yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] goinovr:
This OTA is failing for me. Stock. Non-rooted.

OTA downloads, launches and reboots the phone in recovery. Update gets about 5% in and then crashes.

Anyone know off-hand why this may happen? I had all of the VZW bloat disabled so I enabled it all and uninstalled the Google + update that was causing the vzwwavsvc (or whatever the name is) to crash. Same results on OTA.

Edit* Even did the App preference reset and factory reset.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] drivermcgee:
nice

yep that worked. thanks for suggestion
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] boothroyd917:
So I've been kinda paranoid on my S5 (G900V) since I don't want to trip Knox. Right now, I'm rooted on NE9, but I don't have SS installed (I'm fine with just freezing the bloatware instead of flashing a rom). I'd like to backup anything that I might lose when trying to get root on NHA. Is there anything that I might lose? Any easy way to make a backup without SS?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mountainfisher:
Safestrap doesnt trip knox in my short experience with it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
No, I did the mod in this flashable zip. Download the file and pull the platform.xml from it and use it if you want, it's from the NHA base.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] PaEGaN13:
DON'T DO THAT!!!

Now I get about 30 force closes after reboot, No app will work unless it came stock on the phone. SD card and phone memory showing blank in windows and My Files on the phone. Looks like its back to square one, hopefully my backups are good on my SD.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
What?? It works fine on my phone with the NHA update and a few others that flashed it. This update is no different than any other and it can be modded just like the others. If it's the force closes after flashing the NCG firmware to root that is totaly normal. They go away after you root and flash the NHA firmware again.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] boothroyd917:
So I just followed the steps and am rooted on NHA, but in the Developer Options, it says I'm using Dalvik. If I try to switch to ART, it reboots, but it never goes through the "Configuring Apps" screen, it just boots up and if I go back into Developer Options, it still says Dalvik. Any ideas?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wrongway213:
xposed installed? if so, that's the issue. xposed framework will keep your phone in dalvik regardless of what you do as it is not yet compatible with art.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] boothroyd917:
Gotcha, that'd do it. Thanks for the help.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] scadilla:
Does this mean that the 4.4.4 update enables ART by default? Or were you just trying to enable it? Reason I am asking is that I am on NE9 and I have a few Xposed mods. Don't want to go to the update if I'm going to lose my mods.

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wrongway213:
you can still run dalvik in 4.4.4. you just cannot run xposed and art at the same time.. gotta pick one or the other is all. when Android L releases, though, I believe it will be strictly ART from there, so here's hoping Xposed framework is updated to become compatible with art before too long.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sipple31:
Me too. UGH. If I pull the card out and replace it while the phone is running it works. If I reboot the phone... it stops working (stating that it is blank or unsupported. Re-format fails) and I have to pull and replace it once again. Then it works perfectly fine for the duration until I reboot. Pretty weird. The card is perfectly fine.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] PaEGaN13:
It was a long process but I had to factory reset, then go back to 4.4.2 and reload my Titanium backup because I hadn't made a new backup since the update, then go through the whole process getting to 4.4.4 again but now it's working fine. Nothing was done different so I don't know what was messed up the first time.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] putney1477:
I'm currently running 4.4.2 NCG kernel. I'd like to update to the NHA one. Can I just flash the NE9 in odin to get back to a stock type phone? Or do I have to unfreeze things in TIBU first? And then follow the steps my open1your1eyes0?

I just wanted to make sure that I did this in the right order before I dive right in :)

Found some of my answer. Read somewhere that I need to wipe on recovery, and that will bring me back to a near out of the box feel.

Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] radpp16:
Anyone get S Health and Xposed to work with NHA?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cell128:
I'd like to upgrade to this 4.4.4 but I need the tether hack. Does the one floating around here still work?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] radpp16:
I'm using xposed with moto x tether module on NHA. Works perfectly. However xposed and s-health dont like each other.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Michael503:
The update says if fixes a bluetooth audio dropout issue. Can anyone verify that this actually does that?

I have been fighting this issue since I got it in April.

BTW, thanks for the rooting info! If this fixes my audio, I'll consider it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kingoanklebreakn:
Anybody having random reboots since the update? I can't seem to find any relationship to any thing I'm doing on the phone.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] fillyo:
Yes, you have to follow these instructions

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53434373&postcount=1205

Mine is all good now.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] c4manceph:
**removed questions**
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cr4ck3r4lif3:
The issues are still present and disappointing.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Michael503:
thx. I ran the update.. no issues so far but my audio dropouts were intermittent.

i'll hold off on rooting then.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] unit713:
I'm unrooted on NE9, but the update keeps failing for me. I was rooted on NCG and I took the NE9 update which broke root, but I can't get the new update to work. Anyone have this issue?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] DarkMidnight:
My audio seems fine, a lot better than it was on the other two previous kernels.

My only complaint is the fact VPN is still broken over mobile data and the fact you cannot change the Verizon APN to force it to IPv4.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] stevey5036:
Yup, still having audio drop outs, pops and overall poor quality issues.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rotzy:
Worked great for me!

Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] twolostminds:
Thank you [MENTION=3313404]open1your1eyes0[/MENTION] for providing these instructions for a flawless rooting of NHA
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jousley:
One issue I had with the upgrade and rooting of NHA was trying to get towelroot on the device. I tried downloading it via Chrome, but it simply would not allow the download. I tried attaching it to a Gmail message to myself, but it flagged it as a virus and would not allow the attachment. I finally had to put it on dropbox from my PC and then download it from dropbox on my device. How are others accomplishing this?

Another thing I noticed is that on boot I now show "Custom" and an unlocked padlock. I didn't see this with rooted NE9. Is anyone else seeing this?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rhodiggah:
If you haven't already, go to settings, security and make sure "unknown sources" is checked. This should allow the installation of third party apps.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jousley:
Thanks for the reply. However, this problem wasn't installing the tr.apk, it was getting tr.apk downloaded to the phone in the first place. Google (at least it seems) appears to be disallowing it via Chrome or Gmail. I just tested the download again even though I'm completely rooted and everything is working fine. If I go to towelroot.com in Chrome and click on the symbol to download, it starts opening tab after tab after tab. It never downloads. I pretty much have to force Chrome to close. I have not tested via firefox as I don't currently have it installed. Is anyone else seeing this?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jiggad369:
Sorry if this has been asked before but is this safe to follow if i have SafeStrap (with NE9)?

If so, will it overwrite SS?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] open1your1eyes0:
OTA will fail with SS installed.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] nattygirl:
I ran into this exact same issue. Ended up downloading the apk on my pc and copying it to my sdcard.

I also now have the an unlocked lock symbol when booting up my phone. Does anyone know if this means it tripped the counter? How can I verify?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jousley:
I use phoneinfo. For me it still shows the "knox warranty void" counter at 0x0.

I am starting to notice other issues I cannot seem to resolve. My google services don't seem to be syncing automagically any longer. I may need to go back to NE9.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] BDragonD24:
Does anyone have the Visual VM apk from the newest OTA? I got rid of it with Titanium and apparently with Advanced Calling, Visual VM, the basic version, is now the default VM.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] nattygirl:
Thanks. I used Phone Info and it looks like warranty is ok.

One thing I noticed though is my phone states my device status is "Custom". Pretty sure this is why I'm getting the lock on boot up, but not sure how to get rid of it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Wynnded:
Natty, are you using Art or Dalvik?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Tsarcasm:
Just some clarifications

I read through all of these posts and I believe most of my questions were answered. I just want to reiterate what I've read to kind of ease my mind. I purchased my S5 (SM-G900V) on 09/13/2014. I'm coming from a rooted S3 with CM so I understand the process somewhat (I did it awhile ago so a bit fuzzy). I updated the phone to NHA as soon as I got home from the store and I want to root it while the phone is "fresh". So my question is do I need to do Step 1 & 2? Or can I go right to Step 3?

I don't need to do any backups, unfreeze apps (unless the bloatware I disabled counts) or anything like that since I haven't changed anything really. I've been researching the last 2 days to make sure that I can root my new baby and not trigger Knox, brick the phone etc. Everything seems good to go from what I've been reading so I'm excited. I just don't want to do any unnecessary steps if I don't have too.

Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GhostTrunks:
Need help

I'm also having the same issue. I was also rooted on NCG and took the update to NE9. Now I can't take the OTA for 4.4.4 bluetooth fix. getting error 402. Anyone help us please? I don't want to udate NE9 to NHA using ODIN if no one has tried it yet. Instructions specifically says stock unroot NE9 update to NHA and confirm it's working. Fail update what do we do? Please Advise?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jousley:
My status screen also says "custom". I'm using Dalvik. I even tried switching to Art then back to Dalvik to try and clear it. No joy. Has anyone else been able root NHA without the "custom" status?

Right now I'm most concerned with the google account not syncing properly. I'm going to removed xposed and wanam to see if it helps.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] BigBot96:
If either of you modified anything in /system, which rooting does, will show custom. It'll only show official if you are, well, official. :good:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Hasherx1:
Well I found my sync off on all my accounts. It looks like you have to set your Google Mail account to sync and then all the other parts are available to check or unchecked.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] unit713:
You will need to do steps 1 and 2 from post 18 (the steps to gain root on NHA). This is what I did, and everything went through fine. After flashing stock NE9, I was able to update to NHA through OTA with no problem. I went ahead and completed the rest of the steps, and now am rooted on NHA.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rhodiggah:
If Chrome is not letting you dl the tr.apk, just try another browser. I use Chrome as my main browser and I didn't have any problems dl tr.apk. I also made a copy on my sdcard and dropbox for safe keeping ?

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In order to get rid of the "custom w/ an unlocked symbol" on boot, you're going to have to factory reset and reroot. At least that's how I got rid of mine...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Torguy:
Hey guys, so I just got the Z Ultra C6833 with 4.4.4 Kitkat, and battery is going down very fast, and gets me a little worried. I have the brightness set to the lowest, however I am not even using the phone, just simply keeping the screen on with doing nothing and battery is dropping from 100% to lets say 95% in about 1-2 minutes.

Something does not seem right, what do you guys think? Can someone please give me some input. Also no suggestions on rooting or anything like that if wouldn't mind.

This would cause me some bad issues because I cant have my battery drain that fast, just not acceptable.

Thanks.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] tsiros:
you can check the battery logs in settings, see if you can find out what uses the battery.

Also, there are some programs you can download that can monitor your device ("CPU Monitor" is one) and tell you what is going on.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
do you have location based services turned on, and does the phone get a GPS fix quick?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bushako:
Download Greenify app and then Greenify all the apps that you don't require to run in the background unnecessarily. It greatly improves battery performance. In addition you can apply the Stamina Mode.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Jamal_RS:
Android 4.4.4

C6503_10.5.1.A.0.283_Customized_RU

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[Sony Xperia ZL] Jamal_RS:
C6502_10.5.1.A.0.283_CHT_TW.ftf

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[Sony Xperia ZL] leeaman:
downoading,thx
[Sony Xperia ZL] CHaPoCA:
What means "customized RU"? This version comes with custom operator logo?

Ty!
[Sony Xperia ZL] penars:
heh, guess c6506 still out of luck...
[Sony Xperia ZL] leandroprez26:
Good evening.

Can I flash this on locked bootloader?

Or only unlocked?

Thanks.
[Sony Xperia ZL] cnkhanh:
Hi, with a ftf file you can flash on any type of bootloader.
[Sony Xperia ZL] leandroprez26:
Thank's.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Ivancapp:
Compatible??

Is the 4.4.4 c6502 ftf file compatible with an Indian version of xperia zl (c6502) ???
[Sony Xperia ZL] demonicangell™:
yes . although i flashed the c6503 c & j version on my c6502
[Sony Xperia ZL] Ivancapp:
Nice, so have you encountered any problems? Shall I go and flash the 6503 c & j version?
[Sony Xperia ZL] eduardkdrv:
flashable_283_RU https://cloud.mail.ru/public/968e05677ca6/flashable_283_RU.zip root/recover2.7.154 . wipe data /wipe cache/dalvik cache format system. LB/UB
[Sony Xperia ZL] Android-Jeck:
Is it already rooted?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Oliver94:
For some reason IR remote isn't working :crying:
[Sony Xperia ZL] demonicangell™:
nope, all good :good:
[Sony Xperia ZL] Jamal_RS:
C6503_10.5.1.A.0.283_Customized_MEA.ftf

Mirror
[Sony Xperia ZL] CharlesG70:
ART in 4.4.4

Does anyone know if you can activate ART in 4.4.4?

Thanks,

C :confused:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] jonatan893:
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[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Packito Foreever Kash:
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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abysstheking:
I have a rooted N5 running LiquidSmooth (didnt flash any custom kernel separately. Installed stickmount as I read somewhere it is essential for OTG. I got an OTG pen drive and conencted it to my phone, and I think it will work just fine even without stickmount. I havent tried it yet as my N5 is only 4 days old and i do not want to try anything without being absolutely sure about it. Any inputs?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Depends if the ROM and kernel support automounting or not. If not, then yes you'll need stick mount.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dave2metz:
If I remember correctly, Liquid Smooth does not support OTG. I apologize if I'm wrong, but I had this problem with my Meenova.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepdavies:
I just use ES File Explorer. Currently on PA but i'm pretty sure it works on stock
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
USB OTG Doesn't automount on stock. ES would be needed, but only after mounting... which requires either kernel or ROM modification (which you will have) OR stickmount / Media Importer apps
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepdavies:
My mistake, I do usually use Franco kernel
[Greenify] cavalloz:
same problem here
[Greenify] vauss:
Same here

Enviado desde mi GT-N7100 usando Tapatalk 2
[Greenify] FunkyBeef:
Same here too.

It seems the notification appears twice when whatsapp get out of hibernation...
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
Is the experimental feature "Keep Notification" enabled?

Please long click the notification, select "app info" from pop-up menu, to see if it shows Greenify instead of WhatsApp?
[Greenify] cavalloz:
yes it is, GCM push is enabled too.

App info shows whatsapp.

this behavior started after updating whatsapp about 2 weeks ago (android 4.4.4 stock rooted)
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
Do app info of both notifications show WhatsApp?
[Greenify] cavalloz:
yes
[Greenify] FunkyBeef:
Both notifications are from whatsapp.

Thanks for looking into it!
[Greenify] cavalloz:
any news?
[Greenify] vauss:
Any update?

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[Greenify] cavalloz:
It seems like he doesn't care about this bug, I had to degreenify whatsapp
[Greenify] FunkyBeef:
I did the same... And I bought the donation package mainly for that...
[Greenify] TNSMANI:
Don't make statements like that about a Dev without even searching the main thread for an answer. As a member, it is your duty first to search for an answer and only when no answer is found, you are supposed to open a thread.

Anyway, if both notifications are from Whatsapp what can [MENTION=4376588]oasisfeng[/MENTION] do about it?
[Greenify] cavalloz:
I opened this thread the day after the mods closed the old main thread, there wasn't any other open thread about greenify.

And about the dev, I don't want to hurry him but he didn't even replied for one month, he could just say "I'm sorry I can't fix that".
[Greenify] TNSMANI:
What prevents/prevented you from searching the main thread? Whether closed or not it can be opened for searching and reading.

You can not expect [MENTION=4376588]oasisfeng[/MENTION] to reply to a person who doesn't help himself by searching and reading. He even gave you a hint in his post in reply to you, asking from where the notifications are coming. That should have alerted you to the fact that the proper place for your query is not here but in the threads dealing with Whatsapp. You yourself say that this problem started after updating Whatsapp.

If you refuse to search and read, no one can help you.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] BrickMeNot:
I am running stock. No ROM but I am rooted, and I use Franco kernel and xposed framework, what will happen to those mods? Im afraid of brick, should I uninstall all of those including root first before updating to L... When it comes out? Please I need answers, I had soft brick before and I don't want it again.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] WeRSpecialPeople:
You should only have to wipe, yes you will loose the mods, but they will probably be updated. You will just have to wait a month or 2.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] BrickMeNot:
Wipe everything right? Like factory reset or twrp? Will I have to reinstall root/Franco?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] chrisrozon:
Franco will need to create a new kernel, the old one won't work after a version update. Xposed will work if you manually flash the update; if you want ota you'll need to disable it first and revert to stock recovery.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] nhizzat:
You'd have to try really hard to brick a Nexus device. What's so scary about a soft brick? Learn how to use fastboot and adb and there's absolutely nothing to be scared of.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] BrickMeNot:
Actually I was going from cwm to twrp and I didn't know the wipe buttons would get rid our my OS altogether..? my dumb mistake.

But I was saved by nexus 7 toolkit
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] 4ringsa6:
Yea don't worry about bricking. You will be able to restore thru nexus toolkit as long as your bootloader is unlocked. I wiped the os off my nexus 4 as well.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] player911:
I just took the plunge and xposed isn't working nor is my showbox.

Android L is really cool and I can live without xposed, but showbox not working is a big hit. I just got it all setup too. Works good. No real problems.

I flashed back to stock and wiped, then upped to L

How do you flash back? Can I just flash a custom 4.4.4 ROM or do I need flash stock?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] nhizzat:
Just like you would any other ROM in recovery or fastboot. If you want stock, flash stock. If you want a custom ROM, flash a custom ROM.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] wantabe:
Multiple choices. If you made a backup/nandroid before flashing L you should be able to restore your backup without any issues, For one thing the bootloader didn't change. You can fastboot flash the system and boot images after extracting them from the factory image then wipe cache and dalvik. Flash the whole factory image either with or without modifying the flash_all.bat (open the flash_all.bat in notepad and remove the -w which will prevent the storage from being wiped). Or... flash a custom or stock ROM. Piece of cake!
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] player911:
Good to know. I'm trying to hang on but we'll see
[Sony Xperia ZR] Jamal_RS:
Android 4.4.4

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C5502_10.5.1.A.0.283_Taiwan_Mobile_TW.ftf

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[Sony Xperia ZR] vialino1:
Downloading, thanks!
[Sony Xperia ZR] vialino1:
In my smartphone, work very well!! Thanks you!
[Sony Xperia ZR] vbansal89:
can this update be used for other countries

M from india, can I use it to update my phn.?
[Sony Xperia ZR] rumm4n:
hurrah

thanks bro ;);) m downloding
[Sony Xperia ZR] ming0070913:
Great! Looking forward to a pre-rooted version:laugh:
[Sony Xperia ZR] khuongduy20116126:
use PRFCreator to make a pre-rooted + dual recovery your self , very easy :fingers-crossed:

http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/tool-prfcreator-easily-create-pre-t2859904
[Sony Xperia ZR] ming0070913:
Thanks!:good::good:
[Sony Xperia ZR] Jamal_RS:
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[Sony Xperia ZR] moses_dx:
I had issues with Taiwan 4.4.2. Hope this one goes well
[Sony Xperia ZR] vaja_dinesh2006:
can u make mirror the US FTF in Google drive. my service provider is blocked all other sharing site. please
[Sony Xperia ZR] Jamal_RS:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_0uKEUjkKBfbWtSckVTNDZod0U/edit
[Sony Xperia ZR] CrueLNooB:
sir what the different beetween Taiwan Mobile with the other customized FTF?
[Sony Xperia ZR] micheldjerzinski:
Nothing, it just adds some bloatware (eg Go! Music) made for Taiwanese users that you can easily uninstall. Remember this is a firmware for 5502, meaning if you have a 5503, you won't be able to use LTE after flashing.
[Sony Xperia ZR] janito24:
Someone have a mirror (US Version) in mega? i'm from Chile and i'm downloading at 10 kbps from original servers :(

PD: Google Drive link is blocked atm...

Thanks in advanced
[Sony Xperia ZR] paulson881:
For those who have problems during flashing (c'mon i know you don't SEARCH), please read the FAQ at

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2465088
[Sony Xperia ZR] moses_dx:
it worked great for me. Now I need an US rom for my Z as well
[Sony Xperia ZR] Raghava.KR:
Can I get the rom for India version?

Or can I use any other country rom?
[Sony Xperia ZR] soorajskn:
Rooting

Hi All,

Is TowelRoot is working on 4.4.4 .? Did anyone tried .?
[Sony Xperia ZR] vaja_dinesh2006:
google drive like is not working.

Error Sorry, you can't view or download this file at this time.