Hey Guys -
I've looked all through the forums for an answer, but couldn't find a concrete one nor one I was 100% would work for my specific device so decided to post the 3 questions I have...
I've got a Shield Tablet (Wi-Fi USA) which I bought pretty much on day one. Once Lollipop came out, I upgraded to it and in turn re-rooted it afterwards. About a week ago, i got the notification for the 5.0.1 OTA upgrade. I tried applying it by downloading the update then restarting when prompted, but when it came back up it was still at 5.0.0. I'm positive this is due to it being rooted and would still want (need) for it to be after the 5.0.1 upgrade so...
1. What's the best / safest way to apply 5.0.1 (from 5.0.0) to my tablet currently?
2. Will OTA not work if rooted which is why there are so many zip file links in the forums? If not, which update file do I need for USA WiFi only?
3. Once upgraded, what's the best / safest method for re-rooting again? I saw a few posts for how the bootloader needed to be unlocked. Don't know if that's still the latest info. Long way from Towel, huh?
I'm not asking anyone to spell it all out for me, but if you know what to do if you could send me links or whatever to the correct steps / files, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks guys!
hello, i am new to this site i signed up just to ask this question. i have spent so many hours trying to find a way to downgrade / roll back to the previous version of my device, i have tried to download the stock rom and install it that way but it does not work, it just says it cannot install the update and suggests a website for me to download the stock rom from, which i then downloaded to only find out it still gives me the same error message, is there anyway i can downgrade to lollipop(emui 3.1) from marshmallow (emui 4.0). can i flash the files over or something, please help, also i have tried to unlock the bootloader and everything but it wont allow me to do that, also if you are able to help me root the device then i wont need to rollback to a previous version, kingroot and anything similar only was able to root my phone when i was on lollipop ever since i upgraded kingroot wont root my phone, any help is greatly appreciated, thanks
Really HuaweiP8max is unstable on android 6...? So I am not going to update to 6... Really sad
What is the main problem with 6 ?
Hello folks! Today I got successful in downgrading my Verizon s6 from android marshmallow to android Lollipop 5.1.1 but still there is no root for 5.1.1 too! . Many people need it, MM is a bit buggy lollipop is much more faster and battery life is good too for me at least. So your data is going to wipe and be careful about flashing with odin. I hope you are familiar with it if not google it. Many good guides are available. Don't forget to turn off reactivation lock if enabled.
1- flash OK7 firmware which is 5.1.1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9jRsxJwh4klTEpMWFF4UkNSdXM/view
2- after flashing OK7 your phone will boot up but it will stuck at red verizon logo (Bootloop). now press and hold volume up & volume down + power button until a black screen appears with 5 options press vol down and highlight 2 option factory data and reset press home button.
Voila your are now downgraded at 5.1.1.!!
Everyone know it
This guide is for noobies.
So 5.1 don't have root either? What's the reason to downgrade then?
Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk
Is this ver the only one working? Did you try out any other G920V 5.1.1 or 5.0.2 firmwares?
ekrezem said:
Is this ver the only one working? Did you try out any other G920V 5.1.1 or 5.0.2 firmwares?
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only this OK7 is downgradable I tried all other 5.0.2 firmwares and they failed.
qasim799 said:
only this OK7 is downgradable I tried all other 5.0.2 firmwares and they failed.
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so is it possible to do this with G920F?
Great success
Wow thank you man is great success with me
لقد نجحت معي الطريقة
شكراً لك
Anyone in this thread know how to back up my apps and data before I downgrade without root?
Sorry if I asked a noob question though...
This worked really great. Been looking for solution for ages.
qasim799 said:
Hello folks! Today I got successful in downgrading my Verizon s6 from android marshmallow to android Lollipop 5.1.1 but still there is no root for 5.1.1 too! . Many people need it, MM is a bit buggy lollipop is much more faster and battery life is good too for me at least. So your data is going to wipe and be careful about flashing with odin. I hope you are familiar with it if not google it. Many good guides are available. Don't forget to turn off reactivation lock if enabled.
1- flash OK7 firmware which is 5.1.1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9jRsxJwh4klTEpMWFF4UkNSdXM/view
2- after flashing OK7 your phone will boot up but it will stuck at red verizon logo (Bootloop). now press and hold volume up & volume down + power button until a black screen appears with 5 options press vol down and highlight 2 option factory data and reset press home button.
Voila your are now downgraded at 5.1.1.!!
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how do you downgrade from MM 6.0.1 to 5.1.1 firmware on Galaxy S6 International version?
umbrokhan said:
how do you downgrade from MM 6.0.1 to 5.1.1 firmware on Galaxy S6 International version?
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You can try 5.1.1 firmware for your model , however consult your relevant xda forum.
Will this trip Knox, and can I still get Ota updates flashing this?
SampodL710 said:
Will this trip Knox, and can I still get Ota updates flashing this?
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This will not trip Knox, but may I understand the logic of wanting to downgrade, but wanting to get OTA updates? Then why are you downgrading? Root isn't permanent.
Ota updates simply for the reason in case I ever do decide that I want to upgrade to marshmallow again, I'm not downgrading for root, but to test if it'll improve my phones battery life as I've seen many threads state
Ok so I went ahead and did it but now my phone wants to update to MM again :/
Any way to disable the update?
Can i downgrade g920v 6.0.1 to OK7 ?
qasim799 said:
Hello folks! Today I got successful in downgrading my Verizon s6 from android marshmallow to android Lollipop 5.1.1 but still there is no root for 5.1.1 too! . Many people need it, MM is a bit buggy lollipop is much more faster and battery life is good too for me at least. So your data is going to wipe and be careful about flashing with odin. I hope you are familiar with it if not google it. Many good guides are available. Don't forget to turn off reactivation lock if enabled.
1- flash OK7 firmware which is 5.1.1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9jRsxJwh4klTEpMWFF4UkNSdXM/view
2- after flashing OK7 your phone will boot up but it will stuck at red verizon logo (Bootloop). now press and hold volume up & volume down + power button until a black screen appears with 5 options press vol down and highlight 2 option factory data and reset press home button.
Voila your are now downgraded at 5.1.1.!!
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Its working thanks you very much
So I take this to mean that I can now root my phone and replace the god awful auto drivers with VIPER?
my phone is stuck on the red verizon screen.. how do i put it off? i tried to hold volume up and down, and power. did the second option but still stuck. any tips?
Warning: This is probably gonna be a long post and may have typos.
Now, let's cut to the chase.
I'm currently on my Mate 8 emui.4, I had my phone rooted a while ago with TWRP and SuperSu. After rooting, I had the nougat update and I updated without knowing that it would remove TWRP and my root access. That was not the only problem! I couldn't switch on my Bluetooth. Also I lost the update option from the about phone location. I tried searching it in the search bar and clicking on the update button but, nothing would open up. And.. Yes, it was an official update. I tried to root it with the usual method but, it got me into a bootloop. I tried most TWRP versions but, it didn't seem to work! Either there would be no recovery (just a Black screen with some text) or the options inside the TWRP recovery wouldn't work. So I rerolled back to Mate 8 marshmellow. Now I don't have root, no TWRP or unlocked bootloader. So my question is if I should root my current phone version of emui.4 and be satisfied by it by unlocking bootloader now and rooting it, or update my phone to Mate 8 nougat again? If you're suggesting I update to nougat please provide me with ALL the necessary files and please guide me through. And provide be with the information on what to do in the worst case scenario too.. Please . :crying:
Anyone?
Hi Everyone,
im sorry if this is in the wrong section. I wasn't able to find the right section to ask for help about getting this update done..
Well here is my story:
Tried to update from 7.1.1 (software Nr: 1.27.401.11) to 8.0 and got an undescribed error symbol. No reason why it stopped or something.
I contacted HTC and after 2 Weeks waiting they respond with "send me your IMEI"
After another 2 weeks they told me to set it back to producer settings and try again.
I did it and nothing changes. Im exhausted I just want to get this update or at least stop those stupid reminders of a new update...
Google can't find good results.
My HTC U11 is a Dual-SIM version if this is important to know. Oh and its unbranded.
hope you guys have some advise.
Thank you in advance!
I had the same issue. I have unlocked bootloader and twrp recovery with magisk. After returning to stock recovery and boot, uninstalling magisk still had 24% issue. I installed stock system with ruu. After that I updated easly to oreo. All data will be lost if you want this method.
Hi thanks for replying. Does this root the System? I have no clue and dont want to lose guarantee.
If you have stock system with lock bootloader then I don't know why you can't install oreo. I unlocked bootloader so my guarantee is void anyway. I just told you what I did in my case. I don't know if you can install ruu with lock bootloader. Maybe someone smarter can tell you something about guarantee.
You can stop the update notification by pressing long on the updation notification then press advance settings or something like that (I have a German Android OS) , then click on the updater icon and then you should be at app settings of the updater, just force close the app. After that you should never see the update notification until you restart your device
same problem
hello. I have same problem. Did you solve?