Galaxy S10 SCV41

[Bruce James]

I own the Galaxy S10 SCV41 which I bought in Japan, where I live. The carrier is AU.
I really, but really, would love to ditch this bloated ROM that AU shipped with this great phone. But all my searches online ended up no where.
Question: Does anyone have experience in using any custom ROM on this device?
Any tips super appreciated, I am really frustrated for not flashing my own ROM for the first in at least 8 years...
Thanks in advance,
Bruce

 

[TJ1444]

I own the Galaxy S10 SCV41 which I bought in Japan, where I live. The carrier is AU.
I really, but really, would love to ditch this bloated ROM that AU shipped with this great phone. But all my searches online ended up no where.
Question: Does anyone have experience in using any custom ROM on this device?
Any tips super appreciated, I am really frustrated for not flashing my own ROM for the first in at least 8 years...
Thanks in advance,
Bruce

i just bought it two days ago may i know did you solve your problem?

 

[brucejames.jp]

Bruce here, I'm the OP.
No, I did not solve my problem. I do not dare flashing one of the several ROMs I found for the Galaxy S10 as they do not mention the SCV41 model. I am afraid to brick my phone.

All I managed was to uninstall, and whenever that was not possible, completely disable, a long list of bloated apps. Not what I wanted, but the phone is now actually very light as it is.

Anyway, this is beyond frustrating. Please do share any solution you may find, I would follow it suit.

 

[hazman.haniff]

Have u tried to unlock its bootloader first? It is unlockable or not?

 

[brucejames.jp]

I still did not try, I am not sure whether it is possible.

 

[hazman.haniff]

I still did not try, I am not sure whether it is possible.

Can you check the 'OEM unlocking' whether it can be toggle on/off at developer options.. If the button greyed out, means the bootloader says no

 

[brucejames.jp]

It can be toggled on and off. Thus I gather that the bootloader can be unlocked.
But then what? How to flash a suitable ROM?

 

[TJ1444]

Have u tried to unlock its bootloader first? It is unlockable or not?

I sold the phone hahaha. But I think is unlocked able . Wait I buy again the phone I will try again

 

[TJ1444]

It can be toggled on and off. Thus I gather that the bootloader can be unlocked.
But then what? How to flash a suitable ROM?

Try to fastboot and root it. And download twrp I think. Then just search the stock ROM and clean install it

 

[brucejames.jp]

Yeah, I know the theory, I've done over 10 times in 4 different phones I owned.
But in those cases all ROMs specifically indicated my phone model as compatible.
In this case, no ROM mentions the SCV41 model. And that makes me really uneasy...

 

[TJ1444]

Yeah, I know the theory, I've done over 10 times in 4 different phones I owned.
But in those cases all ROMs specifically indicated my phone model as compatible.
In this case, no ROM mentions the SCV41 model. And that makes me really uneasy...

maybe should try it stock ROM first. If can you should be able to flash any ROM you can.

 

[TJ1444]

Please try to back up before you flash

 

[hazman.haniff]

maybe should try it stock ROM first. If can you should be able to flash any ROM you can.

I already checked about S10, only the exynos version can unlock bootloader and do custom roms..meanwhile the snapdragon variant only Hong Kong version can be unlock..

 

[TJ1444]

If the phone are your backup phone you can try. If not I don't suggest you do it might be brick

 

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