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I tried updating but I had an error in the middle of it.
I suspect this is due to my rooting the device once (although the previous update from Verizon removed root) and deleting some system apps.
Does anyone have a full list of all the system apps a stock image should have? I can't remember which ones I deleted.
Mine did it too
Zecharixs said:
I tried updating but I had an error in the middle of it.
I suspect this is due to my rooting the device once (although the previous update from Verizon removed root) and deleting some system apps.
Does anyone have a full list of all the system apps a stock image should have? I can't remember which ones I deleted.
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I called Verizon and actually got an English speaking man! Anyway, after the predictable factory reset, it still won't update. I had tried to root it but was not successful. So I have all the stock apps, ROM etc. I don't think this is an issue. Gave up an will try again.
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I called Verizon and actually got an English speaking man! Anyway, after the predictable factory reset, it still won't update. I had tried to root it but was not successful. So I have all the stock apps, ROM etc. I don't think this is an issue. Gave up an will try again.
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Can you post a list of the stock apps so I can see which ones I deleted?
Zecharixs said:
I tried updating but I had an error in the middle of it.
I suspect this is due to my rooting the device once (although the previous update from Verizon removed root) and deleting some system apps.
Does anyone have a full list of all the system apps a stock image should have? I can't remember which ones I deleted.
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I know the thread is old, but its the only thing i could find on xda about it, i just came across this same issue and was told this by their live chat rep...
Gini: Okay, so here's where we're at. This update is a known issue, and if we replace the phone, the new one will probably do the same thing. Samsung is working on this, and will be sending a new software out soon.
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Hi all,
I'm having trouble getting Safestrap to install and work properly on my VerizonSG4. Phone is rooted with stock ROM and still on 4.3 with updates and notifications blocked.(SDM frozen with TB) Other mods include Exposed Framework using 2 modules,Greenify, Busybox, and a couple other root dependent apps that are not likely to be the issue. The problem I'm having is that upon getting Safestrap to install (which took multiple attempts) it will open to the screen where you can choose to install or uninstall recovery and when I hit install it does its thing but shows "State: Not Installed". However, I DO get a little pop up at the bottom of the screen that says" Installation Complete". Safe System says " Not Active" and " Reboot to Recovery" is grayed out so that I can't select it. Manual reboot into recovery brings up stock recovery so I'm not sure what's going on. I've tried everything I can think of to make it work including defrosting SDM, disabling my antivirus, verifying that USB debugging is enabled, etc. So I'm frustrated and could use some insight. I'm obviously missing something or doing something wrong so any help would be greatly appreciated. Oh, and the apk that I downloaded was Safestrap-JFLTEVZW-3.71which is supposed to be the correct on for Verizon MK2.
Thanks in advance
markctco said:
Hi all,
I'm having trouble getting Safestrap to install and work properly on my VerizonSG4. Phone is rooted with stock ROM and still on 4.3 with updates and notifications blocked.(SDM frozen with TB) Other mods include Exposed Framework using 2 modules,Greenify, Busybox, and a couple other root dependent apps that are not likely to be the issue. The problem I'm having is that upon getting Safestrap to install (which took multiple attempts) it will open to the screen where you can choose to install or uninstall recovery and when I hit install it does its thing but shows "State: Not Installed". However, I DO get a little pop up at the bottom of the screen that says" Installation Complete". Safe System says " Not Active" and " Reboot to Recovery" is grayed out so that I can't select it. Manual reboot into recovery brings up stock recovery so I'm not sure what's going on. I've tried everything I can think of to make it work including defrosting SDM, disabling my antivirus, verifying that USB debugging is enabled, etc. So I'm frustrated and could use some insight. I'm obviously missing something or doing something wrong so any help would be greatly appreciated. Oh, and the apk that I downloaded was Safestrap-JFLTEVZW-3.71which is supposed to be the correct on for Verizon MK2.
Thanks in advance
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After rooting your phone with presumably saferoot did you open up SuperSu and update it's binary?
Sounds like a Superuser problem. Either open up SuperSu and update binary the " normal" way or run saferoot again if that doesn't work and then update binary. Then you should be OK to install SafeStrap.
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Solved it!
Mistertac said:
After rooting your phone with presumably saferoot did you open up SuperSu and update it's binary?
Sounds like a Superuser problem. Either open up SuperSu and update binary the " normal" way or run saferoot again if that doesn't work and then update binary. Then you should be OK to install SafeStrap.
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Thanks for the response, and I actually figured it out last night. But you were on the right track. After trying a download from a different source the apk installed, opened up and showed that I wasn't rooted! Surprised me because the app itself needed super user rights itself so I knew I was rooted. Turns out I needed to have the paid/full version of SuperSU! Bought it and I now have Safestrap. I know I should probably always purchase the full versions of such high tech apps but damn it would have been nice if someone...anyone would have said that. I'm guessing there are other versions of SuperUser that may work differently right out of the box? IDK but I'm up and running and grateful that I didn't brick my phone. Been down that road before and know that it doesn't take much to mess things up.
Anyway, thanks to all that read and maybe this will help someone else
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Thanks for the response, and I actually figured it out last night. But you were on the right track. After trying a download from a different source the apk installed, opened up and showed that I wasn't rooted! Surprised me because the app itself needed super user rights itself so I knew I was rooted. Turns out I needed to have the paid/full version of SuperSU! Bought it and I now have Safestrap. I know I should probably always purchase the full versions of such high tech apps but damn it would have been nice if someone...anyone would have said that. I'm guessing there are other versions of SuperUser that may work differently right out of the box? IDK but I'm up and running and grateful that I didn't brick my phone. Been down that road before and know that it doesn't take much to mess things up.
Anyway, thanks to all that read and maybe this will help someone else
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I'm not sure why you had to get a paid version of su. I had the SU zip and installed it as part of the upgrade/downgrade method
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Definitely shouldn't need the paid version but hey good to support Chainfire anyways.
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Definitely shouldn't need the paid version but hey good to support Chainfire anyways.
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Yes, I found that odd also. When I switched to the other apk download it installed but said I did not have root, so I backed out one step and under the apk download that I selected was text in red that said "full version of SuperSu is required to complete this operation." So I paid for the full version, rebooted and everything worked fine from there. At that point the price was worth it, plus I typically use free versions of apps if I can get away with it so by supporting the Dev, as stated, perhaps I made a small deposit in the karma bank
Now I'm just trying to figure out if I need to do a factory reset before installing Hyperdrive. This is not my first ROM install but is under this format, so i want to take every precaution. Any suggestions? Leaning towards doing it except for concern about my phone downloading KitKat before I can reinstall TB and block it. Maybe I just need to be quick fingered. Again, open for suggestions.
Thanks in advance
markctco said:
Yes, I found that odd also. When I switched to the other apk download it installed but said I did not have root, so I backed out one step and under the apk download that I selected was text in red that said "full version of SuperSu is required to complete this operation." So I paid for the full version, rebooted and everything worked fine from there. At that point the price was worth it, plus I typically use free versions of apps if I can get away with it so by supporting the Dev, as stated, perhaps I made a small deposit in the karma bank
Now I'm just trying to figure out if I need to do a factory reset before installing Hyperdrive. This is not my first ROM install but is under this format, so i want to take every precaution. Any suggestions? Leaning towards doing it except for concern about my phone downloading KitKat before I can reinstall TB and block it. Maybe I just need to be quick fingered. Again, open for suggestions.
Thanks in advance
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You should have plenty of time. I've flashed back to stock so many times and never had that update pop up before I could freeze SDM
I have an MDK phone so I'm not 100% up to speed on what you should do... @decaturbob has done it all and I'm sure would help send you down the right path
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markctco said:
Yes, I found that odd also. When I switched to the other apk download it installed but said I did not have root, so I backed out one step and under the apk download that I selected was text in red that said "full version of SuperSu is required to complete this operation." So I paid for the full version, rebooted and everything worked fine from there. At that point the price was worth it, plus I typically use free versions of apps if I can get away with it so by supporting the Dev, as stated, perhaps I made a small deposit in the karma bank
Now I'm just trying to figure out if I need to do a factory reset before installing Hyperdrive. This is not my first ROM install but is under this format, so i want to take every precaution. Any suggestions? Leaning towards doing it except for concern about my phone downloading KitKat before I can reinstall TB and block it. Maybe I just need to be quick fingered. Again, open for suggestions.
Thanks in advance
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the steps listed in surge's method are pretty easy and there is a video. Once you have rooted NC5 deox rom installed, then you can flash another rom right over the top as you would normally do. I installed Bajarom.
- roms go in stock slot
- be sure to flash SU update.zip (a step in safestrap right after you flash hyperdrive)
decaturbob said:
the steps listed in surge's method are pretty easy and there is a video. Once you have rooted NC5 deox rom installed, then you can flash another rom right over the top as you would normally do. I installed Bajarom.
- roms go in stock slot
- be sure to flash SU update.zip (a step in safestrap right after you flash hyperdrive)
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Ok, thanks, but now I'm hung up again. But first of all let me say that there are numerous methods to be found online and I'm not familiar with surge's method, plus I'm not sure exactly how or when to flash the SU update .zip you mention. With that being said, after getting Safestrap to run I decided to flash a Hyperdrive ROM. Following several a combination of instructions and videos, I settled on Hyperdrive RLS12 as it claims to work with 4.3/MK2. But I've also seen that I need to flash the correct module, in this case JFLTEVZW-MK2-modules.zip file. There are conflicting instructions as to whether to flash both zips together or to flash the ROM and then the module just before rebooting. I've also read that I need to wipe cache etc. before rebooting.
Long story short, no matter what I try, I always get the same results...I see the Verizon Galaxy S4 logo followed by a black screen followed by a new boot audio? followed by over 30 minutes of black screen and a very hot battery. I have wiped rom slots between flashes, tried different ROM slots, just about everything I can think of besides the SU update. So perhaps someone can provide some detail on that step and some clarity on the other steps that vary from source to source.
I'm sure I'm doing something wrong but have gotten to a point where I'm just going to leave it alone for a while and use my stock ROM until I can get some help UGHHH
Thanks in advance
markctco said:
Ok, thanks, but now I'm hung up again. But first of all let me say that there are numerous methods to be found online and I'm not familiar with surge's method, plus I'm not sure exactly how or when to flash the SU update .zip you mention. With that being said, after getting Safestrap to run I decided to flash a Hyperdrive ROM. Following several a combination of instructions and videos, I settled on Hyperdrive RLS12 as it claims to work with 4.3/MK2. But I've also seen that I need to flash the correct module, in this case JFLTEVZW-MK2-modules.zip file. There are conflicting instructions as to whether to flash both zips together or to flash the ROM and then the module just before rebooting. I've also read that I need to wipe cache etc. before rebooting.
Long story short, no matter what I try, I always get the same results...I see the Verizon Galaxy S4 logo followed by a black screen followed by a new boot audio? followed by over 30 minutes of black screen and a very hot battery. I have wiped rom slots between flashes, tried different ROM slots, just about everything I can think of besides the SU update. So perhaps someone can provide some detail on that step and some clarity on the other steps that vary from source to source.
I'm sure I'm doing something wrong but have gotten to a point where I'm just going to leave it alone for a while and use my stock ROM until I can get some help UGHHH
Thanks in advance
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have you looked at any youtube videos concerning S4 and safestrap?
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have you looked at any youtube videos concerning S4 and safestrap?
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Absolutely! But good news, phone is now booting! I tried flashing both zips together and it's working...at least I think it is. Displaying what I think is Google Play Edition boot image, 4 dots, yellow green red and blue zooming in and out. Not sure how long this is supposed to go on but I'm further along than previously. Any suggestions in case I end up in a boot loop or how long to wait to decide?
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Absolutely! But good news, phone is now booting! I tried flashing both zips together and it's working...at least I think it is. Displaying what I think is Google Play Edition boot image, 4 dots, yellow green red and blue zooming in and out. Not sure how long this is supposed to go on but I'm further along than previously. Any suggestions in case I end up in a boot loop or how long to wait to decide?
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Did you check the thread for compatibility of roms with ss?
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Did you check the thread for compatibility of roms with ss?
sent by baja kitkat S4
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Yup! As a matter of fact this is the video I watched that shows Hyperdrive RSL12 on the exact same phone as mine with 4.3 MK2 build.I think this is also the one that suggests flashing the module at the end. I've watched so many videos I can't remember which ones say what.
Am I missing something? I've made sure that I have USB debugging checked as well as unknown sources before flashing, I've tried flashing both zips at the same time and individually, even tried again without selecting any music players besides the Samsung one and not picking any audio mods when setting up the rom as per someones post on some blog somewhere. I've changed boot image, keyboards...I'm just about over this ROM. It can clearly be used with 4.3 but just not for me I quess? I've even considered backing up my stock rom and doing a factory reset on my phone and then starting from scratch. I'm just hoping I don't have to update to KitKat, which by the way is what Hyperdrive's website states you have to do, but this video contradicts that. UGHHH AGAIN!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA8cV3-r3oU
Wow, really? Nothing? No one? I thought this was where all the Android Root and Rom specialist hung out? Am I posting in the wrong thread or something? I cannot be the only one with this problem, can I?
markctco said:
Wow, really? Nothing? No one? I thought this was where all the Android Root and Rom specialist hung out? Am I posting in the wrong thread or something? I cannot be the only one with this problem, can I?
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Alright since your trying Rls12 this should be easy since that's for Mk2.. Which your on.
Hop into SafeStrap and create a ROM slot. After its created activate that ROM slot. Then for good measure once your on that ROM slot wipe it.. Factory data reset. Then proceed to flash the Hyperdrive zip. Once that's finished don't leave SafeStrap until you'll flash those modules.
Then you can wipe cache and Dalvic again before rebooting.
If that's still not working for you I'm not sure where the problem lies. You're using SafeStrap v3.71 right?? Not version 3.72..
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Mistertac said:
Alright since your trying Rls12 this should be easy since that's for Mk2.. Which your on.
Hop into SafeStrap and create a ROM slot. After its created activate that ROM slot. Then for good measure once your on that ROM slot wipe it.. Factory data reset. Then proceed to flash the Hyperdrive zip. Once that's finished don't leave SafeStrap until you'll flash those modules.
Then you can wipe cache and Dalvic again before rebooting.
If that's still not working for you I'm not sure where the problem lies. You're using SafeStrap v3.71 right?? Not version 3.72..
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Thanks for responding! And yes I'm using that version of Safestrap and did everything you mentioned as per this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4F5UYDcQ5A
The only thing I can think of comes from something someone else mentioned about updating superuser binaries which made me realize that SuperSu, which is what I have doesn't appear to have that option. I checked the Play Store and there is the original Super User apk that I've used before to root other versions before all this bootloader crap started. I remember updating binaries in that version...I think. It may have been an option in CWM which I've also used. Could that be the issue? SuperSu acts just like Super User, asking for permissions and whatnot, but maybe Safestrap needs the other version. I think I'm going to uninstall or freeze (better idea) SuperSu and install the regular SuperUser. What gets me thought is that they are both developed by Chainfire, so I'm not sure what the difference would be. I do know that something is not right because I'm confident I'm doing everything as instructed.
HOT DAMN! I got it! It was a SuperSu issue, just took me a bit to figure out how to update binaries. It doesn't just have a button for that, had to uninstall and reinstall newest version.
Wow, what a trip that was! And I love the ROM.Gotta go and play now though
Thanks for everyones help and patience!
markctco said:
Hi all,
I'm having trouble getting Safestrap to install and work properly on my VerizonSG4. Phone is rooted with stock ROM and still on 4.3 with updates and notifications blocked.(SDM frozen with TB) Other mods include Exposed Framework using 2 modules,Greenify, Busybox, and a couple other root dependent apps that are not likely to be the issue. The problem I'm having is that upon getting Safestrap to install (which took multiple attempts) it will open to the screen where you can choose to install or uninstall recovery and when I hit install it does its thing but shows "State: Not Installed". However, I DO get a little pop up at the bottom of the screen that says" Installation Complete". Safe System says " Not Active" and " Reboot to Recovery" is grayed out so that I can't select it. Manual reboot into recovery brings up stock recovery so I'm not sure what's going on. I've tried everything I can think of to make it work including defrosting SDM, disabling my antivirus, verifying that USB debugging is enabled, etc. So I'm frustrated and could use some insight. I'm obviously missing something or doing something wrong so any help would be greatly appreciated. Oh, and the apk that I downloaded was Safestrap-JFLTEVZW-3.71which is supposed to be the correct on for Verizon MK2.
Thanks in advance
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Install Terminal Emulator. Type su and press enter. Then type setenforce 0 with a space after setenforce. Then press enter and reopen SafeStrap and all is well. The reboot recovery button will not be greyed out no more.
James- tech for a site dealing with Android day and night!
Hello, from some what site, I heard that Safestrap 3.75 allowed to install Cyanogen Mod. I installed Safestrap 3.75, made a back up, and installed a nightly version from Cyanogen Mod
After installing CM from safestrap and rebooting, I got the yellow sign with "System Software Not Authorized By Verizon Wireless". I couldn't even go back to Safestrap to restore back. I used the NC5 build rooted with Towelroot.
From some websites, I found that I could just flash the stock firmware using Odin_v3.07 but even installing the correct "I545VZWFNC5" md5 file, I get an error saying
"Can't open the specified file. (line 1949)"
Is there a way I could apply my back up made using safestrap or just clean wipe my phone so that I can make my phone functioning? Thanks!
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I am trying again using Odin_v1.83 since I saw some posts that Odin_v3.07 had problems on my phone.
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lol Using Odin_v1.83 solved the issue. Thanks myself XD
coreymu said:
Hello, from some what site, I heard that Safestrap 3.75 allowed to install Cyanogen Mod. I installed Safestrap 3.75, made a back up, and installed a nightly version from Cyanogen Mod
After installing CM from safestrap and rebooting, I got the yellow sign with "System Software Not Authorized By Verizon Wireless". I couldn't even go back to Safestrap to restore back. I used the NC5 build rooted with Towelroot.
From some websites, I found that I could just flash the stock firmware using Odin_v3.07 but even installing the correct "I545VZWFNC5" md5 file, I get an error saying
"Can't open the specified file. (line 1949)"
Is there a way I could apply my back up made using safestrap or just clean wipe my phone so that I can make my phone functioning? Thanks!
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I am trying again using Odin_v1.83 since I saw some posts that Odin_v3.07 had problems on my phone.
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lol Using Odin_v1.83 solved the issue. Thanks myself XD
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I don't know if you figured it out but safestrap and CM(and pretty much all other aosp roms) aren't compatible, sorry to break it to you
Quite Sad :S
Raymondlikesroot said:
I don't know if you figured it out but safestrap and CM(and pretty much all other aosp roms) aren't compatible, sorry to break it to you
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Ahh, That's unfortunate :S
I've been so fond with CM ever since I used it on my old GS3.
I bet the smart developers are working on it right? I gotta cheer for them
coreymu said:
Ahh, That's unfortunate :S
I've been so fond with CM ever since I used it on my old GS3.
I bet the smart developers are working on it right? I gotta cheer for them
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Unfortunately, not really. A dev called surge was making great progress but he has since left the s4. Really, our hope is some dude on the s5 forums claiming to have a universal root and bootloader unlock. However, it is becoming more and more likely that it is just hoax.
coreymu said:
Ahh, That's unfortunate :S
I've been so fond with CM ever since I used it on my old GS3.
I bet the smart developers are working on it right? I gotta cheer for them
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Not really.
CM requires its own kernel (or at least a kernel designed to work with what ever custom features it has), safestrap is loaded AFTER the kernel so it cannot load a different one. There has been work done on this, but nothing really came of it and its closer to abandoned then working at this point.
Would there then be a way to install a lower version bootloader, which is unlockable, using safestrap so that I could install CM's kernel? Or is that impossible since NC5 is still locked?
Thanks for the information!
coreymu said:
Would there then be a way to install a lower version bootloader, which is unlockable, using safestrap so that I could install CM's kernel? Or is that impossible since NC5 is still locked?
Thanks for the information!
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In a word - NO. Even going back to the MDK bootloader is not possible once you have taken the OTAs. And even then, MDK is still locked. The likelihood of the bootloader getting unlocked is slim and none. Kexec is the next choice and even its development has slowed as it is very hard to crack the bootloader issue.
As is often repeated, read the FAQs and search topics before posting.
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See this thread for discussing rooting 7.1.1 : -
Root Android Nougat 7.1.1 -- [NMF26F] -- SuperSU v2.78 SR5
Factory Image!
Successfully used flashfire to flash above factory image, along with SuperSU v2.78 SR4 ( instead of everroot) and ElementalX 5.05
Flashed with Flashfire. Root intact. Haven't looked at anything else yet.
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ritchea said:
Flashed with Flashfire. Root intact. Haven't looked at anything else yet.
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Did you use everroot option of flashfire? Which is still using su v2.78 SR1? I thought we would have needed SR4 for 7.1.
I need to make some backups and probably will flash this version on Thursday!
Made backups today (23/11) and successfully flash it! OP update with links!
Yes.
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I flashed it a few minutes ago over stock 7.0 without wiping data and it seems to be the fastes and smoothest experience I ever had with this device. Can't say much more and didn't try to root, but I switched a few times between my two users und it's still fast and smooth. After switching between my users for two times with 7.0 a reboot was much needed! :fingers-crossed:
Mine is stuck at booting animation. No idea why first time this has happened to me before. Or does it just take like 20 minutes on first boot or what?
I flashed it manually through fastboot like normal.
jaju123 said:
Mine is stuck at booting animation. No idea why first time this has happened to me before. Or does it just take like 20 minutes on first boot or what?
I flashed it manually through fastboot like normal.
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20 minutes is too long. Have you tried to just power off then on? Sometimes, that's all it takes. It's happened to me but not for this flash.
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seems way faster than 7.0 so far.... I just did a full reset on 7.0 a week ago and experience immediate lag after I installed my apps. I flashed the 7.1 dev image today and went through the same process. So far so good. I'll report back after a couple of weeks of usage.
Did anyone enrolled in the beta program get the OTA yet ?
Previously I got it the same day an announcement was made. Nothing received yet. As a matter of fact, I didn't even receive the November security update this month.. Never rooted, never modified.
Had to post. Clean flashed new preview , temp boot of twrp to flash latest SU (SR4) for root and set up as new device. Best google effort yet! No problems adjusting build prop to enable assistant and both Pixel and Nova Launchers are go as is new systemless option adaway. Couldn't help notice how responsive UI is and chrome is stable for me 4-5 tabs in using sites like fark.com and no/very few redraws after pushing the tablet with moderate demands. Looking forward to the December release, noticed USB charging was still fairly slow still, hopefully the batt life is ok too. Go Google, they might just catch up to Craig's AOSP version/kernel performance if they're not careful !
Completed clean flash this preview
Rootless with supersu 2.78 sr4
Disable some app not use, very smooth
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Did anyone enrolled in the beta program get the OTA yet ?
Previously I got it the same day an announcement was made. Nothing received yet. As a matter of fact, I didn't even receive the November security update this month.. Never rooted, never modified.
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Same here. My device is enrolled but no update. I had to manually flash the November update. I did wonder if it was anything to do with flashing custom Roms. I am on full stock Google image but no update yet.
I never flashed a custom rom on my N9 nor has it ever been rooted. Still haven't received Nov update nor the Beta program update.
If you flash a factory image then you are fully stock and you should receive all updates from google.
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Same here. My device is enrolled but no update. I had to manually flash the November update. I did wonder if it was anything to do with flashing custom Roms. I am on full stock Google image but no update yet.
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Has anyone received the ota yet? Or is google only doing a factory image this time for some reason?
Just manually flashed the stock preview. Much better than the stock 7.0 which is virtually unusable . This preview is solid and stable..
One of the main benefits of enrolling in the beta program was to be able to get OTA updates and not lose your data. Other devices in the program have received the OTA. Disappointing that the N9 hasn't to this date.
Gold Ribbed said:
Just manually flashed the stock preview. Much better than the stock 7.0 which is virtually unusable . This preview is solid and stable..
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the.teejster said:
One of the main benefits of enrolling in the beta program was to be able to get OTA updates and not lose your data. Other devices in the program have received the OTA. Disappointing that the N9 hasn't to this date.
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You can flash factory images without affecting your data partition. It is called "dirty flashing" for a reason.
My device has been through loads of updates, + the previous Preview images, by that method!
Checkout "Flashfire" app!
Flashfire
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I realize this is the wrong thread for this discussion but to conclude. I'm not rooted and choose not to go down that path. My last comment still stands.
corkiejp said:
You can flash factory images without affecting your data partition. It is called "dirty flashing" for a reason.
My device has been through loads of updates, + the previous Preview images, by that method!
Checkout "Flashfire" app!
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the.teejster said:
I realize this is the wrong thread for this discussion but to conclude. I'm not rooted and choose not to go down that path. My last comment still stands.
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It is also possible to flash factory images with fastboot without wiping data.
Flashfire is just a convenient app for doing it (with needing a computer) for people who are rooted.
The May 2018 updates are on Google's site, except for the 6P. Anyone know why?
This article says it's been pulled:
https://www.droid-life.com/2018/05/...ity-update-goes-live-for-nexus-pixel-devices/
The links are still active. I got them from here:
https://9to5google.com/2018/05/07/android-may-18-security-patch-pixel-nexus/
I downloaded the image yesterday but going to delete it.
The update was actually pushed to my device today by Google... but it won't install due to an E3005 error related to the modem. I'm not sure, though, if the issue is with this update or if it's something specific to my device.
SpookyTunes said:
The May 2018 updates are on Google's site, except for the 6P. Anyone know why?
This article says it's been pulled:
https://www.droid-life.com/2018/05/...ity-update-goes-live-for-nexus-pixel-devices/
The links are still active. I got them from here:
https://9to5google.com/2018/05/07/android-may-18-security-patch-pixel-nexus/
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Thanks for the heads up. Have you flashed it?
new update was sucessfully installed on my nexus via official ota update
tropical cactus said:
Thanks for the heads up. Have you flashed it?
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Not yet without knowing what the issue with it is. I may get brave on the weekend though
SpookyTunes said:
Not yet without knowing what the issue with it is. I may get brave on the weekend though
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OPM2. Sounds a bit scary to me. I thought angler was only either 3 or 5. I haven't flashed it either.:laugh:
It appears to have a new radio 3.87 , maybe there are some problems with that
tropical cactus said:
OPM2. Sounds a bit scary to me. I thought angler was only either 3 or 5. I haven't flashed it either.:laugh:
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What do these even mean?
If I have OPM3 can I flash OPM5? Vice versa?
Ofrine said:
What do these even mean?
If I have OPM3 can I flash OPM5? Vice versa?
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Normally you should always use the same build if available. I'm on OPM3. OPM5 is a build specifically for Japanese carrier SoftBank. Attempting to flash OPM5 over OPM3 is a bad idea.
I believe OPM2 is a merge of OPM3 and OPM5. Perhaps if you had OPM5 it isn't liking the merged radio file but for me on OPM3 I was able to upgrade to the May OPM2 Nexus 6P build without issue.
I did a non-destructive factory image flash to get to OPM2. YMMV.
rhardy613 said:
Normally you should always use the same build if available. I'm on OPM3. OPM5 is a build specifically for Japanese carrier SoftBank. Attempting to flash OPM5 over OPM3 is a bad idea.
I believe OPM2 is a merge of OPM3 and OPM5. Perhaps if you had OPM5 it isn't liking the merged radio file but for me on OPM3 I was able to upgrade to the May OPM2 Nexus 6P build without issue.
I did a non-destructive factory image flash to get to OPM2. YMMV.
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So you installed the may update?,how is it so far.
side-loaded the may ota file via adb and it seems to work a-ok so far... i had installed opm5 before as well via this method so perhaps there is some under the hood issue nobody has noticed yet...
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If you go to the Android News blogspot it states that the Nexus 6P update is "Not Yet Available" ...
I'd post the link, but it says new members are not allowed for 10 days or something like that, sorry!
Installed may update using flashfire.seems fine to me so far.seems little faster,but could be cause of clean install,rooted and debloated also.when Google releases new update I will probably install that too.just curious why it was pulled,a bug,or was there something we got that we weren't supposed too??
I cant say for sure what the issue was but I know after I did the update phone worked fine but then I restarted the phone and it told me my Android System was corrupted and that I had to factory reset.
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I cant say for sure what the issue was but I know after I did the update phone worked fine but then I restarted the phone and it told me my Android System was corrupted and that I had to factory reset.
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So far still running good for me,no message when I reboot either.
I just realized that the power save mode is not functioning on my 6P and was before may OTA ( cannot be toggled and does not turn on below 15%) not a game-changer but could be why it was pulled or it could just be a hiccup on an aging device
Ugh, where the update?
I was holding of flashing till the release of the next security patch.
[email protected] said:
Ugh, where the update?
I was holding of flashing till the release of the next security patch.
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My phone says it has the OTA, but as I did some system modifications, I need the factory image, which yet has to appear.
Have any of you installed from the first link? If so, how did that go? I wan to do the OTA, but I am a bit worried it will be corrupt or that it isn't the correct file.