Last spring, I successfully rooted my Nex 7 (2013) so I could override the speaker volume and actually hear music! At the time, I had Kit Kat 4.4. Since then, Upgrade 5.02 (boo) has beed downloading everyday trying to get me to allow it to replace Kit Kat.
So, now comes 6.0 which seems a whole lot better than lollipop. To upgrade, must I UNROOT, INSTALL and Root again? Must I accept all the 5.0 versions to get to 6.0?
I am not a newbie but this rooting thing was new territory for me.
Thanks.
Just download the nexus factory image and flash it via nexus root toolkit.
Just my view, but 6 does not run well on N7 2012. But try it and see. The best for this tablet, I think is 4.4.3.
Others will have other ideas.
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Hi there,
Happy owner of a Nexus 4 runing stock ROM with Android ver. 4.4.4, I rooted it few days ago with Towelroot app and unlocked the bootloader (with BootUnlock app) in order to enable the LTE fonction. I dit it with LTE Nexus 4 Modem Flasher app and it works well (my mobile carrier uses AWE for 4G). The custom recovery TWRP has been installed by the app prior to allow the flash of the modem driver/firmware. Now I am wondering about the coming update Lollipop which I really want to get.
As I could read in the forum, even if the system offers me the OTA update option, I should decline it since my custom recovery has been changed. Am I right? I have a doubt because I also read that people successfully updated OTA their rooted Nexus 4 even before Towelroot was existing and I guess this imply that they necessary changed their revovery...
As you may understand, I'm a bit newbie, I just rooted my phone and unlocked the bootloader without using the toolkit, and ideally I would avoid to do so.
My main concern is the following: updating to Android 5 (stock ROM either fron OTA or the tool kit), will I lose the benefit of LTE, or in other words, will the update change the modem firmware/driver?
Nota Bene: I don't really care about loosing the root privilege but I want to keep the LTE capability.
Thanks,
Guillaume.
guigzmtl said:
Hi there,
Happy owner of a Nexus 4 runing stock ROM with Android ver. 4.4.4, I rooted it few days ago with Towelroot app and unlocked the bootloader (with BootUnlock app) in order to enable the LTE fonction. I dit it with LTE Nexus 4 Modem Flasher app and it works well (my mobile carrier uses AWE for 4G). The custom recovery TWRP has been installed by the app prior to allow the flash of the modem driver/firmware. Now I am wondering about the coming update Lollipop which I really want to get.
As I could read in the forum, even if the system offers me the OTA update option, I should decline it since my custom recovery has been changed. Am I right? I have a doubt because I also read that people successfully updated OTA their rooted Nexus 4 even before Towelroot was existing and I guess this imply that they necessary changed their revovery...
As you may understand, I'm a bit newbie, I just rooted my phone and unlocked the bootloader without using the toolkit, and ideally I would avoid to do so.
My main concern is the following: updating to Android 5 (stock ROM either fron OTA or the tool kit), will I lose the benefit of LTE, or in other words, will the update change the modem firmware/driver?
Nota Bene: I don't really care about loosing the root privilege but I want to keep the LTE capability.
Thanks,
Guillaume.
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I honestly can't speak for OTAs, as I've never done one on my Nexus 4. When I got mine, it already had 4.4.4, and I've been using custom ROMs since, and never back to stock.
But I can tell you that the radio survives ROM flashes, so I suspect it'll survive flashing the official 5.0 Lollypop ROM. You don't need to do an OTA to upgrade stock ROMs, you can flash them from recovery. You just have to wait until Google makes it publicly available and someone makes the flashable zip, or you can do it with your computer and ADB. I won't go through the steps here, since we haven't gotten there yet.
Regardless, even if it's not immediately, you will be able to update to 5.0 and have LTE, but wait on accepting an OTA or flashing until it's clear exactly how it'll all work.
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It occurs to me that people have been using the ported L preview on their Nexus 4s for a few months now. I haven't tried it, but maybe one that has could help you better. I'd search, but the L preview thread has 16000+ posts in it, and I'm just not that interested enough to try (I'm probably sticking with KK if/when Xposed works with ART).
OTA's often replace the modems, and since it can replace the entire /system directory it could potentially disable LTE enabler as well. And flashing stock images will replace your modems, and everything else in the phone like recovery, with the stock ones.
If LTE is really important to you, stay with what your using and do not OTA... wait until the new Lollipop radios are modified as a hybrid, then flash the stock Lollipop ROM, flash the radios and enabler, and you should be good to go. This is assuming they don't do something to break the OS so that hybrid radios are not possible.
Also, since you are on custom recovery, NEVER take an OTA... EVER... it will soft brick your device (it will be recoverable, just takes some work).
Personally, I was LTE for a while, and it was very hit and miss... would often drop to 3G and not go back to LTE unless I toggled in/out of airplane mode, and it destroyed my battery, cut my screen time in half. When I was on LTE my average screen time was 1.5-2.0 hours and I could not make it through a 16 hour day on a single charge, now that I removed them and want back to the stock 3G 1.03 radios, I get 3.0-3.5 hours screen time over 16 hours and it makes it though a full day, usually without a bump charge.
Ok i am very new to this , this may be answered elsewhere but i couldn't find it . after updating my nexus 7 to lollipop the update practically ruined my nexus , it has never ran so terrible. I have rooted it since and i am looking to see if a different rom/operating system is better. does anyone with a nexus have any suggestions. I have used cyanogen years ago on my htc evo and liked it but what you someone with better experience suggest. also it is asking to update to android system 5.0.2 and i am not sure it i do that if it will take my root access away....i am guessing it will ?
thank you , and sorry for being such a noob
5.02 fixed all the issues I had with 5.0, but it will not update if it's rooted or has anything other than stock recovery. I highly recommend going back to stock and applying the update.
do you guys think it may be possible to go to verizon and claim that ever since upgrading to lollipop I've had nothing but trouble. I could then say I've done everything i can like factory reset etc. maybe they could give me a new phone or refurbished one that has kit kat? just a thought to maybe get myself able to root now that I'm stuck on the bog 5 update.
Ok, I bought a new Verizon S5 in July of 2015. I rooted it a couple days later using Towelroot. The CID is 11, so it has a locked bootloader. I never had a single issue with the phone, and honestly, never thought about doing any updates, as it just kept chugging along dependable every day. I recently retired the S5, as I bought a mint, used Note 4 and fell in love with it. I am getting ready to sell the S5, but want to fully update it to 6.0.1 Marshmallow DQH2. I am not worried about losing root, as I am selling the phone, and will probably remove root anyway. I have a few questions though:
1) Can I update from Kit Kat all the way to Marshmallow and the latest update, or do I have to do it in increments?
2) Is it easier to update, then remove root?
3) What would be the easiest way to update to DQH2?
4) Since its rooted, can I just download the stock DQH2 firmware and flash it in Odin and go from KK to MM?
4A) If it can be flashed as stated above, will I lose root?
4A-1) Is there a rooted DQH2 firmware that can be flashed?
Thanks in Advance!!!
0) Check if Reactivation Lock is turned OFF.
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4) Flash this DQH2 and it will erase everything, including root.
4A) Yes.
4A-1) No.
Forget the rest of the questions.
P.S. The first boot after flashing will take 10-15 min. so be patient.
bbsc said:
0) Check if Reactivation Lock is turned OFF.
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4) Flash this DQH2 and it will erase everything, including root.
4A) Yes.
4A-1) No.
Forget the rest of the questions.
P.S. The first boot after flashing will take 10-15 min. so be patient.
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Thanks. Whats the highest I can update, and retain root? I am re-thinking things now, as the package disabler app I was using and very fond of.... has been updated, and evidently does not work like it used to. I used this app on my Note 4, and was so happy with being able to disable all the bloatware and OTA etc... that I didnt bother to root the Note 4. I thought that if I lost root upgrading the S5, I would just install the same package disabler app, so it wouldnt be a problem, as thats really the only reason I root.... to get rid of bloatware. I may want to keep root now though
widowmaker17 said:
Whats the highest I can update, and retain root?
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BPB1, Android 5.0.
You may also like the idea to install a custom debloated 6.0.1 ROM without root. If you've decided not to sell the S5.
Just another viewpoint if you haven't updated the phone yet: there are buyers who look primarily for phones with earlier versions of android, and it could actually increase the value/selling chance of your phone if you keep it on an earlier version and advertise it as such.
This gives the purchaser the opportunity to install the version they might want, especially since it's relatively difficult to find a Verizon S5 (or any Verizon Samsung phone) with 1. an unlocked bootloader and 2. an earlier version of Android such as KitKat installed.
I know this doesn't necessarily answer your questions, but it might be of benefit.
Hi guys,
Been a long time since i visited this forum but have a bit of a dilemma.
One of my favourite apps now requires i have android 5.1 or higher, so i need to know what is the easiest way to move from Android 5.0 to Android 5.1.
I have looked for another app that supports my phone but they are all rubbish.
I have contacted the dev, in the hope that all it is, is a matter of updating the list of compatible devices, but in case that doesn't come to fruition, am looking at moving to 5.1
I would prefer to keep it as standard as possible, but realise there is no official 5.1 firmware.
My phone is stock n9005 5.0, but rooted with odin chainfire method.
Is there stockish 5.1 and can it be done via recovery or am I going to have to completely reflash via odin and download mode.
Appreciate your help, been so long since i have been down this path have forgotten the intricacies of it all.
Cheers
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None all ports or AOSP .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/development