Disclaimer: I am not responsible for anything that you decide to do with these stock firmware images and I will not be held liable if it breaks your device. Use at your own risk. Mirroring these images is encouraged.
Since this is stock firmware, it should not trip KNOX, but if it does, I will not be held responsible.
With all that out of the way...
This is for the Galaxy Tab S4, Wi-Fi only model (SM-T830). I'm posting this so that others don't have to deal with the "pay to access" or "limited speed" firmware download sites. If any new firmware updates come out, I'll post them if I have the time to do so. You will need ODIN v3.13.1 or later to flash this.
ARH1 (XSG), July 2018 Security Patch:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MxUe1eHBJVaLc7dTHx6Q6dZWuUa1TCnr/view?usp=sharing
ARH5 (XEF):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1reL17q008vF2ktHUd_TbnL0lPMOQeiGU/view?usp=sharing
thanks, I submitted the recovery to TWRP Builder, fingers crossed!
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Disclaimer: I am not responsible for anything that you decide to do with these stock firmware images and I will not be held liable if it breaks your device. Use at your own risk. Mirroring these images is encouraged.
Since this is stock firmware, it should not trip KNOX, but if it does, I will not be held responsible.
With all that out of the way...
This is for the Galaxy Tab S4, Wi-Fi only model (SM-T830). I'm posting this so that others don't have to deal with the "pay to access" or "limited speed" firmware download sites. If any new firmware updates come out, I'll post them if I have the time to do so. You will need ODIN v3.13.1 or later to flash this.
ARH1, July 2018 Security Patch:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MxUe1eHBJVaLc7dTHx6Q6dZWuUa1TCnr/view?usp=sharing
ARH5, August 2018 Security Patch:
[will be uploaded soon]
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Hi there, I'm really struggling to get the Tab S4 into download mode - any suggestions? Power button and volume down doesn't seem to work.
dabata said:
Hi there, I'm really struggling to get the Tab S4 into download mode - any suggestions? Power button and volume down doesn't seem to work.
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I can't remember exactly but I want to say you have to hold down volume up and down, and power. Pretty much all 3 buttons on the device.
I am curious about somehting - forgive me if this is a dumb quesiton - but the US Varient is for XAR Region - is there any difference between XAR and the other Varients BTU - or XEU (United Kingdom) ?
I guess I am asking is it ok to flash one of those on the XAR Varient? the other varients (BTU, XEF, etc) have later build dates and different change logs but I wasn't sure if they were different in other ways - Can we flash other varients on the US Version or do we need to stick with XAR ?
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I can't remember exactly but I want to say you have to hold down volume up and down, and power. Pretty much all 3 buttons on the device.
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Thanks for your reply that combo didn't work - but what did work was making sure tab was off, then hold down volume up and volume down buttons together and then plug in USB cable - and then it goes straight into download mode.
Cheers
tomiga said:
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for anything that you decide to do with these stock firmware images and I will not be held liable if it breaks your device. Use at your own risk. Mirroring these images is encouraged.
Since this is stock firmware, it should not trip KNOX, but if it does, I will not be held responsible.
With all that out of the way...
This is for the Galaxy Tab S4, Wi-Fi only model (SM-T830). I'm posting this so that others don't have to deal with the "pay to access" or "limited speed" firmware download sites. If any new firmware updates come out, I'll post them if I have the time to do so. You will need ODIN v3.13.1 or later to flash this.
ARH1 (XSG), July 2018 Security Patch:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MxUe1eHBJVaLc7dTHx6Q6dZWuUa1TCnr/view?usp=sharing
ARH5 (XEF), August(?) 2018 Security Patch:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1reL17q008vF2ktHUd_TbnL0lPMOQeiGU/view?usp=sharing
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Does any one have flashed this and confirmed the XEF one is on August security patch? since reviewing on Samfirmware there are a lot of ARH5 builds but all of them have June Patch
ARH5 is def. June patch. Loaded the BTU version onto mine today (since UK gets earliest updates) and still June. I very much doubt that ARH1 is on July patch and I am positive all ARH5 builds are on the June patch. A higher build number in the same series indicates a higher patch level not lower so it would be really strange if ARH1 is July and ARH5 is June. (unless Samsung has totally lost their s**t with version control). As long as the PDA is the same it should all be the same base code and Android security patch regardless of CSC. AFAIK the CSC only governs the localized software and some features like which wifi channels are enabled to be in compliance with local regulations. Hopefully they release the BTU Aug/Sept patch soon.
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Hopefully they release the BTU Aug/Sept patch soon.
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Don't count on it. Samsung don't release monthly firmware updates for their tablets.
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ARH5 is def. June patch. Loaded the BTU version onto mine today (since UK gets earliest updates) and still June. I very much doubt that ARH1 is on July patch and I am positive all ARH5 builds are on the June patch. A higher build number in the same series indicates a higher patch level not lower so it would be really strange if ARH1 is July and ARH5 is June. (unless Samsung has totally lost their s**t with version control). As long as the PDA is the same it should all be the same base code and Android security patch regardless of CSC. AFAIK the CSC only governs the localized software and some features like which wifi channels are enabled to be in compliance with local regulations. Hopefully they release the BTU Aug/Sept patch soon.
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ARH1 is definitely July. That's what I put on my S4. Wasn't sure about ARH5 because I didn't flash that one to my S4. Honestly I'm just waiting for someone to port TWRP so that I can install an AOSP GSI.
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ARH1 is definitely July. That's what I put on my S4. Wasn't sure about ARH5 because I didn't flash that one to my S4.
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My S4 (PHN CSC) came with ARH1 and this was the June security update. After an OTA update, it's now running ARH5, which is still the June update.
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ianmacd said:
My S4 (PHN CSC) came with ARH1 and this was the June security update. After an OTA update, it's now running ARH5, which is still the June update.
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Really odd. My XSG CSC Tab S4 (originally was XAR) is on July with ARH1. It's like Samsung is releasing different builds with different security patch levels and the same build number, making this really confusing.
Mine did an update last night. Only had it a couple of days but it's on ARH8 now
Could someone be so kind as to upload just the build.prop file? I changed some stuff in mine and stupidly forgot to back it up. I checked the files in the zips of the OP post and couldn't find it anywhere. If I stupidly overlooked it just let me know. Thanks!
Nevermind, found what I was looking for.
dabata said:
Hi there, I'm really struggling to get the Tab S4 into download mode - any suggestions? Power button and volume down doesn't seem to work.
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Got to Recovery via power + volume up and select reboot bootloader
summaji said:
Got to Recovery via power + volume up and select reboot bootloader
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You can go straight to bootloader with Power + Volume Up + Volume Down. It sounds impossible, but it's not, because the volume button isn't a rocker.
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https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-tab-s4/SM-T830/ is out with September patch since last week, works fine here with all 5 Ghz bands.
Uploaded to Gdrive using my fiber connection, reps welcome
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15V6vN31uVi3c801BLUW8DsEEtvFJ3Tej/view?usp=sharing
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https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-tab-s4/SM-T830/ is out with September patch since last week, works fine here with all 5 Ghz bands.
Uploaded to Gdrive using my fiber connection, reps welcome
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15V6vN31uVi3c801BLUW8DsEEtvFJ3Tej/view?usp=sharing
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Have you rooted this build. The OEM unlock has disappeared for me. I tried to revert to the older build but odins keeps giving me an FAIL (Auth)
Hi,
I am having a T835, but the question remains. I am fairly expierenced with odin-flashing S8+, Note 8, S9+. I know, that as long as you stay in the same multi-CSC (OXM in my case as DBT), one can simply flash firmwares within the same multi-CSC.
Regarding to https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-tab-s4/SM-T835/, there is a newer INS Firmware. But it seems to be a different multi-CSC (ODM?) with the tablets, different to the phones. Is that assumption true? If this is the case, I also assume, that I should not flash it, in case I want to stay on OXM. All correct?
Thanks a lot,
Corwin
I have not rooted anything in a long time since there is barely any reason to and the only issue I have ever had with different countries' CSCs on my Tab S2/S3/S4 is some wifi 5 Ghz bands not working because they are restricted by country. The latest Argentina/Peru one I linked to above does not have that issue and is good to go.
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Hallo guys & gals, I wanted to ask you guys about monthly Security Patches as Google has made bound all the OEMs to release monthly security patches for their devices. In this regard most of the devices are getting monthly or at least once in a couple of months but my Honor-6x is not getting any OTA update since April 2017.
Do you guys have any idea or does any body have any Honor 6x with a more recent security update patch?
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Hallo guys & gals, I wanted to ask you guys about monthly Security Patches as Google has made bound all the OEMs to release monthly security patches for their devices. In this regard most of the devices are getting monthly or at least once in a couple of months but my Honor-6x is not getting any OTA update since April 2017.
Do you guys have any idea or does any body have any Honor 6x with a more recent security update patch?
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Honor 6X is getting updated to latest patches every month, currently it's in August Patch 2017...!!!
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Every month lol. The best Joke i have read.
Well, it depends on the region, US models are rarely updated (unlike EU and Indian variants)
I saw in your signature that your phone model is BLN-21. Could you check if your build ends with B360? If yes, an update should come out soon but meanwhile you should be able to force it, by going on system update > tap on the 3 dots in the upper right corner > download latest update (if the option isn't there you cannot force it yet)
As you can see in these screenshots, in the 1st system update says that there aren't updates; in the 2nd, the option mentioned above is the first of the list, and finally in the 3rd i can download the update
Whoops i forgot the third screenshot, here it is
Well guys as you can see in my shared screen shot my device is on B361 of update level and the region is actual Pakistan which falls under middle east region. Now I actually created the thread to make it sure, whether my region is getting updates or not?
And thanks, @RedSkull23, I have tried your suggestion but as you see my device is already on B361.
I think my real problem is the update via firmware finder, and that's why my device isn't getting OTA updates. As the below screen shot reveals my device is on B361 but the security patch is 5 April 2017, and it is the time when this update was released and I updated my device through FF, since than I have tried a lot but I couldn't get any OTA update.
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When I still had my 6x, the patch would come about 10-15 days after Google released it. Couldn't say it's timely, but it indeed come monthly.
Btw, I have a Chinese model 6x.
Monthly in China ? And others can go to hell ?
I had to push B365 after about 3 months after B360. Others don't get it at all.
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And thanks, @RedSkull23, I have tried your suggestion but as you see my device is already on B361.
I think my real problem is the update via firmware finder, and that's why my device isn't getting OTA updates. (...) I updated my device through FF, since than I have tried a lot but I couldn't get any OTA update.
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Can you check or, do you remember if previous build number matches with the number of your actual build, or if not? If they doesn't match, maybe the FF update you did has moved you on a different build number, and so your software update won't find nothing because that's the latest package of your ACTUAL build, instead of the previous. Personally, i get confused every time that i finish to speak about FF updates because with all that packages stored and selectable, the number of possibilities that could provoke an issue are too much to be hold in mind at the same time
You are absolutely right FF has its very serious pros & cons. And yes, I think I remember the previous build number of my device, it was B360 and I did a full package download and dload upgrade on my device, and I also remember I was too much enthusiastic to find a sulotuion for the FM radio problem, yet in vain.
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talvigi said:
You are absolutely right FF has its very serious pros & cons. And yes, I think I remember the previous build number of my device, it was B360 and I did a full package download and dload upgrade on my device, and I also remember I was too much enthusiastic to find a sulotuion for the FM radio problem, yet in vain.
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Lets work on the rooting part in other thread. Will help surely to all queries
In indian variant bln-l22 its akso getting monthly updates
Root privileges
Will I lose my Root access and TWRP Recovery if I update this security patch?
uetfreak said:
Will I lose my Root access and TWRP Recovery if I update this security patch?
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If update size is 200-300 mb then no, it will have the twrp recovery. Make sure you have stock recovery before trying OTA update
shashank1320 said:
If update size is 200-300 mb then no, it will have the twrp recovery. Make sure you have stock recovery before trying OTA update
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The update is around 550mb.
uetfreak said:
The update is around 550mb.
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It may have the recovery then which may replace twrp. Better replace beforehand and then update as ota update will cause issue while boot on rooted phone
New update is coming..!!!
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Tamil15 said:
New update is coming..!!!
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Someone just informed me on WhatsApp that b361 is coming for Indian variant..lets see. I will have to unroot it first
shashank1320 said:
Someone just informed me on WhatsApp that b361 is coming for Indian variant..lets see. I will have to unroot it first
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So back to back update..!??
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Recently I read that the galaxy a5 and a7 2017 got an update with camera improvements, one of the main features being selfie focus, a sort of portrait mode. The problem is that a lot of people already have it, other have had it before the update came out, and some don't even have the feature, like me. My security revision date is October 2017 and every day I manually search an update with the manually download button, but it says I have the latest software. If anyone knows any solutions for this without rooting/tripping the Knox counter it would be very appreciated
I got these features by updating my phone to sec. patch 2017-12 through sammobile. Just download there the newest firmware for your country and flash it using Odin, already did it two times and it never tripped knox.
Same here, no selfie focus update.I'm on December security patch.my CSC is THR ( iran) there is no new update for iran :crying:
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Same here, no selfie focus update.I'm on December security patch.my CSC is THR ( iran) there is no new update for iran :crying:
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And would It be possible to use a VPN app or something like that to get the update? I know there are countries that already have it.
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And would It be possible to use a VPN app or something like that to get the update? I know there are countries that already have it.
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no it's csc based.you have to change csc to another country that update already received ex : ser (Russia), but sometimes it will void knox warranty 0x1.
try this method if you want. i think combination method wiil not trigger knox.make backup frist and read instructions carefully, or wait few days for ota update
8.1.0 (OPM4.171019.015.A1, Apr 2018, Telus and Koodo Only
This image appeared this morning online. I was stuck with this image from TELUS/KOODO because it was stuck on April 1st update and in my research, it seems it didn't contain any of the hotfixes for the Pixel phone. Those hotfixes are in the April 5th security update per the bulletin boards..
Now, does anyone have more information because I contacted Telus and I had no answers from them, they just told me they using April 1st only because April 5th was too "customized".
Secondly, if I'm using OPM2.171019.029, will I still receive TELUS OTA? Should I sideload/flash the image. I had to use OPM2 to fix this with Reference A-67593274 (The issue where 4 cores stays at full power and droids the battery).
Hopes we can more about it here. I was able to successfully revert back to march 2018 and update to OPM2 when I was on OPM4 though!
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8.1.0 (OPM4.171019.015.A1, Apr 2018, Telus and Koodo Only
This image appeared this morning online. I was stuck with this image from TELUS/KOODO because it was stuck on April 1st update and in my research, it seems it didn't contain any of the hotfixes for the Pixel phone. Those hotfixes are in the April 5th security update per the bulletin boards..
Now, does anyone have more information because I contacted Telus and I had no answers from them, they just told me they using April 1st only because April 5th was too "customized".
Secondly, if I'm using OPM2.171019.029, will I still receive TELUS OTA? Should I sideload/flash the image. I had to use OPM2 to fix this with Reference A-67593274 (The issue where 4 cores stays at full power and droids the battery).
Hopes we can more about it here. I was able to successfully revert back to march 2018 and update to OPM2 when I was on OPM4 though!
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The newly issued April version is made for TELUS/KOODO customers. The first April image Google issued is for all other carriers.
Probably radio changes made in the TELUS/KOODO version and it might not even work outside Canada. Probably the other specs
are the same.
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The newly issued April version is made for TELUS/KOODO customers. The first April image Google issued is for all other carriers.
Probably radio changes made in the TELUS/KOODO version and it might not even work outside Canada. Probably the other specs
are the same.
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Yeah but I wish to know if it includes the hotfixes for the special koodo/Telus image
Currently OPM2 works flawlessly on Telus. I even got VoLTE working properly
My wife has an unlocked N920A note 5 that she uses with Ting. While investigating some unrelated battery issues she was suffering from (a game she played was consuming battery in the background) I noticed her last security patch was listed as Oct 2016. The software update button says she's at the most current, but she doesn't have an AT&T sim in the phone so I don't know if that's actually checking. I tried updating via Samsung's smart connect but that claims her phone is up to date as well. Oct 2016 seems rather old for security patches though; sadly I'm largely in the dark when it comes to flashes/modding phones. I've seen the threads here describing update steps, but the baseband version is listed N920AUCS3CPJ1 which seems to be an even earlier baseband version than any update guide I've found starts with. Is there anyway she can update her phone further, officially or otherwise? Would an AT&T sim possibly help, or is Oct 2016 actually the last security update the N920As received?
Calibrex said:
My wife has an unlocked N920A note 5 that she uses with Ting. While investigating some unrelated battery issues she was suffering from (a game she played was consuming battery in the background) I noticed her last security patch was listed as Oct 2016. The software update button says she's at the most current, but she doesn't have an AT&T sim in the phone so I don't know if that's actually checking. I tried updating via Samsung's smart connect but that claims her phone is up to date as well. Oct 2016 seems rather old for security patches though; sadly I'm largely in the dark when it comes to flashes/modding phones. I've seen the threads here describing update steps, but the baseband version is listed N920AUCS3CPJ1 which seems to be an even earlier baseband version than any update guide I've found starts with. Is there anyway she can update her phone further, officially or otherwise? Would an AT&T sim possibly help, or is Oct 2016 actually the last security update the N920As received?
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I have the same problem, but the last update on mine is Aug 1, 2017! I just found this site from ATT and the latest update is July 2, 2018?!!
I reinstall smart switch twice but still says I have the latest update?.
Google ( Software update for the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (N920A) ) and click the first link from att and you will what's the latest update.
You would be the first person around here to have seen a device with an intact PJ1 Bootloader though. Old Post, but do you still have it? All the downloadable versions I ever heard of came with a corupted BL so it won't flash.
Is it possible to upgrade to nougat with a N920AUCS3CPJ1 device running marshmallow?
Have yet to receive July Security update on S21FE US unlocked version. Anyone else not receive?
Hi sorry to hear. It appears a few countries still lagging behind unfortunately. I'm in Australia and still on May security here...
mickle2105 said:
Hi sorry to hear. It appears a few countries still lagging behind unfortunately. I'm in Australia and still on May security here...
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Even sorrier to hear that! Wow. It's like Sammie kinda lost interest in this phone for some of us.
Updates via OTA have always been hit or miss on Samsung devices so it's not a case of Samsung losing interest.
ShaDisNX255 said:
Updates via OTA have always been hit or miss on Samsung devices so it's not a case of Samsung losing interest.
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I have always received timely security updates on Samsung devices here in the US so this is out of the ordinary for me. Please don't generalize.
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I have always received timely security updates on Samsung devices here in the US so this is out of the ordinary for me. Please don't generalize.
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I'm gonna have to generalize because US phones received the July update since July 14 according to their official documentation
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I'm gonna have to generalize because US phones received the July update since July 14 according to their official documentation
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That's still a generalization since it's not specific to me!
There is a July update, I already have it. It was delayed though. It usually comes to me at the middle of the month, now it came on the 26th, July. Still in time though.
It depends on what model you have. I have the snapdragon and I think it gets it first, as predominantly where this device is sold, it is the snapdragon version.
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I have always received timely security updates on Samsung devices here in the US so this is out of the ordinary for me. Please don't generalize.
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This is NOT country specific, mind you. But model specific. I'm in the EU and the same applies to me, except I have the snapdragon version, as with the FE series Samsung finally made it Snapdragon.
I usually get the update at the middle of the month,but this time,a week later, on the 26th of july
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Have yet to receive July Security update on S21FE US unlocked version. Anyone else not receive?
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Been out for a long time. You can download the firmware and manually update at any time, if you haven't gotten the OTA yet
I have noticed for me who is in South Africa. My security updates generally is a month late or so. Like the June Update I only received around the 25th of July. So I should probably get the July update closer to the end of this month.
Sammobile is a bit behind on updates for my model. so I get the OTA first then it updates on the site.
Unless there is another site a person can download from
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I have noticed for me who is in South Africa. My security updates generally is a month late or so. Like the June Update I only received around the 25th of July. So I should probably get the July update closer to the end of this month.
Sammobile is a bit behind on updates for my model. so I get the OTA first then it updates on the site.
Unless there is another site a person can download from
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SamFW.com is faster than SamMobile, and puts up firmware immediately when it's released
Hello!
I think the fastest to download the latest firmware is Frija
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iBowToAndroid said:
SamFW.com is faster than SamMobile, and puts up firmware immediately when it's released
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I've seen a couple of posts here in xda and in reddit where someone mentions having downloaded firmware from samfw.com and getting errors with them (something along the lines of "error validating footer") and it surprises me that both posts mention this website specifically. Therefore, I don't recommend it anymore. I will always recommend Frija over anything else, no download speed limit and it's never failed on multiple devices.
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Hello!
I think the fastest to download the latest firmware is Frija
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But then you have to wait for the enc4 file to be decrypted into a zip. On SamFW, the speeds are just as fast as Frija, but the files are already in zip format
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But then you have to wait for the enc4 file to be decrypted into a zip.
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Yes, and? Never had any problem with Frija !
Moreover, that it is decrypted into ZIP after the download makes it possible to be sure that it is complete.
Everyone is free to use the process of their choice
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I have noticed for me who is in South Africa. My security updates generally is a month late or so. Like the June Update I only received around the 25th of July. So I should probably get the July update closer to the end of this month.
Sammobile is a bit behind on updates for my model. so I get the OTA first then it updates on the site.
Unless there is another site a person can download from
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Also from SA with an Exynos device, I've manually checked for updates right now and the July update is avail to download - give it a test maybe you're lucky as I am
bds921 said:
Also from SA with an Exynos device, I've manually checked for updates right now and the July update is avail to download - give it a test maybe you're lucky as I am
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Oh who is your service provider.. im with vodacom.. i also have the exynos device
Anybody's update stop their phone from making and receiving phone calls?
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Anybody's update stop their phone from making and receiving phone calls?
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I've heard of it happening lots of times. If it happened to you, just go back to the previous version