I am very interested to see if it helps!!
http://phandroid.com/2015/04/09/htc-one-m9-camera-update/
Me too
AT&T Update
What happened to the AT&T update they said would be released on the 17th (today)? Has anyone else on AT&T received it yet?
rmc69 said:
What happened to the AT&T update they said would be released on the 17th (today)? Has anyone else on AT&T received it yet?
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I've been checking all day; No word from anybody. Even searched on Twitter to see if anyone mentioned it...
I just received this email:
Camera quality improvements
Update to the HTC camera is hitting the HTC One M9
An important update will begin rolling out to the HTC One M9 camera improving the overall image quality.
Expected results are:
• Reduced blur in photos thanks to enhanced exposure times
• Increased sharpness in photos making them clear but with a less artificial feeling.
• Reduced image noise
• Improved low light performance and HDR processing
• Better Auto Exposure interface performance when tapping the screen
The camera update is included in the launch software of the Verizon and Sprint variants. The T-Mobile camera update will come in the form of a user initiated over-the-air update on April 20th with the AT&T update coming on April 21st.
verks said:
I just received this email:
The camera update is included in the launch software of the Verizon and Sprint variants. The T-Mobile camera update will come in the form of a user initiated over-the-air update on April 20th with the AT&T update coming on April 21st.
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:good:cool! I just got that too from HTC Champions. At least we know now.
verks said:
I just received this email:
Camera quality improvements
Update to the HTC camera is hitting the HTC One M9
An important update will begin rolling out to the HTC One M9 camera improving the overall image quality.
Expected results are:
•Reduced blur in photos thanks to enhanced exposure times
•Increased sharpness in photos making them clear but with a less artificial feeling.
•Reduced image noise
•Improved low light performance and HDR processing
•Better Auto Exposure interface performance when tapping the screen
The camera update is included in the launch software of the Verizon and Sprint variants. The T-Mobile camera update will come in the form of a user initiated over-the-air update on April 20th with the AT&T update coming on April 21st.
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Thanks
Update is available on AT&T as of now. Downloading to phone, but am sure since the phone is rooted it won't install.
dratsablive said:
Update is available on AT&T as of now. Downloading to phone, but am sure since the phone is rooted it won't install.
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I am rooted as well, but with stock recovery... downloading the update now. Is there a way to capture the update? Maybe someone can make a flashable zip of it.
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I am rooted as well, but with stock recovery... downloading the update now. Is there a way to capture the update? Maybe someone can make a flashable zip of it.
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That's what I am hoping for.
dratsablive said:
That's what I am hoping for.
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I take it your update didn't install?
sdotagain said:
I take it your update didn't install?
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Nope, failed probably because I have TWRP installed.
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Nope, failed probably because I have TWRP installed.
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Mine failed as well with stock recovery so it must be because of unlocked bootloader/root
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Mine failed as well with stock recovery so it must be because of unlocked bootloader/root
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The stock recovery is needed to install the OTA, but it won't download if the system partition has been modified. Having the beta version of TWRP won't break the ability to download an OTA, but having flashed a root package or any other modification will.
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The stock recovery is needed to install the OTA, but it won't download if the system partition has been modified. Having the beta version of TWRP won't break the ability to download an OTA, but having flashed a root package or any other modification will.
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Will temp unroot fix the permissions?
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Will temp unroot fix the permissions?
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Nope. Once you make the modification you're done. What you could potentially do is restore someone else's unmolested TWRP backup of the system partition. The files can be found HERE and the process can be found HERE to get you started on that path.
There are usually drivers or firmware files within the ROM that interface with the device hardware/firmware so after upgrading to the new OTA you'll want to use the stock ROM or a custom ROM based on the same OTA. If you try to backup your current ROM and restore it afterwards you may not see the benefits or you could run into some funky problems with the camera and radios.
Stock 1.32.502.31 RUU
Stock AT&T 1.32.502.31 RUU
This software upgrade available for your HTC One provides the following key enhancements:
· Camera improvements
· Thermal improvements
· Various bug fixes and improvements
This will wipe your phone and restore it back to stock (how you purchased it)
RUU_HIMA_UL_L50_SENSE70_ATT_Cingular_US_1.32.502.31_Radio_01.01_U11440221_62.05.50320G_F_release_426950_signed_2.exe
MD5: e68438231773b8d93091392844939993
How to perform the ROM Update:
1. Download and save the HTC One™ update to your PC.
2. Connect your device to your PC via the supplied USB cable.
3. If the device is not recognized by the PC, ensure you have HTC Sync Manager installed and then disconnect and reconnect the device from the USB cable.
4. Once the device is properly recognized on the PC, locate the HTC One™ ROM Update that you downloaded. Double-click on the file to launch the system update wizard.
5. Follow all of the system update wizard instructions shown on your PC.
6. Once the update is complete, click Finish in the Wizard and the device will reboot.
7. Once the device reboots, the initial setup wizard will appear.
8. Once the initial setup process is complete, the device is ready for use.
Note : If the ROM update wizard fails to recognize the device, close the wizard and then follow the steps below:
· From a powered off state, hold VOLUME DOWN while powering on the device.
· Connect the device to the PC while in this state and attempt the ROM update again.
To exit download mode manually, use the volume keys to navigate to reboot and press the POWER button to select it.
So I have an unlocked Att M9 on T-Mobile, I'm gonna assume I have to do it manually via the RUU correct?
I used the RUU Utility provided on the HTC Website. At first it appeared to fail, and I had to restart the utility. It asked to repower the phone, but I could power it down. Thought it was a soft brick. But I reran the utility and it worked. Still unlocked and S-OFF.
effortless said:
Stock AT&T 1.32.502.31 RUU
This software upgrade available for your HTC One provides the following key enhancements:
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Application fails to run on my PC - Win8.1/64 - anyone else having the same problem?
Related
From the recent FTC-HTC settlement:
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent shall develop security patches to fix the
security vulnerabilities described in Attachment A for each affected covered device having an
operating system version released on or after December 2010. Within thirty (30) days of service
of this order, respondent shall release the applicable security patch(es) either directly to affected
covered devices or to the applicable network operator for deployment of the security patch(es) to
the affected covered devices. Respondent shall provide users of the affected covered devices
with clear and prominent notice regarding the availability of the applicable security patch(es) and
instructions for installing the applicable security patch(es).
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Sadly:
Provided, however, that this Part does not obligate respondent to identify and correct security
vulnerabilities in third parties’ software on covered devices to the extent the vulnerabilities are
not the result of respondent’s integration, modification, or customization of the third party
software.
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This applies to HTC Logger, Carrier IQ, and a HTC application installer. So bugs in Android itself are going unpatched, i.e., no obliged ICS upgrade. Still, any patch at all might motivate HTC to release some of the more egregious issues.
...I wasn't watching for updates and now I have a boot loop...
Hmmmmmmmm, it seems that HTC rolled out an OTA for my View 4g and now the device is boot-looping to clockworkmod recovery to install an update that I don't want installed automatically...
i can adb shell into the device... I've formatted cache... How do i get the device into a normal boot and apply the update via zip file?
I'm running globatron's rooted stock honeycomb rom for the View 4g (sprint's flyer variant).
hackvan said:
Hmmmmmmmm, it seems that HTC rolled out an OTA for my View 4g and now the device is boot-looping to clockworkmod recovery to install an update that I don't want installed automatically...
i can adb shell into the device... I've formatted cache... How do i get the device into a normal boot and apply the update via zip file?
I'm running globatron's rooted stock honeycomb rom for the View 4g (sprint's flyer variant).
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How big was the download? Can you grab the update.zip and post it to be downloaded?
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk 2
hackvan said:
Hmmmmmmmm, it seems that HTC rolled out an OTA for my View 4g and now the device is boot-looping to clockworkmod recovery to install an update that I don't want installed automatically...
i can adb shell into the device... I've formatted cache... How do i get the device into a normal boot and apply the update via zip file?
I'm running globatron's rooted stock honeycomb rom for the View 4g (sprint's flyer variant).
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OTA requires stock recovery to install. It will never install by CWM.
It seems that gremlins were responsible for that reboot into cw-recovery...
i eventually kicked my view4g back into a normal boot somehow and i haven't been able to reproduce the problem.
my tablet doesn't seem to think that an update is available for my device, and I disabled automatic update checking in setting so i don't get another rude surprise...
This experience really makes me want to experiment with a jellybean rom for the flyer/view....but the roms for the flyer don't work on the view. grrrrrrrrr. it's a great device and i like the scribble/note software better than samsung's s-note app on the galaxy note 2... great pen, samsung, but crappy software.
hackvan said:
It seems that gremlins were responsible for that reboot into cw-recovery...
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Not, its not gremlins. You still are not understanding. If you try to install an OTA, it needs to reboot into stock recovery to install the update. And since it doesn't find it (CWM is a custom recovery, and different from the stock recovery) it bootloops or gets stuck.
Usually, you need to mount the SD card on your computer and delete the OTA file to get out of the bootloop. So if you booted normally without having to do that, you are lucky. You should find and delete the file before you get stuck again.
Today I have pulled an MM Firmware-Over-The-Air update from my AT&T Galaxy S7 and uploaded the original .CFG file and my compiled .ZIP files for flashing via recovery. Download the file of your choice and place it onto your devices external storage, reboot into recovery, select "Apply Update From External Storage", search for the downloaded file, select it, click yes, and wait for the flash to complete.
Another note: As normal, this WILL NOT wipe any of your personal data. But just know that your recovery might not allow you to flash from External storage if your device is rooted, which means you will either have to completely unroot and restore dm-verity status or try flashing the file via ADB.
If you have any troubles please feel free to write below about it. If this helped you, please be sure to hit the thanks button.
To be clear, I will capture the Nougat update for this device once it is OFFICIALLY released. The update file in this thread is a MM update.
PDA Version: G930AUCU4APJ4
CSC Version: G930AATT4APJ4
--Download links--
Original .CFG File: https://mega.nz/#!D4wzSbhR!IyQKit5s0M-s4_5XbYb0sOWVePk1zcU-TJDJMffwL5A
Compiled .ZIP File: https://mega.nz/#!e0w1RaIa!SmKZ0Gr8iN7ETEUmEUdWljgGZZc_x-x_qhxvXQfUBm8
Cheers!
anyone tried to flash this that's on the unofficial Nougat (G930AUCU4BQA4)
Looking at the CSCVersion.txt File inside the ZIP shows that this is G930AATT4APJ4 for anyone wondering which version
elijahblake said:
anyone tried to flash this that's on the unofficial Nougat (G930AUCU4BQA4)
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Note that I believe this is just an update to MM. I would expect that you'd need to get the ODIN files for the G930AATT4APJ4 build and do a full flash / wipe to this one.
thelostsoul said:
Note that I believe this is just an update to MM. I would expect that you'd need to get the ODIN files for the G930AATT4APJ4 build and do a full flash / wipe to this one.
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Is it possible to ask you to flash the update to tell me if it truly works? If it doesn't I'll replace the files.
KingOfTheNet said:
Is it possible to ask you to flash the update to tell me if it truly works? If it doesn't I'll replace the files.
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Sorry, I already have Nougat on my phone and I'm holding out for the official release before I start flashing again.
thelostsoul said:
Sorry, I already have Nougat on my phone and I'm holding out for the official release before I start flashing again.
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Most likely be Spring with AT&T and their release record.
thelostsoul said:
Sorry, I already have Nougat on my phone and I'm holding out for the official release before I start flashing again.
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It's fine, I just flashed it to mine and it's just a security patch for MM. I will capture the official Nougat FOTA release once it comes out.
4APJ4 is Old (October) the latest is 4APK1 (MM)
4=Bootloader Version
A=Marshmallow
P=2016
K=November
1=Build Number
And latest for Nougat is 4BQA6
4=Bootloader Version
B=Nougat
Q=2017
A=January
6=Build
Omar04 said:
4APJ4 is Old (October) the latest is 4APK1 (MM)
4=Bootloader Version
A=Marshmallow
P=2016
K=November
1=Build Number
And latest for Nougat is 4BQA6
4=Bootloader Version
B=Nougat
Q=2017
A=January
6=Build
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One issue with that... qa6 is feb update...
twizt3d said:
One issue with that... qa6 is feb update...
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Added screenshot
twizt3d said:
One issue with that... qa6 is feb update...
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Yeap it doesnt apply for Beta they are always ahead of time only official releases match. (There's always that one build that wants to break the rules, but only happen with unreleased builds mostly because they apply the security patch early for testing and compiler gives that build code.)
It always has been that way with Samsung since the OG Galaxy S.
Check my posts from several years ago on earlier galaxies and you'll notice.
KingOfTheNet said:
Today I have pulled an MM Firmware-Over-The-Air update from my AT&T Galaxy S7 and uploaded the original .CFG file and my compiled .ZIP files for flashing via recovery. Download the file of your choice and place it onto your devices external storage, reboot into recovery, select "Apply Update From External Storage", search for the downloaded file, select it, click yes, and wait for the flash to complete.
Another note: As normal, this WILL NOT wipe any of your personal data. But just know that your recovery might not allow you to flash from External storage if your device is rooted, which means you will either have to completely unroot and restore dm-verity status or try flashing the file via ADB.
If you have any troubles please feel free to write below about it. If this helped you, please be sure to hit the thanks button.
To be clear, I will capture the Nougat update for this device once it is OFFICIALLY released. The update file in this thread is a MM update.
PDA Version: G930AUCU4APJ4
CSC Version: G930AATT4APJ4
--Download links--
Original .CFG File: https://mega.nz/#!D4wzSbhR!IyQKit5s0M-s4_5XbYb0sOWVePk1zcU-TJDJMffwL5A
Compiled .ZIP File: https://mega.nz/#!e0w1RaIa!SmKZ0Gr8iN7ETEUmEUdWljgGZZc_x-x_qhxvXQfUBm8
Cheers!
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Can I ask you a question? how did you manage to compile .Zip file to flash from recovery? is it flashable from stock recovery? how did you manage to add original signature?
suyash1629 said:
Can I ask you a question? how did you manage to compile .Zip file to flash from recovery? is it flashable from stock recovery? how did you manage to add original signature?
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There was no compiling. You can flash the ota update files from stock recovery after renaming the file name extension from .cfg to .zip.
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Can I ask you a question? how did you manage to compile .Zip file to flash from recovery? is it flashable from stock recovery? how did you manage to add original signature?
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I didn't flash the update file itself, I had the ODIN files for it. They're the same thing.
When it comes to official updates, no signature modification should be necessary (Or possible, for that matter. I don't think there's a way to modify the signature. If there is, I don't know about it.). The only thing different between the 2 files is the file format.
Hope I answered your questions.
Cheers!
Can You Supply the Latest FOTA roms For.
G930AUCU4BQK2
G930AUCS4BQJ2
G930AUCS4BQH1
I have an Unlocked G930A (not really unlocked just using a cricket SIM) But I cannot Get the Software Updates For it because of AT&T. I have seen the information on reflashing it to the U software but i really dont want to have to restore everything to my phone unless i have to..
The Version currently running on my phone is vulnerable to the bluebourne exploit and im trying to get that patched. :/
On a side note. are you able to do a packet capture while scanning for the updates? There is one on the play store that will also let you perform a MITM on the application and you should be able to capture anything sent over SSL in plain text/hex/etc
I did Want to Ask you a quick question. How did you capture the FOTA package to begin with?
I wonder if it is possible to setup an Authoritative only dns server and then use it to spoof the location of the update servers. to create a DNS method that would allow the FOTA to be pushed to devices no longer on AT&T
Anywho if you can get those firmwares and get me full packet captures of just the update application while it is checking and downloading the update, i might be able to create a web application that is able to capture the headers sent by the phone that identify its model/fw version/etc and be able to push the firmware update Via the built in option in the settings, (although you may need to swap your dns settings for a moment and install a CA cert that allows validation of a connection. im not too sure if a CA cert will need to be installed because im not sure if they push the updates over a SSL/TLS connection. Using the data collected here may also pave the way to enable this to work with other models and carriers and manufacturers. (my hypothesis is that packet captures would be needed on any firmware updates "you" would want to push with this)
Basically Im thinking it might be possible to download those zip files along with the packet capture data to create a simple web application that is able to tell the phone there is a software update available. It would require using a 3rd party DNS server to "redirect" the connection to a server that doesnt care if your an at&t customer. It might also need a self signed CA cert installed into the device to Validate TLS/SSL. From there it might be possible to have the server 301 redirect the zipfile to another url that is behind a CDN to reduce the risk of ddos and keep the server(s) stable keeping the downloads reliable and fast.
Seeing how the Firmware update is already digitally signed by Samsung and/or AT&T it should probably install without an issue. I dont see the possibility of the wrong stock firmware being flashed on the wrong phone provided the manufactuer had a proper assert statement in place to verify the model and sw/hw versions, and im pretty sure a stock recovery wont accept a firmware signed by any key.
I might be Going off topic here, But one more question.
Do i actually need AT&T service to download the OTA updates from the Software update function in the phone settings.
What i mean by this is does the SIM card need to have an active plan on it? or can it just be provisioned to their network with out a phone plan and downloaded over wifi?
UPDATE: It Can Now be officially confirmed that Carriers and Samsung Deliberately block OTA updates when you unlock the device. there are thousands if not tens of thousands out there on a variety of devices as far back as the S4 that may not have been able to get updates. just because they used a Cricket Sim or unlocked the device. I also Spoke with AT&T customer support today and got told the blatant Lie that they push the same OTA updates through the cricket network to ensure that AT&T devices on it can be updates. I also went to samsung service center at bestbuy and they told me my phone was up to date when its not. Samsung Smart Switch Also Reports that my device is up to date when i know for a 900% fact it is not.
So it looks like Someone is going to have to write an app that Hijacks the Requests and replays a valid packet capture just to get the phone to update in its orignial intended built in method.
The sad part is the carriers would see this and just write a patch to prevent it rather then change their policies.
Basically The carrier has the right to deny you a software update because you left their network and leave you exposed to Critical Security Vulnerabilities.
That is their way of sticking up their Middle Finger at the FCC for mandating carriers unlock their devices and the end user who either met his/her contract obligation or outright paid for his/her device
[SARCASM] basically its like saying hey we know you paid for your device, but **** you, you left our network and even though the updates come from a samsung controlled server were going to ensure our middleware deliberately blocks your device from updating so you remain vulnerable and you information is stolen, That'l teach you for unlocking your device and leaving our network because we charge literally an arm and leg for service, how dare you as a customer go against our big monopoly that seeks to buy out every major ISP and cable provider in america but hey thats alright were still winning but because you left our network we will block these updates so we can further Sell your information and viewing browsing habits off to the NSA (Google TITANPOINTE tinfoil hatters!!!!) unless you want to send your phone off to one of our service centers where one of our butthurt technicians will see you rooted your phone and say it has damage and turn our free reflashing service into a paid repair and charge you through the ass for service, also did we mention were not going to update the software because our application is designed not to tell you there is an update available if you unlocked it or used our Subsidary cricket SIM in the device and didnt unlock it Or you can go on XDA and grab an odin package an potentially invalidate your warranty and then when your device comes to us for a cracked screen we can deny you the repair even though the modifcation wasnt a modifcation and has nothing to do with a cracked screen. [/SARCASM]
Anywho im going to Bite the Bullet and Grab an Assortment of AT&T contract Sims and Go Phone sims and Other Carriers, Im going to go to the local pawn shops and buy an assortment of devices and attempt to downgrade each and every single one of them back to their old original firmware versions, Dump all the FOTA updates and dump the packet captures and i guess i will have to research the possibility And be that asshole who gets sued for reverse engineering their software.
UPDATED TOPIC! 02.08.2017
ASUS has released the NEWEST Nougat Update for ZF3U:
Newest Release: Version WW-14.1010.1706.50 Release Date: 2017/08/01 Size: 1.71 GBytes
Previous Version: Version WW_14.1010.1705.49 Release Date: 21.06.2017
Here is the official Update for Manual Install. DIRECT from ASUS Servers. Version WW-14.1010.1706.50 Release Date: 2017/08/01 Size: 1.71 GBytes
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZU680KL/UL-ASUS_A001-WW-14.1010.1706.50-user.zip
Via:
http://https://www.asus.com/Phone/ZenFone-3-Ultra-ZU680KL/HelpDesk_Download/
If the link is expired Get it from the Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra Support and Firmware Website under Drivers and Tools-ANDROID Section. It is for the WW Version:
UPDATE! :OTA Update Working ONLY with phones with LOCKED Bootloaders. The Manual Update will work with both LOCKED and UNLOCKED Bootloaders. I have tested the OTA Update and after I unlocked my ZF3U's bootloader, I can no longer get update notification (on my previous ZF3U-I am on my 2nd one). From what I have read, ASUS servers block any devices with unlocked bootloaders from accessing automatic system updates. My only option is to find a way to RELOCK the bootloader or use the Manual Update file.
Enjoy!
Changelog:
Android 7.0 Nougat comes with handful of features such as App Shortcuts, Multi Window support, restart setting to power menu, Launch the camera by pressing the power button twice, Image Keyboard support, 100 emoji added, GIF Support, Quick Reply via Notification, Notification Redesigned panel, Notifications prioritization, Enhanced Doze Mode, System UI Tuner, Customizable Quick Settings, Don Not Disturb, New Settings Panel Redesigned, Data Saver per App, seamless updates and New Emoji Support.
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ASUS ZenFone 3 Ultra=ZU680KL(A001) software Image:V14.1010.1706.50 for WW SKU only*
Improvement Item：
1.Modify strings in several apps
2.Google security patch update
3.Update FR E-label
For more information please refer to：
TW：http://www.asus.com/zentalk/tw/ReleaseNotes
WW：http://www.asus.com/zentalk/ReleaseNotes
Steps of Update:
1.Check software version of your device**
2.Download device software and Update SOP (From “Manual” Item)
3.Only apply to same SKU update, Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, .
4.Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software version.
5.Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.
*How to know the device model?
Path: Settings->About-> Model number
Example: ASUS_Z00ED
**How to know the device software version?
Path: Settings->About-> software information->Build number
AWFRONT said:
The Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra is now receiving the Android 7.0 Nougat update with software version 14.1010.1702.36. The update is rolling out over-the-air.
Check for it from Settings > About > System Updates on your Zenfone 3 Ultra. If you’ve got the update, go ahead and download/install it.
It appears to be currently available for the WW (Worldwide Version)
Currently no manual install file is available but I guess this will be available very soon. I also think this may be the first and last final update from ASUS for the ZF3U before they launch another version but it is nice to have the newest version after all and I very much look foreard to making use of multi-window on the device.
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Mine is WW version but couldn't receive the update yet. Why?
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ctorbaoglu said:
AWFRONT said:
The Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra is now receiving the Android 7.0 Nougat update with software version 14.1010.1702.36. The update is rolling out over-the-air.
Check for it from Settings > About > System Updates on your Zenfone 3 Ultra. If you’ve got the update, go ahead and download/install it.
It appears to be currently available for the WW (Worldwide Version)
Currently no manual install file is available but I guess this will be available very soon. I also think this may be the first and last final update from ASUS for the ZF3U before they launch another version but it is nice to have the newest version after all and I very much look foreard to making use of multi-window on the device.
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Mine is WW version but couldn't receive the update yet. Why?
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It may be because your Bootloader is unlocked. If it is you will not receive the update. My ZF3U's bootloader was locked when I received the update. However, when I unlocked the bootloader, rooted and then decided to wipe everything through TWRP to do a fresh install of everything to reinstall Android 7.0 the trouble started. Now, I cannot do firmware update using the system Update menu (notification of update availability is not there). This is because the bootloader is now unlocked and I don't know if it is possible to relock it. I guess I have to wait for the full manual package of Android 7 to become available or see if anyone can help me to relock the bootloader and then update from Android 6.0 original firmware. I was excited to be finally getting Android 7.0 but only managed to use it for 1 day. Oh well, you live and learn.:crying:
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UPDATE! As some of us have found out. ASUS has now removed the Nougat firmware (MANUAL Update file) for the ZF3U. As my device's bootloader is unlocked I can no longer receive OTA updates. Perhaps someone could give us an update on the status of the OTA release of Nougat for the ZF3U. I have downloaded the file before removal and successfully installed it. I don't mind uploading it to a file sharing website. However, I am currently using it and I am still having the same issues I had when I used the OTA update, so my advice is for everyone to wait for a confirmed final version of the firmware as the version we have may still be buggy. This may be the reason why they removed it and lets hope they fix and reupload soon. Here are quick my observations of the firmware;
-Fingerprint scanner still not registering when device is setup for the first time or under settings later,
-Screen Rotation is not functional on some of my apps that were able to use it previously with Android 6.0
-My device serial nunber has changed to 111111111111111 (15x1s)( I tried lots of things to put it right but all attempts failed)
-Dual Sim settings access from the notification menu shortcuts is no longer there (it was very useful for me),
-Multi-Window is not operating on all the apps for some reason. On the OTA that i had installed I was able to use it but on the manual firmware file this does not seem to work properly.
-My device is no longer showing under my ASUS account as a registered device (I don't know if this is a firmware issue or not as bootloader does show the correct serial no)
Also, does anyone know how or where in the firmware I can extract the boot.img, recovery.img and all the othr essential .img files to restore stocj recovery after root/twrp installation?
If anyone has any ideas as to why the serial number and fingerprint issues are there, I would like to hear from you. Other issues are tolerable. Thanks.
AWFRONT said:
UPDATE! As some of us have found out. ASUS has now removed the Nougat firmware (MANUAL Update file) for the ZF3U. As my device's bootloader is unlocked I can no longer receive OTA updates. Perhaps someone could give us an update on the status of the OTA release of Nougat for the ZF3U. I have downloaded the file before removal and successfully installed it. I don't mind uploading it to a file sharing website. However, I am currently using it and I am still having the same issues I had when I used the OTA update, so my advice is for everyone to wait for a confirmed final version of the firmware as the version we have may still be buggy. This may be the reason why they removed it and lets hope they fix and reupload soon. Here are quick my observations of the firmware;
-Fingerprint scanner still not registering when device is setup for the first time or under settings later,
-Screen Rotation is not functional on some of my apps that were able to use it previously with Android 6.0
-My device serial nunber has changed to 111111111111111 (15x1s)( I tried lots of things to put it right but all attempts failed)
-Dual Sim settings access from the notification menu shortcuts is no longer there (it was very useful for me),
-Multi-Window is not operating on all the apps for some reason. On the OTA that i had installed I was able to use it but on the manual firmware file this does not seem to work properly.
-My device is no longer showing under my ASUS account as a registered device (I don't know if this is a firmware issue or not as bootloader does show the correct serial no)
Also, does anyone know how or where in the firmware I can extract the boot.img, recovery.img and all the othr essential .img files to restore stocj recovery after root/twrp installation?
If anyone has any ideas as to why the serial number and fingerprint issues are there, I would like to hear from you. Other issues are tolerable. Thanks.
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After some thought on your issue, do you now which version of the device you have? Maybe you have an China(CN) device and not World Wide(WW)? Just trying to think about your issues and it seems to possibly be that your firmware may not working correctly. This very well maybe because ASUS dropped a faulty firmware on you/us, or maybe because you tried WW firmware on a CN device? Or vice versa? Have you looked into what would happen if a firmware for a different region was installed on a device?
As for the images, I believe you can get the boot.img inside the firmware zip files you download from ASUS. Just unpack it and the boot.img should be in the root of that folder. I can't find the recovery.img from anywhere, other than from Shaka's megadownload page. I was able to get that one working on my Zenfone though and successfully put my Zf3U back to stock.
doctahjeph said:
After some thought on your issue, do you now which version of the device you have? Maybe you have an China(CN) device and not World Wide(WW)? Just trying to think about your issues and it seems to possibly be that your firmware may not working correctly. This very well maybe because ASUS dropped a faulty firmware on you/us, or maybe because you tried WW firmware on a CN device? Or vice versa? Have you looked into what would happen if a firmware for a different region was installed on a device?
As for the images, I believe you can get the boot.img inside the firmware zip files you download from ASUS. Just unpack it and the boot.img should be in the root of that folder. I can't find the recovery.img from anywhere, other than from Shaka's megadownload page. I was able to get that one working on my Zenfone though and successfully put my Zf3U back to stock.
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Thanks for the reply. My version of ZF3U is the Worldwide WW version and the firmware is definitely the correct one as stated on the original changelog from ASUS as I posted above. I have not tried the CN firmware but I am tempted to give it a go to see what happens. I also noticed that everytime I go into recovery via TWRP I see this red message stating "failed to mount factory/partition [invalid parameters]"
What does this mean and could the phone be stuck between two firmwares and not sure what to do even though I have wiped every wipeable area using TWRP(like I used to with Samsung devices but not sure if this could have caused it). Could this explain why I still cannot use fingerprint scanner on neither Android 7 nor Android 6.
At one point I used the ASUS Flash Tool and I noticed a message whilst attempting to load the firmware stating something like 'encrypting device.....' does this mean anything? Has my device been encrypted somehow in the process resulting in lack of fingerprint registrations on the scanner. Coming from Samsung/Sony/Huawei devices, I am finding the update process with ASUS a bit of a hassle but lets hope they will fix this soon as I believe that currently there is no phablet better than ZF3U. Due to the fact that the firmware has now been removed from their servers, I am beginning to believe that the firmware is faulty and is not doing a clean wipe/reinstall of all parts of the device configurations.
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Thanks for the reply. My version of ZF3U is the Worldwide WW version and the firmware is definitely the correct one as stated on the original changelog from ASUS as I posted above. I have not tried the CN firmware but I am tempted to give it a go to see what happens. I also noticed that everytime I go into recovery via TWRP I see this red message stating "failed to mount factory/partition [invalid parameters]"
What does this mean and could the phone be stuck between two firmwares and not sure what to do even though I have wiped every wipeable area using TWRP(like I used to with Samsung devices but not sure if this could have caused it). Could this explain why I still cannot use fingerprint scanner on neither Android 7 nor Android 6.
At one point I used the ASUS Flash Tool and I noticed a message whilst attempting to load the firmware stating something like 'encrypting device.....' does this mean anything? Has my device been encrypted somehow in the process resulting in lack of fingerprint registrations on the scanner. Coming from Samsung/Sony/Huawei devices, I am finding the update process with ASUS a bit of a hassle but lets hope they will fix this soon as I believe that currently there is no phablet better than ZF3U. Due to the fact that the firmware has now been removed from their servers, I am beginning to believe that the firmware is faulty and is not doing a clean wipe/reinstall of all parts of the device configurations.
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hhhmmm, I had a similar issue with a corrupted cache partition that was causing boot loops. I was able to get it fixed. Try this. Download the latest WW firmware from the website, MM no nougat. Then flash the original boot.img and recovery.img from Shaka's megadownload page. Boot into stock recovery and do a factory reset. They should wipe all the partitions and format them again. After that install update from SD card and choose the latest WW firmware zip you just downloaded. Profit??
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hhhmmm, I had a similar issue with a corrupted cache partition that was causing boot loops. I was able to get it fixed. Try this. Download the latest WW firmware from the website, MM no nougat. Then flash the original boot.img and recovery.img from Shaka's megadownload page. Boot into stock recovery and do a factory reset. They should wipe all the partitions and format them again. After that install update from SD card and choose the latest WW firmware zip you just downloaded. Profit??
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I have tried your suggestion numerous times and;
-it appears that when I boot to Android M, I don't have any sound in calls, fingerprint and other issues fully remain.
-when I upgrade to Android N, then Iam able to hear call sounds but fingerprint scanner still does not register and other issues still remain.
I have a feeling that somewhere along the process my device has enabled some sort of encryption and this is preventing the device from enabling all the features. No matter how many times I install/reinstall/wipe using stock or TWRP no change.
Does anyome know how I could disable encryption either using some sort of google service or through root etc... In settings device reports that it is encrypted. Also when I first booted the device after firmware update encrypting device message was shown. Not sure whats going on with my device. Hope to find out/fix soon though.
ASUS Releases new update to fix the previously faulty update that was withdrawn.
Latest Version WW-14.1010.1703.42
Previous Version [Withdrawn due to faults] WW-14.1010.1703.36
I have updated my original post (First Post of the Topic) with all the latest links and the newest changelog.
Enjoy!
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ASUS Releases new update to fix the previously faulty update that was withdrawn.
Latest Version WW-14.1010.1703.42
Previous Version [Withdrawn due to faults] WW-14.1010.1703.36
I have updated my original post (First Post of the Topic) with all the latest links and the newest changelog.
Enjoy!
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???? Thank you!!!
ASUS has released the NEWEST Nougat Update for ZF3U.
Version WW-14.1010.1706.50 2017/08/01 Size 1.71 GBytes
ASUS ZenFone 3 Ultra=ZU680KL(A001) software Image:V14.1010.1706.50 for WW SKU only*
Improvement Item：
1.Modify strings in several apps
2.Google security patch update
3.Update FR E-label
For more information please refer to：
TW：http://www.asus.com/zentalk/tw/ReleaseNotes
WW：http://www.asus.com/zentalk/ReleaseNotes
Steps of Update:
1.Check software version of your device**
2.Download device software and Update SOP (From “Manual” Item)
3.Only apply to same SKU update, Example: WW->WW, CN->CN, .
4.Software update cannot transfer the software SKU and downgrade the software version.
5.Wrong SKU may cause update failure, please update the same SKU version only.
*How to know the device model?
Path: Settings->About-> Model number
Example: ASUS_Z00ED
**How to know the device software version?
Path: Settings->About-> software information->Build number
Once again, I have updated my original post (First Post of the Topic) with all the latest links and the newest changelog.
Enjoy!
Never mind.
AWFRONT said:
Thanks for the reply. My version of ZF3U is the Worldwide WW version and the firmware is definitely the correct one as stated on the original changelog from ASUS as I posted above. I have not tried the CN firmware but I am tempted to give it a go to see what happens. I also noticed that everytime I go into recovery via TWRP I see this red message stating "failed to mount factory/partition [invalid parameters]"
What does this mean and could the phone be stuck between two firmwares and not sure what to do even though I have wiped every wipeable area using TWRP(like I used to with Samsung devices but not sure if this could have caused it). Could this explain why I still cannot use fingerprint scanner on neither Android 7 nor Android 6.
At one point I used the ASUS Flash Tool and I noticed a message whilst attempting to load the firmware stating something like 'encrypting device.....' does this mean anything? Has my device been encrypted somehow in the process resulting in lack of fingerprint registrations on the scanner. Coming from Samsung/Sony/Huawei devices, I am finding the update process with ASUS a bit of a hassle but lets hope they will fix this soon as I believe that currently there is no phablet better than ZF3U. Due to the fact that the firmware has now been removed from their servers, I am beginning to believe that the firmware is faulty and is not doing a clean wipe/reinstall of all parts of the device configurations.
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Hey @AWFRONT How did u manage to go back from android 7 to 6 ...i recently updated my phone to nougat and want to go back to mm. Could u help me out I have unlocked bootloader
Hi! I did not downgrade from Android 7.0 to 6.0 on my new/2nd ZF3U. If you read a post I made in another topic you will see that I am now on my 2nd ZF3U because the 1st one had some serious issues and then it powered off so I gave up and sent for repair through my insurance but they said it could not be repaired so I bought another one with the payout I received and this one I am using, I use in its factory state with Bootloader locked and unrooted and given the lack of developer support for this handset, I do not want to modify anything.
My advice would be to stick with Android 7.0 and if there are any features you are missing then write them out and send to Asus and hope thy will fix in future update. With my previous ZF3U, I did do a downgrade on the 1st ZF3U but this resulted in Fingerprint scanner failing and I could not hear the other side when making and receiving calls and the device serial number in About Phone section was incorrect (changed to all 1s).Unless you have insurance and a spare phone, I would not recommend you downgrading. Too much of a risk with this handset. If you want to do it, then go ahead and you can share yoir findings here.
Instructions to follow:
-Disable and erase fngerprint records in settings
-Prepare a microsd card with the MM manual firmware in it and reboot into recovery.
-If you are rooted then wipe cache and factory reset but do not wipe data/system partition,
-Select update from SD Card and select firmware file and wait for the process to complete.
-reboot back.into recovery, you should hopefully see the factory kernel has downgraded to I think version 1.26 from 3.11 and then do another factory wipe and reboot and see the results.
Sorry, cannot be of much help but I wish the developers could pay a little bit more attention to this device like the Samsung Note series.?
AWFRONT said:
Hi! I did not downgrade from Android 7.0 to 6.0 on my new/2nd ZF3U. If you read a post I made in another topic you will see that I am now on my 2nd ZF3U because the 1st one had some serious issues and then it powered off so I gave up and sent for repair through my insurance but they said it could not be repaired so I bought another one with the payout I received and this one I am using, I use in its factory state with Bootloader locked and unrooted and given the lack of developer support for this handset, I do not want to modify anything.
My advice would be to stick with Android 7.0 and if there are any features you are missing then write them out and send to Asus and hope thy will fix in future update. With my previous ZF3U, I did do a downgrade on the 1st ZF3U but this resulted in Fingerprint scanner failing and I could not hear the other side when making and receiving calls and the device serial number in About Phone section was incorrect (changed to all 1s).Unless you have insurance and a spare phone, I would not recommend you downgrading. Too much of a risk with this handset. If you want to do it, then go ahead and you can share yoir findings here.
Instructions to follow:
-Disable and erase fngerprint records in settings
-Prepare a microsd card with the MM manual firmware in it and reboot into recovery.
-If you are rooted then wipe cache and factory reset but do not wipe data/system partition,
-Select update from SD Card and select firmware file and wait for the process to complete.
-reboot back.into recovery, you should hopefully see the factory kernel has downgraded to I think version 1.26 from 3.11 and then do another factory wipe and reboot and see the results.
Sorry, cannot be of much help but I wish the developers could pay a little bit more attention to this device like the Samsung Note series.?
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all of this from twrp or stock recovery
If you have TWRP installed then apply from it, if not you can use the stock recovery of Android 6.0 as posted in one of the topics of ZF3U forum sections and flash it using custom recovery and then flash the appropriate firmware file of Android MM version 6.0 and on completion wipe cache, factory data and reboot.
Due to lack of developer support for this device, I do not recommend that you rollback the firmware. When my 1st device failed I realised that ASUS devices don't have the software fixability ease of Samsung devices so I am using my 2nd ZF3U in its original factory state. I love the device as it is and don't want to mess with it and root is no longer important to me.
does anyone know if this latest firmware update Version WW-14.1010.1706.50 2017/08/01 Size 1.71 GBytes is still rootable before i update from Android 7.0 (WW_14.1010.1703.42),thanks
gubbilo144 said:
does anyone know if this latest firmware update Version WW-14.1010.1706.50 2017/08/01 Size 1.71 GBytes is still rootable before i update from Android 7.0 (WW_14.1010.1703.42),thanks
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mine is
Malam
anybody updated to WW-14.1010.1711.62 is it still 7.0 or 7.1.1
The Feb 2018 Security Update is now available for our phones.
If you haven't gotten it already go to Settings->System updates and see if it's available there.
From [ZenFone 3] [180209] ZenFone 3 Zoom ZE553KL_ WW_V71.60.139.27
Update Google security patch
Enable Taiwan CHT VoWiFi functions.
Performance improved and bugs fixed.
Is there a .zip available for people with unlocked bootloaders?
kekley said:
Is there a .zip available for people with unlocked bootloaders?
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Hi @kekley, mine is still locked so I don't have experience with that scenario here (have done with other phones but decided to leave this one stock).
The update (as zip) is here: Version WW-71.60.139.27 - ZE553KL
(Note the SKU)
This is a message from another user who has TWRP installed and still did a previous update: How to update firmware if you've already flashed TWRP
Hopefully that's enough to get you going.
koimr said:
Hi @kekley, mine is still locked so I don't have experience with that scenario here (have done with other phones but decided to leave this one stock).
The update (as zip) is here: Version WW-71.60.139.27 - ZE553KL
(Note the SKU)
This is a message from another user who has TWRP installed and still did a previous update: How to update firmware if you've already flashed TWRP
Hopefully that's enough to get you going.
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I was referring more to the fact that the zip file for the update was not on the support page for the device until recently but thank you for going through the trouble to write this up. I'm sure it will be useful to someone. :good:
When I did a factory reset on the last firmware, MiniMovie app came back which had been removed on firmwares before. After the update to this firmware and factory reset again, MiniMovie was gone again but now they added BeautyLive. Just weird.
Just got the OTA tonight, 6/24
Notes:
Android security update: June 1, 2020
thanks
muffnman said:
Just got the OTA tonight, 6/24
Notes:
Android security update: June 1, 2020
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ok
Still waiting on it here, anyone else?
I haven't been able to get it. I'm not particularly worried about it, being a security update it would be nice to have though. The last one took a while as well.
ttabbal said:
I haven't been able to get it. I'm not particularly worried about it, being a security update it would be nice to have though. The last one took a while as well.
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I live in the Seattle area and I still can't get 36 yet.
Still haven't gotten it here either
Still waiting as well
Still nothing here also. Normally I would just run the MSM tool and get 10.0.36 that way, but my phone is running so nice on .35, I don't want to have to set it all up again.
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Still nothing here also. Normally I would just run the MSM tool and get 10.0.36 that way, but my phone is running so nice on .35, I don't want to have to set it all up again.
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Same. Wish there was a way to run msm tool without it wiping data or be able to extract fastboot images from it...
Everyone still waiting? Been 2 weeks since it was released and received by some/most...
Still waiting here- no update.
Yup. Tried unrooting just to see, no change. Weird, but I guess I don't NEED it. I do wish they would allow us to side load them though. I prefer to be up on security updates.
Woke up to some weird quirks with my phone and the Play Store, so after hours of troubleshooting, I just restored to 10.0.34 using MSM. I'm in the process of unlocking, fixing the reserve.img, and updating the 10.0.36 via OTA.
I'll update my reserve.img fix as soon as I'm done, so that anyone wanting to MSM straight to 10.0.36 won't have to jump through the same hoops.
Still waiting here in NY...
Still waiting in california
Im starting to think I will not get this update. Anyone find a reason why these updates are not coming through?
I think the issue is if you mount / (root) as r/w even once, it screws up the checksums and the updates don't come through.
I used the msm tool to update to 10.0.36 (losing all my data in the process) and the tool for 10.0.36 to restore reserve (tyvm @NotATreoFan), but even after updating, in security it was showing security update as June 1, 2020 (which is correct for 10.0.36) but for Google Play system update, it was still showing April 1, 2020 with a red icon instead of green. Clicking it and searching for updates didn't help (no updates found). Updating play services manually didn't help. But after 2 or 3 days, it must have updated in the background because Google Play system update is now showing July 1, 2020 (with security update showing June 1, 2020). Just FYI, the Google Play system update is part of project mainline (an extension of project treble) which allows Google to update parts of the phone without going through any oems or carriers. So even the msm tool for 10.0.36 only comes with the Google Play system update from April 1. Luckily as I said, it updates in the background after just approx 2 days.
But back to the main issue of not receiving the 10.0.36 update, maybe it's a waiting game, but it's never taken this long before. As I said, I think it's from you or a badly written magisk module from setting root directory to r/w even once (even if restoring it back to r/o without making any changes). If I'm correct, the only way to fix is by running the msm tool (since OnePlus refuses to let us have downloadable OTA updates or even a full fastboot package)
Edit: Also, if you have previously fixed your persist for FP to work, you'll have to restore your backup of fixed persist after running the msm tool and then unlocking the bootloader or your FP sensor won't work. Also, as mentioned above, you'll need to restore the reserve partition as well since the msm tool locks the bootloader and unlocking it causes reserve to be deleted. Don't you just love this phone...
Pic added to clarify the difference in the two types of security updates
I don't think there is any great need to update to this one, but I'll probably do the next one via MSM just to keep reasonably up to date.
Honestly, I really do like the device overall. It works well, is snappy, and has decent 5G support. I do not like that it's hobbled by TMO like most carrier devices on the software side. But at the same time, non-carrier devices often have issues with volte, which is going to be required here soon. Oneplus seems to support the international version pretty well, so it seems obvious this version is being held up by TMO. Sad, overall I like them.
What I don't get is that when I first got the phone I rooted it and few weeks later I got a OTA. I had to removed Magisk and replace the adb recovery with the stock one. Then the OTA updated without a issue and did the re-root procedure. After that I put back the reserve file(supposed to fix OTAs). And now no OTA? Weird because unless something was part of the updated I don't understand why the first update came through but not the next one...
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What I don't get is that when I first got the phone I rooted it and few weeks later I got a OTA. I had to removed Magisk and replace the adb recovery with the stock one. Then the OTA updated without a issue and did the re-root procedure. After that I put back the reserve file(supposed to fix OTAs). And now no OTA? Weird because unless something was part of the updated I don't understand why the first update came through but not the next one...
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Well if it had updated correctly previously, your reserve file had already been restored, so there was no need to restore it again.
But regardless, all of those errors that were seen if reserve hadn't been restored, or if boot or recovery images hadn't been restored to stock, were installation errors. The OTA was found, downloaded, but there was an issue on installation.
The problem now is that no OTA is being found. I'm beginning to think they possibly pulled 10.0.36 due to some bug, because no one has had to wait for an OTA this long previously. The only thing that should stop an OTA from being seen/found is if one had updated their fingerprint (to spoof a pixel for example).
At least from your screenshots, you see that Google was able to install their "project mainline" update. It's in the pics from security under Google Play System Update (is completely separate from Play Services) dated July 1, 2020.
Let's hope T-Mobile gets this missing OTA crap fixed asap