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Here's an **alphabetical** list of Lemmy apps for Android. This list will be updated as new apps come out! # Artemis [Download from the Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=camp.artemis.app). [Follow the developer, Hariette, on Mastodon](https://tech.lgbt/@hariette). [Join Discord server](https://discord.gg/mqcQuERsTW). **Visit the Artemis kbin community:** [!ArtemisApp@kbin.social](https://kbin.social/m/ArtemisApp) ---- # Connect for Lemmy [Download from the Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuroneko.lemmy_connect). **Visit the Connect for Lemmy lemmy community:** [!lemmyconnect@lemmy.ca](https://lemmy.ca/c/lemmyconnect) ---- # Eternity [Download from Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/Bazsalanszky/Eternity). **Visit the Eternity lemmy community:** [!eternity@lemdro.id](https://lemdro.id/c/eternityapp) ---- # Jerboa [Download from the Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jerboa). [Download from F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/packages/com.jerboa/). [Download from GitHub](https://github.com/dessalines/jerboa/releases). **Visit the Jerboa lemmy community:** [!jerboa@lemmy.ml](https://lemmy.ml/c/jerboa) ---- # Liftoff [Download from IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repo](https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.liftoffapp.liftoff). [Download from GitHub](https://github.com/liftoff-app/liftoff/releases). [Download from the Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.liftoffapp.liftoff&pli=1). **Visit the Liftoff lemmy community:** [!liftoff@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/liftoff) ---- # Summit [Download from the Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idunnololz.summit). **Visit the Summit lemmy community:** [!summit@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/summit) ---- # Sync for Lemmy [Download from the Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.syncapps.lemmy_sync). [Visit the Sync for Lemmy Reddit community](https://www.reddit.com/r/SyncforLemmy/). **Visit the Sync for Lemmy lemmy community:** [!syncforlemmy@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/syncforlemmy) ---- # Thunder [Download from the Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hjiangsu.thunder). [Download from IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repo](https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.hjiangsu.thunder). [Download from GitHub](https://github.com/hjiangsu/thunder/releases). **Visit the Thunder lemmy community:** [!thunder_app@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/thunder_app) ---- # Voyager (previously wefwef) [Go to Voyager PWA](https://vger.app). [Download from the Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.vger.voyager) **Visit the Voyager lemmy community:** [!voyagerapp@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/voyagerapp) ---- `BELOW ARE UPCOMING LEMMY APPS. THEY CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE AN ANDROID BUILD, BUT ANDROID BUILDS ARE PLANNED.` ---- # Boost for Lemmy [Pre-register on the Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rubenmayayo.lemmy). **Visit the Boost for Lemmy lemmy community:** [!boostforlemmy@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/boostforlemmy) ---- `BELOW ARE POTENTIALLY ABANDONED LEMMY APPS.` ---- # Lemming [Download from GitHub](https://github.com/janniskilian/lemming/releases). **Visit the Lemming lemmy community:** [!lemming_app@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/c/lemming_app) ---- # Slide (unofficial fork) [View on GitHub](https://github.com/bqv/slide). **Visit the Slide lemmy community:** [!slide@feddit.uk](https://feddit.uk/c/slide)
I have an older Samsung Galaxy A3 with an already unlocked bootloader (it comes pre-unlocked) that I want to clean & root. I have a few apps like firefox, some games, DraStic, notesnook, etc. as well as my music. I want to keep all of this of course bug remove all the other bloat i dont need. I dont want a custom ROM or anything. The samsung ROM is good enough (android 6.0.1) I am very unaure on the process though & I dont want my old phone to get bricked so I'd appreciage it if somebody helped me out here, thanks.
I'm looking for a way to dump raw data from an entire phone or at least the `sda` block to a PC, using a method other than `adb pull`. When I run `adb pull /dev/block/sda sdaDump.img`, it creates a dump file. To find what I need, I have to search through this raw data using a `Hex Editor`. If the dump comes from a fully functioning phone, I can usually find what I’m looking for because all the data is still intact. However, I accidentally wiped the `metadata` partition on my phone, so the decryption keys/files are gone. Now, because of that, some folders appear empty when checked with TWRP's File Manager, even though the actual files are still there. If I create a dump now, the raw data in the file won't be the same as when the `metadata` was present, and those folders weren't showing as empty. Running `adb pull /dev/block/sda sdaDump.img` now results in a dump where the `Hex Editor` shows zeroes (no data) where these files should be. Is there any alternative method to create a raw data dump of the `sda` block or entire phone storage, that will capture that data as it is (not empty folders, but the data in them), even if it's encrypted? I don't want to create the raw data dump onto the phone storage and then transfer it to a PC, but something that works like `adb pull`, in the sense that it pulls the data from the phone directly onto a PC. Thanks a lot in advance to everyone!
I need to ask a small favor from the good people of Lemmy.ml Community. In short, I accidentally wiped the `metadata` partition on my `Poco F3` and now I can't boot into the OS and access my data. I have a lot of pictures, videos and other stuff that I would hate to lose, because of a mistake. But all that is still on the phone, I just can't boot the phone to access it. Thankfully, there is a way to fix this by creating a full backup of the phone with `adb`, then using a **HEX Editor** to manually look through that gigantic file and try to find the files that were in that metadata partition. A huge thanks to [bluet33th](https://xdaforums.com/m/bluet33th.12929753/), a user from [XDA Forums](https://xdaforums.com/m/bluet33th.12929753/), without whom I would be helpless and couldn't do any of this. It might be a bit complicated and manual process, but it is possible. He explained everything in great detail here, so check it out, especially if you are facing the same problem, this will help you tremendously: https://xdaforums.com/t/how-to-recover-data-if-metadata-partition-was-deleted.4686789/ In order to find these files and put them back where they belong, I need your help, because I have to know their names, exact sizes and at least part of their content, so that I can search for it. Because I'm searching for a specific text in a text file that is 128 GB in size. I have already tried this on another Xiaomi phone, to make sure this procedure works on Xiaomi phones and it does, but that phone had `HyperOS` with `Android 14` and since every phone and android version is probably different, in order to be sure, I need this information specifically for `Poco F3` with `Android 13`. It doesn't take long, but if you don't have the time to look inside your `metadata` partition and tell me which files are inside of that partition and their sizes in bytes, you can just make a backup of the `metadata` partition and sent it to me, and I'll do the rest of the work. Here are the steps on how to create a backup: 1) Turn on your phone and boot into `TWRP`, then connect your phone to a PC, type `cmd` inside Windows search and run cmd, then position cmd into your `platform-tools` folder (if you flashed your ROM, you should already have the necessary drivers installed for the next steps to work). For example, if your `platform-tools` folder on Windows is inside `C:\platform-tools`, all you need to type into cmd is: `cd C:\platform-tools` You can also just go inside your `platform-tools` folder and type `cmd` in the address bar and the cmd will start already positioned inside that folder. 2) Then type `adb devices` and you should see your device, if you do, that means that all the drivers are successfully installed and your phone is detected.  3) Type `adb pull /dev/block/by-name/metadata`  4) After that, you should see a file named `metadata` inside `C:\platform-tools`. That is the file that I'm looking for and as you can see, it takes just a few minutes to get it. You can skip the next steps (5 and 6), but I'll explain them, just in case someone wants to extract these files for themselves, so that you have them in case something like this happens to you. Of course, you can also proceed to extract the files and tell me their names and sizes. Here is what you need to do: 5) Extract the content of the `metadata` file, you can use a software like `7-Zip`. Go inside that extracted folder, then into `vold > metadata_encryption > key` 6) Inside of that `key` folder, you should see a few files. These are the important files and save them somewhere safe in case you ever need them. Since I don't have them anymore, in order to recreate them, I need to know their exact names and sizes in bytes. You can check the size of every individual file by right clicking on the file and choosing `Properties`. Then look under `Size`, **not** `Size on disk`, and in parenthesis, you should see the size in bytes.  Please, if you could check the size of every file and write down which file has what size. I would really appreciate it. I'm specifically looking for someone who has a `Poco F3` with `Android 13` and `MIUI`, because I'm not sure if `HyperOS` changed something, so maybe the number of files or their size is different. But feel free to post the information even if you have `HyperOS`, but please mention that, so that I am aware of it. Thanks a lot for your help, it really means a great deal.
*(cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/19917523)* Basically, what the title says. Do you use any app, that is proprietary, but either has no OSS alternatives or they're all not good enough? If there is an alternative, what keeps you from switching?
Hello, I bought my first used phone (Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro) and was wondering what are the best practices taken before using it. I've read the reviews of the merchant selling the phone, looked into ratings and asked some questions about the condition of the phone, so I'm sure of my purchase on that end. What about after receiving the phone? I know I would run a factory reset, aside from that, is there anything else to do?
Across the world, the biggest smartphone manufacturers are Apple (28%), Samsung (24%), Xiaomi (12%), Oppo (6%) and Vivo (5%). However, there are geographic patterns in popularity, with Apple dominating North America and East Asia, while Samsung leads in South America, Europe, Africa and West Asia in addition to its home turf of South Korea. Xiaomi is the most popular phone brand across South Asia, Spain, Venezuela, Ukraine, Madagascar, Kyrgyzstan and Palestine, while Tecno is popular in West and Central Africa. Oppo, Vivo and Huawei lead in Indonesia, Bhutan and Togo respectively.
Context: I have a Chromecast with Google TV today that I'm quite happy with, after having heavily customized the thing. However, it's only 1080, and I recently got a 4k TV and would like to be able to get the full mileage out of it. Now that Google are sunsetting the Chromecast series, is it a bad idea to pick up a 4k Chromecast, or should I just wait for the new device to drop? It seems a bit pricier and I'm not sure if there are any features I should necessarily wait for. My use-case is basically watching YouTube/Nebula/Netflix/Jellyfin.
How to move Search bar to top in KISS Launcher. [@android](https://lemmy.ml/c/android) In kiss launcher Search bar is at bottom and I want it to be at top of screen. It is not a option by default but I remember a fork implemented it. Can anyone tell me that fork if they remember?
Today I opened the App Store on my GrapheneOS to see, that Accrescent is now mirrored in it. I know, that GrapheneOS devs have addressed F-droid very negatively it the past ([and they still do that](https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/14452-how-to-explain-why-accrescent-over-f-droid/19)), but imo, including Accrescent as a part of official GOS App Store is very harmful for FLOSS movement, as Accrescent [does not support any third-party repos](https://accrescent.app/faq#other-repos), claiming that they are "breaking the Android security model", and also [allows submitting closed-source apps to the repo](https://accrescent.app/faq#open-source). This unlikely to be the reason for me to change OS, as GrapheneOS is still amazing, but devs rhetoric and actions become more and more concerning for me.
[@android](https://lemmy.ml/c/android) Any browser with working notifications (through unified push) Do you know any FOSS browser for android with unified push support?
[@android](https://lemmy.ml/c/android) How to replace location services provided by google without root? I want to disable google play services for obvious reasons. Ntfy is working fine for me so no issue with push notifications. But GPS is incredibly slow how to replace location functions provided by google (without root)?
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Do you keep lists of your favorite things, such as movies, books, recipes, or music albums? You might keep list(s) that looks like this: - Network (1976) - Lone Star (1996) - Devils (1971) - The Seventh Seal (1957) - ... _Many more films_ But how do you rank these? You might be tempted to order them by preference, but this could quickly get overwhelming for long lists. A much easier method is to use [pairwise comparisons](https://www.opinionx.co/blog/pairwise-comparison), which shows you single head-to-head pairs, and has you choose which one you like best. After doing a small number of these matchups, Rank-My-Favs can confidently create a ranked list for you. Under the hood, Rank-My-Favs uses the advanced [Glicko rating system](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glicko_rating_system), to determine how many matches are necessary, and for ranking. ### Features - Import your existing lists quickly. - Uses the advanced [Glicko rating system](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glicko_rating_system). ### Built With - [Android Jetpack Compose](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose) ## Installation / Releases - [Releases](https://github.com/dessalines/rank-my-favs/releases) - [IzzyOnDroid](https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.dessalines.rankmyfavs) - [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.dessalines.rankmyfavs/) - [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dessalines.rankmyfavs) ## Support / Donate Rank-My-Favs will always remain free, open-source software. We've seen many open-source projects go unmaintained after a few years. **Recurring donations have proven to be the only way these projects can stay alive.** Your donations directly support full-time development, and help keep this maintained. If you find yourself using rank-my-favs every day, consider donating: - [Support me on Liberapay](https://liberapay.com/dessalines). - [Support me Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/dessalines). ### Crypto - bitcoin: `1Hefs7miXS5ff5Ck5xvmjKjXf5242KzRtK` - ethereum: `0x400c96c96acbC6E7B3B43B1dc1BB446540a88A01` - monero: `41taVyY6e1xApqKyMVDRVxJ76sPkfZhALLTjRvVKpaAh2pBd4wv9RgYj1tSPrx8wc6iE1uWUfjtQdTmTy2FGMeChGVKPQuV` ## Social / Contact - [lemmy.ml/c/rankmyfavs](https://lemmy.ml/c/rankmyfavs) - [Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@dessalines) - [Matrix chat](https://matrix.to/#/#rank-my-favs:matrix.org)
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Android 15 Beta 4 is available today as the preview cycle nears its end.
Hey all, so I used Blokada (5, I think) for a long time but then when they forced an upgrade I moved on to AdAway. AdAway is great, it's not perfect, but it gets the job done. I decided to give ProtonVPN a try, due to recent state legislative website laws. I like it, it's cool but it doesn't block ads in the free version and AdAway can't run at the same time, afaik. I've heard lots of people talking about how great FF with ublock is and I only recently switched back to Firefox so I'm considering giving that a try but I'm getting overwhelmed. What is the right combination to block most ads as well pretending to be from another state?
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Tested and it works well so far.
I have a Pixel 6 Pro (fully stock) who's wallpaper was migrated from an old S series Samsung. The wallpaper is a photo I took many years ago that I can't seem to find, so the wallpaper is the last remaining copy that I have. Where can I find the photo and/or how can I extract it so that I cam back it up?
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cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/18470641 > Simple Xposed module to support the [Belfius](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=be.belfius.directmobile.android) app on Rooted devices! > > **Source** > [https://github.com/Rikj000/Belfius-Root#belfius-root](https://github.com/Rikj000/Belfius-Root#belfius-root) > > **License** GPLv3 > > **Motivation** > Belfius bank was pretty cool about having a rooted device in the past, > they just threw a dismissible warning about security risks of using a rooted device, > and then allowed you to keep using their app. > > However on 2024-07-01 this changed. > Nowadays they assume that you're an idiot that will not be able to keep your own device safe if you have root. > > I do not agree with that assumption, and likely neither do you. > Only power users that have a good idea of what they're doing tend to root their own devices. > > After only a hand full of transactions, done through the tedious browser process, > I grew agitated enough to do the research to write this module. > > Hope you'll enjoy this module and the ability to stay rooted! >
...so that the browser will open the desktop version of that particular site? If there is a way of doing this in some other browser, I'd also be interested.
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Samsung’s One UI Watch 6 beta is now available for the Galaxy Watch 5 and 4 series, moving beyond sole availability for the Watch 6.
I'm not seeing much on F-Droid, Play Store is... a mess of bullshit, as always.
cross-posted from: https://linux.community/post/1033120 > on my last post I wrote device is a redmi 9c. Turns out it's a redmi 10c and the custom ROM I wanted to install https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-13-unofficial-lineageos-20-0-unified-for-redmi-9a-9c-10a-blossom.4609367/ won't work. > > Anyhow, to unlock the device the official way I have to identify to their services through a phone line, not internet, and purchase a sim card, which I'm not going to do to experiment with this device. > > I have no use for the stock software in the device and I'd rather have anything foss that works or kinda works. > > If you ever experimented with this particular model or know what could work, feel free to post an answer. > > debian 12.5
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A good video to share with those who refuse to leave their bubble.
Basically I want to hide that all info next to that pencil icon. That info is shown only after I enable developers options in settings. Any ADB command or Setting in Android?
I want to start learning android dev and I understand that I’ll need the android sdk and cli tools. I want to try it in a kvm because even though it is open source, I would like to keep it separate from my main system. Which distro and vm settings do you suggest I use? Any other tips or your experience with android development on linux would be helpful as well.
Hi everyone, I have a problem where the alarm on my Google Pixel phone is dismissed after about 10 minutes of ringing, causing me to miss my alarm. Is there a way to make the alarms ring indefinitely, or at least for 1 hour before it's automatically dismissed?
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# Awesome Android Apps **AAA** ## Hi all, for 2 years, sporadically, I've been adding awesome FOSS apps with the following: ### Rules - Open Sourced - Free of charge (on [F-Droid](https://github.com/Psyhackological/AAA/blob/main/README.md#f-droid) and source code repository releases) - Free as in Freedom - Ad-free - Installed and tested by me or by contributor - [Privacy-friendly aware](https://github.com/Psyhackological/AAA/blob/main/PRIVACY_MANUAL.md) - Easy to use - Still in development or polished experience - Does not lack features compared to proprietary app - Does not need an account (the only exceptions are [self-hosted](https://github.com/Psyhackological/AAA/blob/main/README.md#self-hosted)) apps) - Has dark theme ...tested by my and then later by contributors. I think many of you will appreciate this simple [README.md](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Psyhackological/AAA/main/README.md) repo, and I would love some help with it. [🏔️ Codeberg version](https://codeberg.org/Psyhackological/AAA) I hope you will find it useful! 🤩
I really love solitaire, and I'm looking for a good looking FOSS app. Ideally it should have Klondlike and Napoleon's Tomb. I currently am using the Simple Solitaire Collection( [link found here](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.tobiasbielefeld.solitaire/) ), which is good but doesn't look very modern.
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> > > From Theft Detection Lock to casting on Rivian to Wear OS 5 updates, here’s what’s coming to Android 15 and its device ecosystem. > >
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Hi, I recently experiment by installing vscode and nix on an Android tablet. What do you think about it ? Have you used an android tablet to create a simple development environment?
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Another weather app for android. Modern design, take a look. 👀
Back in 2007-ish I told my Mum all about how you could jailbreak iphones and unlock them to make the phone with other carriers. I helped alleviate any concerns by convincing her and myself that if there are any problems after the procedure, nothing physically has been changed on the phone and as long as I made a backup first, we could always switch back. I jailbroke the iphone 3g she had and it didn't take long before she began to notice a lot of problems, it got hot all the time, the battery drained way fast and animations were juddery and slow and sometimes apps crashed. I restored the backedup image of the phone from before thinking I'd fix everything, but although it improved the situation somewhat, the heat and battery dissipation remained permanent and the phone became useless. Ever since then I've been pretty scared of doing anything of that nature to any phone. I really want to install Graphene OS on a pixel phone but... well, I also want to be sure I can go back if I change my mind, especially as the phone is expensive. Any risks associated with doing this? Is there any way to screw it up so bad that you permanently brick the phone? If the USB cable breaks or gets yanked in the middle of it or something like that can I always get back to square 1? Is there any known way for things done in the installation of Graphene OS to somehow survive having stock android flashed on to it?
This has started showing up for some reason, suggesting that instead of updating my apps in the background, Google Play is waiting until I open an app to check for updates. Is there like a setting somewhere I need to change?
You'd think this would be easier than it seems to be in reality. I am interested in getting a Sony Xperia 5V or Xperia 1V. Where I live, phones can't make calls unless they support VoLTE. The phones in question support basically all the bands I need them to support and I've found several encouraging Reddit posts from people saying they got the Xperia 1V to work here (haven't found any for the 5V). Some confirm VoLTE, others simply say they were able to make calls. The VoLTE requirement for phones is very recent with different carriers killing off their 3G networks at slightly different times the latest being about a month away so it's hard to judge how much I can trust those posts. I've also seen a video from what seems to be an Indian person showing you how to enable VoLTE on a 1V. The thing is though, these are encouraging *signs* but Sony themselves have kept decidedly shtoom on the matter not mentioning the capability in their marketing *or* their web manuals for either phone, it is also not mentioned on GSM arena, however I noticed that this is not mentioned in the information about my current phone on GSM arena either, even though it definitely does support it because I've been using since even before it was a hard requirement. Is there any way to figure this out definitively? I've tried contacting Sony and maybe at some point they'll reply but frankly I'm not holding my breath and I suspect if they do reply they'll say something about the phones not being for sale in this country (which is true), or mentioning some of the other things the phone *can* do without answering whether it will do this one *particular* thing, which is what some websites selling the phone did as well. That type of evasive behaviour would normally lead me to conclude the answer was the feature isn't supported but those Reddit posts and that video, while not definitive enough in their own right seem to strongly indicate that it is supported.
I'm trying to make sure that if I import a phone to my country, it will likely work pretty much wherever I may go here. Most phones I'm looking at support every 4G band operated here, but I've noticed that on the GSM arena website, they will often give a list of supported bands for a given phone followed by a dash and a region name like 'Asia' or 'international' or 'USA'. One of the supported bands I'm looking at is operated in my country, but seems to be pretty rare, if I use that as a criterion the list of devices shrinks considerably as does the number of brands to choose from. One particular phone I looked at only lists support for the specific band I'm looking at in it's "-USA" list of supported bands. I'm confused by what this means for me, if that band is used in my country and I import a phone that only lists the band as supported in the US does that mean the phone wouldn't work here if I'm in an area where the only available tower operated on such a frequency? Why not? It sounds like it's physically capable. The other question is, how do you assess the likelihood of this being a problem? The relative rarity of support for this band and the fact that it's only *officially* supported here, but seems only to have recently been licensed for people to build infrastructure operating on that band makes me think that there are likely very few towers actually using it here, but presumably more will eventually start to do so. My current phone has lasted me 6 years, almost 7 so I'll want to future-proof in this regard. In the time since I bought my last phone, carriers have abandoned any non VoLTE support so if the phone I bough then, hadn't had this compatibility it would have become a brick well ahead of its time so I'm weary of something like that happening. EDIT: Something has occurred to me that didn't before and might answer my question, but then I guess it'd be good if anyone knew because this is only a guess on my part. Maybe the dash followed by region name is referring to model variants, as in, if you buy the US variant of the phone, then it supports these bands, and if you buy the international variant, it supports these bands etc etc. In that case, it would presumably mean that if I bought a variant model of a phone that lists support for a particular frequency band it should work anywhere in the world where those frequency bands are used not just the region mentioned after the list. I guess the trouble is that usually the sites I can find selling these phones to consumers in my market don't go in to anywhere near that level of detail so I'd have no way of knowing which model variant it was other than simply the manufacturer's marketing terms for their product lineup.