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I need help, I don't know wtf I was thinking, my sprint s6 is on CPF4 and sim UnLocked, I was going to upgrade to PL3, with Odin, run CF-Auto Root Next, Then TWRP, Then Flash TDH-JR v1.0 .... I Ran CF-Autoroot First like a idiot, I'm rooted on CPF4, tried to go ahead and remain calm and used Flashify to Flash TWRP, only to get stock recovery and if it worked was going to stay on CPF4 and figure something out but, this phone is Sim Unlocked, and I'm starting to worrying I'm going to lose it
UPDATE: SOLVED , NOW ROCKIN DEBLOATED. JAH, ITS BADASS, INSTALLING BLACKED OUT EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW!!! QUESTIONS JUST ASK, OR ILL BE BACK TO TELL WHAT I DID WRONG
Ps: HAHA AND IM STILL UNLOCKED USING METROPCS
Did you get sorted out or do you still need help? Typically if you update an unlocked phone's firmware, you will be locked again and will need to unlock. Not what you want to hear, I am sure, but that is as much as I know on the topic.
not for me. I am using an unlocked S6 Sprint now outside US and have been updating firmware so many times, the phone wont be locked again UNLESS you change the CSC (SPR, XAS...).
yaibakt said:
not for me. I am using an unlocked S6 Sprint now outside US and have been updating firmware so many times, the phone wont be locked again UNLESS you change the CSC (SPR, XAS...).
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Interesting and I did not know that. How would the OP know if it was safe to upgrade? Check that his current (or prior version, not sure where he is in the process) was SPR and then proceed to use a TAR that was the same?
koop1955 said:
Interesting and I did not know that. How would the OP know if it was safe to upgrade? Check that his current (or prior version, not sure where he is in the process) was SPR and then proceed to use a TAR that was the same?
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Not necessary either.
I did tried to download different tar files of the same Sprint firmware version which are SPR, XAS,... and guess what? They are exactly the same, even every bit.
That means, OP could flash any csc tar file, as long as its for s6 sprint (g920p***** tar file). The phone stays unlocked still.
The only thing that locked my s6 back was when i used Samsung phone info app to change the CSC. The phone rebooted and locked. I had to unlocked it again and it costed me some bucks...
How did you unlock your phone?
I just flashed the TMobile firmware through Odin and it looks identical to the unlocked firmware. The LTE did not change and I'm not getting video calling. Any suggestions?
stu5797 said:
I just flashed the TMobile firmware through Odin and it looks identical to the unlocked firmware. The LTE did not change and I'm not getting video calling. Any suggestions?
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What is your firmware now? It sounds like it didn't update.
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Thanks for the response. Here is a pic of the firmware and the files I flashed from sammobile
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I just flashed the TMobile firmware through Odin and it looks identical to the unlocked firmware. The LTE did not change and I'm not getting video calling. Any suggestions?
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You first need to flash the unlocked firmware (U1), then boot up with your Tmobile sim installed. You'll see something about carrier settings being applied, and then you can go flash the U firmware
Read carefully through the steps from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-10+/how-to/n975u-n975u1-firmware-links-t3957648
I am seeing the same thing as stu5797.
I purchased a Note 10+ Unlocked (blue, 256Gb), since the Unlocked had better trade-in value on my old phone.
Went to https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-10+/how-to/n975u-n975u1-firmware-links-t3957648 for flashing the T-Mo software, so I could get the carrier specific things.
Since I already had the U1 (as it was purchased unlocked), I did not re-flash the U1 package.
I installed my SIM card, booted the phone. Waited for it to say it was rebooting to apply carrier settings. Completed reboot. Shut down. Started in Download mode. Installed the USERDATA_TMB_N975USQU1ASGO_CL16450385_QB24967230_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 from the "U firmware" link. Booted after the install, and proceeded to set up my phone.
After I had done some significant setup, my phone informed me that there was a firmware update ready to go. I let it install, and it upgraded from SGO to SH4. Downloaded Phone Info to compare against Stu, and found everything identical, with the exception of a single character. My product code is SM-N975UZBATMB.
I do not see an option for video calling, no T-Mo boot animation, and no LTE+ indicator. Not sure what else might be missing/different.
I hope this description is helpful in figuring out where Stu and I went wrong. More, I hope there is a fix that doesn't require wiping the phone, as I've probably invested 8+ hours in setup on this one so far.
Thank you for any assistance.
I figured it out and you wont lose any data. Install this in Odin in the CSC spot HOME_CSC_OMC_OYN_N975UOYN1ASH4_CL16618444_QB25286449_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT
from the "U firmware."
This wont wipe data and will give you all the Tmobile features like HD calling, 4g LTE, tmobile splash screen etc.
Hope this will help!
stu5797 said:
I figured it out and you wont lose any data. Install this in Odin in the CSC spot HOME_CSC_OMC_OYN_N975UOYN1ASH4_CL16618444_QB25286449_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT
from the "U firmware."
This wont wipe data and will give you all the Tmobile features like HD calling, 4g LTE, tmobile splash screen etc.
Hope this will help!
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If we flash this only we will lose OTA support yeah?
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stu5797 said:
I figured it out and you wont lose any data. Install this in Odin in the CSC spot HOME_CSC_OMC_OYN_N975UOYN1ASH4_CL16618444_QB25286449_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT
from the "U firmware."
This wont wipe data and will give you all the Tmobile features like HD calling, 4g LTE, tmobile splash screen etc.
Hope this will help!
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Yup, that did it!
Turns out, I had misunderstood the instructions to flash the U firmware alongside the Userdata file. The last time I fiddled with my firmware, it was all one file.
So I downloaded the TMB SH4 firmware, flashed the BL/AP/CP/HOME_CSC, and it looks to be working like a champ. Got the TMB splash on startup, 4G LTE icon, video call showing up in the dialer...
Thanks!
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If we flash this only we will lose OTA support yeah?
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I do not expect that this will cost you OTA support. I started with the SGO U1 software, flashed just the TMB USERDATA (didn't actually get any of the other files in there, because I misunderstood the instructions), and still got an OTA to SH4.
Ford thanks so much for the nice gesture but I could not accept. You are a very generous person. The reason why I can't accept is I am not an expert on this subject and should buy you a coffee. I only flashed that home_csc TMobile file and everything seems perfect but I don't get otas( not a big deal to me)
When you flashed Ford, did you also flash that TMobile userdata file with the TMobile home csc and the other TMobile files? Thanks buddy
This is all still quite confusing. I wish there was an updated thread with a set of instructions on exactly how to change the stock Unlocked phone to a T-Mobile or other carrier model with pictures or even a video with step by step.
I should be getting my backordered Note10+ Unlocked from Sammy in the next few weeks and this is the first thing I am going to do is make it a T-Mobile device will all the apps and boot animations. I'd like to have all my ducts in a row with everything downloaded and instructions in hand so I can hit the ground running on day 1.
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This is all still quite confusing. I wish there was an updated thread with a set of instructions on exactly how to change the stock Unlocked phone to a T-Mobile or other carrier model with pictures or even a video with step by step.
I should be getting my backordered Note10+ Unlocked from Sammy in the next few weeks and this is the first thing I am going to do is make it a T-Mobile device will all the apps and boot animations. I'd like to have all my ducts in a row with everything downloaded and instructions in hand so I can hit the ground running on day 1.
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It will work the same as the previous models. When you get your device, out your TMO SIM card in and let it provision for TMO.
Download the TMobile firmware. You'll get five files. BL, AP, CP, CSC, HOME_CSC, and USERDATA.
I'm assuming you have ADB, FASTBOOT, and Samsung drivers all set up on your computer.
Use ODIN 3.13.1_3B to flash the new firmware. Just place the files in the appropriate spots. Use CSC and ignore HIME_CSC.
Put your phone in download mode. I believe this year you shut it off, then while holding both volume up and down, insert the USB cable.
Then hit start on ODIN.
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It will work the same as the previous models. When you get your device, out your TMO SIM card in and let it provision for TMO.
Download the TMobile firmware. You'll get five files. BL, AP, CP, CSC, HOME_CSC, and USERDATA.
I'm assuming you have ADB, FASTBOOT, and Samsung drivers all set up on your computer.
Use ODIN 3.13.1_3B to flash the new firmware. Just place the files in the appropriate spots. Use CSC and ignore HIME_CSC.
Put your phone in download mode. I believe this year you shut it off, then while holding both volume up and down, insert the USB cable.
Then hit start on ODIN.
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Should I completely boot up the Unlocked model and install the day one update first?
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Should I completely boot up the Unlocked model and install the day one update first?
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There's no reason to
stu5797 said:
I only flashed that home_csc TMobile file and everything seems perfect but I don't get otas( not a big deal to me)
When you flashed Ford, did you also flash that TMobile userdata file with the TMobile home csc and the other TMobile files? Thanks buddy
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I thought about it a little more, and it is possible that we will lose the OTAs. When I flashed the USERDATA, I wasn't properly fully on the TMB SGO. It is possible that the OTA was the one intended for the U1, and that is what I got updated. I will keep an eye out for when TMB releases an OTA after SH4, and see if I get it then.
I would expect it to work properly, given that the hardware is identical, and, at that point, will be entirely on the TMB firmware.
The order I did things in was:
U1 boot with TMB SIM card inserted
Waited for "Reboot to provision carrier data" or something like that (very shortly after booting, did not set anything up)
Waited for reboots to complete
Booted into Download Mode, installed TMB USERDATA (SGO) with Odin
Thought I was properly on TMB firmware because I saw WiFi Calling in my settings, so proceeded to restore from Samsung Cloud backups / copy data with SmartSwitch
Several hours into this, received notification of OTA update to SH4
Allowed update to complete, continued working with phone
Next day, realized I was missing TMB boot animation, noticed this thread
Read through, provided my experiences
Saw your post on the fix
Went back to original flashing post, saw my mistake
Didn't see the SH4 firmware in the "U Firmware" link, so tried to get it another way
Got annoyed with SamMobile, found and downloaded Frija, installed the framework files necessary
Used Frija to download SM-N975U/TMB SH4 firmware
Extracted files from .zip
Flashed BL / AP / CP / HOME_CSC. Did not flash the non-HOME CSC, nor the USERDATA, as either would result in a wipe of the setup I had done so far
Rebooted, got TMB boot animation, waited a while for update (sat at boot animation for maybe a minute, give or take, looked frozen, was not)
Checked the phone, found LTE icon now read "4G LTE", contacts now had Video Calling as an option.
Phone Info now shows "Phone Model" as SM-N975U (pretty sure it was showing as a U1 before)
As far as I can tell, everything thinks I have a N975U/TMB as this point, so I expect things to work as though it were.
Oh, also, the other versions from Phone Info no longer match what you had posted earlier, stu. Attaching the Firmware page screenshot.
Edit:
On further review, the "Available CSC Codes" has also changed.
Was: ACG, AIO, ATT, BST, CCT, CHA, GCF, LRA, SPR, TFN, TMB, TMK, USC, VMU, VZW, XAA, XAG, XAR, XAS
Now: BST, SPR, TMB, VMU, XAS, ATT, CCT, CHA, GCF, USC, VZW, XAA
I flashed to TMobile (flashed all files but userdata) from unlocked, no wipe. When I got into updates I get the following:
I get that as well pcriz. I am assuming to get TMobile otas you have to flash all files including USERDATA. Flashing userdata will erase data so you should use the regular csc when flashing if you want true otas.
stu5797 said:
I get that as well pcriz. I am assuming to get TMobile otas you have to flash all files including USERDATA. Flashing userdata will erase data so you should use the regular csc when flashing if you want true otas.
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Nothing I enjoy more than setting up my phone when I should be sleeping.
I'll give it a try, maybe that will bring back visual voicemail in the dialer
guys can you confirm that FM Radio tuner is not more enabled ?
wolfgart said:
guys can you confirm that FM Radio tuner is not more enabled ?
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The app fails to connect. Could be disabled. Could be gone
I converted my unlocked US Note 10+ to T-Mobile. I am not receiving any OTA updates. My phone says that I am on the current software with December 1st Security patch.(the package I flashed in Odin) SL8 There is a January update available SLB but my phone doesn't see it. I know I can just manually flash it but it's kind of inconvenient. Anyone else able to pull updates after converting? In the T-Mobile app my device shows as "Unknown device" so I'm not sure if I should go back to the unlocked US firmware or try to figure if I goofed along the way. Thanks for any help.
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I converted my unlocked US Note 10+ to T-Mobile. I am not receiving any OTA updates. My phone says that I am on the current software with December 1st Security patch.(the package I flashed in Odin) SL8 There is a January update available SLB but my phone doesn't see it. I know I can just manually flash it but it's kind of inconvenient. Anyone else able to pull updates after converting? In the T-Mobile app my device shows as "Unknown device" so I'm not sure if I should go back to the unlocked US firmware or try to figure if I goofed along the way. Thanks for any help.
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Did you use the non home csc when (and do the factory data reset after successfully) flashing the phone with T-Mobile firmware?
If you didn't then that can cause the issue your having with OTA.
Yeah I did that. I'll back up my data and flash the old update, factory reset, and then see if it'll pull the latest update. Thanks. I've read where a couple of people are having issues with ota updating
I brought my Sprint Note 9 to TM. I didn't flash anything, but couldn't get OTA updates. I know I could have flashed TM, but I was lazy. I called my TM experts. They called Samsung. Samsung looked up to see where the nearest Samsung tech was. It was at a Best Buy. She was in the Geek Squad area. She evidently flashed the TM firmware. After that I was able to get the TM OTAs. There was no charge for this. I happily upgraded to the 10+ 5G when TM got it. I love it! It also came with Android 10 on it.
scottusa2008 said:
Did you use the non home csc when (and do the factory data reset after successfully) flashing the phone with T-Mobile firmware?
If you didn't then that can cause the issue your having with OTA.
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So I flashed the old firmware, used the non csc file, hard reset and I still can't pull an ota. Not sure what's wrong.
live_in_the_sky06 said:
... In the T-Mobile app my device shows as "Unknown device".....
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This is normal since you brought your own device and didn't purchase it from T-Mobile.
live_in_the_sky06 said:
So I flashed the old firmware, used the non csc file, hard reset and I still can't pull an ota. Not sure what's wrong.
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Your not doing something right or have skipped/missed a step..
When flashing the t-mobile firmware do so in it's entirety. Be sure to use the userdata as well.
The flashing process is pretty easy and rather straight forward, but as a refresher follow the instructions at the bottom of this post
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80072192&postcount=1
scottusa2008 said:
This is normal since you brought your own device and didn't purchase it from T-Mobile.
Your not doing something right or have skipped/missed a step..
When flashing the t-mobile firmware do so in it's entirety. Be sure to use the userdata as well.
The flashing process is pretty easy and rather straight forward, but as a refresher follow the instructions at the bottom of this post
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80072192&postcount=1
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That may be the issue. The tutorial I used said not to flash the userdata. So when I do this again, I should flash the Tmobile userdata along with it.
live_in_the_sky06 said:
That may be the issue. The tutorial I used said not to flash the userdata. So when I do this again, I should flash the Tmobile userdata along with it.
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Yes
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Yes
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Thanks for your help
Hey Guys, i totally messed up my phone. I've been using my U1 Unlocked S10+ in Bulgaria for a few months. The issue that kept bothering me is that i was down to LTE instead of LTE+ connection. I found that the Carrier aggregation is not properly working when using an US Phone in Europe. For the last couple of weeks i've been digging down the rabbit hole trying to figure out if there is a way to somehow make the CA actually working. I ended up in this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/themes/snapdragon-carrier-aggregation-europe-t3888421 . Someone somehow managed to create this script for S7 that can actually turn CA on and use it to their full potential. All good but with my stupid head, i decided to run the script on mine and voala...... my network connection is gone. Further down the thread on a question of would it survive a Factory reset the answer was yes but not a full firmware reflash. So i downloaded my most current firmware from SamMobile and reflash the whole thing ( using CSC file for a full Wipe ) but that didn't do the job. On that same comment about wouldn't survive reflash was mentioned " especially for another carrier " so i downloaded G975U T-Mobile Branded Firmware and flashed it again with CSC and UserData files attached. Didn't do anything again. I Reflashed back to stock U1 but now i have fully unusable phone and i have no idea what to do to bring back the network connection. Is there anything that i am missing here and didn't already do to bring back my phone to life? Thanks in advance!
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Hey Guys, i totally messed up my phone. I've been using my U1 Unlocked S10+ in Bulgaria for a few months. The issue that kept bothering me is that i was down to LTE instead of LTE+ connection. I found that the Carrier aggregation is not properly working when using an US Phone in Europe. For the last couple of weeks i've been digging down the rabbit hole trying to figure out if there is a way to somehow make the CA actually working. I ended up in this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/themes/snapdragon-carrier-aggregation-europe-t3888421 . Someone somehow managed to create this script for S7 that can actually turn CA on and use it to their full potential. All good but with my stupid head, i decided to run the script on mine and voala...... my network connection is gone. Further down the thread on a question of would it survive a Factory reset the answer was yes but not a full firmware reflash. So i downloaded my most current firmware from SamMobile and reflash the whole thing ( using CSC file for a full Wipe ) but that didn't do the job. On that same comment about wouldn't survive reflash was mentioned " especially for another carrier " so i downloaded G975U T-Mobile Branded Firmware and flashed it again with CSC and UserData files attached. Didn't do anything again. I Reflashed back to stock U1 but now i have fully unusable phone and i have no idea what to do to bring back the network connection. Is there anything that i am missing here and didn't already do to bring back my phone to life? Thanks in advance!
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if you are SM-G975U OR U1
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572
1. Download this patched version of Odin
2. Then grab this modem file.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12JH7ObHxKTF3PBqyzh3Rqy7wvvJVg-o0/view?usp=drivesdk
3. The usual Samsung drivers installed, run admin privileges, download mode, yada,yada, flash in CP slot, when reboots it'll update your sim settings.
Supposed to be combo firmware but without token that's all it does although Odin claims success in flashing modem. It does not sim unlock the phone
Hi, this is my first post/question. Sorry if it's a dumb one.
I'm in the UK and I have a Galaxy Note 10+ (SM-N976B).
The phone is from Vodafone (was locked to Vodafone) and is the Exynos (EU/UK) chip version of the phone.
It is currently on the 01-Mar-2020 patch level with One UI 2.0.
Now that I have officially unlocked it from Vodafone (Vodafone sent me the unlocked codes and they worked - I am now using it with a non-Vodafone SIM ), I wanted to know if I still have to wait for the Vodafone firmware release of One UI 2.1 (which I know is out for other Galaxy S10/Note10 variants); OR, whether I can get an "unlocked"? version of the One UI firmware for Exynos Note 10+ phones?
What is the normal policy regarding carrier locked [Samsung] phones that have been officially unlocked - are you still tied to the original carrier's timetable of firmware/security-patch releases for the phone?
Regards,
psb01
you will still be on Vodafone's software and release schedule, I have an unlocked phone in the UK direct from Samsung and the update is already out for a phone using the standard software, Vodafone were always slow on updates, had this problem way back with the Nexus phones taking that long to update through Vodafone i ended up rooting and flashing the original software.
so unless you can flash the standard software from the unlocked phones you are likely stuck on Vodafone's time table, unfortunately I haven't had to flash a different firmware on mine so I'm unable to help on if it's actually possible to move away from the Vodafone software.
Yes, you should be able to dl the but firmware and flash.
Look through the news section for the N976b fw posts. In there are all the links you need and very detailed instructions.
Good luck.
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Belimawr said:
you will still be on Vodafone's software and release schedule, I have an unlocked phone in the UK direct from Samsung and the update is already out for a phone using the standard software, Vodafone were always slow on updates, had this problem way back with the Nexus phones taking that long to update through Vodafone i ended up rooting and flashing the original software.
so unless you can flash the standard software from the unlocked phones you are likely stuck on Vodafone's time table, unfortunately I haven't had to flash a different firmware on mine so I'm unable to help on if it's actually possible to move away from the Vodafone software.
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Thanks for the reply, it is useful to know this.
I may have to look into getting an proper factory unlocked version if Vodafone don't pull their finger out for One UI 2.1 by end-May-2020.
Yes, I agree, Vodafone do seem to be slow on these things.
I will look into whether it's possible to replace my Vodafone firmware with official factory-unlocked firmware now my phone is officially unlocked.
(However, I don't want to have a rooted phone permanently as my banking apps won't work on it if it's rooted.)
Regards,
psb01 said:
Thanks for the reply, it is useful to know this.
I may have to look into getting an proper factory unlocked version if Vodafone don't pull their finger out for One UI 2.1 by end-May-2020.
Yes, I agree, Vodafone do seem to be slow on these things.
I will look into whether it's possible to replace my Vodafone firmware with official factory-unlocked firmware now my phone is officially unlocked.
(However, I don't want to have a rooted phone permanently as my banking apps won't work on it if it's rooted.)
Regards,
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You can download the latest BTU version of the firmware using either Samfirm or Frija and flash it to your phone using Odin. You will then receive over the air updates as they are released. This is NOT rooting your phone and all banking apps will work as they should.
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Painman1963 said:
You can download the latest BTU version of the firmware using either Samfirm or Frija and flash it to your phone using Odin. You will then receive over the air updates as they are released. This is NOT rooting your phone and all banking apps will work as they should.
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AHH, okay. So I assume "BTU version" is the factory-unlocked version that phones direct from Samsung come with?
Also, will doing this wipe all my data and leave me with a factory-fresh phone (with latest firmware/OS) that I have to set up from scratch?
If so, could I backup my phone's data (in its entirety - calls, SMS, apps & data) that I can restore after the firmware flash? What backup method is recommended?
(I used to have Pixels before my Note 10+ and I am used to using the Google's backup to GDrive. I note now with Galaxy phones that they want to backup to Samsung's [cloud drive?] own area/method and don't do Google backups. I use my Google apps/services quite a lot and don't rely/use Samsung's services where I can avoid them.) Any advice for me in this regards?
I don't mind trying this method, but I'm worried about bricking my Note 10+ or losing all my setup/data. I'm not familiar with flashing phones but I can follow basic tech instructions. I'm guessing if it doesn't work I can re-install the Vodafone OS/firmware back on it to bring it back to how it is now?
Thanks.
psb01 said:
AHH, okay. So I assume "BTU version" is the factory-unlocked version that phones direct from Samsung come with?
Also, will doing this wipe all my data and leave me with a factory-fresh phone (with latest firmware/OS) that I have to set up from scratch?
If so, could I backup my phone's data (in its entirety - calls, SMS, apps & data) that I can restore after the firmware flash? What backup method is recommended?
(I used to have Pixels before my Note 10+ and I am used to using the Google's backup to GDrive. I note now with Galaxy phones that they want to backup to Samsung's [cloud drive?] own area/method and don't do Google backups. I use my Google apps/services quite a lot and don't rely/use Samsung's services where I can avoid them.) Any advice for me in this regards?
I don't mind trying this method, but I'm worried about bricking my Note 10+ or losing all my setup/data. I'm not familiar with flashing phones but I can follow basic tech instructions. I'm guessing if it doesn't work I can re-install the Vodafone OS/firmware back on it to bring it back to how it is now?
Thanks.
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BTU is the UK unlocked version of the firmware. You can back everything up to Google just like you're used to. Go to settings, accounts and backup, backup and restore, Google account, Back up now.
You'll get the chance to restore it at startup if you do a full factory reset. If you don't get the option, you can restore from the same place.
When you download the file from Frija you will see 5 files. You only use 1 of the CSC files. You use HOME_CSC to keep your data and the other CSC file if you want to do a complete wipe and start again.
There is a really good guide in messages 1&2 of the following thread but be aware that this is not for our phone. Replace the input values in Frija to SM-N976B and BTU.
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/to...2&share_fid=3793&share_type=t&link_source=app
Finally, you probably won't be able to reflash the Vodafone firmware until after it gets updated as I'm pretty sure that they've updated the bootloader and you can't downgrade that.
Good luck
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Painman1963 said:
BTU is the UK unlocked version of the firmware. You can back everything up to Google just like you're used to. Go to settings, accounts and backup, backup and restore, Google account, Back up now.
You'll get the chance to restore it at startup if you do a full factory reset. If you don't get the option, you can restore from the same place.
When you download the file from Frija you will see 5 files. You only use 1 of the CSC files. You use HOME_CSC to keep your data and the other CSC file if you want to do a complete wipe and start again.
There is a really good guide in messages 1&2 of the following thread but be aware that this is not for our phone. Replace the input values in Frija to SM-N976B and BTU.
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/to...2&share_fid=3793&share_type=t&link_source=app
Finally, you probably won't be able to reflash the Vodafone firmware until after it gets updated as I'm pretty sure that they've updated the bootloader and you can't downgrade that.
Good luck
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Many thanks for this. It will give me a mini-project to do during this lock-down.
I think,for safety, I'm going to go back to my old Pixel so I don't risk any data and use that while I try this method to update the Note 10+.
I think I prefer the total wipe option, so there's nothing on the phone that shouldn't be there, from the start.
If it all works, I'll transfer back all my data over to the Note 10+ using the Samsung Smart Switch Mobile app.
At least having a UK unlocked firmware means I'll get future updates and security patches quicker.
Regards,
psb01 said:
Many thanks for this. It will give me a mini-project to do during this lock-down.
I think,for safety, I'm going to go back to my old Pixel so I don't risk any data and use that while I try this method to update the Note 10+.
I think I prefer the total wipe option, so there's nothing on the phone that shouldn't be there, from the start.
If it all works, I'll transfer back all my data over to the Note 10+ using the Samsung Smart Switch Mobile app.
At least having a UK unlocked firmware means I'll get future updates and security patches quicker.
Regards,
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That sounds like a plan.
Have fun
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glad to see someone who could help more came along. hope you get it sorted.