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How To Force Update to 4.1 JellyBean

For those of you that want the OTA update to 4.1 (Jelly Bean) this is how you can force the update to your phone without having to wait for Verizon to push it to your phone.
*Warning - Results vary (may or may not work). You also risk damaging your push notifications. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
1. Connect to WiFi. YOU MUST be connected to WiFi for this to work.
2. Settings > Apps > All > Google Services Framework
3. Force Stop
4. Clear Data
5. Settings > About Phone > System Updates
6. Tap "Check Now" ONLY ONCE It will seem like the phone is frozen or didn't register the tap. Just wait a few moments. (However, if it has been 5 mins, I do mean you literally timed it not just your best guess. Then tap it again)
If all went well the you will be taken to a screen that describes the new features of the update while its downloading the update.
If you see the current date and a message saying you are currently up to date. Repeat steps 2 - 6. Personally it took 2 tries for it work on my phone and I have seen reports of it taking sometimes up to 6 tries for this to work. So don't get discouraged if it take a few tries.

Bit_Reaper said:
For those of you that want the OTA update to 4.1 (Jelly Bean) this is how you can force the update to your phone without having to wait for Verizon to push it to your phone.
1. Connect to WiFi. YOU MUST be connected to WiFi for this to work.
2. Settings > Apps > All > Google Services Framework
3. Force Stop
4. Clear Data
5. Settings > About Phone > System Updates
6. Tap "Check Now" ONLY ONCE It will seem like the phone is frozen or didn't register the tap. Just wait a few moments. (However, if it has been 5 mins, I do mean you literally timed it not just your best guess. Then tap it again)
If all went well the you will be taken to a screen that describes the new features of the update while its downloading the update.
If you see the current date and a message saying you are currently up to date. Repeat steps 2 - 6. Personally it took 2 tries for it work on my phone and I have seen reports of it taking sometimes up to 6 tries for this to work. So don't get discouraged if it take a few tries.
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15 tries and counting...nada. Well, I say "and counting," but in reality I'm going to bed.

taozen said:
15 tries and counting...nada. Well, I say "and counting," but in reality I'm going to bed.
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Are you connected to a WiFi?
Are you Force Stopping AND Clearing Data?
After going into system updates what date is shown?

We've had a number of threads discussing this. The results are hit or miss and you risk screwing up your push notifications in the process.
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lrs421 said:
We've had a number of threads discussing this. The results are hit or miss and you risk screwing up your push notifications in the process.
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Updated to reflect this. Thanks for the info!

Bit_Reaper said:
Are you connected to a WiFi?
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Yep.
Are you Force Stopping AND Clearing Data?
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Yep.
After going into system updates what date is shown?
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12/31/1969

Well all of that looks good.
Are you pressing the check for updates button once?

Bit_Reaper said:
Well all of that looks good.
Are you pressing the check for updates button once?
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Yep. BTW, checked some 15-18 times last night, then again about 10 times this morning. However, after reading that this may cause a problem with push notifications, perhaps it is a blessing that I shall have to wait until JB rolls around to me.

taozen said:
Yep. BTW, checked some 15-18 times last night, then again about 10 times this morning. However, after reading that this may cause a problem with push notifications, perhaps it is a blessing that I shall have to wait until JB rolls around to me.
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Sorry it didn't work for you. And that's a personal decision. Best of luck to you!

question
lrs421 said:
We've had a number of threads discussing this. The results are hit or miss and you risk screwing up your push notifications in the process.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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Has this worked for anyone on the bionic Thanks for the info

Tether fix/workaround for S6 MM users. [Root not required]

So I found a temp solution on reddit for those of us who need tethering/hotspot working. So far it's worked every time and I am now posting from my hotspot connection on Marshmallow.
Steps are pretty easy, but really annoying since it requires a phone restart every time.
1. Restart phone
2. As soon as it comes up, unlock it and go to Settings > hotspot and tethering
3. Enable your hotspot
4. Profit!
If you do it fast enough it should enable it without the subscriber error. Not exactly sure how fast you need to do it once you restart but I've done it successfully every time even with a lock screen. You can also add a shortcut to the settings if you use a launcher like nova. Enjoy

There is a background process continuously resetting the global setting for provisionong requirement. I'm fixing that in my flash, should have it tonight.
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I can't believe this works. Sweet!

Works on s7
Worked on sprint s7

Confirmed working, delay time isn't short( didn't count but i have a long password and didn't rush)

Thanks, I was holding off on updating till a method came out for nonrooted users. Tested and works on my s6.

Are the apns saved on the sim card or on the device?
If its saved on the sim card, cant we edit the apn in a different phone and then put the sim back in the phone?
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tdhite said:
There is a background process continuously resetting the global setting for provisionong requirement. I'm fixing that in my flash, should have it tonight.
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Please give us details do disable it )

ivanthec said:
So I found a temp solution on reddit for those of us who need tethering/hotspot working. So far it's worked every time and I am now posting from my hotspot connection on Marshmallow.
Steps are pretty easy, but really annoying since it requires a phone restart every time.
1. Restart phone
2. As soon as it comes up, unlock it and go to Settings > hotspot and tethering
3. Enable your hotspot
4. Profit!
If you do it fast enough it should enable it without the subscriber error. Not exactly sure how fast you need to do it once you restart but I've done it successfully every time even with a lock screen. You can also add a shortcut to the settings if you use a launcher like nova. Enjoy
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I did it and it was working, but then it gave me the error message. Is there another way to enable the APN settings since at this point they are disable? Thanks

deviantus said:
Please give us details do disable it )
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You need root as the mod adds boot support to handle things. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65921214&postcount=20

Saafir said:
Does MM still have the Activate Device option in Settings? If so, does it still allow access to the PST Menu?
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Yes it is still there.

ivanthec said:
So I found a temp solution on reddit for those of us who need tethering/hotspot working. So far it's worked every time and I am now posting from my hotspot connection on Marshmallow.
Steps are pretty easy, but really annoying since it requires a phone restart every time.
1. Restart phone
2. As soon as it comes up, unlock it and go to Settings > hotspot and tethering
3. Enable your hotspot
4. Profit!
If you do it fast enough it should enable it without the subscriber error. Not exactly sure how fast you need to do it once you restart but I've done it successfully every time even with a lock screen. You can also add a shortcut to the settings if you use a launcher like nova. Enjoy
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Working great this way, Hotspots stays on till I turn it off, usually

On stock it eventually throws permission error...roughly 30 seconds after enabled for me.

I just tried the reboot trick last night. It works, I had my iPad connected to my S6's Hotspot.
History, had the MSL code working in Lollipop since August of 2015. With every update, it broke the Hotspot. I had to turn on dun in APN settings after each update. With the Marshmallow update, the APN settings are not seen in the "edit" settings view.
Will test further, I can live with the slight inconvenience for now. It would be great to have a total fix on this unrooted device.
thanks!

The reboot and swipe immediately to turn on hotspot doesn't work after 20 seconds. It'll tell me I'm not subscribed to the hotspot service. I've already edited the APNs before the MM update and had it working fine. I believe it's after updating the profile and PRL that eventually breaks it completely. Now it looks like I'll have to root to make it work like before or be tied down with USB tethering.

Orange72 said:
The reboot and swipe immediately to turn on hotspot doesn't work after 20 seconds. It'll tell me I'm not subscribed to the hotspot service. I've already edited the APNs before the MM update and had it working fine. I believe it's after updating the profile and PRL that eventually breaks it completely. Now it looks like I'll have to root to make it work like before or be tied down with USB tethering.
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USB tethering still works after update ? only Hotspot was affected ?

TexasLTE said:
USB tethering still works after update ? only Hotspot was affected ?
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Yes, that's correct.

Same problem here, after MM update this morning. No more APN SETTINGS to edit. Trying USB tethering but nothing.
The restart method works fine but only if I remove password for my Hotspot.
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Saafir said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...le-hotspot-t3331904/post66023402#post66023402
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Thanks.
Can I use this without root ?
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Orange72 said:
The reboot and swipe immediately to turn on hotspot doesn't work after 20 seconds. It'll tell me I'm not subscribed to the hotspot service. I've already edited the APNs before the MM update and had it working fine. I believe it's after updating the profile and PRL that eventually breaks it completely. Now it looks like I'll have to root to make it work like before or be tied down with USB tethering.
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I take it back about getting subscription error message. I reread the OP comments about setting up hotspot quickly after rebooting. This time I did it quickly step by step to turn hotspot on and so far it's working for several minutes. Don't wait a few seconds after swiping or take your time getting to the Hotspot and Tethering menu. Do everything from rebooting to turning on hotspot quickly and it may work for you guys.

how do you turn off OTA software updates

maybe I am lucky but I have been getting awesome battery life out of my Note 7 but it did an update today that I could not stop. I am convinced that these OTA updates corrupt some of the apps and cause them to lag or run in the background. I don't want to fix what is not broken so want to turn off the OTA updates. I know in past devices you could do it under security and software updates but that option to disable is not there in this one. I have an AA&T version if that makes any difference.
thanks in advance!

Anyone?

jerrytried said:
maybe I am lucky but I have been getting awesome battery life out of my Note 7 but it did an update today that I could not stop. I am convinced that these OTA updates corrupt some of the apps and cause them to lag or run in the background. I don't want to fix what is not broken so want to turn off the OTA updates. I know in past devices you could do it under security and software updates but that option to disable is not there in this one. I have an AA&T version if that makes any difference.
thanks in advance!
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Try Settings/About device/Download update automatically.

I'm on T-Mobile and mine is default set to manually check for updates. I'm keeping mine stock until root is dialed in and figured out.

Travis Bickle said:
Try Settings/About device/Download update automatically.
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nothing there for at&t to select, just check for update and update now. can't turn them off.
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I'm on T-Mobile and mine is default set to manually check for updates. I'm keeping mine stock until root is dialed in and figured out.
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I want to keep mine the way it is now

Question on update server

After updating to build G891AUCU2APK2 on November 24, I notice that if you check the update server it immediately says no updates available. If you checked before twice in one day for example, it would say you had to wait xxx hours before checking again. Could someone who actually did the update check and see if their phone is doing the same thing. I had to advance the data to get the update, but I reset it to correct date and back to auto after updating.
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I believe you have to be on Wifi to check for an update, but could be wrong on that.

It is on WiFi. What is happening now after the update is when you go to check for updates, it immediately says system is up to date. It is an instantaneous response, i. e., no spinning while it supposedly checks the server for an update. I am wondering how I'll ever get future updates if it really isn't checking the server. There would have to be a lag while it checks the server plus it does not say check again in xxx hours no matter how many times you check. So, I got the update, but now I'm screwed I guess for future updates.
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I would clear the cache/data of the update app via Application Manger, and then reboot.

If you mean the AT&T software update app, the clear data and cache options are grayed out. I cleared the entire system cache partition, but that did nothing.
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OK, according to AT&T, this is now normal behavior. No more "check back in 24 hours" messages and if your software is up to date, you'll get an immediate response that software is up to date. When an update is actually available, it will connect to the server at that time for download. Rep said they have changed the whole procedure for updates and they should come faster. There will be a couple of small updates in December prior to Nougat they said.
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shame theres no updates for download, or for when outside US (when say on holiday/work) ...

rmc6901 said:
After updating to build G891AUCU2APK2 on November 24, I notice that if you check the update server it immediately says no updates available. If you checked before twice in one day for example, it would say you had to wait xxx hours before checking again. Could someone who actually did the update check and see if their phone is doing the same thing. I had to advance the data to get the update, but I reset it to correct date and back to auto after updating.
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Your option of advancing the date and or time worked for me I'm downloading update now even-though it originally said I had to wait x amount of hours. Thanks for the advice on that.

You're very welcome
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How do i advance my data?
raze5115 said:
Your option of advancing the date and or time worked for me I'm downloading update now even-though it originally said I had to wait x amount of hours. Thanks for the advice on that.
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I am very new in this data thing and will like to pls ask how to advance my data

Go to settings then go over to the date and time option then turn off auto time zone option then go to the date option that is now available and change it to the next day

Location Services Stopped Working

I've done nothing to modify my phone (Root, etc.). However, I have disabled packages, which apparently cannot be re-enabled without root access.
My location services were working even after I disabled my phone's bloat, but about a week ago my GPS just stopped working. I can turn on location services, but apps don't receive my location. Not a single app knows where I am.
Anyone have this problem?

Nobiscis said:
I've done nothing to modify my phone (Root, etc.). However, I have disabled packages, which apparently cannot be re-enabled without root access.
My location services were working even after I disabled my phone's bloat, but about a week ago my GPS just stopped working. I can turn on location services, but apps don't receive my location. Not a single app knows where I am.
Anyone have this problem?
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How did you disable the packages and do you know exactly what you disabled? If it was by using an app then there should be a way to re-enable them.

Tel864 said:
How did you disable the packages and do you know exactly what you disabled? If it was by using an app then there should be a way to re-enable them.
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Package Disabler Pro. Using the app again, I tried to re-enable them to no success/

Nobiscis said:
Package Disabler Pro. Using the app again, I tried to re-enable them to no success/
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That's using the latest version available on Play? You could uninstall the app then reinstall it plus there's always the reset of your phone. In Package Disable Pro make sure "Hide System packages" isn't on. Also check the apps permissions.

Tel864 said:
That's using the latest version available on Play? You could uninstall the app then reinstall it plus there's always the reset of your phone. In Package Disable Pro make sure "Hide System packages" isn't on. Also check the apps permissions.
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Yeah, I'm afraid it didn't work. Everytime I enable a package it re-enables itself as soon as it leaves the screen when I scroll. I don't want to have to reset my phone, but thats what its looking like...

Only thing I can think of is. Odin

Nobiscis said:
Yeah, I'm afraid it didn't work. Everytime I enable a package it re-enables itself as soon as it leaves the screen when I scroll. I don't want to have to reset my phone, but thats what its looking like...
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Have you looked at disabled apps in the phone's settings? If it's also disabled there, PDP may not override it.

Nobiscis said:
Yeah, I'm afraid it didn't work. Everytime I enable a package it re-enables itself as soon as it leaves the screen when I scroll. I don't want to have to reset my phone, but thats what its looking like...
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Have you given PDP admin permissions?