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[Galaxy Note 3 General] Ratnaveer Singh:
does anyone knows the official release date of android 5 to be released in India for Note 3 SM N900?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
Only Samsung knows about it. If you can't wait for it, you can flash Russian firmware safely. I'm on that version now :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Ratnaveer Singh:
I already did and rooted it too...btt why is it still not only available here..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
I think they are working hard to fix all bugs to release the Indian version with different changelists. Or may be it will be 5.0.1
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Sharp-Razr:
Better we wait for a stable and relatively bug free version than to pine for the latest update which may cause more problems than fix them.

I am in no hurry. Just give me a ROM update that works well and most importantly is stable.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Heartstoler1991:
lollipop

hello guys ..m from india ... I m totally new in this forum can some one tell me how do i update my note 3 in lollipop ..? with download links .. .. i m familier wid Odin Tool .. :p thanx in advance
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
Note 3 Indian Version Arrived in Samsung Service Centers

Note 3 Indian Version Arrived in Samsung Service Centers

Hey guys,

I've got a confirmation message from my friend (he is working in SAMSUNG Service Center) that, Indian lollipop has just reached in their shop. So, I think in India, all Samsung Service Centers have got the firmware file. I'm taking my device to that shop tomorrow. :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] begimaad:
So, shouldnt the lollipop be on sammobile.com?

:confused:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
I think, there will be a release date for the OTA update from SAMSUNG. That's why they are waiting.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
Just curious, could you please ask your friend which method do service center people use to update a device. As i had mentioned. If you do a OTA update via phone it is faster than PC method using kies but once OTA update is done the battery drain on daily device use is more compared to a update done with kies.

If the center uses some other method than the above two please do let us know.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dr.ketan:
Service centre have their machine access to Samsung update centre. And they won't getting single file like sammobile but have 3 or more files like cache, ap, modem etc.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
He said they are using "Odin" software as we all know.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
Can we do that with our home pc ? Service centre updates seem stable. I did it once when my mobo went kaput and when i got it back. The battery life was amazing.

Thanks :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Ratnaveer Singh:
how can we add Unlock effect (Ripple/Light/Particle/watercolor/Oil paint/Montblank ink/spring/season) on a rooted note 3 sm n900 with stock russian lollipop rom.Please anyone share info.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dr.ketan:
You can flash service centre files with odin same as we doing. Difference is only multifiles. Also it's Complete placebo that service centre update are more stable as there won't be single difference from one we get on sammobile. We are getting from sammobile have all images packed in single file that's it.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
Thanks doc :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] begimaad:
What do the F. Reset time and Nand Erase All do in the Odin PC tool?

Can i use the nand erase all tool to wipe my phone clean while flashing a new firmware.?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Ratnaveer Singh:
yes,that will clean the internal storage.Nand means the default internal storage of the device
[Galaxy Note 3 General] begimaad:
What is F.Reset Time?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Ratnaveer Singh:
here you go- http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1318488
[Galaxy Note 3 General] knljndl:
need a link for kitkat indian version for note 3 sm 900.....

please help
[Galaxy Note 3 General] begimaad:
Go on sammobile.com, go into firmware section and search for sm-n900 and download the firmware with india written on its side.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] knljndl:
That link is damn slow...

Isnt there a fast link?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] swrpgalaxy:
Hey thanks for that confirmation! Can you know which version they got? 5.0 or 5.0.1?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mital.ashu:
how to root on N900XXUENI1

somebody please help me to root my note 3 with this

Model	SM-N900

Model name	GALAXY Note 3

Country	India

Version	Android 4.4.2

Changelist	1955999

Build date	Thu, 04 Sep 2014 04:18:32 +0000

Product code	INU

PDA	N900XXUENI1

CSC	N900ODDENF1

MODEM	N900DDUENG1
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
Android 5.0.1 :). And as of now, they are not providing that update due to the rules and regulations by samsung. They only give the update after the update rolled out.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] begimaad:
Search for the CF AUTO ROOT file in the forum and flash it via odin.

Simple

Use this forum

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2617932

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Look in the 1st or 2nd page of this forum. There will be a link to google drive for indian 4.4.2.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2617932

HIT THANKS IF YOU FEEL THAT WAY
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
Note 3 Lollipop update in India

Hey guys, I got an information from my friend (working in SAMSUNG) that Indian version going to get 5.0.1 :) I will post more info here. Stay tuned....
[Galaxy Note 3 General] aru2hot:
Good News !! the Russian version has some minor problems like the WIFI Direct sharing ( Not sure if it was only for me :( ). hope this fixes everything :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
I too waiting for new indian version lollipop 5.0.1
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sword_fish89:
Hii...njnum kaathirippu thudangittu kaalam kure aayi...:p But, exynos allatto..snapdragon version aanu. ivde snapdragon note 3 malloos illee?? :o
[Galaxy Note 3 General] IODroids:
Galaxy Note II for 2199 with s-view cover Yippee

:p

What and awesome offer.

Galaxy Note II for 2199 with s-view cover and a gold plated wrist watch :D sold on leading newspapers in India

for 2199 INR only + 250 shipping

http://forums.techarena.in/india-broadband/1476850.htm
[Galaxy Note 3 General] begimaad:
If anyone in india wants to buy the original sview cover black for note 3. Please let me know. On my email is imaadbeg@gmail.com

I want to sell it for 1700 including fast one day shipping cost.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
Me too from kerala. But I have exynos
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ambu.s.r:
enteyum exynos annu :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
Can anyone using lollipop official on a non rooted device please check how games like asphalt 8, latest modern combat are running on it. Post ram usage & if the phone heats up more than kitkat. I have been looking up on lollipop performance on other devices and it seems people with moto g, nexus 5 are really pissed with constant app crashes. Complex UI etc
[Galaxy Note 3 General] vaishnavashok:
Sorry game loft game r not supporting lollypop
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sword_fish89:
;) ningalkku Russian region lollipop irangittundallo..ittu nokyoo?? njnagalkk(snapdrgn) Poland version irangi..

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Russain lollipop pareekshichoo bhaii??
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
Done & working fine

RAM is always more than 2GB

Balance all are fine
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Asish.au:
Will u get the lollipop update from service centre
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
U can dl it from sammobile or Samsung-updates
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
Then any games with high graphics should do the job like injustice goods along us, Real racing 3, GTA or any other graphic intense game.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ambu.s.r:
Athanu use cheyyunnath... Lag onnum illa.. but battery backup kuranjathu pole..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
Dear hunter 2, real racing, asphalt 8, real cricket, gta San Anderson all are working very smooth without lag.

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Depends on usage
[Galaxy Note 3 General] cryostasis25:
For games ill add xcom and kotor and baldurs gate 1 and 3 and icewind dale all working smoothly
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
Good to hear. Anyway when we get the lollipop indian rom on sammobile which version of odin should i use to install it ? And if i don't like lollipop can i go back to kitkat ? Will i need to root my phone to do so ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
U will get it at the earliest. u can use odin 3.09 or 3.10

no need to root just reflash KK and flash bootloader for KK.. thats it. :)

if you want to try just flash Russian Ver. now ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ambu.s.r:
same usage like on kitkat..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] vaishnavashok:
But modern combat5 TDKR Spiderman is creshing
[Galaxy Note 3 General] aru2hot:
Modern Combat is Crashing

Yes even for me Modern Combat 5 Crashes. But rest of the Gameloft Games work just fine in my case. I have raised a ticket for the Modern Combat game in Gameloft Forum. They replied me that they will fix it in the next update.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] vaishnavashok:
Today i upgrade lollypop.from service center
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
Which country
[Galaxy Note 3 General] begimaad:
How is it? Clean install?

5.0 or 5.0.1?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
I went to sammobile > devices > sm n-900 in firmwares i see many lollipops.

Is the indian lollipop version there ? I also want to download a stable battery friendly version of indian kitkat in case i hate lollipop.

Please guide me on which versions to get & how to identify if they are indian.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
Indian version not yet available in sammobile or Samsung-updates. ....

Check region , INU or INS are indian versions

Also u can download and use any versions for SM-N900 in your exynos. All are suitable.

We all are waiting for Indian version of lollipop
[Galaxy Note 3 General] skssha:
Recived lollipop ota update of 837 mb today

Skssha
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
Indian Lollipop arrived ... !!!!

Guys, Indian Lollipop version arrived now... !!!

Screen shot :

I will post here more info after installed...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] aru2hot:
Great!!!

Niceee!! Can you let us know which version of Lollipop it is ? i mean 5.0.1 or 5.0.2 ( unlikely) ?

BTW Its not updated in Samfirmware as of now!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] NaveenKumarXDA:
Good morning. Bad news : s800 version will not work in India even if imported. Region locked like DVD. Only octa for India. Source: clove website
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mwazeer:
If you read related thred there is solution for that is you have to activate phone by that particulare rigion mobile sim first then you can use this phone with any other rigion sim.:D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] bharatgoyal:
Does widget drawer lag on this new touchwiz ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rakeshishere:
N3 is available at 45k in Samsung store near official service center at Marathalli (Bangalore) but you need to pay in cash :D.

People paying 5k more are definitely getting ripped off if you ask me
[Galaxy Note 3 General] uv.mrcool:
As i said, that price was to catch early birds nothing else.

The price will eventually settle at around 40k in october.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] bhasg1007:
Hii the display piece kept in samsung cafe in rajajinagar was 9005 snapdragon version but i got sm-900 one i double checked both and enquired with the person and he does not know anything about it what a pity
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rakeshishere:
Samsung knows Exynos variant of s4 sucked so they didnt want anyone to find out its having same brand of processor in Note 3 hence reason for Snapdragon variant as demo model.

This reminds me of I9100G vs I9100 during S2 era :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] bhasg1007:
mmm may be, there were 3 pieces kept for demo all were 9005 and it lagged quite a bit where as my device is working smoothly not a bit of lag found till now with many apps installed
[Galaxy Note 3 General] HS™:
Yes I too have seen the 9005 model only @ Samsung Vijay nagar

They have got all demo Pieces of snapdragon showing as 4G sticker

When I went again to buy they said we have these also they changed by the time I went asking for i9005 Lol
[Galaxy Note 3 General] loser:
[MENTION=3663978]rakeshishere[/MENTION] - Where in Marathalli please ? Is it on the Ring Road side?

[MENTION=5403759]bhas[/MENTION]g - Sukh Sagar mall is asking for 48K.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] HS™:
Marathalli is after the "old airport domlur"

marathalli circle is connected to ring road

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No it does not lag infact the device is lag free so far
[Galaxy Note 3 General] loser:
Looking for the exact location of the shop in Marathalli who is offering for 45K in Bangalore.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] bhasg1007:
I think u will get it for 45k without bill not with bill check out bajaj complex next to sukh sagar mall i was offered for 46500 with bill but i had to go for easy emi so got it from smart cafe for 47500 with 6 months free emi and 10% cash back on my hdfc cr card
[Galaxy Note 3 General] aru2hot:
10% cash back

Do all the smart cafe 's offer the 10% cash back on hdfc cr card? I am currently in chennai . That would be awesome ! planning to buy it tomo :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] bhasg1007:
Its the hdfc cr credit card offering not the smart cafe if you swipe your cr card on any hdfc swipe machine before 28 sept you will get it and the smart cafe where i purchased had a hdfc cr card swipe machine do check and swipe
[Galaxy Note 3 General] XDA HellHound:
I didnt understand what you said...could you please elaborate?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] raveky:
Generally the lag is on all devices that are in demo mode continuously and being charged all the time...:)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] daniel9895:
the app devs will soon rectify the issue as note 3 is going to be one of the major android phones on the market
[Galaxy Note 3 General] deohrishikesh7:
Purchased one at 48 k and returned note 2 for 18. Great device no problems so far .installation of apps and games in progress will update soon..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] hoezay:
This just in.Don't take your Note 3 out with you until you put a case on it. The metal edges of the phone dent easily. Slipped from my hand onto a carpeted surface. I was sitting, so the fall was only about a foot.Got a very small dent. no biggie. loving the device , waiting for cases now :P
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
Pls wait bro. Its going to be finished... :)

Progress :
[Galaxy Note 3 General] aru2hot:
Sure Bro!!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
Indian Lollipop arrived with different changelist :)

Guys, today I recieved indian lollipop update (837.27 MB) via OTA. I thought it was 5.0.1 :(, but sadly its same as old as 5.0. But with different changelist (4115321) :)

See Screenshots here :
[Galaxy Note 3 General] aru2hot:
Thanks for the Info Bro!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
Indian Lollipop fixes alot of bugs..!!!

Hi guys,

Im very happy now, bcoz, this update fixes alot of bugs/issues like recent menu "clear all" button lag, lock screen lag, etc are fixed :) Now its ruuning smoooooothlyyy..... !!! :)

But RAM usage still as same as old :( But its not a problem at all :) I really enjoyed this update :) Thanks SAMSUNG
[Galaxy Note 3 General] drprateekluthra:
What about the battery backup....???? Howz the screen on time????
[Galaxy Note 3 General] alok_dhawal:
How do you expect those when the update has been live for barely 24 hours?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
Battery backup i will tell you later . Actually, I have to test by charging it. Now its only 5% left.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] akshayadv:
I have the russian lollipop firmware installed. The new Indian Rom is not available on sammobile.com

Where can I download the indian lollipop firmware.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
It will be available on sammobile at tonight or tomorrow. If you want it now, you have to flash back to indian kitkat then update it via OTA.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] akshayadv:
Thank you.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] devilsdouble:
A very important question, does this ROM have Silent mode? I mean the third option, Ringer, Vibrate and then Silent?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
Silent mode, you can activate by muting sound button in drop down menu

First touch it goes to vibrate mode second touch mute....
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
Unfortunately, NO. It will be available on Android 5.0.2 or they will send a new small update as they did for S5.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] soumen.sam:
Something is there over OTA for Indian N9000 version

After I heard the Lollipop is coming for Note 3 Indian version almost everyday I run manual software update as automated update sometime takes time to catch the updates and delay few days to download and install. No luck so far. But today just few minutes back I ran update and it showing new update available. The new one is around 837.27mb and my phone is downloading it now.

Don’t know what it is but after the download and installation done I will update.

Edit: I didnot noticed, its already updated here, whats the new updated. At last we got the Lollipop. :o
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Ratnaveer Singh:
good to here that
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
Regarding indian kitkat. There are two versions of latest September kitkat update, one is INU and other is INS. How do i check if my phone is INU or INS. I feel like the same version might provide better performance and battery life.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
Download this app from playstore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo&hl=en

It will help to find out the CSC
[Galaxy Note 3 General] akshayadv:
How to change region code from ser to india

I had flashed russian lolliopo. Now have flashed back to Indian Kitkat. However, my region is now showing SER.

How to I change it to INU ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
I feel lil bit more heating issue than Russian lollipop :( Someone test it pls?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] akshayadv:
after re-flashing back to Kitkat Indian Rom from Sammobile, my phones CSC was INU.

when my CSC was INU, the OTA update was not being downloaded. However, when I changed my CSC to INS, the update has (now) started downloading.

To change CSC, I used the *#272*imei# command and it worked fine.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MrH672:
Didn't got the update as yet. ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pranshu.nijhawan:
No update here as well. It says "Latest updates already installed" -_-

I don't know why
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dr.ketan:
Full firmware available on Samsung service station. My friend send me just now.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pranshu.nijhawan:
Sir I have unrooted via the Reset key. I can enter Knox mode

But it says Latest updates already installed

But someone did the same but he has received the OTA

I have INU region, but he says he has INS

Does it make a diff INS/INU?

And I guess INU is default region selected out of the box ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dr.ketan:
Sometime I have observed OTA time varies in different parts of India. You should get soon. Ideally INU is out of box for unbranded device and ins is for operator base like Vodafone etc. But I forget it was n3 or N4 there was ins was out of box for unbranded too.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pranshu.nijhawan:
Okay. ThankYou Sir

I got worried that my device has some issues
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dnana_28:
just got 837 mb update for my note 3

downloading hope everthing goes well
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jdomadia:
Possible to share on host file? I wanted for my friend in U.A.E not getting OTA.

Thanks,
[Galaxy Note 3 General] begimaad:
How did u flash back?

I flashed back..from rsn 5.0 to indian 4.4.2.

But the phone was stuck at booting animation.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
Goto recovery, wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition. It will solve boot loop.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] akshayadv:
Yes. Its hangs at booting animation. I removed the battery and booted into recovery mode. Then factory reset.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] begimaad:
I did the wipe cache. But dont want to do a factory reset. :'(

Am now back on russian lollipop.

Will wait for inu lollipop from sammobile
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
To change region OR update via OTA

For those want to change their CSC region or receive the update via OTA, do as follows:

1. If you are on Russian lollipop, flash back to KitKat version(Using Odin). (Note: If your exact region is INS, then flash only INS firmware from Sammobile)(For confirming your CSC, look at your Note 3 box and see the product code).

2. After flashing, you will get boot loop. Then goto recovery, by pressing Volume UP + Home button + Power button.

3. Wipe data / factory reset.

4. Wipe cache partition.

5. Reboot.

6. Install this app from Play store to view your CSC related details. In that app, you will see some csc related codes as SER or other region codes.

7. Goto Dialer and enter *#272*Phone’s IMEI# and dial.

8. Then select your actual CSC and hit Install. (Note: It will wipe data and cache).

9. Done. Now you can access OTA. :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MrH672:
I m on stock Kitkat but still didn't getting OTA update on my phone.

Csc code is INU.

I think i have to spend one more night with this Kitkat. Hope for d Good news notification on coming morning. ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] hapticc:
Guys sign this petition if you also face the ads issue http://www.phonehorn.com/2015/03/horibble-state-of-ads-while-browsing-on-android/
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Mr.Raviteja:
Instead of all this headache..People who flashed Russian lollipop can wait for Sammobile to upload Indian Version and flash that using ODIN.....Anyway there isn't much difference between both right...Too hurry :p :p
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
I said it bcoz of, those who can't wait for the odin file ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Mr.Raviteja:
Ya ;)

Well I'm disappointed with 5.0 ...Due to RAM usage and battery life :( :( :(

Hope next update will fix it...

and Wish New TW changes (like New Dailer,Camera UI etc etc etc) will come to Note 3 too :p:p
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kaliyaakakallu1:
This is how to put your phone in a non - vibrating silent mode.. :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
INU version receiving the lollipop update which is 890 MB of size. But INS version got 837 MB. What a huge differences in size :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dnana_28:
heads up notification is supposed to be there in Lolipop but I am not able to find out

Is it there or Samsung striped it down
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MrH672:
Didn't got OTA update. Please can u pointout why?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kaliyaakakallu1:
It is there...

Goto settings-> device -> notifications -> notifications access -> enable GlanceViewMK

If it is already checked then verify if you have not enabled none notification. ..it should work...working for me
[Galaxy Note 3 General] akshayadv:
This Indian Rom heats up a lot. I have done a full factory reset and also cleared cache. Russian rom was far more cooler.

Also battery life is reduced by 20% I think.

I am seriously thinking of flashing back to russian lollipop.

Any comments ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
I have this issue too. In Russian rom, it was like cooler. Not a single heat issue appeared. But after flashing Indian firmware, it heats up alot. Then I did factory reset. But no result.... :(
[Galaxy Note 3 General] soumen.sam:
Yes the Indian Rom heats up that earlier, battery life should be shorted due to the max white use in background.

But the major issue I’ve seen is the RAM usages increased a lot. Earlier when I start the phone the ram use always 1.45gb after the start and before opening other apps. But now after start its always above 2gb or 2.20gb. Any way to reduce the ram usage?

1GB internal memory reduced as well.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
Did you root it? Make sure your device status is Official. And try again. May be due to downloading traffic. So try after sometime...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] TheRebel:
I'm sorry if I missed anything. But are you guys talking about lollipop indian ROM? I'm asking this, coz I can't find indian lollipop rom for note 3 on sammobile. The last one showing there is of Russia.

Thanks