So with the ChainFire method listed in this forum to root the S6, will I be able to update with OTA updates? First time rooting this way without installing custom recovery etc.
If not able, what will be the easiest method when updates come out?
Thanks in advance
Nope. You have to unroot or flash original t mobile firmware.
To take the ota you need 100% stock plus stock recovery.
Odin back to factory T-Mobile firmware is the only way
jonahtriangle said:
Nope. You have to unroot or flash original t mobile firmware.
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Sorry first time with a Samsung device. Will unrooting or flashing original firmware wipe my data?
reficuliu said:
Sorry first time with a Samsung device. Will unrooting or flashing original firmware wipe my data?
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You can reflash stock firmware using odin and it will not delete data unless you manually do a factory reset. You should be good to go.
jonahtriangle said:
You can reflash stock firmware using odin and it will not delete data unless you manually do a factory reset. You should be good to go.
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Thanks! Have rooted and deleted some bloatware and am waiting for the new firmware to fix the lit Flash LED issue. I just really don't want to go through the backup process for all my data and apps.
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Hello to the great people at xda..
Sorry for being a noob about it but i have certain questions about my c6902. First off my Z1 is rooted with the build number .157 with the stock os and the stock recovery. As of now i have been getting all OTAs without a problem. However, i would like to know what would happen if i install a custom recovery. Will it stop the OTAs? If yes, then which OTAs will it stop? Will it stop just the system OTAs or the application OTAs as well like walkman album etc.? Or will i just be able to see the available updates but would never be able to install them? And how can i revert back to the stock recovery? Would it make everything just as the way it was before with no strings attached? Sorry again for such a basic though as i couldn't find an answer anywhere else. Thanks a ton!
ronnie141 said:
Hello to the great people at xda..
Sorry for being a noob about it but i have certain questions about my c6902. First off my Z1 is rooted with the build number .157 with the stock os and the stock recovery. As of now i have been getting all OTAs without a problem. However, i would like to know what would happen if i install a custom recovery. Will it stop the OTAs? If yes, then which OTAs will it stop? Will it stop just the system OTAs or the application OTAs as well like walkman album etc.? Or will i just be able to see the available updates but would never be able to install them? And how can i revert back to the stock recovery? Would it make everything just as the way it was before with no strings attached? Sorry again for such a basic though as i couldn't find an answer anywhere else. Thanks a ton!
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if your bootloader stays locked, you CAN recieve OTA updates, but if you rooted with towelroot (i expect that because your an .157, like me ) you wont be able to apply system OTA updates cause they can not be verified. but OTA updates for Walkman or other apps will work.
Only the system updates are broken with the towelroot method. but of course you can install a custom recovery to revert to stock recovery, just flash the ftf with flashtool again and you have your stock recovery back (but make shure to untick the wipe boxes in flashtool
mo120697 said:
if your bootloader stays locked, you CAN recieve OTA updates, but if you rooted with towelroot (i expect that because your an .157, like me ) you wont be able to apply system OTA updates cause they can not be verified. but OTA updates for Walkman or other apps will work.
Only the system updates are broken with the towelroot method. but of course you can install a custom recovery to revert to stock recovery, just flash the ftf with flashtool again and you have your stock recovery back (but make shure to untick the wipe boxes in flashtool
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Thanks a lot for the info . So I get what you're saying and 'tis true that I'm rooted with towel root. So that means that I won't be able to install system OTAs and that's ok. Also you already have been very helpful but would you be kind enough to please send me a link for the stock recovery's ftf? Have you successfully tried doing the same on 157?
ronnie141 said:
Thanks a lot for the info . So I get what you're saying and 'tis true that I'm rooted with towel root. So that means that I won't be able to install system OTAs and that's ok. Also you already have been very helpful but would you be kind enough to please send me a link for the stock recovery's ftf? Have you successfully tried doing the same on 157?
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There isnt a "recovery ftf", you have to flash the whole ftf all over it again and than you have stock recovery back
and yes i did the same on .157, i flashed this Baltic version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_d8uWGbkaetRjFOYkZib0Z1Y1k/view?usp=sharing the baltic version works fine for me too, im from germany but i guess it should work (at least for european users) if you are not from europe, just flash .108 or .133 and update and root
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There isnt a "recovery ftf", you have to flash the whole ftf all over it again and than you have stock recovery back
and yes i did the same on .157, i flashed this Baltic version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_d8uWGbkaetRjFOYkZib0Z1Y1k/view?usp=sharing the baltic version works fine for me too, im from germany but i guess it should work (at least for european users) if you are not from europe, just flash .108 or .133 and update and root
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Ok.. But what if I do a full system repair using the pc companion? Would it do the same thing? Also, would pc companion have any problems detecting or repairing the phone with the custom recovery installed?
ronnie141 said:
Ok.. But what if I do a full system repair using the pc companion? Would it do the same thing? Also, would pc companion have any problems detecting or repairing the phone with the custom recovery installed?
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Pc companion works too, but the system repair from pc -c will wipe your data! So all your data is lost.
With flashtool youcan decide if you want to keep your data or to do to a wipe
mo120697 said:
Pc companion works too, but the system repair from pc -c will wipe your data! So all your data is lost.
With flashtool youcan decide if you want to keep your data or to do to a wipe
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Oh thank-you so so much. You have been a great help
Hi guys !
I unlocked my bootloader and rooted my device, and i don't know if i can upgrade my Nexus 6 by ota (received this morning on the phone) without brick it.
Is it dangerous?
Thank you
EDIT : I'm on stock Lollipop 5.0.1
Unlocked is fine. If you have root or any other system mods, you'll need to remove them.
Oh thanks for the quick answer
So if I unroot it with Nexus Root Toolkit it will be ok?
Midsylen said:
Oh thanks for the quick answer
So if I unroot it with Nexus Root Toolkit it will be ok?
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Nexus toolkit doesn't unroot. It reflashes the entire phone which also means root disappears. If you're going to do that, no point taking the ota. Just flash full update.
You can indoor via the SuperSU app.
Oh ok I just saw that.
So if I unroot via SuperSU it's ok i can install?
Midsylen said:
Oh ok I just saw that.
So if I unroot via SuperSU it's ok i can install?
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As long as you do the full unroot and made no other modifications. Oh and everything must be 100% stock, including recovery
I've installed TWRP...
So, what is the best way for me to install 5.1 without losing my data?
Midsylen said:
I've installed TWRP...
So, what is the best way for me to install 5.1 without losing my data?
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download the factory image that you want to update to.
extract the system.img, boot.img and radio.img
Fastboot flash them.
You could also flash the bootloader if you want though I dont see any point.
Ok, thank you for your quick answers
I want to erase the phone and start over.
What is the quickest way to do so?
I would like to keep root but dont want to really use odin to flash kitkat first. Is there any other easy way?
Thanks
AdidasNYR said:
I want to erase the phone and start over.
What is the quickest way to do so?
I would like to keep root but dont want to really use odin to flash kitkat first. Is there any other easy way?
Thanks
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Just flash this OC1 Stock Rooted Very Easy Procedure http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59666958&postcount=2 unless you're trying to get back to KitKat. Thanks @Walter.White
I am already on Lollipop. How can I reflash lollipop so I can have a clean phone again with root?
I am assuming I cant go into factory reset because I will lose root and it may even fail.
There is no safestrap for lollipop is there?
AdidasNYR said:
I am already on Lollipop. How can I reflash lollipop so I can have a clean phone again with root?
I am assuming I cant go into factory reset because I will lose root and it may even fail.
There is no safestrap for lollipop is there?
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Did you do this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59666958&postcount=2 to get to lollipop? If yes, then you can access Safestrap. Not sure if you would lose root doing a factory reset or not, so I would just flash the zip file from same post in safestrap.
Hi all, I just got back from basic training at Fort Jackson, I had rooted my phone before leaving and now I want to go back to stock, looking around I haven't seen anything and the one I did see was taken down due to hard bricking. So is there any way to go back to full stock Unrooted.
H4rryTipp3r said:
Hi all, I just got back from basic training at Fort Jackson, I had rooted my phone before leaving and now I want to go back to stock, looking around I haven't seen anything and the one I did see was taken down due to hard bricking. So is there any way to go back to full stock Unrooted.
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U Can unroot Your Device By Installling Stock Rom But First U should backup your efs partition and then u are ready for stock process download stock rom from sammobile for your country and make sure that it is for your device and for your country also and then download it then flash it with odin
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I would recommend using the LG flash tool and flashing the 10n kdz.
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I would recommend using the LG flash tool and flashing the 10n kdz.
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so I'll be safe to flash that even though I'm on this?
H4rryTipp3r said:
so I'll be safe to flash that even though I'm on this?
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Yes, you can upgrade from the 10h to 10n, but you should not downgrade from 10n to 10h as there is a rollback flag that will prevent loading the stagefright vulnerable 10h and brick your phone.
I am currently on stock android M rooted and unlocked bootloader
Want to upgrade to 6.0.1 anyone please guide me how to do it?
If i do it will the bootlader lock again?
Will the root access go away
someone please guide me with proper steps
advance thanks
MD0038 said:
I am currently on stock android M rooted and unlocked bootloader
Want to upgrade to 6.0.1 anyone please guide me how to do it?
If i do it will the bootlader lock again?
Will the root access go away
someone please guide me with proper steps
advance thanks
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just flash the latest 6.0.1 factory image. yes, you will lose root and will have to reroot(flash twrp then supersu which takes a few minutes). bootloader will only relock if you relock yourself, manually. if by now you dont know the proper steps, and yet you are modifying your nexus 6, then there is no help for you, sorry.
simms22 said:
just flash the latest 6.0.1 factory image. yes, you will lose root and will have to reroot(flash twrp then supersu which takes a few minutes). bootloader will only relock if you relock yourself, manually. if by now you dont know the proper steps, and yet you are modifying your nexus 6, then there is no help for you, sorry.
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directly flash 6.0.1 over rooted M????
should i not get back to 6.0.0 make the phone stock and then flash 6.0.1 over it?
or thats not necessary?
btw do i lose data if i directly flash over present one?
MD0038 said:
directly flash 6.0.1 over rooted M????
should i not get back to 6.0.0 make the phone stock and then flash 6.0.1 over it?
or thats not necessary?
btw do i lose data if i directly flash over present one?
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flashing a factody image will wipe out your partitions first, so affectively, youre flaahing on top of an "empty" device. you will lose data, but wont if you only flash the system.img.
MD0038 said:
I am currently on stock android M rooted and unlocked bootloader
Want to upgrade to 6.0.1 anyone please guide me how to do it?
If i do it will the bootlader lock again?
Will the root access go away
someone please guide me with proper steps
advance thanks
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Sorry to butt in but only flashing userdata.img in fastboot or performing a manual data factory reset (in recovery or settings) will wipe all data on your device.
gee2012 said:
Sorry to butt in but only flashing userdata.img in fastboot or performing a manual data factory reset (in recovery or settings) will wipe all data on your device.
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Am thinking of taking backup and then flashing 6.0.1 and re rooting again
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Am thinking of taking backup and then flashing 6.0.1 and re rooting again
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Sure, but only backup userdata (apps) and no system data.