Hi folks,
I have a verizon-locked Z2 tablet running KitKat...I am wondering if it is upgradeable in any way. I know the bootloader cannot be unlocked. And I am not in the US so I can't use a verizon sim to activate it.
Also the tablet cannot do OTA updates because it needs a verizon sim to activate.
Is it possible to sim-unlock the tablet and insert my provider sim in there? Will the tablet then be able to do OTA?
Or should I just get rid of it?
Thanks.
Did you find the solution?
I'm on the same boat !! Xperia Z2 Tablet Verizon in Demo Store Mode ! ! terrible, I bought it trough ebay as refurbished but never imagine that it was a Verizon demo store.
Did you find any solution? I'm not in USA either.
Thanks.
jcamachott said:
Hi folks,
I have a verizon-locked Z2 tablet running KitKat...I am wondering if it is upgradeable in any way. I know the bootloader cannot be unlocked. And I am not in the US so I can't use a verizon sim to activate it.
Also the tablet cannot do OTA updates because it needs a verizon sim to activate.
Is it possible to sim-unlock the tablet and insert my provider sim in there? Will the tablet then be able to do OTA?
Or should I just get rid of it?
Thanks.
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JR Mtl said:
I'm on the same boat !! Xperia Z2 Tablet Verizon in Demo Store Mode ! ! terrible, I bought it trough ebay as refurbished but never imagine that it was a Verizon demo store.
Did you find any solution? I'm not in USA either.
Thanks.
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Same problem. Until we have locked bootloader - there no way to flash new soft to remove demo mode and half battery charge.
Hey I bought a Verizon refurb Z2 tablet via Ebay too and have that stupid VZW Store demo application running constantly. It takes over the tablet even after killing the process and uninstalling it. I finally found that killing "omav1agentdownloadservices" seems to finally kill that self downloading/running demo mode. I'm not a verizon customer and have no sim to officially activate it, so I don't know how to get OTA updates as well. I'm just happy I can actually use this thing if even under Kitkat....
My solution
I had the same problem. Bought a locked Verizon Z2 tablet from ebay, and sended it to my country.
As obviously im not in the USA, had no chance of veryfing any Verizon sim. The demo mode and the impossibility of updating to Lollipop got me into a solution that worked for me.
I found the .FTF file of the last Lollipop firmware for SGP561 (Verizon Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet), and flashed it. The demo mode is gone in Lollipop, so you dont need to verify any Verizon sim.
Link to the .FTF file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vuadrd234on6fvr/SGP561_23.4.B.0.319_Verizon.ftf?dl=0
For sony devices newbies (like me), here is a link of an actual guide to install the firmware (Skip the Xperifirm steps, as well as the creation of the .FTF file on Flashtool, im already handing you the fully packed .FTF) http://www.xperiablog.net/2015/03/17/guide-to-installing-xperia-lollipop-using-xperifirm-and-flashtool/
Good luck!!
davartens said:
I had the same problem. Bought a locked Verizon Z2 tablet from ebay, and sended it to my country.
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Good luck!!
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Thank you so much, this worked perfectly! :good:
davartens said:
I had the same problem. Bought a locked Verizon Z2 tablet from ebay, and sended it to my country.
As obviously im not in the USA, had no chance of veryfing any Verizon sim. The demo mode and the impossibility of updating to Lollipop got me into a solution that worked for me.
I found the .FTF file of the last Lollipop firmware for SGP561 (Verizon Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet), and flashed it. The demo mode is gone in Lollipop, so you dont need to verify any Verizon sim.
Link to the .FTF file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vuadrd234on6fvr/SGP561_23.4.B.0.319_Verizon.ftf?dl=0
For sony devices newbies (like me), here is a link of an actual guide to install the firmware (Skip the Xperifirm steps, as well as the creation of the .FTF file on Flashtool, im already handing you the fully packed .FTF) http://www.xperiablog.net/2015/03/1...peria-lollipop-using-xperifirm-and-flashtool/
Good luck!!
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It worked on my Verizon Xperia Z2 with demo mode that I got from Amazon... It really sucked when I found out what I purchased... Thanks its a life saver...
jcamachott said:
Hi folks,
I have a verizon-locked Z2 tablet running KitKat...I am wondering if it is upgradeable in any way. I know the bootloader cannot be unlocked. And I am not in the US so I can't use a verizon sim to activate it.
Also the tablet cannot do OTA updates because it needs a verizon sim to activate.
Is it possible to sim-unlock the tablet and insert my provider sim in there? Will the tablet then be able to do OTA?
Or should I just get rid of it?
Thanks.
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I bought an "unlocked" one from a groupon deal a couple of months back and had the same issue.
I used the instrustions posted above by clintono316.
Unfortunately, I fear I may have relocked my machine by doing it. so your mileage may vary. Its not recognizing the T-Mobile sim fully.I can't get it on the web via the sim.
-DP
-Edited to remove redundancies after seeing the above reply and remembering thats what i did. DOH!
DigitalPanther said:
I bought an "unlocked" one from a groupon deal a couple of months back and had the same issue.
I used the instrustions posted above by clintono316.
Unfortunately, I fear I may have relocked my machine by doing it. so your mileage may vary. Its not recognizing the T-Mobile sim fully.I can't get it on the web via the sim.
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Your t-mobile SIM worked with kit-kat android??
davartens said:
Your t-mobile SIM worked with kit-kat android??
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I didn't have the sim at the time I upgraded the version. So I don't know.
As an addendum... I called VZ and the woman on the phone said that all the 4GLTE systems are supposed to be unlocked as it is. She suggested that perhaps T-Mobile needed to authorize the tablet's IMEI or somesuch.
I don't know if she is right or blowing smoke but I will check with T-Mobile just in case.
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DigitalPanther said:
I didn't have the sim at the time I upgraded the version. So I don't know.
As an addendum... I called VZ and the woman on the phone said that all the 4GLTE systems are supposed to be unlocked as it is. She suggested that perhaps T-Mobile needed to authorize the tablet's IMEI or somesuch.
I don't know if she is right or blowing smoke but I will check with T-Mobile just in case.
-DP
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I red that in some forum time ago, Verizon systems seem to be network unlocked from the start. I dont have a nano SIM to test it, so i dont really know whats the situation on this tablet. If you have any news, please let me know!!
davartens said:
I found the .FTF file of the last Lollipop firmware for SGP561 (Verizon Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet), and flashed it. The demo mode is gone in Lollipop, so you dont need to verify any Verizon sim.
Link to the .FTF file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vuadrd234on6fvr/SGP561_23.4.B.0.319_Verizon.ftf?dl=0
Good luck!!
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Hi davartens, any chance, after all this years, that you can re-upload the latest lolly .FTF for SGP561?
eclyptos said:
Hi davartens, any chance, after all this years, that you can re-upload the latest lolly .FTF for SGP561?
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https://boycracked.com/2019/05/28/o...2-tablet-4g-lte-sgp561-usa-verizon-stock-rom/
however, I found this version doesn't resolve the "half charging" issue. I have one SGP561 which only can be charged to 50%, also can be charged to 50% after flashing this FW. Not sure if the one from davartens will behave different
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I got an X10a last week locked to the at&t network and have been trying with 0 sucess to get it unlocked. I've tried everywhere online, no one can do it. Anyone know why the unlock servers are down? Was it a crackdown from SE? I paid $40 to htccode.com and they haven't refunded my money or been much help. I tried MobileInCanada.com for IMEI remote unlock, they said they couldn't do it and refunded my money. I used my friends att account to call them and ask for the code, and they put the IMEI in their system and got a message that the phone is an at&t exclusive and don't have th unlock code for it. I don't get it. This isn't an iPhone, it's an Android phone that's been out for almost a year. The admin on the setool.net forums where the unlock server is held has been very vague about it ever coming back online. He always just says "maybe 1 week, 1 month, maybe never"
What's the deal?
Did you try these - http://www1.davinciteam.com/index.html
I checked them out. they only do Flah/Debranding. They don't unlock Android devices.
I wonder if I should track down a Turbo Sim and try that...
I ordered mine here: www -.- unlockonline -.- org/Unlock-Sony-Ericsson-XPERIA-X10-Unlock-Sony-Ericsson-XPERIA-X10-mini-Unlock-Sony-Ericsson-XPERIA-X10-mini-pro-Unlock-Xperia-E10i-Unlock-Xperia-E10a-Unlock-Sony-Ericsson-XPERIA-X2-In-12-to-20-Hours.html
24h later I got the code.
drdownload said:
I ordered mine here: www -.- unlockonline -.- org/Unlock-Sony-Ericsson-XPERIA-X10-Unlock-Sony-Ericsson-XPERIA-X10-mini-Unlock-Sony-Ericsson-XPERIA-X10-mini-pro-Unlock-Xperia-E10i-Unlock-Xperia-E10a-Unlock-Sony-Ericsson-XPERIA-X2-In-12-to-20-Hours.html
24h later I got the code.
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When did you do it? It seems that no one can unlock the X10 since the last week in October.
TEKWRX said:
I got an X10a last week locked to the at&t network and have been trying with 0 sucess to get it unlocked. I've tried everywhere online, no one can do it. Anyone know why the unlock servers are down? Was it a crackdown from SE? I paid $40 to htccode.com and they haven't refunded my money or been much help. I tried MobileInCanada.com for IMEI remote unlock, they said they couldn't do it and refunded my money. I used my friends att account to call them and ask for the code, and they put the IMEI in their system and got a message that the phone is an at&t exclusive and don't have th unlock code for it. I don't get it. This isn't an iPhone, it's an Android phone that's been out for almost a year. The admin on the setool.net forums where the unlock server is held has been very vague about it ever coming back online. He always just says "maybe 1 week, 1 month, maybe never"
What's the deal?
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DO YOU NEED at&t soft on your phone? Do you have garantie or what?
mipepim said:
DO YOU NEED at&t soft on your phone? Do you have garantie or what?
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I already flashed 2.1 on the phone. I need to unlock it so i can use it with T-Mobile. I don't have at&t service
TEKWRX said:
I already flashed 2.1 on the phone. I need to unlock it so i can use it with T-Mobile. I don't have at&t service
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If you reflash with generic global firmware 2.1 you will be unlocked, or...
mipepim said:
If you reflash with generic global firmware 2.1 you will be unlocked, or...
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Nope. Already have Generic Global. Simlock is not affected by firmware...
TEKWRX said:
Nope. Already have Generic Global. Simlock is not affected by firmware...
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Tried omnius? I think you can get one day unlock license for 5 Euro.
rogem_kk said:
Tried omnius? I think you can get one day unlock license for 5 Euro.
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Checked them, not supported/
omnius also can't.
whole world of x10 locked. lol.
f*cking x10.
UnlockItNow - refunded
cellunlocker - refunded due server of x10unlock down
x10unlock - still not restored, may be weak security application, or BIG authorization of others...
zxxdeg said:
omnius also can't.
whole world of x10 locked. lol.
f*cking x10.
UnlockItNow - refunded
cellunlocker - refunded due server of x10unlock down
x10unlock - still not restored, may be weak security application, or BIG authorization of others...
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In addition -
http://www.unlocker.com.au/
[email protected]
They answered (Nov 12):
> via cable 28 usd not availble at moment as servers blocked for unknown time.
> we can do via code only at moment,. 39 usd
Since your ATT claimed they don't have this code at all, the code can be from manufacturer only that can be more expensive, than $39
I have similar problem, but mine is locked to T-Mobile UK. I am a T-Mobile US customer. TMO UK customer service has standard procedure - they can send unlock code for 15 GPB (around $24), but they provide this service to current TMO UK customers only and send the code by regular mail, so this customer should have street address. So I am stuck too.
TEKWRX said:
I already flashed 2.1 on the phone. I need to unlock it so i can use it with T-Mobile. I don't have at&t service
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By the way, are you aware that your phone won't work with T-Mobile 3G network? This why I got mine from Europe.
Che Kirila said:
By the way, are you aware that your phone won't work with T-Mobile 3G network? This why I got mine from Europe.
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Yeah, I know. I get free service from T-Mo because my wife works for them. I like the x10 better then any of their Android phone so I can deal with EDGE+WiFi.
By the way, I wonder if this has anything to do with the recent trouble unlocking...
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68Q4SF20100927
TEKWRX said:
Yeah, I know. I get free service from T-Mo because my wife works for them. I like the x10 better then any of their Android phone so I can deal with EDGE+WiFi.
By the way, I wonder if this has anything to do with the recent trouble unlocking...
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68Q4SF20100927
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I like Ericsson and Sony Ericsson - their flagships usually have almost no errors and work pretty long. In addition, Ericsson is one of the main manufacturers of infrastructure equipment for mobile communications, so they can plan better handset design. And ergonomics - interface and no restriction to use third-party programs. I never had any problems with phone book copy from old handset to new one.
I read this article already and posted link in one of threads of this forum. I was almost sure that all unlocking business works through insiders and this article confirms this. It is pretty possible that this is the end of all unlocking business in form that we knew it. Maybe that pushes forward cracking the lock itself.
I paid 5 bucks on ebay, worked fine
Sent from my X10i using XDA App
good thing i bought an unlock code a few months ago when it was on a deal
$1 on mobileincanada
Ok so the saga continues. I sent phone in for repair since it wasn't powering on and not able to connect to usb. They sent me back a brand new unit, but it was an unlocked x10a locked to Rogers and now I can't get an unlock code anywhere. I have tried 5 different online companies, I called Rogers and begged as Sony recommended I do and now my only hope is Sony calls me today and gives me a code I guess. It sucks that I sent in an unlocked x10 and got back a locked one. I have a feeling I am going to be screwed! Any ideas? Thanks
breitlingtim said:
Ok so the saga continues. I sent phone in for repair since it wasn't powering on and not able to connect to usb. They sent me back a brand new unit, but it was an unlocked x10a locked to Rogers and now I can't get an unlock code anywhere. I have tried 5 different online companies, I called Rogers and begged as Sony recommended I do and now my only hope is Sony calls me today and gives me a code I guess. It sucks that I sent in an unlocked x10 and got back a locked one. I have a feeling I am going to be screwed! Any ideas? Thanks
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What got locked and what got unlocked? Bootloader or root?
hierarchy666 said:
What got locked and what got unlocked? Bootloader or root?
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I think he means SIM locked to Rogers.
This is insane, SE should provide you with an unlocked phone,
exactly like the one you sent for repair, and if that's not possible,
an unlock code is the least they can do!
I hope it turns out well for you.
Just finished up another half hour long call with Sony begging for help, but they say there is nothing they can do. I am hitting a wall. Anyone here a Rogers Customer that could try to get an unlock code from them for me? I will gladly donate some cash via paypal for someones help.
Hey mate try this site this is the best site.I bought unlock tool for my phone and t worked flawless.
http://www.cellunlocker.net/
Ankit Tulsian said:
Hey mate try this site this is the best site.I bought unlock tool for my phone and t worked flawless.
http://www.cellunlocker.net/
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Thanks for the info...I placed an order for the software and then got word from the site that the software is unavailable for at least 1-2 weeks lol. I can't catch a break! I will update again when something changes. Thanks for all your help guys.
Did you give Mobile in Canada a go? Also the handset was sent into Flextronics for repair so they just gave you a new unit it looks like.. where are you located?
You maybe out of luck as Rogers deems the warranty void if you unlock the phone, so tread lightly. PM if you have any q's
Actually that's not true. In fact Rogers' provides their own unlocking service. There are requirements, which I can't recall all of them, I believe if you have completed your contract or have purchased the phone outright they will do it. I'll see if i can find the phone number for that dept when i get to work
I have called Rogers and they are showing no compassion at all for my situation. I'm afraid I am going to have to sell the phone. It's really a shame, because I do love it. So on the Bay it goes to hopefully find a new home and add some funds for me to get something else. If anyone is interested in a Rogers locked x10 let me know.
yesterday I got the S7 from a guy for the price of $420 sprint locked and sealed.
i got 2 sims. VZW and AT&T.
i went ahead and order the $7 unlock from ebay and texted him after i follow the requirements which is from PE1 downgrade to PC5. in less than 5mins the phone was unlocked as i can see him working remotely. putting my VZW and AT&T sim will not work even you factory reset. quite frustrating right? so what i did is load this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s7/how-to/xda-community-love-g930u-t3415875
now my phone is so amazing. AT&T sim worked and has LTE. the VZW sim worked and i can see it has volte on the menu!
every sim you switch it will ask to restart then the phone will automatically configured. no need to add APN
hope this will help. i can root this but NO thanks, i love Samsung pay!
oh by the way, i bought a soda on the vending machine and quickly Samsung gave me a $20 promotion from some outlets you choose
ad78 said:
yesterday I got the S7 from a guy for the price of $420 sprint locked and sealed.
i got 2 sims. VZW and AT&T.
i went ahead and order the $7 unlock from ebay and texted him after i follow the requirements which is from PE1 downgrade to PC5. in less than 5mins the phone was unlocked as i can see him working remotely. putting my VZW and AT&T sim will not work even you factory reset. quite frustrating right? so what i did is load this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s7/how-to/xda-community-love-g930u-t3415875
now my phone is so amazing. AT&T sim worked and has LTE. the VZW sim worked and i can see it has volte on the menu!
every sim you switch it will ask to restart then the phone will automatically configured. no need to add APN
hope this will help. i can root this but NO thanks, i love Samsung pay!
oh by the way, i bought a soda on the vending machine and quickly Samsung gave me a $20 promotion from some outlets you choose
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I've done the same and can't be happy enough! Running T-Mobile, and now having WiFi calling + VoLTE has been great.
I m from can i update my g920p
I m from india .. i got s7 g930p ..unlock it with z3x ...all sim working well .. can i update my phone to latest firmware .?????
Vikasmahajan said:
I m from india .. i got s7 g930p ..unlock it with z3x ...all sim working well .. can i update my phone to latest firmware .?????
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be careful, first time I bought the unlocked on ebay was a fluke.. for some reason he asked me to downgrade from PC5 then he unlock it. to my surprise when I load the "U" software on ODIN the phone locked again and invalid sim! so I asked for a refund.
find on ebay that they can unlocked even if you are on the latest software like P2F above. if they can do it without downgrading that means this is "permanent"
hope it helps.
ad78 said:
be careful, first time I bought the unlocked on ebay was a fluke.. for some reason he asked me to downgrade from PC5 then he unlock it. to my surprise when I load the "U" software on ODIN the phone locked again and invalid sim! so I asked for a refund.
find on ebay that they can unlocked even if you are on the latest software like P2F above. if they can do it without downgrading that means this is "permanent"
hope it helps.
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thankss... for ur rply ...
unlock through z3x is parmanent so i do so ....... i update it to u firmware and it working well .... but only volte calls not working on "'jio'' network .....
Were there any physical spec differences between the U model and other carrier locked model? And why people are trying to flash the U firmware?
I bought a G930U refurb and paid extra (could've bought a Sprint P version new off CL), and kinda regretted doing so. SIM unlock can be bought as low as $7 for a Sprint version, also seems like P version can flash with U firmware as well. I checked Samsung's own site, and seems U version even has less supported bands (i.e. band 25 was not listed for U, but was there for P)
My intention was to get prepared when I bail out from Sprint next spring, I can go with any MVNO without restriction.
Please share some thoughts. Maybe I should've bought a P version and invested $7 to SIM unlcok?
Can you get LTE on T-Mobile?
I ended up paying for the unlock and it went well. Flashed the G930U and still worked. But i ended up finding a newer g930u firmware to flashed that and it ended up locking the phone again. Idk if it has to do with maybe the wrong Product Code build or that. might try to unlock again
Worked this rom for g93op?
Galaxy s7 sprint
please help me
ad78 said:
yesterday i got the s7 from a guy for the price of $420 sprint locked and sealed.
I got 2 sims. Vzw and at&t.
I went ahead and order the $7 unlock from ebay and texted him after i follow the requirements which is from pe1 downgrade to pc5. In less than 5mins the phone was unlocked as i can see him working remotely. Putting my vzw and at&t sim will not work even you factory reset. Quite frustrating right? So what i did is load this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s7/how-to/xda-community-love-g930u-t3415875
now my phone is so amazing. At&t sim worked and has lte. The vzw sim worked and i can see it has volte on the menu!
Every sim you switch it will ask to restart then the phone will automatically configured. No need to add apn
hope this will help. I can root this but no thanks, i love samsung pay!
oh by the way, i bought a soda on the vending machine and quickly samsung gave me a $20 promotion from some outlets you choose
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Vikasmahajan said:
thankss... for ur rply ...
unlock through z3x is parmanent so i do so ....... i update it to u firmware and it working well .... but only volte calls not working on "'jio'' network .....
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Can you give the ebay link of your unlock?
Shawn99 said:
Can you give the ebay link of your unlock?
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I'm pretty sure there's a guy around here doing it for free.
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colormedroid said:
I'm pretty sure there's a guy around here doing it for free.
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Just kidding. He stopped doing them.
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ad78 said:
yesterday I got the S7 from a guy for the price of $420 sprint locked and sealed.
i got 2 sims. VZW and AT&T.
i went ahead and order the $7 unlock from ebay and texted him after i follow the requirements which is from PE1 downgrade to PC5. in less than 5mins the phone was unlocked as i can see him working remotely. putting my VZW and AT&T sim will not work even you factory reset. quite frustrating right? so what i did is load this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s7/how-to/xda-community-love-g930u-t3415875
now my phone is so amazing. AT&T sim worked and has LTE. the VZW sim worked and i can see it has volte on the menu!
every sim you switch it will ask to restart then the phone will automatically configured. no need to add APN
hope this will help. i can root this but NO thanks, i love Samsung pay!
oh by the way, i bought a soda on the vending machine and quickly Samsung gave me a $20 promotion from some outlets you choose
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I have the sprint version as well. I currently have this firmware G930PVPS4APK1. Was this the same firmware you had when you started this process?
I finally got out of my contract with Sprint, It took me close to a week to get all 7 phones unlocked and or MSL numbers for my phones.
I was wondering if this would get rid of the "checking device status" i constantly get no matter how many times I force close the app.
Thanks
nightdroid said:
I have the sprint version as well. I currently have this firmware G930PVPS4APK1. Was this the same firmware you had when you started this process?
I finally got out of my contract with Sprint, It took me close to a week to get all 7 phones unlocked and or MSL numbers for my phones.
I was wondering if this would get rid of the "checking device status" i constantly get no matter how many times I force close the app.
Thanks
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Did you ever end up flashing U onto your G930P?
I'm in a similar boat here with a newly bought-out and unlocked S7 from Sprint. I want to flash U on there and the T-Mobile radios, since I'm now on their network, but I've read some posts about losing unlock after flashing a new firmware, particularly G930U.
As you can imagine, given how much of a hassle it was dealing with Sprint and getting a full unlock, I am hesitant to disrupt whatever cosmic forces have aligned to bring me to my current state of a working, unlocked phone.
Not at the present, I purchased package disabler pro from the play store. I just disabled all the bloat ware and disabled the activation process and to be honest I don't have any need to change the os at this time. I did find another thread in the forums that tells you how to root the pk1 firmware if that helps.
Hey guys. I sim unlocked and am on PL6. I have att mvno, H20. Do i need to flash a u firm? Do i need to update to nougat? Have you guys tried custom roms? I sim unlockes because a guy sold me a phone with an unpaid sprint balance, esn is good though. How do i tell if my data is coming from sprint or my mvno. I think he still has this phone active on his account.
I can do the Unlocks for donations . Pm me , If your able to have it rooted first it helps a lot but not necessary
Vikasmahajan said:
thankss... for ur rply ...
unlock through z3x is parmanent so i do so ....... i update it to u firmware and it working well .... but only volte calls not working on "'jio'' network .....
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/how-to-volte-jio-spay-india-usa-t3663530
VoLTE and Spay work with this.
Hello All!
I am fairly new to the site, and not too tech savvy, but I'm having some problems with my Verizon LG V10 I bought about 3 months ago.
I bought the unit from eBay for 300 dollars in new condition (a steal if you ask me), and it's been working great, but I have been having issues updating my phone.
I am aware that Marshmallow is out for the V10 on Verizon, yet whenever I click on check for updates, it always says no upgrade is available.
As most of you probably know, Verizon phones are unlocked, and I am using an H20 sim card, putting the phone in international mode. My question is that I'm wondering if that is the problem, or is there something else?
Thanks for your help
I thought all the V10's shipped with Marshmallow.
firemanb72 said:
I thought all the V10's shipped with Marshmallow.
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They actually don't.
I bought this one off of ebay, and it came with 5.1.1
I even tried the Verizon Software Updater, and thought I had it, only to find out that nothing changed, I really want to get a hold of the battery life optimization in Marshmallow
You won't get Verizon updates on another network or outside North America.
Download the kdz and upgrade it yourself
please provide kdz file working link, nowhere i can find it.
Hello from Switzerland,
A few days ago, I made a little-big mistake : I bought a second-hand LG G5 from AT&T, the inglorious H820 ...
The question is then, should I keep it or resell/return it ?
I need some help to decide what to do, hence this message.
The main interest for me was - and still is - the "photo quality" this Phone delivers.
And if I read well some posts here and there, the app provided by LG is the best one for this phone, better than ported ones from other builds or photo apps on GooglePlay.
=> a) could someone confirm that the best photo app for quality pix is the one provided by LG ?
As of still today (2018-03-03), the bootlader cannot be unlocked and certainly never will because this is done by LG Developpers and there is no interest in making an "old" bootloader unlockable for LG "heads".
This means no "custom recovery" with TWRP, no apps requiring root access, no "better" wifi eventually ... and so on.
No big deal for me as my main concern is debloating the phone more than anything else and keeping it updated for security reasons and keeping it update with genuine patches supposed to solve eventual issues. (The phone is old and these patches should be out by now).
=> b) If TWRP cannot be used, what is the best solution for the fullest backup and closest one to TWRP ?
Holo/Helium ?
Or is there a new/different way to do the fullest possible backup/restoration thing ?
LG G5 H820 seems to be still running on MM and at least other models such as Verizon and EU H850 should receive this year Nougat.
=> c) Will there be a Nougat update for the H820 as for other types (=H850) ?
=> e) With the end of developpement of this phone, will security patches still be provided ?
Thanks for your attention and help in deciding what I should do with this "particular" version of LG G5.
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Hello from Switzerland,
A few days ago, I made a little-big mistake : I bought a second-hand LG G5 from AT&T, the inglorious H820 ...
The question is then, should I keep it or resell/return it ?
I need some help to decide what to do, hence this message.
The main interest for me was - and still is - the "photo quality" this Phone delivers.
And if I read well some posts here and there, the app provided by LG is the best one for this phone, better than ported ones from other builds or photo apps on GooglePlay.
=> a) could someone confirm that the best photo app for quality pix is the one provided by LG ?
As of still today (2018-03-03), the bootlader cannot be unlocked and certainly never will because this is done by LG Developpers and there is no interest in making an "old" bootloader unlockable for LG "heads".
This means no "custom recovery" with TWRP, no apps requiring root access, no "better" wifi eventually ... and so on.
No big deal for me as my main concern is debloating the phone more than anything else and keeping it updated for security reasons and keeping it update with genuine patches supposed to solve eventual issues. (The phone is old and these patches should be out by now).
=> b) If TWRP cannot be used, what is the best solution for the fullest backup and closest one to TWRP ?
Holo/Helium ?
Or is there a new/different way to do the fullest possible backup/restoration thing ?
LG G5 H820 seems to be still running on MM and at least other models such as Verizon and EU H850 should receive this year Nougat.
=> c) Will there be a Nougat update for the H820 as for other types (=H850) ?
=> e) With the end of developpement of this phone, will security patches still be provided ?
Thanks for your attention and help in deciding what I should do with this "particular" version of LG G5.
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all of your questions can be answered if you put out 5 minutes of your day to google them.
And what do you think I've done all day before posting ?
Knowledge is always evolving ... and who knows ... maybe some nice guy will have a less "geeky moderator" approach to my message.
All I need is either confirmation or hints to know what to look for.
And this can be answered in less words it took you to answer "Google it"
Thanks.
it does have nougat
security patches will likely happen for a few more months, but i imagine not much longer since nobody cares about this phone
i dont backup anything. its just a phone. auto save your pictures to google and screw the rest. you cant do a full backup so why bother with a partial one.
best camera app for me is the stock one (nougat). ive tried others but they have weird issues. stock app always works and the quality is good.
if you want everything youre asking for, this isn't the phone to do it. As a stock phone, its wonderful.. but trying to modify anything on this is a joke. I did get wifi tethering to work with the settings database editor (playstore), and i was able to remove the stupid ATT address book popup... but thats about it as far as mods go.
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it does have nougat
.. but thats about it as far as mods go.
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Hi Resinis,
Thanks for your reply.
You're right ... Pictures and other personal and unreplacable things is what really matters.
The bootloader thing + root is not for customizing ... it is more more for debloating and convenience of usage is some particular change of setting goes wrong AND ... fop apps requiring root eventually.
Thanks for "nougat" info.
I'll see when I'll receive the phone ... it will be "keep it or resell it"
Have a nice day,
xabzzz said:
Hi Resinis,
Thanks for your reply.
You're right ... Pictures and other personal and unreplacable things is what really matters.
The bootloader thing + root is not for customizing ... it is more more for debloating and convenience of usage is some particular change of setting goes wrong AND ... fop apps requiring root eventually.
Thanks for "nougat" info.
I'll see when I'll receive the phone ... it will be "keep it or resell it"
Have a nice day,
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If you don't use ATT or ATTGo, then the phone (H820) will not update. But, you can buy an ATTGo phone sim card on ebay for like $3. Once you get the sim, go to ATT's website and activate the sim card. It will ask you to enter in some info... you can use a fake name if you want but you don't need to. Once it gets to the option of which plan you want, just pick whatever, it doesn't matter ($30/month plan is fine). Then it will say "activated! now go to payments page to make your first payment". Then just close the browser and that's it. Pop the sim card in your G5 and wait about 10 min before you try to update the phone. It should start taking all the updates, and eventually put Android 7 on it.
The sim will remain "active" for about 20 days. After that, the system flags it due to non payment and then its dead. It can't be used for anything besides updating the phone, because you didn't put money on it.
I agree with wanting to root so you could debloat this thing... I wish that was possible... but it's not and generally I don't think it matters... just disable what apps you can, and the couple ATT apps that can't be disabled are just left as is. Oh well. Phone still works great.
resinis said:
If you don't use ATT or ATTGo, then the phone (H820) will not update. But, you can buy an ATTGo phone sim card on ebay for like $3. Once you get the sim, go to ATT's website and activate the sim card. It will ask you to enter in some info... you can use a fake name if you want but you don't need to. Once it gets to the option of which plan you want, just pick whatever, it doesn't matter ($30/month plan is fine). Then it will say "activated! now go to payments page to make your first payment". Then just close the browser and that's it. Pop the sim card in your G5 and wait about 10 min before you try to update the phone. It should start taking all the updates, and eventually put Android 7 on it.
The sim will remain "active" for about 20 days. After that, the system flags it due to non payment and then its dead. It can't be used for anything besides updating the phone, because you didn't put money on it.
I agree with wanting to root so you could debloat this thing... I wish that was possible... but it's not and generally I don't think it matters... just disable what apps you can, and the couple ATT apps that can't be disabled are just left as is. Oh well. Phone still works great.
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op is in switszerland. AT&T requires you to be in the US and be an active subscriber at the same time
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op is in switszerland. AT&T requires you to be in the US and be an active subscriber at the same time
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you dont need an active plan... just an activated card (free)
but you do need to be in USA. That is true.
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you dont need an active plan... just an activated card (free) .
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op is in switszerland. AT&T requires you to be in the US and be an active subscriber at the same time
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Thanks to both for the infos given.
Unfortunately, I don't plan to go to US.
Is it the same thing with T-Mobile second hand unlocked phones ?
xabzzz said:
Thanks to both for the infos given.
Unfortunately, I don't plan to go to US.
Is it the same thing with T-Mobile second hand unlocked phones ?
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I don't know. I only have H820.
xabzzz said:
Thanks to both for the infos given.
Unfortunately, I don't plan to go to US.
Is it the same thing with T-Mobile second hand unlocked phones ?
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You can download T-Mobile's firmware from LG to upgrade your phone. AT&T have their own server to host the files.
H820 Update outside USA
resinis said:
you dont need an active plan... just an activated card (free)
but you do need to be in USA. That is true.
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I would still spend the $6 on an AT&T SIM and give it a shot. I am in Canada and activated the SIM I've got off E-bay on a $40 plan that includes roaming. My updates work.
Would it be because the plan I've picked has the Canada & Mexico Roaming option? Not sure.
rothas said:
I would still spend the $6 on an AT&T SIM and give it a shot. I am in Canada and activated the SIM I've got off E-bay on a $40 plan that includes roaming. My updates work.
Would it be because the plan I've picked has the Canada & Mexico Roaming option? Not sure.
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dont know. did you actually pay for the plan or did you just activate it?
At&T SIM
No, I just activated.
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You can download T-Mobile's firmware from LG to upgrade your phone. AT&T have their own server to host the files.
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So, can we download and install the Oreo update for TMobile h830 on our at&t h820?
Does this let us obtain root as well!?
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So, can we download and install the Oreo update for TMobile h830 on our at&t h820?
Does this let us obtain root as well!?
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Yeah if you want a plastic/glass/metal paperweight
boxes said:
So, can we download and install the Oreo update for TMobile h830 on our at&t h820?
Does this let us obtain root as well!?
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My LG G5 on AT&T received the Oreo update today
carlson03 said:
My LG G5 on AT&T received the Oreo update today
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If you didn't download it yet ,is possible to capture the update and share it with us.
H820 Oreo
carlson03 said:
My LG G5 on AT&T received the Oreo update today
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I didn't see anything on the entire Internet confirming At&t pushing Oreo, can you please post a screenshot of the software version on your phone?
Submitting from my phone, hope it uploads, if not I will jump on a PC