I recently rooted my Verizon Galaxy s4 on 4.2 and just noticed today 4.3 pushed down on my phone as available. If I update will I brick my phone or should it work?
You will get an error message because your phone is modified. No update for you, you will have to flash back to stock unrooted.
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You will get an error message because your phone is modified. No update for you, you will have to flash back to stock unrooted.
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I accidentally hit update and it did successfully go through but it's not 4.3 (that is available now) but I did lose my root
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I accidentally hit update and it did successfully go through but it's not 4.3 (that is available now) but I did lose my root
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Download a free root checker from Google Play and run it.
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Download a free root checker from Google Play and run it.
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It says sorry your device does not have proper root access. Do you think I'm safe to update to 4.3 now?
jdbaker82 said:
It says sorry your device does not have proper root access. Do you think I'm safe to update to 4.3 now?
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I'm glad somebody here is willing to help you, but it's important to note that you're posting in the wrong forum. This forum is for the S4 Active available on AT&T and internationally which is a different phone than the regular S4. The forum you are looking for where you will get better help related to your device can be found here.
Ha! After my answer I went straight to Sammobile and started searching for 4.3 lol, now I realised that he asked about S4.. thanks for clearing that out!
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You are in the wrong forum.
Moved to Verizon S4 Q&A
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I plan to buy s3 but i have a question in mind. I dont like to install custom roms and only need to root the s3 in order to install Titanium Backup Pro.So if i root it and not install custom recovery and no other mod just superuser and titanium backup pro will i be able to get fota update. And also can i easily unroot it and go back to as it was before?
Don't root, BUY the games, get updates.
Cracked games are bad mkay?
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Edited due to Op editing his post, which originally stated he wanted to know if this would affect his use of cracked games!
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salilkansal said:
I plan to buy s3 but i have a question in mind. I dont like to install custom roms and only need to root the s3 in order to install Titanium Backup Pro.So if i root it and not install custom recovery and no other mod just superuser and titanium backup pro will i be able to get fota update. And also can i easily unroot it and go back to as it was before?
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Using cf.root you can keep the phone as close to stock as possible and have root, you can still get official updates through KIES but OTA downloaded updates seem to be giving ppl problems.
To slaphead20 and burden010 just cause the guy doesnt want custom roms doesnt mean hes cracking games or doing anything illegal. I only rooted my stock rom so I could fully use titanium backup and mybackup pro, plus custom roms arent that far from stock at the moment anyway so give the guy a break.
edit :- I see OP has edited his post maybe he did announce he was doing something wrong.
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Using cf.root you can keep the phone as close to stock as possible and have root, you can still get official updates through KIES but OTA downloaded updates seem to be giving ppl problems.
To slaphead20 and burden010 just cause the guy doesnt want custom roms doesnt mean hes cracking games or doing anything illegal. I only rooted my stock rom so I could fully use titanium backup and mybackup pro, plus custom roms arent that far from stock at the moment anyway so give the guy a break
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Fyi......the guy has edited his post, should have quoted him!
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Sorry guys. I meant no offence. I didn't knew. So I can update the phone via keis easily? What about unrooting it? Can it be done?
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salilkansal said:
Sorry guys. I meant no offence. I didn't knew. So I can update the phone via keis easily? What about unrooting it? Can it be done?
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The only advice I am prepared to give you now is that you please, out of courtesy, read the forum rules.
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salilkansal said:
Sorry guys. I meant no offence. I didn't knew. So I can update the phone via keis easily? What about unrooting it? Can it be done?
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Yes kies will update as long as u stick with cf root
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Yes kies will update as long as u stick with cf root
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Thanks and im very sorry people. Will surely read the rules before posting.
If you have only a rooted stock Rom then you should be fine for receiving ota updates. Worst that might happen is you will loose root.
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Thanks a lot guys. Gonna buy it today. Will post after testing it. Any advice what all should i check to make sure the phone is not faulty
hi, salam to everyone . I got my s3 about 3 months ago. everything is fine until today. I got jelly bean about a month ago and install an official one from Samsung kies. today I just want to check any software update for this purpose I go to settings then about device then software update. . but can't check as it shows "your device have been modified so no updates " . . I again go to about device section and click on Status and scroll down to device Status and it shows modified.
I don't know how all just happens.
I have bought an international version of S3 pin pack, break seal with my own hands. .
didn't ever installed any thing other than some basic apps from google play.
before getting jelly bean I can check updates from my s3 but now I can't. . plz help.
no 3rd party apps installed !
your phone rooted?
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your phone rooted?
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no man . never !
See identical post in General section .
jje
Will u plz send me the link of that specified thread. Thanx
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Babar.ali said:
Will u plz send me the link of that specified thread. Thanx
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Just ODIN the lastest Jelly Bean (4.1.1), not the 4.1.2 leak and you should be good to go
How to do it. . If done Odin, my device will be rooted or not?? Sory for noob question I am totally new to Android
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flashing stock 4.1.1 via Odin won't root your phone
but don't flash 4.1.2 coz it is pre-rooted
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Remove the external sd card and reboot. Check for updates again. It should solve your problem.
Hit thanks if I have helped.
No it didn't help. . . Still same. Now planning to concentrate on flashing option. Thanx awl
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I am happy as my problem exist no more,
Before going for flashing option, by chance I get my device encryted and encryption works!
I don't know how but now everything is ok, back to normal, check my updates from device, it shows normal in device Status. Thanks to everyone.
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Babar.ali said:
I am happy as my problem exist no more,
Before going for flashing option, by chance I get my device encryted and encryption works!
I don't know how but now everything is ok, back to normal, check my updates from device, it shows normal in device Status. Thanks to everyone.
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i have the sam problem. how could you get your phone encrypted?
Just got update from AT&T 18 MB, got for update and failed at security error, any suggestions how to restore, please, thanks.
anshu.viz said:
Just got update from AT&T 18 MB, got for update and failed at security error, any suggestions how to restore, please, thanks.
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I will PM you how to fix it (which will roll you back to an older version). I would do it here, but we can't post copyrighted material here.
xboxfanj said:
I will PM you how to fix it (which will roll you back to an older version). I would do it here, but we can't post copyrighted material here.
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Thank you very much, but I wonder why it happen because I had it bone stock.
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Thank you very much, but I wonder why it happen because I had it bone stock.
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Weird. Usually, it happens if you delete GApps.
Just got this and it failed to install. I am bone stock.
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xboxfanj said:
I will PM you how to fix it (which will roll you back to an older version). I would do it here, but we can't post copyrighted material here.
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I have the same problem,update bricked my phone,now freeze at At&t logo,my phone is bone stock also.
Sent to both of you.
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Sent to both of you.
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Has anyone installed the update yet im not going to update after reading this till i see what it does...i got the 18mb update but have not tried to install after reading this thanks
tony_b1 said:
Has anyone installed the update yet im not going to update after reading this till i see what it does...i got the 18mb update but have not tried to install after reading this thanks
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I'm rooted and unlocked with FreeG app . I downloaded it, but it stop with an error. It rebooted on its own. My phone is running fine with no issues. I went back to my settings and its like I never attempted an update.
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I'm rooted and unlocked with FreeG app . I downloaded it, but it stop with an error. It rebooted on its own. My phone is running fine with no issues. I went back to my settings and its like I never attempted an update.
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You have to restore to stock to apply an FOTA. If you unlocked with the app, just restore with the app, and put back any apks you deleted.
Has anyone been able to install this? I just get an error code when it trys to install it and reboots me back to my home screen and says install interupted. I'm stock btw.
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You have to restore to stock to apply an FOTA. If you unlocked with the app, just restore with the app, and put back any apks you deleted.
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@Shelnutt2. Thanks for the info. I was just letting tony_b1 what know what my result was with my phone configuration.
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So far we have voodoo root keeper and supersu pro survival mode. If you try either please post your results.
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This work for the AT&T it might work of you guy as will.You need someone to test it. You need to be on a stock rooted and no custom recovery.
You might whan to try this on MD2 stock rooted.
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I was able to update my I337 to the 7/9 release of MF3 and retain root.
1. Install VooDoo OTA Root Keeper, make sure all boxes are checked (may have to reinstall superuser and grant to the app)
2. Reboot, double check VooDoo OTA Root Keeper again has all checked boxes, then tell it to save root
3. Defrost/Enable AT&T Software Update, download it and apply
4. Reboot, Use VooDoo OTA Root Keeper to restore root
5. Profit
props to @gokartracer5 for being the first to find this
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This work for the AT&T it might work of you guy as will.You need someone to test it. You need to be on a stock rooted root and no custom recovery.
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I suppose that would be some actual profit. There were some users stating that this method would work for our phone in other threads but most of us don't want to risk it or be without a custom recovery in the first place. But something like this, for me, will be given a shot later on today when my AT&T S4 arrives
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I suppose that would be some actual profit. There were some users stating that this method would work for our phone in other threads but most of us don't want to risk it or be without a custom recovery in the first place. But something like this, for me, will be given a shot later on today when my AT&T S4 arrives
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if you are going to do that on AT&T S4 you might what to look at this. Some dev might be able to get this to work for your gays s4.
[GUIDE][I337UCUAMF3][STOCK][NEUTERED] MF3 OTA Update - Keep Recovery and Root!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358763
Has anyone tried this method yet on VERIZON?
Has anyone tried this method yet on VERIZON?
1. Install VooDoo OTA Root Keeper, make sure all boxes are checked (may have to reinstall superuser and grant to the app)
2. Reboot, double check VooDoo OTA Root Keeper again has all checked boxes, then tell it to save root
3. Defrost/Enable Verizon Software Update, download it and apply
4. Reboot, Use VooDoo OTA Root Keeper to restore root
5. Profit
If not I may give it a shot...
Yea we need someone to try it.
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Show me how to remove my TWRP recovery and put stock recovery without having to do a full wipe and restore and I will try this.
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Im download stk recovery now. I'll take one for the team wish me luck
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sporty377 said:
Im download stk recovery now. I'll take one for the team wish me luck
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How do you flash stock recovery?
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Tada10 said:
How do you flash stock recovery?
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Sextape has it as a separate zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289325
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Sextape has it as a separate zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2289325
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You flash it via twrp or odin?
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You flash it via twrp or odin?
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Odin
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Let me know how it goes when you flash via odin just do PDA?
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Odin
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Well? Lol
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For the fun of it I tried VooDoo and SuperSU Pro's feature and TWRP installed but of course it didn't install the update so I'll have to wait until I get home to put the stock recovery back on and try again. Poo.
I'm sure folks have already thought of this but check out the other Galaxy S4 forums like the Sprint one. Maybe certain items are common in the updates and can be flashed on our VZW device.
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I'm sure folks have already thought of this but check out the other Galaxy S4 forums like the Sprint one. Maybe certain items are common in the updates and can be flashed on our VZW device.
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Definitely been done. I haven't found anything but then again, I'm not a developer.
Ok I odin back to stk then odin to md2 kernel. Used motochopper to root then odin back to mdk kernel ....download ota root keeper ....backup root then temp unroot. I downloaded ota update hit the update now button and it fail to install....
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Ok I odin back to stk then odin to md2 kernel. Used motochopper to root then odin back to mdk kernel ....download ota root keeper ....backup root then temp unroot. I downloaded ota update hit the update now button and it fail to install....
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Maybe factory reset, reinstall voodoo root keeper and try again???? Update should have worked based on the steps you took. I've never heard of an ota not installing because of root.
So I did something really really dumb and did the OTA update to 4.3 then tried to "downgrade" to 4.1.x using oden and now I cant use my device. Does anyone have the OTA update for 4.3 available for download that I can try to fix my phone with?!?
go to sammobile. com and download it there.
I posted it in the development forum, with the rest of the stock restore images...
same problem here cant downgrade i was in 4.3 and root with kingo and then install recovery with rom manager and the boot in to recovery with the message : software not authorized by verizon,please help
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I posted it in the development forum, with the rest of the stock restore images...
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vladimirtm said:
same problem here cant downgrade i was in 4.3 and root with kingo and then install recovery with rom manager and the boot in to recovery with the message : software not authorized by verizon,please help
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Downgrading isn't possible. Neither is loading custom recovery. You now have a locked bootloader.
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so how i can fixed? im bricked
vladimirtm said:
so how i can fixed? im bricked
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Flash the 4.3 Odin file. Might need the pit file as well.
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where is it i cant found it
akellar said:
Flash the 4.3 Odin file. Might need the pit file as well.
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where is it i cant found it
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040264
As an option, you can still go to stock 4.1.1
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nikhil.kdhand said:
As an option, you can still go to stock 4.1.1
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You can not downgrade, and attempts to do so will potentially trip your KNOX counter. At the very least you'll end up soft-bricked and have to do a repair install....of 4.3.
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As an option, you can still go to stock 4.1.1
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No you can't. As has been mentioned in just about every 4.3 thread multiple times.
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Meat & Potatoes:
I tried ODINing my GN2 back to stock 4.1.2 tonight - I rooted it a couple months ago. Did not install a custom ROM, just rooted (the process also replaced the Recovery).
Tried ODINing back to stock using the files and information found in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024207
When I run ODIN, it simply fails. Tells me "0 succeeded / 1 failed". Phone still works, I just can't get anywhere in the rolling back to stock bit.
Longer Version:
I've had the phone since the end of January 2013. I rooted it for a couple of reasons, mostly to get rid of bloatware, but also for an app or two that needed root access. I've had zero problems with usability or stability of the device before or since the rooting.
I couldn't tell you which root process I used, but I know it came from an XDA thread, and it automatically replaced the recovery with something touch-based. I'm not sure of the name of the recovery. It did not replace the ROM - I've had less than desirable results from using non-stock ROMs in the past on a handful of other devices, so I wasn't about to risk it.
Since VZW is rolling out the 4.3 update and it looks like a good deal, I want to get my phone back to non-rooted, non-custom-recovery'd state so I can install the update. I'm also doing it because I'm hoping they get the phone up to 4.4 down the line so I can use HCE and GWallet.
Currently, I'm downloading (very slowly, thanks sammobile, for not hosting files on your own servers) the stock VZW 4.3 package from Sammobile.com in hopes I can do something with that and just go straight up from where I am, but I'm not holding my breath since the OTA fails due to the custom recovery.
Any thoughts on what I might try differently to get ODIN to work?
Guys I had the same issue. What I did to resolve my issue is:
1. Get the Verizon upgrade assistance installed on your PC . Here's one from scoobysnack (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47368638&postcount=7&nocache=1&z=2813086102250963)
2. Boot to download mode
3. plug in USB and wait for the update message on your PC
4. Update should take about 30-40 min depending on your connection speeds.
5. once updated, your phone should boot back to normal, but you will LOSE everything and have to start all over.
Hope this helps.
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Meat & Potatoes:
I tried ODINing my GN2 back to stock 4.1.2 tonight - I rooted it a couple months ago. Did not install a custom ROM, just rooted (the process also replaced the Recovery).
Tried ODINing back to stock using the files and information found in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024207
When I run ODIN, it simply fails. Tells me "0 succeeded / 1 failed". Phone still works, I just can't get anywhere in the rolling back to stock bit.
Longer Version:
I've had the phone since the end of January 2013. I rooted it for a couple of reasons, mostly to get rid of bloatware, but also for an app or two that needed root access. I've had zero problems with usability or stability of the device before or since the rooting.
I couldn't tell you which root process I used, but I know it came from an XDA thread, and it automatically replaced the recovery with something touch-based. I'm not sure of the name of the recovery. It did not replace the ROM - I've had less than desirable results from using non-stock ROMs in the past on a handful of other devices, so I wasn't about to risk it.
Since VZW is rolling out the 4.3 update and it looks like a good deal, I want to get my phone back to non-rooted, non-custom-recovery'd state so I can install the update. I'm also doing it because I'm hoping they get the phone up to 4.4 down the line so I can use HCE and GWallet.
Currently, I'm downloading (very slowly, thanks sammobile, for not hosting files on your own servers) the stock VZW 4.3 package from Sammobile.com in hopes I can do something with that and just go straight up from where I am, but I'm not holding my breath since the OTA fails due to the custom recovery.
Any thoughts on what I might try differently to get ODIN to work?
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No you can't. As has been mentioned in just about every 4.3 thread multiple times.
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Guys...i am back to 4.1.2 rom without touching knox warranty...thanks anyways.
nikhil.kdhand said:
Guys...i am back to 4.1.2 rom without touching knox warranty...thanks anyways.
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You installed the ota or the zip package? Not the same thing. You cannot downgrade from the ota with the updated bootloader.
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You installed the ota or the zip package? Not the same thing. You cannot downgrade from the ota with the updated bootloader.
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So if I am understanding right I upgraded to 4.3 OTA does this mean I cannot gain root access. I have been trying to root with no luck any help would be great. I'm really hoping I am not stuck now that I updated.
jssjnkvch said:
So if I am understanding right I upgraded to 4.3 OTA does this mean I cannot gain root access. I have been trying to root with no luck any help would be great. I'm really hoping I am not stuck now that I updated.
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You can get root. You cannot get custom recovery.
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akellar said:
You can get root. You cannot get custom recovery.
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Could you kindly copy a link to instructions for getting root with 4.3. I have been looking everywhere and nothing seems to be working. Not sure if I am doing something wrong. If I need to unlock the bootloader I could use instructions for that as well. I have been hearing it is more difficult with knox.
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You can get root. You cannot get custom recovery.
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Also what do you mean by I can't get custom recovery? Does that mean no clockwork mod or twrp?
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Could you kindly copy a link to instructions for getting root with 4.3. I have been looking everywhere and nothing seems to be working. Not sure if I am doing something wrong. If I need to unlock the bootloader I could use instructions for that as well. I have been hearing it is more difficult with knox.
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Also what do you mean by I can't get custom recovery? Does that mean no clockwork mod or twrp?
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Google kingo. It's the only root option I'm aware of. You cannot unlock the bootloader and probably never will able again. Yes this means no cwm or twrp.
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