I have my Razr Maxx updated to System 6.12.173 Android Version 2.3.6
and I dont want it updated further.
Is there a way to block/stop OTA updates?
Is there a way to block/stop the update notifications as well?
It won't auto update. You have to press download and install everytime there is any OTA.
Sim Kai Long said:
It won't auto update. You have to press download and install everytime there is any OTA.
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I'd like to block the notifications regarding the updates as well.
They are annoying to keep getting.
If you have custom recovery, it won't update. I pulled update manually. Installation failed, and no more notification, even after reboot. You can go in there with Root Toolbox and freeze updater, but it's not necessary.
You should have bought eastern european Razr )) We are still on 2.3.5.
No updates what so ever.
Just joking.
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i'm surprised this question didn't get a lot more responses, since I have a HTC Design and stumbled across this thread and I'm wondering the same thing. I'm not gonna take a new OTA update when ppl have reported loss of root...so does anyone wanna non-jokingly answer this yet? lol.
PS: all i did was go to Titanium Backup and scroll all the way down to "Updater _____". Back that up, and delete it if you want (freeze it if you have PRO version). Especially if you're rooted and have a custom ROM on it, you won't need it.
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If ever a Bell update comes along, hopefully, how do I go about using OTA update?
I used titanium backup and froze the crapware and also, I skipped making a Blur account when I first got my phone and loaded Launcher Pro immediately.
Do I unfreeze all the crapware and create a blur account to enable update? Or is there a specific file that I can unfreeze?
Currently when I go to my settings and check update, all I get is a blank screen. Normally it would give me a pop up stating that there is a new ota update or system up to date.
Ty.
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W3BSurfer said:
If ever a Bell update comes along, hopefully, how do I go about using OTA update?
I used titanium backup and froze the crapware and also, I skipped making a Blur account when I first got my phone and loaded Launcher Pro immediately.
Do I unfreeze all the crapware and create a blur account to enable update? Or is there a specific file that I can unfreeze?
Currently when I go to my settings and check update, all I get is a blank screen. Normally it would give me a pop up stating that there is a new ota update or system up to date.
Ty.
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If you accept an OTA update you will loose root. If you want to keep su you will have to come back to the forums when an update is available. By then there will likely be several threads you will have to read pertaining to the update and how to install it correctly.
I was wondering the same thing almost as well.
I recently did a factory reset, and and reformat of my internal memory. When restarting I bypassed the Motoblur account set-up. As of this morning I have also rooted my phone.
When I click on system updates it tells me I need a Social networking account.
I just want to make sure I am still going to have a way to update when they come?? I'll worry about the how when the time comes.
Downloading now. Kentucky, 2:11am!
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D/L now... seems to be a big file. Pacific area. 912
Sadly it looks like a 2.3.6 update
http://www.phonearena.com/news/OTA-...647?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Only for CDMA version?
The official update is the exact same as my leak/soak test. Information on those can be found on this little wikia page I've thrown together
http://droidrzr.wikia.com/wiki/6.12.173
Just ignore the part about it being a leak, I can assure you the MD5 checksums match up exactly.
Which btw they are:
Size: 151.77 MB
MD5: aa7fe6290c0d3a60253922bac413da02
Link: http://gooinside.me/roms/mattlgroff/Blur_Version.6.11.748.XT912.Verizon.en.US.zip
EDIT: yes...this is for the CDMA Verizon XT912 DROID RAZR.
Yep! Downloading it now... Im in Fort Worth
wardo5757 said:
Yep! Downloading it now... Im in Fort Worth
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Also downloading now. Austin, TX.
getting it too now.
that was a huge file! took a while to download and install... wonder why moto decided to change the location of the setting button on the home screen???
root?
Has any of you able to retain root? Does one click root work still with this update.
*update* did the OTA...lost root. One click root doesnt work...
hey you know if it retains wifi tether ability?
Got up an hour ago and the update was there (Naples, FL) for both my Razr Maxxes. Like a fool I agreed without first installing OTA RookKeeper. My Razr is now 6.12.173 and it lost root during the OTA update. So far, nothing will root that I've found (through trying a reading). Any way to roll back to 6.11 and re-root?
I need to get the WiFi tethering back ASAP!!!
Thx.
Just updated. Restored root with OTA rootkeeper. Can confirm wifi tether and safe strap still work.
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lost root even with using voodoo OTA rootkeeper
I upgraded to 6.12.173 and lost root even though I used voodoo OTA. Don't know how to get it back without going back to previous version. Any suggesstions.
LockdownInc said:
Got up an hour ago and the update was there (Naples, FL) for both my Razr Maxxes. Like a fool I agreed without first installing OTA RookKeeper. My Razr is now 6.12.173 and it lost root during the OTA update. So far, nothing will root that I've found (through trying a reading). Any way to roll back to 6.11 and re-root?
I need to get the WiFi tethering back ASAP!!!
Thx.
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I just verified that the zergRush and Gingerbreak 1.2 DO NOT WORK to root 2.3.6 (in case it isn't already posted here). I'm still needing to either root 2.3.6, or roll back to 2.3.5 so I can root again... Any help is much appreciated.
Im gonna wait to install, hopefully a way through the bootloader can be found
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metalb00 said:
Im gonna wait to install, hopefully a way through the bootloader can be found
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Wish I had waited! Glad I told my wife to wait. I'll root her phone and install OTA RootKeeper before I update the phone. At least then I'll only have to roll back one Droid!
it retained the root but you need to re root
OTA and Titanium Backup
OK...sorry for the question, but I've recieved the "nag" screen that the OTA is available. I'm rooted and used Titanium Backup Pro to freeze and "uninstall" several programs.
I can NOT get the OTA to install. It downloads (now on my 4th attempt), reboots the phone, tries to install and it fails.
Phone reboots and I get the "nag OTA" screen again.
I've unfrozen all the programs, but NFL Mobile, VZ Navigator, Slacker, DNLA and News 2.3.5 were all uninstalled and I can't get them back.
Is this what might be holding up the OTA from installing properly?
Thanks for any help.
Shayne
yes... you'll have to reinstall previously uninstalled apps - if you have apk's you can just place them to their original location...
in general there is no reason to uninstall instead of just freezing the applications because if there is something missing, ota is not possible...
have you checked http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406550 ?
Hello all,
Just had a quick question. I didn't know what search terms to use to get an accurate answer, since the search seems to pick up any and everything related to any of your search terms. I was wondering what exactly prevents an OTA update from taking. Is it the recovery that is installed? Is it having root? It's been a while since I have accepted an OTA for a device, outside of the Nexus on launch day. I have my Razr Maxx rooted, no custom rom. I tried a few of the ICS leaks but they were in safestrap, my non safe partition remains only rooted. When the OTA actually hits should I be able to accept it fine or will I need to go back to completely stock unrooted?
Things that prevent an OTA: ROMS, Bloatware frozen/uninstalled, custom recoveries (safestrap, bootstrap) so yes, when you want the OTA you'll need to fastboot back to complete stock for it to work. Root won't stop an OTA but OTA's generally break root.
You can try just uninstalling safestrap but I've read cases where just uninstalling it doesn't work and you need to fastboot back to stock.
everything wrong with motorola and Android has to do with idiot upper middle management execs having endless powerpoint presentations babbling corporate gibberish so they can make the next payment on their overpriced overlarge joke of a house and BMW. we are left to sort out the steaming pile of ****. i pray google has the sense to fire every last one of them and give their salaries and bonuses to the engineers!
Freezing bloatware has never prevented me from getting and OTA. Custom ROM and bloatware removal has/will.
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Freezing bloatware has never prevented me from getting and OTA. Custom ROM and bloatware removal has/will.
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What is the difference between freezing and removal, from a technical standpoint? I rooted my Razr using CASUAL and then installed Titanium Backup Pro and have been zapping the Verizon bloatware. I do want the stock ICS when it comes out. I guess I could reinstall the bloatware from backup and then freeze it rather than uninstalling. I don't care so much if the OTA doesn't install, I can troubleshoot that, but I don't want the OTA to brick my phone, that's the main concern.
The main reason I don't want the bloatware on there is that I don't want there to be any danger of clicking on anything that will make my monthly bill go up. Sometimes I let my girlfriend or other people use my Razr and if they manage to get a $10 monthly charge on my bill because they just had to see NFL Mobile or something similar, I'm gonna be pissed
I'm fairly sure it just changes the extension to .apk.bak, but I could be wrong
So, I have bloatware frozen, but none uninstalled. If ICS /is/ released on the 12th for the Verizon RAZR, I should be able to get it OTA?
Rooted, stock 2.3.6
bpingry said:
So, I have bloatware frozen, but none uninstalled. If ICS /is/ released on the 12th for the Verizon RAZR, I should be able to get it OTA?
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Yes, at worst case scenario: You might have to unfreeze everything, Install OTA RootKeeper, use OTA RootKeeper to a> Backup your root and B> Temporarily unroot your device.
On the last OTA that I received, I was not able to install the OTA until I ran the Temp Unroot from OTA RootKeeper, then the OTA went smoothly after that.
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Yes, at worst case scenario: You might have to unfreeze everything, Install OTA RootKeeper, use OTA RootKeeper to a> Backup your root and B> Temporarily unroot your device.
On the last OTA that I received, I was not able to install the OTA until I ran the Temp Unroot from OTA RootKeeper, then the OTA went smoothly after that.
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Apps in preinstall folder are required by OTAs those are the real bloats. Any other system modification will be verified too, like build.prop, init.d CWM and so on..
Remember an OTA update is an incremental update wich will check any required system piece, especially those I've mentioned.
Cheers
OK. So I have the pull down button mod. Will this get in the way? I've not removed any bloat or yet (was waiting for updates). All I have is pull down mod and root.
MarkyG82 said:
OK. So I have the pull down button mod. Will this get in the way? I've not removed any bloat or yet (was waiting for updates). All I have is pull down mod and root.
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Yes, it's a system modification. You'll need to flash stock rom to flash an OTA update.
When installing an OTA you can press both volume buttons at the same time to to see dialog, and if anything fails you will have filename and directory of failed checks. And it won't auto reboot until you tell it too. I found the problem files for the ics leak from early April leak and was able to install without wiping.
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See I'm not fussed about wiping. Id quite happily have stock ICS and mod it from there. Looks like I'll be hacking some way or other to get the official anyhow as I'm on linux. Unless someone can point me to a UK suitable stock rom I can fast boot or add flash from linux. I have add setup if that helps. My system version is 167.26.
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cause they arent bronies, duh.
ExtraDan said:
cause they arent bronies, duh.
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Sorry, I don't understand.
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and you wont...
MarkyG82 said:
Sorry, I don't understand.
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I don't understand them either, just don't make a big deal about it
Thanks for all the replies. I don't have any bloatware frozen and no system mods done so I guess once the OTA hits, as long as safestrap uninstalled smoothly, I should be good to go. Ill check out ota root keeper here shortly.
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i just bought the droid razr maxx. there is supposed to be an OTA update to ICS soon. my question is, will i be able to switch back and forth from new rom and current rom? just wondering incase i dont like it. will it prompt me when the update is available, or will it do it automatically? also will it keep my current apps and settings after the update?
Once you upgrade thats IT, your stuck with the new, your apps should be fine if your stock and unrooted. The phone will inform you when an update is available, or you can check for updates to try to grab it sooner depending on the rollout schedule.
Could have done a search, there's approximately 1 billion ICS OTA threads already.......
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brons2 said:
Could have done a search, there's approximately 1 billion ICS OTA threads already.......
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This was legit questions... this wasn't another "When is it" threads. Don't be too quick to jump.
BTW, Daniel, you mentioned that if you were stock, unrooted it would be fine. What if I'm rooted (still stock)?
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This was legit questions... this wasn't another "When is it" threads. Don't be too quick to jump.
BTW, Daniel, you mentioned that if you were stock, unrooted it would be fine. What if I'm rooted (still stock)?
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You will want to get the VooDoo OTA Root Keeper for free in the market.
Install, back up root.
When your update hits, go back into the app and select "temp un-root".
After the update, go back to the app and restore root.
Its been hit and miss for some ppl on the last OTA, has worked for me everytime tho.
stupidchicken03 said:
You will want to get the VooDoo OTA Root Keeper for free in the market.
Install, back up root.
When your update hits, go back into the app and select "temp un-root".
After the update, go back to the app and restore root.
Its been hit and miss for some ppl on the last OTA, has worked for me everytime tho.
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Also don't freeze or delete any "bloat" as that can mess up your ability to update.
I appreciate the info guys!
Now, if we could just get the update...
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Also don't freeze or delete any "bloat" as that can mess up your ability to update.
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What about safestrap. If we are running sick rooted GB, OTA comes out, unfreeze all the boat, do I need to uninstall safestrap as well?
Many people have had trouble installing the leaks if they have SafeStrap and friends installed.
That doesn't mean an OTA update will fail though.
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What about safestrap. If we are running sick rooted GB, OTA comes out, unfreeze all the boat, do I need to uninstall safestrap as well?
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When I restore the backup I made during the Safestrap install, it wipes out both root and Safestrap. But I made the backup as soon as possible before making modifications.
Ok, so here is the deal, I understand that somewhere in the hay stack of this forum is instructions on how I am going to make this happen but I have ADD and can't keep focus lurking the forum for answers so here it is. Looks like the ICS update is almost ready to roll out for razr so...........
I have a Droid Razr
Rooted
System Version 6.12.173.XT912
Android Version 2.3.6
Kernel Version 2.6.35.7-g61e3522
I can install System version 6.12.181 but I'm not going to because the last time I did a system update I lost root on my phone and was a ***** to get it back to root. But the notification to update my phone every 12 hrs is getting annoying.
So when ICS rolls out what are my options to get the update installed?
Do I need to unroot my phone. If so how do I do this?
Do I need to update the system version to 6.12.181 before I update to ICS?
How can I Update to 6.12.181 safely?
Will there be a version of the ICS update that I can install while still rooted?
Thank you to anyone that take the time to help out with my questions ahead of time. I feel I would rather be prepared then to come up with a problem later. Also I apologize if this has already been addressed.
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Ok, so here is the deal, I understand that somewhere in the hay stack of this forum is instructions on how I am going to make this happen but I have ADD and can't keep focus lurking the forum for answers so here it is. Looks like the ICS update is almost ready to roll out for razr so...........
I have a Droid Razr
Rooted
System Version 6.12.173.XT912
Android Version 2.3.6
Kernel Version 2.6.35.7-g61e3522
I can install System version 6.12.181 but I'm not going to because the last time I did a system update I lost root on my phone and was a ***** to get it back to root. But the notification to update my phone every 12 hrs is getting annoying.
So when ICS rolls out what are my options to get the update installed?
Do I need to unroot my phone. If so how do I do this?
Do I need to update the system version to 6.12.181 before I update to ICS?
How can I Update to 6.12.181 safely?
Will there be a version of the ICS update that I can install while still rooted?
Thank you to anyone that take the time to help out with my questions ahead of time. I feel I would rather be prepared then to come up with a problem later. Also I apologize if this has already been addressed.
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Voodoo rootkeeper will keep your root from .173 to .181 no problem. Not sure what you're asking for in the first question, you options will be to update or not. Using voodoo rootkeeper you SHOULD be able to unroot (with backup), update to ICS, then re-root however it's unknown if this method will work 100% until ICS comes out.
You shouldn't have to update to .181 to get ICS because ICS will completely wipe whatever is in the system folders (shouldn't matter what version you're on), however you might not see ICS OTA update until you update to .181. Again, won't know until it happens
Here are a few words of wisdom:
1) When rooting, always install the latest Motorola USB drivers, available here : http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-...tware_and_Drivers/USB-and-PC-Charging-Drivers
2) Before applying OTA, download a free program called OTA Rootkeeper, follow the procedure, backup your root, then do a "temp unroot" and then restore root.
2) After restoring root on a newly updated OS, always install the superuser program and rerun the su binary update. Even if it is up to date, reapply the update to make sure it works properly. Afterwards, reinstall busybox.
3) All OTAs are incremental updates (this reduces their size). You need to update to every OTA before applying the next OTA. The only way to bypass an OTA would be to fastboot the device to a newer version, but you would lose all of your information.
4) We're here for you! If you have any troubles, just come back.
Here's my opinion.
When the OTA is released, fb to stock 181 then download the OTA.
Rooting with the utilities available today takes about 5 minutes and punching about 4 keys on your computer.
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