[q] roms upgrade - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Hello!
Dear members. I have a Galaxy Nexus and wanted to know to to upgrade a custom rom (Codename Android) from version 3.5 to the latest version 3.6 without having to wipe all settings and apps (no update option is available within their rom). And if it is possible.
Also to mention, I tryed flashing on the other one without wiping and there were problems.
I'm a neewbie at advanced rom settings..so..
Any help is appreciated.

Daniel Bostan said:
Hello!
Dear members. I have a Galaxy Nexus and wanted to know to to upgrade a custom rom (Codename Android) from version 3.5 to the latest version 3.6 without having to wipe all settings and apps (no update option is available within their rom). And if it is possible.
Also to mention, I tryed flashing on the other one without wiping and there were problems.
I'm a neewbie at advanced rom settings..so..
Any help is appreciated.
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unfortunately, no there really isn't - i mean you're welcome to try "dirty flashing" a rom update, some people say it works fine, and some run into problems though most times people won't help you if you have problems if you did because data gets jumbled up sometimes, particularly when the developer themselves recommends that you do a full wipe before flashing.
I was running 3.5 and 3.6 of Codename's rom, and i think they said that since it's a new android version in 3.6 it's especially important to do a full wipe and "clean install" before moving onto the update.

22stars said:
unfortunately, no there really isn't - i mean you're welcome to try "dirty flashing" a rom update, some people say it works fine, and some run into problems though most times people won't help you if you have problems if you did because data gets jumbled up sometimes, particularly when the developer themselves recommends that you do a full wipe before flashing.
I was running 3.5 and 3.6 of Codename's rom, and i think they said that since it's a new android version in 3.6 it's especially important to do a full wipe and "clean install" before moving onto the update.
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yeah, don't even know if it's that necessary because small things changed from 3.5 to 3.6.

Daniel Bostan said:
yeah, don't even know if it's that necessary because small things changed from 3.5 to 3.6.
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it's up to you, i personally never "dirty flash" a rom, it doesn't take too long to set my phone back up...

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Any ROM suggestions?

I think i've just got my head around ROMs and all the other millions of acronyms. I do like the look of the Oxygen ROM, only i'm not a fan of the green icons in the status bar, is the colour changeable, and does anyone suggest Oxygen as a good ROM to flash for a first timer?
I must add i love the dark bar and prefer having a dark background, so silver/bright etc task bars are a no no
Cheers.
Oxygen is a great ROM, but i would reccomend u go for a froyo rom first so u got more options with themes and such. but rly its a matter of taste and what u want .. stability or experimental.
Experimental: CyanogenMod 7
Stable: eMIUI, Oxygen 1.0.4
Sense roms?
Hmm im using Sense HD port now, since everything works. its stable¨
im using InsertCoin with my own tweaks and theme
u can allways check out my FroSTeD GingerBread theme for Oxygen 1.0.4^^
Rom and theme here
BUT, if u decide to go for a Android 2.3 Rom i rly recommend CM 7, Oxygen 2 RC7 is just as good but less theming options i think.
Heres a nice theme for CM7 Rom
Clicky
I tried the insert coin 1.8 and got caught in a never ending bootloop lol.
I have Leedroid 2.3d A2SD. It's slick and stable and had no issues with it.
grentuu said:
I tried the insert coin 1.8 and got caught in a never ending bootloop lol.
I have Leedroid 2.3d A2SD. It's slick and stable and had no issues with it.
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then u did not do it right. read the whole first page. then u can complain if u did everything 100%. ive not had 1 single rom on bootloop. to get insertcoin to work u need EXT 4 partition with 1gb recommended. its not hard if u actually read what to do istead of just trying the easy way like Leedroid is. and leedroid was boring and old news
Well im now running on Oxygen 2.3.2 which is really nice.
However...i keep getting a message saying "The application settings (android.process.media) has stopped unexpectadly. Please try again"
This is ALWAYS the case when i choose the "sound" option from the settings menu.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
It means you didn't wipe properly before installing the rom. Boot in to recovery and wipe cache and dalvik cache (under advanced) start up and see if the problem persists, if yes you need to do a full wipe(data/factory reset, cache and dalvik cache).
Shall give it a go. Odd seeing as i did wipe it all before 0_0
Also, i assume if i factory reset, is that from the recovery menu, and then re install the ROM?
Yes, all wipes from recovery and then reflash the rom. Keep in mind all the data on the phone will be gone.
Exactly the same problem...i'm using Launcher Pro Plus if that's any help.
This is precisely why i've put off flashing ROMs for this long, to prevent naffing up my phone, and now
Well if you don't want any issues I don't understand why you would install a RC, also I'm pretty sure the fc is not a rom issue but a user issue.
If you did everything correctly you should have a normal functioning rom (except form the know issues), even with launcher pro plus cause i have the same setup.
Have you ever disabled signature verification? If yes there is a small chance your issues are caused by a corrupted zip file.
If you can't get oxygen to work and want a really stable custom rom use Leedroid. If you are done with rooting and custom rom's just run the latest RUU.
Thanks for the quick reply, where can i access the lastest RUUs to flash them from please? I may well try again at a later date, but it seems too much hassle currently with having to reset and change everything *sigh*
I've just reset to the last point using Nandroid before i flashed the ROM. I've still got root access which is good, but everything runs back to normal now.
A brief foray into the murky waters lol!
mrfish123,
Pretty sure I know what is causing your problem as I recently resolved this issue myself. If I'm right you did a full wipe before installing, but the issues started after restoring your apps (titanium backup?).
What I was doing was wiping and then restoring all apps with data. Lots of these are system settings/apps which come from the old ROM, so in effect you re restoring all the stuff you wiped in the first place.
What you need to do is:
Wipe (system wipe from recovery, and do the chache and dalvik cache too for good measure).
Install ROM
In Titanium select 'restore missing apps with data', but before you run it, go through the list and uncheck absolutely everything which is not obviously an app you have installed yourself, so anything HTC, system etc. You only want to restore your apps.
Once I did this I had no issue installing a custom ROM, and have had no problems running it for over a week.
auraxsense!
Redux-RC2.1 (Gingerbread 2.3.2) highly recommended - smooth and fast
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896213
running leedroid atm, so far everything seems nice

[ROM] Hero CyanogenMod 7 Nightlys-Android 2.3.2 Gingerbread (2011-02-27)

Now CM7 Nightlys Android 2.3.2 Gingerbread available:
http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=hero
Gapps:
gapps-gb-20110120-signed.zip from here http://goo-inside.me/google-apps/
All changes to the source code, from which the nightlies are built from, are listed there.
It is not suited for end users but hey, it´s something where you can track the current progress.
http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#q,status:merged+project:CyanogenMod/android_device_htc_hero,n,z
HTC Hero @Github
is this the same as beta3?
CM7 Nightly ROM zip is a little bit smaller,maybe some little fixes
and updates there,but don`t know,not tested at the moment.
Nightly ROM has also the the other kernel "2.6.29.6-flykernel-12pre2"
Beta 3 has "2.6.29.6-flykernel-12a" kernel!
But Flykernel-12a is newer than Flykernel-12pre2, isn't it? Also, could anybody tell me how nightlies work? Is it like you get updates pushed to your device through the CyanogenMod menu, like OTA? Please explain lol
12a should be newer,but don`t know why now 12pre2!
Maybe more optimized for CM based ROMs.
You can ask erasmux:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730471
wow,there is something that is good for expecting
12a will be used soon if I read the commits at github:
https://github.com/loxK/android_device_htc_hero/commit/53b03bf186cd4a4d47b3604cd6290e8dc8cfdb1b
I believe it was something about CM asking for IPv6 to be build as module, while in 12a this is included statically (straight into the kernel).
Krizp0 said:
Also, could anybody tell me how nightlies work? Is it like you get updates pushed to your device through the CyanogenMod menu, like OTA? Please explain lol
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I second this question. I've never used nightlies before. Could someone please explain how they work?
Download and flash them. No OTA update (but its a great idea).
Wipes in between are not necessary but sometimes you need them.
Not every new nightly is better then the last one (performance).
i think that my Hero doesn't like these 2.3 roms ... i've flashed few of them, none will boot.
could it be the recovery or something ?
1immortal said:
i think that my Hero doesn't like these 2.3 roms ... i've flashed few of them, none will boot.
could it be the recovery or something ?
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Yeah. You need the lastest recovery 'cause of some drivers.
RA-hero-v1.7.0.1
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=561124
thats the one i'm running, and also tried the other one, from clockworkmod, same thing:
1. wipe EVERYTHING.
2. WIPE again.
3. flash the rom.
and .... nada, nothing.
even replaced the sd card, still same crap.
this Hero ran cronos twice, and since then... not a single 2.3 rom.
2.1, 2.2 , no probs, reflashed the radio, tried everything.
wtf ???
1immortal said:
thats the one i'm running, and also tried the other one, from clockworkmod, same thing:
1. wipe EVERYTHING.
2. WIPE again.
3. flash the rom.
and .... nada, nothing.
even replaced the sd card, still same crap.
this Hero ran cronos twice, and since then... not a single 2.3 rom.
2.1, 2.2 , no probs, reflashed the radio, tried everything.
wtf ???
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Hmmmm maybe some are boot oc but i dont think so.
How long have you waited till you think its bootlooping? Do you only see the "HERO"-screen or do you see the bootanimation? keyboard lights are off all the time?
can't even see the bootanimation. only seeing the spl logo, and it reboots there.
1immortal said:
can't even see the bootanimation. only seeing the spl logo, and it reboots there.
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huuuuuuu crazy Okay sorry i dont know. You can create a logcat (dont ask me) and post it over the CM forum. Also you can tweet Lox and show him your log. Maybe he know anything.
or ... i could recreate the "will it blend ?!" with this phone ...
1immortal said:
i think that my Hero doesn't like these 2.3 roms ... i've flashed few of them, none will boot.
could it be the recovery or something ?
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yes, woudl be recovery and your wiping within the recovery OR it could be a previous rom or something you did while using a previous rom that has somehow messed up one or more files on the phone. there are parts of the phone's memory that can sort of seem to get stuck. I can't explain more as I have no further details other than first hand experience with this phenomenon.
wiping several times in a rom, or wiping fully (all types of wipes in recovery menu) then flashing a totally different rom (like a 2.1 sense rom) then wiping fully and flashing the rom you want to use could maybe fix it - if in fact this is the cause of your problem.
try wiping ONLY dalvik cache AFTER flashing the rom. i use recovery 1.6 and everything works.
Found this,seems there is another bug at Android 2.3.2 too.
Not only the SMS bug!
Android 2.3 Shows Security Bug, Can Gain Access To Content On microSD Cards
http://www.talkandroid.com/28696-and...microsd-cards/
Have you tried wiping with fastboot? Then flash the ROM.
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[Q] Updating Android Revolution HD

Hi,
I am currently running Android Revolution HD 5.1.7 on my DHD
I was just wondering with the new 6.1.1 version out, to upgrade to it,
do I simply download the file and just flash that to the device or must I first wipe my device? Or some other way?
Thanks for any help!
P.s Really sorry if this has already been asked but I had a quick search and couldn't see anything to this specific situation!
Back up all your data then flash the superwipe script, then flash the ROM, restore data
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Thanks alot,
Also once I have flashed the rom to the phone,
Can I remove the file from my SD Card to free up some space?
Its something I have been unsure about from the first time I flashed my phone,
But I should imagine you can??
**UPDATE**
I have succesfully installed Android Revolution HD 6.1.1
But I am getting an awful lot of Force Closes now,
1 in particularly when i try to go on "People" (contacts) it instantly force closes!
Another is SuperUser, and there are a few more than insantly FC as soon as I try to Open them!
Razza12003 said:
Can I remove the file from my SD Card to free up some space?
**UPDATE**
I have succesfully installed Android Revolution HD 6.1.1
But I am getting an awful lot of Force Closes now,
1 in particularly when i try to go on "People" (contacts) it instantly force closes!
Another is SuperUser, and there are a few more than insantly FC as soon as I try to Open them!
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1. You can but I would recommend that you keep a copy of a stable ROM on your sd card just in case you have to reinstall for some reason.
2. It seems like the ROM is corrupted.
Did you superwipe before you installed the ROM?
If you have:Check the md5 checksum of the rom you downloaded. It should be the same as the one posted under the ROM download link in the ARHD thread. If its the same you can try superwiping and reinstalling the rom.
If you havent: Download the superwipe script from the first page in the ARHD thread, superwipe and reinstall the ROM.
Also make sure to backup your phone data before superwiping because everything will be lost. Also don't install any mods untill your device has completed the first boot after installing the ROM.
to be honest i had issues with arhd 6.1.1 when i flashed it too. not the same as yours but constant. not everybody seems to have them though and others say it has something to do with the overclock daemon. i believe there´s a patch for it though on the 6.1.1 developers thread.
i didnt bother though i just moved on to virtuous unity 2.39 and have had no problems, really smooth sense 3.0 rom. i´ve been planning to try out a non sense rom next but i really like this rom so i´ve been putting it off for a while now. i even put the beats audio patch on it a few days ago and i gotta say its pretty good even on stock htc headphones
planing to update to arhd6.1.1 too, but have ardh3.3 and clockwork 3.0.0.6. which clockwork is ok (mean which of the newest)?
I did use superwipe and i checked the md5 and it was all good!
I re-flashed the rom and now its ok
I have found out what was causing it!
It starts happening again every time I install google+ 2.0
The new version of the app that has recently been leaked on androidpolice
(Would include a link but im not allowed yet)
And the reason it did it straight from the start the first time is because, before
doing anything else, I restored all my app via Titanium Backup!
If anyone else has this issue or could try to install the app and see if it happens
to them or could figure out how to fix it, it would be great!
(Don't worry about installing it, uninstalling it stop the force closes straight away)
did you try just restoring just the app, but clean without the user data. i did that first time i flashed a rom and it caused all sorts of problems. so i reflashed and restored the apps one by one but just the app, no user data, and stopped having problems
Lewelynn said:
Also make sure to backup your phone data before superwiping because everything will be lost.
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Hi,
My first post
Any idea does this superwiper clean the radio as well? Does the order matter - first wipe, then rom and finally radio?
ponk2k said:
did you try just restoring just the app, but clean without the user data. i did that first time i flashed a rom and it caused all sorts of problems. so i reflashed and restored the apps one by one but just the app, no user data, and stopped having problems
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Yes i tried restoring just the app, that caused fc's too!
As did re-downloading the app!
jms-xda said:
Hi,
My first post
Any idea does this superwiper clean the radio as well? Does the order matter - first wipe, then rom and finally radio?
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Superwipe doesn't effect the radio, and yeah that order you said is the way I went about it, but I also think you can do radio before rom too!
Update from 5.1 to 6.1
Maybe I haven't looked hard enough or maybe I am simply too tired...
Are there any specific steps from updating ARHD from 5.1 to 6.1? I can't seem to find any info about it.
Also, flashing the 6.1 over the 5.1 will it reset the way my screens/widgets are set while on 5.1?
Thanks.

[Q] tablet reboots after going to sleep

Hi.
I installed a custom ROM (CM10) yesterday but ever since then, when the screen is turned off, it will restart after about 1 minute. If I try to turn the screen on again before 1 min, it'll restart. In other words, when it goes to sleep, restart will be required. Please help me on solving this issue. I searched a lot and I thought maybe it has to do with the maximum CPU frequency, I tried changing it but didn't help.
Any ideas on how to solve this problem?
What did you wipe during the install? And what ROM did you install?
Probably to start the best thing to do is redownload the rom, do a full wipe (cache, davlik cache, data, and system), then reflash the rom.
RE
Romman0 said:
What did you wipe during the install? And what ROM did you install?
Probably to start the best thing to do is redownload the rom, do a full wipe (cache, davlik cache, data, and system), then reflash the rom.
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Thank you for the response.
Yes I did wipe the tablet (a full wipe as you mentioned) before flashing the ROM.
First I had tried Jellytime Sosei and when I realized the problem, I tried "Build 4 Linaro Stock" from this post but still the problem exists :/ Before installing the first ROM, I had done a full wipe, but not for the second one.
Thanks again for helping me.
Try a full wipe to build 1 from the sosei thread, build 1 or 2 from the linaro thread, or the original cm10 thread. Those were the most stable for me. It's a weird issue, so it's probably a bad download or flash issue.
Its screaming bad install or bad settings, wipe twice then flash again, make sure to change nothing for speed, governor, io scheduler, and stock included kernel.
Don't even install an app for OC. It may be a huge bug showing for the first time, if we go carefully we'll find it, or get it going properly again. Occasionally the blackhole wipe used can clear up flash issues, but wipes internal sd as well.
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA
Thank you guys. I'll try what you said when I get home.
Romman0 said:
Try a full wipe to build 1 from the sosei thread, build 1 or 2 from the linaro thread, or the original cm10 thread. Those were the most stable for me. It's a weird issue, so it's probably a bad download or flash issue.
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I'm gonna give those three that you said a try, when I get home. But, can you give me the link of the original CM10 thread that you're saying? I thought there isn't one for A100, since I didn't find it on their website. Is there a official CM10 ROM for A100?
There is no Official CM10 for the A100, Romman was referring to this link for the original CM10: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792634
OK, after wiping everything twice and also wiping internal SD, I flashed "Build 2" from CM10 Unofficial Builds thread. Apparently this one doesn't have that bug and everything is fine, but the problem is that it's buggy and clock doesn't show well and when you press recent apps button, the overlay doesn't cover the bottom of the screen. So, I'm gonna try and flash Build 1 or maybe newer Builds and see what I get.
But is there a work around for the clock and other bugs problem in Build 2?
aminbandali said:
OK, after wiping everything twice and also wiping internal SD, I flashed "Build 2" from CM10 Unofficial Builds thread. Apparently this one doesn't have that bug and everything is fine, but the problem is that it's buggy and clock doesn't show well and when you press recent apps button, the overlay doesn't cover the bottom of the screen. So, I'm gonna try and flash Build 1 or maybe newer Builds and see what I get.
But is there a work around for the clock and other bugs problem in Build 2?
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There isn't one, no, but it was corrected in B4. I think. I'm building this stuff without the device so I can only go by reports. You're reporting issues that no one else has, is your device functional otherwise? Like is it ok on a stock Rom? Using the correct gapps, any other changes or mods?
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA
pio_masaki said:
There isn't one, no, but it was corrected in B4. I think. I'm building this stuff without the device so I can only go by reports. You're reporting issues that no one else has, is your device functional otherwise? Like is it ok on a stock Rom? Using the correct gapps, any other changes or mods?
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA
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It was totally OK on the stock ROM and this never had happened, not even once.
I'm using the gapps that I got from your CM10 ROMs thread, which is apps for v 4.1.2. I haven't changed ANYTHING else in the tablet, no mods or customization at all... :/
P.S. I tried Build 4 again, this time I fully wiped everything before flashing, but again, the bug still exists. gonna try some other guys' ROM to see if the problem is with this ROM or it's from my device.
aminbandali said:
It was totally OK on the stock ROM and this never had happened, not even once.
I'm using the gapps that I got from your CM10 ROMs thread, which is apps for v 4.1.2. I haven't changed ANYTHING else in the tablet, no mods or customization at all... :/
P.S. I tried Build 4 again, this time I fully wiped everything before flashing, but again, the bug still exists. gonna try some other guys' ROM to see if the problem is with this ROM or it's from my device.
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If its fine on stock then its gonna be Rom or kernel, just never heard of this happening before. What governor did you use?
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[Q] Gnex lag/wifi problem.

Hello.
Recently I've upgraded my Android version to 4.2.1 on my Gnex and since then I've experienced many problems regarding Wi-Fi and lag. The problem with the Wi-Fi is that looses connectivity when in standby even if the rooter has no problem. There are some times when I loose Wi-Fi connectivity even when I use my phone. On the other hand, it became laggy, taking forever to open an application.
My question is: what would you suggest me to make my phone better/faster? hard-factory-resetting my phone, or installing a new version of Android, with custom ROMs and other things?
I am new to this community and I don't really know how to reset my phone to the factory Android version.
Thank you.
From my understanding, there isn't a fix. I have a Gnexus on 4.2.2 and get the same issue a lot.
My belief is its a problem with jb itself
To fix the slowness, either update to 4.3 or install this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grilledmonkey.lagfix and run it regularly.
If you read this article you'll understand the issue: http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-devices-updated-android-43-will-now-have-trim
Thank's
rafa1696 said:
To fix the slowness, either update to 4.3 or install this app and run it regularly.
If you read this article you'll understand the issue:
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Thank you very much for your advice.
Using efrant's excellent guide, I've managed to update my Android to 4.3 and rooted it.
Recently I've seen the Paranoid Android custom ROM, and I really liked it. What I wanted to ask you: is it good? I mean, when it comes to device's speed, extra options, etc.
I really wanted to install that ROM, but from what I've seen from their thread, in the matter of installation, it's kinda blurry.
Help?
Bump?
Bump?
Lestat2308 said:
Thank you very much for your advice.
Using efrant's excellent guide, I've managed to update my Android to 4.3 and rooted it.
Recently I've seen the Paranoid Android custom ROM, and I really liked it. What I wanted to ask you: is it good? I mean, when it comes to device's speed, extra options, etc.
I really wanted to install that ROM, but from what I've seen from their thread, in the matter of installation, it's kinda blurry.
Help?
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Paranoid Android is still in its early 4.3 development stages so it will have bugs and hiccups. I flashed it and noticed it's not up to speed as stock 4.3 so I reverted. If you don't mind the bugs and hiccups, go for it.
As for flashing it:
-Be on the latest TWRP or CWM recovery
-Wipe everything (Factory reset, cache, dalvik)
-Install ROM and then install the PA GAPPS
-Reboot
TA
DroidOnRoids said:
Paranoid Android is still in its early 4.3 development stages so it will have bugs and hiccups. I flashed it and noticed it's not up to speed as stock 4.3 so I reverted. If you don't mind the bugs and hiccups, go for it.
As for flashing it:
-Be on the latest TWRP or CWM recovery
-Wipe everything (Factory reset, cache, dalvik)
-Install ROM and then install the PA GAPPS
-Reboot
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Thank you very much for your advice. Well then, I guess I'll wait for PA to be "applied" for 4.3.
Try Fancy or Golden kernel.
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Problem
Hi. I have a new "problem" with my Gnex.
From the past few days a notification came, which tells me to update to Android 4.3, even though I have installed it few weeks ago. It won't dissapear, no matter what I do.
Should I update to their "version", or should I ignore it?
LE: The battery started to drain reaaaaaaaaally fast.
Bump?
Bump?
It is fix for a security issue, and it stays on 4.3. You can just disable notifications for the app which checks for updates(I forgot the name of it).
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