I am rooted (no custom ROM installed) and received a message that a new update 4.5.621 will be downloaded. My phone rebooted but came back with a message that the system update failed. I tried again manually and saw it downloading the files, but after rebooting it received the same message.

What do I need to do to install it? What's the consequence of not updating?

 

Well, yeah, I removed Blockbuster and NFL since neither of them worked or did anything useful. I don't know whether I removed anything else. Why should removing bloatware prevent updating? Aren't these just apps like any other apps?

 

I guess my question is, should I unroot and update? Or should I install a custom ROM? I am a comparative noobie to this whole rooting thingie so I don't really understand what I should/shouldn't be doing. I just don't want to brick my phone or cause my apps not to work!

 

Okay, how do you stop the annoying update notifications, then?

 

@Tropynuts... thank you very much for the link. I did that, after a little initial difficulty, and it seems to be working! (Had to change the permissions on all the folders first before I could rename that file.)

That message was driving me crazy because it was popping up every 20 minutes or so and re-downloading the update if I didn't respond immediately - even though it had already been downloaded and couldn't be installed.