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[Q] Where will JB upgrade come from? (If there ever is one?)

I purchased my Samsung Galaxy i957 unlocked 8.9 tab on line from a Hong Kong vendor last year. I love the tab and it works great, but I am confused about what happens if a Galaxy 8.9 upgrade is ever released. Since my tab is an i957 - wifi only- and has the ATT brand, would I get the upgrade from AT&T even though I have no data or phone service with them? If they send it out OTA, would I be able to grab it? Or would I have to go to Sammobile or some other place to get it? I'm assuming that I would have to unroot and return to stock, but beyond that??
Thanks,
Sue

You could get it from sammobile and flash it with odin. You would lose root. Did you root the device? If so then it'd be easy to re-root as you've done it before.
OTA won't work since you are rooted.
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jd1639 said:
You could get it from sammobile and flash it with odin. You would lose root. Did you root the device? If so then it'd be easy to re-root as you've done it before.
OTA won't work since you are rooted.
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Thanks for the reply. Yes, I rooted and am currently using Danno_Rom. I don't mind re-rooting so I guess I just need to sit back and wait for somebody to release the upgrade. Thanks again.

heliosue said:
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I rooted and am currently using Danno_Rom. I don't mind re-rooting so I guess I just need to sit back and wait for somebody to release the upgrade. Thanks again.
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Nrvate's rom is cm 10 based if you want jb now. But I've found the stock, rooted ics runs just about as good. You have arm i957, right because nrvates is for the i957.
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[Q] Is there a manual way to update the S3 to 4.3? (AT&T phone)

Hey guys,
I just bought an unlocked S3 that was on the AT&T network. It is running 4.1.1. I tried looking for updates but it says I'm currently on the latest available firmware (which isn't true obviously). So my question is, can I somehow update it manually? By downloading the firmware file and flashing it myself perhaps? Did a couple of searches but couldn't find anything related to this specifically.
Would really appreciate the help.
Thanks!

If I were you, I won't go to 4.3 because of knok bootloader.. Just stay on 4.1JB of go for custom 4.4.2kitkat .
But if u don't plan to root your phone then go on. Because Knok will record/count when you break the warranty policy by rooting.and that can't be reset and undo.
Search for S3 LTE android 4.3 manual upgrade on google.
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1. Root your phone.
2. Install/purchase mobileodin pro.
3. Download 4.3 firmware from sammobile.
4. Install firmware using mobileodin pro and keep root or not.
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Lok3sh said:
Hey guys,
I just bought an unlocked S3 that was on the AT&T network. It is running 4.1.1. I tried looking for updates but it says I'm currently on the latest available firmware (which isn't true obviously). So my question is, can I somehow update it manually? By downloading the firmware file and flashing it myself perhaps? Did a couple of searches but couldn't find anything related to this specifically.
Would really appreciate the help.
Thanks!
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Is it an I9305 as per this forums firmware ???

public3n3my said:
If I were you, I won't go to 4.3 because of knok bootloader.. Just stay on 4.1JB of go for custom 4.4.2kitkat .
But if u don't plan to root your phone then go on. Because Knok will record/count when you break the warranty policy by rooting.and that can't be reset and undo.
Search for S3 LTE android 4.3 manual upgrade on google.
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Gotcha, thanks for the heads up. My S3 is well out of warranty, so would this still have a negative impact on me if it records the number of times I break the warranty policy?
hayabusa08 said:
1. Root your phone.
2. Install/purchase mobileodin pro.
3. Download 4.3 firmware from sammobile.
4. Install firmware using mobileodin pro and keep root or not.
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Thanks, this is helpful. I'll check sammobile.
Also I saw another couple of steps that looked like it would be possible to do straight from the recovery menu instead of through a 3rd party software like mobileodin. Would these steps work?
1) Download the Stock OTA Update 4.3 I747UCUEMJB from here:
2) Copy it to your external SD card.
3) Reboot recovery, then navigate down and choose "install update from SD card".
Press and hold Volume Up, Home and Power button. Use volume keys to select and Power or Home key to select the option. Then just wait until it completely finishes flashing.
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Is it an I9305 as per this forums firmware ???
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My bad, this is the i747.

Well if you not in the warranty then it's fine..
BTW, stock Rom is on the .tar.md5 format then u can't use the recovery to install it. You need Odin to flash it.
Mobile Odin is expensive. Why don't you just download free PC version of Odin that compatible with your device and flash it.
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Well if you not in the warranty then it's fine..
BTW, stock Rom is on the .tar.md5 format then u can't use the recovery to install it. You need Odin to flash it.
Mobile Odin is expensive. Why don't you just download free PC version of Odin that compatible with your device and flash it.
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Oh got it.
Yes I would much rather use the free PC Odin than Mobile Odin.
Basically all I have to do is look for the stock 4.3 rom for the i747, then flash through Odin. Right?
Sam mobile does not have the 4.3 AT&T rom. I guess I'll have to look somewhere else.

Personally i would and have purchased the mobileodin pro. Never needed a pc in my years of using samsung phones. From flashing official firmwares to kernels recoveries and all. Its worth the price. Trust me. Everything can be done without a pc near u. Download firmware on ur phone. Flash it from ur phone. Just think of it as a payment for your electric bills. A small portion of it. and its not only limited to s3 but many models of the samsung phones aswell.
Found a link for you bro.
http://www.smartphonejam.com/2013/1...ial-android43-i747ucuemjb-ota-update.html?m=1
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hayabusa08 said:
Personally i would and have purchased the mobileodin pro. Never needed a pc in my years of using samsung phones. From flashing official firmwares to kernels recoveries and all. Its worth the price. Trust me. Everything can be done without a pc near u. Download firmware on ur phone. Flash it from ur phone. Just think of it as a payment for your electric bills. A small portion of it. and its not only limited to s3 but many models of the samsung phones aswell.
Found a link for you bro.
http://www.smartphonejam.com/2013/1...ial-android43-i747ucuemjb-ota-update.html?m=1
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Awesome thanks so much for the link!
Unfortunately I'm on 4.1.1 and not 4.1.2. Will this be a big problem? Do I need to first get to 4.1.2 and then go to 4.3 or can I just directly flash to 4.3?
I would consider mobileodin pro, but I'm doing this for my girlfriends phone that I just bought, and I doubt I will ever need it again. I'm not going to be flashing her phone any more. So free would be useful Especially seeing as how it should have updated OTA on it's own anyway and has not. Which is frustrating. I'm still on 4.1.1 on top of that. Oh well.

Should have no issues as everything will be flashed including bootloader.
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Should have no issues as everything will be flashed including bootloader.
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Awesome thanks! I'm about to try it now.

XT1068 - UK Lollipop

Just wondering, has anyone managed to get lollipop installed on a UK XT1068
WITHOUT unlocking your boot loader? I have tried the Indian OTA, but it refuses to install in recovery mode. I don't really want to unlock by boot loader,as I still want to have my warranty.
Thanks for the help!
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xN1ghtShadoWx said:
Just wondering, has anyone managed to get lollipop installed on a UK XT1068
WITHOUT unlocking your boot loader? I have tried the Indian OTA, but it refuses to install in recovery mode. I don't really want to unlock by boot loader,as I still want to have my warranty.
Thanks for the help!
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You must flash retalldsds .23 retall ROM in top of yours.and then install that ota. You can do it without unlock bootloader
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If I do flash this and upgrade to lollipop, can I change back to uk version at a later time, or am I stuck on it? I don't want to be stuck on this version forever!
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Bump. Does anyone know the answer to my above question?
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Without unlocking bootloader you can't downgrade to 4.4.4, but flashing another region version with same system version likely no problem

Yes you can, but you need to unlock bootloader
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Android devices can't be rooted????

I have an updated galaxy s5 lollipop for at&t us there any way for me to root this? ??

AnyTizers said:
I have an updated galaxy s5 lollipop for at&t us there any way for me to root this? ??
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I would love to know this as well. Can't find anything for Samsung-SM-G900A Baseband BOC4
EDIT: After reading through a lot of threads I found that there is currently NO DOWNGRADE OR ROOTING METHOD for those on stock OTA 5.0 Lollipop. This for AT&T SM-G900A Baseband OC4.

The s5 on lollipop is completely unrootable
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Has to be on 4.4.2
Check with your carrier, they may provide the previous version. I.E. Downgrade. If on original carrier that is.

Now if I did a warranty exchange will it be pre loaded wit oc4 or of4 because I'm hoping not. What are my chances.
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Extra slim to none, it'll most likely have most current firmware.
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Galaxy S5- Can I Flash A ROM With TWRP Instead Of Flashfire?

Hello, i'm new in this forum and i haven't flashed so many roms before.
in this tutorial:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...w-to-update-to-g870aoc5-5-0-keeproot-t3083841
they use flashfire to install lollipop rooted rom into G870A devices.
but i have a problem, i followed the steps to receive flashfire beta on my device but i never got it, i asked in g+ page to someone to share me the apk containing flashfire beta (the version that is required to do this), but he said me i have to change the date of my phone to july 1st because the app does not open at all, and it is true, by changing the date i was able to open the app, but i;m not sure about using it because i thing it is not the right version and i thing i can damage my device.
Can i use twrp instead? or is it safe to use the apk he shared to me?
Thanks

Much to the dismay of almost everyone here Twrp will not work on our locked bootloader phone.
Give a read here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2969344
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You havd at&t s5 active ,at&t locked the bootloader thats why we can't use custom recovery like twrp cwm . if u r in 4.4.2 kitkat i think u can use safestrap recovery..that process will install 5.0 rooted lollipop .i use the same process to update my att s5 to lollipop ..download the file flash through flasfire..
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thanks! i'll ty that i hope it works.
but before trying this i, does anyone successfully installed the last flashfire beta? please would you share the apk, i would prefer using that since the tutorial looks very easy, im new using those kind of tools

I just used the latest beta to flash from rooted 4.4.4 to 5.0.1 Of3 without issue.
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my problem is that i were not able to receive beta, does the latest google play public release work?

https://mega.nz/#!RdgzgQJC!V8CjC6U-vlSJdGQHI3DGuH839XUjaZfv2iff7MFJbuA
Here is the link ...
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Thank you leoishwor10!!

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