Question About Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)

[Chrisx185]

Hello everyone im having a hard time identifying the model number of my Galaxy Tab A 8.4 2020 edition by t-mobile. it states on device checker that its model number is Sm-T307U so when i try to look up root methods and custom roms for this device theres hardly any information found. Is it because this tablet is relatively new ? or do i have the wrong model number?

i would appreciate any help and knowledge on this matter thank you ! :fingers-crossed:

 

[MrPolite]

That is the model number. I own one too. There is no OEM unlock which makes it highly unlikely this model will ever be rooted or have ROMs produced for it.

 

[friedsonjm]

I'm concerned if there will ever be any updates for it, even security updates...

 

[blair99]

That is the model number. I own one too. There is no OEM unlock which makes it highly unlikely this model will ever be rooted or have ROMs produced for it.

anyone fine a way to make the oem unlock appear.? trying to root it or know a tutorial to root this device?

 

[jhford]

anyone fine a way to make the oem unlock appear.? trying to root it or know a tutorial to root this device?

I have the same Tab which I received from T-Mobile. I want to root it and install a Custom ROM, but I need to unlock the bootloader first. Has there been any progress on this issue?
Thanks

 

[blair99]

Nope spent hours reading forums abs talking to people on Facebook pages found no solution

 

[jhford]

Nope spent hours reading forums abs talking to people on Facebook pages found no solution

Disappointing

 

[rollann]

if you go to settings and enable developer options, you can turn on the "OEM unlocking" which says that it will allow the bootloader to be unlocked

 

[Darren_J]

if you go to settings and enable developer options, you can turn on the "OEM unlocking" which says that it will allow the bootloader to be unlocked

Can anyone comment on this? I do not own this tablet yet, but I do want to make sure that this option is available since I do intend to root it once I bought it. Any insights will be appreciated!

 

[MrPolite]

if you go to settings and enable developer options, you can turn on the "OEM unlocking" which says that it will allow the bootloader to be unlocked

Can anyone comment on this? I do not own this tablet yet, but I do want to make sure that this option is available since I do intend to root it once I bought it. Any insights will be appreciated!

For T-Mobile nothing has changed and there is not OEM unlock. As of today.

 

[Darren_J]

For T-Mobile nothing has changed and there is not OEM unlock. As of today.

Thanks a lot! I wonder if flashing different firmware would make a difference. I might experiment in a few days.

 

[kcwind]

I'd like to just find the stock firmware for it. It doesn't show up on the sammobile site and I don't know if I trust some of the other places where they say they have it. Need to flash the stock firmware in order to get rid of a Google Lock. If anyone knows of a trustworthy source, please post it. Thanks!

 

[Darren_J]

I'd like to just find the stock firmware for it. It doesn't show up on the sammobile site and I don't know if I trust some of the other places where they say they have it. Need to flash the stock firmware in order to get rid of a Google Lock. If anyone knows of a trustworthy source, please post it. Thanks!

The latest one I have on my device is T307USQS4BTL1. I found it on https://samfrew.com/download/Galaxy...2020-__/4hbc/SPR/T307USQS4BTL1/T307UOYN4BTL1/ but I haven't tested it myself. Hope it's kinda helpful.

 

[kcwind]

Yeah, I've seen that one out there, along with a few on other sites that I don't really know if they're trustworthy or not. I was hoping there was something out there on a website that someone could vouch for before I downloaded it. I think I'll just have to see which site looks the least likely to have malware on it. Thanks for the reply!

 

[Vortell]

I hope one is found out

 

[LisaMaria]

Did someone fix this for me

 

[lewmur]

Hello everyone im having a hard time identifying the model number of my Galaxy Tab A 8.4 2020 edition by t-mobile. it states on device checker that its model number is Sm-T307U so when i try to look up root methods and custom roms for this device theres hardly any information found. Is it because this tablet is relatively new ? or do i have the wrong model number?

i would appreciate any help and knowledge on this matter thank you ! :fingers-crossed:

It is because the bootloader is locked by the carrier. You can't root it or install custome ROMs, unless T-Mobile unlocks it.

 

[JustafiablyCertified]

I have the same Tab which I received from T-Mobile. I want to root it and install a Custom ROM, but I need to unlock the bootloader first. Has there been any progress on this issue?
Thanks

I have same One and it comes stock unlocked and i know this because, it was given to me locked with no way to unlock using the pin or email, and ive tried every way under the sun from 3rd party to stock flashing to sideloading, and i know that is unlocked by default because i cant use ADB/Fastboot(which requires USB debug) which is found in developer mode, and my cousin who owned it, was not tech savy cuz he always came to me for problems so i know he didnt unlock developer mode and it isnt by default. However i was able to boot to bootloader(download mode) so that is why i believe this is so, of course i could be wrong it's not bulletproof.