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I've heard rumors that Verizon will be sending over the air (OTA) updates around July 6 or July 7.
However, I am really getting sick of the bloatware and HTC Sense on the phone and would like to remove it as soon as possible.
Do rooted phones receive OTA updates? Can the OTA updates mess up the root?
Will it be more difficult to root after the OTA update?
Best thing to do is root now. The devs are extremely good at getting the newest ota in a rooted and flashable form when its released.
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/agree - if you are going to root, might as well root now before applying an OTA
The other thing is that these rumors (and that's all they are) will just keep you in limbo forever while you don't take any action because you are waiting on something that isn't even real. So screw the rumors and just do what you want today and make the most of it.
Best option is to root, it may be rumored to be out then, but VZW is really bad about getting out updates.
Root + custom roms/kernels out now are still better than what the OTA will offer.
Root now. Root now. Root. Now.
Is there a deodexed version of the stock Rom? I can't find it.
7/6 now? First it was 6/30, now 7/6? I'll be surprised if it happens.
Gnoop said:
7/6 now? First it was 6/30, now 7/6? I'll be surprised if it happens.
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7/7 is when our mobile hotspots are supposed to go inactive, and they were going to do this with an update, even if it is just an update to remove unlimited hotspot
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joshnichols189 said:
7/7 is when our mobile hotspots are supposed to go inactive, and they were going to do this with an update, even if it is just an update to remove unlimited hotspot
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Ah right. Brain not fully functional today. I was thinking of the supposed Gingerbread OTA rumors floating around.
drdiatom said:
I've heard rumors that Verizon will be sending over the air (OTA) updates around July 6 or July 7.
However, I am really getting sick of the bloatware and HTC Sense on the phone and would like to remove it as soon as possible.
Do rooted phones receive OTA updates? Can the OTA updates mess up the root?
Will it be more difficult to root after the OTA update?
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1. Don't listen to rumors about the next release date of official updates for our phone.
2. Rooted phones running custom ROMs don't receive OTA updates.
3. An unrooted phone that receives the next OTA update may or may not have to wait for a new rooting method.
Hope this helps
The reasons above were why I went ahead and rooted my phone. I wasn't having any problems with it but didn't want to get locked out of rooting in case the coming update f*ed our phones like their previous one did.
Root now. Been rooted since the day after I bought the device and absolutely no problems for me.
drdiatom said:
I've heard rumors that Verizon will be sending over the air (OTA) updates around July 6 or July 7.
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where did u read about ota on july 6/7??
Don't be surprised if Verizon delays the OTA and extends the free mobile hotspot yet again. I say root.
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only thing that sucks is that rootiong on the thunderbolt requires wiping your phone= setting up the damn phone again...
nrfitchett4 said:
only thing that sucks is that rootiong on the thunderbolt requires wiping your phone= setting up the damn phone again...
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Honestly, its the downgrade you have to do that sucks. I really don't want to start zombies vs plants all over.
Gnoop said:
Ah right. Brain not fully functional today. I was thinking of the supposed Gingerbread OTA rumors floating around.
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It is very possible that the Gingerbread does in fact silently bring the hotspot removal update as well. Seeing as how they were promised around the same time period this sounds to be true.
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2. Rooted phones running custom ROMs don't receive OTA updates.
3. An unrooted phone that receives the next OTA update may or may not have to wait for a new rooting method.
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2. Correction: Rooted phones still recieve OTA updates but under no circumstance should you accept the update; always cancel or you will not be able to boot your OS again.
3. According to the root method for the Thunderbolt posted by jcase, it doesn't matter what update you're on because during the root process you fully downgrade to a pre-stock RUU. A new unsupported update will not affect this and you will always be able to use that root method no matter what update you are on.
PhillyCheez said:
Honestly, its the downgrade you have to do that sucks. I really don't want to start zombies vs plants all over.
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During the root method by jcase that last part of the process is that you reupdate to a rooted stock ROM. And I also confirmed that you can even flash the rooted MR2 update as well (currently the latest update for the Thunderbolt of which I am personally using right now).
I highly suggest rooting the phone before the updates.
I personally love having purchased System App Remover from the Market. $2 for a fantastic App back-up and a seamless app remover.
I use it to remove bloatware or other silly apps that sometimes are put on ROMs or added tweaks.
Seriously couldn't be happier since I rooted my phone.
I would would always root before OTA, sometimes am update makes it hard to root again for a while.
Also I don't know how CWR works on this phone but on all my old devices it would automatically block OTA updates.
altimax98 said:
I would would always root before OTA, sometimes am update makes it hard to root again for a while.
Also I don't know how CWR works on this phone but on all my old devices it would automatically block OTA updates.
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It still does
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Hello there! I had seen this guide here on XDA and was wondering if it were possible to restore to stock even if I had updated to .30 and then flashed this. Would it be easier to simply place the update file on the root and use the manual install method since this is basically stock with slight mods? I am using TWRP btw, and I wanted to know if this would work. With the JB update coming in a few days I really would like to prepare. And this seems to be the best way (via OTA) no? Thanks!
Your already unlocked. You won't be able to receive ota firmware updates. Best thing to do is wait for the devs to bring it to the unlocked community. They are pretty speedy about it you won't be waiting long.
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jjdevega said:
Your already unlocked. You won't be able to receive ota firmware updates. Best thing to do is wait for the devs to bring it to the unlocked community. They are pretty speedy about it you won't be waiting long.
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I'll add to that...they are ready to pounce on the tf700-specific files and what we'll get out of it will far surpass the OTA. At least this has been my experience so far.
okantomi said:
I'll add to that...they are ready to pounce on the tf700-specific files and what we'll get out of it will far surpass the OTA. At least this has been my experience so far.
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Thank you very much. I guess my basic question was would this method still work even after flashing .30 then changing to the ROM I posted about above. But what you're saying is it's not worth it?
Hello guys, i rooted my device like 3 months ago and i felt like it really disabled my OTA update. Whenever i checked for such, it always says my system is the latest version. My question is, HOW DO I KNOW IF MY OTA UPDATE IS STILL WORKING OR NOT? I've searched for answers for like days. I think maybe its time to ask for answers here.
Your replies are well appreciated. Thanks in advance. :cheers:
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ota is for stock only
CrazeXDA said:
Hello guys, i rooted my device like 3 months ago and i felt like it really disabled my OTA update. Whenever i checked for such, it always says my system is the latest version. My question is, HOW DO I KNOW IF MY OTA UPDATE IS STILL WORKING OR NOT? I've searched for answers for like days. I think maybe its time to ask for answers here.
Your replies are well appreciated. Thanks in advance. :cheers:
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if you've just got a rooted stock then when you do ota you lose root access, if you got a custom rom forget about ota altogether, rooted users are supposed to update their firmware/rom manually through custom recovery or flashing software(such as odin) always keep a couple backups around, be it nandroid or titanium bakups, now there are some apps out there that say they'll let you keep root after ota but i do not know how well they work, if you've just got a rooted stock, go back to stock, update to latest version, enable usb debugging, and use kingo on your pc(google it) for hassle free 2 second rooting process that works on just about any android device, and wouldnt take mor ethan 2 seconds to do again if you lose root after OTA next time
CrazeXDA said:
Hello guys, i rooted my device like 3 months ago and i felt like it really disabled my OTA update. Whenever i checked for such, it always says my system is the latest version. My question is, HOW DO I KNOW IF MY OTA UPDATE IS STILL WORKING OR NOT? I've searched for answers for like days. I think maybe its time to ask for answers here.
Your replies are well appreciated. Thanks in advance. :cheers:
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no you cant have a OTA update because youre running a custom rom.. mostly only stock rom and kernels can run OTA.
pls. take time to read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2603064
pinkLeviosa said:
no you cant have a OTA update because youre running a custom rom.. mostly only stock rom and kernels can run OTA.
pls. take time to read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2603064
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Well yeah, i forgot to say im running on a stock rom!
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elanimal1234 said:
if you've just got a rooted stock then when you do ota you lose root access, if you got a custom rom forget about ota altogether, rooted users are supposed to update their firmware/rom manually through custom recovery or flashing software(such as odin) always keep a couple backups around, be it nandroid or titanium bakups, now there are some apps out there that say they'll let you keep root after ota but i do not know how well they work, if you've just got a rooted stock, go back to stock, update to latest version, enable usb debugging, and use kingo on your pc(google it) for hassle free 2 second rooting process that works on just about any android device, and wouldnt take mor ethan 2 seconds to do again if you lose root after OTA next time
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Thats specifically my problem. I dont know if i can still update to latest version now. I updated this to latest version before i rooted it. I've waited for like a week for a new update but then theres none, so there i was, i rooted my device. I wanna know if i can still update to latest version even though im rooted now.
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Well yeah, i forgot to say im running on a stock rom!
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Well im sorry ok? I thought your using a pacman rom because of yor signature...
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when you're not sure, back up and start all over
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Thats specifically my problem. I dont know if i can still update to latest version now. I updated this to latest version before i rooted it. I've waited for like a week for a new update but then theres none, so there i was, i rooted my device. I wanna know if i can still update to latest version even though im rooted now.
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well if you just rooted, no custom rom, then the software that handles OTA must still be there, however, depending the method you used, the OTA might not work anymore or even be disabled on purpose so that you do not lose root upon update, simply, backup, flash back to a regular stock, then use kingo, then do an OTA after root to check if it works, then once you're certain your phone works fine and has OTA, restore your apps, data, contacts, and settings from your backup(make sure you backed all those up of course) as well as your sdcard and/or internal memory files, back those up too since depending on what flashing software you use or how you **** up(it's normal we all do it ) you may delete its contents, and there you should have a rooted stock phone that has OTA and you can root back after rly quick and easy.....
"This software update includes Android security updates for your Samsung Galaxy S5"
Based on what I've seen from people who updated, here's the info:
Still 5.0 with the same changelist as the past 3 updates (4782027)
Patches all the known issues with stagefright
Includes the 2015-11-01 security patch from google.
Here is the update.zip for anyone (hopefully @muniz_ri) that wants to make a ROM from it.
Probably another update to screw us over like oe1
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Dudash said:
"This software update includes Android security updates for your Samsung Galaxy S5"
Based on what I've seen from people who updated, here's the info:
Still 5.0 with the same changelist as the past 3 updates (4782027)
Patches all the known issues with stagefright
Includes the 2015-11-01 security patch from google.
Here is the update.zip for anyone (hopefully @muniz_ri) that wants to make a ROM from it.
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Uploading the ROM now to the KeepRoot thread.
Hmm just another updated to 5.0 I thought the next update would be 6.0 verizon pushing out their garbage lock everyone down thank you for these forums I can't wait for my contract to end bye bye Verizon
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sean19661 said:
Hmm just another updated to 5.0 I thought the next update would be 6.0 verizon pushing out their garbage lock everyone down thank you for these forums I can't wait for my contract to end bye bye Verizon
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Comma key broken?
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Uploading the ROM now to the KeepRoot thread.
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Can you post the proper link? (Says thread closed)
I am on OG5 rooted and want to maintain root functionality
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Hollywood67 said:
Can you post the proper link? (Says thread closed)
I am on OG5 rooted and want to maintain root functionality
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You can get the latest OK3 update and keep root and have the ability to roll back here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...w-to-update-to-g900voe1-5-0-keeproot-t3149784
Just upgraded from og5 to ok3. I figured I couldn't root anyways due to accidently upgrading to og5 so I went ahead and updated to ok3.
What about ok7?
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equisbox said:
Just upgraded from og5 to ok3. I figured I couldn't root anyways due to accidently upgrading to og5 so I went ahead and updated to ok3.
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Was it worth it? I am in the same boat and scared to pull the trigger. I am kicking myself for doing the latest update because I have the unlimited data plan (which just want up $20 per month by the way).
can we still flash back to NCG if we had not taken ota's?
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can we still flash back to NCG if we had not taken ota's?
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Yes, you could flash back to NCG if did not take OTA to OE1 or OG5 or OK3.
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Is it safe to download this update, move it to the external sd card, then use the button combo and update it that way without a PC? I don't have one and my OTA update thing keeps telling me "software update is currently not available". BTW I'm on the OG5 version currently.
Still haven't received it but it looks like a junk update.
NRD90M.G935VVRU4BQC5
This software update provides the latest enhancements for Enterprise customers.
One Talk℠ from Verizon:
The Galaxy S7 edge now supports One Talk, connecting your office and mobile devices with one number.
App update:
Amazon Shopping (version 8.1.1)
https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-update/
Edit: I received it and it updated Android security patch level to April
Are you sure that the OTA Firmware isn't actually a 7.0+ Nougat Build? The QC builds that I've seen so far have all been at least base 7.0 Nougat.
I don't have a S7 vzw. Yet. Probably within a few days.
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I got this pushed to me too, updating now.
I just checked system updates. There is a new one for me, it include Verizon One Talk and some security updates. Don't k ow if it's QC5. I'm downloading now.
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Does anyone know where to find a odin-flashable version of this?
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Does anyone know where to find a odin-flashable version of this?
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There isn't one yet.
Delgoth said:
Are you sure that the OTA Firmware isn't actually a 7.0+ Nougat Build? The QC builds that I've seen so far have all been at least base 7.0 Nougat.
I don't have a S7 vzw. Yet. Probably within a few days.
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It is based on 7.0 and only added Verizon One Talk and updated Amazon Shopping app and android security patch to April.
Is it me or is the speaker louder?
gunnyman said:
Is it me or is the speaker louder?
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I hope its not just you haha
Update downloaded, install failed. Guessing because I'm rooted.. anyone else??
They just now only included One Talk? That's been on the S6 and S5 for a long time now.
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Update downloaded, install failed. Guessing because I'm rooted.. anyone else??
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Yep. You can return to stock and keep some directory changes you made by using their desktop Verizon Software Recovery utility for Samsung. You'd lose root but the phone will get and install OTA updates.
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Installed and used it for a couple of days. Found, that security changes made all calendar notifications on locked screen to be hidden - "some hidden event" & "some hidden time"
I know we will lose root if we take this update but is the update still rootable? I'm rooted on QA4 still and refused to take this update yet as I just received the notification today(Tuesday 5/2/17). I like being rooted with dual speaker mod,and V4A installed. Can anybody confirm if this version is rootable using the Nougat root method? How can I disable the uodates?
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I know we will lose root if we take this update but is the update still rootable? I'm rooted on QA4 still and refused to take this update yet as I just received the notification today(Tuesday 5/2/17). I like being rooted with dual speaker mod,and V4A installed. Can anybody confirm if this version is rootable using the Nougat root method? How can I disable the uodates?
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I'm wondering the same.. Anyone try it yet?
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Any updates on rootability on this FW update? I still haven't taken it and it's been on my screen for a week lmao
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DMon04 said:
Any updates on rootability on this FW update? I still haven't taken it and it's been on my screen for a week lmao
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If you go to @jrkruse "root for nougat" thread and follow his guide, you'll be able to root the qc5firmware.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/how-to/root-method-nougat-t3566978/post71275316
I am already on BQC5 and just this morning I got a new system software update downloaded, ready to install message. Odd thing is in the past, prior to BQC5 the notification showed the build number, date and what was changing. Now it doesn't show me anything. It just says there is an update do you want to install now or later.....
Anyone have info on this "unknown" system update?
Looks like this
Software Update G930VVRS4BQC9 for Samsung Galaxy S7 and G935VVRS4BQC9 Galaxy S7 Edge
Android May security update.
Device Stability improvements, bug fixes.
Further improvements to performance.
http://sihmar.com/software-update-g930vvrs4bqc9-galaxy-s7-edge/
Should say further improvements to guaranteeing random lag.