[Q] Safe Strap on 4.4.2 - AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Anyone have any luck getting safe strap to work on Kit kat 4.4.2? I install.. reboot.. and just blank screen forever. Help.. thx

@ttnote3 said:
Anyone have any luck getting safe strap to work on Kit kat 4.4.2? I install.. reboot.. and just blank screen forever. Help.. thx
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Current SS 3.71 does not support 4.4.2 KitKat. It works for JB 4.3 only. We are waiting for new release SS for 4.4.2 KitKat.

SunnyOK said:
Current SS 3.71 does not support 4.4.2 KitKat. It works for JB 4.3 only. We are waiting for new release SS for 4.4.2 KitKat.
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Wish I had known before installing. Next question is.. how do I flash a zip .. like a keyboard without safestrap? I've rebooted to recovery.. but, get a message that the directory is invalid. Any help is appreciated.
thx

@ttnote3 said:
Wish I had known before installing. Next question is.. how do I flash a zip .. like a keyboard without safestrap? I've rebooted to recovery.. but, get a message that the directory is invalid. Any help is appreciated.
thx
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I suggest you should do a whole lot of research before you started to flash things. Visit to the development thread and you can find out more info.
Go back to MJ5, and then flash KnoxRaid rom or any of those that ported by drake if you want to be on KitKat.

mutantblack said:
I suggest you should do a whole lot of research before you started to flash things. Visit to the development thread and you can find out more info.
Go back to MJ5, and then flash KnoxRaid rom or any of those that ported by drake if you want to be on KitKat.
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Found Drakey's instructions on simulating safe strap for now. was able to flash my keyboard. Looking forward to a safestrap for 4.4.2

Drake has been doing great things and Hashcode is still working on the bootlaoder safestrap issues. Hopefully we'll get it b4 the Note4 comes out!

question
im very new to flashing.my question is will i be able to flash a kitkat rom with safestrap after its updated for kitkat even if im on 4.3 because for some reason my phone says update failed after 25% and i realy want kitkat but dont know what to do other than flashing it with safestrap and i dont have a computer and using odin sounds a little over my head ( if i can get access to a computer).

shane1981 said:
im very new to flashing.my question is will i be able to flash a kitkat rom with safestrap after its updated for kitkat even if im on 4.3 because for some reason my phone says update failed after 25% and i realy want kitkat but dont know what to do other than flashing it with safestrap and i dont have a computer and using odin sounds a little over my head ( if i can get access to a computer).
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Once SS is updated it should be fine. But the flashing process with odin isn't hard if you can get access to a computer. Drakey has very clear instructions in any of his ROM threads.

@ttnote3 said:
Anyone have any luck getting safe strap to work on Kit kat 4.4.2? I install.. reboot.. and just blank screen forever. Help.. thx
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We have been able to get SS to work on the I337 4.4 NB1 build by first downgrading to 4.3 by only flashing some of the 4.3 partitions including the stock kernel then rooting and installing SS. Once we flash the Custom ROM in SS we flash back to the 4.4 stock kernel. From that point forward all we need to do to wipe and flash another ROM is flash the 4.3 kernel again.
I don't know if this will work on your device but it may be worth a shot.

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OTA Update

Here's the zip of the OTA that was pushed out. It won't install through either CWM or TWRP, so can someone who's more knowledgeable in these matters make it flashable?
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/821854/OTAPkg.zip
And in case it helps, here's the log from CWM from trying to flash it manually:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/821854/recovery.log
And yes, as with any OTA, you run the risk of losing root, etc. But for me, I really don't care. I've even tried pushing the included stock recovery, but it doesn't work like this. You get a phone with an exclamation point over it (I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about) when you try to boot into that recovery. A quick push of TWRP back onto the phone fixed that error, but I still can't flash the update, obviously. Anyone want to take a crack at it?
Thanks to nuclear_eclipse for getting this and the log for us!
chrisliphart said:
I've even tried pushing the included stock recovery, but it doesn't work like this. You get a phone with an exclamation point over it (I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about) when you try to boot into that recovery.
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That symbol just means that it doesn't know what file to use for the update; this is part of what get's communicated somehow from the OS to the recovery during reboot, but I'm not familiar enough with the way recoveries work to know how to trigger that myself. I would assume this is a similar mechanism to how ROM Manager et al can tell CWM/TWRP what to flash.
nuclear_eclipse said:
That symbol just means that it doesn't know what file to use for the update; this is part of what get's communicated somehow from the OS to the recovery during reboot, but I'm not familiar enough with the way recoveries work to know how to trigger that myself. I would assume this is a similar mechanism to how ROM Manager et al can tell CWM/TWRP what to flash.
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That makes total sense. I guess it's not automatically checking the folder that Software Update puts it in. I've got another 22 hours until I can get Software Update to check again. I'll push the stock recovery before I do that, unless someone makes this flashable through TWRP or CWM before then.
In my stock Rom thread there are new files up. They are the ota roms. So if you are running stock, download the odex one ending in 1.08 and flash in recovery, no need to wipe data. Then pull boot.img and fastboot flash it. You now have the ota software. I will post instructions to upgrade the firmware that came with the ota
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jmz said:
In my stock Rom thread there are new files up. They are the ota roms. So if you are running stock, download the odex one ending in 1.08 and flash in recovery, no need to wipe data. Then pull boot.img and fastboot flash it. You now have the ota software. I will post instructions to upgrade the firmware that came with the ota
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Rooted and all! Thank you sir!
OTA wich version
Does anyone use it, what does it include, will upgrade to jelly bean 4.2 or will stay on 4.1 I mean it was posted but no one actually tell us what to do with that?
henry_acevedo said:
Does anyone use it, what does it include, will upgrade to jelly bean 4.2 or will stay on 4.1 I mean it was posted but no one actually tell us what to do with that?
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Its just a hboot patch I think. No serious software update. So yes still android 4.1
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russian392 said:
Its just a hboot patch I think. No serious software update. So yes still android 4.1
Sent from my HTC first using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Will be ever get Jelly Bean 4.2 or kit kat.. not even a decent rom is out there, i really want to know how to port but i don't know, why android cannot be be like windows ahahaah, download drivers for internet and taran,,,:crying:

[Q] accidentally flashed 4.3 rom to kit kat flashed device

So I accidentally flashed a 4.3 rom to a kit kat flashed note 3. I can get into safestrap 3.7.5 but no matter what rom I flash it just goes to a black screen after I install it. I can get into download mode and safestrap. How do I fix this? I've tried flashing the kit kat rom after wiping everything but it still won't work. loads safestrap, hit continue, then black screen.
Help?
Safestrap keeps saying
E: unable to mount '/system'
etc
Please do not double post your questions.
The link you posted in the DK thread is the correct method to flash completely back to stock KK.
You can start over from there.
Please remember to read before flashing anything.
graydiggy said:
Please do not double post your questions.
The link you posted in the DK thread is the correct method to flash completely back to stock KK.
You can start over from there.
Please remember to read before flashing anything.
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Sorry, but just to confirm this... My Kitkat was not stock. It was flashed using URDROID ROM method
I think its this link?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2584994
As far as double posting, sorry but I'm kind of panicking....
Go here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2838117
This will restore your phone to stock KK. You will then be able to root and install the latest SS.
graydiggy said:
Go here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2838117
This will restore your phone to stock KK. You will then be able to root and install the latest SS.
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Worked. Awesome. Thanks!

S pen not woking on lollipop

So I finally updated to officially 5.0.1 and my 's pen won't work nothing pops up nor won't sense it on the screen. happen before when I flash a custom ron lollipop and I thought it was the romantic but others had no issues.. when that happen I did go back to 4.4.4 and it worked fine...
Any way to fix this? BTW I'm rooted now and I didn't check if my s pen was working before I rooted it..
Reflash rom
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Reflash rom
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Will do when get home from work... Idk why it's been doing this.. on stock rooted rom and custom rom on lollipop. .
I going to factory reset and then flash It again and not root it..
You think it's my kernal? Idk
Maybe I'll just flash a custom lollipop rom and see... glad I have unlimited data lol..
markysd said:
Will do when get home from work... Idk why it's been doing this.. on stock rooted rom and custom rom on lollipop. .
I going to factory reset and then flash It again and not root it..
You think it's my kernal? Idk
Maybe I'll just flash a custom lollipop rom and see... glad I have unlimited data lol..
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Before u flash make spen work so you know u went into it good
BACARDILIMON said:
Before u flash make spen work so you know u went into it good
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Well right now I'm on stock 5.0.1 updated via kies.. then rooted CF.. not sure if updating using kies or odin to a stock fw matters.. I'll try it when I get home
Edit. . BTW I never got a pen to work on lollipop when I tried it while back on a custom lollipop rom. .
What is the cleanest way to update to bone stock?
Need to wipe stuff on twrp?
ok i flashed a new rom.. poprocks and im still not getting S PEN to work on lollipop.. WTH is going on with mine ? do i need to like update my baseband/kernal or something??
worked fine on kit kat idk maybe i should go back to kitkat
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ok i flashed a new rom.. poprocks and im still not getting S PEN to work on lollipop.. WTH is going on with mine ? do i need to like update my baseband/kernal or something??
worked fine on kit kat idk maybe i should go back to kitkat
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Show us screenshots of about phone.
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ok.. just re booting back to poprocks after install the latest twrp..might take a bit..
so this is what happen.. i was on 4.4.4 firekat and i flashed a lollipop rom i think it was the international one ported.. it worked fine but my s pen didnt work once i updated it.. so i went back to 4.4.4 firekate v5 and my s pen worked fine..
btw is there a way i can go back to kit kat 4.4.4? to see if my s pen will work again?
thanks
U would have to downgrade boot and baseband. Then odin back to stock and root. U should odin back to stock lollipop and then see if pen works then root
BACARDILIMON said:
U would have to downgrade boot and baseband. Then odin back to stock and root. U should odin back to stock lollipop and then see if pen works then root
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here my screen shot.. just rebooted to fresh ..poprocks
so yeah i have not downgraded back to kit kat yet.. i try the stock odin back to lollipop..
what is the cleanest way to stock lollipop? factory rest the phone first? go on twrp (i updated btw) and factory wipe/ clear stuff?
thanks
Twrp factory reset and then odin back to stock. Check pen. It pen good then root away
BACARDILIMON said:
Twrp factory reset and then odin back to stock. Check pen. It pen good then root away
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OK will do.. Odin back to 5.0.1 correct?
What's a for sure place to get the stock fw that's surely a good one..need them trusted ones lol
.. sammobile takes years to download lol
well i odin back to bone stock and S Pen not working going to try using kies again.. i dont think it will fix it...
at this point i think i need to downgrade back to 4.4.4
OK I think maybe I know why my s pen is not working.. maybe I need to wipe my internal memory too.. will wiping my internal memory not let me boot to download mode or twrp?
Don't want to be bricked or stuck in a blank boot up or something...
safe to wipe everything and boot it to download lode when done? I'll have my SD card out my note just in case I accidentally wipe the SD card...
Maybe something in the internal memory like a file or something preventING my s pen you work when I flash on 4.4.4 Roms and up.. always works when I'm on stock 4.4.4 or the fire Kat 4.4.4 v5 but if I flash a higher fire Kat 4.4.4 higher versions s pen won't work...
Thanks
markysd said:
OK I think maybe I know why my s pen is not working.. maybe I need to wipe my internal memory too.. will wiping my internal memory not let me boot to download mode or twrp?
Don't want to be bricked or stuck in a blank boot up or something...
safe to wipe everything and boot it to download lode when done? I'll have my SD card out my note just in case I accidentally wipe the SD card...
Maybe something in the internal memory like a file or something preventING my s pen you work when I flash on 4.4.4 Roms and up.. always works when I'm on stock 4.4.4 or the fire Kat 4.4.4 v5 but if I flash a higher fire Kat 4.4.4 higher versions s pen won't work...
Thanks
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You'll be fine. That's how I do it. I Factory Reset...then go into Recovery, Format, Wipe...hit Reboot into Download mode from within TWRP. It'll warn you that you have no OS installed...ignore, It'll then ask you to install SU I think, Ignore that also...and just go into Download MODE...connect to computer and Odin away!
BACARDILIMON said:
Twrp factory reset and then odin back to stock. Check pen. It pen good then root away
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Hi I Tried all above option to make my Spen work again but nothing worked except the downgrade to KitKat , what colud be the problem ? also in the cecovery menu i got the (dm verity verification failed ) which i cant get rid of it . any ideas ??

[Q] 4.4.4?

Hello! Long story short I was on 5.0 rooted and like a COMPLETE idiot I tried installing TWRP. Basically it broke my phone, so I went to 4.4.2 and tried going up from there. For whatever reason it won't let me do the OTA, so I was looking for the 4.4.4 Stock firmware for my G900A but no matter where I search, here or on Google, I can't seem to find it :/ Could anyone lend a hand? Thanks!
Ryan6700 said:
Hello! Long story short I was on 5.0 rooted and like a COMPLETE idiot I tried installing TWRP. Basically it broke my phone, so I went to 4.4.2 and tried going up from there. For whatever reason it won't let me do the OTA, so I was looking for the 4.4.4 Stock firmware for my G900A but no matter where I search, here or on Google, I can't seem to find it :/ Could anyone lend a hand? Thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3076803
Use the downgrade firmware in this thread ( step 5 in the notes section of the OP ) after using that firmware you will be able to OTA. Just be careful not to ota to 5.0 or you won't be able to root. Flash the firmware in AP slot in odin 3.09
dirtydodge said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3076803
Use the downgrade firmware in this thread ( step 5 in the notes section of the OP ) after using that firmware you will be able to OTA. Just be careful not to ota to 5.0 or you won't be able to root. Flash the firmware in AP slot in odin 3.09
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Thank you! Now something else I was wondering... Isn't 5.0 like 400 something MB? The OTA that I was trying to get *but failed at getting before you sent me the link to the one in that post* was only around 160MB. Is that the 4.4.4 update?
Ryan6700 said:
Thank you! Now something else I was wondering... Isn't 5.0 like 400 something MB? The OTA that I was trying to get *but failed at getting before you sent me the link to the one in that post* was only around 160MB. Is that the 4.4.4 update?
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I'm not sure. Personally I'd get back to 4.4.2, root then go back to 5.0 using the thread i posted to you then flash
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3095987
Support is low for the 4.4.x since everyone has moved onto 5.0. Plus no one is working on them roms anymore. The TMS5 is a good rom and the dev is still actively working on improving and adding more to it. Plus in the OP of his thread he has instructions for using safestrap on 5.0.
Sorry i can't help out on the 4.4.4 i was never on it. I never take OTA's.
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I'm not sure. Personally I'd get back to 4.4.2, root then go back to 5.0 using the thread i posted to you then flash
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3095987
Support is low for the 4.4.x since everyone has moved onto 5.0. Plus no one is working on them roms anymore. The TMS5 is a good rom and the dev is still actively working on improving and adding more to it. Plus in the OP of his thread he has instructions for using safestrap on 5.0.
Sorry i can't help out on the 4.4.4 i was never on it. I never take OTA's.
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Now I'm having trouble with root... I flashed that version of 4.4.2 but when I do Towelroot v3 it says "This phone isn't currently supported"
EDIT: Never mind! Figured it out! I think I may have it now lol.
Ryan6700 said:
Now I'm having trouble with root... I flashed that version of 4.4.2 but when I do Towelroot v3 it says "This phone isn't currently supported"
EDIT: Never mind! Figured it out! I think I may have it now lol.
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Lol ok.

Possible to go back to 4.4.4 from 6.0.1?

As the title says is that even possible for the Note 4 ? I know sounds crazy but I want to know if it is possible. If it is, how? Please help ::fingers-crossed:
With my 910F it was possible. Thank God! Marshmallow looks like ****.. Maybe it's smoother than kitkat but the look and battery time wasnt as good as with kitkat.
To your question : download a kitkat firmware and simply flash it with Odin. Done and easy.
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With my 910F it was possible. Thank God! Marshmallow looks like ****.. Maybe it's smoother than kitkat but the look and battery time wasnt as good as with kitkat.
To your question : download a kitkat firmware and simply flash it with Odin. Done and easy.
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Do I need to go back to lollipop first? Then kit kat? or I can jump straight to kit kat? I have the 910N. I really wanna just go back to when it was very stable and had amazing battery!
Ind3lible said:
Do I need to go back to lollipop first? Then kit kat? or I can jump straight to kit kat? I have the 910N. I really wanna just go back to when it was very stable and had amazing battery!
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Just downgrade directly to kitkat. Works fine for me. But like I said I have the 910f.. But I think if you have an snapdragon too it's definitely possible. I think..
Just try. I case it doesn't work you can flash your marshmallow back. Sry for my english I'm German
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Just downgrade directly to kitkat. Works fine for me. But like I said I have the 910f.. But I think if you have an snapdragon too it's definitely possible. I think..
Just try. I case it doesn't work you can flash your marshmallow back. Sry for my english I'm German
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I will try tonight, hope I do not brick lol! My variant is also a snapdragon ! And your English is good :highfive: . I will be so happy if I can go back omg! :victory:
Ind3lible said:
I will try tonight, hope I do not brick lol! My variant is also a snapdragon ! And your English is good :highfive: . I will be so happy if I can go back omg! :victory:
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Very few times I thought too that I bricked my note, but every time I could made it work again
Jogg3r said:
Very few times I thought too that I bricked my note, but every time I could made it work again
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So what were the steps you took? Did you factory reset before odin? Or just odin to kitkat and it booted ?:fingers-crossed:
Ind3lible said:
So what were the steps you took? Did you factory reset before odin? Or just odin to kitkat and it booted ?:fingers-crossed:
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I backuped (is that right or backed up? XD) my data and then I did a factory reset. Then I flashed the firmware via Odin.
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I backuped (is that right or backed up? XD) my data and then I did a factory reset. Then I flashed the firmware via Odin.
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Did you back up with a custom recovery ? or were you on stock recovery? Meaning no custom rom? I just wanna be safe lol >_<:crying:
Ind3lible said:
Did you back up with a custom recovery ? or were you on stock recovery? Meaning no custom rom? I just wanna be safe lol >_<:crying:
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Actually I just saved my whatsapp folder to ext. SD card. Then I did a reset via stock recovery. But now I use a custom recovery to perform full backups . But you can install this after you did your downgrade.
You can downgrade from android 6.0.1 to 4.4.4 just flash old bootloader for android 4.4.4 and modem then flash the rom.
here's a video but I don't know if it's for the quallcom cpu version of the note 4 (It's for the sm 910 t ) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRDSRKjGhUw
Tried flashing 4.4.4 yesterday .
My device is n910g .
First I flashed lollipop 5.0.1 , then left the device for booting up and it dint booted ,cause i hadn't factory resetted my device, so after a factory reset it did booted up.
Then i flashed 4.4.4 and factory reset the device and it booted up properly.
Battery life is really amazing .
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can it work on exynos n910c?
Guys which Firmware version is for 4.4.4?
MIne is SM-N910F
Will this one work?
N910F_BTU_N910FXXU1ANK4_N910FBTU1ANK2_Original.zip
ampz04 said:
can it work on exynos n910c?
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i think it is impossible for n910c i tried many times but failed due to locked bootloader
hoping any way to go back to the best rom and best battery performance 4.4.4
amse_010 said:
i think it is impossible for n910c i tried many times but failed due to locked bootloader
hoping any way to go back to the best rom and best battery performance 4.4.4
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Was told N910c can flash back to 5.1.1 via Odin.
Perhaps you can then flash back to 4.4.4 afterwards?
yashthemw said:
Tried flashing 4.4.4 yesterday .
My device is n910g .
First I flashed lollipop 5.0.1 , then left the device for booting up and it dint booted ,cause i hadn't factory resetted my device, so after a factory reset it did booted up.
Then i flashed 4.4.4 and factory reset the device and it booted up properly.
Battery life is really amazing .
Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk
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jphlag said:
here's a video but I don't know if it's for the quallcom cpu version of the note 4 (It's for the sm 910 t ) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRDSRKjGhUw
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Abdo Mando said:
You can downgrade from android 6.0.1 to 4.4.4 just flash old bootloader for android 4.4.4 and modem then flash the rom.
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Awesome Thank you for the info! I'll have to find the old bootloader and modems! :highfive:
Thank you for the video :highfive:
Thank you for the info! I am excited!!:highfive:
I have an N910G and have gone back and forth between MM and KK several times without any problems. No need to go through LP to downgrade. (No matter how often I try, I just can't get to like MM!) Anyway, all you need is right here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/downgrade-official-mm-to-kitkat-t3383885
Good luck! (I believe Exynos users are out of luck though...)
Shafin Uddin said:
Guys which Firmware version is for 4.4.4?
MIne is SM-N910F
Will this one work?
N910F_BTU_N910FXXU1ANK4_N910FBTU1ANK2_Original.zip
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I used exactly the same firmware to downgrade from 6.0.1. And, of course a correct modem and bootloader. At first i flashed the modem and bootloader, using Odin 3.09, after reboot i pulled out the battery immediately. After putting back the battery, I switched the phone to download mode, and flashed the 4.4.4 firmware. Worked flawlessly. :good:

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