recently I upgraded to lollipop 5.0 using odin and Russia firmware. But the RAM usage has gone nuts. Performance is not as smooth as before. I want to downgrade to 4.4.2 kitkat... How can I do that? Which firmware should I use?
Just install kk thru odin...
Dark_Dreams said:
recently I upgraded to lollipop 5.0 using odin and Russia firmware. But the RAM usage has gone nuts. Performance is not as smooth as before. I want to downgrade to 4.4.2 kitkat... How can I do that? Which firmware should I use?
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Click on my signature and follow the instructions, just substitute the correct version of KitKat for your device. You find the right KK OS at sammobile the links for everything are in my instructions. The procedure is the same just the KK OS is different. Enjoy !!!
does the firmware of different country make any difference???
Well it sure does
Dark_Dreams said:
does the firmware of different country make any difference???
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It could impact few bugs show or not, for example i flashed official UK version even if my country is far from there because kit kat was kinda most stable as UK version when i wanted to upgrade from 4.3. As far as lolipop is concerned it should use less ram than KK. You should give a try to some custom rom as you can find it even more stable than the official one. I personaly used X note as a official rom without triping knox. After i tripped knox i cant settle with 1 rom for about a year i think...
Isn't L more efficient?
I honestly thought that Lollipop was supposed to be more efficient.
Why would it be taking more RAM?
On that note, will anyone recommend a better aftermarket ROM with S-pen capabilities in 2015 for 900W8 version at least?
Mak-B said:
I honestly thought that Lollipop was supposed to be more efficient.
Why would it be taking more RAM?
On that note, will anyone recommend a better aftermarket ROM with S-pen capabilities in 2015 for 900W8 version at least?
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I also thought the same.... But there were other problems too...bATTERY DRAINED TOO QUICKLY.... Apps crashed frequently.... Overall performance was really disappointing...
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Hey folks. I have a question. I want to back down to Android 4.4.2 on my Note III - N900V. The performance both in battery life and signal performance absolutely SUCKS.
I'm currently on Stock (rooted) 4.4.2.
I've downloaded Stock Rooted JellyBean 4.3 N900VVRUBMJ7 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2518704
However I want to back down on the radio firmware as well. I'm pretty sure for compatibility purposes I need to. I'm having a heck of a time finding it out there. Does anyone know where I can find a pre 4.4.2 radio driver/firmware version?
Kellic said:
Hey folks. I have a question. I want to back down to Android 4.4.2 on my Note III - N900V. The performance both in battery life and signal performance absolutely SUCKS.
I'm currently on Stock (rooted) 4.4.2.
I've downloaded Stock Rooted JellyBean 4.3 N900VVRUBMJ7 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2518704
However I want to back down on the radio firmware as well. I'm pretty sure for compatibility purposes I need to. I'm having a heck of a time finding it out there. Does anyone know where I can find a pre 4.4.2 radio driver/firmware version?
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The modems are here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47400062
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would it be possible to install the new 900f poland 5.0 from sammoblie on a 900w8 canada s5 with out harming my device?
johnyb1983_ said:
would it be possible to install the new 900f poland 5.0 from sammoblie on a 900w8 canada s5 with out harming my device?
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No it is not possible, they use different bootloader and modems. But there are 5.0 custom roms that will work (alliance Rom when released) , if you want a 5.0 factory Rom you will have to wait until it is released to our w8 model.
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No it is not possible, they use different bootloader and modems. But there are custom roms that will work, if you want a factory Rom you will have to wait until it is released to our w8 model.
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whats the best lollipop for the w8 then .. albinomans klte unified gsm my camera wont connect
johnyb1983_ said:
whats the best lollipop for the w8 then .. albinomans klte unified gsm my camera wont connect
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I don't use any cm style roms so I can't say, tw is what I like, judging from how many people switch back to 4.4.2 after trying 5.0, I am going to wait for alliance Rom to customize 5.0 so that I have a good chance of staying with it. If you haven't tried alliance 5.6 yet, I would give it a try till 5.0 is released, it is a great Rom with a huge amount of customizations.
SM-G900W8, 0x1
A recovered flashaholic since Aliance Rom 5.5
ragz said:
I don't use any cm style roms so I can't say, tw is what I like, judging from how many people switch back to 4.4.2 after trying 5.0, I am going to wait for alliance Rom to customize 5.0 so that I have a good chance of staying with it. If you haven't tried alliance 5.6 yet, I would give it a try till 5.0 is released, it is a great Rom with a huge amount of customizations.
SM-G900W8, 0x1
A recovered flashaholic since Aliance Rom 5.5
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yea goldie is working on it now .. 5.0 that is .. i am using 5.6 alliance now .. only thing worth using .. everything works lol and good battery .. i just like the looks of 5.0 and the smoothness
Hey community today I bought my S5 and I was wondering should I update it to lollipop since I heared that there are many bugs ? What about you guys that already did the update, are you satisfied, are there any major issues ? one more thing, what about custom 5.1.1 roms, are they any good, regarding camera quality ?
Any answers are appreciated.
If you plan to root your phone, you won't want to update just yet. currently, there is no easy way to root stock lollipop, like there was on 4.4.2
That said, I just got my GS5 last week (work phone) and it updated the 2nd day I had it, before I knew about the no-root situation. I haven't noticed any bugs or issues with 5.0 yet, and I do like the UI better than the previous version on 4.4 (it's a bit less touchwizzy)
Also, I do like that samsung at least gives you the option to disable most of the bloatware apps that are preinstalled. I disabled a lot the apps I didn't want/use and the phone has been running great. Battery life has been stellar and the standby time is crazy good.
Lollipop is easy to root if you don't mind tripping KNOX
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Lollipop is easy to root if you don't mind tripping KNOX
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how can i root kit kat ? i saw one thread stating that i need to install a specific kernel, than towel root, than the kernel of my original rom etc etc.. problem is that i dont know where to find my original stock kernel,. and the method seems a bit complicated.
thanks for ur answers guys
Brontok said:
how can i root kit kat ? i saw one thread stating that i need to install a specific kernel, than towel root, than the kernel of my original rom etc etc.. problem is that i dont know where to find my original stock kernel,. and the method seems a bit complicated.
thanks for ur answers guys
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If your KK ROM build is earlier than June 2014, you can use Towelroot without downgrading Kernels
If it's newer, you'll need to either downgrade to a pre June 2014 KK ROM, or find the <June 2014 KK Kernel, flash that, Root, flash your Kernel back again
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If your KK ROM build is earlier than June 2014, you can use Towelroot without downgrading Kernels
If it's newer, you'll need to either downgrade to a pre June 2014 KK ROM, or find the <June 2014 KK Kernel, flash that, Root, flash your Kernel back again
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its newer..towelroot does not work.. states that my phone is not supported at the moment.i will try to find an older version of kit kat..:highfive:
Brontok said:
its newer..towelroot does not work.. states that my phone is not supported at the moment.i will try to find an older version of kit kat..:highfive:
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Hello,
like the topic name says, should I update my phone to Lollipop?
I've read on older topics there are a lot of issues with stock 5.0.1, like lower battery life, lags and other stuff.
There have probably been a few OTA updates that might have fixed those issues?
What are you're guys experience so far with stock 5.0.1?
I'm still on 4.4.2 btw, so far it works great.
If you have i9505. Is recommend updating and flashing @Albe95 S6 Port which is the best current rom for S4
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What about stock 5.0.1, yours and other peoples experience?
I just got the phone, so I'd like to keep it stock for now.
No and never update anything your phone in any way!
Update = Problems. Lollipop already proved that.
Hope you have not yet updated !
I haven't updated yet.
So I guess I should stay on 4.4.2 then.
Stay where you are. If you want lollipop go custom or gpe.
I too is still on 4.4.2, might try a custom lollipop
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Hello,
like the topic name says, should I update my phone to Lollipop?
I've read on older topics there are a lot of issues with stock 5.0.1, like lower battery life, lags and other stuff.
There have probably been a few OTA updates that might have fixed those issues?
What are you're guys experience so far with stock 5.0.1?
I'm still on 4.4.2 btw, so far it works great.
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Stay where you are ,Lollipop has battery drain!!!
Thanks for all your input on this guys, I really appreciate it.
Hopefully Samsung will fix it through future updates.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using XDA Free mobile app
Don't count on Samsung fixing anything in a timely fashion. At this point it's highly unlikely the S4 will ever see Android 5.1.1, especially if Samsung can't even be bothered to update the Google Play Edition S4 to 5.1.1 despite every other GPE phone already receiving it.
If you want a stock-ish custom Android 5.x ROM for your S4, there are at least three decent ones in the I9505 Development section: Imperium ROM, Lollirom, and Albe95's S6 port. Currently I'm using the S6 port as it's the only one of the three that is running Android 5.1.1.
BUMP'ing my old thread a month later because I don't need to create a new one.
Same question, there probably have been a lot of OTA updates after the first 5.0.1 came out on the S4,
is it worth now updating to 5.0.1?
Have the battery issues/lags/whatever problems been fixed?
I'm still on 4.4.2 and I'm tempted to update but I don't wanna get any problems.
The looks and feel of 5.0.1 are nothing if in expense of performance/battery.
Thank you for your time.
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BUMP'ing my old thread a month later because I don't need to create a new one.
Same question, there probably have been a lot of OTA updates after the first 5.0.1 came out on the S4,
is it worth now updating to 5.0.1?
Have the battery issues/lags/whatever problems been fixed?
I'm still on 4.4.2 and I'm tempted to updated but I don't wanna get any problems.
The looks and feel of 5.0.1 are nothing if in expense of performance/battery.
Thank you for your time.
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No, don't do it. I tried recently. Still crappy (clean install). So I'm back and will stay on KK for this devise. Faster, more reliable and fewer bugs.
DON'T, as others said stay at kitkat or older ,but if need lollipop so badly one of the following (both requires updating to lollipop)=
1.CyanogenMod or cm based ROMs(for touchwiz haters,half stable,recommended=CyanogenMod itself)
2.touchwiz based roms(for touchwiz fans or the people who are trying to be original, sometimes fully stable, sometimes half stable,recommended=able's s6 port or able's lollirom)
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I have 7 questions, I will +Thank you for all your answers.
1. I'm still on 4.4.2 [XXUFNB9], is that even the latest KitKat? Since people keep telling me to stay on KitKat, not to update to 5.0.1.
2. Second question, since my CSC is [NEEFNB2] which should be NEE region, that should mean that the latest 5.0.1 via OTA is [XXUHOD7] which was released on 2015-May-01. Isn't that outdated?
Source: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-I9505/NEE/
3. Now if I look at the latest releases, starting from DBT region which is Germany and a lot of others, the latest 5.0.1 for the i9505 is [XXUHOH2] released 2015-September-01. Compared to my NEE region release date, my 5.0.1 update would be outdated right?
4. Last few questions, if I were to update to 5.0.1 via OTA, is going back to KitKat as easy as flashing PDA via Odin including the factory wipe in recovery? Will that trigger Knox?
5. Going back to KitKat from Lollipop I would still be using the Lollipop modem on KitKat, is that bad and why?
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62947457&postcount=11
6. I've read a lot about Knox 0x1 and there are a lot of weird explanations about it.
Someone use to say is that you stop receiving OTA updates. Others say is that Knox can't make a container? Whatever that means.
Is the only negative thing Knox 0x1 that you lose your warranty? I dont have that anyway, so why all the fuss about 0x1 if it's only warranty?
7. What's the experience on the latest 5.0.1 [XXUHOH2] OR latest for NEE region [XXUHOD7] if someone has it?
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I have 7 questions, I will +Thank you for all your answers.
1. I'm still on 4.4.2 [XXUFNB9], is that even the latest KitKat? Since people keep telling me to stay on KitKat, not to update to 5.0.1.
2. Second question, since my CSC is [NEEFNB2] which should be NEE region, that should mean that the latest 5.0.1 via OTA is [XXUHOD7] which was released on 2015-May-01. Isn't that outdated?
Source: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-I9505/NEE/
3. Now if I look at the latest releases, starting from DBT region which is Germany and a lot of others, the latest 5.0.1 for the i9505 is [XXUHOH2] released 2015-September-01. Compared to my NEE region release date, my 5.0.1 update would be outdated right?
4. Last few questions, if I were to update to 5.0.1 via OTA, is going back to KitKat as easy as flashing PDA via Odin including the factory wipe in recovery? Will that trigger Knox?
5. Going back to KitKat from Lollipop I would still be using the Lollipop modem on KitKat, is that bad and why?
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62947457&postcount=11
6. I've read a lot about Knox 0x1 and there are a lot of weird explanations about it.
Someone use to say is that you stop receiving OTA updates. Others say is that Knox can't make a container? Whatever that means.
Is the only negative thing Knox 0x1 that you lose your warranty? I dont have that anyway, so why all the fuss about 0x1 if it's only warranty?
7. What's the experience on the latest 5.0.1 [XXUHOH2] OR latest for NEE region [XXUHOD7] if someone has it?
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The answer to all your questions:
You worry to much. Region is not that important. And who tells you to stay on Kitkat? I wouldn't want to run outdated software on my phone. So just upgrade and you can always downgrade. There are guides in the general section on how to do that. For questions about knox there is a whole thread about it. Also not really important in your case.
Even better would be to flash the CM so you are really on the latest Android version 5.1.1.
Hey,
these people told me not to update: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/help/quick-q-update-phone-to-lollipop-t3163097
Thank you for your answer.
I am still open for suggestions if there are any, of not. I'll consider trying 5.0.1 soon and hopefully I'l like it.
EDIT:
I have updated to 5.0.1 [XXUHOD7] just now.
I can report my experience after some usage.
Erroneous91 said:
Hey,
these people told me not to update: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/help/quick-q-update-phone-to-lollipop-t3163097
Thank you for your answer.
I am still open for suggestions if there are any, of not. I'll consider trying 5.0.1 soon and hopefully I'l like it.
EDIT:
I have updated to 5.0.1 [XXUHOD7] just now.
I can report my experience after some usage.
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Why don't you try the GPE rom or a CM based rom. Way better then stock imo.
Lennyz1988 said:
Why don't you try the GPE rom or a CM based rom. Way better then stock imo.
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Because for some reason this this one is actually running perfectly, I have no complains yet.
The thing is it is running better than my last KitKat rom, faster in opening apps and smoother scrolling without skipping frames as much.
Battery life? It's repporting 3 days left atm, so I suppose it's the same as it was on KitKat, but will see.