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So, dear Experts,
Is Someone know a way to UNroot manually (whitout PC, only inside the phone)?
The reason for this, is to fill a hole for my security, if everything would go wrong in the future (for example: if I lose pc connection cause of faulty microUSB port, but still have xrecovery... 'cause AFAIK no cable - no update, so thus a way to roll everything back to factory using only the phone and SD.)
But solutions for rolling back to Factory state (more exactly to a state having Warranty) WITHOUT cable/PC, are also welcome. I mean no root, no xrecovery (or remove these), so nothing that would compromise warranty.
Thanx in advance!
/OPs delete this if it's... misplaced, whatever/
First of all i hope you did a back up of the SE stock rom using xrecovery before you installed the custom rom.
You can use xrecovery to roll back to the SE stock rom
but you cant unroot your phone without a pc.
you always need the pc to root and unroot your phone. (correct me if i am wrong)
Your warranty still exists even if you have a rooted phone. The rooting of a device is legal now so dont worry...
But if you stiil want to unroot just delete the /system/app/superuser.apk and the /system/bin/su and you lose your root...
Regards.
Else Reset all Data in Phone via settings>Privacy>Factory Data Reset
Hope this does the job
Yperion said:
Your warranty still exists even if you have a rooted phone. The rooting of a device is legal now so dont worry...
But if you stiil want to unroot just delete the /system/app/superuser.apk and the /system/bin/su and you lose your root...
Regards.
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Maybe you live in the right country, but as I know it depends on country and provider, and I don't know any servicing law modifications like this here...
tejagamer said:
Else Reset all Data in Phone via settings>Privacy>Factory Data Reset
Hope this does the job
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It seems too easy to believe... you mean, I restore with xrecovery, than do a factory reset, and it's done? like it deletes root and all software modifications?
Restore to se software using xrecovery
Then delete superuser.apk from /system/app
Then xrecovery.tar from /system/bin
Then remove su from /system/bin
Then uninstall any root programs
You can do factory reset just in case
And you should be good to go
atleast in my country they don't care or understand about rooting and stuff (being nokia dominated)
So they just repair without looking
I had my battery replaced
Although they reflash the firmware >.<
Sent from my X8
feyce said:
Maybe you live in the right country, but as I know it depends on country and provider, and I don't know any servicing law modifications like this here...
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If your country dont have any specific law about rooting, then the law that exists is the law of the country where is the company who creates the os (google=usa), so you are ok...
But afaik the service points dont care if your device is rooted or not, when i send mine i have owains 2.2 and they just fix the problem and i get it back w/o to ask me to pay or something...
ps: ofcourse they update my phone to the last se fw...
Yperion said:
If your country dont have any specific law about rooting, then the law that exists is the law of the country where is the company who creates the os (google=usa), so you are ok...
But afaik the service points dont care if your device is rooted or not, when i send mine i have owains 2.2 and they just fix the problem and i get it back w/o to ask me to pay or something...
ps: ofcourse they update my phone to the last se fw...
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I wanna believe you, but two moderators sad in one of my country's (unofficial) SE forum, that:
1. since SE opened the bootloader, it's under your warranty to root.
2. and the other sad: yeah, but not for X10 Mini/Pro...
So what's the truth?
UPDATE:
I've read some articles about this, so the global and the regional news are quite different.
1. So the global news are: SE (and SE first! thumbs up!) decided to open the bootloader for his android OS phones which are going to be released in 2011!! So NO, X10, X10 Mini/Pro and X8 won't be released with open bootloader.
That means rooting these "older" phones is still above warranty
2. These news effect every region, but mostly for unlocked phones... So the truth is the PROVIDERS can still modificate their warranties, like closing the bootloader and make you lose your warranty after opening it at home...
But in the end for me what's only count: I have to remove every root modifications from my phone, before bring it to service.
Anyway thanks for the instructions, I hope it helped some others as well.
I know this is a fairly common error, and in fact I've posted a thread on it in the past, but everywhere I've looked I've found zero helpful things. I used Nokia Care Suite to upgrade my Lumia to 12070, making a full Zune backup with Wp7EasyBackup first. Upon restoring, I encounter the 801812E0 error every single time. I've tried using Wp7EasyBackup and Zune software to restore, I've tried restoring the backup to: the new firmware, the 11501 firmware, and the exact firmware I was on when the backup was made. Nothing will work, and I need this backup! Help!
Pretty sure if you used Nokia Care Suite to flash a ROM your existing backups become useless.
If you would like to downgrade, just find a 11451 or 11501 rom and reflash it.
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Pretty sure if you used Nokia Care Suite to flash a ROM your existing backups become useless.
If you would like to downgrade, just find a 11451 or 11501 rom and reflash it.
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So I can never ever use the backup I made?
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So I can never ever use the backup I made?
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As far as I know, no
I'd the same issue as well, even downgrade back to 15000 or 15001, which my backup was made, still no luck to restore via Zune or W7EasyBackup.
I wonder if, when lumia 800 update by Nokia Care Suite, lose your warranty. Because there is still no update for the zune in my country. Or if it is just as if it came from the factory. I would like to update it but would not want to lose the guarantee since he has a few months.
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I wonder if, when lumia 800 update by Nokia Care Suite, lose your warranty. Because there is still no update for the zune in my country. Or if it is just as if it came from the factory. I would like to update it but would not want to lose the guarantee since he has a few months.
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Also I'm curious if it's possible to update from TIM Italy to a Country Variant like UK or any other country, RM-801 Type.
You can flash any country's ROM, as long as you stick to RM-801 ROMs. I've tried *loads* at this stage, and all the 7.8 ones I tried had a nasty volume limit. I've downgraded back to Tango, but not before trying some interesting ROMs like China.
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You can flash any country's ROM, as long as you stick to RM-801 ROMs. I've tried *loads* at this stage, and all the 7.8 ones I tried had a nasty volume limit. I've downgraded back to Tango, but not before trying some interesting ROMs like China.
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Hi, I'm a real fresh newbie. I installed Navifirm and NCS yesterday and got the code to un-SIMlock my Lumia 800 yesterday as well.
When you flash, do you 'refurbish' or 'update'?
When you refurbish you have to reload all your personal data and applications don't you?
Since I can un-SIMlock my phone, according to the NCS manual, I can reprogram the product code to the non-branded country variant.
This will then refurbish my phone with the new product code files.
Am I correct in assuming that I will then be able to update via Zune for future software updates?
How do you backup and re-install all your data and apps easily without having to re-install every one?
I've had my Lumia for 11 months and have a lot of apps installed.
Thanks in advance
CIL:
range-rover said:
Hi, I'm a real fresh newbie. I installed Navifirm and NCS yesterday and got the code to un-SIMlock my Lumia 800 yesterday as well.
When you flash, do you 'refurbish' or 'update'?
Both refurbish and recover seem to work. Recover lets you choose a different firmware from your current one. I don't know about any 'update' option.
When you refurbish you have to reload all your personal data and applications don't you?
Yes, refurbish/recover will wipe *everything*
Since I can un-SIMlock my phone, according to the NCS manual, I can reprogram the product code to the non-branded country variant.
This will then refurbish my phone with the new product code files.
I'd read elsewhere that flashing a ROM like this won't affect SIM locking. I can't confirm, as my phone's always been unlocked.
Am I correct in assuming that I will then be able to update via Zune for future software updates?
I've read that you can still update with Zune, but I haven't been able to test this.
How do you backup and re-install all your data and apps easily without having to re-install every one?
I've had my Lumia for 11 months and have a lot of apps installed.
I'm not aware of any easy solution here when going between different ROMs. You may just have to re-install stuff.
Thanks in advance
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Thanks for the detailed reply.
In the version of NCS that I have, there are 5 Programming options:
Refurbish, S/W Update, Product Code Change, Recovery, S/W Reset.
When I have un-SIMlocked it (I need to find somebody with a µSIM card of a different operator) I will try the product code change to make my phone operator independent and post the results.:fingers-crossed:
Hey all,
Had my S3 for about 10months.
HANDSET DETAILS:
* Unlocked GT-i9300 (running GiffGaff sim)
* 16GB White, running Stock Touch-Wizzed ICS 4.0.4
* Baseband: I9300BVLE4
* Kernel Ver: 3.0.15-554502-user
[email protected]#1
SMP PREEMPT Sun May 13 11:40:33 KST 2012
* Build Number: IMM76D.I9300BVALE4
WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO:
I am not trying to root this phone (YET!), I am just trying to use Kies to upgrade to JB.
All the 'legal information' in the Settings menu is 'greyed out'. I cannot select, or update OTA.
I will probably get to the CM / custom ROMs sometime but for now I just thought I'd do a simple (I thought) easy upgrade to JB.
Kies recognises the phone, suggests I do a back-up (which I did), and then attempts to download a 3000mb install package. At this point, it throws up a dialog box showing a bunch of 'square characters' - the kind of thing you see if you don't have a language installed on your OS. (which is XP by the way).
It's an error for sure, as after closing it (OK is the only option), the download process loops as it asks me again 'do I want to backup before upgrade'. So I'm getting nowhere.
I'm not sure why Kies has such a problem with my phone.
If it's any use, I can say that this was bought brand-new, unlocked, from a retailer website, though upon boot it displays an Orange logo, and certain parts of the menus (although very few) were in French by default. I've registered the phone with Samsung on their site successfully so that's fine. I put in a QUERY for them to help but it's been over a month and nothing back so far.
So I thought I would come to the expert village and see if I can get some help.
-I'm hoping it's okay to ask about Official updating here and not completely boring ( ! ) as I'm aware this is a land of great rootery and customisation! which I think is great by the way :good:
Thanks to anyone that can help!
regards,
SkEvol (newbie)
Have a look in the stickies about how to use ODIN (its not difficult to use).
Then, I would advise you flash the latest official Samsung firmware from here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
Ensure you follow the ODIN instructions properly and make sure Kies isn't running when you use ODIN.
This will get you onto the latest version of JB to be released by Samsung...
mikep99 said:
Have a look in the stickies about how to use ODIN (its not difficult to use).
Then, I would advise you flash the latest official Samsung firmware from here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
Ensure you follow the ODIN instructions properly and make sure Kies isn't running when you use ODIN.
This will get you onto the latest version of JB to be released by Samsung...
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Hi there Mike,
Thanks for the reply, while I'm quite happy to use some ODIN to do this (I don't mind a learning curve), I'm just a bit put off by the disclaimer "Using ODIN can change your bootloader to show that the system is MODIFIED and may increase your ODIN flash count. This may void your Warrenty".
-my phone is still under warranty and I would rather avoid breaking the warranty if at all possible.
Are there any other options?
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Hi there Mike,
Thanks for the reply, while I'm quite happy to use some ODIN to do this (I don't mind a learning curve), I'm just a bit put off by the disclaimer "Using ODIN can change your bootloader to show that the system is MODIFIED and may increase your ODIN flash count. This may void your Warrenty".
-my phone is still under warranty and I would rather avoid breaking the warranty if at all possible.
Are there any other options?
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I wouldn't worry about that tbh.
As your phone hasn't been rooted it shouldn't be an issue.
Also, there are ways to change the system flag back to 'official' using Triangle Away but I don't think you'll need to.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
mikep99 said:
I wouldn't worry about that tbh.
As your phone hasn't been rooted it shouldn't be an issue.
Also, there are ways to change the system flag back to 'official' using Triangle Away but I don't think you'll need to.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
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Thanks again Mike,
I'm going to use ODIN to update to Samsung's official I9300XXEMD2_I9300OXXEMD1_I9300XXEMC2_XEO.zip ROM.
I'm already using the Stock ICS which came with the phone (brand new, but unlocked). So essentially I'll just be updating to a new version of an official ROM from Samsung.
I have already taken steps using KIES, to backup the call logs, SMS's, contacts, and APPS.
These are all items which are stored on the internal 16GB (I believe) please correct me if I'm wrong?
I would like to ask:
1) Will this ODIN flashing process effect any data on my external SD card? (I obviously don't want to lose any of it)
2) And, will I be able to use KIES afterwards, to return all my old data (ie app settings, the APPS themselves, call logs, SMS's, contacts etc) to the phone's 16GB memory?
Hopefully simple questions :fingers-crossed:
Thanks again.
The ODIN process doesn't wipe your phone as far as I can remember so everything should still be there (downloaded apps, SMS, call log etc).
Hopefully someone else can clarify this who has used it recently...
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
mikep99 said:
The ODIN process doesn't wipe your phone as far as I can remember so everything should still be there (downloaded apps, SMS, call log etc).
Hopefully someone else can clarify this who has used it recently...
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
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Thanks for heading me in Odin's direction
I haven't gotten round to doing the update yet.. and considering just hanging on until samsung release their official 'non-leaked' JB s3 update.
I'm still in the dark as to why my update options / legal information are greyed out though..
Does anyone know why?
I'm still in the dark as to why my update options / legal information are greyed out though..
Does anyone know why?
usual reason is a mismatch in the phone codes shown to KIES .
Orange logo means its an Orange phone and based upon the OP i would suggest that its an Orange France phone originally . It may have had firmware modifications or been a return phone or even a grey import .That would explain wrong codes no update path .
jje
'Mismatch in phone codes shown to Kies'
Are you saying Kies is expecting a certain code from the phone?
(Presumably derived from its serial number or something) - I don't know what a 'phone code' is.
I never had a doubt this phone has been messed with.
Presumably then.. the warranty might have been void (technically) since the day I bought it.
Since the firmware has been messed with?
If you have a mismatch in the Phone and CSC Kies will tell you that you can't update when you connect it as its trying to update that wont be the problem.
Your baseband and build are defiantly Orange so you need to flash the latest Orange France version to keep warranty but would guess that if it doesn't have Orange bloatware on it then at some point its been rooted and the bloatware wiped, in which case you want have a warranty
The latest France Orange firmware is phone I9300XELLA csc I9300FTMELL1 from sammobile site but if you want non branded then you need Open Europe OXA or UK & Europe BTU, the one you mention XEO is Poland although it will work for you its not really the one you want but the choice is yours.
You don't need a rooted phone to use Odin but any update will increase your flash count you can zero this by using triangle away from XDA if you want.
EDIT :- Just noticed in your first post the version is from May 2012 that you currently have so is this phone previously used.
I own a registered (with Xperia Care [warranty]) Z5C E5823 phone. This phone was purchased from eBay US, but I believe the phone came from China as I had to manually switch from Chinese to English during the first initialization. Although at the time I got this phone (mid 2016), several build and android version updates existed, mine never updated. It is still stuck with Android 5.1.1, build 32.0.A.4.11, kernel 3.10.49-perf-g6b847e2. The phone, PC companion and everything else claims it's the latest update/version for the E5823.
I wanted to know what is happening and how to solve this. The phone is completely stock. Never rooted.
Thank you.
Thats why i payed extra 300$ to Sony
(my previous SONY was from alternative store, although the phone still was real and not fake replica it didnt get OTA updates so i had to used flashtool to update)
anyway you dont lose much.. wait for android 7 and update from flashtool
you can try use sony site to see if you supposed to get update
http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/xperiaz5/software/
Superrman said:
wait for android 7 and update from flashtool
you can try use sony site to see if you supposed to get update
http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/xperiaz5/software/
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I've noticed something strange... I went to the link provided and inserted my IMEI number. The website claimed I have the latest version of everything, "as usual". But it showed the following message: "Your Xperia™ Z5 is up to date! 32.0.A.7.3.
That's not my build number and it also claims my phone as a Z5 and not Z5C. I don't know if this is relevant or not, but definitely strange.
Anyways, I believe that to use this flashtool I would have to root the phone. In this case I'm a bit concerned as the first android I ever tried to root was bricked instead. So I try to stand clear of doing that as I've been traumatized by my experience hahahahahaha. Well, unless there is a step-by-step-foolproof-recipe solution, I don't want to risk bricking my phone or voiding warranty (still in effect) if an update to marshmallow is not all that great.
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I've noticed something strange... I went to the link provided and inserted my IMEI number. The website claimed I have the latest version of everything, "as usual". But it showed the following message: "Your Xperia™ Z5 is up to date! 32.0.A.7.3.
That's not my build number and it also claims my phone as a Z5 and not Z5C. I don't know if this is relevant or not, but definitely strange.
Anyways, I believe that to use this flashtool I would have to root the phone. In this case I'm a bit concerned as the first android I ever tried to root was bricked instead. So I try to stand clear of doing that as I've been traumatized by my experience hahahahahaha. Well, unless there is a step-by-step-foolproof-recipe solution, I don't want to risk bricking my phone or voiding warranty (still in effect) if an update to marshmallow is not all that great.
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As long as you are flashing an official ROM with flashtool, you don't need to root your phone.
I was sick of waiting for my Z5 compact to get the OTA for whatever firmware I initially had, so I just flashed unbranded Nordic with no problem without being rooted.
There are a few threads here on XDA that will explain what you need to do to use flashtool.
The wrong IMEI and Chinese first boot screen suggests your phone came from shady sources, otherwise there's no reason for the discrepancy. Did you check and see if the IMEI number matches the one on the box?
If I were you, I'd seek out the ebay seller and ask for an explanation and refund or replacement, fraudulent IMEI's are no joke, I mean what if the IMEI is reported stolen? You'd probably get tracked down and paid a visit by unpleasant people or something. Sure, you'd likely be able prove your innocence, but not worth the risk or hassle IMO. Then again, you have been using it for half a year already, chances are nobody's going to bother you, ever.
It's possible that the mismatch is the reason why you never got an OTA update notice. Like other members have suggested, you can use flashtool to flash the latest firmware, but it's certainly not as easy and painless as an OTA update. Going down the road, I don't think you'll ever get to update OTA with your device, so if you want to hang on to it and keep it up to date, learn how to download official firmware using xperifirm, convert to FTF and flash using Flashtool .
Next time, buy from credible and reputable vendors.
Thanks for the reply guys. Unfortunately, there was no suspicion at the time about the phone being "fake" or something like that. But after this IMEI situation and this problem as well (worth checking), I'm kinda suspicious. I don't have the box with me, I'll only be able to compare this in february, as I'm abroad. But I've registered my phone with Sony and I didn't have any problems. I even have the limited warranty available.
By the way, can this warranty be used to replace the phone in a case like this? Even considering the LED issue mentioned in the link above?
I guess I'll have to educate myself about flashing firmware with flashtool. I don't mind the extra hassle, as long as I don't brick the phone.
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Thanks for the reply guys. Unfortunately, there was no suspicion at the time about the phone being "fake" or something like that. But after this IMEI situation and this problem as well (worth checking), I'm kinda suspicious. I don't have the box with me, I'll only be able to compare this in february, as I'm abroad. But I've registered my phone with Sony and I didn't have any problems. I even have the limited warranty available.
By the way, can this warranty be used to replace the phone in a case like this? Even considering the LED issue mentioned in the link above?
I guess I'll have to educate myself about flashing firmware with flashtool. I don't mind the extra hassle, as long as I don't brick the phone.
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You can't go to Sony and ask them to replace it. Ok, you can always try, but based on normal warranty, they won't replace it.
In your case, it's up to the dealer/store to fix your problem with IMEI, maybe a faulty ROM and so on. Or you can flash the update yourself
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You can't go to Sony and ask them to replace it. Ok, you can always try, but based on normal warranty, they won't replace it.
In your case, it's up to the dealer/store to fix your problem with IMEI, maybe a faulty ROM and so on. Or you can flash the update yourself
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It's been a while since I've bought the phone, so I don't believe the vendor will do much.
I've read about the process of flashing the firmware. The only thing I did not understand is about the selection of the firmware itself. I'm presented with a list of firmwares of various countries (market) and carriers (operator) in XperiFirm. How do I know which one to select? A natural choice would be to select one from my region/carrier, but I can't find any or both for my phone. The guides I found doesn't elaborate on this.
Another thing. Will a simple backup with Xperia Companion or Factory Reset (from the phone itself) revert to the original firmware? Do I need to create a backup firmware?
Ahh, so the weird LED color thingy was you too. Your phone is off the charts fishy.
Your vendor should definitely be held accountable, try negotiating first. If things go sour, threaten to sue and see if they change their tune.
You select the firmware from your region, and don't select the carrier branded firmware, they're for locked phones sold by carriers, one normally wouldn't want to use that.
If I'm not mistaken, what you're trying to ask is if you're currently on firmware version A and flash version B, could you revert back to version A using Xperia Companion or via the factory reset, correct? The answer is no. You can however use Flashtool to flash version A regardless of what version firmware is currently installed on your phone, but I'm not sure if it's advisable to retain user data when you downgrade firmware.
Usually there's no need to make a backup of the original firmware. The factory reset function is basically just a data wipe, firmware version doesn't change. You should always backup your personal files before attempting to flash a firmware just in case. Personally I use Sony's preinstalled Backup and Restore app, it works for me - don't backup apps though it's pointless, takes up too much time and free space and is basically redundant. If you want to make a backup of the entire phone including the firmware, you will need a custom recovery solution like TWRP, but in your case I don't think you'll need to go that far, it's more stuff to learn and potentially go wrong.
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You select the firmware from your region, and don't select the carrier branded firmware, they're for locked phones sold by carriers, one normally wouldn't want to use that.
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By region you mean the region I live or the region of the original firmware? I matched the CDA of the one that shows on the cellphone with one on the list of available firmwares. Not surprisingly, it shows that it is from Hong Kong and "customized HK" as operator. Intuition says I should try and flash that one...
So, usually backing up your current firmware is not needed/common?
Depends on what you're doing, because you're just upgrading and not messing with custom ROMs or kernels or whatever, then yeah you don't need to backup the entire phone/firmware, just backup your data.
I suggest picking the region you're living in, although it doesn't really matter since you can always change your language and uninstall/disable any localized apps. For example if you're in Russia, then you'd probably prefer the default search engine set to Yandex and local Russian apps preinstalled; or if you're in China, then you'd want Baidu instead and Chinese specific apps... etc. Or another possibility, US-based firmware may have the DST setting enabled by default, but nothing you can't change afterwards.
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I suggest picking the region you're living in, although it doesn't really matter since you can always change your language and uninstall/disable any localized apps.
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I live in Brazil but I travel to the US all the time. I didn't find any firmware from these locations for my phone. So judging from what have I read so far, I can pick whatever as long as it's not carrier locked or something like that.
So I guess I'll pick whichever firmware is the most recent from the list and cross my fingers...
Just to give an update to whomever it may concern. I've decided to flash an Australian firmware (I belive it was the most recent one) after some more reading.
Although flashtool failed to flash the first time, I just repeated the process step by step and it worked like a charm the second time.
Although my backup didn't do much (I've deleted EVERYTHING from my phone, as recommended) everything worked and the phone is up to date.
Now I'm waiting for the Nougat!