Rooting 6t - OnePlus 6T Questions & Answers

I am kind of new to the rooting world. I rooted my previous phone, a huawei honor 8 and had pretty good results. I used the magisk root. I've been thinking about rooting my new 6t and was wondering if you guys think it would be better to wait until there's more on it, or if it's fine now. Also, with my limited experience, how would I be able to keep getting the new software updates since the 2 week old software is not exactly polished? Any advice would be appreciated!

unlock bootloader, fastboot boot twrp***.img, adb sideload latest magisk, reboot. rooted mine 10min after unboxing.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...t-oneplus-6t-using-oneplus-6t-rooter-t3864238

T0blerone said:
I am kind of new to the rooting world. I rooted my previous phone, a huawei honor 8 and had pretty good results. I used the magisk root. I've been thinking about rooting my new 6t and was wondering if you guys think it would be better to wait until there's more on it, or if it's fine now. Also, with my limited experience, how would I be able to keep getting the new software updates since the 2 week old software is not exactly polished? Any advice would be appreciated!
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Follow the below detailed thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t/how-to/guide-oneplus-6t-unlock-bootloader-t3851789

acmerw said:
unlock bootloader, fastboot boot twrp***.img, adb sideload latest magisk, reboot. rooted mine 10min after unboxing.
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How do software updates work? With my previous rooted phone it couldn't do it normally while rooted and I would have to install every update by finding it online and installing it thru twrp. Is this the same with the 6t or can you just normally get software updates the same as if it wasn't rooted?

No change, OTA updates, rooted or not. OnePlus is cool like that.
That's assuming you don't have the TMO variant

wascalwabbit said:
No change, OTA updates, rooted or not. OnePlus is cool like that.
That's assuming you don't have the TMO variant
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And root is kept or need to reroot after updates?

Related

Stagefright updates.

Just read that LG is planning on monthly updates for security reasons....
http://phandroid.com/2015/08/06/lg-...ey-too-will-release-monthly-security-updates/
Wish I didn't unlock? Or are we going to have those patches here available?
They better should enable bootloader unlocking for everyone.
Then each LG user can flash his own ROM and solve security issues very quickly with the community.
Nice announcement, but the stagefrighter hole is gaping and gaping...
*justintime* said:
Just read that LG is planning on monthly updates for security reasons....
http://phandroid.com/2015/08/06/lg-...ey-too-will-release-monthly-security-updates/
Wish I didn't unlock? Or are we going to have those patches here available?
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you have unlocked the bootloader, so you have a custom recovery and could of course install any rom .
Sure at the moment there are not a lot roms available, but the official ones are however posted...
beside that, i don't think that unlocking the bootloader (and rooting the phone) will disable the OTA feature...
alain57 said:
you have unlocked the bootloader, so you have a custom recovery and could of course install any rom .
Sure at the moment there are not a lot roms available, but the official ones are however posted...
beside that, i don't think that unlocking the bootloader (and rooting the phone) will disable the OTA feature...
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Not? On HTC OTA updates were not possible...
Yes those custom roms.... Sigh... I think we will get them if a can choose another phone[emoji3]
Or... Use an app with built in protection for that issue?
*justintime* said:
Just read that LG is planning on monthly updates for security reasons....
http://phandroid.com/2015/08/06/lg-...ey-too-will-release-monthly-security-updates/
Wish I didn't unlock? Or are we going to have those patches here available?
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As I read OTA won't work on a unlocked phone.
But you can get the KDZ and flash this - you will need to root again though...
Greetings
Medzinmann
*justintime* said:
Just read that LG is planning on monthly updates for security reasons....
http://phandroid.com/2015/08/06/lg-...ey-too-will-release-monthly-security-updates/
Wish I didn't unlock? Or are we going to have those patches here available?
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You will still be able to receive the updates, unlocking the bootloader does not stop you receiving OTA updates.
Medizinmann said:
As I read OTA won't work on a unlocked phone.
But you can get the KDZ and flash this - you will need to root again though...
Greetings
Medzinmann
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the bootloader itself does not change anything to the OTA process
but changing the recovery may block the OTA from working ... the phone may download the update but the custom recovery may not understand it :silly:
but most of the time, people find a way to create a flashable zip to make an update for custom recovery
alain57 said:
the bootloader itself does not change anything to the OTA process
but changing the recovery may block the OTA from working ... the phone may download the update but the custom recovery may not understand it :silly:
but most of the time, people find a way to create a flashable zip to make an update for custom recovery
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I didn't try it myself, but people in the low effort root thread wrote it didn't work.
They got an error like "update not possible - suspicious root" or something.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=62250050
I will try today and see if it works.
I could download the OTA Update, if it works I will try this evening.
Greetings
Medzinmann
Medizinmann said:
I didn't try it myself, but people in the low effort root thread wrote it didn't work.
They got an error like "update not possible - suspicious root" or something.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=62250050
I will try today and see if it works.
I could download the OTA Update, if it works I will try this evening.
Greetings
Medzinmann
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Yeah they couldn't OTA as they had rooted, not because they had unlocked their bootloader.
OTA are still made available to people with unlocked bootloaders, just not to people who have rooted. At the end of the day you can just find the KDZ and flash it to update or make an update zip to do it from custom recovery.
IIIIkoolaidIIII said:
Yeah they couldn't OTA as they had rooted, not because they had unlocked their bootloader.
OTA are still made available to people with unlocked bootloaders, just not to people who have rooted. At the end of the day you can just find the KDZ and flash it to update or make an update zip to do it from custom recovery.
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That might be right, but as they said a simple unroot wouldn't work.
And BTW what is the point in unlocking the bootloader when you don't want to root?
I mean custom rom maybe but they are usually rooted as well for obvious reasons etc.
Greetings
Medzinmann
Medizinmann said:
That might be right, but as they said a simple unroot wouldn't work.
And BTW what is the point in unlocking the bootloader when you don't want to root?
I mean custom rom maybe but they are usually rooted as well for obvious reasons etc.
Greetings
Medzinmann
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Unrooting via flashing a clean image worked fine for me, got OTA and then flashed new root.
IIIIkoolaidIIII said:
Unrooting via flashing a clean image worked fine for me, got OTA and then flashed new root.
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As I said one could always get the most recent KDZ and flash this and reroot. A working OTA would make this just a little more convenient...that's all.
Greetings
Medzinmann
Just unroot, uninstall SuperSu and fire up LG Bridge. Install update. Flash root with twrp. Finish. Did that yesterday.
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does the new update fix stagefright?
On t-mobile it did.
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Alright so I have a problem with the touch functionality of my phone. I have an LG G4 811 T-mobile variant. The new update is supposed to resolve that but I'm not sure how to update on a rooted device with twrp installed (update stagefrieght). I'm looking for a zip file and i have not managed to find it at all. Could someone help? Also if this is misplaced please devs move it or point me in the right direction to which my question can be answered.
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fpsq said:
Just unroot, uninstall SuperSu and fire up LG Bridge. Install update. Flash root with twrp. Finish. Did that yesterday.
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and this for sure worked with you?
Yes, it worked perfectly fine for my LG G4 H815 unlocked! Now on V10d-EUR-XX. Stagefright is fixed. ****ing sim issue (com.android.phone crashes, does NOT restart itself) remains. Support is worthless. Found a workaround myself.
LG lied about that updates. They never repaired these bugs and now it has About 50 stagefright etc vurnerabilities.
What updates you say? I'm still on V20D since January LoL LG is a joke.
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LG G4 - rooted, OTA update fails. How to do it?

Hi all,
I'm on the LG G4, UK version, rooted. I'm getting a prompt to update to:
V20g-JUL-20-2016
This does not seem to work with TWRP. Can I flash it manually, and if so - is THIS the file to flash like THIS? Can I do it without wiping all the data?
Thank you! :fingers-crossed:
I do not think you can flash it with TWRP. Why don't you use a custom ROM based on it? Whatever method you use to write that KDZ, you will lose root and the custom recovery. You have to wait for a TWRP flashable zip version, if it will ever be available.
For LG G3 was some kind of software with you can transform kdz file in a zip flashable file. Maybe it is a version for lg g4 also or maybe works for lg g4 ...
Trimis de pe al meu LG-H815 folosind Tapatalk
Hi,
You can do this :
- Get LGUP software and V20d kdz.
-Flash KDZ with "update" option checked in LGUP.
-Reboot your phone, you shoud have all your apps and settings.
-Launch the OTA update to v20g, boot on v20G.
-Reinstall recovery & root and enjoy
Assuming you can install a custom recovery on a unlocked bootloader G4, the list that @Aimixess gave should be the one to use for every official update. I did not root mine yet and I will probably not root it for a long time (because of the issues that could appear).
tmihai20 said:
I did not root mine yet and I will probably not root it for a long time (because of the issues that could appear).
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It is why I'm going to sell this joke of a phone as soon as possible. I don't think waiting is the thing to do.
After 8 months of waiting I have lost all my hope. Rooting and and upgrading remain complicated, time consuming and pretty riskie...
I guess the phone is not popular enough and there are not enough serious developers interested in this phone.
And now the phone is also getting pretty old. I don't think the situation will improve.
I give up!
cemimo said:
It is why I'm going to sell this joke of a phone as soon as possible. I don't think waiting is the thing to do.
After 8 months of waiting I have lost all my hope. Rooting and and upgrading remain complicated, time consuming and pretty riskie...
I guess the phone is not popular enough and there are not enough serious developers interested in this phone.
And now the phone is also getting pretty old. I don't think the situation will improve.
I give up!
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Rooting is not complicated. I just do not feel the need for it. Do not blame the phone because of the hardware issues. I truly like my G4.
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Aimixess said:
Hi,
You can do this :
- Get LGUP software and V20d kdz.
-Flash KDZ with "update" option checked in LGUP.
-Reboot your phone, you shoud have all your apps and settings.
-Launch the OTA update to v20g, boot on v20G.
-Reinstall recovery & root and enjoy
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Hi!
Thanks for your message. That's what I was thinking of doing. However, the phone is prompting me to download this update:
V20g-JUL-20-2016
Where do I download this file, and does it need to be for the UK version, which is what I have?
Thank you!
cemimo said:
It is why I'm going to sell this joke of a phone as soon as possible. I don't think waiting is the thing to do.
After 8 months of waiting I have lost all my hope. Rooting and and upgrading remain complicated, time consuming and pretty riskie...
I guess the phone is not popular enough and there are not enough serious developers interested in this phone.
And now the phone is also getting pretty old. I don't think the situation will improve.
I give up!
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I agree. Rooting is complicated. It's got hardware issues. Mine experienced the dreaded motherboard overheating where it would just bootloop and it had to be sent for repair. However, it's still a great phone.
Lisali said:
I agree. Rooting is complicated. It's got hardware issues. Mine experienced the dreaded motherboard overheating where it would just bootloop and it had to be sent for repair. However, it's still a great phone.
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You didn't just root it, cause root can't cause that problem
Stop spreading misinformation
Lisali said:
Hi all,
I'm on the LG G4, UK version, rooted. I'm getting a prompt to update to:
V20g-JUL-20-2016
This does not seem to work with TWRP. Can I flash it manually, and if so - is THIS the file to flash like THIS? Can I do it without wiping all the data?
Thank you! :fingers-crossed:
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I think best way to update is by downloading LG Bridge sw for pc. It will update rooted phones. After update, just install latest twrp and with that latest supersu.
mulperi said:
I think best way to update is by downloading LG Bridge sw for pc. It will update rooted phones. After update, just install latest twrp and with that latest supersu.
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Thanks for the suggestion! It worked with LG Bridge - but I've now lost root. Any advice on how to root it now?
Lisali said:
Thanks for the suggestion! It worked with LG Bridge - but I've now lost root. Any advice on how to root it now?
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You should already have an unlocked bootloader.
So basically you flash latest TWRP think it was TWRP-3.0.2-H815. Then boot into twrp recovery and install latest supersu UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.76-20160630161323. Clear cache and dalvik. Done.
Here is a pretty thorough guide, just use latest twrp and supersu. (I dont recommend xposed and viper due to higher risk of bricking your phone.)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3370003
mulperi said:
You should already have an unlocked bootloader.
So basically you flash latest TWRP think it was TWRP-3.0.2-H815. Then boot into twrp recovery and install latest supersu UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.76-20160630161323. Clear cache and dalvik. Done.
Here is a pretty thorough guide, just use latest twrp and supersu. (I dont recommend xposed and viper due to higher risk of bricking your phone.)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3370003
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Thanks for your message! That did not work, but this did:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68775049&postcount=9
:good:

What's the latest update we can use and not lose root?

I'm not well versed in this realm of rooting, but I've rooted my V20 (H918) and I'd like to update to the latest version possible and not lose root. I think it involves using some kdz file or something and flashing that, is that right? Let me know, thank you.
Wrong, you have to use this @runningnak3d tutorial to go back to root...but so far, even if you are on H91010T, you can roll back and root. ARB has not yet been implemented on this phone, so you're good to use any rooting method you see fit in this forum. Enjoy!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/how-to/root-h910-v10m-t3664500
jreed3786 said:
Wrong, you have to use this @runningnak3d tutorial to go back to root...but so far, even if you are on H91010T, you can roll back and root. ARB has not yet been implemented on this phone, so you're good to use any rooting method you see fit in this forum. Enjoy!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/how-to/root-h910-v10m-t3664500
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I think you may be responding to the wrong thread? I wasn't asking how to root, I've already rooted my phone. Also, I said I have a H918, not a H91010T.
Mr December said:
I think you may be responding to the wrong thread? I wasn't asking how to root, I've already rooted my phone. Also, I said I have a H918, not a H91010T.
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Oops!!!! LOL! That darn 8 looked like a 0! My bad, bro! LOL. Late night!!!
You can use kdz writter to upgrade to kdz with new security updates. You will not lose root.
jreed3786 said:
Wrong, you have to use this @runningnak3d tutorial to go back to root...but so far, even if you are on H91010T, you can roll back and root. ARB has not yet been implemented on this phone, so you're good to use any rooting method you see fit in this forum. Enjoy!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/how-to/root-h910-v10m-t3664500
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Wait i thought ARB was implemented on the lg v20 already, does that mean if i am on H91810Q, (T-Mobile) i don't have ARB yet?
jreed3786 said:
Oops!!!! LOL! That darn 8 looked like a 0! My bad, bro! LOL. Late night!!!
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Haha, it's alright, man.
shomi1417 said:
You can use kdz writter to upgrade to kdz with new security updates. You will not lose root.
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Thank you, I'll research this and see how to go about this.
do not use anything kdz to flash... you will lose root! you need to flash a TWRP flashable zip to update and keep root
dimm0k said:
do not use anything kdz to flash... you will lose root! you need to flash a TWRP flashable zip to update and keep root
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Thank you! That would've been atrocious. Can you point me to a guide that explains this? I'd hate to make a rookie mistake like I would've made and accidentally update the firmware past 10J.
Mr December said:
Thank you! That would've been atrocious. Can you point me to a guide that explains this? I'd hate to make a rookie mistake like I would've made and accidentally update the firmware past 10J.
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I don't know what version of H918 you're on now, but if I'm not mistaken 10k is the last one that you can still mess up and still get root back by downgrading to an earlier version, root and then upgrade. any version after 10k will increment ARB to 1 whereby you will not be able to get root if you lose it. that said, the latest version out now is 10s and if you have root then you should also have TWRP. here's my guide for updating to the latest versions while keep root https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/rom-h91810q-stock-rom-twrp-flashable-zip-t3681312. looking at this now, I haven't posted the 10s update file, which I will do now... keep in mind that if you update to 10s that if you lose TWRP you'll be fscked and stuck without root, which at this point could be permanently.
EDIT: 10s is a go! original post updated with link. also removing the older versions from Google Drive to free up space... if they're still needed, PM
dimm0k said:
I don't know what version of H918 you're on now, but if I'm not mistaken 10k is the last one that you can still mess up and still get root back by downgrading to an earlier version, root and then upgrade. any version after 10k will increment ARB to 1 whereby you will not be able to get root if you lose it. that said, the latest version out now is 10s and if you have root then you should also have TWRP. here's my guide for updating to the latest versions while keep root https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/rom-h91810q-stock-rom-twrp-flashable-zip-t3681312. looking at this now, I haven't posted the 10s update file, which I will do now... keep in mind that if you update to 10s that if you lose TWRP you'll be fscked and stuck without root, which at this point could be permanently.
EDIT: 10s is a go! original post updated with link. also removing the older versions from Google Drive to free up space... if they're still needed, PM
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Man that is awesome news! Thank you for linking me to your guide. I will do it tonight when I have the time! My current version is 10J, btw.
Mr December said:
Man that is awesome news! Thank you for linking me to your guide. I will do it tonight when I have the time! My current version is 10J, btw.
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if you're willing to take on the risk then go ahead... I did and am still rooted. just ask questions if you have any doubts
Will this work for the Verizon model?
dimm0k said:
if you're willing to take on the risk then go ahead... I did and am still rooted. just ask questions if you have any doubts
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Hey, I followed the instructions per your thread and successfully installed 10s and kept root! The bad news is that I did a factory reset immediately after and now it keeps bootlooping into TWRP. Any idea how to fix this? Sadly I didn't make a backup because my microsd card was too small and I didn't have the patience to wait til tomorrow and go out and buy one, really hope I didn't kick myself in the ass and brick my phone. :crying:
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I was able to find a fix by following these instructions:
"I had this happen to me after installing TWRP for the first time. It would keep rebooting to TWRP. This was after making sure I flashed SuperSU as well. Eventually in a moment of "might as well see what will happen" I rebooted then held down the power button and volume down. Got to the option if I wanted to factory reset my phone which I did which booted into TWRP. Rebooted to system from there which got me out of the TWRP Bootloop."
I also set my phone up again and can confirm that 10s is still good with root! Thanks for the guide and work, man. Much appreciated!

Oreo and bootloader

Any thoughts as to whether Oreo will affect the already unlocked bootloader on mu US997, and whether TWRP (probably Melina) will be flashable and root attainable? And since I am rooted and somewhat debloated I assume I will need to get back to full stock via Bridge in order to take the OTA until and unless one of our great developers creates a flashable version?
This all assumes the sandwich cookie actually does fall from the sky someday here in the US.
Thanks
Tool Belt said:
Any thoughts as to whether Oreo will affect the already unlocked bootloader on mu US997, and whether TWRP (probably Melina) will be flashable and root attainable? And since I am rooted and somewhat debloated I assume I will need to get back to full stock via Bridge in order to take the OTA until and unless one of our great developers creates a flashable version?
This all assumes the sandwich cookie actually does fall from the sky someday here in the US.
Thanks
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An unlocked bootloader remains unlocked until you lock it, it has never been done trough updates.
Zefie already told that it should be ok, twrp, as root, added compatibility with Oreo ages ago xD
Killua96 said:
An unlocked bootloader remains unlocked until you lock it, it has never been done trough updates.
Zefie already told that it should be ok, twrp, as root, added compatibility with Oreo ages ago xD
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Excellent, thanks.

10.0.35 update

https://www.t-mobile.com/support/de...-7t-pro-5g/software-updates-oneplus-7t-pro-5g
I cannot find the download link from oneplus so I can get the system and boot images to update my rooted phone. I hate Oneplus....they do not list these links anyplace. Can someone please post. Thank you.
I think this update brings the 5G band n41 to our device if the new band specs on T-Mobile's listing for our phone is anything to go by.
dstryrwiz said:
I think this update brings the 5G band n41 to our device if the new band specs on T-Mobile's listing for our phone is anything to go by.
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N41 has been enabled on this phone since .31. This update might bring the N66/N2 which we had pass through the FCC a few months ago.
Has anyone got it yet ? Mine still not pulling it up
LT1UltraZ said:
Has anyone got it yet ? Mine still not pulling it up
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Mines haven't either
I added the reserve.img back as directed but mine is not pulling it up either. This is why I hate oneplus. With a pixel, you got the link, downloaded it, and flashed it. They are never posting anything on their website. Matter of fact, our model does not even show up on the support page.
photolarry said:
I added the reserve.img back as directed but mine is not pulling it up either. This is why I hate oneplus. With a pixel, you got the link, downloaded it, and flashed it. They are never posting anything on their website. Matter of fact, our model does not even show up on the support page.
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Your device (T-Mo variant) lacks local update feature in Settings->System->System Updates like 6T, 7 Pro and 7T, 8 T-Mobile and 8 Verizon editions, hence why it isn't listed on support website since you can't officially flash builds by yourself.
Some_Random_Username said:
Your device (T-Mo variant) lacks local update feature in Settings->System->System Updates like 6T, 7 Pro and 7T, 8 T-Mobile and 8 Verizon editions, hence why it isn't listed on support website since you can't officially flash builds by yourself.
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Ummmm I have a rooted device and can flash it manually as I have done on many other oneplus phones. The OOS files are just not published with links sadly.
These links are listed for the non 5G phone : https://forum.xda-developers.com/7t-pro/how-to/oneplus-7t-pro-repo-oxygen-os-builds-t4003455
Sadly we do not have a dev that lists them for our phone. I am trying to get more info.
photolarry said:
Ummmm I have a rooted device and can flash it manually as I have done on many other oneplus phones.
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No you can't? There is no such local update screen with devices bought from T-Mobile.
photolarry said:
The OOS files are just not published with links sadly.
These links are listed for the non 5G phone : https://forum.xda-developers.com/7t-pro/how-to/oneplus-7t-pro-repo-oxygen-os-builds-t4003455
Sadly we do not have a dev that lists them for our phone. I am trying to get more info.
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Full zips are just not provided by OnePlus even by OTA for carrier devices (exception being Android major updates eg when Android 11 will be released), only incremental ones are provided. More info at https://www.xda-developers.com/dont...s-7t-pro-mclaren-bootloader-oxygenos-updates/
As a sidenote I'm the OP of the thread you just linked.
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No you can't? There is no such local update screen with devices bought from T-Mobile.
Full zips are just not provided by OnePlus even by OTA for carrier devices (exception being Android major updates eg when Android 11 will be released), only incremental ones are provided. More info at https://www.xda-developers.com/dont...s-7t-pro-mclaren-bootloader-oxygenos-updates/
As a sidenote I'm the OP of the thread you just linked.
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I have a rooted phone and want to get this update file. It is not that complex. If I was on any other oneplus phone that was not specialized for 5G, I could get the info needed. I dont know why you think this is hard to do? I gave you a few examples from the other forum
photolarry said:
I have a rooted phone and want to get this update file. It is not that complex. If I was on any other oneplus phone that was not specialized for 5G, I could get the info needed. I dont know why you think this is hard to do? I gave you a few examples from the other forum
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Are you even reading his responses? Those examples came from him.
Even if you had the OTA URL and file captured, you can't flash it. It'll brick your phone unless it goes through the update menu. They are incremental updates that check file integrity. They are not full updates. You cannot flash updates on this phone. Period.
If you have an MSM, that's different. But we don't have that either. Right now, all we can do is wait.
I am rooted
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Your device (T-Mo variant) lacks local update feature in Settings->System->System Updates like 6T, 7 Pro and 7T, 8 T-Mobile and 8 Verizon editions, hence why it isn't listed on support website since you can't officially flash builds by yourself.
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I can apply it via fastboot. And I have done so many times. For the 7 pro for example. This whole wrinkle with 5G and reserve.img really sucks. I am sorry but this is very frustrating. I want simply to be rooted for many reasons and without even flashing custom ROM....and now it looks like being rooted is causing more harm than good. I guess I get nothing from being rooted. I am contemplating just using MSM to go backwards and unroot.
photolarry said:
I have a rooted phone and want to get this update file. It is not that complex. If I was on any other oneplus phone that was not specialized for 5G, I could get the info needed. I dont know why you think this is hard to do? I gave you a few examples from the other forum
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From the very own article written by XDA Portal I linked to:
So what’s the problem here? The T-Mobile OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition, unlike most other OnePlus devices, does not have full firmware ZIPs available from OnePlus’s website. So with an unlocked bootloader barring you from taking incremental updates and no full ZIPs to take, you will be stuck on whatever OxygenOS build your phone is running if you decide to pull ahead and unlock your bootloader. The regular OnePlus 7T Pro does have full ZIPs available for downloading, but you can’t take those on this device since it’s carrier-branded and it’s T-Mobile – not OnePlus – who is responsible for the device’s OxygenOS firmware.
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Thanks for your understanding.
Actually we do.
LLStarks said:
Are you even reading his responses? Those examples came from him.
Even if you had the OTA URL and file captured, you can't flash it. It'll brick your phone unless it goes through the update menu. They are incremental updates that check file integrity. They are not full updates. You cannot flash updates on this phone. Period.
If you have an MSM, that's different. But we don't have that either. Right now, all we can do is wait.
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There is MSM that works for most oneplus phones. And the Hydrogen image for .34 so I might just do that and unroot.
photolarry said:
There is MSM that works for most oneplus phones. And the Hydrogen image for .34 so I might just do that and unroot.
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Stop. Just stop. You cannot flash the Hydrogen image. That's for the Chinese non-5G model.
I can use this!
LLStarks said:
Stop. Just stop. You cannot flash the Hydrogen image. That's for the Chinese non-5G model.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/7t...7tpro-tmo-5g-unbrick-tool-to-restore-t4043925
and there is an ops file for 34. So Not sure why you do not think I can use MSM. I most certainly can.
photolarry said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/7t...7tpro-tmo-5g-unbrick-tool-to-restore-t4043925
and there is an ops file for 34. So Not sure why you do not think I can use MSM. I most certainly can.
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LL Starks is right. MSM has been locked into specific devices starting with this device and going forward. With the 7 Pro, it was different because MSM was still universal for it. It won't work if you try using a Hydrogen MSM tool for a T-Mobile 5G variant. I know it's easy to get frustrated, but you're gonna brick your phone if you don't listen to reason or people who know what they're talking about. Not trying to sound harsh, but that's the simple truth.
photolarry said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/7t...7tpro-tmo-5g-unbrick-tool-to-restore-t4043925
and there is an ops file for 34. So Not sure why you do not think I can use MSM. I most certainly can.
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You're confusing several different topics.
No, you cannot manually install OTAs on OnePlus devices from TMO. It worked on the 6T at first, but then the Local Update option was removed in an update. You might be able to sideload through a modified stock recovery, if someone with root can grab the OTA after it downloads, but before it installs, since it will be deleted after.
Yes, there is a HydrogenOS MSM image. No, you cannot flash it on the HD1925 (hotdogg) TMO variant.
Yes, there are several MSM images for our TMO variant. Running any of them will lock your bootloader and restore to stock. When you unlock again after, you will once again be missing the reserve.img needed to accept OTAs.
There are downloadable zips that replace the missing reserve.img needed to accept an OTA. I didn't create the first couple, but I did make ones for .27 -> .31 and .31 -> .34.
Regardless of what build you are on now, a missing reserve.img will not prevent you from seeing an update. Your phone will download it even if you are rooted. However, it will fail to install once it gets to the part where it updates reserve.img.
Ok so what do you recommend?
NotATreoFan said:
You're confusing several different topics.
No, you cannot manually install OTAs on OnePlus devices from TMO. It worked on the 6T at first, but then the Local Update option was removed in an update. You might be able to sideload through a modified stock recovery, if someone with root can grab the OTA after it downloads, but before it installs, since it will be deleted after.
Yes, there is a HydrogenOS MSM image. No, you cannot flash it on the HD1925 (hotdogg) TMO variant.
Yes, there are several MSM images for our TMO variant. Running any of them will lock your bootloader and restore to stock. When you unlock again after, you will once again be missing the reserve.img needed to accept OTAs.
There are downloadable zips that replace the missing reserve.img needed to accept an OTA. I didn't create the first couple, but I did make ones for .27 -> .31 and .31 -> .34.
Regardless of what build you are on now, a missing reserve.img will not prevent you from seeing an update. Your phone will download it even if you are rooted. However, it will fail to install once it gets to the part where it updates reserve.img.
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Do I restore the reserve.img with the script and tools in that other thread? I did that actually. You are saying I should be able to get the update, and it will unroot me afterwards? I could use magisk to say install to inactive slot after OTA before rebooting though right? I still am not getting the update OTA...I clicked check a bunch of times. Maybe I am not in the queue for this round.
photolarry said:
Do I restore the reserve.img with the script and tools in that other thread? I did that actually. You are saying I should be able to get the update, and it will unroot me afterwards? I could use magisk to say install to inactive slot after OTA before rebooting though right?
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If you already restored your reserve.img, then the OTA should install once your phone gets it. Some people have been able to update without unrooting, but I do it to be safe. I go into Magisk and choose to restore boot images, but not uninstall. This allows any downloaded modules to remain and not have to be configured again when you root after update.
Once you restore boot images and reboot, the OTA should install and then reboot again. I then repeat the original root steps by pulling an updated boot.img through TWRP, and am back up and running in less than 15 minutes.

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