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[Q] Want to upgrade to 5.0.1 officially.

Hello,
I bought Note 4 (Model: SM-N910F) in Germany, and now running android version
4.4.4, I want to upgrade to the official version 5.0.1 from website:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N910F/
Which version is recommended from the website?
Debating between both versions: Germany or Unknown, Which version is preferable?
And do need root to flash a new version?
I am interested in a clean system with no additives/applications (in English) with good battery time.
Thanks,
idan.

idann said:
Hello,
I bought Note 4 (Model: SM-N910F) in Germany, and now running android version
4.4.4, I want to upgrade to the official version 5.0.1 from website:
Which version is recommended from the website?
Debating between both versions: Germany or Unknown, Which version is preferable?
And do need root to flash a new version?
I am interested in a clean system with no additives/applications (in English) with good battery time.
Thanks,
idan.
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You don't need root to flash a new firmware.
I would recommend wiping the phone to factory status before you flash a new firmware.
N910F will use the BOC3 software.
This should work okay.
/N910FXXU1BOC3_N910FVFG1BOC2_VDC/

Yes of course, I will implement to make a factory reset before flash new firmware.
BOC3 = Unknown version.
I understand this rom from Dutch, It will be ok? or wait to OTA upgrade?
After upgrade system to 5.0.1, my device will receive OTA?

idann said:
Yes of course, I will implement to make a factory reset before flash new firmware.
BOC3 = Unknown version.
I understand this rom from Dutch, It will be ok? or wait to OTA upgrade?
After upgrade system to 5.0.1, my device will receive OTA?
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I upgraded a few days ago from N910FXXU1ANK4 ATO 4.4.4 to N910FXXU1BOC3 Unknown and I can say that it's working nicely. Had issues when updating as I was first trying to flash a BOC3 version from RO Vodafone, but had issues while flashing (Volume size too big, Odin invalid ext4 image). I was able to upgrade to N910FXXU1BOC3 Unknown without any issues.
In case you get into trouble while upgrading, you can do a emergency re-initialization from Kies3, based on your model number and serial number (on device, under the battery).
If you are flashing a different region ROM, make sure you do not have Reactivation lock as it will block your attempt to flash a new ROM.

@lolozaur thanks about information.
Version N910FXXU1BOC3 (5.0.1) will include touchwiz interface?
I prefer a clean system like nexus version, can you recommend a convenient interface (launcher)?

idann said:
@lolozaur thanks about information.
Version N910FXXU1BOC3 (5.0.1) will include touchwiz interface?
I prefer a clean system like nexus version, can you recommend a convenient interface (launcher)?
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Don't have much information regarding the Note 4 ROM community as i just got the device one week ago.
But, if you want to keep your Knox counter set to 0 and have your warranty available, you have to flash only stock ROMs from good sources (i prefer sammobile).
I personally like the new Touchwiz on 5.0.1 and I think it will keep getting better when we'll get the S6 Touchwiz in future updates. I would not flash an AOSP ROM on the Note 4.
Not sure about this but if you want an AOSP OS (nexus version) you will be losing some of the functionality of the Note 4, such as the S-Pen and S-Note integration and maybe the S-Health and Heartrate sensor.

@lolozaur
Flash of new version 5.0.1 can lock again device for locked region?
The lock was released by call (5 minutes) with local microsim.
Thanks.

idann said:
@lolozaur
Flash of new version 5.0.1 can lock again device for locked region?
The lock was released by call (5 minutes) with local microsim.
Thanks.
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It should not lock. My device is also used outside the unlock region and I did not have any troubles after the upgrade.

I am flashing 5.0.1 and looks good! even touchwiz interface looks clean.
Thank you for your kind assistance.

Custom ROM on T-Mobile branded S5

Hello people,
i bought a Galaxy S5 with the model number G900T3 and want to install AOKP on it. (https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/unified-development/rom-aokp-mm-t3293839)
This is the first time i want to flash my smartphone and i couldnt find any idiot-proof answers to this. :/
Now my concerns:
I'am in Germany. According to SamMobile is the G900T3 a model for the USA. Will this cause any problems? Will i have problems with a Sim-Card of another provider then T-Mobile?
Can i use the rom for the "normal" klte model?
Will the Custom ROM remove the T-Mobile branding?
Thanks for your answers.

Read thru that thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s5/help/difference-sm-g900t3-sm-g900t-rom-t3329337 to get more info on the T and T3 model.
The post #8 https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66025221&postcount=8 describes the steps to install a recovery and a ROM afterwards.
You should be fine with a klte version because SM-G900T is in the supported devices list here https://wiki.lineageos.org/klte_info.html
For the recovery you can probably also use the current TWRP 3.1.0 . It worked fine for me on a SM-G900F. You can find it on their Homepage. There are many guides around how to flash it with Odin.
At the moment I would recommend you to use lineageos over AOKP because latest nightlies of AOKP get stuck while booting.
If you want to use AOKP anyway use the zip from 2016-03-08. It is the last known working.
About which carrier you can use with a custom ROM I just don't know.
All at your own risk & good luck.

Thanks for your answer.
I think you meant the 2017-03-08-version, right? I would have gone with the latest Marshmallow-version because i thought it would be the most stable.

You're right 2017, not 2016.
I'm not so sure about how actively the MM version is maintained. The first post of the thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/unified-development/rom-aokp-mm-t3293839 states the newest release to be 2016-08-03 but on basketbuild there the most recent MM zip is 2017-03-10.
By the way, the Nugat Release is currently without a active maintainer. That's​ probably also the reason why the newer release don't boot.
Only the fact that there are new nightlies on AOKPs every day is unfortunately no clear indicator that they actually work. That's because AOKP has a automatic build system that runs without human interaction but can't test them on a real device.

Help Selecting correct TWRP/Odin for SM-G900W8 (Dec 2017)

I want to install TWRP on my Samsung Galaxy S5 (Telus Canada - SM-G900W8 - Stock Android v5.1.1 ROM) using Odin.
I have found this list on the TWRP site: https://dl.twrp.me/klte/
IIUC, I need to select one of the TAR files to flash with Odin. My plan is to use TWRP to update my device with a Nougat ROM (likely LOS, RR, crDroid.) and root.
My question is: Do I use the latest version, or should I be using an older version?
What about Odin? I found this site: http://www.**********.com/download-odin-tool-for-samsung-galaxy-devices-all-versions/, but I'm not sure which version I should get.
My questions is: Do I use the latest version, or should I be using an older version?
And these apprear to be the correct drivers: https://androidmtk.com/download-samsung-usb-drivers
Option: Samsung Galaxy S5 (All Variants) which points to hee:
http://samsungusbdriver.com/download/samsung-driver-v1-5-63-0
Also are there any MD5s/SHAs for Drivers/TWRP/Odin to make sure that the files haven't been tampered with?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions/assistance.

Working TWRP for SM-G900W8
For the record I can confirm that TWRP v3.2.1-0-klte works for the Canadian Version
of the Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900W8
https://dl.twrp.me/klte/twrp-3.2.1-0-klte.img.tar.html
And I used this version of the ODIN Flash Utility for Samsung
Source: http://downloadandroidfiles.org/file-php/?File=/Tools/Odin3v185.zip
File Name: Odin3v185.zip
Filesize: 198.52KB
Uploaded: September 25, 2012
MD5: 0c21e86a38c7868b0b50396eee85721f
It's maybe not the latest, but it seemed to to the job. There seem to be a lot of infected versions of ODIN floating around, which is why the link is *** out. When I didn't get any answer I tried that source, but VirsusTotal flagged the file as infected, so I used an old file that I found a year before. This one seemed to be OK.

rootkitty said:
For the record I can confirm that TWRP v3.2.1-0-klte works for the Canadian Version
of the Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900W8
https://dl.twrp.me/klte/twrp-3.2.1-0-klte.img.tar.html
And I used this version of the ODIN Flash Utility for Samsung
Source: http://downloadandroidfiles.org/file-php/?File=/Tools/Odin3v185.zip
File Name: Odin3v185.zip
Filesize: 198.52KB
Uploaded: September 25, 2012
MD5: 0c21e86a38c7868b0b50396eee85721f
It's maybe not the latest, but it seemed to to the job. There seem to be a lot of infected versions of ODIN floating around, which is why the link is *** out. When I didn't get any answer I tried that source, but VirsusTotal flagged the file as infected, so I used an old file that I found a year before. This one seemed to be OK.
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Hi,
Much newer odin you can take from this link (Instructions section):
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s5/SM-G900W8/TLS/download/G900W8VLU1DQB2/126298/

i need some help/suggestions on updating LOS my S5 klte

hi, i have a s5 (klte) SM-G900M the device is from the carrier claro from the Dominican Republic (LatinoAmerica) and im running LOS on the Nov 8 (2017) Build and i haven't updated the OS since then, i have been experiencing some random reboots when using open camera and other occasions, and i want to update the device to the latest build, but i have been told that the new s5 builds require the latest baseband ,back when i installed lineage os , my phone was on lolipop and i installed LOS on the phone without updating to Marshmellow (my bad :l), im running this baseband version: G900MUBU1BOE2 (wich was released in 2015), i have tried to find the "latest" version of the baseband but that seems to be the latest one for my particular device (the Dominican Republic S5) was released in 2015 , and i don't know if istalling another more update version of the baseband of other country, will introduce problems with the carriers from my country (The Dominican republic) , i have a backup of the stock touchwiz rom , but apparently i can't install the OTA because i have TWRP 3.1.1 installed and since it replaced the stock recovery, the OTA is no longer possible to install, i would greatly appreacite any help regarding this situation :/

THEwed123wet said:
hi, i have a s5 (klte) SM-G900M the device is from the carrier claro from the Dominican Republic (LatinoAmerica) and im running LOS on the Nov 8 (2017) Build and i haven't updated the OS since then, i have been experiencing some random reboots when using open camera and other occasions, and i want to update the device to the latest build, but i have been told that the new s5 builds require the latest baseband ,back when i installed lineage os , my phone was on lolipop and i installed LOS on the phone without updating to Marshmellow (my bad :l), im running this baseband version: G900MUBU1BOE2 (wich was released in 2015), i have tried to find the "latest" version of the baseband but that seems to be the latest one for my particular device (the Dominican Republic S5) was released in 2015 , and i don't know if istalling another more update version of the baseband of other country, will introduce problems with the carriers from my country (The Dominican republic) , i have a backup of the stock touchwiz rom , but apparently i can't install the OTA because i have TWRP 3.1.1 installed and since it replaced the stock recovery, the OTA is no longer possible to install, i would greatly appreacite any help regarding this situation :/
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I couldn't find firmware for Dominican Republic but it looks like Ecuador shares the same firmware as you so try the below
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s5/SM-G900M/EBE/download/G900MUBS1CQD5/166984/
Or this one from Columbia
https://samsung-firmware.org/download/Galaxy__S5__/58l3/COB/G900MUBS1CQD5/G900MCOB1CPI1/
Place in AP section of odin
Once flashed go into recovery mode and perform a data wipe/factory reset
Also update your twrp version if you want to flash later custom roms

thanks!!
i have a few more questions:
1-)wich version of TWRP do you recomend for lineage 15.1? i heard some people having problems with the latest version
2-) if one day i want to revert to stock how do i aproach this? since my backup is from lolipop , and i dont think that the new firmware will play nice with that (in case i plan to sell the device or something)
3-) do you now if the latest magisk version works well with lineage 15.1?

THEwed123wet said:
hi, i have a s5 (klte) SM-G900M the device is from the carrier claro from the Dominican Republic......
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So you want to update your Baseband Modem to the latest version before updating your LineageOS Firmware to 15.1.
The following link has the latest one for your device that's provided by haggertk. haggertk is one of the Official Lineage Team members.
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=746010030569966172
Download the file on your PC, place your device in Download Mode (aka Odin Mode), then connect your device to your PC via USB Cable, Open Odin and place the downloaded file in your AP (or PDA) spot in Odin (nothing further) and start the flashing process.
It's fairly quick to accomplish, you won't loose anything on your device and, afterwards, you should be good to go for Updating to the LineageOS 15.1.
Just an FYI... The following is the Official LineageOS 15.1 thread that's specific to the klte devices for support and guidance.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3830497
I wish you the best of luck and enjoy LineageOS 15.1!
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UNLESS asked to do so, PLEASE don't PM me regarding support. Sent using The ClaRetoX Forum App on my SM-G900V device.

THEwed123wet said:
thanks!!
i have a few more questions:
1-)wich version of TWRP do you recomend for lineage 15.1? i heard some people having problems with the latest version
2-) if one day i want to revert to stock how do i aproach this? since my backup is from lolipop , and i dont think that the new firmware will play nice with that (in case i plan to sell the device or something)
3-) do you now if the latest magisk version works well with lineage 15.1?
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1 - latest version of twrp - nothing wrong with it
2 - just flash stock firmware via odin
3 - latest version of magisk works fine with lineageos 15.1

THEwed123wet said:
1-)wich version of TWRP do you recomend for lineage 15.1? i heard some people having problems with the latest version.
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This is a tricky question. The issues experienced are not all for the same variant. For example, some of the issues are for G900F but, my G900V hasn't experienced any issues.
Just keep in mind that if you experience any issues, you can always Downgrade it without a problem.
2-) if one day i want to revert to stock how do i aproach this? since my backup is from lolipop , and i dont think that the new firmware will play nice with that (in case i plan to sell the device or something)
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Reverting to stock is not difficult because you just need the Stock Firmware and, possibly, the pit file (that's also available on the SamMobile forum and androidfilehost as well).
3-) do you now if the latest magisk version works well with lineage 15.1?
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This is best asked on the following Official General Q&A Magisk thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3432382
I wish you the best of luck!
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UNLESS asked to do so, PLEASE don't PM me regarding support. Sent using The ClaRetoX Forum App on my SM-G900V device.

Thanks a lot for the help!! ,i like your detailed asnwers , will be updating after the new build comes out since last one failed to build

THEwed123wet said:
Thanks a lot for the help!! ,i like your detailed asnwers , will be updating after the new build comes out since last one failed to build
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There's been 4 Official LineageOS 15.1 builds that's been released so far but, Good Luck!
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UNLESS asked to do so, PLEASE don't PM me regarding support. Sent using The ClaRetoX Forum App on my SM-G900V device.

Older G935V to newer G935U?

Ok so I rooted my Verizon phone 2 years ago and I'm still running 6.0.1 with G935VVRU2APE1, the security patch level is from June 1, 2016, yes I'm wayyy behind. I'd like to go to Nougat or Oreo if possible with a fresh start/data wipe. Not concerned with root atm.
Where do I start? I've read through a lot of forum pages but no one has a build as old as mine it seems. According to updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=SM-G935v (can't post proper link) the latest build for 6.0.1 is G935VVRU4API3. Can I go from APE1 to API3 without issue following "{GUIDE} Flashing the SM-935U firmware onto your Verizon S7 Edge and Rooting" or does it have to be a certain prior version?
From there will an OTA update or an official stock odin file get me to Nougat/Oreo? Thank you in advance!

I did upgrade my 6.0.1 V to 7.0 U. From there I got the OTA updates/upgrades to Oreo. You can get them faster if you use SmartSwitch on PC and phone.

SoNic67 said:
I did upgrade my 6.0.1 V to 7.0 U. From there I got the OTA updates/upgrades to Oreo. You can get them faster if you use SmartSwitch on PC and phone.
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Thanks for the reply. So do I go from my current build to the latest 6.0.1 (API3) or just go straight to the latest 7.0?

I would say you have to go to an official one first, using Odin.