i am using custom rom on my Galaxy S6. If i switch back to the stock firmware but my phone is still rooted, can i receive OTA updates again? And also, will it block updates if i am using TWRP
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You have to be completely stock (not rooted, no custom recovery, no modified files in /system) to use OTA updates.
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Now that we have root without unlocking is there a way to go back to stock for.future ota upgrades.
Like if I remove stock apps will that prevent ota upgrades?
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yes, removing stock apps will usually prevent an ota update
Right I know so is there a method to flash stock again?
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Got update ...
who do update and stay rooted
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Use OTA rootkeeper
Software update t-mobile goes to cm then it fails
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Software update t-mobile goes to cm then it fails
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flash back stock recovery. then OTA...
I will lose root right
Who do keep root
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Are you currently on build UVALEM? If so would you be willing to make a copy of the update.zip for me? It should be located either in /cache/fota or /data/fota
Honestly the easiest (and in my opinion the best) way to get to the latest official build UVALH2 and keep root is to flash MrRobinsons root66 version with odin or mobile odin.
Though if you just want to use the ota then you first must be full stock, no mods no removed bloat, etc. Then get voodoo ota rootkeeper and preserve root, reboot to stock recovery and flash the ota. Then reboot and restore root.
Alternatively, you can flash with mobile odin pro and itll inject root during the process. (Dont do this if you have modded build.prop for wallet). You dont need to meet the stock requirements this way.
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Hello everyone i wa wondering how can i remove cwm recovery from my phone? i want my phone to be clean! and i wanna have an ota update to JB first so after i can root!
Via ODIN but why? By the time you get the OTA there will be a custom ROM to flash... unless you are one of the lucky few to get it on the day of release.
Make sure to restore your stock recovery as well.
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how via odin? and also actually on redmondpie there is a app/mod that gets you the updates literally minutes after the ota update appears so yeah please explain how to remove via odin???
Search next time please
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1958118
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I do have one question though if I root my phone will I still get ota updates?
No you will not receive ota updates rooted. Unrooting is pretty easy though and someone usually turns the update into a flashable zip.
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Flash with stock firmware for your phone model, or kernel only, if you have stock rom with cwm
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is the flashable zip the exact! same thing as the ota update? does it come with touchwiz and all same features as ota update?
I'm currently on rooted stock 4.1.1. The word is Sprint has begun pushing out 4.2 OTA. Since I'm rooted, will I receive notification of the update? If so, can I unroot, install the update, then re-root? If not, what are my options? I'd like to avoid having to reinstall apps, configure settings, etc.
I'm fairly certain I went through this same process upgrading from ICS to JB, but I can't recall now.. thanks.
If you are on stock rom w/ root then you should receive notification for the update but i really doubt that you will be able to install it. If you have custom recovery you can always flash the zip file that got leaked from Google's Server.
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Yup I've got CWM. Do you have a link to the image by any chance?
http://android.clients.google.com/p...c5ea6e959840.update_mysidspr_FH05_to_GA02.zip
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I am rooted and received the OTA notification could I do the update without un-rooting or should I un-root using Wug?
Thanks
G
Give us more details....
Which version are U? Only rooted or modded?
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If you are rooted then why would you want to update with ota?
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If you are rooted then why would you want to update with ota?
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Presumably, if it keeps root like he is asking, it'd be quicker for him to accept the update on his phone than go to a computer, download the update and then install from there.
What I meant is that if he is rooted then he can flash any version of android on his phone and doesn't need to update with ota
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Rooted doesn't mean he has a custom recovery and can flash easily.
So in this case ota is easier.
And ota updates really are updates, which means you don't lose your data.
You can take the OTA. I took the update and didn't have to have stock recovery. I had to restore a backup of completely stock 4.1.1 because an audio mod was making the update fail. CWM also has a protect root option after the update and will allow you to switch back to stock recovery if you want.
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