[Q] Can you use the Verizon GS8 on Sprint? - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers

After flashing the Verizon model GS8 with a Sprint GS8 ROM, will it work on the Sprint network?
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You can not flash other provider's firmware on the phone. Won't work.

I have the same question. I'm buying a Verzion S8+ in hope to use with Sprint. I heard it's unlocked. On the other hand, Sprint put S8+ Verizon in the list of eligible phones for it's BYOD plan.
https://www.sprint.com/en/landings/bring-your-own-phone.html
Does it mean we can use Verizon rom directly with Sprint? Will it still support Sprint's Wi-Fi calling?
Eligible devices include (domestic versions):
Alcatel IDOL5
Apple iPhone 5c (Verizon only)
Apple iPhone 5s (Verizon only)
Apple iPhone 6
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
Apple iPhone 6s
Apple iPhone 6s Plus
Apple iPhone 7 (Verizon only)
Apple iPhone 7 Plus (Verizon only)
Apple iPhone 8 (Verizon only)
Apple iPhone 8 Plus (Verizon only)
Apple iPhone SE
Apple iPhone X (Verizon only)
Apple iPad
Apple iPad Air 2
Apple iPad Air
Apple iPad Mini 4
Apple iPad Mini 3
Apple iPad Mini 2
Apple iPad Pro
BLU S1/VIVO S
Essential Phone
Google Nexus 5 (16 & 32 GB – black/white/red) (Verizon only)
Google Nexus 5X (all versions)
Google Nexus 6 (32 & 64 GB – black/white)
Google Nexus 6P (all versions)
Google Pixel
Google Pixel XL
Google Pixel 2
Google Pixel XL 2
HTC One A9 (Sprint Version only)
LG X Charge
moto e4
moto e4 plus
moto g4
moto g4 play
moto g4 plus
moto g5 plus
moto g5s plus special edition
moto x pure edition
moto x4
moto z2 play
Orbic Wonder
Samsung Galaxy Note8 Special Edition
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Special Edition
Samsung Galaxy S7 Special Edition
Samsung Galaxy S8 (Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile)
Samsung Galaxy S8+ (Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile)
Samsung Galaxy S8 Special Edition
Samsung Galaxy S8+ Special Edition

It will work only if you take it into a Sprint store and have them add the IMEI into their database. (It's a pain in the rear, but that's it, speaking from prior experience adding an IMEI to their database)
Just out the box, it will not work.

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What's your android history?

Just wondering how long you guys have been with Android and what your previous devices were. How many paid apps have you purchased?
I'm just wondering because I was recently going through my market and realized I have 27 paid apps! A lot of people think that the iPhone app store is better because of numbers but how many times have iPhone users asked "can I get that on my phone?" When have you ever heard vice versa? I know they are usually better visually and are better quality apps but I like our immature android... he's growing everyday. I personally think android marketplace is the bees knees because its more intimate, you can email devs for specific bugs and requests. You have emulators... mp3 downloads I mean you name it we got it. I refer to it as the android black market. Anyways what is your android history?
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First phone pre telus milestone (3g didn't even work)
Second phone nexus one att
First tablet Motorola xoom Verizon
Third phone Bell atrix (Fido)
27 paid apps
My favorite thing to do is play super mario 64 with the sound off and listen to either adam corolla or Joe Rogan podcasts.
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Nexus s
Atrix 4g
28 paid apps
Samsung Captivate
Motorola Atrix
Google Nexus 1
Captivate -1
Atrix -1
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Atrix
Inspire
Atrix
Captivate
Captivate
Aria
Backflop
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OhMahnn!..I feel
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Motorola Backflip
Samsung Captivate
Motorola Atrix
(..I'm Hoping I Can Get My Hands On That Lovely Samsung Infuse Next!(;..)
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Paid Apps: 21
Im quite the android fan. Obviously the Atrix is my fav
Moto Atrix (my main phone)
HTC Desire HD (still have it)
LG Optimus One P500 (still have it)
2 x Galaxy S Vibrant from Bell (still have both)
2 x xperia x10 (sold)
Galaxy S t959 from tmobile (sold)
Other phones worth mentioning:
16gb iphone 3g (still have it)
32gb iphone 3gs (still have it)
16gb iphone 4 (just sold it)
Nokia N97 and N97 mini (hated these and sold it)
Nokia N8 (loved it but sold it)
Wishlist/might buy next:
Motorola xoom
Paid apps: none! Lol
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Samsung Captivate
Motorola Atrix
Google Nexus 1
Captivate -1
Atrix -1
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Haha nice.., nexus fan I see. next nexus phone will make me get rid of this.
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Moto Atrix, 3 apps
Samsung Galaxy-S (Bell Vibrant version) - 8 apps
Came from,
iPhone 4
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 3
iPhone 2G
Nokia E71
Nokia N95
Moto KRZR
Moto RAZR
.. and a slew of other early crap
galaxy y
galaxy chat
galaxy nexus
nexus 4
atrix 4g
galaxy s3 (hopefully)
Android or phones? Pre android, i had an lg flip phone that i hated. Next was the big thing for girly girls, the hot pink moto razr. Then palm centro. Started with at&ts first android, backflip. Then tried flipside (locked bootloader and no development) but quickly moved to atrix. Loved it so much, i got a second one for playing with. Was thinking of going to the atrix hd, but I dont do non removable batteries. So once moto screwed the atrix , I said im done. Samsung skyrocket is my current phone and I'll never go locked bootloader again. Have no clue how many paid apps, but quite a few. However, I have hacked quite a few more then I've owned. Those include epic 4g touch, captivate, and have an lg quantum that I cant seem to find any development for. :what:
moto atrix
galaxy s
lg c550
some old samsung flip phone (age: over 5 years...probaby a phone in these days won't last this long... r.i.p. )
tablet: nexus7
Motorola Atrix 4G (current)
HTC Aria
Motorola Bravo
HTC Tilt 2 (android via sdcard)
& prior to Android
Samsung Blackjack II
Motorola KRZR K1
LG CU500
Sony Ericsson w300I
And a bunch of old Nokias
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best device under €150 with stable CyanogenMod CM12.1 (CM13)

I would like to understand which device under €150 (new or used) has stable! CyanogenMod CM12.1 and CM13 in a promising state and fits best my criteria:
4.3 – 5.2″ Display,
Battery with above average running time, greater then 2000mAh,
at least 1 GB RAM,
at least 8 GB RAM and microSD SD card slot,
Camera with "best or good in class" pictures, flash,
GPS usable for car navigation,
Desirable: 720p HD display, DualSIM, Compass, removable battery, slim display borders, 1080p FHD Video, Infrared,
Not needed: 4G LTE,
Not many seem to have official CM13 yet: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Devices#type="phone";cmversions="13";
Google Nexus 5 hammerhead bullhead Google Nexus 5x bullhead m8 HTC One (M8) m8 m8d HTC One (M8) Dual SIM m8d f400 LG G3 (Korea) f400 vs985 LG G3 (Verizon) vs985 h815 LG G4 h815 otus Motorola Moto E 2015 otus falcon Motorola Moto G falcon peregrine Motorola Moto G 4G peregrine titan Motorola Moto G 2014 titan thea Motorola Moto G 2014 LTE thea victara Motorola Moto X 2014 victara bacon OnePlus One
CM 12.1 is broader supported: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Devices#type="phone";cmversions="12.1";
Google Nexus 4 mako hammerhead Google Nexus 5 hammerhead dlx HTC Droid DNA dlx m7 HTC One (GSM) m7 m7vzw HTC One (Verizon) m7vzw m8 HTC One (M8) m8 m8d HTC One (M8) Dual SIM m8d t6 HTC One Max (GSM) t6 t6spr HTC One Max (Sprint) t6spr t6vzw HTC One Max (Verizon) t6vzw ville HTC One S ville evita HTC One XL evita g620_a2 Huawei SnapTo g620_a2 d802 LG G2 d802 d800 LG G2 (AT&T) d800 d803 LG G2 (Canadian) d803 ls980 LG G2 (Sprint) ls980 d801 LG G2 (T-Mobile) d801 vs980 LG G2 (Verizon) vs980 d855 LG G3 d855 d850 LG G3 (AT&T) d850 d852 LG G3 (Canadian) d852 f400 LG G3 (Korea) f400 ls990 LG G3 (Sprint) ls990 d851 LG G3 (T-Mobile) d851 vs985 LG G3 (Verizon) vs985 e975 LG Optimus G e975 e980 LG Optimus G Pro e980 h811 LG G4 h811 h815 LG G4 h815 mb886 Motorola Atrix HD mb886 targa Motorola Droid Bionic targa obake Motorola Droid Mini / Ultra / MAXX obake spyder Motorola Droid RAZR/RAZR MAXX (CDMA) spyder xt926 Motorola Droid RAZR HD/RAZR HD MAXX (CDMA) xt926 xt907 Motorola Droid RAZR M xt907 condor Motorola Moto E condor otus Motorola Moto E 2015 otus surnia Motorola Moto E 2015 LTE surnia falcon Motorola Moto G falcon peregrine Motorola Moto G 4G peregrine titan Motorola Moto G 2014 titan thea Motorola Moto G 2014 LTE thea osprey Motorola Moto G 2015 osprey quark Motorola Moto MAXX quark ghost Motorola Moto X 2013 ghost victara Motorola Moto X 2014 victara umts_spyder Motorola RAZR/RAZR MAXX (GSM) umts_spyder xt925 Motorola RAZR HD (GSM) xt925 bacon OnePlus One bacon find7 Oppo Find 7a find7 find7s Oppo Find 7s find7s n3 Oppo N3 n3 r7plus Oppo R7 Plus r7plus superior Samsung Galaxy Premier superior i9100 Samsung Galaxy S II i9100 i777 Samsung Galaxy S II (AT&T) i777 d2att Samsung Galaxy S III (AT&T) d2att d2spr Samsung Galaxy S III (Sprint) d2spr d2tmo Samsung Galaxy S III (T-Mobile) d2tmo d2vzw Samsung Galaxy S III (Verizon) d2vzw jflteatt Samsung Galaxy S4 (AT&T) jflteatt jfltespr Samsung Galaxy S4 (Sprint) jfltespr jfltetmo Samsung Galaxy S4 (T-Mobile) jfltetmo jfltevzw Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon) jfltevzw jfltexx Samsung Galaxy S4 (International LTE) jfltexx i9500 Samsung Galaxy S4 (International) i9500 ks01lte Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A (GT-I9506) ks01lte jactivelte Samsung Galaxy S4 Active jactivelte serrano3gxx Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (International 3G) serrano3gxx serranoltexx Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (International LTE) serranoltexx klte Samsung Galaxy S5 klte kltekdi Samsung Galaxy S5 (AU) kltekdi kltechn Samsung Galaxy S5 (China) kltechn kltespr Samsung Galaxy S5 (Sprint) kltespr kltedv Samsung Galaxy S5 (Vodafone) kltedv klteduos Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos klteduos kltechnduo Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos (China) kltechnduo rendang Smartfren Andromax Q rendang taoshan Sony Xperia L taoshan nicki Sony Xperia M nicki huashan Sony Xperia SP huashan yuga Sony Xperia Z yuga togari Sony Xperia Z Ultra togari togari_gpe Sony Xperia Z Ultra (Google Play Edition) togari_gpe honami Sony Xperia Z1 honami amami Sony Xperia Z1 Compact amami sirius Sony Xperia Z2 sirius z3 Sony Xperia Z3 z3 z3c Sony Xperia Z3 Compact z3c z3dual Sony Xperia Z3 Dual z3dual odin Sony Xperia ZL odin dogo Sony Xperia ZR dogo crackling Wileyfox Swift crackling cancro Xiaomi Mi 3, Mi 4 cancro lettuce YU Yuphoria lettuce tomato YU Yureka / Yureka Plus
The following devices seem interesting:
Motorola Moto G 2014 ("titan") new €145, used €105 - CM 12.1 + for exampe Monsterkernel seem to work very well
Samsung Galaxy S4 (International) ("i9500") (new i9505 €286), used €145
LG G2 ("d802") (new €250-299), used 130
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini ("serrano3gxx") or ("serranoltexx") new €180, used €108
Still too expensive
HTC One (M8) ("m8") new €341, used €193
Motorola Moto X 2014 ("victara") new €219-294, used ~€204
Some devices with good unofficial or upcoming CM support?
LG L90 D405 new € 159, used €78
Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo i9301i new €168, used €115
LG Electronics G3 Beat (aka G3S) D722 new €162, used €126
LG G2 Mini new € 155, used €82
Motorola Moto E 2nd Gen. (2015) new €125, used €88?
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini G800F new €160/222, used €180
LG Leon LTE C50 H340N new € 105
LG Spirit 4G C70 H440N new € 126
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua (new €190) used €158
No interest in this topic? I may forgot a contender:
Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo i9301i new €168, used €115
Not sure what to think of these newcomer with possible future CM support:
Samsung Galaxy J5 J500F new €123
More:
LG Electronics G3 Beat (aka G3S) D722 new €162, used €126
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact new €369, used € 145
A bit over the defs but maybe to consider later in 2016:
Huawei P8 Lite new € 183, used € 164 (no customROMs)
LG K10 (LG-K430) new € 192
LG Electronics G3 D855 16GB new € 251, used € 175
Lenovo VIBE K5 (Plus) new $129 (149)
I would like to log here some of the currently best supported devices for official CM 14.1 with SD-Card:
Moto G2 148€ 5.0" 1280x720 1/8GB
Moto G3 190€ 5.0" 1280x720 2/16GB
Moto G4+ 220€ 5.5" 1920x1080 2/16GB
Galaxy S4 LTE+ 229€ 5.0" 1920x1080 2/16GB
LG G4 299€ 5.5" 2560x1440 3/32 GB
OnePlus One 300€ 5.5" 1920x1080 3/64 GB
UPDATE LinOS 14.1:
Moto G2 148€? 5.0" 1280x720 1/8GB
Honor 5X € 165€ 5.5" 1920x1080 2/16GB
Moto G3 184€ 5.0" 1280x720 2/16GB
Moto G4+ 220€ 5.5" 1920x1080 2/16GB
LG G4 299€ 5.5" 2560x1440 3/32 GB
OnePlus One 300€? 5.5" 1920x1080 3/64 GB
Two threads of interest:
What's your next smartphone / What should I buy by poseidon5213, April 2012 to now, 1928 pages
and
**DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here! by KidCarter93, August 2012 to now, 1097 pages
Just to update: I think Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 (lavender, Snapdragon 660, 3/4-32/64/128GB shared mSD, 4000mAh, 6.3" 1080p) might be the best "cheap modern" device for Android 10 / LinOS 17 - at least I do not know of a newer Snapdragon Custom Rom device available for under €150
Compare/see also The best phones for LineageOS:
Moto G7 Plus, Snapdragon 632, 4/64GB (+microSD), 3000mAh, 6.2" 1080p ~€250
Xiaomi Mi A2, Snapdragon 660 4/64GB, 3010mAh, 6" 1080p ~€230
Zenfone 6, Snapdragon 855, 6/8GB, 5000mA, 6.4" 1080p ~seems unavailable
OnePlus 7 Pro, Snapdragon 855, 6-12GB, 128/256GB, 4000mAh, 6.67" 1440p ~€540

Which of these devices is the most development-friendly?

Hi guys,
I'm thinking about getting a monthly plan from a local carrier. The plan offers your choice of a bunch of different phones. The phone I choose will be replacing my Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016 edition).
I will mostly use the phone for texting and Spotify, but I need the phone I choose to be as dev-friendly as possible. This means no locked (or very easily unlocked) bootloader, painless to install recovery like TWRP + root. Because after I root, of course I will be installing apps like Titanium Backup, Viper4Android, etc.
Here are the devices I can choose from the plan:
Sony Xperia XA Ultra
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Samsung Galaxy A7 2017
Moto G3 Turbo
Moto Z LTE
Moto Z Play
LG Stylus 2
Huawei P9
Huawei Mate 8
Huaweii Y6 II LTE
Lenovo Phab 2
Now of course I can search and search the XDA forums to see how much support each model has, but I am hoping anyone who reads this thread 1: Owns one or more of the devices I listed, and 2: Has experience in rooting / modding them.
Thanks! <3
Edit: I realize that the carrier may or may not pre-lock the phones, but ignoring this, assuming I wanted to buy one of the above devices with cash and not on a carrier plan, which should I go for as far as dev-friendliness?

VoLTE question (more network related)

Does anyone know why Samsung handsets need carrier firmware installed in order for VoLTE to be active, yet other makes do not?
I'm curious about the reasons behind this?
For example the UK network EE which offers 4G calling quotes:
an EE pay monthly plan on one of these phones bought from any retailer including EE (please check when buying a phone from a non-EE retailer whether or not it supports 4G Calling, as we cannot guarantee phones purchased from third parties will support the feature):
◦Apple iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, SE, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X ◦Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL ◦Sony Xperia XZ1, Xperia XZ1 Compact ◦Huawei P10, P10 lite, P10 Plus ◦HTC U11 ◦Blackberry Priv, Dtek 50, Dtek 60, KEYone ◦Nokia 3, 5, 8 ◦EE Hawk
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To use 4G Calling, you’ll need: •or one of these phones, bought directly from EE in-store, online or over the phone: Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, S7, S7 edge, S6, S6 edge, S6 edge+
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LG V60 5G UC T-Mobile is it compatible?

Does anyone know what bands make up T-Mobiles 5G UC on newer devices and if LGs V60 is capable? Or maybe has it with Android 13 update? I traded in my LG to get a Google Pixel 7 Pro for free and am missing the audio features. I found a sealed new in box on eBay and have it coming in the mail just waiting. I find myself always drawn back to LG, it's more fluid than Samsungs I've used and different features draws me away from the Pixel back to it. I even have a Samsung S23 Ultra that is laying on my nightstand since I have the Pixel.

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