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[Q] S5, Updating to 4.4.3 when rooted?

I've done a bit of searching and can't seem to find the answer. This is my first smart phone tbh so rooting is fairly new to me. BEFORE I rooted my phone (using CF-Auto-Root), the phone had updated to Android 4.4.3. After rooting it had returned to 4.4.2, I'm assuming this is because the device got flashed by CF-Auto-Root to firmware version 4.4.2 but modified to include SuperSU. I don't really care that it got flashed to a lower version, however I do want to know how to update it. Do I simply have to wait until ChainFire releases a rom (it is a rom right?) that's 4.4.3? Or is there some other method to update the firmware. If I do have to wait, how do I know when there is a new version to flash with?

You had 4.4.3? There is no samsung 4.4.3 available yet as far as i know...from samsung or leaked. Unless I missed it which I pretty sure I havent
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Goldie said:
You had 4.4.3? There is no samsung 4.4.3 available yet as far as i know...from samsung or leaked. Unless I missed it which I pretty sure I havent
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Yes, my phone auto downloaded it about a week or two before I rooted, and I rooted 12 days ago. I have a G900I, perhaps Oceania got the update early? Is it not released?

Ghosthree3 said:
Yes, my phone auto downloaded it about a week or two before I rooted, and I rooted 12 days ago. I have a G900I, perhaps Oceania got the update early? Is it not released?
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I think you might have just accidentally misread it. 4.4.3 was never pushed out yet. And chain fire's root tool wouldn't have downgraded anything. All it does is temporarily flash a modified recovery, root the phone, delete the recovery, then reboot into the OS again. Nowhere in that process does it upgrade/downgrade the software or firmware. Oh, and it's not a ROM, it's just a ODIN file that contains a recovery and root zip) :good:

aooga said:
I think you might have just accidentally misread it. 4.4.3 was never pushed out yet. And chain fire's root tool wouldn't have downgraded anything. All it does is temporarily flash a modified recovery, root the phone, delete the recovery, then reboot into the OS again. Nowhere in that process does it upgrade/downgrade the software or firmware. Oh, and it's not a ROM, it's just a ODIN file that contains a recovery and root zip) :good:
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I did not misread it, it said it was downloading a software update, my phone restarted (I think), then under the About Device section the "Android version" said 4.4.3. I have absolutely 0 doubt about it, I remember checking (for whatever reason) after rooting and noticed it had returned to 4.4.2. I don't know what happened or what it was, but it said I had 4.4.3.
EDIT: Thanks for explaining what CF does, that's quite clever. Also does make it "downgrading" less likely. But I'm positive it did, or my device lied to me about updating.

Ghosthree3 said:
I did not misread it, it said it was downloading a software update, my phone restarted (I think), then under the About Device section the "Android version" said 4.4.3. I have absolutely 0 doubt about it, I remember checking (for whatever reason) after rooting and noticed it had returned to 4.4.2. I don't know what happened or what it was, but it said I had 4.4.3.
EDIT: Thanks for explaining what CF does, that's quite clever. Also does make it "downgrading" less likely. But I'm positive it did, or my device lied to me about updating.
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That's really strange. Can you upload a picture of your "about device" screen? A lot of the time android gets updates, but it never actually changes the android version. But the screenshot would be nice to see what else changed.

aooga said:
That's really strange. Can you upload a picture of your "about device" screen? A lot of the time android gets updates, but it never actually changes the android version. But the screenshot would be nice to see what else changed.
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Here are the screenshots, obviously it doesn't say 4.4.3, I wish I could go back and take a screenshot of that (though maybe I can if I unroot? since software update gets denied now for modifying the phone).
i.imgur ( dot ) com/mZkjend ( dot ) png
i.imgur ( dot ) com/esHXhKG ( dot ) png
I wanted to link them properly, but apparently I can't do that.

Ghosthree3 said:
Here are the screenshots, obviously it doesn't say 4.4.3, I wish I could go back and take a screenshot of that (though maybe I can if I unroot? since software update gets denied now for modifying the phone).
i.imgur ( dot ) com/mZkjend ( dot ) png
i.imgur ( dot ) com/esHXhKG ( dot ) png
I wanted to link them properly, but apparently I can't do that.
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It's weird that your baseband and your software versions don't match. A lot of things don't add up here, but I'm not doubting you got 4.4.3. It happens sometimes when manufacturers try to test an update, and you must have checked for updates at the exact same time.
If you go to a random samsung app, like the Phone app, and go to "App Info", what does it say as the version? It would be "4.4.2-G900TUVU1ANE6" for me.
These are the version numbers for 4.4.3: Look at the G900H since it's the same as your phone.
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"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
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aooga said:
It's weird that your baseband and your software versions don't match. A lot of things don't add up here, but I'm not doubting you got 4.4.3. It happens sometimes when manufacturers try to test an update, and you must have checked for updates at the exact same time.
If you go to a random samsung app, like the Phone app, and go to "App Info", what does it say as the version? It would be "4.4.2-G900TUVU1ANE6" for me.
These are the version numbers for 4.4.3: Look at the G900H since it's the same as your phone.
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I'm not quite sure where to find App Info? By the phone app do you mean Phone, green icon, defaults to bottom left button? I tried pressing the menu in there etc, but couldn't find an About anywhere. Also I've deleted a few of the default Samsung apps.

Ghosthree3 said:
I'm not quite sure where to find App Info? By the phone app do you mean Phone, green icon, defaults to bottom left button? I tried pressing the menu in there etc, but couldn't find an About anywhere. Also I've deleted a few of the default Samsung apps.
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Go into the app drawer, hold the Phone icon, then drag it over to the top where it says "App Info".

aooga said:
go into the app drawer, hold the phone icon, then drag it over to the top where it says "app info".
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4.4.2-g900iztu1ane3

Ghosthree3 said:
4.4.2-g900iztu1ane3
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See this is the weird part. There was no way the root file would have downgraded you to this. How long did it take to flash cf auto root? Probably 15 seconds. For the phone to downgrade every app and the whole system partition would take a minimum of 5-10 minutes. Meh, who knows. :silly:

aooga said:
See this is the weird part. There was no way the root file would have downgraded you to this. How long did it take to flash cf auto root? Probably 15 seconds. For the phone to downgrade every app and the whole system partition would take a minimum of 5-10 minutes. Meh, who knows. :silly:
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Yeah I dunno, it was pretty quick. Regardless of how it downgraded it. How do I upgrade it later? I get it's not readily available at the moment, but since the software update button no longer works how will I do it later? Is it as simple as unrooting, then updating, then rerooting? If so...would it just downgrade it again "some how".

Ghosthree3 said:
Yeah I dunno, it was pretty quick. Regardless of how it downgraded it. How do I upgrade it later? I get it's not readily available at the moment, but since the software update button no longer works how will I do it later? Is it as simple as unrooting, then updating, then rerooting? If so...would it just downgrade it again "some how".
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Once you root, you can't get OTA's anymore. You would have to use ODIN to flash the newest software which would wipe all your data. The other option is to just flash a stock rom in a custom recovery since you're rooted anyway.

aooga said:
Once you root, you can't get OTA's anymore. You would have to use ODIN to flash the newest software which would wipe all your data. The other option is to just flash a stock rom in a custom recovery since you're rooted anyway.
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....Right. So, I assume there will be some kind of instructions for this when 4.4.3 is officially released? I'd look into how to do what you say now except there would be no point.

Ghosthree3 said:
....Right. So, I assume there will be some kind of instructions for this when 4.4.3 is officially released? I'd look into how to do what you say now except there would be no point.
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1. Follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2697762
2. Find a rom in the "development" section that says it's a stock rom. It should say wether or not it's an ODIN or zip file. (example, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2770616)
3. Just flash that without wiping and if there is a corresponding firmware file (usually also posted in the same thread), flash that with ODIN.

ATT Note 4 Edge KitKat Odin Tar files

Here is the Galaxy Note Edge AT&T (SM-N915A) KK Odin Files
N915AUCU1ANK2

Has somebody tried going back to stock kk from lollipop using this?

motumbo said:
Has somebody tried going back to stock kk from lollipop using this?
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+1 to the Question.
Also, what makes you want to go back? As I have not made the leap to LP yet.

I also want to know if anyone tried this and if it tripped knox as well.

IceTwig said:
+1 to the Question.
Also, what makes you want to go back? As I have not made the leap to LP yet.
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I'm on kk now and I'd like to try lollipop. But, what if a permanent root is found and it does only work for kk in example? I wouldn't like to get stuck on lollipop with no root.
I guess it should work since note 4 people is going back and forth painless using odin.

IceTwig said:
Here is the Galaxy Note Edge AT&T (SM-N915A) KK Odin Files
N915AUCU1ANK2
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Nice!!! I've been wanting to go back to kit Kat since the Lollipop update. I HATE it. Would you mind me asking how you got the .tar files? I've searched forever for them with no luck. Just curious as to how you came across them.

Geners said:
Nice!!! I've been wanting to go back to kit Kat since the Lollipop update. I HATE it. Would you mind me asking how you got the .tar files? I've searched forever for them with no luck. Just curious as to how you came across them.
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I am on 4.4.4 still and this is the process you can use to get the ODIN files. Can I ask why you want to revert back? I was thinking of going to LP.

Do I need to extract the two ".tar md5" files inside the attachment ( renamed from ".tar" to ".zip" I can see these two files inside the folder) when using odin? Or do I just put the attachment on my pc desktop and select that? I'm new to odin so I apologize if this appears to be a stupid question. But the last thing I need is to brick this baby.

Geners said:
Nice!!! I've been wanting to go back to kit Kat since the Lollipop update. I HATE it. Would you mind me asking how you got the .tar files? I've searched forever for them with no luck. Just curious as to how you came across them.
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Has anyone flashed this yet?

Geners said:
Do I need to extract the two ".tar md5" files inside the attachment ( renamed from ".tar" to ".zip" I can see these two files inside the folder) when using odin? Or do I just put the attachment on my pc desktop and select that? I'm new to odin so I apologize if this appears to be a stupid question. But the last thing I need is to brick this baby.
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No question is "stupid" just the un-asked ones there are 4 files in the .TAR, they start with the 1st TWO letters as follows.... a "AP_" , "BL_" , "CP_" and "CSC_" each of those files corresponds to a certain button on ODIN. So you download the TAR, extract it and you end up with 4 files that are to be loaded under ODIN via their appropriate button. Here is a post of a description I posted for someone.

IceTwig said:
I am on 4.4.4 still and this is the process you can use to get the ODIN files. Can I ask why you want to revert back? I was thinking of going to LP.
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I HATE the colors. There's no uniformity and I think the colors in lollipop are hideous. I HATE the new location of the camera shutter button. I HATE that the weather edge panel no longer works. And I HATE the battery life I've been getting since updating. Lollipop may be snappier (because of ART as apposed to Delvic) but not enough for me to notice or sacrifice battery time for.
These might be trivial reasons but they're driving me insane. I LOVED this phone until the update. You may have started me in the direction of falling in love again.

Geners said:
I HATE the colors. There's no uniformity and I think the colors in lollipop are hideous. I HATE the new location of the camera shutter button. I HATE that the weather edge panel no longer works. And I HATE the battery life I've been getting since updating. Lollipop may be snappier (because of ART as apposed to Delvic) but not enough for me to notice or sacrifice battery time for.
These might be trivial reasons but they're driving me insane. I LOVED this phone until the update. You may have started me in the direction of falling in love again.
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Thanks! Let us know how the downgrade goes.

IceTwig said:
No question is "stupid" just the un-asked ones there are 4 files in the .TAR, they start with the 1st TWO letters as follows.... a "AP_" , "BL_" , "CP_" and "CSC_" each of those files corresponds to a certain button on ODIN. So you download the TAR, extract it and you end up with 4 files that are to be loaded under ODIN via their appropriate button. Here is a post of a description I posted for someone.
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Thank you for the information. I'm concerned because, when changed to ".zip" I only see the AP and BL files. Also, when I copy the attachment to my PC, I cannot extract the files inside because Windows doesn't support ".tar" folders and if I change to ".zip", Windows tells me the folder is empty.

Geners said:
Thank you for the information. I'm concerned because, when changed to ".zip" I only see the AP and BL files. Also, when I copy the attachment to my PC, I cannot extract the files inside because Windows doesn't support ".tar" folders and if I change to ".zip", Windows tells me the folder is empty.
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That's odd try 7zip, its free and does TAR files...
Here is an image of the files inside the TAR on my computer
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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IceTwig said:
Thanks! Let us know how the downgrade goes.
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Confirmed working thank you soooooooo much!!!

elfysrfr said:
Confirmed working thank you soooooooo much!!!
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awesome

Working, thanks, now to disable Ota, any suggestions

dnp77 said:
Working, thanks, now to disable Ota, any suggestions
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Things like "AT&T Software update" , "LocalFOTA" , "FWUpgrade" I think "wssyncmlnps" All those apps need to be disabled and either stopped or frozen with TB or Application Manager.

IceTwig said:
Here is the Galaxy Note Edge AT&T (SM-N915A) KK Odin Files
N915AUCU1ANK2
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Ice...
I cannot thank you enough. I downgraded last night and my Edge is awesome again. Now if I avoid AT&T pushing through that Damn lollipop update, I'll be golden. I've read that, if you use a certain ad blocking app and enable blocking of the AT&T Software Update App, that it will shut down the app every time it tries to communicate out or receive a signal. I'll let you know how THAT works.
Again, thanks for posting the .tar files and for talking me through the Odin process. YOU ROCK! !!!
Exit: Damn!! Lollipop update just downloaded. I postponed it. I hate having this update pushed on me. There's gotta be a way to stop it besides root. I'm gonna try tearing apart the md5 file and see if I can delete the update app before reflashing. Never done itanything like this but, hey, how else do you learn?

Geners said:
Ice...
I cannot thank you enough. I downgraded last night and my Edge is awesome again. Now if I avoid AT&T pushing through that Damn lollipop update, I'll be golden. I've read that, if you use a certain ad blocking app and enable blocking of the AT&T Software Update App, that it will shut down the app every time it tries to communicate out or receive a signal. I'll let you know how THAT works.
Again, thanks for posting the .tar files and for talking me through the Odin process. YOU ROCK! !!!
Exit: Damn!! Lollipop update just downloaded. I postponed it. I hate having this update pushed on me. There's gotta be a way to stop it besides root. I'm gonna try tearing apart the md5 file and see if I can delete the update app before reflashing. Never done itanything like this but, hey, how else do you learn?
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Awesome!!!! Glad it worked. Now for the OTA, this should work.

S5 Official Marshmallow Ported from G900M for Sprint G900P!

Hi guys....I have finally installed the Official Marshmallow from Samsung on my Galaxy S5 Sprint Variant!!!Thanks To @phas69 for providing me the Backup of his official rom....The Backup was made by TWRP......The Phone booted up just fine....,Just extract the Rar file and put it in your TWRP backup folder....Then just restore it....Make sure to uncheck recovery while selecting what to restore....Do it at your own risk as I will not be responsible for and Damage done to your device or Bricked devices.....
The link for the Rom is
https://mega.nz/#!2803wI4D!Wn42RtmnVlnaZRob8HboQOLP9HwFXOCgQX1YrRK0DUc
note:- The Phone reboots every time after the apps optimization is done.....Can Any dev fix it?

No Marshmallow bootloader needed??

Do you get service/ does data, sms, and mms work?

daniel3x said:
No Marshmallow bootloader needed??
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The Backup Contains Modem.....But the Phone reboots after Optimizing apps....

syedmuaaz87 said:
The Backup Contains Modem.....But the Phone reboots after Optimizing apps....
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That sucks. What about clearing the cacher or actually doing a factory reset in twrp beforehand? Would that make a difference?

syedmuaaz87 said:
The Backup Contains Modem.....But the Phone reboots after Optimizing apps....
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We need marshmallow bootloader, that's why you got into bootloop. Unfortunately we have to waiting for sprint to release android 6.0 to KLTESPR, there is no other way..

daniel3x said:
We need marshmallow bootloader, that's why you got into bootloop. Unfortunately we have to waiting for sprint to release android 6.0 to KLTESPR, there is no other way..
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So if I restore it won't boot up at all?

TheNate1198 said:
So if I restore it won't boot up at all?
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Well according to the OP it reboots at the "optimizing apps" screen.

In the "Sprint GS5 android 6.0" thread someone posted they got the 6.0.1 update on Sprint S5 early this morning. He hasn't posted anything else yet other than the update was about 900MB.

So recovery can be flashed on the mm firmware. What about root
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Well the Phone crashes every time the after the optimization screen,Only the first time when I did not wipe my data and restored the backup,The phone booted up fine and Asked me for my default launcher,Touchwiz or EasyTouchwiz,After I selected the Touchwiz it brought me right to the home screen and when I opened the settings,The phone hung up and Crashed....Did a reboot and Started crashing after the app optimization screen,Every time at the app optimization screen it optimized to Apps,Systemui and Camera....Maybe there is something wrong with the backup....

PaterickB said:
In the "Sprint GS5 android 6.0" thread someone posted they got the 6.0.1 update on Sprint S5 early this morning. He hasn't posted anything else yet other than the update was about 900MB.
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The update must be Atleast 1.3 to 1.4gb....Btw it can be true as Sprint is the First one to release the MM goodies for the Note 4.....

syedmuaaz87 said:
The update must be Atleast 1.3 to 1.4gb....Btw it can be true as Sprint is the First one to release the MM goodies for the Note 4.....
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After checking for updates relentlessly for days, I just received an OTA update download from Sprint to my all-stock g900p. Here's how I think I got it to download. Could be coincidence, who knows, but this is what just happened.
My service suddenly got poor this week, so I opened the Sprint Zone app, pressed the Network button, and saw that a PRL Update was available. I clicked UpdatevPRL. It updated yo xxx51, but still showed that a PRL update was available. So I did ANOTHER PRL update, and that updated my PRL to 55052, and PRL status changed to Current. I then did a Profile Update, and I powered off my phone. When I started up again, the software update started. It said the download would be 895mb in size. I am on stock BOK4, and I have not run the update.
This is what the info says:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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I have been waiting so long for this update [emoji7] , yet my instinct is strong to let someone else try it first [emoji85] [emoji86] [emoji87]
Of course, if any devs want to snag it, I'll be super happy to upload the OTA file for the XDA community to devour!!
I am shocked and amazed that Sprint pushed this thing out on time as advertised. My mind is now officially blown.
Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk

glenesis said:
After checking for updates relentlessly for days, I just received an OTA update download from Sprint to my all-stock g900p. Here's how I think I got it to download. Could be coincidence, who knows, but this is what just happened.
My service suddenly got poor this week, so I opened the Sprint Zone app, pressed the Network button, and saw that a PRL Update was available. I clicked UpdatevPRL. It updated yo xxx51, but still showed that a PRL update was available. So I did ANOTHER PRL update, and that updated my PRL to 55052, and PRL status changed to Current. I then did a Profile Update, and I powered off my phone. When I started up again, the software update started. It said the download would be 895mb in size. I am on stock BOK4, and I have not run the update.
This is what the info says:
I have been waiting so long for this update [emoji7] , yet my instinct is strong to let someone else try it first [emoji85] [emoji86] [emoji87]
Of course, if any devs want to snag it, I'll be super happy to upload the OTA file for the XDA community to devour!!
I am shocked and amazed that Sprint pushed this thing out on time as advertised. My mind is now officially blown.
After checking for updates relentlessly for days, I just received an OTA update download from Sprint to my all-stock g900p. Here's how I think I got it to download. Could be coincidence, who knows, but this is what just happened.
My service suddenly got poor this week, so I opened the Sprint Zone app, pressed the Network button, and saw that a PRL Update was available. I clicked UpdatevPRL. It updated yo xxx51, but still showed that a PRL update was available. So I did ANOTHER PRL update, and that updated my PRL to 55052, and PRL status changed to Current. I then did a Profile Update, and I powered off my phone. When I started up again, the software update started. It said the download would be 895mb in size. I am on stock BOK4, and I have not run the update.
This is what the info says:
I have been waiting so long for this update [emoji7] , yet my instinct is strong to let someone else try it first [emoji85] [emoji86] [emoji87]
Of course, if any devs want to snag it, I'll be super happy to upload the OTA file for the XDA community to devour!!
I am shocked and amazed that Sprint pushed this thing out on time as advertised. My mind is now officially blown.
Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk
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Do you happen to have the OTA file?

chippinganimal said:
Do you happen to have the OTA file?
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The file is on my phone. I am not rooted. Is there some way to grab the OTA file without rooting my phone? I haven't been able to locate the MM OTA file yet. Any ideas? (Just to stay clear, I have received but not installed the Sprint Android 6.0.1 OTA update file for my stock SM G900P)

glenesis said:
The file is on my phone. I am not rooted. Is there some way to grab the OTA file without rooting my phone? I haven't been able to locate the MM OTA file yet. Any ideas? (Just to stay clear, I have received but not installed the Sprint Android 6.0.1 OTA update file for my stock SM G900P)
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according to this thread it is stored in the cache/fota_dn folder and you need root access to see the file there. It should have a long string of numbers and letters.

chippinganimal said:
according to this thread it is stored in the cache/fota_dn folder and you need root access to see the file there. It should have a long string of numbers and letters.
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Thank you! I'll root my phone when I get home and I'll let ya know what happens

glenesis said:
Thank you! I'll root my phone when I get home and I'll let ya know what happens
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Someone has already posted the update here

Firmware Downgrade Options

Is there a way to rollback to a previous firmware?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 Sprint variant it's unlocked and I'm using it on AT&T.
I recently upgraded the firmware to the APL 6 version.
I also need help finding a method to root my device and remove all the bloatware.
All the methods I have found so far have been unsuccessful im guessing because its a newer firmware.
Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
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hckrnewb said:
Is there a way to rollback to a previous firmware?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 Sprint variant it's unlocked and I'm using it on AT&T.
I recently upgraded the firmware to the APL 6 version.
I also need help finding a method to root my device and remove all the bloatware.
All the methods I have found so far have been unsuccessful im guessing because its a newer firmware.
Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
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Since you are on the latest firmware which has the newer bootloader the furthest you can roll back is pj2. Some people have had luck rooting it like this guy but you have to be on pj2
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=70929740
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^ beware if you root it on PJ2 you may end up having to unroot. I rooted on PL6 and couldn't call or text anyone. Did 2 days of research with no luck. I heard the same thing happens if you root PJ2.
Also, if you end up needing to unroot, make sure you get the most recent update file. For some reason Odin gives you errors if you use lower firmwares (at least in my experience).
Good luck man.

hckrnewb said:
Is there a way to rollback to a previous firmware?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 Sprint variant it's unlocked and I'm using it on AT&T.
I recently upgraded the firmware to the APL 6 version.
I also need help finding a method to root my device and remove all the bloatware.
All the methods I have found so far have been unsuccessful im guessing because its a newer firmware.
Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
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Search the forums for the pit file that will allow you to rollback. Rooting isn't really worth it though, just odin the u firmware
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Pavilion Blvd said:
^ beware if you root it on PJ2 you may end up having to unroot. I rooted on PL6 and couldn't call or text anyone. Did 2 days of research with no luck. I heard the same thing happens if you root PJ2.
Also, if you end up needing to unroot, make sure you get the most recent update file. For some reason Odin gives you errors if you use lower firmwares (at least in my experience).
Good luck man.
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On the link I provided earlier the guy aaid he had no problem with it and everything works including call, text and data
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Ok thanks i finally have a little time to try it out hopefully it works
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Thanks for the help guys i really appreciate it managed to downgrade to pj2 now im going to odin 930u firmware.
Any suggestions
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lvpre said:
Search the forums for the pit file that will allow you to rollback. Rooting isn't really worth it though, just odin the u firmware
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Ive managed to rollback my phone to pj2 but now im looking for U firmware files that can be i odin
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Why would you wanna go back to previous version tho? I suggest you flash the new firmware, the BQAA, it's Android Nougat. I updated and mine took aprox 20 mins or so. My disabled apps werent reactivated nor installed. Ill give you the apk i used for disabling if you want. You don't need root for it. I successfully disabled ALL bloat i dont need eg. Sprint apps, Amazon apps and etc. Plus, the new features are superb especially that ability to lower your device's reso. although its ugly af. it helps battery, a lot. And plus its much snappier. ill open a thread after a week of my experience to give feedback for those who are afraid to jump in.

marsrolled said:
Why would you wanna go back to previous version tho? I suggest you flash the new firmware, the BQAA, it's Android Nougat. I updated and mine took aprox 20 mins or so. My disabled apps werent reactivated nor installed. Ill give you the apk i used for disabling if you want. You don't need root for it. I successfully disabled ALL bloat i dont need eg. Sprint apps, Amazon apps and etc. Plus, the new features are superb especially that ability to lower your device's reso. although its ugly af. it helps battery, a lot. And plus its much snappier. ill open a thread after a week of my experience to give feedback for those who are afraid to jump in.
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My main purpose is to remove all bloatware i dont just want to disable them i play games on my phone and unnecessary apps/background processes slow device perfomance and and take up space. Im also tired of the sprint activation crap popping up.
If i can get a clean version of Nougat without carrier bloat then ill consider it but until then ill go with U firmware or root the 930p firmware
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hckrnewb said:
My main purpose is to remove all bloatware i dont just want to disable them i play games on my phone and unnecessary apps/background processes slow device perfomance and and take up space. Im also tired of the sprint activation crap popping up.
If i can get a clean version of Nougat without carrier bloat then ill consider it but until then ill go with U firmware or root the 930p firmware
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The new update has Performance/Gaming modes, i think that'll help. Plus, when you disable the app using a good disabler, it actually uninstall the thing and it will leave it for about 24 kilobytes max is 1mb. Which is barely a size of a photo. When you disable an app, it doesn't run nor slow your device because it's disabled. But it's your call budd. I suggest that you try it out first, give it a chance and save yourself a hassle of flashing unofficial firmwares with the risk of bricking ur 800 dollar phone. my opinion tho, it has gotten even snappier with the update. been using it for 2 days now, im opening a review thread after a week of using it for people that are afraid to jump in, u might wanna wait for that if u want. anyways, good luck!!!

marsrolled said:
The new update has Performance/Gaming modes, i think that'll help. Plus, when you disable the app using a good disabler, it actually uninstall the thing and it will leave it for about 24 kilobytes max is 1mb. Which is barely a size of a photo. When you disable an app, it doesn't run nor slow your device because it's disabled. But it's your call budd. I suggest that you try it out first, give it a chance and save yourself a hassle of flashing unofficial firmwares with the risk of bricking ur 800 dollar phone. my opinion tho, it has gotten even snappier with the update. been using it for 2 days now, im opening a review thread after a week of using it for people that are afraid to jump in, u might wanna wait for that if u want. anyways, good luck!!!
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OK well ill wait to see how your device does and in one week everything is smooth then I'll update to Nougat
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Link Please
canynballa said:
On the link I provided earlier the guy aaid he had no problem with it and everything works including call, text and data
canynballa, will you please provide that link again? Thanks!
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waynemanor said:
canynballa said:
On the link I provided earlier the guy aaid he had no problem with it and everything works including call, text and data
canynballa, will you please provide that link again? Thanks!
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=70929740
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Hey guys. Just need a lil help to straighten out a lil issue i have. I also have a sm-g930p unlock using overseas (outside the US). So i flash it over with the latest fw of sm-g930U. Which i think i regret doing it. My problem now is i'm a little bit fraid. I just want to know if i need back the latest fw of sm-g930p with same or newer build date to flash back. Or can i just grab the recent one on sammobile which as yet for sprint it only has the may security patch. Because the one i have install is june security patch. Meaning the kernel is 3.18.31 june 19 build date.. in these case should i wait till it's uploaded which I'm hoping but no sure it would have same kernel numbers. Meaning i would even have to wait further more for July security patch fw ??? Please help so confuse which would be my best option not to brick my phone on rolling back..

All Note FE Android Pie discussion here.

Alot of people did not expect to get the android P but here we are with the mighty note packing the latest and greatest. I honestly use my fe more than my note 8 it's slim, not too small not too big and it's battery hold up surprisingly excellent.
A part of getting the update was the changelog wich mentioned there is " lift to wake" feature which I assumed can be found in the settings specifically in advanced features but I looked and it wasn't there I looked up xda and couple of sites found nothing about that any idea what went wrong and why I can't see it?
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Hey, unfortunately can't help much with this right now, as I got the notification to update but I'm apprehensive about it, as I would like to root my device in the near future.
My own question regarding the PIE release for Note FE, is basically if rooting would still be possible or not.
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Same reason why I went back to Oreo from Pie, wanted root again with Xposed. Now I'm happy.
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Feregorn said:
Hey, unfortunately can't help much with this right now, as I got the notification to update but I'm apprehensive about it, as I would like to root my device in the near future.
My own question regarding the PIE release for Note FE, is basically if rooting would still be possible or not.
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Pie can now be rooted.
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That's great news, thx mate!

butchieboy said:
Same reason why I went back to Oreo from Pie, wanted root again with Xposed. Now I'm happy.
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Hi, can you tell me how to do this, to downgrade from Pie to Oreo?
The Pie update ruined my phone for me which was the primary reason I got it. Now I can no longer use the dual-sim + sdcard mod, and I need to access my sims as I'm overseas and cannot get a replacement. The mod is irreversible.
Is there a way to go from Pie back to Oreo, without using Odin (what is Odin?) or any USB method?
Another problem is my phone can't communicate with USB, I should have sent it in for warranty when I had the chance but didn't. I can use "Update from SDCARD" in bootloader though

The only way to downgrade is using Odin. Its very easy. Go to Sammobile look search the firmware section for the Note FE you have look for Android 8.0 download it, there will be a download for Odin also. Once firmware is downloaded extract the firmware. Once odin is downloaded extract it. Open odin connect device make sure it reads device. In odin click BL..go to firmware find BL put in BL spot in odin. Then click AP in odine find AP in firware add to odin..do the same for CS and CSC files click start. If you dont know how to use odin you really need to go to youtube or something and watch a couple videos..its basic flashing.
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To be honest I find oreo much faster and stable. I didn't notice a big difference with the UI I think it's more organized. There is a new night mode but it doesn't apply for everything and some apps gets weird colors. The fingerprint is definitely faster and more responsive. I'd say battery is about the same. View attachment 4743365View attachment 4743366
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butchieboy said:
The only way to downgrade is using Odin. Its very easy. Go to Sammobile look search the firmware section for the Note FE you have look for Android 8.0 download it, there will be a download for Odin also. Once firmware is downloaded extract the firmware. Once odin is downloaded extract it. Open odin connect device make sure it reads device. In odin click BL..go to firmware find BL put in BL spot in odin. Then click AP in odine find AP in firware add to odin..do the same for CS and CSC files click start. If you dont know how to use odin you really need to go to youtube or something and watch a couple videos..its basic flashing.
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Is it possible to do it without root? I tried once and failed. Forgot what the error msg was.

Yes, you do not need to be rooted to use Odin. Try a factory reset first then Odin.
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i'm not sure this have been posted or not but the Pie update do cause my wife phone random rebooting... originally i taught it might be hw damages as the phone sometimes even failed at the boot screen (not even reaching the samsung logo and stucked at the galaxy note screen) this is why i've suspected hw issue as at that stage the phone sw should be still totally not loaded yet. Somehow after a hard reset the phone seem back to normal. This not same case as my own note fe where during oreo already having random rebooting issue and the only solution was lower the cpu clock to 1.35GHz for its big cores.

All Softwares Notification stops after the P update
Dears please your help
after the P update that i got it from 15 days i noticed that i didn't receive any notifications from my mobile till i open the screen or in some times to open the software or sometimes the notifications delayed about 1 or 2 hours or more
so what is the best solution for this issue downgrade to Oreo or is there any good solution ?
Thanks

Fady Al-Halaby said:
Dears please your help
after the P update that i got it from 15 days i noticed that i didn't receive any notifications from my mobile till i open the screen or in some times to open the software or sometimes the notifications delayed about 1 or 2 hours or more
so what is the best solution for this issue downgrade to Oreo or is there any good solution ?
Thanks
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Fady make sure you are not on battery saving mode also some of programs are optimized and won't work in the background so they don't drain battery you can disable that and everything will back to normal also make sure auto sync is turned on.
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Dear Monzer
I checked everything but I think that Wifi sleep when locking the Screen I noticed this issue many times
how to pass Wifi Sleep problem Android 9, I couldn't find the Keep Wifi on During Sleep on Andriod 9
Thanks

Fady Al-Halaby said:
Dear Monzer
I checked everything but I think that Wifi sleep when locking the Screen I noticed this issue many times
how to pass Wifi Sleep problem Android 9, I couldn't find the Keep Wifi on During Sleep on Andriod 9
Thanks
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Wifi is always turned on even if the screen is off there is no longer an option for that. If you are to a hotspot wireless connection then your phone probably restricting data. make sure the app is not optimized and check background data as in pictures showing. I highly recommend a full hard reset after update to avoid weird glitches.
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SM-N935L
Hi,
Does anyone rooted N935L (LG) edition?
I tried instructions for N935F/DS to root, but it ends up with "No Sim / Sim Card" Error and my IMEI disappears. Similar instructions from N935F/DS worked for N935L in Nougat. So, after upgrading to Pie using OTA, I tried instructions for rooting Pie. Everything went fine, but on the first boot itself network is gone. Now I cannot go back to Oreo or Naugat because of Bootloader.
I had to to flash Pie (from Updato) again using Odin and then I got the network back.
Can anyone help on how to root N935L..?
Thanks in advance.

Dear Mozer
i have a new issue now
when i closed the mobile more than 1 hour i noticed that wifi stopped and i didn't receive any notification till i open the screen
do you have any solution to solve this problem ?
Thanks

Fady Al-Halaby said:
Dear Mozer
i have a new issue now
when i closed the mobile more than 1 hour i noticed that wifi stopped and i didn't receive any notification till i open the screen
do you have any solution to solve this problem ?
Thanks
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Do a HARD RESET from phone or better from factory recovery( turn off phone, pres at the same time volume up + home button + power on button and wait until first logo shows than let go of power button and than ull see recovery many after 10 initial seconds of blue android logo screen) than go to factory data reset with volume down and confirm it with power button. Ur phone will be reset to factory settings.

butchieboy said:
same reason why i went back to oreo from pie, wanted root again with xposed. Now i'm happy.
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i want to do it too... Could you explain the process?
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xeCloud said:
Is it possible to do it without root? I tried once and failed. Forgot what the error msg was.
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I tried to downgrade but I have a bootloader error showing up.. On Odin it says failed when I hit start...
Am I doing something wrong?