I have an Exynos that has been bootloader unlocked. I flashed someone's version based on Android 10 last year and am looking to move up to 11.
Can someone please point me to a walkthrough? I still have Odin, etc. installed on my computer. Thanks.
*Is* there a path forward to get to Android 11 on a rooted international (exynos chipset) Note 9?
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Hello forum.
I am on the latest BTU UK version
Of android 10, but I wish to
return to pie. Do I basically just flash
A pie stock ROM? I Want to
Use the light ROM or galaxy project ROM .... So is it straightforward?
Thank you
GARY
Check current bootloader version if it is higher than on old pie firmware than it is a no go otherwise just use Odin
You can flash Pie, version N960FXXS4CSK2
billozy said:
You can flash Pie, version N960FXXS4CSK2
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So...SK1 wouldn't work???
Bootloader version is 5th character when you count back from end of build number. It will be S4 or U4..the number is the bootloader you are on.
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So...SK1 wouldn't work???
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Did you manage to return back to Pie?
And do you mind me asking why you didnt get on with Android 10 UI2?
I'm on Pie UI1, and I'm concerned about updating and 'breaking' some of the current features that work on my Note9
Thanks
Gasman said:
Did you manage to return back to Pie?
And do you mind me asking why you didnt get on with Android 10 UI2?
I'm on Pie UI1, and I'm concerned about updating and 'breaking' some of the current features that work on my Note9
Thanks
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Android 10 takes a bit of getting used to (so does Android 11 DP1 on my Pixel 3XL) -
I downloaded Odin versions of pie SK1 and latest android 10 build, as well as the twrp for the different OS, have gone back and forwards between 10 and different roms on pie, and no problems, as long as you got backup, odin and a stock rom
I tried downgrading to pie Odin reads everything but doesn't flash. It says write failed after a long time. I am using Alienware laptop I'm not sure if there is something I'm supposed to do. Any ideas. Thanks
bec48 said:
I tried downgrading to pie Odin reads everything but doesn't flash. It says write failed after a long time. I am using Alienware laptop I'm not sure if there is something I'm supposed to do. Any ideas. Thanks
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This is best your note 9 is on a newer bootloader. it is not possible to flash the old bootloader required for android pie
I was able to downgrade my Note 9 from android 10 to Pie pretty easily, but that was with the 1st release of android 10 for the Note 9. I think the newest version of android 10 has a different bootloader. So you would need to unlock the bootloader before you can downgrade to Pie.
iceepyon said:
I was able to downgrade my Note 9 from android 10 to Pie pretty easily, but that was with the 1st release of android 10 for the Note 9. I think the newest version of android 10 has a different bootloader. So you would need to unlock the bootloader before you can downgrade to Pie.
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that would be because youre on bootloader 4 and thus can downgrade to the latest pie version on bootloader 4
Hey,
I installed twrp bootloader on my device and i would like to know if it is possible for me to install and use lineage os on my device? I saw that there is an unofficial custom lineage os rom for the Exynos Version. Since i'm having the Snapdragon Version i'm searching for a lineage os rom that is supporting my device. Does anybody know where to find one?
there isn't one currently but one is being worked on for the 5G version. I wouldn't expect it anytime soon, maybe a good few more months. but once that is complete it should be relatively straight forward to port it to the 4G snapdragon version.
Hi there!
Does anyone know if it is currently possible to install LineageOS+MicroG on a Samsung Galaxy S20FE Exynos with OneUI 4.1 and Android 12 (SM-G780F/DS)?
Or is there another OS that would allow me to have a degoogled and privacy-friendly smartphone?
Thank you all for your help!
mercury_1969 said:
Hi there!
Does anyone know if it is currently possible to install LineageOS+MicroG on a Samsung Galaxy S20FE Exynos with OneUI 4.1 and Android 12 (SM-G780F/DS)?
Or is there another OS that would allow me to have a degoogled and privacy-friendly smartphone?
Thank you all for your help!
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you can run a GSI like that or there's also a version of Lineage posted in the roms and recoveries section already for F model FEs. I doubt that comes with gapps so using MicroG should be straight forward.
will the ecinos version work on sanp 865?
adek89 said:
will the ecinos version work on sanp 865?
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no
its been a few years since i modded a phone. i recently got my hands on a used samsung galaxy note 8 {factory unlocked/no carrier} with a snapdragon processor.
model # SM-N950U1
Im searching around this forum but most of the info is for exynos processors.
i need to unlock the bootloader and root so that i can install
LineageOS 19.1.how can i do this?
The snapdragon version is called the "greatqlte". You can root it via twrp, but I'm not sure about custom rom support, and definitely not lineage19.1.
The snapdragon version has basically no support on xda. Someone posted a question similar to yours a while back.
too bad , its still a good phone, whats the highest version of android i can install ?
I don't think there are any roms.. I think I saw an oreo one, but you're probably better off sticking to oneui on android 9, which is stable (unlike the oreo build).
You can still root and debloat/customise your phone via magisk modules etc.
I picked up an open box return S20FE recently. I immediately updated the software, and now wondering if I made a mistake.
It seems I would have been better off staying on 11 if I wanted to root.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
(btw, love this phone, really underrated IMHO)
Probably. A lot have rolled back from 12. That may be an option if the bootloader wasn't updated too.
Personally I stayed with Android 9 and 10 on my N10+'s, I prefer Pie.
Papaw01 said:
I picked up an open box return S20FE recently. I immediately updated the software, and now wondering if I made a mistake.
It seems I would have been better off staying on 11 if I wanted to root.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
(btw, love this phone, really underrated IMHO)
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on a snapdragon version of the FE you should be able to flash the last 2 or 3 builds of OneUI 3.1 as the bootloader version number is still the same as now.
Hello
everything will depend on your variant of s20 fe
G781B / You can go back to android 11 (firmware india, spain)
G780G (snapdragon)(4G)
can go back to android 11
the other variants currently only up to android 12
mezacorleehone said:
Hello
everything will depend on your variant of s20 fe
G781B / You can go back to android 11 (firmware india, spain)
G780G (snapdragon)(4G)
can go back to android 11
the other variants currently only up to android 12
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Thank you, I have the SM-G781U1/DS
hello I'm planning on getting S10 5G with the global version (SM-G977B)
I want to get back to Android 10 using odin normally, but I'm not sure. Would that be safe or I will trigger some arb stuff??
EliaAmir said:
hello I'm planning on getting S10 5G with the global version (SM-G977B)
I want to get back to Android 10 using odin normally, but I'm not sure. Would that be safe or I will trigger some arb stuff??
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It depends what binary the phone comes with. You can check what binary it has by doing this: link. If you haven't bought it yet but want to know if Android 10 is supported by it you would have to ask the seller what binary version it has. It looks like Android 10 on that model is supported up to binary version 6, so as long as the firmware it comes with is binary 6 or lower you should be good. See here for available Android 10 firmware for that device: link. Let me know if you have any questions.
So for example in that S20 Ultra 5G
G988BXXSGHWD4
It's not safe to go back to Android 10 (Binary C) because right now it has Android 13 (Binary G), but at the other cases if they are the same, it would be just fine to go back
Did I get that right?
btw I recently downgraded my SM-G981U1 from G981U1UEU4HWD1 to G981U1UES3FVK1 and it was just fine. I'm sorry but can you explain that for me because I'm pretty confused here.
Thank you for your help :")
EliaAmir said:
So for example in that S20 Ultra 5G
G988BXXSGHWD4
It's not safe to go back to Android 10 (Binary C) because right now it has Android 13 (Binary G), but at the other cases if they are the same, it would be just fine to go back
Did I get that right?
btw I recently downgraded my SM-G981U1 from G981U1UEU4HWD1 to G981U1UES3FVK1 and it was just fine. I'm sorry but can you explain that for me because I'm pretty confused here.
Thank you for your help :")
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EliaAmir said:
So for example in that S20 Ultra 5G
G988BXXSGHWD4
It's not safe to go back to Android 10 (Binary C) because right now it has Android 13 (Binary G), but at the other cases if they are the same, it would be just fine to go back
Did I get that right?
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Yes, it should be impossible: link, link, link (look at quote in first answer).
EliaAmir said:
btw I recently downgraded my SM-G981U1 from G981U1UEU4HWD1 to G981U1UES3FVK1 and it was just fine. I'm sorry but can you explain that for me because I'm pretty confused here.
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I really don't know, it should be impossible.
^Agree^
On a stock Samsung with a locked bootloader it should impossible to do that if the version is less than the current one. It's a built in safeguard to protect the kernel from being hacked as I understand it. Locked bootloaders use digital signatures to verify the Android code it's loading.
With Snapdragon N10+'s people have rolled back from 12 to 11 but not 10 or 9. Rollback from 10 to 9 isn't possible from everything I've seen. Not sure about 13. Maybe there's some wiggle room on some versions not indicated by it's binary?
With an unlocked bootloader this doesn't apply.
Meh, I simply leave the firmware be on Androids as this works well for my applications. As such Androids are exceptionally stable and loads are long lived.