Unlocked note 8 4x4 Mimo & 256 qam - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers

Does anybody know if the unlocked version of the phone has 4x4 mimo & 256 Qam?? Or do we have to flash the Tmobile firmware/csc files??
Thanks!!
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kwazytazz said:
Does anybody know if the unlocked version of the phone has 4x4 mimo & 256 Qam?? Or do we have to flash the Tmobile firmware/csc files??
Thanks!!
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It does not. People claim flashing the modem is enough but it's a system configuration by t mobile.
You'll have to flash the whole t mobile firmware to get all the goodies

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Band 12 Enabler

I would exactly call this an enabler but it enables band 12 on any custom rom for the XT1575. No more needing to do the manual process of flashing back to stock and take OTA. Just flash the zip and reboot.
Download here
Thanks @Spasticdroid for helping out.
Please explain exactly what this does.
Thanks!
lafester said:
Please explain exactly what this does.
Thanks!
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It enables band 12 on custom roms. There was an issue where band 12 was not getting enabled on MM custom roms.
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For those of you on T-Mobile who cannot access BAND12. Before flashing this try this: go to settings and IMEI ,if you have t-mobile sim and it displays IME SV - 01. You have no access to b12,after flashing this if it shows SV - 02. Flash worked and you have access to B12 and VolTE
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For those of you on T-Mobile who cannot access BAND12. Before flashing this try this: go to settings and IMEI ,if you have t-mobile sim and it displays IME SV - 01. You have no access to b12,after flashing this if it shows SV - 02. Flash worked and you have access to B12 and VolTE
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So mine says 02, so I have band 12?
Marshmallow with T-Mobile
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Andrew149 said:
So mine says 02, so I have band 12?
Marshmallow with T-Mobile
Sent from my Moto X Pure.
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It doesn't mean you are connected to b12 but it means you can access it. Download lte discovery to view which band you are connected to
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Where exactly is this setting?
Never mind i see it
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vx2ko said:
It enables band 12 on custom roms. There was an issue where band 12 was not getting enabled on MM custom roms.
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Nice lol. I meant specifically what is the file is doing to the phone.
lafester said:
Nice lol. I meant specifically what is the file is doing to the phone.
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I'm pretty sure it deleted your modem files and replaced it with the newest one from the OTA. That's why the people that took the OTA or sideloaded the OTA are able to get band 12. Custom ROMs don't flash modem so the old modem was still on the phone if you were on 5.1.1 when updating to a custom marshmallow ROM.
countryfolk07 said:
I'm pretty sure it deleted your modem files and replaced it with the newest one from the OTA. That's why the people that took the OTA or sideloaded the OTA are able to get band 12. Custom ROMs don't flash modem so the old modem was still on the phone if you were on 5.1.1 when updating to a custom marshmallow ROM.
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My original modem zip just installed the new modem from the mm ota. This does that and updates another modem file that was missing in some custom roms. Which enables imei sv 2 for band 12.
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Will this work for XT1752 as well ?
I've flashed it, wiped cache and still no imei sv 02 ? Any tips?
MotoX XT1752EU TruPureXv2.1
ban.codrut said:
Will this work for XT1752 as well ?
I've flashed it, wiped cache and still no imei sv 02 ? Any tips?
MotoX XT1752EU TruPureXv2.1
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Why would you need b12 on European model? Does anyone in EU use b12?
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patt2k said:
Why would you need b12 on European model? Does anyone in EU use b12?
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Well, thats a great question I never looked into it and it seems that you are right, EU doesn't use band 12 at all. I actually realised that using XT1575's modem I'm limiting myself to a great amount of less LTE band. Basically I leak Europe's specific band 20 which is accordingly to wiki one of the main bans :S.
Do you guys think marshmallow works with 5.1.1 modem files? I want to flash the modem from my stock version so I can get LTE working as it should.
MotoX XT1752EU TruPureXv2.1
ban.codrut said:
Well, thats a great question I never looked into it and it seems that you are right, EU doesn't use band 12 at all. I actually realised that using XT1575's modem I'm limiting myself to a great amount of less LTE band. Basically I leak Europe's specific band 20 which is accordingly to wiki one of the main bans :S.
Do you guys think marshmallow works with 5.1.1 modem files? I want to flash the modem from my stock version so I can get LTE working as it should.
MotoX XT1752EU TruPureXv2.1
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MM modem does not work with LP
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patt2k said:
MM modem does not work with LP
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I meant for the exact opposite : LP modems on MM rom
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ban.codrut said:
I meant for the exact opposite : LP modems on MM rom
MotoX XT1752EU TruPureXv2.1
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You won't get WiFi
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For T-Mobile, just remember folks, Band 12 only helps if you are in an area with poor LTE reception. If you live in an area with strong Band 4 LTE, you will never see it connect to Band 12. I am in NYC and mine never connect to Band 12 since Band 4 LTE is pretty strong in tri-state area.
max1001 said:
For T-Mobile, just remember folks, Band 12 only helps if you are in an area with poor LTE reception. If you live in an area with strong Band 4 LTE, you will never see it connect to Band 12. I am in NYC and mine never connect to Band 12 since Band 4 LTE is pretty strong in tri-state area.
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I am also in NYC and my phone pretty often connects to B12 mostly inside building and when I visit my family inside the apartment only band12.
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vx2ko said:
I would exactly call this an enabler but it enables band 12 on any custom rom for the XT1575. No more needing to do the manual process of flashing back to stock and take OTA. Just flash the zip and reboot.
Download here
Thanks @Spasticdroid for helping out.
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Will this enable Band 12 on 5.1.1? I'm on MM right now, but i'm reverting back to Lollipop
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Will this enable Band 12 on 5.1.1? I'm on MM right now, but i'm reverting back to Lollipop
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Most likely not, you won't get wifi or lte at all.

T-Mobile Version VS Unlocked

I have the unlocked version and i wanted to know if there are any benefits to flashing the t-mobile firmware onto it?
Does your Wi-Fi calling work on the unlocked version?
renegaderon said:
Does your Wi-Fi calling work on the unlocked version?
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Yes it does. I've been reading that it doesn't have Carrier aggregation/ mimo/ qam stuff. Do you know if t-mobile gets an os update first or does the unlocked get it first? Just trying to see which is best.
Friendlyx355 said:
Yes it does. I've been reading that it doesn't have Carrier aggregation/ mimo/ qam stuff. Do you know if t-mobile gets an os update first or does the unlocked get it first? Just trying to see which is best.
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T-Mobile gets update first, hardware exactly the same...activated with firmware
renegaderon said:
Does your Wi-Fi calling work on the unlocked version?
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I would also like to know the answer to that question.
grunt0300 said:
I would also like to know the answer to that question.
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I have an Unlocked S8 Plus on T-Mo. Yes, WiFi calling works out of the box.
I've not heard a definitive answer about the MIMO or QUAM 256 (I think that is what it's called?). I know if you flash T-Mo software, it all works, but I dont know 100% if the LATE advanced stuff works on the unlocked firmware.
I will probably switch to the T-Mo software personally, since I live in one of the LATE Advanced trifecta areas, and honestly the T-Mo firmware is bloat free. The only thing they add is the T-Mobile app, the Device Unlock app, and a T-Mobile boot screen/sound.
If you don't want the T mobile apps/bloat flash the The XAA AP, XAA BL, and the TMO CSC. you can flash either the XAA or TMO CP(doesn't matter). you will have the unlocked firmware with no carrier apps baked in and still have the TMO features like wifi calling, RCS video calling and advanced messaging. will also have the TMO dialer instead of the unlocked dialer app. you will however have the TMO boot up splash screen. works, looks, acts just like a stock t mobile device minus the stupid t mobile apps. if you flash the TMO AP or USERDATA files, you will get the TMO apps. when both XAA and TMO updates are both released, you can then reflash the latest files together in the same sequence above per future software updates

Will flashing the unlocked firmware still work on carrier models of the s9+?

Anyone know or have insight?
Won't know until the phone is in the hands of the tinkerers. It has been that way, FWIW, since the GS7/GS7E.
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optimummind said:
Won't know until the phone is in the hands of the tinkerers. It has been that way, FWIW, since the GS7/GS7E.
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Hopefully we find out soon. I have an at&t version I want to install TMobile or unlocked firmware coming around the 16th :fingers-crossed:
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Anyone know or have insight?
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Check the S8/S8+ fourms
It works. I just flashed the unlocked firmware on my Verizon model. Only issue I'm having is trying to figure out how to access IMS Settings, can't access through nova or shortcut master. Visual voicemail works.
cdcaish said:
It works. I just flashed the unlocked firmware on my Verizon model. Only issue I'm having is trying to figure out how to access IMS Settings, can't access through nova or shortcut master. Visual voicemail works.
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Can i do it vice versa, like flash carrier firmware on unlocked model. Will it trip knox and will i lose warranty?
yeltrah123 said:
Can i do it vice versa, like flash carrier firmware on unlocked model. Will it trip knox and will i lose warranty?
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Hello,
NO, flashing carrier's firmware on unlocked model dosen't trip knox, so you don't lose warranty.
Grettings,
SwitchDeath
SwitchDeath said:
Hello,
NO, flashing carrier's firmware on unlocked model dosen't trip knox, so you don't lose warranty.
Grettings,
SwitchDeath
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Ok thanks because I saw the carrier versions were model # SM-G965U and I was worried because I have model SM-G965U1.
yeltrah123 said:
Ok thanks because I saw the carrier versions were model # SM-G965U and I was worried because I have model SM-G965U1.
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You welcome, you don't have to worry, flashing SM-G965U firmware on your SM-G965U1 model will work anyway.
Grettings,
SwitchDeath
SwitchDeath said:
You welcome, you don't have to worry, flashing SM-G965U firmware on your SM-G965U1 model will work anyway.
Grettings,
SwitchDeath
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ok
I am happy to report that after flashing the Sprint firmware on my unlocked S9+ it worked with no issues and knox was not tripped. I've noticed that even though the Sprint splashscreen didn't show up at boot, while in setup the phone did detect the exact carrier I was on (Boost Mobile) and the phone showed the Boost Mobile splashscreen upon reboot and all the Boost Mobile apps as well as some bloatware loaded onto the phone as if it were a phone I purchased through them. But one issue I still notice since when I first bought the phone is the fact that the data speeds are slow in my area, but when I had an LG Stylo 3 from Boost in the area now where I see the slow data speeds, the LG didn't have that issue. I thought flashing carrier firmware would fix that problem. When I am in other parts in NYC out from where I live, ex: Manhattan, Brooklyn; I don't see no slow speeds I get true, fast 4G LTE. I guess it's a software issue Samsung can fix in the next update?
Anyone have link for modified Odin just in case I decide to flash iunlocked S9+ firmware back on my phone?

S9+ change csc firmware

Hello All,
I just got the Galaxy S9+ Brazilian variant SM-G9650 with original ZTO CSC.
I want to know if I can change the firmware to the TMB CSC, T-Mobile USA SM-G965U, without any damage. (via Odin)
Both variants have exactly the same hardware.
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I have an unlocked exynos variant. The original csc when I got the phone was ITV (Italy). I live in Greece and when I inserted my Greek operator sim card, I got a message saying that I should factory reset the phone with the sim card inserted so as to get the proper settings for my region.
I did the factory reset, and after the reboot the csc of the phone changed to EUR (Greece), i.e. to the csc of my sim card.
Is that what you are asking?
Otherwise as you said you can flash the csc you want via Odin.
965u is different from 9650. Odin probably will fail.
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965u and 9650 have different bootloaders, as the first one is locked and the second one isn't.
I'm not sure if it will work, even considering both use SD845.
Little knowledge is dangerous
One is Snapdragon (U) and the other is Exynos (F/D).
To get T Mobile features on the exynos variant
1. Root
2. Load debloated Firmware which houses the T MObile tweaks
3. Load multi CSC file
sunilkausik said:
One is Snapdragon (U) and the other is Exynos (F/D).
To get T Mobile features on the exynos variant
1. Root
2. Load debloated Firmware which houses the T MObile tweaks
3. Load multi CSC file
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Totally wrong. Both have snapdragon processor.
Bump..
DanC987 said:
Bump..
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Why?
Scott said:
Why?
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I'd like to know how to change the CSC code.. so I can possibly have TMobile volte and wifi calling.
If there's already a thread or method please link thanks!
DanC987 said:
I'd like to know how to change the CSC code.. so I can possibly have TMobile volte and wifi calling.
If there's already a thread or method please link thanks!
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Oh, I see. Maybe the original questions was never answered... My Bad.... I ahve been doing a lot of research on this topic and am possibly getting my threads confused. Sorry... So here is your answer...
No. You cant at this time.
I have been looking at every possible scenario I could think of to do this. I am going from VZW to T-Mo as of this past Sunday.
If you are on version 1 of the bootloader you "may" be able to. However, it would require flashing a International unlocked ROM. Changing the CSC with the field / test mode app then flash the T-Mo ROM. This DOES NOT work on V2 bootloaders. V2 Bootloaders are almost any device after the first software update. And to be honest with you I may even be confusing this process with the S8+
If you find anything post it here or send me a PM. I will do the same for sure!
Good luck to us with this!
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Totally wrong. Both have snapdragon processor.
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Yes, Seems he may be confusing F/D for the 9650 which as far as I know there is no F/D variant of the 9650.
F= Exynos
D=Dual SIM
to those that do not know.
Thanks sir!
Is there any way to change CSC from TTT to ZTO without a SIM card of region and without root?

No WiFi calling option

I have an international S9+ (SM-965F/DS, 256G) and noticed there is no WiFi calling option under Connections/More Connection Settings (or anywhere else). What's up with that? The phone passed all authenticity checks I threw at it, including working Iris scanner and dual-aperture camera, so I really don't think it's a fake.
Of note, I have 2 T-Mobile Sims in it, and everything else seems to be working fine.
Stumped...
Unless you unlock the bootloader and flash the T-Mobile CSC, WiFi calling, VoLTE, video calling, and RCS will not work on the SM-G965F.
Wow, really? Where can I get TMo firmware? And if I do that, will it trip Knox and kill Samsung Pay? Also, will I get Tmo OTA updates after that? Thanks.
chenxiaolong said:
Unless you unlock the bootloader and flash the T-Mobile CSC, WiFi calling, VoLTE, video calling, and RCS will not work on any non-US model.
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That is incorrect! I have it working perfectly fine on my Canadian version 965W. Did you flash to U1 and stay there or did you flash to the TMB U firmware? I have tried both but went back to U1 because of the updates contain the v2 bootloader. I don't have the option to turn it on in U1 but when I connect to WiFi, WiFi Calling automatically is enabled and yes, I have made calls over WiFi to confirm it works.
jcsww said:
That is incorrect! I have it working perfectly fine on my Canadian version 965W. Did you flash to U1 and stay there or did you flash to the TMB U firmware? I have tried both but went back to U1 because of the updates contain the v2 bootloader. I don't have the option to turn it on in U1 but when I connect to WiFi, WiFi Calling automatically is enabled and yes, I have made calls over WiFi to confirm it works.
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Thanks, I'll correct my post to say SM-G965F instead of "any non-US model". It seems that the SM-G965W firmware contains all the T-Mobile bits (eg. /system/framework/TmoWfcUtils.jar), while the SM-G965F does not.
jcsww said:
That is incorrect! I have it working perfectly fine on my Canadian version 965W. Did you flash to U1 and stay there or did you flash to the TMB U firmware? I have tried both but went back to U1 because of the updates contain the v2 bootloader. I don't have the option to turn it on in U1 but when I connect to WiFi, WiFi Calling automatically is enabled and yes, I have made calls over WiFi to confirm it works.
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Lol....dude you have a snapdragon he has exynos so you are totally incorrect actually.
How would you expect him to flash U1 or TMO firmware on an exynos lol?
sent from my Exynos S9 plus, Pixel 2 XL or Note FE
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chenxiaolong said:
Thanks, I'll correct my post to say SM-G965F instead of "any non-US model". It seems that the SM-G965W firmware contains all the T-Mobile bits (eg. /system/framework/TmoWfcUtils.jar), while the SM-G965F does not.
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The Canadian and US model are essentially identical.
Our exynos devices are vastly different but also superior in many ways. No locked bootloader for us, snap doesn't even have root!
sent from my Exynos S9 plus, Pixel 2 XL or Note FE
kydar said:
I have an international S9+ (SM-965F/DS, 256G) and noticed there is no WiFi calling option under Connections/More Connection Settings (or anywhere else). What's up with that? The phone passed all authenticity checks I threw at it, including working Iris scanner and dual-aperture camera, so I really don't think it's a fake.
Of note, I have 2 T-Mobile Sims in it, and everything else seems to be working fine.
Stumped...
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Got the same issue. I'm in the UK and it's not there. One of the reasons I bought it was because I thought it had it - my work colleague has it on EE and has the option.
Mine is the SM-G965F.
white43 said:
Got the same issue. I'm in the UK and it's not there. One of the reasons I bought it was because I thought it had it - my work colleague has it on EE and has the option.
Mine is the SM-G965F.
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I found the settings you are looking for last night. Instead of being in the Mobile Network tab, like normal Android. Go into the dialer, tab the 3 dots in the top right corner, go to settings, and there they are.
jcsww said:
I found the settings you are looking for last night. Instead of being in the Mobile Network tab, like normal Android. Go into the dialer, tab the 3 dots in the top right corner, go to settings, and there they are.
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Not on mine
white43 said:
Not on mine
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In the UK, you will need to have a "branded" handset.
My S9+ was originally from Vodafone, but I'm using it on Three.
To get WiFI calling, I flashed the stock Three firmware.
You can probably get away with a BTU firmware, and flashing your carriers CSC, but I couldn't be bothered as there was very little bloatware on the Three firmware.
Regards,
Dave
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foxmeister said:
In the UK, you will need to have a "branded" handset.
My S9+ was originally from Vodafone, but I'm using it on Three.
To get WiFI calling, I flashed the stock Three firmware.
You can probably get away with a BTU firmware, and flashing your carriers CSC, but I couldn't be bothered as there was very little bloatware on the Three firmware.
Regards,
Dave
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Ah - well that explains it!
Do you have linkage to the Three 9+ firmware?
I have heard there is a way to change the CSC without rooting, unlocking bootloader, or tripping Knox. I want to avoid that in order to continue using Samsung Pay. If I absolutely have to choose, I will root to get WiFi calling, but if it's possible to get it without rooting, I'm going to find a way!
white43 said:
Ah - well that explains it!
Do you have linkage to the Three 9+ firmware?
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I downloaded it from samfirmware.com - links to it aren't permitted here!
Regards,
Dave
kydar said:
I have heard there is a way to change the CSC without rooting, unlocking bootloader, or tripping Knox. I want to avoid that in order to continue using Samsung Pay. If I absolutely have to choose, I will root to get WiFi calling, but if it's possible to get it without rooting, I'm going to find a way!
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Mixing and matching firmware can be hit and miss. I wouldn't swap Exynos bootloaders with SnapDragon or vice versa though. The CSC contains the bulk of the carrier related settings and apps. There are usually two CSC files. One will wipe, one won't. The CSC_HOME doesn't wipe but may cause some issues. The other will wipe, at least to some degree. You also might want to look at some of the Combination ROM's available to see if they have all of what you need.
In order to flash without tripping things. The modded or patched version of ODIN is needed.
foxmeister said:
I downloaded it from samfirmware.com - links to it aren't permitted here!
Regards,
Dave
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Do you need to unlock bootloader and root to use new stock firmware? Is Three UK - H3G?
Ta
white43 said:
Do you need to unlock bootloader and root to use new stock firmware? Is Three UK - H3G?
Ta
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To answer your questions in order, no, no, and yes.
Regards,
Dave
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So if I wanted to flash the US T-Mobile stock firmware, how would I do it? Where would I even get the firmware? It's not on sammobile as far as I can see.
So I flashed the XEU most recent firmware - released a couple days ago. My device is SM-G965F BTU. Downloaded via SamFirm and flashed the four files with Odin.
Now have VoWifi and VoLTE.
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kydar said:
So if I wanted to flash the US T-Mobile stock firmware, how would I do it? Where would I even get the firmware? It's not on sammobile as far as I can see.
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What model of Samsung phone do you have?
The latest May update gave me wifi calling on my unbranded xeu phone on Three.
foxmeister said:
In the UK, you will need to have a "branded" handset.
My S9+ was originally from Vodafone, but I'm using it on Three.
To get WiFI calling, I flashed the stock Three firmware.
You can probably get away with a BTU firmware, and flashing your carriers CSC, but I couldn't be bothered as there was very little bloatware on the Three firmware.
Regards,
Dave
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Good News!! The brand new XEU stock firmware with may security patch for the S9+ works with WiFi calling and Volte so no need to use the three firmware anymore. I don't know about TMobile but the changelogs stated improvements to Volte and VoWiFI so my guess is that lots of carriers where added to get it work in the multi CSC. Btu for some reason uses a different non multi CSC so don't use BTU

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