How to SIM unlock Samsung Galaxy S4 SGH-M919 (T-Mobile S4)

FAQ:

Is this o! !eal" #oes it !eally unlock" YES! Many people have tried it, and most people have successes. If you are havin pro!lems "ith the unloc# process, please read the rest of the FAQ. $ill this SIM unlock wo!k on my mo%el o Galaxy S4 that is not T-Mobile (SGHM919)" $his unloc# has !een tried on the $%Mo!ile &'SA( version of the phone, if you)re comin from any other model, YMM*, it mi ht or mi ht not "or#. $hat !ein said, many others have tried it on the A$+$ model, and on the international I,-.- "ith success. #o I nee% to be on stock !om" Yes, you need to !e on stoc# rom for this to "or#. /ne of the main causes of failure to unloc# is people not flashin !ac# to stoc# rom first. $he reason is the special dial codes only "or# on stoc# roms. Is the unlock &e!manent" #o the unlock last th!ough !eboot'!e lash'etc(" Yes, the unloc# is permanent. You can reflash a custom rom, or do anythin you "ant to the phone, and the unloc# "ill stay. In ste& )* my &hone is al!ea%y +SH,-./012,341#054,G678+* what shoul% I %o" 0reat, this is the settin you "ant. It means your phone already allo"s you to ma#e some settin s chan es, it 1/ES 2/$ mean your phone is already unloc#ed. You should continue "ith the rest of the process until the last step. In ste& 14* backu& missing( If the olden !ac#up doesn)t e3ist, try the "or# around found !y 0rndSers%4cn :
I was having the issue of trying and trying and not getting it unlocked... Mine had the [0] at the end already but the Current Command wasnt 1166 1... If this ha!!ens to you" you have to get the [0] value to [1]...how to do it# $o ste! 6 but select [%] &erso sha%'6 on" then do ste! ( and ) and then you should have the [1] value as it states on the *&... +ow follow the *& instruction from ste! 6 all the way to the end ,on ste! ( you should see Current Command is 1166 1" thats how you know it worked-. If on +. /012I3$ there is no backu!" make one ,o!tion - then restore that back u! ,o!tion 4-" wait till it reboots" !o! a non tmobile 5IM and you should be unlock...

How %o I know the unlock is success ul" If your phone is not unloc#ed, "hen you put in an unauthori5ed SIM card, a dialo pops up on your phone as#in you to enter the unloc# code. If you)re successful "ith this procedure, there "ould !e no popup dialo as#in for the unloc# code "hen you put in any SIM card.

He!e a!e the ste&s9 6. 0oto phone dailer, and enter :;-)//<</=<)=; for the de!u service menu. 7. In 8ServiceMode8, select 618 >MTS 9. In 8'M$S MAI2 ME2'8, select 618 #13>G S?@112 :. In 81E;'0 S<4EE28, select 6/8 AHB21 ?B2T@B4 -. In 8=>/2E </2$4/?8, select 6/8 21T$B@C 4B?C @. In 82E$A/4B ?/<B8, select 6<8 A1@SB SH,-./ B55 It should sho": S>A7-@CE2A;?E1CF?A0D6E S>A7-@C/FF FG S>A7-@C/2 H. 2o" touch the first line SH,-./012,341#054,G618 It should sho": ME2' 2/$ EIIS$ =4ESS ;A<B BEY <urrent <ommand is 66@@96 J. 2o" press the menu !utton and select 8;ac#8 It should sho": S>A7-@CE2A;?E1CF?A0D.E S>A7-@C/FF FG 2ot <han e ,. A ain, press the menu !utton and select 8;ac#8, and you)re !ac# in the 82E$A/4B ?/<B8 screen 6.. =ress the menu !utton and select 8;ac#8, and you)re in the 8=>/2E </2$4/?8 screen 66. =ress the menu !utton and select 8;ac#8, and you)re in the 81E;'0 S<4EE28 screen 67. Finally, press the menu !utton and select 8;ac#8, and you)re !ac# in the 8'M$S MAI2 ME2'8 screen 69. Select 6/8 ?BMMB2 6:. In 8</MM/28 screen, select 6/8 2D @13>I4# 2o" you are in the 82* 4E;'I?18 screen, you should see the follo"in te3t: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 0olden%;ac#up e3ist You can 4estore <alK2* %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 6-. 2o" for the final step. In 82* 4E;'I?18 screen, select 648 @esto!e 3ack-u& $he !utton li hts for menu and !ac# should come on, and the phone "ill auto re!oot in a fe" seconds. 2ote: chav333)s post of selectin 8D6E ?oad default 2*8 1I1 2/$ "or# for me.

<on ratulations, your phone is no" unloc#ed. Stic# in a sim card from a different carrier and try it out.

$han#s, and ood luc#!