So my home button decoded to give out so I am curious I rooted on Mj7 hoping for a replacement that is unlockable but I need to unroot to return to vzw I could get a way with remove g root apps but device status is set to custom as well as boot screen anyone have a link or been successful restoring to stock or if I take the ota Will it unroot or will I just get a brick? Help is greatly appreciated thanks
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Bfitz26 said:
So my home button decoded to give out so I am curious I rooted on Mj7 hoping for a replacement that is unlockable but I need to unroot to return to vzw I could get a way with remove g root apps but device status is set to custom as well as boot screen anyone have a link or been successful restoring to stock or if I take the ota Will it unroot or will I just get a brick? Help is greatly appreciated thanks
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You may want to check this thread out. I'm not sure, but you may have to reset the flash count also. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507253
Thanks for the help as you happen to be the only one that has attempted to help me +1
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Bfitz26 said:
So my home button decoded to give out so I am curious I rooted on Mj7 hoping for a replacement that is unlockable but I need to unroot to return to vzw I could get a way with remove g root apps but device status is set to custom as well as boot screen anyone have a link or been successful restoring to stock or if I take the ota Will it unroot or will I just get a brick? Help is greatly appreciated thanks
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Since you're returning it, you should flash the full-wipe emergency recovery ROM image. That'll clear the custom status and remove all of your data.
Is this a Odin file? I would assume so as u don't have anything cwm or anything related I heard something about using the update software tool on o
Pc as well idk
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Is this a Odin file? I would assume so as u don't have anything cwm or anything related I heard something about using the update software tool on o
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Yes, it's an image that you flash using ODIN. Yes, you can use the Verizon recovery assistant as well as Kies to recover. Your call.
thanks man! unfortunatly the link on this the odin file is not found do u happen to have a odin file on here? not sure if it is version specific?
Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189539 . If that fails, google odin 3.09 it's widely available.
Thanks worked great for my new phone came with 4.2.2 so now need to look into root and safest rap it kenec or what have you best place to start?
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Hey guys, I am trying to get recovery and root off of my phone so I can get the phone back into un-voided warrenty state. I know the safestrap apk. does not fully remove it itself, and that there is an alternative way by using adb. Which I have never used but have it downloaded. I am just asking for some guidance here so I can do this properly, thanks in advance!
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Hey guys, I am trying to get recovery and root off of my phone so I can get the phone back into un-voided warrenty state. I know the safestrap apk. does not fully remove it itself, and that there is an alternative way by using adb. Which I have never used but have it downloaded. I am just asking for some guidance here so I can do this properly, thanks in advance!
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I think you would need to search for "Odin back to stock" I have run across threads on it occasionally.
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wtherrell said:
I think you would need to search for "Odin back to stock" I have run across threads on it occasionally.
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I was thinking the same thing. I have the stock .tar file and odin. My question then is, by doing this it will remove all of the recovery and root on my phone?
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I was thinking the same thing. I have the stock .tar file and odin. My question then is, by doing this it will remove all of the recovery and root on my phone?
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As I understand it, yes.
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I was thinking the same thing. I have the stock .tar file and odin. My question then is, by doing this it will remove all of the recovery and root on my phone?
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Yes, it will. It'll put the stock recovery on your phone.
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Yes, it will. It'll put the stock recovery on your phone.
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Root will be removed as well, correct?
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Root will be removed as well, correct?
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Yea your phone will have out of the box software
Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk. now Free
I have been meaning to unroot my S4 and remove the SafeStrap recovery. I haven't found a ROM worth trying out and it seems that the process if giving a lot of people a headache. I actually have grown to love some features of TW and when I need a visual change I throw up a custom launcher and I'm perfectly content. So my question is....
If I accept the OTA, will that remove root AND the SafeStrap recovery automatically and then I'll be back to square one or will I still have to remove SS via ADB? Thank you!
Mike
Best way to get back to fully stock is to flash your device with Odin. You can find the factory images in the android Dev section.
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I have been meaning to unroot my S4 and remove the SafeStrap recovery. I haven't found a ROM worth trying out and it seems that the process if giving a lot of people a headache. I actually have grown to love some features of TW and when I need a visual change I throw up a custom launcher and I'm perfectly content. So my question is....
If I accept the OTA, will that remove root AND the SafeStrap recovery automatically and then I'll be back to square one or will I still have to remove SS via ADB? Thank you!
Mike
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Wait save the ota from the cache folder and post it for us before you do!
Seems like there really was not an answer to the question. Ill reitterate . S4 vruame7 with root and safe strap. Will updating to last update remove root and safe strap or just root and not safestrap.. any takers?
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Nobody will really be able to answer this until developers have time to dig into the update. Most likely the end result would not be preferred. I would wait... if its an OTA, please grab it from the cache folder and upload it somewhere for the devs to inspect so they can give you an answer.
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Nobody will really be able to answer this until developers have time to dig into the update. Most likely the end result would not be preferred. I would wait... if its an OTA, please grab it from the cache folder and upload it somewhere for the devs to inspect so they can give you an answer.
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Thank you for that info. In my situation I am rooted I hav xframework with some mods but no safe strap. I dont mind losing root but dont wanna run into a brick situation my cpu is crashed so odin is not an option at this time.
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Hey Guys if you read this article you will see that in the new OTA it will unlock LTE band 4.
So here is my question... Being MDK LOKI rooted will I be able to flash the modem and get the band 4 or will there be stuff in the kernel that we will need?
My real question is.. will we be able to use the new Band 4 eventually being rooted?
+1 for this question also. Being rooted on mdk with recovery I am getting close to letting go for 4.3 cause I have a gear watch that's doing nothing. I haven't needed any ROMs since my x and RAZR, so I could settle with root only but would b nice to keep most and reap the benefits without selling out my mdk framework. I'll grab beans or cm10 at that point. I know its a tough question without a sign of the ota yet
We just have to wait till some of the devs get a hold of the OTA and tear it apart.
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We just have to wait till some of the devs get a hold of the OTA and tear it apart.
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Yes, please. Somebody grab it and save it and send it.
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Yes, please. Somebody grab it and save it and send it.
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For what it's worth, someone posted a link to the OTA file and I downloaded it. It looks like the modem file is done via a patch instead of the OTA including an actual flashable .bin file. I'm guessing someone will have to install the OTA and pull the modem file from the phone itself.
I came to ask this same question. For once, the stock rom has something I want that I can't get. It's usually the other way around. I'm sure the devs will have a flashable file to get LTE band 4 sometime soon. And that's why I love the android developer community!
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For what it's worth, someone posted a link to the OTA file and I downloaded it. It looks like the modem file is done via a patch instead of the OTA including an actual flashable .bin file. I'm guessing someone will have to install the OTA and pull the modem file from the phone itself.
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Exactly. We need someone who took the ota and kept root before anything can be done.
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Just flashed the zip from here in recovery and I now have MJ7. Doesn't look like AWS is enabled in the part of town I'm in, but I think it is in some parts of Atlanta. Even still being on band 13, my speeds have increased.
yellow triangle!!!!!! arrrrrrggghh
(GALAXY S 4 VERIZON) I was just testing the waters and tried to go back to VRUDMI1 firmware FROM VRUEMJ7 LATEST 4.3 UPDATE .. bad mistake dont do it!!! my grammer sucks bare with me..but im stuck at the yellow triangle screen kies isnt getting me anywhere.the phone will not connect no matter what i do.. i can get the the phone into download mode but still nothing..is there a VRUEMJ7 4.3 odin restore out that will help me i cant find it anywhere i would appreciate your help kies is useless if there is no odin file i'll just take it back to verizon thanks first post ever and possibly the first idiot to brick his phone not even ten minutes after updating it laugh at me if u will i expect it..lol
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(GALAXY S 4 VERIZON) I was just testing the waters and tried to go back to VRUDMI1 firmware FROM VRUEMJ7 LATEST 4.3 UPDATE .. bad mistake dont do it!!! my grammer sucks bare with me..but im stuck at the yellow triangle screen kies isnt getting me anywhere.the phone will not connect no matter what i do.. i can get the the phone into download mode but still nothing..is there a VRUEMJ7 4.3 odin restore out that will help me i cant find it anywhere i would appreciate your help kies is useless if there is no odin file i'll just take it back to verizon thanks first post ever and possibly the first idiot to brick his phone not even ten minutes after updating it laugh at me if u will i expect it..lol
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Sorry dude but unfortunately as of right now there is no Odin image to flash, so you're going to have to take it back to Verizon.
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(GALAXY S 4 VERIZON) I was just testing the waters and tried to go back to VRUDMI1 firmware FROM VRUEMJ7 LATEST 4.3 UPDATE .. bad mistake dont do it!!! my grammer sucks bare with me..but im stuck at the yellow triangle screen kies isnt getting me anywhere.the phone will not connect no matter what i do.. i can get the the phone into download mode but still nothing..is there a VRUEMJ7 4.3 odin restore out that will help me i cant find it anywhere i would appreciate your help kies is useless if there is no odin file i'll just take it back to verizon thanks first post ever and possibly the first idiot to brick his phone not even ten minutes after updating it laugh at me if u will i expect it..lol
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If you want to test a odin restore for MJ7 let me know. Where exactly did odin fail at?
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If you want to test a odin restore for MJ7 let me know. Where exactly did odin fail at?
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it verified vrudmi1 md5 image it passed then it started to appear to flash and failed at writing to nand or the very first step of the flashing process.and yes i'll test it as long as it dont trip the knox counter
nevermind i went and replaced my phone now i'm back on ME7.
might be an odin image
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Sorry dude but unfortunately as of right now there is no Odin image to flash, so you're going to have to take it back to Verizon.
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i plugged my phone in today verizon software updater started download an update for my phone i'm already on 4.3 rooted i downloaded MI1 already so i know this is 4.3.. and its full size image tell me what you think would this possibly be an odin image can somebody change the format for use with odin to help people like me who bricked thier device?
It's already in the development section. I think it was released last Friday.
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So we on MJ7 obviously at this point are stuck with barely gaining root and still not able to flash custom ROMs... So I'm making this thread for us to post up any leads or any questions we have on furthering our phones to be able to flash...
Any devs currently working on this would be helpful to chime in to let us know what's up and what you need for us to help...
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So we on MJ7 obviously at this point are stuck with barely gaining root and still not able to flash custom ROMs... So I'm making this thread for us to post up any leads or any questions we have on furthering our phones to be able to flash...
Any devs currently working on this would be helpful to chime in to let us know what's up and what you need for us to help...
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+1. Would be nice to have an unlocked bootloader again. Should've never taken the OTA. :crying:
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+1. Would be nice to have an unlocked bootloader again. Should've never taken the OTA. :crying:
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Your telling me! I did a lil research and saw that there were ROMs for the s4 and I just got it the other day and coming from the s3 I was like this will be easy to root and flash again..... Pshhhh come to find out I bought an MJ7 so the rooting process was a pain in the @#$%& lol
So figured I'd start a place for us with this crappy problem to discuss stuffs lol
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I will be watching this thread like a hawk.
I know the feeling....
I just recently bought a new S4 as well with MJ7 on it and I'm going crazy all over looking for a way to root and install a custom rom specially now that this one came out for us on the S4 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524644 ufff!!! I will be watching over this!!!!
Admittedly I'm new to this, but from my research, can't you just flash an old kernel/version and then install whatever you want?
Wouldn't this method work? galaxys4root . com/galaxy-s4-root/how-to-root-verizon-galaxy-s4-sch-i545/
Basically put in ODIN mode and install an old image, then you can install the ROM you want, right?
asr1901 said:
Admittedly I'm new to this, but from my research, can't you just flash an old kernel/version and then install whatever you want?
Wouldn't this method work? galaxys4root . com/galaxy-s4-root/how-to-root-verizon-galaxy-s4-sch-i545/
Basically put in ODIN mode and install an old image, then you can install the ROM you want, right?
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Negative, the bootloader was updated and LOCKED TIGHT.. Attempt this and you will have a hard bricked S4... Don't do it!!!
boogeeman69 said:
Negative, the bootloader was updated and LOCKED TIGHT.. Attempt this and you will have a hard bricked S4... Don't do it!!!
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Exactly.
If you are on a newer version of ROM, you cannot go back.
That is why, one should be very careful about taking an update.
Thanks for the info. Glad I didn't try that
When I got my device it was at least two versions back, so there's no way to factory reset my device to what I got when I first received my device?
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Negative, the bootloader was updated and LOCKED TIGHT.. Attempt this and you will have a hard bricked S4... Don't do it!!!
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Eh... It wouldn't brick it, it just wouldn't let you flash it I'm pretty sure.
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Nicgraner said:
Eh... It wouldn't brick it, it just wouldn't let you flash it I'm pretty sure.
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If you try to flash an older image via Odin, you think it would just fail?
I'm still pissed about forgetting to check the Survival Mode option!! :silly:
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If you try to flash an older image via Odin, you think it would just fail?
I'm still pissed about forgetting to check the Survival Mode option!! :silly:
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All I'm gonna say is I'm not gonna be the first to try it.... In theory it might work but idk...
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All I'm gonna say is I'm not gonna be the first to try it.... In theory it might work but idk...
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It's relatively well documented that you cannot downgrade from MJ7. If I recall, it's not a hard brick. It's either a soft brick or the flash just fails.
I have faith that we'll have an answer to this soon. Devs never take long to find a workaround.
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It's relatively well documented that you cannot downgrade from MJ7. If I recall, it's not a hard brick. It's either a soft brick or the flash just fails.
I have faith that we'll have an answer to this soon. Devs never take long to find a workaround.
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soft brick, you will get the connect to kies emergency screen. Just odin the full odin mj7 tar from the dev section and it will boot again. ( Yes, I was stupid enough to try it )
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soft brick, you will get the connect to kies emergency screen. Just odin the full odin mj7 tar from the dev section and it will boot again. ( Yes, I was stupid enough to try it )
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Someone had to
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Someone had to
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Same here. Lol. Used Verizon upgrade/repair assistant to recover. So is a root method being worked on that we know of? Man, stock is just so painful after going root!
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Same here. Lol. Used Verizon upgrade/repair assistant to recover. So is a root method being worked on that we know of? Man, stock is just so painful after going root!
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There is a root method... I'm rooted on the mj7 its just they haven't got a recovery to work with it yet so no flashing stuff... But at least with root you can change DPI settings and freeze and delete bloatware so its really not that bad anymore while we wait...
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Hopefully Hashcode can eventually hook us up with SafeStrap at least.. The whole custom recovery thing isn't looking to to good.
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There is a root method... I'm rooted on the mj7 its just they haven't got a recovery to work with it yet so no flashing stuff... But at least with root you can change DPI settings and freeze and delete bloatware so its really not that bad anymore while we wait...
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@Stolly08 what method did you use to Root? I'm still hesitant to try...had my VZ GS4 (running MJ7) for about 3 weeks now.
I'm basically trying to rid my device of bloatware (and praying to eventually flash custom ROMS whenever we all figure that out )
After having HTC phones for 5 years, all rooted, I said enough of the crappy battery life and decided to take the Samsung mainly because of the huge dev support and good battery life. Kinda bummed out we dont have root for MJ7 with unlocked boot loader but Im sure the Dev's are working hard to get it for us
I have a VZW Galaxy S4 that has been rooted since day 1. It is still on 4.2.2 (I545VRUAMDK). I need to restore it to stock and get it updated. What is the quickest way to do this?
I would not if I was you you can't go back to mdk once you update and mdk is the only one you can unlock the boot loader
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I would not if I was you you can't go back to mdk once you update and mdk is the only one you can unlock the boot loader
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I do not need to unlock anything in the future.
km8j said:
I do not need to unlock anything in the future.
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Give me yours, and I will give you mine! That easy!
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Give me yours, and I will give you mine! That easy!
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no dice, i need to sell
VRUAMDK_NoWipe.tar
km8j said:
I have a VZW Galaxy S4 that has been rooted since day 1. It is still on 4.2.2 (I545VRUAMDK). I need to restore it to stock and get it updated. What is the quickest way to do this?
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There is a file out there called VRUAMDK_NoWipe.tar. I have used this with ODIN to go back to stock several times in the past (this past friday for example when i had a bad flash of CM 11.0:crying:.
I think this is where I got it from:
http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-stock-firmware/
stein5830 said:
There is a file out there called VRUAMDK_NoWipe.tar. I have used this with ODIN to go back to stock several times in the past (this past friday for example when i had a bad flash of CM 11.0:crying:.
I think this is where I got it from:
http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-stock-firmware/
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Thanks, I'll download this. Is there a recent help article on using this?
Kies can restore and update the phone.
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Thanks, I'll download this. Is there a recent help article on using this?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259
Description: This is a guide (based similar to my previous guide for the Verizon Galaxy S III) that will help you flash a 99.9% stock factory image for the Verizon Galaxy S4 overwriting every partition on the device back to stock. The ONLY major change I have made is for your convenience I have modified the factory image to keep all your data/apps/settings and internal storage partition intact. This method should help you restore from any soft-brick that you may encounter without having to wipe your data.
Minor Warning: Please note that if you had any special mods that you had to manually flash before or move on the system partition (like Google Wallet, AOSP 4.2 apps like camera and gallery, etc...) they will be lost as you are overwriting your system partition to factory stock. Please make sure to do the needful with your mods before following this guide (for example resetting the Google Wallet app).
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Kies can restore and update the phone.
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This I didn't know. So if I had a bad flash on my phone but my PC will recognize the device, I can use KIES to restore to stock??