OTA Updates - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys,i wanted to ask how to regain updates of my S5 G900F.Just make full unroot or i must also reinstall the recovery stock?
Thanks in advance for any response.

Once you triped knox theres no going back(no more OTA) as far as i know... i recommend to update ur phone and install latest OS from sammobile..

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[Q] Updating OTA with Fake Official status

Hey Guys,
I'm pretty old in android but new to this developer stuff so excuse me if this question is going to be noob like !
I rooted My device on MJ7 and faked Official with xposed and now i'm recieving an OTA which i assume is kit kat , what will happen to my device if i update it while i'm on root ? boot loops? can i unroot and update then root again? I'm really not going to make a backup and titanium restores...
thanks in advance!

Kitkat 4.4.2 update for s4 i9500

Hello ...
About the new official update for S4 I9500XXUFNB3 I have 2 questions
1-If I have a rooted device with JB 4.3 and I flashed it , what happens ? the root access will be denied ? I think yes
and is there any root way ?
2- and this is the most important , I read that ART is not supported yet in this version , so should I wait it to be supported or it will not be available ?
Thanks
BeeMoo123 said:
Hello ...
About the new official update for S4 I9500XXUFNB3 I have 2 questions
1-If I have a rooted device with JB 4.3 and I flashed it , what happens ? the root access will be denied ? I think yes
and is there any root way ?
2- and this is the most important , I read that ART is not supported yet in this version , so should I wait it to be supported or it will not be available ?
Thanks
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If you have a rooted device then you are not able to receive OTA updates and if you received and updated you will stuck in a bootloop so unroot then update and the reroot(not in same method)
And Yes if you update the firmware you will lose root.
danyznd123 said:
If you have a rooted device then you are not able to receive OTA updates and if you received and updated you will stuck in a bootloop so unroot then update and the reroot(not in same method)
And Yes if you update the firmware you will lose root.
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no I didn't receive the update
I will flash it using odin
Feeling lost
Should I unroot my phone before updating from 4.3 to 4.4.2 ?
and what is the recovery should I use ? (CWM or TWRP or what ? )
I want to update it using odin (what do you prefer ?)
Please help me
BeeMoo123 said:
Should I unroot my phone before updating from 4.3 to 4.4.2 ?
and what is the recovery should I use ? (CWM or TWRP or what ? )
I want to update it using odin (what do you prefer ?)
Please help me
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if u flash a rom via Odin,and the rom is not pre rooted,then u always will loose root..
There's no need to unroot ur phone,as it automatically will loose root..
As for.rooting 4.4.2, once the rom gets out,so will its rooting methods...
if u want stable recovery,go for cwm
if u want recovery with more features,go for twrp..
What do I prefer?I prefer flashing rom via recovery,since chances of failure from that is slim..
Sent from my GT-I9500

I need your support in downgrading from official Lolipop to Kitkat

Hello guys,
I have a note 3 n9005 model I decided to update my firmware with the recently released Polish lolipop firmware using odin and everything was great, after 3 days of use it appears that lollipop is a bit laggy and sometimes hangs for a while that's why I want downgrade to Kitkat, also i would like to mention that I have updated the bootloader while flashing by ticking the update bootloader button in odin.
Now what's the possibilities of using odin again to downgrade to official Kitkat using one package file?
If not possible what if I have flashed a separate bootloader file then used odin with official kitkat is that even possible ?
Furthermore, I was thinking about rooting my Lollipop then flash a custom recovery and then wipe data and cache to install a flashable custom Kitkat.
My request is that I need someone experienced to confirm with me on what should I do without risking bricking my N3, I'm going to die with it if it's bricked
Thanks in advance for your support.
Regards,
Where is the great supporters ? Not even a one reply :crying:
People for bored answering same question again and again.
You can't root lollipop yet.
Just flash kk back and root
kenny1991 said:
People for bored answering same question again and again.
You can't root lollipop yet.
Just flash kk back and root
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Lolipop is rootable search the forum, and this not my question actually I'm asking what if i rooted it then installed a cwm based recovery to flash Kitkat, will this work or I'm risking for a brick or bootloop or any other problems?
If you have the right answer please answer it with prove, if not this thread is not for bored ppl that don't provide any fruitful feedback.
Regards,

[Q] is it safe to downgrade from lollipop to katkat?

hi guys!
i am having samsung s5 g900h, i updated it to lollipop few months back n now i want to downgrade it to kitkat(too much battery drain issue), so i want to know is it safe to downgrade? any problems after downgrading? and what about knox it is 0x0 now will it get affected?
please give me procedure for downgrading and method to root it on kitkat (towelroot will work on kk?)
you should be fine, I updated to lollipop then downgraded back to kitkat easily, you just need to find the file you need for your model and odin that and it should work, for the knox, im not sure about it, but there might be a chance it will be reverted back to 0x0, but you will need to wipe your data in the recovery, or it might not boot at all, and for downgrade/root i use skipsoft android toolbox, it has all the items you would need to downgrade or install root if you want.

{HELP} Some doubts regarding root and OTA's ?

Hi , I've got some doubts ?? ? Hope U'll clear them up (i mean what better place to ask?) :
Can i get OTA updates without unrooting or flashing the stock rom? If i wont
If i root and enable Camera2API, and flash stock recovery, then lock the bootloader and keep the root access can i get OTA's? (This is bothering me as rooting with magisk donot change system files as it just integrates itself to the boot image. So in theory the phone will not detect any changes in the system and since the recovery remains stock it should get me the OTA updates) { I wanna keep root so that after an OTA update if Camera2API is disabled i can enable it again }
Finally can i retain my warranty if i lock the bootloader and flash stock recovery and stock rom?
Can someone please try out my second question to check if it'd work? That would be really helpful.
I want OTA updates since i like getting those monthly security updates and since the phone has no official rom i think sticking to the stock rom would be better.
And i kinda like stock android ?
I usually love root but i wont stick to it unless my warranty is finished and the only reason im rooting now is to get the Gcam.
And can i ask a tiny favor? If i install Gcam will it be better than/as Honor 9 Lite's camera ?
Hope U guys can help me get my mind straight .
Fredin_ said:
Hi , I've got some doubts ?? ? Hope U'll clear them up (i mean what better place to ask?) :
Can i get OTA updates without unrooting or flashing the stock rom? If i wont
If i root and enable Camera2API, and flash stock recovery, then lock the bootloader and keep the root access can i get OTA's? (This is bothering me as rooting with magisk donot change system files as it just integrates itself to the boot image. So in theory the phone will not detect any changes in the system and since the recovery remains stock it should get me the OTA updates) { I wanna keep root so that after an OTA update if Camera2API is disabled i can enable it again }
Finally can i retain my warranty if i lock the bootloader and flash stock recovery and stock rom?
Can someone please try out my second question to check if it'd work? That would be really helpful.
I want OTA updates since i like getting those monthly security updates and since the phone has no official rom i think sticking to the stock rom would be better.
And i kinda like stock android ?
I usually love root but i wont stick to it unless my warranty is finished and the only reason im rooting now is to get the Gcam.
And can i ask a tiny favor? If i install Gcam will it be better than/as Honor 9 Lite's camera ?
Hope U guys can help me get my mind straight .
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after rooting and unlocking bootloader you will not get OTA updates from manufacturer.
rooting and unlocking bootloader voids warranty, you can only claim warranty after u lock bootloader, unroot phone & install stock recovery.
OTA updates will be only availabe to stock rom+ locked botloadder+stock recovery (like out from factory state)
myapky said:
after rooting and unlocking bootloader you will not get OTA updates from manufacturer.
rooting and unlocking bootloader voids warranty, you can only claim warranty after u lock bootloader, unroot phone & install stock recovery.
OTA updates will be only availabe to stock rom+ locked botloadder+stock recovery (like out from factory state)
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That's too bad?.
Means we'll have to download the full rom even for a small OTA patch ?.
Any way we can download just the OTA package and then flash it?
yes you can just download the ota you will have to wait for some1 from xda give links to the modified ota zip.
as you have to make some modifications to the updater script.
Fredin_ said:
That's too bad?.
Means we'll have to download the full rom even for a small OTA patch ?.
Any way we can download just the OTA package and then flash it?
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austinpinto said:
yes you can just download the ota you will have to wait for some1 from xda give links to the modified ota zip.
as you have to make some modifications to the updater script.
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Thanks man ?

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