I recently put my Note II back to stock firmware because I have to ship it to samsung to fix the screen I cracked pretty badly.
During the interim I got my service switched to an old phone. I never got to try out the Multi-Window capabilities of the 4.1.2 update, but Kies and the OTA software update say they don't see anything. How can I update this? Would I have to re-root my device?
No. The note needs to be "officially (call provider and give them imei)" recognized as on the providers network for the update to work. If it us not it will say network connection failure or up to date.
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Hi folks,
My AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is not received kitkat update which is released recently.
mine is factory unlocked (not rooted) and am using in india.
How can i update? Is there any different method?
Hoping to get some help from you guys
Thanks
Mine would not update either because I was not using an at&t sim card for my 4g/lte and I was only using wifi.
I tried Samsung kies, that did not show kit kat upgrade for my tablet.
I called at&t... they said the only way to get the update is through their servers. In order to do that, you have to have an active at&t sim card in the tablet. I tried the at&t sim card from my galaxy note 3 - I was able to get a 4g/lte data connection, but I could not update the tablet.
So, I went to at&t and got a new sim card and reactivated my data plan for the tablet. I then checked for updates and it updated immediately.
Good luck.
using kiskat
its more than a month I have been using kit kat my my note 8 i467 . i am not in at&t service. i and from India .my device is fine without any problem some time battery problem. device have became more smooth and clear
I'm currently stuck in a position where I can't get the OTA NK3 Update for my AT&T Note4. Details below:
- AT&T Note4 SM-N901A on 4.4.4 (build N910AUCU1ANIE)
- Unlocked via purchased unlock code
- Currently being used on TMobile network (Which is why I'm being told I won't ever see the OTA update)
If someone were to have a flash-able ROM of the NK3 update that'd be epic. (Or any other way of getting me updated for that matter)
As of now i have a nice new shiny gearVR paperweight.
Any thoughts?
I would call a Best buy and see if they have the Samsung Experience shop. Then talk to them to see if they can flash it for you. They have been able to do that for other devices like the S4
The easiest thing I guess it will work is borrow the ATT Sim card of someone using ATT Note 4. Plug that in and do update then give the simcard back and Thank you
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Yeah a flashable tar would be great. I'll ask in the OTA thread.
Boo...
RockRatt said:
I would call a Best buy and see if they have the Samsung Experience shop. Then talk to them to see if they can flash it for you. They have been able to do that for other devices like the S4
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Just got back from my local Best Buy Samsung Shop, they hooked my note4 up and told me it was the latest version, they even re-flashed to see if it'd update but i'm on the same build as before. I'm currently looking for a SIM card to try to check OTA with, but all my coworkers are ATT iPhone users thus the sim cards are wrong size.
Getting a lil bummed. Think i'll ever see a flashable NK3 update? I was surprised sammobile / kies didn't even have any updates for me.
Just wait. Hopefully root is cracked soon. Would hate it if the NK3 causes problems with future rooting.
Woot!!
RockRatt said:
I would call a Best buy and see if they have the Samsung Experience shop. Then talk to them to see if they can flash it for you. They have been able to do that for other devices like the S4
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Finally, sweet sweet VR. Found another ATT customer with matching SIM. Got things updated, got gearVR up and running. Very epic experience. I'm diggin it.
Thanks again mates!
Hi,
I've just got an AT&T note 4 and it is sim - unlocked already, but i can not got the OTA update from the server, every time i clicked on the update it is always the latest but i know AT&T rolled out an update in December for Note 4, and i am still stucking in the factory build number. Can anyone help me
Do you have an AT&T sim inside the phone?
NIE is the latest version of the firmware. First check to see what version you're on.
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spexwood said:
NIE is the latest version of the firmware. First check to see what version you're on.
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no nk3 is the latest
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Do you have an AT&T sim inside the phone?
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No i don't, do we need an AT&T sim to update? Because i don't have one, and i'm out of the USA, so the sim is actually useless i guess
jerrycoffman45 said:
no nk3 is the latest
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Oops! Yes, you're right.
Why the heck did i even say that?! Ive been on NK3 forever too! I went off memory though when I said that. Didn't look at my firmware version.
SORRY. I just feel so stupid for saying that lmao.
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lordgon said:
No i don't, do we need an AT&T sim to update? Because i don't have one, and i'm out of the USA, so the sim is actually useless i guess
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Yes, you need to be connected to the ATT network (have an ATT sim card) in order to receive updates.
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spexwood said:
Oops! Yes, you're right.
Why the heck did i even say that?! Ive been on NK3 forever too! I went off memory though when I said that. Didn't look at my firmware version.
SORRY. I just feel so stupid for saying that lmao.
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Yes, you need to be connected to the ATT network (have an ATT sim card) in order to receive updates.
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So what if i'm out of US and i want to update my phone? Do i need to book a plane ticket and go all the way back there just to upgrade to lollipop :crying:, i don't know why AT&T do the restrict to their UNLOCKED phone
lordgon said:
So what if i'm out of US and i want to update my phone? Do i need to book a plane ticket and go all the way back there just to upgrade to lollipop :crying:, i don't know why AT&T do the restrict to their UNLOCKED phone
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Honestly, I believe a plane trip is basically what you'd have to do. I'm just repeating what has been discussed in the following thread though:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3027462
The topic is completely unrelated to your issue, but the OP is having a similar issue. He is stuck on NIE (which is the firmware that came with the phone, unlike what I said earlier. NK3 came later) and he needs to update, but is using an unlocked n910a and isn't in the USA.
From the thread:
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"You can't do anything unless you have at&t sim card in your phone and you are on at&t network. Otherwise phone will not update, also do to lock bootloader and no root we can't pull update from phone to create current firmware. Your phone is on last avalable official firmware and longest you can't get phone on at&t network or someone find root for this phone you can't update. Sorry for bad news.<br />
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Edit: If you in London have Samsung store you can go there and see if they can update your phone true Smart Tool.<br />
Clicking from notecable N910A<br/>"
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spexwood said:
Honestly, I believe a plane trip is basically what you'd have to do. I'm just repeating what has been discussed in the following thread though:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3027462
The topic is completely unrelated to your issue, but the OP is having a similar issue. He is stuck on NIE (which is the firmware that came with the phone, unlike what I said earlier. NK3 came later) and he needs to update, but is using an unlocked n910a and isn't in the USA.
From the thread:
Quote from Norbarb
"You can't do anything unless you have at&t sim card in your phone and you are on at&t network. Otherwise phone will not update, also do to lock bootloader and no root we can't pull update from phone to create current firmware. Your phone is on last avalable official firmware and longest you can't get phone on at&t network or someone find root for this phone you can't update. Sorry for bad news.<br />
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Edit: If you in London have Samsung store you can go there and see if they can update your phone true Smart Tool.<br />
Clicking from notecable N910A<br/>"
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Thank you so much for your help , i guess i'm done with this freaking AT&T bastards , will not stick with any phone from AT&T from now. Thank you guys for your patience have a nice day everyone
It is strange...I am using a AT&T Note 4 in pakistan on a local Mobile Network and still i got NK3 update...Now i am bit confused...
lordgon said:
Thank you so much for your help , i guess i'm done with this freaking AT&T bastards , will not stick with any phone from AT&T from now. Thank you guys for your patience have a nice day everyone
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How do you expect the phone to run an AT&T update if you don't have an AT&T SIM installed to connect to the AT&T update servers? Unless I'm totally missing something here.
bruce7373 said:
How do you expect the phone to run an AT&T update if you don't have an AT&T SIM installed to connect to the AT&T update servers? Unless I'm totally missing something here.
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Man, at what condition you want to unlock a phone? , most of the time you don't want to use that network anymore or you want to bring it somewhere out of US, so you can use it with another mobile network. Either of the cases, you don't want to use AT&T anymore and now AT&T tell me that i must have AT&T sim and its network in order to update? The worst case is i moved to another country to live and my phone is stucking at stock version forever :crying:. This is common sense that a phone will fully function as an international Note 4 if i unlock it, which mean no restriction with AT&T anymore. So when i want to move out, i can continue to use it. Just like the Iphone, you can buy it from AT&T and when you unlock it will be an off-contract phone, you don't need AT&T network to update it. :fingers-crossed:
And an international version will work on att network.. you bought the phone from att, unfortunatly the industry doesnt work like you want it to (yet?). Your solution is to not buy a carrier branded phone and get the international version.
hey did you get the marshmallow update yet
I have a unlocked att note 4 using straight talk Sim and I still receive Ota updates
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Hello People,
I have an att samsung galaxy note 4 that att unlocked for me and i am using it on t-mobile. Is there a way to flash the tmobile samsung galaxy note 4 software on the att version of the device?
yasirfaheem said:
Hello People,
I have an att samsung galaxy note 4 that att unlocked for me and i am using it on t-mobile. Is there a way to flash the tmobile samsung galaxy note 4 software on the att version of the device?
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This has been asked countless times. Search before you post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3225356
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Any way to unlock the bootloader?
yasirfaheem said:
Any way to unlock the bootloader?
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Really?
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I called tmobile and ask them if they could flash my unlocked att samsung galaxy note 4 to the tmobile software. They said that they could not and i have to call samsung. I called samsung and spoke to level 2 tech support. Level 2 told me that i can go to a bestbuy store and visit the samsung shop inside of bestbuy and they can reflash the software. I ask the level 2 person again that i did not want a reflash of att software but i wanted the att software fully removed and tmobile samsung note 4 software flashed. He said again that it could be done because the att and tmobile versions of the phone are same hardware wise only thing that is different is the software. I can not say for sure of this works because i have not gone to bestbuy yet to have it done. I wanted to see first what other people here thought about what i was told. Then i would go and get it reflashed.
yasirfaheem said:
I called tmobile and ask them if they could flash my unlocked att samsung galaxy note 4 to the tmobile software. They said that they could not and i have to call samsung. I called samsung and spoke to level 2 tech support. Level 2 told me that i can go to a bestbuy store and visit the samsung shop inside of bestbuy and they can reflash the software. I ask the level 2 person again that i did not want a reflash of att software but i wanted the att software fully removed and tmobile samsung note 4 software flashed. He said again that it could be done because the att and tmobile versions of the phone are same hardware wise only thing that is different is the software. I can not say for sure of this works because i have not gone to bestbuy yet to have it done. I wanted to see first what other people here thought about what i was told. Then i would go and get it reflashed.
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If you're taking advice from phone reps and bestbuy employees you probably dont need unlocked bootloader.
yasirfaheem said:
I called tmobile and ask them if they could flash my unlocked att samsung galaxy note 4 to the tmobile software. They said that they could not and i have to call samsung. I called samsung and spoke to level 2 tech support. Level 2 told me that i can go to a bestbuy store and visit the samsung shop inside of bestbuy and they can reflash the software. I ask the level 2 person again that i did not want a reflash of att software but i wanted the att software fully removed and tmobile samsung note 4 software flashed. He said again that it could be done because the att and tmobile versions of the phone are same hardware wise only thing that is different is the software. I can not say for sure of this works because i have not gone to bestbuy yet to have it done. I wanted to see first what other people here thought about what i was told. Then i would go and get it reflashed.
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It won't work. The ATT phone has a locked bootloader, which means that the ONLY software (official or custom) you'll be able to flash is the ATT firmware made for that phone. I'm not sure, but you may even brick your phone.
Those reps know nothing except what their computer screens tell them. Don't listen to them. These are the same people whose only solution for a problem with your phone is a factory reset or sending in your new phone in exchange for a "factory refurbished" one.
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Wondering what solutions people have used to get ATT updates while using other MVNO's (I'm on Crickett and still have not gotten the security update - wonder if it hasn't rolled out to me yet, or if I need to do something creative).
I have an old ATT Sim card, but it is not provisioned, so it didn't help.
Would buying a ATT GO phone sim work? Would that only work once, or could that one SIM card work perpetually (i.e. another update 6 months from now)? I have two Note 4's, could one sim work for both Note 4's?
I also hear Best Buy could help, but I want to find a solution I can do in my own home..
Thanks!!!!
just go to best buy and get the phone updated thru samsung rep
You could try Samsung's Kies program.
Best buy is quick and easy
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I have tried before to go to best buy, but they only flash the current version, not updates. Has anyone tired gotten best buy to update rom? I have att note 4, using cricket carrier.
I'm having the same issue! (note 4 at&t sm-n910a) currently running 5.1.1 N910AUCU2DOI2. id like to get to N910AUCU2DOI3. unlocked using metrics carrier. how can i get the update?
kparikh82276 said:
I have tried before to go to best buy, but they only flash the current version, not updates. Has anyone tired gotten best buy to update rom? I have att note 4, using cricket carrier.
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They won't flash just the update, but instead the latest entire firmware with updates mixed in.
In other words, when you get these OTA updates that aren't an entirely new OS (like going from Kitkat to Lollipop), they're just patching the update into your existing firmware, which also results in the firmware version changing. However, Best Buy will flash the complete firmware with the patches already included. They can't just give you the patch. Odin will do the same exact thing as Best Buy too.
Also, you'll need to wait about 2 weeks after an update before going to Best Buy. They told me that only some Best Buys in highly populated cities will get the update files immediately. It can take a week or two for your neighborhood Best Buy to receive the needed update files.
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