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UPDATE **Lollipop** 5.0.1 & 5.1.1 for N915G TESTED & ROOT

alright to not make previous visitors of the post confused, i changed the old post color to red, the new update is in Black at the bottom
Now the big news we were waiting for, Lollipop is here for N915G
you can download it from sammobile.com
Model SM-N915G
Model name GALAXY Note Edge
Country Australia
Version Android 5.0.1
Changelist 4144270
Build date Fri, 13 Feb 2015 23:58:14 +0000
Product code XSA
PDA N915GXXU1BOB7
CSC N915GXSA1BOB7
MODEM N915GXXU1BOB7
i've tested this on one of my Note Edge N915G phones and now after two weeks i can totally confirm i've got no bugs and it's super smooth and amazingly beautiful.
it's not on my main phone only because Xposed doesn't support TW Lollipop yet.
also Xmodgames doesn't work on lollipop (yet) for people who use it, especially the Clash of Clan players.
ROOT:
Get the Latest CWM from HERE
go to Download mode and flash the CWM
download SuperSU from HERE
put SuperSU.zip inside your phone
go to Recovery and install the SuperSU
reboot. DONE
UPDATE:
as you may know 5.1.1 is available on sammobile mine is N915GXXU1COL2
everything works fine. i also installed xposed and wanam. (only custom made xposed works and needs recovery installing too)
ROOT for 5.1.1 :
go to download mode and flash the latest TWRP via Odin.
go to recovery mode and install BETA-SuperSU-v2.64
reboot. DONE
i attached both here to make it easier
GOOD LUCK

Nice!

Woohoo!

Can I flash this on the SM-N915T?

My fone is sm-915g but not Australian version can I manually flash the official update it?
Sent from my SM-N915G using Tapatalk

Syd91 said:
My fone is sm-915g but not Australian version can I manually flash the official update it?
Sent from my SM-N915G using Tapatalk
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Yes you can!

Can this be flash on N915T????

I think this is an official over the air update.

Yes it's official but my csc is STH the lollipop update released is xsa. I wanted to ask if I cud do update using kies without Odin or rooting the device.
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Where is camera shutter button? On the edge screen or in the same place like Note 4 (near home button)?
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its look like bug....
Very strange

N915g Indian can I update this ?

kashis32 said:
Can I flash this on the SM-N915T?
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Any help would be greatly appreciated. Is it possible to flash on T version

anyone managed to get the file mirrored? Mega maybe?

Need CF-Auto-Root and CWM badly for this firmware

kashis32 said:
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Is it possible to flash on T version
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No... You need the right model version for your 915T.
If you flash this you will end up with a bootloop and, as the bootloader will be upgraded, no way to get back to your stock firmware...

Any SM-915G can flash this irrespective of the location.
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can i flash this using mac.

fredli888 said:
Need CF-Auto-Root and CWM badly for this firmware
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OK, go to the TWRP site, download the latest TWRP for Note 4 TMO. I believe it's 2.8.5.0. Make sure it's Odin flashable. Also download the latest flashable SuperSU zip file, 2.46, and put it on your sd card.
Flash Twrp with ODIN, let it reboot. If prompted, DON'T root.....
Now go to TWRP recovery and flash SuperSU. Reboot...
You are now rooted, enjoy... - If you go to SuperSU and it says to remove Knox then allow it.
Simples...

ultramag69 said:
OK, go to the TWRP site, download the latest TWRP for Note 4 TMO. I believe it's 2.8.5.0. Make sure it's Odin flashable. Also download the latest flashable SuperSU zip file, 2.46, and put it on your sd card.
Flash Twrp with ODIN, let it reboot. If prompted, DON'T root.....
Now go to TWRP recovery and flash SuperSU. Reboot...
You are now rooted, enjoy... - If you go to SuperSU and it says to remove Knox then allow it.
Simples...
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Sorry what you mean "Note 4 TMO"? its a T-mobile version?

Should you wipe the phone prior to flashing this firmware or no cause its official?

[Q] S5 Active Advice required please

Hi Folks
My partner has just got the S5 Active and she loves it..
But now she would like to update from 4.4.2.. Phone says she has latest rom so my questions are this
1)What is the latest official rom for the Active?
2)Whats the BEST root method?
3)What Custom roms are suitable?
3)Finally what is the best route to take to flash a CUSTOM rom?
looking forward to your responses
regards
Lohtse

1) Here you can find the latest TW stock rom:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Android Lollipop is available for the S5 Active. You can download the latest Firmware and flash it via Odin. You don't need root for that.
2) My preferred root method is flashing CF auto root via Odin. After that I install another recovery like TWRP
3) Nobody can answer that. Try and find it out (perform a full wipe incl cache before you install a custom rom)
4) This steps: root, recovery, full wipe, custom rom, and at least if you want and need that: custom kernel

Solvin said:
1) Here you can find the latest TW stock rom:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Android Lollipop is available for the S5 Active. You can download the latest Firmware and flash it via Odin. You don't need root for that.
2) My preferred root method is flashing CF auto root via Odin. After that I install another recovery like TWRP
3) Nobody can answer that. Try and find it out (perform a full wipe incl cache before you install a custom rom)
4) This steps: root, recovery, full wipe, custom rom, and at least if you want and need that: custom kernel
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cheers for that but which LP for UK????? its the G870A

Please give me a screenshot from your phone informations in the setting menu.

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Damn. The UK/US Version from the Active is the only model without Android 5

Solvin said:
Damn. The UK/US Version from the Active is the only model without Android 5
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lol yep.... had looked before opening a thread!!!! so no go for LP????

Please read this: http://www.droidviews.com/update-att-galaxy-s5-active-to-lollipop-root-it-and-enable-wifi-tethering/

Solvin said:
Please read this: http://www.droidviews.com/update-att-galaxy-s5-active-to-lollipop-root-it-and-enable-wifi-tethering/
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again thank you....
seems there is an issue with my partners active as will not flash the update file and flashfire just closes LOL

I realize it is very difficult to find something for your G870A.[emoji53]

Solvin said:
I realize it is very difficult to find something for your G870A.[emoji53]
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Thank you for the help...
finally got it sorted after reading around 9-10 different guides... all of which had little bits missing
now she's a happy bunny with LP on her Active and I'm a tired old fart with droopy eyes!!!!!
Just need a custom recovery now!!

Congratulations! How you solved it?
Yeah recovery is the same problem. It exists no recovery for the G870A

Two things that I found that allowed me to sort the Active which was mentioned
firstly to allow Flashfire to work you had too set clock back past 1/15/15
and you had to also set flashfire to boot into download to allow you to flash the G870A_OC5_Bootloader.tar.md5 file via Odin on the pc.. once I did these it worked...
Just depends which guide you read to find a COMPLETE one....

Damn that sounds very tricky

Solvin said:
Damn that sounds very tricky
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Not really just no two guides the same.... soon as I noticed the minor differences it was easy.
1) root with towel root copy stock LP(rooted version)
2) Install and set date to 1/1/15 then open Flashfire
3)Flash Stock rooted LP using flashfire making sure you have flashfire set to boot to download when finished
4) open Odin PC and connect S5Active
5)Point Opins AP slot to location of the G870A_OC5_Bootloader.tar.md5 file
6) Flash and reboot and your done...
MAJOR issue was the flashfire issue once found issue and set it as stated above I was Up and running after 10minutes Just had spent 4 hours failing before I notice and figured out what the issues was...
Simple really.... Well it was in the end lol

Able to successfully root but after some time root access is lost.?

Hello,
I am able to successfully root my Note 4 N910C but later on I lose the root access. Following are the steps I did.
1. Flashed latest Marshmallow (6.0.1) from sammobile.com through ODIN.
2. Flashed the following root file from autoroot.chainfire.eu through ODIN.
samsung SM-N910C treltexx trelte universal5433 exynos5 MMB29K.N910CXXU2DPCB 6.0.1 27 967 186 Download e117e8cd8a4ee0eda1fa935fae758e4f 385 972
However after using it for a few days I think a received a security patch (Auto updates was on at that time) and subsequently lost root access.
I tried flashing the root file again through ODIN but no luck.
So I formatted and tried flashing the root file again and this time it worked fine and the first thing I did was turn off auto updates.
Everything worked fine until around 30 minutes I lost root access again. (Supersu said it cannot update binaries)
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Could you please help me fix this problem?

Same issue, I had autoupdates disabled though... I suddenly lost Root TODAY. IDK how. I remember using Titanium Backup yesterday to make backups, so it was definitely working last night for me.

That is what happened to me
SM-N910C 6.0.1

Hey, I installed Hani's H-Vitamin kernel for 6.0.1 and it restored root for me. Thought you might want to know. I think we're losing Root on Stock due to an updated SE-Linux policy which overwrites patches made by SuperSu to work on an enforcing kernel, but using this custom kernel on Stock seems to solve the issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/snapdragon-dev/kernel-h-vitamin-t3364213

Cyber-Logic said:
Hey, I installed Hani's H-Vitamin kernel for 6.0.1 and it restored root for me. Thought you might want to know. I think we're losing Root on Stock due to an updated SE-Linux policy which overwrites patches made by SuperSu to work on an enforcing kernel, but using this custom kernel on Stock seems to solve the issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/snapdragon-dev/kernel-h-vitamin-t3364213
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Nice to hear it worked for you I am actually a beginner to rooting and can you guide me on flashing custom kernel and its benefits? And the link you shared was for a different model. Mine is N910C marshmallow 6.0.1

ben.james046 said:
Nice to hear it worked for you I am actually a beginner to rooting and can you guide me on flashing custom kernel and its benefits? And the link you shared was for a different model. Mine is N910C marshmallow 6.0.1
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Oh, yes, sorry, the link I meant to post was: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/development/kernel-h-vitamin-t3355879
I have the N910C on 6.0.1 as well.
Flashing this kernel will enable proper root, it seems Samsung has sent a silent security update that disables root.
Do you have TWRP installed? If so, flashing the kernel is easy, just select the Install option in TWRP and choose the kernel zip file, and install it.

Cyber-Logic said:
Oh, yes, sorry, the link I meant to post was: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/development/kernel-h-vitamin-t3355879
I have the N910C on 6.0.1 as well.
Flashing this kernel will enable proper root, it seems Samsung has sent a silent security update that disables root.
Do you have TWRP installed? If so, flashing the kernel is easy, just select the Install option in TWRP and choose the kernel zip file, and install it.
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Yeah I have TWRP and I flashed the kernel and now I have uninterrupted root access. Thanks a lot man. You rock

Here's the fix. New version posted by chainfire
https://tapatalk.com/shareLink?url=...share_tid=1980683&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
[CENTRAL] CF-Auto-Root
SM-N910C 6.0.1

ODIN fails on flashing Stockrom onto S7 Edge

I want to downgrade my S7 Edge to a lower Android Security Patch, so i downloaded, the Android 8.0.0 Version from the 30. May 2018. Currently my device runs on Android 8..0.0 with Security Patch 1 Jan. 2019
Im Using Odin3 v3.13.1, but each time I am trying to flash my device, it shows me "Fail" or doesnt even start.
I have tried using BL, AP, CP and CSC:
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Then i left BL out:
Then i tried only AP:
The ending always put out: Complee (Write) operation failed.
I dont know what i can do. I followed every instruction i could find. My device is not rooted, and i dont want it to be rooted.

scharro said:
I want to downgrade my S7 Edge to a lower Android Security Patch, so i downloaded, the Android 8.0.0 Version from the 30. May 2018. Currently my device runs on Android 8..0.0 with Security Patch 1 Jan. 2019
Im Using Odin3 v3.13.1, but each time I am trying to flash my device, it shows me "Fail" or doesnt even start.
I have tried using BL, AP, CP and CSC:
Then i left BL out:
Then i tried only AP:
The ending always put out: Complee (Write) operation failed.
I dont know what i can do. I followed every instruction i could find. My device is not rooted, and i dont want it to be rooted.
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Most probably the reason for that is you can't downgrade, it seems your bootloader is newest and can't be downgraded back . This is most obvious thing

Scorpionea said:
Most probably the reason for that is you can't downgrade, it seems your bootloader is newest and can't be downgraded back . This is most obvious thing
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According to this Guide on this Forum "[Guide] How to downgrade from Android Oreo 8.0 to 7.0 (Non-rooted)" it shall work. I followed every step. Even if i try to flash the device, without making the mark at BL, it doesnt work. I always get fail, or i get stuck on Setup Connection.

scharro said:
According to this Guide on this Forum "[Guide] How to downgrade from Android Oreo 8.0 to 7.0 (Non-rooted)" it shall work. I followed every step. Even if i try to flash the device, without making the mark at BL, it doesnt work. I always get fail, or i get stuck on Setup Connection.
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If you read that thread and last few post it's been said guide for that isn't working anymore

Scorpionea said:
If you read that thread and last few post it's been said guide for that isn't working anymore
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Yeah, i now noticed, that my Device is telling me its Bootloader is 3 and the Binary is 2. What can I do know? Can i never flash an older ROM?

scharro said:
Yeah, i now noticed, that my Device is telling me its Bootloader is 3 and the Binary is 2. What can I do know? Can i never flash an older ROM?
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You could flash older rom like nougat only if install TWRP aka rooting your phone and installing custom rom , officially u can't go back anymore .

Scorpionea said:
You could flash older rom like nougat only if install TWRP aka rooting your phone and installing custom rom , officially u can't go back anymore .
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So I root, flash custom rom, and then flash an older stockrom on? Will that be fine with the bootloader?
Where can i seek for help ?

scharro said:
So I root, flash custom rom, and then flash an older stockrom on? Will that be fine with the bootloader?
Where can i seek for help ?
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Hm I don't know if u can downgrade your bootloader with TWRP ,it could be possible but can't tell for sure.
What I meant is you can use nougat only as custom rom.

Scorpionea said:
Hm I don't know if u can downgrade your bootloader with TWRP ,it could be possible but can't tell for sure.
What I meant is you can use nougat only as custom rom.
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Hm only using a custom rom wouldnt be thing i need, because then i have to root my device and many apps dont work with root mode on :/ thats why i am looking for an older stockrom

scharro said:
Hm only using a custom rom wouldnt be thing i need, because then i have to root my device and many apps dont work with root mode on :/ thats why i am looking for an older stockrom
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Actually many apps are working just fine , thanks to magisk it can hide your root so u can use banking app,Pokemon go and many other as you have magisk .
As u seen it u can't go back via official way. Stay on latest stock without root ,no other way I'm afraid
Good luck

Galaxy S8 Fails to Flash Firmware In Odin 3.13

I'm trying to downgrade the software in the S8 to android 7 so that I can root it (root methods that I tried for android 9 haven't worked) and when in Odin, the original software fails to flash, I've tried a couple different AP files for my model and they all fail. Any suggestions?
Any help is appreciated.
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JesseJames1836 said:
I'm trying to downgrade the software in the S8 to android 7 so that I can root it (root methods that I tried for android 9 haven't worked) and when in Odin, the original software fails to flash, I've tried a couple different AP files for my model and they all fail. Any suggestions?
Any help is appreciated.
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It fails because you cannot downgrade bootloader, hence the Odin fail at boot.img. you must flash the current or newer BL unfortunately. Have you tried to flash twrp + magisk for root?

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It fails because you cannot downgrade bootloader, hence the Odin fail at boot.img. you must flash the current or newer BL unfortunately. Have you tried to flash twrp + magisk for root?
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I have and it also fails.

Bump

Same problem here!

What is your S8 model?

S8 plus, actually today i toom the courage to nand erase it, everything went pretty but nothing changes. I thought I'll brick it.
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It fails because you cannot downgrade bootloader, hence the Odin fail at boot.img. you must flash the current or newer BL unfortunately. Have you tried to flash twrp + magisk for root?
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About that, my s8+ keeps booting, I been trying to install TWRP but odin fails with sha256 error. Try again with the patched version, no sha error this time, but fails at recovery.img. Soo no twrp, any idea how to get rid of the fail?

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What is your S8 model?
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My model is SM-G950W.

Man, just today got s8+ (sm-g955u) totally working! Check this link!
forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/development/root-t4060701

puxo said:
Man, just today got s8+ (sm-g955u) totally working! Check this link!
forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/development/root-t4060701
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The effort put forth by Extreme Syndicate is great except some of the disclaimers aren't promising.
This method will work if you are on Android 9 Pie but will put you on Android 7 nougat. There is no root for Android 9 Pie
You will not be able to use normal magisk
You will not be able to flash custom rom like Lineage or any other AOSP roms
You cannot flash custom boot images or recovery images such as TWRP
The whole reason to root, in my case - any way, is to put a custom recovery on such as TWRP and then flash a custom ROM to get rid of the **** Samsung provides.

In my case, I just downgrade to 7 nougat rom, then couldn't do much, so I got to think. I just wanted to revived this sucker!
Plug it back to odin and reinstall the lastest firmware from sammobile.
I'm not an expert on any of this, but like a said just bringing back this sucker, im in peace.

I can't stand Samsung's software so I'm "glad" in the sense that I bought the phone for experimenting and not to use on a daily basis because if I had to use One UI daily I'd descend into madness over how much I can't stand it.
Having said that, attempting to root it, put a custom recovery and rom on it are very frustrating tasks when Samsung's Knox and other code gets in the way to the point of everything in Odin failing.
"Food for thought" - How can your device be "your" device when it clearly and evidently locks you out of doing whatever you want on it?
I'm not sure if there is a community for anti-bloatware but if there is I'm just as much a part of it as I am with right to repair.

Hi
I have a s8 sn-g50f on pie.
I want downgrade to stock rom 8.0
I try with latest odin 3.141 but is fail after 1 sec.
Wich excat fw i must dowload?
Reason for down is my mcdonalds app tell me that phone is rooted.But my phone not rooted,i was flashed with latest pie from sammobile.

???
On Samsung devices you can't downgrade firmware versions.

Ok.how i can remove root?i flashed clean stock fw but still is rooted.

Please help.i flashed a new stock rom,phone is stil rooted..google pay says thats phone rooted and more apps such as mcdonalds..what i must to do?