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[Q] ICS update not avaiable through Kies?

Hey everyone, just wondering if the update for the note through Kies is also regien dependent?
I'm US based and OTA update is not available so I tried using Kies but when I connect my note to the computer, it is still saying that my current fw is the lates (which is still GB2.3.6).
Any ideas? Thanks!

seraph011 said:
Hey everyone, just wondering if the update for the note through Kies is also regien dependent?
I'm US based and OTA update is not available so I tried using Kies but when I connect my note to the computer, it is still saying that my current fw is the lates (which is still GB2.3.6).
Any ideas? Thanks!
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emmm that ics update came for GERMANY, so you need to have firmware based on germany, then you will be able to update ^^

EdgaBimbam said:
emmm that ics update came for GERMANY, so you need to have firmware based on germany, then you will be able to update ^^
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indeed updating through kies only works in germany just download the rom from the forum

EdgaBimbam said:
emmm that ics update came for GERMANY, so you need to have firmware based on germany, then you will be able to update ^^
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Oh ok! I thought that the update via Kies would be for all international versions of the note. Oh well, I guess I'll have to wait for at least a US release of ICS then.
Thanks a lot!

seraph011 said:
Oh ok! I thought that the update via Kies would be for all international versions of the note. Oh well, I guess I'll have to wait for at least a US release of ICS then.
Thanks a lot!
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no problem, but i have question, if your note is based on US, is it n7000? because this ics firmware is for international note, dont mess between international and at&t note and etc ;D

EdgaBimbam said:
emmm that ics update came for GERMANY, so you need to have firmware based on germany, then you will be able to update ^^
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EdgaBimbam said:
no problem, but i have question, if your note is based on US, is it n7000? because this ics firmware is for international note, dont mess between international and at&t note and etc ;D
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Yup, my note is the international one. It's just that I'm based here in the US but I bought my note through Amazon. I'm not sure though where my note originally came from though...is there anyway to find out? Sorry for being such a noob, this is actually my first android phone.

Ok I looked underneath the battery, it only says Made by Samsung. I have the blue international (says in the box) but really, it looks black to me though a it does have a shade of blue to it. ^^

I have the ics update available via kies right now, although I'm scared top hit update since kies bricked my vibrant. My GNote came from Germany....think I should update? Or wait for the ota?

Hmm..if it's official via kies, it should be pretty safe. =)
If ever, I would think OTA updating would carry almosts the same risks updating via Kies would since you are updating to an official fw anyway.
Happy that you have it since you have a german made note, im hoping that the asian made ones (korea/china) would get released soon as well!

I caved in, I updated....couldn't wait for the ota So far, I love it! Running very smooth. It was a little laggy at first, so I did a factory reset and it's been perfect since. No issues. My quadrant seemed to drop though, don't know what that's all about.
I did read Germany GNotes are first, but I'm sure yours will be soon

Wow, glad you had no trouble updating! Enjoy ICS! =)

Thank you! Yeah I was super worried because I updated my vibrant to 2.2 on kies in December and it stopped in the middle of installing the update....it killed my vibrant But it looks like they completely redid kies, it's much nicer now. You're next Seraph

dirtyhamster73 said:
Thank you! Yeah I was super worried because I updated my vibrant to 2.2 on kies in December and it stopped in the middle of installing the update....it killed my vibrant But it looks like they completely redid kies, it's much nicer now. You're next Seraph
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Yup, hopefully sometime soon!
Well, I'll be reading all about ICS here while waiting for it to arrive to this area of the world.
Enjoy ICS!

Can I flash the new DBT-Release from Germany on my ATO-Note? Or do I get in trouble with the product code? I read that there is a chance to loose the IMEI if the product codes do not match...
thx for help

[Official Firmware] : SGH-I957 CANADA ICS firmware is live

Here is the link :
SGH-I957D: Canada (Telus)
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/177070840/c205647/I957DUXLI2_I957DTLSLI2_TLS.zip.html
SGH-I957M: Canada (Bell)
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/177071050/1c85133/I957MUXLI2_I957MBMCLI2_BMC.zip.html
SGH-I957R: Canada (Rogers)
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/177100741/9172139/I957RUXLI2_I957RRWCLI2_RWC.zip.html
Note: use Odin to flash this stock firmware.
-KS

They also appeared on the Sammobile Firmware website... and I think these links are the same as those on www.sammobile.com!
What, no SGH-I957R: Canada (Rogers) firmware file?

nrapallo said:
They also appeared on the Sammobile Firmware website... and I think these links are the same as those on www.sammobile.com!
What, no SGH-I957R: Canada (Rogers) firmware file?
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Link updated for Rogers too..
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kunals.shah said:
Here is the link :
SGH-I957D: Canada (Telus)
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/177070840/c205647/I957DUXLI2_I957DTLSLI2_TLS.zip.html
SGH-I957M: Canada (Bell)
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/177071050/1c85133/I957MUXLI2_I957MBMCLI2_BMC.zip.html
SGH-I957R: Canada (Rogers)
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/177100741/9172139/I957RUXLI2_I957RRWCLI2_RWC.zip.html
-KS
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Do we flash the file in Odin or in recovery?
Sent from my SGH-I957D using Tapatalk 2

These are odin flashable stock firmwares. .
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2

kunals.shah said:
These are odin flashable stock firmwares. .
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2
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Thanks. Do you know if the firmware will come with new radio?
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Yes. It comes with updated radio image.
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So does that mean AT&T 8.9 4g lte will get their update?
If so it's great timing. The iPad mini is being released tomorrow.
That means I can sell this piece of 5hit Samsung AT&T delay device and get an apple.
I'm so pissed of all the delays Samsung has been doing to all their devices.

Great!
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4.3 said:
So does that mean AT&T 8.9 4g lte will get their update?
If so it's great timing. The iPad mini is being released tomorrow.
That means I can sell this piece of 5hit Samsung AT&T delay device and get an apple.
I'm so pissed of all the delays Samsung has been doing to all their devices.
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Buying a Ipad? That is stupid!!!

OTA for Canadian Carriers (Telus/Bell/Rogers)
It was reported today on mobilesyrup.com that the Bell, TELUS and Rogers Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich now available.
We know those ICS ROM's are available as per the OP's links, but some of the comments below that article indicate the Canadian Carriers have started OTA upgrades to ICS!!!
It's about time!

kunals.shah said:
Here is the link :
SGH-I957D: Canada (Telus)
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/177070840/c205647/I957DUXLI2_I957DTLSLI2_TLS.zip.html
SGH-I957M: Canada (Bell)
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/177071050/1c85133/I957MUXLI2_I957MBMCLI2_BMC.zip.html
SGH-I957R: Canada (Rogers)
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/177100741/9172139/I957RUXLI2_I957RRWCLI2_RWC.zip.html
Note: use Odin to flash this stock firmware.
-KS
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If you look in my thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1936044
A CSR at Rogers told me their update was released by devs over two weeks ago but no one seemed to be able to download it. I just checked my device and suddenly I have it available as an OTA update. Odd...

Got notic=fication this monring on my tab, and took around 15 min (download + install) get the it upgraded.
New UI, I assume maybe just me, I am too used to honeycomb, it take time for me to get used to the new UI. But I do like the browser with the "desktop view " option. And I can get Chrome on it now as well.

alextheangel said:
Got notic=fication this monring on my tab, and took around 15 min (download + install) get the it upgraded.
New UI, I assume maybe just me, I am too used to honeycomb, it take time for me to get used to the new UI. But I do like the browser with the "desktop view " option. And I can get Chrome on it now as well.
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Are you att or the Canadian 8.9 i957d?

What about AT&T???????!!!!!!!!

How to root this?

SaHiLzZ said:
How to root this?
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No way to root do far. And very difficult to find help.

ATT and root
ratatouille said:
No way to root do far. And very difficult to find help.
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on my ATT ROM SGH-I957D: Canada (Telus) works fine. Working external keyboard Samsung, HDMI, SMS. Root install from TWRP using attached zip.

Hammer_NN said:
on my ATT ROM SGH-I957D: Canada (Telus) works fine. Working external keyboard Samsung, HDMI, SMS. Root install from TWRP using attached zip.
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You my friend are my idol..... I thank you very much. Did you create that installer yourself?

Hammer_NN said:
on my ATT ROM SGH-I957D: Canada (Telus) works fine. Working external keyboard Samsung, HDMI, SMS. Root install from TWRP using attached zip.
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Can anyone confirm this method to be a working root with i957 ICS? I just got this thing free from Rogers as yet again they messed up my account. Not concerned with the lack of ROMs as the stock firmware is pretty smooth, but would def like to debloat all the Rogers ****.
Any imput would be appreciated.

I bought ant unlocked Bell Tablet. Can I flash the Rogers original rom on it? I am with Rogers.

Few questions from a newbie

First of all i bought my first Android phone about 10 days ago, so I'm new to this world. I want to update my P880 to jelly bean, but I'm too paranoid to use root. The update should be out by now, so my question is: is it really out, and if it is can i update my phone directly without my pc suite? Also, i want to Know if there is a way to flash a rooted phone to the original version?

Karanfil said:
First of all i bought my first Android phone about 10 days ago, so I'm new to this world. I want to update my P880 to jelly bean, but I'm too paranoid to use root. The update should be out by now, so my question is: is it really out, and if it is can i update my phone directly without my pc suite? Also, i want to Know if there is a way to flash a rooted phone to the original version?
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Or you could just wait for the official JB version

Karanfil said:
First of all i bought my first Android phone about 10 days ago, so I'm new to this world. I want to update my P880 to jelly bean, but I'm too paranoid to use root. The update should be out by now, so my question is: is it really out, and if it is can i update my phone directly without my pc suite? Also, i want to Know if there is a way to flash a rooted phone to the original version?
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You don't need root to flash.
You can re-flash your original room.
Read more about root, battery drain and how to flash.
There are several methods, choose the best depending on your needs.
Be sure that you know what you're doing before you start.
Sent from my LG-P880 using xda app-developers app

Karanfil said:
First of all i bought my first Android phone about 10 days ago, so I'm new to this world. I want to update my P880 to jelly bean, but I'm too paranoid to use root. The update should be out by now, so my question is: is it really out, and if it is can i update my phone directly without my pc suite? Also, i want to Know if there is a way to flash a rooted phone to the original version?
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Nope, the official release isn't here yet. And yes, you don't need your PC to update your phone providing that you have decent Internet connection. You can always go OTA, it's available right in your phone setting.
As of flashing a rooted phone, you can actually unroot it, without the hassle of reflashing your phone . There's a feature in the app for you to do so.
Anyway, you don't need to root your device to get JB, just download the kdz and flash it with kdz updater. The walk through is in general thread. A word of caution though, rolling back to ICS might be quite a task.
Btw, what regional rom are you on now?
Sent from my LG-P880 using Tapatalk 2

hernestwisnu said:
... rolling back to ICS might be quite a task.
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Wrong, go back to ICS is easier as any other flash. The difference is that needs to be done with LGFlash Tool. Takes about 5 minutes, less than with kdz.
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hernestwisnu said:
Nope, the official release isn't here yet. And yes, you don't need your PC to update your phone providing that you have decent Internet connection. You can always go OTA, it's available right in your phone setting.
As of flashing a rooted phone, you can actually unroot it, without the hassle of reflashing your phone . There's a feature in the app for you to do so.
Anyway, you don't need to root your device to get JB, just download the kdz and flash it with kdz updater. The walk through is in general thread. A word of caution though, rolling back to ICS might be quite a task.
Btw, what regional rom are you on now?
Sent from my LG-P880 using Tapatalk 2
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Thank you. When will official JB be avalible? I read that it will come out by the end of march, and today is the laast day of march and no update yet-
I don't know, i bought it in Serbia, it's V10e.

Karanfil said:
Thank you. When will official JB be avalible? I read that it will come out by the end of march, and today is the laast day of march and no update yet-
I don't know, i bought it in Serbia, it's V10e.
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you're probably on south-east asia, the dealers from serbia & bosnia seem to be getting the phones from the same place, as i had 10e aswell.
as for official update, well, noone knows. LG hungary said it was gonna be on 25th (which was then reported by LG serbia & croatia), LG italy said the end of april, LG germany said by the end of the march, and checz LG said 2nd of april.

Flying_Bear said:
as for official update, well, noone knows. LG hungary said it was gonna be on 25th (which was then reported by LG serbia & croatia), LG italy said the end of april, LG germany said by the end of the march, and checz LG said 2nd of april.
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Yes this means.... SOON

Karanfil said:
Thank you. When will official JB be avalible? I read that it will come out by the end of march, and today is the laast day of march and no update yet-
I don't know, i bought it in Serbia, it's V10e.
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Well, only God and LG know when it'll be released.
You might want to check your phone software version in phone setting then go to this website http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=15 to see if your room is the latest
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UK MK7 to US MK7?

I installed the UK MK7 update weeks ago and want to switch back to the US now that it's available to get Exchange previews back. What's the CSC code for the US? Kies won't update since it says I already have MK7. Is there another place to download the new ROM? Can I downgrade to an older US ROM and let Kies update that way? I would, but I can't find even the old US ROMs.

Lucent said:
I installed the UK MK7 update weeks ago and want to switch back to the US now that it's available to get Exchange previews back. What's the CSC code for the US? Kies won't update since it says I already have MK7. Is there another place to download the new ROM? Can I downgrade to an older US ROM and let Kies update that way? I would, but I can't find even the old US ROMs.
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Yes you can downgrade, Here is the thread where you can get the USA version. (OLD)
XAR is the USA version - Last one in the list (Labled as Cellular South)
Also you can go here and get the current version, Currently the top one in the list.

almulder1092 said:
Yes you can downgrade, Here is the thread where you can get the USA version. (OLD)
XAR is the USA version - Last one in the list (Labled as Cellular South)
Also you can go here and get the current version, Currently the top one in the list.
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Was thinking the same thing but wondering if it even makes sense to do? If the UK gets another update (which I assume will be before the US again) won't Gear Manager download it to my UK rom first?

I decided to reload the old ROM and re-upgrade not being sure if were differences. I had some wierdness after loading the old ROM which I suspect was program updates intended for the new ROM. You might want to do a reset to wipe the gear before dropping back to the old version.
Having done so, though, I used Kies to upload the new US ROM and it all went fine. I am now on the US MK7 and all seems well.
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jaltman said:
I decided to reload the old ROM and re-upgrade not being sure if were differences. I had some wierdness after loading the old ROM which I suspect was program updates intended for the new ROM. You might want to do a reset to wipe the gear before dropping back to the old version.
Having done so, though, I used Kies to upload the new US ROM and it all went fine. I am now on the US MK7 and all seems well.
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So, are the UK and US MK7 firmware versions identical?
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I see no discernable differences on the surface. Under the hood, I can't tell. It seems unlikely to me that different versions would be left with the version number. Time will tell.
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How can I tell which version of the MK7 software is installed the Us or the UK. I did both on two devices and don't know if there is a way to.tell
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67srbell said:
So, are the UK and US MK7 firmware versions identical?
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I did notice s voice on the great activates a lot quicker, I'm coming from uk mk7, odin'ed to us mk7. Synched to a gs3
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almulder1092 said:
Yes you can downgrade, Here is the thread where you can get the USA version. (OLD)
XAR is the USA version - Last one in the list (Labled as Cellular South)
Also you can go here and get the current version, Currently the top one in the list.
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Thanks for this information, as I was not sure I was on the UK or the US version, having flashed the UK rom, but then being unsure if what appeared to be an update recently actually was. I am in USA and on the XAR version now. All have been working great with Exchange and other notifications.

Same size
I opened both .tar files (XAR from USA and BTU from UK) and they have the same exact size on all their subfolders (not a single Byte more, not a single Byte less) I assume they are the same firmware. Why Sammy took too long to update USA firmware? Weird right?

danyvw said:
I opened both .tar files (XAR from USA and BTU from UK) and they have the same exact size on all their subfolders (not a single Byte more, not a single Byte less) I assume they are the same firmware. Why Sammy took too long to update USA firmware? Weird right?
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Perhaps it was the anticipated load on their servers.

almulder1092 said:
Yes you can downgrade, Here is the thread where you can get the USA version. (OLD)
XAR is the USA version - Last one in the list (Labled as Cellular South)
Also you can go here and get the current version, Currently the top one in the list.
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OMG, thanks for this almulder! It is not clear on Null Gear Recover pagethat all the US people are being sent to a link to download MK2 version which gives the scrunched recovery view. I'm still figuring this out, but this post makes things a lot easier.

TWRP LOOP
almulder1092 said:
Yes you can downgrade, Here is the thread where you can get the USA version. (OLD)
XAR is the USA version - Last one in the list (Labled as Cellular South)
Also you can go here and get the current version, Currently the top one in the list.
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Hi.. Tried flashing null-19, All go's well until reboot then just reboots into TWRP all the time.. Can you help please
Rom (V700XXUAMK7)
Recovery (null_03_TWRP2.7.tar.md5)
Flashing Rom (null_ 19.zip)
Impactor_0.9.14
Thanks in advance

almulder1092 said:
Yes you can downgrade, Here is the thread where you can get the USA version. (OLD)
XAR is the USA version - Last one in the list (Labled as Cellular South)
Also you can go here and get the current version, Currently the top one in the list.
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Omfg! Thank you so much almulder, I was finally able to upgrade my gear to mk7 thru odin, kies kept freezing on me & gear manager was no help either :-/ this is why I love the android/xda community sooooo much, people like you who are always here to help
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SM-9208 New Firmware

Hello there was a new firmware update posted on Sam Mobile for the SM-9208 Taiwan today (N9208ZZT2AOK2). Has anyone updated to it yet? If so do you notice any difference and if are you still rooted.

Yeah, just noticed this update on Samobile but have not flashed yet. It is new firmware dated at 09/11. Wonder what are the changes.......
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Just got the update pushed to me, didn't even look what was new, sorry.

are any of you who took the new SM-N9208 update rooted? or were you able to root after the update? thanks for taking time to respond to my question.

cortez.i said:
are any of you who took the new SM-N9208 update rooted? or were you able to root after the update? thanks for taking time to respond to my question.
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If you're rooted it won't update OTA. I used ODIN to upgrade to K2 and I've experienced no problems.

Detroitking02 said:
If you're rooted it won't update OTA. I used ODIN to upgrade to K2 and I've experienced no problems.
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Agreed. That's the plan. I meant to ask if you're able to re-root after taking the update, using one of the root kernels. (Was posting my question in a hurry as I was going through TSA Checkpoint).
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cortez.i said:
Agreed. That's the plan. I meant to ask if you're able to re-root after taking the update, using one of the root kernels. (Was posting my question in a hurry as I was going through TSA Checkpoint).
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yap you can re-root after flashing it in odin, there is no problem in it and no major changes found in ok2 other than a few little ones

ravian29 said:
yap you can re-root after flashing it in odin, there is no problem in it and no major changes found in ok2 other than a few little ones
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confirmed. flashed and rerooted w/o issue. only noticeable difference was the "Android Upgrading Screen" it's now full screen and similar to the one on my T-Mo Note 5 w/MM. @ravian29 - thanks for your reply as well.

Detroitking02 said:
Hello there was a new firmware update posted on Sam Mobile for the SM-9208 Taiwan today (N9208ZZT2AOK2). Has anyone updated to it yet? If so do you notice any difference and if are you still rooted.
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you can go there to download