Does the s6 no longer work with kies?
After an announcement yesterday that Samsung was releasing an urgent update to fix a ram management issue i kept trying ota to see if i had the update, i then tried kies and it just tells me to use smart switch when i connect to kies, but smart switch doesnt seem to have options to update the firmware?
or have i missed something?
James
Heya,
Yea you have missed something, i was in the same boat, got abit confused by the smart switch, what you need to do is load smart switch and in the top right their is a button that says more, click on that then click the emergency software and initilisation option, then click on the tab that says software update and initialisation and if you have an update their it will tell you.
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After dealing with tmobile for over a week, they finally sent me the link to download kies mini and update my Vibrant through that program.
After installing im having an issue, the splash screen that says connect phone shows up, then instantly goes white, but still allows me to click on different spots, im still able to exit.
I know the program is not frozen, I just cant figure out what the issue is. I tried using USB debugging, Ive tried clicking on kies on the cell phone, no help. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, im annoyed that i still dont have this update by now. Thanks.
Root your Phone.
I am having issues on the titled ROM. I went on to my "Gear Manager" and it required an update, fair enough ok yes update. Now, whenever I try to access gear manager (after it appeared to successfully update) it just says
"Unable to connect to the Gear. Connecting to the gear is not supported by your mobile device or your software needs to be updated. Check that your mobile device is able to connect to the gear (which i need'nt say IS able to connect or WAS) then update your mobile device software".[/SIZE]
Can any please help, I love my gear so would really like to be able to use it.
Thanks in advance for your replies :angel:
Hello anyone gonna respond?
Extremicus said:
Hello anyone gonna respond?
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All I can say is is that there's something missing from the ROM which is preventing the Gear Manager software from detecting the right information. The same thing happened once on one of the versions of Dynamic Kat. The developer fixed it almost right away, so I would start by asking the dev of the ROM you're using, and see if they are running into the same issue.
My note pro has 4.4 KitKat on it.
OTA does not find any new update for it.
Is it possible that Kies will find an update for it if it has no OTA update?
I am quite sure that an update through OTA won't cost me the warranty .
BUT...
what If i make an update through Kies , will i loose the warranty for the tablet? (i still have two years of warranty left)
I am asking before installing Kies , i don't want to waste my time on it if kies won't have an update that OTA don't have or if it will cost me the warranty .
maybe another question...
how do i find out when an update through OTA to android 5 will be available to my note pro 12.2 p900
Thanks.
Is your Note Pro carrier specific? If so which is it? I have a Verizon Note Pro without any service, but the sim card was inside when I was able to get an OFFICIAL OTA update. Just get a deactivated BUT functional SIM card from your carrier. Keep your WiFi on until an update is found.
KIES is an official Samsung tool for managing backups and updates. You won't lose warranty if you use it.
As for updates, you can keep an eye on the updates list for the P900 on Sammobile. http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-P900/
OTA's are bound by IMEI and CSC, not SIM. You can run an OTA over WiFi as well, it doesn't depend on carrierconnection or location.
Can you install Phone Info ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo ) and take a look at the CSC?
Thanks
My Tablet just let me know that there is an update ready for 5.0.2
BUT
I ordered bluetooth headphones 4.1 model QCY QY8
I read that people had problem with bluetooth connectivity in the updated firmware , when they could not use their bluetooth keyboard any more.
I want the updated firmware mainly for screen recording app, so i can record drawing demos.
could the update prevent me from using the headphones with the tablet?
the big question is.., to update? or not to update?
To me updating to LP on the Note Pro in order to get the improved multiwindow support whereby one can go from fullscreen to windowed view and back using gestures/menus was well worth it. If you don't use multiwindow at all then maybe that's not a motivation . .
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To me updating to LP on the Note Pro in order to get the improved multiwindow support whereby one can go from fullscreen to windowed view and back using gestures/menus was well worth it. If you don't use multiwindow at all then maybe that's not a motivation . .
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I use the floating window (browser) over drawing apps for reference , i never turn the floating window to full screen (not because i don't want to) because there is no going back to floating window.
If i can go back to floating window from full screen in 5.0.2 then it's another big plus.
I only fear that it won't work with bluetooth headphones anymore
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I use the floating window (browser) over drawing apps for reference , i never turn the floating window to full screen (not because i don't want to) because there is no going back to floating window.
If i can go back to floating window from full screen in 5.0.2 then it's another big plus.
I only fear that it won't work with bluetooth headphones anymore
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Fair enough, only you can decide whether or not it's worth the risk or compromise. While not impossible it is probably unlikely that someone with a note pro on this forum has the same set of headphones.
what if i do the update through the ota and ending not liking it...
is there going back to 4.2.2?
will a reset of the tablet back to factory settings after the update , bring back the original version that came with the tablet, or just bring a clean updated 5.0.2?
Just back to 5.0.2.
Hello,
I wanted to share what I had to do in order to fix my phone after it took the July 27 OTA update. The update somehow corrupted my display and the white portions of the display were now pink and red. A google search has info and pics on this display problem so I won't elaborate on it. The first thing I tried was power cycling the phone, the red and pink remained. The next thing I tried was factory reset the device, that didn't work either. I simply wanted to revert back to the previous firmware and hopefully that would fix it. I liked the new firmware features, but that pink screen had to go! I foolishly flashed the US unlocked firmware (XAA) from SamMobile site with Odin. The pink screen probem was fixed but this definately was not the firmware that came on this phone. Gear VR didn't work, Samsung pay was borked, and there were all types of problems with the software.
At this point I called Samsung Tech Support. The guy was really nice and after a bit of explaining he offered to have the phone flashed at no cost to me. However I would have to send the phone in to be repaired and I would be without my device for a week at least, maybe 2 weeks. I thanked him and hung up. Why couldn't he simply make the firmware available to me so I could fix this without having to send it in and be without my phone for over a week. Not really a acceptable solution. I went online and did some reading. That's when I found the fix!
To anyone who is having problems and would simply like to get back to original factory firmware Samsung has a program called " Smart Switch ". It's available as a App for your phone or as a PC software program. The phone app helps sync devices, but the PC program can do much more. I'm not going to go over in detail how to use the software because a google search has videos and tutorials on how to use it. For me I was able to enter my phone model and serial number and Smart Switch went and downloaded the "correct factory firmware" and installed it to my phone. Now I have the latest firmware (7/27) full factory install and the pink / red display problem is gone. So what I'm getting at is if you are having problems after taking the OTA update like I did, you can try using Smart Switch and install the complete factory firmware from scratch to your device. Make sure to follow instruction on how to use the program, I had to put the phone into download mode for it to work for me. Also be sure you understand about "Google lock" before flashing your phone. This program claims it can un-brick a Samsung phone, and will also over-write a rooted phone to get it back to stock. I'm sure Smart Switch has been discussed before, but for a new Samsung user (like myself) it sure got me out of a bind!
I have an S7 that took an update yesterday. Today, when I went to use Smart Switch to back up my phone, it also updated itself.
Now I get this message when I run Smart Switch. It worked perfect before the update. This is my personal phone, not work related.
Please help !!
Thx
now getting this