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[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Updating firmware shouldn't cause a loss of IMEI I thought. Also I believe a qcn file will contain the original imei and can't be used cross-phones.

You can try emergency recovery through Samsung Kies that should bring the phone to its original factory state. You'll need a serial number that you find inside the phone under the battery.
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
were you able to load arter97's rom? because you have boe1, and it was said before that you need bob7. when i loaded it before, it bootlooped when i tried to load it from boe1. boe1 is the second stock rom version, the newest one.. and arter97's rom and vn rom are based on the first one bob7, of course, unless they've fixed it. so IF you are having trouble still, that is probably the reason. if not, they've fixed it.

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on a different note, the wanam exposed i was using with arter's and vn rom, doesn't seem to work now. i had a problem with my rom one day, where all widgets just stopped loading, and wouldn't. so i did a fresh clean install of vn rom. now all is working well, but when i tried to load the 3.0 alpha 3 version of xposed installer, it wouldn't work. so i loaded the 3.0 alpha 2 version, and it finally worked. but now the wanam version i was using, 3.4.3 wouldn't work at all. so i searched in xposed and found a new wanam lollipop version 1.0 something, and it didn't work either.

so anybody know which version works right now, i would be appreciative of that info, or a link. thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 General] tr0jance:
I haven't load any roms yet, the phone is not even rooted, for the BOB7 I only updated my phone via wifi and never updated it via PC, that must be the reason.
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
yes. that is why. you need to find a link to the bob7 rom. that was the first android update, you are on the second one, and i don't think that one will work to get you on arter's or vn rom. you can search this thread, as i'm sure the link for the bob7 rom is in this thread.

load the bob7 rom by flashing it in odin, load philz unofficial 6.59 by flashing it in odin, then flash superu, making sure it is 2.46 version, that will root it.
[Galaxy S 5 General] tr0jance:
So I can't root it following the steps on the first page?
[Galaxy S 5 General] bud7dha:
Yes. CF-Auto Root by chainfire.

https://download.chainfire.eu/541/C...to-Root-lentislteskt-lentislteskt-smg906s.zip

Download the latest Odin here: http://odindownloader.com/dload/Odin3_v3.10.6.zip

Regarding custom rom choices, arter97's latest deodexed stock rom for g906 is based on BOE1, not BOB7.

http://arter97.com/browse/artware/g906s/

XT-Rom V1 will work with BOE1 as well. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BypBkTpE9XXmNjBlT2hPRjhLcGc/view

I recommend you check out this thread if you want to learn about custom rom options: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/development/g906-l-s-k-samsung-s5-prime-g906-l-s-k-t3115008
[Galaxy S 5 General] tr0jance:
Thank you :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
ok, got busy and wasn't sure if these had been updated or not. have you used both of those new roms? if so, which did you like the best, or what was the difference in them? i had a lot of problems with arter97's bob7 rom, so i'm definitely interested in knowing if the new rom is better. i will check out your links, but still interested in your opinion of them, as well.
[Galaxy S 5 General] zooster:
Guys, I'd like to buy this phone but I was wondering if there is italian language included in stock rom. Would you please confirm this? Thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
wow! just updated my vn rom, to VT Rom, and it is so much nicer. the colors are more vivid, and everything is running very smoothly. one question, however, my xposed stopped working, so can someone verify which xposed installer works with VT Rom? Thanks.

update: got the krait version of exposed working, but wanam isn't.
[Galaxy S 5 General] bud7dha:
The XT-Rom is the best custom rom so far in terms of snappiness and battery life IMHO. However, there's some stuff about the rom I don't like: 3minit battery mod (which has to be coded out of the systemui if you don't want it), ims logger+ and UPSM (Ultra Power Saving Manager) which doesn't work (old version). I took a bunch of apps out, recompiled the systemui (no more 3minit, since it's only the free version anyway) and rezipped it; I'll try to flash the modified rom tomorrow and hope that I don't brick my phone. ;)
[Galaxy S 5 General] Enki1983:
i came back G906SKSU1BOB8!!!much better battery management from G906SKSU1BOE1!!!We will wait for someone else update..
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
i actually like the 3 minit battery mods. i hate the normal little white battery, or even the circle battery. the aqua colored blade type battery i have now looks very cool, and different, which i always like something different than what everyone else has. but the rom is running very well, and the colors are great.

the only thing i really hate about lollipop so far, is that i use several widgets like appygeek, and other news widgets which allow you to scroll through the stories stacked on top of each other. back in kitkat, there was never a problem, as the widget automatically scrolls through the list while your screen is on. but in lollipop, the top story gets stuck as it is auto-scrolling, and every time i swipe to that window, there is always a former story stuck halfway between scrolling off of the page. why does it do that? and if anyone knows how to fix it, i would surely appreciate it. below, i put two attachment examples of the stories hanging. look for the clear squares with the aqua colored outline. normally they just go off the page, and don't get stuck like in these screen captures.

also, i put a screen capture of the about device window, as i don't understand why this says bob7 still, and lolliwiz r6 instead of r7 ????
[Galaxy S 5 General] PIRATA!:
Can you tell me your news apps/widget so to try them my self??

Tnx.
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
yeah, i use appy geek widget, youtube widget, drippler widget and all news widget. thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 General] bud7dha:
You may have to flash BOE1 stock firmware first, root it, install SU, custom recovery, then flash XT-rom and lolliwiz r7. I would try that instead of flashing XT-rom over BOB7.

BTW, do you know what U Control is? (Is it an apk, theme or mod of some sort?) It seems to partially work with aurora settings. I can't find any info on it other than it's version 3.1 - been searching for hours on info. Also, doesn't seem to work completely on my device. Thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
yeah, that's what i was worried about. but i guess there's no way around it. also, my sound is having problems. if i play a video for like 40 seconds, after that the sound will disappear. then i minimize the player, after i bring it back, and the sound will go for another 40 seconds or so. it is doing a similar thing with the music players.

u control? nope, never heard of it, but i'll look around and see if i come up with anything.

UPDATE: it appears that u control is a way of controlling your led light. it is a ported app from experia. why?

so i have reflashed stock b0e1 rom, added philz, rooted it, and then............ bootloop. it took me a minute to remember that the custom kernel was gone, so i reflashed lolliwiz R6 and away we go. then flashed vt rom again, and i'm back in it. hope the sound is fixed now that i am on boe1 version of this rom. i'll put it through its paces over the next day or so, and see if it is any better than it was before.
[Galaxy S 5 General] bud7dha:
Thanks. I might have it sorted. U control is an app that has some customized options. The app icon is a red U with fire around it. Options include: Change your battery icon, Choose Clock Style, Statusbar Customization, Reboot Menu, etc. After I unzipped the rom, I think it's in system/priv-app --> Custom_SecSettings folder --> Uncl_SecSettings_5.apk. I've never used Gravitybox in Xposed, but the app seems to function a bit like what I've read about it. At any rate, U Control (or whatever it's name is) doesn't seem to work 100%, but that may have some to do with me messing with the systemui file.

When you reflash the rom, you might want to check this out: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/development/mod-urwsoft-barebone-cleaner-t3043479. It's a debloater, but there are some mods to sound in it, as well as 6th Gear reboot, that can be added. You can customize what you want to keep / remove, and the updater script can be modified in Notepad++ if you don't want to strip the rom down to its core.

Starting over with BOE1 may clear up your audio issues anyway. I've had no audio issues at all with XT-rom. However, I borked play store and reset my rom trying to fix it. So, I'm back to a factory reset and reflash.

Let me know how it goes.
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
thanks. i went and checked out the barebones app. i think this could be a very good thing, if i am understanding it correctly. from what i am gathering, it will get rid of all things that the phone does not need to run, so that the system partition is clean as clean can be. then you need to load all apps you want to use from play store, so that they'll be on the data partition. that way the system partition remains very clean, and fast. my only worry, is it eliminating something i want, but didn't realize i needed it before it was eliminated. is there a list of what the system can eliminate without affecting the actions you want?
[Galaxy S 5 General] bud7dha:
Yes, it gets rid of almost all of the samsung and google "bloat", but there are apps you might want to keep. When you open the URWsoft zip file, open the meta-inf folder --> com --> google --> android and open the updater-script file in Notepad++. Here's an example from around line 548, if I want to keep Google Maps I would delete the 6 lines related to that app. Once you're done editing the file, just save it back to the folder and rezip.

"if file_getprop("/tmp/aroma-data/saved.profile","optional.cleaning.item.1.3") == "1" then

run_program("/sbin/sh", "-c", "rm -fR /data/data/com.google.android.apps.maps");

run_program("/sbin/sh", "-c", "rm -fR /system/app/Maps");

set_progress(1.4);

ui_print(" Google Maps removed...");

endif;

if file_getprop("/tmp/aroma-data/saved.profile","optional.cleaning.item.1.4") == "1" then

run_program("/sbin/sh", "-c", "rm -fR /data/data/com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox");

..."

Definitely read through the apps it will delete, or you could end up with no file manager for example (unless you've already installed a 3rd party app for that). Also, he has included google messenger at the end to be added in. You'll want to remove anything it adds either from the script or after installation - guess it doesn't really matter. If you flash this cleaner, you have to use TWRP though; it won't work with Philz. I kept a few apps, and after running this cleaner, XT-rom was down to 77 apps at boot. (But, I also took a bunch of s**t out of the rom before I flashed it.)

This barebones cleaner works for arter97's rom and XT-rom. I haven't tried it on any others.
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
so here's the important question, why aren't people making copies of notepad files where this all is already done, and sharing them? they could list the programs they cut, and the ones they kept. i would want to keep most of the mainstream programs like google maps, but want to get rid of everything that i never would use. i guess what i need is a list of all the NONESSENTIAL apps that are included in xt rom.
[Galaxy S 5 General] PIRATA!:
That would be good also for people that might like to act manually using TitaniumBackup.

Ps: Lolliwiz is at version R7 now???
[Galaxy S 5 General] bud7dha:
TBH, I don't think that many people on xda are flashing this particular rom. There are apps in there that I couldn't find any information about - best to leave those alone rather than take them out. (I went overboard in removing some of those apps before and broke the UI.) There are only 8 or so gapps in the rom and all are essential; even the play store (phonesky) is necessary for some apps to work properly due to permissions. You have to install google maps after flashing the rom anyway. So, the google 'bloat' is basically removed already.

As far as standard 'bloatware' goes, there are plenty of lists on xda and elsewhere that list what is "safe" to freeze or remove. (On a deodexed rom I think it's better to remove if possible.) A good start can be found here: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/general/i9505-ultimate-bloatware-remove-list-t3080800. However, what one person considers a 'bloat' app or widget, another person wants to keep. There are 161 apps in the system apps folder and another 117 in the priv-apps folder. I'll post a list of what I kept and took out later; it's going to take some time. ;)
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
thanks, i appreciate it.

UPDATE: when i click on root, from root browser, there is nothing in there. and almost every list he shows starts with root. so what am i missing? i'm guessing he means the root directory, not the folder. but that is how he has it written. i've not done much editing with root browser outside of the normal stuff, so i must be missing something.

update: i found most of them by ignoring the root, and starting with the second word.
[Galaxy S 5 General] bud7dha:
Yes, he's referring to the root directory. Normally, when you open root explorer, that's the directory you'll see. If you scroll down, you'll see the system folder. In that folder, you should be able to see the apps and priv-apps folders.

A quicker way to see all your apps is to use Titanium Backup's batch menus. From there, you can back up, freeze or uninstall whatever you wish. I recommend doing a nandroid backup with your custom recovery before you start deleting apps though - in case you break something. Also, back up all your apps (+data if desired) and move them to a folder in your SD card to reinstall later. Makes things easier if you make a mistake.
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
yeah, did all of that first. i have already deleted everything i could find, except for a few things i want to keep. everything appears to be running well. here's a question for you, do you have a difficult time getting the notification window to drop down, when pulling it from the top. every since i have been using xt rom, trying to just pull down that menu isn't easy. you have to get your finger just right on the status bar to get it to come down. also, i am still having problems with my sound cutting out after 40 to 50 seconds when i watch a video.
[Galaxy S 5 General] bud7dha:
I have the same problem with the pull down menu. Also, Control doesn't have full functionality and aurora seems busted all together. I haven't had a chance to try a video - just haven't gotten that far. However, I encountered an FC with video calling which may be a deal breaker for me. I'm in the process of starting from the beginning. Wiping everything and reflashing stock. Then, trying to flash the XT-rom with no mods at all. I'll test a video to see if it's working and try video calling again. If both of those tests end up a bust, I'll go back to arter97's rom, which has cell radio battery drain for some reason - even with extensive battery tweaks (Xposed + Greenify + Amplitude + PowerNap + AppOpsXposed).
[Galaxy S 5 General] Warrimonk:
Hey guys, just ordered a G906L , waiting for it to come in. Cant wait to mess around with this thing and ditch the terrible battery life of my N5.

Is CM12.1 the closest thing to stock android available for the G906?
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Hi, welcome on board:)

CM12.1 is still beta/unofficial but clearly is based on AOSP.

There's also a dokdo project ROM available to our phone which is also cm 12.1 based with some additional customization options.

There are also two variations of the Samsung stock TW based ROMs around (arter97 and XT) - all have their pros and cons.

Btw what do you define a 'horrible' battery life?

Battery of our device is reasonable but by no means superb:eek:
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
PowerNap????

...and my sound problems seem to be cleared up now.
[Galaxy S 5 General] PIRATA!:
What is Amplitude?!??
[Galaxy S 5 General] tr0jance:
Will be following this intructions during my day off, the forum is booming with info I like that, btw what's the difference between S, K, and L?
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
i think he meant to write amplify, which is a battery saver. i am wondering if powernap is something else to help battery, wifh the way he wrote it. but all i found was an app for actually taking a power nap yourself, not your device.
[Galaxy S 5 General] bud7dha:
Yeah, I meant Amplify. Sorry. I typed that at 2:30 am.

For those interested, Power Nap for Xposed can be found here: http://xdaforums.com/xposed/modules/mod-power-nap-xposed-sony-s-stamina-t3077520.

[MENTION=5242015]stevae[/MENTION] I had no problems with audio, but it looks as though the problem sorted itself out for you. However, I don't have the ability to make video calls. Volte is missing from XT-rom as well as all the carrier specific apps and related files that would have to be integrated into the rom to make the option possible. Rebuilding a rom and/or porting a pure stock based rom to a custom version is high level dev stuff that's way beyond my skill set ATM. (I'm sure it's not as simple as swapping some files from a stock based rom to XT.) Since I pay for options like video calling in my service plan, I'll probably go back to arter97's rom; I really like XT even though it has a few issues. Hopefully, we'll get a firmware upgrade to 5.1.1 in the coming months. In the meantime...
[Galaxy S 5 General] bud7dha:
They're the three S5 906 series Korean variants made by Samsung for the three largest Korean telecom companies. S = SM-G906S (SK Telecom); K = SM-G906K (KT Telecom or Olleh); L = SM-G906L (LG Telecom or LG U+).
[Galaxy S 5 General] tr0jance:
Alright and all of them have the same specs correct? Another thing will I still get OTA's if I root my phone?
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
no, you won't. the whole purpose of rooting your phone is to kick samsung out of your phone, so you can control it instead of them.
[Galaxy S 5 General] PIRATA!:
I'm using ask of those apps for increasing battery life (Xposed + Greenify + Amplify + PowerNap + AppOpsXposed) and I'm following these TWO threads in witch I'm dedicating my self in understanding the correct limits for Amplify, that's it's the most difficult to set correctly.

Here you go:

-> [GUIDE] Extreme Battery Life Thread (Greenify+Amplify+Power Nap)

-> [GUIDE] 0% [0.0%-h] Idle Battery Drain on Stock ROM (XPosed & Amplify Required!)

I suggest you to follow them as I'm having benefits.

I remember you that I'm on arter97's rom with stock kernel.

Btw, I am wondering since I have this device how to prevent to have this showing when I activate roaming:

On my old Galaxy S3 it was simpler

Any help?
[Galaxy S 5 General] bud7dha:
I don't think you can get rid of the message, since there's no way to instruct it to not show up again (like 'don't show this message again'). It's a standard warning; just press Agree (Use) and be done with it.

[GUIDE] 0% [0.0%-h] Idle Battery Drain on Stock ROM (XPosed & Amplify Required!)The OP of this thread is on a Sony Ericsson device already, so adding Power Nap in Xposed is necessary to achieve similar results. I don't have a reliable wifi signal and can't test my device like he has his set up. Of course, everyone's mileage will vary anyway.

Re: [GUIDE] Extreme Battery Life Thread (Greenify+Amplify+Power Nap) when I was on arter97's rom (with lolliwiz r7 kernel) before I followed most of the advice posted there and noticed only slight improvement to my overall battery life. I'm back on arter97's rom again with lolliwiz, but I'm going to forego installing Kernel Adiutor this time and see how the kernel performs with no tweaks. If my battery life is acceptable, I'll just leave it that way. I've set up Xposed with Greenify, Amplify and Power Nap using the Amplify recommendations from the 0.0% thread and Power Nap recommendations from the Extreme Battery Life thread. I'll know more over the next couple of days.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jambalaugi:
would just like to link my post if it will help people who want to flash arter's rom.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61579316&postcount=2029
[Galaxy S 5 General] PIRATA!:
Ok, so you say that now your gonna setup arter97's rom again with Lolliwiz R7 with no Kernel Adiutor and so leave the Lolliwiz kernel as its stock, then install Greenify and PowerNap and configure them as the Extreme Battery Life thread, and install Amplify and configure it as the 0.0% thread...right??

In case...mmh...very interesting.

Why do you prefer the 0.0% thread for Amplify instead then the Extreme Battery Life thread??

About the kernel with no Kernel Adiutor...what are the Lolliwiz internal defaults so to know what I will get with no Kernel Adiutor settings things up??

Tnx a lot!
[Galaxy S 5 General] bud7dha:
That was the plan until I realized video calling was broken again; and, when I tried to freeze or uninstall any apps, my phone would automatically reboot - every single time. I tried clearing dalvik and cache a few times - didn't help. I even did a factory reset, and the problem persisted. So, I found the last Kit Kat firmware (ANK1) and downgraded. I'm f***ing over lollipop - spending hours trying to set up my phone just to have a semi-functional Xposed framework and a few modules.

I wonder if my BOE1 stock firmware is complete; I remember reading that sammobile's downloads of the latest firmware were incomplete or something of that nature. The first time I flashed arter97's rom, I had come off of a kies update.
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
My wife's 2 years old Sony Z3 compact just got lollipop 5.1.1 whilst our 'flagship' is still on a prehistoric 5.0. My feeling is that Sammy gives their new flagships to the markets more often than it does software updates:mad:
[Galaxy S 5 General] Audioboxer:
I'm going to jump to the new Moto X or new Nexus I think.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Israeli-Sparrow:
This phone is great. I'd really rather sammy upgrade it to android m rather than the 5.1.1 which, if to judge by the s6 is really not that great
[Galaxy S 5 General] bud7dha:
I like the look of the specs on this. http://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_5_plus-7260.php

Doubt I could get one in Korea though. :(

We'll be lucky to see an update to 5.1.1 by the end of the year, if at all. By the 18th month mark, Samsung will stop any further developments on our S5 variants, and it will be time to move on anyway.
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Good specs though 64gb non expandable memory seems too low for such an otherwise powerful device.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Warrimonk:
Hey guys, I started using Space X today. It seems pretty great. However the theme engine built into it only has 6 themes built in and we cannot download any from the samsung app store (it says no apps). I was really hoping to have TW with a dark material theme.

Has anyone gotten a dark material theme on a G906?
[Galaxy S 5 General] tkgmomosheep:
Hey guys! I would like to ask if the latest firmware 5.0.1 can be rooted?
[Galaxy S 5 General] bud7dha:
https://autoroot.chainfire.eu/ - works for lollipop too.

The link is on the first page of this thread. http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/general/sm-g906s-k-l-owner-thread-t2807639
[Galaxy S 5 General] tkgmomosheep:
Thanks! I am hesitate to upgrade 5.0.1 since I don't know whether the root will work or not. Because it's labeled 4.4.2.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Warrimonk:
I was having the same hesitations yesterday, but trust me it works. Flash chainfire over stock, I had to wipe / factory reset to boot properly (if you still want stock ROM), but then go into download mode, flash custom recovery (TWRP) and you will be all set to start flashing roms and other goodies :)

Not sure if anyone here knows Korean, but there seems to be a whole wack of G906 roms on this forum :

http://bbs.sonyue.com/forum.php?mod=forumdisplay&fid=1691&filter=typeid&typeid=2350

I cant make heads or tails out of any of them, but hoping there might be an S6 port somewhere in here.