I have Orange UK branded razr i phone, finally the ota update to kitkat is available. I have root though,is the ota likely to fail? My concern is that if it does, I can't flash back,since from what I've read here Orange have done something that prevents unlocking of the bootloader (apparently the OEM commands fail).
Edit: I recently did a factory reset and no longer have SuperSU installed, yet apps still seem to have root access. Not sure if that helps or hinders.
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Hello,
Let me start by just saying that I'm very new to the whole rooting and android development scene and I'm.sorry in advance if this question is noobish. Anyway I have an at&t HTC one m7 that I unlocked the bootloader on, flashed twrp and rooted. The device was working fine no issues ,recently there was an ota update that my brother got for his all stock m7. So I flashed an img of the stock recovery and relocked the bootloader in hopes of having the update install. I know it would remove my root access but I didn't mind that .
Anyway now my device is telling me there is no more ota updates available.
This is odd because I tried to do the update before changing anything back a nd it got stuck when twrp launched .so there is an update available.
Is this normal or is something wrong? thanks!
Edit, i cant words
I just got a good deal on att m7. I was able to unlock the bootloader from htcdev, rooted it, installed TWRP 2.8 and S-Off. HBOOT version 1.55. I did not flash a custom ROM (afraid it's not compatible even though I want to try MaximusHD). I am still on Android 4.3 and I believe the update to 4.4.2 is available. I haven't tried OTA using an ATT sim, if I do and the update is available, will I lose root? is there a way to update without losing root? sorry, newbie.
jhotwenty1 said:
I just got a good deal on att m7. I was able to unlock the bootloader from htcdev, rooted it, installed TWRP 2.8 and S-Off. HBOOT version 1.55. I did not flash a custom ROM (afraid it's not compatible even though I want to try MaximusHD). I am still on Android 4.3 and I believe the update to 4.4.2 is available. I haven't tried OTA using an ATT sim, if I do and the update is available, will I lose root? is there a way to update without losing root? sorry, newbie.
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You can't use ota update with a custom recovery and you'll loose root after an ota update which is not really an issue. Root can be achieved in less than 2 minutes.
since your phone is s-off you should convert it to a Dev edition using the 6.07.1540.2 RUU to get rid of at&t software and then you'll be able to use ota updates even if you're not on at&t network.
Recently purchased an AT&T XT1097. It was on Android 4.4.4 which I temp rooted with Kingroot and then bootloader unlocked using Sunshine. I'd like to upgrade to 5.1 so I haven't bothered yet with rooting or installing a recovery. Frankly, I'm a wee bit confused by the information I've found in numerous threads on this and other sites simply because it seems the AT&T and Verizon versions of the Moto X 2014 are problematic to work with.
Does having my bootloader unlocked at this point mean that any root method will work on the device? I believe flashing should be a non issue at this point (because the bootloader is unlocked) but will it also allow me to downgrade to 4.4.4 or 5.0.2 if I am not pleased with 5.1? Is using TWRP a good idea or would it be best to manually flash images thru fastboot (which I couldn't do without clear instructions)?
On a related note my device initially reported an available OTA system update but since unlocking via Sunshine I haven't had the notification return. MDM also doesn't see an available update. Is this due to Sunshine or left over vestiges of Kingroot despite having done a FDR?
Further update...
With no replies to my questions I've taken it upon myself to try a few things. Figured out that MDM will not see an available update unless the device can connect with AT&T via wifi at which point it tells me that an update is already in progress because the OTA is downloading to the device. I would prefer to download and flash the full image via MDM but it is refusing to do so. I'm assuming that this may be because the update the phone wants to install is now considered an interim update (5.0.2) and the full image has been pulled from Motorola's or AT&T's servers.
I have been able to successfully root 4.4.4 but have since removed it in the expectation of updating the device shortly. I have also been able to boot a TWRP image in the hopes of doing a backup before making any significant changes but the device becomes unresponsive to touch commands at the write protect warning screen. Any ideas???
Does root break the ability to use OTA? I have unlocked my bootloader and only used the root boot img, other than that, nothing custom (no custom recovery or ROMs yet).
I'm still on .103 (CLT-L09), but I'm hearing of people on .111
I get the message that an OTA update is available, but i am not able to update because I have TWRP. Maybe it would be possible to flash update.zip via TWRP when someone offers a patched version.
Annie the Eagle said:
Does root break the ability to use OTA? I have unlocked my bootloader and only used the root boot img, other than that, nothing custom (no custom recovery or ROMs yet).
I'm still on .103 (CLT-L09), but I'm hearing of people on .111
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I had the same concerns, was on the 106 fw, rooted and bootloader unlocked.
I received the update notification for the 107 fw, accepted the update, system downloaded the OTA and restarted, but was unable to update the OTA, then restart and update notifaction said the phone will download the whole 107 fw not just the OTA file, then restarted and updated successfully, had to re-root it then.
Hope this info is helpful,
In my case this didn't work (received the 120 firmware ota but didn't install with twrp). In a German forum I read you need a no-check recovery. Is there any already available or anybody working on it?
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Hi,
Can someone concisely give the most up to date instructions on how to root the P20 Pro
Confused because some people talk about debranding first? Is this necessary if you, like me, just have a generic non-network branded phone?
Also.. Does rooting require twrp?
A bit unclear on if I should use the offical or unofficial twrp methods.
And if so does twrp prevent OTA updates? I was lead to believe that any OTA updates would simply wipe any root and you just have to go through the steps again, but would twrp prevent an OTA update in the first place?
What are the best instructions to root the P20 Pro to keep the OTA updates going (even if you need to reroot after each update).
Thanks heaps in getting through the confusion!
Here you have manual to root in simple 4 steps. You need adb and fastboot on your computer, bootloader unlock code and Magisk from link in post
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...de-how-to-root-debrand-remove-retail-t3788326
Does any of the steps,
1/ unlocking the bootloader
2/ debranding
3/ installing TWRP
3/ rooting
Wipe the device?.. I'm assuming yes?
Also. What's the point of debranding?..
I think I'm on a generic P20 Pro that wasn't bought from a carrier - so is that step necessary for me.
Thanks heaps again for the advice - coming over from the Samsung world and maybe I'm so used to the rooting methods there
Also do any of those steps prevent OTA updates?
Or is there somehow to still use OTA updates but simply need to reapply root on every occasion there is ah update?
dgoncalves81 said:
Also do any of those steps prevent OTA updates?
Or is there somehow to still use OTA updates but simply need to reapply root on every occasion there is ah update?
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Unlocking the bootloader will wipe your device. The other steps won't.
You need to have TWRP installed in order to be able to flash Magisk (for Root), and no you don't have to rebrand if you don't want to. You'll still be able to receive and download OTAs but if TWRP remains installed on your phone it won't be able to install unless you change back to the stock recovery. However there is methods to update with TWRP and you'll be able to get and install updates quicker than waiting for them to be pushed to you phone. That's the main reason people rebrand because generic European models are getting updates the fastest.
What's your device model and current firmware version from 'About Phone' in settings?
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danifilth4king said:
Unlocking the bootloader will wipe your device. The other steps won't.
You need to have TWRP installed in order to be able to flash Magisk (for Root), and no you don't have to rebrand if you don't want to. You'll still be able to receive and download OTAs but if TWRP remains installed on your phone it won't be able to install unless you change back to the stock recovery. However there is methods to update with TWRP and you'll be able to get and install updates quicker than waiting for them to be pushed to you phone. That's the main reason people rebrand because generic European models are getting updates the fastest.
What's your device model and current firmware version from 'About Phone' in settings?
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Thanks heaps for the advice - makes sense now!
I'm using the model CLT-L29 on C636 which I think is the Asia Pacific model.. And incidentally just received a OTA upgrade to the 128 firmware
.. So in order to receive OTA updates you simply have to change back to the stock recovery after using TWRP to install magisk and root?
But I imagine every time the OTA update occurs it wipes root?.. Which would mean reinstalling TWRP to regain root and doing the whole process again every time?
dgoncalves81 said:
Thanks heaps for the advice - makes sense now!
I'm using the model CLT-L29 on C636 which I think is the Asia Pacific model.. And incidentally just received a OTA upgrade to the 128 firmware
.. So in order to receive OTA updates you simply have to change back to the stock recovery after using TWRP to install magisk and root?
But I imagine every time the OTA update occurs it wipes root?.. Which would mean reinstalling TWRP to regain root and doing the whole process again every time?
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Yep you got it in one lol
The other option so that you don't have to flash TWRP then back to stock recovery each time is when you receive an OTA is download the same firmware (Full-OTA version) from Firmware Finder - you would just need the update.zip - then using Huawei update extractor you can extract the ramdisk.img Then copy the ramdisk.img to your phone, use Magisk manager to patch it then copy it back to your PC and flash it via fastboot. But I think this is more work than flashing between TWRP & stock recoveries haha