8.7 Update FOTA Vulnerability - BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion

After updating to the new 8.7 Blu R1 HD update you may receive a Play Store update for "FOTA APK", this is the Adups Wireless Update application which collects data. The Play Store update will install an OLDER version of Wireless Update (v5.1) compared to the version which comes default (v5.9). The version which is installed when you update via Play Store is vulnerable to collection of unauthorized personal data in the form of text messages, call logs, and contacts.
The 8.7 Blu R1 HD Update released today DOES NOT contain an effected version of Wireless Update, so as long as you don't update "FOTA APK" in the Play Store you'll be safe.
I've reported this to Blu and am awaiting a response.
UPDATE: Blu has fixed this.
mod edit - closed as per OP request

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New official update "CRC1" spotted on EU G1s

Hello everybody,
seems like Google is rolling out another update on Android 1.5. The new version number is CRC1 and the update.zip has a size of only 2 MB. There is no further info on the changes in the update notification than it being a security update.
Here is a translated version of the original source:
http://www.translate.google.de/tran...-crc1.html&sl=de&tl=en&history_state0=&swap=1
Download link is now available:
http://android.clients.google.com/updates/signed-kila_eu-CRC1-from-CRB43-FIX2.1c36f92b.zip
I think this may be the one I recieved the other night. It killed my root access. I had to reflash Harry_m's kernel to get root back.

HTC Legend Android 2.2 Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) update

http://www.htc.com/europe/support.aspx
Update – HTC Legend Android 2.2 Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) update
You can now download the latest software update for new features and improved performance. It won’t delete any of your content and we’d recommend using a Wi-Fi connection as this is a large update. If not, standard data connection charges may apply. Any questions? Contact us via www.htc.com. After installing the update, you can confirm a successful update by confirming the Firmware version (From the Home Screen go to MENU> Settings> About Phone>Software number). The new Software number will be 3.15.405.3. Update Information: Android 2.2 and HTC Sense update Note: We still recommend you back up your all personal data first.
however I tried it using the (Vodafone) brand ,but no update.

Moto G 4.4.4 Update starts rolling out on UK

It wasn’t that long ago when published about Motorola’s update plan for Android 4.4.4 KitKat. They were already in the process of working on 4.4.3 and then got the notice about the security patch in 4.4.4. Motorola halted the work they were doing until Google was able to send out the Android 4.4.4 update to them. Once they received the 4.4.4 update they began working on it, and now it’s finished. Motorola is in the process of sending out the update to carriers around the world so prepare to see your update soon.
The update even includes some features that are not present in the Android 4.4.4 change log. All Motorola received from Google was a few small fixes and then a security patch for OpenSSL. Motorola added some additional features that we have seen added to other Motorola devices. They ended up updating the phone dialer, they added the ability to pause and resume video recordings and they enabled the ability to download Motorola Alert. The most recent information about this update was it being sent to Vodafone customers in the UK.
If you have a Moto G or Moto E and have received this Android 4.4.4 KitKat update, then please tell us about it in the comments’ section below. Don’t forget to mention your network and how the update process went. If you end up seeing any additional changes that were not mentioned in the change log above, then definitely let us know.
Read more: http://www.androidorigin.com/moto-g-kitkat-update-android-4-4-4-rollout-motorola/#ixzz38Y5B0Nd7
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Let's hope the update starts rolling out on the retail.en.us firmware too.
Moved here, better suited here vice the Development Threads....Thanks.
Is there a download link for the UK 4.4.4 stock firmware anywhere? I'd like to replace my tesco firmware.

ME572C getting Lollipop in TW, maybe US getting it soon?

So, if you look at Asus's website, they have released firmware TW_V12.14.1.9 and in the changelog it mentions that "the first boot time after upgrading to Android 5.0" will take 5 mins. So I think that release is Android 5.0. It was released on April 2, 2015 so maybe we can hope to receive an OTA update for WW_V12.14.1.9 sometime within the coming week? I sure hope so!!
do not update if important sound in the headphones, disappeared after updating bass.
Before getting root solution, it's not recommended to update it yet.
OTA released since 12PM CEST, i can confirm that the version of Lollipop is the 5.0.1 WW_V12.14.1.9 which is 779MB in size.
No problem since I updated my tablet except one notification telling me that one application is requesting a newer version of Google Play Services...
Did you have root on tablet before you upgraded the new firmware and if so did you still have root afterwards?
Pirranha said:
Did you have root on tablet before you upgraded the new firmware and if so did you still have root afterwards?
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Nop, no root...
Update breaks root. Zenroot failed.
psurut said:
Update breaks root. Zenroot failed.
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Moreover, you can't apply OTA if you have root AND SD patch applied. Tried to install OTA, but no dice (stumped on platform.xml which was modified).
Thinktank: can you pre-root the ROM and install?
Hi, I've made an OTA update yesterday from .31 rooted version to Lollipop and I've lost root as I've expected. Beside it, tablet is unusable - still cycling messages 'Unfortunately IndexService has stopped' and 'Unfortunately ContextProvider has stopped' . I have to do super-fast double click on these messages and then I have about 0,1 seconds to click some other item before the cycling messages appear again! With this annoying double-clicking process, I've been able to reach "settings" app and make another user account - cycling messages are gone, but when I want to use Chrome, message 'Unfortunately Chrome has stopped' appears and other browser don't work too (Dolphin, Asus Browser, Chrome Beta...).
I've made the factory reset, but messages 'Unfortunately IndexService has stopped' and 'Unfortunately ContextProvider has stopped' still appear and I can't even to pass welcome guide!!!
Tablet is now useless, downgrade doesn't work.
Looks like Asus pulled the Lollipop update for the ME572C from their site.
I checked both the U.S. and Taiwan support sites (www.asus.com/us/Tablets/ASUS_MeMO_Pad_7_ME572C/HelpDesk_Download/ and www.asus.com/tw/Tablets/ASUS_MeMO_Pad_7_ME572C/HelpDesk_Download/). The Lollipop 5.0.1 WW_V12.14.1.9 build that came out in early April 2015 is nowhere to be found.
I hope Asus is going back to fix reported issues and...hopefully...go straight to 5.1 or 5.1.1 with the next update soon.
I checked also and noticed it was pulled after only being posted for a brief time. That is odd. I actually haven't had any issues with mine since updating to the lollipop build and actually have noticed a remarkable inprovement in my tablet since the last update. Of course, I did have to sacrifice my root to go to lollipop, but I was only using root to delete alot of the bloatware since the stock KitKat was slow and stuttered alot when new. It's not like we have an unlocked bootloader to flash custom roms with, so as long as they can make the stock firmware fast and smooth, I'm content to use it. Although, wouldn't it be cool if they pulled it and were gonna release the next update as a 64 bit version to take advantage of the 64 bit processor?

Marshmallow OTA vs Local updates, future OTA possible?

If I were to update my honor 7 to marshmallow beta using the local update without signing up for the beta program, will I still get OTA updates in the future?
see here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65462676&postcount=83
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