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Verizon 2.3.3 ota changelog??

I just received the ota for 2.3.3 and cannot find a thing anywhere about that has changed. I have noticed the facebook integration is not there and I now have mediahub. Ither than that I am finding nothingness.
Someone please help me out with this. Its getting me really irritated.
On another note there has been one bug I noticed was fixed: the screen going all tweaky when you try to type when its plugged in.
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Didn't even realize 2.3.3 was being distributed by Verizon now. Happy day!

TheAugust said:
Didn't even realize 2.3.3 was being distributed by Verizon now. Happy day!
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Yep. I didn't know either. I have no service where I work and when I git in my car and got like 2 miles away I saw a download in progress. Low and behold it was 2.3.3. Build # is 3.0.1.E.0.88
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how's this panning out for unlocked bootloader / rooted r800x people? Don't wanna brick anything :/

I'm not rooted on my play. Ever since the issues I had with verizon on my fassy I think I'm gonna stay away for the 1st year of contract.
Sorry I cant help you on that subject.
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Carriers don't typically release changelogs at all.

zerojay said:
Carriers don't typically release changelogs at all.
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Verizon usually lists the bug fixes in a pdf.
And on a further note, there is nothing on their site stating about any updates
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meleii said:
Verizon usually lists the bug fixes in a pdf.
And on a further note, there is nothing on their site stating about any updates
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I'm hopping on the Verizon Site now, and i'll see if they'll be so kind as to respond in a forum (sometime) about this update.

Yea my phone tried to do it as well. I stoped it though because im unlocked and on an rooted/debloated stock rom and worried it could cause problems. Not that I could not fix mind you, but it would requre me borrowing a computer as I do not have one
If anyone takes the plunge from a similar position I would love to hear storys
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looks like i will be one of the first idiots to try and OTA update my unlocked bootloader and rooted VZW play...
yea if you are unlocked and rooted don't do it, phone wont even turn on.
fun fun...

JasonKnight said:
looks like i will be one of the first idiots to try and OTA update my unlocked bootloader and rooted VZW play...
yea if you are unlocked and rooted don't do it, phone wont even turn on.
fun fun...
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Ouch, that's lame. Do you have recovery accessible?

TheAugust said:
Ouch, that's lame. Do you have recovery accessible?
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wont even let me set the phone up to let me use fastboot.
looks like i bricked my phone.

went looking thru the menus, first thing that stands out
AUTO BRIGHTNESS HAS A CHECK BOX!!! WE CAN TURN IT OFF!!!
update 2: Swipe is built in!

Holy moley, I might update my phone! If I lock my bootloader that is!
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well this sucks... I don't have a phone now...

paxChristos said:
went looking thru the menus, first thing that stands out
AUTO BRIGHTNESS HAS A CHECK BOX!!! WE CAN TURN IT OFF!!!
update 2: Swipe is built in!
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I'm not sure how I feel about the included version (3.6.84.26668.26670.1638.Verizon), since it's missing the custom dictionary of added words. The overall look is different, which is fine, and I like the numbers having the top row.
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twell this sucks... I don't have a phone now...
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=(

How did you guys get the update?

TheAugust said:
I'm not sure how I feel about the included version (3.6.84.26668.26670.1638.Verizon), since it's missing the custom dictionary of added words. The overall look is different, which is fine, and I like the numbers having the top row.
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im just gonna go ahead and put this right here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126358
Phone works again

JasonKnight said:
im just gonna go ahead and put this right here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126358
Phone works again
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Must have been a ****ty experience. Hopefully people read through the thread and is warned not to make the same mistake.
Do not ota update your phone if you had unlocked your phone.
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Cl8rs said:
How did you guys get the update?
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OTA (you need to be on data, not wifi)
Update: After playing around a little bit, I realized i have slightly better signal!
Note: tried fastbooting and unlocking bootloader, but all i succeeded in was draining my battery...
Now it's time to try gingerbreak...
update: tried gingerbreak 2x for 20 minutes apiece, on a non formatted then formatted sd card, and got nowhere ...

Replacing S4, what to do out if box?

I bought an S4 about a month ago from Best Buy for $199. Walmart sells them for $168 so I went to get a price match. I'm a silver rewards member so thought I had 60 days. For some reason the price match is only good for 15 days but they want to have me return my current phone and give me a new one. I'm stuck on mf3 but going to make sure the new one is old. What is the first thing I should do when I take it out of the box? The first time I didn't know, and got auto updated. Thanks
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Take the sim out, it won't auto update. Then put a custom Rom on it. If you just root it there are three files you need to freeze/delete. I don't remember specifically what they are but they're att update, fwfota, and one other. Our something like that.

Just take out the sim card and leave wifi off. Turn ohone on and check WHICH firmware version is installed. If it is MDL or the older version then go home. Download the root and recovery exploits FOR MDL/Older fimware. Follow the instructions to root and out recovery on your phone. Next I would suggest also downloading one of the roms you want to use. Now flash the rom. Once it is all done you will have root,recivery, and a rom. Now put the sim card in and start downloading all your apps.
As long as you have root,recovery, and a rom it SHOULD NOT ask to install the update. If your NOT SURE if the rom has the update firmware removed ask in the respective thread first. Then ENJOY your phone. ..
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Thanks. This stock thing is driving me crazy. How do people put up with all the ads?? Need my ad blocker and all the bloat gone. You don't know what you got till its gone
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Amen to that brother!

BigMc71 said:
Thanks. This stock thing is driving me crazy. How do people put up with all the ads?? Need my ad blocker and all the bloat gone. You don't know what you got till its gone
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At least with 4.2 you can disable each of the "bloat" and ad apps. Just go to the application manager and disable them from there.
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RockRatt said:
Just take out the sim card and leave wifi off. Turn ohone on and check WHICH firmware version is installed. If it is MDL or the older version then go home. Download the root and recovery exploits FOR MDL/Older fimware. Follow the instructions to root and out recovery on your phone. Next I would suggest also downloading one of the roms you want to use. Now flash the rom. Once it is all done you will have root,recivery, and a rom. Now put the sim card in and start downloading all your apps.
As long as you have root,recovery, and a rom it SHOULD NOT ask to install the update. If your NOT SURE if the rom has the update firmware removed ask in the respective thread first. Then ENJOY your phone. ..
Sent from My Spiderman Themed I747
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This is really good advice to anyone who goes into any store!
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LOL....my wife traded her iPhone 5 for a white S4 off craigslist. I took it to the AT&T store to get a micro SIM instead of the nano one from her iPhone. I had it turned off until the guy got the SIM and tried it in the phone. It turned on and everything was fine. It then connected to the AT&T Wi-Fi network and BOOM the update started downloading. The rep said "Oh it has a software update" I yelled "No, no, no, no!" grabbed it from his hand, ripped the cover off and took the battery out. Hands down one of the scariest moments of my life. The reps shouldnt be entitled to let the update run like that. Hopefully it worked out for you.I too cant stand the bloatware.

jedimyndtryx said:
LOL....my wife traded her iPhone 5 for a white S4 off craigslist. I took it to the AT&T store to get a micro SIM instead of the nano one from her iPhone. I had it turned off until the guy got the SIM and tried it in the phone. It turned on and everything was fine. It then connected to the AT&T Wi-Fi network and BOOM the update started downloading. The rep said "Oh it has a software update" I yelled "No, no, no, no!" grabbed it from his hand, ripped the cover off and took the battery out. Hands down one of the scariest moments of my life. The reps shouldnt be entitled to let the update run like that. Hopefully it worked out for you.I too cant stand the bloatware.
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Let's be perfectly honest, most reps have absolutely no idea about any update or what it's reprocussions could possibly be. I feel if you go into the store and have the prior knowledge that this update can occur you should just be upfront with the rep. They are sales people and will be more than happy to oblige you, especially in an at&t store.
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jd1639 said:
Take the sim out, it won't auto update. Then put a custom Rom on it. If you just root it there are three files you need to freeze/delete. I don't remember specifically what they are but they're att update, fwfota, and one other. Our something like that.
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"If you want to avoid the update, you should root your phone and freeze the following three apps using titanium backup or some similar app.
1. AT&T Software update Vxx_x_xxxx_x_x
2. FWUpgrade x.x.x
3. LocalFOTA vx_xxxx_x_x"

jeffreii said:
"If you want to avoid the update, you should root your phone and freeze the following three apps using titanium backup or some similar app.
1. AT&T Software update Vxx_x_xxxx_x_x
2. FWUpgrade x.x.x
3. LocalFOTA vx_xxxx_x_x"
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yup this works like a charm

[Q] What do I even do now...

I really hate this phone, had I known how much of a headache this phone would be I would have just gave in and got a stupid iPhone. I am currently on 98.18.78 XT907 rooted with a locked bootloader (I used the work around after OTA update, wasn't previously rooted) I really don't need root. The only reason I wanted root was to install a custom ROM on my phone but when I finally got around to the idea of rooting my Razr M I was completely overwhelmed with all of the information and didn't even realize what I would and would not be able to do without an unlocked bootloader. I really don't want to mess around with safe strap... I don't want to mess around with anything anymore, this is all just a big mess and I will never get another Motorola product again for this.
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Ok... Lets just say I am a little flustered and now I'm ranting, I'll try to just get to the point. My phone is rooted, it has safe strap installed (serving no purpose) and I mounted my external SD as internal memory by editing some lines of code (followed a tutorial). I want a clean slate. I want to be able to go back to stupid stock, because I would rather have the option of doing a restore to factory and not have to worry about freezing the updater, etc. Like I said, all I wanted root for was to load a custom ROM. Since that is such a headache right now due to lack of time, I would love to just have this phone back to stock, erase EVERYTHING, and just deal with it. Is this possible or am I stuck in limbo now until I get a new phone in a year?
I miss my Droid X soo much, even on gingerbread it was a better phone. :crying:

Droid X is not a better phone.
In post #62 of this thread RikRong has a link to the fastboot files you need. You should be able to use RSD to flash back to complete stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250155
More info on RSD for you-
http://www.andromods.com/download-files/install-rsd-lite-latest-version-flashing-tool-motorola.html

http://sbf.droid-developers.org/scorpion_mini_xt907/list.php second is rootable with motochopper 1.3 third one is the November update
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silentshadow867 said:
I really hate this phone, had I known how much of a headache this phone would be I would have just gave in and got a stupid iPhone.
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this is all just a big mess and I will never get another Motorola product again for this.
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Who caused this mess? Who's the one that did this to your phone? You! You are the one crying and complaining about how much of a headache this phone is when actually YOU are in total control of what happened to your phone. So instead of coming on here and asking for help, you rant and rave about how you hate this phone that YOU caused.
I miss my Droid X soo much, even on gingerbread it was a better phone. :crying:
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Look above quote for comment. Answer: You
So here's some more help for you:
Search on here for Matt's utility 1.20 Follow the directions (very easy) and it will make your phone as it was out of the box. If you need help with it, just asked. Don't whine and cry about how you hate a phone because of what you did to it.

LOL this post is epic.

IndianaBond said:
Who caused this mess? Who's the one that did this to your phone? You! You are the one crying and complaining about how much of a headache this phone is when actually YOU are in total control of what happened to your phone. So instead of coming on here and asking for help, you rant and rave about how you hate this phone that YOU caused.
Look above quote for comment. Answer: You
So here's some more help for you:
Search on here for Matt's utility 1.20 Follow the directions (very easy) and it will make your phone as it was out of the box. If you need help with it, just asked. Don't whine and cry about how you hate a phone because of what you did to it.
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Indiana, you said exactly what I was thinking, but I've often been the "bad guy" in the M and HD forums so I thought I would just sit and wait for someone else to say it. Thank-you. :good:

RikRong said:
Indiana, you said exactly what I was thinking, but I've often been the "bad guy" in the M and HD forums so I thought I would just sit and wait for someone else to say it. Thank-you. :good:
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Yes we all think this... I try to refrain from being the "bad guy" but all to often I tend to...I'm a noob but I read and read and search and then do it again if after all that I can't find the answer I'll post ...it upsets me when others just post rather then helping them selves...
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Wow. Just wow. Sorry bro, this is the best stock phone I ever owned. Rooted and debloated anyways.

RikRong said:
Indiana, you said exactly what I was thinking, but I've often been the "bad guy" in the M and HD forums so I thought I would just sit and wait for someone else to say it. Thank-you. :good:
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I don't post that much; I read a lot. There's been a lot of problems that people have run into with their M's but they ask for help when they, themselves, did something wrong with it.
I couldn't sit by and let the op say how he hates this phone when he did everything to it that caused the issues. If he just came on here and said that he needed help, he would've got a pat on the back and been helped.

HemRoyd said:
Wow. Just wow. Sorry bro, this is the best stock phone I ever owned. Rooted and debloated anyways.
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Maybe if we talk enough trash about this phone Motorola will unlock the bootloader to appease us
I'm very frustrated after the November update. My phone is laggy now and gets stuck in 3G.
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zombolt said:
Maybe if we talk enough trash about this phone Motorola will unlock the bootloader to appease us
I'm very frustrated after the November update. My phone is laggy now and gets stuck in 3G.
Sent from my XT907 using xda app-developers app
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Do you turn off your phone once or twice a week? I usually do for a few seconds. It'll clear the cobwebs out of the phone. Also, there's an app called Memory Booster that I use that helps a lot.

I have been using total crap Android phones for quite a while, beginning with the LG Ally. That phone was totally unusable until it got hacked and I could load custom Roms on it. Then it wasn't a bad little phone at all. I've had the Play R800x, the Samsung Gem (for about 6 hours), and the LG Vortex. The Motorola Razr M is ANYTHING but a crap phone. Even stock ICS, it was a speedy, reliable and fun phone. Now with Jelly Bean, it's hardly worth the effort of loading a custom ROM for the differences they provide. Now, we have the promise of KitKat coming next, and even stock, I expect it will rock this phone out.
Brother, if you have troubles with the M, all I can say is, you DESERVE an iPhone. Or maybe even a Windows phone!
Naaaahhhh... no one deserves a Windows phone.

zombolt said:
Maybe if we talk enough trash about this phone Motorola will unlock the bootloader to appease us
I'm very frustrated after the November update. My phone is laggy now and gets stuck in 3G.
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Yeah, that update has caused a lot of issues. Fortunately, I'm running aftermarket on both phones, so I haven't had to deal with the pains.

IndianaBond said:
Do you turn off your phone once or twice a week? I usually do for a few seconds. It'll clear the cobwebs out of the phone. Also, there's an app called Memory Booster that I use that helps a lot.
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Please understand, I came from a an HTC incredible, the crown jewel of legacy androids. I have no other experiences except rooting other friends phones which were low budget prepaids. The hardware on the phone is decent. It certainly is unfortunate the bootloader is locked. I was on 4.2.2 since late last year with the dinc and it kills me I cannot use this phone to it's full potential
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IndianaBond said:
Who caused this mess? Who's the one that did this to your phone? You! You are the one crying and complaining about how much of a headache this phone is when actually YOU are in total control of what happened to your phone. So instead of coming on here and asking for help, you rant and rave about how you hate this phone that YOU caused.
Look above quote for comment. Answer: You
So here's some more help for you:
Search on here for Matt's utility 1.20 Follow the directions (very easy) and it will make your phone as it was out of the box. If you need help with it, just asked. Don't whine and cry about how you hate a phone because of what you did to it.
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Question for you...I'm trying to get the November update but can't because I'm rooted and deleted stuff without doing a backup (dumb) but I was going to use Matt's utility 1.20 but it says at the top not to use it for the latest 4.1.2 update so douse that mean it won't work for me?

kehres83 said:
Question for you...I'm trying to get the November update but can't because I'm rooted and deleted stuff without doing a backup (dumb) but I was going to use Matt's utility 1.20 but it says at the top not to use it for the latest 4.1.2 update so douse that mean it won't work for me?
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Could you provide some information about your device...is the bootloader unlocked...what's the system version and build date...
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ezknives said:
Could you provide some information about your device...is the bootloader unlocked...what's the system version and build date...
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98.18.78 date is may 24 2013
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Could you provide some information about your device...is the bootloader unlocked...what's the system version and build date...
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Boot loader is locked ...is it possible to unlock this bootloader
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kehres83 said:
ezknives said:
Could you provide some information about your device...is the bootloader unlocked...what's the system version and build date...
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Boot loader is locked ...is it possible to unlock this bootloader
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It is not possible to unlock your BL on that version. However, you can use the FXZ to update to the newest OTA. It's the third one on this list:
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/scorpion_mini_xt907/list.php
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RikRong said:
Indiana, you said exactly what I was thinking, but I've often been the "bad guy" in the M and HD forums so I thought I would just sit and wait for someone else to say it. Thank-you. :good:
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I gotta admit, I miss the bad guy!
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netizenmt said:
I have been using total crap Android phones for quite a while, beginning with the LG Ally. That phone was totally unusable until it got hacked and I could load custom Roms on it. Then it wasn't a bad little phone at all. I've had the Play R800x, the Samsung Gem (for about 6 hours), and the LG Vortex. The Motorola Razr M is ANYTHING but a crap phone. Even stock ICS, it was a speedy, reliable and fun phone. Now with Jelly Bean, it's hardly worth the effort of loading a custom ROM for the differences they provide. Now, we have the promise of KitKat coming next, and even stock, I expect it will rock this phone out.
Brother, if you have troubles with the M, all I can say is, you DESERVE an iPhone. Or maybe even a Windows phone!
Naaaahhhh... no one deserves a Windows phone.
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Totally agree with you other than one small detail. I'll take the Windows phone over the iPhone. Hell, give me a Blackberry over an iPhone.
Sent from my Droid Razr M using xda app-developers app

Jersey846 said:
I gotta admit, I miss the bad guy!
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It comes out sometimes.

My Note 4 died. Goodbye Yall.

Three mornings ago I woke up to find wifi couldn't start on my phone. Nothing I tried fixed it. It's a hardware issue. Verizon refused to fix it because I admitted it was rooted. The local repair shop is afraid of breaking the digitizer if they take it apart and besides, who knows what's wrong?
This is my last straw with Verizon. I have signed up with T-Mobile. My replacement Note 4 will be here today or tomorrow. I really loved this community. Yall are a great bunch of guys and I will miss you. But I refuse to take any more of Verizon's crap. I'll drop in to say Hi from time to time but for now I have to learn about the T-Mobile development community. Later.

Noooo. This is bitter sweet because you will enjoy yourself with all the Tmobile development. Frankly any Note 4 variant besides Verizon and AT&T you'll be happy. Good luck man and thanks for all your help.

jcip17 said:
Noooo. This is bitter sweet because you will enjoy yourself with all the Tmobile development. Frankly any Note 4 variant besides Verizon and AT&T you'll be happy. Good luck man and thanks for all your help.
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Thanks man. You're one of the people who make XDA such a cool place. It ain't like this is goodbye forever. I'll be in here fairly often. Tapatalk keeps me notified of what goes on. See you later.
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Sorry to hear you're leaving. You've been a great help to a lot of us. I share your feelings toward Verizon, they are just too big to care. So go on.... have some fun with the new toy....there's so much development over there... I'm actually over in the note4 snapdragon side more recently because I'm running all other than Verizon MM stuff. Anyways thanks Stuey for your contributions and help!
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stueycaster said:
Three mornings ago I woke up to find wifi couldn't start on my phone. Nothing I tried fixed it. It's a hardware issue. Verizon refused to fix it because I admitted it was rooted. The local repair shop is afraid of breaking the digitizer if they take it apart and besides, who knows what's wrong?
This is my last straw with Verizon. I have signed up with T-Mobile. My replacement Note 4 will be here today or tomorrow. I really loved this community. Yall are a great bunch of guys and I will miss you. But I refuse to take any more of Verizon's crap. I'll drop in to say Hi from time to time but for now I have to learn about the T-Mobile development community. Later.
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I'd be happy to do some low-level troubleshooting with you. That's a strange piece of hardware to fail, one that isn't very common. I think there might be something else going on.

ryanbg said:
I'd be happy to do some low-level troubleshooting with you. That's a strange piece of hardware to fail, one that isn't very common. I think there might be something else going on.
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Nice.
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ryanbg said:
I'd be happy to do some low-level troubleshooting with you. That's a strange piece of hardware to fail, one that isn't very common. I think there might be something else going on.
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Ok. I reset it back to the condition it was when I got it. I odin'd the ANI1 modem and the ANJ5 stock restore. I don't know what else to do.
I don't have the new phone yet. Probably tomorrow evening or Monday. If I can fix it and don't decide to cancel TMo I could sell it. It shows a little wear around the USB port but other than that it's totally scratch free. It was always in an Otterbox case.
But I'd love to keep using it.
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stueycaster said:
Ok. I reset it back to the condition it was when I got it. I odin'd the ANI1 modem and the ANJ5 stock restore. I don't know what else to do.
I don't have the new phone yet. Probably tomorrow evening or Monday. If I can fix it and don't decide to cancel TMo I could sell it. It shows a little wear around the USB port but other than that it's totally scratch free. It was always in an Otterbox case.
But I'd love to keep using it.
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Just flash the full PBA1 tar first. Don't flash different bits and pieces, that could cause issues here.. Here's the link: Download

ryanbg said:
Just flash the full PBA1 tar first. Don't flash different bits and pieces, that could cause issues here.. Here's the link: Download
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Isn't that going to overwrite the Dev Ed bootloader? I guess that's ok though because it's useless as a Developer Edition anyway right? And then I can do the unlock procedure.

It failed. It wants me to do the Verizon Software Repair Assistant. It probably failed because of the hardware issue right?
Update: On the second try it flashed and finished booting up. There were only 22 apps to optimize. Wifi still doesn't work. It did lose developer mode.

stueycaster said:
It failed. It wants me to do the Verizon Software Repair Assistant. It probably failed because of the hardware issue right?
Update: On the second try it flashed and finished booting up. There were only 22 apps to optimize. Wifi still doesn't work. It did lose developer mode.
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We'll get DE back after you are stable. Uninstall Verizon Software Repair Assistant and Kies if you have it. To me, it looks like a USB/Driver/Software conflict going on preventing a successful flash. Try a different computer, and a different USB cable. Something is interrupting the write process.

I don't have access to another computer. Sometimes this computer does act up. That's M$ and their upgrade to W10 for you. Maybe after a fresh reboot?
I don't have the other stuff.
Update: Maybe I can borrow a computer. I don't know when though. I'll look into it.

stueycaster said:
I don't have access to another computer. Sometimes this computer does act up. That's M$ and their upgrade to W10 for you. Maybe after a fresh reboot?
I don't have the other stuff.
Update: Maybe I can borrow a computer. I don't know when though. I'll look into it.
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That happened to me and I flashed back to stock full restore locked bootloader and that worked for me. My phone ended up craping out on me a couple weeks later< first i got a "failed to boot MMC read error" then when i tried to boot it, it as completely dead.

Dark_Plasma said:
That happened to me and I flashed back to stock full restore locked bootloader and that worked for me. My phone ended up craping out on me a couple weeks later< first i got a "failed to boot MMC read error" then when i tried to boot it, it as completely dead.
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I flashed a ton of stuff through Odin and TWRP both. Everything seemed to flash correctly with the same result every time. Wifi wouldn't work. I can't help but think it's hardware. I think it baked this jumper wire that's right between the battery and the Wifi til it broke. Too many times heating it up by optimizing apps.
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stueycaster said:
I flashed a ton of stuff through Odin and TWRP both. Everything seemed to flash correctly with the same result every time. Wifi wouldn't work. I can't help but think it's hardware. I think it baked this jumper wire that's right between the battery and the Wifi til it broke. Too many times heating it up by optimizing apps.
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Sorry to hear that....hoped you could revive it. For sure these things get blistering hot! I've been flashing like crazy this past week thinking my phone is cookin! So I know what your saying could be the culprit. Still hoping you find a way!
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S8 official firmware?

Hello all.
Just picked up a shiny unlocked galaxy s8. I'm trying to find the official firmware to download to use via Odin. It's basically a soft brick at this point. Odin can see it, but it tells me (on a normal boot) "this phone has been flashed with unofficial software and is locked. Call your mobile operator for additional support". The guy I bought it from is a friend and says he bought it from a buddy and thought he could fix it. Like I said Odin can see it in download mode, I just need pointed in the right direction for the official firmware so I can flash it to be usable again. Thanks!!

Just go to SamMobile Firmware, search for your Phone Model, then download the available firmware. Flash it via Odin.

Updato.com
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SamMobile wants me to sign up and for a free account the DL is 15kb/sec! Im sure the firmware is gonna be close to 2 gb.

cadorette said:
SamMobile wants me to sign up and for a free account the DL is 15kb/sec! Im sure the firmware is gonna be close to 2 gb.
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there is no issue with free signup as good download speed comes

kalas87 said:
there is no issue with free signup as good download speed comes
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ok cool ill give it a try..Thanks!!!

Found the firmware.
Both 950F and 950U fail in Odin?
I always get "SHA256 is invalid"
I put all 4 files in their proper slots.
Used the oxm version CSC file and not the HOME_CSC
Am i missing something?

Maybe you should redownload everything again. Sammobile works but sometimes it ****s up the download.

Updato has most of the firmware as well and good download speeds and free w/o requiring a sign up/login.

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Updato has most of the firmware as well and good download speeds and free w/o requiring a sign up/login.
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Good call on that one. Way better speeds.

Why not use smart switch and do an emergency recovery? It will pull down the official firmware directly from Samsung.

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Why not use smart switch and do an emergency recovery? It will pull down the official firmware directly from Samsung.
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OK...well crap. Smart Switch couldnt recognize it. Finally after further inspection it turns out the guy sold me a live demo unit (LDU).
Probably why I'm having so much trouble. Is there anything I can do? It's not stolen I paid for it (to the individual at least).
The model number on the back reads SM-G950XU

This was like the previous thread that was closed recently. Just give it back to the one who sold it to you and do not tell us that you got it from a random person like why would you buy a soft bricked phone to a stranger. It can even be a clone or has issues as you cannot test it.
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This was like the previous thread that was closed recently. Just give it back to the one who sold it to you and do not tell us that you got it from a random person like why would you buy a soft bricked phone to a stranger. It can even be a clone or has issues as you cannot test it.
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I'm not like the guy from the other thread. I've brought many, many phones back to life. Been active here for quite some time. I saw recovery mode and download mode was functional, Odin could see it, my eyes arent the best so i didnt see the microscopic "live demo unit" written on the back. I simply traded an iphone for it and was taking a chance on my flashing skills to bring it back to life, hoping I'd score a nice new S8. I may try to contact him and get my phone back if he's honest. If not, do I have a paperweight? Can it even get demo unit software flashed to it?

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I'm not like the guy from the other thread. I've brought many, many phones back to life. Been active here for quite some time. I saw recovery mode and download mode was functional, Odin could see it, my eyes arent the best so i didnt see the microscopic "live demo unit" written on the back. I simply traded an iphone for it and was taking a chance on my flashing skills to bring it back to life, hoping I'd score a nice new S8. I may try to contact him and get my phone back if he's honest. If not, do I have a paperweight? Can it even get demo unit software flashed to it?
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Nothing is impossible really. You just need the right file and the right tools but i am not sure if someone will give it to you.
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MarkerBeanXDA said:
Nothing is impossible really. You just need the right file and the right tools but i am not sure if someone will give it to you.
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I got you i understand. I've googled it to death but can't seem to find much even in the vein of the actual demo unit software. I got hosed a bit but was excited and thought the guy just bricked his phone and I could easily fix it.

Please let me know if you manage to bring it to stock. I'm in the same situation as you...

I've a solution let me know if you still have the device in hand.. [emoji846]
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Still have a solution?
aAqiIi said:
I've a solution let me know if you still have the device in hand.. [emoji846]
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I have device in hand.. Can probably pay for your time too if I get it working again..