Hi guys,
I've been searching about this subject but i could not find a anwser to all my questions. I own a Galaxy S III, and i see a lot off people using the UK Unbranded Official Rom, saying that it have more advantages. My phone is sim locked to vodafone, therefore it has a vodafone official rom. In the first place i would like to ask if flashing to the UK Unbranded rom gives me more advantages than the rom i'm using right know. And does flashing void the warranty ?
Thanks
Gonzalo7 said:
Hi guys,
I've been searching about this subject but i could not find a anwser to all my questions. I own a Galaxy S III, and i see a lot off people using the UK Unbranded Official Rom, saying that it have more advantages.
Dont know where you see more advantages ????????
My phone is sim locked to vodafone, therefore it has a vodafone official rom. In the first place i would like to ask if flashing to the UK Unbranded rom gives me more advantages than the rom i'm using right know
No but it will remove Voda apps and branding .
. And does flashing void the warranty ?
Technically from Voda possible but not from Samsung .
jje
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Hey guys just got my s2 today.
its locked on 3G network uk
and i would like to unbrand it to the sim free unlocked version.
Which is the right firmware for me to use?
XWKE2
XEUKD1
Thank you
You'll need to get the unlock code from 3G or buy one online.
after you've unlocked it, you need to flash custom rom, ODIN should be able to do it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1064894
Debrand Guide here but the rebrand is for O2 but same steps if you have original saved 3 firmware .
jje
aachil said:
Hey guys just got my s2 today.
its locked on 3G network uk
and i would like to unbrand it to the sim free unlocked version.
Which is the right firmware for me to use?
XWKE2
XEUKD1
Thank you
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Hi try with another network sim card. I bought from 3 last week on a 24 months contract and tested with O2 sim and it works. My handset is not locked to 3. Yours may be the same. Please check. (may be 3 is not locking SGS II in the first few batches, I only guess)
Also, I flashed latest official ROM with Odin and it works. Also I rooted my phone.
Ok so what firmware is the correct sim free uk version?
Correct as in probable original KDD dependant upon build date Kies will show latest version for phones brand as of today .
Upgrade KE1 followed by KE 2 which has just been pulled waiting for KE3 .
Unbrand as post says to KDD then you can upgrade using same method when KE3 is released .
jje
im trying to find the official 3g firmware incase it goes wrong but cant seem to find it does anyone know where i can get it?
aachil said:
im trying to find the official 3g firmware incase it goes wrong but cant seem to find it does anyone know where i can get it?
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Only from a user that has it or try .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834884
jje
As mentioned earlier 3 phones may be branded, but they are not locked. I'm typing this using t-mobile sim in 3 branded phone
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My 3 branded phone is also unlocked
unfortunatly my phone is locked to 3
Erhm, hi, i'm new in the forum and i hope i can explain properly what i have done so far and what i want to achieve posting my question here.
Basicaly i bought an used samsung galaxy ace s5830 in London it was a ''3'' locked phone. I am now in Brazil and after searching a little i was able to root the phone, get the unlock code but when i take the sim card out of the cellphone and insert the new one it doesn't ask for the unlock code, after searching in this post : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192122 i read something about changing the rom in my cellphone, one that has the unlock screen. Ok, now i have some questions :
1- I looked around for some firmwares, like this site http://www.samfirmware.com/ in the galaxy ace section the firmwares were divided in regions, europe, america, asia, i know brazil is in america but it was writen usagalaxy, basicaly i want to know if i have to use the europe firmware only to get the unlock screen and then switch to a brazil firmware or if i can go to a ''brazilian area firmware'' directly
2- The posts about roms dont usualy talk about this, do you know a rom that is samasung ace compatible and has the unlock screen in it?
Thank you so far
I think you need some version of Latin America...I'm from Costa Rica...try a stock ROM for s5830L...
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ok, but is it common to stock roms have the unlock screen? Does this one you sugest have it? But thanks so far! Im going to look for a stock rom instalation tutorial before trying
I don't understand what do you talk about unlock screen? Please explain me more
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Hi all,
I'm a bit of a noob to the Android scene so please be gentle - apologies if this is a daft question.
I'd really like to flash an unbranded ROM to my UK Vodafone S3 but had a couple of questions:
If I flash unbranded, will this have any effect on my contract with Vodafone (other than warranty, of course)? Would calls, text and data still work in the same way?
Would I be able to receive any form of OTA updates? I assume not the Vodafone ones but it would be great to get the Google ones hot off the press
Many thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Regards,
mroshaw
mroshaw said:
Hi all,
I'm a bit of a noob to the Android scene so please be gentle - apologies if this is a daft question.
I'd really like to flash an unbranded ROM to my UK Vodafone S3 but had a couple of questions:
If I flash unbranded, will this have any effect on my contract with Vodafone (other than warranty, of course)? Would calls, text and data still work in the same way?
Would I be able to receive any form of OTA updates? I assume not the Vodafone ones but it would be great to get the Google ones hot off the press
Many thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Regards,
mroshaw
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Im vodafone UK and have had no probs with using custom ROMs or unbranded ROMS (only warranty but then you could flash stock rom and use Triangle away)
Only differences I notice is some ROMs have better signal strength but I stay in Highlands so signal is not brilliant anyway lol as for OTA if you custom then OTA generally doesn't work but most devs are quick with updates or you could download and install update yourself pretty easily
bunglebp said:
Im vodafone UK and have had no probs with using custom ROMs or unbranded ROMS (only warranty but then you could flash stock rom and use Triangle away)
Only differences I notice is some ROMs have better signal strength but I stay in Highlands so signal is not brilliant anyway lol as for OTA if you custom then OTA generally doesn't work but most devs are quick with updates or you could download and install update yourself pretty easily
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Sorry to hijack but but not sure if i can create a new topic as just registered.
I have jumped over from the iPhone ship and was wondering exactly the same thing. My S3 will come with orange branding and i want to remove that - can someone point me to a guide please?
bunglebp said:
Im vodafone UK and have had no probs with using custom ROMs or unbranded ROMS
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Excellent, thank you for that! I guess my other option is to root and use one of the 'cleanup' Apps out there to remove all the Vodafone bloat. Not sure if I'm that keen to get Jelly Bean or if I should just de-bloat and wait for the OTA Vodafone update...
Hi guys, Merry Christmas!!
My old S2 is on ORANGE network at the moment, and i would like to give it to my mother as she hasnt got a smartphone.
She is on o2, i was looking on sammobile and it has different firmwares, branded and non-branded.
My question is, can i flash the s2 with the stock non-branded ROM or will this cause problems because my s2 is orange branded at the moment?
I don't want to brick the phone
Use galaxy s2 sim unlock from google play and then flash o2 firmware
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Hi guys, Merry Christmas!!
My old S2 is on ORANGE network at the moment, and i would like to give it to my mother as she hasnt got a smartphone.
She is on o2, i was looking on sammobile and it has different firmwares, branded and non-branded.
My question is, can i flash the s2 with the stock non-branded ROM or will this cause problems because my s2 is orange branded at the moment?
I don't want to brick the phone
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In theory it should never happen nothing. It is sufficient that you flash a ROM of the same nation, for safety
Hi Everyone
Sorry if this is a noobie question. Can anyone help or give advice on how to downgrade and unlock Samsung Galaxy S3 on the UK Orange. What I want to do is downgrade then unlock and if possible after that install the Samsung custom rom and remove all the Orange branding and apps. Ive tried unlocking the phone via IMEI on websites and ebay but haven't had any luck so far have been told they are unable to do it.
Here are all details of the phone I can find and are listed below
Its currently on Android 4.3
AP I9300XXUGML2
CP I9300BVUGML1
CSC I9300ORAGML2
Thanks
sonic101 said:
Hi Everyone
Sorry if this is a noobie question. Can anyone help or give advice on how to downgrade and unlock Samsung Galaxy S3 on the UK Orange. What I want to do is downgrade then unlock and if possible after that install the Samsung custom rom and remove all the Orange branding and apps. Ive tried unlocking the phone via IMEI on websites and ebay but haven't had any luck so far have been told they are unable to do it.
Here are all details of the phone I can find and are listed below
Mod Edit
Its currently on Android 4.3
AP I9300XXUGML2
CP I9300BVUGML1
CSC I9300ORAGML2
Thanks
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Dont give out your imei number like that.its not safe to do so.but youre in the uk just pop into an internet cafe or phonr shop to unlock it not that expensive
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Thanks for the info, ive taken off the IMEI.