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[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] yumifu:
I've downloaded "Samfw.com_SM-G900F_XEG_G900FXXU1CQA9_fac.zip" and that actually seems to work.

Booted into Android without any issues. I don't have a SIM inserted, so I don't have APN settings (or does APN mean something else?).

Anyway, Android is 6.0.1 with security patch 1st February 2017. I'm relieved that it's at least not a dead phone. I'm gonna try LineageOS 18.1 again. Thanks for the help.

Edit:

"Then install the most recent TWRP version, backup the EFS partition then flash LineageOS."

That didn't work and I got stuck in a boot -> recovery menu loop. However, doing a "Format Data" before installing LineageOS worked fine! Now I'm on Android 11. Thanks for the help, again :)
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Zytrel:
One thing that might help is increasing the zRam amount. I described the modification here.

Sometimes after I upgrade the firmware I forget to apply the change and notice that the phone runs a lot laggier than with my usual value of 640 MB zRam.

Also, my BlueTooth didn't crash in ages, not saying that there's a relation to the mod at all of course. :)

Regards,

Zy.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] jmh2002:
I agree. I mentioned that I do it too in my big post above. In my case I use the HEBF app to set zRAM, since I'm also using that app to change all the parameters for the Low Memory Killer.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Zytrel:
Interesting. Does it apply the change reliably? All other apps I've tried need multiple tries altering zRam post boot, or does it indeed directly modify the fstab.qcom?

Regards,

Zy.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] jmh2002:
It does not apply the change reliably (even though the start up notification implies that it's making these changes) and I need to set it manually post boot (which is normally not often for me - once a month maybe).

BUT, I don't have Busybox installed which HEBF states is necessary for some of it's functionality (not sure if this includes setting zRAM during boot?)

I'm not an expert and not familiar with this - what/how should I install Busybox? HEBF just says to use any Busybox installer app from the Play Store.

Are there any downsides to installing Busybox?
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Zytrel:
... but doesn't it take ages to for the changes to apply?

Guess I'll stick to my method, as I only have to do it once (and it's a matter of minutes) and it also speeds up boot time as the extra zRam is already there from the start.

Not really. Considering you have root I assume you use Magisk. Guess you could just try the Busybox module available there.

I also never really bothered with installing a Busybox package as usually all Apps come with their own version bundled in case they need it these days. HEBF would be the first one for me that requires an external one.

I might try it out on Sunday when I do my regular backup and firmware update.

Regards,

Zy.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] jmh2002:
Yes, it's not instant, probably takes 30-60 seconds (I've never timed it, I'll do it next time).

I'm open to using a different method, but since it was available in HEBF I used that first.

Yes, I have Magisk Root, so ok I'll try to take a look at the modules there over the weekend.

Although I may also let you report back in the results of your testing on Sunday first :)

Here are some links to HEBF if you need them. It's open source since v3.0.0 on 31 May 2021 (https://xdaforums.com/t/app-4-1-heb...lbox-2021-05-31.3401341/page-59#post-85107127)

https://xdaforums.com/t/app-4-1-hebf-optimizer-battery-saver-and-root-toolbox-2021-05-31.3401341/

GitHub - Lennoard/hebf-android: An Android application that aims to improve how the device performs and focuses on battery saving by adjusting Android system and/or kernel parameters using superuser privileges.

An Android application that aims to improve how the device performs and focuses on battery saving by adjusting Android system and/or kernel parameters using superuser privileges. - Lennoard/hebf-an...

github.com

[ROOT] HEBF Battery Saver - Apps on Google Play

+ Performance, + Battery life and an awesome toolbox for experienced users!

play.google.com

THANKS for the help Zy, much appreciated (y)
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Zytrel:
That would still be an improvement. With FKM (and any other Kernel Tweaker I tried) it takes several minutes and often just fails. If HEBF actually can resize zRam reliably, I probably wouldn't have come up with the idea of modifying the fstab.qcom in the first place. :)

Thank YOU for the tip with HEBF and all the links. Although I will probably still keep editing the fstab.qcom directly (only takes a couple of minutes with FX), it will definitely help anyone not willing to fiddle with system files themselves.

I updated my original post with credits to you. :)

Regards,

Zy.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] TlalocC:
1080p / 720p videos on social media have fps drops (<25fps). Any solution? (latest version)
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Boatshow:
Try SmartPack Kernel Manager. It's pretty good about setting zram if not a lot of it is in use like when you first start your phone.

SmartPack-Kernel Manager | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

The Ultimate Tool to Manage your Kernel!

f-droid.org

I've been using the "light" preset for the low memory killer and a requested zram size of 704MB. Works alright.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] lecorbusier:
Paging would be another idea.

As i remember, paging and zram had been introduced together with KitKat 4.4. But must be supported each by the individual kernel and require root for tweaking. The page files are normally tiny in Android (and Enigma2 and probably a full blown Linux also),if there are any.

One simple tip: When you get the "app not responding" message again, hit continue, not abort. From that on apps work decently most times.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Zytrel:
Sorry to disagree, but paging (as in a page file on your sd-card) is the worst possible thing you could do. Yes, you'd get more RAM, but the performance will by abysmal and your sd-card will have to endure additional wear from all the write operations. If you mean something else please correct me.

Regards,

Zy.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] x2k13:
lineage-18.1-20211010-nightly-klte-signed.zip update available

Flashed via TWRP, GApps survived (can't say for Magisk as I don't use it).

So far so good. Everything works, unlocking the SIM card still takes ~30 seconds after reboot.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] curiousrom:
S5 LineageOS 18.1 Update 2021-10-10 - Android Security Bump

Using the built-in Updater I OTA updated S5 G900M LineageOS 18.1 klte build 2021-09-19 + MindTheGapps + Magisk 23.0 + TWRP 3.5.2_9-0 to build 2021-10-10: everything went smoothly & GApps + Magisk survived the update.

There are quite a few changes listed in https://download.lineageos.org/klte/changes/ but most of them do not concern the S5 klte* family.

Most importantly it includes the monthly Android security bump: Merge tag 'android-11.0.0_r46' into staging/lineage-18.1_merge-android-11.0.0_r463.

After the automatic reboot as seen in the screenshot > Settings > About phone > press on Android version > Android security update: October 1, 2021.

The Vendor security patch level just below it remains @ August 1, 2017 because the vendor is Samsung & it is not publishing security patches for it's S5 proprietary hardware related blobs anymore since August 2017.

See Android Security Bulletin—October 2021 for details about the security fixes.

Thank you to the Lineage Team & Mr. haggertk for keeping our old S5 klte* up to date. :cool: 👍

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I found a weird workaround fix for my recurring Quick tiles & status bar curtain long press System UI crashing but that's for an other posts.

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[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] zimral.xda:
Me too: updated my dev phone to build 2021-10-10 coming from 2021-09-26. Config is SM-G900F german/european version, no vendor brand, TWRP 3.5.2_9-0, open gapps "pico", no magisk, etc. All good, no problem occurs.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] zimral.xda:
And my prod device too. Config is SM-G900F german/european version, no vendor brand, LOS Recovery, no gapps, no magisk, etc. All good too.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] mrmarioman:
Youtube won't update. I get a message every time I open the app to update but when I try to update it does nothing. And sends me back to the 'please update' message. Stuck in this loop.

If I uninstall the app and install it back again from the Play Store, it downloads an old version from 2019. And it works, until I close the app. Then I get the loop again.

Custom apk wont install for some reason.

Not sure what to do, if this is a gapps problem or lineage os?? I installed the latests mindthegapps.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] AloneDisaster:
I have similar issue for Ms. Office Mobile, and fix using Aurora Store. I think the Play Store has misdetected the latest compatible app for our S5 on the A11 which resulted in us not being able to update the app.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] AloneDisaster:
Successful dirty flash LOS 18.1-20211014-kltekor over 20210916, I'm not sure what's new but most importantly there is a security update and it booted up successfully so I'm happy. Thx hagertk, LOS team and everyone who contributed to this project
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] mrmarioman:
Aurora store installs the old 2019 version too. And I get the same need to update but no update loop.

I guess I'll try a clean install with Open Gapps Full. Should include latest Youtube. Oh well...here we go again.

Went with Youtbe Vanced, it installs latest version of the app no problem.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Chris_0147:
A12 any expectations when a beta version is released for our S5 I would like to try it
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] rgrapow:
when it's ready, obviously you don't know the golden rule "never ask an ETA"
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Zytrel:
The version from Apkmirror installed just fine for me. Using BitGapps here.

Regards,

Zy.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] zimral.xda:
I personally plan to start looking for LOS19.x (or whatever the name will be) in the LATE march/april timeframe.

If its there then, fine. If not, life will go on as usual, earth will continue to rotate and our sun will continue to burn many many tons of hydrogen per second and so on...
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] rgrapow:
Although ATM we don't know if it will be supported by the LOS team
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] tayfundokuyucu:
I had same update issue on YouTube. Deleted cache and app data in app info. Its ok now.

It fails again when I restart the app.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] zimral.xda:
Yes, thats another possible option. We dont know if Mr. haggertk has the time to support a new A12 build, hope he has the time.

But if not, life will go on either. Then i will sell my S5's for little money or donate them and switch completely over to Pixel2 and Pixel3 and maybe buy a used Pixel5 next spring to check the stock A12 and free it as much as possible off that google spyware stuff.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Hadrian08:
I tried this ROM yesterday on my Samsung S5.. It was fast. Unfortunately, I won't be able to use it as easier compared to RR rom.. My phone's power button is not working anymore. So in order to utilize my device, I have to rely on features like gestures or long press on navigation buttons. In the RR rom, there's an option for power menu on long press on buttons, as well as screenshot. May I request that this feature be included in future developments? Thank you so much!
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] danielhuf:
Just updated to the 18.1-20211010-NIGHTLY-klte and I don't know what happened, but the battery seems suddenly to last for ages, thanks a lot @haggertk and all contributors!
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] zimral.xda:
@danielhuf: Believe me or not, but i can confirm this! I use my good old S5 as a desk phone with WLAN and LTE/GSM enabled. The most used app is the RSA key generator which i need for my job. The behavior of my usage has not been changed since more than 1.5 years now. Therefore i am able to recognize very small changes in battery lifetime. There are builds which have more or less battery drain. The 20211010 is one of the ones whith _VERY_ less battery drain! Therefore i will stay on 20211010 for the next weeks maybe until the next security bump in november or december. Of course i will use my dev/test S5 to update on a regular basis to the actual nightly build and report this here :cool:

Thx 4 supporting the S5!
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] moreorless:
I agree! Battery drain is way better then before. Hope they don't mess up over time. I advise anyone to archive that nightly build for a time. just in case if things go south again with the battery usage.

may be they will improve it even more which would be f***** awesome :D
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] zimral.xda:
Your word in gods ear. :cool:

I can see something similar for my Pixel 2. Updating to build 20211012, there is significant less battery drain.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Chris_0147:
Anyone have lineage OS build of 20210912 if anyone have can you pass me a link for download it (i think that this is the most stable build of los 18.1)
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] omegoz:
My Device is Galaxy S5 Docomo Japan.

I have just installed the latest version of Lineage OS, but the problem is still there, since the last time I used the older version with Android 10 a few months ago.

What is the problem?

-Charging issue, not detected.

-Can't be charged when the device is not booted on, otherwise it will keep restarting.

Any update/fix for this?
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] curiousrom:
Re: S5 kltekdi Charging Issues

AFAIK there is no fix in the current builds @ the present for the S5 kltekdi charging issue.

The S5 klte* maintainer haggertk never replied to this post. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Just curious: did you try booting in TWRP recovery & connect to a power adapter to check if it's charging?

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[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] x2k13:
Looks like he doesn't answer reports on here anymore, even if adressed directly.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] zimral.xda:
Maybe/Hopefully he is busy with LOS19. (y)
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] DickyG:
Just installed latest build yesterday. No problems whatsoever. As usual, many thanks to the developers. A couple months ago, I received a Galaxy a71 5g as a gift. I took the SIM card out of my S5 and began using the new phone. When I found out that the bootloader couldn't be unlocked, I put the SIM card back into my S5 and it is now...once again...my primary phone. I might try to sell the other one or give it to somebody.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] hojnikb:
I have an issue. I've installed on my G900F. But when i try to setup offline, i can set the language and then the screen stays stuck at "Please wait..."

Any ideas what to do? I've flashed latest pico gapps, if that has anything to do with this.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] kurtn:
Yes. Never had a problem without GApps.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] ilidan371:
Happened to me too on my g900f. Even on 7.11 crdroid. Even without gapps. Sometimes it will go through after reflashing, then when I go to "files" and the internal storage isn't detected. I think that's why it gets stuck at please wait.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] djibe89:
Never use OpenGApps, there is always a problem.

Use BitGApps instead
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] djibe89:
Are you able to install Disney+ and Netflix ?
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] x2k13:
Yes. Using latest OpenGapps nano, no Magisk.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] djibe89:
Thanks for your asnwer.

I installed BitGapps R41 and cannot see both apps in Play Store even though SafetyNet passes with Success in BASIC evalType.

Did you install manually apks ?

Do you know where I could have done this wrong ?
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] x2k13:
Hmm, I installed both apps via Play Store, no issues there. Looks like Play Store doesn't see your setup as certified or something. Magisk usually is the culprit, because hiding root is a mess. One day it works, next day it doesn't. Especially with banking apps. That's why I gave up on bothering about Magisk. Since then my phone just works (especially the banking apps).

You can sideload the .apk, though. Try Aurora (Play Store alternative that pulls the .apk from Google directly), it will install the corect version, since it doesn't care about Google Play restrictions. Search for it and you'll find it.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] djibe89:
Hi, you are awesome !

Didn't know about Aurora, everything is fine.

Thanks a lot,

JB
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] 雪獒2021:
hope kltechn Release Android 12 version as soon as possible
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] zimral.xda:
In the meantime: updated my dev phone to build 2021-10-31 coming from 2021-10-10 (That with the excellent small battery drain :-) ) Config is SM-G900F german/european version, no vendor brand, TWRP 3.5.2_9-0, open gapps "pico", no magisk, etc. All good, no problem occurs.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] rgrapow:
everyone were hoping when android 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 were released and next year they will hoping for android 12, 13 and so on.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] zimral.xda:
yep, its worth to start looking around march or april next year. so enjoy the well working A11 as long as it is supported. Please be aware that alot of Samsungs stock android user need to wait much longer to recive A12 - if they ever will receive it. This is one of the big advantages of LOS.

A large THX to all LOS maintainers! (y)
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] zpunout:
Thanks for keeping the S5 alive and well.

At the time of writing this, I couldn't directly install the recovery.img or recovery.tar with Heimdall in Linux or Odin in Windows onto my G900I kltedv.

To get around this, I temporarily installed TWRP instead before installing LineageOS.zip. Then after first boot into LOS, in the initial setup, I ticked the checkbox to update Lineage recovery alongside system updates to install Lineage recovery. Not sure why the problem exists but I thought it would be a good idea to report the issue here.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] zimral.xda:
Hmmm, i never had a problem installing either TWRP on a klte or LOS recovery on the klte or LOS recovery on Pixels. I dont think this will work. I assume, the LOS updater will look for the recovery environment and therefore it will not be possible to "cross-switch" the "type" of recovery. at the moment i cannot remember which checkboxes i activated with TWRP, but i am totally sure that i activated "update recovery" on all devices using the LOS recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] zpunout:
A few months earlier, I had no problems installing LOS recovery on a different klte device. Only had that issue recently trying to install LOS recovery using fastboot on a kltedv device.
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] Fruityee:
HI with the previous ROMS ive used i am able to remove bloatware like bluetooth , basic daydreams,print spooler ,sim tool kit ,fused location ,mobile broadcasts, carrierdefault app etc using a application from Fdroid to debloat phone running as root.

it works perfect with AOSP ROMS, and havoc os etc , YET when i try to do the exact same thing with a exact same phone running LineageOS 18.1 (android 11) it causes the system to bootloop and reboots to recovery after the LineageOS logo just flashes for ages.. anyone know why this is or how i can work around it ?
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] x2k13:
Came across a problem that someone has/had with, but not only, our device in combination with OpenGApps. They couldn't install Google Clock. I never installed it, because reasons.

Challenge accepted. I double checked on my klte and lux (17.1). On klte, it really doesn't install. Play Store refuses to install it. Sideloading the .apk fails as well. Apparently the system thinks Google Clock already is installed and tries to update the AOSP clock, which fails for obvious reasons.

This all works on lux. As expected both AOSP clock and Google clock nicely sit side by side. Hmmm. It even works without OpenGApps installed, at least sideloading, interesting!

So there's this:

1. Is this just happening on klte* and/or other Samsung devices in general?

2. Is it a LOS version problem, because lux is on 17.1 and klte on 18.1?

3. What is the difference between AOSP clock 10 and 11?
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] AloneDisaster:
Better just freeze the bloatware using lucky patcher sir, it's safe
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] FerUMP75:
Hello,

I tried to install LineageOS 18.1 on Samsung Galaxy S5, G900v, eMMC CID 11. To do so, I did the following:

1. Download and unzip this file: EMMC_11_ Root S5_QB2_PB1.zip

2. Reboot Phone to Download Mode

3. Use Odin 3.13 and load the COMBINATION_VZW_FA44_G900VVRU2APA1_VZW2APA1_2572656_REV00_user_mid_noship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 in the AP Slot.

4. Flash and let the phone reboot.

5. Copy the following to the phone:

Root S5 Folder, EMMC_11_PB1_5_0_1_LL_Firmware_Bootloader.zip

6. Settings > Security > Enable the option to install apps from unknown sources

7. About phone > Tap 7 times "Build Number" > Enable developer options

8. Install Superuser.apk, Busybox.apk, tr_v2.apk, and SafeStrapKK.apk

9. Open towelroot and click "MAKE IT RAIN".

10. Open SuperSu.

"If you have a custom recovery like TWRP or CWM, that can be used to (try to) install the SU binary. This is recommended for HTC devices. How would you like to install the SU binary?"

Options:

"Normal" and " TWRP/CWM"

Tap on "Normal"

SuperSu said:

"Installation success!

It is recommended to reboot your device now"

Tap on "Reboot"

11. Open the BusyBox app, grant SuperSU access and install BusyBox.

12. Copy the Lineageos 18.1 for-galaxy s5 klte (lineage-18.1-20211107-nightly-klte-signed.zip) and Open Gapps (ARM, Android 11.0, Variant: Nano) open_gapps-arm-11.0-nano-20211105.zip to internal storage of phone

13. Open Safestrap grant SuperSu access and click install recovery. Click "Reboot to recovery"

14. Safestrap recovery > Tap on "Wipe". Tap on "Advanced wipe" Select Dalvick Cache; Data; System: Cache. > Swipe to wipe. Tap on "Back"

15. Install > lineage-18.1-20211107-nightly-klte-signed.zip > Swipe to confirm flash.

"Updater process ended with Error: 1

Error installing zip file '/sdcard/RootInterno/lineage-18.1-20211107-nightly-klte-signed.zip

How can I solve it?

Thank you in advance,
[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] curiousrom:
S5 G900V eMMC CID 11: Impossible to Unlock Bootloader

Sorry but you are out of luck & it's not possible to unlock the bootloader of your device.

The sequence for the S5 SM-G900V is > Samsung OS > check if eMMC CID 15 > unlock bootloader > flash TWRP custom recovery > backup EFS partition > Flash LineageOS + optional packages if you wish.

An unlocked bootloader is required to be able to install a custom recovery which in turn is required to be able to install a custom ROM like LineageOS.

See this thread which is more on topic for your issue: [GUIDE] Root, Bootloader Unlocks, and More!

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[Samsung Galaxy S 5 Unified Development] x2k13:
I'm not sure why you're doing all these steps (to update your phone to the latest firmware first?), but the easiest way to install the rom is to either install TWRP permanently or temporarily boot it via adb, then flash lineage-18.1-20211107-nightly-klte-signed.zip (and whatever .zip you want) but keep in mind - as the wiki says - root access via su.zip binary is deprecated as of LineageOS 17.x.

If you really need root you should install Magisk (flash the .zip via TWRP as well) and continue from there.

In case I misunderstood you, maybe you can explain the steps you did in your post.