The problem with the device is that its not updating itself.it is on android 4.1.1 ,every time I try to update it by using WIFI it says "updating interrupted and firmware is of latest version." I try using kies but it says "latest version firmware".
would you please assist me in upgrading the phone and plz answer the following. Plz be advised that I have no Access to AT&T.
1> Is there any computer software by which I can update my device (not kies), like VERZION has "Verzion wireless software upgrade assistance". Is there such a pc software of AT&T?.
2> As I mentioned earlier do I must be connected to AT&T or will it be possible that I keep on try updating by WIFI and software will arise?.
your help will be highly appreciated.
Wait stop trying to use the ota for a moment. Do you have any warranty remaining? Do you want to get stuck with a locked bootloader? And loose the ability to flash Odin tar's when you book the phone up? Once you take the MJB bootloader you're stuck like chuck.
If you don't mind custom (that you can use triangle away and Odin to make say official again) check out something like S3Rx in the development section. It gives you 4.3 (the latest update) it fixes a bunch of 4.3 bugs and let's you run MJ2 bootloaders which allow you to downgrade as you please...
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When I first bought this phone, I bought it from amazon and it was an AT&T locked Galaxy s3. I unlocked it using an app called unlockunit and I'm now using it with GoSmart, which is a part of T-Mobile, if I remember correctly.
Anyhow, when I plug my phone into the computer to connect to Kies, Kies does not recognize the phone. When I use OTA updates, the update is interrupted before it starts. Does anyone have a solution to this problem? I want to update to the Android version 4.3 but I can't so I'm stuck using 4.1.2
Okay, I got my phone to connect to kies, I have no idea why it was not earlier, but sometimes it tells me I have to reboot my device... but when I hit tools>firmware upgrade and initialisation, it says [ 'SGH-I747' does not support initilising. ] My current firmware version, according to Kies, is PDA:MG2 / PHONE:MG2 / CSC:MG2 (ATT).
Please help, I'm still trying to update my phone to the latest firmware.
Could I possibly update my phone to the latest firmware by rooting my phone?
After several coding attempts, my Note 2 LTE has finally been unlocked from EE.
It was on JB 4.3 but now I notice that it is on 4.1.2 but I'm unable to contact the unlocker at present.
I tried to do a software update to get back to 4.3 but get a message that 'your device has been modified and SW updates are not available'.
Does this mean that it was rooted to achieve the Sim unlock and if so, how can I tell?
Is there another way to revert to 4.3?
Download a ROM on Sammobile and update your phone with Odin or Mobile Odin.
More information http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
Ba7oU said:
Download a ROM on Sammobile and update your phone with Odin or Mobile Odin.
More information http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
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Thanks for your help.
Does the phone have to be rooted for this? I've just been advised to run Antutu and according to that, it's not rooted.
TBH I'm a bit (OK a lot) scared to do something that's gonna brick my phone.
All I really want is a working phone with the latest updates.
No need to be root, if something fail you can reflash with another usb port until it works.
Hey guys i am trying to use odin to downgrade from android 4.3 to Android 4.1.1 but for some reason it keeps on failing in odin. And now i am stuck in "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". How do i know if i have the correct stock file? I downloaded 4.1.1 from here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1...e=TLS#firmware.. why is it keep on failing? i have checked and kies is off and i am using the original samsung cable odin recognizes the phone but it "fails"
please help
Do you have an AT&T s3? If you do, you cannot downgrade the 4.3 bootlaoder using desktop Odin and there is no stock AT&T 4.3 ROM.
kaboose786 said:
Hey guys i am trying to use odin to downgrade from android 4.3 to Android 4.1.1 but for some reason it keeps on failing in odin. And now i am stuck in "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". How do i know if i have the correct stock file? I downloaded 4.1.1 from here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1...e=TLS#firmware.. why is it keep on failing? i have checked and kies is off and i am using the original samsung cable odin recognizes the phone but it "fails"
please help
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Be thankful Odin failed because if it hadn't you probably would have had a bricked phone on your hands now. Like the senior member already advised, you can't downgrade the bootloader on the 4.3 to an older system. Desktop Odin tries to flash most partitions which is why it failed. If I may ask, why are you trying to downgrade to 4.1.1? If it's to free unlock the phone, you may be advised that there haven't been conclusive results on the viability of this process. It's possible to downgrade the system itself without downgrading the bootloader by flashing with other methods apart from Odin. I'm not aware, however, that anyone's been able to unlock even after this.
It's unlikely you'd be able to use Kies to recover from the phone's current situation as Kies will likely try to update to 4.1.1. If it isn't booting or working normally, you may try doing a hard wipe from recovery. If your phone still has warranty left on it, you may try an authorized service center. I am also assuming you are using an AT&T phone? You may be able to get it fixed at Best Buy
Hi guys. I have this sgh i747(unlocked) im using it in Europe and i have updated it with kies to 4.1.1. now i want to update is further more but idk how. I cant do it OTA cuz i dont have American card. Is therr any way to update it without getting rooted? And if thete is pls tell me if phone will get locked after that. Thanks in advance, im kinda noobish when it comes with updates. excuses
Is your 4.1.1 ROM completely stock? Have you tried doing an OTA update via wifi?
Once your phone it sim unlocked, it will not re-lock after an update.
Unlocking is permanent, just to confirm. And afaik, the only way you'll be able to update without flashing a custom recovery (I assume you don't want this since you don't want root), is to flash the 4.3 (MJB) firmware via Odin. You can find it in a thread in the General section.
After updating to 4.3, use the OTA made available in the same General section to update to 4.4.2.
I am not very much familiar with all intricacies of Android system but i have played around rooting and putting customer firmwares on few devices.
I have AT&T Galaxy S3 with following detals:
Baseband: I747UCUEMJB
Version: 4.3
I had the device rooted in the past but recently un-rooted it and reset the flash counter as well and did factory reset. Did all that since i wanted to use ISIS and couldn't make it work on a rooted S3. Seems it used to work before till they updated ISIS app to patch it.
Now AT&T got 4.4 update and my phone detects it, downloads it but while installing fails at 32%. I have seen many threads where people faced similar issues due to their phones being rooted. Seems something on my phone didn't reset to default.
I found one post which mentions that i can download UCUEMJB_to_UCUFNE4_Firmware_update.zip and load it to phone using TWRP. As i understand, this will update the baseband but android version still remains at 4.3 (?). Is that the path i should be looking for or i am shooting in wrong direction? I want to stay on default firmware since i like to use ISIS till they keep running those cashback promos
Would appreciate some feedback.
Download MJB firmware (thread in General) and flash with Odin. You can stop there or try the ota again.
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Download MJB firmware (thread in General) and flash with Odin. You can stop there or try the ota again.
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Thanks for the reply.
Just to confirm so that i don't mess up, i will apply the following(is modem same as firmware?) and then try OTA.
I747UCUEMJB: modem_CWM_I747UCUEMJB.zip
No. The modem is only one part of the firmware. Firmware includes bootloaders, kernel, system, modem and more.