I was watching a video online on how to flash back to stock, and that brought me to this forum, and the topic of Quick Return to UNROOTED STOCK WITH FLASH COUNT RESET
I was going to download that .zip file but then I saw the warning DO NOT FLASH THIS IF YOU HAVE UPDATED TO MK3 (4.3)
What 4.3 is it referring to? The stock 4.3 that Samsung pushed out recently?
Yes, the stock 4.3 update
CNexus said:
Yes, the stock 4.3 update
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So is there a way to unroot the 4.3? I used CF Auto Root but now need to unroot or reflash a stock ROM. Is this possible with 4.3 and Knox?
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How do I downgrade my S3 i747 from 4.3 to 4.2.1?
tmpro said:
How do I downgrade my S3 i747 from 4.3 to 4.2.1?
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If your phone is running a stock 4.3 bootloader, you cannot downgrade the bootloader, only the OS.
audit13 said:
If your phone is running a stock 4.3 bootloader, you cannot downgrade the bootloader, only the OS.
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Do i need to downgrade my bootloader to downgrade to 4.2.1? All I want to do is revert back to 4.2.1 OS.
Do you have access to the stock AT&T 4.2.1 ROM? I looked on sammobile and couldn't find it.
You may be able to downgrade to 4.2.1 using mobile Odin but you would need root access on your current ROM.
Do you have knox on your phone? If you do, knox may interfere with obtaining root. Also, tripping the Knox counter will void any warranty left on your phone.
audit13 said:
Do you have access to the stock AT&T 4.2.1 ROM? I looked on sammobile and couldn't find it.
You may be able to downgrade to 4.2.1 using mobile Odin but you would need root access on your current ROM.
Do you have knox on your phone? If you do, knox may interfere with obtaining root. Also, tripping the Knox counter will void any warranty left on your phone.
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No i do not have access to 4.2.1 ROM that why i was asking here to see what i could do. I thought with Odin you could flash stock firmware with out being rooted. No i do not have Knox on my phone.
tmpro said:
No i do not have access to 4.2.1 ROM that why i was asking here to see what i could do. I thought with Odin you could flash stock firmware with out being rooted. No i do not have Knox on my phone.
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You don not need to be rooted to flash with Odin but you need a ROM that can be flashed via Odin. Unless AT&T released full a 4.2.1 ROM, it's unlikely you will find one on the Internet.
If you try to flash a stock ROM using desktop Odin that includes an older bootloader, you will probably brick your phone.
I am on firmware 4.3 that I rooted a while ago. I would like to unroot 4.3 however I cannot figure out how. I thought I could flash stock 4.3 via Odin but there are no .tar versions of 4.3. Help?
albo23 said:
I am on firmware 4.3 that I rooted a while ago. I would like to unroot 4.3 however I cannot figure out how. I thought I could flash stock 4.3 via Odin but there are no .tar versions of 4.3. Help?
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Do you have the full stock version of 4.3 or the modified (unrooted) version? You can check your phone's settings and build number to see if it's MJB or MJ2. You can try unrooting from the SuperSU app. The definitive solution to unrooting is indeed to flash a complete stock image. An Odin flashable *.tar file was recently developed. There have, however, been reports on outcome. You can flash custom recovery to your phone (either of CWM or TWRP) and use the instructions in the thread below to download and flash a complete stock restore.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
I need to flash back to 4.3 stock firmware. right now i have a rooted 4.3 image that i flashed via odin. is there a stock 4.3 odin image out there? If not what is the best way to get back to stock? I appreciate all the help. the phone was previously updated to 4.3 via ota.
jra89027 said:
I need to flash back to 4.3 stock firmware. right now i have a rooted 4.3 image that i flashed via odin. is there a stock 4.3 odin image out there? If not what is the best way to get back to stock? I appreciate all the help. the phone was previously updated to 4.3 via ota.
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You could try the image in Page 4 of the thread below for the Odin flashable *.tar file to get back to stock 4.3 ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660&page=4
I have, however, always found it is tidier to use (custom) recovery and the instructions in the thread below ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
I am presuming, of course, that we are both talking about the AT&T i747 here.
How do I unroot Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android 4.4
Flash stock firmware, or select unroot option in your superuser app
Do I need to flash 4.3 stock rom using Odin
Yes. NC2 (4.3) is the latest we have. MJC is one update older but still 4.3.
DocHoliday77 said:
Yes. NC2 (4.3) is the latest we have. MJC is one update older but still 4.3.
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Is there any way I could flash stock rom using CWM.
Timg_9 said:
Is there any way I could flash stock rom using CWM.
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Not unless its modified.. If that's what you rather do then you're better off unrooting from superuser app.. But why would you want to unroot and still have cwm?
My galaxy siii was rooted before kitkat was out, and I have been using it until now and have not yet update to KitKat yet because AT&T is not part of it any more.
How do I get KitKat on my phone? Do I have to unroot the phone and put it back into AT&T mode to download or what should I do?
this might help.
remember:READREADREAD
BACKUPBACKUPBACKUP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802160
good luck
err on the side of kindness
You will need to unroot your phone and have the stock recovery.
Thank you for both replies gentleman
audit13 said:
You will need to unroot your phone and have the stock recovery.
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I might add to this...if you removed any stock carrier or vendor apps from 4.3 while being rooted...you'll have to restore them via a Titamium Backup or some other way or the OTA update will not install properly. (I realized that the OTA update from 4.3 to 4.4.2 will patch these apps to update them to 4.4.2 compatibility)
If you can't do that or if its unreasonable to do that based on the way the phone was modified while rooted...I suggest flashing the stock 4.3 rom via Odin and then take the OTA.
Id recommend flashing the 4.3 firmware via Odin to begin with. Its starting to seem like a lot of people who even just have to unroot are having problems with the ota. I think Odin flashing stock 4.3 will give the best chance of a successful update.
mwrobe1 said:
I might add to this...if you removed any stock carrier or vendor apps from 4.3 while being rooted...you'll have to restore them via a Titamium Backup or some other way or the OTA update will not install properly. (I realized that the OTA update from 4.3 to 4.4.2 will patch these apps to update them to 4.4.2 compatibility)
If you can't do that or if its unreasonable to do that based on the way the phone was modified while rooted...I suggest flashing the stock 4.3 rom via Odin and then take the OTA.
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I am having this issue. I rooted on 4.3 and removed Google books and newsstand. I then uprooted and did a factory reset , so everything in download mode says "official" but the apps were still missing so I downloaded them from the play store. My question is will this let me get the OTA now or do I have to push the apps to the /system directory somehow? Also if I flash the 4.3 ODIN tar file, will it trip my warranty bit? It's at 0 right now and want to keep it that way until my warranty is up.
The firmware shouldn't trip the bit, but I can't promise that. Im sure its confirmed one way or the other in its thread though.
As for those apps, they'd have to be system apps, so just installing normally won't help. More importantly though, they would also need to be the same version that was originally built into the firmware. The apps you mentioned have seen many updates and using the current versions will not work.
I got the phone 2 weeks ago and it came with 4.3 installed on it. Would I be able to use the current version and just push them to /system/app with titanium backup? I am trying to get the OTA without tripping any warranty or security measures.