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UK Note from Clove Just Updated to 2.3.6

I have just received an OTA update to 2.3.6. I have been connecting my Note to my laptop using Kies for the last few days to see if it was available that way but there was no mention of an update. So I was pleased when I did an update check using Settings on my phone and discovered one was available OTA. It is good getting OTA updates just like on the Nexus One so there is no risk of installing the wrong firmware or making a mistake using Kies.
So what difference does the update make?

received my note yesterday and had OTA 2.3.6 XXKKA also 15 megs size.
also interested to know the differences

i bought from carphonewarehouse and got OTA 2.3.6 this morning too.
ps. its stock phone with no root.

So this removes root and CWM?
Edit: apparently root and apps are not touched on this update according to the other thread about this.
Just downloaded and install failed, it said to try using kies...
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just downloaded update via phones updater and installing now...ill report back with more info after
ok successful.. phone updated to
2.3.6
N70000XXKK5
kernel = KKA
ok i can confirm root is left alone and all apps and settings preserved

HTC Chris said:
So this removes root and CWM?
Edit: apparently root and apps are not touched on this update according to the other thread about this.
Just downloaded and install failed, it said to try using kies...
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Have the same. It failed to update, said to try by kies. I also have rooted stock ROM.
Maybe we should unroot ?

buk_grudziadz said:
Have the same. It failed to update, said to try by kies. I also have rooted stock ROM.
Maybe we should unroot ?
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That may be the case, so I'll probably do this later today since it's almost 3am. I don't want to set everything up tonight.
Or we can just wait for a custom ROM that will have the update.
Edit: I don't understand though why people who are rooted in the other thread got it to work.
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people rooting doesnt effect the updating. im rooted and ive just completed update fine.... download the update via wifi like i did and it works great.. see my post above

DAMIEN123_666 said:
people rooting doesnt effect the updating. im rooted and ive just completed update fine.... download the update via wifi like i did and it works great.. see my post above
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That's how I downloaded the update.
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Thanks for the thread! I've nicely updated my phone

Also got 2.3.6 OTA today. Phone is from the Polish Plus+ telco. Seems much snappier all around. Will be interesting to see if battery life improves too. Also the stylus seems more accurate but it's hard to say...
Bring on ICS!

mine fails the wifi update. tried 3 times. my phone is rooted.
fire up kies and says that kj4 is the latest

perhaps its to do with the method you used for rooting.
iirc, there are a couple of different root methods, some of them seem to affect the tamper counter (cant think of what its really called). maybe the update is only available for those who still have the counter at 0?
dont quote me on this though, im still a nubblet on the tweaking side of android.

i followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
to root.

Gaugerer said:
I have just received an OTA update to 2.3.6. I have been connecting my Note to my laptop using Kies for the last few days to see if it was available that way but there was no mention of an update. So I was pleased when I did an update check using Settings on my phone and discovered one was available OTA. It is good getting OTA updates just like on the Nexus One so there is no risk of installing the wrong firmware or making a mistake using Kies.
So what difference does the update make?
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Can this UK version turn off focus sound and camera sounds??

ballfire said:
i followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
to root.
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It seems rooting has nothing to do with it. I've rooted by the CF-Root method 2.
Maybe any other changes make the problem (theme mods ?)

buk_grudziadz said:
It seems rooting has nothing to do with it. I've rooted by the CF-Root method 2.
Maybe any other changes make the problem (theme mods ?)
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I don't have theme mods, I disabled go launcher ex, and unfroze my bloatware too
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HTC Chris said:
I don't have theme mods, I disabled go launcher ex, and unfroze my bloatware too
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What about AndroidIceCreamSandwichtheme by movmo ?

buk_grudziadz said:
What about AndroidIceCreamSandwichtheme by movmo ?
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No I had to revert back to the stock theme since the dialer had problems. Worst case scenerio I may have to wait for a custom ROM, maybe ill try updating through kies later.
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I rooted my note with Chainfire's tutorial using the zergrush method and installed the new KKA kernel.
My phone downloaded this new update but failed to flash it on reboot. I think I'll just wait and see if Chainfire releases his own version or there is a rom with it built in.

New KL3 Build quite an Improvement!

Or is it me?!
Very fast intraOS movement. Browser also seems plain faster.
System and call sound better also.

rockky said:
Or is it me?!
Very fast intraOS movement. Browser also seems plain faster.
System and call sound better also.
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I've got the Sheep ROM.
How would I go about getting and installing this? I can't do OTA upgrades because they don't come because I have a Custom ROM.
I can't do Kies, because it says it can't do SW updates.
Are you using a Custom ROM?

I wiped all (which you must do if coming from an odex'd rom) and installed Cassies V4 Rom with the new build and modem....then Abyssnote kernel?
Even without kernel...you can tell right off the build is a big stepup.

Don't think I answered your?
There's a thread in Dev section that has the link to the files
http://www.multiupload.com/8P1M2BGMXY
You can put on your phone and flash from recovery.
QUOTE=les_garten;20433640]I've got the Sheep ROM.
How would I go about getting and installing this? I can do OTA upgrades because they don't come because I have a Custom ROM.
I can do Kies, because it says it can't do SW updates.
Are you using a Custom ROM?[/QUOTE]

This soft is an improvement. It's far from satisfactory( android is still choppy as hell comparing to other OSes) but it's a step in the right direction.
I can report a better Wi-Fi range - I'm getting signal in some places in my house where I couldn't before.

No choppiness here...thing flies.

Does stock browser power saving levels works (any change in screen brightness)?
For me it worked well in KKA but not in KL3 .
Please test this for me.
Thank you.

ADW is still a bit sluggish, I'm using Cassie's KL3

PickleHead said:
ADW is still a bit sluggish, I'm using Cassie's KL3
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If you change the cache to low quality it won't lag at all.
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KLx series has problem with STK. I always get FC with my STK film. But I do not have any problem with KK1.

Confirmed. KL3 feels a bit faster.

This update has made a massive difference for me. I'm using ADW and widgetlocker and the phone now feels properly connected to my inputs on the screen, lag is pretty much gone. Much happier with the feel of the phone now.
I flashed through CWM and installed CFroot kernel for KL3 at the same time.

This things screams compared to KKA. I lost pinch to zoom in my Gmail Client. Anybody have any ideas about that?

Is this an update that we will get OTA? And what region are you guys in?
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LordManhattan said:
Is this an update that we will get OTA? And what region are you guys in?
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Hi LordManhattan,
When I tried OTA, it says that my software is up to date. But when I connected my Note with Kies, it told me that there is a KL3 update. (From the Philippines but currently located in India).
For the record, I havent updated the software yet. Will do so by the weekend.

Updating via Kies
Question:
How do you update GNote via Kies? Is it through Kies Air? If it is through Kies Air, how? I do not see any Check Update button.
Or do I need to connect my Note to my computer via USB?
Thanks!

allansy said:
Question:
How do you update GNote via Kies? Is it through Kies Air? If it is through Kies Air, how? I do not see any Check Update button.
Or do I need to connect my Note to my computer via USB?
Thanks!
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Ensure USB debugger is off, connect phone via USB. Launch kies. Wait for pop up. Check if you have the latest Kies if needed.

Damnit. Running Ubuntu, so no Kies for me. Anything else i can do?
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i cannot see the KL3 update over OTA , neither with Kies for windows , i bought my galaxy note in switzerland , KKA firmware.
anyone else in europe got the KL3 update ?

no kl3 italy
same problem here no OTA and no kies.. been checking constantly.. lool...
i think its only india that have the update...
so i guess if we want it we just have to flash.....a rom from here

KL7 Fixes everything lag related - You should flash KL7

Seriously every Note user should flash Stock or a custom rom based on this KL7
Can get stock here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1413120
I like many others had many issues with Lag and now my note litterally flies...!
And I haven't even put AbyssNote on it yet!!!!!
Also this KL7 fixes a bluetooth keyboard Issue I had with every previous rom. I had to mix and mash bluetooth drivers from my gtab and a sgs2 to get my bluetooth keyboard working but all resolved with KL7!!!
Am quite chuffed!

I never flashed a rom manually, how do I update my KKA firmware to this? Safest and least tampering way.

ManicDVLN said:
I never flashed a rom manually, how do I update my KKA firmware to this? Safest and least tampering way.
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I would also appreciate knowing this!

I just flash kl7...avesome..smooth like hell..fast..some minore changes but much faster then kl3.
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Agreed, KL7 is amazing.
No more lag anywhere, it's so fluid in everything it does now.
Even in the settings menu where it would be kinda jerky when scrolling in KL3, it's butter smooth now for example in KL7.

What's different about it to Kka, I'm on that and its smooth as already and it's android 2.3.6, isn't kl7 jut a regional version of kka?

kl7 is the latest firmware version

ManicDVLN said:
I never flashed a rom manually, how do I update my KKA firmware to this? Safest and least tampering way.
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Basically use Odin 1.85 or mobile Odin to update.
Then apply CWM and root using the script in the CFRoot link that is also linked in the KL7 Thread.
Check the KL7 Thread for more information.

Only thing that still lags for me is phone.
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Also the hueing in apps such as Xda app has also vanished.
“Phone? Tablet? Feel Free, It’s Galaxy Note”

thank you for your advise i try it and it was the best.

This firmware is available officially via Kies for me (German Note)

What is 2.3.6 KL7? official rom? need root to do this? Couldn't we wait for 2.3.6 update from Samsung itself?

tytung2020 said:
What is 2.3.6 KL7? official rom? need root to do this? Couldn't we wait for 2.3.6 update from Samsung itself?
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It is a German official Samsung version can be found OTA (Over The Air) or via kies if your phone has/is flashed with a DBT code of CSC.
If you flash this after that you will wait for German updates only because region code will be DBT (debitel Germany) unlocked note for Germany.
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Change CSC then do OTA
ManicDVLN said:
I never flashed a rom manually, how do I update my KKA firmware to this? Safest and least tampering way.
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The last 2 updates were first rolled out for phones with the DBT CSC.
The latest KL7 firmware is available for phones with the German Debitel CSC.
To avail yourself of the update without using Kies, you can do an OTA(over the air) update.
Since the update is currently only available for phones set to the DBT CSC, if you change your phones CSC using this method here, you will then be able to update OTA by going to Settings > About Phone > Software update > Update. (Not all Note phones can have their CSC changed with this method)
Changing the CSC will reset your phone to factory settings.

tytung2020 said:
What is 2.3.6 KL7? official rom? need root to do this? Couldn't we wait for 2.3.6 update from Samsung itself?
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It's getting very difficult to keep waiting for this to be rolled out! I have KJ4 and have been waiting for what seems forever. Why doesn't Samsung just do this for all devices at once?

I am currently using a hongkong offical rom.
It always lag for 2 seconds when I click the power button to activate the phone from standby mode. Does kl7 fix this issue？
Thanks!

I like everything, but Browser is mistakable zoom in.
But rom is HOT

kyleji said:
I am currently using a hongkong offical rom.
It always lag for 2 seconds when I click the power button to activate the phone from standby mode. Does kl7 fix this issue？
Thanks!
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Yes. Yes it does.
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Mine is still kind of laggy with Go launcher, tw is a no go for me, lacks to many features. I've tested with ADW and it's buttery smooth but compared to golauncher adwd lacks features as well.
(I'm a fan of go-widgets)

Can't install Samsung update

I got a message last night on my note that there is a firmware update available. I've got a GT-N7000 on AT&T and am running a rooted stock ROM with CWM. When I try to install the update it reboots the phone and then tells me "Failed to update firmware. Try again using PC software (Kies) or visit a Samsung service centre". The update is 101MB. I did a search and didn't see any other posts about this so thought I'd ask if anyone knows what the update is and how I can get it installed.
Thanks.

Its probably because your rooted. I was on a rooted rom and flashed the stock kka firmware my phone came with then updated without a problem. I did't try to update while being rooted though.
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You could just flash a stock rooted rom of the update. The update is the Lc1 firmware.
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Look for OTA rootkeeper on the market. Never tried it but some people that they could update OTA and keep their root
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I have the same problem. I'm on the international Note (in UK), have rooted the phone for titanium backup and autostarts (I've deleted some bloatware and frozen others), but haven't played around with custom roms or flashing because I don't really know about that sort of stuff. Also, the firmware update here is 73.5 mb.
Tried ota app, but that doesn't really make a difference and it's only intended to keep root if an already successful ota update has unrooted the phone. Our problem is the the update isn't completing successfully.
I'm worried that the upcoming ICS update won't work either.
Any solutions would be massively appreciated, especially if they don't involve flashing or doing a factory reset.
Thanks
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Painless001 said:
I have the same problem. I'm on the international Note (in UK), have rooted the phone for titanium backup and autostarts (I've deleted some bloatware and frozen others), but haven't played around with custom roms or flashing because I don't really know about that sort of stuff. Also, the firmware update here is 73.5 mb.
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If you've played around with /system, you won't be able to OTA for the most part, as these updates are patches and expect to find an untouched /system partition.
Regards,
Dave

I tried OTA Rootkeeper but no luck. Is there a way to back up my apps and settings such that I could easily restore them after flashing a stock ROM that includes the update?

white_devil said:
I tried OTA Rootkeeper but no luck. Is there a way to back up my apps and settings such that I could easily restore them after flashing a stock ROM that includes the update?
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install LC1 ger rom - latest no wipe . or open eu - but only biggest file - also no wipe

New UK Updated Firmware

Just received a new OTA firmware update today
GC100XXBMD1
Only a small download <30Mb and the only changes stated are the usual generic "Stability Improvements"
I lost root (unsurprisingly) but it was at least upgradable on a rooted stock firmware.
CHANGES:
I noticed that I am no longer being asked to select the memory card in the camera app on a reboot. This was a major annoyance and thankfully gone.
The Google Play Store has been updated
There is a new Smart Mode "Action Freeze" ... I think.... Can anyone confirm if that was already on there? I can't remember seeing it before.
If I find any other changes, I will update this thread.

Action Freeze is already available since it GC was released with Android 4.1 1
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Is Cf-Root working fine on it?

can we expect updates or 4.1.2 will be our last FW?

I would love to see some Galaxy S4 features even if it's just Sound & Shot