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GT-I9500

I have a GS4 GT-19500 unlocked using it T-Mobile in NYC area.
I am running stock rooted firmware
3.4.5. Adam 1.3.2. Kernel
build JDQ39.I9500XXUAMDK
Baseband I9500XXUAMDK
SELinux Status - permissive
can someone tell me what is the latest firmware available and how i can figure our what country firmware is best to use.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks in advance.

Have the same gt i9500 as u and i m currently using t mobile in nyc too ... i flashed inu region firmware because it seem indian firmware has the most frequent updates ... i suggest u do the same ... also wipe phone after update to change the csc to the indian so u could get ota or use kies for further updates

AvelonTs said:
Have the same gt i9500 as u and i m currently using t mobile in nyc too ... i flashed inu region firmware because it seem indian firmware has the most frequent updates ... i suggest u do the same ... also wipe phone after update to change the csc to the indian so u could get ota or use kies for further updates
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thanks AvelonTs
so i take it i can flash any country firmware and it will work... hmmm
how did you flash it? orin or rom firmware thru cwm/twrp?

[Q] Which kitkat version should i choose? I9500

Hello Xda community,
Personally i own an unbranded GS4 i9500( currently i have Android Jellu Bean) and i wanted to know which version of kit kat is the best to update to, since there are many options in sammobile.
- Country: India
PDA: I9500XXUFNB3
CSC: I9500ODDFNB3
And the rest are from different countries(Trinidad and Tobago, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) but they have the same PDA and CSC, unfortunately it isnt released in my country yet...
PDA: I9500XXUFNB7
CSC: I9500OLBFNB4
Thank you in advance

The best u can do for avoid problems is:
1- Conect it to Kies 3 for know ur code region. CSC are the 3 letters btw parenthesis. The list of codes for region is HERE
2- Wait the update for ur code region. Why? Each country is different (some have LTE, others only 3g, differents modems, etc).
3- If its try for try.... select the one u wish but take care of the step 2 :highfive:

Indian one is quite stable and battery friendly.

exynoss said:
Indian one is quite stable and battery friendly.
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Im from Argentina, is it ok if i flash the indian one? i doubt that the Argentinian firmware will be released any time soon..

Both are safe
Gab! said:
Im from Argentina, is it ok if i flash the indian one? i doubt that the Argentinian firmware will be released any time soon..
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As the i9500 does not have LTE, is safe to flash both. I did saw some improvments in phone calls and time to do the call in the indian version from the latest Omega Rom. The v18 was based on Russian version and v19 is based on indian.
Hope this help.

[Q] Need Help

Hi guys.. I have a Samsung S5 SM-G900F currently iam on 4.4.2 and haven't received lollipop .. Can i update it manually (via odin) ?? I have attached the detail of my ... Can updated it to european firmware ??

Yep, or Samsung KIES
Grab a stock ROM for your country and model S5 (G900F) from sammobile dot com - instructions under the download on their site

*Detection* said:
Yep, or Samsung KIES
Grab a stock ROM for your country and model S5 (G900F) from sammobile dot com - instructions under the download on their site
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My region is saudia and it has only 4.4.2 . Can i flash rom any other region e.g Poland ???

Flash any region you like, not sure how the networks will work though
Possible they'll work fine, trial and error

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Flash any region you like, not sure how the networks will work though
Possible they'll work fine, trial and error
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Are there anu bugs after flashing 5.0 of any other region??

talhask said:
Are there anu bugs after flashing 5.0 of any other region??
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I just said, networks might not work correctly, I don't know, never done it, try

Use different country's firmware

Hi All,
I am looking to upgrade my Samsung Galaxy S5 to Marshmallow manually ( I got through an operator in Costa Rica and they are not close to release it).
My phone's model is SM-G900F:
AP: G900FXXU1BOJ1
CP: G900FXXU1BOJ1
CSC: G900FCRC1BOJ1
I found official firmwares on Sammobile for my model but not match my country, so, I am not sure if by installing any of those I will break my phone. I am pretty new on this matter.
Can anyone clarify this? Can I move forward and install it without any issues?
Regards,
alon063

alon063 said:
Hi All,
I am looking to upgrade my Samsung Galaxy S5 to Marshmallow manually ( I got through an operator in Costa Rica and they are not close to release it).
My phone's model is SM-G900F:
AP: G900FXXU1BOJ1
CP: G900FXXU1BOJ1
CSC: G900FCRC1BOJ1
I found official firmwares on Sammobile for my model but not match my country, so, I am not sure if by installing any of those I will break my phone. I am pretty new on this matter.
Can anyone clarify this? Can I move forward and install it without any issues?
Regards,
alon063
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Its doest matter... as long u flash the correct model for ur device.. if u came from kitkat or lollipop and want to upgrade to marshmallow u need to flash bootloader n modem for marshmallow first before flash the firmware...
If firmware from sammobile its already included with bootloader n modem (as i know its was included)..
My original csc is XME... now im using BTU and moded rom (xXx rom)
Send from SM G900F xXx 5.1 Odex Boeffla 2.1 beta3 Twrp 3.0.2-0

Kamal363 said:
Its doest matter... as long u flash the correct model for ur device.. if u came from kitkat or lollipop and want to upgrade to marshmallow u need to flash bootloader n modem for marshmallow first before flash the firmware...
If firmware from sammobile its already included with bootloader n modem (as i know its was included)..
My original csc is XME... now im using BTU and moded rom (xXx rom)
Send from SM G900F xXx 5.1 Odex Boeffla 2.1 beta3 Twrp 3.0.2-0
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Thanks! I did and it's working just fine!

what is my stock ROM and kernel and modem please help

Hi I am using Note 4 N910F and I installed custom ROMs and flash my kernel and modem also but I forgot what was my stock ROM and kernel and modem and my oculus for gear VR no more works now and after searching about I found that I need my stock ROM kernel modem to make my gear VR work again please guide where do I find my custom rom and hard and posting images of my phone info please help and sorry for noob question

just goto sammobile, dl latest fw for ur phone model(whats printed under battery) and carrier, flash w/odin, then factory reset w/stock recovery

vincom said:
just goto sammobile, dl latest fw for ur phone model(whats printed under battery) and carrier, flash w/odin, then factory reset w/stock recovery
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Looks like my phone is n910f and is from UK .am I right?
Also on sammobile I found united Kingdom EE, H3G,VODAFONE ETC.
One is plane only united Kingdom and I assume it should be mine
Please anyone confirm

Can I download it from Samsung firmware.Org as server is down today at sammobile
Also I am confused what is my firmware as united Kingdom has
BTU
VOD
O2U
H3G
EVR
What is mine here

nicholes said:
Can I download it from Samsung firmware.Org as server is down today at sammobile
Also I am confused what is my firmware as united Kingdom has
BTU
VOD
O2U
H3G
EVR
What is mine here
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idk about .org
try to match fw w/ur carrier, what is ur carrier or the phones original carrier/country ? those 3 letters match up to a specific carrier.
not that critical as all are almost exactly if not all the same fw, bloatware will be installed as to ur phones carrier csc