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Enabling 5G band in Samsung SCR01

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Instructions

Initial

  1. Upon first boot, you will need to setup your device in Landscape mode. Choose your language first then tap “Ok” then tap “Start”. On the 2nd page tap “Continue”.
  2. On the 3rd page, choose “Plus Area (+A)” and tap “Next”. That way it will also search for bands in a wider area. Otherwise, if your signal in your area is strong, choose “Standard (ST)“.
  3. On the 4th page, choose “Optimized Mode” and tap “Next”. High Performance mode heats up your device too quickly and Eco mode doesn’t utilize 5G and only uses 4G/LTE.
  4. On the 5th page, just tap “skip”.
  5. On the 6th & 7th page, you will need to setup your Wi-Fi. But first, you will need to change your keyboard language and layout.
  6. Tap the SSID first so a keyboard will pop-out.
  7. Tap the “Gear Icon” on top of the keyboard screen to go to the Keyboard Settings.
  8. Tap “Languages & Types”>“English (US)” & choose “Qwerty”.
  9. Tap “Manage input languages” and de-select “Japanese”.
  10. Optional: Tap back 2 times and de-select “Predictive Text” then tap back to go back to Wi-Fi Setup
  11. On the 8th page, select a screen lock type & tap “Next”.
  12. On the 9th page, select if you want your Wi-Fi to “Turn off automatically” or “Don’t turn off automatically & tap “Next”.
  13. On the 10th page, select if you want to use battery protection and tap “Next”.
  14. Reboot if you choose to disable battery protection.

Setting up your APN/Access Point Names

  1. Swipe up your device
  2. Go to “Hamburger Icon>Communication Setting>APN”.
  3. Go to “3 dot menu” and tap “Add”.
  4. Input your carrier’s Name, Access Point Name, Username, Password, Authentication, PDN & tap “Save” then tap Save again
  5. If you have another Carrier, remove your current SIM Card and replace it with your preferred one & repeat step’s B1 to B4 again.

Unlocking 5G Mode for Non-Japanese Carriers

  1. Swipe up your device
  2. Go to “Hamburger Icon>Status” and tap “Phone Number” 10 times.
  3. Type *#0011# to go to ServiceMode.

    4. Remember, on the ServiceMode if you want to go back to the previous menu, tap the “3 dot menu” and tap “Back”.

  4. Go to “3 dot menu” and tap “Back” and tap “Key Input” then type “Q” and tap “Ok”. Dont forget to tap Back again.
  5. Tap “UE SETTING & INFO>SETTING>PROTOCOL>NR”.
  6. On “NR CONFIGURATION”, tap first “ALLOW LIST CONTROL” & tap “ALLOW LIST OFF”. A message will show “Apply Success” then go back to “NR CONFIGURATION”.
  7. Going back to “NR CONFIGURATION”, tap “NR5G/NSA MODE CONTROL” & tap “SA/NSA ENABLE”. A message will show “Feature Apply Success, Please reboot”.
  8. Reboot to apply setting.

Enable USB Debugging

  1. Swipe up your device
  2. Go to “Hamburger Icon>Status” and tap “Phone Number” 10 times.
  3. On Developer Options, tap to enable “USB Debugging”.

Posted it here so that I can’t forget about it! Will fix this post (hopfully) with clips and images for better visuals.