Hello!
First sorry if this has been asked somewhere else but i couldn`t find it.
I live in China and i have a Galaxy Note 4 Duos - SM N9100. Because i wanted to have google and facebook i flashed it with the Hong Kong stock firmware which doesn`t have these limitations.
If i do the OTA update now from Kitkat to Lollipop , will i lose the Hong Kong firmware and the ability to use the already installed facebook and google?
Also, does it matter if i do the OTA update from Europe for example?
Thanks !
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Hello everyone,
I live in the UK and got my Note 10.1 Wi-Fi N8000 for last Christmas from my brother who worked in South Korea. Everything was in Korean and I switched it all in English and everything works fine.
The thing that bugs me right now is that I would like to upgrade to Jelly Bean but nothing new is detected when I hit the Software Update button... Do you have any idea why?
Is it simply not available for me yet and should I just wait more? That would surprise me as I noticed that JB has already been deployed in many countries now, and 4.1.2 update seems to be on the way...
Or more likely in my opinion, does it have anything to do with my tablet coming from South Korea?
In any case, what should I do to get Jelly Bean?
For now, my Note is working under the original ICS 4.0.4, and is not rooted. I am ok with rooting my Note if need be but if possible, I'd prefer not to use Kies...
Thanks for your help!
root and update with odin to get the latest 4.1.2 check the step by step guides first though so you know what you are doing.
olivier1510 said:
Hello everyone,
I live in the UK and got my Note 10.1 Wi-Fi N8000 for last Christmas from my brother who worked in South Korea. Everything was in Korean and I switched it all in English and everything works fine.
The thing that bugs me right now is that I would like to upgrade to Jelly Bean but nothing new is detected when I hit the Software Update button... Do you have any idea why?
Is it simply not available for me yet and should I just wait more? That would surprise me as I noticed that JB has already been deployed in many countries now, and 4.1.2 update seems to be on the way...
Or more likely in my opinion, does it have anything to do with my tablet coming from South Korea?
In any case, what should I do to get Jelly Bean?
For now, my Note is working under the original ICS 4.0.4, and is not rooted. I am ok with rooting my Note if need be but if possible, I'd prefer not to use Kies...
Thanks for your help!
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you can't update OTA because the firmware that you are using is of South Korea.. so the only way to get JB is to flash it... and don't worry everyone here don't use kies... we use ODIN...
what you shoud do first is download these necessary files:
1. Odin - the flashing tool
2. the firmware you wan't to flash
optional:
3. root
4. custom recovery..
here's the link for guides and downloads - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2080366
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2016792
Thanks very much!
I would have a few more (newbie) questions still:
- Once I flash a new ROM, will I be able to get OTA updates or will it be never possible?
And actually I don't understand why using a South Korean firmware prevents me from updating OTA... How do the South Korean do then, they can't update OTA? If I got a South Korean IP by connecting to a South Korean VPN for example, would OTA updates work? Or am I totally wrong? :silly:
- About choosing the new ROM (I'll stick with the official ones for now), does the country matter or can I choose whatever I fancy? (I live in the UK right now but I'm from France so I don't know if I should choose one version over the other)
- And one last but not least thing: as my Note is from Korea, my device model is actually SHW-M480W and is not like N80XX.
As it is Wi-Fi only, it should correspond to N8010 but are you sure that flashing a N8010 firmware will actually work?
1) i ordered a global 16gb moto g from amazon US site...i live in egypt
which stock firmware should i download for this phone..i want both latest stock images for 4.3 and 4.4
from this page http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14
2)i live in egypt..will i get ota like anybody in the world have the same model of the phone or i will get it in a different time because i live in a different country?
3)if i removed an app (eg. moto assist) using titanium backup..will i still get ota or not?
4)how many firmwares released for 16gb global version based on 4.4?
thanks in advance
sevomemo said:
1) i ordered a global 16gb moto g from amazon US site...i live in egypt
which stock firmware should i download for this phone..i want both latest stock images for 4.3 and 4.4
from this page http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14
2)i live in egypt..will i get ota like anybody in the world have the same model of the phone or i will get it in a different time because i live in a different country?
3)if i removed an app (eg. moto assist) using titanium backup..will i still get ota or not?
4)how many firmwares released for 16gb global version based on 4.4?
thanks in advance
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1) If your not rooted and still stock... you dont have to worry about downloading it there.. But just in case, Just check which model you got, if its the international version, you should download this one: Blur_Version.172.44.4.falcon_umts.Retail.en.US for kitkat or Blur_Version.14.14.16.falcon_umts.Retail.en.US for jellybean.
2) Once your receive your moto g,you can update it to 4.4.2 since OTA is already out for US. I got mine from uk and i live in Mauritius, i received the OTA like others in the uk.
3) Never tried this, but it should work.. You will receive the OTA but can't confirm installation will be successful without errors . you could just disable the app (eg: moto assist) and it doesn't require root.
4) You don't need to worry if you have the 16gb or 8gb, since you will download the same firmware.
I'v note edge Chinese version
With no google apps
Can I change firmware to hong Kong
I tried normal way to flash the rom with Odin
But it fail ??
Can anyone tell me how can I get google apps on my EDFGE
THANKS ALL
Hellooooo
Hello!
For starter, I'd like to thank you guys for all the help you provide for this site.
1: My gf's Galaxy C5 Pro just got android 7.0 but only for China (Open China) and Hong Kong and after looking into every update since the phone got released, there are no firmware for any other country (I'm from Romania btw) so naturally I wanna' flash the Hong Kong version (to my knowlege Hong Kong version does have the Google Services, Open China does not have) but I'm a bit scared that if it doesn't work as it should I need a backup. Now there are plenty of site and forums that provide "legit link" to TWRP but they just look kind of suspicious and I don't wanna' brick her phone. So any help guys, I'll apreciate it.
2: About that Hong Kong version, would it work here, in Romania without any signal problem? Like lost or drop signal?
I kinda don't want to wait until Romania firmware comes out (which it might not) cause that could be in like 1 year or so.
Maybe there are people from other country beside those mention above that flashed the Hong Kong version and report how the rom handle and work
Thank you again guys and have a nice day!
pleasee TWRP for SM-C5010
hey
mine is a sm-c5018, but it had the sm-c5010 Marshmallow on it, there was no update option, even smart switch showed its up to date
so i downloaded the sm-c5010 Nougat from here and flashed manually using Odin, Its perfect and no issues so far after three days of use (here in Pakistan)
you can use syncios to backup your data and then flash this, for a phone that just launched recently i wouldn't take the risk of installing recovery or root
hope this helps
best of luck
i need twrp for c5010
TWRP for Samsung C5 Pro
Please create TWRP for Samsung C5 Pro.
Hey guys
Can somebody figure out how to get Google pixel camera work in this device, I flashed the pixel module with magisk , the camera opens but then it crashes.
Hi guys,
My mom recently bought Galaxy A12, I still remember times when we are able to record our voice calls until Google made update on his Android but, Galaxy A12 have built in system recording
Is it possible that phone from middle-lower range have that upgrade, because I can't finde it on my Note 20 Ultra
Native voice call-recording is usually region specific.
My Note 20 Ultra (HK varaint with Taiwan stock ROM) had NCR.
Still does on Chinese stock ROM.
Another way to get NCR is to root & install FireFDS kit via LSPosed.
elmor0: hi bro. I have actually stock rom with TGY csc. I have Honk Kong rom instaled and NCR not working, I try instaled your BRI csc i will let you know if it works. I wanna NCR its a good feature
Ok i cant instal other csc through odin. After flash is always same at TGY :/