I'm in England. If I were to purchase an Android device in Germany, change the UI language to English, and bring it back to the UK. Would I be able to use it here (on UK 3 network) without problems, or might there be issues with updates later on? Any thoughts/tips would be much appreciated, thanks.
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Hi all.
I'm in the US, have the 7510.
If I flash the UK update, will I get UK english only, or is there also an option for US english?
Thanks.
Jack
You'll get good ol' American English.
You'll get English but there are places, like spell check, which will refer to UK stuff. All of those I've encountered so far can be changed to US options.
Thanks, folks!
hi friends my family bought a smartphone in China and I came across some problems revealing a bad deal. The first is that the phone only has two languages (Chinese and English with Chinese) and i'm portuguese is the second that is a dual SIM is only running one (SIM 2) since SIM1 when you receive a call and answer, thee phone reboot. Another problem has to do with the 3G network does not get why you can not get internet through the network.
My question is whether there will be possibility of "flashing" the phone to take the Portuguese language as an option even if you stay with a version of Android older.
Curiosities phone. The Android store is Chinese and besides having much required no user to install applications, the problem is that half of the store is in Chinese and does not understand "****".
Hi all
I'm about reaching the point that I'm ready to splash out on a Z4 Tablet of my very own. I want the dock, and although I'd likely only be using Wi-Fi / Bluetooth initially, I want the LTE version as well. I'm wondering what stumbling blocks I'm likely to hit, and would appreciate advice, especially from T-Mobile USA users, and those with the Taiwanese-market keyboard dock.
Some specific questions:
* Am I correct in believing I can flash any region's firmware to the Z4 Tablet without rooting / unlocking or voiding warranty using Xperifirm, just like I can for my Xperia Z2 phone, just so long as it's SGP771 firmware on an SGP771 tablet?
* If I buy a Taiwanese tablet and dock, and then flash UK firmware, will the keyboard mapping still be correct? (The Taiwanese dock uses US keyboard mapping, which I want. I definitely don't want UK keyboard mapping, but don't know what provides the mapping -- keyboard firmware, tablet firmware or something else? Unless Sony USA releases US firmware, though, I probably want either UK or Hong Kong firmware on my tablet.)
* If it turns out that I'm stuck with Taiwanese firmware, is there any Taiwan-specific bloatware installed that I can't get rid of, and/or can the language be set completely to English such that I never see any system or stock app using Chinese characters?
* Am I correct in thinking that the SGP771 supports enough of the right frequencies for T-Mobile USA to provide a good, fast LTE experience in most or all T-Mobile USA markets? If I travel overseas to the UK, Canada or Hong Kong (the most likely places I'll travel), should the right frequencies be supported for major networks there?
* If I don't place a SIM card in the tablet, will I have any usability issues? (Repeated warnings on startup / login, persistent warning icon in the system tray, etc.), or can I get a good experience on the SGP771 without a SIM card? I'm thinking within a year or two I'll likely have a phone plan that will allow a second SIM card, but right now I'm on the T-Mobile WalMart $30 plan, which meets my needs very well (boatloads of fast data, unlimited texts, and very minimal phone calls) and so until pricing is more reasonable I don't need or want to pay for a separate tablet SIM
* Any Z4 Tablet owners managed to get the T-Mobile USA Free Data for Life offer on their tablet? If so, are you postpaid or prepaid?
* Has anybody experienced the speaker hiss problem on Taiwanese tablets?
And finally, a catch-all. Anything else I need to be aware of with the Z4 Tablet on T-Mobile USA, and/or with a Taiwanese tablet in the US market?
I bought a Taiwanese SPG712 and I immediately flashed the UK firmware with no problems using Xperifirm. When you first load up android, the first prompt is always language and switching to English puts everything into English no matter which firmware you have.
The Taiwanese and UK firmwares both came with almost no bloat and you're able to uninstall mostly everything without root. It's not even close to the amount of bloat that US carriers put on our phones.
I haven't been able to hear any of the talked about hissing on my tablet, though I haven't really looked for it and the majority of music I listen to on it goes through bluetooth.
No personal experience with the SPG771 but it's like any other android device when it comes to a data connection. If there's no sim card, you'll get a persistent icon and maybe notification on boot if you don't plan on rooting and modifying but that's about it. You could just turn on airplane mode and re-enable wifi/bluetooth if it bothers you.
Thanks for the helpful reply! The most important question outstanding is about the Taiwanese keyboard. If I switch to UK firmware, will the keyboard layout still be recognized and work properly as per what's marked on the keys?
Does anybody have a Taiwanese keyboard who can answer the above question?
OK, it seems that with 227 views, only one person has ever seen a Taiwanese Z4 Tablet, and none has seen the keyboard. Let me rephrase the question.
Has anybody changed their tablet's firmware to that of a different region which has a different keyboard layout? If so, did the keyboard layout continue to match the markings on the keys?
Alternatively, can anybody confirm if all keyboard layouts are listed somewhere in the settings, and you can choose which keyboard layout you want to use regardless of what is printed on the keys?
Thanks!
Hello,
I have trouble with this problem everytime i Travel between Germany and USA.
Im in USA and try to get US Apps but I dont have access then I have to reset my whole Phone and somehow at some point it works.
The same Problem in GER im back since 3 Month and I still cant access any German apps.
The Google Support is nocht really helpfull either.
So is here anybody who might have a real answer to this problem?
Thanks.
2 phones?
Sent from this galaxy
I've ordered a Cor 2 and wondered if (like the original Cor) it will arrive with Chinese language only, then later evolve via Mi Fit upgrade to English.
Anyone have one yet who can spill the beans!
Yeah, only Chinese it seems.
There is maybe a trick to force it but so far nothing, and the info is scarce at the moment.
So far I just tried switching the phone language to English, restarting the band, unpairing the band, restarting the band, re-pairing the band... still in Chinese
joint.striker said:
Yeah, only Chinese it seems.
There is maybe a trick to force it but so far nothing, and the info is scarce at the moment.
So far I just tried switching the phone language to English, restarting the band, unpairing the band, restarting the band, re-pairing the band... still in Chinese
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Thanks, guess I'll be learning Chinese for a while like with original Cor. Nice band - worth it!
Same here, I ordered it too soon so I have to use the chinese version, now english version is available. Did you found any way to convert it to english version?
If it is correct that English firmware is available it should arrive through a Mi Fit update (as per current Cor) provided your phone language is set to English of course.
Add on: April - Cor 2 (band 2) arrived - English language default. Can't see any difference apart from strap, from original Cor. In fact it doesn't run as well as the Cor and doesn't sync with Google Fit properly so a bit disappointing. I bought it mainly because the supplier claimed it was a daylight bright transreflective display - it isn't! Doubly disappointing.