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How To Keep Root on Droid Bionic via OTA

***BACK EVERYTHING UP ON INTERNAL STORAGE AS FXZING WILL DELETE ALL INTERNAL DATA***
USE THESE LINKS FOR REFERENCE:
How to install ICS using RSDLite and rooting via MotofailICS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771993
SafeStrap 3.11: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391875
Use 3rd Link; .246 ICS FXZ: http://sbf.droid-developers.org/cdma_targa/list.php
1) FXZ to .246 using RSDLite
2) Use MotoFail ICS to root Bionic again
3) Download OTA RootKeeper from the Play Store and press "Protect Root"
4) Download Safestrap 3.11 and leave it be; do not install recovery
5) Go to Superuser and press "OTA Survival"
5) Install JB update via OTA
6) Go to OTA RootKeeper when JB is done installing and press "Restore root"
7) IT WILL TAKE A WHILE FOR ROOT TO COME BACK, BE PATIENT; REBOOT IF YOU WANT TO
8) After reboot, go to Superuser and update the binary
9) Ta-da! Root is back. Now install recovery and get back to your rooting ways

OTA rootkeeper is not working for many people. Use the above at your own risk.

Success!!!! Rooted JB fully functional and retained my custom roms!!!!
Ok here is what I did on a rooted bionic running ics. I downloaded OTA Rootkeeper and and chose protect root. Then opened Superuser and checked OTA survival. I opened Safe Strap and uninstalled recovery. I had already downloaded the OTA JB via my phone update and also copied the file to the root of my ext. Sd card. I went to about phone-check for update-install update. After update installed, phone rebooted, update applied, 127 files updated, then the phone completed reboot and update was successful! Went back to OTA Rootkeeper chose restore root ( after a minute I had root again) , opened Superuser info, updated binaries, opened Safe Strap and installed recovery. Everything went flawlessly, I have root, 4g lte , wifi, Bluetooth, GPS, ready to do my custom roms... Thanks for the advice... Hope everyone has as good of luck as I did. Also I retained my roms when I booted into Safe Strap recovery, my Icarus HD and remix 1.83 along with my custom JB ROM still intact and fully functional.
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theistus said:
OTA rootkeeper is not working for many people. Use the above at your own risk.
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It didn't work for me but the fact that it did back it up properly I was able to get root in adb and restore root that way so even if it doesn't work easy it's still worth using so you have a good plan B. There have been mixed results with all of the root protection methods so I probably should have waited but wasn't patient enough.
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Using SuperSU and OTA Rootkeeper, both using their OTA survival/backup thing, it went flawless for me. After apply the update, i still had root. Didn't need to do anything after the update. Now that the root exploit is out, not much danger in going for it (Thanx to Dan and SamuriHL).
Unfortunately, my Eclipse ICS 1.3 Rom won't work anymore. which is a shame as I really like it and it was my daily driver. Even tried a fresh install on a newly created slot (i've heard that helps with roms after the update).
On the plus side, LiquidSmooth JB 4.2.2 is pretty damn awesome playing with that now.

I have to retract my statement concerning the Ice Cream Sandwich roms. I am able to keep the jelly bean ROM install new ones, but I cannot use the ICS ROM. has anyone had any luck in installing the custom ICS roms?
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bonzai276 said:
I have to retract my statement concerning the Ice Cream Sandwich roms. I am able to keep the jelly bean ROM install new ones, but I cannot use the ICS ROM. has anyone had any luck in installing the custom ICS roms?
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None of the ICS roms will work on JB. Will have to wait until the dev's make a JB version
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[Q] update on root

hey guys i just gotta a new software update on my htc one and i just realized that you cannot update your device if rooted because each time i try and install the new update it just boots into recovery which im not sure if thats suppose to happen or not. Anyways i tried this app called voodoo ota rootkeeper but each time i push protect root it just restarts my phone instead of giving me the option to temporarily un-root. Is there any other way how i can update my phone Thanks.

i am kinda confused what you are trying to achieve, you are rooted on a stock rom, but you want to update the ota, is that correct? my guess is that you have changed some system or other files (or changed kernel, or put a custom recovery) if anything of the previous is true, you'd have to go back to complete stock and then install the ota... or just get a custom rom there are 4.2 out there you know.

When you unlock the bootloader, some HTC apps are automatically deleted. If you're trying to install an official OTA, it will check for those apps and abort the install if they're not there. The only way to install it will be to get those apps back, or restore from an NAND backup that has them.
Or, alternatively, use one of the custom ROMs from either these forums or the HTC One International forums. They're way better anyway, and are running on Android 4.2.2.

yeah all i wanna do is upgrade to 4.2 so i gusse the best thing to do is just install a custom rom then and sorry sorta new to all this stuff

If all you want is 4.2 then you would need to flash either trickdroid or arhd latest version, I don't think 4.2 is even officially released yet as an ota anyway
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alright thanks. but what is OTA exactly I just downloaded this app (voodoo OTA rootkeeper) from the google play store which was suppose to let me temporarily un-root my phone so i could update to the new software

Sprint LS995 OTA ZV7 update 7/07/14

Enhancements/Fixes
Voice over Wi-Fi
HD Voice Icon
Google Patch: SMS and Security
Update email Signature
As always INSTALL AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!
Keep in mind while this is the official OTA update things can still go wrong that being said remember your g flex must be running stock android 4.4.2 and you must have stock recovery.
Download: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5nbznglPEvILTFlWmF5a0J4X3M/edit?usp=docslist_api
Please note once you update you will loose root and you can root again by reinstalling Towelroot if you already have it installed. Make sure you have the latest version of Towelroot in order for it to work.
Instructions:
1-download the above link and place it on the root of your phone storage it will not work if it's not on the root storage.
2- power off your phone and boot into recovery (volume down and power)
3- once in stock recovery select "apply update from sd card" the OTA file you downloaded should be there select it and install it
4- it will take a while to complete and once it's done feel free to reboot your device.
If by any chance you get boot loops then reboot into recovery and wipe cache and then reboot.
That should be all if I missed anything let me know enjoy!!
Update: sorry about the privacy settings on the link I did not realize it was set to private I have hopefully fixed this issue so you guys can start downloading sorry about any inconvenience.
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jazz995756 said:
Enhancements/Fixes
Voice over Wi-Fi
HD Voice Icon
Google Patch: SMS and Security
Update email Signature
As always INSTALL AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!
Keep in mind while this is the official OTA update things can still go wrong that being said remember your g flex must be running stock android 4.4.2 and you must have stock recovery.
Download: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5nbznglPEvILTFlWmF5a0J4X3M/edit?usp=docslist_api
Please note once you update you will loose root and you can root again by reinstalling Towelroot if you already have it installed. Make sure you have the latest version of Towelroot in order for it to work.
Instructions:
1-download the above link and place it on the root of your phone storage it will not work if it's not on the root storage.
2- power off your phone and boot into recovery (volume down and power)
3- once in stock recovery select "apply update from sd card" the OTA file you downloaded should be there select it and install it
4- it will take a while to complete and once it's done feel free to reboot your device.
If by any chance you get boot loops then reboot into recovery and wipe cache and then reboot.
That should be all if I missed anything let me know enjoy!!
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Can't access the file, need permission?

It's been fixed link is now public
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Would this be the system update that just showed up for me this morning? I am on sprint and I have only had this phone for about a week so i dont know if this phone had an update on the 7th
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sand1303 said:
Would this be the system update that just showed up for me this morning? I am on sprint and I have only had this phone for about a week so i dont know if this phone had an update on the 7th
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Yes it is.
Can I reroot using IORoot? Or does it have to be this towelroot?
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Good question i just took the ota since i was gunna loose root anyway. I used ioroot to root the first time let me see what happens
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Used ioroot
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OTA update
Upgraded this AM...Can confirm also that upgrading with this OTA you will lose root. Use IOroot25 to get it back for the Spr version.

no luck. i go to recovery mode and i see install from external sdcard but no dice, the zip file is on the root directory but doesnt appear

jazz995756 said:
Enhancements/Fixes
As always INSTALL AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!
Keep in mind while this is the official OTA update things can still go wrong that being said remember your g flex must be running stock android 4.4.2 and you must have stock recovery.
Download: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5nbznglPEvILTFlWmF5a0J4X3M/edit?usp=docslist_api
Please note once you update you will loose root and you can root again by reinstalling Towelroot if you already have it installed. Make sure you have the latest version of Towelroot in order for it to work.
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Im on version 4.2.2....LS995V3
can i just uSe this to update to kitkat ?????????????????

skytechja said:
Im on version 4.2.2....LS995V3
can i just uSe this to update to kitkat ?????????????????
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No I believe you have to be on kit Kat already
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Yeah. I would have to be
I realized I couldn't take Ota update since some bloatware was deleted.
I updated phone by firstly flashing fully stock lg995v3 firmware using LG flashtool. After which I was updated twice and im now on lg995zv7. android version 4.4.2 and im rooted as well
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yet again i cant see the file in recovery and its on the root. i also factory reset it and still nothing. please can someone help

Try putting it in your LG backup file I think when I was trying that route, that's where I saw it
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Noob question. I am on the 4.4.2 LS995ZV6 version of a GSM unlocked Sprint Flex. My device has just downloaded an update without my consent which. I believe is this. I am rooted by the way. Can I take this the update downloaded on my phone? Will I lose the unlocking status? Will taking the update on a rooted phone create any problems? Please let me know.

I don't think you will be able to properly take the update of your rooted. Also if it does you will lose root and you have to reroot (easy peasy)
If locked. Just look for the guide to sim unlock and delete few stock and (root first) then you will be fine
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anyone have ZV7 TOT ????

com.android.phone
i have a problem with this version, when the ultimate system uptade is a being installed, when i finish a calling the error com.android.phone closed the phone app and no have registered of call, anyone help me please?

anyone have ZV6 TOT then ?

After ZV6 successfully update, phone has fallen into bootloop and ZV7 can't be done; the recovery shows me a status 7 error. To get the device working again, i need to reflash ZV3. Anyone can help me solve this problem??

Re-Enable OTA on N900A

I am rooted on 4.4.2 on the N900A Note 3 for AT&T and I disabled the OTA notifications a long time ago to prevent breaking root and upgrading to 4.4.4. Now that the Lollipop update is available I would like to re-enable the OTA but when I go to the Application Manager then the Turned Off section, the AT&T Software update is listed but the Turn off button is greyed out and I can't turn it back on. Any suggestions? Please!

Did you freezed the app by using App Quarantine or another root app to disable it? I just re-enabled mine using App Quarantine.

Did you use Titanium Backup or something to freeze it? If so try unfreezing it there. Unless you Odin back to full stock the update will likely fail anyway though, even if you've unrooted. I would wait a day or two, there's a theoretical chance that the method of having root on 4.4.4 will work again (Be on a version Safestrap supports, flash a prerooted version of the ROM through that, then update the low level stuff via Odin)

Thank you both for replying... I have no idea what I did. I have Titanium Backup installed but I do not see a freeze feature. If I used a different app to freeze it will App Quarantine still unfreeze it? If so I'll try that. I no longer need root.

Even if you unfreeze it'll still likely fail out somewhere around 27% for ever being rooted, even if you unroot. You'll almost certainly have to Odin back to stock and take the OTAs in between, may as well wait for someone to post the Odin files for L so you can do it in one step I figure. If you do want to defrost it should work with anything that has that capability, for Titanium you click on the specific package and it should be the middle of the top row on the default Backup Properties tab, says Defrost

I can say neoman is absolutely correct. My phone is rooted and has 4.4.2. It downloaded the Lollipop 5.0 update today from AT&T but failed during installing. Main reason I rooted the phone was to overcome their Kitkat external SD Card issue. Now they fixed the issue with Lollipop but I can't update. I blame them on that .
I wonder if updating to 4.4.4 first will allow me to update to 5.0? The reason is I don't want to lose any current data or apps or settings. I still have a copy of the 4.4.4 downloaded ota earlier but never installed.
Bottomline is I want to update to 5.0 without losing data.

You'll absolutely have to Odin back to stock NC2 before trying to update to 5.0

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You'll absolutely have to Odin back to stock NC2 before trying to update to 5.0
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Is there an external download source for the Lollipop ROM to install via ODIN yet?

You can also Odin to stock NL1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2999317

Typically if you're careful and you know everything you did with root, you can reverse and update... I did this a few times
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att s5 active remove bloatware install lolipop problems

I upgraded to loli then wanted to remove bloatware so i installed stock firmware here installed toweltroot, installed root browser removed bloatware, removed root using supersu, cleared cach and tried to download updates using the about phone icon now ever time it says install was interrupted . i dont want to use custom roms i just want to use factory firmware without the bloatware. is this possible?
does this thread do what i want to accomplish?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...w-to-update-to-g870aoc5-5-0-keeproot-t3083841

What you want is not possible. Once you modify the stock firmware, you won't be able to take OTA updates. Along with that, OTA updates will automatically add back all the bloatware. You need to run a modified rooted ROM. Try the MUNIZ method listed in the General S5 forums that you posted this thread in.

bloatware can be disabled in lollypop without root.
http://i.imgur.com/LxGakH7.jpg

I did it now running 5.0 with bloatware removed