yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] ahmadmalik88:
Which of the available firmwares is the most debloated/generic with no sign of the carrier. In other words, which is the generic "Unlocked" version?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] iBowToAndroid:
That's already answered in the OP
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] ahmadmalik88:
Thanks. I see but when I open the links, there are no files with the XAA build. Are the TAY and TAW builds the ones without bloatware?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] iBowToAndroid:
XAA is a CSC/region - not a build.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] ichigo91:
Hi, may I ask something, I have S20 5G (SM-G981U) bought from online seller, I've got Sprint unlocked & use it in my country at SEA country without any problem, but recently I changed CSC from SPR to XAA using free csc change apk, after that I flash full U1 fw using Odin now my CSC is XAA/XAA/XAA (before this SPR/SPR/XAA), then I just realized that this CSC (XAA) not the faster one that get OTA update (the reason I've changed to XAA because I want faster OTA update), so know my question is can I change to other CSC to receive faster OTA update & using this phone in my country with local SIM card ? I mean just flash other fw with different CSC using Odin without changing CSC first ?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] iBowToAndroid:
Yes, XAA *does* get updates the fastest
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] ichigo91:
But when I checked on sammobile ( https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s20/firmware/SM-G981U1/XAA/ ) , they even not release yet update for Security parch for August, the latest one is still 1 July ?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] iBowToAndroid:
Well then it means Samsung hasn't released it yet. That's not SamMobile's fault
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] ichigo91:
Yes I know that not sammobile fault, I just want to know which CSC that can get faster update for this model S20 5G unlocked ? And can I just change to that CSC only by flash full fw using odin (not change CSC first like before) ?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] iBowToAndroid:
I already told you which CSC gets updates the fastest
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] ichigo91:
That means XAA still the faster one to get OTA update ? it's just Samsung not release update yet, right ?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] yeltrah123:
I'm new here. Is a link available for AT&T firmware for S20 Ultra or S20 Plus SM-G986U or SM-G988U for unlocked models?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] wolfgirl42:
Some numbnuts sold me an AT&T 981U that they had advertised as a 981U1. It's full of bloatware and malware, and there is no way I am going to trust my privacy to whatever crap AT&T have loaded (Including 'AT&T Remote Support'...).

Am I right in assuming that if I flashed the 981U1 firmware onto it, this would make it a 981U1?

If so,

1. Will this trip KNOX?

2. Will the fixed phone get normal OTA updates?

3. Are there any *hardware* differences between the 981U and 981U1? I will be using it with T-Mobile so I need all of their frequencies to be usable including (especially) 5G.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] ichigo91:
1) You will not trip knox when flashing official fw via odin

2) Yes, you still get normal OTA update.

3) There is no different hardware between 981U & 981U1, its just fw different which is interchangeable between U & U1 for same model.

I also have Sprint S20 5G which is model number 981U, after I changed CSC to XAA (unlocked US model) and flash to U1 firmware, then my device model number also changed to 981U1
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] wolfgirl42:
Great, thanks.

I've also read that you can change the CSC via *#272*IMEI number# - would one of these methods be preferred over the other? I've flashed phones with ODIN before but don't currently have a reliably working Windows box and AFAIK it isn't available on Linux. Would changing the CSC that way have the same effect as flashing the 981U1 firmware or would there still be some remnants of the old one leftover?

I don't mind if the model still shows as 981U as long as the firmware is right.

---------- Post added at 04:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:36 AM ----------

Scratch that last post - reread the OP and I see that the CSC is not the same as the USERDATA where the bloatware resides so I guess I do need to find a way to flash it.

Will VoLTE work with just the 1U1 firmware or will I need to add the tmobile USERDATA for that? Don't care about wifi calling but I'd like to make sure VoLTE works.

If I don't have VoLTE and need it later, would flashing the tmobile USERDATA file then cause a factory reset?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] ichigo91:
Yes, VoLTE will work on U1 firmware, this firmware also has WiFi calling. When I change to U1 fw, I don't use USERDATA in Odin, but it will wipe data after flashing this U1 fw, so recommended to backup your data first
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] iBowToAndroid:
If you go to the correct forum, yes
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] cipon:
can one tell me where can I get this firmware for download?

https://tradingshenzhen.com/de/sams...igabe-gratis_beigabe_usb_otg_kabel_eu_adapter
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] yeltrah123:
Would you happen to know the correct forum? I thought I would be able to get help here.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] iBowToAndroid:
This is the regular S20 forum. If you're looking for S20 Plus or S20 Ultra firmware, then you would need to go to that device's forum
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] ahmadmalik88:
I'm having trouble flashing. I am trying to flash an unlocked Sprint S20 5G and have tried flashing the U1 version you have provided and one I downloaded from another source. I'm using Modified Odin from PrinceComsy Every time, I get Complete Write Operation failed. I have tried different ports and 3 different cables. I even reinstalled the USB drivers. Any idea what could be wrong?

Thanks.

[IMG="Odin Error"]https://i.imgur.com/QFl2CaR.jpg[/IMG]
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] iBowToAndroid:
1. What version/build number is on the phone now?

2. What versions/build are the firmware files that you're trying to flash?

3. What version of Odin are you using?

4. Is it the Patched version?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] ahmadmalik88:
1. Current build: G981USQU1ATAW

2. Tried flashing: G981U1UEU1ATAY and G981U1UEU1BTH3.

3. The version is 3.12.

4. It says it is patched (PrinceComsyModifiedODIN).

The reason I am flashing a ROM is that for some reason I am not getting any updates for my current version and I wish to convert my phone to the U1 Samsung version.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] iBowToAndroid:
You need 3.13 or 3.14 to flash an S20
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] ahmadmalik88:
Thanks! 3.14 worked! Although I did brick my device in the middle once. Odin got stuck at about 60% on super.img. I had to disconnect and then flash again with a USB 2.0 port.

Worked out eventually. Thanks again!
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] ichigo91:
Hi, I have one question, before this my S20 on SPR CSC, then I decided to convert to XAA, after convert to XAA I can no longer OTA update my phone via data, it's required WiFi only if I want to OTA update, before this on SPR CSC I never had any problem OTA update via data even the update size up to 900mb+, it's still can update using data, but now I can't update OTA even for update size 300mb only after changed to XAA, do you guys have any idea what wrong with this problem ?also for my S20 Exynos too don't have any issue if I want OTA update via data.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] iBowToAndroid:
Sounds like you need to go back to U firmware if you want to retain the ability to update over mobile data
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] ichigo91:
That means I not the only one who have this problem right ? First I thought that was a bugs or something not right with my phone settings but after second time got OTA update I still can't update via data. That weird for Samsung to make US model can't OTA update using data :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] iBowToAndroid:
Yes, very weird. I've never heard of anything like that before
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] novicebg:
Hello, guys! I have a S20 locked to Sprint USA. Sorry about my newbie question - may I unlock it by installing non carrier firmware? As far as I understood from the seller on ebay, the phone has bas ESN, i.e. blocked IMEI?

May American S20 be rooted? If nobody wants to unlock it legally is changing the IMEI a solution, possible for US phone? And if possible it is temporary?

I don't believe it's stolen, because he is selling at least 10 more devices with the same description and has hundreds of positive feedback - should be really a big thief if all his phones are stolen. So as far as I know T Mobile merged with Sprint mobile and Sprint don't have even a website anymore.I was calling T Mobile to ask for unlock and they gave me some phone numbers to call during working hours, but I don't believe they will help me, because two of their employees already told me to ask Sprint for unlock code, while Sprint doesn't exist anymore. Local service guys told me sprint even didn't give unlock codes when they existed. Any help will be appreciated!

Local service of Samsung also said to ask Sprint for unlock codes, as I even can't contact them.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] iBowToAndroid:
1. SIM unlocking a phone will never be as simple as flashing firmware. A SIM unlock is much more complicated than that. So the phone will still be locked even if you flash non carrier firmware

2. No, American S20 models cannot be rooted

3. If you're outside the US, then it doesn't matter if it has a bad ESN. That would only matter if you were here in the US.

4. Sprint devices never used unlock codes. That's why it doesn't ask you for an unlock code when you insert a different carrier's SIM. SIM unlocking a Sprint device is much more complicated and difficult than a simple little code

5. I can provide a recommendation for a professional third party unlocking service, if needed
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] novicebg:
The phone's IMEI looks clean, i.e. not blocked by Sprint for now, but the phone is locked to Sprint sim cards only. Will I relock it if I install one of the ROMs in this topic, or another one, once after being unlocked?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] fatwok:
at&t sim unlock?

I've got a at&t s20. Does this method unlock the phone to allow it to be used on T-mobile?

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] iBowToAndroid:
No, firmware flashing will never SIM unlock a device. SIM unlocking goes much deeper than that.

I can provide a recommendation for a professional 3rd party unlocking solution if needed/desired
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] fatwok:
please do. thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] ChongoDroid:
Also if you're unlocked you can flash from W to U1 and then to U and vice versa.

Works fine ?
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] hydrabean2013:
hello there, im new in here. i am a HTC user and recently buy a S20 from a online seller. so i dont know most of my S20. if someone please help me that would be nice.

My S20 is from T-Mobile G981U but i live in Middle East and all the SIM cards works fine here( so i think its an UNLOCKED VARIANT) but i want to convert it to U1 because as i can see there is no way to ROOT this device so i want to get rid of the bloatware. for that i need to know some information.

01. Do i need a USA SIM card when i flash/convert from U to U1 or even back to U1 to U? what if i dont put a sim while the process?

02. Is there will be a big difference if i convert to U1? i mean how many apps will be removed? what i will lose and what i will gain? is SOT will be better?..most important****

03. Do i need to change the CSC before flash? currently i have TMB/TMB/XAA . which one is the best the XAA/XAA/XAA? how can i find it like in sammobile Country "Unknown XAA" for G981U? or ........???

04. In sammobile, i found both U and U1 for T-Mobile USA , what is the difference?

05. My phone is updated with the latest SEP security patch installed. can i flash over it?

06. After downloading the FW, if i want to make a clean install, do i have to extract the zip and flash all the files?

07. Do i have to use a patched Odin or regular version of odin?

downloading fw for G981U1 csc xaa with Frija(SM-G981U1_1_20200820103934_p5q8uxd0vw_fac.zip.enc4)

is this the file i have to flash? its a .zip.enc4 file

*** although the phone still has warranty, but i cant claim it, so please update me if i am missing something"

thanks and sorry for my bad english.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] hydrabean2013:
anyone please explain me what is the difference between this three Firmware. as per your information i will flash

the file.

thanks in advance...
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] ChongoDroid:
One is the t-mobile U variant and latest update that for some reason has August security.

The second is the U1 variant w/ t-mobile csc with September security and the third is the same with usa csc.
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Guides, News] hydrabean2013:
many thanks for your kind support. can you please advise me like I have a T-mobile G981U but I want to make it USA Unlocked. So which firmware i should flash? I have already downloaded U1 firmware with "Frija" U1 TMB AND U1 XAA or i have to flash that U1 firmware which is on the OP from February and as per OP instructions, do I need a USA sim card after the 1st bot? because I don't have any usa sim card. that's why I'm just asking.
[OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Questions & Answers] Dopewaffles:
I've been looking for a custom ROM for the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren for some time now. I'm really hoping someone can do that as we can now unlock our SIM card lock, Root and put TWRP on our phones and get unlock tokens from OnePlus. I think we can all agree that getting better battery life is a must! I would also love having the customized feel of this phone. Let me know what y'all think, and let me know if your able to run the regular OnePlus 7T ROM's on this phone. I would love to meet someone with a ROM on the McLaren device.
[OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Questions & Answers] champ784:
Everyone wants that too. But it's not that easy. First we need to get a base software for the phone (international variant software or similar) and that isn't easy when we have different hardware and restrictions on software by OnePlus. Patience. It'll come at some point.

Tip: never buy a carrier based phone for the sole purpose of rooting or modifying. Things don't always go according to plan
[OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Questions & Answers] Mike02z:
I've said this before...I don't think the base for the 7T Pro McLaren is big enough for Dev's to devote the time needed to develop and maintain a ROM for us. This is a T-Mobile only variant only released in the US. Perhaps some of us who has one may take it on but I would not hold my breath. I do think we'll eventually get a TWRP that sticks once someone gets past the R/O for system.

I'm pretty happy unlocked with root for now.
[OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Questions & Answers] champ784:
That's what I'm thinking! My only issue with OxygenOS is the aggressive hibernation of apps in the background... At least with past OnePlus devices, trying to change every setting I could and using a custom kernel didn't always fix the problem.. however, I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to tweaking kernel settings, so that could have something to do with it. Any luck with adjusting this? I already requested my unlock token and I'm just waiting to hear back from OnePlus
[OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Questions & Answers] yenkoPR:
nope, we cant mount system rw so, rooting is sort of pointless
[OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Questions & Answers] Dopewaffles:
Has anyone found a solution for the excessive battery drain? I just got my token from OnePlus so I'm about to Root the phone and I'm hoping Greenify will work better once rooted. If anyone has any other tweaks to get better battery please don't hesitate to share!
[OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Questions & Answers] twinnfamous:
If anyone has even tried. You can just take the source from lineage and build it.

Fix the bugs and there's your rom.

There's alot that goes on behind the scenes.

Ain't nothing on xda anymore but people demanding things instead of reading and learning.

Our device has different modem and that is one of our issues. Not to mention the fingerprint not working properly but apperantly nobody has tried to build it yet
[OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Questions & Answers] Keepinitgreen:
I've been using Blu Spark's kernel and my battery life and performance increased tremendously.
[OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Questions & Answers] ohap:
Is this the kernel you used ? https://xdaforums.com/7t-pro/development/kernel-t4002711

Also is there a permanent twrp recovery ? You have a link ?
[OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Questions & Answers] GDane1:
So should I buy this phone directly from one plus in stead on from t-mobile. Thanks In advance!!!
[OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Questions & Answers] champ784:
I just replied to your PM explaining this. Take a look whenever you get a chance. ??
[OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Questions & Answers] GDane1:
Sorry!!!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] davidebeatrice:
*Sometimes ive got shell32.dll error with new RUU_Diamond_HTC_ITA_1.37.408.3_Radio_Signed_Diamond_52.26a.25.09_1.00.25.03_Ship rom...you too???:confused:
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] lostsoul:
Yes I have the same problem.

This happens after I change a notification sound.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] AntiProxy:
happened to me too.. yesterday also after changing a notification sound
[Razer Phone 2 Questions & Answers] CentraPlex:
Tried various cables and still nothing. Any ideas on what I can try? I have flashed the device with no issues in the past so idk why this is happening now.
[Android Apps and Games] Lennoard:
*** Disclaimer
THIS APPLICATION CAN BE DANGEROUS.
Under any circumstances, anyone who contributed to the development of
this application shall have no liability for any damages or losses caused by it.
DD GUI is free and open source software made in hope that it will be useful to someone.
By choosing to use this application, you and only you will be responsible for what you do with it.

Introduction

Features

Installation instructions

Thanks to/Credits

* @topjohnwu for libsu which is based on @Chainfire's libsuperuser

XDA:DevDB Information

DD GUI, App for all devices (see above for details)

Contributors

Lennoard, Lennoard

Source Code: https://github.com/Lennoard/DDGUI

Version Information

Status: Beta

Current Beta Version: 0.1

Beta Release Date: 2020-02-21

Created 2020-02-21

Last Updated 2020-02-21
[Android Apps and Games] Lennoard:
Download:

Signed APK:

GitHub | XDA Labs
[Android Apps and Games] Lennoard:
v0.2 released

Changelogs:
[Android Apps and Games] Mehenazahmed:
How it works ?
[Android Apps and Games] Lennoard:
You just need to select the input and output file, it will execute the dd command acordingly. Command line arguments comming soon!
[Android Apps and Games] Lennoard:
v1.0.0

Changelogs:
[Android Apps and Games] Lennoard:
v1.0.1 released

Changelogs:

Download:

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[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] Evoku:
Hi all,

I am completely stuck with this, I couldnt get any wifi it wouldnt turn on and when I did it just turned off again. It also wont read my sim card and randomly restarts.

I tried factory resetting but its now just stuck getting me through the android setup and needs internet in order for me to register the account that I previously used on the phone, otherwise it wont let me pass. It wont turn on wifi still and still doesnt register my sim card.

Please help as I have been trying this for hours and Im honestly at the end of my rope.

Cheers,

Evan
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] Twisted Prime:
Bruh, wrong forum.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] Evoku:
oh crap, I see now sorry. reposting now
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Questions & Answers] strongst:
For the next time: Please report, we can move threads. This is better instead of posting duplicates:)

I've moved your thread and close it now. New thread is here already: https://xdaforums.com/poco-f1/help/...t-read-sim-t4055267/post81835379#post81835379

Thanks!

strongst

Forum Moderator
[Huawei Mate 20 Lite Questions & Answers] berkantkz:
Thread Closed Per OP Request

I used to use one handed mode. However, I recently realized that I was unable to activate it no more. When I check accessibilty settings, I can't see 'one handed' mode while it must be there (see attachement).

Is it also the same for anyone else or only for me?
[Huawei Mate 20 Lite Questions & Answers] berkantkz:
Can someone please paste the output of

adb shell pm list packages

on their default system?

I suspect that I might be removed an/some app(s) and would reinstall the associated one to get that option back.

Thanks in advance.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] beppomarx:
ok, i have tried dozens of codec packs and cannot get videos recordrd from my hermes to play on my pc. i have found how to get the video but cannot get sound at all... can anyone point me to what i need? thanks in advance.

also i am running CRC's rom version 12r9. not quite sure how to find the camera software version though...

**edit**

here is a link to a test file i just created, somehow i need to find out how to play the sound..

http://rapidshare.com/files/127075583/Test_file.mp4.html
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Rudegar:
i had success playing all mp4 files using quicktime
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] crazythunder:
i had the exact same problem. any video i transferred to my pc would not play. quicktime would play 3gp files, but not mp4. no other software would play my mp4 files except for vlc player. i'm assuming it's an error in my windows installation or registry. i'm gonna transfer a couple vids to one of my laptops and see if they play on there. then i'll know whether or not it's due to my windows installation. if they play on laptop, i'll do a clean install of xp and see if they play.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Capt.D:
Super will play them as well as the newest realplayer....
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] idea_konnect:
Hi

Why u not try Ultimate Media Pack or Classic Media Player? U can get this soft on www.9down.com
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] scousemartin:
download quicktime OR download and install this then you can play the vids in wmp on your pc

http://www.free-codecs.com/mpegable_DS_decoder_download.htm
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] boss1234:
I had the same problem, I just rename the video files from .mp4 to .3gp on my computer and it plays them just fine.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] GvIn2it:
I have a patched boot image, trying to root with Magisk android 10 Essential phone. I have bootloader and critical unlocked, and no pin or password. I keep getting C:\Users\johns\Desktop\Magisk 2.21.20>fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img

target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes

sending 'boot_a' (24097 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.598s]

writing 'boot_a'...

FAILED (remote: Flashing is not allowed in Lock State)

finished. total time: 0.601s

What could possibly be locked at this point? I am trying to root with just magisk, don't want twrp. Is it possible?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] gk1984:
Sure bootloader is unlocked? Does it say unlocked from the fastboot screen? You may have typed the unlock command but it may not have executed