4.2 --> 4.1.2 Without rooting - Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Basically is this possible, to go from 4.2 to 4.1.2? Mine is fine but my friend's Nexus 7 keeps shutting down.
Will a factory reset restore 4.1.2? Is there another way? Been googling for an hour, & I'm thinking it mustn't be possible with unrooted devices.
Thanks for any help
Mrs Hedgehog
P.S Please don't yell.

Not that I am aware of--I think you'll need to unlock the boot loader to then push the 4.1.2 image to it, but don't worry, its pretty straightforward with a little reading. Check the stickies for guides.
did the move to 4.2 occur via ota update?
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kboya said:
Not that I am aware of--I think you'll need to unlock the boot loader to then push the 4.1.2 image to it, but don't worry, its pretty straightforward with a little reading. Check the stickies for guides.
did the move to 4.2 occur via ota update?
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Yes it was via OTA update. Bottom, she isn't going to want to unlock her device. Is there no way to put it back to how it was when she pulled it out of the box brand new? Even if she loses everything she would prefer that.
P.S Thanks for answering, appreciated.

Maybe she needs to think again. You can relock it as if nothing had happened!
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Ok would Google know if she did that. Would it be like it was when she first got it? Say if she had to send it back under the guarantee? I'm shocked actually. I thought a factory reset would take it back to basics. I don't think she'll agree somehow.

Nope, it is like nothing ever happened. No-one shall know (nor care,quite frankly).
Factory reset is more like delete data and settings (and also all your photos etc, if you choose SD card) and return to factory state (I.e. the base OS, which is now 4.2 after the update). It does not roll back to the original OS from the factory, which could be several iterations back.
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Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit is what you need.
Unlock, flash back to stock 4.1.2 and then re-lock.

Spannaa said:
Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit is what you need.
Unlock, flash back to stock 4.1.2 and then re-lock.
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Think I may just do this. But, will it keep trying to force the update on me?
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tu3218 said:
Think I may just do this. But, will it keep trying to force the update on me?
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It's Google that pushes the updates.
I've had no problems with 4.2 but if I do, I'll roll back to 4.1.2 and wait...

Spannaa said:
It's Google that pushes the updates.
I've had no problems with 4.2 but if I do, I'll roll back to 4.1.2 and wait...
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So I'd still get the notification to update to 4.2 if I reverted back.
But yeah, 4.2 isn't that bad. I do notice some unresponsiveness when clicking icons but other than that, pretty good.
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Install the FOTAKill app to stop OTA Notifications
tu3218 said:
Think I may just do this. But, will it keep trying to force the update on me?
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I had to roll back to 4.1.2 on my Nexus 7. The tablet would not charge (didn't recognize the high-current charger) under 4.2. To stop the update notifications I installed FOTAKill (tablet must be rooted). .doc file with FOTAKill installation instructions is attached.
Really wish that Google would have an option for "Never" when it asks for permission to install an update.

Spannaa said:
Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit is what you need.
Unlock, flash back to stock 4.1.2 and then re-lock.
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Hi, I have a question, If I flash back to stock with Wug's toolkit would I receive the 4.1.2 update OTA or would I have to flash it manually?
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Cee_Pee_Three said:
Hi, I have a question, If I flash back to stock with Wug's toolkit would I receive the 4.1.2 update OTA or would I have to flash it manually?
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If "stock" is before 4.1.2 then yes, you'd get the OTA update notification (which would unroot the tablet. You might as well manually flash 4.1.2.
My Nexus 7 "bricked" when I allowed the update from 4.1.2 to 4.2, requiring a complicated procedure to unbrick it. I suspect that the problem was caused by a "rootkeeper" app.

SMS888 said:
If "stock" is before 4.1.2 then yes, you'd get the OTA update notification (which would unroot the tablet. You might as well manually flash 4.1.2.
My Nexus 7 "bricked" when I allowed the update from 4.1.2 to 4.2, requiring a complicated procedure to unbrick it. I suspect that the problem was caused by a "rootkeeper" app.
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I wrote that wrong, I meant if I'm on 4.2 and flash back to the 4.1 original that first came with the device, would the 4.1.2 update come up OTA or would I have to flash 4.1.2 manually?
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I think you have to update manually. OTA will offer 4.2.

telexer said:
I think you have to update manually. OTA will offer 4.2.
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Correct. The FOTA update would offer only the latest version.

On my new Nexus two separate updates were sent in sequence. First an update to 4.1.2 then another update (declined) to 4.2 a few minutes later. It was not a single update from 4.1.1 to 4.2.

Thank u for sharing this info, this saves me the trouble from updating to 4.1.2 manually.
UPDATE: So I went back to the initial ROM the device came with (JB 4.1.1) and Google quickly prompted to update to 4.1.2 (which is what I wanted) and now it asks me to update to 4.2 but I ignore that
Long story short, my Nexus 7 is back up and working flawlessly again!!
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SMS888 said:
I had to roll back to 4.1.2 on my Nexus 7. The tablet would not charge (didn't recognize the high-current charger) under 4.2. To stop the update notifications I installed FOTAKill (tablet must be rooted). .doc file with FOTAKill installation instructions is attached.
Really wish that Google would have an option for "Never" when it asks for permission to install an update.
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What if I want to update my Nexus 7 later, how do I take off the fotakill.apk?
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4.2..> 4.1.2 Without rooting
Have Nexus 7, stock, has been upgraded OTA to 4.2.1. Have an $80 app (Anywhere Map) which company is working on a fix to operate with 4.2. I use Linux and it appears you can upgrade manually with 'adb reboot recovery' then Power & Vol to get recovery menu. Posts have said simply use 'adb sidload upgrade_img.zip' or 'adb install upgrade_img.zip'. Simple enough. I've only gotten to the menu from which I can choose 'apply update from adb', but have done nothing. Posts have said simply issue the command and select reboot from menu after it installs. This should install new os version without removing apps nor sdcard info. (I have backed up the whole sdcard with 'adb pull' to my computer.)
I have 4.1.2, 4.2, and 4.2.1 images. What I would like to do is put the 4.1.2 on to use until Anywhere Map gets their act together for 4.2. But 4.1.2 seems like a minor update to 4.1 and I can't find that image at Google nor anywhere else.
So the question is as to whether updating with the 4.1.2 image will work or not. I have the material to root the machine manually but would prefer not to do it. This all looks rather straightforward from the many posts I've read, except with my reservations on the 4.1.2 update. Thanks for any comments.

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Accept ota 4.2 on rooted Nexus 7

My 7 is asking if I want to update to 4.2. Of course I do since I am running 4.1.2 but I don't want to lose root. Will I be able to reroot with WugFresh? I had real problems rerooting after I installed 4.1.2.
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rsipson said:
My 7 is asking if I want to update to 4.2. Of course I do since I am running 4.1.2 but I don't want to lose root. Will I be able to reroot with WugFresh? I had real problems rerooting after I installed 4.1.2.
grab ota root keeper from play store. used it for the first time today. flawless.
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OTA Rootkeeper worked for me too.
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I wish my 7 would ask me to update :-\
Stick mount says I still have root but I can't see files on an otg usb like I could before.
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I have a ustom recovery so it's failing for me... whee is the file on the system so I can just flash in twrp?
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rsipson said:
Stick mount says I still have root but I can't see files on an otg usb like I could before.
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Apparently stick mount is not working with 4.2.
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Root lost (allthough super user and stick mount still there)
kilometers4 said:
Apparently stick mount is not working with 4.2.
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My guess would be that parent lost root.
I was rooted myself, accepted the OTA (the one before today did NOT break root), and lost root.
First time I saw this? Luks manager, which I use to mount an encrypted filesystem complained not having root.
As I am rooted using Wugfresh' toolkit, I will wait until he has updated his toolkit and/or stated it will work with the new build (JOP40C).
Kind regards,
Roel
I'll post this here to save making a new topic. I updated to 4.2 ota and lost root. I'm still unlocked but don't have root access. Since I'm post update I can't install any root keepers. How to I get root again? And will I lose all my data and apps? Will I have to do a system reset? Thanks
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just lou said:
OTA Rootkeeper worked for me too.
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Did you happen to have supersu installed and did you temp unroot the device in the root keeper app prior to upgrade?
Thanks....
deanflood said:
I'll post this here to save making a new topic. I updated to 4.2 ota and lost root. I'm still unlocked but don't have root access. Since I'm post update I can't install any root keepers. How to I get root again? And will I lose all my data and apps? Will I have to do a system reset? Thanks
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On the update to 4.1.2 about 3 weeks ago, I forgot to use OTA Rootkeeper and lost root. I plugged it back into my PC and used WugFresh's Nexus Tool Kit program to re-root my N7. I did not lose any information of any kind.
Maybe I'm wrong, but only unlocking the bootloader completely wipes everything but rooting should not. :good:
Hi, I'm facing the same issue .... have you found any solution? I also checked the latest version of StickMount ...1.5.
R.
rsipson said:
Stick mount says I still have root but I can't see files on an otg usb like I could before.
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---------- Post added at 06:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:22 PM ----------
Just found on Google Play:
Automatically mount and dismount USB sticks on various devices like the Galaxy Nexus.
!!! CURRENTLY NOT WORKING ON ANDROID 4.2 !!!
1-starring the app because of that will certainly not help make it compatible. This is a complicated issue which requires some ugly hacks to fix - I'm trying to find the least ugly and most reliable way to work around the new security measures in 4.2 that ended up breaking StickMount. It will take some time (and updating my paid apps to 4.2 has priority, sorry)
radimj said:
Hi, I'm facing the same issue .... have you found any solution? I also checked the latest version of StickMount ...1.5.
R.
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Dont want to open up a new thread so I'm gonna throw my question here
I've rooted and unlocked my N7 and I messed the crap out of it using custom roms/kernels/menus etc and I want to reset it and revert back to completely stock 4.2. Now of course, I will download the factory image of 4.2 and re-flash it via adb and all but my question is this:
1. Atm I have 4.2 installed but im on the stock vanilla boot loader (the one that came with 4.1) I havent updated it neither to the bootloader of 4.1.2 nor the 4.2 one. When I reflash my Nexi with the factory 4.2 image, it will flash the new bootloader naturaly but will I be able to unlock it and install a custom recovery without issues?
2. Is the factory 4.2 rootable?
Thanks in advance fellow forumites
Chocoburger said:
On the update to 4.1.2 about 3 weeks ago, I forgot to use OTA Rootkeeper and lost root. I plugged it back into my PC and used WugFresh's Nexus Tool Kit program to re-root my N7. I did not lose any information of any kind.
Maybe I'm wrong, but only unlocking the bootloader completely wipes everything but rooting should not. :good:
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You must unlock the bootloader before rooting.
Chocoburger said:
On the update to 4.1.2 about 3 weeks ago, I forgot to use OTA Rootkeeper and lost root. I plugged it back into my PC and used WugFresh's Nexus Tool Kit program to re-root my N7. I did not lose any information of any kind.
Maybe I'm wrong, but only unlocking the bootloader completely wipes everything but rooting should not. :good:
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Thx for the info. No more worry abt data loss.

4.1.2 >>> 4.2 unable to update

Okey so yesterday I couldn't wait anymore and wanted to update my Nexus 7 to 4.2 but couldn't.
After restarting it did initiate the update but right after it gave me a red triangle with a (!)
And now I can't see any updates anymore. I yet I'm on 4.1.2 still
Dang it..
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Download the 4.2 factory images from google and flash via fastboot.
Consider yourself lucky and stay with 4.1.2
I have the same problem as well. When I first tried to get the update, the Android had a red ! And failed the update. Now, it says no update available....
I'm not sure if I should wait until a more stable version is out, however.
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Meh rootbrain is right. Jag ive been reading upp on 4.2 and i better stay on 4.1.2
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It's all subjective. Some like it, while others don't. Neither opinion is the end all, be all gospel truth.
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rootbrain said:
Consider yourself lucky and stay with 4.1.2
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Aren't there enough 4.2 bashing threads that you feel the need to take this one off-topic?
The OP asked for help not for your opinion.
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Nexus 7
Clean ROM 3.0 - Leankernel 0.8.x
Any help would be appreciated...I want to have the latest update, not be stuck...
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yanksrock1000 said:
Any help would be appreciated...I want to have the latest update, not be stuck...
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Have you modified, frozen, or deleted any of the stock system files? The update checks for approximately 200 files and if any aren't stock, will fail. Your best bet, as someone else said, is going to be to fastboot flashing the stock image. Be forewarned that you'd be essentially starting from scratch as it would wipe your tablet, but I'd personally find that preferable since you'd be circumventing some of the issues that are irking the most vocal of 4.2's critics.
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I actually just purchased the tablet, and out of the box the first thing I tried to do was update, and it failed.
I'm not very knowlegable about flashing the factory image myself, but I've heard about updating using a "toolkit"? Is this easier?
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yanksrock1000 said:
I actually just purchased the tablet, and out of the box the first thing I tried to do was update, and it failed.
I'm not very knowlegable about flashing the factory image myself, but I've heard about updating using a "toolkit"? Is this easier?
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Yup, easier. But using a command line and the android SDK/fastboot isn't all that hard... maybe your issue is just the universes way of saying you should go learn a new trick. :cyclops:
However I doubt the universe will waste any energy punishing you if you choose to go the easy route. Plus, you can always read the thorough directions for both routes and make an educated decision before you get your hands even the least bit dirty.
using Fastboot: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
Wugs Windows toolkit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
najaboy said:
Have you modified, frozen, or deleted any of the stock system files? The update checks for approximately 200 files and if any aren't stock, will fail. Your best bet, as someone else said, is going to be to fastboot flashing the stock image.
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i have the same issue, but i dont want to fastboot it, what should i do? i havent rooted or anything yet. i have a 32gb no 3g version...
PenguinDroid said:
i have the same issue, but i dont want to fastboot it, what should i do? i havent rooted or anything yet. i have a 32gb no 3g version...
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Why not, it's a safe operation.
If you're completely stock, and update fails, either try again (and again, and again), or send it to repair (slowest). Or fastboot (fastest).
issak42 said:
Why not, it's a safe operation.
If you're completely stock, and update fails, either try again (and again, and again), or send it to repair (slowest). Or fastboot (fastest).
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well, in that case, id rather root it and flash a custom rom, and thats probably what i am gonna end up doing... ill see, thanks for the answer

[Q] Updating via OTA works with TWRP?

I was wondering if it will be safe if you update via OTA with a custom Open script Recovery such has TWRP would be safe, I do not want to get any issues while updating to Android 4.3 when it is available like soft bricking.
andyabc said:
I was wondering if it will be safe if you update via OTA with a custom Open script Recovery such has TWRP would be safe, I do not want to get any issues while updating to Android 4.3 when it is available like soft bricking.
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You have to be stock to get the google updates. No custom recovery at all.
zelendel said:
You have to be stock to get the google updates. No custom recovery at all.
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Have you tested it?, I am not sure if it could be possible since TWRP is OpenScriptRecovery so the system should be able to just get the OTA update to flash like nothing is wrong or anything.
I can restore the stock recovery using the Nexus Toolkit.
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andyabc said:
Have you tested it?, I am not sure if it could be possible since TWRP is OpenScriptRecovery so the system should be able to just get the OTA update to flash like nothing is wrong or anything.
I can restore the stock recovery using the Nexus Toolkit.
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It is well known that it will not work on none official recoveries. It will also not work if you are rooted. There are threads around about this.
zelendel said:
It is well known that it will not work on none official recoveries. It will also not work if you are rooted. There are threads around about this.
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What do you mean that it will not work if your rooted?, will it give you some error or something on the stock recovery?
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andyabc said:
What do you mean that it will not work if your rooted?, will it give you some error or something on the stock recovery?
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Ok it seems it will flash but you will lose root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145848
zelendel said:
Ok it seems it will flash but you will lose root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145848
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Will OTA Rootkeeper help?, I have that installed just in case there is an update has I am fully aware that the update will replace the system partition.
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andyabc said:
Will OTA Rootkeeper help?, I have that installed just in case there is an update has I am fully aware that the update will replace the system partition.
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To be honest I have no idea as I never do OTA updates. No real point.
zelendel said:
To be honest I have no idea as I never do OTA updates. No real point.
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Ok, I found a really useful thread though: http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one/282447-install-ota-update-twrp-recovery.html
Looks like that stock recovery is the first thing to do.
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andyabc said:
Ok, I found a really useful thread though: http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one/282447-install-ota-update-twrp-recovery.html
Looks like that stock recovery is the first thing to do.
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Even though that is for a different device and a completely different OTA set up. Being fully stock is always the best bet. Like I said I never do OTA and on a nexus it is almost completely pointless as the 4.3 update will be available in a flashable zip file with in a matter of hours in not less.
zelendel said:
Even though that is for a different device and a completely different OTA set up. Being fully stock is always the best bet. Like I said I never do OTA and on a nexus it is almost completely pointless as the 4.3 update will be available in a flashable zip file with in a matter of hours in not less.
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So you can just flash the zip 100% on a custom recovery?
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andyabc said:
So you can just flash the zip 100% on a custom recovery?
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Yeah. Once the devs have gotten their hands on it there will be a rooted zip in a matter of hours of release that can be flashed like a normal custom rom
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Yeah. Once the devs have gotten their hands on it there will be a rooted zip in a matter of hours of release that can be flashed like a normal custom rom
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Awesome, I am just going to flash the stock recovery so when the update is available the data will not get wiped.
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If your using twrp v2.5.0.0 when we get the ota update you can use it to update and it will flash it fine it will also detect that you don't have root and will ask you if you want it restored
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spaceman860 said:
If your using twrp v2.5.0.0 when we get the ota update you can use it to update and it will flash it fine it will also detect that you don't have root and will ask you if you want it restored
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So the OTA update would just work?, all well I have the stock recovery flashed at the moment anyway so when the OTA updates stop I will flash the recovery back and then install a custom rom with 4G and USB Host supported also having all the good tweaks like the camera tweak.
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I had CWM on my rooted Nexus 4, and the OTA for android 4.3 came along, and worked fine! Android asked to reboot to install the update, so I agreed, and the reboot loaded CWM which flashed the update. I lost root however, but it was easy to put back.
Has anyone done the OTA to 4.3 while having TWRP recovery? I wonder which of the two recoveries is better at handling OTA updates ... some folks say never attempt OTA with a custom recovery, but CWM has always handled it fine on my Nexus 4 (I've done different over-the-air updates around 3 times now).
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Has anyone done the OTA to 4.3 while having TWRP recovery? I wonder which of the two recoveries is better at handling OTA updates ... some folks say never attempt OTA with a custom recovery, but CWM has always handled it fine on my Nexus 4 (I've done different over-the-air updates around 3 times now).
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I am also interested about doing an update to 4.3 with everything stock except for TWRP, and am waiting to hear other people experiences before I try it. I see that the following shows one recommended method (Scenario #2), although I am not sure exactly how to do it. I am curious as to why this is any different than doing it OTA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2145848
pjc123 said:
I am also interested about doing an update to 4.3 with everything stock except for TWRP, and am waiting to hear other people experiences before I try it. I see that the following shows one recommended method (Scenario #2), although I am not sure exactly how to do it. I am curious as to why this is any different than doing it OTA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2145848
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From what I am reading now, it's going to work. You will loose root and might loose TWRP, but if you have unlocked bootloader you can flash them both again. I'd say go ahead and let us know if you lost both root and TWRP or just root.
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From what I am reading now, it's going to work. You will loose root and might loose TWRP, but if you have unlocked bootloader you can flash them both again. I'd say go ahead and let us know if you lost both root and TWRP or just root.
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Actually, what I am reading now from a lot of people is that it is not necessary to download the file, and just do the OTA, as there is no difference. If I were to lose TWRP it is an easy enough process to get it back. As far as rooting, I am waiting for Koush to upgrade his superuser app, as I switched from SuperSU a while back (Both developers are having a tough time with 4.3). I am also waiting for things to settle down with all the 4.3 bugs and app upgrades. Maybe in a few weeks; there is just way too many issues.
pjc123 said:
Actually, what I am reading now from a lot of people is that it is not necessary to download the file, and just do the OTA, as there is no difference. If I were to lose TWRP it is an easy enough process to get it back. As far as rooting, I am waiting for Koush to upgrade his superuser app, as I switched from SuperSU a while back (Both developers are having a tough time with 4.3). I am also waiting for things to settle down with all the 4.3 bugs and app upgrades. Maybe in a few weeks; there is just way too many issues.
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No need to wait, you can switch back to SuperSU, the latest version (1.51) has been working perfectly with 4.3 for me.
BTW I just installed BootUnlocker for nexus devices, a great app that can lock/unlock your boot loader from within android without wiping your data!

[How to Video] Manually update the Nexus 7 to 4.4 KitKat

Just threw together a video showing how to manually update your Nexus 7 to 4.4 KitKat.
Hopefully this cuts down the questions. You must be on the 4.3 JSS15R build to update.
Video:
http://youtu.be/bgjH2E5oi0Y
qbking77 said:
Just threw together a video showing how to manually update your Nexus 7 to 4.4 KitKat.
Hopefully this cuts down the questions. You must be on the 4.3 JSS15R build to update.
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http://youtu.be/bgjH2E5oi0Y
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Can you rename the ota.zip to just ota.zip?
godutch said:
Can you rename the ota.zip to just ota.zip?
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Yes.
sfhub said:
Yes.
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Thanks, easier than copying these filenames with hashes
Any specific reason that it only works with the 4.3 JSS15R build instead of the 4.3.1 JLS36I build? Is one just the WiFi version?
Craysh said:
Any specific reason that it only works with the 4.3 JSS15R build instead of the 4.3.1 JLS36I build? Is one just the WiFi version?
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Yes right now there is no update zip for the LTE N7. I will update my site once that zip comes available
I just upgraded. It seems that the ota package doesn't contain the new launcher that the Nexus 5 uses. There is no Google Now home screen as the far left screen and the app drawer still contains a tab for widgets. Is there a separate app to install now from the store?
codahq said:
I just upgraded. It seems that the ota package doesn't contain the new launcher that the Nexus 5 uses. There is no Google Now home screen as the far left screen and the app drawer still contains a tab for widgets. Is there a separate app to install now from the store?
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Those features are for the N5 only.
Craysh said:
Any specific reason that it only works with the 4.3 JSS15R build instead of the 4.3.1 JLS36I build? Is one just the WiFi version?
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Yeah it does a signature check of your system files and the ota file, if one does not check out the update won't apply
I get an error when it tries to install the update - something to do with the BasicDreams.apk not being valid (or something along those lines). It then aborts the installation. Not sure if anyone else is running into this problem, or if there's something I can do to fix it. I'm running stock, but rooted, and I've switched back to the standard recovery image from TWRP to try the install.
Thanks!
Thanks man, I've never used the stock recovery before, so had no clue how to get past the broken robot screen. Your video helped a lot!
Does anyone know the way to do this on a Mac?
Question?
Hello,
I can't get the side load to work because it no longer recognizes my nexus 7 when i enter recovery mode? is there a quick fix for this?
im rooted,using cuatom.kernel and recovery
if i flash the stock kernel and recovery and do what u did on the video,will i lose root or lose any data??
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Ignore plz
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Just as a note, adb sideload method works with twrp installed. Same steps as the guide but the sideload option is located under the advanced tab.
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konradsa said:
Watch the video, the answer is right there.
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Thanks!! :good:
Sorry goober, I answered to the wrong post by accident. I intended to answer to the guy asking about the recovery mode.
But I think the Mac procedure should be pretty similar, the archive download from Google contains the same tools for Mac. Just not sure how driver installer works on Mac.
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Still not having any luck. I can sideload the file onto the tablet fine, but when it gets to the "Verifying current system" stage I get an error saying:
"/system/app/BasicDreams.apk" has unexpected contents
E:Error in /tmp/update.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted
I've tried this several times and keep getting the same result. I'm rooted, but running the stock kernel and rom, and using the stock recovery. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Will this work on a stock rooted N7?

[Q] Am i the only one still waiting for 4.4 OTA?

seriously. is this rollout still rolling? did i screw myself by doing the clear data from framework trick? (i can still download from play store)
on the contrary I have yet to hear a report from anyone that has got the OTA. Everyone seems to be sideloading it. After spending over three hours trying to get my version of ADB to update to one that can sideload (I have even deleted ALL the Ade.exe files and it still runs the old one (which I cant find) ) I have decided to wait... and wait... and wait.
So heres the question. Has ANYONE had the OTA update. Not the sideload, I know we can sideload. Has anyone had pure OTA update?
No OTA here either. I'm stuck with out a computer so I have to wait. It sucks because I know how to flash the factory image but I just can't. I'm not one to complain, but damn this is a slow role out.
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kmmxracer said:
No OTA here either. I'm stuck with out a computer so I have to wait. It sucks because I know how to flash the factory image but I just can't. I'm not one to complain, but damn this is a slow role out.
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You don't need a computer. Grab the OTA zip from Google's servers and flash in recovery.
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Well my update is that I am now running KitKat. I never did get the OTA but did find a copy of ADB.exe in the windows directory. One quick addition of a .bak suffix (just in case) and i happily sideloaded it.
Maybe its googles strategy to reduce server load!
im also waiting for my update
People, you are in XDA. Just sideload KitKat.
tatazeuz said:
People, you are in XDA. Just sideload KitKat.
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I'm probably going to lose my geek card for this, but after I side load what do I do? I'm not rooted, my bootloader is locked, and I don't have my computer so I can't back up. Should I just wait for the OTA so that I don't lose all of the stuff on my tablet?
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geekygirl74 said:
I'm probably going to lose my geek card for this, but after I side load what do I do? I'm not rooted, my bootloader is locked, and I don't have my computer so I can't back up. Should I just wait for the OTA so that I don't lose all of the stuff on my tablet?
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You won't lose anything, side loading is the same as recieving an OTA, only flashing factory images wipe data. Sideloading won't wipe anything.

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