Hi All,
Just want to share one of the options, what can you do if GearVR not working and asking for update.
I have an international version of Note 4 SM-N910F.
My operator didn’t publish necessary update and I couldn’t connect my Gear VR.
Spend a lot of time reading this forum, because I was afraid that I could brick my phone.
This method is 100% working and doesn’t require root and it won’t reset your personal data.
All you need to do is to check exact model of your Note 4, mine is N910F
Then go to sammobile.com -> Firmwares -> Firmwares database -> chose your version of Note 4
and find NK4 firmware update. For me it was N910FXXU1ANK4.
In my case I’m from Ireland and my Operator “Meteor” didn’t publish this update,
but another Irish operator “O2” did, so I used Odin to upload O2 updates and GearVR works just fine.
Solved
Hi,
I had the same situation with my N910C Note 4. I've followed the steps in the following link and phone is working with the gear VR without the update
Sorry I can't post links here as I didn't exceeded 10 posts here
you will find in the GearVR subreddit on reddit a topic with the title howto_enable_gearvr_on_exynos_note4
Enjoy
islamy said:
Hi,
I had the same situation with my N910C Note 4. I've followed the steps in the following link and phone is working with the gear VR without the update
Sorry I can't post links here as I didn't exceeded 10 posts here
you will find in the GearVR subreddit on reddit a topic with the title howto_enable_gearvr_on_exynos_note4
Enjoy
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You're not talking about the same thing here, 910F is the "correct" variant, meaning it has the snapdragon processor and is "fully compatible" with Gear, however one needs to first upgrade to NK4 or newer to make it work, which some carriers have not yet made available.
Domen Lo said:
You're not talking about the same thing here, 910F is the "correct" variant, meaning it has the snapdragon processor and is "fully compatible" with Gear, however one needs to first upgrade to NK4 or newer to make it work, which some carriers have not yet made available.
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Mine that I've tested is 910C that includes Exynos processor. Initially it wasn't working, then after following those steps it's working great for the last 3 weeks
Hi!
I follow a Mexican Twitter account called AndroidMX, the guy behind this website has posted a tweet with some screenshots related to the Lollipop update for the Note 4, seems to be Android 5.0.1
You can see the pictures here
The guy said in later tweets that he will leak the ROM within this week
No good for us we have snapdragon
Download?
thiagoribeirorj said:
Download?
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The guy said in later tweets that he will leak the ROM within this week, no download link available at the moment
Since when does Samsung release Lollipop for the Exynos variant first, it was always first released for snapdragon...ohhh let's wait and see.
Ashatar said:
Since when does Samsung release Lollipop for the Exynos variant first, it was always first released for snapdragon...ohhh let's wait and see.
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Note 3 and s4 exynos variants already got 5.0 update before snapdragon.
Makes me want to re-reflect, which is better, Exynos or Snapdragon Note 4? *cough*
Peeps we already have a Lolipop thread there is absolutely no need of any other thanks. Will be closed soon as well. :-/
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As has been suggested , there is already a lollipop thread.
Please use it.
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Just got off phone with ATT support and per Samsung specialist Marshmellow will not be rolled out for the S5 until the end of the year.
MOD EDIT:
If you want to discuss the Marshmallow update or provide new information, there are a few existing discussions to choose from, so no need to start another.
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Those people don't have any more clue about when it will be rolled out than anyone else.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk
but some of us already got - unofficial - marshmallow 6.0.1 a.k.a PG3 for our G900A....
and if PG3 has a some problem..although we find out, i think we have no method going back PA6 or former version of lollipop 5.1.1...
I was able to go back from pg3 6.0.1 to 5.1.1 pa2 and it works get odin file there's four of them and it deffently works then your phone will update to the rest one by one in till the latest lollipop
Now two versions behind
Android released next OS. ATT Galaxy S5 now 2 versions behind. Per Tech spt too many bugs. Strange that other carriers do not have issues.
Wrong....
http://www.androidheadlines.com/2016/08/att-begins-pushing-marshmallow-to-galaxy-s5-owners.html
Hello,
Sammobile lists two firmwares for N910T
2016-10-25, N910TUVU2EPJ2
2016-10-24, N910TUVS2EPG2
Any idea what is the difference between the two and which one is the latest for N910T?
Thanks
rajil.s said:
Hello,
Sammobile lists two firmwares for N910T
2016-10-25, N910TUVU2EPJ2
2016-10-24, N910TUVS2EPG2
Any idea what is the difference between the two and which one is the latest for N910T?
Thanks
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Well if you know your alphabet, you have the answer...
Can't believe they released an update in a day. Is one these a T3 version?
rajil.s said:
Can't believe they released an update in a day. Is one these a T3 version?
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Both are for the original N910T version. These updates were not released one day after another. The listing date that appears in samfirmware I suppose is the date the file was uploaded to their servers. If you click them, you will see the true build date for each update. EPG2 was built and released July 2016 and EPJ2 was build and released October 2016.
Sammobile has posted a number of regional T700 firmwares in the recent few weeks. The firmware patch level is from summer 2017, but it was built this summer. Bizarre, isn't it? Very un-samsung-like to release an update to four year old tablet. However, if they do release an update why not use the most recent Marshmallow AOSP codebase (I believe from r81 from October 2017) instead of summer of 2017?
Anyways, if this is not a hoax, I hope the T800 version would be coming some time as well.
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Sammobile has posted a number of regional T700 firmwares in the recent few weeks. The firmware patch level is from summer 2017, but it was built this summer. Bizarre, isn't it? Very un-samsung-like to release an update to four year old tablet. However, if they do release an update why not use the most recent Marshmallow AOSP codebase (I believe from r81 from October 2017) instead of summer of 2017?
Anyways, if this is not a hoax, I hope the T800 version would be coming some time as well.
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Please see my thread XDA below - I thought I saw something a couple of weeks ago for my T805W but I am rooted so I can't check from my tablet. Perhaps someone who is not rooted can check.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3829007
Please use the QUOTE feature when replying to me to get my attention. Thanks!
I got my T800 Updated this morning. It was a France model and the version of the update is T800XXU1CRH1 dated august 2018 with august 2017 security.
The update says it was for the european GDPR law. So maybe just the euro models will be updated.
Got the update too. Confirm it says it is for GDPR. A whole update only for this? OK the security update is there, but they never bothered to keep it updated in that sense
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Got the update too. Confirm it says it is for GDPR. A whole update only for this? OK the security update is there, but they never bothered to keep it updated in that sense
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Oh, that's disappointing. This means that these updates won't extend beyond Europe. Sammobile shows now that there is also an update for T800 (France only so far). I guess Samsung won't do a real miracle for our tablets, as in providing an up to date security patch level.
A new firmware was now also published for the T705 (TGY = Hongkong):
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-T705
Best, maris
maris__ said:
A new firmware was now also published for the T705 (TGY = Hongkong):
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-T705
Best, maris
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Thx for the info..the update is still on 6.0
Anyone know if its worth upgrading to and the noticable benefits? Thx
I have upgraded with the new TGY firmware. Security patch level is still February 2017, and I cannot see any visible changes. So I cannot report any noticable benefits yet.
Best, maris
Akopps said:
Oh, that's disappointing. This means that these updates won't extend beyond Europe. Sammobile shows now that there is also an update for T800 (France only so far). I guess Samsung won't do a real miracle for our tablets, as in providing an up to date security patch level.
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Hi Akopps,
Hope everything is going well.
I wonder, Would you mind to upload your firmware for T800, I am looking for it and no luck?
Thanks a lot
cuaran89 said:
Hi Akopps,
Hope everything is going well.
I wonder, Would you mind to upload your firmware for T800, I am looking for it and no luck?
Thanks a lot
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https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-tabs/SM-T800/
Akopps said:
Sammobile has posted a number of regional T700 firmwares in the recent few weeks. The firmware patch level is from summer 2017, but it was built this summer. Bizarre, isn't it? Very un-samsung-like to release an update to four year old tablet. However, if they do release an update why not use the most recent Marshmallow AOSP codebase (I believe from r81 from October 2017) instead of summer of 2017?
Anyways, if this is not a hoax, I hope the T800 version would be coming some time as well.
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Just got a prompt for an update on my 5 year Samsung sm-t800 in th UK. Its 253mb and I guess there is no improvement just a load of help files and data protection warnings in the os I guess. Does anyone know what is exactly in it..?
Heard a very strange 'ding' from my T800 (U.S WiFi only model) just now, and sure enough a new software update window was on the screen. At first I was thinking it was a 'fake' splash page since I had Chrome open, but alas it was not.
Firmware T800XAR1CRI5 @14.89MB.
Their last update was over a year and a half ago for this tablet, and it seems they are releasing an patch every year or so. (v6.01 09/2016, then patch 6.01 4/2017, and now patch 6.01 11/2018). So this original Tab S 10.5 is almost 5 years old and still getting security patches each year.
Also, I'm a bit baffled since I had 'Scheduled Software Updates' set to 'Off' and it still got it.
DaWeav said:
Their last update was over a year and a half ago for this tablet, and it seems they are releasing an patch every year or so. (v6.01 09/2016, then patch 6.01 4/2017, and now patch 6.01 11/2018). So this original Tab S 10.5 is almost 5 years old and still getting security patches each year.
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According to Sammobile, the Security Patch level of this firmware is only 2016-11-01. So, either this update is for something other than security patches, or Samsung does not report the patch level correctly. If the patch level is truly only at 2016-11-01 level, then this update does not address some of the famous security problems from recent times, such as the KRACK or Spectre. So I won't be pulling this firmware because my ROM is already modified, but I might use the new ROM if I decide to start from fresh setup.
Just got a notification for the US version on t-700. I'll flash in the morning. If I notice anything meaningful, I'll report back here.
Before and after, for your comparison. Kernel was updated, and SE as well. I'm guessing patching vulnerabilities there.
DaWeav said:
Firmware T800XAR1CRI5 @14.89MB.
Also, I'm a bit baffled since I had 'Scheduled Software Updates' set to 'Off' and it still got it.
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Even worse for me, it installed itself without my permission overnight without even a prompt. I don't have updates on just like you.
I notice the kernel version has a new date but is exactly the same version and build.
Seems strange that Samsung would push an update to such an old tablet. Hopefully they aren't trying to drum up sales for the S4 by breaking something.