Hello Just bought the Redme note 7 4/64 (not pro) with global version.
I can not find a face id for screen unlock
Any Suggestions ?
Iva
Hi. From memory, it seems to me to have read, that it was necessary to change the options regions in the parameters, and to put hong kong so that face unlock appear.
Yes. it is true. By setting the region to hong kong you will get the option of unlocking the face. I tested it
I can confirm this, I don't know why but it's only available for some regions.
eg. if I select Italy I have the option, but if I select Switzerland ( which is good for themes section ) the option is missing. When Italy is selected I'm unable to see online themes section instead.
Thanks i have no interest to change region due to other influences , it is indeed very strange !
I had read from different sources that the facial recognition didn't work when the phone was configured with France as localisation. And I even heard a salesman explaining to someone in the Mi Store that he would have to change the localisation to Hong Kong in order to benefit the facial recognition.
Well, I finally just bought the Redmi Note 7 (from the Mi Store) and being declared localised in France, I actually DO have the facial recognition and face unlock function enabled by default on my phone.
This is actually a very good surprise because I have never been able to use the fingerprint sensor when located on the rear (so far I used the PIN code, old school ). And it appears that the face unlock is really impressive. The device unlocks immediately. The weirdest thing to me is the screening of my face took barely one second, under very poor conditions of light. But it works ! It sounds magic to me.
FYI, my device model is M1901F7G and it's running MIUI Global 10.2.3.0 (PFGEUXM).
guigzmtl said:
I had read from different sources that the facial recognition didn't work when the phone was configured with France as localisation. And I even heard a salesman explaining to someone in the Mi Store that he would have to change the localisation to Hong Kong in order to benefit the facial recognition.
Well, I finally just bought the Redmi Note 7 (from the Mi Store) and being declared localised in France, I actually DO have the facial recognition and face unlock function enabled by default on my phone.
This is actually a very good surprise because I have never been able to use the fingerprint sensor when located on the rear (so far I used the PIN code, old school ). And it appears that the face unlock is really impressive. The device unlocks immediately. The weirdest thing to me is the screening of my face took barely one second, under very poor conditions of light. But it works ! It sounds magic to me.
FYI, my device model is M1901F7G and it's running MIUI Global 10.2.3.0 (PFGEUXM).
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If u are having trouble with the localization, just install the EU rom that takes all this trouble and throws it in the garbage
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If u are having trouble with the localization, just install the EU rom that takes all this trouble and throws it in the garbage
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No, I don't have any issue with the localization setting. My device has the original Global ROM (devices sold in the EU) and it is properly set to France. And the face unlock works just fine with no tweak although what it is said in different forum posts and even by some MiStore employees. No trouble at all here. ?
I can confirm that Face ID screen unlock is working good with Spain region.
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Hi guys,
I am traveling to New Zealand in March – which I am absolutely psyched about BTW. I would like to use my Note 3 with a local sim card for cheap mobile broadband.
Will the region lock affect me? According to the information in this article it shouldn’t, but I just want to be sure. Being stuck without internet would be a major problem.
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/11/samsung-explains-galaxy-note-3-region-lock-in-detail/
Also, if there are any New Zealand brahs around, what is the reception like? Can I rely on 3G internet throughout the country?
For starters it would be helpful if you tell us where is your Note3 from: some countries have no region lock, like China and if you're from one of those places, no worry. If you do have region lock, after using the phone on local network for some time region lock is removed per Samsung. However there were some stories posted around that it wasn't and also it is not clear to me what happens if let's say you do factory reset for some reason. I rooted my phone without tripping Knox flag and then run Chainfire region unlock program to clear all these nonsense and I can confirm the region lock list on my phone was erased and I expect my phone to work as it should on any GSM network.
You need to read around to see if doing something similar is a good option for you.
In theory it should work the way Samsung says.
Hello,
I recently bought a S5 in the netherlands (i live and use the phone in belgium). Started it up, everything works fine. I make one phonecall as required for the regionlock, works fine.
Then something strange happens, after the one phonecall required, i cant accept or make phonecalls anymore.
I get a message "your phone has been locked due to security reasons"
Now the weird thing is, if i use a simcard from another carrier, the phone just works fine, no locking whatsoever...
Called Samsung support, told the story, they tell me phone is region locked and i need to get a code, but the phone never asks me for a code nor can i put one in anywhere.
So i called my provider, they tell me the phone is blacklisted probably but they cant check that...
After some research i found out the phone is actualy from UK with an international firmware on it: G900FXXU1ANG2 (countrycode BTU)
Anyone have an idea how to get rid of this problem?
I dont want to root the phone just yet in case i have to exchange it for another one.
Would it help to get the countryspecific stock firmware installed for my country? (Belgium)
thanks a lot for the help
thale
You'd get better help if you gave us more details, notably verbatim error messages, rather than paraphrasing.
Your provider can certainly tell you if your phone is blacklisted since an IMEI blacklist is under their direct control. So ask them again to clarify that. Region locking is much more likely though. Samsung region locks phones to prevent grey market sales, which is exactly what you've tried to do. The region lock is released after you use the phone a short while with a provider in the original region, which sounds like the UK in your case. Region locking is also a type of blacklist, although that term is almost always used to refer to carrier IMEI blacklisting unless otherwise specified.
As you didn't make any preliminary calls in the UK, nor apparently did the previous owner (or vendor), the phone is now restricted. You could travel to the UK and use your phone there for a day to dissipate the region lock. Or a lot of people claim that a regular SIM unlock code, such as you can buy on Ebay or any number of other places will also remove the region lock (unconfirmed). Or you can root your phone and circumvent the region lock by editing the blocked regions in your customer.xml file.
There are lots of existing threads on this subject, as you would know if had you done a search. Refer to those for further elaboration or you can search my post history as I've posted in detail how to remove the region lock in previous posts.
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Thanks for the reply, this forum was my last resort since i didnt understand the problem.
I dont get any error messages at all.
provider A in S5 --> while calling i get the message phone blocked for security reason
provider A in S4 mini --> works perfectly
Provider B in S5 --> works perfectly
so i thought problems lies with faulty simcard, exchanged it but problem stays
when i call samsung they tell me its a provider problem
when i call my provider they say its a phone problem
in europe shouldnt matter realy where you buy your phone since there's free traffic of goods and services. I wonder if the webshop knows they are selling UK phones, ill talk to them about it tomorrow.
thanks again for the reply ill try to get the problem sorted, if that doesnt work at all, i guess ill just root it and fix the problem
kind regards,
thale
Humh, sounds weird.
Use the code *#7465625# (*#SIMLOCK#) to check for the lock status. On some devices this code needs root to launch.
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Thanks for the reply, this forum was my last resort since i didnt understand the problem.
I dont get any error messages at all.
provider A in S5 --> while calling i get the message phone blocked for security reason
provider A in S4 mini --> works perfectly
Provider B in S5 --> works perfectly
so i thought problems lies with faulty simcard, exchanged it but problem stays
when i call samsung they tell me its a provider problem
when i call my provider they say its a phone problem
in europe shouldnt matter realy where you buy your phone since there's free traffic of goods and services. I wonder if the webshop knows they are selling UK phones, ill talk to them about it tomorrow.
thanks again for the reply ill try to get the problem sorted, if that doesnt work at all, i guess ill just root it and fix the problem
kind regards,
thale
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If I understood you correctly, your SIM card works properly in other phones. So your SIM card shouldn't be the issue. If your S5 is SIM unlocked (carrier unlocked), you could try someone else's SIM card in your S5 to rule out less common problems e.g. bent SIM socket.
And regardless, in your place, I'd open a support ticket with your provider. That should cover anything like a IMEI blacklist. All in all though it does sound like region locking. Which is Samsung blocking a phone from being used in a different region unless it has been first activated (i.e. used for a few calls) in the original region first. I wouldn't think that a region lock between two parts of Europe would be intentional, but it is still something to look into.
Without any explicit error messages, it is difficult to narrow down the cause. You might consider installing a logcat app to capture the system log which may have more information about the error.
Also try dialing *#06* and ensure that you have a valid IMEI (not all zeros)
And dial *#0011#. You should see a (IMEI) certificate "Pass"if at the end. If it says IMEI CERTI: FAIL or NA you may have a flash error or IMEI blacklist.
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Hello,
phone is an unlocked one, i used 2 different simcards from 2 different providers.
imei certificate passes so thats good!
im gonna make some phonecalls today and keep you all posted
kind regards
thale
Try to use Provider A with another sim card?
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Had another talk with the helpdesk from the provider, they told me the phone is blacklisted but couldnt give me a reason why.
Im only blacklisted with provider A, if u use the phone with another simcard from another provider it works like a charm.
Ive had to send them my proof of purchase, and they will unblock the phone...
Havent had any feedback yet from the shop i bought it from, so maybe they can shine a new light on the whole deal!
Try
How about contacting the retailer? I think you'd better not root the phone or fix it by yourself.
So the matter goes like this -
I bought a GS 7 Edge (SM-G935F single SIM International unlocked variant) from Ebay India recently. Everything is OK with the phone except that it is unable to search and connect to any Indian mobile network. It shows "NO SERVICE" even when a SIM is inserted and do not search for networks anyhow. After some search I came to know that it is Middle East specific variant so no Indian SIM card is working in it. So I guess it is suffering from that infamous "Region Lock" issue. I know the "5-minute call in region/home network" solution but unfortunately it is impossible to me to go to middle east just for this.
Is there anyone out there who had/has this issue and got it solved anyhow (other than 5-minute call method).
Please anyone including our great forum modders and devs, I request you to help me out from this awkward situation.
I think you can just get a sim card (turkish for example) from ebay? that will cost you like 10$
Apologies if im wrong
When you insert an indian sim does it ask for a SIM unlock code?
If it doesnt then its not a region lock problem. Your phone has a defect and youshould either return it or get it checked at a service centre.
If it does, then just contact the samsung middle east through e-mail, they'll help you out with the PIN
No it does not ask for any code.
Some more questions, please can some one answer?
1. Can I flash the phone with an Asia Pacific (which is my region) stock ROM?
2. If the answer is yes and everything is successful then will it remove the region lock?
3. Does anyone know whether the region lock is a hardware or firmware based restriction?
Any help is highly appreciated.
Unfortunately nothing worked for me. I successfully flashed the phone with Indian Stock ROM but the problem persisted. As a last resort I rooted the phone and used the "Region Lock Away" app. But unfortunately it did not work either giving "Unexpected error occurred" message. Now I think I can't do anything about this other than shelling out money at a Samsung service center.
@samsung - I must say Samsung, you are not doing it right at all by region locking the devices. It is the most stupid and bad-for-business move from your part. I mean come on! A user buys your phone spending a lot then he/she must be free to use it anywhere and anyhow without any restrictions. Why on earth I spend more money buying a SIM card, you are selling phones or promoting regional network operators along with it. Disappointed as I am, I will no longer buy a Samsung phone in the future and will make sure no other in my family and circle buys one. Besides being a blogger and social media influencer I will do as much as I can to make people aware about this restrictive and monopolistic attitude of yours. You will have to pay for this.
I'm with u
i bought it from India, and back to Singapore...
cant use it alerady a week. and Singapore samsung saying they cant help. contact indian operator / samsung service centre.
Hey everyone!
I have a problem that´s probably a bit stupid. First the facts:
- I bought a TA-1068 from a (as I now know) shady reseller on the Internet (https://www.guterkauf.com.de/de_DE/) - never buy from them...
- I live in Europe
- Problem: The TA-1068 is (as I understand it...) suited for Hong Kong & Taiwan.
- When I now put a european SIM-card into the phone it doesn´t find it and I get a "no SIM-card" error. Everything else works, I can set up a Google account etc. This means I cannot use the phone as it is right now.
My question for you is: Is there a softwarefix for this, or is there no way I can ever use this phone with a european SIM-card?
Nokia already told me they have no way to help me (because it´s a Hong Kong device) and the shady reseller doesn´t admit that the phone is unusable to me and their support sends me in circles.
Kind regards,
Hauke
This is a Nokia 6.1 TA-1068.
Which firmware is your Nokia 6.1 running? Dial *#*#227#*#* and tell me the version displayed.
Also you can test if SIM card contact works by dialing *#*#372733#*#*.
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This is a Nokia 6.1 TA-1068.
Which firmware is your Nokia 6.1 running? Dial *#*#227#*#* and tell me the version displayed.
Also you can test if SIM card contact works by dialing *#*#372733#*#*.
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Hello and thanks for answering!
The Version is shown as: PL2-326F-0-00WW-01
And the SIM Card test only shows "Test passed? No" - so i suppose the device has no contact to the SIM card...
Soo...I suppose there is no solution then?
I've ordered a SM-G9750 from China and its the first time I've used a Samsung import in the UK on ee, can anyone answer a few questions:
1. Is there anything I should do to use the phone in the UK - I've read that you need to put a native sim in it and make 10 minutes of calls, true/false?
2. Is Wifi calling working on ee?
3. Is Samsung pay working in the uk?
4. Is Google Pay working in the UK?
5. Can I flash the phone with a more UK compatible firmware or am I stuck on the Chinese one?
6. If I do have to flash will it trip Knox?
7. Will the setting switch to UK/English or will I have to set this up?
8. Will future updates have to be flashed rather than OTA?
Thanks for any feedback - anyone have any more info/tips on using this phone in the UK (with ee if possible)?
I bought from China and I do not have any problems friend, and I live in Portugal, I imagine and should not have problems in UK as well. Everything works well.
You don't need to do anything, put your sim card in and away you go. I bought one from china and haven't had any carrier issues yet. Opened Google pay and it seems to let me be able to add information but haven't tested it in any shops.
During the setup stage change the language to English, I wasn't paying enough attention but you will see it in the drop down menu when you click more options come up.
I had a new firmware come through when I went to check it. But if you find a non chinese firmware snapdragon compatible let me know because I would be very interested.
Great - thanks for the replies - now just got to wait for it to arrive.
Does the camera make the shutter sound every time you use it? Heard that its default for Chinese mobiles.
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Great - thanks for the replies - now just got to wait for it to arrive.
Does the camera make the shutter sound every time you use it? Heard that its default for Chinese mobiles.
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Yes camera makes mechanical noises when toggling between camera app and something else.
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I can't find shutter sound settings in camera app, but if phones set to vibrate or silent then the shutter doesn't sound. But yeh damn the clicking noise on opening the camera app and changing modes is quite distracting.
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I can't find shutter sound settings in camera app, but if phones set to vibrate or silent then the shutter doesn't sound. But yeh damn the clucking noise on opening the camera app and changing modes is quite distracting.
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System sound controls the shutter sound..So turn it down or mute it.
jadaress1 said:
I can't find shutter sound settings in camera app, but if phones set to vibrate or silent then the shutter doesn't sound. But yeh damn the clicking noise on opening the camera app and changing modes is quite distracting.
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Mine also rattles if I shake the phone. Lolz
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Ordered a Galaxy s10+ from eGlobalcentral UK (it is the Hong Kong - Snapdragon G9750 version) and I'm on a Vodafone SIM-only plan (Contract).
This is what I found:
Wifi Calling - NOT working (the option "Wifi Calling" does not show under Settings in the Phone app)
VoLTE - working
Samsung Pay - working* (however it is the Hong Kong / Chinese version - it does let me register my UK debit and credit cards, but does not include UK specific features, such as the possibility to use on public transport in London without fingerprints, does have some Chinese language ads etc)
Google Pay - NOT working. This was the most surprising fail, as Google Pay was meant to work. It simply does not activate when you put the phone next to a terminal.
Anyone had the same issues?
Thanks
On Vodafone wifi calling works and so does Google pay
AffableLamia said:
Ordered a Galaxy s10+ from eGlobalcentral UK (it is the Hong Kong - Snapdragon G9750 version) and I'm on a Vodafone SIM-only plan (Contract).
This is what I found:
Wifi Calling - NOT working (the option "Wifi Calling" does not show under Settings in the Phone app)
VoLTE - working
Samsung Pay - working* (however it is the Hong Kong / Chinese version - it does let me register my UK debit and credit cards, but does not include UK specific features, such as the possibility to use on public transport in London without fingerprints, does have some Chinese language ads etc)
Google Pay - NOT working. This was the most surprising fail, as Google Pay was meant to work. It simply does not activate when you put the phone next to a terminal.
Anyone had the same issues?
Thanks
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Everything works
Using galaxy S10+ g9750 on Vodafone UK
Currently using the g9750 on Vodafone UK and I can confirm WiFi calling and volte work perfectly, Google pay is the UK version and Samsung pay is the Hong Kong version...so I stick to Google pay. Otherwise can't see any real downsides. The stock Samsung keyboard doesn't have the £ signs in the UK language keyboard so I've been using gboard instead.
If this helps anyone I have just received an S10 plus (G9750) orrdered via Wonda Mobile, I ordered it shortly before midnight last Tuesday and it arrived the following Wednesday (there was an option for "smooth" delivery costing an extra £7 which I paid).
I had heard Samsung Pay didn't work on the imports which didn't bother me, but zed_1984's post said that Google Pay didn't work for them, which was a worry. I can confirm it works absolutely fine on mine. I'm unable to say if VOLTE or Wifi calling work (Wondamobile say they don't) as my network (Plusnet) don't support either. I do have an option to enable/disable VOLTE, I noticed that the option to enable/disable wifi calling was greyed out within phone settings. After a google I restarted the phone in Safe mode, I was then able to enable Wifi calling and it stayed selectable following a restart into normal mode, but as I said my network doesn't support it.
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Currently using the g9750 on Vodafone UK and I can confirm WiFi calling and volte work perfectly, Google pay is the UK version and Samsung pay is the Hong Kong version...so I stick to Google pay. Otherwise can't see any real downsides. The stock Samsung keyboard doesn't have the £ signs in the UK language keyboard so I've been using gboard instead.
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You can easily change it via the language and input settings.
Change it to English (UK) and in the On Screen Keyboard menu, Samsung Keyboard to English (UK), it should be done.
That keyboard on g9750
Oh yes this has been done but still no pound signs, definitely the English UK is there but the keyboard layout is US
I've got pound signs on mine (I changed the input to English UK in language and input) - the £ signal is on the second screen of symbols (press the down triangle on the right hand side of symbols menu) along with dollar, yen, euro etc
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Oh yes this has been done but still no pound signs, definitely the English UK is there but the keyboard layout is US
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It should be there, if not try what I said before, but then restart the phone and see if it appears, rather oddly it sometimes takes a restart/reboot for it to work.
Has anyone had any joy using the G9750 with iD mobile in the UK? Particularly interested in WiFi/VoLTE calling.
AffableLamia said:
Ordered a Galaxy s10+ from eGlobalcentral UK (it is the Hong Kong - Snapdragon G9750 version) and I'm on a Vodafone SIM-only plan (Contract).
This is what I found:
Wifi Calling - NOT working (the option "Wifi Calling" does not show under Settings in the Phone app)
VoLTE - working
Samsung Pay - working* (however it is the Hong Kong / Chinese version - it does let me register my UK debit and credit cards, but does not include UK specific features, such as the possibility to use on public transport in London without fingerprints, does have some Chinese language ads etc)
Google Pay - NOT working. This was the most surprising fail, as Google Pay was meant to work. It simply does not activate when you put the phone next to a terminal.
Anyone had the same issues?
Thanks
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My Google pay works too on the Chinese model. Check your settings again.
neeiro said:
Great - thanks for the replies - now just got to wait for it to arrive.
Does the camera make the shutter sound every time you use it? Heard that its default for Chinese mobiles.
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Did VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling work for you on EE in the end?
Bought a SM-G9750 from eglobalcentraluk.com, I can confirm everything works with 3 UK contract sim.