Database Users

UPDATED: If you manually upgraded to 2.2. YOU WILL GET OTA : GOOGLE EMPLOYEE CONFIRMS

YAY MY STORY WAS POSTED TO ANDROID GUYS!!!
UPDATED: So I had to rush home after class and give everyone that definate answer that they long. This was in my email as I finally got a STRAIGHT answer from Google to the question
"Will the people that did the manual update to Froyo still receive the OTA, and did it void the warrenty? Can I get a straight Answer?"
Hi,
The answer is yes and no, respectively. When 2.2 (Froyo) is sent via OTA, everybody will get it, including those who have already manually updated to Froyo. No, your warranty is not voided by manually updating to Froyo. But we do recommend waiting for the OTA if you're still on 2.1 / Eclair.
Cheers,
Ben
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Origonal Post:
I found some evidence that supports, all manual user will get the OTA, even if you updated manually.
Hi all,
Thanks for the responses!
Just wanted to give a heads up that the build floating around is not the official Froyo release. You will get an automatic notification when we OTA the build, no need to manually download it. You will still get the automatic notification if the official release is a newer version than the one you have, so don't sweat...but I'd highly recommend waiting for our official release
@Bhushan4181: You will get the OTA update as long as you are connected to the internet and can communicate with Google servers.
We are striving hard to OTA the build to you ASAP, thanks for your patience!
Gaurav.
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From what I am TOLD as long as your manual update came from GOOGLE than it is still a LEGIT and offical update, just not the final, therefor you HAVE NOT voided your warrenty, and will most likely get the OTA so don't panic​
P.S Those who did the manual update(me included) I would not worry about trying to roll back to 2.1. They sent out a test build via ota to testers, and when the final build comes i'm sure EVERYONE will get the OTA as it will have a different signature and what-not. How else would they get the final build to the testers?

Beautiful. Only thing missing now is a release date :|

Good find, I think its a no brainer but confirmation is good for some folks that were worried.

yeah good to know....

krabman said:
Good find, I think its a no brainer but confirmation is good for some folks that were worried.
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Ya even I was a little tweaked. Not saying we wouldn't be able to just flash it anyhow even if you are NON root. But there was alot of mixed answers not only here but all over the net, and some people were freaking out

ChillRays said:
Beautiful. Only thing missing now is a release date :|
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It appears, according to the quote ' We are striving hard to OTA the build to you ASAP, thanks for your patience!' that the build is complete and it may only be the OTA to be sorted.
I hope so anyway

"You will still get the automatic notification if the official release is a newer version than the one you have, so don't sweat"
Let's take a look at that again:
"You will still get the automatic notification if the official release is a newer version than the one you have, so don't sweat"
Just wanted to point that out

There is no question that there must be a newer version of froyo thats coming out. I say that because every forum I visit on this site (and other sites) have people complaining that this and that doesn't work (anymore).

Paul22000 said:
"You will still get the automatic notification if the official release is a newer version than the one you have, so don't sweat"
Let's take a look at that again:
"You will still get the automatic notification if the official release is a newer version than the one you have, so don't sweat"
Just wanted to point that out
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I knew there would be at least one person that would point something out to try to kill the post cause they didn't find it first. Obviously it will be newer. The file that was MANUALLY downloaded was available to the media and what not, so what, they are never gonna get the final OTA. Its common sense. And like I siad even if by what slim chance you don't get the OTA, you will be able to push it manually.
Way to try to kill a post
BTW...
"You will still get the automatic notification if the official release is a newer version than the one you have, so don't sweat"

Paul22000 said:
"You will still get the automatic notification if the official release is a newer version than the one you have, so don't sweat"
Let's take a look at that again:
"You will still get the automatic notification if the official release is a newer version than the one you have, so don't sweat"
Just wanted to point that out
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lol nice one ...
I dont find any good reason to give/update the press or the "preview phones" some unfinished or still bugged version of 2.2
For what ? so that they review it (Froyo) and write down all the bad or not working things ... it makes no sense , at least for me ...

pvillasuso said:
lol nice one ...
I dont find any good reason to give/update the press or the "preview phones" some unfinished or still bugged version of 2.2
For what ? so that they review it (Froyo) and write down all the bad or not working things ... it makes no sense , at least for me ...
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BINGO..and what when they find the mistakes...NOT FIX IT...haha, that exactly what I was saying

what about those who installed the OTA manually and then installed the custom recovery image? will they still be able to get the new OTA?

pvillasuso said:
lol nice one ...
I dont find any good reason to give/update the press or the "preview phones" some unfinished or still bugged version of 2.2
For what ? so that they review it (Froyo) and write down all the bad or not working things ... it makes no sense , at least for me ...
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I don't claim to know what happened, but I'm damn sure there is more to all of this.
I cannot believe the degree to which Google has fumbled this Froyo release. They let us all think we might get it at I/O and look where we are now.....another week later...all anyone has gotten is a broken version.
I said it before and I'll say it again: Mickey Mouse time in Mountain View

nice find!

did anyone read this?
maybe we don't have the offical release... yet...
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=13a3e39bb5ce4e13&hl=en

Since I'm still semi new to Android, you miss out on OTA updates if you're rooted right? Does that also mean you miss out if your bootloader is unlocked?

jblazea50 said:
what about those who installed the OTA manually and then installed the custom recovery image? will they still be able to get the new OTA?
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I am not sure. I didn't think you could install custom recovery image without root

darkjedi said:
Since I'm still semi new to Android, you miss out on OTA updates if you're rooted right? Does that also mean you miss out if your bootloader is unlocked?
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That would prolly be answered if you do a search
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5723511
Mod Edit: No need to flame the user.

ChillRays said:
There is no question that there must be a newer version of froyo thats coming out. I say that because every forum I visit on this site (and other sites) have people complaining that this and that doesn't work (anymore).
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And how many of those things are 3rd party apps that still need to be updated for 2.2 compatibility?

Dude hes got a point. You posted something that had Nothing to do with the topic at hand. We all already knew the info you posted. Thats what the whole thread was about.

FRG83D OTA Update Files

Hi All,
[ This OP has been edited based on receiving clarification from forum members...]
I just received a System Update on my rooted Nexus. The System Update says that it is part 1 of 2. I quote from my phone:
Android Update (Part 1 of 2)
Downloaded and verified 380kb
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This is the first of a two-part System Update
This first part is required to prepare your device
to receive new Android system software.
Your device will restart, and your settings and
data will be preserved.
Soon thereafter, you will receive a second
update containing the new Android system
software itself.
I isolated the following files from /cache and verified their checksums every step of attaching them here:
d6096cac5e9f.signed-hboot-0.35.0017.zip (380.60KB)
(MD5 b0669d79f3ace07fdd3e1c03d88d2c68)
downloadfile.apk (1.76MB)
(MD5 1dbbb71e77a70494549e8ea9be5b631e)
downloadfile-1.apk (1.76MB)
(MD5 566a4566d4f6321f8d7f37a957ef1698)
Bill Bedard
Fort Washington, MD

That would be FRG83D

And off to the races!

http://www.droid-life.com/2010/12/06/motorola-droid-frg83d-update-rolling-out-today/
false alarm

As millions of people spam *#*#CHECKIN#*#* and overload the OTA servers....

I am amazed at how small they were able to make it......just over 2mb.

I call False Alarm.
What the hell, 1.76mb??? That's no Gingerbread, more like Bread Crumbs. Left over crumbs called FRG83D.

chromiumcloud said:
http://www.droid-life.com/2010/12/06/motorola-droid-frg83d-update-rolling-out-today/
false alarm
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Ummm, I thought I mentioned I was using a Nexus One. I doubt Motorola is pushing me an update. Good head's up, though!

BTW, my build is listed as FRF91 so am assuming that nothing in the FRF83 series would register as an update. Am I wrong here?

wbedard said:
BTW, my build is listed as FRF91 so am assuming that nothing in the FRF83 series would register as an update. Am I wrong here?
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FRG is later than FRF, dude. G comes after F in the alphabet right?

wbedard said:
BTW, my build is listed as FRF91 so am assuming that nothing in the FRF83 series would register as an update. Am I wrong here?
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Yes, you are wrong. FRG83* is newer than FRF91.
Nothing to see here, people. Move along.

musashiken said:
I call False Alarm.
What the hell, 1.76mb??? That's no Gingerbread, more like Bread Crumbs. Left over crumbs called FRG83D.
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I also thought I showed that this was part 1 of a 2-part update (and the update msg was pretty clear about this). I'm not saying that I'm running GB on my phone nor am I planning on applying either Part 1 of this update or what might be a much larger Part 2 containing the actual GB update.
I'm just trying to help my posting these files but I really think many of you need to take a few more minutes to read before posting. I'm not trying to say I'm cool or anything...I'm just trying to help here!
Bill

laslow said:
Yes, you are wrong. FRG83* is newer than FRF91.
Nothing to see here, people. Move along.
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Aha...I see. Thanks for the tip as I wasn't aware of that (focused more on the number than the prefix...my bad!). Moving along then...:>)
Bill

You might want to change the topic of this thread so as not to get a lot of hopes up... >.>

laslow said:
You might want to change the topic of this thread so as not to get a lot of hopes up... >.>
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...already there! -Very- good call, though!~
Bill

(Q&A) Any major changes in final release of lollipop (India)

Those who are using Indian soak test before and now using official release in India.... Do you notice any changes?
Sent from my XT1068/69 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Soak Testers didn't get the final OTA and will not get it. Reason is, the final OTA rolled out today is the same one soak testers got. They just got it a little early. You can see in the screenshots that everything under About Phone is same in soak test version and final version.

So does this in theory then mean that those of us who installed the captured soak test from the other thread will not need to use any other captures in the future and be able to use the ota update just fine without any chances of bricks etc

bla7e said:
So does this in theory then mean that those of us who installed the captured soak test from the other thread will not need to use any other captures in the future and be able to use the ota update just fine without any chances of bricks etc
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Correct. It is like we got the final OTA a little early.

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Correct. It is like we got the final OTA a little early.
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Cool so we won't have any worries about our phones bricking if we do an ota as is then I guess? Then that puts me at ease of mind.

bla7e said:
Cool so we won't have any worries about our phones bricking if we do an ota as is then I guess? Then that puts me at ease of mind.
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What do you mean by "we do an ota as is"?

Sri2702 said:
What do you mean by "we do an ota as is"?
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I mean we'll be able to download ota's without worries of getting our phones bricked because of it being from soak. I remember reading the other day someone was talking about how if we want to be able to use ota we'd have to use a stable capture first in order to be able to use ota. It seems that won't be an issue though since soak and stable are the same with just different release dates so we shouldn't have to worry about that right? Sorry for being silly here. I'm not exactly an ape man when it comes to tech but I'm not feeling the need to fiddle around with roms and bootloaders on this phone when I shouldn't really need to

bla7e said:
I mean we'll be able to download ota's without worries of getting our phones bricked because of it being from soak. I remember reading the other day someone was talking about how if we want to be able to use ota we'd have to use a stable capture first in order to be able to use ota. It seems that won't be an issue though since soak and stable are the same with just different release dates so we shouldn't have to worry about that right? Sorry for being silly here. I'm not exactly an ape man when it comes to tech but I'm not feeling the need to fiddle around with roms and bootloaders on this phone when I shouldn't really need to
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Well, it was me who said that the other day. That time the official update hadn't rolled out and we thought it would be a newer system version. But, now that it's released; we now know that it is the exact same OTA, so no problems for future updates either. It's like we never installed soak.

Sri2702 said:
Well, it was me who said that the other day. That time the official update hadn't rolled out and we thought it would be a newer system version. But, now that it's released; we now know that it is the exact same OTA, so no problems for future updates either. It's like we never installed soak.
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Yea i suspected something like that was going on when I saw that new thread about the stable and people were saying everything's exactly the same but just wanted some sort of confirmation. Now the only thing that I don't know if it'll affect anything in the future is that my build number on 4.4.4 was kxb now it's lxb (unless k stands for kitkat and l for lolipop lol. dunno) but i don't think it would be a problem since the system version has only the numbers changed and everything else is as it was on kitkat. Seems like the indian release works on european xt1068's as well contrary to what I read some people were saying but I guess it depends on some things...

bla7e said:
Yea i suspected something like that was going on when I saw that new thread about the stable and people were saying everything's exactly the same but just wanted some sort of confirmation. Now the only thing that I don't know if it'll affect anything in the future is that my build number on 4.4.4 was kxb now it's lxb (unless k stands for kitkat and l for lolipop lol. dunno) but i don't think it would be a problem since the system version has only the numbers changed and everything else is as it was on kitkat. Seems like the indian release works on european xt1068's as well contrary to what I read some people were saying but I guess it depends on some things...
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Funny, but you're right. The Build number on KitKat was "KXB21.85-23" on mine, but now it's "LXB22.46-28".

Sri2702 said:
Funny, but you're right. The Build number on KitKat was "KXB21.85-23" on mine, but now it's "LXB22.46-28".
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Well that pretty much solved all questions I had regarding lolipop on my moto g. Now the only mystery that remains is if the indian update works just fine when you install it on a eu moto g (well you need to manually install from recovery doe doesn't detect it in the ota screen) why is the eu xt1068's update nowhere to be talked about. All I've seen is india brazil and so on but eu is so silent that even babies can sleep

bla7e said:
Well that pretty much solved all questions I had regarding lolipop on my moto g. Now the only mystery that remains is if the indian update works just fine when you install it on a eu moto g (well you need to manually install from recovery doe doesn't detect it in the ota screen) why is the eu xt1068's update nowhere to be talked about. All I've seen is india brazil and so on but eu is so silent that even babies can sleep
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That´s a mystery for sure!
The only difference between the indian and the european XT1068 is the fact, that the indian version has 16 gb of memory,european model has 8gb.
But there must be something more that differs! In europe even a soaktest is rumored,surveys were sent,so everthing looks like we have to wait in europe for a few more days/weeks.
But why? In another thread I considered that Motorola is afraid of being taken to court or something by european users if something doesn´t work right. European laws are tough. Isn´t that a bit far out?
Or are there any technical differences between these models which are barely known?

Wolfcity said:
That´s a mystery for sure!
The only difference between the indian and the european XT1068 is the fact, that the indian version has 16 gb of memory,european model has 8gb.
But there must be something more that differs! In europe even a soaktest is rumored,surveys were sent,so everthing looks like we have to wait in europe for a few more days/weeks.
But why? In another thread I considered that Motorola is afraid of being taken to court or something by european users if something doesn´t work right. European laws are tough. Isn´t that a bit far out?
Or are there any technical differences between these models which are barely known?
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Aside from the ram I highly doubt there's any real difference since when I got mine in the first few days of fiddling around it had the hindi, korean and pinyin keyboards which i disabled so I don't think that would be the case....I mean why would most eu phones need these inputs from the get go. As far as laws go I can't really see much reasoning there either since it's a 130-50eu phone so they can't really have much to complain and unless it somehow magically bricks the device I doubt there would be many if any at all issues...Dunno doe. I'm not motorola so i have no idea what's going on through their heads but it's just kinda silly to me considering that everything's running fine on mine at least without any factory resets or anything....could be just me doe. On another note I think one of my little gripes about lollipop is that it doesn't hide the signal bar for my secondary sim when it's inactive and just shows it. Is this just for me or does everyone have that cuz I didn't pay attention to that on screenshots the last few days

Did some one backed up latest Indian Lollipop rolled on 23 Jan in TWRP in recovery mode and uploaded somewhere? Please share.

cmahendra said:
Did some one backed up latest Indian Lollipop rolled on 23 Jan in TWRP in recovery mode and uploaded somewhere? Please share.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/twrp-twrp-backup-t3002426

Sri2702 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/twrp-twrp-backup-t3002426
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The link is old version uploaded on 14 January. I am asking about 23 January version with new Baseband ver 1032.3105

cmahendra said:
The link is old version uploaded on 14 January. I am asking about 23 January version with new Baseband ver 1032.3105
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The 14th Jan one does have 1032.3105.
EDIT: Looking at a screenshot in that thread, it doesn't have the above mentioned version.
Weird though, I have installed the same version, but using a .zip captured by one soak tester. How could the version be different, when the update is same?

Sri2702 said:
The 14th Jan one does have 1032.3105.
EDIT: Looking at a screenshot in that thread, it doesn't have the above mentioned version.
Weird though, I have installed the same version, but using a .zip captured by one soak tester. How could the version be different, when the update is same?
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Yes, weird but there is reason. MD5 of old link and new capture matched perfect. Update in link by you and new both are same. Looks like Motorola fooled everyone and rolled same update again.
Anyways! Can anyone share TWRP backup of this version?

some apps bugs ..
Some apps like fifa 15 ut and some others are not supported for locked device and while installing from play store it showed error 505.

Stop making such threads...use the search option instead.

Telus XT1097 5.1 OTA/Update

Hello All,
Today - - July 20th, according to schedule posted on Telus website, is supposed to be the start of the official 5.1 OTA roll-out for our XT1097 RETCA phones.
I am not yet seeing it pushed on my end but eagerly awaiting to test it out. I thought I would start a little thread here so people can post their results, upgrade experience, overall performance etc. [MODS: if this thread is deemed repetitive or unnecessary, please let me know]
cheers,
gs

Me too! I think initially the date was July 17th. (someone on Twitter had received a reply from TELUS stating that date).

Can't wait ! still no update

Please make sure you pull it out so we can enjoy this build ! Also curious to see if any radio improvements were made.

Will be seen here if and when !
https://forums.motorola.com/posts/a28b48456c

kirbygauthier said:
Me too! I think initially the date was July 17th. (someone on Twitter had received a reply from TELUS stating that date).
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That was me. I was surprised that they answered me again. They said July 18th at that time. Then it says the 20th.
FYI, still no update

bertiespeed said:
Will be seen here if and when !
https://forums.motorola.com/posts/a28b48456c
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Thanks bertiespeed! Good link to have, I was wondering how active those Moto subforums are but it seems like a reliable place. So eager for this to land on my phone. I flashed the stock brazilian 5.1. firmware just to see the overall feel of stock 5.1 compared to 5.0 >> NIGHT and DAY. Huge difference.... looking forward to the RETCA version. I will post back here as soon as I get the OTA notification, for the moment back to NX rom :good:

Update 7/20/2015: Select users on Retail Wind and Telus (22.121.11.victara_retca.retca.en.CA) and Retail China (22.31.18.victara_retcn.retcn.en.CN) can download and install Android 5.1
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Here we go!

Nice! Although I don't appear to be a select user lol

Johnny T said:
Here we go!
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Thanks for the heads up JT!!
Yeah, no OTA on my end yet. Though I have a feeling we will see a full RSD xml file in coming days... fingers crossed.
tnx,
gs

Hi all.
This was just posted on the Official Lollipop moto forum:
Update 7/24/2015: All users on Retail Wind and Telus (22.121.11.victara_retca.retca.en.CA) can download and install Android 5.1.
I am unfortunately on the road and cant do anything till after the weekend. If any of you here using the Telus XT1097 RETCA get the OTA please let us know here....

Update just showed up on my phone, away all wethough though

Never received the notification. did manual and it came up. installed and running fine .. So far so good

Just received the "5.1 Notification"! I'm on Telus Mobility.
I'm downloading it right now!
Will report a little later on.....

Does anyone have a link to the full firmware? I have 1095 firmware right now and would like to get 1097.

Anyone have full firmware？

I've been searching for 23.16.1.victara_retca.retca.en.CA full firmware to keep as backup, I still haven't found it. I prefer flashing full firmware using fastboot, rather than doing a system backup/restore using a custom recovery.

Full RSD XML firmware now available for RETCA XT1097
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I've been searching for 23.16.1.victara_retca.retca.en.CA full firmware to keep as backup, I still haven't found it. I prefer flashing full firmware using fastboot, rather than doing a system backup/restore using a custom recovery.
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Great news...
I was just about to respond to your message saying the full firnware has yet to be leaked BUT lo and behold I just checked and it was posted online like 24 hrs ago. Go to the full firnware thread and link to the filefactory repository...
GS

gilnfld said:
Great news...
I was just about to respond to your message saying the full firnware has yet to be leaked BUT lo and behold I just checked and it was posted online like 24 hrs ago. Go to the full firnware thread and link to the filefactory repository...
GS
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Thank you for that, I will try to download it, but I'm not hopeful, downloading a GB from Filefactory could take from 3 to 6 hours, if it ever finishes. Motofirmware still doesn't have it.
OK, downloaded, and flashed all files, no problems (I was on CyanogenMod).
Sent from my XT1097 using Tapatalk

Oreo System Dumps - OPR1.170623.026.G955USQU1ZQJJ 11-3-2017

Pretty much exactly the same across all the models with minor differences. I'll try to upload new dumps when new builds hit.
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How are you dumping it, and what's keeping you from dumping the update file?

Can anyone with this update dial *#2263# and post a screenshot. It should list the supported bands, I'd like to know if they enabled Band 46.
Thanks.

milan03 said:
Can anyone with this update dial *#2263# and post a screenshot. It should list the supported bands, I'd like to know if they enabled Band 46.
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Yes, they did

milan03 said:
Can anyone with this update dial *#2263# and post a screenshot. It should list the supported bands, I'd like to know if they enabled Band 46.
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Once I read up on what Band 46 is, I decided to do a speed test. Apparently, LAA is in full effect in Memphis :laugh: :victory:
Info: https://www.qualcomm.com/invention/technologies/lte/laa

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Once I read up on what Band 46 is, I decided to do a speed test. Apparently, LAA is in full effect in Memphis :laugh: :victory:
Info: https://www.qualcomm.com/invention/technologies/lte/laa
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I got double the speeds I normally get. Need to test some more though.

If we flash this do we get the OTAs whenever they release an update?

mperez19 said:
If we flash this do we get the OTAs whenever they release an update?
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If you're not in the Beta program itself, I'd say there's 98% chance no as the update is tied to your Samsung account. The OP states that he'll upload any future Beta updates, though. Of course, you'll always be able to flash the official Oreo build once it's released (probably without wiping data.)

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If you're not in the Beta program itself, I'd say there's 98% chance no as the update is tied to your Samsung account. The OP states that he'll upload any future Beta updates, though. Of course, you'll always be able to flash the official Oreo build once it's released (probably without wiping data.)
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Hmm. I'm currently in the Unlocked Model beta. If i flash back to TMobile do you think it would count me in the beta still? Since its tied to the account?

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Hmm. I'm currently in the Unlocked Model beta. If i flash back to TMobile do you think it would count me in the beta still? Since its tied to the account?
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Probably, since the account and Beta are tied to your IMEI. If not, you can flash back to unlocked and upgrade again. You won't lose your Beta status unless you leave the program.

0vermind said:
Pretty much exactly the same across all the models with minor differences. I'll try to upload new dumps when new builds hit.
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Assuming this is applied through recovery with ADB sideload right? Or?
I tried flashing it in recovery using "update via SD card" and pointed to the zip file and I got an error with wrong footer.

bogdi1988 said:
Assuming this is applied through recovery with ADB sideload right? Or?
I tried flashing it in recovery using "update via SD card" and pointed to the zip file and I got an error with wrong footer.
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I'm wndering what would be a proper way of flashing the modem for us that are rooted without losing root? I'm still on the August build.
Thanks.

milan03 said:
I'm wndering what would be a proper way of flashing the modem for us that are rooted without losing root? I'm still on the August build.
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This is simply a system dump and doesn't contain the bootloader and modem. We'd need the full OTA for those and we can't get them without root. As you've probably noticed, even the gurus at Sammobile haven't posted it yet because it'd be EXTREMELY difficult to catch the OTA even over your own network. I was able to post my Band 46 screenshot because I'm actually in the Beta program.

docnok63 said:
This is simply a system dump and doesn't contain the bootloader and modem. We'd need the full OTA for those and we can't get them without root. As you've probably noticed, even the gurus at Sammobile haven't posted it yet because it'd be EXTREMELY difficult to catch the OTA even over your own network. I was able to post my Band 46 screenshot because I'm actually in the Beta program.
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Wait, is Band 46 enabled on this 7.x.x update, or only on Beta 8.0?

milan03 said:
Wait, is Band 46 enabled on this 7.x.x update, or only on Beta 8.0?
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Only beta 8. Running latest 7.x update with Oct security patch and 46 is not enabled.

Apart from wifi-calling and the usual Tmo stuff, is what's the difference between this and the U1 Oreo firmware?

docnok63 said:
This is simply a system dump and doesn't contain the bootloader and modem. We'd need the full OTA for those and we can't get them without root. As you've probably noticed, even the gurus at Sammobile haven't posted it yet because it'd be EXTREMELY difficult to catch the OTA even over your own network. I was able to post my Band 46 screenshot because I'm actually in the Beta program.
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Beat me to it. Folks, this is just a system dump. Unfortunately, without root, I cannot access the Cache partition, which is where the OTA zip file is stored.
I'm posting system dumps to encourage anyone and everyone to dig through. Hopefully we can find an exploit or some tidbit. I never bothered with the sampawn. While I am very grateful for the time, effort, and energy that went into that root, it's not a true root. When Oreo drops we're back to ground zero.
WHAT'S DIFFERENT:
- Polish: That's partly Google. Partly Samsung. Battery battery life. Things open faster. Etc. And I dirty flashed too.
- Battery Life: Took my phone off charger 16 hours ago and I have 40% left. Screen time 3hr. I heavily rely on my phone every day. Team communication apps, research, navigation, etc. No games. Could be different.
- PiP: Awesome. I had Navigation open earlier today and switched to Music to change songs, a little floating window with my navigation opened. PiP works with Google Maps!
- Band 46: Hasn't been fully initialized in my area, but signals are definitely much more stable.
- WiFi: More stable. I can reach 5G band at further distances. Likely just cleaned up code that's making these work better.
- Small UI changes, such as people edge is more glassy.
Oreo is well worth the patience. I'm only encountering small bugs here and there. It's very stable. So I'd say, maybe Xmas we'll have Oreo. Could be wishful thinking, but I'm hella impressed. This **** is smooth. Only thing I hate is the stupid emojis are the same as before.
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I have the ota file. I go it the day it came out. I did not post it because know one knew how to flash the OTA's
737cd1ee16384c80815ac4fa601193a7.bin
1.36 GB (1,471,096,822 bytes)
CRC32 f6e48ca3
MD5 665aea1f910d68c49b9ae5b90cc8e6b5
SHA-1 150aedf1780b6a32d83384cca46120b1f608abda

goofwear said:
I have the ota file. I go it the day it came out. I did not post it because know one knew how to flash the OTA's
737cd1ee16384c80815ac4fa601193a7.bin
1.36 GB (1,471,096,822 bytes)
CRC32 f6e48ca3
MD5 665aea1f910d68c49b9ae5b90cc8e6b5
SHA-1 150aedf1780b6a32d83384cca46120b1f608abda
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You should post it just in case someone knows how to do it.

bogdi1988 said:
You should post it just in case someone knows how to do it.
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I would upload it Like I normally do, but know one was able to figurere it out last year for the Galaxsy s7 edge.
 @tengtengvn and I tried to figure it out. You can see the forum here.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-s7-edge/how-to/direct-link-nougat-update-t3510467
I have been looking into the the S8+ Ota and noticed
Code:
patch/system/bin/tinycap.p.,.ÓõSBDIFF10×.
SBDIFF. If we can figured out how they SBDIFF the OTA against the 7.0/NRD90M/G955USQU1AQHD firmware. we may be able to flash it.
I also noticed the OTA .bin file has to zip files concatenated together. the first zip only has one file in it called metadata and it is just text.
Code:
ota-type=FILE
post-build=samsung/dream2qltesq/dream2qltesq:8.0.0/OPR1.170623.026/G955USQU1ZQJJ:user/release-keys
post-timestamp=1509361774
pre-build=samsung/dream2qltesq/dream2qltesq:7.0/NRD90M/G955USQU1AQHD:user/release-keys
pre-device=dream2qltesq
If some people show interest I may upload it.