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evohicks

evohicks

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Just had a notification for an update of 383.85mb which I'm assuming is Kit kat. I'm going to update now and be a ginea pig lol.
At work now so will keep you posted if my phone is still alive 😅
 
Its an unlocked international (European) Note 3 and after investigation its a Baltic model, same hardware 2.3 snapdragon etc...
I will probably reset to factory settings later when I get in and wipe cache but for now its running fine, no issues, using less ram and no visible battery difference so far.
Cant comment on my S view case because its a genuine one so works as expected. Will have a detailed look around later when I get in.
 
Checking OTA now (via network :) ). I am running stock Vodafone UK firmware (rooted), so I don't expect to see anything.

No nothing yet, but that could be because I'm rooted.
 
sanjsrik said:
I just read this on another forum (and posted it there, actually), Samsung now uses "chip authentication" for 3rd party accessories with 4.4.x

Kitkat 4.4.2 update disables 3rd party accessories - xda-developers
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Yeah this has been discussed on another thread somewhere, I don't have any other cases other than the genuine S View and the Flip cover so I can't confirm this.

dynomot said:
Checking OTA now (via network :) ). I am running stock Vodafone UK firmware (rooted), so I don't expect to see anything.

No nothing yet, but that could be because I'm rooted.
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According to Sam Mobile it's not been released yet in the UK.
 
evohicks, your phone may be a Baltic model, but your in the UK (Shropshire according to your profile on the left). Could you humour me by telling me :

Did you buy your SIM free Note 3 in the UK?

Can you type *#1234# and tell me what your CSC is?

I was always told (and it seemed to hold true) that if you got a "foreign" international device (all Note 3's in the UK sold by carriers and official businesses are SM-N9005, the international Note 3) and tried to update it in the UK your phone would connect to UK servers, be unable to find a firmware for your CSC and report back that "the latest updates are installed" and similar via Kies.

Now I know different Note 3's in the UK will have different CSCs depending whether they are SIM free, unlocked, carrier branded, carrier locked and branded or just plain locked. Mine for instance is an unlocked but carrier branded phone.
 
dynomot said:
evohicks, your phone may be a Baltic model, but your in the UK (Shropshire according to your profile on the left). Could you humour me by telling me :

Did you buy your SIM free Note 3 in the UK?

Can you type *#1234# and tell me what your CSC is?

I was always told (and it seemed to hold true) that if you got a "foreign" international device (all Note 3's in the UK sold by carriers and official businesses are SM-N9005, the international Note 3) and tried to update it in the UK your phone would connect to UK servers, be unable to find a firmware for your CSC and report back that "the latest updates are installed" and similar via Kies.

Now I know different Note 3's in the UK will have different CSCs depending whether they are SIM free, unlocked, carrier branded, carrier locked and branded or just plain locked. Mine for instance is an unlocked but carrier branded phone.
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I bought it from Expansys UK and was aware they were using European handsets, that's why I got it so cheap, they also came with a Euro plug in the box but supplied a UK plug with it.
CSC : N9005OXXENA5
 
Here's hoping they don't enhance security to the point root isn't possible with the new update. :)

Otherwise I'm sticking with 4.3 indefinitely.
 
Well after a couple of days with Android 4.4.2 I don't really notice a great deal of difference, a few noticeable things like the icons at the top of the screen are now white (not sure I prefer this or the one on 4.3)
I initially thought it was using less memory, it may be, but now I'm not so sure it is by much, but the phone runs as quick as it ever did, new camera shortcut on lockscreen, something else I noticed is aswell as showing you your alarm icon at the top of the screen(if its set) there is also the time it's set for in the lock screen, can't remember that being on my old lockscreen, no big feature I know. I was also expecting the call recognition which would tell you who the person was that was calling you ie: bank, school or utilities company or something, I did get a call the other day which I didn't recognise and it just said London lol, hmmmmm.
I know this update was supposed to be more to do with background/hidden stuff and not too many features added, which is true, but no issues at all so far so I can't really say its a great update ;)
 
evohicks said:
Well after a couple of days with Android 4.4.2 I don't really notice a great deal of difference, a few noticeable things like the icons at the top of the screen are now white (not sure I prefer this or the one on 4.3)
I initially thought it was using less memory, it may be, but now I'm not so sure it is by much, but the phone runs as quick as it ever did, new camera shortcut on lockscreen, something else I noticed is aswell as showing you your alarm icon at the top of the screen(if its set) there is also the time it's set for in the lock screen, can't remember that being on my old lockscreen, no big feature I know. I was also expecting the call recognition which would tell you who the person was that was calling you ie: bank, school or utilities company or something, I did get a call the other day which I didn't recognise and it just said London lol, hmmmmm.
I know this update was supposed to be more to do with background/hidden stuff and not too many features added, which is true, but no issues at all so far so I can't really say its a great update ;)
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It's the "under the hood" stuff we Note 3 owners might not notice anyway. What I mean is we have a ridiculously high specced device that compensates for shortcomings anyway. I haven't done much research as yet but I am led to believe that the new "Art" runtime as apposed to "dalvik" has major advantages for lesser specced devices. The only thing a user should notice is a speed increase, but seeing how we make TW and all it's bells and whistles work well without problems already I doubt we'll notice an improvement.
 
I'm in the uk unbranded. My csc ends XADMK2 does that seem norm, im half expecting to wake up tomorrow too see the update ready to dl
 
our Note3 is
CSC: N900OJVCMJ3

I dont know what is it,could someone explain it?
i buy from pakistan,Update 4.4 is not shown in our note3 via wifi
 
Someone post when T-Mobile pushes it out so I can turn root off to get it. Phone won't let me update while it's rooted and there's no way to tell if the update is there either.
 
RickSchlegel said:
If this is true, it's a Really, Really Big Deal. Are you telling me that my Wacom pens won't work any more? We gotta figure a way to stop this train, before it gets started. :mad:
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Samsung have confirmed it wasn't intended to block third party accessories and that they are looking to provide a resolution.
Don't ask me to confirm where this info is... It's just on a website I saw earlier when I searched kitkat note 3.
 
No rooted device will allow a update to come through and if your rooted with a custom rom is a bigger no no
 
Bodycount said:
Correct. But if you turn root off as in uninstall it, you should be able to get the update. Then you can root afterwards.
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Partially correct, you can not turn off root, or uninstall it, you either have it or don't. You gain it by flashing a rooted "insecure" Kernel.

The only way to unroot is flash the original firmware for your device. This is why it is wise to download the original firmware and keep it safe before rooting and installing other things, then you can always go back.
 
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