yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
OK just mind you G906S/K come with a lot of bloatware in Korean and have Korean symbols on the dialer. If that's not an issue for you then fine otherwise you'll have to root the device if you want to get rid of that.

G906K/S are much superior over G900F in terms of processor, ram and screen.
[Galaxy S 5 General] WhiplashPTY:
That is true I forgot about that, thanks for the info. I guess I have to think about it well before making the purchase.
[Galaxy S 5 General] newgas:
Great thread!

My G906K is on the way, check on rooting process, file to use:

First post states to download the unofficial CFroot.

I have also noticed that the official CF-Auto-Root repository website (sorry can not post url yet) lists files for G906.

Should I be using these files instead of the unofficial in first post? or are they same?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 5 General] glassica:
hi, thanks for a useful thread.

is there still no ways to root this phone without tripping knox?

i bought this phone, neet root, but kinda sensitive about warranty issues.

if i use the method of hsk's you've posted, there is no way i can restore knox, correct?

one more question, i believe that that the "private mode (the function hiding private contents)" is also a part of knox, does it still work properly after root?

thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Hi I'm using the unofficial root from this post and it works just fine.

I wasn't aware that the official one was posted on the chainfire website, thanks for pointing out.

Sent from SM-G906K using XDA Premium app
[Galaxy S 5 General] AMoosa:
I got mine yesterday. Rooted, removed Korean bloat, customised with Wanam, all is looking good. It feels like a much more robust build quality than my g900f. For example, the power button does not rock like it does on the 900. The screen does seem brighter too. The only thing I am missing is the H+ icon in the status bar. Any fix for that?
[Galaxy S 5 General] tookie015:
Have you tried the add ons created by miscom?. (linky)
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
There's also an xposed module for that
[Galaxy S 5 General] AMoosa:
Couldn't find the Xposed module, but I replaced the systemui.apk and it worked. A couple of other small issues are with the phone app:

No internet calling options

It doesn't display the town that's calling you if the number isn't in your contacts list.

Any fixes for these?
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
dam, the shutter sound just got back to my phone! I then installed Wanam Xposed module but it ain't helping either. Gotta continue trying but it's very annoying.
[Galaxy S 5 General] MasterThiefGarrett:
Turn picture stabilization off... with it on I still have the sound as well
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Finally! I wonder what was Sammy thinking when developing such odd settings. ..
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Sorry my bad, confused with lte vs. 4g module. ..
[Galaxy S 5 General] AMoosa:
Has anybody got mobeam's beam n go working? It worked with the g900f but not with this phone.
[Galaxy S 5 General] MasterThiefGarrett:
Which one would that be? (for displaying H+)
[Galaxy S 5 General] CarpeDiemPW:
SMS limit

Has anyone managed to remove the SMS to MMS restriction using any apps yet? Tried the Wanam and exposed modules but as others have reported, the texts don't actually get received. Bit of a pain when you're a wordy mofo like me...:laugh:
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
2 posts above, #893. I got things mixed up:rolleyes:

Does [MENTION=639045]miscom[/MENTION]'s add on not work for you?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Lodix:
Edit: We have reached an agreement.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Chainfire:
Note that there is now official CF-Auto-Root for the Prime:

G906K: http://download.chainfire.eu/539/CF...to-Root-lentisltektt-lentisltektt-smg906k.zip

G906L: http://download.chainfire.eu/540/CF...to-Root-lentisltelgt-lentisltelgt-smg906l.zip

G906S: http://download.chainfire.eu/541/CF...to-Root-lentislteskt-lentislteskt-smg906s.zip

Not sure why there is no on-screen visual during rooting, but will check that out, and update the CFAR when I solve it.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Shahshiminator:
Thank you [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] for your work on the S5 Prime, and all the other phones I've used so far!
[Galaxy S 5 General] edgarf28:
Anyone already tried out if the Aroma installer is working now with the official CWM release by [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION]?
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
thank you chainfire for this. we really appreciate it.

hopefully someone will now fix the cwm philz recovery, so we can use the aroma installers. then this phone will be rocking.

---------- Post added at 05:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:43 PM ----------

as far as i know, he only updated the cf autoroot, not cwm custom recovery. hopefully someone has that coming soon.
[Galaxy S 5 General] edgarf28:
If you open the CFroot tar file with 7zip on your PC, then you will see an recovery.img file... So I think that it includes CWM recovery.

EDIT: Sorry, I see in the CF-root thread that it's the Stock recovery image, not CWM.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jmaxou:
Hi guys,

I want to buy the G906S/K but i live in France and I wanted to know if somebody has already succeed to unlock the 800MHz on this device and if all the 2G, 3G and 4G band are available for France ?

Thx very much and sorry for my bad english :p
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
yeah, i was very excited until i saw that also. well, it should be coming soon. especially with the note 4 coming out with almost the exact same hardware, we should be getting all kinds of cool stuff ported from it. fingers crossed...
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Not yet as far as I know. See this thread by [MENTION=5353566]fffft[/MENTION] for more details http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2886059

I'm with Vodafone Germany and although lacking B20 LTE band on the device I got perfect 3G coverage with excellent data speed.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Lodix:
It supports all the 2G and 3G bands and also 2600/1800 fpr LTE, only doesn't support 800. So you will can use 4G without problems.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jmaxou:
There is no way to unlock it ?
[Galaxy S 5 General] AMoosa:
If we're rooted with the beta, do we need to do anything with official?
[Galaxy S 5 General] vdrums:
CF-Auto Root

Hello everyone,

Is there anyone tried the CF-Auto root on SM-G906S device?

Does it trgger KNOX also?

Also can anyone who try it write a small correct guide how to flash it?

Thanks in advance anyone
[Galaxy S 5 General] AMoosa:
Yes it triggers Knox. There are loads of guides around.
[Galaxy S 5 General] meshflesh:
odin

Are there any odin restore files for the g906 korean galaxy??

I plan on rooting and flashing rom. Want to make sure i have all my bases covered.

Any info iis appreciated
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Hi, it's been discussed multiple times here (e.g. post #805) or here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2848569

You can restore the stock via Kies or by downloading the stock rom from Sammobile.

Sent from SM-G906K using XDA Premium app
[Galaxy S 5 General] Francois974:
Delivery confirmation (Messages APP)

Hi all, anyone know how activate delivery confirmation ?
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
I presume you are talking about text messages delivery reports?

I'm using Google Hangouts as a default message app and delivery report is part of the app's settings. Just check the box.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Francois974:
Yes why is not available in Message APP ?
[Galaxy S 5 General] alexjjay:
Hello all !

I'm from the UK and I just bought the SM G906K.

I'm currently on EE and the phone constantly appears to be in roaming mode. Is there any way of getting rid of that without flashing a new ROM ?

Also, is LTE available whilst in roaming mode ?

Any help would be appreciated as I can still return it.

Cheers,

Alex
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
I did some research in the net, it appears that if a carrier doesn't have a delivery report functionality they can disable the option in a stock firmware so that you can't physically turn it on in a native messaging app. The way around it is flashing a custom rom or using a third party sms application like Hangouts or GoSMS.

I might be wrong but seems like a plausible explanation. If anyone got a more accurate view please share.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Francois974:
Hello thank you for your answer, this rom http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/development/galaxy-s5-g906-custom-rom-t2848569 have the function ? What are the avantages of this rom ?
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Nope, this ROM doesn't appear to have this function enabled.

It's advantages are listed at the beginning of the thread you mention. You can always ask the creator [MENTION=639045]miscom[/MENTION].

Well worth installing I must say, I am using it and it's great.
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
hey guys, i've looked around quite extensively, and spoke to a few dev's about developing a custom recovery that can use the aroma installer. so let's keep trying. these dev's might do something, but nothing has been promised. the more of us who reach out to these different dev's the better chance we have of getting a new fully functioning custom recovery, which will open the door to so many other things. so please help me in communicating our needs to the dev community. thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 General] Mandoza:
I hope they'll make it
[Galaxy S 5 General] MasterThiefGarrett:
Anybody know how to 'upgrade' the video bitrates?

I think it has to do with modding a .xml file, not sure though.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Jeshter2000:
Bought myself a K version but ending up with this. Any way to get rid of this?
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Did you flash [MENTION=639045]miscom[/MENTION] ROM?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Jeshter2000:
No this is stocj and I want to keep it that way but if I need to root to gwt rid of it its fine with me.. No rom flashing dor me..
[Galaxy S 5 General] MasterThiefGarrett:
What provider do you have?

No support for KPN 4G/LTE :(
[Galaxy S 5 General] Jeshter2000:
Vodafone...
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
I don't think it's a provider problem. I am with Vodafone Germany and never had this issue.
[Galaxy S 5 General] prodigiez:
Guys , i dont log in to XDA often .. if you guys have anything new need to update , please pm me.. thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 General] KrunoCRO:
I have the sam problem, but after reboot everythink was ok.
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
i do not mean to be offensive, but i will never understand why anyone would buy such a powerful device, only to to use so little of its capabilities, and have so little control over it? if you don't root, you are basically saying this is the phone company's phone, i'm just here to do whatever they tell me to do. it just seems crazy to me. rooting, and putting a custom rom on this device, gives you almost all the power and decision making about how to use your device. while leaving it stock, puts you at the mercy of the phone company, and they dictate to you what you can and cannot do with YOUR phone. there are thousands of things you can do with a rooted phone and custom rom, that you just cannot do with a stock phone. the phone is faster, smoother and much more customizable, than if it is just stock. just some food for thought. think about it. i hope this helps.
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
It's probably a whole another discussion unrelated to the topic but I think Google did a great job giving us such a powerful OS like Android.

If it wasn't for this particular korean version of a phone that I had to 'westernise' I wouldn't necessarily have rooted myself.

Though I fully agree rooting gives an entire other dimension to what you can do with your gadget.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Jeshter2000:
WTF, that fixed it. Man I thought I was going nuts...
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
i get that everybody has their own likes and dislikes, and are entitled to do whatever they want with their devices. but i just don't get that. without root, you can't use titanium backup, exposed installer, and so many other excellent apps. you don't have hardly any control over your phone. plus, when i got my phone, i used it for a few days without doing anything to it, other than getting rid of bloatware. and it ran ok, but wasn't nearly as fast or smooth as i was assuming it would be. i was getting 36-37,000 on antutu.

after rooting it, and putting miscoms rom on it, it was so much faster, and a lot smoother. also, after i got it just like i wanted it, i was getting 48-49,000 on antutu benchmarks. rooting just opens up the entire world to you. the power is in your hands. yes, google gave us an excellent os, but what good is it if you only get to use a small portion of what it can do, because the phone companies have limited everything so much? that makes no sense to me. i don't know, maybe i just can't understand people not wanting full control of their devices.
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
I don't quite know what this file customer.xml does but I also renamed it and another stupid problem with the settings disappeared.

I couldn't save the voicemail number used by my carrier from the default value of #88. Every time I tried to save the new value I got a message 'saved' but then it returned back to the original. Now everything's cool.
[Galaxy S 5 General] SorAV:
Here asked about not possibility of detection of GPS satellites. So anybody also didn't find the decision anywhere unfortunately.

I determined only consistent pattern.

Satellites perfectly are only if to disconnect transfer of mobile data.

By the included transfer of mobile data there comes the silence in space.

Maybe it will push whom on the decision.

To switch off transfer for search of satellites it not the decision.

Traffic jams in navigation thus won't be loaded.
[Galaxy S 5 General] KrunoCRO:
hidden menu

There is a hidden menu foe the 906K: 319712358 password 774632. Is there something that is worth to change?
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
All - anyone interested to try to unlock more frequency bands here's a guidance

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2900147

Thanks to [MENTION=336579]Isriam[/MENTION] and everyone he mentioned in his thread.
[Galaxy S 5 General] juDGEY2k10:
Not me matey was Isriam :)

never mind u edited it :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
U bet I did:thumbup:
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
what did you change in the name of this file? and have you seen any problems from this? this is in system/csc , correct?
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Yes it's in system/scs. I renamed it to customer.bak

I haven't noticed any downsides yet. Just the call and network menus changed slightly.

Another nice side effect was that it disabled the annoying camera shutter sound.

If you open up the file in an editor you'll see there are a lot of references to korean carriers (e.g. for roaming). I think renaming the file should bring this things to android or your own carrier default values.
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
yeah, that's what i did as well. it definitely makes sense. thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ariefabuzaky:
Did you try to change csc ? Before this i do it that but my data network doesn't work
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
I didn't make any other changes
[Galaxy S 5 General] Francois974:
Lost mobile network

Somebody know why at a time I lost the mobile network and I can't send texting messages and calling ? However with the GT-9305 have not problem in the same place.

Thank you
[Galaxy S 5 General] AMoosa:
Could somebody please change the original post from "SIM factor Nano SIM" to "SIM factor Micro SIM". I found this really misleading when I read it and almost put me off buying the phone. I have no regrets in buying it though. It's freaking awesome! lol.
[Galaxy S 5 General] chrismlachcik:
Is there a ROM and an update to the recovery for us yet? I just bought my phone today and I miss having TWRP and the only one I can get working was that one that was tested for the 906S. It for sure works on the 906K, just to let you know :) I just didn't do a wipe all data/factory reset since you put as a warning not to. Now is that the warning for any device when it comes to doing that, or only because this is a modified recovery?
[Galaxy S 5 General] jacobgong:
Why would that put you off? You don't have a pair of sissors?
[Galaxy S 5 General] AMoosa:
Because nano sims are so pointless and I didn't want to hack my sim card. The information is incorrect, regardless, and needs to be corrected. It would be good for this thread to be as accurate as possible.

On another note, I read that 4.4.4 is out for the G900F in October. Has anybody heard of any updates for the G906S?
[Galaxy S 5 General] ariefabuzaky:
Nobody. .[emoji1]
[Galaxy S 5 General] JAMESVMPR:
I think it's better SM-N910F firmware instead sm-g901f or any other variant to port to SM-G906S.
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
more importantly now, is there any news of miscom, or anybody else doing an updated rom with the new android L? we need to get popping on this. the note four is out, and so we should see a bunch of new roms soon. so everybody keep your eyes open and post, post, post!
[Galaxy S 5 General] ariefabuzaky:
Yes.. i really interested with port note 4 to s5 prime in this link

http://sayanogen.tistory.com/37

I try to register on it hopefully to join in his work and share it in xda but is hard to register maybe cz of region limited.

Sent from Mighty S5 G906s
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
yeah, i took a look at it, and put it into chrome to translate into english, but still could not find any link to register, only a guestbook. but we definitely need someone with more knowledge on this, as they have the note 4 ported for this phone.

i actually did find a register page, but it is way too confusing, and the important parts will not translate into english.

so somebody who is more knowledgeable than me, PLEASE GO TO THIS SITE and find a way to get this port for our phones.

http://sayanogen.tistory.com/37

ALSO: has anyone found a proper site to get the new android lollipop on this phone. i found this link: http://www.50lollipop.org/mp3-0/samsung-galaxy-s5-lte-a-g906s-6450.html

but this link makes you take surveys to get the rom in three parts. so i am dubious about using it.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jacobgong:
You should have your IQ tested.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Weild Hayn:
The second link is an obvious scam, just look at the image and look at the resolution difference. Also, for more obvious evidence, compare it to your own About Device section
[Galaxy S 5 General] Francois974:
Lost mobile network

Nobody to tell me why I have to turn off the mobile network with fly mode or reset phone to receive again the network and send texting message or calling ?
[Galaxy S 5 General] AMoosa:
I also have the same problem. When you go into a non-signal area, then back into a signal area, the data connection doesn't comeback - you have to reboot the phone to get it back.
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
yeah, this is why i said i didn't mess with it. but we all should be looking for as many links as possible to upgrade this phone. so everything is worth checking out, at least.
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Anyone knows what is the exact model of an LTE antenna and modem used in SM-G906K / S ?

I'm trying to unlock additional LTE bands on mine, so far unsuccessfully.

If I had the codes for the hardwares I could compare it with other phones that support other lte bands and so understand why I'm being unsuccessful. Is it due to hardware limitation or the hack being incomplete.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 5 General] Francois974:
I hope is Android or software to fix because I have S3(GT-I9305) too and it work fine.
[Galaxy S 5 General] AMoosa:
It worked fine on my g900f too.

Sent from my SM-G906S
[Galaxy S 5 General] vdrums:
Hello everyone,

I have a ask a very weird question. How much of available RAM do you you have when not doing something? I have 1,3Gb of RAM and when phone is opened and loaded but when the time passes the available RAM goes to 850Mb. What is your available RAM on either conditions?
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
usually i have 1.63 to 1.72 used ram, if nothing is open. if you don't already, you should use greenify, it'll help.
[Galaxy S 5 General] dl12345:
The Galaxy S5 uses an RF Micro Devices RF1119 antenna tuner to tune the antenna to the frequency of the band in use and a SWET GRG 28 antenna switch that allows multiple antenna ports to use the same antenna. I'm unable to find specifications or data sheets on either of these devices. See here for the tear down. The 906K almost certainly uses the same parts.
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
The list is not yet complete, correct? I do get LTE on B7 2100 MHz .

Is B20 (theoretically) supported do you know?
[Galaxy S 5 General] dl12345:
LTE band 20 is 800 Mhz: 791- 821 Mhz on the downlink and 832 - 862 Mhz on the uplink. So yes it's very close to band 5 (and close to band 17) which your phone supports
[Galaxy S 5 General] toasty69:
Confirmed working with SM-G906L

Hi All,

I can confirm that CFroot, Philz CWM and both the 906S and 906K ROMs work on my G906L!

A couple of things that are still buggy with the ROM are:

1. Camera shutter sound can not be disabled (ROM locked?)

2. The caller ID only shows up as a phone number on incoming calls, rather than the contact name.

Anybody have solutions to these bugs? I've tried modifying my customer.xml file to no avail on the camera shutter sound.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Did you try Camera Sound Off app from Google Play store or Wanam Xposed module?
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
you can also rename customer.xml to customer.bak. this will allow the camera on the lock screen, the caller id and phone directory to work correctly and the camera shutter sound to be removed. hope this helps.
[Galaxy S 5 General] toasty69:
Thanks for the help guys!

The Wanam Xposed module was brillant! However, I still can't get the caller ID linked with my contacts even after renaming the customer.xml file... Any other solutions for this?
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
There're a couple of possible reasons for that.

First you should confirm that your carrier supports this functionality.

If they do you might want to check your call settings - see screenshots.
[Galaxy S 5 General] toasty69:
Thanks for the help. Unfortunately all my settings are the same as yours. My carrier (1010 Hong Kong) supports caller ID, and my previous phone (stock S4) had no problem linking my contacts. Not sure if there is anything else I can do...
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Sometimes it helps to remove your Google account then create it again and sync the contacts back again.

Sent from SM-G906K using XDA Premium app
[Galaxy S 5 General] prodigiez:
private mode fix is now available in Dev section.
[Galaxy S 5 General] prodigiez:
also , there is a way to enable all LTE band on snapdragon device..is right on general section too
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Sorry can you post the link please.