[Bounty] SM-N975U1 Note 10+ (USA unlocked version) bootloader unlock and root method

[Fly-n-High]

At least he/she is trying...

 

[117micc]

I agree. But the horologist post was hysterical, don't you agree?

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Yes I agree but that isn't an excuse to be rude, and yes at least they are trying and supportive, they pledged $700 so I'm thankful

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[Limeybastard]

Yes I agree but that isn't an excuse to be rude, and yes at least they are trying and supportive, they pledged $700 so I'm thankful

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Yep very nice of him or her for that pledge.

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[pcriz]

At least he/she is trying...

A better effort is putting in the research so you don't write up a long post about things that definitely won't work.

People didn't start caring about this the day this thread started. So ignoring all the trial and error that came before this point just wastes everyone's time, if the method they suggested had any weight we would have unlocked the bootloader years ago.

Anyone taking the time to research is trying.

 

[RuggedHunter]

Well if people know anyone on here we can get a team and unlock the bootloader/root I've been trying to find possible "bugs" but nothing at all its extremely hard because older tricks that people used are patched and I'm still running 9.0 on my note 10 and still nothing.... I dont want to update to 10.0 till people find a root method but its extremely hard now a days but with a team I feel like it could be done

The day after i bought my S4 from ATT they pushed the jellybean update which knoxed everything up.....safestrap...lol. I've been following this fight since DAY ONE. You'd be dumb to care to try and root your carrier note 10. Sell it on swappa. Take the money and buy an international version. Done. Otherwise, root just isn't that important to you or you made an unwise decision and choose to continue wallowing in the repercussions of it.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...rnel-kernel-execution-loading-custom-t2812650

Fun days..

 

[smartazz220]

i been (what seems like) working alone for months n months now.. nit one person has messaged me or even indicated they were also trying lol

im making headway on n960u today.. i can now write to system vendor and odm partitions on combo using my already posted n9 combo root and an olllld trick im surprised even works lol

DUDE nice dm me and I'll see what I can do to help you just lost my job so now i have a bunch of free time also little back story I use to work at a phone store cant disclose what one but they said that we cant unlock the bootloader even if the phone is paid off so to the people that say you can.... there is no way in the u.s they said they dont want people messing with there o.s just a fyi

 

[pcriz]

The day after i bought my S4 from ATT they pushed the jellybean update which knoxed everything up.....safestrap...lol. I've been following this fight since DAY ONE. You'd be dumb to care to try and root your carrier note 10. Sell it on swappa. Take the money and buy an international version. Done. Otherwise, root just isn't that important to you or you made an unwise decision and choose to continue wallowing in the repercussions of it.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...rnel-kernel-execution-loading-custom-t2812650

Fun days..

The only issue there is cost. The idea isn't that root or unlockable bootloaders are unattainable. It's just that something seems fundamentally wrong if it needs to come at a premium. I personally have no interest in paying full price plus some for a phone that will be worth half that in 90 days time. Not to mention most people shouldn't pay that much regardless or simply can't afford to. It's all a huge up sale to aid carrier subsidized pricing, which you won't be able to take advantage of importing an F model. We won't even get into warranty support.


Just for clarity for anyone reading these. The bootloaders are locked by region. So someone might interpret "international" as the unlocked varient, which is still bootloader locked in North America.

 

[RuggedHunter]

The only issue there is cost. The idea isn't that root or unlockable bootloaders are unattainable. It's just that something seems fundamentally wrong if it needs to come at a premium. I personally have no interest in paying full price plus some for a phone that will be worth half that in 90 days time. Not to mention most people shouldn't pay that much regardless or simply can't afford to. It's all a huge up sale to aid carrier subsidized pricing, which you won't be able to take advantage of importing an F model. We won't even get into warranty support.


Just for clarity for anyone reading these. The bootloaders are locked by region. So someone might interpret "international" as the unlocked varient, which is still bootloader locked in North America.

You can take your carrier n975u (carrier unlocked) and sell it on swappa right now for $700. Then take that $700 and buy an international n975f (region unlocked). Nearly an even money exchange. No premium.

 

[lucky_strike33]

You can take your carrier n975u (carrier unlocked) and sell it on swappa right now for $700. Then take that $700 and buy an international n975f (region unlocked). Nearly an even money exchange. No premium.

will the international device work on USA carriers???

 

[Limeybastard]

The only issue there is cost. The idea isn't that root or unlockable bootloaders are unattainable. It's just that something seems fundamentally wrong if it needs to come at a premium. I personally have no interest in paying full price plus some for a phone that will be worth half that in 90 days time. Not to mention most people shouldn't pay that much regardless or simply can't afford to. It's all a huge up sale to aid carrier subsidized pricing, which you won't be able to take advantage of importing an F model. We won't even get into warranty support.


Just for clarity for anyone reading these. The bootloaders are locked by region. So someone might interpret "international" as the unlocked varient, which is still bootloader locked in North America.

Don't understand your last sentence.

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[pcriz]

Don't understand your last sentence.

The comment I responded to said something about it being pointless to try to unlock the bootloader on a carrier model. As if the (sim) unlocked are an exception. If they are locked in your region they usually are all bootloader locked.

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You can take your carrier n975u (carrier unlocked) and sell it on swappa right now for $700. Then take that $700 and buy an international n975f (region unlocked). Nearly an even money exchange. No premium.

That only applies to people that paid in full and a lot of people don't pay in full. Does swappa let you sell devices still on lease? That was my point. A lot of users subsidize.

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will the international device work on USA carriers???

Yes. You just lose warranty support and maybe some (not all) lte bands depending on your carrier. 5g probably wouldn't work.

 

[Limeybastard]

The comment I responded to said something about it being pointless to try to unlock the bootloader on a carrier model. As if the (sim) unlocked are an exception. If they are locked in your region they usually are all bootloader locked.

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That only applies to people that paid in full and a lot of people don't pay in full. Does swappa let you sell devices still on lease? That was my point. A lot of users subsidize.

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Yes. You just lose warranty support and maybe some (not all) lte bands depending on your carrier. 5g probably wouldn't work.

Thanks for the clarification, it almost sounded like you were saying F models won't work in the USA.[emoji1787] But then again English is my 1st language. Lol

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[RuggedHunter]

That only applies to people that paid in full and a lot of people don't pay in full. Does swappa let you sell devices still on lease? That was my point. A lot of users subsidize.

Absolutely, yes you may sell your subsidized device. ?

Go buy any phone you want from ATT for $30 per month. SELL it on Swappa. Take the $700 you got from selling that ATT phone and go buy a mint international n975f for the same price. Continue paying your $30 a month to ATT for the phone that you bought from them (and then sold).

It's legit. Don't take my word for it, ask ATT outright.... there's nothing to hide. That's what most of us in USA do.... I've been doing it for 6 years and several devices.

Edit: International n97f is a GSM network device...so no joy for VZW/SPR users.

 

[pcriz]

Absolutely, yes you may sell your subsidized device. ?

Go buy any phone you want from ATT for $30 per month. SELL it on Swappa. Take the $700 you got from selling that ATT phone and go buy a mint international n975f for the same price. Continue paying your $30 a month to ATT for the phone that you bought from them (and then sold).

It's legit. Don't take my word for it, ask ATT outright.... there's nothing to hide. That's what most of us in USA do.... I've been doing it for 6 years and several devices.

Edit: International n97f is a GSM network device...so no joy for VZW/SPR users.

I mean I've sold on swappa quite a bit and I always noted their rules said otherwise about devices on plans. I suppose I don't know how they would check but swappa seems to look down on it.


Edit:
I should clarify that I meant the rules of the market site you're using to sell and not the carrier. The carrier only cares as long as they're getting paid so you can buy a phone and launch it into space.

 

[RuggedHunter]

I mean I've sold on swappa quite a bit and I always noted their rules said otherwise about devices on plans. I suppose I don't know how they would check but swappa seems to look down on it.

Huh. I never noticed it. There's no way for swappa to confirm. I guess buyer beware since it's rampant. And if you're buying any carrier device, hopefully your seller isn't an a$$hole and gets your device blacklisted.

When I needed to upgrade my ATT S4, I bought a subsidized Note 4 from ATT with a two year contract. I sold that Note 5 on Swappa brand new, took the money and bought a used/mint international S6+....I guess I've bought my S8+ outright and had it imported from England. This Note 10+ I bought outright too. Checking my swappa history, I guess that's the only time I flipped one.... thought it was more often.

 

[Limeybastard]

Swappa doesn't allow items that are financed to be sold on their website. They simply run an IMEI check on your phone and will pull the ad.

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[elliwigy]

if only ppl in here spent as much time actually learning and trying to unlock the bl we'd probably have a real chance lol

im a believer actions speak louder than words.. this scenario is no different.. pledge, sign w.e but that takes a few minutes.. if ppl worked together to break it thatd really show them lol

 

[jim262]

Absolutely, yes you may sell your subsidized device.

Go buy any phone you want from ATT for $30 per month. SELL it on Swappa. Take the $700 you got from selling that ATT phone and go buy a mint international n975f for the same price. Continue paying your $30 a month to ATT for the phone that you bought from them (and then sold).

It's legit. Don't take my word for it, ask ATT outright.... there's nothing to hide. That's what most of us in USA do.... I've been doing it for 6 years and several devices.

Edit: International n97f is a GSM network device...so no joy for VZW/SPR users.

The reality is they do not want you to sell devices on payment plans unless they are paid off. Reason if you sell the device and then for whatever reason default on the payments, the carrier will shut down the phone. The person that bought your phone essentially just paid top dollar for a paper weight. Deals like this doesn't reflect well on Swappa.

 

[117micc]

Congrats everyone on the hard work of reaching over 300 individual signatures on our Samsung bootloader unlock petition!

We could not have made it this far without your commitment, support and motivation. I could not have done any of this without each and every single person that has participated in anyways possible.

Thank you!!!

For reaching the goal we should all share this again on our social media. I contributed $26 to the petition to get it in front of 650 more people! Hopefully that will help.

Thanks again and hopefully we can gain enough signatures to get Samsung attention.

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[jim262]

Good Luck