Hi
I'm currently on 4.03. (1.29.707.11) It is stock as I got it from the shop.
The new update 2.17.707.3 which also updates to 4.04 is showing as available to download.
I will want to root this phone later (but not yet) is it safe for me to update or will I lose the ability to root this phone?
I did search, but found some conflicting answers, any help would be cool.
Thanks in advance.
I updated to 2.17.707.3 and still able to root.
Just run the whole process of BL unlock and rooting again.
Yeah , you can still root after you update . No worries
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saw on a friends phone that a system software update to phone is available...He canceled and wanted to know if updating would cause loss of root or any other effect..
bump. i've actually been wondering about this myself. any help would be greatly appreciated!
yes, installing an OTA update will almost assuredly wipe out your root.
I'm rooted, tried to update ota and it goes through the motions like it's gonna work, then just stops and gives me the exclamation point! I think you have to unroot first. I just installed latest RUU and now I'm updated and rooted.
wouldnt the best security feature for sprint be to build the update in a way that wont update your phone if your rooted? is this already the case?
I was on 2.3.3 now I'm down graded just for root there must be a way around this ? it's said in the forum that I can be rooted on a 2.3.3 what am I missing here ?
Unlocked bootloader or not?
You would need to flash a rooted 2.3.3 onto your phone, if that's what you wanted to do.
With a locked bootloader, the fastest would be to flash a 2.3.2, root with gingerbreak and then OTA upgrade to 2.3.3
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ok well I did flash it so I could root it
and the up date was new to me and I was loving the fast boot time I updated it just before I rooted it but then realized I could root my phone on my own So I went forth with it
so are you telling me I can have both Rooted and up to date I've been at this for so long now damn
Unlocked bootloader or not?
locked I believe .
So what you saying is I need to flash a 2.3.3 rooted gingerbread onto my phone where ever that may exist ?
Ques – Oooops. Does this mean that I can’t be rooted on 2.3.3?
Of course you should be rooted on 2.3.3. That’s what the updates are meant for. For all of you now who are rooted on 2.3.2, follow these steps –
1. Connect to a wifi connection (You know how to do that, don’t you).
2. Go to ‘settings’, ‘About phone’ and tap ‘Software update’. Tap ‘Update now’.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions (just a button tap and you are done) to update your phone to 2.3.3.
4. The phone should now be running a rooted 2.3.3.
the above
Does not work if you want to update your phone ! I also need proper apn settings for Fido 3 G now
If you have a locked bootloader, as clearly stated above:
Flash 2.3.2, gingerbreak it to get root, do an OTA update to 2.3.3.
My guess is that I can't update with out authentic firmware the update downloads fine but at the end it doesn't update just says unabled to update .
Well then your doing something wrong. As they said, you flash back to generic world 2.3.2.. You dont need an ''authentic'' firmware, world means that it was the same firmware used on every device. I have done this, had no problem updating afterwords.
Remember to get backup on your apps, contacts and messages.
Then flash back to .181 and root it and then OTA.
If you cant use wireless then you have done something wrong or restored some settings that crashes with the current settings
So should I re flash it with the LT15i_3.0.A.2.181_ Generic world 1 root it and then up date it ?
Success ! I don't know what went wrong the first time but it's all good now thanks for all your help I couldn't find any one to pay to do it in my area so I had to do it my self and I don't know how to use a computer .
hi i just rooted and installed a custom theme from uot theme kitchen and noticed there was an update (current installed version is 2.3.2) and was wondering if i accepted it, would i lose root, and more importantly would i mess up my phone because i have a custom theme?
Last time I checked the 2.3.3 Update is not available for VZW, unless you are talking about a different update. Please keep me posted as well.
Delons said:
Last time I checked the 2.3.3 Update is not available for VZW, unless you are talking about a different update. Please keep me posted as well.
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well acording to my phone there is an update available (could be a new kernel) but shortly after recieving the notification for the 10th time i bought titanium backup pro (best 7 bucks ever spent on my phone by the way) i put "updateinstaller" in a bloat freezer and it hasn't bugged me since
so any idea if it'll mess up my phone?
If you update to 2.3.3 and your are rooted it will brick your phone for sure happened to me a couple days ago. If you want the update you would need to unroot and then get update and re root but I'm not worried about updating I'm a fan of my phone now so I won't be doing it any time soon maybe once ICS is out and there's a root method out.
unrooting or relocking
pouxonu said:
If you update to 2.3.3 and your are rooted it will brick your phone for sure happened to me a couple days ago. If you want the update you would need to unroot and then get update and re root but I'm not worried about updating I'm a fan of my phone now so I won't be doing it any time soon maybe once ICS is out and there's a root method out.
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In what I have experienced, the phone bricks after unrooting and installing the update. I was wondering do I need to relock the bootloader. Unrooting alone still produces a paper weight.
Update: Locking the BL and updating worked. 2.3.3 working well unrooted. Seems the problem was with the flashtool.
I just updated and all I had to do was relock bootloader, it will wipe root by itself and when the update is done just unlock and reroot with same methods
Hi guys I have another question and I am thinking I may be able to acheieve re-root by using unrevoked, but I am unsure.
My system:
Version -2.15
PRI -2.15
Software version 5053-651-1
System - 2.3.3
Kernel version - 2.6.35.10-g13578ee
The above is the current information on my phone which has an update available but I haven't performed that task yet. My question I know there is a new root for those which have upgraded to the new gingerbread, but if am correct I don't thing my replace phone has been upgraded yet with the above information listed. Since I knew I was getting a replacement phone i assumed the software info would show it as ver 2.16 which requires the new rooting method? Am I correct in this assumpstion? Also since my system hasn't been updated yet can I still use UNrevoked3 to re-root? I know it seems lenghtly but I was attempting to be clear as possible to get the best answer before I proceeded with either the rooting method or the update.
Only way is for you to root is to use revolutionary.io only way for gingerbread
Should I update my phone before I root then?
Hey,
Yeah you will need to use revolutionary, but dont worry just google it you will get youtube videos walking you how to do it.
No do not update your phone, updates can always patch things and make rooting impossible (Sadface), just jump right in follow the instructions and you will be rooted and flashing roms in no time! just one piece of advice when you are rooted NEVER EVER accept an OTA update otherwise you might just kill your root, or worse D:!
Goodluck my friend! if you need anything just pm me!
Stevo
RamesisX said:
Should I update my phone before I root then?
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You could root then just flash the latest stock rooted rom. Its up to you really I would just root now instead of updating
Yes I too learned that you must root first, a few months ago i accepted the Gingerbread update - mistake. Oh well, now im rooted using revolutionary.io
It was so easy, literally a few settings in the phone, install the driver, start rev.io, plug in your phone, type in your license key, done. reboot and ROM that *****
Happy ROMming
Hi, I'm really tired of all the custom software installed on my xplay that I don't use and would like to root my phone so I can get rid of it. My only fear is that I will have trouble updating to ICS once it is released.
I know I would be able to flash the ROM manually once it's posted here but I don't like relying on that, I'd prefer to do it the "official" way.
Is there a way to unroot your phone so you can use the vendor provided update method? If not, can someone explain to me the process of applying an official update to a rooted phone?
Thanks
Rooting the phone only adds a few files to the phone giving it root permissions.
I got my phone as 2.3.3 from rogers, rooted it. Then I updated it the official way to 2.3.4. It removed the root permissions, but it updated fine, then I just rooted it again.
You shouldn't have a problem.
And if all else fails, reflash back to the stock rom, then update.
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Rooting the phone only adds a few files to the phone giving it root permissions.
I got my phone as 2.3.3 from rogers, rooted it. Then I updated it the official way to 2.3.4. It removed the root permissions, but it updated fine, then I just rooted it again.
You shouldn't have a problem.
And if all else fails, reflash back to the stock rom, then update.
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Thanks! I'll give it a go