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Hi, I'm not sure where exactly to post this but being that it's a Q&A thread I thought it would be alright.
So this past week I was excited to hear that my Sprint Galaxy S4 (SPH-L720) was set to receive an OTA update. I've been waiting since I got the phone to be able to move my apps to my new 64gb sd card along with the lag being fixed. However, after several days (5 I think) I still haven't received an update, it's possible Sprint is still rolling it out to people. For the record my phone is unrooted and I haven't tinkered with any internal files apart from what I mention here and I'd like to keep my phone unrooted.
I tried using Samsung KIES to update the firmware, it had told me I had an update available and I went through the firmware upgrade process. I was disappointed to find that everything was exactly the same, no apps2SD, HDR video, or legibility settings. Later on I was a bit suspicious as to what Samsung Kies installed as now I have a VPN client app that I hadn't noticed before, a Samsung Knox "app" and 2 watchON apps under Application Manager/All.
Next I decided I would just find the OTA file somewhere here, which I did (bfeb51f4befc9f910dff1c6070f2d387aaac37de.update_SPH-L720_MDL_CSB_user_RP_to_MF9_CSB_user_RP.zip), and apply it from my SD card. When I did this I got several errors "Assert failed: Apply patch check", "tmp/sideload/package.zip" and something about "nfcnci.apk". The phone stops the update after a minute or so and reboots, leaving everything the same with no update applied.
Can someone help me out on what I can do to get my phone updated?
You can try going to application manager and wiping cache and data, then stop the app for "Google framework services" and then going to "Update Samsung update" in the system update menu to force the update. You may have to go through the steps several times but it did finally work for me after quite a few attempts. BTW, after doing so, you wont be able to download apps in the play store until you delete your Google acct and then sign back in.
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troyboytn said:
You can try going to application manager and wiping cache and data, then stop the app for "Google framework services" and then going to "Update Samsung update" in the system update menu to force the update. You may have to go through the steps several times but it did finally work for me after quite a few attempts. BTW, after doing so, you wont be able to download apps in the play store until you delete your Google acct and then sign back in.
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Thanks, I tried this but no luck. I'm hoping that the OTA update won't have any problems installing since the manual update failed.
Exodus0000 said:
Thanks, I tried this but no luck. I'm hoping that the OTA update won't have any problems installing since the manual update failed.
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Make sure when you go to update it has the last date checked 1969, also be on Sprint network not wifi. I tried dozens of times on wifi as soon as I went on Sprint it took.
Still won't work for me
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What update did kies offer? I have the vpn app preinstalled but no knox app. Are you sure it was for the right model because the zip file on sd card shouldnt fail like that if you are unrooted,stock.
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robogoflow said:
What update did kies offer? I have the vpn app preinstalled but no knox app. Are you sure it was for the right model because the zip file on sd card shouldnt fail like that if you are unrooted,stock.
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Yes I'm sure I have the right file for the my phone. From what I read this update should have worked. But for some reason it didn't.
Before kies I was running MDL update and after it finished I was still running the MDL update
I got an s4 early this summer. I quickly rooted(back on mdk) and really only used it for some basic tasker things and light flow, disabling bloatware, etc. That is as far as my experience goes. What I want to do is to get the latest software update and maintain my root, without loosing all my apps, settings, data, and photos, messages,etc. I can't update through the phone's software update, it gives me an error message along the lines of "error occurred, no changes have been made". I have tried to figure out how to update and backup on my own, but I'm a bit confused as to the differences in backups. I don't know the difference between titanium backups, cwm, twrp, and nandroid. I don't have experience with Odin besides rooting originally. I also would like to have my device status back to normal/original if possible, so I can continue to update ota if I want. I am still running mdk.
Any help with this would be apreciated.
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And doing a factory reset would delete all of my settings and apps and photos as well? And which method do you use to get root on the new software?
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I didnt see a thread already but my G3 started downloading an update this morning without me accepting or saying anything at all. Obviously with Root and TWRP(Bump) I did not want this. I pulled down the notification bar long pressed on the update download, hit app info, then force stopped the app. I went into Titanium backup, made a backup of System Updates 1_13_10_0 then uninstalled it. I don't know if the download will come back but I don't think so. Also the update was 220ish MB and I have no issues with the phone after uninstalling this. Sorry I didnt get a chance to take a picture of the update since it was almost done lol.
System Updates Frozen
I have the System Updates App frozen in Ti BU. Haven't gotten any hint of an update and I hope it stays that way.
Same thing happened to me it tried installing the update all on its own luckily it said waiting for wifi network to update so I froze the system updates app with titanium back up.
RyanEJ25, I experienced the same thing as you. I have a Verizon LG G3 (vs985), rooted.
Trying to get more info on this system update and what it contains. I don't think it's Android 5.0 lollipop update, but more like a Verizon bug update/improvements.
I tried to run the system update that was downloaded via WIFI, but it failed due to my LG g3 being rooted.
Before I go down the path of backing everything, unrooting and upgrading and then re-rooting, just wanted to make sure the update is worthwhile.
-Kevin
RyanEJ25 said:
I didnt see a thread already but my G3 started downloading an update this morning without me accepting or saying anything at all. Obviously with Root and TWRP(Bump) I did not want this. I pulled down the notification bar long pressed on the update download, hit app info, then force stopped the app. I went into Titanium backup, made a backup of System Updates 1_13_10_0 then uninstalled it. I don't know if the download will come back but I don't think so. Also the update was 220ish MB and I have no issues with the phone after uninstalling this. Sorry I didnt get a chance to take a picture of the update since it was almost done lol.
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trailrunner76 said:
RyanEJ25, I experienced the same thing as you. I have a Verizon LG G3 (vs985), rooted.
Trying to get more info on this system update and what it contains. I don't think it's Android 5.0 lollipop update, but more like a Verizon bug update/improvements.
I tried to run the system update that was downloaded via WIFI, but it failed due to my LG g3 being rooted.
Before I go down the path of backing everything, unrooting and upgrading and then re-rooting, just wanted to make sure the update is worthwhile.
-Kevin
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The main thing that threw me off was that USB charge modes have changed. Charge and internet connection are removed from PC connections other than that its general improvements to the keyboard and docs and stuff.
You can temp unroot, take the update, then reroot assuming Verizon didn't load a bullet that kills root.
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I'd tend to avoid the update, at least for now, if you want to keep root and twrp. Seems to be a number of people mentioning issues, including trouble reverting to 10b.
I also froze "System updates" with TiBU, going to stay on 10b until things clear up. Freezing that app seems to do the trick.
Why are you posting here, instead of the Verizon forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general
If you take the update, you can't re-root and you can't roll back.
Some people have maintained root after updating.
The 5.0 update is being forced onto me like crazy. Right now I am quite upset at whomever is developing Android, I guess google, not very knowledgable about it. Anyway, it's worse than Microsoft in forcing the update down my throat.
It started with the notification, which I could not get rid of no matter what I tried, but I lived with it. Then, android *insert censor word here* me by downloading the entire update in the background while on mobile data. I'm pretty much now at my limit, and I still have 25 days to go in the billing cycle. And now apparently since it's downloaded, it keeps "refreshing" my notification that the update is downloaded and ready to install, which I am afraid that if I ever need to restart my phone (freeze, etc), it will automatically install it, risking my data.
How can I stop the update?
First, can anyone please tell me how can I find the OS update folder to delete the update that was downloaded? I believe in doing so it will not automatically update if I need to restart my phone.
2nd, is there a way to stop the notification? Basically I want to update my OS when I am ready to 5.0.
Currently running Vanilla OS, 4.4.4
Thank you.
Google officially maintains android.... It's the one who has built lollipop... No. It will keep forcing you.. If you have root.. Check in the root folder for the downloaded OS and erase it.. That should help I think
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Do I have to root my phone in order to have access to the folder where the download was downloaded?
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Do I have to root my phone in order to have access to the folder where the download was downloaded?
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I just ignore the update messages at every new update. I don't dare do any updates at version .0 until at least the next release and when all apps have been updated as well; who needs the headache. Now if indeed the OS would eventually update itself without my knowledge, that would be very, very troubling as I might not have the most recent nandroid and titanium backups, but that has never happened to me in the past.
Without root, you can press the update notification, tap app info, and the untick show notifications. The problem with this is that you will stop all notifications from google play services. If you get root, than you should install xposed and then install the notify clean module, which will hide the update notification and only the update notification, nothing else.
My problem is now that the update has already been downloaded, and I am afraid that if I will ever need to restart the phone, it will automatically start updating at the next boot.
That is what I did until now, I ignored the update messages, but it somehow got pushed into my phone.
Messerschmitt262 said:
My problem is now that the update has already been downloaded, and I am afraid that if I will ever need to restart the phone, it will automatically start updating at the next boot.
That is what I did until now, I ignored the update messages, but it somehow got pushed into my phone.
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Back up your phone and clean it off. I had 5.0 on my phone for exactly 24 hours before I wiped it and started over. Did not like it at all.
I went from 4.2.2 to 5, no looking back. My Nexus has had a new lease of life. The battery was barely lasting a day and it's now 30% better! No bugs or issues, it's running as smooth as a baby's bottom. Only one of my (free) apps isn't compatible, I can cope with that.
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I just want to delete the already downloaded update. Could anyone point me in the right direction how I can do that?
Messerschmitt262 said:
I just want to delete the already downloaded update. Could anyone point me in the right direction how I can do that?
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/cache/
Since that folder is empty, I assume I will have to root my phone?
Many people in the forum have tried to install the new lollipop 5.1 beta, including me, many reporting problems like:
empty motion control,
no huawei keyboard,
largeness,
some other bugs or thing that you feel weird.
The reason for most of the problems is that you did a wipe/factory reset AFTER you installed the lollipop update.
You SHOULD NOT do that.
If you want a clean lollipop ROM, you should wipe/factory reset JUST BEFORE you installed the lollipop update.
The reason is that the lollipop update is an incremental update(and it's still in beta), so some system data is treated as user data for wiping/factory reset. Therefore some system data will be erased on such wiping.
Hope I made it clear.
Really feel that an independent thread should be opened to address this information to people.
Hope people can see this.
I concur. You can see from the size, that all those lollipop beta are actually incremental update
alvinma said:
Many people in the forum have tried to install the new lollipop 5.1 beta, including me, many reporting problems like:
empty motion control,
no huawei keyboard,
largeness,
some other bugs or thing that you feel weird.
The reason for most of the problems is that you did a wipe/factory reset AFTER you installed the lollipop update.
You SHOULD NOT do that.
If you want a clean lollipop ROM, you should wipe/factory reset JUST BEFORE you installed the lollipop update.
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Not necessarily..
I have used 3btn way to install B137SP03 which does all wipe erase,
and then I carried on updating B141(via local update dload) without system modification so ''clean'' install of B141, then I installed B312 (5.1.1)
But IF somebody missing something in mobile and DID backup in previous ROMs (4.4.x) you can just do restore and all missing things will reappear ..
maybe people should not install the beta at all.
my mistake
Made this mistake just now before I read this post.. How re install it again, I tried to the local update again but same result. Lots of bugs and missing 5x5 layout and motion control.
g3tloww said:
Made this mistake just now before I read this post.. How re install it again, I tried to the local update again but same result. Lots of bugs and missing 5x5 layout and motion control.
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Install roll back/transition pack to get to B300, then roll back to 4.4, then re-install. You'll have your 5-5 and motion control back.
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the downloading and installing process was too slow..
ymalvinma said:
Install roll back/transition pack to get to B300, then roll back to 4.4, then re-install. You'll have your 5-5 and motion control back.
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Thanks mate!
The downloading and installing process was too slow.. any fix for this?
and I can't activate the the doube tap, Draw function after reinstalling
So, let me clear :
1. I'm in B324 and install B300
2. Then I install B137 (with automatically WIPE/factory reset)
3. Then I install B324 and then I have all settings who missing ?
gthebest said:
So, let me clear :
1. I'm in B324 and install B300
2. Then I install B137 (with automatically WIPE/factory reset)
3. Then I install B324 and then I have all settings who missing ?
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what about font changer
wkharposh66 said:
what about font changer
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font changer ??
alvinma said:
Many people in the forum have tried to install the new lollipop 5.1 beta, including me, many reporting problems like:
empty motion control,
no huawei keyboard,
largeness,
some other bugs or thing that you feel weird.
The reason for most of the problems is that you did a wipe/factory reset AFTER you installed the lollipop update.
You SHOULD NOT do that.
If you want a clean lollipop ROM, you should wipe/factory reset JUST BEFORE you installed the lollipop update.
The reason is that the lollipop update is an incremental update(and it's still in beta), so some system data is treated as user data for wiping/factory reset. Therefore some system data will be erased on such wiping.
Hope I made it clear.
Really feel that an independent thread should be opened to address this information to people.
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It was happened with me too so i googled and found that i have installed the wrong rom/firmware. I think you must choose the correct rom according to your model number & region which is the most important part of upgrading.