How to Change CSC on Samsung Galaxy Devices
CSC is the abbreviation of Customer Sales Code. CSC is vary depending on the region that your headset is sold and branded by the carriers. You could probably get a different CSC even in the same country due to the variety of carriers in the same region. For example, you get a Galaxy S4 in France but found out the CSC as XEF while your friends might get NRJ CSC code. According to Samsunggalaxysforums, the CSC firmware file contains a list of definitions for determining which network you are connected to. By changing the CSC, your device may lose the basic capability to make call, send out text message and even cannot connect to Mobile Data.
Besides, with a different CSC on your phone with respect to the region, your phone is now undetectable by Samsung Kies software. In other words, Samsung Kies fails to read the phone firmware-CSC value and provide relative firmware update to the phone. Despite of getting official update using Kies, you will not receive firmware update through Over-The-Air (OTA) too due to the mismatch CSC on your Samsung device.
If you have flashed custom rom on your Samsung device, there is high chance that the original CSC will be changed and it might not return to original CSC even flashing the stock rom. Here comes our role to provide solution to you when you encountering such a circumstances whereby you need to change CSC on your Samsung Galaxy device.
is used to change CSC on Samsung devices and only applicable to Galaxy device with root access. The supported devices include Samsung Galaxy S I9000, Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100, Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100 on Android 4.1/4.2 Jelly Bean version. Please be reminder that changing CSC will eventually wipe your phone. Perform or backup using Helium before proceed. This tool is only workable on Samsung stock rom and not for custom rom.
How to Change CSC on Samsung Galaxy Devices
This method is workable on rooted Samsung Galaxy devices as below:
- Samsung Galaxy S I9000
- Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100
- Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300
- Samsung Galaxy Note N7000
- Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100
For the supported device, kindly find the respective root guide to root your device if you haven’t done it before proceed to the instruction section. Please do not try to apply this method on other non-supported device as unknown consequence may occur. We will update this post in the future to notify the new added supported device for CSC changer.
Disclaimer: It’s always a risk to modify your device. We, Android Teen are not responsible for any damage or bricks on your device. Your device warranty may void with any mod. Check your devices warranty’s term & conditions before start. (HTC, Samsung, LG, Sony, Motorola). Use this guide on your own risk, contact us for help if you face problem.
Pre-requisites & Requirements
- Samsung Galaxy Devices (Ensure correct device model and firmware; Check device model – Go to Settings -> About Device -> Model Number)
- Windows-based computer or laptop
- Download Samsung USB driver for Windows and install in your computer. Connect device to computer with USB cable to complete installation. Skip this step if you have installed the USB driver.
- Enable USB Debugging on your device. How to Enable USB Debugging Mode on Android Devices.
- Make sure your phone is charged to 60% 80% to avoid battery blackout and interruption during this tutorial.
- We recommend you make a backup on your data and media files before the tutorial. You may restore the data and files if necessary.
- How to Completely Backup Android Without Root
- How to Backup Personal Data on Android Device (Contact, Application Data, Wifi Password, APN Settings)
- Backup SMS and Restore on Android Devices
- How to Backup WhatsApp Messages
- (Complete back up for rooted Android Devices)
Reminder: Firmware upgrade should not delete your device data yet you may experience inconsistent performance after upgrade. Optionally, we recommend you to make a backup and do a clean upgrade. Ensure you meet the requirements before proceed. Contact us if you face problem.
Instructions:
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Check your CSC through this link.Refer to CSC list below. Make sure you use the correct CSC corresponding to your region. - After you have identified the correct CSC, proceed to download from Google Play Store.
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- Once CSC Changer installed, press on Open to launch the application on your device.
- Continue with pressing Change CSC in the app UI
- Several CSC code appeared in the app UI, choose the correct CSC and press INSTALL to change the CSC code.
- Your device will reboot automatically after pressing the INSTALL
- You shall see Android robot animation while rebooting.
- Once reboot, simply go though the conventional setup wizard of Samsung.
- Now, you are successfully changed the CSC corresponding to your region.
- For official support, refer manniakk thread on XDA.
CSC by Country:
A
- TMC (ALGERIA)
- VAU (AUSTRALIA)
- DRE (AUSTRIA)
- MAX (AUSTRIA)
- ONE (AUSTRIA)
- ATO (AUSTRIA)
- MOB (AUSTRIA)
B
- SEB (BALTICK)
- ETR (BANGLADESH)
- TML (BANGLADESH)
- PHB (BELGIUM)
- XEB (BELGIUM)
- PRO (BELGIUM)
- BHT (BOSNIA)
- VVT (BULGARIA)
- MTL (BULGARIA)
- GBL (BULGARIA)
C
- CHN (CHINA)
- CRG (CROATIA)
- VIP (CROATIA)
- TWO (CROATIA)
- TRA (CROATIA)
- CRO (CROATIA)
- CYV (CYPRUS)
- CYO (CYPRUS)
- XEZ (CZECH)
- O2C (CZECH)
- TMZ (CZECH)
- VDC (CZECH)
- XXX (DEFAULT CODE)
D
- TDC (DENMARK)
E
- EGY (EGYPT)
F
- FTM (FRANCE)
- XEF (FRANCE)
- NRJ (FRANCE)
- ORN (FRANCE)
- FTB (FRANCE)
- VGF (FRANCE)
- BOG (FRANCE)
- ORC (FRANCE)
- SFR (FRANCE)
G
- EPL (GERMANY)
- VIA (GERMANY)
- DBT (GERMANY)
- DTO (GERMANY)
- DTM (GERMANY)
- VD2 (GERMANY)
- COS (GREECE)
- VGR (GREECE)
- EUR (GREECE)
H
- TGY (HONG KONG)
- VDH (HUNGARY)
- XEH (HUNGARY)
- TMH (HUNGARY)
I
- INU (INDIA)
- THR (IRAN)
- EIR (IRELAND)
- O2I (IRELAND)
- 3IE (IRELAND)
- MET (IRELAND)
- VDI (IRELAND)
- TIM (ITALY)
- HUI (ITALY)
- OMN (ITALY)
- WIN (ITALY)
- ITV (ITALY)
K
- SKZ (KAZAKHSTAN)
- KEN (KENYA)
L
- MMC (LIVYA)
M
- MBM (MACEDONIA)
- CMF (MACEDONIA)
- XME (MALAYSIA)
- TMT (MONTENEGRO)
- MAT (MOROCCO)
- WAN (MOROCCO)
- MWD (MOROCCO)
- MED (MOROCCO)
N
- NPL (NEPAL)
- VDF (NETHERLANDS)
- TNL (NETHERLANDS)
- KPN (NETHERLANDS)
- XEN (NETHERLANDS)
- ECT (NIGERIA)
- TEN (NORWAY )
P
- PAK (PAKISTAN)
- SMA (PHILIPPINES)
- GLB (PHILIPPINES)
- XTC (PHILIPPINES)
- XTE (PHILIPPINES)
- ERA (POLAND)
- PLS (POLAND)
- IDE (POLAND)
- PRT (POLAND)
- XEO (POLAND)
- TPH (PORTUGAL)
- OPT (PORTUGAL)
- TCL (PORTUGAL)
- TMN (PORTUGAL)
R
- COA (ROMANIA)
- CNX (ROMANIA)
- HAT (ROMANIA)
- SER (RUSSIA)
S
- 901 (S8500 TEST)
- JED (SAUDI ARABIA)
- 997 (SDS ????)
- TSR (SERBIA)
- SMO (SERBIA)
- MSR (SERBIA)
- XSP (SINGAPORE)
- XSO (SINGAPORE)
- IRD (SLOVAKIA)
- MOT (SLOVENIA)
- SIM (SLOVENIA)
- XFA (SOUTH AFRICA)
- XFM (SOUTH AFRICA)
- XFV (SOUTH AFRICA)
- XFC (SOUTH AFRICA)
- XFE (SOUTH AFRICA)
- YOG (SPAIN)
- BIT (SPAIN)
- FOP (SPAIN)
- AMN (SPAIN)
- ATL (SPAIN)
- XEC (SPAIN)
- SLK (SRILANKA)
- ODK (SWEDEN)
- XEE (SWEDEN)
- HTS (SWEDEN)
- VDS (SWEDEN)
- NEE (SWEDEN)
- AUT (SWITZERLAND)
- SWC (SWITZERLAND)
- ORG (SWITZERLAND)
- SUN (SWITZERLAND)
- MOZ (SWITZERLAND)
T
- CWT (TAIWAN)
- BRI (TAIWAN) ZZZ (TEST)
- THL (THAILAND)
- ABS (TUNISIA)
- TUR (TURKEY)
U
- SEK (UKRAINE)
- MID (UNITED ARAB EMIRAT)
- AFR (UNITED ARAB EMIRAT)
- KSA (SAUDI ARABIA)
- XSG (UNITED ARAB EMIRAT)
- VOD (UNITED KINGDOM)
- VIR (UNITED KINGDOM)
- ORA (UNITED KINGDOM)
- XEU (UNITED KINGDOM)
- O2U (UNITED KINGDOM)
- H3G (UNITED KINGDOM)
- TMU (UNITED KINGDOM)
V
- XXV (VIETNAM)
- XEV (VIETNAM)
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