I received an S3 which was locked so I proceeded to root it and unlock it. My question is, should I update to Jellybean OTA ? I don't care about removing root but I want to make sure it remains unlocked.
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From what I read you can't update via OTA if you're rooted especially if you have installed custom recoveries. Or have modified some system files like radios. You may still receive OTA message but at some point of the install process it may fail. That is why it's best to stay on stock if you're planning on OTA updates.
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Another noob question: Will the rooted vibrant phones get the official 2.2 ota update automatically? If not, how can we get it? Do we have to unroot to stock 2.1 and manually flash official 2.2? If the answer to my first question is yes; what will happen? Do we get unrooted automatically n loose data?
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Another noob question: Will the rooted vibrant phones get the official 2.2 ota update automatically? If not, how can we get it? Do we have to unroot to stock 2.1 and manually flash official 2.2? If the answer to my first question is yes; what will happen? Do we get unrooted automatically n loose data?
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Although this isn't definitive, just expect that *IF* you have taken responsibility for modifying your phone (and rooting is modifying), you will have to take responsibility for updating it yourself. Merely rooting may not leave you with a brick post OTA, but we've also heard plenty of tales of unmodified or only-rooted phones being bricked with the last OTA, so be advised. And this is not just a Samsung issue. HTC, Motorola, LG...etc ad nauseum...
OTA's are made for those who do not modify their Android phones (i.e. the overwhelming majority of users). The only upgrade scenarios an OTA can reliably count on being workable are those where a phone's OS is in a known state. Samsung & T-Mobile cannot take into consideration modified devices when developing an OTA, because such modifications run the gamut and are impossible to predict.
Furthermore OTA's are pushed out in batches. In other words, all of the million-plus Vibrants will not be updated all at once, but in stages. This makes several things likely. First, it's likely that it could take many weeks for you to get any official OTA pushed to your phone. Second, it's equally likely that you will be able to get the OTA packaged as an Odin or CWM update long before you'd ever see the OTA officially.
So here's the gist...
If you want to rely on an OTA, don't modify your phone in any way whatsoever. If you want to modify your phone an OTA is irrelavent, as an update will be available to you as a modder long before it's available to the majority.
If you have a rooted stock 2.1 you will recieve the ota, but you will loose root.
Edit: id just listen to that guy up there
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So, I got my HTC Thunderbolt, rooted it, then unrooted it.
Would I be able to install the official MR2 OTA update from "Settings" then reroot my phone? I heard once installing this OTA update, rooting wasn't possible.
Or would I have to go an alternate route of rooting, then flashing an MR2 based ROM?
I'm completely lost, as I'm coming from a Droid X.
Also, what is this MR2.5 I'm hearing about? Is this just a leaked future OTA update?
Thanks in advance!
You could upgrade then root using the current method, but there's no point as it will downgrade you. If you want the OTA and root just root you phone, then flash the radio through hboot and a rooted version of the OTA ROM through recovery.
That's the MR2.5 update. hm, since it's a leak, it might not be 100% stable, correct?
Also, how often is that rooted version of the OTA ROM updated? It's not updated very frequently, is it? Is it just updated when a new OTA update comes out?
No, that's the "Official OTA MR2 Radio". Meaning the one that was pushed out via official over the air update, I've been running it since it dropped, not a single reboot (everyone's experience it different). You are correct on the ROM, only updated when HTC/VZW drop and update.
So, I just rooted my phone. Now I flash the MR2 update, and then the rooted version of the OTA ROM and I'll be good to go?
Why do I even need the rooted version of the OTA ROM? Is that so it'll be able to support the MR2 update?
No, there are many ROMs that support the MR2 radio. Check out the developement section, it will usually say in the OP what radio works with a given ROM. You mentioned updating then rooting so I assumed you wanted to use the OTA. You know what happens when you assume.
So the ROM you directed me to is pretty much stock? Nothing removed, nothing added?
It is debloated and has superuser and busybox (for root access). This one only has superuser and busybox (no bloat removed).
I have never had the need but I am considering rooting. One item I am concerned about is the ability to get firmware updates after rooting. Do they still prompt/download? If not what do you guys do about this?
NEVER take a firmware update when you're rooted; thats never a good idea. Devs usually get the updates, cook them in the roms, then you would flash the updated rom over your current (if its same) or flash the newly rooted rom. Alot easier than it sounds, you'll get the hang of it. 9 out of 10 times accepting firmware updates will remove root. Just ask the retards that accepted the 2.3 GB update on their Evo 4G lol. Had to wait abt 3 months for root ...
So this mornining I received the message to update my phone to KitKat, but when I installed it, nothing happened. Am I stupid for thinking it would update a stock root? I used the chainfire automatic root method. How do I obtain KitKat and root? Thank you in advance guys.
It's best to update via PC and Odin. I doubt they'll have that file ready for a bit though. You probably want to wait anyway since I don't believe there is a root method available yet since it just dropped.
Hello, I have verizon note 2, it has stock 4.1.2 android installed. I want to update it to kitkat, what can you suggest how can I update it ?
I've read not ro accept ota updates. How can I update me phone to kitkat without accepting otas? someone answer me.
Use casual to root and unlock. Then update the custom recovery to newest. Then follow the directions to flash the stock rom in the development section of this forum for this phone.
If you don't use root or flash roms then I don't understand why your worried about taking the ota.
Oh btw, demanding someone to answer you isn't the best way to get someone to answer you.