I guess I have something to do when I get home. No update to platform tools.
https://developers.google.com/android/images
https://developers.google.com/android/ota
All seems good so far. Supposedly the charging issue is fixed...
Nothing via OTA update
Only images are available
Just get it on OTA via US IP (vpn), but update dont star
Im rooted, is't interfering??
These wouldn't allow a user to downgrade, correct? Like, to 7.1.0, use dePixel8, and then root?
Can the updates be installed out of sequence? I'm currently on the Oreo March update, can I install the May update without installing April first?
moyses said:
Nothing via OTA update
Only images are available
Just get it on OTA via US IP (vpn), but update dont star
Im rooted, is't interfering??
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if you're rooted, then the ota won't apply via the google system update. your rom has to be completely stock in order for it to work. your bootloader can be unlocked. i don't know about flashing the ota via twrp. i've never done it.
Bramton1 said:
These wouldn't allow a user to downgrade, correct? Like, to 7.1.0, use dePixel8, and then root?
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correct, they will not allow a user to downgrade. there isn't a downgrade method available for locked bootloaders.
Gulfstream 650 said:
Can the updates be installed out of sequence? I'm currently on the Oreo March update, can I install the May update without installing April first?
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if you flash the full factory image, yes, you can flash the may update over the march update. i don't know about the otas though. i always flash the full factory image.
Does anyone know if I can flash the OTA on my nonrooted Pixel XL through TWRP ?
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I've got the OTA update waiting for me to select to get the November update but I don't want to risk losing the ability to unlock to bootloader if I ever want to in the future because I'm not sure of the bootloader unlockability for Bell bought devices. So if I unlock the bootloader do I lose anything, can I still get and take OTA updates from Google in the future?
You're phone will do a factory reset when unlocking the bootloader, so you'd want to back everything up. You can also still update with an unlocked bootloader.
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gonzo237 said:
You're phone will do a factory reset when unlocking the bootloader, so you'd want to back everything up. You can also still update with an unlocked bootloader.
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But will you still be able to re root after the update is installed....Verizon?
canemaxx said:
But will you still be able to re root after the update is installed....Verizon?
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Yes
cwalker0906 said:
Yes
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I do have to unroot to update though correct? Sorry I been out of the game for a while. If I do a full unroot via SuperSU I will have to push SuperSU back to my phone after right?
canemaxx said:
I do have to unroot to update though correct? Sorry I been out of the game for a while. If I do a full unroot via SuperSU I will have to push SuperSU back to my phone after right?
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No you can go to stock recovery and from your computer sideload the factory ota image of the updated software, its on the google dev site at the link below just go to the pixel xl section and the updates ota images are there.
https://developers.google.com/android/ota
M9guy said:
No you can go to stock recovery and from your computer sideload the factory ota image of the updated software, its on the google dev site at the link below just go to the pixel xl section and the updates ota images are there.
https://developers.google.com/android/ota
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First time side loading. Does side loading the newest stock image wipe everything? Or upgrade over it.
tommyntpham said:
First time side loading. Does side loading the newest stock image wipe everything? Or upgrade over it.
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Sideloaded last night. Didn't wipe anything. Will lose root but rooted phone right after update completed with no issues.
Should I install the image for Verizon or would it be more safe to use one of the other images?
Hi,
I thought that after rooting OTA won't be available but I just got a notification about an update.
Is it safe to click "restart and install"? will it keep the device rooted?
if not, what's the easiest way to update?
nirfun said:
Hi,
I thought that after rooting OTA won't be available but I just got a notification about an update.
Is it safe to click "restart and install"? will it keep the device rooted?
if not, what's the easiest way to update?
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Last time I updated, I noticed that TWRP took over the updating process if you have it flashed.
While updating, TWRP wont let the updating script to replace the recovery partition, so TWRP remains after the update, after that you have the option to flash more zips if you wish to.
I'd recommend you reflash SuperSU after the update.
nirfun said:
Hi,
I thought that after rooting OTA won't be available but I just got a notification about an update.
Is it safe to click "restart and install"? will it keep the device rooted?
if not, what's the easiest way to update?
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TWRP wont flash the update... You can use Flashfire, get the latest firmware from here https://developers.google.com/android/images and flash using flashfire....
mcerk02 said:
TWRP wont flash the update... You can use Flashfire, get the latest firmware from here https://developers.google.com/android/images and flash using flashfire....
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Should I download the OTA or full firmware?
Does it make sense the OTA is 1.1 GB?
nirfun said:
Should I download the OTA or full firmware?
Does it make sense the OTA is 1.1 GB?
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I dont know what makes the OTA so large... I could be wrong but it is probably an OTA you would get if you were to be updating from M-N or something.... I just went right for the full firmware package, if you never used flashfire here is all the instructions https://flashfire.chainfire.eu/ but its pretty simple, click the + button at bottom right, click flash firmware package, select the files to flash and it will start doing its thing, I chose not to flash recovery when you get to that point, I was concerned it was gonna flash the stock recovery so didnt want to do that....
I flashed the OTA but now my root is gone
mcerk02 said:
TWRP wont flash the update... You can use Flashfire, get the latest firmware from here https://developers.google.com/android/images and flash using flashfire....
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Last time I ran the update OTA, TWRP ran the update script just fine...
Hey guys! I have enrolled to beta program to get 7.1.1 so now I am on 7.1.1 October 5 patch. But I got a security update patch and I thought that I've done nothing with my root to the /system so I tried to update my phone using restart & update function in "System Update" . It brought up TWRP with some failed script. Now I'm on October 5 patch and I don't have any notification about system update and it shows that my system is up to date. How can I get and flash the November 5 security update? Please help
tauio111 said:
Last time I ran the update OTA, TWRP ran the update script just fine...
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I heard others say this as well, I have NEVER had TWRP flash an OTA for me....
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Suren Manukyan said:
Hey guys! I have enrolled to beta program to get 7.1.1 so now I am on 7.1.1 October 5 patch. But I got a security update patch and I thought that I've done nothing with my root to the /system so I tried to update my phone using restart & update function in "System Update" . It brought up TWRP with some failed script. Now I'm on October 5 patch and I don't have any notification about system update and it shows that my system is up to date. How can I get and flash the November 5 security update? Please help
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Here s the page for the 7.1.1 download, I would imagine it has the latest security update.... https://developer.android.com/preview/download.html
mcerk02 said:
I heard others say this as well, I have NEVER had TWRP flash an OTA for me....
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Here s the page for the 7.1.1 download, I would imagine it has the latest security update.... https://developer.android.com/preview/download.html
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It says that flashing factory image will prevent getting future OTAs. So should I check that webpage every month to get the security updates? Os there a way to get OTAs back?
http://nexus5.wonderhowto.com/how-t...thout-losing-root-no-computer-needed-0168428/
Suren Manukyan said:
It says that flashing factory image will prevent getting future OTAs. So should I check that webpage every month to get the security updates? Os there a way to get OTAs back?
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Not getting OTA's while rooted is nothing new.... You can check that page every now and then if you wanted to....
mcerk02 said:
Not getting OTA's while rooted is nothing new.... You can check that page every now and then if you wanted to....
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Well actually now I got the OTA. The problem is I don't know how to flash it. Because FlashFire is not working anymore.
If you can figure out where is downloaded to I am sure flashfire will flash it, When mine was downloaded I couldn't find the file in system/cache or anywhere else so I gave up and just flashed the whole firmware package.... If you find it, let me know how it goes...
nirfun said:
Should I download the OTA or full firmware?
Does it make sense the OTA is 1.1 GB?
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Yes it makes sense. These are not incremental OTA zips that you may be used to from previous Nexus devices.
mcerk02 said:
I dont know what makes the OTA so large... I could be wrong but it is probably an OTA you would get if you were to be updating from M-N or something....
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This is a full OTA patch. The quick explanation is that these OTA zips will update over whatever you have installed (custom rom, stock, rooted, etc) and will patch every partition to the zips OTA level. You could be on OTA #1, 2, 6, 11 or whatever, the zip will update over each previous update.
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mcerk02 said:
If you can figure out where is downloaded to I am sure flashfire will flash it, When mine was downloaded I couldn't find the file in system/cache or anywhere else so I gave up and just flashed the whole firmware package.... If you find it, let me know how it goes...
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I think it is in data/ota_package/update.zip. I can see it with root browser but FlashFire doesn't see it.
Guys? No one knows how to update a rooted phone through OTA and without FlashFire?
Suren Manukyan said:
Guys? No one knows how to update a rooted phone through OTA and without FlashFire?
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adb sideload an OTA image (file does not exist for 7.1.1 developer preview 2, fyi):
https://developers.google.com/android/ota
or
follow section 11 of my guide to update via fastboot:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3206930
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SlimSnoopOS said:
adb sideload an OTA image (file does not exist for 7.1.1 developer preview 2, fyi):
https://developers.google.com/android/ota
or
follow section 11 of my guide to update via fastboot:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3206930
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As I said I've found a zip called update.zip in data/ota_package. Can it be the OTA , can I try to sideload it?
Suren Manukyan said:
As I said I've found a zip called update.zip in data/ota_package. Can it be the OTA , can I try to sideload it?
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Supposing you have no other mods installed and no other changes to /system have been made, unroot, reboot, then see if you can adb sideload that update.zip. If it fails, you have two ways on how to do so successfully and without Flashfire like you asked.
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What is the best way to wipe+install the new Android P update on a Verizon Pixel 2 XL(locked bootloader)? I am on the Android P Beta so the Android P full release is showing in system updates but is it better to flash the OTA via USB instead or just update using the OTA system update and then erase all data?
Just update through the system settings and then do a factory reset. Unless you really want to unlock your bootloader.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2-xl/how-to/guide-unlock-flash-root-pixel-2-xl-t3702418
paradeedle said:
What is the best way to wipe+install the new Android P update on a Verizon Pixel 2 XL(locked bootloader)? I am on the Android P Beta so the Android P full release is showing in system updates but is it better to flash the OTA via USB instead or just update using the OTA system update and then erase all data?
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Since you are looking for a fresh start anyway and willing to wipe your data, one way is to just do a factory data reset first, and then flash the OTA via fastboot. Full OTA's are already posted and available. Best of luck. :good:
v12xke said:
Since you are looking for a fresh start anyway and willing to wipe your data, one way is to just do a factory data reset first, and then flash the OTA via fastboot. Full OTA's are already posted and available. Best of luck. :good:
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Perfect. Flashing the OTA via fastboot still allows OTA monthly updates as well then?
paradeedle said:
Perfect. Flashing the OTA via fastboot still allows OTA monthly updates as well then?
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Yes, because it is a full OTA image. Many people with locked bootloaders have flashed full OTA's when their unit stopped receiving them manually to force them back on track. The full OTA is almost as big as the complete image > 1GB. Not to be confused with the incremental OTA ~ 50MB. Best of luck.
xringo said:
Just update through the system settings and then do a factory reset. Unless you really want to unlock your bootloader.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2-xl/how-to/guide-unlock-flash-root-pixel-2-xl-t3702418
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Since when can you unlock the VZ model? I know I haven't spent as much time on the forums since bring relegated back to the land of the rootless, but I haven't noticed any big announcements anywhere. That thread seems to be for the Google version?
Hello, I have pixel 2xl with unlocked boodloader, and my security patch is stack on 05. September... When I check for updates it says that my software is latest... But in security settings it says that security patch is old...should I lock bootloader? Will I receive OTA updates normaly etc
In CPY Z says that my device is not rooted, thanks in advance...
markokrstic0507 said:
Hello, I have pixel 2xl with unlocked boodloader, and my security patch is stack on 05. September... When I check for updates it says that my software is latest... But in security settings it says that security patch is old...should I lock bootloader? Will I receive OTA updates normaly etc
In CPY Z says that my device is not rooted, thanks in advance...
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You have a few options. You could factory reset, then see if you get your OTA. You could also lock the bootloader, which wipes your device as well, then, yes, you will get normal OTA's. Or, you can adb side load the OTA zip from October, then November, then December to be up to date. Or, you can fastboot the factory images to get up to speed. Or, you can fastboot into twrp, then flash the OTA zips. And there ya go
Badger50 said:
You have a few options. You could factory reset, then see if you get your OTA. You could also lock the bootloader, which wipes your device as well, then, yes, you will get normal OTA's. Or, you can adb side load the OTA zip from October, then November, then December to be up to date. Or, you can fastboot the factory images to get up to speed. Or, you can fastboot into twrp, then flash the OTA zips. And there ya go
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Tnx for fast reply
@Badger50: He doesn't have to install all three, but only the December OTA. Since the OTA zips Google makes available for download are full images they include all the patches from previous months.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
@Badger50: He doesn't have to install all three, but only the December OTA. Since the OTA zips Google makes available for download are full images they include all the patches from previous months.
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Roger that my friend. I've just seen some folks have trouble when updating after a few months :good:
@Badger50: Understood there. I should have known there was a reason for you mentioning it.
I had the same problem when i buy my used pixel 2 xl, i solved the problem by this way
visit: https://www.google.com/android/beta
and unsubscribe my device from beta program. After some hours i receive ota
I have done factory data reset and there is an update, but it can't install, instalation problem... And its trying every few hours but it cant... Bootloader still unlocked
markokrstic0507 said:
I have done factory data reset and there is an update, but it can't install, instalation problem... And its trying every few hours but it cant... Bootloader still unlocked
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Have you flashed TWRP? If so, you cannot update via OTA. This only works with the stock recovery.
You have to flash a full OTA via TWRP or flash the factory image with fastboot if you are using TWRP.
And if you don't use TWRP, you still can update manually. Why are you waiting for the automatic update in the first place?
I have unlocked bootloader, my phone is not rooted, when I try to update my phone tru settings and Sysrem update it starts and than stops (couldn't install update)
BabelHuber said:
Have you flashed TWRP? If so, you cannot update via OTA. This only works with the stock recovery.
You have to flash a full OTA via TWRP or flash the factory image with fastboot if you are using TWRP.
And if you don't use TWRP, you still can update manually. Why are you waiting for the automatic update in the first place?
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I have unlocked bootloader, my phone is not rooted, when I try to update my phone tru settings and Sysrem update it starts and than stops (couldn't install update)
markokrstic0507 said:
I have unlocked bootloader, my phone is not rooted, when I try to update my phone tru settings and Sysrem update it starts and than stops (couldn't install update)
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This has nothing to do with root, but with TWRP. Have you flashed it or not?
You can try to flash the boot.img again, too. Extract it from the factory image and flash it with fastboot. Of course this only helps if you have messed around with it.
If this doesn't work you can try a factory reset or flash the update manually. See https://developers.google.com/android/images for instructions.
Hey everyone, I have a pixel 2XL rooted with stock recovery (and stock firmware).
I was wondering if I can get OTA updates ? I thought I could receive them and install them (and then re-root of course), but I still haven't received the March OTA yet.
Thanks!
youssefkr said:
Hey everyone, I have a pixel 2XL rooted with stock recovery (and stock firmware).
I was wondering if I can get OTA updates ? I thought I could receive them and install them (and then re-root of course), but I still haven't received the March OTA yet.
Thanks!
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You'll likely get the notification, and it might even download, however, it won't install. But no biggie, you can either fastboot the monthly updates, or flash the OTA zip in twrp. Either way, you'll still have root it again :good:
Badger50 said:
You'll likely get the notification, and it might even download, however, it won't install. But no biggie, you can either fastboot the monthly updates, or flash the OTA zip in twrp. Either way, you'll still have root it again :good:
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Thanks, but I thought the whole point of keeping the stock recovery is that I could install OTA directly ?
In that case I should probably flash TWRP.
youssefkr said:
Thanks, but I thought the whole point of keeping the stock recovery is that I could install OTA directly ?
In that case I should probably flash TWRP.
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Stock recovery yes, however, root is the ota killer as well :good:
There was a moment that flashing twrp would brick the phone and that they made it where you couldn't flash twrp anymore
Looks like they found a work around
If you accidently flash TWRP to your device using fastboot instead of temporarily booting the image, you will need to download the latest factory image for your device and reflash the boot image.
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