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US AT&T S5 - G900A - Firmware Update Available

Pulling down a 485MB update right now. Haven't found anything as to whether it is truly Lollipop or not... SLOOOOOW download.

reboot... and it's only 4.4.4. Why on God's green Earth would they deploy 4.4.4 when 5.0 is supposed to be ready to roll?

5 will probably be available soon. Just like what Verizon is doing

Keep an eye on this page for GSG5 AT&T updates.
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/faq/FAQ00059646/85721/SM-G900AZKAATT
Update summary
AT&T released a software update for the Samsung Galaxy S 5 (SM-G900A) on February 3, 2015. The update is available to customers to download via Firmware Over The Air (FOTA). Wi-Fi is required for the update and the file size is 487MB.
What's changing?
Android KitKat 4.4.4
Miscellaneous improvements, bug fixes, and security updates
HD Voice capability*
AT&T Service additions:
Mail - ATT Mail (att.net mail)
AT&T Live
Uber
Remote Support
*HD Voice has limited availability in select markets. Deployment is ongoing. HD Voice Requirements: To experience HD Voice, both parties on the call must be located in an AT&T HD Voice coverage area, have an AT&T HD Voice-capable device and SIM with an area code based in an HD Voice coverage area, and have HD Voice set up on their AT&T account. HD Voice-capable device selection is limited at this time.
Incompatible Services/Features: The following services/features are currently incompatible with HD Voice: prepaid service, Smart Limits, Ringback Tones, OfficeDirect, and OfficeReach (for business customers). HD Voice is available at no additional cost; standard voice rates apply and are charged according to your wireless rate plan. For additional product information and service restrictions, visit www.att.com/hdvoice.
What to expect after the update
Although there should be no impacts to settings or data, we recommend that you back up your media files to an SD card, a PC, or using a favorite application (from the Play Store), prior to upgrading the software. You can also backing up and restoring your phone using Samsung Kies.
How to update
Customers will receive an alert and be prompted to download the update, or have the option to initiate the update manually. When prompted, you can postpone the update up to 3 times, and 4 hours per occurrence. After the update has been postponed for the maximum allowable time, your device will automatically download and install the update.
To initiate the update manually, From the Home screen, touch Apps Apps Icon > Settings Settings Icon > About device Settings About Device Icon > Software update > Check for updates.
Follow the prompts.
How to verify the update
From the Home screen, touch Apps Apps Icon > Settings Settings Icon > About device Settings About Device Icon .
The following information will be displayed:
Android version: 4.4.4
Baseband version: G900AUCU2AOA1
Kernel version: 3.4.0-3116194
Build number: KTU84P.G900AUCU2AOA1

Thanks for the notes!
So.. basically unknown fixes, plus more AT&T bloatware to disable?

I guess that depends on how important you feel VoLTE and 4.4.4 updates are.
Lolipop will be coming soon enough.
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Yea... I guess they started the work for this update long time ago and decided to just finish it and release it. The AT&T's version of Lollipop is most likely still a several weeks/months away.

VoLTE + fixes in 4.4.4
VoLTE and whatever fixes that came with the 4.4.4 update are more than likely not part of the lollipop 5.0 or 5.0.1 updates.. VoLTE I'm sure is the major reason for the 4.4.4 update being pushed before lollipop.. VoLTE is obviously going to be a major selling point in the future for all carriers.. leaving it out and just jumping to lollipop would be stupid for AT&T.. once all areas receiving the 4.4.4 update have been rolled out they should start rolling out one of the versions of lollipop.. probably before the end of February so as not to be to far behind Verizon

Dont have the update
I have the s5 for at&t and I just checked and it said my software was up to date. any idea why I didnt get it?

AT&T is rolling out the update in "stages", meaning you might receive it later than the other customers. I have 2 Galaxy S5's in family, both are on the same plan and are AT&T-branded, however only one of them have received update. Don't worry and give it some time - unless you live in a region where "HD Voice" is already available this update is not "crucial".

AlexusJ said:
AT&T is rolling out the update in "stages", meaning you might receive it later than the other customers. I have 2 Galaxy S5's in family, both are on the same plan and are AT&T-branded, however only one of them have received update. Don't worry and give it some time - unless you live in a region where "HD Voice" is already available this update is not "crucial".
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I have an AT&T unlocked model of Galaxy S5. Will I still get the OTA or KIES if I am abroad? Its completely stock, non-rooted. I've changed nothing. My current version is 4.4.2.

ThuGzta said:
I have an AT&T unlocked model of Galaxy S5. Will I still get the OTA or KIES if I am abroad? Its completely stock, non-rooted. I've changed nothing. My current version is 4.4.2.
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i was wondering exactly the same thing...

If you are not using an AT&T SIM you will not get an update. I don't think you could get the update even if you were using the AT&T SIM and were on a European or Asian network. I haven't seen an update on KIES for an AT&T phone since 4.1.2 on the GS3.

xCAVEMANx said:
If you are not using an AT&T SIM you will not get an update. I don't think you could get the update even if you were using the AT&T SIM and were on a European or Asian network. I haven't seen an update on KIES for an AT&T phone since 4.1.2 on the GS3.
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i understand. but... there isnt any way to donwload it and flash it by my self??

I'm getting high battery usage a week after this update. Anyone else?

jtenorio83 said:
i understand. but... there isnt any way to donwload it and flash it by my self??
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There is. Just follow the method that applies to you in this thread. Or you can install safestrap to install.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3021120

please help
CAG-man said:
There is. Just follow the method that applies to you in this thread. Or you can install safestrap to install.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3021120
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i tried to do it with safetrap and my phone got sofftbrickeso i had to flash stock g900aucu1ance with odin...
i was wondering if someone can give me the full update to flash with odin only????
is that posible????

Lookout might be the source of your drain its higher than Facebook in usage that's happened to me before the way to solve it was to uninstall lookout and reinstall it
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using XDA Free mobile app

Lookout is thirsty
morphfxf said:
I'm getting high battery usage a week after this update. Anyone else?
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I have Lookout as the top consumer right now at 29%. That's not good. I did that update a week ago, and it was very miserly then. I wonder if a recent LookOut update is the culprit.

ButtonBoy said:
I have Lookout as the top consumer right now at 29%. That's not good. I did that update a week ago, and it was very miserly then. I wonder if a recent LookOut update is the culprit.
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Lookout is very buggy. Over the course of owning my s5 I've already uninstalled and installed lookout 4 times (which solves the problem for a good while). FInally I decided to turn off the malware scanning and just keep location / lost phone part as that's all I really care about (as a backup to android device managers lost phone feature). I figure the android has built in limited virus protection already and I don't install except from the play store and am not rooted. I haven't had any problems with 4.4.4 but I did a clean wipe and use lookout in a limited fashion.

S6 Active SM-G890A upgraded to MM (using thread on XDA), can I go to stock lolipop?

I bought a S6 Active on eBay and wanted to take it to Marshmallow. I followed the guide in this forum and it upgraded without any problems. I'm using a very unique application which is giving me problems and I'd like to know if it's related to the fact that this phone is not on MM and not lollipop.
Is there any way to downgrade the phone back to it's stock firmware? I looked in smartswitch under Emergency Software Recovery and Initialization (device initialization) and it says "SM-G890A" does not support initizlizing, plesae contact our service center". So it does not look like smart switch will bring it back to stock.
I looked on sammobile and they don't appear to have any firmware for the S6 active.
Is there a way to bring this back to stock? If not I will leave it at MM (which I like) and try to fix my application some other way, but it would be really helpful if I was able to jump back to lollipop.

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captaingowa said:
Stock was Android L. or Lollipop.
It seems your going about this in a more troublesome way.
1. Just ask the app creator about compatibility with Android M. and your device.
2. Ask around on the forum if others are having a similar issue who would be using the app.
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The App is Blackberry BES 12.4 with Android for work. I have an open ticket with Blackberry. I'm trying to determine if the marshmallow update on the S6 Active is causing a disconnect problem that does not appear to happen with other Android hardware. Since I put marshmallow on hardware that does not officially support it I'm the one that might be in the wrong, not the app. If I could go back to the official S6 Active release (lollipop) than I could determine if the marshmallow update is causing the problem.
Is there any way for me to return to the lollipop version for the S6 Active? Thanks,
Roveer

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Well, I flashed it back to 5.1.1 with Oden. I'm going to try the app to see if it works correctly then move to marshmallow (official) and see what happens. I'm wondering if the version of 6 was different than what AT&T is sending down to phones. I would guess it probably is in some ways.
The issue I was having with BES has to do with the special BB VPN breaking down after a period of inactivity. Even after turning off all the doze options. looking at the logs it seems to be a problem accessing the keystore. I noticed that when installing the BB app on 5.1.1 that when it goes through the encryption process (which is required) that it made me use a 7 digit password with one letter and one number. When I did this on 6 I was able to use a PIN (4 digit). I'm thinking that may have caused some sort of problem with the crypto but I won't know until I verify that the app is working correctly on 5.1.1 then I'll move forward.
Roveer

So, after I put the phone back on 5.1.1 lollipop and reinstalled the BB software the VPN stayed connected unlike what I was seeing with the Marshmallow release that I installed following a msg post here on xda. The next day I received an carrier update msg saying the phone will be updated to 6.0.1 and for some reason the phone automatically installed the update. When I looked at the phone this morning it was updated to Marshmallow. So far the VPN seems to be staying connected but it will take a few days for me to fully determine that it is working.
I guess this problem was related to a non-official release
Roveer

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captaingowa said:
Most likely you were on a Beta release of Marshmallow since you were able to roll back to 5.1.1
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Well, now that I am on the official carrier release of MM the problem continues...
After I flashed back to 5.1.1 the problem was not present. The VPN remained active after lock screen (overnight).
On Tuesday (monday night) the phone mysteriousely executed the 6.0.1 update that I had been receiving update messages for. I kept hitting remind me later, but it updated anyway. So tuesday I was working with MM. So I left the phone inactive for most of the day and then sent test msgs to a pop account and the the work account. No notifications received Once I hit the home button after a few seconds the pop nofications was received then the VPN notification appeared then the work notification was received. Clearly the phone is turning things off. I disabled all the apps in the doze section and repeated the test this morning. The pop account notified right away, the work account did not. a press of the home button, the vpn notification appears then the work notification. Clearly still a problem even on the official carrier release. I've sent my results to BB (support ticket) and will continue to work.
What confuses me is that none of this is new (hardware / software). I can't be the only one experiencing this problem. It might be limited to the S6 Active but that's a pretty populate device.. I have an open ticket with Blackberry so they should respond to this issue.
Roveer

QD9 update

Anyone try to update their S8 to the day one update of QD9? I bought the Verizon version but using it on Tmobile through MintSim so my only option to update it is through the VZW Software Upgrade Assistance pos software. It sees and downloads the update fine. However, when it reboots the phone to the "Downloading...." screen, after a while I get a "Odin Protocol version error!" I rebooted the phone and tried again but to no avail.
*Edit* So, I just had to update the VZW software to the newest version and then that fixed it. The update went through fine. Lol

I've had my Verizon S8 since Friday and accepted the QD9 update later that evening. The only change I can tell is that the ability to legitimately remap the Bixby button has been removed. Sorry brother if that was your plan.

do you retry bxaction

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Anyone try to update their S8 to the day one update of QD9? I bought the Verizon version but using it on Tmobile through MintSim so my only option to update it is through the VZW Software Upgrade Assistance pos software. It sees and downloads the update fine. However, when it reboots the phone to the "Downloading...." screen, after a while I get a "Odin Protocol version error!" I rebooted the phone and tried again but to no avail.
*Edit* So, I just had to update the VZW software to the newest version and then that fixed it. The update went through fine. Lol
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For future updates you may want to use Samsung Smart Switch instead than VZW software. I have the s8 verizon version with a different company and wasnt able to update until i tried with this Samsung software and I find it easier and probably better than the VZW app.

The updated VZW software is nicer and worked fine. I'll look into the Samsung software next time.

AT&T NumberSync Note 8(SM-N950F) with Gear S3 working?

Does anyone have a Gear S3(AT&T LTE version) and got it to work with NumberSync on their International Note 8(SM-N950F)? AT&T chat seems to have no clue as to why it won't work(I'm basically thinking since it's an international version and not branded At&T), but the reps can't confirm that. They just say buy a new device that is NumberSync capable, but when I ask them which phones are those, they can't give me an answer..
They thought it was my IMEI, which at the AT&T store, they had to spoof the IMEI from my Moto X Pure Style to get the 4G/LTE to work correctly.
It would just be great to have the NumberSync to work, but I have no problems with the Bluetooth connection for now.

jpinoy said:
Does anyone have a Gear S3(AT&T LTE version) and got it to work with NumberSync on their International Note 8(SM-N950F)? AT&T chat seems to have no clue as to why it won't work(I'm basically thinking since it's an international version and not branded At&T), but the reps can't confirm that. They just say buy a new device that is NumberSync capable, but when I ask them which phones are those, they can't give me an answer..
They thought it was my IMEI, which at the AT&T store, they had to spoof the IMEI from my Moto X Pure Style to get the 4G/LTE to work correctly.
It would just be great to have the NumberSync to work, but I have no problems with the Bluetooth connection for now.
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Have you tried reseting the watch?Numbersync works in part with the stock messaging app. AT&T advanced messaging syncs your messages to the server and then it gets forwarded to your Gear. For numbersync to work on the international version you will most likely need to odin the AT&T stock image since it wont have the Advance messaging or try installing the advance messaging files. I've had my fair share of numbersync issues but eventually it got better with my S3/S8+ and now Note 8.
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neopolotin75 said:
Have you tried reseting the watch?Numbersync works in part with the stock messaging app. AT&T advanced messaging syncs your messages to the server and then it gets forwarded to your Gear. For numbersync to work on the international version you will most likely need to odin the AT&T stock image since it wont have the Advance messaging or try installing the advance messaging files. I've had my fair share of numbersync issues but eventually it got better with my S3/S8+ and now Note 8.
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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Hmmm... I see you have a US version of the Note 8, so you're probably in a better situation than I am atm. My Note 8 on my account only shows up as unknown device. I haven't been on this page as much since rooting my phone, so I'll follow up on the CSC flashing or ODIN AT&T image, if that's possible now. I'll look for Advance messaging as well. I know the Gear S3 still shows that when not in bluetooth or Wi-FI, it shows remotely connected, I still get notifications of miss calls from my phone, so it's sending me notifications in that sense, limited...
Thanks for the mentioned options, I'll look into them.

I tried to access NumberSync through my account but it says note 8 not compatible

Make sure you are signed into the myAT&T app. It uses that to sync your info/number.

N950U1 FW Update N950U1UEU5CRG6 - Own Number unknown

Monday I updated the FW of my US unlocked Note 8 (N950U1 / SD-version) with N950U1UEU5CRG6.
After the update I noticed that in Settings - About Phone, My Phone Number is listed as UNKNOWN. I am using the phone in The Netherlands with provider Hollandsnieuwe (=Vodafone). I am certain that the actual phone number was correctly displayed prior to the FW update.
Not sure if related, but Find My Phone/Device does no longer work via Samsung or Google. Is does work through Bitdefender Anti Theft...
Anyone has this or other issue after the update? Thoughts?

OnnoJ said:
Monday I updated the FW of my US unlocked Note 8 (N950U1 / SD-version) with N950U1UEU5CRG6.
After the update I noticed that in Settings - About Phone, My Phone Number is listed as UNKNOWN. I am using the phone in The Netherlands with provider Hollandsnieuwe (=Vodafone). I am certain that the actual phone number was correctly displayed prior to the FW update.
Not sure if related, but Find My Phone/Device does no longer work via Samsung or Google. Is does work through Bitdefender Anti Theft...
Anyone has this or other issue after the update? Thoughts?
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Hi, on my 2 Note8 dual sim, it is said : phone number⇒ unknown. And this from the beginning (on every firmwares). I'm in france using two french sim cards in the phone and i bought my phones on samsung shop. Until now, no problem, everything works great.

My branded, but unlocked 950F, as I paid for it the full price to use it as a prepaid phone displays the same, unknown number, since day one, I bought it directly from the major carrier in Mexico which is Telcel, everything works fine, all services and VoLTE

You mean like this seeing on my screenshot? This number is only visible if it's saved into your SIM card. Since a while, the carriers/operators don't write longer the numbers into the SIM card
So if you don't see it now, you never saw it before!
But there was an xposed module (if I remember right on android 4.4.2) where you can change this (showing) number.
(It don't changed your registered phone number!)
At that time I had found that thread
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=2106490&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
That should be the correct GitHub link:
https://github.com/OXINARF/SIMNumberChanger
But it looks like there is a newer xposed module called SIMEditor - maybe that still works (when your device is rooted and xpised installed)
http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.gnufabio.simeditor
Greetings
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Sorry for German language. The first line: Eigene Telefonnummer means "own phone number"
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I've never had my phone number displayed in the information menu. As far back as the Note 3, no matter what firmware, official or custom, or even other phones. I live in South Africa. After reading @Logel's explanation, it now makes sense to me why it never showed to me, because of the way South African carriers assign numbers to customers.

OnnoJ said:
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I know it's not the exact same model, but my N950F/DS shows my phone number there like normal. Not sure why it's not showing in your case though.