Running 4.4.4 - S-OFF and ROOTED - will official OTA unroot/corrupt ROM/brick me?
j006 said:
Running 4.4.4 - S-OFF and ROOTED - will official OTA unroot/corrupt ROM/brick me?
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Just rooted? No system modifications? Reason I ask is that if you are simply rooted and haven't modified system files AND you have stock recovery installed the update will go through fine...after which you reinstall twrp and flash su.zip
dottat said:
Just rooted? No system modifications? Reason I ask is that if you are simply rooted and haven't modified system files fors AND you have stock recovery installed the update will go through fine...after which you reinstall twrp and flash su.zip
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Well, I have Xposed installed and a bunch of modules running so technically I have modified some system files, plus I have Clockwork recovery installed...
dottat said:
Just rooted? No system modifications? Reason I ask is that if you are simply rooted and haven't modified system files AND you have stock recovery installed the update will go through fine...after which you reinstall twrp and flash su.zip
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I'm still on 4.4.3 with a viper rom. I'll probably have to update to 4.4.4 in order to get to 5.0.1 right? Will updating to 4.4.4 then 5.0 allow me to keep root still? Or can I just easily flash supersu.zip through adb sideload to access root again if lost?
I won't be putting lollipop on my phone until it gets Xposed support.
j006 said:
Well, I have Xposed installed and a bunch of modules running so technically I have modified some system files, plus I have Clockwork recovery installed...
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With custom recovery = no OTA. Anyway, you are on 4.4.4. What do you want to OTA update to?
Just wait a few days after the next OTA release and you'll find the firmware files, RUU and such here on XDA, ready to be flashed in fastboot or via dottat's wonderful .exe's. Wait a few days more and your custom rom will get an update based on the latest release.
I would never chase an OTA......
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Thejimmynguyen said:
I'm still on 4.4.3 with a viper rom. I'll probably have to update to 4.4.4 in order to get to 5.0.1 right? Will updating to 4.4.4 then 5.0 allow me to keep root still? Or can I just easily flash supersu.zip through adb sideload to access root again if lost?
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If you are S-off you can always flash a custom recovery and su in recovery.
berndblb said:
With custom recovery = no OTA. Anyway, you are on 4.4.4. What do you want to OTA update to?
Just wait a few days after the next OTA release and you'll find the firmware files, RUU and such here on XDA, ready to be flashed in fastboot or via dottat's wonderful .exe's. Wait a few days more and your custom rom will get an update based on the latest release.
I would never chase an OTA......
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If you are S-off you can always flash a custom recovery and su in recovery.
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I don't necessarily want to update, but HTC/Verizon is starting to push out the OTA for Lollipop. When I had my Incredible 2 (S-OFF/CWM recovery/rooted), VZW constantly nagged me with OTA update prompts until I edited a system (build.prop maybe? I can't remember) file to trick them into thinking I already had the latest. I just don't want a repeat of that, plus I'm really not interested in updating until Lollipop has full Xposed support!
j006 said:
I don't necessarily want to update, but HTC/Verizon is starting to push out the OTA for Lollipop. When I had my Incredible 2 (S-OFF/CWM recovery/rooted), VZW constantly nagged me with OTA update prompts until I edited a system (build.prop maybe? I can't remember) file to trick them into thinking I already had the latest. I just don't want a repeat of that, plus I'm really not interested in updating until Lollipop has full Xposed support!
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Go to Settings > Apps, swipe to All and disable HTC DM. Or, even better, freeze it in TiBu.
That should take care of any update notification.
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If I root the latest stock 4.4.2, will I still be able to get future OTA Updates without braking the root or custom recovery, well if root gets lost I can always root it again. Just asking, maybe I won't be able to get OTA Updates at all after rooting but I don't know so that's why I'm asking it here.
KuGeL94 said:
If I root the latest stock 4.4.2, will I still be able to get future OTA Updates without braking the root or custom recovery, well if root gets lost I can always root it again. Just asking, maybe I won't be able to get OTA Updates at all after rooting but I don't know so that's why I'm asking it here.
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Yes!
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Yes!
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Indeed.
KuGeL94 said:
If I root the latest stock 4.4.2, will I still be able to get future OTA Updates without braking the root or custom recovery, well if root gets lost I can always root it again. Just asking, maybe I won't be able to get OTA Updates at all after rooting but I don't know so that's why I'm asking it here.
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The OTA will download but not install. You need stock recovery AND any system file that is updated by the OTA needs to be stock as well otherwise OTA install will fail.
Plenty of threads on XDA speak of this.
If you look at the OTA updater file you will see if uses MD5 (or similar) to check each system file it updates to make sure its as it was originally.
When you root it alters some system files.
Best thing is to install custom recovery and take a backup before rooted. Then root. When you get an OTA just restore backup and flash stock recovery. Then OTA will re-download. Let it install, then flash custom recovery and re-root.
Thanks, well I'll just stay unrooted and make the best out of it, the Moto G is just as amazing as Motorola developed it to be.
No stock recovery it's no need. I updated last ota with Philz recovery without problems.
denzel09 said:
No stock recovery it's no need. I updated last ota with Philz recovery without problems.
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Do you mean you downloaded OTA and flashed manually via recovery. You can do that I agree, but what you can't do is let OTA install naturally the way Motorola intended.
No. I had Philz recovery. System stock partition. Downloaded ota normally, reboot like ota update ask, phone reboots in philz recovery and this last flash ota automatically without any problem. There is not need to reflash stock recovery or flash ota update manually with custom rec, only need a non root stock system partition. I dont know if stock cwm or other rec like twrp work in same way but i doubt, always used only philz recovery.
You do not need stock recovery, I don't know who made this stupid rumour up. I use twrp and it flashes fine.
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I followed this guide to get root on 5.0.1, but I didn't realize it makes updating a pain. I saw that this user's signature says he's running stock root, but I haven't been able to find a guide for doing so on Lollipop, only using towelroot on KitKat. The only thing I use the recovery for is getting root, so I don't care about keeping CWM if there's another way. Is there some way I can keep root and also use OTA updates?
If you are rooted and have a custom recovery, don't download the OTA within the tablet. Follow this thread, download desired FULL OTA Zip (WiFi or LTE) and latest SuperSu.zip. Flash OTA (≈700MB ) and then SuperSu. Won't loose custom recovery or root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3033730
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Ohhh and before that I used Flashify app from market to flash this TWRP recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58864006
albertorodast2007 said:
If you are rooted and have a custom recovery, don't download the OTA within the tablet. Follow this thread, download desired FULL OTA Zip (WiFi or LTE) and latest SuperSu.zip. Flash OTA (≈700MB ) and then SuperSu. Won't loose custom recovery or root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3033730
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Ohhh and before that I used Flashify app from market to flash this TWRP recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58864006
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Yup! That's how I plan to do it for this update, but that's exactly what I'm trying to avoid doing in the future.
Quoting this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58922383&postcount=17
An Droid said:
You won't be able to successfully flash the UPDATE .zip file (~94MB) on a rooted (read: modified) Lollipop version.
Recovery version is irrelevant.
You need the FULL 2.2 rom (already found above , ~731MB), flash it in your current custom recovery and re-root by flashing SuperSU again.
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From that, I understand that even if you have stock recovery, by being rooted, OTA wont work on you.
Just for the fact of being rooted.
Hi,
I was on a rooted Oneplus One having the TWRP recovery. I got the notification for the latest Incremental OTA ZNH2KAS254 update. I know that its not possible to install this incremental update if you are rooted and are using TWRP as your recovery. I read some of the posts and it was suggested there to unroot the phone, install the stock recovery and then try to install the OTA. I downloaded the stock cyanogen recovery and flashed it, which removed the TWRP recovery. I then unrooted my phone using the option in the SuperSU app.
Now i have an OPO which is having stock recovery and is unrooted. When i try to install this incremental update, i am not able to get through. The update goes through the installation process and ends up booting in the stock recovery with an exclamation mark on the cyanogen robot. I then decided to factory reset the OPO completely by wiping everything that was there on the phone.
Even then i am not able to install the incremental OTA and land up with the same error as mentioned above.
What am i doing wrong? Could someone please help and let me know how to get this incremental update installed? I would also like to install TWRP and root the device once i am done installing the incremental OTA.
Cheers,
Gokul
You're in the OPX section. You have OnePlus One, right?
A mod can move it?
If you are on Oxygen OS, I think you have to flash the full rom zip disponible here :
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oxygenos-2-1-4-for-the-oneplus-one.425544/
If Cyanogen, I don't know.
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Edit :
That's thios one :
http://builds.cyngn.com/factory/bacon/cm-13.1-ZNH2KAS254-bacon-signed-9fbe6186fd.zip
Found here :
https://cyngn.com/support
@gokul
Unrooting your phone won't help. You have to flash latest signed zip (if available).
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@gokul
Unrooting your phone won't help. You have to flash latest signed zip (if available).
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Saurav,
Thanks for your message.
Since i do not have TWRP installed, i believe i would have to flash the latest signed zip using ADB. Am i right?
Secondly, would it be possible for me to flash the TWRP zip using stock recovery?
Cheers,
Gokul
gokul1980 said:
Saurav,
Thanks for your message.
Since i do not have TWRP installed, i believe i would have to flash the latest signed zip using ADB. Am i right?
Secondly, would it be possible for me to flash the TWRP zip using stock recovery?
Cheers,
Gokul
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Yes, you can sideload latest signed zip or can even flash from stock recovery.
I got notification of a new OTA 72MB update. Any one else get it? I searched online and saw no info on it. It seems to include a new modem img. Anyone updated? Any ideas on how to make a flashable zip? I was thinking I could by simply editing the updater script of the OTA...
I have been looking for info on this as well. I don't want to lose root just to see what it is. I will wait for someone to confirm.
Here's the update file from the Metro PCS OTA and it does indeed include a new radio img...someome please make this flashable!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3c_enS_FZ-_MzJTTHk1MHpqa28/view?usp=sharing
Installed the update and it has a newer security patch number (7/1/16) and the build number is 20c.
Do you guys think that the original Stylo will have Android N since LG supports their phones for 18 months?
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I installed the update and loss root and rooting ability through king root.
packydavis said:
I installed the update and loss root and rooting ability through king root.
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So you were able to apply the update with TWRP and root?
GoldenEpic said:
Installed the update and it has a newer security patch number (7/1/16) and the build number is 20c.
Do you guys think that the original Stylo will have Android N since LG supports their phones for 18 months?
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Never say never.
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Vyrus69 said:
So you were able to apply the update with TWRP and root?
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There is no flashable zip. It needs to be flashable to update through TWRP.
Also, he lost root and was unable to get root back.
Another reason not to accept it. I wouldn't want to root
packydavis said:
I got notification of a new OTA 72MB update. Any one else get it? I searched online and saw no info on it. It seems to include a new modem img. Anyone updated? Any ideas on how to make a flashable zip? I was thinking i could by simply editimg thr updater script of the OTA...
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I've been looking at it too. I tried to flash the radio.img through fastboot but no dice. When looking at the script I noticed that it replaces quite a few files.(the OTA will overide them to change back to stock). I wonder if there's any system enhancements other than the modem)
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Dolemaine said:
I've been looking at it too. I tried to flash the radio.img through fastboot but no dice. When looking at the script I noticed that it replaces quite a few files.(the OTA will overide them to change back to stock). I wonder if there's any system enhancements other than the modem)
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I have the OTA for TMOUS if anyone wants to take a crack at it..
Vyrus69 said:
So you were able to apply the update with TWRP and root?
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No I reverted to stock and updated
GoldenEpic said:
Installed the update and it has a newer security patch number (7/1/16) and the build number is 20c.
Do you guys think that the original Stylo will have Android N since LG supports their phones for 18 months?
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I hope so. Seems we got MM pretty quickly...
packydavis said:
I installed the update and loss root and rooting ability through king root.
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So after taking the update you can't root with kingroot but did you try using adb?
AP2FTW said:
So after taking the update you can't root with kingroot but did you try using adb?
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No I couldn't and I'm away from home and my pc rn. Right try flashing the recovery using adb and fastboot
I was on 20b rooted via the fastboot method, LGup'ed with the 20b kdz to be able to take the update, installed the 20c update, lost root, but was able to root, install flashify and then TWR recovery again via the fastboot method.
lionedas said:
I was on 20b rooted via the fastboot method, LGup'ed with the 20b kdz to be able to take the update, installed the 20c update, lost root, but was able to root, install flashify and then TWR recovery again via the fastboot method.
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well thats good to hear...are you on metro or tmobile?
T-mobi
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packydavis said:
I installed the update and loss root and rooting ability through king root.
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about your loss root, maybe you have slow internet connection when you updated it. sorry if i wrong bro..
MetroPCS LG stylo Android version MS63120C isn't rootable through Kingroot anymore if you take the latest update but no worries you don't need kingroot anymore. Place the TWRP recovery.img file in the same directory as ADB and Fastboot and take the SU zip file on your external SD card -Click anywhere on the blank white space in that folder - Now press your Shift key + right click your mouse - In the menu that comes up select "Open command window here" option - In the command window type "adb devices" - then go to your cell and accept the key and then type "adb reboot bootloader" - your cell should restart and you'll be in fastboot. Now in the command window type "fastboot boot recovery.img". You should now be in TWRP recovery one your cell. Now on your cell while in TWRP recovery select "Install" then navigate to your external SD card and select the SU zip file and install it. Now like myself you'll have root again. Then download and install fashify and flash the recovery.img to install twrp
If you don't have a PC to root Marshmallow on this device, you're screwed.
lionedas said:
I was on 20b rooted via the fastboot method, LGup'ed with the 20b kdz to be able to take the update, installed the 20c update, lost root, but was able to root, install flashify and then TWR recovery again via the fastboot method.
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Do you still have the 20b kdz? If so, can you send it? I need it...
Here is 20c full kdz
http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=FWF4EBL652QFAEPA432CV9I/H63120c_00_0725.kdz
Hi all I just got two new security updates on my xt1550 one after the other. the update versions are as follows
24.71.2.en.03 - July, 2016 Security patch
24.201.5.en.03 - October 1st, 2016 Security Patch
Can anyone else confirm they got the security patches?? my android version is on 6.0.1 and not rooted.
Yes many people have received the security updates...
yes, me too
Yes security updates are rolling out now in India, other varients got july update in late November and October patch with us.
yes i got this too and now when it reboots, it reboots to TWRP and loops back. So i cleared cache date and was able to boot properly. But i was not able to update to that version. mobile is rooted and unlocked. Is there anyway anyone can get me that link so that i can fastboot the update?
manohar1121 said:
yes i got this too and now when it reboots, it reboots to TWRP and loops back. So i cleared cache date and was able to boot properly. But i was not able to update to that version. mobile is rooted and unlocked. Is there anyway anyone can get me that link so that i can fastboot the update?
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I faced the same issue.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/2015-moto-g/general/index-moto-g-factory-firmware-images-t3169639
Go to this page. Download your respective factory image. Unzip. Flash the stock recovery. Now update.
After this, flash twrp if you want.
bin.sayantan said:
I faced the same issue.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/2015-moto-g/general/index-moto-g-factory-firmware-images-t3169639
Go to this page. Download your respective factory image. Unzip. Flash the stock recovery. Now update.
After this, flash twrp if you want.
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I dont wanna flash mobile all over again. just need to update that if possible. I got that 20MB update last month only..
manohar1121 said:
I dont wanna flash mobile all over again. just need to update that if possible. I got that 20MB update last month only..
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Don't flash the entire stock ROM. Just the recovery image.
But please, don't flash that official update on any custom ROM.
bin.sayantan said:
Don't flash the entire stock ROM. Just the recovery image.
But please, don't flash that official update on any custom ROM.
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I have flashed newer build in that not long ago.
u mean to say uninstall twrp? is that wat u meant flash recovery image ?
manohar1121 said:
I have flashed newer build in that not long ago.
u mean to say uninstall twrp? is that wat u meant flash recovery image ?
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No need to wipe recovery. Flash stock recovery on top of TWRP. It will automatically be replaced.
If he is rooted he won't be able to update. OTA updates require pure stock - stock recovery, stock kernel, and an unmodified system. This means no root, xposed, or any other changes to the system including build.prop edits.
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bin.sayantan said:
No need to wipe recovery. Flash stock recovery on top of TWRP. It will automatically be replaced.
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It worked half way, while it says installing on the stock recovery then error comes with sleeping android with red triangle exclamation mark.
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riggerman0421 said:
If he is rooted he won't be able to update. OTA updates require pure stock - stock recovery, stock kernel, and an unmodified system. This means no root, xposed, or any other changes to the system including build.prop edits.
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so i should lock my bootloader and flash stock recovery ?
manohar1121 said:
It worked half way, while it says installing on the stock recovery then error comes with sleeping android with red triangle exclamation mark.
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so i should lock my bootloader and flash stock recovery ?
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You need not relock the bootloader. I have flashed system updates with stock recovery and unlocked bootloader.
Looks like you have correctly flashed the recovery. Once you get the red exclamation mark, keeping the volume up pressed, press the power button (I don't remember exactly, if it doesn't work, try the reverse).
manohar1121 said:
It worked half way, while it says installing on the stock recovery then error comes with sleeping android with red triangle exclamation mark.
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so i should lock my bootloader and flash stock recovery ?
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No need to lock the bootloader, but if you were rooted as stated in your first post, you will the stock system and kernel. You can not update if ANY system files, kernel, or recovery are not FULL stock. Your best bet right now is to flash the stock ROM via fastboot, if you need the update.
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No need to lock the bootloader, but if you were rooted as stated in your first post, you will the stock system and kernel. You can not update if ANY system files, kernel, or recovery are not FULL stock. Your best bet right now is to flash the stock ROM via fastboot, if you need the update.
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I have stock ROM. 3.10.49-ge6a5415
system version - 24.71.2.osprey_retasia_ds_2gb.retasia.en.03 retin
i got OTA update. so its not possible to update if mobile is rooted is it ?
manohar1121 said:
I have stock ROM. 3.10.49-ge6a5415
system version - 24.71.2.osprey_retasia_ds_2gb.retasia.en.03 retin
i got OTA update. so its not possible to update if mobile is rooted is it ?
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The updater script checks the system, recovery and kernel. If they do not match what is expected (full stock), then the update will fail. I can't say it any more clearly, you need FULL STOCK, ie no modifications to system files (xposed, added or deleted system apps, build.prop edits, root, custom recovery). If you have done any of this, even one, the update will fail. Flash the stock ROM via fastboot.
Got a new update Jan 2017
Moto g3 xt1550 Osprey
So, to revert back to stock 6.0.1 from custom 7.1.1, do i need to wipe system, data, cache, etc before restoring my back up of the stock?
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So, to revert back to stock 6.0.1 from custom 7.1.1, do i need to wipe system, data, cache, etc before restoring my back up of the stock?
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You should. But I think it can be done right after flashing stock ROM also.
After getting these brutal update messages every few minutes on Android 6.0 and not being to update because of root and TWRP, rather than going back to stock, I finally cracked and bit the bullet yesterday and installed Lineage. I am now on Android 7.1.2 with the April security update, and going forward new OS and security updates will be simple updates; in fact the May update as noted by the OP is due this week, and I can either install it OTA from Lineage with a press of a button, or via TWRP if I so desire . I understand others don't want to install a custom ROM for various reasons, but for me it was a no-brainer.