Hi there,
I am planning on getting a Red AT&T S4 and getting it unlocked for use with a Canadian Carrier. I would like to know if it will be possible to flash the phone with the stock rom,that is,one that still has touchwiz but no AT&T bloatware. Does such a Rom even exist and can I find it online ? Also,will I get OTA updates once I flash it or will I need to keep re-flashing to get the latest version ?
Thank you for the help.
Goldeneye has exactly what you want:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2313469
Touchwiz ROM based on the latest international firmware, debloated, with lots of option addons. AND AWESOME dev support in the above thread.
Once you flash the ROM, you will not be able to receive OTA updates unless you go back to stock. The dev will quickly release updates to the ROM and you can flash the update and reap the benefits!
Sounds good,thanks for the fast reply ! Will flashing the updates afterward remove my data ? Anyway,I guess I will move over to this particular rom thread for more info about that....
One more thing,if I stay with att rom I will be able to get OTA updates ? Or will I loose this ability if I root and go outside the US ?
Thanks,
kiwi32 said:
Hi there,
I am planning on getting a Red AT&T S4 and getting it unlocked for use with a Canadian Carrier. I would like to know if it will be possible to flash the phone with the stock rom,that is,one that still has touchwiz but no AT&T bloatware. Does such a Rom even exist and can I find it online ? Also,will I get OTA updates once I flash it or will I need to keep re-flashing to get the latest version ?
Thank you for the help.
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Read these first...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2283918
After you read those, ROMs are located in the "Development" and "Original development" sub forums. But read these before you do anything with them...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2312444
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295557
Why would you buy an AT&T S4 (bootloader locked) and then use it on a Canadian carrier? Why not just get a SGH-i337M (Canadian) with an unlocked bootloader? If you get the AT&T S4 on MF3 firmware you will only be able to Root it. Custom recovery is not available for that firmware.
Make sure you read all of the information in the threads I linked you to above. The information you need for all of your questions is located in those threads. Good luck.
Really helpful,thanks ! So once I install say goldeneye rom,I'll be able to dirty flash updates without loosing anything right ?
kiwi32 said:
Really helpful,thanks ! So once I install say goldeneye rom,I'll be able to dirty flash updates without loosing anything right ?
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That depends on how significant the updates are. The dev will usually let us know if we can dirty flash.
There's also a semi dirty flash where you wipe everything, flash the rom cleanly, then do an advanced NANDROID restore of only the /data partition.
Once in awhile you might have to redo all your settings but you can use Titanium Backup to help out with the app settings. Titanium can also restore your calls logs/SMS/MMS. Of course all your contacts should be stored on Google's cloud so those come back automatically.
Hi all,
Sorry for newbie question but hoping if anyone can help
I have a rooted s4 (v 5.0.1) not on a custom rom as far as i know and noticed there have been some stock updates recently and was wondering on the best option to upgrade
Is it possible to just upgrade and keep my files & data without losing root? If not please can someone advise the best options? I need to keep data really and think titanium would be the best option if i have to flash back to stock?
Thanks in advance
You can always just reflash cf auto-root. It will take you excactly 2 seconds to flash it.
Hi, I've got stock Rom 5.0 on my note 3.
Got root access, now my questions:
possible to install cwm or twrp without wiping?
possible to install/use xposed without wiping?
I don't want to wipe or lose anything on my phone.
a correct link is enough. search for my problems, but it's still very much on this forum.
thank you
Answer is yes .
Thank you very much.
How can I use it? is there a good tutorial?
can someone help me and send me a good link?
Google?
I did a mistake, it is possible to move this thread on help section?
Hi all, today ASUS released the OTA but in some days the full rom will be also avaible.
I want to do a fresh install but i don't know how do this :crying:
I was a Samsung S2 Plus user and there was really easy flash something but on ZF2 with fastboot and recovery i don't know where go.
I am using full stock ROM unroot never touched. There is a SAFE way to flash a full firmware? I read that someone deleted some partition and IMEI was lost
Thanks for the help.
Regards,
LightDestory.
Hi guys,
so, I rooted my phone after installing Pie, but now among other things I wont be recieving any OTA updates, whats is the simplet way to just update the phone?
From what I read here on XDA I think thats best way is to install via Odin with home_csc but my question is when my phone is rooted will it still have root or it will even boot? Did somebody of you tried this?
I will be very gratefull for any suggestions to this topic.