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how to get My Galaxy S4 like the first time Bought it

Good day
i wanna ask something...
if i already use any Custom ROM to my Galaxy s4 GTi9505... is there any way to flash it back like before? i mean like the first time i use it... still pure.. no root... also can do OTA... because idk how to backup my ROM before.. so maybe im ruined it
if u guys can help me.. please share some link about it.. sorry if i cant found it before

ZachariasErsa said:
Good day
i wanna ask something...
if i already use any Custom ROM to my Galaxy s4 GTi9505... is there any way to flash it back like before? i mean like the first time i use it... still pure.. no root... also can do OTA... because idk how to backup my ROM before.. so maybe im ruined it
if u guys can help me.. please share some link about it.. sorry if i cant found it before
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If you are rooted use Triangle Away to reset the flash counter and after that go straight to download mode and flash a stock rom with Odin. After the flash do a data factory reset and you have the phone as you initialy got it

gee2012 said:
If you are rooted use Triangle Away to reset the flash counter and after that go straight to download mode and flash a stock rom with Odin. After the flash do a data factory reset and you have the phone as you initialy got it
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so after it i can use ota and ETC...? thanks ... where i can found how to flash with odin..? and where i can found the stock ROM? on recovery thread XDA?

ZachariasErsa said:
so after it i can use ota and ETC...? thanks ... where i can found how to flash with odin..? and where i can found the stock ROM? on recovery thread XDA?
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How to use Odin see this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1372414.
Samsung oficial firmware see www.sammobile.com/firmware, you have to register first before you can download!
After this you are full stock if you flash the rom of your country/region and you will receive all OTA`s again.

hi all. I will be thankful if u can help me.
i have 9505 and when I connect it to my PC via USB instead of being charging , it will be warm and charge become decrease percent by percent. I have Stock Rom.whats Wrong with it??

lvlansour said:
hi all. I will be thankful if u can help me.
i have 9505 and when I connect it to my PC via USB instead of being charging , it will be warm and charge become decrease percent by percent. I have Stock Rom.whats Wrong with it??
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Have you got the correct drivers installed by Kies? Tried another usb port (no hub)? Are you using the original usb cable?

gee2012 said:
How to use Odin see this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1372414.
Samsung oficial firmware see www.sammobile.com/firmware, you have to register first before you can download!
After this you are full stock if you flash the rom of your country/region and you will receive all OTA`s again.
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ur one of the best! thanks.. ill try to study it..

ZachariasErsa said:
ur one of the best! thanks.. ill try to study it..
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Its not as hard as it seems to use Odin:
1. Close Kies, also in windows task manager!
2. Enable usb debugging on the phone.
3. Open Odin 3.04 as administrator
4. Place the downloaded rom that is unzipped ONCE and shows a .md5 file in PDA
5. Phone in downloadmode (after you used to reset the flash counter with Triangle Away)
6. Connect the phone with usb to Odin (IDCOM should light up and show a com number)
7. Press start and flash the rom.
Reboot and data factory reset in settings/accounts/reset
Done

Best answer.. easy to understand.. thanksss
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 2

help me
gee2012 said:
How to use Odin see this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1372414.
Samsung oficial firmware see www.sammobile.com/firmware, you have to register first before you can download!
After this you are full stock if you flash the rom of your country/region and you will receive all OTA`s again.
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BTW sir,.. i cant find any model of Samsung galaxy s4 GTi9505
can u help me to find th original firmwares?

You can try this rom with odin
http://samsung-updates.com/details/12205/Galaxy_S_4_Snapdragon/GT-I9505/XEF/I9505XXUBMGA.html
it's the last official rom from France. the only issue if it's not the right region code for your country is to had just issue with carrier network
why i choose the link from france ? cauz no specific region code for turkey and france is close to france (in geographical situation).
but if you remind the region code of your first stock rom i can try to find a link for the it

this is the easiest way to unroot and go back to stock and official galaxy s4 with TW.
follow this simple guide .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGRNOk_eWzk

idriline said:
You can try this rom with odin
http://samsung-updates.com/details/12205/Galaxy_S_4_Snapdragon/GT-I9505/XEF/I9505XXUBMGA.html
it's the last official rom from France. the only issue if it's not the right region code for your country is to had just issue with carrier network
why i choose the link from france ? cauz no specific region code for turkey and france is close to france (in geographical situation).
but if you remind the region code of your first stock rom i can try to find a link for the it
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I bought this phone from hongkong.. I found the firmwares there... I hope this going well ..
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 2

r12500 said:
this is the easiest way to unroot and go back to stock and official galaxy s4 with TW.
follow this simple guide .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGRNOk_eWzk
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Thanks a lot.. is it matter if im not using tw?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 2

ZachariasErsa said:
Thanks a lot.. is it matter if im not using tw?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 2
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Well using TW means u are all stock.
Skickat från min GT-I9505 med Tapatalk 4 Beta

Settings file is deleted?

Hello! I rooted my S4 today and installed the CWM recovery and flashed my new rom which is the Foxhound 2.0 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2303239. I have had my older device rooted and i have flashed couple roms with it (huawei ideos x5) and i didn't want to lose all my files and apps from my S4 while flashing this rom, so i didn't do the factory reset thing. I wiped my cache and dalvik cache and then i flashed my rom. As soon as i got it working i was hyped and so on but i noticed that the Settings app was missing. I looked via root explorer and it wasn't in the folder /system/app/. I looked from the magical internet and didn't find anything. Nothing at all. I tried installing some setting.apk's but none of them worked. I downloaded the stock android 4.2.2 rom and copied the settings.apk from there but no, it didn't do anything. I tried also installing those setting apk's but it says 'app not installed'. I had my backup of the android 4.2.2 in my phone but when i tried to restore it to my phone, it said something about m5 sum thing or what it was i don't remember. If you have any clue, please help. I'm lost and i need guidance.
Sorry if there is some bad English, i'm from Finland.

In cwm restore settings, uncheck the check md5 sum. It should then let you restore the nandroid

I messed it up
jd1639 said:
In cwm restore settings, uncheck the check md5 sum. It should then let you restore the nandroid
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As stupid as i was, i deleted the backup because it took all space from my phone. I couldn't do anything so i had to delete it. (it took 4.5 gb of space)

ippeman said:
As stupid as i was, i deleted the backup because it took all space from my phone. I couldn't do anything so i had to delete it. (it took 4.5 gb of space)
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Well you could always Odin back to stock.

jd1639 said:
Well you could always Odin back to stock.
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Can you tell me how? I don't have too much experience with Odin

ippeman said:
Can you tell me how? I don't have too much experience with Odin
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Download Odin ver 3.07. Download firmware for your device from sammobile.com. It'll be a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it. Use that file in Odin, PDA slot. Only have auto-reboot checked in odin.

jd1639 said:
Download Odin ver 3.07. Download firmware for your device from sammobile.com. It'll be a zip file. Use 7-zip to extract the .tar.md5 file from it. Use that file in Odin, PDA slot. Only have auto-reboot checked in odin.
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Which firmware i take? I live in finland and i see no finland firmware there

ippeman said:
Which firmware i take? I live in finland and i see no finland firmware there
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Do you know what firmware you are currently on? And what specific device do you have, i9500, i9505, etc?

jd1639 said:
Do you know what firmware you are currently on?
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Naa, and i tried the *#1234# thing that they said in the sammobile site but that didn't work for me

ippeman said:
Naa, and i tried the *#1234# thing that they said in the sammobile site but that didn't work for me
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Well what device do you have and what's your carrier

jd1639 said:
Well what device do you have and what's your carrier
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Carrier is Saunalahti and device Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 and that's it, what else should i know

ippeman said:
Carrier is Saunalahti and device Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 and that's it, what else should i know
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It looks like firmware ending in mga is what you need. Sammobile doesn't have firmware for Finland so I'd look for another counties which has the last three characters as mga.

jd1639 said:
Well what device do you have and what's your carrier
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Should i use the KIES thing? http://www.samsung.com/fi/info/update.html i don't know if you could translate it to english or something?

ippeman said:
Should i use the KIES thing? http://www.samsung.com/fi/info/update.html i don't know if you could translate it to english or something?
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I can't link you but Google "4.2.2 Finland firmware xda" There's a thread that has firmware for many counties with Finland being one of them

jd1639 said:
I can't link you but Google "4.2.2 Finland firmware xda" There's a thread that has firmware for many counties with Finland being one of them
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I googled and found only sony xperia stuff what do you think about the kies thing?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app

Give keys a try but I don't have much luck with it. I'll see if I can find a way you link you to the xda site
Edit, it was easier than I thought http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40895753

jd1639 said:
Give keys a try but I don't have much luck with it. I'll see if I can find a way you link you to the xda site
Edit, it was easier than I thought http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40895753
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I see Finland there!! Wohoo! Thank you, when i get back to my computer tomorrow, i'll try the odin. Can i backup my apps and stuff somewere before i start doing this?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app

ippeman said:
I see Finland there!! Wohoo! Thank you, when i get back to my computer tomorrow, i'll try the odin. Can i backup my apps and stuff somewere before i start doing this?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app
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You're not going to be able to back up your apps if you can't boot into your phone. They will be gone when you flash the stock firmware.

jd1639 said:
You're not going to be able to back up your apps if you can't boot into your phone. They will be gone when you flash the stock firmware.
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Hi again! The odin thing and that firmware stuff did something bad to my phone so i tried the kies and got everything working but now i don't have my rom. Do you think it's wise to go back to the foxhound? it ****ed up my settings and stuff Can you recommend some rom for me? And THANK YOU!! for your help

ippeman said:
Hi again! The odin thing and that firmware stuff did something bad to my phone so i got everything working but now i don't have my rom. Do you think it's wise to go back to the foxhound? it ****ed up my settings and stuff Can you recommend some rom for me? And THANK YOU!! for your help
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You're going to have to 're-root and put a custom recovery back on. Have you done that yet?

HELP: CSC Code!! pleasee

Hi,
I have a GS3 from Amazon in the UK. I havnt recieved the 4.3 update yet so I decided to check the CSC code which was set to TTT :crying: (Trinidad and Tobago). The update hasnt been released in TTT yet so I want to change the CSC to BTU. The phone is NOT rooted. I have tried a few apps plus the *#272*IMEI# but non work . Can anyone please tell me how to do it?/??
Thanks in advance

amolak1999 said:
Hi,
I have a GS3 from Amazon in the UK. I havnt recieved the 4.3 update yet so I decided to check the CSC code which was set to TTT :crying: (Trinidad and Tobago). The update hasnt been released in TTT yet so I want to change the CSC to BTU. The phone is NOT rooted. I have tried a few apps plus the *#272*IMEI# but non work . Can anyone please tell me how to do it?/??
Thanks in advance
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You can use this app to change your CSC. However, two things.
A. You need to be rooted beyond XXELLA
B. Your selected rom needs to support multi csc

( tried that before but doesn't work as its unrooted and on stock software

amolak1999 said:
( tried that before but doesn't work as its unrooted and on stock software
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It should work, but you need to root if you're on XXELLA or above

Sorry not that much of a techie :silly: what is XXELLA? So it doesn't need to be rooted? Because when i press change CSC it comes up with com.android.preconfig not found on your device and takes me to the dialer with *#272*1759# already punched in?? After ringing that I get Connection problem or invalid MMI code.

amolak1999 said:
Sorry not that much of a techie :silly: what is XXELLA? So it doesn't need to be rooted? Because when i press change CSC it comes up with com.android.preconfig not found on your device and takes me to the dialer with *#272*1759# already punched in?? After ringing that I get Connection problem or invalid MMI code.
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Xxella would be a 4.1.2 firmware.
It would look like your stock setup doesn't have a multi CSC setup so I'm not sure if you're able to change to BTU
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk

amolak1999 said:
Sorry not that much of a techie :silly: what is XXELLA? So it doesn't need to be rooted? Because when i press change CSC it comes up with com.android.preconfig not found on your device and takes me to the dialer with *#272*1759# already punched in?? After ringing that I get Connection problem or invalid MMI code.
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if I am not wrong you need:
(1) be rooted to change the CSC
(2) after that you can use the tool mentioned before and/or flash a BTU rom
or maybe easier:
just flash the newest 4.3 rom version (you can do this without root as well I think)

Flash the latest 4.3 rom for the UK, using odin and following the guide in sticky thread.
Factory reset from recovery, reboot and csc should match the firmware.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk

chrismast said:
if I am not wrong you need:
(1) be rooted to change the CSC
(2) after that you can use the tool mentioned before and/or flash a BTU rom
or maybe easier:
just flash the newest 4.3 rom version (you can do this without root as well I think)
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Hi can you please tell me how to flash the latest 4.3 without rooting please?

amolak1999 said:
Hi can you please tell me how to flash the latest 4.3 without rooting please?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
Download the latest 4.3 for UK - which would be - I9300XXUGMK6. Then follow instructions in the first post

blazevxi said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
Download the latest 4.3 for UK - which would be - I9300XXUGMK6. Then follow instructions in the first post
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I'm pretty sure this method will default the CSC to "KOR"
You want to flash the ELL4 U.K. firmware from the stock firmware thread. Download the S2/S3 CSC changer app from the play store and set the CSC to BTU.
This will factory reset the device, so make sure you have your important files backed up.
Then proceed to flash MK6 4.3. Now everything will match.

electrotune1200 said:
I'm pretty sure this method will default the CSC to "KOR"
You want to flash the ELL4 U.K. firmware from the stock firmware thread. Download the S2/S3 CSC changer app from the play store and set the CSC to BTU.
This will factory reset the device, so make sure you have your important files backed up.
Then proceed to flash MK6 4.3. Now everything will match.
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Do you think If I took the device to Carphone Warehouse would they be able to change the CSC??

amolak1999 said:
Do you think If I took the device to Carphone Warehouse would they be able to change the CSC??
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Do it yourself man.... It's easy.

electrotune1200 said:
Do it yourself man.... It's easy.
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How?? I don't wanna void the warranty

amolak1999 said:
How?? I don't wanna void the warranty
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If you flash a untouched 4.3 rom thru odin it does not void the warranty. It will read official in Odin. At least on my phone it did. Like they said earlier they should have a uk version floating around somewhere. Otherwise just leave it alone and wait for the update. I hope that helps

[Q] Cannot upgrate GN3 N9005 via ODIN 3.07

Hi All,
I have a Galaxy note 3 - N9005 LTE 32 GB.
It had JB installed however i wanted to instal KK on it so i downloaded the Germany KItkat fimrware NB4 and after flashing Odin says Fail!
I cheked Autoreboot & Reset Time.
Appreciate all the help you can give to solve this issue.
Also - if the answer will contain refrences to other firmwares include links coz i have been searching for POLAND firmware however icannot find where to download it.
Thanks

newapostlenew said:
Hi All,
I have a Galaxy note 3 - N9005 LTE 32 GB.
It had JB installed however i wanted to instal KK on it so i downloaded the Germany KItkat fimrware NB4 and after flashing Odin says Fail!
I cheked Autoreboot & Reset Time.
Appreciate all the help you can give to solve this issue.
Also - if the answer will contain refrences to other firmwares include links coz i have been searching for POLAND firmware however icannot find where to download it.
Thanks
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What country code are you on now? This German (DBT) suppose to be for unbranded phones, but people have problems flashing this. Keeps getting fail in Odin. I'm having this too and I'm standing back for the moment awaiting solution.
You can flash the Polish (XEO) NB3 and the file can be downloaded from sammobile.com/firmwares
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

mikkelrev69 said:
What country code are you on now? This German (DBT) suppose to be for unbranded phones, but people have problems flashing this. Keeps getting fail in Odin. I'm having this too and I'm standing back for the moment awaiting solution.
You can flash the Polish (XEO) NB3 and the file can be downloaded from sammobile.com/firmwares
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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Thank you for your reply.
I am in the middle east (Saudi) - but my phone is carrier unlocked.
Polish firmware works? i mean you didnt get the error with that.
Thanks
MQ

mikkelrev69 said:
What country code are you on now? This German (DBT) suppose to be for unbranded phones, but people have problems flashing this. Keeps getting fail in Odin. I'm having this too and I'm standing back for the moment awaiting solution.
You can flash the Polish (XEO) NB3 and the file can be downloaded from sammobile.com/firmwares
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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Can you furnish a more specific link? This link is linking to S4 and i am having a hard time finding the correct frimware.
Appreciate your help.

newapostlenew said:
Can you furnish a more specific link? This link is linking to S4 and i am having a hard time finding the correct frimware.
Much Appreciate your help.
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Thank you

Couple of questions
1- The poland firmware works for sure? or does that render odin to fail as well?
2 - Can i install 4.3 firmware stock? if yes can you pls share a link.
Appreciate your help.

newapostlenew said:
Can you furnish a more specific link? This link is linking to S4 and i am having a hard time finding the correct frimware.
Appreciate your help.
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The sammobile.com/firmwares are for all Samsung phones. Fill in N9005 in the fw search box to search firmwares.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

mikkelrev69 said:
The sammobile.com/firmwares are for all Samsung phones. Fill in N9005 in the fw search box to search firmwares.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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Thanks i was able to locate the firmware in question right here on XDA as SAMMOBILE i encounter download issues/dead pages. Here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2647861&page=2 (for anybody else visiting this page.
Also - can i revert back to 4.3 and flash that?
Thanks

newapostlenew said:
Thanks i was able to locate the firmware in question right here on XDA as SAMMOBILE i encounter download issues/dead pages. Here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2647861&page=2 (for anybody else visiting this page.
Also - can i revert back to 4.3 and flash that?
Thanks
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There is no returning to 4.3 once you have upgraded your bootloader to 4.4.2

radicalisto said:
There is no returning to 4.3 once you have upgraded your bootloader to 4.4.2
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Thanks. I am currently dldlng. Hopefully this works.

You'll be OK with the Polish firmware it works fine

radicalisto said:
You'll be OK with the Polish firmware it works fine
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You mentioned nogo to 4.3 due to bootloader however i dindt check the bootloader option in odin (see screenshot). Should i tick that as well next time?

Well there is some debate as to if you should check the bootloader or not.
With the leaked Polish firmware it came in seperate files. You needed to check to upgrade the Bootloader.
With the XEO single .zip firmware you don't need to check it as it upgrades automatically - plenty agree with this. -- There is a few people who say that by not checking it, it hasn't upgraded for them and some just recommend you check it for good luck sake.

radicalisto said:
Well there is some debate as to if you should check the bootloader or not.
With the leaked Polish firmware it came in seperate files. You needed to check to upgrade the Bootloader.
With the XEO single .zip firmware you don't need to check it as it upgrades automatically - plenty agree with this. -- There is a few people who say that by not checking it, it hasn't upgraded for them and some just recommend you check it for good luck sake.
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Thanks Radicalisto.
Lets see how it goes. Fingers crossed.

Normally after the odin flash, all apps/data etc are there? If not what is the best/tried method of backup without root?
Thanks

radicalisto said:
You'll be OK with the Polish firmware it works fine
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Does this rom suffer from any battery drain issues? or in general any issues? this isnt beta so i suppose none should exist.

No drain issues no, pretty decent build tbh.

belerephont said:
Normally after the odin flash, all apps/data etc are there? If not what is the best/tried method of backup without root?
Thanks
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You mean the NEO one which radicalisto mentioned? if the former than ill update once i try this as i am re downloading it again. People should seriously use drop box instead of Mega.

newapostlenew said:
. People should seriously use drop box instead of Mega.
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MEGA is country based per account. So if I upload to my MEGA it comes from a UK Server which is slow to Asia/America etc, trick is to set up your own MEGA account, and then import it from the download MEGA link and it'll switch to a server in your country and you'll get faster download speeds

radicalisto said:
MEGA is country based per account. So if I upload to my MEGA it comes from a UK Server which is slow to Asia/America etc, trick is to set up your own MEGA account, and then import it from the download MEGA link and it'll switch to a server in your country and you'll get faster download speeds
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shucks! i am downloading - i have a 50Mbps fiber line however for the reason you mentioned i am downloading from a non account. Next time ill use my account. Thanks for that again.

My phone got stuck

Hello
I dont know how , but my phone GT-I9505 got stuck.
every some second the phone freeze , no sound , cant call , no camera and more .
all the time i had the omega rom and I tried to do factory reset and dont help.
I tried also to change rom and now Im with Phoenix rom and still I have the problem.
what I can do? maybe its type of break?
I have the old bootloader.
Please someone help me
Thanks!!!!

roey1 said:
Hello
I dont know how , but my phone GT-I9505 got stuck.
every some second the phone freeze , no sound , cant call , no camera and more .
all the time i had the omega rom and I tried to do factory reset and dont help.
I tried also to change rom and now Im with Phoenix rom and still I have the problem.
what I can do? maybe its type of break?
I have the old bootloader.
Please someone help me
Thanks!!!!
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Flash the latest stock rom via odin.
And then after flashing do a full data wipe and clean it up via stock recovery.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Free mobile app

where I can get the latest stock rom ?
This rom install to me the new bootloader?
I know from the past that I can get it from SamMobile , but which country to download?
my Country dont have rom for this model.

roey1 said:
where I can get the latest stock rom ?
This rom install to me the new bootloader?
I know from the past that I can get it from SamMobile , but which country to download?
my Country dont have rom for this model.
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Download it from here
Search your phone's model number..
You can choose any country you wish to. But do not download any firmware that has a carrier written next to it. Dont download a network specific rom.
EXAMPLE: You have to download Brazil instead of Brazil (TIM)
Then flash it via Odin v3.09 by selecting the downloaded file in the PDA section
You can find many guides regarding how to flash via odin here.
And if you have the old bootloader then download any old file relating to your phones model number.
Remember if youre once on android 4.3, you cannot go back to 4.2.2
And if youre once on 4.4.2, there is no way you can revert to 4.3/4.2.2.
Bdw can you send me a screenshot of your current android version and baseband version? (Settings-->About phone)
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Free mobile app

DeepankarS said:
Download it from here
Search your phone's model number..
You can choose any country you wish to. But do not download any firmware that has a carrier written next to it. Dont download a network specific rom.
EXAMPLE: You have to download Brazil instead of Brazil (TIM)
Then flash it via Odin v3.09 by selecting the downloaded file in the PDA section
You can find many guides regarding how to flash via odin here.
And if you have the old bootloader then download any old file relating to your phones model number.
Remember if youre once on android 4.3, you cannot go back to 4.2.2
And if youre once on 4.4.2, there is no way you can revert to 4.3/4.2.2.
Bdw can you send me a screenshot of your current android version and baseband version? (Settings-->About phone)
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First I want to say thank you.
Look this screenshots :
http://www.siz.co.il/my.php?i=zjna1zdmkxmz.png
http://www.siz.co.il/my.php?i=qmyj4y4ayjjg.png
what the specific rom to download ?
I downloaded the I9505XXUGNH8 but "Unknown" Country , its OK ?
I understand all you said except what you said about the bootloader.
and after I flash via odin the rom go direct to recovery and do wipe? dont enter to the rom?

roey1 said:
First I want to say thank you.
Look this screenshots :
http://www.siz.co.il/my.php?i=zjna1zdmkxmz.png
http://www.siz.co.il/my.php?i=qmyj4y4ayjjg.png
what the specific rom to download ?
I downloaded the I9505XXUGNH8 but "Unknown" Country , its OK ?
I understand all you said except what you said about the bootloader.
and after I flash via odin the rom go direct to recovery and do wipe? dont enter to the rom?
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No dont download the unknown ones.
Personally speaking, Ive never tried them and wont ever try them
Download any, but without the carrier specified for i9505.(Singapore,Brazil,Slovakia etc.)
And you can do a data wipe first and then flash or vice versa.
I used to enter the rom first and everything used to crash
then performed a data wipe via stock recovery amd everything was back to normal
But anyways, anything would do.
About the bootloaders. If youre already on 4.4.2, you have a knox enabled bootloader. So you won't be able to flash anything below 4.4.2.
Download and flash stock firmware and see if the same happens repeatedly.
At times flashing twice has also solved issues.
And pressing thanks is more than saying thanks
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DeepankarS said:
No dont download the unknown ones.
Personally speaking, Ive never tried them and wont ever try them
Download any, but without the carrier specified for i9505.(Singapore,Brazil,Slovakia etc.)
And you can do a data wipe first and then flash or vice versa.
I used to enter the rom first and everything used to crash
then performed a data wipe via stock recovery amd everything was back to normal
But anyways, anything would do.
About the bootloaders. If youre already on 4.4.2, you have a knox enabled bootloader. So you won't be able to flash anything below 4.4.2.
Download and flash stock firmware and see if the same happens repeatedly.
At times flashing twice has also solved issues.
And pressing thanks is more than saying thanks
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I ask about the bootloader because today I dont have the knox.
After I will flash the stock and I hope everything will be OK , how I can flash custom Rom?
need root and recovery no?
There is anoter website to download?
I have the same error like yesterday , the links now down probably only in the night can download .

roey1 said:
I ask about the bootloader because today I dont have the knox.
After I will flash the stock and I hope everything will be OK , how I can flash custom Rom?
need root and recovery no?
There is anoter website to download?
I have the same error like yesterday , the links now down probably only in the night can download .
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Ohh so you don't have knox eh??
So simply download any 4.2.2 version.
No 4.3 or 4.4.2
download 4.2.2
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DeepankarS said:
Ohh so you don't have knox eh??
So simply download any 4.2.2 version.
No 4.3 or 4.4.2
download 4.2.2
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Are you sure about it?

roey1 said:
Are you sure about it?
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Well come on PM
Ill explain there now..
Bdw with knox enabled by flashing the latest 4.4.2, you shouldnt really have a problem
I9505 has the capabilities of flashing a custom rom too without tripping knox.
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This is a screenshots from the app "Phone Info" :
http://www.siz.co.il/my.php?i=jneigyfwoy0m.png
http://www.siz.co.il/my.php?i=yithkvdnjnnf.png
http://www.siz.co.il/my.php?i=emy1yuyzzmgq.png
http://www.siz.co.il/my.php?i=djyxy1ozyggk.png
http://www.siz.co.il/my.php?i=tjtgydmnfhjy.png
This safe to flash 4.2.2 stock?
anyone can confirm it?

roey1 said:
This is a screenshots from the app "Phone Info" :
http://www.siz.co.il/my.php?i=jneigyfwoy0m.png
http://www.siz.co.il/my.php?i=yithkvdnjnnf.png
http://www.siz.co.il/my.php?i=emy1yuyzzmgq.png
http://www.siz.co.il/my.php?i=djyxy1ozyggk.png
http://www.siz.co.il/my.php?i=tjtgydmnfhjy.png
This safe to flash 4.2.2 stock?
anyone can confirm it?
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There is no point in reflashing the stock firmware.
You need to fully wipe in the custom recovery and reflash the custom rom.
If you still have problems then try a different rom, preferably a non TW rom, like CM.
If you then still have the problems it's probably hardware failure.

Lennyz1988 said:
There is no point in reflashing the stock firmware.
You need to fully wipe in the custom recovery and reflash the custom rom.
If you still have problems then try a different rom, preferably a non TW rom, like CM.
If you then still have the problems it's probably hardware failure.
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I tried to flash another rom (TW) and tried to do full wipe and still have the problem.

roey1 said:
I tried to flash another rom (TW) and tried to do full wipe and still have the problem.
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Now IMO youre flashing the wrong Omega/Pheonix Version that is why the FCs are there.
Because there have been drasctic changes from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2.
Either update to 4.4.2 or CM

DeepankarS said:
Now IMO youre flashing the wrong Omega/Pheonix Version that is why the FCs are there.
Because there have been drasctic changes from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2.
Either update to 4.4.2 or CM
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Lennyz1988 said:
There is no point in reflashing the stock firmware.
You need to fully wipe in the custom recovery and reflash the custom rom.
If you still have problems then try a different rom, preferably a non TW rom, like CM.
If you then still have the problems it's probably hardware failure.
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OK I tried to instal CM11 before flash the stock rom.
Now the phone is better but there is no sound in call , I try to choose ringtone and I see it empty no ringtone.
Vibration I have.
when I try to do call the phone get a little stuck.

maybe its some problem with the modem?
this screenshot of what I have now with the CM11
http://www.siz.co.il/my.php?i=0axywnzzmiu2.png
Thanks!

roey1 said:
maybe its some problem with the modem?
this screenshot of what I have now with the CM11
http://www.siz.co.il/my.php?i=0axywnzzmiu2.png
Thanks!
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If you are on the old bootloader then read my post in an other thread about it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56275151&postcount=12

Lennyz1988 said:
If you are on the old bootloader then read my post in an other thread about it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56275151&postcount=12
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hey,
download the combine file?
in the post write to flash the modem XXUBMH1 but cant find it in the post you give me.

roey1 said:
hey,
download the combine file?
in the post write to flash the modem XXUBMH1 but cant find it in the post you give me.
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ignore the part of the xxubmh1.

Lennyz1988 said:
ignore the part of the xxubmh1.
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so flash the last modem file combine? XXUGNH8 ?