What is OTA and how do I update an OTA file..?
What is the latest OTA for the note 10.1?
OTA is short for "Over The Air". It is basically an official firmware/operating system update directly from the manufacturer rather than a leaked one. You will either get an automatic notification telling you to download it, or you can connect to Kies to see if it's available. In the Note 10.1's case, the OTA they are talking about is the OTA official Jellybean Android update directly from Samsung, which will give the Note so much more functionality and smoothness.
Just wait until you get the notification and then follow the instructions.
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OTA means over the air basically when samsung pushes an update through internet directly to your device wirelessly its call OTA.
OTA is no file just a terminology used to do something.
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[Q] Is there a difference in the AT&T JH7 OTA update and Kies Mini Firmware update??
So I was one of the lucky ones who was able to get the OTA update from AT&T to install correctly. I now have Quickoffice and GPS seems to have improved drastically. However, I dont feel that my media scan times and "lag" have been improved, if anything they have gotten worse.
I guess my main question is, is there any difference between the OTA update AT&T released and the firmware update Samsung just released thru Kies? I recall reading some threads where people posted conversations with Samsung reps saying not to download the OTA update from AT&T because it wasn't the official update. Maybe I should have listened.
They are the same.
I'm on the Kies Mini update of JH7, I can't speak on the standpoint of comparison between Kies Mini and OTA as I couldn't successfully install the OTA.
However, the Kies JH7 has been running perfectly for me since I've installed it - seem's to have all the same features and changes as the OTA
check the build dates...
there is a command to check it, just forgot what it was...
the kies mini is 9-10-2010
what about ota version?
Krad said:
check the build dates...
there is a command to check it, just forgot what it was...
the kies mini is 9-10-2010
what about ota version?
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It is the same.
I would agree that they are both the same - after further comparison of the version info etc.
Supposedly the same. The OTA JH7 and Kies Mini JH7 should be the same. These however are different from the JH7 that was "leaked" on the samsungfirmwares.com website.
Question for those who did the Mini Kies, Did you lose your modifications and apps?
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Question for those who did the Mini Kies, Did you lose your modifications and apps?
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I did regular Kies - and the answer is no. No one using any method lost anything. This is not a full firmware update it is only a few MB.
Being a noob at Android ( came from BB, and thankful I did ) I have two questions:
* The OTA said it failed yet my Phone reads
Model...........SGH-1897
Firmware.......2.1-update1
Baseband Version.....1897UCJH7
Kernal version......2.6.29 [email protected] #2
Build number......Eclair
Nothing after the Eclair like Coltin 5419 has after his
* How do I check Quadrant Scores?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
A few months ago I rooted my Plus because of Samsung's apparent inability to deliver Jelly Bean to my device. After realizing I have no idea what to do with ROMs, flashing, etc., I figured I'd wait it out until the official update was released. Sure enough it was last month, but I have yet to get a notification saying an update was available.
Will I ever get a notification, or do I have to unroot ( need help on that, though I think I know now )? Additionally, is the update OTA or through KIES?
ProjectShadow316 said:
A few months ago I rooted my Plus because of Samsung's apparent inability to deliver Jelly Bean to my device. After realizing I have no idea what to do with ROMs, flashing, etc., I figured I'd wait it out until the official update was released. Sure enough it was last month, but I have yet to get a notification saying an update was available.
Will I ever get a notification, or do I have to unroot ( need help on that, though I think I know now )? Additionally, is the update OTA or through KIES?
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Root shouldn't affect update notifications. Though those only notify if an update is rolled out for your own region and/or carrier. Depending if you have the 6200 or 6210 model only certain regions have JB available, however this doesn't stop you from flashing a rom from a different region. I have a canadian 6210 and running the UK/Ireland 4.1.2 with no ill effects to report and it's pretty sweet!
I am on my way out but check the developper threads and there should be a few on flashing the new stock JB roms that are out.
I've been waiting for the ota lollipop update for my nexus 5 for a while now and it still hasn't arrived. My brother and i both got the same phone under the same carrier and he has the update but i don't. I have installed the developer preview of the os, could that be preventing the update from showing up? Will i have to update manually?
Its a rollout. Not "okay lets give every single person the OTA right now at this exact second".
Just flash the factory images except userdata.img and don't bother waiting.
Who pushes the OTA, google or carrier? I just received my Nexus 5 from Google play. Out of the box it updated to 4.4.4 but now I'm waiting for 5.0. Unfortunately, I don't have a sim card yet, it is on order from Sprint. Would the OTA still arrive without a sim card in it? I am leaving it connected to wifi just in case.
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Who pushes the OTA, google or carrier? I just received my Nexus 5 from Google play. Out of the box it updated to 4.4.4 but now I'm waiting for 5.0. Unfortunately, I don't have a sim card yet, it is on order from Sprint. Would the OTA still arrive without a sim card in it? I am leaving it connected to wifi just in case.
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Google pushes it. Just not to everyone at the same time.
kngoworld said:
Who pushes the OTA, google or carrier? I just received my Nexus 5 from Google play. Out of the box it updated to 4.4.4 but now I'm waiting for 5.0. Unfortunately, I don't have a sim card yet, it is on order from Sprint. Would the OTA still arrive without a sim card in it? I am leaving it connected to wifi just in case.
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With a Nexus device, OTAs are pushed directly from Google. Carriers are irrelevant since every Nexus device is the exact same, hardware and software. Maybe with the exception of the Nexus 6, downloaded only if you have an AT&T SIM in during installation, but its on a separate partition and they're everything is still pushed out by Google.
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I've been waiting for the ota lollipop update for my nexus 5 for a while now and it still hasn't arrived. My brother and i both got the same phone under the same carrier and he has the update but i don't. I have installed the developer preview of the os, could that be preventing the update from showing up? Will i have to update manually?
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You have a rooted nexus dont ya?
Yes that is preventing the update from showing up on your phone...
If you manually installed a custom firmware like the developer preview... You need to manually install further updates to your phone in order to run the desired software. If your phone was stock and ran on automatic updates from Google, then your phone would automatically ask for an update (5.0.x) and you wouldn't be waiting around
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You have a rooted nexus dont ya?
Yes that is preventing the update from showing up on your phone...
If you manually installed a custom firmware like the developer preview... You need to manually install further updates to your phone in order to run the desired software. If your phone was stock and ran on automatic updates from Google, then your phone would automatically ask for an update (5.0.x) and you wouldn't be waiting around
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Software state has nothing to do with whether the OTA will show up. It can show up even on a custom ROM. You just won't be able to flash it properly.
Youre right..but OTA indicator can be disabled by the developer..anyways the interesting thing is that the OP has lollipop Dev preview on his phone..yet he's waiting for an update..for 5.0? He's got lollipop already. He is waiting for nothing to pop up on his phone
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Steven 1 said:
Youre right..but OTA indicator can be disabled by the developer..anyways the interesting thing is that the OP has lollipop Dev preview on his phone..yet he's waiting for an update..for 5.0? He's got lollipop already. He is waiting for nothing to pop up on his phone
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If he's waiting for official release OTA on the developer preview, its never going to happen since its pointless to provide an OTA for those in a developer preview since it is assumed they know how to flash properly in the first place.
If he's on KK, he just has to wait.
If he's on Lollipop 5.0 and wants the OTA to 5.0.1, then again he has to wait.
If the phone is rooted with an unlocked bootloader, but still running stock will the OTA arrive? I have not installed anything custom. No rom, kernal, or anything else.
I'm in the same boat
I actually got my Nexus 5 just two weeks ago. I had a Nexus 5 with Lollipop before and I had a cracked screen so I got a replacement, but with this new one it's still on Kitkat. I've been waiting for Lollipop since I got it and I'm not quite sure what to do. What did the OP do? Have you found a solution?
The OTA`s are here http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/info-nexus-5-ota-help-desk-t2523217 and the full images are here https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images. These kind of threads are so depressing to read :silly:
Steven 1 said:
You have a rooted nexus dont ya?
Yes that is preventing the update from showing up on your phone...
If you manually installed a custom firmware like the developer preview... You need to manually install further updates to your phone in order to run the desired software. If your phone was stock and ran on automatic updates from Google, then your phone would automatically ask for an update (5.0.x) and you wouldn't be waiting around
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I got my nexus 5 two weeks ago. Everything is stock, unrooted and on 4.4.4. It's still waiting for the OTA. My nexus 4 received the OTA for 5.0 and 5.0.1 early dec. immediately after unboxing, it prompted update to 4.4.3 then immediately followed by 4.4.4 which was instant but no 5.0 OTA notification yet.
Greetings,
Just bought a brand new (directly from Google) Nexus 5. It came with 4.4.3 and immediately notified about an "update available", in which it downloaded and installed 4.4.4.
I then went on and Unlocked my bootloader in preparation for a root (I did not root yet, full stock). But I am not getting any update for Lollipop, not even when I manually Check for Updates.
Are these OTA updates come/pushed randomly, or did the Unlocking of the bootloader prevented an automatic OTA update?
I am aware of the option to manually update, I am just curious if the Unlocking prevents updates. If so, if I re-lock the bootloader again will I then get the OTA update?
Thanks.
No, it doesn't change anything. OTA updates are staged so you just probably haven't had it yet...
Unlocking does not affect OTA. But keep in mind you'll likely have to re-root if you get auto updated.
Thank you both!
Am I correct to assume that Rooting also will not prevent OTA updates?
sbi1 said:
Thank you both!
Am I correct to assume that Rooting also will not prevent OTA updates?
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It won't prevent getting the ota but it will prevent it from installing
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Gota. So either:
Stock+Root and no updates
Stock+No-Root
Or Root+Custom
?!
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Gota. So either:
Stock+Root and no updates
Stock+No-Root
Or Root+Custom
?!
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In order for the ota to install you have to be 100% stock system, kernel, recovery, and radio. If you've modified any of those you'll have to return them to stock before the ota will install. There are ways to do that but it depends on the specifics of any modifications you've done to the device. Frankly, it's easier to just flash the new factory image than it is to take the ota if you've modified your device.
Edit, to the best of my knowledge modifying your device, short of deleting our freezing some system files specifically related to receiving updates, will not prevent you from getting the ota, just installing it.
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OK, so just to make sure I understand: Is Unlocking the Bootloader making my system not 100% stock? Which means, even if the update downloads it will not install?
Also - again, if I understand correctly - based on what you say I can root, I will receive the update OTA but it won't install. Is this correct?
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OK, so just to make sure I understand: Is Unlocking the Bootloader making my system not 100% stock? Which means, even if the update downloads it will not install?
Also - again, if I understand correctly - based on what you say I can root, I will receive the update OTA but it won't install. Is this correct?
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If you just unlock the bootloader you should have no trouble installing the ota. You'll have to unroot to install the ota. You can use the full unroot option in supersu
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I just have a SAMSUNG GT S6102B i need to have whatsapp in this phone the problem is i just have 2.3.6 version what can i do for use whatsapp in the phone?
The latest WhatsApp does require Android V4.0.3 or above. Can you check and update your Android on the Samsung device via OTA?
OTA?
OTA - "Over the air" a term used to indicate software that was sent to phones directly through the internet
to their phones. This the term right?
In that case i think my phone is very old for an update manually. Or tell me if i'm wrong how do i see the OTA