I'm on Kit Kat, rooted with Towelroot, but have no unlocked my bootloader. I have Flashify and TWRP installed.
My understanding is that the OTA update will fail since I'm rooted.
So how do I update? Do I
A) Unroot (and if so, how?) and perform the OTA, then get root under Lollipop?
B) Flash a complete ROM of the latest stock version? Will I need to re-root if I do?
C) Something else?
Thanks in advance!
If this has been answered in another thread please provide the link. My searching didn't turn up anything.
What does your system say about updating Android? Anything?
Well disregard this thread. The first update was a minor one that removed root, so I went ahead and installed Lollipop (5.0.1) when it offered the next update (immediately).
Guess I'll see what I have to do to root Lollipop.
Thanks for the response though.
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I've read through several root threads (mos by jcase I think) but want to confirm as of today which is best to root an unlocked dev ed maxx that is currently on 4.2.2?
Really appreciate any help -- thanks!
EDIT: My goal is to be rooted on 4.4 / 19.6.3
Since you're unlocked you can root in custom recovery. See second part of this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2645122
hawkswind1 said:
Since you're unlocked you can root in custom recovery. See second part of this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2645122
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Thanks for the quick reply -- sorry, I forgot to mention that my goal is to be rooted in 4.4.
Do I upgrade to 4.4 first and then root? Or root in 4.2.2 then upgrade to 4.4?
Links appreciated but I'll take any help you can spare...
Thanks!
I'd upgrade first. You can root 4.4 and future updates in twrp. That's the beauty of being unlocked (on this device at least) not having to wait for root exploits.
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I'd upgrade first. You can root 4.4 and future updates in twrp. That's the beauty of being unlocked (on this device at least) not having to wait for root exploits.
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Okay one more question please -- took the update and rooted with TWRP everything worked great EXCEPT I just realized it didn't update to 4.4, it just updated to a higher 4.2.2.
Now the update for 4.4. is downloading OTA.
Can I install this OTA, having installed TWRP and rooted? Or will that brick my phone?
I feel like you need to be 100% stock to take OTA's, no?
If so, how do I get back stock?
reyxlp said:
Okay one more question please -- took the update and rooted with TWRP everything worked great EXCEPT I just realized it didn't update to 4.4, it just updated to a higher 4.2.2.
Now the update for 4.4. is downloading OTA.
Can I install this OTA, having installed TWRP and rooted? Or will that brick my phone?
I feel like you need to be 100% stock to take OTA's, no?
If so, how do I get back stock?
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You'll need to flash the stock recovery back to get the ota to install. Once you're on 4.4 there's yet another 4.4 update/patch that came out a few weeks ago. Might as well Install that too before flashing twrp again.
Hi, first post on xda. Lurked for over two years and well, you gotta start somewhere
I'm on rooted stock 4.4.2 ROM with unlocked bootloader.
The OTA is constantly reminding me to update to 4.4.4. I'd like to, but I need to know if I can safely re-root after upgrading and wether anything that uses root right now will break or if they'll just continue working after a sucessful re-root. I'm thinking about Busybox, xPosed framework with GravityBox and MotoGuide.
Help me?
gnayug said:
Hi, first post on xda. Lurked for over two years and well, you gotta start somewhere
I'm on rooted stock 4.4.2 ROM with unlocked bootloader.
The OTA is constantly reminding me to update to 4.4.4. I'd like to, but I need to know if I can safely re-root after upgrading and wether anything that uses root right now will break or if they'll just continue working after a sucessful re-root. I'm thinking about Busybox, xPosed framework with GravityBox and MotoGuide.
Help me?
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After the update you will be able to root again. If you flash Phil's recovery it will ask you to root the device for you.
I would recommend to uninstall xposed and its modules, unroot the device and flash stock recovery before installing the update. You'll need to reinstall your root apps after. Others have had success installing updates using CWM or TWRP but it didn't work for me so.
Just a quick question here since I don't see a guide anywhere. My brother is getting an M8 from Verizon in several weeks (he's getting a new contract and the M8 looks like the best free/cheap phone available). So I can assist him, what is the current status on unlocking the bootloader and rooting? Looks like it will ship with Lollipop according to Verizon's site.
I don't need detailed guides on doing everything (I'm familiar with the concepts; I have a Nexus 5 myself), but just a quick "Bootloader can't be unlocked, so no root" or whatever the case is would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
www.theroot.ninja
Sunshine 3.x now unlocks/ s-offs VZW M8 with LP 5.0
Not 100% on rooting.
I literally just flashed TWRP to mine via ADB fastboot method about 4 minutes ago and am running a stock nandroid backup as I type this.
I was on 4.4.4 when I S-offed, then took the LP update to 5.0, then flashed TWRP recovery (right now) in order to flash SuperSU. That's about all I know. Everyone said to S-off BEFORE taking the OTA update in order to obtain root on LP.. so I did. Now i'm just trying to figure out where I get this SU to install for perm root. Now your guess is as good as mine for why I needed to S-off BEFORE taking the OTA. The new sunshine that was released (3.x) is able to S-off after the update so I'm really not sure what the difference would be whether you S-off on 4.4.4 or 5.0 and then do the same process to install supersu. Anyways, hope this kind of helps.
Oh, and I suppose if you S-offed , you could flash TWRP then just install a pre-rooted stock ROM which i'm sure is somewhere out there.
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www.theroot.ninja
Sunshine 3.x now unlocks/ s-offs VZW M8 with LP 5.0
Not 100% on rooting.
I literally just flashed TWRP to mine via ADB fastboot method about 4 minutes ago and am running a stock nandroid backup as I type this.
I was on 4.4.4 when I S-offed, then took the LP update to 5.0, then flashed TWRP recovery (right now) in order to flash SuperSU. That's about all I know. Everyone said to S-off BEFORE taking the OTA update in order to obtain root on LP.. so I did. Now i'm just trying to figure out where I get this SU to install for perm root. Now your guess is as good as mine for why I needed to S-off BEFORE taking the OTA. The new sunshine that was released (3.x) is able to S-off after the update so I'm really not sure what the difference would be whether you S-off on 4.4.4 or 5.0 and then do the same process to install supersu. Anyways, hope this kind of helps.
Oh, and I suppose if you S-offed , you could flash TWRP then just install a pre-rooted stock ROM which i'm sure is somewhere out there.
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You needed to s-off before taking the ota because sunshine still does not work on VERIZON M8s on lollipop
BladeRunner said:
You needed to s-off before taking the ota because sunshine still does not work on VERIZON M8s on lollipop
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Ahhhh.. OK.
Glad I didn't update then before I ran Sunshine. I'm sure Jcase and his buddy are working on getting VZW ironed out soon. Just finished Flashing TWRP, and to the OP.. when you flash TWRP, it roots it for you pretty much, it must be bundled in there. After I made the backup, and went to reboot it asked if I wanted to install superSU since it saw I wasn't rooted yet. It did and I just rebooted and it was there, updated the binaries no problems and now I'm on stock VZW LP-rooted.
baune7 said:
Ahhhh.. OK.
Glad I didn't update then before I ran Sunshine. I'm sure Jcase and his buddy are working on getting VZW ironed out soon. Just finished Flashing TWRP, and to the OP.. when you flash TWRP, it roots it for you pretty much, it must be bundled in there. After I made the backup, and went to reboot it asked if I wanted to install superSU since it saw I wasn't rooted yet. It did and I just rebooted and it was there, updated the binaries no problems and now I'm on stock VZW LP-rooted.
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Would you know what should a newbie do to root an unlocked, S-off, Android 4.4.4, htc6525lvw?
sambaba said:
Would you know what should a newbie do to root an unlocked, S-off, Android 4.4.4, htc6525lvw?
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Did you even read the last 3 posts?????
Flash TWRP in fastboot, boot back into it and it will root the phone....
Hi All,
I am having trouble looking for a thread that would help me update my rooted MT7-TL10, my current version is TL10V100R001C00B120SP04. Is it easier if I just unroot it first then install
via OTA? The new pending version under EMUI updater is TL10V100R001C00B130. I dont think it has a noticeable change with my current version but I really would want a Lollipop OS
for my MT7 (better if its an official update) Hope you could help me and give me the step by step procedure for this since my phone is getting really boring without the lollipop or marshmallow update.
Thanks! :fingers-crossed:
seeker1107 said:
Hi All,
I am having trouble looking for a thread that would help me update my rooted MT7-TL10, my current version is TL10V100R001C00B120SP04. Is it easier if I just unroot it first then install
via OTA? The new pending version under EMUI updater is TL10V100R001C00B130. I dont think it has a noticeable change with my current version but I really would want a Lollipop OS
for my MT7 (better if its an official update) Hope you could help me and give me the step by step procedure for this since my phone is getting really boring without the lollipop or marshmallow update.
Thanks! :fingers-crossed:
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Here is the correct link to root and Custom Recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-7/general/huawei-ascent-mate-7-unlock-recovery-t2941525
You can also root each version KK,LP or MM.
In my case never has a Ota update works, but you can do all by Local Update.
But you must go back to Stock Recovery
Thread is not working anymore.. What version do you have now? How did you upgrade?
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letschky said:
Here is the correct link to root and Custom Recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-7/general/huawei-ascent-mate-7-unlock-recovery-t2941525
You can also root each version KK,LP or MM.
In my case never has a Ota update works, but you can do all by Local Update.
But you must go back to Stock Recovery
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I am already rooted btw.. Just want to upgrade.. I just meed specific instructions to do so.. Thread is not working anymore.. Hope you could help. Thank you.
Which version do you have on it now Kitkat or Lollipop?
letschky said:
Which version do you have on it now Kitkat or Lollipop?
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I have version 4.4.2. The kitkat version. Never updated it ever since i got the phone. Received a notice on a new OTA update.. But it is more on for stability. Not the lollipop update i guess.
what do you want exactly?
Just want to know if there is an official lollipop update for my phone. And on how to install it while im rooted.
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I had the same version on my TL10 (120SP04) and I went directly to B331 from dload folder. No problem in it. Just one difference - my device was unrooted. I made root after that and then flashed KangVIP 3A which is really fine ROM. I think I can recommend you the same however I don't know if there is any problem in your root (but I don't think so).
seeker1107 said:
Just want to know if there is an official lollipop update for my phone. And on how to install it while im rooted.
Sent from my HUAWEI MT7-TL10 using Tapatalk
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Here a the Lollipop Updates for TL09/10
http://consumer.huawei.com/my/support/downloads/index.htm?keyword=mt7
or here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-7/general/official-android-lollipop-update-tl09-t3214970
and Recovery TWRP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-7/orig-development/recovery-twrp-2-8-7-0-mate7-android-5-1-t3156779
P-G said:
I had the same version on my TL10 (120SP04) and I went directly to B331 from dload folder. No problem in it. Just one difference - my device was unrooted. I made root after that and then flashed KangVIP 3A which is really fine ROM. I think I can recommend you the same however I don't know if there is any problem in your root (but I don't think so).
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Did you reach the lollipop version via OTA? So i know if its easier just to unroot and update.
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Did you reach the lollipop version via OTA? So i know if its easier just to unroot and update.
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Yeah, I did, but my device was unrooted. I don't know if there will be any problem in rooted device..
Is there any whatsapp group of honor 7.I want to join it
letschky said:
Here a the Lollipop Updates for TL09/10
http://consumer.huawei.com/my/support/downloads/index.htm?keyword=mt7
or here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-7/general/official-android-lollipop-update-tl09-t3214970
and Recovery TWRP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-7/orig-development/recovery-twrp-2-8-7-0-mate7-android-5-1-t3156779
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Hi again, Im receiving error tying to install this in TWRP. Hope you could help. Thanks
Mine was B120 SP04 also. I did the B130 update and kept it that way quite a while, unlocked, CWM recovery and rooted. Also had an older version of Xposed working with some modules. I tried a mod that stuffed it up recently, although it still booted, so decided to go Lollipop seeing as I had to work on it anyway. First thing is to use ADB and flash back to stock recovery, then I unrooted.
Next I applied B324 via local update. It ran fine so I applied B331 via local update.
Running good. Now have TWRP recovery and root. It's a shame Xposed doesn't work on it
I‘ve also not been able to apply lollipop incremental updates. Only a full ROM. Decided not to risk MM yet.
I‘ve noticed that on LP and debloat system apps, I have more free RAM than with KK. It also runs smoother. I installed EX Kernel Manager anyway and with a few basic tweaks the phone flies!
Seriously considering rolling back to Kitkat.
B331 Lollipop runs fine as a daily driver, it's just that even with it rooted, it's so hard to install any mods to customise it how I want.
On reflection, Lollipop doesn't seem to offer me any real benefits over Kitkat
Hello,
I'd like to update my phone via ota without losing root. I found the tool [root] FlashFire that promise to do that. Is this tool working well and safe to use?
OTAs can also deliver new firmware updates like radio, hboot, etc. Is Flashfire also able to update the firmware or should I better install the ota the normal way and then root again?
RichardEb said:
Hello,
I'd like to update my phone via ota without losing root. I found the tool [root] FlashFire that promise to do that. Is this tool working well and safe to use?
OTAs can also deliver new firmware updates like radio, hboot, etc. Is Flashfire also able to update the firmware or should I better install the ota the normal way and then root again?
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I did that(ff) and ota..
worked well for me
if u don't feel safe,u can try ota 1st then root
I'm only not sure if the app can also flash the firmware part or only the ROM itself
Closing thread. Please post in the official thread listed here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/flashfire-t3075433