Hiya i bought a samsung galaxy s4 i9505 unlocked from amazon directly. For some reason i cannot get updates via kies or ota and i manually had to flash a offical firmware with odin so that i had the most up to date firmware. Does anyone know why i cant get updates ota? My carrier is "3" in the uk however the phone is factory unlocked any help is appreciated. What would i have to do to get updates ota or via kies?
ahsan2k12 said:
Hiya i bought a samsung galaxy s4 i9505 unlocked from amazon directly. For some reason i cannot get updates via kies or ota and i manually had to flash a offical firmware with odin so that i had the most up to date firmware. Does anyone know why i cant get updates ota? My carrier is "3" in the uk however the phone is factory unlocked any help is appreciated. What would i have to do to get updates ota or via kies?
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Hi,
Have 3 released an OTA update yet?
You might get an answer from THIS THREAD
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the device is unbranded so it wont get updates from 3 i think, i think it will get updates from samsung directly
however yes 3 have released ota update however my phone is saying the latest updates have been installed when there are actually infact updates available
ahsan2k12 said:
the device is unbranded so it wont get updates from 3 i think, i think it will get updates from samsung directly
however yes 3 have released ota update however my phone is saying the latest updates have been installed when there are actually infact updates available
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As your phone report that the latest updates have been installed, that means everthing is OK and the phone status is official...
Sometimes some roms available to dowload (for example from Sammobile) could be not available yet in OTA mode. I always flash with Odin, I don't really relay on OTA updates...
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okk thanks, just a quick question which country gets the updates first? and which countrys firmware are you running on your device?
ahsan2k12 said:
the device is unbranded so it wont get updates from 3 i think, i think it will get updates from samsung directly
however yes 3 have released ota update however my phone is saying the latest updates have been installed when there are actually infact updates available
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Hi,
Unbranded phones are due an update on the 7 th
Sent telepathically from my S4
File version is now: V1.2.0B04
Hey, just want you all to know there is a new update that fixes several issues.
It says only for Australia, but it worked fine on mine here in Denmark. You can also get the update from the Russian ZTE webpage.
You now finally got live wallpapers.
Small bugs and tweaks makes it fee morel smooth.
Fix for 256Gb SD cards.
1. Before you perform this update, please update to ZTE A2017GV1.0.0B10 first.
2. This update is only available for users in Australia. Users in other countries shall be individually responsible for update risks.
3. It is strongly recommended to back up your data in advance because this is a critical update.
4. It may take longer than usual to restart your phone right after updating.
5. Some third-party apps have adapted to Android 7.1. If a third-party app does not work properly, please uninstall it and then download the latest version.
6. If you want to revert from the latest version to an earlier version, you may download the package to your SD card from official website. Reverting to an earlier version will erase all data, please back up data before you
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72193661&postcount=121
Read post 121 and newer.
I ask to move the posts to a new thread, but the mod just renamed the thread to both versions..
Just received the OTA notification.
I am in UK and the phone was bought from Germany.
padule said:
Just received the OTA notification.
I am in UK and the phone was bought from Germany.
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Thanks. Is the security patch still from March 1st?
joaste said:
Thanks. Is the security patch still from March 1st?
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Yes
Apparently it works for French users too. You can DL it here
http://www.ztedevice.com/support/detail?id=CF924E214F0D466A9712B8F09523F0CF
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Hi,
I just received my A2017G from Gear Best a week ago to replace my crappy Asus Zenfone 3. So far the Axon 7 has out performed the Zenfone 3 in a number of important areas and I mostly like it. However, it is still on Android 6.0.1 with B11. That is nearly a year old now but I cannot find any OTA updates. I had found the B05 update on ZTE's site, is that safe to install? Any show stopping problems or bugs with that? Is there a newer and/or better one? I do not want to screw up my brand new phone that is bought to replace a screwed up Zenfone 3 which had bad updates and Asus not fixing the bugs their updates introduced. In the past, I had phones and tablets being turned to crap after updates so I am weary about applying any updates.
Is it possible to install the A2017U firmware onto my A2017G phone without root? I do not want to root as I had bricked a brand new phone in the past by rooting.
alvinlwh said:
Hi,
I just received my A2017G from Gear Best a week ago to replace my crappy Asus Zenfone 3. So far the Axon 7 has out performed the Zenfone 3 in a number of important areas and I mostly like it. However, it is still on Android 6.0.1 with B11. That is nearly a year old now but I cannot find any OTA updates. I had found the B05 update on ZTE's site, is that safe to install? Any show stopping problems or bugs with that? Is there a newer and/or better one? I do not want to screw up my brand new phone that is bought to replace a screwed up Zenfone 3 which had bad updates and Asus not fixing the bugs their updates introduced. In the past, I had phones and tablets being turned to crap after updates so I am weary about applying any updates.
Is it possible to install the A2017U firmware onto my A2017G phone without root? I do not want to root as I had bricked a brand new phone in the past by rooting.
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Look, you should have no problem updating via official channels. If anything does happen, simply with a 4gb SD card you can fix it. And if it bricks you can use MiFlash most of the time, so don't worry about official updates. The risky part is TWRP and that kind of thing, though basically that's what we are here for...
ZTE's OTAs are hopelessly broken, they only work if you are on certain locales and system versions, but fortunately they made a pretty okay update system.
Before doing anything, check that your phone is an A2017G by looking at the back. If it's from GearBest it should be an A2017G, but many times people bought an A2017 with A2017G firmware and lost the signal while updating with an A2017G package.
The latest version is B09 for the A2017G. It's from Sweden but it works on any G.
DO NOT INSTALL A2017U or A2017 UPDATES ON YOUR PHONE UNLESS YOU WANT TO LOSE SIGNAL AND MAYBE YOUR IMEIS.
There is a special method to install U firmware on the G but it involves modifying zips and unlocking the bootloader.
For the A2017G B09 update, simply go to raystef66's Download center and download the B09 update zip. Then just put it on the root of the internal storage and go to Updates, and it should pop up as an OTA
For the future: If you download one of these update zips from ZTE, you will get a zip with a bunch of numbers as the name. The actual zip that you want is inside that zip, and it's called update.zip.
What Raystef66 does is get that zip, unpack it, rename it to something understandable, and upload it to androidfilehost. So you're better off geting your updates from there
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Look, you should have no problem updating via official channels. If anything does happen, simply with a 4gb SD card you can fix it. And if it bricks you can use MiFlash most of the time, so don't worry about official updates. The risky part is TWRP and that kind of thing, though basically that's what we are here for...
ZTE's OTAs are hopelessly broken, they only work if you are on certain locales and system versions, but fortunately they made a pretty okay update system.
Before doing anything, check that your phone is an A2017G by looking at the back. If it's from GearBest it should be an A2017G, but many times people bought an A2017 with A2017G firmware and lost the signal while updating with an A2017G package.
The latest version is B09 for the A2017G. It's from Sweden but it works on any G.
DO NOT INSTALL A2017U or A2017 UPDATES ON YOUR PHONE UNLESS YOU WANT TO LOSE SIGNAL AND MAYBE YOUR IMEIS.
There is a special method to install U firmware on the G but it involves modifying zips and unlocking the bootloader.
For the A2017G B09 update, simply go to raystef66's Download center and download the B09 update zip. Then just put it on the root of the internal storage and go to Updates, and it should pop up as an OTA
For the future: If you download one of these update zips from ZTE, you will get a zip with a bunch of numbers as the name. The actual zip that you want is inside that zip, and it's called update.zip.
What Raystef66 does is get that zip, unpack it, rename it to something understandable, and upload it to androidfilehost. So you're better off geting your updates from there
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Thanks for such a detailed answer. I can confirm that mine is the A2017g version as it says so both on the back and on the box.
Is there any major problems with the B09 update? The reason I am very weary about updates is Asus broke the Bluetooth, camera focus and even the phone's charging with their updates and did not fix it for months. This is the reason I got the ZTE Axon 7 and I do not wish to break it as it is functioning perfectly at the moment.
alvinlwh said:
Thanks for such a detailed answer. I can confirm that mine is the A2017g version as it says so both on the back and on the box.
Is there any major problems with the B09 update? The reason I am very weary about updates is Asus broke the Bluetooth, camera focus and even the phone's charging with their updates and did not fix it for months. This is the reason I got the ZTE Axon 7 and I do not wish to break it as it is functioning perfectly at the moment.
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That happened with the first 3 Nougat versions. B01 was somewhat okay, B02 broke a couple things, and B03 fixed those but destroyed Google services. Ever since B03 we've been mostly bug-free, and they weren't too slow to fix stuff anyways
I've run B04 B08 and now B09 and to be honest, not seen a real difference between them, all stable. Phone works good. I did have to fix my APN settings a little after the B08 update but that's easy.
Nougat B09 wifi issue
ello everyone, my name is John, live in Romania. I own an axon7, A2017G from Gearbest, just updated from MMB11 to Nougat, B09, using info from here, thanks. One problem though, onMM it would connect at 866 mbs to my 5GHz network, and test just below 400mbs. On Nougat, it connects at 433mbs and tests around 260 mbs. No change tot the router, not even restart. Do you know how to correct this? Maybe older version of N? Have a nice day. Your help here is invaluable...
Maybe check settings for location as different countries have a different range of channels etc.
Nougat B09 wifi issue
RobboW said:
Maybe check settings for location as different countries have a different range of channels etc.
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Hello,
What do you mean? Like regional settings (language)? There are no location related options in wifi settings... Maybe I could find some settings in hidden menu, but I don`t know how to access that... In developer options, I couldn`t find anything related.
Have a great day
ciumurel said:
Hello,
What do you mean? Like regional settings (language)? There are no location related options in wifi settings... Maybe I could find some settings in hidden menu, but I don`t know how to access that... In developer options, I couldn`t find anything related.
Have a great day
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Nah, I think it's a known problem. Maybe make a thread about this, I remember that there were some people talking about this before
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That happened with the first 3 Nougat versions. B01 was somewhat okay, B02 broke a couple things, and B03 fixed those but destroyed Google services. Ever since B03 we've been mostly bug-free, and they weren't too slow to fix stuff anyways
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Thanks a lot! Just updated to B09, everything seems fine at the moment. Took no more than 30 minutes from starting download to finishing. Very easily done. Just need to relearn all the differences, luckily I only had this phone for a week now only.
Anyone tried Pokemon Go with B09?
A2017G wifi issue on Nougat
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Nah, I think it's a known problem. Maybe make a thread about this, I remember that there were some people talking about this before
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Yeah, I already tried 3 versions of Nougat, B06, B08, B09 and it is the same on all if them. If i flashed MM B11 again, then it would connect at 866mbs again. I have sent an email to zte support... Anyway, now I am on B09 N, but it seems phone is a little warm all the time...has anyone else experienced that?
Thanks for answer, have an interesting day.
Different between Nugat B09 and B11
Hi everyone,
anyone know what are different or feature updated on Nugat B09 comparing B11?
Thanks
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ciumurel said:
Yeah, I already tried 3 versions of Nougat, B06, B08, B09 and it is the same on all if them. If i flashed MM B11 again, then it would connect at 866mbs again. I have sent an email to zte support... Anyway, now I am on B09 N, but it seems phone is a little warm all the time...has anyone else experienced that?
Thanks for answer, have an interesting day.
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forgot to wait any reply from ZTE, I have done it once with ZTE support through the website but no one reply my email
chartchair said:
Hi everyone,
anyone know what are different or feature updated on Nugat B09 comparing B11?
Thanks
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forgot to wait any reply from ZTE, I have done it once with ZTE support through the website but no one reply my email
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Basically the differences are Nougat, improved camera with RAW, Daydream, and maybe some more stuff but i don't remember.
I can't live without the double tap on Recents and I believe performance is better on Nougat, but aside from that and security patches MM is still okay
Oreo seems to be confirmed.
https://phandroid.com/2017/12/18/zte-axon-7-android-8-0-oreo-update-confirmed/
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@ ciumurel,
Hi, 260 mbs and 866 mbs are the same speed actually, so there is no need to worry about the sideload speed. Thanks!
Axon 7 A2017G
Hello William, thanks for the answer.
I reversed to MM B11 now, but there is a problem in the mi favor launcher, when accessing google apps folder, the launcher crashes and after 3 crashes it resests all view and icons? Why?
I will flash Nougat, I live in Romania...which variant should I flash, the B05 which is for Romania, on ZTE support page, or B09 (Sweden)?
Thanks have a great day and happy holidays.
ciumurel said:
Hello William, thanks for the answer.
I reversed to MM B11 now, but there is a problem in the mi favor launcher, when accessing google apps folder, the launcher crashes and after 3 crashes it resests all view and icons? Why?
I will flash Nougat, I live in Romania...which variant should I flash, the B05 which is for Romania, on ZTE support page, or B09 (Sweden)?
Thanks have a great day and happy holidays.
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Salut ciumurel!
I'm using the Swedish B09 with digi.mobil and I have no network connectivity issues whatsoever.
Hello rzarechta,
I am also using axon 7 on digimobil...do you have a 5GHz wifi network? On mine, it connects at 866mbs and scores around 350 mbs in speedtest, on MMB11 but on Nougat, it connects at 433mbs and only scores around 250mbs. Do you have some advice, an alternative for the gallery apk, for the axon? It is horrible, does not show which albums are on sd card and which on phone storage...I also don't like google photos...
Thank you very much for helping.
Hello.,
I use this as gallery
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.co.ladybugs.fourto
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hi everyone, I just bought a s7 edge from internet the thing is I'm french and received an at&t model ( what a mistake I wanted the exynos ) well the phone works but can't update it how could a I do to put nougat and later oreo if it come to this device? is it possible to take out that at&t and just have a rom s7. (sorry for my english I didn't find it in french) thanks a lot for your anwser.
android:6.0.1
baseband:G935AUCS4APK1
Download this U firmware and install using odin. It's a universal firmware for the AT&T S7 Edge, does not have any AT&T crap on it. It also doesn't have VoLTE & wifi calling, but who cares, it works just fine. I have an AT&T S7 Edge and I'm using this myself. I love it and it always get the OTA updates fast. This is the latest firmware with the January security patch. Enjoy and hope this helps. This is Android 7.0 Nougat
935U Firmware G935UUES4BRA1 for AT&T S7 Edge
Thanks I will try this this week end.
ytaida said:
Download this U firmware and install using odin. It's a universal firmware for the AT&T S7 Edge, does not have any AT&T crap on it. It also doesn't have VoLTE & wifi calling, but who cares, it works just fine. I have an AT&T S7 Edge and I'm using this myself. I love it and it always get the OTA updates fast. This is the latest firmware with the January security patch. Enjoy and hope this helps. This is Android 7.0 Nougat
935U Firmware G935UUES4BRA1 for AT&T S7 Edge
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I tried it but odin tells me model dismatch which it's a bit weird i used odin 3.12.3. how did you flash it ?
n1n158300 said:
I tried it but odin tells me model dismatch which it's a bit weird i used odin 3.12.3. how did you flash it ?
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Follow the instructions on this guide but use the Nougat G935UUES4BRA1 firmware you downloaded;
Samsung SM-935U firmware install guide on SM-935A device
I used this version of ODIN by princecomsy
Hope this helps.
ytaida said:
Follow the instructions on this guide but use the Nougat G935UUES4BRA1 firmware you downloaded;
Samsung SM-935U firmware install guide on SM-935A device
I used this version of ODIN by princecomsy
Hope this helps.
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Thanks I will try it later And let you know
ytaida said:
Follow the instructions on this guide but use the Nougat G935UUES4BRA1 firmware you downloaded;
Samsung SM-935U firmware install guide on SM-935A device
I used this version of ODIN by princecomsy
Hope this helps.
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Thanks man it works perfectly with princecomsy Odin
i need help
my phone is also us version and its still marshmallow. can i try this one?
and do i need to back up first?
ytaida said:
Follow the instructions on this guide but use the Nougat G935UUES4BRA1 firmware you downloaded;
Samsung SM-935U firmware install guide on SM-935A device
I used this version of ODIN by princecomsy
Hope this helps.
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Hi I coming to you again just to know if you faced the same issue than me. I just realized that my GPS is not working anymore since then. If you know anything about it. Thanks
n1n158300 said:
Hi I coming to you again just to know if you faced the same issue than me. I just realized that my GPS is not working anymore since then. If you know anything about it. Thanks
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Everything is working on my AT&T Galaxy S7 Edge, including my GPS running the 935U firmware. By the way the firmware was just updated to G935UUES4BRC1 March security patch.
ytaida said:
Everything is working on my AT&T Galaxy S7 Edge, including my GPS running the 935U firmware. By the way the firmware was just updated to G935UUES4BRC1 March security patch.
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Yeah he did the update OTA which it's nice that's mean I will get the next one much easier. Ok i actually wanted to wipe cache so I restart on recovery mode. And it just put me a yellow triangle and it was write no command :/ I don't think that's normal I have to find something but thanks
ytaida said:
Everything is working on my AT&T Galaxy S7 Edge, including my GPS running the 935U firmware. By the way the firmware was just updated to G935UUES4BRC1 March security patch.
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Is it normal that the download to your file is very slow?
Darklight_93 said:
Is it normal that the download to your file is very slow?
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The latest firmware update is G935UUEU4BRD1 April Security Patch. I always update OTA via the software update in the setting menu and it downloads quick.
ytaida said:
The latest firmware update is G935UUEU4BRD1 April Security Patch. I always update OTA via the software update in the setting menu and it downloads quick.
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Can someone help me out? I am trying to install the last update you just posted but I am not able to do that... I can't find the PIT file... any help?
Darklight_93 said:
Can someone help me out? I am trying to install the last update you just posted but I am not able to do that... I can't find the PIT file... any help?
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What firmware version are you on right now? If you want to go to SM-G935U then you have to start with the base of January and then update from there via OTA.
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Yeah he did the update OTA which it's nice that's mean I will get the next one much easier. Ok i actually wanted to wipe cache so I restart on recovery mode. And it just put me a yellow triangle and it was write no command :/ I don't think that's normal I have to find something but thanks
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Just so there's no confusion here, no one person "updated it OTA". What you have is an official U rom which fetches updates whenever Samsung pushes them out.
Aaron78 said:
What firmware version are you on right now? If you want to go to SM-G935U then you have to start with the base of January and then update from there via OTA.
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I am at the 2016 update...
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I am at the 2016 update...
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If your on the U version, then go to Settings then Software Update and then tap Download Updates Manually. It should force an update. If not, download the updates from Sammobile and flash them using Odin.
ytaida said:
The latest firmware update is G935UUEU4BRD1 April Security Patch. I always update OTA via the software update in the setting menu and it downloads quick.
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Thank you! My S7 Edge ATT SM-G935A is on Marshmallow 6.0.1 now. Can I flash directly to the latest version or I need to go from the base on first and go 1-by-1 up to the latest?