So, my note 3 came with stock 4.4.2 touchwiz.
I rooted and flashed CM 11. I also did flash a couple of AOSP android 5.0 roms, but now I am on CM 11. I never updated with the OTA updater of samsung.
Now for personal reasons, I would like to give 4.3 a try, but is it possible?
I saw a video demonstrating it on youtube, but cant post itnhere yet. Just search for downgrade note 3 4,3, and you'll find a vid of it pretty (title also says something about restoring imei), but i dont know if its legit?
Thanks!
Umm, you can easily downgrade to 4.4.2 from 5.0, but not sure about 4.3. But you do know that official Lollipop Touchwiz ROMs are already out there for quite a while right?
Attempts to downgrade the bootloader from 4.4.2 to 4.3 may hard brick the phone so I would advise against it.
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I purchased a used note 3 that is rooted and its running on 4.3 jellybean.I want to upgrade it to 4.4 kitkat but obvious it can't be done through ota update as i am totally noob in these thing.please guide me how to do it i don't want to brick my phone using wrong firmwares.
I searched on forum and i found out that most of the roms cfws are for note 3 4.4 now.I haven't done anything like this before so please help this newbie out of this.
flash with odin stock KK and root it with cf auto root and flash custom rom
Okay so I followed the Lollipop Root guide perfectly, and I know I did, however the SS flash kept bricking my phone so I just gave up and took the official OTA.
Can I downgrade my phone back to Kitkat, even though the Bootloader is now updated to Lollipop? Or will I have to wait for someone to find a new exploit in Lollipop?
No wait... just check the Q & A sticky
Q&A doesnt talk about updated bootloaders and out-of-date kernels working together.
Yes. I bought my S5 off a guy on FB. Had 5.0 on it. Downgraded it back to MK2 444 with Odin
Hey Guys,
So here is the deal; A few months ago I was happily enjoying my Note 3 rooted and customized the way I wanted. Something ended up happening, and long story short I ended up with a phone running 5.0 lollipop. I absolutely hate this update of android and it has caused many problems on my phone. I am looking for either a way to root 5.0, or downgrade from 5.0 to 4.4.2. I have tried downgrading several different ways, but end up at the same error of "SW rev check fail fused 4 binary 3"
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
you cannot downgrade from 5.0 to 4.2 you can downgrade from 4.4.4 but you still wont have root. there is no root method out for 5.0 for note 3.
Thanks!
So could I downgrade to 4.4.4, and then go down to 4.4.2 from there?
no. you cannot your stuck at 4.4.4 some people choose 4.4. then 5.0..
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no. you cannot your stuck at 4.4.4 some people choose 4.4. then 5.0..
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I'm on 5.0 and hate it. Battery life is half what is was on 4.4.4 and it freezes for a sec all the time.
I'm am not rooted - can I go back to stock 4.4.4? That was at least better than this 5.0 crap.
Yeah you can go back to 4.4.4 I've read post of people on this forum saying they were able to get back to 4.4.4 you need to download the stock tar. Which you can find on sammobile than boot into download mode and then open Odin flash the stock tar. After its done flashing Then boot into stock recovery and do factory data reset. Wait about 5-10mins and should boot you into 4.4.4
hey , i want to downgrade from 5.0 lollipop to 4.3 jelly bean android, on my sm-n9005 . i downloaded, i install from odin, the odin says pass. the phone reboot, in to recovery mode, doing factory reset... and after that my screen is bootloop with samsung logo and phone number, sometimes samsung letters blink, and stuck at bootloop, factory reset dont help... so my android is 5.0 the first? why i cant downgrade to 4.4 or 4.3 because created with 5.0 android? my phone from VIETNAM. how can i downgrade? plz HELP i wanna 4.3 android
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hey , i want to downgrade from 5.0 lollipop to 4.3 jelly bean android, on my sm-n9005 . i downloaded, i install from odin, the odin says pass. the phone reboot, in to recovery mode, doing factory reset... and after that my screen is bootloop with samsung logo and phone number, sometimes samsung letters blink, and stuck at bootloop, factory reset dont help... so my android is 5.0 the first? why i cant downgrade to 4.4 or 4.3 because created with 5.0 android? my phone from VIETNAM. how can i downgrade? plz HELP i wanna 4.3 android
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Sorry, it is impossible to downgrade to 4.3 once you've upgraded to 5.0. You CAN however downgrade to 4.4 downloading the firmware from sammobile and flashing it with odin. But what do you like about kit kat that Lollipop doesn't have?
If you really want 4.3, flash a custom ROM that is based off a stock 4.3 ROM.
in status bar was notifvation toggles the biggest and thats greeen color more confortable then lollipop 5.0 notification draw........ i dont like 5.0 android.
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in status bar was notifvation toggles the biggest and thats greeen color more confortable then lollipop 5.0 notification draw........ i dont like 5.0 android.
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You could try Jellybean or KitKat ROMS if you feel those Android versions to be better. There's also Lollipop and Marshmallow
But when it comes to PURE AND STOCK Jellybean 4.3 downgrade, it is impossible.
All that was mentioned before is true. You can't overwrite the new bootloader with the old one. If you really want to downgrade, I recommend https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472301 . It's a very old Android 4.4.2 ROM. I used it when it was 4.3 back in December 2013 ( oh man,the memories! ) .It was a great ROM,maybe THE best one at the time. Stability,battery life and customization,it was all there. ROM died and the thread was closed because, I quote, "Thread closed and links removed as the OP is trying to push all his donation-only themes and paid for applications, which is in violation of the terms set out in this portal post and also counts as soliciting donations and commercial advertisement." ... he was basically offering skins for the Samsung keyboard for money. I still love the ROM, if you really want to downgrade, but I can't recommend it. Flash via TWRP 2.8.7.0 and you should be good to go (theoretically) . I would however recommend trying MagMa NX ROM (for a more stock feeling) or AryaMod Note 7 port (for customization). If you don't want a newer ROM,I recommend AryaMod 5.0 . It is based on the stock Samsung Lollipop.
myka_1997 said:
hey , i want to downgrade from 5.0 lollipop to 4.3 jelly bean android, on my sm-n9005 . i downloaded, i install from odin, the odin says pass. the phone reboot, in to recovery mode, doing factory reset... and after that my screen is bootloop with samsung logo and phone number, sometimes samsung letters blink, and stuck at bootloop, factory reset dont help... so my android is 5.0 the first? why i cant downgrade to 4.4 or 4.3 because created with 5.0 android? my phone from VIETNAM. how can i downgrade? plz HELP i wanna 4.3 android
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u need root to be able to downgrade, flash the 5.0 firmware via odin, root the phone and flash a kit kat rom and you will be more happy than ever lol
Root isn't required to downgrade and the OP wants JB, not KK.
I'm on Phoenix rom on 6.0. 1 and I'm sick of the weird path name it gives the external SD card. It messes with link2sd and my Manga Reader. I was wondering if I can simply flash a kit Kat rom on miui without ruining anything...
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So I'll have to go back to stock first via Odin?
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So I'll have to go back to stock first via Odin?
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you cant do that either. Once you progress past 5.0, youre stuck
I directly downgraded to 4.4 with my G900W8. However, you need to be careful with which version you are going to flash. For example, when I flashed any other 4.4 firmware than NCG (Which is the first version of 4.4 released for G900W8), I faced bootloop.
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I directly downgraded to 4.4 with my G900W8. However, you need to be careful with which version you are going to flash. For example, when I flashed any other 4.4 firmware than NCG (Which is the first version of 4.4 released for G900W8), I faced bootloop.
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there is a physical fuse that gets tripped in the S5 once you go past 5.0 that is there to no allow you to go back. Not sure if you were on a 4.4 bootloader that allowed you to do this or what, but trying to flash back to 4.4 after being on a 5.0 baseband is very ill advised
I don't think you can down grade to kit kat, but you can go from marshmallow to lollipop. I just did it last weekend. Check this...https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/root-method-og5-ok3-t3290370
I hope it helps you.
Actually i can downgrade anytime from MM to LP or LP to KK
but i didnt tried MM to KK yet.... tried it many times it works.. unlocked G900F
Edit: im talking about stock rom btw (from sammobile)
dotgeo said:
Actually i can downgrade anytime from MM to LP or LP to KK
but i didnt tried MM to KK yet.... tried it many times it works.. unlocked G900F
Edit: im talking about stock rom btw (from sammobile)
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then you dont have a MM bootloader. I just re-read some posts that confirm that the phone locks to 5.0 once you get that bootloader. Its not possible to go back, and it doesnt matter if you have the G900F or not
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there is a physical fuse that gets tripped in the S5 once you go past 5.0 that is there to no allow you to go back. Not sure if you were on a 4.4 bootloader that allowed you to do this or what, but trying to flash back to 4.4 after being on a 5.0 baseband is very ill advised
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Then if there is a physical fuse, why was I able to downgrade from MM to KK? One difference when I downgraded from MM to KK NCG was that "Powered by Android" logo was changed to old style. I think NCG build of KitKat changed bootloader from MM one to KK one. Baseband wise, I also flashed KK baseband and it worked very well. It might be different on G900F but with my G900W8 I could go back to KK.
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Then if there is a physical fuse, why was I able to downgrade from MM to KK? One difference when I downgraded from MM to KK NCG was that "Powered by Android" logo was changed to old style. I think NCG build of KitKat changed bootloader from MM one to KK one. Baseband wise, I also flashed KK baseband and it worked very well. It might be different on G900F but with my G900W8 I could go back to KK.
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not sure, but ive had my G900P for 2 years 10 months and have been constantly on XDA since my OG evo back in the day (the one with the kickstand) and everything ive ever read saya that once you go past 5.0, you cant go back. Not sure what you have going on there, but there are tons of posts going back several years stating exactly this
Of course you can downgrade to kk.
Just download the kk firmwafe. Pull out battery for 5 sec. Then flash trough odin. Did it mant times and no problem with that.
i did that on my galaxy s5 and it works