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[Q] GS5 KDI AU lollipop upgrade lock.

Thank you everybody in advance for the help you may provide.
Please could you help me to understand if i can fix my scl23?
This is the thing.
I got myself a KDI au gs5 scl23 with kitkat 4.4 and as i understand its rooted with a custon recovery, beacaus of the sim unlock, and the recovery its in japanese.
The phone works fine, but when i try to use it on ultra saving mode, its says that it`s samsung account isnt activated and doesnt allow me to change it(in the settings of the phone there isnt a way to change samsung account). So it bugs on that samsung account, and doesnt allow me to use internet and the keyboard when im on the ultra saving mode. By the way i live in Argentina and cant find anyone who speaks Japanese.
So, Trying to fix this samsung account problem i upgraded to lollipop 5.0, but it lock the phone and it doesnt get any antena signal, its says insert a sim, but there is no "no sim" mesage on the mesage board.
And now im dowloading the 4.4 firmaware files to downgrade it to 4.4 and to unlock it whith service menu commands.
Have anyone been able to unlock it with service menu on lollipop, or in any other way? Beacuase lollipop fixes the samsung account problem but olso locks the phone and installs custom AU rom, only in japanese or english laguage.
Thank you very much to everyone.

same here
This is the same thing that happened to me, did you manage to revert back and unlock the simlock on 5.0? Any luck upgrading to 5.0 and using your sim with the device.
cheers

kinsten said:
This is the same thing that happened to me, did you manage to revert back and unlock the simlock on 5.0? Any luck upgrading to 5.0 and using your sim with the device.
cheers
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Ended up downloading the 4.4 rom for phone again, installing that. Had to clear cache and do factory data clear to get phone booting again after downgrading. Then I was able to complete the Sim Unlock steps outlined here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/tutorial-unlock-sim-au-kddi-galaxy-s5-t2891992
Super frustrating using a phone like this, as it has so much bloatware from Japan which I just want to get rid of. But up and running now, with several replacement mods for keyboard, messenger etc
A lot of information out there, thank you internet and forums like this one for having so much information to get things working again. :victory:

Help with MotoX Pure on Verizon. Only has cellular data, no voice/sms.

I purchased a used Moto X Pure Edition on Swappa. The phone was rooted, but the seller flashed it back to stock (as far as he told me). I was hoping that I could eventually get the OTA for nougat when it came out, so he assured me that the phone was in "stock" condition.
When I received it, I went to a verizon corp store and got a new sim and they activated the phone on my account. I see 4G LTE and data works great, but when attempting voice calls it says "no cellular network available". SMS messages don't send. I called verizon tech support and we changed some settings around, but it never worked. Guys at the corp store had no clue. The sim works fine in my old verizon galaxy SIII.
Someone on a reddit thread suggested that I check the firmware. It currently reports as: 24.12.18.clark_retus.retus.en.US.retus Does anyone know if this is correct? Is there anything I can do to get this working, or once it's rooted is it really impossible to get it back to stock, or has the seller somehow screwed it up during flashing?
Thanks!
UPDATE: It seems to be fixed after re-flashing the factory image from motorola. I used MPH24.49-18_18 from this page: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/recovery-images#

I'm on VZN - was rooted running CM13 then Slim Rom then went back to stock (PITA) So it can be done ( my firmware : 24.221.4clark_retus.retus.en.US retus) but why would you want to go stock? I only did thinking we were getting Android N soon but that doesn't seem to be happening. Root the phone and throw a custom Rom on it. You will be happier. Have you checked the network type? and the APN?

MedzHovig said:
I'm on VZN - was rooted running CM13 then Slim Rom then went back to stock (PITA) So it can be done ( my firmware : 24.221.4clark_retus.retus.en.US retus) but why would you want to go stock? I only did thinking we were getting Android N soon but that doesn't seem to be happening. Root the phone and throw a custom Rom on it. You will be happier. Have you checked the network type? and the APN?
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I've switched the network type (global and then LTE/CDMA). The APN that is default selected is Verizon Internet. But, I've tried all the other APNs as well.
I'm worried at this point that I'll never get it to work with voice, whether it is rooted and rom'd or not.

Try Flashing to CM 13 or Slim6 both worked for me.. Please dont hate me for asking.. you sure you have the sim in the right way? I know this try is tricky

MedzHovig said:
Try Flashing to CM 13 or Slim6 both worked for me.. Please dont hate me for asking.. you sure you have the sim in the right way? I know this try is tricky
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Not hating. I'll take any help I can get. Yes, I'm certain I put the sim in correctly. Cellular data works, and the phone shows as being on the Verizon network, just not voice enabled.
I'd rather not root and flash at this point, as I'm likely going to return it as non-working. Unless someone has any other ideas?

Well, I guess I fixed it. I reflashed the factory image from this page: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/recovery-images# and the sim is reporting voice and data, and calls and sms are working. I'm not sure what image the guy that sold it to me flashed, but it was obviously wrong or he didn't do it right. Thanks for the help!

Got a new vibe, has Vibe UI v2 installed. Can I get stock?

Hi all,
My old vibe died and couldnt find a better phone on the market since 2015 so got a new one. However I dont know what the heck is installed on this one.
I have never rooted before but have a cs degree so im not out my league. With the details in the image below, do you know what I can do to get stock installed?
The phone has a trojan application called fun weather and i cant remove it. Have done everything from root access to hard deleted. But as soon as i get wifi again it downloads. Are all custom roms like this so the developer can make cash? I also dont know if this is ROW or China. It has google services installed.
VERSION AND DETAILS SCREENSHOT HERE (2K image here fills the whole browser.)
http://i.imgur.com/jLn2bih.jpg
Regardless apprecaite the help here.
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OK so after failing to remove it I was able to flash the device.
I made a guide for my future self and also to show that the China mobile varient can be easily flashed and still work. Im from UK and no issues with SIM. It also read my philippines card no problem

corriejgreen said:
OK so after failing to remove it I was able to flash the device.
I made a guide for my future self and also to show that the China mobile varient can be easily flashed and still work. Im from UK and no issues with SIM. It also read my philippines card no problem
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Maybe this was one of the early firmware. Lenovo has given 5.0 to this mobile. Why didn't you try to update it?

Paranoid Android + Android Pay

Hi, @GalaticStryder
O recently installed Paranoid Android in my LPro3 and it is amazing but I cant get Android Pay work. I have the application installed and my card added but when I get close to the terminal the phone doesn't read it. NFC and
PAY is enabled and the phone is not rooted. It passes the safetynet check.
Thanks in advance.... :crying:

Only stock roms for nfc paying at least my leeco pro3

Android Pay requires a locked bootloader but I'm not sure. If it works on stock ROMs with unlocked bootloaders, that means the kernel is reporting a locked bootloader (or there's something else I'm missing). If you want Android Pay to work you need a kernel that passes SafetyNet and/or a locked bootloader.

BTW I was able to get my NFC payment working using those 2 guides
This
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/help/android-pay-cm14-1-t3504989
and This
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70948716&postcount=253

For how long though. Google always finds a way to patch it. :/

Samsung Pay not working after CRB7 update with ODIN

Hi! I recently updated my S8+ to Oreo using Odin and Samsung Pay has stopped working. On the launch screen, it says 'Checking' and then a splash screen shows up saying that soon we'll be able to use it in my country. The point is, before updating to Oreo, I used Samsung Pay normally. Anyone know how to solve it? Thanks!

ikerarroyo said:
Hi! I recently updated my S8+ to Oreo using Odin and Samsung Pay has stopped working. On the launch screen, it says 'Checking' and then a splash screen shows up saying that soon we'll be able to use it in my country. The point is, before updating to Oreo, I used Samsung Pay normally. Anyone know how to solve it? Thanks!
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Did you flash home_csc (no wipe) or csc from your region (wipe)?

Hi. Samsung Pay now is a Google Pay (G Pay). Android 8.0 Oreo G950FXXU1CRB7 XEO. Working Fine.

milo77 said:
Hi. Samsung Pay now is a Google Pay (G Pay). Android 8.0 Oreo G950FXXU1CRB7 XEO. Working Fine.
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It's not the same.
Google Pay works only with NFC.
Samsung Pay works with both NFC and MST. MST works on old paying machines by simulating the magnetic stripe of your card (where you swipe the card).