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need official updates but rooted

Hello,
I accidentally rooted my GT-I9500, i didn't knew after just root i wont be able to get official stock rom updates!!! ... is there a way i can still get official updates with just removing the root and not changing the entire firmware.??
Thx in advance!

vstrtz said:
Hello,
I accidentally rooted my GT-I9500, i didn't knew after just root i wont be able to get official stock rom updates!!! ... is there a way i can still get official updates with just removing the root and not changing the entire firmware.??
Thx in advance!
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I'm not sure, but I think if you have the stock ROM and kernel you would still be able to receive OTA updates. However installing them might unroot your phone.

arminale said:
I'm not sure, but I think if you have the stock ROM and kernel you would still be able to receive OTA updates. However installing them might unroot your phone.
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no i am not recieving the update.. it says device is modified when i try to do software update...

vstrtz said:
no i am not recieving the update.. it says device is modified when i try to do software update...
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Dude no way to root and get ots even if u use triangle away and ur device connects to server and downloads ota package u get error when installing ota package so u cud keep a firmware on comp whenever new ota is available just flash that firmware on pc and ota then root
u can check for ota from sammobile plus u dnt need to loose data on flashing
press thanks if helped

vstrtz said:
Hello,
I accidentally rooted my GT-I9500, i didn't knew after just root i wont be able to get official stock rom updates!!! ... is there a way i can still get official updates with just removing the root and not changing the entire firmware.??
Thx in advance!
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Flash a stock firmware back to ur phone using Odin
Reset the device from settings / accounts / backup & Reset ur device should be official and u should be able to get OTA
for firmware link check my signature
Note: do not use triangle away for ur variant its not supported

Can I do this simply by using Triangle Away with i9505?

vstrtz said:
Hello,
I accidentally rooted my GT-I9500, i didn't knew after just root i wont be able to get official stock rom updates!!! ... is there a way i can still get official updates with just removing the root and not changing the entire firmware.??
Thx in advance!
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hi. i rooted my phone and managed to download the MEA to MG9 OTA update, so i might help. download the cofface recovery from http://link.and-share.ir/uploads/cofface-S4-recovery-en-V3-0-zip.zip and flash with odin. then boot into recovery (turn off the phone then hold volume up and home and power) then select unroot from recovery. then turn off your phone and flash the official status mod http://d-h.st/1lt. then reboot and install the OTA. after updating you can root again just like i did,

have you tried the "full unroot" option in chainfires superSU?
easier than flashing a new recovery...

Root Question?!

Hello! I have a question and a doubt... I rooted my Canadian Version S4. But now i cant get OTA Update.. fair enough.. I had use OTA Rootkeeper with my TMO S3 & was able to keep root. Problem is rootkeep is not working.. as soon as i flash the root my phones says its been modiefied so it doesnt even search for updates. Is there another rooting method or any way to unrrot for updates. I havent modified or uninstalled no bloatware, and i aldo tried flash stock kernel thinkin that maybe the root method flash another kernel but had no luck... Thanks in advance
Here are my specs:
Baseband: I337MUMUAMG3
Kernel: 3.4.0-116001 [email protected] #1 jul 23
Build: JDQ39.I337MUMUAMG3
Boot Status : Samsung

When updates are released I backup my apps/sms with titanium back up and factory reset within custom recovery. Install triangle away, reset counter and then boot to download mode and use Odin to go back to stock then take OTA
Sent from my SGH-I337M

mymusicathome said:
When updates are released I backup my apps/sms with titanium back up and factory reset within custom recovery. Install triangle away, reset counter and then boot to download mode and use Odin to go back to stock then take OTA
Sent from my SGH-I337M
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I agree, you should Odin back to stock in order to get the ota.

Unroot Galaxy Note II, Android 4.3

So I have rooted Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.3 and I learned that I can' t update my firmware through OTA update it says "Your device has been modifies yada yada yada" So I searched on internet how to unroot and it says first use flash counter TriangleAway and then full unroot from SuperSu option.
I read that TriangleAway will possibly brick my phone so to be sure I predicted the future with a Magic 8 Ball and received the answer "Yes Definitely". Lol
So I am asking should I really need to use TriangleAway in order to update through OTA? Can't I just full unroot and do the OTA without using TriangleAway?
I know that it will appear the yellow triangle but I think after the update it will go away.
Thank you

manuel1992 said:
So I have rooted Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.3 and I learned that I can' t update my firmware through OTA update it says "Your device has been modifies yada yada yada" So I searched on internet how to unroot and it says first use flash counter TriangleAway and then full unroot from SuperSu option.
I read that TriangleAway will possibly brick my phone so to be sure I predicted the future with a Magic 8 Ball and received the answer "Yes Definitely". Lol
So I am asking should I really need to use TriangleAway in order to update through OTA? Can't I just full unroot and do the OTA without using TriangleAway?
I know that it will appear the yellow triangle but I think after the update it will go away.
Thank you
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Before 1 day i unroot my N7100 using TriangleAway 3.1 . This is not the first time i do this . I was as well on 4.3 rooted with custom rom end recovery.
So don't be afraid - Use TriangleAway3.1 to reset the counter,but after it finish don't let the phone reboot normaly.It will ask you to reboot normal or in download mode.Your choice is Download mode and flash immediately stock 4.3 and you are done.After flash wipe data/factory reset and that's it.

gencho81 said:
Before 1 day i unroot my N7100 using TriangleAway 3.1 . This is not the first time i do this . I was as well on 4.3 rooted with custom rom end recovery.
So don't be afraid - Use TriangleAway3.1 to reset the counter,but after it finish don't let the phone reboot normaly.It will ask you to reboot normal or in download mode.Your choice is Download mode and flash immediately stock 4.3 and you are done.After flash wipe data/factory reset and that's it.
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What does it mean "flash immediately stock 4.3"? So should I use odin after TriangleAway? Where to find v3.1 on play store is only v3.26?

you dont need to unr0ot just to reset the fash counter
as long as you have stock recovery , using triangleaway will reset the counter and the option for OTA will be available again
if you dont want to use triangleaway you can always download the rom from sammobile and flash via odin

asem.arafa said:
you dont need to unr0ot just to reset the fash counter
as long as you have stock recovery , using triangleaway will reset the counter and the option for OTA will be available again
if you dont want to use triangleaway you can always download the rom from sammobile and flash via odin
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What is stock recovery? I have not installed CWM OR TWRP.
If I use odin will the phone be normal? I mean it will remove root?

[Q] Help! Need to factory reset galaxy s4 (att)!

I am trying to sell my galaxy s4 on ebay, I have it rooted with towelroot on android 4.4.2, when I factory reset it goes to screen that "software running on phone not authorized by at&t". When I restart it, phone is same and not reset. Is there a way to factory reset it? Do I need stock recovery? I tried flashing CWM but didn't work because bootloader is locked. So did that mess it up and I need to flash stock recovery? Any help?

patstar5 said:
I am trying to sell my galaxy s4 on ebay, I have it rooted with towelroot on android 4.4.2, when I factory reset it goes to screen that "software running on phone not authorized by at&t". When I restart it, phone is same and not reset. Is there a way to factory reset it? Do I need stock recovery? I tried flashing CWM but didn't work because bootloader is locked. So did that mess it up and I need to flash stock recovery? Any help?
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CWM does that since you can't use it on NB1. Use the NB1 ODIN files.
Sent from my SGH-I337 running GPE

Used odin and now it's factory reset and unrooted. So it is safe to list it on ebay now?
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How to do downgrade from 5.1.1 to 4.4.2 on Tab 4 8.0 T33x

Who knows how to do downgrade from 5.1.1 to 4.4.2 on Tab 4 8.0 T33x ?

download aand flash the firmware with odin from here.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
make an account for download.

repey6 said:
Who knows how to do downgrade from 5.1.1 to 4.4.2 on Tab 4 8.0 T33x ?
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wipe all exept internal/external

Mine is SM-T331. I have tried several ROM from multiple region but I could not downgrade it to 4.4.2. Flashing via Odin was successful, but it stucked at "SAMSUNG" and never booted to ROM,

mountaineer07 said:
Mine is SM-T331. I have tried several ROM from multiple region but I could not downgrade it to 4.4.2. Flashing via Odin was successful, but it stucked at "SAMSUNG" and never booted to ROM,
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Do factory reset in recovery

repey6 said:
Do factory reset in recovery
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I'm using stock ROM T331XXU1BOG4_T331ODD1BOG4_INU. I did factory reset before flashing 4.4.2 ROM package via Odin. Even with T331XXU1ANDA_T331ODD1AND4_INU (same region), it did not work.

mountaineer07 said:
I'm using stock ROM T331XXU1BOG4_T331ODD1BOG4_INU. I did factory reset before flashing 4.4.2 ROM package via Odin. Even with T331XXU1ANDA_T331ODD1AND4_INU (same region), it did not work.
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Repeat wipe now in stock recovery

Temorarily stuck with 5.1.1 for now. I will try repey6's suggestion later.
Many thanks.

bump, does 5.1.1 prevent u from downgrading to 4.4.2? the tablet was updated to 5.1.1 by accident, so i want to downgrade.
EDIT: i was able to downgrade just fine. if your hangs at the smasung boot logo for like 5 mins, power off device and clear the partitions/ data.
I don't think u can downgrade from OI1 according to Smart Switch. So i think i had BOG1

Any success on a sm-t337v??

none yet so far, we i had combination files i could try it again but i cant find any or have access to any for 337v