Kitkat update - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin

Hi guys
Im trying to update my phone to kitkat.
The OTA update of AT&T doesnt even show there is an update .It says current softwae is up to date.
so i thought to put a stock rom via Odin.
Can i use the i9505rom from sammobile?

leon2810 said:
Hi guys
Im trying to update my phone to kitkat.
The OTA update of AT&T doesnt even show there is an update .It says current softwae is up to date.
so i thought to put a stock rom via Odin.
Can i use the i9505rom from sammobile?
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If that is the Model of your cellphone.

tailgunner9 said:
If that is the Model of your cellphone.
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My model is SGH-I337
why else would i post it here?

leon2810 said:
Hi guys
Im trying to update my phone to kitkat.
The OTA update of AT&T doesnt even show there is an update .It says current softwae is up to date.
so i thought to put a stock rom via Odin.
Can i use the i9505rom from sammobile?
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No, you can't flash the i9505 firmware. There are nb1 and mk2 tar files available. Look in the general forum
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jd1639 said:
No, you can't flash the i9505 firmware. There are nb1 and mk2 tar files available. Look in the general forum
Sent from my Nexus 5
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So should i upgrade to mk2 and then to nb1 if my current version is 4.2.2
or i can upgrade directlly to nb1?

leon2810 said:
So should i upgrade to mk2 and then to nb1 if my current version is 4.2.2
or i can upgrade directlly to nb1?
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you should be able to upgrade directly to nb1. search around the forums here for the Odin files.
If you are interested in being rooted... flash mk2.. then root uaing saferoot
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A update is required

Hi guys i have received a message to system update it must be the latest version of software so the question is should I or not I am currently unlocked and on mdc build number mk2 android version 4.3 so what do you guys suggest ?
j4gz said:
Hi guys i have received a message to system update it must be the latest version of software so the question is should I or not I am currently unlocked and on mdc build number mk2 android version 4.3 so what do you guys suggest ?
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You can't update with the ota, it will fail. You need to bring your phone to stock mk2 first. Easiest way is to odin the mk2 stock tar file.
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Can't get back to stock firmware on Galaxy S4?

I had sprints official 4.3. Then i rooted and had cyanogenmod 4.4.2. I wanna go back to stock so I downloaded 4.2.2 from galaxys4root.com and tried flashing through odin but it keeps failing. Someone please help me! it's driving me crazy
Search a bit more. You cannot go back to an earlier version of android through odin. you have to get a 4.3 tar. Either MJA or MK2.
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Android Regression
daniel4653 said:
Search a bit more. You cannot go back to an earlier version of android through odin. you have to get a 4.3 tar. Either MJA or MK2.
Could you please elaborate? I'm a noob (and a dweeb) but I just got updated to KitKat and it sucks. I'm a photographer and I use several photo editing apps that suddenly are not allowed to write to my SD card. I need Jellybean back.
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th_rab said:
daniel4653 said:
Search a bit more. You cannot go back to an earlier version of android through odin. you have to get a 4.3 tar. Either MJA or MK2.
Could you please elaborate? I'm a noob (and a dweeb) but I just got updated to KitKat and it sucks. I'm a photographer and I use several photo editing apps that suddenly are not allowed to write to my SD card. I need Jellybean back.
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Once updated to kitkat using ota then your stuck with kitkat you can downgrade back to jelly bean. Only way would be flashing a mk2 or mja rom. But you would still be in kitkat nae.
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
th_rab said:
Once updated to kitkat using ota then your stuck with kitkat you can downgrade back to jelly bean. Only way would be flashing a mk2 or mja rom. But you would still be in kitkat nae.
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But where would I get the stock 4.3? im sorry i dont know what mk2 and mja is. I just wanna get sprints stock 4.4. i understand i can't downgrade back to 4.2.2, but what should I do? where do i download? im desperate for help lol
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Like he already stated, best you could do now is install a custom recovery after rooting your phone, then flash a Jellybean ROM from there. You familiar with doing any of that?
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JustinB410 said:
ROMANTiC KiD said:
But where would I get the stock 4.3? im sorry i dont know what mk2 and mja is. I just wanna get sprints stock 4.4. i understand i can't downgrade back to 4.2.2, but what should I do? where do i download? im desperate for help lol
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There is a one line edit needed to restore full write capability to the sdcard with kit kat. It takes about 10 seconds to accomplish but you must be rooted. There is no way to odin back to 4.3 if you OTA to 4.4.2, like stated earlier, you can install a stock like 4.3 rom but I don't think you need to do that. Search for the sdcard write problem in these forums and edit the platform.xml file and all your stuff will write to the sdcard again.
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MF3 Upgrade Help

So I rooted my galaxy s4 AT&T and I rooted it while on mf3. Can I upgrade in kies or ota without breaking my phone? I don't care whether I keep my root or not.
dantheman1024 said:
So I rooted my galaxy s4 AT&T and I rooted it while on mf3. Can I upgrade in kies or ota without breaking my phone? I don't care whether I keep my root or not.
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Download the NB1 stock tar from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221 and flash using Odin.
jmjoyas said:
Download the NB1 stock tar from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221 and flash using Odin.
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Ok, thank you!

[Q] OTA S4 Update 4.4.3?

AT&T S4 SGH 1337 Apparently I can download an update OTA and Im already on 4.4.2 so is this 4.4.3 or something else. I dont want to update if it patches an exploit or adds more bloatware. I found nothing online talking about it so idk.
Could be 4.4.2 still with some minor patches but I hope you are right.
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SkyWalkerMcFly said:
AT&T S4 SGH 1337 Apparently I can download an update OTA and Im already on 4.4.2 so is this 4.4.3 or something else. I dont want to update if it patches an exploit or adds more bloatware. I found nothing online talking about it so idk.
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nb1 to nc1? If so there are several threads about it already, I'm not sure how you couldn't find anything about it. If your talking about an update above nc1, that could be new.
scott14719 said:
nb1 to nc1? If so there are several threads about it already, I'm not sure how you couldn't find anything about it. If your talking about an update above nc1, that could be new.
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yeah its probably nc1 then. I was searching for "OTA S4 update 4.4.2" and found nothing. Is there an official list of updates somewhere so you know which does which?
Nc1 is 4.4.2 which I have had since it was released...when in downloaded it OTA there was several bugs...but when I flashed via Odin it corrected everything...this has been flawless on my s4 and have seen drastic improvement and so much faster
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Any Update Today ? After NB1
SkyWalkerMcFly said:
AT&T S4 SGH 1337 Apparently I can download an update OTA and Im already on 4.4.2 so is this 4.4.3 or something else. I dont want to update if it patches an exploit or adds more bloatware. I found nothing online talking about it so idk.
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After 4.4.2 Update .. AT&T Going To Release Any Update ? ..... ie [ I337UCUFNB1 ] After This Update Kitkat 4.4.2
Reply Me ...
jack_ssl said:
After 4.4.2 Update .. AT&T Going To Release Any Update ? ..... ie [ I337UCUFNB1 ] After This Update Kitkat 4.4.2
Reply Me ...
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NC1 was the latest update on 4/24.
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AT&T S4 Kitkat 4.4.2 I337UCUFNC1 Update Upload The Zip File
netomel said:
NC1 was the latest update on 4/24.
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Download the OTA package I337UCUFNC1 19MB Zip File
This Link Not Working : https://mega.co.nz/#!oYp13KoL!iM-Wr_M4ix22OeLw6cne0G1WXH7BjuN9i0Fr995G6lQ :crying:
Unavailable To Download
Plz Give Fresh Link :
AT&T S4 Kitkat 4.4.2 I337UCUFNC1 Pure Update Without Root . Please Upload The zip File .:fingers-crossed:
I Need Official Update To Update My Phone .. Plz Help Me
jack_ssl said:
Download the OTA package I337UCUFNC1 19MB Zip File
This Link Not Working : https://mega.co.nz/#!oYp13KoL!iM-Wr_M4ix22OeLw6cne0G1WXH7BjuN9i0Fr995G6lQ :crying:
Unavailable To Download
Plz Give Fresh Link :
AT&T S4 Kitkat 4.4.2 I337UCUFNC1 Pure Update Without Root . Please Upload The zip File .:fingers-crossed:
I Need Official Update To Update My Phone .. Plz Help Me
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If you are on stock firmware just go to software update in settings/ more/ about device and follow the commands.
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netomel said:
If you are on stock firmware just go to software update in settings/ more/ about device and follow the commands.
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I AM Outside Of US How I Can Update . Currently I Am Not Using AT&T Network
So Plz Upload .cfg file
so can I337UCUFNC1 still be rooted? Havent looked into any of the root methods yet.
SkyWalkerMcFly said:
so can I337UCUFNC1 still be rooted? Havent looked into any of the root methods yet.
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It can with the same downgrade method used for NB1.
sifuentes2013 said:
Nc1 is 4.4.2 which I have had since it was released...when in downloaded it OTA there was several bugs...but when I flashed via Odin it corrected everything...this has been flawless on my s4 and have seen drastic improvement and so much faster
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New i337 phone here. OTA update and I have plenty of bugs in the I337UCUFNC1 ROM. I can not Sync my contacts if any other sync is checked so I am forced to do all this manually and my battery life is terrible. If Flashing the NC1 rom seems to work with Odin, does anyone know of another working link for downloading the I337UCUFNC1 ROM?
side rant, I need to get these bloated AT&T apps off to . I am looking for some fix for this version of the rom.
1st post here so thanx to XDA forums, devs and members for this site.
AP I337UCUFNC1, CP I337UCUFNC1, CSC I337ATTFNC1

[Q] How to Upgrade rooted MF3 4.2.2

Hello,
My device is currently rooted on 4.2.2 (Baseband MF3) . How can I upgrade it to 4.4 (and maintain root) ?
Thanks!
S4 At&T Unlocked device
s4attuser said:
Hello,
My device is currently rooted on 4.2.2 (Baseband MF3) . How can I upgrade it to 4.4 (and maintain root) ?
Thanks!
S4 At&T Unlocked device
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Use Odin and flash either the MK2 or NB1 update, and then follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2680868 to get to rooted 4.4.
Thr33-F0ur said:
Use Odin and flash either the MK2 or NB1 update, and then follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2680868 to get to rooted 4.4.
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Thanks for the reply!
Where can I find the MK2 or NB1 Update? Is there one safer to update to than the other (as I see different instructions for each) ?
Thanks again!
MK2 is a little easier, since you won't have to downgrade. You can find links to both in the OP of the All things MK2 and NB1 thread under "return to stock".
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s4attuser said:
Hello,
My device is currently rooted on 4.2.2 (Baseband MF3) . How can I upgrade it to 4.4 (and maintain root) ?
Thanks!
S4 At&T Unlocked device
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MK2 is the last firmware version with an exploitable kernel that allows for a direct rooting method, e.g. saferoot. You can flash the MK2 Odin .tar in Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+): http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358541050
From there you can obtain stock, rooted, NC1(latest 4.4.2 firmware) by following this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52167774&postcount=3

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