[How To][ROOT] Block Verizon OTAs (post bootloader/ROM flash)

[rvhighway]

Since you're running a dev's ROM like CleanRom, there shouldn't be an issue with OTAs. They have usually already taken care of it for you. Although I don't know the ins and outs of CleanRom, I expect it's already been handled.

Changing the apk to bak for the files in this thread is something for folks who have rooted but haven't installed a ROM. They're still running the stock ROM, so they're vulnerable to OTAs.

 

[anon(94115)]

If it is like his others, it is gone already. Scott is good with that.

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[Moebius Street]

Sorry if this is dumb, but I'm a newbie to GS3 and to rooting in general...

It seems as if there's some confusion because of the difference between simply rooting, and flashing different ROMs. From what I'm reading here, it seems that I'm probably OK if

1. All I've done as root is to elevate my privileges in order to run things like AdBlock, and specifically *not* to freeze apps and stuff.
2. Before the OTA comes, I turn off the settings in various apps that tried to use root privileges, and then uninstall the superuser app itself.

Is that correct?

 

[Srambo217]

So I'm rooted running clean rom 5.0. I went through every system app in root explorer and cannot find the upgrade apk is it possible this rom doesn't have it as a safety measure? I definitely don't want this JB update forced to my phone.

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The ROM dev removed them as bloat. On any custom ROM you won't get an official OTA unless you revert back to stock.

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