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Killing the 2.3.4 nag?

Rooted user & I keep getting the update nag screen - every 20 minutes. How do I kill it from appearing? TIA
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I second this. My phone is rooted, on 2.2.2 and it does everything I want it to do. There is nothing I want to change at all with my phone. Now I have a nagging screen that won't stay silenced.

Check out today's posts here guys:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19375231#post19375231
Seems to be working for nag removal. Note it's an older thread that was reborn so look at the more recent stuff beginning on page 2.

Found this on a Google search and this worked for me and much easier that previous methods discussed:
To disable the OTA Notification Nag:
Use Root Explorer or another root compatible file explorer and rename /system/etc/security/otacerts.zip. to /system/etc/security/otacerts.zip.bak.

iowabowtech said:
Check out today's posts here guys:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19375231#post19375231
Seems to be working for nag removal. Note it's an older thread that was reborn so look at the more recent stuff beginning on page 2.
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This is working for me so far.

All I did was a reboot and it went away. I never accepted it or otherwise.
I'm on a DINC I rooted with Unrevoked3 just this past Saturday. Other than rooting I've made no changes. When I check Settings/About phone/System Updates the OTA is gone and it says it's up to date. I'm still on v2.2 with no change however.
Having said that my Bluetooth STINKS. I was half wondering if this update could have fixed that for me, then re-root.

You could always install a different ROM. CM7.1 and probably earlier versions of CM7 don't get OTA nag screens

I did the rename trick mentioned above. Haven't been nagged since. It's been about 8 hours.

MeatplowMike said:
All I did was a reboot and it went away. I never accepted it or otherwise.
I'm on a DINC I rooted with Unrevoked3 just this past Saturday. Other than rooting I've made no changes. When I check Settings/About phone/System Updates the OTA is gone and it says it's up to date. I'm still on v2.2 with no change however.
Having said that my Bluetooth STINKS. I was half wondering if this update could have fixed that for me, then re-root.
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I was surprised to find that this worked for me as well. All I did was power down and restart. The notification was there when it finished booting up, and the System Update still showed up in Settings/About phone/System Updates. Once I cleared the notification, with no other changes, I hadn't received a nag over the next 18 hours. I checked Settings/About phone/System Updates again this morning and it now says I'm up to date. I'm running incubus26jc's version of 4.06.605.2.

If your nags come back, here's a zip to flash that takes care of it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19370543&postcount=993
Worls like a charm! Thanks Jermaine!!!!!!

michaelbsheldon said:
If your nags come back, here's a zip to flash that takes care of it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19370543&postcount=993
Worls like a charm! Thanks Jermaine!!!!!!
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I renamed that certs file as suggested but was still getting nagged.
The flashable zip you pointed to seems to have done the job (so far).
Thanks

[Q] Failed OTA upgrade to ICS

Hi, I will try to be as consice and thorough as possible since I looked for it but didn´t find a similar post.
I bought a USA's A100. I had it with its factory rom, rooted and working fine.
The last week I saw an OTA upgrade and applied it (a short file) thinking it was to migrate to ICS. Then, after reset, it showed me a larger OTA upgrade: Acer_A100_041.202.01_COM_GEN2 (right now it's at HC 3.2.1 A100_2.013.02_COM_GEN2). First it gave me the known network problem message, but finally I downloaded and applied the OTA file, it failed showing an android with an exclamation point, and after one minute, reset itself to the menctioned HC.
I've downloaded and tried the same file several times with different scenarios. I even restored factory defaults via settings->privacy menu. All without success.
I found that the reset method menctioned here (power button + volume up) doesn't work for me: and as soon as it boot into recovery mode (a small console at top left with some text lines and an android with gears working) I get the warning sign with the exclamation point again and after a minute, it goes back into HC.
Any ideas on how to fix it to try the upgrade to ICS again?

I made some progress
I found that the power buttom + volumen up is for entering into recovery mode, which doesn't work in my case. I also found a hard reset method: power buttom + volume down + moving the lock switch while booting. It gives me similar results to settings->privacy->restore factory settings. Now I'm shure my bootloader is working fine.
So the question turns into: what can I do to make my tablet take the OTA upgrade from 3.2.1 GEN2 to 4.0.3 GEN2?
Thanks

rising power said:
I found that the power buttom + volumen up is for entering into recovery mode, which doesn't work in my case. I also found a hard reset method: power buttom + volume down + moving the lock switch while booting. It gives me similar results to settings->privacy->restore factory settings. Now I'm shure my bootloader is working fine.
So the question turns into: what can I do to make my tablet take the OTA upgrade from 3.2.1 GEN2 to 4.0.3 GEN2.
Thanks
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Downgrade to GEN1.. and then go to ICS...it would help. In Acer's own words... few GEN2 builds have compatibility issues with updates...

remove root
To update you a100 you need not to be root... it happened to me and i did a full restore hc rom without root... after 2 updates ICS arrives...
good luck

fantasmanegro said:
To update you a100 you need not to be root... it happened to me
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I already tried that. Once I managed to do a hard reset, I lost root access, and still couldn't upgrade.
NewWizz said:
Downgrade to GEN1.. and then go to ICS...it would help.
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Maybe, but in one hand I read that some people downgraded from 3.2.1 GEN2 to 3.2 GEN1 to receive "your device is up to date" (sort of) messages, and on the other hand, why would acer/google push an invalid/incompatible update to my device? It doesn´t make sense.
Anyways, I´ve captured the pushed OTA 2.013.02_COM_GEN2 update.zip to 041.202.01_COM_GEN2, put it on my external_sd, but it didn´t take it. So I am collecting updates.zip from over this forum, but so far 2.007.4 or 2.013.04 doesn´t work for me either.
[Update]
So, will try downloading 3.2 GEN1 1.014.08 to try later 3.2.1 GEN1 and finally 4.0.3 GEN1 to see if it works for me.

It seems that there may be some GEN1`s that are not getting updated.
I am running stock, no root.
Acer_A100_2.013.04_COM_GEN1
When i try to update it tells me my version is the newest

ICS Update
I had the same problem. This is what I did.
Turned off the Automatically check for system updates.
Then pressed check now and that found the updates.

There is no way to flash without external_sd ?
If i enter in Recovery mode it found a update.zip (i think it's the 17mb update) and start to flash but end with error.. then.. where is the update.zip which it found ?
if i try to search update.zip by adb
Code:
# find . | grep update
find . | grep update
./system/etc/updatecmds
./system/etc/updatecmds/google_generic_update.txt
./system/app/FWupdateService.apk
./system/app/FWupdateService.odex
./data/data/com.android.vending.updater
./data/data/com.android.vending.updater/lib
./data/data/com.google.android.gsf/shared_prefs/update.xml
./data/data/com.acer.android.FWupdateService
./data/data/com.acer.android.FWupdateService/lib
./data/data/com.FD.updater
./data/data/com.FD.updater/lib
./data/data/com.FD.updater/shared_prefs
./data/data/com.FD.updater/shared_prefs/checkin_pref.xml
./data/data/com.FD.updater/shared_prefs/FDUpdater_Send_Report.xml
./data/data/com.FD.updater/shared_prefs/FDUpdater.xml
./data/data/com.FD.updater/files
./data/data/com.FD.updater/files/reportMsg.txt
#
there isn't

betadan said:
It seems that there may be some GEN1`s that are not getting updated.
I am running stock, no root.
Acer_A100_2.013.04_COM_GEN1
When i try to update it tells me my version is the newest
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You're halfway there. You can download the ICS one I grabbed during the OTA after the mini update. I have both here the mini update and the ICS one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25547037&postcount=168

I have a gen 2 and I'm rooted with stock ROM. I just got the OTA update message. Haven't updated though.
Does anyone know if I update, will I lose root? I need this thing to do AdHoc wifi and that is the reason why I rooted it in the first place.

deeznutz206 said:
if I update, will I lose root? I need this thing to do AdHoc wifi and that is the reason why I rooted it in the first place.
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Yes. You can re-apply it as long as is HC, ICS is another stuff, WIP for what I read.
Anyways, going back to the original post:
I was able to downgrade from 3.2.1 GEN2 to 3.2 GEN1 to start over from 3.2.1 GEN1 to a newer 3.2.1 GEN1, and finally to ICS PA_CA GEN1. It was all OTA. Sweet, until it boot the new OS. Now I don´t have spanish GUI, only Canadian English & French as well as something I think means Chinese (2).
How do I add a new language support to ICS?, and
Anyone found how to root ICS? (which problably I will need).

Im running Acer_A100_2007. 02_COM_GEN2, and just got back notification of a 227 mb update. Downloaded, installed, but mid way through the screen with the green android logo with the turning gears, it rebooted. But it rebooted into this version of HC (to be honest, I'm not sure if it was a different version before), and it says I'm up to date...
Did i just fail my ics update too, or did acer release a huge HC update?

Hi,
Finaly, i have ICS but not without issue :
I was on 2.013.03_PA_CA and each time i downloaded ICS (don't remember the version but it was a PA_CA with 192.56 Mo or something like) the procedure fails at about 25%.
After 6 or 7 failure i decided to downgrade to HC GEN1 (don't remember the version) and i continued to upgrade my A100 until ICS.
And all was without issue. Now i have ICS ACER_AV041_A100_1.017.00_PA_CA
I think PA_CA is linked to the serial number ( like IMEI for my phone P970 : LG give me only update from my GSM provider)
In fine, thanks to the forum for helping me.

SkaBob said:
Im running Acer_A100_2007. 02_COM_GEN2, and just got back notification of a 227 mb update. Downloaded, installed, but mid way through the screen with the green android logo with the turning gears, it rebooted. But it rebooted into this version of HC (to be honest, I'm not sure if it was a different version before), and it says I'm up to date...
Did i just fail my ics update too, or did acer release a huge HC update?
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I'm on Acer_A100_2007. 01_COM_GEN2.... I had the exact same thing happened to me.... This OTA updating is getting quite annoying.. You'd figure they would just load the update to their site and let people update manually...

AmnChode said:
I'm on Acer_A100_2007. 01_COM_GEN2.... I had the exact same thing happened to me.... This OTA updating is getting quite annoying.. You'd figure they would just load the update to their site and let people update manually...
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Im surprised they don't give us an update app like they did with the a500...
Do you know what version you were running before the big update?

tipouce said:
Now i have ICS ACER_AV041_A100_1.017.00_PA_CA
I think PA_CA is linked to the serial number
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I don´t think so. My unit was originally a COM_GEN2. I switched into a GEN1, and in the end I was also given the PA_CA upgrade. So what I see is Acer/google are giving us differential upgrade files based upon the original firmware, and that lead us in one direction or another (some working some not, BTW).
SkaBob said:
did acer release a huge HC update?
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Read above. On one of my approachs it happened to me as well (from 3.2.1 to 3.2.1).
Anyone found how to root ICS? (which problably I will need).
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Scratch that for 1.012.00.

SkaBob said:
Do you know what version you were running before the big update?
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Unfortunately.... No

deeznutz206 said:
I have a gen 2 and I'm rooted with stock ROM. I just got the OTA update message. Haven't updated though.
Does anyone know if I update, will I lose root? I need this thing to do AdHoc wifi and that is the reason why I rooted it in the first place.
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You will lose root but you can reroot using the ICS rooting method by ZeroNull in the dev section. I've rooted all the ICS this way including the leaked 9,12,14 and the official OTA. I've also been able to go back and forth to any version even to HC (requires hard reset) by doing the manual flash.
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using Tapatalk 2

Damn it double post. stupid tapatalk I hit the quote button instead.
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using Tapatalk 2

Well.. Gotta 2 more updates this morning and then the ICS update.... All is well
Sent from my A100

Samsung OTA stuck on reboot

I got the update message (41.2) MB.
It is being downloaded and verifies.
I then select to restart & install.
The phone starts booting, but stays on the Google logo for a very long time (more than half an hour).
To try the update again I have to take the battery out, restart the phone (which shows 4.0.2), clear Google Services Framework and check for update.
The updates download etc. etc.
My phone is not rooted and it had no problem in the past updating OTA to 4.0.2
Thanks

So you are trying to update "YAKJUXW" 4.0.2 to 4.0.4?
hmm.. have you flashed any custom kernel or another radio baseband and are you using custom Clockworkmod..?
try to make backup of the 4.0.2 if possible (move to somewhere PC, hardware,..) and then make factory reset and try then update it to 4.0.4

manumanfred said:
So you are trying to update "YAKJUXW" 4.0.2 to 4.0.4?
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Yes
manumanfred said:
hmm.. have you flashed any custom kernel or another radio baseband and are you using custom Clockworkmod..?
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No. Nothing like this.
I will try the factory reset if I can't fix it without it.
Thanks

OferR said:
Yes
No. Nothing like this.
I will try the factory reset if I can't fix it without it.
Thanks
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Okay!

Any resolution?
manumanfred said:
Okay!
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I've been experiencing same. Bought GalNex from (apparently) Poland before Play store. It is yakjuxw. Past two weeks it's tried to update itself 3 times and just sits at (white) Google on black screen for a very long time.
I actually have to remove battery to recover. Then all is well, but no firmware update and if i follow reddit.com's -> ysk_how_to_get_the_404_ota_quicker to "force" the update, same result.
Did your factory reset solve the problem?
oh4real

No resolution
Sorry, I did nothing so far. I'm still on 4.0.2.
When I get the time, I'm likely to move on to a rooted yakju.
If you do manage to resolve it, please tell us.
Thanks

4.1.2 Update Issues (Jelly Bean)

So I believe I updated to the latest firmware update the other day for 4.1.2. The issue im having is when I go to the about device option and click software update it shows "continue update" greyed out so im not able to click. When I click "check for updates" I always get the same message " software update interrupted". I have tried to run this update on wifi and 4g both unsuccessful. I have attempted to factory reset my phone ...no go. Can some please suggest anything that will resolve this issue i'm having.
Model # SGH-I317
Version 4.1.2
Baseband Version I317UCAMC3
Build JZO54K.I317UCAMC3

Try manually setting the time on your phone ahead by 24 to 48 hours. This may trigger the phone to complete the update. Are you running complete stock firmware? That includes android OS, kernel, modem, and recovery.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Zen Arcade said:
Try manually setting the time on your phone ahead by 24 to 48 hours. This may trigger the phone to complete the update. Are you running complete stock firmware? That includes android OS, kernel, modem, and recovery.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I tried it already and was unsuccessful it just goes through the same motions like its going to update, and I receive the same message. Im running stock firmware.

ljsmith87 said:
I tried it already and was unsuccessful it just goes through the same motions like its going to update, and I receive the same message. Im running stock firmware.
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From Settings>>About Device do baseband and build still show as MC3? Is kernel dated something prior to August 2013 (I think MC3 was April 2013)? (can you post a screenie?)
Have you made any customizations to your phone - i.e. build.prop tweaks, debloating, freezing of apps, removal of system apps, anything else that might have modified the /system partition? Any of this would cause the OTA process to abort and stall like you have seen.

Zen Arcade said:
From Settings>>About Device do baseband and build still show as MC3? Is kernel dated something prior to August 2013 (I think MC3 was April 2013)? (can you post a screenie?)
Have you made any customizations to your phone - i.e. build.prop tweaks, debloating, freezing of apps, removal of system apps, anything else that might have modified the /system partition? Any of this would cause the OTA process to abort and stall like you have seen.
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Here is a screen shot.
I haven't made in any customizations. I did have the s4 voice.apk installed at some point in time, but I uninstalled it. its possible I could have deleted a system app unintentionally, but I don't recall doing so.

Are you using a stock 3e recovery ??
If not. ...the device will not update. ..as a stock recovery is required. ..g
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ljsmith87 said:
Here is a screen shot.
I haven't made in any customizations. I did have the s4 voice.apk installed at some point in time, but I uninstalled it. its possible I could have deleted a system app unintentionally, but I don't recall doing so.
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If you are running the stock recovery, try downloading the CWM package I posted here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2449972
Download to your PC and copy to your internal sdcard (the one that shows up as "phone"). Power off phone then boot recovery via home+vol up+power
Then use the side load option to run the CWM zip. If all goes well and your system partition is pure this will update your system, kernel, and modem to MH3. Upon phone boot, your recovery will update to MH3.
gregsarg said:
Are you using a stock 3e recovery ??
If not. ...the device will not update. ..as a stock recovery is required. ..g
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Fair point - if you are running a custom recovery, follow the steps above, but run the CWM zip file as you would any other CWM zip from a custom recovery... but from your prior responses, I'm guessing you are running stock recovery and the update process just got confused somewhere... perhaps because one of the stock apps was deleted.
Pay attention when the CWM zip is running.. if it fails you will get an error message showing the file it fails on. I may be able to help you further from there - assuming it's only a file or two that has an issue.

4.1.2 Update Issues Jelly Bean (RESOLVED)
ljsmith87 said:
So I believe I updated to the latest firmware update the other day for 4.1.2. The issue im having is when I go to the about device option and click software update it shows "continue update" greyed out so im not able to click. When I click "check for updates" I always get the same message " software update interrupted". I have tried to run this update on wifi and 4g both unsuccessful. I have attempted to factory reset my phone ...no go. Can some please suggest anything that will resolve this issue i'm having.
Model # SGH-I317
Version 4.1.2
Baseband Version I317UCAMC3
Build JZO54K.I317UCAMC3
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So after months and months of trying to update my phone to I317UCAMH3 I finally got my phone to update to what is now 4.3. Like many of you I tried everything I know how to such as:
-Reverting my phone to 4.1.1 and updating to 4.12 on Kies. same issue
-Resetting the flash counter after performing a data wipe....same issue
-Master reset....same issue
-Going to the Samsung service center and receiving the dumbest answer ever they told me my "cookies" preventing my phone from updating. (biggest idiots ever LOL)
So I was finally able to resolve this issue and receive my updates by switch my wife's sim card from her S3 to my phone and it worked like a charm. So my recommendation is if your having this issue it's more than likely occurring because of a faulty sim card and if you are unable to switch with another phone then go to the ATT store and they will give you a free one. Please let me know if this works for you.

Similar Issues
I have an AT&T Note 2 and is unlocked as I moved to Canada. My new carrier is Telus and until recently, around the same time as the KitKat, my great reception went bad. I've confirmed that it is not a hardware issue and appears to be related to updating my phone. For whatever reason I can't update the software on my phone. Kies is of no use and I don't have access to an AT&T sim card to try the new solution. I've tried the hard reset.
I've never rooted the phone and recently reset the phone to resolve the issues. Does anyone have any suggestions?
The version on my phone is I317UCAMA4 and 4.1.2.

weldingguy said:
I have an AT&T Note 2 and is unlocked as I moved to Canada. My new carrier is Telus and until recently, around the same time as the KitKat, my great reception went bad. I've confirmed that it is not a hardware issue and appears to be related to updating my phone. For whatever reason I can't update the software on my phone. Kies is of no use and I don't have access to an AT&T sim card to try the new solution. I've tried the hard reset.
I've never rooted the phone and recently reset the phone to resolve the issues. Does anyone have any suggestions?
The version on my phone is I317UCAMA4 and 4.1.2.
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Not sure what the same time as KitKat means...
But you can try this. Updates to 4.3 and modem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589891
It does not change the bootloader.

How to Force the OTA?

I feel like a moron because mine hasn't updated automatically from 4.4.4. Any way to force the Lollipop update? I already checked and have the 24 wait period in effect. Thanks!

Happened to me as well. Go into settings, time and date, uncheck the automatic date/time function and move the date 1 day ahead. I would reboot the phone just in case, and check it again.

efishta said:
Happened to me as well. Go into settings, time and date, uncheck the automatic date/time function and move the date 1 day ahead. I would reboot the phone just in case, and check it again.
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Weird - just did all that and it still says software is up to date. Any other suggestions?

Called AT&T to see if they could push Lollipop to my device. No dice. Tried the "move ahead one calendar day" trick, but it didn't work. Now it shows that I can't check again for 702 hours. Ha! Any other suggestions? Maybe it just hadn't rolled out to everyone yet. I'm in Chicago, if that matters.

If you don't have an issue wiping your data then you can use the stock Odin file in the general sub to flash it back to stock and update again.

I had my wife's phone updated with a push from AT&T. She had the same issue. They have to file a ti let and tech department did it but took a few days.

Hoshneer said:
I had my wife's phone updated with a push from AT&T. She had the same issue. They have to file a ti let and tech department did it but took a few days.
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Thanks for the help! Did you do it over support chat on their site or the phone?

nunyabiziz said:
If you don't have an issue wiping your data then you can use the stock Odin file in the general sub to flash it back to stock and update again.
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Thanks! Yeah, I might just do this.

Also if you factory restore your phone it will go back to the default 24hr wait.

I haven't really messed around with root stuff in a while, but I know even without root we used to be able to download the update, put it in the root or the SD card and rename it update.zip . Does this not work anymore? I really thought there would be a way to force the update somehow..

evilsock said:
I haven't really messed around with root stuff in a while, but I know even without root we used to be able to download the update, put it in the root or the SD card and rename it update.zip . Does this not work anymore? I really thought there would be a way to force the update somehow..
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That would work if someone has captured the zip file or the download URL, which no one has done. Virtually every 5.0.1 related thread has someone asking for this, with the same response. No one has it, and if they did, it would be available in a stickied post.

Oh the woes of waiting for updates lol.
I remember with my OG moto droid waiting for 2.1 lol.
And how 2.2 blew my mind. Now look at it.

i had to flash oem kitkat to my att note 4, which right after the flash immediately got lollipop.
if you do got to the Samsung kiosk have them re-flash kitkat. then the download for lollipop will update after setup.

Force update to marshmallow?
Hi, absolute idiot when it comes to stuff like this.
So, i was searching through my apps list when i noticed AT&T software update.
I dont need any AT&T applications as i am in Australia and do not have AT&T.
i have tried to force an update by following the clearing data and force stopping the Google services frame work.
tried it multiple times, nothing.
Then i thought i could disable the app of the AT&T software update, and then i fell deeper into the rabbit hole of how OSPolice got in trouble and how there is 2 versions of package disabler pro.
So here i am, stuck with 5.1.1 and i have no idea what to do.
No, i am not going to root it. This is an AT&T phone, with a bootlocker on it. If anyone, *ANYONE*, can help me solve this small issue that would be much appreciated.