MR2 - what IS this phone now???

[mrtonk]

Okay....so my Thunderbolt has the love from me again. I went four full days without a reboot, and I think that was because I had too many things going at once. Overall, I am happy and once again recommending this phone.

My issue is a different one and is twofold:

1. Just in case they make a revision in the update and provide an "updated update"....will my phone recognize it? Is my phone running a warranty-breaking phone image? It's like a rooted nonrooted phone. My god, what is it? It's Frankenbolt!

 

[mrtonk]

I mean, four days ago, didn't I basically flash a ROM without rooting my phone? Will the next update round recognize my phone as a stock phone or as something else?

 

[nate44]

You're either rooted or you're not. There is no in between. If you flashed the stock (non root) version of the leaked MR2 then you're not rooted, and can breathe a sigh of relief

 

[YourMobileGuru]

Okay....so my Thunderbolt has the love from me again. I went four full days without a reboot, and I think that was because I had too many things going at once. Overall, I am happy and once again recommending this phone.

My issue is a different one and is twofold:

1. Just in case they make a revision in the update and provide an "updated update"....will my phone recognize it? Is my phone running a warranty-breaking phone image? It's like a rooted nonrooted phone. My god, what is it? It's Frankenbolt!

You aren't going to void your warranty and you *will* be able to get future updates. You are running a signed official build with release keys. In the OFF chance they change something in this regard (which I doubt) the update file always leaks and you would be able to update manually.

 

[YourMobileGuru]

I mean, four days ago, didn't I basically flash a ROM without rooting my phone? Will the next update round recognize my phone as a stock phone or as something else?

STOCK. MR1 and MR2 are names that Verizon has for the updates but if you check

Settings > About Phone > Software information

you will not find any reference to MR1 or MR2. The term is meaningless to the phone itself.

 

[mrtonk]

And the reason why the bootloader allowed me to flash this stock ROM was because it recognized it as such?

 

[YourMobileGuru]

The file was digitally signed with release keys and that is what allowed it to flash.

 

[paintdrinkingpete]

And the reason why the bootloader allowed me to flash this stock ROM was because it recognized it as such?

Yes -- It's an "official" update.

I believe that there have been rare occurrences before (on other phones) where an "official" update was leaked, and then pulled before it ever went live. In cases like this, it *may* prevent your phone from being able to get a future update. That is VERY unlikely, and most likely if something like that were to happen, the good folks here will find a way work around it.

Either way, even if manually installing a leaked version of an official update is a grey area, you haven't really done anything yet that would void a warranty, such as unlocking the boot loader, gaining root access or installing "unofficial" modified software, so you can rest easy there.