Howdy,
I love my first Fire phone (OTA to v4.6.3, unlocked version). I put Gapps on it, works great, love the form factor and everything.
Then I bought a second one, which came 3.5.1. I figured why not root it? I have rooted a few so I did not wait. I stayed away Kingroot knowing too well how Chinese apps leave backdoor to Beijing. (i am Chinese American, was gonna buy a Moto, but, maybe,,,)
Now I am at this stage, the phone is downgraded to 3.5 per XDA post. I have put the Airplane mode on all the time fearing OTA. I will try to sideload Towelroot to avoid turning Wifi (OTA you know).
My question is, once I root it, how do I prevent future OTAs? Which steps I have to take to disable automatic upgrade forced down by Amazon?
My second question is, once rooted, is there anyways to upgrade it to 4.6.x and keep root, or use a fully functional ROM? Again I would not use any apps from China to flash ROM.
Appreciate any tips, thanks,
I love my first Fire phone (OTA to v4.6.3, unlocked version). I put Gapps on it, works great, love the form factor and everything.
Then I bought a second one, which came 3.5.1. I figured why not root it? I have rooted a few so I did not wait. I stayed away Kingroot knowing too well how Chinese apps leave backdoor to Beijing. (i am Chinese American, was gonna buy a Moto, but, maybe,,,)
Now I am at this stage, the phone is downgraded to 3.5 per XDA post. I have put the Airplane mode on all the time fearing OTA. I will try to sideload Towelroot to avoid turning Wifi (OTA you know).
My question is, once I root it, how do I prevent future OTAs? Which steps I have to take to disable automatic upgrade forced down by Amazon?
My second question is, once rooted, is there anyways to upgrade it to 4.6.x and keep root, or use a fully functional ROM? Again I would not use any apps from China to flash ROM.
Appreciate any tips, thanks,
