Flashing G930U to G930V

[JupoozunEd3]

What are the steps to flash g930u on g930v?

I just purchased S7 from the ebay. Unfortunately it is a verizon version and I am not a fan to say at least. I am on ATT and also planning to travel, so I need many more LTE bands than G930V has. It is running G930VVZW4BRC3

- is it true that additional LTE bands can be enabled on any Qualcomm device? If not, at least I want to flash G930U onto G930V to get rid of crapware.


- I had downloaded the latest G930U firmware from the updato.com G930UUEU4BRD1. Is that the files to flash or are there various files around here on XDA, with fixes applied
- Do I just flash all the files from the zip via Odin?

is this guide still relevant? https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS7/comments/5izd45/snapdragon_flash_unlocked_u_firmware_with_other/

 

[djh816]

If you flash a newer U variant than your V variant that should be all that's needed. I went directly from BRA1 Verizon to BRA1 U AT&T without issue

Edit: As for odin files, plenty of builds out there but make sure you go with one ~2gb in size. Otherwise itll just be a partial update (~200mb normally). U and V are identical hardware so you won't get software issues other than xyz carrier app not being there (or depending on provider of SIM, data might also be an issue).

Reddit link looks valid but it's basically "get odin and flash your build that would work given your current software and model" (I had to go to generic V variant firmware from U before returning to verizon V variant as Verizon's recovery didn't like the U model). If issues, try different builds or different Odins

 

[JupoozunEd3]

Thanks!

What confused me the most is: https://www.phonemore.com/compare/p...m-g930v-vs-samsung-galaxy-s7-sm-g930a/3257631

Basically, it looks like g930v is missing some of the LTE bands.

I was able to install the latest G930U firmware, but now it is proving itself rather hard to verify what band my phone is using. It says LTE, but plenty of apps claim to display the LTE band, but none seem to do so.

 

[kani!bal]

Thanks!

What confused me the most is: https://www.phonemore.com/compare/p...m-g930v-vs-samsung-galaxy-s7-sm-g930a/3257631

Basically, it looks like g930v is missing some of the LTE bands.

I was able to install the latest G930U firmware, but now it is proving itself rather hard to verify what band my phone is using. It says LTE, but plenty of apps claim to display the LTE band, but none seem to do so.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/sp.../guide-enabling-additional-lte-bands-t3563474

this thread is a guide on how to enable certain bands on the phone being limited by firmware, as far as the hardware goes every s7 snapdragon have all the same contents just the firmware locking out to make it difficult to switch carriers.

 

[JupoozunEd3]

https://forum.xda-developers.com/sp.../guide-enabling-additional-lte-bands-t3563474

this thread is a guide on how to enable certain bands on the phone being limited by firmware, as far as the hardware goes every s7 snapdragon have all the same contents just the firmware locking out to make it difficult to switch carriers.

I figured it out. There is a code *#2263# that displays the band information. However, if SIM is in, it complains that "RAT selection is locked,". By removing the SIM, and rebooting, the *#2263# works and you can enable/disable bands.