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[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] warriorvibhu:
Ah man why are you so nice. I wanted to see what is this guy's thought process, i found it hilarious that someone even wanted to do this and now that you have told him the answer we might never know why ..LOL :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] jeremyvbk:
Very interesting find is on ATT, if you do the *#272* code and change to XAA, I did not get a true 5G connection, just the LTE with the 5G upper layer Indicator showing 5G on the phone
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] bwhsvid:
Confused

I guess I’m confused on what u1 software version I am to use. I screwed mine up to XAA and trying to get back to att. Any help is much appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] my_handle:
Would this help me change tmo/tmo/spr to tmo/tmo/tmo?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] ubaid5832:
Hello friend !

I am syed from Qatar. I using samsung note 10+ SM-975U but unfortunately firstly its CSC based on At&T but I changed *272*imei# to CSC GCF.. Now I trying to calling or sending message but its not sending.. now I want to get back AT&T file..I flashed firmware 2 times but its don't working... Any body help to me????
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] bighleo114312:
I dont understand,

Hi my friend, I dont know of this will help me with my problem. I have an unlocked 20 ultra with the u1 firmware. I was using a MetroPCS sim card and had 5g working good. Now I'm at cricket and I only have lte+. And in network I domt have options to change 5g/lte/..etc. and I was told there is 5g where I live. So what could I do to get the option to choose in a 5g mode? Thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] TabletGeek:
It is great to have such helpful people here on XDA! Thank you @borijess for posting this and thank you to all the members who helped provide the information for this solution!

I now have a problem (perhaps a different cause?) and I hope someone can help me to resolve this. I just flashed my new SM-986U (locked to TMO) to the USC (unlocked) version of the stock ROM N986USQS1BTK3 (from SAMMOBILE). Odin indicated PASS! All threads completed successfully. However I did notice the phone indicated an error during resizing. From the SM-986U boot menu, I then wiped the cache partition and rebooted. After reboot, my phone requested a PIN. However, the PIN I had set previously did not work. I then performed a factory reset in order to attempt to recover my previously-working phone. Now I receive a message indicating an unauthorized attempt was made to flash other firmware. It appears that I can allow the phone to connect to the internet and authenticate myself in order to correct this.

The entire reason I began this process was because I received notice that T-Mobile will push Android 11 to my phone within approximately 5 minutes after rebooting. Due to not-yet-ready status of Scoped Storage in Android 11, I want to wait to receive that update until those issues have been resolved. I want to flash an unlocked stock ROM to my phone (and then perhaps flash the TMO CSC back) in order to hold updates at the current level, until issues with Android 11 have been resolved.

@borijess (or anyone else who could advise), were you originally attempting to flash the U1 version of the stock ROM in hopes of unlocking from ATT? If so, what was your final solution... did you end with reverting back to the carrier-locked U version or did you find a way to unlock your N986U? I am in the process of downloading the U1 ROM now, in case flashing that one will solve my problem. Because that will take 8 hours... meanwhile I continue to research.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Note20Bckup:
Question: Will changing your CSC to XAA or TMB, if you have an ATT branded device, allow you to receive updates from Samsung /T-Mobile only?

The reason I ask is because I bought an A10 UI 2.5-N20U from AT&T, which was SM-N986U (sim locked). I then flashed it to an A11 UI 3.0 SM-986U1 (sim unlocked), which changed it from ATT/ATT/ATT to TMB/TMB/ATT, since I am using T-Mobile now. I want to receive software updates direct from SAMSUNG, so the CSC can read TMB/TMB/XAA? Is this correct if I change CSC?

The version I flashed was: N986U1UEU1CTL4.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] borijess:
I ended up flashing back to stock ATT firmware. 986U.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] naim1234:
I have a galaxy z fold 2 that I flashed at&t csc on using Odin.

Now If I wanted to go back to U1 without wiping, would I do the sim dialer method ? Would that get me back to XAA/XAA/XAA?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] miwang:
I bought a T-Mobile Note 20 Ultra, had it unlocked, and then inserted a Sprint SIM, now it's on Spring FOREVER...phone brand seems to be locked to Sprint and I have flashed T-Mobile rom but it didn't work...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] tx_dbs_tx:
You will neeed to follow the instructions in the OP.

But I'll help you.

#1. Reboot to recovery and do a factory reset and wipe cache then power OFF your phone.

#2 Remove sim card.

#3 Download and install Odin v3.13.1_3B_PatcheD.

#4 Download Frija Firmware Downloader from here

[Tool] Frija - Samsung firmware downloader/checker

* * * PLEASE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE INSTALLING TO YOUR DEVICES AT ALL TIMES AND ME AND THE DEVELOPER ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SORT OF DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE * * * Hey Guys :) Frija is a new tool (successor of now depreciated tool SamFirm)...

xdaforums.com

#5 Launch Frija and enter SM-N986U1 for model and XAA for CSC and download the latest Unlocked firmware for the Note 20 Ultra. Unzip it in a folder where you want your firmware.

#6 Launch Odin v3.13.1_3B_PatcheD and flash all of the firmware pieces and make sure you use the regular CSC and not CSC_Home

#7 Wait for it to complete successfully and the phone will reboot.

#8 Do NOT put your sim card back in your phone until AFTER you finish the initial phone setup wizard. Once that is complete then install your sim card and wait for a popup telling you to reboot your phone to setup your new carrier configs. Once your phone reboots it will setup your carrier/network configs just let it do it's thing.

From this point your phone will work on your carrier and there's really no need to flash the regular "U" firmware and doing so might screw things up and break your network settings again so try the carrier "U" firmware but be warned it may bug out on you like it did for me.

Good luck!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] miwang:
SOOOOOOO much appreciate it! You saved my axx!

I actually flashed the wrong ROM that day and just kept using it, and when I tried to flash it back to TMB, it got stuck on Odin, and with the tools you mentioned, it went through!

If I may bother to ask, will this ROM be good to update from system settings or each time I need to manually flash the latest firmware? And do you happen to know which ROM will unlock the esim feature?

Thanks again!!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] tx_dbs_tx:
Follow THIS thread. I'm actually going to flash back the the T-Mobile carrier firmware.

If you're currently on the unlocked U1 firmware and want to switch to the carrier U firmware, factory reset your phone then power the phone off and remove the SIM card. Leave the SIM card out when flashing from U to U1 or U1 to U firmware or else the flash will fail. Download the latest TMB firmware using Frijay's windows application then unzip it and flash it using Odin3 v3.13.1_3B_PatcheD. Flash all parts of the firmware package including Userdata and the regular csc, not the home csc. Wait for the phone to boot and as soon as you can power off the phone and put your SIM card back in and power it back on. When the phone reboots you will get a popup for the new carrier SIM asking you to reboot the phone. Reboot and finish initial setup. Done.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] GDHAMTON7:
So, im not getting the prompt to reboot. It just loads the signal and im still locked to XAA. Ive no MMS at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] GDHAMTON7:
Yeah, my phone seems to be permanently xaa/xaa/vzw... oh well 2k paperweight.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] pimpmaneaton:
Have you had any luck, since I borked my device last night I too am currently stuck at xaa/xaa/vzw and cannot get it to reset.

@GDHAMTON7 I was able to fix my csc by using the DUE1 firmware for both carrier version and U1. I flashed the carrier version first complete with the CSC file, not home. Booted and didn't have any luck with it resetting to vzw/vzw/vzw. I then flashed just the CSC file of the U1 firmware and factory reset. Upon going through setup and then inserting my sim I did get the popup of device needing to reboot to apply carrier config. Since I was wanting to be on U1 firmware I then flashed the DUE1 U1 firmware with the home CSC file and factory reset and all is well.

If you are still stuck with xaa/xaa/vzw, I hope that this may help you as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] skandalous1:
Hello everyone. I am having issues with my Note 20 Ultra after entering *#272*MY_IMEI# and changing CSC from VZW to ATT. The phone was working fine for a while until one day it went into airplane mode. Since then the imei is unkown and the sim is not recognized when inserted. Hard resets and flashing have not been able to restore the imei. After flasing the phone using this tutorial, I am getting (imei folder missing) and imei still shows up as unknown. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] JeffATL:
I know I have posted in a few threads but Im going all out trying to get TMB firmware on unlocked N20 Ultra. With TMB software , it gets stuck on XAA/XAA//XAA/XAA. XAA is four times I believe because of the dual sim however the imei is greyed out. Does not reboot when I put in sim, no TMO flash.

Ok , a little progress, I tried the DUE1 suggestion by pimpmaneaton, flashing the U1 CSC after the TMB firmware. I now have TMB/TMB/XAA/XAA but 2nd sim still greyed and no sim card manager... I wonder if OTA update will work now, perhaps DUE1 was pre-enablement of sim.

Trying to do an OTA update does not work

Pimpmanation method worked in post 41! No matter what I flashed I could not get off XAA/XAA/XAA/XAA but this worked!

After I tried his method , without factory setting I flashed TMB DUH4 and got the Sim Card Mgr
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] JeffATL:
This saved me. See post above.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] bangdosa:
Just wanted to say this saved me as well.

I was messing around with my brother's note 20 ultra that I had just gotten fixed for him (screen damage yay for $100 repair promotion at Samsung) to see if carrier switching worked. Got it first stuck in spr/spr/vzw after pluggin in an old ting sim card.

Then follwed a redit post for s21s that involved flashing canada xac w firmware first then back to u1 to make it xaa/xaa/vzw, it works better than when it was in spr, but sitll wanted to fix it back to vzw/vzw/vzw

Finally found this post here. Man, I was sweating bullets for a bit, worried if I borked it badly..

Oh, also used DUE2 firmware for the U firmware since samfw didnt have DUE1 for VZW
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] wesside298:
i just wanted to ask you..if i flash the UI rom on the U phone which is verizon..locked...will that take care of the carrier issue,or will i still have to write the imei??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] JeffATL:
I followed your method and was able to convert to TMB U from U1 when eSim was only available on TMB.

So I had purchased unlocked U1 phone , had converted to TMobile to get eSim , and now flashed latest U1 firmware using modded Odin, went back to U1 but how can do this to go back from TMB/TMB/TMB/XAA to XAA/XAA/XAA/XAA and have the right software service provider version (it is still TMobile - I want it to be unlocked). Even though it is U1 , it still has the TMB in the first 3 parts of the CSC. Note: I am currently on BL3 so I dont think I can flash old DUE1 firmware b/c its BL2

I plan on trading the phone in to Samsung anyway I am just afraid of it getting rejected because of wrong csc and software provider version - not sure if they will look at that
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] JeffATL:
Will this help me with my above post going from TMB/TMB/TMB/XAA to XAA/XAA/XAA/XAA? My N20U is originally unlocked from Samsung and I converted to TMB when eSim was only available on that variant. Now trying to go back to U1, model shows U1 but Software Service Provider Version shows TMB/TMB/TMB/XAA instead of XAA/XAA/XAA/XAA. I plan on trading the phone in to Samsung, I am just afraid of it getting rejected because of wrong csc.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] tx_dbs_tx:
Yes you can do the same steps to get your phone back to it’s original firmware State. But I will say that it doesn’t matter which firmware your phone is on when you trade it in to Samsung as long it’s it’s a factory firmware. I traded in two Samsung Note 20’s in the last year and had no issues with them being rejected due to them being on carrier or unlocked firmware. Just do a factory reset and don’t bother going back to unlocked or carrier firmware. No worries at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Rhalium:
currently dealing with a family member's n986u1 which apparently doesn't have any verizon firmware on it, hence video calling is not even there. Do i need to go to the sammobile website and download the VZW firmware for n986u and then flash it using odin to the n986u1?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Rhalium:
managed to flash over the firmware, however one problem when the phone started up was it kept on saying "phone is starting up" with no sign of it ever improving so i had to factory reset it after Odin was done flashing the VZW firmware. It facotory resetted just fine, so it was good that i made a desktop back up using smart switch for windows. currently restoring the back up. it did have to download the october 2023 update presumably from verizon. All in all, it seems to be going good so far. Just restoring the smart switch backup now.

i did read in another thread's initial post that it says you cannot "dirty flash" between U and U1. So after Odin finished flashing over the stuff to the n986 [u?] now. i had to factory reset it, then it downloaded an ota update from Verizon presumably, and now am currently restoring the backup from smart switch on my laptop.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] ermacwins:
Let's get a list of places where this will be selling including importing.

WondaMobile expecting to ship by Oct 15th. This is with 256gb rom £759 which is slightly cheaper than UK pricing with double storage. https://www.wondamobile.com/sony-xperia-5-ii-8gb-ram-256gb-sim-free-unlocked.html
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] joergla1980:
Otto (and maybe others?) offers a promotion product (Sony »WF-1000XM3 True Noise Cancelling«) additional to the mobile: https://www.otto.de/p/sony-xperia-5...2-mp-kamera-1225041412#variationId=1225041413
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] d3smond:
It is already available here in Sweden since a few days ago for ca 865€ bundled with WH1000XM3 headphones.

I am waiting for the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro but this is tempting too. I could buy it, sell the headphones and get some of the cash back so phone will be closer to my budget but I am not sure if I wanna do that since the front camera is same as on Xperia 1 II and that one was so crappy according to user reviews so what if this one is crappy too. Also no 30w or faster charging like on Chinese brand phones.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] ermacwins:
Any other places selling the 256gb model?
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Aneres11:
Be good to know if there is any way to get hold of the elusive grey model here in the UK. Not interested in black or blue, but the overseas sites like Expansys only have black blue or pink. Grey seems to be available in Europe, but not UK - unless Vodafone get it as an exclusive colour which they normally do with Xperias.

Vodafone always last to the party adding Xperias to their site though which is annoying.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] WarVic:
Yes, exactly. Poor front camera and also missing wireless charging / face unlock are the real issues that bugs me on such a nice phone for US$950. Still can't understand why Sony used such a bad Samsung (!) sensor on their top tier "Photo Pro" smartphone. That's ridiculous!
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] DiegodePablos:
Buy swedish products from the UK

Is there anyway you know I can get the Sweden deal from the UK? In the website it appears you can only use Sweden as country for delivery.

That grey model + the better WH1000 compared to the h.ear 3 headphones looks really enticing.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Aneres11:
Would love the same thing. Doesn't look like its possible. Really annoying Sony hasn't given the UK the grey model.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] ermacwins:
£655 at tecobuy https://www.tecobuy.co.uk/en_UK/sony-xperia-5-ii-5g-daul-sim-8gb-256gb-blue-5.html
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] les741:
Tecobuy who claim to have a great Trustpilot rating? Check out their reviews on there before sending them any money
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] d3smond:
I don't think so unfortunately.

I think all Sony deals are country specific.

Belsimpel had a 300€ cashback offer on Xperia 1 II so could get the phone for ca 735€ after cashback but only if you have a NL address.

Same with this offer, you need Swedish address.

I preordered the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro for 650€. They are giving away Xiaomi Mi Essential Electric Scooter worth ca 300€ for free if you pre order before 21st October.

For me that's a better deal since I don't need headphones and I find the scooter more useful.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Jayram2000:
For any US buyers I highly suggest getting it from WondaMobile. I ordered mine last Wednesday 10/21/20 and selected free shipping. It was listed as 9-12 business days, but I just got it yesterday 10/26/20. Even shipping from Hong Kong it got here that fast. WondaMobile pays import taxes if you are outside of Europe, and you get more than one color, 5G support, 256gb. I ordered the blue model and it worked with my existing TMobile sim out of the box. It cost me 955 USD, 5 dollar premium to Sony's direct pricing the US, except you the more colors, 256gb, and you get it before December. Sadly no bonus goodies like some EU sellers, but it is easily the best way to get your hands on one in the US.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] minhajmsd:
I purchased mine off of eBay for $900, the seller was never-msrp. I got the blue 256 gig model, ordered it on the October 24th and got it by the 28th.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] misbehave:
I live in US and bought mine from ebay.

I received a Taiwan version with the 256 gb.

---------- Post added at 10:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:13 PM ----------

I bought mine from that same ebay seller, also bought a blue one. Took 3 days to receive mine.

Works fine with T-Mobile.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Viouf:
i bought mine from Wondamobile this chinese site is amazing and ships only with ups and dhl and it also pays customs/taxes! Now its 785 euros 8/256 GB. Check the reviews if in doubt in trustpilot
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Nezorflame:
Got it in Russia in the official Sony Store online shop.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Droios:
Purchased mine from Sony USA website.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Yakkosmurf:
Just ordered mine from Sony as well. Hoping it ships soon.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Grizzler89:
Got my black Xperia 5 II from MediaMarkt Germany for 745€

Wondamobile - AboutUs:

Does unlock mean the bootloader is also unlocked?

Btw, "... and install essential apps" and "Our software preparation exceeds that of all competitors." sounds fishy comming from an HK (China) reseller :D
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Qbus2002:
bol.com has quite cheap prices
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Klimon5:
So was your model from never-msrp XQ-AS72? Were you able to successfully unlock your boot loader and flash TWRP? Want to know before I consider purchasing the xperia 5 ii in a year or so.
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Questions & Answers] murdok83:
Hi All,

I need some info from people who have been using the fold for quite some time now.

I just got the fold 2 and that is my first folding phone.

I got to be honest: I've been using it unfolded and I've been keeping it unfolded most of the time because im afraid that keeping it close would increase the crease.

So, you that you have used this type of folding phones for many months, could you give me some suggestions? Do you keep it unfolded when not in use/charging or you just keep it folded when not using it?

For the latter: no issues with the crease.. have you notice any increase of the crease?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Questions & Answers] basic086:
I've had the Galaxy fold for 4 months now and I do fold/unfold quite a lot every day and I can tell you that the crease has remained identical. Don't read too much into the YouTube reviewer hype, the screen is plastic and it won't crease like folded leather does with stretch mark. What I did notice tho is that you'll get lots of microscratches, but unless you're pointing your screen towards a light bulb, you can't see them as they're very superficial. That's with the first gen fold tho, so the second one might be better in that regard. And I treat the phone like a baby with utmost care.
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Questions & Answers] OJsakila:
I tend to agree with the above response. +1.

I have the og Fold now since january and sleep every night with it open. Actually, I keep it open at all times at the house and only close it when I'm "on the road." I'm sure thats overkill. No issues since day one and dont really know why I'm in that habit of keeping it open at the house. lol.

As far as the tiny scratches, thats from wiping down too hard with a dirty micro fiber. Ive seen this before on other device's screens, and in a great example, Oakley sunglasses. Those cheap a*s plastic lenses get scratched just looking thru them.

The KEY would be to only use a completely clean and dry microfiber cloth and apply literally hardly any pressure making time to constantly shake the rag and use different parts of it as you "brush" the screen. RIDICULOUS, I know, but the ONLY way to keep those tiny scratches at bay.

And hes right, They can only be noticed when the screen is OFF and at a crazy angle with reading glasses on...lol.. Really a non-issue, if you ask me.
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Questions & Answers] liggerz87:
Iv had fold first gen since 4th Feb and it still ok no scratches nothing at all
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Questions & Answers] adesonic:
I have had the Fold for nearly a year. I keep it closed most of the time but open it several times a day, the crease is actually the same as it was on day 1 as far as I can see. Neither screen has got any blemishes/ scratches, I am generally pretty careful about it to the point that if I am working in a dirty/ dusty environment I use my Pixel instead. At all other times, I use the Fold.