I've just revived an OTA on my rooted international Galaxy S3.,
It says in the "Update Details" *You cannot downgrade to the old Software after this new software upgrade, due to the security reason.
This makes me think there going to lock my bootloader or something and if that's the case I'll just delete the update and change the phones internal settings so it won't download OTA's.
Recently I've been keeping my phones pretty much stock, a few small tweaks and a few apps that require root,
I'm thinking it will probably just fail the OTA update with the phones status now saying / being modified.
I've also got Mobile Odin installed with enable Everoot, Inject SuperSU and Inject Mobile Odin.
Has anyone been through this ( Int SGS3 Stock Samsung firmware, rooted with chainfires root software - OTA to 4.3 from 4.1.2 if you have how did you get on ??
Any help greatly appreciated.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1704138
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Hello, I have the S4 9505, on ROM version ....MDE. I just received an OTA update of some 75 MB. Of course, the update system does not show any details of what the update is. Sigh....
Before I let this install - are there any concerns about this update, as far as the ability to root/unlock boot loader goes ? I have seen some discussion that some of the sw is more protected, and so it might have issues with getting root access and unlocking boot.
Thanks for any info. PaulCC.
you won't be able to root after the update
u will need a kernel that takes the restriction off so u can root on the new OTA update
this should be mdm - its rootable
I have a Note 3 SM-N900W8 which is running android 4.3 jelly bean. I rooted it about a year ago and unrooted it and returned it to factory kernel and rom etc about a month later. Since the device is showing up as modified, I am unable to update the software via Samsung's built-in feature. How would I go about updating my phone to the latest android version without having to root it or lose any of my data?
Give it to a friend to update it for you or read some basics about PC Odin and do it yourself. Download your rom from sammobile.com in firmware section. Search there for sm-n900w8 make an account to be able to download from there. And there you can see instructions for how to flash it. Google pc odin and run it. You don't need to root for update with odin. Ask if you wonder about something so you don't screw it up.
A while back I rooted my s4 9500 but i havent used the root stuff much and i forgot about it. Now i saw a few guys with s4 and 5.x so i wanted to update myself. I noticed i couldnt update so a quick google search showed my i could unroot in supersu. I did the unroot. Apps that dont work while rooted such as bank apps work now but the system still gives the same error. Kies wasnt able to update my phone somehow. I just wanna get 5.x without losing my data. I dont care if i end up rooted or not in 5.x
You'll need to download the full ROM and reflash with Odin to restore the 'Official' status needed to get Kies and OTA updates. Find out your CSC and download the latest ROM from somewhere like sammobile.com , data and apps will remain unaffected.
Hey Guys, I'm brand new to these forums, and to this whole community so bare with me.
Basically I bought my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S5 phone around the time it came out, and I also had installed root on it via towelroot when Towel Root was first released. I did not update the phone at all for a long period of time and everything was working fine, until one day I was browsing under settings and accidentally tapped the "Software Update" button, then T-mobile auto-pushed an update onto my phone.
This update has caused the root on my phone to not work at all (Deemed useless) So I clicked SU and only a black screen popped up when I tried to open the app, so I uninstalled it, reinstalled it then got a message saying "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU Cannot install it. If you just upgraded to Android 4.3 you need to manually re-root your device" So I tried to re-root via towelroot method again. It seems the T-mobile update made my phone "Unsupported/Uncompatible" with TowelRoot's obsolete techniques, so now I'm in dire need of help.
My phone tried to push another t-mobile update (This time to upgrade to Lollipop) but it failed after attempting to install it after a reboot. So not only will my phone not update to Lollipop, but I'm not even rooted anymore and am unsure on how to get back rooted, or what to do next since I used rooting as a primary source to store apps on my SD Card. Kind of like i'm stuck in one spot? (Can't update your phone/can't root it the old method)
I'm brand new guys, Please can you break down to me what I should do, in order to obtain root again, and possibly be able to upgrade to Lollipop As well as prevent further pushed T-mobile updates? Here's some info if you need it
S5 Model Number: SM-G900T
Android Version:4.4.2
Kernel Version:3.4.0-262.. etc. (Tell me if you need the full kernel details)
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank YOU!
Flash this with ODIN
http://download.chainfire.eu/407/CF-Root1/CF-Auto-Root-kltetmo-kltetmo-smg900t.zip
(Will trip KNOX and void warranty)
Or flash a pre-June 2014 KK Kernel, root with Towelroot again, then flash back your current Kernel
Is this the only solution? And also is it the right one? o.o
Can anyone else please give me some feedback on the situation? I want to make sure I do this right, please just a little helps.
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Or flash a pre-June 2014 KK Kernel, root with Towelroot again, then flash back your current Kernel
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Hey I did exactly what you said and it worked I got root back, but I was wondering how to flash back to my current kernel and keep Root?
Hey guys,
So I am a relative NOOB - I flashed my girlfriend last phone, ZTE Blade 2 and loaded a custom ROM made from a guy in Brazil that actually worked really well off the paltry 4GB storage it had. Eventually got it to read the 8GB SD card as internal memory - but this was 3 months ago and involved a lot of trial and error before figuring it out - thanks to XDA of course.
So I bought her a new S5 sealed form Korea - SM-G900A AT&T version.
Firmware version: 4.4.2.
I tried to run an OTA update to Lollipop and said it couldn't find anything
Then I realized it was rooted, and I thought maybe that is what is preventing the OTA update. So yesterday I unrooted the phone and loaded STOCK Samsung from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785363
Ran the OTA update request, still nothing.
Thinking as its an AT&T phone it may not run the OTA update on my countries networks - South Africa.
Thinking 2 stratergies going forward:
1 - Download the OTA Lollipop 5.1.1 version and forcing it to update without rooting the phone.
As described here:
http://www.droidviews.com/install-rooted-lollipop-on-att-galaxy-s5-sm-g900a/
Problem is I don't trust other sites and had good experiences with XDA so if someone could provide me a link to a XDA thread that hosts an OTA Lollipop update I would appreciate it.
Install Lollipop OTA on AT&T Galaxy S5
Make sure your AT&T Galaxy S5 is 100% stock Android 4.4.4 KitKat firmware.
Now download the Lollipop OTA package: OTA_S5_5.0.zip | Mirror
Copy the OTA zip file to the external SD card of your phone.
Enable USB Debugging on your phone as precaution.
Now turn off your device and reboot into the stock recovery. To do so, hold the Volume Up+Home+Power keys together while the device is switched off. As soon as you see the Samsung logo, release the Power key and keep the other two keys pressed until you see the recovery menu.
Using the volume keys, scroll to apply update from external storage option and select it by pressing the Power key.AT&T-Galaxy-S5-stock-recovery
Navigate to the OTA update Zip package and select it.
Confirm installation when prompted.
When the file is flashed, go back to the main menu and select “reboot system now” option.
2 - Rooting the phone and upgrading the ROM to Lollipop.
As described below - problem is I don't want to void the warranty (could be void considering was rooted when received) nor brick the phone.
I prefer lower risk option UNLESS someone has a secure method of doing it? Any advice appreciated
Install Pre-Rooted Lollipop on AT&T Galaxy S5
If you want to enjoy root privilege on your AT&T Galaxy S5 running Android 5.0 Lollipop firmware, the following instructions would help you do that.
Warning!
You can use this method regardless of what firmware or build version your phone has. However, you must be rooted to be able to use the FireFlash app! Flashing the pre-rooted firmware provided below will not trip the KNOX Warranty Void flag. The procedure given below is considered risky. Follow it on your responsibility!
Preparations
To gain root access on your AT&T Galaxy S5 running KitKat, you can try Towelroot.
Enable USB Debugging on your Galaxy S5. This step has nothing to do with the method given below but it could be a lifesaver if anything goes wrong.
Install Chainfire’s FireFlash app on your AT&T Galaxy S5. Since this new app is only available for beta-testers currently, go to the Google+ page and join the Android-FlashFire community. You must be signed into Google+ using the same Gmail ID that you use on the Google Play Store. Having joined the community, click the Play Store link to download FireFlash Beta app.
Download the stock rooted Lollipop firmware for the AT&T S5: G900A_OC4_Stock_Rooted_ROM_wOA1_BL.zip (Note: The ROM is currently not available.)
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Please advise on the best way going forward. I have about 3GB left on my data to play with so the next ROM I download I want to be my last.