In most cases, the demo phones use a specific ROM that Samsung does not use on normal retail phones me and you normally purchase. These demo phones typically need to be reflashed with the retail ROM or it will always be present on the phone, albeit neutralized. ***Since you have one of these, check if it has an IMEI. The Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this, so while it’s less likely on this phone (it’s cheap enough most stores will pull a retail unit with an IMEI out of the box and enable the demo mode), you need to double check while you can return it.***
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In most cases, the demo phones use a specific ROM that Samsung does not use on normal retail phones me and you normally purchase. These demo phones typically need to be reflashed with the retail ROM or it will always be present on the phone, albeit neutralized. ***Since you have one of these, check if it has an IMEI. The Galaxy S demo phones which were not intended for resale lack this, so while it’s less likely on a cheaper phone like this where the store will probably just load the demo app on it instead of getting a demo-specific version, you need to double check while you can return it.***
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If the phone has the normal Retail ROM that isn’t specific to demo phones, the app can be removed with a factory reset or disabled in the developer options. ***On the demo ROM, the phone is a brick sad to say. You can only disable it on retail phones.*** I don’t know about the viability of flashing a normal ROM to these phones (it likely has a different signature and probably uses the KNOX boot signature enforcement the US carriers love) so you may be stuck with it on this one. Samsung also does not support bootloader unlocks unless you have a EU Exynos phone because of the US carriers.
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If the phone has the normal Retail ROM that isn’t specific to demo phones, the app can be removed with a factory reset or disabled in the developer options. ***On the demo ROM, the phone is a brick sad to say. You can only disable it on retail phones.*** I don’t know about the viability of flashing a normal ROM to these phones (it likely has a different signature and probably uses the KNOX boot signature enforcement the US carriers love) so you may be stuck with it on this one. Samsung also does not support bootloader unlocks unless you have an EU Exynos phone because of the US carriers.
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I’m going to mirror @mayer here to a certain extent. The codes are available if you look online (but may not work) and can be found if you have to as a last resort, but I’m not going to link them because the risk of being an [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great. Try to go to to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it first and don’t let them say no and push you away; they should have disabled this before you left the store.
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I’m going to mirror @mayer here to a certain extent. The codes are available if you look online (but may not work) and can be found if you have to as a last resort, but I’m not going to link them because the risk of being an [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great. Try to go to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it first and don’t let them say no and push you away; they should have disabled this before you left the store.
In most cases, the demo phones use a specific ROM that Samsung does not use on normal retail phones me and you normally purchase. These demo phones typically need to be reflashed with the retail ROM or it will always be present on the phone, albeit neutralized. '''Since you have one of these, check if it has an IMEI. The Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this, so while it’s less likely on this phone (it’s cheap enough most stores will pull a retail unit with an IMEI out of the box and enable the demo mode), you need to double check while you can return it.'''
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In most cases, the demo phones use a specific ROM that Samsung does not use on normal retail phones me and you normally purchase. These demo phones typically need to be reflashed with the retail ROM or it will always be present on the phone, albeit neutralized. ***Since you have one of these, check if it has an IMEI. The Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this, so while it’s less likely on this phone (it’s cheap enough most stores will pull a retail unit with an IMEI out of the box and enable the demo mode), you need to double check while you can return it.***
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If the phone has the normal Retail ROM that isn’t specific to demo phones, the app can be removed with a factory reset. '''On the demo ROM, disable the app IMMEDIATELY and never enable it again once it’s removed.''' I don’t know about the viability of flashing a normal ROM to these phones (it likely has a different signature and probably uses the KNOX boot signature enforcement the US carriers love) so you may be stuck with it on this one.
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If the phone has the normal Retail ROM that isn’t specific to demo phones, the app can be removed with a factory reset or disabled in the developer options. ***On the demo ROM, the phone is a brick sad to say. You can only disable it on retail phones.*** I don’t know about the viability of flashing a normal ROM to these phones (it likely has a different signature and probably uses the KNOX boot signature enforcement the US carriers love) so you may be stuck with it on this one. Samsung also does not support bootloader unlocks unless you have a EU Exynos phone because of the US carriers.
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I’m going to mirror @mayer here to a certain extent. The codes are available if you look (but may not work) and can be found if you have to as a last resort, but I’m not going to help you find them because the risk of being an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great. Go to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it first and don’t let them say no and push you away; they should have disabled this before you left the store.
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I’m going to mirror @mayer here to a certain extent. The codes are available if you look online (but may not work) and can be found if you have to as a last resort, but I’m not going to link them because the risk of being an [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great. Try to go to to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it first and don’t let them say no and push you away; they should have disabled this before you left the store.
In most cases, the ROM Samsung uses on the demo phones has it embedded in such a way you can’t remove it without reflashing it with the retail ROM so it’ll always be present on the phone IF your phone has this ROM. Since you have one of these, check if it has an IMEI. The Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this, so while it’s less likely on this phone (it’s cheap enough most stores will pull a retail unit with an IMEI out of the box and enable the demo mode in the developer options or install the Samsung demo app), you really need to double check while you can return it.
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In most cases, the demo phones use a specific ROM that Samsung does not use on normal retail phones me and you normally purchase. These demo phones typically need to be reflashed with the retail ROM or it will always be present on the phone, albeit neutralized. '''Since you have one of these, check if it has an IMEI. The Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this, so while it’s less likely on this phone (it’s cheap enough most stores will pull a retail unit with an IMEI out of the box and enable the demo mode), you need to double check while you can return it.'''
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If the phone has the Retail ROM that isn’t found on the consumer phones, '''disable the app IMMEDIATELY and never enable it again once it’s removed.''' I don’t know about the viability of flashing a normal ROM to the phone (it likely has a different signature and probably uses the KNOX boot signature enforcement the US carriers love) so you may be stuck with it on this one.
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If the phone has the normal Retail ROM that isn’t specific to demo phones, the app can be removed with a factory reset. '''On the demo ROM, disable the app IMMEDIATELY and never enable it again once it’s removed.''' I don’t know about the viability of flashing a normal ROM to these phones (it likely has a different signature and probably uses the KNOX boot signature enforcement the US carriers love) so you may be stuck with it on this one.
I’m going to mirror @mayer here to a certain extent. The codes are available if you look (but may not work) and can be found if you have to as a last resort, but I’m not going to help you find them because the risk of being an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great. Go to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it first and don’t let them say no and push you away; they should have disabled this before you left the store.
In most cases, the ROM Samsung uses on the demo phones has it embedded in such a way you can’t remove it without reflashing it with the retail ROM so it’ll always be present on the phone IF your phone has this ROM on it. Since you have one of these, check if it has an IMEI. The Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this, so while it’s less likely on this one because it’s a cheaper phone (andultimately more practical to pull a retail model out of the box for the display and enabling it in the developer options) it pays to make sure.
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In most cases, the ROM Samsung uses on the demo phones has it embedded in such a way you can’t remove it without reflashing it with the retail ROM so it’ll always be present on the phone IF your phone has this ROM. Since you have one of these, check if it has an IMEI. The Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this, so while it’s less likely on this phone (it’s cheap enough most stores will pull a retail unit with an IMEI out of the box and enable the demo mode in the developer options or install the Samsung demo app), you really need to double check while you can return it.
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If the phone has the Retail ROM, '''disable the app IMMEDIATELY and never enable it again once it’s removed.''' I don’t know about the viability of flashing a normal ROM to the phone (it likely has a different signature and probably uses the KNOX boot signature enforcement the US carriers love) so you may be stuck with it on this one.
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If the phone has the Retail ROM that isn’t found on the consumer phones, '''disable the app IMMEDIATELY and never enable it again once it’s removed.''' I don’t know about the viability of flashing a normal ROM to the phone (it likely has a different signature and probably uses the KNOX boot signature enforcement the US carriers love) so you may be stuck with it on this one.
I’m going to mirror @mayer here to a certain extent. The codes are available if you look (but may not work) and can be found if you have to as a last resort, but I’m not going to help you find them because the risk of being an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great. Go to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it first and don’t let them say no and push you away; they should have disabled this before you left the store.
In most cases, the ROM Samsung uses on the demo phones has it embedded in such a way you can’t remove it without reflashing it with the retail ROM so it’ll always be present on the phone IF your phone has this ROM on it. Since you have one of these, check if it has an IMEI. The Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this, so while it’s less likely on this one because it’s a cheaper phone (and ultimately more practical to pull a retail model out of the box for the display and enabling it in the developer options) it pays to make sure.
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If the phone has the Retail ROM, '''disable the app IMMEDIATELY and never enable it again.''' I don’t know about the viability of flashing a normal ROM to the phone (it likely has a different signature and probably uses the KNOX boot signature enforcement the US carriers love) so you may be stuck with it on this one.
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If the phone has the Retail ROM, '''disable the app IMMEDIATELY and never enable it again once it’s removed.''' I don’t know about the viability of flashing a normal ROM to the phone (it likely has a different signature and probably uses the KNOX boot signature enforcement the US carriers love) so you may be stuck with it on this one.
I’m going to mirror @mayer here to a certain extent. The codes are available if you look (but may not work) and can be found if you have to as a last resort, but I’m not going to help you find them because the risk of being an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great. Go to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it first and don’t let them say no and push you away; they should have disabled this before you left the store.
The ROM Samsung uses on demo phones has it embedded in such a way you can’t remove it without reflashing it with the retail ROM so it’ll always be present on the phone. Check if it has a IMEI and baseband as well, as the Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this. It can be disabled to the point you won’t be bothered by it, but it will always be present on the phone. If you can disable the app once that’s done, do so right away and never enable it again.
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In most cases, the ROM Samsung uses on the demo phones has it embedded in such a way you can’t remove it without reflashing it with the retail ROM so it’ll always be present on the phone IF your phone has this ROM on it. Since you have one of these, check if it has an IMEI. The Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this, so while it’s less likely on this one because it’s a cheaper phone (and ultimately more practical to pull a retail model out of the box for the display and enabling it in the developer options) it pays to make sure.
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I don’t know about the viability of doing a flash to get rid of it as they may use a different ROM signature (and it almost certainly uses the bootloader signature enforcement the US carriers love) so that may not be something you can get rid of.
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If the phone has the Retail ROM, '''disable the app IMMEDIATELY and never enable it again.''' I don’t know about the viability of flashing a normal ROM to the phone (it likely has a different signature and probably uses the KNOX boot signature enforcement the US carriers love) so you may be stuck with it on this one.
I’m going to mirror @mayer here to a certain extent. The codes are available if you look (but may not work) and can be found if you have to as a last resort, but I’m not going to help you find them because the risk of being an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great. Go to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it first and don’t let them say no and push you away; they should have disabled this before you left the store.
The ROM Samsung uses on demo phones has it embedded in such a way you can’t remove it without reflashing it with the retail ROM so it’ll always be present on the phone. Check if it has a IMEI and baseband as well, as the Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this.
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The ROM Samsung uses on demo phones has it embedded in such a way you can’t remove it without reflashing it with the retail ROM so it’ll always be present on the phone. Check if it has a IMEI and baseband as well, as the Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this. It can be disabled to the point you won’t be bothered by it, but it will always be present on the phone. If you can disable the app once that’s done, do so right away and never enable it again.
I don’t know about the viability of doing a flash to get rid of it as they may use a different ROM signature (and it almost certainly uses the bootloader signature enforcement the US carriers love) so that may not be something you can get rid of.
I’m going to mirror @mayer here to a certain extent. The codes are available if you look (but may not work) and can be found if you have to as a last resort, but I’m not going to help you find them because the risk of being an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great. Go to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it first and don’t let them say no and push you away; they should have disabled this before you left the store.
The ROM Samsung uses on demo phones has it embedded in such a way you can’t remove it without reflashing it with the retail ROM so it’ll always be present on the phone. Check if it has a IMEI and baseband as well, as the Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this. I don’t know about the viability of doing a flash to get rid of it as they may use a different ROM signature (and it almost certainly uses the bootloader signature enforcement the carriers love) so that may not be something you can get rid of.
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The ROM Samsung uses on demo phones has it embedded in such a way you can’t remove it without reflashing it with the retail ROM so it’ll always be present on the phone. Check if it has a IMEI and baseband as well, as the Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this.
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I don’t know about the viability of doing a flash to get rid of it as they may use a different ROM signature (and it almost certainly uses the bootloader signature enforcement the US carriers love) so that may not be something you can get rid of.
I’m going to mirror @mayer here to a certain extent. The codes are available if you look (but may not work) and can be found if you have to as a last resort, but I’m not going to help you find them because the risk of being an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great. Go to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it first and don’t let them say no and push you away; they should have disabled this before you left the store.
The ROM Samsung uses on demo phones has it embedded in such a way you can’t remove it without reflashing it with the retail ROM so it’ll always be present on the phone. Check if it has a IMEI and baseband as well, as the Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this. I don’t know about the viability of doing a flash to get rid of it as they may use a different ROM signature (and it almost certainly uses the bootloader signature enforcement the carriers love) so that may not be something you can get rid of.
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I’m going to mirror @mayer here. The codes are available if you look (but may not work) and can be found if you have to as a last resort, but I’m not going to help you find them because the risk of being an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great. Go to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it first and don’t let them say no and push you away; they should have disabled this before you left the store.
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I’m going to mirror @mayer here to a certain extent. The codes are available if you look (but may not work) and can be found if you have to as a last resort, but I’m not going to help you find them because the risk of being an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great. Go to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it first and don’t let them say no and push you away; they should have disabled this before you left the store.
The ROM Samsung uses on demo phones has it embedded in such a way you can’t remove it without reflashing it with the retail ROM so it’ll always be present on the phone. Check if it has a IMEI and baseband as well, as the Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this. I don’t know about the viability of doing a flash to get rid of it as they may use a different ROM signature (and it almost certainly uses the bootloader signature enforcement the carriers love) so that may not be something you can get rid of.
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I’m going to mirror @mayer here. The codes are available if you look (but may not work) and can be found, but I’m not going to help you find them because the risk of being an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great if you KNOW it was legally purchased but the store is being useless. Go to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it first and don’t let them say no and push you away; they should have disabled this before you left the store.
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I’m going to mirror @mayer here. The codes are available if you look (but may not work) and can be found if you have to as a last resort, but I’m not going to help you find them because the risk of being an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great. Go to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it first and don’t let them say no and push you away; they should have disabled this before you left the store.
The ROM Samsung uses on demo phones has it embedded in such a way you can’t remove it without reflashing it with the retail ROM so it’ll always be present on the phone. Check if it has a IMEI and baseband as well, as the Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this. I don’t know about the viability of doing a flash to get rid of it as they may use a different ROM signature (and it almost certainly uses the bootloader signature enforcement the carriers love) so that may not be something you can get rid of.
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I’m going to mirror @mayer here. The codes are available if you look (but may not work) and can be found, but I’m not going to help you find them because the risk of being an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great if you KNOW it was legally purchased but the store is being useless. Go to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it.
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I’m going to mirror @mayer here. The codes are available if you look (but may not work) and can be found, but I’m not going to help you find them because the risk of being an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great if you KNOW it was legally purchased but the store is being useless. Go to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it first and don’t let them say no and push you away; they should have disabled this before you left the store.
The ROM Samsung uses on demo phones has it embedded in such a way you can’t remove it without reflashing it with the retail ROM so it’ll always be present on the phone. Check if it has a IMEI and baseband as well, as the Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this. I don’t know about the viability of doing a flash to get rid of it as they may use a different ROM signature (and it almost certainly uses the bootloader signature enforcement the carriers love) so that may not be something you can get rid of.
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I’m going to mirror @mayer here. The codes are available if you look (but may not work) and can be found, but I’m not going to help you find them because the risk of being an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great. Go to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it.
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I’m going to mirror @mayer here. The codes are available if you look (but may not work) and can be found, but I’m not going to help you find them because the risk of being an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great if you KNOW it was legally purchased but the store is being useless. Go to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it.
The ROM Samsung uses on demo phones has it embedded in such a way you can’t remove it without reflashing it with the retail ROM so it’ll always be present on the phone. Check if it has a IMEI and baseband as well, as the Galaxy S Retail demo phones lack this. I don’t know about the viability of doing a flash to get rid of it as they may use a different ROM signature (and it almost certainly uses the bootloader signature enforcement the carriers love) so that may not be something you can get rid of.
I’m going to mirror @mayer here. The codes are available if you look (but may not work) and can be found, but I’m not going to help you find them because the risk of being an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_(legal_term)|accessory] is too great. Go to the store you purchased it from and get them to deal with it.