General AWHR - SEP | GALAXY S23 Ultra 5G | Official Firmware (SM-S918B) | 15th September

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MrDusan

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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Older devices are getting only the security patch with the update, and from what we've heard, a much bigger update is being prepared for the s23 series. I guess that's the reason for the wait.
 
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nmt1900

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Would happily wait if any of bigger bugs would be fixed instead of receiving "nothingburger of security patches" yesterday. If no bigger bugfixes this month, then we will end up waiting for another month which is obviously a longer time.
 

Novel Radish

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Dec 6, 2017
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Hey guys,
need your help. I bought a phone on eBay, but my device doesn't have any Samsung apps like SPay, Galaxy Store, and I don't have a chance to install a dark theme. I assume I need to flush with a different country firmware? or do I need to switch to another CSC?
P.S. For the moment, I tried to install all of the apps, but the system is not allowing me to do that.
Please advise.
 

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the_alchemis7

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Jan 22, 2011
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Hey guys,
need your help. I bought a phone on eBay, but my device doesn't have any Samsung apps like SPay, Galaxy Store, and I don't have a chance to install a dark theme. I assume I need to flush with a different country firmware? or do I need to switch to another CSC?
P.S. For the moment, I tried to install all of the apps, but the system is not allowing me to do that.
Please advise.
What phone do you think you've bought?
 

Jason379

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Apr 2, 2018
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Hey guys,
need your help. I bought a phone on eBay, but my device doesn't have any Samsung apps like SPay, Galaxy Store, and I don't have a chance to install a dark theme. I assume I need to flush with a different country firmware? or do I need to switch to another CSC?
P.S. For the moment, I tried to install all of the apps, but the system is not allowing me to do that.
Please advise.
Sorry, but your phone isn't even a legit Samsung phone. You have been scammed
 

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    In this thread, you can discuss and share the Mega links of new firmwares (OFFICIAL STOCK) for the Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G!
    NO CUSTOM ROM's and/or ROOT-talk

    How to flash the firmware to your phone:

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    1. Extract (un-rar) the firmware file (i.e. to folder C:\Odin) ***
    2. Download Odin v3.14.4
    3. Extract the Odin ZIP file (i.e. to folder C:\Odin)
    4. Open Odin
    5. Power OFF your S23 Ultra 5G
    6. Reboot Phone in Download Mode: Connect USB-cable to your computer. Hold down "Volume up" and "Volume down" at same time. While holding down, connect the USB-cable to your phone. Or use the command "adb reboot-bootloader".
    7. Wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
    8. Add the firmware files to their designated slots (AP in AP, BL in BL, CP in CP, HOME_CSC in CSC). USERDATA stays EMPTY!
    10. Click the start button, sit back and wait few minutes for the device to automatically restart.

    *** You can always find the LATEST firmware in message #2

    I have taken over these threads and they are dedicated to the memory of Henk, you can read more about him here:
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    Latest firmware for the Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G

    This is the latest ROM for Multi-CSC OXM and can be used for ALL CSC's mentioned in Multi-CSC OXM!
    This is an official Samsung ROM so KNOX will not be triggered!


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    What's new:
    * July security patches (Samsung Android Security Updates)
    * Device stability improvements, bug fixes.
    * New and / or enhanced features.
    * Further improvements to performance.

    Model SM-S918B
    Model name Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G
    Country Multi-CSC OXM
    Version Android 13
    Security Patch Level 2023-07-01
    Build Date
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    Multi-CSC OXM
    PDA S918BXXS1AWF7
    CSC S918BOXM3AWF7

    Details for download with Frija:

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    Unzip the archive and place the files in the designated slots in Odin 3.14.4

    HOME_CSC_OXM -> data will stay intact
    CSC_OXM -> device will reset to factory settings

    (No about screen while I am on the Android 14 beta!)
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