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[Q] JB Update Fails.

So I was happy to read the Tmo GS3 finally getting JB and even happier when my phone pulled it.
However I cannot get it to install.
I'm full stock ROM. I did root via "debugfs-based Root for Galaxy S III"
The first time it failed I remembered I had programs frozen.
Unfroze them, still failed.
So I uninstalled my SuperUser app and told it to remove root.
Both Root Checker and Titanium Backup show no root access.
Update still fails.
Am I missing a step here? Or am I looking at resetting the phone to update it?

Are you updating via OTA or kies. Kies works after root. OTA not so much
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ElectricMenace said:
Are you updating via OTA or kies. Kies works after root. OTA not so much
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OTA.
Going through the settings and telling to check (pull) the update.
Was unaware root broke that :\
I take it even though I'm not not rooted it does not matter.

Does your binary say custom in about phone
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Does your binary say custom in about phone
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I'm not seeing binary listed under about device or about device -> status.

I would get the same errors trying to update directly to my phone and instead just updated using kies and it went smooth like silk.
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justice26 said:
I would get the same errors trying to update directly to my phone and instead just updated using kies and it went smooth like silk.
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Ah Kies...
I still can't get that to work
When I plug in my phone it just sits at the loading circle forever. (But that's an issue for another topic)

Disturbed_One said:
Ah Kies...
I still can't get that to work
When I plug in my phone it just sits at the loading circle forever. (But that's an issue for another topic)
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Do you have the updated version of kies?
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justice26 said:
Do you have the updated version of kies?
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Yeah, never used it before so I downloaded it brand new and updated it right away.
Went through a ton of steps for drivers and still nothing

What os are u using?
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Win 7, 64 bit.

What mode do u have your phone in when you conect it to your computer. Also turn off your firewall.
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justice26 said:
What mode do u have your phone in when you conect it to your computer. Also turn off your firewall.
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Camera mode right now.
Also tried with debug on and off, but Kies complains when it's off.
So I know it sees it, but does nothing when debug is on.

Disturbed_One said:
Camera mode right now.
Also tried with debug on and off, but Kies complains when it's off.
So I know it sees it, but does nothing when debug is on.
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I believe it should be on media
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Ugh, I cant stand kies, personally. Never use it. Imo there is a much better, safer, nore efficient method.
You are rooted so im assuming you want to stay that way correct?
Go to the firmware thread in my sig and towards the top of the op you will see a section called root66.
Download the latest root66 firmware. Extract the file using 7zip, it should be a .tar.md5 file.
You will use Odin to flash this. If you arennt familiar with Odin, go to the 2nd post to download the latest vrrsion, 3.07. Below that you will find instructions for many different methods, find the flash in Odin one and follow the steps.
The root66 firmware is identical to the stock released by T-Mobile, except it comes pre-rooted, so you wont have to worry bout it after!
Good luck whichever way you go!
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Disturbed_One said:
So I was happy to read the Tmo GS3 finally getting JB and even happier when my phone pulled it.
However I cannot get it to install.
I'm full stock ROM. I did root via "debugfs-based Root for Galaxy S III"
The first time it failed I remembered I had programs frozen.
Unfroze them, still failed.
So I uninstalled my SuperUser app and told it to remove root.
Both Root Checker and Titanium Backup show no root access.
Update still fails.
Am I missing a step here? Or am I looking at resetting the phone to update it?
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you have a custom recovery installed? i'll make this easy for you. stop playing around with OTA's lol... here you go. hit the thanks button bud.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1875923
download, boot to recovery, format system, do a factory reset, fresh start with a new base...
Disturbed_One said:
Camera mode right now.
Also tried with debug on and off, but Kies complains when it's off.
So I know it sees it, but does nothing when debug is on.
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again why are you messing with keys? if you have a custom recovery installed, and already rooted, why are you making this difficult for yourself

Op of that thread will tell you to do exactly what I just did a post or so ago. Just sayin that you should update your firmware before flashing custom roms.
Not required, but recommended for running the jb roms. Otherwise you dont get the full update.
Firmware via odin will update 10 partitions, custom roms only 2-3 on average.
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justice26 said:
I believe it should be on media
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Thank you my good sir.
Doing that Kies was finally able to see the phone. Can't believe that's all it was.
I did some backup with it, but the update fails there as well.
DocHoliday77 said:
Ugh, I cant stand kies, personally. Never use it. Imo there is a much better, safer, nore efficient method.
You are rooted so im assuming you want to stay that way correct?
Go to the firmware thread in my sig and towards the top of the op you will see a section called root66.
Download the latest root66 firmware. Extract the file using 7zip, it should be a .tar.md5 file.
You will use Odin to flash this. If you arennt familiar with Odin, go to the 2nd post to download the latest vrrsion, 3.07. Below that you will find instructions for many different methods, find the flash in Odin one and follow the steps.
The root66 firmware is identical to the stock released by T-Mobile, except it comes pre-rooted, so you wont have to worry bout it after!
Good luck whichever way you go!
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I un-rooted currently.
Actually just did a factory reset to try and get the update, still fails.
EDIT:
Your way seems to be what I'm looking for.
Stock with root. Really have no interest in 3rd party ROM's unless it's Nexus style vanilla.
cobraboy85 said:
you have a custom recovery installed? i'll make this easy for you. stop playing around with OTA's lol... here you go. hit the thanks button bud.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1875923
download, boot to recovery, format system, do a factory reset, fresh start with a new base...
again why are you messing with keys? if you have a custom recovery installed, and already rooted, why are you making this difficult for yourself
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I have nothing custom installed.
I rooted the stock ICS rom, that was all.

Try it in a different computer.
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justice26 said:
Try it in a different computer.
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Tried with my laptop, still failed.
For whatever reason, stock rooted then unrooted ROM did not want to be updated either way.
Ended up going with the root66 JB option and ODIN.
Honestly was trying to avoid it, but it was really no hassle and the deed has been done.
Now to get back to restoring everything.

Update

Okay my phone been saying I can update it now, which I still haven't done it yet one cos it really not a big file i noticed & two it seems everyone got some issue with it soft bricking the phones... My question is what did the update do? & anyone got the update w/o soft brick & is rooted?
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No clue. But if you haven't touched anything in the /system partition (I.e. removing the bloatware, installing 3rd party drivers from apps like viper4android, using xposed, etc etc) then the install should go just fine.
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Update summary
Effective January 8th, 2014, a software update for the LG Optimus G Pro (E980) will be available to AT&T customers. Customers will be able to update over the air via Wi-Fi.
Software update includes
Closed Captioning: Closed captioning option will appear in full screen mode for video files that are closed captioning supported.
Battery and Data icons in AT&T apps folder: You now have quick and easy access from your device home screen in the AT&T folder to manage data usage or optimize battery life.
Dual camera: You can take still photos using the front and rear camera at the same time.
Video pause and resume: You can pause and resume while recording a video.
Smart video: With eye detection, if you stop watching a video, the video will pause.
Home button LED: You can set the home button LED for "Favorite" contacts. Go to "Favorite" contact > Edit > Home Button LED.
Unused apps: You can set notifications for unused apps at: Settings > Apps > Menu key > Unused apps.
http://www.wireless.att.com/support/...rialId=1107330
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someone said if you aren't rooted already and take this update then you won't be able to root and if you take this update while you have a custom recovery installed you will soft brick your phone.

deadenz said:
someone said if you aren't rooted already and take this update then you won't be able to root and if you take this update while you have a custom recovery installed you will soft brick your phone.
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I tried the update. On my GPro was rooted on stock Rom. Got stuck in horrible CWM boot loop had to restore with LG R&D test tool... was kinda scared for a minute.
"Klaatu Barada Nikto"

So how do we do this update? Go back to stock & root it but dont flash a custom recovery? This is so much work for that lil update.

Seeing as this is question #3648596925385925486526595 about the matter, just don't update. Its not that big of a deal. Its still 4.1.2 nuff said
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joe3681 said:
Seeing as this is question #3648596925385925486526595 about the matter, just don't update. Its not that big of a deal. Its still 4.1.2 nuff said
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okay tyvm all I wanted to know if it was worth it...

It doesn't have anything but data and battery monitor. Dual camera but I thought somehow it already had
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Well I got bored & my curiosity got the best of me so I updated it... So as to my question, dont have custom recovery but be rooted before you update or you wont be able to root after update... :0p
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Yep and having cwm installed when you update will result in cwm flash
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joe3681 said:
Yep and having cwm installed when you update will result in cwm flash
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it'll result in a soft brick from what I hear.

I did both already one wit custom recovery which soft bricked my phone, had to factory reset it using lg flash tool. After i did that I rooted using universal didnt flash nothing & jus updated & its fine. So yea dont update if you have custom recovery installed
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esimon311 said:
I tried the update. On my GPro was rooted on stock Rom. Got stuck in horrible CWM boot loop had to restore with LG R&D test tool... was kinda scared for a minute.
"Klaatu Barada Nikto"
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haveing same issue flash tool now working it says low battry

lakshyamodi65 said:
haveing same issue flash tool now working it says low battry
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•Follow the steps in madmack thread to get yourself back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302660
•Then you can root wit Universal Root
(Do not install or flash any custom recovery)
•Update
Now u can
•Install your custom recovery using FreeGee
Good Luck ;D
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SDChargerGurl said:
•Follow the steps in madmack thread to get yourself back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302660
•Then you can root wit Universal Root
(Do not install or flash any custom recovery)
•Update
Now u can
•Install your custom recovery using FreeGee
Good Luck ;D
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not working it says bettry low and it is charged 90%

lakshyamodi65 said:
not working it says bettry low and it is charged 90%
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there were other people having this same issue. look through the threads for it.. I don't remember where I saw it but it's in there somewhere.

Does anyone know if there will be a way to flash a custom recovery again with this update? I really want CWM back
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MrKite4 said:
Does anyone know if there will be a way to flash a custom recovery again with this update? I really want CWM back
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Yesh once you do the update without any custom recovery installed, use freegee from the market to get it back
http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.shell.freegee_free

SDChargerGurl said:
Yesh once you do the update without any custom recovery installed, use freegee from the market to get it back
http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.shell.freegee_free
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Have you tried it and it worked? I tried it once before after I restored my phone from a soft brick caused by the update, then I ran freegee and it would show the screen where it says the bootloader was unlocked with the LG logo then jump to another screen with just the LG logo and just kept looping in that boot forcing me to do another restore. I don't know if something went wrong and that's why I didn't work
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MrKite4 said:
Have you tried it and it worked? I tried it once before after I restored my phone from a soft brick caused by the update, then I ran freegee and it would show the screen where it says the bootloader was unlocked with the LG logo then jump to another screen with just the LG logo and just kept looping in that boot forcing me to do another restore. I don't know if something went wrong and that's why I didn't work
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I actually made this thread because of all i was hearing bout it soft bricking the phones. I didn't wanna update it if it wasn't worth it. Well I did it anyways yes I did do it once with a soft bricked then restored it like i said in a thread earlier & was successful

[Q] How do I get the OTA Kit-Kat with a rooted v 4.1.2 ?

How do I get the OTA Kit-Kat with a rooted v 4.1.2 ? I have SuperSu for the Superuser app and see no option to do a temp unroot (if that will even work for the OTA update).
I have managed to stay out of trouble so far, the OTA update downloads and tries to install - then I get the error "Root suspected" during the beginning of the update process. I can just turn off and on and everything is fine. I would like KitKat, but I'm seeing so many threads saying the At&T Optimus G Pro (E980) with the 4.1.2 ROM is exempt from most of the tricks supplied here for this unit. I don't know how I managed to finally root it, I tried 5 methods then went back to the first one I tried that failed before and it worked the second time. I think it was a wrong ADB version running on my laptop.
Any tried and true methods to get KitKat for this beast and still have root? Thanks.

Flash kk with flashtool and simply root it
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Little more help please...
tomi001 said:
Flash kk with flashtool and simply root it
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How do I flash the AT&T KK ? Is the official ROM here, or where is it downloaded to the phone so I can copy to SD card or PC?
Just to be sure we are on the same page, you are referring to LG Flashtools, correct?
Please take it easy on this newbie! I don't know all the acronyms, to me there is nothing quite simple about it!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2760895
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Thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2760895
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Thanks for the help! :laugh:

Can I receive official T-Mobile Lollipop update if I root my phone?

I'm talking if I just root it, and leave as is. No custom roms, kernels, or anything like that. Would I still be able to update to the official Lollipop through my phone in settings > about device > software update???

tikay00 said:
I'm talking if I just root it, and leave as is. No custom roms, kernels, or anything like that. Would I still be able to update to the official Lollipop through my phone in settings > about device > software update???
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If you root it, you won't get official updates

Yousvel said:
If you root it, you won't get official updates
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I thought you could? It would just get rid of the root. I'm pretty sure that's what I did with the update before the last
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I'm rooted and I can get updates, just tried it out since I'm not on 4.4.4
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And another question. Will adaway work with 4.4.4? I remember when I rooted my note 2, it had 4.4.3 or something like that, and adaway didn't work. Looked up why, and people were saying because of jellybean.
Pretty much the only reason why I wanna root again is for ad blocking, cpu sleeper, and get rid of a bunch of bloatware.

tikay00 said:
I'm talking if I just root it, and leave as is. No custom roms, kernels, or anything like that. Would I still be able to update to the official Lollipop through my phone in settings > about device > software update???
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not through the settings but you could just download the firmware package from samfirmware.com and then flash it with Odin. It will give you the full update just as the method you mentioned in your post

shogun2212 said:
not through the settings but you could just download the firmware package from samfirmware.com and then flash it with Odin. It will give you the full update just as the method you mentioned in your post
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Awesome, all I wanted to know. Appreciate the reply.
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No problem at all. You going to root it knowing this now?
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No problem at all. You going to root it knowing this now?
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Yeah. I tried to just keep it stock, and use adblock plus, but it messes up the YouTube app. Gotta refresh it all the time now. Def gonna root now.
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Just rooted. FLAWLESS VICTORY!!! Never going back to stock crew, checking in.
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that's good to hear
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Htc One M8 How to stop update?

I don't want to upgrade to lollipop and I've frozen the updater app, but I still get these terrible popups that ask me to update. I've rooted, s-offed, installed twrp, and completely modded the system, so there's no way the update would work anyway. If anyone has a way to get rid of these popups, please help.
Running 4.4.4
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miapuffia said:
I don't want to upgrade to lollipop and I've frozen the updater app, but I still get these terrible popups that ask me to update. I've rooted, s-offed, installed twrp, and completely modded the system, so there's no way the update would work anyway. If anyone has a way to get rid of these popups, please help.
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Yes. Flash a custom ROM. There are several that are very near stock (I recommend MaximusHD). Being on the stock ROM is what is prompting you to update via OTA.

xunholyx said:
Yes. Flash a custom ROM. There are several that are very near stock (I recommend MaximusHD). Being on the stock ROM is what is prompting you to update via OTA.
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Pardon?

I would love to try a custom rom but the htc One M8 I'm asking about is my dad's and he was reluctant to even let me do what I've done so far. I need a stock solution. Would doing the update and letting it fail keep the pop-up out of my hair for a while? Is there an activity I can freeze in some system app from Rom Toolbox or something?
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miapuffia said:
I would love to try a custom rom but the htc One M8 I'm asking about is my dad's and he was reluctant to even let me do what I've done so far. I need a stock solution. Would doing the update and letting it fail keep the pop-up out of my hair for a while? Is there an activity I can freeze in some system app from Rom Toolbox or something?
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No. It won't.
Tell your Dad not to worry.
Since you are still running the stock ROM, go to settings > about > more, and post what it says next to build number.

The build number for me wasn't exactly where you said but that's ok. On a side note it really sucks that you can't copy things like build number right from the settings.
Build Number: 3.28.605.4 CL390638 release-keys
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miapuffia said:
I don't want to upgrade to lollipop and I've frozen the updater app, but I still get these terrible popups that ask me to update. I've rooted, s-offed, installed twrp, and completely modded the system, so there's no way the update would work anyway. If anyone has a way to get rid of these popups, please help.
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Freeze CheckinProvider.apk too

I'll try that thanks.
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xunholyx said:
Pardon?
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Sorry fat thumb.

I've frozen all the apps mentioned but after a reboot the problem persists. If I flashed a stock rom would it go away?
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Try use a root explorer to rename those two apks to .bak then reboot.
CheckinProvider.apk --> CheckinProvider.bak
updater.apk --> updater.bak
That's how I do it.

Sorry I wasn't specific, but what I meant by freeze was that I renamed them to .app. This didn't fix anything though.
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Then the software updates tab is gone, right ?
Also try change this in build.prop
ro.config.htc.enableCOTA=1
to
ro.config.htc.enableCOTA=0
Other than this, no more idea.

I'm very confused. What update tab exactly are you referring to, and I don't even have that line in my build.prop according to Rom Toolbox.
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I mean when you go to settings - about - you don't see software updates on top after you froze those apks.
I'm outside and replying you on mobile. Can't attach a screenshot.
Can you attach here your build.prop then I'll check it later when I'm home
(in next two hours)

I don't see anything about an update in About but I don't remember seeing one earlier either. Either way an update button is not what is annoying. The pop-up is my only concern. My dad won't update android manually and it would fail anyway but a phone that bullies it's user ever few minutes to update is unbearable. Is there an easy way to upload a file here from my phone without linking to a Google Drive file?
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You don't see that because you already froze the apks.
I never attach anything from phone, only from PC. Just zip the build.prop and attach here, no need dropbox or gdrive.