For some reason I restarted my att s3 and its stuck on galaxy s3 page. I been reading alot of this stuff and i think its over my head. I bought the phone used and it has twrp version 2.5 on it. It say it has no OS on it. I wouldnt even mind it in stock form. I use straight talk.If anyone would want to walk me through this it would be greatly appreciated. I live in pa if anyone is nearby. Scared and dont want to ruin this phone.
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Hey everyone,
So I grabbed a Galaxy S II for my sister for Christmas, and I'd like to prepare it for her. I've already rooted it, unlocked it, and cleared off a bunch of the preinstalled garbage, but there's a couple things I have no idea how to do:
- I'm in Canada, so the phone is a i9100m. That means it gets its updates from Bell/Telus and not Samsung, as I understand it. (Correct?) She lives in Boston, so there's really no need for that. What I'd like to do is switch the phone over to thinking it's an international i9100, so that it gets its updates from Samsung. I understand the phone is hardware-identical to the i9100, so this should be possible, right? Is there any reason that wouldn't be so? What would I have to do?
- This might go along with the previous question: I'd also like to flash her the leaked SGS2 Jelly Bean ROM. However, I'd still like to make sure that she gets updated to the final release when it actually comes out. Is this possible?
Thanks for the help in advance.
Hi all,
I am currently with Verizon and would like to get Samsung Galaxy S4 phone without changing my plan hence continue staying with Verizon. One option is to pay for a legitimately unlocked phone which is expensive (~$600) another one is to buy a phone from someone (~$350) and if it is not Verizon phone then possibly unlocking it.
Now my question is:
What version of firmware I should be looking for when buying a phone from someone and what carrier? Or does firmware version is all I need to worry about?
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
David
Anyone?
ghostrider1980 said:
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It really doesn't matter what firmware version it's on as of now... there's no unocked bootloader, but there are ways around that, of course. I had my s4 rooted with custom recovery within 15 minutes of unboxing it and built my first Rom for it within a few hours, so..... Look here:... study it a little and feel free to get your s4 and flash away!! Hope this helps
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It really doesn't matter what firmware version it's on as of now... there's no unocked bootloader, but there are ways around that, of course. I had my s4 rooted with custom recovery within 15 minutes of unboxing it and built my first Rom for it within a few hours, so..... Look here:... study it a little and feel free to get your s4 and flash away!! Hope this helps
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So, the way it works, I need to root the phone and that will give me an ability to go between carriers with no problem?
hey all, been a long time since i went into the windows forums, (old galaxy s got me to switch from my HTC touch diamond way back when)
Anyway, there's a dude that has a 920...all it shows is the lighting bolt with the gear icon...wont go past that...is it fixable with flashing the stock rom? or is it not worth the effort? guy wants practically nothing for the device,,,,, really need a phone as i just lost my main a day ago...(stolen) and need something quick....
thanks everyone for any info..
yes... is can be fixed and very easy....
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/support/software-recovery/
Hello
I am new to all this. I am a Samsung owner and think I have owned more than my fair share. However, I seem to be able to learn to save a life just fine but my son's phone is kicking my butt.
SGH-I337
4.4.4
1337UCUFNJ4
He cracked the screen and when I went to replace it I broke the housing. So I replaced that. Then the camera stopped and then the WI-FI stopped. I think I have the back camera working but the front one isn't I have replaced the WI-FI wire twice, I cant get kies to do an update even using 3. I tried flashing it with odin it said it passed but yet nothing.
I was able to get my gs3 working and now the s4 well i'm frustrated. Is there anyone willing to work with me and be willing to walk me through this. He loves the phone and I don't want to have to buy a new one while i'm in nursing school.
Then maybe we can work on my phone.. nothing wrong with it. would just like to know more about it. I have the g900a (galaxy s5). My ex is taking me to court me is there anyway to get deleted text off this phone???? Its not rooted and well I'm a little scared to try to afraid I'll screw it up or something. lol
PLEASE help i'm not stupid just lost with things right now....i catch on quick :fingers-crossed:
Ok so i have looked for almost 2 whole days for answers before finally making an account here (and stop being a lurker for some time). I have a samsung galaxy s5 with 4.4.2 (kitkat) OS, model G900A (that means from ATT) and the kernel was made in jul 22, 13:58, 2014. which means i cant use towelroot for whatever reason. my sim card is metroPCS though and i have no warranty so all i care about is not bricking my phone without a way to get it back, cus i dont have another 400 to drop on a phone. i have rooted a phone before so i know alittle about this stuff but im not an expert. through reading it seems i have to flash my kernel with an old version and root it, then bring it back to normal. the closest i ever got to actually doing this was with the help of this site " w0lfdroid(dot)com/2014/09/TowelRoot-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-S5-and-Note3-Android-4.4.2-NF-or-Later.html ". problem is the file that is for the ROOT link for the G900A does not work so i need either a new link or a new way to root. i figured this would be the fastest way to get that.
even though i do have a bit of knowledge i see that others dont so if someone dose decide to help me i would like a good step by step process explaining things that a normal person just walking into this wouldnt get. because not everyone looks up their stuff and thats not their fault its alot of research just to take of bloat ware potentially.
thank you in advace
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Seems like ppl still dont know or I've put this in the wrong spot. Well
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Is their a limit to bumping or is it just once a day