Verizon Software Update Assistant on Mac just popped up and started downloading an update. It doesn't say what version but I'm assuming it's KitKat. My internet is only 1mb down right now so it will be awhile before it's finished.
jeremy81 said:
Verizon Software Update Assistant on Mac just popped up and started downloading an update. It doesn't say what version but I'm assuming it's KitKat. My internet is only 1mb down right now so it will be awhile before it's finished.
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I just updated through Kies. KitKat ftw! Totally unexpected.
Downloading through kies now. Haven't used this before might start using to do a local backup
Pulled it from the software upgrade assistant as well. When I did a manual check on the phone it said was up to date.
Rom n900vvrucnc4
N900VVRUCNC4
samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-N900V&details=Galaxy_Note_3__Verizon
samsung-updates.com/details/27868/Galaxy_Note_3_Verizon/SM-N900V/VZW/N900VVRUCNC4.html
Hope you all know there's probly no chance to roll back, better hope safestrap works. Its always best to let devs tear through the update before updating.
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Hope you all know there's probly no chance to roll back, better hope safestrap works. Its always best to let devs tear through the update before updating.
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This is excellent advise!!!! This is why I will stick with NC2 for awhile.....
If someone can send me aboot, sbl1, rpm, and tz, I will tell you if we can downgrade. It looks like this is NC4.
somebody snag the nc4 modem
Kingo that!
Michael R. said:
Kingo that!
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Don't think Kingo works with NC4...
ryanbg said:
If someone can send me aboot, sbl1, rpm, and tz, I will tell you if we can downgrade. It looks like this is NC4.
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im downloading tar now wioll get u files shortly
ps- why are all u guys updating :/ the chances of ever getting root again on this rom are slim to none unless the bootloader isnt incremented which ishighly unlikely.. look at the s5 13k bounty for just root and its still not out yet..
let me tear through this and provide a safe way to update and keep root
dont take the update.. i will provide a safe way to update and keep root and a way to be able to revert to the old kernel with the insecure modules for when kexec starts working if it cooperates..
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dont take the update.. i will provide a safe way to update and keep root and a way to be able to revert to the old kernel with the insecure modules for when kexec starts working if it cooperates..
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Thank you Beans ! I was going to wait till you made it safe [emoji3]
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BeansTown106 said:
im downloading tar now wioll get u files shortly
ps- why are all u guys updating :/ the chances of ever getting root again on this rom are slim to none unless the bootloader isnt incremented which ishighly unlikely.. look at the s5 13k bounty for just root and its still not out yet..
let me tear through this and provide a safe way to update and keep root
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You da man Beans!
Saythis said:
Don't think Kingo works with NC4...
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Yeah I wasn't going to try, I run ARLiberator and I didnt pay $30 for nothing. Seriously considering the highly advocated leak though now that I have actually taken the time to read through the PSA and thread comments.
I'm kind of a noob though, I don't understand a lot of the intricacies of programming. Am I correct in assuming that if they are able to build a custom kernel with this unprotected firmware, it will be possible to install non TW roms Like CM11 one day?
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Yeah I wasn't going to try, I run ARLiberator and I didnt pay $30 for nothing. Seriously considering your highly advocated leak though now that I have actually taken the time to read through your PSA and thread comments.
I'm kind of a noob though, I don't understand a lot of the intricacies of programming. Am I correct in assuming that if you are able to build a custom kernel with this unprotected firmware, it will be possible to install non TW roms Like CM11 one day?
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if the kexec module is perfected it will allow us to 2nd boot a aosp kernel and in turn run aosp roms like cm11,aokp,gummy etc. this is a hard task but having the opportunity to use it is a very good thing
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this the general forums for the Verizon Note 3? Some might just like being informed about the stock update in a thread without it being bombarded with beans rom posts. We do have the posts about this already I believe.
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T3KN0P13 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this the general forums for the Verizon Note 3? Some might just like being informed about the stock update in a thread without it being bombarded with beans rom posts. We do have the posts about this already I believe.
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I wish there was a thumbs down button. :thumbdown:
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I wish there was a thumbs down button. :thumbdown:
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Well, I must be wrong then. I guess I'll try to find a general forums so I can be informed about the stock kitkat update.
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Is this downgrading from ME7 to MDK possible? If so please guide me in the right direction.
Its not possible... Once you take the update theres no going back...
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So I am new to the s4 and rooting. I really want to install the Hyperdrive ROM. I have been researching and researching what to do and I think i have found my answer for now and im not happy about it.
From what i gathered, since i installed the update and I am now on ME7, there is no root method bc they locked the phone down. Is this correct?
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So I am new to the s4 and rooting. I really want to install the Hyperdrive ROM. I have been researching and researching what to do and I think i have found my answer for now and im not happy about it.
From what i gathered, since i installed the update and I am now on ME7, there is no root method bc they locked the phone down. Is this correct?
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Use the search button...this has been posted about a 1000 times...but yes you can root it but no custom recovery.
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So I am new to the s4 and rooting. I really want to install the Hyperdrive ROM. I have been researching and researching what to do and I think i have found my answer for now and im not happy about it.
From what i gathered, since i installed the update and I am now on ME7, there is no root method bc they locked the phone down. Is this correct?
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You can root, but cant install custom recoveries or roms.
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You can root, but cant install custom recoveries or roms.
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Thanks for being kind and thanks for the info. I did state that I was new and have been looking. I could have started a whole new thread but instead asked the question in here. I do want to install the Hyperdrive rom but since with ME7 you cant install roms...looks like i wont be rooting until somebody gets this figured out. Again, thanks for being cool and answering my question.
y can't we just odin back to mdk?
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y can't we just odin back to mdk?
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because of the bootloader will only allow signed packages to be installed on the phone and checks against older firmware and will not allow it. Unless you have the signed key you ain't flashing anything unless we find a workaround.
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Use the search button...this has been posted about a 1000 times...but yes you can root it but no custom recovery.
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So why is there ROMs for the ME7 build if they can't be flashed?
This [email protected] sucks!
So, I'm stuck on ME7 as well (32GB S4, otherwise I'd just go down to the store and swap it, complaining about something -- seems they don't stock them at any local corporate stores).
I'm coming from a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and we have OMAP-Flash, which is like a low-level PROM flashing tool from the Samsung R&D team, and I could fix even a DEAD, or bricked phone with that. Is there something like that here to get back the original bootloader? I cant believe we're stuck on this crap... How 'bout a 2nd-init like my Droid-x days, or something slick like SafeStrap on the RAZR family?
...Just thinkin' "out loud".
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So, I'm stuck on ME7 as well (32GB S4, otherwise I'd just go down to the store and swap it, complaining about something -- seems they don't stock them at any local corporate stores).
I'm coming from a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and we have OMAP-Flash, which is like a low-level PROM flashing tool from the Samsung R&D team, and I could fix even a DEAD, or bricked phone with that. Is there something like that here to get back the original bootloader? I cant believe we're stuck on this crap... How 'bout a 2nd-init like my Droid-x days, or something slick like SafeStrap on the RAZR family?
...Just thinkin' "out loud".
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Short answer is 'no' - you're currently stuck with root as your best option. Hopefully this will change in the not-too-distant future.
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Yeah, this does suck.
Seems like we need someone to pick up the Dragonboard 8074 development kit to help us figure this out...even then, I'm sure Samsung has so many mods in there it'd be nuts to reverse engineer... Ugh, I'm so impatient! :silly:
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So why is there ROMs for the ME7 build if they can't be flashed?
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Because there for people that didn't get robbed by Samsung and update through the evil over the air update lol
Slimfast35 said:
So why is there ROMs for the ME7 build if they can't be flashed?
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You're not quite understanding what a rom is and is not. There is no such thing as a rom for ME7. There are roms that use the ME7 base. They are flashable only by those who have the MDK bootloader. When a build number is listed for a rom, it is the build that the rom is based from.
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So why is there ROMs for the ME7 build if they can't be flashed?
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The ROM's that the devs based on MDK have been updated with the ME7 code just like any good developer does. But the bootloader those users have is still from their MDK (original) install. Once you go ME7 you can never go back, downgrade, crossgrade or get beyond the bootloader, for now anyways. Someone will find a way.
Nm
So now that we have the 4.3 update on Verizon (The first to get it before any Carrier) Now what are the next steps here. Would there be a root available for this.
I like the new features, that the 4.3 gave, esp the KNOX, but would really like to get the phone rooted once more.
Keep up the amazing work guys.
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So now that we have the 4.3 update on Verizon (The first to get it before any Carrier) Now what are the next steps here. Would there be a root available for this.
I like the new features, that the 4.3 gave, esp the KNOX, but would really like to get the phone rooted once more.
Keep up the amazing work guys.
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it's been out for 12 hours.....hold on for 5 minutes and be patient.
Was just asking, i know its been out for just 12 hours, amazingly for the first time verizon did it first, so i guess no one really was expecting that bomb shell.
And I again say this for all the guys who find a way to root it.. amazing work guys.. keep it up
Root was available 10 minutes ago but VZW and Samsung patched it while you were making tea. Sorry bud, you missed it.
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If root was a priority then upgrading was not the best Choice. The note 3 has 4.3 and also has root. I'm sure a similar method may be found but it may be not be the same sort of free permissions that root users are a custom to. Locked and stocked is the future.
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Root was available 10 minutes ago but VZW and Samsung patched it while you were making tea. Sorry bud, you missed it.
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Dont know what you mean, but are you trying to make someone laugh or feel sorry ...
Oh by the way.. if you look at this thread.. it was marked as a question.. so thanks a lot for the answer..
chill dude ...
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Dont know what you mean, but are you trying to make someone laugh or feel sorry ...
Oh by the way.. if you look at this thread.. it was marked as a question.. so thanks a lot for the answer..
chill dude ...
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This probably should have been posted in the Q & A section then but nevertheless, if you follow the Dev forums, you will find out when/if root is achieved for 4.3
Skrazz said:
Root was available 10 minutes ago but VZW and Samsung patched it while you were making tea. Sorry bud, you missed it.
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This probably should have been posted in the Q & A section then but nevertheless, if you follow the Dev forums, you will find out when/if root is achieved for 4.3
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Thanks Lazer, i am still a newbie here. will make sure I will do it right next time. Appreciated.
atharwaqas said:
Dont know what you mean, but are you trying to make someone laugh or feel sorry ...
Oh by the way.. if you look at this thread.. it was marked as a question.. so thanks a lot for the answer..
chill dude ...
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I do believe this is the most classic post I've ever read. A noob ask for a root method 12 hours after release, then tells someone else on a message board to chill. Bwahahahahaha.
Don't look for a root method after a fresh release for about a month. If it comes sooner, then jump for joy. It very well could be later....or never at all.
For me, the Radio is the first thing I look for. Root I have. The new radio I don't. Thankfully it was posted early this morning.
If you'd like to help us out in getting this update rootable please post in thread below. We need someone to pull the TAR file from either Samsung Kies or the Verizon Installer once it is available.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2503513
FYI guys: [ROOT] How to update to VRUEMJ7 and Keep Root :good:
Have fun.
open1your1eyes0 said:
FYI guys: [ROOT] How to update to VRUEMJ7 and Keep Root :good:
Have fun.
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Some people were a bit hasty.
They took the update before this method, now they must wait for a full root method.
Not me, I'm still on MI1.
Now considering the update..... Hmmmm.
Hasty..
Yeah i was a bit Hasty.. now waiting for the full root. Well that's what you get when u dont wait..
Keep the faith! !
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Yeah i was a bit Hasty.. now waiting for the full root. Well that's what you get when u dont wait..
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Can't you just Odin back to MI1, wiping the phone and then do the 4.3 update file to get rooted?
JamesPorche said:
Can't you just Odin back to MI1, wiping the phone and then do the 4.3 update file to get rooted?
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Nope you can't go back... just look around the forums and you'll see tons of posts already covering this issue.
Does anybody know if anyone is building a root and recovery process for the VRUEMJ7 build. I got this S4 unrooted with the new build done....UGG
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Does anybody know if anyone is building a root and recovery process for the VRUEMJ7 build. I got this S4 unrooted with the new build done....UGG
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There are people working on root and @Hashcode is looking into getting Safestrap to work with it. But as to a recovery like twrp or CWM no dice on any build after mdk to install that.
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I think you are hosed if you are already on MJ7
Pardon if this is a noobish response, but can't we just use ODIN to force downgrade back to a build we can root and/or use custom recoveries?
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Pardon if this is a noobish response, but can't we just use ODIN to force downgrade back to a build we can root and/or use custom recoveries?
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The bootloader blocks being downgraded. Only way to downgrade would be to jtag from what I heard which us extremely dangerous to the average user
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The bootloader blocks being downgraded. Only way to downgrade would be to jtag from what I heard which us extremely dangerous to the average user
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There are no confirmed cases of anyone managing to downgrade even using JTAG. It's best to assume that you'll probably never be able to downgrade.
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There are no confirmed cases of anyone managing to downgrade even using JTAG. It's best to assume that you'll probably never be able to downgrade.
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Sure there is read the original thread about it from hellsdroid he commented he downgraded an me7 phone to mdk several times.
Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
hexitnow said:
Sure there is read the original thread about it from hellsdroid he commented he downgraded an me7 phone to mdk several times.
Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
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Hmm. The basis of my statement:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2500826
Has anyone ever heard more from h311sdr0id about his post (see here) to get more info about this "state" that allows you to flash MDK over ME7 in Odin
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No response. I know that h311sdr0id is "indisposed", of course. However, nobody has come forward to say that they've witnessed this. Thus my claim that it's unconfirmed.
It'd be great if JTAG was able to do this, but I'm rather skeptical given the fuses that get blown with each build to block going backwards. However, there is some hope as these are qfuses.
The offical ota is now out and going to be on every phone soon!
You beat me to it!?
Very excited, hopefully there is no delay ?
5trong5ide said:
You beat me to it!
Very excited, hopefully there is no delay
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Yeah right crossing my fingers!
1619415 said:
Yeah right crossing my fingers!
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No port required.
YEP!
Looks like we'll have some lollipop goodness in 1 week
I just saw the same internal reports for the S5 and it hit our demos as well.
You can bet it will be essentially unrootable, so if that matters to you don't take the OTA.
I'm more worried about the bugs and lg making it suck.
Well we just need to make sure that we wait until someone makes a flashable zip then we just flash su
Source codes already posted on LG Opensource Website. Android L is still on schedule . It is in final stages of testing in Carrier Lab.
http://opensource.lge.com/osSch/list?types=ALL&search=ls990
ATT getting there update today. Sprint should be the next US Carrier
tommyjoesanders said:
Source codes already posted on LG Opensource Website. Android L is still on schedule . It is in final stages of testing in Carrier Lab.
http://opensource.lge.com/osSch/list?types=ALL&search=ls990
ATT getting there update today. Sprint should be the next US Carrier
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Fantastic... But will make a backup in TWRP
seems like sprint source is up now!
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Im downloading it now its in a zip format, will this install and how should i install it if my ls990 isnt rooted
galaxyhero said:
Im downloading it now its in a zip format, will this install and how should i install it if my ls990 isnt rooted
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I'm no developer, but I'm pretty sure it source code so it'd need to be built. I'd just wait for the update if I were you, it seems imminent.
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So what's the point of taking an un-rootable ota? I guess to run the stock firmware minus root?
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So what's the point of taking an un-rootable ota? I guess to run the stock firmware minus root?
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Downloading the OTA and saving it is good, installing it, not so much. Downloaded source, will see what I can do with it this weekend as far as building a rom from it. Once the OTA drops we can separate the partitions for flashable zips and all that.
It would be truly fun to build stock from source. I've never actually tried that, and I don't know if the source provided will actually be enough to do it
Sorry but maybe someone can help me i have had no luck in rooting my ls990 from sprint i just got it recently and its on zv6 and i tried stumproot and it doesnt work. Any suggestions?
galaxyhero said:
Sorry but maybe someone can help me i have had no luck in rooting my ls990 from sprint i just got it recently and its on zv6 and i tried stumproot and it doesnt work. Any suggestions?
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You can't root if you have zv6 iirc. So you have to flash zv4then root your phone. After that you can unlock the boot loader with bump. Last if you want install zv6 here or any rom that is out for LS900.
Someone correct me if I forgot anything >.<
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It is in final stages of testing in Carrier Lab.
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You happen to have a contact in said lab?
Just read the rollout will begin this week ? excited for lollipop
tylerlehmann6 said:
Just read the rollout will begin this week ? excited for lollipop
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Praise the Lord!
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I saw that too. I'm rooted on NG6 now experiencing no problems, but really want lollipop. Any word on how root is going to work with this new build? I apologize in advance if that is a dumb question.
mcmi11ions said:
I saw that too. I'm rooted on NG6 now experiencing no problems, but really want lollipop. Any word on how root is going to work with this new build? I apologize in advance if that is a dumb question.
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If it works anything like the other GS4's than you will need to flash a pre-rooted lollipop build using Flashfire (or safestrap, but you probably won't be able to access safestrap after flashing lollipop).
I always just followed the directions posted by muniz_ri in the [How-To] root thread in this forum. I guess stay tuned! I didn't use safestrap cause I thought we couldn't.
mcmi11ions said:
I saw that too. I'm rooted on NG6 now experiencing no problems, but really want lollipop. Any word on how root is going to work with this new build? I apologize in advance if that is a dumb question.
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First step is for someone to capture the ota update.
tylerlehmann6 said:
Just read the rollout will begin this week excited for lollipop
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http://www.verizonwireless.com/dam/support/pdf/system_update/benefits-galaxy-s4-4-29-15.pdf?null
Trying to update my Dad's S4 using the software upgrade assistant, but says up to date SMH..
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http://www.verizonwireless.com/dam/support/pdf/system_update/benefits-galaxy-s4-4-29-15.pdf?null
Trying to update my Dad's S4 using the software upgrade assistant, but says up to date SMH..
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its a staged rollout, meaning that if it doesn't come to you now it'll come soon
like in the next few days from what i can tell. verizon always does their rollouts like this.
Well, crap. I really really want this update. But no xposed for lollipop touchwiz, no custom ROMs, no deodex, and a one time shot at the root method really kills it for me.
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First step is for someone to capture the ota update.
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Second step, if you want any chance of root, is to not to take the ota until the firmware can be evaluated.
Yeah, if you're rooted, on whatever bootloader, best to wait and give these guys time to do what it is we're all for. If this is anything like the other carriers, or past OTAs (especially ones since 4.3) you'll b sorry if u get impatient.
I'd help but My phone is rom'd and I can't live with stock touchwiz/ not being able to go back to ng6/nc5. If it were the s3 however...