Updating will brick?

[JakeTheGiratina1]

Ok, so my G S3 has been wanting to update for well over 3 months now. I'm scared to update though, because it is rooted. I'm worried if I update, it will become bricked. I have pictures listing my tools/mods that I used. I believe the current version is 4.1.2? My phone also freezes at points where I have to take out the battery.

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[MaXXimus]

I know with my previous phone, OTA updates were hit and miss on their relative impact. I picked up a G3 just over a week ago and I am at version 4.1.2 and was able to root without any issues. What I am not certain about is whether allowing the update will throw a wrench into a device that is already running a custom ROM.

 

[meyerweb#CB]

Do you want to update to the latest stock ROM? If so, just look at this thread. No need to do the OTA.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-galaxy-s-iii/272331-your-way-update-md4.html

If you want to use a custom ROM, you can just flash it in recovery, following the instructions of the ROM maker.

You don't want to let the OTA run over a custom ROM, though. Most of the time it will simply fail, but on occasion that's been known to cause serious problems.