Sprint SM-A505U Odin flash T-mobile SM-A505U1 - Samsung Galaxy A50 Questions & Answers

I am thinking about buying a SM-A505U that is locked to Sprint network. Anyone know if I can just use ODIN to flash SM-A505U1 T-mobile firmware to get it to work on T-mobile? I am hearing from other people that the Sprint variant currently does not work on T-Mobile out of box and that they are paying for carrier unlock services to get it to work. While I know carrier unlock is an option, I also reads somewhere that it may be possible to flash the t-mobile firmware and that would essentially turn it into a t-mobile phone and lock it to t-mobile (Which I am Okay with). Where as a carrier unlock service would allow me to use any sim.
Anyone know if this is feasible? Is there an actual hardware difference between the SM-505U and SM-505U1? Or is it purely software?

skim32 said:
I am thinking about buying a SM-A505U that is locked to Sprint network. Anyone know if I can just use ODIN to flash SM-A505U1 T-mobile firmware to get it to work on T-mobile? I am hearing from other people that the Sprint variant currently does not work on T-Mobile out of box and that they are paying for carrier unlock services to get it to work. While I know carrier unlock is an option, I also reads somewhere that it may be possible to flash the t-mobile firmware and that would essentially turn it into a t-mobile phone and lock it to t-mobile (Which I am Okay with). Where as a carrier unlock service would allow me to use any sim.
Anyone know if this is feasible? Is there an actual hardware difference between the SM-505U and SM-505U1? Or is it purely software?
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i'm willing to try it .i have 2 a50 and 2 a10e i need to unlock from sprint and get them working on t-mobile.

Please let me know your findings.

skim32 said:
Please let me know your findings.
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if you help me out with the steps i'll be happy to. i'm a little bit rusty when it comes to doing this it's been a very long time since i have done anything to a phone lol .

drinkhere said:
i'm willing to try it .i have 2 a50 and 2 a10e i need to unlock from sprint and get them working on t-mobile.
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drinkhere said:
if you help me out with the steps i'll be happy to. i'm a little bit rusty when it comes to doing this it's been a very long time since i have done anything to a phone lol .
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Here is the link to firmwares. I recommend using the oldest one to minimize any major baseband updates.
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-a50/firmware/SM-A505U1/TMB/
Here is a good tutorial on how to use Odin. YouTube can also be helpful .
https://samsungodin.com/how-to-use-odin/

So uh... It work?

skim32 said:
Here is the link to firmwares. I recommend using the oldest one to minimize any major baseband updates.
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-a50/firmware/SM-A505U1/TMB/
Here is a good tutorial on how to use Odin. YouTube can also be helpful .
https://samsungodin.com/how-to-use-odin/
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Did this work at all? I have an a50 that I need to get my q-link to work on

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Who has an S6 unlocked with metropcs ?

If you have S6 from Tmobile unlocked with metropcs , can you please post a screenshot of "abour device" ?
batillojr said:
If you have S6 from Tmobile unlocked with metropcs , can you please post a screenshot of "abour device" ?
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hey, I have an S6 128GB originally TMobile, flashed the Metro ROM and its now unlocked. What do you want to see in particular in About Device?
digisolnc said:
hey, I have an S6 128GB originally TMobile, flashed the Metro ROM and its now unlocked. What do you want to see in particular in About Device?
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i wanted to see if the baseband changed from tmobile to a metropcs baseband
batillojr said:
i wanted to see if the baseband changed from tmobile to a metropcs baseband
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Baseband with the Metro ROM is G920T1UVU1AOCH, but the problem is, I flashed both of the S6's I have here to the Metro ROM to unlock them so I have no idea what the original baseband was lol I hope you do!
Any luck on the S6 Edge unlock? I scour the internet everyday for developments but I havent seen anything I feel like this S6 Edge I have is either going to sit here forever or Ill have to sell it as a blacklisted phone because its financed and I KNOW its going to get blocked.
digisolnc said:
Baseband with the Metro ROM is G920T1UVU1AOCH, but the problem is, I flashed both of the S6's I have here to the Metro ROM to unlock them so I have no idea what the original baseband was lol I hope you do!
Any luck on the S6 Edge unlock? I scour the internet everyday for developments but I havent seen anything I feel like this S6 Edge I have is either going to sit here forever or Ill have to sell it as a blacklisted phone because its financed and I KNOW its going to get blocked.
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the fact that baseband has a G920T1 means that it did changed the radio , while every damn firmware i tried never change the baseband ., is good to know though ... and if you have an S6 Edge try this before selling it .. ask to borrow someone's tmobile sim card and try to at least do a temporary unlock if that doesn't work then download the app VyprVPN select germany (i did) with the tmobile sim still in and try temporary unlock again,,, doing this at least it bought a month's use of my phone , maybe a solution will come up later on.
batillojr said:
the fact that baseband has a G920T1 means that it did changed the radio , while every damn firmware i tried never change the baseband ., is good to know though ... and if you have an S6 Edge try this before selling it .. ask to borrow someone's tmobile sim card and try to at least do a temporary unlock if that doesn't work then download the app VyprVPN select germany (i did) with the tmobile sim still in and try temporary unlock again,,, doing this at least it bought a month's use of my phone , maybe a solution will come up later on.
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So youre saying that when you flash the Metro ROM to it, its not changing your baseband? I used the one posted by UnlockBase. Were you able to successfully unlock yours?
And yeah, Ive tried the TEMP and PERM unlock on the S6 Edge. I put my TMobile dealer SIM in it hoping that would help as its a free $80 monthly demo line I get for selling TMobile service. I would gladly try that method, but since we sell these phones, a TEMP unlock wont help me I need a permanent solution so once I sell it, Ill know the customer wont have any issues down the road. I have both of the S6's up for sale now that they are unlocked, but I have always wondered if Samsung REGION LOCKS these phones. Ive tested my personal ATT line in it, and it works great, but alot of my customers on eBay export these phones overseas, so Im hoping these new Samsungs arent region locked :/
digisolnc said:
So youre saying that when you flash the Metro ROM to it, its not changing your baseband? I used the one posted by UnlockBase. Were you able to successfully unlock yours?
And yeah, Ive tried the TEMP and PERM unlock on the S6 Edge. I put my TMobile dealer SIM in it hoping that would help as its a free $80 monthly demo line I get for selling TMobile service. I would gladly try that method, but since we sell these phones, a TEMP unlock wont help me I need a permanent solution so once I sell it, Ill know the customer wont have any issues down the road. I have both of the S6's up for sale now that they are unlocked, but I have always wondered if Samsung REGION LOCKS these phones. Ive tested my personal ATT line in it, and it works great, but alot of my customers on eBay export these phones overseas, so Im hoping these new Samsungs arent region locked :/
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when you try to flash any firmware with odin it ends on FAIL.. you can flash rom with twrp but baseband remains the same ,, so i dont know if the unlock app from tmobile is tied in the bootloader or radio or something else ... so far i'll just enjoy the 30days left and see what happens after that ... cause after it accepted my att sim card a message will appear reminding me the unlock was to end on Jul01 and if i wanna to do permanent unlock, so i flash a firmware from a canada version G925W so the reminder went away but i dont know if that means that in 30 days i'll be locked again
batillojr said:
when you try to flash any firmware with odin it ends on FAIL.. you can flash rom with twrp but baseband remains the same ,, so i dont know if the unlock app from tmobile is tied in the bootloader or radio or something else ... so far i'll just enjoy the 30days left and see what happens after that ... cause after it accepted my att sim card a message will appear reminding me the unlock was to end on Jul01 and if i wanna to do permanent unlock, so i flash a firmware from a canada version G925W so the reminder went away but i dont know if that means that in 30 days i'll be locked again
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I gotcha. I did something similar. I flashed the international ROM on the S6 EDGE via TWRP and it told me the code is incorrect. I know the code is correct because if I ever it in with no SIM and the #7465625*638*# and put the code in it says successfull. This is SOOOOOO frustrating. The lock has to do with the radio or the bootloader/baseband.
batillojr said:
when you try to flash any firmware with odin it ends on FAIL.. you can flash rom with twrp but baseband remains the same ,, so i dont know if the unlock app from tmobile is tied in the bootloader or radio or something else ... so far i'll just enjoy the 30days left and see what happens after that ... cause after it accepted my att sim card a message will appear reminding me the unlock was to end on Jul01 and if i wanna to do permanent unlock, so i flash a firmware from a canada version G925W so the reminder went away but i dont know if that means that in 30 days i'll be locked again
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I am interested to see if that works which it may as the app is not there to retrigger the lock. You never know.
I currently have metro pcs and I bout an unlocked Samsung galaxy s6. My original Sim is too big so I have to go to metro to get a new one but the phone is not reading the new sim in order for them to program it. How do I fix this or get around this? Should I not let metro try to activate the phone?

Is "SM-N920T" Firmware ok, on a "SM-N920A" Phone ?

Hey guys, just had a question. I have a SM-N920A phone. Will it brick my phone if i flash it through ODIN with "N920TUVS5ERC1" thats meant for the SM-N920T Tmobile Note 5. I hate the AT&T bloatware and would like to have the Tmobile Version of the Note 5. Just not sure if the Tmobile Firmware will brick my AT&T phone. Will it work ?
Thanks guys
euserdb said:
Hey guys, just had a question. I have a SM-N920A phone. Will it brick my phone if i flash it through ODIN with "N920TUVS5ERC1" thats meant for the SM-N920T Tmobile Note 5. I hate the AT&T bloatware and would like to have the Tmobile Version of the Note 5. Just not sure if the Tmobile Firmware will brick my AT&T phone. Will it work ?
Thanks guys
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It will not work. Locked bootloader for AT&T signed software. Maybe it will flash but virtually no chance it will boot. Even if it did boot, there most likely won't be any cell service.
Oh ok, i see. Yeah you problaly need the same basebands or something for the firmware to work. Well, thanks i appreciate it
If you did get it to boot, using an unlocked modem firmware would be the trick to getting cell service again.
Please, please, don't flame me if I bumped this as it's been inactive for a while... but I wanted to know if there was any progress with this?
I also have a Note 5 N920A that I'd basically like to make into a N920T. I understand that the bootloader is unlocked, but where keys exist, is there not a way to unlock it? I've been out of the development community for quite a while and will catch up a little but I hope someone would have time enough to explain a little.
I unlocked this phone and use it on T-mobile but it doesn't get service where the almost identical T-mobile version of the phone does...
What if I left the bootloader alone and just wanted to take full advantage of T-Mobile's LTE bands? Can I just flash an unlocked modem from _____?
What're the workaround options for this?
Please and thanks in advance
I've been searching for the answer to the same, if not similar, question. I'm trying to find a way or work-around to get T-mobile wifi calling to work.

Question before purchase Note 10+

Samsung website have note 10+ $200 off and free buds. I want to purchase the unlocked model.
1. Is it simple as get the device then stick in tmobile sim? Or there is additional step to do.
2. I going to be travel to Asia within a month or so, i can use phone for sim from oversea correct?
3. Is unlocked model have wifi calling, volte?
I should get mine Tue or Wed, I'm on ATT, I plan on just trying my SIM card...I'll try to remember to report back later in the week..
Thank, I will wait for your answer. I heard from the other post that some feature won't work with tmobile? I don't plan to root or anything
OxyEthane said:
Samsung website have note 10+ $200 off and free buds. I want to purchase the unlocked model.
1. Is it simple as get the device then stick in tmobile sim? Or there is additional step to do.
2. I going to be travel to Asia within a month or so, i can use phone for sim from oversea correct?
3. Is unlocked model have wifi calling, volte?
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1.) - Yes it is that simple and it does work. I had done it with the U1 firmware and had no issues. If you want to ensure full compatibility (and video calling) then you will wanna consider flashing the Tmobile carrier firmware. Flashing carrier firmware onto the phone will not have any impact on the network/sim unlock status (in case if your wondering).
2.) - You will have to ask the carrier your going to use in Asia if it will be supported. Since the unlocked model has no sim/carrier lock on it you can use it with any provider that supports the phone.
3.) - Yes and No, depending on the carrier. Tmobile has been the most compatible with BYOD devices so yes to most of that. AT&T on the other hand not so much so, as they only provision things like WiFi calling, VOLTE, etc. on phones they have sold. Some people have tried to find work arounds to this AT&T restriction, so YMMV.
In Tmobile's case if I remember correctly WiFi calling should work just fine and VOLTE will. You may need to setup the APN manually, or at least make sure it is set up properly. Another option (and one I did to get video calling to work) is flashing the the firmware from Tmobile for the SM-N975U to ensure full carrier compatibility.
What do you mean full compatibly video call, isnt video go with facebook messenger or depend on apps?
I don't have to root in order to flash, right?
Is there any current issues that I need to know?
Is it worth get 5g at all?
Is there any guide or video guide to flash tmobile carrier firmware to note 10 plus unlocked? Please answer asap so i can purchase phone soon
OxyEthane said:
What do you mean full compatibly video call, isnt video go with facebook messenger or depend on apps?
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Hopefully this will clear up any misunderstanding..
My reply was referring to carrier features and nothing more.
When I says "full compatibility" I mean any specific customization or tweaks the carrier makes to the firmware they release for the network they run. These tweaks would not be fully (or mostly) present on the U1 firmware. For example U1 firmware may not get the best speed or signal strength as opposed to the carrier released U firmware.
When I say "video calling" I am talking about starting a video call from the dialer app (same one you use to dial a random number on the telephone). This would not be present on the U1 firmware.
OxyEthane said:
I don't have to root in order to flash, right?
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No
OxyEthane said:
Is there any current issues that I need to know?
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No.. but I would suggest that you do some google searches and read up on how to do this. This way you have an understanding on what you will need odin for and how to use it.
OxyEthane said:
Is it worth get 5g at all?
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IMHO in the USA I wouldn't just yet.. Not unless you want the shiny shiny to show off to your friends. It's not widely available and once it is I would still wait for them to work out all the kinks before spending the extra money. The LTE speeds I get as it is are sufficient enough for what I do, but eventually I will end up getting 5G after it gets fully released and the carriers get it stabilized.
OxyEthane said:
Is there any guide or video guide to flash tmobile carrier firmware to note 10 plus unlocked? Please answer asap so i can purchase phone soon
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Yes tutorials and videos are on the internet.
I would encourage you to put some effort into finding the answer. I will tell you that the steps to do this are the same for the S9+ and a person was just recently discussing flashing 975U firmware to the 975U1 firmware on this forum.
I wonder if this video good idea to follow
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...BMAJ6BAgHEAQ&usg=AOvVaw18C8vlQDueUAkGQjTDOMve
OxyEthane said:
I wonder if this video good idea to follow
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...BMAJ6BAgHEAQ&usg=AOvVaw18C8vlQDueUAkGQjTDOMve
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It is pretty decent.. but here's a few more things you will want to do.
If you have a google account on the phone already be sure to factory data reset it to remove FRP lock.
If not already mentioned in the video use the CSC_*** file and not the home_csc file.
Flash the USERDATA file included with the tmobile firmware. You can easily see where to place the USERDATA file in tge odin flashing tool.
After you get done flashing the phone be sure to factory data reset it to ensure everything works (OTA, etc).

explaining the carrier switch capabilities (ATT->Tmobile)

I have a "carrier-locked" ATT note 10 (SM-N975UZKEATT) that I would like to use on Tmobile.
1) Is the only thing required to get the phone working with Tmobile a carrier flash? Do you really no longer need to unlock the device (carrier unlock)?
2) any guides that show this process from att to tmobile?
Thanks
rogue1ne said:
I have a "carrier-locked" ATT note 10 (SM-N975UZKEATT) that I would like to use on Tmobile.
1) Is the only thing required to get the phone working with Tmobile a carrier flash? Do you really no longer need to unlock the device (carrier unlock)?
2) any guides that show this process from att to tmobile?
Thanks
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You still need to get your device carrier unlocked before it will work on another carrier.
BladeRunner said:
You still need to get your device carrier unlocked before it will work on another carrier.
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Thanks for the clarification
rogue1ne said:
I have a "carrier-locked" ATT note 10 (SM-N975UZKEATT) that I would like to use on Tmobile.
1) Is the only thing required to get the phone working with Tmobile a carrier flash? Do you really no longer need to unlock the device (carrier unlock)?
2) any guides that show this process from att to tmobile?
Thanks
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Adding a little more to this:
1.) As an option (if preferred) you can most likely just keep the firmware installed on the phone and use it as it is. Tmobile is rather friendly with BYOD compared to AT&T. The phone will reconfigure some settings based on the settings that the Tmobile SIM card will have on it. Once unlocked just put the Tmobile sim card in and that should be all it takes. You may need to double check the APN settings though to make sure they are complete and accurate.
2.) Just look/search/research and you will find the multitude of discussions and tutorials on this. The process is the same as on the S9+. You won't have any problems finding out how to do this.

Does flashing OEM rom remove sim locking?

I was looking at a sprint phone that i want to use with at&t and wanted to know if that would work
No. Locked is locked. Changing firmware does not do a carrier unlock.
AceM84 said:
I was looking at a sprint phone that i want to use with at&t and wanted to know if that would work
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Nope, the only way ive found is via paid services. I unlocked 3 of them for $10 each. Cannot discuss further on XDA tho

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