Hi guys new to this would appreciate the help if in was to flash my network branded s4 with unbranded firmware using Odin does the device need to.be rooted and also will it change the device status and flash count. Thanks guys also would it do this if I flashed to the Google version as well thanks
drich290195 said:
Hi guys new to this would appreciate the help if in was to flash my network branded s4 with unbranded firmware using Odin does the device need to.be rooted and also will it change the device status and flash count. Thanks guys also would it do this if I flashed to the Google version as well thanks
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yes you can
no need to be rooted
everything official signed by samsung will not affect counter and status
Hello everyone! ,
I am newbie here and i would like your help! i have recently bought a used galaxy s4 ( GT-i9505 ) which is in firmware i9505xxubmga/android software 4.2.2 and it's rooted! My problem is that i can't make any updates (OTA) and actually i don't want my phone to be rooted so i want to unroot it and update both android version to 4.3 and firmware ...i have read a lot things in forums about how to unroot and etc but i am complicated...could anyone tell me about the all process?? what steps i must follow to unroot my device and update both android software and device firmware?
If you need an extra information about my device ask me details...
Thanks
Hello friends i flashed leaked version of lollipop on i9500 and i wanna back to kitkat, can anyone tell me the procedure?:crying:
Same Question
Same Question here. I installed the leaked Official Lollipop 5.0.1 with Odin & I want to downgrade to 4.4.2.
Please Help
Hi Everyone! I am facing the same issues
Dear All,
I installed Leaked Chinese version of Lollipop in Samsung Galaxy S4 GT i9500. That stupid o.s doesnt have any of the Google app not even playstore. I tried reverting back to Kitkat! but i got failed error messages.
Please someone guide me! is there a way to revert back to Kitkat.
Regards
Aamir
Same here... I want to go bad to KitKat very badly.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using Tapatalk
Me to please help!!
aamirshareef said:
Dear All,
I installed Leaked Chinese version of Lollipop in Samsung Galaxy S4 GT i9500. That stupid o.s doesnt have any of the Google app not even playstore. I tried reverting back to Kitkat! but i got failed error messages.
Please someone guide me! is there a way to revert back to Kitkat.
Regards
Aamir
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If you want google apps just flash the android lollipop gapps and voilá
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But since you have break the knox you are not able to downgrade your phone i think
i also cant able to go back......****in chinease ver.... if i instal 4.4kik. through ozcan rom .... then phone's imei no. changes to null....:crying::crying:
facing the same problem here .but finally
Hi friends i flashed the CHN version lollipop after flashed that thing i can't go back to kitkat.but finally i flashed the 'philztouch recovery' via odin and rerooted and flashed the 5.0.1 gapps its done.but how can i go back to kitkat pls tell me any one?
There doesn't seem to be any fix for this. Some users posted that they managed to change to another rom, but they lost the IMEI and baseband. And they don't seem to be able to restore any of them. Even with a backup.
Probably not possible because you also can't downgrade from 4.4.2 to 4.3, so it makes sense that you can't downgrade.
R U sure
Folks,
I have the same problem.....
Tried to rollback to 4.4.2 and failed.... And I don't want to root>>>>
Did anyone tried some powefull tool to force the downgrade?
install cyanogenmod
fahadmunir7 said:
Same Question here. I installed the leaked Official Lollipop 5.0.1 with Odin & I want to downgrade to 4.4.2.
Please Help
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before install any one cyanogenmod fom sdcard and nest install kitkat with odin )))
anbarasu27 said:
Hi friends i flashed the CHN version lollipop after flashed that thing i can't go back to kitkat.but finally i flashed the 'philztouch recovery' via odin and rerooted and flashed the 5.0.1 gapps its done.but how can i go back to kitkat pls tell me any one
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Hello friend, you can describe how you managed to install the google apps? can pass me the links where I can download them ??? I just need to install the Google Apps as well have the features I need (calendar and contacts integrated google the phone). Thank you for your help.
danielscouto said:
Hello friend, you can describe how you managed to install the google apps? can pass me the links where I can download them ??? I just need to install the Google Apps as well have the features I need (calendar and contacts integrated google the phone). Thank you for your help.
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its given here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/general/rom-5-0-1-android-lollipop-official-t3005979
Hi
jagnik said:
Hello friends i flashed leaked version of lollipop on i9500 and i wanna back to kitkat, can anyone tell me the procedure?:crying:
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i had the same prb with my s4 i9500 black edition. what i did is that i installed the official releas of android 5.0.1 (that you can find it in XDA forum) with odin than i downgrad it to 4.4.2 and the phone works.
I hope that it will work for you too
Is there a guide available to downgrade the 19505 from Lollipop ( at the moment i am using Official Cyanogenmod 12 5.0.2) to Kitkat ? I miss the features of the Xposed Modules very badly. In my opinion it is a disadvantage to upgrade your phone to Lollipop .
premtimK said:
i had the same prb with my s4 i9500 black edition. what i did is that i installed the official releas of android 5.0.1 (that you can find it in XDA forum) with odin than i downgrad it to 4.4.2 and the phone works.
I hope that it will work for you too
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can you give me the link and tutor how to do it ?
I have the same problem. even not connecting to kies to emergency firmware recovery.
Lennyz1988 said:
Probably not possible because you also can't downgrade from 4.4.2 to 4.3, so it makes sense that you can't downgrade.
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please help any one
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I have the same problem. even not connecting to kies to emergency firmware recovery.
please help any one
hi friend's
I'm also having the same problem with downgrading from "lol"ipop to k.k.just pls anyone tell me one thing ?when I going to download mod in download mod menu in my i9500 i saw a strange words like this in blue colour I never saw like this before "securemod-enabeled"this is it. If is this means boot is locked??? If yesI means tell me how to unlock boot loader.
hi friends
I found this solution in this thread.but? I have not tested it because I'm on duty. And I'm not adeveloper.so if anyone free means check out this link:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2392632.I'm still not tested it.so" I'm not responsible for any damage" its a sensitive work. So do it with your own risk.if you found the solution please don't forget to post in reply.thanI'd.goodluck.
Hi everybody,
I need help with my rooted Samsung Galaxy S4 Value Edition (gt-i9515, running 4.4.2). I'd like to update it to lollipop and I can't find any specific tutorial for the i9515, which for some reasons seems to be different from the basic i9505 version. I'm running the official rom, since there isn't any support for custom roms on the i9515.
Somebody help me please
Official Update
Hello, no need to do anything guys,
just go to Settings / Check for Updates, it will automatically download the official Samsung Update to lollipop 501
From France
GT-i9515 Official Lollipop 501 [LRX22C.I9515XXU1BOC3]
BlackDjango said:
Hi everybody,
I need help with my rooted Samsung Galaxy S4 Value Edition (gt-i9515, running 4.4.2). I'd like to update it to lollipop and I can't find any specific tutorial for the i9515, which for some reasons seems to be different from the basic i9505 version. I'm running the official rom, since there isn't any support for custom roms on the i9515.
Somebody help me please
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Thank you for your answer, but I had already tried the official way before posting and it didn't work because the phone is rooted
BlackDjango said:
Thank you for your answer, but I had already tried the official way before posting and it didn't work because the phone is rooted
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Download the ROM from sammobile and flash it with Odin. You will need to re root and please bear in mind that xposed currently does not work on Samsung Lolipop ROMs
SeraphSephiroth said:
Download the ROM from sammobile and flash it with Odin. You will need to re root and please bear in mind that xposed currently does not work on Samsung Lolipop ROMs
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Thank you very much, I'll try that!! :good:
I just realized that the GT-9515 is not even mentioned between the s4 models, hence there's no firmware available to download. How do I solve this now?
Hello sir,
i got the same modified device of galaxy s4 (sph-l720 converted into i9500)
i also read almost all the posts that fall in this category. But i'm no more concerned about that change but all i need help is about to flash that firmware again in my phone.
Actually what i did, i got the phone pre-rooted then i removed some of the bloatwares from the system and also some of the system files too.
Then i come to know that it is not properly working. It got more serieous issues over the time. The i flashed my phone with sph-l720 firmware but it does not let me change network modes between gsm and wcdma. While i can change those networks in i9500 rom.
So i want to know that can i flash i9500 rom on my sph-l720 again "anyhow"!!
If possible send me links or tutorial so that i can flash rom on my phone. Also i am also eager to use lollipop rom (of i9500) on my phone. My phone is now almost unusable.
Give me the straight and forward solution and i am also aware about hardwares of both the devies.
Is there anything that you can help. I will really appreciate that.
I am the follower of xda since 2012.
If anyone could backup their current rom of kitkat (i.e. Modified rom on sph-l720) using twrp recovery and share it with my google drive or onedrive, so i can restore that on phone that it can be usable again. I would be very thankful to them.
Install Phone Info *Samsung* and send the details of it.