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[FIRMWARE][MT7-L09] Huawei Ascend Mate 7 - B121SP05 [LEAK]

The german huaweiblog got his hands on new firmware for Huawei Ascend Mate 7.
Device: MT7-L09 (international version)
Leak version:B121SP05
Known changes:
Stability- and Performanceupdate
integrated Opera Browser as system app
remove Zinio Reader
Source & DL:
http://www.huaweiblog.de/huawei/firmwareleak-fuer-das-huawei-mate-7-b121sp05/

You are testing ??
Installing from phone memory ??

Runs very well. Installation dload to SD.
Root is lost, but can be created with the old recovery_h60.IMG again.

Works great. Thanks

MT7-UL00
Hi All,
I have MT7-UL00 - bought in China.
Can i install this version to make my MT European?

I dont think so @mobilekrystian

B121SP05 Firmware works great!
I've updatet Firmware B120SP04 without any problems. Zionio Reader is - as said -lost, Opera Browser will be installed (system-app).
Thx Huaweiblog.de!

mobilekrystian said:
Hi All,
I have MT7-UL00 - bought in China.
Can i install this version to make my MT European?
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Probably not running. If yes for 09. Can try it, but only if you have a 00.

hello,
is this still 4.4.2 ?

Yes, 4.4.2.

Hi, i don't know why, but i can't apply update.
Always fail, i test it with my 64Gb and a 4Gb Sd card and always fail.
I restore the original recovery but don't seem to work for me (MT-L09)

Is it just me, or does battery life seem even better with this updated firmware?

after the software update I have no way switch between 4g and 3g network.
4g switch disappeared from menu, i can't turn on 4g on after update.
Dose anyone have the same problem?

My phone has 4G as default on, and it is working fine. But if I choose something else like 3G, I don't have a choice to get 4G back. On old firmware I had it as a seperate choice. Luckily, I backed up my phone before I tried this. Just loading old backup. Doesn't really affect me as I never disable 4G, but it is a little strange......
Edit 1:
Restore didn't work. Stuck in bootloop. Will try to figure out a slolution.....
Edit 2:
Managed to get phone on again, and did a factory restore (wiped everything) Started phone up again (like for the first time) and 4G option was back. Now to install my programs again.......

Will the update work on this Firmware: MT7-L09V100R001C00B120SP04 ?
The document inside states that the upgrade is intended for MT7-L09V100R001C00B118SP04 or MT7-L09V100R001C00B121SP05, so not sure if my version can be updated without problems.

I've downloaded old software B120SP04,
and I made an update to the software.
Again have the option to 4G and everything works fine.

4g on and old firmware.

darkflare42 said:
Will the update work on this Firmware: MT7-L09V100R001C00B120SP04 ?
The document inside states that the upgrade is intended for MT7-L09V100R001C00B118SP04 or MT7-L09V100R001C00B121SP05, so not sure if my version can be updated without problems.
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Yes, it works for me.

too bad : I could not install it : "installation aborted" with no further details : not very helpful for debugging !
I'm also having B120 firmware though....

EDIT : finally fine on B120SP04

[TWRP][BACKUP] XT1022 Full System Backup 23.26.2

TWRP Backup of the Indian XT1022 5.1 Lollipop Update​
Instructions before flashing
Create a backup of the previous ROM
Extract the folder from the zip and place it in Ext SD Card -> TWRP ->BACKUPS -> (Your Phone's device ID).
Now go to TWRP
Choose Wipe -> Advanced Wipe -> Select Everything EXCEPT the External SD Card
select Restore, select SD Card... You will find the zip. Select and restore it.
After flashing, REMEMBER TO DO A FULL FACTORY RESET (Important for avoiding bootloops).
I am giving the Mega link below:
Download
Mirrors are most welcome. Contact me before mirroring this link

What did you use to make the zip?............. it is in .zipx format

cksup said:
What did you use to make the zip?............. it is in .zipx format
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Win ZIp Pro

its the same backup which @jonaa has provided? or different something?

hey I'm using rooted moto e 4.4.4 with twrp 2.7.2.0 (indian model).
Also I've uninstalled many system apps.
what's the procedure for me to upgrade it to stock 5.1 ?

vikphogat said:
its the same backup which @jonaa has provided? or different something?
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Well, if it really is the Indian FW, so, i think there is no difference.

jonaaa said:
Well, if it really is the Indian FW, so, i think there is no difference.
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NO offence.......Just q query.....How are you getting indian versions even if you are brazilian ?

so there are still bugs in final update

cksup said:
NO offence.......Just q query.....How are you getting indian versions even if you are brazilian ?
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Well, let's just think, here on XDA, there is just 15% of brazilian users, the others are Indian, Americans etc... so, for the best for everyone, i post the indian (worldwide) FW... and for Brazilian users, i post the baseband.
And how i get it? i flash the indian FW without any problems...

jonaaa said:
Well, let's just think, here on XDA, there is just 15% of brazilian users, the others are Indian, Americans etc... so, for the best for everyone, i post the indian (worldwide) FW... and for Brazilian users, i post the baseband.
And how i get it? i flash the indian FW without any problems...
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Thanks for clarification ...
I was in doubt because when you posted the first 5.1 soak test TWRP back up ,one indian flashed the back up and posted the screenshot and the modem didn't match the modem i have in my phone.......As i had got official 5.1 and didn't make modifications to my phone ,i assumed that your TWRP back up changed the modem

cksup said:
Thanks for clarification ...
I was in doubt because when you posted the first 5.1 soak test TWRP back up ,one indian flashed the back up and posted the screenshot and the modem didn't match the modem i have in my phone.......As i had got official 5.1 and didn't make modifications to my phone ,i assumed that your TWRP back up changed the modem
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Nope, i just backup the SYSTEM and the BOOT, i didn't touch any modem or bootloader thing

Peace everyone,
I posted this backup on the request of @cksup...
@jonaaa U are and will always be a better uploader....

Where to download the official Chinese firmware for the Nubia Z17?

Hello
There is no international firmware for the Z17.
The vendors are putting custom ROMS with multilanguage with or without google services but they have a great inconvenience, you will not be able to receive updates by OTA.
Where to download the official Chinese firmware for the Nubia Z17?
How can it be installed? From SD, OTG ... through your recovery mode?

XoanCarlos said:
Hello
There is no international firmware for the Z17.
The vendors are putting custom ROMS with multilanguage with or without google services but they have a great inconvenience, you will not be able to receive updates by OTA.
Where to download the official Chinese firmware for the Nubia Z17?
How can it be installed? From SD, OTG ... through your recovery mode?
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The official Chinese firmware can be downloaded here : http://ui.nubia.cn/rom/detail/42
For the installation, there is an upgrade guide in PDF format but you need a Nubia account to access it (and my Chinese knowledge is much worse than my English one)...

How can you tell that you've got a custom rom on it from the vendor?

petitbreton said:
The official Chinese firmware can be downloaded here : http://ui.nubia.cn/rom/detail/42
For the installation, there is an upgrade guide in PDF format but you need a Nubia account to access it (and my Chinese knowledge is much worse than my English one)...
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Taken a look at the PDF file; basic steps 1) Backup information on phone 2)copy firmware zip file into the root directory of internal storage 3)update firmware 4)if there are problems, factory reset after update
Only step (3) looks a little different from other phones; basically you should go Settings - Privacy & Security - Select "Slide to unlock" to reset screen unlock to simple slide to unlock and then Settings - Firmware Update - Local Update - Select the zip file for the firmware you want to update to
Hope this helps.

quagmire1234 said:
Taken a look at the PDF file; basic steps 1) Backup information on phone 2)copy firmware zip file into the root directory of internal storage 3)update firmware 4)if there are problems, factory reset after update
Only step (3) looks a little different from other phones; basically you should go Settings - Privacy & Security - Select "Slide to unlock" to reset screen unlock to simple slide to unlock and then Settings - Firmware Update - Local Update - Select the zip file for the firmware you want to update to
Hope this helps.
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Developer options should be enabled too...I remembered I read.
Enviado desde mi NX505J mediante Tapatalk

Basically we should put the official firmware on for ota updates and the possibility that they may allow Google apps?

In my Rom there is nothing related to Firmware and/or Update.
NX563J_ENCommon_V2. 39
Cheers
Thomas

tsiebold said:
In my Rom there is nothing related to Firmware and/or Update.
NX563J_ENCommon_V2. 39
Cheers
Thomas
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In your firmware there are Google services? If yes, make backup pls your firmware

Ok, but how do I do it?
Booting into recovery also does not Show anything related to upgrade. Only one is called boot into edload.
And it says System is root - 1 and Boot is root - 1.
Cheers
Thomas

tsiebold said:
Ok, but how do I do it?
Booting into recovery also does not Show anything related to upgrade. Only one is called boot into edload.
And it says System is root - 1 and Boot is root - 1.
Cheers
Thomas
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Well i checked. And i think it's impossible. Where did you buy phone? Or for which country

I bought it from cect-shop.com.
They told me that I have to wait for an international Rom from nubia, which would be APPLIED via a PC.
I do have Google Services on it. Some things are buggy.
Cheers
Thomas

tsiebold said:
I bought it from cect-shop.com.
They told me that I have to wait for an international Rom from nubia, which would be APPLIED via a PC.
I do have Google Services on it. Some things are buggy.
Cheers
Thomas
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Hey Thomas, i ordered my Phone from the cect-shop, too and it will arrive on July 11th.
Which version is your Z17? 6/64 or 6/128 ?

It is the 6/64 Version. The 8/128 was not available.
It is good Phone but needs time to get used to coming from Stock Android.
Cheers
Thomas

tsiebold said:
I bought it from cect-shop.com.
They told me that I have to wait for an international Rom from nubia, which would be APPLIED via a PC.
I do have Google Services on it. Some things are buggy.
Cheers
Thomas
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I'll write to them, they can tell me where they took it. Can you also write on your own?

petitbreton said:
The official Chinese firmware can be downloaded here : http://ui.nubia.cn/rom/detail/42
For the installation, there is an upgrade guide in PDF format but you need a Nubia account to access it (and my Chinese knowledge is much worse than my English one)...
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It can only be downloaded if you have the extraction password, that it what Baidu is asking for.

You can find it also here (GeekBu...). It is the release 2.44. I didn't have a look "inside".

Follow these steps to Fix GPS Navigation issues plaguing various Oreo os/s

For Indian Mobiles -
1. Flash 19s Bootloader,
http://eu.host.erwanleboucher.fr/cod...india-s2ww.zip
2. Flash 19s Modem,
http://eu.host.erwanleboucher.fr/cod..._dangerous.zip
3. Wipe Dalvik Cache,
4. Wipe Cache,
That's it.
P.S. The links are uploaded by user "CYB3R0ID694" on a separate thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/le-2/how-to/guide-how-to-enable-volte-lineageos-t3536031, I just posted them directly here for the sake of ease.

This is for gps issues with Indian mobiles, what model does that mean? Been having tons of gps issues with the 21s version and wondering if I should try this?

collect3825 said:
This is for gps issues with Indian mobiles, what model does that mean? Been having tons of gps issues with the 21s version and wondering if I should try this?
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It's for Snapdragon Variant, I used it myself and google maps work great, though Here Maps app forcloses.

akash3548 said:
It's for Snapdragon Variant, I used it myself and google maps work great, though Here Maps app forcloses.
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Ended up trying out the 20s loader and modem and GPS is back to normal, boot screen is in Chinese but doesn't matter all that much to me, on the X522 with the AOSPExtended rom in the US.

akash3548 said:
For Indian Mobiles -
1. Flash 19s Bootloader,
http://eu.host.erwanleboucher.fr/cod...india-s2ww.zip
2. Flash 19s Modem,
http://eu.host.erwanleboucher.fr/cod..._dangerous.zip
3. Wipe Dalvik Cache,
4. Wipe Cache,
That's it.
P.S. The links are uploaded by user "CYB3R0ID694" on a separate thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/le-2/how-to/guide-how-to-enable-volte-lineageos-t3536031, I just posted them directly here for the sake of ease.
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Pls can anyone reup an link for bootloader+modem 19s zip file.... Codeworkx's file is offline
(Original location of file: https://host.llamasweet.tech/?dir=codeworkx/lineage/s2/)

What is the correct model fo my Galaxy S5?

I bought a Galaxy s5 on Amazon a few years ago, and now I want to give it to my child. The phone is not rooted, and the current version of the OS is 5. I wanted to upgrade it to 6 (in order to install the family link app) but I have got an auth error in odin with several firmwares that I tried to install. I am now trying to find the exact model of the phone, but I am really confused:
On the one hand - on the sticker behind the battery it is written SM-G900F, this is also the model that I see in the phone's setting, the PDA version is G900FXXU1POEC, and the CSC version is G900FOJV1POF1.
On the other hand, the bootloader version is G9006VZNU1BOE3, this is also the baseband version, and when I entered into download mode the model of the phone is SM-G9006V
So what is the correct phone version? Which firmware should I download?

postai said:
I bought a Galaxy s5 on Amazon a few years ago,.........
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I don't have either variants you had mentioned myself but, it looks like you have the following SM-G900F device...
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s5/firmware/SM-G900F/XSG/
... with the following firmware that was originally flashed.
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s5/firmware/SM-G900F/XSG/download/G900FXXU1POEC/48069/
That's the original firmware before the firmware was changed to the SM-G9006V.
This was possible because the SM-G900F device is an international variant. The international variants comes with its Bootloader already unlocked.
I hoped that I had clarified this okay via text...
Good Luck!
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Ibuprophen said:
I don't have either variants you had mentioned myself but, it looks like you have the following SM-G900F device...
... with the following firmware that was originally flashed.
That's the original firmware before the firmware was changed to the SM-G9006V.
This was possible because the SM-G900F device is an international variant. The international variants comes with its Bootloader already unlocked.
I hoped that I had clarified this okay via text...
Good Luck!
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I am not sure. I tried to install the firmware that you mentioned, but still got the fail (auth) error in odin. I checked my IMEI and it says that the phone model is Galaxy S5 G9006V.
What is this model?

postai said:
I am not sure. I tried to install the firmware that you mentioned, but still got the fail (auth) error in odin. I checked my IMEI and it says that the phone model is Galaxy S5 G9006V. What is this model?
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I really can't elaborate much more than I did since I never had those variants myself.
Maybe @curiousrom can be more helpful since he's got the G900F variant too?
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What is My Galaxy S5 Model?
postai said:
...auth error in odin with several firmwares that I tried to install. I am now trying to find the exact model of the phone...
...on the sticker behind the battery it is written SM-G900F, this is also the model that I see in the phone's setting, the PDA version is G900FXXU1POEC, and the CSC version is G900FOJV1POF1.
...the bootloader version is G9006VZNU1BOE3, this is also the baseband version, and when I entered into download mode the model of the phone is SM-G9006V...
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Stickers can be changed & users may install the wrong stuff on their S5.
The only way to know the truth about what is your S5 model is to turn off the phone & boot in Odin Mode (aka Download mode): press and hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons and confirm with Volume up to Continue.
What is the PRODUCT NAME that you can see after you accept the disclamer?
I mean like in the attach photo.
Then you can go to a site like https://www.sammobile.com/ and get the most recent Samsung firmware for your model which will also install the proper modem & bootloader (named aboot on the S5). See the Instructions (1 file) chapter in their download pages which applies to the S5.
postai said:
...I wanted to upgrade it to 6...
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Why not upgrade to Android 9.0 on which is based LineageOS 16.0 if your S5 model is compatible.
See S5 super clean install.
My Galaxy S5 G900M LineageOS 16.0 klte + Open GApps Pico + LineageOS AddonSU is running great after doing a clean install 4 months ago.
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Thanks @Ibuprophen for dragging me into this.
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curiousrom said:
Stickers can be changed & users may install the wrong stuff on their S5.
The only way to know the truth about what is your S5 model is to turn off the phone & boot in Odin Mode (aka Download mode): press and hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons and confirm with Volume up to Continue.
What is the PRODUCT NAME that you can see after you accept the disclamer?
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SM-G9006V
curiousrom said:
Why not upgrade to Android 9.0 on which is based LineageOS 16.0 if your S5 model is compatible.
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I don't even know what LineageOS is ...

Galaxy S5 SM-G9006V & G900F Scam
postai said:
SM-G9006V
I don't even know what LineageOS is ...
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"SM-G9006V..." - Bad news. You got scammed like the user in this thread for example Galaxy S5 SM-G9006V Variant issues:
I hope someone can help me here as im struggling for the last 12 hours and im completely lost now.
So my gf bought a Galaxy S5 off of amazon a while back and according to the software, it had Stock Android 5.0 for G900F loaded on the phone.
When booting into Recovery(TWRP) it seems that it was infact a G9006V and not a G900F variant. So in short, someone was dishonest and sold a Chinese variant as an international Variant. {bold by me}
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The only stock Samsung 6.0.1 that you can install on your SM-G9006V was made for China Unicom and it does not include the Google framework which is required to install Play Store & many apps thanks to the Great Firewall of China censorship policy: https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s5/firmware/SM-G9006V/
You can find other similar cases with this search: site:forum.xda-developers.com/ SM-G9006V
AFAIK you have 3 options:
Keep the phone as it is.
Try to find some modified Samsung 6.0.1 or other custom firmwares on XDA that would work on your SM-G9006V.
Do a full TWRP backup then update to the awesome LineageOS 16.0 as described here including updating TWRP (SM-G9006V compatible version) & the modem & bootloader for the SM-G9006V. The post includes links to pages explaining how to do that: S5 super clean install
Edit: I did no search very hard but could not find an Odin flashable modem & bootloader package for the SM-G9006V. So in that case installing the most recent stock Samsung 6.0.1 for SM-G9006V will update your modem/baseband to G9006VZNS1CRH1 + the bootloader then you flash TWRP then you can flash LineageOS + Open GApps (for the Play Store).
WARNING: Do NOT flash any bootloader not made specifically for the SM-G9006V.
"I don't even know what LineageOS is..." - [Hands-on] LineageOS 16 gives you the Android Pie experience, but with extra goodies
https://lineageos.org/
Google search: what is lineageos
Good luck!
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curiousrom said:
"SM-G9006V..." -
Do a full TWRP backup then update to the awesome LineageOS 16.0 as described here including updating TWRP (SM-G9006V compatible version) & the modem & bootloader for the SM-G9006V. The post includes links to pages explaining how to do that:
Edit: I did no search very hard but could not find an Odin flashable modem & bootloader package for the SM-G9006V. So in that case installing the most recent stock Samsung 6.0.1 for SM-G9006V will update your modem/baseband to G9006VZNS1CRH1 + the bootloader then you flash TWRP then you can flash LineageOS + Open GApps (for the Play Store).
WARNING: Do NOT flash any bootloader not made specifically for the SM-G9006V.
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Thanks!
So, from what I understand, do you recommend that I'll first download and flash the stock 6.01 for SM-G9006V, which is China unicorn, and then I'll install LineagaOS 16.0?

Installing LineageOS 16.0 on S5 SM-G9006V
postai said:
Thanks!
So, from what I understand, do you recommend that I'll first download and flash the stock 6.01 for SM-G9006V, which is China unicorn, and then I'll install LineagaOS 16.0?
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Yes because the fingerprint sensor will not work with your old Android 5.0 modem & bootloader in Android 9.0 on which LineageOS 16.0 is based besides probably giving you better network reception & better battery life.
But as described in S5 super clean install: stock Samsung firmware > with your SIM inserted make sure you get network signal & data then write down the APN settings: Settings > More networks > Mobile networks > Access point Names (and/or make some screenshots of it: volume down + Power buttons, should be saved in internal sdcard > DCIM > Screenshots). That's just in case you have a network access problem in LineageOS. > install TWRP using Odin3 (see Flashing TWRP Recovery on Samsung Firmware chapter) > Backup the EFS partition to the external Micro SD card using TWRP while still running the stock Samsung firmware > install LineageOS + Open GApps.
Just curious: could you make some screenshots of all the installed apps in the stock China S5 Samsung firmware please? You need to copy or move them to computer before installing LineageOS because they will be erased if you use Format Data in TWRP which is recommended.
Because you have less than 10 posts @ the present you can't post links or attach images as per XDA's rules I think. You can post anything in the XDA Off-topic forum until you reach 10 posts: https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/off-topic which is preferable or upload them somewhere and post a broken link with spaces like https ://forum.xda-developers .com & we will understand.
BTW in LineageOS the screenshots are saved in internal sdcard > Pictures > Screenshots. APN: Settings > Network & internet > Mobile network > expand Advanced > scroll all the way down to > Access Point Names (APN)… works on my Galaxy S5 G900M LineageOS 16.0.
"...which is China unicorn" - Maybe they do have some unicorns in China but in this case it's China Unicom.
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curiousrom said:
stock Samsung firmware > with your SIM inserted make sure you get network signal & data then write down the APN settings: Settings > More networks > Mobile networks > Access point Names (and/or make some screenshots of it: volume down + Power buttons, should be saved in internal sdcard > DCIM > Screenshots). That's just in case you have a network access problem in LineageOS.
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I am doing it now, before updating to stock 6.01, right?
curiousrom said:
> install TWRP using Odin3 (see Flashing TWRP Recovery on Samsung Firmware chapter) > Backup the EFS partition to the external Micro SD card using TWRP while still running the stock Samsung firmware
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I already did that. Actually, I took a backup of everything, since I am afraid of the upgrade to the stock Chinese 6.01.
curiousrom said:
> install LineageOS + Open GApps.
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Do I need to root the phone before the installation?
curiousrom said:
Just curious: could you make some screenshots of all the installed apps in the stock China S5 Samsung firmware please? You need to copy or move them to computer before installing LineageOS because they will be erased if you use Format Data in TWRP which is recommended.
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Sure, will do it after updating to the stock Chinese 6.01
curiousrom said:
"...which is China unicorn" - Maybe they do have some unicorns in China but in this case it's China Unicom.
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:laugh:
(I didn't find an Emoji for laughing at myself...)

Re: Installing LineageOS 16.0 on S5 SM-G9006V
postai said:
I am doing it now, before updating to stock 6.01, right?
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As long if you know your working APN settings. The reason is some network providers may not be in the LineageOS providers files or some providers do not like custom firmwares.
What is your network provider + country & do you have LTE on the status bar?
Tip: go to your XDA profile in this panel https://forum.xda-developers.com/profile.php?do=editprofile and add info > Devices: Samsung Galaxy S5. > Additional Information > Service provider as it's useful for troubleshooting & it will show when clicking the arrow under the username in a browser. Also > City & Home country & then you will get a flag under your username which gives an international flavor to the XDA threads IMO.
Note: @postai you have to make a new EFS partition backup after updating to 6.0.1 as it will modify some files in that partition.
postai said:
I already did that. Actually, I took a backup of everything, since I am afraid of the upgrade to the stock Chinese 6.01.
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Good, you can't have too many backups IMO.
postai said:
...Do I need to root the phone before the installation?
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No because TWRP is flashed with Odin & Odin is a good that can do many things.
Then with an unlocked bootloader (which is the case for most S5 klte variants out-of-the-box including yours except for the SM-G900V) TWRP can flash a .zip firmware. Root is to do stuff while running in System.
I updated S5 super clean install with some stuff about root after flashing LineageOS.
You said in post #1 that the S5 was for your child. How old is he or she?
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curiousrom said:
What is your network provider + country & do you have LTE on the status bar?
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Hot mobile, Israel. Yes, I do have 4g on the status bar.
curiousrom said:
Note: @postai you have to make a new EFS partition backup after updating to 6.0.1 as it will modify some files in that partition.
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Oh, so will it possible to use my TWRP backup to go back to the current (working) state if something go wrong when I update to 6.01?
curiousrom said:
You said in post #1 that the S5 was for your child. How old is he or she?
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He is 12. I wanted to install Google family link before I am giving him the phone. However, this app does not work on Lollipop, thus I started the adventure of upgrading the OS (which turns out to be longer than I expected)

Re: Installing LineageOS 16.0 on S5 SM-G9006V
postai said:
...Oh, so will it possible to use my TWRP backup to go back to the current (working) state if something go wrong when I update to 6.01?...
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Yes after flashing TWRP on your S5 running Samsung stock 6.0.1 you can use it to restore a TWRP backup.
That feature is awesome as you can try different custom firmwares and quickly return to your current state.
If you don’t have a network problem restore only Boot (which is the kernel & not the S5's aboot - bootloader), System (Android OS) & Data (Apps) according to the principle: if it ain't broken, don't fix it as Samsung stock 6.0.1 will modify modem & EFS partition.
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curiousrom said:
Just curious: could you make some screenshots of all the installed apps in the stock China S5 Samsung firmware please? You need to copy or move them to computer before installing LineageOS because they will be erased if you use Format Data in TWRP which is recommended.
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Just a small update: I finally succeeded to download the Chinese firmware to my PC, and installed it through Odin (this is the first firmware that didn't give me the "Auth" error).
All my apps are still there, but all Google apps (Play, Maps, YouTube, etc.) and Chrome are not working. I get an error message that they need to be updated, but when I try to resolve it nothing happens. I will now try to do a clean install of LineageOS.
I don't think I'll backup the current version, since I won't restore it anyway. If something goes wrong with the LineagaOS installation I'll try to use my current backup and restore the original Android 5.

Re: Samsung Firmware on S5 SM-G9006V - Google Apps Disabled
postai said:
Just a small update: I finally succeeded to download the Chinese firmware to my PC, and installed it through Odin (this is the first firmware that didn't give me the "Auth" error)...
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Good! And thanks for reporting back. :good:
postai said:
…All my apps are still there, but all Google apps (Play, Maps, YouTube, etc.) and Chrome are not working. I get an error message that they need to be updated, but when I try to resolve it nothing happens...
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That's the Great Firewall of China censorship policy in action.
I wonder how your other apps got restored as the Samsung Firmware should have wiped everything. Did your apps downloaded automatically after signing in a Google account? If so that's weird as you are saying that Play Store is disabled as expected.
postai said:
...I will now try to do a clean install of LineageOS.
...If something goes wrong with the LineagaOS installation...
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Nothing will go wrong if you follow S5 super clean install.
Just skip the modem & bootloader update step.
Waiting for your LineageOS feedback & good luck!
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curiousrom said:
I wonder how your other apps got restored as the Samsung Firmware should have wiped everything. Did your apps downloaded automatically after signing in a Google account? If so that's weird as you are saying that Play Store is disabled as expected.
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The Samsung firmware didn't wipe everything. I even didn't have to sign-in again in a Google account.
However, it did change the recovery, so I had to reinstall TWRP. I will do the clean install of LineageOS and report back...

Another update: I followed the instructions and installed LineageOS successfully.
Everything went flawlessly, except for the launcher. I tried the first option, from Google, and I entered an endless loop of errors. The app keep crashing and tried to load itself again and again. Somehow I succeed to set the other launcher to be the default, I think the name is Trebuchet, and then everything worked.
I also installed Family link, and everything is working perfectly. Thanks curiousrom!