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I bought a second hand note 4 which came from abroad... dont know where but the device shows Sprint . The device shows SM N910F in 'about device'. How ever entering recovery the device info shown is SM N910P. I wanted to check for updates but doesnt work. Later i found the IMEI no. is fake ( shows a galaxy tab in imei info). Kies doesnt connect. 'dm- verity verification failed' in recovery mode. The phone is working properly but want to install complete stock. Have downloaded UK based firmware 6.1. via odin but doesnt install. 'About device' shows ' N910FVPU4COG5' (with FVPU) , the nearest i could find on sammobile is N910PVPU4COG5 ( PVPU which shows CDMA)
Please help me get into complete stock with proper IMEI. I dont even know where to start.

I'd recommend getting a refund if you can as there is a high probablity the device you've purchased has been stolen.

Thank you so much for your response. But refund now is not an option now, as I bought second hand from a friend who came from abroad. I need to find a way to repair it myself. Any ideas?

sharad81 said:
Thank you so much for your response. But refund now is not an option now, as I bought second hand from a friend who came from abroad. I need to find a way to repair it myself. Any ideas?
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If you take off the battery, the label underneath should have the original IMEI? Is that there? Then you could put that back using the engineering menu.
See if you have the original label under battery.

the label also has fake imei. its the same number that appears in the device.

I checked few sites. What I think is someone is masking SM N910P with SM N910F ( read somewhere F is better than P and is easier to sell). I think my device has gone through same. I tried installing SM N910F original stock but the device didnt accept. I have downloaded SM N910P also but too scared to try as I have come to know that SM N910P is a CDMA. Any suggestions?

There are apps in the Play Store that do imei changing. Read those app descriptions and do some research. DO NOT PAY ANYONE YET TO DO ANYTHING. I am also looking, so i can get back to you what i find. So for it looks that imei changing can be done easily for free. But you just need to know a proper imei - this is the hard part.
Do you think you can peel of the label to see if another is under there? That may have the true imei.....
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sharad81 said:
I checked few sites. What I think is someone is masking SM N910P with SM N910F ( read somewhere F is better than P and is easier to sell). I think my device has gone through same. I tried installing SM N910F original stock but the device didnt accept. I have downloaded SM N910P also but too scared to try as I have come to know that SM N910P is a CDMA. Any suggestions?
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Looking at your previous posts it looks like you definitrly have a CDMA device, and from Sprint. This is being faked as n910f, which is an international version BUT GSM. The other possibility is described below...
In Verizon note 4, which is CDMA, there are two sim slots. This is required now by law. One is CDMA and other slot is GSM or actually meant for sim when abroad I think Sprint also is the same. I have Vefizon. Verizon phones are also facgory unlocked. If you are using GSM maybe try switching sim slots. In this case yiur phone has been flashed with international version firmware so it can be recognised on gsm networks. If you have a GSM sim try both sim slots.
EDIT: I checked this and I think Slrint does not have two sims.
Go to this site and post the problem. You will def grt an answer
http://www.technobezz.com/restore-galaxy-null-imei-and-fix-not-registered-on-network/
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You are not alone, I got that kind of device too, with same build number as yours. My goal is to put a sprint custom rom and I use miui, but as soon as I install twrp the device got bootloop, I back-up the rom and install miui, now it works perfect, even 99000 imei (maybe the original imei) appears.

bangeko said:
You are not alone, I got that kind of device too, with same build number as yours. My goal is to put a sprint custom rom and I use miui, but as soon as I install twrp the device got bootloop, I back-up the rom and install miui, now it works perfect, even 99000 imei (maybe the original imei) appears.
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please put a link to that rom my note 4 wich have the same problem stuck in bootlop for ever

Gents, have you tried this - Phone INFO ★Samsung★ from gplay? It's telling what you have in your hands. After that you can check IMEI changing and other things.

Purchased a S5, can you please identify the Model number?

I am very confused, Item is a refurb, has been rooted and therefore i want to put a clean stock rom on it, however i am getting mixed signals. phone is labelled g900f on the sticker and about phone, however i think this is fake, so the seller could sell it as a British model, I went in to recovery, the boot-loader stated it was a g900t. Also in the settings / about / there is a section referring to The united Emirates, which i have not ever seen before. I do believe it is a real s5 though as it has a snapdragon processor. Also the Imei number and serial number match the sticker, however i have a feeling this was somehow done by the seller, or who ever is supplying the seller who sold it to me. Other than that phone is working fine, but does not receive OTA updates. Also for some reason in the Ringtone section there are some built in AT&T ones.
can someone try to make sense of this, and tell me which exact Official ROM i would need to use.
Thanks.

G900T is American T-Mobile version

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G900T is American T-Mobile version
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does anyone know why there is a UAE section if this is supposed to be a American phone? also is this a At&t or tmobile original?

Whichever model is says in download mode is the correct model
A lot of models are modded to look like G900Fs as they are one of the most popular models, firmware, stickers etc etc can all be changed, Download mode can't be changed

thanks for the reply. if i reflash to a clean g900t marshmallow, what is the likelyhood it will corrupt the imei , network unlock status or anything like that, also will a g900t rom work fine in the Uk, i read on xda the g900t rom contains alot of branding and junk, can anyone confirm this?
thankyou

kuljit55 said:
thanks for the reply. if i reflash to a clean g900t marshmallow, what is the likelyhood it will corrupt the imei , network unlock status or anything like that, also will a g900t rom work fine in the Uk, i read on xda the g900t rom contains alot of branding and junk, can anyone confirm this?
thankyou
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Try it, as it seems to be a 900T, i would have to assume it will be ok.

What is the version of my S7 edge, Please help

I've just purchased s7 edge mobile it's not a brand new one and working perfect without any issues. But I'm confused about its version.
*In about phone menu the model number is SM-G935F
*The baseband is G935FXXU1BPIA
*On the back of the phone it' written SM-G935F
*While in download mode it's SM-G935V
*In samsung phone info app the Manufacturer/Brand : Samsung/Verizon and the phone model is SM-G935F and firmwares CSC code is VZW and CSC country is US and bootloader version and baseband are G935VVRU4API3 which is different from what is written under about phone menu.
* Update software option under about phone is absent.
*The hardware/board : qcom/msm8996 [64-bit]
*GPU : Qualcomm Adrenaline 530
*By checking IMEI it's correct and belongs to s7 edge.
Now I cannot update it through the OTA and I don't know what is the correct firmware to flash and can I use engineering kernel to root it.
It's clear the phone is SM-G935V depending on the CPU and download mode ..please help I afraid to flash wrong firmware and brick it.

ashraftoma99 said:
I've just purchased s7 edge mobile it's not a brand new one and working perfect without any issues. But I'm confused about its version.
*In about phone menu the model number is SM-G935F
*The baseband is G935FXXU1BPIA
*On the back of the phone it' written SM-G935F
*While in download mode it's SM-G935V
*In samsung phone info app the Manufacturer/Brand : Samsung/Verizon and the phone model is SM-G935F and firmwares CSC code is VZW and CSC country is US and bootloader version and baseband are G935VVRU4API3 which is different from what is written under about phone menu.
* Update software option under about phone is absent.
*The hardware/board : qcom/msm8996 [64-bit]
*GPU : Qualcomm Adrenaline 530
*By checking IMEI it's correct and belongs to s7 edge.
Now I cannot update it through the OTA and I don't know what is the correct firmware to flash and can I use engineering kernel to root it.
It's clear the phone is SM-G935V depending on the CPU and download mode ..please help I afraid to flash wrong firmware and brick it.
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What a mess... are you sure its not a fake s7e..?
i recommend not flashing anything on it D: who knows what they did to it for it to be falsely showing a g935F when its snapdragon

EasyAndroidPro said:
What a mess... are you sure its not a fake s7e..?
i recommend not flashing anything on it D: who knows what they did to it for it to be falsely showing a g935F when its snapdragon
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I'm pretty sure it's not fake every hardware is working perfect the camera is awesome, fingerprint sensor is perfect and cannot be deceived , screen is perfect, heart rate monitor and spo2 sensor is working, I tested it in water and it's water resistant even in antutu benchmark it's recognized as SM-G935F and achieved high score 137197

It's a fake clone for sure.

ashraftoma99 said:
I'm pretty sure it's not fake every hardware is working perfect the camera is awesome, fingerprint sensor is perfect and cannot be deceived , screen is perfect, heart rate monitor and spo2 sensor is working, I tested it in water and it's water resistant even in antutu benchmark it's recognized as SM-G935F and achieved high score 137197
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It does not make sense to me at all... All of these things can be there in the clone too..(hardware can be faked in apps like antutu etc) ill have to take your word for it about the quality of the camera.. my suggestion would be to go to your local phone shop and compare it carefully with a display model..
have you tried connecting it to Smart Switch? it should get the right firmware for you
has knox been tripped?
does it have working knox apps installed like samsung pay etc?

It's not fake, Fake one has bad camera and fingerprint sensor can be bypassed by any not registered finger and has different CPU not snapdragon.
It is connected to Odin and identified as samsung, Fake one cannot be connected to Odin.
Screen quality is identical to the one in local store.
After testing It's water resistant, Fake one is not water resistant.
AIDA64 says it has LPDDR4 ram like original one.
Rear camera sensor is SLSI_S5K2L1SX which is samsung isocell sensor.
Every hardware indicates it's original s7 edge but how did they manage to change the firmware to G935F.
Finally it has a working samsung pay.

ashraftoma99 said:
Every hardware indicates it's original s7 edge but how did they manage to change the firmware to G935F.
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Exactly lol
did you try smartswitch? i think you will get your answer from there.
Also the baseband under your about phone section of your phone is Taiwan (BRI) G935FXXU1BPIA for a G935FD i think

EasyAndroidPro said:
Exactly lol
did you try smartswitch? i think you will get your answer from there.
Also the baseband under your about phone section of your phone is Taiwan (BRI) G935FXXU1BPIA for a G935FD i think :confsued:
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Thanks for reply. I'll try smart switch when I go back to home and will inform you.

It just seems ridiculous to me that the back of your phone states its a g935F when its a g935V and being as its still water resistant then i doubt the back glass would of been replaced also
Good luck friend :good:

Hmmmm wow idk how that happened remember the days when we could pull out the battery and know for sure haha bt I would say download the Samsung phone info app in the play store and check the the hardware if it's snapdragon(qualcomm) its a 935v bt if it says it's exynos it's a 935F that way you will know what is safe to use

gurnsey101 said:
Hmmmm wow idk how that happened remember the days when we could pull out the battery and know for sure haha bt I would say download the Samsung phone info app in the play store and check the the hardware if it's snapdragon(qualcomm) its a 935v bt if it says it's exynos it's a 935F that way you will know what is safe to use
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This is what Samsung phone info app says:
*Hardware/Board : qcom/msm8996 [64-bit]
*GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 530
*Total Ram: 3.34 GB

After all I can say it's an original Samsung phone SM-G935V version depending on model number in both recovery and download modes and hardware profile in Samsung phone info app and AIDA 64 app and presence of Samsung pay and other Samsung own apps like s voice ,Samsung health, Galaxy apps, Samsung Gear, recognized in Odin and Knox app. Also camera quality, Fingerprint hardware and screen quality are excellent.
Knox is not tripped and the phone is not rooted.
BUT someone did his best to change it to G935F by changing the back cover to the one of G935F and he was clever enough to keep water resistance property but I cannot understand how did he manage to change the data under about phone menu to deceive people it's G935F version may be because this is the desired version.

This is CPU-Z validation report

One more thing the firmware is deployed and there are no any verizon apps nor verizon splash screen.
Is it possible to be flashed with G935F firmware then flashed with G935V bootloader and baseband after that because that information in AIDA64 is :
Baseband: G935VVRU4API3
Boatloader: G935VVRU4API3
Build ID: MMB29M.G935FXXU1BPIA

ashraftoma99 said:
One more thing the firmware is deployed and there are no any verizon apps nor verizon splash screen.
Is it possible to be flashed with G935F firmware then flashed with G935V bootloader and baseband after that because that information in AIDA64 is :
Baseband: G935VVRU4API3
Boatloader: G935VVRU4API3
Build ID: MMB29M.G935FXXU1BPIA
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Allegedly there are if you have a look on YouTube theirs a few videos about converting a verizon phone into the g935F with a modded firmware... however they all ask you to pay for there work and i don't believe them lol.
Maybe its a refurbished model that Samsung themselves have fixed and sold on?
Tbh it would not surprise me as they have recently been accepting trade-ins for the new s8..
but to fake it being a g935f seems totally reckless to me.
if the back glass has been replaced i highly recommend never water testing it again lol
(do all g935V say g935f on the back?) im not sure
as you said all signs point to it being a g935V
Edit: also if you did flash F firmware with V bootloader you would still have the verizon boot screen (even if it was possible)

It's definitely a 935v since its has Qualcomm hardware if you bought it refurbished then whoever did it messed up or something you should be okay to flash any Verizon or U firmware without issues

EasyAndroidPro said:
Allegedly there are if you have a look on YouTube theirs a few videos about converting a verizon phone into the g935F with a modded firmware... however they all ask you to pay for there work and i don't believe them lol.
Maybe its a refurbished model that Samsung themselves have fixed and sold on?
Tbh it would not surprise me as they have recently been accepting trade-ins for the new s8..
but to fake it being a g935f seems totally reckless to me.
if the back glass has been replaced i highly recommend never water testing it again lol
(do all g935V say g935f on the back?) im not sure
as you said all signs point to it being a g935V
Edit: also if you did flash F firmware with V bootloader you would still have the verizon boot screen (even if it was possible)
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I have no courage to flash or root it and the safest solution is using it as it is and will replace it for dual sim version G935FD.
I cannot return it back because it was purchased from Kuwait and I live in Egypt.

use smart switch and emergency software repair option, and see what will be the initialized version ... you dont need phone for this, just enter info in smart switch

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use smart switch and emergency software repair option, and see what will be the initialized version ... you dont need phone for this, just enter info in smart switch
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I'll give it a try

Same problem as you bud, my BL is G935VVRU4API3 while my PDA and CSC are G935FXXUBPL2 and my BB is G935VVRU4API3 and my csc code is TGY. Been wanting to flash it to nougat but the manual option for updating is also missing. From what I have read is that i have a G935V but with an G935F overlay. Ive come to accept that im never getting any updates cuz i purchased this phone second hand. Also in phone info it says "product code not active" and my S/N is 000etc. But all functions work fine except for privacy mode yet my knox hasnt been tripped. If anyone has any advice on what type of firmware is safe to flash on to it, it will be much appreciated.

Need help with getting TWRP and root on a Sprint S7 Edge.

I know this has been asked before, but it's been a year.
I have a friend who got themselves a Sprint S7 Edge. As far as I know the SIM lock is gone. Now he wants to get TWRP on it to be able to root it. I've been searching the internet for solutions and came over several guides that showed me how to root it, but no trustworthy recovery guide. The model number (SM-G935P/hero2qltespr) and processor are also confusing me. And as it seems there are no custom ROMs for the Sprint S7 either?
Im sorry if this thread is unnescesarry and Im simply missing something out or am too stupid.
All help is greatly apreciated.

there are 2 different methods depending on whether your phone is a exynos or snapdragon version.
which version does your phone say. Most us version are Qualcomm (snapdragon).
here is the link for snapdragon verion make sure it is the right one for your phone.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7...ecovery-official-twrp-galaxy-s7-edge-t3458589

Cosmic Blue said:
there are 2 different methods depending on whether your phone is a exynos or snapdragon version.
which version does your phone say. Most us version are Qualcomm (snapdragon).
here is the link for snapdragon verion make sure it is the right one for your phone.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7...ecovery-official-twrp-galaxy-s7-edge-t3458589
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Its the Snapdragon Version. I followed the link but I noticed that the download link doesnt work. Why so?
Also, the guide I found linked me to the Exynos version of TWRP though the Model is the sprint one. Is it a mistake or right?
http://www.androidinfotech.com/2016/07/root-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-us-sprint.html

Is my Note 4 SM-n910v or n910f

Hello. I recently bought the Note 4 device from a phone store. I made all necessary checks and discovered it's a real Note 4, however, on getting home I decided to do further checks and downloaded the Samsung info app.
Then I noticed some inconsistencies. Whilst in about phone, it is written that the phone is the n910f model, the Samsung info app states that it is n910v and even the refurbishment check says it is a refurbished phone.
I want to upgrade this phone to marshmallow and possibly install custom rooms, I am however confused on whether to download the n910f marshmallow room or n910v. Please help

doyin116 said:
Hello. I recently bought the Note 4 device from a phone store. I made all necessary checks and discovered it's a real Note 4, however, on getting home I decided to do further checks and downloaded the Samsung info app.
Then I noticed some inconsistencies. Whilst in about phone, it is written that the phone is the n910f model, the Samsung info app states that it is n910v and even the refurbishment check says it is a refurbished phone.
I want to upgrade this phone to marshmallow and possibly install custom rooms, I am however confused on whether to download the n910f marshmallow room or n910v. Please help
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Go do download mode whatever model shows there that's the real model number of your phone i am pretty sure its sm-n910v verizon note 4 and you cannot flash any rom/firmware from n910f.

Trex888 said:
Go do download mode whatever model shows there that's the real model number of your phone i am pretty sure its sm-n910v verizon note 4 and you cannot flash any rom/firmware from n910f.
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Thanks for your reply bro. N910v is in download mode. Pardon me pls because I'm new to the note 4. Are there custom roms for d n910v?

doyin116 said:
Thanks for your reply bro. N910v is in download mode. Pardon me pls because I'm new to the note 4. Are there custom roms for d n910v?
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Yes there are dozens of roms available but you have to unlock bootloader+Twrp recovery+root to have in order to flash any roms.
If you have patience and knowledge in samsung phones you can do it otherwise i suggest use the way you bought or just flash stock N910V marshmallow firmware via odin
You can download stock from www.sammobiles.com/firmwares.
Or if you succeed to unlocking bootloader you can go for custom roms
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-verizon/development

Trex888 said:
Yes there are dozens of roms available but you have to unlock bootloader+Twrp recovery+root to have in order to flash any roms.
If you have patience and knowledge in samsung phones you can do it otherwise i suggest use the way you bought or just flash stock N910V marshmallow firmware via odin
You can download stock from www.sammobiles.com/firmwares.
Or if you succeed to unlocking bootloader you can go for custom roms
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-verizon/development
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Thanks so much. Will do as you suggested and quote you in the future if I encounter any challenges

I had a question.
Do I have to flash TWRP for the Verizon version or the other? Cause my Bootloader says it's SM-N910V.
Thanks!