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[OnePlus 8 Questions & Answers] sameog:
MSM is only to restore the phone if you soft brick or just want t-mobile stock back. Correct, a fastboot rom (I use the 10.5.7 build because it plays nicer with TWRP)

I credit some_ghost (I think that's his username) and another dev that helped me do the international conversion.

Here's the short version:

Before you can convert to international, make good and sure you have received the unlock_code.bin (this the unlock code file name) before you proceed!

MSM your phone. NOTE: Make sure your oneplus usb drivers are installed before you MSM. Also, I find it easier to plug the usb dock into the phone first and plus the flat end into your pc, while holding down the volume up/down buttons and highlight connect and click start. Let go of the volume buttons when you see the green progress bar start. Your phone will reboot on its own when done.

When the phone has rebooted into into the "hello" screen, go back into the recovery mode and clear your caches twice for good measure. (I clear the network settings, cache, and music caches twice) Reboot when done.

Breeze through the setup and land on your home screen. Go to settings, about phone, tap on build number until you get the "you're now a developer" dialog box.

Tap system, developer options, enable oem unlocking and usb debugging. Reboot into bootloader mode.

go into your adb fastboot directory and make sure you have a copy of your unlock_code.bin in there. Below are your commands:

fastboot flash cust-unlock unlock_code.bin

fastboot oem unlock

Using your volume buttons, click down to select unlock bootloader and press power button. Unlocking bootloader will automatically wipe your phone.

When phone boots back up into home screen, enable usb debugging

IMPORTANT: Unzip 10.5.7 fastboot rom first into its own directory and all files will remain this directory. Double click flash-all and type Y. IMPORTANT: Let the fastboot rom process go and do its thing -- it will reboot when done.

Go back into recovery and clear caches twice for good measure and reboot.

Welcome to your now converted international phone!
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] johnnokomis:
I have a Sprint flavored V40 on Cricket's network. It was bought from Amazon Renewed and it was advertised as a carrier free phone, but on first boot that Sprint logo slapped me in the face. I contacted the seller and he offered me a full refund, but since the same sim card from my V30+ (US998) received better signal by far than ever before, I decided to keep it. I input Crickets APN settings and it stuck but the Sprint settings are grayed out and cant be deleted or edited. I can receive MMS messages but can't send one at all. I can be in and receive group messages but can't send a reply. I assume it's because of the Sprint APN settings conflict. I'd like to flash a different firmware but am lost with the countless vague and confusing tutorials. I knew my way around the V30+ better than Joe Biden knows his way around his basement. But with this V40 I feel like Sleepy Joe does when he tries to make a complete sentence. Any help would be very appreciated.
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] AsItLies:
You sound like the kind of person that would call others losers and suckers? Why would they help you?
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] johnnokomis:
Look, I'm just trying to make my phone great again. If some sucker or loser is against that idea then I don't want their help anyways. I'm needing to Trump this one problem I have on an otherwise great phone. I'm determined to build this mobile device back bigger and better than ever before. So good you just wouldn't believe.
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] AsItLies:
Well good you don't want their help, cause u ain't gonna get it.
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] oscarillo:
Just like any other rumster, always thinks is smart but at the end it always shows how dumb it is ...
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] clutterking:
Political nonsense aside, I've got the same issue - but with a Sprint locked phone on Tello. Phone works fine on stock ROM but I'm unable to use a custom ROM because I lose 4G. Any attempt to change APN is unsuccessful, it reverts to default and I lose 4G. Is there any way to get APN to "stick"?
[LG V40 Questions & Answers] oscarillo:
The only thing I can think of is to flash the USA unlocked rom, it will not sim unlock the phone but it will open some other options (Like the APN).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] joeemt:
Is anyone else having trouble with long pressing the home button not launching an assistant? I found the setting to switch the assistant from Bixby to Google Assistant. However, long pressing the home button doesn't launch anything no matter what assistant app is selected. fwiw my device is the VZW variant.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] PsiPhiDan:
It works for me, but I'm on Nova Launcher.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] joeemt:
Thanks [MENTION=4314683]PsiPhiDan[/MENTION]. Switching launchers is a good idea. Oddly enough, I just tried Nova Launcher and have the same issue. When I set up my device I opted to transfer settings from my Note 10+. Wondering if I should just wipe and start fresh.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] ggrant3876:
That's your problem there have been numerous post about that on this forum. Do a FDR and setup from scratch and your problem will be gone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] joeemt:
Appreciate the tip. I somehow did not come across those posts and wasn't aware. I don't normally transfer anything to a new device but did not feel like setting up all of my notifications all over again so I guess that'll teach me lol. Thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] leony74:
Hope this helps, it is double press to launch rather then press and hold.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] joeemt:
Thanks [MENTION=2482403]leony74[/MENTION] . I'm actually trying to use the home key which is configured under apps > default settings rather than the side key. Good thought though...I haven't tried doing it that way as a temporary work around until I can rebuild.View attachment 5092093View attachment 5092095
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] leony74:
Let me check

---------- Post added at 10:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:09 PM ----------

When I touch and hold my home button it opens google Assistant.

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Click on the part where it says device assistance app, it will open up another selection and select Google from there it will work let me know

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In your case click on the part where it says phone assistance app don't click on the wheel. Then select Google from there.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] leony74:
Here u go
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] joeemt:
That's what I have clicked on in my screenshot above but there is no response at all to Long pressing the home button. in fact I tried the other choices that are available and none of them are triggered with a long press of the home button. a suggestion earlier in the thread believes it is because I opted to migrate my settings from my previous device.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] joeemt:
I can confirm that a FDR (with no settings migration) fixed my issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] themisterwilson:
Hot dog! I didn't even know you could do this! I've had trouble starting it using the power button, but didn't even know about this home button method! Thanks so much!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] ggrant3876:
Yes, if you get a new phone don't migrate data to it - start fresh.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] leony74:
Good it's working for you, I never wanted to give you an idea for FDR. Anyway I am glad it finally worked.
[Moto G Power Questions & Answers] s3andnexus5:
I was wondering if anyone could tell me what Google apps come preinstallled in the usa xt2041-4 model. I'm thinking about purchasing this phone. Thanks.
[Moto G Power Questions & Answers] hawkwind212:
I bought mine from Amazon unlocked, and it came with pretty much all the google apps that were necessary for the device to work. Apps such as google dialer, contacts, calendar, duo, etc. This is the first time I own a phone that come with all the basic apps such as the dialer by google instead of vanilla android version. All the google apps on this device can either be disabled or uninstalled. If you root the device, then you can uninstall them all, though they are mostly robust apps with constant updates. My only concern with the all google apps is the data collection. As somebody once said that Google doesn't make all these free apps out of goodness of its heart. Google's true money make has always been the data collection/mining, so more people use its apps the merrier. Therefore, to ease my paranoia, I replaced calendar and contact with simple apps, but it's just futile efforts on my part...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] emugpp:
I have a few email accounts set up in pocket-outlook, but always have to send/receive each separately when I have a wifi and also have to manually make ActiveSync sync to mail2web, why doesn't it do automatically? it would save a lot of effort..

I've been looking through all the settings, there's no option to get this done automatically :/ it's quite a drag..

can anyone point me in the right direction?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] zocster:
hmm

interested in this topic, with schaps advance config you can set to connect automatically to gprs, however ... wifi not so sure. Latest MSN with no IM also wakes up GPRS connection upon boot, and in a way activates the synchronisation of my web2mail exchange server. Wifi is a lot 'cheaper' hehe ... and I believe stock shipped ROM is able to do it at least on my bro's polaris wifi stays on after a soft reset, and doesn't die when in sleep mode either.

Will be keen for someone to have a cab file for this,....
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] egoist6:
i have the same issue.

what i did was to do it kind of half-automated:

create a shortcut to start sync so that you do not have to go into your email application and start sync from there.

20#"\Windows\tmail.exe" -service "Privat" -Sync

if you have more email accounts consider using mortscript.

still not sure how to start sync once a wifi connection has been established.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] junnwr:
how to change that?
[Samsung Galaxy M30s Questions & Answers] thanhchaua6:
My m30s run Anroid 10 firrmware M307FXXU3BTG1

It rooted and install Recovery 3.4.0.0

When I reboot, It stuck bootloop, cant get into Download mod or Recovery anyway.

When I try get into Download mod it reboot right when I press Vol up button.

Video

https://youtu.be/Gh8ZL2zbUBI
[Samsung Galaxy M30s Questions & Answers] redymedan:
[MENTION=656259]thanhchaua6[/MENTION] Watch this video for unbricking your phone Unbrick https://youtu.be/xRSjsDp-Siw that is complete guide situation
[Samsung Galaxy M30s Questions & Answers] abdulrm93:
Hi. I have followed the above video's instructions and the problem is still not resolved. It is still stuck on boot logo. No boot loop. Just won't go ahead of the start up logo. I cannot figure out the problem. I have downloaded the latest firmware using Frija and flashed it successfully using ODIN. It still does not work. After trying the standard solution multiple times, I did a NAND erase and re-partition using ODIN and flashed the firmware successfully, still facing the same issue. Please help, I am desperate.
[Samsung Galaxy M30s Questions & Answers] lineofsight9865:
Hi,

Followed the instructions. nothing happened.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] enjoylife1788:
I had been an iphone user for 10 years and I used to often update via ipsw files for complete updates and not OTA updates. It used to resolve many issues sometimes introduced with OTA updates.

What is the equivalent for android and Samsung N20U? Also, where do you download these files from?

Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Rapier:
On Samsung devices there is a flash tool called Odin with which you could flash full official firmwares. Those you can either download from Sammobile (which I don't recommend unless you have a premium account as the download speeds sucks big time for free accounts) OR you could use a download alternative program that takes the files from proved, safe storage locations. I personally use SamFirm and/or Frija (this one proved to be a bit better than SamFirm lately).

After you get the download tool, query the database for your model/type and get the results, then you have option to download it. After that, flash it via Odin.

These are just general guidance rules, you'll find specific usage manuals/steps for each of the above by an easy search on Google

Sent from nowhere over the air...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] enjoylife1788:
Thank you so much for the explanation. I really appreciate it. Is there a belief amongst community that full updates re better than ota in android too. It definitely was the case with iOS.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] kangi26:
I'm not familiar with what is considered "full updates" in comparison to OTA.

But if you are using a device with a Snapdragon processor there is really only the option for updates that are "Officially" released, the bootloaders are locked and don't give the opportunity for a modified firmware. If you happen to be using a device that will allow for a modified firmware (I'm not up to speed on the current availability of them) they may become available soon if not already.

While the modified firmware can be very good, I don't think I could honestly say that only one might be better than the OTA.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Rapier:
He was referring to a "full firmware" that contains the entire Android OS and all the apps as they originally come on the phone. Opposed to an "OTA update" which is a smaller file that contains just the changes and are flashed on top of an existing firmware.

Each OTA has a corresponding full firmware release and someone could flash that one instead of just updating via OTA, resulting in an updated phone having an official firmware on it. This does not void warranty or break things (ofc if done properly and without error).

I won't detail the reason for which someone would prefer to flash a full firmware instead of just updating from an OTA, but there are some...changing CSC for ex or having a newer compatible firmware in case the one for the owner's country has not been released yet and so on...

This is not about custom ROMs that are a different thing.

Sent from nowhere over the air...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] enjoylife1788:
Yes that's what I am talking about. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Gary02468:
I rarely have difficulty with either. I only flash an update manually if the firmware is available that way but the OTA version has been delayed. (You can preserve all your data and settings even if you flash manually.)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] enjoylife1788:
Ok. Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Barkleyfan:
OTA 's are generally solid. I haven't used Odin since the note 4. I keep backed up on Samsung account, and if I do experience an issue, a reset will clear it up. All of my media is stored on SD card.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] enjoylife1788:
How do you store everything on an SD card. Sorry but coming from an iPhone. Thabk you .
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] nazmul472:
Can I get 5th August 2020 Build Number QKQ1.190910.002 V11.0.13.0.QDIMIXM Stock Boot.img? I lost my root access when I updated my device.

Device: Xiaomi MI A2

Version: 10
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] KevMetal:
Don't repeat the same questions everywhere bro i already explained your best option
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] matrixx1:
hi could you please link the explanation? I would also be highly interested to get the boot img for mentioned version

Thanks
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] KevMetal:
you shouldn't use boot.img from the internet .it could be anything ...the correct method is to boot twrp recovery without flashing it ...you can flash magisk zip from recovery ..when you reboot magisk will be installed but your recovery will be stock and your phone run normally

fastboot boot recovery.img

*you should download latest twrp official and rename it recovery.img and put it in the adb folder
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] inningsdefeat500:
I assumed I could use Gpay after rooting but it doesn't work.

Anyone got it working
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] inningsdefeat500:
No twrp for this version afaik
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Brava27:
You need to hide everything google on magisk hide.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] inningsdefeat500:
U mean every google item?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Brava27:
Yes working for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] inningsdefeat500:
Bud, do you have the N9860? if yes, please tell me the steps you did to make it work
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Post Nine:
Exynos? or Snapdragon? and what do you mean by rooting the device?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Brava27:
If you don't know what rooting is, why do you come to xda? [emoji1787]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Post Nine:
because i can and xda is open for everyone, am i wrong? can't even ask a simple question dawg?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Brava27:
Rooting is the root of XDA!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] inningsedefeat500:
After rooting device, you sacrifice Knox related items like Samsung pay, secure folder etc

Gpay was supposed to work but requires some tweaks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Brava27:
Knox, Samsung pay are so overrated.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] inningsedefeat500:
Btw, u said urs is working - N9860 now has TWRP, can u give me the steps u did to make it work
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Brava27:
I am N986B. Steps are posted on the twrp page for your model.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] inningsedefeat500:
For gpay?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Brava27:
Gpay is easy. Hide magisk all google stuff and google pay. Clear data. Then reboot. I used it twice today.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] inningsedefeat500:
I did, no go but how do clear data - is it optimize now?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] inningsedefeat500:
Got it.working
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] pcriz:
I dunno. Being able to use my phone to pay at legacy POS terminals is pretty awesome. Even if samsung pay doesn't get adopted as a mobile payment standard, MST still works fine.

Hell I'm working in Korea and I can pay bills, pay for all forms of transit, shop online, and send money from messages with Samsung pay. Even my Gear S3 being able to use MST is awesome, allowing me to make 10 purchases before the next time it pair back to my phone.

I'd hardly say it's overrated. It's a feature. Just like being rooted is a feature. It's utility depends on the user.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Brava27:
Google Pay does all of those things in Canada. We have tap to pay with NFC so I guess it depends where you live.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] pcriz:
Doesn't do MST. That's the kicker. From my phone and my wearable.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Brava27:
Yeah that's true.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] pcriz:
I just wish spay looked as good as google pay. And in Korea I had to send in a DNA sample to verify myself but that's another story.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Brava27:
Holy crap haha
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] inningsedefeat500:
DNA, wow thats like Train to Busan level
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] pcriz:
Mobile payments need a lot of coordination between your bank, mobile number, and government ID. You have to sign up for e-banking in person (e-banking is any online purchase and the banking apps).

It's probably worse because I'm an expat but basically your phone number works as identification here, everything from bill pay, some places do check in rosters for covid, to being able to watch 19+ content on youtube.

I went to sign up on their version of Amazon and they wanted a picture of my CC/Bank card, the security code, and the first two digits of my pin.

But yeah I'm totally off topic. My bad
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Brava27:
What doesn't work? The app? The tapping? The adding of cards?

Sent from my BlackBerry Bold 9900
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] inningsdefeat500:
it fails the check, and its supposedly due to the ctsprofile which Ive tried to fix but doesnt work as per that link
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Brava27:
I just added a card even if cts fails. No problems.

Sent from my BlackBerry Bold 9900
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] inningsdefeat500:
Mine stil fails with that security error, tried the file u sent me - no go

But I am seeing other uses in that thread experience the same - suddenly stopped working, I had it working recently and no otherchange
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Canaan:
Same here. Gpay playstore update 2 days ago on and yesterday Gpay threw up a notification that its not working due to root/modification. Checked magisk and cts fail. Magisk 20.4.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Brava27:
You guys must be on Snapdragon.

Sent from my BlackBerry Bold 9900
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] inningsdefeat500:
Hold on there was an update? hmm, let me try and go back to older version unless its too late
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] inningsdefeat500:
yes
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Brava27:
I'm on exynos using custom Rom. No issues. Yet.

Sent from my BlackBerry Bold 9900
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Canaan:
Nope, Exynos.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Brava27:
Are you rooted and stock?

Sent from my BlackBerry Bold 9900
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Canaan:
Magisk rooted, MagiskHide enabled, stock bootloader, stock uk rom. I even tried to uninstall the Gpay update from 2 days ago but there's no option to uninstall Gpay updates.

I noticed Dr.Ketan posted a safetynet fix for his roms yesterday and it works. But the apk fix is only downloadable through his "Rom Tools" which i believe is baked into his rom.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Brava27:
Install his Rom. Problem solved lol

Sent from my BlackBerry Bold 9900
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Jon12345:
I am at the stage where I need to choose a ROM for my new Diamond. I'm wondering, is a ROM for life? i.e. if you install a ROM and then TomTom etc, is it a real problem if you want to update your ROM in the future, because you would lose all the programs and settings?

Thanks,

Jon
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Sergio PC:
They are definitely NOT for life.

Personally I update ROM every time my ROM provider (Thanks Panosha) updates.

Cheers!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] panosha:
Perhaps it should I make you a statue. :p
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Mujja:
Yes, that's the only downside to updating your ROM frequently. But don't worry, once you've installed the same set of apps over 10+ times you'll be installing and configuring your apps with your eyes closed, sometimes twice in one day :)