Just curious how many of you are still waiting for the OTA vs upgrading vs kies?
I dont know why, I just have a preference to wait for the OTA to come.
Why? LoL!
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I think only a few are left now.. I think weve covered them
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Haha, I am weird just like you, I am waiting for the OTA as well.. My wife just got hers tonight... Boo
I got sick of waiting, updated via kies. Ugh, what a bloated mess.
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I got sick of waiting, updated via kies. Ugh, what a bloated mess.
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Oh yeah... When I first got this phone, I was looking through it... I was absolutely amazed at how much bloat there was... I even think I have convinced my wife to let me root her phone just so she can get rid of all that bloat
Update with Kies mini
Hi can you please provide a step by step how you were able to get it through kies? Because I have kies mini up on my laptop and when connected, it says that I have to reconnect phone again. Can you please go through step by step how you were able to connect to receive the update? I hate waiting for the OTA. Thanks
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Oh yeah... When I first got this phone, I was looking through it... I was absolutely amazed at how much bloat there was... I even think I have convinced my wife to let me root her phone just so she can get rid of all that bloat
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I meant kies itself, but you're right.. the phone itself is bloated to hell.
And prince, go here and download the software. Install and make sure your phone is charged. Plug in with usb and you're good to go.
http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/
i got my phone last night and came straight home a updated through kies, it was easy. I was kinda on the fence about using kies because of all the vibrants it bricked back in the day. But it was easier than i thought, it took about 30 min due of my slow ass 3mb dsl.
Now can someone point me on how to root? Superoneclick isn't working anymore so can someone point me to the right thread? Thanks.
I finally broke down and tried to update through Kies... My computer shut down halfway through the process because of a stupid windows update.. Now it is stuck in 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.'
Kies won't recognize my phone, neither will Odin... Any ideas from you genius's out there?
EDIT: Nevermind, I only bought it 2 days ago, so I just exchanged the phone
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i got my phone last night and came straight home a updated through kies, it was easy. I was kinda on the fence about using kies because of all the vibrants it bricked back in the day. But it was easier than i thought, it took about 30 min due of my slow ass 3mb dsl.
Now can someone point me on how to root? Superoneclick isn't working anymore so can someone point me to the right thread? Thanks.
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Superoneclick won't work u need to use the original root files posted by Melvin when u flash root u will get installation aborted u have to flash a few times don't leave recovery just flash it again! I got it on 3rd flash. Trust me. Me and afew people did it this way.
Here..... And make sure recovery is flashed and put root zip on internal sd!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311194
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Superoneclick won't work u need to use the original root files posted by Melvin when u flash root u will get installation aborted u have to flash a few times don't leave recovery just flash it again! I got it on 3rd flash. Trust me. Me and afew people did it this way.
Here..... And make sure recovery is flashed and put root zip on internal sd!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311194
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thank you sir.
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i hav to say we all are waitin for the ota
Are there people still waiting?? I still havent gotten mine. Does anyone know when the OTA is scheduled for completion?
Thanks
mikea3000 said:
Are there people still waiting?? I still havent gotten mine. Does anyone know when the OTA is scheduled for completion?
Thanks
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No clue, I've gotten no OTA yet either
Nothing rom wise seems really exciting yet making me wants to root, I'd like to have that wifi calling though
I got my notice for an ota update yesterday, but I was rooted and it wouldn't install.
so I installed the update via kies and rerooted. worked great.
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I just got three of these phones for my family, and they all updated different times within a couple of days within each other.
Do the OTAs come throughout the day or are they released at one given time to the random recipients, say 7AM for all those scheduled to get it?
Also do I have to check via settings if the firmware is available or does it just pop up on the phone?
Thanks
Still waiting. This stinks....
Anyone else care to chime in if they are still waiting??
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I just got the notification for it, but I don't want to risk anything. Is it good to go?
no, before this gets moved, not good to go. don't flash it. you will lose root
seems like you will lose the root...
but some have posted that even after the ota update... the current root process will still work.
Strange. Thanks, guys.
You'd loose your root.
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seems like you will lose the root...
but some have posted that even after the ota update... the current root process will still work.
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I rooted did OTA and still seemed to have root access. Just re-rooted and it seems cool flashing stock rom in a second I guess to confirm
Ok I didnt flash a rom but it is letting me do data wipes and all other functions it seems cool!
Flipz confirmed my successful Re-root looks like OTA is safe!
I rooted mine BEFORE the OTA upgrade.. and it stayed rooted after.. -m
I'm not taking any chances. The other dev team is supposed to release their root and it may be more complete than what we have now. No reason to take a chance on an update that isn't totally critical.
I just tried it.. it appears to fail, reboots, and you're still on 1.32.651.1.
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I just tried it.. it appears to fail, reboots, and you're still on 1.32.651.1.
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What exactly does the this ota do anyway?
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What exactly does the this ota do anyway?
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It's supposed to fix the read/write permissions glitch with the MicroSD card.
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I rooted mine BEFORE the OTA upgrade.. and it stayed rooted after.. -m
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Let me correct this.. The OTA update did not work.. (I stayed at the old software version after trying to apply it.. but root stayed around..)
NOW has anyone managed to place the SD card fix on here manually?
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Yes please. Just update.zip that goodness please. I am sure a complete SuperFresh Rom is on its way.
Well i guess I got this all backwards
I didnt know any better when I got the phone in the store, and I did the update...
then decided to root it.... did the process....
it worked.... but then I had the insufficient permissions on the SD card issue...
after reading a bunch of yea's and nay's on OTA update
I finally made the decision to just due the OTA update cuz I that SD card issue really bugged me...
I did the OTA update, the phone did this funny thing where its showing a green progress bar and then in the middle of it, a red question mark pops up as if it were saying " what the hell is this??" lol
it rebooted... and phone came back online, and now my SD card isnt having the same issue anymore...
UPDATE: Its back.... so now what do I do? Is there any way I can include all my info and settings and apps in a custom recovery cuz if i have to do this again im gonna freak. lol
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I did the OTA update, the phone did this funny thing where its showing a green progress bar and then in the middidle of it, a red question mark pops up as if it were saying " what the hell is this??" lol
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your having the same problem as me... the update failed.. which is why were waiting on a way to manually apply the update.
OTA worked perfectly. And I get root access
I still haven't gotten the OTA...no matter how many times I manually "check now" in HTC Software Updates, it does not show up. I don't know why this is happening, it's very odd. I'm waiting for someone to cook the update into a custom, or rather stock, ROM. It's driving me insane at the moment, not to mention a bunch of apps are missing from the market (a whole other issue in it's own right). If anyone has an update.zip I can flash or a way to fix this, please please please let me know. Thanks.
I wasn't getting the OTA notification either until I enabled WiFi, then restarted the phone. Worked perfectly after that. Didn't even have to go to system updates.
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let me give you some background info. I have owned my (AT&T) glide for less than a month coming from a overclocked milestone with CM7. Almost everyday I turn my computer on I go to XDA and skim over the rooting guides and the custom roms available. And then I read the "Read Before Updating" thread that says ICS is coming and it puts me off again. Even though my phone is unlocked and outside of the US now, so I not 100% certain I'll get anything. Every day I also check for updates on my phone, force check and everything.
So my question to you guys is this: Shall I patiently continue to wait it out in the fruitless hope something may well happen in the next month or two or bite the bullet and loose the bloatware now? I'm sure its a question on the minds of many glide owners right now
I put CWM + Osimood on mine just to get rid of the US-Centric bloatware, and am liking the cleanness of it. As you're in the UK too one thing you might sway you is that Osimood is based on Rogers which allows you to switch off 4G to save battery.
Why wait? Once it's out, it's pretty good chance it will be available here (or samfirmware). If you waited, would you even be able to get the AT&T OTA update through your UK operator? I would think you'd have to be on the AT&T home network to get the OTA.
But then again, it would take Samsung forever to finally get the ICS out for the CG.
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Why wait? Once it's out, it's pretty good chance it will be available here (or samfirmware). If you waited, would you even be able to get the AT&T OTA update through your UK operator? I would think you'd have to be on the AT&T home network to get the OTA.
But then again, it would take Samsung forever to finally get the ICS out for the CG.
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Agreed since you are not in the States and on the AT&T Network I would Root and install a clean Rom with no BLoatware. Then when we get the ICS you simply flash it.
Thanks for the replies guys
When I check for an update it does say it checks the AT&T server, whether its actually checking the AT&T server or its just a generic message and it actually checks my provider server who knows.
Think I'm going to bit the bullet and get it rooted today
Go for it! There's so much more you can do when you're rooted. I'll never go back.
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Thanks for the replies guys
When I check for an update it does say it checks the AT&T server, whether its actually checking the AT&T server or its just a generic message and it actually checks my provider server who knows.
Think I'm going to bit the bullet and get it rooted today
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Root and flash or only root? Might as well jump all in while your getting your feet wet!
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Root and flash or only root? Might as well jump all in while your getting your feet wet!
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More than likely both
Just rooted it now, (well halfway there) seemed pretty easy to do, at least easier than my last phone.
when you flash the rom over you you do it in PDA section too or another option?
Just gonna download super user, ti backup, and a few other root only apps, have a quick play then flash to something else
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More than likely both
Just rooted it now, (well halfway there) seemed pretty easy to do, at least easier than my last phone.
when you flash the rom over you you do it in PDA section too or another option?
Just gonna download super user, ti backup, and a few other root only apps, have a quick play then flash to something else
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If you did Clock work mod the instructions are:
1. Launch odin (v1.82 tested)
2. Boot your phone in "Download mode"
3. Select PDA in odin and choose the file "CWMR_recovery.tar.md5"
4. ONLY "auto reboot" must be check !!
Then just put aradat's kernel via CWM and your rooted. That is what I started with. Now I just flash everything with CWM and no longer touch Odin.
Right all fully rooted up.
In CWM it asks what device and only gives the choice of epic 4g and i9000 I tried the later and attempted to back up my current Rom and got and explanation mark in a triangle and a droid on my screen. not much happened for a few mins so i pulled the battery and rebooted it.
Any idea which I should select?
Thanks for all the help BTW
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Right all fully rooted up.
In CWM it asks what device and only gives the choice of epic 4g and i9000 I tried the later and attempted to back up my current Rom and got and explanation mark in a triangle and a droid on my screen. not much happened for a few mins so i pulled the battery and rebooted it.
Any idea which I should select?
Thanks for all the help BTW
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Where does it ask you that? I did not get any prompts. I just went to flash from SD card and then chose the file I wanted to flash. Took a few minutes then the flash was complete and on reboot it took a little while in setting everything up and then I got the Google prompt for an account to use. Oh and if you say thanks feel free to use the thank you button.
Probably talking about the CW App on the Market (not supported, don't use it!)
Sorry for confusing you, not in recovery, in Rom manager.
Ive actually put mine down now and just spent the last few hours trying to root my girlfriend's HTC Sensation, which has been a bit more long winded.
Nice gl have fun!
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heys guys i couldnt find a thread for this well a updated thread. i just got a software update and im rooted and unlocked and was trying to find a way to disable this feature. please help as i feel ill accidently hit the update now. its getn annoying. i forgot im on a stock rom as well. thanks again any help is appreciated.
*EDIT so i went to root explorer and mounted r/w then went to security and changed otacerts.zip to otacerts.zip.bak im hopping this will work. if anybody has a idea on this let me kmow.
wow a dead thread well thanks for helping. yall will get the update soon. please let me know if i can just flash a custom rom like aopk or cm to fix the ota issue.
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wow a dead thread well thanks for helping. yall will get the update soon. please let me know if i can just flash a custom rom like aopk or cm to fix the ota issue.
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Maybe you've seen this already. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45733765
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Yes sir I have and I tried that on my wife's phone she got the update and then I tried to go to system the security and changed it but I still get the same msg. I ha Mt got the update yet but I also debloated mine so maybe I deleted sumthing to that effect. So I flashed her to cm10.2 and she doesn't like it. But she hasn't received the update either. So I guess I'll restore hers and tr tthat method again. Thanks tho I'll try again when I get off work
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Yes sir I have and I tried that on my wife's phone she got the update and then I tried to go to system the security and changed it but I still get the same msg. I ha Mt got the update yet but I also debloated mine so maybe I deleted sumthing to that effect. So I flashed her to cm10.2 and she doesn't like it. But she hasn't received the update either. So I guess I'll restore hers and tr tthat method again. Thanks tho I'll try again when I get off work
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I also found this. I'm pretty sure it'll work with ZVB/ZVC. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2098477
I know when ZVB ota came out, if you had removed a lot of programs the update would fail and stop giving you the message. Just another option.
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I also found this. I'm pretty sure it'll work with ZVB/ZVC. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2098477
I know when ZVB ota came out, if you had removed a lot of programs the update would fail and stop giving you the message. Just another option.
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I will sure try that and yea I was on ZVB when I debloated but I'll give it a try. Thanks again Ur the most helpful 1 here I'll hot that thanks button when I get off work and to my pc lol
ok guys, i have a question for you. keep in mind that im new to the phone world lol. ok so a bout a month ago i wanted to unroot my phone but for some reason the tar files on sammobile wasnt working right. so i came on here and downloaded what i believed to be the file that i needed to go back to stock. after i used odin and the phone rebooted it automatically notified me that i had a update. after i accepted the update and it rebooted, it again notified me that i have yet another update. so after this happened i noticed that my phone was updated to 4.4.4 kitkat which would be great exept for the fact that it keeps freezing and when i am on wifi i have a problem getting phone calls aswell as text messages. also when i disconnect from wifi i have to restart the phone to get any data back. is there anything that i can do? is it possible to go back to 4.3 or even 4.2.2? any help would be very much appreciated.
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ok guys, i have a question for you. keep in mind that im new to the phone world lol. ok so a bout a month ago i wanted to unroot my phone but for some reason the tar files on sammobile wasnt working right. so i came on here and downloaded what i believed to be the file that i needed to go back to stock. after i used odin and the phone rebooted it automatically notified me that i had a update. after i accepted the update and it rebooted, it again notified me that i have yet another update. so after this happened i noticed that my phone was updated to 4.4.4 kitkat which would be great exept for the fact that it keeps freezing and when i am on wifi i have a problem getting phone calls aswell as text messages. also when i disconnect from wifi i have to restart the phone to get any data back. is there anything that i can do? is it possible to go back to 4.3 or even 4.2.2? any help would be very much appreciated.
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Hello! Did you make a back up of your phone before you started the update? That would be the easiest way to go back to how it was. If you used Odin and didn't install a recovery like TWRP or Clockwork you may not have done so. I believe you can reload from Odin with an older ROM it will just erase everything you did. There are stock ROMS here at XDA and galaxynote3root.com as well. Let me know it this helps, sorry for your troubles.
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Hello! Did you make a back up of your phone before you started the update? That would be the easiest way to go back to how it was. If you used Odin and didn't install a recovery like TWRP or Clockwork you may not have done so. I believe you can reload from Odin with an older ROM it will just erase everything you did. There are stock ROMS here at XDA and galaxynote3root.com as well. Let me know it this helps, sorry for your troubles.
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Thanks for the reply, so i wont have any problem downgradeing? I think i read somewhere that i could brick my phone. And if it is possible what version am i able to go back to?
Oh and to answer your question, i have never has a custom recovery on this phone and i didnt make a back up.
Can you post a screenshot of your about phone page?
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Can you post a screenshot of your about phone page?
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is this good
I'm actually surprised that you did get an update to 4.4.4... You could try going back to NF9. The safest route I see that you can take is to install a custom recovery and make a backup before doing this. If you odin NF9 and it doesn't boot then you're kinda screwed because we technically don't have the 4.4.4 update yet, so if anything goes wrong, you can install a recovery again and restore the 4.4.4 backup.
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I'm actually surprised that you did get an update to 4.4.4... You could try going back to NF9. The safest route I see that you can take is to install a custom recovery and make a backup before doing this. If you odin NF9 and it doesn't boot then you're kinda screwed because we technically don't have the 4.4.4 update yet, so if anything goes wrong, you can install a recovery again and restore the 4.4.4 backup.
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haha i was surprised to, i cant find anyone else that has it with this phone either, i was kinda wondering if i maybe downloaded the wrong file maybe for a different country or carrier. im not sure how to do the hole backup and custom recovery thing.
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haha i was surprised to, i cant find anyone else that has it with this phone either, i was kinda wondering if i maybe downloaded the wrong file maybe for a different country or carrier. im not sure how to do the hole backup and custom recovery thing.
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You can get the latest TWRP recovery here : http://www.techerrata.com/file/twrp2/hltetmo/openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-hltetmo-4.4.img.tar
Just odin that and after it's done, go into recovery by doing Vol down + Home and do a backup either in your internal or external storage. After that finishes, you can go back in download mode and odin NF9.
ok thanks for all you help man,
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iam surprised as well how did you get the latest tar on tmobile note 3?
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iam surprised as well how did you get the latest tar on tmobile note 3?
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I got it on here, it was a tar for 4.4.2 i believe and after i downloaded it, it said i had a update. After that i had another update lol which brought me to the hell im in now lol 4.4.4
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I got it on here, it was a tar for 4.4.2 i believe and after i downloaded it, it said i had a update. After that i had another update lol which brought me to the hell im in now lol 4.4.4
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Well i believe if iam right samobile had not release it for tmo yet
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Well i believe if iam right samobile had not release it for tmo yet
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Yeah its not on their website. I have know idea what i got then lol anyway to fine out if i have something i shouldnt?
So, every time I unlocked my phone it prompted me to install the update. I've been refusing it hoping that a root method would come about. Anyway in a sleepy stupor I accidentally hit the accept button, and the phone rebooted and started updating. I pulled the battery, but I don't know how to stop it. Anyone have any advice?
Thanks!
You pulled the battery while it was updating. If it even still works at all, that will be a miracle.
Try flashing the stock tar with Odin of the build u were on. Gonna lose data, but won't be upgraded hopefully.
Yeah, not one of my brighter moments. Phone still works. It updated to 5.0.1 bof1. I don't know how bad 5.0.1 bof1 is. It has another update it wants to do. Am I past the point of no return with bof1?
Yes you are. You should have used the safe update methods. This woild have eliminatedthe notifications
that's unfortunate :/
So if I am past the point of no return with bof1, should I just do all the rest of the updates, and at least have the advantages of the newest OTA? Does any of it break foxfi?
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So if I am past the point of no return with bof1, should I just do all the rest of the updates, and at least have the advantages of the newest OTA? Does any of it break foxfi?
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Foxfi works great on latest build.