Hi all,
My friend has a nexus s, and he would like to root it, but he is worried about the following:
If he roots and unlocks the bootloader, will it still be easy to install OTA updates when they are released?
If he roots and unlocks the bootloader, will it be easy to install jelly bean when it is released for his phone? Or would it be difficult to do?
Is the any disadvantages with rooting and unlocking the bootloader?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give
Cheers corey
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Nexus S has been rooted and unlocked bootloader will not be able to install OTA updates, but you can install a lot of custom ROMs which are much better than stock official ones.
You can install ota's just fine with a unlocked bootloader and a stock rooted rom.
As long as you don't modify anything in /system of the stock rom that the script in the ota checks for. It will install just fine.
Hi,
Ok thanks heaps.
So if he rooted his nexus s, he could install jelly bean (the next version of android) the same way as if he had not rooted?.
And would the be any disadvantages with rooting his phone?
Thanks heaps
Cheers Corey
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does anyone know if we will still be able to update via OTA means if we unlock bootloaders,root,s-off etc.... on sony ericsson phones they cant update if they unlock bootloaders.
sorry if this was already answered i didnt find it..... :/
No, not if you're not using the stock rom.
Custom roms will always be updated faster than stock OTA updates.
so when the official ics is released if i reflash stock rom i will be fine when updating?
dmcb123 said:
so when the official ics is released if i reflash stock rom i will be fine when updating?
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You'd have to be on the stock rom and stock recovery. So you might aswell run the RUU for your phone and you'll be good to go.
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Stock RUU.......
Seems the stock ROM's aren't perfect. Take a chance......
When the ics ota comes out it will likely have a new bootloader which revolutionary won't like. Htcdev should work
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So I just got this phone 2 weeks ago. I am familiar with rooting and running a custom ROM. I want CM10 Jelly Bean. From what I've been reading on here though is that there's no secure method of doing so with this update installed. Can anyone advise me, or point me in the direction to achieve this properly and safely?
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If you are on 2.2 and you never unlocked the bootloader you're stuck until a way to root 2.20 is found.
Even if you do get rooted and bootloader unlocked, you won't get LTE. There's some weird bug where LTE breaks if you flash from 4.0.4. You need to flash from 4.0.3 or earlier to get LTE.
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Hello, I would like to ask a question regarding the Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread OTA update. Before I update my new HTC Desire S to Android 4.0 via RUU, I would like to update my phone to 2.3.5 first. I have done a bit of installation of apps and contacts, and I am scared that the OTA update will wipe my phone. Will the OTA update wipe my phone? I know that when installing RUUs, the phone will be completely wiped, but I am not sure with OTAs, because I've never done a OTA update before.
herobrine_second said:
Will the OTA update wipe my phone?
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No
And a friendly suggestion: if you want ICS better S-OFF and use a custom ROM rather the buggy ICS RUU. This will keep the option to return to a warranty state if needed
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Ok, thanks. To install a custom ROM I need to S-Off and root right?
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herobrine_second said:
Ok, thanks. To install a custom ROM I need to S-Off and root right?
Not necessarily but highly raccommended. I am currently on Andromadus 128 build and I am rooted but S-ON.
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I'm currently on cm10.1 with s-off and unlocked.
just wondering if I can use the JB OTA zip file from ruu.androidfiles.org to bring my phone to official JB. If yes, can I just load the zip file in TWRP and flash that way? thanks!
If you do it may lock your phone back down and I don't know what would happen if you flashed a sense based update to an aosp ROM.
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Just flash a stock rooted ROM posted in Development.
Simple rule, don't install OTAs on a rooted Android device. At minimum, you will lose root.
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Hey guys,just moved on to xperia series here with my J, never did modifiying,customizing and others.
Question here,just rooted my phone here, if I want to customize the rom,kernel and other tweak, do I need to flash CWM, or unlocked bootloader,and is it possible just use based ICS only?
Really need help here, really blind for this things
Thanks before :beer:
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you can unlock the bootloader if you want to flash custom kernels, howver I think there is a way to install cwm with locked bootloader.
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Angelcho said:
you can unlock the bootloader if you want to flash custom kernels, howver I think there is a way to install cwm with locked bootloader.
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Well,ok..and what can I do if I just put cwm without unclocked bootloader,can I flash custom rom? Thanks
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Do OTA to get jelly bean rooted! for custom roms u need to unlock bootloader i guess..sony offers official unlocking and flashing softwares check it out =)
ArunHellA said:
Do OTA to get jelly bean rooted! for custom roms u need to unlock bootloader i guess..sony offers official unlocking and flashing softwares check it out =)
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Do I have to unroot from ics to get OTA jellybean work? I've read that the way of rooting ics and jellybean are different.
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