Hello, I haven't been able to find a clear answer to this in my research. I have a T-Mobile Oneplus 6T, if I unlock the bootloader and flash Lineage, will the dual sim work, or do I have to convert it to the international OOS first?
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hachigoro said:
Hello, I haven't been able to find a clear answer to this in my research. I have a T-Mobile Oneplus 6T, if I unlock the bootloader and flash Lineage, will the dual sim work, or do I have to convert it to the international OOS first?
Thanks!
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Since no one else has chimed in..... I think you have to convert it to international first to install LOS anyways. Going over my Guide thread, everyone with the TMobile version converted to International first. Feel free to try without first, worst case you run the conversion anyways I guess.
Next the TMobile 6T is not the same as a Regular 6T. It has a single IMEI, while a regular 6T has two IMEI. So even with "dual" sim working, there are instances where this might not work. Most common I've seen is when the sims are on the same network. So be aware of that.
There are several Tmobile users in the LOS thread, and that one is a bit more active, you could try this question in there?
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I recently purchased a T-Mobile OnePlus 6T. When I purchased it I thought it was the unlocked version but it has T-Mobile bloatware apps and when you turn on the device it says T-Mobile. It's unlocked so it works with Cricket but I kind of don't like all the T-Mobile stuff. Is there a way to just flash a factory unlocked ROM and make it look just like a regular unlocked OnePlus 6T?
Short Answer: Google the exact same thing.
Long Answer: in the Guides section, there is a whole thread dedicated to this. Its a good place to get started.
There is a thread on converting it from T-Mobile branding to international model with a hacked Qualcomm Snapdragon processor tool that bypasses the checks. It's also a huge help for when you accidentally brick it.
I have converted mine so I can say that the tool works (currently running a custom ROM).
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You could always root your device, then use root explorer to remove or replace the boot animation. Then use magisk and the magisk deblotter module to remove the offending apps.
Newerabs said:
I recently purchased a T-Mobile OnePlus 6T. When I purchased it I thought it was the unlocked version but it has T-Mobile bloatware apps and when you turn on the device it says T-Mobile. It's unlocked so it works with Cricket but I kind of don't like all the T-Mobile stuff. Is there a way to just flash a factory unlocked ROM and make it look just like a regular unlocked OnePlus 6T?
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Look here https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t/how-to/t-mobile-6t-to-international-t3888307
I was wondering if VoLTE works on the international version of the McLaren edition in the US. I need the dual SIM model and as far as I'm aware (I asked an associate, actually), the T-Mobile version does not have a second SIM slot.
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I was wondering if VoLTE works on the international version of the McLaren edition in the US. I need the dual SIM model and as far as I'm aware (I asked an associate, actually), the T-Mobile version does not have a second SIM slot.
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Theoretically, if it's anything like the 6t all you need is a oem dual SIM tray off eBay
seniorstew said:
Theoretically, if it's anything like the 6t all you need is a oem dual SIM tray off eBay
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There's a bit of process getting that to work, assuming there really is a hidden second SIM slot. Considering how new the phone is, I'd rather not risk bricking the phone trying to change the ROM to get the option of a second SIM slot to appear.
Thanks for the reply, though.
You can use a 2nd sim tray once you root & flash international firmware but the IMEI will be the same on both.
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You can use a 2nd sim tray once you root & flash international firmware but the IMEI will be the same on both.
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Not necessarily, on the 6T after flashing the international rom i noticed a second IMEI
seniorstew said:
Not necessarily, on the 6T after flashing the international rom i noticed a second IMEI
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When I unlocked & rooted the 7 pro TMO version both IMEIs were the same. I'm assuming the same with 7t McLaren. But I'll know soon enough, I've requested unlock.
I've done a lot of reading and am still confused about something. I know that if you have a SIM unlocked T-Mobile, you can then unlock the bootloader. Once that's done, you can then flash the stock OOS to your T-Mobile device. But, what I'm confused about, is can I then take standard OTA's after flashing stock OOS? A couple of threads that I've read indicate that you can't take the OTA. I run linux on my computer so cant use the flashall.bat. Nor can I use the qualcom tool that I've read about since that's a Windows tool. So, what can I do? Can I use fastboot to flash a stock OOS version and then take OTA's afterwards? I haven't purchased my 6T yet. I like the cheaper prices of the T-Mobile version (can even get ones already unlocked) but I'm leary of not being able to take an OTA.
I can confirm that the TMO does indeed receive OTA (in my experience) after flashing international ROM. Mind you that TMO variant still doesn't have A10. If I were you, I'd buy an international variant of the phone. Since you use Linux, maybe install virtual machine to boot Windows or dual boot Linux.
zeloleoz said:
I can confirm that the TMO does indeed receive OTA (in my experience) after flashing international ROM. Mind you that TMO variant still doesn't have A10. If I were you, I'd buy an international variant of the phone. Since you use Linux, maybe install virtual machine to boot Windows or dual boot Linux.
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What is A10?
They're the same exact phone except the international version has a dual SIM tray, T-Mobile version has a single SIM tray. From what I've read, you could take a dual SIM tray and put it in the tmobile version, and wallah, dual SIM 6T.
I bought the tmobile version, figured there was some sort of hardware difference to optimize it for tmobile, but nope, same darn phone.
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alfick3 said:
I've done a lot of reading and am still confused about something. I know that if you have a SIM unlocked T-Mobile, you can then unlock the bootloader. Once that's done, you can then flash the stock OOS to your T-Mobile device. But, what I'm confused about, is can I then take standard OTA's after flashing stock OOS? A couple of threads that I've read indicate that you can't take the OTA. I run linux on my computer so cant use the flashall.bat. Nor can I use the qualcom tool that I've read about since that's a Windows tool. So, what can I do? Can I use fastboot to flash a stock OOS version and then take OTA's afterwards? I haven't purchased my 6T yet. I like the cheaper prices of the T-Mobile version (can even get ones already unlocked) but I'm leary of not being able to take an OTA.
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Once you flash over to the international version, you won't get updates from tmobile, but you will straight from the source, so you'll get the updates quicker.
Really no point in staying on the tmobile OOS.
I have to keep my phone rooted for certain apps, so there's like a couple of extra steps for me to take when updating. But if you're just planning on staying vanilla, you can update just fine.
I finally got my 6T. I found a nice, and nicely priced, 6 GB RAM 128 GB storage model on Swappa. And of course it's unlocked so now I don't have to worry about when I'll get updates from T-Mo.
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what's the best way to go from converted 6T on 10 back to 9/pie on international ROM with safetynet passing? Ideally I'd like to just install a simple fastboot package or at worst MSM. The bootloader will eventually be relocked. Essentially I want a international converted TMO unit with android pie with safetynet passing.
edit: for anyone reading this in future, you can simply just follow the same steps as the original conversion and it will take you back to 9.x global rom with google pay working
T-Mobile 6T to International Conversion (WITHOUT unlocked bootloader/SIM unlock!)
In the previous thread, we discussed a method to convert T-Mobile 6T's to the international variant, sort of, but it required an unlocked bootloader, which itself requires a SIM unlock which T-Mobile gives people a hard time about. However, it...
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So, I have an OP6 that I've been using since launch with no issues. Got m to wife an unlocked tmobile 6t. After waiting a week for the unlock token, a definite reason I avoid branded phones, I unlocked the bootloader and rooted. Updated to 10.3.7 latest from tmobile. It has root, passes safety net, but keeps giving me compatibility errors when trying to flash certain mods. Twrp bluspark won't flash, haven't been able to flash any kernels. I'm able to do some magisk modules and have the official twrp. Any suggestions would be great, as I can't figure out what's going on.
I got that trash tmobel version off I flash the rebranded stock rom. Messed around with that then flashed linage 17.1
raven.warsong said:
I got that trash tmobel version off I flash the rebranded stock rom. Messed around with that then flashed linage 17.1
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So, we can just flash the OnePlus OOS with no issue? I have looked at the tutorial to make it global but saw someone on reddit say they had just flashed the OOS direct from OP.
@Brand
BRANDENDEUCE said:
So, we can just flash the OnePlus OOS with no issue? I have looked at the tutorial to make it global but saw someone on reddit say they had just flashed the OOS direct from OP.
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There is a tutorial with a special msm tool that converts t-mobile model to a global /international model. I have a T-Mobile OnePlus 6t and I converted to global model from tutorial over in guides section of the forums a year ago. I've never had any issues at all. I've flashed hundreds of times and used everything known to mankind made for my device and all has been fine. Check out the convert T-Mobile to global international model thread in guides section. I wouldn't flash a global oos on T-Mobile model. The tool that converts t-mobile to global model has modifications where it bypasses certain checks and whatnot or it wouldn't be possible
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@Brand
There is a tutorial with a special msm tool that converts t-mobile model to a global /international model. I have a T-Mobile OnePlus 6t and I converted to global model from tutorial over in guides section of the forums a year ago. I've never had any issues at all. I've flashed hundreds of times and used everything known to mankind made for my device and all has been fine. Check out the convert T-Mobile to global international model thread in guides section. I wouldn't flash a global oos on T-Mobile model. The tool that converts t-mobile to global model has modifications where it bypasses certain checks and whatnot or it wouldn't be possible
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Do you have any issues with tap and pay or anything not working?
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Do you have any issues with tap and pay or anything not working?
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I don't use that so I have no clue.