[Q] root with Reactivation lock on 4.4.2 - Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys,
there is no way to root or change firmware if the reactivation lock is active on a 4.4.2 stock rom?
I've bought a n9005 and i've used it for a day, then i've tried to make a factory reset and now i cannot access to the phone because the last owner doesn't remember the password

honoluluteam said:
Hi guys,
there is no way to root or change firmware if the reactivation lock is active on a 4.4.2 stock rom?
I've bought a n9005 and i've used it for a day, then i've tried to make a factory reset and now i cannot access to the phone because the last owner doesn't remember the password
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Return it and demand your money back.

Yes i'll try

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[Q] Cannot update to lollipop using FOA

First things first, I am not very techy and am only trying to accomplish one goal on my galaxy s5 - update to lollipop.
I'm trying to do it by going to Settings --> About device --> Software Update. Everytime I try it check's for updates and says 'The Latest Updates have already been installed'.
My device is unrooted and running Android 4.4.2 and is unlocked. My brother bought the exact same phone and got the update over FOA more than a month ago!
I can't find anywhere on the internet to help me out, I don't want to update manually.. I wan't to know why my device won't update automatically.
Any thoughts on what I can try? Does it need a factory reset? Has anyone else got this issue? Help much appreciated.
sorry my friend the only way is to manually update it using odin on computer.
but, you can try to connect your mobile with kies and see your csc country then look in sammobile website if your country csc got lollipop, if so try to factory reset and then check for an update , but first make backup of your data.
Galaxy_Guy said:
sorry my friend the only way is to manually update it using odin on computer.
but, you can try to connect your mobile with kies and see your csc country then look in sammobile website if your country csc got lollipop, if so try to factory reset and then check for an update , but first make backup of your data.
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But why won't it update via FOA? Is this a common thing where Samsung picks and chooses who gets it (seems kinda wrong), or is it possible I've got a fake phone? I've got a lot of stuff on the phone and don't really wanna go through the whole backup system restore process. I type on google my problem and it just comes up with stupid articles like 'How's lollipop treating you'.. it's like nobody has my problem but me?
Did some more digging around and found the following info for my phone:
AP: G900FXXU1ANJ1
CP: G900FXXU1ANJ1
CSC: G900FOXX1ANJ1
Searching the CSC on Sammobile tells me that the latest version for my phone is still 4.4.2 (not even 4.4.4?? It's like Samsung forgot about it).
Oddly, it says the country is Portugal (TPH) for this CSC, even though I bought a UK phone. This prompted me to check the IMEI on IMEI.info which confirms that the phone is legit..
I downloaded keys at it tells me the firmware version is:
PDA:NJ1 / CSC:NJ1 / PHONE:NJ1(TPH)
It says the latest firmware is already installed.
I'm wondering if my phone will ever get updated to lollipop (the fact that its still on 4.4.2 tells me maybe never). So I want to try and do this manually. Is there a way to change the country code? Will this void my warranty? Or can I manually force lollipop onto the phone via Kies? Do I need to root?
Some clear instruction for me to follow would be much appreciated. Thanks guys
Jamie1029 said:
Did some more digging around and found the following info for my phone:
AP: G900FXXU1ANJ1
CP: G900FXXU1ANJ1
CSC: G900FOXX1ANJ1
Searching the CSC on Sammobile tells me that the latest version for my phone is still 4.4.2 (not even 4.4.4?? It's like Samsung forgot about it).
Oddly, it says the country is Portugal (TPH) for this CSC, even though I bought a UK phone. This prompted me to check the IMEI on IMEI.info which confirms that the phone is legit..
I downloaded keys at it tells me the firmware version is:
PDA:NJ1 / CSC:NJ1 / PHONE:NJ1(TPH)
It says the latest firmware is already installed.
I'm wondering if my phone will ever get updated to lollipop (the fact that its still on 4.4.2 tells me maybe never). So I want to try and do this manually. Is there a way to change the country code? Will this void my warranty? Or can I manually force lollipop onto the phone via Kies? Do I need to root?
Some clear instruction for me to follow would be much appreciated. Thanks guys
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yes that's why you can't update to lollipop
so the only solution is to update manually :/ sorry dude
I checked my brothers phone and his CSC country is UK??
So I'm thinking to fix this I need to flash my CSC to UK... is this something I can do via Odin?
Jamie1029 said:
I checked my brothers phone and his CSC country is UK??
So I'm thinking to fix this I need to flash my CSC to UK... is this something I can do via Odin?
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Can I beg for help here? Pleassseeeeee... I'll hit the thank you button for someone who tells me what to do cheers.. I wanna know how to do this manually.. do i need to change csc? what programs to use
Jamie1029 said:
Can I beg for help here? Pleassseeeeee... I'll hit the thank you button for someone who tells me what to do cheers.. I wanna know how to do this manually.. do i need to change csc? what programs to use
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Is your phone still under warranty?
JacobSenior said:
Is your phone still under warranty?
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yes it is... but i want lollipop .. will it void it? If yes thats ok Ill go ahead anyway
Rather than focusing on the goal of upgrading to lollipop, do some research about whether you actually want/need to.......
Quite a few members have posted here about problems and instabilities with lollipop.
Also, if you intend to root your device and tweak/modify it, the general advice is to stay at 4.4.2, as 5.0.0 tends to 'reduce the possibilities'......
Sent from my rooted kn0x0 SM-G900F S5
Jamie1029 said:
yes it is... but i want lollipop .. will it void it? If yes thats ok Ill go ahead anyway
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I have no idea if it will void the warranty. When I flashed my device to 5.0 with the Polish release my CSC changed to XEO from H3G and my knox is still 0x0. What is your carrier? Head over to sammobile.com and download the rom corresponding to your carrier, and flash it as normal.
keithross39 said:
Rather than focusing on the goal of upgrading to lollipop, do some research about whether you actually want/need to.......
Quite a few members have posted here about problems and instabilities with lollipop.
Also, if you intend to root your device and tweak/modify it, the general advice is to stay at 4.4.2, as 5.0.0 tends to 'reduce the possibilities'......
Sent from my rooted kn0x0 SM-G900F S5
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^^ I am currently flashing back to 4.4.2 so my stability and battery life isn't wrecked. I would also recommend staying on KitKat.
5.0.0 seems to be (by all accounts) a bit of a 'rush job'......
5.0.1 and/or 5.0.2 will be more polished and stable.....
Also Samsung have (from what I've read) included a new 'secure' bootloader with 5.0 and beyond, which apparently is causing 'issues'.........
Sent from my rooted kn0x0 SM-G900F S5
Jamie1029 said:
First things first, I am not very techy and am only trying to accomplish one goal on my galaxy s5 - update to lollipop.
I'm trying to do it by going to Settings --> About device --> Software Update. Everytime I try it check's for updates and says 'The Latest Updates have already been installed'.
My device is unrooted and running Android 4.4.2 and is unlocked. My brother bought the exact same phone and got the update over FOA more than a month ago!
I can't find anywhere on the internet to help me out, I don't want to update manually.. I wan't to know why my device won't update automatically.
Any thoughts on what I can try? Does it need a factory reset? Has anyone else got this issue? Help much appreciated.
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The latest firmware for Portugal TPH is 4.4.2, Lollipop for that region has not been released yet.
If your brother has 5.0 on his phone with UK firmware than he most likely has BTU firmware
You can update yours to BTU which as actually a UK & Europe generic multi CSC firmware from Sammobile here. LINK
You will need to download it you will need Odin to do it, but after installing you will need to do a factory reset otherwise you CSC will not change and the phone will be unstable
Lollipop 5.0 for me is extremely stable and battery life far better than any other version I have had, screen clip below shows 2 days 20 hours since last charge and phone at 62% this is with light usage though
ag4751 said:
The latest firmware for Portugal TPH is 4.4.2, Lollipop for that region has not been released yet.
If your brother has 5.0 on his phone with UK firmware than he most likely has BTU firmware
You can update yours to BTU which as actually a UK & Europe generic multi CSC firmware from Sammobile here. LINK
You will need to download it you will need Odin to do it, but after installing you will need to do a factory reset otherwise you CSC will not change and the phone will be unstable
Lollipop 5.0 for me is extremely stable and battery life far better than any other version I have had, screen clip below shows 2 days 20 hours since last charge and phone at 62% this is with light usage though
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Hi ag4751.. this sounds good.. I will get odin and try this. Do you mind being more specific about the factory reset? Is this something I do within settings or do I need to do that volume up power off button thing and access the function from there? Also (probably silly question) but does factory resetting completely wipe all my data and apps? thanks
Jamie1029 said:
Hi ag4751.. this sounds good.. I will get odin and try this. Do you mind being more specific about the factory reset? Is this something I do within settings or do I need to do that volume up power off button thing and access the function from there? Also (probably silly question) but does factory resetting completely wipe all my data and apps? thanks
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Yes, factory reset will basically wipe you apps, data everything so backup everything, pictures, music etc, anything that is on your internal storage your External SD Card wont be touched everything else will, It resets the phone to the out of the box condition so if for example you are on level 300 in candy crush unless its synced up to facebook you will be back at level 1.
You do the Factory reset through Settings > User and Backup > Backup and Reset.
You will need to enable Developer Options in About Device if not already done as you need to enable USB Debugging.
Factory resetting is a last resort normally but it does tend to clear a lot of problems if the phone is not working properly but do it after you have flashed the new rom.
This is a good guide to using Odin, its on the S3 forum but the procedure is exactly the same with the S5, If you download the BTU rom it will contain a single .tar file you need to extract that from the zip file.
Reply here is you have any other questions regarding flashing with Odin it is simple but if you are not used to it, it can be worrying.
Cool. I'm downloading the firmware now. I've got USB debugging enabled. A question about the factory reset though. Is there a reason why we do this within Settings and not by pressing the power-->volume down--> home button and accessing those options? Under that menu there is also a 'wipe cache' option. Basically I was planning to flash the firmware using odin, then immediately factory reset and wipe cache before actually loading up lollipop. Does that sound ok?
Jamie1029 said:
Cool. I'm downloading the firmware now. I've got USB debugging enabled. A question about the factory reset though. Is there a reason why we do this within Settings and not by pressing the power-->volume down--> home button and accessing those options? Under that menu there is also a 'wipe cache' option. Basically I was planning to flash the firmware using odin, then immediately factory reset and wipe cache before actually loading up lollipop. Does that sound ok?
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You can do it that way, the only reason Factory Reset is in setting is to save you having to boot into recovery to do it, its exactly the same, there are additional wipe options in recovery such as cache and the factory reset, a factory reset will wipe the cache as well when its run you don't need to do it separately.
If you want to wipe the cache and factory reset from recovery it wont hurt anything.
Hi All:
Guys yesterday I got a Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) & it have KitKat 4.4.2 also no update available for it, my csc is Malaysia where it is update to Lollipop but I didn't got any update OTA.
So I'm wondering which is the best & more stable Firmware for Galaxy S5
1- KitKat 4.4.2
2- KitKat 4.4.4
3- Lollipop
???????????
one-option said:
Hi All:
Guys yesterday I got a Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) & it have KitKat 4.4.2 also no update available for it, my csc is Malaysia where it is update to Lollipop but I didn't got any update OTA.
So I'm wondering which is the best & more stable Firmware for Galaxy S5
1- KitKat 4.4.2
2- KitKat 4.4.4
3- Lollipop
???????????
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afaik theres no 4.4.4 and according to others, 4.4.2 is the stable one

can"t disable activation lock??

hi...on my phone i just can"t desactivate the activation lock feature...when unticking it asking for my password account witch i have...but for a reason after it just don"t unlock???? i"m on lollipop 910W8...
any trick??
update...i think i"ve maybe found my problem, i"ve flashed a stock rom from samMobile, and i"m pretty sure this rom have the reactivation lock enable natively...will try another rom or even kitkat to see...
will give some update....
zxaz said:
update...i think i"ve maybe found my problem, i"ve flashed a stock rom from samMobile, and i"m pretty sure this rom have the reactivation lock enable natively...will try another rom or even kitkat to see...
will give some update....
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have been able the untick the crappy reactivation lock at the end.....have to downgrade to kitkat from there it was still ticked...however with the samsung account this time i have been able to desactivate the reactivation lock......was thinking to upgrade to lollipop like before... but after playing with kitkat again i"m gonna keep it since i found the phone more snappy then lollipop....
Can you explain how to deactivate the reactivation lock on kitkat?

G900F Secure check fail : Recovery

Hello everyone,
I was on G900FXXU1BNL9 and I wanted to flash a new rom but I did not pay attention and "Lock Reactivation" enabled.
Now I can not turn it off.
I enter my email and my password , I uncheck "Lock reactivation" but it does not unlocks .
The problem is that Odin does not work anymore ."Fail" each time, with a message : "secure check fail: recovery"
An idea please
Regards,
Fred
(Sorry for my English...)
Some people have success by downgrading to KitKat with ODIN, and logging into the account and disable reactivation lock from KK, then flash back to LP
thank you for your answer.
I test and make a comment here
Thanks
Fred
Sorry, I just go home
The latest Rom flashed is XXU1BOD3 and it is with this rom I had the problem.
So I have to downgrad on any rom KK ? or there is a specific ?
After downgrad to KK (if it's pass ) , I start the phone normally and disable reactivation lock.. that right ? but on KK there is the option to do that ?
Fred
texas2607 said:
Sorry, I just go home
The latest Rom flashed is XXU1BOD3 and it is with this rom I had the problem.
So I have to downgrad on any rom KK ? or there is a specific ?
After downgrad to KK (if it's pass ) , I start the phone normally and disable reactivation lock.. that right ? but on KK there is the option to do that ?
Fred
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Yep, afaik any KK ROM will do, make sure you log into your Google account and Samsung account if you have one, on the phone in KK, then disable reactivation lock
Yes there is the same option in KK to disable reactivation, just like LP
Thanks
I'm going to try
Fred
any luck? i'm on the same boat.
I cant flash anything using Odin because it has reactivation lock on every since i did the XtreLite Rom.
melloyellowkc said:
any luck? i'm on the same boat.
I cant flash anything using Odin because it has reactivation lock on every since i did the XtreLite Rom.
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Did you try downgrading to KK?
yeah took me awhile to downgrade. there are no instructions posted anywhere. using Odin works as long as you have the right file for Kitkat.

Galaxy On 5 softbrick fix after flashing failed with reactivation lock on

Hello, guys. I have a SM-G5510, China rom. And I've flashed a new global rom on it but did not turn off the reactivation lock. So now I wonder if you guys know how to unblock it from odin or stock recovery so I can complete the flash. My phone is now being softbrick and cannot be flashed.
Thanks for your help
Duc Nguyen said:
Hello, guys. I have a SM-G5510, China rom. And I've flashed a new global rom on it but did not turn off the reactivation lock. So now I wonder if you guys know how to unblock it from odin or stock recovery so I can complete the flash. My phone is now being softbrick and cannot be flashed.
Thanks for your help
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if you have got any method plz tell me i have the same issue

need help after flashing custom rom

im getting and error on my s5 neo sm-g903f
custom binary blocked by frp lock
the device shuts down immediately after this
is there any way to fix this maybe a stock rom !? help
thanks in advance
theOG_noob said:
im getting and error on my s5 neo sm-g903f
custom binary blocked by frp lock
the device shuts down immediately after this
is there any way to fix this maybe a stock rom !? help
thanks in advance
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You forgot to enable OEM unlock from developer settings. Just restore the stock firmware with samsung smart switch.

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