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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xs34:
Im thinking about flashing amplitude kernel http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/orig-development/kernel-amplitude-kernel-0-1-klte-t3018492. Im currently using the custom rom CM 12.1 http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/unified-development/rom-cyanogenmod-12-1-android-5-1-t3066252. According to amplitude kernel, this should work. If not, is it just to wipe everything and try again? And, when flashing the .zip with the kernel, can I do it on top of a rom, or do i have to wipe everything and instal it at the same time as the custom rom?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] A338LM:
ROMs for SM-G870F?

For some reason my searches for the S5 Active (SM-G870F) came up empty, although I believe I've read about it on here some time ago.

So please redirect me to any (dedicated) S5 Active threads.

My question will be the same: Are there any ROMs planned for the G870F?

I've rooted and debloated mine, coming from the Defy with CM11, now looking for CM builds for this phone. Currently I am using a SM-G900 ROM based on CM12.1 (VM12), which works fine, besides the additional hardware buttons on the Active.

Can't be the only one with that fine phone :D

Thanks in advance and stay safe y'all!

Cheers,

A338
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hushpuppygrrl:
Smart remote rooted S5

Hi, I recently rooted my phone to get the "not a recognized Verizon SIM" message to go away so I could switch to AT&T.

I downgraded to G900VVRU1AN12 and android 4.4.4 then used towelroot to root it.

I didn't trip KNOX doing it, according to vndnguyen's phone info *SAMSUNG* app so YAY!

I got the AT&T APN working for calls, texts and data, YAY!

Now, I'm trying to get smart remote working again, and having trouble. I suspect the IR isn't firing anymore because I've tried all the "buttons"/tv codes and none work but it was working before on my TV (I have a vague memory that it was button 11 before) I've also tried logging in to my previous account to get my settings back but it doesn't work :( I've tried uninstalling smart remote using titanium backup pro and removing corpses using SD maid and reinstalling it

Any ideas?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botski:
what's the main reason why i can't activate the find my mobile and reactivation lock? :(
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phosphene:
I've checked every ogg file on my phone and in those folders with no luck. I've been trying to find this file for a few months now. Any other ideas? Could it be in another area of the phone?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LazerDino:
Have a look at this link. Otherwise, I don't know where else to look.

Sent from my SM-G900V
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hanzzman:
Well, i installed a 4.4.2 rom, after full wipe, and it worked. But, if i put the sim card into the phone, the wifi stops working. I can see them, I can save them, but it doesnt connect. If i remove the sim card, and full wipe the device, then i can connect to any wifi, but again, If i put any sim card, the wifi stops working until full wipe. Maybe the sim card blocks the wifi. I am on stock rom. Any suggestions?

TL;DR:wifi refuses to connect if the device has a sim card.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ss339:
Hi All,

Newbie here (be gentle plz :) ):

I've done some searching, and only came across this, however I still need to know:

Is there any way to root the S5 without tripping Knox? If so, what's your recommendation?

Is there any way to load a custom ROM (I'm eyeing Cyanogen mod) without tripping Knox? If so, what's the best ROM for this?

Cheers,

Stefan
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
You might want to have a look here: [How to] Root for 4.4.2 and Flash rooted Stock Android 5.0 with KNOX 0x0? by wajiman.

Basic steps: Downgrade to an older firmware, root with TowelRoot, then use Mobile Odin Pro or FlashFire (both apps from Chainfire) to flash another firmware with keeping root.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mad.Matt:
What carrier and build are on? What are you looking to end up with?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ss339:
Fresh out of the box; The phone is 2 days old.

No Carrier yet

Build 4.4.2

Thanks mate. My Firmware is already 4.4.2.

The instructions in that thread seem a little vague (he/she leaves some big gaps, and then goes into specific instructions), however I'll give it a hit when I get home post my 12 hours of slaving.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mad.Matt:
By build I mean go to setting/about phone and let us know what your "build number" and or "baseband version" is ... this way we can point you in the right direction without guessing or making mistakes causing you to soft brick your device. :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Georgie9117:
Settings/Developer options/Agressive Wi-Fi/cell handover off? Settings/Wi-Fi/Smart network switch off? If not and you got a low Wi-Fi signal or no verified network to connect the phone uses the GSM data network instead of Wi-Fi.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akalsemann:
Do you have a working Samsung account?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botski:
actually mate yes. 2 accounts
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akalsemann:
Ok

Well people using lollipop saying they want to

disable

reactivation lock but having problems with it have mentioned that downgrading to KitKat and disabling it with KitKat firmware rather than lollipop worked. So maybe you can try the same with enabling reactivation lock...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Antoinethe24th:
Is there an easy way to port MIUI v6 on SM-G900P Sprint? please read

There Is already a verion for SM-G900F so Is there an Easy way to port it to the Sprint version? Or any way?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mnz007:
how to enable sd card write on lollipop? I mean I want to write directly to sd card from any file manager. Currently working only with stock file manager.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] csjhun:
Hi guys, this is my question way back in time.

I would like to ask this again, and i hope i will receive some reply :)

A little update: Now useing JoelDroid but baseband BOC7.

THX
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MortTheBeast:
So end of month I will have my hands on a brand new shiny S5 from Metro PCS and want to be prepared (if possible)... is there a way to get root access without tripping knox? Or should I just root per usual and expect to lose the 1 yr warranty, because I can't live without root access? I don't install custom roms, but I like going in and debloating all my phones.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mad.Matt:
Rooting without tripping Knox is not a problem... spend a little time looking through the threads and you find the answers to all your questions
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MortTheBeast:
SO far I haven't found what I'm looking for, but I still have 2 weeks before I get my phone... if I don't find it by then... I'm gonna be PMing you to point me in the right direction :D
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikereboke:
Do I need to update my firmware?

Hello,

I have a factory unlocked Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900FD) international from the UAE and plan to use it in the US. Some apps show restrictions that are typically placed in the UAE e.g. while using Google Hangouts to call a US number, it asks me to add credit when that's supposed to be free. I believe it's because it has the UAE firmware.

-Am I correct in understanding this to be a firmware issue?

-Assuming yes to above, the firmware choices for this model lists several countries but not the US.

www dot sammobile dot com/firmwares/database/SM-G900FD/

Which country should I pick? Or can I pick the US firmware for another S5 model and install it on mine?

-Would updating the firmware trip the Knox counter (and hence the warranty)?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikereboke:
I am not an expert, but this might be of interest to you [TUT] root WITHOUT tripping knox
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Georgie9117:
You can do it with editing platform.xml file. This found at system/ect/permissions folder. Save to your coumputer and open it with text editor (save the original file somewhere!), find these lines:

<permission name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE">
<group gid="sdcard_r" />
<group gid="sdcard_rw" />
</permission>

then add this line: <group gid="media_rw" /> to looks like this:

<permission name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE">
<group gid="sdcard_r" />
<group gid="sdcard_rw" />
[COLOR="Blue"]<group gid="media_rw" />[/COLOR]
</permission>

Now copy the modified file to your device storage or sdcard. Use Root Explorer to mount R/W your system partition, rename the original platform.xml file to platform.xml.bak, copy the modified file here and set permission 0644 (rw-r--r--). Mount your system R/O then reboot.

This method works on Lollipop and needs root. In case of you want OTA updates just replace the original platform.xml (delete modified and rename original).

G.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeekthepirate:
Restore Stock on SM-G900A

I am not a complete noob, but i feel like people will play me off as such if i try making my own forum post. I have searched long and wide to resolve my issue, and to no avail as of yet. I have a SM-G900A and I upgraded from 4.4.2 Rooted to 5.0 rooted with Flashfire. Everything went smoothly untill I flashed an audio mod, at which point my device remained at the Samsung screen indefinitely. I followed a couple of different tutorials to un-brick, but nothing went well, and somehow my device went from OA1 to OC4 in the process, making my situation even worse. Today i managed to find a OTA.cfg from here which seems to be the best bet I have currently. Problem is that when I try the install (by changing from .cfg to .zip and installing via stock recovery) everything goes smoothly till it gets to libsound.so in its check, at which point it says

"/system/lib/libasound.so" has unexpected content

E:Error in /sideload/package.zip

(Status 7)

so I naturally went into the zip file and tried to modify updater-script to not check that file, but i dont know how to zip it all back up and fix the permissions to install it properly.

I have also tried installing the stock partitions and stock kernel, and when I reboot it gives me the "updating apps 1 of 180" and so on screen then hangs at "starting apps" indefinitely. I left it on overnight, and no change by morning. I hope someone has an idea about my problem and how to fix it, or perhaps someone more skilled at editing these things than me to modify the updater-script for me. only problem there is i have no idea how many other files may have been modified, so it would be trial and error unless it was safe to make a modified file that skipped the /system check entirely. I hope someone here can help or point me to a forum or user who is more suited to this situation

Thanks

Zeek
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jt1998:
Why not use odin and restore stock?

from my Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900T on AT&T, Android 5.0. DOB1 with twi5ted lollipop ROM v7
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeekthepirate:
that was the step with installing the stock kernel and stock partitions (also have tried stock modem) that sometimes has no result and sometimes just hangs on "starting apps" after reboot. sorry i didnt make that clear
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jt1998:
If you restore stock phone with ODIN, it should be like a brand new phone, with starting with the samsung log in screen, starting up google account for the 1st time etc. Shouldn't have a starting apps frozen screen. Unless you're trying to restore a nandroid afterwards. If that's what is happening, you may have a bad/corrupt backup. May need to bite the bullet, start fresh from ODIN and only restore what you can with TiBu if you have it.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeekthepirate:
It seems you have a fundamental misunderstanding of my issue. ill take a few steps back. I have been in the process of trying to restore stock phone with Odin. The phone is unable to boot beyond Samsung Galaxy S5 starting screen, although I have access to recovery and download modes, and when plugged in it still shows the charging icon(an odd thing I noticed, it seems most other bricked galaxy phones wont charge according to users on xda). I then use the PDA slot in Odin with the Stock kernel, Stock Partitions, and Stock Modem and it flashes successfully according to Odin Log, and one out of every 5 tries the phone boots up to "Android is upgrading" and hangs indefinitely. I have never made a nandroid backup, i have already bit the bullet weeks ago with this issue and have no personal data remaining on the phone or SD. If you have a link to a known working stock OC4 that I havent used yet, or you know a way to flash that will overwrite the /system partition without checking the previous system first, a link would be greatly appreciated?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannah Stern:
S5 Camera Question

Hello, everyone..:)

I've got a question about the S5's Camera.

Does HDR-Video work with 1080p@

60

fps?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
According to gsmarena and this review: [PHOTOS] ISOCELL camera discussion - my review is up! ... yes.

Signature:

ROM:

AllianceROM v8

Kernel:

Stock XXU1BOC7 kernel

Recovery:

TWRP recovery by Ktoonsez

Modem:

XXU1BOC7[/SIZE]
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] botski:
Hi mate's. Can anyone tell me why i can't turn on remote controls? Find my mobile by samsung.. I'm using custom rom.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ss339:
Morning All,

I have decided to bite the bullet and install CM11, but before I do I need to know if tripping Knox will mess with the NFC?

Here in Australia, we have apps that allow you to pay at a POS checkout with your phone (which was a big selling point for me), and dont wish to screw with that feature.

Cheers,

S
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AuGmENTor:
Last I knew, NFC was working.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carles20mf:
Hi, I have a Samsung Galaxy s5 (SM-G900F). I rooted it and I disabled knox. I want to install by OTA a new update (because my Play Games doesn't work and i read that if I do that update it will work) but I can't because the flash counter isn't on 0x0. (I have it ln 0x1). Also when I enter Download Mode it says that I have a custom SO also when I unrooted it. Will Triangle Away work on my device? And what do I have to do for have the original SO? Thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LoloKane:
Is my Root ok?

I just bought a Galaxy S5 and rooted it. First to say, the phone seems perfectly fine. But what happened alarms me, perhaps in that I feel like really screwed up and didn't get scratched. If your older I guess I feel like Peter Sellers.

I tried to follow the guidance from this site but it seemed to be missing a link. I found instructions I could follow and they seemed to match what I'd read that the phone was Android 4.4.2 and matched my model of G900M. Their page titled:

"Android XDA, How to root Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900M" linked me to these files:

Samsung-Usb-Driver-v1.5.49.0.exe

SM-G900M-4.4.2

Which provided Odin307

which got the job done and the only hick-up was on the first boot it locked on the way back up with the Samsung logo with bubbles pouring out on the screen. I pulled the battery and put it back and started it up. It hung there for about what seemed like an extra 5 seconds and went on up and has been perfectly rock solid since. Really perfectly solid. (a good 20 hours of loading and configuring applications; lots of configuring. And that finger print scanner for now 28 hours has been perfect over a hundred times except for once I think I was going too fast.

Well all seemed great until I ventured into "About phone" and saw my Android version was 5.0! ::wow::

Here is some information from in there:

Model number SM-G900M

Android Version 5.0

Kernel version 3.4.0-4262092

Build number LRX21T.G900MUBU1BOB3

So now I'm hoping to hear stuff like "hey if its running perfect it's ok!.....but I just have to put this out and ask.

So, please give me good news. And, yeah, I know I should have looked.

Thanks much,

Rich

Addon: It's been a week since I posted this in the wrong place and the phone is still running strong. Just a little while ago I had it lock up for the very first time. I was taking heart rate and it froze and ignored holding down the power key. I pulled the battery and it came back up and is fine.

Thanks for any guidance. I wonder about backing it up, un-rooting it, then re-rooting it as a version 5.0 android.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manojpy:
The entire process seems fine. Maybe the downloaded rom was 5.0 hence it showed lollipop
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akalsemann:
Once Knox has been tripped (0x1) there is no way to revert back to original Knox counter, and since Knox forever is tripped you can no longer update via OTA. The way for you to update now is to get the firmware from sammobile and flash it via Odin.

Also why do you want to use TriangleAway? There is no longer a warning triangle on boot up on s5.

Also again, why not just update the app play games?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AuGmENTor:
Not sure, but on both my S4 and S5, after using Odin

to restore to stock, I think you receive OTA updates. My wifes S4 does anyway, and that was rotted running CM11 when I got it.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akalsemann:
No way. After knox is tripped, there is no way to update via OTA, you can get notifications but you can not update with tripped knox counter.

The S4 doesn't have Knox implemented, that's why she could still get OTA notifications and she also could've updated with OTA then if she wanted to, put the S5 in the same situation and you could not be able to update.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LoloKane:
Thanks much for the reply. Could be.

One thing I wanted to do was remove these darned constant pop-ups from Samsung about being sure the back is clicked on and the usb cover is in place. I started a process I found online but bumped into a firm warning that it could brick the phone and I stopped. That's why I'm considering unrooting it and re-rooting it proper. I want to get rid of those pop-ups.

Over the past 3 days I got my Samsung genuine back cover with the Qi stuff in it and a Rav-power 2 in one charger. It really works well. Now I need to find a case that is compatible with the Qi back cover that has a 'front' cover to protect the glass. If you know of any good models please let me know. I really love this phone.

Thanks again

Rich
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] binayakc:
Hi, I have some problem on sd card.some files are deleted unnoticely.such deleted file is not go to recycle bin (dumster app). frequently "mount sd card before remove" message appear.

I have installed StrStoLite v2.1 rom.

Both 16GB & 32GB SD card are working but I am afraid of losing file.

Can anybody help me?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecopy:
Anybody help!

After flashing lollipop_theme_enabler via recovery and applying a theme, I've faced some strange missbehaviour from my G900F. It lost haptic feedback (no vibration) for back and recent keys, also samsung keyboard has no vibro at all. In addition pattern unlock now vibrates on every dot like it used to only for incorrect pattern. All the checkboxes and sliders (lockscreen, power saving, sound, notification, keyboard, accessability settings etc.) were carefully examined and had no effect on the described sympthoms.

Does anyone here knows how to fix the vibration problem?

PS Another little thing which makes me sad a bit is home button, for some reason I now have to push it twice to get to home screen.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikereboke:
Do I need to update my firmware?

Bump! Anyone?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mad.Matt:
When you say plan to use it in the US does that mean you are not in the US now?

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Also what is the carrier your using for service?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikereboke:
I am in the US and I downloaded Google Hangouts while here. But it behaves differently than my other phone where it works fine.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martin_tokyo:
I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S5, (SC-04F), and unfortunately there was some error when installing a new ROM. Now, it only boots into recovery mode.

I am trying to connect by USB so I can copy over a new ROM file, but, the device will not connect to either my Ubuntu or my Windows computer.

The only available connection option in the recovery mode is MTP. I can successfully connect Odin, and I even successfully flashed a new recovery mode from there.

The one thing I can't seem to do is transfer files. Is there any way I can access the disk on my phone in order to transfer some files to it?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jt1998:
Since you can connect into ODIN, why not restore to stock, root, install custom Recovery, then install whatever ROM, etc you want.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hunter777:
Hi all .. i have the G900HXXU1BOD4 with change list 4738571 and build date Mon, 20 Apr 2015 and the G900HXXU1BOE2 with build date 21 May 2015 and change list 4521975 and i know the change list tell us which one is newer version so how could the BOD4 have change list 4738571 and the newer one BOE2 have change list 4521975 can any one please explain that and tell us which version is really the newer..thanks in advances

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Hi all .. i have the G900HXXU1BOD4 with change list 4738571 and build date Mon, 20 Apr 2015 and the G900HXXU1BOE2 with build date 21 May 2015 and change list 4521975 and i know the change list tell us which one is newer version so how could the BOD4 have change list 4738571 and the newer one BOE2 have change list 4521975 can any one please explain that and tell us which version is really the newer..thanks in advances
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mad.Matt:
http://samsung.youmobile.org/
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quinnaay:
If i flash stock rom through odin will my recovery go back to stock and if not how do i get my phone fully stock for sale.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AuGmENTor:
Odining back to stock also restores stock recovery.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hunter777:
so which one is newer ,,, the one with newer build date or newer change list ..

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so which one is newer ,,, the one with newer build date or newer change list ..
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akalsemann:
Yes it will be stock. However, your knox flag probably is tripped which means you can't use some vital features of the s5 for a "normal" user (not root-crazy xda member :P). I personally wouldn't buy a knox tripped phone no matter the price (even if my flag is tripped right now!) but that's just my personal opinion of course.

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In Philz CWM there is an option to "mount usb storage", you have to press that and then the phone will connect. Check if your recovery has the same option, if so you have to press it and it will then connect to your pc.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quinnaay:
I have a buyer who roots and is paying very good money luckily.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirkStorck:
Hi. I have a G900F and I have noticed that my new S5 charges much slower than my old S3.

If I check it with "Galaxy Charging Current" or GSam Battery Monitor" it says that only 450mA is used even though I have connected the phone to my Laptop using a USB3.0 cable on a USB3.0 port.....Is that normal?

Any advice please. Thank you!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mucnicki:
cyanogenmod

i think its not impoartant to start a new threat but iam also not sure if iam right here. my question is, does anybody know when cyanogenmod 11 comes to the s5 ?

Tank you