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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] B_I_N_G_O:
hey guys i flashed this ROM in my phone without any problem. Nice work [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] however i wasn't satisfied! not with [MENTION=1214157]Munzi[/MENTION]_ri work but with lollipop so i planned to roll back on my k.k stock rom. Good thing i made a full back up of my stock rom via flashfire before flashing OC3. i simply selected the restore action in flashfire after selecting the backup file witout messing around the checked un checked options , selected wipe option. dragged wipe action before the backup from the main menu. pressed the lightning bolt and it begins. everything went fine after reboot messagebox begins to pop out media unfortunately stopped, touchwiz unfortunately stopped, etc. the only thing which is working is the power button to restart, power off....etc. I know i didn't made a search on it before proceeding but i am stuck with it. can anyone help me in regards to this matter. Please your help will be appreciated ...

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I got the solution just a factory reset made it working correct but i am unable to turn on wifi any suggestions? :rolleyes:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Coke_Can_:
I get stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S4 screen when doing this and would appreciate help.

I used odin to get to NB1 rootable and then used towelroot and installed supersu.

I then installed flashfire, added the OC3 zip, made sure that automount was unchecked and that nothing was checked underneath everoot. I also used normal boot.

Flashes successfully but then remains on the samsung galaxy s4 screen (waited for around 10 minutes before giving up).

Thanks in advance.

Also, in recovery mode it does say I337UCUGOC3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mmalka:
I don't like Mailwise. I always used this hack http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2/themes-apps/hack-removing-keyguard-security-policy-t1117452 but it is not working with this ROM - the explanation I was given it is because the ROM is not deodexed. I tried to deodex the email and exchange apps, but got error messages. Don't know of any other options...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] talvigi:
Hay [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION]: i am running lollipop on my i337 by just following your tutriol and all things are going fine,

I have a question is there any sperat post or any way which would tell me what preinstalled apps i can remove or make them app.apk.bak to free up some space from my storage, and by the way if i don't need/use some apps in my device why are they there?

Show me your mercy again and please let me know if there is a post specific to that or you yourself might have managed to do such work.

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] damnmachine:
-I also have yet to successfully flash this as I get stuck at the same screen. Have tried all different approaches. I finally also gave up to wait for a native root method if one is ever released; or just move on to a new device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
I uploaded a new ROM file yesterday morning which should have resolved the freeze upon boot issue which seems to have been caused by the system.img being slightly larger than the actual device partition size. If you decide to try again re-download the new file first.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Velimere:
Well, I got myself in gear and backed everything up in preparation to do this... and now I can't even download the ROM. Anyone have a working download link?

Edit: Nevermind... The site is back up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Asxetos:
Can the updated zip be flashed over the previous one? (ie already on OC3)

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Cody736:
Noob here! What's the best way to backup everything so that after it factory resets and updates, I can get the stuff I lost during the factory reset back?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TherealSkip:
I looked trough the thread but could not find anything similar, every time I try to do anything with flashfire it only reboots my phone into stock recovery, for instance if I try to do a backup it goes to a black screen for less than a minute, then reboots in stock recovery, same thing happens if I try to flash lollipop

am on 4.3 baseband I337UCUEMK2, rooted and with safestrap on

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There are several apps that can help you with that, but the one that I have had best results with, is titanium backup pro
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Pavlentiy_ukr:
Reboot after update to 5.0.1

Hi all,

I've updated my S4 to the latest firmware (according to the information in this thread). And everything works great, but... only in case there is no SIM-card. When I insert it and try to power on my phone, it is immediately being rebooted after connection to the network. Without the card there are no problems.

Everything was OK with this SIM, when there was 4.4.2 firmware, and I tested it in other phone - also OK.

What can be a reason and how can it be solved?

Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] pallapothu:
Hello guys I am new in XDA & from india

I have at&t galaxy s4 sgh-i337 my information

Android version: 4.3

Baseband version: I337UCUEMK2

Build number: JSS15J.I337UCUEMK2

My phone Rooted now

How can I update to lollipop 5.0.1 from 4.3 with root. Plz give me the steps/ instructions
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] s629c:
Read the instructions that OP posted

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] phantom1999:
hey i still kinda a noob on this. ive got shoman's rom 8.1 on my phone flashed it with safestrap 3.72, and its rooted can i use this rom to update and keep my root? ive got a backup of my phone so how can i do this and keep all my numbers and pictures? and is this rom a stock 5.0 rom? so it would look just like ATT. lollipop correct??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] damnmachine:
-Tried the ROM dated 15/05, same result. I noticed the current link shows an upload date of 19/05 now though; are there any significant changes in that one?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] doslover:
Worked great, thanks for putting this together! I'm glad system-wiping doesn't scare me like it used to. Most games are backed up in ye olde cloude these days anyway.

Cheers! :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] EliezerB:
I have a I337UCUGOC3 running 5.0.1 and am only interested in gaining root access (for Titanium Backup) but not in flashing custom ROMs.

I do know that double posting is discouraged / annoying, etc. So in full disclosure, I asked about this in a different XDA forum, but am wondering if maybe this is actually the correct thread for my question.

Please advise which of the two threads is the correct place to post this - or maybe there's somewhere else altogether...

Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mysticales:
So. Time has come for me to upgrade my rom again I guess. Always feels like a chore heh.

So biggest questions for me is, I have Stock 4.4.2 rooted right now. No safestrap. Planning to go to 5.0.1 via flashfire. That should work without the need to go to 4.4.4 right? (Since it says any base). My BIGGEST concern however is, will this wipe anything out of my phone? Not that I lose pictures anywhere. I think I did last time I updated to 4.4.2. Will all my personal data stay intact? I saw this question posted on the thread before, not 100% sure however after those results. Just hoping I can download flashfire, download the 5.0.1 rom, and go. Any input would be great. =) Just at work, figure I could do this all via my phone if my stuff is safe. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] John The Rhino:
Just back everything up you want to keep like sms, pics, contacts and so forth. Also install Safestrap and make a backup just in case. Once you get OC3 installed and everything is good, make a backup with flashfire. Good luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mysticales:
So sounds like you are saying things will wipe out?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] pierre3408:
I was running fine then really screwed up!! I tried to go back to MK2 because I entered the unlock code I received from AT&T and it didn't work. The MK2 ODIN failed, and now I'm soft bricked/bricked. Can someone guide me to instructions to get back to a working phone. Thanks!!!

Never mind. I just used ODIN for NB1 rootable, and I'm up and running! Sorry!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] s629c:
My guess would to just odin to NB1. Idk tho

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MarkS20:
Attempted to use this process but with SafeStrap to the main ROM slot (due to a recomendation I read elsewhere) and bricked my rooted MF3 S4. Now that I am trying to recover I noticed the ROM download MD5 does not match, downloaded again and the MD5 still doesn't match.

The Knox warranty bit is now 0x1.

Tried using [MK2 ★ FULL ODIN TAR FILES ★ MK2] ★ [UNBRICKED ★ Feb.06.2014] process but that always fails also. S4 says SW REV CHECK FAIL : fused : 5, Binary : 4.

Any suggestions for a direction to head in? It seems us MF3 guys are in the minority.

BTW I'm a highly experienced embedded systems developer. Just haven't had the time to dive deep into the Android development world.

BTW I could not get CMR, TRWP or FF to work. I guess due to the rooted MF3 the stock recovery would not run and now that Goo.im has financial issues I could not find the files I needed there. SafeStrap was the only thing that let me boot to recovery.

EDIT:

I tried updating through Kies but now the phone says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." I can't boot into recovery mode.

Sigh...

Another Edit:

Went to a Samsung Experience Desk but they said since the warranty bit is set their software won't do anything. They recommended I call Samsung and ask for a return label. Went home and called them. They would send me a return label but recommended going to a AT&T corporate store to see if they can re-FLASH the S4. Faster than the 2 week turn around. OK, there is one pretty close to me. Went there and only the Device Support Centers can do that. OK off to NE Philly. Not too much discussion for them to give it shot. They did admit they are not 100% successful. However, they did un-brick and get OC3 loaded. However, I've lost root and now need to reinstall everything as well as configure stuff. Maybe I should have gotten a new phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Frankpjr:
Cannot update ATT i337 rooted MK2 to lollipop

I am a noob and I am running mk2 on ATT i337 S4 that I have root on. Since the guide states to use chainfire's flashfire app with any version with root to update to lollipop I have tried numerous times with it rebooting to stock recovery mode using volume and on-off buttons. I do not know what I am missing to get Lollipop successfully on this device. Is there a better way? What steps must I follow? I was using titanium backup to freeze the att update and other recommended files if that matters.

Also during the 4 or 5 th time trying to use flashfire app and it went to recovery mode, I thought maybe I needed to select the update from there to work but of course it gave an error about the file then it wiped and then reset device so once I was booted up it started to walk through setting up the device which I did to get functioning phone! I checked and ATT update is no longer frozen so what is best course of action? I do still want to root the device with lollipop so I powered off phone so nothing more happens till I have precise direction to get to lollipop and root.

A side note though is some reason KIES did not work lately with the device but once I had the wipe happen, KIES works fine with it!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] damnmachine:
-Finally after much frustration, I was able to get OC3 flashed and running. What ended up working was an ODIN back to NB1 rooted and flash using the latest OC3 zip dated 19/05. Everything appears to be operating normally so far. Thanks muniz!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mysticales:
Ok, so I managed to last night upgrade to 5.0.1. All I had to do was relogin and of course reinstall all my apps. (Sigh) but Thank god for TB!

Anyways more of a major issue I am having and wondering if anyone has seen this for this version. Battery drain. I mean its STEADY! While using it, I can see it lose %. I check battery stats and it claims 2 hours left etc. Seems rather hard thing that I cannot trace down atm since the stats arent telling me much. Anyone know anything about this? Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sahively:
Try it all over again and reinstall your apps one at a time until you find the culprit.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] s629c:
Did you clear cache partition yet?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mysticales:
Cache partition, I thought this rom already did that. Been reading up on this. Seems many people have this on 5.0.1 and clearing cache didnt solve? However would love to hear input from people in here. I unlocked my Att s4, went to tmobile now. (Which is why I figured let me switch from 4.4.2 to 5.0.1, fresh start)

Also.. wondering.. whats the difference between the tethering thats already on the phone, vs flashing this "Native Tethering" file after you flash?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mysticales:
:/ Seems not many have any battery issues?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] macasus76:
What version does KIES restore to?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] creepyncrawly:
Most commonly, battery issues are caused by applications rather than by the kernel. I have no experience with Lollipop, but it seems reasonable to assume that your issue is caused by an application. There are many applications that you can install to provide you with information to track this down. Perhaps the best one is Better Battery Stats, which you can get on the play store for a minimal cost, and is also available free to xda-developers members here.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Homeboy76:
Upload Dates:

a. May 23, 2015 | 09:43AM

b. May 22, 2015 | 05:55AM

c. May 19, 2015 | 03:19AM

What changes are in 23/05?

Please take a look at FlashFire's Disclaimer:

FlashFire Free v0.18

DISCLAIMER

Paragraph 4:

"Your bootloader should be unlocked, and write protections to partions should be patched or disabled before using this software".

I don't remember seeing this 'DISCLAIMER' in v0.17.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] whodinij:
Need help

Hi . I am trying to use your method to update my SGH I337 to Lollipop . But first i want to know if i can update it directly from 4.4.2 and baseband Version 1337UCUFMLD. and im rooted . Is this method going to work for my phone ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] s629c:
Edit: guess it only being baseband that is Verizon, it would work according to other people

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mysticales:
Yes I am already using better battery stats. ;) however. I will admit.. it's not really giving much info at to track anything down. Seems it's draining fast regardless of the app. Even Netflix on WiFi drains faster then it did on kitkat. I mean I have seen reports on the Web about people talking about this. Some are thinking it just has to wait till next version comes out. :/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] macasus76:
Yes it will
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sahively:
Personally, batt life has been great. I'm still thinking it's an app.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MarkS20:
Thought the update completely failed for me, it should work for you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mysticales:
So far, all I see on Process report for better battery stats is:

system 43%

surfacefinger 31%

mediaserver 26%

systemui 11%

Just ordered another battery in case that is the cause. (Been over a year on the OEM one.. even tho not sure this is the cause) But if anyone has info about what I mentioned above if theirs shows the same more or less, could be helpful. =)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mysticales:
So another question. I read that you would flash the native tethering if you got that error where it said wrong sim inserted or something prevented you from turning on the one in the built in menu?

Thing is... I have my Tmobile one in there and seems to work fine without me having flashed it? (However did see this error on 4.4.2 after I took my ATT sim out)

So really what exactly is different by flashing this native tethering file? Its not like I can change its MAC ID for tethering is it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] iateshaggy:
We're sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server.

i get this when trying to install flash fire from google play.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Ign0tus:
Downgrade

I think I was getting that too initially. I had to wait several minutes, perhaps even an hour, before the Flashfire link would work. I think it says that you may have to wait a bit for it to become available after you agree to beta test.

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I used this method and I'm now running 5.0.1 Lollipop without any functional issues. However, there are some things that I do not like about Lollipop and I wish to revert/downgrade back to my previous 4.4.2. I did a backup in Safestrap before the upgrade. How do I go about restoring that backup? Can I install Safestrap with 5.0.1 OC3 and then restore the backup from within Safestrap? I'm also fine with installing 4.4.4 stock and then restoring my app backups with Titanium if someone could point me to instructions or links to a stock 4.4.4 rom.

EDIT: Finally found this thread: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-att/general/guide-odin-to-stock-updating-rooting-t2926642

Going to try to get to stock 4.4.4 and then restore my Titanium app backups.

Some of the things that I do not like about 5.0.1:

I find the theme to be terrrible, too many colors and too bright. I had a black dialer on 4.4.2 for example, and 5.0.1's is white. The colors remind me of a kid's phone.

The "blocking mode" appears to be gone and is replaced by "do not disturb", which sucks. With blocking mode, calls go straight to voicemail as if my phone is off. With DND, the phone appears to still ring, but I don't hear it. It's like having the ringer muted; that's it.

Also with DND, I can't seem to whitelist individual contacts. I have to add them to the "favorites" contact group and then whitelist the entire group. With blocking mode, I can add individual contacts.

I get a constant nag notification about open wifi being available, but these wifi connections aren't truly open. They are usually "open" Comcast hotspots that require a Comcast login. The notification bugs the hell out of me.

I don't like the 4g/LTE icon.

I don't like the water drop tone when I dial a phone number. I had my 4.4.2 modified to sound close, but not exactly, like a standard phone.

Probably some other things I can't recall offhand. I just don't care for the Lollipop upgrade.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Uploading deodexed version of the stock ROM for testing. Stay tuned...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bulletfodder:
This appears to work like a champ!

By far the easiest upgrade process I've seen so far on XDA.

Thanks! :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Deodexed version added to OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] macasus76:
Downloading now thanks!!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MarkS20:
Forgive the noob question but what are the advantages and disadvantages to each version (ODEX'ed and DEODEX'ed)?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
No advantage except deodexed allows for theming and running tools like xposed. If you do not plan on any of the above use the regular ROM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ahmedfikry:
MMS not working

MMS does not work

Mobile data works fine (browsing, apps..etc)

changed APN (added new one with exact same settings) and rebooted, was able to send & receive 1 photo then stopped working again

keeps failing to send or download MMS

need a fix please
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] s629c:
Xposed works now?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] yugotprblms:
I'm sure I know the process, I just want to make sure.

My ATT GS4 is on NJ4 and is rooted. I have a **** ton of personal settings and stuff I want to keep, but have done plenty of ROM stuff before and know how to use Titanium Backup. So to make sure, my plan is this:

1) Backup all my personal stuff with Titanium and any other stuff to the cloud.

2) Follow the instructions provided for the deodexed ROM (I like to use Xposed)

3) After everything is finished, set up my Google account, install Titanium, and start restoring stuff.

That sounds like it's the right way to go, but am I missing anything? Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mmalka:
I already installed 5.0.1 a couple of weeks ago following your instructions by then (I believe there have been two changes since then) and had no issues and everything is working fine. So, if I flash the deodexed version (as I need deodexed email and Exchange apk to hack them and prevent remote administration by my company), would I lose everything and would have to reinstall all my apps and configs?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Droiderat:
An install of the deodexed version will not be any different (in its effect upon your *present* installation) than what you went through several weeks ago. Yes it will wipe everything, and you will need to reinstall apps, data, and configs.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] r.ramos519:
im already on roted 5.0.1 so all I have to do is flash the deodexed version with flashfire right? sorry for the noob question
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RootingNewb:
you cannot go back to mk2, you have to go to NB1 now.

find the stock nb1 file and flash via odin in download mode.

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im trying that now, i will let you know if it works :)

update : installation was successful, will update in a few hours if i find any issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MarkS20:
I wish you had replied sooner. Right now stuck with unrooted 5.0.1 and a bit hesitant to downgrade and upgrade again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dvin5:
WiFi Problem

Thanks for your work

I did it and it works great but I am having issues turning on the WiFi. The phone does not allow me turn it on.

thanks for any suggestion
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Droiderat:
A reinstallation generally fixes issues like this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dvin5:
Thanks for your replay.

I already did the reinstallation and it continue with the issue, actually I can't turn on the wifi from the start up menu (after update). Also, I have wipes the cache partition.

Thank you again
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] macasus76:
Open dialer and hit *#1234# and make sure all three lines match
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dvin5:
When I hit *#1234# in the phone it open the SuperSU app.

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] macasus76:
Yeah it will do that. Long press the home button after that to open all apps windows and look for one that says version
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dvin5:
They are different. I got the AP version trying to solve the issue updating the modem.

AP: I337UCUGOC3

CP: I337MVLUFNC1

CSC: I337ATTGOC3

thank you
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gruntola:
Thanks from this noob. The Flashfire process was very simple and fast., much easier. I also get the custom screen padlock thing when I reboot, but as long as all else is good, it doesn't bother me. Should I backup using Flashfire or is there some sort of recovery that works? Thanks again, this site and members has been very helpful to me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RootingNewb:
The padlock thing is just annoying it doesn't effect performance.

I recommend nandroid back up since I have seen people having issues with titanium backup with various custom roms but everyone has a backup they prefer I suppose.