Hey folks,
I still have 4.3 installed on my note 3 and since its really starting to get a lil old, I was wondering if its finally worth upgrading?
I mean I customized this thing so hard with hand selected debloating of 99% of the system apps that are just spyware/crapware to me, including all google apps except playstore and the required additional apks. Also using xposed to tweak everything to my needs like custom button configs and visual tweaks etc pp..
From what I've seen and read so far things got more difficult in Kitkat than before. Like Apps not beeing able to fully use SD-Card or problems with root etc.. so is there anything really positive that Kitkat or Lollipop added?
Either the stock versions or aosp based?
Would be cool to hear some opinions.
And what about performance? On my 4.3 Rom with custom kernel @ 2225mhz i get like 35-37k antutu score as well. How are your guys' scores nowadays with recent roms and similar clock?
Lol if I could I would downgrade to 4.3. Although Kitkat is okay but the experience varies and I prefer jellybean.
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If I could go back to jellybean I would also
Roll back to jellybean
I have been all the way upto 5.0 but I ended up rolling back to 4.3.
You can roll back to 4.3 without tripping knox. You might get invalid IMEI due to unknown baseband once you downgrade, but flashing the modem file in the 4.4 ROM for your region solves that.
Simply put, I am okay with 4.3
Still on the JellyBean 4.3 (X-Note 7) - what am I missing out? Update recomme...
Can I downgrade to 4.3 on my N9005? Or has anyone did that on N9005?
I'm still on JB 4.3 as well. Reading about the issues with KK (SD card, removal of text reflow from webkit, battery drain, etc.), and Lollipop (white menu screens, battery drain again), even though many (all?) of these can be remedied with root, doesn't make me want to really upgrade. Maybe when the Note 5 comes out, I'll switch devices and use the newer versions of Android, but for now, all of my apps work just fine on JB and battery life is very good, so why bother upgrading? ART would be the only reason I'd be interested in upgrading to Lollipop, but the battery-killing white menus are a major turnoff. If these can be skinned to dark colors, then I'd consider it.
Muthumbi said:
I have been all the way upto 5.0 but I ended up rolling back to 4.3.
You can roll back to 4.3 without tripping knox. You might get invalid IMEI due to unknown baseband once you downgrade, but flashing the modem file in the 4.4 ROM for your region solves that.
Simply put, I am okay with 4.3
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Are you using N900 or N9005? Can you specify the steps you took to downgrade? Thanks!
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Are you using N900 or N9005? Can you specify the steps you took to downgrade? Thanks!
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Follow the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/how-to-roll-5-0-4-4-to-4-3-sm-n900-t3018333
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This_Guyse said:
Are you using N900 or N9005? Can you specify the steps you took to downgrade? Thanks!
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I am using SM-N900
Follow the instructions here
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This_Guyse said:
Are you using N900 or N9005? Can you specify the steps you took to downgrade? Thanks!
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I am using SM-N900
Follow the instructions here
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Follow the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/how-to-roll-5-0-4-4-to-4-3-sm-n900-t3018333
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I am using SM-N900
Follow the instructions here
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I am using SM-N900
Follow the instructions here
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But I am using N9005 so I doubt I can downgrade.
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Don't go to KitKat, just wait Lollipop and feedbacks. My wife 's note 3 9005 has random reboot after upgrading to 4.4.2 and now it has >10 times a day. I tried all of the ways found on Internet (in Wifi advance, reformat ext card, change sim card, root, xposed with KitKat reboot fix, use many many roms, including Lollipop leaked,...) but it is worse now. I don't know it's a hardware problem or software but it was happened after going to KitKat. I have also a Note 3 which was upgraded to KitKat but it doesn't have random reboot, don't know why Official Lollipop is only hope now for my wife 's phone.
PS: as I know we cant downgrade from 4.4 to 4.3 on note 3 9005?
Related
DO YOU WANT 4.3 WITHOUT LOCKING YOUR BOOTLOADER OR KNOX? DO I HAVE A LITTLE TREAT FOR YOU: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2591895
We now have a safestrap! Mind you its an ALPHA and should be used with caution there are currently NO Roms that support it but it does have TWRP. So backups are possible. Read up and download here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2605648
Now that the 4.3 update is out the old thread isn't very accurate.
So I'm making this so we can talk about it!
Rules:
-No spamming
-Be nice
-HAVE FUN
DISCLAMER FOR TAKING THIS UPDATE: your bootloader will become perminantly locked after updating. So if you are fine with no more Roms or Kernels then update away. any rooting applications other then the one listed below will cause hard brick. any attempts to downgrade to MF! HARD BRICK
Some general info on the update rooting ROMs and such
Useful information:
Saferoot for rooting after 4.3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758&highlight=s3
What is "Knox": http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47800268
a good write up on the cons of 4.3 by our local CYanogenMod maintainer @invisiblek : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788313
First? Ha..ha...ha.
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so... if i go back to a stock rooted nan, i wont be able to go back to cm11?
Emoji Input
View Changes I don't like:
On/Off Button uses words "on and off" instead of the sign
Emojis have changed and they look worse than 4.1 (IMO)
Cannot swipe left (or right) to access lock screen camera (3rd app must do that)
No Swipe to Unlock with passcode on
smart--phone said:
View Changes I don't like:
On/Off Button uses words "on and off" instead of the sign
Emojis have changed and they look worse than 4.1 (IMO)
Cannot swipe left (or right) to access lock screen camera (3rd app must do that)
No Swipe to Unlock with passcode on
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More of a 4.3 thing
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Screenshots would be great. I don't have a clue what tw 4.3 looks like lol.
jamminjon82 said:
Screenshots would be great. I don't have a clue what tw 4.3 looks like lol.
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Not sure many actually "installed" the OTA, think most are waiting for beans and them to crack it open.
Aren't those guys all on the s4?
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cammykool said:
More of a 4.3 thing
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Yeah. Meant to change title. Oh well.
You may want to retitle this thread as "TW 4.3" since, you know, 4.3 existed on AOSP for some months.
Beans said on twitter that he hard bricked his s3
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jamminjon82 said:
Beans said on twitter that he hard bricked his s3
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Which means VZW probably has some trickery in this to permalock the bootloader, so be careful.
Can anybody please check what languages does 4.3 have and if they're any different from 4.1.2? As we won't have root as of now, I'm afraid to lose support of one specific language enabled by Language Enabler. Thanks in advance!
Well this is great news. Maybe i'll run it over the holidays for the Camera. Can't wait to see what our great Devs can do with this!
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Which means VZW probably has some trickery in this to permalock the bootloader, so be careful.
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great, permalocked bootloader . The Sprint and T-mobile versions were cracked though...
Someone said delete the new boot loader in the update zip, that's what they had to with the old Motorola.
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CisternaChyli said:
great, permalocked bootloader . The Sprint and T-mobile versions were cracked though...
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Sprint and TMobile are never locked. Just Verizon and ATT. This is basically same as S4 and it has never been unlocked. They are blowing Q-Fuses like old Moto.
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Someone said delete the new boot loader in the update zip, that's what they had to with the old Motorola.
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Think there is something also in the TZ partition if I remember right.
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Sprint and TMobile are never locked. Just Verizon and ATT. This is basically same as S4 and it has never been unlocked. They are blowing Q-Fuses like old Moto.
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Think there is something also in the TZ partition if I remember right.
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yeah there is a check in the trustzone I believe
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I wonder who else is going to try and install it
So seeing that Beans hardbricked his S3, is the only way to unroot back to stock, re-lock the bootloader, and then get the update?
saldomontoya said:
So seeing that Beans hardbricked his S3, is the only way to unroot back to stock, re-lock the bootloader, and then get the update?
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Pretty much. I tried to update and it failed. I'm rooted on stock TW and unlocked. Tried a few things and I can't even get back to a stock unrooted rom
I guess I'll wait for a rooted rom.
Hi,
I was recently given a stock Verizon SCH-I525 but unfortunately they had upgraded it to android 4.3. I have tried almost every way to root this thing with no luck. How do I go about rooting this version? If I can't, is there a way to flash it back to one of the older versions and then root it?
Thanks
Jim
Would Also Like to know if this is possible?
jas903 said:
Hi,
I was recently given a stock Verizon SCH-I525 but unfortunately they had upgraded it to android 4.3. I have tried almost every way to root this thing with no luck. How do I go about rooting this version? If I can't, is there a way to flash it back to one of the older versions and then root it?
Thanks
Jim
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I also am in same situation and would like to be able to put a rom on my mothers phone, I know there has to be a way since we got around the bootloader in the new note 3 I have? So Please Help Us Out In a Direction Please.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575661
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quickasschell said:
I also am in same situation and would like to be able to put a rom on my mothers phone, I know there has to be a way since we got around the bootloader in the new note 3 I have? So Please Help Us Out In a Direction Please.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639337
This link will you both
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I posted links to help u ppl out. CANT UNLOCK BOOTLOADER. ONLY CAN FLASH TW 4.3 ROMS
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I've go all over the forums looking for a 4.4.2 ROM touchwiz based to try on my Galaxy s4 active i537, I'm also willing to try any ROMs to see if it's works or not and report it back to let others know.
Any help will be really appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Tried ROMs on i537:
1. Hyperdrive RLS20-Working(must flash master patch for WiFi and other problems.)
2. Graviton-Tried! (bootloops)
Let me know of if you want me to try any Kitkat ROM I'll gladly try it.
Not KitKat but the OC7 SICKASHELL ROM is really nice. I believe it's the only i537 rom, with flash fire being new. If you're still on kitkat though, I believe the regional version of the s4a has a s*** ton of roms to choose from. I don't know how well they will work though.
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bjeastin said:
Not KitKat but the OC7 SICKASHELL ROM is really nice. I believe it's the only i537 rom, with flash fire being new. If you're still on kitkat though, I believe the regional version of the s4a has a s*** ton of roms to choose from. I don't know how well they will work though.
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Edit: with safestrap
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So after solving many problems during flashing, I finally got a 100% clean perfect install working of XtrestoLite MM working on g920w8. Only one problem left, there's no sound in call, but audio works fine taking/playing back a video. phone is a week old, no hardware defects. Is there something Obvious I may have missed?
-xtreStoLite 6.0.1 root enabled
- samsung s6 g920w8
- xposed
-viperFX
- stock kernel
- knox 0x1
- not sure what bootloader/modem is on it but didn't change it manually, maybe its for LP or maybe XtreStoLite flashes newer MM compatible versions
No, ROM doesn't flash BL/modem, the instructions are very specific about verifying those prior to installation.
My suggestion is to flash latest Bell 6.0.1 stock ROM with Odin, which will give you the latest BL/modem, then flash XtreStoLite again.
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DarryDoo said:
No, ROM doesn't flash BL/modem, the instructions are very specific about verifying those prior to installation.
My suggestion is to flash latest Bell 6.0.1 stock ROM with Odin, which will give you the latest BL/modem, then flash XtreStoLite again.
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I'll give it a try. Will the Bell ROM work on this phone? its from Rogers. could I not flash just the bl/modem by themselves? I went back to stock through kies recovery mode when it was bootlooping, and it put me back on lollipop, and in about phone it said "up to date"
The ones in post #5 are older than the new ROM. Rogers hasn't released it yet, but you can flash any Canadian ROM without issue. Plus, you're going to clobber it right away with XtreStoLite.
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Oh, and use the SamFirm tool (search in XDA for it) to download the ROM.
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DarryDoo said:
The ones in post #5 are older than the new ROM. Rogers hasn't released it yet, but you can flash any Canadian ROM without issue. Plus, you're going to clobber it right away with XtreStoLite.
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Oh, and use the SamFirm tool (search in XDA for it) to download the ROM.
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Post #5? I don't know what you're referring to. WOW Rogers is way behind! but not really shocking haha
EDIT: oh I see, you updated your post, I searched for samfirm
Post #5 in the XtreStoLite thread. You sure you read the thread prior to installation???
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DarryDoo said:
Post #5 in the XtreStoLite thread. You sure you read the thread prior to installation???
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absolutely, like a million times since I had so many issues getting it to work at first. I just wasn't sure what you were referring to at first. I'll take another look.
Never had this much trouble with my htc. I guess things were simpler back then.
EDIT: I checked it out, you're right, they're about 2 weeks older than the rom, but the dev linked them, so shouldn't they work? they say they're for 6.0.1, and still only a couple months old right now.
Slow download. I'm gonna come back to it tomorrow. thanks for your time!
Either way will work, but you'll have less heartache installing the stock ROM first. Good luck.
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DarryDoo said:
Either way will work, but you'll have less heartache installing the stock ROM first. Good luck.
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I tried your suggestion today, and it successfully flashed, but its just stuck on the bootscreen. flashed twrp back on and restored my backup but still no sound in call.
EDIT: Ah stupid me. I didn't realize twrp backs up and restores modem on samsung phones, on htc it was never in the list. trying again.
- Still nada. restoring through kies again to rogers 5.1.1
-I gave up, went back to stock. oh well. thanks anyways
All you had to do was flash the call audio fix and the arter kernel and you would've been set.
Tacoo said:
All you had to do was flash the call audio fix and the arter kernel and you would've been set.
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I must have missed the fix. I guess it was an aroma option? I'll give it a try another time, thanks for the input. I wish you had commented yesterday!!
was working OK with stock kernel. did I need arter kernel?
bbmaster123 said:
I must have missed the fix. I guess it was an aroma option? I'll give it a try another time, thanks for the input. I wish you had commented yesterday!!
was working OK with stock kernel. did I need arter kernel?
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It's not in the aroma packages, it's a separate zip file you have to download.
And depending on the rom or the rom base, you're going to need arter kernel or another kernel that was tested to be 100% compatible with The 920T/920W8 models--rom makers will list whether their roms were tested with these models--otherwise the fix won't work.
I don't remember if the default Xtres kernel will work with the fix or not since it's been awhile, but there's no reason to not try it out. Either the stock kernel will work or arters kernel will definitely work.
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It's not in the aroma packages, it's a separate zip file you have to download.
And depending on the rom or the rom base, you're going to need arter kernel or another kernel that was tested to be 100% compatible with The 920T/920W8 models--rom makers will list whether their roms were tested with these models--otherwise the fix won't work.
I don't remember if the default Xtres kernel will work with the fix or not since it's been awhile, but there's no reason to not try it out. Either the stock kernel will work or arters kernel will definitely work.
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I found the fix for both LP and MM so I went with marshmallow, but for some reason it wouldn't boot after my restore in twrp. I tried flashing the arter kernel, but it bootlooped. I eventually gave up, so I tried LP and that worked, so I stuck with it. all problems fixed now. Thanks guys!
I didn't mention call audio fix, as it's included in newer XtreStoLite builds, so unnecessary. As long as a MM BL/modem are on the phone, there should be no reason for the patch.
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Did you do a restore in TWRP? -groan- That's likely the reason for your problems in MM. And why it worked in LP.
If you're game, restore using Titanium Backup. There's a setting for restoring across ROMs, and you can restore only needed data (apps should be re-installed and not restored).
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I already have PK1 MM ROM on my sprint s5, but I can't flash lollipop ROMs and Odin keeps failing.
How should I do that? Thanks.
you cant. there is a physical "fuse" of sorts in the phone that once you are on PK1, you cant go back. All you can do is root, twrp and flash 6.0 ROMs
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you cant. there is a physical "fuse" of sorts in the phone that once you are on PK1, you cant go back. All you can do is root, twrp and flash 6.0 ROMs
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Thanks for your reply
Is there any way to activate wifi hotspot on marshmallow?
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Thanks for your reply
Is there any way to activate wifi hotspot on marshmallow?
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yeah, there are several of wifi hotspot apps out there that work on 6.0. Might want to poke around in the themes and apps section. Sometimes people get a little anxious about talking about hotspot apps because of the debate over it circumventing carriers money making abilities and that violates the TOS of XDA, but the last thing i saw the mods on here were ok with talking about it
I did, from PK1, and PL2 to OK4. So it is posible. Try redownloading/Odining OK4. Also there is a PK1 ROM with hotspot modded.
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Also disable Reactivation Lock if enabled.
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csmasn said:
I did, from PK1, and PL2 to OK4. So it is posible. Try redownloading/Odining OK4. Also there is a PK1 ROM with hotspot modded.
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Also disable Reactivation Lock if enabled.
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you can only odin back if you didnt take the OTA. So, it depends really
Maybe that, because I downloaded the full Tar.
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Maybe that, because I downloaded the full Tar.
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if you take the ota, you cant go back. ive odin'd PCA and gone back to ok4, but ive been rooted with a non stock recovery for almost 3 years
Ok so i see you guys are rooted on marshmallow can you please tell me how did you do it cause i cant find a way to get my phone rooted
Itzdaddyxd said:
Ok so i see you guys are rooted on marshmallow can you please tell me how did you do it cause i cant find a way to get my phone rooted
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what is your baseband version and have you been taking the OTA's?
Im not sure about the ota cause i just got the phone but the baseband do you need the whole thing or just the beginning which is g900p
Itzdaddyxd said:
Im not sure about the ota cause i just got the phone but the baseband do you need the whole thing or just the beginning which is g900p
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the last three in that field actually
Oh ok the last 3 are QB3
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Oh ok the last 3 are QB3
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here is the list of sprint basebands just for reference in case youre interested
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G900P/SPR/
and youre in the 6.0.1 family and if you got it that way, youre likely not going to be able to downgrade (if thats what youre wanting to do), but you can root by flashing the PCA baseband then follow the 6.0.1 root instructions (im not sure, but i think theyre still just installing the appropriate TWRP, boot to twrp and flash supersu while in twrp)