Official kitkat for N9005

greffel · Jan 25, 2014

The only problem I have with the poland kitkat 4.4.2

The LTE does not work here in Sweden....

*edit* Did just flash the Baltic Kitkat and now I have LTE speed =)

androidflea · Jan 25, 2014

Has anyone tried kies to see if btu is available, I'm at work, can't test for myself, but if anyone can check?

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funb0b · Jan 25, 2014

androidflea said:
Has anyone tried kies to see if btu is available, I'm at work, can't test for myself, but if anyone can check?

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I've been checking the wifes note3 as its still stock 4.3 nothing as yet.

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androidflea · Jan 25, 2014

Thanks for checking,I get the feeling that as soon as it's available whoever finds it first needs to create a new thread with stars on each side of the title saying BTU arrived uk

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hurdlejade · Jan 25, 2014

thank god i'm on 4.3. unfortuantetly my note is having some issues, so it might get a replacement soon. i hope i will get it back with stock 4.3, as 4.4 is way too glitchy.

gianton · Jan 25, 2014

funb0b said:
Yeah knox is fine as its still official. Knox will trip if you then root and use a custom recovery. Tbh I can't be bothered with rooting, getting a bit old for a all that hassle.

I will flash the Btu when it's available just because.

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Will be waiting for the BTU Official but thanks. This will be my first device with no root or custom stuff lol. It's running fine on 4.3 btw.

funb0b · Jan 25, 2014

gianton said:
Will be waiting for the BTU Official but thanks. This will be my first device with no root or custom stuff lol. It's running fine on 4.3 btw.

In hindsight that's what I would do.

Nowt wrong with 4.3.

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mikkelrev69 · Jan 25, 2014

Enyone knows what the difference is between Polish csc NA5 and the newer(?) csc NA4 from f.x. Italy?

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radicalisto · Jan 25, 2014

mikkelrev69 said:
Enyone knows what the difference is between Polish csc NA5 and the newer(?) csc NA4 from f.x. Italy?

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Carrier update vs clean Samsung

Also to note, flashing carrier ROMS doesn't work for some reason currently, only the stock XEO has no issues.

EddieN · Jan 25, 2014

Hey guys, quick question.

I'm on fully stock MJ7 Baltic (bought in Sweden) and just got a notification for the kitkat update when i manually searched for updates.

My question is, if I update to kitkat, is it possible for me to root and install whatever custom rom i want? I don't care about KNOX or warranty bits etc., all I want to know if it would be possible for me to root and install whatever rom I want without any bootloader hassle etc.

I realize that updating to kitkat will upgrade the bootloader, preventing a downgrade, but would a downgrade of the bootloader be necessary if I want to install a 4.3 custom rom?

Thanks guys, just wondering if I should try and root before updating to kitkat or not. I want to remain fully stock for as long as possible but I have been considering rooting and just being done with it.

funb0b · Jan 25, 2014

Yes if not bothered about knox

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radicalisto · Jan 25, 2014

EddieN said:
Hey guys, quick question.

I'm on fully stock MJ7 Baltic (bought in Sweden) and just got a notification for the kitkat update when i manually searched for updates.

My question is, if I update to kitkat, is it possible for me to root and install whatever custom rom i want? I don't care about KNOX or warranty bits etc., all I want to know if it would be possible for me to root and install whatever rom I want without any bootloader hassle etc.

I realize that updating to kitkat will upgrade the bootloader, preventing a downgrade, but would a downgrade of the bootloader be necessary if I want to install a 4.3 custom rom?

Thanks guys, just wondering if I should try and root before updating to kitkat or not. I want to remain fully stock for as long as possible but I have been considering rooting and just being done with it.

If you want to install a custom 4.3 ROM you won't be able to if you downgrade, there are however some very nice custom ROMs available for the KK BL upgrade, SweetROM, CrashROM, AndroidNOW, OmegaROM and the soon to be X-Note V 8. No CM yet, however the CM team are merging the new BL in so expect a rls any day now.

EddieN · Jan 25, 2014

radicalisto said:
If you want to install a custom 4.3 ROM you won't be able to if you downgrade, there are however some very nice custom ROMs available for the KK BL upgrade, SweetROM, CrashROM, AndroidNOW, OmegaROM and the soon to be X-Note V 8. No CM yet, however the CM team are merging the new BL in so expect a rls any day now.

You mean that I cannot install a custom 4.3 rom (after rooting, voiding knox etc.) if i upgrade officially to 4.4 through OTA? So if I upgrade to 4.4 OTA fully stock, I am stuck with 4.4 Custom roms forever?

funb0b · Jan 25, 2014

EddieN said:
You mean that I cannot install a custom 4.3 rom (after rooting, voiding knox etc.) if i upgrade officially to 4.4 through OTA? So if I upgrade to 4.4 OTA fully stock, I am stuck with 4.4 Custom roms forever?

Yes

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---------- Post added at 01:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:40 PM ----------

No going back afaik.

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EddieN · Jan 25, 2014

funb0b said:
Yes

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---------- Post added at 01:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:40 PM ----------

No going back afaik.

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Would you say that most developers are moving to 4.4 custom roms, or are most staying with 4.3? I haven't read too much about kitkat on the note 3 but ive heard alot about bugs etc. Was this only from the polish leak, though? Has it become better after being rolled out in other countries or is it still very buggy?

funb0b · Jan 25, 2014

I would hazard a guess that will be the way things will go.

The polish one is same as all the others apart from regional csc things.

Not sure its that buggy couple of things like extra permissions required for sd card use. I think this is more of an per app developers to sort.

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EddieN · Jan 25, 2014

funb0b said:
I would hazard a guess that will be the way things will go.

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Thanks for the quick replies. I am an experienced rooter/flasher really since the HTC Desire days, but the Note 3 is the first phone i've never really felt I've had to root. It's slowly getting to me though - I want to be able to permanently delete bloat, use greenify and get the battery life the phone deserves to have. I'm not too happy with the idle battery life as it is, and I've heard amazing stuff from people running X-Note

radicalisto · Jan 25, 2014

EddieN said:
Would you say that most developers are moving to 4.4 custom roms, or are most staying with 4.3? I haven't read too much about kitkat on the note 3 but ive heard alot about bugs etc. Was this only from the polish leak, though? Has it become better after being rolled out in other countries or is it still very buggy?

It's pretty stable if you use the XEO or a custom 4.4 ROM

funb0b said:
I would hazard a guess that will be the way things will go.

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Very much so indeed.

ascanio1 · Jan 25, 2014

Update via Kies/Odin?

Kies recognizes the phone but gives error when I try "Firmware upgrade and initialization":
Model name: GALAXY Note 3 (SM-N9005) does not support.

I found the firmware here:
> http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
> http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-N9005

Can I flash it with Odin (PA)? It says to use Kies...
Phone Bootloader Update: YES/NO?
Auto Reboot: YES/NO?
F. Reset Time: YES/NO?

N9005, Polish unofficial (5 files) 4.4.2 firmware (I want to go back to official). Root but no CWM recovery. Thanks for helping.

LOulOo · Jan 25, 2014

ascanio1 said:
Can I flash it with Odin (PA)?

we all use Odin PC v3.09

ascanio1 said:
Phone Bootloader Update: YES/NO?

Phone Bootloader Update: YES
for the rest, it does not matter

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