Hi,
First post so be kind..
I've got a UK G3 D855 which, after having massive problems with overheating & battery life following the 5.0 update earlier this year, I rooted. After finding this rendered some of my most used apps useless (not liking rooted devices), I used the unroot tool to revert to stock. I've been reasonably happy with 4.4.2 but would prefer to try updating again now to the latest version (5.1.1?).
Now the problem I have is when using the check for updates within the update centre, I am told it is running the latest version available!
Any ideas why and how to get around?
Thanks.
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Hi.
I live in UAE and purchased my Note2 in UAE as well but i never got kitkat update. so I checked and realized that one time when i was in iran I received my jelly bean upgrade and i did it and my CSC showed TEH (iran). and kitkat was never released for iran (hence i never got the update).
So i downloaded official UAE kitkat Fiemwere from sammobile.com/ and loaded it on my phone using Odin (FYI I am not a pro at all, i was just following instructions and I never rooted my phone).
after the upgrade i noticed a significant decrease in performance, it got extremely laggy.
Im hoping someone here can help me fix it... will a hard reset do the job (since after upgrade nothing was deleted. all my apps and data was intact. the only thing which i had to uninstall and reinstall was purchased apps which stopped working after upgrade).
thank you in advance
Why dont you try custom roms.. You will get lots n lots of features.. And its pretty simple processes
Did the G3 even get 4.4.4 ?
Just searched for the term 4.4.4 but not a lot showed up in the results. Not had this G3 long, still not sure I even like it after coming from a Nexus 4 with 2 years trouble-free usage, the lag from this G3 occasionally annoys me and I feel like going back to my Nexus 4.
This is, I value xposed framework, app compatibility, and stability more than just having the latest thing. Lollipop isn't bad, chupa chups(?) Is great but not enough to give up the above.
Another thing, I still don't have any updates showing up in software updates, on 4.4.2 UK 855 G3 on 3 network, only LG ones.
So, are there any decent 4.4.4 ROMs? And would a dirty flash over 4.4.2 be OK?
Many thanks for any help.
John.
There are, as of now, no stock or custom 4.4.4 based ROMs. LG skipped 4.4.4 and went from 4.2.2(or 4.4.2, please correct me if I'm wrong)->5.0.
Went straight from 4.4.2 to 5.0
Theres the cloudyg3 rom (the previous version of the rom is kitkat) but with no further development since it went to lollipop.
You have to go with the upgrades ,i dont like myself LL but we have to move forward
I appreciate that we cannot dwell in the past but Lollipop on G3 just ain't ready for primetime, and could be many updates away from getting there. Kitkit runs better than most admit, has the best compatibility, best battery life, and has xposed.
With some tweaks, scripts installed such as the mem script, and lots of bloat removed or disabled, KitKat runs really well. And I believe there can be more done to it, more tweaks, more bloat disabled - I still see quite a few apps running that could possibly be removed.
So like an idiot, As soon as I got my Verizon G3 I checked for updates and updated to 4.4.2 KK w/ 3.4.0 Kernel and now it seems as though any developent I try and do gets blocked by the patch work.
So far I've tried to:
Stump root
Purple Drake
Flash CM11 via ROM Installer....None of which had any success. I am however able to run Google Now and Nova Launchers!!! EXCITING RIGHT?!
Can anyone tell me if there has been a way that people have gotten around this now seemingly unrootable / unROMable phone? Also, does anyone know when the official Lollipop 5.0 will be available?
Thanks guys!
So, you want to root it?
Downgrade and root it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785089
noobie question - after rooting, how do i get the latest "unbloated" version ?
noobie question -
So I finally rooted my phone today because I got sick of looking at all the AT&T Bloatware (and also being unable to update my phone since I use it on t-mobile)
after rooting, how do i get the latest "unbloated" software version ? 4.4.4 please, no lollipop until they fix all the bugs.
Can someone direct me to a step by step process of putting (flashing?) the official HTC software (ROM?)
Thanks
nightfall117 said:
noobie question -
So I finally rooted my phone today because I got sick of looking at all the AT&T Bloatware (and also being unable to update my phone since I use it on t-mobile)
after rooting, how do i get the latest "unbloated" software version ? 4.4.4 please, no lollipop until they fix all the bugs.
Can someone direct me to a step by step process of putting (flashing?) the official HTC software (ROM?)
Thanks
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think 5.0 is official and fully working on Sprint. I thought that's what the newer Verizon 5.0 Sense custom ROMs were based on. I'm on Verizon so I don't go milling about the Sprint forum, but I'd imagine there'd be a debloated stock or lightly modified ROM out there. If you're just unlocked and not s-off you'd need to flash the boot.img separately, but the ROM thread or a help thread should explain how that works of you're unfamiliar.
I got this SM-P600 last year for my birthday, I shortly rooted it then installed a ROM and went on my merry way.
There have always been a couple nagging issues with the rom, infrequent random restarting and blanking out my lockscreen and homescreen wallpapers.
Its on the ND2 bootloader but the "fingerprint" says NH3 release-keys, so NH3 firmware I assume.
It is rooted, twrp 2.5 or 2.6 I think.
I just want to get the firmware updated and install a stable rom on it since the restarting and wiping away wallpaper is really getting on my nerves lately.
I have been out of the tweaking and modding environment for almost a year now and I don't know where to pick up again.
So I am looking for advice and opinions.
I need to find a firmware only page, or a way to update the firmware easily, or am I missing something here?
I'd like to hear about a couple roms people out there are using, why you use it and how long?
I'd like to know if I need to have the bootloader and firmware be the same version and if that might be why I am having issues.
Can anyone point me to the right place?
Hmm, I only root and run stock roms with some minor housekeeping, so cannot help you with your ROM issues. I would imagine though that anybody who could will need to know WHAT ROM you installed.
In the meantime, the best thread I know of for you to gather information is the one at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2723420 ... Its an ALL-IN-ONE thread for the Note 10.1 (2014 edition). Please not though that the forum rules stipulate it is only for information sharing, not for questions, so you may want to visit there, catch up as best you can and then come back here with more specific questions...
Is there any reason you don't want to use stock? I ask because based on what you are saying, it doesn't appear that you chose a custom ROM with any particular intentions, but rather because ... well, apparently custom is awesome If you don't need anything particular, you will be much better off just running a rooted stock with some debloating to keep things spiffy. As of now, I believe the P600 is still on 4.4.4, for which root should be available. The LTE versions started receiving 5.1.1 updates last week and while it is quite awesome to run the latest lollipop, no root as of yet.
Cheers,
Karthik