I'm afraid that my phone wont update after i unlocked the boot loader and rooted it !
I wont be flashing custom roms !
So will i be able to update my phone ?
I wont be flashing custom roms !
So will i be able to update my phone ?
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Root Will i get android updates on my rooted moto g 2nd gen running on stock rom?
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A better question is, is it a good idea to accept updates on a rooted phone?
The OTA update is a patch, intended to be applied to a set of stock system software. Rooting involves modifying the system software, so the phone is not in the state the patch expects it to be in. On many phones if you have installed a custom recovery that means that the update won't work anyway (I have no experience of Motorolas though). If you have not installed a custom recovery then you can probably try accepting the update, but there are risks, for the reason given above. At best you will lose root when you update and have to root again. At worst there could be other problems, resulting in unpredictable bugs.
I did it once, and got away with it. But I was prepared to flash a custom ROM if it didn't work out. I'd certainly recommend backing up before accepting an update, in case you have to do some work to fix it (mind you, I'd recommend that even if you have never rooted!).
The OTA update is a patch, intended to be applied to a set of stock system software. Rooting involves modifying the system software, so the phone is not in the state the patch expects it to be in. On many phones if you have installed a custom recovery that means that the update won't work anyway (I have no experience of Motorolas though). If you have not installed a custom recovery then you can probably try accepting the update, but there are risks, for the reason given above. At best you will lose root when you update and have to root again. At worst there could be other problems, resulting in unpredictable bugs.
I did it once, and got away with it. But I was prepared to flash a custom ROM if it didn't work out. I'd certainly recommend backing up before accepting an update, in case you have to do some work to fix it (mind you, I'd recommend that even if you have never rooted!).
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Unlocking the bootloader won't affect OTA's. Rooting, however, will most likely prevent an OTA from installing. The later the version of Android, the more likely it's going to fail. 
The OTA's for 5.x not only check the file but the MD5 of the system partition which won't match now that you're rooted. Even if you remove su and replace the kernel with stock it won't match.
Don't get disheartened though. You can still get the update. What you need to do is to back up your phone (I can give you a step by step, if you like) then reflash the stock firmware. Once you do that, then you should get the OTA and apply it. Then you can re-root, if you want to.
It will be a much cleaner installation and much less likely to cause problems from old bits of the previous OS hanging around in places where it shouldn't.
The OTA's for 5.x not only check the file but the MD5 of the system partition which won't match now that you're rooted. Even if you remove su and replace the kernel with stock it won't match.Don't get disheartened though. You can still get the update. What you need to do is to back up your phone (I can give you a step by step, if you like) then reflash the stock firmware. Once you do that, then you should get the OTA and apply it. Then you can re-root, if you want to.
It will be a much cleaner installation and much less likely to cause problems from old bits of the previous OS hanging around in places where it shouldn't.
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