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Why did I upgrade to Gingerbread 2.3.3 or, how do I reverse the damage?

So I got a little note today: new version of Gingerbread to update!
So I did.
Not thinking that it would unroot my phone, break my google voice, my swype, and otherwise wreak havoc on my life.
How do I get back what I had? It wasn't broke, why did I need to fix it?
Has anyone else had problems with 2.3.3? If i just root it the way I did last time (flashed clockwork without breaking open the bootloader (?), will it work?
WT

i ve installed gingerbread on my htc n have no problem,
maybe u should see the instruction carefully

Thanks for the reply.
There are no instructions.
My question - specifically - is around re-rooting the phone - if I will need to flash a different clockworkmod - and around why swype is broken, and if people think it will be fixed soon (from the swype side, presumably)
I already downloaded the previous version of voice and installed it with astro - it works again, thankfully. a little miffed that I've lost swype.
wondering what other nexus s owners are experiencing? especially those who rooted.
WT

Also, the screen definitely looks more off-white.
Can someone please enumerate the advantages of the update? NFC only? and now facebook doesn't sync? I'm not sure that was enough to update. Are other rooted nexus S owners avoiding this and flashing cyanogen?

There are certainly issues with 2.3.3 and some people are a bit fed up with them. Swype problems can usually be resolved by a re-install of the software. The Nexus S colour temperature change was intentional to make the appearance more accurate although i'm not sure everybody is having the same experience as a result. Some love it, some loathe it. Perhaps it's not consistent?
You can re-root by flashing the su.zip from chainsDD which at least solves that issue.
CM7 itself is not perfect yet but it's damn near close. Expect a finished release based around 2.3.3 sometime soon. I'm using the Release Candidate on my N1 and i've never been happier with my device.

Thanks. I'll have to oem unlock though, correct? Had been able to avoid that in 2.3.2 which I kind of liked.

Wheatontrue said:
Thanks. I'll have to oem unlock though, correct? Had been able to avoid that in 2.3.2 which I kind of liked.
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You'd have to as you'd need to install a custom recovery to install the .zip. Aren't the Nexus S Bootloaders relockable? I'm sure i read that somewhere.

[Q] Facebook would not sync to nexus s

Hello,
I bought my nexus s today, and i noticed that Facebook wouldn't sync to my phone! it starts by not asking whether or not to sync contacts when i install the Facebook app and continues by not responding to 'ass account' in 'accounts & syncs' in settings.
I really like the option that i can see my fav's pictures.
can i solve this? any suggestions?
but all and all amazing phone, specially after coming from here, after two years

Google removed this option on Nexus S...

thanks, i guess it's like Google want that i will root this phone..

Please don't cross post in multiple forums.

If you just want contact pics, try "syncmypix"

Highland3r said:
If you just want contact pics, try "syncmypix"
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or use CM7.. unsure why people wouldn't want to use it. CM7 enables Facebook syncing again.
Don't even say you don't want to use it because its "unstable" its stable if you know how to properly set it up.

zephiK said:
or use CM7.. unsure why people wouldn't want to use it. CM7 enables Facebook syncing again.
Don't even say you don't want to use it because its "unstable" its stable if you know how to properly set it up.
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Uh cuz people like to run stock/unrooted? Maybe that's why?

nxt said:
Uh cuz people like to run stock/unrooted? Maybe that's why?
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blasphemy much? especially when its a "Developer Phone" and its pretty much encouraging you to hack it. but everybody has their taste
and no. i dont believe anybody wants to run their phone stock/unrooted.. especially when we're on XDA, this forum is primarily here to hack your phone and to maximize the most out of your ~$530-$580 purchase ($199 with contract). If people wanted to leave it the way it is, they would be on other forums but they found XDA, with the majority of the users here are here to mod their phones. I would find it reasonable that they have a interest in doing this.
People primarily leave their phone stock on the forum because they're afraid that they're going to void the warranty / whatever. I'm just pointing out that it is a very hard phone to brick and they should use custom ROMs because they really do improve the Android experience.

zephiK said:
blasphemy much? especially when its a "Developer Phone" and its pretty much encouraging you to hack it. but everybody has their taste
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I just really find it funny when people's answers is always "root it", "use cm7", "adb this", etc..etc.. (Personally I do run CM7 Nightlies, but get tired of these 'replies'). Not everyone wants to root their phone, not everyone wants to run a custom ROM. Some people just want to run their phones stock, even if it is a "developer phone" (which is an argument in itself). It's as bad as people saying "you have a 'developer phone'" course their's always bugs in it when someone points out a simple bug.

nxt said:
I just really find it funny when people's answers is always "root it", "use cm7", "adb this", etc..etc.. (Personally I do run CM7 Nightlies, but get tired of these 'replies'). Not everyone wants to root their phone, not everyone wants to run a custom ROM. Some people just want to run their phones stock, even if it is a "developer phone" (which is an argument in itself). It's as bad as people saying "you have a 'developer phone'" course their's always bugs in it when someone points out a simple bug.
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Just like what I editted my post previously in regards about XDA & users. XDA is primarily a forum for getting the most of your phone. So yeah, I will continue assuming that they want to get the most out of their phone. This forum isn't for unrooted/unmodded areas. Thats what Android Central is for (no disrespect to Android Central, I think its a great website but they are more friendly towards stock roms).
And no it has nothing to do with "developer phone," anything that Google makes is considered a beta. Especially when you get a product from them in its early stages. Early adopters encounters bugs, its apart of Google.
We all pay a price for being early adopters, it could be a success or fail. No one knows.
Android isn't iOS where everybody will run on Stock. Android is a versatile mobile OS, we have many options. If we don't like something that Google or a manufacturer did.. we're able to change it. So if we dont like Google's decision on Facebook Sync we can take it into our own hands. The OP wanted sync with FaceBook, I simply gave him a solution to fix it by flashing a custom ROM such as CM7. Am I coercing him to root / flash? No. the decision is up to him. But if he did try it out, I'm certain that he will enjoy it.
Edit: After reading this thread once again:
The OP said:
thanks, i guess it's like Google want that i will root this phone..
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So your reference about him not rooting is false. Rooting is a gateway towards flashing custom ROMs. And stop trying to be a moderator by telling him to stop posting in multiple forums.

cool so some can sync with som roms and som not an stock roms cant sysnc too
but the real interessting thing is:
how to get any rom to sync with facebook????
some roms have "fixed" that so ho to get this "fix"???

footballpics.info said:
cool so some can sync with som roms and som not an stock roms cant sysnc too
but the real interessting thing is:
how to get any rom to sync with facebook????
some roms have "fixed" that so ho to get this "fix"???
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if the ROMs are based off CM7 then it can sync. Unsure if Master changed it for Axura or not. But I believe at this point, it'd be CM7 and MIUI with FB Sync (uncertain about MIUI but it is based off CM7)
Edit: GBCollab is Cm7 too

hmm ... but interessting thing is:
why is it working with CM7? what did they make that it is working?
i think they didnt call the big abracadabra and then it was working ...
so why is it working in CM7 and is it possible to get this "what ever it is" in to a other rom??

footballpics.info said:
hmm ... but interessting thing is:
why is it working with CM7? what did they make that it is working?
i think they didnt call the big abracadabra and then it was working ...
so why is it working in CM7 and is it possible to get this "what ever it is" in to a other rom??
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Because Android is AOSP? And CM7 is compiled from AOSP with tweaks and additions. All they have to do is find the line that disables the sync and remove it or modify it.

I could imagine that if u use GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk or GooglePartnerSetup.apk from stock 2.3.2 Rom it may work again, since 2.3.3 is the first rom that has fb sync disabled. But i didnt try it out and im on cm7 anyhow, i just think it may be worth a try.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk

footballpics.info said:
hmm ... but interessting thing is:
why is it working with CM7? what did they make that it is working?
i think they didnt call the big abracadabra and then it was working ...
so why is it working in CM7 and is it possible to get this "what ever it is" in to a other rom??
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it works in cyanogen because he turned it back on. it is open source software, so you can do whatever you want to it. google removed this feature, but cyanogen added it back. pretty simple, and that is why it is always worth using a custom ROM over stock ROM. no reason to never root.

good thing .. finaly i try to get somthing more ...
is there anyone who can tell us what we have to change that we all can turn it on again?
or with other words ... is there a tool to turn it back on?
thx - flo

footballpics.info said:
good thing .. finaly i try to get somthing more ...
is there anyone who can tell us what we have to change that we all can turn it on again?
or with other words ... is there a tool to turn it back on?
thx - flo
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no. just flash CM7. if you want it THAT badly, go get the source of CM7 and go look at it.. and compile your own AOSP with that line of code to re-enable but its way too much work. just flash CM7

I though fb sync still worked on CM7 as he uses the android open source version of 2.3 and allot of the other roms out there use the nexus s release of 2.3 as their base?
Facebook sync wasn't disabled on the N1 just the NS

Downgrade HTC Sense to Sense 2.3

Hi all,
I recently updated my 'unrooted' HTC Desire S from HTC Sense 2.3 to Sense 3.0. Ever since then the phone has been acting up and become slower in general. Is there any way to downgrade the phone back to Sense 2.3 without rooting as I am really skeptical about it, and please nobody say "oh it's fine it's safe" because nothing anyone, or anything, can say to persuade me. (No disrespect)
I have been to countless shopfronts that might have the slightest thing to do with mobile phones and on many occasions I have gotten the answer people have successfully done this in the past. I, and many other people as I have seen from other forums really want to downgrade without rooting.
If anyone can give me an answer, any help, or even a point in the right direction that would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Ronald

It might be worth waiting for sence 4.0 as it surpose to be a lighter version of sence so should run better. Im on 3.0 too and find it a bit sluggish at times but there should be an update soon.

Hi Ronald,
it is possible with a temporary root, that is not modifying your device. Look for a downgrade guide in the index.
You need zegrush exploit to gain temp root in order to change the main version (to "trick" the device that you are updating it while actually downgrading), then use the oldest RUU available for your brand/region. This process will leave no trace that the device was ever manipulated. Keep in mind that this process will also delete all your data and installed apps.
Good luck
Sent from my HTC Desire S

Take ammibudha's advice. Your phone will be just like from the box, like 1 year or so ago, when you bought it. Don't be affraid, you still will be able to receive OTA.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda app-developers app

Were the weather sounds only.introduced in 3.0?

scorpionatthepc said:
Were the weather sounds only.introduced in 3.0?
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It was more than an year ago when I got the device (it was my first Android) but I remember that I was impressed by the weather animations and I think that the sound was present too. But I am not completely sure about this.
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Uhmm, i think they didn't.
If I remember correctly, i had to disable weather sounds in weather app with the very original ROM. It was like 1 year ago, when i bought my phone. Weather widget was making that funny weather soudns.
But im unsure about clock with weather.

I found that sense 2.1 had smoother scrolling between home screens because it didn't have that stupid 3d carousel effect. I also found that the weather sounds were better quality than sense 3.0 ones. the update to 2.3.5 improved the smoothness and scrolling within apps. I found that everything apart from the scrolling between home screens is smoother on sense 3 I still don't think it's worth going back to sense 2.1 though

+1
Don't like that stupid rotating cube effect.

I build software for downgrad Sense and HBOOT.
I need 10 posts for publish...

Thanks for the advice
scorpionatthepc said:
It might be worth waiting for sence 4.0 as it surpose to be a lighter version of sence so should run better. Im on 3.0 too and find it a bit sluggish at times but there should be an update soon.
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Hi, thanks for the advice but I'm pretty sure that htc have stopped releasing updates for the desire s aside from some minor bug fixes but not OS changes. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks again,
Ronald

Temporary Root
amidabuddha said:
Hi Ronald,
it is possible with a temporary root, that is not modifying your device. Look for a downgrade guide in the index.
You need zegrush exploit to gain temp root in order to change the main version (to "trick" the device that you are updating it while actually downgrading), then use the oldest RUU available for your brand/region. This process will leave no trace that the device was ever manipulated. Keep in mind that this process will also delete all your data and installed apps.
Good luck
Sent from my HTC Desire S
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Thank you so much for such a quick reply. If possible could you please send me a guide to this temporary root. Also could you tell me what differences this root has from the conventional root and does it have any devastating risks like normal rooting such as bricking one's phone, because if that's the case I would have to consider paying $100 or so for a 3rd party phone repair specialist to do the job, that way if anything goes wrong their liable and not some guy that failed to root his phone [me].
Regards
Ronald

The major difference between this root and conventional is that this one is temporary. Once you've rebooted, you're no longer rooted. You could easyly do it yourself, check the INDEX and search for "downgrade hboot without using htcdev unlock". Considering your mainversion (2.10 or higher) you should use zergrush for 2.10.xxx or tacoroot if > 2.10.xxx.

RonaldLeeLongTing said:
Hi, thanks for the advice but I'm pretty sure that htc have stopped releasing updates for the desire s aside from some minor bug fixes but not OS changes. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks again,
Ronald
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Theres suppose to be an ICS update this month which includes the new lighter version of htc sence.

custom roms are the best
using blindbean, waiting for bluetooth to get going

[Q] Flashing ARHD troubles

I have been trying to flash ARHD 9.1 and 8.1 on my M8, but 9.1 hangs at the htc one splash screen (presumably because its for devices with more updated firmware) and 8.1 simply fails to load at all within twrp. Has anyone gotten it working? I am s-off, unlocked, and rooted, and running the newest updates.

anyone have any ideas? Or perhaps an alternative ROM that is also worth flashing on an M8?

I asked the ARHD developer (or rather, the thread in general) if they knew it worked on our M8s... Nobody knew. I err on the side of caution and assume it doesn't.
I'm still learning HTC but on my Galaxy S3 flashing other carriers' stuff was asking for a brick. I never attempted it. Flashing kernels was especially dangerous. There was a little bit of crossover, like with Verizon/US Cellular and some US Cellular/T-Mobile but I tried to steer clear of that, until the whole "Unified" thing came about. I hope it comes to us. Basically the installer has a trick where it figures out what variation your device is and applies the right files, and all ROMs become universal to all M8s... Not sure what the status on that is. My understanding was that Cyanogen was behind it, at least for the Samsungs.
Now, you want ARHD because you want Sense loaded with features, am I right? I use CleanROM because I want a light Sense ROM. I haven't tried it, but you might give Viper a shot. A lot of people like it. I'm tempted to try it myself just to see what the fuss is about... but honestly I like CleanROM.

Dark Reality said:
I asked the ARHD developer (or rather, the thread in general) if they knew it worked on our M8s... Nobody knew. I err on the side of caution and assume it doesn't.
I'm still learning HTC but on my Galaxy S3 flashing other carriers' stuff was asking for a brick. I never attempted it. Flashing kernels was especially dangerous. There was a little bit of crossover, like with Verizon/US Cellular and some US Cellular/T-Mobile but I tried to steer clear of that, until the whole "Unified" thing came about. I hope it comes to us. Basically the installer has a trick where it figures out what variation your device is and applies the right files, and all ROMs become universal to all M8s... Not sure what the status on that is. My understanding was that Cyanogen was behind it, at least for the Samsungs.
Now, you want ARHD because you want Sense loaded with features, am I right? I use CleanROM because I want a light Sense ROM. I haven't tried it, but you might give Viper a shot. A lot of people like it. I'm tempted to try it myself just to see what the fuss is about... but honestly I like CleanROM.
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Thanks for the response! That's really strange that it doesn't work, considering the ROM DOES ask you which carrier you're on, and Verizon is selectable, but I tried it and it doesn't work, for whatever reason, so I suppose it doesn't.
CleanROM sounds pretty nice, as I do want a very light ROM myself, however, I think I'll try viper first to see how it runs. I am looking for a ROM more for performance increase than customizability, however, I'm having fun testing everything out

Well they never responded so I don't know for sure it doesn't work... but I figure if they're not sure, I don't wanna be flashing it. Some who speak are not sure... wiser still are those who are not sure and don't speak.
For performance you may just want a third-party kernel. Those usually come with the kernel tuning app. So you can over or under clock, whatever you want. I don't mess with any of that stuff.

I ran 8.1 on my Verizon M8 for a bit...I had issues with group messaging and keeping a lock on GPS though. I think they've mentioned the version of twrp could cause issues.

I was running it for a day but battery drain and GPS issues had me back to clean. I did read through their thread and saw some people having issues with using a specific version of twrp.. honestly don't remember which one I didn't have an issue using 2.7.1.0 on my device.

i m on 8.1 no issues.
I m s off, super cid , twerp.
The 8.1 works , the 9 and up can't get WiFi ,
Because the frameware is not compatible.
Until an ota from Verizon gets out .

faaunus said:
Thanks for the response! That's really strange that it doesn't work, considering the ROM DOES ask you which carrier you're on, and Verizon is selectable, but I tried it and it doesn't work, for whatever reason, so I suppose it doesn't.
CleanROM sounds pretty nice, as I do want a very light ROM myself, however, I think I'll try viper first to see how it runs. I am looking for a ROM more for performance increase than customizability, however, I'm having fun testing everything out
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I would recommend you take a look at this gpe ROM if you looking for a slim, fast ROM without all the customization... http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...om-sinlessrom-gpe-v3-4-3-google-play-t2818550

This looks pretty cool, but I flashed cleanROM already and I'm pretty happy with it. I might check it out when I get bored though!
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It's running perfectly for me, with the exception of GPS. However I do get 7 hours screen time often.

[Q] "Should I RUU?"

"Should I RUU?" I'm not asking for myself, per se -- I'm asking for myself, and others, who may be thinking about it, or perhaps those unaware that they can, and the benefits (and costs, if any) of doing so.
A RUU, as I understand it (generally a noun) is a dump of an HTC phone's operating system. Used as a verb, to RUU is to flash a RUU. Flashing a RUU typically erases the phone's system (ROM), data (user apps, and ROM settings, accounts, messages, call log, etc), cache... and internal memory. But, not the external SD, if one is installed. It then flashes the stock ROM, but it also does things like fix partitions, whether it needs to be done or not, so it can fix some low-level problems if they exist.
That is my understanding; I'm not stating the above as fact. I'm relatively new to HTC; the One M8 is my first HTC phone, and I've only had it since June. However, I try to read more than I post, and I try to read about things I do to/with my phone at least 2-4 times, just to get it right. I follow several ROM threads, including those I don't use, and I read every post, because there's just so many hidden gems of information that could be relevant later. We have some really smart people, but it's hard to know who knows what, so absorbing all that information like I do... It might not be 100% accurate. Wisdom is my goal though, not being right and definitely not **** measuring, so if I'm wrong, let me know. I'll appreciate it. That said...
When I got my phone, it came with 4.4.2 KitKat, same as all M8's, I believe. I tried a couple AOSP and GPE ROMs and found them not to my liking, so I stuck with CleanROM through 4.4.2, then 4.4.3, and lastly 4.4.4 where the ROM still is currently. In November I switched to GPE, and my phone has gone through numerous firmware updates, and now I'm on the current 5.0.1 firmware from Verizon, dual booting (MultiROM) Digitalhigh's GPE and Neo's Adrenaline, a Sense 6 ROM.
I'm not unhappy with my setup. I run GPE during the week, because I absolutely love stock Android 5. During the weekend I run Adrenaline for its better battery life. While I prefer stock Android, Sense 6 is in a good place now, especially with custom ROMs. And of course Sense 7 starting to come available. Oh, and I also boot into Sense to fix GPS issues in GPE. Seems every reboot is a chance to lose GPS. Fortunately the fix takes five minutes tops.
I don't think a RUU will fix the GPS issue. That runs deeper. Again, I'm not asking as a diagnostic question for myself. I'm asking, in general, should one who has updated through the firmware and ROM versions, RUU to the newest, and then set everything back up? Is there an advantage to doing so?

dragontology said:
"Should I RUU?" I'm not asking for myself, per se -- I'm asking for myself, and others, who may be thinking about it, or perhaps those unaware that they can, and the benefits (and costs, if any) of doing so.
A RUU, as I understand it (generally a noun) is a dump of an HTC phone's operating system. Used as a verb, to RUU is to flash a RUU. Flashing a RUU typically erases the phone's system (ROM), data (user apps, and ROM settings, accounts, messages, call log, etc), cache... and internal memory. But, not the external SD, if one is installed. It then flashes the stock ROM, but it also does things like fix partitions, whether it needs to be done or not, so it can fix some low-level problems if they exist.
That is my understanding; I'm not stating the above as fact. I'm relatively new to HTC; the One M8 is my first HTC phone, and I've only had it since June. However, I try to read more than I post, and I try to read about things I do to/with my phone at least 2-4 times, just to get it right. I follow several ROM threads, including those I don't use, and I read every post, because there's just so many hidden gems of information that could be relevant later. We have some really smart people, but it's hard to know who knows what, so absorbing all that information like I do... It might not be 100% accurate. Wisdom is my goal though, not being right and definitely not **** measuring, so if I'm wrong, let me know. I'll appreciate it. That said...
When I got my phone, it came with 4.4.2 KitKat, same as all M8's, I believe. I tried a couple AOSP and GPE ROMs and found them not to my liking, so I stuck with CleanROM through 4.4.2, then 4.4.3, and lastly 4.4.4 where the ROM still is currently. In November I switched to GPE, and my phone has gone through numerous firmware updates, and now I'm on the current 5.0.1 firmware from Verizon, dual booting (MultiROM) Digitalhigh's GPE and Neo's Adrenaline, a Sense 6 ROM.
I'm not unhappy with my setup. I run GPE during the week, because I absolutely love stock Android 5. During the weekend I run Adrenaline for its better battery life. While I prefer stock Android, Sense 6 is in a good place now, especially with custom ROMs. And of course Sense 7 starting to come available. Oh, and I also boot into Sense to fix GPS issues in GPE. Seems every reboot is a chance to lose GPS. Fortunately the fix takes five minutes tops.
I don't think a RUU will fix the GPS issue. That runs deeper. Again, I'm not asking as a diagnostic question for myself. I'm asking, in general, should one who has updated through the firmware and ROM versions, RUU to the newest, and then set everything back up? Is there an advantage to doing so?
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Rom Update Utility

Okay, so that's what RUU stands for... But there is no definitive "yes" or "no" answer to this question?
Figures I go and say there are a lot of smart people here and nobody knows the answer or has an opinion on this, even the people who make the RUU utilities and firmware available.
Either I'm the smartest guy on this board and nobody's guess is better than mine... or I'm not and I asked a stupid question... but I have no way of knowing. Well, those, or nobody who knows uses the Q&A forum because they themselves have no questions to ask... and thus, the Q&A forum is not the place to ask questions, since those with the answers do not frequent it.

dragontology said:
Okay, so that's what RUU stands for... But there is no definitive "yes" or "no" answer to this question?
Figures I go and say there are a lot of smart people here and nobody knows the answer or has an opinion on this, even the people who make the RUU utilities and firmware available.
Either I'm the smartest guy on this board and nobody's guess is better than mine... or I'm not and I asked a stupid question... but I have no way of knowing. Well, those, or nobody who knows uses the Q&A forum because they themselves have no questions to ask... and thus, the Q&A forum is not the place to ask questions, since those with the answers do not frequent it.
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It really depends on your situation. An RUU is sometimes the only way to fix a misbehaving device as it gets you back to stock, however it wipes your device. It's really the safety net for those that like flashing ROMs and modifying their phone.
If you're really just looking to upgrade and you haven't modified any system files then just taking OTA is the way to go as it leaves your data alone. Of course if something happens during the update and you wind up in a bootloop then you can RUU

Are you s-off?