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Verizon 4.4 OTA

I pulled this from my phone and posted it in the other thread, and someone suggested I make a thread for it. Here it is!
http://j2cool.com/mirror/files/Blur_Version.139.15.1.ghost_verizon.Verizon.en.US.zip
To install, you will need to be on the latest OTA (camera update).
Fastboot flash the original system.img and recovery,img
You can then use the volume down key to select "Recovery"
Once in recovery, press the power button and volume buttons together to bring up the menu,and select "Install from SDcard"
You can then select the OTA, and install it. Your phone will reboot, and you will have to do this again from the new recovery. You should then be able to reboot system and have your new 4.4 Kitkat Moto X!
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Whoops. Replied while trying to edit. Mobile forum use is a pain.
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Chrome says this file is dangerous

km8j said:
Chrome says this file is dangerous
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Chrome is smart, Chrome knows a Verizon update image is too good to be true :laugh:

What's the install method for VZW Dev Ed?
Flash system.img but not boot.img?

Mercutio5 said:
What's the install method for VZW Dev Ed?
Flash system.img but not boot.img?
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You don't need boot.img in either. Now, I don't know how the dev ed works, maybe it's just the exact same with an unlocked bootloader, so let me know how installing goes.

km8j said:
Chrome says this file is dangerous
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Because it's a large zip file from somewhere no one has downloaded before. I promise you, it's safe and clean though.

Mercutio5 said:
What's the install method for VZW Dev Ed?
Flash system.img but not boot.img?
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Dev edition you can install like any other device. The benefit is that you can flash custom files without recovery flipping its ****.
Sent from my XT1080MDEV.

Will this work on GSM dev edition?

tesselator said:
Will this work on GSM dev edition?
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Only if you want to break your phone.
This is for Verizon.

Whats the procedure for flashing this on a rooted verizon dev edition

Gs0230 said:
Whats the procedure for flashing this on a rooted verizon dev edition
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Put the zip in internal storage. Go into stock recovery, install zip, choose this update zip. Because one of the first things it does it flash a new recovery, you have to go into recovery again and install zip again (the second time around it knows it doesn't have to flash the recovery).
Of course, since this way uses stock recovery, you have to be running stock.

I'm on stock just rooted with unlocked bootloader twrp 2.6.3 installed will I lose root
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Gs0230 said:
I'm on stock just rooted with unlocked bootloader twrp 2.6.3 installed will I lose root
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You need to use stock recovery. After the update u can install twrp and root again

Can I keep root and how do i revert to stock recovery

Gs0230 said:
I'm on stock just rooted with unlocked bootloader twrp 2.6.3 installed will I lose root
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Yes, you're going to lose root (the update will wipe out System). If you have an unlocked bootloader then it isn't a big deal -- just re-root after the update.
BUT don't try to flash this update with twrp installed. 1) I'm pretty sure it won't work anyway b/c it needs to verify that your System is stock and, at the very least, installing twrp changes the install-recovery script which is in System 2) this .zip file is made to be flashed from a stock recovery, so I'm not sure it would work 3) as I said before, part of this update is a new recovery - I'm not sure how well the process would go if you started from twrp

And how would I root after its done

Gs0230 said:
And how would I root after its done
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The same way you rooted before?
I'm sorry, I've been assuming you have a Dev edition b/c you said you had twrp -- is that not the case? If you do NOT have a dev edition and you rooted via pwn- or rock- or whatever its called myMoto then NO, you will NOT be able to root after the update until someone releases another hack

piccit said:
Put the zip in internal storage. Go into stock recovery, install zip, choose this update zip. Because one of the first things it does it flash a new recovery, you have to go into recovery again and install zip again (the second time around it knows it doesn't have to flash the recovery).
Of course, since this way uses stock recovery, you have to be running stock.
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I got this the second time (with the new recovery):
"Install aborted"
:|
Maybe the battery level is too low, so i'm gonna charge it a little and see what happens
PS: the "normal" OTA is downloading SO slow D: that's why i'm trying the one in this thread
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For some reason the download speed just increased, so i'm staying with it

I cannot flash this in TWRP right?

Flashfire OTA

What are the steps to flash Google OTA update(13 mb file size) using flashfire app without losing root?
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It can't be done. OTAs are locked and will fail if root or and modifications are detected.

JeffBea said:
It can't be done. OTAs are locked and will fail if root or and modifications are detected.
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Flashfire was designed to use the OTA on a rooted phone.
http://www.xda-developers.com/flashfire-updated-with-android-6-0-and-ota-support/

My fault, I forgot that just root is OK. Sorry for the misinformation.

sharp87 said:
What are the steps to flash Google OTA update(13 mb file size) using flashfire app without losing root?
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i have not tried it yet myself, but it seems that all one would have to do is
1. download the OTA
2. do not install the OTA
3. open flashfire (supposed to automatically pick up that the one downloaded an OTA)
4. let it flash the OTA
Chainfire says it will not work if you have a modified system (if you have xposed supposedly it will not work)

steveo17 said:
i have not tried it yet myself, but it seems that all one would have to do is
1. download the OTA
2. do not install the OTA
3. open flashfire (supposed to automatically pick up that the one downloaded an OTA)
4. let it flash the OTA
Chainfire says it will not work if you have a modified system (if you have xposed supposedly it will not work)
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tried it yesterday and flashed ota..but when checking systemupdates in settings app..the Android Os still asks me to download the latest February patch.
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I just use good ole fastboot and flash whatever new pats and works great. I tend to stay clear of new things like this for a while even if the dev who makes it is great. Let the bugs get worked out first, you know...

Check this video. Even I haven't tried yet https://youtu.be/ED6N4DJTaU4

I have the new OTA available for my phone and FlashFire it does not automatically prompt me to install the new update. Any ideas?

billymild said:
I have the new OTA available for my phone and FlashFire it does not automatically prompt me to install the new update. Any ideas?
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Download the full image (not OTA) from Google and use FF to install.

v12xke said:
Download the full image (not OTA) from Google and use FF to install.
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That worked.

How to update Nexus 6P without losing root?

I haven't downloaded any security patches since I followed the main guide and rooted my phone.
I now have seen the news regarding the security update and how many critical flaws there are so I would like to update.
How can I do so without losing root?

Losing root shouldn't really be a concern. All you need to do is flash SuperSU again afterwards, which takes about a minute.

https://play.google.com/apps/testing/eu.chainfire.flash
This is an app by Chainfire called Flashfire. It works perfectly for what you want. I have used it myself on a few occasions. Let me know how it worked for you.
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+1 FlashFire

If you are impatient and don't want to wait for the OTA zip, just download the factory image and flash the following files using flashfire.
boot.img
system.img
vendor.img
Remember to disable security before you flash or you will have an issue with the vendor.img.

Heisenberg said:
Losing root shouldn't really be a concern. All you need to do is flash SuperSU again afterwards, which takes about a minute.
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Hey, so I'm rooted with stock ROM and EX kernel but received the April update, any info why I got it?
I thought if you're rooted you weren't supposed to get an OTA update.
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Doodsz said:
Hey, so I'm rooted with stock ROM and EX kernel but received the April update, any info why I got it?
I thought if you're rooted you weren't supposed to get an OTA update.
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You'll still receive the OTA, you just can't flash it via the traditional method.

I remember using the FlashFire method a month ago. The update worked and I didn't lose root, but I lost TWRP in the process.

ZabiGarma said:
I remember using the FlashFire method a month ago. The update worked and I didn't lose root, but I lost TWRP in the process.
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Yes the update replaces TWRP with standard recovery. But I believe you can flash TWRP with Flash Fire.
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dratsablive said:
Yes the update replaces TWRP with standard recovery. But I believe you can flash TWRP with Flash Fire.
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I couldn't flash it with FlashFire. I had to reinstall it from PC, which ended up with TWRP asking for a password, meaning I had to end up wiping the phone, which was worse than doing the regular OTA update.

ZabiGarma said:
I couldn't flash it with FlashFire. I had to reinstall it from PC, which ended up with TWRP asking for a password, meaning I had to end up wiping the phone, which was worse than doing the regular OTA update.
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The new version of twrp 3.0.2.0 has been fixed. At least for me it worked.

Nice, I haven't installed the latest TWRP. I'll give it a try.
What I don't recall, though, is if last time I lost the applications I installed by flashing them with TWRP (like viper4android) or which rely on root.

I always remove security before flashing updates. Only issue is setting up the Imprint and adding cards back to Android Pay.

dave2metz said:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/eu.chainfire.flash
This is an app by Chainfire called Flashfire. It works perfectly for what you want. I have used it myself on a few occasions. Let me know how it worked for you.
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Is FlashFire no longer available?

dratsablive said:
Yes the update replaces TWRP with standard recovery. But I believe you can flash TWRP with Flash Fire.
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If you use FlashFire just deselect recovery from the list when you load the latest update.
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Flash stock recovery and then ADB sideload the update. Links can be found in general. Then when it's done reflash twrp and SuperSU. Pretty easy. I've done it.

Update OTA with root and TWRP

I know theres treads out there but i feel like they are complicating things or old posts. I am currently rooted with TWRP and stock rom. I want to get rid of damn android update notification. I have the april patches and this is for the may patches. I tried downloading the incremental zip and flashing it in twrp but that didnt work. Can i sideload it with adb? Do I need to remove root before doing that?

ponzi314 said:
I know theres treads out there but i feel like they are complicating things or old posts. I am currently rooted with TWRP and stock rom. I want to get rid of damn android update notification. I have the april patches and this is for the may patches. I tried downloading the incremental zip and flashing it in twrp but that didnt work. Can i sideload it with adb? Do I need to remove root before doing that?
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I just faced a similar situation. I was still on the stock launch image (MDA89D), but rooted and using Xposed. I just never took the time before then to update to a newer build, but finally wanted to.
I was going to sideload the most recent OTA update manually via ADB. Then I realized that the Nexus Root Toolkit by WugFresh (link here) should work for that. I performed a nandroid backup, attempted to unroot via SuperSu (which failed), disabled my Xposed modules uninstalled Xposed, then used the Sideload OTA Update option in the toolkit's Advanced Utilities to install the latest OTA (downloaded from Google's site here).
I was a little doubtful that it would work for me on the first try, but it did! I re-rooted using the Toolkit, got things re-enabled, and it's all good.
Also, if you use Xposed, the GravityBox module allows you to suppress notifications, so you could get rid of the update one.
Best of luck getting updated!

ponzi314 said:
I know theres treads out there but i feel like they are complicating things or old posts. I am currently rooted with TWRP and stock rom. I want to get rid of damn android update notification. I have the april patches and this is for the may patches. I tried downloading the incremental zip and flashing it in twrp but that didnt work. Can i sideload it with adb? Do I need to remove root before doing that?
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The best way to flash an OTA while your phone is rooted and has TWRP, is by installing it through the FlashFire app. Easy and extremely reliable.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/flashfire-t3075433

ponzi314 said:
I know theres treads out there but i feel like they are complicating things or old posts. I am currently rooted with TWRP and stock rom. I want to get rid of damn android update notification. I have the april patches and this is for the may patches. I tried downloading the incremental zip and flashing it in twrp but that didnt work. Can i sideload it with adb? Do I need to remove root before doing that?
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You must do the following:
1. Return to complete stock - that means get rid of root and TWRP. Best way to do that is download the factory image from Google, extract the boot, recovery, and system images from the factory image, and Flash those, for example: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img Don't flash data.img so you can keep your data.
2. OTAs depend on stock recovery to load, so now that you're back to stock, you have 2 choices. You can simply boot your phone normally, wait for the notification for the update, install it, and you're done - or, you can access android's stock recovery and side load the OTA zip using ADB. Good luck
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Gamer_Josh said:
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I just faced a similar situation. I was still on the stock launch image (MDA89D), but rooted and using Xposed. I just never took the time before then to update to a newer build, but finally wanted to.
I was going to sideload the most recent OTA update manually via ADB. Then I realized that the Nexus Root Toolkit by WugFresh (link here) should work for that. I performed a nandroid backup, attempted to unroot via SuperSu (which failed), disabled my Xposed modules uninstalled Xposed, then used the Sideload OTA Update option in the toolkit's Advanced Utilities to install the latest OTA (downloaded from Google's site here).
I was a little doubtful that it would work for me on the first try, but it did! I re-rooted using the Toolkit, got things re-enabled, and it's all good.
Also, if you use Xposed, the GravityBox module allows you to suppress notifications, so you could get rid of the update one.
Best of luck getting updated!
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I forgot to mention that I also had TWRP recovery installed. The result was like it is with a normal OTA update, as none of my data/apps/settings were affected. Worked like a charm!

DJBhardwaj said:
The best way to flash an OTA while your phone is rooted and has TWRP, is by installing it through the FlashFire app. Easy and extremely reliable.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/flashfire-t3075433
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I tried doing it via the app but it doesnt work. It says its installing then reboots and im still on same version. I used Default settings in the app.

ponzi314 said:
I tried doing it via the app but it doesnt work. It says its installing then reboots and im still on same version. I used Default settings in the app.
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You are sure that you used the correct OTA file?

DJBhardwaj said:
You are sure that you used the correct OTA file?
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Pretty Sure. My build is MHC19Q and i used the incremental zip from https://android.googleapis.com/packa...rom-MHC19Q.zip which i got from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63049054&postcount=3

ponzi314 said:
Pretty Sure. My build is MHC19Q and i used the incremental zip from https://android.googleapis.com/packa...rom-MHC19Q.zip which i got from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63049054&postcount=3
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That's weird. It has worked for me everytime, and most users here.

DJBhardwaj said:
That's weird. It has worked for me everytime, and most users here.
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I just download the monthly update and use fastboot without the wipe option and it does the incremental.
I've done this for the last three months, including this one.
Once you are rooted and have TWRP, just use fastboot for updates.

tech_head said:
I just download the monthly update and use fastboot without the wipe option and it does the incremental.
I've done this for the last three months, including this one.
Once you are rooted and have TWRP, just use fastboot for updates.
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Sideloading the update, right?

DJBhardwaj said:
Sideloading the update, right?
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I guess you can call it that.
The bottom line is, once you root or install TWRP; the only reliable method is some sort of flash.
If you rooted the phone manually and didn't use some one click tool, then this should be easy.
I shy away from the one click tool because if the tool is not updated or becomes unsupported, what then.

tech_head said:
I guess you can call it that.
The bottom line is, once you root or install TWRP; the only reliable method is some sort of flash.
If you rooted the phone manually and didn't use some one click tool, then this should be easy.
I shy away from the one click tool because if the tool is not updated or becomes unsupported, what then.
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I also avoid using any toolkits. Yes I know they are fast and easy, and of course someone's hardwork. But I like to everything manual, same as you. :highfive:

I usually like to do things like that manually, because I like to know how things work. But I was under a bit of a time crunch at that point, so decided to try the Nexus Root Toolkit. Though I do understand the procedure of sideloading OTA updates via ADB, from researching and reading on the forums here.
Anywho, I hope you are able to get it going OP.

The OTA fixed it for me, thank you so much!

Android Nougat nbd90z (flashable & image, no encryption, no dm verification)

** DISCLAIMER: APPLY AT YOUR OWN RISK **​** The following are instructions for installing Android Nougat released by Google on 10/4/2016. **​Always backup your data before flashing stuff you download from the internet!
Method 1: Flash update through TWRP recovery (keeps your data and current recovery)
1- You need to have TWRP 3.0.2-0 or higher installed on your phone.
2- Download this flashable zip.
3- Copy to the phone internal storage and flash via recovery.
4- Reboot. Your data should still be intact and your OS is upgraded to Nougat. If your internal storage is unencrypted before flashing it remains unencrypted.
Method 2: Flash update using a computer (wipes everything, unencrypts data, and flashes TWRP 3.0.2-0)
1- ALL of your data including the internal storage will be lost so make a backup. (If you know what you are doing and you are coming from unencrypted Marshmallow you can modify the instructions to not lose data but I won't help you with that).
2- Download this file. Note that it is NOT a flashable zip.
3- Unzip into a folder of your choice on your PC.
4- Open a command window (cmd) and cd to this directory. then run the following:
Code:
flash-all
5- Wait until prompted, then press key to reboot the phone.
6- Your data is wiped and your OS is upgraded to Nougat with unencrypted internal storage. Your TWRP is also upgraded to 3.0.2-0.
Technical details: this is a repacking of the Google image with a modified Kernel and removed userdata and recovery images. Everything else is stock.
Problem downloading from Mega on a mobile browser? Change the page setting to "Request desktop site".
About root and other issues
To obtain root after installing this update you should flash SuperSU 2.78 (or higher) in recovery. Get it from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/stable-2016-09-01supersu-v2-78-release-t3452703.
Some of your apps may be too old to work properly under 7.0 so if they act up you may need to uninstall them and install the newer versions. If some of your old settings like wifi calling don't work properly, especially if you upgrade from a custom ROM, it is not because of this flashable zip, the reason is that Nougat is having trouble converting your settings and a factory reset will solve all of your problems.

was waiting for this to drop, awesome, downloading now
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Thanks!

so i can just flash this if im on franco kernel r19 runing andro 5.1.1?
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how do i flash twrp3.02? can i just use flashify app?

Works great and as advertised. Thanks!

flash-all.bat contains a typo.
fastboot flash boot shamu-npd90g-boot-NoEncNoVerify.img
should be
fastboot flash boot shamu-nbd90z-boot-NoEncNoVerify.img

So can we still flash this over yesterday's nougat update or have to go back to M?

This is what I have been waiting for, najoor I have been using your NDP5 since July, thank you for your work downloading now.

yudumcan said:
So can we still flash this over yesterday's nougat update or have to go back to M?
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Yes, no need to go back to M.

najoor said:
Yes, no need to go back to M.
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Thanks mate. So what's the difference than this release http://forum.xda-developers.com/nex...ightromstock-lmy47e-03-19-2015-t3059493/page4
Edit: what if I'm encrypted?

Works great. If you are a Verizon customer with an unlimited data plan, you can use root explorer to add net.tethering.noprovisioning=true to your build prop to unlock tethering. (Must be rooted to use root explorer.)

Thanks op! Will this flash bootloader and radios too? I'm coming from MM custom ROM. Also, why the modified kernel and what is different from stock?
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xt926 said:
Thanks op! Will this flash bootloader and radios too? I'm coming from MM custom ROM. Also, why the modified kernel and what is different from stock?
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Yes it will flash everything. The kernel is modified so that you can change the OS through recovery without getting a bootloop. Unmodified kernels after lollipop check for system integrity at every boot up and generate a panic signal if something is changed. Also the modified kernel does not force encryption so your system remains unencrypted if it already is.

I presume this bootloader is backwards compatible with M ROMs as was the previous one?

Well I was hoping the official build would've fixed my Wifi disconnection problems but unfortunately I'm still having them. Anyone else? Mine started on P5 and I've done everything as far as turning on and off different settings on my phone, to resetting my router to see if that was the problem and it's still continuing to do the same thing.

Flashed this over najoor's NDP5 and added ElementalX 4.08 and superSu 2.78, works perfectly. No issues, all root apps still working, very smooth and stable.
Thank you najoor nice work.
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jk8260 said:
Flashed this over najoor's NDP5 and added ElementalX 4.08 and superSu 2.78, works perfectly. No issues, all root apps still working, very smooth and stable.
Thank you najoor nice work.
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Can u post a link for that superSU 2.78. TIA
So far so good. Tmo Nexus.
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Thanks for this! How come no Nougat boot animation?

info[]box1 said:
Can u post a link for that superSU 2.78. TIA
So far so good. Tmo Nexus.
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Direct URL
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/supersu/download/zip/SuperSU-v2.78-201609011115.zip
XDA page
http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/stable-2016-09-01supersu-v2-78-release-t3452703
Nexus 6

kxs783kms said:
Well I was hoping the official build would've fixed my Wifi disconnection problems but unfortunately I'm still having them. Anyone else? Mine started on P5 and I've done everything as far as turning on and off different settings on my phone, to resetting my router to see if that was the problem and it's still continuing to do the same thing.
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Do a clean install then. Dirty flashing over DP5 caused it to others too.
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