Sprint to Regular

Is there a way to change an unlocked Sprint S6 into a regular S6 so I can use the regular ROMs?

Sprint showing 1x as 3G?

I've always wondered and the answer may be exactly what I suspect, but why does Sprint show 1x connections as 3G? All of my Sprint devices have done this. My best guess is that they do this to hide the fact that 1x connections are a lot more common than they would like their users to think. It just seems like a sketchy business practice.

unlock sprint note 5

how can i unlock my sprint note 5 ?

will upgrading to lollipop revert my unlocked lg ls980 sprint?

I unlocked my LG LS980 G2 Sprint and now use any sim of any of my country's networks. I have downloaded all the necessary files as advised by you for upgrading my unlocked LG LS980 G2 Sprint to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop based CM12 (nightly). My problem and question is: if I upgrade my unlocked LG LS980 G2 Sprint to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop based CM12 (nightly), will it still remain unlocked for me to use any sim of my choice or do I have to re-unlock it again?

Missing screen mirroring on non rooted note 5 on sprint SOLVED!

Ok on my non rooted note 5 on sprint the instructions about going to the settings and edit and select screen mirroring don't work, as IT'S NOT there. To enable it, take a picture, go to the album, select the picture, hit share, at the bottom click screen mirroring. Way to go Samsung and Sprint. I'm pretty sure that this is either the result of the last update or Sprint.

Nexus 5X & Sprint

I'm making this thread mainly to help others get up and running on Sprint. I suppose this can be the general Sprint N5X thread too.

In order to get service, we need to use a certain sim card. At least here in Houston, no stores actually carry the sim. Best Buy allegedly has the sim, but they're charging out the ass for it.

To order the sim, head to the international service chat. Inform them you need to order a sim for the Nexus 5X. Provide this ID number for the sim card: 019962040146. They'll ship it to you at no charge, and shipping is roughly 3 business days.

Feel free to post your own experiences with this whole process in this thread.

HTC one M8_WHL H/K sprint version no OS showing in bootlooder.

Hello all,
I bought this new HTC one m8 few days back, it was in kitkat so i tried the Software update thing, but it keeps searching it for hours then I tried to flash ROMs and then i messed up in TWRP. I accidentally deleted everything without any backup. I tried to flash CM12.1 (not nightly)+ gapps, the logo of cm appears and after that my phone auto reboot and same thing is happening again and again. What i did so far is, i changed my CID, I unlocked my device, tried flashing many ROMs like SkyDragon, and also tried many RUU.zip/RUU.exe files but non of them work. When i tried to open zip files it says cannot open the file/ file maybe damaged or corrupted. I can get into recovery(TWRP 2.8...) I tried to flash through SD but after showing successfully done I get back to this white HTC screen again.

I am seriously in trouble.. please somebody help. [IMG="Bootscreen"]file:///E:/12170665_10203560023361374_2099541715_n.jpg[/IMG]

(Q) Sprint Galaxy S3 MotherBoard Compatible With AT&T Galaxy S3?

Hello, I am wondering if the Sprint galaxy s3 mother board is compatible with the at&t galaxy s3? Thanks!

how to use the roms of other g2 models on ls980 (Sprint)

I wanted to know the method for installing the roms from other models of g2 on our ls980 Sprint model...

Anyone on Sprint planning on purchasing?

Does it work on Sprint? I understand that it is not stated, however with the correct apn settings it could work.

Anyone get it working on Sprint yet?

I am under contract for another year with Sprint from when I purchased the Nexus 6 through them. I sold that phone after about 2 months due to the size but I kept the UICC(sim) card hoping it will work with the whatever phone came out in the future. Anyone successfully activated on Sprint yet? I don't have the phone yet but just wondering how much of a hassle I might have to go through. Sprint has a document on activating a 5X but it does nothing but show you how to basically turn the phone on and go through the wifi and google setup, lol.

http://support.sprint.com/support/tu...c9670001prd#!/

Lte on unlocked sprint s6 edge+ on t-mobile

Does anyone know if I can get lte working or is it possible to do

How I got my Sprint LG G2 (LS980) to work on T-Mobile - Guide with Screenshots

I have a Sprint LG G2 (LS980) that I wanted to use on T-mobile. There is a ton of info scattered in various threads on achieving bits and pieces of this task, but nothing I could follow straight through to get it done. I did not come up with any of the info in here, I just assembled it to form a guide that I used to successfully get my LS980 working on T-Mobile. Thanks to all the hard work of everyone else who wrote the apps I used, and those who came up with the exploits that made it all possible.

(Also, I wrote this in HTML before I realized I had to use BBCode here. I used a HTML to BBCode converter, so if something looks formatted weird, let me know, I might have overlooked it)

Apps Used

• RootBrowser


• RadioSwitcher


• RootChecker


• ChangeAPN


• ROMToolbox Lite

Flash Stock Rom
Based on steps here.

Downloads

• Download firmware and dll files for your specific phone model
  • I used LS980ZVA_01.tot& LGLS980_20130904_LGFLASHv151.dll
  
  


• Download LGDrivers
  • File name: 'LGUnitedMobileDriver_S51MAN313AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3. 13.2.exe'
  
  
  • Original article says to get the Verizon Drivers if you're doing a verizon phone, however since I'm dealing specifically with the Sprint LS980 I didn't get them.
  
  


• Download LGFlashTool v1.8


• Download MegaLock.dll

Install LG Drivers

• Run the downloaded file 'LGUnitedMobileDriver_S51MAN313AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3.1 3.2.exe'


• Click Next through the prompts, they require no real configuration.


• If successful, you should get a prompt:

Quote:

LG United Mobile Driver Installed Successfully.

Setup LG Flash Tool

• Run the downloaded file Setup_LGFlashTool_1.8.1.1023.exe


• Click Next through the prompts, nothing needs unique configuration. It will install by default to C:\LG\LGFlashTool\


• Copy the downloaded MegaLock.dll from earlier into C:\LG\LGFlashTool, and over-write the one that is already there.

Boot into Download Mode

• Plug usb cable to computer


• On the phone, hold volume up and plug other end of usb cable into phone


• Screen will show 'Download Mode'

• The screen will then show 'Firmware Update'

• The device is now in Download Mode and ready to be flashed

Configure Port for Phone

• Open Device Manager and expand Ports (COM & LPT)


• Right click LGEAndroidNet USB Serial Port and choose Properties

• In the Properties window click the Port Settings tab, then click Advanced

• In the Advanced Settings window, set the COM Port Number to COM41 and click OK

• The entry in Device Manager should show as having COM41 now.

Flash the Phone

• Run LGFlashTool as Administrator
  • "C:\LG\LGFlashTool\LGFlashTool.exe"
  
  


• In the Model Config window that opens:
  • Check Select Manual Mode
  
  
  • DLL:"C:\LG G2\LGLS980_20130904_LGFLASHv151.dll"
  
  
  • S/W:"C:\LG G2\LS980ZVA_01\LS980ZVA_01.tot"
  
  
  • Click Ok
  
  

• In the LG Flash Tool screen click the Yellow Arrow to Start

• The Port 1 box should, after a second, show Ready!

• If the Port 1 box does not start showing processing after a few seconds, unplug the phone then plug it back in. This should start it.

• As it processes, the phone may reboot a couple times (I never counted how many times)


• At 94% my phone will restart, and the app will show 'Waiting 120 sec for reboot'. When the phone restarts at this point, it is loaded into the OS and waiting to be configured. I have never gotten the Flash Tool it to hit 100% successfully, despite being in the phone. I have not seen this to be a problem yet.


• Once inside the phone, close the Flash Tool.

Root the Device
The device has to be in debug mode before it can be rooted with this method.

Enable Debug Mode

• Open Apps| Settings

• Select About Phone

• Choose Software Information

• Click Build Number 7 times. After about 4 clicks you will see feedback indicating remaining clicks until you are a developer

Quote:

You are now 3 steps away from being a developer.

• After 7 clicks, you will see a popup that says:
  
  
  

  Quote:

  
  
  
  
  
  

  You are now a developer!

  
  

• Back out to the root of Settings and choose Developer options

• In the Developer Options, check USB Debugging

Root the device

• Download IOroot here.


• Extract the downloaded ioroot.zip


• Run ioroot.bat as Administrator


• A cmd window will launch and show:

Quote:

enable ADB connection.. Developer Options unlocked and ON. USB debugging ON. Accept RSA key fingerprint. Press any key to continue...

• On the Phone, click OK when prompted for Allow USB Debugging?

• On the Computer, press ENTER to advance the batch


• The batch script will next pause showing:

Quote:

USB Connection Mode needs to be toggled. Toggle USB mode to another setting and then back again. Ex. Charge Mode to MTP then MTP back to Charge. Ethernet Mode to MTP then MTP back to Ethernet. Sometimes unplugging USB and then plugging back in helps. Then press ENTER to confirm ADB root... --------------------------------------------------------

• On the Phone, switch the USB mode to a different option,then switch it back.

• On the Computer, press ENTER to advance the batch script


• The batch will show:

Quote:

adbd is already running as root uid=0(root) gid=0(root) If you do NOT see uid=0(root) gid=0(root) above then it is likely your device firmware is not supported or USB mode was not toggled properly. You can try to run the script again or.. PRESS CTRL+c to stop this script... If you DO see uid=0(root) gid=0(root) mentioned above... CONGRATS.. Rooted ADB is now confirmed. You will have a rooted ADB shell but no apps on the phone will be able to access root functions. PRESS ENTER to backup EFS and continue with full root. PLEASE NOTE! Continuing with full root can trip LG's rootchecker. This means your phone will show ROOTED in Download mode. You can remove root flag by flashing stock firmware... .bin .cab .tot or .kdz If you do not want to possibly invalidate your warranty press CTRL+c to stop this script... -------------------------------------------------------- Press any key to continue . . .

• Make sure you see uid=0(root)gid=0(root) as shown in the screenshot above


• Press Enter to continue The script will next show:

Quote:

Backing up EFS... 6144+0 records in 6144+0 records out 3145728 bytes transferred in 0.626 secs (5025124 bytes/sec) 6144+0 records in 6144+0 records out 3145728 bytes transferred in 0.617 secs (5098424 bytes/sec) 2978 KB/s (3145728 bytes in 1.031s) 2977 KB/s (3145728 bytes in 1.031s) __________________________________________________ ______ EFS partitions now in ioroot folder on computer named modemst1.img and modemst2.img They will come in handy in case of an emergency. Store them somewhere you won't lose them. Press ENTER to continue with full root. -------------------------------------------------------- Press any key to continue . . .

• Press Enter to continue


• The script will show:

Quote:

Mounting system, pushing su binary... 2525 KB/s (121260 bytes in 0.046s) WARNING: generic atexit() called from legacy shared library 0 KB/s (629 bytes in 1.000s) Rebooting Phone. __________________________________________________ ______ You should hopefully now be fully rooted!! IOroot complete. Confirm root with Root Checker app from Play Store. -------------------------------------------------------- Press any key to continue . . .

• The phone should reboot and be rooted now.

Check Root with Root Checker

If nothing went wrong, the phone should be rooted now. To make sure, we can use Root Checker. (there are probably other apps that will do this as well, but I used this one)

• Download, install, and launch RootChecker


• In the application, click Verify Root


• It should return back showing
  
  
  

  Quote:

  
  
  
  
  
  

  Congratulations! this device hasroot access!

  
  

Unlock SIM
Steps here are from this article. I am just writing it out here with notes that helped me.

• Download and install Root Browser (I only had success using version 2.2.3.)


• Download ls980SIMunlockFinal.rar


• Extract ls980SIMunlockFinal.rar (I used 7-zip)

Replace 'Carrier' folder

• Within the extracted contents, copy the 'Carrier' folder onto the phones internal storage (I copied it to Internal Storage\Downloads)


• On the Phone, open Root Browser and navigate to where the Carriers contents were copied

Note: My screenshots show me copying the files from where I copied the files to in Internal Storage\Downloads (storage\sdcard0\Downloads)

• Click Storage

• Click sdcard0

• Click Download

• Long press carrier

• Click copy

• Click the green back arrow until you're back at root

• Click Paste

• When prompted, choose to overwrite.

Note: Alternatively, you could rename the original 'carrier' folder for safekeeping... I never did though.

Quote:

carrier already exists. Do you want to overwrite it?

• Reboot the phone.

Replaceapns-conf.xml
From original post - "To make APNs stick automatically"
Note: I later add a new APN, despite having replaced the apns-conf.xml here. I honestly don't know if this step is necessary for that reason, but I did it in my process, so I'm adding it here.

• Within the extracted contents, copy the apns-conf.xml onto the phones internal storage (I copied it to Internal Storage\Downloads or root\storage\sdcard0\download)


• On the Phone, open Root Browser and navigate to where the apns-conf.xml was copied

• Long press the apns-conf.xml and choose copy

• Navigate to root\etc, and click paste

• When prompted to overwrite, choose Yes

Note: Again, you could rename the original to keep a backup.

• Navigate to root/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases


• Delete/Rename telephony.dband mmssms.db

Note: I didn't actually delete the telephony.db and mmssms.db originally, and I still had success. But I also don't know what deleting those so they can be rebuilt does, so I included the steps.

• Reboot the phone.

Update build.prop
Backup build.prop

• Open Root Explorer and navigate to root\system


• Long press build.prop and choose Copy, then click Paste to create a backup.

Edit build.prop

• Download and install ROMToolbox Lite.
  • We're going to use the Build Properties application included in the Toolbox for editing the build.prop.
  
  


• Open Root Explorer and navigate to root\system


• Click build.prop and choose to open with Build Properties

• If you get the Welcome screen, click OK


• Locate and click on each of the following settings, and set the Value as shown below, and click Save

persist.service.crash.enable=1
ro.build.target_operator=spr
ro.carrier=spr

• Reboot the phone.

Switch the Radio

• Download and install RadioSwitcher (I only had success with version 1.2.)


• Open Radio Switcher, and set the Preferred network type to LTE/GSM/WCDMA

Create a New APN
Despite replacing the apns-conf.xml earlier, I still ended up having to create a new APN.

• Download, install, then open ChangeAPN


• Click Menu and choose New APN

• Here are the settings I used in the APN from here

Quote:

Name:*T-MOBILE APN:*epc.tmobile.com Proxy:<Leave in Blank> Port:*<Leavein Blank> Username:*<Leavein Blank> Password:*<Leavein Blank> Server:*<Leavein Blank> MMSC:*http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc MMSproxy:*<Leavein Blank> MMSport:*<Leavein Blank> MCC:310 MNC:260 Authenticationtype:*<Leavein Blank> APNtype:default,supl,mms APNProtocol:Leave it to the Default one

• Click Menu then Save

• Reboot the phone

Notes
After all of this was complete, I had the LS980 working on my T-Mobile SIM card successfully. Some other threads I've read discussed installing recoveries like TWRP to make a backup, but every time I tried, it ended up causing a boot loop, so I ultimately didn't do it. From what I can tell it is not a necessity to simply get the phone to work on T-Mobile. Once all the settings/changes have been made, I just popped in my SIM Card from my other phone and it worked fine.

Known Issues
Since we got it running on T-Mobile, there are a few issues that we've been facing.

Unable to call some numbers

When trying to make calls, ff the number does not have a 1 at the beginning, I get a crash.

Quote:

Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped.

Adding a '1' before the number has corrected it.
This article lists another possible more permanent fix, that I will eventually try out:

Quote:

If you want to fix this manually, Follow the following fix found by jsergio123) *To fix the issue of the com.android.phone process crashing when you don't dial a 1 in front of the number edit the /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db file with a SQLlite editor and change in the "system" table "assist_dial" and "assist_dial_init_db_check" to "0". If you don't see those 2 rows then you can add them. Fix permissions, wipe cache and reboot.

Text Messages, and Multimedia Messages Fail to send
When trying to send texts, or picture messages, I was getting regular failures.
This article had a solution.
1. In dialer press ##443336772#, you will get a 6 digit SPC code, remember it!
2. In dialer press ##DATA# , this will take you to hidden Data settings
3. Select MMSC
4. Hit Edit, you will be prompted for your SPC code, enter it
5. Now have 3 options: Set URL, Gateway, and Set Port. Set all

My working settings:
Set URL: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
Gateway: 10.12.0.2
Set Port: 80


6. Reboot