yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 General] schimi:
Mod Edit
[Galaxy S 4 General] Jean-Nemar:
I do be patient ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Franck_Sinatra:
Thanks! But is this the only mirror? I'm looking for a good download speed...
[Galaxy S 4 General] junkyarddog:
My Device: Samsung S4 GT-I9505

Before Upgrade:

Firmware: I9505XXUGNG8, Rooted with Chainfire

Follows what I've done:

- Downloaded Odin 3.09 & firmware (not "Black Edition", the 2nd one) both links in 1s thread

- Did a full backup with Titanium Backup on external SD

- Powered off

- Removed both SIM & MicroSD

- Launched Odin 3.09 (of course left all settings untouched)

- Connected phone to USB

- Booted in download mode (pressing and hold Home + Power + Volume down buttons)

- Waited Odin "Blue"

- Selected extracted .md5 firmware in AP

- Crossed fingers (optional)

- Clicked on "Start"

- Waited about 10 mins

- Phone rebooted

- Waited about 20 mins (optimizing bla bla bla....)

Done

Follows what I did but, I think is not strictly necessary:

- Rebooted in recovery mode (pressing Home button + Volume Up button + Power Button)

- Did a factory reset

- Completed 1st boot wizard

- Rooted (again) with Chainfire

- Installed ES File Manager

- Fixed permission making Titanium Backup works on external SD, instructions here

- Debloated

- Restored needed App & Data with Titanium Backup

After upgrade:

Firmware:I9505XXUHOB7, Rooted with Chainfire

Hope it helps someone.....

JYD
[Galaxy S 4 General] Jean-Nemar:
I9505XXUHOB7_I9505OXXHOB4_XEF.zip MEGA link is in the attachment because can't post external links:mad:
[Galaxy S 4 General] tudy87:
xposed installer

Xposed installer for lollipop Rom? Anyone?
[Galaxy S 4 General] AlexVat:
Hi, mate! You have private message with the link to the 5.0.1 Romanian ROM for 9505. It's shared on my Dropbox account ;)

Press the "Thanks" button once you've downloaded so I know I can delete it :)

You'll also find the Odin version that I used to flash that firmware on my phone ;)

Cheers mate and have a perfect evening! ;):good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] vforvlive:
Downloading, testing and will reply after mate ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] hare89:
Guys anybody noticing under cell standby time without signal a lot bigger precentage than on 4.4.2 ??iam on btu i wonder would it help to flash dbt ??
[Galaxy S 4 General] Cpsil:
I will wait with patience mate! Please inform me with your conclusion!!! :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] vforvlive:
Finished with ODIN

Device booted

Android is upgrading...

Lets see in 5 mins....;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] leo_nidas:
Odp: Firmware-update Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505XXUHOB7 (BTU) (Android 5.0.1) available

Hello i have a question, my girl have a i9506 LTE-A, any chance to upgrade Android for this model?!
[Galaxy S 4 General] vforvlive:
Mod Edit

9506 got Lollipop updates...
[Galaxy S 4 General] leo_nidas:
Ok i have a S3, and i dont have any problem to flash firmware with odin.... If i flash this modem in this Vodafone will be working?! Or no signal?! Sorry but i dont have this phone but i want a help, on 4.3 this phone not working good... ?

Wysłane z mojego D6503 przy użyciu Tapatalka

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Wysłane z mojego D6503 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Galaxy S 4 General] vforvlive:
OK device is booted ...

And the Firmware of Hong Kong is Multilanguadge!!!

Everything working!

S-view

Wifi

GPS

i found it bit smouther like OA7 leak (BTU suks)

But one problem i found....

There is no Multilanguadge support for the keyboard!!!

And now i decided to flash for last time the DBT Official release ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Cpsil:
Well if is it smoother as you said we must find a way to install our language.I am a little disappointed by BTU.By DBT you mean the leaked one?
[Galaxy S 4 General] vforvlive:
When i say DBT i mean the yesterday offiial release OB7 and not leaked OA7

Mod Edit

Allready flash in progress for me ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Cpsil:
I have that problem too.Sometimes my signal dies while i am talking with someone....It shut down and poof !!!!! Back again after a little.... :/
[Galaxy S 4 General] hare89:
I am downloading official dbt now to try tommorow...
[Galaxy S 4 General] Cpsil:
Using the HOC3

I have istalled the HOC3 version of lollipop since yesterday.My results:

From 9:00 AM : Battery: From 100% to 96% with 4G on and some usage of phone calling.

S-view:Finally it responds fast and no lag as the HOB7

Full signal and wifi working.

No bloatware installed,just an another keyboard installed for Chinese language.

Better ram management 0.95 GB free ram with 4 sasmung apps disabled.

I will update this status as far as I see.I believe that this version should be better than the HOB7 with changelist "3996895".This one has newer changelist "4446464".
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bingley:
I'm in HOB7 and its just as you say for the HOC3 version. I cant see why it would be different, although I have more ram free not that that even matters due to how android caches processes...
[Galaxy S 4 General] pjuklas2:
Few more for today:

Model	GT-I9505

Model name	GALAXY S4 LTE

Country	Cyprus

Version	Android 5.0.1

Changelist	3996895

Build date	Thu, 26 Feb 2015 07:59:54 +0000

Product code	CYV

PDA	I9505XXUHOB8

CSC	I9505VFGHOB4

Model	GT-I9505

Model name	GALAXY S4 LTE

Country	Greece (Vodafone)

Version	Android 5.0.1

Changelist	3996895

Build date	Thu, 26 Feb 2015 07:59:54 +0000

Product code	VGR

PDA	I9505XXUHOB8

CSC	I9505VFGHOB4
[Galaxy S 4 General] radz_:
OC3 is the best base so far that i use for 5.0.1....
[Galaxy S 4 General] Cpsil:
Well it has to do with the changelog. As i said there is difference. Newer is better in our case.... I have no lag like in HOB7...try it and you will be happy... ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bingley:
I would if there was a btu/uk version. Installing another region's rom doesn't seem like a hugely beneficial idea
[Galaxy S 4 General] Cpsil:
Well till now i don't have any problems. If i find anything abnormal, i will let you know!
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobfrantic:
In the OC3, how is the video playback? Anylag in youtube?

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 General] Smartie36:
In my view it's beneficial if the software is a later release with a higher changelist, OC3 appears to be the most upto date build of lollipop for the S4.

I'm in the uk but I very rarely use a btu /uk official rom, unless one exists for the latest build that's available to download & install.

With a much higher changelist on the OC3 release I'll be installing it to see if anything has improved over OB7, especially battery usage which isn't great for me on the latest btu build.
[Galaxy S 4 General] hare89:
I flashed dbt official over btu and performance wise they are the same imho there is random lag in both versions altough dbt version has some bloatware but all apps can be uninstalled normally...
[Galaxy S 4 General] Smartie36:
Just finished setting up the phone and getting all apps re-installed after flashing OC3, one thing I noticed that's different to the OB7 build is the priority notification, you no longer get the star icon in the notification bar when activated, it's the old circle with a line through it in the top left of the notification bar like you had with kitkat. Will use it for a week or so and see how the battery performance is, doubt it could be any worse than the OB7 build was.
[Galaxy S 4 General] vforvlive:
Did you find any solution for the Greek languadge on the keyboard mate:confused:

Beause like i said to you, it must for me and this was the only reason i reflashed that device yesterday!

On the over hand the DBT i installed after the Hong Kong, working great too...

I desided to not flash the Greek one cose of that CSC OB2 file.....

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Yes BTU is kind of laggy....

But working DBT soo far no lags for me!

Did you wiped everything before and after flash?
[Galaxy S 4 General] hare89:
Yes but i am only using dbt for few hours maybe its me :D

We shall see after few days ...
[Galaxy S 4 General] vforvlive:
And more for Greece...

Model	GT-I9505

Model name	GALAXY S4 LTE

Country	Greece (Black Edition)

Version	Android 5.0.1

Changelist	3996895

Build date	Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:44:46 +0000

Product code	EUR

PDA	I9505XXUHOB7

CSC	I9505YXYHOB5

Model	GT-I9505

Model name	GALAXY S4 LTE

Country	Greece

Version	Android 5.0.1

Changelist	3996895

Build date	Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:44:46 +0000

Product code	EUR

PDA	I9505XXUHOB7

CSC	I9505EURHOB2
[Galaxy S 4 General] Cpsil:
Dear vforvlife there is an option in the input methods which allows you t use the samsung keyboard and yes there is Greek language in it. I always wipe cache when i flash a new rom just t be sure. And as for videos on YouTube, bobfrantic, i don't have any problems. Where there any of them in older builds???
[Galaxy S 4 General] jedics:
just so others know, this didnt work for me at first. Couldnt get into recovery until I pulled the battery AND let it sit for 10 minutes. Then I was able to get into recovery and wipe cache/user data etc and then all sweet so far.

It has been a bit on the laggy side and that interface YUCK, it looks like some fat kid vomitted all over it after a day at the show, and they pay designers good money to come up with this stuff????? I yearn for black backgrounds with white and tasteful minimal colour accents accross all the apps and interface.

Not to mention the noticable increase in battery life that amoled displays give, samorons.

thanks peeps
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobfrantic:
I am using OC1 right now and yes youtube lags and video stops but audio is fine. Which firmware are you using?
[Galaxy S 4 General] pjuklas2:
Today just one so far, but already 12pm CET so i guess no more.

Model	GT-I9505

Model name	GALAXY S4 LTE

Country	Netherlands

Version	Android 5.0.1

Changelist	3996895

Build date	Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:44:46 +0000

Product code	PHN

PDA	I9505XXUHOB7

CSC	I9505PHNHOB2
[Galaxy S 4 General] Talha7866:
Theres a bug in lollipop firmware wifi takes too long to turn on and it doesn't remember the Wi-Fi connections is there any fix please ? Also the recents drawer is not smooth its a lil bit laggy .. If someone knows a fix for these problems please tell me ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] rayblo:
Am at work now will install this later on 999mb
[Galaxy S 4 General] hare89:
Well no fix untill all "non-banana" countries get lollipop than maybe we can hope for 5.1 and no bugs...
[Galaxy S 4 General] Vanojan:
Can anyone please upload this on MEGA or GOOGLE Drive?
[Galaxy S 4 General] henklbr:
I9505XXUHOB7 Netherlands PHN

Model	GT-I9505

Model name	GALAXY S4 LTE

Country	Netherlands

Version	Android 5.0.1

Changelist	3996895

Build date	Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:44:46 +0000

Product code	PHN

PDA	I9505XXUHOB7

CSC	I9505PHNHOB2

Download for instal with Odin: MegaNZ
[Galaxy S 4 General] vforvlive:
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[/COLOR]

Thx mate!

Just got one more SGS4 and will flash that HONG KONG firmware on it!

On mine soo far with DBT i got none problems or lags, everything is ok!

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Did you made a clean install?

Did you wiped everything before and after the flash?

I didnt met any of thoose problems on any of Lollipops versions i have flashed since now....

Tested by me:

Leaked German OA7

United Kingdom BTU OB7

German DBT OB7

Hong Kong TGY OC3

Greek EUR OB7

None wifi problems i had or pass remember problems!

I had many lags on United Kingdom BTU OB7 only!

p.s.

i have several devices and this how i can to test many firmwares!

if anyone want me to test anything just msg me!
[Galaxy S 4 General] rayblo:
Whats better upgrade or clean install?
[Galaxy S 4 General] vforvlive:
Clean install is recomended not forced and wipe cache/data before and after;)

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More updates out ppl ;)

Model	GT-I9505

Model name	GALAXY S4 LTE

Country	United Kingdom (Vodafone)

Version	Android 5.0.1

Changelist	3996895

Build date	Thu, 26 Feb 2015 07:59:54 +0000

Product code	VOD

PDA	I9505XXUHOB8

CSC	I9505VFRHOC1

Model	GT-I9505

Model name	GALAXY S4 LTE

Country	Cyprus (Cytamobile Vodafone)

Version	Android 5.0.1

Changelist	3996895

Build date	Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:44:46 +0000

Product code	CYO

PDA	I9505XXUHOB7

CSC	I9505OXXHOB4
[Galaxy S 4 General] mimo2008:
Ok guys any recommendations between BTU or DBT.

Thx
[Galaxy S 4 General] rboy28:
Should be the same firmware except regional code (changelist is the same).
[Galaxy S 4 General] vforvlive:
Well i had them bouth and i recomend you DBT or TGY

BTU full of lagg...
[Galaxy S 4 General] Talha7866:
Mod Edit link removed

I am using this firmware actually what I did is that I was having german leaked installed before and I flashed this on german leak but after installing this firmware my data doesn't deleted even after the reset my baseband and kernel changed to new firmware which I flashed
[Galaxy S 4 General] spraypaint:
Can someone share MEGA link to DBT? :p
[Galaxy S 4 General] vforvlive:
You didnt wipe cache/data before the flash or after :cool:

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There is no reason to do that since yours is OB7....

Try flash TGY Hong Kong whitch is the latest on built!

---------- Post added at 04:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:48 PM ----------

Model	GT-I9505

Model name	GALAXY S4 LTE

Country	Romania (Vodafone)

Version	Android 5.0.1

Changelist	3996895

Build date	Thu, 26 Feb 2015 07:59:54 +0000

Product code	CNX

PDA	I9505XXUHOB8

CSC	I9505VFGHOB4
[Galaxy S 4 General] Talha7866:
Nope bro give me a link to latest and best one? Please
[Galaxy S 4 General] vforvlive:
DBT German OB7 Mod Edit link removed

TGY Hong Kong OC3 Mod Edit link removed

Im using bouth of them and they are more stable than any other regions!

Wifi, Signal, Battery and no lags!

Dont forget to Wipe cache/data before and after the flash ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Smartie36:
I've never had any stability issues or lag with the BTU rom, not that I've noticed anyway, WiFi & network signal strong as always, only issue I had was high battery drain but I also had the same battery performance when I tried the OC3 build.
[Galaxy S 4 General] malybru:
Mod Edit

Thread cleaned.

Can we please stay on the topic of firmware in this thread

Also , a quick reminder that sammobile links are not permitted on XDA , as per :

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/general/lollipop-variants-roll-t3029711

Thank you

malybru

Forum Moderator
[Galaxy S 4 General] dutchronnie:
Update

Question, something is not clear to me.

When i update to this rom, do i neet to root the divice again? or not

I have already instaled the latest Philz-touch recovery, its not clear to me if i have to root and install the recovery again.

I want to go back to a rooted stockrom.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Phone_Guru:
When logging on to a WiFi hotspot the sign in page doesn't appear. Does anyone know how to fix this?
[Galaxy S 4 General] ViniciusAlves:
The best!!!

Thanks a Lot :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] hare89:
Found a fix for a signal lost,swiched network mode to wcdma/gsm ! When it was on lte/wcdma/gsm it was constantly losing signal cause there is no lte in my country :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] OzGurKan:
any mirrors for DBT ?? pleaseeeee :( cannot download from samsung live updates... :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] planetf1:
Same issue with wifi here... Opening up browser and going to random page works
[Galaxy S 4 General] ducy1:
Hay

Sorry for a noob question.

Is there any way to change CSC without root?

Thnx.
[Galaxy S 4 General] pjuklas2:
After flashing firmware just do factory reset and will change.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ducy1:
I did but it did not change (I did factory resset from recovery)
[Galaxy S 4 General] pjuklas2:
Weird as I know after proper flashing enough to wipe data and do factory reset. Lets wait someone more experience to say something about this.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Phone_Guru:
Didn't work for me
[Galaxy S 4 General] Peterice:
Help me please

Hello sir please am really in need of your help

i bought samsung galaxy s4 i9500 with software version 4.2.2 and i rooted the phone with odin and replace stock revocery mode so that i can be able to flash omega 4.4.2 kitkat rom and i succeed in doing that but the problem now is that my phone is no longer booting not evening into recovery mode but only booting into download mode and i try to flash with official lollipop rom 5.0.1 and odin keep failing and showing re partition error, i try downloading pit file and still seeing the same error please tell me what to do
[Galaxy S 4 General] Cpsil:
Sorry for being late. I am using lollipo HOC3.The one which is available on Hong Kong
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobfrantic:
I took the file libdivxdrm.so from the HOC3 and put it into my phone with OC1 and videos played fine including the ones from youtube. :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] keno0:
Mega link for last germany B7 please
[Galaxy S 4 General] Annunneo:
Umm [emoji53] this is for the i9505 not the i9500 so... I suggest you go to the help thread. Best of luck.[emoji4]
[Galaxy S 4 General] centoasa:
Try with this http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/general/i9505xxuhoa7-odin-files-100-t3043983

Maybe works!

Good luck
[Galaxy S 4 General] AlexVat:
[MENTION=6249122]Peterice[/MENTION]

No, don't try with the above solution. You have a 9500 (Exynos chipset) and the above firmware is ONLY for 9505 (Snapdragon).

Just a sec while I search for the appropriate thread ;)

EDIT: Here is the complete guide on how to return to stock AND you also have the *.pit files for all the versions. Choose the one for your model (9500) and follow by letter the guide.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265477

As long as you have access to the Download mode you can recover your phone ;)

Take your time, read carefully all the instructions and you should be able to return to stock ;)

Good luck, mate! :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Dimitrije R:
Hello there. I still didnt recieve OTA Lollipop update(XEH region), so i thought to install it via ODIN. Wanted to ask if someone could recommend me which ROM should I install, from which region? I read lots of posts about ROMs, but after all cant see which one is better than other? Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 General] beren:
hi guys,

this's for my wife's S4 (i9505) italian version...

she's having a lot of problems with the device, many reboots and battery drain, so having to wipe everything i wanted to download and flash lollipop but find out that it's not relased for italy yet....

is there any issue if i flash the UK firmware? and can i flash through odin without do anything else before, considering that the device is still stock and unrooted?

thanks..
[Galaxy S 4 General] AlexVat:
Hi, Dimitrije!

From my point of view it doesn't matter which one you choose to install as long as the change log is the same.

The main version is OB7, so the only different part is the CSC and/or the network provider bloatware which comes pre-installed.

So you can choose the ROM released for your region/country without any problems.

From the carrier branded ones I understand that the "DBT" one is working really good.

I have installed the generic ROM for my country and it works very well, no lags, no bloatware.

Good luck flashing it and enjoy the 5.0.1 on your phone! ;)

Cheers!:good:

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Ciao!

You can flash it without problems. It doesn't matter if it's locked on a carrier or unbranded, rooted or not ;)

You can flash whichever version you want, although I recommend that you flash one which isn't branded for a certain carrier so that you don't have any bloatware ;)

Cheers! :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] beren:
thanks...

need to backup/wipe or can try a dirty flash?

is there any good tool to make a complete backup? (i use TB on my rooted devices)
[Galaxy S 4 General] AlexVat:
Well, it depends. If you have root (but you mentioned earlier it isn't rooted) you can try and use TB, because it's the best.

Otherwise, backup what you need (sms, pictures, videos, game saves etc.) and wipe before AND after you flash the new firmware. This is the cleanest way to install it and I really believe it's worth the trouble as you risk nothing going wrong.

Sure, you can also do a dirty flash, but I don't recommended it as the whole system uses another technology (ART as default being the main change) and you could have a poor experience after you flash the new ROM ;)

So choose which is better based on you have on the phone! ;)

Good luck! :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Dimitrije R:
Thanks for answer! Yeah i might choose DBT one, or one for my country. Now just need to take a good look at process for ODIN, not to make something wrong :) Oh btw, when I install ROM via ODIN, will i be able to get OTA updates after that? Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 General] androidnandroid:
Ya you'll get its official
[Galaxy S 4 General] AlexVat:
Yes! The official firmware comes without root or any other mods so the OTA's will be available ;)

Here is the list with the complete steps needed to successfully flash your firmware using Odin:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265477

Good luck! :thumbup:

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 General] Dimitrije R:
Thanks for informations! Now I just need to find some link to download some Lollipop ROM, cos it seems impossible for me to download from samfirmware, it doesnt download almost at all, writes it needs about 8 hours :/
[Galaxy S 4 General] hi4s4:
works with i337?

How can I use this ROM with i337? On opening the md5 file, it has a bunch of files including modem.bin. So, I'm not sure, if this will work with my phone?
[Galaxy S 4 General] AlexVat:
No, don't try it on the AT&T version.

It will not work and most likely it will hard-brick your device beyond any point of recovery.

It's a different hardware under the hood and that's why it won't work.

I'm sorry to give you bad news, but you must search or wait for a specific firmware for the i337 version of the S4.
[Galaxy S 4 General] guguts:
To whoever is having problems instaling a Custom Recovery after installing this, try unmarking Auto-Reboot in Odin 3.09

I managed to install Phils Recovery on a i9505 this way.
[Galaxy S 4 General] NIK3SH:
Did anyone tried Xposed?

Is it running properly on I9505XXUHOB7?

I want to use xposed addition to remap buttons...
[Galaxy S 4 General] beren:
maybe nobody uses KidsMode from samsung on 5.0.1 (UK)....

after downloading it always FC when try to setup kid account (name and birth date).

what can i try?
[Galaxy S 4 General] androidnandroid:
Kindly call samsung service Centre toll free number and report the bugs I called they told the more people will call the faster the bug fix will come
[Galaxy S 4 General] beren:
probably they would ask me how can i have android 5.0.1 on s4 if has not been relesed in italy yet...LOL

btw going to try s6 kids mode as i came back home....

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/themes-apps/hot-galaxy-s6-apps-t3041330
[Galaxy S 4 General] Peterice:
Thanks for the link
[Galaxy S 4 General] stef_ladefense:
hello everyone

you have problems that volume sound change?

on my S4, the sounds are reduced alone and only a reboot fixes the problem.

you ?

Stef
[Galaxy S 4 General] androidnandroid:
Ya everyone have that.. Turn off pocket mode volume increase
[Galaxy S 4 General] stef_ladefense:
ok great

this problem is only and new on 5.01 ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] batorgil01:
me too. how to solve the problem??
[Galaxy S 4 General] mustafa_shaarawi:
Does This Rom is Good Than OB8.. Thank's Bro
[Galaxy S 4 General] mohammedtaherpatla:
doubted

i hope this is english and has no bugs(official)
[Galaxy S 4 General] milly62:
Wich is the best firmware for Romania?

SORRY FOR MY BAD ENGLISH.
[Galaxy S 4 General] OzGurKan:
I use a rom from Germany . And it's ok ! No lag , etc.
[Galaxy S 4 General] henklbr:
I9505XXUHOB7 Netherlands BLACK EDITION (PHN)

Model	GT-I9505

Model name	GALAXY S4 LTE

Country	Netherlands (Black Edition)

Version	Android 5.0.1

Changelist	3996895

Build date	Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:44:46 +0000

Product code	PHN

PDA	I9505XXUHOB7

CSC	I9505YHNHOD1

Download for install with Odin: MegaNZ