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I just got an email from Motorola offering me to test out the new version of Android for the Ultra, Maxx, and Mini.
That means such will be pushed to the general users within a few days or possibly a week.
From my past experience with such updates, the #1 change is to close any loopholes being used to root the devices. Therefore, I have very little interest in ever updating the O/S now that I do have root.
Is there a way I can stop my phone from checking, and installing, such updates? Such would including blocking the nag popups.
hmm...soak test for camera update possibly? I haven't gotten anything yet for mine...hopefully someone can make this flashable for SS and we'll be fine..
On the maxx hd there was an app that you freeze that made it not download updates.
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This thread talks about how to do it for the Moto X (which is basically the same thing, right?).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466191
I read through the instructions, and everything seems straight forward until it gets to the part about flashing stock recovery and such.
Will this method work for the MAXX? If so, where do we find the .img files we would need?
It use to be to "freeze" BlurUpdater_VZW.apk and Upgrader.apk. But I don't see those apps, nor any app with a similar name, in /systems/apps.
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It use to be to "freeze" BlurUpdater_VZW.apk and Upgrader.apk. But I don't see those apps, nor any app with a similar name, in /systems/apps.
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So if all I needed root for was for the entitlement hack (and I've heard that survives the new OTA) could I just accept this OTA knowing that I will lose root? Or will it not install?
Your right in system/app I do not see an updater.apk, but in Titanium backup I do see one to freeze? That should work to stop updates, it did in the past.
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It use to be to "freeze" BlurUpdater_VZW.apk and Upgrader.apk. But I don't see those apps, nor any app with a similar name, in /systems/apps.
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if youve removed any system apps from the device..the update will fail automatically
dano1282 said:
if youve removed any system apps from the device..the update will fail automatically
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All I've done was pwnmymoto for root, the entitlement hack, and disable a bunch of apps. can I accept the OTA?
redddog said:
All I've done was pwnmymoto for root, the entitlement hack, and disable a bunch of apps. can I accept the OTA?
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yes..but root most likely won't survive..youll have to rsd back to stock...download pwnmymoto. install it but don't run it... accept the ota and then the phone will reboot and it should be rooted...should be LOL
Freezing updater . apk doesn't stop the prompts to update.
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jfriend33 said:
Freezing updater . apk doesn't stop the prompts to update.
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Did you freeze MotorolaOTA in addition to Updater?
dano1282 said:
yes..but root most likely won't survive..youll have to rsd back to stock...download pwnmymoto. install it but don't run it... accept the ota and then the phone will reboot and it should be rooted...should be LOL
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So this is NOT true?
Seems as if I would accept OTA, I'm looking at the business end of a bootloop?
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Did you freeze MotorolaOTA in addition to Updater?
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No. I assume I'd have to use titanium backup to freeze the MotorolaOTA app?
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jfriend33 said:
No. I assume I'd have to use titanium backup to freeze the MotorolaOTA app?
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I did, to freeze both (Updater and MotorolaOTA).
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I did, to freeze both (Updater and MotorolaOTA).
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I did this and it stopped the download (I'm rooted and down have time today with messing around with unbricking a bootlooping phone).
I'm glad I happened to look at my phone on my way home from work because it appears that this update just inflicts itself on the phone without any real chance to decline it (at 2am when most people are sleeping).
My Maxx installed the update this morning and has been stuck in a constant reboot cycle ever since. It will boot long enough for me to go in and check on the update (which states that the "Install is deferred") then simply reboots again and again. There is also a code 252 on the software install screen.
Can anyone help me get out of the reboot cycle? My phone is rooted with the entitlement check set to 0, other than that completely stock.
cmarshack said:
My Maxx installed the update this morning and has been stuck in a constant reboot cycle ever since. It will boot long enough for me to go in and check on the update (which states that the "Install is deferred") then simply reboots again and again. There is also a code 252 on the software install screen.
Can anyone help me get out of the reboot cycle? My phone is rooted with the entitlement check set to 0, other than that completely stock.
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I'm in the EXACT same boat as you. Hoping someone has a solution to this.
cmarshack said:
My Maxx installed the update this morning and has been stuck in a constant reboot cycle ever since. It will boot long enough for me to go in and check on the update (which states that the "Install is deferred") then simply reboots again and again. There is also a code 252 on the software install screen.
Can anyone help me get out of the reboot cycle? My phone is rooted with the entitlement check set to 0, other than that completely stock.
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You were probably rooted and thus lost your recovery from pwnmymoto. You need to fxz back to stock.
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jfriend33 said:
You were probably rooted and thus lost your recovery from pwnmymoto. You need to fxz back to stock.
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What is the process for "fat back to stock?"
Just wondering. I have some friends who are not rooted who said they got update.
Friends on T-Mobile? I believe only AT&T got it.
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that is something im looking for now as well. once its live ill download the whole new file and reroot the thing. bye bye bloat and hello knock code. hopefully this update will fix the random mms issue i have been experiencing lately.
Beginning June 30, the G2 received a software update to Android KitKat 4.4.2/ D80120e. This update provides features and improvements
New Features
Adds KnockOn Security feature
Improvements
Battery expectations: Android 4.4 KitKat
Google Wallet improvements
Google security fixes
Auto brightness improvements
Visual voicemail improvements
Wi-Fi calling improvements
from support.t-mobile.com/
-Sources are available on LG
I got the tmobile update. Had to use lg tool.
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I'm rooted with TWRP and I received a notification that the update was downloaded and ready to install. I'm going to update it manually using the LG Mobile Support Tool just to make sure I don't brick my phone.
Howie Dub said:
I'm rooted with TWRP and I received a notification that the update was downloaded and ready to install. I'm going to update it manually using the LG Mobile Support Tool just to make sure I don't brick my phone.
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can you let me know if you 1) lose root and 2) lose recovery please?
I just got prompted for the update, but I do not want to download it yet.
frigginmike said:
can you let me know if you 1) lose root and 2) lose recovery please?
I just got prompted for the update, but I do not want to download it yet.
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In my experience, updating via LG Support Tool wipes everything. I am backing up all my data right now. Hopefully towelroot still works on this version.
EDIT: So I just finished the update via LG Support Tool. My data was left intact, but stuff was broke anyways - probably from using system cleaner app and then not having root after the update. So I am doing a factory reset anyway and will start all over. I expected it to be wiped anyway.
frigginmike said:
can you let me know if you 1) lose root and 2) lose recovery please?
I just got prompted for the update, but I do not want to download it yet.
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I ended up using the LG Mobile Support Tool to install the update. I wasn't able to install the OTA; it booted into TWRP, then when I rebooted the system, it said I was up to date, even though I was still on 10a. I lost root, but was able to re-root with towelroot. Everything was still there when I booted, although I don't have TWRP recovery. Not sure if I want to do that since I read somewhere that I will lose Knock Code. Make sure you back up your data just in case things don't go smoothly.
rebar71 said:
In my experience, updating via LG Support Tool wipes everything. I am backing up all my data right now. Hopefully towelroot still works on this version.
EDIT: So I just finished the update via LG Support Tool. My data was left intact, but stuff was broke anyways - probably from using system cleaner app and then not having root after the update. So I am doing a factory reset anyway and will start all over. I expected it to be wiped anyway.
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See if re-rooting with towelroot will fix anything that's broken before you do a complete wipe.
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See if re-rooting with towelroot will fix anything that's broken before you do a complete wipe.
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too late. i thought about that right after i initiated the factory reset.
rebar71 said:
too late. i thought about that right after i initiated the factory reset.
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But towelroot worked on the new image?
scottricketts said:
But towelroot worked on the new image?
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yessir. :good:
rebar71 said:
yessir. :good:
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Oh nice. No downgrade to root process again.
and I do like the knock code functionality. :cyclops:
Hey guys how would you go about doing a fresh install with this or can we not unless we have the full kdz file?
Some cool new stuff. Seems a little boggy... Lookout was killing me so I went to disable it and was greeted by a app management screen. nice
fishman0919 said:
Some cool new stuff. Seems a little boggy... Lookout was killing me so I went to disable it and was greeted by a app management screen. nice
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If I use KDZ to flash the update, will I loose TWRP? Or do you think a flashable zip file will be made in the future?
I just updated my NON ROOTED d801 g2 and now my touch screen does not work at all. No errors during installation.
I ran into this problem before when I tried to update the touchscreen firmware through the menus via
3845#801#
My screen would go unresponsive, but after 10 mins and a couple of reboots, it would work back (my guess is that it reverted to the old touch firmware).
This time though, the touchscreen seems to be permanently disabled. Anyone else running into this issue?
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If I use KDZ to flash the update, will I loose TWRP? Or do you think a flashable zip file will be made in the future?
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Yes, but I believe the new route that's it still works.
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If I use KDZ to flash the update, will I loose TWRP? Or do you think a flashable zip file will be made in the future?
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Yes you will lose TWRP, if you're concerned about that, hold out for the flashable zip, which I'm sure is coming in the next few days.
So i rooted my s6 thinking that it would be like a jailbreak and i was wrong.. can someone give me a link to a video or some info on how to unroot it. Thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3096000
Might be a place to start.
Normally this is something you look at before rooting you device so you know how to if you run into problems
Go into super su app and choose full unroot
I second what krelvinaz said, head over to that thread and start back to stock and start fresh
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Go into super su app and choose full unroot
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I was going to use the SuperSu to do the Full unroot. If I did that, then installed the current Verizon OTA, could I then re-root using pingpong? Or does this OTA disable the ability to root again? I've read so many posts and articles from various sources, some say yes, some say no. The more I dig the more conflicting info I find.
The only reason I rooted in the first place was to swap out the mixer_paths.xml file. I'm curious if the OTA will wipe that moded file out. But that's probably another discussion.
Thanks
I rooted first and a day later took ota. After ota pingpong root just needed to "download data" or whatever then root worked fine.
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I rooted first and a day later took ota. After ota pingpong root just needed to "download data" or whatever then root worked fine.
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Really? Bummer, mine isn't taking the update. I've tried several times and it just fails after the download and after the reboot to install. Nothing bad happens after that, it just boots up like normal. Then it harasses me again and again to do the update.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61279830
Easy process
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Really? Bummer, mine isn't taking the update. I've tried several times and it just fails after the download and after the reboot to install. Nothing bad happens after that, it just boots up like normal. Then it harasses me again and again to do the update.
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I think what you are talking about is you were rooted and tried to take the Ota and it wouldn't install correct? If that's the case, yeah you have to unroot or Odin the new version then reboot.
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Use the verizon upgrade utility that is on your phone when it's plugged in as an installer. Make sure your battery is charged all the way too.
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I think what you are talking about is you were rooted and tried to take the Ota and it wouldn't install correct? If that's the case, yeah you have to unroot or Odin the new version then reboot.
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Thanks a lot for your help!
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Use the verizon upgrade utility that is on your phone when it's plugged in as an installer. Make sure your battery is charged all the way too.
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That did the trick! Thanks so much. It worked just like it should have. Afterwards I did have to rerun pingpong, but that took about 2 seconds and I'm back to normal now with the update. Thanks a million!
I did that, as I usually do when I sell my phones.... It bricked it and I could reinstall stock.
Unrooting options
To summarize the unrooting options:
1. Unroot with SuperSu - By some reports this method does not work
2. Odin stock rom - Wipes the device and data, ?trips knox?
3. Use the Verizon Update Utility - Upgrades the devices to latest OTA
I am on 5.02 Stock (AOC3), rooted, Knox not tripped.
I am really not interested in wiping my device or updating to the latest OTA.
What I want to do is *temporarily* unroot to see if I can get Android Pay working again.
Has anyone had any luck with method 1 above? If android pay and your credit cards are activated/verified while unrooted, can you then re-root and still have Android Pay work?
I really miss using Android Pay... but not enough to lose root!!!
If you go into the superuser app and click the enable superuser to turn it off you can activate a card with android pay. You won't lose root this way.
I did that with my bank card and once my card was listed in Android pay I reenabled superuser and everything works fine.
I'm also using root cloaker but I don't know if it's needed.
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Awesome!!! That was too easy.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
@dobosininja
Is your android pay still working? I was able to use Android pay for only a short period ~1 day. Now I get the message "This card cannot be used right now" It doesn't matter what card I use or whether SuperSU is enabled. Maybe it is detecting SuperSU itself.
What app / procedure did you use for cloaking? Did it trip your knox?
Thanks!
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@dobosininja
Is your android pay still working? I was able to use Android pay for only a short period ~1 day. Now I get the message "This card cannot be used right now" It doesn't matter what card I use or whether SuperSU is enabled. Maybe it is detecting SuperSU itself.
What app / procedure did you use for cloaking? Did it trip your knox?
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Mine is still showing my card being attached, but I have not used it lately.
I am using root cloak plus, but I can't guarantee it works.
My knox is not tripped since I rooted with ping pong that didn't trip it.
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Is your android pay still working? I was able to use Android pay for only a short period ~1 day. Now I get the message "This card cannot be used right now" It doesn't matter what card I use or whether SuperSU is enabled. Maybe it is detecting SuperSU itself.
What app / procedure did you use for cloaking? Did it trip your knox?
Thanks!
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If I'm correct, the Token needs to refresh from time to time. It may be that that process is detecting the root.
I'd try the Root Cloak he mentioned.
I've received this update... Now I'm rooted already. I don't know what to do... Should I update it or leave it as it is since I'm using xposed as well.
Will I have to root the phone again?
I've got twrp already installed.
Any instructions?
You can't even take the update if you're root it will just fail to install
wow, this is a pretty big update.
I am on build QB3, anyone else have this? Ive not seen much on it
I don't understand what it's for. I tried to download it but it says I'm out of space even though I have space to install
zune70 said:
You can't even take the update if you're root it will just fail to install
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I'm rooted, which is what's confusing me. I still have a notification on my settings
jafferkhan said:
I'm rooted, which is what's confusing me. I still have a notification on my settings
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What rom are you on?
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What rom are you on?
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There you go
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There you go
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No where did you download your rom from? Did you root by yourself or did you download a rom on here that was already rooted?
I didn't download it from anywhere, when I got the phone, it was on lollipop, checked updates and there was one, after the update I came on 6.0.1
After a few weeks, I rooted it. Now I've this update
And yes I rooted the phone myself, after using odin to flash twrp
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And yes I rooted the phone myself, after using odin to flash twrp
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Ok since you rooted yourself it's going to show the update. Roms like https://forum.xda-developers.com/sp...g900p-pk1-stock-deodexed-marshmallow-t3521415 the developer disable the update notice for that. Think there's a rule you can flash through twrp to disable that too but idk where it is. A it's somewhere I this forum but it's been a while since I could remember where
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Ok since you rooted yourself it's going to show the update. Roms like https://forum.xda-developers.com/sp...g900p-pk1-stock-deodexed-marshmallow-t3521415 the developer disable the update notice for that. Think there's a rule you can flash through twrp to disable that too but idk where it is. A it's somewhere I this forum but it's been a while since I could remember where
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But how can I take the update? What's it about? Is there any new feature that we're probably missing?
No you can't take the update unless you unroot. All the new updates for this phone are all security updates and that's it. There's no new features of your on 6.0.1. Anything past pca roms were just security updates. Sprint has been releasing new updates every month for this device but it's all security updates.
Hi Guys, so recently bought my P7P, a week ago.
Its on january update, rooted with magisk and all that.
I was wondering, whats the correct procedure to update it when the february update will pop (still didnt get it)
can I just accept the OTA and then flash again the init_boot? Or do I have to flash original init_boot, update, and flash patched init_boot? will that lose all my modules and configurations?
I've tried searching info about this, but i'm finding different methods and I dont know which one is the correct one.
Thanks!!
Why not Pixel Flasher? Takes care of everything...
Go to https://developers.google.com/android/ then click "flash" for the update you want. Make sure you unclick the option "wipe phone". SJSU use chrome browser.
krakout said:
Why not Pixel Flasher? Takes care of everything...
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will check that out , never heard of it.
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Go to https://developers.google.com/android/ then click "flash" for the update you want. Make sure you unclick the option "wipe phone". SJSU use chrome browser.
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do I need to do anything before? like uninstalling magisk or anything? or just go flash it and aterwards reinstall magisk etc etc
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Go to https://developers.google.com/android/ then click "flash" for the update you want. Make sure you unclick the option "wipe phone". SJSU use chrome browser.
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Wrong link?
iTudorS said:
will check that out , never heard of it.
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It's awesome and all you need!
iTudorS said:
will check that out , never heard of it.
do I need to do anything before? like uninstalling magisk or anything? or just go flash it and afterwards reinstall magisk etc etc
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No you don't need anything, however you will need to re root. But it won't close bootloader so you won't need to wipe.
Factory Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices | Google Play services | Google for Developers
developers.google.com
Make sure you select the option to not lock bootloader. Also this is directly from Google that's why I use it over pixel flasher
iTudorS said:
will check that out , never heard of it.
do I need to do anything before? like uninstalling magisk or anything? or just go flash it and aterwards reinstall magisk etc etc
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Use pixel flasher and you can maintain root at the same time as you update
Instead of going through everyone's answer, just click the link and read the thread thoroughly
GO Here for Pixel Flasher