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[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itaylubo2:
Please i need help !

Its ok to do Unroot from SuperSU or i need to do this:

http://lionking853.blogspot.co.il/2013/10/how-to-root-and-unroot-lg-g2-all.html
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razball:
Sorry this post is old but do you remember how you removed recovery? I removed root but still have twrp installed.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobsie41:
I'm not sure what you are trying to achieve? I was referring to having a stock rom and recovery installed before rooting the device to perform some tweeks then unrooting it again. The reason that I unrooted again was so that I could use skygo which requires an un-rooted device. I have moved onto the G3 now but, as far as I can remember, the only way to return to a stock recovery is to return your device to completely stock by flashing a kdz. If you tell me exactly what you are trying to achieve I may be able to be of more help.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razball:
You answered my question I was trying to flash stock recover.img because I unrooted it via supersu but it kept twrp obviously. So I'll just flash the whole thing.

Thank you.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] james.faction:
My phone still says root in download mode and cannot run LG software update. I have stock ROM and recovery. Others say they have the same problem but no replies. Can anyone help?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnny quest:
I'm curious too. What I did was used Super User and did that "Clean Unroot" method and after I pressed it, it cleared and the app was gone. But, I had a back up of my stock before doing this and deleted all other roms and downloaded all my pics and wallpapers to my computer. But I don't know if I'm unrooted. How would I check that? I can still go to the play store and install Superuser, is that normal or shouldn't it not install?

There's another method which involves installing the LG flash tool, and a Stock factory firmware. Should I do that method or am I fine with the Superuser?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flmreyes:
Do u guys have any update on this one? I am also trying to unroot my phone which has stock rom and recovery. I wanted to install the software update but im afraid it will say that phone is rooted when in download mode.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Anthony77777:
The search function doesn't work very we'll on this site. I have been searching for days and can't find any method to SIM unlock a S4 from a CANADIAN carrier that's not a AT&T phone.

Does anyone know if its possible ?

Phone model: I337M

Fireware: 4.3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hednik:
15 seconds in google

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2282683&highlight=canadian

Should work but there are no promises
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Anthony77777:
This doesn't work for SGH-I337M.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hednik:
It does work. You have to use the search tool on the right side to search inside the thread.... people have used it on at&t phones. You need to be on 4.2.2 though.

If you are wary of this then pay for an unlock code
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Anthony77777:
Bell doesn't have a 4.2.2 firmware for their S4 model (SGH-I337M). They were released with 4.3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Anthony77777:
potter caaquie

So there is no current method developed to unlock a Bell, Rogers,Telus, Virgin and Koodo 4.3 SGH-I337M S4.

Am I correct XDA ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] azuziel:
Kingo Root does. I used it on my Canadian model, which is an i377m btw, i377 is US model. Just download kingo root app, install to pc, attach the usb and click root. Be sure to allow any pop ups on device, and do NOT allow it to use the cfautoroot method (or odin mode), as that will trip knox. If it gets that far, just close out and run it again. I've had a few handsets take 2 attemps. You can install any custom recovery you want, and run any rom for i377m or international variant of the s4, just keep in mind flashing a custom recovery will trip knox. Kingo root itself, does NOT trip knox, mine is intact. i377m is a candian variant with an unlocked bootloader, i377 is the US version with a locked bootloader. Very different. mentioned due to you saying another method doesn't work on i377. well no, it doesn't, but if you're asking about a Canadian model, it's an i377m, and it will work.

I run 4.3 stock touchwiz, rooted, with wanam to fake official status, nova prime for the kitakat themed stuff.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Anthony77777:
I am talking about SIM unlock not boot unlock.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] muniz_ri:
Sammobile has the 4.2 firmware for the Bell I337m (Canada (Bell Mobile)	2013 July	4.2.2	I337MVLUAMG1	I337MOYAAMG1).

My guess is the hidden menu unlock procedure will work after you flash that firmware. Alternatively if you can locate and flash just the MG1 modem it should give you access to the hidden menu. You can then reflash your current modem.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Anthony77777:
yriteri vows

Odin 3.07 using pda & Rogers 4.2.2 (2013 April 337MVLUAMDJ) from sammobile on Rogers 4.3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] muniz_ri:
What firmware did you start with? Re-flash that firmware to get back to stock and get your phone working again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Anthony77777:
tandcia the

I started with I337MVLUEMK6 (Rogers 4.3). I was able to successfully restore with that firmware with oden.

So it seems i337m doesn't downgrade on 4.3. Is there a way I can flash the modem to get access to the menu ?

It's all about umts secret menu access.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Gage_Hero:
There are lots of kiosks in malls that will do it for around $20.... unless you are actually trying to kill the phone... (kidding)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] muniz_ri:
It appears the Canadian models also have locked bootloaders which prevent you from downgrading the entire firmware.

I saw the MG1 4.2 modem in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2324667

Once you flash that it should give you access to the hidden menu. You can then re-flash the MK6 modem after you unlock (also in the above thread).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] traitimmapu:
I have fido on 4.3 stock I337MVLUEMK6 rom. I tried to downgrade it to I337MVLUAMDJ using the Rogers (http://stockroms.net/file/GalaxyS4//SGH-I337M) to get the hidden service menu. I was able to get it downgrade and show the baseband and build version to : I337MVLUAMDJ using ODIN 3.09 and access the service menu(http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2285431) to go through the steps and unlock the phone. However I got the invalid sim error and also the phone wifi and sound doesn't work

Any ideas how to get it work on the I337MVLUAMDJ firmware?

Thank
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] azuziel:
Canadian models do not have locked bootloaders. even knox doesnt lock it. which is why we can run custom recoveries and kernels. will trip knox, but it is *not* locked bootloader. I337m = unlocked

Sent from my SGH-I337M
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] veryluckyguy:
I also have a Canadian MK6 and downgraded it to MDJ and did everything in the hidden menu but still unable to unlock. After more searching I finally found a way to unlock mine. Check this out.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] gompie99:
Is there a way to setup a profile for my phone. I like to profile's: 1 in car, 2 outside car.

If my profile is "in car" and when i pickup the phone, he must switch automaticly to handsfree (speaker on).
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] van_mierlo:
yes

I have been looking for an answer on this too
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jpiek:
On my Himalaya, my BT carkit does exactly that. It's paired as a Headset and thus autom. diverts the calls to it whan there is a connection (BT on and Carkit on)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] hugebigfatrhino:
I believe if you use the BT to answer the call it will route to the BT. If you use the phone to answer, it will use the handset.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] ATF:
I have the pioneer BT70 radio with intergrated BT carkit. Couldn't get it to auto connect (nokia does). Installed PocketZen and set the Car profile to autoconnect headset on incomming or outgoing call. It works about 90% of the time.

Like the PocketZen. But use it only as a way to turn on and of my BT to save power and to have the different profiles. Configuring the programm (saving settings) is f***ing slow! Switching is fast
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hakired:
It's been eating at me since ROMs started coming out for KitKat whether I should upgrade to it or not. I'm quite happy with my 4.3 Custom Roms and CM11 Roms. The only thing I dont like about the CM11 is the bad sound and the obvious lack of note 3 specific features such as one handed mode and S-Pen and S-Note.

I can't get it out of my head and I would like to hear some feedback for people who already upgraded to Samsung's KitKat.

What are the main issues with most roms right now? Any regrets being in the new bootloader? Worth it?

Should I be a bit more patient and give DEVS more time to master 4.4?

For those that don't know when you upgrade to the new bootloader to try and install KitKat roms you cannot revert to the previous one so hence cannot flash 4.3 roms or AOSP roms.

(AFAIK only the Mexican Note 3 or Canadian I think have a way to go back or install 4.3 roms after going to the new bootleader)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LegendaryLvl1:
I don't know what others are experiencing at the moment - but I recently flashed Kit Kat and the only problem I seem to be having is that the WIFI will periodically disconnect for 5 second intervals about 10 times an hour. Other than that nothing else is a problem

I do really enjoy the new galaxy s voice. But mind you - I havent installed a custom rom yet
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hillzx:
satisfied with kitkat.. no regret
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hurdlejade:
i heard it brakes compatibility with call recording software.

4.3 is stable enough for my liking.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1sagain:
BUMP
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alom5:
Call recording doesn't work and the camera is worse, I have flickering lines on my camera which I never had. But the phone is super fast and the battery is a great improvement. I wouldn't say you need to be on kit Kat if you are happy on 4.3....but the Poland firmware is obviously a test firmware.... So when all regions get it... Should be much better.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] polish_pat:
works fine for me...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alom5:
Have you tried listening to the recording? It will be just noise
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jetbruceli:
love the kitkat update but just upset i cant try the latest cm till they fix the bootloader issue
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dan.kels.r:
On aosp kitkat I'm running acid audio engine with great results!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
I actually love the battery life on Kitkat... I have removed both Note 3's, sporting JB and Kitkat from power at the same time. I've been using the Kitkat phone all day making calls, sms'ing and other various things not to mention the auto updates...

Both phones have the same setup and syncing but the Kitkat phone which is being used has more power than JB phone which has sat on my bed all day long doing what it wants and not being used. It's down to 78% over about 11 hours. The Kiktkat one is at 86% ad has been used all day.

That's brilliant as far as I'm concerned...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skibadee:
Thats interesting, you never had flickering before you updated?

Mines been off for repair and is due back today. I dont know what they've done yet but I'd be surprised if software was the problem.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
Apparently the Balitic now has 4.4.2 firmware, according to Sammobile... Its the same build though...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] testmonkey1:
Well I would say the only regret is missing the ability to flash 4.3 ROMs and CM. Otherwise seems smoother and faster. So if you do like the TW features I would suggest upgrading.

Been upgraded for a couple of days know, busting my head around how to revert back to CM but I realized putting CM is not very productive when you think about it. The 4.4 stock ROM is damn fast so the only difference I'm seeing is in RAM Usage (stock ROM using much more ram naturally), but does it really matter on a device with 3GBs of Ram? I've never once been close to hitting that mark.. You do get all the S Pen features and stuff that probably made you buy the device in the first place.

So basically:

TW pluses

no bugs

S Pen and other features

CM pluses

no bloat

more customization options and annoyances fixed that should've been there in the first place.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alom5:
I didn't have any flickering before at all. I have flashed a few different roms... And it seems to have gone now... I think ?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flash515:
Who's service do you use and which modem or radio do you have loaded. I have wind in Vancouver which does not use LTE but wonder if a different radio will allow me to use LTE from another carrier ie. say Rogers if I am out of coverage area of Wind. I notice with the stock Samsung software and Wind in Vancouver if I loose signal it sometimes does not automatically log back in even though I am within coverage area. My only complaint so far.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] polish_pat:
It turns out it doesn't work. The call record button is there but nothing happens when i press it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tinhsoftware:
I am running Avatar Rom (3.3_Stable) on my Sprint Galaxy Nexus. It is a great rom. The only problem that I have is my wifi says connected but I cannot browse webs or connect online. I've been heard I is a bug from ISC, but I dont know if there any fix for the bug. Thankz
[Galaxy Note II General] crizolli:
Just has been posted by SamMobile.

Personally, I think it's a very optimistic rumor. We'll see.

Source: http://www.sammobile.com/2014/01/21...to-receive-android-4-4-2-kitkat-by-march-end/
[Galaxy Note II General] genius327:
What's so new and awesome about it?
[Galaxy Note II General] FUSIONdev:
S3 and Note 2 were not so lucky with updates.

Samsung is acting like HTC....

When HTC devices sold a lot, they didn't care too much of updates.... now that they lost everything, they care of and update HTC ONE.

S3 and Note 2 are really popular.... and received a crappy update after an year to 4.3.........

S4 and Note 3 are not selling as expected....and they care about updating them a lot.

I hope that KK won't be the last official update for my Note 2.
[Galaxy Note II General] abbott10k:
Just saw that, hope it's true and we can get an TW based custom ROM from that.
[Galaxy Note II General] eng_samy:
Actually Samsung is a group of stupids......Egypt...Saudi Arabia...Israel..didnt't receive the update till now....we are waiting the update since March 2013...Samsung is really funny
[Galaxy Note II General] ipsuvedi:
I guess/hope samsung wilk push updates before end of Feb for Note 2.

Because..

1. Kitkat is not so big different update than 4.3

2. It was said that Note 3 will recieve update at feb. But it recieved almost one month before.

3. Samsung wants to get rid of updates before march 23...or ..realese of Galaxy s5

4. If no; we have many devs who are so talented that they will port Note 3 update to Note 2

So Something Better and Surprising is Come soon!!! :thumbup::)
[Galaxy Note II General] Bert.C:
Just checked my phone...

.... It's just a joke before anyone starts moaning - it's not real.
[Galaxy Note II General] crizolli:
LOL. Sad thing is.. That wouldn't surprise anyone.

As someone said, the Note 2 got really unlucky with it's updates. Hopefully we'll get 4.4 gets around.
[Galaxy Note II General] joonkeat:
Why wait from sammy while there are many custom roms available
[Galaxy Note II General] Manjunath324:
Official roms contain new drivers and new kernel sources released by google.
[Galaxy Note II General] max621:
Why there is so much fuss about kitkat... 50% of those who upgraded to 4.3 wanted to downgrade ...

With every upgrade Google/Samsung heading towards the close architecture
[Galaxy Note II General] note2nooby:
True that, I will not update even if it comes out tomorrow. Still waiting for a way to downgrade and go back to 4.2.1 bootloader.
[Galaxy Note II General] dalanik:
I don't understand what all the fuss is about.... The 4.3 upgrade is, IMHO the best upgrade I ever had, because for the 1st time after an upgrade my phone is smoother! Not only on SGNII, but on any smartphone I had!

Basicaly, you have 2 types of people. One, that don't want root, and they should update via OTA or KIES, and they shouldn't mind KNOX. Why would they - they're stock! And second that want root and/or custom ROMs - they have the option of flashing MJ5 kernel and any ROM they want.

So I really don't understand your complaints...
[Galaxy Note II General] apuntigam:
Potentially stupid question... but will they be able to push the 4.4 update without doing the 4.3 update first?

I'm in South Africa, and we still haven't heard a whisper about getting 4.3. I had a feeling that the network operators here would just be smart/lazy and wait for the 4.4 update and then push everything at the same time... but I don't know if that's possible?
[Galaxy Note II General] note2nooby:
Like you said , there are 2 kind of people. The ones that are just fine without root or custom roms. Or people who like to experiment. Note2 has incredible potential which is cut off by the stock firmware and its new bootloader. Nothing else, I'm just mad at myself I didn't do the proper research before updating. ...
[Galaxy Note II General] Zubair1024:
The battery drain on it is going to be bad...Google services are quite the battery drainers there.
[Galaxy Note II General] zygzoo:
i have a friend with note3 and kitkat flashed.

impressions from him:

- great battery life (with data on, bluetooth on and gps on ~ 50% usage/day)

- improved a lot ram management
[Galaxy Note II General] fade2black101:
Unfortunately there's not just two types.

I need to use a stock rom and kernel, and toggle root on and off on the fly because of an app called skygo which has been a great pain in the ass for many months.

So, even though I want to update, I'm stuck on 4.1.2 because I can't risk upgrading and realising it doesn't work properly to toggle root on 4.3.. with no way to downgrade.

Samsung, being the twats they are, decided to include a new bootloader meaning I need a custom kernel to upgrade while staying on the 4.1.2 bootloader. With a custom kernel, the skygo app I need won't work.

So even though I want to upgrade, I can't risk it with no chance of downgrading.

It sucks
[Galaxy Note II General] Sisqo:
You can keep the 4.1.2 bootloader and flash 4.3 rom with wifi fix, everything is working fine.
[Galaxy Note II General] Bert.C:
He could but then the SkyGo app wouldnt work as it checks the kernel to make sire its not a custom one.
[Galaxy Note II General] eng_samy:
Samsung...funny
[Galaxy Note II General] fade2black101:
Like mentioned in the comment above, that won't work for SkyGo.

Samsung deciding to lock down the update and forcing the more astute users to use custom kernels has ruined my path to update.

It's a shame
[Galaxy Note II General] FloatingFatMan:
Maybe you need to ask yourself why you need root? You explain why you need stock, because of Skygo, but is there any overriding reason why you need root or non-stock ROMs?

I used to use them, but over time decided that all the bugs you get in non-stock are a bigger PITA than using a Stock ROM, and I've yet to actually find a reason WHY I need root on my device. Are you overclocking perhaps? If so, why? The Note 2 is plenty fast enough and you're potentially shortening its lifespan by overclocking it.

It's going to become more and more common for apps to do as Skygo does, and require stock rom and unrooted; that's just the way things are going as devs try to protect their apps from thieves. OEM's are going to continue to make it harder to root etc too, so it's a continual battle that just results in buggy ROMs and apps you can't use. Personally, I'd rather just use my device than fight battles on it.
[Galaxy Note II General] rionline:
my reason:

removing permissions from apps, that are way to overprivilidged. and only with root you can remove all bloat. i do not like custom roms neither, so i use root stock xposed sammy roms!
[Galaxy Note II General] fade2black101:
Viper4android

Second to that would be removing bloat, and adding more apps to the split screen thingy.

However, viper alone is reason enough. Quite frankly, I find the sound quality of most Android phones to be fairly shocking. IMO the Note II sounds rubbish without Viper but still much better than my Nexus 4 without Viper. They both sound rubbish compared to the iPhone 5S which in turn pales in comparision to my Cowon J3. Viper goes a long way to improving things, and I'm not willing to give that up short of switching to a tiny screened 64gb iPhone or a HTC One (which actually sounds fairly decent on stock, IMO). Truth be told, if the HTC One had a Micro SD or 64gb then I'd already have it.

I'm not interested in custom roms, and I probably don't need to stay rooted after installing viper and removing bloat.

Believe me, I weighed up not rooting but that's a non starter for me. If I could guarantee this set up I currently have, on a 4.3/kit kat device, then I would have upgraded phones by now to either a Note 3 or HTC One.
[Galaxy Note II General] FloatingFatMan:
^ All fair enough. Then I guess the question becomes, which is more important to you? Better sound quality, or watching Sky TV on your phone?

Personally, I don't find the sound quality on the Note 2 bad at all, but then, I have a few hearing issues, so I wouldn't.
[Galaxy Note II General] fade2black101:
I'm not really willing to sacrifice either of them yet. Hence why I'm still on 4.1.2.

There might be a way of achieving what I want on 4.3 and the new bootloader, but not being able to downgrade makes it too big a risk to take.
[Galaxy Note II General] welmaksoud:
Looks like it is for real..!

Sammobile is saying "Android 4.4 KitKat might be available for the Galaxy S3, Note 2 and Grand 2 Duos after all" :victory:

Google (( Sammobile kitkat might be available for galaxy s3 )) cos the admin disabled my link :(

Moreover, they posted a picture of what seems like the internal announcement at Samsung Corp... :confused:

Hope this is true for my Note 2 to get a lift-up :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Note II General] Miyamusashi:
thats enough for me to have a samsung device..

my dad has samsung, mom has it too. Also i have note 2..

i bought it like a 18 months ago and i live in turkey.

Tech world is depends on software updates and samsung is not a good corparation for that. no updates, no android releases.. 18 months passed away and just 2 updates.. it kinda disturbing.

thats enough. you will sell high end stuff phones and stopping support after 18 months? thats really awkward.

we are still discussing will we have a kitkat or not.. like a joke..
[Galaxy Note II General] FloatingFatMan:
You won't find ANY of the other phone makers are any better.
[Galaxy Note II General] fade2black101:
Yep I agree

HTC have been good with the "One" but were utter cack before that.

Samsung are better than the rest but are still pretty crap. Motorola is extenuating circumstances during their google days.

Get a Nexus if it bothers you that much.
[Galaxy Note II General] optimusPRIME:
& battery backup of sammy touchwiz roms are also great.