yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] berry_lthird:
Okay, I did just that: Flashed back to stock using bnb25 method via ODIN:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56702687&postcount=98

Everything worked fine, and now I'm on MegaKat v6! w00t! :victory:

Something I did notice: I am unable to login to my Google account right-out. So what I did was download Google Play Services to fix that (use the version posted):

http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/google-play-services-6-1-88-1557022-038-apk/

That said........TIME TO ROCK THIS AWESOME ROM! THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mands386:
Does anyone have a mirror for the new update?

Sent from Planet Vegeta
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] bnb25:
here's a mirror: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4kEgjurpDOLcHdpZl90Y2h4MmM/view?usp=sharing

if you're having issues signing into Google account and play store here are the apk's to side load.

services: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4kEgjurpDOLUHZoLUM2U1c2NVk/view?usp=sharing

updated play store: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4kEgjurpDOLR05nNjhva1N0SEE/view?usp=sharing

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no it doesn't have open tether.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mands386:
Thanks I appreciate it!

Sent from Planet Vegeta
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] bnb25:
welcome
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] berry_lthird:
I have been using v6 since my last post (a day ago) without so much as a single recharge. Both GPS and Bluetooth have been running in the background this entire time.

I have been on two conference calls as well as dozens of calls that easily add-up to several hours worth of talk time. I have installed nearly 1GB of apps and updates and have tested my GPS using Google Maps and Earth.

And with all that, what does my meter currently read? 32% and holding.

In all my years of hacking, unlocking, flashing, and cracking phones, Metro MegaKat v6 has got to be hands-down the best ROM I have ever installed on any device. Period.

Kudos to you, megalomanic14, for accomplishing such a magnificent achievement.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
Whoa ok awesome dude...im not a big fan of doing these kind of blind builds where I don't have a way to test them so that's great to hear thst all turned out really well man...awesome I'm glad hell you guys waited long enough lol glad it was worth the wait

Mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
BTW - I rooted the Tab Pro 12.2 and I can confirm that Knox is becoming more of a nuisance. There is a hard reboot after a certain amount of time if one Freezes or gets rid of Knox. I do not recall if it is 442 or 444. It is not just the Mega MetroPCS that is filled with Knox junk. Looks like Samsung really has it hard for this. Not a good sign for us...
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] bnb25:
its from were they worked with google on lollipop. all that stuff is embedded in lollipop also.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
Yea I removed most if not all of it in the builds...but on lollipop knox gets buried in the kernel and boot...no more system level simply removing apks and applying a few mods and a couple I came up with myself. ..no we're talking source code locked behind an unbreakable 1024 bit encryption key. ..when Chainfire comes out warning people root will be a long shot and that's only if the manufacturer or carrier don't implement the lockout protocols which will render the device completely stock indefinitely...get prepared and make backups and save all your roms and apks. ..i have all my saved up enough to stay on kk indefinitely ...i suggest you guys prepare for the worst and just hope on some Longshot we get lucky enough to even root...it took Chainfire forever working on the same nexus dev build to even partially root the nexus 9 build...that doesn't speak well for the future of android imo

Mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] bnb25:
Like i said before, Google/android is shooting them selves in the foot. They need to stop catering to manufactures and carriers, Its us users that make them money. Locking it down is going to put them on the outs. Once people see what lollipop is really about. Android sales are going to drop.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
My only glimmer of hope is how awesome my experience has been on tizen...the irony of how fast an smooth the samsung only/non google or android Linux based os i vs android tells me a whole lot of the issues we've endured over the years with horrible build after horrible build was google stupidity and lack of advancement because the tizen os on my gear s has been so smooth fast and polished I'm def excited to try a full os build on a phone....it's not even launched and it's on par with kit kat based android lolz...given the ease of Porting apps ect google may wish they had never turned their backs on the development community that essentially polished their mediocre work build after build

Mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
It can also be that it is a much newer OS and it is similar to ios in the sense that it is for one company. I am not so excited about all that is happening. Ubuntu is dead and other competetive OSs look like trash.

Personally, I am not happy with Samsung and the way they are headed. These may be the last products I may be buying from them. The Tab Pro 12.2 is amazing. I rooted it and immediately installed xposed and began to freeze apps. It runs so much smoother than stock and I have more features available. It is usable only after root, imo. I think these products have high turnover because of stock Samsung and lack of speed, for example, the quickness and smoothness of the Mega Roms. Outside the newer tablets and Note 4 the next iteration of Samsung products doesn't look good for us.

Truth is a ton of people are stating that they do not care much for root anymore because of "vanilla" experience on Android via the Nexus' lines. Personally, I have a Moto X and I am not happy with pure Vanilla android lol First thing I did was root and install Gravity Box. That made the Moto X bearable.

The other issue is, even if chainfire roots, there will still be the issue of Knox in the background causing a ton of problems as it is causing in this Tab Pro 12.2 if it is frozen or replaced.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] bnb25:
well that's only a tiny watch though. how to gauge what it would be like on a phone. But I've heard good things about it.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
Lol just to be clear tizen is nothing like ios man...it's rootable and rommable and structure very similar to android...only much cleaner I'm not sure how that analogy comes in?

Idk how many touchwiz fans are big stock fans at least very few on my 6 threads...i hate stock google...and tbh that analogy doesn't make much sense imo...Google has had almost a decase and several generations of android versions plus thousands of free developers to get to where kit kat is...samsung has done it with tizen before a single major release...like it or not that's extremely good news as a viable alternative because you're def right about android...lollipop will always have knox in the source, kernel, boot ect and will massively handicap the experience not to mention the biggest issue of all...

the fact that there's very little actual improvements or advancements between kit kat and lollipop...ive already looked into bits and pieces of the official release and to be quite honest...Google essentially re themed it with thst stupid cartoon card design and put massive amounts of security patches and lock downs including patching literally every single last root access point in the system...

I guess what I don't understand is what about the direction samsung Is heading that's wrong? The note is the most polished well build android phone to date and they're one of the only companies doing any advancement really at all...i mean oppo is pushing out phones with 4.3 builds and Motorola is owned by Lenovo the Chinese manufacturer since fall 2013...the nexus is a rehash of last year's Lenovo hw...so I get thr frustration with android but imo samsung the only one doing anything about it...they're not only making the best phones and android software experiences (because I've built for nearly every major manufacturer and all the roms are generic it's not jsut samsung man i mean the lg g3 rom was so bad it scored 27k antutu with a snapdragon 801 and only got 3 hours screen on time...), but they're also advancing their own tablets and phones to the next Gen literally forcing google to go 64 bit 2 years later than promised...ect plus working to bring out a viable option as google and carriers lock down android...I'm unhappy in general with google and android being stagnant but have total support and appreciation for where samsung is heading...my Galaxy gear s is by far the best/most impressive stock device I've ever owned note 4 included...and it's samsung solo effort that says a massive amount about how much google has been holding them back especially as 64 bit and another google blunder is about to occur as it has with literally every major version update ever lol nothing is looking good which is why I have the devices I have a and all the software backed up to keep the experience I want from my devices even if google wants to rip that away from me

Mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
Well kind of...but that literally only matters in rendering the display literally nothing else...so yea it's a pretty accurate representation of the experience...although I def cannot wait to get a full phone build as it's git the s5/n4 custom ui it's so sick

Mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] bnb25:
looks pretty cool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPiqpHNw-aw
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
I'm ordering it day 1...they've delayed it twice already...i cant wait man...been waiting on it for like a year lol

Mega

Guys and I'm not messing with you. ..the gear s impressed me so much I went an swapped my micro sim for my n4 for a nano sim and it's now my main phone...i have my backup strait talk sim going between mega and n4...it's that polished out of the box and it's a watch with a 2 inch curved amoled and sound/call quality of an s5 lol...with the same tw I love it and would tell anyone for 299 for a full phone that even play music over bluetooth from watch to my car lol... is one of the best values money can buy plus works great as a tethered accessory
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] bnb25:
I haven't worn a watch in years.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
Lol and I've worn a dive watch daily since I was like 16 until the gear hahah...I'd feel so weird without a watch on especially now since I'd be phone less lol

Mega

Ps i made this post from a gear s stand alone lol unbelievable where tech has come in the past few years...on a watch phone in a grocery store using att 3g to post to xda from a 300 ppi amoled watch with a stock browser insane lol what's next genies in bottles just wish the number to text lmao
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] bnb25:
google implanted chip in your head, apple sticks it in your backside.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
Lmao given googles track record with software something similar already exist in nature...it's called a stroke lmfao

Edit: didn't see the epic apple bit...my gf spit pop all over the floor when i read that line...so that gives a who new take on user interface lmao

Mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] bnb25:
it's true. look at their pricing. they don't even offer to take you out to dinner first.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
Sammy's software is getting better and there is no doubt about that. However, outside the Note phones and Pro line of Tablets they are not doing well. Take the MEga 2 and the S5 for example. Not very good continuation of phones. Forget about the other 700 phones they have. I do see them in transition and what is coming does look good. Seems like the S6 will have some nice features, rumors of course.

The other issue is Knox. They are making it tougher and Samsung asking Blackberry for help is not looking very good for "us". Tizen is still immature but time will tell. I hope I am wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
Your first suggestion sounds better.

Hmmm. so if I donate 10 different times it counts as 10 raffles? lol jk

Mega,

I am eyeing the T-Mobile deal Note 3 for $400 or so. Will your rom work on it? I know yours is a ATT. My ATT didn't play nice on TMo until I put TMO rom on ATT. Not sure it the opposite will work.

Edit:

I am about to install V6. It says no root? I have root on the MEga now. I have not done V1 as I haven't had time and was about to download V6 now... Kind of confused...
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
No but I have a tmo note 3 firekat rom no worries there...no it'd not rooted in the rom you have to root after flashing...stupid security junk tmo metro added that blocks root on flash with selinux...but after you root in recovery all normal

Mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
Cool!

Do you know if there is a way to tether outside of the T mobile application on the Note 3?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
No idea man I don't have tmobile and i never tether...i enabled it but no idea how it works from a user side...im guessing in the system like normal...i only use Bluetooth tether from my mega over wifi to update stuff on gear.

Mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
I found a thread on XDA. I really miss the camera on the Samsung side. I do not use the phone as much since I have the Tab Pro Tablet but it's nice to tether from time to time. TMO usually comes with 2.5GB anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
What camera had you been using?

Mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
I have a Moto X. The camera BLOWS vs the MEga camera. The Mega camera is not that great to begin with lol

In bright light the Moto X is tons better than the MEga. In dark it really sucks. I kind of miss a bigger phone. I may do that Note 3 if I can get a good price. Not important. I do like the "unlimited" tether with the Moto X.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
Yea there's a running joke between devs as to if moto or nexus has the worst camera year after year lol...alot ugh a few nexus had decent lenses the software just killed them...it always feels like an afterthought on most other devices....samsung is just light years ahead of everyone else that's why I've been into their kits...esp since the mega Era the advancement has been remarkable...n3 and n4 cameras are mind blowing especially when heavily optimized the photos are so much better than my 700 dollar nikon point and shoot from 2 years ago it's almost comical

Mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
Have you guys seen lollipop?

IMO - UGLY. There is no way I want that. Many of the features are xposed and avail with root since ICS. One guy in the office has a nexus and he is unhappy. I told him to wait but he pressed update by mistake. No more gallery app. It is locked into google photos. Has some cool features but we have them long ago via root.

On another note. Is there a special way to install MEgaKat? Is it dirty install like the others??? I am leaving on vacation soon and will have some time to install MK.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
Dude the worst part is I've been going thru the nexus official 5.0 build and it's almost identical to 4.4.4 with a new hideous theme and a massive amount of Knox and other security stuff...tbh remove the theme and it's 99.99% kit kat...nothing like the overhaul they promised...it's more like they patched all root points of kk, slapped on some paint, and pushed it out. ..sad really

Mega

No not really...follow the op/op2 man that's the best means of flashing it and my actual process
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
I must be too tired...

I read through it a third time and do not see installation steps for MK... lol

File downloaded and doesn't look like ODin, TWRP is fine?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
The instructions are the same as megakat in the main thread op...your guys downloads are only in this op

From clean stock metro 4.4.4

Flash root

Flash philz recovery

Clean flash rom

Reboot

Root with philz

Mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
Is that in the OP/op2? LOL I don't see this lol
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
Dude go to the main megakat thread like I just said lol...and follow megakat instructions same process different rom /base

Mega

And in big phone news it looks as tho the htc one m8 max looks like it's coming early 2015 if true. ...
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
I was so tired. I'm even more tired lol thanks btw

*

It seems that lollipop has even more issues. Check this out;

Anandtech was sent this device by Motorola, and it's the only test we've yet seen of a Nexus 6 without encryption. The results potentially indicate that what some of you had feared about Android's new encryption appears to be true: it's going to considerably affect eMMC (NAND storage) performance.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...us-6-encrypted-vs-unencrypted-its-not-pretty/
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
No worries lol

Dude that's ridiculous...it's half the speed as the unlocked one that's absolutely unacceptable man...it's what I've been trying to warn everyone...why would any nexus have locked systems and bootloaders...insane bro thanks great find

Mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
I am doing the update now. :) Excited.

EDIT:

Anyone else having issues logging into google servers??? Cannot log in even though I am using wifi/.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
Boot to philz. .. phillz advanced. ..re root. .. Reboot. .. Install super su from play store...open supersu... continue. .. normal. ..enjoy... the feedback had been really great so hope you enjoy it

Mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
Did it. Now having issues logging into G servers. "There was a problem communicating to Google servers. Try again later."

Edit:

Doing reinstallation of MegaKat
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
Lmao imagine that google services having issues lol...clear cache and data those apps and services are total garbage man

Mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
I am at a loss...

Cleared and still not working. I am doing internal factory reset to see if that helps... I couldn't create a test account either.

sigh

Cannot figure it out. I know MegaKat is installed as it shows in status... Maybe root and or knox issue??? let me try that real quick.

EDIT:

*Going through the entire process one more time. Let's see what happens...

Installed stock using Odin 3.09 - Signed in no problems as stock
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
Yea for alot of kk you need newer odin versions to properly have everything flash...most of the things you've run into are prolly on first few pages when i was devving the build ....as there is no posts but test feedback

Mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] bnb25:
from a few post of mine back:

if you're having issues signing into Google account and play store here are the apk's to side load.

services: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4k...ew?usp=sharing

updated play store: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4k...ew?usp=sharing

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the g service and playstore in your rom seems to not work. I have to sideload the apks.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
Lmao random it came from your stock metro rom...lol it may just be old...there's been 7 service apk updates in 13 days...and I've seen at least 2 play store updates I'm pretty sure...Google services and apps have been going insane lately man no telling what's up. ..their converting everything for lollipop and it's wrecking our apks ...just for context. ..on my n4 rom...an extremely efficient build...with all the google issues google services and the few google apks accounted for almost 40% of my battery last few days before 2 nights ago when I got latest pservices

Mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] bnb25:
yeah even with the two akp's I posted, once you get it up and running, the g service asks you to update.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
Google is a horrible company...their app and services suck...when you're the devs of android literally producing the worst battery draining and buggy apps on the play store and all you do as a company is software and apps...poorly..that's a problem lol

Mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] bnb25:
I can tell you why Android has become so bad. Sundar Pichai
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MajorCinema:
Can someone attach a link to metro stock 4.4.4 because I'm on my mega and I can't create a samobile account to download it.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] bnb25:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4kEgjurpDOLdVIzbm55MFNNZDg/view?usp=sharing
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MajorCinema:
Thanks bnb25! If you don't mind me asking 1 last question. Do I push it through Odin or do I install through TWRP recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] bnb25:
that is the firmware, you flash it in odin. I have a Clean Stock KK back that can be flashed in TWRP. But i think you already have to be on KK for it to work.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MajorCinema:
Send me a link I'll try it. I'm not around my computer right now so I can't do the Odin flash until tomorrow. Lol. Thanks again.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
the strange thing is that stock allows me to login to Google Play. The moment I install megakat I have problems. I will try it one last time with the sideloaded apks, thanks to both of you.

I am planning on gifting this mega, anyway. I highly doubt the person getting it will use this as their main phone. But then again, who knows lol it is rare to meet a woman who likes a big phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] bnb25:
in order to flash the back up, you'll have to unzip it. then move the content folder inside to the TWRP folder that is in side the back up folder with the numbers.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4kEgjurpDOLYmRla1pCek9LcVk/view?usp=sharing

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it did the same to me. yeah I always thought women liked big things. but hey what do I know
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
The links do not seem to work. Dead.

Found this for services but which one is it?! lol Taking a shot on the 240DPI

http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-google-play-services-t2795911

Play store

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1996995

Confirmed working now!!!

Thanks!!!
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wugooey:
such as best buy? any info? thanks.
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] polaric:
Not yet, but as the Chromecast & Chromebooks are, I'd assume it'll make its way to retailers.
[HTC One Max] dottat:
Does anyone have this OTApkg.zip?
[HTC One Max] moghaddamhreza:
twrp pkg

I'm looking for twrp back up of this version !
[HTC One Max] AOWS:
I can upload TWRP Backup

But its will take some time
[HTC One Max] dottat:
What I really need is the otapkg.zip.
[HTC One Max] moghaddamhreza:
I'm waiting so !

Thanks
[HTC One Max] AOWS:
I am working on it, don't worry my friend
[HTC One Max] moghaddamhreza:
W8ing !!!
[HTC One Max] dottat:
This is what he got..

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxI0ftE577d4QVg2MWo2RVpMMW8/edit?usp=docslist_api
[HTC One Max] moghaddamhreza:
What is this ?

I'm s- on (hboot 2.49 and cant s-off right now)

what does firmware do exactly?
[HTC One Max] dottat:
Reflashes stock firmware for this version Rom os. Doesn't touch Rom.
[HTC One Max] moghaddamhreza:
I'm newbie and I don't know what firmware is ! What should I do with this file ? :rolleyes: and then what will happen ?
[HTC One Max] AOWS:
Sorry gays I have no internet connection these days

I am using limited line now

If someone need TWRP backup of the 3.23.401.1 I can upload it but when internet connection back

Sorry...
[HTC One Max] moghaddamhreza:
Oh, Noooooooo ...then when you can upload it ... Plzzzzz
[HTC One Max] AOWS:
Will uploade today

But before I do

Why do you need it , u can't update ota or device is not booting or what?
[HTC One Max] moghaddamhreza:
İ unlocked bootloader, but couldnt s-off :((

Now İ cant "lock" bootloader to update my device !!