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Root Metro software update...

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Zeiro

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Got a message from MetroPCS saying I should come to the store for a software update but since I'm rooted I don't want to risk the chance of me bricking my phone doing so. So, I'm just asking will doing this update effect my root or no?

If yes, then I need to know how to get my phone back to stock form with the metro bloatware, so I can go in there do the update (since it effects my data speeds) and re-root.

Let me know guys thanks...
 
all things root guide shoud hav eveything u need,by the way did you see iposted the same .igt a vm to,but alil birdy told me ldrita is comjng out of retirement to help with this so called zve deal. shshhhhhh dnt tell anyone lol
 
Are you going to revert back to stock to and go do the update? I was thinking of doing mine Wednesday or something. If not I was going to flush my phone anyway cause it's acting crazy with lagging and whatnot..
 
I don't currently use an esteem however I have one and I am on zvd I got a call from metro corp. And they told me to bring my esteem in for an update well I know the phone and how to do a lot of mods on it...


Any who I'm doing an update currently from #2 not restore unroot. But rooted and romed

I'll post back when its done .
 
Please I want to know what's going on because I have to first unroot the phone, then find a way to get twrp off of it then revert it back to stock rom and I don't know where the files are to do that ::PULLS HAIR::
 
Its easy well almost easy may i ask do u have a BACKUP. If not u can try and downgrade or just use the lg tool to up date and see if you get any new msg about the update . They sending this cause they want u to update to the newest and best baseband . And if u on the old and have problems they dont want u to mess with them with their old misteak . So just update .
 
I think I might try the ZVE lgdrifta posted or go back to stock, either or i'm doing it pretty soon. Because outside of being rooted I don't do much to my phone, so I'm thinking of going all the way back to stock form after this update.
 
May i ask are u zvd or zve if u zvd and trying this on zvd or zvc it wont work it will bootloop . On you
 
No need to unroot I went from idk from big L just used the update tool put it in internet mode and updated and it restored it all to stock . no issues to be completely honest I haven't been on the S3 came out so from what I see it really is just a smaller install file and smoother it looks like
 
joshadaniels04 said:
No need to unroot I went from idk from big L just used the update tool put it in internet mode and updated and it restored it all to stock . no issues to be completely honest I haven't been on the S3 came out so from what I see it really is just a smaller install file and smoother it looks like
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Man, I'm so scared to do it like that it may brick my phone lol
 
Zeiro said:
Man, I'm so scared to do it like that it may brick my phone lol
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It won't bro I had the esteem for a long time i just did it last night . only way to learn something is doing it . I assure you it won't brick it by using the update tool now unplugging it or not following the instructions will ... And it will only be a soft brick of which we can help you fix it
 
I just did it and it worked, but now I have all the bloatware apps back... looks like I might have to re-root and flash a rom to it so I can get screenshot function back.
 
joshadaniels04 said:
No need to unroot I went from idk from big L just used the update tool put it in internet mode and updated and it restored it all to stock . no issues to be completely honest I haven't been on the S3 came out so from what I see it really is just a smaller install file and smoother it looks like
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i just used the update tool and it did unroot the esteem and i think i'll just leave it unrooted.iam going to go to the s4 soon so i'll just leave well enough alone but i do hate the bloatware.thanks for the info.
 
automan1 said:
i just used the update tool and it did unroot the esteem and i think i'll just leave it unrooted.iam going to go to the s4 soon so i'll just leave well enough alone but i do hate the bloatware.thanks for the info.
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when i spoke to metro they said the update was needed before 08/01 if you didn't have it your internet would be very slow and you would not get 4g,well since i updated iam running 3g.i pulled the battery several times and got back to 4g but it only last a short time.just a side effect i guess,i'll wait until the first and if the problem isn't fixed i'll take it to metro .
 
Well just put stock ZVD back, unrooted, stock recovery back on. Just waiting to see if I can get ZVE OTA... And the waiting game begins.... O.o
 
joshadaniels04 said:
I don't currently use an esteem however I have one and I am on zvd I got a call from metro corp. And they told me to bring my esteem in for an update well I know the phone and how to do a lot of mods on it...


Any who I'm doing an update currently from #2 not restore unroot. But rooted and romed

I'll post back when its done .
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Hi, could you tell where did you go to root this phone? I have been looking on how to's and i'm not having any luck. thanks in advance.
 
droidbaby78 said:
Hi, could you tell where did you go to root this phone? I have been looking on how to's and i'm not having any luck. thanks in advance.
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Go to the all things root and search for AIO for esteem and revo. That will help you root and install recovery. Then you will have to flash Superuser in recovery.
 
Got the updated ZVE internet seems to work faster on stock right after updating then rooted and try to install a ROM and surprise surprise no internet, any ideas?
 
automan1 said:
when i spoke to metro they said the update was needed before 08/01 if you didn't have it your internet would be very slow and you would not get 4g,well since i updated iam running 3g.i pulled the battery several times and got back to 4g but it only last a short time.just a side effect i guess,i'll wait until the first and if the problem isn't fixed i'll take it to metro .
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I have the same problem.a lot of 3g and I reboot 4g comes but goes.Will see what happens.
 
Kind of strange, my phone is rooted with a custom OS and I still have 4G. I got the same messages you guys did but never lost 4G function.
 
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