Is it possible to flash official stock firmware for Note 3 from region other than the original region of the phone? For example I have Note 3, N9005 from middle east (which has 4.3), can I flash a stock rom from a region for which 4.4.2 is available? Will this brick the phone? Will the phone be locked for that specific region in case flashing is successful? Any other problems? Did anyone did this before?
i have the same concern as yours, i have a Note3 and i am from the middle east can i download a stock rom from Europe for example Germany ??
shahidhussain said:
Is it possible to flash official stock firmware for Note 3 from region other than the original region of the phone? For example I have Note 3, N9005 from middle east (which has 4.3), can I flash a stock rom from a region for which 4.4.2 is available? Will this brick the phone? Will the phone be locked for that specific region in case flashing is successful? Any other problems? Did anyone did this before?
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no problem with me. i have note 3 n9005 from france 4.3 then i flash stock rom 4.4.2 poland and its work. if the phone be locked u can use }Regionlock away from Chainfire to remove it.
Same here, I had a Hong Kong Note 3 on 4.3, flashed Poland kitkat then later flashed Singapore Kitkat without any problems.
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shahidhussain said:
Is it possible to flash official stock firmware for Note 3 from region other than the original region of the phone? For example I have Note 3, N9005 from middle east (which has 4.3), can I flash a stock rom from a region for which 4.4.2 is available? Will this brick the phone? Will the phone be locked for that specific region in case flashing is successful? Any other problems? Did anyone did this before?
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I am using SM-N 9005 from UAE, I flash poland firmware when it released, received ota update also in february, working fine no problem at all.
jdomadia said:
I am using SM-N 9005 from UAE, I flash poland firmware when it released, received ota update also in february, working fine no problem at all.
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Thanks. Can you please explain the method? I searched and found this one http://www.droidviews.com/how-to-install-restore-stock-firmware-on-samsung-galaxy-note-3-all-models/
Is there anything else to worry about?
I am sorry read below link before proceed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2608458
shahidhussain said:
Thanks. Can you please explain the method? I searched and found this one http://www.droidviews.com/how-to-install-restore-stock-firmware-on-samsung-galaxy-note-3-all-models/
Is there anything else to worry about?
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Yeah method is fine but usb debugging is not required, if u r from UAE poland firmware is supporting LTE without issue.
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shahidhussain said:
Thanks. Can you please explain the method? I searched and found this one http://www.droidviews.com/how-to-install-restore-stock-firmware-on-samsung-galaxy-note-3-all-models/
Is there anything else to worry about?
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If u want u can read this thread from beginning many ppl explain how to flash, that will be more helpfull, Good Luck
If u want u can read this thread from beginning many ppl explain how to flash, that will be more helpfull, Good Luck
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No, I am not from UAE. I live in KSA.
shahidhussain said:
No, I am not from UAE. I live in KSA.
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Wait wait dont flash now if u r from KSA I read somewere here in XDA there is a some network related problems, pls read before flash, I think KSA has different firmeare.
jdomadia said:
Wait wait dont flash now if u r from KSA I read somewere here in XDA there is a some network related problems, pls read before flash, I think KSA has different firmeare.
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My Note 3 has following:
AP: N9005XXUDMJ7
CP: N9005XXUDMJ7
CSC: N9005OJVDMJ4
shahidhussain said:
My Note 3 has following:
AP: N9005XXUDMJ7
CP: N9005XXUDMJ7
CSC: N9005OJVDMJ4
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Its same as UAE XSI so may not any problems, but I am sure only about XSI which I am using now.
jdomadia said:
Its same as UAE XSI so may not any problems, but I am sure only about XSI which I am using now.
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I flashed the N9005XXUENB4_N9005OXXENB1_XEF rom. It went normal and works fine. Battery life improved. Thanks.
shahidhussain said:
I flashed the N9005XXUENB4_N9005OXXENB1_XEF rom. It went normal and works fine. Battery life improved. Thanks.
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Great,Good to Know all fine.
Does the csc change too?
Will you be able to get OTA updates?
Note3m said:
Same here, I had a Hong Kong Note 3 on 4.3, flashed Poland kitkat then later flashed Singapore Kitkat without any problems.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app
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Can you send me the links on how to flash other roms..i also have a samsung galaxy note 3 smn9005 hongkong 16gb
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Hello.I have a question: What is BTU?In kies, it says the firmware,which is XXUMK8(BTU) and I don't know what it means. I know that MKF and even ML1 are out and I didn't received them. Can this be because of this BTU?Thanks.
popab said:
Hello.I have a question: What is BTU?In kies, it says the firmware,which is XXUMK8(BTU) and I don't know what it means. I know that MKF and even ML1 are out and I didn't received them. Can this be because of this BTU?Thanks.
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No. BTU means the region of ur firmware. U have installed latest United Kingdom Unbranded in this case :highfive:
Joku1981 said:
No. BTU means the region of ur firmware. U have installed latest United Kingdom Unbranded in this case :highfive:
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Thank you very much for your reply!
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hello. i have note 3 n9005 32gb HK based firmware MK1. can i flash malaysiam kot kat 4.4.2 via odin? thanks.
among4239bulan said:
hello. i have note 3 n9005 32gb HK based firmware MK1. can i flash malaysiam kot kat 4.4.2 via odin? thanks.
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Read around, the HK note has a lot of issues with KitKat.
among4239bulan said:
hello. i have note 3 n9005 32gb HK based firmware MK1. can i flash malaysiam kot kat 4.4.2 via odin? thanks.
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Flash the CSC file from the leaked ROM. Then flash whatever you want.
FeralFire said:
Flash the CSC file from the leaked ROM. Then flash whatever you want.
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how about if i flash malaysian 4.3 rom? is it doable? because my HK firmware doesnt has LTE ENALBED in network mode. thanks
among4239bulan said:
how about if i flash malaysian 4.3 rom? is it doable? because my HK firmware doesnt has LTE ENALBED in network mode. thanks
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Sure.
Just flash the CSC file first. It changes your pit.
Click through to the second link in my signature.
FeralFire said:
Sure.
Just flash the CSC file first. It changes your pit.
Click through to the second link in my signature.
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okay thanks mate, going to flash the csc later then flash other region firmware to enable LTE.
out of curiosity, can i enable LTE in network mode without rooting and changing specific lines in root explorer?
among4239bulan said:
okay thanks mate, going to flash the csc later then flash other region firmware to enable LTE.
out of curiosity, can i enable LTE in network mode without rooting and changing specific lines in root explorer?
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Not as far as I know. You need root for that.
FeralFire said:
Not as far as I know. You need root for that.
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IT WORKED !! thanks alot, followed step 1-6 from your 2nd signature thread then i went on to flash malaysia 4.4 firmware. Now i get LTE connections. thanks again
I have a G900H galaxy S5 variant with the THR code in Kies, seems is iran software, is stock unrooted. What firmware can i put on it? i heard i can use EGYPT stock firmware also, seems i don't find the stock IRAN firmware on sammobile.com and can't find it here also. Can anyone tell me if i flash with odin another country's Firmware for the G900H, is ok right??
blizzybad said:
I have a G900H galaxy S5 variant with the THR code in Kies, seems is iran software, is stock unrooted. What firmware can i put on it? i heard i can use EGYPT stock firmware also, seems i don't find the stock IRAN firmware on sammobile.com and can't find it here also. Can anyone tell me if i flash with odin another country's Firmware for the G900H, is ok right??
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Did you successfully flash another country's firmware? As I'm not using Kies, I'm not even sure which country it comes from! I'm a little worried about baseband being different in different countries.
Came across this, which suggests it might not work in the first place: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53721117&postcount=5
I flashed with odin a firmware for g900h from south africa that looked to me it had kinda same csc letters. Worked fine and now i have latest software for my phone. Kies recognise it also. All ok. No problem with modem or basebands or anything. My phone is carrier free so unlocked.
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blizzybad said:
I have a G900H galaxy S5 variant with the THR code in Kies, seems is iran software, is stock unrooted. What firmware can i put on it? i heard i can use EGYPT stock firmware also, seems i don't find the stock IRAN firmware on sammobile.com and can't find it here also. Can anyone tell me if i flash with odin another country's Firmware for the G900H, is ok right??
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My S5 is also THR, so I looked-up sammobile for firmwares with PDA:NCI, PHONE: NCI and CSC: NCH.
Found Irak and Egypt to match those and both have the NE2 update available. Not sure I'll proceed with this considering some users reported bricked device and had to find the appropriate firmware. What if there are none for this country?
I wonder where to get the original thr firmware also. I flashed as i mentioned and all working great
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blizzybad said:
I wonder where to get the original thr firmware also. I flashed as i mentioned and all working great
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So you flashed your THR model with the Egypt firmware and all ok? Good, I'll proceed with that as well.
South america i think. I found one that matched my csc letters, allmost. Check for the one for you.
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blizzybad said:
South america i think. I found one that matched my csc letters, allmost. Check for the one for you.
Sent from my SM-G900H using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Same, I flashed a CSC-matching firmware and no problems
Cool. Can i ask what country??
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3c said:
Same, I flashed a CSC-matching firmware and no problems
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I checked now, i got the south africa firmware NE2. Can you tell me wich one did u flash? and btw, check your accesories settings, do you have the unlock setting for the s-view case in there?? i seem to miss that. dunno if i should reflash or factory reset.
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I checked now, i got the south africa firmware NE2. Can you tell me wich one did u flash? and btw, check your accesories settings, do you have the unlock setting for the s-view case in there?? i seem to miss that. dunno if i should reflash or factory reset.
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Flashed MID country, but no unlock setting for s-view case. Not sure I had this option before though? Don't have the s-view case either, maybe that option shows up when the case is there?
that wasn't the case on my GS4, maybe someone can confirm??
same THR csc ... installed russia didn`t work ... it worked with IUS (Mexico) is it fake ?
can't be if it worked with the original samsung firmware....i managed to flash 3 or 4 different firmwares, seems some work better then others. i flashed the June update NE2, works better.
what csc?
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blizzybad said:
can't be if it worked with the original samsung firmware....i managed to flash 3 or 4 different firmwares, seems some work better then others. i flashed the June update NE2, works better.
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what csc?
JDI MID
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oh and what do you mean some Works better then other ? in what sense ?
blizzybad said:
I have a G900H galaxy S5 variant with the THR code in Kies, seems is iran software, is stock unrooted. What firmware can i put on it? i heard i can use EGYPT stock firmware also, seems i don't find the stock IRAN firmware on sammobile.com and can't find it here also. Can anyone tell me if i flash with odin another country's Firmware for the G900H, is ok right??
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Too late but maybe this is a help for other persons, You can flash: THR, ACR,MID,XSG,PAK,EGY,XFA,AFG,TMC,TUN ; All this firmwares are the same. Install "Phone Info app" to see the codes that you can flash. For Lollipop I have flashed Panama (TPA) and works ok.
I have Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900.
I didn't receive any update of lollipop on my device yet.
It is made in Vietnam and I live in Pakistan.
Kindly guide me how to update my device to lollipop (Official). Also, my device is not rooted and don't want to.
Did you try looking for the stock firmware on Sammobile.com?
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audit13 said:
Did you try looking for the stock firmware on Sammobile.com?
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I checked, but I didn't understand which one is suitable?
My mobile is made in Vietnam so should I download Vietnam firmware?
sameerse1997 said:
I checked, but I didn't understand which one is suitable?
My mobile is made in Vietnam so should I download Vietnam firmware?
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Download the stock firmware for Pakistan.
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Uzair40 said:
Download the stock firmware for Pakistan.
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There is 4.4.2 firmware for Pakistan which is already installed. But PDA is different on device then on sammobile.com .
Thanks.
What are the last 4 characters of the bootloader, CSC, and modem?
sameerse1997 said:
There is 4.4.2 firmware for Pakistan which is already installed. But PDA is different on device then on sammobile.com .
Thanks.
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With 4.4.2 you'll remain on KitKat. Download and install a stock firmware of any other country with Android version 5.0 or above.
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audit13 said:
What are the last 4 characters of the bootloader, CSC, and modem?
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From where I can check all these things?
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Uzair40 said:
With 4.4.2 you'll remain on KitKat. Download and install a stock firmware of any other country with Android version 5.0 or above.
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If I install Rom of any country then my phone will be blocked.. Isn't it?
If not than kindly send me link to download Rom. I live in Pakistan and device is made in Vietnam.
You can install the Samsung Info App from the Play Store to find out everything about your phone.
sameerse1997 said:
If I install Rom of any country then my phone will be blocked.. Isn't it?
If not than kindly send me link to download Rom. I live in Pakistan and device is made in Vietnam.
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Your phone will not be locked if you install a ROM of another country.
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You can install the Samsung Info App from the Play Store to find out everything about your phone.
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Actually, the application is called Phone INFO Samsung.
Friends, is it possible to downgrade n9005 back to kitkat? I am having many problems on 5.0.
I have searched the forum but could not find any step by step guide to do so.
I'd use Odin to install a 4.4 stock and work from there
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I'd use Odin to install a 4.4 stock and work from there
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That's all? Should I flash with odin? Are you sure? I read some where that lollipop can not be downgraded. Please someone confirm it. I don't want to brick my phone.
waqar bukhari said:
That's all? Should I flash with odin? Are you sure? I read some where that lollipop can not be downgraded. Please someone confirm it. I don't want to brick my phone.
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Worked for me without any issues. Obviously you need to unlock the bootloader etc again afterwards as it just becomes stock but I've gone from 4.4 to 5 and back again several times.
waqar bukhari said:
That's all? Should I flash with odin? Are you sure? I read some where that lollipop can not be downgraded. Please someone confirm it. I don't want to brick my phone.
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Yes just be aware that you are not using older kit kat firmwares..
I personally use n9005xxugng1 firmware to downgrade
And do a backup cause factory reset is needed
V_B said:
Yes just be aware that you are not using older kit kat firmwares..
I personally use n9005xxugng1 firmware to downgrade
And do a backup cause factory reset is needed
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The file that I have downloaded is "N9005ZHUENJ1_N9005ZZHENJ1_TGY" from sam mobile
waqar bukhari said:
The file that I have downloaded is "N9005ZHUENJ1_N9005ZZHENJ1_TGY" from sam mobile
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Hong Kong region .
waqar bukhari said:
The file that I have downloaded is "N9005ZHUENJ1_N9005ZZHENJ1_TGY" from sam mobile
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I recommend xxugng1
JJEgan said:
Hong Kong region .
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Yes this file was of hongkong region. First When I bought mobile it had hongkong region.
I have already flashed the file and it is booting now.
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I recommend xxugng1
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Sir, I was unable to find this exact matched firmware on sammobile. The firmware that I have just flashed is the lattest kitkat firmware for Hong Kong region.
Thanks Every body. I am now on kitkat.
waqar bukhari said:
Sir, I was unable to find this exact matched firmware on sammobile. The firmware that I have just flashed is the lattest kitkat firmware for Hong Kong region.
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Alright if everything is fine than no panic hahaha