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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
ap or pda slot is for full tar which includes system IMG. cache img boot img

Cp slot is for firmware only file which contains modem and bootloader
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] mustang_52:
I flashed my full firmware in the ap slot and it worked. Is that a problem?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
not at all . as long as you dont need or want to be rooted. flashing the full tar in pc odin will unroot your device
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] mustang_52:
I flashed the full tar in mobile odin and used pic odin to flash the firmware but I used the ap slot
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
is your bootloader up to date? ng4? you can check by installing phone info app from the playstore. im curious as i was previously under the impression that flashing firmware only in ap does not upgrade the bootloader. if it does great ! all i know is cp definitely works to upgrade bootloader
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] mustang_52:
Yup bootloader updated this way
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
thanks for the info
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ahfu25:
Doesn't the full tar do all of that? It did for me using mobile Odin pro to keep root.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
mobile odin pro does not upgrade the bootloader. to do that you need pc odin . flash the firmware only file from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2761412

i use the cp slot but you may be able to use the ap slot also. to check bootloader you can install the phone info app from the playstore. if you just flashed the full tar with mobile odin pro you will see that the everything except the bootloader has been upgraded
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
It updated for me that way too.

I did the same steps when I updated mine.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ahfu25:
You're absolutely right!! Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] mbrich:
Is there any reason why I need to update the bootloader? I was running BNG3 with ANE6 bootloader without any issues. I'm currently on BNG4 with the same ANE6 bootloader. What benefit is there to updating it? Once you update this, is it possible to go back?

On a complete side note...

I installed Full Tar via Mobil Odin Pro, I have Busybox installed, Knox Disabled, and when I went to SHealth, it said an update was needed for HealthServices. I downloaded the update and now my SHealth works. I have not done any fixes to get this to work. Honestly I was too lazy to try any of the fixes. It had seemed that it was not a one fix for all. Seemed that for some it worked and some not. Anyway, mine works now without doing anything special.

ETA: Never mind, when I re-activate my Xposed, it crashes again. I'm debating on even keeping Xposed, I don't really do much with it (except the pop-ups but that's not that annoying).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
the bootloader is an optional update most of the time. however sometimes , usually when there is a large update such as when going from one android version to the next,, it is mandatory or else the phone will not boot. I prefer to have the bootloader match the kernel, modem .system.recovery etc. but you are correct that it is not always essential for the device to function.

to answer your question about going backwards. yes it is possible. I accidentally flashed the nf6 firmware only file in pc odin after upgrading to ng3 with mobile odin.I was coming from ng3, this downgraded the bootloader and modem to nf6. once i realized this i just flashed the correct file over it with no issues.

as far as xposed. I used to use it when i had a galaxy s 3 . but I dont think it plays well with the s5. I tried it and i saw that it not only broke s health but also privacy mode no longer worked . also there was alot of lag . sure there are fixes that involve editing the build prop and clearing cache but this seems a bit much to me to get native apps to run and reduce major lag. the last reason I dont use xposed is that it does not work with ART . the next android version is expected to run ART so unless the developers are able to adjust it it will become obsolete. even on dalvik it is not compatible so I think im better off just not using it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] meir87:
I just followed this process and while it worked, something strange happened.

I am still rooted and Knox is still 0x0 but my system status says custom. Also, on the first boot Mobile Odin Pro wouldn't open anymore complaining about the partitions being unrecognized. A reboot took care of that but the custom status stuck.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
Are you running ART?

When I enabled that before it changed on mine to custom too.

Just checked mine since I followed the same steps, and mine shows official.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] meir87:
Nope, I'm on dalvic. I read somewhere else that turning off the phone and pulling the battery out takes care of it and that seems to have worked for me for now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
Glad you got it fixed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] mbrich:
Thank you for your reply. I do tend to upgrade the bootloader when an entire new version comes out, but I don't usually worry about it until then. I was just worried that I was missing something. I stopped using xposed. The only thing I liked about it was getting rid of the pop up message for the battery cover and the charger port. I just deal with it now. I prefer having access to the Privacy Mode and the S Health.

Thanks again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] godcomplex37:
When you put ful tar in mobile odin were you put it? system?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] slicknsxy:
Open file. Mobile odin places all the stuff in it in the sections where they're supposed to be
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] pezlomd:
Anybody having some signal loss with this new modem?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
I have noticed that mine randomly seems to act funny and data don't work.

I haven't reset the phone like I normally do after an update so I am not sure if it is the modem or something else.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Crewchief521:
Can I just use pc Odin to update from ng3? I don't have mobile Odin
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
If you are concerned about loosing root no.

If you are not rooted or don't care about loosing root yes you can then flash with pc odin.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Crewchief521:
So if i want to keep root i need to mobile odin? How can i update and keep root?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] joselv456:
I as well keep having data loss and dropped calls we can go back to older modem/firmware right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] omgbossis21:
Im running cm11 and want to update. When I use odin 3.09 I run as administrator and tried both cp and ap. Both times it goes through successfully but when I reboot baseband still shows ng3? Im using the firmware only file, the other will put me back on stock rom correct?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
you need the pro vervion of mobile odin to retain root. make sure to tick everoot and inject supersu. alternatively this may also work but i have not tried it http://xdaforums.com/tmobile-galaxy-s5/general/experimental-how-to-root-triggering-t2845421 if you try this method please let us know if it worked
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] omgbossis21:
Well I tried modem only and no luck with that either, maybe have to go to stock backup to do this? I may just be sticking with ng3 since my phone seems to not want to change.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
Being that you are using a custom rom you may have to find a zip flash able file that you can install with whichever custom recovery you currently have installed
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Crewchief521:
If I update thru kies I will lose root right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
yes also kies will make everything stock. so after you update you can reroot with cf root then reinstall your recovery and rom
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] tomciopaluch357:
Does anyone know where i can download latest stock ROM zip flash able file ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] beachbum40:
Here is latest rooted stock rom. . http://xdaforums.com/tmobile-galaxy-s5/development/rom-stock-root-odex-deodex-knox-t2860339
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] tomciopaluch357:
Thank you Knox
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] castillo900:
I have done the firmware only on pc odin and then full tar on mobile, is how the phone should end?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] esjames:
I looked at mine and it is not the same as yours......

I got the phone with the NE6 bootlaoder, and I did the update through KIES.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] KingVeto:
PDA is simply the base version of the rom you have installed. So it can change depending on the rom you are running at that time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] koolboyztn:
u may need to download and flash the bootloader manually.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] gingson:
another 4.4.2 update just now NH5.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] mrpink10:
Yep, I got it as well over the air.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] gingson:
I searched but I could not find anything about this update. I am hoping that this is a prep for a bigger update.....like 4.4.4 or maybe an Android L;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] mrpink10:
When I got the update it said "VoLTE stability" or something like that. Yeah, I really hope we get the 4.4.4 update soon. I think the S5 on Verizon got the 4.4.4 update yesterday :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] esjames:
The S4 on Verizon got the 4.4.4 udate.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
here is a link to dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/s/fbweozeki5h9msm/G900TUVU1BNH5_G900TTMB1BNH5_TMB.zip?dl=0
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
thanks ashraf save me the time to uploaded it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] gingson:
For those of you with bonestock S5, have you noticed if your S5 is "snappier" than before this update?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Dr. Fed:
seems the same to me, feels just as snappy.

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shut the front door! really?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] drbrains:
I did read about different (radio)rom versions. I just got my T-mobile Vario II two weeks ago. It has an older dutch rom version combined with an older radio rom. I don't mind losing the "dutch" and switch to an english rom but...I can't find anywhere what the improvements are when upgrading.

I don't have the feeling that the radio part is bad except for the 3g part which drains the battery combined with direct push. I couldn't find that upgrading radiorom improves either reception (which is fine right now for me) or battery life.

Any info about real improvements would be nice.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] sn00x:
RadioROM 1.16.0.0 improves battery life!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] KevinBaker:
Personally I find that I get better reception with the latest 1.2 Radio ROM than any other.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] drbrains:
thanks guys, I upgrade the radio rom in any case.

How much "extra" battery life can I count on??
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] ionide:
A new rom will make your device perform better and more responsive in general. I also had the old dutch T-mobile 1.18 rom, and upgraded to the south-african 1.35 rom, which is english. It performs around 10% faster, and the graphics are at least 60% faster. See the benchmarks: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=1060794#post1060794
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] drbrains:
The dutch T-mobile ROM I have is 1.21.114.3 with radio 1.05.02.00. I will look into benchmarking my version...
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B@ckTr@c3:
Hello All,

recently Im working on my own project to add characters to the LG G2 default phone dialer (I know I can download other dialers), i spilited this project in to two parts 1.source code handling 2.GUI handling

currently I am still working on the first part and I hope I will have some breakthrough soon.

now regarding the second part.

I used ADB in order to pull out the LGcontacts.apk file, after I opened it I found that all dialpad related png files are located under "res\drawable-xxhdpi" folder.

I went to the following XML files located in the following paths

1.res\layout-land

2.res\layout-ldpi

3.res\layout

and changed the following lines from this:

<View android:layout_width="@dimen/dialer_dialpad_col_interval" android:layout_height="fill_parent" />

<com.android.contacts.dialpad.DialpadImageButton android:id="@id/two" android:background="@drawable/btn_dial" android:src="@drawable/dial_num_2_wht" android:contentDescription="@string/description_image_button_two" style="@style/DialtactsDialpadButtonStyle" />

<View android:layout_width="@dimen/dialer_dialpad_col_interval" android:layout_height="fill_parent" />

<com.android.contacts.dialpad.DialpadImageButton android:id="@id/three" android:background="@drawable/btn_dial" android:src="@drawable/dial_num_3_wht" android:contentDescription="@string/description_image_button_three" style="@style/DialtactsDialpadButtonStyle" />

To this:

<View android:layout_width="@dimen/dialer_dialpad_col_interval" android:layout_height="fill_parent" />

<com.android.contacts.dialpad.DialpadImageButton android:id="@id/two" android:background="@drawable/btn_dial" android:src="@drawable/dial_num_2_wht_il" android:contentDescription="@string/description_image_button_two" style="@style/DialtactsDialpadButtonStyle" />

<View android:layout_width="@dimen/dialer_dialpad_col_interval" android:layout_height="fill_parent" />

<com.android.contacts.dialpad.DialpadImageButton android:id="@id/three" android:background="@drawable/btn_dial" android:src="@drawable/dial_num_3_wht_il" android:contentDescription="@string/description_image_button_three" style="@style/DialtactsDialpadButtonStyle" />

After the changes done I saved the files rebuilt the APK using APK Studio and pushed the apk file to /system/priv-app using ADB.

after reboot to the device the APK was installed however after opening the APP i noticed that nothing has changed.

honestly i dont know why nothing was changed, does anyone know what did I do wrong?

Thank you for your help in advanced.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electroscientistX:
Hello, today I have an idea.

think we are using faster internet on our phone from pc! ( keep reading, I am not talking about WiFi or USB reverse tethering)

Many times we go in internet cafe and want to share cafe's internet on our android devices, when we try to start hotspot, we find that hotspot( even WiFi card) is not available in cafe's pc.

if we can connect one android to pc by USB cable, start hotspot in that android and use pc's internet on other devices with WiFi!!!!!

how it will work:

send data to hotspotted device, it send data to pc, pc send data( obtained from web) to hotspotted device it send data to our other devices and so on...

so is it possible?
[Android Apps and Games] skywalker339:
Hello everyone,

My buddy recently wrote a new android game. Its essentially one of those classic see how many "x objects you can avoid before you hit something" games ;-P

In this case you are are a pretty slick turtle armed with a jetpack - your goal is to dodge as many asteroids as possible without a collision.

To learn more about it visit the game's page on google play. Unfortunately I don't have enough points yet to post links in threads, so if you would like to learn more about it visit google play and search for 'jetturtle'. There will only be one result and that's it.

There are more instructions in game as well.

Don't forget to post your highscores, bugs, feedback, comments/whatever else ;) Try it out!
[HTC One Mini] Peshyy:
Hey guys!!

I've had PAC-ROM on my M4 for quite a long time now, decided to go back to stock because of reasons today.. Everything's fine, used TWRP to recover my stock ROM - I've made a backup :)

Now, I got the message for the Sense 6 update and I was so happy, it downloaded successfully, everything's well at this point. I click on Install Now and it boots to TWRP and nothing else happens.. I can't find a way to update. Can someone please help? ;/

Thanks in advance!

P.S. Sorry if I haven't posted any helpful information, I don't know what to post :D So tell me if you need to know anything, I'll share it right away :)
[HTC One Mini] iourikil:
just flash stock recovery instead of custom TWRP
[HTC One Mini] Peshyy:
Ok, thanks.. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=45905821&postcount=2 Is the first mentioned 'here' gonna work? the 1.31.401.1 one?

Thanks again :3

Edit:

I've flashed the 1.31.401.1 and it worked! Currently installing the update ;3
[HTC One Mini] iourikil:
use recovery.img from this

firmware m4 OTA 3.10.401.4

https://mega.co.nz/#!eBIRwYIR!vGks0Gloq7VpgAD5POrlbBh1HWPfpRIFAxpMahG7Nk4
[HTC One Mini] Peshyy:
Ok, thanks! I'll download it right away.. But here's an issue I got while installing the update with the previous recovery.. I get a phone with a red exclamation mark inside a triangle in the middle of updating.. any help ? ;s

Also, can you tell me is there a specific way of installing this recovery? Because there are multiple files and I don't know what to do with all of them ;/

Third edit:

I've just remembered fastboot flashed multiple partitions, so that's what they must be.. so I tried but I get errors on them except boot.img and recovery.img. The radio.img showed an error that the bootloader isn't the correct version or something..
[HTC One Mini] iourikil:
extract file recovery.img from zip archive

and flash it as usual

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot erase cache

fastboot reboot
[HTC One Mini] Peshyy:
I get the same error... the Phone with a red exclamation mark with a triangle around it.. Is it because I'm rooted. I just searched and it might be it..

Should I follow the guide on theunlockr.com / 2014 / 03 / 18 / unroot-htc-one-mini /

So.. Should I only lock the bootloader or completely unroot it?

I'll try with only locking the bootloader in a sec..
[HTC One Mini] Peshyy:
Ok, here's what happens when I use fastboot oem lock : snag.gy / CnD59.jpg .. The bootloader shows as "RELOCKED", which is good.. but I still fail to install the update.. But regarding the un-rooting process, on theunlockr what is posted the .exe is US.. I'm from Bulgaria, which is Europe.. and if I download a UK version of the .exe will it still work ?

Edit.. will a tool like Revolutionary work? I saw it just sets the phone to S-OFF
[HTC One Mini] jollywhitefoot:
I know that you can't get OTA with unlocked bootloader and rooted, and I don't think you can do it with a re-locked bootloader either.

OTA also failed for me with a "locked" bootloader, where i used revone to set the bootloader to Locked rather than Relocked.

The only way i've gotten OTA to install was to run the Att Ruu.exe to restore to stock. If i run update immediately after that, it works. If i do other things, like unlock, root, etc, the oTA fails, just the same as yours is failing.

If you want sense 6, the easiest way, from where you are now, would be to flash twrp 2.7.1.1 recovery, then install the stock sense 6 rom in the development section. If you're not on the latest firmware (hboot 2.22) then the path is a little longer, as you will have to s-off, then update firmware, then flash sense 6 rom.
[HTC One Mini] Peshyy:
Ok, thanks for the info.. I don't know how to find my firmware.. It doesn't show up on the About phone menu.. I've gone to the bootloader and it isn't there as well.. if it's the hboot, my hboot is 2.21.0000, meaning it isn't 2.22.. ;/

Also.. can you tell me what *** TAMPERED *** means in the bootloader? Right above *** RELOCKED ***.

And what is the 'Att Ruu.exe'? I don't mind having no root, no unlocked bootloader, etc.. I want the pure HTC experience again..

Edit: I saw that 'Att Ruu.exe' stands for the AT&T model.. the thing is that mine isn't AT&T.. mine is international, I think.. doesn't have any other branding or whatsoever..
[HTC One Mini] jollywhitefoot:
Hboot was what i was referring to when i said firmware. Sorry, but i don't have any experience with 2.21 so i don't know what ROMs you can flash with it. If i had to guess, i would think one of the older sense 5.5 roms in the dev section would work on it, but i've never been on 2.21, so i can't tell you which ones with any confidence. I don't think any of the sense 6 Roms will work for you, but, again, i don't know for sure as i've never been on 2.21.

Tampered i think comes up when you use custom recovery. I don't know exactly what triggers it, but i don't think just flashing custom recovery does. I think it might happen when you use custom recovery to flash a ROM. It's just a flag and nothing to worry about. It doesn't prevent you from doing anything.

RUUs are executable files that can restore your device to stock. They are carrier and location specific, so you need to make sure you use the one for your carrier and location, if it is available. I said ATT RUU becuase I'm on ATT in the US. RUU files aren't available for every carrier in every country. If you are in the US on Att, i can help you with this. If you are somewhere else or on a different carrier, i can't.
[HTC One Mini] Peshyy:
Oh, that's a shame ;//

First - is there a way I can update to 2.22 ? ;/

Second - I mentioned earlier I'm from Bulgaria, which is in Europe. Isn't there an international RUU ? ;(

I've unlocked my bootloader again as I think found a way to make the phone S-OFF.. I just have to root my phone again as it's not rooted -__- I don't want a custom ROM download, I want the stock one with no modifications or anything else.. ;/
[HTC One Mini] jollywhitefoot:
Sorry. I missed where you said your location.

To upgrade your firmware, you have to s-off. There's a post somewhere around here that walks you through using revone, which I've done and had success with. I think I linked to it yesterday, so look through my old posts. If you can't find it, I'll send the link later.

But, yes, you have to be rooted to s-off.

I don't know about ruu for Bulgaria. Try looking on the HTC website, or your carrier's website.

The stock roms in the dev section seem to be pretty much 100% stock. I'm not a developer, so I don't know that they are for sure, but I think they are created directly from stock, just modified so you can flash then in recovery.
[HTC One Mini] Peshyy:
I tried revone about a hundred times with no success.. I just can't get it to work. I get an error 'Segmentation fault (core dumped)' and that's it -__- I tried googling but with no success.. I'm now trying rumrunner but as I look at the command prompt, it most likely won't succeed as well ;/ Yep.. it failed, said ERROR: looks like device is not rooted AND lacks an unsecure kernel. su or FU!!

!

I'm rooted and with unlocked bootloader, installed CWM as well

Edit:

So I found http://xdaforums.com/htc-one-mini/development/rom-official-stock-sense-6-rom-firmware-t2817921 .. I'm gonna try it out now, it's the same as my update, so yeah.. :)
[HTC One Mini] jollywhitefoot:
I got both of those errors and they were because i really wasn't rooted even though i thought i was.
[HTC One Mini] Peshyy:
Yeah, I understood that the hard way.. Tried so many things, nothing worked.. just threw my phone (on a soft place, but still) and won't deal with anything 'til tomorrow.. I'm just so pissed at the moment. The root that should work and has worked before doesn't work now.. I really don't know what's wrong -__- gonna do everything all over again and try to get S-OFF and attempt to fix OTA updates.. ;/
[HTC One Mini] jollywhitefoot:
Sorry. I've been there before. If i have time, i'll re-set my phone back to factory, s-on and see if i can remember what i did to fix that error. One possibility was that i didn't have a ROM installed, but i don't remember for sure. I'll see if I made any notes let you know if I remember what i did to fix.
[HTC One Mini] Peshyy:
Whoah, thanks so much! You shouldn't be so kind.. That's so much work to do.. Damn ;/ THANKS!
[HTC One Mini] jollywhitefoot:
What's your exact status:

Unlocked or Relocked?

Tampered?

Which recovery?

Version?

Is there an OS installed or did you wipe?