Hey folks I've just now upgraded to this device and have been a dev for write some time now but mostly for HTC. My firmware and kernel are predated may of 2015 so I'd like to get suggestions from users that have had experience with the s6. What I'm looking to do is sim unlock, root, run twrp recovery, and eventually build roms for this device. So where should I start, take the update first, then sim unlock, root, & recovery, or do all of this now before I update my firmware using the ota? I've read that we can access root with 5.0.2 & 5.1.1 but what's your opinion? I would rather not trip my Knox but it's not a deal breaker if I do, since I own my device. Thanks in advance for your input. Oh and I'm not a noob and have read all the threads here. It's just a little confusing where to start since the device has been out a while now. You're all ahead of my game a little bit. Lol
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Just do it all now. The 5.1.1 update isnt huge.
Will I just have to flash the updated firmware and rom to get the 5.1.1 if I do it all now?
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Yes.
BluT00th said:
Yes.
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I'm on it man & thank you. Hopefully this thread will help others that might be just getting the device as well. I'll chime back in after everything is complete..
Really Useful Thread
gimmeitorilltell said:
I'm on it man & thank you. Hopefully this thread will help others that might be just getting the device as well. I'll chime back in after everything is complete..
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6/general/how-to-to-100-stock-root-t3075448
Just updated today. It is an excellent guide.
Well an update here. The build that came with my device was not listed anywhere as rootable or unlockable. What I did find was info stating to update my device to get a newer version that would be workable. After that update my device still had a version that nobody could do anything with yet. Looks like I'll just have to wait it out or get another device before my 14 days are up.
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I have traded my s6 for the note 5. I was hoping to be able to support this device in the future, and still may, but my gf has the s6 now.
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Last month I rooted my att note 2 and installed Twrp and the jedi X 13 rom. I noticed today that my wife's note 2 on the stock att rom has much faster data speeds. So I decided to check the baseband version and found she was on mca4 while I'm still on ucalk7. I'm almost positive that this is the reason my data speeds are slower but would like to know for sure. And if so, can I just flash the modem and ril file without touching the custom rom? And also can you point me to the proper files to flash?
Thanks,
Wade
We cannot help you here. Contact a mod to move this post to att note 2 forums. This is the sprint note 2 forums. We are cdma. Sorry.
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patrao_n said:
We cannot help you here. Contact a mod to move this post to att note 2 forums. This is the sprint note 2 forums. We are cdma. Sorry.
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Shoot! My bad. I guess I should've seen that. Sorry! :-\
No problem. If you report your own thread just ask for it to be moved. Good luck on fixing your problem.:beer:
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1st, I wanna thank the mod for moving this to the right place. I had a brain fart yesterday and posted it in the Sprint forums. So thank you!!
2nd, I solved the problem with my data speeds and it had nothing to do with the modem. At&t had my phone identified on their network as a iphone 3gs somehow, so I was never on the LTE network and therefore wasn't getting the LTE data speeds.
However, through troubleshooting this I was able to find the information needed to update my baseband to the newest one without any problems and can confirm the Jedi X 13 rom works great on an LTE network in case anyone was wondering.
I love this forum and have learned a lot through reading and wanna thank everyone for all the good work!!
Thanks,
Wade
Great job Wade!
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Hi guys,
I tried to figure this all out. I am on a Samsung Note 3 - i317 - Android 4.1.2 - UCAMC3.
I am in Germany from time to time and need to unlock it. I actually talked to AT&T many times, but those morons are not able to unlock it (seriously!!)! The last person I talked to said: "Why don't you just unlock it yourself, there is plenty of help on the internet". So I take that as a permission to root and flash.
However, I rooted it yesterday and I read that to unlock it I need the J3 modem. Now my question is, can I just flash the J3 modem, unlock it and then flash back to UCAM3 / do the latest OTA update afterwards? I have TWRP on the phone.
Is there anything else I need to watch out for? Please give me hints if I am on the right track.
Thanks guys!!
[EDIT] OK, so I just did it! I flashed the J2 Modem and tried the unlock. It worked! Just flashed back my CAMC3 Modem and everything is great. Thanks to those who work hard on getting all this stuff lined up for us dummies!!!
BTW your not on a note 3 lol
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Your rooted phone won't get stock updates.
Hi guys,
HAHA ... yeah, of course I meant Note2 ... :silly:
Thanks for the hint that it won't get stock updates. I actually just found that out because I tried to install the OTA update.
So one last question for now:
I just downloaded the newest H3 modem and flashed it with TWRP. My system info now shows:
Baseband version: I317UCAMH3
Build number JZO54K.I317UCAMC3
Is it normal that build and baseband differ? I saw a screenshot somewhere else and the build had the CAMH3 version as well. Did I do something wrong or is that normal?
Thanks guys for all your help!! :good:
Your fine. Build is rom related not modem man.
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Baseband and firmware generally read the same. ..unless you flash a different setup. ..
Modem or firmware separately from one another. .
The device won't care unless they are not compatible code. ..
Simply verify the files to make sure they are for this device and your good. ..
And of course you should always read the instructions for the files just in case the developer requirements changed for some reason. ..g
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esprit1st said:
Hi guys,
HAHA ... yeah, of course I meant Note2 ... :silly:
Thanks for the hint that it won't get stock updates. I actually just found that out because I tried to install the OTA update.
So one last question for now:
I just downloaded the newest H3 modem and flashed it with TWRP. My system info now shows:
Baseband version: I317UCAMH3
Build number JZO54K.I317UCAMC3
Is it normal that build and baseband differ? I saw a screenshot somewhere else and the build had the CAMH3 version as well. Did I do something wrong or is that normal?
Thanks guys for all your help!! :good:
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you re fine! Baseband has nothign to do with your build number. Build number generally means what rom base you are on. you re good to go. I think everyone is rocking the H3 modem right now and speeds vary depending where you are geographically but the WIFI data speeds are a little faster.
Thanks guys for the feedback!!
It's working great. Really seems to be much faster on WIFI. I didn't do speedtests, but it just feels faster.
k1mu has created a USABLE root tool for the RAZR M, originally intended on the Samsung S4.
Low and behold it works on our latest firmware 98.30.1, 9.8.1Q-94-1.
There are many others that have confirmed that this works as well as me.
<MOD EDIT> Visit the original thread HERE
Credits go to k1mu.
Make sure the device is connected via USB to a computer and make sure USB debugging is enabled.
Simply unzip, and run the .bat file and follow the instructions.
Good luck!
I don't get it. Are you going to keep your attachment in sync with his? He has updated 16 times in a year.
Plus an update is due anytime for us in particular.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49288923&postcount=22
Do not take me wrong, I am the king of attachment whores, but I could not help pointing out a key issue here.
You did not even put a link to the Op!:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
You give no credit to kc6wke who is in our gratitude also!
Edit If I came on & saw your op about this topic, I would not have created another. I would contribute to yours....
There is a thread for support & many examples of 'M user's success:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2602657
This causes needless confusion. Please delete. Thank you.
aviwdoowks said:
I don't get it. Are you going to keep your attachment in sync with his? He has updated 16 times in a year.
Plus an update is due anytime for us in particular.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49288923&postcount=22
Do not take me wrong, I am the king of attachment whores, but I could not help pointing out a key issue here.
You did not even put a link to the Op!:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
You give no credit to kc6wke who is in our gratitude also!
Edit If I came on & saw your op about this topic, I would not have created another. I would contribute to yours....
There is a thread for support & many examples of 'M user's success:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2602657
This causes needless confusion. Please delete. Thank you.
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I agree. Without the detailed directions in the original post in the VZ S4 forum, important directions to make this work is lost.
For example, I'm going to be posting directions this weekend that will allow this to work on a number of devices without using adb.
I'm trying to make this better, run on more devices, make it faster, etc... I can't be managing snapshots all over the forums.
Yeah, I know, it's exiting to have root. Let's not complicate it unnecessarily.
gr8 job
wow after many time to go root sucessfully ty saferoot working in razr m but bootloader in locked help me to unlock bootloader
ikram123 said:
wow after many time to go root sucessfully ty saferoot working in razr m but bootloader in locked help me to unlock bootloader
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If you're on the latest OTA, YOU CANNOT UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER.
my virsion
i have Bulid Number is 9.8.1Q-94-1 and System version is 98.30.1 XT907
Help me To Unlock Bootloader
RikRong said:
If you're on the latest OTA, YOU CANNOT UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER.
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ikram123 said:
i have Bulid Number is 9.8.1Q-94-1 and System version is 98.30.1 XT907
Help me To Unlock Bootloader
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Read my previous post. ^^^^
this is amazing thank you so much. my gf is a million time happier now!
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If you're on the latest OTA, YOU CANNOT UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER.
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Thanks RikRong for saying that. Noone has mentioned that so far cause everyones excited about root. Root aint much if you still have to use SafeStrap. I runnign what my M originally came with and im hoping the Kit Kat update doesnt re-lock it.
lukkypuggy said:
k1mu has created a USABLE root tool for the RAZR M, originally intended on the Samsung S4.
Low and behold it works on our latest firmware 98.30.1, 9.8.1Q-94-1.
There are many others that have confirmed that this works as well as me.
Credits go to k1mu.
Make sure the device is connected via USB to a computer and make sure USB debugging is enabled.
Simply unzip, and run the .bat file and follow the instructions.
Good luck!
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What makes you think we're next in line? Might not be till June for kitkat update.
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zombolt said:
What makes you think we're next in line? Might not be till June for kitkat update.
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Because the droid maxx/ultra/mini got kit kat in mid December. If you go to their site and go to the update page we are next to get it considering all other high end or 'newer' phones have got it
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b0uncyfr0 said:
Thanks RikRong for saying that. Noone has mentioned that so far cause everyones excited about root. Root aint much if you still have to use SafeStrap. I runnign what my M originally came with and im hoping the Kit Kat update doesnt re-lock it.
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I figured people would probably still ask about the BL. However, you can still do a lot of tweaking on the stock ROM if you are rooted.
Thank you mod for the edit! I haven't been on here since. I was in no way taking any credit for this.
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Looks like ma bell is pushing kit kat out anyone get this?
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/05/21/lg-optimus-g-pro-att-kit-kat-update-today/
How does it compare .
Thanks.
This is not the right section for this. There are already several threads started on this topic in the general section. Where threads of this nature belong.
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Opps my bad Moderators please merge move delete this post as needed
Ok. This is confirmed....But
Has anyone modded this to flash outside the software update? Since my phone is rooted and lokified it will not take the update, and a boot loop or something is waiting.
Has anyone have a download and "modded" version for us lesser children???:angel:
Thanks !
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Ok. This is confirmed....But
Has anyone modded this to flash outside the software update? Since my phone is rooted and lokified it will not take the update, and a boot loop or something is waiting.
Has anyone have a download and "modded" version for us lesser children???:angel:
Thanks !
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you have to flash back to stock to get the update ota
overboard1978 said:
you have to flash back to stock to get the update ota
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BE ADVISED: More than likely if you are rooted and you go back to stock and flash this ROM, you will NOT be able to root right away, and Free Gee probably will not work, so if this is important to you. Do NOT flash this ROM OTA. wait till the dev's come up with a rooted version.
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BE ADVISED: More than likely if you are rooted and you go back to stock and flash this ROM, you will NOT be able to root right away, and Free Gee probably will not work, so if this is important to you. Do NOT flash this ROM OTA. wait till the dev's come up with a rooted version.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51575993
This method works for korean KitKat
Any split window on this rom and is it better than s sphinx
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Hello I just got my Note 4 yesterday and already rooted it. What do you guys recommend for a stable ROM for someone coming from using Josh Beach's Jellybomb/KitKat Killer for so many years.
Kongoll said:
Hello I just got my Note 4 yesterday and already rooted it. What do you guys recommend for a stable ROM for someone coming from using Josh Beach's Jellybomb/KitKat Killer for so many years.
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Not familiar with either of those but I'm using Alliance as my DD and highly recommend it along with Emotion kernel.
I would suggest either the Alliance ROM or the Noterized ROM, and use the Emotion kernel with whichever you choose.
Kongoll said:
Hello I just got my Note 4 yesterday and already rooted it. What do you guys recommend for a stable ROM for someone coming from using Josh Beach's Jellybomb/KitKat Killer for so many years.
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If you take OE1 update you will be stuck. Fyi. Until further notice. Enjoy aosp and any oe1 build until then or until a hybrid is hopefully made.
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Droid2drummer said:
If you take OE1 update you will be stuck. Fyi. Until further notice. Enjoy aosp and any oe1 build until then or until a hybrid is hopefully made.
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I had already installed allience rom before you posted this. Today i recieved a text that stated i needed to perform a system update to avoid service interuption. Is this the oe1 you were talking about ? Should i do a factory reset and then update ?
Kongoll said:
I had already installed allience rom before you posted this. Today i recieved a text that stated i needed to perform a system update to avoid service interuption. Is this the oe1 you were talking about ? Should i do a factory reset and then update ?
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No! OE1 is at this time a pair of handcuffs. Look around at some of the threads such as don't take the update
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3118554
and stock rooted ob7.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3060130
You'll see what I mean. Glad I didn't go stock just because I could. A lot of users have learned that lesson the hard way.
U can still unlock your device under the developer options n I just need a nandrod back up of oe1
I purchased my Note 4 from Craigslist and put in a request to At&t for getting the unlock code. They said that the device is still under contract but is not blacklisted. I tried reaching out to the seller but the person doesn't anwer my calls (no surprises here!)
So I'm wondering if it's possbile to downgrade my Note 4 from 4.4.4 to 4.4.2 and ue the RegionLock away. I did a quick search and did not find info on this but I do remember reading about the impossibility of being able to downgrade furthur down from 4.4.4. Can someone please confirm?
We never had 4.3, so no, you can't downgrade to 4.3 because no firmware ever existed.
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Okay, you got me! I meant 4.4.2 instead of 4.3. Let me edit my original question to fix this typo. But the same question still stands.
uhsarp said:
Okay, you got me! I meant 4.4.2 instead of 4.3. Let me edit my original question to fix this typo. But the same question still stands.
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Oh ok lol
I think as long as you aren't on firmware COC5 or COC6, you can. Once COC5 came out, it made reverting impossible.
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spexwood said:
Oh ok lol
I think as long as you aren't on firmware COC5 or COC6, you can. Once COC5 came out, it made reverting impossible.
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I uploaded a screenshot of my build. Can you please take a look at it and let me know that I'm screwed? :laugh: Thanks.
Ok hold on. I'm confusing myself here.
First, COC5 and C6 are both Lollipop, so you aren't at that point. Once you accepted those updates, you can't revert back to 4.4.4.
You're on 4.4.4 now, so you can revert back, but only if:
1) ... our Note 4 was ever on 4.4.3. If it never was, you'd need a custom 4.4.3 rom, which wouldn't be possible anyways since we have a locked bootloader. You'll only be able to install official firmwares for the N910a.
I can't remember if we ever had 4.4.3 though. I only remember 4.4.4. But when I got my phone, it updated right out of the box to the same firmware you have now. So whatever firmware was before that, I never really used. Lol
2) ... you can find a flashable odin version of that firmware. I think it was NKE or something.
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uhsarp said:
I uploaded a screenshot of my build. Can you please take a look at it and let me know that I'm screwed? :laugh: Thanks.
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Your phone is on original firmware as they wore release. There is no lower firmware available for this phone. About RegionLock, You can't use it because app need root and all we have on At&t note 4 is temporally root witch will not work. Best is if you buy unlocking code from some web.