[Q] Help needed upgrading from 4.2.2 to 4.4 - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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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What are my options I am MDL and Rooted

AT&T S4 with 4.2.2 MDL. I rooted it way back when. I have CWM recovery installed. No AT&T Updates have happened because they always fail At the same time what are my options for getting 4.3 or for that matter when 4.4 comes out?
I have bloatware still. Use root for backups and a few other root required apps. I've run custom roms before when I was on my HTC Evo 3D. If I install a custom rom will I loose my current root / status?
If you want a stock rom minus bloat...
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2280556
For a stock international rom
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2313469
Or... Google Edition rom, no sammy features
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349077
I would use these as starting points because they're modded slightly and if you want more, explore other roms.
Make sure you update your recovery to avoid any errors in flashing. You can also flash to the latest radio and revert if it doesn't work for you.
You won't lose root. You already have recovery, so you can always get it back.
There are 4.3 custom roms out there, there are people who want an S4 that came with MDL. I'd flash a custom 4.3 rom. We can even ugrade (flash) our modems to MF3, MJ5, MJ6 and flash back to MDL without ruining the phone like those who took the upgrades prior to root and got screwed by Samsung.
Do some research like above and for gods sake dont unroot your phone and take any OTA updates or you will regret it.
Just my advice.

[Q] OTA from 4.3 to 4.4

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

rooting

Hi
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?
Hi
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!

[Q] Messing with ROMs on UCUFNB1

Hi everyone. My phone is rooted and has Safestrap Recovery. I've been anticipating the Android L update for some time and have been used the better part of my weekend trying to figure out how to get that experience. However I'm near my wits end and thought I might as well just ask the experts.
Has anyone tried or know of any way to try out the new update? I've tried a Cyanogenmod 12 rom with the Safestrap Recovery on a new partition or "slot" with no luck. I'd prefer some method that'll let me flash a non-stock rom so I can have the ability to tether (I'm on a T-Mobile sim card with an unlocked phone).
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I have also tried a Lollipop ROM, specifically the GPE one, with no luck. We unfortunately cannot use Cyanogenmod, due to the locked bootloader which prevents using custom kernels (SafeStrap is like a workaround, with some limitations). It's only a matter of time before the official Lollipop update rolls around. By then, there'll hopefully be a Safestrap-adapted GPE 5.0 Lollipop ROM.

Need to ugrade, A few questions

Hi guys,
I have been away from flashing custom roms for a long time. I'm on stock 4.3 with I9505 rooted, with TWRP.
I rooted the phone once I got it. removed all the bloat and customized it to my liking but now i'm locked to 4.3 version as I would need to flash a custom ROM or go back to stock and upgrade to official version.
I do not want the official release with bloat so want to look for options and suggestions.
1. What's the most stable custom ROM and android version that is safe and continously developed?
2. Do I need to take any precautions while flashing? I already have apps and data backed up on Titanium Backup.
3. Something else I need to be sure of before upgrading.
Thank you for your suggestions.
I just want my Android upgraded (not for Pokémon Go though). : )

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