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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
so to update you all.. there is a process.. first you must fully load the factory binary firmware.. this firmware is super basic but seems like you could really mess your phone up if you screw around in it.. ive seen videos and seems its more rrlatef to imei repairs and drk fixes etc.. it does also remove frp/google lock as [MENTION=4899305]ashyx[/MENTION] stated..

*the above needs to be done using odin 3.12.3 NOT COMSEY odin as it wil give a sha256 error or will get stuck at sammy logo...

next while in factory mode, you must toggle oem unlock, i did it a few times until i got a popup message..

then you must boot back into download mode..

*NOW USE COMSEY ODIN 3.12 to odin a modified AP.tar that has factory boot with the STOCK FIRMWARE...

this will put you on a stock firm with play store but maintain permissive kernel..

keep in mind i have an s8+ with verizon and used s8+ factory firm and stock firm but was also first accomplished on an s8 device with the s8 firmwares..

also keep in mind my calls worked but i only had 3g data as well as messaging did not work and i had bloat from other carriers.. the S8 had bloat from all carriers lol

so it is NOT A DAILY.. best bet is find a way to root now that were permissive and flash a complete stock firmware that is prerooted probably via flashfire or similar since BL is still locked

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to add, none of this touches knox at all still 0x0..

i have uploaded the modified ap for s8+ so if anyone wants to help then pm me..

i fried my brain stayed up super late and now have to work 8 hours so i am definitely fried and on stock atm and will be at work until evening..

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so ur saying one of us should try kingroot on permissive and hope for the best? or are you saying use kingroot on full factory binary firmware?

also just flashing factory boot gets stuck at samsung boot screen so we needed to utilize a modified ap tar with boot injected which is not ideal by any means so i am hoping with that we can find a way to root and then flash a stock custom rom.zip pre rooted using something like flashfire
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Akumai:
Have the AP for the regular S8?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Akumai:
Also, I tried Kingroot, and the root failed on both the APK and windows tool, but the windows tool produced a reason, saying "the device is not adaptive"
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] suzook:
You tried Kingroot with the permissive kernel?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Akumai:
I did, I was on the factory binary on the usual desktop-less UI when I got that error
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ashyx:
If it doesn't boot with just the boot.img alone, it's usually just a case of Factory reset to Format the data partition or it may need a combo of the factory bootloader and boot image flashed.

If it still doesnt boot after 10 mins has passed then the binary is useless as you need at least the stock system image installed for it to be of any use.

The system image from the combination firmware is useable and practically AOSP as there is literally no bloat and no TouchWiz , but it's also lacking in some important bits and pieces and not really ideal as a daily.

Regarding Kingroot it has been pretty successful on MM with the factory binary alone even if it sometimes took several tries with different versions of KR.

Alas it doesn't really have much support for nougat at the moment.

I don't want to down anyone's hopes as there's always a chance something will give. I've always got my eye open for the proper eng binary. If I come across it I'll be sure to make it known.

Regarding a pre-rooted system image that is an option if indeed it would flash with odin, however I'd say unlikely and without root no Flashfire and no other way of installing it.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] eqbirvin:
Forgive my ignorance but is there anyway to make changes to the combination firmware before applying it to our devices? Like pre installing Google Play Services or baking in other apks? Or is it signed to a specific size?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] tnick84:
Dont forget we need root first in order to flash anything with flashfire.

Edit:Nevermind. Missed the [MENTION=4899305]ashyx[/MENTION] post
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] 954wrecker:
Unlocked is up for preorder now but says it won't arrive until 5/30.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
thread doesnt need to be cleaned as surely directions will either be posted in op or a root thread will be created

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too bad theyre shipping with a locked bootloader lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrfuzzie23:
what about samsung pay, any issues?

So what do you think will happen when the next update is released? Like say an OTA from VZW, when it updates you think it will make it vzw/vzw/vzw again? or you think you won't get updates anymore?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] T33H00:
Hi! Just wonder where did you get that $100 discount from?

Please share if you don't mind.

Also, when I go to the Samsung website, I don't see the unlocked option.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] unitz0mbie:
Just got ota on Canadian firmware
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] 954wrecker:
https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3603814
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrfuzzie23:
what carrier you on?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] zwolf4444:
I've read through just about every page of the post, and I'm still unclear on the answer. If I buy a Sprint or Boost Mobile S8, will flashing the Canadian firmware allow me to use it on AT&T or T-Mobile?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
personally im postponing any updates lol ive learned from past mistakes.. theres no sign of root yet but there also could be exploits not published yet or that patches are applied without sammy even knowing it yet lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] unitz0mbie:
crricket

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i can always flash the old firmware again
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
until they incrament the bootloader and prevent downgrading lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] benmeroff:
Well here's to hoping someone finds a bootloader exploit soon!

This reminds me of back when I would wait for iOS jailbreak exploits, before I realized I was basically just trying to use a grocery cart as an ATV...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] billydroid:
Same. I'm on the launch firmware and froze updates on my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
it luckily asks me on my phone so i just postpone it 24hrs each day lolhavent got around to purchasing package disabler pro, is there a free disabler that works?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] billydroid:
Im not sure. I've always used, it never had to look for anything else.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ashyx:
Bk package disabler is better.Apparantly package disabler pro has lost the ability to disable knox.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] unitz0mbie:
theres a guy on reddit saying using package disabler/bk affects the performance of the phone and makes it unstable, is this true
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ashyx:
Not that I know of. Depends on what you disable I guess.

It seems some people believe Package disabler Pro is made by Samsung. It is not.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mr turtle droid:
I use package disabler and I have no issues.only time I've had lag on this phone is when I had the bixby remapper app on here
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TechBSwift:
I didn't see the option to freeze software update in bk package disabler. However package disable pro showed them.. Did I miss them in bk I'm running T-Mobile. I have both package disablers instilled

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This is not correct. Package disabler does not slow the phone down, unless you freeze something important. It's no different than having root and freezing/deleting an important system package
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] monkeyhandler:
it'll become unstable if you disable the wrong system app. Don't touch the system apps if you don't know what it does. As for performance? If anything, it'll help the performance by disabling unwanted apps that are always running in the background.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] billydroid:
Depends what you disable. It isn't the app itself. It what people are doing with it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Yes if your clueless and dont understand how to use it.

He probably has no clue what hes doing. Used correctly and with caution it can make your phone much snappier

Sent from my S8 plus, Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] fred_yo:
Does Any one has The AT&T userdata for the G950, can't find it .. ???
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] T33H00:
You can search it on updato.com
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bestlands:
So I have read through most of this thread and can't figure out if its possible to flash on an ATT S8+ to a T-Mobile firmware and if how, or would it follow the same as VRZ -> Canada Version, or if there is no T Mobile firmware, to a firmware that has all the bands activated. If someone could point me to a guide for a first timer.

Knowledge I have gathered on xda is rooting the OnePlus 3.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Brogief:
I actually don't see it on that site, how odd.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] fred_yo:
I did it all over most sites... no luck.. i k ow some one had it and post the links for both but he did it only for 12 hrs. I did try the links on post 575 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=72182294&postcount=575
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TimelessPWN:
You can flash any of the US carriers to the G950U, you will get their bloat, possibly there boot logo, but not carrier switch. You can experiment with it as they did with Canadian and Verizon if you wish. If you do so please report back here!

Cheers,

TimelessGoD :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Whanksta:
VZW --> XAC achieves carrier switch and unlock of all bands. However, I think this only works because VZW is carrier unlocked by default. If you have an unlocked ATT, flashing to XAC then to TMOBILE should be okay.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TimelessPWN:
I am saying for a network locked device it cannot be carrier unlocked.... or at least my tmobile s8 still tells me network locked sin card inserted please enter unlock pin/code idk which one lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bestlands:
I mean is the possibility of breaking something high for flashing, and yes my att is unlocked or will come unlocked. So if I follow the method you followed, would I go to canada version and then to t mobile, or will i go straight to the t mobile version.

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Well yes my phone is unlocked so therefore I should be able to just do the method you stated above and I should have no problems.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Triforce1001:
I decided to try uploading Verizon firmware to my At&t s8 because I read somewhere that they had less bloatware or something like that. When I boot up my phone after flashing I get a user agreement from Cricket Wireless. Not even going to ask
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Whanksta:
With an unlocked att GS8 the chance of breaking something is very very low. You have to flash through comsey Odin though. Once you are Canadian, there is no need to reflash Tmobile. XAC It has zero bloat and you can unlock all bands from there.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] `SBR`:
Tmobile firmware is throwing the warning for unlocked phones as well..

I'm using Exynos version with tmobile sim, I tried to flash the Att csc, Volte enabled but not WiFi calling.. When i tried to flash Tmobile csc, it throws me error network locked sim detected.... And no network coverage...

Regardless your phone is locked or unlocked, using tmobile firmware is locking the sim.

I have to reflash the other csc to reset the efc code to make it work...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bestlands:
I see what your saying, so with the Canadian version I will have hd voice and wifi calling, even if my carrier is att or t mobile? Also because I have the s8+, does it make a difference if you flash the s8 firmware or something like that, also after getting odin, where would I get the Canadian XAC for my phone, haven't seen any download links. And by unlocking all the bands do you mean, the Canadian version has them all unlocked and you do not need to mod anything to that software.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Whanksta:
I am not sure about out hd voice and wifi calling since I don't use them. But then you can just flash TMobile after I guess. GS8+ you would need to flash the corresponding SM G955W XAC version instead. Download link is in this forum a dozen pages ago. Lastly, Canadian version has all bands unlocked and you have full access to service menu. No mod required
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bestlands:
Thank you for that description, someone on reddit recommended I used this for my odin: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=72158471&postcount=433

Is this fine or should I use the one OP has listed in the first page of the thread?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elitefleet554:
If package disabler is used correctly I also have Canadian firmware on my at&t s8 also use power saving mode but doubt that makes a huge difference
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bestlands:
Any specific guide or steps I should know about when doing this, also flashing the canadian firmware on the att s8?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sam3gX:
I have a Verizon S8+ with a at&t sim card. How would I go about enabling VoLTE?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elitefleet554:
I have a export of the apps I have disabled and yes I flashed the g950w firmware on my att s8 to remove all carrier bloatware
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elitefleet554:
Here are my disabled packages also Bixby is turned off as it's not that useful to me also

Everything to do with edge is disabled as well
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] co.ag.2005:
You can try the tutorial on page 66. But IIRC, when he was just on the Canadian firmware, I don't think he was able to send SMS. Maybe was a VZW thing but have a read through pages ~50-70 of this thread.

EDIT: looks like the user right above me did it. Verify his steps ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Quickvic30:
I'm on ATT also and flashed the XAC firmware. Just make sure to do a clean install and you'll be good to go.

I also made a thread in the TMO s8+ guides and news section with a link to the XAC firmware from updato.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
so you flashed snapdragon firmware onto a exynos device and it took?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] `SBR`:
Not the full firmware, only the omc (CSC) files
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
oh ok gotcha lol was going to say it cannot be that easy... lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Interceptor777:
Yeah I even ported the S8 Snapdragon CSC to my Exynos S7 and it worked lol.

CSC's are universal.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
too bad bl isnt lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] suzook:
I wonder if flashing vzw omc on exynos would enable CDMA radio??? More than likely not, but that would be big.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] co.ag.2005:
I'm kind of a noob when it comes to what these odin files are. I know how to use them but not exactly sure of some of their purposes. What did this gain you for flashing different CSC's to S7 or S8 but not the other parts of the firmware? Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Interceptor777:
This is a lot farther than just flashing files in Odin, I had to modify the CSC and extract it from the firmware in order make the S7 recognize it. Modification was minimal though.

It gained me WiFi calling and VoLTE on T-Mobile on ab Exynos S7
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] co.ag.2005:
gotcha, thanks. makes sense. thanks for the reply.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ashyx:
You changed the name from cache.img.ext4 to cache.img?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Interceptor777:
Had to extract the actual CSC files from the IMG, then I had to go through the settings text files in the Csc and change model numbers and some settings for my S7 to accept it.

I then had to Port over some settings from S7 CSC so the menus would be compatible with the Nougat on the S7, if I was running S8 port this wouldn't be necessary.

Then after that I made it a flashable zip and flashed it in twrp.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ashyx:
Ah I see.

Snapdragon and Exynos devices used to use different header formats for the sparse image. So one wouldn't flash on the other and would fail in Odin.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] `SBR`:
can you share the Flashable zip.. check your PM>.

don't want to hijack the thread
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bricky23:
I had purchased an unlocked US cellular version (cdma, gsm) I am on cricket (gsm). When I put in my sim card, it said something about unsupported sim card or something like that. And that somethings will not work, but it did let me skip that. I went into settings and selected lte,gsm,umts instead of lte,cdma. And it worked, however the signal was rather week. And bluetooth was also. Ok so after reading all of this.....I flashed XAC with nonhome csc, and that was all. Now I have a great signal, bluetooth is much better, the phone seems faster, and no US cellular startup screen or bloat. Hotspot also works! I can not bring up the menu to enable all bands. Probably because I did not reboot and flash the Home csc. But the phone is working so well, that i don't want to mess with it. Great phone! What a difference.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bestlands:
Just wondering how do you flash the firmware on Samsung phones, do you just put it in download mode, then plug in the cable and hit the volume up arrow to download, or their something specific, actually never owned a samsung, and already got the s8+ unlocked att version today, so nothing could go wrong with unlocking just not sure how to do the HOME_CSC or non HOME_CSC, not even sure what that means and which one I should do.

The part I understand is how to get to the download mode and not a whole lot after that.

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So im now super confused , let me share my story: So I bought a ATT S8+ but got it unlocked, but im switching to t mobile in a couple months, It looks like to me that this: G955WVLU1AQDE is the best XAC version for my phone to get all the bands so that I can switch easily and not worry about bands being blocked. Now I would love to have Wifi Calling/VoLte when I switch to T-Mobile, but if that is a problem with performance/signal while using att then I don't want to risk it.

Lastly which Odin do I use to flash this: PriceComsy or another one linked here, and whats this whole thing with Home_csc and non home_csc because this thread got me more confused than before, I have never flashed a Samsung in my Life but have OnePlus and Nexus's. So anybody willing to send me a long description of a step by step guide explaining everything will get 100 internet hugs from me, honestly I hate Att bloatware and don't want to see it again!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] denson9874:
First I want to say welcome to the Samsung family and I'm excited that you want to learn the Odin flashing process. I will explain how to flash Odin files to your Samsung device.

First, you would want to download the G955W firmware you mentioned.

Second, you want to extract the downloaded file to reveal 5 files, AP, BL, CP, CSC, and HOME_CSC.

CSC will wipe all the data from your device during the flashing process, whereas HOME_CSC will retain all data.

Third, you want to download PrinceComsy 3.12 patched Odin with Hash Check disabled. Google that and you should find it.

Fourth, you want to install Samsung drivers to you PC. Samsung Support page should offer according to your devices model number.

Fifth, press and hold VOL+, BIXBY, and SLEEP/WAKE button until your device enters Download Mode dialog, then press VOL+ to enter into Download Mode.

Sixth, plug your device into the PC, and allow time for installing drivers.

Seventh, open the PrinceComsy Odin program and you should see COM# in BLUE, this means that your device is recognized in Odin.

Eighth, select each button labeled AP, CP, BL, CSC and navigate to the folder where you extracted the G955W XAC firmware, selecting each applicable file corresponding with the selected button.

Note, at this time select whether you want to use CSC or HOME_CSC.

Ninth, select START and allow your device to be flashed to the desired firmware.

If the flash fails, then likely it was due to Odin needing a PIT file, which can be extracted from the CSC file using WinRar or 7zip. This PIT file should be inputted on the Third tab in Odin labeled PIT.

Your device should automatically restart after completion, and you see a BLUE Reset indicator in Odin, which will change to a GREEN Pass indicator.

And there you have it. You have successfully flashed your first Samsung device. If you have any trouble or clarity, reply or PM me, and I will be happy to assist further.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Quickvic30:
Use prince Odin.

Home.csc will not delete your user data or anything but some times you need delete all that stuff for a nice clean install.

CSC wipes all data on phone besides Google and Samsung account locks, so make sure to remove your Google account before you start flashing or you must know the Google account name/email and PW or else you will get Google locked out aka FRP lock.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bestlands:
Yea will probably use CSC , btw that post above is all ive needed in my life. As I didn't sign into Samsung accounts or even google accounts, i pressed skip through the setup process and just admiring the black on black look for the past couple hours.

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Just wondering is this the correct version: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fi...://mega.nz/#F!8WxRwDwa!seZLQVSoWTrz2CJkbdxTkQ ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bestlands:
I have mine stuck on Setup Connection, is that bad or should I remove the phone and try again?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
i would remove phone reset in odin and reboot phone back into download mode then reconnect..

i have that happen all the time typically when odin doesnt get reset but if it starts to flash then fails the device needs to be restarted in download mode for odin to work again
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bestlands:
By removing phone reset you mean uncheck autoreboot and then move it back to download mode, I have done that three times with no luck, all of it stuck on setup connection. And my device also hasn't moved since downloading screen at all in all of these three times. So not sure what to do.