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?
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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.
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i rooted my sprint galaxy s5 and disabled knox with supersu.a few weeks ago bluetooth turned off and i was unabled to turn it back on,so i unrooted and restored phone with samsung kies 3.bluetooth works now.but knox is still gone.i didnt mess with anything else on phone ie. system files,blotware,etc.i know the 4.4.4 update for my phone is out,but kies and ota update check says 4.4.2 is latest for my phone.i guess question is how to get knox back so i can get the update,i'm asuming that is why i cant get it.or if someone knows what i'm missing in order to update.thanks for any help.
autotech40 said:
i rooted my sprint galaxy s5 and disabled knox with supersu.a few weeks ago bluetooth turned off and i was unabled to turn it back on,so i unrooted and restored phone with samsung kies 3.bluetooth works now.but knox is still gone.i didnt mess with anything else on phone ie. system files,blotware,etc.i know the 4.4.4 update for my phone is out,but kies and ota update check says 4.4.2 is latest for my phone.i guess question is how to get knox back so i can get the update,i'm asuming that is why i cant get it.or if someone knows what i'm missing in order to update.thanks for any help.
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Knox has nothing to do with why you're not getting the update. If you want it now, go to sammobile.com and download the full tar file for nk4 and install with Odin. This will update your phone and all settings and data will still be intact. If you don't want to do that, you will just have to wait until Sprint releases the update to your serial number.
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thanks,thats what sprint,samsung and google said.they all ran me around to each other and said my phone doesnt need an update,but the thing is i have 6 co workers with the same sprint s5 at my dealership.we get a discount through sprint.4 are older than mine and 2 are newer and all have gotten the update and security updates as well.i'm the only one who rooted their phone,so i'm not holding my breath that the ota update is gonna come through.
autotech40 said:
thanks,thats what sprint,samsung and google said.they all ran me around to each other and said my phone doesnt need an update,but the thing is i have 6 co workers with the same sprint s5 at my dealership.we get a discount through sprint.4 are older than mine and 2 are newer and all have gotten the update and security updates as well.i'm the only one who rooted their phone,so i'm not holding my breath that the ota update is gonna come through.
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I rooted mine with Towelroot and then Deleted it. I can"t do the OTA for the 4.4.4. I Tried with the KIES and still no avail. So all I need to do is download the Tar file and it should work?
When i restored mine with kies3. The device status changed from custom to offical. Maybe you modded files that arent restored with kies?i did factory restore and cache wipe before kies.
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During the black Friday offer for $400 on a trade in, I purchased a new ATT S8+ from Samsung.
The phone currently has the March security update, which is very old at this point. Software update claims that my phone is up to date. ATT has been no help. Restarting, deleting the cache partition, and even doing a factory reset have had no effect. The next step they offered was to wait 24 hours to see if them pushing the update to the phone works and then to put through a warranty claim.
I suspect the problem may be with ATT, as the S7 edge I upgraded from is stuck with the April security update. If this is the case, returning the phone for a new one will have no effect. Using the SIM that came with the phone rather than the one from the old phone wouldn't fix this, would it?
Is there some way to do the updates myself?
Go to a nearby best buy, they usually have a Samsung guy there that should be able to help you update your phone, or you could side load it, search these forms, many people should be able to guide you
Thanks, ended up using odin to install the current version. Now to see whether I get the next update properly when it comes out, or have to install that manually too.
Where did you find the odin files for the lastest update?
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Where did you find the odin files for the lastest update?
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They everywhere over internet, just search for U2BQK5 for Samsung galaxy S8+. Firmware from any provider is exactly the same. Just flash 4 files in Odin with your provider sim card in. Best source is updato.com or sammobile.com
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I recently bought a new unlocked Samsung Galaxy S7 to use on AT&T. It is running on Android 6.0.1. There is no OTA update coming to my phone. I've downloaded Samsung Smart Switch to my PC and it states the my phone is up to date. Obviously it is not, since it is still running on Marshmallow. I figured out that the phone was originally set up for Sprint, as the model says SM-G930P on Smart Switch. The model number under About Phone states SM-G930a, and is running baseband G930aucs4apk1, csc code ATT. I have verified it is a brand new phone, never rooted. Samsung suggested I go the Best Buy to have the phone updated there. However, the closest Best Buy is 90 miles away and said they do not do the updates in store. I am resisting using Odin to do the update, as I don't have experience doing this. But at this point I'm thinking this is the only option. So far I have downloaded Odin 3.13.1 patched and Samsung drivers to my PC. Can I go directly from Android 6.0.1 to 8.0 without having to install Nougat? Which Oreo firmware do I need for my particular S7? Is it possible/easier to update my phone by installing the firmware using my phone's sd card instead of Odin? I am only wanting to update a stock version without rooting. Thanks for any insight.
so ive been trying to flash my phone back to stock but it fails in Odin every time. My phone is refurbished and unlocked. so i tried using tmoblie stock roms from early 2018 but none of them were successful my phone i'snt bricked the funny thing is when im in download mode it says my carrier is att even tho it boots with the tmobile boot screen i dont want to root i just want a clean flash back to 8.0.0 i just wondered if anyone has any input i have the samsung drivers and my Rom files ready to go it just wont work. Thanks in advance.
BeastyXV said:
so ive been trying to flash my phone back to stock but it fails in Odin every time. My phone is refurbished and unlocked. so i tried using tmoblie stock roms from early 2018 but none of them were successful my phone i'snt bricked the funny thing is when im in download mode it says my carrier is att even tho it boots with the tmobile boot screen i dont want to root i just want a clean flash back to 8.0.0 i just wondered if anyone has any input i have the samsung drivers and my Rom files ready to go it just wont work. Thanks in advance.
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If you are trying to downgrade from 9.0 or 10.0 back to 8.0, you are out of luck because your firmware can't be downgraded. You can flash from older firmware to newer firmware but you can't go from newer back to older.
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Ok. I got an AT&T Galaxy Note 8 back in early-mid 2018. The first thing that happened when I booted it up and connected to a wifi hotspot was that it downloaded the latest update.
That was the last update I received.
I am trying to install Android P onto my device through Odin (Using 3.13.1B PatcheD). I tried OTA first, but when checking for updates, it says that my phone is up to date. I am currently on build U4CRD7.
I called AT&T and they told me that I have to contact Samsung to download the update, and also that it could be a hardware issue (?) and to possibly send it in to Asurion. After that, I called Samsung, and they told me I had to take it to the closest Best Buy. Now, I don't have a way to travel the ~30 miles to the closest one. So, I decided to try Odin. (I have used Odin before, so I am somewhat familiar with it)
I downloaded firmware version U7DTC1_USC from a post here on the forums. I placed all files in the correct areas, went to download mode, tried flashing, and failed. I've gotten three different fails. I changed cables and ports and failed. I tried downloading firmware version U7DSK3 and flashing that one, thinking I might have skipped too many updates (if that is a thing... I've read conflicting information). Failed.
The last failure was a "Complete(Write) operation failed"
Besides taking an expensive rideshare to the nearest Best Buy, is there something that I am missing in trying to update this phone? Could it be a hardware issue? Have I missed too many updates? Do I need to progressively update my phone? (I don't need answers to all these questions, just the most relevant answer please)
If I have posted this in the wrong area, I am sorry. This is my first post on XDA, and I usually don't post in forums anywhere, I just lurk and look for answers to my questions. I haven't been able to find a matching problem.
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More digging and I found this in another thread.
MrMike2182 said:
...You need to manually update it yourself to the next update version which I think is ... using Odin and then it'll be able to do it on it's own.
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In further replies, he suggests updating to the firmware version that I am currently at. What is an "update version?" Do I need to just go one firmware update up? Do I need to go one BL version up?
Phone successfully updated
So, I downloaded firmware version U5DSC1, dug up my 10 year old laptop and switched from the patched version to the normal Odin3 3.13.1.
I don't know which change allowed the update, but I was able to update.
After U5DSC1, I had no problem updating to U7DTC1 through Odin (though the system update feature on the phone still did not pick up any updates after U5DSC1).
G-Man Cometh said:
So, I downloaded firmware version U5DSC1, dug up my 10 year old laptop and switched from the patched version to the normal Odin3 3.13.1.
I don't know which change allowed the update, but I was able to update.
After U5DSC1, I had no problem updating to U7DTC1 through Odin (though the system update feature on the phone still did not pick up any updates after U5DSC1).
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Your problem was simply because you were trying to use the patched version of Odin and should have just used the newest updated version of Odin. There's no reason to use the patched Odin to flash the normal firmware. People use the patched Odin when they're flashing modified firmware.
Edit: By the way, if it's an AT&T device and you're using say a T-Mobile or Verizon sim card it will not update unless you put an AT&T sim card back in it. It's apparently picky like that. For instance let's say it had AT&T firmware on it and you have a Verizon(or other) sim card in it, the phone is expecting to find and download the AT&T firmware for updates the problem is that Verizon(and others) do not carry AT&Ts firmware they only have their own versions of firmware that's the reason some people don't get updates.