It says there is a update avaialable for the galaxy note i717 but when i try to update it alwayas tells me that the servers are busy . and will update when they arent busy anymore. yet never updates. is this because i am rooted to get the tmobile 4g working on my note since i have it unlocked for tmobile?
if so is there any way to flash the new update onto my Note?
Theres no update the att servers sometimes just do that.
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Bricksack said:
It says there is a update avaialable for the galaxy note i717 but when i try to update it alwayas tells me that the servers are busy . and will update when they arent busy anymore. yet never updates. is this because i am rooted to get the tmobile 4g working on my note since i have it unlocked for tmobile?
if so is there any way to flash the new update onto my Note?
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IMHO I would recommend against you doing any Over the Air Update, unless you know the risks.
One example is, you may loose Root, then you have to wait until a new Root method is found.
Also, there is almost always an issue with being able to take OTA updates on rooted phones. YMMV
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If I want the official update instead of flashing something, would I have to go back to stock Rom and/or unroot?
I've deleted bloatware and have frozen a few things, what should I do to ensure I'd get the latest update?
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there won't be an update until at least sometime next year I wouldn't worry for a while.
The only phone get ICS directly from Google is Galaxy Nexus (and maybe Galaxy S). We have to get update from AT&T who must get update (and sit on it) from Samsung who get the ICS source from Google then make a ROM out of it.
So, official ICS for i777 is probably 6 months away. If you have custom ROMs, you won't be able to upgrade via the official process. If you rooted, you may or may not be able upgrade successfully either (it depends how much AT&T/samsung hates you).
But, I'm pretty sure official ICS ROM will be leaked months before AT&T release it. You can then download the flash to that instead of waiting for AT&T to release it. When you do that, rooted or custom ROM does not matter since it will wipe your phone clean.
The only benefit of waiting for official release is that the upgrade process won't wipe your phone clean. You get to keep all your settings and apps.
CollegeProfesor said:
If I want the official update instead of flashing something, would I have to go back to stock Rom and/or unroot?
I've deleted bloatware and have frozen a few things, what should I do to ensure I'd get the latest update?
Thanks
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to answer your question, no one can be 100% sure if you will get the OTA update even if you're still running the stock rom while rooted. It should work but it may not.
Then as everyone else said, I wouldn't worry about it at this point. Our i777 has not been guaranteed an ICS update and even if it is getting it, it wont be for a long time. Long enough not to worry about that question at this point in time.
Been wondering what will happen if and when ATT decides to upgrade us all to ICS if I am currently using the leaked ICS and have the phone rooted? WIll it just be a case of where I do not receive the update because of root? Should I unroot?
If I continue with the rooted ICS leak, will I have to flash the phone back to stock using Odin, and after doing that will I automatically receive the ATT update?
I just wan't to be sure that I dont miss out on the ATT ICS upgrade because I am using leak with root.
Yes, I am a bit new to this , so I don't know all the ins and outs of how upgrades are pushed by ATT to our devices yet.
I think you're supposed to unroot or else things could be messed up while updating. Though I could be wrong. It's what I'm planning
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Samsung phones aren't generally pushed through an ota update, official updates are done with a Samsung program called kies. Which has a lot of checks it does before it flashes anything. You'll probably have to go back to unrooted gingerbread to update officially...
That being said.... This is xda we'll most likely get a few more leaks before the official update, and after the official is dropped you can bet there will be a rooted, deodexed, and zip aligned, cwm or Odin flashable version within hours.
I have never bothered with official firmware on any phone.
Thanks for the info ..!
I wouldn't worry about the OTA update unless you want a bloated ICS.
Wait for the devs to release an improved, bloat-free rom.
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I know what will happen with mine, I removed the update app.
i think if ou ust flash back to stock ou should be ok
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kevinjgray88 said:
i think if ou ust flash back to stock ou should be ok
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jonman364 said:
I know what will happen with mine, I removed the update app.
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So we can remove the AT&T update app to not receive OTA updates?
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If a new ROM is available, will AT&T force the update to the phone? I am worried if this happen while my phone is rooted, the root will be gone.
Will rooting PREVENT the forced update?
I am NOT planning to install Custom ROM, just rooted stock.
its ota it will be offered not forced.
also there are ways to disable the ota check that way you dont even see the prompts and can just wait for the community for a rooted stock rom.
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its ota it will be offered not forced.
also there are ways to disable the ota check that way you dont even see the prompts and can just wait for the community for a rooted stock rom.
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Could you share this "ways to disable the OTA check"?
I just got my Note today and already I received a prompt saying that there is a new "AT&T Software Update". I have NOT rooted my phone yet.
Download titanium backup and freeze it.
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Sorry just read it wasnt rooted. You will have to root to freeze the aps.
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I'm on rogers in Canada and have a galaxy nexus running 4.1.1 what rom would I use to update to 4.2 from googles site. Also is it possible to brink a phone just by unlocking the boot loader and rooting it
I'm on FIDO in Canada and my Gnex had the OTA update to 4.2.1 some weeks ago already. Try going in "About phone" in the settings and search manually for a system update.
android.4.0 said:
I'm on rogers in Canada and have a galaxy nexus running 4.1.1 what rom would I use to update to 4.2 from googles site. Also is it possible to brink a phone just by unlocking the boot loader and rooting it
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Stay stock.
Clear data for Google framework service.
Then check for system update.
Yes you can brick although it is hard to do. Anything is possible I'd you do not know what you are doing.
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Just got a Verizon s4 I would like to root so I can use tethering and maybe custom Roms. Should I activate then root. Root then activate or does it matter? This is new phone and new sim card? If the phone is behind on ota would it be better to not let any ota get applied then root etc? Any other things I should be aware of? I have read the posts on things to know on the various builds on this phone.
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Just got a Verizon s4 I would like to root so I can use tethering and maybe custom Roms. Should I activate then root. Root then activate or does it matter? This is new phone and new sim card? If the phone is behind on ota would it be better to not let any ota get applied then root etc? Any other things I should be aware of? I have read the posts on things to know on the various builds on this phone.
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A post like this would go in troubleshooting/q+a section.
However....rooting after activation or before makes no difference. Just delay the ota if you activate first. What build are you on? That will determine your root method.
I always activate first then root. I have activated and will root it next week. Is your provider Verizon? If it is you should be fine updating as long as the update is NOT 4.4 kit Kat. If you ota update to 4.4, I've heard that Verizon trips something so the know if you have rooted your phone and void the warranty.
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I always activate first then root. I have activated and will root it next week. Is your provider Verizon? If it is you should be fine updating as long as the update is NOT 4.4 kit Kat. If you ota update to 4.4, I've heard that Verizon trips something so the know if you have rooted your phone and void the warranty.
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Warranty voiding only matters if you have to send it back to Samsung (and even then Sammy a lot of times will still fix it). If you are paying for insurance through VZW (it should be Assuron) they don't care at all if you have rooted, installed Custom ROMs, tripped Knox. They just swap the phone out for you period. So only if you would have to send the phone to Samsung does that matter, and only sometimes at that.
All true, thanks for clarifying. I bought my s4 without a contract and have insurance thru securanty so I don't really care about Verizon
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Hum just found out that securanty doesn't cover software issues of you have rooted your phone. Guess if better make sure I get it rooted before a 4.4 ota update
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My bad on wrong forum
I am on verizion not sure what the build is, as I'm still waiting for the phone to arrive. I did not purchase the phone threw verizion. As I have the unlimited data and plan on keeping it.
I like the cm roms but from what I read unless i'm on cetain build (mdk) I can't use cm, has to be rom that supports safestrap. So if I want cm i should not let ota happen.
Hence my question on if I should not let the phone ota once activated, or activate first then root etc.
Will an ota strip root ?
Thanks for the info
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My bad on wrong forum
I am on verizion not sure what the build is, as I'm still waiting for the phone to arrive. I did not purchase the phone threw verizion. As I have the unlimited data and plan on keeping it.
I like the cm roms but from what I read unless i'm on cetain build (mdk) I can't use cm, has to be rom that supports safestrap. So if I want cm i should not let ota happen.
Hence my question on if I should not let the phone ota once activated, or activate first then root etc.
Will an ota strip root ?
Thanks for the info
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You can activate the phone just do not perform the update. I literally just got the S4 yesterday, brand new, through amazon. It was on the MJ7 build.
I didn't put the sim in until after I did the root and rom installation, that was just my method. It does not mean I could not have done the same after activating it. Check out my thread where I asked a similar question. The links in there will up you root and install the correct roms according to your build.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663706
tonyjsan said:
My bad on wrong forum
I am on verizion not sure what the build is, as I'm still waiting for the phone to arrive. I did not purchase the phone threw verizion. As I have the unlimited data and plan on keeping it.
I like the cm roms but from what I read unless i'm on cetain build (mdk) I can't use cm, has to be rom that supports safestrap. So if I want cm i should not let ota happen.
Hence my question on if I should not let the phone ota once activated, or activate first then root etc.
Will an ota strip root ?
Thanks for the info
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common census of those of us that root and run custom ROMS is not to take OTA . Good chance root will be forever lost as 4.4 android is more securely locked down than 4.3.