My galaxy siii was rooted before kitkat was out, and I have been using it until now and have not yet update to KitKat yet because AT&T is not part of it any more.
How do I get KitKat on my phone? Do I have to unroot the phone and put it back into AT&T mode to download or what should I do?
this might help.
remember:READREADREAD
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802160
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You will need to unroot your phone and have the stock recovery.
Thank you for both replies gentleman
audit13 said:
You will need to unroot your phone and have the stock recovery.
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I might add to this...if you removed any stock carrier or vendor apps from 4.3 while being rooted...you'll have to restore them via a Titamium Backup or some other way or the OTA update will not install properly. (I realized that the OTA update from 4.3 to 4.4.2 will patch these apps to update them to 4.4.2 compatibility)
If you can't do that or if its unreasonable to do that based on the way the phone was modified while rooted...I suggest flashing the stock 4.3 rom via Odin and then take the OTA.
Id recommend flashing the 4.3 firmware via Odin to begin with. Its starting to seem like a lot of people who even just have to unroot are having problems with the ota. I think Odin flashing stock 4.3 will give the best chance of a successful update.
mwrobe1 said:
I might add to this...if you removed any stock carrier or vendor apps from 4.3 while being rooted...you'll have to restore them via a Titamium Backup or some other way or the OTA update will not install properly. (I realized that the OTA update from 4.3 to 4.4.2 will patch these apps to update them to 4.4.2 compatibility)
If you can't do that or if its unreasonable to do that based on the way the phone was modified while rooted...I suggest flashing the stock 4.3 rom via Odin and then take the OTA.
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I am having this issue. I rooted on 4.3 and removed Google books and newsstand. I then uprooted and did a factory reset , so everything in download mode says "official" but the apps were still missing so I downloaded them from the play store. My question is will this let me get the OTA now or do I have to push the apps to the /system directory somehow? Also if I flash the 4.3 ODIN tar file, will it trip my warranty bit? It's at 0 right now and want to keep it that way until my warranty is up.
The firmware shouldn't trip the bit, but I can't promise that. Im sure its confirmed one way or the other in its thread though.
As for those apps, they'd have to be system apps, so just installing normally won't help. More importantly though, they would also need to be the same version that was originally built into the firmware. The apps you mentioned have seen many updates and using the current versions will not work.
I got the phone 2 weeks ago and it came with 4.3 installed on it. Would I be able to use the current version and just push them to /system/app with titanium backup? I am trying to get the OTA without tripping any warranty or security measures.
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Hello all, I'm new to this forum and I could really use some help with my phone. I have a rooted AT&T Samsung galaxy S3 running on 4.1.1 stock with cwm. I would like to update to the latest stock OS which is 4.3 but I'm not sure how to do it right. I would prefer to keep all my data but I don't mind losing root. how should I go about updating my device safely?
floatingtrees said:
Hello all, I'm new to this forum and I could really use some help with my phone. I have a rooted AT&T Samsung galaxy S3 running on 4.1.1 stock with cwm. I would like to update to the latest stock OS which is 4.3 but I'm not sure how to do it right. I would prefer to keep all my data but I don't mind losing root. how should I go about updating my device safely?
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If you are rooted then you can flash any 4.3 ROM in the android development and they all have KNOX free bases. You will most likely need to update your baseband to MJB. Enjoy your KNOX free 4.3!!!
floatingtrees said:
Hello all, I'm new to this forum and I could really use some help with my phone. I have a rooted AT&T Samsung galaxy S3 running on 4.1.1 stock with cwm. I would like to update to the latest stock OS which is 4.3 but I'm not sure how to do it right. I would prefer to keep all my data but I don't mind losing root. how should I go about updating my device safely?
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You should first check to see if you can get an OTA update. Some users have reported being able to update OTA to 4.3 even with root. Go to Settings => About Device and check for updates. If you can't get an OTA update, you may try manually updating via cwm via the method posted in the following thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
Before updating to 4.3, however, I would suggest you ensure you are done with taking advantage of all the opportunities you have at 4.1.1 including free unlock as you would not be able to downgrade the 4.3 bootloader once you've upgraded. If you don't have Samsung Kies installed on your PC, you may install it to back up and restore your data. In other words, you cannot go back to an older version (easily) once you have upgraded.
I've unrooted, done a factory wipe several times and each time my install for the 4.4.2 OTA update fails at 28%. When I press the menu button to see the reason why I get the following error (sorry for potato quality). It says that the AT&T Smart Wi-Fi apk has unexpected contents, but I don't even have that app and I never uninstalled it either. When I go to the Play Store I can download it and it still isn't a system app. As I said, I've done several factory wipes and I was hoping that would fix it since I hate doing wipes. Any ideas?
Follow enewman17's thread in General section.
DocHoliday77 said:
Follow enewman17's thread in General section.
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Thanks! Followed it and I now have 4.4.2. Clicking your Thanks button right now
Any way to update from 4.3 to 4.4.2 without having to install TWRP/CWM/etc? I used CF-Auto-Root since 4.0 and updated to 4.1 and 4.3 without any problems. I don't really want to deal with custom ROMs or bootloaders or anything extra. I'd just like to update to 4.4 stock + SuperSU and nothing more.
Ark42 said:
Any way to update from 4.3 to 4.4.2 without having to install TWRP/CWM/etc? I used CF-Auto-Root since 4.0 and updated to 4.1 and 4.3 without any problems. I don't really want to deal with custom ROMs or bootloaders or anything extra. I'd just like to update to 4.4 stock + SuperSU and nothing more.
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get to stock 4.3 with odin flashable file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660 then use the stock ota file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788012, flash it in stock recovery from external sd card, bootloader will be upgraded using this method and you may not be able to downgrade to 4.3 after this ,but it will be stock as you wanted, use towelroot apk from towelroot.com to root 4.4.2 , install superusersu from play store and update binaries
tejajuloori said:
get to stock 4.3 with odin flashable file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660 then use the stock ota file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788012, flash it in stock recovery from external sd card, bootloader will be upgraded using this method and you may not be able to downgrade to 4.3 after this ,but it will be stock as you wanted, use towelroot apk from towelroot.com to root 4.4.2 , install superusersu from play store and update binaries
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Well thanks for trying, but this method wipes all your data, which is kinda something I'd want to avoid...
You may be out of luck then. Why not backup using titanium backup, and/or a nandroid, and copy your internal sd content to a computer. Then update and copy sd data back and restore apps with titanium? Sure its a little extra time and effort, but you'd probably be done sooner than finding an alternative.
So i got a tab s 8.4 lte
rooted it
it disabled knox and tripped my knox warranty
then i installed kitkat sd fix
now i have undone the sd fix and unrooted my phone
but it didnt ask me to reenable knox
so will i get ota updates now or not
You can check by clicking 'update now'.
It says that the software on your device has been modified by an unauthorised way
Please visit the service centre
That means you can't.
I don't know whether knox bit is checked or some changes in the ROM. To make sure you could try to re-flash full stock ROM. But my bet would be, that you can't OTA with knox tipped.
So can anyone tell me how i can flash an incremental ota update via odin
or can i do so via TWRP
or is my last hope just flashing a full custom rom
just download the official firmware of your device and flash it with odin... after that if got any OTA update it will run. OTA only run with stock official firmware. no matter if you got knox 0x1 or not.
Just flashed TWRP
I think i'll flash a custom rom instead
BTW is your Selamba rom stable edan????????????
What does OTA require exactly? I am on stock ROM, rooted, skyhigh kernel. No OTA. Is it the kernel preventing OTA?
Instead of using Odin, you can as well use Kies, it does the update automatically.
But OTA is most convenient.
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Just flashed TWRP
I think i'll flash a custom rom instead
BTW is your Selamba rom stable edan????????????
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It just a basic rom. 1.0.2 is stable. Or try the new one by THEDEVIOUS1
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Pallavgarg10 said:
So can anyone tell me how i can flash an incremental ota update via odin
or can i do so via TWRP
or is my last hope just flashing a full custom rom
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KIES. Don't forget KIES. We all hate it but it works when you want everything back to stock. I don't think the Knox bit alone will prevent you from getting OTA updates.
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KIES. Don't forget KIES. We all hate it but it works when you want everything back to stock. I don't think the Knox bit alone will prevent you from getting OTA updates.
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Apparently it does
Pallavgarg10 said:
So can anyone tell me how i can flash an incremental ota update via odin
or can i do so via TWRP
or is my last hope just flashing a full custom rom
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It's always been my understanding from previous versions of tabs/Android that once you have installed a custom recovery, OTAs will fail. Download sure but fail to install.
pibach said:
What does OTA require exactly? I am on stock ROM, rooted, skyhigh kernel. No OTA. Is it the kernel preventing OTA?
Instead of using Odin, you can as well use Kies, it does the update automatically.
But OTA is most convenient.
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Kernel will trip Knox, as well as flashing a custom rom or installing a custom recovery (safestrap is ok). A custom kernel or pretty much any customizations will stop ota updates unless you do them via Odin as suggested. If knox doesnt block ota, you can Odin to stock ncg, take ota flash back to NCG kernel to reroot on towelroot and then flash new official ota kernel to keep root while ota updated. Personally I went to ne9 and ran back to ncg.. Won't be flashing anything until android L. NE9 was worthless, just killed root.
I am just wondering if anyone has a process to get your phone in a state where you can get OTA updates, or apply them with kies.
I upgraded my phone to OE1. Then I installed TWRP and rooted.
At which point i created a nandroid. I was unaware of being able to create a nandroid before rooting the phone.
Now what is a method I could use to get my phone to a state i can either flash the new update, or get it via OTA?
All i would need is stock OE1 recovery and then restore nandroid? Or would I also need to remove supersu / unroot as well?
Or am i stuck waiting for the OE1 TAR in order to get back to stock?
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I am just wondering if anyone has a process to get your phone in a state where you can get OTA updates, or apply them with kies.
I upgraded my phone to OE1. Then I installed TWRP and rooted.
At which point i created a nandroid. I was unaware of being able to create a nandroid before rooting the phone.
Now what is a method I could use to get my phone to a state i can either flash the new update, or get it via OTA?
All i would need is stock OE1 recovery and then restore nandroid? Or would I also need to remove supersu / unroot as well?
Or am i stuck waiting for the OE1 TAR in order to get back to stock?
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That seems to be the case. This topic has been tackled from every angle to no avail of getting rid of root.
Its a blessing in disguise Odin isnt allowing people to downgrade due to auth errors or people wouldnt be stuck with OE1,
theyd be stuck with a brick. Id wait for 5.1.1 and hopefully sammy will have that .tar available.
The stock tar finally dropped (OB5, the latest update that followed OE1). It's available from SamMobile.com, but the download is sloooooow. See the quote below to download it from another source:
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OF5 TAR: http://www.theandroidsoul.com/download/download-sprint-galaxy-note-4-update-n910pvpu3bof5/
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I'm on stock rooted 4.4.2 on my Sprint L710t (spark version). I got a notification for an OTA update yesterday coming in at 70.5MB and states that they're security updates and bug fixes. Did anyone else get this and do they know what these changes are? Will I lose root if I update?
I'm currently on OA3 baseband. Thanks.
I have the same baseband but have not received that message. Did you except the update or at least let it download the update then copy it from your system files to your internal or external sdcard? If you download it and save it could you upload it so I can get it from you and look through the update?
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I'm on stock rooted 4.4.2 on my Sprint L710t (spark version). I got a notification for an OTA update yesterday coming in at 70.5MB and states that they're security updates and bug fixes. Did anyone else get this and do they know what these changes are? Will I lose root if I update?
I'm currently on OA3 baseband. Thanks.
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Idk if you will loose root access or if it will even allow you update since you are rooted cause you have modified the system file a little! I got the update this morning finally but I couldn't take it cause I have TWRP recovery and not stock recovery and I have deleted quiet a system apps. But you pull the update file from your cahce folder and open the zip file up and look at what all gest updated! The bootloader, kernel, modem and a bunch of system apps and CSC codes are all updated so far that I can see.
I haven't been able to update either since I'm using TWRP. Do you think it's worth going back to stock recovery in order to update? How would I even do that on OA3? I've seen a lot of tutorials on getting stock back on NF4 baseband, but nothing on OA3.
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I haven't been able to update either since I'm using TWRP. Do you think it's worth going back to stock recovery in order to update? How would I even do that on OA3? I've seen a lot of tutorials on getting stock back on NF4 baseband, but nothing on OA3.
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I'm sure it would help at least with our service cause they did update our modem! I'm not sure either about what is the best way to try to update. I'm running a custom kernel and TWRP so I would have to flash the NF4 package and see see it would give me ota-update for OA3 then allow me to update to the new L710TVPU0AOF2. Thats the new baseband. I'm not really sure I haven't ever had the problem of worrying about stock ota-updates. I've always normally had devices that developers post the update firmware packages online for us! I've asked Chainfire if he thinks we could flash the update using Flashfire but he hasn't replied yet. I don't think we will be able to but it's worth a shot to ask.
I just received the same update. Is there a way to disable it
How can I upload it?? Where is the update downloaded into??