OTA doesnt work on rooted device - ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey,
i have a rooted opo and want to update with OTA.
But it just gets me into the TWRP Recovery and doesnt proceed.
I have Version:
cynogen os
12.1..1- Y0G8DAS2K1
5.1.1
what would be the easiest version?

You can't ota with modified system and you need stock recovery, quickest way would be to backup, flash the latest cyan build, otherwise unroot, flash stock recovery and try ota again.

Where can i get the newest cyan? Searched a bit but i could only find a non flashable rom.
Full wipe is ok for me.

You can get the latest version here https://cyngn.com/support you have to flash it via fastboot then reinstall TWRP and also will have to install SuperSU for root again.

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[Q] Stock ROM on rooted device?

Is it possible to run stock rom with S-OFF, rooted device and CWR (with OTA available)?
bibihtc said:
Is it possible to run stock rom with S-OFF, rooted device and CWR (with OTA available)?
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Yes you can run stock rom with s-off and root access however I am not sure if OTA updates will still work. Even if they did work I would imagine you would lose root access once the OTA update has been applied.
So when I flash stock ruu.exe nothing happens with S-OFF neither root?
You will need the stock recovery to get OTA updates to install, they won't work with CWM
and with stock recovery I'll be able to create backups of installed roms? And how do I reinstall stock recovery?
thx
You can't backup with the stock recovery, no
Got it, thx.
And how do I install stock recovery?
Get it from an RUU, then flash it using fastboot commands
Android Recovery Manager
There is a much easier solution: Android Recovery Manager

What happens if you get OTA on a rooted phone?

I heard the phone gets unrooted with an OTA? So what happens to the apps that need root access? They stay there and start working fine when you root again or need to be reinstalled?
Do you lose data in the process when you install OTA update on a rooted phone?
if i remember correctly , it will not have OTA with rooted phone even with stock ROM.
by root , you must have change some system file , most case, flash CWM recovery and install superuser, which will effectively fail the OTA.
You will get the ota.
it will install perfectly normal if you still have stock recovery.
if you have custom recovery manually flash the update.zip Then flash su.zip. You're now stock rooted.
albundy2010 said:
You will get the ota.
it will install perfectly normal if you still have stock recovery.
if you have custom recovery manually flash the update.zip Then flash su.zip. You're now stock rooted.
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I have stock recovery and I do have some third party apps installed as system apps but I havent deleted any.
I'll think unless I am one of the first to get OTA I'll prolly be too impatient to wait for it anyways and flash through CWM. But will I lose data flashing through CWM? I have flashed stock roms through stock recovery when it was allowed in GB and never lost data but I wasnt rooted back then.
Gambler_3 said:
I heard the phone gets unrooted with an OTA? So what happens to the apps that need root access? They stay there and start working fine when you root again or need to be reinstalled?
Do you lose data in the process when you install OTA update on a rooted phone?
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Be patient, stay rooted, soon after the release I am sure there will be a stock rom that you can flash via CWM,
You won't loose data.
You can flash official updates through cwm no problem. In fact that was the only way to do it manually after 4.0.3. Stock recovery would not allow manually flashing the update zip. Would end up in a error 7.
So it was either wait for the update to be pushed to your phone or flash it manually with a custom recovery

If I'm rooted with TWRP recovery, can I install an OTA?

Just curious to what I need to do to my phone in order to get an OTA installed if I'm on stock rom, but rooted and TWRP recovery?

XT1562 upgrade to Marshmallow without losing data

Hello,
I have the Xt1562 Indian version running 5.1.1 - which I have rooted and also have TWRP as recovery.
The OTA upgrade gets downloaded but fails. I then reverted to stock recovery but still the OTA upgrade fails.
How can I upgrade to Marshmallow on this without losing my data or apps or contacts?
Thanks,
Padam
Ota fails since you're rooted. You can try TWRP flashable MM rom and dirty flash it without wiping /data
Ota is possible only if you are in stock firmware and stock recovery. Fast boot flash stock firmware and get ota or directly flash updated firmware. Githup has all stock firmware files.
Never use stock update via TWRP , you may brick your device.
During giving fast boot commands , skip fast boot erase user data will not wipe data , but while doing this I have some FC s. Otherwise backup all your files , apps data and flash firmware.

Mate 9 Pro, OTA after root & TWRP

What would be correct method to get OTA installed when current system is rooted and gave TWRP recovery? Rooted TWRP system still offers OTA updates but these can’t be installed coz update is not TWRP compatible.
Once I tried: Extracted stock recovery from update stock firmware, flashed recovery.img & recovery2.img with fastboot. Still I was not able to get update installed anymore. Ended up to install whole new firmware with FunkyHuawei.
Is there any way to update phone without losing all data and install everything again?

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