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[Q] Which model for CM.x support?

I have to buy a new device, and have had the S1, S2, and S3, but I don't want Exynos.
Which model of the 9505 do I buy? I am very confused about the differences between the i9505 variants.
What I really want to know is which one works best with CM 10.x as that's how I plan to use the device.
I see that the sgh-m919 is ATT, is that correct? Is this still the best option? I need carrier unlocked, so is their an Intl. version that is equivalent to the Google edition?
Thanks

you need carrier unlocked so..
the gt I9505 = qualcomm-Snapdragon based the gt I9500=Exynos-based
the first one (gt I9505 ) is the international variant of the GOOGLE EDITION (gt- I9505g)
the order that cyanogen will get updated is :
Nexus Device
Qualcom device
OMAP Device
Tegra 3 Device
Exynos Device
as you see the exynos are the last that will get updated ...
the gt i9505 is qualcom so will be early and better supported by cm i suppose
hope to have answered to all your question

Thanks.
How does the Google Edition ROM compare to CM in terms of sound quality, camera, etc?
I assume it would be using the same sources for CM as for the Google Edition ROM, even userspace drivers, etc.
That's why I HATE the Exynos version I have now. Sound is never as good on CM as it is on stock. Too much signal noise, and same with camera.
Not CM fault. Samsung.

donalgodon said:
I have to buy a new device, and have had the S1, S2, and S3, but I don't want Exynos.
Which model of the 9505 do I buy? I am very confused about the differences between the i9505 variants.
What I really want to know is which one works best with CM 10.x as that's how I plan to use the device.
I see that the sgh-m919 is ATT, is that correct? Is this still the best option? I need carrier unlocked, so is their an Intl. version that is equivalent to the Google edition?
Thanks
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I would buy the unbranded International I9505, can`t go wrong with that and works either way. CM, GE and TW roms :good:

gee2012 said:
I would buy the unbranded International I9505, can`t go wrong with that and works either way. CM, GE and TW roms :good:
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From what I've seen, the same tools work on S3 and S4 (Odin, Mobile Odin, etc.)
Is the IMEI/EFS folder backup tool also working on it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546

donalgodon said:
From what I've seen, the same tools work on S3 and S4 (Odin, Mobile Odin, etc.)
Is the IMEI/EFS folder backup tool also working on it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
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Philz Touch recovery has EFS backup built in, look here for Philz Touch http://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=j...oYgAjwGhpXgFeQpbRFsAaOQ&bvm=bv.50768961,d.ZGU. This is imo also the most stable recovery imo atm. Yes, both Mobile Odin and Triangle Away work flawless on the I9505.

gee2012 said:
Philz Touch recovery has EFS backup built in, look here for Philz Touch http://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=j...oYgAjwGhpXgFeQpbRFsAaOQ&bvm=bv.50768961,d.ZGU. This is imo also the most stable recovery imo atm. Yes, both Mobile Odin and Triangle Away work flawless on the I9505.
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Yeah, that settles it for me!
I'm using his recovery now, so it's a no-brainer choice. I really am looking forward to getting rid of Exynos.
Bleh.

Bought Note 3 N9005 it was already Rooted

I Recently Bought Note 3 N9005 from online store crazydeals ,Dubai
the Phone i received was a European sim model and when i switched on the phone i noticed SUPER SU was already installed so for confirmation i Installed Root checker and Got Confirmed the phone was already rooted
so I googled and came to know about KNOX thing and Found ODIN shows warranty void 0x1
Now Tell me what are the disadvantages of Having such phone should i use the phone as it is or i am gonna have issues later on , what sort of problem i will face if i keep this phone and use it
And i travel in different country will i face any issue ?

pleasant said:
I Recently Bought Note 3 N9005 from online store crazydeals ,Dubai
the Phone i received was a European sim model and when i switched on the phone i noticed SUPER SU was already installed so for confirmation i Installed Root checker and Got Confirmed the phone was already rooted
so I googled and came to know about KNOX thing and Found ODIN shows warranty void 0x1
Now Tell me what are the disadvantages of Having such phone should i use the phone as it is or i am gonna have issues later on , what sort of problem i will face if i keep this phone and use it
And i travel in different country will i face any issue ?
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The only problem is that any Samsung warranty is probably void.
Other than that there will be no problem, but I STRONGLY suggest that you either exchange that for a normal sealed phone or at least (on the longer term when you will learn more about the topic) do a complete firmware re-write as to remove anything that was installed (and was possibly hidden) on that phone (for instance keyboard loggers). Also check the reactivation lock.

xclub_101 said:
The only problem is that any Samsung warranty is probably void.
Other than that there will be no problem, but I STRONGLY suggest that you either exchange that for a normal sealed phone or at least (on the longer term when you will learn more about the topic) do a complete firmware re-write as to remove anything that was installed (and was possibly hidden) on that phone (for instance keyboard loggers). Also check the reactivation lock.
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well they dont give samsung manufacturer warranty they only have crazydeals own warranty which only covers software related issues
no hardware warranty
so there is chances some hidden keyloggers might be there , What do you mean by check reactivation lock what is reactivation lock
how to rewrite the firmware What steps
DOWNLOAD THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE of N9005 and Install it
and then INSTALL REGION LOCKAWAY ? to unlock the phone again ?
i will try to ask them if they have other international version of n9005 which is factory unlocked what if they only have European sim model available
and as the firmware is modified i cannot get OTA FW Updates so what options i have left to get 4.4.2 or later updates on NOTE 3 ?

pleasant said:
well they dont give samsung manufacturer warranty they only have crazydeals own warranty which only covers software related issues
no hardware warranty
so there is chances some hidden keyloggers might be there , What do you mean by check reactivation lock what is reactivation lock
how to rewrite the firmware What steps
DOWNLOAD THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE of N9005 and Install it
and then INSTALL REGION LOCKAWAY ? to unlock the phone again ?
i will try to ask them if they have other international version of n9005 which is factory unlocked what if they only have European sim model available
and as the firmware is modified i cannot get OTA FW Updates so what options i have left to get 4.4.2 or later updates on NOTE 3 ?
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Best is that you return the one and get it replaced with new one. Your phone isn't brand new.
Sent from Galaxy Note 3 SM-9005

pleasant said:
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how to rewrite the firmware What steps
DOWNLOAD THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE of N9005 and Install it
and then INSTALL REGION LOCKAWAY ? to unlock the phone again ?
i will try to ask them if they have other international version of n9005 which is factory unlocked what if they only have European sim model available
and as the firmware is modified i cannot get OTA FW Updates so what options i have left to get 4.4.2 or later updates on NOTE 3 ?
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1. In theory it is that simple, however you probably have no idea what ORIGINAL firmware was So actually it could be much more complex, and you could softbrick the phone.
2. Region lockaway needs root. If you are using a non-EU SIM then you should be twice more careful.
3. You DO NOT want 4.4.2 until you are ABSOLUTELY certain that you can region-unlock the phone - there are reports that not all baseband versions actually work with region lockaway, so for the moment you probably have one that works! HOWEVER ON N9005 YOU CAN NEVER RETURN FROM 4.4.2 BACK TO 4.3! (at least for the moment).

xclub_101 said:
1. In theory it is that simple, however you probably have no idea what ORIGINAL firmware was So actually it could be much more complex, and you could softbrick the phone.
2. Region lockaway needs root. If you are using a non-EU SIM then you should be twice more careful.
3. You DO NOT want 4.4.2 until you are ABSOLUTELY certain that you can region-unlock the phone - there are reports that not all baseband versions actually work with region lockaway, so for the moment you probably have one that works! HOWEVER ON N9005 YOU CAN NEVER RETURN FROM 4.4.2 BACK TO 4.3! (at least for the moment).
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Hi can you tell me about my firmware I just rooted it with cf root as I bought it.
Its n9005 and I think its U.S variant.
I bought it from Pakistan so what if I flash 4.4.2 will I have to unlock?
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thahim said:
Best is that you return the one and get it replaced with new one. Your phone isn't brand new.
Sent from Galaxy Note 3 SM-9005
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Yeah i will try to Get it replaced or return
btw from where you bought in pakistan at what price ? and it is also EU MODEL and came root unlocked ?

xclub_101 said:
1. In theory it is that simple, however you probably have no idea what ORIGINAL firmware was So actually it could be much more complex, and you could softbrick the phone.
2. Region lockaway needs root. If you are using a non-EU SIM then you should be twice more careful.
3. You DO NOT want 4.4.2 until you are ABSOLUTELY certain that you can region-unlock the phone - there are reports that not all baseband versions actually work with region lockaway, so for the moment you probably have one that works! HOWEVER ON N9005 YOU CAN NEVER RETURN FROM 4.4.2 BACK TO 4.3! (at least for the moment).
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yep i am using NON EU sim as i am in DUBAI and doesnt have EU Sim so the last resort is to return the phone

pleasant said:
Yeah i will try to Get it replaced or return
btw from where you bought in pakistan at what price ? and it is also EU MODEL and came root unlocked ?
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I bought it from Hyderabad Pak. it wasnt rooted but I rooted it my self. Its n9005 I dont know its e.u or u.s. r u in pak?
Sent from Galaxy Note 3 SM-9005

thahim said:
I bought it from Hyderabad Pak. it wasnt rooted but I rooted it my self. Its n9005 I dont know its e.u or u.s. r u in pak?
Sent from Galaxy Note 3 SM-9005
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No i recently moved from Pak at what price you bought ? bought from shop or online store ?

pleasant said:
No i recently moved from Pak at what price you bought ? bought from shop or online store ?
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It costed 72k bought it from a shop.
Sent from Galaxy Note 3 SM-9005

thahim said:
Hi can you tell me about my firmware I just rooted it with cf root as I bought it.
Its n9005 and I think its U.S variant.
I bought it from Pakistan so what if I flash 4.4.2 will I have to unlock?
Sent from Galaxy Note 3 SM-9005
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I believe N9005XX is the EU network-unlocked (but region-locked for EU) version.
MI7 could have been rooted with knox 0 by using URDLV, cf-root made your knox 1.
Check the effective CSC on your phone and read the threads around on that matter. Very likely that after writing stock 4.4.2 you will have to re-root and you might need to region-unlock (again?). I do not know if region lockaway works with 4.4.2 - look around for first-hand reports (but be aware to look at reports for the same model of N9005 that you have). Keep in mind that if you write 4.4.2 you can NOT return back to any 4.3 version.

xclub_101 said:
I believe N9005XX is the EU network-unlocked (but region-locked for EU) version.
MI7 could have been rooted with knox 0 by using URDLV, cf-root made your knox 1.
Check the effective CSC on your phone and read the threads around on that matter. Very likely that after writing stock 4.4.2 you will have to re-root and you might need to region-unlock (again?). I do not know if region lockaway works with 4.4.2 - look around for first-hand reports (but be aware to look at reports for the same model of N9005 that you have). Keep in mind that if you write 4.4.2 you can NOT return back to any 4.3 version.
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Thanks ill do a research before updating.
Sent from Galaxy Note 3 SM-9005

[Q] SPH-L720 converted to GT- I9500. How to do it?

Hi Guys,
Need your help! I am a new user have no idea about the posting stuff.
I wanted to buy S4 GT-I9500 but unknowingly bought S4 American Sprint variant SPH-L720 because I was scammed. I bought this phone because it was showing something Model Number, Software Version of GS4- 19500 in the phone's "About Device" section (PIC 1 & PIC 2 attached) but later when I tried to connect it to Kies it just did not work and this made me suspicious. I took the phone to technician and he flashed genuine firmware on it SPH-L720. I was shocked to see, after that my my device model number and firmware was changed in the "About Device". See current PIC 3 & PIC 4.
I want it back to the previous state of (19500) as shown in the PIC 1 and PIC 2. Please advise how to do it step-by-step.
I am in a huge depression. Please help me!

Keyani said:
Hi Guys,
Need your help! I am a new user have no idea about the posting stuff.
I wanted to buy S4 GT-I9500 but unknowingly bought S4 American Sprint variant SPH-L720 because I was scammed. I bought this phone because it was showing something Model Number, Software Version of GS4- 19500 in the phone's "About Device" section (PIC 1 & PIC 2 attached) but later when I tried to connect it to Kies it just did not work and this made me suspicious. I took the phone to technician and he flashed genuine firmware on it SPH-L720. I was shocked to see, after that my my device model number and firmware was changed in the "About Device". See current PIC 3 & PIC 4.
I want it back to the previous state of (19500) as shown in the PIC 1 and PIC 2. Please advise how to do it step-by-step.
I am in a huge depression. Please help me!
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damn the same thing happened with me yesterday bought a gt9500 which i think is sprint sphl720 but i am not confirmed as mtk droid tools shows baseband version as that of l720 i am hell confused please share how that technician figured it out ? i can flash l720 firmware but not sure about sim lock. did you unlock your phone after official firmware ? or it was unlocked. you have to root and build.prop and then you can edit model number. one more thing was your device pre rooted ?
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my about device page is same as yours even the kernel version

Sounds like you guys bought Sprint GS4s that were made to look like the i9500. This was done by flashing a i9500 rom which is possible. Looks like you guys were suckered. You can still use the phone on a GSM network but it will only connect to HSPA+ and not LTE.

daniel4653 said:
Sounds like you guys bought Sprint GS4s that were made to look like the i9500. This was done by flashing a i9500 rom which is possible. Looks like you guys were suckered. You can still use the phone on a GSM network but it will only connect to HSPA+ and not LTE.
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gsm is working fine but sprint works on lte bands that are not supported in my country so cant say where as its common here these phones are assembled in korea (refurbished) . contains motherboard of sphl720, rom is tweaked as the kernel is same as sph kitkat version may be the official sprint rom is tweaked or its an asian rom for gti9500 this is so hard to tell these manufacturers have even edited imei to 15 digit what a fool i was that i didnt notice that there isnt anything such as 15 digit imei . its not possible to tweak gti9500 rom for l720

siddiec2013 said:
gsm is working fine but sprint works on lte bands that are not supported in my country so cant say where as its common here these phones are assembled in korea (refurbished) . contains motherboard of sphl720, rom is tweaked as the kernel is same as sph kitkat version may be the official sprint rom is tweaked or its an asian rom for gti9500 this is so hard to tell these manufacturers have even edited imei to 15 digit what a fool i was that i didnt notice that there isnt anything such as 15 digit imei . its not possible to tweak gti9500 rom for l720[/QUOTE
I have same problem
My software is I9500VPUEMJA and its chines rom
And model is GT-i9500 in settings
But hardware is L720.8 its sprint
And bootloader is L720VPUEMJA
I THINK it's sprint Mobil
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Your Phone Probablity Originated From China!! OBVIOUSLY!!
Sad to say mine is also a gt-i9500-ish sph-l720. i sent my friend to buy me an s4 and he came back and blurted how he got me a 4G s4 with gt-i9500, and since am really good at this topic I was dead sure they scammed this sucker, so i made sure it was the Sprint S4(apparently most of you has Sprint's). I even was amazed the length they went the info under the battery is for gt-i9500. All you have to do is go to download mode and it states the REAL model name and look at build number and mine was binbinkeji yours DONG something so you have american version of S4 which is kinda legit since you were able to get it to flash the original ROM and get it working, the downsides i found are me unable to use EDGE anymore since it forces you to use HSPA+ (discovered a fix but will get back after evaluating it) an don't detect SIM contacts. you can add a lot of bloatware to the list too. the network didn't re-lock on me, so i think you are safe even though don't know the state of your phone. If there is anything wrong with the 4G well you 'bought' a 3G phone. mine is lovely and all you might lose is 2000 antutu points. otherwise its a good old Samsung Galaxy S4. don't worry!!

FitseMan said:
Sad to say mine is also a gt-i9500-ish sph-l720. i sent my friend to buy me an s4 and he came back and blurted how he got me a 4G s4 with gt-i9500, and since am really good at this topic I was dead sure they scammed this sucker, so i made sure it was the Sprint S4(apparently most of you has Sprint's). I even was amazed the length they went the info under the battery is for gt-i9500. All you have to do is go to download mode and it states the REAL model name and look at build number and mine was binbinkeji yours DONG something so you have american version of S4 which is kinda legit since you were able to get it to flash the original ROM and get it working, the downsides i found are me unable to use EDGE anymore since it forces you to use HSPA+ (discovered a fix but will get back after evaluating it) an don't detect SIM contacts. you can add a lot of bloatware to the list too. the network didn't re-lock on me, so i think you are safe even though don't know the state of your phone. If there is anything wrong with the 4G well you 'bought' a 3G phone. mine is lovely and all you might lose is 2000 antutu points. otherwise its a good old Samsung Galaxy S4. don't worry!!
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you are right download mode shows the correct info and you can even see the boot up logo also shows samsung gt 9500
well i sold mine because i didnt want qualcom and now i have the the true 9500 with exynos

Confused for flashing Stock rom on my Samsung Galaxy S4 !! Help and Comment Plz
Hi ,
M Kunal , I purchased Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 4 Months Before . (I have its Box With Its IMEI Written WIth Model Number and also on Back SIde Of its Battery It states That It Is Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) ).But When i put into download mode i saw model name with SPH-L720 ...Now ,M Confused For the phone that i have coz It is Samsung GT-I9500 and showing Model SPH-L720 .. I Was Not aware of any model of S4 Before This But When i searched this model on google i found same phone with same specifications by samsung sprint.. I showed my phone to the samsung care they told me that this phone have custom rom in it but i never flashed it before with any rom instead.. I checked its model in About Phone And It Shows SPH-L720 .. so Can i Flash Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 Stock Rom On this Issue To Show My Phone Model Name About Phone As GT-9500 And Not SPH-L720 coz all things and specifications of both Models Are Same ..

daniel4653 said:
Sounds like you guys bought Sprint GS4s that were made to look like the i9500. This was done by flashing a i9500 rom which is possible. Looks like you guys were suckered. You can still use the phone on a GSM network but it will only connect to HSPA+ and not LTE.
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Do you mean That On this Sprint GS4 Phone we can flash i9500 ROM to make it look like i9500 Phone ??

SugarSweetKunal said:
Do you mean That On this Sprint GS4 Phone we can flash i9500 ROM to make it look like i9500 Phone ??
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Yes because the build prop on the phone will show the model number as the international model. But at the end of the day the phone will be a SPH-L720
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920AZ

So can we flash a i9500 rom on a sprint s4? What if we're on lollipop?

NIFTYTAT411 said:
So can we flash a i9500 rom on a sprint s4? What if we're on lollipop?
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Flashing ROMs and mods for another device is probably the easiest way to hard brick your phone.
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bilgerryan said:
Flashing ROMs and mods for another device is probably the easiest way to hard brick your phone.
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Is their a program I can use on the computer to port it to our phones? Would that be safer

NIFTYTAT411 said:
Is their a program I can use on the computer to port it to our phones? Would that be safer
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None that I know of. You would have to do it manually and add the mods to the apks for your device. This stuff is a lot of work, there isn't an easy way to do it.

bilgerryan said:
None that I know of. You would have to do it manually and add the mods to the apks for your device. This stuff is a lot of work, there isn't an easy way to do it.
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Okay thank you for the help, I'll look into it

same thing with my phone SPH-L720 on bootloader and i9500 in.setting > about > model number ( GT-I9500 ).. i tried to flash cyanogenmod 12.1 for SPH-L720 but it couldn't flash ..stuck during CMW processes ... and when i tried to boot it it stuck on samsung logo ...
i want to back to stock rom but i don't know which rom i should falsh L720 or I9500
please help

elguneid said:
same thing with my phone SPH-L720 on bootloader and i9500 in.setting > about > model number ( GT-I9500 ).. i tried to flash cyanogenmod 12.1 for SPH-L720 but it couldn't flash ..stuck during CMW processes ... and when i tried to boot it it stuck on samsung logo ...
i want to back to stock rom but i don't know which rom i should falsh L720 or I9500
please help
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Look under your battery. The model # there is the actual model number.

bilgerryan said:
Look under your battery. The model # there is the actual model number.
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under barrary it's GT-I9500 also , but on download mode it's SPH-L720 , i don't know what is that !!

elguneid said:
under barrary it's GT-I9500 also , but on download mode it's SPH-L720 , i don't know what is that !!
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That seems like they put the motherboard of an L720 into the GTI9500... or something like that. If you can, take it back to wherever you got it. Unless you flashed software for a different phone.

bilgerryan said:
That seems like they put the motherboard of an L720 into the GTI9500... or something like that. If you can, take it back to wherever you got it. Unless you flashed software for a different phone.
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i can't take it back ... so i'm asking for solution to this issue
i can't use it now ... stuck in samsung logo

[Q] I can't root my [S4 GT I9505 , Hong kong v with I337 Bootloader]

Hi
I hope all of you are well.
I have a galaxy s4 GT I9505 with I337 bootloeader , running android 4.3 , (please see pics on attachement)
I have trouble instaling supersu on my device , I rooted my phone once using "Towelroot.apk" ,but after I reset my phone I tried the same application but it does'nt work this time
I tried hard to root the phone following the steps on this link [ http://forum.xda-developers.com
/showthread.php?t=2565758 ] , but still not rooted , I got Supersu installed but not working! .
I tried "Iroot.exe" , I got an application similar to supersu ( a chinese one ) but it doesn't function as supersu
I want to root my phone and install supersu and clockwork mode or update it through odin
Please help me on this , I am ready to provide any other details regarding the phone
Thank you in advance

Enter download mode. The model number listed there is the model number of your device. That will help us help you, but I suspect you have a frankenstein phone.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Enter download mode. The model number listed there is the model number of your device. That will help us help you, but I suspect you have a frankenstein phone.
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First I would like to thank you for you reply
I don't have a good cam to take pic ,but here is what is wretten there.
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ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I337
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX CARNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
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I tried to root with "Odin.exe" it says " fail " :/
I hope there is a solution for this phone
thank you .

kamel-kgb said:
First I would like to thank you for you reply
I don't have a good cam to take pic ,but here is what is wretten there.
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ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I337
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX CARNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
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I tried to root with "Odin.exe" it says " fail " :/
I hope there is a solution for this phone
thank you .
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Install this APP and add some screenshots.

As suspected, this phone is a Frankenstein, meaning in your case an international ROM on an AT&T S4. Proper rooting procedures and other material for your device are here. Please note that your device is a US model and comes from a carrier that locks (i.e. encrypts) the bootloader on its devices. As a result there will be limits on what you can do with the device.
I'm tempted to trade devices as I have an I9505 here in the States, but I don't want the locked bootloader.

Joku1981 said:
Install this APK and add some screenshots.
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Hello Joko,
I hope you are well.
I uploaded the screenshots as you ordered ,
I uploaded screenshots for "Odin" too
I am waiting for your support please
Thank you.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
As suspected, this phone is a Frankenstein, meaning in your case an international ROM on an AT&T S4. Proper rooting procedures and other material for your device are here. Please note that your device is a US model and comes from a carrier that locks (i.e. encrypts) the bootloader on its devices. As a result there will be limits on what you can do with the device.
I'm tempted to trade devices as I have an I9505 here in the States, but I don't want the locked bootloader.
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First: I understand from your reply that the possibility of installing Cyanogenmod or official Rom on my device is 0% :crying:
the link you sent me is about the AT&T S4 .
What if I try an AT&T Rom on my device, does that break it ? ,
second: The phone is made in Vietnam and whenever I reset it it starts with Chinese language thats why I thought it's chinese
Please see the other screenshots I attached you may find something
Thank you.

Your device IS an AT&T S4, so installing an AT&T ROM on the phone isn't going to break it. The link I provided is so that if you do wish to work with this beast you have the proper tools to do so, since none of the tools in this forum will be of any aid. However, I'm going to tell you to run, not walk, to the place you got this phone from and return it, because you will not have a good experience. The bootloader is encrypted, which makes rooting nearly impossible. If you live in a country with LTE, you may have reduced or non-existent LTE connectivity due to the LTE bands on the AT&T model S4 being different from those for the I9505.
Country of manufacture doesn't mean a thing. My I9505 was sold in England by O2, yet its country of manufacture is also Vietnam. As to the Chinese language being default, that's ridiculously simple to change in the firmware, so that doesn't mean much either. Your screenshots however, conclusively prove that I was totally correct, and this is an AT&T S4. An I9505 would have "jfltexx" as the device type, not "jflteatt".

kamel-kgb said:
Hello Joko,
I hope you are well.
I uploaded the screenshots as you ordered ,
I uploaded screenshots for "Odin" too
I am waiting for your support please
Thank you.
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1. IMEI is clean of one GT-I9505.
2. The device type is of one SGH-I337.
3. The Samsung Serial Number is CLEAN too.
4. You own a Franki. But looks more a GT-i9505 that one SGH-i337 (Take a look: HERE for remove carrier label).
5. COUNCIL: I will try to flash via ODIN this firmware for GT-i9505 if I was you. Do it by your own responsibility.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Your device IS an AT&T S4, so installing an AT&T ROM on the phone isn't going to break it. The link I provided is so that if you do wish to work with this beast you have the proper tools to do so, since none of the tools in this forum will be of any aid. However, I'm going to tell you to run, not walk, to the place you got this phone from and return it, because you will not have a good experience. The bootloader is encrypted, which makes rooting nearly impossible. If you live in a country with LTE, you may have reduced or non-existent LTE connectivity due to the LTE bands on the AT&T model S4 being different from those for the I9505.
Country of manufacture doesn't mean a thing. My I9505 was sold in England by O2, yet its country of manufacture is also Vietnam. As to the Chinese language being default, that's ridiculously simple to change in the firmware, so that doesn't mean much either. Your screenshots however, conclusively prove that I was totally correct, and this is an AT&T S4. An I9505 would have "jfltexx" as the device type, not "jflteatt".
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Thank you Strephon for your support
I can't return the phone back because I bought it 5 months ago :/ and from far place . and for the 4G we don't have this service ,so i can't confirm.
by the way , I rooted the device today with iroot and Replaced the Chinese iRoot superuser with SuperSu successfully (I found a tutori on youtube) ,but still I can't install clockworkmod , I will keep trying I may found a solution for that , if no I'll get rid of this phone -_- I may sell it to my brother since he doesn't care about the warranty or rooting stuff
anyway, for the mean time I will try the Rom sent to me by "Joku1981" and see .
Thanx again

Joku1981 said:
1. IMEI is clean of one GT-I9505.
2. The device type is of one SGH-I337.
3. The Samsung Serial Number is CLEAN too.
4. You own a Franki. But looks more a GT-i9505 that one SGH-i337 (Take a look: HERE for remove carrier label).
5. COUNCIL: I will try to flash via ODIN this firmware for GT-i9505 if I was you. Do it by your own responsibility.
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Hello Juko,
Ok I will proceed with the firmware you've sent me . at my own risk of course
I removed the carrier label successfully ,and I am downloading the firmware now ,
Thank you.

Joku1981 said:
1. IMEI is clean of one GT-I9505.
2. The device type is of one SGH-I337.
3. The Samsung Serial Number is CLEAN too.
4. You own a Franki. But looks more a GT-i9505 that one SGH-i337 (Take a look: HERE for remove carrier label).
5. COUNCIL: I will try to flash via ODIN this firmware for GT-i9505 if I was you. Do it by your own responsibility.
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Hello Joku
I tried with the firmware you sent me yesterday , can't be flashed . odin give me the same error
I tried with "mobile odin pro.apk" than after reboot a yellow triangle with exclamation mark appeared , see attached pic ,
can I reset the phone or it just gone no way to fix that ?

It's too far for that. You need to install AT&T firmware via Odin for the S4 to function at all, thanks to the bootloader. Hopefully the device was carrier unlocked before you bought it, otherwise you'll not be able to use the S4 without purchasing an unlock code.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
It's too far for that. You need to install AT&T firmware via Odin for the S4 to function at all, thanks to the bootloader. Hopefully the device was carrier unlocked before you bought it, otherwise you'll not be able to use the S4 without purchasing an unlock code.
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Hi Strephon
I got rid of the yellow triangle by following this guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUbciGy7kHc and now the phone stuck on "samsung custom"
after that I tried instaling the AT&T rom you sent me , and I got red writting I saw only when trying to instal AT&T firmware ( sv rev check fail : fused : 5, binary 1 ) , I think this is not the right ROM , I even tried the other rom for AT&T I found along with the ROM you sent me in "Sammobile.com"
I have friend who has a Box , we tried installing the rom with it , but still we can't
I think i have to find a ROM with (pda I9505ZHUEMK2 CSC I9500ZSUEMJ6) I tried few roms from here; ( http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-I9505/TGY/ ),but none of them worked ,
Q 1, How/where can I find rom with (pda I9505ZHUEMK2 CSC I9500ZSUEMJ6) ? Is it possible ?
Q 2 ,since I can access system recovery does that mean the original ROM still not wiped ?
Q 3 , what can I benefit from the the system recovery ?
see pics please
Thanks you.

You can't find a ROM with that PDA and CSC combination, as that combination is for two completely different devices, neither of which is your device. The only stock ROM that will install to an AT&T S4 is an AT&T ROM. No other ROM will work, and your attempts to install an incompatible ROM have, to the best of my knowledge, resulted in that indicator in your third picture.
Your ONLY means of restoring this phone to any kind of operating condition is to head over to the AT&T S4 forums and start reading. I will give you a hand though, and tell you that to eliminate the custom indicator in your third pic, you need to read through this thread on the AT&T S4 forums.
The amount of help any of us here can give you from this point on is going to be VERY limited, so head over to the AT&T S4 forums to ask your questions. The device owners in that section are far more familiar with the quirks of the AT&T S4 and will be more able to help you restore this device than we will.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
You can't find a ROM with that PDA and CSC combination, as that combination is for two completely different devices, neither of which is your device. The only stock ROM that will install to an AT&T S4 is an AT&T ROM. No other ROM will work, and your attempts to install an incompatible ROM have, to the best of my knowledge, resulted in that indicator in your third picture.
Your ONLY means of restoring this phone to any kind of operating condition is to head over to the AT&T S4 forums and start reading. I will give you a hand though, and tell you that to eliminate the custom indicator in your third pic, you need to read through this thread on the AT&T S4 forums.
The amount of help any of us here can give you from this point on is going to be VERY limited, so head over to the AT&T S4 forums to ask your questions. The device owners in that section are far more familiar with the quirks of the AT&T S4 and will be more able to help you restore this device than we will.
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Thank you Strephon for assisting me through all that.
I will see with the thread you sent me .
Take care

Best Note 5 port?

I see the Kyubi rom, de bloated Kyubi, light debloated Kyubi and others.
Which Note 5 ported Rom is the best right now? Most stable, less bugs etc. I see the Kyubi roms has bugs with the screen off memo app.
I also happen to like the Samsung apps and touchwiz so i would like to keep those too. Please like me to which one you think is best at the moment. My goal is to have a Note 5 experience that is as close to the original as possible. No custom skins features etc...
Thanks!

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Zero bugs in kyubi screen of memo, i dont understand the people talk without install the rom...

deiff76 said:
Zero bugs in kyubi screen of memo, i dont understand the people talk without install the rom...
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It's what i saw in the thread from people who installed the rom. I guess it doesn't affect everyone?

The rom is anazing, has the best of note 4 and note 5 so has more
stability and performance.
Saludos ?

deiff76 said:
The rom is anazing, has the best of note 4 and note 5 so has more
stability and performance.
Saludos
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Thanks!, which version do you recommend for the closest stock experience with samsung apps? I guess the regular one?

angeluszero said:
Thanks!, which version do you recommend for the closest stock experience with samsung apps? I guess the regular one?
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Clearly normal, the kyubi V6, but if you want thrilled by customizing the kyubi Note5 V1 has the same stability and performance based stock
Saludos ?

Using DN5.
& its running Smoothly

usmann_090 said:
Using DN5.
& its running Smoothly
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where can i get it? does it work on snapdragon?

angeluszero said:
where can i get it? does it work on snapdragon?
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I dont know if it is available for Snapdragon verison.
I m using exynos

I´m using SIXPERIENCE Rom v2 and in my N910U and is AWESOME!!

Currently dn5 is only available for the N910C exynos variant. Best so far for the N910F is kyubi rom n5 v1. Bear in mind it is the first release so there may be a few small things to iron out with some updates but I've been running it and testing it all day and so far the only things I have found are very minor. It is smooth, has superb battery life and is a good solid rom. I do have the blue bars on the sides of the screen off memo however that doesn't bother me too much. It works as it should so why complain. Echoe rom is another option however I gave up using it after a day as there were too many bugs. Kyubi n5 v1 is the best I have found so far

I have n910w8. Looks like there is no rom compatible with this version. It's a Rogers phone and rogers hasn't updated past 5.0.1 and never will as per their page. All other Canadian carriers are on 5.1.1. I don't understand why samsung phone require 5.1.1 already installed to use a 5.1.1 rom... i thought the whole point of custom roms was to install version and updates outside the normal schedule. On my HTC One i was able to install the latest version of android even tho my carrier didnt have it yet.. why are samsung phones any different?
I looked everywhere online and cant find modem or bootloaders for 5.1.1 other than 910f which obviously failed to install on my devices. Im so bumed right now, i even voided my warranty by rooting just to find out my phone cant install any roms at all.

angeluszero said:
I have n910w8. Looks like there is no rom compatible with this version. It's a Rogers phone and rogers hasn't updated past 5.0.1 and never will as per their page. All other Canadian carriers are on 5.1.1. I don't understand why samsung phone require 5.1.1 already installed to use a 5.1.1 rom... i thought the whole point of custom roms was to install version and updates outside the normal schedule. On my HTC One i was able to install the latest version of android even tho my carrier didnt have it yet.. why are samsung phones any different?
I looked everywhere online and cant find modem or bootloaders for 5.1.1 other than 910f which obviously failed to install on my devices. Im so bumed right now, i even voided my warranty by rooting just to find out my phone cant install any roms at all.
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http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/56467/N910W8VLU1COI4_N910W8OYA1COI4_BMC/
Flash with odin.

Been using kyubi since note 5 rom was uploaded and I have not found any bugs what so ever. No fc's. It's smooth and fast and very stable.
I see many moaning about many different problems but I can assure you there issues are on there side and not the rom.

m.alkhalel said:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/56467/N910W8VLU1COI4_N910W8OYA1COI4_BMC/
Flash with odin.
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I saw that already. My phone is N910w8 and it looks like the other carriers in Canada are also N910W8. That link you sent me is for Bell, you think it's safe to install on mine even tho its from a different carrier? I've also read that the N910T is the same phone too and has the exact same hardware version.

angeluszero said:
I have n910w8. Looks like there is no rom compatible with this version. It's a Rogers phone and rogers hasn't updated past 5.0.1 and never will as per their page. All other Canadian carriers are on 5.1.1. I don't understand why samsung phone require 5.1.1 already installed to use a 5.1.1 rom... i thought the whole point of custom roms was to install version and updates outside the normal schedule. On my HTC One i was able to install the latest version of android even tho my carrier didnt have it yet.. why are samsung phones any different?
I looked everywhere online and cant find modem or bootloaders for 5.1.1 other than 910f which obviously failed to install on my devices. Im so bumed right now, i even voided my warranty by rooting just to find out my phone cant install any roms at all.
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angeluszero said:
I saw that already. My phone is N910w8 and it looks like the other carriers in Canada are also N910W8. That link you sent me is for Bell, you think it's safe to install on mine even tho its from a different carrier? I've also read that the N910T is the same phone too and has the exact same hardware version.
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As long as it's the same phone, it should be safe to flash.

Manual Camera
in these roms, the note 5 camera allow to use it with pro features?
i want to use manual control with this camera
i know that stock camera apk haven't speed shutter, but with other app as "manual camera" or "Camera FV-5", it's possible to use all control (on samsung s6, s6 edge and i think note 5).
Thanks!

angeluszero said:
I saw that already. My phone is N910w8 and it looks like the other carriers in Canada are also N910W8. That link you sent me is for Bell, you think it's safe to install on mine even tho its from a different carrier? I've also read that the N910T is the same phone too and has the exact same hardware version.
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Yes it is safe to flash. All Canadian Note 4's are N910W8 and exactly the same except for carriers firmware is just a matter of the bloatware they individually pre-install, otherwise everything else is the same. I have a Rogers Note 4 now running the Bell 5.1.1 firmware and it works just fine. You can also change your phones CSC code to any of the other Canadian carriers no matter which firmware you have meaning they are all the same except for the bloatware.

I am also curious if the camera app has been ported. I could care less about the other stuff.
I actually going back to the note 4. I have a S6 now and can't stand the battery life. With the note 4 before I would get easy 4.5 hours screen on time and now with the s6 I get only 2.5 and that sucks.
But the camera app is much better.