plese verify that , yours SM-N910U are just same or not , i have also searched and checked the google images and youtube videos for trying to found same box info or back side for only SM-N910U series but found out nothing ) and beside i have a few general questions about SM-N910U series as well at the following
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From what I can tell the main board is real because you have gotten OTA updates plus all the graphics look right. But I think the housing is a cheap aftermarket (look at the overspray of the black paint around the back edges), so it could possibly be a factory refurb. To answer your question about the N910F/N910U marking, since the base madel if N910F you will see the "F" even on "U" units, perfectly normal.
Sleep well!

Confused :( :( Best English Official ROM and Modem Firmware for SM-N910U ??

Hi All,
I have an SM-N910U HK. Edition (Honkong edition) with a baseband of N910UXXU1ANL4 and build number KTU84P. N910UXXU1ANL4 with rooted official android 4.4.4 , due to its rooted , i never able to update the phone as well, so ;
1- The phone’s Default primary keyboard language is in chinese , and i am unable to remove or delete it , so i need an Default primary keyboard language to be in English prefered ( very important for me) at least and i never use and need chinese language support , but i just confused (please see the attached picture) , which one do i need to select ?? , i prefer the latest dates as updated as “2015-03-01” but pure english language support is more important for me
2- Many of advice New Zealand rom (for english support) but what about Baseband (PDA and CSC) ?? can i use any country of ROM ?? i live in Cyprus , does Baseband or country code affect the phone modem working as better or worst ??
3- What about others ?? like Taiwan and Panama roms ?? are they also chinese like Honkong or they are English only as well like New Zealand ?? because they seems as more updated like “2015-03-01” if so , can i use them instead of New Zealand ??
4- My phone Signal drops frequently as dramatically (2G/3G) , and lots of time it is continuously switching betwen H and H+ and signal bars frequently drops from full to one or two line on even when my mote 4 standing on my desk (my previous Note 2 or S3 never droped like that, and also my GSM operator has no coverage issiues) , so are there any modem firm that i can update ?? (for U series only) or other country code (for U series only) Roms like New Zealand , Panama or Taiwan can also change the modem firm automatically from Honkong as well during the flashing process ??
So , following the above conditions and by checking the attached picture, please help and advise me an updated best official working ROM for my SM-N910U , thanks for helps
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camon 17 views and has no any idea ?? , no any U series user that switched from chinese language to english ??

Samsunggalaxynoteuser said:
camon 17 views and has no any idea ?? , no any U series user that switched from chinese language to english ??
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I'm not sure, But I always used to go with BTU or DBT (UK/Germany) Roms, as in earlier Galaxy S (i9000) days, These CSC used to have all apps available in Playstore rather than the rest. Still I go with these CSC.
DBT will come with some bloatware which you can remove easily with root.

JazonX said:
I'm not sure, But I always used to go with BTU or DBT (UK/Germany) Roms, as in earlier Galaxy S (i9000) days, These CSC used to have all apps available in Playstore rather than the rest. Still I go with these CSC.
DBT will come with some bloatware which you can remove easily with root.
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thanks for you answer but , any idea about my questions ??

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Samsunggalaxynoteuser said:
Hi All,
I have an SM-N910U HK. Edition (Honkong edition) with a baseband of N910UXXU1ANL4 and build number KTU84P. N910UXXU1ANL4 with rooted official android 4.4.4 , due to its rooted , i never able to update the phone as well, so ;
1- The phone’s Default primary keyboard language is in chinese , and i am unable to remove or delete it , so i need an Default primary keyboard language to be in English prefered ( very important for me) at least and i never use and need chinese language support , but i just confused (please see the attached picture) , which one do i need to select ?? , i prefer the latest dates as updated as “2015-03-01” but pure english language support is more important for me
2- Many of advice New Zealand rom (for english support) but what about Baseband (PDA and CSC) ?? can i use any country of ROM ?? i live in Cyprus , does Baseband or country code affect the phone modem working as better or worst ??
3- What about others ?? like Taiwan and Panama roms ?? are they also chinese like Honkong or they are English only as well like New Zealand ?? because they seems as more updated like “2015-03-01” if so , can i use them instead of New Zealand ??
4- My phone Signal drops frequently as dramatically (2G/3G) , and lots of time it is continuously switching betwen H and H+ and signal bars frequently drops from full to one or two line on even when my mote 4 standing on my desk (my previous Note 2 or S3 never droped like that, and also my GSM operator has no coverage issiues) , so are there any modem firm that i can update ?? (for U series only) or other country code (for U series only) Roms like New Zealand , Panama or Taiwan can also change the modem firm automatically from Honkong as well during the flashing process ??
So , following the above conditions and by checking the attached picture, please help and advise me an updated best official working ROM for my SM-N910U , thanks for helps
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1) You need to select Samsung Keyboard as your primary keyboard and set the English as the primary language.
2) You can flash any ROMs made for your specific model number SM-N910U. Flashing other country's roms are not going to affect your phone in any way.
3) From my experience, Taiwan releases updates for their Samsung flagship devices every 2-3 months. This is faster than average release of updates.
4) Signal drop is a known issue for the SM-N910U regardless of what ROM or Modem you are running. SM-N910U is equipped with Intel XMM 7260 LTE modem and Intel has not fully integrated its kernel and drivers for the device. I personally own two SM-N910U models, one for Taiwan and one for New Zealand. They both experience signal drops.
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I would also like to add that spamming the forum will not get you the answer faster. There are other people that has the same urgency to get responses and put rest to their questions. Just keep that in mind please.

LTE-X said:
1) You need to select Samsung Keyboard as your primary keyboard and set the English as the primary language.
2) You can flash any ROMs made for your specific model number SM-N910U. Flashing other country's roms are not going to affect your phone in any way.
3) From my experience, Taiwan releases updates for their Samsung flagship devices every 2-3 months. This is faster than average release of updates.
4) Signal drop is a known issue for the SM-N910U regardless of what ROM or Modem you are running. SM-N910U is equipped with Intel XMM 7260 LTE modem and Intel has not fully integrated its kernel and drivers for the device. I personally own two SM-N910U models, one for Taiwan and one for New Zealand. They both experience signal drops.
---------- Post added at 01:11 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:08 AM ----------
I would also like to add that spamming the forum will not get you the answer faster. There are other people that has the same urgency to get responses and put rest to their questions. Just keep that in mind please.
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Dear friend ,
Thanks for your helpfull answer but , i still some confused , so what i understand your answers is that , signal problem is a comon on U series , thats ok , and you mean , flashing different countries does not affect to modem firmware ?? is that correct ? , if so we will just wait a good working kernel and firmware for the intel modem, later?? and my second problem is that , (please see the attached picture as well) when i first setup the note 4 , or if i factory reset the note 4 the default language is chinese and it is untickable or unmovable (like in the picture attached) , but then you can add english later , but i dont want to be the primary language chinese , i want only in english (primary default) and if possible then turkish (secondary add on language) , so the taiwan rom is like HK. rom ?? (like first language chinese and unmovable) or the primary language is in english ?? , if not so , what about the other Roms ?? , or may i switch to New Zealand rom ?? ( i am just asking it for only about primary default language, updates my second preference but , i want to switch the updated english one , not chinese )
thanks again

Samsunggalaxynoteuser said:
Dear friend ,
Thanks for your helpfull answer but , i still some confused , so what i understand your answers is that , signal problem is a comon on U series , thats ok , and you mean , flashing different countries does not affect to modem firmware ?? is that correct ? , if so we will just wait a good working kernel and firmware for the intel modem, later?? and my second problem is that , (please see the attached picture as well) when i first setup the note 4 , or if i factory reset the note 4 the default language is chinese and it is untickable or unmovable (like in the picture attached) , but then you can add english later , but i dont want to be the primary language chinese , i want only in english (primary default) and if possible then turkish (secondary add on language) , so the taiwan rom is like HK. rom ?? (like first language chinese and unmovable) or the primary language is in english ?? , if not so , what about the other Roms ?? , or may i switch to New Zealand rom ?? ( i am just asking it for only about primary default language, updates my second preference but , i want to switch the updated english one , not chinese )
thanks again
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Flashing different country's roms are not going to fix the ungoing issue of signal disconnecting. We'll need to wait until a new update is released.
Chinese IME is not removable, but your default keyboard is Samsung Keyboard, which means the Chinese IME is disabled. You can click the Samsung keyboard settings to change your input language.
Taiwan rom is 99% similar to Hong Kong version. The HK version has a newer baseband, but the rom content is the same. If you switch your rom to NZ version, you will have English as your default language and the Chinese IME will not be installed on your device.

Or you could flash THIS if you want the latest firmware with lots of features
You can also install a third party keyboard like THIS
In short and what has already been said; you can use any other firmware for the N910U from any region without issue. Only thing is some have chinese writing and others don't. It sounds like you don't want it so you should be fine.
Newer firmware has newer modem and it may be better for your region. I haven't had any signal issues with my N910U and I'm from Australia where this version isn't sold (we have N910G).

LTE-X said:
Flashing different country's roms are not going to fix the ungoing issue of signal disconnecting. We'll need to wait until a new update is released.
Chinese IME is not removable, but your default keyboard is Samsung Keyboard, which means the Chinese IME is disabled. You can click the Samsung keyboard settings to change your input language.
Taiwan rom is 99% similar to Hong Kong version. The HK version has a newer baseband, but the rom content is the same. If you switch your rom to NZ version, you will have English as your default language and the Chinese IME will not be installed on your device.
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not-i said:
Or you could flash THIS if you want the latest firmware with lots of features
You can also install a third party keyboard like THIS
In short and what has already been said; you can use any other firmware for the N910U from any region without issue. Only thing is some have chinese writing and others don't. It sounds like you don't want it so you should be fine.
Newer firmware has newer modem and it may be better for your region. I haven't had any signal issues with my N910U and I'm from Australia where this version isn't sold (we have N910G).
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Dear friends , thanks for all your replies , it seems that i will switch to New Zealand rom then, because i need pure english support with stock rom for now , thanks again who had helped me