Hi Nurrun,   Sounds like the same thing as on my phone. No, I haven't found out anything for sure. Since the phone works fine except a few features, I decided to wait until I take another trip to Europe (probably in the next month or two). I will reset it here before I leave and if it locks, I can just unlock it again in Europe. If I remember I'll come back here and report what happened.  ... View more

Aha. That's disappointing from Samsung. Well, they are only hurting themselves with these regional restrictions. Something I would expect from Apple. Well, if anyone has an idea about whether a hard reset would re-lock my phone to Europe region again (which obviously, I don't want), I'd really appreciate it. I guess someone already answered the original post, just wondering if there are any other experiences doing it. ... View more

Hi I also have this issue and I'm not sure the answer is clear. I bought a Galaxy S8 in Germany and took it to Russia (which is outside the region). I already unlocked it in Germany.   When I put in a Russian SIM, the phone gave me a message I won't be able to "use all provider features" until I factory reset the phone. I didn't do it, and most things seem to work normally, but I'm noticing little problems that are starting to add up, like the date/time won't auto update, Samsung Pay won't work at all and Google Pay won't work in stores.    I am worried if I do a hard reset then the regional lock will be restored and I won't be able to use the phone at all.   Any advice?  ... View more