What is the difference between the sm-918u vs sm-s918u1 s23 ultra?
Carrier Locked (U) and Unlocked (U1) [Not Bootloader].
In the past with ODIN, you could flash Unlocked on Carrier and vice-versa but I personally have not tested this on the S23 Ultra this year.
Will the u work on Verizon?
enginuity2 said:
Will the u work on Verizon?
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Verizon is U, you can verify in the about section. Maybe someone else can answer if you can flash U1 on U this year.
One word of warning, crossflashing while/if on a payment plan for the phone is risky, especially ATT and VZW. I'd suggest paying the phone off first and network unlocking it before flashing.
SyCoREAPER said:
Verizon is U, you can verify in the about section. Maybe someone else can answer if you can flash U1 on U this year.
One word of warning, crossflashing while/if on a payment plan for the phone is risky, especially ATT and VZW. I'd suggest paying the phone off first and network unlocking it before flashing.
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Even unlocked (bought unlocked) I've tried flashing between the two for various reasons and it doesn't matter what version of Odin I use it just gives me an error
I won't be flashing anything.
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Even unlocked (bought unlocked) I've tried flashing between the two for various reasons and it doesn't matter what version of Odin I use it just gives me an error
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As mentioned, I haven't tried on the S23 U, only S22 U and previous.
It requires regular ODIN, not modded, and a full wipe. It can be picky with the cable, port on PC, etc..
It may very well no longer work.
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THIS PAGE HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR OREO.
What You need:
USB cable
Functioning windows computer
Samsung drivers https://developer.samsung.com/galaxy/others/android-usb-driver-for-windows
Odin https://samsungodin.com/download/Odin3_v3.13.1.zip
Firmware https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=775B2534959211E89F15FA163EE8F90B
Instructions:
Step 1: Put Phone In download Mode by holding down Volume Down+Home+Power Buttons.
Step 2: plug phone into computer and make sure odin shows a com symbol with the word com and a number If it doesn't then use the drivers link I provided
Step 3: load ap bl cp and Csc into odin and then click start when it loads completely.
Step 4:wait for phone to complete flashing and it will reboot to recovery do not touch it until it reaches the setup screen
And you are done.
WIFI CALLING, VOLTE AND ATT VIDEO CALL DO NOT WORK ON THIS FIRMWARE ON ATT OR SPRINT(CORRECT ME IF IM WRONG) ALSO THIS WORKS ON ALL US MODEL S7 NOT S7 EDGE
Princecomsys modified odin: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24591023225177749
Thanks to psouza4
Chuckles5150 said:
Princecomsys modified odin: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24591023225177749
Thanks to psouza4
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Oh I forgot to add that my bad
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Oh I forgot to add that my bad
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Has anyone been able to get WiFi calling or VOLTE to work on the U firmware? I haven't been on it in a while.
Edit: not sure why i quoted you for this question. Lol sorry.
I have been trying to get it working as well. I wish that att would support wifi calling like T-Mobile does I only get 1-2 bars and sometimes no signal when I'm at a certain spot in my workplace and when I had the original att software on my phone I loved wifi calling, I don't particularly miss VOLTE though
Thank you so much for doing this. I was using the wrong Odin to flash.
Quick question on this. Now that I am running the U firmware, will I get OTA updates? I'm using a Cricket sim card.
I hated the AT&T firmware so much. I'm so much happier with this.
TaTaTaing said:
Thank you so much for doing this. I was using the wrong Odin to flash.
Quick question on this. Now that I am running the U firmware, will I get OTA updates? I'm using a Cricket sim card.
I hated the AT&T firmware so much. I'm so much happier with this.
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Yes, you will be able to receive U firmware OTA updates.
what is the difference between this is the stock firmware on the att phones??
im on tmobile with an unlocked att s7.
Does anyone know whether or not this will work on Cricket S7 (G930AZ)?
eqt2010 said:
Does anyone know whether or not this will work on Cricket S7 (G930AZ)?
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Another user tried it on my old thread and it worked for them
loganbeck14 said:
I have been trying to get it working as well. I wish that att would support wifi calling like T-Mobile does I only get 1-2 bars and sometimes no signal when I'm at a certain spot in my workplace and when I had the original att software on my phone I loved wifi calling, I don't particularly miss VOLTE though
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Need to flash T-Mobile firmware in order for at least wifi calling to work.
after flashing this firmware.. I noticed a huge gain in performance.
and mobile hotspot works, I run cricket unlimited, and will come in handy.
I like the clean appearance and the smooth responsiveness, I used the AT&T firmware and I used PDP to disable a ****load of bloat, but nothing like this smooth.
not to mention I'm getting updates, which I'm more happy about.
this is really nice to have.
Had anyone tried this and used on rogers?
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To begin make sure you have samsung usb drivers installed. Now make sure you use Princecomsys modified odin, next download the latest U Firmware from here https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634768085 or here https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767159704. Next put your phone in download mode and open odin make sure all firmware files are in the right spot and click start wait until your phone boots into recovery mode and restarts, after that to clean up old temp files factory reset in recovery when your phone boots to the welcome screen, after that you are finished. THIS is For att and tmobile phones only unless your verizon phone is using one of the two carriers sprint won't work due to proprietary activation processes. Thanks to Princecomsy and muniz for providing odin and the firmware files for this version
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Would this work on an unlocked at&t model?
Thanks
chudm said:
Would this work on an unlocked at&t model?
Thanks
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Yes, it works on all us Qualcomm snapdragon s7's including unlocked ones
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Yes, it works on all us Qualcomm snapdragon s7's including unlocked ones
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Thanks i was worried if i updated it to this firmware the cellphone would get locked again to at&t
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Thanks i was worried if i updated it to this firmware the cellphone would get locked again to at&t
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As long as you had att unlock the phone you are fine
I bought it "factory unlocked" so I'm not sure who did it. What would happen if att didn't unlock it?
Please help me understand
I see some forums on this site that says, " G930UUEU2APEH flashes to g930a" then you have this post that says G930U firmware on SM-G930A. It seems as if one is saying to take the G930U and go to G930A and the other saying G930A and go to G930U. I thought the advantage is to go to the U and get off the A. Please confirm if this is the case. Granted then if this is the case... then, what are the advantages of going to the U? From what I understand it gets rid of the bloatware, and makes it so you can tether?
Also once I go, are there any negative reasons for me not to go from A to U?
Does this give me the current version of Nougat?
Do I get the upgrades from AT&T to keep up with future version of Nougat?
Also before proceeding to the U version MUST I first ROOT my phone?
Also MUST my phone be UNLOCKED?
Thanks in advance,
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From what I understand it gets rid of the bloatware, and makes it so you can tether?
Yes to both
Also once I go, are there any negative reasons for me not to go from A to U?
None, unless you like the ATT bloat.
Does this give me the current version of Nougat?
Gives you the latest version of the U firmware
Do I get the upgrades from AT&T to keep up with future version of Nougat?
No, you will get the U OTAs from now on.
Also before proceeding to the U version MUST I first ROOT my phone?
Root is not required
Also MUST my phone be UNLOCKED?
Not required
Thanks in advance,
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2char
I ordered an unlocked model, G965U1 from eBay, but the seller sent me a G965U Verizon. At least that's the firmware that it has on it. I'm familiar with Odin and everything, so I'm wondering if I should keep it and just flash it over to what I want. Is this a viable option, I already had to send back a OnePlus 6T back to OnePlus, so I'm getting kind of tired of sending phones back.
Will the phone be just as good as what I ordered if I flash a different firmware on it, radio band-wise and such?The phone says I do not have a Verizon sim in it but I seem to be getting service from my T-Mobile sim.... Is this because all Verizon phones come unlocked? Sorry I'm just so confused with a different models and different bootloaders and different firmwares, so any advice would be appreciated!
Issue resolved, big thanks to user @jcsww!
I'm having similar crisis, can you tell me the steps u did? I have downloaded Odin and the Tmobile firmware that I've yet to flash. I want to do a backup first but cannot find a TWRP for G965U, guess ill just create a backup on stock?
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I'm having similar crisis, can you tell me the steps u did? I have downloaded Odin and the Tmobile firmware that I've yet to flash. I want to do a backup first but cannot find a TWRP for G965U, guess ill just create a backup on stock?
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I would start by reading where I posted in the other thread, and another member stepped up and laid it all out for me: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s9-plus/how-to/g965u-g965u1-firmware-links-t3763487/page144. I don't have any clue about backing up or using TWRP on this device tho.
i have a g965u but i dont have VOLTE.The phone was from US and i use in Romania.the phone is ok but i dont have VOLTE.What i should do?
tanaru said:
i have a g965u but i dont have VOLTE.The phone was from US and i use in Romania.the phone is ok but i dont have VOLTE.What i should do?
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What firmware does the phone have, from what US carrier? I I think the only thing you can try is flashing different firmwares to see if it will work. Maybe try converting it to a U S. factory unlocked G965U1, then the phone will reboot to configure the settings and features according to your sim card. No guarantee with this kind of thing tho.
I have ore 8.0 and the phone is from sprint but unlocked.i thin is from sprint cause i have sprint omadm
sm g965u
g965usqs3brj6
In settings-system updates is:UICC Unlock:Your device is unllocked for any SIM card
tanaru said:
sm g965u
g965usqs3brj6
In settings-system updates is:UICC Unlock:Your device is unllocked for any SIM card
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You could try switching to the firmware for unlocked model G965U1, latest is 3ARJ6. No guarantee that it will make volte work though, that kind of thing is definitely hit and miss, and your phone is ideally suited for American carriers. But that's what I would try. You might also want to call up your service provider and see if they can do anything.
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You could try switching to the firmware for unlocked model G965U1, latest is 3ARJ6. No guarantee that it will make volte work though, that kind of thing is definitely hit and miss, and your phone is ideally suited for American carriers. But that's what I would try. You might also want to call up your service provider and see if they can do anything.
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You can learn me how to flash step by step?
My phone is a sprint version and is unlocked.When i start up my phone i have a notification"sprint omdam",I have SQS3BRJ6 software version.On this i have to put U1 version(3ARJ6)? I have to flash with odin patched or nonpatched because i want the feature updates?
tanaru said:
You can learn me how to flash step by step?
My phone is a sprint version and is unlocked.When i start up my phone i have a notification"sprint omdam",I have SQS3BRJ6 software version.On this i have to put U1 version(3ARJ6)? I have to flash with odin patched or nonpatched because i want the feature updates?
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I flashed my Verizon G965U to G965U1. I used the patched Odin and used the CSC from the U1 firmware... My phone flashed and wiped, and then it booted up and detected my SIM card, then it rebooted again to configure all the settings based on my SIM card. After I did that I was getting the U1 updates directly to the phone.
Thanks!you can give me the variant of odin and soft to flash for my phone?
tanaru said:
Thanks!you can give me the variant of odin and soft to flash for my phone?
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I don't remember exactly where I got them but they are easy to find by searching. I remember the Odin file ended in patcheD.zip. For the firmware I believe I used the Samfirmware site.
why is necesarily patched odin?
tanaru said:
why is necesarily patched odin?
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I believe it's because you are flashing a firmware that does not match what is already on your phone.
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I believe it's because you are flashing a firmware that does not match what is already on your phone.
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and what the firmware i should choose ,cause are a lot of U1 on sammobile.it needs to flash all files or only csc?
Hi new user here. I checked the website and I see I have the latest Android version but in the website it shows android 9 but I have android 8. I am wondering if android 9 is released in Canada. Thanksh
https://xpericheck.com/device/G8341
A lot regions skipped November/Pie (probably due to time constraints or ignorance) and are being pushed out now as we speak.
Techamazon said:
https://xpericheck.com/device/G8341
A lot regions skipped November/Pie (probably due to time constraints or ignorance) and are being pushed out now as we speak.
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Ya but even there there is no mention of G8343 variant. You can't search it lol.
https://xpericheck.com/device/G8343
Not sure why Canadians have a different version since the US is the same as ROW (except JP). Oh well... Anyhow, expect updates to start being pushed from the 6th all the way to the 14th. After that, nothing will happen till January. But judging from the average time it seems you belong to the week 2 category (10-14th).
I couldn't wait for it so I flashed the US firmware since I don't care for the fingerprint reader
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I couldn't wait for it so I flashed the US firmware since I don't care for the fingerprint reader
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Why not flash a European firmware?
Umm from what I remembered, European firmwares uses the 4G symbol instead of LTE. That's the only reason I chose the US firmware haha
Phat-T said:
Umm from what I remembered, European firmwares uses the 4G symbol instead of LTE. That's the only reason I chose the US firmware haha
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Lol hahaha. Anyways can you help me flash the firmware? I am not so sure how to flash 2 different variants
PM'd you
I want to flash aslwell and have rooted my Samsung device but never a sony
So I have no Idea how to get the roms or apks to flash my phone with and what applications are used to flash Sony phones
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So I have no Idea how to get the roms or apks to flash my phone with and what applications are used to flash Sony phones
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flashing a sony phone is different to that of samsung. You have to backup drm key(ta partition) before you even unlock your bootloader, because without that you camera will become useless. I cant give you links but I am sure if you look around you will find them. After unlocking your bootloader it is very simple. Just flash a kernel and the rom that you want to.
The application we use for flashing kernels for sony phones is flashtool. Just make sure you have the right kernels and files before flashing.
Goodluck.
My bootloader is unlocked already I just can't find a rom that will work for an xz1 can you give me a hint on what exactly to search. There is no support for the xz1 and as for backing up the drm key where is that found?
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My bootloader is unlocked already I just can't find a rom that will work for an xz1 can you give me a hint on what exactly to search. There is no support for the xz1 and as for backing up the drm key where is that found?
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Yup there isn't really much or any support at all for Sony phones nowadays. I didn't find any good custom ROMs so sorry I wouldn't be the right person to advice you. And as for DRM keys. Once you unlock it. It's gone. I heard they have introduced some fixes or something. I don't know.
Need help
Can you give me guidance on how to with out braking my phone
As soon as you said you had 8.1 on your phone I knew this would be an interesting read.. Not sure how long ago you. unlocked your BL but once you did it you lost your DRM keys, though if you had read a bit you would have realized that.. there is a DRM fix for oreo (8.0), Pie is debatable as the camera appears to work without one but a few other thing appears to be missing related to video and sound enhancements without a DRM fix.. Now as far as flashing go it's time for you to do your homework as there are a few guidelines for using Flashtool and Newsflasher.. no disrespect here but hunt them down and read through them before you do anything else to your phone..
Hey all,
I've done some rooting in the past, so have knowledge but it's limited comparatively to the community. I bought an Unlocked Snapdragon S9+ from Best Buy and the AT&T FirstNet service for first responders only works for AT&T branded devices. I wanted to try and flash an AT&T image on the phone if possible. Is this possible? Can anyone offer some guidance on how to accomplish this?
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Hey all,
I've done some rooting in the past, so have knowledge but it's limited comparatively to the community. I bought an Unlocked Snapdragon S9+ from Best Buy and the AT&T FirstNet service for first responders only works for AT&T branded devices. I wanted to try and flash an AT&T image on the phone if possible. Is this possible? Can anyone offer some guidance on how to accomplish this?
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My S9 plus just did the carrier firmware when I put the Sim card into it. I didn't have to do anything else
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tengen31 said:
My S9 plus just did the carrier firmware when I put the Sim card into it. I didn't have to do anything else
Sent from my SM-G965U1 using Tapatalk
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I don't know what you mean by "did the carrier firmware". I'm looking to wipe and re-flash AT&T firmware on my device - it currently has an AT&T SIM card in it.
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I don't know what you mean by "did the carrier firmware". I'm looking to wipe and re-flash AT&T firmware on my device - it currently has an AT&T SIM card in it.
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Oh well you didn't say re- flash. I thought you wanna to get the firmware on your on
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I don't know what you mean by "did the carrier firmware". I'm looking to wipe and re-flash AT&T firmware on my device - it currently has an AT&T SIM card in it.
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Yep, you can flash the AT&t firmware onto your unlocked device. You would have to download the firmware and then flash it with Odin, you can check the general section to learn more about this and we here can help you through it.
The other thing I was wondering is that I assume that FirstNet works on the AT&t firmware. Technically your phone will still not be an AT&t phone according to its IMEI number, but firmware-wise it will be just as an AT&t phone after you flash it.
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Yep, you can flash the AT&t firmware onto your unlocked device. You would have to download the firmware and then flash it with Odin, you can check the general section to learn more about this and we here can help you through it.
The other thing I was wondering is that I assume that FirstNet works on the AT&t firmware. Technically your phone will still not be an AT&t phone according to its IMEI number, but firmware-wise it will be just as an AT&t phone after you flash it.
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I understand. So get ODIN and the AT&T firmware and just flash? I've done rooting before so familiar with ODIN for the most part, just wasn't sure if I needed a specific firmware version based on having an Unlocked device or not.
And to your wondering thought, FirstNet does work on the AT&T firmware and they WOULD still recognize my phone as an Unlocked device(by IMEI) as per the FirstNet tech support agent I just spoke with. However, I'm hoping that having the firmware would make the device more compatible with the FirstNet service
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I understand. So get ODIN and the AT&T firmware and just flash? I've done rooting before so familiar with ODIN for the most part, just wasn't sure if I needed a specific firmware version based on having an Unlocked device or not.
And to your wondering thought, FirstNet does work on the AT&T firmware and they WOULD still recognize my phone as an Unlocked device(by IMEI) as per the FirstNet tech support agent I just spoke with. However, I'm hoping that having the firmware would make the device more compatible with the FirstNet service
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You just need the latest AT&T firmware that you can find(BRK2 I believe, unless the latest pie firmware has already been posted somewhere), and you will need the patched version of Odin that will allow you to flash a different firmware than your device came with. It seems like AT&t firmwares can be hard to find for some reason but there was this thread which has not been updated I don't think: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ck-official-attoding965usqu3brj5-s9-t3866823. But it looks like that would at least get you over to AT&t firmware and then you could get OTA updates up to current hopefully. You might want to ask in that thread for further instructions on firmware and how to flash everything properly. You would want to use CSC instead of HOME-CSC, to wipe and fully set up the phone, and there is something which I don't know about called USERDATA, which I think might need to be found and flashed also.
i know all the models will be snapdragon chipsets from what i understand. that said, will there be root? i know the US is prob not gonna see root, but what about the UK/EU models? root for me is a 100% buying factor for anything tech related like phones. thanks.
I've been wrong before but I highly doubt it will happen anytime soon if at all.
hand-filer said:
I've been wrong before but I highly doubt it will happen anytime soon if at all.
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ill prob wait then. i plan on buying the uk model or the EU version for this cause. i avoid US phones for locked bootloaders
this.guy.lol said:
ill prob wait then. i plan on buying the uk model or the EU version for this cause. i avoid US phones for locked bootloaders
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if you can unlock the bootloader then you can root it with a magisk patched AP file through odin
I would assume that its the same as with every recent Samsung phone for the last years: you can unlock the Bootloader and flashed a patched AP image - triggering Knox and loosing warranty in some regions....
No need to wait for anything, as rooting has worked on OneUI 5.0 I would hope/assume that it works still for 5.1 as well
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I would assume that its the same as with every recent Samsung phone for the last years: you can unlock the Bootloader and flashed a patched AP image - triggering Knox and loosing warranty in some regions....
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I wouldn't bet on it.
s3axel said:
I would assume that its the same as with every recent Samsung phone for the last years: you can unlock the Bootloader and flashed a patched AP image - triggering Knox and loosing warranty in some regions....
No need to wait for anything, as rooting has worked on OneUI 5.0 I would hope/assume that it works still for 5.1 as well
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Yeah the big difference is now they are using Snapdragon processors on all versions. You probably will still be able to in certain regions but I wouldn't be surprised if they end up being locked down either.
@znel52 and @EtherealRemnant : definitely, its only speculation right now and therefore I just gave the assumption....
I'm still unsure whether I'll take the plunge and root the phone, most probably not at first....
yes, they will have unlockable bootloaders in most likely all other regions than the USA
think back to 2014, most of samsung's phones (galaxy s4, s5) were snapdragon based, and almost all of them (besides the USA variants) were unlockable (USA variants usually got exploited after tho, since touchwiz was filled with bugs)
so we have no reason to think samsung wont 2014 us again, which in that case its the best, since that was samsung's peak..
I will know for sure on friday/saturday.
Mine shipped today
If it's really not rootable I will send it back immediatly.
(Germany)
ACiDC0re said:
I will know for sure on friday/saturday.
Mine shipped today
If it's really not rootable I will send it back immediatly.
(Germany)
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please make sure it's the first thing you do and report back holding off until its definitely rootable
like i said yall my ONLY pass or purchase is root. i avoid us phones for this cause. of course, i may just snag the s22 ultra at a decent price who knows. kinda tired of the OP9P. miss sammy.
im new in android community, since 3 years of stop, and using iphone as main smartphone since the last 12 years. so i ordered s23 ultra 512gb now and i hope that i will be rootable. (germany)
Fingers crossed....
Received today Poland1tb SM-S918B.
Oem unlock is switchable
gahu777 said:
Received today Poland1tb SM-S918B.
Oem unlock is switchable
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Okay, if you can, continue the process. Let us know if you can fully bootloader unlock and root. Just toggling that switch doesn't enable true bootloader unlock, it's just one step of it
Anyone want to dare
How to Root S23 (S91*B/N/0)
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ill give it some time, but looks like il be buying from clove technology should it all pan out
first phones have been rooted successfully with the work by dr.ketan already
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first phones have been rooted successfully with the work by dr.ketan already
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is it rw tho? thats the question. im sure the script he used on the s22 ultra may work?