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[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 6306324278:
I had rooted my note 3 sm-n9005, and I cannot update via OTA. Hence I update to the latest firmware via kies 3.

After update via kies, the root is gone.

I thought now my phone was back to stock, I tried again update via OTA, it still failed. Said my phone is modified. I wonder,didn't I update back to stock firmware ? Why still saying it is modified?

I checked my current binary and system status in download mode, they are custom, why they are not stuck as I already update to the latest firmware?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hhai2pth:
U rooted your phone, no more update via OTA even update via kies
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GodXen:
i thought if i reflash to stock firmware i would be able to OTA :o

So now Odin will be my best friend while updating xD
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 6306324278:
Means once I rooted my phone (No matter I unroot it after that),I will never able to update via OTA right?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gobz:
So this has been happening from like 2 months I got a Nexus.

The power button becomes periodically stiff and has to be pressed hard, 2-3 times sometimes to wake the phone. Currently on Purity+Stock kernel. Is it a kernel undervolt thing? Or should I go to service centre while it is still covered(but that would mean rolling back, unrooting,bleh!)?

Thank you!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arffrhn:
Most likely a hardware issue. Nexus power button is kinda easy to broke. :silly:

Either way try changing the kernel back to stock first and see how it goes.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taodan:
Use a custom ROM with "Volume rocker wake" feature so you don't have to use the power button to wake the phone.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapper.fishes:
Is it a second hand device? I had my Nexus 4 since Jan 2013, and the power button became less responsive after precisely 1 year. *insert warranty conspiracy theory here*

I am thinking of getting a pressy-style device as a replacement power button from xiaomi. (Yes I know it's a knockoff, but it's many times cheaper and has an actual release date.)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gobz:
It is a first hand device.

I'm trying different kernels atm. Will also try s2w!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manu4204:
dude if u have warranty go to the service center

im also having the same issue but my warranty period is over
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] megaceso:
for me no

I have more than 1 ayer with mine, and it's still great
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zamzameir:
nahh. I think I'm all alone. but hey same problem here mate. but currently using volume rocker wake :silly:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coneidus:
Mine too

I have this problem too. I´m using volume buttons to wake it but i´m afraid of this problem getting more serious and end up not working at all...

Mine was bought in November 2013 so I´ll take it to the service I guess.

What do you guys think, do you ever heard of any dead power button?

thx,
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zamzameir:
can you imagine?

dead power button?

what if the device got hang?

cannot access recovery and what so ever?

this is pretty dangerous for those who r kinda flasholic
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gamzerz:
If the rom has "volume rocker wake" does it mean i can use the volume buttons to power on the phone when it is powered off?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raiderep:
I am running a ROM with active notifications and coupled with screen off in the notification drawer I hardly ever need the power button. My button works fine but I have a launch day device and don't want to 'press' my luck ?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zamzameir:
of course. thats is the function of volume rocker wake after all @_@
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gamzerz:
I don't mean wake from sleep though. I mean to power it on from a completely powered off state (for example when it reaches 0% battery, it turns off completely. Then you charge it back up and turn it on)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zamzameir:
oh sori. my bad. but I think. no you cant
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
Hi,

I need help from all of you. Could anyone tell me what is your Phone Model?

I think it should be SM-N900A, but in my friend's phone it is SAMSUNG-SM-N900A, I'm not sure if it is original name or it has been modified.

You can install my app Phone INFO *Samsung* to get the Phone Model name. Download link in my signature.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htsl:
SM-N900A is mine.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
Yes, thank you, it should be.

Don't know why it is 'SAMSUNG-SM-N900A' on my friend's phone.

Anyone else please..
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sfb14:
mine says SAMSUNG-SM-N900A
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
Really? The same as my friend's phone.

Why does it have a different model names for the same phone?!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sfb14:
is he running a custom rom? i am running Knoxraid
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
Thanks for your info.

He is still running stock rom
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
Now you can see a list of all Samsung secret codes available in your device with this app (go to 'Secret Codes' menu).
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 440bro:
My stock 4.3 says "SAMSUNG-SM-N900A"
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sireniankyle:
My stock 4.4.2 says "SAMSUNG-SM-N900A".
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
Thank you all for your helps.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] renehd2:
As the title says. I want to get a unlocked Verizon HTC one m8, but the Verizon logo its really ugly :S

Any ideas ??
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] thewagdy:
Same as the M7, unfortunately it is etched in.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Mike02z:
Buy another unbranded back...I read these are killer to take apart but I'm sure someone has a youtube video up :)
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] renehd2:
Im from México, and also, i wouldnt like to take the back apart, just the logo, i know it could he possible bwcause its paint on the aluminum body, but the big question is, how ???
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] runandhide05:
To bad it's not like the good old days where you can take a penny to it. :(

sent from(:::§:::)
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] iii2:
I'm also going to buy the verizon model and since im not on verizon i'll intresting in how it could be removed.

but i know that when i had xtremeguard back protector (a transparent sticker) everytime i removed it, a part of the beats and htc logo was also removed.

So, maybe if you will put duck tape on it, remove it and repeat the process it will eventually come out.

I know it will probably not going to work, but this is the best solution i could think of right now
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] justin94:
Its laser etched into the frame. I found thses sample 3m vinyl wraps in amazon that I'm going to try. Hopefully it will add a little texture for a better grip at the same time.

3in x 5in (SAMPLE SIZE) 3M Brushed Aluminum BR120 Scotchprint Car Wrap Vinyl Film 1080 Series by 3M http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DJF3PXM/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_9GBqtb141P4J3
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] droidmarc:
Use a P-Touch lable
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] androidoholic:
Sand it with light grit sandpaper. You are going to have to sand the whole thing to make it look good, but if you take your time you should get a nice brushed but shiny look.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] renehd2:
But that would remove the little coat as well, i think or not ?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] androidoholic:
Of course. It's going to make the entire back look like a price of brushed aluminum a lot brighter than it is depending on what color you got. But it's gonna look totally different.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mutantblack:
This tutorial is for people with A2 Bootloader only. If you are already on official KK with A3 bootloader, don't use this since it will fail.

A lot of people are wondering how to go back to JB roms from Kitkat. So here's a little guide of how to do that without downgrading back to MJ5.

Assuming you are already on Kitkat rom with root and Safestrap installed.

Please download this togetsafestrap first.

DOWNLOAD ME FIRST

Extract the togetsafestrap folder somewhere you can access easily. ( Credit to Drakey for togetsafestrap method)

Let me know if you have any questions.

All credit to Hash and Drakey.

Thanks to Conekiller for those who have trouble installing 3.71. Please try out the method he did and report back if it works same for you.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] graydiggy:
I'm going to stop this right now...

If you guys want to argue, take it to PM.

I will have a mod get involved if the hissy fits continue.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] jpcdeux:
Not flaming, not a "Hissy fit". Just making it known...

With latest version of SafeStrap this thread is pointless. Using Odin is no longer necessary.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] roloracer:
So you're saying that I can use Odin to go from jellybean to KitKat and with the latest version of safestrap I can flash back to a jellybean Rom or restore a jellybean backup without the need of Odin?

Roloracer on XNote 7 Note3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] majortaylor:
You would still need the ap and bl file from jb to go from kk down to jb. So yes Odin is still needed. The guy above you is clueless lol:P
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] roloracer:
Thanks , I figured as much since we don't have an unlocked bootloader we can't just go back and forth just from recovery.

Roloracer on XNote 7 Note3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] uplift777:
Thank you [MENTION=339867]mutantblack[/MENTION] for your post. It's a great help. Now only if I could actually download the "notefire" rom, I could do this :D
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mutantblack:
Woe... What did I miss graydiggy? Haha

Glad some people found this method useful even though it's pretty easy to do so.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] graydiggy:
Just people being people.

Anyways, OP, I suggest you change the title. This could confuse people to think you are talking about official KK.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mutantblack:
Done. Hope that title is clear enough.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] ryant100:
If I do this and install a jb rom will I then be able to restore from my back up with out bricking and also will I need to use Odin to flash mods or will I be back like I never installed a KK rom
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] roloracer:
You can only do mods , flash and restore backups of the same android version, if you're in jb with safestrap then you use it to do all of those, if you're in KitKat now with the update for safestrap you can do the same, but you need the comingfromjb.zip to upgrade to KitKat, and this method to go back to jb. You can use Odin for any mods as long is the same android base.

RoloRacer on ThunderKat 4.4 Nexus 10
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] ryant100:
Ok I am on knoxraid 4.4.2 rom now just wondering if I use this to go back to jb rom that I won't have to use the Odin to flash mods
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] roloracer:
Well that depends on the mod, if is made in zip format then you use recovery in safestrap no matter what version of android you're using, I think only tar and pit files are flashed in Odin.

RoloRacer on ThunderKat 4.4 Nexus 10
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] ryant100:
Ya I know that basically what I'm asking Is if I use this to go back to jb will it be like I never installed a KK rom
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mutantblack:
That's right. You will be back to jb rom with SS but you won't be able to flash KK u less you use Odin again
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] roloracer:
Yes , the process is due to the fact that since we don't have an unlocked bootloader the different bootloader and files like modem and have to be done in Odin, that's why the two step process to go back and forth. But yes I just finally upgraded to kk, just setting up right now, to get safestrap added. I've had a bunch of previous devices and all got unlocked bootloaders so this was a learning process for myself too, but once you learn it, is easy going back and forth.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] ryant100:
Ok cool thanks for the info and I agree about locked bootloader first phone that doesn't have a unlock for it so just wanna sure I know everything before I do it and since knoxraid thread is closed and probably won't be updated anytime soon think it's time to go back to jb and has anyone tried this yet?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] hipporun:
Ok so I got up to step 11, wiped everything and then accidently rebooted. Now i cant use the steps to get into ss. what do I have to do? mj5 restore?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mutantblack:
you mean you rebooted and the SS doesn't even show up?

If not, then just start back from putting in download mode and odin back again. You should get back into safestrap.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] hipporun:
I tried just using togetsafestap again, the odin flash is successful but phone doesnt get into ss. It just stays on splashscreen. when i wiped everything (data system ect ect) did it remove ss.

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Not sure if I explained it clearly. I did steps 1-11 but right after wiping everything I rebooted instead of installing rom right away. Not i cant get into ss using the togetsafestrap odin flashables
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mutantblack:
You are on 3.71 SS right? Try again once or twice and see if you the SS splash shows up. If not, you will just have to restore back to MJ5. Somebody did the same thing and no choice back to go back to MJ5.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] meadhros:
Had this Happen to me. I literally had to Odin the safe strap BL and AP files three times to get it to boot to Samsung recovery which them have me the reboot option which then got me to the recovery or continue options. Just need to be careful and not wipe in Samsung ' s recovery.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] hipporun:
so i did mj5 restore and it all went good. The only thing is I have this error message, "unfortunately direct pen input was stopped." I googled it, found solution. http://forums.att.com/t5/Android-Di...as-stopped-working-error-message/td-p/3862329 tried it but found that the "MyScript Resource Manager" wasnt turned off in settings. so not sure what to do...
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mutantblack:
Some people has success with factory reset. May be you can try that?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] SirFork:
Brilliant! This worked flawlessly ditching knoxraid and installing Alliance rom. A million thanks!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] clothednblack:
Thanks for posting this, looks like I know what I'm doing after work.

Stickied with my post-it-note 3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] x61tab:
Is it recommended to flash SS ***7.2 after flashing JB rom following the procedure in OP? I want to be able to enter into recovery without using odin and it seems this is only possible with SS ***7.2. Am I correct?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] clothednblack:
I think 7.2 is only for Kk and won't work on JB, I could be wrong though

Stickied with my post-it-note 3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mutantblack:
3.7.2 won't work with jb. Member beastspencer claim to got it working but he's having some errors so go figure. You only need to use Odin once to get back to jb rom with 3.7.1. After that u can flash any jb rom through SS until you want to switch over to KK rom.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mumbo jumbo:
Does the new JB rom go into stock slot or other rom slot?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mutantblack:
Start with stock slot. You need a jb rom on stock slot first. After the rom boots and everything works good, you can then play with rom slot. Keep a good rom in stock slot. I have firenote on stock and alliance on slot 1.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] @ttnote3:
Hey man.. yes, great post. Here's the issue. I'm on official Kitkat 4.4.2 -- any luck in doing this UNROOTED? Any work arounds?

thx!

j
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] jerrycoffman45:
nope your stuck till we get root for nc2
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] @ttnote3:
sucks.. thx
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Herc08:
Just want to point out I am NOT on NC2 and the files pass in Odin. However when it reboots it is stuck on the galaxy screen. Tried it three times.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] ryant100:
When you install SS 3.7.1 use Odin to reboot to get SS then wipe everything and install a custom JB rom from the look of of it you didn't wipe anything and flash a rom just using Odin will not do it re read op

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Or are you saying it won't show ss recovery? Make sure you install 3.7.1 and make sure it says installed
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Herc08:
That's the thing I can't install 3.71 for some reason. I made sure 3 72 is not installed. The deleted the app and tried to install 3 71. There is a toast message saying installation complete but the app says different. Tried it five times. You can follow these few posts

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51755403
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] ryant100:
oh not sure about that i installed 3.7.1 with no problems i am on knoxraid not dynamic maybe a issue with his rom you could try unzipping the dynamic rom and see if safestrap is in the app folder and delete it then re-install dynamic and see if you can install 3.7.1 or use a root explorer ( not to familiar with that though) and see if you can delete it that way or try a factory reset sorry im still some what of a noob lol

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edit: try this re-install 3.7.2 then open ss and unistal recovery then delete app and try to instal 3.7.1 sorry should have thought of that first but like i said im still in the noob section hope it works for you
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Herc08:
Already did that as well. Which is weird. When I reinstalled 3 72 it worked...but after uninstalling it and trying to get 371 it is a no go
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mutantblack:
Are you on 4.4.2 rom? If you are, then that's the reason why you can't install 3.71 SS. Don't worry about it. Just make sure you Uninstalled recovery and delete the 3.72. After you get rid of that, install 3.71 and make sure you install recovery. Then use Odin through download and load SS. It should load up fine if you follow everything correctly.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Herc08:
I already did. I'm confusing myself between two threads. But I originally had no safe strap installed after I flashed this rom. So I had to reinstall it. It was of course 3 72. I opened up the app and uninstall ed the recovery. Then I deleted the 372 apk. Then I downloaded 371 and tried to installed it was a no go. Tried it three or four times. Basically I have no recovery and tried to install the 371 but it still says not installed as in the screen shot. I made sure 372 was completely removed. I rebooted many times as well
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Herc08:
Also I want to add that when I use Odin the flash is successful but my phone was hangs at the galaxy screen. Before it would take 10 seconds but I waited 20 mins and it didn't work
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] IRatchett:
Ok what if im on KnoxRaid KK and i want to restore my backup i made of my stock rooted JB rom. Do I just load up SS and hit restore. I installed SS 3.72 and im able to see my backup to restore.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mutantblack:
Oh man I don't know what to tell ya. The best way for you gonna be probably restore back to MJ5. Just start fresh.

You can see it but you can't restore back down to jb rom from 3.72. You will still have to Uninstall recovery 3.72 and install 3.71 and then Odin and restore back to your backup.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] meadhros:
I know it's already been said. Before wiping all you data and system, please make sure you have a backup made of your kitkat rom (probably Knoxraid for many of you). It is the best CYA if you get messed up trying to get JB to boot. It can be restored with either recovery and if something goes wrong, you only need to get back yo safestrap to start over. It has saved my butt at least once. ( mostly because sometimes I'll see something doesn't work for someone so I am dumb enough to try to duplicate and see why)..not LOL.[emoji15][emoji12]
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] clothednblack:
I unfortunately went to fast and checked ALL the boxes when I did the wipe, oops... That was dumb. Lost EVERYTHING, jumped over to Kk, Odin a rom, boot, jump back to JB Odin a rom and started from scratch. Luckily I have a awesome program on my laptop, got ALL my pics back, only lost backups (app stuff and Tibu) oh well. It was a dumb move on my part lol

Stickied with my post-it-note-3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mutantblack:
Dude I did almost the same thing. Lost everything on my internal storage and no backup. I can't even restore it lol. Luckily most of my important stuffs are in my external sd card. Lost some but not too bad.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] ryant100:
Ya not sure then did you uninstall the recovery in ss before you uninstall the app?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] BKO Overdrive:
Im having the exact same issues as Herc, look at sig for what i was on, ill be honest im not a total noob but how do i do a mj5 start from fresh (nvm i just looked up how to do it), basically long story short my home button works 50% of the time so i need this thing back stock before i go exchange it. I have the factory flash file and i can still get my phone into download mode for odin purposes but currently im softbricked, i cant get it past the samsung boot logo after doing above steps, what can i do to get back into jellybean using just odin?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] ryant100:
Did you make a back up of your KK rom? If not then either do the mj5 restore or re install a KK rom as if nothing is wrong
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mutantblack:
Did you say you have SS installed? If you do, then odin AP & BL to get into SS and restore your backup assuming your backup is JB rom. That should do it.

If you cannot access to the SS, then you just have to restore back to MJ5.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] BKO Overdrive:
I ended up just restoring back to MJ5, I was on a boot freeze at the samsung logo after I tried to push the AP and BL threw Odin, im back up and running though. I couldn't get 3.71 to install properly after having 3.72 SS
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mutantblack:
That's pretty weird man. I got 3.71 install on first try. Something must be off in your phone. You saying 3.71 won't even install after you went back to MJ5 restore?

At least I'm glad your phone is up and running now.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] BKO Overdrive:
I would uninstall 3.72SS delete .apk and all traces of it, then I would install 3.71apk which would succeed, but after I would install from within SS and it would tell me that it had installed it didn't say it was installed. I was on knoxraid 4.4.2. No matter how many times I tried to install it it would not say "installed" would always say "not installed". Then when I tried to flash threw odin that's when I got stuck at the loading screen. Not a big though as I still was able to use odin to mj5 reset and bring it back from the grave lol. Heading to ATT store to get me a new one. Only reason I had to do all that was my home button hardly works, which made me fear that I wouldn't be able to get it into download mode.