Order of Rooting and OTA Updates, Etc.

[Stides]

I have been on an iphone for a while but I am coming back to android. My last device was a DInc with gingerbread so I am looking forward to what Jelly Bean has to offer. I just picked up a certified pre-owned galaxy nexus from verizon with an off contract price of $229.99. Not a bad deal because I confirmed with verizon that I can swap this phone with my iphone and keep my unlimited data.

It looks like from the description the phone will come with ICS. I want to unlock the bootloader, root it and upgrade it to Jelly Bean as soon as possible. My question is what order should I do these in? I was planning on using the Nexus Root Kit from Wug to get this done quickly. I plan on signing in to the phone then immediately unlocking the boot loader because I know that will wipe the device. Then should I root or grab the OTA Jelly Bean update first and then root? I don't want to have be bothered with unrooting to only root again if rooting the phone blocks the OTA update. I plan on using stock Jelly Bean for a while to see how it is before putting a custom ROM on the phone. Also, does it matter when I activate the phone with verizon for any of this? Can I setup the phone on wifi, get the OTA to Jelly Bean and then activate or should I just activate right away?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am excited about being back on android soon!

Here is where I found the deal on the Galaxy Nexus in case anyone is interested:

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/10/2...f-pre-owned-galaxy-nexus-229-99-off-contract/

 

[jean15paul]

I have been on an iphone for a while but I am coming back to android. My last device was a DInc with gingerbread so I am looking forward to what Jelly Bean has to offer. I just picked up a certified pre-owned galaxy nexus from verizon with an off contract price of $229.99. Not a bad deal because I confirmed with verizon that I can swap this phone with my iphone and keep my unlimited data.

It looks like from the description the phone will come with ICS. I want to unlock the bootloader, root it and upgrade it to Jelly Bean as soon as possible. My question is what order should I do these in? I was planning on using the Nexus Root Kit from Wug to get this done quickly. I plan on signing in to the phone then immediately unlocking the boot loader because I know that will wipe the device. Then should I root or grab the OTA Jelly Bean update first and then root? I don't want to have be bothered with unrooting to only root again if rooting the phone blocks the OTA update. I plan on using stock Jelly Bean for a while to see how it is before putting a custom ROM on the phone. Also, does it matter when I activate the phone with verizon for any of this? Can I setup the phone on wifi, get the OTA to Jelly Bean and then activate or should I just activate right away?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am excited about being back on android soon!

Here is where I found the deal on the Galaxy Nexus in case anyone is interested:

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/10/2...f-pre-owned-galaxy-nexus-229-99-off-contract/

I'm surprised that the phone will come with ICS. All of the Galaxy Nexii have been officially updated to JB via OTA. I'd definitely recommend unlocking the bootloader right away if you have any plans to root or flash in the future. But if you plan to use the stock software for a while and don't need root for anything, I don't thinks there's any ready to root right away. Althought I guess there's no reason not to. Also I don't think it matters when you activate the phone with verizon. You should receive the OTA whether it's activated or not, since it's being push from Google.

 

[jakemyster84]

I just received a galaxy nexus from Verizon from this same deal and it did come with 4.0.2 which I was also surprised by. So time for me to unlock the bootloader and get moving on updating it to JB.