yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 4 General] Blockberd:
With a SuperSU version higher than 1.51 installed you should be able to apply OTA straight away. Also the latest version of your custom recovery is recommended.

Radio is untouched by JWR66Y OTA.
[Nexus 4 General] Williaml232:
I'm in a Tmobile LTE area. I used this and flashed the .33 modem. Changed apn to fast.t-mobile.com.

In phone status it says I'm connected to LTE. But no internet connection. How do I fix this.
[Nexus 4 General] Blockberd:
Only if the root apps modified system files. Still it would not be an issue. Download factory image of KitKat, extract it and flash boot.img, radio.img and system.img via fastboot from that factory image.

Someone please correct me if it would be required to flash userdata.img, too while updating to a major version. Flashing userdata.img results in loosing settings and apps!
[Nexus 4 General] mikeyb1216:
I am rooted with busybox and a few other root apps do I have to flash stock before kitkat comes out

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Can you provide instruction on the selective flashing all one click methods flash everything right
[Nexus 4 General] RASTAVIPER:
You can do selective flashing through fastboot with the use of commands, but it's easier through some toolkit like Wug's.

Unleashed by my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] Blockberd:
[MENTION=1566190]efrant[/MENTION] did a very nice guide in describing each and every single step. Follow it closely and all should be ok.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
[Nexus 4 General] elitemeat:
I've done this before but I still feel like a noob and need it explained to me like I'm 5 years old.

Can someone please tell me how to update to 4.3 from custom ROM/kernel/recovery. I am still on 4.2.2 JDQ39. My end goal is to be rooted with custom ROM again and have 4.3. I've read guides (including this one) for countless hours but I'm never sure what exact steps I need to take.

I just really don't want to lose any data like my photos, messages, etc. I do have apps backed up with Titanium but I'm never sure if this process will delete any or all of these things.
[Nexus 4 General] efrant:
If you are using a custom ROM, you have to wait for the dev of that custom ROM to update his ROM to 4.3. Then you just flash it in recovery like you did before...

This thread is for updating STOCK ROMs.
[Nexus 4 General] elitemeat:
Oh I was under the impression I had to go back to stock and then update to 4.3 before I could flash any 4.3 ROM.

That was what I did when I updated to 4.2.2 in the past.
[Nexus 4 General] efrant:
Nope, you never had to do that. It doesn't really make much sense to flash a ROM only to overwrite it with another one. ;)
[Nexus 4 General] cmatuk:
Thanks man.. It took me forever to get time to do this but I will give it a go right now.
[Nexus 4 General] jaseking79:
Speaking of OTA has anyone else had issues with the Paranoid OTA not finding the latest PA updates? A week ago it would not recognize my device and now it is not finding the latest update.
[Nexus 4 General] efrant:
This thread is about stock OTA updates.
[Nexus 4 General] akhil7j:
If i use Paul's Superboot method as I just need the root access, will I be able to get OTA and can install without any problem?
[Nexus 4 General] punitthereddevil:
I'm thinking of not going back to stock and waiting for the OTA to show up...instead I just want to download the factory image and fastboot flash the components...

My question is, how long will Google take, after the official release, to put up the 4.4 Occam factory image...? And once I flash 4.4, how can I get root again...? Coz I think chainfire might need a few days to update the supersu...

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[Nexus 4 General] gialakias:
One or two days after usually. Just leave the bootloader unlocked and then when root is OK, flash it with a custom recovery. Simple as that!
[Nexus 4 General] punitthereddevil:
p

That's what I have in mind...but I gotta wait for supersu update AND twrp update too...!!! I can't live without the mighty Titanium...:p

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[Nexus 4 General] philipepi:
I thought the factory image usually appears at the same time here

https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

when 4.3 was released, at the same day, i've downloaded factory image and flashed.. i didnt wait for ota.
[Nexus 4 General] EggosEvo:
Well there be a flashable zip of 4.4?
[Nexus 4 General] lowtje:
Same here! 4.3 was online moments after the announcement then :)
[Nexus 4 General] Rusty!:
Yeah, factory image is definitely the quickest way to get up and running on the new versions.
[Nexus 4 General] ernadr:
My Nexus 4 is stock with root, so I can flash factory image without problems with costume recovery, but I'll lose root, I'm right?
[Nexus 4 General] punitthereddevil:
The factory is not a file flashable via any recovery...its a .tgz which on extraction gives u a .zip...extract that .zip and u get a few .img file...like radio,bootloader,system, etc...these files are supposed to be flashed via fastboot commands...

This procedure is totally independent of what your present ROM or recovery is...

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No...the factory images put up on the Google website are not flashable via recovery...only via fastboot...for a flashable 4.4, u gotta wait for someone to create one and put it up on xda...

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[Nexus 4 General] Rusty!:
Yeah, you'll need to re-root after is all.
[Nexus 4 General] Cream$ickleHJ:
4.4 here we go
[Nexus 4 General] tylercarter:
Guess i better keep an eye out for an OTA. :)
[Nexus 4 General] marathone:
Where?
[Nexus 4 General] RASTAVIPER:
Or someone can avoid fastboot commands and use the toolkit which makes the whole procedure much easier.

Unleashed by my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] punitthereddevil:
U can do that too...but ul have to wait for the Dev to update the toolkit to the latest build...which again is gonna take quite a while...

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[Nexus 4 General] CyrilBritto:
this is for my friend's phone. he is on stock. he received the 4.3 OTA. however, after downloading, the phone gets into bootloop. so i flashed the 4.2.2 factory image. but he has no network signal. any help please?

i manually flashed 4.3 too. but still the phone wud not boot. so i asked him to wait until 4.4 is released and he could use 4.2.2 until then. the phone runs fine but he does not get any signal.
[Nexus 4 General] Blockberd:
Try flashing boot.img, system.img and radio.img of factory image 4.3.

Else try flashing radio.img of 4.2.2 to try to enable signal again on 4.2.2.
[Nexus 4 General] CyrilBritto:
Thank you.. yeah ok will do that.. i did try flashing the radio of 4.2.2 again. didnt work.. i will try ur other suggestion tonight. and will it help if i flash the 4.2.1 radio?? i read that somewhere.

also, in 4.2.2, it takes a real real long time to boot.. why is that?
[Nexus 4 General] venec:
Sounds like the problem I had.

Seems to be a problem with partitions, check the phone IMEI and baseband from settings, if it says IMEI unknown this solution might help you:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2347060

good luck
[Nexus 4 General] Blockberd:
I case [MENTION=2691586]venec[/MENTION]'s solution is not working or it is simply not the case, you also might want to flash the bootloader.img of the respective factory image (4.2.2 or 4.3). Whatever factory image you are going to reflash.

Maybe you also want to try an erase of the userdata partition. But before you do that, you should make sure that you took a full(!!) backup of the phone. The userdata partition holds all settings and files from the user.

You can do that with fastboot: fastboot erase userdata

Alternatively you can erase all other partitions the same way before flashing the img. files.

But somehow I suspect that venec might be on to something here...
[Nexus 4 General] CyrilBritto:
Thanks venec and Blockberd.. but im on a macbook :( is there any possibility i could do all this with a mac??
[Nexus 4 General] Blockberd:
Fastboot is even available for Mac. Normally you can find information about how to use ADB and fastboot on a Mac in any root thread. The actual commands remain the same. You may just need to download the Mac binaries for ADB and fastboot.

Fastboot commands are always executed while phone is in bootloader.
[Nexus 4 General] dsbnz:
Once youve got the sdk for mac, extract to a directory. Then find fastboot.

On the mac, Open terminal, and drag fastboot to terminal, then type your commands

Ive found trying to type the path to fastboot doesnt work, so dragging the fastboot app to terminal takes care of that, just type a space after and the the fastboot commands, then hit enter.

I used this method on my old htc desire, worked perfectly on mac.
[Nexus 4 General] CyrilBritto:
I tried everythin.. nothin seems to be workin. please help guys.. Baseband, imei, imei sv everythin says unknown.. will the problem get solved if i root the device and install custom ROM?

EDIT: i rooted and flashed Slimbean. Still no luck :( please help someone.
[Nexus 4 General] jcnbama:
Hey. If I uninstall the new Maps (which is a system app) using Titanium Backup and then reinstall the old maps (old maps = awesome) and make it a system app. Will that cause problems with an OTA? Otherwise I'm stock everything no custom recovery and rooted. What if uninstall the old cLock app and install the one from 4.4 and make it a system app.. With that mess with the OTA? Doesn't seem like it would as long as the clock and maps is there as a system app when the OTA comes in..
[Nexus 4 General] El Daddy:
Yes, you will have issues with the OTA. The .apks have to be the exact version that build shipped with.
[Nexus 4 General] jcnbama:
Wow. That sucks. I just spent half a day restoring my phone back to stock everything and without thinking about it I replaced the new Sh*tty maps with the old one... Now it sounds like it was a pointless endeavor.. Any idea on what to do? Can I download the maps apk from Play and make it a system app?
[Nexus 4 General] El Daddy:
Like I said earlier. The .apk has to be the EXACT version that shipped with the build. Downloading an app from the play store will not work.

So that leaves you with either finding those stock .apks or flashing the stock image. Specifically the system.img.
[Nexus 4 General] jcnbama:
Well. Thanks. Kinda sux. D*mn your black heart Google.. The new Maps is awful.. Is there a way to get the Maps apk? Can I pull it out of the system image or what would be the easiest way to find it?
[Nexus 4 General] sordna:
So how is the old maps better?

What I'm hating is the new keyboard... It's like going to a black and white TV, and long pressing the dot, doesn't offer parentheses anymore! What a downgrade :(
[Nexus 4 General] jcnbama:
The new Maps for is terrible. I've found the directional compass to be inaccurate. The way locations appear when you search for something is not as good as the old version. The dots are too small. There is no "my maps" area. It just doesn't work as well. I feel the same about maps as you about the keyboard.. Like what we're they thinking..? :what: I mean sure there were improvements to be made but they went the other way and seems like they left it unfinished. As soon as 4.4 OTA hits I will be going back to the old version and ride that out till its no longer supported or until some other changes are made.
[Nexus 4 General] norpan111:
Parentheses? (){}[] I love the new keyboard much more responsive

Edit: aaah you mean shortcut from period, now I see
[Nexus 4 General] sordna:
Exactly. I rolled back to the input-latin apk from my previous titanium backup, hopefully the old apk will also be compatible when I update to kitkat. I must have the extra characters at the dot, heck I would add a couple more, like _ and * not remove half of the selection !
[Nexus 4 General] spicediablo:
Will nexus 4 receive 4.4 ota anytime soon?

Sent from Mako⁴
[Nexus 4 General] deani77:
Only Google knows when it will happen ;)
[Nexus 4 General] Blockberd:
Try Hackers Keyboard from the play store. I use it and it's awesome.
[Nexus 4 General] sordna:
I use Hackers keyboard when I'm doing work on the terminal and need Escape, arrow keys, etc but for casual typing of emails etc, the swipe method of the Google keyboard is more convenient.
[Nexus 4 General] sordna:
What's the latest version number of Maps that is still good?
[Nexus 4 General] tylercarter:
The newest one hee hee
[Nexus 4 General] jcnbama:
The one I have the apk for is 6.14.4..the one I personally like the best.
[Nexus 4 General] sordna:
Thanks. I briefly uninstalled my map updates to go back to 6.x and I see what you mean now, with 7.x the terrain layer is gone, the saving maps for offline use is gone, and the search results appear as tiny red dots instead of bigger balloons.

Yet the new maps has spoiled me with the directional compass. It's very useful for me to be able to see where the heck I'm facing when I'm stationary. So I'll live with the new maps but will stay with the old keyboard :)
[Nexus 4 General] a g bell:
The .img for 4.4 for is out who is the first with ota?
[Nexus 4 General] heat361:
If you receive an OTA update for 4.4 please do adb logcat before installing it and copy and paste what it spurts out here so we can get the download link.
[Nexus 4 General] El Daddy:
OP Updated. When the OTA URL is found I will post it.
[Nexus 4 General] somator:
why use ota if you can do like ap suggests:

more http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...riants-of-nexus-7-2012-and-2013-and-nexus-10/
[Nexus 4 General] pkelly517:
The flash-all.bat for manta has this (minus the -w)

Won't the bolded line erase the userdata area?
[Nexus 4 General] El Daddy:
Yes, I'm aware. You must have missed the title of this thread.

Sometimes OTA's come well before factory images. Sometimes images arrive first.

This thread has been around for a while. I don't even own the N4 anymore. I've just updated it with current info out of kindness. Perhaps it will help someone who is more comfortable doing it this way.
[Nexus 4 General] walter_wireless:
Doesn't it require an unlocked bootloader?
[Nexus 4 General] El Daddy:
Yes it does, unlike the OTA method.
[Nexus 4 General] coinstar:
I guess you missed that:

Note #1: If your bootloader is locked, your data will be wiped for security reasons - there's no way around that. You will want to back up what you want manually.
[Nexus 4 General] srathi:
In section B, does it matter if the bootloader is locked or unlocked?

In section B, does it matter if the bootloader is locked or unlocked? I fall in this scenario with a locked bootloader.
[Nexus 4 General] El Daddy:
It doesn't matter.
[Nexus 4 General] RohanM:
I have freeze some of sys apps, I am on stock + CWM + Root.. I gues I will get OTA...
[Nexus 4 General] jcnbama:
So I feel like at this point in the game we're probably not getting the OTA until tomorrow (11/15/2013)..lol. Trying to hold out a litttle longer. Lol :cool:
[Nexus 4 General] yanleites:
I have freeze some of sys apps, I am on stock + CWM + Root...

Can I update from the OTA file like in scenario #2 or should I restore the original recovery?

Thank you.
[Nexus 4 General] eksasol:
People are receiving OTA right now.

sent from xda premium app

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You will not get OTA with custom recovery.

sent from xda premium app
[Nexus 4 General] GeorgesAbitbol:
I've always received updates with CWM, update it to the latest version and it will be ok.

However yanleites will certainly have to unfreeze all the system apps he have freezed, and he will also loose the root.
[Nexus 4 General] a g bell:
You won't get ota with custom recovery umm you will
[Nexus 4 General] yanleites:
I used "Nexus root toolkit V1.7.3" to RESTORE STOCK RECOVERY and I will disable root by SuperSU 1.69...

Than I will get the OTA ?
[Nexus 4 General] a g bell:
If you have everything that the OP requires you will get ota
[Nexus 4 General] Nezam:
I am on franco kernel.. i dont know how having a different kernel would be a barrier to get the OTA ?

Sent from my Nexus⁴ running franco kernel
[Nexus 4 General] Gryphie:
Can't install ota with a custom kernel.
[Nexus 4 General] Nezam:
You mean to say that OTA will be downloaded but not installed?

Sent from my Nexus⁴ running franco kernel
[Nexus 4 General] El Daddy:
That is correct. It will fail at installation.
[Nexus 4 General] Gryphie:
Exactly, will download but you will get a error message when it tries to install it.
[Nexus 4 General] Nezam:
I have just unlocked bootloader after rooting and flashed Franco for changing gamma...

thats it..meaning i just need to flash stock kernel right?

Sent from my Nexus⁴ running franco kernel
[Nexus 4 General] El Daddy:
As long as everything else is stock, yes.
[Nexus 4 General] a g bell:
No you need stock ROM l think franco kernel changes a few things if l m correct you have a stock nand backup?
[Nexus 4 General] nithin1992:
The fku app provides an easy way to switch to stock. Give it a try
[Nexus 4 General] Nezam:
No i didnt! Can someone confirm this?

Sent from my Nexus⁴ running franco kernel
[Nexus 4 General] jcnbama:
Confirm what exactly? You can not get a OTA with a custom kernel. That's a major part of the system.. OTA won't take.
[Nexus 4 General] Nezam:
I have the franco kernel updater free.. but that doesnt help right?

Sent from my Nexus⁴ running franco kernel

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I understood that already.I just need to confirm whether installing the franco kernel changes the Rom .

in that case i would have to take other measures..

Sent from my Nexus⁴ running franco kernel
[Nexus 4 General] nithin1992:
I doubt it. Go to franco's kernel thread and search for ota, you should find your answers there. You can revert to stock without having the pro version as well, just go through the thread
[Nexus 4 General] El Daddy:
Franco kernel did change system files on the N4.
[Nexus 4 General] masterofmayhem:
Proof? Link?
[Nexus 4 General] JAsko_san:
Sorry about this guys, but when can we expect the OTA update for 4.4???

I've recently buyed a N4, and I'm currently running stock 4.3, with stock kernel and unlocked bootloader, I've rooted it the second I got hands on it :D

I know that there are 4.4 binaries images for our beloved N4, but I don't want to do a full wipe again, is it possible to upgrade over the air without losing everything????
[Nexus 4 General] gialakias:
It is ok, you will not lose something.
[Nexus 4 General] JAsko_san:
Thanks for your reply, well I forgot to mention that I flashed cwm recovery, do I need to flash the stock recovery? And If so where can I get the stock recovery?
[Nexus 4 General] yanleites:
Do it with "Nexus root toolkit v1.7.5" !
[Nexus 4 General] jcnbama:
Is this correct? I haven't seen any confirmations or uploaded URL's as of yet... Andddd it's getting later in the day... Not looking good and you know we won't get it over the weekend. :banghead:
[Nexus 4 General] JoeDaddy0710:
I second this. I haven't seen anything about the OTA rolling out to Nexus 4s, just the news about the factory images being posted. Can anyone confirm the OTA is actually being rolled out to Nexus 4s?
[Nexus 4 General] shobuddy:
I'm on stock rooted 4.3 w/TWRP. Do I need to unroot first or can I take the OTA 4.4 update (when it becomes available) on my phone w/out any problems? Also, I assume the OTA won't wipe out anything on the phone?
[Nexus 4 General] mattgoldey:
I believe you need to be 100% stock (including your recovery) to have the OTA successfully install. It will download and then fail to install.
[Nexus 4 General] laker666:
No ota or info about one as of yet...anyone that says there is, is lying
[Nexus 4 General] jakubby:
Do I have to lock my phone for OTA?

Wysłane z mojego Nexus 4 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Nexus 4 General] azrash:
No, that is not necessary. As long as you fulfill the requirements in the OP, you would receive it
[Nexus 4 General] mbutandola:
With the factory image, you're just a few clicks away from kitkat.

My Nexus 4 is running Android 4.4 and it took just a few minutes to flash and root it. :)

Envoyé de mon Nexus 4 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Nexus 4 General] Nezam:
I went through the thread.It seems the only way was to "Prepare for OTA" which is available on the premium version.I am stuck.What do i do?

Sent from my Nexus⁴ running franco kernel
[Nexus 4 General] mattgren:
Buy the premium version?
[Nexus 4 General] Goku80:
TWRP should work but i went from rooted and custom rom to being complete stock...but still left it unlock..
[Nexus 4 General] jakubby:
What about CWM? Do I have to change my recovery ?
[Nexus 4 General] Goku80:
do not think that should matter....should be fine...but just to be on the safe side just flash stock recovery to matey.....
[Nexus 4 General] Nezam:
I need other alternatives.

Sent from my Nexus⁴ running franco kernel
[Nexus 4 General] gialakias:
Flash the system and boot image from the factory image 4.3 and you should be OK.
[Nexus 4 General] Nezam:
I guess that will wipe my data.. If i need to do that why not straightaway flash 4.4 if i dont see other alternatives. ?!?!?

Sent from my Nexus⁴ running franco kernel
[Nexus 4 General] gialakias:
No it will not, if you flash only system.img and boot.img
[Nexus 4 General] RASTAVIPER:
Flashing everything except user.img won't delete anything

Unleashed by my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] somator:
well you see bat file from factory image looks like this

so the only thing to delete is the -w ap uggested

i did not miss it i just wanted to give everyone some safe and stock alternative - plus returning to locked bootloader with no custom recovery is done withing seconds so ...
[Nexus 4 General] shadowdogg:
So this isnt an ota thread? Some mod closed another and all the talk I see here is doing the install manually
[Nexus 4 General] tullnd:
This is the OTA Helpdesk thread. It helps people revert to stock or near stock to be able to run any OTA.

The OTA Reference URL thread is a few pages back, because people are following the rules and not updating it....since there's no new URL to add yet.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1971169

It'll get bumped once there is a copy of the URL made available and people can pull it from that thread.
[Nexus 4 General] galaxyfitankit:
I don't understand we can't discuss about ota.. No information from Google also.... and if we discussed anything about ota mod will delete it and give warning ... aukat there should be a thread where people can discuss about news of ota like today we got hangout and Google kitkat update.. Means ota is near
[Nexus 4 General] nowster:
The Hangouts and Google+ updates have been in the pipeline for a week and have been a staged release. I only got G+ yesterday and got offered the new Hangouts this morning.

Given the bugs that people are reporting with KitKat factory images, it may be that Google has put a halt on the N4's OTA rollout due to some problem that's been recently discovered.
[Nexus 4 General] lukikai:
Have Google update the devices at the weekend?

If not...probably Monday or next Friday
[Nexus 4 General] shadowdogg:
Well, it makes this website as much of a faff as Google themselves.

Google hardly give any information as they seem to believe people communicating with other people outside Google is some kind of sin against humanity.

We can't even discuss the OTA status because of a few people, reminds me of Nintendo who drop support for something due to a small number of people causing problems. Doesn't exactly help anyone.