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[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 5518680:
I am on stock RU version, heard it was the best :P I have also had some bootloop experiences with xposed. Some guys have reported success but their method requires a "bloatware" script that removes ****load of useful apps. Bleh!

Right now it's just wait and see. I miss xposed but am also really enjoying this lollipop update, the performance (too soon?) looks better than the custom roms available. IMO
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cookertron:
Hi All,

I have am issue trying to root the GT-I8160. I put the root.zip onto the SDCARD and boot into recovery then try and "Apply update from external storage". The porblem is the file structure that follows isn't what I've got on the SDCARD.

I've attached a picture so you can see what I mean.

Selecting one of the listed directories just brings up nonsense, random characters.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Anthony
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blugonjic:
I do not own your phone but I had an Ace for some time and I think you shouldn't "apply update from sd card" but rather "install zip from sd". Then find the fule and install
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamrohanreddy:
I have the same phone and I rooted through Kingo root and everything is working fine. I've attached a PIC of root. And which version of android is ur ace 2 running on ?

Hope it helped u ;)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] fritzgerald:
i've been loking and looking for a theme that will match this and can't seem to find one. anyone know if there is one out there? something that had the same glossy black keys with blue highlights.

thanks...

-fritz
[AT&T LG G2] spikyshotgun:
Hi guys,

I hope somebody can help me out. I have a G2 on stock 4.4.3 kitkat D80020y. I was rooted with stumproot but still on stock recovery. Then I heard the lollipop OTA coming out and in trying to prepare for it I "unrooted" the phone by choosing permanent unroot in Supersu app. Following that when I checked for OTA and it wasn't showing up, I realised it won't show up as I was on T mobile.

So, I thought that's easy, let me just root again with stump root and manually install it. But the problem is Stumproot is now unable to root my phone!

What's the easiest thing to do from here? Should I just borrow an AT&T Sim from a friend and try updating it that way? Will that cause any problems? Or should I try rooting my phone by another method and do the manual method then?

Sorry for the long post
[AT&T LG G2] kenennaoyeka:
http://xdaforums.com/att-g2/general/update-to-stock-lolipop-d80030f-root-t3084081
[AT&T LG G2] spikyshotgun:
Thanks for your reply. I did see that thread but the point is how do I root D80020y kitkat if stumproot is not working?
[AT&T LG G2] spikyshotgun:
Yup tried that too. Not working. Guess will borrow ATT Sim from a friend and try upgrading that way. Hope that doesn't cause any issues.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Asrathael:
Hi All,

Just picked up my shiny new Gold SM-G9250, and I thought it might be a good idea to start a thread for all of us who own it! Phone has already updated to baseband G9250ZCU1A0D3, and seems to be running very smoothly so far!

Being a Chinese version, there's no Google Services on the phone, so would be curious if anyone has managed to root their phone and get GApps on there yet.

Hope you're all enjoying your phones!

:good:
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] rafaelpinaf:
Hi man!

I'm looking for a green S6 Edge and the only variant that has this color available is the G9250.

So, does it dual sim? or single sim? Does it have any logo on the back saying it is Dual?

Thank you
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Asrathael:
It's a single sim phone, I'm afraid.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] rafaelpinaf:
Why are you afraid?

Can you post some pics of your device?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Asrathael:
:rolleyes: as in 'I'm sorry it isn't Dual Sim.'
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] iGordy101:
Any of you having the low bright and dimming essues ? My s6 edge gets waaay brighter but only outside.... auto or not auto still brightness problems.. software or hardware essues?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Asrathael:
I haven't noticed anything yet, but I have mainly been using it indoors - only took it outside for a short while yesterday.

I'm out and about today, so I'll keep an eye on it and post later with what I find.

Still trying to track down root/recovery for this firmware if anyone has been successful? There was a page based on the phone's original firmware, but not sure whether to risk it.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] iGordy101:
I'm rooted used odin
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Asrathael:
Nice!

Could you direct me to a link for the files you used?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] drakon.us:
iGordy101, how did you unlock your SM-G9250? Did it come unlocked?

To the other G9250 users, the Taiwan version of the the G9250 comes with Gapps installed, perhaps there is someway to load it onto there?

Based on model numbers released so far, it looks like only the regular S6 will have dual sim option, but only for limited bands.

---------- Post added at 09:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:26 AM ----------

Oh Guys! Not sure about the different regions, but the members on MOBILE01 found that 'crom service' in Samsung Apps is the factory bootloader unlock! I just unlocked my bootloader, ROOT, HERE I COME!

---------- Post added at 10:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:46 AM ----------

I'm So EXCITED! Samsung provides factory bootloader unlocking!

I posted the details here:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6-edge/development/howto-bootloader-unlock-s6-edge-sm-g9250-t3086325
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Cocytan:
Just a quick update.

I also found the CROM service post, unlocked and rooted my Edge. However, the recovery seems to not have taken properly (I'm getting the dm-verity verification failed error when I try to flash a zip or reset the phone). Phone still works fine, but I'm still that elusive step away from getting Gapps running on it!

Haven't had any problems at all with the auto-brightness bug that I can see - perhaps it's a handset issue thing? I'm just waiting for the firmware to appear on Sammobile so I can reflash it and try doing the recovery thing from scratch.

Keep the post updated if any of you have luck getting a working recovery/Gapps on the phone!

Cheers!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] lucky_strike33:
How were you able to use the app? My app force closes.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Cocytan:
I didn't have any problem - found the app on the store, downloaded, it opened and unlocked without issue (and very quickly). I'm model SM-G9250, so it could be because of that.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Asrathael:
Anyone had any luck yet finding a fully-working recovery for the AOD3 build? Or any other method of getting Gapps on the phone?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] prodigiez:
Hong Kong version G9250 , everything is unlocked , single sim and comes with google services. On AOD5 now
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Asrathael:
That's interesting - is it ok to flash firmwares of different regions between phones of the same model number? HK firmware flashed to a mainland phone for example?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] samsungfan12:
i would also like to know this and if so, how to do it
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Cocytan:
Apparently it's ok to flash firmware to different regions, but it will break OTA as the CSC codes don't match up.

I've been checking the Chinese message boards, but there isn't currently a working root/recovery for the AOD3 build. Hopefully, some clever person out there can help out with this, as it's way beyond me!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Asrathael:
I gave it a try with the HK firmware - didn't work, and soft-bricked phone. Had to flash the original software again. Wouldn't suggest anyone else tries, just in case.

I'm sure the proper files will pop up online soon - no need to rush!

:D
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] samsungfan12:
can someone explain the simplest way to get google apps?

ive unlocked the phone using crom, so what is the next step to get google play?

is the simplest method rooting it? Is there a method that works without messing up the phone?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
no..

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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Hemant:
Same is the case with g9200 and no matter what you don't get the signal if installing any other rom. By the way gfan Chinese forum have a lot of rom's for g9250 now.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] prembox:
Could you post the link of those Chinese forums, Hemant? Also, if tiz Chinese forums and not HK, them ROMs might not have Google stuff in it right?

Sent from my SM-G9250
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] MysticNetherlands:
Hi all! Completely new here and completely new to flashing, ROMs, bootloaders, Gapps etc. I have an IT background though so I'm a quick learner ;) I have 3 questions that I hope you guys n galls can help me with. I have searched this forum and other fora extensively for the past 3 days but my searched failed to yield consistent results.

My questions pertain to a Chinese S6 Edge, 64GB, SM-G9250 and in decreasing order of importance to me are as follows:

1) My main question: how do I get Google Play Store (and preferably the whole GApps suite) working? Some say no need to root, some say need to, I get directed to a HK video, some say I must flash a HK ROM, some say that won't work etc etc. Could someone PLEASE guide me STEP BY STEP through a relatively safe and easy process to get it done? I prefer not to root, I really only want my old phone's apps (FPSE Gold, PPSPP etc) and be able to download some new stuff from the Google market, but if it's the only way, so be it then...

2) When I call here in Holland and some company's automated phone response system says "please press 2 for..." etc, the DTMF doesn't work. I don't seem to have any related settings in the call options menu?

3) Any website that gives somewhat in-depth yet concise and clear information on ROMs, bootloaders, recovery, used software like Odin, TWRP etc etc? I found androidgeeks helpful but some more detailed info would be nice.

THANKS!!!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] tom0927:
This is the site Hemant was talking about: http://bbs.gfan.com/forum-1619-1.html
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Hemant:
Some of the rom's have store built in or u just install the zip for it. Most rom's are for chinese built but they work for HK one. At least they do for me on hk g9200.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] roll7:
Hey,

I'm stuck.

I'm trying to flash the new firmware from your G9250ZTU... tar.md5 file,

Downloaded Kies, then uninstalled to get the USB Driver.

Turn on USB Debugging

Set to Download Mode

Plugged in USB

Run ODIN v3.09

etc.

but now I'm stuck at "NAND Write" and it's been more than 25 minutes.

Any thoughts? Did I miss a step? I have doubts about my USB Driver...but it connects to Odin without any issues.

Is it the firmware?

Please help!

Thanks in Advance!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
u need odin 3.10.6 in my drive is all files.. why no read all pages?

Enviado desde mi SM-G9250 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] roll7:
Hello,

Sorry I did not see any instructions in your google drive.

I used odin 3.10.6

ran nicely than came to this issue see attachment.

What do you think?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
i see this issue when flash files in odin.. i dont have idea what is the problem...

but shut down ur phone and try many times.. eventually it works... or flas first the twrp recovery root using twrp and using twrp manager reboot to download mode.. using twrp manager at first try works...

before flash anything unlock bootloader usin the apk..

all steps increments knox and u lose warranty...

Enviado desde mi SM-G9250 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] roll7:
Thanks for your help. I'll keep trying! :)
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] roll7:
i just realised, do I need to UNLOCK BOOTLOADER to flash with ODIN? :eek:

If that is the case, I have soft-bricked my phone, and now need to load the original firmware, then download CROM App to unlock.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
yes the first step is unlock bootloader on any phone

you flashed the phone and now not boot? or what? can you enter to recovery? or download mode.?

if you can enter recovery try cleaning..

Enviado desde mi SM-G9250 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] prembox:
Wondering when's the damned 5.1.1 FW update with RAM Mgmt fix coming to us...i thought the 9250 used to get updates before everyone else but not to be so....

Sent from my SM-G9250
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
me every day checking for update... too many issues on s6 edge...

Enviado desde mi SM-T700 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] prembox:
Same here....hardware design and the components are world class....I give 10/10 for that but the SW sucks....especially the lag that comes in on regular use where by default the RAM is at >85% utilization without a single app opened by me....
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
yes its all true... and the ****ing knox... i want to do in my own phone any **** y want!!! why the company's thinks for us!!!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] prembox:
5.1.1 Update

Now that the update OTA hit India today....I guess it should be in for the HK Model any time in this week...fingers crossed!!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nayabryan:
Anyone else gotten the 5.1.1 update?

Is VOLTE supported natively now?

Any information is greatly appreciated.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] prembox:
The OTA hasn't come up yet.....I don't understand what specific s/w changes Samsung needs to make specifically for this model.....
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nofam:
Quite a few actually - the modem is quite different from the 925F/I and there are a bunch of other things in the kernel code too.

I'm selling my 9250 and getting an F, as I'm sick of waiting for updates, and as a result, our phones not being covered by devs.

Having owned every Galaxy S since the original, I really can't understand why Samsung made the S6 so fragmented with all it's models - it's crazy.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] prembox:
Me thinking the same...no development absolutely....

Sent from my SM-G9250
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nofam:
Ya, to be clear though, I absolutely DON'T blame the devs for this - the lack of support is entirely down to Samsung for having so many damn models, and as a result, releasing updates and kernel source code for the more unusual variants very slowly.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] Hemant:
Actually there is a lot of support but on the Chinese site and not here on xda which is expected as this device with td lte is for China region only. I think there are 3-4 rom's for G9250 updated on constant basis.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] prembox:
I know that but going thru the Chinese sites is a pain....

Sent from my SM-G9250
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] robuk1980:
Hi roll7, have you got this to work? I had exactly the same problems as you - I have tried to flash HK and TY firmware onto my Chinese G9250 without luck. I used Odin after unlocking the bootloader, with the same result that you showed in your screen shot. I was able to flash Chinese firmware so I know that my Odin flashing process is fine (I have rolled back to a previous firmware version that supports PingPong root, clinging to hopes of not having to KNOX!). The HK and TY firmware are larger files than the CNY one, so my theory is that the partition is maybe not big enough which is why CNY firmware can be flashed onto a HK phone (someone on SamMobile has done that).

I'm really not fussed about rooting - I'd prefer to not root and to continue to use banking apps (I can't do that once rooted, right?). Estanenmi seems pretty convinced that you cannot get Google stuff onto the phone without voiding the warranty though, and seems to know what they're talking about! :) If I PingPong root, do I still have to install a custom recovery to get GoogleApps installed? From what I gather, that will trip KNOX even if the rooting doesn't, is that right?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] roll7:
Hey,

I just got back on holidays, so no i haven't tried since my last thread.

I am going to attempt to unlock bootloader and flash firmware later this.

Did you use the CROM software to unlock bootloader? Are you trying to flash the HK firmware from estanenmi?

I'm also not too fussed with rooting at this stage. more so of getting google play because i cannot live without that. I'm based in Australia.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] robuk1980:
Hi,

Yes, I used the CROM app to unlock the bootloader. I got the HK firmware from the sammobile website (and the TY firmware).

Let me know how you get on.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] robuk1980:
Root, custom recovery, KNOX limitations

Right, I'm slowly resigning myself to the fact that I'm probably going to have to root to get GApps onto my Chinese G9250. Some questions:

If I root using PingPong (I have downgraded to the appropriate firmware version) do I still trip KNOX by installing a custom recovery? If so, then what sort of things can I do by rooting that I don't need a custom recovery for? Can I install GApps? (I'm getting the impression that the answer to the latter question is no.)

If I do trip KNOX, does this mean that I can't use online banking apps? How about Alipay Wallet type payments?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
if you root using pinpong u no increase knox... if you flash custom recovery using flash fire no knox increase.. but if you flash bootloader unlock and flash custom kernel u increase knox.. when you are rooted u can push google play whitout flash anything on recovery u can usw adb or file explorer to do..

on my phone its not important knox in mexico no e-wallets and my phone not have guarantee... but i think in exchange or sell for more Comercial edge phone.. or g4 to many bugs i cant fix.. ill made my own custom rom but i can't write custom kernel... :(

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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] tom0927:
Hi,

I'm getting my China version G9250 tomorrow and want to confirm this workflow will work and I will have root + GApps at the end of it. Thanks!

Unlock bootloader using CROM

Flash Hong Kong AOF1 system.img only

Root using CF Autoroot or PingPong (which is better?)
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] bencome:
Hi,

What is a "prop editor" ?

is it the same than [MENTION=6228511]tinblue[/MENTION] "I used a root explorer to edit the build.proc file in the /system folder. Edit the model to 925F and reboot."

does this means you can now use ROM for SM-925F ? or is it just "make up" for softwares/equipment connecting to phone

thanks
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] bencome:
Hi, I have a a Chinese G920 (G9250ZCU1AOE8) and mainly look to put french has the main language ( I should manage to flash the zip the gapps later). After several operations I have the boot loader unlock, root (according root checker) and flashed the TWPR recovery through Odin, installed app "morelocal2" (everything is not in French)

However after each restart of the phone the language is coming back to Chinese language.

Anything I did not do correctly with TWRP soft ?

I tried also to push through Odin 3.10.6 a HKG firmware (G9250ZTUA0F1), thinking that maybe French will be one of the language. But I got "fail" in ODIN. This firmware could solve 2 problems (Gapps and french language),

any idea if possible ?

Any confirmation that Taiwanese or HKG firmware will have the french language (to avoid to use "morelocal2"

Thanks for your help.

Odin mode

product name: SM-9250

Current binary: Custom

System status: Custom

reactivation lock: Off

CROM service: unlock

Secure download: Enabled

Knox: 0 (0x0304)

AP SWREV: 1

Kernel AP SWREV: 1
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] robuk1980:
Hi. So... I finally had a chance to try this. I downgraded my firmware to an appropriate version and rooted using Pingpong root. This all seemed fine. I have downloaded the GApps package that seems appropriate for Android 5.0.2 (which is what I'm running) and it was a zip package. I unzipped and placed in a folder on my phone, then navigated to it from a file manager and tried to install using the "setup" apk. This did not work. I tried to install each of the "core" apps one by one but I couldn't get any of them to install apart from Play Store, which of course does not work without the others. Estanenmi, what exactly did you mean "push... use file explorer" - have I done something wrong? If I want to use adb (I've never used it before) I think I install from my pc to my phone - which file do I select, is it the setup apk again, or does adb work by just pushing the zip? Thanks again for your advice.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] nofam:
I think Estanenmi means that, once you're rooted, you can use an application like Flashify to install a zip files (like Gapps).
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
yeah this is one way... u can push files using adb or file explorer (using root permission) copy apk to app or private app and fixing permissions... many ways to do the installation read how do it... my English its bad for explaining.. but if u talk spanish and i have time i can explain whiteout trouble..

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[Galaxy S6 Edge General] robuk1980:
I'm so close! I will look into flashify and root permissions later (they won't trip KNOX if I'm just flashing GApps, and not a custom recovery?) and try them. But I wouldn't know what to look for without you guys! Thanks nofam and estanenmi! And no, I can't speak Spanish...
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] prembox:
Sick and tired of waiting for an update to fix the RAM Mgmt issues on the device... Plus not much dev work...neither does ODIN flashing works the way it should .....moved to a spanking new iPhone 6+ 64gb... Gotta mouth watering exchange deal... Happy to be back on iOS...

Sent from my SM-G9250
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] roll7:
Hello,

So I unlocked Bootloader with CROM,

tried to flash firmware with G9250ZTU1AOF1_G9250ZZH1AOF1_G9250ZTU1AOF1_HOME.tar AND G9250ZTU1AOEA_G9250ZZT1AOEA_G9250ZTU1AOEA_HOME.tar from estanenmi, and it fails around the system.img when flashing using Odin3 v3.10

:(

So sad.

What other way of getting Google Apps on phone? Rooting and installing GApps? I need some guidance and support!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] roll7:
See attached screenshots.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] roll7:
I decided to Root and Install TWRP Recovery onto G9250 Chinese Phone.

Can I flash the HK firmware through TWRP?

If not, where can i download GApps that's compatible with android 5.0.2

I tried on GApps zip flash but the gapps proccesses keeps crashing.
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] estanenmi:
http://opengapps.org/?download=true&arch=arm&api=5.1&variant=pico try this in arm 64 bits...

Enviado desde mi SM-T700 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] MysticNetherlands:
No 5.0.2 there?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] roll7:
Thanks! I decided to just root and install gapps for chinese firmware. Gave up after hours of failed odin flashing.

Thanks for all the help nevertheless. Big thanks to esnenmi!
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] robuk1980:
How did you manage to install GApps? I tried copying over the package and running the setup file but that didn't work. I tried the apks for each app individually and that didn't work either. I have now got an explorer with root access, but I don't really know what to do! I'm presuming I have to put the apk files somewhere in the system files? I will try a flashify-type thing, but again I don't really know what exactly to flash and to where (each apk? the zip file with the whole lot?).
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] MysticNetherlands:
I have a A0F8, would that work as well?
[Galaxy S6 Edge General] robuk1980:
Tried flashify, again no luck. I'm hoping that roll7 can report back with what he did exactly? I'm looking into adb now but it looks a little more complicated...

Thanks!