does anyone know if i can flash an tmobile rom to an at&t galaxy s5 and will it lock its self or any risk i just want tmobile since they update quicker and if you can find a rom that uses oden and does not wipe my phone storage i just want to use download booster and wifi calling without rooting Ty
1. Yes you can flash a t-mobile s5 rom on a at&t s5.
2. It won't help you get updates any faster because even though you would be running a t-mobile rom, at&t is still your provider and they still control the updates. And most rom's delete the stock ota updater anyways.
3. No rom uses Odin, they are all flashed from recovery.
4. You always wipe data before flashing a rom. Not wiping data is called dirty flashing and is a pretty sizable no no.
If you are new to rooting and flashing, always ask questions someone here will help.
WHEN EVER YOU FLASH A NEW ROM, 1. ALWAYS MAKE A BACK UP IN RECOVERY FIRST. 2. ALWAYS WIPE CACHE, DATA AND DAVID BEFORE FLASHING A NEW ROM.
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Hi, i am in the uk and had my i9505 for around 2 weeks, just wondering the best way to now root and is there anyway which is the safest / recommended?
also, can rom's still be updated afterwards via ota or kies if i root, i know i would have to root again but would my phone still be supported by kies and look for new fw's after rooting?
thanks
james
Personally, I use the pre-rooted stock roms in the Android Development section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250824
Very easy to use, just download and flash via Odin3. There may be easier ways, but for me this is the easiest.
All you need to do then is flash custom recovery and you're done.
Edit: Not sure about Kies, but it's easy enough to flash back to a stock rom and then reset your phone to Official again.
Some custom roms offer OTA updates, but personally, I prefer just staying on a stock rooted and update via Odin as and when needed
Thanks for the reply, if I flash the pre rooted Rom will it wipe my phone or will settings and apps still be the same afterwards?
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Thanks for the reply, if I flash the pre rooted Rom will it wipe my phone or will settings and apps still be the same afterwards?
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If you install pre rooted rom, all your apps, settings etc will remain. Odin3 doesn't touch the data partition, so you'll still have everything.
I usually clear cache/data after installing a new rom, so I start from fresh, but it's really upto you really
One thing to be aware of though is that flashing a pre-rooted rom will clear your custom recovery, so you'll have to reflash recovery after installing an updated pre-rooted rom
Got a quick question regarding stock ROMs and OTA updates. We know that if we had an old version of Android (i.e. 4.2.2) and we can update to 4.3/4.3.1 OTA and it will NOT wipe the phone.
So if one is to download the latest official ROM from Sammobile. we have to wipe the phone when we flash the new ROM. Is there a method to flash ROMs from Sammobile that WILL NOT wipe the phone?
You DO NOT HAVE to wipe the device, even if you upgrade from 4.3 to 4.4.2, the firmware from sammobile will NOT wipe your phone. So if you are against wiping then go on, happy flashing. Your data will be intact.
But that being said, I did wipe my device. Why? Cause on previous occasions I have faced issues (some apps force closing etc) without wipe, so from then I always take backup and wipe. Do I like wiping? I absolutely hate it.
Some kids here, who goes by their developer tag also will say there is no need to wipe, well I don't listen to anyone other than me about this case, cause that person haven't faced any problem, I did, and nothing gives you more info than personal experience.
Just my 2cents.
Got a quick question regarding stock ROMs and OTA updates. We know that if we had an old version of Android (i.e. 4.2.2) and we can update to 4.3/4.3.1 OTA and it will NOT wipe the phone. <br />
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So if one is to download the latest official ROM from Sammobile. we have to wipe the phone when we flash the new ROM. Is there a method to flash ROMs from Sammobile that <b>WILL NOT</b> wipe the phone?
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If you are upgrading through OTA tgen you wont lose your data but if you are flashing through Odin you must wipe it. Odin requires a wipe!!
Sent from my OCTA CORE I9500
1) I cannot upgrade OTA anymore due to modifications performed on my stock ROM, i.e. custom kernel, mods, etc.
2) Looks like ODIN is what requires the wipe. Any technical reason for this?
3) ROMs downloaded from SamMobile are in the "tar.md5" format so they need to be flash through ODIN.
Based on the above points, there is no way to avoid a wipe if I was to upgrade.
Unsure what devilsdouble meant that flashing ROMs from SamMobile does not require a wipe. Can you please educate me on this?
i am having a problem with my att galaxy s5 I can get into safestrap recovery but on start up if I choose continue it will freeze on the att logo screen and I fear it has possibily wiped my internal sd , im not sure ihave rooted it with towelroot and thought safestrap was the recovery to use ..how do I get back to stock firmware I cant find where my backup stock firmware is ,guess its been deleted too ? can I still put a stock recovery on with my ss recovery or possibily flash another rom on it ? plz help:crying:
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i am having a problem with my att galaxy s5 I can get into safestrap recovery but on start up if I choose continue it will freeze on the att logo screen and I fear it has possibily wiped my internal sd , im not sure ihave rooted it with towelroot and thought safestrap was the recovery to use ..how do I get back to stock firmware I cant find where my backup stock firmware is ,guess its been deleted too ?
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I have to wonder why you are posting here, rather than in the Safestrap support thread where you would undoubtly get the benefit of more experience. You also haven't provided enough detail to make it clear what has happened.
Where is your backup stock firmware? Where ever you put it. It sounds like you didn't make one though, in which case the answer is that there isn't one. You can download the stock firmware from numerous sources.
Guides to return to stock ATT, if that is what you want to do -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785185
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53459006
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I had my phone with just Stock ROM and root. I was using SafeStrap to attempt to use some ROMs and the one in particular I tried was
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/development/hlte-spr-vzw-temaseks-unofficial-t2953375
Well, it did not work so I switched to the Stock ROM and deleted the installation of the CM12. And once I booted up the Stock ROM my phone was unable to get service. I checked my radios, it was NC4.
Fed up I deiced to use Odin to flash a complete Stock NC4 VZW set up on it and then I wiped all data/cache from the Stock Recovery.
Once again I booted it up and there still is no signal.
At this point I dont care if it is a custom ROM or if it is rooted, I just want to be able to get calls/texts.....
Thank you and sorry this is my fist post on xda
Neavox
I want to root my N910F but there is one thing i need to know before i do this, i dont want to flash a custom rom, just stock rom with root acces.
I know something about rooting and flashing from my other phones.
What happens if i root my Note4, and samsung rolls out an update.
I know i wont get OTA's, but what happens if i download the update from sammobile, and i flash it via Odin, will i loose my files and settings everytime i get an update ?
Or is there an option to just "Update" the stock rom ?
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I want to root my N910F but there is one thing i need to know before i do this, i dont want to flash a custom rom, just stock rom with root acces.
I know something about rooting and flashing from my other phones.
What happens if i root my Note4, and samsung rolls out an update.
I know i wont get OTA's, but what happens if i download the update from sammobile, and i flash it via Odin, will i loose my files and settings everytime i get an update ?
Or is there an option to just "Update" the stock rom ?
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If you flash a rom from sam mobile via Odin it will do a factory reset on your phone(data not internal).Depending from your options that you enable in Odin it could and could not delete your internal storage...and no in Odin there is not such thing as...update unfortunately something like that is only achievable with a custom recovery and flashing but not all the the time if a rom is very much different from another or their base is different a data wipe is a must.
In my experience flashing a basic update over your current rom will work if it was stock to begin with. Root will be removed when you do this. I would not recommend doing this as you could cause problems down the road. I would really not do it for major OS changes like KK to LP. Whenever I flash, I backup what I need to keep, full wipe with custom recovery, then flash and restore data. As mentioned you can't really update from Odin.
Just root the phone that's the reason u came to XDA if Samsung pushes out update it will be available for download on here
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