Hi there,
I have just got a note 3, on firmware 4.3,
I am considering upgrading to kitkat (stock not available to me yet O2 uk.) But Im also considering rooting it.
I have read something about knox what is it ?
Does kitkat fix the issue with wifi connection drop out ?
Also how would I go about upgrading to kitkat and rooting it ??
Please can anyone help me thank you
Mercedes xx
Yesh, the wifi connection will be disconnected frequently after updating to 4.4.2. And sometimes you have to re-key in the password manually. I have unrooted my device and now using the official firmware. For N9005 i feel that the best firmware will be 4.3 (Jelly Bean) the original firmware. Anyway, it's just my opinion. If want to root still, just go ahead, but make sure you have do lots of survey and follow the instruction properly. (Sorry for my poor english)
mercyxx76xx said:
Hi there,
I have just got a note 3, on firmware 4.3,
I am considering upgrading to kitkat (stock not available to me yet O2 uk.) But Im also considering rooting it.
I have read something about knox what is it ?
Does kitkat fix the issue with wifi connection drop out ?
Also how would I go about upgrading to kitkat and rooting it ??
Please can anyone help me thank you
Mercedes xx
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Hi,
I have an original Samsung Galaxy S4. It has been updated to original 4.4.2 KitKat. This firmware is very wrong (slow, and battery runs out very soon).
I want to downgrade it to previous 4.3 firmware.
My problem is that Write protection is enabled on the device.
Could you help me how I can disable write protection, flash the 4.3 firmware and restore it to official?
I already downloaded the original 4.3 firmware which is appropriate for my device.
Thanks a lot!
KR
You can't downgrade. Android 4.4.2 have new bootloader and isn't possible take it back to android 4.3 :fingers-crossed:
Thanks a lot!
piedone said:
Hi,
I have an original Samsung Galaxy S4. It has been updated to original 4.4.2 KitKat. This firmware is very wrong (slow, and battery runs out very soon).
I want to downgrade it to previous 4.3 firmware.
My problem is that Write protection is enabled on the device.
Could you help me how I can disable write protection, flash the 4.3 firmware and restore it to official?
I already downloaded the original 4.3 firmware which is appropriate for my device.
Thanks a lot!
KR
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Today I went to an official Samsung store to tell them about the same, about how bad KitKat has been performing on my phone ever since I got it. I know for a fact that they can downgrade firmwares, but the girl told me that Samsung pulled 4.3 from the system. But I think this was only the one for the unlocked version here in Spain. You might get lucky and they might still have the one that works for your carrier or something.
Try that if you want and let me know if it worked for you... meanwhile I'll live in pain with my 4.4.2 FW.:crying:
Hi everyone, I currently have a samsung galaxy S4 I9505 phone running android 4.3. I upgraded to 4.3 via Odin not via the inbuilt software update. Im wondering if it is at all possible to downgrade to 4.2.2 because with 4.3 their has been an introduction of a lot of bugs to apps such as Chrome and Spotify. These bugs have since been really getting annoying and the only time I didn't have to deal with them would be when I was running 4.2.2.
Alternatively can anyone tell me if upgrading to android Kitkat for S4 would potentially fix these problems?
Any help will of course be greatly appreciated and even if no help can be given thanks for taking the time to read this post.
Regards
M.Cooper
Forget the word Downgrade
this is not possible without problems (and they are many)
matty491 said:
Hi everyone, I currently have a samsung galaxy S4 I9505 phone running android 4.3. I upgraded to 4.3 via Odin not via the inbuilt software update. Im wondering if it is at all possible to downgrade to 4.2.2 because with 4.3 their has been an introduction of a lot of bugs to apps such as Chrome and Spotify. These bugs have since been really getting annoying and the only time I didn't have to deal with them would be when I was running 4.2.2.
Alternatively can anyone tell me if upgrading to android Kitkat for S4 would potentially fix these problems?
Any help will of course be greatly appreciated and even if no help can be given thanks for taking the time to read this post.
Regards
M.Cooper
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No , you can't downgrade!
Hello
I recently got my S4 i9505. I'm planning to root it
I have Android version 4.3
I used to flash costum roms on my s2 but I'm not really planning to do much flashing on my S4. not soon anyway
So as I connected the phone to Kies to make sure the drivers were downloaded so I can proceed with rooting
Firmware update popped up
I'm not sure what the best option for me now.
Should I root now and then I'd be able to flash a costume KK rom? and are there any stable ones that are better than the stock?
Can I use kies to update my rooted phone?
Maybe I should stick with JB 4.3? Which one is better 4.3 or 4.4.2?
I remember facing some issues when I update my s2 back. So I searched for the KK Update for the s4 and some people weren't so happy with their KK update
I know that doesn't represent the majority but still it could happen to me
So I confused myself
What is your advice to me?
sorry for the long post
Also I have an extra question What is KNOX? and do I need it?
egy_b0y said:
Hello
I recently got my S4 i9505. I'm planning to root it
I have Android version 4.3
I used to flash costum roms on my s2 but I'm not really planning to do much flashing on my S4. not soon anyway
So as I connected the phone to Kies to make sure the drivers were downloaded so I can proceed with rooting
Firmware update popped up
I'm not sure what the best option for me now.
Should I root now and then I'd be able to flash a costume KK rom? and are there any stable ones that are better than the stock?
Can I use kies to update my rooted phone?
Maybe I should stick with JB 4.3? Which one is better 4.3 or 4.4.2?
I remember facing some issues when I update my s2 back. So I searched for the KK Update for the s4 and some people weren't so happy with their KK update
I know that doesn't represent the majority but still it could happen to me
So I confused myself
What is your advice to me?
sorry for the long post
Also I have an extra question What is KNOX? and do I need it?
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First, the most problems in 4.4.2 are fixed, so if you flash the officical, latest firmware of your country you shouldn't have any problem.
An important thing: if you flash a custom rom, your warranty will be set 0x1, that means, you lost your garanty if you flash a custom rom, that's the so called KNOX. You can use knox like a second system on your phone, with all secure data in it, you can only access with a passwort and all datas are locked without this passwort.
Root your phone after the software update if you want to root it.
Tkkg1994 said:
First, the most problems in 4.4.2 are fixed, so if you flash the officical, latest firmware of your country you shouldn't have any problem.
An important thing: if you flash a custom rom, your warranty will be set 0x1, that means, you lost your garanty if you flash a custom rom, that's the so called KNOX. You can use knox like a second system on your phone, with all secure data in it, you can only access with a passwort and all datas are locked without this passwort.
Root your phone after the software update if you want to root it.
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the fact is that 4.4.2 GNG8 international version cannot be rooted....
christty31 said:
the fact is that 4.4.2 GNG8 international version cannot be rooted....
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That's wrong, just not with towelroot.
thank you for your input
Hi Everyone,
I have an international i9505 that I purchased online 18 months ago, and it is yet to receive an OTA update. The phone hasnt been factory reset since I started using it and it is really starting to struggle.
I am looking to root it and put the most up-to-date Samsung rom on it. I do not require the use of 4G
My question is regarding the 5.0.1 rom for the i9500.
Am I able to flash my i9505 with the 5.0.1 i9500 rom?
Thanks for any help.
Spoorman88 said:
Hi Everyone,
I have an international i9505 that I purchased online 18 months ago, and it is yet to receive an OTA update. The phone hasnt been factory reset since I started using it and it is really starting to struggle.
I am looking to root it and put the most up-to-date Samsung rom on it. I do not require the use of 4G
My question is regarding the 5.0.1 rom for the i9500.
Am I able to flash my i9505 with the 5.0.1 i9500 rom?
Thanks for any help.
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Hi mate
Do not even think of it !!!!! they have different processors...among other things
Stay on Official
Spoorman88 said:
Hi Everyone,
I have an international i9505 that I purchased online 18 months ago, and it is yet to receive an OTA update. The phone hasnt been factory reset since I started using it and it is really starting to struggle.
I am looking to root it and put the most up-to-date Samsung rom on it. I do not require the use of 4G
My question is regarding the 5.0.1 rom for the i9500.
Am I able to flash my i9505 with the 5.0.1 i9500 rom?
Thanks for any help.
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I try many roms for my Galaxy s4 LTE and remamber this "Wait for Official Touchwizz android"
I flash CM12 on my phone and all is great but lolipop have problem with pure camera (Problem with focus)
I delete some files and after flashing CM12 my phone will be UNKNOWN DEVICE for all computers.I finde solution to rol back on official Android 4.4.2 Touchwizz and now i will selling my phone.
I hope that these post will help you to finde answer on your question
And don't use rom from 9500 this phone have diferent hardware
Hi Huys,
Thanks for the advice. Glad I came on here and asked the question first.
I guess I shal just try and wait it out for 5.0.1 for the i9505
Hi,
I've been using SAMSUNG GALAXY GRAND PRIME SM-G530F for more than a year now and never faced any sort of problem before even though i rooted it immediately after purchase.
But after the update to kitKat 4.4.4 from kitkat 4.4.4, lol sounds crazy but i already had a kitkat on my phone but after the update of 76 MB file from OTA i didn't find much of a difference in settings but the notification panel was transparent and WiFi stopped working! It won't even turn on now. whenever i press the WiFi button it diminishes, and does nothing.
i tried everything, rebooting, wiping cache, even took it back to factory mode. but still the problem presist.. so could anyone help me with this problem?
i don't want to flash a new custom or official rom, there maybe some thing i could do make it work? :/
WiFi problem presisted in some devices back in jellybean too.. so that too could help me. please share any ideas or guesses below on the comment section. Thanks in advance!
Device: Samsung
Model no: SM-G530F
andriod version now: 4.4.4 kit kat
android before update: 4.4.4 kit kat
Country: UAE
Base band version: G530FXXU1AOES2
Root acess: rooted (Updated to OTA using wnamp, fake serial number)(Xposed Installer)
if needed any further information please let me know this has been a headache to me.
Edit: After i factory reset it, The transparent notification bar is gone means the update no longer exists.. but still the wifi problem presists. thanks!
I'm having the same problem new phone (same model), not rooted any help?
Im having the same problem with same model
I hope anyone can help me with this
New firmware
You can flash a new firmware with Odin. Check this page provided by me: (goo.gl/SjGv7x).