Hi all guys! I just want to ask some feedback about your experience with the latest OTA, since I read a lot of contradicting experiences about it.
I currently have a "stock" 4.3 (JWR66Y), rooted + busybox and with CWM recovery. I read about people saying that CWM won't be able to apply the OTA, people who just say nothing and people who lose root.
Based on my previous experience (4.2.2 -> 4.3) I just unrooted my phone and then used CWM to perform the OTA and everything went ok, so that's why I don't understand why this time it shouldn't work. Same thing with the fact that I may lose the recovery: isn't CWM able to avoid stock recovery from being flashed again?
So, is there anyone here with my same setup who performed the update and wants to share his experience? Anyone who can answer some of my doubts?
Thank you all guys
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Have waited for months to root phone but after the official OTA 4.3. Not so sure about upgrading to 4.4 if/when it gets here.
Has anyone tried? Success. Instructions? Recommendations?
I'd also like to perform a nandroid backup of the device at a factory reset state-->NO Root/SU as insurance.
I can't really enjoy the phone till it's rooted. After that I'd like to try my hands at TWRP recovery having some experience with C-Spire's Milestone X and Galaxy SIII with ClockWorkMod Recovery installed.
Thanks.
Let the discussions begin.
I have a rooted N4 running 4.2.2 and I want to upgrade to 4.4 (or above).
I have TWRP installed and Franco.kernel installed.
I have lots of apps installed, so I am looming for a way to upgrade without loosing my apps and data and music etc...
I dont mind loosing root, Franco kernel and twrp, I just want to able to upgrade to the newer versions that are being released. Can anyone give me an explanation on what needs to be done?
Sorry for the noobish questions, I am not an expert.
Take a backup because if your going to flash any new cusdtom rom from 4.2.2 to 4.4 your gonna have to clean flash. If you go back to stock you will still lose data. I only know data lost ways. Maybe someone else knows another way
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I am going to root my G2 for the first time. its currently on stock jellybean.
I would like to know if I should root now on jelly bean and install a custom rom or upgrade to stock kitkat first and then root?
if I am going to a kitkat custom rom would it make more sense to upgrade to stock kit kat first or is it easier to root from jellybean?
What are the advantages/disadvantages of either?
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Can anyone advise on the above? I know I should be reading all the forums which I will but was just after a quick general answer so I know where to start from. I'm not new to rooting and flashing roms but I am new to the G2.
Thanks
I would recommend updating to Kit Kat first then rooting using IOroot25. That way you will have the latest radio/modem stuff to use KK Roms
Depends on the ROM. If the dev says you have to have Kitkat modem or other stuff from Kitkat, then update and root with ioroot25. If not, it will be a waste of time, so:
Download anything you need from the new ROM and put all in your phone storage (so that if you accidentally brick you still have files to flash in your SD), root, install recovery (I suggest TWRP) and from there flash your ROM!
Hi all, I want to install a 4.4.4 ROM. I haven't been around the forums for a while (I've been satisfied with my rooted stock 4.2.2 MDL), but now I feel it is time to upgrade.
First off, the recovery I have right now is CWM 6.0.3.2 touch recovery. Is that OK? Or is it outdated? Does it have auto-loki?
Secondly, will I still be rooted after upgrading to 4.4.4? If not, is there a known root process?
Thanks to all! I really want to get back into the stock Android scene.
Hello all,
I recently installed 5.0.1 rooted on galaxy s4 I337 using muniz's method and had some questions?
The main reason I rooted was to try to get xposed so I can edit the ui, I understand that it is not working on samsung devices right now, but when it does work, I understand the only way to install it is using a custom recovery.
Since I have a locked bootloader and am on 5.0.1 I don't think there is a way to get a custom recovery on here, correct me if I'm wrong.
How would I install the xposed framework? Will flashfire be able to load it?
Also, if I were to revert back to the stock NB1 build, can I re-root and install clockworkmod (would LOKI work then?) on it and then go to a custom rom like cynogenmod or are there problems with this because I already have updated all the way to 5.0.1? (I've done this rollback through ODIN before and it's not too bad.)
I'm new to android modding so this has been a learning experience.
Thanks
Once upgraded to the locked bootloaders, there is no going back to loki. You can downgrade from 5.0.1 to 4.4.2, but you can only use safestrap recovery, and only touchwiz based firmware. Also, safestrap doesn't work on 5.0.1 yet. From what I have read, with 5.0.1 you'll have to wait and see what the developers come up with. If you care to learn more about the history of bootloaders, there is lots of info in these forums.
Engitheneer said:
Hello all,
I recently installed 5.0.1 rooted on galaxy s4 I337 using muniz's method and had some questions?
The main reason I rooted was to try to get xposed so I can edit the ui, I understand that it is not working on samsung devices right now, but when it does work, I understand the only way to install it is using a custom recovery.
Since I have a locked bootloader and am on 5.0.1 I don't think there is a way to get a custom recovery on here, correct me if I'm wrong.
How would I install the xposed framework? Will flashfire be able to load it?
Also, if I were to revert back to the stock NB1 build, can I re-root and install clockworkmod (would LOKI work then?) on it and then go to a custom rom like cynogenmod or are there problems with this because I already have updated all the way to 5.0.1? (I've done this rollback through ODIN before and it's not too bad.)
I'm new to android modding so this has been a learning experience.
Thanks
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If xposed ever is updated to support Lollipop Touchwiz, you'll be able to flash it using Flashfire or using the Safestrap workaround (flash 4.4 kernel so you can get into safestrap, flash files, then flash 5.0 kernel). There's no way to go back to CWM or TWRP past the old MF3 4.2.2 update, which has long come and gone now.