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[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] behrouz2014:
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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] sirlitch:
Hi guys. First post to the forum, been lurking for years, just registered.

I recently updated my phone with the update that Samsung kept bothering me about every 2 hours or so. And It has messed my phone up, it's slow, it drags. It doesn't even show the clock on my lock screen without thinking about it for about 10 seconds. Train wreck.

I've rooted, installed custom recovery, and loaded custom roms on my Galaxy S i9000 and on my grouper Nexus 7. I kinda get how all this works, I'm not a total newb, but with this phone I am at a dead end and i've tried everything I know, and a bunch more tricks I learned here and nothing is working.

My Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3: Canadian (Bell) version SGH-I747M, supposedly the same as the S3 AT&T,

[IMG=""About phone" screenie"]https://www.dropbox.com/s/dmgw0wj59ry70f6/Screenshot_2014-07-10-10-22-46.png[/IMG]

LINK IF IMAGE WONT IMBED: https://www.dropbox.com/s/dmgw0wj59ry70f6/Screenshot_2014-07-10-10-22-46.png

I had to use zadig to replace my drivers for Heimdall

Heimdall will sucessfully flash clockwork recovery, but it refuses to install my CM rom. I haven't tried any other roms, but from what I've read in the forum here, it doesn't seem to matter what rom you use, it just wont do it.

I get Assert, bootloader errors when trying to install from zip in Clockwork Recovery. tried the fix here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41503727

and it does not work. Odin just says "FAILED" right away.

I thought maybe if I just rooted the phone first, I could at least flash a custom recovery and not have it over written everytime I boot.

I tried CF-AutoRoot, Odin says success, but nothing changes on my phone.

I tried OneClickRoot which worked wonders on my GS i9000 back in the day. No success.

I have tried CM Installer to do it automated, It says success, but no change.

People have reported that Knox may be the problem, but as far as I can tell I don't have it on my phone.

I've been working on this for a day and a half and all I've managed to do is factory reset my phone about 12 times. I need help.. I don't know what to do. Has anybody managed to root their phone or install a custom recovery or rom with a GS3 running 4.4?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DocHoliday77:
If you are getting assert errors, try a different rom.

What firmware are you currently on?

Simple solution: flash firmware via Odin

Root using Towelroot

Install SuperSU from the play store

Open SuperSU and update binary and disable knox.

Done
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 1banana2:
I was having problems on my s3 running 4.4.2 NE6 after 2x failed root attempts. Then had sluggish performance.

Yesterday, I updated using kies to get the latest 4.4.2 NF2. Everything seems back to normal.

I heard in another thread that cf auto root works for NF2 but i personnaly haven't had the time to try it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DocHoliday77:
Ok, what im hearing is Towelroot won't work anymore on NF2. But most of our older methods should work fine. No idea about the problems you observed though. Root alone shouldn't have any effect on performance.
[Droid Ultra General] TheDevSquad:
Consider this a gift from an incognito XDA Droid Maxx Dev here

FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Due to new account restrictions copy the link and paste it. Then remove the space between H and st

Further info the file is named after the version you are coming from. Not the version you are going to

Warning for locked bootlooaders: This will re-enable write protection. This will break root unless you enable SU survival mode.

Link 1:

d-h. st/6hv

Mirror:

dropbox. com/s/wzzlhwb4oso4ofx/Blur_Version.19.6.3.obake-maxx_verizon.Verizon.en.US.zip
[Droid Ultra General] Just_Jim:
Any chance you could post the ota for the mini?
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
It's the same one
[Droid Ultra General] Just_Jim:
Aren't we looking for 21.11.21?
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
The file name is from the system version you are coming from
[Droid Ultra General] lanyao1920:
Great, is it possible to upgrade with unofficial recovery like safestrap? Will try later back home
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
No
[Droid Ultra General] bwheelies:
The file name says mobgenie apk. That can't be right.

Edit: mirror worked. Thanks
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
You are looking at the wrong thing. That is spam. Go back to the actual devhost page
[Droid Ultra General] mikeymax:
Does it kill root or lock boot?
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
Kills wp off for the locked bootloader, didn't relock my bootloader
[Droid Ultra General] Just_Jim:
Thank you, thank you, thank you

I still have an unlocked bootloader (thanks to the chinaman) and root (thanks to twrp)

I have a Droid Mini XT1030
[Droid Ultra General] luisdev:
thanks, is the official ota 4.4.4 should be used the recovery of the original droid maxx?
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
Best practice is to use the stock recovery for the system version you are using. So if you are on 4.4 19.6.3 then use the recovery from that fxz
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
This sentence makes no sense. Try again.
[Droid Ultra General] thetoolbox:
OTA patch snag

Whether I attempt the patch via the OTA push or via the download => stock recovery, I'm hitting a snag and getting the message "system/build.prop has unexpected contents".

I'm rooted and unlocked. Only other mod is Native Tether for Kit Kat 19.5.3.

Any suggestions as to the root cause and/or a workaround? Thanks in advance!
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
Replace the build.prop you used for the tether hack with the original build.prop
[Droid Ultra General] thetoolbox:
Thanks for the advice regarding the original build.prop file. I've reviewed the directions for Native Tether for Kit Kat 19.5.3 and I'm not seeing a step where build.prop is backed-up or modified, so I'm stumped regarding how to replace the current modified build.prop with the original.

I'd appreciate any suggestions or help. Thanks again.
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
Sorry didn't notice the .5. If it's saying there is an issue with the build.prop file then you will have to replace it. I'll see if I can find it and send you a link.

You may also have to delete the vzwentitlementservice.apk that you downloaded and placed in priv-app and rename the old ones, deleting the .bak

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check your PM
[Droid Ultra General] stang6790:
Would it be possible for you to send me the stock build prop also. I thought I renamed it correctly but now it will not boot and if I try to install the update it says the build.prop is missing. I'm guessing I will have to try to push the build prop it with adb if I can figure out how. Thanks
[Droid Ultra General] Metfanant:
Yeah...I also recommend freezing/disabling instead of removing...it just avoids any unnecessary inconvenience in the long run...
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
Everyone who is having an issue with missing apps etc. Causing the update to fail why did you not just fxz save data it is the best way to insure your update succeeds. All your apps and data will still be there.
[Droid Ultra General] Caseyk621:
My guess would be lack of knowledge/know-how or lack of motivation and resourcefulness to figure it out...

Sent From My Droid Ultra
[Droid Ultra General] Metfanant:
Same reason people want 1-click root apps...
[Droid Ultra General] audiotech520:
TWRP 2.7

Hi,

I take it I install TWRP recovery to my Droid Maxx from here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmz.soft.twrpmanager

Or do you have any other suggestions?
[Droid Ultra General] beelow319:
I would just download the twrp img file and flash with fastboot. Theres a thread here somewhere that pointed to it. I believe it's version 2.7.1.1 ghost something.

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Here ya go: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2813897
[Droid Ultra General] audiotech520:
Thanks,

Is this a common error? Never saw it before in line 2

fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.7.1.1-ghost.img

(bootloader) Variable not supported!

target reported max download size of 805306368 bytes

sending 'recovery' (8220 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.768s]

writing 'recovery'...

OKAY [ 0.919s]

finished. total time: 1.688s
[Droid Ultra General] beelow319:
Hmm. Not sure. I don't remember seeing an error when i flashed mine. Can you boot to twrp and make a backup and all that?
[Droid Ultra General] audiotech520:
Hi,

Yea, she backed up just fine.

Also, where can I get the stock 4.4.4 Recovery?

Before you edited your post, this was the one I used:

http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/development/recovery-twrp-official-support-moto-x-t2779637
[Droid Ultra General] beelow319:
You can download the fxz file and pull it. Or that may also be floating around here somewhere. I haven't downloaded the new fxz yet or I'd upload it for you.
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
Common error. Has been mostly linked to a file that is supposed to reflash the stock recovery if it is replaced. That's why you're first supposed to reboot into recovery once you flash twrp so that it will stick
[Droid Ultra General] zdaddi:
I would love to flash that. Where do I find it?

I was able to use HouseOFmoto to reflash my phone and I replaced the recovery.img file with the img file for the lastest TWRP. Once I did that I was able to use my TWRP backup to take me back to 4.4. I have an unlocked bootloader and SU works in 4.4 at least :)
[Droid Ultra General] mhhd:
I just updated my locked\non-rooted 19.6.3 Mini, seemingly successfully. I updated using the on-device recovery and the ROM update zip from this thread. The LTE call\sms bug is still present (Tmobile). I swear I saw someone say it was fixed. Can anyone else confirm?
[Droid Ultra General] Rottgrub:
Update installed fine on the Mini.

---------- Post added at 02:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:36 AM ----------

I can verify that the bug is still present in 4.4.4. It may actually be worse.

If you unlock your boot loader, the 4.4.3 T-Mobile Moto X stock Rom works amazingly well with minimal patching.

---------- Post added at 02:45 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:41 AM ----------

You'd need to take the in between updates first. You can maintain root, but not write protection off.

Unless you are boot loader unlocked, probably not worth it.

---------- Post added at 02:52 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:45 AM ----------

Yeah, that's normal when using fastboot from the sdk, rather than mfastboot. Mfastboot sends files in chunks, and reads the max send size from a variable when using the flash command.
[Droid Ultra General] GnatGoSplat:
I'm on LOCKED BL.

Rooted, WP off, on 19.6.3.

If I update, I keep root but lose WP off, if I understand correctly.

Do I need WP off? I don't use Xposed since I'm using ART. Will Titanium, AdFree, and Android Firewall still work? I think those are the only apps I have requiring root. Will freezing system apps in TiBu still work? I'm guessing that writes to /data since apps don't stay frozen after a factory reset. Not sure about AdFree that writes to hostnames and I have no idea where Android Firewall writes to.
[Droid Ultra General] @work:
Try shutting off hotword detection for the google now launcher.
[Droid Ultra General] Metfanant:
I was in the same situation as you...got impatient and updated...

- I can confirm that Titanium seems to be functioning as normal and I am able to freeze system apps just fine...

- I don't use AdFree...but I use an ap called AdAway...it worked perfectly fine after flashing...then I tried to download an updated host file...it failed and gave reasoning that maybe if I had wp on it wouldn't work...I thought I was screwed...

I rebooted the phone and the app says I have the latest host file (even if i try to update it) and ads are all blocked...

So long story short, AdAway works fine

- I also use ART

- can't speak for Android firewall...I don't use it
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Are you sure you are using the exploit for 19.5.3 and not 19.6.3? Beginning with 19.6.3 we started modifying the build.prop
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
are you on 19.5.3 or 19.6.3
[Droid Ultra General] stang6790:
I'm on 19.6.3
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
It would be easier to FXZ back to 19.6.3 and deleted the data erase command in the fxz. That will replace the system and build.prop while keeping all apps and data
[Droid Ultra General] stang6790:
Ok thanks, I will try that.
[Droid Ultra General] MArtyChubbs:
That will work, just did it. Did not lock my bootloader...you'll get the message again..

:good:

Thanks for the OTA!
[Droid Ultra General] osucowboy96:
Just an FYI, I'm unlocked (non-dev), rooted, and wp off, running TWRP and Xposed. I installed the zip in this thread through TWRP and had no issues and retained root. Just restarted Xposed after the update. Side note, after updating to 4.4.4 I received notice to update Chromecast to the latest version, but still no mirroring support for us.
[Droid Ultra General] hawkswind1:
Did you see the cast screen option under settings>display?
[Droid Ultra General] WOLF26915:
Thanks for the file worked on my droid ultra
[Droid Ultra General] osucowboy96:
I don't believe that is the correct place to cast to a Chromecast. I have that option under settings>display, but it says no devices are available. My understanding is that the option to cast to the Chromecast is in the menu of the Chromecast app itself.
[Droid Ultra General] Spittinfire86:
Maxx Update

I am running a Droid Maxx rooted with w/p off and locked bootloader. I think I am just going to put this one on hold until someone figures out how to keep w/p disabled as I am NOT going to have the wretched DDRRROIIIDDD boot sound coming back.
[Droid Ultra General] radzer0:
Looks to be working good.. Taking forever to optimize apps tho. Im guessing ART stayed on thru the upgrade.
[Droid Ultra General] smooth781:
Worked for me

I am unlocked from China and rooted. I just booted to recovery and installed from storage. I had the wireless hack and nothing else. I did not chance anything it just installed.
[Droid Ultra General] lanyao1920:
Changed back to stock recovery, applied update, root remains.

Great!
[Droid Ultra General] rds217:
This guy knows what's up, that DROIIIIDDDDD sound is painful.

Does survival mode need to be enabled in superSU to keep root through the OTA? Also, do I need to restore all the bloatware I removed before flashing the OTA, or is just having stock recovery sufficient?
[Droid Ultra General] smooth781:
I'm not sure what is different. I see the isis app is new. but I cant run it. I get an error about being rooted. I am not having any problems so far. does anyone know of a new wifi hack yet?

I though maybe the screen was refreshing a hair faster. If would be nice if crome could hold a home page.
[Droid Ultra General] bwheelies:
Motorola connect, voicemail app, Isis. Camera improvements.

The icons seem simpler and more colorful in the app tray.
[Droid Ultra General] Caseyk621:
This works and is easier to apply and revert than the hack

http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.dym.motoxtether

Sent From My Droid Ultra
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
You need the WiFi tether hack if you are on ART like I am and can't run xposed. Topsnake released another update for the WiFi hack easier today
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
I released one today. Linked here. http://xdaforums.com/droid-ultra/or...-exploit-build-21-11-21-t2811810/post54063358

Exactly. Also, much like the 19.6.3 exploit, this one is much easier to apply and revert than the 19.5.3 exploit. No need to copy and past different entitlement apks etc.
[Droid Ultra General] smooth781:
tried the teether and now my phone boots to a black screen
[Droid Ultra General] mlwald79:
did you change permissions on the new build prop file?
[Droid Ultra General] smooth781:
though I did. I just booted into recovery and undid everything. now im back working. maybe I am reading the permissions wrong.

I see 3 things there I can change
[Droid Ultra General] Spectre12:
I need a HUGE favor from somewhere here. Would it be possible for anyone who is unlocked to save a recovery in TWRP of just the system and boot? And maybe upload that file somewhere for me?

I debloated after I received the update today, which included the setup wizard. I wasn't thinking and I did a factory reset, now the phone won't go past the setup because I deleted it earlier. House of Moto won't let me downgrade to the 19.6.3 update for security reasons. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Droid Ultra General] rmjones2006:
Check this link. I'm uploading now so it will be awhile before everything is there. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tglg5tgoqu7ohif/AAB7uTdoq6sDYL8XaTDot-pxa
[Droid Ultra General] smooth781:
I did it again and now have no problems. I don't think I checked permissions for other to the read

Thanks
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Glad it worked for you. Gotta thoroughly read instructions.
[Droid Ultra General] Cincybearcatfan:
I'm 100% stock. I've updated my phone using a side loaded Soak Test without problem. Will this work for me?
[Droid Ultra General] smooth781:
you must be rooted. So yes if you are.
[Droid Ultra General] Cincybearcatfan:
I'm not rooted. This update can only be applied if I'm rooted? Alright thanks for letting me know. I thought it was the soak test. Glad I didn't try to apply it.
[Droid Ultra General] smooth781:
wait sorry we are talking about 2 different things here. can you apply the 4.4.4 updates--yes can you apply the wifi hack--no
[Droid Ultra General] Cincybearcatfan:
Got it installed! Thanks again!
[Droid Ultra General] bwheelies:
Active notifications have been acting weird. Just a clock showed up one time. Another the circled lock was on the bottom of the screen.
[Droid Ultra General] Metfanant:
Ugh...I hate asking questions that I know have no definitive answer...but what do we think the chances are that somebody figures out a way for those of us that are locked, with root and write protection off, to hang on to write protection off?

I've got the file on my sd ready to install..I'm just envisioning installing it tonight...and then seeing the JCase post tomorrow with how to keep w/p off but not being able to do it once the OTA has been installed lol
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
That is the conundrum isn't it "to take the update or not to take the update". That is the ?
[Droid Ultra General] sb1893:
Early impressions of 4.4.4?

So for those lucky soak testers and brave early adopters , any impressions thus far on the 4.4.4 release? I've seen some comments that:

1) Battery life improvement - Degradation of battery life introduced in 4.4 (primarily increased and inappropriate consumption by Android OS) may have been resolved or greatly mitigated. One comment indicated that Android OS battery consumption may have dropped 25-30%. Can anyone validate after ~24hr usage?

2) General overall improvement in responsiveness / "snappiness"...

3) Improved camera performance/picture quality?

4) Anything else of note in terms of improvements?

5) Any problems or issues introduced?

Truth be told - restoring the battery life to pre-4.4 levels would be enough ROI for me to install - while current battery life is acceptable and easily gets me through the day...I was certainly spoiled getting 2+ days of usage pre-4.4 without charging nightly. I am on a rooted, unlocked consumer-edition Droid MAXX on 4.4 (19.6.3)
[Droid Ultra General] rob0809:
I installed it last night. I'm unlocked and rooted. I had to RSD back to stock (kept data with House of Moto) and then I flashed TWRP recovery again. I think I had to RSD because my build.prop or whatever file wasn't stock. I installed the update after RSD'ing and reinstalling TWRP and it went fine. I also cleared cache and dalvik cache. I don't really see any difference. The battery seems better but my battery life always improved on 4.4 for a day or so after wiping cache/dalvik so time will tell. I haven't used the camera so I can't comment on that. Doesn't really seem any more or less responsive. It's only been 12 hours or so but to me, seems like a long wait for little to no payoff.
[Droid Ultra General] hackthis02:
I've noticed better speeds since the update.
[Droid Ultra General] bwheelies:
Just found another issue. Clearing cache from stock recovery is hanging indefinitely.
[Droid Ultra General] aviwdoowks:
OTG

OTG without root? Anyone know?
[Droid Ultra General] seezar:
It just takes a lot longer. Give it about 10 minutes.
[Droid Ultra General] josuearisty:
This
[Droid Ultra General] obeygiant:
I'm having problems getting xposed running after the update. After I install and reboot, it still says not installed. Rechecked binaries, still in dalvik, root is good. I'm still locked and since wp is now enabled, I can't flash xposed through recovery. Any suggestions?
[Droid Ultra General] aviwdoowks:
So that is a yes, OTG now works?
[Droid Ultra General] ceelos218:
can someone post proper steps on what to do with a locked bootloader being rooted. thanks.
[Droid Ultra General] bwheelies:
I finally just let it go and it did exactly that.

Makes you wonder if it used to clean/wipe cache when it quickly rebooted.
[Droid Ultra General] akellar:
You can't use xposed if you have WP enabled.
[Droid Ultra General] s_u_n:
What is the 19.6.3 exploit that you are referring to?

I am actually worried how I can avoid installing this 4.4.4 update when it is released, just so that I can buy more time.

I am completely stock (no root and no bootloader unlocking). I know that I have to use FXZ and downgrade to 19.5.3 with modified file (which has no erase command, else I will lose data).

But I have not been able to find much time so far to do all of that.
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Referring to the tether exploit. Recommend you downgrade to 19.5.3, root, patch to 19.6.3. Then enable su survival and patch to 4.4.4
[Droid Ultra General] aviwdoowks:
Otg does work!

I am on a Maxx unrooted. I renamed the op's zip to a....zip so it would be visible on the root of the SD. Flashed from stock recovery.
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
It is visible without re-naming it aswell.
[Droid Ultra General] aviwdoowks:
Not true, I have a screen full of files starting w/ a & b. You are dumb. Lol.
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Lol I'm sorry the dumb was an auto correct.
[Droid Ultra General] mexico948:
LTE down in telcel mexico with this update
[Droid Ultra General] socobandit:
So...I'm on 19.6.3, rooted with wp off...what will I have to do to go to 4.4.4 and keep both? Stock recovery, all stock except entitlement hack. Only altered build.prop with a replacement and renamed orig with a .bak
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
If locked BL then you wont retain WP off. You can retain root by undoing the build change, SU survival, then apply update
[Droid Ultra General] socobandit:
But...root is rather useless without wp, correct?
[Droid Ultra General] bkes216:
Camera Issues

Anyone having trouble with video capture? I can take pictures but I can't get the video to work. I've tried in the default camera app, Google Camera, and Snapchat. I did sideload this but I'm not sure why the camera wouldn't work.
[Droid Ultra General] Cincybearcatfan:
No problems for me, however I'm not rooted but I did side load this update (and the last one, and the last one). ;)
[Droid Ultra General] Jaocagomez:
not true, works for me.

no es cierto, funciona para mi...
[Droid Ultra General] aviwdoowks:
But not bug less, I can only write to a folder on the OTG/SD card, not the root of the card. Perms are rwxrwx--x!!! So it is semi-functional.
[Droid Ultra General] mexico948:
LTE no funciona para mi ,soy vivir en ensenada B.C.
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
I have the same problem.
[Droid Ultra General] toker53:
Flash Update

how do you get the recovery to see the file? Unrooted and I can't place the file in the root area.

Found the issue, I didn't realize there was a time delay on the sub-menu of the recovery option since I had never been in that menu on this phone. It's all good now