I got the May update notification and it seems the best I can do is delay it a day so I don't have much time. How do I stop this from happening? I am using the G988U model.
As far as I know, you can delay an update up to 3 times. This is assuming you are completely stock, non rooted. I know there is a way to block updates on rooted devices but I don't remember as I haven't rooted a device in more than 4 years.
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The last couple of weeks I have been having problems with the phone randomly shutting off and power cycling. I had been using CM6 for a long time with no apparent problem till this started happening. So I unrooted and flashed back to stock and dl'ed current updates OTA...To no avail it was still happening....I brought it into Sprint and the tech determined that it is a safety feature cause the phone was overheating...And that it is a known issue that has to do with the last current update... I also use the silicone case so I know that is keeping it warmer than normal. I usually have these random resets when using apps for along time...They said HTC knows about it and trying to come up with a different update to fix it. I had asked the tech about rooting which he said corporate frowns on but would be nice to have it unrooted when you bring it in...I am just curious if anyone else is having this problem...The tech also suggested to flash a different kernel and that should take care it or wait for the OTA. Anyone have a suggestion for a good kernel?...And now i have to root again dammit...ughh..
Hi,
I travel a lot and do not want to do this froyo update on my vibrant for 2-3 months. T-mobile's answer is to "keep hitting postpone every day". It appears there is no way to actually disable the update other than to keep postponing it. I rooted my phone to see if I could stop the ota update.
I found a few things:
1) /system/etc/cacert.txt has t-mobile as a global CA. removing this breaks lots of the stock apps. Does this mean t-mobile is doing man-in-the-middle on all ssl connections? If so, horrid. However, it doesn't stop the ota update.
2) I see a blue and red double arrow in my notification bar stating the update is pending, but nothing in "ps" output that indicates a running application for it.
3) pulling the tmobile sim card and either leaving it out or putting in another sim card (from say etisalat) doesn't stop the update notification. This could mean the update is already on my phone, i just have to find it and delete it.
Thoughts?
The update you are getting notification for is not froyo. Also, there is a 50/50 chance that it will semi brick your phone. Good part is the update will unlock your hardware for download mode and recovery mode.
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it seems a double-restart with sim removed means the "DM service" doesn't start, so I don't get the update notifications anymore.
Why wouldn't you want the update? You are doing yourself a disservice.
mr2t32 said:
The update you are getting notification for is not froyo. Also, there is a 50/50 chance that it will semi brick your phone. Good part is the update will unlock your hardware for download mode and recovery mode.
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ok, whatever the new samsung/tmobile android update is, i don't want it now.
my 3-button recovery mode works fine, that's how i got root.
kangxi said:
Why wouldn't you want the update? You are doing yourself a disservice.
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The main reason is I'm traveling for the next 2-3 months, and cannot afford to have the phone broken.
I'd like to wait to see what others experience, and possibly wait for a changelog to appear so I can see what's changed between versions.
There have been many threads about the experience and the changelog has been posted. Most of the changes are very positive including reducing the lag on the device and fixing the GPS.
Just search around a little bit and you will find everything you need. If you still have questions, let me know.
QUOTE]1) /system/etc/cacert.txt has t-mobile as a global CA. removing this breaks lots of the stock apps. Does this mean t-mobile is doing man-in-the-middle on all ssl connections? If so, horrid. However, it doesn't stop the ota update.[/QUOTE]
There is no MIM on SSL connections. That is the certificate that the stock apps are signed with.
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QUOTE]1) /system/etc/cacert.txt has t-mobile as a global CA. removing this breaks lots of the stock apps. Does this mean t-mobile is doing man-in-the-middle on all ssl connections? If so, horrid. However, it doesn't stop the ota update.
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There is no MIM on SSL connections. That is the certificate that the stock apps are signed with.[/QUOTE]
Hi,
My best guess, and I suggested this in another thread about disabling the update, is to go into /system/app and rename wssyncmldm.apk and wssyncmlnps.apk both to .bak, then reboot into recovery, wipe cache, dalvik cache, fix permissions, and reboot.
hope it helps, cheers, =)
I found out 2 things:
1) /system/etc/security/otacerts.zip will disable the update, because the ssl cert check fails.
2) DO NOT rename /system/etc/security/cacerts.bks (the cert keystore) or the system won't boot. I apparently pushed a bad cert keystore to the device and well, soft-bricked it. Everything just goes bad from there.
Everything was so simple with the nexus one. I lost my nexus one when it fell out of my pocket on the escalators at Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. Let me tell you, the nexus one won't survive a 5 story fall onto marble floors.
I was running bionix1.7 when the update came out and never saw a notification for it. Just run a custom rom and it'll probably sidesteap the update and improve the overall quality of your phone.
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I ended up following http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798125 and doing the update myself and keeping root. I uninstalled all the crap tmobile and samsung install to stalk and lie to me. This phone is the new Dell computer, loaded with crap and no clean OS to install for yourself.
Did anyone else get an update pushed that downgraded you from JI6 to JFD (stock)? This morning when I woke up I noticed an update alert from T-Mobile just like I received for the JI6 update. However, when it finishes and I am rebooted, I am back to JFD. What gives? Has anyone else seen this?
Sorry, I didn't see the question a few posts down about this issue. Seems to be what happened to me.
There are couple of other posts on here that report the same thing happening. Not sure what is going on though. Seems like Tmo run amuck.
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I too have the update waiting in the notification bar, it's been connecting to the DM servers for the past 20 minutes. I don't want it if it's going to revert me back. Tmobile had no idea what I'm talking about...so what do we do? Keep hitting postpone?! Thank!
Could be....prepared to get flamed....an update configuration the phone needs to update to .....can't say it....ugh, froyo. Ok getting prepared..fire away.
sent from the other side of my galaxy.
I can confirm the "rumor". I recently contacted support (T-Mobile) regarding an update performed via KIES. After getting them to send out a replacement, I discovered the "update" this morning. One thing to note, the "replacement" arrived with JI6 installed. After installing the "update" I found the following changes to indicate a downgrade.
1. Applications removed/changed. Media Hub (changed), HD Video Camera (removed), & Task Manager(removed). There are probably others but for lack of better phrase, it appears they restored the device to the factory version that the devices came with.
2. About Phone, Baseband and Firmware version changed. Baseband is now T959UVJFD & Firmware is 2.1-update1
So at this point I am one of the more disgruntled T-Mobile customers, since prior to getting my replacement, I was informed there was NO WAY they could downgrade my device, to the factory shipped SW version. I will be making a call to Support and demanding why they have untrained staff, because obviously they would have told their CS staff about this pending 'downgrade'.
Downgrade Confirmed!
I don't know how I'm going to get rid of this update pending in my notification bar. Is my only option to install it?
On Monday I got an T-Mobile OTA notification on my phone for Kit Kat as most of you probably already have. I decided to reject it and I looked up how to get that alert off my notification bar which is basically, go under cache/FOTA and delete the update that was downloaded. I did and it worked. But ever since then I feel like my data has decreased dramatically. I don't know if it's because of the rejected update or what but all of a sudden the network just goes super slow. as in 1mbps compared to about 20mbps that I normally have.
Has anyone rejected the OTA update and if so, did your data also slow down considerably? I have a nandroid backup from about 2 weeks ago that I'm thinking of restoring my phone to see if it changes anything but if I do, I know I'll get prompted with the same update again which I don't really want to take. (I'm rooted with TWRP recovery and stock ROM) It's just a hassle to go through it all again after what feels like a couple of months ago with the 10G update. My phone was working perfectly the way I had it and I just wish to go back to it. Right now it kind of feels like my old phone (LG Connect) which for this nightmare is the main reason I got rid of it in the first place. You guys' help would be much appreciated. thanks
Restore nandroid then freeze the update app with titanium or something similar.
It also may just be a coincidence and your network is having some temp issues.
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Hello folks, new to the forum here. My wife and I both recently got Galaxy S7s from Sams, and our carrier is AT&T. For whatever reason, the push updates never happen on my phone, so I am still in 6.0.1, but my wife's has gotten 7.0 pushed to hers. Problem is that after a while (perhaps a couple of days), her phone starts to develop a persistent lag, where she can't really do anything at all, like typing or changing apps, so severe is the lag. The phone was basically useless at that point, so she would have to restart the phone to restore its normal function. But the lag would always return, and she would need restart multiple times per day.
Talking to Samsung and AT&T proved fruitless at getting any troubleshooting done other than factory resetting the phone. That of course fixed the problem, but as soon as the 7.0 push update happened, the lag came back. We eventually got AT&T to send us a new phone on warranty. But just recently her phone got 7.0 pushed and sure enough the lag is back. Clearly the problem is software related, as my phone is still 6.0.1 and runs perfectly.
I am pretty uninitiated in the Android world, and so I was hoping you folks might be able to help us restore her phone, as I am certain we will get no useful help through the "official" channels. We aren't looking to root or anything, but if there is troubleshooting or a guide we could walk through, we would sure appreciate the help.
Thanks!
I had the same problem when my S7 did the update from 6.0.1 to Android 7. I asked AT&T to change the phone and they did. When the new phone did the update the lag problems started again. I downgrade to stock 6.0.1 and disable the update service with Package Disabler. Now I keep on android 6.0.1 (which I like more than the Nougat) and I do not have lag problems.
You could try to flash the Nougat update manually. It's not exactly simple, but a fair amount of reading up on it should prepare you. Obviously you'll lose all personal data, and there's even a chance it might still be laggy for you. There is a guide on how to do this on droidviews.com that helped me tremendously. Make sure that if you try this, you plug in the phone only after it is in download mode and only after Odin is open. Plus you'll need the drivers and to make sure the phone is in USB Debugging mode via developer options, as well as turn on OEM unlock before you try this. Good luck!