hi guys. need some assistance. i currently have an arc s rooted, BL locked, no roms, currently .42. i had my PC companion updated and it suddenly showed me an update for .69. my question is, if i proceed with the update, will i lose root on my phone? if yes, can i still root my phone once its already on .69? won't i have any issue once the official ICS is out and i update it while im on .69 or .62 will be better? sorry for too many questions. just don't want to brick my phone by doing unnecessary updates. please advise. thanks!
You lose your root if you use pc companion to update.
If you update with OTA method root stays.
Muurahainen said:
You lose your root if you use pc companion to update.
If you update with OTA method root stays.
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thanks. how would i be able to get an OTA update? or if i update via PC companion with that .69 update, is there a root process for that update?
romzL said:
thanks. how would i be able to get an OTA update? or if i update via PC companion with that .69 update, is there a root process for that update?
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No root available for.62 or.69(this for Germany legal issues overgmail) unless you have UNlocked bootloader,if you have unlocked bootloader do not update over the air it will brick your phone.
If bootloader is locked then use flash tools to down grade to.42 then root then update over the air to.62/.69 which ever your device gives you this way you wont lose root.
Hope this helps
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zolaisugly said:
No root available for.62 or.69(this for Germany legal issues overgmail) unless you have UNlocked bootloader,if you have unlocked bootloader do not update over the air it will brick your phone.
If bootloader is locked then use flash tools to down grade to.42 then root then update over the air to.62/.69 which ever your device gives you this way you wont lose root.
Hope this helps
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yes BL is locked. seems like i won't be updating my Arc S to any of those firmware since there is no root yet. thanks for the help
romzL said:
yes BL is locked. seems like i won't be updating my Arc S to any of those firmware since there is no root yet. thanks for the help
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If bootloader is locked then you can update ota and you wont lose root,
From what I understand there is no big difference between .42 and .62/.69
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you could flash 42 root this, update over the air to 62, than flash only the baseband to 69 root will still!
zolaisugly said:
If bootloader is locked then you can update ota and you wont lose root,
From what I understand there is no big difference between .42 and .62/.69
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not much difference? from what i have heard, .62 did have some improvement on the GB FW.
romzL said:
not much difference? from what i have heard, .62 did have some improvement on the GB FW.
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If you want .62 then you can do OTA update like i said.
You will keep your root that way.
In my notifications there is a new system update that it wants me to download that I can't get rid of. I am rooted using the motochopper method and was wondering if I can accept this ota? Will it brick my phone? Will it unroot me? Not a big deal to me if it unroots, just need to know what will happen
I guess u wont be able to update since u have already rooted that makes a device custom only official device software firmware can be updated
U can give it a try
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You can update via the Kies software, but you'll need to re-root after
I just rooted my phone and i want to know will it affect OTA updates or will i get them normally as i used to before?
Also please tell me some good apps for rooted phones.
which kind of apps u want
thahim said:
I just rooted my phone and i want to know will it affect OTA updates or will i get them normally as i used to before?
Also please tell me some good apps for rooted phones.
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U dont gona receive/install OTA updates if u rooted ur phone. Only KIES updates :highfive:
Rooted Stock does get OTA updates
thahim said:
I just rooted my phone and i want to know will it affect OTA updates or will i get them normally as i used to before?
Also please tell me some good apps for rooted phones.
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Joku1981 said:
U dont gona receive/install OTA updates if u rooted ur phone. Only KIES updates :highfive:
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From my experience, if you root your phone, and do NOT flash a new rom, then you will receive OTA updates, but unless you enable OTA survival, you will lose root after an OTA upgrade.
If you want OTA updates, root the stock rom without installing a new rom.
Also can someone tell me if I install stock rom with odin,I will be able to receive updates?.Ive knox 0×1
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RISHI RAJ said:
Also can someone tell me if I install stock rom with odin,I will be able to receive updates?.Ive knox 0×1
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If the stock ROM u installed is the good for the firmware region (CSC) of ur phone, yes then
EDIT: Take a look ur CSC in Kies. (KOR) in the case of the pic I attached
jcreations4637 said:
From my experience, if you root your phone, and do NOT flash a new rom, then you will receive OTA updates, but unless you enable OTA survival, you will lose root after an OTA upgrade.
If you want OTA updates, root the stock rom without installing a new rom.
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If u root ur phone u will receive OTA updates, but u dont gona be able to install them (update.zip file) :highfive:
Joku1981 said:
If u root ur phone u will receive OTA updates, but u dont gona be able to install them (update.zip file) :highfive:
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I forgot about that....you do need the stock recovery. I have done an OTA on my S4 with root though... you just can't have a custom recovery.
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Joku1981 said:
If u root ur phone u will receive OTA updates, but u dont gona be able to install them (update.zip file) :highfive:
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Yes it's true
Ask4Android said:
Yes it's true
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Ota Updates are only factory to be able to install the 3e recovery rooted or non-rooted.
Just make sure your system status is official not custom , u can modify that through wanam xposed
And if you firmware is not the same original region , go to /efs/imei/mps_code.dat , and change it to the current firmware region
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smep said:
Just make sure your system status is official not custom , u can modify that through wanam xposed
And if you firmware is not the same original region , go to /efs/imei/mps_code.dat , and change it to the current firmware region
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If the recovery not official, the update process is missing!
halaszk88 said:
If the recovery not official, the update process is missing!
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Binary status can be change to official by TriangleAway
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smep said:
Binary status can be change to official by TriangleAway
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It isn't stock binary status that is needed, but the stock 3e recovery is. Custom recoveries do not have the ability to do an OTA upgrade.
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Hello,
I'm new here,
I want to root my phone SM-G530H using the following method http://forum.xda-developers.com/grand-prime/general/successfully-rooted-galaxy-grand-prime-t2935607
But Im afraid that I'll not be able to get OTA updates after rooting my phone. If I will not get OTA updates after rooting my phone using this method then tell me how can I root my phone and still get OTA updates after that. Pls help!
Does OTA update break root? Is there a downloadable update that I can flash?
Thanks
pipefitter said:
Does OTA update break root? Is there a downloadable update that I can flash?
Thanks
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u cant update if youre rooted lol so reverse youre question.. root breaks OTA
If you unroot you can take ota and reroot without any issues
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