If you rooted your phone and kept the stock ROM is it possible to receive OTA's? Lost and just want to find out if I need to unroot my phone to receive any OTA's
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If you receive ota you lose root.
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Don't take any OTA without checking these forums first. Like gqstatus0685
said you can lose root.
When an update comes out check the forums for the modified "root friendly" version. Usually it will hit before the official or shortly after. Should be able to just flash it to update.
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So you've installed the OTA update. Now you've got software version 1.47.651.1. You've probably attempted to restore to factory using the RUU exe file and you're getting some kind of version error and can't get it back to stock. You've tried to root, but that won't work either.
Well, you're up the creek without a paddle. As of right now, there is no way to restore factory settings, and there is no way to root the OTA update to 1.47.651.1.
If you've installed the HACKED OTA update from the developers forum, you can disregard this post as you have a ROOTED version of the OTA update. But if like a lot of people you either A) purchased a phone with the OTA pre-installed or B) Installed the OTA when Sprints little app popped up asking you "Hey, there's an update, do you want to install it?"
For now, just wait. They're working on it. And by "they" I mean the bright minds of the developers of these great forums, even some not-so-bright minds are lending a hand however they can
In the mean time, check out this thread if you want to see how the progress is coming.
bump..since people are still asking this question. Any chance for a sticky?
I am currently rooted, but ultimately I think I would rather receive all the official OTA updates and then worry about re-rooting when the time comes. So, I guess my question is, is it worth unrooting if I want all of theses updates on my Inc or will there be a way to get these tweaks onto my phone while keeping root?
As far as I know, you don't need to be unrooted to receive the official updates, you just need to be on the right firmware.
But it's advised that you go back to stock before running any official OTA to avoid complications.
hi. i perma-rooted my phone and then got the OTA update. since im not sure whether i want to do the OTA (people reported their phone being sluggish afterwards) i would like it to stop bugging me about updating. is there a way to do it? i have looked everywhere on the phone, but couldn't find a setting for that.
thnx in advance.
also, if i do decide to do the OTA, would i have to re-root the phone?
thx
I'm a bit torn on this as well. Just recently rooted my phone before getting the announcement on my phone that the update is available. However, after actually trying it, it stops at the very beginning and Clockworks is telling me that some signature couldn't be validated and it interrupted the installation of the update.
No harm came to my phone and it's still in the same state as it was before attempting to apply the OTA update.
Would I need to do the round-about way by downloading and installing it another method?
I'm interested in this as well. I have a second G2 arriving for a family friend. Its totally unlocked so I will most likely apply the update and then root the phone. Is it the consensus opinion that future updates after flashing with clockwork will just fail at some signature validation after rooting and S=OFF? I'm curious about future updates from HTC/Tmo and how this will work as well. I'm also assuming that applying the existing OTA and then rooting is the best way to go.
BTW, I'm truly enjoying this phone now. Thanks to the general, themes/apps, and QA forums sections!
Just to update, I went ahead and applied the OTA update. The only reason why mine couldn't update properly is because I had uninstalled Google Goggles, as it runs an app check. You WILL lose your root but still have S-OFF. I followed this guide step-by-step and I was able to get root again. As far as it being sluggish, there's no performance loss.
I got my Incredible yesterday. As soon as I started it up it asked to install a system update. I declined because I wanted to root. I rooted last night with revoked3 and flashed unrevoked forever. Have not installed a custom ROM yet, didn't have time to pick one.
My phone continues to ask me to install the OTA update. I have 3 questions:
1. Will installing it affect root?
2. If I lose root when I install it can I get root back?
3. How do I get it to stop asking me to install it?
Ok I know two of these answers
If you accept it you will lose root. I believe if you run unrevoked forever you cab reroot though.(not 100% on this so I'd say don't do it.) To get rid of it you can change some number with root explorer but I'm not exactly sure how to since I'm on my phone and can't link it
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ok, thanks...maybe someone else knows what to change? It hasn't asked in a couple of hours, maybe it went away lol
Check this thread out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836120
Hope it helps!
Yesterday I received a message from Tmobile that there is a new software update for my phone. I was at work and did not want to bother with it so I tried to say not to the update and the only option is to postpone for a maximum of 1 day. To get out of the message I selected the home key. I keep getting the reminder every 4 hours and the message will not go away from notifications drop down screen.
Tmobile seems very eager to push this update out, I rooted my phone about a month ago so I could use the tethering feature when I'm on call without the extra expense, also used Titanium to freeze the bloatware apps as well. Will this software update affect or undo my root access? Does anyone know if the update is good or bad?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Yes you will lose root but it can be rooted easily using the same method. This question has been answered over and over try searching a bit.
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Thank you for the information I did see threads on the subject but they were on older software updates.I did not run across one that talked about this latest update, I did not know if there was something different or if the the new update made it difficult to re-root. Some updates may only be beneficial to Tmobile and not the end user. Does anyone have the specifics on the update? Pros and Cons?
I'd like to know if the update is worth it as well.
My phone is currently rooted but I was not the one who did it so I'm afraid to lose root because I wouldn't know how to re-root it.
Is there a way to update without losing root?
I went ahead and updated my phone and it did not undo root. It is a software update that will allow u to upgrade to ICS.
yepvegas said:
I went ahead and updated my phone and it did not undo root. It is a software update that will allow u to upgrade to ICS.
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You sure about that? If updating to the UVLDE 2.3.6 GB via OTA, I am pretty sure you lost root. You probably still have the super user app installed, but that in and of itself does not ensure root. Try using a app that requires root access such as Titanium Backup.