Having mix feeling about the update. Apparently in this forum a lot of people are having issues.
http://m.gsmarena.com/newscomm-7211p23.php
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Battery and bugs issues. Can anyone confirm this.
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Stick on 4.3 until Samsung gets all the kinks fixed out or a dev does.
p.rodriguezt1 said:
Battery and bugs issues. Can anyone confirm this.
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Can confirm.
I actually reverted back to 4.1.2 Tweaked 2.5 ... when a new 4.3 Tweaked Rom comes out then I'll update again...until then im sticking to 4.1.2..
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I actually reverted back to 4.1.2 Tweaked 2.5 ... when a new 4.3 Tweaked Rom comes out then I'll update again...until then im sticking to 4.1.2..
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I am running the rooted...deodexed...Knox free ROM and have yet to have a major issue yet....
Must be nice!
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Must be nice!
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What issues were you having?
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mattlowry said:
What issues were you having?
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I mentioned them on your thread. I dont know why I had so many issues with the Tmo Rom but didnt have any issues (except the data signal) when using the other 4.3 Rom (international) you made. But im glad I didnt update officially!
Double0EK said:
I mentioned them on your thread. I dont know why I had so many issues with the Tmo Rom but didnt have any issues (except the data signal) when using the other 4.3 Rom (international) you made. But im glad I didnt update officially!
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I don't know maybe a bad flash
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Double0EK said:
I mentioned them on your thread. I dont know why I had so many issues with the Tmo Rom but didnt have any issues (except the data signal) when using the other 4.3 Rom (international) you made. But im glad I didnt update officially!
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Perhaps the newest 4.3 MK7 modem was forgotten about?
beezie916 said:
I am running the rooted...deodexed...Knox free ROM and have yet to have a major issue yet....
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Same here, love this rom. Better battery life, too. One issue I have is occasional reboots. But someone mentioned I have to format my ex SD card.
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Perhaps the newest 4.3 MK7 modem was forgotten about?
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It was only because the MK7 update wasnt released at the time.
Double0EK said:
It was only because the MK7 update wasnt released at the time.
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Just chiming in because it will most likely solve the issue you described here.
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Just chiming in because it will most likely solve the issue you described here.
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Im aware of that. But Im also having other issues and missing features that I liked in Tweaked..
New modem rocks
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Perhaps the newest 4.3 MK7 modem was forgotten about?
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For right now with the bootloader Knox issues, I'm sticking with 4.12 and using the the 4.3 MK7 radio. I've gone through them all and this
improved my signal and battery time significantly. More over, with this modem improvement, I've fallen in love again with my finely tuned
Jedi-x20 all over again. ptmr3, still my idol!!!
I also flashed the MK7 modem. Haven't really noticed a vast improvement..and it also didn't deliver some of my calls and went straight to vm. But hoping it makes a difference as its used more throughout the day. .
To all people having problems,
I personally had to flash the deodexed rom about 3 times before the problems got fixed. First time camera wasn't working but I read somewhere that when first on stock taker pictures and then update the kernel. Second it was super sluggish...barely moving. Third time everything worked fine and have yet to come across and problems.
Just remember to keep erasing cache and dalvik after every flash/step.
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Man people, I'm sorry for all of you. I received it while using tweaked but could not flash it so I went back to stock image using Mobile odin and triangle away. After going complete stock I received the update again then went ahead and installed it using the stock recovery. I gave up root because I'm impatient and couldn't wait 24 hours until the rooted version came along and the only thing I miss is viper audio and cerebus. So I went the stock route and after it booted up, I signed in to my Google account and soon as the home screen came up I did a factory rest and haven't had 1 hiccup. The phone is fast as hell, the battery is about the same, my 4glte even seems faster than before when browsing using the stock browser, not chrome. The keyboard is great now as well as camera, and nothing bets the apps to sd. So in conclusion do a factory rest and forget about root IF you want all to run flawless. I'm sure there will be a way to regain root again. Happy flashing.......stock style.
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Man people, I'm sorry for all of you. I received it while using tweaked but could not flash it so I went back to stock image using Mobile odin and triangle away. After going complete stock I received the update again then went ahead and installed it using the stock recovery. I gave up root because I'm impatient and couldn't wait 24 hours until the rooted version came along and the only thing I miss is viper audio and cerebus. So I went the stock route and after it booted up, I signed in to my Google account and soon as the home screen came up I did a factory rest and haven't had 1 hiccup. The phone is fast as hell, the battery is about the same, my 4glte even seems faster than before when browsing using the stock browser, not chrome. The keyboard is great now as well as camera, and nothing bets the apps to sd. So in conclusion do a factory rest and forget about root IF you want all to run flawless. I'm sure there will be a way to regain root again. Happy flashing.......stock style.
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Bronyr said:
Same here, love this rom. Better battery life, too. One issue I have is occasional reboots. But someone mentioned I have to format my ex SD card.
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mattlowry said:
You can root with cf auto root
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Thanks for the tip. I'm going to try this and see if it fixes the freeze ups.
Related
T999UVALI5
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/171432805/0faa5b0/SGH-T999_T999UVALI5-OTA-T999UVALH2_TMB_10367429.zip.html
wish they just leak the whole firmware for JB lI5 and stop these radio and kernel updates :crying:
immunityx said:
wish they just leak the whole firmware for JB lI5 and stop these radio and kernel updates :crying:
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Well I think it's mainly to fix the bugs so when we do get JB we have no issues.
That's my guess.
But you were right again, when is the next one coming. Lol
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immunityx said:
wish they just leak the whole firmware for JB lI5 and stop these radio and kernel updates :crying:
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So much for it not being LI5
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Strange thing is each update is a little bigger than the last. LI1=7.4mb, LI2=9.5mb, and LI5=9.9mb. Wonder why if only radio/kernel updates.
I think we are getting very close to a stable release across all carriers...
If i were Samsung, I would release on the 12th Due to the new Iphone Release... To steal a little Thunder from them...:good::laugh::good::laugh:
1SiK1500 said:
I think we are getting very close to a stable release across all carriers...
If i were Samsung, I would release on the 12th Due to the new Iphone Release... To steal a little Thunder from them...:good::laugh::good::laugh:
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Especially after getting creamed by a California Jury on one of Apples nuisance infringement lawsuits.
noob question... how would i use this file to update while rooteD?
seifumizu said:
noob question... how would i use this file to update while rooteD?
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I would wait for a flashable zip if you wanna try it.. or make one..
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with the frequency of things, I would say patience could be your friend...
Samsung could easily be using xda for free bug/revision testing in this matter... (think about it... some of the best testers are here blasting on this... look how fast they report back that x, y or z is broken... (sms on wifi... or camera, or whatever...)
scifan said:
with the frequency of things, I would say patience could be your friend...
Samsung could easily be using xda for free bug/revision testing in this matter... (think about it... some of the best testers are here blasting on this... look how fast they report back that x, y or z is broken... (sms on wifi... or camera, or whatever...)
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I've always thought the same thing.
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AustinKnight45 said:
I've always thought the same thing.
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Of course, the reality is about half the guys on here would volunteer to be beta testers given a decent chance as well...
Anyone know if this will come to the phone through the software update option?
In other words, is this official?
bardhi92 said:
will this come to the phone through the software update option?
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No, its a leak.
can someone upload the whole nandriod backup, allows me and other like me to restore in CWM.
thanks a million
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can someone upload the whole nandriod backup, allows me and other like me to restore in CWM.
thanks a million
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Why not just flash the update in stock recovery? You can use ota rootkeeper to protect root.
Also the pro version of mobile odin will flash any of the full fw releases as well as the otas, and it'll reinject root during the process. (Its now my preferred method)
Most people arent going to want to give you their nandroid. theres too much personal info on it. Even those like me who make one right after flashing will be very cautious about this. Theres almost always something in there that is easily forgotten to clear. You could get lucky and find someone willing to do it, just dont get your hopes up too much.
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so if I have UVALH2 stock ROM, i can just flash this zip file? and that would bring me to the latest update?
DocHoliday77 said:
Why not just flash the update in stock recovery? You can use ota rootkeeper to protect root.
Also the pro version of mobile odin will flash any of the full fw releases as well as the otas, and it'll reinject root during the process. (Its now my preferred method)
Most people arent going to want to give you their nandroid. theres too much personal info on it. Even those like me who make one right after flashing will be very cautious about this. Theres almost always something in there that is easily forgotten to clear. You could get lucky and find someone willing to do it, just dont get your hopes up too much.
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Hey doc got some questions for ya. I came to the gs3 from nexus s 4g. With the ns4g I could always just flash new ROMs and updates in cwm. It seems the process is a bit more complicated on gs3. I purchased mobile Odin, and I've used the PC version a couple of times, but I'm not that comfortable with it. First day I got my gs3 I flashed Mr. Robinson's root injected uvlah2 and just stuck with that. A couple nights ago I finally flashed a new radio and it has helped my signal. I want to make sure my phone is ready for the jb update so what would you suggest?
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zyrtek69 said:
Hey doc got some questions for ya. I came to the gs3 from nexus s 4g. With the ns4g I could always just flash new ROMs and updates in cwm. It seems the process is a bit more complicated on gs3. I purchased mobile Odin, and I've used the PC version a couple of times, but I'm not that comfortable with it. First day I got my gs3 I flashed Mr. Robinson's root injected uvlah2 and just stuck with that. A couple nights ago I finally flashed a new radio and it has helped my signal. I want to make sure my phone is ready for the jb update so what would you suggest?
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Its the same with this phone.. pretty much all of your roms kernels and modems via cwm... this is a different case because its a samsung update and hasnt been made into a cwm flashable zip...
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capcanuck said:
Its the same with this phone.. pretty much all of your roms kernels and modems via cwm... this is a different case because its a samsung update and hasnt been made into a cwm flashable zip...
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OK so when I flash the modem update I'm flashing the whole update and not just the modem?
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Hello!
I have tried looking for other people having this problem but found nothing!
The problem is, when watching a video, it will run perfectly but when the things that let you fast forward/pause/rewind go away the screen pauses, but the audio continues on! So now I have to watch videos on YouTube and even the gallery with the bar at the bottom!
No one else is having this problem?! If anyone knows how to fix it I will slap that thanks button! :laugh:
joshuagalipeau said:
Hello!
I have tried looking for other people having this problem but found nothing!
The problem is, when watching a video, it will run perfectly but when the things that let you fast forward/pause/rewind go away the screen pauses, but the audio continues on! So now I have to watch videos on YouTube and even the gallery with the bar at the bottom!
No one else is having this problem?! If anyone knows how to fix it I will slap that thanks button! :laugh:
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Could you tell us more information like what version of touchwiz you are running? That way I can recommend better advice.
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Bruce Lee said:
Could you tell us more information like what version of touchwiz you are running? That way I can recommend better advice.
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4.1.1 stock on Bell
joshuagalipeau said:
4.1.1 stock on Bell
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Is there an update to 4.1.2 for bell yet? If there is, I recommend upgrading to see if that fixes the problem or flashing a custom ROM to counter that issue you are having.
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Bruce Lee said:
Is there an update to 4.1.2 for bell yet? If there is, I recommend upgrading to see if that fixes the problem or flashing a custom ROM to counter that issue you are having.
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no :crying: Bell is HORRIBLE with updates unless its a brand new phone.
joshuagalipeau said:
no :crying: Bell is HORRIBLE with updates unless its a brand new phone.
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Have you tried any custom ROMS yet? I recommend you try a custom a ROM at least to see if you have a hardware problem or not.
Bruce Lee said:
Have you tried any custom ROMS yet? I recommend you try a custom a ROM at least to see if you have a hardware problem or not.
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Yeah I have been running custom Roms since day one but i had a problem with the phone so i went back to stock so i could bring it to the bell store and never got around to rooting it again. I'm running MIUI v5 now with no problems. :good:
I recommend Miui v5. cleanest rom youll run in your lifetime. :good:
Flash a 4.2.2 rom. from my experience, 4.1.1 and TouchWiz is absolute ****.
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In case people here do not check the i9505 forums. I followed these steps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360346
to fix a soft bricked i9505g on my M919 Tmobile Galaxy S4. Everything worked perfectly even though odin/download mode had lots of errors showing on the s4's screen.
Google wallet activated, LTE, wifi. So far I cannot find anything wrong.
Partitions are still the same as the original phone so there should be no reason you cant use odin to return to stock.
I take no responsibility if you do this and something gets hosed but its working great for me. If you want stock google but dont want to deal with peoples custom roms this may be the way to go.
You my friend are a bloody reckless, and absolutely brilliant Sir! I might give this a try. Waiting for a bit more feedback, but well played! :highfive:
TheAnarchist1 said:
You my friend are a bloody reckless, and absolutely brilliant Sir! I might give this a try. Waiting for a bit more feedback, but well played! :highfive:
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Someone on there did it with a i9505 and confirmed it working so i figured I might as well give it a shot. Especially since our phones are closer to the i9505g than the i9505 is.
Have you managed to get the radios and baseband flashed? I would be curious to see how it works
i just flash i9505 miui rom on my tmo g s4 everything works fine
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Have you managed to get the radios and baseband flashed? I would be curious to see how it works
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No, same baseband. Im not that brave.
So, flashing the modem.bin in Odin gives me an authentication failure. I just figured I would mention that. Attempted to flash it through the phone option.
I wonder what will happen when there's an OTA update.
macaumen said:
I wonder what will happen when there's an OTA update.
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I heard there already is one in the making
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How is this going so far?
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ktetreault14 said:
I heard there already is one in the making
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Will that get updated to the phone successfully given that the partition is different.
macaumen said:
Will that get updated to the phone successfully given that the partition is different.
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In not sure
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Why would you do this?
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macaumen said:
I wonder what will happen when there's an OTA update.
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It'll fail. Google OTA's have historically included bootloaders and modem updates. As a result, those won't be able to be flashed for the same reason they can't be flashed in Odin (sig mismatch).
tikay00 said:
Why would you do this?
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To see if it would work.
Cozmo85 said:
To see if it would work.
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That's all the reason you need. Nice find.
I read that GPe has a much better battery life. Did you notice any improvement?
macaumen said:
I read that GPe has a much better battery life. Did you notice any improvement?
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Havn't really had time to check
Looks like im only getting LTE data and not HSPA. It connects to HSPA but no actual data transfers. Calls work fine though. Edge works fine as well
edit: restored phone back to stock using odin, everything working fine now.
Really dont know if its something i did or was something else that caused it.
Cozmo85 said:
Looks like im only getting LTE data and not HSPA. It connects to HSPA but no actual data transfers. Calls work fine though. Edge works fine as well
edit: restored phone back to stock using odin, everything working fine now.
Really dont know if its something i did or was something else that caused it.
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You restored to TW?
Let's talk about the stock rom!
What day out like about it and what. You don't like about it, and how you made. It better!
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I am sticking with the unrooted stock Rom for now. I am using an awesome, though not perfect, launcher called Next 3D Launcher.
Stock rom is what you would expect from a stock rom. Laggy at times but it could be my settings. The main reason why I am sticking with it is because of mixed results with rooting the MDL firmware. Users reported issues with WIFI and DATA connections. I can't seem to figure out whether these issues are due to rooting, MDL firmware, kernel, and noob mistakes. As soon as there is a unanimous confirmation of the main cause of these connections issues and a fix is posted I will be rooting.
The stock ROM, IMHO, is good enough and is perfect as a daily-driver. A lot of bloatwares and cannot be uninstalled.
gingson said:
I am sticking with the unrooted stock Rom for now. I am using an awesome, though not perfect, launcher called Next 3D Launcher.
Stock rom is what you would expect from a stock rom. Laggy at times but it could be my settings. The main reason why I am sticking with it is because of mixed results with rooting the MDL firmware. Users reported issues with WIFI and DATA connections. I can't seem to figure out whether these issues are due to rooting, MDL firmware, kernel, and noob mistakes. As soon as there is a unanimous confirmation of the main cause of these connections issues and a fix is posted I will be rooting.
The stock ROM, IMHO, is good enough and is perfect as a daily-driver. A lot of bloatwares and cannot be uninstalled.
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Couldn't have said it better myself!
The stock rom is perfect the way it is, but about the thing you said about rooting
I never heard of that before, but from my experience, I did not have issues when I rooted
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kevinrubio1 said:
Couldn't have said it better myself!
The stock rom is perfect the way it is, but about the thing you said about rooting
I never heard of that before, but from my experience, I did not have issues when I rooted
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Check this thread about the WIFI issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2268880&page=6
gingson said:
Check this thread about the WIFI issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2268880&page=6
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Quoted the wrong person
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Stock ROM is okay for now. Lte works and you can use Wi-Fi to make phone calls and text. I change the launcher to Nova and call it good.
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Quoted the wrong person
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I wasn't quoting a person, I was directing your attention to a page where you will find WiFi issues.
Anyway, I wished that I could debloat the stock Rom without rooting.
Rooting should not affect functionality of your phone. And then you can just flash an entire stock rom already debloated.
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This stock rom pisses me off...cuz its so damn solid I have little reason to flash others! I like the Google edition Roms, but the lack of WiFi calling on those keeps me coming back to this one. Rooted, using Nova, and I haven't had any major problems. Performance has been great, especially after the usual adjustments.
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Rooting should not affect functionality of your phone. And then you can just flash an entire stock rom already debloated.
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I tend to agree with you but, what you do after you achieve root is the start of when things get crazy. Sometimes we tend to abuse the freedom of removing and adding stuff and then your phone becomes an object with a character of its own. That's when we start wondering why we have problems while others do not. Yes we make our phones become individuals. They become like pets.
GREAT
GREATT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Can anyone please provide link to latest TW Stock Rooted Rom? I can't find it anywhere.
stock ROM is fixed for s4 mobiles .Stock ROM is okay for now. Let works and you can use Wi-Fi to make phone calls and text. its a necessary for s4 mobile and it can be expandable.
Stock is important for GS4 .Stock ROM is okay for now. I change the launcher to Nova and call it good.
you try for works and you can use Wi-Fi to make phone calls and text.thanks by...........................................
I'm currently on 4.3 stock rooted 0x0 flag. I'm curious about KK but heard about a HUGE flaw with apps not able to write to external sd card...Therefore rendering them practically useless.
I'm assuming I shouldn't update ota and instead flash. But what will I need? And has the sd card issue been fixed?
I'm just looking for something more stable and a little slicker. Would like to stay tw or stock/ stock debloated.
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Since you haven't pulled the trigger yet, like me, I would hold off a little longer and wait to see what 4.4.3 brings us. It is just rumored right now but it is supposed to be a bug fix release. From what I have gathered, you really aren't missing anything big by not being on KitKat. I have had the itch to go ahead an upgrade too but I am going to wait to see when 4.4.3 is likely to hit us first.
in my humble opinion....
NO!!!!!!!!
So if I get any urges to want to change things up I should stay on 4.3?
I'm still debating breaking knox or not. I never plan to use knox and haven't decided if I plan to trade this in for jump or not. I'm loving the battery life and have no gripes but minor hiccups.
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Naturesretard said:
I'm curious about KK but heard about a HUGE flaw with apps not able to write to external sd card...Therefore rendering them practically useless.
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If you root KK, there is an SD fix. Otherwise don't.
krelvinaz said:
If you root KK, there is an SD fix. Otherwise don't.
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Why are people telling me not to then? I thought the sd issue was the only issue with KK
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A lot of people are having problems with KK. If they have rooted, the SDcard issue is not one of them since there is a fix for it. if you don' t have root, then it is a problem with no fix.
I'm one of the minority. Rooted Stock 4.42 with no real issues. Battery is fine, SDcard is fine, WiFi is good etc...
Oh so those got it pre installed have issues but those who flash while rooted are fine.
Would you say you notice any stability or noteworthy features over 4.3?
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Yes. Absolutely no problems on stock rooted KK. Flash wicked and its even better.
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Naturesretard said:
Oh so those got it pre installed have issues but those who flash while rooted are fine.
Would you say you notice any stability or noteworthy features over 4.3?
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I didn't say that.
I was rooted before on 4.43 however, keeping root was not an option when I did the update. I used Odin to flash 4.42 and re-rooted (triggered Knox), loaded the sdcard fix and loaded TWRP in the process.
I was not having any issues on 4.43 though. KK got me better battery usage and access to new software.
If you are rooted, you can apply the sdcard fix. If you are not rooted, I don't think there it's a fix for that.
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I didn't say that.
I was rooted before on 4.43 however, keeping root was not an option when I did the update. I used Odin to flash 4.42 and re-rooted (triggered Knox), loaded the sdcard fix and loaded TWRP in the process.
I was not having any issues on 4.43 though. KK got me better battery usage and access to new software.
If you are rooted, you can apply the sdcard fix. If you are not rooted, I don't think there it's a fix for that.
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Since you are still on 4.3, you can easily root using Kingo or de la vega method without triggering knox.
After that, upgrading to 4.4.2 is very easy and you still have root and warranty.
If you don't care about knox, then you can just update and use Chainfire to root 4.4.2 (knox warranty void). It is pretty simple.
I have 4.4.2, root (from my previous rooted 4.3) and warranty intact + SD fix and xposed mods. The phone is just amazing now.
Thats Like Saying Should I Buy These New BOSS rims for my car HAVING the money.
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The only issues I've heard due to the kitkat update are terrible battery life and the SD card issue. There's a flashable zip to fix the SD card issue and I believe installing the Foldermount app does some kind of fix. The battery life issue seems to be fixed after a simple factory reset, however, you'd have to root the device like others have stated. My phone runs great on KK. I'm getting awesome battery life and I have not experienced any problems whatsoever.
You can get improved battery life on 4.3 by removing bloat, and there's no need to apply a fix so you can use the sdcard normally. Is there any real improvement in 4.4.2?
Frank
After a week of hearing about the problems I just went ahead and upgraded why? Who doesn't like to have the newest? Plus there are fixes if your rooted. If not well maybe you are screwed but who wouldn't want to root? Been doing it since OG evo 4G
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Does anyone have any issues recording video with KK? I updated the just the modem (running Slimkat) and can't record videos or sometimes can't play youtube videos in HD. It's not a rom issues. Might go to stock KK and than try reinstalling everything.
chuko303 said:
After a week of hearing about the problems I just went ahead and upgraded why? Who doesn't like to have the newest? Plus there are fixes if your rooted. If not well maybe you are screwed but who wouldn't want to root? Been doing it since OG evo 4G
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Funny, me too. I still have my og Evo 4g. Have you noticed any difference in battery life compared to 4.3? I have root and knox In-tact and apparently it's easy to upgrade...but I don't want worse battery life.
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You won't have worse battery life bud. I'm pretty sure that will be rom and kernel related. Theirs like 4 to 5 kit Kat toms out their now. All good. All different, over in the international forum the rom that made me go to kitkat was XNOTE v11. Was a great rom but build international of course, hyperdrive is great one too good battery life I can't complain. Lean kernel will save the most battery
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Alright I'll have to do some digging and find a flash able rom...and finish my root by breaking knox finally and flashing a recovery.
As easy as it makes things, I'm worried to break knox. Not because of warranty. Lol I know tmo doesn't give 2 ****s about root...
My concern is when I want to sell the device, maybe retaining knox flag will help increase the price point.
This phone is a powerhouse. Easily able to last for the next few years until EoD. Throw In the obvious office features and a still working knox (albeit being able to be reset at samsung warehouses (I'd cite the info but I'm not in front of my desktop)) who wouldn't want this phone for work?
Thoughts?
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mike102871 said:
Yes. Absolutely no problems on stock rooted KK. Flash wicked and its even better.
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I did the same but I am having issues with my network sticking on the new baseband. Do you have any issues Mike ? I feel like my phone goes to 4G / 3G more then what it did before. LTE was working before I jump to KK. Also when I got phone calls before, my network would go from LTE to 4g on calls. Now it goes to 3G. What is going on ????