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Greetings y'all.
I'm rocking a Moto X from the Canadian carrier Rogers and I'm currently running on Android 4.2, with the well... what was latest version for the Moto X, the update that included the camera fixes. I originally rooted my Moto X with the first root method that became available and then recently I used the new RockMyMoto method and I've experienced a peculiar issue and I was hoping someone would be able to offer me some advice.
After rooting my device with RockMyMoto my device had root working perfectly! The applications that rely on root were working perfectly and then one day... something happened. AdAway failed to install the updated host file, so I went into AdAway and it gave me a warning that said root was required.
I found this to be odd... so I exited the application and tried again. The same dialog came up with the same message. I decided to clear the application data and remove AdAway from SuperSU and then reinstalled the application. The problem persisted. I then rebooted my device and tried again and all of a sudden it worked. Now it appears my device is getting intermittent root?
When I turn my phone on I get a notification from Koush's Superuser (I switched from SuperSU, this might be the issue, at least I thought it might be until I switched back to SuperSU) saying that the binary was outdated and I needed an update, so I updated it and it was working so then I decided to try AdAway and... it worked! Success! or so I thought... a few minutes later I tried again and that same dialog came up.
Herumph! I proclaimed. What is this sorcery? Well... it seems my Moto X is getting an intermittent root or something that's only available once the system starts up again.
I tried running RockMyMoto again but that didn't seem to work, mind you I didn't unroot and then reroot.
My question for you is, well... how can I fix this? I don't want to restore my device to stock Android and I also don't want to do some sort of complex trickery because I'm expecting a 4.4 update sometime soon. Anyways, give me a hand guys!
You may not have root after 4.4 anyway... Some say.
Sent from my Moto X cell phone telephone...
Turbocom said:
Greetings y'all.
I'm rocking a Moto X from the Canadian carrier Rogers and I'm currently running on Android 4.2, with the well... what was latest version for the Moto X, the update that included the camera fixes. I originally rooted my Moto X with the first root method that became available and then recently I used the new RockMyMoto method and I've experienced a peculiar issue and I was hoping someone would be able to offer me some advice.
After rooting my device with RockMyMoto my device had root working perfectly! The applications that rely on root were working perfectly and then one day... something happened. AdAway failed to install the updated host file, so I went into AdAway and it gave me a warning that said root was required.
I found this to be odd... so I exited the application and tried again. The same dialog came up with the same message. I decided to clear the application data and remove AdAway from SuperSU and then reinstalled the application. The problem persisted. I then rebooted my device and tried again and all of a sudden it worked. Now it appears my device is getting intermittent root?
When I turn my phone on I get a notification from Koush's Superuser (I switched from SuperSU, this might be the issue, at least I thought it might be until I switched back to SuperSU) saying that the binary was outdated and I needed an update, so I updated it and it was working so then I decided to try AdAway and... it worked! Success! or so I thought... a few minutes later I tried again and that same dialog came up.
Herumph! I proclaimed. What is this sorcery? Well... it seems my Moto X is getting an intermittent root or something that's only available once the system starts up again.
I tried running RockMyMoto again but that didn't seem to work, mind you I didn't unroot and then reroot.
My question for you is, well... how can I fix this? I don't want to restore my device to stock Android and I also don't want to do some sort of complex trickery because I'm expecting a 4.4 update sometime soon. Anyways, give me a hand guys!
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I presume you're making changes/updates to SuperSU booting into recovery? I'm not sure, but I know I had some problems, lost root briefly when I updated but wasn't in recovery.
Issue resolved! I wasn't applying the update in recovery. Silly me!
The annoyance I saw was I had to reboot into "recovery" to make it have R/W status. That only lasts until the next reboot.
I ran the new pwnnomo or however its spelt, and don't have to worry about that anymore. And also now have safestrap
Sent from my XT1049 using Tapatalk
It is a Rogers Moto X so you can always make life simple and simply unlock the bootloader, no stopping you from enjoying root then even with the 4.4.x update.
Steve-x said:
It is a Rogers Moto X so you can always make life simple and simply unlock the bootloader, no stopping you from enjoying root then even with the 4.4.x update.
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Are you using 4.4?
Hello, can someone help me convert my Moto G 2014 XT1064 (US) to the Google Play Edition?
I bought the Moto G on sale at Amazon a few days ago, then remembered why I had put off purchasing it previously, all of the Motorola bloatware!! No Motorola, I don't need an additional backup service, and I don't want your services constantly running and pinging home, and I'd like to get updates in a reasonable amount of time. My device said it was up to date but was still on KitKat, which was very disappointing.
So far I've unlocked my bootloader (via the official Motorola method) and I did successfully upgrade to Lollipop but it was the Motorola version.
These are the packages that I have downloaded:
Blur_Version.21.11.17.titan_retuaws.retuaws.en.US.zip (the motorola 5.0 update?)
Blur_Version.22.11.6.titan_retuaws.retuaws.en.US.zip (small update for motorola android 5)
GPE_XT1032_KOT49H.M004_CFC.xml.zip (stuck at Google screen with unlock icon, waited 30 minutes)
One issue is that it seems like both of the main sites that host the stock images have been down for a few days:
- http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=36 (DOWN as of 12/12)
- http://motofirmware.com/files/category/38-titan/ (DOWN as of 12/12)
I also used the MotoToolAioV3.1 with the GPE_XT1032_KOT49H ROM which resulted in a bootloop, I'm guessing this is for the 1st gen Moto G?
Right now I'm back on Motorola KitKat version 21.11.17.titan_retuaws.retuaws.en.US.
Is there a way to make my Moto G XT1064 stock GPE or should I look for a custom ROM that or should I try CyanogenMod 11?
One thing to note is that I was running on less that 50% battery when trying to flash GPE_XT1032_KOT49H with MotoToolAIO, could this have been an issue or is this only to prevent the battery from dying?
Thanks for the help guys!
P.S. It was not worth it saving $70 to get the on-sale version at Amazon rather than the Google Play Edition. I've not even been able to find out for sure if you can get the 2014 version with GPE, which makes this even more frustrating.
Also, which versions are compatible with each other or are none of them compatible unless stated? Will the 1st gen ROMs work on the 2nd gen phone?
there is no GPE edition for Moto G 2ND GEN.......... and 1st gen ROMS wont work in our phones.. flashing dem results results in a BOOTLOOP
ak88900 said:
there is no GPE edition for Moto G 2ND GEN.......... and 1st gen ROMS wont work in our phones.. flashing dem results results in a BOOTLOOP
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Thanks, it's really disappointing that I can't have stock Android on a Moto G 2014 and have it somewhat easy to update. When is that going to change Google, come on, it's been the same ROM -> Bootloop -> flash -> brick -> hours of ADB and mfastboot for 5 or 6 years. Having 20 Motorola services phoning home and alerting me to signin to Motorola constantly is inexcusable, and makes this otherwise great phone a LEMON.
Is there a tool or method to strip out all of the Motorola junkware?
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derekm_ said:
Thanks, it's really disappointing that I can't have stock Android on a Moto G 2014 and have it somewhat easy to update. When is that going to change Google, come on, it's been the same ROM -> Bootloop -> flash -> brick -> hours of ADB and mfastboot for 5 or 6 years. Having 20 Motorola services phoning home and alerting me to signin to Motorola constantly is inexcusable, and makes this otherwise great phone a LEMON.
Is there a tool or method to strip out all of the Motorola junkware?
Edit: I don't understand, we have root, we have an unlocked bootloader, why can't this phone be 100% converted to a GPE phone? What's the technical limitation that's preventing this?
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yeah all u gotta do is Root->install Titanium Backup->uninstall all unwanted bloatware
GPE---- well the gpe edition dosnt exist--
ak88900 said:
yeah all u gotta do is Root->install Titanium Backup->uninstall all unwanted bloatware
GPE---- well the gpe edition dosnt exist--
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Oh, sweet, thank you so much!
It probably seems like a "duh" but this tip should be a sticky!
I never once have read somewhere that the Moto G 2014 doesn't have a Google Play Edition. Eventually I suspected that it didn't but only after an hour of flashing and bootloops.
So this is not the 2014 version? https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Moto_G_Google_Play_edition_8GB?id=moto_g_8gb&hl=en Is the model number of the GPE phone I just linked to XT1032?
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derekm_ said:
Oh, sweet, thank you so much!
It probably seems like a "duh" but this tip should be a sticky!
I never once have read somewhere that the Moto G 2014 doesn't have a Google Play Edition. Eventually I suspected that it didn't but only after an hour of flashing and bootloops.
So this is not the 2014 version? https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Moto_G_Google_Play_edition_8GB?id=moto_g_8gb&hl=en What's the model number of the GPE phone I just linked to?
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A varient of XT1032
Man you must be dumb if you think you can flash the moto g 2013 gpe rom to the 2nd generation moto g. It's like me trying to flash a GS5 or Note 4 ROM on my GS4. It will never work and results in a softbrick or worse. Also quit being so dramatic. This motorola rom is as close to stock android as you are gonna get from an OEM. If you want to get rid of the unintrusive motorola services just root and remove the unwanted apps with titanium backup.
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Man you must be dumb if you think you can flash the moto g 2013 gpe rom to the 2nd generation moto g. It's like me trying to flash a GS5 or Note 4 ROM on my GS4. It will never work and results in a softbrick or worse. Also quit being so dramatic. This motorola rom is as close to stock android as you are gonna get from an OEM. If you want to get rid of the unintrusive motorola services just root and remove the unwanted apps with titanium backup.
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It's certainly not obvious at first glance that there is not a GPE version of the 2014 version of the Moto G.
What's the technical reason that I can't flash the rom on a different device? Hardware driver support? Config files?
Is it really that difficult for Android to support having multiple drivers available for different hardware? Windows does it just fine. Linux does it.
I can't seem to root the XT1064, most people seem to end up in bootloops when trying to and so did I, so no Titanium Backup at the moment.
This is as close to stock as many manufacturers offer?? That's very disappointing.
derekm_ said:
It's certainly not obvious at first glance that there is not a GPE version of the 2014 version of the Moto G.
What's the technical reason that I can't flash the rom on a different device? Hardware driver support? Config files?
Is it really that difficult for Android to support having multiple drivers available for different hardware? Windows does it just fine. Linux does it.
I can't seem to root the XT1064, most people seem to end up in bootloops when trying to and so did I, so no Titanium Backup at the moment.
This is as close to stock as many manufacturers offer?? That's very disappointing.
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dude try the root kernel(thanks to @savoca) and BETA-SUPERSU-v2.38.zip(http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/twrp-twrp-backup-t2964330) worked for me/
it takes about 10 minutes to boot...........
ak88900 said:
dude try the root kernel(thanks to @savoca) and BETA-SUPERSU-v2.38.zip(http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/twrp-twrp-backup-t2964330) worked for me/
it takes about 10 minutes to boot...........
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Thanks, I'll try that today.
I tried the xt1064_lollipop_boot.img version yesterday with the 2.16, 2.35, 2.38, 2.39 but I might not have waited long enough on some of them (did wait 15+ minutes with 2.16 with no luck).
What screen was it on while booting? Was it ever a completely black screen (with backlight on) for an extended period of time?
What ROM / OS version were you on when you rooted it?
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Thanks, I'll try that today.
I tried the xt1064_lollipop_boot.img version yesterday with the 2.16, 2.35, 2.38, 2.39 but I might not have waited long enough on some of them (did wait 15+ minutes with 2.16 with no luck).
What screen was it on while booting? Was it ever a completely black screen (with backlight on) for an extended period of time?
What ROM / OS version were you on when you rooted it?
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i got the bootlogo for over 15mins.. and finally booted up...
i am using XT1068 Dual sim stock lollipop 22.11.16(XT1064 firmware):silly:
ak88900 said:
i got the bootlogo for over 15mins.. and finally booted up...
i am using XT1068 Dual sim stock lollipop 22.11.16(XT1064 firmware):silly:
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Are you using the stock Lollipop recovery or TWRP?
How do you get into recovery from Lollipop? I've tried all different combinations of power/volume buttons but cannot get past the Broken Android screen.
By "flash SuperSU" does everyone mean using "adb sideload superSU.zip" from recovery?
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Are you using the stock Lollipop recovery or TWRP?
How do you get into recovery from Lollipop? I've tried all different combinations of power/volume buttons but cannot get past the Broken Android screen.
By "flash SuperSU" does everyone mean using "adb sideload superSU.zip" from recovery?
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The rom seems to replace the flashed Recovery with the stock..... I flash the recovery every time I want..... :-/
Place the SuperSU.zip(v2.38 beta worked for me). In your INTERNAL memory and boot into recovery(TWRP) flash it..
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The rom seems to replace the flashed Recovery with the stock one...... I flash the recovery every time I want..... :-/
Place the SuperSU.zip(v2.38 beta worked for me). In your INTERNAL memory and boot into recovery(TWRP) flash it..
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I pushed SuperSU 2.38 to /data/local/tmp/ because that's the only place that I could write to as far as I know.
I booted into recovery and installed SuperSU then rebooted (I didn't clear any cache manually).
The phone is on the Warning Bootloader Ulocked screen and rebooting. I'll let it sit for about 20 minutes and see if anything good happens. Thanks for the assistance.
Edit: is mine on the wrong screen? You said yours stayed on the "bootlogo", is that the Motorola splash screen or the "Warning Bootloader Unlocked" screen?
Edit: IT WORKED! Thank you!!
Edit: Looks like it's bootlooping after reboot.
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I pushed SuperSU 2.38 to /data/local/tmp/ because that's the only place that I could write to as far as I know.
I booted into recovery and installed SuperSU then rebooted (I didn't clear any cache manually).
The phone is on the Warning Bootloader Ulocked screen and rebooting. I'll let it sit for about 20 minutes and see if anything good happens. Thanks for the assistance.
Edit: is mine on the wrong screen? You said yours stayed on the "bootlogo", is that the Motorola splash screen or the "Warning Bootloader Unlocked" screen?
Edit: IT WORKED! Thank you!!
Edit: Looks like it's bootlooping after reboot.
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Yeah it bootloops at every reboot..... But eventually it'll boot up..... Hope someone comesup with a more stable rooting method
Night Everyone,
I just ordered a D950 LG G Flex AT&T, and i havent received it yet, however, i wanted to ask some stuff.
Im not a newbie on the android section, but each hpone acts different, as example, i had a E980 [LG G PRO AT&T] before this one, and wha ti know, is that, removing any carrier system app, using any root explorer, managed to get stuck at the boot screen on the device, saying, Security Error, and then had to reflash it again using the KDZ or the TOT method.
I wanted to ask, if its the same thing with the D950, if i remove the system apps from AT&T, will my device stuck at the Boot Screen with any kind of Security Error message?, since there is not much action on the development of this phone, i wanted to know before start messing with it.
I saw the ROOT method and everything, as soon as i get it i will root it and set TWRP or CWM, however, even on the E980, when the security error appeared, it was almost a 100% rate to flash it with a KDZ to get it working again, and i was curious if this was the same thing with the D950.
Also, i saw the Hyelton guide, its the same one to flash the KDZ, but since the E980 Bootloader was locked if i remember right, and it was needed to be lokified in order to isntall a custom recovery, is the bootloader of the D950 locked? will i face the same issues while trying to remove the system apps, i used to mod my R800X and my E980 ALOT, LIKE 5 flashes at day, both of them, and now i just wanna keep my phone without bloatware, and remove the system apps from AT&T.
So, im open to any idea/suggestion/advices or whatsoever.
p.d. Sorry for my mistakes if any~
Weekly bump!
I currently have an LG-D415 running KitKat 4.4.2 that's rooted. I've never had a need to upgrade to Lollipop 5.0 until now. I just bought a new truck that has Android Auto which requires 5.0. My phone has been giving me a message that there's a system update available for quite a while now but I have been reluctant to do it because my phone is rooted and I'm not sure what would happen. Should I just let it do the update or do I need to unroot the phone first. It's been so long I'm not even sure what method I used to root the phone.
If you have rooted phone i recomend you installing latest twrp recovery and flashing lollipop ROM for lg l90d415. the stock ROM van ne found on t
his site
OTA update will fail if device is rooted. If you want to keep root enabled, then follow lgl90 suggestion. If you remove root to update it may work but you will have to root again. A backup is always a good move.
I'm kind of a novice at this so I'm looking for the most painless method of getting Lollipop. I'm not sure I'm comfortable installing twrp and flashing the rom. Also, I've read the bootloader needs to be unlocked which it isn't. Can I use SuperSu to unroot, let the OTA update do its thing and then reroot?
the bootloader is unlocke by deafult on lg l90d415 all you habe to do is download flashify app from play store download the latest twrp for d415 and wipe system,dalvikcache and cache the flash te lollipop stock tom by going to install and chouse the rom file where you have downloaded it inernal or external sd card and the swipe to flash the firsr boot will take maximaly 5-10 minuts .. lollipop is waaay diferent than the kitkat thats why will take to boot longer
So I unrooted the phone downloaded the OTA update and tried installing it. It made it halfway through then the phone restarted without completing the update. The phone is still at 4.4.2 and I no longer get any message to update. When I check for updates it thinks its up to date. When I tried manually updating using the LG Mobile Support Tool it initially said an update was available then changed to the phone is up to date. Why does it think the phone is up to date when obviously it's not?
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So I unrooted the phone downloaded the OTA update and tried installing it. It made it halfway through then the phone restarted without completing the update. The phone is still at 4.4.2 and I no longer get any message to update. When I check for updates it thinks its up to date. When I tried manually updating using the LG Mobile Support Tool it initially said an update was available then changed to the phone is up to date. Why does it think the phone is up to date when obviously it's not?
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HI i told you what is the best solution to update your phone.. you could successfuly hard brick your phone(why did it not update well you didnt had enough of battery life) do what i told you so the best solution is to download the official lollipop rom for lg l90 d415 its same stock rom from lg but it comes pre rooted and all of that good stuff
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HI i told you what is the best solution to update your phone.. you could successfuly hard brick your phone(why did it not update well you didnt had enough of battery life) do what i told you so the best solution is to download the official lollipop rom for lg l90 d415 its same stock rom from lg but it comes pre rooted and all of that good stuff
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zagreb - as I stated I'm a novice so I chose the path that I thought would be the easiest. My phone was fully charged so I do not believe that was the reason for the update not completing. Is there a thread or link you know of that provides a step by step (from beginning to end) tutorial of what you're proposing. Thanks for your help.
I have a XT1060 (Dev Ed), running Lollipop 5.1, it's rooted, has xposed, and TWRP. I got a notification for a system update, would it be okay for me to do the update? Or would it soft/hard brick my phone?
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I have a XT1060 (Dev Ed), running Lollipop 5.1, it's rooted, has xposed, and TWRP. I got a notification for a system update, would it be okay for me to do the update? Or would it soft/hard brick my phone?
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I'm in the same boat (although mine is not dev edition, I have unlocked the bootloader & rooted running xposed) and would love an answer!
So I attempted to install it since no one was giving me any warnings, I flashed it back to the custom recovery, and now my phone is in a bootloop.
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So I attempted to install it since no one was giving me any warnings, I flashed it back to the custom recovery, and now my phone is in a bootloop.
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You can't update if you've modified the system partition, ex. being rooted, having xposed etc.To update you need to be completely stock.
I received the same notification on my XT1060DEV. I chose to ignore it.
Anyone know what the update is for? Someone posted in the general section to "never update a rooted unlocked XT1060 ever" because it bricked it or something. My guess is they didn't know what they were doing. I've been having issues lately with my XT1060 not wanting to connect to 2.4GHz wireless networks, only 5GHz. I've tried removing apps one-at-a-time but no luck. Maybe a reset back to square one and the update is due.
Not sure what the update is for though.
So I'm unlocked and rooted on 5.1 with TWRP... but I don't have stock recovery. XT1060 verizon dev edition doesn't have a stock recovery for anything but 4.4.4. So how do I flash recovery to take the update? I'm assuming that flashing recovery from 4.4.4 is a bad idea? If so, what's the solution?
i have 2 1060s one is retail 16 gb (one daughter) the oher is 32 gig dev tooted twrp expoesd. dev daugher tried to do the update it failed and hten she rebooted. it kept tying to apply booting to recovery after 3 minutes and and failing until I removed the update form cache.
I shoul have captured it so I could examine and fix the script.
retail 16 gb updated just fine.
anybody know what this is?
if it not an image maybe we can apply the frixes directly
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Anyone know what the update is for?.......
Not sure what the update is for though.
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Its the security update patch upto 1st April, 2016.
https://motorola-global-portal.cust...detail/a_id/110538/p/30,6720,8696/reg/1417809
I'm on completely stock 5.1 ROM but I have TWRP 2.8.7.0, Xposed installed. So in order for OTA to succeed I'll have to undo all the modifications including the removal of Xposed? The other changes I've made to the system are the removal of some of the Motorola bloatware.
The trick is now to get the right SBF from Motorola.
Yeah to take the ota you gotta go back to stock. Honestly, I ended up just dong a factory reset, downloaded a marshmallow ROM for my xt1060, and that was that!
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Yeah to take the ota you gotta go back to stock. Honestly, I ended up just dong a factory reset, downloaded a marshmallow ROM for my xt1060, and that was that!
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Marshmallow?!
So far it's not to bad.
What do you mean by Marshmallow update!? This is just a security update so it should still be Lollipop.
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So I attempted to install it since no one was giving me any warnings, I flashed it back to the custom recovery, and now my phone is in a bootloop.
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If you are boot-looping after trying the update with TWRP, you will have to delete the update file using TWRP.
From the TWRP main menu, Choose Advanced, then File Manager.
Go into /cache, and delete the Blur_Versionxxxxblahblahblah.zip file.
That'll stop your boot loop.