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KitKat impressions thread

With all the stuff I'm reading about KitKat..... ie no home button for some and other glitches.... is it possible to reinstall JellyBean and get my phone back the way it was until such time the update fixes are in place with this KittyKat crap....It sure seems like another web roll out that was a little premature... Something to do with universal health.....

If I can go back to Jellybean I could use some step by step instructions...I'd hate to screw up my beloved N4....:confused: Suggestions....
 
Stick405 said:
With all the stuff I'm reading about KitKat..... ie no home button for some and other glitches.... is it possible to reinstall JellyBean and get my phone back the way it was until such time the update fixes are in place with this KittyKat crap....It sure seems like another web roll out that was a little premature... Something to do with universal health.....

If I can go back to Jellybean I could use some step by step instructions...I'd hate to screw up my beloved N4....:confused: Suggestions....
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Are you personally having any problems with KitKat? The Home button glitches seem to be the sort that happen off the bat rather than something that will develop over time. If it's working for you, I wouldn't bother reverting.

(Sorry, it's early AM, and I wasn't tracking your name!)

If you do wish to revert though, the easiest way will be flashing the JB factory image: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#occamjwr66y
 
Stick405 said:
I re-paired a couple of my BT devices and dang it they still wont stay lit..... Also some of my apps stop working..... One more gripe ... Had a few dropped calls for no reason and I know it wasn't from a lost signal .at least not on my end...... Dunno, kinda wishing I could go back and away from the light...... Cheers....
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One of the things I recommend for anyone updating an operating system is to get rid of as much residual cache as possible without reinstalling. Since you are still stock everything I'm not exactly sure of the procedure, but try shutting off your phone, then hold the volume down button while pressing the power button until you get to fastboot.

It will look like this ....

Nexus-4-Fastboot-Mode.jpg

Use the volume keys to cycle through the options. When it says "RECOVERY MODE" press the power button.

You will get this ...

Nexus-4-Recovery.jpg

Again, use the volume keys to highlight the last item "wipe cache partition" and press the power button to select. Make sure you don't select factory data reset. It will wipe your user data from your phone and you'll have to set it up again.

Once you've wiped the cache, reboot the phone, which may take a little longer than normal the first time you boot after wiping the cache, and see if that clears up your bluetooth issues. If not, then instead of flashing your phone back to JB, I'd try a factory data reset AFTER BACKING UP YOUR IMPORTANT DATA!!!!. As a matter of fact, why not do that now, just to be safe. :)

If that doesn't work, I'd just flash the latest stock image of KitKat and repair all of your bluetooth devices. You'd have to do that anyway with JB and if you did flash to JB, you'd just get the OTA again.

Good luck and let us know how you make out.
 
codesplice said:
Are you personally having any problems with KitKat? The Home button glitches seem to be the sort that happen off the bat rather than something that will develop over time. If it's working for you, I wouldn't bother reverting.

(Sorry, it's early AM, and I wasn't tracking your name!)

If you do wish to revert though, the easiest way will be flashing the JB factory image: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#occamjwr66y
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Thx for your reply..... My main use for my BT is on my Goldwing... My phone is integrated into the bike's system... I'm a fairly hard core long distance rider... and ride all year if it's not icy or lightning.. Over 300K miles in the last 9 or 10 years.. so the Blue tooth phone system is pretty important... Right now the Bluetooth will connect then drop and then will reconnect and after 30' will drop and on and on....

I need to get the phone back the way it was until this new stuff is figured out....

I'm assuming I just need to download to my phone the N4 image and install..... One thing it says is "In order to use these files, you need to have the fastboot tool in your PATH." .. What this all about.... Anyway thx for all your help.....:)
 
Here we go again with one more gripe.... My battery lasted one lengthy phone call the a.m then the phone shut down.... According to another poster the apps may be stealing all the juice...... Think I'll get some coffee.... :(
 
Stick405 said:
I'm assuming I just need to download to my phone the N4 image and install..... One thing it says is "In order to use these files, you need to have the fastboot tool in your PATH." .. What this all about.... Anyway thx for all your help.....:)
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First I'd try the bluetooth bit that ooberandy suggested - if you can get BT working properly without reinstalling everything that would be even gooder.

If that doesn't work, try the cache-wiping procedure that lunatic59 offered.

Still no dice? I would encourage you to back up your critical data (off of your device) and perform a Factory Reset. I know it's never convenient, but it sounds like you may have some residual stuff going on besides just strictly related to the 4.4 update. You are always better off starting with a clean slate when you can. Once you've got your data backed up (I'd recommend using Helium or adb backup), head to Settings > Backup and Reset > Factory data reset. THIS WILL ERASE ALL DATA FROM YOUR PHONE AND THE INTERNAL STORAGE ("SDCARD") so make sure you're ready for it! After the reset, try out your Bluetooth before you install all of your apps back - just to make sure the issue isn't with an app.

If you still have no luck, it's probably time to wipe everything and install the latest factory image. I'd highly recommend going straight to 4.4, but it's easy enough to install 4.3 instead if you really would prefer (just know that you'll constantly get Update notifications).

Android Police has a pretty good overview of how to get and install those factory images, but here are the key points:

1) Install the Android SDK: http://dl.google.com/android/installer_r22.3-windows.exe
2) Get your adb/fastboot drivers sorted: OEM USB Drivers | Android Developers
3) Download the desired factory image from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#occam
4) Extract the image tar.gz until you see a "flash-all.bat" script.
5) Copy the fastboot.exe out of the Android SDK installation path and into the directory with the flash-all.bat script.
6) Boot your phone into fastboot mode, and connect it to the computer.
7) Execute fastboot devices from a command prompt to confirm that the phone is recognized. If not, double-check your fastboot executable and drivers.
8) Execute the flash-all.bat script.
9) Reboot
10) Set up all your stuff again.
 
Stick405 said:
Here we go again with one more gripe.... My battery lasted one lengthy phone call the a.m then the phone shut down.... According to another poster the apps may be stealing all the juice...... Think I'll get some coffee.... :(
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Settings > Battery should be able to tell you what's using the juice.
 
lunatic59 said:
One of the things I recommend for anyone updating an operating system is to get rid of as much residual cache as possible without reinstalling. Since you are still stock everything I'm not exactly sure of the procedure, but try shutting off your phone, then hold the volume down button while pressing the power button until you get to fastboot.

It will look like this ....

Nexus-4-Fastboot-Mode.jpg

Use the volume keys to cycle through the options. When it says "RECOVERY MODE" press the power button.

You will get this ...

Nexus-4-Recovery.jpg

Again, use the volume keys to highlight the last item "wipe cache partition" and press the power button to select. Make sure you don't select factory data reset. It will wipe your user data from your phone and you'll have to set it up again.

Once you've wiped the cache, reboot the phone, which may take a little longer than normal the first time you boot after wiping the cache, and see if that clears up your bluetooth issues. If not, then instead of flashing your phone back to JB, I'd try a factory data reset AFTER BACKING UP YOUR IMPORTANT DATA!!!!. As a matter of fact, why not do that now, just to be safe. :)

If that doesn't work, I'd just flash the latest stock image of KitKat and repair all of your bluetooth devices. You'd have to do that anyway with JB and if you did flash to JB, you'd just get the OTA again.

Good luck and let us know how you make out.
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Got to the second picture.. however, I have the android image with a totally black surround... nothing else at the top..no choices....
 
Stick405 said:
Got to the second picture.. however, I have the android image with a totally black surround... nothing else at the top..no choices....
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Sorry, Like I said, I'm not sure of the exact procedure with the stock recovery ... it's been so long. Anyway, after a little checking, when you get to the image of the robot sleeping with the red exclamation point, you press power and volume up. You should see the options.

EDIT: Ninja'd by codesplice. :)
 
lunatic59 said:
Sorry, Like I said, I'm not sure of the exact procedure with the stock recovery ... it's been so long. Anyway, after a little checking, when you get to the image of the robot sleeping with the red exclamation point, you press power and volume up. You should see the options.

EDIT: Ninja'd by codesplice. :)
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OK
 
Just did the "wipe cache partition" thingy... still have BT issues.... Guess I'm going to have to do the biggy... factory reset...... Got to figure out the back up thing first... I think it leads me through it or I will use the backup app suggested..... :D
 
It shouldn't affect your files like pictures or music, but it will wipe your settings, remove apps and SMS messages. If you sync your contacts and gmail, the only thing you will need to backup are any text messages you might want to keep. Still, it is a mobile device, backing up everything periodically is always a good idea. Accidents happen, unfortunately.
 
lunatic59 said:
It shouldn't affect your files like pictures or music, but it will wipe your settings, remove apps and SMS messages.
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Unfortunately, a full Factory Reset on a stock Android build DOES wipe pictures and music - everything on /data, including the /data/media ("sdcard") that is preserved with community-built ROMs.
 
codesplice said:
Unfortunately, a full Factory Reset on a stock Android build DOES wipe pictures and music - everything on /data, including the /data/media ("sdcard") that is preserved with community-built ROMs.
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Very interesting. I just flashed stock KRT16S and it preserved the data in /sdcard.
 
lunatic59 said:
Very interesting. I just flashed stock KRT16S and it preserved the data in /sdcard.
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... then I may be wrong. Maybe I'm thinking of wiping in stock recovery?

Though this does explicitly mention Music and Photos, which would typically reside on the emulated SD card (/data/media; /storage/emulated, whatever)
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I don't doubt it, especially since the data partition is virtualized now. I was very surprised that the data folders were there after the flash.
 
Well the reset seems to have done it as I figured it would... The apps are all downloading.... I've set up 3 BT so far and they are working flawlessly.... Thx to all you folks for you ideas... it's expanded my knowledge... and I'm one happy biker again.... Just got to make sure all my pics are downloaded.... Cheers.... :D
 
Stick405 said:
Well the reset seems to have done it as I figured it would... The apps are all downloading.... I've set up 3 BT so far and they are working flawlessly.... Thx to all you folks for you ideas... it's expanded my knowledge... and I'm one happy biker again.... Just got to make sure all my pics are downloaded.... Cheers.... :D
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Awesome, glad we were able to help!
 
Stick405 said:
Well the reset seems to have done it as I figured it would... The apps are all downloading.... I've set up 3 BT so far and they are working flawlessly.... Thx to all you folks for you ideas... it's expanded my knowledge... and I'm one happy biker again.... Just got to make sure all my pics are downloaded.... Cheers.... :D
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Are you sticking with 4.3? or will you try the ota update when it is available to you again?
 
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