Hi!
I've had a persistent notification four months for an Android System Update (this is the January patch) that is getting on my nerves at this point.
How do I update the OS without losing root?
So far I've followed heisenberg's guide and have root and recovery.
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A new update is out for the 6p with monthly security updates. I have two questions:
1. I'm assuming Google is going to break systemless root. Does this update do that or does it still work?
2. Now that we're seeing monthly updates, keeping root is going to be a pain. What is the least painful process to update? I've searched around and have not been able to find a good guide.
1. I downloaded the new MMB29P image today. I flashed the system and vendor partitions via fastboot. Systemless root is still working.
2. See #1
1. It still works
2. Not painful at all. Fastboot the relevant updated factory images and reflash SuperSu. 2.66 is working perfectly and the existing guides/stickies are still valid.
Did this. Lost root.
@gthing can you be more specific on what you actually did and that will help for advice.
I just got a notification that the security update for February is available, the trouble is that I'm rooted with systemless root with twrp recovery installed.
I just need a step by step process on how to do it
onyez said:
I just got a notification that the security update for February is available, the trouble is that I'm rooted with systemless root with twrp recovery installed.
I just need a step by step process on how to do it
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In this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
FlashFire FTW!
I have TWRP, but I'm still on android 6.0, security patch November 1, 2015, system version 24.11.18.clark_retus and no xposed. I have systemless root, so does full remove root in SuperSU then flashing the right recovery.img work to take all the OTA's till now? The February TWRP flashable OTA thread no longer has a live link.
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I have TWRP, but I'm still on android 6.0, security patch November 1, 2015, system version 24.11.18.clark_retus and no xposed. I have systemless root, so does full remove root in SuperSU then flashing the right recovery.img work to take all the OTA's till now? The February TWRP flashable OTA thread no longer has a live link.
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This question is hard to answer... will it work? Maybe, we don't know. The problem is if you are rooted, you did it for a reason (or I would assume so) and you have made some changes to the /system partition over time. Doing a full unroot will not undo those changes. So if you do a full unroot, and fastboot the correct recovery image, then accept the OTA, the recovery is going start the OTA's installation script attempt to process it where it will start a checklist of items to verify, bootloader, boot image, system image, etc... the problem is we don't know what changes will cause the update to error out and which will allow it to apply.
To be honest, I don't think I have heard anyone say they have been able to successfully take this update without going back to pure stock, but ymmv.
The best thing to do would be to return to pure stock via the factory firmware images, we have a known good one of the May 2016 security update.
Hi, I've rooted my P SMART with Magisk (bootloader unlocked, TWRP and so on...). After rooting, OTA updates were unavailable as expected. A few days ago, without any "hack" by my side, I got a notification about a new OTA update available.
It's a full update (2.37gb)... my question is: what will happen if I execute the update? It seems a complete reinstall of the OS, I think I'll lose my data... By the way, Magisk will be removed? Or, worse, Bootloader can be relocked?
I've been out of the loop with rooting on newer versions of android and I just upgraded to the OP8. Does rooting disable OTA updates or will I continue to receive them as normal? Are there any other issues with it I should be aware of?
Also: does OEM unlock still wipe the device?
As per my knowledge you have to download the whole rom package after root. Unlocking the bootloader wipes the phone.Make sure to backup fp partition after flashing twrp.
https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/ota.html
Follow this to keep root when updating.