I have updated my GT-I9500 (S4 Exynos version) to the official TouchWiz 5.0.1 ROM (I9500XXUHOC1), but ever since this update the phone gets heated up during usage and especially during charging (which is high than what it use to be earlier). Am getting frequent force close messages (some which were fixed with a recent OTA update) but still the experience has been horrible with the official Samsung Lollipop uddate. I have now rooted and got Philz Touch Recovery in place. All I wanted to find out is can I wipe and flash CM11 (GT-I9500 Version) on my device, will it work or will that brick the device as am directly downgrading from 5.0.1 to 4.4.2 ? Is there a specific way to do this ? Any help is very much appreciated, I need to get out of this 5.0.2 for good.
Of course it will work. downgrading only applies to official roms.
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Hello everyone.
Today I flashed the latest ROM 4.2.2 of Jamal and I skipped this update.
I do not know if this is normal, but it seems that I detect my I9505 as a S4 Official GE. Guys do you think? I have fear of giving mobile update and I brick the phone.
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The OTA would fail if you tried to apply it.
Hi,
As the topic suggests, I am going to buy a used S4. I checked two S4's both with stock recovery, one was on lollipop 5.0.1 and the other was on kitkat 4.4.2. The stock recovery of 5.0.1 was showing more options than the one on 4.4.2. Is it some thing implemented in the new lollipop 5.0.1 upgrade ?
kashifmehmood said:
Hi,
As the topic suggests, I am going to buy a used S4. I checked two S4's both with stock recovery, one was on lollipop 5.0.1 and the other was on kitkat 4.4.2. The stock recovery of 5.0.1 was showing more options than the one on 4.4.2. Is it some thing implemented in the new lollipop 5.0.1 upgrade ?
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It could be that samsung added more features in the new recovery. With every update, there comes a new recovery, bootloader etc. so this case is very likely.
If you are going to install a custom recovery anyway, then that doesn't really matter to you
Hi,
I recently updated my phone (gt-i9505) to the latest firmware (touchwiz lollipop 5.0.1) an it works fine but the battery life is terrible and also the usual touchwiz ugliness.
I want to flash stock android lollipop either the google edition or cyanogen mod 12 but I can't. it just stops at the "samsung galaxy sIV" screen.
I don't know how to remove this update so if anyone got any idea please help!
thanks
1. Full wipe
2. Flash the rom
That's all there is to it.
Make sure you use the latest TWRP/Philz recovery.
I have an s4 GT9505 with stock kitkat 4.4.2 BTU rooted.
i have an issue with the vpn working for a short while 1-2min then timing out and nothing loading. im using vpn root.
i have found that it appears to be a common issue in 4.4.2
is there a fix for this?
or do i need to flash to lollipop 5.0.1
if i flash to lollipop do i need to upgrade modem and boot loader? (seen it in one of the roms posts)
im happy enough with the stock rom can i root lollipop?
or is there a good rom without too many issues? it was too hard to workout a rom so went stock last time. and on my older phone the custom roms always had issues with something.
any links on what i have to do as a refresher to flash/ root etc?
Anybody got the stock firmware for 830LC with LTE version? Or do you know where to download?
Thank you.
Try to look at needrom.com. Also look here as some topics are related to 830LC and contain links or howto's, for example
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=63308879
if what you need is the stock rom of the kitkat one it was already given to you
i have no knowledge of an available (YET) official lollipop stock rom for your model, but going up to Lollipop can always be done by taking the OTA after a KitKat stock rom flash, so this is not an issue if you are on KitKat
the problem is when your tab is already on Lollipop and you want to go back to stock KitKat (to stay there or to take the Lollipop OTA), if you just flash the KitKat rom you will softbrick on the first reboot after flashing kitkat because your tab would try to boot a kitkat system from a lollipop leftover initialisation system, this can be solved too with some minimal effort/knowledge but as you told already you don't know how to use a terminal so i would suggest that you keep waiting (or just play a little to learn a minimal knowledge of android flashing tools).
or wait some more so i somebody will pack an all-in-one flash stock KitKat rom package for your model with the bios downgrade (Lollipop to KitKat) included
i don't think Lenovo would ever release a KitKat stock rom flashable directly from Lollipop (this would go against their upgrade/one way policy)
Thnaks pal, you've save my day