How To Guide OTA and Non-OTA Firmware for S22 Ultra SM-S908U and S22 Ultra SM-S908U1 Versions
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I think you are very confused about a few things. If you want sim unlocked your device needs to be paid off. Flashing U1 firmware dies not sim unlock your device or bootloader. U1 firmware is carrier un-branded. Meaning it's not tied to one carrier ( no carrier bloat or carrier specific apps). To flash U1 firmware your device DOES NOT need to be unlocked, just download the files extract and flash with Odin. You may want to get a better understanding of things because I'm not sure that you understand basic firmware flashing.
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wr3cckl3ss1
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I refuse to update my S22. I'm just waiting til someone comes along and finishes BadSpin on it or adds on to it...so we can get full root. Kernel r/w is still good. But we need a little bit more. Lol. Oh and the S23.....I'll be dead if that goes anything higher than April firmware.
Quick question for the folks here that have upgraded to the S23 Ultra... Do any of you have the 8gb Ram/ 256gb version? If so how how's the RAM holding up for you so far? I know the S22 Ultra 8gb/ 128gb version got a lot of flak because the RAM wasn't good enough so I'm trying to figure out if the same holds true for the S23 Ultra or not.
I'm thinking of trading in and upgrading and trying to decide whether to go for the 12gb RAM/ 512 version or if I can get away with the 8gb RAM/ 256 for a lower price since I don't really need the larger 512gb hard drive space.
My lazy self should've probably posted this in the S23 Ultra thread
I'm thinking of trading in and upgrading and trying to decide whether to go for the 12gb RAM/ 512 version or if I can get away with the 8gb RAM/ 256 for a lower price since I don't really need the larger 512gb hard drive space.
My lazy self should've probably posted this in the S23 Ultra thread
Verizon's carrier locked S22 line should start rolling out the June security update OTA today.
I currently have the option of getting the 8gb RAM/ 256 version for $200 less hence my question...
I see it like this as far as root. I have a rooted Note 9..S20+..Note10+...Note 20ultra..S10+...what have I done after root? Absolutely nothing....but flex and say yep they are rooted.
wr3cckl3ss1
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You just haven't found the right thing to occupy your mind in. The chase is always 100 percent fun. But what's 1000 percent better is breaking up what Samsung calls security and protection. Minus the encryption stuff. You would be surprised how much you can see in plain sight and literally PLAIN SIGHT. The best place to look is /etc. If you ASKS me, it's hilarious.
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This worked great!
I was trying to push (via ADB) the " -Galaxy S22 Ultra (SM-S908U1):
Beta 1 (XAA CSC): CHW3->ZWIA (Thanks to @Robert Smali)" from "https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...2-ultra-beta-thread-update-zip-files.4615057/"
My phone is a S22 Ultra bought from Verizon and ADB would not complete the file transfer because of a Status 1 error (trying to push an older file? or possibly because my Verizon phone wasn't showing as U1). Regardless of the exact cause of my issue, I was able to follow @sincer 's Steps to reset and push the U version of CHW3; Waited ~10 minutes, and I pushed the U1 versions (without a USERDATA file, because they aren't present in Unlocked CSC folders [from my knowledge, USERDATA is a carrier specific file].
Once I had pushed the U1 of CHW3 using Odin, I was able to follow the other thread's means of updating via ADB and that got me all the way to One UI 6 Beta on my Verizon bought S22 Ultra.
After that: I simply had to use Samsung Smart-Switch to restore all of my apps/files/settings/etc; and since, I'm off to the races.
Thanks for the insight @sincer. -
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See Post #2 and #3 for the Links to the Firmware
All of the firmware posted here can be flashed on any U or U1 Device. Each of the firmware's are NOT carrier dependent and only has carrier labels listed in order to have an idea if you might get OTA when you flash it.
The firmware packages house each of the carrier's information, features, bloat, splash screens etc. (That's why they roll in at over 7Gb). When you flash a firmware the installation package reads your SIM, determines what carrier you're using and then installs the "package" that's designed for your carrier
S908USQU1AVA7 (Totally fake Firmware. I just made it up for example purposes)
S=Galaxy S
908U or F etc, the model of device
SQ, FX etc = CPU and model specific
U,S,E = Update, Security, Engineering, respectively
1,2,3,4,5 etc = bootloader revision (This is important! You cannot go to a previous revision)
A, B, C etc = Android version
U, V = Year (U=2021, V=2022 etc)
A,B,C etc = month (January A - December L)
1 - 9 and then A - Z =build compilation. This basically means how many builds there are in a month. They start at 1 and go to Z
So S908USQU1DVAM would be
S908-U-SQ-U-1-A-V-A-7
S908U (S22 Ultra Carrier version), SQ (Snapdragon), U (Update), 1 (Bootloader version), A (Build 12), V (2022), A (January), 7 (7th build)
BL- Boot Loader
AP - Application Processor (also termed PDA), this is the system partitions, recovery etc,
CP - This is the Modem
CSC - Consumer Software Customization. This is all of the stuff that contains the different carrier features, wi-fi calling, APN stuff like that. You'll notice that this file is getting as big(If not bigger) than the AP file with the system information.
HOME_CSC - This is still the "Same" as the CSC, except it retains the CSC information that is flashed on the device. It wont wipe your device like the normal CSC will. This is part of the package in the OTA that doesn't wipe your phone
USERDATA - Carrier files, this "Brands" the device to your carrier
How to enter Download Mode:
Turn off the device.Connect USB cable to your PC (Leave it disconnected from the phone)Press and hold down the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons. While they are still pressed, plug in the USB cable into your phone.The phone will go into download mode press volume up. In Odin you will see that phone is added.
A decent writeup on how to use Odin:
From samsungfirmware.net How to Flash Samsung Phone Firmware Using Odin***You MUST use one of the Patched versions of Odin in post #2 or #3 when flashing***
Dirty Flash:
I would only do this if you are having to manually update to the newer firmware and would not do it if you are coming/going to U/U1 or from beta firmware or if you are on an old firmware. I'd also highly recommend doing a back up prior to the doing thisLoad these into OdinBLAPCPHOME_CSC
Do NOT flash CSC or USERDATA (If it's in the download package), either of these WILL wipe your device.This is a "dirty flash" and these can sometimes cause issues. Keep in mind if things start going sideways and stuff starts not working right, your first step to a solution will be to wipe the device.15S908U1 - Unlocked Versions
Bootloader 2 - If you are on a Bootloader 2 firmware you can NOT go back to a Bootloader 1 firmware, there is NO workaround. See Post 1 to determine which bootloader you're on13/OneUI 5.0 BETA -You MUST be on S908U1UEU2AVF7 in order to update to this beta.This is BL 2 so you can go back to stock, but if you do it's HIGHLY recommended to not dirty flash (It might not let you so be prepared to wipe)BETA1>BETA2 - S908U1UEU2ZVHK Thanks for the file @Venom0642You MUST be on S908U1UEU2ZVH4 in order to update to Beta 2 (ZVHK)Bootloader 1S908U1UEU1AVA6 - Thanks to 66880]@southern87 for the MIRROROdin3_v3.13.3b Patched: HEREOdin3_v3.14.4 Patched: HERE14S908U - Carrier Versions
Bootloader 2 - If you are on a Bootloader 2 firmware you can NOT go back to a Bootloader 1 firmware, there is NO workaround. See Post 1 to determine which bootloader you're onS908USQU2AVE4 - ATT/CHA/CCT/TMB/VZW thanks to @Venom0642 for the linkS908USQS2AVDC - ATT/TMB thanks for the link @hyeltonBootloader 1S908USQU1AVCK - TMBS908USQU1AVCJ - ATT/CCT/CHA/VZWS908USQU1AVC8 - ATT/CCT/CHA/TMB/VZWOdin3_v3.13.3b Patched: HEREOdin3_v3.14.4 Patched: HERE7
There's VERY little chance you'll brick (The only way that I know you can is pulling the USB cable when flashing), that aside, it'll just error before the flash could happen.
That being said, If you have a S908U or S908U1 device you can flash ANY of the firmware on this post. The firmware is not Carrier agnostic, the only reason there are carrier tags next to the posted firmware is to let people if they flash a specific one whether or not that is the current stock one and will get OTA in future releases.
Most of that info is in the OP (I think.......), and if you're not too familiar with the process, I highly advise taking the time to read thru the pages, almost everything you'll need to know has been posted.
If you can't find something ask, most everyone is super helpful
