The prices that I have seen for a Tab S3 are usually the same in $ as in £ (599) or sometimes less in the US - are there any drawbacks to buying one in the US for permanent use in UK? Software updates maybe (although I regularly use Odin to keep my S7 Edge up-to-date, so do that to apply UK updates?)? Anything else apart from enforcing a guarantee if something went wrong?
I'd be grateful for your thoughts.
Thanks
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I bought the Wifi model from Amazon US which arrived on the 15th of May and I am from Australia. All good, the only thing, you will have to use an adapter if you want to use the US plug or any UK Samsung Fast charging plug would do. And you won't have the local warranty, but for me no problem as I have included it with my personal valuables in my home & contents insurance. Software update? Well when I started using it the firmware got updated to Android 7, so all fine in that regards.
smartcall#w said:
The prices that I have seen for a Tab S3 are usually the same in $ as in £ (599) or sometimes less in the US - are there any drawbacks to buying one in the US for permanent use in UK? Software updates maybe (although I regularly use Odin to keep my S7 Edge up-to-date, so do that to apply UK updates?)? Anything else apart from enforcing a guarantee if something went wrong?
I'd be grateful for your thoughts.
Thanks
S
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As long as you have the wifi version, day to day should be fine. You may need to update via odin, but as you've mentioned, you are comfortable with this. I'd advise you to try and download the US manual and see what it says with respect to the warranty before you take the plunge. I've had a similar experience with a HP laptop and I had to go back to the US to get it repaired.
If its not the wifi version, don't even think about it. All of the US LTE bands are different. (I learn't this the hard way in the days of the Nexus 5.)
I wouldn't bother. The delivery cost, import and duty charges will outweigh any savings and your warranty will be non existent in the UK.
I should have clarified that my intention, subject to advice here, was to pick up one whilst on my next business trip there rather than order one from the US for delivery in UK.
Good advice thus far but am concerned about how I'd enforce the warranty if it came to it, especially as I don;t dictate when I make a business trip to the US....
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It should be fine on the WiFi only version. I have the US version and flashed the UK firmware onto it in order to root. Haven't had any problems with it.
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It should be fine on the WiFi only version. I have the US version and flashed the UK firmware onto it in order to root. Haven't had any problems with it.
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How did you do that? I'm trying to flash uk firmware but getting error in odin (unsupported type_id ). I have even flashed BL and CSC files. Want to remove the US from the tablet.
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Kyrillos said:
How did you do that? I'm trying to flash uk firmware but getting error in odin (unsupported type_id ). I have even flashed BL and CSC files. Want to remove the US from the tablet.
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Bypass odin and use Flashfire if you have root.
Kyrillos said:
How did you do that? I'm trying to flash uk firmware but getting error in odin (unsupported type_id ). I have even flashed BL and CSC files. Want to remove the US from the tablet.
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I just did it in Odin. Didn't have any trouble at all.
It seems the odin version that i had was causing it.
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Hi,
I bought my vibrant in 04/09/2010 from an ebay store without any contract and it was unlcoked.
I would like to get my GPS fixed by either samsung or T-Mobile.
I already emailed the ebay store I bought it from and they said I could send the phone to samsung to get it fixed.
1. Do I have a warranty? Who is responsible for my phone right now? samsung or t-mobile?
2. What is the official rom version right now? KA5? where can I get a complete stock version of this rom, not deodexed, without root, somthing that I can send to the samsung service?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you very much
The T-Mobile Vibrant officially came out on 07/15/10, you got it in April?
coolairG1 said:
The T-Mobile Vibrant officially came out on 07/15/10, you got it in April?
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I'm pretty sure he's using the international date standard: dd/mm/yy, as opposed to the american version: mm/dd/yy.
barya said:
Hi,
I bought my vibrant in 04/09/2010 from an ebay store without any contract and it was unlcoked.
I would like to get my GPS fixed by either samsung or T-Mobile.
I already emailed the ebay store I bought it from and they said I could send the phone to samsung to get it fixed.
1. Do I have a warranty? Who is responsible for my phone right now? samsung or t-mobile?
2. What is the official rom version right now? KA5? where can I get a complete stock version of this rom, not deodexed, without root, somthing that I can send to the samsung service?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you very much
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AFAIK, neither samsung nor t-mobile actually fixed the GPS issues.
the closest thing we have to a fix is the JI6 firmware update (which managed to help only *some* phones) and the hardware mod that's a sticky on the general forums.
technically, you could go ahead and see if samsung could help you out but your warranty is voided if your phone is used outside of the US (so don't let them know that you have if you're not in the US)
i'm not sure, but i think the official stock rom out there right now is KA7.
if you're looking for a stock rom, check out the android dev section of the vibrant forums.
1. I'm using the international date format because i'm not from USA. The warranty is voided if i'm using the phone not in USA in a GSM network? can you show me on samsung's site where it is written?
In any case I have someone going to the USA in a couple of days so he can drop it at samsung's service and they don't have to know.
2. I saw in one of the forums, that any galaxy s phone (or one of the US variants) made after october had a hardware fix for the GPS, and I even saw people writing that T-Mobile replaced their phone because of the GPS problem. Can someone confirm this?
Thanks again for the help
barya said:
1. I'm using the international date format because i'm not from USA. The warranty is voided if i'm using the phone not in USA in a GSM network? can you show me on samsung's site where it is written?
In any case I have someone going to the USA in a couple of days so he can drop it at samsung's service and they don't have to know.
2. I saw in one of the forums, that any galaxy s phone (or one of the US variants) made after october had a hardware fix for the GPS, and I even saw people writing that T-Mobile replaced their phone because of the GPS problem. Can someone confirm this?
Thanks again for the help
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If you are a T-mobile USA customer (which I am). I called Tmobile. And they are sending me a refurbished SAmsung Vibrant no questions asked because I told them I could not get a GPS lock and that my phone was made in August 2010 (before the Oct 2010 silent fix).
It's weird. Because I originally had a 06/2010 Vibrant and GPS worked flawlessly. Never had any issues. I sold it in December. I repurchased another Vibrant (made in 08/2010) and that Vibrant had major GPS issues.
Either way, Tmobile is sending me another Vibrant. Took a 5 minute phone call. You have to be a Tmobile customer.
Yeah call t-mobile that's what I'm doing couldn't get home in the snow storm because it would lock then throw me somewhere else
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I'm not a T-Mobile customer, i'm not from USA.
Do you think that T-Mobile will help me anyway?
Can someone confirm that the official rom is KA7 and not KA5 or KA6?
TMobile will not help you. You will have to try Samsung directly. Official ROM is KA6.
barya said:
Hi,
I bought my vibrant in 04/09/2010 from an ebay store without any contract and it was unlcoked.
I would like to get my GPS fixed by either samsung or T-Mobile.
I already emailed the ebay store I bought it from and they said I could send the phone to samsung to get it fixed.
1. Do I have a warranty? Who is responsible for my phone right now? samsung or t-mobile?
2. What is the official rom version right now? KA5? where can I get a complete stock version of this rom, not deodexed, without root, somthing that I can send to the samsung service?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you very much
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Samsung and T-Mobile never made any hardware changes to the GPS, despite some people on xda falsely claiming that Vibrants produced on/after Nov 2010 have new GPS hardware.
If you wan't to fix your GPS do the following steps.
1) Odin back to JFD
2) Completely wipe your phone. Format and do a factory reset by going to dialer then dial in *2767*3855#. This will format your phone and do a factory reset, so you will lose all data
3) Use kies mini to update to official KA6.
4) Then just for fun do one more format and factory reset by dialing
*2767*3855#
5) Now with your fresh stock phone, try the gps. Download GPS test from market and see how many sats it sees and locks onto. Chances are it will lock onto zero. It is ok, go back to Google Maps and leave it open for like 15 mins. Let the GPS keep searching. Eventually it will see sats and lock on. Go back to GPS test now you should see the GPS locking onto several sats. Your accuracy should be within 17-50ft, which is the best you can get with this piece of sh*t GPS.
6) After doing all the steps above, you can also optionally download "gps restore" from market, and run that while standing outside.
6) DONT MESS AROUND WITH LBS MODE, no matter what people here say.
Before I start I should probably say straight away that I have scoured the forums for this and haven't found anything enlightening, though I have seen a few people have the same problem.
Anyway, I have a GS3 and I'm on t-mobile (UK). I noticed that my phone doesn't have an option to "check for updates" under settings > about phone as others do, which is odd, but other posts from people have informed me that some t-mobile (and orange too?) locked handsets have had this option removed for whatever reason. So this is a bit annoying, but I'm over it.
The problem is that I want to update to the latest firmware (XXBLFB or something) and the absence of this button means I can't check for updates. So I plug my phone into Kies, and Kies doesn't think there's an update available either. So I'm just wondering whether anyone else on t-mobile has received the update at all - via kies or via OTA?
I realise that xda isn't the best place to ask this as most people on this forum will just flash the latest firmware using odin, but I'm not prepared to do that at the moment!
I dont think all carriers release new updates at the same time.
So its just a waiting game. Unless u step up to kies big brother odin
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Before I start I should probably say straight away that I have scoured the forums for this and haven't found anything enlightening, though I have seen a few people have the same problem.
Anyway, I have a GS3 and I'm on t-mobile (UK). I noticed that my phone doesn't have an option to "check for updates" under settings > about phone as others do, which is odd, but other posts from people have informed me that some t-mobile (and orange too?) locked handsets have had this option removed for whatever reason. So this is a bit annoying, but I'm over it.
The problem is that I want to update to the latest firmware (XXBLFB or something) and the absence of this button means I can't check for updates. So I plug my phone into Kies, and Kies doesn't think there's an update available either. So I'm just wondering whether anyone else on t-mobile has received the update at all - via kies or via OTA?
I realise that xda isn't the best place to ask this as most people on this forum will just flash the latest firmware using odin, but I'm not prepared to do that at the moment!
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Did you get the phone from a T Mobile store, or CPW, or Phones4U? If it's T Mobile, they can be a bit slow. CPW and P4U are generally open fw as the phones are unlocked.
oops should have read all of it sorry.
I'm on T mobile but my phone's unlocked (CPW).
Have you tried connecting it to Kies? Does it say anything about firmware?
Why don't you just flash the United kingdom unbranded version of xxblfb(BTU). I'm with t-mobile and that's what i did. The advantage is it doesn't come with all the bloatware and you'll probably have a better chance of getting the latest updates quicker via kies.
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Have you tried connecting it to Kies? Does it say anything about firmware?
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Lol he said that too
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Yeah, when I connect to Kies it says I have the latest firmware, so I'm assuming that t-mobile just haven't decided to roll their version of the firmware out yet. It just seemed strange to me since other networks seem to have got the update quite a while ago and it's not even that big an update - with the jump from gingerbread to ICS on the galaxy S2, the gap was only a couple of weeks between networks.
scomat said:
Why don't you just flash the United kingdom unbranded version of xxblfb(BTU). I'm with t-mobile and that's what i did. The advantage is it doesn't come with all the bloatware and you'll probably have a better chance of getting the latest updates quicker via kies.
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Yeah I am considering it, but to be honest odin scares me a bit! Does the t-mobile version have much in the way of bloatware? I was pleasantly surprised, apart from being locked to t-mobile I couldn't find a single bit of t-mobile branding, not even the startup screen!
I'm also worried that if I flash to an unbranded version then should something go wrong with the phone and I need to replace it, I won't be able to get the t-mobile branded firmware back which might cause warranty issues?
Id hold out for official jelly bean.
Ive had problems since the update. Ur not missing much ATALL to be honest
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Yeah I am considering it, but to be honest odin scares me a bit! Does the t-mobile version have much in the way of bloatware? I was pleasantly surprised, apart from being locked to t-mobile I couldn't find a single bit of t-mobile branding, not even the startup screen!
I'm also worried that if I flash to an unbranded version then should something go wrong with the phone and I need to replace it, I won't be able to get the t-mobile branded firmware back which might cause warranty issues?
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Personally I think Odin is safer than kies but I'm only saying that because I've had a couple of problems with botched upgrades via kies and I feel Odin is more secure. Sorry.. just remembered I bought my phone SIM free as I wasn't due an upgrade from t-mobile for another year but from what I recall with the s2 it came with a load of bloatware. I got the before mentioned firmware update via kies about a week after the phone arriving which was relatively quick considering some other networks still haven't released their version. You could always download the t-mobile firmware from Sam mobile and keep it as a back up but really it's entirely up to you as I wouldn't want to be responsible for jeopardizing your warranty mate.
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Anyone know or have a rough guestamate when they will be releasing the 4.3 update or in fact any update? Just i read a while back there was an update due, not official I think but we've had nothing for ages , im getting kinda bored.
I was in the o2 shop is Edinburgh the other day playing with the Galaxy Note 3, saying this is nice and quick and responsive, it had written next to it the samsung mega with no price or info, I'd never heard of so I checked system info and it said Galaxy Note 3, so I thought i'll get some coin together after a week or 2 and get one cos it was gonna be my next new phone anyway, I got home and checked every where online and they aint even released yet, in fact they don't even know the full spec of them, if i'd have know I would of stayed and dug out all the info, DAMN if I was on here more often I would of known.
I do remember it was on 4.2.2 and was really responsive but thats all, shame on me
Kickasskev said:
Anyone know or have a rough guestamate when they will be releasing the 4.3 update
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No. Trust me, if any one of us knew, everyone would know. This forum would be flooded with info.
I read on google some were that 4.2.2 is defo scrapped for 4.3 and thats not coming out till early 2014. Little after the nexus5 comes out. Nexus should be out nov/dec time.
I9300/neatrom 4.2.2
andrewwright said:
I read on google some were that 4.2.2 is defo scrapped for 4.3
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Yeah but it's all rumours and 95% of them turn out to not be true. We'll know when we know.
4.2.2 is binned. Networks have chosen to wait for 4.3
I9100/I9300
andrewwright said:
4.2.2 is binned. Networks have chosen to wait for 4.3
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Not all S3's are tied to Networks, so it's not completely their call.
Edit> so what I am saying is even if "networks" are waiting for 4.3, it doesn't mean Samsung aren't releasing 4.2.2 - Many of our S3's get updates directly from sasmung. That's what owning an unbranded handset means. There's a leak of 4.2.2 so they definitely worked on it. They may indeed skip it but they have not officially announced that, ergo it is nothing more than a rumour.
When the big ones make there move the other follow. Orange and o2 run the uk. If they pick not to do something other follow them. As most piggy bk of them.
I9100/I9300
andrewwright said:
When the big ones make there move the other follow. Orange and o2 run the uk. If they pick not to do something other follow them. As most piggy bk of them.
I9100/I9300
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EE and O2 send out their own updates OTA. Unbranded handsets are network independent and get their updates directly from Samsung. Piggy-Back networks do not pass out OTA updates. All Piggy Back networks use unbranded, Samsung managed handsets. They have no choice in what happens.
So if your on giffgaff which is run on o2 you have it from sam and not o2?
I9100/I9300
andrewwright said:
So if your on giffgaff which is run on o2 you have it from sam and not o2?
I9100/I9300
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Yep thats' right.
When you buy a phone from O2 directly, you get an O2 branded handset which recieves updates from O2.
If you buy a phone from Carphone warehouse on O2, it will be unbranded. Essentially, CPW will give you the exact same phone no matter what network you go with. Giff Gaff do not even supply phones so, chances are if you buy a handset from somewhere ( a shop) it will be unbranded.
On top of this, if you have an Orange phone on O2, it will still get updates from Orange. It doesn't matter what SIM card you have on the phone. It's to do with the software that's on the phone. If I put an O2 SIM in my Three phone, my updates will continue to come from Three.
So what happends if you change software. Were do you get it then? Nice info btw:thumbup:
I9100/I9300
andrewwright said:
So what happends if you change software. Were do you get it then? Nice info btw:thumbup:
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Well I have over simplified it. It is more to do with the CSC set within the phone, but it is all part of the software none-the-less.
If you have an O2 branded phone (O2 CSC) and flash Three UK ROM (Official) you will then get your updates from Three. If you Flash UK Unbranded official (BTU CSC) you would get updates from Samsung.
However, if you are in the UK and flash an Indian official ROM (with Indian CSC) you are unlikely to get updates in the UK. KIES would recognise your CSC does not match your geographical area too, so it would refuse you updates. So As long as you Have an official ROM (CSC) from your country, you will get updates from that provided / Samsung.
Thank for that info mate. I learn some thing new every day. You full of good info. :thumbup: thanks to what you have put about the mg4 imei problem iv flashed neat 4.2.2 and yes I lost my imei but only for a few mins.
I9100/I9300
andrewwright said:
Thank for that info mate. I learn some thing new every day. You full of good info. :thumbup: thanks to what you have put about the mg4 imei problem iv flashed neat 4.2.2 and yes I lost my imei but only for a few mins.
I9100/I9300
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Now it's "enjoy" time!
Can't find any answers by searching the threads (apologies if I've missed something obvious!)
I'm thinking of buying an EE UK LG G5. I'm already with EE but I hate slow updates, and in my experience EE firmware tends to get updates really slowly in the U.K.
I have flashed Samsungs in the past and it's a very easy process - no need to unlock bootloaders or anything, just flash in ODIN and there's your stock UK Samsung.
Is it as straightforward with a G5? I don't want to do any modding, rooting or anything like that - I just want to effectively turn the device into a SIM free model with no carrier apps or customisations whilst retaining warranty and the ability to do OTA updates in future. Can I simply flash generic UK firmware onto the G5 to replace EE's? I don't even care about SIM unlocking since I'm already with EE.
I don't mind if it's not possible by the way, I just won't buy it if so, just thought I'd put the question to this community as if anyone has the answer you do!
Thanks again.
leoni1980 said:
Can't find any answers by searching the threads (apologies if I've missed something obvious!)
I'm thinking of buying an EE UK LG G5. I'm already with EE but I hate slow updates, and in my experience EE firmware tends to get updates really slowly in the U.K.
I have flashed Samsungs in the past and it's a very easy process - no need to unlock bootloaders or anything, just flash in ODIN and there's your stock UK Samsung.
Is it as straightforward with a G5? I don't want to do any modding, rooting or anything like that - I just want to effectively turn the device into a SIM free model with no carrier apps or customisations whilst retaining warranty and the ability to do OTA updates in future. Can I simply flash generic UK firmware onto the G5 to replace EE's? I don't even care about SIM unlocking since I'm already with EE.
I don't mind if it's not possible by the way, I just won't buy it if so, just thought I'd put the question to this community as if anyone has the answer you do!
Thanks again.
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Just get it through Carphone Warehouse and it'll come without Carrier rubbish. I bought mine from O2 directly and there's no Carrier apps or what i'd call bloat at all. LG tend to update much much quicker than Samsung anyway, but stock ROM's can be flashed.
leoni1980 said:
Can't find any answers by searching the threads (apologies if I've missed something obvious!)
I'm thinking of buying an EE UK LG G5. I'm already with EE but I hate slow updates, and in my experience EE firmware tends to get updates really slowly in the U.K.
I have flashed Samsungs in the past and it's a very easy process - no need to unlock bootloaders or anything, just flash in ODIN and there's your stock UK Samsung.
Is it as straightforward with a G5? I don't want to do any modding, rooting or anything like that - I just want to effectively turn the device into a SIM free model with no carrier apps or customisations whilst retaining warranty and the ability to do OTA updates in future. Can I simply flash generic UK firmware onto the G5 to replace EE's? I don't even care about SIM unlocking since I'm already with EE.
I don't mind if it's not possible by the way, I just won't buy it if so, just thought I'd put the question to this community as if anyone has the answer you do!
Thanks again.
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I'm on Virgin UK and flashed Orange's firmware which worked fine without issue (I did this as I had a sort of temp brick of sorts.)
Might be worth having a look at this thread if you haven't already http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/how-to/lg-g5-to-stock-t3369959
Will_Xda said:
I'm on Virgin UK and flashed Orange's firmware which worked fine without issue (I did this as I had a sort of temp brick of sorts.)
Might be worth having a look at this thread if you haven't already http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/how-to/lg-g5-to-stock-t3369959
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I didn't see this reply, thanks! Assume you're not BL unlocked/rooted and were just running stock Virgin Mobile firmware?
leoni1980 said:
I didn't see this reply, thanks! Assume you're not BL unlocked/rooted and were just running stock Virgin Mobile firmware?
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At the time yes, but It wouldn't make much difference as It works regardless of bootloader status
I've got an unlocked S23 Ultra, S918U1, currently running on Google Fi. Will probably be switching to US Mobile's Verizon plan soon tho. I'm wondering what my best options are for keeping the device updated. It's still on May but maybe too early to worry about the June update? But I can get a little impatient sometimes and I'm not sure how updates tend to go with MNVOs.
So I guess I'm wondering about: Smart Switch, changing CSC, and Odin. Any tips for keeping this device promptly updated?
Use Odin. Changing CSC shouldn't matter too much although it might cause problems if you don't wipe data. It's been a while since I've dealt with Samsung.
As far as getting ahold of the firmware in the first place I believe Frija is your best option, although I don't know whether Samsung makes their updates publicly available at the same time they push OTAs.
V0latyle said:
Use Odin. Changing CSC shouldn't matter too much although it might cause problems if you don't wipe data. It's been a while since I've dealt with Samsung.
As far as getting ahold of the firmware in the first place I believe Frija is your best option, although I don't know whether Samsung makes their updates publicly available at the same time they push OTAs.
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Thank you for the response. I will check out Frija, also the Sam Mobile app seems to list firmwares, but no June release for U1 yet. I guess I might end up just flashing firmwares with Odin. Thanks again!
YrrchSebor said:
Thank you for the response. I will check out Frija, also the Sam Mobile app seems to list firmwares, but no June release for U1 yet. I guess I might end up just flashing firmwares with Odin. Thanks again!
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Just make sure that you pay attention to which CSC file you use. The HOME_CSC.tar is for an update preserving user data. The CSC.tar will wipe data.
V0latyle said:
Just make sure that you pay attention to which CSC file you use. The HOME_CSC.tar is for an update preserving user data. The CSC.tar will wipe data.
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Ah right, I remember this, thanks so much for the reminder!
YrrchSebor said:
I've got an unlocked S23 Ultra, S918U1, currently running on Google Fi. Will probably be switching to US Mobile's Verizon plan soon tho. I'm wondering what my best options are for keeping the device updated. It's still on May but maybe too early to worry about the June update? But I can get a little impatient sometimes and I'm not sure how updates tend to go with MNVOs.
So I guess I'm wondering about: Smart Switch, changing CSC, and Odin. Any tips for keeping this device promptly updated?
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If you bought it as an unlocked phone...and it isn't network (carrier) branded...you'll get the updates more quickly anyway.
The U1 version usually gets the updates about two weeks after Korea does...and only one week after we in Europe do.
FYI....if you device is unbranded...it doesn't matter what carrier your SIM is. The updates are independent of the carrier.
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If you bought it as an unlocked phone...and it isn't network (carrier) branded...you'll get the updates more quickly anyway.
The U1 version usually gets the updates about two weeks after Korea does...and only one week after we in Europe do.
FYI....if you device is unbranded...it doesn't matter what carrier your SIM is. The updates are independent of the carrier.
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Oh, thanks for the information, I do have an unbranded US U1 model, so maybe I'll be able to just wait for the updates to come OTA. That would be the easiest of course. And thanks for the info about the timeline, I see that the June updates for many models seem to be up on Sam Mobile as of today, so hopefully another week or two for me
pjaysnowden said:
If you bought it as an unlocked phone...and it isn't network (carrier) branded...you'll get the updates more quickly anyway.
The U1 version usually gets the updates about two weeks after Korea does...and only one week after we in Europe do.
FYI....if you device is unbranded...it doesn't matter what carrier your SIM is. The updates are independent of the carrier.
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Yep, and the U/U1 firmware is interchangeable, but if you don't want carrier bloat, go with U1
YrrchSebor said:
Oh, thanks for the information, I do have an unbranded US U1 model, so maybe I'll be able to just wait for the updates to come OTA. That would be the easiest of course. And thanks for the info about the timeline, I see that the June updates for many models seem to be up on Sam Mobile as of today, so hopefully another week or two for me
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As I understand..is was rolled out a few days ago...and it is slowly released across the range. For example...it took a few days for me to get it here in Europe after it was officially released. My guess is...a few more days and you'll be golden.
V0latyle said:
Yep, and the U/U1 firmware is interchangeable, but if you don't want carrier bloat, go with U1
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Yep, it's all U1 for me! I believe it even still comes with native caller ID
V0latyle said:
Yep, and the U/U1 firmware is interchangeable, but if you don't want carrier bloat, go with U1
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He is already on U1...so is already bloat free. He can't root it...so he may as well just wait for the update. My guess is....3 to 4 more days.