Hi All,
I just recently got my gs3 and have already rooted it.
I am still running stock rom with the latest update. I have use titanium backup to freeze a few apps but other than that I havent done much.
I just heard from a friend that the gs3 are recieving their 4.1 official jellybean update soon. If i am on Stock and Rooted with a few apps frozen, is it possible for me to get the ota update. If it isnt possible please say. If it is possible but there are some drawback like unroot or lost apps, please mention that aswell. Also if there is a possibility of flashing the updated 4.1 stock rom directly to my phone using cwm, please let me know. Thanks For the help!
I would unfreeze everything before trying to update (there's Batch defrost in TiBu,i think). As for root, have to wait until someone figures it out for 4.1, just like any new version.
mrhaley30705 said:
I would unfreeze everything before trying to update (there's Batch defrost in TiBu,i think). As for root, have to wait until someone figures it out for 4.1, just like any new version.
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Thanks for the reply but I wanted a more detailed answer
You should be able to get the update, just unfreeze everything. I received an update on an older device when it was rooted. But, because it was a newer version of Android it didn't root in the same manner as before.
I've made versions of the last two OTAs that can be installed through CWM without losing root and I'm confident I or someone else will do the same shortly after the JB OTA is released. I'm also confident full versions of the ROM installable through CWM will be available shortly thereafter.
I wouldn't worry about rooting LH9 or freezing apps, or even installing a custom ROM. Worse case you have to wait a few days to install JB.
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drothenberger said:
I've made versions of the last two OTAs that can be installed through CWM without losing root and I'm confident I or someone else will do the same shortly after the JB OTA is released. I'm also confident full versions of the ROM installable through CWM will be available shortly thereafter.
I wouldn't worry about rooting LH9 or freezing apps, or even installing a custom ROM. Worse case you have to wait a few days to install JB.
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Thanks very much for the responce, I fell preety good that I dont have to unroot or anything. And yea, I can wait a couple of days, so its all good!
do you know if the official JB update has come to Rogers in Canada?
If it has, there would already be a couple dozen threads on it here.
drothenberger said:
I've made versions of the last two OTAs that can be installed through CWM without losing root and I'm confident I or someone else will do the same shortly after the JB OTA is released. I'm also confident full versions of the ROM installable through CWM will be available shortly thereafter.
I wouldn't worry about rooting LH9 or freezing apps, or even installing a custom ROM. Worse case you have to wait a few days to install JB.
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Could you link me to the threads for those, please?
My phone is rooted and keeps trying to download and install the updated, but CWM keeps denying it.
Thanks.
Majin Kaioh said:
Could you link me to the threads for those, please?
My phone is rooted and keeps trying to download and install the updated, but CWM keeps denying it.
Thanks.
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The LH9 OTA is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31802808
The easiest way to apply it is to download all the files in the PIECES section and flash them all in recovery before you reboot. Make sure you flash the kernel after the ROM. If you do it that way, you don't need to worry about getting to unmodified LG1 first.
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hi,
if i update to jellybean from ics, will i lose all my apps and data such as mp3s?
i'm on an official/clean ics (yakju)... and want to update to official/clean jellybean...
can someone please guide me/direct me to step-by-step instruction??
thank you
Wait for OTA...there are no official JB yet...
Go ask in the question and answer section.
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if there is no official jellybean, what are people updating to?
The JB ROMS that are out you do need to wipe/factory reset but you can backup all of your apps, etc using something like Titanium Backup or My Backup. Some launchers backup your screens as well. Just make sure you do not restore data.
Note: Since you are asking this here I'm thinking you are already or will be rooted and don't want to wait for the OTA. Whenever that may be.
so what's the difference between official jb and the jb people are updating now?
dlxowhd said:
if there is no official jellybean, what are people updating to?
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They gave away Galaxy Nexuses to developers at Google I/O. These specific models got a "preview" release of 4.1 Jellybean OTA'd to them to use before it comes out officially. This is not an official or final build until the images and source are posted. They indicated "mid July" as the timeframe for 4.1 OTA's to the GSM Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S, and Motorola Xoom.
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so what's the difference between official jb and the jb people are updating now?
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We'll see when it official releases. Considering that it's not out yet, we don't know what has changed lol.
thanks for replying..
let me ask one more...
right now i have rooted official/clean ics 4.0.4..
so if i update to 4.1 ota jb, will i lose root access and my installed apps?
dlxowhd said:
thanks for replying..
let me ask one more...
right now i have rooted official/clean ics 4.0.4..
so if i update to 4.1 ota jb, will i lose root access and my installed apps?
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If all you've done is rooted, then you'll get to take the OTA just fine. If you've changed fonts, system apps, applied a custom recovery, etc... you can't take the OTA. Use an app like "OTA root keeper" to save your root from being removed when the update applies.
You won't lose data, apps, or anything like that. It just updates the OS...
i have custom fonts and i also have custom recovery (i think)..
so if i do ota update, i have to unlock my bootloader and root it all over again?
because it took me hours and hours to do it for ics..
/me is speechless.
Data wipes are an essential part of rooting and flashing, suck it up.
Buy titanium back up.
good day.
dlxowhd said:
i have custom fonts and i also have custom recovery (i think)..
so if i do ota update, i have to unlock my bootloader and root it all over again?
because it took me hours and hours to do it for ics..
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Once rooted, why wait for OTA, go and get custom ROMS and if you are looking to get Jellybean, it is available in the respective forums (GSM/CDMA). It is not "official" but nevertheless, it works. You will have to wipe your data and cache but you can save all your apps by using titanium back up or other such apps and restore them once you get the rom. I have been using it for two days and have found it to be snappier than ICS and Google Now and the new notifications are awesome. The only problem I have encountered is the GPS which takes long time to get a fix and is quite inaccurate lot of times. So if you can deal with that, take the plunge otherwise wait for the "official" build.
The GPS issue has been reported to be caused by the new maps update. I tried using the maps in the browser and it worked, dont know what to think of it.
dlxowhd said:
i have custom fonts and i also have custom recovery (i think)..
so if i do ota update, i have to unlock my bootloader and root it all over again?
because it took me hours and hours to do it for ics..
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You cannot apply the OTA then. It won't work. You'll have to either install a custom ROM (if that's your thing), or flash back to stock 4.0.4 and wait for the official OTA or update images.
If it took you hours to do the first time, you did something wrong, sorry. Its extremely easy to unlock, root, and flash the Galaxy Nexus.
dlxowhd said:
i have custom fonts and i also have custom recovery (i think)..
so if i do ota update, i have to unlock my bootloader and root it all over again?
because it took me hours and hours to do it for ics..
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Seriously? Unlocking and rooting a GN is about the easiest phone I've ever done. It does not take hours and hours. I suggest you read up. Once you unlocked and rooted you don't have to do it again.
it took me 4 mins.. idk how u took hours
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Can I get that in stock?
Not trying to hijack the thread but, which JB Rom version is "stock"? The ones that I see in the GSM Dev section all seem to have some MODs applied to them.
MLonon said:
Not trying to hijack the thread but, which JB Rom version is "stock"? The ones that I see in the GSM Dev section all seem to have some MODs applied to them.
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http://tinyurl.com/JRN84D
Your music, pictures, and apps saved on Titanium/Rom Toolbox will be saved.
So really U've got nothing to lose as long as u back ur apps in titanium or Rom Toolbox.
Them after u back up, hit wipe user data and flash the Rom and done.
Then turn it back on and then open titanium or Rom toolbox and hit restore.
Then just customize and it'll seem like nothing has happened to ur user data.
chopper the dog said:
/me is speechless.
Data wipes are an essential part of rooting and flashing, suck it up.
Buy titanium back up.
good day.
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I have a file that doesn't require a wipe.
Soooooo yeah. It's not needed if u got the correct file. And don't nag at me "oh but u get issues!!! And blah blah blah."
Guess what it works perfectly fine every time.
EDIT1: I'm not gonna sharing it if anyone asks. It's made specifically for me.
Hi Everyone!
So my question today is pretty simple, when JB is out for my SGH-I747m, and I update it OTA, will it remove the root I have installed (superuser), and or brick my phone because I have CWM recovery and BusyBox installed?
Thanks!
Michael
Most likely it wont install if you are not completely stock
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jerrycoffman45 said:
Most likely it wont install if you are not completely stock
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I am still on stock TouchWiz android 4.0.4 (latest version here) and just worried it will brick or something when JB comes out, I will still be stock.
greenglue said:
I am still on stock TouchWiz android 4.0.4 (latest version here) and just worried it will brick or something when JB comes out, I will still be stock.
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It will not update unless you remove root(OTA Rootkeeper) and if you froze or removed the bloatware it may not work as well. It sounds like with the update that just came through this week it has to be pretty close to stock, with stock recovery to work OTA. Im sure there will be ways to flash it once these guys get ahold of the official files with CWM or Odin.
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It will not update unless you remove root(OTA Rootkeeper) and if you froze or removed the bloatware it may not work as well. It sounds like with the update that just came through this week it has to be pretty close to stock, with stock recovery to work OTA. Im sure there will be ways to flash it once these guys get ahold of the official files with CWM or Odin.
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Thanks!
I got the app and it seems very interesting! Can't wait for an update to test it out!
Hopefully JB will come quick through the Carrier in October to our devices!!!
M
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...
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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.
If I root using the toolkit and keep it stock, would I have any issues when Tmo sends out the JB update? I probably will just update via KIES since it will be faster. I mainly want root just for Titanium Backup. I miss it since getting my SGS3.
androidmonkey said:
If I root using the toolkit and keep it stock, would I have any issues when Tmo sends out the JB update? I probably will just update via KIES since it will be faster. I mainly want root just for Titanium Backup. I miss it since getting my SGS3.
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No you wont have any problems recieving jb ota if you still have stock rom. Make sure youre on stock recovery flashing ota update.
Have fun and remember to kill bloatware lol
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x1tyme said:
No you wont have any problems recieving jb ota if you still have stock rom. Make sure youre on stock recovery flashing ota update.
Have fun and remember to kill bloatware lol
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So, I should just root and not install CWR or another recovery? Like I said in my first thread, I just want to use TB, freeze or uninstall crap apps, etc. I will eventually install a custom ROM, not anxious to do that yet though. I had fun doing it with my G1 and SGS1, just dont feel like messing with that stuff at this point. TB is a must though.
You cannot root without flashing recovery. Just flash CWM Touch from my signature, and when the OTA update comes out, get it from Sammobile and flash it through CWM.
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So, I should just root and not install CWR or another recovery? Like I said in my first thread, I just want to use TB, freeze or uninstall crap apps, etc. I will eventually install a custom ROM, not anxious to do that yet though. I had fun doing it with my G1 and SGS1, just dont feel like messing with that stuff at this point. TB is a must though.
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You need to flash custom recovery to inorder to access root. Afterward flash back stock recovery if you want or ready for ota updates.
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WRONG.... You do NOT have to flash a custom recovery to get root access.
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Since ATT claims that they will be doing an OTA update tomorrow I'm wondering what will happen to my rooted phone. Do I install the update? Will it try and automatically install the update itself? If it does what will happen to my phone. I'm currently on the latest version of Clean ROM. Thanks for all the help in advance!
I am kinda curious about this also. I am just rooted tho , with the exploit method. No custom roms or anything. I unchecked the options and rebooted to get phone state normal and then checked for updates , but didn't find anything.
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As long as u dont have custom recovery u will be able to get the update ....u will lose root thought....
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nuclearrage said:
I am kinda curious about this also. I am just rooted tho , with the exploit method. No custom roms or anything. I unchecked the options and rebooted to get phone state normal and then checked for updates , but didn't find anything.
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Lol cause there is no update yet
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I am also rooted and using CleanRom 3.5. I am sure the build date for the current CleanRom will be newer than the AT&T build date supposedly coming today. I guess I won't be updating since they are only adding multiview and I already have it via CleanRom. When the day comes that 4.1.2 is pushed out by AT&T and an update is needed, will I need to unroot my phone to get that update or is there another method?
If you have a custom recovery and things frozen or deleted with titanium backup you must undo all of that and get a stock recovery and then use ota root keeper to temporarily hide the root and you should be ok
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Ahhh, Ok. Thanks!
I'm not sure why anyone would want to go back to stock if you have a custom rom already installed. Custom roms will always be a step or 2 ahead of the carrier releases. This current at&t update is only for multi window and whatever updates are released in the future are likely going to be available via custom roms long before the official carrier release anyway.
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I'm not sure why anyone would want to go back to stock if you have a custom rom already installed. Custom roms will always be a step or 2 ahead of the carrier releases. This current at&t update is only for multi window and whatever updates are released in the future are likely going to be available via custom roms long before the official carrier release anyway.
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I was rooted, running CWM, and CleanROM 3.5. I went into recovery and flashed the stock rom and it automatically downloaded and installed the update even though i had a custom recovery. After the update was complete I lost root and had stock recovery. The official ATT 4.1.2 update is way slower than CleanROM 3.5 so Im rooting and flashing back. Also cant customize toggles like the international 4.1.2.
iDrummer3 said:
I was rooted, running CWM, and CleanROM 3.5. I went into recovery and flashed the stock rom and it automatically downloaded and installed the update even though i had a custom recovery. After the update was complete I lost root and had stock recovery. The official ATT 4.1.2 update is way slower than CleanROM 3.5 so Im rooting and flashing back. Also cant customize toggles like the international 4.1.2.
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Interesting. I am running root stock with twrp. I removed root, but still have custom recovery (twrp). Flashing the update fails due to ro.secure==1 or something.
Did you do anything at all to prep for the update, maybe ta or hide root?
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