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Instructions on how to get OTA updates on rooted phone..

Today I'm here to explain how to get OTA updates on any rooted phone.. Recommended to those who rooted through CWM RECOVERY
One method is flashing latest firmware through odin 3.07.But this is not practical to download the whole 900 mb file to those who have less data speed 2G like me.. That's y I ended a conclusion to grab OTA updates on rooted phone..
Tools needed..
Triangle away, odin 3.07, a backup of firmware (say 4.1.2 or any firmware of 3 to 6 months old ), superuser...
Let me explain more easily.. Will also attach screenshot for easy reference.. Step 1- open triangle away, check the option called system modified workground.. You will prompted to reboot the phone..
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Step 2- open superuser apps, go to settings uncheck the option ENABLE SUPERUSER, default is enabled...
That's all, reboot the phone, to make the status under settings official,
.. After reboot the phone, check the status in settings to official or not...
Step 3- now go to download mode by pressing volume down +home button +power key at the same time..
Step 4- connect your phone to pc through odin 3.07..flash firmware any outdated version (say if you have backup of previous firmware mj3 or any outdated build )..
Step 5- after flashing previous build through odin. Go to phone settings, tried to update through OTA, u will get OTA updates without any issues, but will lose the root...
After updation of phone through OTA.. You can also save the OTA updates as a backup file.. For this go to /cache/FOTA
Try to root again using chotu recovery follow the steps of rooting as mentioned on other phones..
The idea behind is... one will get OTA updates only through stock recovery..
Any suggestions or valuable comments can write here.. I always here to support..
I updated my phone using this method..Only consume 18 mb file instead of whole 900 mb file..
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Is it really needed to disable superuser and the triangle away if you'll eventually wipe everything with an older firmware? -__-
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There are some problems here-
1) You have to flash an older firmware if it is available with you. In case you dont, better to download the new one entirely
2) Flashing it through Odin will anyway wipe the phone unless you use TB
3) OTA can be used only with stock recovery and not CWM or any other custom recovery (i.e. OTA can be downloaded even if you are rooted and have a custom recovery but you cant flash it)
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Tianhe said:
There are some problems here-
1) You have to flash an older firmware if it is available with you. In case you dont, better to download the new one entirely
2) Flashing it through Odin will anyway wipe the phone unless you use TB
3) OTA can be used only with stock recovery and not CWM or any other custom recovery (i.e. OTA can be downloaded even if you are rooted and have a custom recovery but you cant flash it)
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Flashing an old firmware will not factory reset your phone.. And will not delete any of your data.. Unless you do manually reset the phone..
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naufalhadyan said:
Is it really needed to disable superuser and the triangle away if you'll eventually wipe everything with an older firmware? -__-
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Using triangle away and disabling super user will make system status official... Otherwise just flashing an old firmware will not make system status as official unless you factory reset the phone... I tried this method for me this method is very much successful...
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rejocie001 said:
Flashing an old firmware will not factory reset your phone.. And will not delete any of your data.. Unless you manually reset the phone..
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rejocie001 said:
Using triangle away and disabling super user will make system status official... Otherwise just flashing an old firmware will not make system status as official unless you factory reset the phone... I tried this method for me this method is very much successful...
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Dude flashing a firmware through Odin will definitely wipe data and superuser, and it will make system status as official. No need of triangle away. I have been doing this since 2 years and even day before yesterday, i did it. And grabing ota files from fota Is a nice idea, as i got the mk3 files from @akira...'s thread, So i flashed the mj4 then just flashed the ota file from stock recovery.
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maxxinn said:
Dude flashing a firmware through Odin will definitely wipe data and superuser, and it will make system status as official. No need of triangle away. I have been doing this since 2 years and even day before yesterday, i did it. And grabing ota files from fota Is a nice idea, as i got the mk3 files from @akira...'s thread, So i flashed the mj4 then just flashed the ota file from stock recovery.
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Bro flashing a firmware through odin will not factory reset or wipe all your apps which already installed in your phone.. Unless do factory reset manually.. I agree that u Will lose root (superuser)... If you do factory reset then the system status become official... I recommend triangle away to disable superuser so that system status should become official..... Otherwise if you flash firmware through odin the system status will become custom only.. I will soon upload a youtube video regarding this.... Pls be patient..
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rejocie001 said:
Bro flashing a firmware through odin will not factory reset or wipe all your apps which already installed in your phone.. Unless do factory reset manually.. I agree that u Will lose root (superuser)... If you do factory reset then the system status become official... I recommend triangle away to disable superuser so that system status should become official..... Otherwise if you flash firmware through odin the system status will become custom only.. I will soon upload a youtube video regarding this.... Pls be patient..
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So you are saying that, if i flash a firmware through odin, then if i dont wipe data then all my apps and data will not be get deleted!! Right?
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maxxinn said:
So you are saying that, if i flash a firmware through odin, then if i dont wipe data then all my apps and data will not be get delated? Right?
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Yes bro.. Only you lose root...
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rejocie001 said:
Yes bro.. Only you lose root...
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Ok then, waiting for your youtube video..
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maxxinn said:
Ok then, waiting for your youtube video..
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Thank you..
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Please kindly create forum for the TECNO android phone here. Furthermore I sincerely ask you to refer me to any already created thread for it.
Thanks
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@rejocie001 - Mate are you sure, flashing a different firmware version through ODIN will not wipe your data and user installed APKs ? KIES doesnt do a wipe but ODIN does. Atleast thats what I have been getting for 3 years now. And you anyway become "official" when you flash stock firmware. You only need TA to reset bin counter which should be done before flashing.
P.S.- Here's a secret; you dont need to disable SU for becoming official. I am running rooted stock MK3 with custom recovery and TA. My counter is 0 and device status is official
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Tianhe said:
@rejocie001 - Mate are you sure, flashing a different firmware version through ODIN will not wipe your data and user installed APKs ? KIES doesnt do a wipe but ODIN does. Atleast thats what I have been getting for 3 years now. And you anyway become "official" when you flash stock firmware. You only need TA to reset bin counter which should be done before flashing.
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I did this day before yesterday.. My previous build number is MJ3..I got information from xda that new updation is available through OTA.. I know that I will not get OTA update due to rooted firmware and I don't have broadband connection to download another 900 mb rom to flash through odin.. That's y I decided to do this trick and its succeeded.. And I like to share this trick that will be helpful to others.. Now my build number is mk3 which I updated through OTA.. Here is the screenshot of my build number..
Triangle away used not only to reset bin counter and can also disable superuser on boot...
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I got OTA update even though I was on rooted stock firmware with custom recovery. It can be downloaded but you cant flash it because it requires stock recovery. The only option is if someone creates an update.zip for the OTA patch which can be flashed through custom recovery
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Flashing stock recovery will do the trick instead of flashing whole firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2556559
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akiratoriyama said:
Flashing stock recovery will do the trick instead of flashing whole firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2556559
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Tianhe said:
I got OTA update even though I was on rooted stock firmware with custom recovery. It can be downloaded but you cant flash it because it requires stock recovery. The only option is if someone creates an update.zip for the OTA patch which can be flashed through custom recovery
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If flashing the stock recovey will do the trick in a rooted phone then,TA and disabling the superuser necessary?????
because it saves lot of time!!!!

Best way to return to complete stock

Hello again everyone =)
I want to return to my carrier's stock rom and get the stock recovery, unroot and everything
How do i do that?
Current phone specs:
CyanogenMod 11
Twrp recovery 2.7.0.0
Rooted using ioroot25
I got a backup i did before flashing the custom rom using twrp 2.6.3.3, if it helps in any way =\
Thanks in advance =)
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
I just got done using the TOT method on my Verizon G2 with success.

detonation said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
I just got done using the TOT method on my Verizon G2 with success.
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Thanks for the quick comment =)
The methods you mentioned above seem fine, but isnt restoring my nand backup(backed up on a stock rom) and flashing a stock rec, then unrooting is the simplest way?
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iosheriko said:
Thanks for the quick comment =)
The methods you mentioned above seem fine, but isnt restoring my nand backup(backed up on a stock rom) and flashing a stock rec, then unrooting is the simplest way?
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No, using the TOT method is the simplest and quickest way. Takes all of about 5 minutes.

mackster248 said:
No, using the TOT method is the simplest and quickest way. Takes all of about 5 minutes.
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are you sure that is the best method for the international model?
i have the 16GB model, and the download provided in the TOT section of the guide is for the french one.
should i wait for the 16gb kdz file from my country(israel)or flash the french one(i need hebrew stock)?

iosheriko said:
are you sure that is the best method for the international model?
i have the 16GB model, and the download provided in the TOT section of the guide is for the french one.
should i wait for the 16gb kdz file from my country(israel)or flash the french one(i need hebrew stock)?
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If you want you can try the "Method 2" version in that thread. I've used that as well and it was very painless.

mackster248 said:
If you want you can try the "Method 2" version in that thread. I've used that as well and it was very painless.
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I might try it in a few days when the official 4.4.2 update gets released here.
Just so i would know, will restoring my backup(it is stock 4.2.2, i'm currently on cm11 4.4.2), flashing a stock rec and unrooting work?and if it will, will it bring back OTA?
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iosheriko said:
I might try it in a few days when the official 4.4.2 update gets released here.
Just so i would know, will restoring my backup(it is stock 4.2.2, i'm currently on cm11 4.4.2), flashing a stock rec and unrooting work?and if it will, will it bring back OTA?
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I honestly don't know, I don't even know if there's a file you can flash that restores it to stock recovery. Using the TOT or Method 2 is essentially a file that restores it to stock ROM and stock recovery, so that's the only way I would know. But I supposed you're more than welcome to try it and see if that works.

mackster248 said:
I honestly don't know, I don't even know if there's a file you can flash that restores it to stock recovery. Using the TOT or Method 2 is essentially a file that restores it to stock ROM and stock recovery, so that's the only way I would know. But I supposed you're more than welcome to try it and see if that works.
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Ok got it
I'll try flashing the european kitkat rom, can you use any of the firmware files in the storagecow site work for method 2?
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iosheriko said:
Ok got it
I'll try flashing the european kitkat rom, can you use any of the firmware files in the storagecow site work for method 2?
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I'm not sure what you mean in your second statement.

mackster248 said:
I'm not sure what you mean in your second statement.
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There is this website named storagecow
http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda/LG+G2/Stock/
And it has many firmwares available for download. As long as i download it in kitkat version, is it ok that i download the open europe version?
edit:in the open europe D802, the file's name doesn't state if it is 16 or 32GB, or even kitkat.
is it safe to use it with method 2?
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iosheriko said:
There is this website named storagecow
http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda/LG+G2/Stock/
And it has many firmwares available for download. As long as i download it in kitkat version, is it ok that i download the open europe version?
edit:in the open europe D802, the file's name doesn't state if it is 16 or 32GB, or even kitkat.
is it safe to use it with method 2?
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Just make sure you're using the correct kdz for your device, do not flash another device's kdz file. So only download the version that's your phone.

mackster248 said:
Just make sure you're using the correct kdz for your device, do not flash another device's kdz file. So only download the version that's your phone.
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Alright, and doing method 2 will give me back stock rec? I'm kinda aiming to get my OTA back
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iosheriko said:
Alright, and doing method 2 will give me back stock rec? I'm kinda aiming to get my OTA back
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Correct, it puts your phone to bone stock.

mackster248 said:
Correct, it puts your phone to bone stock.
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Ok then, ill wait until my carrier gets the 4.4.2 update, then use method 2 on it.
Tyvm for all the help, your'e great :thumbup:
Edit:when using R&D test tool to flash, do i need to get the phone off/download mode before using it or it can just stay on?
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iosheriko said:
Ok then, ill wait until my carrier gets the 4.4.2 update, then use method 2 on it.
Tyvm for all the help, your'e great :thumbup:
Edit:when using R&D test tool to flash, do i need to get the phone off/download mode before using it or it can just stay on?
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When you're ready to use the flash tool, plug your phone in while it's in download mode.

iosheriko said:
Hello again everyone =)
I want to return to my carrier's stock rom and get the stock recovery, unroot and everything
How do i do that?
Current phone specs:
CyanogenMod 11
Twrp recovery 2.7.0.0
Rooted using ioroot25
I got a backup i did before flashing the custom rom using twrp 2.6.3.3, if it helps in any way =\
Thanks in advance =)
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I dont know if youve been helped. dont have time to read through all posts but here is how to go back to stock just follow directions exactly.
link

mackster248 said:
When you're ready to use the flash tool, plug your phone in while it's in download mode.
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Ok, let me ask one last (kinda dumb) question.
Will the netherlands open 4.4.2 kdz work with all carriers? Or i have to get carrier specific?
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iosheriko said:
Ok, let me ask one last (kinda dumb) question.
Will the netherlands open 4.4.2 kdz work with all carriers? Or i have to get carrier specific?
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Ummmm, well it to be honest I don't know. But I wouldn't risk flashing another phone's firmware. If you'd like, click the link the guy above me posted and as that question there. People in that thread, especially @hyelton, are very helpful.

mackster248 said:
Ummmm, well it to be honest I don't know. But I wouldn't risk flashing another phone's firmware. If you'd like, click the link the guy above me posted and as that question there. People in that thread, especially @hyelton, are very helpful.
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Just in case i flash the wrong kdz, can i do the same proccess just with another file and get better results?
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July security update

July security update is out. Should I download it? Will it affect root?
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Try it. Find out. Not hard to reroot.

I will wait maybe there's no come back from that version then you wouldn't downgrade
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elgringoloco77 said:
I will wait maybe there's no come back from that version then you wouldn't downgrade
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Great point.
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I just did the update, and I had no problems re-rooting it.

Do you still can downgrade to lollipop?
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elgringoloco77 said:
Do you still can downgrade to lollipop?
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I haven't tried, so I don't know. The update said something about not being able to downgrade, but I don't know if it actually locks it or not.

cant flash TWRP after july security update
can anyone help ??

ankitkumarnag said:
cant flash TWRP after july security update
can anyone help ??
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Try to flash it in odin, then as soon as your phone reboots hold vol +, home, and power. See if that will let you boot into TWRP

Already did that
Boots into stcok recovery0

ankitkumarnag said:
Already did that
Boots into stcok recovery0
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Uh oh?
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ankitkumarnag said:
Already did that
Boots into stcok recovery0
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Did you figured it out? You could flash tarp?
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Damn I almost did the update, thanx for heads up, I disabled the update service.

ankitkumarnag said:
Already did that
Boots into stcok recovery0
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That's weird this didn't happen to me. What model do you have? N910T?

ninjanick999 said:
That's weird this didn't happen to me. What model do you have? N910T?
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Yes its N910T

ankitkumarnag said:
cant flash TWRP after july security update
can anyone help ??
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Ive been having the same problem. Ive been sitting on stock since the update

Bootloader on this might have been changed in this update!
It might be not possible to downgrade to Lollipop and or PE3

[HELP] Update me on the phone from July!

Hello! My phone died this July and now it came back to life so... I'm back to the forum. I've seen that there are many different things now and I cannot put it togheter.
I have the ROM Beanstalk (from february I think) and Xposed. Now, everything seems different, even the method of installing Xposed and flashing roms, what the hell happened?
Thank you in advance!

Update yourself
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sferrariba said:
Update yourself
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Thank you!

Used Nexus 6P On Ebay - Is This A Good Deal?

I just won a 32gb Granite Nexus 6P for $250 on Ebay. According to the seller, the only problem is that it's displaying a red corrupted system error, which should be an easy fix.
In your opinion, Is this a good deal? I'll be coming from a Nexus 6
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vincentallen2 said:
I just won a 32gb Granite Nexus 6P for $250 on Ebay. According to the seller, the only problem is that it's displaying a red corrupted system error, which should be an easy fix.
In your opinion, Is this a good deal? I'll be coming from a Nexus 6
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The "corruption error" is most likely because the bootloader has been unlocked. It's really not going to make a difference on your new phone. BTW I'm pretty sure that if you relocked the bootloader it'll go away. And yes that's a good price on the phone
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bigmatt503 said:
The "corruption error" is most likely because the bootloader has been unlocked. It's really not going to make a difference on your new phone. BTW I'm pretty sure that if you relocked the bootloader it'll go away. And yes that's a good price on the phone
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Thank you! Yeah, I figured a simple firmware reinstall or relocking the Bootloader would stop the error during start up. I had to Google it because I have a Nexus 6, so this was pretty new to me.
My main concern was trying to ensure if I found a good deal. I know they're going for $330 used on Amazon, but I wanted to get opinions from daily users to see if they thought the 6P was even still worth $250
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vincentallen2 said:
Thank you! Yeah, I figured a simple firmware reinstall or relocking the Bootloader would stop the error during start up. I had to Google it because I have a Nexus 6, so this was pretty new to me.
My main concern was trying to ensure if I found a good deal. I know they're going for $330 used on Amazon, but I wanted to get opinions from daily users to see if they thought the 6P was even still worth $250
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Heck yeah!! 250 is great
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What are you waiting for... Seems to be a deal and then you can rock on XDA!

galaxys said:
What are you waiting for... Seems to be a deal and then you can rock on XDA!
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Haha It should be here on Monday ?
I'll update with pictures on its condition. The previous owner says it's been kept in a case, so I'm pretty eager to see
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Did you confirm if it was activation locked, or if the IMEI is clean?

Wiltron said:
Did you confirm if it was activation locked, or if the IMEI is clean?
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According to Swappa.com's ESN checker, the IMEI seems to be clear
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Yes , that's is a great deal if it's in good condition. Here I thought I had a good deal at $300 for a 32gb gold. Haha
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daniel4653 said:
Yes , that's is a great deal if it's in good condition. Here I thought I had a good deal at $300 for a 32gb gold. Haha
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Lol that's still a really great deal as well. I was actually looking for a gold variant when I found this one.
I'm really eager to see the phone first hand on Monday. The pictures posted and the extra ones that he sent me were somewhat blurry.
I'm just hoping he really did keep it in a case like stated.
I'll definitely be posting pictures of it once it hits my mailbox next week
(P.S. - let me know if you're ever interested in trading phones ?)
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ALRIIIIIIGHTY....
SOOO I received the 6P today
From what I can tell, it looks as if the phone's Bootloader is locked, no custom recovery, and there's no OS installed.
Boy did I score lol ?
I tried flashing factory images, but it just fails due to not having an unlocked Bootloader.
Is there a way I can bypass this through adb or flash a stock rom through stock recovery?
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vincentallen2 said:
ALRIIIIIIGHTY....
SOOO I received the 6P today
From what I can tell, it looks as if the phone's Bootloader is locked, no custom recovery, and there's no OS installed.
Boy did I score lol
I tried flashing factory images, but it just fails due to not having an unlocked Bootloader.
Is there a way I can bypass this through adb or flash a stock rom through stock recovery?
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Just follow Heisenberg's tutorial and manually flash system image

adam_pl said:
Just follow Heisenberg's tutorial and manually flash system image
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I would love to, but there's no OS and the Bootloader is locked ?
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vincentallen2 said:
I would love to, but there's no OS and the Bootloader is locked ?
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ADB sideload the OTA image from Google. Instructions are on the page as well.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/ota
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SlimSnoopOS said:
ADB sideload the OTA image from Google. Instructions are on the page as well.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/ota
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How can I ADB sideboard the update if there's no OS, Bootloader is locked, and there's isn't a custom recovery installed? USB Debugging can't be turned on because I can't access the OS
I think the only thing I have access to is Fastboot, but that's limited because of the locked Bootloader ?
If I can somehow push the OTA file to the root of the internal storage, I might be able to fix it like you recommended.
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vincentallen2 said:
How can I ADB sideboard the update if there's no OS, Bootloader is locked, and there's isn't a custom recovery installed? USB Debugging can't be turned on because I can't access the OS
I think the only thing I have access to is Fastboot, but that's limited because of the locked Bootloader ?
If I can somehow push the OTA file to the root of the internal storage, I might be able to fix it like you recommended.
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What's happens when you access stock recovery?
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SlimSnoopOS said:
What's happens when you access stock recovery?
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It goes straight to the "dead android" and says "no command" on the bottom
I'll post a pic on the bottom
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vincentallen2 said:
It goes straight to the "dead android" and says "no command" on the bottom
I'll post a pic on the bottom
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Hold Power button and press Volume Up once. Now run ADB sideload since you're in stock recovery.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Hold Power button and press Volume Up once. Now run ADB sideload since you're in stock recovery.
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USB Debugging is still disabled, so ADB can't recognize the device and send the file over
One cool thing I found out from this is the device is still on 6.0.1, so that's something haha ?
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vincentallen2 said:
USB Debugging is still disabled, so ADB can't recognize the device and send the file over
One cool thing I found out from this is the device is still on 6.0.1, so that's something haha ?
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This (top photo) was the result when running adb sideload? You might be in a bind. Does Windows allow you to transfer the OTA zip over manually? Probably not but it's worth a shot.
What happens if you factory reset in recovery then try booting up? Did the previous owner explain how the phone came to be this way?
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