In this guide, we will show you the steps to convert your Nothing Phone 1 from EEA to Global. The OEM has quickly upscaled the popularity charts in no time whatsoever. Moreover, the device itself is available in numerous regions. Owing to this, you will come across two different firmware versions for Nothing Phone 1- EEA for European Countries [named SpacewarEEA] and Global for Asian and Australian regions [code named Spacewar].
In this regard, some users have voiced their concern that they mistakenly ended up cross-flashing the firmware [flashing firmware of a different region] and are now stuck with a few region-specific features not working along the expected lines. If you are also in the same boat, then this guide will show you the steps to rectify this issue, in other words, convert your Nothing Phone 1 from EEA to Global. So without further ado, let’s get started.
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How to Convert EEA to Global on Nothing Phone 1
This process will wipe off all the data from your device, so take a complete device backup beforehand. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps.
STEP 1: Install Android SDK
First and foremost, you will have to install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC. This is the official ADB and Fastboot binary provided by Google and is the only recommended one. So download it and then extract it to any convenient location on your PC. Doing so will give you the platform-tools folder, which will be used throughout this guide to unbrick your Nothing Phone 1 via Fastboot commands.
STEP 2: Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking
Next up, you will also have to enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking on your device. The former will make your device recognizable by the PC in ADB mode. This will then allow you to boot your device to Fastboot Mode. On the other hand, OEM Unlocking is required to carry out the bootloader unlocking process.
So head over to Settings > About Phone > Tap on Build Number 7 times > Go back to Settings > System > Advanced > Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking.
STEP 3: Download Nothing Phone 1 Firmware
Next up, download the stock firmware for your device from the below link. Nothing provides its firmware in payload.bin, which you need to extract in order to get hold of the partition files. I have already done that for a few firmware versions. So if your device has the same firmware/build installed, then you could directly download the Fastboot ROM [extracted payload] instead of the payload.bin
NOTHING PHONE 1 STOCK FIRMWARE
STEP 4: Extract Nothing Phone 1 Payload.bin
If you have downloaded the Fastboot ROM, then you could skip this step. On the other hand, if you have a payload.bin firmware, then you will have to extract it first and get the resultant IMG files. To do so, you may refer to our guide on How to Extract Payload.bin file. Once done, make sure to transfer all the extracted files to the platform-tools folder.
STEP 5: Unlock Bootloader on Nothing Phone 1
Since you are going through this unbrick guide, chances are you might have already unlocked the device’s bootloader. However, if you haven’t done so, then you may refer to our guide on Unlock Bootloader on Nothing Phone 1 [and its Critical Partition]. [Do note that for the unlocking process, you should have enabled OEM Unlock from the Settings menu beforehand].
STEP 6: Boot Nothing Phone 1 to Fastboot Mode
- Now connect your device to the PC via a USB cable. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled.
- Then head over to the platform-tools folder, type in CMD in the address bar, and hit Enter. This will launch the Command Prompt.
- Type in the following command in the CMD window to boot your device to Fastboot Mode
adb reboot bootloader
- To verify the Fastboot connection, type in the below command and you should get back the device ID.
fastboot devices
STEP 7: Format Device via Fastboot
- Head over to the platform-tools folder where the extracted ROM is present.
- Then go to its address bar, type in CMD in its address, and hit Enter. This will launch the CMD window.
- Now execute the below command to perform a factory reset (optional but recommended)
fastboot -w
STEP 8: Flash Global Firmware on Nothing Phone 1 via Fastboot Commands
Execute the below commands in the CMD window [that is opened in the platform-tools folder] to flash all the partition file. Make sure to execute one command at a time. Furthermore, if you get an error, then don’t leave the process mid-way, rather move over to the next flashing command.
fastboot --set-active=a fastboot reboot fastboot fastboot flash super super.img fastboot flash abl_a abl.img fastboot flash aop_a aop.img fastboot flash bluetooth_a bluetooth.img fastboot flash boot_a boot.img fastboot flash cpucp_a cpucp.img fastboot flash devcfg_a devcfg.img fastboot flash dsp_a dsp.img fastboot flash dtbo_a dtbo.img fastboot flash featenabler_a featenabler.img fastboot flash hyp_a hyp.img fastboot flash imagefv_a imagefv.img fastboot flash keymaster_a keymaster.img fastboot flash modem_a modem.img fastboot flash multiimgoem_a multiimgoem.img fastboot flash odm_a odm.img fastboot flash product_a product.img fastboot flash qupfw_a qupfw.img fastboot flash shrm_a shrm.img fastboot flash system_a system.img fastboot flash system_ext_a system_ext.img fastboot flash tz_a tz.img fastboot flash uefisecapp_a uefisecapp.img fastboot flash vbmeta_a vbmeta.img fastboot flash vbmeta_system_a vbmeta_system.img fastboot flash vendor_a vendor.img fastboot flash vendor_boot_a vendor_boot.img fastboot flash xbl_a xbl.img fastboot flash xbl_config_a xbl_config.img fastboot reboot bootloader fastboot --set-active=b fastboot reboot fastboot fastboot flash abl_b abl.img fastboot flash aop_b aop.img fastboot flash bluetooth_b bluetooth.img fastboot flash boot_b boot.img fastboot flash cpucp_b cpucp.img fastboot flash devcfg_b devcfg.img fastboot flash dsp_b dsp.img fastboot flash dtbo_b dtbo.img fastboot flash featenabler_b featenabler.img fastboot flash hyp_b hyp.img fastboot flash imagefv_b imagefv.img fastboot flash keymaster_b keymaster.img fastboot flash modem_b modem.img fastboot flash multiimgoem_b multiimgoem.img fastboot flash odm_b odm.img fastboot flash product_b product.img fastboot flash qupfw_b qupfw.img fastboot flash shrm_b shrm.img fastboot flash system_b system.img fastboot flash system_ext_b system_ext.img fastboot flash tz_b tz.img fastboot flash uefisecapp_b uefisecapp.img fastboot flash vbmeta_b vbmeta.img fastboot flash vbmeta_system_b vbmeta_system.img fastboot flash vendor_b vendor.img fastboot flash vendor_boot_b vendor_boot.img fastboot flash xbl_b xbl.img fastboot flash xbl_config_b xbl_config.img fastboot reboot bootloader fastboot --set-active=a fastboot reboot
That’s it. These were the steps to convert your Nothing Phone 1 from EEA to Global. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
