I've rooted with Towelroot, but I still have stock ROM. Will I be able to OTA to Lollipop? If not, is it enough to uninstall Towelroot, or do I have to flash a factory ROM?
Unrooting alone won't allow you to install OTAs because Towelroot changes partitions. You will need to flash a stock ROM.
Towelroot won't work with lollipop either.
Time to unlock the bootloader
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Seems like you were wrong about Towelroot stopping OTA. Just got the 5.0.2 OTA and updated without any problems. Just had to click on update.
nordor said:
Seems like you were wrong about Towelroot stopping OTA. Just got the 5.0.2 OTA and updated without any problems. Just had to click on update.
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Me too. Just unrooted in super su, restored host file in adaway and ota worked fine [emoji4]
nordor said:
Seems like you were wrong about Towelroot stopping OTA. Just got the 5.0.2 OTA and updated without any problems. Just had to click on update.
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Did you lose root? Just curious. I flashed mine manually awhile back and have since moved on to CM12. Towelroot doesn't work on lollipop, I used Chainfires CF-Auto-root.
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I have a rooted Nexus 7, what should I do prior to getting the latest OTA so as not to have problems (installation failures)? Are there any spicific apps I should install so as to maintain the root or will I need to unroot get the update then re-root?
Update and re-root.
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I have a rooted Nexus 7, what should I do prior to getting the latest OTA so as not to have problems (installation failures)? Are there any spicific apps I should install so as to maintain the root or will I need to unroot get the update then re-root?
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Previously, I flashed the OTA with TWRP and before rebooting I installed the newest version of SuperSU, and I remained rooted and good to go. I assume it will be the same with the newest OTA.
UPDATE: just installed 4.4.3 using the method I described above. Everything went well and still rooted.
Hello
I have a Tab 10.1 Wifi that I rooted with Odin. I want to update to the newest FW, and I downloaded it on Sammobile. I know I have to use Odin to update it, but will I lose root?
If I do lose root, do I use the same method to re-root?
Also, now that I am rooted, what would happen it I tried to update the FW with Kies?
Thanks for the info
Jason
jericko said:
Hello
I have a Tab 10.1 Wifi that I rooted with Odin. I want to update to the newest FW, and I downloaded it on Sammobile. I know I have to use Odin to update it, but will I lose root?
If I do lose root, do I use the same method to re-root?
Also, now that I am rooted, what would happen it I tried to update the FW with Kies?
Thanks for the info
Jason
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Some answers : yes, you will lose root when you use Odin. Yes, you can use the same method to re-root. I don't use Kies, so I don't know the answer there.
jericko said:
Hello
Also, now that I am rooted, what would happen it I tried to update the FW with Kies?
Jason
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Using Kies was the only way I was able to update the firmware to the previous large update (the one prior to the Kids Mode update). I couldn't update using OTA, as I was getting the "Your device has changed. No updates available." message. So I read somewhere to try updating with Kies.
Once I updated using Kies, the update was successful, but I did lose root access as expected. I'm pretty sure I can root it again, as I haven't seen any posts to the contrary, but I haven't rooted it yet.
Thanks for the replies!
Does Towel Root, the 1 click root work?
Is there a way to save your root, update and re-apply root?
Thanks
I have. 10.1 wifi. Recently updated using Kies. Lost root, and was able to root again using the same root method I previously used. I tried towelroot, but could not get it to work.
NOTE: I and several others have reported random reboots since this upgrade (that added kid mode). I am on the US.
Sent telepathically to my Galaxy S4
Hi everybody. I've been looking for what should i do, now that the 4.4.4 rolled out, to update my phone without losing the root access. I'm in 4.3 currently, and i did read that been on .283, you can obtain root access by flashing the .230 kernel, rooting, and then installing the .283 kernel again. But my problem with this, is that i don't know exactly what to do to get .283. I have a C6506 generic usa, so i should have the .283 update available via OTA and via PCC, but i'd prefer using OTA (since my PC have some issue i have to fix first), so i guess .283 will appear in the update center after i get to .230.
So, there exist some problem doing this(updating 4.3->4.4.2->4.4.4 via OTA)? Will it crash or anything similar :silly:?
Thanks in advance!
Yeah you have to update to 4.4.2 first for 4.4.4 to appear, I just did the same update line 4.3>4.4.2>4.4 but I went back to 4.3 lol not really liking 4.4.4.
I see...but what about root? You was rooted on 4.3 and then you updated through OTA to 4.4.4? So there is not risk doing this?
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I see...but what about root? You was rooted on 4.3 and then you updated through OTA to 4.4.4? So there is not risk doing this?
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Yeah I was rooted and unlocked bootloader, I had to relock my bootloader to update via OTA. You can just reroot when you're on 4.4.4
Dannysbkn said:
I see...but what about root? You was rooted on 4.3 and then you updated through OTA to 4.4.4? So there is not risk doing this?
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I was rooted on 4.3. I just used PC companion to 4.4.4. Didn't lose any data.
Then just rerooted 4.4.4.
DoubleYouPee said:
I was rooted on 4.3. I just used PC companion to 4.4.4. Didn't lose any data.
Then just rerooted 4.4.4.
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How did you reroot 4.4.4 if I may ask?
Nevermind, just managed to do it XD
Dead Metal said:
How did you reroot 4.4.4 if I may ask?
Nevermind, just managed to do it XD
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-zl/general/guide-how-to-root-10-5-1-0-283-t2873839
edit: Oh.
So does that mean that i can update from 4.3 to 4.4 without any problems, even if i am rooted?
That's great news, thank you!
andrekork said:
So does that mean that i can update from 4.3 to 4.4 without any problems, even if i am rooted?
That's great news, thank you!
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Yes
So Im on stock android right now and want to root but seeing that they just updated over the air has anyone else recently rooted from this update without issue? And if so what custom kernel is worth flashing to get root? Thanks. Ohhh Im on Android 5.1.1 of course and baseband of OJ6 which is the most up to date.
I dont think root is available for OJ6
Alright. Thanks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3247347
Try that and let me know if it works...
Note: it will trip Knox...
It does work on OJ6. I rooted mine yesterday after the update. Everything works fine
Hey guys, my last phone was a tmobile device, root and twrp is the norm. Which then I could flash Roms. I saw a twrp is available for us, is this right? Can I flash recovery, and then roms? Or am I missing something? I'm already rooted. I had to root for Sim unlock.
Thanks
coltfoet5 said:
I dont think root is available for OJ6
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I updated to OJ6, rooted in Odin with file from here; http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6-edge-plus/development/root-instructions-t3212573
Flashed TWRP with flashify. Good to go
I recently bought S9 and planning to root. After root, can I install OTA, if I'm on stock ROM (Magisk system-less root, without changing any partition)? I searched this in many threads and I still have no clear idea, the OTA update fails on stock or the custom roms.
(I previously used Huawei and Xiaomi phones and they flawlessly installed OTA updates within root, root lost after update but anyway updated ).
Yes OTA works as long as the firmware you are on is stock firmware without any mods/custom
Status must stay "Official"
*Detection* said:
Yes OTA works as long as the firmware you are on is stock firmware without any mods/custom
Status must stay "Official"
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Thank you very much for the reply