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Root [Virgin Mobile] Android 4.4.2 VM SPH-L710

And when you say "pure stock," do you mean that he got MK5 through the official OTA, never rooted, etc?[/QUOTE]

Correct
 
Kies Me Likes
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Yes I am playing SimCity.... I like it... Don't judge me. :)
 
Agent4834 said:
Kies Me Likes
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Yes I am playing SimCity.... I like it... Don't judge me. :)
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If you didn't grab the tar, you may be JUDGED after all! Ha :)

edit: If you upgraded and forgot to grab the tar you can still get it.
In Kies under "Tools" click on "Upgrade and Initialization" and it should offer it to you again. I know Kies offers me the MK5 again.
 
In case you need a refresher!

Here's a quick guide on how to snag the OTA tarball from Kies before it flashes itself to your phone. I haven't heard of anyone officially getting it yet, but I'm sure it'll be here soon. Timing is everything, so make sure you're quick before the file deletes itself!
1. Click on Start->Run, enter %temp% and press ENTER. First thing before you go into Kies, clear this folder out.
2. Keep that explorer window open and handy. I also suggest open another to where you want to copy it to(create new folder on desktop and keep it open).
Open Kies, let it download. As soon as it starts flashing, look for a folder with the tarball or search for .tar.md5 in the %temp% folder you have open. Copy/paste it to your new folder. Done. Congrats, you
 
I'm trying to get it as I type - it's seemingly downloading NDC thru Kies, and I'm waiting to intercept... thing is I'm stock MK5 but rooted and custom recovery, so I am surprised it offered it, but I know it won't flash, so ::shrug::

If I get it I'll try to upload it someplace for you.
 
KhenemetHeru said:
I'm trying to get it as I type - it's seemingly downloading NDC thru Kies, and I'm waiting to intercept... thing is I'm stock MK5 but rooted and custom recovery, so I am surprised it offered it, but I know it won't flash, so ::shrug::

If I get it I'll try to upload it someplace for you.
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It won't flash but if you catch it, you can flash it through Odin!
 
Just decided to try reinstalling Kies, and found there is a new update for it that was released today. Gonna see if updating Kies gets me 4.4.
Edit -

Nope. Think I'm just gonna wait for the tar and stop cluttering up the forum lol
 
Dude that's awesome! Now you get all the props for grabbing it in my rom building threads lol.....now upload that bad boy!
 
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