I tried the new firmware and saw no difference. I am back on EnSec + Operative 20140318_v2. What do you guys think?
I think you were lucky to make it back. Maybe I should say skillful.
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A friend of a friend was giving us a lift today, and she asked if we could turn on navigation on her phone since she was in the middle of driving. Her phone is a Galaxy S II, definitely i9100 and not the other variants (4.3" not 4.5", physical home button). She was running it on Telus but she bought it second-hand a few weeks ago so I assume it was a Bell or Virgin model.
Anyway I could see from afar that it was most definitely still running Gingerbread, and I wondered why it hadn't gotten the ICS update. I asked if I could see the phone and I went to the About screen - it's running 2.3.6, and the build number says Super ROM. Then I looked in her app drawer and saw Superuser. She is not the type who knows how to root a phone or would even want to, so the likely explanation is that the seller had installed a custom ROM and neglected to revert it before sale.
I've never owned an i9100... If she were to ask for help returning it to stock, would the simplest way just be to flash the Bell ICS ROM using Odin? Are there any precautions I'd need to take in case something the last owner had installed would be incompatible with the flash?
Create a backup and flash via odin the new jellybean leak
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Create a backup and flash via odin the new jellybean leak
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+1 or not wait for official jellybean for her phone and flash that...no point in upgrading to ics.
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vanisleryan said:
+1 or not wait for official jellybean for her phone and flash that...no point in upgrading to ics.
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To be clear, she is a non power user. The ideal ROM for her is whatever would've been on there by now if it had never been hacked. So I believe that'd be ICS.
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cmstlist said:
To be clear, she is a non power user. The ideal ROM for her is whatever would've been on there by now if it had never been hacked. So I believe that'd be ICS.
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Just flash the ics of bell version since shes not a power user i did the same for wife shes has no intentions of using any custom roms for her just basic use
and i assume you know where too get that and yes flash in odin the stock version either from here you can get it or samfilmware ics version for 19100m
cheers
Thanks!
Actually I should add... The SuperROM she had on there said the device was i9100G. Is it possible that's just because it's what it says in the ROM, and it's still really an i9100m? Cause now I see they have different processors...
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Hey. You better first make sure that the Galaxy S unlock tool isn't there, otherwise that's how the seller sim-unlocked the phone. Putting it on ics may lock it back up but you can unlock it again. If you move it to jellybean though, the unlock tool doesn't work yet. Ics is good enough for her.
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Hey. You better first make sure that the Galaxy S unlock tool isn't there, otherwise that's how the seller sim-unlocked the phone. Putting it on ics may lock it back up but you can unlock it again. If you move it to jellybean though, the unlock tool doesn't work yet. Ics is good enough for her.
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Hey I'm also looking to update my phone and I'm sort of in the same situation as this girl. I bought my phone second hand and found out later that it was rooted and has CyanogenMod 7.1 on it. My model is the I9100 and my provider is Telus. I was looking to update it to CM10, but one of my concerns is that it might get locked again and I won't be able to use my phone on Telus. Should I just settle for CM9? Will it for sure get locked again? I'm a noob.
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Hey. You better first make sure that the Galaxy S unlock tool isn't there, otherwise that's how the seller sim-unlocked the phone. Putting it on ics may lock it back up but you can unlock it again. If you move it to jellybean though, the unlock tool doesn't work yet. Ics is good enough for her.
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Presumably if it's genuinely an i9100G and not m (I'm not sure, as I only saw the phone once), it wasn't from a Canadian carrier. In which case who knows how it was unlocked.
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I'm getting serious about buying an i-9300. Reading a review on Newegg, dude said his came from Chile and it hadn't got Jelly Bean yet. Never bought an unlocked phone before -- does this make sense? Should I worry about where it comes from?
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The makes are different, and update comes slowly to seperate regions. 4.1 came to Poland first. But this doesn't have to be the case next time. So, just buy it from anywhere. And if u wanna get the latest build as soon as possible, u can always root and flash the latest official or leak software. For instance,I'm ruining the latest leaked version 4.1.2 with mutiview. So go ahead and buy.. :thumbup:
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Do not worry where it came from.. the only that you should worry is the MODEL and UNLOCK
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no as long as the phone no problem then no need to worry about it
Is it possible to get back to the prior update/ota after updating to the newest Verizon ota GS4?
Possible to Odin back to a prior release?
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Is it possible to get back to the prior update/ota after updating to the newest Verizon ota GS4?
Possible to Odin back to a prior release?
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No, the bootloader update is locked so you cannot go backwards at all. That's VZW's way of saying "we love our customers" :good:
Buddy of mine didn't know better. So I wanted to check for him. He will have to wait...
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jkbane said:
Buddy of mine didn't know better. So I wanted to check for him. He will have to wait...
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I only have 3 root friends in real life. 2 of them will fight it till it works even if they don't know exactly what they are doing. The other one, is buying a windows phone next upgrade because he had a poor experience(because he bought the htc one x instead of the galaxy s3..)
just wondering if my certified like new replacement will have the latest update that blocks root?
what u guys think
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djcyph said:
just wondering if my certified like new replacement will have the latest update that blocks root?
what u guys think
thanks
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I'm pretty sure it will, sorry about that....
I ordered one the day after the update dropped and it came non updated. Tried to do it right away though. Threw it into airplane mode and did the hack.
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Hello everyone I am using an ATT Note unlocked on T-Mobile. Is there a way to update it to the newer versions of Android?? It's on 2.3.6. I already rooted it and I am familiar with root and flashing so any help is appreciated.
there is an update for 4.0.2
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mcernuto said:
Hello everyone I am using an ATT Note unlocked on T-Mobile. Is there a way to update it to the newer versions of Android?? It's on 2.3.6. I already rooted it and I am familiar with root and flashing so any help is appreciated.
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Already rooted.....flash any ROM for an unofficial update. Any ROM is an update from GB. If your looking for an official update, you may have to return to stock. But there is so much more available with the newer Roms. 4.3 and 4.4 are kicking some bootie.
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there is an update for 4.0.2
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Last official update was 4.1.2
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Ok.. Im on stock 2.3.6. Which Rom should i download if i want a fully working Rom that isn't full of bloat and is current? I want a Rom that looks, feels, and acts like a Nexus just pain stock Android.. Thanks for the help... BTW I have been out of the ANrdoid game for almost a year, I tried a Windows phone and am using a BB Z10 but am going back to the Note
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Ok so Im on stock 2.3.6. Which Rom should i download if i want a fully working Rom that isn't full of bloat and is current?
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Go down the list......chances are if it is a custom, developer has gotten rid of bloat. They don't like it so they dump it.
Just read OP, get behind the wheel and take them for a test drive.
Do everyone a favor though, don't start a thread asking "which ROM is the best". No one can say what is going to run best for you.
Read OP for features and go with what interests you.
Hint: find ROM with your interest, then go to last page in thread and read backwards for most recent issues. If you don't feel like battling with that problem, move to next ROM.
Good luck, I hope I have helped.
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I recommend going with any ROM 4.3 and above. Those offer the latest features and security updates with stability.