Would Anyone Like To Post Detailed Instructions On How To Flash The "U FIRMWARE"? .. Also (if possible) could someone include all the necessary files & give any details on the firmware (i.e. Pros or Cons).. I've seen it mentioned in a few other threads, with some people making claims that it's much smoother, also the root is more stable on that firmware. But I can't seem to find a dedicated thread on it. So if there's one out there post the link or feel free to comment instructions, any useful instructions will be added to the OP
geor9iaboy said:
Would Anyone Like To Post Detailed Instructions On How To Flash The "U FIRMWARE"? .. Also (if possible) could someone include all the necessary files & give any details on the firmware (i.e. Pros or Cons).. I've seen it mentioned in a few other threads, with some people making claims that it's much smoother, also the root is more stable on that firmware. But I can't seem to find a dedicated thread on it. So if there's one out there post the link or feel free to comment instructions, any useful instructions will be added to the OP
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Hi, here's something from our friends with a Verizon s7 edge, they've written a step by step on how to flash the U firmware and what to do afterwards. What You and us t-mobile users need to flash is SM- G935U (TMO region) firmware which u can find on sammobile.com. Please read the instructions carefully and best of luck with flashing. Cheers!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...de-flashing-sm-935u-firmware-verizon-t3415145
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...What You and us t-mobile users need to flash is SM- G935U (TMO region) firmware which u can find on sammobile.com. ...[/url]
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Mine is model SM-G35T, would the T-Mobile USA version of SM-G935U still work with mine?
Thank you.
Namuna said:
Mine is model SM-G35T, would the T-Mobile USA version of SM-G935U still work with mine?
Thank you.
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Yeah it will but you need to find the right one on sammobile. The one for G9535T TMO region next to itself. The the rest of the procedure is the same as described in the post i shared. I will it leave it to you to do some research on your own and find the right files. Cheers!
Hey all, best place for U firmware is THEANDROIDSOUL.COM . they also have all other Samsung firmwares. So good flashing
Does it require root to flash U on the tmo variant?
Does it trip Knox?
Thanks
whittikins said:
Does it require root to flash U on the tmo variant?
Does it trip Knox?
Thanks
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Dont need root and won't trip Knox
Sent from my SM-G935U using Tapatalk
Magnifik81 said:
Hi, here's something from our friends with a Verizon s7 edge, they've written a step by step on how to flash the U firmware and what to do afterwards. What You and us t-mobile users need to flash is SM- G935U (TMO region) firmware which u can find on sammobile.com. Please read the instructions carefully and best of luck with flashing. Cheers!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...de-flashing-sm-935u-firmware-verizon-t3415145
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Keep in mind there's also a lot in here that doesn't pertain especially if you don't need root so be careful people, this as Mag says is for Verizon but the process is the same just make sure you have the T-Mobile files if on T-Mobile. You can download at SamMobile I have a SM-G935T which is now a G35U with the new modem APK1 and have wifi calling and VOLTE in my mobile network settings and ZERO bloat which is why U firmware is desired. It doesn't have any carrier bloat because it's not for any carrier so none have installed all their bloat so it's very fast. You will lose root and everything but can redo it and reroot also.. just make sure you're getting the right files and not flashing VZW on to T-Mobile etc etc. I ALMOST did then realized lol. I Got excited. I was never going to root so none if that mattered but I tried it and after all the suggested tweaks and fixed it still ran unacceptable for me so I'm not rooted at all now. Too buggy and too many weird FCs and errors/bugs so I factory rest and flashed U and new modem and my phone has never been faster even when rooted and CPU setting tweaked etc. (Too many bugs as stated)
Fas
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whittikins said:
Does it require root to flash U on the tmo variant?
Does it trip Knox?
Thanks
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No because you're flashing an official firmware not a rom. No root and won't trip Knox as other have reported. This is true for all variants since it's an official firmware.
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I know I'm replying to some old posts here. But just
re-ittirating what others have said since many are just now starting to do the whole U thing.
Fas
i have a guide on this forum look it up
faslane said:
Keep in mind there's also a lot in here that doesn't pertain especially if you don't need root so be careful people, this as Mag says is for Verizon but the process is the same just make sure you have the T-Mobile files if on T-Mobile. You can download at SamMobile I have a SM-G935T which is now a G35U with the new modem APK1 and have wifi calling and VOLTE in my mobile network settings and ZERO bloat which is why U firmware is desired. It doesn't have any carrier bloat because it's not for any carrier so none have installed all their bloat so it's very fast. You will lose root and everything but can redo it and reroot also.. just make sure you're getting the right files and not flashing VZW on to T-Mobile etc etc. I ALMOST did then realized lol. I Got excited. I was never going to root so none if that mattered but I tried it and after all the suggested tweaks and fixed it still ran unacceptable for me so I'm not rooted at all now. Too buggy and too many weird FCs and errors/bugs so I factory rest and flashed U and new modem and my phone has never been faster even when rooted and CPU setting tweaked etc. (Too many bugs as stated)
Fas
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No because you're flashing an official firmware not a rom. No root and won't trip Knox as other have reported. This is true for all variants since it's an official firmware.
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I know I'm replying to some old posts here. But just
re-ittirating what others have said since many are just now starting to do the whole U thing.
Fas
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Will Xposed work with no issues on this?
I'm currently rooted with Xposed installed , but the lag is driving me nuts even with all the tweaks
Izz14 said:
Will Xposed work with no issues on this?
I'm currently rooted with Xposed installed , but the lag is driving me nuts even with all the tweaks
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Prob not. Many people including me have done ALL of the post root modifying to make it run better when rooted with very little success. I tried every single post root method to try and get it stable and nothing made a difference and if it did it sure wasn't stable anyways. So bad that I Reodined the entire thing and started fresh and didn't root. The root is very unstable and simply not worth it. I don't need root for anything I care about anyway and my S7 Edge is plenty fast. and running the U firmware there's no bloat except like 2-3 apps which I can live with and that was one major reason to root anyway (to delete the bloat) so meh to root for me.... If you read back many have reported this. I don't need nor want root and when I saw how bad it ran I immediately re did it all. Now it's lightning fast, I get amazing LTE speeds because if the APK1 MODEM and I'm in one if the 319 cities supporting the 4x4 MIMO LTE that the APJ1 Takes advantage of. My LTE is faster than most people's wifi. So I recommend d regarding the Odin and forgetting about root. It's just too buggy and I'm by no way a noob. Been here fir 10 years so I know what I'm doing and I couldn't get it stable enough even applying every single post root suggestion. It ran like crap and wasn't even usable unfortunately. No offense to the root team whatsoever they achieved root and kudos to them it's just not established enough to be a daily driver sorry to say.
My latest LTE speed abiut 20 mins ago. Not wifi....LTE..LOL it's amazing if yoyre in T-Mobile and you're in one if the cities supporting it. I imagine everywhere in the US will sooner or later it most cities. It's relatively new but I'm getting speeds unheard of. Before this I was getting like 10 mbps download and 8 Mbps upload
Not it's more like 6p-70 and 40-70 depending in where in my city I am. It varies deoending on how close to towers and what not you are if course. But damn it's fast.. wow
nandroiduser said:
i have a guide on this forum look it up
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please quote the person you're replying to so we know who you're talking to. lol...it's a huge help! +1
Fas
is there a way to install this U firmware and then simply root it and not install all the other junk? I love it running U stock with the new modem because it HAULS ass, but I want to root so I can edit the build.prop and since you have to be rooted that's hay I ask. But the root causes all kinds of issues and post -root stuff needs to happen to get it even stable which none worked for me, a few did but it ran horrible so I immediately returned to stock and redid the U firmware. so is the something like a way to just root for file access only without it modifying anything else? I doubt it but don't know much abut the U firmware except it runs amazing until rooted at least from everything I'm reading. a couple peeps claim there's is running amazing even rooted but I have doubts...mine ran like total crap even after applying all the tweaks and kernel settings with Trickster and the like (which I know how to use very well and bought it and have owned and used it for years....any ideas? I want to edit the lcd from 640 to about 580 is all and don't want to root if it's going to bork everything up again...
TIA
Fas +1
i've tried multiple times and it fails to flash. any ideas why?
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Hi -
I am a person that just has to have his phone rooted. Dont ask me why, but I do. And I love custom ROMS. Since I do not really see any custom ROMS for the S7 yet,
I will settle for just rooting my S7, I was hopping someone would be kind enough to point me to the correct files needed to ROOT my phone and maybe a small odin walkthrough.
Phone info:
Galaxy S7 SM-G935T 6.0.1
Baseband G935TUVU4APK1
Build Number MNB29M.G35TUVU4APK1
Also ... what about TWRP support ? I want to be able to nandroid backup. Is there a version of TWRP out yet for the S7 ?
Thanks all !!
faslane said:
please quote the person you're replying to so we know who you're talking to. lol...it's a huge help! +1
Fas
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Hi? Is it possible to downgrade to PB5 from the U firmware? I learnt latest stock got bootloader locked, so can't downgrade
faslane said:
is there a way to install this U firmware and then simply root it and not install all the other junk? I love it running U stock with the new modem because it HAULS ass, but I want to root so I can edit the build.prop and since you have to be rooted that's hay I ask. But the root causes all kinds of issues and post -root stuff needs to happen to get it even stable which none worked for me, a few did but it ran horrible so I immediately returned to stock and redid the U firmware. so is the something like a way to just root for file access only without it modifying anything else? I doubt it but don't know much abut the U firmware except it runs amazing until rooted at least from everything I'm reading. a couple peeps claim there's is running amazing even rooted but I have doubts...mine ran like total crap even after applying all the tweaks and kernel settings with Trickster and the like (which I know how to use very well and bought it and have owned and used it for years....any ideas? I want to edit the lcd from 640 to about 580 is all and don't want to root if it's going to bork everything up again...
TIA
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Follow the instructions in the O.P. of the post-root issues *exactly*. Don't skip anything and don't add anything. Trickster is not listed in it. I followed it exactly and my rooted U just plain smokes!
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Thibor69 said:
Hi -
Since I do not really see any custom ROMS for the S7 yet
Also ... what about TWRP support ? I want to be able to nandroid backup. Is there a version of TWRP out yet for the S7 ?
Thanks all !!
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The answer to both of these is that since the bootloader is locked, you can't install custom recoveries which makes custom Roms a lot harder (but not impossible!) There's two that are in the Roms subforum (TEK and Echoe) but I've personally found stock U firmware + root to be the fastest/most stable.
DOMF said:
Follow the instructions in the O.P. of the post-root issues *exactly*. Don't skip anything and don't add anything. Trickster is not listed in it. I followed it exactly and my rooted U just plain smokes!
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The answer to both of these is that since the bootloader is locked, you can't install custom recoveries which makes custom Roms a lot harder (but not impossible!) There's two that are in the Roms subforum (TEK and Echoe) but I've personally found stock U firmware + root to be the fastest/most stable.
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I'm not rooted at all now you realize correct?
Ty,!! +1
Fas
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jazzdglass said:
Hi? Is it possible to downgrade to PB5 from the U firmware? I learnt latest stock got bootloader locked, so can't downgrade
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Honestly I don't know. Haven't tried. U firmware smokes sonI wouldn't want to anyway lol. Maybe someone else knows
Fas
The bootloader's are all still locked so not sure that'd matter but I couldn't say.
Fas
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Thibor69 said:
Hi -
I am a person that just has to have his phone rooted. Dont ask me why, but I do. And I love custom ROMS. Since I do not really see any custom ROMS for the S7 yet,
I will settle for just rooting my S7, I was hopping someone would be kind enough to point me to the correct files needed to ROOT my phone and maybe a small odin walkthrough.
Phone info:
Galaxy S7 SM-G935T 6.0.1
Baseband G935TUVU4APK1
Build Number MNB29M.G35TUVU4APK1
Also ... what about TWRP support ? I want to be able to nandroid backup. Is there a version of TWRP out yet for the S7 ?
Thanks all !!
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Is your reason for "have to have root" for a specific reason or no? This root us really laggy and buggy as hell so if I were you I wouldn't do it. There's no Roms really. Well two I think but it's going to be more if a headache than the benefit of root. No one "has" to have root. What do you need that's so important by rooting. That's silly....
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Dbzadct said:
i've tried multiple times and it fails to flash. any ideas why?
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What fails,? What happens? Details...which files did you use from where and what fails at what spot in the process?
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Dbzadct said:
i've tried multiple times and it fails to flash. any ideas why?
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Did you flash the home CSC or non home?
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Thibor69 said:
Hi -
I am a person that just has to have his phone rooted. Dont ask me why, but I do. And I love custom ROMS. Since I do not really see any custom ROMS for the S7 yet,
I will settle for just rooting my S7, I was hopping someone would be kind enough to point me to the correct files needed to ROOT my phone and maybe a small odin walkthrough.
Phone info:
Galaxy S7 SM-G935T 6.0.1
Baseband G935TUVU4APK1
Build Number MNB29M.G35TUVU4APK1
Also ... what about TWRP support ? I want to be able to nandroid backup. Is there a version of TWRP out yet for the S7 ?
Thanks all !!
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No two. Locked boitloader still so no way to install twrp.
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Dbzadct said:
i've tried multiple times and it fails to flash. any ideas why?
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Please provide more info what phone are you flashing. Where did you get the files, are you flashing the home CSC or other one what's exactly happening. Fail is too vague to help you fix.
jazzdglass said:
Hi? Is it possible to downgrade to PB5 from the U firmware? I learnt latest stock got bootloader locked, so can't downgrade
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I'm not sure bud. I LOVE the U firmware and the APK1 modem for Tmobile have made my LTE VERY fast and the U firmware as well with ZERO bloat. I wouldn't downgrade anyway but can't answer your question, I simply don't know. Are you on ATT or something? I haven't heard of that firmware even...but I've been on Tmobile for about 6 years or so...
Fas
What fails,? What happens? Details...which files did you use from where and what fails at what spot in the process?
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Did you flash the home CSC or non home?
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No two. Locked boitloader still so no way to install twrp.
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Please provide more info what phone are you flashing. Where did you get the files, are you flashing the home CSC or other one what's exactly happening. Fail is too vague to help you fix.[/QUOTE]
sorry rookie mistake, i was on latest update for the Tmo version, i flashed the Home CSC, it started the first few steps and then got that error. this is the firmware i was using TMB-G935UUEU2APEH-2-160614112610
I have a SM-G935U that I bought from BestBuy some time ago and I was wondering if there is a root for it. The carrier versions have a root, but I don't know much about the unlocked.
Did u find out? I thought the answer was a firm no since the bootloader is locked but I also really don't know what I'm talking about.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/how-to/root-method-nougat-t3566978/page68
mayanspacecadet said:
Did u find out? I thought the answer was a firm no since the bootloader is locked but I also really don't know what I'm talking about.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/how-to/root-method-nougat-t3566978/page68
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No, I never found out. I kind of just let it go. It's like people don't know the unlocked US Snapdragon version exists. Like how we got the Nougat update slower than all the other variants.
Check out the url I posted above. I guess you can now! And it seems really easy. (famous last words.)
Buried on like page 69 are even better instructions apparently. Here's a screenshot of what dude said to him to do.
Samsung: We're patching SamFail.
Gavin: But I wanna roooooooot!
Melsbacksfriend: Don't worry, Gavin, I can help.
If you want to help me, then give me your email address. Mine is [email protected]. I bet that by that email address, you can tell that I like pokémon. I want this exploit to be called Submachine Gun 950u (as a pun with the model number that would work with any Samsung Galaxy S phone in case I want to make one for another phone like for example, Submachine Gun 930P for the sprint s7). I want the exploit to do more than just root your phone like partcyborg rom. Here are the things that I want it to do. Disable Knox, include Xposed, Have some humor involved (for example, a boot screen that shows a picture of an SMG, the number 950 and a Wii U:laugh, and improve battery life. I believe that we can do this if we work really hard and work together. I need your help because I'm only 16. There's no way I can do it by myself.
Upgrade to revision 5 bootloader and follow jrkruses safestrap method then install a nougat rooted system.
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We now have root method for revision 1 2 and 5 bootloader. 3 and 4 are not supported
TheMadScientist said:
Upgrade to revision 5 bootloader and follow jrkruses safestrap method then install a nougat rooted system.
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We now have root method for revision 1 2 and 5 bootloader. 3 and 4 are not supported
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I'm having trouble booting into Safestrap. Can you explain to me how you would to a noob?
Melsbacksfriend said:
I'm having trouble booting into Safestrap. Can you explain to me how you would to a noob?
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Im still on rev 2 so i have not followed his guide yet. Im looking at doing it next weekend i want to try oreo and pie
I dont know the exacts yet
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I have searched everywhere on the web and none of the tutorials work to enable OEM Unlocking on my device. I'm trying to unlock the bootloader so that I can install TWRP and a custom rom. Any suggestions?
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I have searched everywhere on the web and none of the tutorials work to enable OEM Unlocking on my device. I'm trying to unlock the bootloader so that I can install TWRP and a custom rom. Any suggestions?
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Sorry, Samsung have blocked the 205U
@RealBrianDuong @physwizz have y'all heard of any changes with this or any genius moves? lol
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Could some also try to sum this up for a half ass noob with rooting and everything i've only rooted two devices but,
with this knox system i'd hate to trip something or whatever.
meanwhile this https://boycracked.com/2019/10/19/official-samsung-galaxy-a20-sm-a205u-stock-rom-for-usa-region/
website shows something that looks promising but what does this mean and is this bluff or workable?
if it could work please tell a dummy the best way lol
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on another note, if you can not unlock bootloader, how can you get to reflashing the stock rom like this site says and apply the cf auto root anyhow??? https://boycracked.com/2019/10/19/official-samsung-galaxy-a20-sm-a205u-stock-rom-for-usa-region/
You can't do anything much without unlocking the bootloader and Samsung have blocked the 205u
Has anyone used the No Limits Majisk Mod with the 5G t-mobile variant? I tried to apply it when i first rooted the phone, months ago, and i remember it bootlooping the phone.
Any feedback is welcome.
Thanks, Bill
Bildo41383 said:
Has anyone used the No Limits Majisk Mod with the 5G t-mobile variant? I tried to apply it when i first rooted the phone, months ago, and i remember it bootlooping the phone.
Any feedback is welcome.
Thanks, Bill
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yes it is, i used to for a few months, but the tmo update was a pain to get onto the phone. Now i just run my phone unrooted and stock.
What this mod do?
If you try it out please let me know if it works. I heard some reports of a boot loop and I don't want to have to flash adb recovery, remove Magisk modules, reinstall stock recovery ?. This phone/android10 can be annoying...
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AxelR11 said:
What this mod do?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...agisk-rom-xxx-nolimits-7-0-speed-ram-t3933927
t436h05t said:
If you try it out please let me know if it works. I heard some reports of a boot loop and I don't want to have to flash adb recovery, remove Magisk modules, reinstall stock recovery ?. This phone/android10 can be annoying...
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...agisk-rom-xxx-nolimits-7-0-speed-ram-t3933927
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Is that a must have mod? I mean, the 7T Pro McLaren is already pretty fast in my opinion. I don't know if I want to take the risk to install this mod honestly
Wouldn't say it's a must have and the phone is very fast on its own. Just I have experienced app closing when multitasking and just kinda want to try it out for some of the other features. But not important enough for me to risk a boot loop and go through the procedure of removing the mod. Could just use a kernel manager I guess.