Hello there !
New to XDA (been reading threads over 2 years though), I got my unbranded LG G3 (D855) about 2 months ago with firmware 10A.
I received OTA 10E at the end of July but did not apply it immediately as I'm rooted and have to use PC Suite to update.
However, i updated on 12th August and right after the instalation, the phone gave me a new OTA : 10G, released on 27th July...
So I'd like to know if it's possible to skip an update or if I have to take all of them every time ? Seems pretty strange though...
I read that 10G was not a top update so I'll pass on this one, but will I eventually get 10H or 10J without being on 10G ?
Thanks !
You can jump around as you wish. Back and forward, oldest to newest, makes no difference.
When you flash a firmware, the /system partition (as well as modems etc) is wiped by the flashing process, so updates are not cumulative.
Yeah i know that i can flash kdz directly, what i wanted to know was if OTA updates showed up only once you are on the version just before the new one ? Because i can do the official via pc suite without any issue, just having to root again, no big deal !
But also, wiping everything is not an obligation, right ? If you don't use CSE flash...
My wife and I both have a SM-T900, mine is rooted hers is stock. Today she received the OTA update but I get a message that my device is modified and the update is not available. I then connect my device to my PC using Kies 3 and it tells me that a update is available. My question is can I go ahead and update my rooted device, will it screw anything up, will I still have rooted afterwards or will I have to re-root? I still have stock recovery.
yea, you just lose root after the update and you can re-root afterward. you wont lose anything. The update is very minimal so i would say wait until the official Lollipop comes out to update it.
Check for OTA Update in your settings.
Is it Lollipop?
I don't think so. I think it is a security update.
I'm rooted on stock rom so i just froze it using Titanium backup. Heard people installed the update and it froze there rooted phone.
Update the Software for the Samsung Galaxy Note II (i317)
Update summary
AT&T released a new software update for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (SGH-i317) via Firmware Over the Air (FOTA) over Wi-Fi on November 11, 2014.
Software Update Includes
Android OS Enhancements
User-Initiated Software Update
From the Home screen, press the Menu key.
Tap Settings.
Tap the More tab.
Tap About Device.
Tap Software update.
Tap Check for updates, and then follow the subsequent prompts.
Verifying the Update
From the Home screen, press the Menu key.
Tap Settings.
Tap the More tab.
Tap About Device.
The following information displays:
Android version: 4.4.2
Baseband version: I317UCUCNJ1
Kernel version: 3.0.31-1728680 [email protected] #1 Wed Oct 1 22:38:36 KST 2014
Build number: KOT49H.I317UCUCNJ1
File size: 93.2MB
I already have TWRP installed (stock rooted - last build) and I'm just wondering if it is worth it go back to stock recovery and update - then reinstall TWRP all over again.
What do you think guys?
keplenk said:
I already have TWRP installed (stock rooted - last build) and I'm just wondering if it is worth it go back to stock recovery and update - then reinstall TWRP all over again.
What do you think guys?
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I wouldn't. I just posted this in the other thread about the OTA:
a042349 said:
Same thing happened to me. Rooted but otherwise stock GN2. Got the update, rebooted and it got stuck at the boot logo. I tried everything. Flashed CWM, then tried a couple different ROM's. Then went to TWRP recovery, and tried the Team Elektron ROM, that got a little farther, boot logo with sound, but it still hung. Tried a modem update, and even the bootloader - nothing worked.
Luckily I had just bought mine ($300 on Amazon right now) so I just sent it back as defective and ordered a new one. Gonna be real careful of the ATT update and maybe even skip it and go right to a custom ROM.
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same thing just happened to me. Got stuck on the "Launching Apps" screen. tried everything to recover. still have black tie protection on my phone from BB and decided to have them swap it under my plan.
New phone, up to date on 4.4.2 NJ1 but i would like to root now. Anyone successful yet?
kabinoff said:
same thing just happened to me. Got stuck on the "Launching Apps" screen. tried everything to recover. still have black tie protection on my phone from BB and decided to have them swap it under my plan.
New phone, up to date on 4.4.2 NJ1 but i would like to root now. Anyone successful yet?
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Best way is to download a custom recovery and flash it in Odin. Then when boot hold on the home and up key to enter recovery. If the phone boot complete withou enter recovery, the recovery would be replaced with the factory recovery. When in recovery flash supersu zip and restart. The recovery will be replaced with the factory recovery, but you had root installed, enter supersu and reboot.
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melvinaury said:
Best way is to download a custom recovery and flash it in Odin. Then when boot hold on the home and up key to enter recovery. If the phone boot complete withou enter recovery, the recovery would be replaced with the factory recovery. When in recovery flash supersu zip and restart. The recovery will be replaced with the factory recovery, but you had root installed, enter supersu and reboot.
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actually flashed CF with Odin and it worked.
kabinoff said:
actually flashed CF with Odin and it worked.
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Did it really work?
I don't understand one thing - official 4.4.2 OTA was released over a month ago, correct?
I have two Note 2 SGH-I317s AT&T branded with OEM 4.3 (no rooting or other non-OEM additions).
If I stick working AT&T SIM card and check for updates it says the device is up to date.
Moreover if I'd connect it to Kies it would also say that firmware is up to date!
Same thing on both phones - what am I missing?
I purchased them used - maybe the previous owners rooted them and this prevents them from updating?
One had a Knox at "1" since I for some stupid reason downgraded it to 4.1 via Odin (and then took it to AT&T service center where they flashed 4.3 back), another one has Knox at "0"...
toshik1 said:
I don't understand one thing - official 4.4.2 OTA was released over a month ago, correct?
I have two Note 2 SGH-I317s AT&T branded with OEM 4.3 (no rooting or other non-OEM additions).
If I stick working AT&T SIM card and check for updates it says the device is up to date.
Moreover if I'd connect it to Kies it would also say that firmware is up to date!
Same thing on both phones - what am I missing?
I purchased them used - maybe the previous owners rooted them and this prevents them from updating?
One had a Knox at "1" since I for some stupid reason downgraded it to 4.1 via Odin (and then took it to AT&T service center where they flashed 4.3 back), another one has Knox at "0"...
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Is service activated on the AT&T SIM? That might be a factor.
Regardless, there are two 4.4.2 official releases for the I317 - NE5 and NJ1. If OTA won't work for you, check my sig for links to packages that provide another way to get the complete stock firmare on your phone - rooted or unrooted.
Zen Arcade said:
Is service activated on the AT&T SIM? That might be a factor.
Regardless, there are two 4.4.2 official releases for the I317 - NE5 and NJ1. If OTA won't work for you, check my sig for links to packages that provide another way to get the complete stock firmare on your phone - rooted or unrooted.
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Yes the SIM card has normal active service on it.
Other reasons OTA won't work:
1 - Location (if you are not in an area where OTA updates are provided, then...
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2 - AT&T Update apk disabled on phones (seems unlikely that this would be the case on two phones but a factory reset might clear this as it is set on the data side)
3 - Identity issues (could be any number of things related to IMEI, efs partition scrambling, etc - just spitballing)
As far as suggestions go, I'd say try a factory reset and clear cache from recovery. If that doesn't work, maybe go back to AT&T and see if they can figure it out - the phones are stock and it's their OTA process. If that doesn't work, you can pursue the path I suggested previously - same firmware update, minus the script that pushes stock recovery every time you boot. You will trip the knox flag though...only an issue for warranty repair really. Others here have intentially or unitentionally received the NJ1 OTA with the knox flag tripped on their phones.
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I don't think so. I think it is a security update.
I'm rooted on stock rom so i just froze it using Titanium backup. Heard people installed the update and it froze there rooted phone.
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Which process did you freeze?
I did a hard reset and finally took 423.13(!!!) Mb upgrade! Be careful what you wish for
Got 4.4.2 I317UCUCNE5
toshik1 said:
I did a hard reset and finally took 423.13(!!!) Mb upgrade! Be careful what you wish for
Got 4.4.2 I317UCUCNE5
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Glad to hear it. Wait a day (or disable network time and the set the time on the phone forward at least a day) and try again - you should get NJ1. (If that's what you want). Approx. 93MB security and minor enhancement update.
Just to follow-up - it took the second update with T-Mobile SIM card even without waiting for 24 hours.
I guess in order to take the updates the phone's IMEI MUST re-register on AT&T network with the valid AT&T SIM card first.
It's now I317UCUCNJ1
I have a D852G model and the new OTA has just been made available by Videotron :good:
Only thing is, my phone is on Android 5.0.1 (version 20b) and the OTA won't install. I tried using LG PC suite to unroot ("Repair") but it refuses to do it because there is not enough space. There is still ample space on the device (about 15 Gb).
I tried getting a fresh version of the PC suite, and the release notes include a note indicating it cannot detect remaining space for android 5 and over. At that point, I am still stuck, since the SuperSU "remove root" does not work either.
Is there any other way to upgrade WITHOUT losing everything on my phone?
firstly - its not marshmallow
secondly - no its not possible without flash
as i can see its v21c - still lollipop
sebatox said:
firstly - its not marshmallow
secondly - no its not possible without flash
as i can see its v21c - still lollipop
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Since the update is 1200 Mb sized, I assumed M had already started shipping
Well, I'll postpone the backup-restore operation for a few weeks until 6.0 is official. Too much work for a point release.
Some time ago I loaded a firmware onto my VZW S8+ (G955U) which I thought was a legitimate firmware. However, I've never been able to update the phone since. The firmware that I loaded was CRE1 and since loading that, no OTA updates have occurred and even trying to use the VZW update tool, I get an error saying no update for that firmware or something to that effect.
I assume that I would need to flash back to a base version 8 firmware and then see how things go from there but I haven't been able to locate a base v8 firmware - assuming that is the direction I need to go.
Can anyone advise? The phone is not rooted. I did see one other similar thread with CRE1 firmware from 2018 - I can try downloading the closest firmware to CRE9 that I can find, which is CRK9, and see if I can get it to load.
Other suggestions/ideas are welcome!
[UPDATE]
So I essentially followed another post here and using Odin 3.13.1 I loaded CRK1, the oldest I could find that was near CRE1, and the phone came back up and pretty much immediately notified of an OTA update. About 12 or so OTA updates later and I'm at the current OTA release.
I'm having the same issue. I bought a VZW S8+ (G955U) from eBay Seller mistyelectronics that was supposed to be new in box. It has never updated since I received it almost a year ago. It stuck on Software Version G955USQS5DSE5. Any insight or advice to go the same route? I used Odin years ago. Where would I look for the files to load to the phone?
I appreciate any help you can give.