Hello,
I am new to this forum. I am also new to flashing ROMs. I have recently installed Amber Update which made my Camera Quality terrible. I heard about flashing rom but never do that. One guy from another forum sent me link and tutorial how to downgrade my phone to GDR1. My questions are:
1. Do I lose warranty when I flash my phone?
2. Is it dangerous? Phone can stop working ?
3. Is it reversible? Can I hard reset to original ROM ?
4. Is it possible that ROM is virus and if yes, then how to check it?
5. This guy sent me a link to ROM with Variant Name : RM-885 VAR PL PTK CENTERTEL WHITE. How to know if its GDR1, is it working ? Is there any database with "checked and working" ROMs?
Sorry if some of the question are very simple but I am new and can't google it.
EDIT: please moderator move my topic here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-phone-8/help, it is wrong place, sorry.
can you send the link to me too?
Hi, @MistyKuu
1. Do I lose warranty when I flash my phone?
Technically, yes, you will lose the warranty.
2. Is it dangerous? Phone can stop working ?
When driving a car, there is a risk that you have an accident. For flashing process, is the same.
3. Is it reversible? Can I hard reset to original ROM ?
You can quite flash the original ROM.
4. Is it possible that ROM is virus and if yes, then how to check it?
No, and in addition, the integrity of the Packages will be checked by Nokia Care Suite.
5. This guy sent me a link to ROM with Variant Name : RM-885 VAR PL PTK CENTERTEL WHITE. How to know if its GDR1, is it working ? Is there any database with "checked and working" ROMs?
You live in Poland?
Thanks for answers. Yes I live in Poland.
@ungazz
This is for concrete model with specified serial number.
MistyKuu said:
Thanks for answers. Yes I live in Poland.
@ungazz
This is for concrete model with specified serial number.
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What is your operator? And what is the color of your 720?
anaheiim said:
What is your operator? And what is the color of your 720?
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I gave serial number which is under the sim tray and he gave me that ROM.
My Lumia 720 is white, phone is in site PLAY, but is branded by ORANGE.
MistyKuu said:
I gave serial number which is under the sim tray and he gave me that ROM.
My Lumia 720 is white, phone is in site PLAY, but is branded by ORANGE.
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Ok, he proposed you a branded ROM.
I advise you, it is the opposite that is to say an unbranded ROM.
But the unbranded ROM for 720 specific for Poland, it lacks your color (White). However you can flash a ROM of another color as your 720, because it does not change (only the default color?).
So I suggest you to flash 059S593 RM-885 VAR PL CV BLACK.
anaheiim said:
Ok, he proposed you a branded ROM.
I advise you, it is the opposite that is to say an unbranded ROM.
But the unbranded ROM for 720 specific for Poland, it lacks your color (White). However you can flash a ROM of another color as your 720, because it does not change (only the default color?).
So I suggest you to flash 059S593 RM-885 VAR PL CV BLACK.
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Ok thank you very much. What is the difference between branded and not branded ROM ? He suggested it, because he has "ROM search" by Serial ID, so is he wrong? Color will not have matter?
MistyKuu said:
Ok thank you very much. What is the difference between branded and not branded ROM ? He suggested it, because he has "ROM search" by Serial ID, so is he wrong? Color will not have matter?
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Unbranded, allows removing operators settings by changing of ROM. This allow get the options/features not "flanged" and generally have updates more quickly than if you were branded.
The color does not matter.
Camera issue for Lumia 720 with lineage)S13
DilanChd said:
Unbranded, allows removing operators settings by changing of ROM. This allow get the options/features not "flanged" and generally have updates more quickly than if you were branded.
The color does not matter.
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Hey peoples,
I have been able to convert my Lumia 720 windows 8.1 phone to Android6.0.1 ,LineageOS13 OS.
Everything except camera not detected by the OS.Is this issue resolved by any 3rd party APP or any updated zip file?
Kindly let me know.
regards.
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Hi Geniuses Member
i've got hero locked in orange network,but i unlocked my device
my question is that i'm planing to root my device because i need to install another rom,itis that could be?
i'm able now to install just orange rom because when i go to htc website to install Different rom They ask me for serial number behind the battry and my serial ability just for orange rom so i can downlod another rom.
so please help me if there any way to install oregnal rom because orange rom update is rubbish
Just try this...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=552591
There is nothing wrong with the Orange update. TBH the codebase will be the same apart from a few customisations needed to use the Orange network.
joemax said:
There is nothing wrong with the Orange update. TBH the codebase will be the same apart from a few customisations needed to use the Orange network.
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thanks mate
but i see the last update in youtube for regular update itis incloude alot of new apk like java and also more faster then orange update
Foka002 said:
Just try this...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=552591
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Thanks mate
have a question?
post it in the correct place
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I have the chance to get a vodafone branded lumia 920 very cheap but i have a few questions before i´ll accept the offer and i hope someone can help me out:
1. does anybody here have a clue about what the branding is actually like? boot up logo? some custom apps?
2. is there any chance (and if so: how) to flash a/the generic unbranded rom on it to get rid of everything that might be on it?
would be great if someone could give me a headsup on this one!
same phone only black
TarKin said:
I have the chance to get a vodafone branded lumia 920 very cheap but i have a few questions before i´ll accept the offer and i hope someone can help me out:
1. does anybody here have a clue about what the branding is actually like? boot up logo? some custom apps?
2. is there any chance (and if so: how) to flash a/the generic unbranded rom on it to get rid of everything that might be on it?
would be great if someone could give me a headsup on this one!
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I have a lumia 920 branded on vodafone germany and it's locked , and can't seem to unlock it.
Contract phones aren't locked in Germany.
059Q8M3 is the product code for the black variant - you can use any simcard you want to use with it.
Please check your product code.
ok asume is true
pete_es said:
Contract phones aren't locked in Germany.
059Q8M3 is the product code for the black variant - you can use any simcard you want to use with it.
Please check your product code.
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ok mine is the black one but why when i open my phone (from shutdown) the airplane mode appears and after that says no service .
should i put another firmware?
i have that product code , i tryed even a vodafone germany sim and even that didn't work , checked the sim's on other phone's and they work checked on lumia 920 not even one not a signal nothing. it might be a signal issue and i checked forums and i'm not the only one who has that problem.
Rasfen said:
I have a lumia 920 branded on vodafone germany and it's locked , and can't seem to unlock it.
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1. Branding is a boot logo, extra tile color and not much else visible.
2. Yes.
PS: Someone might look this up.
Hello guys, I've got Nokia Lumia 920 from China with my friend's help. I was unable to install facebook, youtube & most of the apps, it just keeps on saying that this app is not available in your region though all those apps works in my friend's Lumia 800...
later i came to know that my phone is RM-822...
so can i do anything for this, to make it normal as other phones which r compatible to all apps...
may be debranding or changing RM numbers or product code stuff ?..
Have you tried changing the country/region setting to US?
What country is the Microsoft account you're using with the phone from?
lumia rm822
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Hello guys, I've got Nokia Lumia 920 from China with my friend's help. I was unable to install facebook, youtube & most of the apps, it just keeps on saying that this app is not available in your region though all those apps works in my friend's Lumia 800...
later i came to know that my phone is RM-822...
so can i do anything for this, to make it normal as other phones which r compatible to all apps...
may be debranding or changing RM numbers or product code stuff ?..
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same prob happen on me. Any solution?
Lumia RM-822
Even I am facing same problem with my phone. Can anyone help here.
No solution yet
It's probably because facebook and youtube are banned in China. So phones targeted for the Chinese market can't have those apps. maybe you can try to flash your phone with a RM821 firmware and maybe that will solve the problem..
HTCalltheway said:
It's probably because facebook and youtube are banned in China. So phones targeted for the Chinese market can't have those apps. maybe you can try to flash your phone with a RM821 firmware and maybe that will solve the problem..
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is that possible to flash with RM-821 firmware. i think, phone will be not work ...someone in china have a try...：哭：
The Lumia 920T from China uses a different SoC with a different GPU than the US/EU-Versions (RM-820, RM-821) because it was the only Qualcomm Chip available that supports the Chinese 3G variant. Based on that I'm pretty sure that international ROMs will not work.
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The Lumia 920T from China uses a different SoC with a different GPU than the US/EU-Versions (RM-820, RM-821) because it was the only Qualcomm Chip available that supports the Chinese 3G variant. Based on that I'm pretty sure that international ROMs will not work.
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i have heard that their hardware are same, but only api for software are difference.
Flashing Lumia 920
pycx007 said:
i have heard that their hardware are same, but only api for software are difference.
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forums.wpcentral.com/nokia-lumia-920/203979-fix-bricked-920s-after-reset-flash-process-defined-inside.html
This might get it done but I'm not sure if rm-822 will support rm-821 firmware. Flash at your own risk. Seems like with this method you could always re-flash to rm-822 if it didn't work though. Good luck!
Any update ?
May be this guide can help us http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2112674
ravish_919 said:
May be this guide can help us http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2112674
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Did you try?
grutt said:
Did you try?
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I don't have a PC...
I have tried a few ROMS. None of them work.
I also have a china mobile Lumia 920, if I could at least change the market to us or any other country it would be great....
Sent from my Lumia920 using Foroplex
It works!
I have downloaded the Vietnam firmware onto my RM-822 product code: 059T066, had to do the hold down power and volume down buttons to get Nokia Care to flash but it has worked and now can access the UK store and Skype, Facebook etc. :laugh:
noelp said:
I have downloaded the Vietnam firmware onto my RM-822 product code: 059T066, had to do the hold down power and volume down buttons to get Nokia Care to flash but it has worked and now can access the UK store and Skype, Facebook etc. :laugh:
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hello. Please tell me what Vietnam fireware do you flash to your Lumia 920. Please tell exactly number of that firmware. And where do you download this Vietnam firmware? And how you flash your phone?
if it work this will be great!!!
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conradee said:
hello. Please tell me what Vietnam fireware do you flash to your Lumia 920. Please tell exactly number of that firmware. And where do you download this Vietnam firmware? And how you flash your phone?
if it work this will be great!!!
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I Make it myself. Thankx for you experience!!! I flash my Nokia rm-922 to Vietnam firmware. NOW I CAN USE SCYPE, FACEBOOKK ect.
Thank you , MAN!
conradee said:
I Make it myself. Thankx for you experience!!! I flash my Nokia rm-922 to Vietnam firmware. NOW I CAN USE SCYPE, FACEBOOKK ect.
Thank you , MAN!
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Does anyone know how to modify the rom to allow a marketplace other than China? I have not been able to flash any European or US rom because it seems there are some hardware differences, thus is there any way to alter the firmware?
Hi all,
a Developer rom is available in navifirm right now
Release:1232.2110.1244.3002
Product Code: RM-821_ROW_DeveloperDevice_VAR251040_Black_v2_Black
ellokomen said:
Hi all,
a Developer rom is available in navifirm right now
Release:1232.2110.1244.3002
Product Code: RM-821_ROW_DeveloperDevice_VAR251040_Black_v2_Black
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Hi Ellokomen.
Probably a stupid question, but what are the advantages of a developer ROM?
The Developer ROM has been there since at least November (as that's when I downloaded it)...
I don't know how significant it is, but there was never a Portico version of the Developer ROM before they were all pulled so it doesn't appear it's first on the list for updates if that is what you were thinking.
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The Developer ROM has been there since at least November (as that's when I downloaded it)...
I don't know how significant it is, but there was never a Portico version of the Developer ROM before they were all pulled so it doesn't appear it's first on the list for updates if that is what you were thinking.
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The portico version of the developer ROM is now available (see 1232.5951.1249.1002 - RM-821 VAR EURO1 Developer Device).
But again: what would be the advantage of flashing that to my phone?!?
Can the Developer rom side load apps?
Manoli87 said:
Can the Developer rom side load apps?
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+1 ... please explain can it? or can the dev rom atleast have access to root system of the phone?
Manoli87 said:
Can the Developer rom side load apps?
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+1 me too...just downloading...is safe to flash this ROM?
I think it would help to remove the internet sharing block on AT&T and rogers phones.
Has anyone tried to flash this RM-821 ROM onto a RM-820 device? I know that technically they are different phones but you could flash the RM-819 (Lumia 800) onto a RM-801 without issue aside from perhaps a missing 3G band. But the 820/821 have exactly the same 3G bands just different LTE (which I don't care about) so it shouldn't be an issue right?
voluptuary said:
Has anyone tried to flash this RM-821 ROM onto a RM-820 device? I know that technically they are different phones but you could flash the RM-819 (Lumia 800) onto a RM-801 without issue aside from perhaps a missing 3G band. But the 820/821 have exactly the same 3G bands just different LTE (which I don't care about) so it shouldn't be an issue right?
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I flashed this rom on my att lumia and everything seems to work fine. Only thing is I can't tell if my LTE isn't working tho b/c I don't live in an LTE market.
patrick92260 said:
I flashed this rom on my att lumia and everything seems to work fine. Only thing is I can't tell if my LTE isn't working tho b/c I don't live in an LTE market.
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Perfect, thanks! I also don't live in an LTE market so I could give two sh!ts about the LTE working or not but removing all the att crap is a must for me.
patrick92260 said:
I flashed this rom on my att lumia and everything seems to work fine. Only thing is I can't tell if my LTE isn't working tho b/c I don't live in an LTE market.
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That's odd because when I tried to flash the RM-820 ATT Firmware to my international RM-821 Lumia Nokia Care Suite said that it's for a different model (or sthg like that) and then aborted the flashing process. This left my phone "soft bricked" - meaning that I had to re-flash it with a RM-821 ROM to get it working again.
I wonder if this Dev ROM might actually be a RM-820 ROM that is only (by mistake) labeled as RM-821?????
Has anyone tried to flash it to a RM-821 international model yet? Because from what I know the only Dev phones were RM-820 models and that always left me wondering why there is a Dev ROM for RM-821 but non for RM-820 when on the other hand there are only RM-820 Dev phones but no RM-821 dev phones.
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That's odd because when I tried to flash the RM-820 ATT Firmware to my international RM-821 Lumia Nokia Care Suite said that it's for a different model (or sthg like that) and then aborted the flashing process. This left my phone "soft bricked" - meaning that I had to re-flash it with a RM-821 ROM to get it working again.
I wonder if this Dev ROM might actually be a RM-820 ROM that is only (by mistake) labeled as RM-821?????
Has anyone tried to flash it to a RM-821 international model yet? Because from what I know the only Dev phones were RM-820 models and that always left me wondering why there is a Dev ROM for RM-821 but non for RM-820 when on the other hand there are only RM-820 Dev phones but no RM-821 dev phones.
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It's not mistakenly mislabeled b/c nokia care suite now identifies my att lumia as a RM-821 (originally RM-820) and now in extras+info the manufacturer model name is RM-821_eu_euro1_425 so it's obviously designed as a european rom.
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It's not mistakenly mislabeled b/c nokia care suite now identifies my att lumia as a RM-821 (originally RM-820) and now in extras+info the manufacturer model name is RM-821_eu_euro1_425 so it's obviously designed as a european rom.
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Well this makes me wonder whether RM-820 and RM-821 might actually be the exact same phone hardware wise with only some (artificial) lock preventing cross-flashing between those variants ...
Would be interesting whether you could flash other non-developer RM-821 ROMs to your RM-820 now and also if you could still flash it back to an RM-820 AT&T or Rogers ROM.
product id incorrect
patrick92260 said:
I flashed this rom on my att lumia and everything seems to work fine. Only thing is I can't tell if my LTE isn't working tho b/c I don't live in an LTE market.
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i would like to know how to flash this room to my lumia cause every time i get the same wrong product id error message , can u tell us how u did it please , i live in california and i always get Lte
@alfaro58
Did you try it using the latest version of Nokia Care Suite?
@patrick92260
Which product code does Nokia Care Suite show for your phone now? The original AT&T one or the one for the RM-821 Developer ROM?
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@alfaro58
Did you try it using the latest version of Nokia Care Suite?
@patrick92260
Which product code does Nokia Care Suite show for your phone now? The original AT&T one or the one for the RM-821 Developer ROM?
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it show Rm-820 and the version of noki care suite that i have is 5.0.2012.45.4.5 , i dont know if this is the latest version , i was trying to see if there's a new updated but the check for new updated button in disable , any idea ?
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Did you try it using the latest version of Nokia Care Suite?
@patrick92260
Which product code does Nokia Care Suite show for your phone now? The original AT&T one or the one for the RM-821 Developer ROM?
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It shows the product code for the RM-821 dev rom and identifies it as RM-821.
edit: looked at the wrong place for the product code. It still has the original ATT product code but NCS still identifies it as an rm-821
I just tried to flash my att Lumia several times but just get the phone bricked and flashed back to att rom
Sent from my RM-820_nam_att_100 using Board Express
Oddly the update menu entry is grayed out for me too but you can download a later version here:
http://www.seidea.com/2013/01/03/nokia-care-suite-pst-5-0-2012-51-4-4/
(don't forget to uninstall the old version before installing the new one!)
What @patrick92260 said about his phone now being identified as RM-821 and even with the Developer phone's product code makes it seem like he did not only flash the phone to a different ROM (with keeping the phone's original identity [model, product code] intact) but he also somehow managed to overwrite the part that holds those "phone identity information" with the ones of the Dev phone.
Maybe this has sthg to do with the version of NCS being used:
-the old version just flashed the ROM but didn't touch the "phone identity information", it allowed to flash to a different product code but refused to flash to a different model (RM-821/RM-820) and even after flashing to a different product code the phone still had it's original product code
-now the new version on the other hand might not only flash the ROM but might also overwrite the "phone identity information" with the ones of the ROM you are flashing and is thereby effectively changing the phones "identity" (model, product code) to the one of the ROM you're flashing.
This is just a theory of mine but when summing up the facts that:
-a few weeks ago I was unable to flash my RM-821 to an AT&T Portico ROM and now @alfaro58 tried it the other way round (flashing his RM-820 with an RM-821 ROM) and we both ended up "soft bricking" our phones and had to re-flash them with the "correct" model's firmware to un-brick them
-a few months ago sb tried to unbrand his Roges RM-820 by flashing an RM-821 ROM and he also ended up soft-bricking it and then had to wait for a few days until a RM-820 ROM became available on Navifirm before he could unbrick his phone by flashing one of those
[email protected] now basically did the same thing that other guy did a a few months ago (flashing an RM-820 with an RM-821 ROM) but instead of soft-bricking his phone it seems that he even managed to not only flash it with an RM-821 ROM but to actually make it an RM-821 phone.
All these facts kinda lead me to that assumption that it might have sthg to do with that new Nokia Care Suite version that was released earlier this month.
If I still had that buggy pre-Portico ROM on my Lumia I wouldn't hesitate trying to flash my RM-821 to a Rogers or AT&T ROM (because those seem to be first in line when it comes to updates - or at least they were this time) but with my phone now working perfectly with that RM-821 Entel ROM and me having several exams during the next few days I'm really not going to wipe my perfectly working phone just to prove this theory right or wrong - I hope you understand that.
@patrick92260 Which version of Nokia Care Suite did you use?
@alfaro58 Maybe you want to install the new NCS version and then try to flash your phone with the RM-821 firmware again using that updated NCS version?
Hi,
I have this version of the Lumia 920: RM821_059Q9S2_1232.5951.1249.1005 .
Anyone know what vanilla ROM I have to use to remove all operator stuff (hub, logo etc.), if there even is a vanilla rom available?
Looked in NaviFirm but there are SO many roms (and they all look like coming from operators, non vanilla)?
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Hi,
I have this version of the Lumia 920: RM821_059Q9S2_1232.5951.1249.1005 .
Anyone know what vanilla ROM I have to use to remove all operator stuff (hub, logo etc.), if there even is a vanilla rom available?
Looked in NaviFirm but there are SO many roms (and they all look like coming from operators, non vanilla)?
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Look for code RM-821 release 1232.5951.1249.1004 variant RM-821 GLOBAL BLACK SWAP
I said black cos mine is black, but you look for your color.
Thanks!
Just to be sure....it doesn't matter that my (black) Lumia 920 has code 1232.5951.1249.1005 and I will flash it with 1232.5951.1249.1004? Right now I'm using the Dutch Language....will I have issues using that when I get another Rom?
Do you also know if there are any known issues with this Rom? Like updates that aren't pushed, apps that don't work (like internet sharing) etc.?
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Thanks!
Just to be sure....it doesn't matter that my (black) Lumia 920 has code 1232.5951.1249.1005 and I will flash it with 1232.5951.1249.1004? Right now I'm using the Dutch Language....will I have issues using that when I get another Rom?
Do you also know if there are any known issues with this Rom? Like updates that aren't pushed, apps that don't work (like internet sharing) etc.?
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Hi, other users may know if there are issues with that particular rom but if you are using your phone on a Dutch network you are probably better off looking for the unbranded Dutch rom as it should have correct network settings for Dutch operators! It may also be worth looking for the version before the latest release, that way you can check to see if that rom will receive ota update straight away.
If you don't like the rom you can always flash a different one?
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Thanks!
Just to be sure....it doesn't matter that my (black) Lumia 920 has code 1232.5951.1249.1005 and I will flash it with 1232.5951.1249.1004? Right now I'm using the Dutch Language....will I have issues using that when I get another Rom?
Do you also know if there are any known issues with this Rom? Like updates that aren't pushed, apps that don't work (like internet sharing) etc.?
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The only rom that restricts languages, as long as I know, is from ATT, so that's not recommended and it's also difficult to install. Otherwise shouldn't be a problem, but better stick to European roms. I flashed a "global" marked rom and after that there was no option "4G" in maximum network speed.