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[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] feivel5:
Ordered a replacement S10e and the U version arrived instead of U1. First time with a non-U1. I put my Verizon SIM into it and it magically got the Verizon bloatware. I'm fine with all of it except...Verizon is blocking my hotspot use. This was never an issue with the U1 unbranded versions. If I flash U1 I get that back without the provisioning check, yes?

Which version of Odin, and which FW files should I use now? I tried Odin3_v3.13.1_3B_PatcheD, phone in download mode, and it failed like this:

<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> skip file list for home binary

<ID:0/004> quest.fv

<ID:0/004> persist.img.ext4

<ID:0/004> userdata.img.ext4

<ID:0/004> dqmdbg.img.ext4

<ID:0/004> Home Binary Download

<ID:0/004> Total Binary size: 6962 M

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

I downloaded FW from SamMobile. Is that still the right way to do it?

Phone's CSC says VZW, so I went with that version. Should I use XAA instead?

Did I put the phone in the wrong mode? Where did I go wrong?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] strictlyphat:
so i have the u1 direct from samsung. using on tmobile. what am i missing out on that converting would give me. anyone on the tmobile s10e wanna confirm rcs or video calling or something different. i like no bloat but don twanna miss out on tmobile only features...
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] Charkatak:
I haven't used SamFirm in some time, instead I relied on Sammobile and Updato sites, but I see what you mean. I have been doing some testing since yesterday and flashed my U1 phone to U TMB firmware. Even flashing USERDATA or not, there is difference that I have noticed and number of apps didn't change and didn't see any added features/settings. Multi-Line setting doesn't appear, VVM still doesn't work in the build in dialer, unless using T-Mobile VVM app.

I remember with S8, to get the above working, the TMB csc had to be applied in recovery. I would just go to recovery and at the bottom message would say something like: Applied TMB csc. Then upon restart of the device all features worked. With S10e it isn't working and TMB doesn't doesn't get applied the same way.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
You can't do that. If you want carrier-specific features, you need to deal with their bloatware
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] vonDubenshire:
Some carrier-specific features will work on the Unlocked firmware. However, we don't know what works and what doesn't until you test it.

I think I was told that on the Note8 and S8, the Unlocked firmware works on Verizon for HD calling and I think it got wi-fi calling eventually (I don't like wifi calling), but it misses out on other things.

The only thing I care about is VoLTE\HD calling (I have VErizon).

I want RCS but so few things support it atm it doesn't matter to me much

My Verizon S10e has almost no bloatware tho
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] Charkatak:
Flashing T-Mobile firmware I was able to get most features except: Visual Voice Mail and Multi-Line settings(T-Mobile Digits)
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] strictlyphat:
so i dont gain anything by going to tmo firmware?

intl has volte/hd calling, and wifi calling. i am missing vvm tho, but ur saying it doesnt come anyway
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] Charkatak:
Here is the full testing I have done on my unlocked S10e:

1) Flashed T-Mobile firmware trying CSC file, Home CSC, Userdata files - none of which changed anything with the exception of T-Moblie splash screen at boot up, Advanced Messaging and video calling in the dialer. Normally I never flash USERDATA as it never contained features except for some junk apps(not talking about T-Mobile my account app or VVM app)

2) Tried very hard to make "multi-line" settings appear under settings>cloud... - usually this menu appeared after going into the recovery menu which would automatically apply TMB csc to the phone and then the above feature would appear and VVM would work and phone would be fully T-Mobile. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get that setting appear

3) Using play store app "Phone Info (Samsung), the firmware tab shows phone's csc info. It showed: Original CSC as empty, Firmware CSC was XAA and Active CSC was TMB. If step #2 above went through successfully in the recovery menu, then some CSC info in this app would show a different info, I just don't remember what exactly

Maybe the version of Odin doesn't do the job properly even though it flashes the phone. After all this time testing, I requested to return the phone and already sent it back today(Flashed the phone back to the U1 firmware). Will keep my Pixel 2 or possibly buy S10e that T-Mobile sells. Tomorrow I am planning to go to the store and do some simple tests of the T-Mobile S10e. Hope to find settings, what is shown under csc and so on
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] strictlyphat:
Vvm working inside the phone app or still using tmobile app from play store. What else were you a really missing that made u return? What's advanced messaging??
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] neeverr:
Guys I need you help!

I have bought a 9700 (S10e from HK). CSC = TGY.

Unluckily here in EU the VOLTE is not working... the icon switch to blue, anyway it actually does not work.

Can anybody recommend me something to try?

Could I try to flash the 970U1 firmware (US unlocked) that seems to work here in EU?

Which version of ODIN should I use to do that?

Thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] lahcim2000:
Which firmware should I use to flash the China (Honk Kong version) of the S10+ phone (SM-G9750/DS)?

Will I lose the "Dual SIM" functionality when flushing with the U or U1 firmware? As US unlocked version of the phone do not support Dual SIM.

Also, is there a software to enable the other bands (like 66 and 71) on other phones like SM-G9750/DS ?

---------- Post added at 05:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:35 PM ----------

I checked with my friend (*#1234#) who has Samsung S10+ Unlocked US version (SM-G975U1) and he has the following firmware:

AP: G975U1UEU1ASBA

CP: G975U1UEU1ASBA

CSC: G975U1OYM1ASBA

I noticed in the download link that the U1 firmware is only SAU (instead of ASBA ending).

What's the difference?
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
This thread is only for US phones - no others. I have no idea if US firmware is compatible with your devices. So I suggest that you search for a thread about your specific device
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] Charkatak:
1) VVM wasn't working from inside the phone app, so I would be forced to use the T-Mobile VVM app

2) I basically bought unlocked S10e to be able to convert it to T-Mobile version if need be. So I couldn't make it work properly and decided to return and wait for more firmware to appear or might go for T-Mobile branded phone

3) Advanced messaging is similar to RCS, but T-Mobile's implementation usually works for phone that support it and possibly that are on the same carrier
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] strictlyphat:
I'll just stick with unlocked then. Samsung trade in deal was better and less boat is always better. Thanks for all the detailed info you have provided for the community
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] Charkatak:
I was just in t-mobile store and looked at their version of S10e. VVM was not available in the dialer and there was no setting for t-mobile digits. Possible that the SIM card was not properly activated, but it did have service. One thing I did notice is how much bloat it had! 20 extra apps or so that went across 3 pages in the app drawer. It is possible that some apps were installed by visitors, but the account needed a password when I tried to download an app. In other words the junk could be real.

I think you won't be missing much staying with unlocked firmware :) at least for now

I have 2 phones at home, my pixel 2 that I use and iPhone 7 that is sitting in the box. I wanted to trade in my pixel 2 to t-mobile, but it is not eligible, but I want to keep iPhone as I don't need 2 android phones
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] galaxys:
Also, staying with my Unlocked S10+
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] SkandaH:
[MENTION=3163377]iBowToAndroid[/MENTION]

G970 U1 ASBA build is rolling out.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Yep, I mentioned SBA in the thread yesterday
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] vonDubenshire:
I am going to flash my Verizon S10e to Unlocked tonight.

Wish me luck!
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] beethoven1854:
Quick question. Do I still get OTA updates afterwards or I will have to flash any new updates using Odin myself going forward? I already flashed my S10 Plus from U1 to U.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] vonDubenshire:
If I am on the Verizon build with the patch ASBA, do I need to flash using the new U1 firmware that contains the ASBA patch or can I just install the original (wipe all data) and then it will patch \ I can download and install the patch?

Just wondering.

First time doing this -- I do ADB commands and I've installed from SD card before to get patches faster but I am using Odin for the first time and making sure I download the correct U1 file to apply to my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] freddie813:
Do it I dare you.

You will receive OTA updates just as you would on your original firmware.

As far as I know, you can flash the original. But why not install Samfirm or Frija and use it to download the ASBA U1 firmware?

Also, no worries about ODIN, it is easier than ADB. I don't think it could get much easier/simpler besides not having to put the phone into download mode, or manually selecting the AP/BL/CP/CSC files.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] vonDubenshire:
Thanks. Meant to do it last night but life interrupted.

I'll let you know how it goes!
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] beethoven1854:
I flashed my S10 Plus unlocked U1 version to the AT&T variant of the U version firmware. Right now I am on G975USQU1ASAT. I believe the G975UQU1ASBA is the newest update. I don't see the update on my phone via OTA though.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] vonDubenshire:
Sometimes that happens. I sometimes get my Verizon OTA updates from the system updater several days later than other people.

It might also be because your phone changed firmware so it isn't showing up yet -- but will.

You could also apply the update manually.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] freddie813:
Yep, I think after flashing it takes a few days for it to catch up, but you'll receive OTAs eventually. Just keep checking/refreshing.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] beethoven1854:
Thanks so much guys!
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] vonDubenshire:
Hey everyone,

I am at work with a not-so-busy schedule today, so I brought my laptop because I cannot install the Samsung USB drivers on my work Windows PC (restricted).

Is it possible for me to use Heimdall instead of Odin to flash my S10e?

I am downloading the SM-970U1 firmware to put on my Verizon S10e. I am using Chrome Remote Desktop from my Macbook (my Windows 10 PC desktop at home is available, I just can't plug my phone in while at work).

Screenshot of what I am downloading to flash:

https://vgy.me/u/T1CebN (attached the screenshot also)

So I guess I am asking:

1) Can I use Heimdall instead of Odin and not worry?

2) Am I downloading the right firmware from SamFirm?

I think I am about to have success if Heimdall works.

Oh, one more question.

3) If I am going from Verizon carrier to Unlocked (U1) what do I need to specify for the "manual" options if I do have to use Odin? Unsure if Heimdall is the same, I haven't installed it yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] freddie813:
Looks like the firmware you are downloading is the verizon specific firmware. In the region box, instead of VZW try USC. I believe USC is the US unlocked region code. When I downloaded the US unlocked firmware Friday, I had to use the manual code to find it. If using Auto and USC code does not work, proceed to this next step:

In manual mode, try: G970U1UEU1ASBA/G970U1OYM1ASBA/G970U1UEU1ASBA.

I don't have access to Samfirm right now to try it myself, but I used manual #s G970U1UEU1ASAU/G970U1OYM1ASAU/G970U1UEU1ASAU and was able to download the SAU firmware when I did my install. I'm not sure if changing the "SAU" at the end to "SBA" would be the right way to find the SBA unlocked firmware, so try it.

Oh, and I don't know about Heimdall, never heard of it.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] vonDubenshire:
Was that supposed to be G970U1 also?

I am testing it now.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] freddie813:
Yes, sorry! Let us know if it works
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] vonDubenshire:
Success on getting the right firmware. Thanks for that.

https://vgy.me/u/ZjsevU (screenshot link)

I am downloading it on my Windows PC at home right now. I think I will drive home for a late lunch and plug in my S10e and flash it -- with success I hope. I already backed up everything on SmartSwitch

Actually, question!

Is USC the code for US Cellular? I thought I saw that the U1 unlocked would be XAA
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] freddie813:
I think you're right about that now that you mention it. I guess you can't test it now while you're downloading, but I don't know if XAA will work. I know that I tried XAA and USC on Friday and it didn't have any results. Hence why I used manual mode instead.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] vonDubenshire:
Oh -- is region unimportant if I am putting the other 3 fields with the number I am looking for? did not realize that
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] freddie813:
As far as I know, region does not matter if you are in manual mode. If you want to play it absolutely safe, cancel the download and correct the region code. But I am pretty sure it doesn't matter. Sorry to steer you wrong
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] vonDubenshire:
No way, you're super helpful. Answered questions.

I am going to try it -- I will let you all know how it works in a little bit.

---------- Post added at 12:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:44 PM ----------

One more question:

do I need the "modded" Odin? Sorry for so many questions I just want to do it right and I am reading too much before I can get to my computer.

When converting from one U firmware to another U firmware of a different carrier, you can not directly flash from one to the other. You need Modded or Patched ODIN 3.13.3, which bypasses the firmware version check. You need to flash with the modded or patched ODIN directly to the U1 XAA non-carrier firmware first, which does not contain a Userdata file. Always delete the HOME_CSC to ensure you don't use it. It will bork the conversion. Modded and Patched ODIN look exactly the same and work exactly the same outside of skipping the firmware check. You do not need to change any of the default options when cross-flashing! Flash your W or U firmware to the U1 XAA firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] freddie813:
Yes, you need the modded ODIN. Also, unzip the firmware file once it's downloaded. In it should be an AP, CP, CSC, Home_CSC and BL files.

Ensure your phone drivers are installed.

Turn the phone off

Boot your phone into Download mode.

Open Modded ODIN

Connect USB cable. Once your PC recognizes the phone, ODIN will show COM0 (I think COM0) near the top left corner.

Click on BL button, navigate to the BL file from the download and select it.

Do the same for AP and CP files.

For CSC, select the CSC file from the download, NOT the Home_CSC. Pretty sure you leave the USER_DATA blank, although I always second guess myself when trying to help others.

Once you have the 4 files selected, hit start. It'll take a few minutes for it to transfer and flash the files..
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Few thoughts on the most recent exchange:

1. Heimdall is a Linux tool, I'm pretty sure - I don't think a Windows version exists. Need to use Odin if you're on Windows

2. USC is US Cellular's CSC. The US unlocked model is G970U1, with various CSCs.

3. Technically you can plug any carrier's region into SamFirm to get U1 firmware, but you won't get any bloat regardless of which version you go with. The different regions might give you small carrier customizations to the settings layout, but otherwise I don't think there's much difference. I always use XAA if I'm downloading U1, but I really don't think it matters much
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] vonDubenshire:
I would like to thank everyone who helped me since this was my first time attempting a real flash and not just an ADB command or updating with a patch, I have never done anything I thought could hurt but I am a little skeptical because of the carrier to unlocked thing.

No issues!

Freddie's assistance around lunch time was perfect. I was done within the hour and installed some apps on WiFi and headed back to work.

Thanks so much, this was perfect and worked flawlessly.

My phone is now a 970U1UEU1ASBA build.

It does say that my "Service Provider SW ver" has a SAOMC with VZW in the name and then at the bottom of that section it says VZW/VZW/VZW.

It looks like I have WIFI CALLING as well as VoLTE. I have zero Verizon apps.

The unlocked version cannot uninstall Facebook but I will do that via ADB this afternoon.

I also noticed I gained a few things that did not exist for me on Verizon's. I don't use Verizon's "Caller ID" crap but now I have a caller ID \ spam protection service that Samsung offers through Hiya. That's cool.

There is also a "Visual Voicemail" - I don't use Verizon's voicemail because I forward my VM to a Google Voice number on "DND" so I can have unlimited voicemail and Google e-mails me a transcript of it that I can use at a later date. Is VMM any good? Didn't know about this, only seen it mentioned from other people but thought it was something for specific carriers.

I don't know if GBoard Beta updated or what but my Google icon on there looks a bit different, too.

Anyway, thank you so much -- you guys rock, and especially Freddie. Now I'll flash all the time.

---------- Post added at 03:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:14 PM ----------

I wanted to add to this and let Freddie also know -- I tried three different "unlocked" firmwares through this process and all 3 ended up giving me the exact same ZIP file with the same contents. It is completely transparent -- the USC and XAA and whatever I put in my original question are all the same.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] mikespy13:
Please advise...

I have an G970U1 10e and am trying to flash USERDATA from AT&T

I used latest ODIN 3.13.1

I flashed the CSC, CP, AP, BL & AT&T USERDATA all at the same time and it passed and flashed but nothing changed on my phone. I do not have any ATAT bloatware. Phone is exactly as was G970U1.

What did i do wrong? Do i need to flash USERDATA from ATAT by itself? OR use a different ODIN?

UPDATE: I got it to work! i had used the SAU files with the atat SAT. Once i used all files with SAT extension it flashed again and passed but now with atat bloat.

ROOKIE MISTAKE LOL
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] strictlyphat:
I'm going back to OnePlus 6t for now. S10e is nice but I miss my battery life it's very good on this but better on op6t!
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] raduque:
So I just got my Verizon S10e and I'm trying to get the T-Mobile firmware on it so I can use T-Mobile features (RCS and video calling). No matter what T-Mobile firmware I flash, it doesn't seem to actually apply. The flash succeeds but I keep getting the VZW boot screen and carrier apps.

After flash, I get the blue "Installing System Update" screen, then a reboot into recovery with an error stating it's unable to "resize (?) /data" because the permission is denied.

Edit: Got the U1 firmware to take. Gonna try flashing Tmo over it.

Edit2: That did it!. Flashed the Tmo firmware w/TMB userdata over the U1 and now I have Tmo splash and apps and functionality!
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] theboomr:
Can you confirm that after successfully flashing the AT&T stuff to your unlocked S10e, do you have WiFi Calling and voLTE?
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] mikespy13:
If AT&T has your imei number and/or model of phone you may not recieve wifi calling and volte. As soon as i notified them i changed phones to the 10e all those features disappeared. I had to call them back and change back to my old galaxy s9 edge imei for the features to start working again. Good luck . I didn't even receive the OTA updates from atat so i reverted back to unlocked software. Got fed up with atat.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] theboomr:
Ah damn. Thanks for the reply. On my AT&T account, they've always auto-detected when I put my SIM into a new phone. Does that just not happen if it happens to be a factory unlocked phone rather than an AT&T branded phone?

Not getting OTAs is pretty bad, though. I haven't actually bought an S10e yet but it looks like it'll be my next phone. I guess I'll just have to try to stick to buying an AT&T branded one :( Too bad.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] vonDubenshire:
Oops -- I made a topic and forgot we had a thread for this. I'll copy\paste:

Has anyone installed or gotten this yet for the S10e?

I am on Verizon and it isn't live yet. I did make my phone flash over to the Unlocked version to see how much fun it could be.

* https://firmware.science/download?url=00000/0000/SS-G970USQU1ASBA-to-U1ASD3-UP

Anyway, it says it went up yesterday but I checked late and didn't see it.

Has anyone done it yet? I haven't tested it since my work computer won't let me play with ADB commands (USB restrictions) but hopefully someone has.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Someone posted in one of my other threads (S10+ I think), saying that they saw the same thing and installed it. They reported much better fingerprint reader function
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] lost_:
ASD3 is available for T-Mobile, OTA or SamFirm.

Not seeing any improvement to the proximity sensor, sigh.
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Yes, and available for Metro too
[Samsung Galaxy S10e 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, Metro, or Xfinity)
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] stanley08:
Hello Guys. Please I need help. I have a verizon S10e. I want to convert it to look like an Unlocked version with 0 bloat or affiliations to any carriers. What do I need to do?

I am currently downloading a file from here - https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=290644

But I dont even know if it's the right one
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
Yes, that's correct
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] stanley08:
Okay. Do i need to bother about Userdata? I cam from a One Plus 6T. I dont even know how to boot into download mode and all that no more. Lol. My last Samsung was Note 3. I guess I have some reading to do
[Samsung Galaxy S10e Guides, News, & Discussion] iBowToAndroid:
There is no USERDATA in U1 firmware. And based on your PM to me mentioning Patched Odin, it sounds like you already have everything that you need