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Latest Update for AT&T I337?

I need latest update for Samsung Galaxy S4 AT&T I337 model as I live outside USA and for some reason when I click on Software Update (Settings -> About device) nothing happens.
Below is the details for Samsung Galaxy S4 AT&T I337 phone
Model Number - SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
Android Version - 4.3
Baseband version - I337UCUAMDL
Kernel version - 3.4.0_StockUp_tw_4.3
Build Number - StockUp MJ6 v1.1
I need some guidance on how I can update my phone to the latest updates that is available for AT&T I337 model
Look forward to getting some tips and guidance on this matter

Search for mk2 tar files

jd1639 said:
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I found the required file from this forum which was redirected to another download site as shown below
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407566574
Do you I use the following instructiuon that is found in this forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621279
1.POWER OFF YOUR PHONE AND GO TO DOWNLOAD/ODIN MODE ( VOLDOWN+HOME+POWER)
2.DOWNLOAD ODIN (http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2537619&d=1390629800) AND MAKE SURE U HAVE THE LATEST DRIVER INSTALL FROM SAMSUNG KIES
3.DOWNLOAD AND EXTRACT I337MK2_Combined_Odin_Tar FILES
4.START ODIN AND FOLLOW IN ORDER WHERE EACH FILE SHOULD GO INTO ODIN SLOT....
I need confirmation if the above instruction is correct to get the latest update for Samsung Galaxy S4 AT&T i337 model?

You're currently on mdl firmware. This firmware allows you to put on a custom recovery and flash roms. Are you sure you want to update? You will no longer have the ability to put on a custom recovery.

jd1639 said:
You're currently on mdl firmware. This firmware allows you to put on a custom recovery and flash roms. Are you sure you want to update? You will no longer have the ability to put on a custom recovery.
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Well not interested in custom recovery as long as I get the latest update that looks like offical Samsung Galaxy S4 updates for i337 model. Will I be getting latest update for future updates?

userS4i337 said:
Well not interested in custom recovery as long as I get the latest update that looks like offical Samsung Galaxy S4 updates for i337 model. Will I be getting latest update for future updates?
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Yes to all your question.....i337MK2 tar md5 contain 4 seperated files ( first released ) follow the image guide where u have to place into ODIN SLOT ....the one that said combined ALL IN ONE ( newest released ) mean that u just flash into PDA ODIN SLOT ONLY.....just follow that guide on second post it would get u to latest ATT MK2 4.3 firmware. But like @jd1639 said with MDL firmware u can install anything even 4.4.2 rom and also there is alot of custom stock rom without ATT bloatware out there that u can install .....goodluck and PM me if u need more help. FYI if u got helped by someone please hit THANK button to show your appreciation ....:good::good:

I'll update my S4 to the latest update and you can send me yours. I'd kill for mdl firmware...
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That is my another question regarding ATT bloatware? Will the combined TAR file contain the ATT bloatware?
Is there a way I can remove the ATT bloatware after I have upgraded the phone, as I find the ATT bloatware annoying

userS4i337 said:
That is my another question regarding ATT bloatware? Will the combined TAR file contain the ATT bloatware?
Is there a way I can remove the ATT bloatware after I have upgraded the phone, as I find the ATT bloatware annoying
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Yes it contains all the bloatware, another reason not to upgrade and flash custom roms.
Edit, it has not been mentioned yet but one you upgrade you can not go back to a previous firmware.

When I upgrade to MK2, does this mean I will need to perform factory reset and all my existing app will be gone or will the app remain on the phone even after the upgrade.
I will do the backup before the upgrade but at the moment when I connect the Phone to the PC, it would mot pick up so maybe I will need the latest software driver, is that correct? I have the same problem with Kies which does not recognise when phone is connected.
Any suggestion would be great.

userS4i337 said:
When I upgrade to MK2, does this mean I will need to perform factory reset and all my existing app will be gone or will the app remain on the phone even after the upgrade.
I will do the backup before the upgrade but at the moment when I connect the Phone to the PC, it would mot pick up so maybe I will need the latest software driver, is that correct? I have the same problem with Kies which does not recognise when phone is connected.
Any suggestion would be great.
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When you Odin I believe you lose everything anyway.

rbedell said:
When you Odin I believe you lose everything anyway.
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Not always, most times a factory reset is needed to clear the phone of old apps and data. Root, is lost, but apps that require root can still be present which can become a problem when root is no longer available.

A friend of mine has a rooted MDL firmware s4 and wants a rooted stock version of the latest update. Can someone please provide a link to the latest flashable stock ROM for the att s4? Thanks.
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Henrock11 said:
A friend of mine has a rooted MDL firmware s4 and wants a rooted stock version of the latest update. Can someone please provide a link to the latest flashable stock ROM for the att s4? Thanks.
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Why doesn't your friend flash a custom rom instead

He wants a stock touchwiz ROM. If their is a custom ROM based on the latest firmware then by all means direct me to it and I'll flash that for him. Thanks.
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Henrock11 said:
He wants a stock touchwiz ROM. If their is a custom ROM based on the latest firmware then by all means direct me to it and I'll flash that for him. Thanks.
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He's on mdl which allows a custom recovery and easy flashing of roms. If he upgrades to mk2, the latest, he'll lose that ability. Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47713264

Right, we have a custom recovery and an unlocked boot loader and I flashed an older build of that Google edition ROM, but he just really wants the ability to move his apps2sd. I didn't see a mention of the apps2sd feature in the change logs. Thanks for replying so quickly.
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Status 7 Error when Trying Manual OTA

Getting the Status 7 error "/system/xbin/dexdump" has unexpected contents when attempting to manually flash the OTA vía stock recovery. Any one have a fix or files for this? I really don't want to clear the Wife's phone as she has it all set up already. Any help is greatly appreciated.
History:
Had Philz Custom Recovery
Rooted.
On MK2 Stock Firmware W/ Knox.
NOW un rooted with stock recovery.
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DarkAngel said:
Getting the Status 7 error "/system/xbin/dexdump" has unexpected contents when attempting to manually flash the OTA vía stock recovery. Any one have a fix or files for this? I really don't want to clear the Wife's phone as she has it all set up already. Any help is greatly appreciated.
History:
Had Philz Custom Recovery
Rooted.
On MK2 Stock Firmware W/ Knox.
NOW un rooted with stock recovery.
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Sounds like you are not completely stock, the error shows it found modded files in your system partition. Odin the full mk2 tar file first and try again.
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I was hoping to avoid doing the full flash again. I have seen some threads of some Nexus 7 members flashing the required files they were so kindly provided so they can move forward to the 4.4.2 update similar to my situation. If I can't then I guess I will have to suck it up and erase her info and start over.

DarkAngel said:
I was hoping to avoid doing the full flash again. I have seen some threads of some Nexus 7 members flashing the required files they were so kindly provided so they can move forward to the 4.4.2 update similar to my situation. If I can't then I guess I will have to suck it up and erase her info and start over.
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You don't have to erase her info, just flash the mk2 tar file and then install the update. No data wipe required.
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cruise350 said:
You don't have to erase her info, just flash the mk2 tar file and then install the update. No data wipe required.
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Wait dumb question... .. . I take it that the flash won't erase the info due to being an official rom? I mean the one from random45. This has slipped my mind.......

DarkAngel said:
Wait dumb question... .. . I take it that the flash won't erase the info due to being an official rom? I mean the one from random45. This has slipped my mind.......
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Correct, the tar will not wipe data. Everything will be in tact from random45's download.
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Ah okay..... and thanks for the confirmation. I will flash and see.

Just wanted to update, flashing the Rom fixed the problem. Thanks again cruise350. The wife is now rocking KitKat on her S4.

cruise350 said:
Sounds like you are not completely stock, the error shows it found modded files in your system partition. Odin the full mk2 tar file first and try again.
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I'm not a complete noob,,, Just partially...
Can someone point me to where I can learn how to flash the mk2 tar file and where to find that file...?
I'm have this same issue trying to get KitKat on to my T-Mo S4... Stock... Rooted a few times using the Kingo app on Win 7 - But currently un-rooted.
If I have asked this question in the wrong place, mea culpa.

richie65x said:
I'm not a complete noob,,, Just partially...
Can someone point me to where I can learn how to flash the mk2 tar file and where to find that file...?
I'm have this same issue trying to get KitKat on to my T-Mo S4... Stock... Rooted a few times using the Kingo app on Win 7 - But currently un-rooted.
If I have asked this question in the wrong place, mea culpa.
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This forum is for the Sprint Galaxy S4, and it seems you have the T-Mobile device. Here's a link to the tmobile forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile
MK2 is the version number that is specific to Sprint. T-Mobile may have the same number or not. But all you need to do is download the .tar file for the latest 4.3 ROM that is available for your phone, put the phone in download mode, and flash via the ODIN utility that you can download as well. This is not a complete guide, so see the relevant threads in the TM forum. Alternatively, there may be a T-Mobile .tar for 4.4.2 that you can ODIN directly. It is up to you to see if it wipes data or not. The one for Sprint does.

[Q] How to Update from MF3 to Kitkat

How to update from stock AT&T 4.2.2 (i337 MF3) to kitkat?
Do I need CWM or can I use safestrap?
I prefer to flash directly from my cellphone since I can't use Odin because I have a Mac.
Thanks in advance! :good:

You'll need to flash tar files so will need Odin.
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jd1639 said:
You'll need to flash tar files so will need Odin.
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That is not correct. I did some reading and I found the information I was looking for.
I was able to update my stock AT&T i337 4.2.2 (MF3) to stock AT&T i337 4.4.2 (NB1) without using Odin.
This is a very easy and simple procedure that doesn't require root nor custom recovery. In fact, it will only work if you have stock AT&T (no root, no custom recovery).
First, update to MK2 using these steps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2573080
Then, update from MK2 to NB1 using these steps:
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/att-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337-android-4-4-2-kitkat-ota-update-i337ucufnb1/
Great solution to those who missed the AT&T OTA. No root needed, no unlock, no custom recovery, just the stock recovery. Beautiful!!!

Good job, I'd forgotten about the update.zip
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jd1639 said:
Good job, I'd forgotten about the update.zip
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Thanks. It took me about 4 hours of researching and reading to find that.
There are too many solutions and ways to do things which just make it more difficult for us to do a simple task.

[Q] Tar files for NC1 ?

So Ive been searching for a while now and i seem to find every TAR file to go back to stock for every other firmware except for NC1 Is this because of it being new ?
If i missed it somewhere can someone guide me to it ? I want to root NC1 but i want to have the files to start back at stock just in case another update comes . Thanks

sammobile
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That doesn't take me to NC1 TAR files to go back to stock
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sammobile
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Raz12 said:
So Ive been searching for a while now and i seem to find every TAR file to go back to stock for every other firmware except for NC1 Is this because of it being new ?
If i missed it somewhere can someone guide me to it ? I want to root NC1 but i want to have the files to start back at stock just in case another update comes . Thanks
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The NC1 .tar for the ATT I337 is not available. It was such a small update that a full odin .tar is unlikely.

Alright thank you , So if i root it and another update such as 4.4.3 i wouldn't be able to get a OTA update would i ?
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The NC1 .tar for the ATT I337 is not available. It was such a small update that a full odin .tar is unlikely.
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Raz12 said:
Alright thank you , So if i root it and another update such as 4.4.3 i wouldn't be able to get a OTA update would i ?
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It depends on the update....some OTA updates check every single system file to make certain you are completely stock( including unrooted). Others, like the NC1 update, only check some of the files.
The 4.4.3 update is supposed to be a minor bug fix(no UI changes) and may still flash successfully even if you are rooted but it is almost certain that you will lose root.
I suggest everyone hold off on taking the next ota update until some of us can evaluate it and determine our options (we say this all the time yet very few listen ).

Okay so the next update won't be like the Galaxy s5 Kit kat ? No difference in the Touch Wiz ? Just bug issues solved ? & Also so would you root your phone as of right now ? on NC1 If you were on it ?
muniz_ri said:
It depends on the update....some OTA updates check every single system file to make certain you are completely stock( including unrooted). Others, like the NC1 update, only check some of the files.
The 4.4.3 update is supposed to be a minor bug fix(no UI changes) and may still flash successfully even if you are rooted but it is almost certain that you will lose root.
I suggest everyone hold off on taking the next ota update until some of us can evaluate it and determine our options (we say this all the time yet very few listen ).
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Raz12 said:
Okay so the next update won't be like the Galaxy s5 Kit kat ? No difference in the Touch Wiz ? Just bug issues solved ? & Also so would you root your phone as of right now ? on NC1 If you were on it ?
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I don't know for certain that we will not get the updated TouchWiz however I highly doubt it.
And I did root my phone with my NC1 100% stock rom and then unrooted once I had it set up the way I like it.
When the next ota comes out I plan on creating a safestrap flashable update zip to test and see if its rootable with towelroot and create a pre-rooted safestrap flashable 100% stock rom as a workaround if its not rootable.

Official OG5 Tar available from Sammobile

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/52701/N910PVPU4COG5_N910PSPT4COG5_SPR/
The official tar for OG5 Android 5.1.1 is now available from Sammobile.

I wonder where they got it from ..*rolls eyes*

Sunderwear said:
I wonder where they got it from ..*rolls eyes*
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The samsung servers. It appeared on Kies at the same time.

poit said:
The samsung servers. It appeared on Kies at the same time.
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yeah...sammobile... btw, whats up with all the ' spint ' references... sammobile get hacked or is the spell-checker on the blink...

Good
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this tar will un-root and install default recovery correct?

raptorseye said:
this tar will un-root and install default recovery correct?
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correct

poit said:
correct
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thanks bud!!

Pardon my ignorance. But assuming you are rooted now with TWRP can you just update OE1 to OG5 and then flash BeastModeStock1.0-N910P-OG5.zip to get root back? or is it more complicated than that.

thepiecesfit said:
Pardon my ignorance. But assuming you are rooted now with TWRP can you just update OE1 to OG5 and then flash BeastModeStock1.0-N910P-OG5.zip to get root back? or is it more complicated than that.
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It is slightly more complicated. If you're saying update with this stock tar, yes but in addition to TWRP and Beastmode kernel, you still need to flash the SuperSU zip to root. And then there's the need to reapply your debloat, getting rid if Knox and ItsOn and any compatible mods.
Or just update with the tar (drag it out of the zip to a folder prior to flash in Odin), Odin TWRP and flash custom pre-rooted OG5 ROM. Not to get technical but you had it right if you add SuperSU zip to your question unless you were asking if you could just flash a OG5 ROM in recovery. I wouldn't recommend that. Clean install is also recommended.
Here's a step by step guide if you have problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62241991&postcount=56
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Will this wipe my phone? I don't want to wipe my phone I just want to be on the latest rom and get android pay working.

jamice4u said:
Will this wipe my phone? I don't want to wipe my phone I just want to be on the latest rom and get android pay working.
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It's been reported (bottom links) that flashing the OG5 stock tar wipes the internal memory. Try Helium in Google Play or KIES or Samsung Smart Switch for backup and restore.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sec.android.easyMover
The OP in this thread points to a faster download for OG5 stock tar.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=62371911
Also reported here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62716784&postcount=100
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Okay I tried the Rom on this site and it did not wipe my device. I have rooted now with android pay working.

jamice4u said:
Okay I tried the Rom on this site and it did not wipe my device. I have rooted now with android pay working.
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I wasn't sure if userdata applications were wiped or not.
Did you have to do anything special to get Android Pay to work with root? What were your steps and applications used? Standard AP apk or the one recommended for root users?
Or did you just flash stock tar, setup AP and then root?
Trying to get to the root of the issue others have. I hear rooted stock works with AP but others are having issues with custom ROMs.
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Whats the best way to get og5 is it to odin back to stock and take the ota or odin the tarog5 file are there any major difference
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sliverr7x said:
Whats the best way to get og5 is it to odin back to stock and take the ota or odin the tarog5 file are there any major difference
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The end result is the same. It's much faster to just Odin OG5.
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It is far much better update by sprint and samsung for note 4.

request to upload tar file for samsung galaxy grand 2
Sir can you please upload Odin Tar for Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 ? it would a great pleasure of you.
elliwigy suggested me to contact you because he is not owning Grand 2:crying:
Sir please help me