Hi guys,
I really need some help here, maybe I'm just lost on how updates work?
I have an AT&T phone which was running KitKat 4.4.2, I had tons of issues upgrading to 4.4.4 but finally managed to do so last night. Months ago AT&T released the upgrade option for the S5 to upgrade to 5.0, I tried and kept getting "Setup Interrupted" errors. My girlfriend who has the same phone and the same carrier had no issues upgrading her phone to lollipop. I gave up on it. Fast-foward to last night, I managed to finally get to 4.4.4 but when I run a Software Update Check I get a message that the firmware is up to date. Same thing in Kies.
I contacted AT&T who told me Android had no "cleared" my IMEI for the update and then they proceeded to send me a copy paste from the web with instructions of flashing using ODIN. Those instructions were clearly for SM-G900F, my model is SM-G900A. Is there anything I can do to get lollipop on my AT&T S5? Thanks in advance.
As far as i know, the odin process is the same for both variants......
The only thing you have to consider is that as your device is AT&T, it comes with a locked bootloader.....meaning that ONLY an AT&T branded firmware will successfully flash.
You should be able to get the correct firmware from either sammobile dot com Or samsung updates dot com (we're not allowed to post links to those sites on XDA)
Sent from my rooted, debloated stocKK kn0x0 SM-G900F
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G'day folks,
I've recently purchased a Galaxy S5 900i (Australia) which I've rooted with chainfire, all is running well, blah blah blah.
I'm now prompted that I can't do the OTA upgrade as my ROM has been modified. Instructs me to go through Kies for the upgrade. Fine.
I launch Kies and am prompted to upgrade.
Says I have firmware version PDA:NE1 / CSC:NE1 / PHONE:NE1 (XSA)
and that the latest version is PDA:NK1 / CSC:NJ2 / PHONE:NJ1 (XSA)
Question: Is this an upgrade to the 4.4.2 version I have, or is this Lollipop 5.0?
I appreciate any insight. I've googled and searched the forum without any luck.
Finally, what is the best way to apply? Un-root with ChainFire's SU App with the unroot function, then apply OTA or via Kies?
Much thanks-
J
jss5 said:
G'day folks,
I've recently purchased a Galaxy S5 900i (Australia) which I've rooted with chainfire, all is running well, blah blah blah.
I'm now prompted that I can't do the OTA upgrade as my ROM has been modified. Instructs me to go through Kies for the upgrade. Fine.
I launch Kies and am prompted to upgrade.
Says I have firmware version PDA:NE1 / CSC:NE1 / PHONE:NE1 (XSA)
and that the latest version is PDA:NK1 / CSC:NJ2 / PHONE:NJ1 (XSA)
Question: Is this an upgrade to the 4.4.2 version I have, or is this Lollipop 5.0?
I appreciate any insight. I've googled and searched the forum without any luck.
Finally, what is the best way to apply? Un-root with ChainFire's SU App with the unroot function, then apply OTA or via Kies?
Much thanks-
J
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I have the same problem with my samsung galaxy s5 , it is rooted but I would like to upgrade, I can't do the OTA upgrade so I should proceed with Kies , I would like to know whether I have to unroot my phone or just directly proceed with the upgrade, I don't want to create any damage to the phone;furthermore, my phone was a sumsung galaxy s5 tmobile but I managed to unlock it in order to use it with other carriers, if I install the original firmware and then upgrade to the newest version, can I still use it with other carriers or will return locked? thank you
So I learned a few things perhaps the hard way on this.
I'll tell you exactly what I did, and what happened, and you can decide for yourself.
OTA updates didn't work.
I am rooted and unlocked. (900i) I'm also not concerned with knox counter.
I plugged into Kies and started the upgrade.
It downloaded and flashed the updated ROM.
Phone rebooted, and hung on boot.
Battery pull, power on, same thing.
Hangs on "performing update"
I could however boot into recovery.
I DL'd the latest ROM manually, booted into recovery, flashed my ROM with Odin.
Rebooted. Phone upgraded. back to normal.
Boot, check for OTA updates. None: "you are using the current version, blah blah blah"
Re-rooted with ChainFire, and done. .
Should have I unrooted originally? Probably. May have allowed Kies to do the upgrade. Don't know.
Flashing with Odin worked flawlessly, so I'm not losing any sleep over it.
I think the only critical thing here is that you make sure you're flashing the correct ROM for your phone.
Hello guys!
Recently I downloaded the Lollipop firmware from SamMobile and ungraded my Galaxy S5(G900H) to Lollipop but to my utter disappointment the new Android is gross for me.
So I just want to go back to KitKAt and my serious question that would it be just fine if I download the StockROM(4.4.x) from SamMobile and flash it through odin?
Will I not lose my Service Signals?
Would I need any particular modem after the downgrade?
My phone is not rooted,
Thanks....
You should be all right as long as you're getting the right version for the right device based on the right carrier. I've found that Kies has made it possible to unbork my past devices, but right now I haven't attempted to downgrade my phone from lollipop to Kitkat using it.
Sent from my Galaxy S5
Hi everyone ! I have my s4 for like 4-5 months and i still didn't get the lollipop update, i'm frustrated because i have a lot of friends who have got it and mine says "The latest updates have already been installed" . I just flashed stock 4.4.2 firmware so the device is CLEAN. Any ideas ? Should i try to flash 5.0 directly ? Are there any risks?
Samsung rolls its updates out based on region, carrier and production date, it's normally a few months before everyone gets the update. The update's been ready for quite a long time, but even mine only got it last month. Sit tight!
As to flashing, well the risk is bricking your phone.
I know that, and the fact is all my friends are on the same carrier and they got the update months ago. I strongly thinks it's my phone the problem.
No one wishing to help ? I'm sure it's something wrong with my phone, but i can't say what, i am just a noob. Last time i flashed some 5.0 CM firmware, then when i flashed 4.4.2 stock, i had lost my IMEI or something like that, i had to search internet 4 days to 'repair' it. It may have something to do with it. PLEASE help me ! If you won't help i will flash it manually w/e.
You can flash via ODIN, there is no risk and its virtually impossible to brink the S4 if you read well and perform everything according to instructions.
My i9505 was originally from Austrailia - Vodafone, and AFAIK it still has 4.4.2. Thankfully, my phone wasn't carrier locked so i was able to safely flash 5.0.1 of another region and its working perfectly for a long time now.
Flash there's no risk
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Hi everyone ! I have my s4 for like 4-5 months and i still didn't get the lollipop update, i'm frustrated because i have a lot of friends who have got it and mine says "The latest updates have already been installed" . I just flashed stock 4.4.2 firmware so the device is CLEAN. Any ideas ? Should i try to flash 5.0 directly ? Are there any risks?
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I had your same problem. All my friends got it in December but I Didn't get it. So I flashed the stock Russian Rom which was the 1st one to come out via Odin. So there was no issue only google now didn't work as it is banned in Russia. Finally after a few months samsung released it for my country and I flashed my country update over Odin and google now also returned. Flashing via Odin is the best way to receive the update for impatient ones like us (oh and don't worry once you flash your country Rom back you will also get OTA updates as normal) l
Galaxy S5 G900F. No lollipop update available.
Hi everyone,
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 G900F with the baseband version G900FXXU1ANCE (if that's important). My phone's running on 4.4.2 ever since i got it and the lollipop update has been out for i dont know how long. But whenever i go to the device's settings and go to auto update , it always says "Latest updates have already been installed'. The same thing happens when I connect it with Samsung Kies. I'm new to the Samsung Galaxy series and i need help to get it updated to Lollipop. Everyone i Know who has an S5 has updated theirs to Lollipop but I can't seem to get mine to update. Even the people online on Samsung Support Chat were saying that they can't help me which is weird. Can anyone please help me upgrade my phone? Do i need to root it or something? Or is there another way to install an update?
My phone is Unlocked but is unrooted. Please help me. Thank you.
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I've been modding quite a few Samsung S4s, but all of them were unlocked (SGH-M919). A friend gave me their old Samsung S4 (SGH-I337) and I rooted it. I then installed TWRP, but upon reboot, I was stuck on, "System software not authorized by AT&T yada yada yada". I believe this was Android 5.0.1 and would like to get this phone back to a working state.
Download Mode still works, so I can use Odin, but nothing I download works (I tried I337UCUAMDB and I337UCUAMDL and I get FAIL! (Auth).
Any suggestions?
Update I : I can now get into the default Android recovery screen, which shows I337UCUGOC4 as the firmware; however, I can't find this anywhere on the internet to reinstall. I tried using Kies but that didn't work. I found a Canadian 5.0.1 Bell firmware and I'll see if that works, but it is downloading really slow so I won't have another update until tomorrow.
Update II : The Canadian firmware was a bust, but I did find an article that had working links to PIT my phone, and it worked! Now to "Lokify" and do this right the first time.
How did lokifying go pal? I thought you cannot do that on 5.0.1?
NobleXenon54 said:
I've been modding quite a few Samsung S4s, but all of them were unlocked (SGH-M919). A friend gave me their old Samsung S4 (SGH-I337) and I rooted it. I then installed TWRP, but upon reboot, I was stuck on, "System software not authorized by AT&T yada yada yada". I believe this was Android 5.0.1 and would like to get this phone back to a working state.
Download Mode still works, so I can use Odin, but nothing I download works (I tried I337UCUAMDB and I337UCUAMDL and I get FAIL! (Auth).
Any suggestions?
Update I : I can now get into the default Android recovery screen, which shows I337UCUGOC4 as the firmware; however, I can't find this anywhere on the internet to reinstall. I tried using Kies but that didn't work. I found a Canadian 5.0.1 Bell firmware and I'll see if that works, but it is downloading really slow so I won't have another update until tomorrow.
Update II : The Canadian firmware was a bust, but I did find an article that had working links to PIT my phone, and it worked! Now to "Lokify" and do this right the first time.
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You can't Loki the OC4 bootloader. Only the MDL and MDB bootloaders can be. Once you've updated past jelly bean 4.2.2 there is no going back. OC4 is forced to use safe strap.
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safwanz1 said:
How did lokifying go pal? I thought you cannot do that on 5.0.1?
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You are right, only jelly bean 4.2.2 can use Loki. It won't work on 5.0 lollipop.