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new samsung galaxy s3

Hello everyone.
I have just bought a new samsung galaxy s3 from china. I want to unlock it and install the newest firmware, all at the beginning before i start installing applications and changing settings the way i want them. For start the phone is sim locked and in Cyprus,where i live, i have to unlock it. The only procedures i saw up to now includes root of the phone which automatically means void of warranty. I don't really mind of it but is there any way to do it without this result? How about changing the phone CSC, is that going to help or this has nothing to do with radio?
I also want to install jelly beans but iam not really sure if the official rom for this model is on the market. Any help and any links would be appreciated!
Thanks!

antros48 said:
Hello everyone.
I have just bought a new samsung galaxy s3 from china. I want to unlock it and install the newest firmware, all at the beginning before i start installing applications and changing settings the way i want them. For start the phone is sim locked and in Cyprus,where i live, i have to unlock it. The only procedures i saw up to now includes root of the phone which automatically means void of warranty. I don't really mind of it but is there any way to do it without this result? How about changing the phone CSC, is that going to help or this has nothing to do with radio?
I also want to install jelly beans but iam not really sure if the official rom for this model is on the market. Any help and any links would be appreciated!
Thanks!
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No you cannot unlock your phone without rooting ..and you should have posted it in the Q/A section.

zoot1 said:
No you cannot unlock your phone without rooting ..and you should have posted it in the Q/A section.
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Actually i wasn't expecting a "yes" or "no" answer because if i would, the post would be in the Q/A section. Thanks anyway

Once you're not in China why do you care about the warranty?
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kofiaa said:
Once you're not in China why do you care about the warranty?
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Yeah you have a point here but the warranty is international and i think it is valid in Cyprus too. But anyhow as i said earlier i don't really care about warranty since most of the times i fix my staff.

Congrats on your new purchase. The best Galaxy ever!
You need root privileges to do an unlock.
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jbluzb said:
Congrats on your new purchase. The best Galaxy ever!
You need root privileges to do an unlock.
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Thank you very much! Any reliable method for unlocking and upgrading to jelly bean?

antros48 said:
Thank you very much! Any reliable method for unlocking and upgrading to jelly bean?
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1. Download Odin
2. Download cf-root for s3
3. Install cf-root trough Odin
-now you are rooted-
4. Unlock your phone using supercurio app.
5. Read before asking questions already answered like millions of times.
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Alejandrissimo said:
1. Download Odin
2. Download cf-root for s3
3. Install cf-root trough Odin
-now you are rooted-
4. Unlock your phone using supercurio app.
5. Read before asking questions already answered like millions of times.
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Thank you!

antros48 said:
Yeah you have a point here but the warranty is international and i think it is valid in Cyprus too. But anyhow as i said earlier i don't really care about warranty since most of the times i fix my staff.
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International warranty probably not .
jje

antros48 said:
(...) but the warranty is international and i think it is valid in Cyprus too. (...)
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I doubt it. Try reading the warranty card that came with your phone. It states that the warranty is valid only in the country of purchase, AND with a proof of purchase (such as invoice, fiscal document, whatever).
Besides, since your model was bought in China, it may not be a GT-I9300, but a variant (such as GT-I9300T, or any other letter after the "9300"). That info will be under the battery, in the labels in its compartment.
If - and only if - your phone is not exactly a GT-I9300 (w/o any letter after that), flashing an I9300 ROM or kernel to it may brick the phone.
Before doing anything to your phone, read a lot fo stuff in these forums, to minimize your chance of bricking your phone, and get a greater understanding of what and why you'll be doing to your phone.
Anyhow, forget about your phone's warranty: a rooted phone is a lot better than a stock phone.

Thank you very much i will keep that in mind. As far as i know it is GT-I9300 and for the warranty i haven't read it yet but i will.

Ok i finally recieved my phone but when i opened it i was really sad to find out that the software was completely chinese! There is not even a choice to insert my gmail account so i can sync my contacts. When i tried to change the csc with the usual way (*#2372....) the only option i got was the one already installed which is the CHY. So i tried to download the SGS CSC selector app to install a european csc but the only way to download it is by google market, something that i am unable to do since there is not even the google play app in the phone!! I am really unhappy cause i was waiting for this phone for a month and now that i have it, it's all messed up...
Any ideas????

antros48 said:
Ok i finally recieved my phone but when i opened it i was really sad to find out that the software was completely chinese! There is not even a choice to insert my gmail account so i can sync my contacts. When i tried to change the csc with the usual way (*#2372....) the only option i got was the one already installed which is the CHY. So i tried to download the SGS CSC selector app to install a european csc but the only way to download it is by google market, something that i am unable to do since there is not even the google play app in the phone!! I am really unhappy cause i was waiting for this phone for a month and now that i have it, it's all messed up...
Any ideas????
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Try and flash a ROM with Odin?
Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9300 met Tapatalk

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/384377/20120914/galaxy-s3-i9300-android-jellybean-update-xxdli7.htm
I was thinking about trying this link's procedure but for ics rom. Have you tried it so you can confirm that is an official rom with all it's components?
Thanks for answering.

Get rid of it fast .Is it aChinese clone ??
jje
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antros48 said:
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/3...-s3-i9300-android-jellybean-update-xxdli7.htm
I was thinking about trying this link's procedure but for ics rom. Have you tried it so you can confirm that is an official rom with all it's components?
Thanks for answering.
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If you have a international galaxy SIII you can try that
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No it's an original samsung's product. But i don't know why there is no sign of google in this phone.. And there are also a lot of chinese apps installed. Btw when it boots there is a chinese screen at first and then the normal samsung's logo appears. I wish flashing a rom will get rid all of these chinese things!

Jayden what information would you like to write down for the confirmation of it's international edition??

antros48 said:
No it's an original samsung's product. But i don't know why there is no sign of google in this phone.. And there are also a lot of chinese apps installed. Btw when it boots there is a chinese screen at first and then the normal samsung's logo appears. I wish flashing a rom will get rid all of these chinese things!
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Already tried a factory reset?.... Hmm suppose u don't know where to look if it's all in Chinese.... I would suggest to ask a dev because I can't tell u if u have a international SIII or not... I guess u have but I am not sure... If u do have one then you can flash any stock rom u want with Odin
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I give up - no usb debug in ucuamdl?

I hate to post this, but cannot research an answer: I have rooted my last 2 Galaxy devices, but am FRUSTRATED my new s4 running UCUAMDL out of the box. I am unable to access developer options or usb debugging. I have gone to "about phone," tapped on the build (more than 7 times), and get nothing. Surely there is a way to do this? Am wanting to use an Odin one click for root, and need usb debugging. Thanks for any help.

That's how it is done... There is no other way.
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graydiggy said:
That's how it is done... There is no other way.
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I guess I will have to figure out a way to return the phone and try another one, because no matter how many times I tap, or how rapidly/slowly I tap, I cannot access dev options on this device. Very, very unhappy. I searched for a ucuamdl device, found one, and now this relatively simple, stupid roadblock. Thanks for your help.
EDIT: Is it this simple - do I need to have the sim in the device to access dev options? I am afraid that the device will auto-update.

Just go to settings, about phone, tap build number 10 times, you should get a small message that Dev options are enabled. Go back to settings and scroll down. It appears next to about phome .
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m0r0n3s said:
Just go to settings, about phone, tap build number 10 times, you should get a small message that Dev options are enabled. Go back to settings and scroll down. It appears next to about phome .
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That's how it should work, all right. Does not work on my phone. Yet. I am taking a break & using my s2 while out for a bit. When I try it again, Iwill wipe/factory reset. & will go ahead & insert a sim, log in to Google, tell the phone who I am, etc. I had not done these things, to avoid the mf3 update possibly auto-starting. Maybe this will make a difference. I will post the results. Thanks for your response.
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You don't need the SIM in the phone. I rooted and put a custom ROM on my device the day before I even activated.
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chaplain said:
That's how it should work, all right. Does not work on my phone. Yet. I am taking a break & using my s2 while out for a bit. When I try it again, Iwill wipe/factory reset. & will go ahead & insert a sim, log in to Google, tell the phone who I am, etc. I had not done these things, to avoid the mf3 update possibly auto-starting. Maybe this will make a difference. I will post the results. Thanks for your response.
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Perhaps you can download a debugging on off toggle in the playstore
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Sounds like you are doing it right. Just go to SETTINGS, MORE, ABOUT DEVICE, click on BUILD NUMBER, (I always started off fast clicking until I would see a little popup that says something like your are 7 away from being a developer), then click it until it says developer mode or you are now a developer or something like this. Now EXIT back out of the setting tabs until your at the MORE tab again and NIW there should be a DEVELOPER OPTIONS, click on it to open and choose USB DEBUGGING.
Replied to your on as well.
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graydiggy said:
You don't need the SIM in the phone. I rooted and put a custom ROM on my device the day before I even activated.
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nthknd said:
Perhaps you can download a debugging on off toggle in the playstore
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RockRatt said:
Sounds like you are doing it right. Just go to SETTINGS, MORE, ABOUT DEVICE, click on BUILD NUMBER, (I always started off fast clicking until I would see a little popup that says something like your are 7 away from being a developer), then click it until it says developer mode or you are now a developer or something like this. Now EXIT back out of the setting tabs until your at the MORE tab again and NIW there should be a DEVELOPER OPTIONS, click on it to open and choose USB DEBUGGING.
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Thanks to everyone who replied. Is this the dumbest thing you have seen w/an android device? It is simple - tap the build in "about phone" - there's even a video on xda on how to tap on the phone . . . No matter how fast/slow or many/few times I do this, I get nothing. Zip. I wish we had one of the old Odin root methods, where I could just boot into download mode and plug it into Odin. I guess I have no choice but to take it to an ATT Device Support Center and tell them that I need USB debugging to be able to transfer files other than media, and see if they can get it working. The phone is still stock, for sure, so that should not be a problem. The USB toggle apps on the market require root or installation as a system app, which I can't do on stock.
EDIT: I downloaded & Odin'd a fresh install of UCUAMDL. All is well now. Dev options enabled; ready to root and flash.

chaplain said:
Thanks to everyone who replied. Is this the dumbest thing you have seen w/an android device? It is simple - tap the build in "about phone" - there's even a video on xda on how to tap on the phone . . . No matter how fast/slow or many/few times I do this, I get nothing. Zip.//cut// EDIT: I downloaded & Odin'd a fresh install of UCUAMDL. All is well now. Dev options enabled; ready to root and flash.
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Good work. . . I wonder why the older copy of MDL did not respond? That was strange, but you're good to go now and that is what counts! -happy flashing!

[Q][HARD TROUBLE] Lost data, can't root and 4.4.2 kitkat cable connection issues

Hi,
I'm a newbie of this gorgeous forum, i've heard of it many times and so, i decided definitely to create an account.
I Have a Nexus 4, 4.4.2 kitkat with the Build KOT49H and about 2 weeks ago i've accidentally deleted, in explorer, 2,95gb mic records files of the program easyvoice recording. They were very important to me, so i stopped using the phone to avoid the overwrite of the hidden/deleted files.
I tried with two methods:
1) Hexamob File Recovery PRO [NEEDS ROOT] , i haven't got root never on my nexus, so the bootloader isn't unlocked too. I can't unlock it because it will wipe all the memory involving the data folders making a total format like the hard reset does. You could say: Backup it?
It isn't so easy, the files that i've deleted are hidden by the memory in the phone (this is why i'm trying to recover it...), unless i'll download or overwrite it putting other files on it, they will certanly be unrecoverable. I stopped using my telephone in order to find a solution to my problem.
So, i've forgot this way to recover my files, and the mean question i ask to you is: Can i root my device in order to use Hexamob without the wipe process?
2) Recuva, Dr Fone Wondershare for Android, Data Recovery, Restoration... ecc ecc
I even tryied to use Windows Softwares such as the mentioned above. But... "luckily" for me, how you should know, many Nexus upgraded with 4.4.2 reports bugs with cable connection with PCs.
Example: when i try to copy all the pictures to windows it give me strange errors ("The library, drive, or media pool is empty.") and i have to copy one to one files per time.
So all the softwares doesn't find the "Nexus 4 MASS STORAGE". I've tried reinstalling automatically and manually drivers many times. Nothing work.
I've only three possibilities to return to use my nexus. Or i wait a google update in order to solve the cable connection bugs, or i wait in april a Dr Fone Wondershare for Android Software Update release compatible with 4.4.2, or i ask to you, my only concrete salvation.
Thanks a lot to all. Really.

Hate to tell you this, but you're sol. You're unlocked, unrooted, and you can't mount the device as a drive letter on the pc. I'd check with the app that's going to be updated in April, but I'm guessing it's not going to work anyway. Let them know you have a nexus 4, I don't think it can do usb mass storage
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jd1639 said:
Hate to tell you this, but you're sol. You're unlocked, unrooted, and you can't mount the device as a drive letter on the pc. I'd check with the app that's going to be updated in April, but I'm guessing it's not going to work anyway. Let them know you have a nexus 4, I don't think it can do usb mass storage
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Thanks for the reply!
I've mailed with them, check this:
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Created:Mon Mar 03 10:42:26 2014
Subject:Android 4.4.2 for Nexus 4
I have a Nexus 4 with Android 4.4.2 and recently i've deleted very important files and i tryed to use Wondershare for Android to recover it.
It can't well notice my phone because after the second step, it begins by analyzing and at 20% say "The model isn't recognised" and it stop working by restarting the phone.
Please, can you release a version of this software compatible with NEXUS 4 with Android 4.4.2 ?
It is very important for me, i can't use it unless you do it..
Thanks, really thanks, you could save me!
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Dear Fabrizio,
Thanks for contacting Wondershare. This is ..... here to assist you.
We're pleased to learn you're interested in our product.
According to your description,I'm awfully sorry to tell you that our current program does not support Android OS 4.4.2, and you could go following to check the supported devices,
wondershare url
Regarding to our program,our team are researching the new version which supports more devices, and it will be released in next month.Many thanks for your kind understanding.
Yours Sincerely
.....
Support Team
Wondershare Software
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Dear Customer,
Thanks for your feedback, the supported version is planned in April, if you would like to use our update version in future, we will email you when the supported version is available. Thank you very much for your kind cooperation.
Yours Sincerely
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Wondershare Software
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How you've read they didn't mentioned about NEXUS 4 with 4.4.2, but i think the understood. I'm going to write another email in order to point out "specifying" that i'm using NEXUS 4.
Are you sure, i haven't no other solutions...? :crying:
Thanks..

I don't think so if you're not rooted. I'm trying out Dr fone for my own education, but I'm rooted and it seems to be working. It'll take awhile and I might try it unrooted too. I'll let you know what I find out.
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jd1639 said:
I don't think so if you're not rooted. I'm trying out Dr fone for my own education, but I'm rooted and it seems to be working. It'll take awhile and I might try it unrooted too. I'll let you know what I find out.
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Ok, thank you very very much :laugh: :highfive: .
I wait here :angel:

fabrollo said:
Ok, thank you very very much :laugh: :highfive: .
I wait here :angel:
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If you're rooted it works better than I expected it to. But as you know, if you're not rooted it doesn't work. It's asking for usb mass storage which asfaik the nexus 4 doesn't support. I don't think even the update will be able to get around that limitation sorry
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jd1639 said:
If you're rooted it works better than I expected it to. But as you know, if you're not rooted it doesn't work. It's asking for usb mass storage which asfaik the nexus 4 doesn't support. I don't think even the update will be able to get around that limitation sorry
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...i should have expected it...
Sorry but, if i try DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit ? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582
Will it work?
Or can you suggest me what i should wait to solve my problem? Maybe DooMLoRD or other developer will release a toolik that will be able to root without unlock the 4.4.2 in 2-3 moths maybe, isn't it possible?
so i'll take my file....
Other solutions? There aren't?
Thanks..

fabrollo said:
...i should have expected it...
Sorry but, if i try DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit ? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582
Will it work?
Or can you suggest me what i should wait to solve my problem? Maybe DooMLoRD or other developer will release a toolik that will be able to root without unlock, so i'll take my file....
Other solutions? There aren't?
Thanks..
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Any root method involves unlocking the bootloader first. As you know that wipes your device. If there were away to get around that it would have already been done
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jd1639 said:
Any root method involves unlocking the bootloader first. As you know that wipes your device. If there were away to get around that it would have already been done
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Ok... so i can't do nothing... :crying:
I think that i'll be able to wait years for a tool that will recover this files..... :crying:

jd1639 said:
Any root method involves unlocking the bootloader first. As you know that wipes your device. If there were away to get around that it would have already been done
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THE LAST HOPE!! Is it possible??
Dear Customer,
Yes the supported version will be compatible with Nexus 4 Unrooted.
Anything else we can do, please feel free to tell us.
Yours Sincerely
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XT907 Bootloader

Just wondering if i buy this will i be able to unlock the bootloader? cant seem to find out for sure. thanks
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/DROI...-3G-4-3inches-Screen-GPS-Cell/1795215367.html

Its hard to say as they don't list the system version or kernel build date.... If you can find a way to message the seller to get that info we would be more then happy to let you know
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.

They are listing man its written 4.0.4 .
If its version of the piece you buy then I probably say yea because in ICS One click root PC software may work.. But make sure this thing
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ICS & JB -> Yes, upgrade to 18x.46.10 to root & unlock.
KK -> Probably, ask for system version & kernel build date and post them here.
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livecouk said:
They are listing man its written 4.0.4 .
If its version of the piece you buy then I probably say yea because in ICS One click root PC software may work.. But make sure this thing
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Those specs appeared to be the default specs to me... I apologize... I just know when I bought the one I'm on now it was listed as ICS as well yet when I received it the version was the JB xxx.xxx.3...the 4 I've bought (I believe) was all listed as ICS as well as that is what the device originally was on when released... Personally if I really wanted a device that I could root and unlock I would message the seller... I apologize...
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.

dbreezy187 said:
Those specs appeared to be the default specs to me... I apologize... I just know when I bought the one I'm on now it was listed as ICS as well yet when I received it the version was the JB xxx.xxx.3...the 4 I've bought (I believe) was all listed as ICS as well as that is what the device originally was on when released... Personally if I really wanted a device that I could root and unlock I would message the seller... I apologize...
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
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I may ask a idiot question why are apologiesing? And further it may be true because actual base of device is Ics so i am not sure bout it and I am really shamed to see that device is that cheap

??? Root available yet ???

Hey everyone hope your holidays are great
What options to I have for root my Verizon Galaxy note 5. With latest last update available
Im looking.for a app one click root if available
Or other options
Also can I root my phone if I have my developer mode enabled and oem unlock enabled ?

teckynerd6249 said:
Hey everyone hope your holidays are great
What options to I have for root my Verizon Galaxy note 5. With latest last update available
Im looking.for a app one click root if available
Or other options
Also can I root my phone if I have my developer mode enabled and oem unlock enabled ?
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Post number 2 have answer and search in thread for more or ask here.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/help/how-to-root-note-5-android-7-0-nougat-t3574986
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If anyone els has more info please post here for my record

MirzaAwais said:
Post number 2 have answer and search in thread for more or ask here.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/help/how-to-root-note-5-android-7-0-nougat-t3574986
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Do. You know if it will work with my Verizon Galaxy note 5 ?