Hi guys,
I'm trying to root my t-mobile G4, but before that I would like to clear some of my questions.
say I have rooted my G4 and installed custom ROM and wanted to go back to pure stock, would it allow me to OTA then?
I only ask because I've owned Samsung devices with Knox and once knox is tripped OTA is permanently disabled even going back to factory stock.
This is my first LG device, besides nexus 4 and 5, I own and wondering if this is possible.
Thank you in avance and I'd give big thanks to for those who answer.
That is why I kind of liked nexus devices, never had to worry but wanted to try something else other than pure android.
Sry for commenting on ur post . But is there any one who can suggest me a custom rom for htc desire 526 G PLUS
Rockinghs said:
Sry for commenting on ur post . But is there any one who can suggest me a custom rom for htc desire 526 G PLUS
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you are posting on the LG G4 thread. Try posting in the HTC section
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sharpehenry said:
Hi guys,
I'm trying to root my t-mobile G4, but before that I would like to clear some of my questions.
say I have rooted my G4 and installed custom ROM and wanted to go back to pure stock, would it allow me to OTA then?
I only ask because I've owned Samsung devices with Knox and once knox is tripped OTA is permanently disabled even going back to factory stock.
This is my first LG device, besides nexus 4 and 5, I own and wondering if this is possible.
Thank you in avance and I'd give big thanks to for those who answer.
That is why I kind of liked nexus devices, never had to worry but wanted to try something else other than pure android.
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You should be able to KDZ (this is like odin) back to full stock, this would make your device like it was out of the box, no root all bloat. Then you can OTA to your hearts content. Be warned, if you revert and OTA, you may not Be able to root or roll back so you can.
You can find the stock KDZ in the region and section, Autoprime has them posted.
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You should be able to KDZ (this is like odin) back to full stock, this would make your device like it was out of the box, no root all bloat. Then you can OTA to your hearts content. Be warned, if you revert and OTA, you may not Be able to root or roll back so you can.
You can find the stock KDZ in the region and section, Autoprime has them posted.
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Yes, I'm aware OTA and rooting are enemies. I asked because when I sell my phone in swappa, i've had better luck with fully stock, OTA ready than rooted/custom rom'ed.
Thanks for everything, I now can root peacefully.
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I know this was talked about here.
I have rooted my phone i have CWM recovery (installed status bar mod), and my device status is modified ( i cant run system update)..
Any way i can change it without loosing data ? Because all solutions i found included wiping data ... And i hate restoring data with titanium stuff etc...
Thanks folx !
In another thread i was told to go to chainfires root thread but there is only a way with wiping data...
Any one knows way without wiping any data ?
Try triangle away
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You can NOT use OTA updates after rooting. Period. Even if you get your device status to normal (which requires you to factory reset after rooting and running Triangle Away). OTA updates will only work on unmodified systems.
You can, however, get the update from sammobile and flash with Odin.
To quote a person who is a great deal more knowledgeable about the subject:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33709557&postcount=179
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You can NOT use OTA updates after rooting. Period. Even if you get your device status to normal (which requires you to factory reset after rooting and running Triangle Away). OTA updates will only work on unmodified systems.
You can, however, get the update from sammobile and flash with Odin.
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Erm, not true. I am rooted and device is normal. Recently I just did an OTA update. After that still used OTA Rootkeeper to restore root.
I have been trying to find a way to get my status: Modified back to normal without wiping data(rooted, stock rom/recovery) but I have had no luck...would be nice if there is a way to do it!
Seifer1975 said:
Erm, not true. I am rooted and device is normal. Recently I just did an OTA update. After that still used OTA Rootkeeper to restore root.
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That was sheer blind luck then. OTAs are incremental updates, so you could just have easily have bricked your phone doing that.
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gandalf21502 said:
I have been trying to find a way to get my status: Modified back to normal without wiping data(rooted, stock rom/recovery) but I have had no luck...would be nice if there is a way to do it!
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There isn't.
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That was sheer blind luck then. OTAs are incremental updates, so you could just have easily have bricked your phone doing that.
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There isn't.
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Oh, I doubt the risk of that happening is high. While I am rooted, everything else on my phone is still stock.
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gandalf21502 said:
I have been trying to find a way to get my status: Modified back to normal without wiping data(rooted, stock rom/recovery) but I have had no luck...would be nice if there is a way to do it!
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Well, I was rooted and my device shows normal. I did not wipe data, factory reset or flash a stock ROM again after rooting. In fact, my phone showed modified immediately after rooted and mysteriously changed to normal the day after without me doing anything at all. The only possibility I can think of is that I used the jig as well as triangle away. If you have a jig, you might want to try and see if it works.
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You can NOT use OTA updates after rooting. Period. Even if you get your device status to normal (which requires you to factory reset after rooting and running Triangle Away). OTA updates will only work on unmodified systems.
You can, however, get the update from sammobile and flash with Odin.
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That was sheer blind luck then. OTAs are incremental updates, so you could just have easily have bricked your phone doing that.
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There isn't.
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You seem wrong about many things here in this thread. You can definitely do OTA updates after root, but you will most likely lose root... I'm aware you have 2000+ posts, but be careful what you say...
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I have jig... what have you done with it ? Just stick it in?
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You get "modified" status because of custom recovery. If you want "official" status just flash the stock recovery with ODIN. And yes you will lose root, but you will get OTA updates.
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DanDroidian said:
You seem wrong about many things here in this thread. You can definitely do OTA updates after root, but you will most likely lose root... I'm aware you have 2000+ posts, but be careful what you say...
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I guess you can quote Chainfire as being wrong as well then, because he says pretty much the same thing. OTA's are usually incremental updates, which means they patch existing files rather than replace them. IF you've just rooted and not done ANYthing else, you can probably get away with flashing an OTA. But if you've patched anything, expect trouble.
If you use ODIN to flash the OTA, you're probably safe as it has coding to fix such problems (as far as I can discern anyway), but flashing the OTA without is just asking for it.
OTA Updates are overrated, why wait for an OTA when you can download from sammobile at your leisure.
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kirilorius said:
You get "modified" status because of custom recovery. If you want "official" status just flash the stock recovery with ODIN. And yes you will lose root, but you will get OTA updates.
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Does anyone know if stock Rogers for i317m is available anywhere online yet?
And secondly, does this phone get OTA updates or is it via Kies? My SGS2 were via Kies only and carrier specific.
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Coud i flash different Country rom via ODIN? Will i have Some problems with it?
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My recovery is stock, and is say's modified. The only thing I did was root the phone, stock rom/recovery.
I have a Jig from my S2 days...how will inserting the jig reset it? Anything else need done other than insert it? Did not know the Jig would work with the N2...did not work with my S3.
With the phone off, insert the jig. It should boot into download mode. Then I reboot. That's all I did. I am not saying it will work, just that this was the only thing I did differently from others. Otherwise cannot explain why my status shows normal even though I am rooted and did not factory reset or wipe data after that.
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I guess you can quote Chainfire as being wrong as well then, because he says pretty much the same thing. OTA's are usually incremental updates, which means they patch existing files rather than replace them. IF you've just rooted and not done ANYthing else, you can probably get away with flashing an OTA. But if you've patched anything, expect trouble.
If you use ODIN to flash the OTA, you're probably safe as it has coding to fix such problems (as far as I can discern anyway), but flashing the OTA without is just asking for it.
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Hi,
I have a galaxy S2, and i have ordered note 2.
I was running a stock rom, with root, cwm, lots of mods, and many themes applied, and i was still able to get ota updates. So if you can do that on the s2, i would think you could it on a n2 too.
Corey
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Hope this helps:
As I mentioned in this thread, I now have rooted stock 4.1.2 and "Device status: Normal".
The OTA software update process doesn't hang anymore now
springer.music said:
I've just flashed this firmware with Mobile Odin Pro and selected all the wipes + root/mobile odin injection.
Now my N7105 is rooted with "Device status: Normal".
When I rooted it using this guide (stock recovery method), I had "Device status: Modified", so it was not possible to check for OTA updates.
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I got my Nexus 4 yesterday, so I'm going to unroot my Bell S3 and return to the original firmware so I can sell it.
I rooted using odin, apparently in a manner that does not trip the flash counter thing. Not too sure about this.
Can anyone tell me, or provide with a link to a guide on how to unroot the S3?
Also is there is an easy way to unlock the S3?
I read here that you can do it for free. Does anyone know if this works/still applies?
If you flash a stock firmware you lose root. Try flashing the finding a stock firmware that you require for that and try it.
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just found this looking for a stock rom. http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-unroot/how-to-unroot-canadian-galaxy-s3-sgh-i747m-stock-roms/
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I got my Nexus 4 yesterday, so I'm going to unroot my Bell S3 and return to the original firmware so I can sell it.
I rooted using odin, apparently in a manner that does not trip the flash counter thing. Not too sure about this.
Can anyone tell me, or provide with a link to a guide on how to unroot the S3?
Also is there is an easy way to unlock the S3?
I read here that you can do it for free. Does anyone know if this works/still applies?
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let me tell you something, it cant hurt to factory reset the phone and try to sell it as it is. when i got my S3, i reset my rooted S2 running AOKP's Jelly Bean and had it sold in under a week...for good money. the buyer didnt care that it was rooted. some want to tether. others prefer a stock android look to TW. you have options. cheers
I am getting a warranty replacement phone today and I'm assuming it will have the md5 TW installed. I know the TW 4.3 leak is out currently which I'm assuming means the official update will actually be released soon. My question is this:
should I root my new phone as soon as it gets here or wait for the update before trying to root?
Do any of you know or anticipate any difficulties with rooting 4.3?
A related question, if I root when I get the phone but don't install TWRP or CWM will I still be able to get the 4.3 update when it's released?
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I am getting a warranty replacement phone today and I'm assuming it will have the md5 TW installed. I know the TW 4.3 leak is out currently which I'm assuming means the official update will actually be released soon. My question is this:
should I root my new phone as soon as it gets here or wait for the update before trying to root?
Do any of you know or anticipate any difficulties with rooting 4.3?
A related question, if I root when I get the phone but don't install TWRP or CWM will I still be able to get the 4.3 update when it's released?
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Given the ICQ & Knox, I have a feeling rooting Stock 4.3 would be challenge. I'd root now. But after the update comes, it will wipe your Root. Your best bet, flash the Leaked version of you want or wait for the Root66 to be released after the official release.
First, if you wait for an OTA, you might be waiting several weeks after the update is released.
Imo it doesn't matter what you do, there will likely be a root66 firmware and roms available before you ever get the OTA.
Re-read my OP for my 4.3 Rom. Updated.
I seriously doubt Knox will be included in the official firmware. If I'm right we will only need worry bout seLinux.
Though it'll be a little more of a hassle, I don't think rooting 4.3 will be much of a problem.
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See my post here for why I think Knox won't be around.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47136187
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DocHoliday77 said:
First, if you wait for an OTA, you might be waiting several weeks after the update is released.
Imo it doesn't matter what you do, there will likely be a root66 firmware and roms available before you ever get the OTA.
Re-read my OP for my 4.3 Rom. Updated.
I seriously doubt Knox will be included in the official firmware. If I'm right we will only need worry bout seLinux.
Though it'll be a little more of a hassle, I don't think rooting 4.3 will be much of a problem.
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See my post here for why I think Knox won't be around.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47136187
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Doc you didn't see my question on SeLinux on your Leak Thread ?
Not sure, May have missed it. I'll go look for it in a few min. Gotta address a few more PM's that have been waiting real quick. Will check for your post right after.
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Doc you didn't see my question on SeLinux on your Leak Thread ?
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When did you post? Went back about 5-7 pages and didn't see it. Unless I missed it again!
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When did you post? Went back about 5-7 pages and didn't see it. Unless I missed it again!
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It was this post.
Thanks for the answers, good to know it shouldn't matter much. I guess I'm still gun shy from having had an htc sensation, with that if you hadn't rooted before one of the updates you were a little screwed and had to do several more steps to root.
Update 2/11/14: This thread has evolved into a very informative thread! Please take the time to read the many posts in this thread, there is alot of q&a, troubleshooting and general good info. Thanks!!
My wife just checked her stock VZW HTC One, and her download has started. 617 MB in size! Go get your update now for those who are stock. I suggest waiting for our resident developers to do their magic on a custom stock ROM and more.
Note **I had to manually check for an update, and then initiate the download.**
Update: after the OTA downloaded, it did not prompt to install the update. Doing a complete shutdown, then starting the phone normally brings up the prompt for the update. Have fun!
What happens if I allow the OTA s-off with a custom recovery?
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What happens if I allow the OTA s-off with a custom recovery?
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If you're running a custom recovery, as far as I know the OTA won't run because of the custom recovery. I would HIGHLY advise waiting for a Stock rooted ROM (such as Santod's when it is available), or one of the custom ROM's once they are updated to include the OTA.
Got any before and after shots of the camera improvements with the new OTA?
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What happens if I allow the OTA s-off with a custom recovery?
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Just to clarify you can still update via OTA even if you are s-off if you are running the stock ROM and stock recovery. S-off on its own doesn't prevent updates. However, a custom recovery does.
Verizon pulled a fast one on me. I am thoroughly impressed.
Here's the link to the changelog:
http://support.verizonwireless.com/content/dam/support/pdf/system_update/htc-one.pdf
Build Number: 3.11.605.1
Baseband: 1.13.41.0109_2
Google wallet tap to Pay now works!!!
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Is it normal for the firmware download to run at 3G speeds? Device Management is running and even though I am connected to WiFi, it is extremely slow and my 3G icon is visible. Also, while I was downloading, I drove home and never went to 4G, which is unusual.
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I even tried turning data off when connected to WiFi and toggling Global.
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Can someone post the update before they accept it?
I want the Ota file if anyone has it. Thank you
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Just to clarify you can still update via OTA even if you are s-off if you are running the stock ROM and stock recovery. S-off on its own doesn't prevent updates. However, a custom recovery does.
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My phone is S-off; rooted; with TWRP Recovery. I just received the notification for the Kit Kat update. I didn't download it, and don't know if it would install - but, I'm reasonably sure it would.
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My phone is S-off; rooted; with TWRP Recovery. I just received the notification for the Kit Kat update. I didn't download it, and don't know if it would install - but, I'm reasonably sure it would.
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..... NO it will not. updates only work on the stock recovery.
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Is it normal for the firmware download to run at 3G speeds? Device Management is running and even though I am connected to WiFi, it is extremely slow and my 3G icon is visible. Also, while I was downloading, I drove home and never went to 4G, which is unusual.
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I even tried turning data off when connected to WiFi and toggling Global.
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May just be due to the number of people downloading at this point. What ROM are you using (Stock I assume, as well as stock recovery)?
Both the Wife and I are downloading it now. Hopefully this fixes her dead notification light issue. The light still works it just notify her of new messages, e-mails, missed calls, etc. I am sure hard reset would fix the issue, just trying to avoid having to spend a couple hours buried in her phone restoring it to how it was.
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http://support.verizonwireless.com/dam/support/pdf/system_update/htc-one.pdf
Change log from Verizon
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..... NO it will not. updates only work on the stock recovery.
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My bad.
Any real world comments on low light camera improvements?
Or anything else in the update for that matter.
Thanks...
the ONE
It figures they push the update right after I flash a custom recovery
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jacobsensei said:
Any real world comments on low light camera improvements?
Or anything else in the update for that matter.
Thanks...
the ONE
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It might try to mask the camera issue, but since it's a hardware problem it won't actually fix it completely.
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Lol isn't it funny how both CDMA carriers beat both GSM carriers to the update you know there some people out there butt hurt because of this ?
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Darkmx2000 said:
Lol isn't if funny how both CDMA carriers beat both GSM carriers to the update you know there some people out there butt hurt because of this ?
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Lol! I'm sure you're right! Verizon had to do something though, and I'm sure HTC may have pushed Verizon on getting this update out asap!
I am trying to get my phone unrooted but a bit confused about the process. I am running h81010g rooted on my LG-H810 AT&T G4. I know there's a thread about using KDZ & TOT methods, but there isn't anything available for at&t phones. Any idea how to get back unrooted?
My reason for wanting the phone unrooted is cause of lack of any development for the att version, i would rather have later updates than wait around on an older firmware (not that att gets out updates in a timely fashion).
Use the same process you used to root with. The image you want to install is the UNrooted h81010g
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Use the same process you used to root with. The image you want to install is the UNrooted h81010g
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thanks, can you direct me to where i can download that file from.
is it the same as the one from thecubed's thread? aka-> http://downloads.codefi.re/thecubed/lg_g4/lef/h81010g.tar.gz or is this one rooted
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3107848 This post should help
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3107848 This post should help
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Thanks,
I was trying to avoid using the PR firmware because it appears that there is no return to at&t software once this is done. I would prefer to return to at&t firmware unrooted if possible
Uninstall all root apps before flashing unrooted.img file or just flash then factory reset?