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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.
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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?
What's wrong with Sprint, why didn't they release the new update? The unlocked device was updated almost a month ago, which means the software was sent to Sprint! How can we figure out when will Stupid Sprint release that?
The carrier devices are always 2-3 months (if I remember correctly) after the unlocked devices.
That much?
As per the tweet by Mo Versi (VP of HTC) we should be receiving on Jan 4th. Most of the time, things got delivered on the date he announced. Hoping for Jan 4.
That's a negative
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It is likely going to be within. 7 days from now.
There's no where to find this out, which is annoying. Thanks for the updates.
It's solely on the carrier right now though, so who knows absolutely for certain.
I had it
I had a system update appear in my menu bar this mornjng. Without reading the message completely I installed it. It did so pretty quickly. And then nothing installed. I know it said "marshmallow" and 6.0. I don't know what happened.
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I had a system update appear in my menu bar this mornjng. Without reading the message completely I installed it. It did so pretty quickly. And then nothing installed. I know it said "marshmallow" and 6.0. I don't know what happened.
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That was an Application update in preparation for the MM 6.0 update.
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That was an Application update in preparation for the MM 6.0 update.
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Thanks. I remember those with past updates.
Do you have the update number?
Well I don't like sprint rom with horrible black dial pad and bloatware. Who would want sprint mm? Why not custom rom dev edition based?
yeah, that was an update to prepare for MM upgrade. But I can't see what's the numbers of the update, where can I find it anywhere? The real ROM didn't come yet.
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yeah, that was an update to prepare for MM upgrade. But I can't see what's the numbers of the update, where can I find it anywhere? The real ROM didn't come yet.
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Here
I read on Sprint community forum about tweets (by MoVersi) of US carrier rollout soon(like 48 hrs soon)
Edit: he tweeted about A9 M9 rollout
Vcek said:
I read on Sprint community forum about tweets (by MoVersi) of US carrier rollout soon(like 48 hrs soon)
Edit: he tweeted about A9 M9 rollout
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I seen mid week next week for our M8
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It's happening.. http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8-sprint/news/
elrey75 said:
It's happening.. http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8-sprint/news/
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Just saw it, and was about to post,
Unfortunately the RUU downloaded from HTC website won't work with my factory locked original phone, what the f.
After reading the webpage carefully, using the RUU from there to program will erase all the data on the phone, so I don't know if that's what I want. I'm just becoming too lazy to deal with all of these
Are people still working on cracking the AT&T G870A or is it a lost cause?
If yes, how's it going?
I had a G870F but sent it swimming on 20m deep for three weeks. Needless to say it didn't survive.
Found the G870A and thought it was a bargain, however . . .
Pretty much a lost cause, most devs have moved on.
So the answer is not so straight forward. The current v 5.1 and above for the AT&T phones are not currently rootable. If you find a used or remanufactured S5 or S5 Active with 4.2 you will be in luck. I just had a problem with my Active found a replacement on the most popular buying and selling web site for around $230. Just make sure it has not been updated. If the seller is advertising it as 4.2 and you get it with 5.0 they must take it back if it's not what was advertised. Hope this helps.
If you want an S5 to tinker with you should get a tmobile variant the SM-G900T, or the international SM-G900M since the active model is basically a carrier exclusive they dont have any international ones that im aware of.
I dont understand the question of OP
I used a popular search and found rooted firmwares for the 870A.
Several people who replied have in their sigs that they have a rooted s5 Active..... I would think that to mean the phone has been "cracked" and isn't a lost cause.
darthmalus said:
If you want an S5 to tinker with you should get a tmobile variant the SM-G900T, or the international SM-G900M since the active model is basically a carrier exclusive they dont have any international ones that im aware of.
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Thanks, but I have bought the phone already. If I get another one or replace the one I have it'll probably be a European, G870F, the same modell I had before.
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I dont understand the question of OP
I used a popular search and found rooted firmwares for the 870A.
Several people who replied have in their sigs that they have a rooted s5 Active..... I would think that to mean the phone has been "cracked" and isn't a lost cause.
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You could have rooted before 5.0. If you have the latest bootloader, it can't be done. That is why I suggested getting one that has pre 5.0 stock 4.4.2.
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Sgt.CM said:
You could have rooted before 5.0. If you have the latest bootloader, it can't be done. That is why I suggested getting one that has pre 5.0 stock 4.4.2.
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so its isn't the android version per say bu the bootloader that comes with it?
So one couldn't just flash a 5.0 firmware, is that what you're also saying?
pardon my ignorance, but when one flashes a firmware -- that wont impact the bootloader will it...
poop... i just got one of those and I'm all excited to get the att crap off there and see how much faster it gets... not to mention all the other things you can't run without root.... this ebay "deal" keeps getting worse....
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so its isn't the android version per say bu the bootloader that comes with it?
So one couldn't just flash a 5.0 firmware, is that what you're also saying?
pardon my ignorance, but when one flashes a firmware -- that wont impact the bootloader will it...
poop... i just got one of those and I'm all excited to get the att crap off there and see how much faster it gets... not to mention all the other things you can't run without root.... this ebay "deal" keeps getting worse....
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When you update the firmware, it automatically updates the bootloader. Once that bootloader has been updated, it's locked down. No downgrading firmwares, rooting, or installing custom recoveries.
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stew1411 said:
When you update the firmware, it automatically updates the bootloader. Once that bootloader has been updated, it's locked down. No downgrading firmwares, rooting, or installing custom recoveries.
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Yeah, that's basically what I gathered after a lot of research online.
Some claim it can be done but when trying the method/software, it doesn't work.
I just wanted to double check since there is a lot of expert knowledge in this forum.
One thing i've been thinking though (not that I can do it): how about picking the phone apart
and wiping/replacing the bootloader manually?
North of the wall said:
Yeah, that's basically what I gathered after a lot of research online.
Some claim it can be done but when trying the method/software, it doesn't work.
I just wanted to double check since there is a lot of expert knowledge in this forum.
One thing i've been thinking though (not that I can do it): how about picking the phone apart
and wiping/replacing the bootloader manually?
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Well it's soldered to the board. You would need some highly specialized equipment to do it. Even then I'm not sure.
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Is this the case with both the G900A and the G870A. I'm in the market for either one since they are going for just of $200 new on Ebay. Are both phones now locked down of is the Active more problematic?
Both are locked down. AT&T and Samsung are being jerks to us and not even letting us have a developer phone to try to use like Verizon had.
roserez said:
Is this the case with both the G900A and the G870A. I'm in the market for either one since they are going for just of $200 new on Ebay. Are both phones now locked down of is the Active more problematic?
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If you are looking to root, then buy one that still has Android v4.4.2. They are available you just have to look for them. Don't put the SIM card in until you root or it will auto update and you can't go back.
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If you are looking to root, then buy one that still has Android v4.4.2. They are available you just have to look for them. Don't put the SIM card in until you root or it will auto update and you can't go back.
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Hi Sgt.CM,
I got my AT&T S5 on release day and never updated it. I have a SM-G900A with Android version 4.4.2! Is it possible for me to put CM13 with marshmallow 6.0.1 on there? I had assumed it was impossible...
Thanks,
Frozen
FrozenClear said:
Hi Sgt.CM,
I got my AT&T S5 on release day and never updated it. I have a SM-G900A with Android version 4.4.2! Is it possible for me to put CM13 with marshmallow 6.0.1 on there? I had assumed it was impossible...
Thanks,
Frozen
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Nope can't because of locked bootloader. The best thing you could do is too root with towelroot and then flash safestrap and install a custom rom from there.
NavSad said:
Nope can't because of locked bootloader. The best thing you could do is too root with towelroot and then flash safestrap and install a custom rom from there.
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That is what I thought. What are the custom rom options? Is there a rooted marshmallow rom for the s5 i can install?
Also according to these articles it is possible:
http://rootmygalaxy.net/install-cm-13-rom-on-galaxy-s5/
http://androiding.how/download-galaxy-s5-cm13-rom-marshmallow/
I'm guessing they may not be correct?
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That is what I thought. What are the custom rom options? Is there a rooted marshmallow rom for the s5 i can install?
Also according to these articles it is possible:
http://rootmygalaxy.net/install-cm-13-rom-on-galaxy-s5/
http://androiding.how/download-galaxy-s5-cm13-rom-marshmallow/
I'm guessing they may not be correct?
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Asked and answered here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/help/sm-g900a-5-0-oc4-to-cm13-mm-roadmap-t3362993
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Asked and answered here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/help/sm-g900a-5-0-oc4-to-cm13-mm-roadmap-t3362993
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So what ROM options are available to me? Is there a list somewhere?
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So what ROM options are available to me? Is there a list somewhere?
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You can look in Galaxy S5 Android Development.
Looking to see if anyone on T-mobile has Android Pie 9.0 yet, the official download. That, or does anyone know when it'll come?
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Looking to see if anyone on T-mobile has Android Pie 9.0 yet, the official download. That, or does anyone know when it'll come?
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Nope. Probably within the next month I hope.
In the US, officially not yet. I think Verizon was the first one to update the Note 8 to Android 8... I'm not sure how quickly T-MOBILE updated their phones
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Looking to see if anyone on T-mobile has Android Pie 9.0 yet, the official download. That, or does anyone know when it'll come?
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Just for reference,the Note 8 on T-Mobile didn't get a stable build until May '18 (April '18 version got pulled,buggy).
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-36189
Since the Pie update isn't even on T-Mo's radar yet,I'm guessing we're looking at an equally long wait:
https://support.t-mobile.com/community/phones-tablets-devices/software-updates
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Just for reference,the Note 8 on T-Mobile didn't get a stable build until May '18 (April '18 version got pulled,buggy).
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-36189
Since the Pie update isn't even on T-Mo's radar yet,I'm guessing we're looking at an equally long wait:
https://support.t-mobile.com/community/phones-tablets-devices/software-updates
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Guess I'm going to have to switch this thing back to U1 furmware.?
Jammol said:
Guess I'm going to have to switch this thing back to U1 furmware.?
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I have the U1 device and upgraded to Pie using the same.method that is posted on the how to upgrade to Pie thread. I'm using T-Mobile for my service and everything works fine. If you do not want to ant to wait for the OTA then just follow the guide.
Jammol said:
Guess I'm going to have to switch this thing back to U1 furmware.?
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Why not use the u version leaked by att? Csa7 is fully supporting TMobile and works great.
dottat said:
Why not use the u version leaked by att? Csa7 is fully supporting TMobile and works great.
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Does it lock you into that firmware branch like the Note 8 was with the leaked Oreo builds?
Jammol said:
Does it lock you into that firmware branch like the Note 8 was with the leaked Oreo builds?
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Nope. No bootloader update yet for the note 9 so you are safe to downgrade back to Oreo or even over to u1 firmware if you'd like.
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Nope. No bootloader update yet for the note 9 so you are safe to downgrade back to Oreo or even over to u1 firmware if you'd like.
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Sweet business!??
I now have something to do if work is dead tomorrow. Thank you for the info.
dottat said:
Why not use the u version leaked by att? Csa7 is fully supporting TMobile and works great.
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Do you know if you lose any T-mobile features?
Namely Wi-Fi calling?
Jace B said:
Do you know if you lose any T-mobile features?
Namely Wi-Fi calling?
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You don't lose anything. Everything works.
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Is there anyone know when we can get Pie update for SM-N9500 in Bangladesh? As far I know our neighbour country India already got pie update last month. Can't understand reason behind for our location. We are still stuck with December patch for long days.
Emrul said:
Is there anyone know when we can get Pie update for SM-N9500 in Bangladesh? As far I know our neighbour country India already got pie update last month. Can't understand reason behind for our location. We are still stuck with December patch for long days.
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Sm n9500 didn't come Bangladesh officially. So no update. Regular variant Sm n950f has got official one ui android pie in 26 of feb. Indian got this on 15 feb. Better find the official version of 9500 ( if released) of other rezone and odin it. Good luck.
Emrul said:
Is there anyone know when we can get Pie update for SM-N9500 in Bangladesh? As far I know our neighbour country India already got pie update last month. Can't understand reason behind for our location. We are still stuck with December patch for long days.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/n9500-pie-chinese-version-t3905773
You'll have to use Odin. Oh and read the thread first!
chanchal.shohel said:
Sm n9500 didn't come Bangladesh officially. So no update. Regular variant Sm n950f has got official one ui android pie in 26 of feb. Indian got this on 15 feb. Better find the official version of 9500 ( if released) of other rezone and odin it. Good luck.
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Thanks Bro for the information.
So that means there are not chance of Pie update through OTA? I got official update from 7 to 8 version last year and security patch updated till December.
Regarding Odin, actually I never did it before. New to this mode. Could you give me each guideline with necessary file links? I would be happy if u do so. Thanks you.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/n9500-pie-chinese-version-t3905773
You'll have to use Odin. Oh and read the thread first!
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Thanks for the reply. Actually I'm not that familiar with ODIN. Would be great help if you provide me easy guideline with necessary file links. Thanks.
Emrul said:
Thanks Bro for the information.
So that means there are not chance of Pie update through OTA? I got official update from 7 to 8 version last year and security patch updated till December.
Regarding Odin, actually I never did it before. New to this mode. Could you give me each guideline with necessary file links? I would be happy if u do so. Thanks you.
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if you got those updates plz wait some days for ota or . you can try smart switch of described #3 reply..
Emrul said:
Thanks for the reply. Actually I'm not that familiar with ODIN. Would be great help if you provide me easy guideline with necessary file links. Thanks.
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Watch YouTube for how to use Odin.
Odin can be downloaded from sammobile.com under firmware section look under SM-N9500.
just check sammobile.com your model didn't get PIE yet (or they are behind in uploading it to their website). That link was for a beta pie firmware. I'll wait for the official release. It'll be a lot easier for you.
You have to know how to use Odin on computer. So do lots of reading up in Odin. Use Google search and YouTube on Odin. (Use Samsung Odin for search).
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if you got those updates plz wait some days for ota or . you can try smart switch of described #3 reply..
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Brother, I didn't find anything related to Smart Switch. Can I have link please?
Emrul said:
Brother, I didn't find anything related to Smart Switch. Can I have link please?
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You have to have a computer for both Odin and smart switch.
On computer go here for smart switch:
https://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/app/smart-switch
Once pie is released for your phone smart switch will download it and install it for you. You'll need to connect your phone with USB cable to computer first.
Again search Google on how to use Samsung smart switch.
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You have to have a computer for both Odin and smart switch.
On computer go here for smart switch:
https://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/app/smart-switch
Once pie is released for your phone smart switch will download it and install it for you. You'll need to connect your phone with USB cable to computer first.
Again search Google on how to use Samsung smart switch.
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Thanks a lot. Downloaded in my pc. No pie update for me. May be I have to wait. Thanks once again.
BluePhnx said:
Watch YouTube for how to use Odin.
Odin can be downloaded from sammobile.com under firmware section look under SM-N9500.
just check sammobile.com your model didn't get PIE yet (or they are behind in uploading it to their website). That link was for a beta pie firmware. I'll wait for the official release. It'll be a lot easier for you.
You have to know how to use Odin on computer. So do lots of reading up in Odin. Use Google search and YouTube on Odin. (Use Samsung Odin for search).
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Thanks a lot for let me know in details. Checked sammobile.com. Yet to release stable one. Looking forward.
You should be receiving it soon. OS releases are dependent on the devices region.
iceepyon said:
You should be receiving it soon. OS releases are dependent on the devices region.
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I think so. Found that my device belong to HK region. I like to tell u that few days back got security update (January) and few fixes through OTA. It seems that there is no chance to get PIE update in this month. Thanks.
Emrul said:
I think so. Found that my device belong to HK region. I like to tell u that few days back got security update (January) and few fixes through OTA. It seems that there is no chance to get PIE update in this month. Thanks.
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You should be getting it very soon.
iceepyon said:
You should be getting it very soon.
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That would be awesome if it comes near soon. Let's finger crossed till then.