So I've a galaxy s2 GT-I9100 and its on T-Mobile (It says that wen I turn it on). Im currrently on 2.3.3 and I really want to root and install custom roms and all that good stuff but the thing is that it is unlocked.. Question is, If I upgraded to any other rom and something like that, will I lose the unlock?
Hi,
i dunno exactly - but i dont think it will lose its unlock
otherwise you could try this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.sgs2simunlockcode
greetz
ps: i personally would update to ics first (via kies or ota, just sayin ;-)=
Xpolymer said:
So I've a galaxy s2 GT-I9100 and its on T-Mobile (It says that wen I turn it on). Im currrently on 2.3.3 and I really want to root and install custom roms and all that good stuff but the thing is that it is unlocked.. Question is, If I upgraded to any other rom and something like that, will I lose the unlock?
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No you won't lose unlock.
I did it on my Galaxy S2, moving from stock gingerbread to CM7, and then jumping to CM9.
Make the upgrade, it's worth it!
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Hello.
I just bough a T-mobile unlocked Samsung Vibrant and up to now it is working fine. I used the KIES software and saw that there are updates available but I don't know if it is ok to update my phone. Is it still going to work if I install the updates (or it will become locked to T-mobile again)?
I am quite new to this so I would appreciate any help.
Thanks in advance
term099 said:
Hello.
I just bough a T-mobile unlocked Samsung Vibrant and up to now it is working fine. I used the KIES software and saw that there are updates available but I don't know if it is ok to update my phone. Is it still going to work if I install the updates (or it will become locked to T-mobile again)?
I am quite new to this so I would appreciate any help.
Thanks in advance
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you should be fine, but It depends what kies is trying to update?
if your running stock and your just unlocked you should be fine.
but if your running a custom rom then its pointless to update through kies anyways.
Thanks for the answer. Unfortunately I am not sure what I am running. I bought the phone unlocked. When I go to the About screen, it sais Firmware version 2.1-update1, build number 'Eclair'.
If the update is for the 2.2 firmware, will I have a problem?
Is there any info on this forum where it explains things like 'What does a locked phone mean', unlocking and firmware updates?
Thanks again
Does anyone know if I can change my phones stock rom with cherryblur without messing with another kernel? Because I have an AT&T atrix that I bought from amazon.com and it came unlocked since I live in Costa Rica, everything is stock, but I'd like to change my rom and wanna know if I can put that rom on my phone as is comes, with my stock kernel, I guess it's stock since I haven't changed anything and it came with gingerbread 2.3.4 out of the box. So do I need another kernel or something? Because it is in fact an AT&T phone, it was just career unlocked. And can I flash it even when I have gingerbread on it?
PLEASE help! I wanna get rid of motoblurs slowlyness...
No you do not need to change kernals. The though cherry blur may flash its own
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Hey guys me and my partner recently got S3's mines luckly enough was factory unlocked none branded/bloatware ect anyhow hers is and even worse in a orange handset and as we are aware here at xda the orange handsets dont have the software update function thnks to crappy orange...iknow ppl have attempted to return there phones and demand a unbranded but becuz i purchased her fone from someone who didnt want it as it was a free unwanted upgrade iknow i can't complain to orange i in there eyes am not the owner lol or i should say the original owner...anyways iknow theres ways to flas roms and i was thinking of attemping of flashing the unbranded uk offical rom same as is on my phone but i have big questions b4 i go ahead...do i use odin to flash?
and finally will her s3 finally be able to download updates from samsung thru the software update function ok?
hope to hear back from you guys soon also big thnks from the both of us for taking the time to read this and help out
her Baseband Version is 19300BVLE4
incase this may matter on which rom i can flash to also i dnt quite know the diffrence to alot of the romsin this thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969
please can someone help us out as we need advice asap
Yes use odin and flash the most recent UK release and you will receive OTA after that
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
are roms that are btu unbranded roms?
i downloaded this rom from sammobile but still unsure if tbtu means unbranded I9300XXBLG8_I9300OXABLG8_BTU
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please can someone help us out as we need advice asap
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First root the locked device with CF Root using Odin (see my signature item 1) than unlock the phone with Voodoo Sim unlock tool in Playstore, after it is unlocked flash this fix with cwm recovery from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802951.
-Edit- It seems voodoo Sim unlock tool is temporarily removed from Playstore, keep an eye on it though, it will be back because it is beeing updated for newer firmwares.
For now call your provider and ask for the sim unlocking key.
You can also unlock your phone here http://www.sammobile.com/unlock/index.php?phone=I9300 , it costs 15 euro (creditcard or paypal) and you need to be rooted before the unlock.
My girlfriend is selling her old Tmobile Samsung Galaxy S2 sgh-t989 that had Android 4.02 on it asked me to clean it up so she could sell it because it ran very slow so I installed Cyanogenmod because its lightweight and also assuming it would unlock it for the carriers. After a bit of reading, on this forum I discovered my assumptions we're wrong. Now my question is this, the person who she sold it to is on AT&T. With Cyanogenmod on it, if she calls up AT&T will they still be able to unlock it or should I flash it with a stock rom?
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Better flash stock rom...
I really dont know about carrier locked phones (no such trend in india) but still it would be better or else one may say that the phone has been tempered(correct word??) wid
You can not unlock it on custom ROMs with apps, only from pc at a service store(perhaps), on stock 4.1.2 it is possible with various apps like GalaxSim( I recommend it, altho it's paid nowadays) and Chainfire's app(I don't think it works anymore though)
It's possible, I used the old version of galaxsim to unlock my Telstra locked i9100t and it worked like a charm. I'm pretty sure you can get it free as an apk.
Hi, i'm new to this forum and I have a question regarding my old Galaxy S2. The phone is running on Android 2.3.4 (Carrier branded - Swisscom, the logo appears while turning the phone on), SIM unlocked. I was wondering could I install LineageOS or any newer custom rom immediately, or do I need to install different firmware before that? By the way, I'm new when it comes to rooting/custom roms etc, so I'm scared that i might brick it.
Thanks in advance
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Hi, i'm new to this forum and I have a question regarding my old Galaxy S2. The phone is running on Android 2.3.4 (Carrier branded - Swisscom, the logo appears while turning the phone on), SIM unlocked. I was wondering could I install LineageOS or any newer custom rom immediately, or do I need to install different firmware before that? By the way, I'm new when it comes to rooting/custom roms etc, so I'm scared that i might brick it.
Thanks in advance
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Hi and welcome to XDA.
Please have a look at this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/help/guide-tutorial-samsung-galaxy-s2-i9100-t3538601
I used this guide a couple of years ago to move from 2.3.6 to 7.1.2. You now have more choice for the Android version, you can update to 7, 8 or 9 if you like. The guide will get you to the point of ROM installation, from there you can use the install instructions for the one you choose.
Good luck, happy flashing and let us know how you go.