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[Q] I can apply a stock rom sm g900f????

I can apply a stock rom sm g900f when the bootloader is unlock?
and at the same time change radio frequency?
sorry in advance for this newbie question

b9455 said:
I can apply a stock rom sm g900f when the bootloader is unlock?
and at the same time change radio frequency?
sorry in advance for this newbie question
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Wrong forum, the G900F is the International variant and this forum is for SM-G900V, the Verizon variant.
You want this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help

spuniun said:
Wrong forum, the G900F is the International variant and this forum is for SM-G900V, the Verizon variant.
You want this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help
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yes, but i have a g900v from Verizon and i am in europe

Sorry, why buy an SM-G900V when what you likely need is an SM-G900F?

kprice8 said:
Sorry, why buy an SM-G900V when what you likely need is an SM-G900F?
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because I ran out cellphone in the states and a family member gave me without knowing that there were differences between these two.
and I would not say, no thanks, especially when we were going off to the airport

b9455 said:
yes, but i have a g900v from Verizon and i am in europe
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So you're asking if you can flash the SM-G900F stock rom on a SM-G900V? Before even answering that question you would need un unlocked bootloader which is less than likely. And even if you had one, what you propose would more than likely result in a brick.

b9455 said:
because I ran out cellphone in the states and a family member gave me without knowing that there were differences between these two.
and I would not say, no thanks, especially when we were going off to the airport
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Fair enough. You may have to wait for root to be able to modify then. Sorry for the inconvenience.

kprice8 said:
Fair enough. You may have to wait for root to be able to modify then. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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but it is possible since the bootloader is unlocked, right?
I do not think wrong?
as long i get rooted the cellphone the chances of brick the phone are minor?

b9455 said:
but it is possible since the bootloader is unlocked, right?
I do not think wrong?
as long i get rooted the cellphone the chances of brick the phone are minor?
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Verizon Bootloaders are NOT unlocked... I don't know where you found that, but Verizon has not offered these phones unlocked to my knowledge.

kprice8 said:
Verizon Bootloaders are NOT unlocked... I don't know where you found that, but Verizon has not offered these phones unlocked to my knowledge.
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I know that.
what I said was "since the bootloader is unlocked" and "i get rooted the cellphone", meaning when there is a way to unlock the bootloader and root the phone.
Thank for yours replies.

b9455 said:
I can apply a stock rom sm g900f when the bootloader is unlock?
and at the same time change radio frequency?
sorry in advance for this newbie question
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Not unless you want a $600 paper weight.

b9455 said:
I know that.
what I said was "since the bootloader is unlocked" and "i get rooted the cellphone", meaning when there is a way to unlock the bootloader and root the phone.
Thank for yours replies.
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lol.. the answer is no. even if at some point in time we have root will b unlikely to get a unlocked bootloader and if you flash an international rom doesnt mean it will work.. you have a smartphone you can only use on wifi bud lol or sell to someone in america n buy one in europe where your at or buy the international version or wait for who knows how long
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Bootloader unlocking

What, precisely, must be done to unlock the bootloader for an SM-G900A or SM-G900T? Must something cryptographically be broken? If I get root access through towelroot, will that help? Are the people at the AT&T store capable of doing this bootloader unlock if pursuaded to do so?

No they will definitely not help you unlock the bootloader lol. AT&T locked it down themselves, and no one has found a way to unlock it yet. All we can do is wait for someone to figure it out.

dgriffi said:
What, precisely, must be done to unlock the bootloader for an SM-G900A or SM-G900T? Must something cryptographically be broken? If I get root access through towelroot, will that help? Are the people at the AT&T store capable of doing this bootloader unlock if pursuaded to do so?
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Can you show what is your Bootloader version?

Just an FYI, 900A is ATT with locked bootloader, the 900T is T-mobile which already has an unlocked bootloader. Just buy a 900T unlock the Sim and put in an ATT Sim. That's what I did. No worries about locked bootloader!

vndnguyen said:
can you show what is your bootloader version?
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g900aucu2ang3

dgriffi said:
g900aucu2ang3
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I think a read something about Safestrap being able to unlock S5 locked bootloaders, here for example. Not sure if this works though, have not tested it myself.

Sprint S7 unlocked: Is there a way to update it safely?

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!

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.

marcviado said:
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.

Updated software today - ads are back :(

I did the big update today for the newest software patch available for the Motorla G4.
My ads are back unfortunately.
Does anyone know if there's a tutorial to remove the ads for the latest version of the software update?
Thanks!!

topslop1 said:
I did the big update today for the newest software patch available for the Motorla G4.
My ads are back unfortunately.
Does anyone know if there's a tutorial to remove the ads for the latest version of the software update?
Thanks!!
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I don't recall anyone getting an Amazon update. Sadly you did answer a question I'm sure all the Amazon G4 owners had.

I have the same experience - can we use the same process as before, or use the just posted factory image?

Was you rooted with unlocked bootloader? It just appeared for me as well. I want to update but don't want to relock bootloader but I do still have the original code from moto to unlock it I think.

brownd7380 said:
Was you rooted with unlocked bootloader? It just appeared for me as well. I want to update but don't want to relock bootloader but I do still have the original code from moto to unlock it I think.
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If you're rooted you can't install an OTA but it doesn't matter if you're unlocked. Once you've used the unlock code from MOTO you're always unlocked and won't have to enter it again. If for some way they've managed to relock it on the Amazon ad phones then I would imagine they've also blocked it from a future unlock. In the past though once unlocked the bootloader is always unlocked.

I'm not locked to any specific carrier as far as I know.. purchased this off of Amazon for $125.. USA version.

topslop1 said:
I'm not locked to any specific carrier as far as I know.. purchased this off of Amazon for $125.. USA version.
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I was talking about an unlocked bootloader.

Tel864 said:
I was talking about an unlocked bootloader.
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gotcha, unfortunately these ones you can't unlock

You are more likely to find help in the Moto G4 section. This is Moto G4 plus, of which there is no Amazon variant.

Is this file root OREO v7 bootloader?

I find this on google is this file helping root OREO v7 Bootloader anyone tried it please let me know?
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1322778262903986930
Thanks

tahasmarty said:
I find this on google is this file helping root OREO v7 Bootloader anyone tried it please let me know?
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1322778262903986930
Thanks
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it's release date is august 21st. highly doubt it's for binary 7

oasisfleeting said:
it's release date is august 21st. highly doubt it's for binary 7
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Yes currently there is no way to ROOT v7 Bootloader and this is really sad

Could you please tell Me what version BL I have? My BL ID number is G930PVPS7CRH2 I would really appreciate it. As well as possibly unlocking it if anyone cares to explain.

redrobber270 said:
Could you please tell Me what version BL I have? My BL ID number is G930PVPS7CRH2 I would really appreciate it. As well as possibly unlocking it if anyone cares to explain.
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You have version 7. Not sure if you can unlock without going though Sprint.

lvpre said:
You have version 7. Not sure if you can unlock without going though Sprint.
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So sprint will unlock the bootloader if you request it?
Also my phone keeps trying to make me do an ota, I keep saying later because it's hard enough trying to figure it out now, do you know what the latest update is about or where I can read about it?

redrobber270 said:
So sprint will unlock the bootloader if you request it?
Also my phone keeps trying to make me do an ota, I keep saying later because it's hard enough trying to figure it out now, do you know what the latest update is about or where I can read about it?
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I meant sim carrier unlock. The s7 bootloader is locked down pretty tight. There is an update to b8.