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[Q] Updating SGS4 GT-I9505

Hello all
I wanted to ask you some questions about the update which is going to arrive to SGS4 next month and whether my phone will get the update.
I'm from Israel and I bought my phone in a private shop and not a carrier.
My phone details are:
Baseband Version: I9505XXUAME2
Kernel Version:
3.4.0-526204
[email protected] #1
Thu May 2 21:56:41 KST 2013
Build number: XXUAME2.CCOM
CCOM is the name of the importer of this and many other devices to my country (not-official),
At status at Device Status it is written Official.
When I open up Kies to chech for updates it is written:
Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via Kies
My current firmware (as written on Kies) is: PDA:ME2/PHONE:ME2/CSC:MDB(BTU)
Will I be able to get an update next month/whenever is comes out over the air?
Thanks in advance

Meyhemg said:
Hello all
I wanted to ask you some questions about the update which is going to arrive to SGS4 next month and whether my phone will get the update.
I'm from Israel and I bought my phone in a private shop and not a carrier.
My phone details are:
Baseband Version: I9505XXUAME2
Kernel Version:
3.4.0-526204
[email protected] #1
Thu May 2 21:56:41 KST 2013
Build number: XXUAME2.CCOM
CCOM is the name of the importer of this and many other devices to my country (not-official),
At status at Device Status it is written Official.
When I open up Kies to chech for updates it is written:
Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via Kies
My current firmware (as written on Kies) is: PDA:ME2/PHONE:ME2/CSC:MDB(BTU)
Will I be able to get an update next month/whenever is comes out over the air?
Thanks in advance
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OTA update is already pushed for BTU. Try from settings, software update
Sent from my Galaxy

samersh72 said:
OTA update is already pushed for BTU. Try from settings, software update
Sent from my Galaxy
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I tried already but it says my phone is up to date.
Please look up for all the other information I added, can it be updated?

Meyhemg said:
I tried already but it says my phone is up to date.
Please look up for all the other information I added, can it be updated?
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Hmmmm.. According to sammobile there is no ME2 firmware for BTU product code.
No matching, no update.
There is something wrong!
I guess it has been rooted then flashed with a non btu firmware
Is the phone brand new?
I suggest to flash with odin.
Sent from my Galaxy

samersh72 said:
Hmmmm.. According to sammobile there is no ME2 firmware for BTU product code.
No matching, no update.
There is something wrong!
I guess it has been rooted then flashed with a non btu firmware
Is the phone brand new?
I suggest to flash with odin.
Sent from my Galaxy
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It is brand new from the box.
I didn't root it and didn't touch it.
Why do you suggest to flash? Will I get updates with that? What rom to flash with? I don't wanna get messed up with non-official roms like Cyanogenmod and such things. Also, I need a rom with Hebrew on it (official rom, again).

Oops... Im mistaken, I guess there is ME2 for btu. But it is an old firmware. There is some updates for it. And it is weird that you havent receive ota update for your phone, it must take the update now. There something wrong.
BTW i meant to flash official s4 firmware and not custom rom
EDIT: im sure no ME2 firmware for BTU :thumbup:
Sent from my Galaxy

http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9505
find one with the bigger change list ... download ... flash as pda using odin 3.07
your device will remain official status

samersh72 said:
Oops... Im mistaken, I guess there is ME2 for btu. But it is an old firmware. There is some updates for it. And it is weird that you havent receive ota update for your phone, it must take the update now. There something wrong.
BTW i meant to flash official s4 firmware and not custom rom
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So you say my phone needs to get an update any day now? But it was said only next month (October) the Android 4.3 will be out.
Also, why Kies tells me that message? As I said before the Device Status is Official.

Meyhemg said:
So you say my phone needs to get an update any day now? But it was said only next month (October) the Android 4.3 will be out.
Also, why Kies tells me that message? As I said before the Device Status is Official.
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Some official firmwares are not supported by kies, but it can take ota update. If you didnt receive the ota now (because your firmware does not match the product code) you will never receive it after. So you can flash official new firmware for BTU (see guide in my signature) so all will match, so you can receive ota update in the future. I suggest to flash MGA (BTU) firmware http://www.hotfile.com/dl/240394524/4d4fe93/I9505XXUBMGA_I9505OXXBMH1_BTU.zip.html
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samersh72 said:
Some official firmwares are not supported by kies, but it can take ota update. If you didnt receive the ota now (because your firmware does not match the product code) you will never receive it after. So you can flash official new firmware for BTU (see guide in my signature) so all will match, so you can receive ota update in the future. I suggest to flash MGA (BTU) firmware [
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But you fixed yourself earlier and said it DOES match to the product code so what now??
Any how do I know which rom to flash? Whether it's BTU or not (I don't have some loyalty to England)
Are the roms or the rom you brought up contains Hebrew and why to choose him?
Moreover, I said that it was only next month the Android 4.3 will be out for SGS4 so why would there be an update now??

Meyhemg said:
But you fixed yourself earlier and said it DOES match to the product code so what now??
Any how do I know which rom to flash? Whether it's BTU or not (I don't have some loyalty to England)
Are the roms or the rom you brought up contains Hebrew and why to choose him?
Moreover, I said that it was only next month the Android 4.3 will be out for SGS4 so why would there be an update now??
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I edit my previous post
Here are the official firmwares for BTU http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9505&pcode=BTU#firmware
See there is no ME2 firmware.
Im telling you about btu because your product code is btu according to info by kies in your first post. So pda and csc and product code must match in order to receive ota update.
In other hand, it is up to you what to flash, you can flash other official firmwares from any supported country. Note that your country has no official I9505 firmware.
Regarding Hebrew lang, ask in noob thread(the sticky one at the top) the op has an i9505 with btu.
Got it
Sent from my Galaxy

samersh72 said:
I edit my previous post
Here are the official firmwares for BTU http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9505&pcode=BTU#firmware
See there is no ME2 firmware.
Im telling you about btu because your product code is btu according to info by kies in your first post. So pda and csc and product code must match in order to receive ota update.
In other hand, it is up to you what to flash, you can flash other official firmwares from any supported country. Note that your country has no official I9505 firmware.
Regarding Hebrew lang, ask in noob thread(the sticky one at the top) the op has an i9505 with btu.
Got it
Sent from my Galaxy
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So to conclude if I stay on my rom I won't get any ota?
And how did it happen? I was beside the seller when he opened the official box of the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 LTE
How???

Meyhemg said:
So to conclude if I stay on my rom I won't get any ota?
And how did it happen? I was beside the seller when he opened the official box of the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 LTE
How???
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I guess yes. Because 4.2.2 is not a single firmware, it is always up to date by samsung.
Was the box sealed ?
Im wondering why the name of seller or what else is included in the phone info
Any way post your case in the sticky thread and you will have better answers
Sent from my Galaxy

samersh72 said:
I guess yes. Because 4.2.2 is not a single firmware, it is always up to date by samsung.
Was the box sealed ?
Im wondering why the name of seller or what else is included in the phone info
Any way post your case in the sticky thread and you will have better answers
Sent from my Galaxy
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Yes the box was sealed and he opened it beside me.
Anyway I asked about it in the newbies thread also.
Thanks for any help.

Install cpu z from market and post screen shots. Might help clarify what you actually have there.
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RossFixxed said:
Install cpu z from market and post screen shots. Might help clarify what you actually have there.
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How to make a screenshot on the SGS4 and what info do you need?

The more the better. Power and home button. Quicker to Google that than post here surely?
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RossFixxed said:
The more the better. Power and home button. Quicker to Google that than post here surely?
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4.3 UPDATE FOR GALAXY s4 mini

Customers of three big Canadian carriers, Bell, Rogers and Telus, reported this weekend that their Samsung Galaxy S4 and Samsung Galaxy S4 mini handsets are getting updated to Android 4.3. The update for the Samsung Galaxy S4 weighs in at a hefty 790MB and besides Android 4.3, the update also brings Samsung KNOX to both phones. This offers a secure set of applications that are protected from malware and viruses. We're talking about a browser, calendar, contacts and email applications that are in a "secure container" allowing you to use them for work without fear.
The update also makes both devices compatible with the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch and adds performance and UI improvements along with security enhancements. The update to the Samsung Galaxy S4 brings build number I337MVLUEMK6 to the phone while the new build version for the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini is I257MVLUAMK5.
The update has been arriving to both models OTA and if you haven't received the notification yet, you can try to coax it out of the phone by going to Settings > About > Software Update.
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Is this update for s4 mini dual sim ?
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_behrooz_ said:
Is this update for s4 mini dual sim ?
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Seeing as the firmware starts with "I257" it's probably not for the I9192, but I could be wrong.
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The firmware will probably be for the Bell S 4 Mini SGH-I257M, which is pretty close to the LTE S 4 Mini version GT-I9195, so the LTE version might be the next to get 4.3.
If I had to guess it'll still be a while for the GT-I9190 and GT-I9192 but who knows when it comes to official updates.

Yes, you are right. But hopefully the 4.3 updates for other s4 mini models will be released. Like what happened with GALAXY S3. Initially Galaxy s3 international version got the JB 4.3 update and later t-mobile and other carriers got JB 4.3 for s3.
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This KNOX is another portion of Samsung's crappy bloatware, right? I hope it can be disabled.

Void Power said:
This KNOX is another portion of Samsung's crappy bloatware, right? I hope it can be disabled.
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Of course not. It keeps your emails and personal data secure, the same as locked bootloaders keep phones stock. :laugh:
(And yeah, it can be easily removed)

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http://www.sammobile.com/2013/12/13/verizons-galaxy-s4-mini-receiving-android-4-3-update/

wonder when the 4.3 update will arrive? btw just updated my s4 mini to latest firmware and found that LINE messaging app and Gear manager app comes pre installed lol
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Anyone with the Verizon variant received it yet? I'm interested in a dump of the boot and system partitions.
I have a hunch that they messed up in the support document, as the build number they listed in the beginning is JDQ39, which is 4.2, but later in the document they mention 4.3. So hard to say what to believe, although I think it's only 4.2.

systwk said:
Of course not. It keeps your emails and personal data secure, the same as locked bootloaders keep phones stock. :laugh:
(And yeah, it can be easily removed)
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Knox is even more than just a locked bootloader. It creates a kind of a "box" or cave on your phone in which you work in. It was designed to support the bring-your-own-device-concept. Confidential data from your business are safe inside this cave (that's why it was called Knox).
You can delete the knox apps, but i don't know which benefit you will have. The newer firmware have a new bootloader with knox integrated. Trying to root or flashing a custom firmware will break know warranty void and it changes to 0x1. It is irreversible. And btw, it breaks OTA aswell.
And concernig the 4.3 update:
4.3 will most likely be skipped for kitkat.
Till then Samsung will only roll out security and stability updates.

XxM4tzexX said:
Knox is even more than just a locked bootloader. It creates a kind of a "box" or cave on your phone in which you work in. It was designed to support the bring-your-own-device-concept. Confidential data from your business are safe inside this cave (that's why it was called Knox).
You can delete the knox apps, but i don't know which benefit you will have. The newer firmware have a new bootloader with knox integrated. Trying to root or flashing a custom firmware will break know warranty void and it changes to 0x1. It is irreversible. And btw, it breaks OTA aswell.
And concernig the 4.3 update:
4.3 will most likely be skipped for kitkat.
Till then Samsung will only roll out security and stability updates.
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wait what? the newer firmware is kitkat you mean? and i rooted my device and install CM11 i can get the warranty back right? i mean the 4.2.2 firmware

RyQril said:
wait what? the newer firmware is kitkat you mean? and i rooted my device and install CM11 i can get the warranty back right? i mean the 4.2.2 firmware
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Kitkat will be released for the s4 (mini) in February/March I assume.
I'm not 100% sure about the left-out 4.3 but I read it several times on the Internet.
Generally you lost warranty because you rooted your phone.
But if you installed the recovery and cm over the old bootloader, you have the possibility to reset the counter with Odin and flash the stock firmware. In this case you or the Samsung support won't probably notice that you altered your device. But as I said the newer bootloader has knox. And if you root with the newer one your warranty is definitely gone because "knox warranty void 0x1" is irreversible. This also means that Knox becomes useless because a "knox cave" can only be created with 0x0. For now it's not important anyways because the s4 mini isn't supported by Knox.
You can flash stock firmwares anyways. You just have to reset the counter to get ota working.
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_behrooz_ said:
Is this update for s4 mini dual sim ?
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Hi,
I'm also looking for the firmware upgrade for the S4 Mini I9192 (dual SIM). Does anybody know where can I find more information about this regard?
Thanks in advance.

Enrique XDA said:
Hi,
I'm also looking for the firmware upgrade for the S4 Mini I9192 (dual SIM). Does anybody know where can I find more information about this regard?
Thanks in advance.
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THERE YOU HAVE IT....THE LATEST UPDATE FOR YOUR S4 mini i9102
Model: GT-I9192
Country: Brazil (TIM)
Version: Android 4.2.2
Changelist: 2195059
Build date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:12:01 +0000
Product Code: ZTM
PDA: I9192UBUBMK5
CSC: I9192ZTMBMK1
MODEM: I9192UBUBMK5
DOWNLOAD: Terafile
Hope This Helped

android.zealot.fervor said:
THERE YOU HAVE IT....THE LATEST UPDATE FOR YOUR S4 mini i9102
Model: GT-I9192
Country: Brazil (TIM)
Version: Android 4.2.2
Changelist: 2195059
Build date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:12:01 +0000
Product Code: ZTM
PDA: I9192UBUBMK5
CSC: I9192ZTMBMK1
MODEM: I9192UBUBMK5
DOWNLOAD: Terafile
Hope This Helped
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Hi,
Thanks in advance for the information! But I'd like to get the upgrade for the version 4.3 Jelly Bean. I already heard that some telecom carriers are allowing the OTA update, for example Verizon is already offering an upgrade to v4.3.
It would be great to find the way to upgrade the S4 Mini I9192 the latest Android version, but until now I can't find a specific site from where I can download the upgrade. How should I expect to get the update if my telecom carrier isn't offering this service? Can I do it by accessing to other source?
Thanks again for your feedback!

Enrique XDA said:
Hi,
Thanks in advance for the information! But I'd like to get the upgrade for the version 4.3 Jelly Bean. I already heard that some telecom carriers are allowing the OTA update, for example Verizon is already offering an upgrade to v4.3.
It would be great to find the way to upgrade the S4 Mini I9192 the latest Android version, but until now I can't find a specific site from where I can download the upgrade. How should I expect to get the update if my telecom carrier isn't offering this service? Can I do it by accessing to other source?
Thanks again for your feedback!
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I don't think so.... you would have to wait. You might get one by sammobile when the 4.3 update would roll out globally.
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Enrique XDA said:
Hi,
Thanks in advance for the information! But I'd like to get the upgrade for the version 4.3 Jelly Bean. I already heard that some telecom carriers are allowing the OTA update, for example Verizon is already offering an upgrade to v4.3.
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This doesn't make sense. Verizon rolls out updates with 4.3 before Samsung officially supports 4.3 on the mini???
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XxM4tzexX said:
This doesn't make sense. Verizon rolls out updates with 4.3 before Samsung officially supports 4.3 on the mini???
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The update from Verizon that all sites "claim" is 4.3 it is NOT . Still 4.2.2
So just wait until next year
I hope 4.4 will come directly and skip 4.3
Take a look at pic credits to @kc6wke

SilviuMik said:
The update from Verizon that all sites "claim" is 4.3 it is NOT . Still 4.2.2
So just wait until next year
I hope 4.4 will come directly and skip 4.3
Take a look at pic credits to @kc6wke
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Hi folks,
Wow, this is really confusing! I can't understand how such a big company like Verizon is cheating to so many people! Or, are all those pages that are doing hype around this upgrade?
And what about the news that refer to Canadian companies, I also read that customers of Telus, Bell and Rogers reported an 790MB update in their phones...
What a mess

[Official Lollipop 5.1.1] Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) SM-P607T Firmware Update

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T-Mobile has just released the first official Android 5.1.1 Lollipop for the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition (SM-P607T). The update is currently Available Over-the-air (OTA) and via KIES in the United States. (screenshots attached)
Galaxy Note 10.1 Lollipop Firmware Details:
- Model Name: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition
- Model: SM-P607T
- Country: T-Mobile US (TMB)
- Firmware Version: P607TUVUBOI2
- OS: Android Lollipop
- OS Version: 5.0.2
- Build Date: September 09, 2015
- Changelist: 5777857
- PDA: P607TUVUBOI2
- CSC: P607TTMB1BOI2
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Firmware Download: http://forum.youmobile.org/downloads/?sa=view&down=6351
Source: http://www.youmobile.org/blogs/entr...fficial-Android-5-1-1-Lollipop-is-Rolling-out
Regards,

Anyone know how to flash Twrp and have it stick?

*Note 10.1 2014 LTESM-P605NEEP605XXU1EOI5 5.1.1 19.09.2015 5849447

Anyone got a mirror that's faster than Sammobile or the youmobile link? I'm on the road and have to do this over my mobile network

md1008 said:
Anyone know how to flash Twrp and have it stick?
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I flashed TWRP 2.8.7.0_4.4 with ODIN and had no issues getting it to stick. When the device reboots after the ODIN flash, make sure you are immediately holding the home button and volume up button. As long as you can get it to boot into TWRP immediately after the flash, it will stick.
However, flashing SuperSU resulted in a bootloop immediately after. Guess we need a new root for this firmware. If you care, http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-10-2014/help/twrp-4-4-build-5-1-1-rom-t3216561 is a thread I started for this. Post there and subscribe, maybe some experts will come along to help us...

Any feedback on whether it includes the new snote and new spen features like smart clip from Note 4 or Note 5

In p605 now is possibile write a note in lockscreen

arbit12 said:
Any feedback on whether it includes the new snote and new spen features like smart clip from Note 4 or Note 5
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The pen window has these commands now:
Air Command (no change)
Smart Select (where old Scrap Booker was)
Image Clip (where old Screen Write was)
Screen Write (where old S-Finder was)
Pen Window (no change)
So I think the answer is "Yes" depending on what you mean by "Smart Clip"

Root!
karthikrr said:
I flashed TWRP 2.8.7.0_4.4 with ODIN and had no issues getting it to stick. When the device reboots after the ODIN flash, make sure you are immediately holding the home button and volume up button. As long as you can get it to boot into TWRP immediately after the flash, it will stick.
However, flashing SuperSU resulted in a bootloop immediately after. Guess we need a new root for this firmware. If you care, http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-10-2014/help/twrp-4-4-build-5-1-1-rom-t3216561 is a thread I started for this. Post there and subscribe, maybe some experts will come along to help us...
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I tried the instructions on Post 144 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...lollipop-5-1-1-galaxy-note-10-t3215876/page15
It works without doing Step 1 (i.e. on the Stock Tmobile ROM)! All credit goes to @bluecat for doing the work and @M3r71n0 for the English translation!

sandibhatt said:
I tried the instructions on Post 144 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...lollipop-5-1-1-galaxy-note-10-t3215876/page15
It works without doing Step 1 (i.e. on the Stock Tmobile ROM)! All credit goes to @bluecat for doing the work and @M3r71n0 for the English translation!
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Were you able to install the SuperSU beta via TWRP? I just get that the file is corrupt and can't go any further. I was able to flash the new ROM and TWRP using the first few steps.

Yes. I am not sure if a final version has been released.

Has anyone here observed that ever since updating to lollipop that it won't store Wi-Fi credentials through reboots? It seems every time I reboot my tablet I have to reconnect to my Wi-Fi...
Edit... it seems that it's not just reboots that causes the WiFi to forget the saved networks. Turning WiFi off and then back on again will also cause it to forget all saved networks. Not sure what to do to fix this this time...
Just tried a factory reset to see if maybe I just had a dirty flash or something... Didn't help. Is anyone else having this problem?

Should have asked first, are you on stock, or did you try to root using the P605 guide? If you are rooted, then open up /system/build.prop and change ro.securestore.support from true to false to fix the wifi issue... If you are on stock, read on for some suggestions...
I do not have this problem. Based on other people discussing something similar on OTHER devices, few things you may want to try are below ... Please note that I am NOT an expert and there is a good chance I am citing discussions that have NOTHING to do with your problem. 1 and 2 should be safe and not do any damage to your device, but 3 might be risky. So, please try solutions at your own risk ...
1) Forget/Delete the connection once and connect to it again from scratch by entering the password. Right now you reenter the password when the device forgets it, but some people seemed to be discussing how deleting a working connection and reentering password manually seems to fix it. No idea why this would work!
2) Since you already did a factory reboot, one suggestion I saw elsewhere was to flash the new ROM with ODIN, then reflash it again right away. Again, absolutely no idea if or why this might ever work!
3) Are you sure you updated to the RIGHT LL ROM for your device? The most frequent reason I see for this is if you flashed the wrong device/region ... For example, if you are on the P607T (T-Mobile) and flashed the Nordic (NEE) ROM that is listed in the root guides on this site, that might mess up your wi-fi. Some discussion I saw on this suggested flashing the correct MODEM file manually.
If you ever figure it out, please come back and share your solution!
dharvey4651 said:
Has anyone here observed that ever since updating to lollipop that it won't store Wi-Fi credentials through reboots? It seems every time I reboot my tablet I have to reconnect to my Wi-Fi...
Edit... it seems that it's not just reboots that causes the WiFi to forget the saved networks. Turning WiFi off and then back on again will also cause it to forget all saved networks. Not sure what to do to fix this this time...
Just tried a factory reset to see if maybe I just had a dirty flash or something... Didn't help. Is anyone else having this problem?
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karthikrr said:
Should have asked first, are you on stock, or did you try to root using the P605 guide? If you are rooted, then open up /system/build.prop and change ro.securestore.support from true to false to fix the wifi issue...
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I actually have the SM-P607T and I downloaded the stock ROM from Youmobile and flashed with Odin because Kies and Smart Switch kept locking up on me. I started fresh and only restored apps after flashing an unsecured boot and rerooting.
This suggestion worked perfectly. Stored WiFi passwords now survive reboots and turning WiFi on and off.
I would have quite literally found that. Thank you SO much! That little problem was wildly inconvenient but it's fixed now.
Thanks again.

dharvey4651 said:
I actually have the SM-P607T and I downloaded the stock ROM from Youmobile and flashed with Odin because Kies and Smart Switch kept locking up on me. I started fresh and only restored apps after flashing an unsecured boot and rerooting.
This suggestion worked perfectly. Stored WiFi passwords now survive reboots and turning WiFi on and off.
I would have quite literally found that. Thank you SO much! That little problem was wildly inconvenient but it's fixed now.
Thanks again.
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No problem! This is apparently quite a common issue and you would have bumped into a discussion sooner or later... I noticed that even the thread with the unsecured boot image has now been updated with this information
Thanks for that link btw ... Does everything else work alright with that kernel on the P607T? The P605 is AT&T, if I am not mistaken and I am unsure what changes exist between that and the T-Mo version. Its strange that Samsung has released so much on its opensource portal for the 605, but literally just one source for the 607T. Perhaps because the base code is the same? No idea, but if you are happy with your performance out of this kernel, let us know...

karthikrr said:
No problem! This is apparently quite a common issue and you would have bumped into a discussion sooner or later... I noticed that even the thread with the unsecured boot image has now been updated with this information
Thanks for that link btw ... Does everything else work alright with that kernel on the P607T? The P605 is AT&T, if I am not mistaken and I am unsure what changes exist between that and the T-Mo version. Its strange that Samsung has released so much on its opensource portal for the 605, but literally just one source for the 607T. Perhaps because the base code is the same? No idea, but if you are happy with your performance out of this kernel, let us know...
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I'm actually quite pleased with performance and usability of my P607T with the stock 5.1.1 ROM installed. Everything works as expected except for that wifi issue and that's now fixed thanks to your info a few posts up.
I can't speak to whether or not the base code is the same or not I would imagine that the code is likely very similar if not the same because I had "[ROM][P605][5.0.2] Besonderes; a Touchwiz Lollipop ROM for Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 LTE" which is made for the P605 installed on my P607T and everything worked except wifi direct which is actually very important to me because my work program requires it.
Now I can't keep my tablet rooted because the program I use for work won't load with the tablet rooted. This has been the case since 4.4.4 too so no big deal..
What I have to do is go into supersu and turn root on and off as needed. A bit inconvenient but it works...

dharvey4651 said:
I'm actually quite pleased with performance and usability of my P607T with the stock 5.1.1 ROM installed. Everything works as expected except for that wifi issue and that's now fixed thanks to your info a few posts up.
I can't speak to whether or not the base code is the same or not I would imagine that the code is likely very similar if not the same because I had "[ROM][P605][5.0.2] Besonderes; a Touchwiz Lollipop ROM for Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 LTE" which is made for the P605 installed on my P607T and everything worked except wifi direct which is actually very important to me because my work program requires it.
Now I can't keep my tablet rooted because the program I use for work won't load with the tablet rooted. This has been the case since 4.4.4 too so no big deal..
What I have to do is go into supersu and turn root on and off as needed. A bit inconvenient but it works...
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Good to know everything works well ...
Blue Cat has been sharing his source files and config and suggested some ways to compare P605 with P607T to figure out if they are the same or how similar they are. Its been a while since I tinkered with linux, but as and when I learn something, will update.

dharvey4651 said:
I'm actually quite pleased with performance and usability of my P607T with the stock 5.1.1 ROM installed. Everything works as expected except for that wifi issue and that's now fixed thanks to your info a few posts up.
I can't speak to whether or not the base code is the same or not I would imagine that the code is likely very similar if not the same because I had "[ROM][P605][5.0.2] Besonderes; a Touchwiz Lollipop ROM for Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 LTE" which is made for the P605 installed on my P607T and everything worked except wifi direct which is actually very important to me because my work program requires it.
Now I can't keep my tablet rooted because the program I use for work won't load with the tablet rooted. This has been the case since 4.4.4 too so no big deal..
What I have to do is go into supersu and turn root on and off as needed. A bit inconvenient but it works...
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What process did you use to root p607t with 5.1.1?

dmunjal said:
What process did you use to root p607t with 5.1.1?
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I followed the instructions from this linked thread, substitute p607t firmware for the p605 in step 1.
Key is to not let it auto reboot after Odin flashes twrp, if you miss that step then you have to reflash it as it will be overwritten.
Once you are in twrp then you flash supersu and boot up.
sandibhatt said:
I tried the instructions on Post 144 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...lollipop-5-1-1-galaxy-note-10-t3215876/page15
It works without doing Step 1 (i.e. on the Stock Tmobile ROM)! All credit goes to @bluecat for doing the work and @M3r71n0 for the English translation!
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I was never able to get Knox disabled from supersu and was constantly getting the security check notification(I had frozen parts of it in the past and now it won't thaw no matter what I have tried, FULL wipe and reflash, check w tibu and still frozen... No idea). I used titanium backup to freeze "securitylogagent" and everything has been fine since, including WiFi credentials sticking
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I was never able to get Knox disabled from supersu and was constantly getting the security check notification(I had frozen parts of it in the past and now it won't thaw no matter what I have tried, FULL wipe and reflash, check w tibu and still frozen... No idea). I used titanium backup to freeze "securitylogagent" and everything has been fine since, including WiFi credentials sticking
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Same here. Disabled the log agent.

Future of Yotaphone 2

Hi guys,
This thread is for speculation and discussion mostly. I'm wondering what the likelihood of us getting any significant android updates in the future is? Yota seems to have gone pretty quiet as regards the 2. It's pretty likely their focussing their limited resources on the Yota 3. I would say it's pretty certain that that will come out running marshmallow so it should be feasible that mm comes to the Yota 2 as well.
I'm also wondering about the 3. If it comes out with better relative specs than last time then I'm going to consider it seriously; if it's to the yota 2 what the yota 2 was to the 1 then it should be a pretty good phone.
Lastly is there any chance of some custom ROM development for this phone? Tempted to look into it myself but won't be able to for a while due to life schedule and whatnot. Could CM be ported? What features do we think we could add? Is it just too much work due to the second screen or is a custom version of the stock ROM possible?
Hope there's still some decent attention going to this. Shame about the US launch being cancelled, we could have done with the recruits .

After the US failure, I thought they would abandon YP2 pretty soon too, but they're are least still developing 5.0 further, so I think there will a nice 5.0 update soon. They have a version lined up with some candy in it: double tap to wake, new widgets, and some other stuff I can't remember. Battery life seems OK-ish too. They pathed stagefright and stagefright 2.0 bugs as well, and include a google android (security) patch level reference in the about screen.
I don't know about 5.1 or 6.0, but I think their US marketing manager has said in the past they've been testing 5.1 at least.
About custom firmware: I have made some small steps in the past (initially targetting AOSP 5.0) but I nor others have invested enough time in it to grow it into a complete firmware. Once AOSP would build nicely, CM is not that far away.
Full EPD functionality is something else though. It's been discussed before: The low-level EPD driver stuff (to draw stuff on the backscreen) is included in the kernel sources that Yota released last may, and so it would be available in a custom firmware as well. However it would not be usable by anything but custom built apps (not the current apps/widgets), that would access the EPD interface directly. The framework adaptions and SDK support that Yota did (screen mirroring, backscreen manager service to display widgets and covers etc) is not open source, so it cannot easily be ported. It might run as-is on a 5.0 custom ROM, but not likely on 5.1 or 6.0. So on top of creating a Custom ROM, there would need to be designing and coding effort to make the EPD actually usable. With the current level of interest from devs chances are pretty slim. Maybe a bounty system might work if there are enough people interested in contributing, but looking at the level activity in the Yotaphone subforum, I doubt that enough people are interested to make it worthwhile. (Or do we have a rich Russian Oil Company mogul in our midst ?
Anyway, I expect a Yota firmware update pretty soon with some nice improvements, still remaining at lollipop 5.0 though.
Edit: forgot to mention that I'm having trouble installing Xposed with newer versions, can't get it to work, hangs at boot animation. So if you're attached to Xposed, be careful when upgrading once the new firmware becomes available.

LRX21M.5.0.0-HK1.1.66 update
I just got an OTA system update request on my phone for downloading version LRX21M.5.0.0-HK1.1.66 today. I have not installed it yet, because my phone is rooted and I'm hoping someone else will take the plunge and report results before I try. (I'd hate to lose root entirely.)
I checked the official firmware repository (ftp://fw.ydevices.com/YotaPhone2/Firmwares/) and this version hasn't appeared there yet. There seems to be a similar new one for the APC region though. (Incidentally, I'm in the US, but I bought the phone online and apparently it was HK region. Works fine for me, so I don't care.)
I took screenshots and stitched them together so I could share the complete update description. I apologize for the ridiculously large image, but I didn't want to have to type all this stuff up, and I wasn't aware of a way to copy and paste it as text.
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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I was considering downloading it, but I'm not sure if I can do that and not have it auto-update once the download is finished. If I could get the file, I'd be happy to post it somewhere online if it would be useful. I've got ES File Explorer and root, and I assume it will be stored in /cache, but I don't want to risk updating right now.

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MichaelA said:
I just got an OTA system update request on my phone for downloading version LRX21M.5.0.0-HK1.1.66 today. I have not installed it yet, because my phone is rooted and I'm hoping someone else will take the plunge and report results before I try. (I'd hate to lose root entirely.)
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I was considering downloading it, but I'm not sure if I can do that and not have it auto-update once the download is finished. If I could get the file, I'd be happy to post it somewhere online if it would be useful. I've got ES File Explorer and root, and I assume it will be stored in /cache, but I don't want to risk updating right now.
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Nice that they included a releasenotes, I have the impression that not everything is in there (like selecting a background photo for yotahub panels). It's nice to see that they're still improving on YP2 firmware.
I tested a version close to this one (but for another region) and it had a bad bug in the touchscreen functionality: when holding the phone (and thereby touching the backscreen) the front screen would not register taps or gestures correctly anymore. Not saying that this version has that bug too, but it might be worth testing this. Yota's got versions beyond 1.66 already, which include double tap to wake (and double tap to open specific apps on the backscreen while locked)
With TWRP you can backup your phone (including system, boot and data) and try the new firmware out. You can easily restore the backup if not satisfied, you'll be on your previous version again, including root.
There's a good chance that your firmware update will fail if you're rooted (as the original files on /system are different than expected by the update). So you should probably unroot, then update, then root again by flashing supersu through (TWRP) recovery.
The firmware file you might be able to capture is probably of limited use as it will likely be an incremental update from your specific previous version to 1.66.
So, backup first then try it out!

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll try to set aside some time this weekend and do a backup/update. Once I do, I'll post my findings here. Hopefully this update doesn't have that touchscreen bug you mentioned. I haven't had any major problems with my phone on the current version, but I'm curious to try what the update has to offer.
I hadn't thought about TWRP for rolling back. I never flashed it directly to the device, but I assume I can still do it by booting up as described in the post on here. And even if rooting somehow changed or was locked down, I'm assuming I can still boot the TWRP image and re-flash my backup. My bootloader is unlocked, and I assume will stay that way.

MichaelA said:
Thanks for the suggestions! I'll try to set aside some time this weekend and do a backup/update. Once I do, I'll post my findings here. Hopefully this update doesn't have that touchscreen bug you mentioned. I haven't had any major problems with my phone on the current version, but I'm curious to try what the update has to offer.
I hadn't thought about TWRP for rolling back. I never flashed it directly to the device, but I assume I can still do it by booting up as described in the post on here. And even if rooting somehow changed or was locked down, I'm assuming I can still boot the TWRP image and re-flash my backup. My bootloader is unlocked, and I assume will stay that way.
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Your bootloader status and TWRP recovery should be fine by this update, haven't seen attempts to mess with any of that with recent firmwares.

Which ROM is for where?
Can anyone tell me which ROM is for what area, and if possible what the differences are.
Read all the Yotaphone posts and have a pretty good idea but 1 stumps me.
CN China YD206 Best radio
APC Asia Pacific?
EU Europe YD201
HK Hong Kong 4.43 What I just bought.
Has an OTA app but no update yet.
Planning to root, TWRP then EU 5.00 with CN radio but I'd sure like to know what ME is for.
RU Russia
ME No idea since Mexico is the same as the US.

Middle East?

Need help updating baseband/modem on I9505

Hey guys,
I've had my S4 for a while now and I've been happily switching around between ROMs and getting the newest versions of Android ever since Jelly Bean. Now I've recently been noticing that my wifi and 3G is acting up. I constantly lose the connection (shows up as a small exclamation mark on the wifi/3G symbol) and while sometimes I can fix it simply by switching to airplane mode and back, it often requires a reboot to get things working again.
While I have been updating my ROMs quite frequently, I've never actually touched the modem firmware, which makes me think that it's probably the reason for these problems. Which leads me to the following questions I have:
1) Where can I find the right firmware version? All I know is that my phone is a I9505 from the German carrier 1&1 and that the baseband is XXUEMKF (I vaguely remember that it may have been a different baseband in the past, I may have fooled around with it back when I was completely new to custom ROMs).
2) Is there any way of updating the baseband without using Odin? My USB connection has a loose contact. Charging still works, but data transfer only works if the phone is ABSOLUTELY not moving. Even so much as breathing on the phone will cause it to lose connection. I do most of my data transfers over wifi with Airdroid, so this hasn't bothered me until now. Any way to get around using Odin?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
EDIT: Forgot to mention I'm running Resurrection Remix 5.5.7 (Lollipop 5.1.1)

I'm in Sweden and wishing someone with experience made it easier to find most up to date firmware and maybe even a brief explaination on fixes. Also I'd like to know for all these roms if there is a possible ROM + FIRMWARE package possible so you always have the correct firmware for your rom, i.e running Lollipop 5.0.1 or 5.0.2 or 5.1 or 5.1.1 seems to be needing different f/w's (or am I completely wrong?)
I'm currently running [JDCTeam][STABLE][5.1.1][1 November] Optimized CyanogenMod 12.1 build with latest update and I'm getting the "known" black screen in calls which is so annoying.
But when I run Aurora S6 Port 5.2 [OTA Update 1.6 by JASONRR] I have NO ISSUES what so ever.
Please someone explain this!
[irsidewinder]
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Thank you all

irsidewinder said:
Hey guys,
I've had my S4 for a while now and I've been happily switching around between ROMs and getting the newest versions of Android ever since Jelly Bean. Now I've recently been noticing that my wifi and 3G is acting up. I constantly lose the connection (shows up as a small exclamation mark on the wifi/3G symbol) and while sometimes I can fix it simply by switching to airplane mode and back, it often requires a reboot to get things working again.
While I have been updating my ROMs quite frequently, I've never actually touched the modem firmware, which makes me think that it's probably the reason for these problems. Which leads me to the following questions I have:
1) Where can I find the right firmware version? All I know is that my phone is a I9505 from the German carrier 1&1 and that the baseband is XXUEMKF (I vaguely remember that it may have been a different baseband in the past, I may have fooled around with it back when I was completely new to custom ROMs).
2) Is there any way of updating the baseband without using Odin? My USB connection has a loose contact. Charging still works, but data transfer only works if the phone is ABSOLUTELY not moving. Even so much as breathing on the phone will cause it to lose connection. I do most of my data transfers over wifi with Airdroid, so this hasn't bothered me until now. Any way to get around using Odin?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
EDIT: Forgot to mention I'm running Resurrection Remix 5.5.7 (Lollipop 5.1.1)
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bingoofsweden said:
I'm in Sweden and wishing someone with experience made it easier to find most up to date firmware and maybe even a brief explaination on fixes. Also I'd like to know for all these roms if there is a possible ROM + FIRMWARE package possible so you always have the correct firmware for your rom, i.e running Lollipop 5.0.1 or 5.0.2 or 5.1 or 5.1.1 seems to be needing different f/w's (or am I completely wrong?)
I'm currently running [JDCTeam][STABLE][5.1.1][1 November] Optimized CyanogenMod 12.1 build with latest update and I'm getting the "known" black screen in calls which is so annoying.
But when I run Aurora S6 Port 5.2 [OTA Update 1.6 by JASONRR] I have NO ISSUES what so ever.
Please someone explain this!
[irsidewinder]
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Thank you all
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You guys probably need to update bootloader and modem. You can manually flash them or flash a stock Lollipop rom.
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9505
Try this version. I9505XXUHOJ2
It doesn't matter from which country. Flash it using Odin (you can only update modem and bootloader using Odin). Afterwards you can restore you rom.
i.e running Lollipop 5.0.1 or 5.0.2 or 5.1 or 5.1.1 seems to be needing different f/w's (or am I completely wrong?)
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You are wrong. It doesn't matter which firmware you came from.

Lennyz1988 said:
You guys probably need to update bootloader and modem. You can manually flash them or flash a stock Lollipop rom.
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9505
Try this version. I9505XXUHOJ2
It doesn't matter from which country. Flash it using Odin (you can only update modem and bootloader using Odin). Afterwards you can restore you rom.
You are wrong. It doesn't matter which firmware you came from.
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Thank you Lennyz1988
Since I'm still less then 10 posts I can't post external links...I have that and "sammobile dot com", but what I didn't know was that you could flash from different countrys, this is new to me. So a new question arises and that is why in several posts here on XDA there are lists with multiple selections depending on location like this thread [ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025 ].
Thanks

bingoofsweden said:
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Thank you Lennyz1988
Since I'm still less then 10 posts I can't post external links...I have that and "sammobile dot com", but what I didn't know was that you could flash from different countrys, this is new to me. So a new question arises and that is why in several posts here on XDA there are lists with multiple selections depending on location like this thread [ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025 ].
Thanks
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It's only used as a reference to know where a firmware was released. It doesn't matter if you pick a firmware released in for example Germany or one released in Sweden. Same firmware but different label. Just ignore it.
ps the black screen will be solved after you update modem+bootloader.

Lennyz1988 said:
It's only used as a reference to know where a firmware was released. It doesn't matter if you pick a firmware released in for example Germany or one released in Sweden. Same firmware but different label. Just ignore it.
ps the black screen will be solved after you update modem+bootloader.
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*Update*
Updated the Bootloader (BL_UHOJ2.tar) and Modem (CP_UHOJ2.tar) but blackscreen in calls persists
And since I know that it works 100% in Aurora ROM I'm guessing it's a software issue (I presumed it was fw but maybe not). Running "Proximity Fix" doesn't fix it either, sensor still shows 0cm! It isn't a bad sensor i.e no air blowing issue!
Please advice!!
Thank you

bingoofsweden said:
*Update*
Updated the Bootloader (BL_UHOJ2.tar) and Modem (CP_UHOJ2.tar) but blackscreen in calls persists
And since I know that it works 100% in Aurora ROM I'm guessing it's a software issue (I presumed it was fw but maybe not). Running "Proximity Fix" doesn't fix it either, sensor still shows 0cm! It isn't a bad sensor i.e no air blowing issue!
Please advice!!
Thank you
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If you go to settings > about phone, what does it say your smallband version (your modem) is?

Lennyz1988 said:
If you go to settings > about phone, what does it say your smallband version (your modem) is?
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@Lennyz1988
Baseband (modem) I9505XXUHOJ2
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Sorry for the late reply, but I'm still a little intimidated by all this. Which firmware version should I flash? There's the HOJ2 version that seems to exist for many different countries and carriers and some are described as being for branded (simlocked?) phones. My phone is unlocked and I'm using the carrier 1&1 in Germany. Which version do I download? And why is it a 1.5GB file? I thought this was just the modem and bootloader? Or does it only come in combination with a full stock ROM?
Also, any tips on where to download, all the links I find are for filesharing sites that throttle non-premium downloads to ridiculously low speeds.