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Need advice pls.

So I have a T-Mobile Samsung gs2 that locked up on me. I took it to T-Mobile store and they refered me to a shops that ended up fixing it for me. I believe they changed the imei number. But when they did this it went back to GB when I originally had the 4.0.4. Now he said he could flash and install update but will charge. So my question is it a regular rooting and flashing which I know I can do myself or is it really something only he can do. I really don't feelfeel paying for something I know I can do myself. Thank you in advance

Gingerbread is what originally comes with the phone, there was an upgrade to ICS later on.
To your question, If its stock, you can just upgrade to ICS through kies (which he's gonna do). No rooting etc necessary, unless you want to later. Do it yourself, he's scamming you!
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Darkny8 said:
So I have a T-Mobile Samsung gs2 that locked up on me. I took it to T-Mobile store and they refered me to a shops that ended up fixing it for me... I believe they changed the imei number...
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I think you should be more worried about the changed IMEI number!

Bluntified said:
Gingerbread is what originally comes with the phone, there was an upgrade to ICS later on.
To your question, If its stock, you can just upgrade to ICS through kies (which he's gonna do). No rooting etc necessary, unless you want to later. Do it yourself, he's scamming you!
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I thought the same thing but when I did the upgrade through Kies it ended up getting locked again so I had to take it back to the guy. That's when he mentioned rooting and flashing. I told him I could do it but he made it seem like it's something he should do.

DinoSoup said:
I think you should be more worried about the changed IMEI number!
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Yea after finding out what he they did I looked up what it was to change the imei number, because I never had this problem before, I understand its a bad thing. But I wasn't the one who did it. I was actually surprised T-Mobile told me to take it in to have this done. But what I've learned is mobile can't tell when this is done. So I'm ok with it and besides soon as the note 2 comes out I'm selling the phone. It's unlocked as well so I'll prob sell it to an AT&T user. Thanks for heads up though bro

Darkny8 said:
I thought the same thing but when I did the upgrade through Kies it ended up getting locked again so I had to take it back to the guy. That's when he mentioned rooting and flashing. I told him I could do it but he made it seem like it's something he should do.
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You could also use ODIN, instead of Kies, to flash the stock recoveries, you just need to look for the files on here!
Edit, found a guide that will help you get back to "fresh" stock, so that you can upgrade to ICS with Kies.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359

Bluntified said:
Gingerbread is what originally comes with the phone, there was an upgrade to ICS later on.
To your question, If its stock, you can just upgrade to ICS through kies (which he's gonna do). No rooting etc necessary, unless you want to later. Do it yourself, he's scamming you!
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He's not scamming you, just trying to make a sale. But yes you can do it yourself .
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Bluntified said:
You could also use ODIN, instead of Kies, to flash the stock recoveries, you just need to look for the files on here!
Edit, found a guide that will help you get back to "fresh" stock, so that you can upgrade to ICS with Kies.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359
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Thank for that man ill check it out. I really feel more comfortable flashing an update because of the issue that the kies gave me. But I'll send look into it thanks

elesbb said:
He's not scamming you, just trying to make a sale. But yes you can do it yourself .
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I get where's he's coming from but some honesty goes along way. Cuz to make it seem like only he can do it isn't coo. I would've rather have him be honest than to try and trick me into having him do it. But thanks man. Hope your right cuz if not then I'm stuck taking it back to him.

elesbb said:
He's not scamming you, just trying to make a sale. But yes you can do it yourself .
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I assumed he was scamming because the OP mention the IMEI number was changed (fishy), and mostly likely flashed a custom or modified gingerbread ROM, that's why Kies won't read the phone. If the repair person brought the phone back to full stock, it should be able to connect no problem, which doesn't look like he did.

Bluntified said:
I assumed he was scamming because the OP mention the IMEI number was changed (fishy), and mostly likely flashed a custom or modified gingerbread ROM, that's why Kies won't read the phone. If the repair person brought the phone back to full stock, it should be able to connect no problem, which doesn't look like he did.
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yea he did change the imei number. and kies updated just fine. it brough my phone back to 4.0.4 but the problem was that after the update the phone got locked again. im guessing the imei number went back to its original. so my thing is im wondering if i root and flash an updated zip will my phone lock again. from my understanding flashing shouldnt mess with the imei number but thats why i wanted advice from people on this site. im still a nood but was able to learn what i know from this site. thanks again bro

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I dont think the imei is a problem.
I had in the past the galaxy and glaxy 4g that had a changed imei (dou to unlocking)
it never gave me any problems.

orisolo said:
I dont think the imei is a problem.
I had in the past the galaxy and glaxy 4g that had a changed imei (dou to unlocking)
it never gave me any problems.
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So after changing imei number you rooted and were able to to flash without a prob? Now is this just a one time flash or multiple?

One can change the IMEI number? that is crazy, this is like changing the VIN number of the car, how is it even possible?

doanthaitu said:
One can change the IMEI number? that is crazy, this is like changing the VIN number of the car, how is it even possible?
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Yea you can. It's not something I recommend doing because it is illegal. But so are bootleg movies and burning music from the internet. You can Google info on how to do that though.

Darkny8 said:
Yea you can. It's not something I recommend doing because it is illegal. But so are bootleg movies and burning music from the internet. You can Google info on how to do that though.
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That's kinda scary. What if they use my IMEI by some stroke of "luck"?!

Canadian Note 7 - Root

Hey all, does anyone have a link to a guide to root the Canadian Note 7 (SM-N930W8) - Snapdragon model.
The device should have a unlocked bootloader. Any help appreciated. Thank you

Anton2007 said:
Hey all, does anyone have a link to a guide to root the Canadian Note 7 (SM-N930W8) - Snapdragon model.
The device should have a unlocked bootloader. Any help appreciated. Thank you
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The first units out up here have a locked bootloader. I would imagine the replacements do too. There was an engineering firmware from Sprint that you could flash to get root, but I'm not sure what happens after you're on it.. i.e. I don't think you can get off of it (at least easily), no recovery, no custom ROMs, etc..
There are a number of users who returned their W8 Note7 and bought a F or FD model, as the Exynos variant has an unlocked bootloader, recovery, root, etc..

arcane613 said:
The first units out up here have a locked bootloader. I would imagine the replacements do too. There was an engineering firmware from Sprint that you could flash to get root, but I'm not sure what happens after you're on it.. i.e. I don't think you can get off of it (at least easily), no recovery, no custom ROMs, etc..
There are a number of users who returned their W8 Note7 and bought a F or FD model, as the Exynos variant has an unlocked bootloader, recovery, root, etc..
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I thought Canadian units always had an unlocked bootloader? In development options I see OEM Unlock.

Anton2007 said:
I thought Canadian units always had an unlocked bootloader? In development options I see OEM Unlock.
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I wish. I also have a W8 Note7. So far I've decided to keep it, although it hasn't been exchanged yet (registered, but coral blue and waiting forever). I may sell it and get a F or FD variant once known good ones are easily available.. or may get something else.. who knows..
For reference, see THIS post for the steps about the engineering bootloader/firmware. Feel free to read through that thread, but from everything I've read the bootloader is truly locked on our devices.
Oh, OEM unlock is a feature added in lollipop. As far as I know it's a standard feature and doesn't reflect the actual ability to unlock the bootloader. Disabling it can remove the FRP lock though.. Yes, I do know you need to use that when flashing ROMs, I had a HTC 10, S7 Edge (W8 Exynos model), and many other Androids before, and I rooted every single one of them. This is the first device I haven't, which is why I'm on the fence..

arcane613 said:
I wish. I also have a W8 Note7. So far I've decided to keep it, although it hasn't been exchanged yet (registered, but coral blue and waiting forever). I may sell it and get a F or FD variant once known good ones are easily available.. or may get something else.. who knows..
For reference, see THIS post for the steps about the engineering bootloader/firmware. Feel free to read through that thread, but from everything I've read the bootloader is truly locked on our devices.
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Ah, that sucks. I've never had a rooting any other devices, my old Note 5 had root. Weird...

Anton2007 said:
Ah, that sucks. I've never had a rooting any other devices, my old Note 5 had root. Weird...
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Yeah, I hear ya. It's a first for Sammy in Canada, at least with a W8 variant..

Anton2007 said:
Hey all, does anyone have a link to a guide to root the Canadian Note 7 (SM-N930W8) - Snapdragon model.
The device should have a unlocked bootloader. Any help appreciated. Thank you
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Unlocked bootloader? Dude....where have you been lol?
Ditch the snapdragon and go exynos as mentioned....only way to go with a note 7 if you want the usual root, twrp like the note 5.
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force70 said:
Unlocked bootloader? Dude....where have you been lol?
Ditch the snapdragon and go exynos as mentioned....only way to go with a note 7 if you want the usual root, twrp like the note 5.
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Guess I've just assumed it was unlocked. Honestly this phone has been a pain in the ass since I got it, was hoping to fix some things up with root and don't really want to go through the hassle of getting an Exynos version. Where would I grab one from anyway?

Anton2007 said:
Guess I've just assumed it was unlocked. Honestly this phone has been a pain in the ass since I got it, was hoping to fix some things up with root and don't really want to go through the hassle of getting an Exynos version. Where would I grab one from anyway?
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Lots of guys got them via ebay, a few of us got them local at a store here in toronto.
Amazon would also be an option
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force70 said:
Lots of guys got them via ebay, a few of us got them local at a store here in toronto.
Amazon would also be an option
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That's not a bad idea. Do you think Bell will refund my replacement Note 7? Also, what store in Toronto, I'm fairly close to there

Anton2007 said:
That's not a bad idea. Do you think Bell will refund my replacement Note 7? Also, what store in Toronto, I'm fairly close to there
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Can't say about bell....
The store is swiftronics.
I would hold off on buying though until battery gate blows over...they dont have any new stock yet anyway. We are all waiting on them to replace our FD units with updated versions.
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Just use the Spring Userdebug root and you will be good to go. Instructions are pretty basic. I have the N930W8 as well. The advantage is that you dont void your warranty or trip knox, but then you are stuck on an unchangablr kernel and cannot flash roms/kernels until someone decides to include the system.img and old kernel in their roms, which would be a lost cause, since maybe 3 people have rooted their canadian note 7's xD
BTW, can anyone help me out with systemui? I flashed the modded systemui that includes rom control, and can no longer use samsungs interaction control, which I absolutely need. Please help me out with possibly a zip I can flash that resets systemui to stock?

imatts said:
Just use the Spring Userdebug root and you will be good to go. Instructions are pretty basic. I have the N930W8 as well. The advantage is that you dont void your warranty or trip knox, but then you are stuck on an unchangablr kernel and cannot flash roms/kernels until someone decides to include the system.img and old kernel in their roms, which would be a lost cause, since maybe 3 people have rooted their canadian note 7's xD
BTW, can anyone help me out with systemui? I flashed the modded systemui that includes rom control, and can no longer use samsungs interaction control, which I absolutely need. Please help me out with possibly a zip I can flash that resets systemui to stock?
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You cannot use that on the new firmware for anyone who got the update.
The OP is on a replacement device so he def cannot use it.
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force70 said:
You cannot use that on the new firmware for anyone who got the update.
The OP is on a replacement device so he def cannot use it.
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I used this on my original Note 7 as well as the replacement.
I got my replacement last friday, the phone was said to be manufactured Sep 6th, but I was definitely able to flash sprints userdebug on my new replacement..
I'm running it now, and its actually doing much better than the older device. Much much snappier and longer lasting.
Then again, you mentioned an update, and I usually avoid such things so I hadnt noticed any update. Could you ellaborate on that please? With some links if you can? ^.^

imatts said:
I used this on my original Note 7 as well as the replacement.
I got my replacement last friday, the phone was said to be manufactured Sep 6th, but I was definitely able to flash sprints userdebug on my new replacement..
I'm running it now, and its actually doing much better than the older device. Much much snappier and longer lasting.
Then again, you mentioned an update, and I usually avoid such things so I hadnt noticed any update. Could you ellaborate on that please? With some links if you can? ^.^
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You must have got the device rooted before it updated....nice one!
The new firmware which gives the fixed devices the green battery icon and bad ones a big fat warning to turn the device in. And in some cases limits the charging to 60% tops.
I have all my update crap turned off so avoided it and some like you got lucky..others the damn phone updated immediately and others it came with the firmware.
You cannot odin the previous firmware either..its blocked. And there is no root for it even on unlocked bootloader devices like my dual sim exynos
Its all over the forums bro, easy to find more info but thats the overview of it.
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force70 said:
You must have got the device rooted before it updated....nice one!
The new firmware which gives the fixed devices the green battery icon and bad ones a big fat warning to turn the device in. And in some cases limits the charging to 60% tops.
I have all my update crap turned off so avoided it and some like you got lucky..others the damn phone updated immediately and others it came with the firmware.
You cannot odin the previous firmware either..its blocked. And there is no root for it even on unlocked bootloader devices like my dual sim exynos
Its all over the forums bro, easy to find more info but thats the overview of it.
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Whaat thats absolute bull that Samsung would do this.
I'm super thankful I blocked the update services with Package Disabler right away then.. I didnt even intend to do it, but I figured I would just in case. I have to reflash the userdebug again though, theres no way it would auto update right?

imatts said:
Whaat thats absolute bull that Samsung would do this.
I'm super thankful I blocked the update services with Package Disabler right away then.. I didnt even intend to do it, but I figured I would just in case. I have to reflash the userdebug again though, theres no way it would auto update right?
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It shouldn't especially now that your rooted, im not even rooted but have auto update off and also used package disabler and havent had a hint of an OTA thank god.
I dont like It either but under the circumstances i do understand why they would force an OTA like this.
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force70 said:
It shouldn't especially now that your rooted, im not even rooted but have auto update off and also used package disabler and havent had a hint of an OTA thank god.
I dont like It either but under the circumstances i do understand why they would force an OTA like this.
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How come unlocked bootloaders are not rootable?. . There is a dr ketan rom based on safe battery issue

force70 said:
It shouldn't especially now that your rooted, im not even rooted but have auto update off and also used package disabler and havent had a hint of an OTA thank god.
I dont like It either but under the circumstances i do understand why they would force an OTA like this.
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Just managed to reflash sprint userdebug and root again (on the replacement). I was sketching out hard during the setup, saying to myself over and over "oh my god please dont auto update".
Thanks for all your help! Sucks that the Note 7 is essentially dead now, considering only very little people will have a rooted note 7.

umijani010 said:
How come unlocked bootloaders are not rootable?. . There is a dr ketan rom based on safe battery issue
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Lol.....just now there is....there was not up until when i went to bed last night. Looks like Dr Ketan found a way around it by not having to flash the new bootloader.
This is what our talented developers do...find ways sround samsung screwing us....god bless them :thumbup:
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So now what?? Since Verizon will NOT be bricking the Note 7's on their network?

So now what?? Since Verizon will NOT be bricking the Note 7's on their network does everyone believe the coast is clear go back to the 100% battery firm ware and continue to purchase/invest in Note 7 accessories? See updates:
https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/09/verizon-note-7/

Dude2 said:
So now what?? Since Verizon will NOT be bricking the Note 7's on their network does everyone believe the coast is clear go back to the 100% battery firm ware and continue to purchase/invest in Note 7 accessories? See updates:
https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/09/verizon-note-7/
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Perhaps after the holiday.
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I'm on 100% battery with updates disabled. I just want root lol.

Icfatpeople said:
I'm on 100% battery with updates disabled. I just want root lol.
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Get a different phone. No one will be working on rooting software on a now seriously dead phone. They will keep making this even more difficult and that will make most folks turn them in.
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Glad I kept mine. Got to keep it for free, 100% battery and OTA's blocked
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We will get shut down after the holidays. Verizon just doesn't want to shut it down during the holidays and Samsung is giving the carriers 30 days to push the update. My thoughts anyways.

I still need to go back to the 100% firmware, which I hope to do soon. Would rather wait to see what the Galaxy S8 rolls out since we are only 60-90days away.

Bsober said:
We will get shut down after the holidays. Verizon just doesn't want to shut it down during the holidays and Samsung is giving the carriers 30 days to push the update. My thoughts anyways.
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Do you have a source of where they gave the 30 day deadline?

Fake news.

dottat said:
Get a different phone. No one will be working on rooting software on a now seriously dead phone. They will keep making this even more difficult and that will make most folks turn them in.
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If the IMEI is not blocked, and the phone works on VZ networks, then it is not "dead". Just because a phone doesn't get "updates" does not make it dead. I always root and block updates on new phones first thing out - don't want updates, they usually cause more problems than they are worth. The phone will work fine for many years without updates. Who really uses a phone for more than 2 to 3 years at most anyway? For me it is usually one year, then on to the next version. I actually skipped the Note 5 for obvious reasons and stuck with my Note 4 for two years. I put Morom on it first thing I got it after rooting (it was a Dev Note 4) - never took a single update, not a problem. It was set up just the way I wanted, had xposed running and the obvious things one does with Titanium, no need to mess with it. The N7 will work for several years just fine as long as the IMEI is not blocked and a person disables update apk's.

teegunn said:
If the IMEI is not blocked, and the phone works on VZ networks, then it is not "dead". Just because a phone doesn't get "updates" does not make it dead. I always root and block updates on new phones first thing out - don't want updates, they usually cause more problems than they are worth. The phone will work fine for many years without updates. Who really uses a phone for more than 2 to 3 years at most anyway? For me it is usually one year, then on to the next version. I actually skipped the Note 5 for obvious reasons and stuck with my Note 4 for two years. I put Morom on it first thing I got it after rooting (it was a Dev Note 4) - never took a single update, not a problem. It was set up just the way I wanted, had xposed running and the obvious things one does with Titanium, no need to mess with it. The N7 will work for several years just fine as long as the IMEI is not blocked and a person disables update apk's.
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They will get to that point. They will disable the imei. If you keep your note beyond the update that Verizon will roll out after the holidays they will begin to block imei. You don't think so? Why would Samsung push an OTA to disable charging if they didn't mean to eliminate any notes in the field?
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They will get to that point. They will disable the imei. If you keep your note beyond the update that Verizon will roll out after the holidays they will begin to block imei. You don't think so? Why would Samsung push an OTA to disable charging if they didn't mean to eliminate any notes in the field?
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I don't know - who actually knows? Is it legal to block an IMEI like that in the US? IDK. We will see. If it happens, it happens. As of now, I have a free N7 I am using. I returned my OG N7 - sent it out friday. I will ride this N7 as long as possible. If I have to make a switch should they IMEI block my N7, I will go back to my Dev N4 until either a worthy updrade is available - either an S8 or Note 8.
As far as why Samsung would push an OTA to disable charging to those daft enough to not have update apk's disabled... well they have to cover their arses, and if they have an OTA that disables a phone, they are not responsible for those owners who have somehow either through root or a package disabler app made their phones immune to OTA's. Will VZ block all N7 IMEI's? Dunno. Hope not. Can't control if they do and if they do, then I will adjust with the option that makes the most sense at that time. Hoping to just ride out my N7 until the N8 is out. Worst case I will get the largest display S8 when it is available. We just don't know what the S8 is gonna be for sure yet, nor what the N8 will be either.

That's certainly one way of doing it.

I have replacement Note 7 from Verizon, PHE firmware, 100% refunded back to Verizon account and refunded back to my credit card, moved to T-Mobile . I blocked OTA update via PDP app. T-Mobile doesn't even recognize my phone.
Because I am at the different network, I don't think my IMEI will be blocked unless Samsung disables my phone's IMEI.
Any thought?

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Do you have a source of where they gave the 30 day deadline?
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It's what i was told when i called Samsung. I see Verizon says they want do it at all now though. Guess time will tell.

Note 7 update to disable charging coming 12/27
Here: https://explore.t-mobile.com/samsung-galaxy-note7-recall
Better learn how to disable updates FAST! Thankfully, I found it on here and it doesn't take Package Disabler Pro to do it.
Randomly had a return box from them left on my porch today. Verizon refunded everything more than a month ago and had sent me an email saying that they had received my return. Now I don't know what to do. Probably just gonna ignore it.

dennistaylor said:
Here: https://explore.t-mobile.com/samsung-galaxy-note7-recall
Better learn how to disable updates FAST! Thankfully, I found it on here and it doesn't take Package Disabler Pro to do it.
Randomly had a return box from them left on my porch today. Verizon refunded everything more than a month ago and had sent me an email saying that they had received my return. Now I don't know what to do. Probably just gonna ignore it.
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Let them block a phone from powering on and then have somebody die as a result of not being able to call 911. They won't do it.
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I don't know - who actually knows? Is it legal to block an IMEI like that in the US? IDK. We will see. If it happens, it happens. As of now, I have a free N7 I am using. I returned my OG N7 - sent it out friday. I will ride this N7 as long as possible. If I have to make a switch should they IMEI block my N7, I will go back to my Dev N4 until either a worthy updrade is available - either an S8 or Note 8.
As far as why Samsung would push an OTA to disable charging to those daft enough to not have update apk's disabled... well they have to cover their arses, and if they have an OTA that disables a phone, they are not responsible for those owners who have somehow either through root or a package disabler app made their phones immune to OTA's. Will VZ block all N7 IMEI's? Dunno. Hope not. Can't control if they do and if they do, then I will adjust with the option that makes the most sense at that time. Hoping to just ride out my N7 until the N8 is out. Worst case I will get the largest display S8 when it is available. We just don't know what the S8 is gonna be for sure yet, nor what the N8 will be either.
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Yes it's why all phones can dial 911.

tricktaylor said:
Let them block a phone from powering on and then have somebody die as a result of not being able to call 911. They won't do it.
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Yes it's why all phones can dial 911.
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It's been plastered everywhere for how long to return the phone. If someone were to somehow die cause of it then it's their own damn fault for keeping it.

Tell that to the first person who dies because their phone won't turn on. I don't get some peoples' anger towards those who kept their note 7. Ok you couldnt get one ir you returnedyours. I bet you buy lottery tickets too.
It's still called a voluntary recall, I'm not sure how they're getting away with taking phones against the will of their customers. I'm comfortable with the odds of my phone catching fire. Sent from said phone and I'm still alive. No one got hurt.

tricktaylor said:
Tell that to the first person who dies because their phone won't turn on. I don't get some peoples' anger towards those who kept their note 7. Ok you couldnt get one ir you returnedyours. I bet you buy lottery tickets too.
It's still called a voluntary recall, I'm not sure how they're getting away with taking phones against the will of their customers. I'm comfortable with the odds of my phone catching fire. Sent from said phone and I'm still alive. No one got hurt.
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Yeah, because an exploding phone on your face or burning your house down will always allow you to dial 911. Why would they not stop such a device from dialing 911, if it could be the cause for someone to have to dial 911???
Verizon has now issued the email to Note 7 users that they will be sending the update on January 5, 2017 to disable charging capability. Better use Debloat Tool and disable the lines that poll for updates.

Have you been affected by the Jan 5 kill switch? Yes or no?

Will be interesting to see whether blocking updates will have worked, and how far Samsung/carriers are willing to go, and whether or not that can be avoided. Although this is the day they forecast, it will obviously be ongoing. I am trying to hold on until the next Note or until I'm incentivized beyond what I can resist. After paying a lot, driving 200 miles and waiting in line (twice), configuring and reconfiguring the replacement, and buying cases and screen protectors, I'd like to hold on to the perfect phone until something better comes along.

No... My 2 carrier unlocked AT&T Note 7s are still up and running. No change so far; they're still receiving texts and phone calls, etc. FYI: I used the S Package Disabler/Solid Explorer Method.

Working fine do far.
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Verizon Note 7 same as the day I got it

My Verizon Note 7 is still running strong.

T-mobile, works fine with blocking & 100% battery stat. Hahaa, fingers crossed.

No problems to report. So, I will report no problems.

It still charges well
Used Debloater to block updates. My AT&T Note 7 still recharges.

Im sure everyone will be okay and i doubt US companies will let Samsung go ahead with the IMEI block.
You guys all are safe, enjoy your phones =)
Knock on wood lol

Need help unbricking galaxy note 7
can anyone please help me unbrick my VZW Note 7. i was trying to root it before they sent the kill update and i totally screwed the pooch. it is completely dead now, like all the way. doesn't turn on or anything. i have been able to download the Qualcomm driver and can now see "Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008" in my device manager, but cant get anything else to work. tried QFIL but that gives me a "Sahara Fail" error. please let me know. i really don't understand how this can be so hard, isn't it just a miniaturized computer. i mean, i should be able to load whatever i want on it, right? any ideas will help. please. i even removed the back and unplugged the battery to use the QFIL, as stated on a tutorial i read, but that did nothing. i cant even tell if its charging when i plug it in.

How is everyone able to keep their phones safe from the update? I've resorted to turning off my WiFi in order to prevent it from downloading, but I'm hoping you all have a better solution. Especially those who say they're able to charge their phones to 100%.

I'm still at 100% with no issues
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Own31 said:
Im sure everyone will be okay and i doubt US companies will let Samsung go ahead with the IMEI block.
You guys all are safe, enjoy your phones =)
Knock on wood lol
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I see IMEI cleaners on Craigslist, so there is that if they decide to go that route.
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Using mine in Spain. No problems. No issues. Have blocked all swing update packages.

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I'm still at 100% with no issues
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I see IMEI cleaners on Craigslist, so there is that if they decide to go that route.
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thats not going to work. Its not just IMEI ban there are more things in play. With that said few people in Australia were able to switch their imei to S7 edge and the phone is working fine.
Here in Canada I have yet to see one phone being put back online. Keeping my fingers crossed, hope we get there.
But going back to your post again, we have lots of add on kijiji and creglist too, i know for a fact non of them can fix the Canadian W8 vesion.
I still keep hoping, not returning my N7

All good here on the east coast. Still 100% with zero issues. Looks like the blocking apps are doing their job ?
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I don't have a blocking app, just a Verizon Note 7 that works perfect with 100% charge.

All F'ed up, an jacked up here in Upstate NY AT&T, had to revert back to my Note 5.

alimojabi said:
can anyone please help me unbrick my VZW Note 7. i was trying to root it before they sent the kill update and i totally screwed the pooch. it is completely dead now, like all the way. doesn't turn on or anything. i have been able to download the Qualcomm driver and can now see "Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008" in my device manager, but cant get anything else to work. tried QFIL but that gives me a "Sahara Fail" error. please let me know. i really don't understand how this can be so hard, isn't it just a miniaturized computer. i mean, i should be able to load whatever i want on it, right? any ideas will help. please. i even removed the back and unplugged the battery to use the QFIL, as stated on a tutorial i read, but that did nothing. i cant even tell if its charging when i plug it in.
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Can you boot to Download or Recovery Mode? If your phone is completely dead at the moment, make sure it's actively plugged in. And, if you can, do not use the Samsung branded charger. They talk to each other and you don't want them talking crap behind your back. Just cable to USB or cable to another brand of wall charger. Once plugged in, try to boot to Download or Recovery Mode.
It has to be able to boot to one of those. The liability would be huge if Samsung had no way to reverse that. What if someone had a user name + password texted to them, from a legitimate law office, for a Will Reading from a long lost rich relative that no one in your family knew existed, let alone, had money... I know that's super random, but I'm basically saying that "Unexpected Sh!t Happens". Murphy Rule, if you will. There will be something...
Get back with us and let us know.

Well, that's good news. It appears this time bomb was a bit of a dud. I've had an earlier version of EZ Disabler installed and have system updates disabled. So far, so good.

here is my update. I have a note 7 on sprint.
I had automatic download disabled, and one of the programs that bloc everything. is still automatically downloaded, it gave me a choice to delay install till overnight but 2 hours ago is rebooted and installed anyhow, now my battery is at 41% not charging anymore, and one the battery goes down to 0 game over. my new phone has not arrived. any options for me out there?
please help, I need to save all my data.

Galaxy S9 SM-G960U USA version possinle root idea?

In theory what if we where to flash a global rom to a usa variant s9 then proceed to unlocking the bootloader and oem unlock ???

Seems that would have been tried long before now.
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ANY LUCK GETTING THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S9 BOOST MOBILE IS MY CARRIER
model: SM-G960U
ONE UI VERSION: 1.0 , ANDROID VERSION: 9 , BASEBAND VERSION: G960USQU6CSGF
ANDROID SECURITY PATCH LEVEL: JULY 1ST 2019 , SE for ANDROID STATUS: ENFORCING SEPF_SM_G960U_9_0006
EVERYWHERE I HAVE LOOK I HAVE FAILED!!! ANYONE BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE SOLUTION ON HOW TO GET THIS DEVICE ROOTED. IF ANYONE CAN PLEASE HELP??? SEND A LINK OR GIVE ME ANY INFOMATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! I HAVE TRIED AND LOOK THRU MANY THREADS TO FIND NOTHING THAT HAS WORK YET...... I JUST GOT THE UPDATED A WEEK AGO FOR THE NEW SGF BASEBAND. PLEASE HELP!
OR SEND ME A LINK OR INFORMATION ON THIS

XxTeXx07xX said:
ANY LUCK GETTING THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S9 BOOST MOBILE IS MY CARRIER
model: SM-G960U
ONE UI VERSION: 1.0 , ANDROID VERSION: 9 , BASEBAND VERSION: G960USQU6CSGF
ANDROID SECURITY PATCH LEVEL: JULY 1ST 2019 , SE for ANDROID STATUS: ENFORCING SEPF_SM_G960U_9_0006
EVERYWHERE I HAVE LOOK I HAVE FAILED!!! ANYONE BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE SOLUTION ON HOW TO GET THIS DEVICE ROOTED. IF ANYONE CAN PLEASE HELP??? SEND A LINK OR GIVE ME ANY INFOMATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! I HAVE TRIED AND LOOK THRU MANY THREADS TO FIND NOTHING THAT HAS WORK YET...... I JUST GOT THE UPDATED A WEEK AGO FOR THE NEW SGF BASEBAND. PLEASE HELP!
OR SEND ME A LINK OR INFORMATION ON THIS
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Yelling won't change the answer. That model, regardless of carrier, is bootloader locked. It ain't gettin' root.
End if story.
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joeldf said:
Yelling won't change the answer. That model, regardless of carrier, is bootloader locked. It ain't gettin' root.
End if story.
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what if i yell in 40 pt font?

youdoofus said:
what if i yell in 40 pt font?
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Guess you can always try...
Did I really say "End if story"?
I could edit it, but your quote has now immortalized it. ?

joeldf said:
Guess you can always try...
Did I really say "we are no longer the knights who saaaaaaay NI! we are now the knights who saaaaaaaaay icky icky ba-dang zoifmomng"?
I could edit it, but your quote has now immortalized it.
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well, we could go edit some edits, but one never knows what can happen when people go off and do silly things like that

Idk if this helps but #*9900# will bring up this menu and can enable upload mode (it appears to be disabled from factory) I know that's how the s8 was rooted and thought it might be what's stopping root on the s9 @partcyborg may shed some light on this

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Idk if this helps but #*9900# will bring up this menu and can enable upload mode (it appears to be disabled from factory) I know that's how the s8 was rooted and thought it might be what's stopping root on the s9 @partcyborg may shed some light on this
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USA market S9s are not rootable. The G960U models are screwed. Not that it bugs me because root messes up SPay, and id gladly give up root for that if i was forced to choose. Which I am LoL
EDIT: USA S9's are now rootable. Please refer to the guides

I'm sure people thought the same about s8, it was far from the conventional root method but if we never get root on s9 it's all good but I'll never buy another $700 Samsung if I can't own it. That's what root is about for me. They shouldn't be able to tell me what I can and can't do with my $700 phone and just thinkin about it really makes me wanna throw it in the trash, I'm tired of being a Google slave and I can't remove gapps and replace services without root I'd trade this piece of junk for a s8+ in a heart beat

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I'm sure people thought the same about s8, it was far from the conventional root method but if we never get root on s9 it's all good but I'll never buy another $700 Samsung if I can't own it. That's what root is about for me. They shouldn't be able to tell me what I can and can't do with my $700 phone and just thinkin about it really makes me wanna throw it in the trash, I'm tired of being a Google slave and I can't remove gapps and replace services without root I'd trade this piece of junk for a s8+ in a heart beat
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what exactly are you missing without root? not being sarcastic, just curious. i used to be a root or die kind of person until i was faced with this unrootable device but gained SPay. Honestly, just curious to see what people still use root for

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what exactly are you missing without root? not being sarcastic, just curious. i used to be a root or die kind of person until i was faced with this unrootable device but gained SPay. Honestly, just curious to see what people still use root for
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For one, being able to uninstall software you don't want/use that's just taking space. Also, during my flashaholic days, being able to use different kernels to significantly increase battery usage and being able to install lean/pared-down roms for that extra snappy performance.

My s9 is stuck in emergency recovery and will not go into download mode. I've tried everything can anyone help me.....

Someone please work on the Qualpwn I'm willing to chip in something on the bounty and I'm sure I'm not the only one, @partcyborg, wanna make some money?

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Someone please work on the Qualpwn I'm willing to chip in something on the bounty and I'm sure I'm not the only one, @partcyborg, wanna make some money?
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The S9 has been out for over a year. Plenty of people around here have been picking at it. If there was a way, you'd think something would have been found by now.

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The S9 has been out for over a year. Plenty of people around here have been picking at it. If there was a way, you'd think something would have been found by now.
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exactly
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leftylok83 said:
My s9 is stuck in emergency recovery and will not go into download mode. I've tried everything can anyone help me.....
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do you have ADB installed on your computer? if so use the command to reboot into download mode
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For one, being able to uninstall software you don't want/use that's just taking space. Also, during my flashaholic days, being able to use different kernels to significantly increase battery usage and being able to install lean/pared-down roms for that extra snappy performance.
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those items you mentioned arent as bad as they used to be. The kernels are pretty efficient nowadays and with the advent of the U1 Odin flashable files, there isnt much need to uninstall too many things. Dont get me wrong, i really miss being able to flash whatever i wanted (i started my root journey on the OG Evo, then went to the S3, S5, A8 and now S9) and yes, it does make a difference for each individual phone as they all are somehow a tad different. I wish we could root. I really wish we could root and maintain SPay and SHealth. But even if root is accomplished, but it breaks SPay, ill not root. SPay is that important to me

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those items you mentioned arent as bad as they used to be. The kernels are pretty efficient nowadays and with the advent of the U1 Odin flashable files, there isnt much need to uninstall too many things. Dont get me wrong, i really miss being able to flash whatever i wanted (i started my root journey on the OG Evo, then went to the S3, S5, A8 and now S9) and yes, it does make a difference for each individual phone as they all are somehow a tad different. I wish we could root. I really wish we could root and maintain SPay and SHealth. But even if root is accomplished, but it breaks SPay, ill not root. SPay is that important to me
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You're probably right. Haven't flashed anything on a Android phone since LG G4. Been using an iPhone X as my daily driver since that time and just received this S9 when renewing my contract. I've had the LG G7 One for a couple of months and the S10 after that for a few days. Both have been sold since I find them really expensive to risk bricking. You could say my flashing days are waning and just want to stick to secure environment which is why I'm using an iphone where there is no temptation to modify anything. This S9 is still kind of new and just my backup phone so I can still afford to tinker with it but as I found out, it's not even possible to unlock the bootloader so I guess it'll go back in the drawer for now or sell it.

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You're probably right. Haven't flashed anything on a Android phone since LG G4. Been using an iPhone X as my daily driver since that time and just received this S9 when renewing my contract. I've had the LG G7 One for a couple of months and the S10 after that for a few days. Both have been sold since I find them really expensive to risk bricking. You could say my flashing days are waning and just want to stick to secure environment which is why I'm using an iphone where there is no temptation to modify anything. This S9 is still kind of new and just my backup phone so I can still afford to tinker with it but as I found out, it's not even possible to unlock the bootloader so I guess it'll go back in the drawer for now or sell it.
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yeah, the bootloader is probably a lost cause for the immediate future. i got my S9 a few months ago for $275 from Cricket and flashed the U1 firmware shortly after getting it. We went to Cancun for a week, so i left it alone before the trip, but as soon as we got home, i flashed it LoL
anyways, i wouldnt blame you for selling it if its just your backup phone especially since there is no real tinkering beyond the goodlock app from samsung themselves, which is pretty limited

To Be honest, theres is no sense in rooting this phone anyway! To what tinker with a few dumb options lol.... Them childish days are gone. Thought it would be neat till I really thought of the constant headaches and bull$hit wasted time! NM

You can might as well get an iPhone if you want to allow someone else to own it for you. I like the freedom it's not childish to not want to charge your phone constantly or to want to remove factory Spyware I don't understand why you would think any of this is childish but ok