Upgrade to 6.0 or Stay on 5.1.1? - Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, so finally the N9208 has received the marshmallow 6.0 update. However, should I upgrade from 5.1.1 to 6.0 or stay on 5.1.1? suggestions welcome

Can't say for others, but battery life has been sh*t for me in MM. Lost around 20% overnight. The phone has not been rooted whatsoever so probably not the efuse thingy being broken.

hayat55 said:
Hi, so finally the N9208 has received the marshmallow 6.0 update. However, should I upgrade from 5.1.1 to 6.0 or stay on 5.1.1? suggestions welcome
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Upgrade and do factory data reset.

hayat55 said:
Hi, so finally the N9208 has received the marshmallow 6.0 update. However, should I upgrade from 5.1.1 to 6.0 or stay on 5.1.1? suggestions welcome
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If ur not rooted at original 5.1.1 go ahead and update using normal way(direct phone)
If ur using odin u will face battery drain problem seriously...
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Note 4 UK lollipop

I am still on 4.4.4, can anyone in the UK confirm what they are on?
xXPaToSoNXx said:
I am still on 4.4.4, can anyone in the UK confirm what they are on?
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I'm on 5.0.1 Lollipop only because I downloaded the update from XDA and installed using ODIN. It is was a very easy process and does NOT void your warrany as you are not rooting the phone.
Bought my phone from Three last week and it came with 4.4.4.
To many problems with lollipop at the moment I am rolling back to 4.44.
jutley said:
To many problems with lollipop at the moment I am rolling back to 4.44.
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No problems on Lollipop BOC3 for me in the UK.
Batfink33 said:
No problems on Lollipop BOC3 for me in the UK.
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I have issues with androidwear and lollipop using my Moto 360.
Still on 4.4.4. Uk Sim free, unbranded 910f
morpheus9394 said:
I'm on 5.0.1 Lollipop only because I downloaded the update from XDA and installed using ODIN. It is was a very easy process and does NOT void your warrany as you are not rooting the phone.
Bought my phone from Three last week and it came with 4.4.4.
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I might try that,I haven't heard of it before though so I'll have to look into it a little bit more. Another question, let's say the official lollipop update comes out. How would I get around downloadin that after I uninstall the unofficial update?
I'm in UK and i recently update to 5.0.1 with odin ... yes, the warranty was NOT void but battery life it's quite poor ... i will wait for official UK 5.0.1 for EE. Untill then i will downgrade to 4.4.4 ...
I'm on BOC3 and find the battery to be excellent. Definately a better build than DBT.
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xXPaToSoNXx said:
I might try that,I haven't heard of it before though so I'll have to look into it a little bit more. Another question, let's say the official lollipop update comes out. How would I get around downloadin that after I uninstall the unofficial update?
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make sure you use the 910F version else you'll risk bricking it. Theres plenty of instructions on here. Very easy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/lollipop-5-0-1-n910fxxu1boc3-t3059806
I think this is the netherlands but works fine on my f unlocked UK.
Has to be said I was disappointed with the initial german release, the contacts app crashing constantly was a real PITA, I rolled back since then and found KK is far more stable.
Think what has been disappointing from Samsung is they are being pretty poor in software roll out planning, it is bad now however I am wondering how it will be after the S6 is launched globally.
Jygar said:
Has to be said I was disappointed with the initial german release, the contacts app crashing constantly was a real PITA, I rolled back since then and found KK is far more stable.
Think what has been disappointing from Samsung is they are being pretty poor in software roll out planning, it is bad now however I am wondering how it will be after the S6 is launched globally.
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Official German lollipop release?
xXPaToSoNXx said:
Official German lollipop release?
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Yes the DBT release.
Just flash it with Odin ?
Tom540 said:
Just flash it with Odin ?
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okay if I do this will my phone be formatted and can I restore it easily for ota's?
xXPaToSoNXx said:
okay if I do this will my phone be formatted and can I restore it easily for ota's?
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It won't be "formatted", you'll have to do the factory reset yourself and since it is an official ROM from Samsung you phone will be eligible for later OTA's
xXPaToSoNXx said:
okay if I do this will my phone be formatted and can I restore it easily for ota's?
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Your internal/external SD cards will not be formatted, and you should still be able to receive OTAs after flashing. There is more information and tutorials on XDA/elsewhere on the internet ☺
I'm on 5.0.1 on BOC3. BOB4 wasn't anything fantastic after the initial hype of it being Lollipop died, but BOC3 was a noticeable upgrade to even BOB4. In my experience anyway. I have an unbranded 910F and flashed the BOC3 via ODIN. I'd highly recommend it!
I'm still on 4.4.4
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I'm on O2, so still 4.4.4 at the minute but I've read that 5.0.1 should be out next week according to a veteran member of the O2 forums.
https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Andro...Mini-S4-Note-3-amp-Note-4/td-p/852453/page/13
Disappoints me that its taking this long, having swapped from a Nexus 5. Feels like we're jumping through hoops just to get an update that's already outdated.
thedarkmunk said:
I'm on 5.0.1 on BOC3. BOB4 wasn't anything fantastic after the initial hype of it being Lollipop died, but BOC3 was a noticeable upgrade to even BOB4. In my experience anyway. I have an unbranded 910F and flashed the BOC3 via ODIN. I'd highly recommend it!
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You recommend BOC3? So how does this fash work? Is it just necessarily an ota update you would get? And is it completely reversible?

Not receiving lollipop ota

Hi I own a note 4 N910CXXU1ANL3 and I'm not receiving the lollipop ota update. I'm still on 4.4.4 and when I check for update it says latest version already installed.
What to do, considering lollipop has been pushed to all other versions as per my knowledge.
Tnx in advance!
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Lollipop sucks anyway, so ...
Cryss said:
Lollipop sucks anyway, so ...
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+1
I turned ota off so I wont get it. KK is fine until Lollipoop is sorted or we get M, yeah right.
You can download it from here http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N910C/ and flash it with odin.

Is there a root for a att galaxy s5 smg 900a version 5.0 lollipop????

hey everyone i just started an account and navigating the forum is pretty hard, is there a way to root a galaxy s5 for att smg 900a VERSION 5.0 LOLLIPOP? i would greatly appreciate it if anyone could help me out. Thanks!
If you got the phone with lollipop installed, unfortunately there is no active rooting method.
johnkirchner said:
If you got the phone with lollipop installed, unfortunately there is no active rooting method.
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I have the AT&T S5 running Lollipop.
I don't recall - but I *think* I got this device before Lollipop was released. I got the device in May'14. My research shows that Lollipop came out Nov'14.
So - if I got the device with the prior release - but it's running Lollipop now - is there a way to root it?
Thanks.
No I have the same problem. I have been waiting for months now
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If you took the lollipop OTA then no, there is still no active root available.
Any news on root yet?
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i started with kitkat and it upgraded to 5.1.1 and i soft bricked the phone sm-g900a well unbricked and its now 5.0 lollipop is there no way to get back to kitkat for root any info would be greatly appreciated thanx
civicmann85 said:
i started with kitkat and it upgraded to 5.1.1 and i soft bricked the phone sm-g900a well unbricked and its now 5.0 lollipop is there no way to get back to kitkat for root any info would be greatly appreciated thanx
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If you are on the official 5.0+ ota, through any means other than the prerooted flashfire method, there is no known way to downgrade, root, etc. If you flashed the ota for lollipop, bought your phone and it had lollipop, or took the ota, and it is an att s5 (G900A) then it is not, at the time of me posting this, possible to downgrade to KitKat or root or anything of the sort.
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Thanx my phone actually just took the new update which I had no control of so im hust going to try n get the active kitkat 4.4.2 should have better luck with that I appreciate your reply
civicmann85 said:
Thanx my phone actually just took the new update which I had no control of so im hust going to try n get the active kitkat 4.4.2 should have better luck with that I appreciate your reply
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As in dow grade your active or get an active and hope its on KK, if is the former your SOL on that end as well.
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Rakuu said:
As in dow grade your active or get an active and hope its on KK, if is the former your SOL on that end as well.
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The active im looking @ hasnt taken the update @ still stock 4.2 thanx for ur help I jusr want a rooted phone and its been impossible for me
Well I got that active flashed it twice now I am oc5 with twisted lollipop I'm digging it but I didn't set root access for twisted wat are my options
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Well I got that active flashed it twice now I am oc5 with twisted lollipop I'm digging it but I didn't set root access for twisted wat are my options
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Does anyone have the firmware for the lollipop on s5 active?
Does anyone know if models of S5 being sold as new now are being released with lollipop or kitkat preinstalled?
Is there a way to know by serial number on the box?
The reason I am asking is I just purchased one online a few days ago on the daily steals website has it was advertised As new and unlocked. I did not realize being that I am from Canada that this was a lockdown AT&T model. It is scheduled to arrive in the next day or so and I would prefer not to open the box and affect my ability to return it without restocking fee if it already comes with lollipop on it. Hi I'm less concerned about achieving root and more concerned about having the ability to native flea tether on my plan back here in Canada.
Also if it did come with lollipop firmware preinstalled, is there a way to enable native tethering on the phone if root is not achievable?
Canadoc said:
Does anyone know if models of S5 being sold as new now are being released with lollipop or kitkat preinstalled?
Is there a way to know by serial number on the box?
The reason I am asking is I just purchased one online a few days ago on the daily steals website has it was advertised As new and unlocked. I did not realize being that I am from Canada that this was a lockdown AT&T model. It is scheduled to arrive in the next day or so and I would prefer not to open the box and affect my ability to return it without restocking fee if it already comes with lollipop on it. Hi I'm less concerned about achieving root and more concerned about having the ability to native flea tether on my plan back here in Canada.
Also if it did come with lollipop firmware preinstalled, is there a way to enable native tethering on the phone if root is not achievable?
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I'm not aware of any way of knowing before hand.
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I'm not sure either I would just see if it is a 5.0 and below and just achieve root its so simple then you flash native tethering it just sounds like that would be the easiest way
5.0 and below or just kit Kat?
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Not getting my hopes up, but hopefully with 6.0 there will be an exploit.
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is kitkat the only rootable firmware or is early lollipop 5.0
Canadoc said:
is kitkat the only rootable firmware or is early lollipop 5.0
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KitKat 4.4.2, if you're on 4.4.4 you can downgrade, any higher (5.0) and you're stuck.
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Marshmallow update

I have the G900A AT&T S5 unlocked, I'm using it on Cricket Wireless, Can i update to 6.0 myself it has the 5.0 version still the build number last 3 are OF3......I'm not on lollipop either.....check the OTA everyday but nothing so can someone tell me how to do it myself to Marshmallow 6.0 myself it be the first time I did this but I'm not afraid to do it. I like to learn. Thanks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/galaxy-s5-android-version-6-0-1-t3419016
Follow the steps. Download the new version. Use Odin. Simple.
I am in the same boat as you, eek88dj. (G900A, using on Cricket Wireless). And I used the same exact instructions/method as directed by slackhouse, when the PH3 update was available on XDA website. It's been going good so far..
eek88dj said:
I have the G900A AT&T S5 unlocked, I'm using it on Cricket Wireless, Can i update to 6.0 myself it has the 5.0 version still the build number last 3 are OF3......I'm not on lollipop either.....check the OTA everyday but nothing so can someone tell me how to do it myself to Marshmallow 6.0 myself it be the first time I did this but I'm not afraid to do it. I like to learn. Thanks.
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did u successfully update your g900a to marshmallow if yes then please tell me how because i'm using same lollipop baseband OF3.

Downgrade n910T3 from Current MM Firmware to KK?

Pardon my frustration but I have spent the last hour or so looking on XDA and other places to find anyone with a successful downgrade on the 910T3 Tmobile to KitKat? Is this possible? Am I missing something? In advance i would like to say thank you for those that take the time to reply.
Did we never see KitKat on the n910T3?
lordyamis said:
Pardon my frustration but I have spent the last hour or so looking on XDA and other places to find anyone with a successful downgrade on the 910T3 Tmobile to KitKat? Is this possible? Am I missing something? In advance i would like to say thank you for those that take the time to reply.
Did we never see KitKat on the n910T3?
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N910T3 actually came with 5.1.1 lollipop out of the box there is no kitkat available or even 5.0 lollipop.
And even more bad news is N910T3 once upgrade to marshmallow there is no way to downgrade to lollipop because of locked bootloader.
N910T variant is only possible to downgrade from marshmallow to lillipop and kitkat.
And why do you wanna do that anyway ?
Kitkat is outdated almost 3 years old now and many apps and games required 5.0 or higher to run.
Stick with marshmallow its not that bad .
or if you really wanna go back to kitkat you can swap your t3 to T variant thats all i can say.
Trex888 said:
N910T3 actually came with 5.1.1 lollipop out of the box there is no kitkat available or even 5.0 lollipop.
And even more bad news is N910T3 once upgrade to marshmallow there is no way to downgrade to lollipop because of locked bootloader.
N910T variant is only possible to downgrade from marshmallow to lillipop and kitkat.
And why do you wanna do that anyway ?
Kitkat is outdated almost 3 years old now and many apps and games required 5.0 or higher to run.
Stick with marshmallow its not that bad .
or if you really wanna go back to kitkat you can swap your t3 to T variant thats all i can say.
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I have N910T 6.0.1 but I have problem random restarting and freezing. So I think to downgrade the android to 5.1.1, is it possible to do that?
I tried to downgrade using rom N910TUVU2DOK2_N910TTMB2DOK2_TMB with odin 3.11 but its failed. Please help me to downgrade the android.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...ws-want-to-downgrade-to-4-4-4-kitkat-t3447773

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