[Q] I need help updating my rooted note 2! - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II

So I got an update notice this morning for my tmo note 2. My phone is rooted but still on stock 4.3 rom. My question is how can I safely update my phone? I can't just update because im rooted right? I'm assuming that the update is the 4.4 update.

kevzz01 said:
So I got an update notice this morning for my tmo note 2. My phone is rooted but still on stock 4.3 rom. My question is how can I safely update my phone? I can't just update because im rooted right? I'm assuming that the update is the 4.4 update.
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If you have root only it should just update. But if you have frozen any apps or modified system files the UPDATE WILL FAIL.. If you are on Custom Recovery The UPDATE WILL FAIL...
You will Loose root of course
Hope this helps..

kevzz01 said:
So I got an update notice this morning for my tmo note 2. My phone is rooted but still on stock 4.3 rom. My question is how can I safely update my phone? I can't just update because im rooted right? I'm assuming that the update is the 4.4 update.
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Do a backup in titanium backup or whatever you use then unroot in supersu and then do a factory reset and it may update fine for you if not you will have to go to an older firmware and do the ota to what your on now and do the ota for kitkat
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kevzz01 said:
So I got an update notice this morning for my tmo note 2. My phone is rooted but still on stock 4.3 rom. My question is how can I safely update my phone? I can't just update because im rooted right? I'm assuming that the update is the 4.4 update.
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If you are able to update then please let us know what the update is. I would like to know if it is in fact the long awaited 4.4.2 update.

Double0EK said:
If you are able to update then please let us know what the update is. I would like to know if it is in fact the long awaited 4.4.2 update.
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I haven't updated yet. I'm actually scared of bricking my phone. Im trying to find some step by step instruction for this. I don't have a titanium backup and I don't know how to use them

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[Q] 4.0.4 update

Hello,
today I heard about an update to android 4.0.4 for the galaxy nexus and more.
I was wondering: I've got the stock rom for the galaxy nexus, but it is rooted. Will I get the official update tot 4.0.4
Thanks in advance
Rushedby said:
Hello,
today I heard about an update to android 4.0.4 for the galaxy nexus and more.
I was wondering: I've got the stock rom for the galaxy nexus, but it is rooted. Will I get the official update tot 4.0.4
Thanks in advance
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If you are running Stock ROM you should be getting the OTA. Be aware that you also have to have Stock Recovery in order to let the OTA install automatically. Rooting won't alone will not prevent the OTA but you will most probably loose the root and have to re-root.
Diger36 said:
If you are running Stock ROM you should be getting the OTA. Be aware that you also have to have Stock Recovery in order to let the OTA install automatically. Rooting won't alone will not prevent the OTA but you will most probably loose the root and have to re-root.
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I just rooted it, nothing more. Thanks for the information, can't wait for the update!

Tried to update 5 times fails on install

i have tried to update 5 times and in everytime download all the update and when phone reboots to install, once is installing says fail to update
i want to install AT&T OTA update to enable Multi-Window on Note II 4.1.2
im on original 4.1.1, not rooted phone
what can i do to update phone to a original 4.1.2, dont want to root or custom rom
thanx asap
wallyhenderson said:
i have tried to update 5 times and in everytime download all the update and when phone reboots to install, once is installing says fail to update
i want to install AT&T OTA update to enable Multi-Window on Note II 4.1.2
im on original 4.1.1, not rooted phone
what can i do to update phone to a original 4.1.2, dont want to root or custom rom
thanx asap
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Should really be posted in q&a section. But do you have any apps disabled by any chance?
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wallyhenderson said:
i have tried to update 5 times and in everytime download all the update and when phone reboots to install, once is installing says fail to update
i want to install AT&T OTA update to enable Multi-Window on Note II 4.1.2
im on original 4.1.1, not rooted phone
what can i do to update phone to a original 4.1.2, dont want to root or custom rom
thanx asap
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My best advice is ROOT, TWRP it, and install either CLEAN ROM or SKY NOTE if you want something close to the stock rom.
I am running the Clean Rom 1.0 SE ATT version right now and I love it.
I had the same problem with the OTA update and I said EFF AT&T and their broke update and just did it myself.
It took me about 2 hours to get my phone all customized and set up the way I want it again but it was well worth it.
jyazzie110 said:
Should really be posted in q&a section. But do you have any apps disabled by any chance?
Sent from my Galaxy Note 2 running SkyNote5.0.1
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sorry didnt know will post on q&a

[Q] Rooted Note II, OTA update question

So I rooted my Note II but I left the stock ROM on the phone, and AT&T just pushed a big OTA update. What steps do I need to be able to install an OTA update now? After a bit of research, it seems I need to unroot? I've just never had to do this before because I usually just use custom ROMs, but on the Note I wanted to leave the stock ROM in place.
rtatum said:
So I rooted my Note II but I left the stock ROM on the phone, and AT&T just pushed a big OTA update. What steps do I need to be able to install an OTA update now? After a bit of research, it seems I need to unroot? I've just never had to do this before because I usually just use custom ROMs, but on the Note I wanted to leave the stock ROM in place.
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I used MrRobinsons' root injected ROM which was UCAMA4 (I think) and left the recovery alone, used the root access app that I bought to keep root. I did not remove any AT&T apps and was able to update to UCAMC3 without any problems. And the app that I bought kept my root access.
CodeNameRedNeck said:
I used MrRobinsons' root injected ROM which was UCAMA4 (I think) and left the recovery alone, used the root access app that I bought to keep root. I did not remove any AT&T apps and was able to update to UCAMC3 without any problems. And the app that I bought kept my root access.
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Well -ALL- I did was root, install clockwork recovery, and Super SU. So I'm wondering what I need to do to be able to install an OTA update now, because I currently cannot.
It is my understanding that you must leave the recovery stock. I have also read that you must leave the AT&T apps in there but I am not sure about that. So if you want the update go back to stock then update then change your recovery.
CodeNameRedNeck said:
It is my understanding that you must leave the recovery stock. I have also read that you must leave the AT&T apps in there but I am not sure about that. So if you want the update go back to stock then update then change your recovery.
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Well it's been a while since I've messed with this, so I just need to find instructions on how to return to stock.
Edit: Found a thread to remove root and factory reset, but my OTA update still won't install.
Edit2: Goes to the AT&T Updating progress screen and fails at about 25% and then reboots and starts up as normal.
rtatum said:
So I rooted my Note II but I left the stock ROM on the phone, and AT&T just pushed a big OTA update. What steps do I need to be able to install an OTA update now? After a bit of research, it seems I need to unroot? I've just never had to do this before because I usually just use custom ROMs, but on the Note I wanted to leave the stock ROM in place.
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I don't have a solution to your problem, but I am very curious which AT&T update you are referring to.
Npsacobra said:
I don't have a solution to your problem, but I am very curious which AT&T update you are referring to.
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Me too. Whatever it is it isn't a major upgrade. . .
Npsacobra said:
I don't have a solution to your problem, but I am very curious which AT&T update you are referring to.
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No idea, it's a ~65mb update that just came up yesterday for me. I was looking to reset my phone back to factory anyways lately, so I just decided to do it now on account of there being an update. Since it's not working anyways, I might just re-root and flash a custom ROM, but then I lose S-Pen functionality, but I don't use the pen much these days anyways.
The update has two possibilities...
Either it's the latest UCAMC3 update for UCAMA4.....or...
If updating from the UCAMA4 to C3....and the update has an interrupt...or errors....it "can" complete the update process and show a finished status...but will prompt the user again later and download the update again....minus the updater files placed to cache....because they already exist...
I've had this happen twice in so many months as I returned to stock for various reasons...
The file size is roughly 65 meg.....while the complete update is 68.86 meg..
Just take the update...as it's the UCAMC3 minus the updater...g
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Same problem here. I just made a thread asking on a fix. So I'll let u know if I get one. And I'll check back here to see if u do
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[Q] I747M still on Rogers 4.1

Hi,
I just noticed that my wife's Galaxy S III still has original 4.1 stock ROM. I tried to do a OTA update (Rogers) but the system is saying that there is no update available. The phone is rooted.
Do I need to unroot the phone to get the update?
Thx,
Roli001 said:
Hi,
I just noticed that my wife's Galaxy S III still has original 4.1 stock ROM. I tried to do a OTA update (Rogers) but the system is saying that there is no update available. The phone is rooted.
Do I need to unroot the phone to get the update?
Thx,
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Just download 4.3 Rogers and you now have the latest firmware with root. Good Luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
If you load 4.3 with an updated bootloader, you won't be able to downgrade the OS.
audit13 said:
If you load 4.3 with an updated bootloader, you won't be able to downgrade the OS.
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Yeah that is true but if you don't want 4.3 then you can always download the 4.1.2 or 4.1 instead.
Thanks ALL
Thanks All!

[Q] How to update to KitKat and ROOT ?

Hello, I have rooted my stock Galaxy Note 3 T-Mobile 4.3 and now I heard that Samsung is rolling out soon KitKat update for the Note 3.
My questions is, do I have to unroot and return to stock then update then root the exact same way I did before ?
Does updating to KitKat require a different root method ?
Can I restore my apps and how ? I dont seem to know how to use Titanium backup and I even purchased it!
Please help me and thanks
Iorveth said:
Hello, I have rooted my stock Galaxy Note 3 T-Mobile 4.3 and now I heard that Samsung is rolling out soon KitKat update for the Note 3.
My questions is, do I have to unroot and return to stock then update then root the exact same way I did before ?
Does updating to KitKat require a different root method ?
Can I restore my apps and how ? I dont seem to know how to use Titanium backup and I even purchased it!
Please help me and thanks
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I believe that you can update to Kitkat via Odin when the official update comes to T-mobile while rooted but you will lose root in the process. As far as rerooting, I believe you can flash recovery with Odin and then flash SuperSu in recovery to get rooted again, although, I think I read somewhere that it wasn't recommended anymore?. Not sure though. I used auto root method which I'm sure would still work just fine with kitkat. For restoring apps I would recommend the App backup and restore from the play store. Very easy to use.
Why dont you flash a 4.4 rom that's out there
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Iorveth said:
Hello, I have rooted my stock Galaxy Note 3 T-Mobile 4.3 and now I heard that Samsung is rolling out soon KitKat update for the Note 3.
My questions is, do I have to unroot and return to stock then update then root the exact same way I did before ?
Does updating to KitKat require a different root method ?
Can I restore my apps and how ? I dont seem to know how to use Titanium backup and I even purchased it!
Please help me and thanks
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I generally NEVER accept OTA updates until Devs have a chance to look at it and okay it, or see what others feedback is after accepting. Don't take for granted that you are rooted and have unlocked boot loader access. And until official KitKat is released its all hearsay as to when it'll come out.

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