Hello
is there anyway you can flash the stock image and recovery from a GE s4 onto to standard s4? so will pick up updaes etc..?
see this done on HTC One... wondered if it can be done? or does it have to be via a Rom?
thanks
would like to know the same
Not yet. Bootloader needs to be unlocked to transform S4 in S4G
Not possible at the moment, you can have the google edition roms though but again no OTA's and same partition sizes
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thanks for comnments guys, is any teams working on unlocking the bootloader for the GE s4?
cityuk said:
thanks for comnments guys, is any teams working on unlocking the bootloader for the GE s4?
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Standby while I research every Xda thread and provide you with an answer...
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chickentuna said:
Not possible at the moment, you can have the google edition roms though but again no OTA's and same partition sizes
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Really a little confused about this answers...
We all can flash a custom recover on the S4's, previously rooted, so this by reading some explanations on XDA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1212992
Means that the bootloader is already unlocked. Or not?
F.
Bootloader does nothing. Janjan 4.2.2 ge rom ftw
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wow, are you sure htc one can transform into htc one google edition?
if thats true then i think s4 can do it too... just need it time
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Hi ive had a look but cant seem to find what im looking for. I have a 19505 and im looking for the stock google edition that will get updates as they are released without having to go into recovery etc. Is there such a rom out there?
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clax6 said:
Hi ive had a look but cant seem to find what im looking for. I have a 19505 and im looking for the stock google edition that will get updates as they are released without having to go into recovery etc. Is there such a rom out there?
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Do you mean to update through OTA?
Yes mate
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I'd like to know this too. It seems odd to me there isn't a simple way of converting a normal S4 to a Google Edition version...
I would love to know some info about that too.
You can't convert s4 into a gpe this has been answered already. .... partitions are different and if you try to change s4 partition you'll Brick your phone... We know it's same hardware but just Google and you'll see why it can't be done ...
Only a custom rom will work. ..jamal2367
Has one working but it had some bugs still
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I agree with @frnkly and you have the choices now :- Flash custom ROM or get a Google edition smartphone
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Hi i got stock android running on my tmobile s4, someone made a rom taken out of gpe s4 with everything untouched.. But i cant find a rom for at&t s4 for a friend of mine..stock 4.3 from gpe s4 , closest i found was a slim version.
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I'm not sure about completely untouched GE roms, but kangabean is an amazing GE rom I recommend that.
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1wwefan07 said:
I'm not sure about completely untouched GE roms, but kangabean is an amazing GE rom I recommend that.
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+1 Kangabean
euklid said:
Hi i got stock android running on my tmobile s4, someone made a rom taken out of gpe s4 with everything untouched.. But i cant find a rom for at&t s4 for a friend of mine..stock 4.3 from gpe s4 , closest i found was a slim version.
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Of course there is an untouched GE 4.3 ROM. Just download it from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395030
It's from the i9505 forum, but it is the same phone, and works fine. I am running it myself.
Just make sure you already have a custom recovery on the i337 first. I prefer CWM because it auto loki's your ROMs for you.
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Of course there is an untouched GE 4.3 ROM. Just download it from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395030
It's from the i9505 forum, but it is the same phone, and works fine. I am running it myself.
Just make sure you already have a custom recovery on the i337 first. I prefer CWM because it auto loki's your ROMs for you.
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Do i need to do anything else before flashing this rom?? Like csc fix
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euklid said:
Do i need to do anything else before flashing this rom?? Like csc fix
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Give this a try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2343513
Can any developer build an AOSP ROM with no touch wiz or s-pen features for Note 3 ? :victory:
Sure but you can't flash it
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akellar said:
Sure but you can't flash it
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This.
AOSP would require a different kernel which we can not flash/install. Dev edition Note 3 , most likely no issues since the BL is unlocked, but not our retail versions.
carlz28 said:
This.
AOSP would require a different kernel which we can not flash/install. Dev edition Note 3 , most likely no issues since the BL is unlocked, but not our retail versions.
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This^ and even with an unlocked bootloader it still takes a lot of work to port it
I saw Beans Rom and Hyper Drive Rom and thought it was as easy as removing all the samsung junk from the Rom. Looks like thats not the case.
Anyway, thanks for replying guys.:good:
Hey, I have some questions:
1. Can you install pure Android which comes with i9505G on i9505?
2. How long will Google make these updates for Galaxy S4? 18 months like with other Nexus devices?
1. Yes but only through custom roms.
2. Samsung push the updates to the s4 google edition. Who knows for how long.
Okay, is it easy to install ROMs and kernels on this device? Is it easy to brick it?
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It's easier than HTC in general. Cf auto root did it for me. Odin flashing is very easy. I'm running echoe KitKat google edition and I'm very happy with it!
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RossFixxed said:
It's easier than HTC in general. Cf auto root did it for me. Odin flashing is very easy. I'm running echoe KitKat google edition and I'm very happy with it!
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That is good to hear. Is there any custom ROM which has working IR blaster? I read about it from Cyanogenmod wiki and apparently, it doesn't work on CM.
Nearly all of them do. Just check out their descriptions. I'm using echoe rom, love it.
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Nearly all of them do. Just check out their descriptions. I'm using echoe rom, love it.
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I read about something called knox which Samsung is putting on newer firmwares. What does that do exactly? Does it make flashing custom kernels and roms impossible, if I don't want to lose warranty?
Check out the knox sticky in this forum.
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Will we ever be able to flash asokp roms like paranoid android on the note 3 on boot strap or anything?
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There is no way to flash a kernel and asop will not work with stock n3 kernel. So untill there is a way to flash a kernel on a locked bootloader, no.
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phillymade said:
There is no way to flash a kernel and asop will not work with stock n3 kernel. So untill there is a way to flash a kernel on a locked bootloader, no.
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Yeah didn't know of they made progress. Depressing
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I can flash aokp. I was on pacman yesterday!
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I can flash aokp. I was on pacman yesterday!
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If you have a dev edition then you might have but you certainly didn't flash that on the Verizon Note 3.
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shangrila500 said:
If you have a dev edition then you might have but you certainly didn't flash that on the Verizon Note 3.
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I did on the note 3 developer edition!