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I know to most of you this post is kind of dumb, because you already know the drill..
But Im following a thread on android central specifically talking about the update.zip and yet there is still people bragging about installing the update...and they dont pull it from their phone first-__-
So anyway, please read these instructions before you do anything if you recieve the OTA notification, so the rest of us can have our scoop of FroYo
http://www.droid-life.com/2010/03/30/if-you-receive-the-2-1-update-do-this-first/
Its as simple as that...once your you do it, please post the update.zip either on here or on android central, or android forums and provide us with a link
schwartzman93 said:
I know to most of you this post is kind of dumb, because you already know the drill..
But Im following a thread on android central specifically talking about the update.zip and yet there is still people bragging about installing the update...and they dont pull it from their phone first-__-
So anyway, please read these instructions before you do anything if you recieve the OTA notification, so the rest of us can have our scoop of FroYo
http://www.droid-life.com/2010/03/30/if-you-receive-the-2-1-update-do-this-first/
Its as simple as that...once your you do it, please post the update.zip either on here or on android central, or android forums and provide us with a link
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or u could use the RUU already available here. or extract the ROM from the RUU if you just really dont want to wipe your phone.
k.electron said:
or u could use the RUU already available here.
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exactly....
k.electron said:
or u could use the RUU already available here. or extract the ROM from the RUU if you just really dont want to wipe your phone.
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Dont i have to root to install the ROM?...i dont want to do that
You do not have to root.. the ROM is digitally signed by HTC, so your phone will accept it and install it as though it were the OTA.
1)Make sure your SD card is formatted in FAT32. The HBOOT can't read SD cards that aren't.
2)Take the ROM.zip from the RUU and place it in the root directory of your SD card (the main directory, not inside a folder)
3) Rename it PB31IMG.zip
4) Shut your phone off.
5) Hold down your volume down button and press the power button to boot up in HBOOT.
6) Leave the phone alone. It will go through three scans of the zip file, and say the first two times that an image isn't found, then load the data.. then it will ask you "Do you want to update now?" after it has read the zip. Press the volume up to say yes.
7) Just follow the on screen instructions from there. Takes maybe 10 minutes total. You'll be good to go after the phone reboots and says "Droooid!"
Just make sure to back up your apps first and your contacts. I did this on two of my family's four Incredibles last night. Wiped the apps on both, and the contacts. Same as running the RUU I guess. Just amke sure your battery is at least at 50% charge.
And for the usual legal reasons I must vehemently stress the disclaimer that everyone who makes roots here says: I'm not responsible if you damage your phone. Rawr! (kind of impossible since you're using an official HTC signed ROM that wouldn't even RUN for you otherwise, unless you were rooted).
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You do not have to root.. the ROM is digitally signed by HTC, so your phone will accept it and install it as though it were the OTA.
1)Make sure your SD card is formatted in FAT32. The HBOOT can't read SD cards that aren't.
2)Take the ROM.zip from the RUU and place it in the root directory of your SD card (the main directory, not inside a folder)
3) Rename it PB31IMG.zip
4) Shut your phone off.
5) Hold down your volume down button and press the power button to boot up in HBOOT.
6) Leave the phone alone. It will go through three scans of the zip file, and say the first two times that an image isn't found, then load the data.. then it will ask you "Do you want to update now?" after it has read the zip. Press the volume up to say yes.
7) Just follow the on screen instructions from there. Takes maybe 10 minutes total. You'll be good to go after the phone reboots and says "Droooid!"
Just make sure to back up your apps first and your contacts. I did this on two of my family's four Incredibles last night. Wiped the apps on both, and the contacts. Same as running the RUU I guess. Just amke sure your battery is at least at 50% charge.
And for the usual legal reasons I must vehemently stress the disclaimer that everyone who makes roots here says: I'm not responsible if you damage your phone. Rawr! (kind of impossible since you're using an official HTC signed ROM that wouldn't even RUN for you otherwise, unless you were rooted).
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lol, thats why i want the update.zip...i dont have to back up anything...but thanks for the tip...if i get desperate enough, ill do it XD
At some point I read about someone who hadn't accepted the update yet, but still couldn't find update.zip. Is there anywhere else it might be located?
schwartzman93 said:
lol, thats why i want the update.zip...i dont have to back up anything...but thanks for the tip...if i get desperate enough, ill do it XD
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total bs. you will have to do a wipe if you want the ota to run without fc's and general sluggishness.
iamtotus said:
At some point I read about someone who hadn't accepted the update yet, but still couldn't find update.zip. Is there anywhere else it might be located?
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It should be on the root of your SD card...the only other place i could think of is the Android folder on your sd card or phone
lafester said:
total bs. you will have to do a wipe if you want the ota to run without fc's and general sluggishness.
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So your telling me that everyone(300,000+) who gets the OTA should wipe their phone first?
schwartzman93 said:
Dont i have to root to install the ROM?...i dont want to do that
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trust me rooting is the best thing that will happen to ur phone. i have easy instructions too in my sig.
k.electron said:
trust me rooting is the best thing that will happen to ur phone. i have easy instructions too in my sig.
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Im sorry, but im not touching bases with rooting again, lol...i did it once and messed up my radio since i was a noob...i had to have someone guide me through the whole process of unrooting my phone and getting it back to stock...not only that, i know that you have to run unrevoked forever for 2.2...and i still dont understand what the heck s-on/off is
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Im sorry, but im not touching bases with rooting again, lol...i did it once and messed up my radio since i was a noob...i had to have someone guide me through the whole process of unrooting my phone and getting it back to stock...not only that, i know that you have to run unrevoked forever for 2.2...and i still dont understand what the heck s-on/off is
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False. You don't have to run unrevoked forever to get 2.2. You just need it if you want root afterwards. s-on and s-off refers to nand being unlocked or locked. You can run the RUU that is posted here with out unrevoked forever.
lafester said:
total bs. you will have to do a wipe if you want the ota to run without fc's and general sluggishness.
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So your telling me that everyone(300,000+) who gets the OTA should wipe their phone first?
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while it is not required, a wiped 2.2 phone will behave much better than one with stale stuff from 2.1
even on computers trying to upgrade a windows to the next version inevitably leads to some apps not liking it. the ui is an app, so the same applies.
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Im sorry, but im not touching bases with rooting again, lol...i did it once and messed up my radio since i was a noob...i had to have someone guide me through the whole process of unrooting my phone and getting it back to stock...not only that, i know that you have to run unrevoked forever for 2.2...and i still dont understand what the heck s-on/off is
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the whole process of rooting has got nothing to do with the radio, so unless u mess with the radio, u cant really mess the radio up.
rooting is simply flashing a payload-update with the root exploit to the rom. thats it. for 2.1 unrevoked has a one step exe that u run, go get a red bull and its done. it cant get any simpler.
the phones nand has a security lock called S. when its on (S-ON) one can only flash packages that are digitally signed. obviously a payload-update for future roms isnt going to be, so u want to be S-OFF. that is where unrevoked-forever comes into place. once that is flashed on your phone, u will be S-OFF meaning that any future rom can be rooted. it doesnt really do anything else to your phone.
that being said, u dont need root or s-off for the RUU as it is an official and therefore signed package.
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while it is not required, a wiped 2.2 phone will behave much better than one with stale stuff from 2.1
even on computers trying to upgrade a windows to the next version inevitably leads to some apps not liking it. the ui is an app, so the same applies.
the whole process of rooting has got nothing to do with the radio, so unless u mess with the radio, u cant really mess the radio up.
rooting is simply flashing a payload-update with the root exploit to the rom. thats it. for 2.1 unrevoked has a one step exe that u run, go get a red bull and its done. it cant get any simpler.
the phones nand has a security lock called S. when its on (S-ON) one can only flash packages that are digitally signed. obviously a payload-update for future roms isnt going to be, so u want to be S-OFF. that is where unrevoked-forever comes into place. once that is flashed on your phone, u will be S-OFF meaning that any future rom can be rooted. it doesnt really do anything else to your phone.
that being said, u dont need root or s-off for the RUU as it is an official and therefore signed package.
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Well, I should have been more specific...after i loaded, then unloaded CM6, my camera wasnt working...after that, i was told it was my radio and was lead through the whole processes of getting it to unrooted stock...but i do have a question...if i do root with unrevoked forever...how to i get rid of clockwork recovery if i decide to unroot?
...and yes, im still a noob, haha
Nope
lafester said:
total bs. you will have to do a wipe if you want the ota to run without fc's and general sluggishness.
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Wow that's wrong. The benefit of accepting the OTA rather than a RUU is keeping your settings, etc. And to put a swift end to any debate on the topic (since I certainly don't agree to attend to any incorrect claims to the contrary), please keep on thing in mind:
"Does Verizon now want to start taking 500,000 calls from the technically inept people who just want to use their phones, because they phone is now FC'ing all the time?"
Absolutely not. Same as iPhone. Apple does not want the tech support calls, and NEITHER Verizon nor Apple is telling people to wipe and start again.
I still haven't seen anyone post the update.zip. has anyone else? Am I lookingfor froyo love in all the wrong places?
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App
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Wow that's wrong. The benefit of accepting the OTA rather than a RUU is keeping your settings, etc. And to put a swift end to any debate on the topic (since I certainly don't agree to attend to any incorrect claims to the contrary), please keep on thing in mind:
"Does Verizon now want to start taking 500,000 calls from the technically inept people who just want to use their phones, because they phone is now FC'ing all the time?"
Absolutely not. Same as iPhone. Apple does not want the tech support calls, and NEITHER Verizon nor Apple is telling people to wipe and start again.
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the phone is not going to fc but some apps will.
most people will just reinstall the apps and use the phone as is.
sounds like you want to be one of those people and thats fine.
the fact is that the phone will run better with a full wipe before or after flashing just like it does with any other rom change.
If I flash my phone using odin and screw up. Will tmobile replace it? I want to flash the hardware locked fix for my phone because I can't get it to download mode without using adb. But what if my phone gets bricked by that fix, the only solution is to replace the phone right?
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If I flash my phone using odin and screw up. Will tmobile replace it? I want to flash the hardware locked fix for my phone because I can't get it to download mode without using adb. But what if my phone gets bricked by that fix, the only solution is to replace the phone right?
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If you brick your phone with Odin it does void the warrantee. We all like to mod our phones but if we mess it up it is our fault. Besides these phones are really hard to brick. My opinion to you is if you dont feel comfortable doing something you may not want to do it. My opinion is if you brick your phone you are s#@^ out of luck as far as returning it. This forum is really good at helping though. Im sure if you do brick it someone can help you
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If I flash my phone using odin and screw up. Will tmobile replace it? I want to flash the hardware locked fix for my phone because I can't get it to download mode without using adb. But what if my phone gets bricked by that fix, the only solution is to replace the phone right?
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saying things like that will just get people yelling at you.
if you need help with fixing it i can do my best to help you but i need to know what state your phone is in.
does the phone turn on?
when you turn it on what does it do?
does it hang at the vibrant screen but still make the start up noise?
Will they replace it? Yeah probably. Are they liable to replace it? No. However if the phone is bricked sending it in for a replacement is not as bad as people may want you to think.
When someone sends in a phone for replacement,
T-Mobile sends it to Samsung who then send out a used replacement. The only costs incurred to either party are shipping and labor costs which are minute compared to the goodwill they just built with a customer. Neither Tmo or Samsung are out of a phone because they simply fix your bricked phone and send it as a replacement to someone else.
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saying things like that will just get people yelling at you.
if you need help with fixing it i can do my best to help you but i need to know what state your phone is in.
does the phone turn on?
when you turn it on what does it do?
does it hang at the vibrant screen but still make the start up noise?
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I still haven't done anything to my phone because I'm really scared I might brick it. my phone is a hardware locked, so what I really want to do is flash the fix for the hardware locked phones. But what If it bricks my phone? Then there's no way i could go to download mode because I can't use adb anymore. What will I do if that possibility happen?
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If you brick your phone with Odin it does void the warrantee. We all like to mod our phones but if we mess it up it is our fault. Besides these phones are really hard to brick. My opinion to you is if you dont feel comfortable doing something you may not want to do it. My opinion is if you brick your phone you are s#@^ out of luck as far as returning it. This forum is really good at helping though. Im sure if you do brick it someone can help you
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Yes I'm not comfortable in flashing my phone, that's why I haven't done the update yet. But I really want the update that's why I'm asking if I can get a new phone. If only my phone is not a hardware locked I already flashed the JI6
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Yes I'm not comfortable in flashing my phone, that's why I haven't done the update yet. But I really want the update that's why I'm asking if I can get a new phone. If only my phone is not a hardware locked I already flashed the JI6
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What have you done to your phone so far? Root? Flash a rom? anything?
geocepe said:
What have you done to your phone so far? Root? Flash a rom? anything?
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none. all stock. I'm really afraid because there's a possibility that flashing the hardware fix might brick my phone.
if a phone gets bricked, can i still use the adb? That's the only way I can go to download mode.
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none. all stock. I'm really afraid because there's a possibility that flashing the hardware fix might brick my phone.
if a phone gets bricked, can i still use the adb? That's the only way I can go to download mode.
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I have heard that some people after the OTA are no longer hardware locked. I cannot confirm or deny this as mine is not locked. I myself am not comfortable with Odin so I wont do anything with it. I have heard to many people bricking phones using it. There are some other links in the forums on how to get into download mode on a locked phone. If I were you I would try those ways first to see if you can get into download mode before trying the upgrade.
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I have heard that some people after the OTA are no longer hardware locked. I cannot confirm or deny this as mine is not locked. I myself am not comfortable with Odin so I wont do anything with it. I have heard to many people bricking phones using it. There are some other links in the forums on how to get into download mode on a locked phone. If I were you I would try those ways first to see if you can get into download mode before trying the upgrade.
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I really have tried going to download mode and the only way that works for me is by adb. anyway, thanks for the reply. I'll just give up and will not update. I really don't want to risk my phone.
I dont blame you.
I did the bootloader fix on my hardware locked phone (wife's). I figured this OTA may brick it and Im screwed, but the next update, and the next may also brick it.
Figure 2.2 is somewhere down the road. That may brick it too.
Thats why I took the chance on flashed the fix. Just my .02
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I dont blame you.
I did the bootloader fix on my hardware locked phone (wife's). I figured this OTA may brick it and Im screwed, but the next update, and the next may also brick it.
Figure 2.2 is somewhere down the road. That may brick it too.
Thats why I took the chance on flashed the fix. Just my .02
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Good for you, so your locked phone is now working great?
And yeah I've thought of that one, the froyo. What if that one comes and it needs a JI6 ROM. if that happens i'll contact t-mobile.
Yeap HW locked phone good to go now.
I did the "test" file first. That worked fine through odin, so I went back into download mode via adb and flashed the fix.
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Yeap HW locked phone good to go now.
I did the "test" file first. That worked fine through odin, so I went back into download mode via adb and flashed the fix.
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What test file? I didn't see that one.
I am sending in my Vibrant for a replacement Vibrant because my GPS is worthless. I read through the sticky to see how to un-root and I decided I am going to do it with terminal emulator and now my only question is after I enter the codes in on terminal emulator what do I do to reinstall the original software that T-Mobile put onto the phone?
thanks!
Easiest way is to just Odin back to stock. This will return your phone to the condition it was when it came out of the box. Takes like 5 min to do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
jnutz said:
Easiest way is to just Odin back to stock. This will return your phone to the condition it was when it came out of the box. Takes like 5 min to do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
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i a noob. what is odin and what is jk2? i dont quite understand what to do and I cannot brick my phone. can someone please clarify?
thanks
alecjake said:
i a noob. what is odin and what is jk2? i dont quite understand what to do and I cannot brick my phone. can someone please clarify?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
See that link---^ Click it and read it. Tells you everything you need to know. We were all noobs once but the information you need is right there.
And don't take this as an attack but in the future be careful about making changes to your phone until you understand the changes you are making and understand how to undo those changes.
So over the past few days I have been doing alot of research on rooting my phone. I have watched videos and read almost every thread concerning it. I understand the advantages and disadvantages of it. I have never done this before, but I am more than competent enough to follow the directions. I have taken it as far as using visionary and temp rooting my phone. I have a file manager downloaded, and a terminal emulator downloaded. If I go through with it I plan on following the directions in the thread using the gfree method. Ok, with that being said, my only real question is..if I follow the directions, obviously making sure my phone is charged as well, what are the chances of me bricking my phone? Is it incompetence that will create a brick? Or is it something that following the directions correctly will easily avoid?
just do it. -nike
follow directions and youll be fine. thats what i did
Yeah, it's pretty hard to brick your phone. One word of caution though: if you decide to flash the engineering bootloader, screwing up that command WILL brick your phone. Check it, re-check it, and do it over again just to be sure you've typed it properly.
Yea, not trying to get that in depth into it, just want to run some STABLE custom ROM's. I have spent the past 2 hours setting up adb and getting my phone to accept commands. Starting to get comfortable with that. I am really new to all of this, so I am trying to learn as much as I can before I jump into it.
UPDATE: Just need a couple more people to chime in on this. Like I said, I have ADB setup, my phone is accepting commands (rebooted over adb to test) I have visionary, I can temp root with no problem. I have read over the instructions, and understand them fully. I am not going to flash the engineering bootloader, just want to permroot to flash custom rom's and delete bloatware and such. So just doing permroot, is there a chance I can brick my phone?
as long flash a revovery image. And dont mess with the radio file you should be okay.
Cyanogen Powered; Android designed
Alright, thanks for the help, I am obviously a noob...Flashing the recovery is done right on the ROM Manager App right? And there is no way to accidentally mess with the radio?
lowandbehold said:
Alright, thanks for the help, I am obviously a noob...Flashing the recovery is done right on the ROM Manager App right? And there is no way to accidentally mess with the radio?
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yes it can be done with clockwork ROM manager.
And no the radio has to be done on purpose.
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Thanks for the help, It took me 2 days but I grew a pair and did it. Followed the directions on the guide and worked perfectly. Deleted Visionary, rebooted into hboot and have S off, went into my terminal emulator and still have superuser access. Thanks again!
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Thanks for the help, It took me 2 days but I grew a pair and did it. Followed the directions on the guide and worked perfectly. Deleted Visionary, rebooted into hboot and have S off, went into my terminal emulator and still have superuser access. Thanks again!
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You really should flash the Engineering bootloader. It makes it harder to brick your device in the future.
It took a bunch of reading, but I rooted my phone and my wife's phone using the gfree method, and installed the engineering bootloader.
Then, a month or so later, I upgraded to CM7. CM7, while still beta, is tons better than the stock firmware. I was going to do Ice Glacier, but developement stopped on it, and ultimately I wanted to be on CM anyway.
Better battery life, tons more features, no reason to complain.
Just do it. TMO should make CM stock on these phones.
Hello folks. Unsure weather or not i post this in the correct place. So i rooted my SM-N9005 the other day just because well i"had" to. Ofcourse the next day the 4.4 update got released and i couldn't upgrade since my by now unfriendly phone told me i had tampered with it. I tried to restore it without really knowing what the hell i did and feeling a bit stupid for not getting it. I managed to remove root but it still says it's tampered with. Reckon i triggered the flash counter somehow. I could really use your help removing root and get my little phone back to "original" shape. Talk to me like a 3 year old since i apparently couldn't figure it out on my own. Cheers!
(And yes I have been reading so much about this my head spins now. I tried different ways to recover but i cant get it to work. I intentionally left out all the different apps i used here from the forum since that will probably confuse you guys aswell.)
how did you root?
download the kitkat firmware from sammobile then flash it using odin (so you don't need to upgrade via ota) then re-root
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how did you root?
download the kitkat firmware from sammobile then flash it using odin (so you don't need to upgrade via ota) then re-root
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Ok, it started when i tried to root it by following an online gtuide. However it didnt work so I tried another one and "semi-bricked" it. Using odin. I tried readiing up on it as much as i could but the more i read the more different ways i found. Long story short, i rooted it. It worked fine. But removing root didnt seem to do the trick. I would just like to return it to stock without ruining anything. And be able to upgrade OTA if possible.I love fiddling with these things but since i pay so much for this damn phone I rather not do anything more that can destroy warranty etc. As i understood it rooting it wouldnt leave a trace and should be easy to undo. Now I understand that wasnt the case. I know I am the one to blame but would love if anyone could just try to explain what to do in a simple step by step way. If you need any info on what i did I can try to explain but i ended up with like 12 different webpages open with different solutions and to be honest I am not sure I can explain everything i tried...
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Ok, it started when i tried to root it by following an online gtuide. However it didnt work so I tried another one and "semi-bricked" it. Using odin. I tried readiing up on it as much as i could but the more i read the more different ways i found. Long story short, i rooted it. It worked fine. But removing root didnt seem to do the trick. I would just like to return it to stock without ruining anything. And be able to upgrade OTA if possible.I love fiddling with these things but since i pay so much for this damn phone I rather not do anything more that can destroy warranty etc. As i understood it rooting it wouldnt leave a trace and should be easy to undo. Now I understand that wasnt the case. I know I am the one to blame but would love if anyone could just try to explain what to do in a simple step by step way. If you need any info on what i did I can try to explain but i ended up with like 12 different webpages open with different solutions and to be honest I am not sure I can explain everything i tried...
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