Where do I need to start if I want to flash a SIM unlocked S20 FE 5G from ATT to Verizon firmware?
Here's the situation.
My Mother-In-Law has a SIM unlocked S20 FE 5G that was on ATT and is now activated and working on Verizon (with V SIM).
This was done to help her save a few $$, since adding a line to our V account is cheaper than a full separate account with ATT.
The cellular reception in her apartment is horrible but she does have great WIFI.
I tried to enable WIFI calling on her phone, but apparently the ATT firmware does not support that.
I would like to flash her phone over to either a stock Verizon FW or a basic carrier free Samsung firmware.
She doesn't need a souped up fast as it can be ROM, stability and WIFI calling are the goals.
She doesn't even care about the bloat, but I figure if some of that can be eradicated she will like her phone better for longer.
If the flash can be done while saving her user data, that is a bonus, but I know what a big ask that is.
I am not new to flashing FW but it has been quite a few years and my experience has been almost exclusively with Motorola hardware.
I am reading about Odin and Frija now.
Is there a dummy's guide for flashing Samsung?
Thanks
go with trying to get the phone on non carrier firmware, the Verizon model has different hardware as it uses a different version of 5G compared almost everyone else.
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guy is there any way to lower our ping?
spdtest shows 400-800ms result...
so is there any way like portforward or app or mod to fix also the power saving of wifi maybe?
thanks!
i tried editing my modem but no avail
Facepalm!
Isn't ping network related!?
So is the wifi speed. Get a better internet plan.!
And please stop editing dev partitions without understanding how they work! You might get yourself a brick..
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just asking bcos im playing an app game which requires internet and found out that my ping is high. so i tried to diagnose the problem and compare the results from i9070 to the pc and other wifi enabled phones but the result is bad. our i9070 ping results are so slow from other branded phones in the market. the internet plan is fine but the ping itself is my main concern and not the internet speed. thanks shaaan and sorry for the brick, hope it would be fixed soon
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It is that highlighted spot, yeah, right there. Hey look, yup you found it in your own browser.
So, tell me the benefits of this so called 'search button' ? I mean, I can just create a new thread and wait for someone to answer it!
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So where is Verizon Note 8 Forum, Is XDA moving away from carrier specific forums? I find it less confusing to have carrier specific forums particularly for development topics as each carriers device has specific needs when it comes to development.
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So where is Verizon Note 8 Forum, Is XDA moving away from carrier specific forums? I find it less confusing to have carrier specific forums particularly for development topics as each carriers device has specific needs when it comes to development.
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I don't mind forking the development threads of each carrier into separate forums but keeping the General, Q&A, apps, and accessories forum just the same for all. In the Note 7 forums I missed out on a bunch of stuff because I didn't want to have to go through 4 other forums with their own subforums and just stayed in my carrier's board
It seems as most folks come here looking for a rom,i imagine if like me people spend a lot of time reading these rom posts only to find the download links give 404 errors,can this be fixed or at least delete the usless threads that lead to this and save everyone wasting there time on this crud.
@m3vuv you posted this in the Galaxy S5 Snapdragon Development section, but your post does not qualify for development, per the XDA Development Policy.
I have moved this to the Galaxy S5 General section.
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As far as your statement goes, this is a very old device, and a lot of the development projects have been abandoned. Many file hosts remove files that don't see traffic after a certain amount of time. If the developer is still active, you can post in that thread notifying them that the link is broken, but don't expect it to get fixed.
ok so can you point me to a working rom android 5 or higher that works with a s5 901-f that installs with twrp?,thanks.
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ok so can you point me to a working rom android 5 or higher that works with a s5 901-f that installs with twrp?,thanks.
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That's not my job as a moderator.
Hello s20fe hasnt call recorder on android 13, which app do you suggest for call record (with headphone)?
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As a courtesy, your thread has been moved to the appropriate section.