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4.4.2 KitKat Update is Live!!

I just saw on the EVGA forum that 4.4.2 is live, and I'm currently waiting for it to download and install... SQUEEE!!

I see I'm not the first to notice this, hehe... didn't see everyone else's posts buried in other threads... oh well, it's such a momentous occasion that it deserved its own thread

No OTA Notification??
I haven't got anything, that sucks. I unrooted just to get it.

is anyone able to pull the update before rebooting?
Edit: i just found this on the EVGA forums from an employee.
"Important Update:
The new Tegra Note 7 OTA is being temporarily halted due to a bug found while upgrading from 4.2. We expect it to be resolved shortly. "

jon7701 said:
is anyone able to pull the update before rebooting?
Edit: i just found this on the EVGA forums from an employee.
"Important Update:
The new Tegra Note 7 OTA is being temporarily halted due to a bug found while upgrading from 4.2. We expect it to be resolved shortly. "
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I have the ota pulled and am working on updating the super tool.
also you can get any of my new files from HERE
Rootjunkysdl.com

Tomsgt said:
I have the ota pulled and am working on updating the super tool.
also you can get any of my new files from HERE
Rootjunkysdl.com
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Soo, how do we flash this? Put it in internal sd card and flash??

You need to have stock recovery installed and it needs to prompt you to update. Or go to about tablet and check for updates
sent from my Galaxy Note 3 running HyperDrive.

Tomsgt said:
I have the ota pulled and am working on updating the super tool.
also you can get any of my new files from HERE
Rootjunkysdl.com
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Was there no bootloader update?

Have to look at that. But doesn't look like it according to the ota.
sent from my Galaxy Note 3 running HyperDrive.

Tomsgt said:
You need to have stock recovery installed and it needs to prompt you to update. Or go to about tablet and check for updates
sent from my Galaxy Note 3 running HyperDrive.
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Aw, so I can't copy it directly and flash it?

Nope stock recovery doesn't have a interface to work with. So that is no way to flash it even in stock. Must be prompted.
sent from my Galaxy Note 3 running HyperDrive.

Tomsgt said:
Nope stock recovery doesn't have a interface to work with. So that is no way to flash it even in stock. Must be prompted.
sent from my Galaxy Note 3 running HyperDrive.
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So what do I do exactly to make it prompt me?

You can wait another hour or so and I will have the super restore tool up and running and you can flash kitkat with it.
sent from my Galaxy Note 3 running HyperDrive.

Tomsgt said:
You can wait another hour or so and I will have the super restore tool up and running and you can flash kitkat with it.
sent from my Galaxy Note 3 running HyperDrive.
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Awww, okay lol I'll wait. Thanks for clearing it up for me. :3
UPDATE recovery does have a interface, I got to the android with a "!" point and did power+volume up and it took me to the menu lol

Yeah I just got mine into recovery also lol
sent from my Galaxy Note 3 running HyperDrive.

Tomsgt said:
Yeah I just got mine into recovery also lol
sent from my Galaxy Note 3 running HyperDrive.
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Huh? E: signature verification failed Installation aborted

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Tomsgt said:
Yeah I just got mine into recovery also lol
sent from my Galaxy Note 3 running HyperDrive.
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You may have altered yours.... the one I
downloaded this morning and the file called
"tegra_note_7_-_ota2_android_4.4.2_update__4.4.2.zip" and is bigger then yours, It also contains blob,boot.img and file_contexts
Great job on version 2 of the super tool :victory:

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I don't believe it! Bravo Nvidia!

A very good news, indeed.

FYI, after update and initial reboot, my device was extremely unresponsive. Rebooted it a second time and it was fine. Perhaps this is the bug they are talking about...

23.4.A.1.264 rolling out, stagefright fixed :)

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paffo said:
If you are already on 5.1.1 its enough to overwrite libs from rom .264
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64216224&postcount=160
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Only Italy is available. Is there English option for this firmware?

palmpre3 said:
Only Italy is available. Is there English option for this firmware?
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yes all firmwares have the english language you wont find any difference.

jefffisher said:
yes all firmwares have the english language you wont find any difference.
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Thanks for the info.
I have been using US customized firmware without any issue with Hangouts dialer. But after I flashed to Nordic's latest, it stop working with error msg 'phone calling not available temp something...'. So I wonder some countries' firmware might have impact on that...

Update now available here in Austria.
Do u guys think I can simply OTA Update my rooted 256 fw? The Update is only 19.8 mb in size.

Dixxhead said:
Update now available here in Austria.
Do u guys think I can simply OTA Update my rooted 256 fw? The Update is only 19.8 mb in size.
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You can but will lose root. :good:

chris5s said:
You can but will lose root. :good:
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Thanks for the Feedback! Figures I lost it anyways (and the Recovery with it) even though I made and flashed a pre-rooted firmware from recovery as always. Whatever happened there. Gonna have to roll back to KK tonight, get Recovery up and running and then finally retry flashing the a newly created pre-rooted FW from my FTF file.
Really quite annoyed at this right now. Could have just OTA`d and the result would have been the same. Hopefully no big Security holes for some time. Not big on wasting several hours, just to get my phone running the way I want it to run.

Dixxhead said:
Thanks for the Feedback! Figures I lost it anyways (and the Recovery with it) even though I made and flashed a pre-rooted firmware from recovery as always. Whatever happened there. Gonna have to roll back to KK tonight, get Recovery up and running and then finally retry flashing the a newly created pre-rooted FW from my FTF file.
Really quite annoyed at this right now. Could have just OTA`d and the result would have been the same. Hopefully no big Security holes for some time. Not big on wasting several hours, just to get my phone running the way I want it to run.
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did you use CWM or TWRP to flash?

jefffisher said:
did you use CWM or TWRP to flash?
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I think I used CWM, now that u mention it. Philztouch thing. So better to use TWRP?

Dixxhead said:
I think I used CWM, now that u mention it. Philztouch thing. So better to use TWRP?
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yeah try using TWRP next time i had no issues and the only difference i could think of is the method used to flash.

jefffisher said:
yeah try using TWRP next time i had no issues and the only difference i could think of is the method used to flash.
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TWRP did the trick. Rocking a dual recovery, rooted fresh install of .264 now.

What if i update via PCC? Will i loose root?

AMDFenics said:
What if i update via PCC? Will i loose root?
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yes

So the flash must be with twrp only right ?

If you are already on 5.1.1 its enough to overwrite libs from rom .264
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64216224&postcount=160

paffo said:
If you are already on 5.1.1 its enough to overwrite libs from rom .264
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64216224&postcount=160
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Thnx, added it.

.264 error power off
after upgraded to .264, my phone was down, cannot power on. any one faced this problem

So I ran the OTA and after it installed, all the apps that I had moved to the SD card were no longer on my homescreens, and I cannot even search for them in the Google Now launcher app. They are still in the app drawer but I have to manually scroll down and find them. I can't just type in their name?? Anyone else have this issue? I am totally stock, no root or anything.

I had something similar. With all apps on the sd card initially being unavailable. After maybe 5 minutes the phone rebooted itself and now all apps appear to have been restored to where they were prior to the update and are once more able to be used

vdefender said:
So I ran the OTA and after it installed, all the apps that I had moved to the SD card were no longer on my homescreens, and I cannot even search for them in the Google Now launcher app. They are still in the app drawer but I have to manually scroll down and find them. I can't just type in their name?? Anyone else have this issue? I am totally stock, no root or anything.
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Since the update, i have the same problem ... In conclusion my micro sd card is dead ... Impossible to format and i can't delete files ...

251mb Software Update N30PVPU1APH9

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Just checked, I got it too.
I guess I'll go ahead and install it.

me too updated.

Wifi Calling \m/

If u do have the updated file please pm me or upload it some where so we can compare the different within @freeza userdebug PH3 and maybe we can added it manually and then still have root.
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ted77usa said:
If u do have the updated file please pm me or upload it some where so we can compare the different within @freeza userdebug PH3 and maybe we can added it manually and then still have root.
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Can you copy the download out of the phone without root?
Are you able to download the update with root?

fgr said:
Can you copy the download out of the phone without root?
Are you able to download the update with root?
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Not sure how u get that update.zip copy without root tho?[emoji22], with root I'm not able to download since i disabled software update.apk . Did u check your download folder to see if update.zip file in there?
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ted77usa said:
Did u check your download folder to see if update.zip file in there?
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Oh ya, I always pull the updates before flashing, but usually my phones are rooted minutes after I receive them.
I need my Gear to work and it didn't with the current root... bummer...

Which is the previous version? N930PVPU1APGC?

finalluis said:
Which is the previous version? N930PVPU1APGC?
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For me, yes
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Does this affect/patch the root method we have for the Sprint Note 7?

Even if you update, you should be able to Odin back to the root file...as you can odin back to the original official tar. The update only adds wifi calling and some smaller fixes.

I have the update, have not installed it. I am not rooted, so don't know how to pull it off for others. But will be glad to if someone tells me how on my unrooted phone, if possible.

kbboykin said:
I have the update, have not installed it. I am not rooted, so don't know how to pull it off for others. But will be glad to if someone tells me how on my unrooted phone, if possible.
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So it allowed you do download the update while you were rooted?
Out of curiosity, where on the phone was the download stored?
Oops, just read more carefully, you don't know where it is. I have pulled them before, but don't remember where. It's not the obvious places like "Download". I think it was in a cache folder. Use a root explorer and look around in the system folder.

Right , I don't know where it is

fgr said:
So it allowed you do download the update while you were rooted?
Out of curiosity, where on the phone was the download stored?
Oops, just read more carefully, you don't know where it is. I have pulled them before, but don't remember where. It's not the obvious places like "Download". I think it was in a cache folder. Use a root explorer and look around in the system folder.
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I'm not rooted.

I'm not rooted, i downloaded it bit didnt install.
I used root explorer and searched "update" no update file was found.
Does anyone have a suggested keyword i should use to search?
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autogeek said:
Does anyone have a suggested keyword i should use to search?
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You could try ota or fota
I'm pretty sure it is downloaded to the system folder somewhere (cache maybe?). Without root, you'll never get to it.

I figured as much but it seemed like people were interested having non rooted people look.
It's odd cause this is the first non rooted phone I've ever had. I'm holding out to see if we get the boot loader unlocked and custom roms. If not I'm going to skip root this time around.
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autogeek said:
It's odd cause this is the first non rooted phone I've ever had. I'm holding out to see if we get the boot loader unlocked and custom roms. If not I'm going to skip root this time around.
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I'm in the same boat. I need my Gear S to work and it doesn't with the rooted rom we have now.
I'm surprisingly happy with it unrooted. I did buy Adguard, because I can't stand ads. Other than that, all good. If my plan didn't include HotSpot, it might be a different story.

New PH4 OTA arriving 9/21. 447 meg in size,

New PH4 OTA arriving 9/21. 447 meg in size. September Security Update. Still waiting for a change log to be posted.
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Cheers, no clue what could be in this one other then monthly security patch

Downloading now, will report back if its Android 8.0 Oatmeal

With a size of 477 it's probably just a security update, but my phone is running nice and smooth after the update. Probably just a placebo effect.
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Lmao this guy frank has his hopes up way to high
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Invisibility said:
Lmao this guy frank has his hopes up way to high
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Yea man, I'm an update addict. I check for updates multiple times a day. These damn security patches are always a let down.

frankx85 said:
Yea man, I'm an update addict. I check for updates multiple times a day. These damn security patches are always a let down.
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Not sure my phone can live though an update to Nougat. It took 6 months before Google fixed the random reboots on MM (PG1 was the first really stable ROM). PH1 runs fine, just keep the security updates coming a while longer.

Can anyone confirm, that this update doesn't mess up the wifi tethering mod.
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The hotspot mod still works

Did an OTA download for this and was wondering am I good to install it, even though I'm rooted and running some Xposed mods? I'll do a back up and see what happens.. But was wondering if I should bother?
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AndyB588 said:
Did an OTA download for this and was wondering am I good to install it, even though I'm rooted and running some Xposed mods? I'll do a back up and see what happens.. But was wondering if I should bother?
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No. You have to be on the official unrooted and completely unmodified stock rom with stock recovery for it to work.

Can someone upload this?

Where did you get hotspot mod from? I didn't find any PG1 hotspot mod. I am running PG1 stock debloated rom by saintz.

I still have hotspot mod from before marshmallow 6.0 update ##data# with msl code. After marshmallow the fields to edit are now greyed out. Mine is still intact on stock rom.
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Anyone knows where is the downloaded OTA update file? It's not in the cache folder.

shadowcliffs said:
Anyone knows where is the downloaded OTA update file? It's not in the cache folder.
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I'm not official right now to check. But when I last downloaded an ota, I think it's in /data/fota folder.
If you find it, can you upload it, please?

The battery life on this particular update is horrible. PG1 was the best update till date by Samsung on Marshmallow.
For guys on PG1, my suggestion would be not to update to PH4.
Also, PG1 has the best signal reception & voice quality.

pg4 so far so good. HOW DO I ROOT? help appreciated.

piggynuts said:
pg4 so far so good. HOW DO I ROOT? help appreciated.
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Install TWRP, flash superSU zip, done!

robinhood1808 said:
The battery life on this particular update is horrible. PG1 was the best update till date by Samsung on Marshmallow.
For guys on PG1, my suggestion would be not to update to PH4.
Also, PG1 has the best signal reception & voice quality.
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Hmmm.. For me PH4 seems about the same as PG1. No problems here. Still getting the usual 16 hours runtime / 4 hours screen time.

[Discussion] OTAs on Rooted Huawei/Honor phones- Confirmed

Saw many post from new users and senior members as well and most of the time there are lot of confusion on the OTA part, especially for the rooted phone. Few says it gets (I am one of them) and few says it doesn’t as rooting capabilities modifies the system boot.img and also we have unlocked bootloader so device wont get the OTAs. I have been using the Huawei/Honor phones for 2 years now and have been getting all the OTAs on rooted phone and confirmed the same many time but still there are lot of confusion and users thinks they wont get OTA on rooted phone.
Just confirming here that you will receive OTAs on rooted phone without any issues. This is 2nd update on my phone since rooted in past 2 months.
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To show the update received
Note- I am not using any firmware finder or other things for this as I dont trust on FF as it messed my Honor 5C in February and I given up on it.
Instructions-
If you are rooted but then rolled back to stock recovery, just download the OTA and update.
If you are rooted with TWRP recovery, flash the stock recovery first and then download the OTA to update. (TWRP wont be able to update OTA)

My phone is with modified boot.img by magisk. It was just updated to B388 sucessfully without swithing back to stock boot.

freemannhp said:
My phone is with modified boot.img by magisk. It was just updated to B388 sucessfully without swithing back to stock boot.
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People here have various mixed impression of this. So...
:good:

=shashank1320;73866397]People here have various mixed impression of this. So...
:good:
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@shashank1320 from where did you get those signal bars on your honor 6x?
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talvigi said:
shashank1320 said:
People here have various mixed impression of this. So...
:good:[/QUOTE @shashank1320 from where did you get those signal bars on your honor 6x?
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It may be on my upcoming theme brother:good:
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shashank1320 said:
talvigi said:
It may be on my upcoming theme brother:good:
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I will definitely install that, BTW, I'm still waiting for my problems to be solved.
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I will definitely install that, BTW, I'm still waiting for my problems to be solved.
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Yeah man thinking of that only. That shouod have solved your issue.
May be i will look for roll back package
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will ota require stock recovery to be install again
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arshilhonor6x said:
will ota require stock recovery to be install again
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Yes it will need stock recovery

If I go back to stock recovery what happens to all my apps and settings that need root?
What's the best way to backup, flash stock, update then restore?
PS I'm coming from a iPhone.
Thanks,
Chris

chriskob said:
If I go back to stock recovery what happens to all my apps and settings that need root?
What's the best way to backup, flash stock, update then restore?
PS I'm coming from a iPhone.
Thanks,
Chris
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It will remain intact. No data loss. Well Chris, i can confirm on the OTA part but you never know the unforeseen consequences. I mean can run into trouble sometimes as Huawei/Honor phones are prone to brick in seconds. I would say to not update in such scenarios.