How to Update Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900) to Android 5.0 Lollipop (Leaked OTA Beta Build)

Note:- Please note that this tutorial is applicable if you have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N900 Exynos model only. Do not attempt installing this firmware on any other device, otherwise it may permanently damage or brick your device.

Warning:

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Before Getting Started:

• Take a proper backup of all your important data on the Galaxy Note 3 such as  contacts, SMS, apps, and app data with CWM or TWRP recovery installed.
• Download and install the USB drivers for your Note 3 from this link
• Enable USB Debugging your Galaxy Note 3 by going to Settings > Developer options
• Your Galaxy Note 3 must be:
  • SIM unlocked
  • Bootloader unlocked
  • Rooted with CWM or TWRP recovery
• Ensure that you have more than 80% battery charge left on your Galaxy Note 3.

Required Files:

• Android 5.0 Lollipop for Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900 (Leaked)
• TWRP 2.8.1.0
• Bootloader 5.0 + Stock Recovery
• CWM recovery
• SuperSU 2.40.zip
• Download Odin

Note: To extract TWRP-LRX21V.N900XXUEBNL4-samsungviet.vn.zip use Password: samsungviet.vn

Steps to Update Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900) to Android 5.0 Lollipop (Leaked)

Step No 1:- First of all, connect your Galaxy Note 3 via its USB data cable with the PC.

Step No 2:- Now extract and transfer the downloaded ROM file (TWRP-LRX21V.N900XXUEBNL4-samsungviet.vn.zip) to the internal storage of your Galaxy Note 3.

Step No 3:- Extract the Odin flashing tool that you have downloaded from the above link, and run Odin as an administrator on your PC to flash TWRP (openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-ha3g.img.tar) on your device.

Step No 4:- Next, boot your Galaxy Note 3 into recovery mode and perform a factory reset.

Step No 5:- Go back to the main recovery menu and tap on Restore, find the “2014-12-18–00-18-21 LRX21V.N900XXUEBNL4″ file which you have downloaded from the above link. Select it.

Step No 6:- On the next screen, you’ll be asked to restore. Choose “Everything”.

Step No 7:- Once again return to the main menu in TWRP and tap on Reboot.

Step No 8:- Now tap on download mode and flash the Recovery + Bootloader 5.0 file (bootloader-recovery.tar) using Odin.

Step No 9:- Your device will now automatically reboot, it will take some time about 5 to 10 minutes to boot up for the first time after the above process.

Step No 10:- If you want to root this firmware on your Galaxy Note 3, then enter the Note into the Download Mode and flash the CWM Recovery (n900-cwm-recovery-6.0.5.0-kk_L5.0(0812).tar) using Odin flashing tool.

Step No 11:- Finally, boot the device into recovery and flash the SuperSu-2.40 ZIP file (UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.40.zip) and reboot.

Done! You’ve successfully updated Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900) to Android 5.0 Lollipop via leaked OTA beta build and have a root access over it now. Let us know in the comments section below if you are facing any problem or have a query in any step given above.

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