I don't know if this should have gone somewhere else, but I have done a search and I cannot seem to find any information about upgrading the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3. It came out in 2013, and there are older phones listed in the forums. I'm using the phone on Sprint now, but it hasn't had a update in more than a year.
If someone could point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it.
Maegenweird said:
I don't know if this should have gone somewhere else, but I have done a search and I cannot seem to find any information about upgrading the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3. It came out in 2013, and there are older phones listed in the forums. I'm using the phone on Sprint now, but it hasn't had a update in more than a year.
If someone could point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it.
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You need root, custom recovery (TWRP, CWM or Philz touch), then there's Custom ROMs, which will be your newest (And only) options to upgrade your ancient Samsung device, since Samsungs update record is total garbage. ,
Welcome to the world of Android Modding!
Sent from my Moto E Condor xt803c (2013)
Maegenweird said:
I don't know if this should have gone somewhere else, but I have done a search and I cannot seem to find any information about upgrading the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3. It came out in 2013, and there are older phones listed in the forums. I'm using the phone on Sprint now, but it hasn't had a update in more than a year.
If someone could point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it.
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Use the forum jumper button to enter different sections of the device specific forum..
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-mega
Be careful and good luck
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Hi, I am opening this sub-forum for N7005 variant as its a closer relative to I717 than the international N7000 note.
So far, as read and tried from other earlier posts, I managed to root, flash CWM, flash TWRP and flashing of various roms from this I717 Forum without any issue, yet. No changing of modems. So far, no issue with basebands so 4g still works great.
Roms I have tried, the original Paranoid Android and the Cookies & Cream. Both are great roms.
Hope that the Mod dun close me down on here.
Cheers!
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Hi, I am opening this sub-forum for N7005 variant as its a closer relative to I717 than the international N7000 note.
So far, as read and tried from other earlier posts, I managed to root, flash CWM, flash TWRP and flashing of various roms from this I717 Forum without any issue, yet. No changing of modems. So far, no issue with basebands so 4g still works great.
Roms I have tried, the original Paranoid Android and the Cookies & Cream. Both are great roms.
Hope that the Mod dun close me down on here.
Cheers!
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Are you trying to say that you had use the same firmware to root your lte note using i717?
yup..
Followed this method.. TWRP same as I717.
http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-note-i717-roms/how-to-root-att-galaxy-note-sgh-i717-icsgingerbreadeasiest-method/
Original thread that I read was from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1876490&page=2
This is a good thread. I have been trying to find the N7005 all over google and got very a little and mostly, 'irrelevant' results. I believe the note LTE might be a different from the N7000.
Would also like to know if you already have successfully installed the I717 custom ROM on your N7005?
Yes.
I am starting to believe ours have the exact same hardware as I717. It just carry a different model no because of the different baseband.
I have tried ( and successfully flashed ) the original Panaroid Android, the Cookies & Cream, Unofficial CM10 and Liquid Jelly. and also a kernel ( cant remember the name..) All worked well apart from issues with the standard bugs from the current developement of Jellybean. Just be careful not to touch the modem.
There is one little problem though.. I cant really find a convienent way for ours to flash back to stock or remove root if I ever need to send back for official servicing. The only solutions on the web suggest flashing US Carriers specific roms , which does not apply for us.
Well actually, there is a way to go back to official stock.. 2 day ago there was a minor update from samsung. so I flashed and it remove the root. And my firmware now read, Official Samsung.
I haven tried flashing again as I felt that though all the developers are working very very hard for JB and I do really appreciate the efforts , imo its not that stable yet.
Its pretty safe, I tried and they worked. BUT, PLS DO A BACKUP OF YOUR STOCK ROM!! Need any more info, I can share.
Disclamer: I will not be responsible for any kind of damage, bricked or blow ups...
And, U have to understand that if things goes wrong during flashing or any weird errors appears later, the developers are not oblige/not able to help as the I717 stuffs just " happen to work " on our device.
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And, U have to understand that if things goes wrong during flashing or any weird errors appears later, the developers are not oblige/not able to help as the I717 stuffs just " happen to work " on our device.
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I'm currently still stuck with my SGS, looking at N7005 when my contract expires. You said don't touch the modem, why is that the case? From my understanding you can just flash the baseband back on my SGS, is there an issue if you flash another modem on the N7005? Region issue?
The SGS have great international and local support. Any resources are readily available.
I717 is pretty much confined to the US. Their modems are specific to their baseband's bandwidth. There is no such modem in our region that u can safely flash that is guaranteed to work with our carrier. I know HK they have a forum for N7005 but its all in chinese. I am not too good in that. And, I dun see any real needs to flash the modem as well.
BTW, for local users that have a habit of flashing roms, I wouldnt recommend this model at all. The device is great but zero local support. I have even checked with Official Samsung Singapore and they dun even know if N7005 is getting JB but Original Note N7000 will be and the Note 2 will launch with JB. Go for more sensible options my brother...
I bought this purely because it was cheaper that time. And I traded in my nexus so this phone was basically free.. Then later I realise I will have the flashing "issues"..
scpion said:
The SGS have great international and local support. Any resources are readily available.
I717 is pretty much confined to the US. Their modems are specific to their baseband's bandwidth. There is no such modem in our region that u can safely flash that is guaranteed to work with our carrier. I know HK they have a forum for N7005 but its all in chinese. I am not too good in that. And, I dun see any real needs to flash the modem as well.
BTW, for local users that have a habit of flashing roms, I wouldnt recommend this model at all. The device is great but zero local support. I have even checked with Official Samsung Singapore and they dun even know if N7005 is getting JB but Original Note N7000 will be and the Note 2 will launch with JB. Go for more sensible options my brother...
I bought this purely because it was cheaper that time. And I traded in my nexus so this phone was basically free.. Then later I realise I will have the flashing "issues"..
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I did look at the original note and S3, but what I wanted was larger display and I have a budget so I might not consider Note 2. I wanted to get LTE Note since it supports LTE and it would be a waste if we didn't make use of that.
I did see on starhub website that it states it is upgradeable to JB, but their website is always providing inaccurate information. Thanks for the recommendation, might reconsider. :good:
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... I know HK they have a forum for N7005 but its all in chinese. ...
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Can I have the link, please?
The 4g would come in handy for sure. I actually turned that off coz its eating my battery like theres no tmr..
Regards the HK forum, I dun have the link anymore.. ask Google my friend..
I realised the information on our local telco (Starhub) said processor is 1.4 Ghz, but the SHG-I717 is a 1.5 Ghz Scorpion.
Also the firmware stated on Samsung website says it should be ICS instead of GB, where Starhub says its GB and upgradable to JB?
So which is correct??
Look elsewhere for information. Believe the opposite of starhub. The specs they listed belongs to the international note N7000.
Hi dude, can u please show how u did to sucessfully to flash this stock roms to pandroid rom.. thank you in advance
p/s: im from Malaysia
I recently switched carriers. I was previously on sprint and now I am on Verizon. I had 'goodness jellybean' on my sph l710 & I also have it installed on my sch i535(rooted obviously and also unlocked boot loader). I had the KT747 kernel on sph L710 & I really liked it. I tried flashing the KT kernel onto my I535 model using the version that comes in the Team Nocturnal add one. It flashed and worked and everything seemed good except one problem....my screen rotation was backwards. I tried the Agat kernel also and ran into the same issue. So my question is this, is there different variants of the kernel? I'm sure most of you if not all, know that goodness was ported over from Sprint to Verizon. My thoughts were that if the kernel was listed in the add one/mods that it would be compatible with said phone model it was shown on. I've been looking all over for the answer to this and have not found anything explaining it. This is my first time posting on here, so I apologize if i rambled on to long or anything else annoying. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated regarding my issue or tips on posting in the future. Thanx in advance!
Phone is SCH I535
Goodness Jellybean ROM v10.0 d2Vzwd2Vzw
3.0.55 lean kernel
Wrong forum, this is the international (i9300) forum.
apply to all?
slaphead20 said:
Wrong forum, this is the international (i9300) forum.
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Ah...10-4, tho...would it still not apply tho, due to the fact its a general question that applies to all phones and not just the s3 even? Not that I'm arguing your point Cuz I do see your point, but its a gen question applicable to all variants. But if it does need to goto the intended forum, how would I do that. Thanx
Well, kernel is specific to the hardware of the device. Simplistically, it communicates between the applications and hardware. So, yes, it would vary with phone version. To stay on topic, this means on my I9300 I cannot use a kernel from any of the variants you mentioned.
kernel question answered
wangdaning said:
Well, kernel is specific to the hardware of the device. Simplistically, it communicates between the applications and hardware. So, yes, it would vary with phone version. To stay on topic, this means on my I9300 I cannot use a kernel from any of the variants you mentioned.
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OK...perfect. I don't know why I was having such a difficult time with this one. Either way, thank you very much. Like I think I mentioned before, in the tn updater it brings up that KT kernel. I'm thinking maybe that wasn't changed when it was ported over from the Sprint version. Maybe, maybe not. I just now actually came across the Verizon version of it. Thank you for your help though, very much appreciated. Hopefully this may help someone else out to, who is still learning the ins n outs of this 'stuff' lol. Take care
Heres the story;
Had a i9500 and had omega rom on it and i LOVED it. This was a toy around phone though; wasn't used as my daily driver.
Sold the i9500 and i now have a VZW GS4 - Is there anyway i can flash omega rom to it? or is there an omega rom for it?
What i'm ultimately asking is can i flash 9505 or 9500 roms to it ? My apologies if this has been answered, i'm still just beginning the research into this.
Thanks
ive also been checking out this hyperdrive which looks pretty cool.. although i have one issue, i'm not rooted or have twrp installed. Can anyone point me in the direction of where to download the twrp recovery for the verizon gs4?
Essentially, the US variants are classified as i9505 versions (despite having different numbers). You can easily check this by downloading an app like CPU/RAM/DEVICE Identifier and seeing what version of the CPU you have. Then go to Wikipedia and check for Galaxy S4, and on the right you'll see 3 versions, the second (i9505), should be your version.
Start here for rooting and recovery. If you DO NOT have the older Verizon build number (check in About Phone), then use the other guide in the warning section listed there for the newer build. For custom recovery involving TWRP, there is a link at the bottom of the first post. However, I was having major issues just trying to get it on, so I opted for the Clockwork Recovery mod (they have a touch interface if you donate).
Heatshiver said:
Essentially, the US variants are classified as i9505 versions (despite having different numbers). You can easily check this by downloading an app like CPU/RAM/DEVICE Identifier and seeing what version of the CPU you have. Then go to Wikipedia and check for Galaxy S4, and on the right you'll see 3 versions, the second (i9505), should be your version.
Start here for rooting and recovery. If you DO NOT have the older Verizon build number (check in About Phone), then use the other guide in the warning section listed there for the newer build. For custom recovery involving TWRP, there is a link at the bottom of the first post. However, I was having major issues just trying to get it on, so I opted for the Clockwork Recovery mod (they have a touch interface if you donate).
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i just ordered mine online last night , could you explain what in the about info would i look at to tell if its am old build or a new build?
edit: just read that post. Thanks ill let you know how it goes. My only concern is flashing the cwm or twrp , but we shall see.
thank you
Heatshiver said:
Essentially, the US variants are classified as i9505 versions (despite having different numbers). You can easily check this by downloading an app like CPU/RAM/DEVICE Identifier and seeing what version of the CPU you have. Then go to Wikipedia and check for Galaxy S4, and on the right you'll see 3 versions, the second (i9505), should be your version.
Start here for rooting and recovery. If you DO NOT have the older Verizon build number (check in About Phone), then use the other guide in the warning section listed there for the newer build. For custom recovery involving TWRP, there is a link at the bottom of the first post. However, I was having major issues just trying to get it on, so I opted for the Clockwork Recovery mod (they have a touch interface if you donate).
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Alright just got my VZW S4 - Its the VRUAME7 version out of the box :/ i noticed the other root method shows a video in which he says you cannot flash custom roms?
Unfortunately, this is true. You can root and get custom recovery, but not ROM at the moment. SafeStrap is still in development for ME7, so hopefully they will get custom ROMs working on that build.
previse said:
Alright just got my VZW S4 - Its the VRUAME7 version out of the box :/ i noticed the other root method shows a video in which he says you cannot flash custom roms?
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When you say "out of the box" did you have it activated? Also, did you buy in a brick and mortar store or online?
I am going to be buying an unactivated S4 from Bestbuy for Verizon and every one I have looked at is the MDE build, which I think is an older build than the MDK build (still trying to confirm this...)
-citroja
Does anyone have any info if and when this will become available? I am NEVER going to buy another MetroPCS phone again. This has to be the worst turnaround time for a phone update ever.
Can't someone simply make a backup of the stock MEga and make it available????
Thanks!
UPDATE 10/14/14
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/36722/M819NUVUBNI5_M819NTMBBNI5_TMB.zip/
Patience
I know what you mean everyone is anxious and they're slowly moving forward. Im saying this because as of today 9/12/14 I checked the official Samsung.com website for the galaxy mega 6.3 for metropcs and they have started selling the device running the kitKat OS samsung.c o m/us/mobile/cell-phones/SGH-M819ZKATMB so its got me hopeful and patiently continuing my wait. Hope this helps.
++im new so they wudnt let me post the URL++
P.S I wouldn't want to experiment with anything less than what Samsung has to offer (regarding the OS. )
MC FLMJ1G said:
Does anyone have any info if and when this will become available? I am NEVER going to buy another MetroPCS phone again. This has to be the worst turnaround time for a phone update ever.
Can't someone simply make a backup of the stock MEga and make it available????
Thanks!
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Likes2pushbuttons said:
I know what you mean everyone is anxious and they're slowly moving forward. Im saying this because as of today 9/12/14 I checked the official Samsung.com website for the galaxy mega 6.3 for metropcs and they have started selling the device running the kitKat OS samsung.c o m/us/mobile/cell-phones/SGH-M819ZKATMB so its got me hopeful and patiently continuing my wait. Hope this helps.
++im new so they wudnt let me post the URL++
P.S I wouldn't want to experiment with anything less than what Samsung has to offer (regarding the OS. )
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About time!
Thanks!
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SGH-M819ZKATMB
Anyone able to DL the firmware????
Update
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/36722/M819NUVUBNI5_M819NTMBBNI5_TMB.zip/
KitKat for MetroPCS Galaxy MEGa
KitKat for MetroPCS Galaxy MEGa
FINALLY HERE-----
BEEN TOO LONG----
I used kies to download the software--- enjoy
you can download kies from Samsung. com / us/ kies
you would want the KIES 2.6 if you are running anything lower than 4.3!!
Again, Enjoy!!!
Likes2pushbuttons said:
KitKat for MetroPCS Galaxy MEGa
FINALLY HERE-----
BEEN TOO LONG----
I used kies to download the software--- enjoy
you can download kies from Samsung. com / us/ kies
you would want the KIES 2.6 if you are running anything lower than 4.3!!
Again, Enjoy!!!
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anybody else having issues after rooting? I cannot access security under settings so I can not install unknown programs.
Knox when rooting?
I don't want to trip Knox but I want to root so I'm waiting on MetroKat/ MegaKat I don't know if it will trigger knox but if it does I guess I have no choice.
I have searched through these forums and others about upgrading android on this old device Galaxy Mega 6.3 i527. Mainly what I find is for the GT versions.
I currently have a rooted 4.2.2 rom on the phone via Odin. I was just wondering if anyone has attempted any of the later android versions on this phone?
I have watched some videos saying that the upgrades work for all galaxy megas, however if my research is correct, the i527 is different than the rest of the Megas. Curious if there are any custom roms out there or if development has stopped for this device (which I'm beginning to think it has).
Any help in this matter is much appreciated. I apologize if this has been answered lately. However most of the posts I find on this have Zero replies to them.