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[Q] Galaxy s4 firmware

I have Galaxy S4 I9500 with the original firmware out of box is I9500XXUAMDK.
I want to ask can I flash official firmware region Asia. It has problem or not if we flash firmware another region?

bunleab said:
I have Galaxy S4 I9500 with the original firmware out of box is I9500XXUAMDK.
I want to ask can I flash official firmware region Asia. It has problem or not if we flash firmware another region?
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Give it ago, but download the original firmware first incase it doesn't work out.

[Q] Stock UK BTU or VIR

Hi guys quick one , in order to unbrand my galaxy S5 which ROM should i flash.
I remember stock roms being BTU but for the s5 I'm seeing info that says VIR roms might be stock UK
Whats the difference between the two which should i flash for stock unbranded UK.
Many thanks

BTU is stock unbranded.
VIR is stock with extra carrier bloatware included.

VIR is Virgin Mobile in the UK

[Q] G900F Question

Hey guys,
I've recently bought an Galaxy S5 G900F from Vodafone Germany, but now i live in Romania.
The phone is running stock with all the vodafone and samsung bloat.
My question is how to flash an international rom without any bloat, or maybe my current country rom?
Sorry for being noob but i am new to samsung, not android

kRYySTy said:
Hey guys,
I've recently bought an Galaxy S5 G900F from Vodafone Germany, but now i live in Romania.
The phone is running stock with all the vodafone and samsung bloat.
My question is how to flash an international rom without any bloat, or maybe my current country rom?
Sorry for being noob but i am new to samsung, not android
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Just use Odin and flash any unbranded firmware from Samsung Updates,SamMobile or links from Firmware thread here

so there's no need to unlock bootloader and so on? only download firmware and flash via odin? does this unbrand phone? i mean get rid of vodafone bloat?

Bloat comes with the ROM, if you flash a clean bloat free ROM, bloat is gone

kRYySTy said:
so there's no need to unlock bootloader and so on? only download firmware and flash via odin? does this unbrand phone? i mean get rid of vodafone bloat?
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Example, my phone also had bloatware by the carrier, but I flashed various firmware various countries unbranded and branded without problems
carriers bloat is gone
but Samsung bloat comes with all stock firmwares
I now even i'm with Malaysian firmware or (not remember now)
See Firmware thread in General section

Thanks for the info

SM-N9005 Unlocked

Is it alright to install the Romanian Lollipop firmware with CSC ROM with an unlocked international SM-N9005?
If not what other official lollipop firmware can be installed other than the one from Poland with CSC XEO?

cryostasis25 said:
Is it alright to install the Romanian Lollipop firmware with CSC ROM with an unlocked international SM-N9005?
If not what other official lollipop firmware can be installed other than the one from Poland with CSC XEO?
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Yep, you can flash Romanian Lollipop firmware or other that will be not branded. The unique is that you don't gonna receive OTA updates.

Flashing Other Region /Csc Frimware is possible?

My phone is Galaxy A5(SM-500F)
PDA/Baseband:A500FXXU1AOC1
Region/CSC: KSA
android version :4.4.4
*can i flash leatest (5.0.2)firmware with other csc for this model??
and How to flash this?

You shouldnt have a problem, i received my phone with NEE CSC (nordic countries) and flashed the Cyprus one as it had newer build date.
Ps, when flashing with odin, and changing region, tick the Update Bootloader option.
Also, Branded or Carrier Roms (Vodafone, Tmo, etc) wont flash on Unbranded phones as they have different partition tables.
Remember to flash only roms for your variant strictly (SM-A500F)
Edit: Latest rom is Here, instructions how to flash are on the download page of the rom you choose.

PlutoDelic said:
You shouldnt have a problem, i received my phone with NEE CSC (nordic countries) and flashed the Cyprus one as it had newer build date.
Ps, when flashing with odin, and changing region, tick the Update Bootloader option.
Also, Branded or Carrier Roms (Vodafone, Tmo, etc) wont flash on Unbranded phones as they have different partition tables.
Remember to flash only roms for your variant strictly (SM-A500F)
Edit: Latest rom is Here, instructions how to flash are on the download page of the rom you choose.
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Does flashing original samsung firmwares trigger knox counter? Like if i have a stock phone with KK 4.4 and flash the LL 5.0.2
will the knox counter get triggered ?

No worries, it wont. Odin is a samsung leaked tool, and the roms are samsung made packages, it is pretty much what Kies/Smart Switch do when they handle the phones.

PlutoDelic said:
No worries, it wont. Odin is a samsung leaked tool, and the roms are samsung made packages, it is pretty much what Kies/Smart Switch do when they handle the phones.
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Τhanks a lot bro