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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] The-Beast:
I re flashed the NC4 modems and it just left me with no signal or data.... As far as I have noticed, I don't see much of an improvement in the radios, as a matter of fact It seems as if they are worse cause things take longer to load since I use my device as a hot spot. It could be because I still have my unlimited plan and use the hello kitty out of my data. roughly ( according to the device ) 35 to 40 g per month Verizon may be throttling me, but as far as I'm concerned I was better off being rooted and on 4.4.2.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] warriorpluto:
Oh ok I will not update my modem then
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] vortmax:
I'm not buying that. I'm pretty sure all the hardware is there. It's just a matter of turning it on at the phone and then your account.

Can someone with 4.4.4 verify if their Verizon Wireless account has HD Voice as an feature to enable now?

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] murmur70:
That option does not exist on my Note 3 running 4.4.4.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] thornev:
I may be wrong. I did some research and could find nothing that stated smartphones need special hardware. For example, Skype theoretically can be used on any phone with WiFi. But Verizon's VoLTE may be different. Anyway, I have seen nothing that indicates VoLTE is available on Note3s.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] K03WL3R:
The note 3 has every bit of potential to have VoLTE.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] carl1961:
yes your correct the link was in june

http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-updates-galaxy-s5-note-3-volte-today
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] spf2722:
I connected to kies and it said I am up to date. Anything else I should be doing?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] punisherb273:
Can anyone confirm if 4.4.4 fixes google wallet?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] drewcam888:
I have had zero issues downgrading the radio back to mje or nc4.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] vortmax:
Did you check your Verizon account online for the HD Voice feature? That's not on the phone...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] murmur70:
I did not see anywhere in my account where HD Voice is a feature.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] vortmax:
If it were there, then it would be in the list where you could add new features (e.g., Roadside Assistance, etc.).

If this 4.4.4 release was just a mistake, then maybe Verizon didn't enable VoLTE yet.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] murmur70:
Yes, it is not listed in features.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Wim!!:
So, if I look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history#Android_4.4_KitKat_.28API_level_19.29

The only change I see is: - CVE-2014-0224 fixed, eliminating an OpenSSL man-in-the-middle vulnerability.[150]

There are so many android devices < 4.4.4. I'm not that worried about this bug.

Why should I risk breaking root and do this upgrade?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] christianpeso:
I just found out today that I was not getting any incoming calls after flashing HSBADRs nj6 modem.tar a couple days ago. Outgoing calls and data worked fine. Flashing another ROM and ODIN'ing back to NC4 did not fix the issue. Re-doing my whole phone now.

I highly suggest anyone that has flashed the NJ6 modem to test incoming calls.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] The-Beast:
How were you able to flash nc4 back on the device? when I tried it it said it had Failed..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] donc113:
No idea if this is the issue or not...but after loading new modem (radio) it is always a good idea to turn the phone off, pull the battery for about 30 seconds then restarting the phone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] christianpeso:
Just used Odin 3.09. Placed the extracted NC4 modem in the AP slot and flashed away. No issues whatsoever.About to Odin the entire NC4 Tar right now.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Red reign:
Tap n pay is a hardware feature missing from the NFC chip in all versions except Sprint's. It's the specific chip we're built with.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] The-Beast:
odd, I tried that with Odin 3.09 and it said failed every time... unless the NC4 file I have is jacked up...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] JuanNut:
What? A hardware feature missing from NFC chip? I use tap and pay all the time and I'm on Verizon. I don't understand that statement.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] vortmax:
Looks like it's available OTA (Roch, NY) now...just checked. Of course, I'm waiting until there's a stable root method.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] SonicMayhem3787:
I upgraded to NJ6, lost my root though but that's ok for now, and I noticed that my Knox counter has disappeared from the Odin Mode screen... but yet I can look through the list of apps in the application manager and it still shows knox being on the phone as well as some new additional knox files like the actual Knox app and Knox SetupWizardClient. Either way my Knox counter is gone, should I be concerned or glad?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] donc113:
I flashed just the nj6 moden file via Odin 3.09 and no issues, incoming and outgoing calls and data work fine. I left the rest of the phone at NC4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] christianpeso:
This does sound interesting. Redid my whole entire phone from scratch and still had same issue. Called the Verizon number and they had me turn my phone completely off for about 20 seconds. When I turned it back on, incoming calls worked fine. Sounds exactly like what you are saying. Gonna flash NJ6 modem again and do as you say and see what happens.

Thanks!

Reflashed NJ6 and turned phone off and pulled battery for about 30 seconds. After turning back on, incoming calls work fine now. Thanks for the advice. Running NJ6 modem packaged by HSBADR on Alliance ROM v2 with working data,incoming and outgoing calls.

Thanks again!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mmarcz:
I flashed the new modem with odin, no battery pull, phone rebooted and worked fine. Tethered immediately.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] ROB281:
where are you guys pulling the nj6 modem file from?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Afro Samurai:
See here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57106608&postcount=39

Tread very carefully.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] donc113:
I downloaded the modem file only and used Odin 3.09 to flash. Everything went fine and all seems to be working well, but I noticed that besides all the files in /firmware-modem/image/ being updated, so were all the files in /firmware/image

Is that normal? All files in those directories are dated 31 Oct 14
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] pez910:
I know the answer should be 'no', but I'd like to ask to be sure.

The ones that have flashed the NJ6 modem, you haven't had an issue keeping the root (flashing just the modem), right?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] christianpeso:
No problems at all. Has nothing to do with root.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] pez910:
Haha I figured it was a dumb question. Thanks, nonetheless. :thumbup:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] wuestsider:
Possible dumb question or its probably already been addressed, I'll give it a shot. Is there a way to get 4.4.4 if I'm already rooted (via towelroot)? Just wondering? I don't want to break my root.

Thanks.

WUESTSIDER X !

Sent from my Galaxy Note III.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Morlok8k:
when i upgraded from MJE to NC2, i didnt follow the instructions and did NOT wipe data + cache. (as i wanted to keep my stuff. I did do a backup just in case though.)

SuperSU first complained that the SU binary needed to be updated, but failed. A few moments later i got a toast message saying that SuperSU restored root.

cant we do the same here, and have SuperSU restore root?

edit: i just remembered i did wipe the cache + dalvik cache, but i did not wipe the data.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] igotgame:
Is there a TWRP fishable zip for the new modems?

I'm on Jasmine 1.9 rom (4.4.2) and just wanted to flash the new modems if possible.

Tapatalked from my Note 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] christianpeso:
Dude...its posted right above you in post 83.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] igotgame:
Maybe I'm blind or Tapatalk isn't liking me, but all I see are Tar files that require Odin to flash.

Is there a flashable zip my dumb ass can't see?

Tapatalked from my Note 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] christianpeso:
My apologies.

Due to our locked bootloader, you can only flash modems via Odin using TAR files. Its really not that hard and only takes about 2 minutes.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] igotgame:
Gotcha... No problem

I'll do it tonight... Just was at work and curious if a zip was possible.

Thanks

Tapatalked from my Note 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] joseph-:
Anyone find a way to root 4.4.4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hirak99:
To use Odin to flash it, is a root necessary?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] terrbear1:
I rooted via towelroot and cannot download the OTA update. I have unrooted and have the same issue. It tries twice to update and then the android falls over and says error.

Any ideas?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hirak99:
Yes - do not upgrade. This is a patch made to prevent rooting. If you want a good stock ROM, just use the leaked kitkat instead.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] terrbear1:
Have flashed my tablet and previous phones, but have not ever flashed this phone.

Which one is the leaked kitkat? I am currently on 4.4.2. NC4.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hirak99:
Hi Terr Bear,

The leaked kitkat is on the sticky of this forum..

You can also find it here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2727876

Regards
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Morlok8k:
you cant use the leaked kitkat (4.4.2 NC2), as you cant downgrade NC4 to NC2.

so... just stay where you are for now.

edit: and you cant upgrade because you rooted. the OTA will usually fail if the filesystem has been modified. (root, busybox, etc. will modify it.)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] wabmorgan:
update radio - wait root

I updated radio with Oden. Will stay with this till root on 4.4.4 available

Hopefully radio update will fix connection issues. My only disappointment,
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tnnm:
Camera improvements?

Very glad to hear the modem flash fixes connectivity issues. For anyone who took the full update though, did the camera improve? Or, does the leaked kitkat have camera improvements? Having kids under 10 means I want a pretty reliable and quick camera function. TIA
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] wabmorgan:
speed increase

As of this morning, I can report a definite increase in speed from the Oden flash of the radio from the 4.4.4.

This is encouraging.

I cannot speak of connection.... I haven't left the house today but am hoping it cures a dead zone in my area. (My RAZR Maxx never had a dead zone in the area.)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] JStrem:
NJ6 is working perfectly so far for me. Although, I tried to Odin 3.09 back to NC4 for root and I get nothing but errors. It literally won't go back.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] warriorpluto:
You're stuck until root comes out which may be a very long time
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] TheLoonyRebel:
I'm doing the same myself in regards of waiting for 4.4.4 to get root along with some ROMs before jumping to it. The new radio certainly is giving me some better signal strength so far. I'll see over the next few days how it responds while out and about.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] reaverclan:
Looking forward to hearing how it works for you, If it's good i'm gonna flash this modem as signal near my home is very bad as of now.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] D-meist:
I'm considering flashing the modem too. If I make a backup in TWRP before flashing, could I revert to the old radio by simply restoring my backup? I'd like to compare the two.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] drewcam888:
Just odin the modem back and forth. It is easy
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] christianpeso:
What Drew said. TWRP backups do not backup modems or kernels. It is actually quite easier and faster though using Odin to just flash the modem right back to what you want. Would just need a PC.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hirak99:
It won't root anymore with towelroot - this is crazy. What's in it for Verizon or Samsung to disable root?

If they continue on this line, don't they realize many of us will switch to other vendors who support rooting.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] CovXX:
Crazy? No this is

good

, that means that software holes have been patched making our devices more secure. No OEM 'supports' rooting by keeping exploits in the system. I think its crazy that you want holes in your phone's security
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hirak99:
I want the phone to be secure, and also want the ability to remove or modify the system only with my consent - under my responsibility if I screw up doing that. That's pretty much how I see root works right now.

I consider the phone to be secure as long as it cannot be rooted remotely, without getting physical access.

I would buy an iPhone otherwise, if I had to put up with a closed system - where I cannot change anything from camera shutter sound to uninstalling packaged "Music Hub" app.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] blindside2171:
2 questions: Can I update to the NJ6 modem from the NC2 modem and flash back as needed? And has anyone used the mobile ODIN app that allows us to flash .tar files without a computer?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] phillymade:
You can odin flash just the modem and then revert if you like. I have done it without issue. As for the Mobile app I can't speak to that. I would be skeptical about it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] paceywitter:
Anyone have any issues writing to the SD card?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] donc113:
The Verizon Note 3 (SM-N900V) is NOT listed as a supported model for Mobile Odin.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] vazersecurity:
Improved signal?

I have not updated yet. I am just questioning this update because I want the signal to improve, because NC2/NC4 sucks bad in my area (especially in buildings). Was it worth losing root? Did your signal strength noticeably improve? I am speaking to all of you who have actually updated. And for the user that posted about his 4.4.4 ROM (on November 26), did you share your ROM? You don't have to of course, but that would be nice. What modem is your 4.4.4 ROM using? I am currently running JasmineROM (as you can see in my signature.) I want the update, but I also want root. What should I do? I think I am asking for several others too.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] joseph-:
Yes
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] corporal_hades:
you can odin just the modem and see if the signal is better or worse than what you currently see. you wont need to load the entire 4.4.4 rom as you will lose root.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hirak99:
Yep. The issue is there - you won't be able to write to SD card without giving media_rw access to android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, for which you need root. (If you have root this can be automatically done by the SDFix app.) No root exists on 4.4.4 as of now, so you may not choose to upgrade.

The camera writes in the normal location in External SD card though. I guess as a Samsung system app it was coded with special privilege.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oatlord:
Soo....even though I bought my device out-right, I can't have root if I update to the latest build? Is this a wait for the community to get it sorted out or has Verizon and Samsung finally closed the ability for people to root their devices?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Afro Samurai:
It looks like the latter... [emoji20] But you never know. As of right now it's looking like if you want root stay where you are or leave Samsung behind. I'm waiting to see if there's an official announcement for the Nexus by Verizon before making a move.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Grompy:
It's not Samsung. .. it's Verizon and AT&T.. switch to sprint or t-mobile and your device is yours.

Sent from Cerj's Kickass Themed Tapatalk App on my Eye Candy Duece_Biggin's Rom.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Milleniumlance:
anyone else having wakelock issues since the update or is it just me
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
+1 well said!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] bmwh0r3:
Does anyone know if supersus survival mode works when taking the update?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Afro Samurai:
That may be true, but for me personally Verizon's service works best for me and where my family and I travel too. Plus I get a discount thru my job so switching isn't an option so from my point of view Samsung isn't an option anymore.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] bmwh0r3:
Be ready to be disappointed. I switched to a moto x 2nd gen and she's locked down just as tight as my n3. That said, I'm loving lollipop even without root :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Afro Samurai:
I'm already disappointed at what's going on and I've come to the realization that to stay with Big Red flashing roms and root maybe over but as you have put it you're loving your phone without root. If they had given the Note 3 the full L upgrade and we lost root I might have felt alittle better and I might have had to change my signature too...ROFL..;):laugh::laugh::laugh:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] bmwh0r3:
I'm using Tapatalk so no sigs. 5.0 is a vast improvement over 4.4. I'm somewhat missing root so I'm going to be switching back to my note for a few days.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] DroidForLife33:
I have been thinking about going with LG next time around.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] phillymade:
I am on NC2 kernel and flashed the NJ6 modem. I am having a slight issue with WiFi in that it doesn't remember my login. When I get home I have to re enter the password. Is anyone else have this problem?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] drewcam888:
To my understanding the modem doesn't have any effect of wifi.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] TomerG:
root 4.4.4/2

Hi all,

If I flashed the 4.4.4 is it possible to flash back to 4.4.2 so I can root my device ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] The-Beast:
Nope, you're stuck..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] TomerG:
What about rooting ? is it possible yet with towelroot ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] The-Beast:
TowelRoot no longer works...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Heafust:
I flashed the new radio only, and I am now having WiFi issues as well. Mine is connecting, and showing good signal, but not actually working. I've been too lazy to try to re-enter the passwords, I just switched over to 4G for the time being. Will report back if I figure anything out.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] phillymade:
Good to know I'm not alone on this. I'll let you know if ib find anything. I tried all the obvious things to try to correct but no dice.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] thevillageidiot:
Is anyone else experiencing horrid data speeds with the NJ6 Modem? Still using 4.4.2.. Getting less than 1Mb down and .22 MB up..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] The-Beast:
I am and have, not only that, I am missing some calls and no notifications to voice mails..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] thevillageidiot:
good to hear its not just me...going back to nc4 then apparently.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hirak99:
If I have Safestrap, and load NJ6 to either Stock ROM or a separate ROM slot, will I still run the risk of not being able to go back?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] thevillageidiot:
Unfortunately in this case it seems that it upgrades the boot loader so there's no going back if you were to flash stock system. Slot 1 would not work either as it does not flash kernels so you would either end up with a completely unusable ROM or be stuck in an infinite bootloop.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] thugdrummer1:
Can they force this update on non-rooted phones?

I'm not rooted yet, and haven't had the time to study the procedures. I've heen happy so far, but always figured I'd root it at some point. Now I'm getting notices about this update, and don't want to permanently lose the option. So I'm wondering, if I do nothing, will the update automatically download and install if I'm not there to stop it? (I seem to recall that happening to my Asus tablet, but I was still able to root afterwards.) If so, then I should root ASAP while I still can.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] thevillageidiot:
If youre going to root, do it now. They are closing off the pathways to our beloved root and it might not be around much longer on some devices. The reminder to update will not go away without rooting and freezing a program. I apologize but I do not remember the exact name of it right now, a quick search here in the forum will get you what you need as it has been discussed multiple times.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] phillymade:
Root now! It may be a long time before a root option becomes available if ever. Once you have root, you will be able to install rooted roms and when root becomes available for 4.4.4 the floodgates will open with roms and you will be ahead of the game. Also, with the 4.4.4 and root, we don't know yet what the downside will be i.e with the NC2 we were able to keep SElunix permissive and that gave us the ability to downgrade back to another android version if need be, that was lost with NC4. Just throwing it out there.

---------- Post added at 08:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:35 AM ----------

OK, this seems to have worked for me, at least my wifi reconnects now as it should. Not sure if will help you, but it's worth a shot.

1. Using a file editor, go to your build prop

2. Find this line= ro.securestorage.support

3. Change it from true to FALSE, save and reboot.

Woked for me, let me know if it helped you.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hirak99:
SDM. Removing that annoying package was one of the first things I did after root.

Verizon/Samsung tried to pull a fast one, and after 5 minutes of unboxing I saw the phone was silently downloading the 4.4.4 root prevention upgrade in the background. For a moment my heart beat faster, but then I could immediately stop it, and rooted.

Now I am free!

a. Using Xposed Framework and X Privacy, gained control over all app permissions now. Angry Birds is no longer able to identify me, Flow Free no longer able to connect to the internet or access my phone log.

b. Using ES Explorer, removed packaged bloatware - Trip Advisor, NFL Mobile, Flipboard, Caller Id, Verizon Cloud, Voicemail and things that I do not need. Yes, NFL Mobile a system app! I could hardly believe that when I got the phone - good riddance.

c. Enabled writing on External SD again. (This was a very bad move from Google - I understand the motivation, but it is like banning cars to stop accidents.)

d. Applied cosmetic changes through Wanam Xposed - circle with percentage in place of battery, switchoff animation like CRT TV, and some more.

e. Removed ads to speed up and smoother browsing.

f. Backed up current state of all apps and system, to safely get back to this point in case I mess up.

Bliss.

Edit: To be clear, I am on 4.4.2.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] drewcam888:
I am on 4.4.2 and using nj6 modem. My downloads are very fast. I just did a speedtest and I m getting 20mb/s down right now
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] leroybrute:
What Rom floodgates will open? You are talking about Verizon N3 roms right? Lol...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] thevillageidiot:
I cleared dalvik cache and fixed permissions after that, seems to be better
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] phillymade:
Yes N3. even though most of the devs have moved on, some remain. and when a new OS comes out the ones that are here will be putting stuff out.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] thugdrummer1:
Yes, they are closing off pathways in the new updates. My question is, can I simply ignore the new update notices, or will it at some point be forced onto my phone regardless of my trying to avoid it?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] thevillageidiot:
As far as I know you can just keep ignoring it, it'll get a little more frequent in asking eventually. Up to twice a day iirc
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hirak99:
I don't get it. If you are holding it off because you want to keep the possibility to root open, why not root now? That way you get the best possibly phone, as well as you don't need to worry about forcibly getting "upgraded" to 4.4.4.