Hello,
I have an ATT Skyrocket on ICS (I727 UCLIC3). It's all stock and not rooted.
When I connected to Kies, I get a notification stating Android 4.1.2 I727 UCMC1 is available
1. I wanted to check if this update any known issues? and if i should take any precautions?
2. If I don't like this JB, is there an option to revert back to stock ICS? or is it point of no return?
If yes to question #2, How do I do a full back up before update? Should install CWM or TWRP for that?
And then I have to factory reset before JB update so the custom recovery won't interfere with JB upgrade?
Thx
Best advice is for you to read all of the stickies in the Skyrocket sub forums. Also, read the threads that have already been started about the update. The answers to all of the questions you asked and much more are there. It will also help you to learn ways to prevent hard or soft bricks, and what to do if you encounter issues. Good luck.
If you install CWM, you need to be rooted. If your rooted, you can't update to JB. Also, there is a thread with issues of JB. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230909
I am pretty sure there is a way to do a backup on stock. Forgot though. Search though. The answer could be there.
Thx.
One more question: Should I reset factory reset my skyrocket? (before I let Kies update it to JB)?
I may have uninstalled or disabled some at&t bloatware... hence wondering it's better to factory reset before JB update...
gcretro said:
Thx.
One more question: Should I reset factory reset my skyrocket? (before I let Kies update it to JB)?
I may have uninstalled or disabled some at&t bloatware... hence wondering it's better to factory reset before JB update...
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Not necessary to revert to factory settings before you update using kies, sure all the settings of your currant rom will be lost once you're on JB, but data on your internal sdcard should be left intact like pictures and music..Better to back it up some where before you proceed..
I didn't do anything at all before updating (I use the standard AT&T firmware) and all I really lost was my home screen layouts; all my apps were still there, settings intact, still logged on as applicable. I did have a moment of panic when the phone first started up when it brought up the AT&T app that sets up a new phone from scratch. I thought that meant that it had done a full factory reset, but after getting out of that everything was there except for the re-initialized home screens.
I did the JB update via kies. So far all good. yes, I had to resetup my app shortcuts.
I read that this update should provide skyrocket users with the "Smart Stay" feature... but i don't see it anywhere under settings.
Btw, should i factory reset my phone now AFTER JB update? in case something is still not activated or something
gcretro said:
I did the JB update via kies. So far all good. yes, I had to resetup my app shortcuts.
I read that this update should provide skyrocket users with the "Smart Stay" feature... but i don't see it anywhere under settings.
Btw, should i factory reset my phone now AFTER JB update? in case something is still not activated or something
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If everything seems to be working, don't factory reset. With factory reset you will lose your apps and settings.
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Hi,
I upgraded my Samsung I9000, from Éclair 2.1 to Froyo 2.2, with Odin, (everything is working fine), but...
My question is;
If I do a Hardware Reset does the phone downgrades to is factory default, in this case "Éclair 2.1", or it stays with the last OS installed?
Does anyone knows what happens??
Cheers,
Striken
A hard reset is different than a master reset. Hard reset only entails removing the battery from the device.
To answer your question, once flashed with a ROM, performing a MASTER reset, will bring the phone back to "factory" defaults, i.e. just like it was the very first time you booted it AFTER installing the custom ROM.
Hope that helps.
SeaborneClink said:
A hard reset is different than a master reset. Hard reset only entails removing the battery from the device.
To answer your question, once flashed with a ROM, performing a MASTER reset, will bring the phone back to "factory" defaults, i.e. just like it was the very first time you booted it AFTER installing the custom ROM.
Hope that helps.
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Thanks Man,
You are talking in a Master Reset, how exactly do you do that?
When I did a software reset it erases everything on the phone, contacts, apps I installed, everything except what belongs to the Rom I installed. Also the phone stayed like when was installed for the first time...
From what I've read an Hard reset puts the phone to is factory defaults, but when I did a soft reset it also stayed "brand new", like factory default.
My question is: does a hard reset erases the rom I installed and puts my phone like it was before I upgraded with Froyo 2.2?
I never heard anything regarding a "Master Reset", can you explain me more?
Thanks,
Striken
Also interested in learning how to Master Reset before playing with ROMs.
Bookmarked for later, thanks!
Hi Kops,
If you also learn anything about it please post it here ok?
Thanks
I believe you can find the stock firmware for your phone (2.1 or 2.2) and use ODIN to flash to that. By doing so, you will revert to 100% stock settings, no root, and no proof that you've flashed your phone at all.
In my opinion, this is your best bet for a "full reset".
When you flash a new firmware, the firmware is permanently installed. Performing a factory reset will NOT revert your phone to its older version. Only a reflash will do this.
Factory reset only resets things that are stored in user data space. Such as your contacts, custom settings and any apps that you have installed (not counting those that Samsung/Google have put into the system)
So there you have it. You can safely perform that reset if you want.
deliberate187 said:
When you flash a new firmware, the firmware is permanently installed. Performing a factory reset will NOT revert your phone to its older version. Only a reflash will do this.
Factory reset only resets things that are stored in user data space. Such as your contacts, custom settings and any apps that you have installed (not counting those that Samsung/Google have put into the system)
So there you have it. You can safely perform that reset if you want.
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Thanks for the help guys,
So, there's no difference between a soft and hard reset? Or is the factory reset an hard reset?
When I did a factory reset it erases everything and restored the phone to is default settings.
So, the only way to put the phone back like it was when I purchased is installing Eclair 2.1 again...
Thanks,
The only way to get 2.1 back is by reinstalling an official samsung firmware. Yes. If you have an official samsung firmware though, the phone is as it should be.
A soft boot is generally where you send the device a reboot command or turn it off and back on. A hard boot to reiterate generally happens after the battery is removed and reinstalled. This is not what is known as a factory reset and will not modify anything.
A factory reset formats the userdata and cache partitions and resets all settings to default including deleting any apps that were not installed on the factory firmware.
I hope this has answered your question.
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It did, thanks.
The only problem is that I never found an official Samsung firmware, in this case the Eclair 2.1 from Vodafone.
If you know any site that have that Rom please share it
I would like to have it so I can restore the phone in an urgency...
Cheers,
Try samfirmwares.com
architectniharshah said:
Try samfirmwares.com
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Already try that. They don't have it.
Or www.samsungfirmwares.com. they have an extensive collection of i9000 roms. Vodaphone is on the 3rd I9000 page.
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deliberate187 said:
Or www.samsungfirmwares.com. they have an extensive collection of i9000 roms. Vodaphone is on the 3rd I9000 page.
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Thanks man,
Don't want to be a pain, but just one more thing if you or anybody knows...
When I both my phone it came with Eclair 2.1 from Vodafone like I said.
You presented me with a page that have the 2.1 stock Rom from Vodafone, but, originally the phone had a Vodafone startup animated logo.
Do you know if the rom in that page has that animation startup?
Thanks,
P.S. One more thing, when I said that I didn't find anything in that site I was mistaken, it was not that website but samfirmware.com website.
Thanks again,
Its a stock rom. Just like the one that shipped inside your phone. It will have all of the features of the ROM you started out with.
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You can remove all user data that is located on internal memory by typing *2767*3855# in dial pad and NO it won't downgrade to previous firmware.
deliberate187 said:
Its a stock rom. Just like the one that shipped inside your phone. It will have all of the features of the ROM you started out with.
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Mangoli said:
You can remove all user data that is located on internal memory by typing *2767*3855# in dial pad and NO it won't downgrade to previous firmware.
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Thanks for all the help guys!
Just one thing all of the firmware in samsungfirmwares.com have a download option but without any link...
How can I download?
You have to register to download if I remember correctly.
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You have to register to download if I remember correctly.
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Hi,
I've try that but theres no option for register a new user there.
I manage to download else where.
Many thanks!
just use the one click root tool by kennethpenn, work perfectly thanks. use titanium back to do a backup of all the app and system then took out all the att bloatware. i have few questions at this point.
1.
will i be able to get OTA updates from att? what will happen to all the bloatware that i deleted? would they appear again?
2.
what happens if i do a factory reset on the phone? would i brick the phone? under normal condition that will erase all apps i installed and return it to factory setting, that means all the att bloatware will be back? will i lost root?
3.
what other things i can do after i root the phone at this point?
thank you for your help
no one can help me with those questions??? anyone???
i am sure a lot of people have the same question.
1.
will i be able to get OTA updates from att? what will happen to all the bloatware that i deleted? would they appear again?
I'm not 100% sure on this, but as long as you're running an actual AT&T ROM (not an Asian or Rogers ROM), you'll be notified of the OTA's. Now, if you're not using the stock Recovery image (that is, if you've installed CWM Recovery), you won't be able to apply the update. OTA updates get applied via the stock Recovery image.
2.
what happens if i do a factory reset on the phone? would i brick the phone? under normal condition that will erase all apps i installed and return it to factory setting, that means all the att bloatware will be back? will i lost root?
If you do a factory reset from CWM or within the phone's UI, you're fine. Root will remain in place, and you won't brick it. It just clears the user data from the phone, and should leave "sdcard" intact. However, I'm not 100% sure what happens if you do a factory reset from the bootloader. So just don't do it that way, unless someone else can confirm that it's okay.
3.
what other things i can do after i root the phone at this point?
You ca use apps like AutoKiller to change your memory management, for one. That's about all I'm doing with root right now. If we ever get custom kernels, you'll be able to overclock your CPU. If you search the Play Store for "root," you'd doubtlessly find some other root apps that you may be interested in.
Hope this helps!
Don't ever ever ever install an OTA on any rooted Android device. At the least, it won't work anyway, or you will lose root. At the worst, you will be stuck in a bootloop. Updated ROMs (based on the OTA's, but rooted, and safe to flash) usually get posted in Development soon after the OTA's go out. That is what you want to install.
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However, I'm not 100% sure what happens if you do a factory reset from the bootloader. So just don't do it that way, unless someone else can confirm that it's okay.
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I can confirm that it's OK. My phone was rooted and stuck in a boot loop. I did a factory reset. It was reset and still rooted after the fact. So you can do it.
thank you all
redpoint73 said:
Don't ever ever ever install an OTA on any rooted Android device. At the least, it won't work anyway, or you will lose root. At the worst, you will be stuck in a bootloop. Updated ROMs (based on the OTA's, but rooted, and safe to flash) usually get posted in Development soon after the OTA's go out. That is what you want to install.
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Just to clarify, pre-rooted versions of the official ROMs (which often get posted on XDA, as I mentioned) may need unlocked bootloader to install, so this will possibly not be an option for a while. Although there may be alternate safe ways to update (but not OTA). For instance, a leaked 1.83 firmware version is already available as an RUU in the Development subforum. Apparently, its okay to install via RUU, then re-root.
In general, the safe thing to do is to read up on here when updates are released, and see if there is a safe way to update on a rooted phone.
I own a GT-P6200L and upgraded to the Samsung GT-P6200 Austrian ICS via Odin. Everything including wi-fi works well except for the occasional random reboot.
I've connected to Kies to see what would happen and it says that my unit "cannot be upgraded via Kies", so it doesn't like my upgrade via Odin.
What happens if I need to "factory reset" for any reason? How about if an "official" upgrade comes for my 6200L? Can I factory reset and then upgrade? Or should I just leave well enough alone?
If you would like to make a "factory reset"there are no problems..... Finally, in order to be able to update without problems with the tool journal Samsung there is a requirement that many neglect themselves and to which do not lend themselves never attention.
Kies allows you to install updates only if the firmware currently installed on the device coincides with the one provided for your Product Code...Another fundamental element in order to complete the procedure for updating the Galaxy is to have a firmware entirely original.
If you have on your phone a test version, root permissions enabled or a modified kernel installed (e.s. , CF-Root) will be unable to update.
Kies in fact, in these cases will not be able to recognize the correct version of the software installed on the Galaxy.
devid801 said:
If you would like to make a "factory reset"there are no problems..... Finally, in order to be able to update without problems with the tool journal Samsung there is a requirement that many neglect themselves and to which do not lend themselves never attention.
Kies allows you to install updates only if the firmware currently installed on the device coincides with the one provided for your Product Code...Another fundamental element in order to complete the procedure for updating the Galaxy is to have a firmware entirely original.
If you have on your phone a test version, root permissions enabled or a modified kernel installed (e.s. , CF-Root) will be unable to update.
Kies in fact, in these cases will not be able to recognize the correct version of the software installed on the Galaxy.
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Thanks for your response. Why do I hear about folks bricking their units on a factory reset? Is it just rooted machines only? Because I have not rooted, simply upgraded to the "incorrect" version of ICS...
I performed a factory reset and I have not bricking my tablet......ICS 4.0.4
I wonder if samsung really detects if we have control of root permissions or if it marks our firmware as "dirty“ after manual flashing any kind of zip package using recovery(as our method for rooting).
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devid801 said:
I performed a factory reset and I have not bricking my tablet......ICS 4.0.4
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So, you had Honeycomb as standard on the tab, then you upgraded to ICS via Odin, then you did a factory reset to Honeycomb? And everything went well going back to your original Honeycomb?
Is that correct?
scottb4u said:
So, you had Honeycomb as standard on the tab, then you upgraded to ICS via Odin, then you did a factory reset to Honeycomb? And everything went well going back to your original Honeycomb?
Is that correct?
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It will not reset the device back to Honeycomb. It just resets the device with ICS still installed.
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It will not reset the device back to Honeycomb. It just resets the device with ICS still installed.
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what does it reset to? when upgrading to ICS via Odin, it kept my apps, etc. So what does it reset to?
Looking to gift my 7+ to my sister by doing a factory reset to return to unrooted stock. Flashed the European ICS a while back from HC via Mobile ODIN, Been reading about the Superbrick Bug on some Samsung devices has me a tad leery.
Probably know the answer but thought I'd ask regardless. Any instances of problems with reset given the above 7+ profile? Now that US ICS is out would quite probably update to US ICS afterwards.
Suggestions? Thoughts? Idle ramblings?
thanks
skeeterpro said:
Looking to gift my 7+ to my sister by doing a factory reset to return to unrooted stock. Flashed the European ICS a while back from HC via Mobile ODIN, Been reading about the Superbrick Bug on some Samsung devices has me a tad leery.
Probably know the answer but thought I'd ask regardless. Any instances of problems with reset given the above 7+ profile? Now that US ICS is out would quite probably update to US ICS afterwards.
Suggestions? Thoughts? Idle ramblings?
thanks
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As of right now be sure that you all are extemely cautious when trying to flash any type of ICS package (be it firmware, a ROM, or any type of system running it). Our tablet may have an issue with ICS as many other galaxy devices have. A bug currently exists that corrupts the mounting of the data partition on the device which *MAY* lead to a permanent hard bricking of your device.
This is currently a very RARE issue, however, those who are not well educated in Android development and that do not know how to 100% reset their tablet should refrain from flashing any type of ICS ROM or ODIN package.
If you have already flashed an ICS ODIN package or are running CM9 safely and have been for a good amount of time.
For those of you who insist on upgrading to ICS, backup your entire ROM and make sure that you have the stock HC ODIN package. Although it probably won't help having them if you are hard bricked.
My personal experience is positive, from honeycomb , i am past to CM9 , then with ODIN to flashing ICS , I do not have locked the device , there were problems with bootloop ,but solved by using a wipe data , factory reset from the recovery..
skeeterpro said:
Looking to gift my 7+ to my sister by doing a factory reset to return to unrooted stock. Flashed the European ICS a while back from HC via Mobile ODIN, Been reading about the Superbrick Bug on some Samsung devices has me a tad leery.
Probably know the answer but thought I'd ask regardless. Any instances of problems with reset given the above 7+ profile? Now that US ICS is out would quite probably update to US ICS afterwards.
Suggestions? Thoughts? Idle ramblings?
thanks
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If you need to reset it, DO NOT FACTORY RESET FROM ICS RECOVERY. Flash back to hc with Odin, then do a factory reset there, or install cwm recovery and reset it from there (probably the route I would take, as it is far easier)
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as per what i did, i have done factory reset from within the settings menu, which rebooted my device to stock recovery.
the initial reset was fine, but when i flashed the new asian ICS firmware, i did a reset from the stock recovery itself, which have bricked my tab.
so, be careful with factory reset, as it also uses the default recovery (correct me if i understand it wrong).
Hi guys,
I just bought the TF700T and I'm loving it. However, I find that restoring my tablet to my own specification after updating the device is a bit tiresome. Now the reason I'm doing the factory reset is because I read online that THAT'S what you're supposed to do after updating the device (if that's not the case, feel free to let me know). Regardless, I'm hoping that there's an app out there (paid is perfectly fine) that will restore my device to my original configuration after a factory reset. Things that I'd like it to do are as follows:
1) Automatically re-download all my Google Play apps. I have other android devices, so I'd need the app to remember which apps were installed on the Infinity, and then download them after the reset. Also remembering their custom settings would be nice, too!
2) Backup media folders that I designate
3) If possible, restore widgets that I had set previously (though not necessary).
Lastly, I don't have root access and don't really plan on doing it.
Thank you!
if you are on stock unrooted ice cream and are trying to go to stock unrooted JB then you shouldnt need to do a factory reset. it should DL the update over the air and then install over ICS while keeping all your apps and files as they are.
but if you facotry reset, it will all be gone. titanium backup will do what you need, only if you root.
bloodylipp said:
if you are on stock unrooted ice cream and are trying to go to stock unrooted JB then you shouldnt need to do a factory reset. it should DL the update over the air and then install over ICS while keeping all your apps and files as they are.
but if you facotry reset, it will all be gone. titanium backup will do what you need, only if you root.
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Thanks for your reply. The only reason I'm doing factory resets is because of a "guide" that purports that doing so will ensure flawless update. I personally do not know for sure.
sakage.shinga said:
Thanks for your reply. The only reason I'm doing factory resets is because of a "guide" that purports that doing so will ensure flawless update. I personally do not know for sure.
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You should do a factory reset after you manually downgraded the firmware. If you just accept the OTA updates, you should never need to reset. Which "guide" was that?
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You should do a factory reset after you manually downgraded the firmware. If you just accept the OTA updates, you should never need to reset. Which "guide" was that?
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Oops I can't post links yet, but it's over at the transformerforums. Just google "How to update your firmware OTA - incremental changes & full OS updates"
But if you say it's not necessary, then I won't do it. Too much of a hassle for me to reconfigure all of my apps over something as small as an OTA update.
Thanks!