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Note 5 on TotalWireless won't update past PD4?

I bought a refurbished Galaxy Note 5 and have used it on TotalWireless for a few days before I noticed the Note 5 should be on BPF4. When I received the phone it was already on BPD4, my wife's phone upgraded from a 5.1.1 firmware and went through the full chain to BPF4 previously. Will an ODIN flash back to a 5.1.1 firmware allow my phone to pass where it is stuck currently?
Thanks

NeoandGeo said:
I bought a refurbished Galaxy Note 5 and have used it on TotalWireless for a few days before I noticed the Note 5 should be on BPF4. When I received the phone it was already on BPD4, my wife's phone upgraded from a 5.1.1 firmware and went through the full chain to BPF4 previously. Will an ODIN flash back to a 5.1.1 firmware allow my phone to pass where it is stuck currently?
Thanks
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Why don't you just download BPF4 and flash via odin? I'd make sure you didn't receive a fake phone before you flash anything as long as the phones real you can just flash it yourself in odin and setup the network to use the right settings from Totalwireless. The only reason I mentioned a fake phone is because someone else wanted to do the same thing and ended up with a phone that he couldn't find the firmware for because it was fake and after trying to flash Verizon firmware which failed he had no way to go back!

It's definitely a genuine Note 5. I was trying to locate the PF4 firmware to flash via ODIN, but the only ones I could find were several 5.1.1 firmwares and the PD4 firmware I was already on, do you have a link to a full PF4 firmware? Must have had research failure or something, haha. I finally decided to try the Verizon Upgrade Assistant and it was able to update me to the latest PF4 firmware no problem.

Download Samsung Smart Switch for PC.
You won't get OTA updates unless you have an active Verizon sim card.
Using Smart Switch to update is much easier than Odin.

I'll try Smartswitch when the next OTA comes out. I was actually surprised how well the Verizon software worked to fix the issue. In the past I always ignored the software install portion of USB connection. Guess it serves a purpose now.

[Help!] Major update and partition issues for my Samsung Galaxy S7 (SM-G930U)

Hi everyone, there is this really strange issue with my phone, if i try to update it to the latest Nougat version it will update but will reboot and work for about 30 seconds before it restarts, the phone works well if i stay on the android version I have now (7.0 May 2017 update) but if I update it even just by one version it will continue to have this issue which forced me to restore it back via Odin. Also when I go into my settings and have a look at my storage I notice that it only says that it has 16GB storage capacity which isn't true. I was wondering if anyone out there has had this issue before or knows how to fix any of mine any information would be greatly appreciated. Before anyone asks, no my phone has never been rooted, I have tried factory resetting, I have tried other firmware's from different carriers, I have tried most things but nothing seems to work, please help. Thanks.

So it's updating via OTA and having problems or you're manually flashing to newer versions? And when you flash you're using all 4 firmware files and no just AP?

Samsung Live Demo Unit Questions

I have a Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ LDU that I am attempting to get to a state where I can use them as a tablet of sorts. I have read through a number of posts on this topic and generally the first response is that they were stolen which I would assume retracts from the desire to help. I am a manager at a big box retailer in the US and they were removed from display when the S9 and S9+ demos were brought in. I am attempting to use them for store purposes (DEMO VR, accessories, etc). That being said ... this is what I have done.
S8+: I stupidly attempted to simply flash a different factory image (attempted multiple networks from the the SM-G955U tree). The flash finishes generally but then after a reboot it gets to around 32% and stops the "update". Then it reboots again and is left with the "Security Error: This phone has been flashed with unauthorized software..." message. I have also attempted to flash TWRP but this fails (I'm assuming because OEM unlock wasn't completed before attempting). I thought to flash back to the LDU Image and start over but I can not find one online to use. This is where I am stuck.
S8: I used an APK "simple factory reset" which got ended up doing a reset and when it came back up it had a different retail mode app installed. I can get into the retail mode app and manage the settings with the password as I could before . With this I am able to uninstall/install apps, manage settings, reboot device, etc. It is basically where I would like it to be. It is still running the LDU firmware and I would like to update it to a new system update (8.0 is available to download). The Samsung Retail Mode software is also still running in the background and you can not fully remove it from this state.
So, any suggestions on bringing the S8+ back to life and what steps I could use at this point to flash the S8 to a stock image?
Thank you for your help!

something new? ... I have it too S8 LDU

Android version did not changed

Hi,
I had Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8000 with Android 4.4.2 Yesterday I've decided to upgrade using
update-samsung-galaxy-note-10-1-android-7-0-nougat-lineageos-rom/
Wiped, Rooted, TWRP installed, Android 7.0 Nougat ROM installed, Google apps package installed. Every time positive acknowledgment. Everything seems to be OK, software seems to be installed properly.
However, the Android version (4.4.2) (Settings > About), Kernel version, Build number remained unchanged and greyed.
So I cannot install any new apps - they still read I use old Android and prevent installation.
Any idea of how to repair this? Can I change somewhere what >>Settings > About<< shows?

Hi,
if the userdata is also still the same like before,
your eMMC is locked.
I'm repairing these things...
I guess you have to change your eMMC to fix your tablet.

[Help] Phone Working On WRONG FIRMWARE.....!!!!!! {Magic Happened}

Hello Everyone!
So today something really interesting happened with me...... I'm feeling okay but i'm kinda nervous too.
I had rooted my phone earlier and flashed Lineage OS but i was encountering lots of problems so i tried to flash phone's firmware with odin.
My phone was Samsung Galaxy On7 Pro. I installed a firmware file and flashed it. But unfortunately, the firmware was of Samsung Galaxy On7 not Samsung Galaxy On7 Pro. When, i installed it, i encountered a DRK error! Then, it took me to Stock Recovery. From there, i wiped cache and internal storage and rebooted. It somehow worked very correctly. But now whenever i reboot my phone, i get Galaxy On7 logo not Galaxy On7 Pro. I don't know what happened but it's a MIRACLE of Android.........!!!!!!!
So, my queries are as follows:
Now, i'm stuck on Android Lollipop (5.1.1). There is a OTA update available within the system because it says its official now. What if i update? Will it even update? Or it will brick because phone model is different and firmware is diffrent?
Will it run smoothly in the situation where it is? (Note: I have not encountered any issues till now. Both Software and Hardware work well)
So, Miracles can happen in android world as happened with me.

Glad to hear you were able to unbrick your phone!
First a warning, I have no experience with your particular phone. But, I would think your update would go through. Usually the Pro and non-pro models are very similar and that is why your firmware worked. There might be some weird functionality in some areas like the camera or modems.
So, you can try the update. Worse case, you flash the On7 Pro firmware instead of the non-pro version again.

Well, the software updated and worked. No issues at all.
But i'm still confused how did it even work........
Anyway, i'm back to Marshmallow (6.0.1) again.
Everything works fine. I tested most things and all work correctly. I think Samsung just gave 8GB storage in non-pro version and 16GB in pro version and software is same xD
I also got new bootanimation and phone turn on sound from that
Moreover, i ordered a new Samsung M31 as i wanted more storage
But problems on older phone are also solved
Now, i will keep 2 phones