RoG Phone II in Canada - Question About OTAs

[WhyKlwd]

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So I am about to order a chinese RoG II Phone, my goal is to ask to leave the chinese rom as I don't want to lose OTA and I would like to see for myself if I can make do with the chinese fonts here and there... but my question is, if I happen to dislike it and flash the WW rom, I understand I lose OTAs, how about if I flash back the CN rom, will the OTA function return to the phone or is it essentially a one-time deal type of thing? As soon as you flash, OTAs on the device are essentially gone forever??

(Edit: I have read in a different thread that the bootloader can be "re-locked" I assume that is bringing back the phone to it's original state and therefore reinstating OTA as the device will appear to have "never" been flashed a different rom? If possible, please confirm)

While I am at it, any Google Play Services APK will do for sideloading? Can I just grab the latest version? Wait... Is sideloading as simple as just grabbing an .apk and installing it like any other app directly from the phone?? Lulz

Thanks!

 

[Rashad83]

I found my answers after posting this thread, sorry for the clutter. Please ignore, can't find a way to delete. Thanks! (If a mod sees this, please delete thread)

So I am about to order a chinese RoG II Phone, my goal is to ask to leave the chinese rom as I don't want to lose OTA and I would like to see for myself if I can make do with the chinese fonts here and there... but my question is, if I happen to dislike it and flash the WW rom, I understand I lose OTAs, how about if I flash back the CN rom, will the OTA function return to the phone or is it essentially a one-time deal type of thing? As soon as you flash, OTAs on the device are essentially gone forever??

(Edit: I have read in a different thread that the bootloader can be "re-locked" I assume that is bringing back the phone to it's original state and therefore reinstating OTA as the device will appear to have "never" been flashed a different rom? If possible, please confirm)

While I am at it, any Google Play Services APK will do for sideloading? Can I just grab the latest version? Wait... Is sideloading as simple as just grabbing an .apk and installing it like any other app directly from the phone?? Lulz

Thanks!

Hi, once you flash any raw firmware whether it's WW or CN. You lose OTA and the consequences for now aren't reversible. So if OTA updates are important to you, you better not flash any raw firmware, it's even better to get the global version instead. Regarding locking and unlocking the bootloader, yes you can do it but it doesn't mean you will not lose warranty for now users who have flashed the same raw firmware of the device "CN rom" haven't been able to go back to the default system state, meaning if you took the device to the service center for what ever reason they would be able to detect that you have altered the system and consequently refuse to service the device for free.

Regarding the play store, you only need to get the latest apk file of the play store and simply installing it. That's it after that you can install/update any app you like.

 

[masl100]

Hi, once you flash any raw firmware whether it's WW or CN. You lose OTA and the consequences for now aren't reversible. So if OTA updates are important to you, you better not flash any raw firmware, it's even better to get the global version instead. Regarding locking and unlocking the bootloader, yes you can do it but it doesn't mean you will not lose warranty for now users who have flashed the same raw firmware of the device "CN rom" haven't been able to go back to the default system state, meaning if you took the device to the service center for what ever reason they would be able to detect that you have altered the system and consequently refuse to service the device for free.

Regarding the play store, you only need to get the latest apk file of the play store and simply installing it. That's it after that you can install/update any app you like.

Hi , I had buy a rog phone 2 Tencent game and I have got an WW rom from the buyer so now I will never get an OTA even if I return to CN rom

 

[Rashad83]

Hi , I had buy a rog phone 2 Tencent game and I have got an WW rom from the buyer so now I will never get an OTA even if I return to CN rom

https://forum.xda-developers.com/rog-phone-2/how-to/flashing-ww-rom-changing-cn-fingerprint-t3969765
Follow the link and check the vendor file and see if the country is WW instead of CN. Try to change it to WW if it's still CN. If this doesn't work go back to Chinese Raw firmware flash it and change the vendor to CN and see if that works for OTA updates.

 

[Oswald Boelcke]

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