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New OTA update is coming

I read an article on Droid-Life and there supposedly is an update coming for this phone. I am currently running rmk's Debloated/Rooted/De-odexed ROM. Am I going to even get a notification for the update? I don't want to accept the update but will it force me to install it?
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/19/droid-incredible-2-update-to-build-4-08-605-3-rolling-out-now/
Damn it i accidentally posted this in the wrong section. Can a mod move this please? Sorry!

uh, me too. Thanks.

all I want is the new radio lol

andybones said:
all I want is the new radio lol
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Same here. Of course we could pick out what isn't wanted in the 2.3.4 part of the update.
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klabit87 said:
Same here. Of course we could pick out what isn't wanted in the 2.3.4 part of the update.
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how can we do that??

andybones said:
how can we do that??
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I was thinking I could just use what I like about it and freeze what I don't want in it.
Or at least hide what I don't like.
I would rather hide or freeze what I don't use/want so it is easier to go back to stock (just in case).

This new radio may break root for people, luckily I used the xtc clip, but at the top now it says locked..
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my hboot now rocks a pink ***LOCKED*** on the top. lol

I am rooted running the stock ROM. Will I lose Root if I accept this update? I am Rooted with Revolutionary.

Yeah. I'm just gonna wait and see what happens throughout the week.
I have it deferred until Saturday.
Maybe something will come about.

The OTA will only appear to phones running stock or a rom based on stock framework, right?

it should ontophantoms.....at least thats the way i understood it from the guys at verizon......i haven't had the OTA popup yet for me, so im happy haha

Thanks, that's what I'm hoping too.

A friend of mine has a DInc2 and he was running completely stock, unrooted. Took the 2.3.4 OTA and now he's got the "Locked-Security Warning" message.

scarsofthumper said:
A friend of mine has a DInc2 and he was running completely stock, unrooted. Took the 2.3.4 OTA and now he's got the "Locked-Security Warning" message.
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this patch must break the gb root we just got so now refurbs that come w the new update will not b able to root w/o xtc clip... here we go again

Do yourselves a favor and freeze the com.smithmicro.dm application so it can't update ota, and then just wait for the rooted releases.
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Can anybody share it?

If people are worried about getting the ota and losing root...with root explorer in rw(read write) go to etc/security then find the file called otacerts.zip. Rename it otacerts.bak. Prolly not needed cuz we have cwr but i do it anyways just in case.
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Definitive Root Method for 4.4?

So, is there a root method yet for Android 4.4 Sense 5.5 on the Verizon HTC One or do we have to wait for an exploit?

wellwhy said:
So, is there a root method yet for Android 4.4 Sense 5.5 on the Verizon HTC One or do we have to wait for an exploit?
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no method yet.

synisterwolf said:
no method yet.
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So, am I expecting 1 month until then, or 2+?

wellwhy said:
So, am I expecting 1 month until then, or 2+?
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dont know, sometimes it comes fast. Other times it takes a while. wish i had better info for ya. :/

wellwhy said:
So, am I expecting 1 month until then, or 2+?
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People have been asking almost everyday for an unlock method in the Galaxy S4 forums for about 9 months now with no luck so unfortunately asking doesn't seem to get any better results

I don't know why but after I upgraded (OTA) to 4.4 my phone is now unlocked and S-Off. My contract was up a week earlier and I called regarding an unlock token but was told I needed to have a third party do it. Totally contrary to the Agreement the 4 majors had with the gov't in December over unlocking phones when contracts were up. So I'm just hanging out waiting for one of the resident masters to figure out a root.

Dugoutdog said:
I don't know why but after I upgraded (OTA) to 4.4 my phone is now unlocked and S-Off. My contract was up a week earlier and I called regarding an unlock token but was told I needed to have a third party do it. Totally contrary to the Agreement the 4 majors had with the gov't in December over unlocking phones when contracts were up. So I'm just hanging out waiting for one of the resident masters to figure out a root.
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If you're unlocked and s-off all you need to do is flash a recovery like TWRP and then flash a prerooted rom (most are pre rooted). It's the getting S-off part that many are still waiting to get figured out. You're free to flash away.
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synisterwolf said:
no method yet.
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I think we should have a sticky thread to let people know if Verizon 4.4 is able to root now or not. I too was checking this topic everyday to see if a method tu root my 4.4 Verizon HTC One is available yet.

Antonntminh said:
I think we should have a sticky thread to let people know if Verizon 4.4 is able to root now or not. I too was checking this topic everyday to see if a method tu root my 4.4 Verizon HTC One is available yet.
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I'd be up for someone creating a general Q&A for this phone. It would have helped me quite a bit when I was just starting. I know enough to get one started but I'd feel better if I could get more experienced people contributing to it.

Can I just root without flashing for now
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If you're unlocked and s-off all you need to do is flash a recovery like TWRP and then flash a prerooted rom (most are pre rooted). It's the getting S-off part that many are still waiting to get figured out. You're free to flash away.
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BRHOLT6 : Little did I know. Is there a way that you know of that I can, for the time being, just root??

Dugoutdog said:
BRHOLT6 : Little did I know. Is there a way that you know of that I can, for the time being, just root??
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Ya, I think you can just flash a superuser.zip in recovery (you will need to flash a recovery first. Either TWRP or CWM...I prefer TWRP). It's been awhile, but I know it's not hard. There used to be a little tutorial in OP of the Rumrunner thread on how to gain root but I'm not sure if it's there anymore.
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HTC One 4.4.2 OTA rumrunner?

I didn't feel like browsing through a ton of pages on the rumrunner forum. And I'm posting this in the Q&A section as this is a question.
Has rumrunner been updated to work with the Verizon HTC One with OTA 4.4.2? I am aware that I probably should have rooted before I accepted the OTA 4.4.2 update, but if I knew that it'd be awhile before I was able to root, I would've rooted and installed a 4.4.2 stock ROM.
Thanks.

nikalsaki said:
I didn't feel like browsing through a ton of pages on the rumrunner forum. And I'm posting this in the Q&A section as this is a question.
Has rumrunner been updated to work with the Verizon HTC One with OTA 4.4.2? I am aware that I probably should have rooted before I accepted the OTA 4.4.2 update, but if I knew that it'd be awhile before I was able to root, I would've rooted and installed a 4.4.2 stock ROM.
Thanks.
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No it has not and it mostly likely will not untill August.

In the same vein...
In the same vein, does anyone know if Firewater is supposed to work with the same version (4.4.2, Hboot 1.56)? I haven't had any luck, but I'm not sure if that's because of my set up or just because it's not supported.

kashev said:
In the same vein, does anyone know if Firewater is supposed to work with the same version (4.4.2, Hboot 1.56)? I haven't had any luck, but I'm not sure if that's because of my set up or just because it's not supported.
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it wont work, the temp root that firewater uses was patched int he 4.4.2 release.
for firewater to work we need an unlocked bootloader from HTC (which VZW asked nicely to remove)
Going to have to wait for another exploit to surface.

synisterwolf said:
it wont work, the temp root that firewater uses was patched int he 4.4.2 release.
for firewater to work we need an unlocked bootloader from HTC (which VZW asked nicely to remove)
Going to have to wait for another exploit to surface.
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Yeah I've tried every thing and nothing works, I got my HTC One exchanged a couple of weeks ago because the one I had just shut off and fried itself, I got the new one with 4.3 not realizing that it was actually rootable and I ended up taking the 4.4.2 update since I figured it wouldnt matter, sucks I was wrong and now have to wait quite a while as well. shame that something is there but they are waiting almost 5 months to do anything with it, but what can you do?
What ticks me off the most is Verizon, every other carrier has no issues with rooting the HTC One, why does Verizon care? I'll just never get it, its our fault and we void the warranty and we know this, other carriers know this and dont care, why Verizon WHY?

Vidfreek said:
Yeah I've tried every thing and nothing works, I got my HTC One exchanged a couple of weeks ago because the one I had just shut off and fried itself, I got the new one with 4.3 not realizing that it was actually rootable and I ended up taking the 4.4.2 update since I figured it wouldnt matter, sucks I was wrong and now have to wait quite a while as well. shame that something is there but they are waiting almost 5 months to do anything with it, but what can you do?
What ticks me off the most is Verizon, every other carrier has no issues with rooting the HTC One, why does Verizon care? I'll just never get it, its our fault and we void the warranty and we know this, other carriers know this and dont care, why Verizon WHY?
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you could do what I'm leaning forward to doing, just call verizon and say that you have a purple camera tint problem and its really annoying, they should send u a refurbished one free or charge. of course, you have to send your current one in but it's not like they check or anything so it's pretty much full proof. got many refurbished phones that way, but it was not to get 4.3 or any other "rootable" software.the phones actually had problems.

nty123 said:
you could do what I'm leaning forward to doing, just call verizon and say that you have a purple camera tint problem and its really annoying, they should send u a refurbished one free or charge. of course, you have to send your current one in but it's not like they check or anything so it's pretty much full proof. got many refurbished phones that way, but it was not to get 4.3 or any other "rootable" software.the phones actually had problems.
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this plan has worked for some members here. remember to tell them that you would not like them to update the software because that was the root cause to the purple tint ( not the truth but they will honor your request)

synisterwolf said:
this plan has worked for some members here. remember to tell them that you would not like them to update the software because that was the root cause to the purple tint ( not the truth but they will honor your request)
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Ha ok sure will, thanks.

Kitkat can now be unlocked for the vzw using the weaksauce exploit to get temp root. After getting temp root firewater will work.
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disconnecktie said:
Kitkat can now be unlocked for the vzw using the weaksauce exploit to get temp root. After getting temp root firewater will work.
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Can confirm. Did it a few hours ago.

GrayTheWolf said:
Can confirm. Did it a few hours ago.
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I've been trying for days to get it to work. Temproot works(verified with Root Checker), push and chmod works, but then when trying to run temproot I get this error:
[*] Attempting to acquire root. This will take 5-10 minutes, be patient
error in setsockopt().
Failed to get prepare_kernel_cred address.
Failed to get commit_creds address.
Failed to get ptmx_fops address.
Failed to setup variables.
1|[email protected]:/ $
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The fact that it worked for you gives me hope, but any idea why I'm having trouble?

Youngtusk said:
I've been trying for days to get it to work. Temproot works(verified with Root Checker), push and chmod works, but then when trying to run temproot I get this error:
The fact that it worked for you gives me hope, but any idea why I'm having trouble?
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are you running the temp-root method? weak sauce is the "temp-root" therefore you should be using the normal method of firewater s-off

Youngtusk said:
I've been trying for days to get it to work. Temproot works(verified with Root Checker), push and chmod works, but then when trying to run temproot I get this error:
The fact that it worked for you gives me hope, but any idea why I'm having trouble?
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Install weaksauce apk, get it here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699091
Then use firewater to get s-off. Profit.

ccarr313 said:
Install weaksauce apk, get it here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699091
Then use firewater to get s-off. Profit.
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I've tried both methods, with weak sauce and without it using the temproot method. So far, no Bueno.
Think it would make a difference if I reset my device to factory? Maybe I've messed with it too much for these simple processes to work?
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Youngtusk said:
I've tried both methods, with weak sauce and without it using the temproot method. So far, no Bueno.
Think it would make a difference if I reset my device to factory? Maybe I've messed with it too much for these simple processes to work?
Sent from my HTC6500LVW using xda app-developers app
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Might not be a bad idea. You can always backup the sd card before you do that.

[Q] Should I accept the OTA update?

I'm sitting here with my Verizon HTC One on the "Software update ready to install" screen. I'm not sure if I should select "Install Later" or "Install Now". I guess my main question is, has there been any indication that someone will come up with a workable root solution for the M7 with the OTA KitKat update? I know there isn't one for Jellybean.
Sorry if this is a n00b question. If it has been asked and answered before, please point me in the direction of the thread. Thanks!
Edit: I see a couple of folks have asked about this in the Q&A forum (where I probably should have, heh). Mods, please delete.

lennyjaxn said:
I'm sitting here with my Verizon HTC One on the "Software update ready to install" screen. I'm not sure if I should select "Install Later" or "Install Now". I guess my main question is, has there been any indication that someone will come up with a workable root solution for the M7 with the OTA KitKat update? I know there isn't one for Jellybean.
Sorry if this is a n00b question. If it has been asked and answered before, please point me in the direction of the thread. Thanks!
Edit: I see a couple of folks have asked about this in the Q&A forum (where I probably should have, heh). Mods, please delete.
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If you are s-off dont take the OTA. you can get the firmware here and it would be like you took the OTA.

synisterwolf said:
If you are s-off dont take the OTA. you can get the firmware here and it would be like you took the OTA.
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Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, I bought my phone from eBay about three weeks after it became (I think) unrootable, so I am s-on.

lennyjaxn said:
Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, I bought my phone from eBay about three weeks after it became (I think) unrootable, so I am s-on.
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if you want root, it will cost you $25 for the license from Sunshine. I would do sunshine before taking the OTA because it might not work on the latest OTA.
if you dont care about root, just take the ota.

synisterwolf said:
if you want root, it will cost you $25 for the license from Sunshine. I would do sunshine before taking the OTA because it might not work on the latest OTA.
if you dont care about root, just take the ota.
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Ah, gotcha. I've read conflicting reports about Sunshine's success with the Verizon HTC One, so I wasn't sure if it was still a valid method. Thanks for the tip. I'll do that before the OTA update.

synisterwolf said:
if you want root, it will cost you $25 for the license from Sunshine. I would do sunshine before taking the OTA because it might not work on the latest OTA.
if you dont care about root, just take the ota.
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You should never have to pay for Rooting. Android is a better community than that. Setup bounties, but never force payment. My opinion.

lennyjaxn said:
Ah, gotcha. I've read conflicting reports about Sunshine's success with the Verizon HTC One, so I wasn't sure if it was still a valid method. Thanks for the tip. I'll do that before the OTA update.
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Sunshine will tell you if the phone can be s-off before buying the license.

I actually just sunshined my M7 this am. Is there any way to block the OTA notification/checking/downloading?

patracy said:
I actually just sunshined my M7 this am. Is there any way to block the OTA notification/checking/downloading?
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Yeah, flash the file I posted here: LINK

Any way to do it without flashing roms?

Has anyone noticed HTC Clock and HTC Lockscreen updates in Google Play after the new OTA? If so, have you installed and had any issues? I'm reading the comments and some say HTC Clock update causes alarms to no longer work and HTC Lockscreen update causes reboot loop.

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Has anyone noticed HTC Clock and HTC Lockscreen updates in Google Play after the new OTA? If so, have you installed and had any issues? I'm reading the comments and some say HTC Clock update causes alarms to no longer work and HTC Lockscreen update causes reboot loop.
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Updated both and it works fine. Fwiw
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synisterwolf said:
Updated both and it works fine. Fwiw
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Just bit the bullet. Everything is working OK so far.

I was able to successfully S-off via SunShine, flash TWRP and root. Then, after making a complete backup, I accepted the OTA update. It didn't mess up any of those things.

lennyjaxn said:
I was able to successfully S-off via SunShine, flash TWRP and root. Then, after making a complete backup, I accepted the OTA update. It didn't mess up any of those things.
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How? You said you are on twrp. You need stock recovery to take an ota
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Oops, sorry. You're right. I remembered my steps wrong. I did S-off, then OTA, then TWRP.

S7 Active Root

IK this question was already asked, but is there an s7 active root. If not, will it ever come out?

I can root it for you just shoot me a message wont take 10 minutes to do you will need a computer

In a previous thread he said he did everything the same way as the regular S7 in a reply to a post of mine. Now he's saying that he doesn't remember exactly but will do it for you remotely. Something funny going on here.

pside15 said:
In a previous thread he said he did everything the same way as the regular S7 in a reply to a post of mine. Now he's saying that he doesn't remember exactly but will do it for you remotely. Something funny going on here.
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Should I trust him?

sreza4 said:
Should I trust him?
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Don't know to be honest. I just thought it was kinda strange that he said one thing at first but then was saying something totally different and wanting to root people's devices remotely. Also, it's a brand new xda account, only has 10 posts. That last part may mean nothing but just something that stuck out to me.

So is there root for the active or not?

raze5115 said:
So is there root for the active or not?
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Yes, but there is only a 50% success rate and there is chance to brick the phone. Wait a month or so for a stable version

not sure where you got 50% success rate ?!..
dont think anyones bricked there phone as yet !..
just follow the other thread above this one !

raze5115 said:
So is there root for the active or not?
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Check out this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3473649
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Anybody get successful root on most up to date ota update?

raze5115 said:
Anybody get successful root on most up to date ota update?
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Yes, I was able to update via OTA to PL1 and root. There are a few others who rooted successfully on this firmware as well.