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[Q] Looking for official kitkat for i9505

Hi All,
I had kitkat test firmware on my S4 i9505 which i got it from SAMmobile ......i am looking for official rom from At&t where i can get OTA updates as well kies updates......
sorry if i am not clear with my question Thanks in advance

[Q] no KitKat update

Hi
I have a s4 i9500xxuemj5 4.3 jellybean rooted stock ROM&kernel and I didn't receive any ota update or on kies

Flash with odin, then reroot.

[Q] How can update i337 at&t 4.4.2(root) to 4.4.4?

i need your help...., i have a s4 i337 at&t 4.4.2 but i can´t update via OTA because i am not in usa, even i don´t have at&t service........... my phone have root, my baseband is I337UCUFNC1 ........i want to update my 4.4.2 (with root) to 4.4.4 ....somebody help me please!

jhander said:
i need your help...., i have a s4 i337 at&t 4.4.2 but i can´t update via OTA because i am not in usa, even i don´t have at&t service........... my phone have root, my baseband is I337UCUFNC1 ........i want to update my 4.4.2 (with root) to 4.4.4 ....somebody help me please!
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You can not take official OTA firmware updates on a rooted phone. Best way to prepare your phone is to Odin back to stock then take the official OTA update. Everything you need to do this is found here in this this trusty guide. Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221

It is possible to update directly from jelly bean to Lollipop (without

Can I update directly from jelly bean to lollipop?
I have a samsung S4 GT-i9500 and I want to update my phone using ODIN.
My question is if I can update my phone directly from jelly bean to lollipop 5.0.1 (rusia I9500XXUHOB8 5.0.1 versión) without previously update to Kit kat, or is mandatory update to kit kat first, and later, do the update to lollipop 5.0.1
thks,
jaime

jaime M said:
Can I update directly from jelly bean to lollipop?
I have a samsung S4 GT-i9500 and I want to update my phone using ODIN.
My question is if I can update my phone directly from jelly bean to lollipop 5.0.1 (rusia I9500XXUHOB8 5.0.1 versión) without previously update to Kit kat, or is mandatory update to kit kat first, and later, do the update to lollipop 5.0.1
thks,
jaime
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Hi mate,
Yes you can !!! no problem mate just flash with odin , no need to pass thru kitkat , for safety BACKUP first EFS folder ( important) and all your media, contacts .....

[Q] Is it safe to flash 4.4.2 firmware via Odin onto my rooted 4.3 device?

I'm trying to unroot in order to get the lollipop OTA update to work, but could only find the 4.4.2 firmware and not the original 4.3.
Edit: Nvm, found the Lollipop firmware and just installed that, and it worked.