Galaxy S8 Active Hardware Question - Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers

So IS the hardware on the S8 Active identical between providers (ATT, T-mobile, Sprint, etc) just like the S7?
Asking as I successfully reflashed 2 ATT S7's to TMobile firmware and they're working great for my friends including WiFi Calling and booting with TMO splash (and model # changed as well).
HOWEVER when I tried using a modded Odin 3.13.1 (I think) to do the same with my S8 Active to the lastest FW out there for TMO I get a PIT error (posted elsewhere on here but no helpful replies).
Anyway, just wondering is the HW the same??
Thanks

eplerd said:
So IS the hardware on the S8 Active identical between providers (ATT, T-mobile, Sprint, etc) just like the S7?
Asking as I successfully reflashed 2 ATT S7's to TMobile firmware and they're working great for my friends including WiFi Calling and booting with TMO splash (and model # changed as well).
HOWEVER when I tried using a modded Odin 3.13.1 (I think) to do the same with my S8 Active to the lastest FW out there for TMO I get a PIT error (posted elsewhere on here but no helpful replies).
Anyway, just wondering is the HW the same??
Thanks
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Im pretty sure the same hardware just may me flashed slightly different

TheMadScientist said:
Im pretty sure the same hardware just may me flashed slightly different
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Any thoughts on why I cannot flash T-Mobile firmware onto my SM892A if identical hardware across cell providers?
It was SO EASY to fix my friend's Galaxy S7's from AT&T with T-mobile firmware and the model number the device reports even changed from SM-930A to SM-930T afterwards and they got rid of all ATT Bloatware and replaced it with TMO's smaller set of bloatware AND MADE WiFi Calling work!!
Frustrated as I have issues with call reception if I forget to turn WiFi off at home as it tries to use AT&T WiFi Calling which wont' work on T-Mobile.....can't afford another cell right now and afraid I'll miss a JOB INTERVIEW CALL!!
ANY HELP APPRECIATED.
Dave

eplerd said:
Any thoughts on why I cannot flash T-Mobile firmware onto my SM892A if identical hardware across cell providers?
It was SO EASY to fix my friend's Galaxy S7's from AT&T with T-mobile firmware and the model number the device reports even changed from SM-930A to SM-930T afterwards and they got rid of all ATT Bloatware and replaced it with TMO's smaller set of bloatware AND MADE WiFi Calling work!!
Frustrated as I have issues with call reception if I forget to turn WiFi off at home as it tries to use AT&T WiFi Calling which wont' work on T-Mobile.....can't afford another cell right now and afraid I'll miss a JOB INTERVIEW CALL!!
ANY HELP APPRECIATED.
Dave
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I dont the Active models where always a bit different than reg S series dont know why Ive only had a couple and ditched em pretty quick

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I have a n9005 XEO that i bought on ebay. it was working fine for about 5 months now until a few days ago when it just stopped getting cellular signal altogether. no calls, no data, nothing. it seemed to corespond to me using towlroot, installing supersu, and a couple of xposed add-ons, but everything seemed to work fine for a few days before i had this problem. I tried making sure that airplane mode was off, data was enabled, that i had the apn settings correct for my provider (at&t, USA), I even went so far as to restore to factory settings, and then flash another rom (the stock s5 port i found here in the dev forum). still not getting cell signal at all). I went so far as to go to the local at&t store and ask them to place my sim in a known good phone to make sure it has service (and it does and is provisioned properly and i'm paid up). my note sees the sim (i.e. no "sim not found" messages), just plain no service as if i were in a dead zone. the phone hasn't been mishandled, i've tried pulling the battery and putting it back in... I can't think of anything i'm missing here besides trying to flash the modem (which i can't seem to find the stock modem (n9005xxuenc2) or firmware on a site that doesn't take 7 hours to download it from.
can anybody help? (either with a mirror that doesn't suck for the latest stock firmware or latest stock modem, or offer any other suggestions?)
cpgeek said:
I have a n9005 XEO that i bought on ebay. it was working fine for about 5 months now until a few days ago when it just stopped getting cellular signal altogether. no calls, no data, nothing. it seemed to corespond to me using towlroot, installing supersu, and a couple of xposed add-ons, but everything seemed to work fine for a few days before i had this problem. I tried making sure that airplane mode was off, data was enabled, that i had the apn settings correct for my provider (at&t, USA), I even went so far as to restore to factory settings, and then flash another rom (the stock s5 port i found here in the dev forum). still not getting cell signal at all). I went so far as to go to the local at&t store and ask them to place my sim in a known good phone to make sure it has service (and it does and is provisioned properly and i'm paid up). my note sees the sim (i.e. no "sim not found" messages), just plain no service as if i were in a dead zone. the phone hasn't been mishandled, i've tried pulling the battery and putting it back in... I can't think of anything i'm missing here besides trying to flash the modem (which i can't seem to find the stock modem (n9005xxuenc2) or firmware on a site that doesn't take 7 hours to download it from.
can anybody help? (either with a mirror that doesn't suck for the latest stock firmware or latest stock modem, or offer any other suggestions?)
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Type in *#06# on your dialer. Do you get the same IMEI number as the one behind your battery?
Affirmative. The IMEI numbers match
cpgeek said:
Affirmative. The IMEI numbers match
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Tell me your model number, country and if you know the region type it out.
I'll download it from Sammobile and mirror it to your through MEGA.
Type in *#1234# and tell me the values.
nicholaschum said:
Tell me your model number, country and if you know the region type it out.
I'll download it from Sammobile and mirror it to your through MEGA.
Type in *#1234# and tell me the values.
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it's an n9005 xeo from poland, I'm in the USA on AT&T. I downloaded the firmware successfully from sammobile and installed it with odin 3.07 which seemed to go successfully but I still get absolutely no cellular
I've tried using the default apn, tried using at&t's apn settings (which i remember having to do last time before i got data but i'd always been able to make calls and that's not working right now either), no effect...
anybody have any ideas?
cpgeek said:
it's an n9005 xeo from poland, I'm in the USA on AT&T. I downloaded the firmware successfully from sammobile and installed it with odin 3.07 which seemed to go successfully but I still get absolutely no cellular
I've tried using the default apn, tried using at&t's apn settings (which i remember having to do last time before i got data but i'd always been able to make calls and that's not working right now either), no effect...
anybody have any ideas?
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So you're saying it worked perfectly for 5 months, and then suddenly it went haywire on you? Did you do any major changes before it happened?
I also tried flashing the XXUENC2 and ZHUENB5 modems from here with no effect.
still looking for a solution
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So you're saying it worked perfectly for 5 months, and then suddenly it went haywire on you? Did you do any major changes before it happened?
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as i noted I rooted it with towlroot, installed supersu, and a coupe of xposed add-ons. but everything was working afterwards for about a week before i had this problem. otherwise, I was using my phone one night, i wake up, and see that i have no service. it was after a big storm so i figured they were doing service on the tower, until my work iphone rings (on the same network) and that feeling of dread set in so i went about trying to diagnose the problem and here i am.
cpgeek said:
as i noted I rooted it with towlroot, installed supersu, and a coupe of xposed add-ons. but everything was working afterwards for about a week before i had this problem. otherwise, I was using my phone one night, i wake up, and see that i have no service. it was after a big storm so i figured they were doing service on the tower, until my work iphone rings (on the same network) and that feeling of dread set in so i went about trying to diagnose the problem and here i am.
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despite having done nothing unusual to the hardware, I've flashed modems (stock and otherwise), i've flashed roms (stock and otherwise) and it doesn't appear to effect my situation, so I can't help but think that this could be hardware related... I'm stuck and sad.
anyone have any other great ideas for me or am I buying another one?
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anyone have any other great ideas for me or am I buying another one?
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I think the phone could be blacklisted, confirm it via at&t/reputable website with the imei #.
ddogishere said:
I think the phone could be blacklisted, confirm it via at&t/reputable website with the imei #.
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even if it were blacklisted, it should still allow me to place 911 calls and the like. it should work like a deactivated phone. it's not. just in case i was wrong, I also verified the imei on swappa and they confirm that it is indeed NOT blacklisted.
also i'm not sure why it would be blacklisted to begin with. it was working one day then i went to use it the next and bam, not working. i don't get it.
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anyone have any other great ideas for me or am I buying another one?
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Sounds like your IMEI got tampered or stolen and got blacklisted. Usually this would happen, especially when buying phones online.
nicholaschum said:
Sounds like your IMEI got tampered or stolen and got blacklisted. Usually this would happen, especially when buying phones online.
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But I've used several reputable services to check my IMEI number and they all say that my imei is in good standing... I don't get it. besides, what causes an imei to be blacklisted to begin with? - I wasn't trying to circumvent any security features, had no malware, no reason at all for an accounts admin to want to get me off the network. my account is in good standing, and my sim still works in an old iphone that i've got (i'm using that until i can sort out my regular phone situation).
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But I've used several reputable services to check my IMEI number and they all say that my imei is in good standing... I don't get it. besides, what causes an imei to be blacklisted to begin with? - I wasn't trying to circumvent any security features, had no malware, no reason at all for an accounts admin to want to get me off the network. my account is in good standing, and my sim still works in an old iphone that i've got (i'm using that until i can sort out my regular phone situation).
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The fact that someone had the phone with them can easily get it stolen. It's a plain 15 digit number, easily forgeable just by looking at the box, and since it has no authentication, people can just get your phone blacklisted by placing it on a defunct phone that hacks the network (or something).
well tonight i took it apart to see if there was a problem with the antenna cables, connections to the various peripheral devices and such and alas, no effect... still does exactly the same thing after field stripping the unit and resenting everything. if it's hardware, it's nothing i can tell...
I was also able to generate a .pit file, grab the latest build for my csc from sammobile (takes forever) and did a nand erase in odin with the pit and the downloaded stock rom... everything went great, but it got me to exactly the same place i'm at... working phone, no service. I have no money, but i think i'm going to just end up ebaying it and buying an s3 until i can save up enough for a note 4 or nexus 6... for now, i'm on a crappy old iphone 4 with a broken lock button, but that's another thread.
well it's been about a month and a half since i've had a decent phone (my 3 phones ago iphone 4 really doesn't cut it). after giving it some thought, I think i might buy a broken-screen sm-n900t, and swap it's mainboard into my phone. hardware-wise i believe they are exactly the same, it should be easily rooted with unlocked baseband,it would give me LTE on at&t, and it should be easily unlocked so i can use it on at&t... it should also only cost me 1/8 the cost of a good condition used n900t. ($60 or so on ebay i hope?).
still pretty sad that such a nice phone quit on me so quickly
cpgeek said:
well it's been about a month and a half since i've had a decent phone (my 3 phones ago iphone 4 really doesn't cut it). after giving it some thought, I think i might buy a broken-screen sm-n900t, and swap it's mainboard into my phone. hardware-wise i believe they are exactly the same, it should be easily rooted with unlocked baseband,it would give me LTE on at&t, and it should be easily unlocked so i can use it on at&t... it should also only cost me 1/8 the cost of a good condition used n900t. ($60 or so on ebay i hope?).
still pretty sad that such a nice phone quit on me so quickly
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Why don't you swap the N9005's screen onto the N900T and keep it like that? The N900T if I can recall, has the most bands available worldwide and if you're already replacing it, just enjoy the vast amount of customizations and potential the N900T has.
Did you pursue all avenue including Samsung service/repair centre or even Samsung line enquiry to confirm it's not blacklisted?
nicholaschum said:
Why don't you swap the N9005's screen onto the N900T and keep it like that? The N900T if I can recall, has the most bands available worldwide and if you're already replacing it, just enjoy the vast amount of customizations and potential the N900T has.
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that's basically the plan, except the motherboard lives on the display side of things, so it would be swapping in a new motherboard (n900t). we both describe the same plan of action.

Samsung S5 EE Wifi Calling

Hello,
EE does something called Wifi calling in the UK to send calls/ texts over your wifi connection if no GSM signal.
They only do this if your phone OS is EE/ Orange branded which mine is not, because whilst I do have a EE contract the phone is non branded. The option to enable WIFI calls is missing (settings > Call >wifi calling)
Is it possible to somehow re-instate this app/ feature/ setting by way of a different rom ?
Has anyone managed to get it going. So annoying as I get ZERO signal in my house.
Any help or advice greatly appreciated or simple no I cant would be useful too to stop me from keep looking
Your best bet is to check Sam Mobile for the latest EE carrier firmware and flash that. Don't think there is a simple solution as the feature is part of the dailer software. Maybe taking the dialer apk from this and pasting into your system "might" work but I highly doubt it. I'm also on EE using a debranded phone and would also like this feature. I may try what I was saying here when I have time to download the EE firmware.
When I'm at home I switch my network to GSM only which seems to help a little with signal as I have crap signal in my house also using EE.
Thanks for the info I'll take a look but after a disastrous week upgrading to CM13 then to 5.0 and finally back to stock I'm a little reluctant to start messing about again.
I should say, messing about to see if it works. I would do it for sure if confirmed working
A7mag3ddon said:
I should say, messing about to see if it works. I would do it for sure if confirmed working
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Have a look at this post. http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/help/ee-wifi-calling-t3082364 some useful info there. Also from what I've read flashing an ee firmware will not work because of different hidden partition sizes. But I have read that if you can edit the firmware and remove the hidden partition it will flash. So straight flashing EE firmware most likely won't work and also copying phone apks most likely won't work either. Has to do with CSC and British firmwares. Tried CSC option on BPA2 but no go. Might work on BTU though. Best of luck.

Verizon S8 with tmobile SIM - Cannot run system update

Neither on wifi nor cellular will it check for update. I get the error "sorry, we are having trouble authenticating your device"
Any idea how to fix this ?
wondering the same :/ anyone have anything?
see my post here. besides flashing the t-mobile ummm rom I guess over it, you won't be able to update. I've tried samsung and t-mobile and the only thing that will work besides that is to borrow a sim from a friend and use that... https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/best-buy-screw-t3594359/page2
try it today. it should work. the servers were having issues last night and this morning.
lotreaglesfan said:
try it today. it should work. the servers were having issues last night and this morning.
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will not work because system updates are coming from carrier and having a tmobile sim in a verizon phone means verizon will not allow you to connect to their update server...
insomnia said:
will not work because system updates are coming from carrier and having a tmobile sim in a verizon phone means verizon will not allow you to connect to their update server...
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Thats not the case. I am using vzw GS8 on att and I receive updates fine
Well I'm confused then. I was able to do the last update with a t-mobile Sim in the phone? Right now when I try checking for updates it errors out saying it couldn't be authenticated. Anyone have any clue?
Hope I can help you!
How to update your system if you're not using the carrier from your S8(+) version.
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Neither on wifi nor cellular will it check for update. I get the error "sorry, we are having trouble authenticating your device"
Any idea how to fix this ?
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you wont be able to updated through wifi or LTE unless you use a verizon SIM but you can do it easily using your computer and samsung smart switch.
eoga said:
you wont be able to updated through wifi or LTE unless you use a verizon SIM but you can do it easily using your computer and samsung smart switch.
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Are you able to update using your computer?
insomnia said:
Neither on wifi nor cellular will it check for update. I get the error "sorry, we are having trouble authenticating your device"
Any idea how to fix this ?
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Try to get at least an inactivated Verizon sim card from any Verizon store or you can also try a normal working Verizon sim. I had AT&T Galaxy S5 and it needed the carrier's sim card to even check for update. I took the sim, put it in, checked for update and was able to install it.
Fix to your issue
Hey guys so I do also share the same situation, I have a Verizon s8+ yet I have T-Mobile One as my coverage
Because it's not authenticated as a Verizon provided account it simply won't update
Now.. the solution to updating isn't directly on your device.
It's within the Samsung Smart switch App for either Mac or windows, you can run an update through there with little to no problems at all and finally keep your device up to date without having to return it for an unlocked one.
Just a brief note regarding the smart switch App, keep in mind that sometimes the update will freeze at a certain percentage on the computer so just be sure to close the app out only if your Samsung device hasn't received the green upload screen yet.
Hopefully this helps out alot of you guys ?
Best regards
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see my post here. besides flashing the t-mobile ummm rom I guess over it, you won't be able to update. I've tried samsung and t-mobile and the only thing that will work besides that is to borrow a sim from a friend and use that... https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/best-buy-screw-t3594359/page2
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I'd like to flash mine to t mobile, I'm begging you to help me with this!!!
Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
I've seen a bunch of info on the forums on how to flash the T-Mo ROM on an s8 - as well as flashing the Samsung Unlocked ROM on the s8 but frankly, almost all the threads are from back at the phone launch - and it is unclear to me which roms & programs to search for.
In a similar vein - I'm a noob to the whole process using oden - which I think is what i would need to use. I have experience from years ago running cyanogen mods on a nook tablet and messing with windows phones - but nothing recent and things have changed a lot.
I've read conflicting reports throughout the forums on doing this...
I'm running a VZW Branded (but it's now "unlocked")
Model: s8 SM-G-950U
Build #: NRD90M.G950USQS2BQL1
Baseband #: G950USQS2BQL1
What I'm looking for (really the right word is "NEED"):
Access to lower 700 A block (full band 12 use)
Ability to get OTA Updates
Mobile Hotspot Functionality
WiFi Calling
VoLTE
Bixby
If I could have these all running the Samsung Unlocked ROM - then that would be preferred...
If not - I would want to flash the T-Mobile ROM.
I need to know ASAP as I only have 14days from today (2/14/18) to figure this out or go back to VZW
Many thanks!
~chris

VoLTE and WiFi calling on Three UK

Hi all,
I grew tired with the lack of VoLTE and WiFi calling on my unbranded, bought direct from Samsung S8 - there's no sign of Three enabling either on unbranded phones.
So I did the unthinkable and flashed the H3G branded firmware - all went fine.
Only trouble is - I have no VoLTE - the option isn't there - and I don't get VoLTE in places where I know I should and have had in the past on my S7.
Three are useless and haven't a clue what I'm talking about. So I wondered if anyone here knows how VoLTE is actually supposed to work with the S8 on Three. I don't have the VoLTE on/off toggle like I did in the settings on my S7 and I don't get VoLTE in places where I used to get VoLTE on my S7. I either get nothing or a very low H/4G.
Is this expected behaviour and are the options just hidden now? Do you still get the little VoLTE indicator as with the S7 when the S8 is using VoLTE?
I was in the same situation, unbranded from Samsung, had to do a full wipe + H3G flash through ODIN and both VoLTE and Wifi calling work.
I had trouble getting them both, until I re-partitioned the phone in ODIN, which was a pain.
lilolilo27 said:
I was in the same situation, unbranded from Samsung, had to do a full wipe + H3G flash through ODIN and both VoLTE and Wifi calling work.
I had trouble getting them both, until I re-partitioned the phone in ODIN, which was a pain.
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I have the G950FD (dual sim) am imaging the 3 banded firmware & Rom is unlikely to support dual sim ? can anyone confirm otherwise ??
hate the three start up screen and branding.... but could do with VOLTE and WIFI calling
lilolilo27 said:
I was in the same situation, unbranded from Samsung, had to do a full wipe + H3G flash through ODIN and both VoLTE and Wifi calling work.
I had trouble getting them both, until I re-partitioned the phone in ODIN, which was a pain.
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Hi,
Does it now work as described with the on/off toggle in settings? Three basically told me that this is just how it works, any options are hidden and it won't go near VoLTE unless there is literally no other signal of any other kind. Where as on my S7 I had the option to switch on and off plus I got the VoLTE symbol in a lot of places.
Is there a guide to link to regarding the re-partitioning you did?
I'm reading some pretty scary things about the re-partition button in Odin!
Yes, re-partitioning was a pain, I got some bootloop issues as a result so wouldn't recommend it (no specific guide from memory)
I actually cannot see any on/off toggle in settings, VoLTE icon appears on most 4g areas.
lilolilo27 said:
Yes, re-partitioning was a pain, I got some bootloop issues as a result so wouldn't recommend it (no specific guide from memory)
I actually cannot see any on/off toggle in settings, VoLTE icon appears on most 4g areas.
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I went for it - no problems, carried out exactly the same process only this time I ticked 're-partition'. I've just restored all my apps and had to reset my Gear S3 again.
I also downloaded the small (40MB-ish) OTA update that comes down after the re-flash, which I assume is the VoLTE settings from Three.
So far, all I've noticed is that WiFi calling is a lot more stable - before, the WiFi calling icon was appearing and vanishing all the time. Now it's solid.
No sign of VoLTE - or any VoLTE toggle. I'll see what happens when I'm out and about later, hopefully it'll have worked.
(Although I'm sure I got VoLTE at home on my S7, I might be mistaken. Checking the coverage checker I'm in solid VoLTE territory though.)
I must say, factory re-store/re-flashing is so much better now that the Samsung back-up and restore app actually restores everything properly! Right down to the shortcuts and widgets on your homescreens. I was dreading it.
Does any one mind hosting the three s8 firmware on a store some where like google drive or drop box
PLEASE I could do with a quick download and rebuild of my phone tonight
G950FH3G1AQDG
or even a ftp share (OLD SCHOOL)
Unambiguous said:
Does any one mind hosting the three s8 firmware on a store some where like google drive or drop box
PLEASE I could do with a quick download and rebuild of my phone tonight
G950FH3G1AQDG
or even a ftp share (OLD SCHOOL)
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I got it from the Sammobile site. You have to sign up and the download is slow, but it does the job.
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I got it from the Sammobile site. You have to sign up and the download is slow, but it does the job.
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i was hoping you could share your copy. of course i am downing from sam mobile but its taking an AGE.
i flashed it... no problems wifi calling there but no volte for now.
I've been doing some reading, it seem that the way they have it set up is so that VoLTE is a last resort when you lose all other 3G and 4G signal. So if there's 3G available you'll never see VoLTE (or WiFi calling for that matter).
Also explains why you have to have their firmware and they've blocked access to it on unbranded phones? Because surely with regular firmware, if it's there - the phone will log on to it and they can't control that on an unbranded phone. Or is it controllable by the network?
I wonder why they've done this? Seems odd. Also odd that there's no switch, one of the reasons I hate branded firmware is that they can mess with stuff like that, I hate the idea that they're hiding functions and messing with stuff on my phone, that I paid £650 for! - along with the horrible boot logos and bloat.
Wish they would allow it to work on unbranded phones, I'm running dual sim so no chance of ever being able to install
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Wish they would allow it to work on unbranded phones, I'm running dual sim so no chance of ever being able to install
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yesterday night i flash my dual sim G950FD with the H3G G950F firmware all works and the sim manager option is still available to use.
i can confirm wifi calling works but not seen volte becuase i am only been home.
good luck.... just hate the 3 splash screens
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yesterday night i flash my dual sim G950FD with the H3G G950F firmware all works and the sim manager option is still available to use.
i can confirm wifi calling works but not seen volte becuase i am only been home.
good luck.... just hate the 3 splash screens
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I might give it a go over the weekend and see what happens
pipefishuk said:
I've been doing some reading, it seem that the way they have it set up is so that VoLTE is a last resort when you lose all other 3G and 4G signal. So if there's 3G available you'll never see VoLTE (or WiFi calling for that matter).
Also explains why you have to have their firmware and they've blocked access to it on unbranded phones? Because surely with regular firmware, if it's there - the phone will log on to it and they can't control that on an unbranded phone. Or is it controllable by the network?
I wonder why they've done this? Seems odd. Also odd that there's no switch, one of the reasons I hate branded firmware is that they can mess with stuff like that, I hate the idea that they're hiding functions and messing with stuff on my phone, that I paid £650 for! - along with the horrible boot logos and bloat.
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If you decide to unlock your device and go down the TWRP and Custom ROMS path then feel free to use the attached ZIP to flash the H3G Three CSC to enable WiFi Calling/VoLTE and Call Recording.
I took the CSC utility posted by Tkkg1994 and created a flashable TWRP zip with just the relevent files removing the APK that Three put on when first setting up the phone as well as the Three boot animation leaving the Samsung stock one in place. I did this to save having to have a 1.5GB file on my phone with CSC's that I don't need. All credit goes to Tkkg1994 for the CSC Utility.
I have only tested this on the single sim SM-G950F however and I also recommend making sure you have an EFS backup beforehand as I know the CSC Utility does do that even though this zip doesn't mount and do anything with the EFS partition.
Thanks
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I've been doing some reading, it seem that the way they have it set up is so that VoLTE is a last resort when you lose all other 3G and 4G signal. So if there's 3G available you'll never see VoLTE (or WiFi calling for that matter).
Also explains why you have to have their firmware and they've blocked access to it on unbranded phones? Because surely with regular firmware, if it's there - the phone will log on to it and they can't control that on an unbranded phone. Or is it controllable by the network?
I wonder why they've done this? Seems odd. Also odd that there's no switch, one of the reasons I hate branded firmware is that they can mess with stuff like that, I hate the idea that they're hiding functions and messing with stuff on my phone, that I paid £650 for! - along with the horrible boot logos and bloat.
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That is really silly. EE do the same thing in terms of needing their firmware to use VoLTE but they do not limit it only when you have bad signal lol that is foolish. Funny how things are with different manufacturers. On my U11, VoLTE works for all UK networks with stock unbranded firmware and it even has a toggle, unlike the S7/S8. You'd think there would be more options on the more popular phone.
Unambiguous said:
Does any one mind hosting the three s8 firmware on a store some where like google drive or drop box
PLEASE I could do with a quick download and rebuild of my phone tonight
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or even a ftp share (OLD SCHOOL)
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Use updato.com. no download speed limit
I spoke to three over twitter and they advised they do plan to release this to unbranded phones but there is no date in mind at present
I had to do the same to get Volte on EE.
Does work everywhere though.
WiFi calling worked out the box on BTU unlocked.
Only issue is EE is **** slow at releasing updates.
Is there a file I can flash to enable WiFi and VOLTE on EE when using a custom ROM? Works great on the stock EE firmware but I would like to use another custom ROM.
joeleon said:
Is there a file I can flash to enable WiFi and VOLTE on EE when using a custom ROM? Works great on the stock EE firmware but I would like to use another custom ROM.
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You have to edit csc files to enable them

Wifi Calling (T-Mobile) on Exynos s7 Edge

I bought an international s7 edge since the American Snap models have locked bootloaders. I flash custom roms and stuff, so Exynos was a must for me. However, since my phone wasn't made for the T-Mobile network, it's missing a few things
1) Video Calling results in "Unable to make Video Call to this number"
2) I have no way to toggle Wi-Fi calling, a feature I want to use since T-Mobile is charging for it
3) I have no idea if VoLTE is working or not, since there isn't a toggle under connections or the phone app
I remember on my TMO s6 edge+ most of these features were simple floatingfeature.xml codes that needed to be enabled. Unfortunately, I no longer have that phone and don't remember the codes, or know if adding these codes to an international will solve my problem. I would greatly appreciate any help you could offer, and thank you for reading!
Sounds like a job for...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/development/utility-flashable-csc-selection-30-t3392957
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/help/s7-international-oreo-csc-t-mobile-t3841055/page5
Same issue addressed for not non edge model.
origitat said:
Sounds like a job for...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/development/utility-flashable-csc-selection-30-t3392957
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I tried this one and wifi calling seems to work, but video calling is still missing.
sergatiuk said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/help/s7-international-oreo-csc-t-mobile-t3841055/page5
Same issue addressed for not non edge model.
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This one has a simple installation and solves all the problems I was having. Would definitely recommend this one for others in my situation.

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