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[Q] update to mk2 from mdl

Hi iam on ucuamdl firmware on att sgs4, which is rooted by moto-chopper root method.. I want to update to android 4.3 mk2... iam not interested in custom roms but just want to retain root when I shift from mdl to mk2. Also my phone is sim unlocked, it wont be affected ryt?.... also when I connect my phone to kies.. its says latest firmware.. even though I dont have one.. what could be the reason? I have cwm as recovery. Please help! Should I used odin and directly flash the files or is there something i need to take care of?

There are a number of similar posts, search before posting. If you proceed with the update remember you won't be able to put cwm back on.

Use a custom 4.3 rom, please do not uodate
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Try new firmware on S4 without rooting possible?

Hi All,
Am using an i337M S4 from Rogers here in Canada and was wondering if it was possible to use ODIN and try out the new leaked 4.4 firmware. Is rooting required to achieve this?

rsarwar said:
Hi All,
Am using an i337M S4 from Rogers here in Canada and was wondering if it was possible to use ODIN and try out the new leaked 4.4 firmware. Is rooting required to achieve this?
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First you must be certain the leak is for i337m model becuase there is the international version and the US version which are both different from the model you have (I have the same but Telus). Now as far as the files, if they are in .tar format then you can flash via Odin, if thet are .zip then you need a custom recovery to flash them. I know for certain you need to root to go the custom recovery route, I think you need to be rooted to flash they system files in Odin also (which if it is a stock rom you are flashing would loose root following the flash). Depending of the root method you choose be aware also that you may trip the Knox counter also, definately if you install a custom recovery. There a number of 4.4 roms for the i337m already that are not stock and are rooted, you may want to look at these also. Most importantly... before you attempt anything read...read ... read... there are pity falls you can end up in if you don't pay close attention......

Gage_Hero said:
First you must be certain the leak is for i337m model becuase there is the international version and the US version which are both different from the model you have (I have the same but Telus). Now as far as the files, if they are in .tar format then you can flash via Odin, if thet are .zip then you need a custom recovery to flash them. I know for certain you need to root to go the custom recovery route, I think you need to be rooted to flash they system files in Odin also (which if it is a stock rom you are flashing would loose root following the flash). Depending of the root method you choose be aware also that you may trip the Knox counter also, definately if you install a custom recovery. There a number of 4.4 roms for the i337m already that are not stock and are rooted, you may want to look at these also. Most importantly... before you attempt anything read...read ... read... there are pity falls you can end up in if you don't pay close attention......
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Thanks for the reply .. actually I had a S2 before which was rooted and I used many different ROMs on it. I did root the S4 once as well but then lost it when I did the 4.3 update. Since then I never tried to re-root, is there an easy way too root right now for the i337M with 4.3?

If you are on stock unrooted 4.3 you should get official 4.4 update soon.
Also, questions go in the qna section not the development section
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RK said:
If you are on stock unrooted 4.3 you should get official 4.4 update soon.
Also, questions go in the qna section not the development section
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If you wait for the update you will likely be waiting longer for a root solution... if you want to root the phone, look up chainfire's CF-auto root for i337m

How to install cwm or twrp Galaxy S4 ATT

I can't figure out how to do this at all. I know it's online somewhere, but for the life if me I can't figure out where. Someone please help!
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I have I337UCUFNJ5
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You have to sell your phone and buy an i9505. Then you can install TWRP or CWM on your Galaxy S 4.

I believe the ATT version of the s4 has a locked bootloader so flashing TWRP or CWM is not possible atm.

audit13 said:
I believe the ATT version of the s4 has a locked bootloader so flashing TWRP or CWM is not possible atm.
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Is there any way to perform a nandroid-style backup/restore then?
I'd like to flash the latest stock ROM but would like a return path to what I currently have now if things go badly.

I would check out the Verizon s4 forum to confirm whether your bootloader is locked. If it is locked, there's very little you can install in terms of ROMs. Not sure about TWRP or CWM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon

Facing Same Problem
I'm Also Facing The Same Problem.
Is There Anybody To Tell Me That How Can I Check My Bootloader Status (Locked/Unlocked)

Shazilsonu said:
I'm Also Facing The Same Problem.
Is There Anybody To Tell Me That How Can I Check My Bootloader Status (Locked/Unlocked)
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It's easy, if you have updated your phone to a newer version of Android, then your BL is locked.

NB1 4.4.2 is My Official ROM. I Updated It To NJ4 4.4.4 Using Android System Recovery And Then I Updated It 5.0.1 Lollipop Via Same Way.
I Think My Bootloader Is Locked.

Bootloader on LP is definitely locked.

So What Should I Do "audit13"

Once the bootloader is locked, you will need to use safestrap to flash files. Also, you'll be limited to tw-based custom ROMs.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428254

Safestarp Is not Working Dude....
I Tried To Install Safestarp And I Have Lost My Android System Recovery.
Now When I Boot My Device Into Recovery Mood It Takes An Error And My Device Goes to Download Mood.
My Device Has No Recovery Now.

This may help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/general/guide-odin-to-stock-updating-rooting-t2926642

Thanx Dude.
Thanx for helping.

Did you fix it?

Soled
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Did you fix it?
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I Have Soled My Galaxy S4 AT&T i337.
Now I'm Looking For Galaxy Note 3.
So What Model Number I Should Buy Which Can Be Rooted Easily And Has Unlocked Bootloader.

I believe the att version of note 3 also has a locked bootloader. Get the T-Mobile version or the Canadian version.

Galaxy Note 3
audit13 said:
I believe the att version of note 3 also has a locked bootloader. Get the T-Mobile version or the Canadian version.
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Hi Dude.
Whats Up?
I Have Bought Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-9005)
I Have Rooted It But I Want To Downgrade It To It's Official ROM And Than Update It Step By Step After Rooting My Device.
Whats Your Opineon About.

All you need to run OTA updates is use the unroot option from the root program and have a stock recovery. OTA updates will not work on a rooted system.
The quickest way to update your phone to the latest ROM would be to flash the lastest stock ROM from sammobile and then check for OTA updates.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N9005/

note 3 still on 4.3 towelroot - now need to flash custom recovery but uncertain

After rooting my Note 3 (not branded or simlocked) many moons ago with Towelroot, I've come to the point of wanting to update things a tad. I never installed a custom recovery so it's just a root.
However, looking through the multiple threads here and not wishing to make a bad mistake I'm a little confused and could do with some clear pointers.
I am currently on 4.3 Jellybean BL: N900XXUBMJ3 so most threads deal with later versions and I really want to know what the best path is to now being able to start trying out custom roms such as the DarkWolf ROM or just get this to Lollipop. Obviously now Knox 1x0 is no longer a problem as it's out of warranty.
I assume that the step should really be to install a custom recovery and for that there is a confusion of whether I can do that directly on my current bootloader or do I have install 4.4.2 as some threads suggest?
Probably due to my misunderstanding I am not sure if a 4.4 bootloader is separate from the firmware. If it comes to having to update the bootloader do I have to completely upgrade to Kitkat or can I just update the bootloader only?

louiscar said:
After rooting my Note 3 (not branded or simlocked) many moons ago with Towelroot, I've come to the point of wanting to update things a tad. I never installed a custom recovery so it's just a root.
However, looking through the multiple threads here and not wishing to make a bad mistake I'm a little confused and could do with some clear pointers.
I am currently on 4.3 Jellybean BL: N900XXUBMJ3 so most threads deal with later versions and I really want to know what the best path is to now being able to start trying out custom roms such as the DarkWolf ROM or just get this to Lollipop. Obviously now Knox 1x0 is no longer a problem as it's out of warranty.
I assume that the step should really be to install a custom recovery and for that there is a confusion of whether I can do that directly on my current bootloader or do I have install 4.4.2 as some threads suggest?
Probably due to my misunderstanding I am not sure if a 4.4 bootloader is separate from the firmware. If it comes to having to update the bootloader do I have to completely upgrade to Kitkat or can I just update the bootloader only?
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You can flash custom recovery for 4.3 but all 5.1.1 and 6.0 roms require 5.0 bootloader to make the camera to work correctly.
Flash 4.3 custom recovery. Then flash the rom of your choice. Then flash 5.0 bootloader. After that flash 4.4.2/5.0 recovery.
Or flash 5.0 firmware. Flash 4.4.2/5.0 custom recovery. Flash the rom of your choice.
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Rosli59564 said:
You can flash custom recovery for 4.3 but all 5.1.1 and 6.0 roms require 5.0 bootloader to make the camera to work correctly.
Flash 4.3 custom recovery. Then flash the rom of your choice. Then flash 5.0 bootloader. After that flash 4.4.2/5.0 recovery.
Or flash 5.0 firmware. Flash 4.4.2/5.0 custom recovery. Flash the rom of your choice.
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Thanks for that Rosli,
I actually found that OTA was working still so I let it update. This went through a lot of updates one by one till it got to the latest 4.3. All this left root intact. Then it downloaded the kitkat but that failed. I had figured that if I let it update to Lollipop I could then root it with CF Autoroot but as it's not going any further (probably due to the fact that I'm rooted .. maybe), I will have to manually update via Odin.
I would probably in that case prefer your advice of flashing 5.0 directly then custom recovery, however, do I have to CF autoroot or can I flash recovery without root and then root after that?

louiscar said:
Thanks for that Rosli,
I actually found that OTA was working still so I let it update. This went through a lot of updates one by one till it got to the latest 4.3. All this left root intact. Then it downloaded the kitkat but that failed. I had figured that if I let it update to Lollipop I could then root it with CF Autoroot but as it's not going any further (probably due to the fact that I'm rooted .. maybe), I will have to manually update via Odin.
I would probably in that case prefer your advice of flashing 5.0 directly then custom recovery, however, do I have to CF autoroot or can I flash recovery without root and then root after that?
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Can flash custom recovery then root. But if you're going to flash custom rom no need to root after custom recovery.
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Custom ROM

Please friends am very new here and I want to flash a custom ROM but don't know which rom to go for, I rooted my phone with kingroot, I don't know whether flashing CWM/TWRP recovery will be safe, my device is Galaxy s4 att baseband UCUFNJ5 am stocked at 4.4.4 KitKat Android stock rom and am tired of it.

Please friends guide me on what to do, I am tired of KitKat and am not receiving OTA update from att

The phone has a locked bootloader. TWRP/CWM/Philz cannot be flashed to the phone. Don't try because you may hard brick the phone. Safestrap is used for the ATT s4.
No custom ROM can be installed unless the ROM is based on a stock Samsung ROM.
The phone cannot receive an OTA update to 5.01 because the phone is rooted.

audit13 said:
The phone has a locked bootloader. TWRP/CWM/Philz cannot be flashed to the phone. Don't try because you may hard brick the phone. Safestrap is used for the ATT s4.
No custom ROM can be installed unless the ROM is based on a stock Samsung ROM.
The phone cannot receive an OTA update to 5.01 because the phone is rooted.
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I wasn't receiving OTA update even before root
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Anyway I could get pass this Android 4.4.4 KitKat? I just need a lollipop custom ROM even if it's based on a stock Samsung rom
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Did you have an AT&T sim in the phone? I'm not sure but you may need an ATT sim in the phone and connected to at least wifi before OTA updates would work.
You'd have to update the bootloader and modem to work with custom stock-based LP ROMs. I recommend looking here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221

audit13 said:
Did you have an AT&T sim in the phone? I'm not sure but you may need an ATT sim in the phone and connected to at least wifi before OTA updates would work.
You'd have to update the bootloader and modem to work with custom stock-based LP ROMs. I recommend looking here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
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Thanks alot
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