Howdy peeps i see that there's no tutorials like this here so i decided to help out fellow China s6 edge owners
So as you know G9250 China model doesn't have Gapps on it cuz china things google is spying on them i suppose here's a way to flash Hong Kong firmware on China model to get the gapps
For starters you will need 3 things
5.1.1 Firmware- Link you can risk with 6.0 firmware but i did it with 5.1.1 and worked fine didn't test 6.0 and if you're curious yes it will still work even if you have 6.0 installed i had 6.0 installed and it installed fine SO CHILL BOIZ plus if u want to downgrade to 5.1.1 this is your way to do so
Hong Kong firmware Tar file- Link
Kies for drivers mainly Link
Odin- to install this all *duh* Link
Firstly download everything *duh*
Go to this guide to unlock your bootloader XDA Link
Install KIES just to have all possible drivers installed
Then turn phone off and put it in download mode
To do that turn it off completely and press and hold Volume Down+Home+Power you will see a blue screen with load of chinese text just click volume up that's it connect the phone to your pc via USB
After that open up odin and click on pit it will show a warning just click ok and proceed select Tar file downloaded before and click ok
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Then click AP and select downloaded and extracted firmware and click Start
Go watch some my little pony while it installs
After done it it will show Green PASS and boot into recovery to do *Something*
Just wait then it will restart and boot
Theres a small chance that it will show a black screen with some chinese text and 1 button wait for that button to become clickable and click it it will just do a factory reset on the phone wait up and it will reboot and after erasing via recovery it will boot in and BOOOOOM it will show setup screen so select a language and go through a setup and
CONGRATZ now u haz gapps and other google services it has plenty of languages so if you're lazy to look for english then select a random one and then go through a setup then go to settings select the language settings and then change it to English
There u go folks ur china S6 Edge became Sort of international s6 edge thanks to hong kong firmware which has all the gapps etc.
So in a nutshell this will give you
Gapps
Remove chinese bloatware like alipay baidu search etc
Make your phone usable outside of China as pretty much everyone uses google services lol
Credits to
Me hah
Sammobile for firmware
The.Jericho.Initiative for bootloader unlock guide
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I tried looking everywhere but I have a Galaxy S6 Edge+ which took an OTA and got into a boot loop, nothing helps at all. I tried to ODIN Pl1 version I found but it won't get past the application optimization part with the gears before it shuts off and restarts again. I also found the PC2 version, but it won't even flash for me, that version fails, maybe because it's older than Pl1?
I just need to locate the latest file and associated PIT that I can flash on the Verizon device. I think the partitions are possibly jacked up.
I also don't want to pay an arm and a leg for the firmware.
Any help is appreciated!
I have been able to get a PF2 firmware as well, I place it in the AP area (PDA) and once connected, hit Start and the thing keeps failing, just like it did with PC2. When I do the Pl1 version though it actually goes all the way through, what gives?
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ssconceptz said:
I have been able to get a PF2 firmware as well, I place it in the AP area (PDA) and once connected, hit Start and the thing keeps failing, just like it did with PC2. When I do the Pl1 version though it actually goes all the way through, what gives?
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Did you try emergency recovery with smart switch?
ssconceptz said:
I tried looking everywhere but I have a Galaxy S6 Edge+ which took an OTA and got into a boot loop, nothing helps at all. I tried to ODIN Pl1 version I found but it won't get past the application optimization part with the gears before it shuts off and restarts again. I also found the PC2 version, but it won't even flash for me, that version fails, maybe because it's older than Pl1?
I just need to locate the latest file and associated PIT that I can flash on the Verizon device. I think the partitions are possibly jacked up.
I also don't want to pay an arm and a leg for the firmware.
Any help is appreciated!
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What's the version that you've got by ota? Just flash that version(must be latest in case), try to boot if it doesnt; boot into stock recovery; wipe cache/dalvik, factory reset(I dont remember which options were there). The fact is; bootloaders of latest firmwares are lock up which means you can't downgrade even previous one you've been using. Custom roms would helpful to get rid of that bootloop but don't know if its available for Verizon devices. Good luck.
Please bear with me as this may be a biblical post
Around 3 weeks ago I bought a nice shiney new Huawei P9 Lite from CPW in the UK. Out of the box the phone was listed as VNS-L31C432B131 with EMUI 4.0 . The first thing I did was read all the various bits and bats on different threads about updating and custom roms. Then I unlocked the bootloader, installed TWRP and also rooted my phone.
I was then reading about one version of nougart so installed Meticulus TWRP in preperation to install that rom, however due to working 14 hrs a day I didnt get chance to do it being so tired.
A little while later I saw a thread on updating to B160 which would then give me the HiCare update to B370 through OS early update.
So the other day I fired up Firmware Finder and pushed the update ( via FF proxy ) to the official update app and moved from B131 to B160 with out any issue. During the " upgrade " I saw no errors or warning messages and nothing exploded so I thought all was good.
The next evening I went into HiCare and saw I could update from B160 to B370, so I did and again everything seemed to go fine. Although at the end I had no root so my Viper4Android mod wouldnt work. No biggy I though....Ill just root it again and go from there.
I then noticed I was on build version : NRD90M test-keys and I had some missing apps ie themes etc
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Also on my app drawer the settings Icon has a red 1 on it.
Most of my phone seems to work ok but as I am missing various apps and some functions are not working I have tried to fix it. I downloaded update_data_full_VNS-L31_hw_eu.zip but I can't flash it as I have lost TWRP.
If I boot with all three buttons held I get the standard software installation failed screen, even though I have placed the above file into the root of my phone, in to a folder called " dload " and into a separate " dload " folder on my external SD card.
If I press Vol up and power, I can get my standard recovery screen with the three opions reboot, wipe data/factory reset or wipe data partition
Pressing Vol down and power achieves nothing.
No matter what I do I cant get into TWRP to try and flash the above update file to get all my apps and functionality back.
I have even tried to go back into Firmware Finder to see if there is an update package available for me but I can't get that to work either as I get a cant reach the server error.
When I try to set up the proxy it is asking me to sign into my internet connection(??)
It seems I have somehow ballsed things up in an epic way while still keeping a semi working phone. So my only option is to take the phone back to CPW and exchange it for a new phone ( hopefully already on nougart or at least B160 ) however while ever I get the warning message about my device being locked I doubt they will take it back.....
So is there a way to be able to lock the bootloader again so I can take it back?
Or could someone please help me get out of NRD90M test-keys and get everything working again with root so I can install Viper4Android again.
You should've tried searching. You can rollback to MM B160 using official Huawei guide. Make sure your update package has 3GB size, as it's the complete MM with all the apps. Then you'll be able to update to B370 through firmware finder.
you need to plugin your cable in some cases .. e.g. to enter fastboot mode.
I have tried to relock the bootloader with ADB etc however I get remote access denied errors.
I have a FRP locked SM-G935T. I thought I was experienced enough to kind of breeze through the whole process without much thought to it and I made a small but critical error.
I saw, on the phone, that Android was 8.0 and the firmware version was something like G935Txxx5xxx so I did some basic Googling anbd found a combo file named something like combo_file_G935Txxx5xxx and I downloaded and flashed.
I soon came to the Factory Binary Mode, just like I was hoping would happen and then I tried to apply FRP Unlock with Z3X Box and SamsungToolPro and the program finished with no error.
I returned to my firmware download page so that I could download the latest firmware compatible with my firmware version. MUCH to my shock and utter horror there was no Android 8.0 firmwware.
Now, I realise there is one option: I can wait and hope they release the Android 8.0 firmware to the public. soon.
Another option that occured to me is that I might be possible to install a custom ROM and maybe even ROOTaccess. I can find peace with this as an alternative to Stock firmware.
I tried to flash the Qualcomm version of the latest TWRP Recovery and the process failed. Now, when I try to start Recovery Mode it errors with a
SBL Error!
rdk_init!
skip print_summary_to_lcd...
SBL ERROR
UPLOAD MODE
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If I can provide any further information I would be glad to do that. If more info needed please give me instruction as to how to provide the info needed.
Thanks, as always, all my love and appreciation!!!
SM G935T Android 8.0.0 Available
firmware for your device available at the following web address:
https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?exact=1&q=SM-G935T
Android 8.0.0 released June 29, 2018 for USA T-Mobile. Hope it will work for your device. Just make sure you unlock OEM in your Developer's Option as well as USB debugging. Tapping Build Number 7 times activates your Developer's option.
Good day
Hello All!
Need some assistance here. I bought a used non-rooted stock VZW SM-G975U.
I attempted to flash U1 firmware that I downloaded from FirmwareFiles, but forgot to use the Patched Odin. (Oops, I am a bit of an Android Noob). End goal was to be able to use the phone with US Cellular since they require an SM-975U1, which I still don’t know if flashing will fix....
I received a “256 warning” and it failed to flash, or so I thought.
Now, the phone boots fine, but I am unable to get the device to be recognized - in any fashion - with W7 or W10, tried multiple computers, factory reset, multiple cables, new drivers etc. I have spent days on this...
I recently, today, allowed a brand new VZW pushed OTA update, but it still won’t recognize on any of my PC’s.
Did I soft-brick this phone?
How can I fix without a USB connection and not being rooted?
Thanks so much.
You cannot flash any firmware without know the info of your device first. I recommend u install an info app for Samsung devices (Phone INFO ★SAM★) and share with us some pictures to know if u have a Franki.
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I couldn't get the screenshots to properly upload, since I am still a new member without 10 posts. However, I have the "Phone INFO ★SAM★" App installed now.
Product Code: SM2G975UZWAVZW
Firmwares CSC Code: XAA
Active CSC Code: VZW
Available CSC Codes: ATT, BST, CCT, CHA, GCF, SPR, TMB, TMK, USC, VMU, VZW, XAA, XAS
CSC Country: USA/US
Bootloader Version: G975USQU2BSGJ
PDA Version: G975USQU2BSGJ
CSC Version: G975UOYN2BSGJ
Baseband Version: G975USQU2BSGJ
Firmware Status: Official
Kernel Version: 4.14.78-16507756 64-bit
Let me know if there is anything else that I need to provide. I am curious if the OTA update would have updated or "rebuilt" the Kernel, I was hopeful that it would, and fix my problem.
Thanks!
(For those who don't know, G975U is the model number of all of the US carrier versions of the Galaxy S10+. The G975U1 is the model number of the same device, but sold by Samsung SIM unlocked and with no carrier bloatware. Firmware is 100% interchangeable among any of those models.)
Well, seems all is ok there. You can try:
1. Install the latest drivers for Samsung (in ur PC).
2. Factory reset ur device.
3. Download, install and apply the last update via WIFI.
4. Active the developer options -> HOW?
5. Tick there "USB Debugging" and conect it to ur PC (to see if it recognize your device).
6. ... if not... I dunno what to do more. Sorry.
*Patched ODIN: HERE
Thank you, Joku.
I have went through all of those steps, no luck. I’ve tried three different Win10 machines, and did a fresh install of Win10, still no luck. As a last resort, I fresh installed Win7 on a computer, still can’t get any recognition at the PC or the phone, only charge.
I also took the phone up to a PC repair shop to rule out me from being the problem, the tech plugged it into his PC and said, “strange, normally android phones prompt you with a notification to choose the type of transfer or charge when connected to a PC”.
I bought the phone used, not sure where to go from here.
The phone itself seems to work great, other than I can’t get it to connect to my PC. I don’t understand what’s happening.
Maybe the USB port is bad?
Did you try putting your phone in download mode and seeing if your computer recognizes the S10+?
Did you perform a factory reset from the phone settings or while the phone was booted into recovery mode?
Hey jhs,
Thanks, I did try both of these things, no luck.
I am going to take the phone to a service center, something else must be going on.
Hello. I installed CleanPie from this forum, and the instalation went Ok. I then noticed that I have no SIM, no IMEI, nothing regarding the carrier network.
I already tried creating a IMEIRepair.zip like some tutorials say, to flash on TWRP, but no change. I decided to revert back to Stock ROM, but when I run Odin with the Stock ROM files, it runs in 2 seconds, says Ok, and makes absolutely no change.
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Can anyone help me with this? Any alternative way to restore to Stock ROM?
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Hello. I installed CleanPie from this forum, and the instalation went Ok. I then noticed that I have no SIM, no IMEI, nothing regarding the carrier network.
I already tried creating a IMEIRepair.zip like some tutorials say, to flash on TWRP, but no change. I decided to revert back to Stock ROM, but when I run Odin with the Stock ROM files, it runs in 2 seconds, says Ok, and makes absolutely no change.
Can anyone help me with this? Any alternative way to restore to Stock ROM?
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Some feedback on this thread. I know this is stupid, and I can't be sure if this was the problem, but I ran Odin as administrator, and I'm getting another error, the device 6 binary 5, which means I don't have the latest stock rom to flash on Odin. So if anyone has this problem of it loading too fast, and finishing in 2 seconds, try running it on Administrator.
Download the latest firmware for your model. There is a newer version for you. Flash it with odin..then reboot. After that flash twrp.go to twrp without rebooting, now back up boot,modem and efs,cpfs files. Flash clean pie. Reboot..there will not be any signal or imei. If so reboot in to twrp and restore the boot modem efs and cpfs now reboot..now it should show imei and signal..
Other option is change helios kernel with the rom to any other kernel like cronos or kraken..it is so easy..done