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[i9505] 4-SEPT New update today MH8 (JDQ37)

Samsung is pushing another update today, its already reached max OTA downloads so get it from Kies.

anyone know what the update is or does

pnr2020 said:
anyone know what the update is or does
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lock your phone.. and make it inpossible to root, and read-only system...

Took a while to download via kies, probably due to kies is full ROM as apposed to OTA size.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Oops

gadjet said:
Some more details here/
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/04/27...t-i9505-official-firmwares-are-now-available/
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Remove the link. It has nothing to do with the last update. The link you post is from May. :silly:

Dean-xXx said:
Remove the link. It has nothing to do with the last update. The link you post is from May. :silly:
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Done
Some more details, if someone knows where to find details from changelist?

overkillZ said:
lock your phone.. and make it inpossible to root, and read-only system...
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I saw chainfire's tweet which suggested something similar.
Why would they do this? Makes no sense

Yeah, and it changes the SELinux from permissive to enforcing.

pnr2020 said:
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It upgrades your phone to the latest firmware

Now have the LTE option in Network mode, where as the last update didn't.

ixon2001 said:
Now have the LTE option in Network mode, where as the last update didn't.
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Hi ixon2001
I don't have LTE under more networks,mobile networks, network mode? I am on 3? strange....
p.s running sim free I9505 with non branded firmware

gadjet said:
Hi ixon2001
I don't have LTE under more networks,mobile networks, network mode? I am on 3? strange....
p.s running sim free I9505 with non branded firmware
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We on three don't have LTE at the mo once LTE is enabled by them then we should get that option.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 2

I haven't noticed any differences apart from an annoying problem. I get constant 'Prevention information' errors:
"An application has been forced to stop for an unauthorized attempt to access system in your device. It may be solved by the policy update service. It may be safe to delete an application obtained from an unauthorized route. Check now?"
If I try to use the 'Security policy update', it fails and says: 'Update failed due to network issues'.
My phone is not rooted and I don't have any dubious apps.

gadjet said:
Hi ixon2001
I don't have LTE under more networks,mobile networks, network mode? I am on 3? strange....
p.s running sim free I9505 with non branded firmware
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Ah yeah I'm not on 3 anymore after having nothing but trouble with this network I went back to Giffgaff, because Giffgaff runs on the O2 network probably why it showing up now with this update.

ixon2001 said:
Ah yeah I'm not on 3 anymore after having nothing but trouble with this network I went back to Giffgaff, because Giffgaff runs on the O2 network probably why it showing up now with this update.
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So , does it worth to make the update ?
I can do mine , but i have low battery ( phone charging atm ).
Anyone noticed some changes ?
THnx

Personally I wouldn't update to it yet, it seems to enable Knox and/or secure things a bit more. So I've no longer got root (yep my own stupid fault I know - should have left well alone) and cannot now downgrade to an earlier firmware to enable root.
I'm really, really hoping someone comes up with a way to flash a firmware on this version as root was really useful for Tasker with SuperSU. Plea for help here.

VoodooSix said:
Personally I wouldn't update to it yet, it seems to enable Knox and/or secure things a bit more. So I've no longer got root (yep my own stupid fault I know - should have left well alone) and cannot now downgrade to an earlier firmware to enable root.
I'm really, really hoping someone comes up with a way to flash a firmware on this version as root was really useful for Tasker with SuperSU. Plea for help here.
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You are unable to downgrade using Odin?

VoodooSix said:
Personally I wouldn't update to it yet, it seems to enable Knox and/or secure things a bit more. So I've no longer got root (yep my own stupid fault I know - should have left well alone) and cannot now downgrade to an earlier firmware to enable root.
I'm really, really hoping someone comes up with a way to flash a firmware on this version as root was really useful for Tasker with SuperSU. Plea for help here.
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I have the same situation.

MaKTaiL said:
You are unable to downgrade using Odin?
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No, unable to flash anything with Odin at the moment, see the thread in my previous post for more details.

[GUIDE] Debranding to C432 and updating to B361 (Nougat) for EVA-L09

Like many people here, I was eager to get onto Android 7 but the issue I faced was the fact that I got a branded phone and a long wait till I officially get the Android 7 update. Looking through this forum I was very put off on manually updating it to Android 7 with so many threads about bricked phones. However, the urge to get onto Android 7 was too great so ultimately, I decided to do my research and just do it. I am not new to flashing and custom roms but I am new to Huawei but I had confidence that I will recover if I do brick my new P9. In the end (after a few bricks and a couple of mild heart attacks), I got there and to get there, I needed to grab information from multiple threads. So I have decided to put together this guide so people have a singular guide to debrand and get onto Android 7. Below are steps and threads I took to debrand my C34 to C432 and update it to B361.
What listed below is what I did to get onto Android 7, this may or may not work for you so use this guide at your own risk.
Using this Guide - Please read through this guide BEFORE attempting it. There is a lot of large files to download so I recommend that you download everything you need before you make a start and a fast and reliable internet is strongly recommended.
Prep Work
- Backup all your data because your phone will get wiped.
- Make sure you have the stock recovery already flashed and make sure your phone is not rooted (may not be necessary but this was the state my phone was in).
- Get yourself a bootloader code from Huawei. Go to http://www.emui.com/en/plugin/hwdownload/download, you will need to create a Huawei ID if you haven't already done so. Click on the Unlock Bootloader link and fill out the form, you should get a bootloader code almost instantly after submitting the form.
- Download and install HiSuite (http://consumer.huawei.com/minisite/HiSuite_en/index.html).
- Download the SRK Tool from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66737472&postcount=2
Now lets make a start.
1. Download and flash the dload-huawei-p9-eval09-eva-b136.zip from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/development/stock-rom-dload-file-p9-eva-l09-b136-t3382818. Instructions on how to flash this is in the first post. After flashing, you should be on the L09C900B136 firmware. NOTE: If it boots up to a white screen asking you to enter password, reboot into recovery by holding volume up when you powering up your phone, do a wipe partition and factory reset. You may need to reboot your phone a number times before the phone boots up correctly.
2. After flashing and booting into the L09C900B136 firmware, you will need to unlock your bootloader and install TWRP. You can use the SRK Tool to do this, please have a look at this thread (https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66737472&postcount=2) and watch the video on how to do this. NOTE: You only need to unlock bootloader and install the TWRP recovery.
3. After your phone has been unlocked with TWRP recovery installed, download oeminfo-huawei-p9-eval09-c432.zip from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/development/c432-oeminfo-flash-twrp-t3384903 and flash it via TWRP. To get into TWRP, power off your phone and go into recovery by powering up your phone while holding volume up.
4. Once you flashed the oeminfo file via TWRP, power off your phone and repeat step 1. So you need to flash the dload-huawei-p9-eval09-eva-b136.zip file again via the dload method (power on the phone while holding volume up and volume down). NOTE: When you flash this firmware again, it will lock your bootloader (Fastboot will tell you that the phone is unlocked but I assure you, your bootloader is locked) and restore to stock recovery.
5. Once your phone has booted back up, go into the phone settings and you should see that your phone is now on the EVA-L09C432B136 firmware. To test that the firmware is working as intended, go into the phone settings and go into Updater, updater should pick up the B182 firmware and you should be able to update it to B182 without an issue.
UPDATE: A number of people has reported that they are getting the B166 update instead of B182, if this happes, do a wipe partition and a factory reset after updating to B166. When you get back in, you should be able to update to B182 via Updater in the Settings menu. If this method does not work, you can manually update to B182 by following the steps here: http://www.carbontesla.com/2016/11/download-huawei-p9-b182-marshmallow-update-europe/
6. After your phone has rebooted and you are on the B182 firmware, you need to now update the firmware to B361 via Huawei Updater 2.0 using this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70594380&postcount=2.
After all that is done, you should now have a debranded UK C432 P9 running EMUI 5.0.
Special thanks to @paulobrien, @somboons and @KrAzYtHeBoY for their guide, tools, files and video to make this update possible.

Props to you sir. I will try this when I get back. I don't have any doubts now after reading this guide.

Does debranding will affect warranty of the device? Mine is quite new.

zoold3vil said:
Does debranding will affect warranty of the device? Mine is quite new.
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Its very likely that debranding will void your warranty since you will need to unlock the bootloader and flash a firmware that is not the same as your original model.

Z-Blade said:
Its very likely that debranding will void your warranty since you will need to unlock the bootloader and flash a firmware that is not the same as your original model.
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Thanks for the feedback!

Thanks for the guide. I've recently been battling away trying to go from C34 to C636 - still never got to the bottom of it.
Is that a typo in your post for your original model number - C43? Or did you come from Optus AU C34?
Either way - have you had any network issues in Australia with the new firmware?
Cheers.

halliday77 said:
Thanks for the guide. I've recently been battling away trying to go from C34 to C636 - still never got to the bottom of it.
Is that a typo in your post for your original model number - C43? Or did you come from Optus AU C34?
Either way - have you had any network issues in Australia with the new firmware?
Cheers.
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Yep, its a typo, thanks for pointing it out. I have no issues what so ever, everything works perfectly fine and there has been no drop in cellular reception, wifi reception, GPS accuracy and etc. Apart from the build saying L09C432, you wouldnt be able to tell the difference.

Z-Blade said:
Yep, its a typo, thanks for pointing it out. I have no issues what so ever, everything works perfectly fine and there has been no drop in cellular reception, wifi reception, GPS accuracy and etc. Apart from the build saying L09C432, you wouldnt be able to tell the difference.
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Legend. Appreciate the reply - it was tough to find experienced Aussies on the same starting build/carrier.
Now I just wish I hadn't wasted the time going for the Asia Pacific variant!
Will get stuck into it this evening.
Thanks!

Great guide! Reading through it seems easier for it to be managed through hisuite/windows but I have a big issue. For some reason my computer won't recognize my phone! I installed the beta and am on build number EMUI-A168-L09C900B040SP11-log and since doing this stupid move I have been unable to connect to a computer nor install other builds or rollbacks directly on the device so I just feel like smashing it and claiming the insurance. Is there any advise that could be offered to maybe force a firmware upgrade?

Nawor81 said:
Great guide! Reading through it seems easier for it to be managed through hisuite/windows but I have a big issue. For some reason my computer won't recognize my phone! I installed the beta and am on build number EMUI-A168-L09C900B040SP11-log and since doing this stupid move I have been unable to connect to a computer nor install other builds or rollbacks directly on the device so I just feel like smashing it and claiming the insurance. Is there any advise that could be offered to maybe force a firmware upgrade?
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How did you get onto that build? Have you tried following the guide I put up?

Ha I don't have a clue how I ended up with that build but I've regretted my decision to install a beta version of the nougat every day since. I will try this method this afternoon and see how I go!

Nawor81 said:
Ha I don't have a clue how I ended up with that build but I've regretted my decision to install a beta version of the nougat every day since. I will try this method this afternoon and see how I go!
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I cant promise you that the guide I put together will work for you. If its a Nougat beta firmware then you would be technically doing a rollback to MM. Just a bit of a warning, a lot of people who try to roll back to MM, usually encounter problems, annoying problems. Unfortunately, I dont have much experience with this phone or how Huawei does things so I cant help you much. If I am in your shoes, I wouldn't attempt to debrand and flash Nougat using this guide.

Z-Blade said:
I cant promise you that the guide I put together will work for you. If its a Nougat beta firmware then you would be technically doing a rollback to MM. Just a bit of a warning, a lot of people who try to roll back to MM, usually encounter problems, annoying problems. Unfortunately, I dont have much experience with this phone or how Huawei does things so I cant help you much. If I am in your shoes, I wouldn't attempt to debrand and flash Nougat using this guide.
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That's not the news I wanted to hear! I guess I'll keep this guide in mind and do some more research, hopefully find someone in love with Huawei that might be able to assist. Thanks

SmartPhonesFan said:
Hi z-blade I flashed B136 but it didn't put icons and themes back .. I flashed B182 and STILL didn't put icons and themes back
BUT only B166 gave me proper theme and icons back.. ! After that I flashed I had to flash B182 and so on.. B166 is the key important
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I got theme and icon on mine but it may have came through when I flash B361. I went from a full factory reset on B136 to B182 to B361, not once did I stop to check to make sure all of the apps are installed, I only started setting up my phone and have a browse once I was on EMUI 5.0. It may be un-necessary to flash B166 if flashing B361 give you themes and icons.
If someone could double check on this when following this guide and report in, that would be great. I am not willing to test it out by rolling back to mushmellow.

Nawor81 said:
Ha I don't have a clue how I ended up with that build but I've regretted my decision to install a beta version of the nougat every day since. I will try this method this afternoon and see how I go!
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Are you on an unbranded device?
If so, the official Huawei support page offers a rollback package if you updated to the Nougat beta.
Make sure you go to the page specific to your country.
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Z-Blade said:
I got theme and icon on mine but it may have came through when I flash B361. I went from a full factory reset on B136 to B182 to B361, not once did I stop to check to make sure all of the apps are installed, I only started setting up my phone and have a browse once I was on EMUI 5.0. It may be un-necessary to flash B166 if flashing B361 give you themes and icons.
If someone could double check on this when following this guide and report in, that would be great. I am not willing to test it out by rolling back to mushmellow.
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Broken themes/icons seem to be caused by missing assets in the /CUST/ partition. I managed to get around it on my broken C900 firmware by separately flashing the /hw/normal/ package specific to the build. These can be found in the filelist.xml in the [WAREHOUSE] post - but you need to change the URL manually to grab the file.

SmartPhonesFan said:
So B361 will? Didn't know that.. Didn't want to risk it it took ages to download.. I had 3 folders in B136 but I flashed it via dial pad options.. Not 3btn..maybe if I would flash via 3btn it will give it back then and I wouldn't need B166..
Cannot be bothered.. It's done now..
Nougat best..
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It makes no difference if you use the 3 button method or via the dial menu, both does exactly the same thing. I am only assuming that Themes could be installed when I flashed B361, I was not paying attention to the apps that was installed but I think this may be the case because I believe the Theme app was updated for EMUI 5.0, again all assumptions here.

Can I jump directly from b136 to b361?
Thanks in advance.

halliday77 said:
Are you on an unbranded device?
If so, the official Huawei support page offers a rollback package if you updated to the Nougat beta.
Make sure you go to the page specific to your country.
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It's from Vodafone unfortunately

I've followed the guide as far as step 5. When I got there, I ended up getting an update for L09C432B166 which installed fine, but I'm not getting the B182 update. Anyone else run into an issue like this?

trouble2000 said:
Can I jump directly from b136 to b361?
Thanks in advance.
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No you cant, you need to get to B182 before flashing B361.
d_mouse81 said:
I've followed the guide as far as step 5. When I got there, I ended up getting an update for L09C432B166 which installed fine, but I'm not getting the B182 update. Anyone else run into an issue like this?
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Try wiping partition and a factory rest and see if you get the B182 update. If not, you can download the B182 update and flash it via dload but if that does not work, you can try doing it via the Hisuite and Updater method.

[SM-G935P] Root(ENG)+WiFi Calling (RA1)

Check Post #593 about WiFi Calling.
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// @Chainfire @jrkruse @princecomsy @Debuffer @zhuhang @colormedroid @Soooperstar @joedaddyoo @Araltd @Goongydin @jtash01 @izzibew26 @radink @Mast3rZero @YMNDLZ @Supermav \\​-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Root SM-G935P
Version G935PVPS5BRA1/G935PSPT5BRA1
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Before these steps, make sure USB Debugging is ON & Verify apps via USB is OFF in Developer Options.
Backup your device before making any changes/apply root. I am not responsible for damages.
Clear CACHE using [Volume Up + Home + Power] before this process and applying firmware.
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Stock Firmware
(Not necessary to DL if on current firmware RA1)
Download current firmware using SamFirm
Run .exe as Administrator and use SM-G935P for Model, SPR for region. Check Auto tab then click Check Update.
Once version appears on top right, click download.
Or you can download from HERE
To apply this firmware, use ODIN in download mode and apply BL,AP,CP,CSC (extracted from zip) to each designated slot.
Use HOME_CSC in CSC slot if you want to keep your settings/files.
(Currently uploading latest firmware to my database for a faster DL)
​STEP ONE
-Download/Buy Package Disabler Pro + PD Plugin Engine from app store or install apks.
-Open PDP and insert this xml file to disable needed apps for root.
Link > HERE
STEP TWO
-Turn off phone into Download Mode (Volume Down + Home + Power)
-Connect device to PC and open ODIN(Administrator).
Link > HERE
ODIN v3.13 (patched) @realbbb
Link > HERE
-Click (AP) Slot and insert Eng Boot file.
Link > HERE
-Press Start & Device will reboot.
@JUSMEJOSE @jrkruse [Eng Boot]
-Change or add these strings below to your current build.prop in /system/ folder using a file explorer & text editor:
ro.characterisitics=Sprint
ro.telephony.default_network=10
ro.cdma.default_numeric=310120
ro.cdma.default_alpha=Sprint
ro.cdma.home.operator.alpha=Sprint
^--Status Bar String--^
Can be changed to your liking.
(Save build.prop file with permissions Read-Only)
STEP THREE
-Once Device is registered on computer/appears on your drive,
Run root.bat (extracted from SuperSU[2.82]RA1+WiFiCalling.zip)
Link > HERE
-Follow instructions and leave device connected. Don't interrupt process.
DEVICE will reboot once after removal of any previous lockscreen/fingerprints/settings.
Final reboot will occur after installaing SuperSu,Flashfire,& planting su.img into device's system.
All Done!
Thanks for these threads that helped me acquire root for Nougat.
(Outdated)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-s7-edge/how-to/root-t3410424
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-s7-edge/how-to/root-pk1-lte-voice-mms-hotspot-t3557218
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sp...w-to-root-g935p-bootloader-4-pj2-pk1-t3534613​

Love the walkthrough style. Thanks for writing this up.

Taking the dive later this week, I have been missing root since moving to QAA. I will try to update over the weekend.

Worked!
Everything worked like a charm. I was already on nougat. followed instructions from step 2 and everything is working. I did have to run root.bat twice to get supersu app to show up, but it was already stated in directions which helped greatly for me not to freak out at that point lol. Anyways as i stated it worked like a charm and anyone on the fence if you rooted before you will be able to do this for sure. Once again thank you very much good sir!

Thanks for the root method I have been waiting for something to come out can't wait to try.
And just a heads up it is frowned upon on XDA to share paid apps.

About to attempt, will post results

How is it running? Smooth? hot?

izzibew26 said:
Love the walkthrough style. Thanks for writing this up.
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Thank you, that feels good. Good luck if you try to root!
Whentheworldends said:
Taking the dive later this week, I have been missing root since moving to QAA. I will try to update over the weekend.
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It isn't hard, just have to be careful. I messed up so many times idk how many times I've had to flash stock img. Let me know what happens.
danweb66 said:
Everything worked like a charm. I was already on nougat. followed instructions from step 2 and everything is working. I did have to run root.bat twice to get supersu app to show up, but it was already stated in directions which helped greatly for me not to freak out at that point lol. Anyways as i stated it worked like a charm and anyone on the fence if you rooted before you will be able to do this for sure. Once again thank you very much good sir!
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Awesome. You're welcome, glad it worked. Yea SuperSU is tricky and can be interferred with easily. Keep me posted of anything good or bad please. Have fun.
Josephigloe said:
Thanks for the root method I have been waiting for something to come out can't wait to try.
And just a heads up it is frowned upon on XDA to share paid apps.
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Dont rush it. Take your time, and i wasn't sharing paid apks i was showing the play store where you can buy it. Good luck dude!
golpeen420 said:
About to attempt, will post results
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You can dooooo it!
radink said:
How is it running? Smooth? hot?
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Its smooth and fast but i ran into a problem. Somehow knox got enabled and my volume up button is prevented from security policy. Im going to look into it when im not working.

godpowerrr said:
Its smooth and fast but i ran into a problem. Somehow knox got enabled and my volume up button is prevented from security policy. Im going to look into it when im not working.
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Thanks for the work! But not sure what you mean here. Are you saying Knox was tripped? And you cant use volume up when adjusting volume?

ryan2202 said:
Thanks for the work! But not sure what you mean here. Are you saying Knox was tripped? And you cant use volume up when adjusting volume?
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Im guessing its a package i disabled or didn't disable so it will take a bit to sort out. Its no biggie i might need to reroot. I can still raise the volume if i press volume down and move the slider. This is the only minor problem I've seen.

Does anyone know where I can find the nougat firmware? Trying to start fresh after a not successful root. Thanks

stuckintheskull said:
Does anyone know where I can find the nougat firmware? Trying to start fresh after a not successful root. Thanks
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Yes downgrade back then you'll get the nougat update then install it. Then you'll have it lol
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Son Rise said:
Yes downgrade back then you'll get the nougat update then install it. Then you'll have it lol
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Didn't know I could downgrade.

godpowerrr said:
Power On. It might seem laggy at first but let it load. Check and see if everything is working BT/HotSpot/Voice/MMS. Shouldnt have to edit any APN's or anything.
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Okay, but what if there is no data? Then what?

Worked great buddy. No issues here. Runs just as smooth for me as stock did.

99thRangernick said:
Okay, but what if there is no data? Then what?
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If that's the case I would suggest starting over...But just data? Can you call or text? Bluetooth?Hotspot? Is there an LTE symbol in notification bar with no data? Or is it just bars with no service completely? Double check your package disabler.

izzibew26 said:
Worked great buddy. No issues here. Runs just as smooth for me as stock did.
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Congrats. I appreciate it.

godpowerrr said:
Congrats. I appreciate it.
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I imported your XML files for the disabled packages and attempted root. I had an error where it would take a few minutes for an app to update after downloading, do you know how to fix this?

godpowerrr said:
If that's the case I would suggest starting over...But just data? Can you call or text? Bluetooth?Hotspot? Is there an LTE symbol in notification bar with no data? Or is it just bars with no service completely? Double check your package disabler.
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I actually completely restarted the process by reflashing back to stock with the file you linked at the beginning and just followed the process again and got it working this time. Cheers for this tutorial. :good:

YMNDLZ said:
I imported your XML files for the disabled packages and attempted root. I had an error where it would take a few minutes for an app to update after downloading, do you know how to fix this?
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Try clearing google play store and google play services cache, if there is little cache then clear data and reenter your gmail. Youre talking about when updating in play store right? If not try only disabling these below instead [from goongydin's thread] and flash engineer. Or manually disabling from list(dont import). But once we disable these apps and flash boot img, these apps aren't supposed to change status which would mean repetitive testing. My honest answer is always going to be try from beginning again.
Bootagent
Carrier Setup Wizzard
Chameleon
Com.android.carrierconfig
MobileInstaller
SAE
Setup Wizzard
securityLogAgent
99thRangernick said:
I actually completely restarted the process by reflashing back to stock with the file you linked at the beginning and just followed the process again and got it working this time. Cheers for this tutorial. :good:
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There you go. Its always the second time isn't it... No problem gj

Mha-l29c567b167 decrypted boot image unlock, twrp, root!

Anyone have a link for an decrpted boot image for the new ota update.? also can somebody merge all the different ways and do and don'ts for this build to be able to unlock (have the code) and flash TWRP and root this device. so many different solutions confusing on the best method to use. Please help Thank you.

Use this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/how-to/guide-how-to-root-mate-9-decrypt-data-t3569986
no need to decrypt image as superuser (superroot) does it for you.
As for unlocking bootloader, there's only one way. Just follow the TWRP thread for that
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/development/recovery-unofficial-twrp-huawei-mate-9-t3515617

ante0 said:
Use this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/how-to/guide-how-to-root-mate-9-decrypt-data-t3569986
no need to decrypt image as superuser (superroot) does it for you.
As for unlocking bootloader, there's only one way. Just follow the TWRP thread for that
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/development/recovery-unofficial-twrp-huawei-mate-9-t3515617[/QUWhuch
Which TWRP version 3.02 or 3.03 to use and also somebody already have the public and HW for this build done? Thanks for getting back to me so fast @ante0
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larryblynn000 said:
ante0 said:
Use this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/how-to/guide-how-to-root-mate-9-decrypt-data-t3569986
no need to decrypt image as superuser (superroot) does it for you.
As for unlocking bootloader, there's only one way. Just follow the TWRP thread for that
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/development/recovery-unofficial-twrp-huawei-mate-9-t3515617
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Which TWRP version 3.02 or 3.03 to use and also somebody already have the public and HW for this build done? Thanks for getting back to me so fast @ante0
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3.0.2 is what you need.
And use this for HW and public
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71302827&postcount=627

ante0 said:
3.0.2 is what you need.
And use this for HW and public
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71302827&postcount=627
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I can't get the hw and public to download. What am I doing wrong??

biggzo said:
I can't get the hw and public to download. What am I doing wrong??
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yea i must be really dumb bc i dont understand the directions!

Here
Public http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/...59/f2/full/public/update_data_full_public.zip
Hw
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/.../v76459/f2/full/hw/usa/update_full_hw_usa.zip
These are for MHA-l29c567b167

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Here
Public http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/...59/f2/full/public/update_data_full_public.zip
Hw
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/.../v76459/f2/full/hw/usa/update_full_hw_usa.zip
These are for MHA-l29c567b167
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Thank you you are the man really appreciated !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

have one more question got everything done with success thanks to evey bodies help much appreciated now i wonder can someone write a procedure or tell me what ineed to do do be ready for the next update want to be ready because i believe cant apply it with an unlocked BL and root? Thanks again for all the help!!!!

larryblynn000 said:
have one more question got everything done with success thanks to evey bodies help much appreciated now i wonder can someone write a procedure or tell me what ineed to do do be ready for the next update want to be ready because i believe cant apply it with an unlocked BL and root? Thanks again for all the help!!!!
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Did you use this guide for getting root?
[GUIDE]HOW TO ROOT YOUR MATE 9 with Decrypt Data in TWRP without needing a patched
Did it go well? I'm going to follow your steps as I have completely the same version of the device.

night_wind said:
Did you use this guide for getting root?
[GUIDE]HOW TO ROOT YOUR MATE 9 with Decrypt Data in TWRP without needing a patched
Did it go well? I'm going to follow your steps as I have completely the same version of the device.
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yes worked like a champ as long as u have ur unlockcode follow the steps and it worked great!!!! i put superroot public and hw files on my sd card and all went smooth

larryblynn000 said:
have one more question got everything done with success thanks to evey bodies help much appreciated now i wonder can someone write a procedure or tell me what ineed to do do be ready for the next update want to be ready because i believe cant apply it with an unlocked BL and root? Thanks again for all the help!!!!
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to update thru OTA u must reflash stock Recovery,then after updated to the latest firmware BL will be lock and your root will be gone,so u need to unlock BL and flash TWRP and redo all the rooting steps again.

Is there a op that tells how to do that and can i extract a copy of the stock recovery sorry to ask such obvious questions but im trying to learn how to do all this. Thanks again

larryblynn000 said:
Is there a op that tells how to do that and can i extract a copy of the stock recovery sorry to ask such obvious questions but im trying to learn how to do all this. Thanks again
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well its just like how u flash twrp thru adb.or you can use twrp to flash stock recovery.img.for the stock recovery you can extract from the update.app of your current build using huawei extractor.

ok now that i said all good with this i am getting no notifications from messenger or facebook or yahoo. any ideas?

larryblynn000 said:
ok now that i said all good with this i am getting no notifications from messenger or facebook or yahoo. any ideas?
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Try wiping cache and dalvik/art cache in twrp. Then check Settings - Notifications & Statusbar - Notifications Management if they're allowed.

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Try wiping cache and dalvik/art cache in twrp. Then check Settings - Notifications & Statusbar - Notifications Management if they're allowed.
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done that no change ????????????????? THX

larryblynn000 said:
done that no change ????????????????? THX
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Then I don't know.
Try reinstalling them?
Or do you mean notifications on lockscreen? Because they won't show.
Huawei locked it down good. (at least for me, can't even get Spotify to show current song)
Floatify works great for lockscreen notifications though.
Edit: Actually, more people seem to have notification bugs with Messenger and WhatsApp. Maybe it's just a Huawei thing?
Or did they work before rooting?
Could you also check that they're not being closed automatically by the super aggressive battery saver thingie?
Settings - Battery: check that Power Saving is not turned on.
Next click on the cogwheel in the battery screen and make sure "Close excessively power-intensive apps" is not turned on.
And check in Settings - Apps - [App you want to check] - Battery that "Close after screen locked" is not turned on.

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Then I don't know.
Try reinstalling them?
Or do you mean notifications on lockscreen? Because they won't show.
Huawei locked it down good. (at least for me, can't even get Spotify to show current song)
Floatify works great for lockscreen notifications though.
Edit: Actually, more people seem to have notification bugs with Messenger and WhatsApp. Maybe it's just a Huawei thing?
Or did they work before rooting?
Could you also check that they're not being closed automatically by the super aggressive battery saver thingie?
Settings - Battery: check that Power Saving is not turned on.
Next click on the cogwheel in the battery screen and make sure "Close excessively power-intensive apps" is not turned on.
And check in Settings - Apps - [App you want to check] - Battery that "Close after screen locked" is not turned on.
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seem to have most working better and i loaded floatify only thing can you tell me is there a way to get rid of the floatify used to keep app in memory notification annoying Thanks!

what is official nougat update for bll-l22

what is the official update for my phone it is BLL-L22 and it is now on b160 (marshmallow)
i have installed the b360 but it has few issues such as 1) no update app 2) build no is tester not official no and so on

yoko89 said:
what is the official update for my phone it is BLL-L22 and it is now on b160 (marshmallow)
i have installed the b360 but it has few issues such as 1) no update app 2) build no is tester not official no and so on
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It may be because you flashed it manually. And unless we have rollback package for your model you may not be able to rollback to MM. Are you planning to install custom ROM or want to be on stock rom only.
Updater is not there means tou wont get OTA bit test build wont impact anything.
You may need to flash the oeminfo of your model as well.

shashank1320 said:
It may be because you flashed it manually. And unless we have rollback package for your model you may not be able to rollback to MM. Are you planning to install custom ROM or want to be on stock rom only.
Updater is not there means tou wont get OTA bit test build wont impact anything.
You may beed to flash the oeminfo of your model as well.
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I forgot to update oeminfo now i am updating to 370 as it is the latest and will update oeminfo

yoko89 said:
I forgot to update oeminfo now i am updating to 370 as it is the latest and will update oeminfo
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Good luck. If need help just post it with details. We will try as much as we can

shashank1320 said:
Good luck. If need help just post it with details. We will try as much as we can
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Updated successfully using firmware finder

yoko89 said:
Updated successfully using firmware finder
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I knew from the first post that it was Firmware Finder's fault!! Now your build number is correct?

RedSkull23 said:
I knew from the first post that it was Firmware Finder's fault!! Now your build number is correct?
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Yes

yoko89 said:
Yes
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Ok perfect

yoko89 said:
Yes
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Hide IMEI.
Also, updater in setting visible? How about FM, manager, theme etc?

shashank1320 said:
Hide IMEI.
Also, updater in setting visible? How about FM, manager, theme etc?
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Yes every thing is working more tha fine

yoko89 said:
Yes every thing is working more tha fine
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That is cool. Few reported one or the other things missing

Bll-l22c636 b160 to nougat
shashank1320 said:
That is cool. Few reported one or the other things missing
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Hi.
Bought gr 5 '17 yesterday. Running MM.
I want to update to Nougat, cant find my build number in firmware finder list.
Fb group admin (also member here...) suggested to download a B 370 package.
I want to ask will it work for B160?
Also, any link to step by step instructions for update? Sorry, non tech person here...
Note: if i click to dl a package from Firmware finder, it shows dl as a zip file. Once download is complete, then what?
Thanks in Advance.

GR5_17 said:
Hi.
Bought gr 5 '17 yesterday. Running MM.
I want to update to Nougat, cant find my build number in firmware finder list.
Fb group admin (also member here...) suggested to download a B 370 package.
I want to ask will it work for B160?
Also, any link to step by step instructions for update? Sorry, non tech person here...
Note: if i click to dl a package from Firmware finder, it shows dl as a zip file. Once download is complete, then what?
Thanks in Advance.
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Give me your exact current build number

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Give me your exact current build number
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Thank you for your reply.
Build number : BLL-L22C636B160

GR5_17 said:
Thank you for your reply.
Build number : BLL-L22C636B160
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I would advise to wait for official OTA (as you got the phone yesterday) but if you really want to do it-
Download this- http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1279/g104/v82620/f2/full/update.zip
and this http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/...cseas/update_data_full_BLL-L22_hw_spcseas.zip
Flash first file and boot to system. Then 2nd and boot.
You need to use dload method as below
Unzip 1st file and extract the package. You will get few files including update.app.
Few suggest to use only update.app file but I would advise, based on my personal experience for all dload method I tried, use all the files.
Create a folder dload under SD card and copy all the files to this folder.
Power off the phone. Remove USB cable, if connected.
Press volume up+volume down keys and simultaneously press power button (3 keys together)
Your phone will automatically detect the package and will start the update process.
Once the update process is successful, you will get a message as update was successful and your phone will restart automatically.
During restart, phone will verify the system image.
This verification and 1st boot may take upto 2-3 minutes so do not panic.
Repeat the same with 2nd zip file.
Good luck. Happy Flashing.

shashank1320 said:
I would advise to wait for official OTA (as you got the phone yesterday) but if you really want to do it-
Download this- http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1279/g104/v82620/f2/full/update.zip
and this http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/...cseas/update_data_full_BLL-L22_hw_spcseas.zip
Flash first file and boot to system. Then 2nd and boot.
You need to use dload method as below
Unzip 1st file and extract the package. You will get few files including update.app.
Few suggest to use only update.app file but I would advise, based on my personal experience for all dload method I tried, use all the files.
Create a folder dload under SD card and copy all the files to this folder.
Power off the phone. Remove USB cable, if connected.
Press volume up+volume down keys and simultaneously press power button (3 keys together)
Your phone will automatically detect the package and will start the update process.
Once the update process is successful, you will get a message as update was successful and your phone will restart automatically.
During restart, phone will verify the system image.
This verification and 1st boot may take upto 2-3 minutes so do not panic.
Repeat the same with 2nd zip file.
Good luck. Happy Flashing.
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Thank you very much for the detailed instructions and links.
I think I will take your advice and wait for OTA update.
As mentioned, I am not too 'tech' and am worried might do the wrong thing.
Is it normal for my build # not to have nougat update yet?....
I will bookmark this post and report back in a week. Hopefully I will have an update by then.
Thank you again shashank1320

GR5_17 said:
Thank you very much for the detailed instructions and links.
I think I will take your advice and wait for OTA update.
As mentioned, I am not too 'tech' and am worried might do the wrong thing.
Is it normal for my build # not to have nougat update yet?....
I will bookmark this post and report back in a week. Hopefully I will have an update by then.
Thank you again shashank1320
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You welcome. Welcome to XDA and tech stuff.
Yes it is normal. Update may pop up anytime. Have you inserted the SIM yet? If not, putting the SIM may help. Also it may take upto a week for your phone to register and get update.
Regards,
Shashank

shashank1320 said:
You welcome. Welcome to XDA and tech stuff.
Yes it is normal. Update may pop up anytime. Have you inserted the SIM yet? If not, putting the SIM may help. Also it may take upto a week for your phone to register and get update.
Regards,
Shashank
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Thank you for your Welcome Shashank I hope to learn alot from the XDA Forum and you, since this is my 1st Android phone o).
I had not inserted the SIM before, since I'm still learning how the phone works and was playing around with the GR 5 17 without the SIM.
I have inserted the SIM and just like you said; I got an update from the Settings menu.
I am downloading update : BLL-L22C636B360 as we speak.
I am worried since I read on this thread that it might have some problems....
I will post an update once completed.
I am excited to learn more about Android from the XDA Forum, and how I can keep my GR 5 17 in the best condition.
Thank you again for your support Shashank. Stay Well

GR5_17 said:
Thank you for your Welcome Shashank I hope to learn alot from the XDA Forum and you, since this is my 1st Android phone o).
I had not inserted the SIM before, since I'm still learning how the phone works and was playing around with the GR 5 17 without the SIM.
I have inserted the SIM and just like you said; I got an update from the Settings menu.
I am downloading update : BLL-L22C636B360 as we speak.
I am worried since I read on this thread that it might have some problems....
I will post an update once completed.
I am excited to learn more about Android from the XDA Forum, and how I can keep my GR 5 17 in the best condition.
Thank you again for your support Shashank. Stay Well
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Don't worry, download and install it. If there is any issue you may download further updates. There will few more if your model has it. I got a phone couple of days back amd got 3 updates(different model though)

shashank1320 said:
Don't worry, download and install it. If there is any issue you may download further updates. There will few more if your model has it. I got a phone couple of days back amd got 3 updates(different model though)
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I have downloaded the B360 update. As you mentioned, I have received another update and am now on : Build number ~: BLL-L22C636B384 , EMUI : 5.0.1, Android : 7.0
Things seem to be working fine for now.
I wanted to ask you about any good Dark theme for the GR5-17.
Do you suggest from the Huawei themes (built in) or from :EMUI theme factory? (an app I dl from PlayStore.
Thank you, Stay Well