Is ME7 the new android 4.3? My baseband is ME7 but my build number is MDK. What is the difference? Can some explain this in detail? Im eeally confused with people saying ME7 4.2.2 when I thought it is 4.3.
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ME7 is still 4.2.2. Verizon has not released 4.3 for the Galaxy S4.
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So, when I flash an ME7 rom, does my build number have to be ME7? Or is it in fact my Baseband?
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The build number shows which version you are on. ME7 is still 4.2.2 but if you receive it OTA, it locks your phone down pretty tight.
Baseband just means which modem/radio you are using. You can flash whatever one you want, which ever works best for you.
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No you can flash a ME7 Rom while on MDK. If you flash darkslide or the barebones rom you'll baseband will be updated to ME7 which is a plus if you decide to then flash back to a MDK rom. I've flashed back from darkslide (ME7) to synergy rom (MDK) and my baseband was still ME7. :good:
The barebone me7 build is exactly like stock except you can choose your system apps during the aroma setup I highly recommend it. The overall speed is better on the new build it really flies!!
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Is ME7 the new android 4.3? My baseband is ME7 but my build number is MDK. What is the difference? Can some explain this in detail? Im eeally confused with people saying ME7 4.2.2 when I thought it is 4.3.
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I hope Verizon/Samsung skips 4.3 and goes directly to 5.0 so they don't waste time on such a small incremental build which would only result in us waiting 4-6 months for 4.3 then another 4-6 months after that for 5.0. So hear is to hoping for 5.0 in 4-6 months and a happy new year. But this is Verizon and they don't care about users at all.
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I hope Verizon/Samsung skips 4.3 and goes directly to 5.0 so they don't waste time on such a small incremental build which would only result in us waiting 4-6 months for 4.3 then another 4-6 months after that for 5.0. So hear is to hoping for 5.0 in 4-6 months and a happy new year. But this is Verizon and they don't care about users at all.
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Sadly this is truer than most people realize. It took forever for my Tbolt to even get ICS because of Verizon. After a talk with a CSR that probably opened her mouth more than she should have it turns out Verizon has better relations with Apple than the companies that run Android. Which is why Verizon always gets Apple products so much faster. But back on topic MDK and ME7 are essentially the same. Some people have reported the ME7 radio holding 4G better in weaker areas at the cost of a little battery. I know you Google it there is a "change log" so to speak about what's different in ME7. Its really nothing to major from what I remember, but like everyone is saying, there are ME7 based Roms out there so do yourself a favor and DO NOT OTA to ME7.
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Leak: Samsung's American Android 4.3 And Galaxy Gear Update Release Schedule For The Galaxy S4, S4 Active, S III, And Note II
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...or-the-galaxy-s4-s4-active-s-iii-and-note-ii/
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Interesting. I thought Verizon won't be rolling out 4.3 anytime soon considering they just rolled out VRUDMI1 update
Maybe Verizon is starting to realize they're assholes and trying to remedy the situtation?
Nah, it's Verizon, they'll always be assholes.
sevron said:
Maybe Verizon is starting to realize they're assholes and trying to remedy the situtation?
Nah, it's Verizon, they'll always be assholes.
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the real question is when will the OTA come for 4.4...im hoping that when it gets announced with the Nexus 5, the Google Play Editions will get updated so we can get stock 4.4 custom ROM and that it will work with people who had to root using Safestrap
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Interesting. I thought Verizon won't be rolling out 4.3 anytime soon considering they just rolled out VRUDMI1 update
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According to the leak it's 10/28... who knows!
LOL!!!!
sevron said:
Maybe Verizon is starting to realize they're assholes and trying to remedy the situtation?
Nah, it's Verizon, they'll always be assholes.
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I wonder if we really will get on the 28th.
Not getting my hopes up just yet
I Will Believe When It Is Downloading
I've been thru this so many times with so many phones thru Verizon. I now only believe when it is downloading.
It sounds so pessimistic but that what they have done to us.
So for me seeing is believing.
Sorry to be so pessimistic
Not going to happen. I'm a pessimist too and I am nearly willing to bet this will not happen on 10/28. I think we should bug the hell out of verizon though....pointing them to this leak to make sure it gets out ASAP.
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the real question is when will the OTA come for 4.4...im hoping that when it gets announced with the Nexus 5, the Google Play Editions will get updated so we can get stock 4.4 custom ROM and that it will work with people who had to root using Safestrap
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IIRC GPE later then 4.2.2 (or what ever the current one that works on safestrap) uses a different kernal then the regular touchwiz and will not work until kexec is developed.
Though hopefully 4.3 does come out soon, I get the feeling that having a new update to android that cannot be installed w/o a new kernal will help push kexec along...
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I think the 10/28 date is when Samsung is submitting the 4.3 update to Verizon to review and approve. It makes no sense that Verizon would update first out of all of the US carriers based on their past history.
Look at the rest of the S4 and S3 dates, most of them are slated for mid to late November, which seems more likely for a Verizon release. The other carriers don't really have a reviewal process like Verizon does to my knowledge, so they get the update and just push it to devices almost immediately. Therefore, Samsung built our version of 4.3 first and is submitting it earlier so that all of its devices get 4.3 around the same time.
Of course, I could be completely wrong and Verizon is releasing the 4.3 update on Monday. I won't complain if they do
I wonder how many of you will say lol woot when you download the update on 28th or 29th whatever the date is
I'm not getting a woody over this atm. It will likely be so locked down as mentioned that safestrap & roms will be out of the question for who knows how long. I'll stick to the customizations that I have now via ME7 & safestrap/Hyperdrive Rom.
Updates to me are useless until at least root can be obtained.
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Updates to me are useless until at least root can be obtained.
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I'm not updating until I can safely stay loki'd.
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I don't care about the root aspect as I haven't been able to really flash a ROM being on me7 and now the newest update, but if this holds true, I am excited. Otherwise I think it was a typo and they meant Oct 28 2014 for Verizon.
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I wonder how many of you will say lol woot when you download the update on 28th or 29th whatever the date is
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All I'm going to flash is the modem: Google has been going sideways since 4.1.2.
s44 said:
All I'm going to flash is the modem: Google has been going sideways since 4.1.2.
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I dont have issues with google just came back from iphone 5 1 month ago
Hey guys,
I'm new coming from a GS3 running synergy. Some unexpected events forced me to upgrade to a GS4. I haven't really kept tabs on the gs4 because my upgrade was due around the time the GS5 is supposedly going to come out.
I'm disappointed to find that the bootloaders are locked for us newer owners. My question is, my phone came with 4.2.2 MI1 should i allow it to update to 4.3? I would like to stay on what ever SW will likely get cracked in the future. I've read as much as i could and it seems like the older sw is closer to having a bootloader unlocked than the newer. It also looks like you can't go backwards anymore.
I love flashing and tinkering with my phones and i dunt want to safe strap another phone. I got to use to having a completely unlocked phone. Any advice is welcomed.
Thank you guys
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3000gtmr said:
Hey guys,
I'm new coming from a GS3 running synergy. Some unexpected events forced me to upgrade to a GS4. I haven't really kept tabs on the gs4 because my upgrade was due around the time the GS5 is supposedly going to come out.
I'm disappointed to find that the bootloaders are locked for us newer owners. My question is, my phone came with 4.2.2 MI1 should i allow it to update to 4.3? I would like to stay on what ever SW will likely get cracked in the future. I've read as much as i could and it seems like the older sw is closer to having a bootloader unlocked than the newer. It also looks like you can't go backwards anymore.
I love flashing and tinkering with my phones and i dunt want to safe strap another phone. I got to use to having a completely unlocked phone. Any advice is welcomed.
Thank you guys
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samsung has locked down the bootloader pretty well and some have been working on finding an exploit since MDK base exploit was blocked by ME7. So if you are going to wait until an unlock mechanism is found for base firmware releases since MDK S4, you may never see it.
The only option presently for ME7 and later firmware S4's is safestrap. Right now many of us that couldn't get a MDK phone are running 4.3 android base HD12 which has specific release for safestrap.
good luck but the trend is clear by phone manufs and the service providers who are demanding locked bootloaders except for Dev phones.
Thanks for the reply. So I'm not going to loose out on anything by allowing my phone to OTA update to the latest?
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3000gtmr said:
Thanks for the reply. So I'm not going to loose out on anything by allowing my phone to OTA update to the latest?
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Nope
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
Awesome thank you!
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Hey guys,
I apologize in advance if i am not up to speed on all the posts and news of S4 development.
My Verizon S4, is still running ME7 and i guess i keep waiting to get unlocked bootloader but it seems that probably will never happen since there are so many builds beyond that already.
Just to verify, ME7 and any of the later builds still have locked bootloader is that right?
Would you guy recommend that i do the update and switch to something newer? Hyperdrive is great, but running it through Safestrap is not ideal. At the same time i don't want just running a stock TouchWiz, which is the worst every.
Anyway, i am sorry if these are newb questions.
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Hey guys,
I apologize in advance if i am not up to speed on all the posts and news of S4 development.
My Verizon S4, is still running ME7 and i guess i keep waiting to get unlocked bootloader but it seems that probably will never happen since there are so many builds beyond that already.
Just to verify, ME7 and any of the later builds still have locked bootloader is that right?
Would you guy recommend that i do the update and switch to something newer? Hyperdrive is great, but running it through Safestrap is not ideal. At the same time i don't want just running a stock TouchWiz, which is the worst every.
Anyway, i am sorry if these are newb questions.
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I really don't understand your comment on Hyperdrive and safestrap. I can go nearly 48hrs between charging my battery...I can customize to my heart content...everything works with no fcs. ..no reboots. You are definitely out of the loop
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stamina11 said:
Hey guys,
I apologize in advance if i am not up to speed on all the posts and news of S4 development.
My Verizon S4, is still running ME7 and i guess i keep waiting to get unlocked bootloader but it seems that probably will never happen since there are so many builds beyond that already.
Just to verify, ME7 and any of the later builds still have locked bootloader is that right?
Would you guy recommend that i do the update and switch to something newer? Hyperdrive is great, but running it through Safestrap is not ideal. At the same time i don't want just running a stock TouchWiz, which is the worst every.
Anyway, i am sorry if these are newb questions.
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Glad I found your post, as I have been laying low for a while now and had the EXACT same question! I've been on HyperDrive RLS9.1 for a few months and, while I'm totally happy with it, I'm getting the itch to flash. I know the "ROMs that work with SS/ME7" thread is no longer updated and since 4.4.2 leaked, I'm wondering the same thing as you: would it be wise to update the OS past ME7? I'm pissed that as soon as I got my phone I let it OTA to ME7, but I had read everyone talking about NOT updating as they would likely lock out SS and such.
So, if I update (or flash) to a newer version, are there any significant benefits, or should I stick on ME7?
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Glad I found your post, as I have been laying low for a while now and had the EXACT same question! I've been on HyperDrive RLS9.1 for a few months and, while I'm totally happy with it, I'm getting the itch to flash. I know the "ROMs that work with SS/ME7" thread is no longer updated and since 4.4.2 leaked, I'm wondering the same thing as you: would it be wise to update the OS past ME7? I'm pissed that as soon as I got my phone I let it OTA to ME7, but I had read everyone talking about NOT updating as they would likely lock out SS and such.
So, if I update (or flash) to a newer version, are there any significant benefits, or should I stick on ME7?
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Right now you can still use SafeStrap with the updated bootloaders. And there are more ROM options for you too. Yes you will update your bootloader to a Knox one but people are still actively trying to find an exploit on those. If you want my opinion yea go ahead and update... But think about it in the end its your call
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Can you point me to a thread that can walk me through the latest update/upgrade process?
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It's been two months since I posted last. My original question still remains: can someone show/tell me the process to upgrade my VZW S4 ME7 to a more recent build and the ROMs that available for it?
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adamklo said:
It's been two months since I posted last. My original question still remains: can someone show/tell me the process to upgrade my VZW S4 ME7 to a more recent build and the ROMs that available for it?
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There are threads and videos available to check out so in 2 months you haven't research anything?
sent by safestrap enabled bajarom
There's a lot going on and it's very overwhelming.
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Hot off the press, this was just leaked by SXTP-Developers can anybody bring this baby over to the Verizon Note 3?
Here's the link http://sxtpdevelopers.com/samsung-sch-i545-verizon-kit-kat/
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Hot off the press, this was just leaked by SXTP-Developers can anybody bring this baby over to the Verizon Note 3?
Here's the link http://sxtpdevelopers.com/samsung-sch-i545-verizon-kit-kat/
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We probably don't have to worry much about bringing it to the Note 3 as I'm sure KK for our phone isn't too far behind. About damn time we see something!
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mlin said:
We probably don't have to worry much about bringing it to the Note 3 as I'm sure KK for our phone isn't too far behind. About damn time we see something!
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Wouldn't it be a much safer approach to bring this S4 leaked version over to our Note 3? I mean you could be right KK for the Note 3 might be just around the corner, but what if that version of KK has a similar affect as the version that AT&T received, where the update wiped out Root and there was no way to restore it. Maybe that is something that is just going to happen with the Verizon KK update, Root will be lost, and the bounties will raise again. If you ask me, what if we take a look at the S4 KK leaked ROM and see if it is something that can be ported over to the Note 3, maybe it can, maybe there's a way to keep Root and enjoy KitKat.
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Wouldn't it be a much safer approach to bring this S4 leaked version over to our Note 3? I mean you could be right KK for the Note 3 might be just around the corner, but what if that version of KK has a similar affect as the version that AT&T received, where the update wiped out Root and there was no way to restore it. Maybe that is something that is just going to happen with the Verizon KK update, Root will be lost, and the bounties will raise again. If you ask me, what if we take a look at the S4 KK leaked ROM and see if it is something that can be ported over to the Note 3, maybe it can, maybe there's a way to keep Root and enjoy KitKat.
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I guess I don't know about obtaining root on a stock AT&T KK Note 3, but it seems there are plenty of custom, rooted ROMs based off the newest release. Porting a new version of android without the kernel (for those of us using SS) just seems like it'd be a lot of work and a PITA. Admittedly, I don't know much about this stuff so it may be more straight forward than I know.
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Would it be possible use a stock KitKat ROM from another carrier such as Sprint, extract the radio, then insert the Verizon radio from S4 leak? I don't know much about ROM building or porting a ROM, but I know you need the correct radios to get it to work properly, maybe if cross-build with what is already available something should work right? and I hope on the retail version side of things...
When you start tweaking like that, it's becomes no longer signed, and then it won't flash. Plus I think the kernel is different, which is an automatic stop, as we can't flash different ones.
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I'd think that the biggest issue with porting an S4 ROM to the Note 3 would be S-Pen support. Is that not a concern?
Personally I would try to use a Canadian 4.4 Rom since we have had the update for over a month now up here
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Borderpatrol1987 said:
When you start tweaking like that, it's becomes no longer signed, and then it won't flash. Plus I think the kernel is different, which is an automatic stop, as we can't flash different ones.
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SafeStrap ignores the boot.img even if present, so it can't get flashed on a retail N3.
Anything to note on the S4 leak such as root methods and what not?
The note 3 tar was posted on their site and in another thread. No root exploit is publicly available yet.
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Got the s4 day one and never updaed past MDK. I feel like im one of the last few of the extinct MDK race. Anyone else still on MDK and rommed?
Mdk here octos rom
I wouldn't loose my MDK for anything.....I hate touchwiz, the only thing I like from TW is the camera.
Still on original MDK bootloader.
Running custom Kit-Kat rom. Xposed framework etc. Nova Prime. Doesn't look anything like TW.
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Got the s4 day one and never updaed past MDK. I feel like im one of the last few of the extinct MDK race. Anyone else still on MDK and rommed?
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Still on MDK here and running Danvdh's GPE/AOSP rom with KTunez kernel.
Still on MDK, never bow down to safestrap
Running MDK until the end.
Still on MDK running Dan's GPE 4.4.2 build.
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Still on MDK running Dan's GPE 4.4.2 build.
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Same here
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Triscuit said:
I wouldn't loose my MDK for anything.....I hate touchwiz, the only thing I like from TW is the camera.
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Did you give this camera a try?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.marginz.snaptrial
Still on MDK, I wouldn't let the salesman at the store update it. I cracked my screen a few months ago, and I will not send it in for an insurance claim. I will fix it myself when my screen stops working. Until then, MDK to the end.
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Did you give this camera a try?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.marginz.snaptrial
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No I haven't, but I will thanks.
MDK running AOSP Official Google Edition without any problems.
MDK master race represent
Mdk,mdk,mdk,................mdk,mdk,mdk...................
yeap
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Mdk,mdk,mdk,................mdk,mdk,mdk...................
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Yeap. 32gb black S4 stil MDK Hyperdrive 17.1
Same here - never strayed off MDK (why would you.....?) Tried every ROM out there TW&AOSP - settled on BeanStalk - at least for today (non-recovering flashaholic!)
Next phone will be a bootloader unlocked Snapdragon 810 - will probably be saying goodbye to VZW....we all know how they feel about that subject.
Mdk here.
MDK running Hyperdrive 17.1
Was upgraded to nc5 before I ever decided to root my s4.
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