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Strange problem

Hi.
I recently bought a Galaxy Note 3 which was, i think, imported from Iran. I upgraded the firmware/CSC/Modem to the Netherlands version of the rom available from SamMobile.com which is N9005XXUDMJ7_N9005PHNDMJ4_N9005XXUDMJ7_HOME.tar. After this my phone has the following info when I type *#1234#
AP N9005XXUDMJ7
CP N9005XXUDMJ7
CSC N9005PHNDMJ4
This is just like how it should be after upgrading to this rom. What I did afterwards is rooting the rom with Chainfire's root method, which works perfectly. But what I notice is that my GPS sometimes keeps telling me that I'm in Meer Jawe or other places in Iran. When I switch on WiFi it immediately switches back to the place where I am at that moment.
Does someone have any idea how this issue can be solved?

Install these 2 apps. Both free. Better GPS Fix. Open the app and set your continent and region closest to you. GPS Status and Toolbox. Open app, click Menu, Tools. Clear and re-download AGPS. Not sure which app to run first but it might not matter. If you have problems again in the future clear the AGPS and re-download again.
BTW you posted this in Themes and Apps section. Better to post in questions and troubleshooting

my advice, always get your phones in your country, above all, warranty , when you buy oversea, most likely, you will encounter problems that otherwise would be solved by warranty fron an authorized dealer, in my country, Mexico, Telcel carrier checks the IMEI, only that, no need to show a proof of purchase, and solves any issue within 10 days, I dont know how it is done in your country, but I know that in Europe ,law is more consumer oriented than my country´s, so, think about that for future phones

My N9005 had all ussd codes running when i bought it ( it was on stock mj1) , now after i rooted and flashed stock rooted odex mj7 from here the *#0*# is giving me "connection problem or invalid MMI code", though the carrier's USSD's are working fine (the one that gives us our remaining minutes and others)
I have no idea if my CSC changed during the process, but the rom was a full wipe rom
Any help?

[Q] Tab 4 8.0 LTE debranding?

Hello,
I have the Tab 4 8.0 LTE with T-Mobile branding ( AP: T335XXU1ANDD CP: T335XXU1ANDD CSC:T335DTM1ANE3) and want to change change to DBT ( DBT-T335XXU1ANDD-20140520101235.zip ) Did anyone successful debranded his Tab 4?? I already debranded my S3 and S5. Is the way how to do it the same?

BlackMonkey said:
Hello,
I have the Tab 4 8.0 LTE with T-Mobile branding ( AP: T335XXU1ANDD CP: T335XXU1ANDD CSC:T335DTM1ANE3) and want to change change to DBT ( DBT-T335XXU1ANDD-20140520101235.zip ) Did anyone successful debranded his Tab 4?? I already debranded my S3 and S5. Is the way how to do it the same?
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You could try the firmware from here: http://www.samdownloads.de/downloads/sm-t335/
Edit: by the way, you flash with odin as known from your S3 and it´s the version with DBT...

I'm downloading the DBT firmware now with 30kB/s. in 7h is finished
What i wanted to know was if anyone did this already. I dont want to be the first one and run into big problems and kill my Tab that just arrived.

I seriously doubt anyone has done this. What are you trying to achieve?
Sent from my HTC One_M8

i want to get rid of that ugly white boot- and shutdown animation from t-mobile. The t-mobile bloat apps can be uninstalled. Thats good . T-mobile is not my provider so the apps are useless.

I did it just yesterday (got a German 8.0 LTE from T-Mobile) and it worked like a charme using a guide, I cant post links because my account is too new, but you can copy and paste the one below:
Code:
true-android.blogspot.com/2014/05/t335xxu1andd-android-442-kk-firmware.html
After that I used to Towelroot to root the device.

BlackMonkey said:
i want to get rid of that ugly white boot- and shutdown animation from t-mobile. The t-mobile bloat apps can be uninstalled. Thats good . T-mobile is not my provider so the apps are useless.
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If all you want to do is get rid of the boot and shut down animations just delete or replace them in /system/media/

frailtyy said:
I did it just yesterday (got a German 8.0 LTE from T-Mobile) and it worked like a charme using a guide
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i did this today and *#1234# is showing CSC:T335DBT1ANE2 but kies and recovery still show DTM.
After flash i did a factory reset and wipe cache. Whats going wrong now??
frailtyy. can you look what csc your kies or recovery shows?
Edit:
thats strange but problem solved. After 1 or 2 new reboots (or one time entering download mode) i have DBT overall

Region lock

Hey guys. I just bought a brand new note 3 from Italy. the phone is region locked. without knowing about that i bought the phone to sri lanka. connected to wifi and now updated it to 4.4.2 running on latest firmware. to remove the regional lock via chainfire's app. we have to be in 4.3 now im basically unable to use my note 3 until i back in italy and take a call for 5 minutes is there a way to downgrade to 4.3?? i tried installing OMEGA rom but it doesnt have any effect. samsung agents were like they cant unlock the phone the only method is bring the phone back to italy and use it for at least five minutes. please help me guys :crying::crying::crying:

I read this thread and there is no statement that says it only works on 4.3?

vndnguyen said:
I read this thread and there is no statement that says it only works on 4.3?
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Compatible devices
- Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005 (MI7, MJ1, MJ3 firmwares)
its upgraded to kitkat.

Deeshana2912 said:
Compatible devices
- Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005 (MI7, MJ1, MJ3 firmwares)
its upgraded to kitkat.
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Then you need to read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/help/region-unlock-code-samsung-t2852653
TLDR - you need to contact Samsung and they can provide you an unlock code; in my experience not all Samsung representatives in all countries are equally knowledgeable or helpful - I do not know precisely about those in Italy but I can say that most will try to bull**** you parallel explanations. The absolute best guys are those from Germany, and if the Samsung representatives from Italy (which SHOULD be responsible for fixing your problem since you are THEIR customer) fail you, then you should:
a) complain about the guys from Italy to Samsung home directly
b) in parallel try again to write to Samsung Germany; ideally for minimum waiting time you should try to write in German (using Google Translate if you do not have a better way) and they very likely will provide you an unlock code.

S-Pay UK G935F Issues

Afternoon all,
I was made aware by a friend that Samsung Pay now works in the UK, the problem I have is that
1) I cannot see the app in the market (Gplay or Galaxy)
2) After sideloading I get the following error when I open the app.
:Invalid SIM Card
Failed to read your phone number from your SIM card. Check your SIM and try again.
A little bit lost on where to go from here.
Phone Spec:
SM-G935F ZKAXEU
AP G935FXXU1DQD7
CSC G935FXEUDQD1 [XEU]
Kernel : 3.18.14-11104523
Android 7.0 Build NRD90M
Not rooted
Knox 0x0 (Untripped)
Any help would be appreciated!

Which ROM do you have installed?
I have SuperMan ROM, and Samsung Pay is working fine, in other roms I had the same problem that you.
With SuperManRom, I installed, changed the CSC to my country, and turn on the "Magisk hide" and that's all, working.
I do not readed before, you rom is stock not root.
Well, the other question is, do you tried to restart the application, delete memory cache and data?

Didace33 said:
Which ROM do you have installed?
I have SuperMan ROM, and Samsung Pay is working fine, in other roms I had the same problem that you.
With SuperManRom, I installed, changed the CSC to my country, and turn on the "Magisk hide" and that's all, working.
I do not readed before, you rom is stock not root.
Well, the other question is, do you tried to restart the application, delete memory cache and data?
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Just attempted clear memory and restart app but to no effect.
Interestingly in phone the settings under "my number" it just says ... "not available" which I presume is unusual.. Faulty sim?

Mysterious

I Have the same problem and I am on stock unrooted s7 duos BTU 7.0 last version

ads7112 said:
I Have the same problem and I am on stock unrooted s7 duos BTU 7.0 last version
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@ads7112 :Can you see your phone number on the setting page?

As I said ... I have exactly the same problem .... I cannot see the number

I can't see the phone number, but is working for me.

moorie said:
Afternoon all,
I was made aware by a friend that Samsung Pay now works in the UK, the problem I have is that
1) I cannot see the app in the market (Gplay or Galaxy)
2) After sideloading I get the following error when I open the app.
:Invalid SIM Card
Failed to read your phone number from your SIM card. Check your SIM and try again.
A little bit lost on where to go from here.
Phone Spec:
SM-G935F ZKAXEU
AP G935FXXU1DQD7
CSC G935FXEUDQD1 [XEU]
Kernel : 3.18.14-11104523
Android 7.0 Build NRD90M
Not rooted
Knox 0x0 (Untripped)
Any help would be appreciated!
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I think it's because your on XEU Firmware.
I'm in UK and on BTU I'm rooted but can install Sam pay from play store fine
(Also no SIM number in settings)
BTU = direct from Samsung ( I purchased from giffgaff)
XEU or any other UK related csc = not direct from Samsung
So things might arrive slower for you
( Ignore that it says I have s8 I'm on an s8 port )

I am on BTU ... no root ... and I have the "no SIM number" .... problem
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

ads7112 said:
I am on BTU ... no root ... and I have the "no SIM number" .... problem
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Did you install from play store?

nope
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Play store says it's incompatible with my device

Re-Flash
my guess is the firmware!
download the lastest BTU (UK-unbranded)
flash it once then:
1 - set up the phone and factory reset the device fron settings app.
2 - power it off on the new setup screen.
3. hold down the power + home + volumeUp
4. check which CSC the phone have.
5. if it's BTU = setup the phones for usage.
if it's not BTU, then clear chach and flash BTU from beginning. and try again.
when all this annoying thing is done
after seting up the device. download Spay from playstore or apkmirror.com
that's what i would try.
if you use odin then the phone should not be rooted
(just have to say, everything is on your own risk)

s-pay
Didace33 said:
I can't see the phone number, but is working for me.
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yor S-pay Work to make pays ????

ciggar said:
yor S-pay Work to make pays ????
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Yes, works fine.

Henkeike87 said:
my guess is the firmware!
download the lastest BTU (UK-unbranded)
flash it once then:
1 - set up the phone and factory reset the device fron settings app.
2 - power it off on the new setup screen.
3. hold down the power + home + volumeUp
4. check which CSC the phone have.
5. if it's BTU = setup the phones for usage.
if it's not BTU, then clear chach and flash BTU from beginning. and try again.
when all this annoying thing is done
after seting up the device. download Spay from playstore or apkmirror.com
that's what i would try.
if you use odin then the phone should not be rooted
(just have to say, everything is on your own risk)
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As I said before ... I do not think this is the issue
It could be the SIM card age ....
I am on BTU ... original ... UK
No rooted
Stock ROM
I cannot read my phone number from SIM with any app and I cannot use Samsung Pay ......

I have ordered a replacement SIM which will be here in a few days so I will update, if not I will go down the reflash route.
Will let you know how it goes!

Spay
Didace33 said:
Yes, works fine.
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Mandame porfavor un privadao si qieres y habamos mejor alli

Hmmm, my girlfriends XEU Galaxy S8 with no SIM installed just got SPay working with no errors...
Don't know what to make of this !

G950FD from Iran (THR) with pre-installed Persian/Iranian Calendar

I bought an unlocked G950FD which turns out to be CSC THR (part of OXM) so should mean it's from Iran. I have found it generic enough in almost every way to be used internationally (in English) with two noticeable exceptions that i'm trying to solve.
1) there is pre-installed Persian Calendar in the OS which appears after the Gregorian date on the AOS and lock screen. I also noticed this extra date appearing on the Samsung Calendar app under the western date, but i don't use this app at all so can easily ignore. The AOS and lock screen is seen all the time and would displays: "MON, JUNE 5 (KHOR 15)". I looked through every settings on the phone and many forums online, and there is no software way to turn this off.
I thought a potential solution would be to replace this stock ROM with another region since any of the multi-CSC OXM firmwares should be compatible with the phone. So I tried to flash another region using Odin. I tried Singapore (SIN and STH) and completely reset/wiped the phone two separate times. However, despite flashing a large (almost 6GB) file onto the phone it still remains in THR when i looked in settings. I guess I misunderstood the purpose of different firmware regions, I thought i would be changing my phone's existing firmware to another region and get a different set of default apps and localization behavior. But the Persian date is still there on all the same screens.
Am I flashing the rom incorrectly? Is there some setting that i omitted that would give me the desired result of a Singapore OS? Any other ways to change CSC and get rid of unwanted parts of a regional firmware?
2) Another problem is when i receive calls on my local sim card, the phone number shows up without the country code, but if i store my numbers (on Google contacts) in "+<country code> <phone number>" format then the contact is not linked to the incoming call.
Apparently this is fairly common with international phones being used in another market. There is a workaround where i can edit my numbers on google to not have any numerical country codes but instead use the flag drop-down menu on google to indicate country associated with the number. I'm ok with that solution but is there another way? Would flashing a regional firmware that is my location solve this? The region that i intend to use the phone is not part of the OXM multi-CSC list of countries since they only sell the snapdragon variant here.
I would like to find solutions that would avoid root and custom roms, but if that is the only option here, i am not against going down that route.
Thanks a lot in advance.

My eventual solution and what i've learned.
So as i described above, i tried to flash many different versions of G950FD or G950F firware with multi-CSC OXM, but never saw my CSC change from THR. Nothing changed on my phone despite installing large files through odin which was always confusing to me. For the record, i tried BTU (UK), STH (Singapore), and SIN (Singapore) which are all part of the OXM.
I learned from another forum that the sim-card installed matters, so i was just trying different non-middle-east regions by picking UK or Singapore but my actual home region does not support this model/cpu variant. I don't have a sim-card from any OXM regions, only Hong Kong and US ones.
Then i found an old Australian (Optus) sim card from a trip and found a G950F firmware version with CSC OPS on Updato. Not part of CSC OXM but same PDA/Phone version and was told it's safe to flash. When i flashed that firmware with the AU sim card installed, i got the AU OS and all the old regional apps were gone. I got some Australian ones but nothing i can't uninstall. My caller ID problem also seem to be fixed. So i consider the problem fixed.
In all of this, the PDA version numbers were always the same (AQDG), so i'm still a bit unclear as to what the CSC file is specifying and doing.
Am i correct to assume that multi-CSC OXM firmware contained regional apps/settings for all the various regions but without a sim card installed to tell it which one to pick, it kept selecting the factory region of THR? And when i flashed the Optus firmware, did i really need the sim-card installed? Would it have changed the firmware to OPS because it's outside the multi-CSC OXM group?

You live in Hong Kong, right ?
I do too, and have a UAE S8, and Samsung Pay doesn't work.
Does your working around things allow you to use Pay, or you get stuck on the splash screen as well ?

tarkil said:
You live in Hong Kong, right ?
I do too, and have a UAE S8, and Samsung Pay doesn't work.
Does your working around things allow you to use Pay, or you get stuck on the splash screen as well ?
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Yes i live in HK, so with the AU Optus Firmware I got a AU version of Samsung Pay with all AU ads and suggested businesses. I can get past the splash and login using my normal Samsung Account, which shouldn't have a region. BUT so far i haven't had any success adding any of my HK credit cards, i assume it's a version compatibility issue. There is no way to pick which regional version of Samsung Pay on the Play Store, so i guess it looks at your phone's origin to determine that part of the app.
I am not that keen to use Samsung Pay, but of course interested to know if it is possible. It says to call the banks to get my credit cards added, so maybe there is still a chance and i will post if i do succeed.
Do you think Samsung Pay is particularly good for HK? Would using Android Pay be comparable here? I'm not that experienced with mobile payment apps in the past. Seems like the membership card storage function will still work on my Samsung Pay so at least i have that and can slim down the wallet a bit.

Hey there buddy,
Finally found a thread that represents my problem also, in my case i have a s8 G950FD that shows the same thing on my lockscreen, by me it shows (KHOR18)!
Is there any way around it, i mean a fix?? I would greatly appreciate any help

Yes that's the Iranian calendar date so the day will increment everyday. Khor is abbrev for the current month.
Yes I have a solution (read my second post in thread) but involves flashing with a sim card and 950f or 950fd firmware of the same region as the sim card. You will need to reset and erase phone data.
If you need help flashing stock firmware there is a long thread on this forum and where I found the answer about how the sim card installed might make difference.
What region/sim are you currently trying to use your s8?

derf574 said:
Yes that's the Iranian calendar date so the day will increment everyday. Khor is abbrev for the current month.
Yes I have a solution (read my second post in thread) but involves flashing with a sim card and 950f or 950fd firmware of the same region as the sim card. You will need to reset and erase phone data.
If you need help flashing stock firmware there is a long thread on this forum and where I found the answer about how the sim card installed might make difference.
What region/sim are you currently trying to use your s8?
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Hey there again,
Thank you very much for the time. I am in SE Europe, to be more precise Republic of Kosovo. My SIM is from Kosovo ( we are considered i believe to be in Europe carrier wise)
I do need help flashing the phone as i have no experience whatsoever i just recently switched from Iphone to Samsung, this being said i must also mention the fact that i would definitely need help. I dont want to mess up the phone i just got it like 2 days ago

Things to consider:
- You can flash both 950F and 950FD firmware on your 950FD.
- You need to find your desired firmware. And that region needs to match your sim card, use Updato or SamMobile but the firmware package is a >3GB file and takes a while to download. Make sure you only look for versions for model 950F or FD.
- You will need to download Odin and Samsung usb drivers to flash the firmware onto your phone. Follow the thread "OFFICIAL STOCK Firmware-update (Odin) thread Samsung GALAXY S8 SM-G950F" for the guide.

Colonel_Kosova said:
Hey there again,
Thank you very much for the time. I am in SE Europe, to be more precise Republic of Kosovo. My SIM is from Kosovo ( we are considered i believe to be in Europe carrier wise)
I do need help flashing the phone as i have no experience whatsoever i just recently switched from Iphone to Samsung, this being said i must also mention the fact that i would definitely need help. I dont want to mess up the phone i just got it like 2 days ago
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If you decided to go the "SIM card CSC" method then follow this step by step:
https://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37711
But I personally think you should do it through flashing a firmware with odin but properly and pay attention to step 6:
https://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37508
Hope they help you resolve your issues.
Good luck.

samteeee said:
If you decided to go the "SIM card CSC" method then follow this step by step:
https://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37711
But I personally think you should do it through flashing a firmware with odin but properly and pay attention to step 6:
https://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37508
Hope they help you resolve your issues.
Good luck.
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Again thank you very much for everything i do have one last question please. Regarding the step 6 should i do it or not i am not sure

Colonel_Kosova said:
Again thank you very much for everything i do have one last question please. Regarding the step 6 should i do it or not i am not sure
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Yes, if you are changing country/code of CSC, then the system needs to recalculate the partitions.
And don't forget no short cuts! Every step should be done.
Good luck.

ooo man this things is killing me now the problem i have after i have rooted the phone is that the computer wont recognize my phone in download mode ??????????

Hey Peeps,
Small update on how things are for the time being. I have been following all steps as described with odin. Last night i had issues with my laptop not recognizing my phone in download mode, got rid of this issue by changing laptops. Once the procedure was finished i ended up with the same thing on my phone???
I have flashed a european software ( from france) but still no go on removing or changing the region!!!
To be honest dont really know what to do again help is appreciated since that date thing is really annoying

Any other way to get rid of khor on aod/aos
Went through the whole thread. Def not keen to flash or run csc. Any other way to turn off khor date from aod? Help !!!

Hey there all, again just a quick thank you for the tips and tricks. To be honest i dont really know what i did exactely but it worked for me.
What did the change by me was the first step, namely: https://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37711
i really cant tell how but it worked ( used a sim card i have from Slovenia)
till the next one thank you again