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The OTA is trying to install on my phone

I just now got the message and it's asking me to install. Problem is that I don't wasn't to lose my data or my root. Will this update erase my phone and un root it?

Eazail70x7 said:
I just now got the message and it's asking me to install. Problem is that I don't wasn't to lose my data or my root. Will this update erase my phone and un root it?
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You will lose root
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Do you know if I'll lose data? Also, If I install the update now, is there a way to regain root once I lose it? Thanks.
All I want is root and tether

i dont think they would be stupid enough to push out an update that would force everyone's phone to lose all their apps and settings, unless of course that update was an ICS update.

cnstarz said:
i dont think they would be stupid enough to push out an update that would force everyone's phone to lose all their apps and settings, unless of course that update was an ICS update.
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ZOMG we're getting ICS, confirmed! POST ALL THREADS!

^ smh.
it's not ICS....
Sent from the future.

Eazail70x7 said:
Do you know if I'll lose data? Also, If I install the update now, is there a way to regain root once I lose it? Thanks.
All I want is root and tether
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Install OTA, then download and install busy box and superuser app. Then use Odin to flash rogue stock ek02 kernel/recovery in development section. That should be all you need to do, to gain root.
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jmejiaa said:
ZOMG we're getting ICS, confirmed! POST ALL THREADS!
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SocialReject said:
^ smh.
it's not ICS....
Sent from the future.
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lol....
10char

I can't find the tar file needed for the installation of the recovery. I downloaded the zip file in the thread

Eazail70x7 said:
I can't find the tar file needed for the installation of the recovery. I downloaded the zip file in the thread
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Check the tread in development that says [dump]
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first of all the update is not going to flash if you are rooted.
second if somehow you flash it just root like you did the first time.
updates don't wipe data but if you try to flash it on a rooted/non stock phone you are going to have to wipe and reflash anyway.

Hmm, hopefully I get this updated soon. Thanks for the help so far

Ok, I've been reading in the threads mentioned in the posts above and still feel somewhat confused. Apparently in the thread with "dump" in the title, I have to be on a stock EG30 "odexed" rom to flash the EK02 update.
I am currently on stock EG30 "deodexed" rooted rom. So do I need to first revert back to a stock odexed EG30 rom? Then odin the ek02.tar? Then find a root method?

So they've started releasing the OTA?

Got my notice this morning

Someone posted something in the sprint website on the link below. Looks like it started release yesterday...
http://community.sprint.com/baw/com.../12/07/samsung-epic-touch-4g-software-updates

SocialReject said:
^ smh.
it's not ICS....
Sent from the future.
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I was being sarcastic and poking fun

Man why dont you just update with one of the rooted roms in the forum instead of dealing with all this what should I do and I am confused. All you need is here and if you are rooted already why are you worrying about the OTA..
I believe FOTA apk will stop you from seeing that. There is a disable update script you can run that freezes that(pm disable com.samsung) link here ). I mean way more options than what to do is says I have the update

playya said:
Man why dont you just update with one of the rooted roms in the forum instead of dealing with all this what should I do and I am confused. All you need is here and if you are rooted already why are you worrying about the OTA..
I believe FOTA apk will stop you from seeing that. There is a disable update script (pm disable com.samsung) link here )you can run that freezes that. I mean way more options than what to do is says I have the update
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I knew there was a way to stop seeing that. Thanks playya! U am going to wait and see what our devs find with the OTA as well. They aren't always problem free. Any OG Epic users remember EB13? I am pretty sure that was OTA
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JohnCorleone said:
I knew there was a way to stop seeing that. Thanks playya! U am going to wait and see what our devs find with the OTA as well. They aren't always problem free. Any OG Epic users remember EB13? I am pretty sure that was OTA
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No problem but so far so good with the Calk version 2.3.6 and I will be honest I debloat the hell out of the rom before I load it up on my phone. I get it down to about 165mb then install what I want too... So I dont really care for downloading OTA's never have since my OG Evo days

[Q] Temp root?

Does anyone know how to achieve temp root with our phone? I just want the official stock with bootloader and everything but with bloat apps removed. Thanks

I posed the same question awhile back. This should answer your queation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1418585&highlight=temp+root

EL TEJANO said:
I posed the same question awhile back. This should answer your queation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1418585&highlight=temp+root
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But that doesn't work with EL29
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Anyone?
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locoboi187 said:
But that doesn't work with EL29
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Read the Auto Root thread, it will give you pointers to get EL29 rooted.
Basically just flash the pre-rooted EL29 ODIN One-Click in my signature to get root. If you want CWM, use the Auto Root package, Option C, to install EL29+CWM-Rogue.

sfhub said:
Read the Auto Root thread, it will give you pointers to get EL29 rooted.
Basically just flash the pre-rooted EL29 ODIN One-Click in my signature to get root. If you want CWM, use the Auto Root package, Option C, to install EL29+CWM-Rogue.
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i have used your files always. but i just want to know if there's a temp root for stock like z4 or something. i dont want CWM or anything. im very familiar with your work and very grateful for your work but im looking for a different option where i dont want to keep root

locoboi187 said:
i have used your files always. but i just want to know if there's a temp root for stock like z4 or something. i dont want CWM or anything. im very familiar with your work and very grateful for your work but im looking for a different option where i dont want to keep root
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Hey loco, kinda curious, why exactly are you looking for a temporary root solution?
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jasone4gt said:
Hey loco, kinda curious, why exactly are you looking for a temporary root solution?
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well for some urge, i just want newest bootloaders, official untouched software loaded onto my phone. I'm finding these ROMs to be not as good as stock. For example dialer codes on deodexed ROMS can't do "*#0*#". I just want temp root to gett rid of bloat, apply the tethering mod, and then remove root. I just dont want my files to be pre modified or touched by someone.

There is no root exploit available in the way you want at the moment. However, I can assure you that if you flash the pre-rooted EL29 ODIN One-Click, then do whatever cleanup you want, then use Auto Root Option B to unroot, you will be at 100% stock Modem, Kernel, and ROM (except for the changes YOU made)
I'm not sure the distinction you are making is really significant, as adding 3 files to the ROM, doing your thing, then removing them isn't going to result in any "changes" in behavior, certainly not the ones you listed above.
The packages I put together are not custom ROMs. They are the minimum needed to get root. Nothing else is changed. The changes made to add root are completely reversible by running Option B in Auto Root.

sfhub said:
There is no root exploit available in the way you want at the moment. However, I can assure you that if you flash the pre-rooted EL29 ODIN One-Click, then do whatever cleanup you want, then use Auto Root Option B to unroot, you will be at 100% stock Modem, Kernel, and ROM (except for the changes YOU made)
I'm not sure the distinction you are making is really significant, as adding 3 files to the ROM, doing your thing, then removing them isn't going to result in any "changes" in behavior, certainly not the ones you listed above.
The packages I put together are not custom ROMs. They are the minimum needed to get root. Nothing else is changed. The changes made to add root are completely reversible by running Option B in Auto Root.
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How come people installing AIO over your EL29 are having issues compared to those who put AIO on Calk's pulled odex stock EL29? Those type of discrepancies get me frustrated. I'm not saying anything is wrong, but idk :/
the issues on the pre-rooted EL29 can be pointed out in the AIO thread

I think i found a way to try out tomorrow.
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper
I can use that to keep root after taking an OTA. so i can use auto root from EG30 stock and use that app to preserve root with the OTA
A review from the app:
"Kept Root After Upgrade to Sprint Epic 4G
Epic 4g is the Sprint version of the Galaxy II. I installed the app before doing an OTA upgrade today. I backed up root. I did the over the air upgrade, no more root access. I opened OTA RootKeeper, pressed the button for restore, and I have root again. AMAZING!"

locoboi187 said:
How come people installing AIO over your EL29 are having issues compared to those who put AIO on Calk's pulled odex stock EL29? Those type of discrepancies get me frustrated. I'm not saying anything is wrong, but idk :/
the issues on the pre-rooted EL29 can be pointed out in the AIO thread
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Well if you want to be nice, you can point me at the posts so I don't have to hunt for them, but I'll look into it.
I don't know what the issue is, but I run MD5 checksums against the product of the EL29 OTA updates against the pre-rooted EL29 and it is a 100% match.

sfhub said:
Well if you want to be nice, you can point me at the posts so I don't have to hunt for them, but I'll look into it.
I don't know what the issue is, but I run MD5 checksums against the product of the EL29 OTA updates against the pre-rooted EL29 and it is a 100% match.
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Honestly those posts came out when you released your EL29 root. I'll hunt for them tomorrow. UMDNJ exams in the morning, sorry.
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sfhub said:
Well if you want to be nice, you can point me at the posts so I don't have to hunt for them, but I'll look into it.
I don't know what the issue is, but I run MD5 checksums against the product of the EL29 OTA updates against the pre-rooted EL29 and it is a 100% match.
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Silence.. Complete silence. LoL. Don't sweat it no need to check Sfhub, all your **** is solid..

I found the posts. I'm looking into it.

Indrid Cole said:
Silence.. Complete silence. LoL. Don't sweat it no need to check Sfhub, all your **** is solid..
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HAHA exactly how I felt. Because of Sfhub's work, I was able to easily root, install CWM + EL13 and finally the Unamed ROM.
I could not in a million years imagine having to write the code or issue the commands to make all that happen.
And then here comes this guy still wet behind the ears ... enough said.
Son... Let me help you out with a few key phrases...
Beggars can't be choosers.
It is what it is.
And I'm Ron Burgundy. Go f*ck yourself, San Diego.
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I found the posts. I'm looking into it.
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Subscribing to this thread to see if you respond with any updates.
Again... thanks for your awesome work!.

User error......

Indrid Cole said:
User error......
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I agree with you completely 80% of threads on xda are usally user error. Do you know how much actual reading you would have to do the skim through the nonsense people do. If you are running Blazer and flash and AIO for Calks - guess what you may have issues. These are the people posting that nonsense...sfhub dont drive yourself crazy since if he temp roots or regular root he is still changing files ......**smdh**
Developers and Themers who give out great directions in their OP I Thank You

No need to be jerks guys, just stating what I found on other threads
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I'm sorry if the problems were user error
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Rooted a couple of days ago Now ICS...

So I rooted a couple of days ago. I havent flashed any roms yet. Now sprint is finally releasing ICS tomorrow and wondering a few things:
1. Should I update to it?
2. Do I loose root(IM guessing yes)?
I kind of want to wait for JellyBean....but
Thanks

You will lose root, updating is up to you. If it is FF18 with no changes then I don't see a point to doing the ota.
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If you updated to FF18, 99% chance you already have what the OTA would give you.

sfhub said:
If you updated to FF18, 99% chance you already have what the OTA would give you.
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Im not running ICS now. I have a GB stock on here.

sugewhite said:
Im not running ICS now. I have a GB stock on here.
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Well you have 2 choices, maybe 3. Take the OTA and lose root, having to root it the exact same way you would get rooted FF18 anyways (because you have to flash the full firmware to obtain rooted FF18) or if the OTA isn't the same exact build that was leaked you will have to wait a couple days and still get rooted FF18 the same way is.
We do not know for certain the leak is the same as the OTA though it probably is. From a rooted phone you can flash an unrooted tar and root it or you can flash a rooted tar through ODIN. There is no root exploit that will give you root after you take the OTA you can flash it now or you can flash it later (assuming the leak is the OTA).
Rooted FF18 = Taking the OTA is irrelevant in all eventuality.

Has anyone tried the temp unroot and ota root keeper options in superuser?
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cheyne1 said:
Has anyone tried the temp unroot and ota root keeper options in superuser?
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Well if I understand what you are asking, it's late here so I might not. But I don't think anyone can try that yet as the OTA has not happened( few more hours to go I think) Should start to see it roll out here pretty quick and I would imagine someone may try doing just that.

I would expect a few changes in the OTA since FF18 came out 3 weeks ago. If it happens like the last OTA update, the official will be rooted soon and packed into a tar file that we can flash with Odin anytime we want or we can use it to go to stock rooted ICS. If you want to pass and wait for jelly bean, that could take awhile. You would have to update to the ICS update before you could get the next OTA.

Will root access affect OTA updates?

This question has probably been asked before somewhere in the xda forums, but I couldn't find it, and I've seen so many different answers for so many different phones with so many different variables all over the internet, that I wanted an answer to my specific situation. I have root access, and I just flashed the stock el29 rom. Which means I no longer have CWM. I'm as close to stock as I can be. Will I be able to recieve OTA updates such as ff18 without a problem? Thank you for any answers in advance.
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worn_chaos789 said:
This question has probably been asked before somewhere in the xda forums, but I couldn't find it, and I've seen so many different answers for so many different phones with so many different variables all over the internet, that I wanted an answer to my specific situation. I have root access, and I just flashed the stock el29 rom. Which means I no longer have CWM. I'm as close to stock as I can be. Will I be able to recieve OTA updates such as ff18 without a problem? Thank you for any answers in advance.
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If you flashed using the EL29 ODIN OneClick then you WILL be able to successfully apply the Official FF18 ICS OTA upgrade, either when your number is chosen or by manually downloading and applying.
You will lose root capabilities after the OTA upgrade (the Superuser app will still be in your app drawer, but you will not have root capabilities)

sfhub said:
If you flashed using the EL29 ODIN OneClick then you WILL be able to successfully apply the Official FF18 ICS OTA upgrade, either when your number is chosen or by manually downloading and applying.
You will lose root capabilities after the OTA upgrade (the Superuser app will still be in your app drawer, but you will not have root capabilities)
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Thank you very much
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Know I'm spamming this response but sfhub confirmed FF18 leak matched OTA, so if you want the OTA bennies with root just go for the odin OC IMO.
(Or do the OTA for the experience and then flash if you prefer - either way...)

garwynn said:
Know I'm spamming this response but sfhub confirmed FF18 leak matched OTA, so if you want the OTA bennies with root just go for the odin OC IMO.
(Or do the OTA for the experience and then flash if you prefer - either way...)
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My main concern is that I've read with the manual install of the ff18 build, many people have been experiencing cosmetic bugs with the task manager, bugs with wifi and the like. Now don't misunderstand, I'm sure sfhub is doing his best to fix those bugs, but will those be present with the official OTA update? And if I do decide to manually update, will I be able to update to the official OTA update, to get rid of the graphical and technical bugs, through odin or flashing the ROM itself?
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worn_chaos789 said:
My main concern is that I've read with the manual install of the ff18 build, many people have been experiencing cosmetic bugs with the task manager, bugs with wifi and the like. Now don't misunderstand, I'm sure sfhub is doing his best to fix those bugs, but will those be present with the official OTA update? And if I do decide to manually update, will I be able to update to the official OTA update, to get rid of the graphical and technical bugs, through odin or flashing the ROM itself?
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Since the leak and OTA are the same there won't be any modifications made except in custom builds - and I believe there are people working on those from the source. So if you want to go stock you will see those issues whether you go with the OTA .ZIP or go the Odin route.
Hope that helps clear it up a little.

worn_chaos789 said:
My main concern is that I've read with the manual install of the ff18 build, many people have been experiencing cosmetic bugs with the task manager, bugs with wifi and the like.
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Those 'bugs' are official.
They exist in the OTA.
FF18 SFHub Rooted
LauncherPRO, FirefoxBETA

[Q] How To Update Rooted S3?

I have a rooted Galaxy S3 with stock rom.
I keep getting a pop up for a system update, but cant update.
Please tell me how to manually update, and (where) I can find the latest stock updated software
Thanks

Voodoo8648 said:
I have a rooted Galaxy S3 with stock rom.
I keep getting a pop up for a system update, but cant update.
Please tell me how to manually update, and (where) I can find the latest stock updated software
Thanks
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Take a look in the android dev sections to this forum. If you ever update once rooted, you should be flashing a new ROM (clean or dirty flashing) to receive the next update. Running stock ROM in between a Sammy update and while having the older ROM without the newest update will yield that result.

Xontic said:
Take a look in the android dev sections to this forum. If you ever update once rooted, you should be flashing a new ROM (clean or dirty flashing) to receive the next update. Running stock ROM in between a Sammy update and while having the older ROM without the newest update will yield that result.
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I dont know what any of that means.. I just want to update my phone. This cant be brain surgery.

Voodoo8648 said:
I dont know what any of that means.. I just want to update my phone. This cant be brain surgery.
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This might be a foolish question, but why root your phone to leave it as is?

Xontic said:
This might be a foolish question, but why root your phone to leave it as is?
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Wonderful question. I would LOVE to unroot my phone :good:

lol, well if you want to read up on installing a custom ROM, then that is your ticket to experiencing the world of rooted phone glory. If not, I recommend looking up the unroot method...

Xontic said:
This might be a foolish question, but why root your phone to leave it as is?
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There are plenty of reasons for rooting but remaining stock (such as: tethering, Droid wall, Titanium Backup to allow me to backup and restore app data, removing bloat, etc).
I have flashed custom rooms in the past on my Evo but right now I am happy with my S3 at stock.
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lol, well if you want to read up on installing a custom ROM, then that is your ticket to experiencing the world of rooted phone glory. If not, I recommend looking up the unroot method...
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Oh, okay, Thanks for the help!

Voodoo8648 said:
I have a rooted Galaxy S3 with stock rom.
I keep getting a pop up for a system update, but cant update.
Please tell me how to manually update, and (where) I can find the latest stock updated software
Thanks
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I was in the same boat at you. I put it off for a while but finally decided to update tonight. I followed the steps posted here.

You can update your baseband by flashing a properly packaged official baseband zip, or flash from recovery tool (my preference), like the one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29820376. There are also unofficial, or leaked basebands, available to flash from all-in-one zips, such as the one here: http://goo.im/devs/freeza/Galaxy-S-fre3-LIGFirmwareModemAIO.zip.
As far as the build version goes, that does not have to match your baseband (modem). Most of the ICS ROMs are LG8, although there are some LI3 ICS ROMs to choose from. There's also a leaked build of Jellybean, builds LIF & LIG, with a third leak LIH reportedly coming out tomorrow. Once rooted, you can update your build version by flashing the ROM of your choice, based upon the build of your choice.
One of the top developers, and probably the greatest asset to this community, is freeza. He explained the difference very well here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32095775
That's a long-winded response, but I hope it answered your original question, and helps you out.
Have fun!
Edit: Once you're rooted, you'll still receive OTA update notifications, which will continually annoy you until you choose to update and reboot. Once you reboot, the update will fail because of your custom recovery (you will NOT lose root) and the notification will go away....until the next OTA...
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m20120 said:
I was in the same boat at you. I put it off for a while but finally decided to update tonight. I followed the steps posted here.
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Excuse me for my stupidity but I'm new to android. I'm also using the sprint variant of the s3 and have it rooted with stock rom. However my build number is IMM76D.L710VPALF9. I'm assuming the last 3 are the update versions. What is the current version and how do I update to it?
Also, I'm rooted with Clockwork mod 5.5.0.4. How do I upgrade this to version 6.0.1.2? Will I have to unroot then root again?
Thanks for clearing anything you can up. Don't mean to pirate the OP but I figured I'd post in this thread rather than make a new one. Thanks again.

johnnygabe89 said:
Excuse me for my stupidity but I'm new to android. I'm also using the sprint variant of the s3 and have it rooted with stock rom. However my build number is IMM76D.L710VPALF9. I'm assuming the last 3 are the update versions. What is the current version and how do I update to it?
Also, I'm rooted with Clockwork mod 5.5.0.4. How do I upgrade this to version 6.0.1.2? Will I have to unroot then root again?
Thanks for clearing anything you can up. Don't mean to pirate the OP but I figured I'd post in this thread rather than make a new one. Thanks again.
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You can flash a new recovery using ODIN, or Mobile ODIN. I use Mobile ODIN. There's a thread on recoveries here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31894089
As far as the versions, see my previous post on this thread.
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Can anyone tell me how to just UNROOT?
Maybe step by step instructions and where to get the software?
Thanks

Voodoo8648 said:
Can anyone tell me how to just UNROOT?
Maybe step by step instructions and where to get the software?
Thanks
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There is a link to a video of the unroot process in this post.

I just discovered a reason NOT to unroot...
I just found out that I can tether free wifi hotspot!
Zoing!:victory:

Voodoo8648 said:
I just discovered a reason NOT to unroot...
I just found out that I can tether free wifi hotspot!
Zoing!:victory:
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That is one of the reasons that I am rooted... so I can use WiFi Tether. I do not it much. Hardly any data at all. But when I am in a spot and need a wireless connection and I only have my phone it comes in handy.
Some other reasons:
- DroidWall: Lets me block individual apps from accessing the internet.
- AddFree: Block ads in some apps.

why would you do that?
Xontic said:
This might be a foolish question, but why root your phone to leave it as is?
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so you don't have to pay Sprint 12 dollars a month to teather.