Theme Removal and OS Updating

[sole_elite_xx3]

ok so i have some questions, if i put a theme on my epic and an update comes can i still update the phone? like when froyo comes. Also how do i take the theme off? do i lose my apps and things like that?

 

[ragnarokx]

To install a theme, you must have a custom deodexed ROM on your phone. So see this thread for your answer about updates.

To remove a theme, just flash your ROM again without wiping and it will overwrite the changes the theme made to your phone. Apps and data will stay intact.

 

[sole_elite_xx3]

To install a theme, you must have a custom deodexed ROM on your phone. So see this thread for your answer about updates.

To remove a theme, just flash your ROM again without wiping and it will overwrite the changes the theme made to your phone. Apps and data will stay intact.

how do i flash the rom again without wiping?

 

[ragnarokx]

Go into Clockwork and select the zip of the ROM you originally flashed.

 

[sole_elite_xx3]

also i changed my phones lock screen i dont remember if i had to install a rom though >_<

 

[ragnarokx]

Do you have a theme on your phone now? If you do then you installed a custom ROM, because themes will not work on completely stock ROMs.

 

[sole_elite_xx3]

Do you have a theme on your phone now? If you do then you installed a custom ROM, because themes will not work on completely stock ROMs.

i have the deodexed ROM installed now i remember cause i had to in order to change the lock screen, that would be a problem when updating to froyo correct? and if yes how do i remove it? :/

 

[ragnarokx]

http://forum.androidcentral.com/epic-4g-roms-hacks/35212-how-factory-restore-fix-bricked-phone.html

 

[sole_elite_xx3]

http://forum.androidcentral.com/epic-4g-roms-hacks/35212-how-factory-restore-fix-bricked-phone.html

this gets rid of the root also? all that to remove a rom -___-

 

[ragnarokx]

If you read the link I gave you in post #2 you'll see that you don't need to uninstall your ROM to update to official Froyo.

 

[whippingboy]

Just curious- why prep your phone for an update? You know something we don't?

Also, if you're rooted- once the official stable froyo build is out- the root chefs will bake that into their ROMs probably within 48hours...

 

[sole_elite_xx3]

If you read the link I gave you in post #2 you'll see that you don't need to uninstall your ROM to update to official Froyo.

oh so the deodexed ROM isnt a custom ROM? i been using android for 4 months im kinda new at this, sorry >_<

 

[sole_elite_xx3]

Just curious- why prep your phone for an update? You know something we don't?

Also, if you're rooted- once the official stable froyo build is out- the root chefs will bake that into their ROMs probably within 48hours...

no, i dont know anything -____- i wish!

 

[ragnarokx]

oh so the deodexed ROM isnt a custom ROM? i been using android for 4 months im kinda new at this, sorry >_<

That's not what I was referring to. From the link in post #2:

But the real question is, why update OTA? I personally have never updated OTA, I always update manually. There are two benefits to this: you will get the update faster if you install it manually, rather than waiting for the update notification on your phone, and there is less of a chance of getting a bad download on your computer than on your phone since on your computer you can verify the download with a MD5 checksum.

I or someone else will always post a manual version of any update that is compatible with modified phones. So no need to go through the hassle of flashing back to a completely stock state.

 

[sole_elite_xx3]

That's not what I was referring to. From the link in post #2:

sorry i totally missed the no need to go through the hassle of flashing back to a completely stock state part -__- thanks!