I just picked up my phone yesterday via Craigslist( $550 with complete Gear VR, phone lightly used, yay!) and according to my research
a: the manufacturer warranty carries from the date of original purchase even to secondhand owners,
b: the only way to do a NAND backup is to install TWRP which will trip knox and void the warranty (PLEASE BE WRONG!!!)
c: inserting a SIM from a carrier will force a factory reset. (PLEASE BE WRONG!!!!!!!!)
I received the phone completely reset, and it originally came from T-mobile but was unlocked by them prior to my purchase. I flashed the unlocked g950u1 bloat-free firmware (Still 0x0) and I am planning on activating it on Verizon today. Before researching (here's the dumb thing) I transferred my note4 data, apps, and settings, and spent hours making the phone "mine." Last night I read about the phone auto-resetting each time the network is changed, and I really Really REALLY don't want to redo everything. It would also be great to have a clean image in case I ever need to do my own reset.
Is there a way to image the phone to my PC or a MMC in case the phone does its factory wipe?
Changing the SIM will NOT cause a factory reset.
On your phone, there is no twrp for us yet b/c our bootloader is locked.
a: the warranty in canada is 1 year from the manufacturing date on the phone + 3 months, might be similar in the US
b: correct, but no twrp on US phones
c: this happens on canadian phones if you have the unlocked model, download smart switch from the play store and do a backup to sdcard just in case
It will not reset your phone, if it will, it will notify. Nothing to be scared for.
thanks all, sim in, it rebooted but no hard reset. Waiting to get it fully activated now, for some inexplicable reason I have 4g on the verizon phone but calling and texting as well as data on my sprint phone with the same number.
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So, I was having some problems, my phone was only rooted, not unlocked. OK a LOT of problems after the latest update with my phone freezing and rebooting. Wiping cache and factory data resets didn't work. Did a data reset and didn't install a single app or widget and still locked up and reset after using it for a couple minutes. I used the droid utility 1.21 by mattlgroff to go back to the 9.20.1, rooted, and then took the factory OTA again and still lockup and reboot machine.
So, called Verizon, told them what I did (minus the mattlgroff utility), and they sent out a replacement to me, 1 year warranty on the phone. I bought the phone from Best Buy, they told me they couldn't do anything unless I got their goon squad warranty. Call to Verizon was fast and painless.
The replacement showed up today, and this is how it was equipped:
9.16.9.xt926
4.1.2
radio 100730.081.64.09P
Kernel 3.0.31-ge491d6d 4/5/13
build 9.8.1Q-62_VQW_MR-4
build date 4/5/13
Had a sticker on the back with the IMEI and software version and a date of 7/18/13.
Good news for me is I was unable to unlock the bootloader on this one because I was a dummy and didn't unlock the bootloader on my last one. So, now I'm back to 9.20.1, rooted, unlocked, and got CWM installed. Now it's time to pick a ROM and start flashing as soon as my new SD Card shows up seeing as I lost everything I had backed up on my SD Card because it died on me out of the blue on Sat, GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
If you're having issues with the updates, give Verizon a call and get yourself a replacement. Good chance you can get one that is still able to be modified!
Hi all, I'm new to XDA so hopefully someone can help me. I purchased a brand new unlocked note 3 N9000W8 in canada from a cellphone store on Monday Morning. The phone was great and worked without a hitch and had android 4.3 on it.
Later on during the day, there were numerous news headlines regarding a 4.4.2 was officially released. So i decided to do the software update. With failed attempts with the message "Your device have been modified, Software updates are not available"
I checked my Settings > about device > status > device status and it states custom or modified. I am unsure how this is possible thinking it was a brand new phone. After some in depth reading i powered off the phone and check the android download mode (power, home button vol down key combo).
It states device status: custom, firmware: custom, knox 0x1 (which meant my warranty was gone essentially). I proceeded to call the shop i purchased the phone at, and the manager said they buy the phones from the distributor which unlocks them before it gets in their hands. so it must have been rooted prior to me receiving the phone.
Long story short...i know its been quite the reading already my appologies. I used samsung KIES to backup the phone and it updated it back to the stock firmware 4.4.2. I was prepared to loose the root as i dont need it. More concerned about the warranty. With the device and firmware status back to original i can now do OTA updates, however
Problem i have now is after the factory firmware upgrade to stock, my sim no longer works on the network. Seems as if the device has a sim lock, but it never asked for one. A local cellphone shop in st.catharines said there might be an issue with the baseband after the official update.
before the update, i tried all the suggestions such as unmounting the sd card, wiping cache, using supersu to unroot.
Can anyone chime in on what the problem may be? I go to school here, so if all else fails i will have to go back to toronto where i purchased it, and have them figure it out. just a hassle for me to get there without a car.
i just realized this was posted in the wrong section of the forum. sorry mods, can it be moved to Q/A?
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Hi all, I'm new to XDA so hopefully someone can help me. I purchased a brand new unlocked note 3 N9000W8 in canada from a cellphone store on Monday Morning. The phone was great and worked without a hitch and had android 4.3 on it.
Later on during the day, there were numerous news headlines regarding a 4.4.2 was officially released. So i decided to do the software update. With failed attempts with the message "Your device have been modified, Software updates are not available"
I checked my Settings > about device > status > device status and it states custom or modified. I am unsure how this is possible thinking it was a brand new phone. After some in depth reading i powered off the phone and check the android download mode (power, home button vol down key combo).
It states device status: custom, firmware: custom, knox 0x1 (which meant my warranty was gone essentially). I proceeded to call the shop i purchased the phone at, and the manager said they buy the phones from the distributor which unlocks them before it gets in their hands. so it must have been rooted prior to me receiving the phone.
Long story short...i know its been quite the reading already my appologies. I used samsung KIES to backup the phone and it updated it back to the stock firmware 4.4.2. I was prepared to loose the root as i dont need it. More concerned about the warranty. With the device and firmware status back to original i can now do OTA updates, however
Problem i have now is after the factory firmware upgrade to stock, my sim no longer works on the network. Seems as if the device has a sim lock, but it never asked for one. A local cellphone shop in st.catharines said there might be an issue with the baseband after the official update.
before the update, i tried all the suggestions such as unmounting the sd card, wiping cache, using supersu to unroot.
Can anyone chime in on what the problem may be? I go to school here, so if all else fails i will have to go back to toronto where i purchased it, and have them figure it out. just a hassle for me to get there without a car.
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When the distributor told you that the phone had been modified to enable an unlock, why did you say, "I was prepared to loose root as i dont need it"... the problem is fairly obvious, you had a software-unlocked phone and even though the seller told you that you would lose your unlock, you wiped it back to factory anyway lol...
honestly though, that's extremely sketch, lemme know that shop and I'll report them to BBB, you should never be paying for a cell phone that comes rooted unless your buying something from pacific mall, there are several options for you to unlock the phone, using software, hardware, or IMEI unlock codes
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Can anyone chime in on what the problem may be? I go to school here, so if all else fails i will have to go back to toronto where i purchased it, and have them figure it out. just a hassle for me to get there without a car.
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You had a pre-rooted software-unlocked phone (that was originally network-locked). Your warranty to Samsung is completely void, you should get something in writing (or record on audio) from the guy that sold you the phone as to the warranty of the phone.
Other than that - you can buy a network unlock code for something like 15 USD or so.
A familiar story to some of you on the forums,
I recently bought a new s5 on Craigslist hoping it would be a no hassle deal. I checked the IMEI and it was not reported as a stolen phone. Ended up factory resetting the phone and of course REACTIVATION LOCK screwed the pooch. Of course the previous owner had no idea there was the lock on and they don't even know the email that was used. I've looked up videos on how to bypass it, to no avail.
Upon further research, I've established that the new Verizon update OE1 is on the phone which seems to me I'm even more deep than I would have thought. I know there is very little support into this update since it is very new at the moment, but I've tried re flashing this update (OE1) as well as previous updates (OE1 won't let you downgrade). I've tried re partitioning via the pit file here, again to no avail. I have also tried to make a backup of a friend's phone (exact same model and update) where the setting was disabled and restoring it on my phone (via Kies). Unfortunately, Kies won't let you restore the "email account settings" on a different device (if they could be restored on this phone maybe I could use his samsung account to unlock the reactivation lock). I have even tried calling Samsung and stopped in a Verizon store to see if they could do anything but they could not.
Soooo...
Is there a way around this(like a bug/glitch/exploit on other [non-Verizon] phones)?
Would it be possible to restore my friend's email account info by "tricking" Kies into thinking it's the same phone (if it doesn't require an IMEI swap or other questionable means)? Or by restoring his info from another backup/restore program? And would it be worth a try?
Could I flash a different bootloader or download mode from a different carrier to get it to work?
I figure devs are working on a root solution for this update so maybe in the future?
Or am I truly just SOL and out a couple hundred dollars??
Have you tried calling Verizon's tech line? The people in the stores rarely know anything but basic things about the phones. The people on the tech line generally have access to software to make changes to the phone remotely too.
I purchased a Sprint LG 6, I got it brand new. I then turned to an online service who used a USB Redirector and some voodoo on their end to unlock it. Its working great but I'm a little nervous. There's no way sprint can re-lock it is there? If I hard reset, will I lose my unlock. The unlocker says that its permanent, but I'm worried about OTA updates and hard resets. I know some phones have been re-locked by way of a profile update.
if youre using Sprint and not other carrier why do you need it Sim unlocked and what online service did you use if you dont mind telling us.
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I purchased a Sprint LG 6, I got it brand new. I then turned to an online service who used a USB Redirector and some voodoo on their end to unlock it. Its working great but I'm a little nervous. There's no way sprint can re-lock it is there? If I hard reset, will I lose my unlock. The unlocker says that its permanent, but I'm worried about OTA updates and hard resets. I know some phones have been re-locked by way of a profile update.
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They must have used either QCPro or Octoplus. The phone will not get re-locked if you do a soft reset (wipe data and reset factory settings). Nevertheless, it will get re-locked if you do a Hard Reset (Through android menu on bootloader).
Dittrik said:
They must have used either QCPro or Octoplus. The phone will not get re-locked if you do a soft reset (wipe data and reset factory settings). Nevertheless, it will get re-locked if you do a Hard Reset (Through android menu on bootloader).
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You have a link to the QCPro, I can't seem to find a website.
Sent from my LG-LS993 using Tapatalk
pretty sure that was a typo for gcpro.
device that runs around $200 that can sim unlock, fix frp, and repair imei... according to the info. tempted to get one myself.
most people on eBay that do remote unlocks via team viewer use something similar. figure if I unlock about 15 phones I'll break even
Is the GC Pro unlocking different from getting it unlocked from Sprint (after the phone is payed off of course)?
Hello everyone,
My old S10+ suddenly shut down and entered a bootloop. The last things I did were the following:
copied some data from my old to my new phone
Switched my SIM-card to my new phone
watched some Youtube in my browser (since stock had some issues)
Then, out of nowhere, my android system turned off. Since then it is stuck in a bootloop.
I can still access Android Recovery and download mode. I tried re-flashing stock firmware, but I get the error that the Android firmware seems to be corrupt.
My question is: How can I get my phone to work again without losing my data?
There is still some important data left on my old phone. My 2FA app for instance. So I would rather go to a repair shop and pay instead of losing said data.
But before I do that I wanted to get some advice what else I may be able to do. I haven't tried sideloading an OTA since I don't quiet understand it and want to be on the safe side. persist.safemode.sys does not seem to exist. And I read about perhaps backing up my "emmc" with TWRP but, again, I don't quiet grasp the concept yet.
I have some experience with adb, ROMs and flashing. The latest recovery-logs are attached, if they are of any help
Well, repair shop went and formatted everything
Even though I asked them not to
Let this be a lesson for everyone: If you care about your data, back it up AND don't bring it to a repair shop
DasMalzbier said:
Well, repair shop went and formatted everything
Even though I asked them not to
Let this be a lesson for everyone: If you care about your data, back it up AND don't bring it to a repair shop
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In the future use a SD card* as a data drive. All critical data goes there. Do Not encrypt it.
Had you done that you probably be ok. Always backup redundantly and regularly to at least 2 hdds that are physically and electronically isolated from each other and the PC.
*A V30 rated Sandisk Extreme is a good choice