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[Q] Galaxy TAB firmware official upgrade to JJ7

Hi All,
I bought my galaxy tab yesterday from Currys UK. I have been a very happy user of HTC Desire and now i thought to move to bigger screen.
Today, when I connected my phone using Samsung Kies, it informed that there are new firmware (*JJ7) available for tab. My tab currently has firmware *JJ3. I am currently installing the upgrade using Kies but its kindda slow.
Few questions --
1. Firmware upgrade - I think it is same as we say ROM upgrade in HTC phones. Right?
2. In Desire, I used to get OTA (Over the air) upgrade. Is this not the case in Samsung? Will I always get updates via PC? if yes then what a shame?
3. Not sure what benefit I am gonna get after firmware upgrade but its good to be on latest official version.
Thanks in advance.
JM

pda_crazy said:
2. In Desire, I used to get OTA (Over the air) upgrade. Is this not the case in Samsung? Will I always get updates via PC? if yes then what a shame?
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With the unofficial JM6 ROM (see the other discussion thread in this forum), there is a "Software Update" service that runs in the background, presumably to check for the latest available version of vendor-provided features...or maybe it checks for the latest Samsung stuff...not sure.
Let us know how it goes with the official firmware update.

daniel.weck said:
With the unofficial JM6 ROM (see the other discussion thread in this forum), there is a "Software Update" service that runs in the background, presumably to check for the latest available version of vendor-provided features...or maybe it checks for the latest Samsung stuff...not sure.
Let us know how it goes with the official firmware update.
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Hi,
After firmware upgrade, i dont see any major difference, in fact i just used my new galaxy tab for few hrs so probably i would not be able to make a judgement what's the difference.
But its working very well. If you have any specific question then i can try to answer that.
One thing, I am using Google talk on my tab, messages are not in proper sorted order as per date. It's been sorted as per person which means I am getting all the other side messages on the top.
Could you please help me to figure out how can i rectify it or Do I need to upgrade my Gtalk App. Unfortunatly I am not getting this app in Mrket place.
Regards,
JM

Can you do me a favour, open your browser and go to the UK's PeakFM web site and see if you can view the page, click on any of the boxed links and navigate correctly through the web site.
I am finding certain web sites such as this and others are not being displayed correctly, so if the update has cured that I would jump at upgrading.
Thanks.

pda_crazy said:
Hi All,
I bought my galaxy tab yesterday from Currys UK. I have been a very happy user of HTC Desire and now i thought to move to bigger screen.
Today, when I connected my phone using Samsung Kies, it informed that there are new firmware (*JJ7) available for tab. My tab currently has firmware *JJ3. I am currently installing the upgrade using Kies but its kindda slow.
Few questions --
1. Firmware upgrade - I think it is same as we say ROM upgrade in HTC phones. Right?
2. In Desire, I used to get OTA (Over the air) upgrade. Is this not the case in Samsung? Will I always get updates via PC? if yes then what a shame?
3. Not sure what benefit I am gonna get after firmware upgrade but its good to be on latest official version.
Thanks in advance.
JM
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Hi, could you let me know if this upgrade wiped your Tab please? i.e. you had to reinstall all apps, redo all home screen customization etc?

pda_crazy said:
1. Firmware upgrade - I think it is same as we say ROM upgrade in HTC phones. Right?
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Correct.
2. In Desire, I used to get OTA (Over the air) upgrade. Is this not the case in Samsung? Will I always get updates via PC? if yes then what a shame?
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Have you seen the size of the firmware packages for the tab? Many people won't be too keen on downloading around 300MB over their cell connection.
Having to plug it into the PC once every few months is not that much of a chore.
3. Not sure what benefit I am gonna get after firmware upgrade but its good to be on latest official version.
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No-one has yet to find an official changelog for any of the versions of the firmware, Samsung is unlikely to release this information to the public.

AndyGarton said:
Hi, could you let me know if this upgrade wiped your Tab please? i.e. you had to reinstall all apps, redo all home screen customization etc?
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No, all my apps are intact after applying the update.
I haven't seen the email app crash since the update (it used to crash reliably every 2nd time) and I haven't had the camera preview messed up either. Of course either of these might just be luck, but here's hoping.
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I just updated the firmware.
All the bugs that i know of is still there, the browser lag, the video player thumbnail generation lag, etc.
Don't know what has been fixed here, unless i can see a changelog and test it.
My phone version has been updated from J16 to JJ1.
PDA JJ1 to JK3.
EDIT: The Gallery Loading is faster...ie. it generates the thumbnails almost instantly now. I have around 5-8 folders with over 1 GB of images inside.

knightnz said:
Correct.
Have you seen the size of the firmware packages for the tab? Many people won't be too keen on downloading around 300MB over their cell connection.
Having to plug it into the PC once every few months is not that much of a chore.
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That may be the case but Kies is an absolute nightmare.
I also have an SGS and when I applied an upgrade for Froyo on a stock SGS with nothing altered Kies 'bricked' the phone.
Luckily I could still do the 3-Button Recovery so managed to wipe the phone clean and use Odin with the upgrade ROM from samfirmware.com
As such I am no fan of Kies and not looking forward to connecting my Tab to it.
Question to everyone else who has done the upgrade ~ has anyone experienced any difficulties with Kies and the Tab?

I just upgraded also and can't really spot any changes so far. The upgrade did preserve everything, although I had to re-root. Oddly Opera Mobile was crashing a lot also (it hardly ever did prior to the upgrade), but an uninstall and reinstall seems to have fixed that.

Beards said:
Question to everyone else who has done the upgrade ~ has anyone experienced any difficulties with Kies and the Tab?
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It worked ok for me, although what are Mac users supposed to do? Luckily I had a PC in the house I could use.

Hi,
Upgrade was quite slow. It took 30-45 mins.
My all apps and home screen customisations are intact. That's really good.
JM.

Beards said:
Can you do me a favour, open your browser and go to the UK's PeakFM web site and see if you can view the page, click on any of the boxed links and navigate correctly through the web site.
I am finding certain web sites such as this and others are not being displayed correctly, so if the update has cured that I would jump at upgrading.
Thanks.
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Works fine using miren browser on the old firmware

How come I don't get the update in kies? It says my device is already running the latest firmware. I'm on an unlocked and unbranded euro version of the tab.
edit: is it because I rooted it?

crippleb0y said:
How come I don't get the update in kies? It says my device is already running the latest firmware. I'm on an unlocked and unbranded euro version of the tab.
edit: is it because I rooted it?
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same problem here too, i wish someone could tell us what to do in this case.

zozodouce said:
same problem here too, i wish someone could tell us what to do in this case.
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It's not because you've rooted anyway because I've done that and I got the update. Perhaps you really are already on the latest? My Tab is an unlocked one bought in the UK on the day of release and was running JJ3 originally.

It would appear the update is for JJ users as in JJ3 to JJ7.

knightnz said:
Have you seen the size of the firmware packages for the tab? Many people won't be too keen on downloading around 300MB over their cell connection.
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On HTC phones, you are notified that an update is available for download, and then advised that it may be better to switch to WiFi before downloading.
Having to plug it into the PC once every few months is not that much of a chore.
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Try telling that to someone who is running OS/X or Linux!
Yes, I know you can use a VM, but:
a) That *is* a chore!
b) You need to have a Windows license, which some people might not legally have.
EDIT: I see there is a Kies Mini now for OS/X users!
OTA is definitely the way to go IMHO.
Regards,
Dave

foxmeister said:
On HTC phones, you are notified that an update is available for download, and then advised that it may be better to switch to WiFi before downloading.
OTA is definitely the way to go IMHO.
Regards,
Dave
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Couldn't agree more with you Dave.... Kies is an absolute nightmare. Besides the insane method Samsung use, you connect and take a chance it does not brick your phone.

foxmeister said:
Try telling that to someone who is running OS/X or Linux!
Yes, I know you can use a VM, but:
a) That *is* a chore!
b) You need to have a Windows license, which some people might not legally have.
EDIT: I see there is a Kies Mini now for OS/X users!
OTA is definitely the way to go IMHO.
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I'm using OSX at the moment and am fine with having to boot into my win7 partition or use my WinXP VM if need be.
In order to download a 300MB file OTA, i'd either need to change my data plan to one that costs me an extra $30/month, or pay 10c/mb for data beyond my current cap. Not everywhere has good cellular data plans, although Europe, North America and Asis, would encompass >95% of their target market, so I can't imagine they'd care too much.
Obviously they _should_ support OSX users as it's a reasonable sized market, although probably most OSX users would be more likely to get an iPad as they're already suckling at the teat of Jobs. It's simply a USB/COM gateway, basically just an adb redirect, so other than the UI it's not like it's complicated for them to implement as most of the framework already exists in the SDK.

[Q]Where to get stock firmware for GP Edition GS4?

Google has said they will not host the stock firmware for the Google Play Edition GS4. I just read on Sammobile that they don't plan on hosting it either. Where else can you possibly get a stock ROM for this device? I'm not looking for the leak or a system dump but the stock firmware like you can download from Sammobile for the carrier branded phones. Has any site anywhere ever said they were going to host this software? Are there any other sources we can look to for this software?

Paten said:
Google has said they will not host the stock firmware for the Google Play Edition GS4. I just read on Sammobile that they don't plan on hosting it either. Where else can you possibly get a stock ROM for this device? I'm not looking for the leak or a system dump but the stock firmware like you can download from Sammobile for the carrier branded phones. Has any site anywhere ever said they were going to host this software? Are there any other sources we can look to for this software?
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The official GE rom hasn`t been released yet, there are only leaks atm. But they are quite good so check them out.

gee2012 said:
The official GE rom hasn`t been released yet, there are only leaks atm. But they are quite good so check them out.
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I understand that only the OTA has come out so far. I'm just wondering where the official rom will be hosted if both Google and Sammobile say they aren't going to host it.

Paten said:
I understand that only the OTA has come out so far. I'm just wondering where the official rom will be hosted if both Google and Sammobile say they aren't going to host it.
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It may not be available from either source.
Instead, if you look in the i9505G section of the S4 forum here on XDA, you'll find some users who have created restore packages for the i9505G already.

xyzulu said:
It may not be available from either source.
Instead, if you look in the i9505G section of the S4 forum here on XDA, you'll find some users who have created restore packages for the i9505G already.
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I am aware of the work being done here on XDA. As I said in my post above I am looking for where an "official" rom might be posted. I guess no one knows.

There may well not be an official stock rom released by Google or Samsung. Still, as I said, you can find a full ODIN stock restore file here on XDA in the i9505G forum. If I had a i9505G, this would be sufficient for me, why is this not good enough for your needs? What is the difference to you between a system dump and a stock rom? There are essentially the same, aren't they?

xyzulu said:
There may well not be an official stock rom released by Google or Samsung. Still, as I said, you can find a full ODIN stock restore file here on XDA in the i9505G forum. If I had a i9505G, this would be sufficient for me, why is this not good enough for your needs? What is the difference to you between a system dump and a stock rom? There are essentially the same, aren't they?
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Because I have an SGH-M919 with T-mobile and I'm looking to repartition to recover storage space.

Ok, now that makes sense.
Still.. there are a number of other threads in this forum addressing that question. They are a few pages back in the Q&A section.

xyzulu said:
Ok, now that makes sense.
Still.. there are a number of other threads in this forum addressing that question. They are a few pages back in the Q&A section.
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Not the question in my OP. Where can we find an official rom if Google or Sammobile aren't hosting them. I know there isn't one yet but if there is ever one, who has a site that would host it if the sites we would normally look to won't do it?

Was this a safe thing to do?

Can someone put malicious stuff in phone firmware?
I ask because I reset my phone back to stock firmware with
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...update-8-2017-firmware-s7-edge-g935v-t3664293
and I just wanna make sure that its okay or know if I should use something else.
Thanks!

Ofc its very possible to put anything in firmwares. It's the price you pay when you download stuff from the internet xd
But you shouldn't be too paranoid about it. If you really are, download the official firmware from sammobile and flash that again (if you have a premium account which you probably don't) OR use this: http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model
Downloads straight from samsung servers so its all safe and sound

Zyn0 said:
Ofc its very possible to put anything in firmwares. It's the price you pay when you download stuff from the internet xd
But you shouldn't be too paranoid about it. If you really are, download the official firmware from sammobile and flash that again (if you have a premium account which you probably don't) OR use this: http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model
Downloads straight from samsung servers so its all safe and sound
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How does it download from samsung servers? It seems like a third party website lol
I am trying it though, Its downloading incredibly slow. :/

RandomGuyManDude said:
How does it download from samsung servers? It seems like a third party website lol
I am trying it though, Its downloading incredibly slow. :/
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Oh. For me, this website downloaded like 20 times faster than the download from sammobile. Maybe try sammobile too (though they do say 15kb/s max....)
To answer your question about the 3rd party thing, sammobile is also 3rd party website so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Zyn0 said:
Oh. For me, this website downloaded like 20 times faster than the download from sammobile. Maybe try sammobile too (though they do say 15kb/s max....)
To answer your question about the 3rd party thing, sammobile is also 3rd party website so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I used Updato. It seemed to be a good one I guess lol

Sammobile is a pretty reliable source..

Samsung s7 edge sm G935T firmware update?

Hi,
I have recently bought Samsung s7 edge T mobile unlocked , but it not showing update. The last updated was android 6.0.1 on November 1st, 2016. I have also tried to connected with smart switch pc app but it's not showing any update either. I want to update my device with official firmware so that it will update automatically and regularly. I'm in Pakistan.
I have seen on Sam mobile to update via Odin. I want to know is this official update? I have not rooted and don't want to get rooted , I want to keep it official.
Thank you

WEIRD is knox tripped ?

Could be that the unlock was not done officially by the carrier, and it tripped KNOX or the OTA security bit.

I've been looking for a reputable download for the SM-G935T G935TUVS4BQJ2 firmware. For some reason T-Mobile does not have a download link now.

Westen81 said:
I've been looking for a reputable download for the SM-G935T G935TUVS4BQJ2 firmware. For some reason T-Mobile does not have a download link now.
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Here you go. They have pretty good download speeds.
http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=C0DD01ABD06F11E7A5F9FA163EE8F90B

bsharp8 said:
Here you go. They have pretty good download speeds.
http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=C0DD01ABD06F11E7A5F9FA163EE8F90B
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:good: Thanks for that! yeah, the DL rate on that link is *MUCH* better than the first one I found. The other one was downloading at something like 450kbps.

Westen81 said:
:good: Thanks for that! yeah, the DL rate on that link is *MUCH* better than the first one I found. The other one was downloading at something like 450kbps.
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No problem. I get all my firmwares from there.:good:

bsharp8 said:
No problem. I get all my firmwares from there.:good:
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Phone is alive again! Rooted, mildly debloated BQJ2 firmware (by mildly I mean, some sammy apps, LookOut, and T-mobile app removed)
Of note, Substratum made my phone lag for some reason, even with the governors set correctly and whatnot. Will try clearing cache on the app and then clear cache in recovery and see if it works better. The whole reason I had to reflash is that for some reason when I accidentally changed the GPU governor in Kernel Adiutor, it broke Play store.

Can anyone help with this. After updating to QBJ2, it won't detect network anymore, keeps searching!
Anyone got a fix please?

I have virus
What I have to do?

Can someone upload or mirror the latest ATCU April firmware update

Hoping someone can can share a link to a faster download of the April firmware update ATCU.Thank you.

There are plenty of links and sites via Google search. Type Firmware and your Model number..
Gesendet von meinem SM-G988N mit Tapatalk

I did its just the links when I download say like 17-18 hours extremely slow download thats why I was asking if someone had an alternate link or mirror that was quicker.

JAMRZ69 said:
I did its just the links when I download say like 17-18 hours extremely slow download thats why I was asking if someone had an alternate link or mirror that was quicker.
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Just downloaded SPR ATCU firmware from frija in about 5 minutes.

mopartonyg said:
Just downloaded SPR ATCU firmware from frija in about 5 minutes.
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Am I missing something here?
There already is a newer camera APK, TINY file, easy as falling off a log backwards to load.
I dunno, it will come eventually.

cpufrost said:
Am I missing something here?
There already is a newer camera APK, TINY file, easy as falling off a log backwards to load.
I dunno, it will come eventually.
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He asked about the ATCU firmware, just giving a heads up. Where did you see the new camera apk?

mopartonyg said:
He asked about the ATCU firmware, just giving a heads up. Where did you see the new camera apk?
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https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsu...sung-camera/samsung-camera-10-0-02-9-release/
There is a newer build but it won't install on the current firmware. Maybe that's what the fuss is all about?
If this is your primary device I wouldn't be too quick to pull the trigger and start flashing. Then again it should only be a soft brick if it goes FUBAR.

I installed ATCT it has 10.0.02.7 camera version
And than i installed this newer version of camera apk and by my opinion its better

mopartonyg said:
Just downloaded SPR ATCU firmware from frija in about 5 minutes.
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Thanks I didn't have access to a laptop at the time was trying to download the latest firmware to my phone so it was extremely slow downloading.