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This thread is for owners of the Google Play Edition Galaxy S4 GT-I9505G to discuss OTA updates. It is NOT for discussion of how to convert an I9500/I9505/whatever variant to a Google Edition (which cannot be done anyway), discussions on how to get the GPE ROM onto other variants, or discussions on the various GPE-based custom ROMs for other variants. There are countless threads on XDA about these topics and that would be a more appropriate forum for discussing them. Thank you.
Hi Everyone,
As I do with many Nexus devices, I intend to maintain a thread here with links to all the stock OTA updates for the Galaxy S4 GT-I9505G (Google Play Edition). Each time there is an OTA update, its direct link on Google's servers will be posted here for reference and posterity. I also mirror these files at http://www.randomphantasmagoria.com/firmware/galaxy-s4/jgedlteue.
Any questions about flashing these OTA updates can be discussed and answered here as well.
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Current firmware (jgedlteue): Android 5.1, Build LMY47O
LMY47O.S008.151001 from LMY47O.S008 - https://android.googleapis.com/pack...I9505G_XAR_UDOH2_to_UDOJ1_Update_FWD_USER.zip
LMY47O.S008 from LRX21P - https://android.googleapis.com/pack...I9505G_XAR_UDNL3_to_UDOH2_Update_FWD_USER.zip
LRX21P from KTU84P - http://android.clients.google.com/p...USER_I9505G_XAR_UCNF3_to_UDNL3_Update_FWD.zip
KTU84P from KTU84L - http://android.clients.google.com/p...I9505G_XAR_UCNE3_to_UCNF3_Update_FWD_USER.zip
KTU84L from KOT49H - http://android.clients.google.com/p...USER_I9505G_XAR_UCML4_to_UCNE3_Update_FWD.zip
KOT49H from KRT16S - http://android.clients.google.com/p...a023.SS-I9505GUEUCMKG-to-UCML4_Update_FWD.zip
KRT16S from JWR66Y - http://android.clients.google.com/p...SS-I9505GUEUBMH5-to-UCMKG_Update_FWD_user.zip
JWR66Y from JWR66V - http://android.clients.google.com/p...59a9.SS-I9505GUEUBMH1-to-UBMH5_Update_FWD.zip
JWR66V from JDQ39 - http://android.clients.google.com/p...7a83.SS-I9505GUEUAMFD-to-UBMH1_Update_FWD.zip
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What about GT-I9500
.::Alien::. said:
What about GT-I9500
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I don't keep track of Touchwiz updates. I only track Google Experience stuff like Nexus devices and these Google Play Edition phones.
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Do you guys think that JLS36G is coming?
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Do you guys think that JLS36G is coming?
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No. JLS36(X) is a device-specific branch for the Nexus 7 2013 LTE variant. JSS15(X) is device-specific to the Nexus 7 2013 WiFi-only variant. All other Nexus devices and the Google Play Edition phones are remaining with the main branch, which is JWR66(X). They did this until the N7 2013 code gets a bit more stable, as not to destabilize the other device trees.
I imagine we'll see all devices unified into a single tree starting with the KitKat launch.
So JLS36G will only be coming to the N7 LTE just like JSS15R only came to the N7 WiFi.
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this doesnt work with i9505 right ?
kewinhochendorff95 said:
this doesnt work with i9505 right ?
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No, these OTAs will only work on a real I9505G phone. If you want to run the Google Experience ROM on an I9505, you can, but it's all custom ROMs. There's no way to do a 100% conversion of an I9505 to an I9505G.
I was wondering if Google is ever gonna render stock images available from their website just like any other Nexus device...
UlixesTNT said:
I was wondering if Google is ever gonna render stock images available from their website just like any other Nexus device...
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That would be up to Samsung, not Google.
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Well, I don't understand why... I mean, it's being sold to let the user have a "Google experience", which would involve him/her doing whatever they want with the device, be it formatting, flashing something and then wanting to go back to stock (like on the Nexus)
Why didn't Google take over Samsung since it's their OS?
Frankly I'm starting to think I did a big mistake to switch from my Galaxy Nexus to the I9505G...
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Well, I don't understand why... I mean, it's being sold to let the user have a "Google experience", which would involve him/her doing whatever they want with the device, be it formatting, flashing something and then wanting to go back to stock (like on the Nexus)
Why didn't Google take over Samsung since it's their OS?
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Because the Google Play Editions aren't Nexus devices. The software on these phones come from Samsung. Google provides the actual ROM, but Samsung builds the kernels and, ultimately, is the one who release the updates. These phones have no support in AOSP at all. If these were Nexus devices or even got updates directly from Google, then yes, they would probably provide images. Since that isn't the case, I think our best hope is for SamMobile to provide ODIN-flashable firmware.
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Actually I thought that since they are sold on the Play Store, images would be provided. That's the only way to make sure that if you make a mistake you can always go back to original and be sure that the original is actually "the original" without anything added or removed.
I really have started to think I've made a gigantic mistake buying this phone...
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Actually I thought that since they are sold on the Play Store, images would be provided. That's the only way to make sure that if you make a mistake you can always go back to original and be sure that the original is actually "the original" without anything added or removed.
I really have started to think I've made a gigantic mistake buying this phone...
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Make a nandroid backup of everything. That's the same thing. Just make sure you don't overwrite stock recovery before you do. Do fastboot boot customrecovery.img (to make sure it doesn't overwrite stock), then do a nandroid backup. There you go. You've got a stock image to fall back on.
Back in the days of the Nexus One and Nexus S, we didn't have factory images either. We had to rely on nandroid backups and people who made flashable ROMs out of system dumps. The Nexus S has factory images now, but they didn't show up until around Ice Cream Sandwich. So for most of that phone's lifecycle, we were out of luck.
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Make a nandroid backup of everything. That's the same thing. Just make sure you don't overwrite stock recovery before you do. Do fastboot boot customrecovery.img (to make sure it doesn't overwrite stock), then do a nandroid backup. There you go. You've got a stock image to fall back on.
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I've done it already, but still, I think it isn't as "clean" as it could be... Further, when I update to a successive release what happens? I should make another nanadroid, right? But this time it'd be unclean since the apps are already installed... (Am I right?)
Further does the CWM nanadroid backup EVERYTHING? Or does it miss some partitions (for example, I cannot see a file named "radio" out of the CWM nanadroid) etc?
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Back in the days of the Nexus One and Nexus S, we didn't have factory images either. We had to rely on nandroid backups and people who made flashable ROMs out of system dumps. The Nexus S has factory images now, but they didn't show up until around Ice Cream Sandwich. So for most of that phone's lifecycle, we were out of luck.
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Wow, that's a long time... They put them when no one needed those images anymore...
How could I make a system dump without altering the phone, and how could I make it flashable?
In order to have clean (without applications, just as if were factory reset) images via system dump, would I have to format everything or there's a workarount?
Many thanks!
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I've done it already, but still, I think it isn't as "clean" as it could be... Further, when I update to a successive release what happens? I should make another nanadroid, right? But this time it'd be unclean since the apps are already installed... (Am I right?)
Further does the CWM nanadroid backup EVERYTHING? Or does it miss some partitions (for example, I cannot see a file named "radio" out of the CWM nanadroid) etc?
Wow, that's a long time... They put them when no one needed those images anymore...
How could I make a system dump without altering the phone, and how could I make it flashable?
In order to have clean (without applications, just as if were factory reset) images via system dump, would I have to format everything or there's a workarount?
Many thanks!
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I made a perfectly clean nandroid backup from my device because mine is stock and unrooted, completely untouched. I have the bootloader, radio, system, boot and recovery. I'll see about throwing it together as a flashable zip for everyone.
Did you use CWM? What Android version?
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Did you use CWM? What Android version?
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I used CWM and it's the latest one, JWR66Y/4.3. I won't be providing a Nandroid, though. I'll make an actual ZIP that you should be able to flash in CWM or any other custom recovery
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What should i download
JWR66V or JWR66Y
The source code for a bugfix build (KRT16S) is being pushed to
kitkat-release and will be tagged as android-4.4_r1.2. This release
is for Android 4.4 KitKat available for Nexus 7
(deb/flo/grouper/tilapia), Nexus 4, and Nexus 10.
Additionally, proprietary binaries and factory images will be made
available shortly.
Proprietary binaries: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers
Factory images: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-building/o70T70DOals
Wondering what are the changes. Hope we see some of those rumored audio/camera improvements.
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So how does this help our N5? I am sure when they fix the camera and audio it will be a specific N5 update.
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So how does this help our N5?
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Doesn't list N5 there but nevertheless its a new Android version and will be the new base for AOSP-based custom ROMs.
Is it for N5?
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They mentioned an audio fix somewhere, but haven't heard anything about a camera fix.
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Wondering what are the changes.
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Flashing now on my N7 grouper, 1.4MB update
performance & stability improvement, also bugfixes
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They mentioned an audio fix somewhere, but haven't heard anything about a camera fix.
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No audio fix. As confirmed by Android Central
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Just installed it myself on my Nexus 7 (2013). Nothing hugely noticeable. On the first boot, my wallpaper was messed up, so I reset it, and it's been fine since.
Other things to note is that it restores the stock recovery and you will lose root.
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Just installed it myself on my Nexus 7 (2013). Nothing hugely noticeable. On the first boot, my wallpaper was messed up, so I reset it, and it's been fine since.
Other things to note is that it restores the stock recovery and you will lose root.
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did you get it root again?
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did you get it root again?
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Yep. I used WugFresh's Nexus Toolkit. Because it hasn't been updated for KRT16S yet, it will prompt you to download the boot.img for KRT16O.
I then clicked Advanced, set Boot/Flash Image to Flash (Permanent) then clicked Recovery. It then flashed TWRP to the device, from which I flashed the 1.69 SuperSU zip. I haven't bothered to reflash the KRT16S boot.img yet, but I'm downloading as we speak.
Hi guys,
I recently purchased the Google Nexus 5. I had it rooted and a custom ROM installed for like $35 by oneclickroot. However, I ordered a tempered glass screen protector for it and when I peeled off the plastic they use for shipping the phone the phone had tiny little chips in the screen. Therefore, I contacted Google for a replacement. I now have the replacement and I would like to backup the stock image, apps, settings, etc. Then, root the phone, and install a custom ROM and gapps. When trying to return my damaged Nexus 5 to stock for sending it back I stumbled on the Nexus Root Toolkit which I used to flash the stock image back, and lock the bootloader again. Therefore, I will be using the Nexus Root Toolkit for the actual rooting process. Could you guys tell me what I would need to backup my stock ROM? Will using the backup button in the Nexus Root Toolkit backup my ROM, apps, and settings? If I was using a custom ROM and was rooted and restored the backup would it unroot my phone and put it all the way back to stock? I would like to flash Cyanogen Mod again. I have downloaded the hammerhead nightly build of Cyano Mod. Could someone tell where to get the proper apps version? I am confused on the whole gapps thing. For gapps is there one specific one I should be using for my phone, or will I need a different gapps version depending on the custom ROM?
Thanks,
Rocky
Don't know,I don't use tools kits. But I'd make a nandroid in a custom recovery then copy pics, music,etc to my pc. Don't backup your efs in the nandroid though
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Don't use the toolkit. rooting is simple enough anyway and it really benefits you to know what you're doing.
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rootSU said:
Don't use the toolkit. rooting is simple enough anyway and it really benefits you to know what you're doing.
See signature.
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Thanks for your help fellas. Can someone tell me how the gapps stuff works? Will I always use the same one or will I need a different one depending on the ROM I flash?
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Thanks for your help fellas. Can someone tell me how the gapps stuff works? Will I always use the same one or will I need a different one depending on the ROM I flash?
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Lets just talk about a basic AOSP / CM rom. As long as you have the latest gapps package for the version of android you are on, you're fine. You'd use the same one whether you're on AOSP, CM, Samsung Galaxy S5, HTC One M8 etc etc,,, as long as its the version for Android 4.4.2
Some ROMs such as Paranoid Andrid and SlimKat may have their own gapps packages. The norml gapps will work, but the special ones for slimkat my have more features for that rom built in,
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Thanks for your help fellas. Can someone tell me how the gapps stuff works? Will I always use the same one or will I need a different one depending on the ROM I flash?
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Gapps will always be the same if the rom requires gapps. There are a few different gapps packages out there which contain everything from a minimum, banks comes to mind, to a full gapps package. But they are not rom specific
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Gapps will always be the same if the rom requires gapps. There are a few different gapps packages out there which contain everything from a minimum, banks comes to mind, to a full gapps package. But they are not rom specific
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Thanks again fellas. I am looking up gapps now. I have 4.4.2 on my phone now. I have found a few different version and newer and older releases of gapps. For example goo.im gapps has this one gapps-kk-20140105-signed.zip and on the paranoid android website it has this one as the latest one pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140531-signed.zip. So if I want to install anything other than Paranoid Android I could use the first gapps I linked too and if I want to use Paranoid Android I should use the second I linked too from there page? I am almost positive when oneclickroot flashed my phone they used the first one but they flashed Carbon. Can I make nandroid backups without rooting? I want to make a backup that will take me completely back to stock for warranty purposes in case I ever have to return the phone like I did my first one. Therefore, if root is needed that won't work because it would be backing up the rooted stock.
You paid $35 for a custom rom? I've got some magic beans you can have for £100
You can use paranoid android gapps on any ROM. There is nothing specific. Read the gapps thread here on xda to find out which package includes which apps
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You paid $35 for a custom rom? I've got some magic beans you can have for £100
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I didn't pay $35 for a custom ROM. I paid $35 for my phone to be rooted and a custom ROM to be installed.
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I didn't pay $35 for a custom ROM. I paid $35 for my phone to be rooted and a custom ROM to be installed.
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Why?
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Now there's a gig I need to get into
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Pirateghost said:
Why?
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Because I really didn't have the time at the time to readup on how to do it myself.
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Because I really didn't have the time at the time to readup on how to do it myself.
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If that's so, then you shouldn't be a root user. Stick with stock.
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If that's so, then you shouldn't be a root user. Stick with stock.
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Yeah its a lesson learned. I had actually rooted my moms ZTE Merit a while back but I though things would of changed by now. I just didn't want to mess up the phone and there was things I didn't know at the time I paid for the rooting. However, I went through the steps to root my new phone yesterday and it was successful and I also got CyanogenMod successfully installed with gapps. I can't believe how damn easy it was. Makes me wish I had my $35 back! Oh well lesson learned I guess.
If I want to return the custom ROM back to a fresh state like you can do with the stock ROM can I just use the backup/reset feature and do a factory reset? I did that yesterday and the phone seams to be okay.
Yes
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Yeah its a lesson learned. I had actually rooted my moms ZTE Merit a while back but I though things would of changed by now. I just didn't want to mess up the phone and there was things I didn't know at the time I paid for the rooting. However, I went through the steps to root my new phone yesterday and it was successful and I also got CyanogenMod successfully installed with gapps. I can't believe how damn easy it was. Makes me wish I had my $35 back! Oh well lesson learned I guess.
If I want to return the custom ROM back to a fresh state like you can do with the stock ROM can I just use the backup/reset feature and do a factory reset? I did that yesterday and the phone seams to be okay.
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A factory reset doesn't touch the system partition, it only erases the data partition, so any changes made to the system (i.e. root) will persist after a factory reset.
I recently upgraded to the Nexus 5 two weeks ago, before this I was using a nexus 4.
When I first set up the custom ROM on the N5 (I don't think I bothered setting up the stock Lollipop, this may be a cause), the only options shown at the Restore page was from my Nexus 4 on the google servers.
The problem is, even after 2 weeks, setting up a new ROM only shows the Nexus 4, it looks like the Nexus 5 isn't backing up to the google servers (WiFi passwords and user dictionary etc), what's wrong?
My theory is that the backup only worked on the stock Lollipop ROM because if I remember clearly, when i stopped using stock on the N4, the backups never updated.
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I recently upgraded to the Nexus 5 two weeks ago, before this I was using a nexus 4.
When I first set up the custom ROM on the N5 (I don't think I bothered setting up the stock Lollipop, this may be a cause), the only options shown at the Restore page was from my Nexus 4 on the google servers.
The problem is, even after 2 weeks, setting up a new ROM only shows the Nexus 4, it looks like the Nexus 5 isn't backing up to the google servers (WiFi passwords and user dictionary etc), what's wrong?
My theory is that the backup only worked on the stock Lollipop ROM because if I remember clearly, when i stopped using stock on the N4, the backups never updated.
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Could be the gapps package you flashed with the ROM. Try a newer or different one.
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Could be the gapps package you flashed with the ROM. Try a newer or different one.
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Yeah thanks! Thought of that just before you replied haha. Will report back.
RedGoblinz said:
Yeah thanks! Thought of that just before you replied haha. Will report back.
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Any news? because I have the same issue :/
Tanged said:
Any news? because I have the same issue :/
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Flashed pa gapps, still no backup (I check by going google dashboard)
Mentioned in pa gapps thread, someone said it wasn't a gapps issue so, I'm not sure. Looks like BaNks has an issue with this too.
I was trying to downgrade my Pixel back to Oreo because of mostly app incompatibility (I should've taken that into account before I upgraded it, my bad) but everytime I tried to flash back to Oreo, I'm unable to do it because of the locked bootloader, I've been using recovery mode and adb sideload to try it, but I had a feeling it wouldn't work, can anyone recommend me any solutions to downgrade?
Edit: Well, I realized after looking for some answers on reddit, that I'm basically screwed for a while until DP2 comes out, so I'm still just hoping I can downgrade it but I might as well start accepting my fate.
+1. App compatibility in P makes my phone almost unusable, which is 100% my fault. Take note Verizon users. The changes in P aren't worth half your apps, including Google apps, not working.
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I've had no problems. Only one app hasn't worked so far.
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I've had no problems. Only one app hasn't worked so far.
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Gmail? Google?
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Jazznax said:
Gmail? Google?
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They both work. Try a factory reset
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Gmail? Google?
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Sounds like your gapps broke, factory reset
It did take me a factory reset to fix my problems, but data for games and such are gone as a result. The apps that wouldn't work for me are apps like Amazon Prime Video, Youtube, and xda feeds.
So is it worth upgrading my Verizon XL to P or should I stay on Oreo? If so, is there a thread describing how to do this?
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So is it worth upgrading my Verizon XL to P or should I stay on Oreo? If so, is there a thread describing how to do this?
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If your bootloader isn't unlocked stay on oreo. Android P is still in beta and there are potential problems to occur and if your bootloader isn't unlocked you will be stuck in the beta from what I've heard