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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] brandon2x:
I hear ya man. This is making me insane... I've never had issues like this before. Can't believe there aren't procedures for a mac though...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mhutsell3:
Two words "Boot Camp" i use it all the time to run a Windows image on my MacBook Pro. I have also used it in that mode with my phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rsmin:
Mine is doing the same thing. I have tried everything. I even did a full reset thinking something was hanging it up, still no good. I updated several times with ota, and when the update finally showed up on the pc with Verizon upgrade assistant, i tried it with that and it goes to 66% and then just hangs there. The ONLY reason I wanted this update was the fact I received the great as a gift. I am currently on 4.1.2, not rooted. Guess I will take it to Verizon and see if they can do something.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] oSNooZEo:
The over the air update is 724mb, I just got on my phone here in PA, I rejected it though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mhutsell3:
I got it to download to my Laptop (Boot Camp Windows 7) but now it wont update the phone. I am about to give up and take this to Verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] lightnuup:
Verizon Note 2 Build #

I read online the new build number for Verizon Note 2 is G8FJ20LB0Q02. But on the XDA forums it is saying I605VRUEMJ9. Which one is the official from Verizon?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] computerslayer:
Hmm. Pretty sure the new OTA prevents even that method.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jellyhead:
I've been using 3.07 since I got this phone and it hasn't let me down yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rsmin:
Yep same thing happened to me. I did full factory reset. Battery pull and even pulled sd card. Tried again ota and with the computer. Still no go. Just getting tossed around between Verizon and Samsung tech support. Samsung Rep just tried to argue with me saying update has not gone out for Verizon yet. Told her I beg to differ but that argument not going to go well right now. They are supposed to call me back in the next 48 hour. Probably will just go to Verizon later.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wolfeyes30:
Seen that as well. I wonder.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] CAPTainJRacine:
Verizon official release calls it the same as XDA. A Google search of that other build shows the same article on multiple sites just copied over and over again from Android Central. Every other reputable site lists I605VRUEMJ9. Not sure from where AC article got that number.

Sent from my SCH-I605 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrraya:
The build is the ruemj9 one and verizon still denies its out lmao i showed the tech at the verizon store because his hasent updated and were friends he is pissed because even his boss says its not supposed to be out

sent from my bone stock note 2

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I got the same answer from the [MENTION=1528105]verizon[/MENTION]support twitter he said i have no info on the 4.3 update and i said its out im running it got it from my verizon software assistent he says thats impossible

sent from my bone stock note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] thisguyeh:
Verizon techs sometimes don't know anything.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rsmin:
Yep I was on with Verizon and Samsung tech support and they both were denying it. I told them I didn't create this, I am not imagining it. I got it ota and with Verizon assistant. I still can't get mine to load and neither of them had a clue
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] chibilaharl:
i flashed with odin from JB. and now im stuck with the flashing galaxy ntoe 2 screen. i can get into download mode. what do i do? someone mentioned using VZW upgrade assist to repair flash but i cant find a working assistant for windows. also someone else mentioned flashing a pit file, but didnt provide it. please help. fairly novice user here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] minirome:
I got my update from Verizon OTA. Unrooted and no problems installing. Took less than a half hour.

Anyone noticing a battery drain issue on their phone after 4.3 update?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mhutsell3:
Nope still can't get mine to update. Trying again after a battery pull and full reset.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] donnyp1:
Running the official. Flashed in latest twrp. No issues. All working good.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nbock01:
Yeah, flashed beans pull last night and was having issues with battery not charging past 84%. The finally got it to charge full, then started draining really quick compared to 4.1.2 But has settled down since then and really improved compared to 4.1.2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] NomadDave:
Possibly a helpful word...

A while back I had phone issues and somewhere between oden to stock and trying to redo casual, I couldn't get my phone to be recognized any longer by my PC.

I wasted time by talking and going to Verizon store...

I chatted with Samsung Support and they informed me that most bestbuys have an Official Samsung Tech person in the store. They do not work for BestBuy!

Anyway, I went to the local BestBuy and found the Samsung Center there and he was able to use some software he had on his laptop to recognize the phone and get it back to the previous stock 4.1.2. I would think/hope that this option should still be available for this newest upgrade.

{my phone would only show the Galaxy Note 2 screen, or I could get it into download mode}

Hope this helps some of you that maybe experiencing issues with the upgrade.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rsmin:
Went to Verizon tonight and they tried a few things, still couldn't get it to update. He said If it is still not better by Monday to let him know and he will get me a replacement. Will see. I was hoping someone here could give me a suggestion that might work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] salehnew:
Hotspot doesn't work anymore. I'm using T-Mobile sim card on Verizon galaxy note 2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jellyhead:
There is a fix for that.....if you didn't OTA and loose root. I used Beans official and tether mod posted by runandhide05 in this post

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48315091&postcount=245
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] minirome:
I guess I'll give it some more time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] salehnew:
I'm on OTA update 4.3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] rippedwarrior69:
Tw 4.3 is nice but, cm11 4.4.2 is way better.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] minirome:
Anyone know why I can't "turn off" Samsung hub in applications>all. The option to turn off is greyed out. I was able to turn off samsung music and video.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] LatinMind:
IM unlocked meaning im using my sim from another carrier with this phone. If i download the OTA will i lose this? Or by unlocked do you people mean i will not be able to flash custom roms?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jbl79705:
I got the OTA 4.3 update today and all works great! They even gave us the capability to move an app over to external sd card! Boy I missed that!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] RomsWell:
If you take the official ota you will be perma locked. Thats not to say u cant root but u will be waiting on safe strap to flash custom roms. Im sure safe strap will be a long wait if we even get it for those who rushed to take the ota . And even if we get safe strap u will be stuck using stock kernels. So if you enjoy complete control of your mobile wait till the ota is sorted out. Or flashed the official ota that beans preped for custom recoverys and keep your unlocked bootloader.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zanshin825:
Hi. I'm debating accepting the update, but I need to confirm if foxfi still works on the ota 4.3. Can anyone confirm? Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Nefariouss:
No. All the apps that enabled the Hotspot by bypassing the Verizon check no longer work. I assume rooted users can still use wifi tether.

I should have listened but 4.3 was not worth the update. The only thing I like is the addition of scalendar widget.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zanshin825:
Thanks for the tip. That's a deal breaker for me as I can't root because a a work email issue. That sucks. Hopefully, it gets resolved on the foxfi side. I think the s4 can use it again. I'll definitely hold off.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jusliloleme:
I'm not a 100% sure that foxfi doesn't work on 4.3. Just installed in on my wife's stock S4 4.3 and it worked fine. Also installed it on my GN2 Beans 4.3 and it also worked fine. Just my 2cents worth.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Nefariouss:
Dunno. I can't get any of the apps that used to work to work now. And Beans has a hack in his that disables the check I believe. I'm talking about an unrooted N2.

This pops up on all the apps I've tried to use to get Hotspot active.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zanshin825:
Appreciate all of the input. I'm going to hold off until I can find someone successfully using FoxFi on the stock new update. If you know of someone who fits that bill-- I'd love to hear about it! I want the new features, but not at the expense of losing the FoxFi option, which I use quite a bit.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jusliloleme:
The Beans hack may well be why I can run foxfi on my GN2. Though that doesn't explain why I can run it on my wife's stock S4 4.3. I would think that the VZW 4.3 wouldn't allow it since I'm certainly not paying for any VZW mobile hotspot or broadband connect.

Sorry for not being much help. And I certainly don't intend to lock down my bootloader by getting the VZW OTA :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nikhil.kdhand:
Just small update....i also installed 4.3 stock rom but now i am back to 4.1.2 without touching the knox warranty and my wifi teether is working.....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Nefariouss:
Yea I don't know. If you ever come across why I'd be interested to find out the reason.

And I don't blame you. It was a tough decision to unroot my phone and go back stock for work. Until this update I really hadn't missed root. :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nutpn:
hidden menu with 4.3

Nevermind I got it.

After loading beans 4.3 I can no longer get in to enable hidden menu. If someone has a confirmed number that works, I tried all the old numbers with no luck, thanks again for all the help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jellyhead:
That is correct, the foxfi app doesn't work with 4.3 as well as many other non root apps that are alternatives to root apps. If you use the "Official" manual update found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2578458

You can use the tether mod found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48315091&postcount=245

Which enables the native tether capability. It gives me piece of mind to know that the bootloader is still unlocked since the NG2 support will be discontinued soon. I know I can still update this phone into the future with ported ROMS until the NG4 or 5 is out. I don't think the NG3 was enough of a advance over the NG2 to be worth upgrading at this point.

The 2 improvements from 4.1.2 to 4.3 that I see other than the ability to add NG3 features if rooted and unlocked are as follows:

- Functional auto correct Samsung Keyboard with the ability to add new words to dictionary (The modded one lacked this option making it useless for my needs)

- Improved Toggle Bar (Notification Panel) function which also added a few more toggles. Of particular importance to me was the addition of the WiFi toggle. Why this was lacking from previous builds is beyond me.

- Improved LockScreen setup options with the ability to add widgets (although the widget selection is more limited than it should be)

- Many other already existing features have been improved as well but those mentioned above were the only ones of any significance for me as I use mostly 3rd party apps in everyday use. For example I hate the theme of the stock calendar app and was hoping for a new theme or option to customize it. Instead I use Calendar Pad Pro which has a similar month view style and better widgets.

The Beanstown Official Stock release mentioned above has been running flawlessly for me and contrary to many complaints the battery usage is the same to better than previous build. I'm guessing that battery usage issues are most likely due to 3rd party apps not playing nice with this build. It's likely than many of those with issues are not preparing the device adequately before flashing the ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] vu84:
is video player broken on beans 4.3?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jellyhead:
Video camera and player working normal
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] vu84:
hmm... i flashed the beans official 3 or 4 times now and keep getting video player stopped working... i have no clue what im doing wrong
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jellyhead:
Did you wipe cache/dalvik/system? Was it the first leaked version or the latest "Official" release?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mhutsell3:
Went to Verizon yesterday and they are denying that this update is even out? I find it amazing that the people in their actual stores are not even told when new updates are being pushed. Not sure what to do now, need this update to make my Gear work and I have a set of Google Glasses on the way and from what I hear they work better with 4.3 than 4.1.2.

I am open to any ideas from anyone that might have an idea that will work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] _jfo_:
In for response to this
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mike7728:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34891181

here u go, look for pitfile in here...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] refuse2bstopped:
I'm assuming you attempted to flash back to stock via Odin. (like me). Unfortunately I forget to include the "PIT" file before flashing, and this caused the EXACT same boot loop issue with my device that you had, so I assume this is the same problem you're having. I also assume that by now, you've found an answer. But just in case you didn't, basically you need to re-flash to stock again, this time making sure to include the PIT file in the "PIT" box in Odin, then of course add the rom itself in the "PDA" section and hit start. This should take care of it. The PIT file (along with the rom image, instructions etc) were in this link... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2024207 but for some reason, the first time I attempted it, I missed the part that said "SCH-I605_16gb.Pit" and this is what lead to the Logo boot loop. Hope this helps if you're not already back in good standings by now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] _jfo_:
I'm not back in business yet, but hopefully will be soon with the information provided. I appreciate the assistance. This is a pretty good group of people on here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] HBOMB-9000:
Clean Rom 4.3

I'm guessing we won't see CleanRom for 4.3 for Note 2?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] griffin804:
help

need the 4.3 firmware for Verzion note 2

its locked out and cant do anything to it now
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jellyhead:
I suggest everyone use the Unlocked /Rooted method found here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2578458

Been rock solid since this release and future upgrades are still possible without a locked phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] torr310:
4.1 or 4.3?

I am still on Bean's B21. Now we have already gotten the 4.3 officially. Do you guys think it's a better daily driver than 4.1?

Thanks for your input.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] npainter7:
From all the comments I've been reading it doesnt seem like its even worth flashing any 4.3 ROM just yet due to random reboots and phone locking up. Which I have no idea why if the OTA has been officially released for a few days now. And I don't understand why we have to use Odin for anything instead of just being able to flash it like any other ROM. Sorry for the rant, and its nothing against any devs whatsoever cuz I know it's not any of their faults and I'm sure they are working on a way to being able to do just that. Or will it ever become that way? Like just download through phone, flash ROM in recovery and good to go??? No Odin stuff? Curious about this
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] donnyp1:
It is and you dont
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] npainter7:
I don't what?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] refuse2bstopped:
Sorry to hear that, I know it sucks as I had to go to work overnight with my phone in that status. The question is, what exactly did you do or attempt that led to the boot loop issue? Before anyone can help, we'd need to know what you attempted to do and how. I can promise you, practically anything you've done can be undone, recovered etc.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] _jfo_:
Only reason it isn't back up and running yet is that I have a 2nd GN2 that I just threw my Sim in. I haven't had the time to flash the phone again but I should be able to get around to it this weekend. All I did was flash the official OTA...apparently without the pit file being flashed as well could be what caused the issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mhutsell3:
I am still not able to get the update to install. OTA I get an Update Failed error 402, using Upgrade Assistant on my PC it downloads the update and then when I tell it to Upgrade it does absolutely nothing even though it sees the phone and has the file. I did manage to download the new ROM from SAMMOBILE can I use ODIN to push that official ROM?

Looking for a way to get this fixed as I would like my phone working for my upcoming trip.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] babybirdhome:
Defer/cancel OTA update?

So I've got a stock Note 2 running the previously current Verizon stock ROM. I've never had many issues with the phone but just recently started wanting root so I could use Titanium Backup to keep all my app settings etc. backed up and restoreable in case I ever have to do a hard reset again (had to do this once due to a weird boot loop about 8 months ago).

But here's my issue. I haven't told it to download any updates, but it apparently did download the OTA last night while I was sleeping and now it's pestering me constantly to let it install the update or defer it for only up to 5 days. My question is, am I pretty much already screwed since the update is already downloaded, or is there a way to make it not install this update so that I don't lose the option of rooting/unlocking it and running custom ROMs?

I haven't been keeping up on this stuff since the original Verizon Galaxy S so I'm out of the loop on where I even need to start with the Note 2, and with this 5 day defer limit looming over my head, I'd REALLY like to avoid doing anything stupid that's going to lock me into whatever Verizon thinks I should be able to do with my phone. ANY help would be greatly appreciated! I may or may not ever run a custom ROM on here, but I'd like to keep the option to, and I'd dearly LOVE to have root again, and I wouldn't mind a custom recovery either.

EDIT: Another question: Should I avoid rebooting/powering off the phone until I get an answer and do whatever I need to do? I.e., will rebooting the phone automatically install the update and lock me out?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] babybirdhome:
For anyone in my situation

So for anyone who's in my situation where your phone downloaded the OTA update without you asking it to but who wants to avoid installing it, here's what I did (hoping it'll actually work the way it seems like it should).

Any time the software update prompt comes up, just hit the back button to get out of it until later

Turn on airplane mode

Turn off wi-fi, bluetooth, GPS (these might be overkill, but it ensures the phone can't check the time/date any other way)

Go into System Settings -> Date and Time

Turn off Automatic date and time

Set date and change the year ahead by one year to 2014

Go into System Settings -> About phone -> Software update

Defer the update until 5 days in the future of the new fake date (i.e. 12/29/2014)

Change your time and date settings back to where you had them before and turn all your wi-fi, GPS, bluetooth back on and turn airplane mode off

Your software update should now be deferred until next year, hopefully giving you time to figure out how to avoid the OTA and locking yourself out of your phone forever.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] michigan66:
Go to the casual thread that matches your OS version. Root and unlock. I would install a rom right away too. But that's me. If you do you won't ever have to worry about an ota upgrade again. If you install the update your ability to unlock will probably be gone forever.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] donnyp1:
It is stable and you dont have to use odin
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] npainter7:
I know there are flashable radios that I believe has the firmware and the WiFi fix or whatever it is?? Don't know for sure. Is that what you're meaning by? If not, what did you do in order to not have to use Odin? And any issues?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] refuse2bstopped:
I believe that's what happened. It's the exact same thing I did and got the exact same result. Here's what got me exactly where I wanted to be...

So for you and anyone else who attempted to flash back to stock/unroot via Odin and ended up in a boot loop, more than likely you forgot to include the PIT file (like I did) so here's exactly what I did to get back up and running and continue on...

Step 1.) Go into Odin DL mode ( hold volume down+home+power))

Step 2.) (make sure you've downloaded the PIT file from the 1b section in this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2024207 ) and place it in the PIT section of Odin then hit start (this will now allow you to go into the stock recovery via holding volume up+home+power from powered off position).

Step 3.) From stock recovery (or TWRP recovery, which ever comes up for you during this step, do a full data wipe/factory restore and wipe cache

Step 4.) Restart the process from start to finish from this link starting at 1b http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2024207 , this time REMEMBERING to place the PIT file ALSO in addition to the rom image, this time you should be completely back to bone stock, with no boot loop issues since you added the PIT file this time.

This is what I ended up doing. It was my own trial and error, and maybe certain steps could be bypassed, but all I know is these steps are exactly what I did to 1.) finally get me out of the boot loop issue and 2.) finally successfully re flash back to stock using the steps in the link I posted. Sorry for so much typing, good luck. I'm sure you got this man

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Are you rooted? If so, I believe being rooted causes this error and the only way to DL the OTA is to get back to bone stock (complete stock, NON rooted status) which can be done following the steps in this link (starting at 1b) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2024207 . But this is assuming you're device is rooted. But be warned, it is being stated that accepting the OTA will likely permanently remove any future chances of you being able to unlock your device again.

If you want to maintain root access, and still have the exact build that was released in the OTA, here you can find the exact OTA build that was eventually released by Verizon http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2578458

This was retrieved early on by [MENTION=4395895]beanstown106[/MENTION] and naturally already includes root access (assuming you're already rooted). And you would just flash it from TWRP recovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] dominick_7:
For me I had the option to reject the update after checking to see if it was available. Since then it hasn't come back.