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safe to do system updates?

The Epic is asking me to do a system update.... i always click no but it keeps popping back up to ask me.... i feel that i have no choice but to accept the update.
am i gonna loose my root by doing this?

a56kuser said:
The Epic is asking me to do a system update.... i always click no but it keeps popping back up to ask me.... i feel that i have no choice but to accept the update.
am i gonna loose my root by doing this?
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I just updated my rooted Epic via OTA and it went through without any problems. I've also confirmed that I'm still rooted.
I've read that if you have removed any Sprint apps after rooting you might have errors during the updates.
BTW....my root method was performing the one click method shown in the sticky forum.

a56kuser said:
The Epic is asking me to do a system update.... i always click no but it keeps popping back up to ask me.... i feel that i have no choice but to accept the update.
am i gonna loose my root by doing this?
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So many threads about this already but it all depends on what root method you have installed. IF you have noobls kernel then you must return to stock if you have joey 2.2.4 then just run the update

yah i got some errors during the update.... what should i do?
i deleted a few sprints apps.

You need to restore most of the stock Sprint apps you removed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8185259&postcount=47
Here's instructions how.

Yeah I tried to update.. It was the samsung media hub update. Is that the update u were getting?
I did the kernal update.. so I guess I got to get it back to stock... I'm not looking forward to it because I had a hard time flashing it. But its ok...
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[Q] I535VRUCNC1 update

does anyone know what the new I535VRUCNC1 has to offer over the ML1 update?

esjames said:
does anyone know what the new I535VRUCNC1 has to offer over the ML1 update?
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Literally one thing: http://www.verizonwireless.com/dam/support/pdf/system_update/galaxy_s3-4.30.14.pdf

Well, then. Thats a worthy update lol

esjames said:
Well, then. Thats a worthy update lol
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by all means, if you're traveling to Canada then update away haha

Lmao wow. That's the most pitiful update ever. Seriously, couldn't they have waited until there was something more substantial and then included Canadian roaming in THAT update. As always though, Verizon is dumber than a bag of hammers...
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Might be worthwhile to extract the modem package and see if the SMS bug is rectified.

wow
i was so sure this was a KK upgrade. been looking around for how to retain root if you take it. thanks for the info!

Hey guys, I have a question about this update,
My friend has the S3 for whom I safe- rooted, debloated and whatnot. Now that this update came, my friend tried to update but to no avail. She is adamant about the fact that Verizon definitely has something important hidden in the update, despite me trying to tell her otherwise, and figured that she couldn't install the update because she was rooted.
Naturally, I fully unroot her entire phone, uninstall root-only apps, and try the update, but it doesn't work. When the phone reboots for installation, the installation bar loads for a bit,hangs, then just says "error" and does not update.
Anyone know what the problem could be? Normally I wouldn't care so much, but if Android 4.4 is actually coming to the S3 then I don't want her not to have it, and I can already tell it's not going to work if this update doesn't either.
Thank you so much in advance.

EddieK23 said:
Hey guys, I have a question about this update,
My friend has the S3 for whom I safe- rooted, debloated and whatnot. Now that this update came, my friend tried to update but to no avail. She is adamant about the fact that Verizon definitely has something important hidden in the update, despite me trying to tell her otherwise, and figured that she couldn't install the update because she was rooted.
Naturally, I fully unroot her entire phone, uninstall root-only apps, and try the update, but it doesn't work. When the phone reboots for installation, the installation bar loads for a bit,hangs, then just says "error" and does not update.
Anyone know what the problem could be? Normally I wouldn't care so much, but if Android 4.4 is actually coming to the S3 then I don't want her not to have it, and I can already tell it's not going to work if this update doesn't either.
Thank you so much in advance.
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Some of the bloatware you removed likely had to be present on the phone in order for the update to take place. Unless you are sure someone is never going to go back to stock without flashing an ODIN tar image and wiping their phone clean, best to just freeze bloatware with Titanium Backup. That way you can just unfreeze it in order to go back to full stock. Unless you have a list of the bloatware you removed and can somehow sideload them back in, you will unfortunately have to flash her phone to full stock VRUCML1 and wipe it clean.

landshark68 said:
Some of the bloatware you removed likely had to be present on the phone in order for the update to take place. Unless you are sure someone is never going to go back to stock without flashing an ODIN tar image and wiping their phone clean, best to just freeze bloatware with Titanium Backup. That way you can just unfreeze it in order to go back to full stock. Unless you have a list of the bloatware you removed and can somehow sideload them back in, you will unfortunately have to flash her phone to full stock VRUCML1 and wipe it clean.
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Ah, I see, next time I'm around her I'll re-root it and backup all her stuff with titanium backup, flash the VRUCML1 and factory reset, then restore everything and see if it works.
Strangely enough, when the same update for my Verizon Note 2 came out, I was able to update while rooted even though I unsinatalled theexact same system apps I did on her phone. How strange.
Nonetheless, thank you so much.

I have a question for you all. I took the OTA update for 4.3 when it came out but after that I rooted my gs3 Verizon phone again successfully. Now I also took this last update and now lost root on my phone. I tried to reroot the phone but it fails now. There error I get on safestrap is something about the addresses not being able to be found. Can anyone help me reroot my phone so my apps like titanium will work again?
Thanks

Joe R said:
I have a question for you all. I took the OTA update for 4.3 when it came out but after that I rooted my gs3 Verizon phone again successfully. Now I also took this last update and now lost root on my phone. I tried to reroot the phone but it fails now. There error I get on safestrap is something about the addresses not being able to be found. Can anyone help me reroot my phone so my apps like titanium will work again?
Thanks
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U gotta Odin back to 4.3 ML1 .. The latest update unroots your fone. And can not be rooted.
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Ok thanks. I will try to find an ML1 download.
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Ok, since I'm not doing the update, how do I get rid of this nagging reminder popping up that I need to update?

pnuker said:
Ok, since I'm not doing the update, how do I get rid of this nagging reminder popping up that I need to update?
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See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=
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Maintained root
twistedillutions said:
U gotta Odin back to 4.3 ML1 .. The latest update unroots your fone. And can not be rooted.
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I was able to maintain root on the OTA update by having OTA Survival Mode checked on SuperSU.

SlimSnoopOS said:
See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=
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Looks like the link is broken. I searched the forum and came up empty. Anyone know what the link should've been or how to disable this junk?

smalco44 said:
Looks like the link is broken. I searched the forum and came up empty. Anyone know what the link should've been or how to disable this junk?
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Apparently I need a refresher on how to properly copy and paste Here's the link again: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52515244#post52515244

I have not yet updated to this new patch yet, am I still able to install saferoot as directed on the thread for it or do I need to do something special first?

New Update for Verizon S5 (NK2)

Did anyone else get a pop-up for a new OTA update today? I'm running NI2 and the new one looks to be NK2. Google doesn't return much in the way of results for something coming today/recently. There's not much on Verizon's site either: http://www.verizonwireless.com/dam/support/pdf/system_update/benefits-galaxy-s5-12-16-14.pdf All it lists is a VPN fix, SD card fix, and replacing ISIS with Softcard. It does not appear to be Lollipop
Hopefully flashing the kernel to NCG rooting and then returning to the current kernel still will work. I can download the files if someone can explain how to extract the kernel.

I too just received this update. Going to wait don't want to lose root

I got the update and applied it. Lost root (knew I would), but everything else seems fine.
I don't know how to extract the kernel though. Hopefully others take notice and help you or just provide the process and files for the masses.
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Did anyone else get a pop-up for a new OTA update today? I'm running NI2 and the new one looks to be NK2. Google doesn't return much in the way of results for something coming today/recently. There's not much on Verizon's site either: http://www.verizonwireless.com/dam/support/pdf/system_update/benefits-galaxy-s5-12-16-14.pdf All it lists is a VPN fix, SD card fix, and replacing ISIS with Softcard. It does not appear to be Lollipop
Hopefully flashing the kernel to NCG rooting and then returning to the current kernel still will work. I can download the files if someone can explain how to extract the kernel.
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Also just got the update on my Verizon GS5.
Appears to be a small update as the download and install did not take as long as other major updates.
Verizon still at 4.4.4
Unable to find any reference to the change log via a google search.
Anyone have a change log?
TL

Still amazes me after all these years how quick people are to install updates. I don't touch them with a ten foot pole till i find out 100% what's in them lol.

gnader said:
I got the update and applied it. Lost root (knew I would), but everything else seems fine.
I don't know how to extract the kernel though. Hopefully others take notice and help you or just provide the process and files for the masses.
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use terminal emulator or adb (just need root) - for system and kernel dump
Code:
su
dd if=dev/block/mmcblk0p15 of=/mnt/sdcard/boot.img
dd if=dev/block/mmcblk0p23 of=/mnt/sdcard/system.img

Seems to be a small and non-critical update. I'll probably skip on this and wait for lollipop.

Does it finally fix BT bugs?

radpp16 said:
Does it finally fix BT bugs?
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i never had a "BT" bug lol

elliwigy said:
i never had a "BT" bug lol
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Probably not as its not mentioned.
radpp16 said:
Does it finally fix BT bugs?
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I've had a few skips here and there, but occurances vary greatly depending on the app, BT device, and distance. 90%, though, is problem free.

I just updated lost root of course, used the towleroot/odin flash method and put the NI2 kernal back on, phone says I am still up to date with NK2, and finds no new updates. Not sure if this is actually the case, I am still new to all of this. But I do have root access back now so..

you would have to odin back to ncg kernal, root then odin nk2 kernel back once and if its available
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if u odin ni2 and still shows nk2 then it probably didnt work.. either way, you need to wait until someone puts out the kernal for nk2 or else u might as well stay on nk2 or just go back to ncg root install ss then flash rom of choice and then kernal of choice lol. im content where im at especially when theres no big changes at all

been waiting for this just for the SD card fix ever since the verizon tech's told me it was coming, hopefully they really did fix it.
Now the anxious waiting for it to get posted since I can't do OTA from Canada.

I will wait for it to be rootable, as I'm not willing to lose that.
That said, I've been waiting to be able to use OpenVPN over 4G/3G since I got the phone, so if this fixes the issue, it's definitely worth the update for me. I still can't believe it's taken them this long to fix the freaking issue...

BigBot96 said:
Probably not as its not mentioned.
I've had a few skips here and there, but occurances vary greatly depending on the app, BT device, and distance. 90%, though, is problem free.
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I have not lost any BT connection, and I am running NI2 4.4.4 and a Gear 2 Neo.
I too will also likely skip this until Lollipop, and then I will only upgrade to Lollipop if/when it is launched/rootable.

BeefJerky9 said:
I will wait for it to be rootable, as I'm not willing to lose that.
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It won't be rootable, as the past 2 updates haven't been rootable. As long as you can downgrade to NCG, that's your root method right there. You won't be able to root the new updates as they stand.

Chainfire's Super Su survival mode works great on new update.
Nevermind lost root

jodiejohn3177 said:
Sure its a paid add on but just click save root and update. Reboot update binaries and done
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Did you do that, and keep root on NK2?

Any rooted users out there want to pull me the OTA zip file from /cache folder once it's downloaded? I'll make you guys a flashable NK2 kernel so you can do the same method as before.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55347753&postcount=19
Sidenote: I would get it myself but I no longer have the device.

open1your1eyes0 said:
Sidenote: I would get it myself but I no longer have the device.
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Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

New OTA

Just woke up to another OTA and wondering if anyone has updated yet? not sure if its 5.1.1 or not.

Hard to tell since you don't say what you currently have. Could be the latest 5.02 or something else.

I got it too and installed it. I'm still on 5.0.2
From what I read it's just a small security update and to allow roaming in Puerto Rico. Nothing big

Phone info after the update:

It allows roaming in Puerto Rico and fixes reactivation lock and that's it really
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I would be careful updating if you have root as the kernel is dated June 17th.

Well I have OTA's blocked to prevent them. I don't see a reason to let this one install.

Official changelog from Verizon. Build number: VRU2AOF1.

Anyone know what they changed with RL? How does that affect you if you've had legit trouble turning the feature off?

How do I manually turn that off?
What app(s) do I freeze to turn off OTA? I'm using Titanium, and i just don't want to fudge it up.
I'm guessing System Updates 1.0? Is it just that, or am I missing it?

So I am rooted and I accidently hit it. I'm stuck on the Verizon red logo after boot..
Nevermind, force reset and phone booted up. The security update said it has been updated but I am still rooted.

nvertigo said:
So I am rooted and I accidently hit it. I'm stuck on the Verizon red logo after boot..
Nevermind, force reset and phone booted up. The security update said it has been updated but I am still rooted.
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Did you root with RL on? I had trouble with RL and am scared to root it now and even more so to take the update.

What a useless update, just give us 5.1.1 already Verizon.

nvertigo said:
So I am rooted and I accidently hit it. I'm stuck on the Verizon red logo after boot..
Nevermind, force reset and phone booted up. The security update said it has been updated but I am still rooted.
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odd considering it usually wouldnt work at all if youre rooted..
and of1 as it stands is most likely not able to be rooted
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segadennisis76 said:
What app(s) do I freeze to turn off OTA? I'm using Titanium, and i just don't want to fudge it up.
I'm guessing System Updates 1.0? Is it just that, or am I missing it?
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Either delete the following folders or freeze the apks with TB, I prefer to delete them. Removing the following apks will free you of OTAs and most of the annoying pop-ups.
SDM.apk system/app (OTA Updater)
SecurityLogAgent.apk system/app (Samsung Security Pop Up)
SPDClient.apk system/priv-app (Samsung Security Policy Update)

No way in hell am I updating my phone for that whack ass update.
I wonder if any of our ROM dev's will even debase.
I mean I guess the kernel / radio change may make it worth it but I will wait for 5.1.1.

musicfreak190 said:
No way in hell am I updating my phone for that whack ass update.
I wonder if any of our ROM dev's will even debase.
I mean I guess the kernel / radio change may make it worth it but I will wait for 5.1.1.
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Same here, I'm waiting for 5.1.X and a safe way to root it. I have no plans at all to update my ROM to the new update.

If you value root....
If you like having root DO NOT update to OF1. It looks like rollback is prevented in this update... Thanks Verizon!!

Lifetrip718 said:
Did you root with RL on? I had trouble with RL and am scared to root it now and even more so to take the update.
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??
Even though the instructions clearly say to turn OFF RL before rooting... but if you have OF1, you can't root it anyway, or at least not yet. PingPong method is no longer valid on that OTA and further.

Misterxtc said:
If you like having root DO NOT update to OF1. It looks like rollback is prevented in this update... Thanks Verizon!!
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Wow.. Preventing roll back? Closing up root vulnerabilities? This is more than just a security move. Honestly is some scumbag stuff going on here. I don't want to leave Verizon but they are making it hard. They spend all this time working on some stupid ass update meanwhile Spring GS6 just got 5.1.1..
If they spent less time worrying about users flashing older Stock images and Rooting and working on the latest software I would have nothing to say.
I really hope Ping Pong can Root this soon. Flashing backwards prevention will only prevent people who are already on OF1 obviously but I feel bad for them.

Latest update.

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?

zune70 said:
What rom are you on?
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There you go

jafferkhan said:
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.