Phone Firmware Upgrade / Rooting / Flashing / Recovery Discussions

[Spano]

i have the same issue of signal strength bar and it doesn't show the connectivity like 4G, H, E, H+

[khanjiiii]

i have the same issue of signal strength bar and it doesn't show the connectivity like 4G, H, E, H+

I did a factory reset, and reinstalled the latest version of the app. Now I am atleast getting notified when I'm using 3G. Though the signal bar is still a blank triangle

[Spano]

I did a factory reset, and reinstalled the latest version of the app. Now I am atleast getting notified when I'm using 3G. Though the signal bar is still a blank triangle

signal strength is still missing

[s15]

Android M is coming very soon for Galaxy S5 and Note 4!

[s15]

I did a factory reset, and reinstalled the latest version of the app. Now I am atleast getting notified when I'm using 3G. Though the signal bar is still a blank triangle

Btw, factory reset improved the stability and battery drain issue?

[s15]

Try to search your phone firmware on sammobile site there if you find lollipop firmware just download it and manually install it with Odin

Btw, did you try downscaling PPI and display resolution of S4?. It will bring improvements in smoothness, performance and battery timings etc.

[shazo]

Guys any htc freak here? Got m9 stuck on boot screen, not charging for is S-on, and bootloader is locked. Need to install fresh rom, but that need recovery, but first need to unlock and S-off. Any help?

[s15]

Guys any htc freak here? Got m9 stuck on boot screen, not charging for is S-on, and bootloader is locked. Need to install fresh rom, but that need recovery, but first need to unlock and S-off. Any help?

I believe @ihpwf12 is proficient in HTC stuff and can help you.

[ihpwf12]

Guys any htc freak here? Got m9 stuck on boot screen, not charging for is S-on, and bootloader is locked. Need to install fresh rom, but that need recovery, but first need to unlock and S-off. Any help?

Lucky day! My M9 was stuck in the exact same situation. Locked BL and S-ON. I went wrong in the OTA process and the phone wouldn't turn on.
Basically what you have to do:
Hold Power + Vol Down + Vol Up at the same time
Then let go.
Then Hold Power + Vol Down
Get into download mode. See your OS Number.
For example its: 2.11.708.27 (that was mine)

Go upto Google, type Your OS version OTA.
So: 2.11.708.27 OTA
I typed that, downloaded the 900MB OTA File.

Then, setup ADB and Fastboot (Google it).
Rename the OTA file so it looks like ptt.zip

Then, boot into stock recovery. You will see a red triangle when you get there. Hold Power and press Volume Up once, then let go once the recovery options appear.
Press 'ADB Sideload update'
Connect your phone.
Type
adb devices
Your phone and serial number should show.
Type adb sideload ptt.zip
(Make sure to place the OTA file in the same directory as ADB)
It'll take about 15-20 mins depending on size.
Then wipe data and factory reset through recovery and reboot your phone.

Should be all good. It took me an entire weekend and 3 XDA members to figure this out.

Sent from my Nexus 6

[khanjiiii]

Btw, factory reset improved the stability and battery drain issue?

Nops! Battery drain is still there... Been busy so haven't tried any other solution as of yet...

[512a]

Btw, did you try downscaling PPI and display resolution of S4?. It will bring improvements in smoothness, performance and battery timings etc.

Nope , no noticeable improvement

[shehroze_ss]

Hello aoa guys. I guess you can help me out. Im facing a problem with my Note 3 which i recently bought. I bought a used one. There is no service written and my phone is not allowing me to text or make any calls. What would be the problem? I searched everywhere and i could not find any suitable solution. Do you think baseband version effects this? I guess my baseband version is not correct.
Baseband version: N9005ZHUENH4
Will appreciate the help. THANKS!

[Spano]

Hello aoa guys. I guess you can help me out. Im facing a problem with my Note 3 which i recently bought. I bought a used one. There is no service written and my phone is not allowing me to text or make any calls. What would be the problem? I searched everywhere and i could not find any suitable solution. Do you think baseband version effects this? I guess my baseband version is not correct.
Baseband version: N9005ZHUENH4
Will appreciate the help. THANKS!

Did you try installing latest firmware.

Sent from Galaxy Note 5

[Spano]

Download phone info apk from searching on Google

Sent from Galaxy Note 5

[Spano]

Install it on your phone and share the screen shot. And I will give you the firmware link to install

Sent from Galaxy Note 5

[s15]

Hello aoa guys. I guess you can help me out. Im facing a problem with my Note 3 which i recently bought. I bought a used one. There is no service written and my phone is not allowing me to text or make any calls. What would be the problem? I searched everywhere and i could not find any suitable solution. Do you think baseband version effects this? I guess my baseband version is not correct.
Baseband version: N9005ZHUENH4
Will appreciate the help. THANKS!

When you buy a used device, check it thoroughly before finalising the deal.

Long press on mobile data toggle button and keep network mode on "auto (GSM/WCDMA/LTE)"

Dial *#06#. Does it show full imei number?

Dial #0#. Does it show hardware testing menu?

Go to download mode, does it show N9005 or some other model number there?

It could be black listed too, but not sure until you check it.

[s15]

Hello aoa guys. I guess you can help me out. Im facing a problem with my Note 3 which i recently bought. I bought a used one. There is no service written and my phone is not allowing me to text or make any calls. What would be the problem? I searched everywhere and i could not find any suitable solution. Do you think baseband version effects this? I guess my baseband version is not correct.
Baseband version: N9005ZHUENH4
Will appreciate the help. THANKS!

If it shows N9005 in download mode, then reinstall latest firmware via odin with baseband/PDA starting with N9005XXU-------. Your problem should solve. Search N9005 firmware at Sammobile, and the firmware PDA/baseband should start with N9005XXU-------

[Spano]

first of all please tell us. was your phone working before ?
what caused it stop working.

Hello aoa guys. I guess you can help me out. Im facing a problem with my Note 3 which i recently bought. I bought a used one. There is no service written and my phone is not allowing me to text or make any calls. What would be the problem? I searched everywhere and i could not find any suitable solution. Do you think baseband version effects this? I guess my baseband version is not correct.
Baseband version: N9005ZHUENH4
Will appreciate the help. THANKS!

[s15]

Install it on your phone and share the screen shot. And I will give you the firmware link to install

Sent from Galaxy Note 5

You know, the best way to check correct model number is download mode. Many used phones in market are tampered/modified to show international model numbers when they are actually American or korean. Download mode is best way to check that tampering. It happened to many PW members.

[s15]

Nope , no noticeable improvement

You are already running lots of optimisations, so you will not notice it. It is effective. It even improves benchmark scores.

Nops! Battery drain is still there... Been busy so haven't tried any other solution as of yet...

Then try safe mode to see if its due to any third party apps.