Hello,
This is the first time for me to post about something on xda but I'm pretty familiar with flashing custom roms, custom recoveries, root, flashing stock via odin and so on. There is however a thing I would like to find out from more experienced users because I want to be ready for when the 5.0 update will be released.
I now have i9505 4.4.2 stock/ no root, and TWRP 2.8 installed. Obviously I can't OTA with this configuration when 5.0 will hit.
So I was wondering how I could update to official 5.0 and keep all my apps and data and system settings.
I was thinking I could:
1. Backup my current stock 4.4.2 rom using TWRP.
2. Then flash 5.0 stock via odin/ or flash 4.4.2 via odin and then OTA to 5.0 ( which is better ???)
So now I am on 5.0 all stock, nothing else installed.
3. Then install TWRP via odin again.
4. And finally use TWRP to restore only the DATA partition from my 4.4.2 backup
Will this work and restore apps and their data + system settings ?
Thank you for your answers !
Before this I had a f2fs android 5.0 ROM.Today I tried to flash a 4.4.4 ROM((f2fs too,of course),updated to the latest recovery version,wiped everything I could(yes,I changed back to f2fs),but I got stuck in a bootloop.Tried with another ROM,same result.What should I do? Does it have something to do with the fact that I try to flash a kitkat rom after a lolipop one?
I downgrade my samsung galaxy j5 to lollipop and I didnt pay attention and the marshmallow downloaded , and it takes a lot of memory and it comes to install it , please how can i delete that upgrade because i dont want to upgrade to marshmallow. Thank you.
Just go to recovery then wipe data and wipe cache. Reboot.
If you get stuck on bootloop, just flash with lollipop rom.
You need to reflash the 5.1 lollipop rom via Odin then the recovery
John
Sorry if I'm posting in wrong section actually I'm a newbie
Hi all, I've updated my Note 3 SM-N900 to Cm 14 nougat 7.1.1 unofficial lonage os by ha_3g. Now i want to go back to my stock Twiz 5.0 lollipop, is it possible I've all my rom backedup by TWRP. Can i restore my backup without any problem?
Thanks in advance
nah,usually i just flash my firmware using odin without backup
Usually if you want to revert back to stock firmware, everything will be removed, including your custom recover(TWRP in this case), miscellaneous files and folders that were previously on your custom ROM. So, in summary, you won't be able to recover your backed up apps/data as TWRP will get wiped out as well, being replaced by the stock Samsung recovery.
Yep, wipe system, data, cache & dalvik then restore your backup.
Before updating I've backed up my stock Twiz rom via TWRP, now i just want to revert back to my Stock rom which was lollipop 5.0. I'm afraid bcz I've seen some where that we cannot install 5.0 (lower version) over 7.1 (greater) version it will brick the phone bcz of some bootloader issues, btw I've not messed up with bootloader, so plz advise me if it will be safe or not.
Lot of Thanks for the members of the forum who replied in no time & who r ready to help. Salute to all of u. you people r great
Only a stock firmware flashed with Odin can upgrade your bootloader.
And the latest official firmware for Note 3 is Lollipop 5.0.
So your bootloader still 5.0 even if you flashed a nougat rom.
Even more, custom roms don't touch bootloader or modem partitions, ever.
Go ahead
Hey bro. Just go to sammobile.com and download your rom and flash via Odin. Only Odin can downgrade your BL and Modem
Thanks alot for the clarification I'll go ahead now.
I can swap between 7.1 Nougat and 5.0 stock, with no issues, through my nandroids.
If you had a nandroid before, you shouldn't have any issue just using the TWRP function to restore your backup. It will be exactly as you had it before.
The only difference will be that you will still have TWRP installed, etc.
Anyways, you can swap back and forth as much as you like. You don't have to wipe anything, or use Odin, since you made a nandroid already.
Yes you can go back to lollipop . I have done that in my sm 900 exynos version. marshmallow and nougat drains battery
Does anyone know how to fix the bootloop when flash custom ROMs after the 7.0 update? I have a xt1575 and I updated to stock 7.0 via stock recovery. But now whenever I flash twrp and try to flash a custom ROM, it gets stuck in a bootloop. Does anyone know how to fix this?
Just Flash a mm like RR and than a N (RR) overwriting last ROM without wiping anywhing. After that back to twrp And flash any N ROM again. It worked for me.
Flash MM modem for your region.