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[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Caltinpla:
This forum is for Sprint users who already have their sim and bootloader unlocked, and want to use their phone on T-Mobile.

The steps on Slickdeals website is for new phone buyers who want their phones to be sim and bootloader unlocked so they can use it with any carriers, and also shows you how to root your phone.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] robertzas:
I haven't noticed missing calls, after not touching it for a while, but I still get the odd email notification, so I'm not sure if my phone is ever truly in deep sleep. The advantage to this hybrid rom is that you get the ACTUAL tmobile wifi calling app/notification.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nikon5400:
wifi calling is nice to have, but I never use it, except maybe when I'm overseas.

I want the lightest rom without carrier bloatware. I also would like to have 4gLTE (not 3g) when I'm on the call.

What's the best option for me?

Also, will mobile payments work with rooted phone? If not, is it easy to unroot? I'd like to be able to take advantage when there are offers.. like chasepay had 10% cashback a few times recently

Thanks!
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] robertzas:
This rom only has some tmobile "bloat", like lookout, but is mostly clean. You can try the same method but with the system and oem images from the retail version. Or just root and delete the apps you don't want (have to delete from the system folder).

You actually HAVE to flash magisk and explicitly hide the apps in the magisk app for any payment to work, but can verify it does work for google pay.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Caltinpla:
I'm using this rom but rooted with Magisk 17.1 and I can confirm Google pay and all of my banking apps work, Google play store certified my phone as well.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Caltinpla:
I'm using this rom but rooted with Magisk 17.1 and I can confirm Google pay and all of my banking apps (BoA, Chase, Capitol One, Amex, ...etc)work, Google play store certified my phone as well.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nikon5400:
this was super easy! thanks robertzas!!!!!!

When it booted for the first time it was stuck at "lenovo" screen. I don't know if I should have waited, but I pressed the power button and next time it booted right away.

I mentioned earlier in the thread about issues with vz moto phones not ringing on incoming calls with T-Mobile sim. Caller doesn't hear ring either, long silence and VM. It happens only after phone was idle for some time, usually in the morning.

Got this sprint phone, unlocked bootloader and sim, tested with T-Mobile and sure enough same issue. Disabled volte, disabled wifi calling, still same issue. It doesn't happen all the time, but it does happen I don't know why. I don't know if this is an issue with t-mobile's volte or with moto phones.. I hope the former, but it seems like moto z droid has this issue on verizon network as well.

I decided to give SPRINT_OCXS27.109-48-6__TMO_C_8.0.0_OCXS27.109-51-7__Hybrid a try. Will test the phone for a few days if it works will try retail version.

Thanks again!

Update - worked this morning

Update2 - haven't encountered this issue a few days now. The only issue I have - it seems like phone is slowing down. Not sure if recently inserted microsd with >30gb of data somehow affects performance or what.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nikon5400:
I'm trying to get an answer to the same question. I see people flashing retail version with NON-HLOS.bin from sprint. I wonder what the difference is. Does wifi calling work when only NON-HLOS.bin is replaced (tmo and retail) or does wifi calling require one of those 4 files tmobile files?

I believe someone reported audio issue with this approach link

The sprint\tmo hybrid rom works for me, and most importantly it fixed the missed calls issue, but for some reason I feel like phone is slowing down a bit. I don't use it much , maybe for a few minutes a day and I only installed 3-4 apps on it. I don't know what's causing the slowness. At first I thought micrsoSD I recently inserted but it doesn't look like it. It feels slower at refreshing screens like when moving between phone tabs. It feels like vz moto e4 is slightly faster at these things (with xfinity(vz) sim if that matters). I've been using iphone for a while so may be now I'm noticing things I haven't paid attention to when I was strictly android user.

Another thing that's weird - I get duplicates of notifications from things like forums. I have the same programs, same notifications on my iphone, so I know I get at least twice as many on Moto and interestingly large number of notifications start coming when I go through existing ones or when I start using the phone. It's like phone got some notifications and then fell asleep, but once I start using it it starts sending a new batch.

Has anyone been able to remove navigation bar by enabling Moto Actions with fingerprint button navigation? It doesn't work for me, not sure if oreo is the reason.

I'm going to try retail rom next, hoping this will let me use this phone with xfinity (vz)

Question - what exactly is "retail version"? At first I thought it was "unlocked version", but it doesn't look like Moto z2 force had an unlocked version, plus the hardware is different between versions so phone must have carrier specific files in it.

Is that like a base version given to all US carriers so they can modify files including system files like NON-HLOS.bin ? Is that how it works in this industry even with phones having different hardware?
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] quadcrap1:
I'm using the hyrbid version that the OP in this thread provided. It's working great: VoLTE, WiFi calling, everything else works great. I have to use a Work Profile on my phone, and that requires the phone pass security checks...and this phone passes. I was also album to use the option in the Moto app to use the fingerprint reader for navigation and remove the navigation bar from the workspace.

I'm, of course, on Oreo.

I also don't get any duplicate notifications. The phone doesn't seem to be slowing down, either (been using for over a week now).
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nikon5400:
I used sd wiki to unlock bootloader and sim and then the hybrid from here (last line in wiki) - https://mega.nz/#!6Z9T1TqC!gCwHX7NMX...9bDBG0xHgtAkm4

did you do anything different?

How did you get navigation bar removed? Did you do anything other than selecting "One button Nav" in Moto-->Moto Actions?

My "About phone" is below. Is yours any different?

current version 2.380001

Software Variant tmo

Software Channel Sprint

Android version 8.0.0

Android Security patch level May 1, 2018

Baseband version M8998_20207.117.02.50H NSS

Kernel version 4.4.78-perf-g2c64ab8hudsoncm@ilclbld35 #1 Fri arp 20 09:21:37 CDT 2018

Build number OCXS27.1.3

thanks
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] mandyrana:
i downloaded folder and when i click on .bat file, it keeps on showing waiting for device and nothing happens
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Caltinpla:
Check your usb cable connection, sometimes just disconnect and reconnect fix it. If not, try a different cable.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nikon5400:
Are you booting to recovery?

With the phone powered off, press and hold the Volume Down button and the Power button at the same time until the device turns on.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] quadcrap1:
Mine are all the same...
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nikon5400:
My navigation icons are not hidden.

Yours I assume are hidden. Did you do anything extra other than selecting "One button Nav" in Moto-->Moto Actions?
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] quadcrap1:
Nope, that's all I did: Go to Moto app, and select One Button Nav. It automatically hid the other buttons.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nikon5400:
Isn't that strange? Wonder why I can't get mine to hide

Did you use the hybrid from here (last line in wiki) - https://mega.nz/#!6Z9T1TqC!gCwHX7NMX...9bDBG0xHgtAkm4 ?

I followed sd thread to unlock bootloader and sim. installed all updates, 7.1 and 8.

what did you do prior to flashing hybrid rom?
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] robertzas:
I have the same behavior as the previous user. I just enabled the one button nav in the moto app and it removed my buttons. Try turning it off, reboot, turn on reboot maybe? Also make sure your moto app is updated to newest version in play store (this happened automatically for me, but you could stop updates I assume).
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nikon5400:
doesn't do it for me.

Maybe I should rerun the install.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] robertzas:
That should fix whatever the problem is, since it's also a data wipe as well. Sucks this isn't working for you, but I flashed this package almost 2 weeks ago now, and it seems to be working 100%.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] xellos2099:
Can someone confirm this is the newest update for Tmobile?

Android 8.0

Current version: ocxs27.1.3

Security patch level may 1 2018
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Caltinpla:
Yep, that what I have.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nikon5400:
Yes, worked this time. I think I know what I may have done wrong - last time when I flashed I selected power off and unplugged usb cable. then phone rebooted on it's own but was stuck on "lenovo" screen for what seemed to be too long so I powered it off manually. Today I waited for the "lenovo" to go away and now it all works.

Maybe coincidence maybe not.

thanks again
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Jackalope11:
Relock Bootloader or not?

I just finished running the Frankenstein packaged created by robertzas and it seems to be working great! Thanks for doing all the work!

I am relatively new to this and left the bootloader unlocked after installing the flashalll package. Are there any issues with leaving it unlocked (other than the message you get when the phone is booting)? Should I relock the bootloader?

Is the correct way to do that by executing a "fastboot oem lock"?

If I do lock it, I assume that I can unlock it again using the code sent by Motorola?

Much Thanks for any answers!
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Caltinpla:
It's personal preference. I locked mine after flashing this rom without issues. I unlocked and relocked my phone a couple of times with no problems.

Yes, use the same unlocked code from Motorola to unlock your phone again.

Edit: I would not recommend to relock your boatloader if your phone is rooted!
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Jackalope11:
Thanks Caltinpla!

Phone is not rooted. Just flashed this rom using flashall and tested it. I did nothing else. I am giving the phone to my daughter and I am hoping that if I relock the bootloader, the scary message that comes up when it starts up will go away.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] 41rw4lk:
That message won't go away, once it's unlocked whether it's relocked or not it has been modified. Use caution when relocking your bootloader, it can leave you in a mess if you have anything out of place. If you're just worried about the message I would look for the logo replacement thread. I've never used it but I believe they found a way to hide the boot message.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Uzephi:
Yes, I am rocking the black boot image. No message on my phone at boot.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] quadcrap1:
OP: Do you plan on updating your install tarball to reflect the latest T-Mobile updae?
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] baudiachatb:
thankyous. it work perfect
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] robertzas:
Yep, I'll update this as soon as I see any more updates. I'm not sure they will be coming though. I'll try to de-bloat the next release (remove all pre-installed apps that can be installed from play store without side-effects).
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nikon5400:
How did you relock your bootloader? the "OEM unlocking" option is disabled on mine. did you use adb commands? thanks
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Caltinpla:
As far as I know, only Sprint and T-Mobile variants are unlockable. If your phone is one of those then you can request the unlock code through Motorola website and the instructions are there as well.

Yes, I unlocked and relocked my phone bootloader using the adb commands.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nikon5400:
I have sprint variant with t-mobile hybrid rom, but the "OEM unlocking" option is disabled. Was yours disabled as well? if so, I may try adb commands.

What does re-locking bootloader buy you? I don't think mine is rooted, and I was able to install amex and chase pay on mine. However, once I added a few more fingers to fingerprint both amex and chase stopped working. Then I removed all but one, enabled fingerprint in both apps and it worked again.Then re-added additional fingerprints, re-enabled fingerprint setting in apps and now amex is working chase isn't. Not sure why chase is not happy. Don't remember having these issues with iphone

thanks.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] robertzas:
Don't re-lock your bootloader, you might end up with a brick for no good reason.

In order for google pay, etc stuff to work you need to install magisk and use the built in SU-hide feature.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nikon5400:
so, even if bootloader unlocked phone is not rooted I still need to root it and do su-hide to make android pay work?
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] robertzas:
Yea, since it's a hybrid rom it fails integrity check. I have and use google pay with magisk almost every day.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nikon5400:
And I guess if I used "retail" rom I'd also fail. Correct? I tried that rom replacing just modem file, but it didn't work for me on t-mobile - no volte, no wifi calling. not sure if I did anything wrong, like used wrong "OreoFlashall" files

Your rom works, but today for some reason I saw 4G LTE change to 4G when I placed a call. It only happened during 2 calls I placed in the area I was driving through and I did not have this issue in other areas. Any ideas why it happened? I thought sprint z2 supports all tmo frequencies, except for new bands

I first tried retail rom then flashed hybrid rom. Did I have to do anything in between?
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] quadcrap1:
Any update of this tarball to reflect the recent T-Mobile rom update?
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] cramered:
Carrier aggregation

Has anyone noticed if their phones had working carrier aggregation?
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] xellos2099:
It has been a while but is there way to get new update? I am still at 27.1.3
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nikon5400:
My phone started getting into boot loop hell. First time it took 7-9 restarts before it started working. Also it started freezing, mostly in maps app.

Anyone else with this issue? I hope it's not as bad as LG

Also, my phone fell once and vibrator no longer works. case is on, no scratches anywhere. Has anyone dealt with Moto replacement?
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] frannq:
This method works for flash with they retin 9 pie software?
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] laalaa99stl:
Sorry to bump an ancient thread but... the mega link no longer works. Does someone still have the archive and could they be kind enough to re-up? I'm getting kicked off Tello because they say my Z2f can't VOLTE. If I flash with this, I should be able to temporarily switch my account to a whitelisted IMEI, then put the new GSM SIM in what should be a fully working z2f. Would greatly appreciate not having to buy a new phone. TIA!
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] st96:
I had same situation, sprint z2f which is now close to becoming a paperweight.

I decided to risk it today and the instructions in the post#1 worked perfectly.

Here's what I did.

UNLOCK BOOTLOADER BEFORE PERFORMING THESE STEPS!!

1. download sprint rom:

https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/nash/official/Sprint/XT1789-03_NASH_SPRINT_8.0.0_OCXS27.109-48-20_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip

2. download tmobile rom:

https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/nash/official/TMO/XT1789-04_NASH_TMO_C_8.0.0_OCXS27.109-51-14-7_subsidy-TMO_RSU_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip

3. extract sprint rom to sprint and tmobile rom to tmobile folder.

4. copy system.* system_b.* oem.img boot.img from TMOBILE folder TO SPRINT folder

5. run flashall.bat inside sprint folder.

Now the device boots up like a Tmobile device, with call/data working fine.

Ims registration also is successful, thus i guess VOLTE is working too.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] robosmith:
Well, after extensive effort, I finally got the method described in the OP to save my Sprint Z2 xt1789-03 from the scrap heap. I could not get TWRP to flash ANY ROMs including a Sprint stock rom that I flashed to this phone 4 years ago. I got the OPs ROM flashed with fastboot using this: https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-z2-fo...tom-roms-root-dirty-flashing-unbrick.3805737/ thread as a guide. After that, changing the APN for Red Pocket At&t network, enabled VoLTE voice and LTE data. Still not sure why TWRP will not flash a ROM on this phone (kept getting invalid zip file format). Thanks, OP!
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nikon5400:
Does anyone know if this phone will work with T-Mobile after July 1st? I keep getting messages and calls from T-Mobile saying it won't. I did some digging, apperatnly it's missing VoLTE setting in Network & Internet -->Mobile network section, but when I dial *#*#4636#*#* it shows VoLTE provisioned. Can I assume it will continue to work after July1st?

Also, it looks like VZ model got 5G mod and it's around $25. Any way to get it working for this phone? Not that I need it, but curious if there's a way to make it work. My 4glte speed on this phone used to be over 200, now around 50 which is still more than enough for me :)

Thanks
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] TiberiumFusion:
Any news on this? Is your z2f on the frankenstein rom from the OP? Did you try to keep using after June 1st/July 1st? Is voice+text working right now?

I have a sprint z2f that's been my daily since 2017 which ofc is now shafted by tmobile. LTE data still works. Voice and text (over cmda) are nonfunctional - the PRL/APN/idk redirects voice+text to a Verizon roaming service that in turn redirects you to a verizon call center.

IIUC, the Z2 Force is capable of VoLTE but Sprint did not provision it for VoLTE. Not sure about tmobile provisioning, but asking them just wastes your time. Store associates are utter jokes and have zero training... cant answer your questions even if you ask for the time. Any knowledge of hardware/firmware/os support for VoLTE is withheld from customers and probably only exists here on XDA. The theory goes that flashing the right set of tmobile components will pass the provisioning checks and restore voice+text, but that's a steep cliff to jump off without knowing if it will even work.

Is there any confirmation of the OP's frankenstein rom working as of today? (voice+text functional, either under the phone's original Sprint SIM or with a tmobile tnx SIM)
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] buyhevs:
Sorry to bump on old thread. I was considering trying to get my old XT1789-03 running with Lineage; but based upon what I read here, it won't work on T-Mobile? Oh well, I'll probably still do it "for practice" and then update my current t Z4.
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] buyhevs:
Well, I did read it all, thank you for banishing the idea of ever using the phone as my daily driver! I do have two remaining questions:

1) Is there a network I could bring it over to? I'd verify before flashing a custom ROM. I'm guessing Verizon, although I'll have to check the LTE radio bands.

2) Would a Lineage ROM break the phone from working on that network?

My plan would just be to use the phone to practice flashing ROMs on before doing it to my Z4 in the future; and if the Z2F works, use it as a burner/international travel phone.

Thanks again!
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] TiberiumFusion:
1) Unfortunately, no. The IMEIs of all Sprint models (XT1789-03) are blacklisted not only by TMO, but also by Verizon. And AT&T is out of the question because they are GSM and the -03 is CDMA. This also probably spells doom if you are going to anywhere outside of North America, where the rest of the world is 99% GSM.

2) Somewhere in my files I have a 19.1 release of LineageOS for nash that I was planning to flash and hope it might restore the modem on my brick. Honestly, at this point, I don't even remember if I tried that and what the result was if I did. I must have flashed 40 or 50 different rom and franken-rom combinations.

It's a real shame that the Sprint nash is utterly pissed on by non-Sprint carriers. The Z2 Force is an amazing little device with the best hardware of the entire Z line, and I've only tried as hard as I can to fix mine because I see it as infinitely superior the to junk that is being sold at astronomical prices nowadays. If you really like the Z2F and want to keep using it in the current year of 2023 and beyond, whether as a primary or secondary, your best bet is to buy an unlocked -01, -02, or -04 unit from some place like eBay. Our -03 was prematurely sent to the grave.

Each of the American SKUs has their own advantages.

-01 is Verizon and the only model to receive Motorola's Android 9.0 update and thus be compatible with the official 9.0 modem (NON-HLOS.bin). This Pie rom is also the most complete stock firmware for any model of the nash. If you like the stock rom, this puts it above the -02, -03, and -04, which only got the Oreo update.

-02 is US Cellular. Identical to as -01 except for imei & vendor bloat, afaik.

-03 is ofc Sprint and has the most CDMA frequencies*.

-04 is AT&T and TMO and have the most LTE frequencies*.

*Fair warning though: there is a lot of speculation that the actual hardware radio in the nash is identical for every SKU. Meaning -01 and -02 and -03 and -04 all have the exact same radio frequency bands, but the rom is artificially disabling some of them. So if you buy a -01 nash, the Verizon stock rom artifically disables the bands that supposedly only the -02 and -04 have. And our -03 nash's stock Sprint rom artifically disables the bands that supposedly only the -01 has. Etc. If this is true, and I'd bet money that it is, then a third-party rom with a custom modem firmware (NON-HLOS.bin) would circumvent this, but I don't know how much research third-party groups have into the nash, and their roms (i.e. lineage, aosp, etc) might just be using the official NON-HLOS firmware from Motorola with its artifical limitations instead of a custom modem firmware. Probably best to ask the maintainers of your favorite third-party rom about this.

The Europe versions (-05 and higher) have dual-SIM support, but I hear that the American models also have this and it is simply hidden by the microSD slot in the sim tray. Apparently, all you need is the SIM tray from a Euro model in order to get 2 sims working on -01 through -04. I have not personally verified this, though.