How to update nexus 6P on 7.1.1 to 7.1.2 without loosing my root? Did flash fire work?
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I don't know it can survive an update.. but.
After install a new version it's recommend to preform s factory reset.
So why you don't just upgrade, preform a reset and reroot your device?
Sensitivity said:
I don't know it can survive an update.. but.
After install a new version it's recommend to preform s factory reset.
So why you don't just upgrade, preform a reset and reroot your device?
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I don't want lost all of the data on it.
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Unzip the zip inside the Google factory image and flash the boot, system, vendor.img and root of your choice with twrp. May you have to reflash twrp after first boot, flashify or fastboot, but your data should stay.
Edit: backup with twrp first, so your data isn't lost anyway, remove security like fingerprint, pin and so on before you backup.
Whenever you update or flash a new system image it wipes the system folder on your device; and that's where most root programs are stored. You will lose root no matter what. But it's a good thing that getting root back is as simple as just flashing a zip file.
yogieajuz said:
How to update nexus 6P on 7.1.1 to 7.1.2 without loosing my root? Did flash fire work?
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Yes, use Flashfire, it works flawlessly every time. Just tick system, boot, vendor and you're done. It will re-root (Ever Root) and also preserve your recovery if you opt for that. On the odd occasion you need to update bootloader or radio, just do that separately with fastboot. It makes life so much easier with these monthly security updates across our 4 devices.
Thank you, i will try.
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I just got a notification about new security patches. It seems to me that if all its doing are small security tweaks I can update safely with this OTA update and still retain root and everything else. Can someone chime in?
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will.bates94 said:
I just got a notification about new security patches. It seems to me that if all its doing are small security tweaks I can update safely with this OTA update and still retain root and everything else. Can someone chime in?
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The update will not work while you are rooted.
dratsablive said:
The update will not work while you are rooted.
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What's preventing it? And to get around it is it just a simple unroot or will I basically need a relocked bootloader and everything else?
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will.bates94 said:
What's preventing it? And to get around it is it just a simple unroot or will I basically need a relocked bootloader and everything else?
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It depends on what method you used to root. If you have a systemless root, then you need to flash stock
boot.img
recovery.img
If you have a non-systemless root you will need to flash
boot.img
system.img
recovery.img
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It depends on what method you used to root. If you have a systemless root, then you need to flash stock
boot.img
recovery.img
If you have a non-systemless root you will need to flash
boot.img
system.img
recovery.img
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I do in fact have systemless. But why is this all necessary just for a small update that doesn't even change major files of M?
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Because the updates checks for any changes to the system. And you need stock recovery because the OTA does not work with TWRP.
Just download the update and flash it using fastboot if you are on stock. You will have to flash the entire google image instead of the small incremental update but its easier than unrooting or flashing system and stock recovery which you will have to do in fastboot also.
murphyjasonc said:
Just download the update and flash it using fastboot if you are on stock. You will have to flash the entire google image instead of the small incremental update but its easier than unrooting or flashing system and stock recovery which you will have to do in fastboot also.
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I am in fact stock software wise. But flashing the entire Google image will reset data and everything else won't it?
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will.bates94 said:
I am in fact stock software wise. But flashing the entire Google image will reset data and everything else won't it?
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It will not wipe the data on your internal SD card. It will only over write your system partition. You will have to set your phone up and download your apps or restore them from titanium backup but all your personal data such as pictures will not be deleted.
murphyjasonc said:
It will not wipe the data on your internal SD card. It will only over write your system partition. You will have to set your phone up and download your apps or restore them from titanium backup but all your personal data such as pictures will not be deleted.
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I am on a custom rom and want to flash stock rom without losing root and other data. Is it possible to do so with fastboot? Can't find a flashable stock rom.
rajarshi10 said:
I am on a custom rom and want to flash stock rom without losing root and other data. Is it possible to do so with fastboot? Can't find a flashable stock rom.
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Probably not going to happen. Are you referring to the new security update or...?
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See this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/january-security-update-incremental-zip-t3286533
Google has just released the April Security bulletin and the nexus factory images.
Factory Images Download
Nexus Security Bulletin April.2016
Anyone know/tested if the current SU works on the new Linux kernel?
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mymusicathome said:
Anyone know/tested if the current SU works on the new Linux kernel?
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I'm using 2.71 and it works just fine. Android Pay also still works on the latest everything.
Flashed the factory image and no more optimizing apps???
Need to know if there are a bug fixes like wifi etc...
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Anyone know/tested if the current SU works on the new Linux kernel?
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What kernel was prior to this?
jlmcr87 said:
Flashed the factory image and no more optimizing apps???
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Did you double check and did it right? I just updated my 5X and N7 LTE, both did the optimizing app piece that took forever. Erased the cache?
The optimizing apps comes from clearing Art/dalvik cache.
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I have issues with the april build, i am not able to see any notifications in my pull down and also quick settings are missing. i downgraded to the march build and it is still broken :/
I also double-wiped everything before flashing the new images..no optimizing apps :-s
PS: For me, xPosed v81 doesn't work with latest build
Just try without xposed installed...
Scutariu said:
I also double-wiped everything before flashing the new images..no optimizing apps :-s
PS: For me, xPosed v81 doesn't work with latest build
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There are no apps to optimize! What are you possibly talking about? And to the person whose flash took a long time due to optimizing apps, you might want to start over and do it the right way.
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enzippo said:
Just try without xposed installed...
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Tried with v79..worked
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There are no apps to optimize! What are you possibly talking about? And to the person whose flash took a long time due to optimizing apps, you might want to start over and do it the right way.
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I just confirmed that guy's statemend, I DID NOT did 2 full wipes to get "Optimizing apps", I did it to try something else
Scutariu said:
Tried with v79..worked
I just confirmed that guy's statemend, I DID NOT did 2 full wipes to get "Optimizing apps", I did it to try something else
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Oh I see. There are only 2 things I see that happen on an image flash. 4 or is it 8 apps get updated immediately, then all the others start downloading updates from the PS. I think there are about 2 dozen of them in all and it takes forever. I presume that was your experience too. I feel for the guy that optimized because he probably didn't do a factory reset before flashing the new system.img.
Did you restore via Titanium by any chance? I'm having some issues on paid versions of apps I restored. PS says it might be a bootlegged app and denied access to them. I had to uninstall and reinstall from the PS which naturally wiped all my data from the backup. I wonder if I could restore just data? Oh well, all fixed now but this is something new.
It took a long time to optimize my apps because there are quite a number of apps and they were mostly games that are quite large. The process basically recaches the apps since I erased the cache as part of the flash. It's part of the process -
Flash bootloader
reboot bootloader
flash radio
reboot bootloader
flash boot.img
erase cache
flash cache
flash recovery
flash system
flash vendor
reboot
I don't flash userdata since I don't want to wipe user data. After all that, flash twrp and do your usual root, etc...
Try using flashfire by Chainfire (requires root). Simply download the factory image and flash it using the app (make sure to untick flashing of data and select inject root). That way you don't need to use your PC and flashing just take around 2-3 min. If you would like to install twrp afterwards you can do so by using flashify since you're already rooted.
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just installed elementalx kernel. do i have to flash that again, also can i skip flashing recovery since i got twrp? assuming i have to flash supersu again
OTA: https://android.googleapis.com/pack...01e537.signed-bullhead-MHC19Q-from-MHC19J.zip
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OTA: https://android.googleapis.com/pack...01e537.signed-bullhead-MHC19Q-from-MHC19J.zip
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Noob here.. Can you guide? I have 5x stock rooted , twrp and elemental x installed.
How can i update to april patch without erasing media/data and still have root, twrp and elemental x?
Thanks in advance
sravanz said:
Noob here.. Can you guide? I have 5x stock rooted , twrp and elemental x installed.
How can i update to april patch without erasing media/data and still have root, twrp and elemental x?
Thanks in advance
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Go to the dirty unicorns thread and download the vendor.img file and flash with the newest twrp
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.
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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?
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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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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.
Is there a way to decrypt this phone if you are on the beta 7.1.1 version. Also is there any way to do this without fully wiping every single thing on the phone?? i want to root and flash the pixel assistant. Also when i try to flash twrp it works but it doesnt stick...with every reboot i lose twrp. Any idea why??
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Is there a way to decrypt this phone if you are on the beta 7.1.1 version. Also is there any way to do this without fully wiping every single thing on the phone?? i want to root and flash the pixel assistant. Also when i try to flash twrp it works but it doesnt stick...with every reboot i lose twrp. Any idea why??
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As for de-crypting your device without losing userdata, the short answer is NO, the long one is Heck no
Custom recovery as TWRP won't stick without being rooted.
wizardwiz said:
As for de-crypting your device without losing userdata, the short answer is NO, the long one is Heck no
Custom recovery as TWRP won't stick without being rooted.
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Lol that was funny. Ok thank you. I'll wipe tonight. Also if I wipe my phone then root then get the beta 7.1.1 on my phone will I lose root?
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I have just installed went to install the new OTA onto my angler, which was done through TWRP, except it seems to have either corrupted or erased my system partition, because now I just get the "No Command" on boot. TWRP still works and my files are intact, should I just flash a stock 7.1.1 image from Google? (7.1.2 is not yet provided outside OTA for angler it seems)
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I have just installed went to install the new OTA onto my angler, which was done through TWRP, except it seems to have either corrupted or erased my system partition, because now I just get the "No Command" on boot. TWRP still works and my files are intact, should I just flash a stock 7.1.1 image from Google? (7.1.2 is not yet provided outside OTA for angler it seems)
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I would download the 7.1.1 stock like you said and then flash boot, system, vendor, and Recovery. You have to be completely stuck before you install any OTAs. This should leave your data intact but I would make sure you have a backup somewhere before you begin
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funnel71 said:
I would download the 7.1.1 stock like you said and then flash boot, system, vendor, and Recovery. You have to be completely stuck before you install any OTAs. This should leave your data intact but I would make sure you have a backup somewhere before you begin
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Thank you, I downloaded the stock image, deleted userdata.img from the zip and used fastboot update <image>, that worked like a charm and all my data was left intact. Will update when Google decides they want to let me install the OTA again.
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Thank you, I downloaded the stock image, deleted userdata.img from the zip and used fastboot update <image>, that worked like a charm and all my data was left intact. Will update when Google decides they want to let me install the OTA again.
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If you still have a copy of the OTA you could install that using ADB sideload from stock recovery not TWRP. But as you say a safer route might be to just wait for the OTA to appear within your stock installation. Completely up to you
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Related to this issue: I have TWRP, root and the Pixel package flashed to my 7.1.1 installation. I got the beta notification update this morning.
How would I proceed with flashing the update?
Flash stock recovery and system and download the OTA then or something else?
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Related to this issue: I have TWRP, root and the Pixel package flashed to my 7.1.1 installation. I got the beta notification update this morning.
How would I proceed with flashing the update?
Flash stock recovery and system and download the OTA then or something else?
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My recommendation is to flash boot, system, recovery, and xender. That should leave your data intact and put your to complete stock. I cannot advise on beta programs because I have never done it and I don't wish to just for the simple fact that it is beta. But if you are brave it sounds like you have the right idea.
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I was able to flash on rooted 6P by flashing stock recovery. Took a long time at boot animation, and also security is back to January level.
Did you have the Pixel modifications?
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Did you have the Pixel modifications?
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I did before I applied the update, I had to modify build.prop afterwards to get the Assistant back. Haven't applied the pixel mod since it hasn't been updated for the 7.1.2 release.
How can I remove the OTA notification? I don't want to update but notification is annoying.
thegios said:
How can I remove the OTA notification? I don't want to update but notification is annoying.
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If you are rooted you can freeze the update notification process.
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thegios said:
How can I remove the OTA notification? I don't want to update but notification is annoying.
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Just slide the notification just a little too the side and hit block all notifications for it it go into developer settings and turn off auto updates
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I did before I applied the update, I had to modify build.prop afterwards to get the Assistant back. Haven't applied the pixel mod since it hasn't been updated for the 7.1.2 release.
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Thx for the info. I'll hold off for now, since i like the Pixel nav keys, tinted navbar and boot animation
Well you can also apply the boot animation. Works for me.
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just flash the stock recovery that matches your build number and you all be fine like me .
Is there a way to do that without a PC? I would like to flash stock recovery for 7.1.1.
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Is there a way to do that without a PC? I would like to flash stock recovery for 7.1.1.
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The only way you can do that is if your phone is rooted and you flash it with something like Flashify.
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