I was wondering if Im able to receive OTA updates even if I'm not living in US.
My phone model is i337m so its not the international version.
The carrier is AT&T
Anyone knows?
Of course my phone is SIM Unlocked and I'm not using AT&T
Thanks
Vinao said:
I was wondering if Im able to receive OTA updates even if I'm not living in US.
My phone model is i337m so its not the international version.
The carrier is AT&T
Anyone knows?
Of course my phone is SIM Unlocked and I'm not using AT&T
Thanks
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AT&T has the i337, not the i337M (which is usually the Canadian variant). I believe the update server authenticates the SIM though. Not sure.
Yes, you're right sorry
SGH-I337
I think the same, but I cant test because I rooted my phone.
I'm only asking this because they gonna release the new android next month.
Thanks
Vinao said:
Yes, you're right sorry
SGH-I337
I think the same, but I cant test because I rooted my phone.
I'm only asking this because they gonna release the new android next month.
Thanks
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You can always download the OTA file when it's released, put it in the phone's internal memory and name it "update.zip". After that you can go to [stock] recovery by turning on the phone while holding only the volume-up key and choose "Apply update.zip"
Product F(RED) said:
You can always download the OTA file when it's released, put it in the phone's internal memory and name it "update.zip". After that you can go to [stock] recovery by turning on the phone while holding only the volume-up key and choose "Apply update.zip"
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But when I try to update OTA it always says that "there ir no upadate avaliable" and I'm not sure if this message apears because Im not in the US and using AT&T Sim Card or because my phone is rooted.
I updated to UCUAMDL via Kies but back then I wasnt root yet.
Is there another way to download the update.zip? Like a web site?
Vinao said:
But when I try to update OTA it always says that "there ir no upadate avaliable" and I'm not sure if this message apears because Im not in the US and using AT&T Sim Card or because my phone is rooted.
I updated to UCUAMDL via Kies but back then I wasnt root yet.
Is there another way to download the update.zip? Like a web site?
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Well, if you're on an official, but rooted (stock) ROM, then the phone should still be able to check. Root itself doesn't make a difference in whether or not an OTA appears, but a custom ROM might have purposely broken the internal URL to check for OTAs in order to prevent them.
Just so you know, the AT&T Galaxy S4 has a locked bootloader. If you take an OTA, you'll lose root and you won't be able to do anything (no custom ROMs, root apps, or custom recovery) until an exploit is found. That's what's going on right now with people on the MF3 update. Currently they found a way to have root, but that's all.
You're better off downloading a stock, rooted ROM from here and flashing that when a new OTA comes out. They're usually posted quickly afterwards.
Product F(RED) said:
Well, if you're on an official, but rooted (stock) ROM, then the phone should still be able to check. Root itself doesn't make a difference in whether or not an OTA appears, but a custom ROM might have purposely broken the internal URL to check for OTAs in order to prevent them.
Just so you know, the AT&T Galaxy S4 has a locked bootloader. If you take an OTA, you'll lose root and you won't be able to do anything (no custom ROMs, root apps, or custom recovery) until an exploit is found. That's what's going on right now with people on the MF3 update. Currently they found a way to have root, but that's all.
You're better off downloading a stock, rooted ROM from here and flashing that when a new OTA comes out. They're usually posted quickly afterwards.
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Well I'm using stock rom. So I guess this answers my question, either I'm not in the US or not using att sim card i can't update through OTA.
Thanks for your help bro. :good:
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So currently I am using my mytouch 3g (Original) unlocked on At-t and without a dataplan. When T-mobile decides to roll out the 2.2 update, how would I go about getting it? Would they make it available online to install manually (without rooting)? Or would I need to grab a T-mobile sim and download it that way. Also if I used the latter route and used someone else's sim, would they need to have a dataplan for me to download it? Or would my mytouch still detect the update and download it for me without a data-plan.
no data plan is needed as the update can come through wifi thats how i got my 1.6 update so it should be the same with froyo
Alright so if I connect the mytouch to wifi it will automatically find the update to install? No 3g connection to any network needed?
gabrialxue said:
Alright so if I connect the mytouch to wifi it will automatically find the update to install? No 3g connection to any network needed?
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I think for most custom roms it won't work - to be sure roll back to last stock rom and hope to be one of the first
I haven't rooted my phone for awhile for numerous reasons, including the update. So basically OTA isn't over the network's data or anything? It's just a process that uses the internet, in whatever form it gets it?
I think some have missed the key point - you're on AT&T with a MyTouch (just like I am). You won't get the OTA automatically, as it is going to be sent by the carrier, not Google. AT&T doesn't "know" your MyTouch, and they don't support it...
The best solution if you're rooted, and the one I'm going to be doing, is simply to wait for a "clean rooted" version to come out and flash it. The OTA generally won't work on rooted phones since it is typically disabled.
If you're not rooted, then you'd have to find someone with T-Mobile and put their SIM card in and do a check for updates. Not sure if the data plan or wifi alone would be necessary in that case.
I heard that someone could simply manually install the update by looking for the link that the phone downloads it from. And you could do this without rooting, is that true?
lotherius said:
I think some have missed the key point - you're on AT&T with a MyTouch (just like I am). You won't get the OTA automatically, as it is going to be sent by the carrier, not Google. AT&T doesn't "know" your MyTouch, and they don't support it...
The best solution if you're rooted, and the one I'm going to be doing, is simply to wait for a "clean rooted" version to come out and flash it. The OTA generally won't work on rooted phones since it is typically disabled.
If you're not rooted, then you'd have to find someone with T-Mobile and put their SIM card in and do a check for updates. Not sure if the data plan or wifi alone would be necessary in that case.
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If you think about it the new rom that installs on your phone comes with carrier apps (such as MyFaves, etc) and I really can't imagine AT&T sending you a T-Mobile rom. In my opinion (just a theory) I don't think that you would get the update. I could be wrong though.
Well in that case do you think it is likely that someone will be able to find the update file and I can load it onto my phone WITHOUT rooting?
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Well in that case do you think it is likely that someone will be able to find the update file and I can load it onto my phone WITHOUT rooting?
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I don't think so.
What's to stop you from rooting your device? It would solve all of your problems.
http://theandroidsite.com/2009/10/0...-1-6-update-yet-heres-how-to-manually-update/
i'm gonna guess 2.2 will be the same. i dont know how long after the OTA updates until a manual update appears.
InTr4nceWeTrust said:
http://theandroidsite.com/2009/10/0...-1-6-update-yet-heres-how-to-manually-update/
i'm gonna guess 2.2 will be the same. i dont know how long after the OTA updates until a manual update appears.
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Actually cant someone who gets the OTA update look up a link in their phone (The location where the phone downloaded the update from) and post the link so people can download the file and manually update? If someone could do that when the update comes out I'd think that be a great help to myself and a few people out there who don't want to root but can't get their update.
Hey, I have been doing my own digging around the internet for how to root the galaxy S5. I have picked up that Verizon rolled out a new update rendering all previous methods of rooting useless. I know I have a newer Galaxy S5, And I'm trying to be safe with my sources and up to date. Can someone please provide me with an up to date summary of
A) Has anyone found a new way to root?
B) Is Bootloader still untouchable?
I would be very happy to know these things, because I dont want to go all willy nilly and brick my phone with some out dated method.
I have already tried getting the phone into ODIN mode, using ODINv3 with TWRP, and it failed miserably from an authentication error (Most likely Verizon's newest update)
Any help is appreciated, thank you!
Boney001\ said:
Hey, I have been doing my own digging around the internet for how to root the galaxy S5. I have picked up that Verizon rolled out a new update rendering all previous methods of rooting useless. I know I have a newer Galaxy S5, And I'm trying to be safe with my sources and up to date. Can someone please provide me with an up to date summary of
A) Has anyone found a new way to root?
B) Is Bootloader still untouchable?
I would be very happy to know these things, because I dont want to go all willy nilly and brick my phone with some out dated method.
I have already tried getting the phone into ODIN mode, using ODINv3 with TWRP, and it failed miserably from an authentication error (Most likely Verizon's newest update)
Any help is appreciated, thank you!
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A. No new way to root, probably never will be.
B. Bootloader is still untouchable, probably never will be unlocked.
If the build number on your phone ends in OE1, OG5, or the newest OK3 you are stuck.
landshark68 said:
A. No new way to root, probably never will be.
B. Bootloader is still untouchable, probably never will be unlocked.
If the build number on your phone ends in OE1, OG5, or the newest OK3 you are stuck.
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Ok3? When was this? Lol
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Long time reader...first time poster
I bought an unlocked sprint s7 from ebay and it works like a dream and i was wondering if there was a safe method to update the phone WITHOUT ruining the unlock that the seller put on the phone.
Current software is update PC5 and i would love to benefit from security and bug fixes in new releases.
Thanks in advance!
nmarz3 said:
Long time reader...first time poster
I bought an unlocked sprint s7 from ebay and it works like a dream and i was wondering if there was a safe method to update the phone WITHOUT ruining the unlock that the seller put on the phone.
Current software is update PC5 and i would love to benefit from security and bug fixes in new releases.
Thanks in advance!
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I always thought if a phone gets carrier unlocked it didnt matter what u did to it, it would stay unlocked. Unless the way he got it unlocked was thru a mod maybe that can b ruined. Im not sure
shooterlgk said:
I always thought if a phone gets carrier unlocked it didnt matter what u did to it, it would stay unlocked. Unless the way he got it unlocked was thru a mod maybe that can b ruined. Im not sure
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Most likely not a carrier unlock do to a unlocked padlock during boot animation as well as samsung pay not working due to software mods that im guessing made it unlocked in the first place. Thanks for the reply!
nmarz3 said:
Most likely not a carrier unlock do to a unlocked padlock during boot animation as well as samsung pay not working due to software mods that im guessing made it unlocked in the first place. Thanks for the reply!
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Yea ur safest bet is to keep it as it is so u wont lose that. No problem
nmarz3 said:
Most likely not a carrier unlock do to a unlocked padlock during boot animation as well as samsung pay not working due to software mods that im guessing made it unlocked in the first place. Thanks for the reply!
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Bootloader unlock and sim unlock are two different things. You said it has an unlock pad on boot up screen. That means it's bootloader is unlocked. Which means if I am correct if it has a custom recovery you are unable to do future ota updates. Can and possibly brick your phone. You can flash a ton that has the new update no issues developers are usually fairly quick to update there rom on the latest ota.
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Bootloader unlock and sim unlock are two different things. You said it has an unlock pad on boot up screen. That means it's bootloader is unlocked. Which means if I am correct if it has a custom recovery you are unable to do future ota updates. Can and possibly brick your phone. You can flash a ton that has the new update no issues developers are usually fairly quick to update there rom on the latest ota.
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Now my question is that since my phones bootloader is unlocked via custom software, would it be safe to root it and install custom roms that have the current updates? thanks
nmarz3 said:
Now my question is that since my phones bootloader is unlocked via custom software, would it be safe to root it and install custom roms that have the current updates? thanks
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Yes! You are in the wrong forum though. You are on sprint but need to be with the enxyos forum ND running their tarp and roms
Have the same dilemma as OP.
unlocked on PC5 firmware with GCPro. No root was used
Should i update OTA or leave it be.
xronikus said:
Have the same dilemma as OP.
unlocked on PC5 firmware with GCPro. No root was used
Should i update OTA or leave it be.
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I can confirm that updating over OTA will NOT screw with the unlock of the device. If your samsung pay does not work i would disable knox with a package disabler app to receive samsung pay in you new updated state.
OTA update from PC5 to PH7 on unlocked phone went smoothly.
Thanks
I have a unlocked Sprint S7 but im outside of America, is there any way i can update without losing the unlock? i don't want to end with an expensive brick.
Im stuck in G930PVPU2APC5 and i can't receive OTA updates
I bought unlocked sprint s7 that I'm using with metro PCS, but it's not letting me update the profile and because of that I'm not getting the wifi hotspot option. How do I get it to work?
@ThaDunder : You must initially do it manually over samsung smart switch then OTA will work @zirnitra : Sadly wifi tethering is not working for me either...no idea how to fix it =/ must be a symptom of the unlocking like wifi calling
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@ThaDunder : You must initially do it manually over samsung smart switch then OTA will work @zirnitra : Sadly wifi tethering is not working for me either...no idea how to fix it =/ must be a symptom of the unlocking like wifi calling
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I already tried that, smart switch says there is no update available.
I am currently using ATT Galaxy S4 I33t running 5.0.1 and Can someone please direct me to the correct links to root this device.
I am done some searching but seems a bit scrambled and miss information.
Dragnous said:
I am currently using ATT Galaxy S4 I33t running 5.0.1 and Can someone please direct me to the correct links to root this device.
I am done some searching but seems a bit scrambled and miss information.
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You can use wondershare mobilego to root the phone. The software has one-click root. This is the easiest way however the software also install a lot adds on your phone.
If you want to do the clean manual route...
1.You need to downgrade your phone to Kit-kat 4.4.2 NB1/NC1 .
2. Use towel root to root the phone.
3. Install safestrap or flash fire.
4. Flash the desire Lollipop rom via safestrap or flashfire.
You can find all the instruction and files in this post.
question after downgrading can i upgrade back to 5.0.1 or do i have to use a custom rom ?
Dragnous said:
question after downgrading can i upgrade back to 5.0.1 or do i have to use a custom rom ?
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You do not have to. There are stock rooting 5.0.1 roms. You can find them in here.
sway8966 said:
You do not have to. There are stock rooting 5.0.1 roms. You can find them in here.
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Thank you for this information i tried kingroot didnt like that it kept stuff on device so opted to downgrade use towlroot and upgrade back using the keep root method .
What options do i have for Bootloader stuff I would like to get Magisk up and running (Yes I am Pokemon go guy )
Dragnous said:
Thank you for this information i tried kingroot didnt like that it kept stuff on device so opted to downgrade use towlroot and upgrade back using the keep root method .
What options do i have for Bootloader stuff I would like to get Magisk up and running (Yes I am Pokemon go guy )
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Don't know much about magisk on i-337. . I am not sure whether you need a unlocked bootloader to use magisk. I saw magisk on zenfone 2 though. Then again zenfone 2 bootloader can be unlocked. All the i377 BL are locked. Only the initial one (ADB, MDL) could be exploitable (not unlock).
My next phone gonna be something other then Samsung and something other then att for sure lol
Dragnous said:
My next phone gonna be something other then Samsung and something other then att for sure lol
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Then you better be on T-mobile
Most smart phone make for US came with locked bootloaders.
To avoid that I bought international version. The problem with international phone on ATT network is that you can not get 4GLTE signal for mobile data. You can get either 3G or 4G based on your phone. ATT told me that only phone make for ATT network could get the 4GLTE signal.
I heard international phone can get 4GLTE signal on T-mobile network.
Hello all,
Attached are modified factory roms that will flash an at&t or t-mobile phone to an unlocked phone. This means no more bloatware and in my case much better handoff between the lte bands.
These images reuse the carrier bootloader (I'm working on it) but everything else from the radio to the rom is from the unlocked priv.
Version: AAJ919
AT&T -> unlocked hybrid: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298947044
T-Mobile -> unlocked hybrid: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767153589
Directions: Unzip files. Hold power and volume down until phone reboots to fastboot. Launch flashall.bat. Follow instructions. This WILL delete your data so have a backup or don't I'm your boss. Wait. Done.
As usual I am not responsible for you bricking your phone. That being said even if the wrong file is flashed the phone gets stuck at the fastboot screen where you can flash the right file.
-Happy Modding
Can you provide more detailed instructions please
Im serious thats all there is to it.
What parts are you having problems with?
Didn't work for me, unfortunately. Phone promptly asked for SIM Pin.
zerocover said:
Hello all,
Attached are modified factory roms that will flash an at&t or t-mobile phone to an unlocked phone. This means no more bloatware and in my case much better handoff between the lte bands.
These images reuse the carrier bootloader (I'm working on it) but everything else from the radio to the rom is from the unlocked priv.
Version: AAJ919
AT&T -> unlocked hybrid: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298947044
T-Mobile -> unlocked hybrid: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767153589
Directions: Unzip files. Hold power and volume down until phone reboots to fastboot. Launch flashall.bat. Follow instructions. This WILL delete your data so have a backup or don't I'm your boss. Wait. Done.
As usual I am not responsible for you bricking your phone. That being said even if the wrong file is flashed the phone gets stuck at the fastboot screen where you can flash the right file.
-Happy Modding
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Just out of curiosity, will this be possible to do on a Verizon model? Obviously not flashing the ones above but making a VZ version?
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illitero said:
Didn't work for me, unfortunately. Phone promptly asked for SIM Pin.
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This does not unlock your phone, this is an unlocked rom with no carrier bloatware.
You must already have an unlocked phone. If your phone is paid off call your carrier and ask for the pin.
ozzmanj1 said:
Just out of curiosity, will this be possible to do on a Verizon model? Obviously not flashing the ones above but making a VZ version?
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That one wont. This one might.
Disclaimer I dont have a vzw phone so can't test it, but pretty much I'm making the same modification I made to the others. It should work.
If you could give it a go and let me know.
If it doesn't work this file will get you back to where you should be
zerocover said:
That one wont. This one might.
Disclaimer I dont have a vzw phone so can't test it, but pretty much I'm making the same modification I made to the others. It should work.
If you could give it a go and let me know.
If it doesn't work this file will get you back to where you should be
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I haven't bought a priv yet. But i came across a killer deal for a VZ model that's I'd be using on tmo. I'm going to be snagging it. But will test for sure and let you know. I am just trying to read up on the phone before ordering it on how to get rid of bloat and whatnot without root. Thank you very much for making the file.
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zerocover said:
This does not unlock your phone, this is an unlocked rom with no carrier bloatware.
You must already have an unlocked phone. If your phone is paid off call your carrier and ask for the pin.
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Haha, duh. I'm sorry. Very distracted, late night for me when I found this thread. plz4giv
zerocover said:
That one wont. This one might.
Disclaimer I dont have a vzw phone so can't test it, but pretty much I'm making the same modification I made to the others. It should work.
If you could give it a go and let me know.
If it doesn't work this file will get you back to where you should be
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I tried it and it worked. However, once it boots it will install a software update which takes you back to the bloated VZW version. Perhaps there's a way to block that update?
dakota_96 said:
I tried it and it worked. However, once it boots it will install a software update which takes you back to the bloated VZW version. Perhaps there's a way to block that update?
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Totally possible. If we had root just modify the host file and set the verizon server update ip to localhost. You should be able to install DNS66 and do something similar. This will take digging on your end to figure out what the update IP is though.
I have an ATT Priv, so if I flash this I'll get next time OTA from BlackBerry instead of ATT? Saw the one above with the Verizon update and went back to bloated version.
Reporting back in to verify that it worked flawlessly on both at&t and t-mobile variants I have. Now if only we could get root lol
Thank you so much for your effort
I have an ATT branded Priv which got unlocked from ATT directly and has successfully installed this ROM. It works perfectly without any ATT bloatwares, but this built is old and when I check for system update it shows my system is up to date. However the most recent built for unlocked factory image is AAL202 according to the blackberry official reload software website.
So does this ROM OTA updates via ATT server or directly from Blackberry server?
zerocover said:
Im serious thats all there is to it.
What parts are you having problems with?
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dude what about the firmware version? and update status?
is there one available for the AAL230 update? and is the at&t version provided here applicable on my priv with AAL230 update installed?
zerocover said:
Hello all,
Attached are modified factory roms that will flash an at&t or t-mobile phone to an unlocked phone. This means no more bloatware and in my case much better handoff between the lte bands.
These images reuse the carrier bootloader (I'm working on it) but everything else from the radio to the rom is from the unlocked priv.
Version: AAJ919
AT&T -> unlocked hybrid: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298947044
T-Mobile -> unlocked hybrid: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767153589
Directions: Unzip files. Hold power and volume down until phone reboots to fastboot. Launch flashall.bat. Follow instructions. This WILL delete your data so have a backup or don't I'm your boss. Wait. Done.
As usual I am not responsible for you bricking your phone. That being said even if the wrong file is flashed the phone gets stuck at the fastboot screen where you can flash the right file.
-Happy Modding
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Is this possible for the Verizon moto z play???
calistoz said:
is there one available for the AAL230 update? and is the at&t version provided here applicable on my priv with AAL230 update installed?
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AT&T runs a newer version of android then the international. If you want stockish android with no carrier bloat go international.
jzamalot said:
Is this possible for the Verizon moto z play???
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Send me a moto z play and we shall see. Otherwise sorry I can't test it.
With the very recent Verizon Priv update can the de-bloated image be updated?