How to Update a Stock B130 up to B160? - Huawei Ascend XT Questions & Answers

I just purchased a new one and it is stuck on the first B130 build out of the box. I would like to root and flash the debloated version after rooting. Should I root and then flash "The Bare Naked Rom" by cisA? Does anyone know if there is way to update this thing or will i have to do all of the updates manually B140,B150,B160? Any input would be great, I looked through the forums and didn't see anyone mention how to update from full stock, if its already been posted, and I didn't see it then I and apologize.

divhandyman said:
I just purchased a new one and it is stuck on the first B130 build out of the box. I would like to root and flash the debloated version after rooting. Should I root and then flash "The Bare Naked Rom" by cisA? Does anyone know if there is way to update this thing or will i have to do all of the updates manually B140,B150,B160? Any input would be great, I looked through the forums and didn't see anyone mention how to update from full stock, if its already been posted, and I didn't see it then I and apologize.
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Here you go my friend >> https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70997363&postcount=2
Rooting the phone is simple ..you unlock the bootloader flash TWRP and install SuperSU
theirs another guide for that too

You could also OTA update if you have an AT&T or AT&T MVNO active SIM, then unlock the bootloader, root it, flash a ROM, whatever after OTA to B160. If you don't have access to the appropriate SIM, then clsA update method is your only option.
divhandyman said:
I just purchased a new one and it is stuck on the first B130 build out of the box. I would like to root and flash the debloated version after rooting. Should I root and then flash "The Bare Naked Rom" by cisA? Does anyone know if there is way to update this thing or will i have to do all of the updates manually B140,B150,B160? Any input would be great, I looked through the forums and didn't see anyone mention how to update from full stock, if its already been posted, and I didn't see it then I and apologize.
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divineBliss said:
You could also OTA update if you have an AT&T or AT&T MVNO active SIM, then unlock the bootloader, root it, flash a ROM, whatever after OTA to B160. If you don't have access to the appropriate SIM, then clsA update method is your only option.
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Im using Cricket, but no go.

Was your bootloader unlocked when you tried to check for updates? How many days have you tried to check for updates? I was able to OTA update before I rooted using an active TracFone AT&T SIM. Does it say "already up to date" when try to OTA update?
Since I've rooted, I've been using the clsA guide to go from B140 to B150, then B150 to B160.
divhandyman said:
Im using Cricket, but no go.
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divineBliss said:
Was your bootloader unlocked when you tried to check for updates? How many days have you tried to check for updates? I was able to OTA update before I rooted using an active TracFone AT&T SIM. Does it say "already up to date" when try to OTA update?
Since I've rooted, I've been using the clsA guide to go from B140 to B150, then B150 to B160.
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Yes it says already up to date when trying to update. I haven't even unlocked the bootloader yet it all stock.

I don't know how many days you tried to check for updates. Sometimes it takes a few days and it only lets you check once every 24 hours, so you can roll the clock forward a day a couple of times and try that if you didn't already check for several days. Since Cricket is an AT&T MVNO, I would expect the OTA update to work. How long have you had the phone activated on Cricket?
divhandyman said:
Yes it says already up to date when trying to update. I haven't even unlocked the bootloader yet it all stock.
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Cricket did not work for me too for OTA update. I have tried for 4-5 days. The Sim has been active for months on cricket. I am in stock b130, no root, no boooader unlock How many days did you try on TracFone before you got the update?
Also, if get at&t sim, how do I capture the OTA update I get from b130 to b160? Can someone please share the steps?
divineBliss said:
I don't know how many days you tried to check for updates. Sometimes it takes a few days and it only lets you check once every 24 hours, so you can roll the clock forward a day a couple of times and try that if you didn't already check for several days. Since Cricket is an AT&T MVNO, I would expect the OTA update to work. How long have you had the phone activated on Cricket?
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I think it was within 2-3 days that I was able to update with my TracFone AT&T SIM. The OTA file that is downloaded is logged in the phone log, so you have to start an adb logcat command before you check for updates so you can capture the URL of the OTA file being downloaded.
The file is saved in the /cache partition, which you can't access without root, so you have to download the OTA file with a web browser after you change the web browser id string if you want a copy of the OTA files.
Sounds like it will be easier for you guys to just follow clsA update method linked in post 2 if OTA is not working with your existing SIM.
jilebi said:
Cricket did not work for me too for OTA update. I have tried for 4-5 days. The Sim has been active for months on cricket. I am in stock b130, no root, no boooader unlock How many days did you try on TracFone before you got the update?
Also, if get at&t sim, how do I capture the OTA update I get from b130 to b160? Can someone please share the steps?
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Thanks! Is the OTA URL that one finds in the ADB logcat only usable one-time? If not, can one person capture it and then others on the forum download it ? BTW what browser id does it need to be changed to?
Also, for going from b130 to b160, will there be 3 OTA URLs for 3 update files or one update file for directly going from b130 to b160?
divineBliss said:
I think it was within 2-3 days that I was able to update with my TracFone AT&T SIM. The OTA file that is downloaded is logged in the phone log, so you have to start an adb logcat command before you check for updates so you can capture the URL of the OTA file being downloaded.
The file is saved in the /cache partition, which you can't access without root, so you have to download the OTA file with a web browser after you change the web browser id string if you want a copy of the OTA files.
Sounds like it will be easier for you guys to just follow clsA update method linked in post 2 if OTA is not working with your existing SIM.
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divineBliss said:
I don't know how many days you tried to check for updates. Sometimes it takes a few days and it only lets you check once every 24 hours, so you can roll the clock forward a day a couple of times and try that if you didn't already check for several days. Since Cricket is an AT&T MVNO, I would expect the OTA update to work. How long have you had the phone activated on Cricket?
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I have tried everyday for five days now. I will rooting later this week anyway so I can get rid of all that bloatware.

divineBliss said:
I don't know how many days you tried to check for updates. Sometimes it takes a few days and it only lets you check once every 24 hours, so you can roll the clock forward a day a couple of times and try that if you didn't already check for several days. Since Cricket is an AT&T MVNO, I would expect the OTA update to work. How long have you had the phone activated on Cricket?
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we have 3 of these phones in our house all activated on cricket since november. I hold the only one that isnt completely stock and none of them have been offered an update. It always comes back as up to date so all three are running B130.

Good to have another Cricket data point on this issue. I'm confused as to why the XT won't OTA update with a Cricket AT&T SIM but does update with a TracFone AT&T SIM . I assumed any activated AT&T MVNO SIM would permit the OTA to work on the GoPhone XT. WiFi has to be on an the phone should be in range of an AT&T tower.
jarrettsuydam said:
we have 3 of these phones in our house all activated on cricket since november. I hold the only one that isnt completely stock and none of them have been offered an update. It always comes back as up to date so all three are running B130.
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The link can be used for mutliple downloads and the browser string information is somewhere in this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/huawei-ascend-xt-h1611-t3507933/
I'm guessing that there would be three OTAs to get from B130 to b160, so three files. clsA thread has everything you need to update manually since since your SIM won't let you OTA. If you can borrow an AT&T SIM from someone, that should work too .
jilebi said:
Thanks! Is the OTA URL that one finds in the ADB logcat only usable one-time? If not, can one person capture it and then others on the forum download it ? BTW what browser id does it need to be changed to?
Also, for going from b130 to b160, will there be 3 OTA URLs for 3 update files or one update file for directly going from b130 to b160?
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[Q] Note3 Unable to get Three 4G OTA update even after unrooting - Advice needed pls

I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005 (International unlocked) and I have rooted it, and via Odin I have installed Android 4.4.2 (KitKat - it is the version from Poland since it has not been released for the UK yet). Everything is working pretty smoothly but Three has started sending out OTA updates which are needed in order to be able to receive 4G and I can not get the update because my phone has been rooted. To get around this problem this is what I have tried so far:
1: Contacted Three and asked them if they can give me the update in ANY other way, such as text, new SIM etc Three refused and said it is only available OTA.
2: Unrooted my phone by flashing my phone with the Kitkat ROM from Sam firmware taking it back to stock, but then when I search for updates, it says that my device has been modified. I know that SD cards can cause this problem so I removed the SD and rebooted but it was the same.
3: Did a factory reset, cleared partition/Dalvik cache etc then installed 4.4.2 - still says that my device has been modified so no update!
Is it possible that tripping my Knox counter (yes it has/don't care) can prevent OTA updates? I would have thought this unlikely?
Is it possible that Samsung is detecting that the version of Android that I am using, although official has not been released for this country?
Does anyone know where I can get the Three 4G OTA to install it manually? Would it be a case of flashing it with ODIN or is it a zip file?
Thanks in advance for any help on this one.
ericritou said:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005 (International unlocked) and I have rooted it, and via Odin I have installed Android 4.4.2 (KitKat - it is the version from Poland since it has not been released for the UK yet). Everything is working pretty smoothly but Three has started sending out OTA updates which are needed in order to be able to receive 4G and I can not get the update because my phone has been rooted. To get around this problem this is what I have tried so far:
1: Contacted Three and asked them if they can give me the update in ANY other way, such as text, new SIM etc Three refused and said it is only available OTA.
2: Unrooted my phone by flashing my phone with the Kitkat ROM from Sam firmware taking it back to stock, but then when I search for updates, it says that my device has been modified. I know that SD cards can cause this problem so I removed the SD and rebooted but it was the same.
3: Did a factory reset, cleared partition/Dalvik cache etc then installed 4.4.2 - still says that my device has been modified so no update!
Is it possible that tripping my Knox counter (yes it has/don't care) can prevent OTA updates? I would have thought this unlikely?
Is it possible that Samsung is detecting that the version of Android that I am using, although official has not been released for this country?
Does anyone know where I can get the Three 4G OTA to install it manually? Would it be a case of flashing it with ODIN or is it a zip file?
Thanks in advance for any help on this one.
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You won't need the OTA update as the XEO (Poland) firmware has 4G/LTE compatibility on it. You have to wait for Three to roll out your 4G properly, up until now unless you're in London it's only in test phase.
Poland 4G
Many thanks for that info. Will it work OK here though? Is it for same frequencies etc?
I am in London and they have started rolling it out to ordinary members of the public, people online have been saying that they have got it so it may reach me soon.
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You won't need the OTA update as the XEO (Poland) firmware has 4G/LTE compatibility on it. You have to wait for Three to roll out your 4G properly, up until now unless you're in London it's only in test phase.
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Three 4G OTA update - Any ideas anyone?
I have been in touch with three and they tell me that apart from enabling 4G in the phone settings and having the latest software etc I do still need to receive a specific OTA update from three, in order for their 4G to work, so I guess my initial questions still stand.Any ideas anyone?
ericritou said:
Many thanks for that info. Will it work OK here though? Is it for same frequencies etc?
I am in London and they have started rolling it out to ordinary members of the public, people online have been saying that they have got it so it may reach me soon.
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Hi, I am in a very similar situation. I too have a GN3 9005, also on threeUK network. I bought the phone from amazon.co.uk, so I dont have any three stuff on it. I am also rooted and flashed the leaked firmware and so far so good. I am also a bit worried that we might not get the 4G update if we are rooted. I am also waiting for the official firmware for UK model on samfirmware, hopefully if you flash that you should be on the correct track to receive the update.
Can I ask which file did you use to go back to stock? And did you boot into the official samsung recovery and did a factory reset/wipe cache ??
Maybe the solution to your question.
Let us know what happens.
Note 3 Three 4G Update OTA
Thanks for the post. I am trying some things now including your suggestion and I will let you know what happened once I finish.
I bought somebody's unwanted upgrade on O2. I then unlocked it and am now using my 3 PAYG sim.
Currently my network settings don't show 4G as an option either.
Does anybody know if I'll get the 3 OTA update, even though the phone is running an O2 stock 4.3 unrooted ROM?
since your device is rooted , why not just change csc version to your country
On the Polish XEO firmware (custom ROMs also) - I get 4G without any updates on Three and O2... my device status is custom and I've not had an OTA update since the day I bought my phone in Oct and It has been wiped and reset many times since.. So not sure why you cannot get it.
OK I think I have gotten to the bottom of this now
Right here goes:
1. Flashed clean Android 4.4.2 Kitkat official Polish ROM from SamFirmware. Tested OTA Update=Your device has been modified.
2. Rooted via CF Root and then downloaded Chainfire Triangle away (the latest version supports Note 3) then run it to reset flash counter. Please note that I did not reset Knox counter only the flash counter. Tested OTA Update=Your device has been modified.
3.Booted into recovery mode - did a wipe of cache partition, Tested OTA Update=Your device has been modified.
4. Booted back into recovery mode and did a factory reset, Tested OTA Update=SUCCESS! "You have the latest updates" message.
So...nothing to do with Polish ROM, everything to do with Flash counter on 0 and a factory reset using the default recovery.
So I hope this helps you all if you are in a similar position, however for me the main reason for me to be rooted is to have Nandroid backups via clockwork mod. Within 5 mins of the above I had re installed clockwork mod again and then used it to restore my phone exactly the way it was just before I started. The fact that there was no OTA means that I am going to just wait and see if my phone picks up 4G on its own since in network settings I have the option of LTE listed. If not then I now know exactly what I need to to to get the update but if I have to do it I will have to set up my phone again from scratch and I really cant be bothered so I am going to put it off for now.
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since your device is rooted , why not just change csc version to your country
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ericritou said:
The fact that there was no OTA means that I am going to just wait and see if my phone picks up 4G on its own since in network settings I have the option of LTE listed.
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if it is listed then there is no problem , just make sure your provider activated 4G in your account/phone number
Three 4G OTA Update on rooted phone
Spoke to Three looking for 4G update info and established that although an update from three is required for 4G, it is not an OTA update, it is via text message, so everyone with a rooted phone does not need to worry as long as 4G or LTE is selectable in the phone menu.
Lastly the text update is slowly being sent to all three customers with a 4G compatible phone between now and the end of March, so everyone should have it before April.
Cheers.
Medical HRH said:
I bought somebody's unwanted upgrade on O2. I then unlocked it and am now using my 3 PAYG sim.
Currently my network settings don't show 4G as an option either.
Does anybody know if I'll get the 3 OTA update, even though the phone is running an O2 stock 4.3 unrooted ROM?
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ericritou said:
Spoke to Three looking for 4G update info and established that although an update from three is required for 4G, it is not an OTA update, it is via text message, so everyone with a rooted phone does not need to worry as long as 4G or LTE is selectable in the phone menu.
Lastly the text update is slowly being sent to all three customers with a 4G compatible phone between now and the end of March, so everyone should have it before April.
Cheers.
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So pretty much APN settings sent via text, same way carriers provide MMS settings updates then.
Hi. Thanks for the info. My problem is that LTE/4G is not appearing in my network options or indeed anywhere else.
Will I still get the text message?
ericritou said:
Spoke to Three looking for 4G update info and established that although an update from three is required for 4G, it is not an OTA update, it is via text message, so everyone with a rooted phone does not need to worry as long as 4G or LTE is selectable in the phone menu.
Lastly the text update is slowly being sent to all three customers with a 4G compatible phone between now and the end of March, so everyone should have it before April.
Cheers.
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Medical HRH said:
Hi. Thanks for the info. My problem is that LTE/4G is not appearing in my network options or indeed anywhere else.
Will I still get the text message?
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Yeah you'll get it.
Three 4G
In order to get 4G from three you must have 4G or LTE selectable in your phone settings plus the other text from three for settings.
The first one is via OTA update.
If you are rooted you may get it depending on how much your system has changed.
Personally I could not getget OTAs so I downloaded Android Kitkat 4.4.2 from Sammobile which also comes with LTE support. It worked for me.
Medical HRH said:
Hi. Thanks for the info. My problem is that LTE/4G is not appearing in my network options or indeed anywhere else.
Will I still get the text message?
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I'm on three as well and I did not get a text, I just got two OTA upgrades that enabled the "LTE" option in my network settings.
Got a sniff of 4G today while in central london N7 postcode.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Nightmare. I really don't want to root this phone. I've rooted every other phone I've had, pretty much as soon I've bought it and although the custom ROMs I've used have been pretty good, there's always been something that has not worked quite well enough with the odd bug here and there. The stock 4.3 ROM seems to be perfect at the moment - no bugs and decent battery life. Hence my reluctance to root and flash anything else.
Surely there must be a way to get the OTA without rooting?
The only reason I bought this phone was for the 4G. I'm beginning to regret it. Other than the LTE support, I honestly haven't seen any serious differences to justify upgrading to the Note 3 from the Note 2, which is an amazing phone. I'm wondering if I might just cut my losses and sell the Note 3, if I can't use the 4G.
ericritou said:
In order to get 4G from three you must have 4G or LTE selectable in your phone settings plus the other text from three for settings.
The first one is via OTA update.
If you are rooted you may get it depending on how much your system has changed.
Personally I could not getget OTAs so I downloaded Android Kitkat 4.4.2 from Sammobile which also comes with LTE support. It worked for me.
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Just to clarify - my Note 3 is from O2, sim unlocked and using a 3 sim.
What about yours?
pac-mannan said:
I'm on three as well and I did not get a text, I just got two OTA upgrades that enabled the "LTE" option in my network settings.
Got a sniff of 4G today while in central london N7 postcode.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Three 4G
Mine is bought off the shelf no contract unlocked...
Medical HRH said:
Nightmare. I really don't want to root this phone. I've rooted every other phone I've had, pretty much as soon I've bought it and although the custom ROMs I've used have been pretty good, there's always been something that has not worked quite well enough with the odd bug here and there. The stock 4.3 ROM seems to be perfect at the moment - no bugs and decent battery life. Hence my reluctance to root and flash anything else.
Surely there must be a way to get the OTA without rooting?
The only reason I bought this phone was for the 4G. I'm beginning to regret it. Other than the LTE support, I honestly haven't seen any serious differences to justify upgrading to the Note 3 from the Note 2, which is an amazing phone. I'm wondering if I might just cut my losses and sell the Note 3, if I can't use the 4G.
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Just to clarify - my Note 3 is from O2, sim unlocked and using a 3 sim.
What about yours?
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I bought mine from Three network and then had it unlocked from three.
Still using the three sim.
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Marshmallow update rollout with unlocked bootloader

Hi all,
Hopefully I am asking in the right place here - it is my first question regarding the Moto X Style.
I got my phone at the end of last week. I decided to unlock the bootloader right from the off as it requires a full wipe. I see that people are seeing the Marshmallow update rolling out in Europe. My question is two fold really.
Firstly, should I receive the OTA update with an unlocked bootloader? Based on what I have read, it looks to me like I should get the update.
Secondly, what "decides" if the update is available to a given phone? When I check for a software update I get the message that the phone is up to date. I'm happy to wait a while but I am also curious how the update rolls out.
Just for extra info, the phone reports as an "XT1572" and the system version says "23.21.18.clark_reteu.reteu.en.EU reteu"
Thanks for any pointers
Just sideload the zip from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=64248551
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Just sideload the zip from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=64248551
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Thanks for that, I had seen and I will use the sideload method if I don't see the OTA update soon.
My curiosity is more about the mechanics of the OTA method and why my phone does not see an update when I tell it to go and check vs others already seeing it.
user7743 said:
Thanks for that, I had seen and I will use the sideload method if I don't see the OTA update soon.
My curiosity is more about the mechanics of the OTA method and why my phone does not see an update when I tell it to go and check vs others already seeing it.
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My device is a retfr and didn't receive the update while other users had it, so I just sideloaded it. The update seems to be universal for all eu devices.
user7743 said:
Thanks for that, I had seen and I will use the sideload method if I don't see the OTA update soon.
My curiosity is more about the mechanics of the OTA method and why my phone does not see an update when I tell it to go and check vs others already seeing it.
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Usually the rollouts are sent on batches and not all at once. I'm not sure if the criteria they use.

G935U Nougat

Hi All,
I'm a little confused as to where us U firmware users stand with Nougat. I've seen differing reports of what the known plan is with this. I believe some are saying we're waiting for Verizon to release it to the 935u, otherwise I'm reading that we're on a quarterly update schedule and won't be seeing anything until April.
I bought my 935V from VZW and flashed over to unrooted U firmware - actually by using the normal flash method and then doing a firmware restore from verizon's utility to get full unroot. Not exactly a typical method, but it gave me peace of mind knowing everything is completely stock U.
Everything is running great so I'm not in urgent need of an update for any reason, but would like to see some new features.
Lemme know if anyone has any clues here as for what to expect. Thanks in advance!
Not exactly sure what you mean by going full "unroot".. unless you ment, you wanted the U firmware for a smoother "root" can you please clarify bubby?
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Action123 said:
Hi All,
I'm a little confused as to where us U firmware users stand with Nougat. I've seen differing reports of what the known plan is with this. I believe some are saying we're waiting for Verizon to release it to the 935u, otherwise I'm reading that we're on a quarterly update schedule and won't be seeing anything until April.
I bought my 935V from VZW and flashed over to unrooted U firmware - actually by using the normal flash method and then doing a firmware restore from verizon's utility to get full unroot. Not exactly a typical method, but it gave me peace of mind knowing everything is completely stock U.
Everything is running great so I'm not in urgent need of an update for any reason, but would like to see some new features.
Lemme know if anyone has any clues here as for what to expect. Thanks in advance!
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But anyway, lol. You are correct of the U FW being released somewhere around April. Verizon isn't responsible for U firmware, Samsung is.. I'm actually surprised Verizon released before U
vsn4 said:
Not exactly sure what you mean by going full "unroot".. unless you ment, you wanted the U firmware for a smoother "root" can you please clarify bubby?
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But anyway, lol. You are correct of the U FW being released somewhere around April. Verizon isn't responsible for U firmware, Samsung is.. I'm actually surprised Verizon released before U
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Good to know. Thanks.
I had to root in order to flash U FW, but the root process we have for GS7 is really process heavy and battery draining. I wanted an unrooted version of the U firmware with no bullsh*t and good battery life so I unrooted and restored using the software tool.
Action123 said:
Good to know. Thanks.
I had to root in order to flash U FW, but the root process we have for GS7 is really process heavy and battery draining. I wanted an unrooted version of the U firmware with no bullsh*t and good battery life so I unrooted and restored using the software tool.
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Ah Gotcha, sorry I misunderstood the op. Maybe give the T or V carrier FW a spin till U gets released? I haven't upgraded yet but am tempted. Been using stang 5.0 rom and been pretty impressed. I'd say I would recommend it even with the faults of the eng boot.
I also believe I seen a "no root no bull**** playstore Nougat rom" by jkruse, or something to that effect. If that's something your into
Lots of cry babies over in the Samsung forums. I can see why everyone is so upset but Samsung never promised faster updates for unlocked variants over carrier models. I'm content waiting at least until April for the nougat release of the 935u. Screw Verizon bloat. It's not worth putting up with it for Nougat.
There are some articles with Samsung's new commitment for monthly security updates on unlocked devices. This should mean that the 935U will get Nougat this month with March security update.
junear said:
There are some articles with Samsung's new commitment for monthly security updates on unlocked devices. This could mean that the 935U will get Nougat this month with March security update.
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Fixed.
Expect nothing. Never get disappointed.
Magnus_CA said:
Lots of cry babies over in the Samsung forums. I can see why everyone is so upset but Samsung never promised faster updates for unlocked variants over carrier models. I'm content waiting at least until April for the nougat release of the 935u. Screw Verizon bloat. It's not worth putting up with it for Nougat.
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Well, sorta agree with you. I'm patiently waiting for the U update to 7.0, but in the mean time I'm running the Verizon update on a backup device. I can't really enjoy 6.0.1's UI after having Grace UX.
G935U Nougat (G935UUEU4BQD2) is now available!
check samfirm and sammobile for downloads of firmware G935UUEU4BQD2 (7.0)!
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check samfirm and sammobile for downloads of firmware G935UUEU4BQD2 (7.0)!
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Smart Switch PC can also do an in-place update to 7.0. It's the April security patch.
I've downloaded the nougat U firmware and can't get it to install over the latest VZW firmware, the one that came out in the last few days. Has anyone been able to, if so please outline your steps.
I have U firmware on Verizon s7 edge works as charm. Use latest Odin to install the firmware
seemcity said:
I have U firmware on Verizon s7 edge works as charm. Use latest Odin to install the firmware
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which is latest odin I've tried 3.10 3.11 3.12
gunnyman said:
I've downloaded the nougat U firmware and can't get it to install over the latest VZW firmware, the one that came out in the last few days. Has anyone been able to, if so please outline your steps.
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I would flash the full Odin package for U 6.0 and then use Smart Switch PC to update to 7.0.
http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=08ABA51C2C6F11E7963AFA163EE8F90B
Can anyone on an UDP confirm if you can tether the unlocked software of the 935u on 7.0 nougat now that it is out?
RyanEJ25 said:
Can anyone on an UDP confirm if you can tether the unlocked software of the 935u on 7.0 nougat now that it is out?
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Yes i have the original UDP and the tethering option works. How ever i cant get the verizon video calling to work??
So from what I'm getting, to install (if I'm on Verizon Nougat), flash Unlocked 6.0 first, then smart switch to 7.0? Also, I read that someone had been having issues with using LTE while in a phone call, can anyone confirm? And what happened to all the other fix files, since I remember the first time flashing the unlocked software required more subsequent flashes as well.

SM-G955U1 Oreo Update Out

I just received my Oreo update for my Unlocked S8+. Has anyone else received it yet? I'm thinking since we have Safestrap and now custom rom support that I'll cancel the update and wait for an AOSP rom.
ajsmsg78 said:
I just received my Oreo update for my Unlocked S8+. Has anyone else received it yet? I'm thinking since we have Safestrap and now custom rom support that I'll cancel the update and wait for an AOSP rom.
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What carrier are you with? Did you have beta?
I just got it also. I'm on cricket
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What carrier are you with? Did you have beta?
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I was on T-Mobile but switched to MetroPCS two days ago. (Same network)
It's true... I am on Sprint with G995U1 and I am currently downloading a 1354.14MB update.
I had to check for it, but it found it and downloaded it. My phone is unlocked. Update applied without issues.
Loving finally having the auto fill API.
Just checked my software updates for the first time in weeks and there it was! Unfortunately they're working on our electrical system, so I won't be able to download it until WiFi is back up, but it'll give me time to back things up.
Factory unlocked running on T-Mobile
Can anyone confirm if Hotspot remains functional after the update without carrier involvement.
Thanks
Aridon said:
Can anyone confirm if Hotspot remains functional after the update without carrier involvement.
Thanks
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I used the hotspot yesterday at a clients and I also just switched carriers a few days ago and the hotspot worked fine. I did end up taking the OTA to Oreo.
I live in albania and no update, I have the unlocked firmware running in vodafone network. Currently im on BRB1? Any ideas why I dont have an update yet? Thanks
Can someone please confirm which bootloader is bundled with this update?
hazard666 said:
Can someone please confirm which bootloader is bundled with this update?
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Bootloader 2
clownin72 said:
Bootloader 2
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Awesome. Thanks!

S10+ Unlocked from AT&T - will it update?

So, I live out of the US and I don't have an AT&T SIM. I bought an S10+ which is (I assume) unlocked from AT&T, so my SIM is working. Out of the box it updated to g975usqs1asd9. I've read on an AT&T support page that the device must be on AT&T network to update.
Now I'm slightly worried, will I receive more updates in the future because I will not be in the US that often and on AT&T. How did it receive this one?
Is there a way to continue OTA updates in the future with the stock ROM?
You can flash through odin. Unless things have changed, I've never had an (non-iphone)ATT phone update OTA when on another network.
taphius said:
You can flash through odin. Unless things have changed, I've never had an (non-iphone)ATT phone update OTA when on another network.
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Ok, so that means I should just monitor when new versions show up and then flash them manually. No big deal, I guess . I've done this before, but I was never in this kind of situation.
webwolf89 said:
Ok, so that means I should just monitor when new versions show up and then flash them manually. No big deal, I guess . I've done this before, but I was never in this kind of situation.
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or you could flash the u1 firmware and get updates from samsung

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