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An acronym for "Over The Air" update, an OTA update generally refers to a firmware upgrade that is distributed to phones or other devices wirelessly, usually by a cell carrier or device manufacturer.

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Roll back firmware update

There is no easy way to roll back an official firmware update. Generally when carrier or smartphone manufacturer releases an update, they do not provide a way to downgrade. You can try to find the o …
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How to check from where FWUpdate will check for updates?

There is no pre-configured repository for the phone to check. In order to avoid their servers being over-flooded with download requests, Google along with manufacturers and carriers employ what is ca …
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How does Over-the-air updates (OTA) work

CyanogenMod ROM has a built-in Updater application which can periodically (or manually) check their servers for a new release of the ROM. Your current ROM version and date stamp are sent (in a comple …
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Samsung Galaxy Note does not boot after ICS update

I would suggest flashing the stock ICS (or Gingerbread, if you prefer) ROM via Odin. Full instructions here. Get the official image from http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/ (search for "N7000" and s …
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How to update OTA?

Over-the-air (OTA) updates from your carrier or manufacturer cannot be directly applied on a device that has a custom ROM installed. This is due to many possible incompatibilities between the stock f …
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How do I upgrade my rooted Nexus One using OTA updates?

OTA updates can only be applied to a completely stock, non-rooted phones, using the stock recovery. If you really want a completely stock Gingerbread, you will need to un-root your Nexus One and reve …
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