Folks, my SGS2 which I bought off ebay has severe voice problems. I think its in the hardware. On bluetooth I am clear, on the wired handsfree I am clear, on speaker phone its ok, its just the mobile mic where other party mostly can't here me. Decided to go for warranty repair and they have agreed to have a look even if I can't produce a receipt.
Now the question; I have tried many ROMS on it and currently its running CyanogenMod (overclocked), I can put the old stock rom in this but would they know I have had different (unofficial) roms before thus invalidating the warranty?
I have heard there is a counter which keeps going up as you flash new rom and a jig can be used to reset it? Is this true? Is jig really required here?
I don't want to keep this phone now, if they accept warranty fault then they will give me replacement which I will ebay and go for new nexus
help will be appreciated.
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Folks, my SGS2 which I bought off ebay has severe voice problems. I think its in the hardware. On bluetooth I am clear, on the wired handsfree I am clear, on speaker phone its ok, its just the mobile mic where other party mostly can't here me. Decided to go for warranty repair and they have agreed to have a look even if I can't produce a receipt.
Now the question; I have tried many ROMS on it and currently its running CyanogenMod (overclocked), I can put the old stock rom in this but would they know I have had different (unofficial) roms before thus invalidating the warranty?
I have heard there is a counter which keeps going up as you flash new rom and a jig can be used to reset it? Is this true? Is jig really required here?
I don't want to keep this phone now, if they accept warranty fault then they will give me replacement which I will ebay and go for new nexus
help will be appreciated.
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Warranty void if custom rom installed . Custom rom counter can be on the phone for no other reason .
jje
Yeah a jig will reset the counter, there a couple of pound on ebay, id prefer the s2 over nexus especially when it gets the ics update. Our hardware is superior
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ricey1986 said:
Yeah a jig will reset the counter, there a couple of pound on ebay, id prefer the s2 over nexus especially when it gets the ics update. Our hardware is superior
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So once jigged and reset to 0, applied old firmware and updated to the latest whatever offered by Kies will be as good as a phone which never had any custom rom on it?
Its just the HD screen I am after. Nexus doesn't look to me but HD resolution in that small factor will be brilliant.
Yes as far as im aware it will also give you stock recovery
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But from what I read here in various other thread you don't need to reset the counter they don't bother to check
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But from what I read here in various other thread you don't need to reset the counter they don't bother to check
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But from what I read here in various other thread you don't need to reset the counter they don't bother to check
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Fine dont bother but its expensive if they charge you and once again let me repeat that Samsung sent a service bulletin out covering rooting and custom roms and the fact that they invalidate warranty . Since when a custom rom counter has been added .
Yes we already know some service guys have not bothered to check but we also have posts indicating that warranty was refused .
User choice really but anyone that claims it does not matter should be prepared to pay the OPs costs if indeed it does accrue a bill .
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JJEgan said:
Fine dont bother but its expensive if they charge you and once again let me repeat that Samsung sent a service bulletin out covering rooting and custom roms and the fact that they invalidate warranty . Since when a custom rom counter has been added .
Yes we already know some service guys have not bothered to check but we also have posts indicating that warranty was refused .
User choice really but anyone that claims it does not matter should be prepared to pay the OPs costs if indeed it does accrue a bill .
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Very true. Not worth the risk in my opinion considering a jig is just a few pounds on ebay. Hope there is no trace left one counter reset to 0. btw. my problem is quite common. Its design flaw in the mic which causes muffled voice. What do they do in this case, fix it or replace it? If fix it, how?
I am sure I won't be the first one to go thru this process, many would have gone thru this before me. Would anyone share the experience. How long I need to part from my phone?
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I was wondering if rooting or installing custom firmware lowers the resale value of the phone. Personally I will not buy a non factory default used phone.
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I was wondering if rooting or installing custom firmware lowers the resale value of the phone. Personally I will not buy a non factory default used phone.
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Which is why most people who have rooted and then installed custom software will factory reset and then install stock software when they sell their phone.
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Not that I am thinking of selling, but I would always restore the original firmware before selling.
I would not buy a phone with no warranty due to custom rom or rooting .
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I guess it really depends on the individual...
Who wouldn't want a phone if its all ready and booted, plus if its on the latest Android version.
I would say when you are selling give option to buyer that If they so wish you could root it for them and put the latest Android version ( if the official is not on latest), and make sure they email you the request just to cover your back.
I sure most will be pleased
It depends how you look at it or who you're selling to. If the process isn't simple or might confuse a non-techie then it may be seen as a plus, when it comes to Android though (In particular the S2) then it's probably best to return it to stock. The easy solution is to offer both stock and a custom rom when selling and make it clear that the warranty is fully intact with either (Assuming you use a usb jig and do things by the book).
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I guess it really depends on the individual...
Who wouldn't want a phone if its all ready and booted, plus if its on the latest Android version.
I would say when you are selling give option to buyer that If they so wish you could root it for them and put the latest Android version ( if the official is not on latest), and make sure they email you the request just to cover your back.
I sure most will be pleased
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If you think of it as if you were buying a car: would you choose the car that had been modified and overclocked(thus straing the motor) by the boyracer which went really quick,had flashy lights but was prone to quirks?
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Would you buy the one that was unmodified, wasnt as flashy but got you from a to b with no drama and was still eligible for repair under warranty.
I recently sold my HTC HD2, in the ads i had i stated in no uncertain terms that it was running on Android Gingerbread but if the buyer wished i could flash it back to default WINMO or even Windows 7 if they like but i did recommend that they leave it as it is as the HD2 runs Android perfectbly and HTC should really have initially installed Android on it, every enquiry i had said they would prefer Android on it and the person who finally purchased it said he wanted me to leave Android on it so there you go everyones different, if your buying a new or nearly new phone it might be different but if your buying an older phone it's different.
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If you think of it as if you were buying a car: would you choose the car that had been modified and overclocked(thus straing the motor) by the boyracer which went really quick,had flashy lights but was prone to quirks?
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Would you buy the one that was unmodified, wasnt as flashy but got you from a to b with no drama and was still eligible for repair under warranty.
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I guess we are talking about second hand here so yeah I would prefer the modification ( which I might have to pay for If I did on my own), and its not necessary that something that's modified might be bad, it could be for the better as well , the reason why most people modify things be it car or mobile or anything else.
And I did mention about giving the buyer an option.
On the other hand if I was a Brand NEw product obviously everyone wants it unmodified or tampered with
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If you think of it as if you were buying a car: would you choose the car that had been modified and overclocked(thus straing the motor) by the boyracer which went really quick,had flashy lights but was prone to quirks?
Or
Would you buy the one that was unmodified, wasnt as flashy but got you from a to b with no drama and was still eligible for repair under warranty.
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In fairness mate there's a massive difference between selling a car and a phone i get what you are saying but you cannot really compare the two.
I have found on ebay that some rooted phones running custom roms can fetch up to $100 more.Guess paying for the convenience/not confident I'm themselves
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In fairness mate there's a massive difference between selling a car and a phone i get what you are saying but you cannot really compare the two.
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It was just a rough analogy, i wasnt actually comparing them, seeing as they are different items, just the buyer experience.
When i first tried selling my htc hero(last year), it was running a 2.2 froyo custom rom, and i ended up having to relist it, adter having restore it back to stock 2.1 .
Me personally, i would prefer to buy a phone that was running stock, purely because that way you know what you are getting, without having to guess what the previous owner has bodged.
Just to point out, I have no problem with running custom roms. I run villain on my sgs2, and overcome on my tab 7".
I depends on buyers preferences. I would prefer a good custom rom to stock for example ...
You might get more from an unexperienced user which does not want to do custom roms / root by himself, but I think in usual cases you get same as a "stock" device or even less, as we still do not know whether there is an additional custom firmware counter which cannot be reset by the jig. And as there are people who even do not know what "root" ist, they might feel unsure when buying the pre-rooted device.
I've rooted mine and it would not have changed anything if my devices had come pre-rooted. I would have reflashed firmware and do the root by myself anyway.
Has anyone had there warranty declined due to the flash counter?
And if its past its warranty period anyway, it wouldn't matter to much to me.
I wouldn't buy a phone that had been over-clocked for a long time, but there's far more uses of root than just OC'ing.
And if its past its warranty period anyway, it wouldn't matter to much to me.
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I would pay more for a rooted phone but I wouldn't buy a custom ROM phone at all.
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If you think of it as if you were buying a car: would you choose the car that had been modified and overclocked(thus straing the motor) by the boyracer which went really quick,had flashy lights but was prone to quirks?
Or
Would you buy the one that was unmodified, wasnt as flashy but got you from a to b with no drama and was still eligible for repair under warranty.
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False dilemna? Other options exist surely...
Option C: Modified from stock, twaeked to run faster yet using less fuel. Runs smoothly, no drama.
Option D:.......
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Since we're taking abouut a used S2, surely warranty is a red-herring?
Kinda new to rooting and stuff but does anyone know how Best Buy handles returns/exchanges for androids?
I rooted my phone and unrooted it, took out superuser and did a factory reset. My main concern is whether or not they would put my phone in download mode to check the download counter.
most places will not put it in DL mode to check that.
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Kinda new to rooting and stuff but does anyone know how Best Buy handles returns/exchanges for androids?
I rooted my phone and unrooted it, took out superuser and did a factory reset. My main concern is whether or not they would put my phone in download mode to check the download counter.
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Did you buy it from best buy?
Also, are you returning it or exchanging it for a new one. If you are exchanging it, you can buy a jig to reset the flash counter for $7. OR, simply lie your teeth out. I've exchanged cracked Xbox games with no insurance, got a new iPod 3rd Gen after saying my 2nd Gen broke, and I even got them to fix my laptop for free. They're gullible, just say you tried to fix it yourself.
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Did you buy it from best buy?
Also, are you returning it or exchanging it for a new one. If you are exchanging it, you can buy a jig to reset the flash counter for $7. OR, simply lie your teeth out. I've exchanged cracked Xbox games with no insurance, got a new iPod 3rd Gen after saying my 2nd Gen broke, and I even got them to fix my laptop for free. They're gullible, just say you tried to fix it yourself.
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Bought the phone from best buy. I'm planning to exchange it for another phone. Read about the jigs. Do you think they'll put it in download mode?
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Bought the phone from best buy. I'm planning to exchange it for another phone. Read about the jigs. Do you think they'll put it in download mode?
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They might, better to be safe than sorry with the jig. If you don't wanna wait for the jig to ship to your house and they check your flash counter, tell them you went to a cell phone technicien and they told you to flash something.
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When I took back my first GS2 to Best Buy, the girl didn't even turn the phone on...
And I had SuperUser in the menu still as this was before Entropy had the flash back to stock without root available.
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Kinda new to rooting and stuff but does anyone know how Best Buy handles returns/exchanges for androids?
I rooted my phone and unrooted it, took out superuser and did a factory reset. My main concern is whether or not they would put my phone in download mode to check the download counter.
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I exchanged a rooted and romed captivate at best toward the purchase of a galaxy s2 (got 99 bucks). They didn't seem to care, though the employee did notice it looked a little different and thought it was cool!
Your situation is a little different. You could flash back to stock just in case. I doubt they would give you the runaround. They probably just send it off somewhere, anyway, and check that it is not physically damaged. They did want to make sure I had wiped it of personal data, which I had through wipe data/factor reset in recovery.
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They might, better to be safe than sorry with the jig.
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I'm in agreement with him. I would do it to. Even though I'm 98% sure they won't check (at least in my local Best Buy).
I work at best buy and no we don't check the phone for root or instability. As long as you can show its on we will take it Graphics cards too. We never check if its actually broken so i say mine is broken every 8 months (shifty eyes)
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Of course the pros at bestbuy wont check or have no clue. But there's a chance when the phones sent back to samsung they will be able to tell. Then they will go by the IMEI and back thru the carrier to void your warranty and charge you the full amount of the phone on your next bill. It's not like it hasn't happened to some.
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Of course the pros at bestbuy wont check or have no clue. But there's a chance when the phones sent back to samsung they will be able to tell. Then they will go by the IMEI and back thru the carrier to void your warranty and charge you the full amount of the phone on your next bill. It's not like it hasn't happened to some.
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You're saying they'll void your warranty on a new phone based on what you did to the last one you no longer own?
Doubtful...
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Of course the pros at bestbuy wont check or have no clue. But there's a chance when the phones sent back to samsung they will be able to tell. Then they will go by the IMEI and back thru the carrier to void your warranty and charge you the full amount of the phone on your next bill. It's not like it hasn't happened to some.
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Lmao. Where do you people come up with this stuff? Making stuff up to misinform someone isn't very nice.
I just returned my atrix at best buy for the buy back program and its bootloader is unlocked. I got the thrill 4g but after a week of cool 3d I realized they are never gonna get past froyo and I kind of had a headache...so I returned it..I put the stock recovery back on it but not the firmware...basically, if u have the buy back program, geek squad looks at it...I couldn't are what he was doing when he said he was giving it a functionality test but I'm 90 percent sure he was just turning it on....and I was fine...now when you make a return, it just goes to customer service...the lady asked me to turn my thrill on for her because she didn't know how...she saw that it booted and I wrapped all the cords up really nice and she didn't even charge a restocking fee or anything ...so just make sure it turns on and you should be fine...I am now a proud owner of a SG II...at least until the end of the month if nothing better comes out..good luck
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I actually work for best buy's Geek Squad and I can verify that no one anywhere with the exception of a nerd who is trying to prove his girth will bother to check if it is rooted, and even if it is they will still most likely (85%+) exchange the device for you.
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I just returned my atrix at best buy for the buy back program and its bootloader is unlocked. I got the thrill 4g but after a week of cool 3d I realized they are never gonna get past froyo and I kind of had a headache...so I returned it..I put the stock recovery back on it but not the firmware...basically, if u have the buy back program, geek squad looks at it...I couldn't are what he was doing when he said he was giving it a functionality test but I'm 90 percent sure he was just turning it on....and I was fine...now when you make a return, it just goes to customer service...the lady asked me to turn my thrill on for her because she didn't know how...she saw that it booted and I wrapped all the cords up really nice and she didn't even charge a restocking fee or anything ...so just make sure it turns on and you should be fine...I am now a proud owner of a SG II...at least until the end of the month if nothing better comes out..good luck
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we abandoned the restocking fee about 6 months ago...
dunno why there's so much bad blood around best buy.... I have a right to hate it after working there for the last 3 years.... but I really don't get the negativity.
Sure the computer department is stupid and some management at certain locations suck. But all in all its a decent electronic retail shop with some good people working there and for the most part we do try our best to please our clients.
Yea, I don't see how best buy is any worse than any other retail electronics store, and I have gotten several price matches there. I've also had good luck with returns. Oh well, every body has their own experiences, situations and opinions.
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Yea, I don't see how best buy is any worse than any other retail electronics store, and I have gotten several price matches there. I've also had good luck with returns. Oh well, every body has their own experiences, situations and opinions.
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true. To each there own I guess...
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I actually work for best buy's Geek Squad and I can verify that no one anywhere with the exception of a nerd who is trying to prove his girth will bother to check if it is rooted, and even if it is they will still most likely (85%+) exchange the device for you.
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we abandoned the restocking fee about 6 months ago...
dunno why there's so much bad blood around best buy.... I have a right to hate it after working there for the last 3 years.... but I really don't get the negativity.
Sure the computer department is stupid and some management at certain locations suck. But all in all its a decent electronic retail shop with some good people working there and for the most part we do try our best to please our clients.
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What store you from? 000945 here.
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Hi I have installed slim 4.2.1. rc1 official, Andr version 4.2.1 baseband I9300XXELKC. Having troubles with all calls, I cant make any and can't receive neither. On the top left corner appears icon saying that all calls are being forwarded.
What it can be and how to fix it?
Thank you very much advance for an answer :-/
reinstall the rom and it might help
or try unrooting and rooting your phone again and installing the rom again
i'm not a pro i'm still a beginner
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Hi I have installed slim 4.2.1. rc1 official, Andr version 4.2.1 baseband I9300XXELKC. Having troubles with all calls, I cant make any and can't receive neither. On the top left corner appears icon saying that all calls are being forwarded.
What it can be and how to fix it?
Thank you very much advance for an answer :-/
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Did you follow install instructions properly ie. Format data and system?
Go to call settings and see if the call forwarding option is enabled. If not then reinstall the rom properly or try a different rom
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Go to call settings and see if the call forwarding option is enabled. If not then reinstall the rom properly or try a different rom
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Yes thanks to all - i installed everything the right way and do not have any call forwarding enabled in the menu. The phone has been blacklisted and now i have to reflash it. Does anyone know what exactly should be flushed into my brick ? I bought it on the street cheaper than usually, that's why now I have a problem. Please send me PM if someone has more experience than I do.
If the phone has been black listed then there is nothing you can do apart from learn not to buy dodgy phones from dodgy people on street corners.
You can go to the police and return the phone to the owner, he must be looking for it
In most cases not, since it's usually insurance fraud (especially the ones in boxes with ths stickers still intact)
Why do people buy a 500€ phone on street corners? How about warranty etc?
Samsung does not have to fix your phone, the seller does.
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Hello everyone, i was asking if is there way to reflush it, no tellin me go to police or return to owner. Don't be smart guys. Really smart answer didnt appear yet ......
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In most cases not, since it's usually insurance fraud (especially the ones in boxes with ths stickers still intact)
Why do people buy a 500€ phone on street corners? How about warranty etc?
Samsung does not have to fix your phone, the seller does.
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Hello everyone, i was asking if is there way to reflush it, no tellin me go to police or return to owner. Don't be smart guys. Really smart answer didnt appear yet ......
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You have already been told,, if it is blacklisted then you can either go to police, report it as stolen/fraudulent and see if they can help you resolve it, or you could get your money back from the seller.
You won't get any other answer here
Hey all. So I have an S5 and I love it...minus one thing. The mic seems screwed up. Ppl calling me say they hear really bad reverb, echo like distortion, and sounds like the audio if you try to stream video over a dialup modem. Going through tests with Tmo tech dept and proving that Bluetooth works just fine points us to a problem with the mic. So, Tmo is sending me a new Samsung Galaxy S5.
Here's the deal, I'm on stock but I'm rooted. I'm also on the first firmware. ..not the one with bad speed or the new #6 one.
For replacement I had to verbally agree that my phone wasn't water damaged, cracked, etc., which would void warranty and I'd be charged $170. Rooting wasn't an option that they asked me.
So my question is should I worry about it? I was planning on wiping the phone so none of my apps are on it, but now I'm wondering if I should do the ane6 (? Don't remember name right now) which will remove root and then do a factory reset.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
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sindawe said:
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So my question is should I worry about it? I was planning on wiping the phone so none of my apps are on it, but now I'm wondering if I should do the ane6 (? Don't remember name right now) which will remove root and then do a factory reset.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
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No, I wouldn't be. Don't bother updating or anything, just flash the stock tar with odin and sent it back. But as a disclaimer, don't blame me if they do check.
anyone a idea how to downgrade the firmware pre unsafe 60-80% charge limit...
withoud knox trip... i must wait 3 weeks to replace note 7 so want the 100% back
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anyone a idea how to downgrade the firmware pre unsafe 60-80% charge limit...
withoud knox trip... i must wait 3 weeks to replace note 7 so want the 100% back
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Not possible at this time.
You should have taken the appropriate preventative measures to not allow the update to happen in the first place as your stuck with it now.
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How come you cannot flash back to earlier stock rom?
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How come you cannot flash back to earlier stock rom?
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Fails in odin...did you really think that samsung would allow that to happen lol? They have blocked roll backs for years on and off and in this case it was kind of a given we couldn't roll back
We may find a way around it but not right now
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Fails in odin...did you really think that samsung would allow that to happen lol? They have blocked roll backs for years on and off and in this case it was kind of a given we couldn't roll back
We may find a way around it but not right now
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Lol, No I didn't think they would. Oh well my replacement is due nest week so I'll make do till then.
There must be some way to downgrade...
I don't know when will they replace my phone in Pakistan and this capping is bothering me..
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Fails in odin...did you really think that samsung would allow that to happen lol? They have blocked roll backs for years on and off and in this case it was kind of a given we couldn't roll back
We may find a way around it but not right now
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At what level it fails? Usually it is bootloader and modem.
Simply extract system.img and boot.img from old firmware, make tar and try to flash should work.
Or void warranty and flash custom rom
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At what level it fails? Usually it is bootloader and modem.
Simply extract system.img and boot.img from old firmware, make tar and try to flash should work.
Or void warranty and flash custom rom
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I havent tried it, i blocked the OTA
Been a fee guys here have tried it and it failed.
I agree with you its likely the bootloader but if you extract as mentioned i wonder if that will remove the 60% battery cap?
Your updated rom still has the battery cap if on an affected device if Im not mistaken. People want to remove that 60% battery cap so they can use their devices normally until replacements come
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I havent tried it, i blocked the OTA
Been a fee guys here have tried it and it failed.
I agree with you its likely the bootloader but if you extract as mentioned i wonder if that will remove the 60% battery cap?
Your updated rom still has the battery cap if on an affected device if Im not mistaken. People want to remove that 60% battery cap so they can use their devices normally until replacements come
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Of course my rom have it and intentionally I have keep it there as safety measures, Samsung have recommended.
Still users can extent it to 80% and which is I believe fine too. It's very easy to fake safe battery and possible to get ability to charge fully (I posted in other thread) on even latest base but this will mislead by enabling green battery so not to implement for safety purpose.
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Of course my rom have it and intentionally I have keep it there as safety measures, Samsung have recommended.
Still users can extent it to 80% and which is I believe fine too. It's very easy to fake safe battery and possible to get ability to charge fully (I posted in other thread) on even latest base but this will mislead by enabling green battery so not to implement for safety purpose.
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Agreed 100%
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In some countries there is no official replacement program. I am about to have the limitation like forever. A solution to downgrade would be perfect.
Try doing a factory reset, it worked for me. But, don't know if it works for everyone.
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In some countries there is no official replacement program. I am about to have the limitation like forever. A solution to downgrade would be perfect.
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How? Contact Samung or some users rights...
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How? Contact Samung or some users rights...
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Look by yourself in Samsungt official websites. See in how many countries they have representations. Look specially in africa. It's a very few countries. If you dig into news in sub Saharan africa, it's only in Nigeria where officials made a statement to question samsung about what they were planning regarding the country. And they threatened to ban samsung products. It's only in this case that they came up with a plan. Have a global look. In plenty countries there are no samsung official shops. Shops are just branded samsung because they order a lot. But there is no official link between these shops and samsung itself. So there is no recall or replacement plan. I even bought the phone in a cross border country. The guys apparently travelled by themselves to get 3 units in in dubaï. They are not willing to move a finger for me.
I have a limited phone for nothing. No solution to get it replaced.
See for yourself. Dig into samsung system and see by yourself how is the global situation related to replacement program.
It's not all about USA and Europe. It's a whole world concern.
Community has to do something for people like me.
I am not asking for a green battery icon. I am asking for a way to get my 100% battery back. And a way to have a custom rom. I think they even limited the phone's capacities because it suddenly became one of the worst samsung unit I had since note 3. I never saw a phone so slow since note 2.
lynx2025 said:
Look by yourself in Samsungt official websites. See in how many countries they have representations. Look specially in africa. It's a very few countries. If you dig into news in sub Saharan africa, it's only in Nigeria where officials made a statement to question samsung about what they were planning regarding the country. And they threatened to ban samsung products. It's only in this case that they came up with a plan. Have a global look. In plenty countries there are no samsung official shops. Shops are just branded samsung because they order a lot. But there is no official link between these shops and samsung itself. So there is no recall or replacement plan. I even bought the phone in a cross border country. The guys apparently travelled by themselves to get 3 units in in dubaï. They are not willing to move a finger for me.
I have a limited phone for nothing. No solution to get it replaced.
See for yourself. Dig into samsung system and see by yourself how is the global situation related to replacement program.
It's not all about USA and Europe. It's a whole world concern.
Community has to do something for people like me.
I am not asking for a green battery icon. I am asking for a way to get my 100% battery back. And a way to have a custom rom. I think they even limited the phone's capacities because it suddenly became one of the worst samsung unit I had since note 3. I never saw a phone so slow since note 2.
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Rly sad to hear that... I what about dubai Samsung... Wouldn't it be possible to send the phone there and get the exchange?
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mk89pwnz said:
Rly sad to hear that... I what about dubai Samsung... Wouldn't it be possible to send the phone there and get the exchange?
Išsiųsta naudojantis GT-I9505 Tapatalk 4 Lt
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I am in west africa. How much do you think it would cost to send a phone in dubaï? And who do I send the phone to? How will I get a replacement unit? How will a take it ?
Can you imagine like getting your phone replaced from USA to europe? Even in this situation it would be possible. What about the case for people like me?
Samsung should pay all costs... writing to samsung dubai won't hurt
i've sent mine back with knox trip 0x1 and with ketan custom rom^^ no problem with the exchange (Germany)
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I am in west africa. How much do you think it would cost to send a phone in dubaï? And who do I send the phone to? How will I get a replacement unit? How will a take it ?
Can you imagine like getting your phone replaced from USA to europe? Even in this situation it would be possible. What about the case for people like me?
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I hope you get it sorted out.
Sent from my SM-N930F using XDA-Developers mobile app
iPoku said:
Try doing a factory reset, it worked for me. But, don't know if it works for everyone.
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You confirm you already had the 60% limitation and the factory reset allowed you to downgrade ? Just to confirm. Please let me know.