Z Fold/Flip 3 Android 12 Update

servel20 wrote:

Killxhunter wrote:

Mine is unlocked directly from Samsung as well this trick might not work if was bought directly from tmobile as you just can't switch carriers until it's unlocked.

The issue isn't the phone being unlocked. Even with my phone being unlocked it's still going through the T-Mobile Update Page.

 

So unless it was purchased unlocked directly from Samsung, it won't work.

My wife and I both bought our unlocked directly from Samsung but we still don't have the update. Supposedly once you put the T-Mobile SIM Card in and it registers with their network then you're on the hook for their update gating unless you wipe the device. This is what I've found claimed by others around the internet, but I can't find any official statement from T-Mobile or Samsung to validate it.