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Anyone still waiting for VZGnex 4.2.2 update to hit

O ok will I feel better now but this wait is annoying wish we could have an all at once roll out jeez

Verizon always rolls out. It serves 2 purposes ... 1. Limits load. Since they don't go by geography, the updates won't bog down any 1 area. 2. If the update has a problem (which despite internal testing does happen)... they can halt the update and await a fix. This limits the number of customer service time fixing every phone as the problem arises.

For those who don't wish to root.... waiting makes you safest for a bug less update.

That said..... I am very impatient myself.
 
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Just got my notification for my vzw gnex update. Didn't apply it yet.
I am currently rooted and unlocked. I thought the updates didn't automatically come in when you are unlocked/rooted?
If I do it, I will probably lose root.. but still be unlocked...right?
I have cwm installed... that should also still be there? right ?
 
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Just got my notification for my vzw gnex update. Didn't apply it yet.
I am currently rooted and unlocked. I thought the updates didn't automatically come in when you are unlocked/rooted?
If I do it, I will probably lose root.. but still be unlocked...right?
I have cwm installed... that should also still be there? right ?

Because custom recovery is installed, the OTA will not install automatically because it will fail. However you should be able to manually flash the OTA in cwm and that should work. Once finished, you will lose root immediately, and you will lose cwm one you reboot. However you will remain unlocked and thus will easily be able to get them back.
 
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Just got my notification for my vzw gnex update. Didn't apply it yet.
I am currently rooted and unlocked. I thought the updates didn't automatically come in when you are unlocked/rooted?
If I do it, I will probably lose root.. but still be unlocked...right?
I have cwm installed... that should also still be there? right ?

Hey what state are you in?
 
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Just got my notification for my vzw gnex update. Didn't apply it yet.
I am currently rooted and unlocked. I thought the updates didn't automatically come in when you are unlocked/rooted?
If I do it, I will probably lose root.. but still be unlocked...right?
I have cwm installed... that should also still be there? right ?

Unlocked and rooted here, I lost root but it is still unlocked. A quick use of Nexus Root Toolkit solved that little problem.
 
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Got my update late last night in Los Angeles, but previous posters are correct, the VZ updates are never by geography. My wife's phone has yet to receive it, even though she got 4.1 earlier than me on the previous update cycle.

First impression : My favorite change so far is the ability to hide lockscreen pattern when unlocking, so nobody can look at your phone and see your pattern. Getting used to the new clock fonts. Otherwise, it feels a tad faster than before.
 
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