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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] zonta:
how much is cost pro version ?

i cant find galaxsim unock pro in play store?

now i buyed and it works and just for 2€ .. You are the Man thank you
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] spocky12:
The app posted here is fully working. It has some prerequisites that I managed to remove in market version, but it should be able to unlock your phone if you have a rooted rom that sets correct files access to files mades by cat (not the animal :p) (most roms do it properly) and if you have busybox properly installed (I can't tell you exactly how to do it, my roms always include working busybox).

Play store version makes things easier and adds a few more checks. I'm selling it because most people don't seem to play the game unfortunately : had less than 10 donations for almost 10000 downloads (I'm spending at least 3 hours per day since early september + forum and email support...).

Anyway, I let the free version available here for people unable (or unwilling) to pay on the market. It might require a few more steps to get it work depending on your rom, but it is fully working.

Not sure I understand what you mean. Don't worry, the efs backup will allow you to restore your stock efs anytime you want. Anyway no problem with JB so far...
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] cocchiararo:
its more.. normal for devs to publish the same exact thing here and on the market, free here, paid on the market.

All cool tho, i unlocked my friends S3 (i own a Galaxy Nexus :P), and he didn't want to donate :P
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] humaila:
I9300, 4.1.1 - unlocked

Thank you for the app! It's perfect.

I didn't knew that here it is free and on the market it's for sale.

Anyway, I took it from the market for 2 eur, and I'm glad I did it.

Once again, thank you very much!!!
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] sale8:
I have an identical problem. help me please

thx
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jamie2002uk:
Go on to the play store and search for "sgs secret code" its free and in the app about half way down is "lock status" will do the exact sane thing as what you are tryin in tge dialer i pretty sure they removed this from lg8 onwards
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] sale8:
this is how it looks, but no signal

what to do
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] ratsalad:
Try going into the settings and setting your network manually
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] sale8:
I tried this but will not scan for networks. I tried to put another rom but nothing. So far I have unlocked several devices with this method and have never had any problems
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jamie2002uk:
Stock lock status unlocked how strange if u restore your efs folder and put your original sim in do you get signal?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] sale8:
I do not have original sim card or EFS folder
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] asolram:
spocky12 thank you for the app, I used the one in the OP and works just fine, however, I bought the Play Store version to contribute ;) Nice job!
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jamie2002uk:
No signal is not good have u checked your imei number with the box and made sure its not blacklisted bot sure on what else it could be spocky might be able to help tho
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] spocky12:
@sale8

Your screenshot suggests that your efs folder or at least nv_data.bin has been corrupted and that you have a default one gerenated by ril (which doesn't contain imei and other important info). What is weird is that your imei doesn't seem to be lost (else you wouldn't have hidden it i suppose)

Do you have a backup to restore ? Could you send me your efs so that I can see if my assumptions are good ?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] sale8:
I do not have a backup, but I will send you the EFS file

it seems that my imei is broken. When you type * # 06 # shows me different than writing the imei under the battery

how can I send you EFS file. By e-mail or PM
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] lpf_kb:
I have the same problem...

I do not have a backup, but I will send you the EFS file

it seems that my imei is broken. When you type * # 06 # shows me different than writing the imei under the battery

how can I send you EFS file. By e-mail or PM

THX
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] spocky12:
Use efs backup pro to get a full partition backup (img file) + folder backup (tar file). Then send me a dl link by pm..
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] afa:
They can tell you if it works on Galaxy SII GT-I9210 LTE?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] sale8:
maybe I'm too stupid or what, but I do not know how to send dl link
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jeebspawnshop:
What Spocky meant is that you should upload the resulting files to a file sharing service, like Dropbox, etc.

Then once it's all uploaded, the service will give you a download (dl) link for it, and you should sent that to Spocky.

:good:
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] dezsta:
my uk carrier has just updated to JB on orange will this program still work , or could i test it if it faisl could i downgrade and retain the unlock ?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jeebspawnshop:
If it fails, then you won't be unlocked... hence, if you downgrade, you won't retain the unlock you never got.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] tisazalay:
Just keep a backup of EFS. It's usually not a problem to update the ROM (it rarely affects the EFS but can happen) so if a problem appears then you downgrade AND restore EFS and all cool.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] wonsanim:
Works Perfect:good:
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] bebeu:
Thanks for your work !

I just bought the Play Store version to make a donation.

Working well on my French Bouygtel ROM XXL LG8.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jarold143:
help

hey bro. i need some help. i tried using this app into the leaked jellybean official os for Poland region.

when i installed the app, it says i must install busy box, so i got busy box from the market.

i tried opening the app again then it said everything was unlocked. but still cant make calls or text. there is still the "FOR EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY" when i pull down the notification panel.

so i rebooted the device but no luck.

im stuck bro. please help......

i tried the play store version by the way. my leaked poland jellybean was rooted with CF-root V6.2.. the root seems to work. but my only problem is why can i send sms or make calls.

pls help. u can email me at tanjarold@gmail.com. please.... cant use my phone by the way. im using it like an ipod touch
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] tisazalay:
Can you check the IMEI, does it start with 0049?, a suggestion would be to try a different SIM card on your phone and see if it works, try to see if your SIM card works on another phone (remember it's a microSIM)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jarold143:
help

thank you for the response..

yes i have tried other sim. havent checked the IMEI. i might chek it out later.

by the way, the fone wont even connect to the network of the sim that it was supposedly locked to.

for short, it doesnt reCognize any sim anymore. i dont know why.. this what makes me confuse

anyone tried using this on the new JB leak frimware? please help....

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is my nv_data messed up?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] tisazalay:
Seems like it is messed up. Try to look for an EFS backup, just tap *#06# in the phone keypad (dial pad) and have a quick look at the IMEI, if by any chance it's not the same as the one under the battery (back of the phone) then that can explain the problem otherwise (if it's the original IMEI) it may have been blacklisted, I can't imagine an scenario where you have a good IMEI and not being recognized by the locked provider (maybe and it would be very rare, the APN are wiped, have a look under settings -> more settings -> mobile network -> access point names) if APN is correct, probably the IMEI (nv_data / EFS) is corrupt.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jarold143:
chwner industrious

by the way the imei doesnt start wiht 0049... is that a good thing??

ill try flashing back to stock ics 4.0.4 then rooting the fone and try to use the app again.

would this do the trick?

if not, how can i fix the nv_data? is my phone bricked?

oh god,,,

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just cheked the imei and it was the same with the one on the back of the battery... is this a good thing?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] tisazalay:
That's good news. I think you have a good chance if you revert to stock. The best would be to also restore any working (old) EFS backup. Before you run this app again try what you said (going to stock 4..0.4) and see if the locked sim works. If it works locked then try the unlock. You may be experiencing problems with the modem or baseband and they should be fixed if you restore the original ROM for your phone (branded and locked to your operator).
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jarold143:
yes i would try that. but not the fone is with my sis.

by the way, i have tried to search for mobile networks in settings>mobile networks>search network.

it showed the network carrier of my sim card but it says NO SERVICE.. SELECTED NETWORK(GLOBE) NOT AVAILABLE..

this is the network that the fone is locked to.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Barmenchik:
Yes, JB 4.1.1 from my signature, work perfect.All position Unlock..
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jarold143:
elp

should i restore efs first before flashing back to stock ics 4.0.4 rom?

or it wouldnt matter. and i'll just flash back directly to ics from this jb rom?

given all my situation above (correct IMEI, does not start 0094) but still cannot connect to any network even to the network where it was locked to, is there something wrong with my nv_data? or is it just a problem with the rom or the application?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jamie2002uk:
I would revert back back to ics first and then restore what version did you make you backup on?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jarold143:
elp

i did the backup from the JB room. which the app didnt really work. it says everything is unlocked. but there was no connection to the network.

no text, call, 3g.

should i restore the EFS while on JB ? then flash into ics ?

or flash into ics first . then restore the EFS ?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] tisazalay:
Usually switching roms doesn't affect EFS unless something goes really wrong. Copy all the EFS backups you might have to a safe location (dropbox, computer, etc.) And restore it better in ics but may work in jb. Try to revert to as close as new as you can. Remember though that most restores require root rights. So stock firmware requires those changes before restoring backup.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jamie2002uk:
Yeah agreed restore now and check under your efs folder you have an nv_log file check that using root explorer or something mine come factory unlocked from 3 in the uk only until i upgraded to lg8 all went bad from there nv_log showed cracking detected (had not used and apps why would i) untill mr spocky come along on li8 now still going strong fully unlocked
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] starbucks2010:
Did you check your if modem is installed correctly under System settings-->About device--> Baseband version? What is written?

Best regards.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] onesolo:
Need some help...

I used the free version of this app from this thread...

On the app it says my device is unlocked... but the efs folder, "/efs" it's completely empty... is this wrong?!? I have a backup of the folder...
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] sale8:
I managed to solve the problem. Using Odin I put the original rom and then root. After this, using SPT box and SPT tool v14.6.6, back original imei and everything went without a hitch. My phone is alive again.

Now there is a second problem. If I throw costum ROM, the phone loses signal again, and then need to repeat the process with spt box.

Does somebody know what to do now?

thanks
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jamie2002uk:
Ok so the bit where "ITS ALIVE" use mr spockys wonderful app and when you change rom all will be good :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] benoliver999:
Great stuff!

Worked a charm on my S3 running Super Nexus Build 4.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] prinzhernan:
Thanks for this. Was able to unlock my cousin's galaxy s2 from Voda Australia just awhile ago. She needed to have it unlocked so she could use a local sim.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] NoisyBoy-:
:( Dissapointed that my Jap version S3 isn't supported!
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] juDGEY2k10:
I got the GT-19305 is there a way to unlock my baby?

EDIT

rooted with stock rom
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] juDGEY2k10:
Can anyone help ?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] spocky12:
Sorry for the delayed answer.

Unfortunately i9305 is in the exact same boat as us gs3, meaning their 4g seems to be driven by qualcomm chips (efs is the same than us qualcomm gs3, meaning no nv data and /system/lib refers to some qc* libs) :(
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Jivel:
bah, need to figure out how to unlock my 4g lte uk version. :(
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] WinsonTay:
Thanks

Thank you for your great work,

Successfully unlock my xxblh3, 4.0.4

But if there official update OTA in the future , lets say Jelly Bean, or flashing other custom rom, mod rom etc.

How can I know whether its safe to update?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] benko286:
One question, I have rooted S3, locked, when I unlock it with this app and later I revert to stock rom (using odin) will my phone still be unlocked ?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] tisazalay:
Most probably yes because the unlock is at EFS level which isn't written (normally) when you flash with Odin. I would suggest you keep EFS backups but would have to root again to apply them if you flash a stock kernel with odin (stock roms / firmwares / branded are usually secure kernels) in case you get locked again. The EFS area of the phone have some settings that are unique to each phone (IMEI) and that's why when you flash roms (stock or whatever) they usually don't mess that part but there are rogue apps (that require root) that can mess with it.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] cocchiararo:
i unlocked a friends S3 while on carrier branded 4.0.3

Later upgraded with odin to 4.0.4

Now to 4.1.1

Unlock remained every time.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] antonio1475:
Flashing Simplistic V locked my unlocked from stock (bought it unlocked) S2. It pissed me off a lot, but this app seems to have fixed it... Not happy I had to pay 2€ to unlock an unlocked phone LOL but as you say, it's a fair price!

:)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] dwhugo:
stock lock status: locked

Hi, I just bought the app in the playstore.

I have a GT-I9300 with stock JB and after using the app I get the "your device is unlocked" message but the stock lock status says "locked" and the sim is not working.

Any help?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] LiKiDuTz:
i didnt had time to check all the thread, but i only have 1 question

can your app unlock the phone back to the carrier it has locked in the first time in case you need it to send it back to warranty !?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] onesolo:
if you flash it with a official rom I think that the simlock is back on
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Spiderboule:
Hi Spocky12

I'm new here and i'd like to thank you for your work, i've succesfully unlocked my GS3 with your app :)

But i have some questions, i'm actually waiting my new galaxy note 2 and it seems that it is simlocked... since there is no method to sim unlock it on the forum, i'm going to work on it but i wanted to ask you if you have some information about n7100's simlock, and I'd also like to get some information about what changes your app makes on the S3, so that i could see if it's possible to make it work with the note 2...

I hope you will help me in my research, and sorry for my bad english ! (Answer on PM if you prefer)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jamie2002uk:
Not true i have flahed god knows how many roms and sim lock still off the efs folder should never get touched maybe on on the odd occasion but u need root to do so. I had a supposedly sim free phone until i flashed away from stock 3 firmware to a rom i shall remain nameless was a good rom but had some sort of sim unlock metod in it that screwed my simlock up until this app i even restored efs from the day i got it with no joy nv_log would always show "cracking detected" and restore a locked nv_data pure pi** take just got a new job so as soon as money in the bank mr spockey will be reciving a generous donation :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] spocky12:
Stock lock status has nothing to do with it : it just shows the lock state of your phone when if was bought (so that you know, if it's a second hand).

If GSU shows "unlocked" but your phone still doesn't accept another carrier, it means that your phone is hardlocked (I bet your using Claro or Telcel ?). In that case, only flashing a full unbranded rom will fix this second level sim lock (I have an idea of a way that might unlock it without flashing a full rom but I can't test it myself as my phone is not hardlocked, if you wanna play guinnea pig, send me your efs backup).

@jamie2002uk is right, efs folder is not touched in any way even if you flash/wipe/reset your phone (unless there's a bug somewhere).

If you want to revert to what it was locked before, just hit the "restore efs" button : unles you tried other unlocked tools before mine, it will restore your stock lock state.

Galaxy Note 2 is already supported :)

Thanks !
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] marenp:
Unlock

I followed already your instructions and software say that my phone is unlocked, but when i put another SIM card in it, it doesn't recognize it, no network coverage, emergency calls only, etc. Can u help about that ?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] spocky12:
your carrier is claro or telcel ?

Pm me your efs backup, I'll havea a look at it.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jamie2002uk:
No problem well deserved i stressed badly trying to manualy do it saved me pullin the hair i got left out :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] AndreiSGS2:
So i got my s3 months ago...it was locked on austria i think...and i received it unlocked...i flashed an rom and it locked...i went with him to the store and unlocked but flashed an older 4.0.4...so with this app..can i unlock it and flash roms???and it will work??
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] ayoa77:
So, I've got a problem. I used horlez's app to unlock my phone. It never worked, so I gave up and purchased an unlock code. I think the problem is with my efs folder. I haven't lost my imei, so I also tried horlez's sii_repair app to no avail. I would just replace my backup efs, but I can't seem to find it... Or figure out which one it is.

If I posted my efs folder/s would someone take a look at them to help me out. I'd post them now but I'm not too sure how to do that... I'll post them as soon as I figure that out.

Thanks in advanced for dealing with my noobness.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] willis3:
hi,

first my history ;)

i unlocked my s3 with voodoo unlock. after a software update it locked again. i could solve that with mike's ril fix + voodoo.

If i get jb it will probably lock again. Is this risky, if the phone restores the lock again so i can unlock the phone with an official unlock code or is the efs folder changed, so i can just unlock with spocky's app anymore.

thanks for help
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Liemannen:
hey spocky

i have brought your app and succesfulunlokedmy phone from carrier 3 sweden.

tried to do the same on my friends phone also 3 sweden. the app says unlocked but other sim (comviq) was not reqognised. flashade stock swedish rom I9300XXBLH1 4.0.4 (non 3) and used the app again and still unlocked but no other sim than 3 is working.

what can i do?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] spocky12:
Yes, this method will still work after a rom flash /reset / wipe. The only thing that can make it lock again is if Samsung chenges it's unofficial unlock detection method in thge future.

What is your problem exactly ? You can't enter your unlock code ? If so, restoring an efs backup made before using helroz's app should work (I think the backup might be in sdcard (in a folder galaxy_s something).

If you flash jb, you phone will relock indeed.

Then you'll have 2 possibilities :

- Use an unlock code.

- Use GSU

Both should work.

That's weird. The only case where GSU would say "unlocked" and the phone still won't accept other carriers is if the phone is hardlocked. But every people in this case so far fixed it by flashing a full unbranded rom (+ the only cases of hardlocks I'm aware of are with south America carriers).

You're the 1st one to report this issue.

Could you please send me the efs_backup of your firend's phone ?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] gad284:
work great here. thanks mate
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] r5ingh:
Sir, you are a gentleman and a scholar! Thanks for this version of the app!! Will donate when I can...
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] sale8:
I still have not managed to solve the problem of the disappearance of the signal after Insall new ROM. Once you put any ROM signal disappears (only SOS calls), IMEI is OK, the application says that unlocking the phone is unlocked. Can someone help me, please

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jamie2002uk:
Running LJ1 still unlocked :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] shumilica:
I just want to report that on galaxy S2, due to the warning text about my device not being fully tested with the app, the button for unlock can be barely seen, and the backup EFS folder button can't be seen at all. I suppose if I would change my DPI settings I could see it, but i'm in stock rom with root. Maybe you should make your app scrollable or make a variant for 800*480...?

Nonetheless, keep it up!
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Lambi007:
question on s3

delete this
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] ruh01:
worked on SGS2

Thanks, worked on SGS 2 branded on Romania Orange
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Barmenchik:
Omega v30 XXDLJ2 perfect!!:good:
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] xclub_101:
Unusual results!

For a short time (another few days) I still have two S3 phones - and I could double-check something very strange related to unlocking - and on which the curiosity is killing me ;)

Long story short - both phones seem to be with same hardware (board smdk4x12) but from this point on things are VERY different - one of the phones seems to have been "patch-unlocked" (I believe with NSPro or something), and that action kind of placed the EFS partition in a rather strange situation - but IMEI and serial are both correct, the phone came with a rather unusual 4.0.4 (from which no kind of upgrade was possible) but it seemed unlocked OK (and it was acting initially like that). Galaxsim is reporting consistent / all / 6 * unlocked - the only slightly unusual thing is the product code and device HW.

The other one came with O2 4.0.4 (from which OTA and Kies upgrades were just fine), and also acts as perfectly unlocked - however Galaxsim reports consistent / 2 codes (o2 UK and IE or so) / 5 * unlocked + locked (and offers to unlock the phone :silly: ).

After JB upgrades the first one remains reported under Galaxsim as unlocked - BUT IT NO LONGER WORKS ON NETWORK! That was only fixed with a modem patch - from here - even if the problem does not look very similar (the SN and IMEI seem OK). But patch must be re-applied after basically any ROM update to keep this one going!

The second one HAD ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM AFTER ANY KIND OF UPGRADE - it still remains unlocked and works perfectly with any of my functioning SIM cards :cool: However it is still (erroneously) reported each time by Galaxsim as locked :rolleyes:

I am really, really curios if you have any idea why the above is happening! (please PM if you want to say something which can not be placed in the public forum or if you want screenshots or more details).