Hi I just bought a SGS from T-Mobile and unlocked it. When I went to update firmware I'm getting "Device Version Cannot Be Updated" message I have android 2.1 and wish to update. What can I do?
Thanks for help.
Check with TMobile that they have updated the firmware .
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I suggest to clear all with odin and do upgrade no brand
I can't go to t-mobile I bought the mobile on ebay and we don't have t-mobile here.
I will try to see what I can do with odin after I learn a little more about this stuff because I'm a complete noob.
I'll keep posting if I get stuck some were and to let you know how it goes.
Hopefully I won't destroy my brand new mobile.
Thanks a lot for the info.
Done thanks
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hey guys, i bought my sgs a month back in singapore and the screen jus gets ppl drooling over it. My current firmware version is i9000dxjf4, and Kies mentions this as the latest firmware but samsung-firmware.webs.com shows that there are three other updates after i9000dxjf4 for the asian region. Is it safe for me to download and update the latest firmware from that website inspite of kies confirming that i'm having the latest firmware. Could u also check out that site its quite cool.
Thanks for your replies....
Kies won't show updated firmware as the Samsung Firmware releases are not official. You can by all means download and install, but they are unsupported and there are risks if you don't do it correctly! Most of us here have flashed new firmwares just fine though.
i was also wondering , i'm in asia so should i install asia specific firmware update or can i download european firmware update. I see that europeans get firmware updates frequently than the asians??
Robin.B said:
Kies won't show updated firmware as the Samsung Firmware releases are not official. You can by all means download and install, but they are unsupported and there are risks if you don't do it correctly! Most of us here have flashed new firmwares just fine though.
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I'm new to Android. Would you be kind enough to tell me how to do this? Thanks!
yes, I am new too, can tell us more? thx thx
i have a question i bought the set in singapore and i live in india now should i flash i9000xx or i9000dd or i9000zs etc or can i flash any firmware without considering the place i live will this cause any prob?pls reply thnx
there is a FAQ guide on these boards for roms/firmware etc
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
thanks man my problem got solved.....it was informative....
So, did you download the latest firmware from the Samsung site or went ahead to use one of the custom firmware? Would like to hear if some of the problems that we had been experiencing went away after your upgrade (e.g., GPS, lags, 3G/Wifi switch, etc).
I assume upgrading to the firmware from Samsung does not require rooting. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I'll try to stay unrooted for warranty reason.
Cheers.
o you have to be ****ting me, please use the search before falsely getting peoples hopes up......
this is OLD NEWS
sensi_ said:
o you have to be ****ting me, please use the search before falsely getting peoples hopes up......
this is OLD NEWS
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Care to elaborate?
BTW, OP, I tried searching for the firmware on Samsung website but don't seems to be able to find it. Can you provide link for the mentioned firmware?
I have an Omnia 7 and have the issues that have been discussed on this forum, Voicemail doesn't save, calls get dropped etc.
I got impatient and walshed my phone to 7390 hoping this may solve the issues but no luck, I have also applied walsh's fix to get me back on the supported update path.
I have a few questions before I proceed to flash the firmware for my phone.
Will my firmware get updated automatically anyway?
My phone is currently branded for T-Mobile UK, are the roms on samfirmware.com unbranded?
My phone has been network unlocked by a code, NOT the Cheveron tool, will this unlock stay with the phone if I flash the firmware?
If the roms are not unbranded or for T-Mobile UK what are the downsides and side effects to going ahead with the firmware flash?
Many thanks for your input, eitherway I think I will be waiting untill Tuesday to see if I get the 7392 update and check if that has updated my firmware first before I do flash my phone.
My current firmware info:-
PDA----------I8700XXJJ4
Phone--------I8700XXJJ3
CSC----------I8700TMUJJ4
Bootloader---4.10.1.2
hey everyone im very new and i would really appreciate if you could help me with this little problem. I got a old s5 from my sister and i noticed it hadn't been updated since she got it. Now, here is where the problem starts, she was using Verizon and i have T-mobile the phone is unlocked but it wont update the os normally... I have no idea how this all works but i think its not updating because its trying to update through Verizon....
so is there a way i can change this phone to t mobile or do i need to self install the os updates myself?
if so then i know that i need to towel root it and i have the program downloaded and installed my device info is blow if you need other information please let me know and i will provide it asap ....plz and thank you
MODEL NUMBER: SM-G900V
ANDROID VERSION: 4.4.2
BASE BAND VERSION: G900VVRU1ANG
KERNEL VERSION:3.4.0
Blaze-209 said:
hey everyone im very new and i would really appreciate if you could help me with this little problem. I got a old s5 from my sister and i noticed it hadn't been updated since she got it. Now, here is where the problem starts, she was using Verizon and i have T-mobile the phone is unlocked but it wont update the os normally... I have no idea how this all works but i think its not updating because its trying to update through Verizon....
so is there a way i can change this phone to t mobile or do i need to self install the os updates myself?
if so then i know that i need to
Are root it and i have the program downloaded and installed my device info is blow if you need other information please let me know and i will provide it asap ....plz and thank you
MODEL NUMBER: SM-G900V
ANDROID VERSION: 4.4.2
BASE BAND VERSION: G900VVRU1ANG
KERNEL VERSION:3.4.0
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Are you wanting to root it or just upgrade the firmware? Have you ever used Odin?
Try connecting to kies if you just want to upgrade firmware.
Tulsadiver said:
Are you wanting to root it or just upgrade the firmware? Have you ever used Odin?
Try connecting to kies if you just want to upgrade firmware.
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I:silly:'ve only done that stuff on my old iPhone, but when i switched to android it was like coming from north korea to china. Its just so much freedom I've never experienced before and i'm super happy i'm here( china i guess) but i couldn't imagine what america freedom feels like...and i'm guessing having it rooted and flashing custom Kernel would be like coming to america. I doubt ill ever get around to using those things to there full potential, so i guess ill just upgrade the firmware... unless you have movies or stories of the freedom im missing i doubt ill venture out to go find it. thank you for your info and looking forward to your reply
Blaze-209 said:
I:silly:'ve only done that stuff on my old iPhone, but when i switched to android it was like coming from north korea to china. Its just so much freedom I've never experienced before and i'm super happy i'm here( china i guess) but i couldn't imagine what america freedom feels like...and i'm guessing having it rooted and flashing custom Kernel would be like coming to america. I doubt ill ever get around to using those things to there full potential, so i guess ill just upgrade the firmware... unless you have movies or stories of the freedom im missing i doubt ill venture out to go find it. thank you for your info and looking forward to your reply
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No custom kernel for us. We have a locked bootloader. We do have custom Roms. I would root but that is just me. I dislike all the bloatware if nothing else. You don't have to use your phone any differently but you never know when you will come across a great app or something and it requires root.
You are on the right firmware for root. Install towelroot, make it rain, download SuperSU from the playstore, install and update the binaries (it will ask you to) choose the normal method. Reboot your phone and you are rooted. I would go a step further and download busybox from the play store, install the app then install busybox, then install safestrap which is our custom recovery.
You can still just run a stock ROM if you wish but you now have the ability to change your phone to a certain degree. At least get rid of some bloatware. Otherwise, I'd try kies first and see if it will update your phone.
http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/
I'll try to explain this the best i can considering im not that technically inclined. I bought the phone used off ebay a couple months ago. It was factory reset so the first thing i did when i got it on my network (tmobile) was to look for updates but everytime id click on "check for updates" it wouldnt do anything and it always says "never been checked". I downloaded kies but it says the phone is up to date although its on android 4.4.2. So i tried to call Samsung who kept me on the phone for HOURS trying different useless things to force an update. Eventually they said to send the phone to them because they needed to re-flash it. I got a call once they received it and they said the phone was rooted so they couldnt do anything to it and they sent it back to me. I downloaded multiple root checkers and they all say no root found. Then i heard about Knox status and downloaded that and its 0X1. Someone please help, i just want to update to something remotely newer than 4.4.2 is there an easy way of updating?
thanks
model #- SM-G900T
Baseband version- G900TUVU1ANCH
Build #- NCE-G900T-4.4.2-PTC-091114-1.2.0
katiemay1734 said:
I'll try to explain this the best i can considering im not that technically inclined...
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I don't have this variant but, you should be able to obtain what you need and some member guidance as well on the following thread that's specific to the G900T.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3042400
Good Luck!
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katiemay1734 said:
I'll try to explain this the best i can considering im not that technically inclined. I bought the phone used off ebay a couple months ago. It was factory reset so the first thing i did when i got it on my network (tmobile) was to look for updates but everytime id click on "check for updates" it wouldnt do anything and it always says "never been checked". I downloaded kies but it says the phone is up to date although its on android 4.4.2. So i tried to call Samsung who kept me on the phone for HOURS trying different useless things to force an update. Eventually they said to send the phone to them because they needed to re-flash it. I got a call once they received it and they said the phone was rooted so they couldnt do anything to it and they sent it back to me. I downloaded multiple root checkers and they all say no root found. Then i heard about Knox status and downloaded that and its 0X1. Someone please help, i just want to update to something remotely newer than 4.4.2 is there an easy way of updating?
thanks
model #- SM-G900T
Baseband version- G900TUVU1ANCH
Build #- NCE-G900T-4.4.2-PTC-091114-1.2.0
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Someone previous probably flashed a custom recovery, etc and tripped Knox, then flashed back to old stock before selling it.
Try Samfirm
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
That should be able to download the latest stock firmware (to date is Baseband QC2) and bump you up to 6.0.1.
If you want to go any higher than that, you will have to flash a custom ROM (Lineage, Resurrection,etc)
Hi, I'm new to this flashing scene.. Also new to this forum. Not sure if this is the right thread to post it. I have a Samsung Galaxy S20 from T-Mobile and got it unlocked a few days ago.. This phone was originally from the U.S and got it from my brother and gave it to me. Anyway, how do I flash the firmware of this device? I want to flash it with a stock firmware to receive updates and I'm really not sure what to do. I don't want to take a risk to brick my phone without a proper guide. Here is the phone information below.
Service Provider SW ver:
TMB/TMB/XAA
Baseband Version:
G981USQU1ATF9
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Hi, I'm new to this flashing scene.. Also new to this forum. Not sure if this is the right thread to post it. I have a Samsung Galaxy S20 from T-Mobile and got it unlocked a few days ago.. This phone was originally from the U.S and got it from my brother and gave it to me. Anyway, how do I flash the firmware of this device? I want to flash it with a stock firmware to receive updates and I'm really not sure what to do. I don't want to take a risk to brick my phone without a proper guide. Here is the phone information below.
Service Provider SW ver:
TMB/TMB/XAA
Baseband Version:
G981USQU1ATF9
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Here are the instructions how to root and flash the firmware on your S20
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s20/how-to/howto-root-s20-series-upgrade-firmware-t4079353
Frank65 said:
Here are the instructions how to root and flash the firmware on your S20
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s20/how-to/howto-root-s20-series-upgrade-firmware-t4079353
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he cant root
Juju89 said:
Hi, I'm new to this flashing scene.. Also new to this forum. Not sure if this is the right thread to post it. I have a Samsung Galaxy S20 from T-Mobile and got it unlocked a few days ago.. This phone was originally from the U.S and got it from my brother and gave it to me. Anyway, how do I flash the firmware of this device? I want to flash it with a stock firmware to receive updates and I'm really not sure what to do. I don't want to take a risk to brick my phone without a proper guide. Here is the phone information below.
Service Provider SW ver:
TMB/TMB/XAA
Baseband Version:
G981USQU1ATF9
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flash stock firmware using odin