[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] curiousrom:
Bug Report 16.0 Build 2018-12-10 - Security Bump & Changelog

I updated successfully my daily driver S5 SM-G900M (klteub) from [MENTION=2693412]haggertk[/MENTION]'s unofficial klte 16.0 build 2018-12-03 to 2018-12-10 following exactly the steps described in the Semi Clean Install S5 klte 16.0 bottom part of the Report: Bugs & Semi Clean Install S5 klte 16.0 Unofficial Build 2018-12-03 over 11-21 post. Quick observations after a few hours of testing:

Security patch level updated to December 5, 2018 as seen in the attachment.

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Stuff not working yet (Privacy Guard :crying:, AudioFX, etc.) & bugs are the same as described in the Report: Bugs post linked above except several Status bar bugs fixes but not the Bluetooth icon when active. Edit: haggertk explained the Pie Status bar icon behavior in this page & the next one.

It feels snappier, more responsive but that could be because of the fresh semi clean install and/or a placebo effect. ;)

Everything works including LTE, Magisk 18.0 (which I'm using until a LineageOS addonsu becomes available) & all my settings were preserved including the Desktop & my 178 apps.

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Changelog?

Rule of thumb: the more recent the unofficial haggertk build the better because there are ton of changes & patches applied to each build as the devs are working very hard on 16.0 @ the present. For example build 2018-12-03 included several Bluetooth patches for gamepads, mice, keyboards, etc.

If you do a full backup & install as described in the Report: Bugs post linked above it's fast & no risk as you can return to your current setup & build @ any time.

Those 2 links are good but do not list all the changes in haggertk's unofficial 16.0 build 2018-12-10 for the S5 klte + variants. Note that review.lineageos.org is returning "502 Bad Gateway" @ the present but surely it will be fixed soon:

a search for branch lineage-16.0+status:merged minus all the changes specific to other models. The security patch which is for all 16.0 devices would be in there for example but not in the restricted android_device_samsung_klte-common you linked above.

owner:haggertk@lineageos.org branch:lineage-16.0 status:merged

There is also android_device_samsung_klte, android_kernel_samsung_klte as you can see in https://github.com/LineageOS?utf8=✓&q=klte and the android_device_samsung_msm8974-common motherboard.

Edit: [MENTION=4828250]Ibuprophen[/MENTION] check this:

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Hide Root?

The stock haggertk's unofficial 16.0 build 2018-12-10 passes the SafetyNet Test.

The only 2 known methods to root haggertk's unofficial 16.0 are @ the present:

[BETA][2017.10.01] SuperSU v2.82 SR5 By Chainfire as reported by [MENTION=5552128]adbpusher123[/MENTION] but he did not reply to my SafetyNet & Suhide question here. :(

I have no problems with [2018.12.8] Magisk v18.0 - Root & Universal Systemless Interface as it passes SafetyNet without any tweaks & it's default settings but [MENTION=9158939]Devilsho[/MENTION] reported a problem with updating to it in conjunction with a custom kernel. Several S5 users also reported success with Magisk v17.1 & v17.3 in this thread.

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I guess you did not try my suggestion and post your problem in the Magisk forum including logs to get help from the experts on that subject. :eek: Check this post in the Magisk General Support thread by Recognized Contributor [MENTION=4667597]Didgeridoohan[/MENTION].

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kltedv LTE Problem after Update 2018-12-10

You did not say your S5 model number: is it kltedv - SM-G900I or SM-G900P? And did not describe how exactly you updated it. :confused:

How old is your SIM? I am asking because on S3 i9300 LineageOS 14.1 for 2 weeks I could receive but not send SMS. Then I bought the S5 SM-G900M & on LineageOS 15.1 official inserted that old SIM and still had the SMS problem + was not getting LTE. Went to my network provider's shop & got a new SIM & LTE appeared instantly on the status bar after booting it. And the SMS problem was solved.

Also some network providers do not provision the SIM properly or block provisioning on custom firmwares. The workarounds: insert your SIM in an other phone with stock firmware for 10 minutes or install stock Samsung firmware of the S5 & do the same + send an SMS.

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Are We There Yet???

Nobody can answer this including the LineageOS Team as unforeseen problems can show up @ anytime & nobody can predict how long it will take to fix them.

The LineageOS Device Support Requirements Charter is pretty strict and a bunch of stuff must work before a firmware is accepted in the official LineageOS roster.

So the classic "it will be ready when it will be ready & don't ask for ETA" still applies. ;)

Meanwhile check LineageOS Changelog 21 - Nightlies Now, Improved Infrastructure and Precious Pie.

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