Ok so I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 SGH-I337, I dont really understand what flashing is and would like someone to explain it to me please. And also if I flash my galaxy will I lose all of my Data?
flashing
flashing means installing a custom rom a different operating systeme from a developer you do a nandriod back up for your settings with twrp or cwmr and back apps up with titanium back up hope this helps you
Pace Sketchy said:
Ok so I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 SGH-I337, I dont really understand what flashing is and would like someone to explain it to me please. And also if I flash my galaxy will I lose all of my Data?
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You need to read the "pinned" threads in the general and q&a sections before you brick your phone. Everything is already explained in those threads.
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there is an app called HALO. I have a Galaxy S4 and it doesnt work on my phone ... someone told me something about a rom for the GS4 and told me to check in this forum can someone plz help me?
yeroslav said:
there is an app called HALO. I have a Galaxy S4 and it doesnt work on my phone ... someone told me something about a rom for the GS4 and told me to check in this forum can someone plz help me?
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Hi Yeroslav,
Seems like you're new to custom romming and rooting. There are roms here in the development forums with "HALO" in their topic header. These are the roms that you may want.
Rooting and romming has it's risks (soft bricking/ hard bricking etc.) and puts you at risk of various problems unless you know how to solve them when they arise ( bootloop. network errors) , so maybe you want to google it before you begin anything. (We're all doing it, so it's low risk, unless you do something majorly wrong like flashing a rom for a different phone model)
Also, when referring to forums here, you first need to check your GS4 model if it's I9505 or I9500, commonly found when you first boot your phone. Once you've obtained the model number do look in the relevant forums (Android development/original android development) for rooting and custom romming methods. (As mentioned before, flashing roms for a different model can result in bricking, so do check your GS4 model before you start anything).
I'll keep this instructions brief (Just google what you don't know).
1. Get root by flashing rooted (stock?) roms through odin.
2. Get a custom recovery by flashing Clockworkmod(CWM) or Team Win Recovery Project(TWRP).
3. Find out how to use CWM/TWRP
*Check the forums and use the search feature to get your way around. Any kind XDA member would continue elaborating on my brief instructions, do go ahead.
Happy flashing!
Cheers.
Hi all, I recently bought the Note 3 and it is the 1st Samsung device I've owned. So I'm not familiar with Samsung devices. I searched in this forum but there is no FAQ topic to start up. Now I want to root my phone and then flash custom ROM/custom recovery etc... What I have to do before start? Unlock something? Backup whatever?
Please kindly show me all steps need to do beforehand, or show me the topic I should read before start.
Thanks so much.
vndnguyen said:
Hi all, I recently bought the Note 3 and it is the 1st Samsung device I've owned. So I'm not familiar with Samsung devices. I searched in this forum but there is no FAQ topic to start up. Now I want to root my phone and then flash custom ROM/custom recovery etc... What I have to do before start? Unlock something? Backup whatever?
Please kindly show me all steps need to do beforehand, or show me the topic I should read before start.
Thanks so much.
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Root here there's 2 ways to root one will trip knox one will not if you don't care about knox you can flash anything you want, if you do care about knox you can't flash recovery or roms http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/orig-development
If you have n9005 roms are here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/development
Or n900 http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/galaxy-note-3-exynos-android-development
And all you need to know is here http://galaxynote3root.com/
Hope this helps
Hello
i was trying to install a custom rom on my galaxy s4 but after going through some topics i m kind of unsure about it.
its an att phone
my model number says I337
and the baseband is MK2.
most of the roms i found say something about att i9...
with reading some topics i just have the feeling that the MK2 is "special" and i cant just use any rom.
can someone help me and let me know which roms will work (download link would be appreciated). i planned to go with either google edition 4.4 or cyanogen mod. (if there is anything better please let me know)
and if i need any other software (for backup etc).
i already rooted the phone with saferoot. i just dont know how to get a custom rom on there now.
thank you for your help it greatly appreciated.
As far as i know you can't run custom roms on the i33, AT&T has it so locked down it can't be done
ben9000 said:
Hello
i was trying to install a custom rom on my galaxy s4 but after going through some topics i m kind of unsure about it.
its an att phone
my model number says I337
and the baseband is MK2.
most of the roms i found say something about att i9...
with reading some topics i just have the feeling that the MK2 is "special" and i cant just use any rom.
can someone help me and let me know which roms will work (download link would be appreciated). i planned to go with either google edition 4.4 or cyanogen mod. (if there is anything better please let me know)
and if i need any other software (for backup etc).
i already rooted the phone with saferoot. i just dont know how to get a custom rom on there now.
thank you for your help it greatly appreciated.
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ben9000 said:
Hello
i was trying to install a custom rom on my galaxy s4 but after going through some topics i m kind of unsure about it.
its an att phone
my model number says I337
and the baseband is MK2.
most of the roms i found say something about att i9...
with reading some topics i just have the feeling that the MK2 is "special" and i cant just use any rom.
can someone help me and let me know which roms will work (download link would be appreciated). i planned to go with either google edition 4.4 or cyanogen mod. (if there is anything better please let me know)
and if i need any other software (for backup etc).
i already rooted the phone with saferoot. i just dont know how to get a custom rom on there now.
thank you for your help it greatly appreciated.
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Yes u can get custom rom on u r phone and on u r current firmware also.. check out this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925
u need to root it before u get safestrap.. and u can get many custom roms. also.. hope it will work for u!!
ben9000 said:
Hello
i was trying to install a custom rom on my galaxy s4 but after going through some topics i m kind of unsure about it.
its an att phone
my model number says I337
and the baseband is MK2.
most of the roms i found say something about att i9...
with reading some topics i just have the feeling that the MK2 is "special" and i cant just use any rom.
can someone help me and let me know which roms will work (download link would be appreciated). i planned to go with either google edition 4.4 or cyanogen mod. (if there is anything better please let me know)
and if i need any other software (for backup etc).
i already rooted the phone with saferoot. i just dont know how to get a custom rom on there now.
thank you for your help it greatly appreciated.
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This thread gives you everything you need. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
EDIT: Just found the safestrap thread for Verizon here ... Please disregard my post until further notice ...
I had little problems customizing my old Tmobile Note but this Verizon Note 3 seems to be a different beast altogether ...
I am rooted and want to install SafeStrap which I understand is the only custom recovery for our phones ... but I have no idea where to find the right version of SafeStrap for my phone (4.4.2) or how to go about installing it once I do. Yes I googled this and got some hits for S4 installation but that isn't exactly what I want ...
Any help much appreciated!
So I rooted my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N900t very recently, but I don't what to do first. I have heard and read the first thing I should do it make a complete system backup. Now how do I even start doing that?
Someone and here told me to do it with CWM and TWRP, but didn't explain how, please don't do that explain it to me.
My whole point of rooting was to get rid of the bloatware that came with my phone (which I don't know how to), and to use custom roms.
If you know of any custom roms you recommend please me tell which one and how how to install it, as it will be my first time.
Please be detailed and dumb it down as much as possible as I am very new at this. I'm just a kid really trying to learn.
Someone please help, I'm beginning to lose faith and to think rooting my phone was a very bad idea.
Your best bet is to look at the root thread. It has very detailed information.
Go to CyanogenMod site. You'll have detailed information on how to install CM11 on Note 3.
For other ROMs check the development thread.
Sent from my SM-N9005