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Hello co-A510 users,
I've been lurking for quite a while and I repeatedly see questions about "how to get the JB bootloader?". Followed by the answer "Go back to stock ICS, then get the OTA.". Usually followed by the follow-up question "B-b-but... how?"
This post attempts to answer that follow-up question, for most folks, in the easiest way possible.
The Six Steps to Stock:
Step 1: Download the Stock Acer OS (rom zip)
- Go to http://www.acer.com.au/ac/en/AU/content/drivers
- Select Tablet >> Iconia A >> A510 in the product list
- On the new web portion that will appear, select the "O.S." tab, and download your appropriate build (mine is WW.GEN 1)
Step 2: Flash the OS (rom zip)
- Save the zip in your SD card
- Enter your custom recovery, and flash it
- After the successful flash, reboot your system
- CWM will ask you if you want to keep your custom recovery, say NO. Remember, you want to go back to stock. So let the zip do it's job
Step 3: Check your System Date and Time
- Once booted, make sure that your date and time (time zone included) is correct.
Step 4: Check for System Updates
- Go to Settings >> About Tablet >> System Update >> Check now
Step 5: Wait
- If a pop-up is saying that you're on the latest version, try again at a later time.
- If there's no pop-up saying you're on the latest version, wait. It's a 252MB JB rom downloading in the background.
Step 6: OTA Update
- Once the JB zip is downloaded, a pop-up will say "Install Later, More details, Install Now"
- Select Install Now
- After a few familiar windows, you will now be on the JB recovery, and the JB rom. Ready for the adventure ahead.
This is nice, but a little info regarding why installing JB bootloader would be nice (if I remember correctly one of the things is to reduce the screen flicker, but that's what I THINK), and also how to root and get back in custom ROM road
Oh, and also, is there a way to know what verion of tab we have if we're already on custom ROM?
Lusanagi said:
This is nice, but a little info regarding why installing JB bootloader would be nice (if I remember correctly one of the things is to reduce the screen flicker, but that's what I THINK), and also how to root and get back in custom ROM road
Oh, and also, is there a way to know what verion of tab we have if we're already on custom ROM?
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The main reason that you would want to have the JB bootloader, is to fix the audio stutter bug of the ICS bootloader.
(If you're on the ICS bootloader, play some music files, then turn your screen off. The CPU throttles down to the point of slowing down your music player.)
About how to root JB, I think it should deserve it's own thread. I simply follow the one here, it's pretty complete already (I rooted my stock JB just an hour ago):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35907925#post35907925
And yes, whatever ROM you are on, you almost always have the settings >> about phone menu.
what I meant was get the appropriate build (either WW.GEN 1 or AAP.AU2); I did enter About Phone, but wasn't able to find any of that data (obviously)
Lusanagi said:
what I meant was get the appropriate build (either WW.GEN 1 or AAP.AU2); I did enter About Phone, but wasn't able to find any of that data (obviously)
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Ah... good point. What I personally did was to restore my nandroid back-up from my stock image.
As an alternative, I would say flash NoThrills' optimized WW Gen1 rom. However, I do admit that it is something that I never tried as base. And it's a "do it at your own risk" thing.
Firmware version 1.073 A510 ICS
After flashing you will have stock firmware 1.73.00 WW GEN with closed bootloader.
Flash the fastboot mode (with unlock bootloader).
Run the restore.bat in the extracted archive folder.
After flashing tablet upgraded to firmware version AV051_A510_1.034.00_WW_GEN1 by OTA.
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Sorry for my english .. :cyclops:
salisbury_steak said:
Hello co-A510 users,
I've been lurking for quite a while and I repeatedly see questions about "how to get the JB bootloader?". Followed by the answer "Go back to stock ICS, then get the OTA.". Usually followed by the follow-up question "B-b-but... how?"
This post attempts to answer that follow-up question, for most folks, in the easiest way possible.
The Six Steps to Stock:
Step 1: Download the Stock Acer OS (rom zip)
- Go to http://www.acer.com.au/ac/en/AU/content/drivers
- Select Tablet >> Iconia A >> A510 in the product list
- On the new web portion that will appear, select the "O.S." tab, and download your appropriate build (mine is WW.GEN 1)
Step 2: Flash the OS (rom zip)
- Save the zip in your SD card
- Enter your custom recovery, and flash it
- After the successful flash, reboot your system
- CWM will ask you if you want to keep your custom recovery, say NO. Remember, you want to go back to stock. So let the zip do it's job
Step 3: Check your System Date and Time
- Once booted, make sure that your date and time (time zone included) is correct.
Step 4: Check for System Updates
- Go to Settings >> About Tablet >> System Update >> Check now
Step 5: Wait
- If a pop-up is saying that you're on the latest version, try again at a later time.
- If there's no pop-up saying you're on the latest version, wait. It's a 252MB JB rom downloading in the background.
Step 6: OTA Update
- Once the JB zip is downloaded, a pop-up will say "Install Later, More details, Install Now"
- Select Install Now
- After a few familiar windows, you will now be on the JB recovery, and the JB rom. Ready for the adventure ahead.
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Hi,
I'm keen to update my bootloader, and have been trying to get it done for a while now.
However, i got stuck while following your instructions... at the beginning already!
At that url you quoted, there are only UPDATE files. They won't work, tried already. Those need you to have stock rom.
Where can you get a real stock rom zip?
Thanks!
.A.
Sent from my LG-D802 using XDA Free mobile app
Hi.
I am trying to get stock jb Rom on my 511 (sorry, i know 510 is in the threat).
Cwm 6.0.4.5, jb bootloader, cm11 and rooted. Full wiped and formated.
Downloaded 4.0 from Acer, edited update.zip 1. line ond got cwm error 7 device probably encrypred.
Tried same with 4.1 from Acer and got cwm error too.
Dont know what to do now?
Could anyone provide help?
Update.............
Now i am on ics, but ota updates could not be downloaded because of unstable network. Flashing update.zip via sd ends in red android logo (tried editing 1st line) after 1/3 progress?
DAMN...
I must search a little bit under my old account (because I've forgotten sometimes the username
Pls gave a look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046832
Any idea how to solve this? http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j293/socalrailroader/IMG_20120430_012752.jpg
x4x3 said:
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Hi.
I am trying to get stock jb Rom on my 511 (sorry, i know 510 is in the threat).
Cwm 6.0.4.5, jb bootloader, cm11 and rooted. Full wiped and formated.
Downloaded 4.0 from Acer, edited update.zip 1. line ond got cwm error 7 device probably encrypred.
Tried same with 4.1 from Acer and got cwm error too.
Dont know what to do now?
Could anyone provide help?
Update.............
Now i am on ics, but ota updates could not be downloaded because of unstable network. Flashing update.zip via sd ends in red android logo (tried editing 1st line) after 1/3 progress?
DAMN...
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monacoo said:
Any idea how to solve this? http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j293/socalrailroader/IMG_20120430_012752.jpg
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Hi both of you, I know I am terribly late, but I have basically the same problem.
I wanted to go back to the latest stock version because I am selling the tablet.
Before I had all kinds of CM and then NoThrills and wanted to go completely stock.
I managed to get 4.0/ICS with all Stock options, but I couldn't find a way to upgrade to JB with any "official" method.
The standard OTA search says "Unstable network connection" and the SD card update.zip ends with the red triangle robot.
Personally the journey is at an end for me, since I don't care, it will stay on ICS.
Maybe one has to fiddle with the bootloader lock/unlock, but I am tired of it.
Sorry for not being helpful, just saying I have the exact same problem.
Hello,
I have purchased a Mi4c and it has what I am told is a ROM that has had malware/spyware placed on it. It is listed as version 77.00.44.00.
I have downloaded the latest Stable Chinese version of MiUi 7 from the mi site.
If I flash my 4c with this ROM from the PC Manager app will it erase everything and leave me with a clean phone?
I am confused as I read elsewhere that I would need the Fastboot version of the ROM to do that. I have been trying to download it but it is too slow and keeps freezing. Even with the putting of the "o" at the beginning of the link trick.
The phone came with a few apps installed on it I am concerned about:
kkbrowser - DCShare - Clean Master - Search - Magic Photo
I have disabled them but I really want to flash the device and get rid of everything but Stock MiUi 7.
Please, any help would be appreciated.
mishuno said:
Hello,
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Please don't cross post. I've answered your question in the other thread.
Finally, after more than a year searching, asking, try & error session, I compiled the safest method to get root and custom recovery for this phone.
As you know, there are very little support and resources out there for this model. Like the title said, I provide the resources within my knowledge and skills to help you.
I, myself debug this so you don't have to worry about making the same mistake I made. (What mistake you ask? Hmmm..)
This phone come with 2 variants. Mine is 1GB Ram but I'm sure this will work for any K10E70 as well.
Before you guys start all this, make sure you know what you doing. At least, prepare. Dig some more about the item I mentioned. Get to know what the "do" and "don't", because if you just ignore this, in between now to success, there a greater risk of your phone getting brick. Last but not least, do backup.
Okay, lets get started...
WHAT YOU NEED
#1 Courage (For trying something new..)
#2 Patient (Lot of it..)
#3 ROM (This ROM is built for China market, so there's no GAPPS since they had their own version of "Google". But don't worry, I got this covered..)
#4 Magisk - Systemless root
#5 TWRP custom recovery
#6 GAPPS (Optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Flashing ROM using stock recovery
- Place ROM in SD card root.
- Reboot to recovery. (Power button+Vol Up)
- Once you get in recovery, go to 'Apply Update from SD Card'.
- Find your ROM zip file, install.
- Wait till finish, reboot. (or it'll reboot itself, either one..)
- You have to understand that this ROM is meant for China market, so there's
a lot of Chinese bloatware. This is why you need root to remove all that.
2. Installing Magisk for root
- Install Magisk from provided link.
- Get boot.img from provided link.
- See, learn, and dig more here.
3. Flashing TWRP .img
- Get the TWRP .img from provided link.
- here how to flash and here to know what is actually TWRP .
Or
- You can download Flashify and flash from there. I can't guarantee the success but the possibility is there.
- Assumed you success, you'll find that the custom recovery is in Chinese (again..).
- Don't panic, I got this too. Changing the theme will also change the language.
- Get the Materialized-Dark.zip from provided link.
- Refer here how to change theme.
- Refer here to figure out the menu placing, which is which.
4. Flashing GAPPS (Optional)
- Get the GAPPS from provided link.
- Flash using your newly hot smoking TWRP
You can get all the necessary file HERE.
Million thanks and credits goes to topjohnwu for a magical Magisk, TeamWin for brilliantly TWRP, tasnim_tamim for TWRP Material theme and lastly for a some random Chinese guys and ladies who helping and providing me stock firmware. I hope there are more variety of support for this phone in the nearest future, such as custom rom, etc.
Have a nice day!
Great job, you are the man. Any help to root Lenovo K10a40 please, i think it's similar to your device and thanks in advance.
Sent from my Lenovo K10a40 using XDA-Developers Legacy app
walid77dz said:
Great job, you are the man. Any help to root Lenovo K10a40 please, i think it's similar to your device and thanks in advance.
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I think Magisk will do the trick, as long as you can pull out boot.img from your rom. Its worth a try. Good luck.
Any site has posted about the firmware/rom yet?
Can someone confirm this?
https://firmware.gem-flash.com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=9013
This is from 4pda forum.
https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=797076
morfyrd said:
Any site has posted about the firmware/rom yet?
Can someone confirm this?
https://firmware.gem-flash.com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=9013
This is from 4pda forum.
https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=797076
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You need to pay for that. Did you check my link?
carlosromulo said:
Somehow I got slow connections, so the ROM not available for temporary, but the others file is ready for download. I'll update the link if fully uploaded, won't take long.
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I read this, open the link, there is no ROM there. I need it badly.
Im sorry, my bad. Somehow I forgot to upload the rom. I'll get it done by Monday or Tuesday.
Need the rom too, my only have china and english languages...
Already upload the stock rom. Can check it out now. Apologize for the delay.
morfyrd said:
Any site has posted about the firmware/rom yet?
Can someone confirm this?
https://firmware.gem-flash.com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=9013
This is from 4pda forum.
https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=797076
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Rom already uploaded.
Does this work for K10 E40, or just E70 phones? Sounds like it's almost the same phone.
[EDIT] Just noticed that the k10e40 is the same as Lenovo C2 Power
carlosromulo said:
Finally, after more than a year searching, asking, try & error session, I compiled the safest method to get root and custom recovery for this phone.
As you know, there are very little support and resources out there for this model. Like the title said, I provide the resources within my knowledge and skills to help you.
I, myself debug this so you don't have to worry about making the same mistake I made. (What mistake you ask? Hmmm..)
This phone come with 2 variants. Mine is 1GB Ram but I'm sure this will work for any K10E70 as well.
Before you guys start all this, make sure you know what you doing. At least, prepare. Dig some more about the item I mentioned. Get to know what the "do" and "don't", because if you just ignore this, in between now to success, there a greater risk of your phone getting brick. Last but not least, do backup.
Okay, lets get started...
WHAT YOU NEED
#1 Courage (For trying something new..)
#2 Patient (Lot of it..)
#3 ROM (This ROM is built for China market, so there's no GAPPS since they had their own version of "Google". But don't worry, I got this covered..)
#4 Magisk - Systemless root
#5 TWRP custom recovery
#6 GAPPS (Optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Flashing ROM using stock recovery
- Place ROM in SD card root.
- Reboot to recovery. (Power button+Vol Up)
- Once you get in recovery, go to 'Apply Update from SD Card'.
- Find your ROM zip file, install.
- Wait till finish, reboot. (or it'll reboot itself, either one..)
- You have to understand that this ROM is meant for China market, so there's
a lot of Chinese bloatware. This is why you need root to remove all that.
2. Installing Magisk for root
- Install Magisk from provided link.
- Get boot.img from provided link.
- See, learn, and dig more here.
3. Flashing TWRP .img
- Get the TWRP .img from provided link.
- here how to flash and here to know what is actually TWRP .
Or
- You can download Flashify and flash from there. I can't guarantee the success but the possibility is there.
- Assumed you success, you'll find that the custom recovery is in Chinese (again..).
- Don't panic, I got this too. Changing the theme will also change the language.
- Get the Materialized-Dark.zip from provided link.
- Refer here how to change theme.
- Refer here to figure out the menu placing, which is which.
4. Flashing GAPPS (Optional)
- Get the GAPPS from provided link.
- Flash using your newly hot smoking TWRP
You can get all the necessary file HERE.
Million thanks and credits goes to topjohnwu for a magical Magisk, TeamWin for brilliantly TWRP, tasnim_tamim for TWRP Material theme and lastly for a some random Chinese guys and ladies who helping and providing me stock firmware. I hope there are more variety of support for this phone in the nearest future, such as custom rom, etc.
Have a nice day!
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Hello. My K10e70 got stuck at the logo and cannot boot. Any chance to get it working again?
Cannot find the original rom and stock recovery anywhere.
Please help.
B1ackromeo said:
Hello. My K10e70 got stuck at the logo and cannot boot. Any chance to get it working again?
Cannot find the original rom and stock recovery anywhere.
Please help.
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You can check my first post. Everything you need is in there. Did you even read it?
hi!
really great! works perfect!
but attention! the rom are only in chinese and filo-chinese-english. and totally lacks google service.
my best regards.
No consigo el firmware o archivo Scatter K10E70, alguien puede compartirlo, porfavor.
do not get the firmware or file Scatter K10E70, someone can share it, please
In order to keep this thread clean, please use this one to discuss about Development, Support or Software Updates.
HOW-TO Root, Install Custom Recovery (TWRP) and Restore Stock ROM guide: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NJcDBkLk8zMwyv2BTqRjn2NB_ZOWKjP1fRpSVr44Oxk
ROMs:
To avoid any possible issue, do not forget to backup your NVRAM so that you won't risk to lose your IMEI. How-to: http://www.anythingultimate.in/2015/11/how-to-backup-your-nvram-partition.html
Stock (Android 7.0)
- V15 20170829: https://mega.nz/#!UYUnnDYY!TggCeAmuzVc1ff_ERlFDaMBU5K7XI8C_xjJ8yYZ3tyo
DO NOT USE THE "Format All & Download" OPTION IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR IMEI! Choose "Firmware Upgrade" instead.
Previous Releases:
None yet.
Flash Tool
- Latest SP Flash Tool for Windows and Linux: https://mega.nz/#F!dYUm0TbB!SWeMLb5Wu1NbRzTPQ8-s_A
Recovery:
- TWRP 3.2.1 (V17 based) by @jemmini : https://mega.nz/#F!tFciTaCB!IJ1W1DxaUDdeNx2ue9wehQ
Root:
Rooting Methods (if you are on Stock ROM)
- SuperSU (flashable using TWRP): http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu
Extras (Root-Only):
Customization
- Xposed Framework (not available on Nougat yet): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
Useful Third-Party Apps:
Battery Life
- Amplify: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryansteckler.nlpunbounce&hl=en
- Greenify: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en
If you pull the notification bar down there is the settings icon. Hold the icon for a few seconds for it to spin and then pull down, it will go to settings and a new option will appear under Printing, System UI tuner. There you can hide icon from the top bar, like network because I wanted to hide the 4G icon (ugly icon ) but it also hides the network signal.. you can also display seconds in time and other options. Also you can enable Power notification control levels which will let you then set higher level of notification for certain apps like gmail, messages to get heads up notification which you can't by default.
Also I tested the latest pixel 2 launcher port from xda, the launcher works perfectly and it's better thank stock.
Cubot is supporting root? I mean, will they invalidate your Warranty if you root? If yes I will wait at end of Warranty
AndroidGamer02 said:
Cubot is supporting root? I mean, will they invalidate your Warranty if you root? If yes I will wait at end of Warranty
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Luckily on most Mediatek devices that do not require any bootloader unlock you can restore the device to factory conditions easily (via SP Flash Tool), so company's policy do not matter so much in this case
Alberto96 said:
Luckily on most Mediatek devices that do not require any bootloader unlock you can restore the device to factory conditions easily (via SP Flash Tool), so company's policy do not matter so much in this case
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Ok thanks
Anyone found a version of Google camera newer than 4.1.006.135988111 (arm) working on magic? All 4.1 versions have this bug that when you go back from viewing photos to camera the preview is rotated. Seems to have better quality and it doesn't lag in low light.
Do you think substratum could work on stock rom?
TWRP and root
do I see this right: the only way to root the Phone is by TWRP and SuperSU but there is no TWRP or CWM?
Maybe someone nice could provide us with a useable Recovery then ?
Thx in advance
I've tried making a custom recovery decompiling the stock recovery and copying the necessary files to a twrp of a similar device with the same CPU 6737 but I get black screen and after booting to os it replaces the recovery with the stock one, maybe someone with more knowledge can port it.. after that it's easy to flash SuperSU from custom recovery.. I've tried several ways to root device, no luck. Mtk Droid tools doesn't support this device.
For lagging camera, i've installed "Footej Camera" from play store and there is a option there "Stabilization" you can enable it if supported, after enabling it in low light it doesn't lag that much. So the problem is with the installed camera that it isn't optimized for our mobile.
Another interesting app that i found is "Button Mapper" that you can change the behavior of bottom hardware buttons like double tapping the Home button can turn the screen off. This can be implemented in the rom like a option in settings so you can turn the screen off without using the power button.
As a launcher i'm using the Pixel 2 launcher port from xda which is very smooth and nice works perfectly with cubot magic, it's way better than stock (i've said that before).
Any news on rom development for this device?
Just got yesterday an update, firmware CUBOT_MAGIC_7025C_V17_20171013: Fixes some bug and September patch
Hey all,
i was digging around google for a way to root the Magic and i stumbled onto these two pages:
https://www.android-hilfe.de/forum/cubot-allgemein.1879/cubot-magic-twrp-und-root.851081.html this one is in german
and this is in russian: https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=836450&st=120
both have details of a TWRP and root process for the Cubot Magic although they say touchscreen doesnt work but give an ADB sideload code to use..
Im having trouble downloading from either site, problem is i keep getting 404 errors..
Can anyone else download the TWRP files and maybe relink them here?
Cheers
EDIT: ive managed to download the TWRP file from the German site, i have attached it to this post. I will be testing it shortly and will post my findings
I accidentally dropped my phone, anyone know how much it cost glass replacement?
GalUnDrux said:
Hey all,
i was digging around google for a way to root the Magic and i stumbled onto these two pages:
https://www.android-hilfe.de/forum/cubot-allgemein.1879/cubot-magic-twrp-und-root.851081.html this one is in german
and this is in russian: https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=836450&st=120
both have details of a TWRP and root process for the Cubot Magic although they say touchscreen doesnt work but give an ADB sideload code to use..
Im having trouble downloading from either site, problem is i keep getting 404 errors..
Can anyone else download the TWRP files and maybe relink them here?
Cheers
EDIT: ive managed to download the TWRP file from the German site, i have attached it to this post. I will be testing it shortly and will post my findings
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Twrp_Magic_V17.zip
https://mega.nz/#!H5xgRBhL!XcDZ3t_-9n1oOIhUuSn10E72789uphOeMAkn5vF-Kmo
Correct TWRP 3.2.1 for Cubot Magic, firmware v17.
https://www.needrom.com/download/twrp-3-2-1/
AndroidGamer02 said:
I accidentally dropped my phone, anyone know how much it cost glass replacement?
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have you find out the price? same problem...
Sisqo said:
have you find out the price? same problem...
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21$, already send in Poland
Alberto96 said:
Recovery:
- TWRP: Not available yet.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75305462&postcount=15
TWRP added to the first post.
Try to do a readback but it doesn't work.
No idea what the problem is, if someone has a minute to take a look.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/cubot-magic-t3765516
Hello all,
I am in need of some help please.
I have 18.1220.2109.126 installed presently. I have the EU version/WW version of this phone.
I want to upgrade to the latest firmware but I have an unlocked boot loader and root.
Can someone please provide me with the links for the firmware and an upgrade path from this firmware if i cant go direct?
Thanks
Valen.
as I've wrote a couple times before....
you could've just googled how to manually ota update asus phones. they works more less the same:
1. download the update pkg to the phone.
2. move it to the root of the storage (i.e. the first page you open when you tap internal storage in fm.
3. charge your device to at least 60% and up.
4. reboot the phone.
5. after a while it should give a popup saying update found, tap on it and start local ota.
some notes:
if you want to keep magisk then DONT reboot after ota finished. go to magisk manager and select install to inactive slot. then you can reboot.
This only works for updates not downgrade. if you flashed 31.xxxxx (A12) then you cant go back to 18.xxxx (A11), it won't give you the prompt.
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yurishouse said:
as I've wrote a couple times before....
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I am having some trouble navigating this thread. its a mess of stuff.... Other phones have sectioned areas for exactly what i need.
THank you for replying to me. I have begun doing this and am updating as we speak. Sorry i made you repeat yourself.
np
Hi,
It would be awesome if getting to one build.prop from pro
And is Armoury Crate version in pro 5.50.0.49_220124 ? 124MB ?
In: system / priv-app / ROGGameCenter
Plz
Thank you
good afternoon i also have this version 18.1220.2109.126 is there a latest version other than this? because i have an warning saying my installed firmware does not match the device origin