yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid Ultra General] choppacha01:
Anyone else notice the music volume can now be turned all the way down to no sound with the LG Tones... Although it could also be I Gravity box installed.
[Droid Ultra General] NWKENT:
If anyone is interested..I have a known good FXZ of 4.4.4_21.11.21 that auto installs TWRP v2.7.1.1 and does NOT erase data/cache..or I have the same FXZ that DOES wipe data/cache..that one can flash with RSDLite (or the hard way) with adb..

*Unlocked bootloader only*

If interested..I can post here or PM..

Sent from my:

4.4.4_21.11.21 (Unlocked)

XT1080M Droid Maxx #2

http://waynekent.com/page6.html
[Droid Ultra General] 2THEXTRM:
I'll take that PM! Thank you!

Sent from my XT1080 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Droid Ultra General] NWKENT:
See your PM..

Sent from my 4.4.3_21.23.4

(Unlocked) XT1045 Moto G 4G LTE

http://waynekent.com/page6.html
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
Hey kent shoot me a pm for the twrp keep data fxz thanks
[Droid Ultra General] josuearisty:
[emoji30][emoji30][emoji30][emoji30][emoji30][emoji30][emoji30][emoji30]

Enviado desde mi XT907
[Droid Ultra General] hayze:
What build of TWRP 2.7.1.1 do you use? ghost?
[Droid Ultra General] choppacha01:
May I please get that link also
[Droid Ultra General] mdav07:
I would also like a link to it. Thanks for the help!
[Droid Ultra General] boffster99:
I'll take that also sir.

Sent from my XT1080M unlocked, TWRP2.7, and rooted
[Droid Ultra General] NWKENT:
Yes Sir..TWRP ghost version is used in the FXZ..proven compatible with the Moto X (ghost) and Droid Maxx (obake) devices on KK..

Sent from my:

4.4.4_21.11.21 (Unlocked)

XT1080M Droid Maxx #2

http://waynekent.com/page6.html

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I'm sorry Sir..

:(

Sent from my:

4.4.4_21.11.21 (Unlocked)

XT1080M Droid Maxx #2

http://waynekent.com/page6.html
[Droid Ultra General] 335Deezl:
I, too, would like that pm, good sir! No data wipe twrp edition please!
[Droid Ultra General] almondman1:
Please PM me also ☺
[Droid Ultra General] ericinmn999:
Any issues with root? I'm rooted and unlocked but running stock.
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
What are they asking you to cease and desist?
[Droid Ultra General] dano1282:
LMAO joking cuz

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Youll have to sbf back to stock and be unrooted.
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
Haha wow that one went right over my head
[Droid Ultra General] Jhall8:
Does anyone know whether doing a factory reset can bump you from a soak test? I had to FDR this week. Asking in case I get a soak invite. Couldn't find this info via searching.
[Droid Ultra General] yay pie:
From what they've said in the past, it sounds like what happens is that Motorola generates a list of IMEIs that are eligible for the OTA, and then that list is sent to the carrier to actually do it. They've also said that once that list is handed off and loaded into whatever system they use to manage the selective OTA release, then doing a factory reset will knock you off of it.

Usually the soak invite emails or the linked surveys say something to the effect of "if you have to wipe or do anything else to get your phone back to a completely stock configuration, do it ASAP, because we can't give any warning as to when we'll generate the soak list."

If you've reset before even signing up for the soak, and don't do it afterwards, then you ought to be in good shape.
[Droid Ultra General] Jhall8:
Thanks, yay pie. This is very helpful.
[Droid Ultra General] Jaocagomez:
Once again, i really hope we get the new dialer and more stable 4glte modem, thats all i want, maybe color correction on camera, thats all. everything else its just perfect.
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
I always sign up for the soak and say that I'm not previously rooted, wait for the soak and copy the file from cache before I try and return to stock and flash

At least then I'm not without root and xposed for a week or longer waiting on the soak
[Droid Ultra General] ceelos218:
meh ill pass... will just wait for exploit on new version. happily rooted ;)
[Droid Ultra General] josuearisty:
Android L?????????

Hehehe I know! I hope we get it when it comes out to everybody.
[Droid Ultra General] Jhall8:
Good one!
[Droid Ultra General] ericinmn999:
How do you copy from cache? Is there a folder in system?
[Droid Ultra General] jphillips.hd88:
Cache is in the root directory...I use root explorer to copy from cache and move to sdcard.
[Droid Ultra General] Metfanant:
Being rooted will almost 100% certainly not cause ANY issues with accepting the update, or flashing it through stock recovery manually...you will want to have all frozen/removed apps back in place...

HOWEVER...it is rather likely (though the previous update had no problems) that the new update will break root...and they COULD include a new bootloader with the update as well...

I will personally be waiting to see how things go...the soak test will be leaked before the update goes live to the general public...so we will no very early if it breaks root or not...
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
Not true it seems since KK that rooted even stock will fail on update. It looks for root then fails to install. Did it on my wife's razr m failed until I unrooted then the install went through
[Droid Ultra General] Metfanant:
I installed the previous update manually through stock recovery just fine while rooted..its possible that mileage may vary if you take the ota...but you can certainly install manually while rooted
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
That's funny I installed manually as well and it failed. I guess its a case by case basis. I will try to install manually on my maxx rooted. If it fails then I will just unroot and install.
[Droid Ultra General] Metfanant:
Stock recovery or custom?
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
You can only take an ota with the stock recovery.
[Droid Ultra General] Metfanant:
Tis why I asked lol
[Droid Ultra General] Einsteindks:
Me, personally, I'm waiting to see what those fine folks with developer editions say about breaking root an' such. Ain't missed yet by what they say. SU survived the last patch, as well as WP off. Given that this will likely be Lollipop, and the end of SU, I be staying on KK, thank-you!
[Droid Ultra General] SnoDrtRider:
No way that this will be "L" or Lollipop. The final code has not been released yet. All of the L builds out there are "Developer Preview" L will not be official until it gets pushed to Nexus devices which will get the first.
[Droid Ultra General] chevyrado14:
yea this will be 4.4.4 for sure. If this phone gets "L" it wont be until 2015.
[Droid Ultra General] Einsteindks:
Meh, that's still cool. My bad.
[Droid Ultra General] pujdo1:
update:

i may or may not recieved an email, there it says, that the soak test will start today.
[Droid Ultra General] dano1282:
I just received the same email not even 5 minutes ago!!!! Whoooo Hooooo!!!!
[Droid Ultra General] miketoasty:
I may or may not be one of the folks that was selected for both the private group and the survey. Kind of happy about that.
[Droid Ultra General] lafont28:
I may or may not have been one of the people chosen to participate in the survey only feedback
[Droid Ultra General] MadManMoon:
I can neither confirm nor deny that I was selected to provide survey-only feedback.

I can, however, confirm that I am frantically restoring my phone to stock 4.4. Totally unrelated, of course. :)
[Droid Ultra General] lafont28:
Hypothetically, I would only have to flash stock recovery to take an update if I were to receive it. I though it would be a good idea to get a jump on the rest over the weekend, ya know just in case!!!!
[Droid Ultra General] xDroid4Lifex:
I've already ran the L preview, and it is not the end of anything. SuperSU has already been updated to work with L. From what I've read the only thing that was said might happen is that you'd only be able to write to system from within recovery (which in a way is a good thing) but that isn't final yet.

As for the incoming soak test, it will most likely be 4.4.3 or .4 since "L" (no final name has been given yet) is only released as a developer preview so far with the final build being released later this fall.
[Droid Ultra General] hawkswind1:
David Schuster said on G+ that 4.4.3 was in Verizon's lab and testing was halted because of 4.4.3's vulnerability so it'll be 4.4.4.

Hope by some miracle us locked users can maintain root.
[Droid Ultra General] PILLMUZIK3600:
Has anyone gotten it yet? I may or nay not be asking
[Droid Ultra General] miketoasty:
Not yet, I have been looking frantically though.
[Droid Ultra General] lafont28:
If I were waiting for it I would still be disappointed
[Droid Ultra General] miketoasty:
Downloading now. 284.9 MB in size.

21.11.21 is the version number.
[Droid Ultra General] lafont28:
Just got it too.
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Ensure you copy it from cache please
[Droid Ultra General] dano1282:
Ditto!!!!!
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Receiving word now. Looks like anyone that got in the soak can now manually pull it from the system updates menu.
[Droid Ultra General] miketoasty:
Okay so write protection WAS re enabled with the update. Just FYI for anyone who cares. So no root even with root keeper.
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
Unlocked?
[Droid Ultra General] miketoasty:
Nope but not that worried about it either. I'll live =P

Oh and supposed camera improvements with the latest update.
[Droid Ultra General] pujdo1:
those with unlocked bootloaders from china guy, any issues ? (relocked or so?)
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Screen shots please
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
This is 4.4.4 for those who are wondering
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
booting up now I will take a screen shot and im unlocked via china will let you know if there is an issue.
[Droid Ultra General] miketoasty:


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Funny part is I still have root just no way of using it since the entire system is locked down.

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Oh and one of my biggest gripes was fixed with this update. No more purple bands while taking dark/night shots. Thank god!
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
This is bull**** t we didn't get the new email or dialer screw verizon unless my phone runs way better this update was useless.
[Droid Ultra General] pujdo1:
is your bootloader unlocked with the chinese codes ?

if yes, was the bootloader relocked with this ota ?
[Droid Ultra General] dano1282:
I too was hoping for the new dialer and contacts... Don't care about email cause I only use gmail..but at least they didn't take away the white icons. But as far as customization...my S5 still has more features.. Oh well...I still love the phone for the stock look and battery life. I'll live. I use the kk dialer and kk contacts..so its not a deal breaker for me.
[Droid Ultra General] pbaldw10:
bootloader

It survived! ROOTED
[Droid Ultra General] miketoasty:
Check write protection via Terminal. I have root and it shows but write protection was re enabled.
[Droid Ultra General] jphillips.hd88:
Yes please.
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
Yes bootloader still unlocked I just rooted. On a side not I had the google dialer installed and its weird now I have the blue phone dialer in my app draw. along with the green but I get google dialer has stopped message when the phone first boots. I then can open the dialer but if I try to make a call it force closes.
[Droid Ultra General] pbaldw10:
If I can uninstall bloat is write protection off?
[Droid Ultra General] miketoasty:
Yep!
[Droid Ultra General] pbaldw10:
Then we "Happy"!
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
definitely soft bricked when attempting to install OTA w/ unlocked BL and rooted. Guess i forgot to return my boot logo to stock before I updated. Other than that everything else looks to be ok, and I'm still unlocked
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
Hold the phone you can uninstall but when you reboot it will come back if write protection is on. Make sure you reboot if the bloat reappears then W/P is on.
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
Had an oh **** moment I couldnt do anything with root wouldn't delete anything then realized had to update binaries.
[Droid Ultra General] trainplane3:
Started out with bootloader unlocked with root and TWRP. Flashed back to stock recovery, installed OTA, flashed back to TWRP. Everything came back in one piece!
[Droid Ultra General] pbaldw10:
It stays gone. I have deVerizoned my Maxx!
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
Google dialer still works you have to uninstall and then reinstall the zip. No need for activity launcher now it shows up with the blue phone in app draw.
[Droid Ultra General] lafont28:
Has anyone tried xposed after the update yet?
[Droid Ultra General] pbaldw10:
Im getting there. Running ART now so I may wait until the weekend.
[Droid Ultra General] Caseyk621:
Yes working just fine.

Sent From My Droid Ultra

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Weird. My bootlogo isn't stock and I had no problem.

Sent From My Droid Ultra
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
Not 100% yet on what caused the bootloop but only thing modified was the boot image and the tether hack.
[Droid Ultra General] Caseyk621:
Did you get it straightened out

Sent From My Droid Ultra
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
I'll bet it was the tether hack it changes system files. I'm using the module in exposed it doesn't change the system.
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
That's great news for people without an unlocked bootloader
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
I just flashed stock 4.4 then updated to 4.4.4 from recovery. I made a backup earlier before I attempted all this so I didn't lose any important data
[Droid Ultra General] buddhatown:
survived update root intact

Rooted, stock with safestrap. Took the ota. SU survival mode enabled. Installed fine and still have root.
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Neither of the hacks would create a bootloop
[Droid Ultra General] gfullwr70:
Anyone with a Maxx on T-Mobile or AT&T know if the LTE bug is still present ?
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
Your right it would just cause the update to fail. Don't know what I was thinking.
[Droid Ultra General] cstryon:
Is anyone willing to share the update? Or is that a big no no?
[Droid Ultra General] xDroid4Lifex:
If you havent unlocked your bootloader, open Terminal Emulator and type:

getprop ro.boot.write_protect

Take a screenshot and post it
[Droid Ultra General] Einsteindks:
I'm in the same boat, but intend to uninstall safestrap. WP seems to stay off as well, so no prob putting SS back on. I hope to install the update once I see more good news of this nature.
[Droid Ultra General] joel_sinbad:
Who has the OTA zip for the Maxx?
[Droid Ultra General] ceelos218:
can someone comfirm if root survives? also anyone mind sharing OTA zip for the Maxx.
[Droid Ultra General] hawkswind1:
For those with locked bootloader, root survives, but write protection does not.
[Droid Ultra General] Einsteindks:
Then, uninstalling SS recovery isn't adviseable, I presume?
[Droid Ultra General] chip!:
+1

SS is gone, install/uninstall no available. Reboot to WPOM goes to red triangle/no command.
[Droid Ultra General] Caseyk621:
Check pm

Sent From My Droid Ultra
[Droid Ultra General] crankycaleb:
OTA zip

Ooo! Me too! I want the ota.zip
[Droid Ultra General] oknerazan:
plz

And me too!!!! PLZ!!!!!
[Droid Ultra General] kbl1224:
Could someone pm me a link to the OTA please?

Thanks!
[Droid Ultra General] Just_Jim:
Is the file the same for all 3 phones; the Ultra, the Maxx and the Mini?
[Droid Ultra General] Einsteindks:
Crud. Lost SS (for now?). At least I still have SU. The Maxx/Ultra series ain't a big ROM flashing phone anyhoo. Maybe with SU in tact, some wizard may find a way. Anyone get a picture of the recovery screen when it was done? I accidentally hit the power button, but did glimpse a huge laundry list of stuff.
[Droid Ultra General] chevyrado14:
Updated mine this morning. It stayed on "patching system files" for a while and I got worried that I bricked but it finally finished the update and now im running 4.4.4 rooted with xposed perfectly. im also unlocked.
[Droid Ultra General] pbaldw10:
Sorry, im unlocked.
[Droid Ultra General] Brokenbit:
Could someone pm me a link to the OTA please?

Thanks
[Droid Ultra General] osucowboy96:
I would like to request a link to the OTA as well. Thank you very much.

Also, just to make sure I've got this straight (non-dev unlocked/rooted w/TWRP): all I need to do is flash stock recovery then flash the OTA, then reflash TWRP and update binaries?

Thanks.
[Droid Ultra General] miketoasty:
I just wanted to let everyone know that the write/protect Disabler used in the 4.4 root method no longer works on 4.4.4. Locked users are SOL until a new method comes along (Hopefully shouldn't be too long since I'm sure most of us still have root, I do at least).
[Droid Ultra General] jphillips.hd88:
Anyway I can grab a copy as well? Thanks!
[Droid Ultra General] choppacha01:
new 4.4.4 update please

Anyway I can grab a copy as well? Thanks!
[Droid Ultra General] ws6formula350:
Link?
[Droid Ultra General] Spectre12:
If someone could PM me a link for the Droid Maxx XT1080M it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
[Droid Ultra General] Just_Jim:
I would love a copy of the file for a Mini.

Thanks
[Droid Ultra General] akellar:
Pretty sure everyone would love a copy. Someone will post it before long.
[Droid Ultra General] Sansedor007:
Link for OTA pls. :cowboy:
[Droid Ultra General] josuearisty:
Droid Ultra anyone?

Enviado desde mi MB520 usando Tapatalk 2
[Droid Ultra General] DeadRinga:
if they arent posting it for a reason... can someone PM me the droid maxx update?
[Droid Ultra General] danman7:
Did you do anything in particular, or just accept the update?
[Droid Ultra General] spiral777:
444

ive looked through the thread but havent seen it yet...could someone please post a link to the stock droid maxx recovery they used for ~4.4.x

thank you
[Droid Ultra General] Caseyk621:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mk9rer5r1qxwn0s/recovery.img

Sent From My Droid Ultra
[Droid Ultra General] hayze:
Would like to clarify my understanding of the update based upon what I've read from this thread so far. Assumes a starting point of stock 4.4 (19.6.3) & recovery.

If one has an unlocked bootloader (either dev edition or via Chinese guy) with root access, WP off, and takes the 4.4.4 OTA update, then they will retain root and WP off without needing to take any additional steps. Bootloader will remain unlocked.

If one has a locked bootloader with root access, WP off, and takes the 4.4.4 OTA update, then they will retain root access but lose write access. Existing exploits will not restore write access.

If one has a locked bootloader without root access, WP on, and takes the 4.4.4 OTA update, then everything will be as it was. However, existing exploits will not grant root access.

Let me know if I have any of this wrong.
[Droid Ultra General] spiral777:
thats about my understanding of it
[Droid Ultra General] Shadowhawk64:
Can you PM me it too, please? :D
[Droid Ultra General] miketoasty:
In my eyes you would be correct. I was under the second option, with a locked bootloader yet held both root and write protection disabled on 4.4. I used the root survival via SuperSU app, and upgraded without issue. Once upgraded I have full root (via Root Checker and UID) but also have write protection enabled (Get a 1 when using getprop ro.boot.write_protect and cannot delete or rename any system files).

I then attempted to use the write protection disabler via the Moto X (From here: http://bit.ly/1sxDN9t) and although it gets all the way through without issue, after a reboot write_protect is still enabled. Therefor I would assume the exploit that it uses has been closed.

Going to remove all my root apps except SuperSU and wait for a new exploit at this point in time. Not too worried as the update seems to have fixed battery life and the phone actually feels a good bit "Snappier". (As someone who uses their phone constantly I know the difference between the placebo update effect and the phone actually feeling smoother)
[Droid Ultra General] PILLMUZIK3600:
Can u pm me too
[Droid Ultra General] hightower2669:
Will someone please pm me a link to the file as well. Thank you in advance.
[Droid Ultra General] akellar:
Haven't updated yet however I would assume the unlocked bootloader group would have to reflash twrp and re-root in order to regain root.
[Droid Ultra General] josuearisty:
Can anybody please tell us whats new with 4.4.4?

Its Google Play Services issue fixed?

What about the new dialer?

Enviado desde mi MB520 usando Tapatalk 2
[Droid Ultra General] PILLMUZIK3600:
I WANNA FLASH THIS ASAp somebody pm a link to the droid maxx update.
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
So far I haven't had any issues with Google Play Services running in ART. The dialer is definitely NOT new, which is disappointing. Battery life so far doesn't seem to be any better, WiFi connection seems to be a little worse for me (could just be that I'm looking to much into that one). Haven't played around with Bluetooth or been out yet to test network reliability.

In all honesty I haven't seen much of anything in the way of noticeable differences since the update. Seems mostly to be backend stuff
[Droid Ultra General] rekids:
Could I please get a link as well in PM from some one?

Any one seen if it has the cast screen option for Chromecast? Other phones running 4.4.+ seam to have the option.

Thanks in advance.
[Droid Ultra General] WOLF26915:
I'd like to get 4.4.4 plz, droid ultra update anyone
[Droid Ultra General] hayze:
Since the assumed starting point was stock recovery, I didn't include re-flashing a custom recovery as an essential step. However, can someone confirm whether it's explicitly necessary to re-install SuperSU or app of choice for re-rooting?
[Droid Ultra General] chevyrado14:
i flashed stock recovery, uninstalled xposed framework, put the stock boot animation back, and un-froze any apps that i had to use titanium to freeze. and then flashed the update. basically back to stock without doing a reset.
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
I have unlocked bootloader was rooted I use house of moto to save data I took the OTA it went through without any problems. I had a bunch of system apps that were frozen I did not unfreeze them and it did not cause the OTA to fail.
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
Anyone who was disappointed that the dialer is the same and the email app had not been updated. I have uploaded Google email app and the Google dialer zip file. The Google email app can be installed on any device like a regular app. The Google dialer zip file has to be flashed TWRP or safestrap so you would have to be rooted. The one thing I did notice with this update is there is no need for an activity launcher for the Google dialer anymore. And now seems the when you install the zip file it puts the app icon in the app drawer with the blue phone. I installed app hider from the Play Store to hide the green phone icon. It will also hide other icons that you do not use or need in your app drawer. Just be careful because I hid some of the Google app icons and lost my Google search bar and had to revert to a backup. If you find when you hide any apps that they don't work just un hide them or restore your backup. This is the zip file for the Google dialer https://db.tt/XYWBTOoh this is the app for Google email https://db.tt/Qvy1PrKI one other thing I have aptoide installed on my phone and checked updates there was an update for the Google dialer on aptoide but you won't find it Google Playstore. If you want to update the Google dialer just install aptoide and search for updates. One other thing the Google dialer zip file I uploaded has all the functions present. If you search for Walmart or autozone it will give you a phone number an address to the closest one in your area.