Converted Tmo OP6T & OP Downloader Software - OnePlus 6T Questions & Answers

There is an app in Google play store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arjanvlek.oxygenupdater
My question is if I can use this software to update my op6t to beta or if I'll need to use a modified msmtool?
Been a while since I've been on here to read up on what's going on here at xda. Thank you in advance

If your phone is currently TMobile branded, use the msm tool.
Once you've converted, just use the local update feature within the ROM to update. You can go to beta that way, and update the betas.
This app isn't really needed and won't do anything that the local update feature in the ROM won't do.

hartleyshc said:
If your phone is currently TMobile branded, use the msm tool.
Once you've converted, just use the local update feature within the ROM to update. You can go to beta that way, and update the betas.
This app isn't really needed and won't do anything that the local update feature in the ROM won't do.
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Yeah I converted it several months ago from Tmo to op stock. Just wasn't sure if it would cause an issue with my OP6T going this route. Thank you for the info, I appreciate it

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T-Mobile on Open Beta not receiving Android 10 OTA

I have tried to manually flash the Android 10 Beta to my OnePlus 6T using Local Upgrade but after the phone reboots, I get a "Build Version does not match Hardware version" error and I have to reset my device using MSMDownloadTool. I've always received the Open Beta updates OTA but this new one I am not. Just food for thought: do you think OnePlus is purposely not sending the update OTA to T-Mobile Variants running the International ROM? I've attempted on both the bootloader unlocked method, and the method without needing to unlock the bootloader.
bigmikey307 said:
I have tried to manually flash the Android 10 Beta to my OnePlus 6T using Local Upgrade but after the phone reboots, I get a "Build Version does not match Hardware version" error and I have to reset my device using MSMDownloadTool. I've always received the Open Beta updates OTA but this new one I am not. Just food for thought: do you think OnePlus is purposely not sending the update OTA to T-Mobile Variants running the International ROM? I've attempted on both the bootloader unlocked method, and the method without needing to unlock the bootloader.
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Yes, T-Mobile is excluded from this beta until now. We found a way to flash the ROM but it has some issues that need to be fixed.
bigmikey307 said:
I have tried to manually flash the Android 10 Beta to my OnePlus 6T using Local Upgrade but after the phone reboots, I get a "Build Version does not match Hardware version" error and I have to reset my device using MSMDownloadTool. I've always received the Open Beta updates OTA but this new one I am not. Just food for thought: do you think OnePlus is purposely not sending the update OTA to T-Mobile Variants running the International ROM? I've attempted on both the bootloader unlocked method, and the method without needing to unlock the bootloader.
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For what it's worth, Android 10 Beta showed up via OTA on my TMobile 6T running international ROM. Was excited and installed it...same result as for you...won't boot and shows the same message.
OTA's have never worked, just fyi.
Dark Nightmare said:
OTA's have never worked, just fyi.
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I have had no problem with OTA's on my tmobile 6t running the international beta. I have taken 6-8 of them with no issues.
I've gone from each beta to 17 since i switched to international with no issues. Android 10 does partitions different amongst other things and that's why it doesn't work via OTA.
Scott said:
Yes, T-Mobile is excluded from this beta until now. We found a way to flash the ROM but it has some issues that need to be fixed.
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Could you post a link to how we can flash the ROM?
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OTA's have never worked, just fyi.
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They've always worked for me, you must've not read the original post. And I just received the Android 10 OTA but I'm not gonna install it bc apparently it'll still brick the phone.
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They've always worked for me, you must've not read the original post. And I just received the Android 10 OTA but I'm not gonna install it bc apparently it'll still brick the phone.
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Same here. All Android 9 OTA updates worked fine for me. That's why I didn't really think twice to hit INSTALL when the Android 10 OTA showed up. I was on the BETA channel, btw, which I am sure you are too.
The notification is driving me crazy.
You can not install Android 10 open beta on a T-Mobile variant OnePlus6T. It will not boot. You will HW/SW mismatch. Even if you've converted it to International
There is no OTA for Android 10, you have to download it from the Oxygen Updater app and then Local Upgrade.
But as I mentioned earlier, IF you have a T-Mobile converted 6T it WILL NOT WORK. you will brick.
GeorgeSRL said:
You can not install Android 10 open beta on a T-Mobile variant OnePlus6T. It will not boot. You will HW/SW mismatch. Even if you've converted it to International
There is no OTA for Android 10, you have to download it from the Oxygen Updater app and then Local Upgrade.
But as I mentioned earlier, IF you have a T-Mobile converted 6T it WILL NOT WORK. you will brick.
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You can by using the fastboot OB1 mentioned here in these forums, but it's still far from stable. Best to wait for the stable Android 10 from OnePlus. It may be another month though before we see it.
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GeorgeSRL said:
You can not install Android 10 open beta on a T-Mobile variant OnePlus6T. It will not boot. You will HW/SW mismatch. Even if you've converted it to International
There is no OTA for Android 10, you have to download it from the Oxygen Updater app and then Local Upgrade.
But as I mentioned earlier, IF you have a T-Mobile converted 6T it WILL NOT WORK. you will brick.
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No OTA? Oh ok..
Don't install the OTA of you're TMobile, as everyone has said, it will soft brick your device
Fortunately I have the Oneplus 6T International Purple variant. I wanted to be able to use 2 SIMS just in case I need a phone for work I'll just install a second SIM.

RCS / Chat for OnePlus 6T T-Mobile

I have the T-Mobile variant which I converted to the International ROM using the method that does not require the bootloader to be unlocked. I am running the open beta of 9.0.17. I went to check if I have Chat features yet and it worked for like a second! I turned the toggle on, went back, clicked chat features again and now it says it's not available for my device. Maybe it was just a glitch, but look at the screenshot I attached! My hopes were so high and now I'm just upset again. Will I ever get Chat features? Who am I waiting on? Google? OnePlus? T-Mobile?
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I have the T-Mobile variant which I converted to the International ROM using the method that does not require the bootloader to be unlocked. I am running the open beta of 9.0.17. I went to check if I have Chat features yet and it worked for like a second! I turned the toggle on, went back, clicked chat features again and now it says it's not available for my device. Maybe it was just a glitch, but look at the screenshot I attached! My hopes were so high and now I'm just upset again. Will I ever get Chat features? Who am I waiting on? Google? OnePlus? T-Mobile?
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On the T-Mobile firmware it only works with the stock messaging app, probably the same on the OB.
Yes, I was running the international software and had this same issue. Flashed back to stock T-Mobile software due to horror stories of the update to Android 10 bricking converted devices. Tried to turn these on again, and same story... Stock messaging app worked, Google's didn't.
I have converted to International and upgraded to 10.0 using Oxygen Updater then downloaded Google Messenger app and it works great. I do have a unlocked bootloader however.
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On the T-Mobile firmware it only works with the stock messaging app, probably the same on the OB.
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Wrong, just update to the latest beta of messages and make sure carrier services is updated and it can be fully activated. Am currently on stock T-mobile firmware.
pyrorob said:
Wrong, just update to the latest beta of messages and make sure carrier services is updated and it can be fully activated. Am currently on stock T-mobile firmware.
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RCS on the stock TMobile firmware isn't the issue. Latest beta message installed, carrier services updated, still no RCS on my device.

OnePlus 6t T-Mobile unlocked converted oxygen 10.3

Hi, I have a T-Mobile version of OnePlus 6t and it is unlocked. I converted to global room but Can I update to oxyen os 10.3?
I saw posts that T-Mobile version needs to wait T-Mobiles OTA but I am not sure this applied to post-unlocked one.
Ruin2580 said:
Hi, I have a T-Mobile version of OnePlus 6t and it is unlocked. I converted to global room but Can I update to oxyen os 10.3?
I saw posts that T-Mobile version needs to wait T-Mobiles OTA but I am not sure this applied to post-unlocked one.
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I have a converted TMobile op6t and upgraded to 10.1 then just local upgraded to 10.3 without issues but just last night I flashed the open beta 3. Your fine to upgrade.
Ruin2580 said:
Hi, I have a T-Mobile version of OnePlus 6t and it is unlocked. I converted to global room but Can I update to oxyen os 10.3?
I saw posts that T-Mobile version needs to wait T-Mobiles OTA but I am not sure this applied to post-unlocked one.
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I went from 9.0.17 to 10.3 with a local upgrade - all seems to work fine. Except for Google certification that will not be available till TMobile release A10 and certify the device. So some applications will not show in Play Store (Like Netflix) and GPay will not work.
polzovotel said:
I went from 9.0.17 to 10.3 with a local upgrade - all seems to work fine. Except for Google certification that will not be available till TMobile release A10 and certify the device. So some applications will not show in Play Store (Like Netflix) and GPay will not work.
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Question, I have the apk saved and I install say Netflix apk onto android 10, would I be able to use the app or would it be unable to install/work?
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Question, I have the apk saved and I install say Netflix apk onto android 10, would I be able to use the app or would it be unable to install/work?
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Yes, you can. You better install Netflix BEFORE upgrading. The reason is Netflix deployment is not one APK - you will need to use 3d party to deploy Netflix apk.
polzovotel said:
I went from 9.0.17 to 10.3 with a local upgrade - all seems to work fine. Except for Google certification that will not be available till TMobile release A10 and certify the device. So some applications will not show in Play Store (Like Netflix) and GPay will not work.
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Did you install safety net on magisk? My playstore is certified on 6t, 10.3, rooted etc
bigjailerman said:
Did you install safety net on magisk? My playstore is certified on 6t, 10.3, rooted etc
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I do not have root
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beany23 said:
I have a converted TMobile op6t and upgraded to 10.1 then just local upgraded to 10.3 without issues but just last night I flashed the open beta 3. Your fine to upgrade.
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Did you use the incremental or full package? The incremental fails as soon as you click it. I am giving the full pkg a try.
vibraniumdroid said:
Did you use the incremental or full package? The incremental fails as soon as you click it. I am giving the full pkg a try.
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For those of us on converted TMO devices, you can only use full packages. The incremental will fail Everytime.
What steps did you use to root? Did you do it after installing A10?
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Did you install safety net on magisk? My playstore is certified on 6t, 10.3, rooted etc
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Yes, you can. You better install Netflix BEFORE upgrading. The reason is Netflix deployment is not one APK - you will need to use 3d party to deploy Netflix apk.
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May I ask, when you went from 9.0.17 to 10.3, did you use Oxygen updater? I have converted twice now from A9 to A10 and both times had to msmtool back to A9.17 due to various issues. I would like to update to A10, but don't want to have an issue and have to re-wipe everything and go through the ordeal of unlocking bootloader again as well as copying all my files back to my phone and setting things back up.
Did you have any issues with your upgrade or was it a seemless experience? I realize there is Netflix and google play (I do use Netflix but no Gpay).
If it worked good for you I may consider going to 10.0.3 from 9.0.17 in the next day or so. I realize the upgrading is all subjective, just curious
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May I ask, when you went from 9.0.17 to 10.3, did you use Oxygen updater? I have converted twice now from A9 to A10 and both times had to msmtool back to A9.17 due to various issues. I would like to update to A10, but don't want to have an issue and have to re-wipe everything and go through the ordeal of unlocking bootloader again as well as copying all my files back to my phone and setting things back up.
Did you have any issues with your upgrade or was it a seemless experience? I realize there is Netflix and google play (I do use Netflix but no Gpay).
If it worked good for you I may consider going to 10.0.3 from 9.0.17 in the next day or so. I realize the upgrading is all subjective, just curious
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Worked well for me using oxygen updater and local upgrade option. No wipe or data loss for me. I am not root and my bootloader is locked. I did not see any issues with a10 apart Google certification that will be fixed when TMobile release a10 for this device
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polzovotel said:
Worked well for me using oxygen updater and local upgrade option. No wipe or data loss for me. I am not root and my bootloader is locked. I did not see any issues with a10 apart Google certification that will be fixed when TMobile release a10 for this device
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Gotcha, perhaps I will wait then. I am unlocked bootloader with magisk and twrp. Thanks for the reply.
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May I ask, when you went from 9.0.17 to 10.3, did you use Oxygen updater? I have converted twice now from A9 to A10 and both times had to msmtool back to A9.17 due to various issues. I would like to update to A10, but don't want to have an issue and have to re-wipe everything and go through the ordeal of unlocking bootloader again as well as copying all my files back to my phone and setting things back up.
Did you have any issues with your upgrade or was it a seemless experience? I realize there is Netflix and google play (I do use Netflix but no Gpay).
If it worked good for you I may consider going to 10.0.3 from 9.0.17 in the next day or so. I realize the upgrading is all subjective, just curious
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I just updated to the latest 10.0.3 last night. There were no major hiccups and I followed the ultimate guide method 2. There were some Magisk modules that were incompatible such as (OOS Doze) and my sms/MMS with Google messenger stopped working. The messagenr actually resolved itself and is now working and my Netflix works along with Disney plus. I am using the module safetypass to pass safetnet
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I just updated to the latest 10.0.3 last night. There were no major hiccups and I followed the ultimate guide method 2. There were some Magisk modules that were incompatible such as (OOS Doze) and my sms/MMS with Google messenger stopped working. The messagenr actually resolved itself and is now working and my Netflix works along with Disney plus. I am using the module safetypass to pass safetnet
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Oh, good to know. Thank you. I will look into that ultimate guide method 2. I appreciate the feedback.
Edit: Did you do local upgrade or upgrade from the oxygen update app directly?
ozzmanj1 said:
Oh, good to know. Thank you. I will look into that ultimate guide method 2. I appreciate the feedback.
Edit: Did you do local upgrade or upgrade from the oxygen update app directly?
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Local update. I didn't lose any data or files. The process was pretty straight forward and i went straight to 10.0.3 too.
Did you root before installing 10.3?
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For those of us on converted TMO devices, you can only use full packages. The incremental will fail Everytime.
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Not true I went from 9. 17 to 10.01 and Incremental to 10.3. With no issues. Your mileage may vary.
I'm on 9.0.17 converted TMobile to international, can I take the 10.3.0 update , I'm understanding I'll most likely lose Google pay which I don't use anything else?
I went from 9.17 converted to International to 10.3, then rooted.
Yes you will lose Google Pay and Play Store Certification.

Notified I have an update to Android 10

So, I have a T-Mobile branded 6t. I was running Havoc OS 2.9 Pie. My device is full unlocked(bootloader AND sim). I decided I wanted to wipe everything and msm back to stock then go to OOS and then back to Havoc 2.9 Pie. I've done this so many times its easy lol. But the weird this is, I had something unexpected happen. After I msm to OOS, I did a local update as usual to the last version of Pie. After everything was successful, before I flashed twrp, I got a notification that OOS 10 was ready to install. Not a scam/virus/malware. My question is this, what would have happened if I upgraded to Over the air update instead of local? Remember, I have a T-Mobile branded 6t
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So, I have a T-Mobile branded 6t. I was running Havoc OS 2.9 Pie. My device is full unlocked(bootloader AND sim). I decided I wanted to wipe everything and msm back to stock then go to OOS and then back to Havoc 2.9 Pie. I've done this so many times its easy lol. But the weird this is, I had something unexpected happen. After I msm to OOS, I did a local update as usual to the last version of Pie. After everything was successful, before I flashed twrp, I got a notification that OOS 10 was ready to install. Not a scam/virus/malware. My question is this, what would have happened if I upgraded to Over the air update instead of local? Remember, I have a T-Mobile branded 6t
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So are you unlocked or locked? Are you on 9.0.15?
I'm on 9.0.17 and got the update
gs2jb4.1.1 said:
I'm on 9.0.17 and got the update
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So you are on International
PapaMag said:
So you are on International
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yeah I'm on the international rom, but debating if I should update cause the play store not being certified.
gs2jb4.1.1 said:
yeah I'm on the international rom, but debating if I should update cause the play store not being certified.
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Yeah I have been back and forth because of this issue but really like the dark theme option Android 10 has. Wish T-Mobile would hurry up I would just go stock.
PapaMag said:
Yeah I have been back and forth because of this issue but really like the dark theme option Android 10 has. Wish T-Mobile would hurry up I would just go stock.
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Nobody is answering my question lol. My phone is T-Mobile branded, so will the OOS 10 update work? Normally we can't get an update notification because its branded and not from Oneplus, so how was I able to get this notification?
I read earlier this month that someone had tried to ota the way you're asking about and it didn't work. From what I remember they had to msm back.
I've been on 9.0.17 with 0 issues and got the update notice yesterday. I DLed the full update available here and did the local upgrade following the instructions in the ultimate guide. It went ok. My only issues are ctsProfile false and the Play store not certified. I would have rather stayed on 9.0.17. I'm not sure what those issues would mean for you going to Havoc.
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Nobody is answering my question lol. My phone is T-Mobile branded, so will the OOS 10 update work? Normally we can't get an update notification because its branded and not from Oneplus, so how was I able to get this notification?
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The only time I have received a update notification after converting is through Oxygen Updater

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.
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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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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.
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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!
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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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