ya its imported set, thats y i wonder how can i receive kitkat update? surely i can only get the update by rooting my i9506?
so i must root my phone to get the kitkat updates?

Just OTA from phone will do. No root required

Alternatively you may download the ROM and flash it using ODIN, also no root required.

i see, so which way is easier/safer to perform? OTA or ODIN flash?

can you briefly teach me on how i can do that? sorry rookie here.

Yea added a few more bloatwares....thanks Samsung..

Using ODIN is much easier once you know the steps. Download latest Odin (v3.09) then download your required firmware files, connect your phone to your pc in Download Mode, load your firmware in Odin then flash.

Check tutorial here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.p...377&postcount=1

When will Samsung ever learn. Their bloatwares are what that is killing the phone.

Just in case OTA screw up you may use bro wajahebat to rescue you phone but you need to know what country ROM you are using..

1. Do a backup of your contact, picture, apps, sms, calender, whatapps and etc... using Kies (download from samsung)
2. Go to settings -> More -> about device -> software update -> update (if you use data plan to OTA uncheck wifi-only)
3. Sit back, relex and wait for it's to complete

root -> uninstall junks.

Phone still under warranty leh.

countdown till warranty expire then root.

I expect more free space when migrate to Samsung Official Rom to Carbon/AOSP Rom.
But the internal storage nearly same.

This post has been edited by medichloreans: Oct 2 2014, 03:12 PM

Flashing AOSP rom doesnt make your internal to have more space, that requires pit file flash through Odin, in which ive tested and it just release couple of GB's and not worth it. And were already have memory card to expand space

Anybody here have downloaded the latest i9500 firmware? Code NH1. I need the modem.bin files.

Any forumer flash with latest carbon. I still have the problem with cant switch on after shuttting down the phone and connect it to the charger. If switching off without connect to the charger, it'll have no prob.

we do have memory card but game data wont save into memory card.

flash latest baseband and see
+ kernel... not sure

In case someone need the latest Malaysia baseband, i have the latest modem.bin and made it flashable through recovery, extracted from XXME_NI1 firmware. Download link below

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0rn_tVhzp...dit?usp=sharing

is i9506 share the same steps and formula to flash with i9500 and i9505? btw this odin seem quite complicated. haha

is this OTA an app that i can just download from playstore? then just launch it and update?

Im on latest Carbon right now, seems like its a CM kernel bug, i faced the same problem on Nameless rom.
Just test it on Nameless rom just now, same thing. But in my case, i didnt pull out the battery, below are my case:

1.) I drain battery till 0%
2.) Connect the charger, battery icon came out and gone black again, but its charging
3.) After 5 mins i try to turn it on, it doesnt turn on.
4.) I disconnect the charger, let alone for a while and reconnect the charger and turn it on, done

Try that, if still same thing, try disconnect charger, press power button. Try changing sequence.

Use an app from playstore to store Obb files in your SD Card, the app will create a link for the file intergrate to the game, for the app name tho