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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aoshido:
Hi, i bought the 900F and i cant enter private mode. I have the stock rom and i didint rooted nor changed anything, i literally bought the phone a week ago.

I'll post any info you need!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris181rt:
I would suggest root then upgrade. This should fix because it is even working on my phone with Twisted Lollipop ROM.. even if you only upgrade to stock lollipop you should be strait.

Sent from myTwi5ted 900A using XDA Free mobile app
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hollowlife:
Can anyone help me with my Samsung S5 G900F.

Running Android G900FFXXU1BOB7 orginal firmware, its the only one it will accept.

It fails in installing any other firmware with odin. I cant root and i cannot install twrp.

Is it the locked bootloader? read that it can be disable in 5.0 with "developer option" but i dont got the unlock bootloader option in there.

Tried opening the bootloader with fastboot and it rebooted my phone and didnt want to unlock it with the cmd "fastboot oem unlock"

Nothing happened after that.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris181rt:
easiest method instead of waiting is use the NK2 stock tar with ODIN (it won't wipe your data) then do a system updat to bob7 LP 5.0.1. Next use CF-Auto root via ODIN to obtain root (yes 4.4.4 for SPrint variant works on LP) then ODIN Twrp 2.85. After this you can install any custom roms. I know there is 1 TW type that is very nice. I just installed it today. http://xdaforums.com/note-4-sprint/development/rom-vision-x-s5-spr-5-0-1-t3052015
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rantrave07:
hi. Can i flash G900F custom roms in G900FQ???? their processor and config is the same. just FQ is fro turkey. so I am a bit confused to flash anything on it. :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rantrave07:
no one???????????????
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marvin_1003:
Well you can ask ask the developer of the custom rom but i think it should work with the right kernel.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElSonnito:
Hi, everyone, I need help with my phone. I have my unlocked S5 Galaxy(AT&T brand) for almost a month, my carrier is MetroPCS(already installed SIM card), tried calling Samsung and went to MetroPCS store, BestBuy and nothing seems to be working, about my phone unable to get the latest software update. My android version is 4.4.4 and model number is SAMSUNG SM G900A. I want my phone to be up-to-date without rooting. I heard it can messed up your phone or brick it. I tried software update manually in my 'about device' section, trying to update and keep saying "software update interrupted" and wait for another 24 hours. I am slowly regretting buying this phone. Can anyone help get my phone to have the latest update? I want that android lollipop. lol Thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris181rt:
Why unrooted? ? Esp when OTA is not working.. . . I say go the rooted way. My phone is very fast , stable . With lots of S6 apps..like the S6 keyboard. .which I happen to love.:cool:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Terry.nicolau:
I thought if I unrooted it the OTA update would work without need for a custom ROM - stupidly.

But will root the device, remove most of the bloatware.

What ROM would you recommend for Lollipop for S5?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris181rt:
Twisted Lollipop V7 for the 900A would be my choice... and I've tried a few.Just go by the directions but right at the end flash the stock oc4 kernel then it is perfect.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Terry.nicolau:
I was locking for something more akin to STOCK Lollipop? Like the Nexus runs?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jt1998:
I like CM/AOSP ROMs. Try Resurrection Remix ROM - latest is 5.5.3 just released yesterday. here's the LINK
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Terry.nicolau:
Thank you I will have a look.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbubendorfer:
How to disable display animation?

How to disable display animation? Like in power save mod. :confused:

Thx Gernot
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElSonnito:
Thanks. I did the OTA part and got mine Lollipop 5.0!(btw the link are dead, cannot go to the link you provided @_@) So is this the latest update of Samsung SM G900A? I can't updated it manually because software said it's interrupted, since I assume it unlocked. Umm, two questions: Can you change the theme of the phone? The color was way to bright and white. Lastly, my phone camera refuses to focus when is up close to the object or anything. I thought Lollipop can fix it but is strange it cannot focus up close at all...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AttK0:
I hate samsung

I have a problem.

I was installed the XtreStoLite 2.2 ROM for my G900F. Before that I had an earlier version of the same ROM. Well, everything went fine, I updated my modem and bootloader with Odin to the latest ones that match the ROM and I got the ROM booted but then I decided to also install the addon pack that's included.

I've been troubleshooting my issue for so long that I can't remember what happened but I had some issue and had to try flashing something trough Odin again. When I attempted to flash, I got an error. Odin says "<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!! <ID:0/004> FAIL! (Auth)" and my phone states "SECURE CHECK FAIL: recovery". So apparently I had my reactivation lock on. Maybe it triggered because I chose the wrong CSC in the ROM setup or something... Well, alright that's no problemo as I can just boot normally back to the ROM and disable the reactivation clock, right? Nope. As I go to settings and try to untick the reactivation lock checkbox, it doesn't work. I realize that this is probably due to all the Samsung stuff having been deleted in the rom. I go to Settings>Accounts and sure enough I'm not logged in on a Samsung account. Well, when I press Add account>Samsung account, nothing pops up.

So I decide to just flash the stock firmware on the phone. As it's official Samsung stuff it flashes trough Odin just fine. But after that the Add account>Samsung account still doesn't work. So I do a factory reset trough the stock recovery. And so I finally get to a Samsung account login screen at the new device setup thing. But as I try to log in, it says "Processing failed". So now I'm stuck with a phone locked in the new device setup thingy. I tried one of those reactivation lock bypassing methods I found on YouTube that gets to the account settings trough the samsung browser, but as I press add account nothing pops up!

Please tell me there's something that can be done :crying:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris181rt:
So you are stock..... Can you OTA update?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AttK0:
Nope, I'm stuck in the first time setup. It won't let me use the phone until I log in with my Samsung account. And trying to do so just results in the "processing failed" message.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris181rt:
It's not gonna log in thru Sam..I think you are missing some files. Can you log in thru Gmail instead.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AttK0:
I can't. On the Samsung login screen it states that the device is locked because of an abnormal factory reset and that I have to log in to my Samsung account to prove that I'm the owner of the phone.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris181rt:
Or.... FLASH an update from KIES... maybe 4.4.3..http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=61361485
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AttK0:
Thank you! I'll try KIES and that account deletion method. I'll report back how it goes. :victory:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmadridknight:
Can we flash any stock rom if the base is G900H variant.? What about the region.? And Build number .?? Help friends. Im a new user :))
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris181rt:
As long as it is "H" ... let it roll brother.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AttK0:
IT WORKS! Thank you so much for you help! I rolled back to stock KitKat and it still said "Processing failed" but then I tried the browser bypassing trick from YouTube that I had already tried on Lollipop and this time it worked! Oh man, I was so happy when I booted to download mode and saw "REACTIVATION LOCK(KK): OFF".

Now back to Lollipop using Kies and then a retry with the XtreStoLite ROM. :victory:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris181rt:
Sweeeet!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcbcoolin:
Hi yall, I'm having an issue on my sm-g900t, it will not download pictures that are sent in Mrs messages. It says downloading but never actually starts data transfer? help me please!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris181rt:
Have you changed anything?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jt1998:
Has it always been like this or new? I've never had an issue on either stock messaging app or my personal daily use of GoSmsPro. May want to try a different messaging app and see if the problem persists.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SensationXE_Viper:
I was wondering why in every Lollipop ROM i've tried yet (RR, PAC, Fusion, DU, AICP, BlissPop, SOKP) is no Quick Settings Tile avaible to switch Edge/HSDPA, only LTE? Is that option gone with Lollipop?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris181rt:
Have you tryed exposed
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mukadese:
Black screen after downgrade to 4.4.2

Hi,

I've a brand new s5 with preinstalled 5.0. (No branding, german version)

I flashed 4.4.2 (to run towelroot) as version G900FXXU1ANE2 with odin, but the display stays black:

Even in recovery and bootloader - the display stays black. Android seems to run, cause talk back runs perfectly, but I see nothing.

After flashing back to 900FXXU1BOE5 everything works fine.

How can I flash the old firmware? What's wrong?

mukadese
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris181rt:
You can't go backwards from a stock 5.0 device yet
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] autotech40:
Sprint gs5 stock rooted 4.4.4. Knox x0,i didnt like lolipop. I read about the stagefright thing,the outlook app says my phone is vunerable. Question is can i stay on 4.4.4 the way i like it and get a security update that fixes stagefright?or will i always need to upgrade the os for latest security fixes?

if i have helped in any way,please hit the thanks button.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randomuser245:
Storage problem

Good evening,

I'm not quite sure if I came here for help or just to rant about Samsung. Anyway, I'm running out of storage and most of the Apps I download naturally gets placed on the "internal SD" instead of the external SD, great job to whomever invented this $§"!§$§. At this point I don't care if the crappy storage management is Samsungs fault (which I believe it is), or if it's coming from Android itself. However, when I check the internal storage bar on my phone, it says something like 5GB used if you sum up the used storage, drawing a bar which looks like 9 GB free storage. Anyway, it lists only 1GB free memory. Got the exact same problem on my Galaxy S4 back in the days but never cared to look into it. Now let me just express my anger with these damned Samsung devices. Can't they just build a phone which works? Just in case anyone says it's my fault for installing a custom ROM (CM 12), no it isn't! I'd be blessed and happy if the phone would work as expected for such a price tag using the stock ROM. Had the same bug on stock.

Okay, I apologozie for spaming this forum with my rant, but it needed to go out :p

Anyway, I will look into this issue and see if I can resolve it myself. Meanwhile I'd like to ask wether anyone has been experiencing smiliar problems and wether someone knows a fix. Thank you!

You can take a closer look at this storage problem on this screenshot: postimg.org/image/bv7gy7he9
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pigio92:
hi t0o everyone. i hope this is the correct thread.

I need a Rom where xposed works (So a deodex rom) and i want to kepp know 0x0. someone can give me some opinion abut those specification?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Georgie9117:
Hello! Now I use ALEXNDR's deodexed ROM with Xposed - it works perfectly. My KNOX is still 0x0.

G.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris181rt:
Which S5
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skyflip:
I have Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900W8

I installed supersu binary and now my apps are all missing and a lot of the services stop like google play and text messaging and i have no keyboard

I have cleared dalvik and cache and fixed permissions

I just need to know where to get stock gapps lollipop 5.0 so I can flash it

I have seriously googled and searched this site but I cant seem to find one for stock rom

so if you could link me or point me in the right direction that would be awesome

please and thanks =)

I have also recently installed TWRM

so is this compatible with my phone ? http://xdaforums.com/android/software/reborn-gapps-5-t3074660
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cnsngr:
Hi to all

İ have a question is there anything i can do to improve camera of the s5 i use g900fq snapdragon variant and macro shots are terrible it wont even focus correct and is there any camera mod that Works i tried one and doesnt see any diffrence so any suggestions ? also i think its a terrible that camera doesnt have manuel mode.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TasEsmuEs:
[MENTION=5386243]cnsngr[/MENTION] Turn off selective focus.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cnsngr:
İt is turned off already

SM-G900FQ cihazımdan Tapatalk kullanılarak gönderildi
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnydiesel:
Help with S5 SM-G900L

Hello, I have a Samsung S5 SM-G900L (Baseband G900LKLU1BOD1; build number LRX21T.G900LKLU1B0D3) from U+ LTE that I got from South Korea. It is unlocked and rooted, but I can't get into the USB setting (*#0808# does not work on my phone; "connection problem or invalid MMI code" error) to change the frequencies for the states and Europe where I will be stationed for the next couple of years. Also, I have been unable to down load the QXDM. The linked site downloads a "QXDM-3.12.714- [/STRIKE]-. rar" file, not the zipped file that will allow me to install. I am using windows 10 and not sure if that is what is causing the problem. I can call and send texts, but have no data access. My state side carrier is att. Any help getting back on track would be great. Thanks so much. I have searched for other post about the G900L, but no luck. John.:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mekkelrichards:
Hello all!

I have a Samsung Galaxy S6 for T-Mobile.

I am looking for an Android 5.1 ROM with a stock Google interface with Cyanogen customization options and NO Samsung bloatware installed. I assume this must exist.

It is very difficult to navigate through the dozens of pages of ROMS. Hoping somebody can point me to such a ROM.

Thank you!!!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jt1998:
Look at my signature

from my Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900T on AT&T, Android 5.1.1 DOB1 with Resurrection Remix ROM v5.5.3
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mekkelrichards:
Do you have an exact link to the ROM page for it?

Will that ROM work with a T-Mobile device?

Do you have a link to the latest Gapps package?

Sorry for all the questions. It's been awhile since I've rooted a phone and dealt with all of this.

I appreciate your quick reply and help!!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jt1998:
Link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3033255

My s5 is the T-Mobile one so no issues.

Gapps link is pending. Sent you a PM.

Sent from my Android 5.1.1 LGV500 on CM 12.1 (20150809) or my Galaxy S5 900T with Android 5.1.1 with Resurrection Remix v 5.5.3
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hayzr:
Noob help for Soft Brick G900H

I have a G900H that is not rooted, everything stock. It is encrypted though.

Some time before it went into reboot loops and I did factory reset, yesterday when I turned off airplane mode, it went into reboot loop again.

The problem this time is I do not want to wipe without backing up my data and I also use a google authenticator which now I cannot access due to this problem.

I would also like to troubleshoot why this has been happening but that is secondary.

Greatly appreciate any help.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris181rt:
So..?..... this phone is strait out of the box stock? Where did you get it?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hayzr:
From my provider, the problem is their service dept will tell me it needs to wipe / replace and I want my data & access to the authenticator.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrw0830:
GPS issue?

I posted on the CM 12.1 thread, but thought this is the best place to ask. I have bought my Galaxy S5 at the end of last August, been bouncing back between stock and custom roms, but have an issue. My GPS in Lollipop (stock or custom) is just not working. When my location is on Device Only to see if anything picks up from GPS, nothing does. When I put it on High Accuracy, I get my location but Google Maps doesn't work as stuck on "Searching for GPS" any suggestions? I did flash ODIN back to stock and that didn't work. The only thing I haven't tried after doing battery pulls and factory reset is to delete my internal and external storage.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris181rt:
If it were me I would root.. custom recovery. . Do a nandroid & jack a good rom into it to straighten out your files. :rolleyes: just me.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holmesm:
I have this modification in that file and have rebooted. It works once with TB and the same with Online nandroid backup - meaning I have to reboot after each backup or it becomes unwritable again. Anyone else experience this?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Georgie9117:
Hello!

Maybe your backup apps are restoring the original platform.xml file. After each backup process you have to copy again the modified file in this case. I use TB but my modified platform-file still there - for ~1 month.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holmesm:
I checked that file and it remained the modified one. I am now thinking that it is a card issue. I'm going to copy all files off my card and/or try a format or maybe a different card.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryanbabcock:
Tried to downgrade 5.0 SM-G900A to 4.4.2, failed

I was trying to downgrade my att gs5 to 4.4.2 so I could root it using towelroot. First, I tried to flash the bootloader file, and realized that was wrong. Next, I realized USB debugging wasn't enabled. Somehow I ended up with "firmware upgrade encountered an issue" and I am trying to reset it using Kies 3. I was wondering if it is even possible to downgrade this model, and how to do it, if so. I already tried to reset the phone using "software update and initialization," but it had an error, so I am doing it again. The phone is soft-bricked, but It's not my only device. If anyone can help that would be awesome. Thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NetVlad2009:
First post

Hello everybody, I have been lurking this forum for a while now trying to find a safe way to root my Samsung Galaxy S5, 4.4.4, G900AUCU2AOA2. And at this point my head hurts, and I admit I really need help.

(I used to have an S5 on 5.0 G900A... anyways I figured because I got the lollipop upgrade it was just too painful and risky to downgrade from that so I switched phones with my dad, he never applies any updates)

So here what I found:

(http://www.w0lfdroid.com/2014/09/To...4-S5-and-Note3-Android-4.4.2-NF-or-Later.html) This one requires a downgrade to 4.4.2

Oh look a downgrade guide (http://www.androidexplained.com/galaxy-s5-downgrade-to-kitkat-4-4-2/) which people seem to complain about that it no longer works.

OPTION B

(http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120) promising however

This one says OA1 and I have OA2, does that make a difference?

My brain is just fried from researching this please point me in the right direction guys, thank you.

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EDIT

So I fixed my own issue after reading on here that unless you flash the wrong device ROM, it's pretty difficult to brick a g900a.

So I proceeded with flashing the stock Kernel, then towelroot, then flashed OA1 kernel. (Third link guide, it's legit)

Went swimmingly, my weird bootloader did not stop me from getting the root. I am very happy and excited for all the things I can get done with my device now. can't wait to get all the way up to ROM installation.

(Leaving the info just in case someone else googles my problem later)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themsalata:
I have tried different firmwares to downgrade, I dont know why it only works with ANJ1 (4.4.2) UN BOE5 (5.0) firmwares, but these dont work with cf auto root or towel root, i wanted to install firware which is before jun 3 2014 like ANE2 and ANCE, but cant, because rebooting it Shows black screen, maybe someone has answer why it works only with BOE5 and ANJ1 , but dont work with other firmwares even lollipop firmwares.?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Majkel-:
Guys,

I just bought a galaxy S5 SM-G900F and the seller told me that I have a warranty for 2 years in Samsung. Could you tell me if Samsung rejects self installed software when it will be needed? I have the LG G2 and I had self installed software and they admitted my warranty and change my broken screen. Anyone can tell about that?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NetVlad2009:
Hey dude, congrats on the new phone, and the fact that you got the F version because it's a lot easier to hack than my AT&T version. Now there are many different approaches to rooting and installing custom ROMS.

Depending on your Android version and bootloader, hopefully you haven't updated it and it came with like kitkat 4.4.2 or something, you should be able to use TOWELROOT v3 apk (DOES NOT TRIP KNOX)

KNOX is the thing that determines voided warranty.

If you got a more updated bootloader version on your phone and towelroot doesn't work, I'm sure you can root using the CHAINFIRE method (more complicated, requires flashing with ODIN) you can find around the forums or just by googling it. The guides will let you know whether their method do or do not trip the warranty.

As for installing custom ROMS I am not sure whether it trips the warranty or not, you should look more closely into the ROM installation threads for your phone version.

Hope I helped. Good luck mate.

P.S. - next time always post your android version and bootloader when talking about hacking phones. it helps understand exactly what you're dealing with.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Majkel-:
[MENTION=6893989]NetVlad2009[/MENTION]

I received my phone with 5.0.0 lolipop firmware so I don't have a choice but to use Odin. But for what I need it is warrenty not rotting. First of all I need to know if Samsung will accept my phone if I will have some issues like I had in LG phone.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jt1998:
i've always read/heard that if your knox counter is tripped, then your warranty is void.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NetVlad2009:
I can't give you a certain answer because I don't work for Samsung, all I can say is:

-before you do something to the phone, make sure you read that it doesn't void the warranty. Some procedures void it and others don't.

-based on the fact that you were careful enough with the LG and managed to get it replaced I would say you SHOULD be covered as long as you're careful.

-I'm trying to help out with what I know, but I can't give you the 100% guarantee parachute that you're looking for. Device hacking is always a risk.

Best of luck.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Majkel-:
Thanks all I will try to read warranty book to check it out. I think that Samsung is not so friendly with self instalation like LG is. If so I will wait this 2 years on original software :(