Sorry if im posting a tread that has already been up but I am new to the Android world and need help. I recently got a Galaxy S4 and after a month I rooted the phone. I didn't do much but use the Root for freedom only and then found out that I can't get OTA updates since my device is modified. So i unrooted my phone and tried to do a software update and it still says my phone has been modified. therefore i backed up all my data and did a factory reset. as soon as the factory reset was done the first thing i did was check for a system update and it still says my phone is modified and can't receive any updates. I am so confused and need help. I really want to be able to get software updates and even if there is none currently i still wish to receive them in the future. someone please help. and sorry if i reposted a thread.
exshadowz said:
Sorry if im posting a tread that has already been up but I am new to the Android world and need help. I recently got a Galaxy S4 and after a month I rooted the phone. I didn't do much but use the Root for freedom only and then found out that I can't get OTA updates since my device is modified. So i unrooted my phone and tried to do a software update and it still says my phone has been modified. therefore i backed up all my data and did a factory reset. as soon as the factory reset was done the first thing i did was check for a system update and it still says my phone is modified and can't receive any updates. I am so confused and need help. I really want to be able to get software updates and even if there is none currently i still wish to receive them in the future. someone please help. and sorry if i reposted a thread.
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To get the ota update ur should be in official state and for that now
U need to flash stock firmware back to phone using Odin
Use link in my signature to get firmware it's for I9500 / I9505 download and flash it using Odin
And once u flash it reset the device from the phone settings and reboot ur phone will be complete stock status official no root and should be able to recieve Ota also
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123hiten said:
To get the ota update ur should be in official state and for that now
U need to flash stock firmware back to phone using Odin
Use link in my signature to get firmware it's for I9500 / I9505 download and flash it using Odin
And once u flash it reset the device from the phone settings and reboot ur phone will be complete stock status official no root and should be able to recieve Ota also
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If I flash the stock rom will it delete all my apps and data and stuff i have on the phone?
exshadowz said:
If I flash the stock rom will it delete all my apps and data and stuff i have on the phone?
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It wont delete any apps or data u have till u reset
I suggest take a backup using titanium backup or mybackup pro
and then flash stock and u should reset the device its ideal for error free exprnce
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So i've been tearing my hair out for the past few hours trying to figure this out.
I've been trying to get my Galaxy S4 to update to 4.3, the newest 727.56MB update. I have tried to download and it downloads, reboots, and then loads to 25%.
I have tried deleting all of the busybox files in /system/xbin as well as uninstalling/full unroot on SuperSU.
I have, on top of that, ALSO done a factory reset, and STILL to no avail!
I don't know what to do at this point and am furious that I cannot get updates from AT&T if my device is rooted.
I still have the stock recovery on my phone, and no longer have root because I uninstalled it. (I rooted my device using the exFAT SDcard method a few months back in July)
So, if ANYONE could help me out that would be GREAT. I am so confused and now have a fully clean phone with all my information gone from it.
And, yes, i'm pretty sure that I can't update OTA anymore, but can ANYONE please tell me how to update then?! Please.
Thanks guys, hope to hear from anyone soon.
Kies
jaycomma said:
So i've been tearing my hair out for the past few hours trying to figure this out.
I've been trying to get my Galaxy S4 to update to 4.3, the newest 727.56MB update. I have tried to download and it downloads, reboots, and then loads to 25%.
I have tried deleting all of the busybox files in /system/xbin as well as uninstalling/full unroot on SuperSU.
I have, on top of that, ALSO done a factory reset, and STILL to no avail!
I don't know what to do at this point and am furious that I cannot get updates from AT&T if my device is rooted.
I still have the stock recovery on my phone, and no longer have root because I uninstalled it. (I rooted my device using the exFAT SDcard method a few months back in July)
So, if ANYONE could help me out that would be GREAT. I am so confused and now have a fully clean phone with all my information gone from it.
And, yes, i'm pretty sure that I can't update OTA anymore, but can ANYONE please tell me how to update then?! Please.
Thanks guys, hope to hear from anyone soon.
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For God sake dude, use Kies and data cable provided with the phone ...
R1V4L said:
For God sake dude, use Kies and data cable provided with the phone ...
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I've tried to use Kies and it says that it can't work with my firmware on the phone. So no, Kies does not work.
jaycomma said:
I've tried to use Kies and it says that it can't work with my firmware on the phone. So no, Kies does not work.
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It says "Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via Kies."
jaycomma said:
It says "Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via Kies."
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Try to change ur Kies (android 4.2.2) for Kies3 (android 4.3).
my galaxy s 4 is running 4.3 since the new update for 4.4.2 came out it tried to install itself but could not I cannot reset or update my phone for some reason I rooted my phone and also install safe strap none of the roms work with safe strap either I cannot install anything on my phone or update I also tried using odin to install the new update but no luck it says fail i unrooted my phone and tried to root it with odin but no luck. The reason I am trying to install a new software on it its because ever since the new update tried to install itself I think it messed with the calling function everytime i receive or send a call I cannot be hear or I cannot hear the other person all speakers work. When I had safestrap on I could do a factory reset and everything would work fine but then it would stop working again I dont think its speaker problems but if anyone can help me with my problem it would be great ><
I also voided my warrante when I tried to install stock firm ware 4.4.2 through odin it gave a binary count 1 and stuff and it said on the dowload mode warrante is void as well when i boot up my phone it says custom I dont know how to get rid of that either
trunks_ss2 said:
my galaxy s 4 is running 4.3 since the new update for 4.4.2 came out it tried to install itself but could not I cannot reset or update my phone for some reason I rooted my phone and also install safe strap none of the roms work with safe strap either I cannot install anything on my phone or update I also tried using odin to install the new update but no luck it says fail i unrooted my phone and tried to root it with odin but no luck. The reason I am trying to install a new software on it its because ever since the new update tried to install itself I think it messed with the calling function everytime i receive or send a call I cannot be hear or I cannot hear the other person all speakers work. When I had safestrap on I could do a factory reset and everything would work fine but then it would stop working again I dont think its speaker problems but if anyone can help me with my problem it would be great ><
I also voided my warrante when I tried to install stock firm ware 4.4.2 through odin it gave a binary count 1 and stuff and it said on the dowload mode warrante is void as well when i boot up my phone it says custom I dont know how to get rid of that either
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There are custom roms designed to work with Safestrap.
If you want to use the stock rooted rom, you need to use the odin.
Sometime, if there is a conflict between the firmware/bootloader and your modem or between kernel and firmware, there could be problem not getting wifi or call did not work.
Please tell me about your phone.
1. model
2. Baseband
3. Kernel version
3, build number.
sway8966 said:
There are custom roms designed to work with Safestrap.
If you want to use the stock rooted rom, you need to use the odin.
Sometime, if there is a conflict between the firmware/bootloader and your modem or between kernel and firmware, there could be problem not getting wifi or call did not work.
Please tell me about your phone.
1. model
2. Baseband
3. Kernel version
3, build number.
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model-----sgh 1337 ATT
bb-----1337ucuemk2
kernel------2.4.0-1921628
built #--------jss15j.i337ucumk2
thanks for replying ><
I tried using several different roms but they woulnt boot up with ss but none would boot up
trunks_ss2 said:
model-----sgh 1337 ATT
bb-----1337ucuemk2
kernel------2.4.0-1921628
built #--------jss15j.i337ucumk2
thanks for replying ><
I tried using several different roms but they woulnt boot up with ss but none would boot up
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You are still on MK2 firmware/bootloader. There must be an error in your software that would prevent you from getting the OTA.
Since you are in MK2 the safestrap version you are using must be 3.71.
You are using the rooted rom so that you see the custom sign every time you boot. I am seeing that sign every time I boot my phone too.
Be patient and let's go step by step.
First try to install the stock MK2 files and see whether you phone works. All the files you need, all the instructions you need to follow, all the options that you can choose can be found here.
I would choose MK2 all in one. Flash it with Odin see the phone is working.
sway8966 said:
You are still on MK2 firmware/bootloader. There must be an error in your software that would prevent you from getting the OTA.
Since you are in MK2 the safestrap version you are using must be 3.71.
You are using the rooted rom so that you see the custom sign every time you boot. I am seeing that sign every time I boot my phone too.
Be patient and let's go step by step.
First try to install the stock MK2 files and see whether you phone works. All the files you need, all the instructions you need to follow, all the options that you can choose can be found here.
I would choose MK2 all in one. Flash it with Odin see the phone is working.
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okay thank you so much!! i will try it and re post when iam done ><
I had my Tmo S5 rooted and I tried to OTA update. I forgot to uninstall it and now I cant get the OTA. Idk what update it was if it was Lollipop or not. Right now Im on a stock 4.4.2 now non-rooted. How to I get the proper update OTA or do I just say FACK IT and reroot and just flash with a custom Lollipop ROM?
YoshiNurijumi said:
I had my Tmo S5 rooted and I tried to OTA update. I forgot to uninstall it and now I cant get the OTA. Idk what update it was if it was Lollipop or not. Right now Im on a stock 4.4.2 now non-rooted. How to I get the proper update OTA or do I just say FACK IT and reroot and just flash with a custom Lollipop ROM?
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Make sure you're not rooted, connect your phone to you PC via USB, start Kies and update from there.
lingowistico said:
Make sure you're not rooted, connect your phone to you PC via USB, start Kies and update from there.
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The link you gave me says its UK. Im in the states....does it matter or do I need to find one for the states? I have used Kies once before and it bricked my phone. I wasn't rooted or anything...it just broke my phone. So Im a lil worried to do Kies on this phone...LOL
YoshiNurijumi said:
The link you gave me says its UK. Im in the states....does it matter or do I need to find one for the states? I have used Kies once before and it bricked my phone. I wasn't rooted or anything...it just broke my phone. So Im a lil worried to do Kies on this phone...LOL
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It won't brick anything if you follow the onscreen instructions to the point. No it doesn't matter that I gave you a UK link. If you're afraid of losing personal data (apps/photos) make a full nandroid backup and copy that to your pc, then copy all your personal photos and files to your pc. Then download and install Kies and follow the onscreen instructions. :good:
lingowistico said:
Make sure you're not rooted, connect your phone to you PC via USB, start Kies and update from there.
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lingowistico said:
It won't brick anything if you follow the onscreen instructions to the point. No it doesn't matter that I gave you a UK link. If you're afraid of losing personal data (apps/photos) make a full nandroid backup and copy that to your pc, then copy all your personal photos and files to your pc. Then download and install Kies and follow the onscreen instructions. :good:
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Okay...Im gonna give it a try. LOL. Thank you very much. OH, will this "flash" my phone meaning I will lose all my app and app data along with settings and everything? I havent done a stock update...I know when you do ROMS you should always clean and flash...sometimes you can flash over...but stock stuff...dunno what to expect.
YoshiNurijumi said:
Okay...Im gonna give it a try. LOL. Thank you very much. OH, will this "flash" my phone meaning I will lose all my app and app data along with settings and everything? I havent done a stock update...I know when you do ROMS you should always clean and flash...sometimes you can flash over...but stock stuff...dunno what to expect.
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No you're not supposed to lose anything. The word "flash" in this context comes from the act of writing data to the flash based ROM chips. So to "flash" means to "write".
I told you to make a full backup in recovery and a manual backup of your files just in case you are worried. But it's always good to make backups.
Generally when flashing roms, I follow these three simple steps:
1 Make a full backup of your current rom in recovery
2 Flash new rom without wiping (aka dirtyflash), see if it works
3 Only if apps start bugging and crashing do a full wipe and flash new rom again
lingowistico said:
No you're not supposed to lose anything. The word "flash" in this context comes from the act of writing data to the flash based ROM chips. So to "flash" means to "write".
I told you to make a full backup in recovery and a manual backup of your files just in case you are worried. But it's always good to make backups.
Generally when flashing roms, I follow these three simple steps:
1 Make a full backup of your current rom in recovery
2 Flash new rom without wiping (aka dirtyflash), see if it works
3 Only if apps start bugging and crashing do a full wipe and flash new rom again
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Awesome. I am making back ups now like you said. I just hate waiting...LOL! Once this is done, I will post up and tell ya how it went for me. LOL! Thanks again for the help and explanations!
Well....the update was successful....but lame. Thought it was the new Lollipop, but was fooled...LOL! But at least I know how to do this now. Thanks again @lingowistico
YoshiNurijumi said:
Well....the update was successful....but lame. Thought it was the new Lollipop, but was fooled...LOL! But at least I know how to do this now. Thanks again @lingowistico
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Ok, I'm glad I could be of help. Keep an eye on this link for lollipop info. When it's out on T-mobile you will see it there.
Hi,
I'm having a problem with updating my note 3 ...I keep getting a notification saying can't update . This device is modified.
The device was rooted but I removed the root today to finally update the device but even after unrooting im still getting this message ....YOUR DEVICE HAS BEEN MODIFIED, NO SOFTWARE UPDATES ARE AVAILABLE.
i used root checker and it says the device is not rooted and my knox is valid, Then i tried updating in safe mode ( with and without sd) but still getting the same message, thanks in advance.
Try to update it via samsung kies
If it fails , Go to sammobile and download your phone firmware and flash it via Odin
Search google to know how to make that
Zkingtut said:
Try to update it via samsung kies
If it fails , Go to sammobile and download your phone firmware and flash it via Odin
Search google to know how to make that
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Thx alot imma try that
Arobase40 said:
Try a factory reset and flash again a stock firmware with PC Odin.
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Tried resetting factory but imma try flashing using pc odin
Thx guys flashing a firmware worked just fine and im really happy with the new one so thanks again
Hey guys,
I've searched many times before creating that thread, but found nothing about my question
A while ago, i've rooted my G900F with build number LRX21T.G900FXX1BOB7 .. Now i want to un-root it to be able to get OTA updates, cuz now whenever i try to update, it tells me that the OS on my device has been modified in an unauthorized way.
So, can anyone provide me with the stock kernel for my build? or maybe tell me how to extract it from a stock rom?
Just flash the same stock ROM from sammobile over the top with ODIN
You won't lose anything, but it will return the phone to Official status and allow OTA
*Detection* said:
Just flash the same stock ROM from sammobile over the top with ODIN
You won't lose anything, but it will return the phone to Official status and allow OTA
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Thanks for the fast replay! but are u 100% sure that i won't lose ANYTHING from the device data? cuz there are some important things there ..
If so, are there any options that i should check / un-check in odin ?
vegetables said:
Thanks for the fast replay! but are u 100% sure that i won't lose ANYTHING from the device data? cuz there are some important things there ..
If so, are there any options that i should check / un-check in odin ?
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Obviously back up anything important before doing anything like this, but yea, it's how I update OTA after rooting / TWRP
I flash the same ROM over the top, boot into Android, update OTA, then root and TWRP again
No options to change in ODIN, leave it default