Whenever a new software update comes out, it makes its way to the new flagship devices first. If you own a one or two-year-old device, you might need to wait for months before its knocks your door. The Samsung Galaxy S4 was released with Android Jelly Bean out of the box about 2 years ago.

The Galaxy S4 received the KitKat update the last year and now Samsung has started rolling out the latest to the device. Lollipop is undoubtedly one of the greatest updates and it’ll probably be the last major OS upgrade for the Galaxy S4. It was just a day ago that Verizon broke out the news of the long awaited update roll out through a support document on its official website. Soon after, the Galaxy S4 users on Verizon reported getting the Android 5.0 Lollipop over-the-air. One queer thing about Verizon’s Lollipop update for the S4 is that the carrier has split the update into two parts. A minor OTA update (99MB) takes the device from VRUFNK1 to VRUFNK4 (KitKat) and when you take the NK4 OTA, your devices qualify to receive the actual Lollipop update with build number LRX22C.I545VRUGOC1. Android Lollipop Features • All new Material design with the use of bold colors in the user interface.

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Floating buttons give you fast access to the most important features of the app. • Cool animations and effects. • Buttery smooth and fast performance with almost no lag. • New boot animation and shutdown animation.

• Recents persist after phone reboot and now it shows Chrome tabs too. You now have parallax effect while scrolling app windows. • Lock screen notifications for all apps, even with a pattern unlock. Drivers Notebook Positivo Mobile V56 Windows 7.

• The lock screen has swipes to unlock to dialer (security required) and camera (no security required). • “Blocking Mode” in quick toggles renamed to “Do Not Disturb” In case you have not yet got Lollipop on Verizon Galaxy S4 yet, you can go to Settings>About>Software Update and tap the Update now option to trigger the update.

Please note that you might not receive the Lollipop OTA if you’re not using the device in the US and in that case, you’ll have to update your manually. Below, we’ll guide you with updating your device by installing the OTA manually. In case you can’t just afford to lose root because of the new update and still want Android Lollipop on your S4, there’s a step-by-step tutorial to get rooted Lollipop too (thanks to!). Install Lollipop OTA on Verizon Galaxy S4 (no root) Note: Must Read. As I mentioned above, the Verizon has released 2 OTAs back to back. The first OTA package will bump the firmware version of your Vzw S4 from the old NK1 to NK4 and then your phone will become eligible to get the Lollipop OTA. What we have below for you is the NK4 OTA package that can be installed on the VRUFNK1 base only.

After flashing this OTA package, you can install the VRUGOC1 (Android 5.0.1) OTA. Before you proceed with the OTA method, make sure your device is unrooted or fully stock. Installing the OTA Packages • Download the NK4 OTA Zip and copy it to external SD card of your Galaxy S4: (99MB) • Enable on your phone as a precaution. • Turn off your device and reboot into the stock recovery. To do so, hold the Volume Up+Home+Power keys together while the device is switched off. As soon as you see the Samsung logo with the device name, release the Power key but keep the Volume Up and Home keys pressed until you see the Android system recovery menu as shown below.

• Using the volume keys, scroll to apply update from external storage option and select it by pressing the Power key. • Navigate to update.zip package and select it.

• Confirm installation when prompted. • When the file is flashed, go back to the main menu and select reboot system now option. • When your Verizon Galaxy S4 boots up, it will have the NK4 firmware installed on it.

• Now download the Lollipop OTA (OC1) package and copy it to your Galaxy S4: (991MB) • Reboot your device into the stock recovery again and install the update.zip using apply update from external storage option. • Finally, return to the recovery menu and reboot your Galaxy S4 When your S4 boots up, you’ll have the all new Android 5.0.1 Lollipop firmware running in it. You can also use the Verizon Software Update Assistant to update your Galaxy S4 to the latest version. Just launch the tool and follow the on-screen instructions.

Install Lollipop Firmware on Vzw Galaxy S4 Using Odin If you don’t want to or not able to update your Verizon Galaxy S4 SCH-I545 using the OTA method given above, there’s now an even easier way to do that. Thanks to muniz_ri for repackaging the-the full Lollipop (I545VRUGOC1) with KitKat (NK4) bootloader which is downgradable. A great advantage of installing this firmware is that you can downgrade back to.

You can also use this firmware to unbrick your soft-bricked Verizon S4. Download Lollipop (OC1) Firmware: How to Install: Having downloaded the firmware, you’ll have to extract the.rar file to get the firmware file with.tar.md5 extension.

You can install it using Odin v3.09. See our on flashing stock firmware on Galaxy devices. Install Lollipop on Verizon Galaxy S4 & Keep Root Warning!

The FireFlash method will not trip the KNOX Warranty Void counter on youR Verizon S4 but it’ll wipe the apps and data present on the internal storage. Please, backup your apps and data with Titanium Backup app before proceeding. Tools Free Note: Must Read If you want to enjoy the all new Lollipop with root privilege, you can install the pre-rooted Lollipop firmware using FireFlash app.

Since the method uses a full firmware package, you can install it on your Verizon Galaxy S4 regardless of what Android or firmware version it has. However, to be able to use FireFlash, your device must have root access. Also, if you got TWRP Recovery installed on your Galaxy S4, you can flash the pre-rooted stock ROM provided below. If you got an unrooted S4, you can use the following tutorial. • Preparations • Enable on your Verizon Galaxy S4. This step has nothing to do with the method given below but it could be a lifesaver if anything goes wrong. • Install Chainfire’s FireFlash app on your Verizon Galaxy S4.

Since this new app is only available for beta-testers currently, go to the Google+ page and join the community. You must be signed into Google+ using the same Gmail ID that you use on the Google Play Store. Having joined the community, click the to download FireFlash. • Download one of the stock rooted Lollipop ROMs from below: • (non-MDK bootloader users only) • (MDK bootloader users only) • Backup your apps and data. Instructions • Copy the I545_OC1_Stock_Rooted_ROM.zip to your device (internal or external SD). • Open the FlashFire app and Agree to the Terms and Conditions prompted by the app. • Press the rounded “+” button twice to bring up the Actions menu.

• Now bring the Actions menu once again and tap Flash Zip or OTA option. Select I545_OC1_Stock_Rooted_ROM.zip. • Make sure that Auto-mount is unchecked under the Options menu and press the checkmark to continue. • From the main menu uncheck all options under EverRoot and use default Reboot settings. • When all’s done, tap the L ightning bolt icon followed by OK to begin the installation. The screen of your phone will turn black for a while and then show the contents of your device before starting the installation.

Now sit patiently while it all happens and your device reboots. It might take 5-10 minutes before your phone boots up for the first time. You have successfully updated your Verizon Galaxy S4 to Android 5.0.1 Lollipop while retaining root privilege. Enable WiFi Tethering on Verizon Galaxy S4 Running Lollipop • Install FireFlash app by Chainfire. • Download the Mobile Hotspot mod file and copy the zip to your phone: • Now launch FireFlash and tap the “+” icon twice to bring up the menu and then select Flash Zip or OTA option. • Navigate to G900A_OC4_TetherAddOn.zip file and select it.

• Make sure that the Auto-mount option is not selected under Options. • Leave the default settings under EverRoot and Reboot options untouched.

• Finally, tap the Lightning bolt icon and then tap OK. Just wait until the tethering add-on is flashed.

If your phone’s screen goes black for a while, do not panic. When your phone boots up, you’ll be able to enjoy free WiFi hotspot on your Verizon Galaxy S4 running the new OC1 Lollipop firmware. Wow – what a pain. Finally got it fixed. Major lessons: – Finding the right ROMs and learning what to flash where is painful. – Don’t try to go back to NG6, go straight to NC5.

– ODIN does NOT work on VMWare Fusion on Mac, even though it seems to. – Heimdall front-end didn’t work either, I had to use the command line to flash the system partition, and manually flashing each partition is slow. – Have lots of patience!

Some things take a lot longer than you think. I got in the habit of doing one step, then going away for 15 mins so I wouldn’t get impatient. – Reboot after almost every step. Some things just needed a reboot in between or they wouldn’t work.

Flashfire, for example, only worked just after a fresh reboot. After hours and hours and dozens of reboots and battery pulls, tweaking something each time, I finally got it to boot on NC5, then Towelrooted and loaded FireFlash. Had to do it twice, first time for some reason SYSTEM didn’t flash from external SD card, but copied it to internal and tried again and it worked. Thanks, Rakesh, for updating the method, and for all your help! Did this work for anyone?

I have been watching this site. I have a rooted GS4 running 4.4.4 Hyperdrive RLS20 Rom. I only want to upgrade to lollipop if this method followed currently works 100%. Also is it safe to upgrade this method via hyperdrive rom or should I do a full wipe in odin to 4.4.2 root upgrade to 4.4.4 and then run this method again? On a unrelated not is there any custom roms on lollipop yet like a hyperdrive updated version? Thanks guys please give me your feedback on your experience because the comments have me very skeptical of trying this method.

Did exactly that!! Downgraded to SCH-I545_VZW_1_0240_8il17ls9o2_fac with Odin. Then installed towelroot and SuperSU (enabled su during boot – I remembered someone advised that).

After that I followed the FF method to the letter using I545_OC1_Stock_DeOdexed_ROMwNK4_BL. Had some issues with copying the file to my sdcard or phone (copying sometimes stops midway and leaves you with a corrupted file). Best to do an MD5 check after copying. Now running 5.0.1 with Root and.OMG!! It’s so smooth!!!

I also was on 4.2.2 rooted and used the primary method to upgrade and keep root that soft bricked my phone. I tried the recommended downgrade and further bricked my phone.

After numerous ODIN fails I was able to get my phone functional with the details below. Can I downgrade my phone back to NC5, 4.2.2 and root again?

I think with OC1 the answer is “no” but I have to confirm. Model: SCH-I545 Android Version: 5.0.1 Baseband version: I545VRUGOC1 Kernel version: 3.4.0 dpi@SWDD6302 #1 Mon Mar 30 17:37:43 KST 2015 Build number: LRX22CI545VRUGOC1 •. Bricked indeed! I attempted to downgrade with previous post instructions using Odin and even deeper bricked (can’t even get to stock recovery) my phone. I tried numerous attempts to use Kies to rescue my phone based on the error screen I had but it would never connect to my phone. At this point I began shopping for a new phone.

One last attempt at Odin with I545_OC1_Stock_Firmware.tar.md5 and it worked! I now have a Lollipop S4 without root. I am extremely frustrated because I obviously cannot restore data with Titanium B/U without root. I do not recommend this proceduretoo many examples now that have Lollipop without root and cannot go back.

This seemed so easy. I had a rooted KitKat Verizon S4. I followed the instructions to the letter, using the first method to keep root. All seemed great except (like many folks here) when I rebooted, I had lost root.

So I found a Windows machine so I could run Odin to downgrade to one of the KitKat ROMs that Rakesh suggested to someone else here who had that problem, but it failed and may have bricked my phone. I tried to use Odin to put OC1_Neutered back on, but that failed too. Rakesh, you have been so helpful, could you please point me at the right ROM (or whatever I need to do), so I can downgrade, re-root, and try again with the alternate method? I followed the first method of the third option (Keep root with flashfire) for my verizon galaxy s4 4.4.2 with nc5, rooted (towelroot) and xposed but otherwise unmodified. Each direction was followed to the letter; I put the tar and zip both on my external sd card, installed flashfire, had supersu set to be active on boot and everything.

At first, everything seemed to go fine. The device, upon clicking Flash, went through what I assume to be the usual sequence of events: everything seemed to work, every action returned a success. Then it rebooted, as expected. (I had selected recovery just as the guide described for the Reboot option). And, much to my excitement, the device booted into lollipop! I flew through setup and installed my apps, reconnected my google account and everything. Then when I got to titanium backup it said that it wouldn’t work; there was no root.

Oh, no, nonono I checked the apps for a supersu: nothing. [I swear I checked “inject supersu” in the ever-root options!]. I then went online and downloaded a 2.49 supersu and installed: no su binary! To verify from another source, I downloaded a root validator which echoed the previous complaints from the root-needing apps: no su binary installed! What are my options? Is root really active but somehow hidden?

Did something go wrong in flashing? If so, is there any way of re-rooting or am I stuck until a root method comes out for 5.0.1? Regards, Milo •. Before I could go ahead with the rooting steps, I updated my S4 i545 from Android 4.2.2(JDQ39.I545VRUAME7) to 5.0.1 directly using Kies. I had got an update message before but I did not go ahead with it (may be I missed the minor update) and I directly updated to the Lollipop update when I connected my phone yesterday. The Update got downloaded overnight and updated my phone however I am unable to use my phone as an message keeps popping up saying “Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped.” I restarted my phone a few times – Did not work I cleared cache of Phone app – Did not work I reset app preferences – Did not work A odd thing I noticed was that now there are 3 Phone Apps in the All Apps List!

And Kies has stopped recognising my phone 🙁 Can you guide me what else I can do to solve the issue? Thanks in Advance! DON’T UPGRADE TO LOLLIPOP. It will break many of your phone’s apps – it sure did on my Verizon Galaxy S4. Swype is a hot mess after moving to Lollipop. And the OS in general is SLOWER (as opposed to claims of this article); if anything, it’s MORE laggy, and an umitigated battery hog. Plus, you’ll not be able to downgrade back to KiTKat once you have LolliPOOP installed.

All kinds of CPU time is spent figuring out how to display the next “cool feature,” most of which appear to have been written with the ADHD-afflicted in mind. Don’t do it – LOLLIPOP SUCKS. Hi, I have updated my mobile with Lillipop per above method by keep root access. But it have an issue – While rebooting mobile stuck at VERIZON log and not booting further. I have restarted my phone by taking out battery couple of time, but still it is not booting further from VERIZON log screen. While i tried to reboot from recovery mode, i found the mobile is update to Lollipop.

But still not booting further from VERIZON log screen. Seems it is bricked? Please help me in resolving this issue.

Ok, coming from 4.3 (mj7) rooted, the instructions for the rooted update aren’t working. When I click flash, it goes black for a bit, then reboots to Android system recovery. Doesn’t update is my only choice to hunt down the instructions for going to 4.4 and try again in two phases, or does any one know of a better way to get this updated. From what I have read from a bit of searching, it sounds like a lot of people had to reload stock when going from 4.3 to 4.4 because of this issue. Hoping to avoid doing that, then needing to reroot if possible. Sorry for the late reply.

You can create and restore nandroid backup only via a custom recovery. You can use Titanium Backup for apps and app data. Regarding your phone getting into bootloop again and again, i suspect you might be making mistake on Step#8.

Make sure to reorder the options as Wipe first and then Flash Zip or OTA. Keeping these in wrong sequence will result in a bootloop.

I guess FF installs the ROM and then wipes it afterwards and when the phone reboots, it is stuck on boot as there’s no OS installed. Thanks again.

I was able to get root working using the technique suggested. I then flashed the ROM and it seemed to work but the phone after reboot it wouldn’t go past the red Verizon screen. I waited for 15 minutes or so and then force rebooted the phone (battery removal). It still doesn’t go past the Verizon screen.

I did notice an issue with 4G LTE not working upon getting root (I had to update SuperSU binary after getting root; after that I didn’t get 4G LTE, got only 1x data). Not sure why that was.

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