9.0 Pie OTA for J7 2018 at&t and OEM unlock SM-J737A - Samsung Galaxy J7 Guides, News, & Discussion

Got OTA today for SM-J737A with 9.0 Pie, still see no option or working methods to enable OEM unlock.
Anyone had any luck with it ?

Nothing on the at&t j7 I have which is the sm-j737a .
Checking for updates says Currently up to date

arch111 said:
Got OTA today for SM-737A with 9.0 Pie, still see no option or working methods to enable OEM unlock.
Anyone had any luck with it ?
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Can you post some screenshots of your J7 running Pie??

Here you go.
I think carriers phase OTA at different dates.
I was hoping at least being able to capture some sort of ROM through OTA for SM-J737A (file was about 1.3Gb), but kind of problematic without root.

I haven't taken the update yet and can't find the firmware to download ... At&t don't like it posted for some reason.
You familiar with adb? Can you get me a dump??
adb pull /system
Would like the boot and recovery. Going to hopefully have OEM unlock soon
Tia,
Hawk
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I Flashed the Combination firmware and it showed OEM unlock. Can't do much at the time as I use my phone for work but going to try and side load magisk next time if even possible

Is there a combination firmware for Pie?

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MLA -L03 root & recovery?

Hello, I've had no luck finding any information regarding unlocking the bootloader and rooting the Nova Plus MLA-L03. I called Huawei international support and they said only Huawei Canada can support me, and they said no we can't help you with either of those things. Has anyone using this model had any success?
Hi...im in quebec with mla-l03 and only thing i did is get the bootloader unlock code from Emui....its been 2 months i have my fhone now and...didnt do nothing to it ...its still genuine...
Not enaugh infos for our particular model yet so.... wait til march,we will get a stable nougat/emui5 OTA
I hope we get the upgrade to nougat that would be great, and maybe it will take care of the "OK Google" hotword issue I'm having. Are you able to use the ok Google hotword on your device? Can you tell me the email address of the place that sent you the bootloader unlock code? Thanks!
virusdunil said:
Hi...im in quebec with mla-l03 and only thing i did is get the bootloader unlock code from Emui....its been 2 months i have my fhone now and...didnt do nothing to it ...its still genuine...
Not enaugh infos for our particular model yet so.... wait til march,we will get a stable nougat/emui5 OTA
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Hi...i have disabled google...via applications...
We will have it in march so...be patient hehe
For the unlock code search fo it in google by tiping...huawei emui bootloader unlock...its on emui official website
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For the bootloader unlock...try this... https://hwid5.vmall.com/CAS/portal/
i was on my cell and its a PITA copy/paste link hahaha
Awesome, thank you so much!! :good:
virusdunil said:
Hi...i have disabled google...via applications...
We will have it in march so...be patient hehe
For the unlock code search fo it in google by tiping...huawei emui bootloader unlock...its on emui official website
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For the bootloader unlock...try this... https://hwid5.vmall.com/CAS/portal/
i was on my cell and its a PITA copy/paste link hahaha
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Link is no longer valid, can you repost?
But why Unlock your mla-l03 ? theres no root/rom available yet for our devices except real nice themes so,i wouldnt bother trying to play in unlocking or root with a great chance of failingor worse brick your beloved Nova :crying:
Anyway...here ya go... Its on this page...you'll have to create a huawei account
just below the search bar
http://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin/hwdownload/download
or
http double slash emui dot huawei dot com/en/plugin/hwdownload/download
i too,at the beginning when i got the nova plus,i immediately searched on the web fo infos about unblocking and rooting and roms but,the phone is ''yet too young'' and theres really a lack of information especially for MLA-L03...and its still the same today...
and huawei are wise enaugh to prevent wrong flashing...the updated nougat's package must match the exact numbers on your device...if theres a difference in the numbers sequence,it will fail to upgrade....
i think the best way to upgrade is....wait for the real one....It may be long to arrive but,will hopefully will have no bugs that some are experiencing with the beta that have been release elsewhere
I was running MLA-L03 C654B140 on my ont fido Nova Plus and i used to FF to grab the MLA-L03 C578B302 Nougat ota update and it installed with no issue through the stock updated app with FF proxy. Non rooted with locked bootloader. So some version switching is possible with ota upgrades. Phone is flawless amd much faster on Android 7 / Emui 5 and all my data was intact including settings like usual ota.
Rymcbc said:
I was running MLA-L03 C654B140 on my ont fido Nova Plus and i used to FF to grab the MLA-L03 C578B302 Nougat ota update and it installed with no issue through the stock updated app with FF proxy. Non rooted with locked bootloader. So some version switching is possible with ota upgrades. Phone is flawless amd much faster on Android 7 / Emui 5 and all my data was intact including settings like usual ota.
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sorry to revive a thread but i lost my updater app, did you aswell? because i can nolonger update my phone even when downloading the new update through FF
jareckm said:
sorry to revive a thread but i lost my updater app, did you aswell? because i can nolonger update my phone even when downloading the new update through FF
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Ya it's gone in all the releases I've used to date of Nougat, I use ff to dl the firmware then install from sd via the three button update route. Works easy enough till a final release of Nougat for my phone is released. Still eagerly awaiting the Huawei announced roll back app coming soon to go back to MM myself unless the final version has mirror link included. But as of yet even my lg g5 lost the capability when upgraded to 7.0 ota. Maybe it's in the 7.1.1 if we ever see that.
virusdunil said:
Hi...im in quebec with mla-l03 and only thing i did is get the bootloader unlock code from Emui....its been 2 months i have my fhone now and...didnt do nothing to it ...its still genuine...
Not enaugh infos for our particular model yet so.... wait til march,we will get a stable nougat/emui5 OTA
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Hey bro, canadian mla-l03 here, how the heck do I get an app drawer, or get a 3rd party launcher to stick on this phone? Picked it up last night. No idea how to get an app drawer. Was going to upgrade to Nougat but I read your post in another thread saying you dont reccomend it, but I read on Nougat at least theres a choice for app drawer?
No app drawer on MM,only on Nougat...For the other laucher,by default,you have to set it in settings,APP/SETTINGS
im using ADW2 launcher since my phone got broken (updated via FF damnit! )
You can upgrade to Nougat but dont do it with FF firmware (or others way)
Only good way is to do it when the phone tells you theres an update (official OTA)

New update on h815 Vodafone

@AION ?
What update is that supposed to be?
tashum said:
What update is that supposed to be?
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We'll see after Al0N give us a link and some info about those updates.
Edit: another firmwares were added on devtester.ro.
https://www.mylgphones.com/vodafone-lg-g4-h815-software-update-h81520l.html
http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=FW144W5A7284AC7B8A11IEC/H81520l_00_0124.kdz
Above link is not working to me but if you install a download manager it should work
https://www.mylgphones.com/how-to-solve-the-blank-page-issue-when-trying-to-download-lg-firmware
I haven't tried it yet but looks like branded and jan patch.
So it is not Nougat update and then we don't care anymore about this firmware?
kouzelnik3 said:
So it is not Nougat update and then we don't care anymore about this firmware?
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I'm afraid it is MM. v20 firmware. At least jan sec patch. Hopefully it will come to unbranded roms too.
I can't believe how bad is LG aftersales. If I knew that before I would have bought a different brand.
If it is v20, it is MM.. Unfortunately. And now we have February, almost March so it will be nice if LG releases february update... I think it will be success if LG give us Nougat update at all...
kouzelnik3 said:
If it is v20, it is MM.. Unfortunately. And now we have February, almost March so it will be nice if LG releases february update... I think it will be success if LG give us Nougat update at all...
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Yeah, terrible LG support. Samsung officialy said that S6 And S Edge will get Android N in a few days/weeks.
I would recommend everyone to generate their unique unlock.bin file on LG G4 unlock website in case of that LG shutdown LG G4 software support completly or Its unlocking page. All of you can easily unlock bootloader and flash custom ROM then (Lineage 14.1 for example).
I have already done that unlocking procedure and I've installed root and twrp. So if LG closes the support, I'll be able to change ROM if necessary.
kouzelnik3 said:
I have already done that unlocking procedure and I've installed root and twrp. So if LG closes the support, I'll be able to change ROM if necessary.
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I haven't done it yet, but I think this will be myh duty for next weekend.
Can someone try to post latest LG G4 KDZ with January 2017 security patch here? That kdz file from this page is offline for me. Thanks.
https://lg-firmwares.com/lg-h815-firmwares/
use xdm download manager
heroutm said:
Can someone try to post latest LG G4 KDZ with January 2017 security patch here? That kdz file from this page is offline for me. Thanks.
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http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=FW144W5A7284AC7B8A11IEC/H81520l_00_0124.kdz
Using XDM download manager to download kdz firmware from LG server is faster. and You can make sure it is original from LG.
www.mylgphones.com/how-to-solve-the-blank-page-issue-when-trying-to-download-lg-firmware
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heroutm said:
Can someone try to post latest LG G4 KDZ with January 2017 security patch here? That kdz file from this page is offline for me. Thanks.
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You need to set “LGE-ActiveDP/0.9” as your browser’s user Agent., if you want to use browser to download firmwares from LG server.
To change the User agent settings in Chrome browser, Please User-Agent Switcher plguin.
Error while flashing with LG UP.
CEFS::Initialize() lg up error code 0x2000
I'm unable to flash this KDZ.
Is some unbrand firmware with january security patch, I suppose that vodafone firmware is branded thats right?
jurastefo said:
Is some unbrand firmware with january security patch, I suppose that vodafone firmware is branded thats right?
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I'd like to try that, but error while flashing at 9%. I had to remove battery and turn on my phone again. I tried that four times with different USB ports with no luck.
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heroutm said:
I'd like to try that, but error while flashing at 9%. I had to remove battery and turn on my phone again. I tried that four times with different USB ports with no luck.
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https://yadi.sk/d/KIG5F82jmXcUR/LGUP_0x2000_Error_Fix
This might fix that error, but I haven't tried it yet.
There must be a reason why this KDZ cannot be installed normally.
After using 0x2000 fix KDZ flashed sucessfully. ROM has Android 6.0 with security patch from January 2017. It just has custom Vodafone boot animation, anything else stock, no bloat.

Samsung Galaxy J7 Neo(SM-J701MZDNZTO) TWRP

Ok, i bought this phone recently and i just realized that is a new smartphone from Samsung..i searched everywhere but seems that there is no TWRP or ROOT for this model SM-J701MZDNZTO... will there ever be one?There is a bunch of good apps that doesnt work without root that i miss from my previous smartphone.....
Thanks
I tried to install the J701F TWRP for a while it work but was unstable...ended up having to reflesh to original stock rom... it sucks having a android phone that doesnt have root ...
Same problem u.u
Any prediction to access the root of the galaxy j7 neo?
Im waiting for it too!
Did you find any solution? To root j701m
anyone found anything?
Something to try?
Don't know guys, for sure this device doesn't have a custom ROM ...Yet! I hope but if you have an unlocked bootloader(and if you don't, as I did, there's still hope) it can still be rooted, I used this method here to root:
https://unofficialtwrp.com/root-twrp-galaxy-j7-neo-sm-j701m/
I used it on my device (SM-J701M) and it worked, the TWRP version is unofficial (It's supposed to be compatible with J7 core, J7 neo & J7 nxt models) and a bit buggy but it's better than nothing, and you'll get root, so if it helps kudos to you all.
A word of caution: make a backup, it's pretty easy with SmartSwitch
For those who may have a locked bootloader after the Oreo update as I did, you can reinstall/flash your firmware from SamMobile (https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-j7-neo/firmware/#SM-J701M), using Odin, in most cases, the security patch is not upgraded yet and the firmware version still has the option to unlock bootloader in Developer Options.
You will have to create an account, and you must be specific with your device's carrier, take a note of your baseband version as that will give you an idea of the firmware you will download. I've also successfully upgraded to Pie. Hope this helps, Good Luck.
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As an addendum to my previous post, I found these pages also helpful, so perhaps you too will:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j7/samsung-galaxy-j7-prime--j7-on-nxt-exynos7870/recovery-twrp-3-2-0-galaxy-j7-prime-t3716355
https://www.androidexplained.com/galaxy-note-9-restore-firmware/

J727P Spotted running Oreo!

The J727P has been certified by Wi-Fi Alliance running Oreo 8.0. If I can find the leaked firmware, I will post it here. If anyone else happens to track it down before me, please also post it here!
stock boot.img ?
Spaceminer said:
The J727P has been certified by Wi-Fi Alliance running Oreo 8.0. If I can find the leaked firmware, I will post it here. If anyone else happens to track it down before me, please also post it here!
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Sounds good, one question thought, where is stock boot.img on j727p firmware for odin? BP,CSC,CP, or AP.
J727P
Spaceminer said:
The J727P has been certified by Wi-Fi Alliance running Oreo 8.0. If I can find the leaked firmware, I will post it here. If anyone else happens to track it down before me, please also post it here!
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One question is this fore real ?
Yes I ask this because I was on stock firmware three days ago an I checked for the update an there wasn't one ! Maybe Verizon gets the update first I will check again in a day or two !
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lamike said:
Sounds good, one question thought, where is stock boot.img on j727p firmware for odin? BP,CSC,CP, or AP.
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Boot img is in the AP file !!
peter couniaz said:
One question is this fore real ?
Yes I ask this because I was on stock firmware three days ago an I checked for the update an there wasn't one !
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Yes. It's just not officially released yet. I've been scouring the web for a leak. This means Oreo has been built for our device already and the official release coming. If you're curious about WiFi Alliance, wikipedia has good information about them.
J737P
Spaceminer said:
Yes. It's just not officially released yet. I've been scouring the web for a leak. This means Oreo has been built for our device already and the official release coming. If you're curious about WiFi Alliance, wikipedia has good information about them.
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Ok thank you an let me know if you find anything more about this !
peter couniaz said:
Ok thank you an let me know if you find anything more about this !
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I managed to find the firmware, however, it's behind a pay wall on servers in Iran. The firmware name is J727PVPU4BRH5 if you want to help look for it. As soon as find it on a free server, I'll post an update.
J727P
Spaceminer said:
I managed to find the firmware, however, it's behind a pay wall on servers in Iran. The firmware name is J727PVPU4BRH5 if you want to help look for it. As soon as find it on a free server, I'll post an update.
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Yes the 8.0 update is up for this phone I'm on stock firmware an I don't know if I will do the update until I see root for it ! I will let you what I decide !
J727P update
peter couniaz said:
Yes the 8.0 update is up for this phone I'm on stock firmware an I don't know if I will do the update until I see root for it ! I will let you what I decide !
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I'm going to take the update to 8.0 an hope someone cames up with a Root process ! an it is the U4 bootloader so backdating the firmware should work if I don't like it !
peter couniaz said:
I'm going to take the update to 8.0 an hope someone cames up with a Root process ! an it is the U4 bootloader so backdating the firmware should work if I don't like it !
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I'm already running Oreo. TWRP has problems with it. I can't make a backup of the OS. You can restore a back up, but you have to flash the BL file from ARG2 then wipe everything in TWRP first. SuperSU 2.82-SR5 will cause a boot loop. I'm going to try magisk 17.1. Honestly, I'm very disappointed with Samsung's Oreo... It's almost the exact same as Nougat, and the new camera sucks, very bad. They gave us Nougat, with Oreo 8.1 as the base firmware. That's my literal take on it. I'm definitely getting a Moto G6 after seeing this, and I'm going back to my stock build.
J727P update
Spaceminer said:
I'm already running Oreo. TWRP has problems with it. I can't make a backup of the OS. You can restore a back up, but you have to flash the BL file from ARG2 then wipe everything in TWRP first. SuperSU 2.82-SR5 will cause a boot loop. I'm going to try magisk 17.1. Honestly, I'm very disappointed with Samsung's Oreo... It's almost the exact same as Nougat, and the new camera sucks, very bad. They gave us Nougat, with Oreo 8.1 as the base firmware. That's my literal take on it. I'm definitely getting a Moto G6 after seeing this, and I'm going back to my stock build.
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You haven't tried flashing back to nougat then !
peter couniaz said:
You haven't tried flashing back to nougat then !
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I have, and flashing back to nougat works fine. You have to flash ARG2 for it to work, and you can't downgrade the Modem. I'll put together instructions and probably a debloated ROM later this evening, and I'll get the firmware uploaded ASAP. Some notes, clearing the camera data fixes the blurry image problem, and it can be rooted. You need the latest TWRP, and Magisk 17.1 stable. You must flash TWRP, swipe to allow modifications, then format data with the option that makes you type "yes", then flash magisk. Root works perfectly. No issues. I'm debloating the OS right now. I'm about to test Viper too. Its actually much faster than Nougat once the junk is out and yes, it can be fully deknoxed. This might not be so bad. I'm still disappointed with their lack of Oreo-esq cosmetics though.
J727P update
Spaceminer said:
I have, and flashing back to nougat works fine. You have to flash ARG2 for it to work, and you can't downgrade the Modem. I'll put together instructions and probably a debloated ROM later this evening, and I'll get the firmware uploaded ASAP. Some notes, clearing the camera data fixes the blurry image problem, and it can be rooted. You need the latest TWRP, and Magisk 17.1 stable. You must flash TWRP, swipe to allow modifications, then format data with the option that makes you type "yes", then flash magisk. Root works perfectly. No issues. I'm debloating the OS right now. I'm about to test Viper too. Its actually much faster than Nougat once the junk is out and yes, it can be fully deknoxed. This might not be so bad. I'm still disappointed with their lack of Oreo-esq cosmetics though.
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Thank you for the info on downgrading back to nougat !
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Thank you for the info on downgrading back to nougat !
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I've got 3 of 4 firmware files uploaded. The AP file is giving me trouble cause my WiFi sucks, and it keeps failing before it finishes. I did put together a full stock Oreo ROM but its got problems. You can only flash it using TWRP if you have the ARG2 bootloader, but, the ARG2 bootloader, won't allow Oreo to boot up no matter what. We'd need a custom boot.img and I can't make one. The ROM can't be flashed with the Oreo bootloader installed either, because it prevents TWRP from copying/writing to the data or system partitions. If it tries to, it'll reboot half way through. Magisk 17.1 will also lose root after awhile. We need a custom boot, or we need a modified root method and an updated TWRP to have any fun with it. SMH at Samsung right now. They gave us Oreo, with no milk, and a slap in the face. Nougat everything, running on Oreo 8.1 firmware... I'll never get over that. I'm running an ARG2 build cause everything works, and largely looks the same. I swear, they didn't even try. They just reskinned some Nougat apps and put them in an Oreo system. I will never buy another Samsung product after seeing this half hearted Oreo they gave us.
J727P update
Spaceminer said:
I've got 3 of 4 firmware files uploaded. The AP file is giving me trouble cause my WiFi sucks, and it keeps failing before it finishes. I did put together a full stock Oreo ROM but its got problems. You can only flash it using TWRP if you have the ARG2 bootloader, but, the ARG2 bootloader, won't allow Oreo to boot up no matter what. We'd need a custom boot.img and I can't make one. The ROM can't be flashed with the Oreo bootloader installed either, because it prevents TWRP from copying/writing to the data or system partitions. If it tries to, it'll reboot half way through. Magisk 17.1 will also lose root after awhile. We need a custom boot, or we need a modified root method and an updated TWRP to have any fun with it. SMH at Samsung right now. They gave us Oreo, with no milk, and a slap in the face. Nougat everything, running on Oreo 8.1 firmware... I'll never get over that. I'm running an ARG2 build cause everything works, and largely looks the same. I swear, they didn't even try. They just reskinned some Nougat apps and put them in an Oreo system. I will never buy another Samsung product after seeing this half hearted Oreo they gave us.
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You are using the latest twrp try going back 2 builds on the twrp an see if that will stick on the full 8.1.0 firmware don't know if it will work but if you have the full 8.1.0 firmware give it a shot an let us all know if it does ! Or when you get the full firmware uploaded send me a link an I will try it ! Thank you !!
I have posted the oreo firmware here https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j7/how-to/sm-j727p-oreo-8-1-firmware-t3841778
HELP FLASH BACK J727P to nougout
i need some help, every time i try to downgrade to android 7 in this phone j727p, i get errors flashing modem, ive tried combination firmware, and full flash 4arg2 im currently 8.1.0 4brh5 and cant flash back to nougout
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Spaceminer said:
I have, and flashing back to nougat works fine. You have to flash ARG2 for it to work, and you can't downgrade the Modem. I'll put together instructions and probably a debloated ROM later this evening, and I'll get the firmware uploaded ASAP. Some notes, clearing the camera data fixes the blurry image problem, and it can be rooted. You need the latest TWRP, and Magisk 17.1 stable. You must flash TWRP, swipe to allow modifications, then format data with the option that makes you type "yes", then flash magisk. Root works perfectly. No issues. I'm debloating the OS right now. I'm about to test Viper too. Its actually much faster than Nougat once the junk is out and yes, it can be fully deknoxed. This might not be so bad. I'm still disappointed with their lack of Oreo-esq cosmetics though.
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sr ive been trying to flash back the nougout firmware arg2 but still problems, the cp box in z3x uncheck, but still got errors with csc, i need to downgrade from brh5 and it wont let me, if you could be more specific how did you do the process
Galaxy J7 Perx (Boost) on J727PVPU4BRH5
Spaceminer said:
I managed to find the firmware, however, it's behind a pay wall on servers in Iran. The firmware name is J727PVPU4BRH5 if you want to help look for it. As soon as find it on a free server, I'll post an update.
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Dear Sirs;
Having had to replace my originally bought (Nov 17, 2017) J7 Perx from Boost, then bricking it and replacing it with a Galaxy S6 refurb from Boost, which was then STOLEN by a "friend" of 6(six) years, has been replaced by a NEWER J7 Perx. This device received at lest 3, if not 4 OTA updates, one of which was a supplemental firmware/software update. About Phone (and Samsung INFO app) NOW reveal the following detail:
HARDWARE VERSION; J727P.02
Mfg date; 03/15/2018
Software Version; J727PVPU4BRH5
Android Version; 8.1.0
Samsung Experience; 9.5
Baseband Version; J7272PVPU4BRH5
Build Number; M1AJQ.J727PVPU4BRH5
Android Security Patch; August 1, 2018.
If given instruction and link to necessary utility to extract the firmware from my device to my PC, I would be more than pleased to provide the files(s) procured from that process.
I look forward to hearing more about possible deodexed firmware to ROOT my newest device.
A custom ROM would be nice, too.
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Guess I should have browsed a few more posts before posting.
I found the link to all the 8.x firmwares for the various models, and must say "Bravo!" for the Herculean effort expended to collect, upload and make all that available.
Thanks!

Any TWRP / Root solutions for Galaxy J7 Neo SM-J701M?

The bootloader is unlocked and I have booted into a couple of versions of twrp but they're all really unstable and they end up causing my phone to boot loop when I try to flash something/reboot. Has anyone else had any luck with this phone?
Something to try?
killahkidd247 said:
The bootloader is unlocked and I have booted into a couple of versions of twrp but they're all really unstable and they end up causing my phone to boot loop when I try to flash something/reboot. Has anyone else had any luck with this phone?
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Below is copy of what I posted on this forum: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...dnzto-twrp-t3671537/post83006479#post83006479
Don't know guys, for sure this device doesn't have a custom ROM ...Yet! I hope but if you have an unlocked bootloader(and if you don't, as I did, there's still hope) it can still be rooted, I used this method here to root:
https://unofficialtwrp.com/root-twrp...-neo-sm-j701m/
I used it on my device (SM-J701M) and it worked, the TWRP version is unofficial (It's supposed to be compatible with J7 core, J7 neo & J7 nxt models) and a bit buggy but it's better than nothing, and you'll get root, so if it helps kudos to you all.
A word of caution: make a backup, it's pretty easy with SmartSwitch
For those who may have a locked bootloader after the Oreo update as I did, you can reinstall/flash your firmware from SamMobile (https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/ga...ware/#SM-J701M), using Odin, in most cases, the security patch is not upgraded yet and the firmware version still has the option to unlock bootloader in Developer Options.
You will have to create an account, and you must be specific with your device's carrier, take a note of your baseband version as that will give you an idea of the firmware you will download. I've also successfully upgraded to Pie. Hope this helps, Good Luck.
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As an addendum to my previous post, I found these pages also helpful, so perhaps you too will:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...prime-t3716355
https://www.androidexplained.com/gal...tore-firmware/
Hopefully you may get something out of it.

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