I've got an S6 edge that I'm using as my work hack (my daily driver is an S8).
The S6 is on Marshmallow and has never presented the opportunity to upgrade to Android 7.0, despite frequently checking. I know I can flash it, but I'd prefer it was just an OTA upgrade for simplicity. Did this upgrade ever go out OTA for this phone? If so, why haven't I had it?
That aside, is it even a sensible decision to upgrade or is this phone truly better on Android 6.0.1?
christianbeccy said:
I've got an S6 edge that I'm using as my work hack (my daily driver is an S8).
The S6 is on Marshmallow and has never presented the opportunity to upgrade to Android 7.0, despite frequently checking. I know I can flash it, but I'd prefer it was just an OTA upgrade for simplicity. Did this upgrade ever go out OTA for this phone? If so, why haven't I had it?
That aside, is it even a sensible decision to upgrade or is this phone truly better on Android 6.0.1?
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Yeah 7.0 was pushed out OTA some time ago. However manually flashing it through odin is no problem if you want to do that.
Actually g925t still provide ota updates for 7. 0 I just did that recently unlocked T-Mobile tho currently in africa Nigeria and I received the updates as well as the patched
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Hoping someone has a minute or two too answer a few questions. Currently have the Metro PCS S5, but was told I can use the T Mobile software which will work perfectly with it and found out that Metro won't be putting out Lollipop for S5 and would prefer Lollipop over KK. Anyway...
1. I'm opting for 5.0 since 5.1.1 cannot be rooted yet, but was wondering how stable is 5.0?
2. How stable is 5.1.1?
3. Do you think it's worth the effort for me to install 5.0 while waiting on 5.1.1 to be rootable or do you think a root method will be out soon enough that I should just hold off on the 5.0 install?
MortTheBeast said:
Hoping someone has a minute or two too answer a few questions. Currently have the Metro PCS S5, but was told I can use the T Mobile software which will work perfectly with it and found out that Metro won't be putting out Lollipop for S5 and would prefer Lollipop over KK. Anyway...
1. I'm opting for 5.0 since 5.1.1 cannot be rooted yet, but was wondering how stable is 5.0?
2. How stable is 5.1.1?
3. Do you think it's worth the effort for me to install 5.0 while waiting on 5.1.1 to be rootable or do you think a root method will be out soon enough that I should just hold off on the 5.0 install?
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Whoever told you metro isn't updating the s5 is wrong.
5.1.1 runs way faster than 5.0, much smoother, more fluid, gallery and camera is 10x faster, battery seems improved, and I haven't had any issues with it. Yeah no root at the moment but I'm a root junkie and still tough'n out unrooted. And you don't need root for everything since you can flash recovery, MOAB, debloat with the debloater in general, make your own debloat script, etc etc
ShinySide said:
Whoever told you metro isn't updating the s5 is wrong.
5.1.1 runs way faster than 5.0, much smoother, more fluid, gallery and camera is 10x faster, battery seems improved, and I haven't had any issues with it. Yeah no root at the moment but I'm a root junkie and still tough'n out unrooted. And you don't need root for everything since you can flash recovery, MOAB, debloat with the debloater in general, make your own debloat script, etc etc
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From what I was told at the local corporate Metro is that they were out of the S5 and didn't expect anymore since they were phasing out the S5 since the S6 was released. I can only assume that if they are phasing it out, they wouldn't waste resources updating it. Not to mention the fact that T Mobile released 5.0 back in like Feb for the S5 and would have expected Metro to follow suit since their pretty much one and the same company.
I can't seem to get a clear answer searching the forums... I've been on stock, unrooted 4.4.2 for a while now and all is working fine. The OTA update (for 5.0) is sitting on my phone and I just keep delaying the install. I've been tempted to get one of the new ANDROID AUTO radios and in order to do so, I'll need to upgrade to Lollipop... But I keep reading about bad experiences with the tmobile 5.0 variant.
Anyone on tmobile stock 5.0 happy? Is everything working? Battery life good? Wifi not dropping?
For that matter, anyone on stock 5.1.1 happy? Does mhl still work?
I'm not super interested in rooting (I will if I have to) or running custom roms (I really need wifi-calling) -- just worried the stock OTA experience is borked.
Any advice appreciated. Thanks.
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I can't seem to get a clear answer searching the forums... I've been on stock, unrooted 4.4.2 for a while now and all is working fine. The OTA update (for 5.0) is sitting on my phone and I just keep delaying the install. I've been tempted to get one of the new ANDROID AUTO radios and in order to do so, I'll need to upgrade to Lollipop... But I keep reading about bad experiences with the tmobile 5.0 variant.
Anyone on tmobile stock 5.0 happy? Is everything working? Battery life good? Wifi not dropping?
For that matter, anyone on stock 5.1.1 happy? Does mhl still work?
I'm not super interested in rooting (I will if I have to) or running custom roms (I really need wifi-calling) -- just worried the stock OTA experience is borked.
Any advice appreciated. Thanks.
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5.1.1 is noticeably quicker than 5.0 or below, however it has a major MHL bug, i.e. it does not work! Just purchased the MHL adapter (wasn't aware of what I was missing...it's awesome), but had to downgrade to 5.0 in order for it to work. My guess is a 5.1.1 bug fix ota is likely in the works....I hope. Anyway you can freely Odin flash between any firmware version for this device.
Thanks!
Updated to 5.0. Everything seems to be running smoothly... I'll hold off on 5.1.1 for a while until there's a bug fix.
My phone is currently using VipreOneM9 3.5.0, my Android version is 5.1 Lollipop, and my HTC Sense version is 7.0. My carrier (and thus where I got my phone) is Sprint.
I've rooted plenty, but I've never had to unroot or update, usually by the time I feel the need to upgrade my phone's version it's time to just upgrade my phone anyway. I'd like to upgrade to Nougat, but I'm not sure exactly what I need to do and I want to make sure I don't screw it up and possibly brick my phone. I'm also wanting to upgrade to ViperOneM9 6.0, and since it's such a big jump I was told to just treat it like a new install instead of an upgrade.
Scaevus said:
I'd like to upgrade to Nougat
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I've been on AOSP for awhile now, did the official HTC Nougat update finally drop for Sprint M9's?
For LineageOS 14.1 builds by @irocevo, you'll need to:
Have, at the very least, an unlocked boot loader
Have TWRP 3.0.3-0 installed
Since you're currently on a Sense ROM, start from scratch (wipe boot, system, data, etc)
Don't forget the Nougat 7.1 GApps for ARM64
Lacedaemon said:
I've been on AOSP for awhile now, did the official HTC Nougat update finally drop for Sprint M9's?
For LineageOS 14.1 builds by @irocevo, you'll need to:
Have, at the very least, an unlocked boot loader
Have TWRP 3.0.3-0 installed
Since you're currently on a Sense ROM, start from scratch (wipe boot, system, data, etc)
Don't forget the Nougat 7.1 GApps for ARM64
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I'm not sure if it dropped or not, but either way I would actually like to just upgrade in general to whatever my phone has at the moment!
I unfortunately don't have my original OS also, so I can't flash to it. :/
Scaevus said:
I'm not sure if it dropped or not, but either way I would actually like to just upgrade in general to whatever my phone has at the moment!
I unfortunately don't have my original OS also, so I can't flash to it. :/
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I'm not sure what your preference is when it comes to Sense vs AOSP, but until HTC's Nougat update drops, the very latest that I am aware of is the LineageOS 14.1 I mentioned.
You don't need your original OS for LineageOS.
Scaevus said:
My phone is currently using VipreOneM9 3.5.0, my Android version is 5.1 Lollipop, and my HTC Sense version is 7.0. My carrier (and thus where I got my phone) is Sprint.
I've rooted plenty, but I've never had to unroot or update, usually by the time I feel the need to upgrade my phone's version it's time to just upgrade my phone anyway. I'd like to upgrade to Nougat, but I'm not sure exactly what I need to do and I want to make sure I don't screw it up and possibly brick my phone. I'm also wanting to upgrade to ViperOneM9 6.0, and since it's such a big jump I was told to just treat it like a new install instead of an upgrade.
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The first thing you should do is install the latest stock update for your device. Then you can upgrade to the latest version of Viper or any other Nougat that has support for Sprint handsets.
Dark Stranger said:
The first thing you should do is install the latest stock update for your device. Then you can upgrade to the latest version of Viper or any other Nougat that has support for Sprint handsets.
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Go to this thread, in this forum, [RUU][Firmware][Stock Rooted ROM]Sprint HTC One M9 | 3.41.651.41 | Updated 12.14.16. Download the RUU 3.41.651.41. Follow the instructions in the OP. To the best of my knowledge, this is the latest firmware for the Sprint M9. Run the RUU first, then the ROM and everything else.
Completely stock Sprint M9 here - NO Nougat update as yet . . .
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Completely stock Sprint M9 here - NO Nougat update as yet . . .
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Sprint has not released a Nougat rom as of this time, so no there isn't a completely stock Nougat rom. However, I have Sprint HTC M9 and I am running a Nougat rom. Update your firmware to the latest, see a post or two above this. It is critical that you are on the latest firmware. Then after flashing TWRP, go to the HTC M9 thread, not the Sprint M9 thread. There are a couple of different Nougat roms in that thread. I am running the Vipre V6, flashed it a couple of days ago.
Sorry in advance if this is common knowledge. Semi-noob. I searched forums far and wide for past 3 days for this info.
Device: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge SM-G935T (Snapdragon)
I have the latest Samsung/T-Mobile firmware installed (July 2019 update) with Binary 10.
In a nutshell:
From what I have gathered, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (T-Mobile) has a locked boot loader, which means that it CANNOT be rooted or modded (at this time). Is this entirely correct?
In detail:
I switched my phone service from T-Mobile to Safelink with the same phone and ported phone number. The warranty is expired, and I accept the risks. I want to get rid of T-Mobile bloatware on my unrooted device, and even install custom ROMs so that I can experiment with the possibility of better WiFi signal strength and other fun stuff. My phone is great, but it does not run as smoothly or fast as I would like it to.
Tutorial after tutorial has resulted in dead ends (SW Check Fail using Odin and download mode, Heimdall, etc.). The main issue seems to be that the binaries cannot be older than what I currently have installed, and I have the latest one, Binary 10.
It is my understanding that this cannot be navigated, unless I get off my butt and figure out how to exploit it myself. Is this correct?
If not, is there any way to get around this locked boot loader issue with the SM-G935T having the latest stock firmware (Binary 10)?
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I swear to god I've been strugling for solid 1 hour just to find a proper firmware binary 10 just like you. But it seems like worthless. If you find anything please help me *sob*
did you find the solution yet? cz am in the same situation right now, my phone is running on the latest binary 10 like you said...
Excuse my noobness, I have not worked on a rooted Samsung device in quite a few years, but I have the Tab S6 (TM-860), and it is rooted. It currently has the November 1st, security patch with One UI 2.5, but I want to upgrade it to One UI 3.1.
I cannot figure out which files to download from https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-tab-s6/firmware/#SM-T860, but my end goal is simply to patch my tablet to the latest release, and reapply my rom (420 rom).
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
FYI, I do have TWRP installed, and I know it does not work with Android 11, so I am happy to remove it, just need to know how to do so on this device.
So, i found my firmware, but does samsung not provide the files? I'm guessing they don't, because they are control freaks, but you never know