please can someone help me, I rooted my phone but I didn't like it so I wanted to go back to my original firmware. but now I don't know what it was. I went on the sammobile website and download a firmware (ORANGE). my sim says orange so i thought that was my phone carrier since but when i installed that firmware and loaded it up, some of the notifcation icons were missing and when i was setting up, nothing came up to let me login to my Gmail account which it did before.
it wasn't like before so i went to the settings and looked up where it says NETWORK and that says EE so i tried downloading that but it still the same thing.
how do i find out what my original firmware was?
also when i first got my phone and i loaded it up there was no ORANGE logo. but when i installed the ORANGE firmware, it was there so it probably isn't ORANGE one. i just want to get it to the way it was. since when i installed either the ORANGE or EE firmware there is are some icons missing. like the Mobile hostspot, Sync, multi window, NFC, S Beam, Hands-Free Mode. all those ones are missing.
please help
please can someone help.
ChaosDuck1 said:
please can someone help.
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There are couple of 4.3 versions for each country/carrier. Try to download all the versions for Orange or EE if it's so important to you to have the same icons. I would suggest Btu ,that is firmware for England.
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Stevica Smederevac said:
There are couple of 4.3 versions for each country/carrier. Try to download all the versions for Orange or EE if it's so important to you to have the same icons. I would suggest Btu ,that is firmware for England.
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yeah I'm having a headache over the icons, i just want it to be the same again. is BTU the unlocked version? i bought the phone (monthly plan) from Tesco mobile and they are selling all unlocked phones. i'm downloading BTU right now since i tried most of the ORANGE and EE ones and they aren't the same. so i will reply when it finish downloading.
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yeah I'm having a headache over the icons, i just want it to be the same again. is BTU the unlocked version? i bought the phone (monthly plan) from Tesco mobile and they are selling all unlocked phones. i'm downloading BTU right now since i tried most of the ORANGE and EE ones and they aren't the same. so i will reply when it finish downloading.
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Btu is for sim free s3 in England,so no carrier bulls........ Clean firmware.
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Stevica Smederevac said:
Btu is for sim free s3 in England,so no carrier bulls........ Clean firmware.
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thank you so much man, it worked. i was getting so worried.
Firmware is irrelevant to simlock, carrier versions only add bloatware, branding and out of date modems.
Just use the latest generic firmware for your country, BTU as above in the UK, for the best results.
boomboomer said:
Firmware is irrelevant to simlock, carrier versions only add bloatware, branding and out of date modems.
Just use the latest generic firmware for your country, BTU as above in the UK, for the best results.
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thank you. i was worried because on the guide i read, it said that if i used the wrong version my phone with get bricked.
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Hi XDAnians,
I'm new to Android, being a previous WinMobo user I need some help.
I just purchased a White Xperia x10i through ebay.
The phone comes with chinese firmware from Hong Kong.
I would like to change it to Australia Optus latest firmware branded or un-branded i don't really care, as long as it has everything in english.
Currently running;
Firmware: 1.6
Baseband: 1.1.31
Kernel: 2.6.29-rel
Build: R2BA026
Can anyone direct me to the ROM / Firmware download suitable.
Any help would be really appreciated!!!
Thanks heaps.
Check out the decrypted roms thread.
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Just use the latest ROOT method and you will get the newest firmware
The simplest way to get onto the optus branded firmware is to signup @ www.omnius-server.com download omnius flash tool from here.
and download the optus .16 firmware from here. (Both links came from the omnius site in case they dont work when you click them).
Then use omnius to flash the phone.
Once completed, you can updated to the latest .26 firmware via SEUS or PC Companion.
You now have a fully branded optus X10. Should you want to root the phone, download the exploid package from the xda forums and root the phone from there.
Have done this a few times now for people that used the unbranded roms and wanted to go back to stock.
Works well and is nice and fast once you have all the files.
dangerzau said:
The simplest way to get onto the optus branded firmware is to signup @ www.omnius-server.com download omnius flash tool from here.
and download the optus .16 firmware from here. (Both links came from the omnius site in case they dont work when you click them).
Then use omnius to flash the phone.
Once completed, you can updated to the latest .26 firmware via SEUS or PC Companion.
You now have a fully branded optus X10. Should you want to root the phone, download the exploid package from the xda forums and root the phone from there.
Have done this a few times now for people that used the unbranded roms and wanted to go back to stock.
Works well and is nice and fast once you have all the files.
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YOU ARE A GENIUS!!! Did everything you stated and now have latest Optus Branded ROM / Firmware. I can not Thank you enough!!!
Again, everyone here Thank you! I was so burdend by this... lol
Just out of curiousity, why do you want the Optus FW back?
They add something new? I was so sick of seeing that football icon
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Just out of curiousity, why do you want the Optus FW back?
They add something new? I was so sick of seeing that football icon
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Well like u, being sick of the football icon, I was sick of the chinese stuff lol I didn't know what was going on! (Figure of speech) haha
Optus firmware was easier to setup. I did this mainly test the difference in firware and the android limitations.
Turns out, they're the same. LoL back to good old drawing board.
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2twiztid said:
Just out of curiousity, why do you want the Optus FW back?
They add something new? I was so sick of seeing that football icon
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I myself had the same issue with the optus firmware. I like being on the branded firmware for the time when they will release the next update.
If you root using exploid, you can then install titanium backup and freeze the football app, moxier mail and anything else thats annoying you.
So now I still have the official optus branded firmware, but without the extra crap I'll never use.
Would one click exploit work? Cant we just uninstall moxier etc. . .
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Because moxier is a system application you need root to be able to have read/write acces. Thus allowing removal of system apps.
I run the Optus branded software and have removed the football app etc. Just open Titanium Backup go to preferences and select chuck norris mode it should delete fine after that.
Yeah but your phones locked to optus. try sticking a telstra sim in it and see what happens.
mine's running a uk branded firmware because i know australia will be a few months behind europe for the 2.1 update.
on a side note, i was playing around with a desire today but i still can't understand what people get so excited about - lags, browser freezes, full of plastic. this thing really is a cheap piece of tawainese crap. give me the x10 any day (and i only have the mini).
Will the optus firmware update to 026? or will we be stuck on a later version.
I want to go back to optus firmware for the usage app etc and then root it (I believe that is possible now) but if i'm still stuck on an older version, I'll stay on the generic and update to 026.
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Will the optus firmware update to 026? or will we be stuck on a later version.
I want to go back to optus firmware for the usage app etc and then root it (I believe that is possible now) but if i'm still stuck on an older version, I'll stay on the generic and update to 026.
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You'll notice from the guide I posted on the first page that I stated to update the phone once back on branded firmware.
You will not be stuck on a certain revision and your phone will continue to recieve optus OTA's etc as they become available.
The reason I say to use the exploid method to root is it doesn't matter if you update at some stage you simply reinstall/rerun the same app and BOOM rooted phone again.
So to summarise....
Yes you can root your optus firmare
Yes you can upgrade on rooted optus firmware
No you will not be stuck on a certain firmware revision.
Hi all,
Probably a simple question but I just want to be sure as I've not done this before.
I've flashed a stock from of a different country to where my phone is from. When I did a full restore it asked me which country I was in for updates. If I want updates for the stock rom when that country gets them (I flashed the UK stock rom so I want updates when the UK get them) do I set the country to the UK or does it not matter if I just set it as the country I live in?
Thanks in advance
I am using uk update via odin without any problem, so it should be fine.
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I am using uk update via odin without any problem, so it should be fine.
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Did you put your real country or the UK?
After the restore, the first time I hit check for update it asks for the country.
I put usa since i am living here so yes. and there is no problem at all.
Great, thanks so much for your help!
Hi guys, just a generic question. What does it mean when the phone is unlocked? I got an unlocked Galaxy S III I9300 and I'm using it on US T-Mobile. Curiously, the phone came with a lot of German T-Mobile bloatware. Are all I9300 not the same? Is it possible to make it completely carrier free? Please enlighten me
It means its not locked to a network .
Branded means its branded by a carrier/network.provider .
Flashing stock rom will remove the branding .
jje
Thanks for the info. Is there a way to update to the stock rom officially through kies or something? And I'm just wondering, are there any carriers in Europe that use stock rom?
Thanks
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sam-san said:
Thanks for the info. Is there a way to update to the stock rom officially through kies or something? And I'm just wondering, are there any carriers in Europe that use stock rom?
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If you do it through KIES, it will keep all the branding, because it will update the ROM for the same CSC (operator-specific firmware) you have.
You need to first install, using Odin or MobileODIN, an unbranded firmware. All countries have branded and unbranded firmwares.
For instance, an UK unbranded ROM can be downloaded like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28367295#post28367295
There are unbranded ROMs for all European countries. Use CheckFus to figure out what their CSC code is.
Thanks. So after i flash an unbranded firmware i can get the unbranded rom updates? And it won't wipe my phone right. Does samsung sell the I9300 with unbranded firmware and rom anywhere in Europe? Personally got mine on Amazon.
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sam-san said:
Thanks. So after i flash an unbranded firmware i can get the unbranded rom updates? And it won't wipe my phone right. Does samsung sell the I9300 with unbranded firmware and rom anywhere in Europe? Personally got mine on Amazon.
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Providers sales outlets networks may sell unbranded and or unlocked throughout the world .
CPW car-phone warehouse UK is unbranded and unlocked .
jje
Check Fus shows my csc is I9300DTMLH2
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sam-san said:
Thanks. So after i flash an unbranded firmware i can get the unbranded rom updates? And it won't wipe my phone right. Does samsung sell the I9300 with unbranded firmware and rom anywhere in Europe? Personally got mine on Amazon.
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- It won't wipe your phone, UNLESS you tell it to.
- There aren't that many OTA updates anyway, so don't worry about it. Besides, when an update is released, you can install it on your phone using the Odin or MobileOdin methods long before it is available on the OTA. None of these require you to wipe your phone.
to use Odin you don't need root, but you do if you want to use mobileOdin.
I've flashed over 20 stock unbranded ROMs on my S III and I never did a data wipe on it, and yet it works flawlessly.
Using the top-right panel of CheckFus, you can download ANY CSC you want as long as it is for the GT-I9300. You don't have to keep it locked to a specific CSC. For Germany I believe the unbranded CSC is coded DBT (or something like that).
Hey, thanks for the info. The website for Checkfus Downloader isn't working. Do you have a link to it or can you post it here? From what I've read, CHANGING the CSC will wipe the phone right. Is there any reason for me to change the CSC to UK or something? I don't really care if the default language is German as long as I can change it to English. I just want to get rid of the bloatware and get an unbranded firmware/rom.
EDIT: Found the firmware on SamMobile. Thanks for the DBT tip.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=8&view=6505
I just want to confirm flashing that won't wipe my phone? Because the CSC is different isn't it?
EDIT 2: Read your post again. So flashing the firmware won't actually change the CSC right. I just won't be able to keep the unbranded rom if I update via KIES?
Simonetti2011 said:
- It won't wipe your phone, UNLESS you tell it to.
- There aren't that many OTA updates anyway, so don't worry about it. Besides, when an update is released, you can install it on your phone using the Odin or MobileOdin methods long before it is available on the OTA. None of these require you to wipe your phone.
to use Odin you don't need root, but you do if you want to use mobileOdin.
I've flashed over 20 stock unbranded ROMs on my S III and I never did a data wipe on it, and yet it works flawlessly.
Using the top-right panel of CheckFus, you can download ANY CSC you want as long as it is for the GT-I9300. You don't have to keep it locked to a specific CSC. For Germany I believe the unbranded CSC is coded DBT (or something like that).
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-Ok, so. Basically I can flash any unbranded firmware I want (UK, German, etc...) regardless of the CSC.
-I just have to use Odin everytime I want to update.
-Also, will I lose the unlock?
-Will there be issues with the modem/baseband/CSC incompatibility or something.
P.S. I keep asking if Odin will wipe my phone because I used to own a Galaxy S 1, and Odin was basically the last resort to flash your phone back to stock, and it was always a wipe.
Thank you.
I have a galaxy s 3 which was given to me as a gift. It was on orange, but was unlocked for me so that I can use it on o2.
I have no idea how it was unlocked, but im unsure about upgrading the software through kies.
Can I still upgrade my software through kies to the latest jellybean? Because ive been waiting for the upgrade on my phone and it still hasnt come up. infact i dont have the option to check for updates either
what shall i do? I dont know if ill lose my data or block my phone by upgrading to jellybean via kies
help please
Your phone maybe unlocked but have the same carrier firmware. You need to flash via Odin a unbranded firmware, as if you do update by kies it may lock your phone again.
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thanks, how do I do that? i dont know much about phones/software/etc
Hi folks!
Getting my S6 Edge on Monday the 13th.
My phone will be delivered with carrier branding - boot animations and added bloatware.
Since SammMobile released the official firmwares, i wanted to know if any of those firmwares can help me "de-brand" my phone (install stock Samsung rom)
Anyone know what does "Country/Carrier - Unknown" - means?
I cannot post any links yet
I would also be interested in this as my phone has come full of Three bloat ware and boot animations. I would much rather have a stock rom. Plus it does not have the A-Z option in the launcher for apps.
jms.flynn said:
I would also be interested in this as my phone has come full of Three bloat ware and boot animations. I would much rather have a stock rom. Plus it does not have the A-Z option in the launcher for apps.
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As far as I'm aware you can flash the BTU firmware (stock, no branding) using Odin
Firmware can be obtained from Sammobile
And I've been told this can be done without tripping Knox
azibux1 said:
As far as I'm aware you can flash the BTU firmware (stock, no branding) using Odin
Firmware can be obtained from Sammobile
And I've been told this can be done without tripping Knox
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This is also a concern - i don't want to trip Knox a this point. Can someone confirm?
Also as i have seen on Sam-mobile, there are a lot or ROMs with different carriers/countries, can someone please explain the difference between them?
Are they "Branded" and come with bloatware or just region-linked?
Because there is also "Unknown" version in that list. Does it means Stock international ROM?
Can confirm I have flashed the UK BTU firmware over three firmware with no issues what so ever. Knox hasn't been tripped and all bloatware has gone. Although still no A-Z sorting of menu.
I really hope we can do this on AT&T without tripping KNOX. I'm sure it would remove all that BS AT&T puts on the phone.
The ATT models have app drawer sorting? It's a stand alone A-Z toggle in the top right of the app drawer
T mobile does
EDIT: Nevermind my previous post at this place. Seems like Sammobile is having troubles and gave me the wrong firmware file (S6 instead of S6 edge). Or I was to tired, that's why Odin said "FAIL"
I just unbranded my s6 edge by flashing the german firmware from sammobile successfully. I accidentially didn't even unencrypt my phone before and it works.
All Data is still there and the apps did update on first start.
Knox not tripped.
has anyone found the USA t mobile firmware for the edge on sam mobile yet? (SM-G925T)
I've only seen it on junk sites like Rapidgator, and Upload.to
thanks
whitepaw said:
EDIT: Nevermind my previous post at this place. Seems like Sammobile is having troubles and gave me the wrong firmware file (S6 instead of S6 edge). Or I was to tired, that's why Odin said "FAIL"
I just unbranded my s6 edge by flashing the german firmware from sammobile successfully. I accidentially didn't even unencrypt my phone before and it works.
All Data is still there and the apps did update on first start.
Knox not tripped.
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So it doesn't matter which firmware i would flash? (Germany, turkey etc'....)
I haven't seen t mobile edge firmware on sammobile yet; its on rapidgator and upload to, but it will take 8 hours to download..
and I would NOT risk trouble by flashing anything but t mobile usa firmware, but hey, its your phone to do what you want with..
How long do sammobiles downloads take
on a free account, probably 2 hours; less if you pay for a premium account I assume
but as of this am, the t mobile edge version isn't there yet
jms.flynn said:
Can confirm I have flashed the UK BTU firmware over three firmware with no issues what so ever. Knox hasn't been tripped and all bloatware has gone. Although still no A-Z sorting of menu.
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How about the boot animations etc?
GetDiz said:
How about the boot animations etc?
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I have a german T-Mobile version and got annoyed by the t-mobile logo on boot. After flashing the official German Version from sammobile it's gone and replaced by samsungs logo.
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So it doesn't matter which firmware i would flash? (Germany, turkey etc'....)
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The firmware must be for your device and it should be made for your region. I can assume that if you flash another one you might have troubles with the mobile phone network.
GetDiz said:
This is also a concern - i don't want to trip Knox a this point. Can someone confirm?
Also as i have seen on Sam-mobile, there are a lot or ROMs with different carriers/countries, can someone please explain the difference between them?
Are they "Branded" and come with bloatware or just region-linked?
Because there is also "Unknown" version in that list. Does it means Stock international ROM?
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Flashing official firmwares via ODIN will not trip KNOX. Use SAMMOBILE to download the one you want.
Use also the latest ODIN software version.
Some official firmwares come with some bloat apps but they can be easily uninstalled.
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whitepaw said:
I have a german T-Mobile version and got annoyed by the t-mobile logo on boot. After flashing the official German Version from sammobile it's gone and replaced by samsungs logo.
The firmware must be for your device and it should be made for your region. I can assume that if you flash another one you might have troubles with the mobile phone network.
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Not entirely true. You can use what region you want. I never had problem with the signal after using different region firmwares.
Hi, I am from Serbia, can I download some 7.0 for other country and flash my phone with odin? Tnx
Nobody to answer me? Omg... This forum, I dont belive.
Yes u can, što da ne?
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Sure you can
milosrdni94 said:
Hi, I am from Serbia, can I download some 7.0 for other country and flash my phone with odin? Tnx
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Yes you can, im from serbia , i flashed with UK Ireland firmware
Do you lose OTA updates once you flash this UK ireland firmware for example? Do you need to factory reset/root/install twrp or Odin is enough?
RelaxDA said:
Do you lose OTA updates once you flash this UK ireland firmware for example? Do you need to factory reset/root/install twrp or Odin is enough?
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Odin is your friend, no need for root or twrp. OTA will work. I live in the Netherlands and dirty flashed the unbranded UK/Irish version on my son's G925F, which had a Nordic Marshmallow version installed. Worked fine. The Vodafone branded version for the Netherlands did not work, but maybe I should have removed the SIM card first, since this was no Vodafone SIM. You can change the language into any language you prefer.
Hi I have Android 7 for a week now. And I have a problem with power sawing mode... Looks like it doesn't work?
Anybody else have that problem or is there any solution?
Tnx
puchaa said:
Yes you can, im from serbia , i flashed with UK Ireland firmware
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I am using N about 4 days, and i do factory reset after instalation, but I see in battery usage, at the 1st plase is ''device idle''?! this is not normal, I think... Do you some know what is a problem, and how to fix it? Thanks
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M1chiel said:
Odin is your friend, no need for root or twrp. OTA will work. I live in the Netherlands and dirty flashed the unbranded UK/Irish version on my son's G925F, which had a Nordic Marshmallow version installed. Worked fine. The Vodafone branded version for the Netherlands did not work, but maybe I should have removed the SIM card first, since this was no Vodafone SIM. You can change the language into any language you prefer.
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I bought mine in Denmark, so Nordic version as well I guess, but I never tried using Odin, can you provide some more info? Do I need to factory reset or it keeps all my data, I am also on Marshmallow (G925FXXU5DPL5 baseband), It's Unlocked, any sim works in it.
RelaxDA said:
I bought mine in Denmark, so Nordic version as well I guess, but I never tried using Odin, can you provide some more info? Do I need to factory reset or it keeps all my data, I am also on Marshmallow (G925FXXU5DPL5 baseband), It's Unlocked, any sim works in it.
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If you go to the firmware page of sammobile you will find the instructions for installing and using Odin. It's not complicated. I did a dirty flash and that went well. All apps and data were unaffected.
M1chiel said:
If you go to the firmware page of sammobile you will find the instructions for installing and using Odin. It's not complicated. I did a dirty flash and that went well. All apps and data were unaffected.
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The download of firmware is painfully slow with free account, any way around it?
Knox s6 edge
Hi
I am installed android 7
My Knox 0*1
How to Rest Knox to 0*0
Nazari.76 said:
Hi
I am installed android 7
My Knox 0*1
How to Rest Knox to 0*0
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No way to set back knox to 0x0