Root Rooting and phone updates?

[handyman439]

About a week ago I rooted my commando. Yesterday I recieved an automatic update from verizon. I just let the phone do its thing (never "un-rooted") and it updated sucessfully.

However now it appears as if my phone is no longer rooted. The bloatware I froze is still hidden, but root-only apps no longer have root privilages.

Should I have un-rooted before installing the update? and should I just go ahead and just re-root my phone to gain privilages again?

 

[y0bailey]

Just re-root.

 

[handyman439]

Is this the problem people are describing when they say

"you cant get updates with a rooted phone"

???

 

[Tzane]

when you unroot and reroot do you loose are your settings you prevesly had when it was rooted.

if not, it sounds like a bunch of work to get updates

 

[Rafael]

My Droid1 still got updates after I rooted.
I wanted to stay with an older version of Android in that phone so I just removed the update app and it no longer bothered me when one was available.

The Commando should still receive updates so long as you are running the InnopathActivecare app, and maybe a few others.

An update may unroot the phone, but that is an easy thing to fix.
Your settings and data shoud remain intact, as much as if you had not rooted.
Do remember thought....it is possible that removed apps may be replaced with operating ones when the update occurs.

 

[Rafael]

Here is a link to Innopath:
InnoPath ActiveCare Supports Android, the iPhone, Blackberry, Symbian, and Windows phone​

Here is one paragraph that sounds a bit scary:

Already deployed by multiple Tier-1 service providers, ActiveCare offers a rich set of over-the-air management capabilities to address key support issues. These capabilities include the ability to properly configure data services, identify problems, correct configuration settings, manage hardware functionality, update the firmware, and remotely lock and wipe the phone if it is lost or stolen.

So, it would seem that they can make changes to the individual phone and "correct configuration settings".

We may wake up one day to find out phones have been unrooted and returned to full factory app inventory.

For this reason, I have removed the InnopathActivecare app.


Okay.....gotta put my tinfoil hat back on now.....they are listening. ​

 

[Oregon2]

lol nice I like it when people watch!!

 

[Rafael]

You are quite disturbed.
You are in good company.

 

[Oregon2]

Sorry just couldn't help it. That was a perfect setup lol

 

[Rafael]

Sick minds all around.

 

[callmecolt]

If anyone comes up with a good reason to update, or notices a helpful change, I will do it. Until then, no reason to update.

 

[Rafael]

That's pretty much what all of us are going to do.

 

[Ren Stimpy]

First off I am new to android. So if there is an update and you have innopath active care removed your phone won't get an update. But what are the updates? Are they something you need for the phone to continue to work on the network? or it is just like a patch update fixing a bug or something?

 

[Rafael]

The phone will continue to work without updates.
Android is constantly being improved and it takes a while for newer versions to filter down to devices.......the updates come from the service provider or the phone manufacturer, or both....and some come faster than others. Sometimes bugs are fixed, sometimes new bugs are introduced, and sometimes new features are included.

No, you will not get an update with Innopatth app running.
You can always reinstall it if you hear of an update you are interested in recieving.

 

[Ren Stimpy]

I see there has been a post that there is a software update. Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Is anyone going to try it? Here's a link to the first post about it I seen. http://androidforums.com/casio-g-zone-commando/421972-update-whos-going-try-first.html

 

[Rafael]

I have tried to do the update on my rooted phone....about 5 times so far.
Each time I replaced one or a few of the apps I removed originally.

It's looking like we may need to unroot before being allowed to update.
Will try it when I get home from work.

 

[Rafael]

2.3.3 update is out now.

You cannot root again if you successfully install the update.
If you were rooted and removed apps; you will not be able to install the update.
If you were rooted and only froze apps; it appears that tou will be able to install the update.

All of us are stuck on one side of the fence or the other....until something changes.

 

[Magnaclip]

It appears they've nerf'd the rooting abilities of SuperOneClick for the time being for Casio Commando... I hope there will be an update very soon as i would like to give rooting a shot on my Commando. Am very impressed by the knowledge available here at Androidforums.com and equally impressed by the common courtesy of the users herein.

 

[Rafael]

The problem is the phone, but...if you look at other threads it appears that there is another root method.

 

[Magnaclip]

Rafael you seem to be really up to date with all this rooting and such. Mind either posting a few links for me or pm'ing them to me? Any tips will be welcomed!

 

[Rafael]

Normally I would be happy to help, but I am on a vacation/family reunion and only have my phone. Will post some help tomorrrow night from my pc, if no one else helps you sooner.
Until then, start reading as much as you can.........knowledge is good.

 

[Magnaclip]

Thanks friend. I'll give it a go and see what i can come up with.

 

[cbreze]

Has anyone tried the XDA team's solution as to rooting/unrooting ? The ICS update is coming one of these days.

 

[scottfarcuz]

Has anyone tried the XDA team's solution as to rooting/unrooting ? The ICS update is coming one of these days.

I have seen a few people here and a few more on xda claim to have rooted 2.3.3 on the commando.

paxchristos posted some detailed instructions in the other thread
http://androidforums.com/3355679-post40.html

I am curious if ICS will ever officially come to commando. It will probably have issues running it along with all the bloat they cram on this device.

 

[Rafael]

Thanks friend. I'll give it a go and see what i can come up with.

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