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[Galaxy S 5 General] Jono8:
Hi Chaps

Really tempted to import one of these to the UK as you can get them for some decent prices on ebay at the moment. I have many questions though as it is a bit of a risk.

First off, has anyone else in the UK done it and if so, which retailer or ebay store/seller did you use? Any recommendations?

I am concerned about which version to get to use in the UK. As I understand it, the G906S works perfectly with the EE network on all bands, 3g,4g etc. is that correct? Does the G906K not have this functionality? What other networks does it this phone work with in the UK? I am with EE and intend to stay with them so as long as it works with the EE network properly then I will be happy. One seller I have been talking to on ebay says they cannot guarantee which version (K or S) so that is worrying.

I presume warranty wise I am screwed if it breaks?

How do OTA updates work? Is it possible or will I be stuck on old software unless I root or flash roms?

I am so tempted as it has all the spec of the Note 4 yet in a manageable size. Having said that, is that correct? I think it is basically the Note 4 inside but im not sure about the OIS for the camera. Does it have that as well?

Any help and answers to my questions would be greatly received!

Basically, I am just wondering if I can just import this, stick my sim in and everything would work as though I had bought a uk phone!

Thanks

JT
[Galaxy S 5 General] chungdae:
My kies told me I am up to date on firmware. What is your firmware?
[Galaxy S 5 General] prodigiez:
NFI 4.4.2
[Galaxy S 5 General] SAO:
Yes i am rooted and installed miscom's ROM now, also tried to take maximum bloatware away... the SK telecom had a party inside that phone. Still trying to figure out how to take away the "T Roaming" in the "network connection" area in settings... Would love to have a good virgin ROM like the a original G900F.

best,
[Galaxy S 5 General] miscom:
How de-bloated do you want it?
[Galaxy S 5 General] SAO:
Well honestly, if everything Korean can be removed, changed dialpad to a normal one without the video option, all the SK stuff, that dumb "LTE or 3G preferred" option that creates issues when roaming and the T Roaming option which is very odd also. There are also strange messages about roaming and mobildata coming up when you reboot.

If you are thinking of redoing a v.1.2 ROM, which i really nice of you, try to re-integrate the camera option on the lock screen :laugh::svetius:

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 General] chungdae:
Also noticed camera does not have a shutter sound off option.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ContextM:
They say that the Galaxy F may have a 4.7inch screen which is a downgrade, so this phone would be samsung's best so far along with galaxy note 4, so hopefully cyanogen mod gets supported on this
[Galaxy S 5 General] prodigiez:
u can ask rom creator to play with g900F framework and try to mix n match with ours..shud work well... or u will have to learn to decompile framework and modify it yourself..

i didnt know that samsung rom has an option to disable shutter sound in stock rom..if u r rooted , try wanam xposed.

everything is still on the wind..is not firm yet... even if galaxy alpha sport a 4.7 screen , still hard to have cm on our device.. i checked cm web and didnt find any korean-spec device in d list..
[Galaxy S 5 General] Kantana:
HI All, I've been reading through this thread and considering getting the S5 LTE-A but need some more information on:

Stock rom updates, does this work for non Korean sims for OTA? I saw a video where the author couldn't update the rom via OTA and a message about usim popped up.

h265/hevc hardware decode. Does this phone play back h265 videos natively in the stock video player or can 3rd party apps like mxplayer or vlc play back h265 videos in hardware accelerated modes?

Any information on the above 2 points would be greatly appreciated. I'm based in Hong Kong so would ideally like LTE support on 1800/2600, is root needed to change the LTE to auto?
[Galaxy S 5 General] SAO:
I wouldn't know how to decompile, and i would rather let an expert do that. but what you stated mix and match the 900F would be the best... maybe Miscom will do it ;) *Fingers crossed*

Stock ROM update -> take your sim card out, do an OTA update that way. Apparently it works.

h265 -> no it doens't natively playback h265 or MOV (if you are coming from an iPhone.

VLC -> yes it plays them, searches for your movies and makes thumbnails. pretty good but kind of annoying it's not in the "gallery".

LTE to auto -> if you check a previous post, it tells you how to get into the "service settings" (watch out what you are doing there). Living in Switzerland on the border with France, i do a lot of roaming, so i put it on "auto" in one of the fields and at that time, LTE became auto.... but i think that the native "T Roaming" in the "settings" is an annoyance and might bug certain things. Thats way i am searching for a new ROM where all these settings get taken away, basically a copy paste of a 900F ROM to work with the 906S would do the job. Easier said than done.

EDIT:

I just went into NAS and did my changes there. you can also go to LTE and choose all.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Kantana:
h265 -> no it doens't natively playback h265 or MOV (if you are coming from an iPhone.

VLC -> yes it plays them, searches for your movies and makes thumbnails. pretty good but kind of annoying it's not in the "gallery".

Can you do a favor for me, install mx player and see if you can play h265 videos with either hw or hw+? VLC can playback h265 in software mode and unless you enable the debug logging and read through it there's no easy indication if it is using hardware acceleration. Quite disappointed that the stock player doesn't play back h265 since that was advertised so heavily as a selling point of the S805 cpu. I hate using software mode to play back h265 since it drains the battery so fast and heats up the phone badly.
[Galaxy S 5 General] iam_douchebag:
hey, I finally bought a sm-g906s, I wanna know how to port stock samsungchineseime 7.0 to this korean version of s5, can u whatsapp me? I am at 64895060
[Galaxy S 5 General] Kantana:
I'd be interested as well!
[Galaxy S 5 General] BlueCloud20:
G906S NG4 Firmware

Today G906S Firmware is update to NG4

Knox process is can't stop : "pm disable com.sec.knox.bridge" is error
[Galaxy S 5 General] chungdae:
My G906K did an auto update. I didn't have to take my son card out. Also my current time software is also NG4.
[Galaxy S 5 General] chungdae:
Also there for group messaging, people right back individually instead of one group. You can send it as a group message but people will write back one on one.
[Galaxy S 5 General] miscom:
New ROM based on G906KKTU1ANG4

UPDATE 2014-07-18

ROM BASED ON G906KKTU1ANG4

Download here

MD5: 1c9b2ecf030a9933c5423f85d2e7e5d4
[Galaxy S 5 General] nutttr:
Is there anyone supplying screens for these phones? I'm looking at getting one, but it would be a complete nightmare if you broke the screen and it's only available in Korea!
[Galaxy S 5 General] prodigiez:
ota works without sim via wifi..

h265 doesnt work with stock player... work with mxplayer on hardware accelerated only and is not supported by software.. jerking and laggy while playing hevc or h265... this is base on my raw h265 videos...btw 90% of current high den video are still on h264..i dont think this is a point where u wanna compare with..

i will try with a standard h265 post processed 4k trailer later...and post back upate

update :

h265 4k on mxplayer : hw sound only.. black screen

sw , sound and laggy playback

h265 1080p on mxplayer : hw , sound only , black screen

sw , smooth on play back
[Galaxy S 5 General] JAMESVMPR:
Hi, is it possible use the baseband and modem of Note 4 on SM-G906S?

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The sayanogen site about s5 use Galaxy Note 4 firmware with SM-G906S baseband and modem? Is it possible?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Battlehero:
It's working fine for me, I'm on Three and I have not had any issues with 4G or 3G so I think it's a safe bet.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Jono8:
Do I definitely need the S version (g906s) for the UK?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Battlehero:
I can't answer that question because I have only tried the G906S.
[Galaxy S 5 General] risx:
[MENTION=912474]Dees_Troy[/MENTION] was kind enough to create a twrp recovery for us (standard disclaimer: use at your own risk):

http://techerrata.com/dees_troy/lentislte.img

I have been using it for awhile without any noticeable issues, except that aroma also does not work (freezes & I need to pull the battery)

Kernel source:

https://github.com/papi92/android_kernel_samsung_g906s

Dees_Troy mentioned the kernel source was just used to get the headers needed for Qualcomm overlay graphics & never took the time to make sure the kernel was working or get the kernel source to also build the dtb that's needed

Device files are intended for use with Omni 4.4:

https://github.com/TeamWin/android_device_samsung_lentislte
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Hi,

You may want to break your question into more chewable bits.

Regarding ee support you should be comparing the used lte bands, fairly easy to figure out.

I am on Vodafone Germany and even though LTE isn't supported by the device I'm absolutely happy with the 3G performance - it's perfectly enough to stream music and YouTube in HD without single skip.

Re: purchasing, I bought mine from eBay seller gnestore, very happy with the transaction and the price. I figure there isn't much difference between G906K and G906S models whereas G906L uses CDMA so is different from the other two.

You got warranty by Samsung for a year which is valid worldwide unless you root the device and break the knox .

OTA works just fine but you'll be stuck on a korean rom unless again you root and install a custom one e.g. by [MENTION=639045]miscom[/MENTION]. I think 90% users on this thread including myself have done that and are cool with it.
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
jfyi, i had both the k and the s variants, and ended up sending the k back, and keeping the s. i like the s a lot better. there wasn't too many big things, just a lot of little things. but one of the bigger things is that there are different bands on the k and s, namely the 900 and 850 bands. but like others have said, the s and k are very similar, compared to the l which is a lot different. i got mine at t-dimension.com, and they had the best price and service i have seen with them. personally, i don't have a lot of confidence in ebay, as i have read some serious horror stories on there. but others on here have dealt with them without trouble. so take your pick. hope this helps.
[Galaxy S 5 General] kms108:
I won't go into great detail, I just want to correct you on the warranty part, Samsung only offer regional warranty, Korean models are not covered in the Uk.

As for the other member, you need to compare the bands offered in the Uk and what the phone actually have.

I know the S and K are actually identical, and have the same bands, it's just carrier specified, with junk carrier apps, that only root or mod roms can remove them.
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
the g906s and g906k are NOT identical. they are very similar, but they are not identical.
[Galaxy S 5 General] dl12345:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=56211276

The S has LTE band 5 enabled and the K has band 8 enabled. Otherwise they're the same
[Galaxy S 5 General] kms108:
I was told from some local shops in Hong Kong, the phone is identical in hardware, just a slight different is the frequency band locked for each carrier, but they have successfully unlock the bands.
[Galaxy S 5 General] dl12345:
Can you go ask them how they unlocked the bands? We'd love to know...
[Galaxy S 5 General] kms108:
I would like to know as well, I'm sure its good to know, but it's trade secret for them, that's how they get the customers and business, I'm sure they are not going to tell how it's done.

Either way, those extra band is useless in Hong Kong.
[Galaxy S 5 General] prodigiez:
Add all LTE band

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/general/how-to-add-rf-lte-frequency-bands-to-t2886059

Private mode fix for DEODEXED rom only

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/development/mod-enable-private-mode-knox-0x1-t2904723
[Galaxy S 5 General] ariefabuzaky:
I readed and maybe costum kernel required for add all LTE band
[Galaxy S 5 General] supermariodj:
mm-qcamera-daemon

very process eats battery mm-qcamera-daemon. What to do? searched the internet. no information on this issue.
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
The lte unlock process has not yet been successful for S5. More tests are needed.

Specifically we need a NV dump from a SM-G906S.

A custom kernel is useful but not yet proven vital for the process. You need to be able to get into a permissive diag mode, that's the key
[Galaxy S 5 General] Jono8:
Few more questions -

Does this have optical image stabilization like the Note 4?

Will skygo work?

What is the general situation with apps? Will the fact it is a korean only handset make any difference?

What is left that clearly shows it is korean after changing the language to english? It looks like korean characters are present on the dial pad as well as on the keyboard in the videos i have seen. Is there no way to remove them if that is the case ( other than rooting/flashing roms etc)?

Basically, on a day to day basis, what what will annoy me that wouldn't do if i had bought a uk phone?
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Congrats on sending a #1000 post in this forum;)

All apps work fine, some might require a little fine tuning, eg done weather apps try to connect to korean servers rather than you local ones.

You cannot remove korean characters from a default dialer unless rooted. However you are free to download alternative dialers eg Google Hangouts dialer.

You will also have a lot of korean bloatware that you won't be able to uninstall unless rooted; you'll be able to hide/freeze them though.
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Anyone on this forum with SM-G906S - help is needed.

Please can someone create a NV dump from your phone and post on the LTE thread per [MENTION=1332871]prodigiez[/MENTION] link above. I have done so with my G906K here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=56215728

Just zero out your imei code before posting.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Shahshiminator:
Just curious, did anyone else try to have a look at the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus SM-G901F Firmwares to see if it can be ported over? It does have the same processor, but 2GB RAM.

I'm feeling much less enthusiastic about my phone now; seems like we've hit a brick wall with the development of the SM-G906S/K/L.

Really tempted to just buy the Note 4 which is out in my country now. :(
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Going like this you're gonna feel less enthusiastic with every release of a more advanced piece of technology.

We were the first to jump on qc 805 boat, of course you'll have new and better phones released on a regular basis.

Ours is still the best phone out there and will be for a long time!
[Galaxy S 5 General] Shahshiminator:
Hahaha! Nice response!

What I meant was less enthusiastic with the development scene... I was thinking of the possibilities of having CyanogenMod or some other ROM coming along for this, but it seems oh so far away~

I'm not regretting my decision on taking the plunge to own the first QC805 phone, it's just that it sucks terribly that our user experience is limited thanks to the region nonsense locking away some of our functions (Like 3G Video Calls). But then again, it's a necessary evil sometimes...
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
So very true!

Sent from SM-G906K using XDA Premium app
[Galaxy S 5 General] Jono8:
4312

So does sky go work on one of these?
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Mate if I read users' reviews on Google play I wonder if the app works on any device at all:)

Netflix and other movie streaming apps work no problem.

Any app will work on this model, and if something won't then it's certainly not an issue with the phone but rather with the app itself.

As they say, 'bid with confidence'
[Galaxy S 5 General] Jono8:
Hm, it is just I know skygo is dodgy in terms of new phone releases and rooting etc. I just want to know it will work on a non rooted s5 Prime. I am worried it isn't as they normally have to make the app compatible with new devices and as it is a UK thing they may not have for the S5 Prime.

really tempted but im just concerned it wont be able to do loads of things a non import uk model phone would be able to do.

Argh don't know what to do.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Battlehero:
I'm using the prime in the UK, I have not yet run into any problems using the device. I was unsure at first aswell but I don't regret my purchase.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Jono8:
Can anyone test skygo for me!
[Galaxy S 5 General] CarpeDiemPW:
No go on the Sky Go I'm afraid. Unsupported device.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Jono8:
Damn
[Galaxy S 5 General] mat33n:
I got this phone about 2 weeks ago and it is awesome! love it and finally enough i was able to get this phone cheaper the the 801 model! so cant complain.

I have been looking at the antutu scores for this phone and everyone seens to be getting it in the late 30 while mine scored 47,000 is that normal?
[Galaxy S 5 General] rayone:
I get 47100 with 5.1.5... so I guess it is normal.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Israeli-Sparrow:
new firmware - still 4.4.2 though....

the firmware is for the S version

PDA VERSION - G906SKSU1ANJ2

CHANGE LIST - 3005964
[Galaxy S 5 General] ariefabuzaky:
Still 4.4.2 [emoji17]
[Galaxy S 5 General] Weild Hayn:
New update for G906S and changelog
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
don't fret my friend. with the release of the note 4, which of course has almost the same internals as our variant, there will be more roms coming. keep your chin up. this phone was so far ahead of the curve, you had to expect some problems. but as time goes by, more and more dev's will develop for this processor, graphics and screen. good things are coming...
[Galaxy S 5 General] PeTeR010195:
has anybody already done the lte band unlock thing?

i am trying to do it but i cannot get my phone into diagnostic mode or computer to recognise my phone in diagnostic mode. i am not sure about this.

any advice on what i could be doing wrong?
[Galaxy S 5 General] JAMESVMPR:
What's the model of your phone?
[Galaxy S 5 General] PeTeR010195:
I have the G906K
[Galaxy S 5 General] JAMESVMPR:
You have to dial 319712358 and pass 774632
[Galaxy S 5 General] dl12345:
A few people are trying to unlock it but nobody has succeeded on the SM-906 variants yet.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/general/how-to-add-rf-lte-frequency-bands-to-t2886059
[Galaxy S 5 General] PeTeR010195:
i did but nothing happened

ok

i though someone managed to do it because it's linked in the op of this thread
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Dial *#0808# then select rmdis+dm+modem. You have to be rooted and ensure your device is in the permissive mode.

The unlock procedure hasn't yet succeeded, more work is needed.

Sent from SM-G906K using XDA Premium app
[Galaxy S 5 General] vdrums:
hello,

Can anyone tell me last update what fixed but with all details.

I noticed that the playstore has changed what else...?

Thanks in advance.

Also does anyone know why when i start the phone automatically open

my Files and the Playstore?
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Here's another forum where they even got a bounty for a successful unlock.

Been a while now, the bounty still stands. ...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2490306
[Galaxy S 5 General] Pancake_lizard:
just updated to G906SKSU1ANJ2 still on kit kat 4.4.2.. that's the only thing I hate about Samsung is there firmware updates takes a life time. I'm tempted to buy a nexus 6 just for the lollipop OS because the SM-G906S has all the specs of the nexus 6.

---------- Post added at 03:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:11 AM ----------

Anyone know where to find the release notes for this baseband version G906SKSU1ANJ2 ???

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have you tried *#0011#?
[Galaxy S 5 General] shinasurada:
Does tapping on phone numbers display on websites to call work for you guys on chrome?

On stock phone and it doesnt work on the chrome browser. It has the latest update too.

I van tap to call on other browsers.
[Galaxy S 5 General] AMoosa:
No, it does not.
[Galaxy S 5 General] shinasurada:
Any solutions besides rooting or using another browser?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Dominique96:
Can anyone help me with this, I have the SM-G906K in germany with a german sim card and language set to german but my phone still thinks im in korea and playstore results often diplay korean apps. Also some german apps I want to download aren´t visible and when I get to them through a link it says this app isnt available in your country. Can I make my phone understand that I live in germany ?
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Hi, I use my phone in Germany no problem.

Ideally you should root your phone and install [MENTION=639045]miscom[/MENTION] rom if not done so yet.

What apps you are trying to install?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Dominique96:
I have already rooted and installed miscom rom, I was trying to install the burger king app but my problem isn't this particular app. I want to fix this issue in general. Search results often display Korean apps
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
This is interesting, I don't have this issue. There seems to be something wrong with your location setting which is separate to the OS language.

Try to disconnect your Google account from the phone and reconnect again.

Btw I can see and install the burger king GmbH app no problem.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Dominique96:
Thanks for the help. The problem was that some location settings on my Google account where turned off and Google couldn't see my location
[Galaxy S 5 General] botwa2000:
Glad it worked out for you. Enjoy!
[Galaxy S 5 General] ShafiePrime:
Hi guys. Just wondering have any of you guys used mobile odin pro on the rooted rom? If so can you guys try if aroma installer could load from there. Used to be using various devices from s3 to note 3 and various brands. But for samsung wise i have always preferred flashing via MOP for any custom roms even on omega for the note 3 and s5 sm-900 version. Maybe aroma installer could launch from MOP?

Ps: Forgot my old acct and have to create a new one. Furthermore just got the prime version 906s to replace my sm-900. Happy with device and just finished reading all 104 pages of comments lol. Gonna root pretty soon. From singapore anyway.

Update : Mobile Odin Pro have no support for this device. Created dump though. Well guess have to wait for a proper cwm or twrp.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ariefabuzaky:
Is note 4 screen same with our phone? Beside 2k resolution
[Galaxy S 5 General] ShafiePrime:
Note 4 = 5.7 inch 515 ppi

Sm-G906S - 5.1 inch 577 ppi
[Galaxy S 5 General] stevae:
yes. it is the exact same quad hd technology, but with a larger screen size as ShafiePrime pointed out above. this should help to get more devs developing apps optimized for this technology. good things are coming.
[Galaxy S 5 General] rukia06:
Sim troubles

Have/ are any of you using a Korean Sim with the custom firmware?

I have a sk sim registered to my phone, my phone recognises a sim, and the number for the sim.

I can not get reception though.

I get a icon in my status bar showing a circle with a line through it.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ShafiePrime:
I think its best u post ur questions in its respective threads. That being said have u flashed the respectives modem files for your model? Its available in the OP of miscoms custom firmware thread.
[Galaxy S 5 General] rukia06:
Yes i know sorry, but with the seemingly limited number of people with this phone i thought i would try here.

I have tried factory reset/wipe, instal correct modem again, revert to stock and update all the way. Still no good.

Not sure what to try now.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ShafiePrime:
Have you checked your imei? does it show null?