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[Galaxy Note 4 General] equlizer:
Are you on COI4? Make sure you are (dont worry about the one that just came out today) Grab the 4.5 regular (elite has some issues). Make a nandroid of your system, wipe cache and dalvik, flash the 4.5 tek and thats it! Don't forget to let it sit for about 10 mins after everything has completed (after screen shuts off) Trust me, give it time to do its magic :)

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What does this firmware offer? Can i odin it and stay rooted after i twrp a custom rom? (always worked before)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] kssxs:
Actually, I dont' know what version of firmware will be installed on the phone; I expect to receive it today. Check out this posting of mine of what I believe I need to do, and in which order:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64115476&postcount=13733

Thanks for that, and sorry for the additional hand-holding questions, but here we go:

1) The 2 threads tha I found are titled:

[DOG1] TEKXodus HYBRID N4 URv4.5R2 11/24 NOTE5/EDGE/S6/N4 LOLLIPOP 5.1.1 > TEKHDway!

and

[COG2-N910T/W8] TEKXnesis N4 URv1.1 > 8/09 NOTE4/EDGE/S6 LOLLIPOP 5.0.1 > TEKHDway!

Which one is the '4.5 regular' and not 'elite'?

2) Is the Elite is the most current (the 5.1.1 version), or is there a newer one with a different thread?

3) Is it another link altogether that I've missed?

4) The new COK3 firmware that just came out... Do I need to flash the full firmware to get the newer modem and baseband, or are there separate files out there, or would you recommend skipping it altogether?

Thanks again for your awesome help!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] fortesquieu:
New Update: N910W8VLU1COK3

Just received a notification for an update!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] raza89:
The Tek hybrid rom i beleive is android 5.1.1, while the second one ( v1.1) is 5.0.1. So it depends on which one you are on.

And i would suggest to not use v4.5 of tekhds rom altogether since theres a lot of extra black theming which in some areas is overlapping text. V.4.3 sounds like the best one. You could probably find all these on tekhds androidfilehosting page. Just make sure not to download the T3 version instead of the tmobile version. Also make sure to backup before you flash anything.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] err0r76:
I flashed this note 5 port together with the Beastmode kernel extracted from Emporia and this thing is flying! No issues to point out and these are my results in Antutu with Xposed installed...

Thanks for the advice on that ROM [MENTION=3552146]tkjeeper[/MENTION]
[Galaxy Note 4 General] HappyPlato:
I just odin the COK3 on my Note 4. Then follow up with twrp. Everything is looking good. Thanks for COK3 info.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] frosty400:
N910W8 (Bell) here. I've been running 4.4.4 up until now. I just did a fresh install of 5.1.1 (COI4) and assumed I'd be up to date. I had planned to root right away but now I'm being prompted to install the COK3 update.

I'm wondering if this will affect my plans to root. Is the root method for COI4 the same for COK3? I'm postponing this update (and rooting) until someone can offer some insight.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] equlizer:
Anyone have COK3 i can download from? sammy is soooooo slow :(
[Galaxy Note 4 General] shaggyskunk:
it'll be done by the time you wake up - That's what everyone else has to deal with - Unless you pay for the high speed option ?

Sent From My SM-N910W8 Running SlimRemix V5.3
[Galaxy Note 4 General] force70:
Which i do :D

Patience is not my strong suit :p

Sent from my Note 5, Nexus 6P, Note 4 or Nexus 6
[Galaxy Note 4 General] shaggyskunk:
Yeah - Me either - but there's a difference between impatience and some others that are both inpatient and want someone else to do the work - aka - lazy lol ?

Sent From My SM-N910W8 Running SlimRemix V5.3
[Galaxy Note 4 General] force70:
Yes sir you are dead correct there :D

Sent from my Note 5, Nexus 6P, Note 4 or Nexus 6
[Galaxy Note 4 General] sefrcoko:
Yes root works the same on cok3 as it does for coi4 (n910w8). Use a custom kernel though (for now anyways) to avoid bootloops.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] frosty400:
Thanks, sefrcoko. So I'll install COK3 and then root.

Just curious, if I rooted first and then did COK3, would root be retained? Or does it not matter which order.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] lactam:
As I found out (about 5 or 6 pages ago, when I first for COK3), no.

You'll get some security policy updates and start getting messages about unauthorized modification.

Eventually you have to succumb to the reboot and lose root. No SU binary, no root.

The order should be: install COK3, then flash TWRP, and use TWRP to root and flash a modified kernel (AEL kernels may work).
[Galaxy Note 4 General] frosty400:
Thanks. Good to know.

I've already got TWRP, so I guess I just need to install the COK3 update and flash a custom kernel.

What about N910W8_COI4_Kernel_SelEnforceV0.1-Sef.zip? This is the recommended kernel for the 5.1.1 root method I've been referring to. It also says to flash BETA-SuperSU-v2.52.zip.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] sefrcoko:
It's based on coi4 so not sure if it will work on cok3. I just finished building a new one for cok3 though. Should be posted in my thread by early next week :)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] frosty400:
Should I just hold off on updating to COK3 and rooting? And wait for a better root method? I'd like to have a solid game plan before I do anything else. But it does suck not being rooted.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] pappcam:
That's the kernel I was using when I got thrown into a boot loop after rebooting my phone 2 or 3 weeks ago. That was after running it for about a month previous with multiple reboots and no issues. I read that it was a security policy change that broke it but I'm not 100% sure on that.

I Odin'd back to stock and I'm staying that way until a better method comes along. I just want root and no 3rd party ROMs.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] frosty400:
Same here. I'm just going to install COK3 and wait like you. Thanks for the insight.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] sefrcoko:
The loss of root when using stock selinux enforcing kernels that were modded as per chainfire's method was indeed caused by a samsung security policy update. Been discussed in chainfire's thread and he is aware. The whole supersu project for 5.1.1 and beyond is still very much beta and work-in-progress, as stated by chainfire himself (almost exactly his own words). For now people can just disable security policy updates and you should be good to go on a fresh coi4 or cok3 install. Otherwise use a custom selinux permissive kernel if the policy was updated or you don't want to disable the updates. Otherwise just sit tight because cf is due to release an improved root method shortly for 6.0 which will be then extended to 5.1.1. Should be much clearer moving forward. Fingers-crossed!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Portauxbastard:
Just a little insight for anyone curious about rooting and being on the latest firmware. I have a rogers note 4 and updated to the latest cok3 firmware available, I am rooted and loving the tmobile n5 express rom using beast mode kernel. The rooting process is actually very easy. I've been on it for a few days now and it's working awesome. It also has the beats equalizer built in which I think sounds a lot better than the dolby atmos. For me the actual firmware for the note 4 has a lot of lag still and this n5 express rom with the beast mode kernel is great. If anyone is very new to flashing and still a bit nervous, heres a great tutorial that has helped me. I just used the beastmode kernel thats available in the tmobile thread as the custom kernel. http://galaxynote4root.com/galaxy-note-4-root/how-to-root-galaxy-note-4note-edge-on-android-5-1-1/Hope this helps someone. Happy flashing!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Brava27:
The N910X are demo units, all in the stores such as best buy and futureshop. I don't think they are retail versions, maybe if someone stole one they could be easily traceable? Who knows
[Galaxy Note 4 General] greatg:
Wondering if there is any info on how to unlock a Rogers Note 4?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Squirrel_Master:
A few pages back there's a link.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] nabobcoffee:
Is the Rogers version have any lag?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] zerojay:
This is normal for prototypes and display phones before the official designations are decided. My Nokia N900 prototype showed "N9XX" on it.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ToyMusha:
I have not experienced any lag

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How do I get notifications on the lock screen?? All I am seeing right now is an icon on the status bar when a message comes it...:confused:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] nabobcoffee:
This is one thing I missed in note 3 so I hope they fixed it in note 4.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ToyMusha:
Really?? I thought it's a standard thing that I've just missed on the Settings...
[Galaxy Note 4 General] fritolays:
Open the Messages app, make sure your looking at your conversations, rather than being where you read your messages.

Hit the Menu icon (three verticle dots, top right), goto Settings, scroll to and tap Notifications.

Second from the bottom is what you want.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] zxaz:
LuisRodriguezCalderon....did you turn your roaming data on? Like suggested....
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ToyMusha:
This only works on the stock Message app

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I think I have found it, but it might only works on the stock app... I don't know, haven't got any notifications after the changes I've made...

There's the Application settings all the way down on the Settings. Under Messages, there is the Notifications.

Check the "Lock screen" option.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] exparanoia:
Are all the Canadian Note 4s useable on other Canadian Networks? (unlocked of course).
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ninharu:
Which variant gets updated first?

Anyone have any suggestions as to which variant to try and get a hold of. I am on Rogers (no contract). I do not want a contract and would like a variant that can run LTE speeds (no preference for the exynos or snap), has no carrier branding / unlocked and would receive the OTA updates the soonest without having to wait for the carrier alterations. I would just root and flash, however I do not want to void any warranty. Which variant would one recommend? I can pretty much assume any of the n910w8's will be from one of the big three but just be unlocked with all the carrier bloat still attached. Is there an international variant, I can't seem to find much info on this.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] gennadiy008:
You cant root and flush without voiding warranty -as of yet
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Squirrel_Master:
There's a bounty on the AT&T forum for root and also for root without tripping Knox. If someone figured out how to root without tripping Knox aka Towelroot it would apply to our phone well wouldn't it? I wasn't L, rooted, Knox intact. Throwing away my warranty this early in is to much for me. Maybe in a few months I won't care as much.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] nabobcoffee:
Notification on lock screen is a must have. Not sure why Samsung locked it to just few apps. What about emails, whatsapp ...etc. If those basic things are missing then I might consider Nexus 6 instead.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] gennadiy008:
I need those root special features, i did test enough my Note before root, as i lucky to get good working unit - I root. And I still have Telus warranty, even i trigger knox ( no Samsung warranty though). If you afraid of things - why root?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Squirrel_Master:
How do you still have Telus warranty, would they not send the device Samsung for warranty anyways? I'm not afraid of screwing anything up, I research like crazy before I do anything that I think may brick my phone. It's more just being a little paranoid. I'll hold off until L is released and see what the situation is like then. I miss my tweaks.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Brava27:
I broke my note 3 screen 4 days after it came out, I rooted it before that and I went to Samsung Mississauga, they fixed screen for free. Root or not. I think you're good? They asked me if I rooted I acted dumb ??

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Beggars can't be choosers. You demand too much. Root and bloat is gone.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ninharu:
That's kind of what I figured. I am confused as to why there aren't just OEM branded phones available (ie google play - like - editions). My biggest gripe is the fact that we have to wait up to 6 months to get the OTA update for our phones (plus having the carrier bloat). I may just consider rooting, at least that way the wait to update to L will not be half a year. Does not help that carriers do everything possible to ensure you are tied to them. The having to renew one's contract just to get access to a new device is a new level of nuisance. Is the t-mobile variant still the best options for us? My only concern with that is the IMEI issue. I may just have to suck it up and buy from NCIX or direct canada.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] mediumsteak:
What firmware are you on currently? Both COI4 and COK3 are 5.1.1 and hence require a custom kernel if you intend to root.

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http://samsung-updates.com/details/57958/Galaxy_Note_4_Canada/SM-N910W8/BWA/N910W8VLU1COK3.html
[Galaxy Note 4 General] b.eslabon:
for those who wants to update to latest BL and modem, just flash via odin in BL and CP tab

Latest COK3 BL and Modem https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=44851

thanks to [MENTION=5378210]Battlehero[/MENTION] for this link
[Galaxy Note 4 General] shaggyskunk:
I can't believe that no one has Thanked you for posting..

I also Thanked Battlehero directly ;)

Sent From My SM-N910W8 Running SlimRemix V5.3
[Galaxy Note 4 General] b.eslabon:
no problem, i just want to share it to everyone :D
[Galaxy Note 4 General] frosty400:
I explained everything in my post. Reread if necessary.

Yes, I'm aware 5.1.1 requires a custom kernel, which I have no problem with, but I've yet to see much confidence with the custom kernels that are out there. That's why I'm here... to find one that works...
[Galaxy Note 4 General] b.eslabon:
just want to share my most recent battery statistics (fb video/voice calls, browsing net, some texts and calls)

kyubi rom v6 light debloated ( n910w8 ) + ael kernel v7.7 multivariant

this rom is great! hoping to see this results in newly released v7 also
[Galaxy Note 4 General] err0r76:
Do the OCR functions work? And handwriting recognition etc? I found that Note 5 ports will break some of the spen functionality on our device...
[Galaxy Note 4 General] tkjeeper:
Good question, I'm on echoe, and everything works except spen recognition when drawing words, like to text or email, and multi screen shots. Single screen write works just not the scroll
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Battlehero:
Scroll capture works, if you mean action memo that works fine as well.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] err0r76:
That was part of it, but I also meant the function where you can to a screen capture and recognize characters on that screenshot etc.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] tkjeeper:
Link bro? I downloaded and flashed the stupid note 4 kyubi, not note 5 port. Ty
[Galaxy Note 4 General] err0r76:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3220106

[ROM][TW][N910F/G/T/T3/W8]Kyubi Note5 Port v7[De-Bloated]

You need to upgrade to cok3 ( supposedly)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Battlehero:
V7.1 is being uploaded, so you may want to wait an hour.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] b.eslabon:
i think you are referring to text recognition via smart select, right? unluckily, this feature is not present in note5. so note5 port rom wont have it but there is a work around, just long press spen and there you can copy text.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] tkjeeper:
Did you update your bootloader and modem?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] b.eslabon:
i updated mine yesterday, just flash cok3 bl and modem via odin

download links are in [MENTION=5378210]Battlehero[/MENTION] kyubi thread
[Galaxy Note 4 General] shaggyskunk:
Yup same here - less than two minutes Odin time - And no hassle with Root ?

Sent From My SM-N910W8 Running SlimRemix V5.3
[Galaxy Note 4 General] err0r76:
So, on this attached picture, you would be able to "long press" on the words on the picture and OCR would kick in and recognize them?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] b.eslabon:
nope spen long press is for copying text only. you can used optical reader in galaxy app store for OCR

i know that feature is handy but it was removed already in note5.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] tkjeeper:
Guys same problem with Kyubi as Echoe, I updated bootloader and modem, but the latest kyubi screen write come up fcs, unfortunately screen write has stopped???. Tried everything, anyone else?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] tkjeeper:
See this
[Galaxy Note 4 General] b.eslabon:
its working fine here. try reflashing the rom like this sequence: 1 rom 2 kernel 3 data fix
[Galaxy Note 4 General] tkjeeper:
Crap, that's the sequence I used
[Galaxy Note 4 General] err0r76:
I had the same happen to me... I can tell you what I did to resolve it on my side but I'm not sure if that'll do for you. I substituted the air command apk from echo with the one in Kyubi. I also installed the multi language keyboard from Echoepop thread and it fixed it. But I still missed having all the options that natively have with the note 4...
[Galaxy Note 4 General] dbzgod:
Chainfire's latest systemless root with automated patcher works on our Canadian Note 4's running the latest stock build of OK3. My phone is rooted with Enforcing kernel.

At first it didn't work and resulted in a boot loop however there was an issue with the SE Policy file. Figured out that when updating my device from OI4 to OK3 for some reason it kept the old OI4 SE Policy from October and didn't properly update to the OK3 November build.

Going into TWRP recovery file manager I went into /data/security and deleted all the folders inside (which contain OTA SE policy updates). After this I booted the phone and it enabled the November SE Policy that came with OK3, I turned off automatic SE Policy updates then went back into TWRP and installed Chainfire's Beta 2.60 systemless root package.

After that reboot, my phone boot looped once then booted successfully and all is working so far.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] lactam:
You sir, deserve a thanks. Thank you for figuring out how to make it work.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] martinomac:
Great tip, this method you described worked for me too! So far no random reboots :) I thought I had a CPU/motherboard issue as I tried to install some apps, it would bootloop 2-3 times. Even with multiple factory resets, wiping internal and ODIN OK3, that nasty SE policy was lingering. Now my phone is flying on latest firmware and beta 2.60. I was about to send it to repair, you saved me a huge hassle.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] dbzgod:
One thing people don't realize is that when you do factory resets and reflash the firmware it is only deleting the data folder and restoring the system partition.

Anything else that was changed in the root of the storage or other partitions that are not involved with the Odin flash process are left alone.

The 2 ways I know of that completely wipe everything and start from scratch 100%, is either a dialer code that wipes, resets & reinitializes everything (this gets changed with newer phones havn't done it since my Galaxy S2) or getting the factory image of the firmware and repartitioning everything with the phones PIT file.

So these SE policy files are left lingering about causing issues lol.

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Chainfire's newest beta 2.61 now automatically wipes the /data/security/ folder for you to avoid any SE Policy file update problems.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] martinomac:
Great explanation. I noticed beta 2.61 is out, but since everything is working fine on 2.60, do you find the need to flash 2.61? If you have, did you run into any issues?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] VlitalityX:
Hey guys, I've been lurking around for quite some time. I got myself the note 4 about a month ago and I've been thinking of rooting it and flashing kyubi 7.1. After going through all these posts, I've gotten really confused. How do I root it now that I'm on COK3 5.1.1 with telus stock on fido network.

1. Do I flash TWRP with Odin first before I root or after?

2. What custom kernel do I use if I want to get the kyubi 7.1? Does it make much of a difference? I've noticed a lot of people using Beastv1.0 (something like that). Do I install if with Odin or flash it with TWRP?

3. What do the modems and bootloaders do? Odin or TWRP to install?

4. What does the data fix do? Odin or TWRP to install?

5. In what order do you do all these things if I want to install the kyubi rom. Ex: 1. Install TWRP. 2. Root. 3. Flash custom kernel....etc

6. Am I missing anything important?

Sorry for asking so much. My old phone was a motorola razr hd, and it was never this complicated for rooting and flashing new roms.

Ps: When I first got the phone, I saw an option for HD calling while going through the options. Now I can't find that option for my life. Is it because fido doesn't support it, thereby disabling it?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] b.eslabon:
my note4 is almost 2 months old (from bell). after a week, i rooted it and changed rom. im from note2 by the way. thats why i have knowledge in flashing roms, kernelsn etc

1 yes flash twrp 1st via odin then flash custom kernel and supersu (you can find guides in google)

2 i tried beastmode, emotion and ael kernels on kyubi. best for me is ael.

flashing custom rom and custom kernels are done in custom recovery (twrp)

3 bl and modems from kyubi thread are flashable via odin (if you are not rooted yet, just update your phone to its latest update so you dont need to flash bl and modem)

4 data fix is flashable by twrp (remember zip files are flashable via recovery and tar/md5 files are flashable via odin) this is required, so flash data fix

5 it depends on the guide that you will find but the order when i rooted my phone is flash twrp, kerneln supersu

when you are rooted and want to try kyubi rom, flash rom, kernel, data fix

6 you can ask in the thread when you need assistance. remember there are 2 kinds of kyubi note5 rom 1 regular (all apps are there) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3254964 2 debloated (some unused apps were removed) http://xdaforums.com/note-4/snapdragon-dev/rom-kyubi-rom-note-5-t3220106
[Galaxy Note 4 General] dbzgod:
I haven't installed 2.61 as it appears mainly to be some fixes for other devices with issues and cleaning up the data/security folder for people.

No issues yet, phone is running smoothly but if I run into a problem I will try newer ones.

I noticed that ES File Explorer can't get root. Chainfire said something along the lines of some app devs directly link to su as a method of acquiring root, which is not good and systemless rooting doesn't help such apps. Hoping that ES updates to fix that with a proper root call.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] martinomac:
Ok thanks! I use Solid Explorer and it detects root just fine.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] dbzgod:
I just tried 2.61 to see if it would help ES and no go, but aside from that 2.61 is working great as well.

Even though systemless root is working, part of the patching process Chainfire does he changes the variety files as well so your able to remount /system as rw and modify your system folder without it making your phone boot loop.

I installed busybox to /system/xbin and it's working as well as the changed to the platform xml to re-enable ext SD writing.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] martinomac:
Thanks for confirming, 2.61 works like a charm. I just uninstalled 2.60 SuperSU app beforehand to avoid any issues. The good thing is you don't need busybox to update platform.xml, I was able to edit it with Solid Explorer just fine.