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I just got my Note 3 and the first thing I did was root it. The problem is that I forgot to perform a software update. Now when I try to update the software, I get the message that I can't update because my phone is modified. Is there a way to download and manually install the latest software update?

This should be in Q&A....mods will either delete it or move it for you.
To answer you...depending on your region the stock firmware may or may not be available for you to odin back to stock.
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use triangle away to restore official status. Then update and reroot (from what i heared, ony the international N3 had a firmware update) Usually, if there was one for you, as soon as you would have connected to the internet it would have told you, unless you rooted without first connecting the phone to the internet

polish_pat said:
use triangle away to restore official status. Then update and reroot (from what i heared, ony the international N3 had a firmware update) Usually, if there was one for you, as soon as you would have connected to the internet it would have told you, unless you rooted without first connecting the phone to the internet
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Triangle away is not yet supported on note 3 to my knowledge.im sure CF will get to it though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46237100
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force70 said:
Triangle away is not yet supported on note 3 to my knowledge.im sure CF will get to it though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46237100
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That's not what I read from chain fire. Note 3 could be the death of triangle away
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polish_pat said:
use triangle away to restore official status. Then update and reroot (from what i heared, ony the international N3 had a firmware update) Usually, if there was one for you, as soon as you would have connected to the internet it would have told you, unless you rooted without first connecting the phone to the internet
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Triangle away not yet fully support for note 3
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Illusive Man said:
I just got my Note 3 and the first thing I did was root it. The problem is that I forgot to perform a software update. Now when I try to update the software, I get the message that I can't update because my phone is modified. Is there a way to download and manually install the latest software update?
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You can use kies to restore your phone back to stock. It will change your phone back to original status, without root. However there's nothing you can do on your knox warranty.
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Moved here as this does not belong in the Development Section.....

Thanks, guys. The phone is great the way it is, and I refuse to give up root if I can help it. I have faith in the devs here to overcome all issues!!

[Q] How to flash 4.4.2 on Note 3 live demo

Hi,
Hope you guys will help
Customer came to me demo with 4.3, He just wants to update to 4.2.2
Should I direct flash this version or I have to keep some secure steps to avoid brick?
Thanks guys

nsnobel2 said:
Hi,
Hope you guys will help
Customer came to me demo with 4.3, He just wants to update to 4.2.2
Should I direct flash this version or I have to keep some secure steps to avoid brick?
Thanks guys
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You can't flash live software onto a demo version due to having no radio on it, well it can be done but it's a right pain playing with the files, a couple of people have managed it but it's really not worth it in all honesty. You can (soft) brick very easily and it's not so easy to recover from it.

u can flash rom easly
what is ur device code N900 or N9005 ???
search for ur software file and upgrade it easly do not worry
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CoolPyr0 said:
u can flash rom easly
what is ur device code N900 or N9005 ???
search for ur software file and upgrade it easly do not worry
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FYI - Demo units are different to a normal working device. It is NOT just a case of "search for ur software file and upgrade it easly do not worry"

radicalisto said:
FYI - Demo units are different to a normal working device. It is NOT just a case of "search for ur software file and upgrade it easly do not worry"
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I think Coolpro considering it a normal unit, however thanks for your support , I hope developers get its solution soon

[Q] Messed up my phone, return to stock?

Hello XDA.
I have a:
Galaxy S4 SGH-I337M (IT'S EITHER A BELL/ROGERS PHONE)
BASEBAND VERSION: I1337MVLUAMDJ
KERNAL VERSION: 3.4.0-1529758 [email protected]#1
BUILD NUMBER: K0T49H.1337MVLUFNE1
The problem is, I had rooted my phone long time ago and wanted to recently unroot and update to the latest KitKat version (I was on jellybean). It would not let be update because it said the device was modified or something of that sort. I tried to unroot by following a tutorial online and flashing with a stock rom.
I did exactly as it says but now my phone is totally messed up. My Wifi no longer works, the apps keep crashing and nothing is working like its suppose too. I do not know what to do to fix this. How do I return my phone back to factory settings as if it is brand new? I have tried flashing stock roms 3 times new (3 different ones using ODIN) and nothing seems to work. I have tried samsung kies and it is still doing the same thing!
Please help.

ruckfules99 said:
Hello XDA.
I have a:
Galaxy S4 SGH-I337M (IT'S EITHER A BELL/ROGERS PHONE)
BASEBAND VERSION: I1337MVLUAMDJ
KERNAL VERSION: 3.4.0-1529758 [email protected]#1
BUILD NUMBER: K0T49H.1337MVLUFNE1
The problem is, I had rooted my phone long time ago and wanted to recently unroot and update to the latest KitKat version (I was on jellybean). It would not let be update because it said the device was modified or something of that sort. I tried to unroot by following a tutorial online and flashing with a stock rom.
I did exactly as it says but now my phone is totally messed up. My Wifi no longer works, the apps keep crashing and nothing is working like its suppose too. I do not know what to do to fix this. How do I return my phone back to factory settings as if it is brand new? I have tried flashing stock roms 3 times new (3 different ones using ODIN) and nothing seems to work. I have tried samsung kies and it is still doing the same thing!
Please help.
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Where did you get the stock firmware? Go to sammobile.com if you haven't already done so
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jd1639 said:
Where did you get the stock firmware? Go to sammobile.com if you haven't already done so
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I will try now quickly and post my results. I have tried from 3 different sites and no luck.

ruckfules99 said:
I will try now quickly and post my results. I have tried from 3 different sites and no luck.
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You have to register but it's free. You'll download a zip. Use 7-zip to extract a .tar.md5 file. Use that in Odin
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jd1639 said:
You have to register but it's free. You'll download a zip. Use 7-zip to extract a .tar.md5 file. Use that in Odin
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The websites downloads are very slow. I am currently downloading it and will attempt to flash it. The problem is, I believe I have already tried this and might have somehow messed something else up such as the kernel or something.
Do you know if this could be the case?

ruckfules99 said:
The websites downloads are very slow. I am currently downloading it and will attempt to flash it. The problem is, I believe I have already tried this and might have somehow messed something else up such as the kernel or something.
Do you know if this could be the case?
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No, it would not be the case. Odin flashes the entire firmware, kernel and all. Sammobile is an official site for the firmware so if it doesn't work you might have a hardware issue. But wait for the download.
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jd1639 said:
No, it would not be the case. Odin flashes the entire firmware, kernel and all. Sammobile is an official site for the firmware so if it doesn't work you might have a hardware issue. But wait for the download.
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I'll definitely try flashing this one. Any specific instructions with ODIN for this? (I might be doing something wrong). Also, I do not believe its a hardware issue as it was fine before I attempted to unroot it today and make it factory default stock rom

ruckfules99 said:
I'll definitely try flashing this one. Any specific instructions with ODIN for this? (I might be doing something wrong). Also, I do not believe its a hardware issue as it was fine before I attempted to unroot it today and make it factory default stock rom
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Just load it into PDA and only have auto-reboot and f.reset checked
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I have flashed the official one from that website and same problem. My WIFI does not work and there are random glitches like the phone being slow and etc. I don't understand what I could have done to cause this and what could possibly be done to fix it.
I think the modem may be an issue. Can someone please confirm?

ruckfules99 said:
I have flashed the official one from that website and same problem. My WIFI does not work and there are random glitches like the phone being slow and etc. I don't understand what I could have done to cause this and what could possibly be done to fix it.
I think the modem may be an issue. Can someone please confirm?
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When you say Wi-Fi doesn't work what do you mean?
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jd1639 said:
When you say Wi-Fi doesn't work what do you mean?
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It literally does not work. Does not let me connect to it. I cannot even make calls. I have tried everything. I think it's something to do with modem. Same issue this user had:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2753001

ruckfules99 said:
It literally does not work. Does not let me connect to it. I cannot even make calls. I have tried everything. I think it's something to do with modem. Same issue this user had:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2753001
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So when you try to slide to turn on Wi-Fi it just pops back to off? The other guy had an i337 which is different than yours. What worked for his isn't going to work for you
What firmware version did you flash in Odin?
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jd1639 said:
So when you try to slide to turn on Wi-Fi it just pops back to off? The other guy had an i337 which is different than yours. What worked for his isn't going to work for you
What firmware version did you flash in Odin?
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When I try to slide the WIFI tab, it slides back to off by itself. My phone is i337M and mine and his have a similar issue but different phone type. I flashed 4.4.2 with Odin.
I honestly believe that it's a problem with the kernel/modem. Do you know of a way to change EVERYTHING back to factory settings?

Odin flashes everything back to stock, like new. Try the mk6 version of the firmware.
Edit, what version of Odin ate you using?
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jd1639 said:
Odin flashes everything back to stock, like new. Try the mk6 version of the firmware.
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Could you tell me what that means exactly? I'm new to all of this stuff and have no idea. Anything to fix my phone....

ruckfules99 said:
Could you tell me what that means exactly? I'm new to all of this stuff and have no idea. Anything to fix my phone....
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Mk6 is android 4.3
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I've tried. Still doesn't work :'(

ruckfules99 said:
I've tried. Still doesn't work :'(
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Not sure what else to tell you. If Odin isn't working you may have a hardware issue. Odin should return engaguing to like new. The only thing I can think of is you have an issue with the emmc memory, which isn't good.
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jd1639 said:
Not sure what else to tell you. If Odin isn't working you may have a hardware issue. Odin should return engaguing to like new. The only thing I can think of is you have an issue with the emmc memory, which isn't good.
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It won't even boot up. It's stuck on the samsung logo.

ruckfules99 said:
It won't even boot up. It's stuck on the samsung logo.
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Can you boot into recovery? Do a factory reset in recovery
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[Q] Which s/w version is recommended for rooting the SGH-i337

I had a rooted S3 SGH-I747 with Android 4.1.2. I sold it, and now I have a S4 SGH-i337 with Android 4.3.
I just want to root the phone, I am not interested in putting a custom ROM on it -- though maybe in the future.
Should I leave it at 4.3, or is it recommended to put a version of KitKat on it and then proceed to root it?
I did a quick software update check from the phone, but it said there were no updates. Does that mean I'm stuck at 4.3?
Thanks
Mike

I'd update to the nb1 rootable tar file via odin. Then use towelroot to root. The nb1 tar file can be found in the general forum
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jd1639 said:
I'd update to the nb1 rootable tar file via odin. Then use towelroot to root. The nb1 tar file can be found in the general forum
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So the S4 at 4.3 is not rootable, unless I use the nb1 rootable tar file to make it rootable, is that correct assumption?
Apparently I need to read more on the subject. I was hoping it would be as easy as it was on my S3. I guess the difference is that the S3 was rootable, while the S4 requires additional work to make it rootable. Of course correct me if i'm wrong, as I'm probably still not getting it.
Thanks
Mike

Modify_inc said:
So the S4 at 4.3 is not rootable, unless I use the nb1 rootable tar file to make it rootable, is that correct assumption?
Apparently I need to read more on the subject. I was hoping it would be as easy as it was on my S3. I guess the difference is that the S3 was rootable, while the S4 requires additional work to make it rootable. Of course correct me if i'm wrong, as I'm probably still not getting it.
Thanks
Mike
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See this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55338138
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jd1639 said:
See this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55338138
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Thanks for the link, it has helped tremendously!
Quick question, is the SIM card required during any of the flashing/rooting process? I didn't want to transfer my SIM from my working phone until I had my new replacement flashed and ready to go.
Thanks again
Mike

Modify_inc said:
Thanks for the link, it has helped tremendously!
Quick question, is the SIM card required during any of the flashing/rooting process? I didn't want to transfer my SIM from my working phone until I had my new replacement flashed and ready to go.
Thanks again
Mike
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No, you don't need the sim
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jd1639 said:
No, you don't need the sim
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Can I reflash the same firmware over itself? I flashed my phone using the i337 nb1 rootable tar file you linked me to.
I ran into a problem, long story, it's in another thread I started.
Anyhow, everything was working and had it successfully rooted and my apps reinstalled. Now I'm locked out thanks to a glitch in a app called Unlock with WiFi. I have entered the wrong password 35 times and it still will not ask me if I want to reset/wipe the phone. Isn't it suppose to ask you after so many attempts?
The problem is I set a one letter password in the app, I mean it is convenient and the app allowed me too. Also it worked fine on my S3.
I did the same for the S4, but apparently with this firmware version, the lock screen doesn't like one letter passwords. If I type less than four characters and press enter, it erases what I typed. So it makes it impossible to enter my one letter password. If I type four characters or more, followed by return, I get Wrong Password.
At this point I give up, I just want to start over. I sent an email to the developer yesterday morning, but he has not responded.
Thanks again
Mike

You can flash the same firmware over itself
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Modify_inc said:
I had a rooted S3 SGH-I747 with Android 4.1.2. I sold it, and now I have a S4 SGH-i337 with Android 4.3.
I just want to root the phone, I am not interested in putting a custom ROM on it -- though maybe in the future.
Should I leave it at 4.3, or is it recommended to put a version of KitKat on it and then proceed to root it?
I did a quick software update check from the phone, but it said there were no updates. Does that mean I'm stuck at 4.3?
Thanks
Mike
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Latest firmware for At&t SGH-i337 is 4.4.2 not 4.3

[Q] Note 3 update to note 4 firmware

Hi
The new Note 4 firmware available today from can it be installed on the Note 3?
thanks.

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No you cant install it. That would be like flashing a htc desire rom on your note 3

Note 3
maskerwsk said:
No you cant install it. That would be like flashing a htc desire rom on your note 3
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even though I have a Note 3 LTE SM N9005. it is almost identical?
why not if I may ask.

tomjo11 said:
even though I have a Note 3 LTE SM N9005. it is almost identical?
why not if I may ask.
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Try it yourself if you think it'll work, no one else will do it for you

Hes been sarcastic surely! Or been one of those people who live to wind people up

Guys are you serious ?? The second you flash note 4 rom you will get your phone bricked don't listen to the trolls here

The N4 firmware has unique system drivers that are incompatible with any other phone, it will not work on the N3. It probably won't even flash. I'm sure you could extract the apps and install some of the system apks, but please don't actually try to flash the whole firmware or you will likely brick your phone.

I love this
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Note 4 firmware can't be flashed on Note 3
kabuk1 said:
The N4 firmware has unique system drivers that are incompatible with any other phone, it will not work on the N3. It probably won't even flash. I'm sure you could extract the apps and install some of the system apks, but please don't actually try to flash the whole firmware or you will likely brick your phone.
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Thanks but I guess to late, I already tried and it didn't work. Reflashed original Note 3 firmware and it works.

tomjo11 said:
Thanks but I guess to late, I already tried and it didn't work. Reflashed original Note 3 firmware and it works.
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Oh really. Good job mate

Thanks

I need your help man. My note 3 works fine on official firmware but the network dissappears when i flash a custom rom , it's was working b4 and i don't know what caused this. Help!
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kumuyi said:
I need your help man. My note 3 works fine on official firmware but the network dissappears when i flash a custom rom , it's was working b4 and i don't know what caused this. Help!
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Reflash the stock firmware via Odin may help.
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Ive done it many times but to no avail..
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The guy asked simple question, a simple answer would have sufficed! People come to ask questions and get help, isn't that the whole purpose of the forums? I'm guessing all you lot giving the guy a hard time were instantly android experts from day 1 hey..

Everything about the Note 4 OS is different. Even the image file extensions in the apps are different. You have a $300 paperweight most likely

Note 3. have you tried a different rom ?

kumuyi said:
Ive done it many times but to no avail..
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try different rom or goto settings mobile networks and search for mobile networks.

kumuyi said:
Ive done it many times but to no avail..
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goto settings more networks under connection tab then mobile networks then network operators and search for them. If that fails try differ rom and if that fails I am assuming you have somehow changed your modem. Find one for your country and flash using odin.
Also try Kies emergency firmware recovery using windows laptop or pc.