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Hi guys, I'm a kinda of novice on android after coming from blackberry, I rooted my I9500 using chainfire auto root and everything worked flawlessly well. I never use triangle away since its not available for the device. Now some new updates are rolling in from Sammy and really love touchwiz so I didn't bother myself with custom roms. I would love to have those updates cos I heard they make the phone really fast and eliminate lagging. When I checked for updates I still get I have the latest firmware. My device status shows official. I didn't do anything to change Dat. If you guys have any idea how to get OTA Plz ur ideas are welcome plus a step by step method of running stock rom via odin is appreciated. Here is a snapshot of my device. Pls guys don't be offended if someone has already post a similar complaint.
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alphamars said:
Hi guys, I'm a kinda of novice on android after coming from blackberry, I rooted my I9500 using chainfire auto root and everything worked flawlessly well. I never use triangle away since its not available for the device. Now some new updates are rolling in from Sammy and really love touchwiz so I didn't bother myself with custom roms. I would love to have those updates cos I heard they make the phone really fast and eliminate lagging. When I checked for updates I still get I have the latest firmware. My device status shows official. I didn't do anything to change Dat. If you guys have any idea how to get OTA Plz ur ideas are welcome plus a step by step method of running stock rom via odin is appreciated. Here is a snapshot of my device. Pls guys don't be offended if someone has already post a similar complaint.
Sent from my GT-I9500
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The firmware u have now is oldest
If u are not getting ota no issue In my sign link u can go download the firmware u want should be of I9500 only and Odin also from there and flash it u will have latest firmware
How to flash guide is also there in first post of the link
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Or use Mobile ODIN, retain root and update to the latest official OS...
ultramag69 said:
Or use Mobile ODIN, retain root and update to the latest official OS...
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Mobile odin is not yet supported to i9500 if i m not wrong
U should not guide without knowing properly buddy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
123hiten said:
Mobile odin is not yet supported to i9500 if i m not wrong
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
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My apologies, thought it was listed...
Comes from no sleep and long shifts....
so i just had to odin to factory stock because i was in the boot loop into download. but i stupidly updated the software thinking it would update me to something other than mf3....that was not the case. it put me right into mf3. should i odin back to stock and just root and recov from there? or can i just root to customize. i have no problem starting from scratch but some advise would be great!!! please and thanks!!
If it updated you to MF3 you at this time can not Odin back to stock out of the box.root is possible but no recovery or Roms so please don't be a static of the "I bricked my phone"section. Read/research till your eyes dry up and burn
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jball said:
If it updated you to MF3 you at this time can not Odin back to stock out of the box.root is possible but no recovery or Roms so please don't be a static of the "I bricked my phone"section. Read/research till your eyes dry up and burn
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is there a way to debloat the stock rom? also is the root process the same??
To b honest I haven't checked out how to root MF3 cause I've managed to stay away from the OTA update,I m still MDL base. As far as debloating without flashing a zip I believe u can use titanium backup the long way.my model is ATT I337 S4 but the Rom I m on makes it a I9505 S4. I check on xda everyday to c if/when they will get the bootloader unlocked so we can go back to stock anytime we want.please don't quote me and I hope u can achieve what u want till it is fully unlocked.
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jball said:
To b honest I haven't checked out how to root MF3 cause I've managed to stay away from the OTA update,I m still MEL base. As far as debloating without flashing a zip I believe u can use titanium backup the long way.my model is ATT I337 S4 but the Rom I m on makes it a I9505 S4. I check on crash everyday to c if/when they will get the bootloader unlocked so we can go back to stock anytime we want.please don't quote me and I hope u can achieve what u want till it is fully unlocked.
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MDL not MEL and not crash but xda. The auto spell on my phone sucks sometimes
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Thanks alot. ill try to be patient as i am a flash freak and get bored of roms so easily.
I m also a flashaholic. I still mess with my I777 S2 just to get my fix
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achang9523 said:
is there a way to debloat the stock rom? also is the root process the same??
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without root, you can simply disable the apps you don't want to use. if you want to root your phone, you can use titanium backup to freeze the apps. everyone is saying freeze and not uninstall because there is no current method to restore our phone on mf3 update. so if you screw something up you're ****ed. I personally used rom toolbox pro to backup all the apps to an external sd, then I deleted them from the phone and haven't had any issues that I'm aware of
achang9523 said:
is there a way to debloat the stock rom? also is the root process the same??
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Search for rooting with MF3. There is a way, but there is no custom recovery. If you do root your phone and begin removing bloatware, you may cause irreversible damage since there is no way to odin back to stock.
I would wait until we have a way to install a custom recovery.
Root is possible, bloatware removal possible. Just be extremely careful what you delete or install for that matter, because currently there is no recovery at the moment for MF3 because of the locked bootloader. [email protected] You AT&T [email protected] You!
Wait is over for my Indian bro......:good:
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/11/19...eives-official-android-4-3-jelly-bean-update/
jdomadia said:
Wait is over for my Indian bro......:good:
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/11/19...eives-official-android-4-3-jelly-bean-update/
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Yeah...
Here we go!
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-N7100&pcode=0#firmware
Same as last leaked ))
good that its the same coz dev has already started on it
does it raise knox number
It has KNOX, so obviously it does if you don't play by their rules.
And as suspected; no Note3 features.
For me; no thanks.
Waiting for knox-free, note3 modded ROMs.
So leak is official
Of official was leak ?
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I have a rooted Note 2, so I cannot get it of course via OTA.
IS where a way to install this via mobile odin Pro?
Any thing I need to take care?
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I have a rooted Note 2, so I cannot get it of course via OTA.
IS where a way to install this via mobile odin Pro?
Any thing I need to take care?
tsk1979 said:
I have a rooted Note 2, so I cannot get it of course via OTA.
IS where a way to install this via mobile odin Pro?
Any thing I need to take care?
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I have a rooted Note 2, so I cannot get it of course via OTA.
IS where a way to install this via mobile odin Pro?
Any thing I need to take care?
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I wouldn't flash this ROM via ODIN. Some people reported installation failure and KNOX warranty void flags. Fix your Custom status with TriangleAway. Then you will be able to update over OTA, if it is already available for your provider. However, even so, I wouldn't recommend flashing this or updating. It has KNOX so you will not be able to go back if this is buggy, and you will not be able to root without loosing warranty.
Already some ppl has updated in india & reported as buttery smooth.
Can someone tell me if this update has emoji on keyboard?
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Update available in india of 700mb :thumbup:
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estugarda said:
It has KNOX, so obviously it does if you don't play by their rules.
And as suspected; no Note3 features.
For me; no thanks.
Waiting for knox-free, note3 modded ROMs.
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Estugarda from PCE ? xulos is here
Btw i know it has knox, i want to know will it raise counter if i flash it via ODIN ?
chuck it
No new S Pen features, or the new S Note?
#disappoint
ViD0 said:
Estugarda from PCE ? xulos is here
Btw i know it has knox, i want to know will it raise counter if i flash it via ODIN ?
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Yes, it's me.
Well, I'm not sure about raising the counter since I didn't try it myself. Some people reported it. Too early to tell.
It would be logical to make it so that it doesn't raise the flag for the first time. On the other hand, Samsung isn't really logical lately.
jdomadia said:
Wait is over for my Indian bro......:good:
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/11/19...eives-official-android-4-3-jelly-bean-update/
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That link is for the N7105 mate not the N7100
Correct link:
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/11/19...eives-official-android-4-3-jelly-bean-update/
estugarda said:
Yes, it's me.
Well, I'm not sure about raising the counter since I didn't try it myself. Some people reported it. Too early to tell.
It would be logical to make it so that it doesn't raise the flag for the first time. On the other hand, Samsung isn't really logical lately.
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So that means that we cant use ODIN anymore to upgrade our officially FWs? Im on stock 4.1.2 and i want to upgrade to 4.3 via ODIN and my knox counter will be 1 ? thats a cr**
estugarda said:
I wouldn't flash this ROM via ODIN. Some people reported installation failure and KNOX warranty void flags. Fix your Custom status with TriangleAway. Then you will be able to update over OTA, if it is already available for your provider. However, even so, I wouldn't recommend flashing this or updating. It has KNOX so you will not be able to go back if this is buggy, and you will not be able to root without loosing warranty.
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Thanks for your reply. I reset the counter via triangle away. But I am not sure how to fix custom status and then get OTA updata?
ViD0 said:
So that means that we cant use ODIN anymore to upgrade our officially FWs? Im on stock 4.1.2 and i want to upgrade to 4.3 via ODIN and my knox counter will be 1 ? thats a cr**
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As I said; I'm not sure about that, since I didn't try.
You should be able to flash it via ODIN. The question is; will it trigger the flag...? Some people said so. I don't know and certainly won't try. I'm waiting for knox-free...
tsk1979 said:
Thanks for your reply. I reset the counter via triangle away. But I am not sure how to fix custom status and then get OTA updata?
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Triangle Away should fix the status. You must reastart your phone any give it few minutes. It doesn't always work, but mostly yes. There are also few settings in Triangle Away. Allow tracker to run and System modified workaround. Experiment with those. And remember to leave your phone alone for few minutes before you check the status. There is a reason for that.
It certainly works for me. I'm rooted, and get OTAs.
estugarda said:
As I said. I'm not sure about that.
Triangle Away should fix the status. You must reastart your phone any give it few minutes. It doesn't always work, but mostly yes. There are also few settings in Triangle Away. Allow tracker to run and System modified workaround. Experiment with those. And remember to leave your phone alone for few minutes before you check the status. There is a reason for that.
It certainly works for me. I'm rooted, and get OTAs.
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Im always on stock so i dont have to reset with triangle away so my q is still : "So that means that we cant use ODIN anymore to upgrade our officially FWs? Im on stock 4.1.2 and i want to upgrade to 4.3 via ODIN and my knox counter will be 1 ? thats a cr**"
waiting for someone to confirm or deny.
Hi,
I had my S4 (Rogers) on stock ROM with root. I want to put back the original ROM so I can upgrade to 4.3. I used Kies to put back original ROM but now when I try to upgrade I get a message saying my phone was modified and I cannot upgrade. How do I put the original ROM so I can upgrade my phone? Do I have to flash a ROM with Odin and if so where do I get the original ROM for my phone (Rogers).
Thanks.
Ignore this post. You have an i337m. That method will not work for you.
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HORiZUN said:
Get the mf3 md5 files, put phone into download mode, use Odin to restore to stock.
You will be able to update after that, but I'm pretty sure I read they pulled the update due to issues people were having.
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what issues ? I got mine from Bell yesterday and its an update worth the trouble to go back to stock IMO.
Im very happy with 4.3.
Problems appear to be isolated within AT&T users.
http://m.gsmarena.com/android_43_update_for_at_t_galaxy_s4_gets_delayed_as_well-news-7209.php
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in general, to unroot your phone,
Open SuperSu, go to the Settings tab, scroll down until you will find Full unroot. Click it and proceed with the instructions.
Good luck, let me know if it worked for you
HORiZUN said:
Problems appear to be isolated within AT&T users.
http://m.gsmarena.com/android_43_update_for_at_t_galaxy_s4_gets_delayed_as_well-news-7209.php
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the OP says he is with Rogers...
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love is me said:
in general, to unroot your phone,
Open SuperSu, go to the Settings tab, scroll down until you will find Full unroot. Click it and proceed with the instructions.
Good luck, let me know if it worked for you
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Triangle away + Unroot (SuperSU) wasnt enougn in my case. I had to install an Official Stock ROM and then proceed with OTA update.
slam666 said:
Hi,
I had my S4 (Rogers) on stock ROM with root. I want to put back the original ROM so I can upgrade to 4.3. I used Kies to put back original ROM but now when I try to upgrade I get a message saying my phone was modified and I cannot upgrade. How do I put the original ROM so I can upgrade my phone? Do I have to flash a ROM with Odin and if so where do I get the original ROM for my phone (Rogers).
Thanks.
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sammobile.com has the new Rogers 4.3 MK6 .tar file in the firmware section.....download and flash 4.3 via Odin.
I did unroot too my device status is still custom. I tried flashing AMG1 on top still says custom...
duykhang524 said:
I did unroot too my device status is still custom. I tried flashing AMG1 on top still says custom...
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No matter what stock rom I try to use, oden fails with a write protection enabled. Actually I see this write protection on the phone when I start it in download mode. Can someone help me with this.
Thanks
Same here, I flashed the stock rom so no root or any custom anything but I still can't get OTA updates
unroot not success
Relayers said:
the OP says he is with Rogers...
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Triangle away + Unroot (SuperSU) wasnt enougn in my case. I had to install an Official Stock ROM and then proceed with OTA update.
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that is not the way to unroot i have already tried this but still device is rooted now its show modified when i try to update.
reddysp said:
that is not the way to unroot i have already tried this but still device is rooted now its show modified when i try to update.
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You have to make sure busybox gets uninstalled also. Sometimes it is left there and that trips the custom status.
So, I have the MF3 firmware and wanted to update it to the latest version. I backed up my phone, went to settings->Accounts->Backup and Reset->Factory Data Reset
I wiped my phone and after all that, it still has the custom logo. What can I do to get rid of the custom logo so I can update my phone? Any help you guys can give me would be appreciated. Thanks!
jbrookley said:
So, I have the MF3 firmware and wanted to update it to the latest version. I backed up my phone, went to settings->Accounts->Backup and Reset->Factory Data Reset
I wiped my phone and after all that, it still has the custom logo. What can I do to get rid of the custom logo so I can update my phone? Any help you guys can give me would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Did you root ur phone
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PR3DATOR Aaron said:
Did you root ur phone
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I did, but I also did a full unroot using the superuser thingy (I think it was Super SU). My understanding is I should be able to remove root, restore to factory default and the custom logo would go away. Any idea why it wouldn't be working?
jbrookley said:
I did, but I also did a full unroot using the superuser thingy (I think it was Super SU). My understanding is I should be able to remove root, restore to factory default and the custom logo would go away. Any idea why it wouldn't be working?
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The best to unroot ur phone is using Odin don't use Super SU cause if u download roms inside the custom rom will not be gone
And what phone are u using
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PR3DATOR Aaron said:
The best to unroot ur phone is using Odin don't use Super SU cause if u download roms inside the custom rom will not be gone
And what phone are u using
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I have the S4, Because I have MF3 firmware, I've been pretty careful to avoid doing any sort of custom flashing to avoid bricking my phone (since they locked the bootloader). Do I have to use ODIN to reset the custom status? And are there any significant risks to the phone if I do it this way? I'm aware anytime you mess with these kind of things, there is some risk, I just want to know it should be safe, it's been tested before, and I'm not just rolling the dice and hoping for the best.
jbrookley said:
I have the S4, Because I have MF3 firmware, I've been pretty careful to avoid doing any sort of custom flashing to avoid bricking my phone (since they locked the bootloader). Do I have to use ODIN to reset the custom status? And are there any significant risks to the phone if I do it this way? I'm aware anytime you mess with these kind of things, there is some risk, I just want to know it should be safe, it's been tested before, and I'm not just rolling the dice and hoping for the best.
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The custom logo can also be removed by using the triangleaway app.
jbrookley said:
I have the S4, Because I have MF3 firmware, I've been pretty careful to avoid doing any sort of custom flashing to avoid bricking my phone (since they locked the bootloader). Do I have to use ODIN to reset the custom status? And are there any significant risks to the phone if I do it this way? I'm aware anytime you mess with these kind of things, there is some risk, I just want to know it should be safe, it's been tested before, and I'm not just rolling the dice and hoping for the best.
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I unroot my GT-I9505 using Odin
And there is no risk of unroot s4 using Odin
And i downloaded S5 custom rom and i use odin and my stock firmware to unroot my phone and the custom rom will be gone
All custom rom downloaded and if u want to go back to the original is just using Odin and unroot it
Hope it helps
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Using TriangleAway app might brick ur phone and it might affect our phone, if u try it and it is Hard Brick and thats will be a problem over there.
Hard Brick and Soft Brick are different
Hard Brick is your phone is dead can't turn to recovery or download mode and you need to change ur motherboard
Soft Brick is usually just when you're phone is stuck in a bootloop, and as the name implies, is caused by a software error, usually the lack of a system to boot from or some other minor software bug that glitching boot. They are easily fixable by reflashing your ROM in recovery.
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PR3DATOR Aaron said:
I unroot my GT-I9505 using Odin
And there is no risk of unroot s4 using Odin
And i downloaded S5 custom rom and i use odin and my stock firmware to unroot my phone and the custom rom will be gone
All custom rom downloaded and if u want to go back to the original is just using Odin and unroot it
Hope it helps
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Using TriangleAway app might brick ur phone and it might affect our phone, if u try it and it is Hard Brick and thats will be a problem over there.
Hard Brick and Soft Brick are different
Hard Brick is your phone is dead can't turn to recovery or download mode and you need to change ur motherboard
Soft Brick is usually just when you're phone is stuck in a bootloop, and as the name implies, is caused by a software error, usually the lack of a system to boot from or some other minor software bug that glitching boot. They are easily fixable by reflashing your ROM in recovery.
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Where do I get the correct stock MF3 firmware file to be flashed by ODIN? I just want to make sure I use the correct one if I'm going to mess with ODIN. Haven't used it since my droid charge . . . which was a piece of garbage but I'm pretty sure that's common knowledge and affects no one at this point . . .
jbrookley said:
Where do I get the correct stock MF3 firmware file to be flashed by ODIN? I just want to make sure I use the correct one if I'm going to mess with ODIN. Haven't used it since my droid charge . . . which was a piece of garbage but I'm pretty sure that's common knowledge and affects no one at this point . . .
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Go to SamMobile
Here is the link to find ur firmware
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
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PR3DATOR Aaron said:
Go to SamMobile
Here is the link to find ur firmware
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
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I went to that page and found my phone:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SGH-I337/ATT/
All I found for firmware is MDL and MDB. I'm on MF3 but I'm not sure which of these I can use. Would I want to use one of these two? Or would I want to use the TAR files from this location?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504311
I just want to make sure you know that the MF3 version has a locked bootloader, so if I can't do this with a locked bootloader, I probably need to know sooner rather than later. Thanks for your help!
jbrookley said:
I went to that page and found my phone:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SGH-I337/ATT/
All I found for firmware is MDL and MDB. I'm on MF3 but I'm not sure which of these I can use. Would I want to use one of these two? Or would I want to use the TAR files from this location?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504311
I just want to make sure you know that the MF3 version has a locked bootloader, so if I can't do this with a locked bootloader, I probably need to know sooner rather than later. Thanks for your help!
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Go to this video
❤ How To Unroot Any Samsung Galaxy S4 Easiest Way…: http://youtu.be/pLcdvm17rJA
Hope it helps
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Since you want to update the phone, you can directly flash the latest using odin. It will remove the custom logo too. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2926642
I have used triangle away on my phone (ATT S4) multiple times and have never seen any issue
More info http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
jmjoyas said:
Since you want to update the phone, you can directly flash the latest using odin. It will remove the custom logo too. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2926642
I have used triangle away on my phone (ATT S4) multiple times and have never seen any issue
More info http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
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Bah, I just following the guide to flash my phone back to stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504311
I boot it up and it STILL shows it as a custom ROM. What am I doing wrong? Why would it still say it's custom?
jbrookley said:
Bah, I just following the guide to flash my phone back to stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504311
I boot it up and it STILL shows it as a custom ROM. What am I doing wrong? Why would it still say it's custom?
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Boot into recovery and do a factory reset
jmjoyas said:
Boot into recovery and do a factory reset
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I had done that. I did finally get it working after resetting it a few times. No idea why that is though . . . Hopefully, I'll get those OTA updates soon so I can go back to enjoying my phone. I hate stock so much and don't see much point in making many changes since I'm going to just reload everything via titanium backup once it's all updated.
Thanks for your help!
jbrookley said:
I had done that. I did finally get it working after resetting it a few times. No idea why that is though . . . Hopefully, I'll get those OTA updates soon so I can go back to enjoying my phone. I hate stock so much and don't see much point in making many changes since I'm going to just reload everything via titanium backup once it's all updated.
Thanks for your help!
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Go find for our senior member for help cause they can resovle this problem
Cause this is a very hard case to resovle this thing
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