How to make ipcc for iphone to unlock network 12 or any iphone like this page ?
https://turki-soft.blogspot.com/2021/02/iphone-67-ipcc-14.4.html?m=1
First you need to download same iOS version ipsw files from here https://ipsw.me/
Extract file and go to System>>>Library>>>Carrier Bundles
Choose ChinaTelecom_cn from bundles folder and copy it to Desktop
Make new folder name it Payload
inside Payload folder make new folder name it Unknown.bundle
Copy all inside ChinaTelecom_cn folder to Unknown.bundle folder
Right click on Payload folder and choose add to archive
Right click on Payload.zip and rename it to Payload_iPhone12_14.8.ipcc
Like “Name_Model_iOS.ipcc”
Open 3utools and connect iPhone by USB go to ToolBox and click on Update IPCC File then chose ipcc file
MA7MOD_GSM said:
First you need to download same iOS version ipsw files from here https://ipsw.me/
Extract file and go to System>>>Library>>>Carrier Bundles
Choose ChinaTelecom_cn from bundles folder and copy it to Desktop
Make new folder name it Payload
inside Payload folder make new folder name it Unknown.bundle
Copy all inside ChinaTelecom_cn folder to Unknown.bundle folder
Right click on Payload folder and choose add to archive
Right click on Payload.zip and rename it to Payload_iPhone12_14.8.ipcc
Like “Name_Model_iOS.ipcc”
Open 3utools and connect iPhone by USB go to ToolBox and click on Update IPCC File then chose ipcc file
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hi bro i have iphone 11 ios 15.4 i follw all steps but network still locked
You try ChinaTelecom_cn ? Try other carriers like japan kddi
Your iPhone must be unlocked to get signal if send your imei to check
Marwan-Turki said:
How to make ipcc for iphone to unlock network 12 or any iphone like this page ?
https://turki-soft.blogspot.com/2021/02/iphone-67-ipcc-14.4.html?m=1
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To unlock your iPhone 12, you can contact your carrier to request an unlock. They may require you to meet certain criteria, such as completing your contract or paying off your device. Once your carrier approves your request, they will provide you with instructions on how to unlock your iPhone 12.
Alternatively, you can try unlocking your iPhone 12 using an ICCID or carrier bundle file. However, this process is not recommended and may void your warranty. If you choose to proceed with this method, you can find step-by-step instructions on various websites and forums. However, please note that unlocking your iPhone 12 using an ICCID or carrier bundle file may not be legal in some countries, and may also compromise your phone's security.
It is always best to contact your carrier directly to request an unlock and follow their instructions to ensure a safe and legal process. Read More
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To unlock your iPhone 12, you can contact your carrier to request an unlock. They may require you to meet certain criteria, such as completing your contract or paying off your device. Once your carrier approves your request, they will provide you with instructions on how to unlock your iPhone 12.
Alternatively, you can try unlocking your iPhone 12 using an ICCID or carrier bundle file. However, this process is not recommended and may void your warranty. If you choose to proceed with this method, you can find step-by-step instructions on various websites and forums. However, please note that unlocking your iPhone 12 using an ICCID or carrier bundle file may not be legal in some countries, and may also compromise your phone's security.
It is always best to contact your carrier directly to request an unlock and follow their instructions to ensure a safe and legal process. Read More
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Someone keeps doing this to all my phones and ruining my life
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Follow instructions in Blue 1pm est
Step 1: Talk and Text
What you need:
A QPST
B. HTC Diagnostic drivers for the Hero
C A Windows PC with either win7, XP or Vista running in 32 bit mode (64 bit will not work)
e. Cricket's 01039.prl -- get it here
fast PRL change dial ##PRL# and phone will enter prl mode, just browse to your sdcard and select 1039PRL, hit menu to change prl. Phone reboots. now call *228 to activation and program. NOW SKIP TO STEP 2.
step 1 long route
1. Once you have all of the items above installed, go to your number pad on your ERIS and dial ##3424# and hit Call. You will see a screen come up on the ERIS called the "DM Command Service."
2. Now, plug in your phone via the USB and your computer should install the necessary drivers. These will be the drivers mentioned above.
3. Once they are installed, open QPST Configuration, Listed under the QPST Folder on your start menu.
4. Click Ports, then click "Add New Port". You should see a port in the left part of the window. If not, unselect the button that says "Show Serial And USB/QC Diagnostic Ports Only".
5. Select the port and Click OK. There may be several ports, so repeat this process until you see a port where it says "Surf..."
6. Take not of which port says Surf, then open CDMA Workshop. Do not close QPST Configuration yet.
7. On the right side of the window select the same port as was in QPST with the word "Surf..." next to it and click "connect".
8. Click on the Security Tab on the top of the screen and click "Read" under the SPC/User Lock, ensuring that the default setting is listed in the drop-down menu.
9. Select the 6 digit number it generates and copy it.
10. Go back to the QPST Configuration and click on "Start Clients" and click on "Service Programming".
11. It will come up with a window displaying active phones. You should see one, the Surf....(whatever). Select it and click OK.
12. Click "read from phone". It will ask you for an MSL/SPC Code. Paste the 6 digit code you copied earlier and click Ok. In the settings tab you will see a box for the MSL/SPC code. Replace whatever is written in it with six zeros (000000). Click "write to phone". Ignore any errors that occur.
13. Click The CDMA Tab. Under Directory Number enter your 10 digit cricket number.
14. Click The Display Tab and type "Cricket" in the Banner.
15. Click the Roaming Tab and click "Browse" under the Preferred Roaming box.
16. Find and select the 01039.prl that you downloaded.
17. Click Write to Phone on the bottom. Ignore any errors that occur.
18. Unplug phone and dial *228.
Step 2. Setting up Web
What you need:
The same programs and drivers listed above
Anycut.apk-- get it in the android market place VIA Wifi.
1. Connect Phone Via QPST and open Service Programming. (See steps 1-3, 10 above)
2. Once you have begun Programming, click "Read From Phone". It will ask you for an SPC/MSL code. That code should now be six zeros (000000) -see step 12 above.
3. Click M.IP (may be M.IPv6 and set Mobile IP Behavior as MOB + Simp...
4. Select any profiles (there should be 1 or 2) listed under User Profiles, and click edit. Do the following for all profiles.
5. Make sure that "Profile enabled" is checked and enter in the following:
NAI: [email protected]
Tethered NAI: [email protected]
6. Change home address, primary ha, and secondary HA to all zeros.
7. On both HA Shared and AAA Shared Secret, click enter text string and type in the following password (all lower case): cricket
8. click ok
9. Set active user as 0.
10. Click PPP Config
11. The "Um" Button
12. Under user ID enter [email protected] as well as for tethered NAI. If a text box is black with red lines in it, click it and press ctrl D. Enter cricket in the password box.
13.Click "AN" Button and repeat step 12.
14. Click "write to phone". Ignore any errors that occur.
YOUR DONE NOW
NexT Follow instructions from the 3rd post. Below by Token419 to apply cricketmmsweb.zip in recovery for fully functional web/MMS/and apps
15. Install the anycut.apk mentioned above on your HTC ERIS. If you need help with that, pm me and I will explain a few ways to do it.
16. Open Anycut and click New Short Cut.
17. Click Activity and scroll down to Proxy Settings. Select it and Click Ok on the window that comes up.
18. Go to The home screen on your Hero and find the Proxy Settings on your hero.
19. For Hostname enter: wap.mycricket.com and for port enter 8080.
Step 3: MMS!
What you need:
a. Android SDK---
b. Modified Telephony.db --
c. Have Eris phone flashed for talk text and web (see above if you have not done this).
1. Unzip android sdk to a place where you can find it (the shorter the directory name the better as you will soon see. Mine is saved in C:\android
Also unzip the telephony.db into a folder where you can find it. Mine is saved in C:\android
2. In windows xp click start, then run, then type cmd and hit enter. In Vista or windows 7 click start and type cmd in the search and hit enter.
3. Navigate to the folder where you unzipped the Android SDK. If you are not familiar with the command prompt, I will make a list of the commands I enter in blue. The rest you see will be the text that will be generated by the command prompt: CD the directory of adb!!! ex. type cd hit space the drag the tools folder into cmd window. now you can adb push/adb pull etc.
4. Type the Following command
C:\android\tools>adb root
* daemon started successfully *
adbd is running as root
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5. Send the Modified telephony.db to the phone with the following command (keep in mind that you will need to substitute the directory I am using for the one where your telephony.db file is located
C:\android\tools> adb push c:\android\telephony.db /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db
85 KB/s (4096 bytes in 0.046s)
6. Unplug your Phone and hold the power button to turn it off. Turn it back on and there you go!
some roms arent allowing the telephony.db to work giving 245kb/s or any other like 130kb/s.
My advice is if you get one to work, do a Nandroid back up, so you will always have a working web browser and MMS.
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Your instructions/title look exactly like Brandonharrison's post on howard forums, if you got the instructions from him it may be nice to give him credit Also you may want to change the words "Hero" to "eris" since this is an eris guide also you can skip the part about spc unlocking from CDMA WS, since the eris comes factory with spc of 000000.
Anyways if your tracking the thread on howard you can update the web portion, to what i posted to get full market and apps working, credit goes to the team at howard forums who worked on getting it working for the motodroid. i simply modified their work so that it would work on the eris.
As promised here is a zip file containing 2 flashable zips:
One will handle the OS side to get Web/MMS up and running
The other will only do the web portion (Some people don't have good luck with the MMS that i did)
Download from the attachment below, or from here:
http://www.multiupload.com/EKQ8CC27Y9
As always, make a nandroid backup first
download the zip and read the readme inside for instructions
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your instructions/title look exactly like brandonharrison's post on howard forums, if you got the instructions from him it may be nice to give him credit also you may want to change the words "hero" to "eris" since this is an eris guide also you can skip the part about spc unlocking from cdma ws, since the eris comes factory with spc of 000000.
Anyways if your tracking the thread on howard you can update the web portion, to what i posted to get full market and apps working, credit goes to the team at howard forums who worked on getting it working for the motodroid. I simply modified their work so that it would work on the eris.
Feel free to delete everything after step 2 substep 14 and replace with my instructions if you wish, to simplify the process for any new comers. (we are working to get this edited in brandons post over at howard currently since he can no longer edit his post)
as promised here is a single flashable zip that will hande the os side to get web/mms up and running
download from the attachment below or from here:
http://www.multiupload.com/lx7zvgloc2
as always, make a nandroid backup first
download the zip and read the readme inside for instructions
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so does the same process work for metro pcs and where can i get those files
Should work with any carrier so long as you know the proxy information and apn settings, in my zip you can modify the autostart.sh file and change the port numbers and ip addresses to match your carrier, then you can edit the apn to match your carriers settings as well and you should be good.
Im working on getting one for metro for you all, but i dont have all the info required and iv been busy with work, its really simple to do, i just haven't gotten around to it yet.
token419 said:
Your instructions/title look exactly like Brandonharrison's post on howard forums, if you got the instructions from him it may be nice to give him credit Also you may want to change the words "Hero" to "eris" since this is an eris guide also you can skip the part about spc unlocking from CDMA WS, since the eris comes factory with spc of 000000.
Anyways if your tracking the thread on howard you can update the web portion, to what i posted to get full market and apps working, credit goes to the team at howard forums who worked on getting it working for the motodroid. i simply modified their work so that it would work on the eris.
Feel free to delete everything after step 2 substep 14 and replace with my instructions if you wish, to simplify the process for any new comers. (we are working to get this edited in brandons post over at howard currently since he can no longer edit his post)
As promised here is a single flashable zip that will hande the OS side to get Web/MMS up and running
Download from the attachment below or from here:
http://www.multiupload.com/LX7ZVGLOC2
As always, make a nandroid backup first
download the zip and read the readme inside for instructions
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Hey the zip file is corrupt. I tried downloading it a few times still the same thing.
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Hey the zip file is corrupt. I tried downloading it a few times still the same thing.
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Sorry about that, i reuploaded the file as well as modified the attatchment.
Use at your own risk, there are 2 flashes inside the zip, one for web and one for Web+mms, some people cant get the MMS to work, works fine for me, but not sure why it doesnt work for others.
Make a nandroid backup first as always and feel free to mod it however you want
You don't need QPST, and it is in fact easier WITHOUT QPST
You don't need Windows Vista or Windows 7 (or windows at all).
Thank you for your contribution for this community.
I posted a thread for full functionality as well, with a different methodology.
And "flash" is a misnomer. All of the kids who think they're cool "flashing" phones to cricket don't even know what they're saying.
This phone can be all but fully PROGRAMMED for Cricket, and the "flashing" part is just to save you time transferring iptables to the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=685165&highlight=cricket
Your little thread needs some help don't flame in my post.... if your going to create a flash solution. ..please edit it fully like I made an attempt to do. And not just say "follow instructions from HF" that was pretty wack!
You don't need QPST, and it is in fact easier WIT
And "flash" is a misnomer. All of the kids who think they're cool "flashing" phones to cricket don't even know what they're saying.
This phone can be all but fully PROGRAMMED for Cricket, and the "flashing" part is just to save you time transferring iptables to the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=685165&highlight=cricket
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Good luck with that inputting on phone feel free to take a look at my fully detailed Motor Droid to cricket in android development thread
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qpst wont read my phone any thoughts or links?
i tried everything
You don't need, QPST.
Just open up your phone, then dial ##778 (call).
ALL of the settings you need to edit in QPST are available in your phone's built in program, EPST.
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Your little thread needs some help don't flame in my post.... if your going to create a flash solution. ..please edit it fully like I made an attempt to do. And not just say "follow instructions from HF" that was pretty wack!
Good luck with that inputting on phone feel free to take a look at my fully detailed Motor Droid to cricket in android development thread
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bigslanki,
No flaming intended. I was being serious when I said thank you for your contribution. All I've done is copied and pasted things from other sources that have worked for me as I've tried them. I should edit it more fully and maintain it better. Thank you for your suggestion.
I haven't used QPST since the days of ##778 on this phone, and I was only suggesting that less tech-savvy people, who may have trouble getting QPST working just right in Windows, might have an easier time without it.
All is well. Thank you, seriously, for your contribution.
What is the newest/easiest way?
Looks like alot of advancements have been made in the last 3 or 4 months to make the process easier. Is this thread still the best way to get an eris setup on Cricket with full functionality?
Please help out a noob! I've read so many posts, tried so may methods...I think I am SOOOOO close! But I just can't get the web/mms working.
Thanks!
Will this work for HTC Incredible? I seem to be stuck. *228 calls cricket but a voice says they can not program my phone. I have tried nearly ALL the prl files for cricket available on the link. I can call 611 from it also and speak to a csr but that was little/no help..
Please change this to hero thanks
Web on Eris
So if my Eris is already activated on Cricket with talk and text, will flashing for web (rooting etc..) de-activate my phone?
EthicsDesign said:
So if my Eris is already activated on Cricket with talk and text, will flashing for web (rooting etc..) de-activate my phone?
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If you have a 3g indicator in the notification bar of your phone (as long as you have Mobile Network turned on - hold the power button, and turn it on, if it's not on already), then you're ready to flash the web/mms flash.
Flashing the web/mms flash or ANY kind of flash from Recovery will NOT affect your talk/text abilities whatsoever. It can only enhance the ability of your phone to do things.
I recommend flashing the Cricket v10 flash from token419's thread here, then using APN Backup & Restore to backup your APNs, modify them, then Restore them to make MMS work perfectly:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730289
Let me know where you get stuck, if you get stuck.
Here's what I did, exactly, to get my ex-gf's working 100%
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7665352&postcount=135
thank you!
I also called a cricket store to ask this quistion, the guy mentioned that after today, cricket will launch there own google android phone, so anyone with a flashed android phone will have to pay the $60 Plan. any idea if this is true?
EthicsDesign said:
thank you!
I also called a cricket store to ask this quistion, the guy mentioned that after today, cricket will launch there own google android phone, so anyone with a flashed android phone will have to pay the $60 Plan. any idea if this is true?
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That's not true.
But if you go into the store, and ask for your Android phone to be on Cricket, then yes, you'll have to pay for the plan.
Otherwise, unless they're keeping inventory of customer provided equipment (which they never have before), you're fine.
In their notes they just have 'customer-provided equipment' listed, not HTC Droid Eris.
I wouldn't worry about it. My ex-gf has this going on, so we'll see. Sprint is $69.99 for a better/faster/more reliable network, so if Cricket does this, they might lose out to that, unless people really use the unlimited minutes.
Quick question. I am very new to the android unlocking scene but I have done a good amount of research. Step 1 of this guide shows us how to get text and talk working for cricket (and I'm assuming Metro as long as you load the Metro prl). What I want to know is Step 1 EXACTLY the same as getting MetroFlashed minus adding the esn to Metro's db?
The reason I want to know is because I got my phone MetroFlashed and set up data and mms. The next day I did a hard reset. Contrary to others beliefs doing so put me back on Verizon so I brought it back to be flashed again. Now I'm reading this and would like to know if Step 1 is all I need to do to get back on Metro in the event I need to do another hard reset for whatever reason.
I SimUnlocked my phone using way maxrfon found a way around SE security. I went to x10unlocked.com and downloaded the program there and unlocked the phone. As far as I could tell the only time the software ever accessed the internet was to check if my login information was accurate as far as I could tell. So in the program there must be a way to see how it unlocked sim going through the security of SE, which is also applicable to bootloader unlock.
As a side note...there is a folder in the software folder that is titled loader...and in there, there is like a few .sin files that the program supports...and one of them is x10.sin, it is very small about 86kb. I don't know about programming or anything close to it. I though someone/developer might look into this and figure out how the program does this and then it could be used to bootloader unlock our phones.
Any thoughts/ideas.
how did you get the username & password? cause it won't let you go through without username & password ?
x10unlocked.com is where you download the program. You don't need to type in a username and password...The link is in the top of the page
Latest Client Version: 50.04 (12-07-2011)
Download Count: 9189
Download Latest Client Install 50.04
click on the last sentence... Download Latest Client Install.
When you install it and you are about to sim unlock your phone...you have to enter in a username and password...and that you have to buy. IF you do buy a sim unlock code what it does is unlocks your phone and it didn't install anything extra afterwards...so i am assuming all the files needed to unlock bootloader should be there without the necessity to buy an account. Of course you would need skills to reverse all that stuff.
i tried but it says check login'. where do i buy it from it doesn't say on the website?
Oh wow that is weird...it lets me download no problem... and i have no idea where to buy it...i got my account for free. maxrfon posted a few free a little while back but that post got deleted. IT should download. Why do you want to buy it...
Download Latest Client Install 50.04
direct link to download, works for me no problems
I deleted the post causeit had exactly nothing to do with gingerbread and was in the wrong place
so posting it in another wrong place isnt helping
My bad...general seemed like a nice place talk about it...sorry, but thank you for not deleting it.
I'm writing this post to track my efforts to enable VoLTE and WiFi Calling on my X Compact. To begin with, I don't have a solution yet. I think I understand a lot of how it's supposed to work, but there are still some things I don't know. Hopefully others will be able to chime in and provide some answers.
I use my phone on MetroPCS in the USA. They are an MVNO for T-Mobile (and also owned by T-Mobile). I know that they support both features as my wife's Moto X4 is able to use them.
The X Compact does support VoLTE:
https://support.sonymobile.com/us/x...do-i/801930746ffcf563015c0bfaac370057e6/#gref
The problem is, it's only supported on specific carriers. The first requirement is that the carrier supports VoLTE (MetroPCS). The second requirement is that the feature has to be approved by Sony to be used on that carrier. This is where people have problems. I don't know how Sony makes the approval list, but my carrier isn't on it.
Before digging into this, I had planned on upgrading to the XZ1 Compact because it is specifically advertised as having VoLTE working on T-Mobile. I bought one and expected it to work out of the box on MetroPCS, but it didn't. I went back and forth with both MetroPCS and Sony and it still didn't work. This goes back to the list I mentioned above. If your carrier isn't on it, the phone won't work.
So I'm stuck with a phone that would work perfectly well with these features, but due to carrier/manufacturer approval issues, won't. Moving forward, I'll discuss the things that I've tried to get it to work.
Try making the XC work like the XZ1C
As I mentioned above, the XZ1C supports both features natively on T-Mobile. Why it works on T-Mobile came up in the following thread trying to get VoLTE and fingerprint support at the same time on T-Mobile:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz1-compact/help/volte-tmo-fingerprint-sensor-t3666387
So why does the XZ1C work on T-Mobile? @pbarrette did a good job of explaining the process in this post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74159245&postcount=105
The XZ1 and the XZ Premium both use the same chipset as the XZ1C, but those features don't work on T-Mobile. In trying to figure out why, @pbarrette determined the mechanism Sony uses to enable this feature. That work is covered in the following thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/volte-t-mobile-enabled-t3627567/
Simply, the XZ1C has additional files which are triggered to be used when a T-Mobile SIM is placed in the phone. To get the features to work on the XZ1 and XZP, you need to copy the appropriate files on to the phone. @pbarrette created a flashable zip file which does this and it works for those phones. The most important file to get the features working is the proper modem binary file (/etc/customization/modem/), tmobile_us_ims on the XZ1C. Unfortunately, there's no corresponding file on the XC.
I thought that I could just copy the binary file from the XZ1C, but the phones use different hardware so it's likely that a file from one phone won't work on another. I did a file comparison of the default (XC: amss_fsg_kugo_tar.mbn, XZ1C: amss_fsg_lilac_tar.mbn) and T-Mobile (XC: amss_fsg_kugo_tmobile_us_tar.mbn, XZ1C: amss_fsg_lilac_tmobile_us_tar.mbn) modem binary files from each phone, and they're quite different. So it seems like that option won't work.
Even if the XZ1C files did work on the XC, the problem still remains that the XZ1C doesn't work on MetroPCS. So I'd get a franken-ROM that doesn't do what I want it to.
Afaik your operator need to enable volte for your specific device. Here, my operator doesn't support xc and even if I force enable volte it still doesn't work. I contacted them and they said that they have to do some tests and then enable it to use volte.
maluus said:
Afaik your operator need to enable volte for your specific device. Here, my operator doesn't support xc and even if I force enable volte it still doesn't work. I contacted them and they said that they have to do some tests and then enable it to use volte.
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You might be right, but some of the success stories that I've read lead me to believe that it's not device specific. I'll dig into that in a later post. I've contacted my carrier and according to them, everything is set on their end, so that just leaves the device being the issue.
Try making the XC work like the XZ1C, Part 2
Per @pbarrette, the proper files are loaded only when a SIM with the correct ID is inserted into the phone. For the XZ1C, this info is located in /overlay/com.sonymobile.customizationselector-res-305.apk in a file called configuration_selectors.xml. A file of the same name is also present in the same location on the XC. The sim_config_id can be found by entering the following command with USB debugging enabled:
Code:
adb shell getprop persist.sys.sim_config_ids
When I enter this, I get S8957.1. That value isn't in the configuration_selectors.xml list so the proper files aren't loaded and the default modem binary is used. If it were in the configuration_selectors.xml list, a config_id value of 400 would be associated with the sim_config_id (408 for XZ1C). Your config_id value can be found using the following command:
Code:
adb shell getprop ro.semc.version.cust.active
When I enter this command, I end up with a blank. I believe that this is because the default modem binary is being used, but this is just a guess. Ultimately, it means that the SIM isn't recognized and therefore the features won't work.
There's another file that's part of /overlay/com.sonymobile.customizationselector-res-305.apk, and that is service_providers.xml. I believe that this is where the proper sim_config_id is selected, based upon the MCC and MNC for the carrier. In my case, those values are 310 and 260, respectively. There are two entries which match these values:
Code:
<service_provider_sim_config sim_config_id="S8957.1">
<mcc>310</mcc>
<mnc>260</mnc>
<sim directory="7FFF" file="6F3E">6D</sim>
</service_provider_sim_config>
<service_provider_sim_config sim_config_id="S264.8">
<mcc>310</mcc>
<mnc>260</mnc>
</service_provider_sim_config>
There have been times in the past that my phone has been assigned the sim_config_id or S264.8, but most of the time it's S8957.1. I'm not sure what the sim directory tag refers to. If anyone knows what this means, please let me know as it might be helpful.
So my first strategy of trying to mimic the way the XZ1C works doesn't appear to be an option. A question for others: would it be possible to decompile the relevant files, change the xml files to reference the id's that I'm seeing, recompile and replace the APK's, all without sending my phone into a bootloop? Yes, see below.
But even if that were to work, there's no corresponding modem binary file on the XC, so probably no VoLTE. But there are other modem binary files. Could I just rename one of those? Would using the file from the XZ1C crash the modem on the XC? Yes, see below.
Try making the XC work like the XZ1C, Part 3
Alright, I've had partial success. Using some of the overlay files from the flashable zip that @pbarrette created, I was able to get the VoLTE and WiFi Calling menus to show up in settings. Here's a summary:
Flash old firmware. I used this one available on XperiFirm: F5321_34.1.A.1.198_Commercial and Journalists (1305-9054). It's not strictly necessary to flash the old firmware, but you need root, and root requires an unlocked bootloader, and unlocking the BL will delete your TA partition. I wanted to backup the TA partition for my DRM keys. In order to use the backup tool, you have to use an older version of Android so that the exploit used by the backup tool is still available.
Backup TA partition
Flash current firmware (34.4.A.2.118)
Unlock bootloader (use the Sony Mobile website for this)
Root phone (I used the method described here with the DRM fix option. The use-your-own-TA option didn't work for me.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/x-compact/how-to/stock-8-0-root-recovery-t3747479
Install the following files from the @pbarrette flashable zip:
/oem/modem-config/408/modem.conf
/oem/overlay/android-res-305.apk
/oem/overlay-408/android-res-310-408.apk
/oem/overlay-408/com.android.carrierconfig-res-310-408.apk
/oem/overlay-408/com.android.phone-res-310-408.apk
/oem/overlay-408/com.android.settings-res-310-408.apk
/oem/overlay-408/com.android.systemui-res-310-408.apk
/oem/system-properties/408/config.prop
You also need to install /oem/overlay/com.sonymobile.customizationselector-res-305.apk, but I had to modify the file from the XZ1C to get things to work. Within the APK, there's one XML file that needs to be updated to include the sim_config_id I'm seeing on MetroPCS. That is /res/xml/configuration_selectors.xml. I modified it to look like the following (with my addition in red):
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configurations>
<configuration config_id="408">
<sim_config_id>S264.1</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S264.2</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S264.3</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S264.4</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S264.5</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S264.6</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S264.7</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S264.8</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S264.9</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S264.10</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S264.11</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S264.12</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S264.13</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S264.14</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S264.15</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S264.16</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S264.17</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S264.18</sim_config_id>
<sim_config_id>S8663.1</sim_config_id>
[COLOR="Red"]<sim_config_id>S8957.1</sim_config_id>[/COLOR]
</configuration>
</configurations>
To do this, I decompiled the Sony APK from the XZ1C, changed the file, recompiled the APK, signed the file, then placed the file in the /oem/overlay directory with Solid Explorer, and made sure the file permissions were correct.
It's worth mentioning that /oem/modem-config/408/modem.conf lists the modem binary file to be loaded when a T-Mobile SIM is detected. On the XZ1C, this is tmobile_us_ims and that's what modem.conf lists by default. You'll need to change this to one of the modem binary files contained on the XC. I tried using the tmobile_us_ims modem binary file from the XZ1C and it sent my phone into a bootloop. So it's confirmed that the XZ1C modem binary files aren't compatible with the XC. Just pick one from the /etc/customization/modem folder, like amss_fsg_kugo_a1_austria_ims_tar.mbn and list this in the file. You'll need to cut out the prefix and suffix, so just a1_austria_ims for this example. The prefix and suffix will get added by the phone when selecting the file.
Trigger a SIM check by CustomizationSelector. To do this, I deleted the file /data/data/com.sonymobile.customizationselector/shared_prefs/com.sonymobile.customizationselector_preferences.xml and rebooted (as suggested by @pbarrette here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74560870&postcount=76 and here https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74560870&postcount=77). After a couple of minutes, my phone stated that it needed to reboot to optimize for my network. Once it loaded back up, the proper overlays had been loaded and I could see the settings for VoLTE and WiFi Calling.
This is where my success stops. Without the proper modem binary file, it's a bit of a crapshoot to see if an existing file will work. To do this, just repeat steps 8 and 9 with a different modem binary file. I've tried a handful of these files, but no luck yet. There are 127 files, but I'm sticking with the ones that mention IMS or VoLTE. This reduces the total to 88, but it's still a lot of rebooting and waiting. The files I've tried so far are listed below.
amss_fsg_kugo_a1_austria_ims_tar.mbn
amss_fsg_kugo_a1_austria_volte_vowifi_tar.mbn
amss_fsg_kugo_bouygues_france_ims_tar.mbn
amss_fsg_kugo_bouygues_france_volte_vilte_tar.mbn
amss_fsg_kugo_ee_ims_tar.mbn
amss_fsg_kugo_singtel_ims_tar.mbn
amss_fsg_kugo_telefonica_uk_ims_tar.mbn
amss_fsg_kugo_telekom_germany_ims_tar.mbn
amss_fsg_kugo_tmobile_us_tar.mbn
amss_fsg_kugo_vivo_ims_tar.mbn
amss_fsg_kugo_vodafone_germany_ims_tar.mbn
amss_fsg_kugo_vodafone_spain_ims_tar.mbn
amss_fsg_kugo_vodafone_uk_ims_tar.mbn
amss_fsg_lilac_tmobile_us_ims_tar.mbn
So that's my current status. I'm not planning on doing anything else at this point, because I figured out a way to get my XZ1C working on MetroPCS with VoLTE and WiFi Calling. I'll write a bit about that over in the XZ1C forum. If anyone wants to continue looking into it, please provide an update.
Software Used
In case someone wants to work through this process on their own, here is the software that I used:
Flashtool: Used for flashing firmware to the XC via FTF files. This can also be used to extract the contents of some older SIN files.
http://www.flashtool.net/index.php
newflasher: An alternative to Flashtool. I didn't use this, but I saw it referred to a lot.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/cr...gress-newflasher-xperia-command-line-t3619426
UnSIN: This program can be used to extract the contents of more modern SIN files.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/tool-unsin-sin-v3-unpacker-t3128106
ext2explore: Tool to explore ext4 image files. Once you've used UnSIN, you end up with an ext4 file. This tool can explore the ext4 file and extract files from it.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2read/files/Ext2Read ver 2.0/ext2explore 2.0 beta/
Google platform tools: This includes ADB, fastboot, etc. It comes with the Android SDK, but that file size is massive so Google conveniently packaged just the platform tools in a much smaller zip file.
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
apktool: This is a tool to decompile/compile APK files. There are other tools out there, but this is the one that I used.
Tool download: https://ibotpeaches.github.io/Apktool/
Guide I used: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2213985
Flashable zip guide: I ended up editing the flashable zip from @pbarrette to include only the files I listed above. It was pretty straight forward to edit the script just looking at it, but this was a good resource for explaining things in more detail.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...-complete-shell-script-flashable-zip-t2934449
Dirtycow-based TA Dumper for Sony Xperia Devices: This what I used to backup my TA partition.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/universal-dirtycow-based-ta-backup-t3514236
sgs2toext4: This tool can convert an IMG file (eg. boot.img) to ext4. I used it in some of my tinkering (trying to get use-your-own-TA root option working) but I don't think you'll need it
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...n-zipalign-t1132724/post15333542#post15333542
Mate there is a magisk module to enable that menu options. But although enabled, neither volte nor vowifi does work without operator support. Does your operator list supported devices for volte? If so, you can risk to change the signatures of your device with a supported and identical platforms.
maluus said:
Mate there is a magisk module to enable that menu options. But although enabled, neither volte nor vowifi does work without operator support. Does your operator list supported devices for volte? If so, you can risk to change the signatures of your device with a supported and identical platforms.
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Interesting. I've not heard of that module. MetroPCS doesn't list compatible devices as far as I know, but I know of unlocked devices that do work. Could you please provide a link to that module you mentioned?
I don't have Magisk installed but you can search volte in modules library. I think name was the volte enabler or something similar
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I don't have Magisk installed but you can search volte in modules library. I think name was the volte enabler or something similar
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Was it this one? If so, the module isn't doing anything that I'm not already doing. Is there a module that allows for using the Modem Switcher on Sony phones?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-v4-volte-enabler-t3649613
camdecoster said:
Was it this one? If so, the module isn't doing anything that I'm not already doing. Is there a module that allows for using the Modem Switcher on Sony phones?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-v4-volte-enabler-t3649613
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Yes it is. Btw I noticed a phrase in OP which points out the problem as I stated earlier.
"My carrier supports VoLTE/VoWiFi but not on my device. I made this module to forcefully enable it to test if it worked (it hasn't so far)."
I don't know your provider but still it seems operator support is based on individual devices as it is in my case. When I first call the support center of my carrier the person told me that if my phone does support volte there shouldn't be a problem. I insisted that my phone supports volte and she said that she ll check with tech department and a few minutes later called me back saying indeed they don't support my device. long story short I can't use volte as of now. they support a device from loire platform so may be if I change identification of device to that one to trick the operator network to believe I use the supported device it may work but I have my doubts about consequences so I did not dare yet
maluus said:
Yes it is. Btw I noticed a phrase in OP which points out the problem as I stated earlier.
"My carrier supports VoLTE/VoWiFi but not on my device. I made this module to forcefully enable it to test if it worked (it hasn't so far)."
I don't know your provider but still it seems operator support is based on individual devices as it is in my case. When I first call the support center of my carrier the person told me that if my phone does support volte there shouldn't be a problem. I insisted that my phone supports volte and she said that she ll check with tech department and a few minutes later called me back saying indeed they don't support my device. long story short I can't use volte as of now. they support a device from loire platform so may be if I change identification of device to that one to trick the operator network to believe I use the supported device it may work but I have my doubts about consequences so I did not dare yet
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My carrier does offer VoLTE and WiFi Calling and those features do work on unlocked phones, so I'm pretty sure it's a Sony problem. In fact, I recently got those features working on an XZ1C. It could work on an XC too, but I'm moving on to the XZ1C. I hope someone gets it to work. Good luck with your carrier.
Don't know if anyone interested, but I found this on a Chinese forum - http://bbs.gfan.com/forum.php?mod=v...rby=lastpost&typeid=&typeid=&orderby=lastpost Apparently, if you flash the 2 files in the link, (http://bbs.gfan.com/android-9530989-1-1.html), it will work. I was going to test it out, but you need an account with some Chinese file sharing service, and I didn't feel like trying to figure it out...
Thank you for the information.
Unfortunately, I am unable to register as the registration needs SMS code received on a Chinese phone number.
I hate when some service requests my phone number (or other irrelevant data) without any way to avoid it…
mp107 said:
Thank you for the information.
Unfortunately, I am unable to register as the registration needs SMS code received on a Chinese phone number.
I hate when some service requests my phone number (or other irrelevant data) without any way to avoid it…
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2 files on that post (thanks [email protected] ).
Oreo flash CT_v1_xzs.zip , Pie flash CT_v2_xzp.zip .
BUT, that's for XZs and XZP, not for XC. If failed, you can flash oem.sin only (from .FTF firmware) to restore.
To enable VoLTE and Wifi Callling, we need two parts of modem configs.
1. core: *.mbn modem config of specific local carrier that locate in /system/etc/customization/modem/ .
2. guide: modem configs in /oem.
The 2nd part can be import easily from other sony models, but the KEY is 1st part config. If the specific local carrier config can't be found in /system/etc/customization/modem/ , we have to use QPST to put parameters manualy, or no way to enable VoLTE/VoWifi.
camdecoster said:
My carrier does offer VoLTE and WiFi Calling and those features do work on unlocked phones, so I'm pretty sure it's a Sony problem. In fact, I recently got those features working on an XZ1C. It could work on an XC too, but I'm moving on to the XZ1C. I hope someone gets it to work. Good luck with your carrier.
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Yes, it's Sony's problem. To Sony, importing VoLET/VoWifi parameters of all support carriers is a piece of cake.
There's a post on a Chinese BBS about enable VoLTE：http://bbs.gfan.com/android-9543428-1-1.html
XG_Zepto said:
There's a post on a Chinese BBS about enable VoLTE：http://bbs.gfan.com/android-9543428-1-1.html
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Has anyone here tried this for a US carrier? I tried to follow along with the translated version but my lack of fully understanding the process and the rough translations have made it very difficult.
Does anyone have experience with the X Compact on T-Mobile?
I was going to change from the iPhone SE (tired of Apple, but need a small phone), which has VoLTE and Wifi Calling out of the box. I have a Note FE which was made for Singapore and I was able to change the CSC to get VoLTE, but not Wifi Calling.
W/O VoLTE it's totally not worth it. Besides not being to use LTE while on a call, I read in the thread the OP referenced regarding the XZ1C, that getting Band 12 w/o VoLTE is also a problem.
And then there's the fingerprint sensor. If I install a European ROM to get it...
Will Rooting help any of the above?
Am I stuck with Apple? That's really depressing...
I understand that this may be considered duplicate. However due to the title of the previous thread clearly stating that the effort there is closed, I though I open this up. I would really love to get more 4g bands working as I have no LTE service in my area. Here is a post from the aforementioned thread.
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Maybe Possible Solution
Just found this thread after I unlock carrier locked my Hisense B16C2G phone that can't be unlocked for almost 3 years. This is just hypothesis, I suggest to try this with concern.
There are several file that determine bands capability in the devices. Most of it is in NV partition, but from the discussion I know that you guys have tried some popular ways to unlock it, but it failed. Like my phone at first i believe its hardware locked too, but i just discovered some Chinese article about unlocking oneplus device. Maybe you can try it too.
Here it is:
1. Connect to QPST and open EFS explorer
2. In policyman folder there are 3 file that most likely can be the cause of this network restiction
carrier_policy.xml
post.xml (in my phone there is none)
rat_mask (in my case this file that restrict my network even after I change NV values to support all bands)
3. Compare all three file with other phone's that most likely have same architechture (maybe MI8 or Pixel). For rat_mask, make sure it have same bits number(compare with Hex Editor)
4. replace that carrrier_policy.xml(and any file that contain this name) and rat_mask with modified files or use you can use other unrestricted phone's instead
These file originally in modem.img. Some phone replace them back with the original file when boot, you can modified init.radio.sh to prevent that.
We can modify carrier_policy.xml in modem.img and flash it to the phone but i cant find where rat_mask located
5. Reboot and hope if it solve your problem
I can't find any reference about how to generate unrestricted rat_mask and device_config so make sure you backup your original file before you make modification. Sorry I can confirm whether it will work or not because i don't own poco
NB: I solve my problem just with replacing carrier_config.xml and rat_mask. There is a file called device_config, be careful with this file because it control how the phone modem interact with qpst too, wrong modification can cause you cant connect to PC even in diag mode.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/poco-f1/help/poco-f1-lte-bands-unlock-t3835467/page22
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Does the above information help at all with this effort? I'm not quite savvy enough to pursue this on my own. I also found the below thread which describes a process which is apparently still working for many Qualcomm devices including Xiaomi. Has this method been attempted with the Poco F1?
http://in.c.mi.com/thread-527028-10-1.html
I sold my Poco and took over my GF's which was on 10.2.3. I had LTE at my place, confirmed with speed test and LTE app. After upgrading to 10.3.4 today I no longer have LTE. I've tried switching back and forth between APNs to no avail. Any ideas?
Any updates, did you got it working? I need to unlock B5 and 28.
This guide is a copy paste from this thread:
[GUIDE] Switch software region to Upgrade to ColorOS 11 and enable Dual Sim.
I want to write this here so it's all in one place and not scattered around different threads. Apologies for the bad formatting in some parts as this is on of my first contribution. Most of this is copied from this thread: I am adding onto this...
forum.xda-developers.com
For my oppo find x 2 neo it worked.
I remind you that it precedes it and has your danger
I am not responsible for any damage or blockages
DISCLAIMER: Use this at your own discretion. So far, when it works, it doesn't wipe any personal data
and nearly no issues are caused. Still, I am not responsible for bricked devices, broken warranties or lost data.
If you haven't already, enable Developer Options and USB Debugging.
Next, download the Oppo_Free_Unlock_v1.0.zip file from the attachments and extract it somewhere.
Before you run anything, though, there's a little preparation that needs to be done.
Open Device Manager and expand the Network Adapters category.
Find your Ethernet adapter and double click it to open its properties.
Go to the Advanced tab and find the Network Address option in the Property pane.
Under the Value pane, select the radio button next to the text box and paste in the following: 704D7B61ABCD.
If you don't have an Ethernet adapter, try to find another network adapter here that has the Network Address property. It may help to install VirtualBox, since it will add fake Ethernet adapters.
Close the properties window and close Device Manager.
Go to where you extracted the unlock tools. Open Sec5.exe.
Make sure your device is in MTP mode, and then press the Unlock button.
After about a second, a string of numbers and letters should show up in the left pane. A few seconds later, "OK" should start flashing in the right pane. If it says "device not found" or something similar, make sure MTP Mode is activated. Press "Stop unlocking" and close the window.
Open the phone app on your device and dial *#3954391#. Then dial *#391#. A screen should come up with a whole bunch of regions listed. Choose this one: "Singapore Ex". Note: This Version has Theme Store, but no Ringtone Maker. Feel free to try other versions. EDIT: DO NOT CHANGE TO A REGION WITH CARRIER, ESPECIALLY THAILAND AS YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO CHANGE BACK! AT LEAST WHILE ON ANDROID 10. STICK WITH THOSE THAT END IN EX. Once you have done this, it appears that you can always bring up the region menu when dialing the numbers..
Your phone should now reboot. Once it's rebooted, your region will have changed.
Every time you changed region and want to change it again you need to use the software. You can get a code that you can use every time to change the region instead of using this software every time. (Update- one person report that this code(token) wont work for every time as his STAMP code changed.)
For this you need to: Open the dialer app , dial *#9434# ,press authtokendecrypt. You will see a IMEI and STAMP. Open the Sec5.exe and write the IMEI and STAMP shown on your phone in the blank space of the IMEI and STAMP in the software and press Generate a token, you will see a string of numbers and letters, write it on the token blank text box and click authtokendecrypt. Now you will see every text written in green. Now you can follow the steps in the guide but skip the steps that have to do with sec5. The Token that the software gave you is the same code that you need to enter in the *#9434# every time you want to change region so you do not need to use the software ever again.
UPDATE: Currently, it doesn't seem to work anymore for some people. Try installing Loopback network driver ( How to install Loopback) and uninstalling or disabling all other network drivers. If you are afraid of doing this with your own device you can use a Virtual Machine, too. I tried it this way.. Rest of the process is the same, just change the network address in Device Manager the same way as before.
Now that you are on the Pakistan Version, you can also run the device in dual sim mode, which was disabled in EU Mode. Some users have ordered Dual-Sim-trays on AliExpress and are now able to use it in this way. Also this might open up the path to unlock the bootloader, since that is limited to chinese devices only. I have not tried this out yet, though.
In theory, changing your region like this should work on any OPPO device running at least Android Pie (9). It may even work on earlier versions.
NOTE: This will not work for Chinese variants. These codes are filtered and will only work for international variants.
this guide no longer works with the new updates for both x2 pro and neo so let's avoid posting things that are not valid there is already a tutorial
*#3954391# and *#391#not working in color os 11 solution plz