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[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] C-4Nati:
That was my problem, I couldn't find the Metro Firmware because I'm apparently blind or an idiot. Can you link me to the exact one? I know I'm coming off as a baby who needs his hand held but there were tons of Firmwares and I wasn't sure which one was Metro. Hell if you want I'll Paypal you 10 bucks for helping me, because I know I keep sounding needy as can be.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
There aren't "tons of firmwares". There is only one base firmware package, per build/release. So you download that, and then your desired USERDATA file, of the same build.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] C-4Nati:
Holy hell, maybe I have become a noob after all these years of inactivity. I mean I know how to use Odin and flash stuff, but this isn't something I'm understanding, so I wouldn't blame you if you just gave up and didn't reply. The first folder for U has tons of firmwares, but the second one for U1 only has one. I'm assuming the U1 folder is the one you're talking about? I feel like if that's the case that'd be easy to do, but then I wouldn't know where to find the Metro USERDATA if that's a thing. Good lord, I'm so sorry mate.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
The U folders do not have "tons of firmwares". A firmware consists of AP, BL, CP, and CSC files - combined into 1 zip file. In the U folder, there are subfolders, labeled by build. Inside each of those folders is the firmware zip, and then the USERDATAs for each carrier. So you download the firmware zip of the build that you want, and then the corresponding Metro USERDATA
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] C-4Nati:
So I already have the Unlocked version's firmware that I flashed via Odin. Where would I find the corresponding Metro USERDATA?

Edit: I see you have given up on me lol. I don't blame you, sorry brother, I've been out of the customizing phone game for a while now, but flashing firmware via Odin is easy, I just don't know where to find the Metro USERDATA. Thanks for all of your time.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
If you want carrier bloat, then you need U firmware, not U1. And you can find the Metro USERDATA in the folder of the build that you want to flash.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] C-4Nati:
Thanks mate. Go Twins :)
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
I don't mind the ads but I appreciate the gesture - thanks :)

Do you actually have it figured out now? If not, my next post was going to be sharing the actual links that you need
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] C-4Nati:
No, I literally broke my right ankle Friday and I'm working right now (I work from home, IT) so with this stupid pain I don't have the attention span to focus on work and looking specifically for what I need, I was going to do that when I was off work so I could focus more.

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But by all means, if you don't mind I would love that. I think I could figure it out eventually, but my brain isn't exactly on point right now because it turns out breaking bones is not fun. First one ever broken and I mad it to my 30's. Damn. Lol.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Welp, this is awkward. Apparently Metro doesn't sell the S10 - just the S10e and S10+. That would explain the lack of a Metro USERDATA for the S10. Didn't realize it til now. Sorry man :(
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] C-4Nati:
Dang. That stinks, and also doesn't make any sense on their part lol. Thanks for all of your help, I appreciate it.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] narutowindy:
Why there is no official update available ????
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] djrecon:
If you're talking about updates for the U firmware, the SBA is the current, updated, firmware. At least for AT&T anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
SC8 is available, but I'm not sure for which carriers. Anyone can get it via SamFirm and flash it though
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] crossen0:
Will it work on the SM-G973U1 though? I have the unlocked US variant.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
You haven't read the OP, have you...?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] crossen0:
I have. I was asking about SC8. I haven't found it on SamFirm. Only see the G973F variant downloads.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
SC8 is absolutely on SamFirm, for the carriers that have gotten that update so far. And the OP clearly states that firmware is 100% interchangeable among U and U1 models
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] crossen0:
You're misunderstanding me. I can see SC8 on SamFirm. However, it is not for SM-973U/U1 models. Only the international models SM-973F/N.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
SamFirm is not the same thing as SamMobile
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] djrecon:
Sigh. Well. I can report and confirm that you can not use Wifi calling on the AT&T network with an unlocked S10.

Even though I loaded stock AT&T firmware, and was up to date, it just won't work. Gotta return the phone.

I've been dealing with their advanced tech team for over a week and they said that because the IMEI number shows it's an unlocked phone, the system keeps denying Wifi calling.

We actually got it to work at one point. It was a 3 day process with one of their techs forcing my IMEI number through their system. It worked for about an hour, then their system caught it and kicked out it's provisioning.

Thanks to all the helped!
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] KidJoe:
My understanding is if you "lie" to them and give then an IMEI of a phone in ATT's database it does work. Or if you have them activate an ATT branded phone that is in their database, then hang up and move the SIM to the unlocked phone it will work.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] mosi76:
Thanks for all the great info [MENTION=3163377]iBowToAndroid[/MENTION]. I downloaded the new G973USQU1ASD3 firmware and flashed it on my unlocked Samsung s10 previously running the U firmware G973USQU1ASBA with T-Mobile. I don't recall flashing USERDATA initially when I downloaded and flashed the SBA firmware. Do you know if there is new USERDATA for this ASD3 that I flashed and if there isn't can I flash the USERDATA from the SBA by itself in ODIN or if there is new USERDATA for ASD3 can I just flash that by itself in ODIN?

Thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
There is no SD3 firmware available for download yet. What you flashed was an update zip, not full firmware. So there won't be SD3 USERDATA until the full firmware becomes available for download. I don't know why you want the USERDATA by itself, but you can try flashing the SBA USERDATA by itself. If that doesn't have the desired effect, then you can reflash SBA (including USERDATA) and then re-update via zip
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] mosi76:
I guess maybe I don't really understand what's in the USERDATA that is beneficial to me. I just wanted to ensure I wasn't missing any Tmobile specific features (not necessarily bloat)
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Do you have the T-Mobile splash logo and apps?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] mosi76:
I have the splash. Not sure I have any more apps than what I had just with the Tmo SIM and the U1 FW
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
SD3 is up on SamFirm for T-Mobile. Anyone can flash it, but you won't get OTAs after that if your carrier doesn't get the SD3 update, so you'd have to either manually flash the next update, or flash back to a build from your carrier in order to get OTAs
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] KidJoe:
Is Verizon pushing anything newer than SBA (Feb 2019) yet? I saw some stories on April 1 but they had 973F as the model in the screen shots, not 973u.. so I wasn't sure if they were real.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] crossen0:
I flashed the ATT SC8 build to my unlocked S10 on Verizon and it worked just fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Everyone but Sprint and T-Mobile is still on SBA
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
VZW SD3 USERDATA has been added, for those who want it. Not gonna post the full firmware because you can get it from SamFirm under other carriers (specifically T-Mo or Xfinity)
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] KidJoe:
And Verizon is now pushing SD3 (March 1,2019) OTA now to the S10.. my phone just pulled it down.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] McHenry_kramer:
I am curious about the same thing. I am on Verizon and flashed my AT&T S10 to the U1 unlocked SAU. I had no signal in areas when still on the AT&T firmware, so it got much better when going unlocked. However, I wonder if I would get better signal/speeds flashing the Verizon firmware.

Has anyone tried the U1 versus U on Verizon? Results?

I would prefer not to load the verizon firmware, if possible.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] crossen0:
I have and I honestly haven't noticed a difference. I prefer the stock UP build as it didn't come with all the Verizon bloatware. I just wanted the March patch so I installed the ATT build.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
I would expect network performance to be the same on Verizon bloat as it is on U1. U1 probably has all bands enabled/prioritized equally, since it has to work on all carriers. Any optimization is probably done via the carrier switch reboot that it does when you insert a new SIM
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] vonDubenshire:
How should I update my Unlocked S10e? I see the latest firmware on the FirmwareScience update, 525mb, but when I tried to install via adb AND SD Card it says incompatible.

Probably cause I tried doing this on my Unlocked version.

I have the Verizon S10e but I flashed to Unlocked and am on the February patch still on VErizon, looking to see where to flash the unlocked update as soon as possible -- or is it better to just re-flash the entire latest firmware?

Advice? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
If you flashed to U1 firmware, then you can't install an OTA zip that's U firmware - that's why it's saying incompatible.

The latest version for U1 models right now is SBA. If you want something newer, you'll need to Odin flash a full U firmware package
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] KidJoe:
keep in mind this thread is for the S10, not S10e, so make sure you're using the right stuff too.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] SkandaH:
[MENTION=3163377]iBowToAndroid[/MENTION]

AT&T is rolling out the ASD3 build.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] johnny8910:
Just received the ASD3 Update for my unlocked U1
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] xxaarraa:
Same here. The changelog however was very generic and did not mention improvements to fingerprint scanner. Anyone know what exactly was included in ASD3?? And why aren't unlocked versions getting the ASDA?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] johnny8910:
With regard to the fingerprint sensor.

Not long after I installed the latest firmware update, I had an update come through for Biometrics as well
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] crossen0:
I recently manually installed the lastest U1 update but haven't seen the biometric update come through.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
SD3 for U1 is confirmed to be on SamFirm now, for anyone who hasn't gotten the OTA yet
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] johnny8910:
It came through as a notification from Galaxy Store.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] crossen0:
Is there a way to force it?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] ochawkeye14:
There must be something out there called SamFirm other than the now unmaintained firmware downloader of the same name?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Not that I'm aware of
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] ochawkeye14:
I feel like a fool, but your response did help me out.

I could not figure out a Model / Region combination to give me what I was looking for. Just knowing that it was *supposed* to be there helped.

SM-G973U1 / SPR gives me the ASD3

whereas

SM-G973U / SPR gives only ASC8
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Correct. The U1 model has received the SD3 update, while the Sprint carrier (U) model is still on SC8
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pharraon:
I cant update my phone cause I have a sim locked I cant used Odin any help someone who knows? I buy this on a pawnshop and well 1000$ waste
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] crossen0:
I feel like I'm the only one here who hasn't gotten the biometrics update... Anyone else?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
The device being SIM locked doesn't prevent you from flashing something in Odin. If you're getting errors while flashing, we need to know exactly what they are, in order to be able to diagnose and troubleshoot
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pharraon:
Omg really thank you so much because I cant update my phone is from may not April.-. I will screenshot and put it here when I get home
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
You can't have May firmware - May hasn't come yet. That makes no sense.

Did you mean March?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] galaxys:
You mean March :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pharraon:
Hahaha sorry yeah lol I was at work I type fast sorry
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Then your carrier probably hasn't pushed out the update yet. But you can still download SD3 and flash it if you want
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] greekgod1021:
I have the T-Mobile model and Odin fails for me everytime.Just trying to flash the u1 version to debrand the T-Mobile to unlocked version.Anyone that can help me out would be greatly appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Just saying that it fails isn't enough info. We need to know exactly why it's failing. There will be an error message in Odin and/or on the phone itself
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
AT&T SD3 USERDATA has been added
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] ochawkeye14:
Are you using the version of Odin (Odin3_v3.13.1_3B_PatcheD) found here?

https://xdaforums.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
SD5 - for both U and U1 - is up on SamFirm for SPR if anyone wants to try it
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] redsmith:
So, I took the plunge. I successfully converted a U Verizon model into a U1 unlocked model. I'm based in Mexico, btw. I did that without inserting my Mexican sim. After flashing, when I inserted the sim the phone immediately went: "please insert the Verizon unlock code". I setup the phone as usual and did a factory reset. This time the phone did the carrier switch thingy at the beginning and successfully connected to the LTE network. However, after five minutes or so, the phone asks for the sim unlock code. The only workaround is to reboot, but after some time the phone will ask for the code again. What gives? Should I have inserted my sim while the phone was still a U model?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
That doesn't make any sense whatsoever. Verizon phones are sold unlocked already, they don't use codes, and even for phones that do, they'll ask for the code right away - not after 5 minutes. It doesn't sound like an unlock code is actually what it's asking for
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] redsmith:
I wasn't aware of that. Please see attached pictures.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
The only exception to the "Verizon phones are sold unlocked already" is if it's a prepaid device - so that must be what you have. But again, the phone should always ask for the code immediately - not after 5 minutes
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] redsmith:
After doing some research, the code asked after 5ish minutes must be my sim PIN, which I should probably get with my carrier. Hopefully I'm right.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
No. A "SIM PIN" is something put on the SIM by the user - not by the carrier. It works like an additional security layer - the PIN must be typed in first, before the phone will allow the SIM to be used. And just like the network unlock code, the phone should ask for that code immediately - not after 5 minutes
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] redsmith:
I'd like to report back.

I flashed back to U firmware with Verizon USERDATA. Now the phone is not asking for any PIN and everything works fine. But I don't want a U model, I should be able to flash U1 and get rid of all the Verizon bloatware, including the splash screen. Also, I've read somewhere else that a true U1 model has no "Service provider SW ver" in the software information section, whereas my phone displays XAA/XAA/VZW both in U and U1 firmwares. Why is the third CSC there even in U1? Shouldn't it be XAA/XAA/XAA or something like that. Does the fact that here in Mexico we can only get Exynos phones have anything to do with it?

Anyway, help is much appreciated. These Samsung phones are really hard to figure after years of Nexus/Pixels. Thanks in advance!

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Btw you were right. My carrier tried all possible combinations of PIN1, PIN2, PUK1, PUK2, with no success. The phone would even block itself after multiple attempts. So you're right, is must be something else, but I've never set a code for my SIM card.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
If it works fine on U firmware, then yes, you should be able to flash U1 and have it work the exact same way
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] johnny8910:
Sm-g973u1 asd5

Just spotted ASD5 for 973U1 XAA (April Security update), available on another web site. Not sure if It's allowed to publish which site though?

I've flashed it using Odin, cant see much difference from ASD3, other than April security update.

Doesn't trip Knox.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
You never need to use "another web site". Chances are, they're getting the files from SamFirm, so having SamFirm is all you need. And yes, I posted about SD5 being available 2 days ago :)
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] johnny8910:
I couldn't find ASD5 for U1 XAA on SamFirm.

Only for SPR.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
And that's exactly what my post said lol
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] johnny8910:
Okay, point taken
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] rinku2012:
can i install latest AT&T SD3 firmware on my S10 without deleting the data ?

did at&t pushed the update from OTA yet ?

if not then i can wait

i have unlocked s10 phone. i have installed U firmware from this thread
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] rinku2012:
will OTA works for my firmware form AT&T ? should i wait few more days or should i do it manually ?

last time i tried with CSC_HOME but still my data has been lost
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
HOME CSC should never wipe your data, as long as you are not flashing USERDATA at the same time
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] rinku2012:
will OTA works for my firmware form AT&T ? should i wait few more days or should i do it manually ?

Right now i havent installed AT&T User data at all. I just installed U Firmware for my phone. will that be any problem with OTA updates ?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Cricket USERDATA added for SD3
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] UkrainianFTW:
I have Verizon S10, flashed U1, then go ahead and flash U firmware with TMobile userdata and the phone continues to boot up with Verizon splash screen and Verizon apps. Phone shows carrier identifier as VZW/VZW/VZW.

What could be the issue?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] vonDubenshire:
It may be a Verizon sim card but you stuck the T mobile CSC instead of just letting it be unlocked?

Mine is a Verizon model but I flashed unlocked, it has no bootscreen anymore except the "Samsung" loading part. No bloat from it except a few things that I removed myself

It still shows carrier as vzw/vzw/vzw tho
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
While it's on U1, you need to insert a SIM of the carrier whose bloat you want. Then make sure you see the popup that prompts you to restart to apply the new carrier settings, and do it. After that restart, you can flash U firmware with desired USERDATA, and that carrier's bloat will be applied
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] UkrainianFTW:
I have flashed two of the Verizon S10 and neither bring up the popup for carrier settings. I have tried both ATT and T-Mobile SIMs. Both yield no popup.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Then either the phones are defective, or you're doing it wrong. The carrier switch popup is a pretty standard feature of the U1 firmware
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] UkrainianFTW:
I have seen the popup on the S9s when I used to do those, this is why I am so confused why these two SAT Verizon S10 aren't bringing up the popup. I see that the phone in the settings shows U1 Firmware and brings up Tmobile 4GLTE and then the TMO Visual Voicemail appears. Would it maybe help updating from the SAT firmware to the SBA, maybe it'll make a difference?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
What do you mean by "brings up Tmobile 4GLTE and then the TMO Visual Voicemail appears" ? U1 firmware has zero carrier bloat so you shouldn't be seeing any of their apps or logos
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] UkrainianFTW:
As I've flashed a few times, I saw when no sim is inserted upon boot, there is no carrier related bloatware as promised with U1 firmware. Once reflashing and booting with U1 and T-Mobile sim card inserted, phone picks up 4G LTE service and shows T-Mobile Visual Voicemail in the app drawer. Still no popup appears.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Something's not being done right then, because you shouldn't have any carrier bloat on U1. You still don't get the popup if you insert an AT&T SIM?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] UkrainianFTW:
I tried with a ATT, Cricket, T-Mobile, and MetroPCS sims and still no popup.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Plenty of other users have successfully changed firmwares, and they always got the popup. Try reflashing full U1 package with non HOME CSC
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] congano:
Hey guys,

i have stupid question. If i flash u1 firmware into my samsung s10+ on sprint carrier. will it use to another carrier or do i need to flash exact carrier firmware for working on that

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Simply changing firmware does NOT network unlock a phone. If the phone has already been unlocked, then it will work either on the U firmware of the carrier that you want to use, or on U1 firmware
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] congano:
Got it. Thanks so much.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Guides, News, & Discussion] SkandaH:
[MENTION=3163377]iBowToAndroid[/MENTION]

ASD7 build is live with April security patch level.