A new firmware update with build number 14.3.A.0.769 is heading to the Xperia Z1, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1 Compact handsets according to the PTCRB website. The last firmware to be released, albeit only in selected markets such as China and SFR France, had build number 14.3.A.0.761.
what's new in the new build?
camera improvements?
battery improvements?
New UI's?
Let's hope it gets released then. .757 works fine and I haven't experienced any major issues, but updates are always welcome.
When expected to be uploaded?
finally...tired with the same build
isito84 said:
When expected to be uploaded?
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It may never be released, 761 was certified for the ZU and never released
Apparently this might only be for c6833. That's what xperiablog said
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blueether said:
It may never be released, 761 was certified for the ZU and never released
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.761 was only for Chinese and french carrier devices.
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hopefully it'll fix my ZU.
Suddenly out of the blue today... "Camera is not available" and I can't turn on Wifi anymore. Can't run diagnostics without it crashing.
Seemingly permanent, restarting my phone doesn't fix this.
WTF SONY
dobygot said:
hopefully it'll fix my ZU.
Suddenly out of the blue today... "Camera is not available" and I can't turn on Wifi anymore. Can't run diagnostics without it crashing.
Seemingly permanent, restarting my phone doesn't fix this.
WTF SONY
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lol man....you don't need a update. You need this
Just download and do it what they say.
avetny said:
lol man....you don't need a update. You need this
Just download and do it what they say.
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The program is saying I have the latest firmware and to factory reset, which I can easily do within the phone. Also, if I reset my phone, i lose all my contacts, without any means of restoring my contacts (and using it as a phone) if I still don't have wifi connectivity.
I'm NOT entering in contacts manually
thanks but "lol man" i don't get your inferrence of this as an obvious fix, or it being any different from my sony bridge (i'm on a mac) software - which for some god forsaken reason won't let me backup my phone so I can try to do a system restore after wiping.
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The program is saying I have the latest firmware and to factory reset, which I can easily do within the phone. Also, if I reset my phone, i lose all my contacts, without any means of restoring my contacts (and using it as a phone) if I still don't have wifi connectivity.
I'm NOT entering in contacts manually
thanks but "lol man" i don't get your inferrence of this as an obvious fix, or it being any different from my sony bridge (i'm on a mac) software - which for some god forsaken reason won't let me backup my phone so I can try to do a system restore after wiping.
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Well you can always try to dirty flash other roms like freedom , monx or romaur .............and then if you are lucky enough you can back up you data.....do what ever you want to do to your phone and restore it back........
dobygot said:
The program is saying I have the latest firmware and to factory reset, which I can easily do within the phone. Also, if I reset my phone, i lose all my contacts, without any means of restoring my contacts (and using it as a phone) if I still don't have wifi connectivity.
I'm NOT entering in contacts manually
thanks but "lol man" i don't get your inferrence of this as an obvious fix, or it being any different from my sony bridge (i'm on a mac) software - which for some god forsaken reason won't let me backup my phone so I can try to do a system restore after wiping.
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Is this your first android device ? You talking like a iphone user. No offense man.
Google already backed up all ur contacts.
Your best exit from problems u got is Sony Update service with full wipe. Do it or don't ask for help or update from sony, which is not gonna help you if you have dirty phone.
Regards.
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Is this your first android device ? You talking like a iphone user. No offense man.
Google already backed up all ur contacts.
Your best exit from problems u got is Sony Update service with full wipe. Do it or don't ask for help or update from sony, which is not gonna help you if you have dirty phone.
Regards.
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I'm fully aware of google having a backup of my contacts. The concern is seeing a scenario where it's not a software issue but sudden hardware failure and a full wipe doesn't fix my inability to turn on wifi, at which point I'll have a blank slate phone, with no wifi to sync to google with. I am not going to spend hours inputing hundreds of contacts manually. I believe I did mention that.
How do you know a dirty flash won't work? I prefer to go through various troubleshooting methods in order of time wasting magnitude. dirty flash is the least damaging in that regard, in comparison a full wipe is full on blank phone where I spend hours upon hours to restore how my phone was, is the most damaging method. If the new firmware flashed over with sony bridge fixes it, then I have effectively solved my problem in a 30 minute update, without any additional effort needed. If not I would then consider a full wipe. I prefer this natural progression in logical troubleshooting.
Is this your first android device ? You talking like a iphone user. No offense man.
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Oh snap whaaat? I'm so dumb and "noob" that I might as well be an iphone user! $hit,you got me good. Total offense from "non-offending" snide remark taken! Awww shieeeet! You "da man"! Score one for android! celebratory high-fives all around!
Well you can always try to dirty flash other roms like freedom , monx or romaur .............and then if you are lucky enough you can back up you data.....do what ever you want to do to your phone and restore it back........
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Are third party roms flashable without unlocked BL or rooting? I also wasn't aware they can be dirty flashed. I prefer not to have to do this, but I should look into those roms as a solution. Thanks for the suggestion.
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I'm fully aware of google having a backup of my contacts. The concern is seeing a scenario where it's not a software issue but sudden hardware failure and a full wipe doesn't fix my inability to turn on wifi, at which point I'll have a blank slate phone, with no wifi to sync to google with. I am not going to spend hours inputing hundreds of contacts manually. I believe I did mention that.
How do you know a dirty flash won't work? I prefer to go through various troubleshooting methods in order of time wasting magnitude. dirty flash is the least damaging in that regard, in comparison a full wipe is full on blank phone where I spend hours upon hours to restore how my phone was, is the most damaging method. If the new firmware flashed over with sony bridge fixes it, then I have effectively solved my problem in a 30 minute update, without any additional effort needed. If not I would then consider a full wipe. I prefer this natural progression in logical troubleshooting.
Oh snap whaaat? I'm so dumb and "noob" that I might as well be an iphone user! $hit,you got me good. Total offense from "non-offending" snide remark taken! Awww shieeeet! You "da man"! Score one for android! celebratory high-fives all around!
Are third party roms flashable without unlocked BL or rooting? I also wasn't aware they can be dirty flashed. I prefer not to have to do this, but I should look into those roms as a solution. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Did you even try dirty flashing an official ftf? Like if you're on .757, download an ftf for you ultra and flash it without wipe.
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^^ Dobygot - you got a computer? Log into www.google.com/contacts and export your contacts. Then import them into your clean wipe newly installed rom (this won't require wifi if done via an xml or similar export - just in case your problem isn't fixed)
Some advice if I may - a/ if you ask for help and then argue with the help offered then your gonna have a bad time b/ people love giving technical help to enable things to be fixed but don't respond well to easily solved non problems like "contacts input will take forever" - there are lots of contact fixing options if you think outside the square (or just google it)
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dobygot said:
I'm fully aware of google having a backup of my contacts. The concern is seeing a scenario where it's not a software issue but sudden hardware failure and a full wipe doesn't fix my inability to turn on wifi, at which point I'll have a blank slate phone, with no wifi to sync to google with. I am not going to spend hours inputing hundreds of contacts manually. I believe I did mention that.
How do you know a dirty flash won't work? I prefer to go through various troubleshooting methods in order of time wasting magnitude. dirty flash is the least damaging in that regard, in comparison a full wipe is full on blank phone where I spend hours upon hours to restore how my phone was, is the most damaging method. If the new firmware flashed over with sony bridge fixes it, then I have effectively solved my problem in a 30 minute update, without any additional effort needed. If not I would then consider a full wipe. I prefer this natural progression in logical troubleshooting.
Oh snap whaaat? I'm so dumb and "noob" that I might as well be an iphone user! $hit,you got me good. Total offense from "non-offending" snide remark taken! Awww shieeeet! You "da man"! Score one for android! celebratory high-fives all around!
Are third party roms flashable without unlocked BL or rooting? I also wasn't aware they can be dirty flashed. I prefer not to have to do this, but I should look into those roms as a solution. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Sorry for the quoting, but I'm on mobile, so I'm not going to edit and format this like a pro.
You do know that you have a backup app pre-installed? It'll backup whatever you want to backup. No Internet needed, and it'll save it to your SD card, so even doing a nuclear wipe of the device won't touch it.
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@dobygot syncing Google contacts don't require Wi-Fi, a data connection is fine.
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@dobygot syncing Google contacts don't require Wi-Fi, a data connection is fine.
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You're right, but I'm working overseas without data connection. Unfortunately for me. It's a sh%tty situation right?
LordManhattan said:
Sorry for the quoting, but I'm on mobile, so I'm not going to edit and format this like a pro.
You do know that you have a backup app pre-installed? It'll backup whatever you want to backup. No Internet needed, and it'll save it to your SD card, so even doing a nuclear wipe of the device won't touch it.
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Probably the simplest and most effective method to ease my mind for the full wipe. Thanks. I just hope the wipe does fix this issue. If not, then being able to restore contacts will allow me to continue doing my job after realizing my phone is @#%$ed. Cheers!
iBuzman said:
Some advice if I may - a/ if you ask for help and then argue with the help offered then your gonna have a bad time b/ people love giving technical help to enable things to be fixed but don't respond well to easily solved non problems like "contacts input will take forever" - there are lots of contact fixing options if you think outside the square (or just google it)
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I agree, if I had asked for help.
I simply expressed my excitement over the possible solution of flashing the soon to be released 769 and hope that would solve my mysterious and crippling new problem. I didn't ask for help or for people to pass judgement. I've already decided to try a dirty flash and resort to full wipe as last resort (and then warranty work after that). I have my reasons unique to myself, which I didn't feel was relevant or necessary to disclose in a new firmware thread.
Everyone who had actually read my reasoning (which I apologize for sharing in this thread) has offered great suggestions without passing judgement like an arrogant teenager. That being said, thanks to everyone for their suggestions which actually help me in MY personal situation (except for the lol man you a dumb iphone user guy).
Anyway...I've gotten plenty of great suggestions already... let's all ignore me now and keep the topic about 769
avetny said:
lol man....you don't need a update. You need this
Just download and do it what they say.
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I tried that and i said my device was modified and failed.
How do i get back to stock?
unlocked bootloader + root.
Flashed FTF but still won't work (device modified error)
Thanks
halifage said:
I tried that and i said my device was modified and failed.
How do i get back to stock?
unlocked bootloader + root.
Flashed FTF but still won't work (device modified error)
Thanks
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Relock bootloader before using PC Companion or Update Service
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Hello to all at XDA, this is my first post so please go easy. On the developers thread for JB on the S3 some people are reporting loss of IMEI after flashing a ROM. What isn't clearly being stated is what is the resultant effect. Does loss of IMEI resultant in a bricked phone?, d
or does it just mean that you would not be able to get a warranty repair but in all other respects the phone works albeit with an immature no guarantees ROM?
Not technically bricked as far as I know. Instead your phone basically turns into a media player. You have no longer access to your cell provider which means you cant make or receive calls/text messages. You won't be able to use data.
For example, its basically an iPhone turning into an iPod touch
I would recommend staying away from flashing anything atm until the guys over here at xda or other place that use their spare time to come up with a solution or conclusion on whether or not IMEI can be recovered
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Not technically bricked as far as I know. Instead your phone basically turns into a media player. You have no longer access to your cell provider which means you cant make or receive calls/text messages. You won't be able to use data.
For example, its basically an iPhone turning into an iPod touch
I would recommend staying away from flashing anything atm until the guys over here at xda or other place that use their spare time to come up with a solution or conclusion on whether or not IMEI can be recovered
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Inter crew, thanks for explaining all that, as an additional question regarding your advice to wait until the IMEI issue is identified, I am in the UK in the 3 network and own a 3 branded S3, my phone is rooted, and I have used Titanium to remove TW pre installed applications that I do not use such as ChatOn, but the ROM is the original stock ROM, my follow up question, when 3 eventually issue a JB update will my phone get it in its current state? Thanks for any answer you give
I seriously doubt it. All of the other phones that I have owned have never taken an update after rooting and freezing apps. This is pure speculation on my part but I would say not able to update.
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I seriously doubt it. All of the other phones that I have owned have never taken an update after rooting and freezing apps. This is pure speculation on my part but I would say not able to update.
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That doesn't surprise me, would removal of root and reinstall of the removed apps on this original ROM allow me to update?
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That doesn't surprise me, would removal of root and reinstall of the removed apps on this original ROM allow me to update?
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probably but it might just easier to backup using titanium and then Odin back to stock if there are Odin packages for your device..
that's how I always got my SGS back to stock for anything when required
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I seriously doubt it. All of the other phones that I have owned have never taken an update after rooting and freezing apps. This is pure speculation on my part but I would say not able to update.
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Not true. MyS3 was rooted when att pushed their last ota. And my captivate was rooted when they pushed the froyo update to it. But, that was on a stock Rom. Most custom roms remove the option to check for software updates.
MrHaley, thanks for weighing in, from your perspective do you think its necessary for me to reinstall the removed apps (they were backed up on Titanium) to enable my S3 to receive updates on its resident stock rom ?
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MrHaley, thanks for weighing in, from your perspective do you think its necessary for me to reinstall the removed apps (they were backed up on Titanium) to enable my S3 to receive updates on its resident stock rom ?
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You actual have two options:
1. Keep root, wait for devs to fix the issue, and then wait for the devs to improve the JB update for the S3(probably won't come will Q4-Q1(2013) anyway.
Or
2. Reinstall every stock app you deleted, froze, etc...Then you have to wait for the next OTA.
I'm hard pressed to actually recommend unrooting, since that practically goes against the whole purpose of being on XDA. IF they announce the JB update before the Devs fix the IMEI bug, then i would say unroot. However if they fix it by month's end then it would be worth the wait--I trust the devs here for than the ones making the updates. They tend to be significantly slower, no OC, Carrier-IQ, fewer patches, updates are less frequent than xda, and they come with Touchwiz.
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Hello to all at XDA, this is my first post so please go easy. On the developers thread for JB on the S3 some people are reporting loss of IMEI after flashing a ROM. What isn't clearly being stated is what is the resultant effect. Does loss of IMEI resultant in a bricked phone?, d
or does it just mean that you would not be able to get a warranty repair but in all other respects the phone works albeit with an immature no guarantees ROM?
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No it's not bricked mine actually still made calls and had data edge only though. T mobile Will replace it also at least for now lol
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Have you bought your phone through best buy and got there black tie protection program your golden. You $10 a month for insurance on the phone without a deductible. I haven't lost my imei at all yet and I'm not worried. If I do I'll just go in and they replace it for free.
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I'm finally rooting my phone after months of messing about waiting for an unlock
My phone is international model i9300 and I've been reading this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
Looks really good, well detailed should be very easy with the help of chainfire!
But I've still got a few questions
1) I think I can't back up my phone until it's rooted to get access to the system files, am I right in thinking when I'm rooted I can use CWM to make a full back up of the phone?
2) Once it's rooted what is a thing that you must not do? The phone was expensive and as these threads may be annoying to all of you I just need to know before I do anything silly so apologies for all the topics
3) I'm going to wait until JB is released for official ROMs, when it comes to flashing a new ROM do I need to unroot the device?
4) Can I remove bloatware with just the standard root? The amount is ridiculous, it fills up 2 whole pages of apps and 95% of them I haven't used and don't plan on using, ever. I'm sure if I ever needed to there will be an app for it
5) any other advice on keeping my phone safe would be great, I am just really really cautious with this kind of stuff lol. Technology is really fussy I don't want to brick my phone
Thanks to everybody who posts, you guys have helped me so much since I joined and I really appreciate it
UrbanDesigns said:
I'm finally rooting my phone after months of messing about waiting for an unlock
My phone is international model i9300 and I've been reading this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
Looks really good, well detailed should be very easy with the help of chainfire!
But I've still got a few questions
1) I think I can't back up my phone until it's rooted to get access to the system files, am I right in thinking when I'm rooted I can use CWM to make a full back up of the phone?
2) Once it's rooted what is a thing that you must not do? The phone was expensive and as these threads may be annoying to all of you I just need to know before I do anything silly so apologies for all the topics
3) I'm going to wait until JB is released for official ROMs, when it comes to flashing a new ROM do I need to unroot the device?
4) any other advice on keeping my phone safe would be great, I am just really really cautious with this kind of stuff lol. Technology is really fussy I don't want to brick my phone
Thanks to everybody who posts, you guys have helped me so much since I joined and I really appreciate it
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Answer 1: Check the link in my description (Win 8 -help) and download the adb executables. Then (Using Windows 7/8) Press and hold shift + Right mouse button in the folder and open cmd.
Once in cmd type:
Code:
adb start-server
adb devices (To check if your phone is connected properly)
adb backup -f %Userprofile%\Desktop\ADBackup\backup.ab -apk -nosystem -noshared -all
That will backup your user apps, incase you do do something wrong
Answer 2: Yes, there are a few things you shouldn't do;
Flash a ROM without making a backup
Deleting partitons in the phones' root.
Deleting system apps (APKs), when you don't know what they do, or even what they are.
Flashing a ROM/kernel, that wasn't made for your phone.
Overclocking/undervolting your phone too much.
And there are a couple more, but I don't want to waist your time ^^
Answer 3: JB is already released. No, you don't have to unroot your phone, before flashing. In fact, you probably can't, because you need the recovery program, to flash the ROM.
Answer 4: Don't flash bad stuff, don't install apps, that are reported (i.e. viruses) don't flash ROMs and kernels, that aren't for your device. And last but not least: Only use Odin, if you really have to!
Hope I could help!
UrbanDesigns said:
I'm finally rooting my phone after months of messing about waiting for an unlock
My phone is international model i9300 and I've been reading this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
Looks really good, well detailed should be very easy with the help of chainfire!
But I've still got a few questions
1) I think I can't back up my phone until it's rooted to get access to the system files, am I right in thinking when I'm rooted I can use CWM to make a full back up of the phone?
2) Once it's rooted what is a thing that you must not do? The phone was expensive and as these threads may be annoying to all of you I just need to know before I do anything silly so apologies for all the topics
3) I'm going to wait until JB is released for official ROMs, when it comes to flashing a new ROM do I need to unroot the device?
4) any other advice on keeping my phone safe would be great, I am just really really cautious with this kind of stuff lol. Technology is really fussy I don't want to brick my phone
Thanks to everybody who posts, you guys have helped me so much since I joined and I really appreciate it
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1) You are right
2) Do not unroot
3) Official JB is already available. Flashing using odin doesn't required unroot. Update via OTA or kies required unroot.
4) Read, read and read is the best way to prevent bricking your device.
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Thank you guys!
I did not know JB was released, I saw it come out for Poland but I received no notification on my S3.
Now I'm not quite sure in which order I should do things, shall I update to JB and then root?
Can anyone link me to a guide to update for the official JB, al my search results come up with old results with leaked firmware
so I use odin for the first flash and then use CWM from there on out
UrbanDesigns said:
Thank you guys!
I did not know JB was released, I saw it come out for Poland but I received no notification on my S3.
Its only the Poland release so far .
All the rest are the old leaks .
jje
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UrbanDesigns said:
Thank you guys!
I did not know JB was released, I saw it come out for Poland but I received no notification on my S3.
Now I'm not quite sure in which order I should do things, shall I update to JB and then root?
Can anyone link me to a guide to update for the official JB, al my search results come up with old results with leaked firmware
so I use odin for the first flash and then use CWM from there on out
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If you want a Jellybean rom with bloat removed, then download Checkrom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1738527 . It's a stock samsung rom, bloat taken out, rooted, and is ready for if you wanted themeing etc..
In his kitchen app (that comes with the rom) you can find a package with ALL the removed bloat for you to download and install (ota) but he's also separated them so you can download just the ones you want. Also in the kitchen you will find tweaks for changing the notification drawer toggles, changing the theme, different modems, kernels etc... And check in the kitchen now and again for any updates to the rom (as and when samsung release them)
It's all there and very noob friendly. It's the smoothest most stable stock rom I've tried.
So root your phone using odin (easiest method by far), pay for titanium backup and back up your apps, boot into recovery and make a nandroid, move them onto you exSd or computer, wipe your phone, install checkrom, download titanium again and restore your apps from it.
That's a good start for you, EVERYTHING you need to know has been asked and answered before, so just google or search XDA, it's all still relevant, and you won't go wrong.
I'm going to root it now, seems pretty straight-forward but I'll let you know!
Now I will be shortly rooted what's the best anti-theft to use?
edit: wow... that was possible the easiest thing I have ever done lol, i was expecting it to be hard but it's literally selecting a file and pressing start. it's so much easier then jailbreaking (easy as hell but this tops it for sure)
Just done a CWM back up I didnt expect it to take so long haha
In my opinion, Cerberus is the best anti-theft app out there. You can use for a week as a free trial, I'll bet you're gonna buy it after 15 minutes.
Note that no anti-theft protection will prevent a thief from actually using your phone. Within like 2 minutes of Googling, the thief knows that he can use Download mode to overwrite the firmware (including the "anti theft" app) and 5 minutes later he has done it.
I use one such app (Watchdroid) to find my phone when I have misplaced it and for family members to be able to locate my position through an sms in case of personal distress.
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Note that no anti-theft protection will prevent a thief from actually using your phone. Within like 2 minutes of Googling, the thief knows that he can use Download mode to overwrite the firmware (including the "anti theft" app) and 5 minutes later he has done it.
I use one such app (Watchdroid) to find my phone when I have misplaced it and for family members to be able to locate my position through an sms in case of personal distress.
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I guess it just depends on who finds it, there should be a password for download mode that can't be overwritten
I'm going to have it on either way, it can't hurt
d4fseeker said:
Note that no anti-theft protection will prevent a thief from actually using your phone. Within like 2 minutes of Googling, the thief knows that he can use Download mode to overwrite the firmware (including the "anti theft" app) and 5 minutes later he has done it.
I use one such app (Watchdroid) to find my phone when I have misplaced it and for family members to be able to locate my position through an sms in case of personal distress.
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Only a thief, who knows what he's doing will use Google. Idiots are more likely to throw the phone away, or give it back..
And Avast! Anti Virus has a lockdown feature, which forces GPS, WiFi/Data and number forwarding (Root), so my phone is pretty safe
I've just installed avast - cheers!
What happens if the SIM is replaced?
and how do I track the phone if it gets lost/stolen?
also in my notification bar it says "avast mobile security is protecting you" i renamed the app for obvious reasons like it suggested. it's pretty stupid if the app renames its self if only reported lost/stolen
UrbanDesigns said:
I've just installed avast - cheers!
What happens if the SIM is replaced?
and how do I track the phone if it gets lost/stolen?
also in my notification bar it says "avast mobile security is protecting you" i renamed the app for obvious reasons like it suggested. it's pretty stupid if the app renames its self if only reported lost/stolen
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Check the anti-theft settings in the app. It lets you set up trusted numbers, so you can control your phone remotely, and you can set things up, like force GPS and Data on, that way the phone can tell you it's position..
familyguy59 said:
Check the anti-theft settings in the app. It lets you set up trusted numbers, so you can control your phone remotely, and you can set things up, like force GPS and Data on, that way the phone can tell you it's position..
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I've done all that, I've enabled anti-theft stealth mode where it states it will remain hidden after my next reboot.
I rebooted the phone but to no avail. It keeps showing in the notification bar and anti-theft seems useless, I've set up a pin but anybody who saw my phone would see the app straight away and would just use google on "how to remove avast samsung galaxy s3"
i don't think a thief could do it themselves but any idiot can search keywords into google to find a solid result
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I've done all that, I've enabled anti-theft stealth mode where it states it will remain hidden after my next reboot.
I rebooted the phone but to no avail. It keeps showing in the notification bar and anti-theft seems useless, I've set up a pin but anybody who saw my phone would see the app straight away and would just use google on "how to remove avast samsung galaxy s3"
i don't think a thief could do it themselves but any idiot can search keywords into google to find a solid result
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Yes, but not everyone knows what the avast! symbol look like, do they? I doubt you're going to find an XDA-Member would have stolen your phone, it will probably be an Asi, or someone really retarded.
And anyways, they'll get frightened enough, when the phone rights junk to the SD, locks itself up and sounds the siren, with a personal "greeting"..
Give it a go, if your phone gets stolen, there's always the police, they'll (hopefully) help you But that's worst-case-scenario..
familyguy59 said:
Yes, but not everyone knows what the avast! symbol look like, do they? I doubt you're going to find an XDA-Member would have stolen your phone, it will probably be an Asi, or someone really retarded.
And anyways, they'll get frightened enough, when the phone rights junk to the SD, locks itself up and sounds the siren, with a personal "greeting"..
Give it a go, if your phone gets stolen, there's always the police, they'll (hopefully) help you But that's worst-case-scenario..
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No but I'd still like it hidden
Anyone with google and the least bit of experience or interest will just reflash the stock Samsungrom anyway, rendering all and any (including Samsung's own) anti-theft utterly useless.
(In many cases thiefs steal to buy drugs, the dealer will certainly know someone to "freshen" up the phone.
It's very useful for finding the phone though if you have misplaced it =)
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No but I'd still like it hidden
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You could remove the icon by going into avast > Settings > Notification Icon > None
Hope this helps
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d4fseeker said:
Anyone with google and the least bit of experience or interest will just reflash the stock Samsungrom anyway, rendering all and any (including Samsung's own) anti-theft utterly useless.
(In many cases thiefs steal to buy drugs, the dealer will certainly know someone to "freshen" up the phone.
It's very useful for finding the phone though if you have misplaced it =)
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So you're saying if I left my phone on the bus or something and somebody picked it up and decided to be a thief they automatically are casual drug users who know dodgy people, all because they found my phone?
I don't see how it could be useful for finding a "misplaced" phone, what would you class as misplaced? If I left the phone under my bed or something and "misplaced" it surely avast! isn't going to show a picture of inside my house?
Hi all,
This morning I was browsing the web when suddenly the screen froze and the phone didn't respond anymore.
I was forced to remove the battery and replace it again in order to restart my phone.
I restarted the phone, it all went good till the bootscreen started the loop.
I restarted my phone, again.
The booting up goes good, first I see the Galaxy S2 screen, then I see the kernel bootlogo screen, but now it freezes whilst showing the kernel boot logo? (Logo: ''Black eye with the Ying-Yang in the middle and some purple smoke surrounding that eye'')
The phone went off, I saw some minor white lines appearing screen and it just died on me, it didn't respond anymore, it refuses to go on even whilst battery is at 82 %, I tried swapping batteries because I thought that my battery had malfuntioned but that wasn't the case and it didn't work.
I tried recharging my phone but no luck.
It just won't start.
However, I do feel my processor in the back (top-left corner) is getting pretty warm.
What could this be?
I'm running the Resurrection Remix ICS Jelly Bean Rom.
Thanks in advance...
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Tried re-flashing your kernel?
Tried re-flashing your rom?
tried a different kernel or rom?
Restored a backup?
TheATHEiST said:
Tried re-flashing your kernel?
Tried re-flashing your rom?
tried a different kernel or rom?
Restored a backup?
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Have you even read what I said?
How can I: Re-flash a kernel or a rom or try a different kernel or rom if my phone won't start?
Impossible to enter download-mode if the phone is unable to start wouldn't you agree?
L A X said:
Have you even read what I said?
How can I: Re-flash a kernel or a rom or try a different kernel or rom if my phone won't start?
Impossible to enter download-mode if the phone is unable to start wouldn't you agree?
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Yes I read what you said but you didnt make it clear that it wouldnt "power" on. What it sounded like from what you wrote is that it wouldn't boot system.
If you want specific/precise replies instead of wasting your own time or that of peoples trying to help you and then been an arse when they dont fully understand because of your lack of clarity then I would suggest been more clear in first place.
In that case...
Have you tried a USB jig?
If you have then its pretty much dead and you have no choice but maybe try and get a JTAG repair or mobo replacement of if its your display getting that replaced. Or if you have warranty ring samsung.
Have you tried re-flashing your kernel?
Have you tried re-flashing your rom?
Have you tried a different kernel or rom?
Have you tried restoring a backup?
Have you tried learning some manners?
Have tried using respect for other people who are trying to help you instead of slagging them off for apparently not reading your OP even though what they posted was valid for what you wrote?
Have you just tried going away?
No wonder people on here get sick of trying to help people who quite frankly don't deserve it.
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Exactly my point.
These n00bs feel they have some sort of entitlement or this is their official devices support forum and we are all paid to help them.
If these people took time to research their devices/flashing etc they wouldnt have 99% of issues in first place. Then they come on here bypass using search, duplicate posts and when somebody attempts to help them they act like this guy and assume we all have magic mind powers instead of relying on posters been clear when they want help/describe issues.
mckeowngoo said:
Have you tried re-flashing your kernel?
Have you tried re-flashing your rom?
Have you tried a different kernel or rom?
Have you tried restoring a backup?
Have you tried learning some manners?
Have tried using respect for other people who are trying to help you instead of slagging them off for apparently not reading your OP even though what they posted was valid for what you wrote?
Have you just tried going away?
No wonder people on here get sick of trying to help people who quite frankly don't deserve it.
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Yes I read what you said but you didnt make it clear that it wouldnt "power" on. What it sounded like from what you wrote is that it wouldn't boot system.
If you want specific/precise replies instead of wasting your own time or that of peoples trying to help you and then been an arse when they dont fully understand because of your lack of clarity then I would suggest been more clear in first place.
In that case...
Have you tried a USB jig?
If you have then its pretty much dead and you have no choice but maybe try and get a JTAG repair or mobo replacement of if its your display getting that replaced. Or if you have warranty ring samsung.
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I appreciate the help, I really do, I was just surprised by your answer Atheist because I clearly said my phone won't start
And that has nothing to do with manners and such MC, you cannot assume behavior through writing without actually hearing me, it's the tone that makes the song my friend, you clearly assume much.
The Atheist, don't take it personal, if you think I might sounded rude towards you and find my clarification not accurate then my excuses, I appreciate your response and help and I want to thank you for it.
Yes, I have tried the Jig, no luck unfortunately. I'm forced to buy myself a new phone and I was thinking the Galaxy Note II as that phone is regarded the best out there, at least that's what I've read of course.
Do you have a clue what the problem might be? I was thinking the ROM caused the issue.
Thank you.
L A X said:
I appreciate the help, I really do, I was just surprised by your answer Atheist because I clearly said my phone won't start
And that has nothing to do with manners and such MC, you cannot assume behavior through writing without actually hearing me, it's the tone that makes the song my friend, you clearly assume much.
The Atheist, don't take it personal, if you think I might sounded rude towards you and find my clarification not accurate then my excuses, I appreciate your response and help and I want to thank you for it.
Yes, I have tried the Jig, no luck unfortunately. I'm forced to buy myself a new phone and I was thinking the Galaxy Note II as that phone is regarded the best out there, at least that's what I've read of course.
Do you have a clue what the problem might be? I was thinking the ROM caused the issue.
Thank you.
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Yes but you fail to understand that "phone wont start" could mean one of 2 things (Because most people are never clear)...
1. Cant get Android to boot.
2. Phone wont power on.
You may have meant number 2 but there are plenty others who use same words who simply mean they cant get Android to boot, ie they just get black screen or logo or a boot loop.
It sounds like you have either purchased a faulty device and hardware has failed or you have flashed incorrect rom/kernel/had bad flash and corrupted bootloader.
If you're phone isnt powering on, you have tried different battery, tried jig, left battery out couple of hours and tried again (try that if you havent) then only option is to JTAG (If you have corrupted bootloader etc) or mobo replacement.
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Yes but you fail to understand that "phone wont start" could mean one of 2 things (Because most people are never clear)...
1. Cant get Android to boot.
2. Phone wont power on.
You may have meant number 2 but there are plenty others who use same words who simply mean they cant get Android to boot, ie they just get black screen or logo or a boot loop.
It sounds like you have either purchased a faulty device and hardware has failed or you have flashed incorrect rom/kernel/had bad flash and corrupted bootloader.
If you're phone isnt powering on, you have tried different battery, tried jig, left battery out couple of hours and tried again (try that if you havent) then only option is to JTAG (If you have corrupted bootloader etc) or mobo replacement.
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Thank you for responding, and sorry for the late reply.
I have purchased my phone at T-Mobile and have it for like 1,5 year now. I have always used the Resurrection Remix Rom which I never experienced any difficulties. 2/3 months ago I updated it to the Jelly Bean rom without any problems at all, just after last week when I was checking my phone it froze on me and after 2 reboots it's just died :/ It won't turn on anymore.
I tried the USB jig, I also left the battery out for a couple of hours, I also tried using a different battery, I thought perhaps my battery was dead but unfortunately none of these ideas worked for me.
My phone is definitely dead, no doubt about it.
I might go for the JTAG but I have no time for all that, it's best that I purchase a new device and I was thinking about the Galaxy Note 2.
If recommend a phone other than the Note 2, please tell, I can then compare the devices and make my decision.
Buy an S II.
L A X said:
Thank you for responding, and sorry for the late reply.
I have purchased my phone at T-Mobile and have it for like 1,5 year now. I have always used the Resurrection Remix Rom which I never experienced any difficulties. 2/3 months ago I updated it to the Jelly Bean rom without any problems at all, just after last week when I was checking my phone it froze on me and after 2 reboots it's just died :/ It won't turn on anymore.
I tried the USB jig, I also left the battery out for a couple of hours, I also tried using a different battery, I thought perhaps my battery was dead but unfortunately none of these ideas worked for me.
My phone is definitely dead, no doubt about it.
I might go for the JTAG but I have no time for all that, it's best that I purchase a new device and I was thinking about the Galaxy Note 2.
If recommend a phone other than the Note 2, please tell, I can then compare the devices and make my decision.
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Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy S3 or another S2 would be my choice. Or maybe a LG/Google Nexus 4 however the lack of external storage support is a *****.
Is there a new OTA update for v21B going out?
Anyone have a rooted back up of v21B?
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Here is a rooted V21B CWM back up file from Kid_Ding. Thank him in the post right below.
Rooted_CWM_BACKUP_P769_V21B_by_kid_ding.zip (569.1 MB)
https://mega.co.nz/#!sodg1K5A!G_4sbQXZouNUb3GZWpuvNi-lbStKBNDSIEs0owQ-DKQ
Before changing over to the Wind V21B from Tmobile V20D, make a back up copy of APN and then re-install it after the change over. Otherwise, there will be no data service. (Look for 'APN Backup & Restore' app in Google Play).
No noticeable functional difference between the two versions. The battery usage seems about the same.
csrow said:
Is there a new OTA update for v21B going out?
Anyone have a rooted back up of v21B?
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flashing it now. i'll upload the backup when its all done.
also you can grab the kdz and hex edited bin from here if you dont want to wait for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2284446
"New" in what sense, exactly...? Something released just today?
br0adband said:
"New" in what sense, exactly...? Something released just today?
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latest radio and a lot less bloatware. its wind mobile canada. works great on the tmobile p769.
Would anyone know if flashing a backup of this would lock the bootloader?
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Kid_Ding said:
latest radio and a lot less bloatware. its wind mobile canada. works great on the tmobile p769.
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Ok, but then the question becomes: is it fraught with the same problems the T-Mobile V20D update has that prompted T-Mobile to kill the update and go back to the drawing board, so to speak, or is this an even better build that has the issues fixed (Wi-Fi battery drain, connectivity issues, and some others that I've read about)?
br0adband said:
Ok, but then the question becomes: is it fraught with the same problems the T-Mobile V20D update has that prompted T-Mobile to kill the update and go back to the drawing board, so to speak, or is this an even better build that has the issues fixed (Wi-Fi battery drain, connectivity issues, and some others that I've read about)?
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The wifi drain is still there (see screenshot)
Also Note: the wind version will obviously not have wifi calling.
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So then the final question (since I know things are just going off the rails at this point): is it worth the trouble of doing all this rather complicated effort to get the Wind version installed on this relatively new P769 of mine? I mean, I've used some complex devices over the decades, and I've been mucking around with ROMs on devices for a long long time as well but this L9 seems to have the most singularly complex methods of rooting and ROM flashing that I've ever encountered in my experience.
I know it's a great phone (so far in my usage, at least), and I was just outside a few minutes ago on the balcony of my apartment building and rather pleased to note that - at least on full brightness - the 4.5" display is rather easy to read even when I was holding the phone in direct sunlight, so that's a big plus considering summer is almost upon us here in Sin City.
But I'm still not seeing any major positives to pushing a JB update on this device even though it's obviously more than capable of the update overall.
Should I, shouldn't I, that eternal question always lingers...
ps
Wi-Fi calling is a gimmick in my opinion, and since I use the $30/plan with 100 minutes of talk time, it won't do any good for me at all either - I use Google Voice + Talkatone for VoIP duties and rarely ever touch the 100 minutes, actually.
br0adband said:
So then the final question (since I know things are just going off the rails at this point): is it worth the trouble of doing all this rather complicated effort to get the Wind version installed on this relatively new P769 of mine? I mean, I've used some complex devices over the decades, and I've been mucking around with ROMs on devices for a long long time as well but this L9 seems to have the most singularly complex methods of rooting and ROM flashing that I've ever encountered in my experience.
I know it's a great phone (so far in my usage, at least), and I was just outside a few minutes ago on the balcony of my apartment building and rather pleased to note that - at least on full brightness - the 4.5" display is rather easy to read even when I was holding the phone in direct sunlight, so that's a big plus considering summer is almost upon us here in Sin City.
But I'm still not seeing any major positives to pushing a JB update on this device even though it's obviously more than capable of the update overall.
Should I, shouldn't I, that eternal question always lingers...
ps
Wi-Fi calling is a gimmick in my opinion, and since I use the $30/plan with 100 minutes of talk time, it won't do any good for me at all either - I use Google Voice + Talkatone for VoIP duties and rarely ever touch the 100 minutes, actually.
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I use Wi-Fi calling due to the fact that coverage isn't all that great when I go to a friends house, I could and here and their do use Talkatone but its not as clear on voice calls compared to regular.. not sure if my settings are messed up or what..
Trust me, flash this rom if you don't need wifi calling or are not with tmobile.
It's better, also includes apps to sd card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2287404
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I don't really need WiFi calling. My signal is like, always strong in my city.
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I decided to chance it and flashed this Wind ROM (V21B) with the instructions from the "Offline Flashing" thread and was successful, but it's not reading the T-Mobile microSIM so it's basically stuck in the water, so to speak. Decided to redo it using the available T-Mobile V20D Jelly Bean ROM and even in spite of following the instructions in that Offline Flashing thread to a T - I'd just done the same thing to get the Wind ROM on it so I know the instructions are valid - now I can't get the T-Mobile ROM flashed because the update tool can't see the phone for some reason.
Rechecked everything, redid the steps twice, reset the phone, pulled the battery, did everything pretty much exactly the same (checked to make sure the debugging and unknown sources are checked, unchecked them both and rechecked them to make sure), restarted the phone a 3rd time and still the update tool can't see the phone. It shows up in Device Manager as required (LG modem and LG composite device), etc.
Am I not able to reflash or back up? Hrmmm... will keep trying I suppose, may just drop back to ICS and be done with it (assuming of course I can get this working again, that is).
br0adband said:
I decided to chance it and flashed this Wind ROM (V21B) with the instructions from the "Offline Flashing" thread and was successful, but it's not reading the T-Mobile microSIM so it's basically stuck in the water, so to speak. Decided to redo it using the available T-Mobile V20D Jelly Bean ROM and even in spite of following the instructions in that Offline Flashing thread to a T - I'd just done the same thing to get the Wind ROM on it so I know the instructions are valid - now I can't get the T-Mobile ROM flashed because the update tool can't see the phone for some reason.
Rechecked everything, redid the steps twice, reset the phone, pulled the battery, did everything pretty much exactly the same (checked to make sure the debugging and unknown sources are checked, unchecked them both and rechecked them to make sure), restarted the phone a 3rd time and still the update tool can't see the phone. It shows up in Device Manager as required (LG modem and LG composite device), etc.
Am I not able to reflash or back up? Hrmmm... will keep trying I suppose, may just drop back to ICS and be done with it (assuming of course I can get this working again, that is).
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Did you try a factory reset?
Turn off and press volume down +home and power to initiate
I've done most everything at least 3 times so far (and tried 3 different USB cables, 3 different USB ports, etc) - the update tool is simply not seeing the phone anymore. It's listed in Device Manager as required (as stated, LG modem and LG USB composite device), then I'll restart the shttps server (with a freshly extracted copy), restart the update tool (also a freshly extracted copy) and even in spite of being able to see the device with Explorer, etc, the update tool simply can't find it anymore; the resulting codes are supposed to be:
0 = no device
1 = Normal connect
2 = Emergency connect
and each time it's 0, so I'm stumped now as to how to proceed. I'm able to use the P769 with T-Mobile and calling, but there's no data connection whatsoever which seems a bit odd considering I have data service and was using it an hour ago. I've used the hidden menu to ensure I'm set for automatic network setup, but the APNs under Mobile Networks aren't there - that screen is totally blank which is most likely why I'm not getting any data. I mean the page is completely blank when I select that option, it is as white as a blank sheet of paper with no info whatsoever.
I'm a bit baffled at this point, guess I should have just been patient and waited for T-Mobile to get around to dropping a proper fixed JB update.
Edit: will try to manually input the T-Mobile APN info and see what happens but at this point I'd just prefer to flash the V20D and see what that's doing, if I'm not happy with that because of the bugs then back to V10G if possible.
Second edit: well that didn't work either, it won't actually save the APN data I input (got it from a T-Mobile support page) so... it's broke-dead for data presently, geez.
Try entering the apn correctly and see if it saves. If not, it's most likely data corruption stemming from your previous T-Mobile rom
I have tmobile version of the p769 and the wind jb works perfectly for me. I did do a factory reset before the initial boot of the wind ROM by unplugging the battery right after the completion of flash and doing a hard reset.
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I can comprehend a little data left over since no, I didn't do a full blown factory reset before the initial flash, but what I can't comprehend now is the update tool not seeing the phone anymore when all the PC connectivity appears to be functional across the board. I suppose I'll just wipe everything clean from the PC, get rid of all the software installed, all the LG drivers, and restart this and hope I can drop back to V10G, I've had enough with JB at this point - obviously a properly working phone (without that Wi-Fi battery life issue) is more valuable than a smoother running but somewhat janky device.
Let's hope this whole clean start thing works...
Edit:
And no, this is pretty much dead in the water now. APN data will not save, the LG update tool doesn't see the phone anymore (the status is always 0 even in spite of the device plainly being attached, showing up as required in Device Manager, other modes of operation like typical USB connectivity work just fine, can copy files to the device without issue from the PC). Did the full clean start of everything, using the latest 3.8.1 USB drivers, and so on.
Dammit...
Can this be flashed on a locked t-mobile P769. If so can some1 point me in the right direction?
br0adband said:
I can comprehend a little data left over since no, I didn't do a full blown factory reset before the initial flash, but what I can't comprehend now is the update tool not seeing the phone anymore when all the PC connectivity appears to be functional across the board. I suppose I'll just wipe everything clean from the PC, get rid of all the software installed, all the LG drivers, and restart this and hope I can drop back to V10G, I've had enough with JB at this point - obviously a properly working phone (without that Wi-Fi battery life issue) is more valuable than a smoother running but somewhat janky device.
Let's hope this whole clean start thing works...
Edit:
And no, this is pretty much dead in the water now. APN data will not save, the LG update tool doesn't see the phone anymore (the status is always 0 even in spite of the device plainly being attached, showing up as required in Device Manager, other modes of operation like typical USB connectivity work just fine, can copy files to the device without issue from the PC). Did the full clean start of everything, using the latest 3.8.1 USB drivers, and so on.
Dammit...
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Are you using menu>save APN? Back button discards any settings. Also if epic.tmobile.com does not get you connected try fast.tmobile.com
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Kid_Ding said:
Are you using menu>save APN? Back button discards any settings. Also if epic.tmobile.com does not get you connected try fast.tmobile.com
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epc.tmobile.com not epic lol
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sm_x said:
Can this be flashed on a locked t-mobile P769. If so can some1 point me in the right direction?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173465
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Yes, it was not saving the APN data by using Menu -> Save. Anywhooo...
After a somewhat even more convoluted process requiring me to muck around with fastboot in the omap4fastboot thread, I got the device recognized so it could be "seen" by the updater and then flashed V20D on it, presently doing a factory reset since it left some data from the Wind ROM around.
Now that I finally have the JB ROM on it I'll do some testing and see how it goes, I'm sure the Wi-Fi battery/power thing didn't just magically skip over me so I'll keep an eye on it. But at least now I can get to flashing again. Odd why that happened but, sometimes things do.
I've found that sometimes it's just a matter of restarting my computer to get the device recognized. It would suck if that was the reason.
Good luck on the tmobile rom and never stop trying
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I own a Xperia Z2 D6502 with android 5.1.1 and build number 23.4.A.1.232 which I would like to root. I have never rooted any of my phones before so I dont know anything about it. After spending much time on this forum I found this link but I am not sure if these are the right instructions for my xperia Z2 5.1.1 23.4.A.1.232.
What I understood after reading this article was that after following these instructions I would have a rooted lollipop 5.1.1 version on my phone. However I dont want this. I want any suitable(which makes my phone faster and doesnt affect camera quality) rom(I dont know much about them either) with KitKat on my xperia device.
Can anyone please help me to achieve the above with all the detailed steps as I am totally new to this?
Any help will be highly appreciated.
Follow that guide but in step 3 (Then flash the latest*23.4.A.0.546*zip file, which is pre rooted) flash your kitkat rom or whatever you want. Look in the dev section.
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o0 Matt 0o said:
Follow that guide but in step 3 (Then flash the latest*23.4.A.0.546*zip file, which is pre rooted) flash your kitkat rom or whatever you want. Look in the dev section.
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Thank You so much. Can you please suggest me a ROM? And provide a download link?
berbatov93 said:
Thank You so much. Can you please suggest me a ROM? And provide a download link?
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Which ROM you'll prefer is a personal thing, so read about the different ones, look at any pictures and try one. While looking and researching them you'll find the download links.
Having said that I'm just running a rooted version of the Sony 5.1.1 ROM, version 23.4.A.1.232 and quite like it. Sure it has a heap of apps I don't use but I'm not out of space and everything works.
I've got a few different devices with different builds of AOSP based ROMs on them, it varies as the developers for different devices vary so you end up using what's available for your device.
Given you've never rooted your phone before I'm not sure all of the advanced options of some of the ROMs will do much for you, you can spend hours and hours setting things up how you want and then another update turns up and they don't all handle dirty flashes well.
Why do you want root access and what are you expecting it to do for you?
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Which ROM you'll prefer is a personal thing, so read about the different ones, look at any pictures and try one. While looking and researching them you'll find the download links.
Having said that I'm just running a rooted version of the Sony 5.1.1 ROM, version 23.4.A.1.232 and quite like it. Sure it has a heap of apps I don't use but I'm not out of space and everything works.
I've got a few different devices with different builds of AOSP based ROMs on them, it varies as the developers for different devices vary so you end up using what's available for your device.
Given you've never rooted your phone before I'm not sure all of the advanced options of some of the ROMs will do much for you, you can spend hours and hours setting things up how you want and then another update turns up and they don't all handle dirty flashes well.
Why do you want root access and what are you expecting it to do for you?
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I just want to explore and learn things. Some problems I face with xperia Z2 are wifi connectivity, my voice isnt clear to other side while on call, low battery life and runs slow given its hardware specifications.
Cant you unistall the apps which occupy your memory given your device is rooted?
And what if I dont update my device?
I also read about losing my drm keys after flashing, though I didnt understand completely what it meant.
I want to install rooted version of Sony 4.4.4 rom but after searching the forum I cant decide which one I should download. Please help.
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Which ROM you'll prefer is a personal thing, so read about the different ones, look at any pictures and try one. While looking and researching them you'll find the download links.
Having said that I'm just running a rooted version of the Sony 5.1.1 ROM, version 23.4.A.1.232 and quite like it. Sure it has a heap of apps I don't use but I'm not out of space and everything works.
I've got a few different devices with different builds of AOSP based ROMs on them, it varies as the developers for different devices vary so you end up using what's available for your device.
Given you've never rooted your phone before I'm not sure all of the advanced options of some of the ROMs will do much for you, you can spend hours and hours setting things up how you want and then another update turns up and they don't all handle dirty flashes well.
Why do you want root access and what are you expecting it to do for you?
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Sorry to hijack the tread.... Did you have "full root"?
I think i'm having issues on SELinux or mounting permissions.
I can't remove system apps( w/ root uninstaller ), or change system files.
I manually changed selinux (su -c "setenforce 0"), solve it but was not persistent. Installed SELinuxmodechanger, but i think it's not fully working after reboot...
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Sorry to hijack the tread.... Did you have "full root"?
I think i'm having issues on SELinux or mounting permissions.
I can't remove system apps( w/ root uninstaller ), or change system files.
I manually changed selinux (su -c "setenforce 0"), solve it but was not persistent. Installed SELinuxmodechanger, but i think it's not fully working after reboot...
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Do you have nuts deul recovery installed? Thats meant to disable RIC during boot to make /system rw, allowing you to remove system apps.
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I just want to explore and learn things. Some problems I face with xperia Z2 are wifi connectivity, my voice isnt clear to other side while on call, low battery life and runs slow given its hardware specifications.
Cant you unistall the apps which occupy your memory given your device is rooted?
And what if I dont update my device?
I also read about losing my drm keys after flashing, though I didnt understand completely what it meant.
I want to install rooted version of Sony 4.4.4 rom but after searching the forum I cant decide which one I should download. Please help.
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Keep reading mate. If you lose the DRM keys you can't get them back without a backup, you can't use ones someone else backed up either.
I can uninstall some of the preinstalled apps if I want but as I haven't run out of space I haven't yet. I'm also interested in seeing what Sony does with them, some I'll not use and others I glance at.
Battery life is pretty impressive for me but it varies with how you use your device. I play Ingress and if I'm out playing I get five hours, that's with the screen on, GPS and data going. Not many phones can do that.
Calls are normally clear although I've noticed that if I'm lying on my bed talking it doesn't cope very well, I have to twist my head so the ear I'm using is away from the pillow. I assume it's because the noise cancelling microphone is on the top and gets confused/muffled as when I move my head it's great. I've had people comment on how clear I sound on this phone.
I've not had any trouble with WiFi and haven't felt the phone is slow. So how are you determining that your device is slow? What is it doing which makes you feel it is slow?
Not sure what you mean by not updating your device. If you mean not updating the ROM nothing really happens but as time passes there is a greater chance that apps will stop working, it depends on what you use and if the makers of them what a minimum Android version for them. Also if there are security flaws the longer you used an unpatched device the greater the chance that you'll get compromised. It is quite irritating that we're not fully patched for Stagefright yet.
As for the original question about how to root this ROM version, the short answer is, you can't. Well not yet that I've seen.
To root the phone you have to downgrade, gain root and then upgrade to what you want to run while keeping root. You found the guide already, follow it. If you don't understand or aren't confident about doing it I'd suggest not doing it. If it's your only device and primary phone is it worth breaking it and being without a phone?
If you want to learn about Android devices in general pick up a cheap device to play with and learn on, the Z2 is still quite expensive. You could probably pick up one with a broken screen pretty cheaply online, as long as you can read the screen you can play around and learn on it. Just plug a mouse in if the digitiser doesn't work.
I used a stock Samsung GS2 for years while reading about things, then I got a tablet and started playing with that as it was just inconvenient to me if I broke it, I still had a working phone.
@clawpt I'm not sure what you mean by "full root". I can uninstall things if I want though, perhaps Matt's reply will help you.
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Do you have nuts deul recovery installed? Thats meant to disable RIC during boot to make /system rw, allowing you to remove system apps.
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Yes. I'm using "Z2-lockeddualrecovery2.8.x-RELEASE.flashable.zip". I'm on unlocked bootloader, maybe i need to use the other variant (i'm on stock kernel, should not be a problem)?
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@clawpt I'm not sure what you mean by "full root". I can uninstall things if I want though, perhaps Matt's reply will help you.
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Meaning that you also have rw permissions.
I can't delete system apps, i can't modify/create a file at "/".
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Keep reading mate. If you lose the DRM keys you can't get them back without a backup, you can't use ones someone else backed up either.
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I will try to back them up given they are still there because I already rooted my phone to pre rooted stock rom 5.1.1 as mentioned in the guide I found.
Calls are normally clear although I've noticed that if I'm lying on my bed talking it doesn't cope very well, I have to twist my head so the ear I'm using is away from the pillow. I assume it's because the noise cancelling microphone is on the top and gets confused/muffled as when I move my head it's great. I've had people comment on how clear I sound on this phone.
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Maybe I have hardware issues or network problems as people usually complain about my voice being not clear.
I've not had any trouble with WiFi and haven't felt the phone is slow. So how are you determining that your device is slow? What is it doing which makes you feel it is slow?
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Sometimes my device doesnt connect to saved wifi networks automatically, I have to connect it manually.
If I open too many tabs in my chrome browser, chrome crashes. Sometimes dialer also takes too much time to open.
Not sure what you mean by not updating your device. If you mean not updating the ROM nothing really happens but as time passes there is a greater chance that apps will stop working, it depends on what you use and if the makers of them what a minimum Android version for them. Also if there are security flaws the longer you used an unpatched device the greater the chance that you'll get compromised. It is quite irritating that we're not fully patched for Stagefright yet.
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I meant update that sony provides. After rooting my phone I am still getting updates from sony(I didnt expect them), so if I update using sony updates will my phone lose its root status(I mean will it still be rooted)?
As for the original question about how to root this ROM version, the short answer is, you can't. Well not yet that I've seen.
To root the phone you have to downgrade, gain root and then upgrade to what you want to run while keeping root. You found the guide already, follow it. If you don't understand or aren't confident about doing it I'd suggest not doing it. If it's your only device and primary phone is it worth breaking it and being without a phone?
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I wasnt much confident but still I proceeded with the steps mentioned in the guide and with a little help from google, I was fortunately able to root my device. Yes, its the only phone I have but I couldnt afford a new one and I waited too long for its warranty to expire.
Can you please provide me with a source to learn about general concepts involved in rooting like flashing, busybox, unlocking boot loader, etc. I am trying to google each thing individually, but i cant seem to find a place where I could learn things in a proper order, moving from basics to more advanced concepts.
Thank you so much for your help.
I would like you to clear one more thing for me, when I followed the guide, I first flashed my device with 17.1.2.A.0.314 ftf file and then installed flashable_D6502_23.4.A.0.546.zip from the recovery menu. So what is a ftf file and what is the difference between the two steps I followed. In my understanding, both basically did the same thing, i.e., installing a new rom. Is ftf file sony specific?
Thanks again.
@berbatov93 definitely back up the DRM keys before unlocking the boot loader, it was a fairly simple process from memory.
We need more information on the sound problem. Does it happen consistently? If it isn't consistent look for a common situation when you have the problem, like loud noises, high wind etc. Have you used the diagnostics tool to test the microphone? It's in Settings > About phone > Diagnostics.
Thinking about it a bit more, sometimes there seems to be a little pause for people to hear me. I'm not sure if it's phone or network based, I guess it could be phone related while it works out the background noise cancelling magic.
WiFi being slow to connect is a better description than, "my device is too slow."
Sometimes I notice that it hasn't automatically connected to my WiFi when I get home but by the time I notice and look it's connecting. Is that what you mean?
What setting do you have the WiFi on when the phone is asleep? Settings > WiFi > ... menu > Advanced > Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep.
Everything is slow with lots of Chrome tabs open, you could try a different browser or just be better at closing tabs.
I've never noticed any slow launching with the dialer, perhaps your call history is huge? Try backing it up with an app from the Play Store and then deleting it to see if that is the cause. Each time you open it it looks at that to display it.
As you're on a stock ROM it will notify you that there is a new update. If you let it update though you'll lose root and then have to downgrade again to get it back. I just wait for the update to be available through XperiFirm, download it and make a pre-rooted flashable zip. There is a thread about how to do that here. That thread will also answer your question about what you did which seemed like flashing two ROMs, you did but in different ways.
I still don't know enough so I can't answer your questions but it looks like your Google Fu is weak. :silly:
Try this link, it won't always be the top search result though.
There are lots of different summaries about what rooting does for you, I don't want to try and summarise them for you. (I'd rather go to bed, it's 4:30am for me!)
Just reading a description of one of the various Busybox installers on the Play Store should answer that question, I bought this one. I can't remember if a friend recommended it to me or something I read somewhere, but I bought it as I appreciated the effort the developer put in for the rest of us to use. The same with SuperSU Pro.
Bootloaders are trickier, probably something you'll get better answers by reading more or using Google. These days they seem to all be locked with a way of unlocking them from the device manufacturer which lets them record your IMEI or serial number. I assume they do this so if you send it back for a warranty claim they can see you've unlocked it and then charge you to fix something you've screwed up. I've never taken anything back so I don't know.
They're something I have to learn more about too but if you find out more before me please fill me in.
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definitely back up the DRM keys before unlocking the boot loader, it was a fairly simple process from memory.
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Should I use this to take backup? And what kind of backup should I take to recover my device from bootloop? I wanted to install xposed on my device, but it was warned somewhere that sony devices might go into bootloop and that I should take a backup to restore my device. What kind of backup can help me recover my device from bootloop or soft brick?
We need more information on the sound problem. Does it happen consistently? If it isn't consistent look for a common situation when you have the problem, like loud noises, high wind etc. Have you used the diagnostics tool to test the microphone? It's in Settings > About phone > Diagnostics.
Thinking about it a bit more, sometimes there seems to be a little pause for people to hear me. I'm not sure if it's phone or network based, I guess it could be phone related while it works out the background noise cancelling magic.
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It happens most of the time, even when I am in a closed room with no background disturbances.
WiFi being slow to connect is a better description than, "my device is too slow."
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That was a wifi issue, it just didnt connect automatically, I had to do it manually even for saved networks.
Sometimes I notice that it hasn't automatically connected to my WiFi when I get home but by the time I notice and look it's connecting. Is that what you mean?
What setting do you have the WiFi on when the phone is asleep? Settings > WiFi > ... menu > Advanced > Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep.
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It just shows connecting but doesnt connect until select the network. Keep wifi on during sleep was enabled.
Everything is slow with lots of Chrome tabs open, you could try a different browser or just be better at closing tabs.
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Then maybe its a chrome issue.
As you're on a stock ROM it will notify you that there is a new update. If you let it update though you'll lose root and then have to downgrade again to get it back. I just wait for the update to be available through XperiFirm, download it and make a pre-rooted flashable zip. There is a thread about how to do that here. That thread will also answer your question about what you did which seemed like flashing two ROMs, you did but in different ways.
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I needed 4.4.4 pre rooted stock ROM for D6502 but cant seem to find it anywhere. I read the steps in the thread you mentioned about creating a pre rooted ROM, but steps are not explained in detail for someone new like me. I am also scared a little to try something new on my device as I am already facing a few problems. Can you provide me with a link with much more detailed steps?
I still don't know enough so I can't answer your questions but it looks like your Google Fu is weak. :silly:
Try this link, it won't always be the top search result though.
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I feel silly now.
Bootloaders are trickier, probably something you'll get better answers by reading more or using Google. These days they seem to all be locked with a way of unlocking them from the device manufacturer which lets them record your IMEI or serial number. I assume they do this so if you send it back for a warranty claim they can see you've unlocked it and then charge you to fix something you've screwed up. I've never taken anything back so I don't know.
They're something I have to learn more about too but if you find out more before me please fill me in.
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Will sony be able to fix my device in case I screwed up and bricked it?
Thanks.
@berbatov93 I'm sure Sony will fix it if you pay them too!
Hopefully it won't come to that though, they're pretty hard to brick because of the way they've set things up. Even if you soft brick it you can power it off, fire up the flash tool and then hold volume down and plug USB in, press flash and it'll put a base Sony ROM on for you. I've kept the D6503_17.1.A.2.55_Generic AU 1281-9715.ftf file on my PC for just that reason but I haven't had to reuse it yet.
I don't know of any other instructions for making your own pre-rooted zip file, it took me a fair bit of reading and looking at menu options to work it out the first time but it's pretty easy. You won't screw your phone up with it as it will fail before you get it to the phone if you do it incorrectly. As with most things in life you have to learn from experience, just follow the instructions with the programs open so you can refer back to them. You could try Google for better instructions, I'm not sure if anyone wrote something more newbie friendly.
As for the WiFi problem perhaps a different ROM version will sort it out, also you might want to get all your data off your phone and do a completely fresh install on it and see if that sorts it out. The backups people talk about as Nandroids are done from in the custom recovery, have a look in there now you've got it working again. I'm not going to reply to the other thread as I see you did it all again.
I doubt there are any pre-rooted 4.4.4 still around as most people have moved on. There's probably no need to make a pre-rooted one though, one of the root exploits works on it so you could just download, via XperiFirm, the 4.4.4 you want and flash it, then root it. I've never downloaded a pre-rooted ROM as I'm overly cautious, I'm not even keen on using the one click root programs as I can't read what they're doing!
You could call it a Chrome problem but I'd really call it a user problem. Like I said originally you could try another browser and see if it copes better but they aren't really designed to have lots of tabs open. Each tab takes up memory, so you'll fill it all up and then it will start using virtual memory but eventually it will crash. It happens on desktop computers too, I've got 8GB of RAM in my PC but Chrome eats it all up if I open too many tabs.
I don't know what to do about your mic problems in call, I'd take it back to where you got it from and see what they say. But I'm pretty sure you've waited too long as you indicated it was out of warranty which is why you've started looking at root options now. If you've been having problems for a while you should have taken it back before you lost that. It's still worth asking the store/phone company about it though, just make sure they don't go charging you anything to fix it without asking you about it.
You might just have to chalk it up to experience and live with it. Never be afraid to ask for things to be looked at while the warranty is valid, it might be inconvenient but if something needs fixing it's better to use the warranty than pay for it.
The other option would be to use a headset for calls, I picked up an SBH52 and I'm pretty happy with it. As long as you don't lose or break it it will work with whatever phone you end up replacing your Z2 with.