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[Q] Galaxy S6 Lollipop 5.1.1

Hello guys,
I've downloaded firmware 5.1.1 for my Galaxy S6 SM-G920F but I didn't flash it because some of the websites said that it will cause battery drainage very badly.
Any one has done it? what about solving Ram issue? any information please

Araz86 said:
Hello guys,
I've downloaded firmware 5.1.1 for my Galaxy S6 SM-G920F but I didn't flash it because some of the websites said that it will cause battery drainage very badly.
Any one has done it? what about solving Ram issue? any information please
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Battery for my is better that 5.0.2
Ram management isn't fixed

t-shock said:
Battery for my is better that 5.0.2
Ram management isn't fixed
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Thanks buddy
So you prefer not to update it?

Araz86 said:
Thanks buddy
So you prefer not to update it?
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Have you tripped the Knox ?
If yes, stay
If no, update to 5.1.1

t-shock said:
Have you tripped the Knox ?
If yes, stay
If no, update to 5.1.1
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Just curious, what difference does it make if he has tripped Knox or not?

Frankly I never used Knox and what is has to do with the update?

guidofguido said:
Just curious, what difference does it make if he has tripped Knox or not?
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Araz86 said:
Frankly I never used Knox and what is has to do with the update?
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Because if you update to 5.1.1 you have to break/trip knox to gain root, but if you have 5.0.2 you won't have to

Thanks for the info,
What about downgrading? Is it possible to get back to 5.0.2 after the update?
Sent from my SM-G920F

Araz86 said:
Thanks for the info,
What about downgrading? Is it possible to get back to 5.0.2 after the update?
Sent from my SM-G920F
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No, I tried it and I failed

Thanks buddy
It means better not to update if they didnt solve Ram issue
Sent from my SM-G920F

5.1.1 is much smoother and have less battery drain in my opinion.
I don't care about knoxx, the only thing what is important is smoothness of my phone.
I tryed custom recovery, stock recovery, root, no root,
And to be honest now I'm running the latest Xtrestolite (odex) and it's the best update till now! ( in my opinion )

5.1.1 will come to you at some point weather you like it or not. Best version of 5.1.1 is the one offered via OTA which is specific to your country. No fears of bricking your phone or voiding your warranty. A little patience is needed to wait for it as Samsung deploys it slower than we expected it. If you are the one who cares only for the latest which on most cases is the greatest and willing to take risks then flash away.

Thanks guys for the answers,
Mine is SM-G920F which the update came for france! Is it workable in other countries?

I'm just wondering is the 920F the more popular international model over the 920I? I have the 920F by the way.
There seems to be all kinds of bugs with 5.1.1, is it worth updating to it? If anything, I think I'll at least wait for the OTA, I live in America so will I get the OTA at same time as others around the world?

Can anyone confirm longer exposures than 1/10 sek in 5.1.1? For example try Manual Camera. In 5.0.2 the max. exposure is 1/10
Thanks!

I've updated it and its really smooth and faster.
But unfortunately the Ram Issue is the same! Still reaching 88%!!

Its a large update, its o er 500mb. I updated with no problems. I find the battery life a bit better. The phone runs smoother and there are a few extras with camera. I'm nit a camera person but do a search and you'll get the idea of the chance. You can now get rid off s finder and quick connect. Other features too. I like the update and Knox is not important to me, however. YOU CAN'T ROOT, right now.

Mig1234 said:
Its a large update, its o er 500mb. I updated with no problems. I find the battery life a bit better. The phone runs smoother and there are a few extras with camera. I'm nit a camera person but do a search and you'll get the idea of the chance. You can now get rid off s finder and quick connect. Other features too. I like the update and Knox is not important to me, however. YOU CAN'T ROOT, right now.
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Yes you can.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/root-file-to-sm-g920f-ilo-5-1-1-t3147176

Says Kernel not supported and it wont boot. Now have to use Odin to get back. 920P is not supported! Can't get back thru Odin so I'm letting it boot. Taking a long time and but finally there. I had to wipe everything. I'll let you know if it's rooted now. It booted but can;t use touch.

Did you guys update to 5.1 via ota? I'm in the UK with a non branded s6 and nothing available for me

N8013 the 2012 edition be upgraded to 4.4 without rooting ??

Just curious, I have an N8013 2012 edition, can that be upgraded to 4.4 without rooting, I I don't want to have to setup the whole tablet again, but would like to have 4.4 on it because a few 3rd party apps I use require minimum 4.2
If possible can someone guide me, cheers

Wow i guess not possible, 90 plus views and no replies, I guess I have no choice but to root.

Just flash a 4.4.2 ROM from GT-N8010 with Odin. 8010 and 8013 have the same hardware, wifi only...
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-N8010/
Should be possible...

xf69 said:
Just flash a 4.4.2 ROM from GT-N8010 with Odin. 8010 and 8013 have the same hardware, wifi only...
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-N8010/
Should be possible...
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Which country firmware, or does that matter, and would I have to complete reset the device up ?? TIA

Country doesn't matter, you have a No-SIMcard device...and yes, complete reset

xf69 said:
Country doesn't matter, you have a No-SIMcard device...and yes, complete reset
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If you use the 8010 kitkat version you will have issues with the mobile addons unless you root and remove them. Kitkat will NOT be released for the n8013. Samsung has no intentions of upgrading the wifi only US tablet EVER.
They released 1 update for the tablet and that's it. No security updates or bug fixes. And that is due to Apple suing them. The N8013 is one of the tablets Apple seems to think Samsung copied even though it has a pen.
You might as well root your tablet. The bloat on the stock rom is horrid.

please help me root
DJB628 said:
Wow i guess not possible, 90 plus views and no replies, I guess I have no choice but to root.
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I have heard that n8000 and n0813 has the same firmware ? if then please tell me how you rooted it ? I am having the official firmware.

bit of help please

Hi all ok my query may be a quick one to answer. Tried my best researching this forum but their is so many different roots for your phone dont know which are good and which arn't.
Basically at this stage not interested in customer roms as my phone is fairly new and will plan to try some roms later on. At this moment in time i just need simple root access as im wanting to play emulators and the controllers connected wont connect as i dont have root access. I would like it rooted but to kep on the same stock rom and dont want the knox to be affected.
Which is the best, safest most successful way to just root the s6? and as always can it be reverted at any time? Many thanks
Device: SM-G920F (flat phone)
ROM name:? STOCK?
ROM version and baseband version: G920FXXS3DPB3
Build number: MMB29K.G920FXXS3DPB2
kernel version and its settings: 3.10.61 - 7086820 / [email protected]#1 / FRI FEB 26 17:20:09 KST 2016
NOT Rooted
STOCK ROM
Android version: 6.0.1
KNOX version: KNOX 2.6

morgiee said:
Hi all ok my query may be a quick one to answer. Tried my best researching this forum but their is so many different roots for your phone dont know which are good and which arn't.
Basically at this stage not interested in customer roms as my phone is fairly new and will plan to try some roms later on. At this moment in time i just need simple root access as im wanting to play emulators and the controllers connected wont connect as i dont have root access. I would like it rooted but to kep on the same stock rom and dont want the knox to be affected.
Which is the best, safest most successful way to just root the s6? and as always can it be reverted at any time? Many thanks
Device: SM-G920F (flat phone)
ROM name:? STOCK?
ROM version and baseband version: G920FXXS3DPB3
Build number: MMB29K.G920FXXS3DPB2
kernel version and its settings: 3.10.61 - 7086820 / [email protected]#1 / FRI FEB 26 17:20:09 KST 2016
NOT Rooted
STOCK ROM
Android version: 6.0.1
KNOX version: KNOX 2.6
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As of now there is no method available which could root your phone without tripping knox (except for 5.0.2),

morgiee said:
Which is the best, safest most successful way to just root the s6? and as always can it be reverted at any time?
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CF-AutoRoot is probably the best way to go. It does most of the work for you. The phone can be unrooted, I guess, but KNOX will >always< be tripped
And I really wouldn't bother waiting around for a method to be developed that doesn't trip KNOX... People aren't hopeful and there doesn't seem to be much of an appetite from developers to create a method either

Thanks for the response, so what exactly will go wrong or happen if the KNOX is tripped? who do it connect to? and can it be un tripped if root access is removed? Just weighing up my options as im about 4 months into this s6 contract with EE
Thanks again.

morgiee said:
Thanks for the response, so what exactly will go wrong or happen if the KNOX is tripped? who do it connect to? and can it be un tripped if root access is removed? Just weighing up my options as im about 4 months into this s6 contract with EE
Thanks again.
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There's NO WAY to untrip Knox for Exynos 7420 devices -for now-
If the KNOX tripped, you just can't use Samsung Pay and if you're rooted, you can't get OTA. If you reflash your device with Smart Switch, you'll get the OTA support again but there's no way to get the Samsung Pay support back.

Rooting Options

Hello. I want to root my S6. It's firmware is 6.0.1. I hear there is an option that trips the KNOX on 6.0.1., so if I root it on 6.0.1., I want to make sure I do it absolutely correctly, so I don't mess anything up, because you know as well as me that if the KNOX is tripped and the phone is bricked, you're outa luck with Samsung. So is there a guide for any sort of newbies on how to do this?
Awhile back, I rooted it on 5.0.2., and wanted to update it, so I used Odin to restore my phone. I used pingpongroot, so the the KNOX was left intact. That said, does anyone know if I can downgrade to 5.0.2. and root without tripping the KNOX? Pretty sure I have old 5.0.2. files around from when I restored my phone the first time.

Also, does anyone know if a rooted phone with a tripped KNOX fetches less than a normal phone when you are selling it. I may sell this in the future, probably to Verizon. If I wipe and restore everything with Odin before selling, will they care about the voided warranty?

There is currently no way to root a Verizon s6 on version 6 and once on version 6 there's no way to downgrade to 5.0.2.

Shawn haz root said:
There is currently no way to root a Verizon s6 on version 6 and once on version 6 there's no way to downgrade to 5.0.2.
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Oh gotcha! I was under the impression that there was a root available for the S6 6.0.1. Is Verizon not supported?

Not supported
Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

jzoo said:
Oh gotcha! I was under the impression that there was a root available for the S6 6.0.1. Is Verizon not supported?
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Yes, Verizon isn't supported

Shawn haz root said:
Yes, Verizon isn't supported
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Shoot, well hopefully it is supported sometime!

jzoo said:
Shoot, well hopefully it is supported sometime!
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No kidding. Wish they would stop screwing us.
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At this point I don't really care if I trip Knox or not. Just need the root. I've brought my phone back from many many soft bricks and a few hard bricks <not fun.

It is Verizon. They do not care about you.

I'm on 5.0.2. May I know which methods to use to root my G920V?

Stock S8+ Oreo beta software.

Is it possible to find the beta firmware for the G955F? Just don't know where to look if someone could link me. Cheers

skeamznz said:
Is it possible to find the beta firmware for the G955F? Just don't know where to look if someone could link me. Cheers
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Flashing TWRP and custom ROM, there's not an official .zip signed by Samsung that won't trip Knox.
So be patient and wait for official release, or break Knox, wareanty, Samsung Pay and Secure folder in half.

sirobelec said:
Flashing TWRP and custom ROM, there's not an official .zip signed by Samsung that won't trip Knox.
So be patient and wait for official release, or break Knox, wareanty, Samsung Pay and Secure folder in half.
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I have already tripped knox so i'm not worried about that. Just looking for a link to the stock beta firmware

skeamznz said:
I have already tripped knox so i'm not worried about that. Just looking for a link to the stock beta firmware
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Then a quick search using the search box here will help you find it quickly.