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  • I have a Nexus 10, unlocked, rooted, running TWRP. I recently got in a boot loop while updating Paranoid Android and had to recover to stock. I’m on stock now, JDQ39. I tried to update to 4.3 using the file linked here, but TWRP won’t do it.

  • Stock, rooted GNex takju:

    I downloaded the file, and loaded it in clockworkmod. Nothing happened. Still on 4.2.2. Any idea, what might have caused this?

  • i have my nexus 4 rooted.if i flash this one it will get unrooted right?so after it gets unrooted can i just lock the bootloader after with some toolkit?

  • i have my nexus 4 rooted.if i flash this one it will get unrooted right?so after it gets unrooted can i just lock the bootloader after with some toolkit?

  • Just got to this today, thanks for posting the links, now running 4.3 on my (wifi) Nexus 7!

  • I am stock with build
    JDQ39E and could not flash the update it says “no file contexts” /system/build.prop

  • I update my nexus 4 with ota method after clearing Google frame work data and cache but after that play store stopped responding , I cannot download and install any app..
    It shows server error ..
    Please help…

  • As I was downloading the update, a message popped up telling me that the update was ready to install!

  • As I was downloading the update, a message popped up telling me that the update was ready to install!

  • damn ! , i recieved the update 4.3 notification directly on my nexus 7 now i cant connect to any wifis , any help , tks

  • Just got the upgrade over the air. I’m in GA. My new N7 also received and OTA. It’s build number is now JSS15J.

  • i got the nofication that the update was downloaded and when it restarted to recovery mode, since i have cwm, it did not install. Do i still have the download

  • Can’t find my device via adb devices command prompt on Win 7 64; after scanning through five more webpages for suggested fixes, several of them not working, I’ve decided to give up for now.

  • I am on Nexu 4, Not Rooted, Using Sideload and trying to update to 4.3; I was able to send the OTA zip file to the phone, but the phone threw an error when installing from the zip. any help ?

  • No sign of the OTA for the Nexus 10?? Third day now and still nothing….. I’m living in the Netherlands. The Nexus 10 will probably be the last to be released I presume….

    • Updated it with sideload, worked perfect! :-)) Couldn’t wait on Google to pump it for the Nexus, 3 days is just too long! I’m now enjoying JellyBean 4.3 :-))

  • downloaded this. went from rooted 4.2 stock rom. 4.3 works great. new changes are cool. except that i cannot seem to find the new emoji keyboard anywhere. ive looked all around languages and input.

  • So I am rooted and been trying to install this for my nexus 4 and I keep getting a error the recent one I am getting now I believe is /tmp/update.zip error what am I doing wrong. I have tried it in two different recoveries.

  • how do you flash the android 4.3 to the clockworkmod recovery?

    I have rooted my nexus 4 using the google nexus 4 tool kit but cannot figure out how to copy the zip file in the recovery?

    please help

  • ab67ca07c4b2e03eca795ada10ff041b77fbb7bf.signed-nakasi-JWR66V-from-JDQ39.ab67ca07.zip

    No file contexts
    Failed
    Device: Nexus 7

      • I have this problem too. In my case it is because i have build version JDQ39E not JDQ39 and since the downloadable package JWR667 was written for JDQ39, installation fails for JDQ39E. Trying to find out the solution badly !!

  • Since updating my N7, I can no longer update or download apps on Google Play. I’m not rooted, any thoughts or ideas?

    • Log out of your google account then log back in, that should fix it. My thought is you tried to stop google services framework to force the update, this is an effect from that.

      • That’s what I did. Logged out then logged back in,works great now. Thanks for the quick help.

    • Remove your entire Google account from your settings, and activate the account back after removal is complete.

    • Remove your entire Google account from your settings, and activate the account back after removal is complete.

  • if your running a nexus device download Nexus root toolkit from http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/, install it pick your device model and and. version then download one of the two files above save it to a specific folder and go in to advaced options and click adb sideload and whether or not you are rooted it will apply the update.

    any help? message me at m.wendling.mw@gmail.com

    • Thanks! NRT is a nice simple utility with everything you need in one place. Lots of helpfull instructions too!. I was hesitant to look at the “root toolkit” utilites I saw before because I don’t really want to root my device, but this utility is still quite helpfull for sideloading when not rooted!

  • So, what if I am stock, rooted, but still locked? I am sure, as with most OTA’s, this will remove root, but does anyone know if there is any problems with rerooting via Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper?

  • Of the 3 options, I’m option 3. When I tried to flash this zip in CWM I got a Status & error. What do I do?

      • Just FYI im still looking for a fix… If I find something, I’ll report back, but I’m almost to the point where I’m going to comletely start over from square 1.

  • So… when unlocking the bootloader on my Nexus 4… is it supposed to wipe my phone? Because that just happened 😐

  • This wont, you will need to reflash the whole image (this is just the update) because your modification will cause this to fail validation.

    • any advice on how to revert back to stock kernel, without losing data? The only thing i changed was franco. OR rather any advice on how to return to bone stock.

      • The only thing I have been able to do in the past was the stock image. I tried reverting to stock bit by bit but it kept failing on the update because of some issue with something still not being as expected.

        Your other option is to just wait for a custom recovery version, they dont do the same checks as the stock OTA.

  • Not sure how I did it but.. I have two recoveries on my N7. TWRP recovery and CWM. How do I get rid of TWRP? I’m going to guess having the two is going to give me fits when it comes time to flash this OTA. Thanks!

  • I can not get the update to install. I sideload the update but then the install process terminates after “Verifying update package…” without logging anything else. I downloaded the OTA update 2 times already and both times it didn’t work.

    I’m stock, unrooted and with a locked bootloader.

    Would appreciate it if someone can help.

      • I thought so too but then I saw threads about sideloading OTA updates that said the locked bootloader was not a problem.

        Well I guess we’ll have to wait for someone to confirm.

        Thanks anyway @androidvenezuela:disqus

      • I just did this with my nexus4 and it worked perfectly. My bootloader is locked.

    • Just to verify you are using the OTA images from this post, correct? If you are attempting to do this with the stock images you get from Google it will fail.

      • Never realised this Cary Zuber. Thanks for the clarification. I’m currently downloading the updates from here and will try again in a couple of minutes.

      • Well this was indeed the root of the problem.

        I finally updated successfully.

        Google OTAs didn’t work but the update from this page patched everything and installed without a problem.

        Thanks again Cary Zuber!

      • The OTA images are the ones in the article after “Download links: …”?

        I get the same error as Georgi with this file. Any ideas?

        Thanks for the help!

  • This has been a good week for android, can’t wait to get home and load this on my nexus 4.

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  • Tried flashing the file in custom recovery and it failed. I am stock rooted. What am I missing here?

  • Bring on Nexus 7 3G OTA :). That thing needs the update more than my N4 (which I am side-loading as I type this message xD )

  • Sideloaded the OTA for my Nexus 4 yesterday and my Nexus 7 this morning.

    Noticeable performance improvement on the Nexus 7.

    • Could be placebo, but my N7 seems a bit snappier and less laggy after the update as well. We’ll see after a day or two.

      • Stock N10 user as well – just because you have a nexus doesn’t mean you have to root it.

        • I’m not always Nexus’s have to be rooted. I’m just saying when I was using my Nexus 10 stock, it was unbearable.

          • Definitely some RAM issues. Just starting my N10 I would only get about 200-300mb left out of the 1.2 available.

          • I have actually been considering rooting but haven’t found a good enough reason to do so. or a method easy enough to actually attempt it.

            What would you say are the top reasons to root and the top N10 methods.

            I rooted my HTC Hero back in the day and it took weeks of research and learning but i was eventually able to figure it out well enough that I was helping other people. I just don’t want that stress of bricking in my life any more lol….

          • Actually is pretty easy now to root device. http://nexus10root.com/
            Some of the reason why I root my device was better performance and battery life from the ROMs themselves. Being able to use rooted apps, like Adblock, Root Explorer, etc. More customization over the whole android device from system themes to performance tweaks. (Overclock for even better performance or underclock for an even more imporved battery life). And of course trying out different software, Ubuntu Touch, Touchwiz, Sony Xperia skin, Sense, and different ROMs; AOKP, CyanogenMod, Paranoid Android.

          • On a Nexus 10, for me the Most staple is AOKP. I’ve never had an issue with their ROMs. Then Paranoid Android, but i’ve had issues before updating the ROM (but definitely not a big negative). Maybe its just my tablet but CyanogenMod (what I’m currently running)has had constant issues.

          • Rooted my first Android (Nexus 7)….. I admit I was scared of bricking it, but the really good apps seem to require root access.

        • Im like you. Once I got vanilla android and didnt have to wait 6 months for an update I kind of forgot about rooting.

        • Exactly this. My Nexus 4 is my first Android phone which I didn’t root at the earliest convenience. Why bother?

      • I use GOOD for work. And I don’t want to have to hide root. My toro is unlocked and rooted.

  • Now only if I could find my Nexus 7….. I haven’t used it in two months since I got my Galaxy S4.

  • Option #3 – Stock, rooted, custom recovery – Flash OTA in recovery

    I always get confused if this process will wipe the phone. Also, will this “break” root?

    Thanks!

      • I was stock, root and stock recovery.

        Used NRT (wugfresh) for

        1. NRT…’Launch’…’Sideload Update’…and selected downloaded 4.3 ‘update’ file.. (approx 173mb)..succefully updated to 4.3 and…. ‘root’ broken. Then…

        2. Continued in NRT,..( select build, still.. as 4.2.2 JDQ39 in the NRT settings…so no change,despite now having 4.3) And ‘Launch’…’Flash Zip on this computer’….

        ( you will need to download in advance SuperSU zip for 4.3..search..it’s there)

        and Boom….I’ve 4.3 and rooted and still on stock recovery…eligible for all forthcoming OTAs..:)

        • Worked like a charm, same setup. Unlocked with root and everything else was stock. I lost root on the update though but the device is still unlocked. I think I will stay with no root for now anyways.

        • thanks so much !! im glad i scrolled down to read on before i attempted this stock 4.3 ROOTED!!!

        • Yeah, I did it this morning. Super easy.

          After it goes to 100%, you have to wait a bit for the bar at the bottom to fill up. Mine took about 5 minutes, then it went back to the stock recovery menu and you can reboot.

  • Did my Nexus 7 with the ADB sideload earlier this morning and it worked perfect.

  • I updated it on my N7 and N4. Def speed improvements on both. Then I got annoyed last night with all of the AOKP mods that i used that didn’t exist on stock and went back to 4.2. I guess I’ll wait for CM or AOKP to update.

  • did google give an ETA when it the “old” N7 would receive the OTA update using the standard method? Yes, I can root and etc. fairly easy….just lazy today. 🙂

        • Same here. Also, wary about clearing Services Framework after I had issues accessing Play Store last time I did that.

          • That happened to me yesterday. I cleared the framework, and none of my updates would install. The error was, RPC:S-5:AEC-0

            I tried everything, but the only thing that worked was removing my account from the phone, and then reentering it. I am back up and running now with 4.2.2

        • You don’t need to root to apply the OTA link above. Two basic adb commands are all you need to push the update zip file. 🙂

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