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Hi guys.
I have just received my new Galaxy Note II. Live in Denmark, and on the box it says "approved for nordic operators".
I don't have the multiview function. Holding the back arrow doesn't activate anything, and there is no menu option I haven't turned on, as far as I see.
I heard this was a problem with European models, but I also read that Samsung had issued an update to fix it.
According to the phone, I have the newest software version.
I tried to upgrade firmware via Kies. Updated Kies. Tried both on my PC and Mac. The only message I get is that my device does not support firmware update via Kies. Very annoying.
I made some search on the net, I even tried Kies mini, but without effect.
Does anyone have an idea about what I should try?
I post a screenshot of my system information.
Thanks a lot. Take care.
Agoston
Not exactly sure how to help you but I'm sure it's probably that the update isn't available in your region. I could be wrong but the only way I know of at this point in time to fix this is to root and manually download and apply the update.
The update has been available in Spain just today. They are releasing it in different countries at different times, maybe to avoid problems with their servers.
Just wait a couple of days more.
Crazypinoy9 said:
Not exactly sure how to help you but I'm sure it's probably that the update isn't available in your region. I could be wrong but the only way I know of at this point in time to fix this is to root and manually download and apply the update.
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I was thinking about:
1. downloading the update from here:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-N7100
2. and following these directions:
http://www.todroid.com/update-samsu...elly-bean-firmware-xxalj1-multi-view-feature/
Do you think this can hurt/brick the phone or cause problems?
Thanks,
Agoston
I upgraded to one of the firmwares found on that link but never got the multi-window. Wasted time .
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Oh! You had to hold back button for it to appear!
SweFox said:
I upgraded to one of the firmwares found on that link but never got the multi-window. Wasted time .
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Oh! You had to hold back button for it to appear!
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Hmm, does this mean it worked for you? Did you actually follow those links? Which update version did you choose? Which country do you live in?
I had the same problem, just flashed a uk rom.
I contacted Samsung. They told me that the update would arrive in about 2-3 weeks.
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The update arrived at Denmark today. Great!
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Guys, please assist or I`ll go mad in a minute and smash this crap with a hammer Wife got SGS S3 Mini/GT-i8190N. Don`t know what network it came from, but was not locked and came from UK.
Her phone suddenly turned off today and won`t boot, stuck here:
http://s23.postimg.org/kbtv942uj/sg1.jpg
How on earth I get it back to life? No hacks ever have been done to it. Google reveals huge amount of people having same problems - stuck at boot screen. Is that some kind of hardware issue with this model?
One of the solutions is to do factory reset - but how if I can`t get into the phone? I can get into ODIN mode, connect to ODIN, but I can`t download firmware as I don`t know what network phone came from or even it was sim ree(not locked to any).
KIES just says CONNECTING... and nothing happens.
There is a forum for this phone here actually .....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2159660
Also all kinds of guides here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2146129
Was there a box that the phone came in? Usually somewhere on that you can find something that looks like the software version that came on the phone originally. I know the standard S3 has that and I'll go out on a limb to assume that this one has it as well, if you have the box. Outside of that, not sure what else to tell you.
Good luck!
rbs_uk said:
Guys, please assist or I`ll go mad in a minute and smash this crap with a hammer Wife got SGS S3 Mini/GT-i8190N. Don`t know what network it came from, but was not locked and came from UK.
Her phone suddenly turned off today and won`t boot, stuck here:
http://s23.postimg.org/kbtv942uj/sg1.jpg
How on earth I get it back to life? No hacks ever have been done to it. Google reveals huge amount of people having same problems - stuck at boot screen. Is that some kind of hardware issue with this model?
One of the solutions is to do factory reset - but how if I can`t get into the phone? I can get into ODIN mode, connect to ODIN, but I can`t download firmware as I don`t know what network phone came from or even it was sim ree(not locked to any).
KIES just says CONNECTING... and nothing happens.
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Okay going on the fact that you got the phone from UK there are 3 firmwares on sammobile XXAMJ2, XXAMG1 Both from UK and XXAMI1 from Ireland I would start there
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jimchee said:
Okay going on the fact that you got the phone from UK there are 3 firmwares on sammobile XXAMJ2, XXAMG1 Both from UK and XXAMI1 from Ireland I would start there
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http://s21.postimg.org/c4i4cn71j/photo_1.jpg
http://s17.postimg.org/p79nv5nnj/photo_2.jpg
I had an idea maybe flashing 4.4 custom rom, but even CyanogenMod needs an app from GooglePlay, which I cannot access.
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Also all kinds of guides here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2146129
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2-You need to enable USB debugging mode (Settings>Developer options) which is deactivated by default. - I cannot access it as I can`t get into my phone.
Those firmwares can go fine with any I8190 - wife`s phone has N at the end of model.
Also - ODIN doesn`t see my phone, even its in Odin mode and Samsung USB drivers installed.
Okay I just looked up your phone and is not from UK it is from Nairobi
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jimchee said:
Okay I just looked up your phone and is not from UK it is from Nairobi
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?!
Does that change anything? What ROM I need to download then? Can I flash any ROM or it must be original factory ROM only?
How it ended up in UK then? I bought it in UK, brand new, sealed.
Yikes! No ODIN access ... that's not good. Was going to point you here:
http://www.techcrot.info/update-samsung-galaxy-s3-mini-i8190n-to-xxamg3-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-official-firmware/
but no ODIN recognition makes me wonder if you have a brick on your hands now
rbs_uk said:
2-You need to enable USB debugging mode (Settings>Developer options) which is deactivated by default. - I cannot access it as I can`t get into my phone.
Those firmwares can go fine with any I8190 - wife`s phone has N at the end of model.
Also - ODIN doesn`t see my phone, even its in Odin mode and Samsung USB drivers installed.
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Plugged USB cable in another USB port and ODIN can see my phone. Now, just need to know - can I flash any ROM or only one it came from factory with?
I don't see any firmwares for Nairobi and not sure I would flash one in any case, did you happen to check what version of android was on it when u got it? I know on my G III I can flash any I747M firmware and they all load and boot fine my concern us that you get the right radio and if I had to guess I would use I8190NXXAMG1, hope that helps, when u have Odin started on your desktop and plug in your phone in d/l mode it does not show your phone?
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Should be able to use any one of the i8190N firmwares. Check the link I sent above. Do you have the box the phone came in?
rbs_uk said:
Plugged USB cable in another USB port and ODIN can see my phone. Now, just need to know - can I flash any ROM or only one it came from factory with?
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I believe this counts as ODIN is seeing the phone?
http://s24.postimg.org/bqbqfz6dh/odin.jpg
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Should be able to use any one of the i8190N firmwares. Check the link I sent above. Do you have the box the phone came in?
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Ok, but guy said its Nairobi phone. Can I flash UK ROM or I need to find Nairobi ROM? I have box, photos taken:
http://s21.postimg.org/c4i4cn71j/photo_1.jpg
http://s17.postimg.org/p79nv5nnj/photo_2.jpg
mattsternc said:
Was going to point you here:
http://www.techcrot.info/update-samsung-galaxy-s3-mini-i8190n-to-xxamg3-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-official-firmware/
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Download links don`t work there, closed because of USA court bla bla bla. Tried other sources via google, they all link to same download site which is shut down now.
rbs_uk said:
I believe this counts as ODIN is seeing the phone?
http://s24.postimg.org/bqbqfz6dh/odin.jpg
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Yes, Odin is able to communicate with the phone based on the screenshot.
Any idea where to download ROM ?
Download links have been restored on sammobile for the UK rom I just checked it for uk (2)
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I recently bought a new "Samsung Galaxy S III 16GB SGH-T999L 4G LTE White - T-Mobile" from Oakland Wireless via Amazon. This is for my fiancé, to replace her broken iPhone 4s. After popping in her T-Mobile sim card, the phone seems to work fine. However, the WiFi calling feature seems to be missing and when we try to perform a software update it ends with "process failed". The installed Android version is 4.1.1.
She went to a T-Mobile store to see if they could help. They were also unable to get the phone to update, and eventually told her that it would never work simply because we didn't buy the phone from T-Mobile. They also told her it would only be a talk and text phone, and wouldn't get data service. However, this last part is clearly false, as she has been using data without any problem.
Does anybody have experience with this issue? Were the folks at the T-Mobile store correct or mistaken?
Also, assuming they are correct and the phone can't be updated over the air, can I just download and install a stock ROM with the latest version and WiFi calling? I have a custom ROM installed on my Galaxy Exhibit, so I am familiar with installing ROMs, but my fiancé doesn't want a custom ROM, she wants stock.
Look in the t mobile s3 section there should be a Odin file you can flash (stock firmware)
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Well first of all the T999L released with 4.1.2 so something doesn't seem right, and it may be why its not updating. To get a better idea of the phone model, can you post a screenshot of the about device section? And I assume you are not rooted correct? Download this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo scroll to firmware info and post it here as well
Thanks for the replies!
ryant100 said:
Look in the t mobile s3 section there should be a Odin file you can flash (stock firmware)
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I didn't see any stock stuff in the tmobile s3 ROM list, but I did a little more searching and found this thread with stock firmware and OTA's:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
Not sure if I should try to do the OTA update or one of the complete firmwares. Any idea why there is no OTA update for 4.3?
serio22 said:
Well first of all the T999L released with 4.1.2 so something doesn't seem right, and it may be why its not updating. To get a better idea of the phone model, can you post a screenshot of the about device section? And I assume you are not rooted correct? Download this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo scroll to firmware info and post it here as well
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Hmmm. Maybe I got the version wrong or maybe it's not really a T999L? She isn't here with the phone right now, so I'll have to get back to you.
I stopped posting the OTA's simply because they're next to useless for us. Fladhing the firmware via Odin has a much greater success rate snd OTA's are notorious for causing all sorts of problems. Just wasn't worth the trouble to post them anymore.
I attached the screenshots from the phone info app. Looks like maybe it's not the LTE model after all? I looked behind the battery, and it also says SGH-T999 with no "L" on the end.
The strange thing is that it shows an LTE mode in the network settings. However, I've never seen it actually use LTE mode, even though T-mobile says it should work at our location (Seattle). Using the Ookla speed test app, I get ~4 Mbps down (the same speed as my Galaxy Exhibit).
I'm thinking about returning the phone if it is not the correct model. I'm curious though, if I try updating the firmware and it doesn't work, can I restore everything exactly to it's current state before I return it? I don't want them to refuse the return because I messed with the firmware.
Ok looks like you got a Frankenstein phone.. That's an at&t bootloader with a Canadian product/model name & T999 build that I've never heard of.. I would just return it or ask for an exchange, not worth it to keep messing with it
Yup. Another one! And its got a csc from the I9300! The LEM build, if I remember right, was the original stock 4.0.4 firmware. But there is way too much conflicting info there for me to be comfortable recommending much of anything.
I just installed that app to make sure it wasn't giving bad info, and it is showing everything correctly for mine.
As for the LTE showing up in the menu, that isnt too uncommon. If you want to know what you are really connected to, check Settings, About Device, Status, Network Type. Best to do this during a large download.
But aside from it being a franken-phone, everything that is related to the T-Mobile model points to it being a non-LTE T999.
DocHoliday77 said:
Yup. Another one! And its got a csc from the I9300!
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Yeah I noticed that too but guess I forgot to mention it ? so odd how out of nowhere there this wave of franken-phones going around
Thanks for everyone's advice. I'm going to return the phone.
Probably the best choice. Its just more trouble than its worth imo.
I need to restore a live demo unit back to factory defaults with all the live demo crap on it. Does anyone have a link to the stock T700x rom that comes with the live demo units?
A link would be greatly appreciated, thanks
Please give me more info on the tablet. Is it wifi variant?, what country did you get it at? I can get you a link if you tell me that stuff.
If you do a master reset, you can get the normal rom.
From there, it's just a matter of downloading and installing the Retail Mode app, which can be found on the Play Store by searching for "retailsamsung".
I believe the password for the Tab S as well as the Note 4 and S5 retail modes is 5444, but I could be wrong on that.
DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
Please give me more info on the tablet. Is it wifi variant?, what country did you get it at? I can get you a link if you tell me that stuff.
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As I said in the OP its the T700X variant. Its the Samsung Demo unit that comes with WIFI only. Thanks for your reply, greatly appreciate you offering to help.
esodak said:
If you do a master reset, you can get the normal rom.
From there, it's just a matter of downloading and installing the Retail Mode app, which can be found on the Play Store by searching for "retailsamsung".
I believe the password for the Tab S as well as the Note 4 and S5 retail modes is 5444, but I could be wrong on that.
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Its a demo unit i removed the stock stuff, installed custom recovery and flashed one of the roms in the dev section. Didnt intend to returning it to stock but something came up and now i have to return it to samsung. Thanks for your reply, I appreciate.
cybot_x1024 said:
Its a demo unit i removed the stock stuff, installed custom recovery and flashed one of the roms in the dev section. Didnt intend to returning it to stock but something came up and now i have to return it to samsung. Thanks for your reply, I appreciate.
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I don't think there's a rom out there. Your best bet is to install t700 rom and then that live demo app. Any reason why u need to send back? Warranty?
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NJ_RAMS_FAN said:
I don't think there's a rom out there. Your best bet is to install t700 rom and then that live demo app. Any reason why u need to send back? Warranty?
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Thanks for your help. Found a debloated odin flashable TAR for it which i flashed on to it. Still had the screen saver so all that was left was the demo mode APK package that was removed.
Here's the link to the odin flashable TAR for anyone who may run into the same issue
Code:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358556680
cybot_x1024 said:
I need to restore a live demo unit back to factory defaults with all the live demo crap on it. Does anyone have a link to the stock T700x rom that comes with the live demo units?
A link would be greatly appreciated, thanks
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OK it's not difficult at mate, here what oh do.
1- go to Sam firmware website choose your device and then country of firmware download it.
2-install the firmware with odin.
3-for easy Google download (Samsung retail apk), it will take you to Samsung website where oh download apk and files for your phone.
4-there is very easy instruction on Samsung website at same we page just walk trough and tablet will convert back to factory demo unit.
Any question just ask.
cliffhangersoa said:
OK it's not difficult at mate, here what oh do.
1- go to Sam firmware website choose your device and then country of firmware download it.
2-install the firmware with odin.
3-for easy Google download (Samsung retail apk), it will take you to Samsung website where oh download apk and files for your phone.
4-there is very easy instruction on Samsung website at same we page just walk trough and tablet will convert back to factory demo unit.
Any question just ask.
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Whoah! 1 year 1 month 8 days later and I still get replies! Thanks for the reply, I can't even remember why I needed to restore it but I did. I no longer have the device now.
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Attempting to move in the other direction
Seeing as this thread still has some life in it... I'm trying to help a friend get a T700 out of demo mode, do you remember how you did it with your? I'm currently attempting to download the stock rom that matches what is on the tablet currently to re-flash it, but the download estimates are multiple hours long, so I was hoping that wasn't the only way out.
Never mind, I re-read the thread and you already said how you got it out. Looks like I'm waiting for a long download, hopefully this one doesn't die in the middle again.
Thanks
My SGH-T889 Phone does reboot into recovery, does bootloop for some reason. even though there was an OS on it. i might've fixed the bootloop but Theres no 2011 firmware for SGH-T889. please help!
Did you try flashing stock firmware from sammobile.com using Odin?
Yes.
But it didn't work sadly. am i missing something? my dad screwed his phone up. the old phone. this phone is from 2011. not even samfirmware or sammobile has it rip. and i found legit nothing at all
EDIT: Its really from 2011. read the whole thing before ya post. its a good idea to not to post things that make us feel ignored
The phone was announced in October 2012 according to swappa.com (https://swappa.com/specs/samsung-galaxy-note-2-tmobile) and a few other sites I saw. Also, the mod team for the Note 2 XDA forum was created on March 7, 2013.
Did you confirm the model # in download mode?
I recommend trying to flash the latest stock ROM from sammobile.com.
Thanks
Going to try it to see if that damn thing works
Meet me on discord: SCP-999 (Dhwang)#9753
I think thats the right one. seems the same
Hi,
Sorry, I don't use discord.
I recommend booting into download mode, confirm the model #, then fine the latest stock ROM for the phone from sammobile.com and flash it with Odin.
Now one problem is just that i have the damn battery crap happening ;-;
Did you get a chance to flash the latest stock ROM? Does the phone boot properly? What do you mean by battery crap?
Yep. it was the battery/OEM Battery. we Replaced it with an ANKER battery. it worked Thanks!