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I keep reading that we need to install all the bloat ware we removed b4 froyo...is it, there is a chance of brick. Or it will brick? I only removed a few installed apps.
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sounds odd to me... I would think if you removed the vital blur apps it would brick right now if it doesn't then it will just reinstall them back on once the 2.2 update hits but I could always be wrong

People that have removed any bloat and tried to apply the .604 patch have failed. All of the bloat has to be installed for the update to install.
I would assume this would be true for the 2.2 update, but only when it is released will we know for sure

yourfriendwayned said:
sounds odd to me... I would think if you removed the vital blur apps it would brick right now if it doesn't then it will just reinstall them back on once the 2.2 update hits but I could always be wrong
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I had to reinstall all of my system apps because (I KNOW!!! :-D) I deleted them instead of changing to .bak. Everytime I tried to update, it stopped at a certain part saying that it was unable to verify a certain file (usually stopped at blockbuster)

You know that last post was from Aug 2nd? Just saying....

TheBigBentley said:
You know that last post was from Aug 2nd? Just saying....
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It's not like I had something useless to say like yourself...

[Q] Having issues trying to OTA update?

so i used odin to revert completely back to stock jf6 firmware, everytime i try and update it goes thru the process of updating and stops during reboot at 50 percent and says download failed, can anyone help me troubleshoot this issue. im all ears, thanks in advance...

this seems to be happening to all of us who had been rooted at one point or another

yea this will be my fourth try. this time im going to do a factory reset and sign into the market and see what happens. i wonder if this has something to do with the jf6 zip that all of us are flashing back to....

interesting. ive been seeing a fail message as well but 3-button recovery is working now.

beazie0885 said:
yea this will be my fourth try. this time im going to do a factory reset and sign into the market and see what happens. i wonder if this has something to do with the jf6 zip that all of us are flashing back to....
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please update us after the factory reset

no go on factory reset hopefully someone will post the zip after they get it to work.
[edit] im on the phone with dumbass at&t customer service right now working my way up to level 3 tech support.
[EDIT again..] he found some errors on their side of things that he just corrected and pushed a new update directly to my phone via OTA.

ouch, live long and prosper and may the force be with you

life2monkeys said:
ouch, live long and prosper and may the force be with you
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lol, just rebooted and.... fucx... no good still but hes gonna give me a call back in about a half hour.. will rpost then

still a no go, he said to try again tonight when he sends me another update. then again tomorrow, looks like till then, SOL

Can you use File Explorer or USB debug to see if there's an update.zip in /sdcard on your device?

same here. i've tried everything.
Also I should mention that you can cheat the 24 hour system by changing the clock manually to a day later... lol

brunson said:
Can you use File Explorer or USB debug to see if there's an update.zip in /sdcard on your device?
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i checked and nothing...

having the same problem

Guys.. chill out - the Samsung official announcement said
"An update to improve the Samsung Captivate's GPS performance is now available. Captivate customers will receive a notification on their device that an update is available and will simply need to download the file to update their phone. The updates will be pushed to customers' devices over the next few weeks."
You do not need to check for the update yourself.

not the point. the point is, it is possible to get it now, and it's not working for us rooters :/

Eschmacher said:
not the point. the point is, it is possible to get it now, and it's not working for us rooters :/
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Well said... I'm not even worried about the jh7 update, we've had that for a while now, I'm more worried about my phone being ABLE to receive updates than anything else.
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well... i backed up my contacts with kies... i'm going to completely clear everything and go back to stock...
after that i'll re-root. but i'll be sure to use the adb shell to backup the stock kernel...

Its working now for me, I also got the updated failed message and have rebooted my phones several times through the day and just verified on google maps twice that it zoomed in accurately
My phone is rooted and have every setting in ryans lag fix set...oh yeah I got the beast unleashed installed.
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TheRealXenu said:
Stock rom with update is ready here http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RZXMUXY4
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From the General section. Good luck all.

cappysw10 said:
From the General section. Good luck all.
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call me stupid, but how would I go about installing this?

After being scared to do it, I flashed my Samsung Galaxy S 4 Active (I537) to KitKat

This is my first post and I'm going to try my best to not break a rule. If I do, I apologize in advance.
Thread thread is a sort of, "This is how I updated my phone from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2 and rooted it but your mileage may vary."
First, thanks goes to Sunderwear for his directions on how to push KitKat to the Samsung S4 Active as well as ROOT it. I rooted my 4.2.2 phone a few months ago and didn't realize doing so would prevent OTA updates. I went to the AT&T store to have them put 4.4.2 on the phone only to be told that the store didn't have the image (or whatever they said) and couldn't put it on my phone. Instead, they put 4.3, which turned out to be great because the directions pretty much have you going back to 4.3 in order to root.
BTW, if you are uninitiated, you may want to read this glossary page.
After having root in 4.2, I knew I wanted it in 4.4.2!
For the most part, I've been hesitant to flash the phone. I tried like hell to flash my first Android (Samsung S2 Skyrocket) only to brick it. (FWIW, if you can tell me how to fix it, I'd be gracious! It buzzes once and then twice and repeats.)
Anyway, I started in the thread above only to find that I now needed to download Odin. This, surprisingly, was difficult. I found this site (http://odindownload.com/) which I am convinced is some sort of hacked version of Odin because when I tried to install from there, my Symantic warned me. When I disabled it, the file tried to install a bunch of bloatware/spyware. It EVENTUALLY gave me Odin.
FYI, this thread was of no use. No download links.
Later on, after searching for something unrelated, I got to a "better" site. Unlike the link above, this site has a zip file compared to the bloat-ridden executable.
I learned that I had to use Odin 3.07 and NOT Odin 3.09. Odin 3.09 did not have the PDA button that would be central to me flashing the ROM to the phone.
I started my journey on the thread for the Stock AT&T Firmware Collection. I learned that the thread uses the last three characters of the build name to identify the build. For example, 4.3's build name is I537UCUBML2 but was referred to as "ML2". This was a bit confusing but I got the hang of it. I then went over to the 4.4.2 rooting thread. It was there that I read Sunderwear says that you need to downgrade to 4.3 to root 4.4. I was grateful that AT&T only updated me to 4.3!
Sunderwear's second post described how to root 4.4.2 if you had a rooted 4.3. Since I hadn't done that yet, I proceeded back to the firmware collection and found the thread to root my 4.3 phone.
I downloaded the files and loaded up the first file to flash. I made the mistake of keeping my phone plugged in while trying to put it in download mode. It was when I stumbled upon this page that gave me the clue that my phone had to be disconnected first before going into download mode.
Once done, I clicked Start and Odin flashed my phone! It took about 2-3 minutes.
The next step was to do saferoot. The thread didn't link it so here it is.
SafeRoot requires your phone to be in USB debugging mode. Directions were found by googling. You go to Settings, About Device, and click Build Number until you get a message saying you have enabled developer mode. Then go back out one screen and go into Debugging options and enable USB debugging.
One installed I rebooted the phone and everything worked...except for wifi and "some other stuff". The thread warned you about this so I didn't worry. I flashed the next file and rebooted. Updated SuperSU and everything worked!!
I verified that I had root by installing Root Checker.
All was great with 4.3! Now for what turned out to be the more agonizing part: Upgrading to 4.4.2.
Going back to the 4.4.2 rooting thread, I learned that all I needed to do was install SafeTrap to update to KitKat and then flash a couple more files. I downloaded pwnedkitkat.zip (link in the thread) and then installed SafeTrap. I presume that SafeTrap is some sort of bootstraping method of updating the firmware.
I copied the SafeTrap apk file, along with pwnedkitkat and the updated superSU zip files to my external SD card. Once everything was copied, I installed SafeTrap and then opened it. SafeTrap then offered me the option to install Recovery Mode. Once done, I restarted my phone.
I noticed a new splash screen after the Samsung splashscreen. I clicked the Menu button (left of home) to start the recovery process. I clicked "Install" and pointed it to the pwnedkitkat.zip file. This took the longest. Probably took 15 minutes but felt like an eternity. I wasn't sure if my phone bricked when the screen turned off! But upon turning it back on, it was still going.
The bar moved very slowly. But remained patient. After a long 15-20 minutes, it updated! SafeTrap gave me the option to reboot there but I followed the directions and installed SuperSU from the SD card. It was a quick install.
I restarted the phone! I was done!! Right?
My phone got stuck on the AT&T splash screen! I started to panic! What did I do wrong?!
I missed Sunderwear's step five:
5.Put your phone in download mode and flash the 4.4.2 stock boot.tar.md5 kernel and your phone will boot after a few minutes with root access enabled.
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Goes to show you to read everything. I missed it due to the line break. I downloaded the boot.tar.md5 file and put the phone back into download mode and push it via PDA in Odin (I presume PDA. It wasn't explicit.)
After a few hours of chewing my nails and wondering if I bricked it:
http://imgur.com/a/UFg6u#F5qFTdq
So thanks to everyone! Now if I could only unbrick my Skyrocket!

Outstanding instructions! Thank you for this. I wish all the instructions were as clear and detailed as this is.
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I tried like hell to flash my first Android (Samsung S2 Skyrocket) only to brick it. (FWIW, if you can tell me how to fix it, I'd be gracious! It buzzes once and then twice and repeats.)
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do you mean it vibrates every 2 seconds and doesn't turn on?

:good:

Great instructions and great story. Sounds like what most people like me go through every time we try to do something like this.

jimmietilt said:
do you mean it vibrates every 2 seconds and doesn't turn on?
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Yup. The last time I looked into this was almost two years ago. It just sits in my drawer now.

dajabec said:
Great instructions and great story. Sounds like what most people like me go through every time we try to do something like this.
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I think what got me was all the new terminology and unfamiliarity of flashing. Jailbreaking an iPhone (which I've done before I had an Android) is pretty simple. It's pretty much point and click. But ROMs, flashing...these all have definitions which can be a bit overwhelming, even to a technical person such as myself. I've compiled Linux kernels from scratch!
But there's something about making your phone unusable. Something that I cannot live without, especially as I'm searching for a job.
It's nerve-wracking and I especially got nervous when I was putting KitKat on since it took so long. But overall, I'm glad I did it.

Mike, I wish everyone's instructions were like yours. I am in a similar boat as you, currently on 4.2.2 rooted and unable to do an OTA. I am not really sure what to do as I do not want my phone to be wiped. Did you bring your phone to an ATT store or a Device Support Center? And when they flashed 4.3 did your phone lose anything?

Agent. said:
Mike, I wish everyone's instructions were like yours. I am in a similar boat as you, currently on 4.2.2 rooted and unable to do an OTA. I am not really sure what to do as I do not want my phone to be wiped. Did you bring your phone to an ATT store or a Device Support Center? And when they flashed 4.3 did your phone lose anything?
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Backup using Samsung kies and go find the 4.3 Odin package. Hell I just use the Google backup feature which is good enough for me.
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rdh28 said:
Backup using Samsung kies and go find the 4.3 Odin package. Hell I just use the Google backup feature which is good enough for me.
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I don't want to go through all of the trouble of reconfiguring all of my settings, restoring all of my app specific stuff, and just getting everything back the way I had it. Does Kies backup every little thing or just app data and contacts etc?

Agent. said:
I don't want to go through all of the trouble of reconfiguring all of my settings, restoring all of my app specific stuff, and just getting everything back the way I had it. Does Kies backup every little thing or just app data and contacts etc?
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Not sure but if you really want to upgrade it's worth the thirty minutes it takes to reconfigure
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Agent. said:
I don't want to go through all of the trouble of reconfiguring all of my settings, restoring all of my app specific stuff, and just getting everything back the way I had it. Does Kies backup every little thing or just app data and contacts etc?
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Use Titanium Backup. Just make sure you don't restore system apps and you'll be fine.

rdh28 said:
Not sure but if you really want to upgrade it's worth the thirty minutes it takes to reconfigure
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I know, I will probably do it this summer, I'm just really busy right now and can't afford to risk anything happen to my phone
Devo7v said:
Use Titanium Backup. Just make sure you don't restore system apps and you'll be fine.
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The system apps are one of the primary issues as that is what needs to be reconfigured, other apps can be backed up and restored easily.

Agent. said:
I am not really sure what to do as I do not want my phone to be wiped. Did you bring your phone to an ATT store or a Device Support Center? And when they flashed 4.3 did your phone lose anything?
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I took mine to the AT&T device support center. I called before going in and they pretty much told me it was going to be destructive. I had previously wiped my phone earlier that day in the hopes that it would receive the OTA update.
I'm not going to lie: it's nerve-wracking, but straight forward. I know sometimes it helps to have someone hold your hand while you do it. And for me, it was definitely in the camp of, "What am I going to do if my phone craps out on me?"
But like what someone else said: you can back up your settings within Keis. I didn't. I just did a wipe. I backed up my photos but that's about it. Everything else was in the cloud. The one thing I should have done was transfer my Authenticator keys to another device because I couldn't log into AWS (which does not give out backup codes like Google). I did end up switching to Authy (I can't link to it since I'm such a new user but you can find it in the Play Store) which allows you to have more than one device. It shares your secret key between devices so it's technically less secure. But I needed the flexibility in case my phone crapped out on me again.
Pro Tip: to install all your apps again, go to the Google play store on your device and click "My Apps". Long hold one of the apps and then select the check boxes of the apps you want to install.

And hey if you run into anything there's plenty of people who check this forum regularly. I've managed to root 4.2.2 , 4.3, and 4.4.2 while retaining full functionality, just from this forum...the information is out there good luck!!
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Agent. said:
I know, I will probably do it this summer, I'm just really busy right now and can't afford to risk anything happen to my phone
The system apps are one of the primary issues as that is what needs to be reconfigured, other apps can be backed up and restored easily.
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What system apps need to be reconfigured? I can't really see that many that it would take you more than 15 to 20 minutes.

Thank you guys, I need to get my phone serviced anyway as there is a yellow dot in the top left of the screen that won't go away. So if AT&T sends me a new phone I can do all of the dirty work and then transfer everything side by side from the old device. If they won't for whatever reason I will do what you guys suggested. So just to be clear I should follow the instructions to Odin to 4.3, root, then follow the upgrade/root instructions to 4.4.2?

Agent. said:
So just to be clear I should follow the instructions to Odin to 4.3, root, then follow the upgrade/root instructions to 4.4.2?
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I personally thing this is better since if you have 4.4.2 already, you have to downgrade to 4.3, root it and then put 4.4.2 on it.

[Q] 4.4.4 Update XT1052

Hey guys, I just received the notification about the above mentioned update being available for my phone. Who has experience with this update and can tell me, if I should update or not. I mean the phone is running quite good on 4.4.2 so why change a running machine? But on the other hand... We all like the new cool stuff, dont we? so whats better and whats worse after the update and how can i pull the file without root? So others can use it if they want to.
Thanks in advance and I hope the answer isnt mentioned here already, cause I couldnt find it within the last hour or so...
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N00BY0815 said:
Hey guys, I just received the notification about the above mentioned update being available for my phone. Who has experience with this update and can tell me, if I should update or not. I mean the phone is running quite good on 4.4.2 so why change a running machine? But on the other hand... We all like the new cool stuff, dont we? so whats better and whats worse after the update and how can i pull the file without root? So others can use it if they want to.
Thanks in advance and I hope the answer isnt mentioned here already, cause I couldnt find it within the last hour or so...
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There is a thread in general regarding the 4.4.4 rollout. While it isn't necessary to update, the phone will keep nagging you to install the update unless you either accept it, or use root to disable update notifications.

What's better? Well it shows 4.4.4 under Android version number instead of 4.4.2
No seriously, the only change I have noticed are : A much brighter flash for taking photos. Maybe the daylight photos have changed too, I honestly have no idea, no real time to test that.
Since upgrading to 4.4.4 I now can connect my phone to my Bravia via Mircast, if that matters to you.
There is a new Dialler app, which is meaningless IMHO, still sucks big time.
And some security related updates have been made, about which I literally have no idea.
No, the phone does NOT run more smoothly than on 4.4.2, it's just same. If you are happy with 4.4.2 then there is no point.
By the way, no, without root you can't pull the OTA zip file from the phone.

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What's better? Well it shows 4.4.4 under Android version number instead of 4.4.2
No seriously, the only change I have noticed are : A much brighter flash for taking photos. Maybe the daylight photos have changed too, I honestly have no idea, no real time to test that.
Since upgrading to 4.4.4 I now can connect my phone to my Bravia via Mircast, if that matters to you.
There is a new Dialler app, which is meaningless IMHO, still sucks big time.
And some security related updates have been made, about which I literally have no idea.
No, the phone does NOT run more smoothly than on 4.4.2, it's just same. If you are happy with 4.4.2 then there is no point.
By the way, no, without root you can't pull the OTA zip file from the phone.
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Thanks for the answers. But shouldnt it be possible to adb pull the update? And where is it located and is it downloaded already or would i have to allow the update first?
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Thanks for the answers. But shouldnt it be possible to adb pull the update? And where is it located and is it downloaded already or would i have to allow the update first?
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All OTAs are located in /cache
AFAIK, you cannot access /cache (even with ADB pull) without being rooted. I could definitely be wrong about this, so you are welcome to try. Once in adb shell, try to 'cd' to /cache and get a directly listing with 'ls'. My guess is that you won't be able to without su privileges, but let me know if that is not the case.
Once you install the OTA, it is permanently erased from /cache, and it is gone forever. I'm not sure why you are interested in pulling it though -- all of the XT1052 OTAs have already been pulled and posted by others. You can find all this in the very link I posted in my first reply to you.
Good Luck!

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All OTAs are located in /cache
AFAIK, you cannot access /cache (even with ADB pull) without being rooted. I could definitely be wrong about this, so you are welcome to try. Once in adb shell, try to 'cd' to /cache and get a directly listing with 'ls'. My guess is that you won't be able to without su privileges, but let me know if that is not the case.
Once you install the OTA, it is permanently erased from /cache, and it is gone forever. I'm not sure why you are interested in pulling it though -- all of the XT1052 OTAs have already been pulled and posted by others. You can find all this in the very link I posted in my first reply to you.
Good Luck!
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Oh ok, didnt know, they have all been posted already. Just didnt wanna read up 40 pages or more. Though I have to say I read 20 or so I just wanna pull it for the sake of pulling as well just to see, if it works unrooted and if I am still able to do so, since my android skills got a bit rusty
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Forced 5.1 ota download on rooted 4.4... help me stop the install please!

Running a mofo rooted 4.4 Turbo, and over the last two weeks Verizon has been relentlessly trying to make me take the update, which I have avoided downloading, until last night. I wake up this morning to find they finally got over on me, and the update has been downloaded... but NOT installed... yet.
I LOVE the way my phone is now, as I have tethering which is the only reason I care to have root. I have read that by taking the update I will lose root, and I have also read a few threads claiming that I can retain root ONLY if I have 4.4 rooted, and then flashing to 5.1, which I have. The problem is, I have found little information proving this is true, or proven 5.1 flash files with tether.
Can someone guide me? Please? I need to either stop this OTA install (preferably delete the downloaded files which I cannot find) or go ahead and update to 5.1 and maintain root. Again, while I do not mind the upgrade, but have yet to find a trustworthy tether enabled 5.1 flash. While I did manage to root 4.4 using mofo, I am not the most knowledgeable on this kind of stuff, and simply want my tethering abilities. I wish they would just leave my phone and I alone, lol.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I am sure that any time now the phone is going to install this stupid update they have now forced me to download.

Anyone? Bueller.....
I constantly get notifications to install... would really like to delete the downloaded files. Cant find ANY info on how to do so on the Turbo.

Special~k said:
Anyone? Bueller.....
I constantly get notifications to install... would really like to delete the downloaded files. Cant find ANY info on how to do so on the Turbo.
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Pretty sure the file is in the cache directory and you can freeze the Motorola ota app using something like titanium backup.

koftheworld is correct. I'm 4.4 mofo rooted and was getting nagged, my update recently downloaded too. I froze the MotorolaOTA app using Titanium Backup, rebooted to recovery, then cleared the cache partition. I haven't had a pop up since. Clear cache partition took over 10 min. Good luck.

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Pretty sure the file is in the cache directory and you can freeze the Motorola ota app using something like titanium backup.
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Thanks for your reply... just downloaded a file manager but have yet to be able to locate the cache directory. If I was to do a cache wipe, would that get rid of it?
Any knowledge of this claim?
http://androiding.how/how-to-root-u...using-mofo-works-only-if-youre-on-4-4-kiakat/
I keep getting a reminder to install I have to set a time for... would really love to get rid of this.

giant25 said:
koftheworld is correct. I'm 4.4 mofo rooted and was getting nagged, my update recently downloaded too. I froze the MotorolaOTA app using Titanium Backup, rebooted to recovery, then cleared the cache partition. I haven't had a pop up since. Clear cache partition took over 10 min. Good luck.
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Im terrified of using stuff like that Titanium Backup because I am clueless about it, lol. Thank you for the info though, guess Im going to go download it. I've read thats what I should do, I was just hoping to find some proof of this claim:
http://androiding.how/how-to-root-u...using-mofo-works-only-if-youre-on-4-4-kiakat/
Is the freezing process self explanatory after I download Ti Backup? Have a link or any info I could use on the process? Thanks again for your help.

Special~k said:
Im terrified of using stuff like that Titanium Backup because I am clueless about it, lol. Thank you for the info though, guess Im going to go download it. I've read thats what I should do, I was just hoping to find some proof of this claim:
http://androiding.how/how-to-root-u...using-mofo-works-only-if-youre-on-4-4-kiakat/
Is the freezing process self explanatory after I download Ti Backup? Have a link or any info I could use on the process? Thanks again for your help.
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Its pretty straight forward. Open Titanium Backup, grant root access if its the first time you open it, go to the Backup/Restore tab, scroll down to MotorolaOTA app and press it. When the menu pops up press "Freeze!". The app should then appear highlighted in the app list.