Hi, can I upgrade my Note 3 to KitKat without losing any of my data? I'm on stock 4.3, build number has MJ6, baseband has MJ4?
Can I do this a) without loosing root or; b) and re-root afterwards? If so, how?
Thanks.
ManUtdRul3 said:
Hi, can I upgrade my Note 3 to KitKat without losing any of my data? I'm on stock 4.3, build number has MJ6, baseband has MJ4?
Can I do this a) without loosing root or; b) and re-root afterwards? If so, how?
Thanks.
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it will be a factory reset so have to backup
i think you can root with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466423
ManUtdRul3 said:
Hi, can I upgrade my Note 3 to KitKat without losing any of my data? I'm on stock 4.3, build number has MJ6, baseband has MJ4?
Can I do this a) without loosing root or; b) and re-root afterwards? If so, how?
Thanks.
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Yes to not losing data. You will lose root, and you can easily re-root with CF-Autoroot afterwards.
EDIT @jaythenut beat me... I didn't factory wipe, i just dirty flashed over mine.. worked fine (well after the third atempt)
OH MATE, I TAKE IT ALL BACK, JUST SEEN YOUR USERNAME hahaha #COYG!!
jaythenut said:
it will be a factory reset so have to backup
i think you can root with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466423
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radicalisto said:
Yes to not losing data. You will lose root, and you can easily re-root with CF-Autoroot afterwards.
EDIT @jaythenut beat me... I didn't factory wipe, i just dirty flashed over mine.. worked fine (well after the third atempt)
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Hmm okay. This is the official leak for KitKat right? Did you flash it through recovery?
ManUtdRul3 said:
Hmm okay. This is the official leak for KitKat right? Did you flash it through recovery?
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Needs flashed via PC-ODIN due to the bootloader needing to be upgraded.
And Yuhs that is the right KK - XEO and OXX are identical.
radicalisto said:
Needs flashed via PC-ODIN due to the bootloader needing to be upgraded.
And Yuhs that is the right KK - XEO and OXX are identical.
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Wait so how did you do it without wiping data? I might just do it and wipe data since it's too much effort otherwise haha.
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Wait so how did you do it without wiping data? I might just do it and wipe data since it's too much effort otherwise haha.
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My data was intact when I got it fired up, dunno why. ---- aren't Man U 8th now? Manchester is blue now lol
radicalisto said:
My data was intact when I got it fired up, dunno why. ---- aren't Man U 8th now? Manchester is blue now lol
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I guess I'll just wipe the data anyway. It won't take that long to restore it, especially considering my broadband was finally installed today!
Nope, 7th (as if it's miles better!), but here, you'll like this: http://www.sincearsenallastwonatrophy.co.uk/
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I guess I'll just wipe the data anyway. It won't take that long to restore it, especially considering my broadband was finally installed today!
Nope, 7th (as if it's miles better!), but here, you'll like this: http://www.sincearsenallastwonatrophy.co.uk/
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lol, yeah seen that site before... I have the great fortune of living with two Spud fans and a Liverpool fan...
Yeah data wipes aren't too bad, especially as the play store restores your apps for you now.. just gotta log back into a few is all
Related
http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB425944&cv=820
Available as an OTA. It's huge...over 1 GB. New firmware version is P907AUCU1BOH3. Android 5.1.1.
GO GET SOME!
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Holy crap! They finally gave us the ability to disable Magazine UX!
Funny that the day M is announced we get Lollipop.
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Funny that the day M is announced we get Lollipop.
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Yes, but who knows if this thing will ever see Marshmallow, but for at least the next year to year and a half, the vast majority of Android devices in the world will be running Lollipop, so I'm not terribly concerned about it.
Confirmed 5.1.1 Update on my P907A just now.. and works with Logitech pro keyboard as well!!.. Very nice!!!
I am ju... sniff... just so happy. Tears of joy...
In reality, its about GD time!
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I am ju... sniff... just so happy. Tears of joy...
In reality, its about GD time!
I'm rooted, i have had it fail twice now and it won't check for the update for another 24 hours. It even downloaded and all, restarted, fail.
Sorry questions, but do I to format and then update.
bloodylipp said:
I'm rooted, i have had it fail twice now and it won't check for the update for another 24 hours. It even downloaded and all, restarted, fail.
Sorry questions, but do I to format and then update.
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If you're rooted, you'll need to wait for someone to make a flashable zip. You can't take an OTA.
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oldblue910 said:
If you're rooted, you'll need to wait for someone to make a flashable zip. You can't take an OTA.
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Would formating let me do the OTA, as in would it unroot me? Im fine with losing everything and being unrooted.
bloodylipp said:
Would formating let me do the OTA, as in would it unroot me? Im fine with losing everything and being unrooted.
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No, it wouldnt. Formatting only wipes data and cache. Rooting modifies your system partition which is why the OTA is failing.
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bloodylipp said:
Would formating let me do the OTA, as in would it unroot me? Im fine with losing everything and being unrooted.
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Flash stock rom via Odin.. i was rooted via Towelroot.. I removed root.. flashed stock firmware using Sammobile and I have 5.1 now. Its very easy.. Takes less than 10 min.
GalaxyNotesTx said:
Flash stock rom via Odin.. i was rooted via Towelroot.. I removed root.. flashed stock firmware using Sammobile and I have 5.1 now. Its very easy.. Takes less than 10 min.
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Holy crap is sammobile slow. You have to pay to get a decent speed. It limits it at 15kbs. Hopefully it will be done in a couple hours.
Thanks for the help, odin DL took all of 3 seconds. It's been a while since i've used it but i think i remember.
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Holy crap is sammobile slow. You have to pay to get a decent speed. It limits it at 15kbs. Hopefully it will be done in a couple hours.
Thanks for the help, odin DL took all of 3 seconds. It's been a while since i've used it but i think i remember.
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When you download the firmware, make sure you're using Odin 3.10.7. Unzip the file you downloaded (it's a .tar.md5 file in the zip). Then, in Odin, click on the "AP" button, select that .tar.md5 file, make sure the tablet is plugged in via USB, and flash away. It's that simple. Once you get the stock firmware flashed, you'll probably want to do a factory reset. Then the software update should go off without a hitch.
its doing its little thing after the flash. i noticed it still said custom android at the bottom when it got done. up next factory reset though. thanks again.
bloodylipp said:
its doing its little thing after the flash. i noticed it still said custom android at the bottom when it got done. up next factory reset though. thanks again.
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The status won't change until the newly flashed ROM boots up for the first time. Afterward, it should change back to official.
stupid thing is making me wait 24 hours!!!
bloodylipp said:
stupid thing is making me wait 24 hours!!!
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Manually move the date ahead one day
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now its 719 hours
because i set it sept 1st. my bad
bloodylipp said:
now its 719 hours
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Did you already do a factory reset?
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I've moved my date around multiple times and it's still not showing up for update available
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If you are already on 5.1.1 its enough to overwrite libs from rom .264
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64216224&postcount=160
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Only Italy is available. Is there English option for this firmware?
palmpre3 said:
Only Italy is available. Is there English option for this firmware?
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yes all firmwares have the english language you wont find any difference.
jefffisher said:
yes all firmwares have the english language you wont find any difference.
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Thanks for the info.
I have been using US customized firmware without any issue with Hangouts dialer. But after I flashed to Nordic's latest, it stop working with error msg 'phone calling not available temp something...'. So I wonder some countries' firmware might have impact on that...
Update now available here in Austria.
Do u guys think I can simply OTA Update my rooted 256 fw? The Update is only 19.8 mb in size.
Dixxhead said:
Update now available here in Austria.
Do u guys think I can simply OTA Update my rooted 256 fw? The Update is only 19.8 mb in size.
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You can but will lose root. :good:
chris5s said:
You can but will lose root. :good:
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Thanks for the Feedback! Figures I lost it anyways (and the Recovery with it) even though I made and flashed a pre-rooted firmware from recovery as always. Whatever happened there. Gonna have to roll back to KK tonight, get Recovery up and running and then finally retry flashing the a newly created pre-rooted FW from my FTF file.
Really quite annoyed at this right now. Could have just OTA`d and the result would have been the same. Hopefully no big Security holes for some time. Not big on wasting several hours, just to get my phone running the way I want it to run.
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Thanks for the Feedback! Figures I lost it anyways (and the Recovery with it) even though I made and flashed a pre-rooted firmware from recovery as always. Whatever happened there. Gonna have to roll back to KK tonight, get Recovery up and running and then finally retry flashing the a newly created pre-rooted FW from my FTF file.
Really quite annoyed at this right now. Could have just OTA`d and the result would have been the same. Hopefully no big Security holes for some time. Not big on wasting several hours, just to get my phone running the way I want it to run.
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did you use CWM or TWRP to flash?
jefffisher said:
did you use CWM or TWRP to flash?
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I think I used CWM, now that u mention it. Philztouch thing. So better to use TWRP?
Dixxhead said:
I think I used CWM, now that u mention it. Philztouch thing. So better to use TWRP?
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yeah try using TWRP next time i had no issues and the only difference i could think of is the method used to flash.
jefffisher said:
yeah try using TWRP next time i had no issues and the only difference i could think of is the method used to flash.
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TWRP did the trick. Rocking a dual recovery, rooted fresh install of .264 now.
What if i update via PCC? Will i loose root?
AMDFenics said:
What if i update via PCC? Will i loose root?
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yes
So the flash must be with twrp only right ?
If you are already on 5.1.1 its enough to overwrite libs from rom .264
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64216224&postcount=160
paffo said:
If you are already on 5.1.1 its enough to overwrite libs from rom .264
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64216224&postcount=160
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Thnx, added it.
.264 error power off
after upgraded to .264, my phone was down, cannot power on. any one faced this problem
So I ran the OTA and after it installed, all the apps that I had moved to the SD card were no longer on my homescreens, and I cannot even search for them in the Google Now launcher app. They are still in the app drawer but I have to manually scroll down and find them. I can't just type in their name?? Anyone else have this issue? I am totally stock, no root or anything.
I had something similar. With all apps on the sd card initially being unavailable. After maybe 5 minutes the phone rebooted itself and now all apps appear to have been restored to where they were prior to the update and are once more able to be used
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So I ran the OTA and after it installed, all the apps that I had moved to the SD card were no longer on my homescreens, and I cannot even search for them in the Google Now launcher app. They are still in the app drawer but I have to manually scroll down and find them. I can't just type in their name?? Anyone else have this issue? I am totally stock, no root or anything.
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Since the update, i have the same problem ... In conclusion my micro sd card is dead ... Impossible to format and i can't delete files ...
Hello just curious would it be possible to flash the stock marshmallow firmware to downgrade from nougat if I choose to in the future? Thanks.
were there issues on Nougat?
wilson289 said:
were there issues on Nougat?
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Not much I just miss the themes
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Thanks man appreciate it
Or just Odin it back to MM.
joe3681 said:
Or just Odin it back to MM.
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ok for example..if i download the u firmware that was on mm and flash that..would i have to flash all 4 files causing it to wipe my data or i can keep my data?
nitroevo said:
ok for example..if i download the u firmware that was on mm and flash that..would i have to flash all 4 files causing it to wipe my data or i can keep my data?
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You most likely would have to wipe your data. Usually you can't downgrade between versions, especially major versions (7>6). Both smart switch and oden will wipe data.
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You most likely would have to wipe your data. Usually you can't downgrade between versions, especially major versions (7>6). Both smart switch and oden will wipe data.
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meh alright. i'll deal with no themes for now then lol
The Material Black from Samsung works OK for me still. Joy UI was crashing all over the place
All of my purchased themes worked fine. Only problem is that a lot of my themes are dark or black and the text in the status bar being black in N wasn't visible.
Odin'd back to the U firmware to get some light themes and check my signal issues then I'll go back to N
heygrl said:
The Material Black from Samsung works OK for me still. Joy UI was crashing all over the place
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That's the one I used but the thing is when I reset my phone I forgot to download that theme back so I'm stuck with the white one
Just go to themes and go to your purchased and redownload it.
joe3681 said:
Just go to themes and go to your purchased and redownload it.
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Wow I never knew I could do that. Thanks man appreciate it ? now my phone feels more like mine again woot woot
qwewqa said:
You most likely would have to wipe your data. Usually you can't downgrade between versions, especially major versions (7>6). Both smart switch and oden will wipe data.
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Hii By the way I'm using 7.0 on my s7 edge with CSC XSG from UAE and now I want to install 6.0 with CSC INS (INDIA) which is not available in multi CSC list , by checking repartition is enough for INS firmware which is not I'm my available CSC list and another thing is pit file or OEM unlock enable is needed for my situation because I'm downgrading with Odin. please help me thanks in advance
Howdy All,
Just upgraded from Marshmallow to Nougat and I lost my ability to use FoxFi. Unfortunately my wife and I rely on it for our at-home Wi-Fi. Now, I am an EXTREME newb, when it comes through this stuff, but my question is how can I go about downgrading from nougat back to marshmallow without losing all my data, and if that's not possible, how can I back it up and then later restore it to the phone. I need someone to walk me through this step by step and hold my hand like I'm a toddler. Here's a little info.
·Verizon Unlimited Data Plan
·Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ SM-G928V
I went back to MM from nougat.. wanted to see if i could root but no luck.. not wanting the fake root want the bootloader unlock root.. just waiting for that day.. but it is possible to downgrade..
S5Sickness said:
I went back to MM from nougat.. wanted to see if i could root but no luck.. not wanting the fake root want the bootloader unlock root.. just waiting for that day.. but it is possible to downgrade..
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How did you downgrade????
I use chimera from chimeratools.org
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I use chimera from chimeratools.org
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Were you able to retain ask your apps and pictures as they were originally in your phone?
Saw many post from new users and senior members as well and most of the time there are lot of confusion on the OTA part, especially for the rooted phone. Few says it gets (I am one of them) and few says it doesn’t as rooting capabilities modifies the system boot.img and also we have unlocked bootloader so device wont get the OTAs. I have been using the Huawei/Honor phones for 2 years now and have been getting all the OTAs on rooted phone and confirmed the same many time but still there are lot of confusion and users thinks they wont get OTA on rooted phone.
Just confirming here that you will receive OTAs on rooted phone without any issues. This is 2nd update on my phone since rooted in past 2 months.
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Note- I am not using any firmware finder or other things for this as I dont trust on FF as it messed my Honor 5C in February and I given up on it.
Instructions-
If you are rooted but then rolled back to stock recovery, just download the OTA and update.
If you are rooted with TWRP recovery, flash the stock recovery first and then download the OTA to update. (TWRP wont be able to update OTA)
My phone is with modified boot.img by magisk. It was just updated to B388 sucessfully without swithing back to stock boot.
freemannhp said:
My phone is with modified boot.img by magisk. It was just updated to B388 sucessfully without swithing back to stock boot.
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People here have various mixed impression of this. So...
:good:
=shashank1320;73866397]People here have various mixed impression of this. So...
:good:
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@shashank1320 from where did you get those signal bars on your honor 6x?
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talvigi said:
shashank1320 said:
People here have various mixed impression of this. So...
:good:[/QUOTE @shashank1320 from where did you get those signal bars on your honor 6x?
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It may be on my upcoming theme brother:good:
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talvigi said:
It may be on my upcoming theme brother:good:
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I will definitely install that, BTW, I'm still waiting for my problems to be solved.
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shashank1320 said:
I will definitely install that, BTW, I'm still waiting for my problems to be solved.
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Yeah man thinking of that only. That shouod have solved your issue.
May be i will look for roll back package
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will ota require stock recovery to be install again
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arshilhonor6x said:
will ota require stock recovery to be install again
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Yes it will need stock recovery
If I go back to stock recovery what happens to all my apps and settings that need root?
What's the best way to backup, flash stock, update then restore?
PS I'm coming from a iPhone.
Thanks,
Chris
chriskob said:
If I go back to stock recovery what happens to all my apps and settings that need root?
What's the best way to backup, flash stock, update then restore?
PS I'm coming from a iPhone.
Thanks,
Chris
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It will remain intact. No data loss. Well Chris, i can confirm on the OTA part but you never know the unforeseen consequences. I mean can run into trouble sometimes as Huawei/Honor phones are prone to brick in seconds. I would say to not update in such scenarios.
Hi guys,
I was able to flash Q15 rom N910PVPU5DQI5 via odin. Successful boot at first and I perform factory reset in Settings > Backup and reset > Factory data reset. After that it boot loops starting at welcome screen.
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Fixes I tried:
- wipe cache/ factory reset from stock recovery and flash Q15 rom same issue. Can't flash any other roms maybe because of bootloader image 5.
- flash TWRP, wipe data, cache from there and flash Q15, wipe data, cache again from stock recovery same issue.
- soft reset, safe mode, charge for 10-15 mins then boot same issue.
Thinking of switching to custom roms but I need a non-rooted phone. What else can I do? Please help.
Thanks,
Been able to flash lineage os 14 via TWRP. Everything seems fine except with network signal. No signal at all. Should I flash baseband for my region?
Re-download the firmware. And do a full wipe... 3 times
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Quiero quitar el error de mi samsun note 4 n910p :set werranty bit :kinel
MARILSE said:
Quiero quitar el error de mi samsun note 4 n910p :set werranty bit :kinel
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Unfortunately it can not be removed once the boot.img was modified
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Re-download the firmware. And do a full wipe... 3 times
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is it possible to root n910pvpu5dqi5 ??
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is it possible to root n910pvpu5dqi5 ??
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Yes it is possible and has been for some time now. There is a rooted ROM based on stock.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/no.../rom-15nov2017-stock-ish-plustidbits-t3705395
There are also several ROMs that will work with the firmware QI5 even though the OP says otherwise if you just look here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-sprint/development
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Yes it is possible and has been for some time now. There is a rooted ROM based on stock.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/no.../rom-15nov2017-stock-ish-plustidbits-t3705395
There are also several ROMs that will work with the firmware QI5 even though the OP says otherwise if you just look here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-sprint/development
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Thank you very much. that rom works but i cant send messages. as i see you have the same phone i would ask you, is there a way to root with magisk?
and another question, will this rom work: https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-sprint/development/rom-updated-1-14-2017-t3538051 ??? looks very good !!.
1. Can't send messages?
The stock tidbits works out of box.. never had any issue with sending messages. Actually nvr had that issue with any of the ROMs listed except while they were in early stages but most of them are way past that.
Stock with tidbits works.. The UN7 Rom works also... Even the AOSP ROMs work. If you are having an issue with a ROM ask your question and let it be known in that Rom's thread.
The UN7 ROM I've seen a few have that issue but the fix is in the thread.. in fact there are fixes in the OP. UN7 has the ROM file & another one you flash after that which flashes updates. You gonna have to take the time to search the thread and read.
Magisk?... The ROM itself will flash that for you... (The 2nd file asks you this question during install)
Aside from this if you try other ROMs for the general Snapdragon Note 4 (yes there is a thread for that too) you could use a data fix by tx_dbs_tx
Long story short... look in the thread for your answers. Magisk has worked for awhile now. Now version 18 or 18.1 both work on Lineage OS which is what I am using now. Didn't even have to use any data fix file either.
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