Hi Guys,
My Phone Samsung Galaxy S4 Black edition(India INS) got automatically upgraded to 5.0.1 Lollipop from Kitkat 4.4.2.
Since the upgrade i feel there a performance issues in my phone.
Now,I have decided to Downgrade it to Kitkat.I have identified the correct firmware from SAM Mobile below,
Model GT-I9500
Model name GALAXY S4
Country India (Black Edition)
Version Android 4.4.2
Changelist 923538
Build date Wed, 05 Mar 2014 07:25:51 +0000
Product code INS
PDA I9500XXUFNC1
CSC I9500YDDFNC2
I know all the procedures to Flash the firmware using Odin.
I have few questions below,
1)If i downgrade to the above kitkat version,Will i face Null IMEI problem and why?
2)I have also heard,the workaround for the null imei issue is to flash the modem.bin from lollipop firmware,then Baseband version will be still from Lollipop.Will this create signal problems in future?
Please share yours views and suggestions on this.
Thanks
mogans said:
Hi Guys,
My Phone Samsung Galaxy S4 Black edition(India INS) got automatically upgraded to 5.0.1 Lollipop from Kitkat 4.4.2.
Since the upgrade i feel there a performance issues in my phone.
Now,I have decided to Downgrade it to Kitkat.I have identified the correct firmware from SAM Mobile below,
Model GT-I9500
Model name GALAXY S4
Country India (Black Edition)
Version Android 4.4.2
Changelist 923538
Build date Wed, 05 Mar 2014 07:25:51 +0000
Product code INS
PDA I9500XXUFNC1
CSC I9500YDDFNC2
I know all the procedures to Flash the firmware using Odin.
I have few questions below,
1)If i downgrade to the above kitkat version,Will i face Null IMEI problem and why?
2)I have also heard,the workaround for the null imei issue is to flash the modem.bin from lollipop firmware,then Baseband version will be still from Lollipop.Will this create signal problems in future?
Please share yours views and suggestions on this.
Thanks
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There is a tool created by AntaresOne to backup IMEI. Do a backup then flash the kk.
Performance issue is usually because you didn.t factory reset phone after a major update.
mafsi said:
There is a tool created by AntaresOne to backup IMEI. Do a backup then flash the kk.
Performance issue is usually because you didn.t factory reset phone after a major update.
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Thanks for the reply.
Do i need to root the device to take the backup of IMEI using AntaresOne?
once i have downgraded to kitkat,I have install AntaresOne and restore the imei backup which i have taken earlier right?
mogans said:
Thanks for the reply.
Do i need to root the device to take the backup of IMEI using AntaresOne?
once i have downgraded to kitkat,I have install AntaresOne and restore the imei backup which i have taken earlier right?
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Yes you need root. Resoring is necessary only of you loose imei.
mafsi said:
Yes you need root. Resoring is necessary only of you loose imei.
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Thanks.I'm not interested in rooting my device.
After downgrading to kitkat, if i get Null Imei issue,i can still resolve the issue to upgrading to the latest lollipop firmware right?
mogans said:
Thanks.I'm not interested in rooting my device.
After downgrading to kitkat, if i get Null Imei issue,i can still resolve the issue to upgrading to the latest lollipop firmware right?
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Theoretically, yes. But you know that sometimes bad things can happen.
mogans said:
Thanks.I'm not interested in rooting my device.
After downgrading to kitkat, if i get Null Imei issue,i can still resolve the issue to upgrading to the latest lollipop firmware right?
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You will get imei null for sure. That's normal. You have to reflash a lollipop modem afterwards.
I downgraded my s4 from lollipop to kitkat with odin and firmware from sammobile and i didn't had problem with imei.
GreatVortex said:
I downgraded my s4 from lollipop to kitkat with odin and firmware from sammobile and i didn't had problem with imei.
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Can you share the firmware details which you downloaded and flashed from SAM Mobile?
Is the version of S4 which you are using is a Black edition?
mogans said:
Can you share the firmware details which you downloaded and flashed from SAM Mobile?
Is the version of S4 which you are using is a Black edition?
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He has a I9500. So that's a different story.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/general/i9505-downgrade-5-0-lollipop-to-4-4-2-t3052472
Just downgrade. You are making it harder then it is.
mogans said:
Can you share the firmware details which you downloaded and flashed from SAM Mobile?
Is the version of S4 which you are using is a Black edition?
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My device is an I9505 Black Edition. I used I9505XXUFNC4 to downgrade.
Lennyz1988 said:
He has a I9500. So that's a different story.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/general/i9505-downgrade-5-0-lollipop-to-4-4-2-t3052472
Just downgrade. You are making it harder then it is.
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Successfully downgraded.Thanks for the support and suggestions:good:
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Hey i have NG1 4.4.2,can i flash older 4.4.2 firmware N9005XXUENB1 Changelist: 636608 ?
Remember Me? said:
Hey i have NG1 4.4.2,can i flash older 4.4.2 firmware N9005XXUENB1 Changelist: 636608 ?
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no, if you are on ng1 modem/bootloader you ll lose your imei. i dont know if you can go on nf4, its still a risk...
i m talking about official firmware
Remember Me? said:
Hey i have NG1 4.4.2,can i flash older 4.4.2 firmware N9005XXUENB1 Changelist: 636608 ?
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Yes you can! It is true that you will lose youe IMEI if you flash an older firmware but you will restore it if you reflash the previous modem (NG1 in this case). I did it many times myself to revive and reroot the phone.
Steven1962 said:
Yes you can! It is true that you will lose youe IMEI if you flash an older firmware but you will restore it if you reflash the previous modem (NG1 in this case). I did it many times myself to revive and reroot the phone.
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Hi Steve did you flash that ROM port s5 via mobile Odin & any other apart from xnote & aldxdr ng1 rom.
ddogishere said:
Hi Steve did you flash that ROM port s5 via mobile Odin & any other apart from xnote & aldxdr ng1 rom.
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No, I haven't. I have tried to flash the Super fast & famous and the Sweet Rom but in both cases unsuccessfully. In the first case aroma installer simply didn't start and in the second I had to revive the phone by downgrading since I don't have a Nandroid backup...
if flash older FW my imei will be corrupted ? my phone is not rooting all is stock
Tnx a lot
hi
i want to downgrade my i9500 to 4.4.2 from 5.0.1
unfortunately when i down it my imei and baseband set to null and unknown
any solution
Iman87 said:
hi
i want to downgrade my i9500 to 4.4.2 from 5.0.1
unfortunately when i down it my imei and baseband set to null and unknown
any solution
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You should have better search and reading before you try to downgrade,it's not possible to downgrade from stock Lollipop to Kitkat because Lollipop has diffrent bootloader.
The forum here is full of it.
Iman87 said:
hi
i want to downgrade my i9500 to 4.4.2 from 5.0.1
unfortunately when i down it my imei and baseband set to null and unknown
any solution
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Hi mate
Seems like is possible to downgrade , your issue is with the modem
Check here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/help/imei-null-fixed-t3008035
solved
open 5.0.1 stock rom
extract modem.bin
put in odin (in CP part not ap)
flash...
here you go
Hi,
I had a S4 I9500 Indian Version but still no lollipop update but all my friends got it.
BaseBand Version: I9500DDUFNA4
My mobile has some problem or its not released yet?
Can someone please suggest
vdpraneeth said:
Hi,
I had a S4 I9500 Indian Version but still no lollipop update but all my friends got it.
BaseBand Version: I9500DDUFNA4
My mobile has some problem or its not released yet?
Can someone please suggest
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can someone please reply
vdpraneeth said:
can someone please reply
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This is probably due to the INS and INU firmwares. If your firmware is INU then you will get updates of INU only. Another alternative is that register yourself on sammobile and download the lollipop firmware and flash it through Odin.
All the best!
vdpraneeth said:
can someone please reply
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Hi
If your phone has been set to "custom" you will not get it...you need to be 100% stock in order to receive the official OTA release...
Option 2 would be to go to Sammobile get it and flash it with Odin
You better wait or manually flash official rom through odin.
Hello i have a Samsung galaxy note 3 on three network , i am new to all this and i have googled my question many times only to become more confused. I was curious when my phone will get the lollipop update for uk phone. Future thanks to anyone who can give me any information. P.s im not rooted
zaravacher said:
Hello i have a Samsung galaxy note 3 on three network , i am new to all this and i have googled my question many times only to become more confused. I was curious when my phone will get the lollipop update for uk phone. Future thanks to anyone who can give me any information. P.s im not rooted
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Hi,
What model of phone do you have? The LTE SM-N9005? If so (and I hope someone could either second this or correct me if i'm wrong) I believe you could flash via odin (and you do not need to be rooted to do this) the lollipop update that O2 has. 5.0 is available for the UK via the sammobile website, so if the basebands remain the same and the phone is the same model, I believe you could just download the 5.0 update from sammobile and flash it via odin.
Since you would be flashing an official version of sammy's rom, you won't need to be rooted, nor have a custom recovery.
Cheers
zaravacher said:
Hello i have a Samsung galaxy note 3 on three network , i am new to all this and i have googled my question many times only to become more confused. I was curious when my phone will get the lollipop update for uk phone. Future thanks to anyone who can give me any information. P.s im not rooted
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We need know your model and firmware that you are using. Install this APP and add some screenshots here.
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Ok phone model is SM-N9005 And firmware is N9005xxugng1
zaravacher said:
Ok phone model is SM-N9005 And firmware is N9005xxugng1
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so, you are using the sm-n9005, and the firmware u have is the same one as the firmware that the 02 UK version runs in 4.4.2.
Unless I'm mistaken, and if anyone sees I am please correct me, you could flash the 5.0 version with odin for o2 UK. I don't see why it wouldn't work, since it seems you have the same phone and firmware currently in 4.4.2
cheers
zaravacher said:
Ok phone model is SM-N9005 And firmware is N9005xxugng1
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Your device is using of UK (with CSC: BTU). It still without Lollipop update. I recommend don't flash via ODIN any firmware and wait for future updates (via OTA) if you aren't rooted.
zaravacher said:
Ok phone model is SM-N9005 And firmware is N9005xxugng1
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You have
Model SM-N9005 Model name GALAXY Note 3 LTE Country United Kingdom Version Android 4.4.2 Changelist 1955971 Build date Mon, 28 Jul 2014 12:56:29 +0000 Product code BTU PDA N9005XXUGNG1 CSC N9005OXAGNJ3
BTU no current update and likely to skip to the next build of Android .
O2 UK firmware can be used on this phone flashed via Odin .
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/45137/N9005XXUGBOB6_N9005O2UGBOC1_O2U/
when i want to downgrade my note3 from lolliop to kitkat imei code couldn't be read by the mobile so any quotes to fix this issue?
Thunderlightning said:
when i want to downgrade my note3 from lolliop to kitkat imei code couldn't be read by the mobile so any quotes to fix this issue?
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flash again the last stock Lollipop from which you tried to downgrade.
Are you flashing the stock kk rom from sammobile.com?