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[Q] Is it SAFE for OTA?

Other said that if you root your G2 and used the original stock rom and recovery, you can have an OTA with no Problem, is that TRUE?
how about you ROOT your G2, and you used stock rom and recovery but you installed Xposed to change your notification bar, can you still receive OTA update without a problem?

darz23 said:
Other said that if you root your G2 and used the original stock rom and recovery, you can have an OTA with no Problem, is that TRUE?
how about you ROOT your G2, and you used stock rom and recovery but you installed Xposed to change your notification bar, can you still receive OTA update without a problem?
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I certainly wouldn't. I'm new to lg but I know on previous devices that was guaranteed to screw you up.
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spincredible said:
I certainly wouldn't. I'm new to lg but I know on previous devices that was guaranteed to screw you up.
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No no no.. As long as you have stock ROM and most important a stock recovery as that's how the ota is installed.. You will be fine..
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darz23 said:
Other said that if you root your G2 and used the original stock rom and recovery, you can have an OTA with no Problem, is that TRUE?
how about you ROOT your G2, and you used stock rom and recovery but you installed Xposed to change your notification bar, can you still receive OTA update without a problem?
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No no no.. As long as you have stock ROM and most important a stock recovery as that's how the ota is installed.. You will be fine.

joewaz said:
No no no.. As long as you have stock ROM and most important a stock recovery as that's how the ota is installed.. You will be fine..
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No no no.. As long as you have stock ROM and most important a stock recovery as that's how the ota is installed.. You will be fine.
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so i can use OTA Update even if im rooted, stock rom + xposed?

darz23 said:
so i can use OTA Update even if im rooted, stock rom + xposed?
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Yes as long as you have the stock recovery on that's all that matters.. The ota is installed with the stock recovery is why..

joewaz said:
Yes as long as you have the stock recovery on that's all that matters.. The ota is installed with the stock recovery is why..
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Not totally true. U need stock ROM with no uninstalled bloat and stock recovery. I'm not sure with exposed but I would suggest uninstalling exposed framework just to be safe.
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please help
joewaz said:
No no no.. As long as you have stock ROM and most important a stock recovery as that's how the ota is installed.. You will be fine..
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No no no.. As long as you have stock ROM and most important a stock recovery as that's how the ota is installed.. You will be fine.
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I was running a stock rom and I went to install the OTA now I can't do anything. I have tried factory reset. I have tried restoring all the backups I have on have on TWRP and it says that the restore is successful but when I reboot it goes right back to the recovery mode. I have no idea what to do. Any suggestions please?????

search, thats what you can do.
when root only, no problem if you temporarily via superuser settings disable root. Ota update and reroot. I think.
Now I have a question for you, do you know a good joke?
tip: when doing anything custom, use the search to determine if it can do harm, or inhibits updating. Then you will always be safe.
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jcal321 said:
I was running a stock rom and I went to install the OTA now I can't do anything. I have tried factory reset. I have tried restoring all the backups I have on have on TWRP and it says that the restore is successful but when I reboot it goes right back to the recovery mode. I have no idea what to do. Any suggestions please?????
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What did I say.. You can do the ota if you have stock ROM and stock back up.. Twrp obviously is NOT a stock back up... Lol...
Google search: lg g2 stock ROM
Click on first link by xda and follow the steps
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Esteway.619 said:
Not totally true. U need stock ROM with no uninstalled bloat and stock recovery. I'm not sure with exposed but I would suggest uninstalling exposed framework just to be safe.
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Yes totally true.. As long as you have stock recovery and ROM you are and always will be good... The only way I can imagine a "debloaded" system wouldn't take it is if you "deblote" the stock recovery in any way lol

well..thanks guys.. just to be safe, i'll wait for the OTA Update before rooting..

darz23 said:
well..thanks guys.. just to be safe, i'll wait for the OTA Update before rooting..
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That's always smart.. Go with what you know works.. But for me I have done what you have questioned with no problem... But I don't blame you.. Minute differences can make a huge deal

[Q] Software update broke root, any answers?

Unfortunately our tab 4 10.1 got the software OTA (I had SDM frozen so Im not sure how that happened).
Of course, root is now gone.
I tried towelroot, but no luck.
Has anyone had any luck with another method?
THANKS

billinaz said:
Unfortunately our tab 4 10.1 got the software OTA (I had SDM frozen so Im not sure how that happened).
Of course, root is now gone.
I tried towelroot, but no luck.
Has anyone had any luck with another method?
THANKS
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You had Root obtained by towelroot ?
What do you know about cf-avto-root method?

vroot
billinaz said:
Unfortunately our tab 4 10.1 got the software OTA (I had SDM frozen so Im not sure how that happened).
Of course, root is now gone.
I tried towelroot, but no luck.
Has anyone had any luck with another method?
THANKS
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I tried VROOT for some devices. It was successful. You should try most probably it will work fr you.

vipsy6 said:
I tried VROOT for some devices. It was successful. You should try most probably it will work fr you.
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I looked at VROOT but it has this listed:
VROOT - Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 only
I am looking at Chainfires method.
Can I use odin to return the firmware back to prior to the OTA?
I think this was the one that was prior: PDA: T530NUUEU1AND4

billinaz said:
I looked at VROOT but it has this listed:
VROOT - Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 only
I am looking at Chainfires method.
Can I use odin to return the firmware back to prior to the OTA?
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if you have not used the cf-auto-root, I advise you to do like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55663316&postcount=119 , only apply to your Tab 4 10.1 .
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billinaz said:
I looked at VROOT but it has this listed:
Can I use odin to return the firmware back to prior to the OTA?
I think this was the one that was prior: PDA: T530NUUEU1AND4
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yes of course, via Odin you can install any firmware

repey6 said:
if you have not used the cf-auto-root, I advise you to do like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55663316&postcount=119 , only apply to your Tab 4 10.1 .
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yes of course, via Odin you can install any firmware
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I think I will do that then, it says Canada, but should be the same version used for the USA tabs.
I froze the SDM app so it would not automatically download the updates but it did anyway. Is there something else I can freeze to stop the updates?

billinaz said:
I think I will do that then, it says Canada, but should be the same version used for the USA tabs.
I froze the SDM app so it would not automatically download the updates but it did anyway. Is there something else I can freeze to stop the updates?
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Apps for OTA Firmware Updates :
Kies.apk
LocalFOTA.apk
SyncmIDM.apk
SyncmIDS.apk

Dear billinaz
If i m not mistaken With Odin you can flash stock firmware at any time through download mode. But most imp thing you must have details of previous firmware prior to OTA like baseband and build version. If u have such information than you can find suitable stock firmware by Google it.
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OK, can any tell me if this is all I need to flash?
PDA: T530NUUEU1AND4
Maybe check your 10.1 and see if that is the same firmware as before the update. Would I need any other files?

OK, I used odin and restored the previous firmware. Ran towelroot again, and all is back to the way it was before the mistake in software update.
I was able to freeze LocalFOTA.apk but these were not there to freeze:
Kies.apk
SyncmIDM.apk
SyncmIDS.apk

billinaz said:
OK, I used odin and restored the previous firmware. Ran towelroot again, and all is back to the way it was before the mistake in software update.
I was able to freeze LocalFOTA.apk but these were not there to freeze:
Kies.apk
SyncmIDM.apk
SyncmIDS.apk
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Look at system/priv-app .

repey6 said:
Look at system/priv-app .
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Thanks. I got these two and renamed the files.
Kies.apk
SyncmIDM.apk
This wasn't there though:
SyncmIDS.apk

always welcome

I was wondering if someone could post a link to the file I need to flash via Odin. And then I can use towel root? Thanks in advance!

I got it from the firmware section of sammobile.com

billinaz said:
I got it from the firmware section of sammobile.com
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I don't see one for the US. Just Canada and Unknown. I don't know what to use? TIA!

I forgot to turn of auto update and my tab has downloaded it and keeps bugging me about. I can't get rid of it can anyone help
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moonsbabe said:
I don't see one for the US. Just Canada and Unknown. I don't know what to use? TIA!
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You can use any firmware. In general, in order to know your region should be opened recovery (only sink), and there you will see. Or even easier, install the phone_info and you will be happy.
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sscdougal said:
I forgot to turn of auto update and my tab has downloaded it and keeps bugging me about. I can't get rid of it can anyone help
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You read a little higher this topic.

Q : A way to get back OTA

After root and disable knox with cf-root method now can't receive OTA .. is there any way to get it back ?
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Sorry but I'm Samsung new user and old Sony user ☺
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Sr it cant
If you flash again your rom with odin, it will eraser root but still cant get ota or fix knox

crazydeepman said:
After root and disable knox with cf-root method now can't receive OTA .. is there any way to get it back ?
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You can use Wanam Xposed module to fake your device status. There are other Xposed modules that also does this. At first I thought this was only a cosmetic information, but it actually tricks the system and the OTA really work. It worked for me.
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Has anyone tried this and had success. I'm hesitant to try it on my N910U

If there is a new firmware, you can simply download it on pc from a repository, flash via odin and reroot.
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Yep wanams module lets me check/perform updatea

Tried using wanam xposed to fake my device as official. But I still get a modified device error when trying to update

[email protected] said:
Tried using wanam xposed to fake my device as official. But I still get a modified device error when trying to update
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Me too. Wanam only make you able to download the update, but cannot install.
I have to install via Odin.

Actually I use this trick only to be alerted when something new is available. I flash it using ODIN.
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BTW, obviously this only works with stock ROMs.
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How do I update via Odin?

[email protected] said:
How do I update via Odin?
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- Download the correct firmware for your device.
- Connect phone to PC, run Odin, select AP, and Start.

Hmm. Now the only firmware updates I see for my N910U is a 4.4.4 and I'm already running 4.4.4 so why does my phone say there is an update?

What fw r u on?

4.4.4? Or it something else? Where do I find it?
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N910uxxu1anj5?

I am under custom recovery and i believe that the reason OTA update fail even fake the status.
Anyway to revert to stock recovery?

I don't like Kies, but sometimes I have to use it to check if there's an update, and if it finds one, it will install it for you but you have to reroot afterwards. I think this is the only method if you're rooted.
@Andrewtst, I had a Note 3 with custom recovery (CWM), and when I was one firmware behind, Kies prompted me for an update and after I updated it I got the stock recovery back. Don't know if this is the case with the Note 4, will try when there's an update for my Note 4.

Ahmadmob said:
I don't like Kies, but sometimes I have to use it to check if there's an update, and if it finds one, it will install it for you but you have to reroot afterwards. I think this is the only method if you're rooted.
@Andrewtst, I had a Note 3 with custom recovery (CWM), and when I was one firmware behind, Kies prompted me for an update and after I updated it I got the stock recovery back. Don't know if this is the case with the Note 4, will try when there's an update for my Note 4.
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I believe kies is full rom. I don't want full rom. If full rom, can download from sammobile and flash via odin.

[email protected] said:
4.4.4? Or it something else? Where do I find it?
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N910uxxu1anj5?
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Check with 'Phone INFO ☆Samsung☆' app, under 'OS INFO' section.

I found it. And apparently I already have the latest version even though it says there's an update available.

Lollipop is here!

Waiting for the download. Big update.
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Same here downloading right now.

Its official Lollipop iz here ....

Sweet DL mine now
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I've been checking for news on the release and nothing even now after DL started still can't find anything officially stating it's here. Weird

Yes but u cant root on 5.01 cause of ecrytion

If we're already rooted with custom recovery, how do we get the update?

Impulse215 said:
If we're already rooted with custom recovery, how do we get the update?
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In most cases you cannot...it will fail. You can try to just put back stock recovery, but out of experience if a single file has been changed or missing the update will fail. Best option is to return to complete stock via Odin. Or wait to see if someone can pull out firmware to flash then come out with rooted ROMs.

I'm on stock, but am rooted. I cannot upgrade OTA. It says, "System has been tampered."
Do I have to use Kies to update?
SOLVED:
1) DOWNLOAD WANAM XPOSED
2) OPEN WANAM XPOSED
3) GO TO SECURITY HACKS
4) UNDER THE SYSTEM MENU CHECK ALL 3 BOXES
5) RESTART YOUR PHONE
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET OTA! WOO HOO!

Sawvell said:
I'm on stock, but am rooted. I cannot upgrade OTA. It says, "System has been tampered."
Do I have to use Kies to update?
SOLVED:
1) DOWNLOAD WANAM XPOSED
2) OPEN WANAM XPOSED
3) GO TO SECURITY HACKS
4) UNDER THE SYSTEM MENU CHECK ALL 3 BOXES
5) RESTART YOUR PHONE
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET OTA! WOO HOO!
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Well you still have root after this process?

nativesmiley said:
Well you still have root after this process?
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At 71%...will update this post when I'm done!
Might not be until later tonight, because I have to leave for work in a few

Downloading over here too. Saw this thread, flashed stock odex rom, odined back to stock, checked for update, profit on first try.
Sprint support now list this as well. http://support.sprint.com/support/a...ndUpdateTheSoftwareVersionOnYourSamsungGalaxy
Version: N910PVPU1BOB7

nativesmiley said:
Well you still have root after this process?
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Yes, you can follow my directions as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-sprint/general/root-recovery-lollipop-t3046819

Its a beautiful rom 1 hr in and only 11% gone from my battery
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Rooted and debloated thanks bro

KennyG123 said:
In most cases you cannot...it will fail. You can try to just put back stock recovery, but out of experience if a single file has been changed or missing the update will fail. Best option is to return to complete stock via Odin. Or wait to see if someone can pull out firmware to flash then come out with rooted ROMs.
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Do we have someone here who does this? Freeza was the man on the note 3 banging out firmware zips...

Sawvell said:
I'm on stock, but am rooted. I cannot upgrade OTA. It says, "System has been tampered."
Do I have to use Kies to update?
SOLVED:
1) DOWNLOAD WANAM XPOSED
2) OPEN WANAM XPOSED
3) GO TO SECURITY HACKS
4) UNDER THE SYSTEM MENU CHECK ALL 3 BOXES
5) RESTART YOUR PHONE
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET OTA! WOO HOO!
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Im still grtting the system prompt

qubanaso said:
Im still grtting the system prompt
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Make sure wanam is enabled in the xposed installer modules. If you don't have xposed installer you will need to get that as well.

Go to the samsung note 4 forum choose snapdragon theres a flashable debloater y can flash in recovery

NebulaOcton said:
Make sure wanam is enabled in the xposed installer modules. If you don't have xposed installer you will need to get that as well.
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I am able to download it but not install it. Just boots into the twrp. Guess I need to use the long method.

NebulaOcton said:
Make sure wanam is enabled in the xposed installer modules. If you don't have xposed installer you will need to get that as well.
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Right i installed wanam first then xposed after
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Update : uninstalled both wanam and xposed and reinstalled updating to Lollipop!!!!

updating now...

PE1 May security update

Screenshots attached!

Hopefully not a locked bootloader either!

So it was just a monthly security update? My sprint s5 got the same update whit the same ending in the build number and same changelog...

chippinganimal said:
So it was just a monthly security update? My sprint s5 got the same update whit the same ending in the build number and same changelog...
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In the past it seemed like the security updates were only like 160- 180mb, this one is pretty big for just a security, WiFi, update...seems odd but you never know. Anyone able to just upload the update?

Beat me to it. Anyway, it does list Wifi and stability fixes. Hoping it will fix the random reboots. Downloading now.

poit said:
Beat me to it. Anyway, it does list Wifi and stability fixes. Hoping it will fix the random reboots. Downloading now.
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Random reboots? Sounds like a hardware issue.. I had the same thing. Few weeks later phone totally bricked.
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fastmikey1969 said:
Random reboots? Sounds like a hardware issue.. I had the same thing. Few weeks later phone totally bricked.
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Nope, phone has been solid except for these partial reboots for the last two months. It started right after the first MM update (PC1). Hasn't gotten worse or better. Hoping this is the "stability improvement" that is getting fixed.

poit said:
Nope, phone has been solid except for these partial reboots for the last two months. It started right after the first MM update (PC1). Hasn't gotten worse or better. Hoping this is the "stability improvement" that is getting fixed.
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I've also had random reboots ever since Marshmallow/PC1. I ended up trying to isolate the problem by starting from factory reset and installing apps in small groups to determine where there was an incompatibility. So far, I've found that the Amazon appstore is definitely one source of instability. The other one for me seems to be the app AnyMote. I'm hoping that PE1 somehow fixes these...

Able to root with PE1? Is current versions of twrp working with PE1?
Interesting to see what this does to the development of the note5 ports currently being worked on..
?
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ScottieRotten said:
Able to root with PE1? Is current versions of twrp working with PE1?
Interesting to see what this does to the development of the note5 ports currently being worked on..
?
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Yep, root is good with PE1. Able to odin latest TWRP and install chainfire su 2.74 to achieve root with no problem. I even odin back down to PD1 without a single problem.

What are the potential security risk by not taking these updates? Since having root wont allow you to do the update and having to flash stock software to take the update is a bit of a pain.

How?
theoner1 said:
Yep, root is good with PE1. Able to odin latest TWRP and install chainfire su 2.74 to achieve root with no problem. I even odin back down to PD1 without a single problem.
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whats the best way to get PE1? OTA? So to achieve this I would have to odin back to PD1 stock and wait until I get the update correct?

Adam1422 said:
whats the best way to get PE1? OTA? So to achieve this I would have to odin back to PD1 stock and wait until I get the update correct?
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Yep, that's exactly what I did.

I am on PE1 what is the best way to root and tether this? Thx

Running PE1 the battery life seems better..
The lock screen toggling via power button works consistently unlike PD1...
So far it seems good...
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Went to flash TWRP through ODIN and got a message- custom recovery blocked by A/L. Any solution please?

Mine will no longer check for up-dates.. manually or Auto...
Last checked was 4/30/16
When I tap Download Updates manually, nothing happens.. Even Long press.
I am on PD1
Any suggestions???
Battery pull and a few re-starts still wont let me check for updates.
thanks to all who reply

mmf23 said:
Went to flash TWRP through ODIN and got a message- custom recovery blocked by A/L. Any solution please?
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I believe this means you had the Reactivation Lock setting enabled before your odin. Can you get to settings and see if it's turned on? Im not sure where it is though, maybe security.
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theoner1 said:
Yep, root is good with PE1. Able to odin latest TWRP and install chainfire su 2.74 to achieve root with no problem. I even odin back down to PD1 without a single problem.
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Finally [after about 2 years], i unrooted off of BOB7 to take updates to marshmallow, and of course, i get something that's been out for only hours i think, lol.
So, would you mind me asking, are those the only steps?* Odin latest TWRP then install (thru play store? ) su 2.74?
I'm assuming I'd need to stay stock until a PE1 rom is made. How would i go to PD firmware and stay rooted after* if wanting to flash some custom roms?
Any help/advice appreciated.
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I'm on stock PD1 with TWRP 3.0.2.0 rooted with SuperSU 2.74 xposed-alt-v83-sdk23. Currently my Android Pay is working...like used it and made a purchase and everything, twice! Anyone know if it still works after PE1 update?
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So, would you mind me asking, are those the only steps?* Odin latest TWRP then install (thru play store? ) su 2.74?
I'm assuming I'd need to stay stock until a PE1 rom is made. How would i go to PD firmware and stay rooted after* if wanting to flash some custom roms?
Any help/advice appreciated.
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Correct. Odin the latest TWRP and flash chainfire su 2.74 zip from his thread and you will get root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133