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[Q] To Root or not Root?

let me give you some background info. I have owned my (AT&T) glide for less than a month coming from a overclocked milestone with CM7. Almost everyday I turn my computer on I go to XDA and skim over the rooting guides and the custom roms available. And then I read the "Read Before Updating" thread that says ICS is coming and it puts me off again. Even though my phone is unlocked and outside of the US now, so I not 100% certain I'll get anything. Every day I also check for updates on my phone, force check and everything.
So my question to you guys is this: Shall I patiently continue to wait it out in the fruitless hope something may well happen in the next month or two or bite the bullet and loose the bloatware now? I'm sure its a question on the minds of many glide owners right now

I put CWM + Osimood on mine just to get rid of the US-Centric bloatware, and am liking the cleanness of it. As you're in the UK too one thing you might sway you is that Osimood is based on Rogers which allows you to switch off 4G to save battery.

Why wait? Once it's out, it's pretty good chance it will be available here (or samfirmware). If you waited, would you even be able to get the AT&T OTA update through your UK operator? I would think you'd have to be on the AT&T home network to get the OTA.
But then again, it would take Samsung forever to finally get the ICS out for the CG.

lost_ said:
Why wait? Once it's out, it's pretty good chance it will be available here (or samfirmware). If you waited, would you even be able to get the AT&T OTA update through your UK operator? I would think you'd have to be on the AT&T home network to get the OTA.
But then again, it would take Samsung forever to finally get the ICS out for the CG.
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Agreed since you are not in the States and on the AT&T Network I would Root and install a clean Rom with no BLoatware. Then when we get the ICS you simply flash it.

Thanks for the replies guys
When I check for an update it does say it checks the AT&T server, whether its actually checking the AT&T server or its just a generic message and it actually checks my provider server who knows.
Think I'm going to bit the bullet and get it rooted today

Go for it! There's so much more you can do when you're rooted. I'll never go back.

Pablo 13 said:
Thanks for the replies guys
When I check for an update it does say it checks the AT&T server, whether its actually checking the AT&T server or its just a generic message and it actually checks my provider server who knows.
Think I'm going to bit the bullet and get it rooted today
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Root and flash or only root? Might as well jump all in while your getting your feet wet!

dudejb said:
Root and flash or only root? Might as well jump all in while your getting your feet wet!
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More than likely both
Just rooted it now, (well halfway there) seemed pretty easy to do, at least easier than my last phone.
when you flash the rom over you you do it in PDA section too or another option?
Just gonna download super user, ti backup, and a few other root only apps, have a quick play then flash to something else

Pablo 13 said:
More than likely both
Just rooted it now, (well halfway there) seemed pretty easy to do, at least easier than my last phone.
when you flash the rom over you you do it in PDA section too or another option?
Just gonna download super user, ti backup, and a few other root only apps, have a quick play then flash to something else
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If you did Clock work mod the instructions are:
1. Launch odin (v1.82 tested)
2. Boot your phone in "Download mode"
3. Select PDA in odin and choose the file "CWMR_recovery.tar.md5"
4. ONLY "auto reboot" must be check !!
Then just put aradat's kernel via CWM and your rooted. That is what I started with. Now I just flash everything with CWM and no longer touch Odin.

Right all fully rooted up.
In CWM it asks what device and only gives the choice of epic 4g and i9000 I tried the later and attempted to back up my current Rom and got and explanation mark in a triangle and a droid on my screen. not much happened for a few mins so i pulled the battery and rebooted it.
Any idea which I should select?
Thanks for all the help BTW

Pablo 13 said:
Right all fully rooted up.
In CWM it asks what device and only gives the choice of epic 4g and i9000 I tried the later and attempted to back up my current Rom and got and explanation mark in a triangle and a droid on my screen. not much happened for a few mins so i pulled the battery and rebooted it.
Any idea which I should select?
Thanks for all the help BTW
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Where does it ask you that? I did not get any prompts. I just went to flash from SD card and then chose the file I wanted to flash. Took a few minutes then the flash was complete and on reboot it took a little while in setting everything up and then I got the Google prompt for an account to use. Oh and if you say thanks feel free to use the thank you button.

Probably talking about the CW App on the Market (not supported, don't use it!)

Sorry for confusing you, not in recovery, in Rom manager.
Ive actually put mine down now and just spent the last few hours trying to root my girlfriend's HTC Sensation, which has been a bit more long winded.

Nice gl have fun!
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[Q] Trouble with OTA, can't find answer anywhere

Howdy all,
This here is my first post, and I'm pretty new to the android world as I just recently switched from the iphone to the GS3.
I have my phone rooted and had CWM installed, and some of the bloatware apps disabled. I tried to get the latest OTA from ATT and it wouldn't install with CWM. I went back to the stock recovery and re-ran the update. It got about 31% into the update and stopped, restarted, and said the update was interrupted. Then I tried the newest CWM (6. whatever) and that didn't work either. I've also enabled all the bloatware. Lastly, I tried Kies and it says that my phone is up to date even though I know the update was not applied.
I've searched high and low for the answer to this and can't find anything. I'm at the point where, since I'm new to the android scene, I'd like to get my phone back to the factory settings (unrooted and such) but I can't even find clear instructions on how to do that, either.
I'm used to the ease of jailbreaking the iphone, then restoring it via itunes whenever needed, but it seems that it may not be that simple with the GS3.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

Maybe this thread will help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896773

Thanks! I'd still like to know how to restore to complete factory.

The ota is failing because of the frozen bloatware. There's a guide I wrote in the general section explaining how to go from rooted stock to rooted ota.

gunnyman said:
The ota is failing because of the frozen bloatware. There's a guide I wrote in the general section explaining how to go from rooted stock to rooted ota.
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I was able to apply the OTA with bloatware frozen. It will fail if it's been removed, but freezing (through Titianium Backup) didn't break the process for me.

drothenberger said:
I was able to apply the OTA with bloatware frozen. It will fail if it's been removed, but freezing (through Titianium Backup) didn't break the process for me.
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ahh that's what I did differently. I got rid of it. Thanks

slicetwo said:
Thanks! I'd still like to know how to restore to complete factory.
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Download the unrooted, completely stock LG1 image from here: http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-I747
Flash that with Odin, then boot and install the OTA as normal. In the end, you'll be at LH9 completely stock, with the stock recovery and no root. If that's really what you want.

drothenberger said:
Download the unrooted, completely stock LG1 image from here: [/url]
Flash that with Odin, then boot and install the OTA as normal. In the end, you'll be at LH9 completely stock, with the stock recovery and no root. If that's really what you want.
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thank you so much. honestly, right now i think i should learn more about android and everything before i start really messing with it. it seems a lot different and, perhaps, more complicated and delicate than just jailbreaking an iphone, and right now, i just want a fully working phone that i don't need to worry about.
i really appreciate your help. thank you.
also, i never had any bloatware frozen except from the disable action in the application manager, it still never worked. thanks to everyone else who replied with some assistance.
UPDATE: I followed your directions, and went to check the ABOUT section of the phone. It still says my kernel is a USER one. My wife's un-messed-with GS3 does not say that. I think I may have missed something.

slicetwo said:
thank you so much. honestly, right now i think i should learn more about android and everything before i start really messing with it. it seems a lot different and, perhaps, more complicated and delicate than just jailbreaking an iphone, and right now, i just want a fully working phone that i don't need to worry about.
i really appreciate your help. thank you.
also, i never had any bloatware frozen except from the disable action in the application manager, it still never worked. thanks to everyone else who replied with some assistance.
UPDATE: I followed your directions, and went to check the ABOUT section of the phone. It still says my kernel is a USER one. My wife's un-messed-with GS3 does not say that. I think I may have missed something.
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If you want to go back to stock and get update just use Kies.
Open Kies ( do not connect phone yet)
From Tools open Firmware Upgrate and Initalization
In model write exacly w/o quotes " SGH-I747" click OK
then write your Serial Number from under battery all capital letters click ok.
Put phone in download mode ( like for ODIN) click ok.
On next screen you see info about deleting data and if you want to procced. click OK
and connect phone you have in download mode to PC.
Follow instruction
After you get software installed this will look like new phone you get from store. Get update and enjoy.

I received the D851 10m OTA today. Some questions.

I apologize, I posted this in the wrong forum. Feel free to delete, I can't figure out how (I can only edit when I press the edit/delete button).
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I have rooted, and I have xposed installed.
What is the upgrade procedure? Do I need to go so far as to remove root? Any advice appreciated.
Thanks!

paulvallee said:
I have rooted, and I have xposed installed.
What is the upgrade procedure? Do I need to go so far as to remove root? Any advice appreciated.
Thanks!
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Don't update it. More than likely if you have twrp and root it will loop. I did mine this morning and it looped it. I had to factory reset with the lg tool. Just wait it out. The update isn't that serious.

Hey Danon, where did get the LG tool to factory reset? i feel victim to the same damn thing. Need to reset mine now.

paulvallee said:
I have rooted, and I have xposed installed.
What is the upgrade procedure? Do I need to go so far as to remove root? Any advice appreciated.
Thanks!
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First off, this question belongs in the Q&A not development
BUT. Regarding root, you never want to apply an OTA update, you never know if they could patch any rooting exploit and or lock the bootloader. Someone will most likely pull the update from the device and make us a flashable zip that will preserve root.
So for now do nothing at all

I have no intention of installing this update but how do I get rid of the persistent notification? It's annoying me.

musbdluv said:
Hey Danon, where did get the LG tool to factory reset? i feel victim to the same damn thing. Need to reset mine now.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2799647
Once you get the process down it takes about 7 minutes. I would advise you to do it with Windows 7 if you can.

Nosferatu. said:
I have no intention of installing this update but how do I get rid of the persistent notification? It's annoying me.
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I know on my S4 i337m when running the Google Play Edition ROM I modified this line in the build prop to the same line from the build prop in that update.
ro.build.fingerprint=samsung/jgedlteue/jgedlte:4.4.4/KTU84P.S001/140602:user/release-keys
I'm assuming it would work on ours too if anyone has their phone updated and can post that (ro.build.fingerprint) line from their build prop.
Is there anyone that maybe posted an update we can flash on our Rooted/Non Stock Recovery phones?

Nosferatu. said:
I have no intention of installing this update but how do I get rid of the persistent notification? It's annoying me.
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Longpress on notification then turn off notification.

I encountered same problem and used the following to go back to bone stock (reroot required if you did).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g3/general/firmware-t-mobile-lg-g3-t2818667
Before entering download mode, make sure you unplug USB cable, remove the battery and put it back in, press and hold the volume button and plug in USB cable, and relax.
This method won't wipe your phone.

Not that big of a change with this update, just 'Wi-Fi Calling Enhancements'
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-11935

tarroyo said:
Not that big of a change with this update, just 'Wi-Fi Calling Enhancements'
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-11935
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It's always funny when a small OTA hits... People start claiming all sorts of outrageous things.. From the phone feels smoother to battery life sucks now, the list goes on.

tarroyo said:
Not that big of a change with this update, just 'Wi-Fi Calling Enhancements'
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-11935
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also comes with an updated, much improved...carrier IQ

shook187 said:
It's always funny when a small OTA hits... People start claiming all sorts of outrageous things.. From the phone feels smoother to battery life sucks now, the list goes on.
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Lol right, Was hoping for a new radio still getting a lot of drops through out the day.

I wonder if it has anything to do with the updates coming to wifi calling?
http://www.androidheadlines.com/2014/09/t-mobiles-un-carrier-7-0.html

The only thing I wish for on this phone is disabling the aux jack auto sense. It's driving me mad!

All i kno is last nite my phone updated the stupid g3 ota update it stuck in a boot loop im running zone rom an twrp. So thx to maxless at lgroot.kom i learrned how to flasg stock rom back on there and disable ota updates i l just googled how do it and got that number to did the wifi ootion disable. Ota updates so guys dont UPDATE lol

I just went into cache folder and renamed the file to .bk and then into hidden settings menu and disabled ota updates

chefp2010 said:
I just went into cache folder and renamed the file to .bk and then into hidden settings menu and disabled ota updates
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How come my cache folder is empty? I'm using es file explorer and i have my settings set to show hidden files. I even ran a search for the update.zip and the lg .apk someone listed and i can't find either off them.

Im using root explorer and went cache and just renamed the file to .bk
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Do you have the notification for the update

I installed root explorer and found the file but it wouldn't let me rename or delete it. It said it was successful but didn't actually work.

[Q] Lg G2 Sprint update to Lollipop keeps failing halfway.

Hello I have the Lg G2 Sprint, and recently the ota for lollipop was pushed to my phone. I tried installing it (at the time was rooted), it failed halfway. Yesterday I then got the notification for the update again. (After having factory reset the phone) I tried installing it and that to failed halfway. I would love it if you guys could please point me in the right direction. I have been looking over the internet and have not found anything helpful based on my problem. I am sorry if this isn't exactly a question per say, but I thank you giys for any help I may get. I just want to update my phone and not go through the trouble of hours of reinstalling apps and music, etc. Thank you all for your time.

Hi,
Thanks for using XDA Assist Kindly bookmark your device specific forum for future reference Sprint G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good Luck!

DeadKerr said:
Hello I have the Lg G2 Sprint, and recently the ota for lollipop was pushed to my phone. I tried installing it (at the time was rooted), it failed halfway. Yesterday I then got the notification for the update again. (After having factory reset the phone) I tried installing it and that to failed halfway. I would love it if you guys could please point me in the right direction. I have been looking over the internet and have not found anything helpful based on my problem. I am sorry if this isn't exactly a question per say, but I thank you giys for any help I may get. I just want to update my phone and not go through the trouble of hours of reinstalling apps and music, etc. Thank you all for your time.
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Root breaks update. Always has. If you have changed any file, update fails. If you are using ls980 on any network other then sprint, update will fail as there are files changed.

I was rooted but unrooted and factory reset and it's doing the very same thing. I've got an unlocked LS980 G2 that's been flashed to the Boost Network. Currently running KitKat 4.4.2 , but when I proceed with install the phone resets, appears to install the update slowly till about half-way then skips straight to the end. After restarting itself, it's still running 4.4.2 and says no updates are available.
The phone was previously rooted, but I performed a full unroot via SuperSU, factory reset and confirmed via Root Checker. Any idea what's going wrong here?

Was it initially set as Sprint? The APN may be different which causes it to fail.

secret.animal said:
Was it initially set as Sprint? The APN may be different which causes it to fail.
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I'm not really sure, but i believe so. How might one get around that?

Grab root back, make a copy of your file from /system/etc/apns-conf.XML
Then replace with https://mega.co.nz/#!iEdAxQAK!KfjYqgbPvEgW2ar2dPh4vCaVlrIemkxJ10q_w8XVdTg
Make sure permissions are correct.

secret.animal said:
Grab root back, make a copy of your file from /system/etc/apns-conf.XML
Then replace with /#!iEdAxQAK!KfjYqgbPvEgW2ar2dPh4vC
Make sure permissions are correct.
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I'll try it! Thank you!!

Hello so the same thing that Nexus experienced is still happening to me. But I haven't changed the network provider, I only unrooted and then factory reset. Again after the third time since I originally posted, the update failed again. I don't get it, not rooted, factory reset twice now... and it still doesn't work.

DeadKerr said:
Hello so the same thing that Nexus experienced is still happening to me. But I haven't changed the network provider, I only unrooted and then factory reset. Again after the third time since I originally posted, the update failed again. I don't get it, not rooted, factory reset twice now... and it still doesn't work.
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Everyone has to remember that the update is very specific. Any change at all will break the update.
Usually it is just APN settings that may be changed on some. Especially boost being that it runs on sprint network.

"Compatibility Patch" LG G4

"Compatibility patch" update showed up in my notification area. When I clicked on it, it took me to the LG software update section and said that this file is needed to fix some issues with app compatibility.
After installing the program asks to reboot the phone. Once the notification is clicked on, the phone reboots.
Phone is not rooted. It seemed a little sketchy since there's really no other information anywhere else on the net. It seems a bunch of other people have got this but no real info.
Just wondering if anybody else has got this update.
Thanx.

I didn't get this "comp patch" as an individual update. Last week, I got the update with the security patches from July 1 (German G4, no branding), and it looks like that this patch was included. It now shows in the list of installed LG applications, where it didn't appear before. My wife (LG G3) got this patch as a single install (~1 week ago).

I have got this compatibility patch too, and in description of this app is 20160809 so it is 1 week old. But what was going about in that "fix"... :/

I've got the patch today too. But haven't rebooted yet.

U talking about this one? What is that supposed to do?

I have got this update and now it keep asking to reboot in notification bar. I have done restart many times but no luck.

akarshad said:
I have got this update and now it keep asking to reboot in notification bar. I have done restart many times but no luck.
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If you have the encryption on then turn it off and reboot. That should resolve the issue and then you can turn it back on. Hope it works for you.

akarshad said:
I have got this update and now it keep asking to reboot in notification bar. I have done restart many times but no luck.
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Hi Akarshad, I've got exactly the same issue. Installed, rebooted multiple times and the notification to reboot is still there telling me to reboot to finalise the install.

Problem with the Patch
I got the same patch on my LG V10. Thinking nothing of it I agreed to install and reboot. Once I had done so, I now have the Yellow Boot Warning at every boot. And also a bunch of my system apps stopped working. Camera, Phone, Music. I don't remember ever flashing a ROM that would trigger the warning seeing as how I got the update to 6.0.1 a few days before and hadn't done anything since. So I flashed back to stock with LGUP and the problems still persist. This is my first post ever, any advice. I apologize as I know this is a LGG4 thread.

If you did anything to the system image, you may have issues applying the OTA. @SixTheAmateur: did you modify in any way your V10? Did you flash a KDZ not officially available to your V10?

Index100 said:
Hi Akarshad, I've got exactly the same issue. Installed, rebooted multiple times and the notification to reboot is still there telling me to reboot to finalise the install.
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Yes that was the problem. Solved after disabling encryption

Guys the compatibility patch dissappeared??? Help yesterday it showed up Today nothing

Ok now i'm getting this on my g4 as well... Anyone ever figure out if this is a worthwhile update fir a non-rooted phone or if it's just LG crapware?

Copperwolf said:
Ok now i'm getting this on my g4 as well... Anyone ever figure out if this is a worthwhile update fir a non-rooted phone or if it's just LG crapware?
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I've had massive compatibility issues with my g4 and apps I like to use. I noticed this today and definitely installed it. I have been able to use the apps I hadn't been able to use.
It seems to be going well so far. I'd say do it.
It seems to be frozen/disabled after installing, odd.
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Press and hold on notifications to see which app is giving them

Compatibility Patch Mystery to T-Mobile and LG
I got a notice for a compatibility patch several weeks ago.
Rather than click I contacted LG, who knew nothing of it.
So I contacted T-Mobile, my carrier, and they knew nothing of it and suggested I don't down load it.
It popped up again today and I'm going to ignore it until I understand what it will do.
Good Luck!

Similar experience. I had issues with my phone afterward and had to get a new one.
Similar experience. I had issues with my phone afterward and had to get a new one.
nikooe said:
"Compatibility patch" update showed up in my notification area. When I clicked on it, it took me to the LG software update section and said that this file is needed to fix some issues with app compatibility.
After installing the program asks to reboot the phone. Once the notification is clicked on, the phone reboots.
Phone is not rooted. It seemed a little sketchy since there's really no other information anywhere else on the net. It seems a bunch of other people have got this but no real info.
Just wondering if anybody else has got this update.
Thanx.
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