I just recently rooted the question is will I still get the 5.0 update when it comes out
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Yes you can. You will lose root.
It's not that simple. If you still have the stock recovery, and haven't deleted any of the built-in apps / bloatware, then the OTA will probably work. If you've installed TWRP, or deleted bloatware, the OTA may fail to run. Or, worst case, the OTA will attempt to install but soft-brick your phone.
It's never a good idea to accept an OTA if you're rooted. Either restore to stock, then take the OTA, or wait for a rooted version of lollipop to install. If you accept the 5.0 OTA, you'll lose root, and it could be a long time before 5.0 can be rooted on this phone.
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i was rooted but i never flashed a different rom and when i installed the ota update the android guy came up on the screen with a ! What do i do
If you are running just a stock Rom them you should be able to run the ota. Just keep in mind you will loose root access in the process. You,can also wait for a rooted version of the ota. Now the update may take a few mins, are you sure the phone was not updating.
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I had UnrEVOked 3 and the OTA wouldn't install for me either. I followed the tutorial here:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g-roms-hacks/19278-how-unroot-return-stock.html
This allowed me to go back to the stock version. Once I was on the stock version I applied the OTA 2.2 update and it seems to be working (in the middle of installation as I type this message.)
So Gingerbread OTA is comming up, I reacently Rooted using Unrevoked3 method and have S-OFF. Stock ROM as I am not 100% on how to flash a new ROM to my phone (evo 4g). I was wondering if I can accept the OTA 2.3 update to my phone without un rooting. I am cunfused about wether my phone's root is permanent, and if that would applie to the upcomming OTA update.
From what I can gather from the UNREVOKED site, root will be permanent. Will this mean my phone will not accept the OTA and error? Will my phone accept the OTA but loose root? Or will my phone accept the Gingerbread OTA, and still keep root, so that I can continue to use my wifi tether.
I read the info as I should be able to accept the OTA and keep root. But I am a noob. Can some one clarify and explain?
Idk if you would have to unroot the device, but if u upgrade ota u will lose root
I don't think you'd lose S-OFF, but you would lose "root" in the sense that the OTA rom won't have the superuser (su) application in it. So you'd need to flash something to get it back. Don't accept the OTA. Usually rooted versions of the OTA get posted here quickly -- often even before the OTA pushes to all devices.
Don't except the OTA when it happens. You will loose root and it may be few before there is a working root method on 2.3. Wait for someone on here to put out a rooted version to flash.
-Frank
Do NOT take the ota if you are rooted. Nobody knows what will happen with each release, but its possible your phone could lose root permanently or even be bricked. When the OTA comes out, wait a day or so and somebody should put up a stock rooted rom on here. DOwnload that and flash it. If you dont know how to flash a rom, there are tons of guides on here.
So no OTA. Pretty much clarifys that. Now I have to figure out how to upload a Rom. Is it as easy as uploading a psx rom?
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rooted all my devices, havent rooted this one yet in fear for it messing with OTA. if i use the insecure boot imagine flashing via odin root method (option #1 on the toolkit), will i lose the ability to receive OTA updates?
You could always skip it, remove root and get it later on that day.
If you keep all the stock apps it would probably remove root without effecting anything else.
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rooting by itself shoukdnt cause problems if you're using stock recovery and don't modify system files. Ota can interfere with root though.
uluaz said:
rooted all my devices, havent rooted this one yet in fear for it messing with OTA. if i use the insecure boot imagine flashing via odin root method (option #1 on the toolkit), will i lose the ability to receive OTA updates?
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I believe you would be able to get an OTA if you were just rooted, but after applying it, it would break your root and your would have to root over again. If you have a custom recovery the OTA would just fail to install. I could be wrong on the first part, it's been a long time since I only rooted, without installing a custom recovery as well.
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what about if i install OTA rootkeeper? would that make a difference?
The biggest thing you need to consider is whether you have a custom recovery or stock. Only a stock recovery will let an OTA update flash. If it's custom you'll want to either flash to stock before trying to update or wait a day or so unitl someone uploads a rooted .zip version of the update.
i think im going to stay with stock recovery.
so i just rooted and installed CWM. if i reflash stock recovery via odin, will the phone stay rooted?
Sorry if this has been asked before and I missed it when searching, but on this sprint galaxy s3, can the OTA update be applied successfully after being rooted?
I ask because I just got one for my girlfriend and she wanted me to root it so that she can use the wifi tether program. And out of the box it was still on 4.0.4. I successfully rooted it with out any problem using the tool kit. And now it's prompting for the update every day, which is getting annoying to her. I told her to hold off till I can find a clear answer.
I know I can get a 4.1 rom and flash that now that it has cwm recovery on it if the update is a no go. Its just a manner of getting her to decide on which one she likes.
You can update but you can not use the normal OTA that she is getting the notification for if she has a custom recovery installed. The good thing is that, if you receive the notification and tell the phone to update it will fail and then stop nagging you for a while.
There are a few ways to go about updating if you want to. You can replace the stock recovery and then update. You can also manually apply the update (the update in in a ZIP in the cache folder). Move the update from cache to your sdcard and then flash it from CWM. This will only work if you are strictly stock (i.e. no modified or removed system files).
http://androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390135922294523494 flash in cwm/twrp. No wipe. This is a modified version of sprints update without the system checks
Cant say it enough. I have updated the normal ota way with root. Mine and my wifes as well
Thanks folks. Went ahead and had her run the ota and it was successful and she still has root.
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http://androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390135922294523494 flash in cwm/twrp. No wipe. This is a modified version of sprints update without the system checks
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Muchas garcias Billiard. This will be so much easier than trying to restore all the bloatware apps!
Hi I just found out that we got an update. Now usually when a new update comes out I odin back to stock and then update and reinstall twrp then make a nandroid of my stock rom. Then I go back to my AOKP or whatever I am using which is usually something AOSP. In this way I have the new modem and I have a nandroid of the latest stock rom. But last time we got an update I ran ito the problem of the stock recovery rewriting itself. So I was able to use the the security hole to root the phone and then I was able put twrp on. Now this update is supposed to patch up that hole so how do we root? Use the tookit to stop it from rewriting? Or I guess I could just flash the new modem and forget about it. So does anyone know how to get it done?
Also does anyone know where to get a odin copy of the newest update?
I followed someone's instructions and installed ota rootkeeper from play store. Updated phone and kept it rooted
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CF-Auto root still works.