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L710VPLG8 OTA update (was wrongly called L710VPLG4)

L710VPLG4 update is announced.
- KI – Touch Wiz home has stopped
- Single picture MMS no longer displayed as slideshow
- Optimized LTE system selection
- Enhanced Smart Stay function
- Enhanced Voice recognition algorithm
- All-Share Cast (All-share accessory hub) support
- Music Hub support
- Security Fixes
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EDIT: Sprint's first announcement got the version number wrong. The official OTA update is named L710VPLG8

thank you will check it out.
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nothing for me yet; last update i received it 5 days after most received it

The most significant news in this update is this item:
- Optimized LTE system selection
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Apparently one cause of the negative experience in the first LTE rollout markets is that handsets had been programmed to downshift from LTE to EVDO at a threshold signal strength for LTE that was too high. So many users couldn't get an LTE connection or hold on to in. (See this article at S4GRU.)
The other big factor was skimpy tower coverage at the time of launch. The handset factor magnified this problem.

Any way we can download it via odin because it not showing up in my phone yet.
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my phone says its lg8

Wonder what Google features were removed in this "security" update.

Bradfordv said:
my phone says its lg8
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But you are running a custom ROM. I see that build LG8 is floating around here.
LG4 is announced as an OTA update for stock.

no the zip my phone downloaded says its lg8....the file says 04646f9535b3.update_sph-L710_LG2_to_LG8.zip

If anyone is looking for the RDF from Sprint, you can find it here:
http://device.sprintpcs.com/Samsung/SPH-L710/LG8.rdf
Looks like LG8 is real as there is an RDF page for it. I don't know who is and isn't familiar with these, but we used/found RDF pages for the Epic frequently around upgrade OS time. Most of them are test builds, but it shows a lot of information about that release.
For example, if you change the last part of the URL to LG4.rdf, you'll get a page too as that's a legit build from Sprint. However, if you change it to LG9.rdf you get nothing as that build doesn't exist.
I don't know exactly what the number means but L must be for 2012 and G is for July. I'm assuming the number stands for the build (not necessarily a specific date) of that month. So the first build in August would probably be LH1.
Since we don't have any OS updates on the horizon yet, these may not do much good, but once we start hearing more about Jelly Bean, we'll at least know when Sprint starts working on it.
And FWIW, it's formatted nicely when using IE but I know some browsers don't format those pages well at all. I'm forced to use IE at work, so it's a bummer for 99% of things.

Bradfordv said:
no the zip my phone downloaded says its lg8....the file says 04646f9535b3.update_sph-L710_LG2_to_LG8.zip
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Something is wrong. Maybe Sprint just botched the announcement. Let's hope they didn't actually foul up the OTA.
EDIT: Sprint rep online now says they are checking.

I don't even have lg3
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fabzbear said:
I don't even have lg3
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There was no LG3 released. The last official release was LG2.

hayzooos said:
If anyone is looking for the RDF from Sprint, you can find it here:
http://device.sprintpcs.com/Samsung/SPH-L710/LG8.rdf
Looks like LG8 is real as there is an RDF page for it. I don't know who is and isn't familiar with these, but we used/found RDF pages for the Epic frequently around upgrade OS time. Most of them are test builds, but it shows a lot of information about that release.
For example, if you change the last part of the URL to LG4.rdf, you'll get a page too as that's a legit build from Sprint. However, if you change it to LG9.rdf you get nothing as that build doesn't exist.
I don't know exactly what the number means but L must be for 2012 and G is for July. I'm assuming the number stands for the build (not necessarily a specific date) of that month. So the first build in August would probably be LH1.
Since we don't have any OS updates on the horizon yet, these may not do much good, but once we start hearing more about Jelly Bean, we'll at least know when Sprint starts working on it.
And FWIW, it's formatted nicely when using IE but I know some browsers don't format those pages well at all. I'm forced to use IE at work, so it's a bummer for 99% of things.
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i made a thread for this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1777713

master acehole said:
i made a thread for this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1777713
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Heh, I saw that literally about two minutes after I posted that. I'm into the habit of not checking General often because it was such a mess before...looks like I need to start jumping in there more often now that the separated all the carriers out.

Sprints now says it is LG8 after all
Sprint just corrected their announcement "for date and version number.". It is LG8 after all.
Release notes seem the same:
- KI – Touch Wiz home has stopped
- Single picture MMS no longer displayed as slideshow
- Optimized LTE system selection
- Enhanced Smart Stay function
- Enhanced Voice recognition algorithm
- All-Share Cast (All-share accessory hub) support
- Music Hub support
- Security Fixes
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When someone flashes this please post anything negative hat might have changed like Google taking away some functionality like they did in LG2 or if signal level, and download speed or something else is messed up.
Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

One of the people from the sprint community site mentioned that their phone runs hotter after update. Anyone else notice that?

edufur said:
One of the people from the sprint community site mentioned that their phone runs hotter after update. Anyone else notice that?
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My phone got quite warm when running the update and rebooting, since it had to rebuild lots of stuff during the first boot. It seems fine now.

poit said:
My phone got quite warm when running the update and rebooting, since it had to rebuild lots of stuff during the first boot. It seems fine now.
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The comment I saw was about how the phone ran AFTER the build.

Is Light Flow working properly?

Why are there only a couple options for flashing led's?

vinuneuro said:
Why are there only a couple options for flashing led's?
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The USA S3 has had issues with Light Flow from day one. The dev has been working hard to fix it - he even bought a USA S3 to test even though he has no use for it.
The current status is that there is a new update that includes a fix but only for ROOTED users. He is currently working on implementing the fix for non-rooted phones. You can track the progress at his blog here:
http://www.folioflow.com/ff/page/website/lightflow/pageId/1826
The notifications still work properly but LEDs do not display properly without root.

For issues with apps, the first thing you should always do is check for support on the app through developers website. Its all listed in his blog on the link provided by previous poster. Dev is currently working on it and having some success with slow flashing. It may cause a little more battery drain though. Look for an update soon but the dev (Andrew) has been quite amazing keeping everyone up to date on his website so defintiely check it

Error occured while upgrading to Jelly Bean

Hey xda community,
I have an S3 T999V from Wind mobile.
The phone is rooted on 4.0.4 (IC) and I was simply trying to update to the new release of JB.
Heres what happened:
1. I was notified by Kies of the new software update. And clicked upgrade.
2. The phone went through the process but once it booted an error saying that installation could not complete
Results..
- Now, I see slightly changed keyboard (guessing its from jb).
- The notifications bar has smaller icons and a new brightness bar has appeared.
- An icon has appeared in the top left of the screen. It looks like an "i" that has been crossed out and a circle around i (similar to a do not enter symbol)
The phones settings still shows 4.0.4.
Can anyone help guide me through the updating process?
Appreciated !

noob4lyfe said:
Hey xda community,
I have an S3 T999V from Wind mobile.
The phone is rooted on 4.0.4 (IC) and I was simply trying to update to the new release of JB.
Heres what happened:
1. I was notified by Kies of the new software update. And clicked upgrade.
2. The phone went through the process but once it booted an error saying that installation could not complete
Results..
- Now, I see slightly changed keyboard (guessing its from jb).
- The notifications bar has smaller icons and a new brightness bar has appeared.
- An icon has appeared in the top left of the screen. It looks like an "i" that has been crossed out and a circle around i (similar to a do not enter symbol)
The phones settings still shows 4.0.4.
Can anyone help guide me through the updating process?
Appreciated !
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The official JB update has not been released yet. The update that you're attempting to do is not Jelly Bean.

You just updated to VLALH2, latest official ics. Congrats!
As mentioned, JB has not been released yet. For the T999V id guess itll still be a while.
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DocHoliday77 said:
You just updated to VLALH2, latest official ics. Congrats!
As mentioned, JB has not been released yet. For the T999V id guess itll still be a while.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
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That might explain the build number ending in VLALH2.
Can you identify the 'i' icon im getting in the top left corner of the screen?
^ thanks to mike.r.olson as well !

It vaguely sounds familiar, but cant think what it was. Do you have anythingin your notification window? Usually icons in the statusbar are there to tell you to check notifications.
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Its been there ever since the upgrade.
My notification bar is clean. Not quite sure what it represents :s
Note: the icon is on the LEFT side. While most of the other icons related to the notification bar are on the right
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Its a new Feature !
One of the options is 'notifications', beside power saving.
If turned off: An 'i' crossed out appears
If turned on: Your on going applications are sorted to the left side of the screen
Many thanks DocHoliday77. Problem solved.
Really hope this Jelly Bean gig comes around soon. +1

Forget the name, but it's that feature that checks to see if you are looking at the screen before dimming it or turning it off, maybe?

Problem NOT SOLVED you guys.
The NEW ICS update removes the rooting I had done prior to the update. I no longer have root access ability as Titanium Backup indicates !
Do I use the same Samsung Toolkit method to get my root privileges back?

noob4lyfe said:
Problem NOT SOLVED you guys.
The NEW ICS update removes the rooting I had done prior to the update. I no longer have root access ability as Titanium Backup indicates !
Do I use the same Samsung Toolkit method to get my root privileges back?
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Yes just re root your phone... Any time you do an official update you will most likely loose root
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ALL YOU have to do is unroot your phone then try that update you'll tell me
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~ Confirmed~
I used the same method to get back rooting Privileges.
Thanks again guys :good:

[Q] has anyone got the samsung firmware update?

I stopped by the other S4 forum (i9500/i9505) and noticed users reporting a new firmware update. Some mentioned faster transitions and camera updates as well as some other things.
Has anyone got a Ota of this? Or would we (T mobile) not get it?
Also wondering... if your rooted, would you even get a notification about it?
Thnx

criticalchild said:
I stopped by the other S4 forum (i9500/i9505) and noticed users reporting a new firmware update. Some mentioned faster transitions and camera updates as well as some other things.
Has anyone got a Ota of this? Or would we (T mobile) not get it?
Also wondering... if your rooted, would you even get a notification about it?
Thnx
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The firmware of the international version is not the same as firmware released by carriers. Carriers add a lot of stuff to their firmware and they do their own testing on them. It may take months for a carrier to release an update after the international version got it.
Since this is a new phone, I am sure T-Mobile will eventually release an update (most likely several updates). Just be patient.

criticalchild said:
I stopped by the other S4 forum (i9500/i9505) and noticed users reporting a new firmware update. Some mentioned faster transitions and camera updates as well as some other things.
Has anyone got a Ota of this? Or would we (T mobile) not get it?
Also wondering... if your rooted, would you even get a notification about it?
Thnx
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I found a website that has manual firmware updates for the different variations, but unfortunately I didn't save it. It's out there though, just Google it and I'm sure you'll run across it like I did, sorry couldn't be more assistance, if I find it again I'll post the link.
Edit: Okay I found it quicker than I thought I would, lol. Here's the link, hope it helps:
http://www.ibtimes.com/android-422-...alaxy-s4-gt-i9500-manual-installation-1237099
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Thanks for the clarification and info guys.
Definitely patient.. I dont have many issues w my s4 except home key timing, so I was hoping for fix.
Maybe some one can take a look at new firmware and see if there is any info within that could benefit our (tmo) devices?
I would do it but im not as proficient and knowledgable as some of our other members.
best

criticalchild said:
Thanks for the clarification and info guys.
Definitely patient.. I dont have many issues w my s4 except home key timing, so I was hoping for fix.
Maybe some one can take a look at new firmware and see if there is any info within that could benefit our (tmo) devices?
I would do it but im not as proficient and knowledgable as some of our other members.
best
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I have the i9500 and got the update a few days ago. The description from the update manager was "improved stability" which means they are ironing out the kinks. Another thing that is going to be updated and will surely be on your variant is locked kernels. This is a kernel level that blocks superuser from even executing code. Workarounds will have to be found/kernels compiled.

criticalchild said:
Thanks for the clarification and info guys.
Definitely patient.. I dont have many issues w my s4 except home key timing, so I was hoping for fix.
Maybe some one can take a look at new firmware and see if there is any info within that could benefit our (tmo) devices?
I would do it but im not as proficient and knowledgable as some of our other members.
best
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if you're referring to the home button lag, then just disable s voice like everybody else did, even back in the days of the S3. go into the s voice app and hit the settings button on lower left of your phone, then tap settings, then un-check the 2nd option "open via the home key".
as far as updates, t-mo is usually the 1st or 2nd carrier to get it in the US, but nothing yet. i'm hoping they'd fix the camera shutter lag that i love from the old s3. sigh...

AT&T Started Rolling out Software Update

Just started downloading a software update. It appears to be pretty big update size because I have fast wifi and it is taking a while to download.
Anyone else getting update? Anyone know what the changes are in this update? I will report back after download completes and see what version it is.

chrispyutec said:
Just started downloading a software update. It appears to be pretty big update size because I have fast wifi and it is taking a while to download. Anyone else getting update? Anyone know what the changes are in this update? I will report back after download completes and see what version it is.
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I don't have AT&T myself but, if you Looked at/posted this question within the Dedicated Device Area that this applies to, you may be able to obtain some additional information regarding your specific question.
As a guess myself... If it's recently released, then it's probably due to a heavy server load reflecting allot of individuals downloading it as well.
Good Luck!
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Unfortunately mine applied the update in my pocket somehow. I wanted to hold off on the update to wait and see what it contained.. ah well.

peperonikiller said:
Unfortunately mine applied the update in my pocket somehow. I wanted to hold off on the update to wait and see what it contained.. ah well.
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Does this device have 2 partitions for seamless updates?