I have done a ton of searching and usually don't post because there is something out there but I am losing it. I have a Verizon GS4 with 4.3 MJ7 rooted. I have put off updating for a while because I was unsure what it would do to my root but when I recently tried the OTA to 4.4 it will reboot and try to update but just gets an error and drops me off in the recovery page where I hit reboot now. Then it tells me my update was unsuccessful (thanks android....). I have tried using Odin to update to CM11 and it always fails when i hit start. I tried using kies 3 and it downloads the update, download window disappears, and then kies stays up greyed out until it crashes. I found somewhere that kies 3 is picky so i unmounted the sd card, turned off usb debugging, restarted, everything. I would be perfectly fine with 4.4 or CM11. I dont care. I just want to update....
superseahawk said:
I have done a ton of searching and usually don't post because there is something out there but I am losing it. I have a Verizon GS4 with 4.3 MJ7 rooted. I have put off updating for a while because I was unsure what it would do to my root but when I recently tried the OTA to 4.4 it will reboot and try to update but just gets an error and drops me off in the recovery page where I hit reboot now. Then it tells me my update was unsuccessful (thanks android....). I have tried using Odin to update to CM11 and it always fails when i hit start. I tried using kies 3 and it downloads the update, download window disappears, and then kies stays up greyed out until it crashes. I found somewhere that kies 3 is picky so i unmounted the sd card, turned off usb debugging, restarted, everything. I would be perfectly fine with 4.4 or CM11. I dont care. I just want to update....
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Well, not sure I understand exactly what you are running or exactly what "update" you are talking about. But, there is not a 4.4 release for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon). 4.3 is the best you can do if you're talking about getting the latest firmware for the S4. Secondly, if you have 4.3 MJ7 I think the only way you are going to be able to flash anything is with SafeStrap and only TW based ROMs. Even though you may be rooted, you cannot install a custom recovery on MJ7, only SafeStrap. Hope this helps.
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Well, not sure I understand exactly what you are running or exactly what "update" you are talking about. But, there is not a 4.4 release for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon). 4.3 is the best you can do if you're talking about getting the latest firmware for the S4. Secondly, if you have 4.3 MJ7 I think the only way you are going to be able to flash anything is with SafeStrap and only TW based ROMs. Even though you may be rooted, you cannot install a custom recovery on MJ7, only SafeStrap. Hope this helps.
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You should start your research by reading this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
riker147 said:
You should start your research by reading this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
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Geez, isn't what I said the same as the link you provided?
jpcalhoun said:
Geez, isn't what I said the same as the link you provided?
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I quoted the wrong post. Sorry.
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Better for them to learn on their own than to have everybody spoon fed the same info every day.
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Yeah I agree. I thought your comment was directed at me because you quoted my post, maybe I got it wrong.
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Yeah I agree. I thought your comment was directed at me because you quoted my post, maybe I got it wrong.
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I edited my post as you were responding.
I quoted the wrong post. Sorry.
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I edited my post as you were responding.
I quoted the wrong post. Sorry.
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Absolutely no problem. That's easy to do. By the way, great advice/thread you gave to the OP.
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is it gay to taste your own semen?
what about drinking it?
vipercode said:
Long story short I deleted and wiped my entire system rom and partition in safestrap and didn't install a new OS before rebooting
Now my phone will not enter safestrap to allow me to install a new rom
I cannot flash stock rom through odin as I get a Fail: Auth error
I cannot find a serial number that works with kies to do a firmware upgrade
And using ADB to sideload gives me an error: "Could not read sideload"
So what options do I have left to fix this mess?
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I will say that is a laundry list of issues.. I learn to fix things as tbey come and I have not yet had to odin my s4... I would recommend reading through the safestrap in both general and development and pm someone who states they have used odin successfully for help.. if by chance and heaven forbid I need to utilize odin I will respond again.. I am sorry I couldnt be helpful, good luck.
vipercode said:
Long story short I deleted and wiped my entire system rom and partition in safestrap and didn't install a new OS before rebooting
Now my phone will not enter safestrap to allow me to install a new rom
I cannot flash stock rom through odin as I get a Fail: Auth error
I cannot find a serial number that works with kies to do a firmware upgrade
And using ADB to sideload gives me an error: "Could not read sideload"
So what options do I have left to fix this mess?
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Just double checking. You weren't clear on this point. You are trying to odin a me7 stock image correct?
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shut the **** up its not gay ITS NOT GAY
vipercode said:
Yea, I gave it to my rooting expert friend and he fixed after like 6 hours. Said that I had write protection enabled and therefore I couldn't flash anything that wasnt digitally signed by verizon so he fixed that then flashed the stock rom again. Its running again and thats all I care about thanks guys
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Can you ask your friend how he bypassed the digital signature?
And this might be a huge favor but, can you ask him if he can bypass the MF3 signature?
Odischeese said:
Can you ask your friend how he bypassed the digital signature?
And this might be a huge favor but, can you ask him if he can bypass the MF3 signature?
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He didn't bypass the signature, he just installed the proper stock ROM. Or that's the most likely thing to have done.
If he's able to bypass the signature, he could collect the bootloader bounty.
k1mu said:
He didn't bypass the signature, he just installed the proper stock ROM. Or that's the most likely thing to have done.
If he's able to bypass the signature, he could collect the bootloader bounty.
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Lol doesn't matter anymore. 4.3 is able to be flashed if you have MF3, Which was my problem. Doesn't matter anymore! i got my phone fixed anyways! :good:
Odischeese said:
Lol doesn't matter anymore. 4.3 is able to be flashed if you have MF3, Which was my problem. Doesn't matter anymore! i got my phone fixed anyways! :good:
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I'm confused. What is "MF3"?
Edit: I see. You're talking about an AT&T GS4, apparently.
k1mu said:
I'm confused. What is "MF3"?
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I think it's AT&T.
riker147 said:
I think it's AT&T.
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Yeah he's right.
The god forbidding baseband version ATT released.
No one could flash the stock rom with odin.
Untill today...:good:
Does anyone else know if you can still root and install a recovery for custom ROMS after taking this update? I'm on ME7 now but over night my phone downloaded a update, but I haven't installed it yet.
Not until a new method is released. It will also break safestrap if that's something you care about.
jim2029 said:
Does anyone else know if you can still root and install a recovery for custom ROMS after taking this update? I'm on ME7 now but over night my phone downloaded a update, but I haven't installed it yet.
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it's not 4.3. Still 4.2. It will upgrade your phone to the MI1 firmware. There is a root process here- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2487142 and Safestrap works, but at the moment there are no MI1 based roms. ME7 based roms will flash without a problem but wifi won't work.
That's nice.... It said it was 4.3 on the notice... That sucks.
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it's not 4.3. Still 4.2. It will upgrade your phone to the MI1 firmware. There is a root process here- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2487142 and Safestrap works, but at the moment there are no MI1 based roms. ME7 based roms will flash without a problem but wifi won't work.
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I'm thinking I should just go ahead and let mine update. I all of a sudden get the notice to download and install the update even though I'm rooted (not sure how to remove that notice) and figure ME7's boot loader won't be unlocked
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WarEagleUS said:
I'm thinking I should just go ahead and let mine update. I all of a sudden get the notice to download and install the update even though I'm rooted (not sure how to remove that notice) and figure ME7's boot loader won't be unlocked
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You can freeze the app SDM 1.0 in Titanium and that will stop the notificiations. Since it's still 4.2 there's no good reason to take this update, in fact it adds some Knox security to the bootloader so you might end up tripping it and screwing yourself if you need to send it to Samsung. Not worth it imo. Also Safestrap works I think but the roms have broken wifi with the update from what I've heard.
Okay thanks bro I'll dl.titanium backup
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Ok so this is my first post, I dont know very much about rooting and such but I followed directions on how to root 4.2.2 and it was successful but now that this update is out im pretty much just bored with my phone being rooted and I want to update but
When I select install update now it turns off my phone and says "normal boot failed, odin mode, (other things)
Downloading do not turn off target" and doesnt do anything else
I knew how to get out of this so I did and now I dont know what to do
CDWells said:
Ok so this is my first post, I dont know very much about rooting and such but I followed directions on how to root 4.2.2 and it was successful but now that this update is out im pretty much just bored with my phone being rooted and I want to update but
When I select install update now it turns off my phone and says "normal boot failed, odin mode, (other things)
Downloading do not turn off target" and doesnt do anything else
I knew how to get out of this so I did and now I dont know what to do
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The best thing to do is odin back to stock and let the phone re download the update. BUT remember that once you update your stuck so if your bored now it will be worse once you update. And its not the 4.3 update even though it might say so.
That should be grounds for a lawsuit for false advertisement, lol.
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Well if its not 4.3 then im not gonna update
can one of you guys give me links or just walk me through how to flash a custom rom onto it?
Im running 4.2.2 baseband version 1545VRUAME7
CDWells said:
Well if its not 4.3 then im not gonna update
can one of you guys give me links or just walk me through how to flash a custom rom onto it?
Im running 4.2.2 baseband version 1545VRUAME7
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Root
Install Safestrap
Install Recovery
Create Rom Slot
Flash Rom (no re- boot)
Flash SS kernel module
Reboot
All the instructions will be found in Root, SS and ROm threads.
Have fun!!
DON"T TAKE NO STINK'N UPDATES!!
CDWells said:
Well if its not 4.3 then im not gonna update
can one of you guys give me links or just walk me through how to flash a custom rom onto it?
Im running 4.2.2 baseband version 1545VRUAME7
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448726
Thanks a lot guys
I'm going to install the Bonestock ROM
*Edit* thought i was going to put bonestock 1.1.4 on but it keeps failing
is there something im doing wrong?
Size of bonestock is 1.2GB
boot into recovery
choose rom slot
create rom slot 1 for 1500MB of data
1500MB of system
300MB of cash
only 3751MB to use total
finished that
install
choose bonestock.zip
2 seconds in it fails
what did i do wrong?
The MI1 Odin does not help. So I'd like to try the MJ7. But I can't go OTA since I can't boot past the Verizon logo.
I tried the update.zip someone posted, but I do not think that was installed on my phone.
Can someone help? Thx.
BaSingSe said:
The MI1 Odin does not help. So I'd like to try the MJ7. But I can't go OTA since I can't boot past the Verizon logo.
I tried the update.zip someone posted, but I do not think that was installed on my phone.
Can someone help? Thx.
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Search and read before you post. No one has one.
That is the reason I'm asking.
BaSingSe said:
That is the reason I'm asking.
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You have to put the update.zip on your SD. Boot into recovery, then update.zip from the SD.....
That was what I did. I'm not sure if it went through. I did not see any update....
BaSingSe said:
That was what I did. I'm not sure if it went through. I did not see any update....
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As stated elsewhere, you must be STOCK to update. No "bloat" removed, no special software (like the Xposed frawework) enabled.
The update validates that all of 1500+ files are unaltered before it runs. If you've changed any of those, then it won't install.
That's why the developers have told people having problems with the update to start with flashing a stock MI1 ROM.
I posted a shell script that allows you to figure out if everything on your phone is acceptable for the update - post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46917189#post46917189
You might want to run that to see what's blocking the OTA.
Looks like once we get the tar, there's a KNOX safe root method already - http://www.theandroidsoul.com/universal-root-de-la-vega-script/
what did it wrote when you click update.zip?
It says something like Signature Verification Failed, when I tried to update the update.zip file.
I need help, I rooted my phone and when I uploaded CWM, appeared this message: "System software not authorized by verizon wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest verizon wireless store for help".
I got that too. I think it was because you are running the Verizon Mobile Security.? Turn it off if it is still running.
neposz said:
I need help, I rooted my phone and when I uploaded CWM, appeared this message: "System software not authorized by verizon wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest verizon wireless store for help".
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What build are you on?
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neposz said:
I need help, I rooted my phone and when I uploaded CWM, appeared this message: "System software not authorized by verizon wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest verizon wireless store for help".
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Hello,
Sorry to hear about your problem. I've had friends who've this has happened to. What you have to do is, you have to start over. This link will be helpful. Go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2578209 and use the no-wipe version (unless if you don't care about your data). Then, Unlock your bootloader and try to re-install CMW. If you need help this video is very helpful:
Hope this helps,
Nolan
@nolethemole before you have him do all that why don't you get all the relevant information considering there's a 99% chance he's not mdk?
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neposz said:
I need help, I rooted my phone and when I uploaded CWM, appeared this message: "System software not authorized by verizon wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest verizon wireless store for help".
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you can't use CWM if you NOT mdk build base.
hope you did some research before you mess your phone up
Jelly bean 4.3 VRUEMK2
joshm.1219 said:
What build are you on?
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neposz said:
Jelly bean 4.3
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Yeah so you can't get a custom recovery on your phone just safestrap. Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
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@ nolethemole, @ joshm.1219 - Thank you guys, my phone working perfect...
joshm.1219 said:
@nolethemole before you have him do all that why don't you get all the relevant information considering there's a 99% chance he's not mdk?
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@joshm.1219 I didn't think about that until after the fact.. I just figured that they were.:silly::silly:
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@ nolethemole, @ joshm.1219 - Thank you guys, my phone working perfect...
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@neposz You are welcome anytime!
neposz said:
I need help, I rooted my phone and when I uploaded CWM, appeared this message: "System software not authorized by verizon wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest Verizon wireless store for help".
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The easiest way to get your phone back to normal is to put it into download mode. You should have Verizon software upgrade assistant on your computer, if you don't, just connect your phone on your computer and wait for it to be installed, Eventually you will see something that say Verizon software upgrade assistant. If you do just disregard this part. Go on repair mode and click repair. Let it do its magic and your phones back to normal. It will wipe all your data though. But its better than having a soft brick phone.:good::good:
Download the stock NC5.tar and Odin back to stock.
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31TilRic said:
The easiest way to get your phone back to normal is to put it into download mode. You should have Verizon software upgrade assistant on your computer, Go on repair mode and click repair. Let it do its magic and your phones back to normal. It will wipe all your data though. But its better than having a soft brick phone.:good::good:
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Though years later, I want to thank this poster for the answer that solved my VZW not authorized block [when I accidentally loaded a bad kernel] message and allowed me to get my old favorite phone, with many custom ROMs active again so I could get the great S4 active again to try to convince my un-tech spouse to try something besides a a LG 8600 flip, great phone that it is.
Thank you! After many other solutions, the solution.
So, I have to move back into my S4, due to my current phone dying. I went and downloaded and flashed the latest TWRP in-app, rebooted to recovery, and got the same message as the OP. I'm on MDF, rooted, running hyperdrive, so that isn't the problem. Any ideas?
DuckRuckus said:
So, I have to move back into my S4, due to my current phone dying. I went and downloaded and flashed the latest TWRP in-app, rebooted to recovery, and got the same message as the OP. I'm on MDF, rooted, running hyperdrive, so that isn't the problem. Any ideas?
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Your best bet is to post this question within the following Official TWRP thread for your device.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292565
Good Luck!
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Ibuprophen said:
Your best bet is to post this question within the following Official TWRP thread for your device.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292565
Good Luck! /QUOTE]
Done! Thanks!
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DuckRuckus said:
So, I have to move back into my S4, due to my current phone dying. I went and downloaded and flashed the latest TWRP in-app, rebooted to recovery, and got the same message as the OP. I'm on MDF, rooted, running hyperdrive, so that isn't the problem. Any ideas?
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Did you Loki the recovery? I had to move some files that Loki needed to one of the system root directories before I could install clockwork mod recovery.
Hey guys, I've recently come across a VZW GS4 and I'm stuck on rooting. I know nothing about Samsung phones so this is pretty new to me. I tried towelroot and it was not sucessfull even after entering the different codes. The picture below is of the "About phone" section in settings. If you could just point me in the direction of a thread that would help me or let me know what do you, I'd really appreciate it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2959613
aznjosh said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2959613
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So I flashed the first thing, as per your recommended post and wifi will not enable afterwards. I open towelroot v3 and it asks to be connected to the internet. So now I'm stuck there. Any advice?
YOu need to flash modules or Goglies wifi fix
Ahhhhh, I see how that could help. Thank you very much.
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XxD34THxX said:
YOu need to flash modules or Goglies wifi fix
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How do I flash in ODIN? Just the same place as the NC5, under AP?
EDIT: Okay so not in ODIN. Like I said, I know nothing about Samsung devices. Seeing as how it is a .zip file I assume I need to flash it in a recovery on the phone. I jumped to conclusions with the wifi fix so I am now going to actually look up the proper way to apply it.
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How do I flash in ODIN? Just the same place as the NC5, under AP?
EDIT: Okay so not in ODIN. Like I said, I know nothing about Samsung devices. Seeing as how it is a .zip file I assume I need to flash it in a recovery on the phone. I jumped to conclusions with the wifi fix so I am now going to actually look up the proper way to apply it.
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If you haven't found it, you flash the fixes in Safestrap recovery
aznjosh said:
If you haven't found it, you flash the fixes in Safestrap recovery
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Is safestrap just the stock recovery or is it a custom like TWRP or CWM? And another thing, whenever flash an old firmware so I can root, it doesn't seem to actually change. I'm still at NK4 every time I change it. You know what I'm doing wrong? I've looked into a few different posts nothing is working. I've tried towelroot and Kingo.
And I suppose I should actually address your reply instead of just going on a tangent, I did and it put the phone in a bootloop and I have yet to address that. I just reflashed NK1 deal with it for the moment.
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Is safestrap just the stock recovery or is it a custom like TWRP or CWM? And another thing, whenever flash an old firmware so I can root, it doesn't seem to actually change. I'm still at NK4 every time I change it. You know what I'm doing wrong? I've looked into a few different posts nothing is working. I've tried towelroot and Kingo.
And I suppose I should actually address your reply instead of just going on a tangent, I did and it put the phone in a bootloop and I have yet to address that. I just reflashed NK1 deal with it for the moment.
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You can try the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2720163
I would ask your questions in the root threads to get better answers
aznjosh said:
You can try the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2720163
I would ask your questions in the root threads to get better answers
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That is the thread I've been looking at most actually. But I just can't catch a break. Every time I try to download the files I want, my G3 fails instantly and my friends Wi-Fi just won't download at all. I think I now know an even better reason to why I've never bothered getting a Samsung haha.