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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cnkzlyr:
Hello Im using S5 Exynos Stock MM ui. I want to add this text to the navigation_bar.xml on systemui/res/layout. But I tried billions times couldnt set the true format for it. So it is giving xml format error on apktool while recompiling it. Can anyone help me and add the text to the file? Im attaching the file and the text. Thanks in advance

The text need to be added at the end of the xml file. It need to have true format :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beechlea:
SIM Card recognized - but no connection established

Hi there!

Thanks a lot for the support given around here.

There's a problem I couldn't solve so far and so I'm asking for your help.

I got a Samsung Galaxy S5 duos - in the system it says G900F. Running on it is LineageOS 16.0 but for klteduos not klte.

Reason is that when I installed klte it didn't recognize the SIMslots anymore. I tried a lot of thinks, reaching to a complete wipe of the device, reinstallation of LineageOS 15.1 and reinstalling LineageOS 16.0.

Nothing of those helped with the problem but sth. changed when I installed klteduos - the SIM was recognized and I was asked for the PIN. But nonetheless I couldn't establish a connection. It was saying sth. like "Wasn't able to connect but pls try again later."

The SIM itself is not the problem since its working properly on a Galaxy S3 with LineageOS 15.1.

What do you people think?

The problem changed, without me changing sth^^ (oh i hate to say that)

I'm having network connection now, it establishes very slow and I'm unable to receive (receive only.... !) SMS. Any idea? I feel like a total noob... No idea whats happening.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D9yHyi8Fe3mo1YgM:
Problems with understanding and extracting vendor image

Dear all,

I just have installed LineageOS 16.0 on my Samsung Galaxy S5 (G900F), and everything seems to work. However, in Settings -> Security & location -> Trust -> Android security patches, it tells me:

Platform: up to date

Vendor: out of date

Although everything seems to work, I am feeling that I should update the vendor blobs. I first didn't know where to get them, but then found this article in the LineageOS wiki. According to my understanding, this means that I could extract the vendor blobs from the LineageOS installable ZIP file.

I have followed the instructions to the point where it says to use the extract-files.sh script:

./extract-files.sh ~/android/system_dump/

This is where my problem begins: There is no such script (extract-files.sh), neither in the unpacked file tree from the installable ZIP nor in the mounted image (system.img).

Now, I have two questions:

1) Did I get the general concept right: This script will somehow extract the vendor blobs from the mounted system.img, I can then flash those blobs, and the Vendor code will then be shown as up to date as well?

2) Where can I get this script from? It is obviously not included in the installable ZIP or system.img.

Thank you very much, and THANKS FOR THE UNBELIEVABLE, GREAT WORK!

It is really unbelievable, and you deserve the highest respect possible for enabling us to run the newest Android versions on old phones. This is the best environment protection one can imagine, and so this community, especially the developers, are heroes in my eyes.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueCyclone:
Vendor here refers to the patch level of the baseband firmware and can't be updated:(

[MENTION=4122877]curiousrom[/MENTION] explains here in LOS 16.1 thread

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/unified-development/rom-lineageos-16-0-t3850840/post78772636

So you can't update vendor, but the platform is the important one and it IS easily updated by flashing a current rom :good:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D9yHyi8Fe3mo1YgM:
OK, thank you very much. But it seems that I haven't got it yet.

The link you provided is very valuable, but I am understanding it as I actually could flash the vendor / baseband firmware (using ODIN)? I have baseband G900FXXU1CQK3, but on sammobile, they offer G900FXXU1CRA2 and provide instructions how to flash it. So could you please shortly explain why I can't update vendor? Would flashing a new baseband firmware brick the phone?

Thank you very much again!

EDIT:

I think I have understood now. What is offered as G900FXXU1CRA2 is a package which contains the bootloader version G900FXXU1CRA2 and the baseband version G900FXXU1CQK3, so it seems I already have the newest one.

Did I understand this correctly?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueCyclone:
Sorry, I meant that you can't update vender newer than what Samsung provides in their baseband.

Yes you absolutely can update your baseband by either

** downloading a newer stock rom from sammobile (will completely wiped your phone/recovery when flashed, you'll need to reflash TWRP)

Or

** Downloading just the baseband firmware from [MENTION=2693412]haggertk[/MENTION] repository on AFH as linked in the thread I gave you before (this will keep your phone files and system intact, but I would backup anything important just in case)

Either of these will be flashed with Odin and will update your baseband and associated vendor patch. But that's as new as you can go on vendor patch

Good luck ?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D9yHyi8Fe3mo1YgM:
Cool! Thank you very much again. I am still learning ... I have chosen option 2) and have downloaded G900FXXU1CRH1_G900FXXU1CQK3_Baseband_Firmware.tar.md5. Flashing went without any problem.

However, this is probably the wrong CSC version (I'd like to have DBT), so I eventually have to do this a second time using another version.

Now I have the next problem: How do I view the CSC version? All articles I saw are claiming that dialing *#1234# should reveal that information, but with LOS 16.0, it does not seem to work. It only tells me "Mobile network not available" (which is true because I currently have no reception where I am, but this shouldn't prevent the OS from giving some information about the CSC, should it?) Any ideas?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueCyclone:
AFAIK CSC is only relevant on stock rom where it differentiates the carrier specific stuff (bloatware?) In the room. Carrier OTA updates are usually locked to CSC as well. Neither one of these should affect you on LineageOS.

I'm gonna tag [MENTION=4828250]Ibuprophen[/MENTION] who probably knows the answer but if not will probably know where to look to find it.

Also, the only dialer codes I am aware of that work on LOS and derivatives are

*#06# show IMEI

*#*#4636#*#* phone info (be careful here!)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D9yHyi8Fe3mo1YgM:
Finally, a simple explanation! Thank you! So I can take the newest version (...CR1H at the time of this writing) without caring about the CSC.

Out of curiosity (slightly off-topic): Where does the phone know from which frequency bands to use if there is a "wrong" CSC in place?

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Some more info regarding the CSC info problem:

- When I have no reception and dial *#1234#, it says "Mobile network not available".

- When I have reception, and I dial *#1234#, it first says "USSD code running ...", and then (after one or two seconds) "Connection problem or invalid MMI code."

So the behavior indeed depends on reception.

And in either case, after I have just typed the characters*#1234#, nothing happens. I first have to press the green button which initiates the "call" to make the software start its thing and give the messages mentioned above.

Furthermore, out of curiosity, I have installed DevCheck. This app works in principle, showing meaningful values everywhere, except the CSC: In the tab "System", the entry "Active CSC" shows nothing (empty value).

This happens with ktle 16.0 nightly from 2019-03-27 as well as 2019-03-28.

Thank you very much again!

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And I've got a final (hopefully last) question:

I have read at various places that we must wipe our device when we have installed a new bootloader / CSC. Is this true even when we run a custom ROM like LineageOS 16?

Yesterday, I have flashed G900FXXU1CRA2_G900FDBT1CRB1, but did not wipe the device afterwards. Could that be the reason that it won't show the CSC version? Do I have to expect problems in the future? I wouldn't like to wipe because I have a banking app (my bank forces me to use it) which would cause significant effort when I had to reinstall it, including personally visiting the bank and several hours loss of time ...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibuprophen:
The CSC (Country Specific Code) is also known as the "Product Code".

The following link reflects the CSC of the Firmware that you had flashed as being "DBT" which is a German Carrier.

https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s5/SM-G900F/DBT/download/G900FXXU1CRA2/211879/

I hope this clarifies it much better for you... :thumbup:

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D9yHyi8Fe3mo1YgM:
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Thank you very much! However, I already knew that DBT means "Germany, non-branded", which was the reason to choose and flash that specific version.

Although flashing went without errors, I would like to convince myself that I didn't do something wrong, so I would like my phone to show me the CSC version. Everybody on the net tells me that this is easy: Dial *#1234#, then the phone will show you the CSC version. Unfortunately, this does not work in LineageOS 16.0, as described in my previous post.

What procedure should I follow in LineageOS 16.0 to make it show the CSC version? Of course, it would be perfectly acceptable if I would need an app for this, but the first one I have tested (DevCheck - see previous post) doesn't show the CSC version, so this might be a problem at the O/S level.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueCyclone:
I've never had to wipe from flashing baseband alone. Though it's usually recommended to do complete wipe when flashing a new rom, it's not always necessary. The important thing is to always backup with TWRP before trying something new.

I have also had good success with Migrate

https://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-migrate-custom-rom-migration-tool-t3862763

Which allows to backup all your apps+data/sms/call records/etc to a TWRP flashable zip so you can wipe your device if necessary, flash a rom, then drop all your apps back in and you're off running again :good:

It's worked ok for my banking app, but again recommend a TWRP backup of system/data just in case
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibuprophen:
So your not looking for the CSC that reflects the flashed Firmware but, the original CSC the device had in the very beginning?

I believe that one or more of the following apps should also provide the CSC information your also in search of as well.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inpocketsoftware.andInfo

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.andr7e.deviceinfohw

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ma.wanam.cscexpert

I hope their what you're looking for... :)

Good Luck!

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D9yHyi8Fe3mo1YgM:
I think I have to reword my problem:

I have already finished searching for the right BL / CSC version. Thanks to all the help here, I knew what I needed, and I already have flashed it and don't want to change it again.

Now I just want to make sure that the flashing process actually has worked. That means that I want to make sure that the phone, when I dial *#1234# or use an appropriate app, confirms that it actually uses the very same CSC version I have flashed on it. This is probably sort of paranoid, because ODIN did not show any error while flashing, but I really would like to learn how this all works, and I am of the sort which double-checks such things, although this might be not necessary in some cases.

Furthermore, I would like to be able to find out the CSC version on the phones of other people running LOS 16 (I am asked such things from time to time). Since I never, really never flash other peoples' phones, I can't know in the first place what BL / CSC version they have; hence, it would be nice if I knew how I could find out that.

I'll now try the apps you suggested and report if they work as expected.

Thank you very much again!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul_Lunardi:
Hey there I've downloaded https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.andr7e.deviceinfohw to find the baseband and bootloader settings. It appears to be hidden in the Android settings so not as easy to find. Settings>about phone>android version 9 tells you info like baseband version. Hope that helps.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibuprophen:
I just wanted to provide a quick heads-up to those who has the Verizon variant (SM-G900V/KLTEVZW)...

I had updated the following (pre-existing) thread.

[BASEBAND-FIRMWARE-MODEMS]Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5 {SM-G900V/KLTEVZW}[ODIN] by Ibuprophen

This thread used to have Only the Modem Updates but, now reflects everything required for a true "Baseband Firmware Modem" Update.

This is only an alternative, if needed.

Thanks a bunch everyone! :)

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibuprophen:
Just an update regarding the following post I had made here regarding the Baseband Firmware Modem Updates specifically for the G900V device...

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=79433628

... Something went wrong that forced an XDA Administrator to copy the thread to a new one using a different thread number.

I had scrubbed through the forum and made the appropriate changes to them all (fortunately there were only 18 in all).

Just for posterity, the following is the updated link to the new one for everyone, who had bookmarked the old one, to update their bookmark to the new one.

[BASEBAND-FIRMWARE-MODEMS]Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5 {SM-G900V/KLTEVZW}[ODIN] by Ibuprophen

A bit more is explained (via the last few posts) on the above thread...

Thank you all very much for your time and understanding with this and I hope it was helpful as well. :thumbup:

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PloshG:
SM-G...

I recently bought a SM-G870A; it was new and in an unbroken, sealed box. I'ts an locked AT&T phone, but the phone is identical to the one I bought new in the USA 5 years ago. I believe it is out of central Europe (I think) as all the instructional pamphlets and brochures were printed in central European languages; I was Austria, Czech Republic & Hungary for 4 weeks last year.

RE: SM-G870A I received the unlock code from AT&T. And, would like to update from 6.0 to current and debloat. Where do I start? Custom Recovery, custom root, etc. I do not know Where or How to start?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibuprophen:
I don't have this specific device myself but, unfortunately, there's no way (that I'm aware of) to Unlock the Bootloader of the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active (SM-G870A) device.

This is also stated on the following thread post as well.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=71576912

The only thing that you can do is to obtain root and then either Debloat it OR use a Customized TouchWiz (aka TW) based firmware.

The following is just one of a handful of threads that helps out with this.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2859013

Unless AT&T had specified differently, the Unlock Code is for Unlocking the SIM that will allow you to use your device under another compatible carrier that's typically called the BYOP (Bring Your Own Phone) program.

I wish you the best of luck! :)

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibuprophen:
Just a quick heads-up...

I had just launched the following thread yesterday in response to some questions regarding the SM-G900T Updates (as to what and where these updates are located/the most up-to-date).

[BOOTLOADER-BASEBAND-FRMWRE-MODEMS]T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S5{SM-G900T/KLTETMO}[ODIN] by Ibuprophen

More information is located on that thread and, if you've got a question about them, please ask there.

Thanks a bunch! :)

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibuprophen:
The following thread was just posted for those in search of the Stock Firmware and Pit for the SM-G900T device.

[BOOTLOADER-BASEBAND-FRMWRE-MODEMS]T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S5{SM-G900T/KLTETMO}[ODIN] by Ibuprophen

Also another FYI...

The following thread is now "Unofficially Official" regarding the LineageOS 16.0 for the klte device variants.

[ROM] [OFFICIAL] LineageOS 16.x by Brunowp8

I would state that the above thread is Only in lieu of one from Haggertk.

Enjoy and I'll see you there! :)

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsmryder:
Group's suggestions for an S5 Active.

A friend gave me his old SM-G870A.

What I know about it now is it has the baseband of G870AUCU2BOF3. I haven't even installed my sim card yet.

It's been a long time since I've played with my phones and I remember it being way easier.

What I'm thinking of doing is setting it up with something like Liniage.

There are so many things that factor in on this phone, towel root, magisk, being able to use the dag on thing, updating the system apps, GAPPs, and hiding from things like security punks like PokemonGO.

So, what do y'all think?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Riohardo:
I guess you meant LineageOS? I would recommend switching the OS escpecially if you want to get security updates. There are a lot of good reason to switch to LineageOS, but it is not that easy, grab a guide on xda on how to do it. I once tried it but i got stuck on a bootloop. But if you do it correctly you should be fine.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpulido09:
Yeah, Lineage OS is amazing. Both my g900T have been clean flashed with it. too many benefits too count. Here's a link to a youtube video i used for anyone else wanting to set up lineage and not want the big hassle of anxiety thinking you might brick.. Just follow along & pause vid if its too fast MUCH LOVE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3RsSwQd2mY&list=PLSff5L2clciqw6dTWrb0-az76OLiLEEvB&index=5&t=0s
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v1zor:
PDA

Hi, I want to update from LOS 15.1 to 16.0, but noticed there are new firmwares from Samsung dated 2019-01-04, that include new PDA build SA1. Strange this builds include old modem QA3 & QA4. The latest seems to be QK3. Right now I'm on BTU CSC, that include PDA RH1 + AP QK3.

Should I upgrade to latest PDA SA1 and then flash separately QK3 modem from different firmware?

Or its better not to mess around, and use older RH1 build?

And last, do modem firmware differ from other CSC optimised builds? Are LTE bands being locked for specific country frequencies?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibuprophen:
I just wanted to provide an FYI regarding the following thread I had just launched today.

[MANUALS/GUIDES]Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5{SM-G900V/KLTEVZW}[OEM/CARRIER] by Ibuprophen

I hope it's helpful in some way for those who has the SM-G900V device.

Thanks a Bunch! :)

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fer75:
Hello guys , i've been running lineage os 16 on my S5 klte for 1~ month, everything was smooth fast and everything works right, when i installing it i had tested the kernel and when i reboot it i got this problem when the phone could boot into OS and i just got reboot option from twrp and then worked fine, now i got the same problem after restarting my phone but this time reboot option from trwp does't work anymore :/ Can someone help me fix this please ?

Edit: i fix it by remove the batery and put it back on , can't belive it worked , idk why this happens
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JLPDA:
My Galaxy S5 is still my daily driver, but, struggling with available memory (10.54GB/1.1GB). Have moved many apps to my 64GB SD Card. Does anyone know the following:

1) \Android\data\com.android.vending\files has nearly 1.2GB. Is it safe to delete this folder and files? Will the playstore repopulate properly once I log back into the playstore?

2) My text application, Textra, places images in \storage\emulated\0..... I can copy/move them to my SD Card, but, then they won't be "linked" to the original text message. Does anyone know if there's a system setting (ie build.prop) so Textra points to the SD Card for images? FYI, I contacted Textra, and, they said no...but, I'm not buying it.

Last, but, not least. I'm thinking of getting a Galaxy S7. I have a full Titanium Backup of my S5 on my SD Card. What's the easiest and best method to restore ALL my selected apps AND Data? I don't want updated apps from the PlayStore right now. Of course, I'll have to root the S7 in order to restore with TB. I've installed Helium and it excludes just too many apps.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shmizan:
hi guys,

I am running official 4.4.2 (ANG7) rom on my g900f.

I want to update to LOS 14.1, android 7.1.2.

is it mandatory to update modem and bootloader? can I keep the one I have right now?

I have root+twrp 2.8.7.0

thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] openletter:
Is it possible to backup the stock firmware of the phone? This is to retain the stock image for when I need it.

The phone is an SM-G900T. It is not rooted.

---------- Post added at 03:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:24 PM ----------

Is it possible to backup the stock firmware of the phone? This is to retain the stock image for when I need it.

The phone is an SM-G900T. It is not rooted.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrjorin:
Why not just download 1 they are available.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calacon:
Hi guys, I'm having problems using NFC on my S5 with a new battery I bought from Amazon. With test apps it won't read any cards or do beaming.

It said genuine Samsung and I made sure it was the one actually being sold by Amazon and not a 3rd party, so I guess it should be genuine!?

I can even see the outline of an antenna and it's exactly the same as the one on a borrowed old original battery. Things work fine with that one, so I guess it's not a software problem.

I actually put a shortwave radio near it and I can hear it ticking away, and if I touch the battery (and not the radio) the signal gets stronger. That doesn't happen with the original. So it almost feels like it might be a bad connection in the battery or something? Is it even worth trying it in a shop if it won't read my card or passport?