Hello,
I just got and Samsung galaxy S3 from a family member. And first thing I did, was reset it to factory settings. Which went ok.
Now I would like to update the phone. Current android version is 4.1.1. When I go into update section of the phone I get message that current phone version is up to date, but I read on the internet that latest version is 4.4.2. How should I best proceed in order to update the phone.
Also, I have several questions which I've been wanting to find out (Please note that I'm quite new to android):
1. This phone was rooted. It appears that after factory reset it is still rooted (According to Titanium Backup) is that how it should be? I thought that after factory reset phone would not have root access. Also what is strange, that after performing a factory reset I already had quite old version of Super Su pre-installed and CyanogenMod file manager, why is that?
2. I have an AT&T version of the phone. But I live in Europe where there is no sign of AT&T. Is it possible to remove AT&T branding? Also this phone has some kind of custom Adnroid software update "AT&T software update", which always tells me that v4.1.1 is the latest version of android available for my phone. Is it possible to revert back to native software update?
3. I did a factory reset on the phone about 30 minutes ago, how it already has 5.5 GB of free space used? - For some reason factory reset didn't remove music and photos.
4. I found the application named "System app remover". Can I trust its judgement on which apps are safe to remove?
5. How can I make sure if I have 2core processor or 4 core processor? - I downloaded this program "CPU / RAM / DEVICE Identifier", I have 2 core snapdragon processor
Hi Viltnieks!
You are correct: there have been newer Android updates released for the Samsung Galaxy SIII (SGH-i747/SGH-i747M variants). I know you tell you got an AT&T variant of the phone, but just to make sure, please double-ckeck under the Phone Settings --> About Phone that your device model is the SGH-i747 one. This info can also be found on a sticker under the battery. If you have another SGSIII device model, you are in the wrong forum.
I'm not exactly sure to pinpoint your phone's current state. At one point, you say that it has the AT&T Updater, but it also has been rooted, and contains CM file manager... As you want to update the phone's OS (ROM) to a newer version and would like to remove AT&T branding, I'll just straight skip to your second point:
viltnieks said:
2. I have an AT&T version of the phone. But I live in Europe where there is no sign of AT&T. Is it possible to remove AT&T branding?
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There are basically three kinds of ROMs:
1. the official, carrier's ROM;
2. custom ROMs based on the carrier's official ROM. Those are ROMs created by the community, but are build on the carrier's one;
3. custom ROMs based on the Android Open Source Project, or one if its derived ROMs.
If you flash the first kind of ROM, you will have all the official stuff provided by AT&T, exactly as if the phone was brand new, out-of-the-box; this also imply that you will get all the AT&T stuff (AT&T Updater, AT&T-related softwares, AT&T branding...). If you flash the second kind of ROMs, you may get some of the AT&T stuff, though generally speaking ROM developers do a pretty good job at removing unneeded carrier junks and branding, or allow the user to choose which of the carrier-apps he wants to install or not. The third kind of ROMs are the cleanest kind looking at carrier-related stuff: it does not have those kind of things.
I have not given you a straight answer, as it is not my place to choose for you what you want. Still, I believe if you want to get rid of AT&T's branding, you would be more interested in custom ROMs, either carrier-based ones or AOSP/CM-based ones. For this reason, I would suggest you take a look around in the Android Development and Original Android Development sub-forums, where lots of custom ROMs are published by developers. Read the first posts of the threads, you will find what ROMs have to offer, what they look like, if they are based on stock or on AOSP/CM, if they are debloated, etc. The first posts also contain informations on how to install, so carefully read them.
You need to be running a completely stock ROM in order to receive OTA updates. This mean you cannot be rooted, stock apps should be present, and stock recovery.
Thank you for replying!
After double checking I can verify that model number indeed is SGH-i747. I also get AT&T logo before samsung logo when powering up, AT&T phone book and some other AT&T applications.
It has the AT&T updater, yes, but it isn't working. I always get "Software update interrupted. No update is available.." Or "Current software is up to date. You may check again in 24 hours"
And, indeed it has CM file manager and Super SU app installed, even If I do factory reset, these apps show up without installing. I guess it means that this is some kind of custom rom based carrier's ROM?
If I have a rooted phone, is it normal that it will stay rooted after factory setting reset?
I'm quite new to this, I wanted to clarify, ROM is like a version of android os?
I don't really need any of the carrier's stuff, so I guess 3rd kind of ROM would be best for me.
Is this the place where to look for roms - http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-att#romList?
Preferably I would like the phone to have global ROM, the one that comes with samsung galaxy S3, before carrier's add their stuff.
Factory reset will not remove the CM File Manager or SuperSu because they were probably installed via custom recovery or Odin. Only apps installed from the ROM itself will be removed.
I suggest installing the Samsung Phone Info app from the Play Store to determine the bootloader and modem installed on your phone and report back. The bootloader version is important to know before flashing anything.
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Samsung Galxay S III, S3 64GB currently running:
Android v 4.0.4
Base T99UVLH2
Kernel 3.08-925100-user (~snip)
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Quick question or two.
Just received 2 T-Mo branded Samsung Galaxy SIII's 32GB.
EDIT: Phones are brand new- they are STOCK. (Not rooted)
This last week bought several BlackBerry PlayBooks 64GB, and found out "if "they are *allowed to "update" to the latest version it encrypts /blocks ability to ROOT the device PERMANENTLY.
(* PlayBooks are set to auto-update upon being first powered up, PRIOR to access to OS. Special procedures and apps need to be used so it does not apply "update" which blocks ability to ROOT the device.
*Latest PB OS v 2.1.0.1088 = Encryts bootloader IIRC.)
Q1: I'm concerned about OTA update, or enabling (clicking) "Software Update" manually applying a rom update /newer version of Android OS screwing up ability to ROOT the phone. Is this a issue of concern?
Q2: I noticed when I hit the button for checking "if" there is a update available a file was showing 335.65mb, so for sure a "update" is available.
Would it be best to backup current rom image , or is that image available online?
(I would assume it would be best- I guess my question is, "Is the Samsung SIII Android v 4.0.4" image available?
Is it a problem to roll back to a prior version?
(Sort of paranoid after the PlayBook auto updating so it can't be rooted... YES I know PlayBook isn''t running a Android OS)
What is the most well liked rom image for the S3 currently? (Stable)
Any info, links would be appreciated.
NOTE: I realize I have alot of reading to do, I have flashed /modded phones in the past so I have a grasp of what needs to be done, but rusty on the "particulars".
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WeAreNotAlone said:
Samsung Galxay S III, S3 64GB currently running:
Android v 4.0.4
Base T99UVLH2
Kernel 3.08-925100-user (~snip)
***************
Quick question or two.
Just received 2 T-Mo branded Samsung Galaxy SIII's 32GB.
This last week bought several BlackBerry PlayBooks 64GB, and found out "if "they are *allowed to "update" to the latest version it encrypts /blocks ability to ROOT the device PERMANENTLY.
(* PlayBooks are set to auto-update upon being first powered up, PRIOR to access to OS. Special procedures and apps need to be used so it does not apply "update" which blocks ability to ROOT the device.
*Latest PB OS v 2.1.0.1088 = Encryts bootloader IIRC.)
Q1: I'm concerned about OTA update, or enabling (clicking) "Software Update" manually applying a rom update /newer version of Android OS screwing up ability to ROOT the phone. Is this a issue of concern?
Q2: I noticed when I hit the button for checking "if" there is a update available a file was showing 335.65mb, so for sure a "update" is available.
Would it be best to backup current rom image , or is that image available online?
(I would assume it would be best- I guess my question is, "Is the Samsung SIII Android v 4.0.4" image available?
Is it a problem to roll back to a prior version?
(Sort of paranoid after the PlayBook auto updating so it can't be rooted... YES I know PlayBook isn''t running a Android OS)
What is the most well likely rom image for the S3 currently?
Any info, links would be appreciated.
NOTE: I realize I have alot of reading to do, I have flashed /modded phones in the past so I have a grasp of want needs to be done, but rusty on the "particulars".
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Are you already rooted? If you update you could lose root I'm not really sure since I'm not on stock but it is easy to re-root it if you have too. And no updating wont permanently block your device from being rooted.
check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
it has all the official firmwares & pre-rooted official firmwares that are odin flashable
WeAreNotAlone said:
Samsung Galxay S III, S3 64GB currently running:
Android v 4.0.4
Base T99UVLH2
Kernel 3.08-925100-user (~snip)
***************
Quick question or two.
Just received 2 T-Mo branded Samsung Galaxy SIII's 32GB.
This last week bought several BlackBerry PlayBooks 64GB, and found out "if "they are *allowed to "update" to the latest version it encrypts /blocks ability to ROOT the device PERMANENTLY.
(* PlayBooks are set to auto-update upon being first powered up, PRIOR to access to OS. Special procedures and apps need to be used so it does not apply "update" which blocks ability to ROOT the device.
*Latest PB OS v 2.1.0.1088 = Encryts bootloader IIRC.)
Q1: I'm concerned about OTA update, or enabling (clicking) "Software Update" manually applying a rom update /newer version of Android OS screwing up ability to ROOT the phone. Is this a issue of concern?
Q2: I noticed when I hit the button for checking "if" there is a update available a file was showing 335.65mb, so for sure a "update" is available.
Would it be best to backup current rom image , or is that image available online?
(I would assume it would be best- I guess my question is, "Is the Samsung SIII Android v 4.0.4" image available?
Is it a problem to roll back to a prior version?
(Sort of paranoid after the PlayBook auto updating so it can't be rooted... YES I know PlayBook isn''t running a Android OS)
What is the most well likely rom image for the S3 currently?
Any info, links would be appreciated.
NOTE: I realize I have alot of reading to do, I have flashed /modded phones in the past so I have a grasp of want needs to be done, but rusty on the "particulars".
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These aren't like playbooks or ONE X's. We can flash firmwares and updates through Odin. You are safe bro
j_smith305 said:
Are you already rooted? If you update you could lose root I'm not really sure since I'm not on stock but it is easy to re-root it if you have too. And no updating wont permanently block your device from being rooted.
check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
it has all the official firmwares & pre-rooted official firmwares that are odin flashable
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RE: Are you already rooted?
Nope, bone stock. Would like to run the units for about 30-days (Of course that may change, EG Sooner)
Appreciate the links, will check it out.
On a recommendation on a rom, Looking for rom with a high WAF. (Wife Approval Factor)
Also on the hunt for a work-around to enabling tethering on Android 5GB plan.
Lakeshow423 said:
These aren't like playbooks or ONE X's. We can flash firmwares and updates through Odin. You are safe bro
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Thank you,
After experiencing the "joy" of PlayBook #1 of #4 doing a forced update to a OS version which was not rootable, plus was non reversible wanted to get a feel on what was going on. In the end with the PlayBooks I have (1) unit left that I'm debating to root or not... REASON? There's like (1) person on the CrackBerry forums that has a in-depth knowledge of the QNX OS.... and the info on flashing a "rootable" version of the OS is not well documented. (Info is scattered amongst multiple threads- the (1) poster with a in-depth knowledge posts in a cryptic fashion.
Process seems pretty simple, but there is little "traffic" in the rooting section so that does not inspire confidence in getting answers to problems that may pop up after the "root".
From what I read BlackBerry /RIM closed the loophole that allowed the PB's to be rooted fairly quickly and numerically the numbers of persons who even have a "rooted" PlayBook is few and far between, VS those with Android powered devices. )
Getting back to the Samsung,
As noted above: Looking for rom with a high WAF. (Wife Approval Factor)
Stability is a factor, and "time" tweaking is at a premium.
What rom would you recommend?
PS: Also on the hunt for a work-around to enabling tethering on Android 5GB plan.
(If tethering can be done without rooting, may leave the units stock for about 30-days or so until hardware is proven to be defect free. If you have any info on that, I'd be all ears.)
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WeAreNotAlone said:
Thank you,
After experiencing the "joy" of PlayBook #1 of #4 doing a forced update to a OS version which was not rootable, plus was non reversible wanted to get a feel on what was going on. In the end with the PlayBooks I have (1) unit left that I'm debating to root or not... REASON? There's like (1) person on the CrackBerry forums that has a in-depth knowledge of the QNX OS.... and the info on flashing a "rootable" version of the OS is not well documented. (Info is scattered amongst multiple threads- the (1) poster with a in-depth knowledge posts in a cryptic fashion.
Process seems pretty simple, but there is little "traffic" in the rooting section so that does not inspire confidence in getting answers to problems that may pop up after the "root".
From what I read BlackBerry /RIM closed the loophole that allowed the PB's to be rooted fairly quickly and numerically the numbers of persons who even have a "rooted" PlayBook is few and far between, VS those with Android powered devices. )
Getting back to the Samsung,
As noted above: Looking for rom with a high WAF. (Wife Approval Factor)
Stability is a factor, and "time" tweaking is at a premium.
What rom would you recommend?
PS: Also on the hunt for a work-around to enabling tethering on Android 5GB plan.
(If tethering can be done without rooting, may leave the units stock for about 30-days or so until hardware is proven to be defect free. If you have any info on that, I'd be all ears.)
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If it's for your wife then I would probably stick with stock so she doesn't complain about minor bugs lol or you could try a touchwiz based rom. Just check out the different roms in the android development & original android development thread and see if you find any that you like
As for tethering I can't help you much since I don't really use it. I did a quick search and found this thread that might be able to help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988735
If you are wanting to root I would use the root injected rom. The instructions can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
This gives root but fully stock otherwise. It is probably one of the safest ways to root.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
ioitall said:
If you are wanting to root I would use the root injected rom. The instructions can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
This gives root but fully stock otherwise. It is probably one of the safest ways to root.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
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That sounds exactly like what I, and others than are concerned about "warranty" issues on new phones- baring a total hardware failure would benefit from until the hardware is proven itself to be DEFECT FREE.
Would like to "burn-in" the device, making sure nothing is amiss.
Thanks!
mrRobinson said:
This is a completely stock ODIN flashable ROM with root injected into the system image.
This is a fairly easy way to get root WITHOUT tripping the flash counter that will void the warranty. If you don't care about tripping the counter then you can get root other ways.
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Hello all
I am really hoping someone can explain this to me please. I have recently purchased a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (N7100) from Vodafone in the UK direct. I was under the impression from this site, and general research on the Net, it has an unlocked boot loader and my experience with it thus far seems to validate that. I want to place a custom ROM on it.
Here is what I have done thus far. The device is rooted and is working fine from that perspective. Root checker and such like all say this is fine. Additionally, it supposedly has the correct and latest version of CWR on it, 6.0.1.9. This was done using the ROM Manager from the Play store. It is the non touch version, at present. However upon booting in to CWR I have no advanced options on the main menu. I would upgrade to the touch version. However, that is not free and whilst I have no issue paying for it, in principle, I am reluctant to, in case I end up in the same position with that version. It does not state what the upgrade version is. It states on the upgrade introduction page, it is also available as a free download from the clockworkmod website. However. after much digging through their website I land up back at the ROM Manager page in the Play store, which quite rightly says it is already installed. The only manual download I can find is for, yes you guessed it, 6.0.1.9 and that when expanded is simple an SU.apk and a few such related files. How that will flash the correct version of CWR with touch enabled etc. is anyone's guess? The device is currently running JB 4.1.2 and was pushed out to my device by OTA update just before XMAS. The baseband version is N7100BUDLL1 and the build number is JZ054K.N7100XXDLL4. The kernel is shown as 3.0.3-679347 and is dated December 11 2012.
I am at a total loss here. I have flashed phones a number of times and have never come across anything so seemingly utterly baffling. Is it actually possible to get a full version of CWR for this build please and, if so how please? I am very reluctant to wipe the phone and install a custom ROM until I can verify CWM is running correctly. Surely I cannot be the first person in the UK on Vodafone to want a custom ROM and the boot loader is supposedly unlocked too?
Yours desperately trying to understand what is actually going on here please. Any help and\or enlightenment will be gratefully received.
Many thanks in advance.
Regards,
Paul Lemonidis.
Use TWRP recovery for Note2 instead of CWM.
Flash it using odin.
nm8 said:
Use TWRP recovery for Note2 instead of CWM.
Flash it using odin.
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Many thanks for your quick reply. I was wondering about that. I'll give it a try. It seems from what you're saying to ditch CWR as it does not work properly with my device for some reason? Just mine or all UK Vodafone models is my next question. So I am also left asking did CWR's own program to install CWR downloaded the wrong version of it for my model, despite being installed directly from the Play Store? Obviously I chose the correct model in the menu. Do I take it there is no CWR version that will work properly in my device, unless it is just my device, of course? I am just trying to understand what is going on here. It is more the lack of any sensible logic to this I find frustrating, more than actually not being to Flash the phone to be honest. Or is it just a dodgy installation? Although I have tried installing it by ODIN and Rom Manager the result is always the same. Everything says its installed fine but it just doesn't work upon booting in to it??!! I will try the other way now.
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Hello all
I am really hoping someone can explain this to me please. I have recently purchased a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (N7100) from Vodafone in the UK direct. I was under the impression from this site, and general research on the Net, it has an unlocked boot loader and my experience with it thus far seems to validate that. I want to place a custom ROM on it.
Here is what I have done thus far. The device is rooted and is working fine from that perspective. Root checker and such like all say this is fine. Additionally, it supposedly has the correct and latest version of CWR on it, 6.0.1.9. This was done using the ROM Manager from the Play store. It is the non touch version, at present. However upon booting in to CWR I have no advanced options on the main menu. I would upgrade to the touch version. However, that is not free and whilst I have no issue paying for it, in principle, I am reluctant to, in case I end up in the same position with that version. It does not state what the upgrade version is. It states on the upgrade introduction page, it is also available as a free download from the clockworkmod website. However. after much digging through their website I land up back at the ROM Manager page in the Play store, which quite rightly says it is already installed. The only manual download I can find is for, yes you guessed it, 6.0.1.9 and that when expanded is simple an SU.apk and a few such related files. How that will flash the correct version of CWR with touch enabled etc. is anyone's guess? The device is currently running JB 4.1.2 and was pushed out to my device by OTA update just before XMAS. The baseband version is N7100BUDLL1 and the build number is JZ054K.N7100XXDLL4. The kernel is shown as 3.0.3-679347 and is dated December 11 2012.
I am at a total loss here. I have flashed phones a number of times and have never come across anything so seemingly utterly baffling. Is it actually possible to get a full version of CWR for this build please and, if so how please? I am very reluctant to wipe the phone and install a custom ROM until I can verify CWM is running correctly. Surely I cannot be the first person in the UK on Vodafone to want a custom ROM and the boot loader is supposedly unlocked too?
Yours desperately trying to understand what is actually going on here please. Any help and\or enlightenment will be gratefully received.
Many thanks in advance.
Regards,
Paul Lemonidis.
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First of all update your firmware. You are vulnerable to sds.
Secondly as for your problem.
Go to cwm page in desktop mode and download the recovery for your phone. Touch or non touch anything would work. Then rename the downloaded file to recovery.img and flash it in recovery option via mobile odin and you are done.
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I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but I just wanted to make absolutely sure I'm ready before I flash, so I don't brick my phone. I have been reading the forums for a few days now. I have an S3 (i747M) with Fido. I'm not totally sure which ROM to go with. From what I understand so far, I'm thinking StockMOD or Dandroid. I want a fairly minimalistic OS, latest version (4.3 vs 4.4?), so I can play the occasion game on it and get good idle battery life. I believe I have rooted my stock rom and I have disabled some of the bloat through the "Application Management" option under settings. Any advice on flashing? I have spent many years building, modding and generally tinkering with windows pcs but I haven't done anything with phones, android or linux. Any advice? Obviously do the backup of my current phone with the app mentioned on the related ROM installation page. I assume I can restore my phone back to this stock ROM is the new one fails? After the backup, do a full phone wipe and default restore. Then hook the phone to my PC via USB and use the related program to flash the phone? Thank you for any and all replies in advance. :good:
Kwijybow said:
I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but I just wanted to make absolutely sure I'm ready before I flash, so I don't brick my phone. I have been reading the forums for a few days now. I have an S3 (i747M) with Fido. I'm not totally sure which ROM to go with. From what I understand so far, I'm thinking StockMOD or Dandroid. I want a fairly minimalistic OS, latest version (4.3 vs 4.4?), so I can play the occasion game on it and get good idle battery life. I believe I have rooted my stock rom and I have disabled some of the bloat through the "Application Management" option under settings. Any advice on flashing? I have spent many years building, modding and generally tinkering with windows pcs but I haven't done anything with phones, android or linux. Any advice? Obviously do the backup of my current phone with the app mentioned on the related ROM installation page. I assume I can restore my phone back to this stock ROM is the new one fails? After the backup, do a full phone wipe and default restore. Then hook the phone to my PC via USB and use the related program to flash the phone? Thank you for any and all replies in advance. :good:
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in my opinion or anyone will say that 4.3 is the most stable right now, and 4.4 is only available for CM based roms.....Samsung Touchwiz will always be the last to update their devices to 4.4 while custom roms AOKP, SLIM BEAM, PAC ROM, BEAN STALK, CM, PARANOID, ETC they will always have nightlies on latest the Android version but will take sometime for stable roms to be released
1st before you think of flashing please research and know what you're getting into
2nd read all the info. ROOT your i747m with cf-auto root (i recommend it cuz its the simplest, easiest, safest way to root)
3rd install custom recovery there are two that i know of but am confident and comfortable with clockworkmod recovery....u can try TWRP
4th yu can either wish to stay stock touchwiz, 2types of stock
-one that comes from samsung all bloated and no tweaks and
-the one that is taken by devs debloated, modded, customized, xposed mod, minimalistic, faster and better.
--OR you can go completely Android vanilla stock, which has nothing but the normal google staff (ITS LIKE A NEXUS DEVICE from Google) you dont have any bloatware, or features/addons just plain stock
5th Once yu know the basic, the universe is yours, with Android comes endless customization and possibilities just like Microsoft Windows, Linux, ubuntu or even OSX
6th wish to become a DEV its your choice, wish to modify, play with the filesystem its your choice but without knowledge of what you're doing bricking is easy as just deleting a file yu think its not important
7th help the rest with android as you do with PC
PS am learning to code now but one thing at a time so am starting with Web design, plan to learn some computer languages, hacking, etc computer science :laugh: maybe yu can help me out
everything you need to know about what i said or root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839
Thanks for the reply. It's been a while since I originally posted this. I decided to hold off on a custom ROM at that time but I find myself back again, still wanting to customize my phone (especially now that my contract is about to expire). I figure that if I do brick my phone beyond repair, I'll just get another phone anyways so not so worried about it now.
Anyways, one concern I have about flashing a custom ROM on my S3 is can I go backwards in Android versions? I can confirm that I am running the stock (Rogers / Fido) Android 4.4.2 which I believe is Kitkat? I am very interested in going either StockMOD or Dandroid, which as far as I can tell are 4.3 Jellybean? Can I do that?
Yes, you can run a 4.3 rom on your phone as long as you do not try to downgrade the bootloader.
You can go back to completely stock Rogers by using Odin to flash as stock kk rom from sammobile.com.
audit13 said:
Yes, you can run a 4.3 rom on your phone as long as you do not try to downgrade the bootloader.
You can go back to completely stock Rogers by using Odin to flash as stock kk rom from sammobile.com.
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Thanks for the reply. Regarding the bootloader, the versions of Android I'm looking to install say they need the 4.3 bootloader. How can I check which bootloader I am running on my phone?
If you're phone is running stock Rogers kit kit, you have a kit kat bootloader which you can't downgrade.
If the rom needs a 4.3 bootloader and since you have a newer bootloader, you can probably load the rom.
Kwijybow said:
I'm not totally sure which ROM to go with.
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Using the most recent build of the most popular ROM has it's advantages.
cm-12.1-20150807-NIGHTLY-d2att.zip
fast, light, stable, secure, supported
So as I've looked into it, it appears that nothing has changed here in the 2-3 years since I last explored this issue. I'm talking about the fact that you can't successfully update PRL and profile on CDMA carriers in LOS and AOSP ROMS. The usual behavior if you even have the option in the UX is that you get a force close. I'd love to understand why this hasn't been addressed.. It's a huge reason someone would stay on stock over AOSP/LOS. I saw someone suggesting a Nexus 5 dev had some success using a couple of APKs including OmaDmclient.apk, and a few threads here and on Reddit talking about how it must've been broken by an AOSP contributor, but in any event it still doesn't work. Isn't this something that the LOS team could fix if they wanted to?
The issue with CDMA is that most of the stuff isn't open source. This is why the aosp source code is targeted to GSM. So I sought this will get fixed any time soon.
Same problem... I think
My neighborhood has excellent Sprint 4G LTE coverage and it's much faster than T-Mobile. I happen to use Ting (which allows you to choose between T-Mobile GSM and Sprint CDMA, although to switch from one to the other costs $20). GSM isn't really an option for me.
Anyway, I used to have this problem with my LG Volt LS740. I could work around it by forcing a PRL and profile update on stock and then flashing to Cyanogenmod.
That phone finally bit the dust. I have now inherited my wife's Moto G 2015 (osprey) XT1548. Really nice phone.... but the issue is, the latest stock I can find is Android 6.0. I can activate the phone and get great 4G LTE on stock, but to flash to Lineage OS 14.1 (or AOSP) I have to wipe the device. I simply can't get it to pick up the 4G LTE service on the custom ROM's (tried both). This is a real problem.
As I understand it (admittedly from reading Wikipedia), the PRL contains an "acquisition table" that prescribes the frequencies/modes that the device will communicate on... so I think that's probably my issue. After doing the prescribed wipes in the ROM installation documentation, flashing the ROM, and booting the device, I think I've lost the PRL somewhere in that process.
Is there some way to retrieve the PRL while the device is on stock and put it back when flashing custom? If the PRL is indeed stored on the R-UIM, should I just remove the R-UIM during the first boot? Maybe I'm wrong and the problem isn't really the PRL.
Any thoughts? Please don't tell me to switch to GSM. The GSM coverage here is just plain bad from both carriers who offer it in my neck of the woods.
I have this same exact question. Ting, N910P note 4 that was originally Sprint, and days-old Lineage 16 / Andorid 9.0 . The latest stock rom is 6.0.1, and works fine. Lineage 16 works 99% fine and I'd really rather use that. But LTE doesn't work. If I force it to use 3G only, it actually all works. data, voice, text, bluetooth, gps… and being Lineage, I don't have to try to surgically remove all the spyware and other crapware without breaking it. It's just not in there in the first place. I'd really rather use that.
I would be fine having to extract things from the stock rom and edit files or whatever if it were at least just known what needed to be done. I'm fine with the fact that Lineage nor anyone else can actually include and redistribute any carrier proprietary stuff.
it should be possible
Has anyone figured this out?
I too have devices on ting, fantastically built devices that run amazingly thanks to a solid construction, the support of many many developers who are craft some of the best ROMs for any device I've ever seen, considering the limited specs of the XT1031s. Fortunately/adequately enough though, they only run on 3G Sprint, Boost originally, moved to Ting for their great rates for FreedomPop customers when they bought them out.
Anyway, currently to get a device on ting, I have to flash the latest 5.1 official stock Boost Mobile Rom with the latest radio baseband and firmware and such. A process thats pretty involved. I'm hoping that I can backup the stock image using TWRP, as when I went through the process of reloading the official image through the individual files via mfastboot, I skipped the logo and recovery files, and since I was able to retain my custom logos for boot and bootloaderunlocked screens, and the recovery, I'm hoping to be able to make an image of the stock ROM, which if at all possible, I'm going to do my best to make as bare bones as possible. May start with flashing the bloatware removed version of stock thats available, then going through and removing basically every app on the phone with the exception of settings and anything to do with phone, phone/carrier services, sim toolkit, etc, so I can have the smallest image possible that could maybe be restored everytime/anytime that I want to update the PRL or Profile. Which it looks like theres a new version of each released at a minimum every 3 months, as I just activated another device this way and there was only an incremental update of the last digit. If this works, great. If it doesn't then I hope that theres an answer to the question in the initial post of this thread;
Is there a way to update the CDMA PRL and Profile on a device that is running a custom ROM? If so, is it something the ROM needs to specifically support or is it something that is possible to do with a bundle of apks? Like sim toolkit and the like?
If its ROM related, are there, or would it be possible to take the necessary components from the stock files and install them in Xposed or Magisk? Or perhaps the buttons in the settings panel of the stock rom simply executes a series of commands that can be executed within a terminal CLI on the custom ROM? I assume that since the custom ROM clearly has access to the 3G radio since I can make and recieve calls, I have data, and text messaging (haven't tried MMS, but I assume it works) so why couldn't it do one more thing and initiate the PRL update?
I assume that even the stock rom doesn't ever touch the PRL or Profile, seeing as they remain even after a user data wipe, and are available for the radio to continue to use with custom roms, which means that the radio chip has to be the one storing the PRL Profile, so I bet that the radio also directly downloads those files from the carrier when asked to do so, and the stock rom must only come into play for the base logicstics of it all such as radio-"is this prl/profile a newer version than the one that i have now?" and phone-"yes, download new, purge old, flash new, tell me when done and leave me alone" Since the radio doesn't have its own processor for those sorts of things perhaps? If thats the case, then that should imply that theres nothing particularly proprietary or licensed, etc, that a rom would explicitly need to have in order to initiate these updates since it would never directly need to touch/see the files, just know that they were updated and what version number they are. What also lends me to believe this is the case is the fact that you can't select to downgrade the prl/profile, rollback, or load one manually, at least not that I can see.
So basically I'm saying that I hope it should be something simple to do. And if it is simple to do, you would think that custom roms would be able to read the carrier correctly too? Right now my new device reads "Boost" still. My previous one when I got it on ting I wanna say actually read ting afterwards. But when I loaded ressurrection remix, I had no cell/data/voice nothing, It just kept asking me for a sim card, which this phone doesnt have at all. When I loaded Lineage, everything cell related work. But can't update prl/profile, and carrier reads as "3G Roming Indicator Off" Which idk why thats the case.
Perhaps I'm missing something
Perhaps custom roms are missing a few somethings.
The only sure thing is that carriers need to just not be so greedy/dumb/uselessly difficult, and make giving them money for service easier, preferably without questions. Or at the very least actually provide some security so all this nonsense is at least worth something in the end to the end user, instead of being done so that they can try to spy on your unencrytped texts and calls to sell to advertisers, and selling access to the higest bidders such as the government and bounty hunters, whilst preventing you from restricting that information.
Last year, I bought my first ever Android - a Galaxy S7 Snapdragon. Unfortunately, I soon learned that without root & Titanium, Android provides no way to do a proper/complete backup (i.e. SmartSync doesn't backup any app data, & Helium backs up some but misses many - WhatsApp, LINE, Viber, etc). Thus I returned the S7, took a brief hiatus, & am now eagerly awaiting the arrival of a brand new Exynos S9
I wanted to ask for any quick advice as to the "suggested" approach for rooting, so I can hit the ground running as soon as this thing arrives. As I understand it, there are 3 main approaches:
1) Install TWRP, stick with the stock Samsung ROM & flash SuperSU
2) Install TWRP, stick with the stock Samsung ROM & flash Magisk
3) Install TWRP, flash a custom ROM that's already rooted
Between 1 & 2, my understanding is that Magisk is preferable to SuperSU as it essentially accomplishes the same thing but without necessarily blocking OTA updates or some financial applications from working. True? So is there even any reason to consider #1? If not, any insight as to choosing between #2 vs (any specific custom ROMs)?
My long-term priorities are simply for the phone to run as well as possible, with as little maintenance as possible (i.e. as far as ease of getting security updates goes). I'm not really into lots of customization, experimenting, etc - I'd prefer to just get something up & running, stable, & stick with it. I will be using T-Mobile though, so I guess in either case I'll need to install this to get WiFi calling & VoLTE working. Also, I want to make sure that whichever root solution I choose, it can coexist with Secure Startup (the S7 Snapdragon's root couldn't, which was a dealbreaker for me).
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. The phone arrives Tuesday, I can't wait to get started!
As soon as you flash twrp your not going to get OTA updates nevermind root.
sent from my Pixel 2 XL or Note FE
Unfortunately i made a silly mistake, i wiped the EFS partition of my G960FD once rooting the device while not having any backup for it
i tried flashing official rom, combined roms, cutoms roms; but always, i have the same problem "unknown IMEI and Baseband"
even, i tried to use ODIN Nand Erase All and installing new fresh official rom and also, have the same problem
is there any recommendations, please?
hanymedic said:
Unfortunately i made a silly mistake, i wiped the EFS partition of my G960FD once rooting the device while not having any backup for it
i tried flashing official rom, combined roms, cutoms roms; but always, i have the same problem "unknown IMEI and Baseband"
even, i tried to use ODIN Nand Erase All and installing new fresh official rom and also, have the same problem
is there any recommendations, please?
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Samsung repair centre
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Samsung repair centre
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They asked me to pay 400$ for replacing the mother board
that's why i asked for having any solution
hanymedic said:
They asked me to pay 400$ for replacing the mother board
that's why i asked for having any solution
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when you say combined roms do you mean the factory binary firmwares? because if flashing the combination firmware/factory binary followed by the usual rigmarole factory reset, nd reflash official fw doesnt work you could try rebuilding the partition using adb shell (root access needed for this though)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/fix-drk-dm-verity-factory-csc-serial-t3422965
this link isnt for the s9 smg960f but it did work for me when trying to solve the same issue on the sm-g950f,
anyway hope this helps in some way