I have i9500 for Android 4.3
but Android 4.3 limit too much
so I want to Downgrade Android 4.2.2
what can I do?
You can flash the official 4.2.2 firmware
http://www.droidgator.com/install-official-jelly-bean-422-xxubmga-firmware-galaxy-s4-i9500/
woff said:
I have i9500 for Android 4.3
but Android 4.3 limit too much
so I want to Downgrade Android 4.2.2
what can I do?
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Hi mate ,
If you are in stock 4.3 you cant downgrade to stock 4.2.2 (yet) . For now is not possible to downgrade bootloaders
michaels4 said:
You can flash the official 4.2.2 firmware
http://www.droidgator.com/install-official-jelly-bean-422-xxubmga-firmware-galaxy-s4-i9500/
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download must be pay,not the other mirro?
woff said:
I have i9500 for Android 4.3
but Android 4.3 limit too much
so I want to Downgrade Android 4.2.2
what can I do?
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if you updated to stock 4.3, you most likely have KNOX, with that, it is impossible to downgrade, i think only the i9505 can downgrade (correct me if i'm wrong)
LancerEvoDrifter said:
if you updated to stock 4.3, you most likely have KNOX, with that, it is impossible to downgrade, i think only the i9505 can downgrade (correct me if i'm wrong)
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Thank you, I try it
woff said:
Thank you, I try it
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I would upgrade to 4.4.2, it's way better.
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After upgraded my S4 i9500 from 4.2.2 to 4.3 XUEMJ5 via Kies, I'm having a lot of troubles regarding battery drain and overheating.
I came to the Samsung Services Center yesterday and asked them to downgrade my device back to 4.2.2, but their answer is "Sorry, we cannot do it. Once upgraded to 4.3, there is no way to reverse to 4.2" ?!?!!?!?!
Is it true? Has anybody tried to downgrade your S4 from 4.3 to 4.2
Thanks for your advice!
baoduyph said:
After upgraded my S4 i9500 from 4.2.2 to 4.3 XUEMJ5 via Kies, I'm having a lot of troubles regarding battery drain and overheating.
I came to the Samsung Services Center yesterday and asked them to downgrade my device back to 4.2.2, but their answer is "Sorry, we cannot do it. Once upgraded to 4.3, there is no way to reverse to 4.2" ?!?!!?!?!
Is it true? Has anybody tried to downgrade your S4 from 4.3 to 4.2
Thanks for your advice!
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I had the same issue. There seems to be a problem downgrading to certain 4.2.2 roms. I eventualy managed to downgrade using the South African version (I9500XXUBMH1) . After you've flashed this,you can re-flash whichever ROM you prefer.
Give it a go and let me know.
Cheers
you are you kidding
Adnan1973 said:
you are you kidding
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Me? No not at all ...
UtianG said:
I had the same issue. There seems to be a problem downgrading to certain 4.2.2 roms. I eventualy managed to downgrade using the South African version (I9500XXUBMH1) . After you've flashed this,you can re-flash whichever ROM you prefer.
Give it a go and let me know.
Cheers
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Are you really serious? So you can downgrade from 4.3 to 4.2.2 using that firmware? What does your knox say in download mode?
Lennyz1988 said:
Are you really serious? So you can downgrade from 4.3 to 4.2.2 using that firmware? What does your knox say in download mode?
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Unfortunately it states:
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Warrant Bit: 1
But it doesn't really bother me for now, until I have to send it back for repairs I guess
I'm sure the Chainfire guys will eventually be able to reset this counter as the TriangleAway is currently not supporting the GS4 I9500.
Cheers
So is there a specific way you have to flash it or do i just use odin?
Do i flash the roms back to back or what?
Hello,
I have a question, If I install 4.4.2 can I still downgrade to 4.3?
Thank you!
Shai38 said:
Hello,
I have a question, If I install 4.4.2 can I still downgrade to 4.3?
Thank you!
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No, you can no longer downgrade your phone into 4.3 stock rom after flashing 4.4.2 leak..but you can still dowgrade to 4.3 Custom Rom or aosp or cm11 Have a nice day.
Sent from Hell ?
I already flashed the modem and bootloader of 4.4.2, is it still possible to go back to stock 4.3 ?
Shai38 said:
I already flashed the modem and bootloader of 4.4.2, is it still possible to go back to stock 4.3 ?
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Sorry mate , you can no longer downgrade after flashing the latest Bootloader.
is there a way to downgrade Android 4.4.2 to Android 4.3 on the i9500 i need this urgently. (Stock Official Samsung Touchwiz)
Have you tried downloading the 4.3 ROM for your phone's region from www.sammobile.com/firmware and flashing it with Odin? If you are not sure how to do that, you should be able to find lots of info in the forum explaining how.
BTW, questions should be posted in the Q&A forum.
Best wishes
StatikSA said:
is there a way to downgrade Android 4.4.2 to Android 4.3 on the i9500 i need this urgently. (Stock Official Samsung Touchwiz)
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If you flash the 4.4.2 stock rom then there's no way you can downgrade your phone .
Repulsa said:
If you flash the 4.4.2 stock rom then there's no way you can downgrade your phone .
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I wondered to know for my personal knowledge!...
But seems to be faisable according to this tester.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2675394
lolo9393 said:
I wondered to know for my personal knowledge!...
But seems to be faisable according to this tester.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2675394
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You can still downgrade your phone , by using a Custom rom. But if you flash a stock 4.4.2 STOCK then you can no longer downgrade yoUR phone into 4.3 STOCK rom via odin.
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Hey guys i want to know if touchwiz will be update to 4.4.3 or 4.4.4 or any custom rom becouse i have 4.4.3 pac rom but i want to install touchwiz for the camera but i cant do downgrade and there is not any custom rom 4.4.3 or 4.4.4 touchwiz. D:
What are you talking about that you can't downgrade? You can't downgrade official roms to a lower version.
You can flash any custom rom you want. 4.2.2, 4.3, 4.4.1, 4.4.2 etc.
Lennyz1988 said:
What are you talking about that you can't downgrade? You can't downgrade official roms to a lower version.
You can flash any custom rom you want. 4.2.2, 4.3, 4.4.1, 4.4.2 etc.
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What do you mean i can install any custom rom if im in 4.4.3 to 4.4.2 or 4.2.2 ? Only official roms cant be downgrade ?
JezZu said:
What do you mean i can install any custom rom if im in 4.4.3 to 4.4.2 or 4.2.2 ? Only official roms cant be downgrade ?
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Correct. You can flash any custom rom you want.
Lennyz1988 said:
Correct. You can flash any custom rom you want.
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Ok ill try hope i wont brick my phone ;D thanks for your help Lennyz
I read a lot of issues with kitkat.In case I decide that I don't like 4.4 kitkat can I get back to 4.3? There are several methods for galaxy S3 even in youtube but nothing yet on the s3 neo.
bongski55 said:
I read a lot of issues with kitkat.In case I decide that I don't like 4.4 kitkat can I get back to 4.3? There are several methods for galaxy S3 even in youtube but nothing yet on the s3 neo.
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yep just download 4.3 firmware from here http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/31667/I9300IXXUANE6_I9300IOJVANE2_PAK.zip/ and flash through odin
usman_fareed said:
yep just download 4.3 firmware from here http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/31667/I9300IXXUANE6_I9300IOJVANE2_PAK.zip/ and flash through odin
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Are you sure that it will not brick the phone? I mean the downgrading from kitkat to jb?
bongski55 said:
Are you sure that it will not brick the phone? I mean the downgrading from kitkat to jb?
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nope cuz i also downgraded and upgraded many times and please confirm that you have i9300i with 1.4 ghz ?
usman_fareed said:
nope cuz i also downgraded and upgraded many times and please confirm that you have i9300i with 1.4 ghz ?
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1.4ghz I9300I
bongski55 said:
1.4ghz I9300I
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yep you can flash this rom just follow the instructions http://forums.androidcentral.com/am...ide-samsung-how-flash-stock-rom-via-odin.html
I read in other forum that when updated to kitkat the bootloader gets updated also. So downdrading to jb is not possible. Also I read that knox gets 0x1.
The latest Hongkong rom seems stable and bug free so far. I will give it a few days before I decide to keep it. There are also some apps that are not working in kitkat. Give them sometime to be compatible....
muntinlupa said:
I read in other forum that when updated to kitkat the bootloader gets updated also. So downdrading to jb is not possible. Also I read that knox gets 0x1.
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as far as i know the device will brick if you downgrade to lower then 4.3. i my self downgraded to 4.3 from 4.4.4 and it worked fine for me but ill suggest that you should stick to kitkat cuz its performance is much better then jb and about the bugs i didnt encounter any bugs
usman_fareed said:
as far as i know the device will brick if you downgrade to lower then 4.3. i my self downgraded to 4.3 from 4.4.4 and it worked fine for me but ill suggest that you should stick to kitkat cuz its performance is much better then jb and about the bugs i didnt encounter any bugs
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Thanks for your reply. I am now also on hongkong kitkat. Now if only somebody will try the UAE kitkat on their 1.4Ghz phone. ....
Because of a long time used sms blocker not working on kitkat I downgraded to 4.3 successfully......no knox trigger.I am now on TTT 4.3.
bongski55 said:
Because of a long time used sms blocker not working on kitkat I downgraded to 4.3 successfully......no knox trigger.I am now on TTT 4.3.
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hi
can you downgrade from 4.4.4 to 4.3? without any problem? your device is i9300i dual with 1.4GHz ?
how?!!