I fear posting a thread to sites like this, because this technology is just outside my level of experience. I've attempted to root one phone before, and that was a success. I tried to search for a similar thread, but haven't seen it.
I bought a Sprint S8+, but when I got married, my wife had a Verizon plan, and I moved over to it. My preference is to stay on the Verizon plan, but I want to have an image that is better designed for it - in particular, I want to make sure that I am able to use ANY features that the Sprint phone isn't letting me. So, I have a few questions, and I'm not looking for all the answers, but even just some direction would be wonderfully appreciated.
Assumptions:
Samsung S8+ SM-G955U unless otherwise stated
G955USQU8DTI3, Android 9 unless otherwise stated
Sec Patch Sept 1, 2020 unless N/A
I would like to flash the latest Verizon image onto my Sprint phone. Since Verizon doesn't use the same type of network (and now let's throw in the T-Mobile joy-ride) does that complicate things further?
1) Can a phone safely be flashed/rooted to have a different company's image on it as long as it is the same model. (Bonus question: Are there other phones that do allow this if the assumed phone doesn't?)
2) Once rooted, are there any particular issues that I need to be careful of doing?
3) What am I not getting, if I'm missing this entirely?
Another phone of mine (LG VS986) is a Verizon model, and won't allow the hotspot to work since the SIM is a T-Mobile. You'd think that I'd just get smart and swap the SIM cards, but the LG is just not a Samsung. In reality, it is my spare, and I'm not moving my primary phone's usage to the LG from a S8+.
Again, I'd be deeply grateful to anyone who can shove me in the right direction.
FasterThanLightRobb
(But probably slow as molasses in this case.)
I bought a Sprint S8+, but when I got married, my wife had a Verizon plan, and I moved over to it. My preference is to stay on the Verizon plan, but I want to have an image that is better designed for it - in particular, I want to make sure that I am able to use ANY features that the Sprint phone isn't letting me. So, I have a few questions, and I'm not looking for all the answers, but even just some direction would be wonderfully appreciated.
Assumptions:
Samsung S8+ SM-G955U unless otherwise stated
G955USQU8DTI3, Android 9 unless otherwise stated
Sec Patch Sept 1, 2020 unless N/A
I would like to flash the latest Verizon image onto my Sprint phone. Since Verizon doesn't use the same type of network (and now let's throw in the T-Mobile joy-ride) does that complicate things further?
1) Can a phone safely be flashed/rooted to have a different company's image on it as long as it is the same model. (Bonus question: Are there other phones that do allow this if the assumed phone doesn't?)
2) Once rooted, are there any particular issues that I need to be careful of doing?
3) What am I not getting, if I'm missing this entirely?
Another phone of mine (LG VS986) is a Verizon model, and won't allow the hotspot to work since the SIM is a T-Mobile. You'd think that I'd just get smart and swap the SIM cards, but the LG is just not a Samsung. In reality, it is my spare, and I'm not moving my primary phone's usage to the LG from a S8+.
Again, I'd be deeply grateful to anyone who can shove me in the right direction.
FasterThanLightRobb
(But probably slow as molasses in this case.)
