is there a way for me to get this update or do i need to wait for the boot loader to get unlocked and then get a custom rom?
i have the I337 ATT version and have moved to guam phone works great with GTA service but i cant up date keeps telling me im up to date due to not being able to connect to the ATT server.
use Samsung Kies on your PC. worked for me
throesch said:
is there a way for me to get this update or do i need to wait for the boot loader to get unlocked and then get a custom rom?
i have the I337 ATT version and have moved to guam phone works great with GTA service but i cant up date keeps telling me im up to date due to not being able to connect to the ATT server.
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The bootloader unlock has been released. If you are having trouble getting the amdl update from the phone, you can download it and flash it through Odin. Look for Adams thread over in development. You can still root and bootloader unlock from amdl.
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I was wondering if Im able to receive OTA updates even if I'm not living in US.
My phone model is i337m so its not the international version.
The carrier is AT&T
Anyone knows?
Of course my phone is SIM Unlocked and I'm not using AT&T
Thanks
Vinao said:
I was wondering if Im able to receive OTA updates even if I'm not living in US.
My phone model is i337m so its not the international version.
The carrier is AT&T
Anyone knows?
Of course my phone is SIM Unlocked and I'm not using AT&T
Thanks
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AT&T has the i337, not the i337M (which is usually the Canadian variant). I believe the update server authenticates the SIM though. Not sure.
Yes, you're right sorry
SGH-I337
I think the same, but I cant test because I rooted my phone.
I'm only asking this because they gonna release the new android next month.
Thanks
Vinao said:
Yes, you're right sorry
SGH-I337
I think the same, but I cant test because I rooted my phone.
I'm only asking this because they gonna release the new android next month.
Thanks
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You can always download the OTA file when it's released, put it in the phone's internal memory and name it "update.zip". After that you can go to [stock] recovery by turning on the phone while holding only the volume-up key and choose "Apply update.zip"
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You can always download the OTA file when it's released, put it in the phone's internal memory and name it "update.zip". After that you can go to [stock] recovery by turning on the phone while holding only the volume-up key and choose "Apply update.zip"
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But when I try to update OTA it always says that "there ir no upadate avaliable" and I'm not sure if this message apears because Im not in the US and using AT&T Sim Card or because my phone is rooted.
I updated to UCUAMDL via Kies but back then I wasnt root yet.
Is there another way to download the update.zip? Like a web site?
Vinao said:
But when I try to update OTA it always says that "there ir no upadate avaliable" and I'm not sure if this message apears because Im not in the US and using AT&T Sim Card or because my phone is rooted.
I updated to UCUAMDL via Kies but back then I wasnt root yet.
Is there another way to download the update.zip? Like a web site?
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Well, if you're on an official, but rooted (stock) ROM, then the phone should still be able to check. Root itself doesn't make a difference in whether or not an OTA appears, but a custom ROM might have purposely broken the internal URL to check for OTAs in order to prevent them.
Just so you know, the AT&T Galaxy S4 has a locked bootloader. If you take an OTA, you'll lose root and you won't be able to do anything (no custom ROMs, root apps, or custom recovery) until an exploit is found. That's what's going on right now with people on the MF3 update. Currently they found a way to have root, but that's all.
You're better off downloading a stock, rooted ROM from here and flashing that when a new OTA comes out. They're usually posted quickly afterwards.
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Well, if you're on an official, but rooted (stock) ROM, then the phone should still be able to check. Root itself doesn't make a difference in whether or not an OTA appears, but a custom ROM might have purposely broken the internal URL to check for OTAs in order to prevent them.
Just so you know, the AT&T Galaxy S4 has a locked bootloader. If you take an OTA, you'll lose root and you won't be able to do anything (no custom ROMs, root apps, or custom recovery) until an exploit is found. That's what's going on right now with people on the MF3 update. Currently they found a way to have root, but that's all.
You're better off downloading a stock, rooted ROM from here and flashing that when a new OTA comes out. They're usually posted quickly afterwards.
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Well I'm using stock rom. So I guess this answers my question, either I'm not in the US or not using att sim card i can't update through OTA.
Thanks for your help bro. :good:
I may have soft bricked my S4. I was trying to unlock the SIM for it yesterday and stopped due to a problem with getting the MSL so i just continued to use my phone as normal after following these galaxys4root(.)com/galaxy-s4-tutorials/how-to-unlock-sim-on-sprint-galaxy-s4/instructions I got to step 11 and gave up for the day.
I tried to load a different MDL and i kept getting a fail. Now i cant even boot my phone up to the OS.
Any thoughts of even just pointing me in the right direction :|
Im now at firmware upgrade encountered an iussue please select recovery mode in Kies & try again
Ill be using Samsung kies and probably start over
Id still like help on trying to actually sim unlock a SPH L-720 since ive yet to find a newish guide that walks through the downgrade to get the MSL# and such
arodriguez361 said:
Ill be using Samsung kies and probably start over
Id still like help on trying to actually sim unlock a SPH L-720 since ive yet to find a newish guide that walks through the downgrade to get the MSL# and such
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There are plenty of guides in the general section of the galaxy s4 sprint edition
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Sounds like your on 4.3 if that's the case there is no downgrading to anything lower. In case your going to just have to Odin a 4.3 firmware..
Use this:
Mk2 link http://www.androidayos.com/2013/12/...-ota-update-mja-mk2-fixes-sleep-mode-problem/
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So i decided to message samsung and they told me go to best buy and have them reflash my OS think they can put it to 4.2.2?
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So i decided to message samsung and they told me go to best buy and have them reflash my OS think they can put it to 4.2.2?
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If you were on 4.3 already than even Best Buy won't be able to install 4.2.2. I would save my self the hassle and just odin the MK2 tar file from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2601443 it is the fastest download speed. Then when you go to do the sim unlock, autoprime's thread has a link to an MDC modem only file to flash for the downgrade. You can not downgrade the whole firmware, but you can downgrade just the modem to accomplish the unlock.
I have a rooted and unlocked I337 from AT&T which I am now running in Canada on the Rogers network.
I haven't received the 4.3 update from either AT&T or Rogers, and nothing seems to be available through Kies either. I'm assuming I am supposed to get it through AT&T, but that it would only work with an AT&T SIM card in the US. Is that correct?
Anyway to get the update?
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I have a rooted and unlocked I337 from AT&T which I am now running in Canada on the Rogers network.
I haven't received the 4.3 update from either AT&T or Rogers, and nothing seems to be available through Kies either. I'm assuming I am supposed to get it through AT&T, but that it would only work with an AT&T SIM card in the US. Is that correct?
Anyway to get the update?
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I am pretty sure you won't get the update from Rogers as your only using their sim rom would not be compatible with your phone.. I337... Rogers is I337M.... I also don't think you will get it from AT&T because your rooted..... Just a guess but if you just want to get to 4.3, I would think you need to use an AT&T rom which you can find in the general thread to flash using Odin, but I would do a lot more reading and asking questions before you dive in the deep end....
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I am pretty sure you won't get the update from Rogers as your only using their sim rom would not be compatible with your phone.. I337... Rogers is I337M.... I also don't think you will get it from AT&T because your rooted..... Just a guess but if you just want to get to 4.3, I would think you need to use an AT&T rom which you can find in the general thread to flash using Odin, but I would do a lot more reading and asking questions before you dive in the deep end....
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Thanks. Can't flash using Odin AFAIK, as I am on MF3 baseband.
But what you're saying is that if I wasn't rooted, I would likely get the AT&T update, even though I am not currently on their network?
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Thanks. Can't flash using Odin AFAIK, as I am on MF3 baseband.
But what you're saying is that if I wasn't rooted, I would likely get the AT&T update, even though I am not currently on their network?
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I'm pretty confident you need to be on the AT&T network to get the OTA. You can use the MK2 ODIN files just fine, locked bootloaders don't prevent that.
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I am currently using ATT Galaxy S4 I33t running 5.0.1 and Can someone please direct me to the correct links to root this device.
I am done some searching but seems a bit scrambled and miss information.
Dragnous said:
I am currently using ATT Galaxy S4 I33t running 5.0.1 and Can someone please direct me to the correct links to root this device.
I am done some searching but seems a bit scrambled and miss information.
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You can use wondershare mobilego to root the phone. The software has one-click root. This is the easiest way however the software also install a lot adds on your phone.
If you want to do the clean manual route...
1.You need to downgrade your phone to Kit-kat 4.4.2 NB1/NC1 .
2. Use towel root to root the phone.
3. Install safestrap or flash fire.
4. Flash the desire Lollipop rom via safestrap or flashfire.
You can find all the instruction and files in this post.
question after downgrading can i upgrade back to 5.0.1 or do i have to use a custom rom ?
Dragnous said:
question after downgrading can i upgrade back to 5.0.1 or do i have to use a custom rom ?
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You do not have to. There are stock rooting 5.0.1 roms. You can find them in here.
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You do not have to. There are stock rooting 5.0.1 roms. You can find them in here.
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Thank you for this information i tried kingroot didnt like that it kept stuff on device so opted to downgrade use towlroot and upgrade back using the keep root method .
What options do i have for Bootloader stuff I would like to get Magisk up and running (Yes I am Pokemon go guy )
Dragnous said:
Thank you for this information i tried kingroot didnt like that it kept stuff on device so opted to downgrade use towlroot and upgrade back using the keep root method .
What options do i have for Bootloader stuff I would like to get Magisk up and running (Yes I am Pokemon go guy )
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Don't know much about magisk on i-337. . I am not sure whether you need a unlocked bootloader to use magisk. I saw magisk on zenfone 2 though. Then again zenfone 2 bootloader can be unlocked. All the i377 BL are locked. Only the initial one (ADB, MDL) could be exploitable (not unlock).
My next phone gonna be something other then Samsung and something other then att for sure lol
Dragnous said:
My next phone gonna be something other then Samsung and something other then att for sure lol
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Then you better be on T-mobile
Most smart phone make for US came with locked bootloaders.
To avoid that I bought international version. The problem with international phone on ATT network is that you can not get 4GLTE signal for mobile data. You can get either 3G or 4G based on your phone. ATT told me that only phone make for ATT network could get the 4GLTE signal.
I heard international phone can get 4GLTE signal on T-mobile network.
I installed this on my t-mobile unlocked phone and it is now locked again and there is no way I can unlock it. the tmobile unlock up does not work. Anyone with this problem? any newer version that G955USQU5DRL7. Tmobiule even if I am customer after many calls cannot help since I am running pie
Would probably help to post in correct section
maometto75 said:
I installed this on my t-mobile unlocked phone and it is now locked again and there is no way I can unlock it. the tmobile unlock up does not work. Anyone with this problem? any newer version that G955USQU5DRL7. Tmobiule even if I am customer after many calls cannot help since I am running pie
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It's locked? I have installed this many times on my TMo S8+ and never had this happen. Even when I had temporary unlocks, it would remain unlocked until the unlock expired. If you want the device unlock app to work again you'll need to go back to official TMo firmware.
Just by installing the unlocked software does not unlock the phone. was your phone unlocked previously and then you switched to U1 software? I am pretty sure you can request an unlock from the tmobile site. have you tried that? other than that y not just flash back to oreo and unlock from the stock tmobile rom. DRL7 is a terrible build anyway compared to whats out there and t-mobile is in the testing phase so official pie will be out soon. just a few ideas.
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Just by installing the unlocked software does not unlock the phone. was your phone unlocked previously and then you switched to U1 software? I am pretty sure you can request an unlock from the tmobile site. have you tried that? other than that y not just flash back to oreo and unlock from the stock tmobile rom. DRL7 is a terrible build anyway compared to whats out there and t-mobile is in the testing phase so official pie will be out soon. just a few ideas.
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my phone is fully paid and it was unlocked before. I installed android pie and get locked again. I cleared a last bill and I had back and forth with theme for 2 months. many calls. they phone is not on their whitelist anymore so should work but there is not no way I can make the device unlock app work. I tried with tmobile sim, another sim and wifi nothing the device unlock apps opens and closes with no connection to their servesrs. Tmobile at the end says they cannot do anything since I am using a version not supported. anything you can think of?
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my phone is fully paid and it was unlocked before. I installed android pie and get locked again. I cleared a last bill and I had back and forth with theme for 2 months. many calls. they phone is not on their whitelist anymore so should work but there is not no way I can make the device unlock app work. I tried with tmobile sim, another sim and wifi nothing the device unlock apps opens and closes with no connection to their servesrs. Tmobile at the end says they cannot do anything since I am using a version not supported. anything you can think of?
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can I go back to the last officie Tmobile build based on android 8 with odin or I will brick my phone? in any case to put the official ui 9 build from tmobile when it comes out I most likely need to do it with odin or sideload correct?
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which one do you reccomend?
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can I go back to the last officie Tmobile build based on android 8 with odin or I will brick my phone? in any case to put the official ui 9 build from tmobile when it comes out I most likely need to do it with odin or sideload correct?
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You can revert to the official T-MOBILE build. If you're on the official build then you should get the OTA for pie when it's out.
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You can revert to the official T-MOBILE build. If you're on the official build then you should get the OTA for pie when it's out.
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Thanks so I just use odin to put back android 8 with the official android 8 t-mobile build? at least I can get their support. no issues in reverting firmware back from android 9 to android 8?
maometto75 said:
which one do you reccomend?
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Perhaps q&a and not general discussions
maometto75 said:
Thanks so I just use odin to put back android 8 with the official android 8 t-mobile build? at least I can get their support. no issues in reverting firmware back from android 9 to android 8?
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Yes you can just go ahead and downgrade. I do it all the time and haven't run into any issues. I also have a T-Mobile S8+.
Thanks I will try and let you know
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tried odin on macos via java. downloaded tmobile official build. phone in download mode success. asking for PIT file. I extraced it from the CSC file and now it says the odin file corrupted. Suggestions? I tried a differente cable. I will now try to install via odin on pc and maybe downlod the build again. any other suggestion? I am worried the phone cannot write on the phone flash memory whihc might be the same issue why the tmobile unlock app does not work. yet the phone works perfectly for any other app and oS
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tried odin on macos via java. downloaded tmobile official build. phone in download mode success. asking for PIT file. I extraced it from the CSC file and now it says the odin file corrupted. Suggestions? I tried a differente cable. I will now try to install via odin on pc and maybe downlod the build again. any other suggestion? I am worried the phone cannot write on the phone flash memory whihc might be the same issue why the tmobile unlock app does not work. yet the phone works perfectly for any other app and oS
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I've never gotten Odin to work properly on my Mac. However, you can use VirtualBox and run Windows in there. That's how I use Odin. I'd download the build again and see if that fixes anything. Please try on a Windows machine (VM or PC).
Will do that then and let everyone know