Hello.
I bought Samsung Galaxy S Plus from e-shop 2 days ago but it came with orange home firmware 2.3.4 I9001BVKPB, which is without TouchWiz. Some people adviced me to flash the current firmware with I9001XXKPS Android 2.3.6. Before flashing, do i have to root the mobile? If i access the recovery mode after flashing, will it recover the old 2.3.4 firmware? Will i lost warranty? If i unroot the mobile, will i have back the warranty?
Sorry for these noobie questions, i am new to this.
Edit: Does this firmware I9001XXKPS Android 2.3.6 support Czech language?
1. Read the Flashing FAQ.
2. You don't have to root the phone if you are flashing stock firmwares. You need to use Odin in the Download Mode to flash the device.
3. You could flash to any version and revert back to original shipped version anytime provided you know what you are doing.
ya you will lose your warranty but you can flash back to a stock firmware and they won't even know you've flashed a custom rom or rooted your phone
How can I save my current stock ROM before user other ROMs? Thanks!
read this first:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_Plus
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1581237
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1345671
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1578821
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331164&highlight=root
The best way to root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1253707
Warranty will be lost, if you do anything with the phones software or hardware, if you unroot nobody would recognize/notice it. If you dont need a new room, just root the phone
Hello All!
I've been around for a while but this is my first time posting in xda.
I just got my Galaxy Note and I'd like to root it and install custom roms on it. My questions are the following:
1 Does my warranty gets restored once i revert to stock ROM and baseband after rooting? or there is no way to get it back after root?
2 If warranty can be restored, how do I backup my stock ROM and everything to revert to it when needed? I couldn't find the stock ROM for my country in the sticky thread of stock ROMs
Hello
Just upgraded to a Note II and have sold my Note 1. The new owner wants stock rom, root and unlocked bootloader. Is there any guide for reverting? I could probably just flash a stock rom trough CWM?
I'm just a little concerned about the earlier problems with breaking the storage part on the phone.
you can use odin to flash a stock rom.
use this tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Guys I was thinking about rooting my phone, If I am rooted will I get the official OTA Lollipop update or not?
Also my phone was unlocked by sprint before I moved from USA, If I root my phone and install a custom rom
will I lose my international unlock?
Hi,
This is a very basic question, but I haven't been able to find the answer in one place.
I have a new Galaxy S6 Edge G925A on AT&T, baseband version G925AUCU1AOE2. I don't want to take the OTA update because apparently then the bootloader will be locked and can't be rolled back. I'd like to root the phone and not lose any features but I'd also like to be able to flash a ROM based on the most current version of Android available (and continue to upgrade in the future). Right now I only know enough about rooting, bootloader, baseband, kernels, custom recovery, ROMs, Android, KNOX, radios, modems, fingerprint scanners, Samsung Pay . . . to be dangerous. Every search I've done over the past couple days seems to teach me something while also confusing me a little bit more.
What I'm wondering is - if I root my AOE2, am I then able to flash a custom ROM based on 5.1.1 (or later) versions of Android without losing any other features (Samsung Pay, fingerprint scanner, etc.) and without locking myself to a certain version of Android? If so, what steps would I have to take (e.g., 1) root, 2) install a custom recovery, 3) flash a later kernel, 4) flash ROM, etc.)? Thanks in advance, and sorry if this question is answered elsewhere already!
monkton said:
Hi,
This is a very basic question, but I haven't been able to find the answer in one place.
I have a new Galaxy S6 Edge G925A on AT&T, baseband version G925AUCU1AOE2. I don't want to take the OTA update because apparently then the bootloader will be locked and can't be rolled back. I'd like to root the phone and not lose any features but I'd also like to be able to flash a ROM based on the most current version of Android available (and continue to upgrade in the future). Right now I only know enough about rooting, bootloader, baseband, kernels, custom recovery, ROMs, Android, KNOX, radios, modems, fingerprint scanners, Samsung Pay . . . to be dangerous. Every search I've done over the past couple days seems to teach me something while also confusing me a little bit more.
What I'm wondering is - if I root my AOE2, am I then able to flash a custom ROM based on 5.1.1 (or later) versions of Android without losing any other features (Samsung Pay, fingerprint scanner, etc.) and without locking myself to a certain version of Android? If so, what steps would I have to take (e.g., 1) root, 2) install a custom recovery, 3) flash a later kernel, 4) flash ROM, etc.)? Thanks in advance, and sorry if this question is answered elsewhere already!
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Simple answer is no.
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So - if I want to have the latest version of Android possible on this phone does that mean I can't also be rooted (or be using a custom ROM)?
dandrumheller said:
Simple answer is no.
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monkton said:
So - if I want to have the latest version of Android possible on this phone does that mean I can't also be rooted (or be using a custom ROM)?
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Correct. Since you are still on OE2, your choices are as follows:
1) root with ping pong and go to
A) custom 5.0.2 ROM, keeping root
B) stock OF3, keeping oe2 bootloader and recovery via odin/flashfire, keeping root
C) stock OF4, keeping oe2 bootloader and recovery via odin/flashfire, keeping root
2) don't root, update to full stock OF3/OF4/5.1.1 (I forget the build number), lose the ability to root, lose the ability to roll back. Possible that this will never be rooted.
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Dang. Thanks for confirming. They're sons of *****es. Why do they need both an early contract termination fee AND to lock down the phones so you can't get full enjoyment out of the hardware you're committing to a 2-year contract to get?
My phone is reporting the following
Android Version = 5.1.1
Baseband version = G920AUCU1AOE2
Though my phone has the 5.1.1 update but my baseband didn't get updated does still mean I'm SOL for a future root?