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A more straight forward guide to do everything to the SM-G903F/canadian variants

This thread is for people that want a faster and more reliable method to get root/custom recovery and viper and Xposed plus debloating your device and not having to go through countless other threads to find files
I am not held responsible if you miss read and screw up your phone<----extremely hard to do with this method but if anything does happen either load your backup you make or just plug in your phone to kies and firmware update your phone it will bring your phone to stock firmware no root no custom recovery then you can restart
(sm-g903F and Canadian variants are also know as the Samsung galaxy s5 neo)<------ I know there different variants but this is for SM-G903F and Canadian variants ONLY
I will have all the file you need for everything you need
if its not a dropbox link it will be a play store link
ROOT
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pz8x0wj4f6okjdg/CF-Auto-Root-s5neolte-s5neoltexx-smg903f.zip?dl=0
make sure you have ------>(OEM UNLOCKED)<------MOST IMPORTANT,unknown sources, USB debugging all enabled or you will go into a bootloop or soft-brick
flash this with ODIN everything should work fine
TWRP RECOVERY
as of right now that I know of the neo does not have a working CWM recovery soo TWRP will have to do
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmz.soft.twrpmanager
(when in the app look for this name Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo Exynos flash that one in the app and you should be good)
Viper4Android 5.1.1(audio mod)
(all of these are flashed in recovery EXCEPT for the presets you put those in the viper4android folder for presets that is created after you install the app it should be in your sdcard directory near the bottom)
please flash V4A2.3.4.0 then policy fix you should then be able to install the audio driver (use super high quality<----the best sound ) inside the viper app. then go to the settings tab and update the app.....
if when you install the new version viper stops working and there is no sound or it asks you to install the driver again please go and re-flash the policy fix then go install the driver
(viper4android 5.1.1)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1grrl3yhghc8o2n/V4A2.3.4.0_Lollipop.zip?dl=0
im pretty sure this is the right policy file what it does is allows stuff like xposed framework and viper to run with SELinux set to enforcing
if you guys have problems just comments and ill fix anything
(policy fix)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1pj5u0g5k7db6n7/ViPER4Android-supolicy.zip?dl=0
(Viper profiles)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/shfdoqvq1ioiejq/eXtremeBeats%20Viper%20Presets%20v1.0.zip?dl=0
XPOSED
(make sure you have ran the policy fix from the viper4android)
this is for stock or close to stock roms only!!!!!!
1.Install Xposed Installer App
Xposed installer App
2.Make a backup not needed but always helpful
3.Copy the Xposed file and the uninstaller to your sdcard
xposed-v80.0-sdk22-arm-custom-build-by-wanam-20160211.zip (XPOSED FRAMEWORK FILE)
EXPOSED UNISTALLER FILE
4. Flash "xposed-v80.0-sdk22-arm-custom-build-by-wanam-20160211.zip"<---- Xposed FrameWork File) through TWRP recovery this is the one for our SM-G903F and Canadian variants that are running 5.1.1
if anyone has ARM64 system on 5.1.1 or 6.0.0 orrrrrr this phone with 6.0.0 contact me and ill put thoses files up as well
- ARM means the devices that are running arm32 operating system (Galaxy S5, Note4,...)
- ARM64 means the devices that are running arm64 operating system (Galaxy S6, Note5 and all their variants...)
- SDK22 means Android Lollipop 5.1.x
- SDK23 means Android Marshmallow 6.0.x
DEBLOATING&Disable annoying "Check battery cover"
for debloating just download this and flash with recovery and bam!!!!! done :good:
for Disable annoying "Check battery cover
just go into rom toolbox or anyapp that you can see system app and freeze or disable this apk "Popupuireceiver.apk"
Credits
Chainfire for root
twrp for recovery
wanam for xposed
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Co-founded by ZhuHang.
CN. vipersaudio.com / EN. facebook.com/vipersaudio
Copyright (C) 2006-2016 vipercn.com / vipersaudio.com
FOR THE AMAZING VIPER4ANDROID

Nice which apps or data's will be all debloated by this file

LetMeShow said:
Nice which apps or data's will be all debloated by this file
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ill have to get back to you on that I have the list but I may be merging with another thread soooo ill keep updated

I'll possibly will be merging with another thread but all this info is working

(make sure you have ------>(OEM UNLOCKED)<------MOST IMPORTANT) meaning I have to have an unlocked phone?

@adbpusher123: Thread merged. If anything needs to be changed, tell me
Thanks.

RE: Galaxy S5 Neo SM-G903W help question
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XPOSED[/SIZE]
(make sure you have ran the policy fix from the viper4android)
this is for stock or close to stock roms only!!!!!!
1.Install Xposed Installer App
2.Make a backup not needed but always helpful
3.Copy the Xposed file and the uninstaller to your sdcard
4. Flash "xposed-v80.0-sdk22-arm-custom-build-by-wanam-20160211.zip"<---- Xposed FrameWork File) through TWRP recovery this is the one for our SM-G903F and Canadian variants that are running 5.1.1
if anyone has ARM64 system on 5.1.1 or 6.0.0 orrrrrr this phone with 6.0.0 contact me and ill put thoses files up as well
- ARM means the devices that are running arm32 operating system (Galaxy S5, Note4,...)
- ARM64 means the devices that are running arm64 operating system (Galaxy S6, Note5 and all their variants...)
- SDK22 means Android Lollipop 5.1.x
- SDK23 means Android Marshmallow 6.0.x
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Hi I was going to try to install Xposed on a Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo Canadian variant (SM-g903W).
I'm currently rooted running marshmallow 6.0.1 with TWRP installed.
If I'm correct you have a specific installer for the marshmallow set up? please let me know.
Thanks

Are there any current roms available for the 903w (canadian version)?? Also can other 903neo roms be applied to it?

SH-G903W FRP - cannot get past verification
Hi I have a Samsung Galaxy 5 Neo Rogers Canada I cant seem to get past the FRP. I have tried to bypass it using an OTG Cable on a USB drive with the .APK to bypass. My issue is , when I connect the USB the drop down menu on the phone does not appear. I am assuming this is because the phone has the latest software installed onto it since the patch in Jan 2015. In order for me to install another version of OS i need to be able to turn on USB Debugging and Dev or I may soft brick the phone ? correct ?
in other videos online once the usb OTG cabel is connected a popdown menu lets you install the apk. I cannot get that menu to pop down.
So I am guessing my best bet would to be to revert to a version before the patch. Which I am having a hell of a time finding. I am very unsure If i can even load another OS without being able activate the Debug or Dev.
Can anyone help ? Im not sure what else to do.
also i appologive if this post is in the wrong directory
[email protected]
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I also just tried SlideSync and it looked very promising. Again, no pop up window when connected. Getting very frustrated. lol. please help.
gunsum said:
Hi I have a Samsung Galaxy 5 Neo Rogers Canada I cant seem to get past the FRP. I have tried to bypass it using an OTG Cable on a USB drive with the .APK to bypass. My issue is , when I connect the USB the drop down menu on the phone does not appear. I am assuming this is because the phone has the latest software installed onto it since the patch in Jan 2015. In order for me to install another version of OS i need to be able to turn on USB Debugging and Dev or I may soft brick the phone ? correct ?
in other videos online once the usb OTG cabel is connected a popdown menu lets you install the apk. I cannot get that menu to pop down.
So I am guessing my best bet would to be to revert to a version before the patch. Which I am having a hell of a time finding. I am very unsure If i can even load another OS without being able activate the Debug or Dev.
Can anyone help ? Im not sure what else to do.
also i appologive if this post is in the wrong directory
[email protected]
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I just did my S5 Neo SM-G903W.
Follow the instructions for the 2nd option: 2. Bypass any Samsung Galaxy Google Account Verification without OTG
Once you've done that you have to make sure when using Odin that auto reboot is "unchecked" or it will boot into the oem recovery and not TWRP.
So once Odin gives you a successful pass, close it. Turn your phone off by pressing both volume keys + home + power key and it will shut off in a few seconds.
Then boot into TWRP by holding the Vol up key + home + power
However, there are no custom roms for the Neo, and the ones for the S5 (900 series) won't work; I tried.

Got it!
Thanks for your reply man I didn't think I was going to get any help on this. I actually did end up figuring this out I used a USB drive that had a light in it this way I could tell when the disc was being read I was simply being too impatient and not letting the disc read. I waited a few moments sure enough the menu popped up so I could go into settings using the APK. So all-in-all I did learn my lesson to be more patient , also to use a drive that had a light inside of it. However after I did get into the phone and put a SIM card in it said not registered on network.

Glad you got it working.
I have my S5Neo rooted by using SuperSU once I got TWRP installed.
So there's no custom roms which kinda sux, but at least with a rooted phone you can install great rooted apps: enhance the sound with Viper4 FX etc etc
And there is the bloatware remover.
Lot's of other great stuff on xda.

Note9 Signapore version not getting OTA for Android 10

I have been using Note9 Exynos 128GB Singapore version. Last update was on October'19. I'm yet to get Android 10 update. Need to know is there anyone facing same issue? Anyone have any update on getting OTA for Singapore version?

According to Samsung, the note 9 in all Versions will not get Android 10 before February 2020. My Provider here in Europe told me the same, so i made oan update with odin.
But anyway, the update is officially not out yet, according to samsung.

crystalpepe said:
According to Samsung, the note 9 in all Versions will not get Android 10 before February 2020. My Provider here in Europe told me the same, so i made oan update with odin.
But anyway, the update is officially not out yet, according to samsung.
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If I do update using odin, will I need to do rooting? One I update using Odin, will there be official update coming regularly?

It hasn’t been release yet in Singapore.
Samsung said February. However today is Feb 26 and still nothing. The gang of three (Singtel, Starhub and M3) have to put their rubbish in the rom so they won’t meet the deadline I think. Every year the same story. Singapore gets less frequent update than other markets making Samsung phones a real security hazard. I have to praise Apple for cutting the telcos and going on their own update cycle.
I applied the update on my Note 9 but I am having battery life issues. Have to use power saving mode all the time if not the battery is gone within half a day. I will do a full reset once the official XSP built for Singapore is out.

My wife's s9 has received the update. Me on the other hand, note 9, still nothing. They are Soo freaking slow with updates.

I downloaded and flashed the German rom from sammobile website using odin. Now my note 9 is running One UI 2 and Android 10 with Feb 2020 security patch. Everything seems to be working well so far
Note: when flashing using Odin, select "home csc" to preserve user data, or "csc" for full wipe. Personally I did a full wipe
Using N960F bought from M1, using on Gomo network (previously Starhub)

Can you please teach me how to update my NOTE 9 128gb variant from STARHUB? I'm getting frustrated about this. Everyone in the whole world got the android 10 update, Singapore is always last on the list.

fabienpascal said:
It hasn’t been release yet in Singapore.
Samsung said February. However today is Feb 26 and still nothing. The gang of three (Singtel, Starhub and M3) have to put their rubbish in the rom so they won’t meet the deadline I think. Every year the same story. Singapore gets less frequent update than other markets making Samsung phones a real security hazard. I have to praise Apple for cutting the telcos and going on their own update cycle.
I applied the update on my Note 9 but I am having battery life issues. Have to use power saving mode all the time if not the battery is gone within half a day. I will do a full reset once the official XSP built for Singapore is out.
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You should be getting it soon. As I got the Android 10 update a couple of months after it was released in Germany.

All the countries using the N960F Variant received the Android 10 update. There is even up to 4 different built with bug fixes and security updates.
Last built released in Singapore: Oct 24...

DzunjaBien said:
Can you please teach me how to update my NOTE 9 128gb variant from STARHUB? I'm getting frustrated about this. Everyone in the whole world got the android 10 update, Singapore is always last on the list.
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You can follow these steps (works for both telco and retail models, so will work on your Starhub model too):
1. Download the firmware for N960F model from sammobile ( I downloaded both UK BTU and German DBT rom and both worked - currently using the German one, I think it doesn't matter which country the firmware is designed for as long as it isn't tied to a specific carrier).
Note: the rom is quite big, around 5GB so be patient. I left my laptop on overnight while the rom downloaded.
2. Unzip the rom and you should see 5 files inside the folder
3. Use Odin to flash the files (please backup all data before attempting to make any modification to your software - I used Samsung cloud to back up phone settings and manually backed up everything else to micro sd)
a) download latest odin version and unzip it. Run the exe
b) Add the respective files. The BL, AP, CP and CSC files are named accordingly. Make sure to select the correct files for each selection while flashing. To preserve data on your phone, select the home csc file instead of csc. Selecting csc will wipe the entire phone giving you a clean reset.
c) your phone needs to be booted to recovery mode in order to flash the rom
4. Enjoy your Samsung note 9 with Android 10
If unsure, just google for detailed instructions on how to use odin.
Hope it helps!

bomblim said:
You can follow these steps (works for both telco and retail models, so will work on your Starhub model too):
1. Download the firmware for N960F model from sammobile ( I downloaded both UK BTU and German DBT rom and both worked - currently using the German one, I think it doesn't matter which country the firmware is designed for as long as it isn't tied to a specific carrier).
Note: the rom is quite big, around 5GB so be patient. I left my laptop on overnight while the rom downloaded.
2. Unzip the rom and you should see 5 files inside the folder
3. Use Odin to flash the files (please backup all data before attempting to make any modification to your software - I used Samsung cloud to back up phone settings and manually backed up everything else to micro sd)
a) download latest odin version and unzip it. Run the exe
b) Add the respective files. The BL, AP, CP and CSC files are named accordingly. Make sure to select the correct files for each selection while flashing. To preserve data on your phone, select the home csc file instead of csc. Selecting csc will wipe the entire phone giving you a clean reset.
c) your phone needs to be booted to recovery mode in order to flash the rom
4. Enjoy your Samsung note 9 with Android 10
If unsure, just google for detailed instructions on how to use odin.
Hope it helps!
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You can actually use samfirm or frija(both in xda) to download the firmware within 5mins

bomblim said:
You can follow these steps (works for both telco and retail models, so will work on your Starhub model too):
1. Download the firmware for N960F model from sammobile ( I downloaded both UK BTU and German DBT rom and both worked - currently using the German one, I think it doesn't matter which country the firmware is designed for as long as it isn't tied to a specific carrier).
Note: the rom is quite big, around 5GB so be patient. I left my laptop on overnight while the rom downloaded.
2. Unzip the rom and you should see 5 files inside the folder
3. Use Odin to flash the files (please backup all data before attempting to make any modification to your software - I used Samsung cloud to back up phone settings and manually backed up everything else to micro sd)
a) download latest odin version and unzip it. Run the exe
b) Add the respective files. The BL, AP, CP and CSC files are named accordingly. Make sure to select the correct files for each selection while flashing. To preserve data on your phone, select the home csc file instead of csc. Selecting csc will wipe the entire phone giving you a clean reset.
c) your phone needs to be booted to recovery mode in order to flash the rom
4. Enjoy your Samsung note 9 with Android 10
If unsure, just google for detailed instructions on how to use odin.
Hope it helps!
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All noted! Thank you very much. Last question. My Note 9 from Starhub is still on plan, and only for starhub carrier. Can I change the firmware even if this one still not finished on payment?

DzunjaBien said:
All noted! Thank you very much. Last question. My Note 9 from Starhub is still on plan, and only for starhub carrier. Can I change the firmware even if this one still not finished on payment?
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Yup this is no issue. Flashing the official samsung rom via Odin is like manually updating the software and we are not making any "illegal" modification which can trip Knox, so no worry about warranty being voided.
I have attached a screenshot of my current software info. As you can see, my handset was bought from M1 shop. After I flashed a non-Singapore rom, the original carrier info remains intact so I can use the phone without any issue. In your case, after flashing the rom, your carrier info will still remain as Starhub
If you manage to update your phone successfully to Android 10 with no issue, just post it here so that others can update their phones too. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!
Reminder: Please backup everything before updating to be on the safe side

I'm back! I followed your instruction and the instruction from Sammobile. Everything went well! So far no problem after updating to Android 10. At first I was worried that when I upgrade it, my phone will be locked or bricked because I'm still paying it monthly at Starhub. But now I can still use my phone. I made sure to back up first using Samsung Smart Switch. I love the android 10 update. Everything becomes smooth and fast! Thank you very much!

HOWTo install Mirrorlink into a Samsung S5 kltexx with LineageOS 16

This thread is how I have managed to upgrade a Samsung S5 with Android 6.01 to LineageOS 16 with a Mac laptop running Sierra, in an attempt to keep on using it with my car infortaintment system.
First of all it's important to leave very clear 2 things:
ALL THIS INSTRUCTIONS APPLY TO A SAMSUNG S5 SM-G900F kltexx device. I don't know how it will work in any other device . This is what has worked for me and I'm sharing this with you all just hoping that will be useful for someone else.
YOU ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO YOUR DEVICE.
So let's get started.
Prepare your system:
You must have the Samsung USB drivers installed (I used the latest ones from Samsung - https://developer.samsung.com/mobile/android-usb-driver.html).
You need to allow your device to debug it using the USB. Instructions here: https://androidcure.com/enable-usb-debugging-samsung-galaxy-s5/
You need to install adb in your computer. The easiest way to do it is this one: https://www.cyanogenmods.org/minimal-adb-and-fastboot-windows/ although another option would be to install Android SDK platform tools, but thats much heavier (https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools). Usually the first option is enough.
You need to ensure that your Samsung will always trust your computer. So connect your Samsung with your computer and when it asks if your computer can be trusted, make sure that you click on the checkbox with the option "Always".
ODIN:
You need to install a Recovery System in your device and for that you will need ODIN which is a tool created by Samsung to flash files to Samsung devices. It has a version for Mac which has worked for me. Go to this site to learn how to use it and to download it: https://macmetric.com/odin-for-mac/ or you can right jump to this site (https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=20803) to just download the version that worked for me.
ROOT : (Optional)
By default your device has the bootloader unlocked. This was something that drove me crazy as I couldn't find anywhere to show me if it was. I ended up rooting my device to confirm that it was unlocked and also to confirm the real name of my device. So it's almost 100% certain that your Samsung S5 has the bootloader unlocked, but in case you want to confirm it, as I did, follow the instructions from this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696537.
Basically, I ended up on this page, CF-Auto-Root homepage
http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/ downloading the file to root my device from there and flashing it with JOdin. Keep in mind that you might think that your device is version klte and there are at least 5 klte: kltedx, kltexx, kltezh, klteduosxx and kltejv. Mine ended up being kltexx
In my case I followed the process described in that thread and tried to root my device with the file for kltedx and it didn't wok out. Then I tried again with the file for kltexx and it worked. That's how I discovered that mine was kltexx.
TWRP :
You need to install a custom recovery system to your Samsung S5 device to be able to flash the LineageOS ROM. This site has the instructions that I followed to install it: https://www.cyanogenmods.org/forums/topic/install-twrp-recovery-samsung-android-using-odin/
It is extremely important to highlight that the latest version of TWRP didn't work for me. I installed the latest one and everything seemed to be OK but it was not. I couldn't flash any ROM with it. I ended up discovering that for my case, the best option was to install an older version. To be more precise, version 3.0.2.2 (https://eu.dl.twrp.me/klte/twrp-3.0.2-2-klte.img.tar.html).
To make sure that you have been able to install TWRP do the following. There are 3 ways to boot your Samsung S5: Normal boot, Download mode (ODIN) and Recovery mode. We need to start up on recovery Mode and see a screen menu similar to the one we've seen in the previous thread (https://www.cyanogenmods.org/forums/topic/install-twrp-recovery-samsung-android-using-odin/).
To do so, start the device on Recovery mode:
For the Normal mode you just click the Power Up key and wait. No magic here.
For the Download mode you have to switch off your device and then click at the same time the Power Up key, the Volumen Down key and Home key. It comes with the standard installation, so no magic here either.
Home Key
For the Recovery mode, you have to switch off your device and then click at the same time Power Up key, Volumen Up key and Home key. After a couple of seconds, the screen will say at the top "Recovery option..." and you should be able to see the touch screen menu of TWRP.
Flashing LineageOS 16 :
This is suppose to be an easy step but it ended up being very complicated because my device name was not properly being exposed by my device. So I ended up modifying the installation script to ensure it didn't matter.
So, you have to download not only the LineageOS version but also some other packages like Google apps, that are not installed and that you will need, and also the rooting package, which is always handy.
So the instructions and the links to download the packages are here. You might go there, read them and download all the packages: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/klte/install under the section Installing from Recovery....
Once you have all the packages ready to install, before you follow their instructions, you will have to do some hacking that you will find here explained here: http://www.lineageosdownloads.com/fix-error-7-lineage-os/ under section METHOD 1: UPDATER SCRIPT HACK TO FIX ERROR 7.
Basically, what I did was to edit the zip file using vim editor from the command line. You type "vim lineage-16.0-20200726-nightly-klte-signed.zip" (being lineage-16.0-20200726-nightly-klte-signed.zipand the name of the lineageOS image) and then go to "META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script" and then edit the file removing all the lines where it has any reference to the device name which are usually the first lines of the script containing the getprop(...) lines of code. To remove them, just click "dd" and they will be removed. Once they are removed, click on "Esc". Then type ":wq", it will go back to the previous screen, and then click ":q" and taht will be it, you have the package ready to be installed.
Now follow the instructions that you read previously and you should be able to have your Samsung S5 updated to LineageOS 16.
And now comes the part that I haven't resolved yet. How to install Mirrorlink in this device. So far I have managed to get several version of the Driverlink APK from Samsung but I'm not able to install them because when I try to do it using adb in root mode, I get the following message: "Package com.sec.android.automotive.drivelink has no signatures that match those in shared user android.uid.phone; ignoring!".
I know it has something to do with the signatures of LineageOS and that I need to sign the APK file with the LineageOS ROM signatures, but so far I haven't been able to find how to do it.
So I'll keep on trying and posting my discoveries here. Anyway, if anyone is willing to help me, it will be very welcome!!
I really hope that this helps others to take back from the closet their forgotten Samsung S5 and put it back to work.

I dont think it would help even if u did manage to install mirrorlink as samsung did drop support for mirrorlink.
Mirrorlink needs a new security certificate from samsung every month, and last certificate works until 2020-07-31

guroth said:
I dont think it would help even if u did manage to install mirrorlink as samsung did drop support for mirrorlink.
Mirrorlink needs a new security certificate from samsung every month, and last certificate works until 2020-07-31
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I'm still working on it. Anyway, the certificate is not a problem. Once I have mirrorlink working, I will install some applications that will install the certificate (like RockScout - "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.carconnectivity.mlmediaplayer&hl=en_US") or LG Mirrorlink. And with them I will use other apps to take control of the screen like for example Full Mirror for Mirrorlink - "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=full.mirrorlink&hl=en_US"
The main challenge is to be able to create the connection between the cellphone and the car.

There is a button "Translation" in notification bar in LOS, that is a mirrorlink by itself if I do understand this correctly. But klte SM-G900F on LOS 17.1 and lentislte SM-G906S on LOS 16.0 doesn't discover a mirrorlink device that is working properly with Samsung A50 on stock ROM (Anydata device, Windows 10 PC). One day I have managed to establish a mirrorlink connection between A50 (it was a transmittor) and SM-G900F (receiver) via some (can't recall it's name) app. But still I haven't managed to use S5 as a transmittor for mirrorlink...

Hello from Singapore, Want to Upgrade Samsung Note 3

Hello everyone, I am a male, citizen of Singapore.
I have a few Samsung old devices I hope to flash and upgrade to Android 11 and re-use it. With Google Home + SmartLife App, I hope to use some of these phones into a universal WiFi/RF/IR remote controller.
I am an average techie but a newbie with flashing phones with custom ROM.
Please guide me on what are the materials I should read, what tools I should download for my macOS 11 and Windows 10 Pro 20H2 (OS Build 19042.1165).
I think I will use my Windows 10 Pro to do all my phone ROM flashing as I am aware about Odin and TWRP. I just have no idea where to download TWRP from (yet).
I have downloaded:
- Odin-v3.13.1
- crDroidAndroid-11.0-20210807-hlte-v7.9
- Samsung USB Drivers v1.5.27
I doubt I could install crDroid to my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-9005) using Odin as I have no clue where to get all the files Odin is asking for.
So, where do I start and what should I do first?
Thank you for all your guidance.
With gratitude,
xNoom

Hahahaha... I think I have bricked my Samsung Note 3.
Here's what I did:
1/ Installed TWRP APK on the phone.
2/ Downloaded Odin v3.13 and run it on my Windows 10 Pro.
3/ Use Odin, select [AP] and upload "twrp-3.5.2_9-0-hlte.img.tar".
4/ In Odin > Options > uncheck "Auto Reboot".
5/ Click "Start" in Odin.
6/ Restart the phone.
7/ Phone did not reboot.

OK, I managed to download the original ROM from SamFW.
Am using Odin to restore the ROM using N9005DXSGBQA1_N9005OLBGBOK3_N9005DXUGBOK3_HOME.tar.md5
fingers crossed!

xNoom said:
Hello everyone, I am a male, citizen of Singapore.
I have a few Samsung old devices I hope to flash and upgrade to Android 11 and re-use it. With Google Home + SmartLife App, I hope to use some of these phones into a universal WiFi/RF/IR remote controller.
I am an average techie but a newbie with flashing phones with custom ROM.
Please guide me on what are the materials I should read, what tools I should download for my macOS 11 and Windows 10 Pro 20H2 (OS Build 19042.1165).
I think I will use my Windows 10 Pro to do all my phone ROM flashing as I am aware about Odin and TWRP. I just have no idea where to download TWRP from (yet).
I have downloaded:
- Odin-v3.13.1
- crDroidAndroid-11.0-20210807-hlte-v7.9
- Samsung USB Drivers v1.5.27
I doubt I could install crDroid to my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-9005) using Odin as I have no clue where to get all the files Odin is asking for.
So, where do I start and what should I do first?
Thank you for all your guidance.
With gratitude,
xNoom
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Welcome to XDA,
This is the intro section.
You might want to search and post in here
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
forum.xda-developers.com

orb_selektor said:
Welcome to XDA,
This is the intro section.
You might want to search and post in here
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
forum.xda-developers.com
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Got it! Thank you @orb_selektor

Magisk installation instructions are complicated for beginners!

For the first time, I tried to install Magisk using its standard method. So I went to https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html
In the first parts, I came across this sentence and was a little confused:
"If you are using a Samsung device that is launched with Android 9.0 or higher, you can now jump to its own section."
My device is Samsung Galaxy J7 Core (J701F) with its latest update, namely Android 9. But this device was released with Android 7.
Which way should I proceed now? And if I continue the first method, the device data will be deleted?

@topjohnwu

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