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Flashing other country's firmware?

I am in Thailand and have NH1 firmware.
Would I get any benefit from flashing a newer firmware?
For example India has NH6 firmware.
Can I flash another country's firmware on my phone?
And, does it give any benefits?
When looking at custom ROMS many of them say they need a certain firmware before being installed.
(though they also are very buggy at the moments so I doubt I want to flash them anyway .. LOL)
Thank You

There are not any major changes in newer versions they fix some bugs thats it however you can't just flash some different countries firmware it may cause bootloop and sometimes even soft bricks ...
Edit :- there are some methods where you can flash them safely for eg changing your CSC however I don't recommend it do it on your own risk ....Here's a link to change csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2342328

Well, I am no expert but I have flashed Indian firmware to my grand 2 whic was actually bought from Saudi Arabia. It still works fine. Similarlly, on my previous phone which I bought from Pakistan, I flashed KSA firmware that worked fine too. So, I guess only options for available languages change and nothing else gets affected adversly. Experts, kindly, express your opinion for further clarification.

Updating S6 EDGE+ G928F

Hello , i am trying to update my device to 6.0 but everytime i click update now i can see a new loading tab "Registering device" followed by "Processing failed." and sometimes "Registration Failed. " It is brand new , not rooted with the stock rom . The internet connection is good , i tried to wipe out the cache and i even did a factory reset . What should i do ? thank you

Just download the correct firmware from sammobile and use odin to flash it. You should be able to get around that issue by using this method.

amar95353 said:
Just download the correct firmware from sammobile and use odin to flash it. You should be able to get around that issue by using this method.
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wouldnt that void my warranty?

nope

FcSbRaduku said:
wouldnt that void my warranty?
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No not at all, knox will stay 0x0 and your warranty will be retained. I can confirm this becuase i flashed the poland marshmallow firmware on my g928f and used it for like a month and then flashed the uk marshmallow firmware and knox is still not tripped. Afaik flashing the correct stock samsung firmware using odin will not trip knox and you should be all good.

i downloaded the build for my country . however the build number differs and there is no 6.0.1 firmware with my build number : XXU2AOL2 . can i flash it like that?

FcSbRaduku said:
i downloaded the build for my country . however the build number differs and there is no 6.0.1 firmware with my build number : XXU2AOL2 . can i flash it like that?
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If your phone is unlocked and is indeed a g928f you can use an unlocked firmware including Poland(XEO) and UK(BTU)/(XEU) firmwares.
You can flash this marshmallow firmware if your phone is unlocked/ sim free. http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/67513/G928FXXU2BPB6_G928FXEU2BPB6_XEU/
Make sure you wipe your phone before and after the odin flash.
DO NOT FLASH THIS FIRMWARE IF YOUR PHONE IS NOT UNLOCKED.
if your phone is locked to a carrier then you need to flash the carrier specific firmware for your country and depending on marshmallow availability you may have to wait for your carrier to release it.

Flash different region ROM/modem/fw on imported G935(K)

Hi guys,
Just got a S7 Edge G935K from Korea (Exynos) and I was wondering if I could flash a ROM corresponding to my region (G9350 - Hong Kong), however the model sold here is the Snapdragon one. Are the ROMs chip-specific?
Also the current version on my G935K is G935KKTC1APDA while the latest G9350 ROM I want is G9350ZZH1APB9, would it still be possible to "downgrade"? Or is it safe to at least try without hard/soft bricking?
The only reasons I want to do that is to maybe have wifi-calling enabled (I had it working on my previous phone and the S7E is supposed to have it), get rid of the korean operator boot logo, and change the recovery mode language... well, maybe not worth it, but we are on xda after all.

koziakauzu said:
Hi guys,
Just got a S7 Edge G935K from Korea (Exynos) and I was wondering if I could flash a ROM corresponding to my region (G9350 - Hong Kong), however the model sold here is the Snapdragon one. Are the ROMs chip-specific?
Also the current version on my G935K is G935KKTC1APDA while the latest G9350 ROM I want is G9350ZZH1APB9, would it still be possible to "downgrade"? Or is it safe to at least try without hard/soft bricking?
The only reasons I want to do that is to maybe have wifi-calling enabled (I had it working on my previous phone and the S7E is supposed to have it), get rid of the korean operator boot logo, and change the recovery mode language... well, maybe not worth it, but we are on xda after all.
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No. Your device is only for Korea (KT Corporation). Anyway you wanna flash one firmware of other phone model that isn't supported for your device. You will brick your device for sure.

Ok. I wasn't sure if the model names were different region naming only or different hardware too (except the chip). Well everything is working fine except the wifi-calling which i dont really need, so i won't try anything stupid.
Thanks !
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koziakauzu said:
Ok. I wasn't sure if the model names were different region naming only or different hardware too (except the chip). Well everything is working fine except the wifi-calling which i dont really need, so i won't try anything stupid.
Thanks !
Sent from my SM-G935K using Tapatalk
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So were you able to flash another region firmware ? I also have korean G935K and want to install unbranded stock from another region.
If you did it successfully, can you please share which one you have flashed?

i have the chinese version,
I was able to flash the hong kong variant with no problems. ( i did not flash the bootloader )

mlkemac said:
i have the chinese version,
I was able to flash the hong kong variant with no problems. ( i did not flash the bootloader )
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So you did flash 3 files out of the package excluding the bootloader ?
What would have happened if you included BL in the sync?

ighost77 said:
So you did flash 3 files out of the package excluding the bootloader ?
What would have happened if you included BL in the sync?
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It would fail. I did try this hoping it may work.
Didn't brick or do anything negative, just had to reboot the bootloader and flash without bootloader.

I've installed a stock based custom rom for g935f on my g935k through TWRP, everything went very well...
(separately updated BL and CP with correct files with ODIN though)
Still not sure how it will work with ODIN and a complete 100% stock rom.
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

koziakauzu said:
I've installed a stock based custom rom for g935f on my g935k through TWRP, everything went very well...
(separately updated BL and CP with correct files with ODIN though)
Still not sure how it will work with ODIN and a complete 100% stock rom.
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
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I flashed a stock based custom ROM through TWRP for my G935L. I can boot normally.
But I could not flash BL and CP via ODIN. Could you please explain a little bit more on how did you update BL and CP with correct files with ODIN? (Or is it necessary to flash BL and CP even though the stock based custom ROM seems working fine?)

cybershotwalkman said:
I flashed a stock based custom ROM through TWRP for my G935L. I can boot normally.
But I could not flash BL and CP via ODIN. Could you please explain a little bit more on how did you update BL and CP with correct files with ODIN? (Or is it necessary to flash BL and CP even though the stock based custom ROM seems working fine?)
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After flashing a G935F rom in TWRP, I've used the BL and CP (Odin) from the FW update specific to my S7E variant, G935K for me, should be G935L in your case.
(updating BL and CP seems to not be a must, but it was recommended in the thread of the custom rom I'm using)

mlkemac said:
It would fail. I did try this hoping it may work.
Didn't brick or do anything negative, just had to reboot the bootloader and flash without bootloader.
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What variant do you have? I have the g935w8 Exynos variant and looking to flash the international 935f. My device isn't rooted and would like to keep that way.

koziakauzu said:
After flashing a G935F rom in TWRP, I've used the BL and CP (Odin) from the FW update specific to my S7E variant, G935K for me, should be G935L in your case.
(updating BL and CP seems to not be a must, but it was recommended in the thread of the custom rom I'm using)
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Which Custom rom are you using?

kafadek1 said:
Which Custom rom are you using?
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King Rom v7. I'm considering flashing the v8 or a different rom but I don't have any real issues and battery is still acceptable to me as I charge my phone at night. And I'm lazy to set it up again.
Just in case, and to be clear, for the BL and AP I have flashed the ones from the latest stock rom available for my S7E (K variant) from sammobile, not from the custom rom (Wich is based on F variant)
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

koziakauzu said:
King Rom v7. I'm considering flashing the v8 or a different rom but I don't have any real issues and battery is still acceptable to me as I charge my phone at night. And I'm lazy to set it up again.
Just in case, and to be clear, for the BL and AP I have flashed the ones from the latest stock rom available for my S7E (K variant) from sammobile, not from the custom rom (Wich is based on F variant)
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
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Thanks a lot for the clarification. Can you give me the link to where i can get the BL and AP for the stock rom of the K variant?

Got it from here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G935K/
You will get the full FW, in Odin select BL and CP only. You can flash them after installing the custom rom (custom rom installed using TWRP)
Edit: BL and CP, not BL and AP
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

koziakauzu said:
After flashing a G935F rom in TWRP, I've used the BL and CP (Odin) from the FW update specific to my S7E variant, G935K for me, should be G935L in your case.
(updating BL and CP seems to not be a must, but it was recommended in the thread of the custom rom I'm using)
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So does that mean we can use some of the customs rom's in the thread for the 935F/FD on the G935K model, I have a K model from SK/olleh and have found zero answers to if its possible or not to do.

Yes!
Did it on my G935K multiple times and also flashed a G935S (also Korean variant) for a colleague couple of days ago. So far I have tried different version of Superman Rom, King Rom and Basic Rom. All 3 are OK.
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

koziakauzu said:
Yes!
Did it on my G935K multiple times and also flashed a G935S (also Korean variant) for a colleague couple of days ago. So far I have tried different version of Superman Rom, King Rom and Basic Rom. All 3 are OK.
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
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So just flashing the rom from TWRP with full wipes will get it to boot, I dont need any special Odin files to flash after I have installed via TWRP. First time on a Samsung since the s2

koziakauzu said:
I've installed a stock based custom rom for g935f on my g935k through TWRP, everything went very well...
(separately updated BL and CP with correct files with ODIN though)
Still not sure how it will work with ODIN and a complete 100% stock rom.
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
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Are you able to flash latest custom ROM in your g935K?

koziakauzu said:
Yes!
Did it on my G935K multiple times and also flashed a G935S (also Korean variant) for a colleague couple of days ago. So far I have tried different version of Superman Rom, King Rom and Basic Rom. All 3 are OK.
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
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Which modem and BL do you use? I've been trying to flash my G935S with custom ROM but all make my mobile data connection not functioning.

S7 Edge Firmware Update (G935FD w/ XSG CSC)

Dear all,
Yesterday, I purchased my first ever android phone (coming from iphone 6s) and this phone is such a beauty. Anyway, I rooted it using cfc autoroot and have a question regarding firmware updates: I used SamFirm software and input SM-G935F (F and FD same versions? can't find FD firmwares) and XSG got this:
Checking firmware for SM-G935F/XSG/G935FXXU1APF2/G935FOJV1APF1/G935FXXU1APEQ/G935FXXU1APF2
Model: SM-G935F
Version: G935FXXS1APG3/G935FOJV1APF1/G935FXXU1APEQ/G935FXXS1APG3
OS: Marshmallow(Android 6.0.1)
Filename: SM-G935F_1_20160706142541_zdse5d0abc_fac.zip.enc4
Size: 2219149824 bytes
LogicValue: y5m2h7zo7gkhktdc
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Here are my phone details using Phone INFO:
Product Code: SM-G935FZSUXSG
Original CSC: XSG
FWs CSC: XSG
Active CSC: XSG
CSC Country: UAE/AE
Bootloader Version: G935FXXU1APD1
PDA Version: G935FXXU1APD1
CSC Version: G935FOJV1APD1
Latest Firmware: G935FXXS1APG3/G935FOJV1APF1/G935FXXU1APEQ
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Is this the right file to use for updating my phone? I guess I am using Flashfire for updating without losing root? I want to keep the CSC and any other relevant config the same because I will be using this phone in the middle east.
I would appreciate you guys input on whether I should go ahead and also a good tutorial for updating without losing root.
Thank you!
-R

rodz91 said:
Dear all,
Yesterday, I purchased my first ever android phone (coming from iphone 6s) and this phone is such a beauty. Anyway, I rooted it using cfc autoroot and have a question regarding firmware updates: I used SamFirm software and input SM-G935F (F and FD same versions? can't find FD firmwares) and XSG got this:
Here are my phone details using Phone INFO:
Is this the right file to use for updating my phone? I guess I am using Flashfire for updating without losing root? I want to keep the CSC and any other relevant config the same because I will be using this phone in the middle east.
I would appreciate you guys input on whether I should go ahead and also a good tutorial for updating without losing root.
Thank you!
-R
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Hey there! G935F is single sim version while G935FD is dual sim version. Seems you have got a single sim. F versions will work for you.
Regarding root. When you flash a new firmware file then you will lose root but that's okay you can again root it again. Just like u did first time.
I would suggest you to go with Odin to flash a file.
you can find the tutorial here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/official-stock-firmware-update-odin-t3335065
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

iamansar said:
Hey there! G935F is single sim version while G935FD is dual sim version. Seems you have got a single sim. F versions will work for you.
Regarding root. When you flash a new firmware file then you will lose root but that's okay you can again root it again. Just like u did first time.
I would suggest you to go with Odin to flash a file.
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
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Thank you for the quick reply @iamansar, I in fact have the Duo version. Will the file suggested by SamFirm work for my phone? (not mess up the dual sim, keep CSC as XSG?). Also regarding updating without losing root, I believe you are suggesting to flash FW using odin then redo the TWRP and Su steps?
Thank you!

rodz91 said:
Thank you for the quick reply @iamansar, I in fact have the Duo version. Will the file suggested by SamFirm work for my phone? (not mess up the dual sim, keep CSC as XSG?). Also regarding updating without losing root, I believe you are suggesting to flash FW using odin then redo the TWRP and Su steps?
Thank you!
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I apologise, I didn't see that you mentioned that yours is G935FD w/ XSG.
It seems you can flash G935F file to FD phone and the firmware will recognise it as dual sim and you will get those features.
About root, well I must say I haven't tried rooting my S7 Edge yet at least till its covered under warranty.One thing for sure if while flashing stock firmware, you lose root privileges and you will have to root again.
You can use this latest firmware.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/82152/G935FXXS1APG3_G935FOJV1APF1_XSG
Have you tried connecting your phone with smart switch in you PC/Laptop with Windows/Mac? As you don't plan on flashing some other country firmware, I would suggest you can go ahead update you phone from there. This what I did today, Mine is XSG as well.

iamansar said:
I apologise, I didn't see that you mentioned that yours is G935FD w/ XSG.
It seems you can flash G935F file to FD phone and the firmware will recognise it as dual sim and you will get those features.
About root, well I must say I haven't tried rooting my S7 Edge yet at least till its covered under warranty.One thing for sure if while flashing stock firmware, you lose root privileges and you will have to root again.
Have you tried connecting your phone with smart switch in you PC/Laptop with Windows/Mac? As you don't plan on flashing some other country firmware, I would suggest you can go ahead update you phone from there. This what I did today, Mine is XSG as well.
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Thank you for the link. I have not tried doing so since my phone is currently rooted and I am afraid trying to update it officaly might mess up my phone. Also, if I flash the file you linked me using Odin, will I lose the TWRP?

rodz91 said:
Thank you for the link. I have not tried doing so since my phone is currently rooted and I am afraid trying to update it officaly might mess up my phone. Also, if I flash the file you linked me using Odin, will I lose the TWRP?
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Yes! you will. So, Instead of using Odin , It'll be better to flash the firmware using FlashFire as suggested in this tutorial, if you don't want to lose TWRP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-easy-to-update-rooted-phone-t3342896
and again this is the firmware
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/82152/G935FXXS1APG3_G935FOJV1APF1_XSG

Downgrade from Oreo to Nougat? [SM-G950F]

So yesterday I updated from Nougat (not rooted) to Oreo. After I updated I had some issues with my SIM. Basically most of the time I get "Out of service/Not registered in the Network". The SIM is working fine in other Phones. Already tried a reformat (with Stock Recovery) did not help.
So can I just use Odin v3.12 and the S8 Nougat files and flash them?
Will it brick If I do it?
The Oreo Firmware (and my phone) has no carrier. (DBT, Germany)
Same goes for the Nougat Firmware.
Thanks
Phone Info:
- SM-G950F
- Exynos variant
- DBT (unbranded)

RamTheSecond said:
So yesterday I updated from Nougat (not rooted) to Oreo. After I updated I had some issues with my SIM. Basically most of the time I get "Out of service/Not registered in the Network". The SIM is working fine in other Phones. Already tried a reformat (with Stock Recovery) did not help.
So can I just use Odin v3.12 and the S8 Nougat files and flash them?
Will it brick If I do it?
The Oreo Firmware (and my phone) has no carrier. (DBT, Germany)
Same goes for the Nougat Firmware.
Thanks
Phone Info:
- SM-G950F
- Exynos variant
- DBT (unbranded)
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Yes you can use Odin to Flash back to N

StackOverflow13 said:
Yes you can use Odin to Flash back to N
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Hi, in this case the Knox is altered? I was reading something about the new Oreo bootloader that would not allow the downgrade. Thank you and sorry for my English!

_llma said:
Hi, in this case the Knox is altered? I was reading something about the new Oreo bootloader that would not allow the downgrade. Thank you and sorry for my English!
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No the 950f is not effected it will not trip knox if you downgrade via odin

StackOverflow13 said:
No the 950f is not effected it will not trip knox if you downgrade via odin
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Thank you so much !!

i want to downgrade oreo to nougat, are you sure this will not trip knox
thank you

Good day.
I have downgraded and knox is still 0x0.

Hansoliv said:
Good day.
I have downgraded and knox is still 0x0.
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Was the phone reset or data was retained?

Bogeyof said:
Was the phone reset or data was retained?
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Good day.
I reseted the my data.

I've been having the same issue with my service I updated to Oreo via stock recovery with update zip in SD card...my question is, couldn't I just flash the downgrade through stock recovery as well? I don't have access to Odin of a laptop

can anyone link me a flashable italian firmware for s8 nougat? thanks

myabc said:
can anyone link me a flashable italian firmware for s8 nougat? thanks
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SM-G950F: https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s8/SM-G950F/ITV/download/G950FXXU1AQK7/199473/

Downloaded. Thanks many thanks many

Please i try to flash with odin the 4 files on already oreo.... The odin software start to flash and in 2 seconds shows done and restart, but doesnt do anything. Can anyone help me? Thanks

Mine fails instantly to , just come back to samsung from oneplus , and need to flash N , tried older odin but still fails.

Can I downgrade to nougat from oreo on samsung note 8 SM-N950U1 ?

Are the firmwares for G955F and G955FD the same?
My friend has the FD version with G955FXXU1CRB7 - CSC ILO (ISRAEL), but I can't find G955FXXU1AQK7 for the FD version for CSC ILO.
Can I use the firmware for the F variant with Odin?
He is having terrible battery issues with Oreo, wiped data using stock recovery but it won't help.

Downgrade from CRAP (8.0) to AQL5 (7.0) and now I have a DRK error and it automatically starts the recovery, some help?

You can't downgrade via odin. You can only flash the same firmware or higher.
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Can you downgrade SM G950U from Oreo nougat?