So, this morning I accidentally accepted the 4.3 OTA update. I know I can't install any custom roms because of the locked bootloader I now have. Are there any stock roms I can install?
YouthD said:
So, this morning I accidentally accepted the 4.3 OTA update. I know I can't install any custom roms because of the locked bootloader I now have. Are there any stock roms I can install?
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You are on the stock rom. What you have is what you get. You can root and use xposed framework for some things, but that's it.
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Kingo root is what I used to get root access it also provides an unroot option.
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If I root the HTC One on the stock rom well I still get the OTA updates from T-Mobile?
lilant510 said:
If I root the HTC One on the stock rom well I still get the OTA updates from T-Mobile?
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I swear this type of question must be asked in every thread. Try SuperSu and do some research for upgrading and keeping root. Rooting has been around for a while and there are ways around this. Honestly though why do people root if they want to get factory updates. You do realize that a factory updated rooted version would be out before or shortly after an official release is out....
OTA update and a rooted phone is not a big deal... Jus sayin
To answer your question directly...if you have stock recovery then yes. If you have custom recovery then no.
search next time but...
stock rom with root yes you will get updates.
If you have a custom recovery it may not flash.
I flash the tmobile ota ( the .28 one) with clockworks and all was fine.
Should I unroot first if I want to accept the 4.4.3 OTA update from Verizon?
My VZW Note 2 was rooted via Saferoot. Then I disabled SDM and FWupgrade by renaming them to *.bak.
I don't mind resetting everything to factory default. If I do that, should I unroot as well?
Thanks!
nope you shouldnt have to unroot. However, do understand that there is a chance that you cannot root in the future with 4.4 due to Knox 2.0. We just have to hope developers find a new way to root/unlock bootloader.
mushypizza said:
nope you shouldnt have to unroot. However, do understand that there is a chance that you cannot root in the future with 4.4 due to Knox 2.0. We just have to hope developers find a new way to root/unlock bootloader.
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Thanks! That exactly what confuses me right now.
If I don't unroot and turn on SDM/FWupgrade to allow 4.4.3 OTA update to
be installed on my rooted Note 2,will the rooting disappear afterwards?
(going back to rooted state by itself?)
Or will the Note 2 remain rooted?
Thanks!
youphone said:
Thanks! That exactly what confuses me right now.
If I don't unroot and turn on SDM/FWupgrade to allow 4.4.3 OTA update to
be installed on my rooted Note 2,will the rooting disappear afterwards?
(going back to rooted state by itself?)
Or will the Note 2 remain rooted?
Thanks!
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There is no 4.4.3 Ota. Only 4.4.2. And yes you will lose root. It's not currently rooted.
Never take the OTA's. Just wait for one of the ROM developers to make a ROM based on the OTA.
DreamFX said:
There is no 4.4.3 Ota. Only 4.4.2. And yes you will lose root. It's not currently rooted.
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yeah, I meant 4.4.2
If my Galaxy Note 2 is currently rooted, it will not lose root after 4.4.2 is installed. Is this correct?
coolpoete said:
Never take the OTA's. Just wait for one of the ROM developers to make a ROM based on the OTA.
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Is that even possible on a Verizon Galaxy Note 2 that came from Samsung with 4.3?
youphone said:
Is that even possible on a Verizon Galaxy Note 2 that came from Samsung with 4.3?
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Once you update using the OTA 4.4, you WILL LOSE root.
If your phone came with 4.3, then it is not possible to flash another rom since the bootloader is locked. Root is possible though.
mushypizza said:
Once you update using the OTA 4.4, you WILL LOSE root.
If your phone came with 4.3, then it is not possible to flash another rom since the bootloader is locked. Root is possible though.
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Actually it is still possible to flash custom roms with locked bootloader: safestrap.
So I used saferoot to root back at the 4.3 update; however, overnight one night my phone decided to install the tiny update Verizon pushed that kept 4.3 but took away root. Now I am trying to update to 4.4.2 via OTA update but it continuously fails...Since I've lost root already, I'm looking for a way to manually install the 4.4.2 update (knowing I won't have root access..but I don't know so...) or revert back to an 4.3 so I can root again with safestrap...
Can anyone offer any insight on either of these options? I'd probably prefer to revert to 4.3 and have root over 4.4.2 without....
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Android Version - 4.3
Baseband Version - I605VRUAND3
kbrown.1407 said:
So I used safestrap to root back at the 4.3 update; however, overnight one night my phone decided to install the tiny update Verizon pushed that kept 4.3 but took away root. Now I am trying to update to 4.4.2 via OTA update but it continuously fails...Since I've lost root already, I'm looking for a way to manually install the 4.4.2 update (knowing I won't have root access..but I don't know so...) or revert back to an 4.3 so I can root again with safestrap...
Can anyone offer any insight on either of these options? I'd probably prefer to revert to 4.3 and have root over 4.4.2 without....
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If you're on 4.3 w/o root, you can follow this thread and regain root. - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2752360
I haven't see anyone post 4.4.2 yet to manually flash if the download fails. I'm the same boat there. Give it a few days and I'm sure someone will post it.
Thanks
xnatex21 said:
If you're on 4.3 w/o root, you can follow this thread and regain root. - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2752360
I haven't see anyone post 4.4.2 yet to manually flash if the download fails. I'm the same boat there. Give it a few days and I'm sure someone will post it.
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Thanks, I actually came across that post just a bit ago (apparently gave up on finding an answer a bit early, sorry). One other question though, if and/or when someone posts 4.4.2, is there a way to update manually and maintain root access? Or is root lost once it's updated in any way?
kbrown.1407 said:
Thanks, I actually came across that post just a bit ago (apparently gave up on finding an answer a bit early, sorry). One other question though, if and/or when someone posts 4.4.2, is there a way to update manually and maintain root access? Or is root lost once it's updated in any way?
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The only way you'd be able to get root is if someone finds a root exploit for this specific device and 4.4.2 (assuming you're on 4.3 with a locked bootloader already).
If you don't have a locked bootloader, then you can flash custom 4.4.x roms with root.
But if you are on a custom rom with an unlocked bootloader and you ODIN to the stock Verizon 4.4.2 that rolled out yesterday, you'd get a locked (possibly permanently) bootloader and a potentially un-rootable 4.4.2 rom.
xnatex21 said:
The only way you'd be able to get root is if someone finds a root exploit for this specific device and 4.4.2 (assuming you're on 4.3 with a locked bootloader already).
If you don't have a locked bootloader, then you can flash custom 4.4.x roms with root.
But if you are on a custom rom with an unlocked bootloader and you ODIN to the stock Verizon 4.4.2 that rolled out yesterday, you'd get a locked (possibly permanently) bootloader and a potentially un-rootable 4.4.2 rom.
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I am on 4.3 with the locked bootloader. Thanks again for the help.
xnatex21 said:
If you're on 4.3 w/o root, you can follow this thread and regain root. - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2752360
I haven't see anyone post 4.4.2 yet to manually flash if the download fails. I'm the same boat there. Give it a few days and I'm sure someone will post it.
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My update failed too, so I am interested as well if someone has the 4.4.2 official
mgarcia86 said:
My update failed too, so I am interested as well if someone has the 4.4.2 official
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Mine did the first couple times. What I did was odin to stock 4.3 again and take the small update on 4.3 and then the 4.4.2 worked after that.
I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (SCH-1605) that is running android 4.4.2. I am currently out of contract with Verizon and I would like to start installing custom roms on my device. However, the latest OTA update has my bootloader locked down like Fort Knox. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Mike
Mkostial05 said:
I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (SCH-1605) that is running android 4.4.2. I am currently out of contract with Verizon and I would like to start installing custom roms on my device. However, the latest OTA update has my bootloader locked down like Fort Knox. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Mike
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You can use a method in the general section to get root, which isn't one click, but you have to unlock the bootloader to install custom recovery to flash roms which can't currently be done on 4.3 and up for this phone.
BluGuy said:
You can use a method in the general section to get root, which isn't one click, but you have to unlock the bootloader to install custom recovery to flash roms which can't currently be done on 4.3 and up for this phone.
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Ok. Cool. Hopefully, someone will find an exploit to get pass this bootloader soon.
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So I'm on 4.3 and rooted. Am I still unable to have a recovery? I'm having horrible Wi-Fi issues and i can't figure out why. So wanna go back to og Rom to process and eliminate
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I had a sprint galaxy s4 about 6 months ago and it seems as if things are different with the Verizon s4....I want to root and start flashing roms but I honestly don't know where to start and which way is the best way. I'm looking to be fully rooted. I'm on the latest stock software update...so what would be the best way to approach rooting so I can be fully rooted? Sorry, I just get confused when seeing all the posts about the bootloader being locked and certain software versions having different methods etc...any help?
If you are on the latest update (NG6) i think this is the only way to root currently.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2905848
toyosup88 said:
If you are on the latest update (NG6) i think this is the only way to root currently.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2905848
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OK and from there I should be able to flash cwm and start flashing roms?
You can install safestrap and flash roms with that. Bootloader is locked so you can't flash a custom recovery