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Sprint question: in the US, Sprint MNVO users can buy A205U for $249, but it has no OEM Unlock (Settings -> Developer -> OEM Unlock). Or we can buy A205G/DS for $179, which supports OEM Unlock (hooray!), but it is GSM-only (there is no Settings->Reset->Update Profile), so won't activate on the...

I'm guessing almost all the MetroPCS A20s on craigslist were given "free with contract" so the initial 24-month contract is not up yet (your case may be different). In that case, I'd expect MetroPCS(Tmo) to eventually put the MEID onto their blacklist. The carriers used to honor each others'...

Can anyone confirm whether the unlocked A20s on Amazon (mostly A520G/DF for about $180 USD) have unlockable bootloader? I'm interesting in running a GSI on an A20 inside the United States with T-Mobile.

I'd like to buy an A20 in the US, and want to be sure I can run GSIs on it. Which versions of the A20 are available in the US, with unlockable bootloader? GSMarena gives the following part numbers: - SM-A205FN/DS (Global) - SM-A205U (USA) - SM-A205W (Canada) - SM-A205F/DS - SM-A205GN/DS -...

For security updates, you can watch the list of security fixes at https://www.lineageoslog.com/14.1 (type "security" in the Filter box). Generally, the Security Patch Level is routinely updated to the 5th of each month unless a significant flaw has been fixed. You could update whenever there...

Thanks, MadBat99. I did not find an Odin ND8 (it looks like most of the ROM sites are paywall now?), but I found an ND8 "one-click installer" from RWilco12, which worked great. I wonder if I can use that later on my OH1 phone (should the need arise); both ND8 and OH1 are after Knox.

I have two Sprint L710s; one has baseband L710VPUDOH1 and one has L710VPUDND8. Both are running LOS 14.1. I have a OEM/stock nandroid from the OH1 phone, but not from the ND8. I'm trying to do a OEM Restore on the D8 phone, so that I can run a carrier activation. When I restore the backup...

Thanks, Joker1716. The first look is good: after wipe+flash of 20181223 ROM only, the test SPH-L710 sees its own MEID and Sprint towers. FYI, I tried my own build of Lineage 14.1, and pulled vendor blobs from the phone with your 20181223 ROM, and that also seems to build cleanly, boot and...

I think there may be two issues: fix needed to correct APN to get MMS and data; and a separate issue that the SIM is unreadable in later builds. I can boot a spare SPH-L710 (which has not been on any carrier since RingPlus died), and wipe it and flash the 4/10 build (just the ROM, no gApps, no...

I'm using Tello (Sprint MNVO), and I am able to get SIM recognized with the 4-10-18 ROM; but having trouble upgrading. For reference, I'm doing a Clean Flash (Wipe data, system, cache, and dalvik/art cache) then flashing the 4-10-18 ROM, plus GApps, plus add-on SU, plus the universal APN fix...