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[Q] Can't update via OTA Xperia T

Hello guys,
Since days I'm trying to update my Xperia T to the Firmware 9.1.A.1.141 after I've got a notification to update it, but whenever I do this during installion the bluebar (the one which shows up after the device turns off for updating) just loads till the half and then the phone restart itself. The only think it shows is: the update didn't work, please try again...
I'm currently just rooted with SuperSU, without CWM, stock ROM.
I also tried OTA Rootkeeper but this didn't work. Any ideas?

N79 said:
Hello guys,
Since days I'm trying to update my Xperia T to the Firmware 9.1.A.1.141 after I've got a notification to update it, but whenever I do this during installion the bluebar (the one which shows up after the device turns off for updating) just loads till the half and then the phone restart itself. The only think it shows is: the update didn't work, please try again...
I'm currently just rooted with SuperSU, without CWM, stock ROM.
I also tried OTA Rootkeeper but this didn't work. Any ideas?
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i had the same problem here, but the main point with me was that i unlocked the bootloader, and didn't create a backup of TA files, and relocked the bootloader by a FTF from development section, so i thought that relocking the bootloader may cause the problem....
now, are you RElocked or LOCKED?

ebi4321 said:
i had the same problem here, but the main point with me was that i unlocked the bootloader, and didn't create a backup of TA files, and relocked the bootloader by a FTF from development section, so i thought that relocking the bootloader may cause the problem....
now, are you RElocked or LOCKED?
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I'm with a locked bootloader

Have you deleted any of the system apks or moved any non factory installed apps into the system? I find when I do that I cant OTA I guess it is some check or verification the update does on the system. Now is just disable apps via the settings page and keep user apps off the system as we have plenty of storage anyway.

Wobba-Lee said:
Have you deleted any of the system apks or moved any non factory installed apps into the system? I find when I do that I cant OTA I guess it is some check or verification the update does on the system. Now is just disable apps via the settings page and keep user apps off the system as we have plenty of storage anyway.
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Yes that did it for me. I have moved a system app away. Thank you +1

Just download correct ftf file from general pages. There is plenty of costumization over here.
Flash ftf without wipe data. Root with doomlord script again.
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Will ota update lose root?

So the .145 update is coming via update center in my device. I just want to know, will i lose my rooted access of i update my phone? And what about the other mod ive done like camera button mod, docomo status bar etc? Please gv some feedback before i update it.
Sent from my LT25i

I just updated my V to .145 via PC Companion and root is gone
I was on .140 before, and no updates were available ota.
I'm looking for a new root method now.

yuskhayru said:
So the .145 update is coming via update center in my device. I just want to know, will i lose my rooted access of i update my phone? And what about the other mod ive done like camera button mod, docomo status bar etc? Please gv some feedback before i update it.
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I don't know about the latest update but I've previously done OTA updates before and kept root (I've got a Xperia T not V).
This thread was helpful at the time - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2021150
ci6i said:
I just updated my V to .145 via PC Companion and root is gone
I was on .140 before, and no updates were available ota.
I'm looking for a new root method now.
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I also had no OTA available so used PC Companion to go from 9.1.A.1.140 to .141 on my Xperia T. I don't know the differences between XT .141 and XV .145 but was able to regain root using Bin4ry's Root Many Android method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460, it might work for you.

ci6i said:
I just updated my V to .145 via PC Companion and root is gone
I was on .140 before, and no updates were available ota.
I'm looking for a new root method now.
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since u has already update to .145, try this bin4ry method : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460 and i think it might work. i dont have time to test it yet.. im outstation doing my work:angel:

yuskhayru said:
So the .145 update is coming via update center in my device. I just want to know, will i lose my rooted access of i update my phone? And what about the other mod ive done like camera button mod, docomo status bar etc? Please gv some feedback before i update it.
Sent from my LT25i
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if you perform OTA update (via PHONE), you won't loose anything, actually USUALLY you don't loose anything, and of course, using root keeper...
that's totally obvious when you use PC Companion, you will loose root..
And for regaining root access, use DoomLord EasyRootKit, which is now available in Android Development Section, it actually covers ALL devices, including V
wish you luck

ok. ive try update it via OTA, while keep the root access using voodoo rootkeeper, but no success. the main problem here is ive installed CWM. i for got about this "Keep in mind that at the moment installing CWM will broke OTA updates, even if you unroot and/or remove CWM." so there is no chance to update it via OTA anymore right?:victory:

yuskhayru said:
ok. ive try update it via OTA, while keep the root access using voodoo rootkeeper, but no success. the main problem here is ive installed CWM. i for got about this "Keep in mind that at the moment installing CWM will broke OTA updates, even if you unroot and/or remove CWM." so there is no chance to update it via OTA anymore right?:victory:
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CHANCES are always CHANCES, so you have to try them
otherwise we wouldn't call them "Chance"
but, in theory, with aforementioned conditions, it's hard to believe that you will be able to update via OTA...

4.4.4 OTA update for ATT pushing out, larger mysterious update didn't install (5?)

I unexpectedly got a nice surprise this morning with a hefty 400mb update via ATT Update Server OTA. It was 4.4.4, not 5 as hoped but at least it's something.
4.4.4
Baseband: G900AUCU2A01
Kernal: 3.4.0-3116194
Build: KTu84P.G900AUCU2AOA1
The strange thing is after the update, I got an notice that it updated successfully, it said a software update was available again. Downloaded it, and it was almost 500MB but then said there wasn't room to install it. I cleared a bunch of photos and file and then the cache and when I went back, continue update was grayed out. I'm thinking I managed to delete it when I cleared the cache. Wonder if that was Lollipop. Did the date trick and checked update again and said up to date. So who knows, but there was nothing in the FOTA folder.
I called ATT and they were not even aware that it 4.4.4 was being pushed out OTA yet. Said that only 4.4.2 was the most recent, and of course knew nothing about when 5 would be out.

Not worried about it til I can have root on it.

Mine said software is up to date and i'm on 4.4.2. Can someone grab and post update file please so i can sideload by ADB..

I am on 4.4.2
when i checked update it showed getting update, but i was on Data so cancelled it.
Will try in Wifi at home and see how this goes...
Here is the update from ATT website about this update...
http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB424848&cv=820&_requestid=1642069

http://www.sammobile.com/2015/02/04/att-galaxy-s5-receives-software-update-thats-not-lollipop/

Nothing on my s5 active

I had to manually adavnce the date twice to get it
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djdoubt03 said:
Not worried about it til I can have root on it.
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The kernel swap root method continues to work in OA1 4.4.4 although the lag after flashing the ND3 kernel is extreme. Fortunately Safestrap also continues to work.
Here is the new [How-To] Root OA1 4.4.4 thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120

muniz_ri said:
The kernel swap root method continues to work in OA1 4.4.4 although the lag after flashing the ND3 kernel is extreme. Fortunately Safestrap also continues to work.
Here is the new [How-To] Root OA1 4.4.4 thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120
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If I used this method last update, will ota fail? I mean do i have to flash back to get this ota?

My update wont install. Says install interupted. I think its because i had rooted this phone and even after unroot it shows custom on boot.
Do i need to odin wipe and if so what to use? Im on ng3 4.4.2....cant find the odin stock
Not looking to root
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cybershawngates said:
My update wont install. Says install interupted. I think its because i had rooted this phone and even after unroot it shows custom on boot.
Do i need to odin wipe and if so what to use? Im on ng3 4.4.2....cant find the odin stock
Not looking to root
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I manually change date already 4 times and still get "software is up to date" i need .cfg file of last update.
EDIT: Never mind i got it..

cybershawngates said:
My update wont install. Says install interupted. I think its because i had rooted this phone and even after unroot it shows custom on boot.
Do i need to odin wipe and if so what to use? Im on ng3 4.4.2....cant find the odin stock
Not looking to root
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Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2714455

Really buggy update and a visual POS!
- The Gallery app has text overflowing if the album has long characters.
- The Emergency Icon was poorly implemented you can see theres an ugly bar next to it and the AT&T logo if you have a passcode.
- When you press the recently opened apps icon the background turns a solid blue instead of showing your background makes it look like Windows 95 or something.
- App drawer lags every time you scroll a page.

So i had to Odin back to 4.4.2 nc build and then Ota to ng then 2nd Ota to this 4.4.4. Whew
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morphfxf said:
Really buggy update and a visual POS!
- The Gallery app has text overflowing if the album has long characters.
- The Emergency Icon was poorly implemented you can see theres an ugly bar next to it and the AT&T logo if you have a passcode.
- When you press the recently opened apps icon the background turns a solid blue instead of showing your background makes it look like Windows 95 or something.
- App drawer lags every time you scroll a page.
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I agree with you on the recently opened apps but everything else seems to be working fine for me. Maybe your phone didn't update correctly. Mine actually seems less buggy and quicker. Try a factory reset.

cybershawngates said:
So i had to Odin back to 4.4.2 nc build and then Ota to ng then 2nd Ota to this 4.4.4. Whew
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I was rooted on NG originally, but the OTA failed to installed. I Odin flashed to nc build (my phone shipped with NG) so I could install the OTA, but it failed. I redownloaded and tried 3 times. I even tried sideloading the NG update on SD card, but it fails every time too.
Did you have to do anything special to get NG to install? I can't for the life of me get it to work. Or were you originally on NC and in which case I'm screwed?

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I was rooted on NG originally, but the OTA failed to installed. I Odin flashed to nc build (my phone shipped with NG) so I could install the OTA, but it failed. I redownloaded and tried 3 times. I even tried sideloading the NG update on SD card, but it fails every time too.
Did you have to do anything special to get NG to install? I can't for the life of me get it to work. Or were you originally on NC and in which case I'm screwed?
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nope i was on NG - it was rooted like you but unrooting still left the custom logo at boot time. So I downloaded to stock NC - you must not flash the bootloader (BL) file in the 4 files in this rar at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2714455 - use the google drive download. You can't downgrade the bootloader. But as long as you don't flash the BL file in odin, flash the other 3 (AP, etc) and u should be good. (if you do flash the BL, no harm, odin will fail, pull battery and restart download mode remove BL from odin).
from there let NC load up and then OTA x 2 (advance date if needed) to the 4.4.4 build.

cybershawngates said:
nope i was on NG - it was rooted like you but unrooting still left the custom logo at boot time. So I downloaded to stock NC - you must not flash the bootloader (BL) file in the 4 files in this rar at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2714455 - use the google drive download. You can't downgrade the bootloader. But as long as you don't flash the BL file in odin, flash the other 3 (AP, etc) and u should be good. (if you do flash the BL, no harm, odin will fail, pull battery and restart download mode remove BL from odin).
from there let NC load up and then OTA x 2 (advance date if needed) to the 4.4.4 build.
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Hmm... that's exactly what I did, but the OTA update failed. I tried several times... wiped between installs, and it stopped at 32% or whatever it is.
I just tried installing these in odin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/g900ang3stockmodem-tar-md5-t2868904
now I'm trying the OTA again... crossing my fingers!
Edit: woohoo! It's installing the OTA update after I installed the ANG3 stock modem and recovery!!! Thanks for your help!

Great! Anyone notice brightness automatic controls seem a little dimmer? Seems snappier but I just clean installed
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Looks like SS doesn't work anymore?

AT&T Tab S 8.4 - SM-T707A Lollipop upgrade released

Hey all,
Thought I'd let those of you that have an AT&T Tab S 8.4 know that Lollipop has been released today. Happened to be on the AT&T Software update page here: http://www.att.com/esupport/softwareUpdateArticle.jsp?sid=KB425812&cv=820 and noticed it listed the update.
Manually checked for updates on my tablet, it's downloading now. My 8.4 on AT&T is totally stock.

Downloading now... 1.1GB

manually checking shows nothing for me

Mine wasn't too laggy after the upgrade. But as I know from places like XDA usually a very good idea to do a full system wipe which I did.
What I am most thankful for is there is now an option to remove that Samsung screen that has those Samsung widgets that go full page. Can't recall what it is called. Yeah I know could have got rid of that using a 3rd party launcher in 4.4 but so happy Samsung put option there to disable it finally. To get rid of it, long press blank space like you were going to add a widget, then click Home Screen Settings, then uncheck "Content Home Screen".

Has anyone who rooted with kingroot updated? I'm assuming it'll kill root, just curious if I need to unroot prior, or if the update will still install. I'll post the answer tomorrow after I update.
I've had some Samsung devices which will update while rooted, and some that will not.

Russ77 said:
Has anyone who rooted with kingroot updated? I'm assuming it'll kill root, just curious if I need to unroot prior, or if the update will still install. I'll post the answer tomorrow after I update.
I've had some Samsung devices which will update while rooted, and some that will not.
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Not sure it will work.
Maybe try to adapt the method given by ashyx here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/guide-how-to-root-tripping-knox-kitkat-t3129484
It worked successfully for me on the T800

Russ77 said:
Has anyone who rooted with kingroot updated? I'm assuming it'll kill root, just curious if I need to unroot prior, or if the update will still install. I'll post the answer tomorrow after I update.
I've had some Samsung devices which will update while rooted, and some that will not.
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I'm rooted with Kingroot and it's currently downloading the update. If you load Xposed Framework and Wanam Xposed, under Security hacks there's a setting for Fake System Status that allows you to set it to Original.
I'll follow up when the download finishes.
Update: The download completed but the install failed and then got stuck in a boot loop. Ended up having to go to the Samsung place at Best Buy to have them re-flash KitKat. Now the tab is telling me I have to wait 24 hours to check for updates. I'm sure everything will be good now that I'm back on a factory image.

fleabeard said:
I'm rooted with Kingroot and it's currently downloading the update. If you load Xposed Framework and Wanam Xposed, under Security hacks there's a setting for Fake System Status that allows you to set it to Original.
I'll follow up when the download finishes.
Update: The download completed but the install failed and then got stuck in a boot loop. Ended up having to go to the Samsung place at Best Buy to have them re-flash KitKat. Now the tab is telling me I have to wait 24 hours to check for updates. I'm sure everything will be good now that I'm back on a factory image.
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Turn off automatic date and time and manually advance it by a day, and try again.
When they re-flashed KitKat did it wipe your tablet? The OTA failed me when rooted, failed me after un-installing adaway and un-rooting and removing KingUser. I cannot do a firmware upgrade via Kies 3 as it's not available. I cannot do an emergency firmware recover via Kies 3 as it's not soft bricked. I can't find either the KitKat or the Lollipop firmwares online anywhere... Currently I have a tablet, works fine, I did a factory reset (in the back of my mind knew this wouldn't work) that has a custom status and won't take the OTA.
If anyone knows where I can find the KitKat firmware, or the OTA, please let me know.
Or maybe someone could grab the OTA off their tablet after downloading prior to updating and share the wealth with the community???

Has any kingroot user tried triangle away, unroot via kinguser, and take the OTA?
Also just realized that if I can fail the OTA, I can obviously download it... Where do I grab it from if I wanted to flash it with odin or sideload?

Russ77 said:
Has anyone who rooted with kingroot updated? I'm assuming it'll kill root, just curious if I need to unroot prior, or if the update will still install. I'll post the answer tomorrow after I update.
I've had some Samsung devices which will update while rooted, and some that will not.
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Russ77 said:
Turn off automatic date and time and manually advance it by a day, and try again.
When they re-flashed KitKat did it wipe your tablet? The OTA failed me when rooted, failed me after un-installing adaway and un-rooting and removing KingUser. I cannot do a firmware upgrade via Kies 3 as it's not available. I cannot do an emergency firmware recover via Kies 3 as it's not soft bricked. I can't find either the KitKat or the Lollipop firmwares online anywhere... Currently I have a tablet, works fine, I did a factory reset (in the back of my mind knew this wouldn't work) that has a custom status and won't take the OTA.
If anyone knows where I can find the KitKat firmware, or the OTA, please let me know.
Or maybe someone could grab the OTA off their tablet after downloading prior to updating and share the wealth with the community???
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OTA came down successfully while not rooted. The reflash at Best Buy didn't wipe it.
As far as I know, the factory images for the AT&T versions aren't available anywhere, or at least I've been unable to find them. They obviously exist because I'm pretty sure the guy at Best Buy used Kies to flash with an image that's available to him from Samsung.

I re-rooted last night in the attempt of using triangle away to clear customs status, then un-rooting. This was odd because device status still shows custom but download mode shows official and Knox is 0.
While I was briefly rooted again I downloaded the OTA in the hopes of copying it to my PC and updating via ADB Sideload... Couldn't find it. If anyone knows where Samsung puts these I'll grab it and post it to share.

im not rooted, performed a factory reset, and my device still doesn't see any updates. Can somebody provide a link to the ROM?

Same situation here - no root, no mods, no available update
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Same Thing Here Also
bshaw100 said:
Same situation here - no root, no mods, no available update
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I've got the same thing: no root, no mods, no update available! Darn!!!!

I've got the same thing: no root, no mods, no update available!

Russ77 said:
I re-rooted last night in the attempt of using triangle away to clear customs status, then un-rooting. This was odd because device status still shows custom but download mode shows official and Knox is 0.
While I was briefly rooted again I downloaded the OTA in the hopes of copying it to my PC and updating via ADB Sideload... Couldn't find it. If anyone knows where Samsung puts these I'll grab it and post it to share.
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The OTA gets downloaded to /cache. If you are rooted you can see it. But the OTA is not a complete ROM, just a differential to the ROM you have.
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still nothing
gshaw_nash said:
I've got the same thing: no root, no mods, no update available! Darn!!!!
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gshaw1967 said:
I've got the same thing: no root, no mods, no update available!
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I've reset several time and cannot download the update. I get "Connecting to DM Server" and then update interrupted. Has anyone gotten around this?
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gshaw1967 said:
I've reset several time and cannot download the update. I get "Connecting to DM Server" and then update interrupted. Has anyone gotten around this?
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Turns out there is a imei problem with the tablet that is preventing the download. My imei number is paired with a IPhone 4. Anyway will take a few day to fix then the upgrade should work.

I get the same. I wiped my device hoping for a different outcome, and still no update.

I found this in the thread below.
It is an old tread but I'll comment anyway. SM-T807 is the 3G version while SM-T805 is the LTE version. Both Hardware (CPU/GPU) and comms modules are different. So 805 LTE (which has Lollipop) firmware won't work for 807 (no Lollipop is currently available nor Samsung plans to release soon).
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/help/sm-t805-sm-t807a-t2961117
John.

After not being able to take the OTA after rooting, even after un rooting, not being able to find the OTA and sideload (not in /cache), and not able use Kies or Odin I finally took it to the Samsung kiosk at my bestbuy.
They reflashed 4.4.2, didn't wipe anything, and immediately downloaded and successfully installed the lollipop update after getting home and on WiFi.
Just don't mention that you rooted ;')

Need Update Advice (KitKat to Lollipop)

I currently have an LG-D415 running KitKat 4.4.2 that's rooted. I've never had a need to upgrade to Lollipop 5.0 until now. I just bought a new truck that has Android Auto which requires 5.0. My phone has been giving me a message that there's a system update available for quite a while now but I have been reluctant to do it because my phone is rooted and I'm not sure what would happen. Should I just let it do the update or do I need to unroot the phone first. It's been so long I'm not even sure what method I used to root the phone.

If you have rooted phone i recomend you installing latest twrp recovery and flashing lollipop ROM for lg l90d415. the stock ROM van ne found on t
his site

OTA update will fail if device is rooted. If you want to keep root enabled, then follow lgl90 suggestion. If you remove root to update it may work but you will have to root again. A backup is always a good move.

I'm kind of a novice at this so I'm looking for the most painless method of getting Lollipop. I'm not sure I'm comfortable installing twrp and flashing the rom. Also, I've read the bootloader needs to be unlocked which it isn't. Can I use SuperSu to unroot, let the OTA update do its thing and then reroot?

the bootloader is unlocke by deafult on lg l90d415 all you habe to do is download flashify app from play store download the latest twrp for d415 and wipe system,dalvikcache and cache the flash te lollipop stock tom by going to install and chouse the rom file where you have downloaded it inernal or external sd card and the swipe to flash the firsr boot will take maximaly 5-10 minuts .. lollipop is waaay diferent than the kitkat thats why will take to boot longer

So I unrooted the phone downloaded the OTA update and tried installing it. It made it halfway through then the phone restarted without completing the update. The phone is still at 4.4.2 and I no longer get any message to update. When I check for updates it thinks its up to date. When I tried manually updating using the LG Mobile Support Tool it initially said an update was available then changed to the phone is up to date. Why does it think the phone is up to date when obviously it's not?

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So I unrooted the phone downloaded the OTA update and tried installing it. It made it halfway through then the phone restarted without completing the update. The phone is still at 4.4.2 and I no longer get any message to update. When I check for updates it thinks its up to date. When I tried manually updating using the LG Mobile Support Tool it initially said an update was available then changed to the phone is up to date. Why does it think the phone is up to date when obviously it's not?
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HI i told you what is the best solution to update your phone.. you could successfuly hard brick your phone(why did it not update well you didnt had enough of battery life) do what i told you so the best solution is to download the official lollipop rom for lg l90 d415 its same stock rom from lg but it comes pre rooted and all of that good stuff

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HI i told you what is the best solution to update your phone.. you could successfuly hard brick your phone(why did it not update well you didnt had enough of battery life) do what i told you so the best solution is to download the official lollipop rom for lg l90 d415 its same stock rom from lg but it comes pre rooted and all of that good stuff
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zagreb - as I stated I'm a novice so I chose the path that I thought would be the easiest. My phone was fully charged so I do not believe that was the reason for the update not completing. Is there a thread or link you know of that provides a step by step (from beginning to end) tutorial of what you're proposing. Thanks for your help.