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[Q] is any one still waiting on 2.2 to update OTA?

I'm still waiting on the update. Dose it matter if I'm rooted or not and wll I lose root when the update hits?

I have had no update to my firmware as of yet.
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2 things. Did I miss the update being released? And I have yet to load a leak because I need infrastructure wifi. The update will remove your root and you will need to re root after you get it. Also, the update probably won't install ota if you aren't running stock rom/kernel. At least the other updates haven't installed with modified stuff.
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I thought 2.2 was suppose to b pushed nov 11 if I'm not mistaken. And I'm still running everything stock just rooted.
Could any one reccomend a good coustom 2.2 kernal to flash to? I don't think I wanna wait too long for 2.2

2.2 source is not out yet. No custom kernels until it's released.
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Also 2.2 is not released yet.samsung is saying by year end.
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Guess lii have to wait. Thaks ne way

Samsung is a joke for software.....its almot the end of november and still no update.....what are there devs seriously doing
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imtjnotu said:
Samsung is a joke for software.....its almot the end of november and still no update.....what are there devs seriously doing
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They are waiting for XDA dev to come up with a stable ROM.

acegolfer said:
They are waiting for XDA dev to come up with a stable ROM.
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Sad... but they probably are. Lol
Just wish they would learn a few things from XDA.
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I've been using the quantum rom for a couple days now and the only problem I've had so far is it force closes when I try to use my flashlight program. Other than that everything works great so maybe you should flash it if you want 2.2 right now.
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the OTA hasnt been pushed yet. if you are rooted already, you will lose root.
if you're not running custom ROM/kernel you won't get the OTA.

daddymikey1975 said:
the OTA hasnt been pushed yet. if you are rooted already, you will lose root.
if you're not running custom ROM/kernel you won't get the OTA.
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You mean if you are running a custom rom. What about clock work? Will that cause any ota problems?
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crawrj said:
You mean if you are running a custom rom. What about clock work? Will that cause any ota problems?
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I stand corrected.. oversight on my part. Custom ROM/kernel will not get the OTA notification.
If you have the stock ROM/kernel, you'll get the OTA notification.
If you're rooted and using stock ROM, you'll lose root. Might lose custom recovery as well, but I'm not sure on that.
What I'd recommend, if you ARE rooted and you have custom recovery (clockwork), then wait for the release (like we all are) and it WILL show up here.
The Devs/chefs are all over this and waitng just like everyone else.
Patience is the key.

I flashed back to 2.1 stock last night. I'm going to wait for 2.2 OTA before I root again. Then I will wait a couple weeks until some nice stuff gets cooked up here on xda and is nice and stable before I flash any custom 2.2 items. I can wait.

I'm pretty sure everyone is waiting..

Yeh I guess ill just wait...guy at the sprint store promised 2.2 by the end of october and 4g by the end of november. I guess they will say any thing to sell a phone -__-
Any one know if touch wiz 3.0 will be in the 2.2 ota update?

nate13jp said:
Any one know if touch wiz 3.0 will be in the 2.2 ota update?
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While none of us know what the end product will be the fact that the beta releases have tw3 more than likely means yes it will.
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I have been twiddling my thumbs for weeks waiting for the 2.2 OTA update. I got so impatient one night that I started downloading the necessary tools to root and install a leaked 2.2 version, but quickly settled down and decided to wait it out.
I also downloaded Samsung Kies; I am running Windows 7 64-bit, and the program will not boot from the .exe under any conditions (as administrator, under XP compatabilities, etc)... I have yet to even be able to see the program's interface or find any legitimate documentation for troubleshooting the software.
No complaints with the phone yet, but I am seriously disappointed that I have had to wait so long for 2.2... Samsung claims that this update will allow for quicker future Android updates, but I am taking that with a grain of salt considering the false announcements that have been made so far regarding its official release.

DevilDogVIKING said:
I've been using the quantum rom for a couple days now and the only problem I've had so far is it force closes when I try to use my flashlight program. Other than that everything works great so maybe you should flash it if you want 2.2 right now.
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The only thing I dont like about the leaks is the lock screen lag.... If it wasn't for that I would be using it everyday!

[OTA] A reminder not to accept OTA updates, on rooted phones.

A new OTA update is rolling out for the Hero.
http://androidspin.com/2011/03/04/htc-tattoo-and-htc-hero-ota-update/
Keep in mind that they usually undo root.
Wait until the DEVs have sorted it out.

willy900wonka said:
A new OTA update is rolling out for the Hero.
http://androidspin.com/2011/03/04/htc-tattoo-and-htc-hero-ota-update/
Keep in mind that they usually undo root.
Wait until the DEVs have sorted it out.
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Hopefully there's at least a new radio for us.

willy900wonka said:
A new OTA update is rolling out for the Hero.
http://androidspin.com/2011/03/04/htc-tattoo-and-htc-hero-ota-update/
Keep in mind that they usually undo root.
Wait until the DEVs have sorted it out.
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I Ran Unrevoked4ever and was Able to Get S-Off, Am I Good or
Do I Still have to Worry? And if so How can I Prevent it?
Thanks in Advance!
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PMGRANDS said:
I Ran Unrevoked4ever and was Able to Get S-Off, Am I Good or
Do I Still have to Worry? And if so How can I Prevent it?
Thanks in Advance!
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Just don't dl it.
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user7618 said:
Just don't dl it.
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Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Gingerbread-on-Hero action here!
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Will I still get it, Seeing I'm not on a Stock ROM? I know the last OTA that was Sent I didn't even Receive til I Switched ROMS to Update my PRL....
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PMGRANDS said:
Will I still get it, Seeing I'm not on a Stock ROM? I know the last OTA that was Sent I didn't even Receive til I Switched ROMS to Update my PRL....
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it depends on how you rooted. If you did the long form, you won't get OTA's, if you one clicked, I think you will, BUT with s-off it doesn't matter, because even if it "unroots" you you can flash a recovery from hboot, and then flash a rooted rom or nand restore, and you're good, so don't worry.

Or, go here, and look for how disable OTA updates at the end of the OP.

il Duce said:
it depends on how you rooted. If you did the long form, you won't get OTA's, if you one clicked, I think you will, BUT with s-off it doesn't matter, because even if it "unroots" you you can flash a recovery from hboot, and then flash a rooted rom or nand restore, and you're good, so don't worry.
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Perfect, Good to Know!!
Oh Yeah, and by the way...
Thanks for the Heads Up Guys!!
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HAS a root method been found yet?

I just got a replacement phone from Sprint. They updated it.. unrevoked won't work now. Any ideas yet??
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If it came with the GB update on it. You should be able to downgrade to Froyo and then root.

Probably have to give it a little more time Hasn't been done yet that I know of.
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dabbill said:
If it came with the GB update on it. You should be able to downgrade to Froyo and then root.
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Since when lol? As far as I know if it came with GB you're **** outta luck.

Yep youre SOL, looks like the old exploits were all patched too so I would expect waiting a few weeks.

dabbill said:
If it came with the GB update on it. You should be able to downgrade to Froyo and then root.
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If the bootloader says "S-On", and has hboot 2.16, you cannot downgrade to Froyo. You will get an error about the boot loader being an older version.

Lookn4me said:
I just got a replacement phone from Sprint. They updated it.. unrevoked won't work now. Any ideas yet??
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Have you tried to do Z4root and the unrevoked s-off forever method. Just a thought. May not be a good one but I use z4 for temp root and I know it wont fully root only because of the S-on in the bootloader. Also which bootloader do you have currently. If its a newer bootloader as well its definitely a no-go

They will figure it out

I still have a pci36 image from froyo If I place it on the root of my sd card, it.should replace me back to froyo and then I can run unrevoked 3 right or??
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Lookn4me said:
I still have a pci36 image from froyo If I place it on the root of my sd card, it.should replace me back to froyo and then I can run unrevoked 3 right or??
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Are you S-ON or S-OFF in the bootloader?

S-On
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Lookn4me said:
S-On
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It probably only works if you were S-OFF.
You can try it to see what happens.

I tried it didn't downgrade, I also tried the Ruu it did nothing either. Just wait patiently you will be able to root soon. This stock ROM is running smoothing anyway, no big deal...

When all else fails, use brute force. Do a google search on goldcards. ;-)

jeriel05 said:
I tried it didn't downgrade, I also tried the Ruu it did nothing either. Just wait patiently you will be able to root soon. This stock ROM is running smoothing anyway, no big deal...
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Just trying to see a pattern here, but was your bootloader also S-ON?

Lookn4me said:
I just got a replacement phone from Sprint. They updated it.. unrevoked won't work now. Any ideas yet??
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Dude. On another thread you updated live OTA and ask for help to root it. Now you got a replacement phone from Sprint and they've updated it. Pick a story and stick with it. Are u sure Sprint is sending out replacement phones with Gingerbread update already installed or are you just making up stories as you go along? I'm asking because I have a replacement phone coming this week.
Not wanting to call you out. Just trying to confirm what I might expect coming from Sprint this week.

whatsitsnamenow said:
Dude. On another thread you updated live OTA and ask for help to root it. Now you got a replacement phone from Sprint and they've updated it. Pick a story and stick with it. Are u sure Sprint is sending out replacement phones with Gingerbread update already installed or are you just making up stories as you go along? I'm asking because I have a replacement phone coming this week.
Not wanting to call you out. Just trying to confirm what I might expect coming from Sprint this week.
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My homegirl just got a replacement from Sprint today and it still has froyo on it.

brownhornet said:
My homegirl just got a replacement from Sprint today and it still has froyo on it.
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Thanks for the info. I was hoping this would be the case.

For your info, some of us can afford & do have more than one phone.... I only asked for help. Not to hear an idiot talk trash.. have a great day: -)& yes it came updated...
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shortydoggg said:
Just trying to see a pattern here, but was your bootloader also S-ON?
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Yes, I unrooted my phone and bootloader was S-ON

HTC EVO Shift 4G Getting Gingerbread 2.3 OTA Starting June 20th

Looks like we are finally gonna get the official GB update.
It will start pushing the 20th but as of the 17th you can manually update by going to MENU>SETTINGS>SYSTEM UPDATES>HTC SOFTWARE UPDATE
Source
http://androidcommunity.com/htc-evo...gerbread-2-3-ota-starting-june-20th-20110615/
well I just hope it is not like the damn evo 4g gingerbread update full of bugs lol

Noob question but this means we will have to get a new root process right?
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csdj92 said:
Noob question but this means we will have to get a new root process right?
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Well yes if you install the OTA .. No if you wait for the great Devs to make a stock rooted ROM

Thanks for the heads up. It's about time they said something. Sounds good, but I'll wait till our Devs get there hands on it. Don't want the same issues some people are having with the EVO 4G update. Don't want to lose root, and have to wait.
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prboy1969 said:
Thanks for the heads up. It's about time they said something. Sounds good, but I'll wait till our Devs get there hands on it. Don't want the same issues some people are having with the EVO 4G update. Don't want to lose root, and have to wait.
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Actually the EVO 4G owners are getting an update to fix the GB issues the same date that the Shift is getting the GB update

Well on the plus side netflix should work =)
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Netflix works for me and I've been on 2.3.4 for a while now. What I want is an updated kernel source for our devs to play with. Remember, HTC is listening. Tweet, Facebook, email them or whatever and ask that they please release the source
^ Shift Faced

kbrn said:
Actually the EVO 4G owners are getting an update to fix the GB issues the same date that the Shift is getting the GB update
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Yes, but if you do the OTA and have the new HBOOT you have to wait to root. I'd raher just wait for the Devs.

prboy1969 said:
Yes, but if you do the OTA and have the new HBOOT you have to wait to root. I'd raher just wait for the Devs.
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+1
Also, looks like updates could be pushing out as early as the 17th
http://androidheadlines.com/2011/06...iving-gingerbread-ota-starting-june-17th.html

hope it has the updated sense. and we dont get the same exact thing the evo did

i'm running GB shift deck ROM and the android version already says 2.3.4... is there a reason why we would want to update via OTA if we already have that version?

foxsdaddy67 said:
hope it has the updated sense. and we dont get the same exact thing the evo did
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The leak that is over in the Android Dev section has sense 2.1. I wouldn't expect the final release to have anything different.
This will be good once the kernel source comes out, and we can get some overclocking going.
Also, once the kernel source comes out, this should give the kingdom rom port a shot in the arm, as we will be able to OC that rom, and make it run like it should run.

tokuzumi said:
The leak that is over in the Android Dev section has sense 2.1. I wouldn't expect the final release to have anything different.
This will be good once the kernel source comes out, and we can get some overclocking going.
Also, once the kernel source comes out, this should give the kingdom rom port a shot in the arm, as we will be able to OC that rom, and make it run like it should run.
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+1. That ROM OC'd should be Bad Ass
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jwigley24 said:
i'm running GB shift deck ROM and the android version already says 2.3.4... is there a reason why we would want to update via OTA if we already have that version?
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Shift deck is AOSP, right? This is the sense rom update. You should only update to this rom if you want a sense rom again.

I will be waiting to install it as well. The root process on this phone is already involved enough. It will probably be a long time, if ever, before it gets rooted again after they patch the root method we are currently using.
The one thing I am curious about is if we are stock rooted will we be able to ignore the notifications about updating or is it going to constantly notify us to update forever?

According to Sprint's twitter account, the OTA is available now. I'm rooted, so I'm not going to mess with it, but for anyone who isn't rooted, and wants it, go get it...

Evo_Shift said:
I will be waiting to install it as well. The root process on this phone is already involved enough. It will probably be a long time, if ever, before it gets rooted again after they patch the root method we are currently using.
The one thing I am curious about is if we are stock rooted will we be able to ignore the notifications about updating or is it going to constantly notify us to update forever?
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If you turn off update notifications, you will never be notified.
Menu > Settings > System Updates > HTC Software Update (uncheck box)

Not showing for me. We need someone to get it and pull the .zip so the devs can root the update...
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gtkansan said:
Not showing for me. We need someone to get it and pull the .zip so the devs can root the update...
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It's available for me, I'm on the east coast. I don't have anywhere to upload it to . The size of the file is 248MB.

tokuzumi said:
It's available for me, I'm on the east coast. I don't have anywhere to upload it to . The size of the file is 248MB.
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You could get a free dropbox account. Shove the file in there and then send the share link to the file....
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Updating to Tmobile Gingerbread with rooted phone

Can anyone confirm that it is safe to take your phone to Tmobile and have them update the software on a rooted mytouch 4g? I just want to make sure I am not going to brick my phone...

makkunbakkun said:
Can anyone confirm that it is safe to take your phone to Tmobile and have them update the software on a rooted mytouch 4g? I just want to make sure I am not going to brick my phone...
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you should be good to update but you will lose your root and there is no way to root 2.3.4 right now

It's safe I took mine in and did it
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WOLF26915 said:
you should be good to update but you will lose your root and there is no way to root 2.3.4 right now
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that would be a big sacrifice if we want to update

khathaivu said:
that would be a big sacrifice if we want to update
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I agree but i guess thats the price you pay to get the stock 2.3.4 right now

I spent most of the weekend researching what to do about this very thing. I was rooted but stock rom. I figured I needed a decision on what I was going to do before the OTA arrived.
After a lot of research I decided to go full S=off and install the Virtuous Unity ROM. I like Sense and it is a 3.0 ROM. If you wait for TMOB you'll only get 2.1.
EVERYTHING in this ROM works. None of the
"YOU GET THREADED TEXT MESSAGES!!! but the camera doesn't work"
Like in the bad old days of windows rooting.
I only wish I'd done this 6 months ago.

Yea every thing works but im wondering wit s off no root what can u do ?
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makkunbakkun said:
Can anyone confirm that it is safe to take your phone to Tmobile and have them update the software on a rooted mytouch 4g? I just want to make sure I am not going to brick my phone...
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Is it your intention to return to stock and run the phone unrooted with the 2.3.4 update or are you just concerned about having 2.3.4 on your phone? If you are looking for the most recent version of of Android OS, then MIUI is currently running 2.3.5... If you havent tried GenerationX mysense ROM, it is the newest update with bloat removed and i think there isnt anything broken with the faux's .7 kernel. Try it if you like stock, I bet you will like it.

I just want to get this straight, if someone can give an answer. My wife's phone currently has iced glacier and I want to go stock GB. If I take the phone to a Tmo store and ask for the update, it will take the phone back to stock and unroot? If so should I at least uninstall super user?

badaphooko01 said:
I just want to get this straight, if someone can give an answer. My wife's phone currently has iced glacier and I want to go stock GB. If I take the phone to a Tmo store and ask for the update, it will take the phone back to stock and unroot? If so should I at least uninstall super user?
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You could go to the store or you can download the same T Mobile sdcard update that Gr33nF0x posted http://megaupload.com/?d=N8XGHXJC (IF YOU ARE ROOTED YOU WILL LOSE IT)
1. Download the PD15IMG.zip file posted
2. Put file on the root of your sdcard (don't put it in any folder)
3. go to settings/applications make sure fastboot is unchecked (on 2.2.1)
4.power off
5. push and hold volume down and power till you get into hboot
6. it will scan file when its done it should ask you to update push volume up

badaphooko01 said:
I just want to get this straight, if someone can give an answer. My wife's phone currently has iced glacier and I want to go stock GB. If I take the phone to a Tmo store and ask for the update, it will take the phone back to stock and unroot? If so should I at least uninstall super user?
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The answer is yes. If you load the update, whether download the one on the forums here or update at T-mo you will lose root. No need to uninstall superuser, because the update will wipe all data.

Thanks guys for the quick response.
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Thanks guys for the quick response.
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Why do you wanna go to being unrooted? There's rooted versions of the OTA here.

Ace42 said:
Why do you wanna go to being unrooted? There's rooted versions of the OTA here.
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Maybe he is no longer interested in having a super badass phone and wants to have a boring stock rom
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eqjunkie829 said:
Maybe he is no longer interested in having a super badass phone and wants to have a boring stock rom
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Its my wifes phone and dosent need to mod it just needs to work properly. If I was to go the route of updating it with the rooted update, would I just need to flash through CW? To be honest I don't have much expreince with this phone as you can tell by how old her current rom is. Atleast with my phone its pretty much unbrickable, on this phone I wouldn't know how to recover if it did. I figure if tmobile does the update they are responsible for it. Is someone willing to post the steps for me?
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badaphooko01 said:
Its my wifes phone and dosent need to mod it just needs to work properly. If I was to go the route of updating it with the rooted update, would I just need to flash through CW? To be honest I don't have much expreince with this phone as you can tell by how old her current rom is. Atleast with my phone its pretty much unbrickable, on this phone I wouldn't know how to recover if it did. I figure if tmobile does the update they are responsible for it. Is someone willing to post the steps for me?
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If you want T Mobile to do it go to your local store let them do the sdcard update witch is the same as the one I posted one page back (Thanks goes to Gr33nF0x for uploading it) or wait for the OTA

eqjunkie829 said:
Maybe he is no longer interested in having a super badass phone and wants to have a boring stock rom
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^^^
funny

so i can still UPDATE even if i'm not rooted?

armstrong87 said:
so i can still UPDATE even if i'm not rooted?
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yes you can