is there a root method for my device? Like the title describes, this is the model of my phone and yes the OEM unlock option is available. If one of you lovely people could point me in the right direction please, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
FinassaR said:
is there a root method for my device? Like the title describes, this is the model of my phone and yes the OEM unlock option is available. If one of you lovely people could point me in the right direction please, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
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Use the same method all the other s10+ users use lmao..
I mean all you need really is patched firmware then flash in ODIN.
If you want to get adventurous you could try the closest models twrp.img but if it blows up then it's not my fault.
Theres also twrp threads and multiple twrp groups on telegram that you're probably better suited to get your help there.
elliwigy said:
Use the same method all the other s10+ users use lmao..
I mean all you need really is patched firmware then flash in ODIN.
If you want to get adventurous you could try the closest models twrp.img but if it blows up then it's not my fault.
Theres also twrp threads and multiple twrp groups on telegram that you're probably better suited to get your help there.
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Thanks for your response. Unfortunately there is very little in the means of guides you my device and another unfortunate problem out of all the builds with unlocked bootloaders mine is the only one twrp doesn't have available as far as recovery goes.
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FinassaR said:
Thanks for your response. Unfortunately there is very little in the means of guides you my device and another unfortunate problem out of all the builds with unlocked bootloaders mine is the only one twrp doesn't have available as far as recovery goes.
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thats where ur wrong lol.. join mentalmusos tgram group.. he has custom kernel and twrp for g977p specifically
i built twrp for g977p Q update if anyones interested
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i built twrp for g977p Q update if anyones interested
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Oo Yes please. Do you have a download link somewhere?
I'm guessing the process would be to update to stock Q first and then OEM unlock, flash twrp, etc?
Holyman007 said:
Oo Yes please. Do you have a download link somewhere?
I'm guessing the process would be to update to stock Q first and then OEM unlock, flash twrp, etc?
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Hit me up on telegram
Is there any other sprint phones out that have custom development out. I miss rooting and can't find one. I'm about to switch carries, been w sprint for 10yrs. What's the best service provider that has custom development for rooting.
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FinassaR said:
is there a root method for my device? Like the title describes, this is the model of my phone and yes the OEM unlock option is available. If one of you lovely people could point me in the right direction please, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
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Hey op could you post a link for the correct phone for the sprint 5g, I'm assuming it needs to be unlocked. I just can't find anything on rooting sprint phones anymore. I'm considering switching carriers. What the best carrier for rooted custom development for phones?
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elliwigy said:
Hit me up on telegram
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I'd love to hit you up on telegram, your considered a master on these forums. What's the best phone available for sprint with custom development? I uauallly choose a phone for that reason but I got the sprint gs10 and the bootloader is locked. Thanks for your reply. I'm even considering switching carriers since sprint sucks in PA. Which carrier has best custom development and what phone? Like the one plus or something?
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Is there any other sprint phones out that have custom development out. I miss rooting and can't find one. I'm about to switch carries, been w sprint for 10yrs. What's the best service provider that has custom development for rooting.
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Hey op could you post a link for the correct phone for the sprint 5g, I'm assuming it needs to be unlocked. I just can't find anything on rooting sprint phones anymore. I'm considering switching carriers. What the best carrier for rooted custom development for phones?
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I'd love to hit you up on telegram, your considered a master on these forums. What's the best phone available for sprint with custom development? I uauallly choose a phone for that reason but I got the sprint gs10 and the bootloader is locked. Thanks for your reply. I'm even considering switching carriers since sprint sucks in PA. Which carrier has best custom development and what phone? Like the one plus or something?
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i have no idea.. it doesnt really matter since all the same phones are typically locked on other carriers.. i.e. u cant get a unlocked g975u on sprint or any other carrier..
i also have no idea what the "best carrier" would be for you..
All Great Minds,
Sorry for posting a question unrelated to rooting here, but I assume those who can root this phone would know something about its hardware well.
I was so excited to learn SM-G977P's bootloader can be unlocked until I realized Sprint is a CDMA company. My carrier is T-Mobile, which is based on GSM. Then I came across several guys on eBay selling this model and claiming it would work with T-Mobile/AT&T.
When a phone is built for a CDMA company like Sprint, how does it even work with a GSM network like AT&T or T-Mobile, even if it is carrier unlocked? Unless of course the hardware on this phone supports both technologies. Can someone please confirm if this is a dual band phone?
Secondly, if the hardware to support GSM is there, after it is unlocked from Sprint, do I have to flash a new ROM for T-Mobile in order to get on their GSM network?
Thank you
luckysoul777 said:
All Great Minds,
Sorry for posting a question unrelated to rooting here, but I assume those who can root this phone would know something about its hardware well.
I was so excited to learn SM-G977P's bootloader can be unlocked until I realized Sprint is a CDMA company. My carrier is T-Mobile, which is based on GSM. Then I came across several guys on eBay selling this model and claiming it would work with T-Mobile/AT&T.
When a phone is built for a CDMA company like Sprint, how does it even work with a GSM network like AT&T or T-Mobile, even if it is carrier unlocked? Unless of course the hardware on this phone supports both technologies. Can someone please confirm if this is a dual band phone?
Secondly, if the hardware to support GSM is there, after it is unlocked from Sprint, do I have to flash a new ROM for T-Mobile in order to get on their GSM network?
Thank you
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dont spam same question in multiple threads please
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I was searching for AT&T roms, and came across this website http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Build_for_xt1058. It looks like it tells you how to unlock the bootloader for AT&T and non us GSM phones. Has anyone tried this. Is this how to unlock the bootloader on the att moto x so we can install roms. I figured I'd ask before I brick my phone trying it.
Thanks
ski21 said:
I was searching for AT&T roms, and came across this website http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Build_for_xt1058. It looks like it tells you how to unlock the bootloader for AT&T and non us GSM phones. Has anyone tried this. Is this how to unlock the bootloader on the att moto x so we can install roms. I figured I'd ask before I brick my phone trying it.
Thanks
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Unless you have the at&t developer edition you can not unlock your bootloader. You must go to the Motorola bootloader unlocking website to get a unlocking code
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Crap, don't have the developer edition. Oh well. I'm glad I asked first. Thanks.
flashallthetime said:
You must go to the Motorola bootloader unlocking website to get a unlocking code
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Only if he has a US Cellular, TMo, or Sprint variant.
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Only if he has a US Cellular, TMo, or Sprint variant.
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Or a Dev edition like he said in the fist part of his post that you deleted from the quote.
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ski21 said:
I was searching for AT&T roms, and came across this website http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Build_for_xt1058. It looks like it tells you how to unlock the bootloader for AT&T and non us GSM phones. Has anyone tried this. Is this how to unlock the bootloader on the att moto x so we can install roms. I figured I'd ask before I brick my phone trying it.
Thanks
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Schaweet said:
Or a Dev edition like he said in the fist part of his post that you deleted from the quote.
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Come again?
nhizzat said:
Come again?
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Um that's not the post you quoted. He said unless you have an AT&T Dev edition.
Anyway, doesn't matter.
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I recently purchased a moto x developers edition and can't get mobile data working. My provider is AT&T. I have no access point names in my settings and can't find it anywhere. Any input???
questions go in Q&A
http://apn-settings.com/us/att-apn-settings/
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http://apn-settings.com/us/att-apn-settings/
I have seen the forums that its easy to shift from cricket wireless firmware to at&t but the problen is i have saw people saying that you will lose your unlocked sim or it will get relocked by the carrier as it upgrades.....is that true?
Also wanted to know if someone can post a tutorial or something like that... im currently on buildnumber g920aztuu3boj6
And im looking forward to upgrade to MM
It would be great if somone helped me out?
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Can someone also provide me a link for g920azauu3bjo6
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I's following this topic and now my Cricket's is 6.0.1, G920AUCU3CPD6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...ating-to-android-6-0-1-g920aucu3cpd6-t3371884
shergrief said:
I have seen the forums that its easy to shift from cricket wireless firmware to at&t but the problen is i have saw people saying that you will lose your unlocked sim or it will get relocked by the carrier as it upgrades.....is that true?
Also wanted to know if someone can post a tutorial or something like that... im currently on buildnumber g920aztuu3boj6
And im looking forward to upgrade to MM
It would be great if somone helped me out
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Link is right above....
Yes, it is easy. Only benefit to do it at this point is better android security updates in the future...right now ATT and Cricket are on same android security update.
Downfall is, I have not found a way to go back at all. You get ATT bloatware. Some of which it terrible....you also don't get OTA updates. and yes it relocks your GSM Sim unlock....(However, all you need to do to fix this is call Cricket again and get a new unlock code if you do not have the previous unlock code and reinput it.)
At this point however I would not do it, and wish I could go back.
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shergrief said:
I have seen the forums that its easy to shift from cricket wireless firmware to at&t but the problen is i have saw people saying that you will lose your unlocked sim or it will get relocked by the carrier as it upgrades.....is that true?
Also wanted to know if someone can post a tutorial or something like that... im currently on buildnumber g920aztuu3boj6
And im looking forward to upgrade to MM
It would be great if somone helped me out?
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ARE YOU STILL ON CRICKET? you should of gotten MM from cricket.
I didnt get the ota of mm,i flashed mm directly from odin and it works fine. thanks for your kind help
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shergrief said:
I have seen the forums that its easy to shift from cricket wireless firmware to at&t but the problen is i have saw people saying that you will lose your unlocked sim or it will get relocked by the carrier as it upgrades.....is that true?
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Once you physically do an unlock on a Samsung S6 device(*putting another sim in and booting up the phone and inputting the code.) then the device will remain unlocked and you can flash threw odin, or backups or factory reset the phone without losing the unlock. Only way I know the lock can be re-enabled is if you do an emergency factory recovery on the phone or you have the phone serviced(in which they do an emergency factory recovery on the phone.) and I don't even know if you can force an emergency recover in Smart Switch anymore like you used to be able to do with Kies.
Wondering if anyone has been able to flash the unlocked firmware onto the T-Mobile Note8.
Previous to my Note8 I had a Galaxy s8 which was flashed with the U1 firmware using Odin...
I looked and didn't any post/thread about this, however my apologies if I missed it -- if said thread/post exists where it explains how-to I'd LOVE to see it.
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Wondering if anyone has been able to flash the unlocked firmware onto the T-Mobile Note8.
Previous to my Note8 I had a Galaxy s8 which was flashed with the U1 firmware using Odin...
I looked and didn't any post/thread about this, however my apologies if I missed it -- if said thread/post exists where it explains how-to I'd LOVE to see it.
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Yup. I did it. Same process as the s8.
Can you point me to firmware
What's the benefit of doing this
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thatruth132 said:
Can you point me to firmware
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/stock-recovery-odin-recovery-software-t3671615
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chakra said:
What's the benefit of doing this
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No bloat from carrier, no boot sound, "stock" Samsung. You'll lose Wi-Fi calling depending on your carrier, you'll lose rcs, 256Q, and 4x4 mimo.
Overall I found the tmobile firmware better with just disabling the bloat through adhell.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/stock-recovery-odin-recovery-software-t3671615
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No bloat from carrier, no boot sound, "stock" Samsung. You'll lose Wi-Fi calling depending on your carrier, you'll lose rcs, 256Q, and 4x4 mimo.
Overall I found the tmobile firmware better with just disabling the bloat through adhell.
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For me that's too much to lose.
@all I appreciate the responses. I'm gonna try it I'm about an hour and report my experience.
I can't find much T-mo bloatware on mine. What else besides T-mobile, T-mo TV, visual voice mail and device unlock is there? I think carrier IQ is gone for good, anything else?
Will I trip Knox if I flash the unlocked firmware on my T-Mobile? or will anything change in the download menu showing unofficial status?
it will not trip knox and its reversible if you don't like the unlocked firmware. I went back t mobile firmware and used bk disabler to disable the bloat and crap running in the background. all in all you'll have about an extra GB taken up on internal storage which isn't much on a 64 GB device IMO.
With unlocked tmobile N8, if I flash unlocked fw, then device should work on Verizon?
hello - i also have this question. (sorry noob here).
I got my tmobile note 8 unlocked by paying off the the pending amount and followed the Tmobile's device unlock procedure. But even after that the phone did not work with Verizon's network.
Reading BlueFox721's post for carrier switching (link)
Is my understanding right that, first I have to follow the Carrier Switching procedure and then I can choose between 2 options
(opt 1) flash a specific carrier FW or
(opt 2) i can choose to flash the phone with the unlocked firmware.
Am i also right that flashing the phone with a carrier specifc FW provides some advantages that are specific to that carrier's network setup (features such as wifi calling, 4x4 mimo) and that also adds some of the bloatware from that carrier.
appreciate your help in advance.
manmay said:
hello - i also have this question. (sorry noob here).
I got my tmobile note 8 unlocked by paying off the the pending amount and followed the Tmobile's device unlock procedure. But even after that the phone did not work with Verizon's network.
Reading BlueFox721's post for carrier switching (link)
Is my understanding right that, first I have to follow the Carrier Switching procedure and then I can choose between 2 options
(opt 1) flash a specific carrier FW or
(opt 2) i can choose to flash the phone with the unlocked firmware.
Am i also right that flashing the phone with a carrier specifc FW provides some advantages that are specific to that carrier's network setup (features such as wifi calling, 4x4 mimo) and that also adds some of the bloatware from that carrier.
appreciate your help in advance.
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Yes
Dumb question. If the device is carrier locked, say to tmobile, will flashing unlocked firmware on it unlock it as well? or is it based on imei?
Nope, unlocked FW won't sim unlock the phone. And if you want to use Tmobile's unlock app you need to use it with Tmobile stock FW.
Doesn't unlock firmware support 256 qam and 4x4 mimo? It has band 46
Hi all! I bought the S10 from eBay not knowing it was the Chinese variant.
I have at&t, and it supports all but two of ATT's bands, so I'm fine there.
I just have one question: Will I be able to flash a stock ROM of a different variant through Odin? Like the US Snapdragon variant for example.
So.. No one knows? I wanna verify before I try to flash a ROM
No you will not really be able to do as you wish without substantial customization and editing of the files you want to flash.
What you are asking is as unlikely as being able to flash the TMO version with the AT&T software.. BUT.. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, unlike the other dual SIM variants the unit you purchased comes with a unlocked bootloader out of the box -- whereas all the other variations -- the bootloader is locked so you will be able to flash custom roms down the road which should cover you.
Samsung pay in a few other things those won't work as I understand it.
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oh and I forgot this nugget of very important information
If you flash anything other than dual SIM variant software you will lose the dual-sim functionality.
Further, I'm not sure how that might affect your micro SD card slot since the hardware is a little different on that device.
Summary: i wouldn't recommend using anything other than dual SIM variant software.
I was wrong however, from like hardware to like hardware there is a way -- see this post. an example of single Sim to single-sim how to do it.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s10/help/flash-t-mobile-firmware-unlocked-s10-t3917709/
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So.. No one knows? I wanna verify before I try to flash a ROM
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O my good god what are you asking:x You are asking how to flash wortheless murican firmware on unlocked bootloader phone. It will not work though. With this phone you can later have root when it will be available.
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So.. No one knows? I wanna verify before I try to flash a ROM
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As others have said, do not do this or you may brick your phone. The model number and bootloader are different between US and non-US Snapdragon versions. I had tried it on my S8 and it won't boot.
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Hi all! I bought the S10 from eBay not knowing it was the Chinese variant.
I have at&t, and it supports all but two of ATT's bands, so I'm fine there.
I just have one question: Will I be able to flash a stock ROM of a different variant through Odin? Like the US Snapdragon variant for example.
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It is only possible to flash other other SM-G9730 models, not 973U like the US models. As there is only one other firmware you can flash, I think you can flash the Hong Kong version as it is closer to the US version than the chinese version is (Chinese and Hong-Kong have the same version)
It would be helpful to know if it is possible to root and install twrp on the latest firmware (sept 1st security update - pie) or if something changed to make the method described here incompatible. I have a 950F exynos with vietnam csc. I rooted both my Note 2 and Note 4, so i have some experience with rooting.
I am ready to root now as i want to install mods to improve the camera, but don't want to face a nightmare of a boot loop and ending up having to reinstall everything and still have no root, no twrp, or a bricked phone. I posted on the root thread but it seems dead. Can anyone with similar firmware who has recently rooted successfully shed light on the status of the root method? I'm on N950XXXS7DSHC. Thanks!
I have no problems at all with mine. N950F (Same as yours) converted to T-Mobile US N950U basically. While still having unlocked sim (Unlocked for any carrier), No bloatware and I did not do any camera mods. I have hads every note from the Note 3 to Note 9. So i have no issues with the stock camera. Only i changed was my CSC so i can get video calling, Caller ID etc. Still stock firmware 9.0, Don't care about Spay (Use google pay if i had to) and that's pretty much it. If you do root good luck.
Thanks for the response. Did you first root on the update i mentioned? In the root thread i read comments from people trying to root the first time after recent updates who got problems, boot loops. My question is to know if these updates change the root situation. When did you root your phone?
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I have no problems at all with mine. N950F (Same as yours) converted to T-Mobile US N950U basically. While still having unlocked sim (Unlocked for any carrier), No bloatware and I did not do any camera mods. I have hads every note from the Note 3 to Note 9. So i have no issues with the stock camera. Only i changed was my CSC so i can get video calling, Caller ID etc. Still stock firmware 9.0, Don't care about Spay (Use google pay if i had to) and that's pretty much it. If you do root good luck.
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How did you change your phone from a N950F to a N950U?
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BIGDADDYXXL said:
How did you change your phone from a N950F to a N950U?
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I am wondering the same thing. Isn't the N950U have a snapdragon SoC?
SnowFuhrer said:
I am wondering the same thing. Isn't the N950U have a snapdragon
Yes it does, I had a S8 that was a U1 and It was snapdragon. And from what I've read the software isn't interchangeable.
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I am wondering the same thing. Isn't the N950U have a snapdragon
Yes it does, I had a S8 that was a U1 and It was snapdragon. And from what I've read the software isn't interchangeable.
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Yeh its not interchangeable. They may look the same, but software wise, they are 2 very different phones.
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Sorry for the late response guys. I did not convert my phone from a n950f to n950u. It still is a n950f exynos version not the Snapdragon one. only thing I have in the phone that is modified and I guess I'm the one reason I rooted the phone is so I can have the T-Mobile firmware on there cause I use MetroPCS (T-Mobile mvno). I still have two dual SIM function and I still have the international unlocked version compared to the US version where you have to get it unlocked or you have to pay to unlock or whichever. If that explains it.
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"if I didn't root or modified a phone I wouldn't be able to get it to work on MetroPCS or T-Mobile hundred percent correctly like I wanted it to. I could of left it how it came (stock) but I had to in a way root it to get past certain things anyways. And at the end of the day I don't mind a rooted or modified phone.
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Sorry for the late response guys. I did not convert my phone from a n950f to n950u. It still is a n950f exynos version not the Snapdragon one. only thing I have in the phone that is modified and I guess I'm the one reason I rooted the phone is so I can have the T-Mobile firmware on there cause I use MetroPCS (T-Mobile mvno). I still have two dual SIM function and I still have the international unlocked version compared to the US version where you have to get it unlocked or you have to pay to unlock or whichever. If that explains it.
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"if I didn't root or modified a phone I wouldn't be able to get it to work on MetroPCS or T-Mobile hundred percent correctly like I wanted it to. I could of left it how it came (stock) but I had to in a way root it to get past certain things anyways. And at the end of the day I don't mind a rooted or modified phone.
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The question I have is how did you do this? Also I am on cricket which is a at&t mvno and I want to be on there firmware, mine says that it is from uae and everything even Bixby is in European so weather is spoken in C° not F°. There are other stuff that irritates me.
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I changed the CSC to T-Mobile. So I can have things like video calling (Kinda buggy sometimes), VoLTE (Which works just like a Metro phone (HD sometimes HD+), And my boot logo is T-Mo. Why do you wanna be on there firmware? You have to search up the CSC for AT&T so you turn your UAE phone into a US in a way. Why don't you just go into the weather app or bixby and switch to Fahrenheit (You know you can do that)
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I changed the CSC to T-Mobile. So I can have things like video calling (Kinda buggy sometimes), VoLTE (Which works just like a Metro phone (HD sometimes HD+), And my boot logo is T-Mo. Why do you wanna be on there firmware? You have to search up the CSC for AT&T so you turn your UAE phone into a US in a way. Why don't you just go into the weather app or bixby and switch to Fahrenheit (You know you can do that)
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I have tried to switch the Bixby alarm briefing to fearinhight and can't find where to do it.
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Nfsu211090 said:
I changed the CSC to T-Mobile. So I can have things like video calling (Kinda buggy sometimes), VoLTE (Which works just like a Metro phone (HD sometimes HD+), And my boot logo is T-Mo. Why do you wanna be on there firmware? You have to search up the CSC for AT&T so you turn your UAE phone into a US in a way. Why don't you just go into the weather app or bixby and switch to Fahrenheit (You know you can do that)
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Please excuse my persistence or lack of understanding but I'm not clear on your answer to the question I raised originally. You say your phone is the same as mine but not explicitly that you rooted after updating to the same firmware I'm running (N950XXXS7DSHC). I do know it was possible to root from earlier firmwares. If I hadn't updated and read anecdotal reports of serious problems trying to do it from the current firmware, I would have rooted my phone right away.
I know also that people make mistakes in rooting frequently, so reports of problems are not evidence that the root method doesn't work. Even with serious problems, there are often workarounds. The problem is the Dr. Ketan root thread seems inactive, so the last comments there all report problems that weren't answered, nor was my own question that I also posted there. I would just like confirmation from anyone who has rooted after updating to the current firmware. Did you root your phone on N950XXXS7DSHC? Sorry again if you thought you answered that.
Good question. Sorry
@Dumbo53 I was also looking for advice about this, but since no one seemed to really be giving a clear answer, I went with this. It's basically stock without all the issues of a custom ROM, while still having root. I wasn't willing to risk updating and not being able to root on the latest, so this was a good compromise.