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OK so here's the problem.
I have a AT&T Aria A6366 Intruder, It was updated to the 2.2 OS when it came out. I have since unrooted it and now have a custom OS on it. I have decided to switch carriers so I need to unlock it.
I went to E-bay and paid for a unlock code. Went to input the code and says it's invalid. So I purchased the code again from a different company and the same code was given to me.
I have tried to do a Factory Reset and different OS versions. Still no dice.
I have been told by one of the people that I purchased the code from that I may need to have it unlocked though a cable. The problem that I have is that I can't seem to find any info about how to do this for this phone anywhere. When I searched the forum I found info for other phones but not the Aria.
Does anyone have any ideas that I can try to get this unlocked.
I have 5 attempts left to unlock it.
Thanks in advanced for the help.
I know it's not fun dealing with AT&T customer service, but they SHOULD give you the unlock code for free as long as you meet the requirements listed here: https://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=55002&cv=820. My suggestion is to try going this route to see if they give you the same unlock code. If they give you the same one, then you should worry about trying other methods. If the representative insists on asking WHY you want to unlock the phone (even though you shouldn't be required to tell them), you can just say you're planning a trip overseas or something.
Another thought is that maybe your phone needs to be on stock firmware for an unlock to be successful (or at least, a ROM that is based on stock firmware). I'm not sure if this is true since I've never unlocked my own Aria. If I were you I'd probably make a backup, then install Liberated 2.2.2, and see if you can unlock when in that ROM. I wouldn't try more than once though because you don't want to waste your unlock attempts.
The other way to unlock the phone is to use a separate device that connects to the phone via USB port and puts it into a sort of service mode. The device is called an "XTC Clip". You might able to find a local shop that has one of these and can do the unlock for you. Otherwise you'd have to purchase one for yourself.
I had original OS the first 3 attempts.
drumist said:
Another thought is that maybe your phone needs to be on stock firmware for an unlock to be successful (or at least, a ROM that is based on stock firmware). I'm not sure if this is true since I've never unlocked my own Aria.
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Just so you know, your device does not need to be on a stock rom. As long as the rom you are using is for your device (of course), and your networking is working correctly, then it should work.
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chrisk1152 said:
I had original OS the first 3 attempts.
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This question may seem foolish but, are you using a valid (still working) SIM card of a different company when trying to enter the unlock code?
No I am not, I was using an old T-Mobile one. The code sellers said it would work fine.
chrisk1152 said:
No I am not, I was using an old T-Mobile one. The code sellers said it would work fine.
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It wouldn't hurt to try one which is active...
Hi guys so today I got my art unlocked m8
I tried to update but tells me there is no update and to it will check in the next 48hours
I 've been told to get rid of art room and get HTC official room but I have no idea how I've been looking over the forums and I didn't understand a thing with all the techi talking could anyone help me please kinda clueless
ibma said:
Hi guys so today I got my art unlocked m8
I tried to update but tells me there is no update and to it will check in the next 48hours
I 've been told to get rid of art room and get HTC official room but I have no idea how I've been looking over the forums and I didn't understand a thing with all the techi talking could anyone help me please kinda clueless
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They pulled the AT&T update. Soooo....just gotta wait.....
ibma said:
I 've been told to get rid of art room and get HTC official room but I have no idea how I've been looking over the forums and I didn't understand a thing with all the techi talking could anyone help me please kinda clueless
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I'm just guessing this is a case of autocorrect, and you mean "custom ROM" and not "art room"?
How did the custom ROM get on your phone, did you buy it that way or did someone do it for you?
The update won't install with a custom ROM, its true (at least if any system files have been altered, which is usually the case). Also, it won't install with a custom recovery. Might even send you into a bootloop and render the phone unusable.
If you want to return to a stock condition and get the update, you can either read up and learn, or run the RUU to return to stock (bootloader must be locked or you need S-off). In either case, we can help you, but need specifics on how you want to approach it.
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I'm just guessing this is a case of autocorrect, and you mean "custom ROM" and not "art room"?
How did the custom ROM get on your phone, did you buy it that way or did someone do it for you?
The update won't install with a custom ROM, its true (at least if any system files have been altered, which is usually the case). Also, it won't install with a custom recovery. Might even send you into a bootloop and render the phone unusable.
If you want to return to a stock condition and get the update, you can either read up and learn, or run the RUU to return to stock (bootloader must be locked or you need S-off). In either case, we can help you, but need specifics on how you want to approach it.
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oh the lousy autocorrect got me.
I have no idea what im doing lol, im following a tut to install revolution hd rom and so far everything is working perfect lets see what happens after system reboot.
Can I unroot and relock bootloader after custom rom install done ?
Update: restoring old content phone seems faster with better signal, but before custom rom it had 4g signal now seems only 3g
Now that sucks boomsound enable/disbale in settings is gone!
So is extreme power saving gone from status bar
also 4g signal
Signal will not show 4g or 4glte like AT&T [email protected] [email protected]
You could relock and unroot,but then no reason to flash a custom rom.
Those two settings are in settings. And on the m8 443 euro builds some are reporting lesser [email protected]
There are AT&T ROM's available that are tailored to us AT&T/GSM networks
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oh the lousy autocorrect got me.
I have no idea what im doing lol, im following a tut to install revolution hd rom and so far everything is working perfect lets see what happens after system reboot.
Can I unroot and relock bootloader after custom rom install done ?
Update: restoring old content phone seems faster with better signal, but before custom rom it had 4g signal now seems only 3g
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Now that sucks boomsound enable/disbale in settings is gone!
So is extreme power saving gone from status bar
also 4g signal
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ibma said:
Hi guys so today I got my art unlocked m8
I tried to update but tells me there is no update and to it will check in the next 48hours
I 've been told to get rid of art room and get HTC official room but I have no idea how I've been looking over the forums and I didn't understand a thing with all the techi talking could anyone help me please kinda clueless
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Just use this guide to flash the ruu for 4.4.3. It only works on att m8. MAKE SURE YOU READ THE DIRECTIONS! You just need to relock your boot loader if you are not s-off
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...-2-23-502-3-bootable-ruu-pc-required-t2860486
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I have no idea what im doing lol, im following a tut to install revolution hd rom
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This is the exact reason I highly discourage following step-by-step tutorials; and/or using toolkits. You are modding the phone with apparently very little understanding of what you are actually doing. Not only is this very risky, as it might result in damage to you phone. But it also leaves you completely unequipped to handle any problems.
My suggestion is to spend a few hours reading the basic information that the folks here have taken the time to compile. This isn't "techie" stuff, this is the basic information and concepts that should be understood before doing any modding of the phone. Quite simply IMO if you don't understand the basics, you have no business rooting/modding the phone.
exad's excellent guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52484527
FAQs: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711073
Index of AT&T M8 resources: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751432
Index of "international" M8 resources (most apply to AT&T version): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694600
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This is the exact reason I highly discourage following step-by-step tutorials; and/or using toolkits. You are modding the phone with apparently very little understanding of what you are actually doing. Not only is this very risky, as it might result in damage to you phone. But it also leaves you completely unequipped to handle any problems.
My suggestion is to spend a few hours reading the basic information that the folks here have taken the time to compile. This isn't "techie" stuff, this is the basic information and concepts that should be understood before doing any modding of the phone. Quite simply IMO if you don't understand the basics, you have no business rooting/modding the phone.
exad's excellent guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52484527
FAQs: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711073
Index of AT&T M8 resources: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751432
Index of "international" M8 resources (most apply to AT&T version): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694600
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What i did is i unocked, rooted, then installed twrp, took nanodroid backup and installed custom rom, would it cause any issues if i factory reset the phone ?(will it reset to at&t room that came with the device)
ibma said:
What i did is i unocked, rooted, then installed twrp, took nanodroid backup and installed custom rom, would it cause any issues if i factory reset the phone ?(will it reset to at&t room that came with the device)
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Again, you need to learn and research more before doing anything. This is another perfect example. Factory reset doesn't do anything to the ROM. All it does is wipe the user data partition, and isn't going to help your case in any way. And trying to make up your own solutions is not a good idea (but at least you thought to ask before trying it).
If the intent is to simply be on the latest 2.23 stock software, just run the RUU. You will need to relock the bootloader before RUU if you are s-on. Also, back up any personal data, as user data will be wiped by RUU.
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Again, you need to learn and research more before doing anything. This is another perfect example. Factory reset doesn't do anything to the ROM. All it does is wipe the user data partition, and isn't going to help your case in any way. And trying to make up your own solutions is not a good idea (but at least you thought to ask before trying it).
If the intent is to simply be on the latest 2.23 stock software, just run the RUU. You will need to relock the bootloader before RUU if you are s-on. Also, back up any personal data, as user data will be wiped by RUU.
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I restored stock recovery and got bavk to att rom RUU is giving me usb error dunno why.
ibma said:
I restored stock recovery and got bavk to att rom RUU is giving me usb error dunno why.
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Not enough info. What exactly does the error say?
S-on or S-off. Did you relock the bootloader?
Any response if you type (using adb):
adb devices
Improper HTC/ADB drivers or using Microsoft USB 3.0 drivers on USB 3 port on Windows 8.x instead of Intel USB drivers would be my first two guess. The ladder of the two issues would be most likely scenario if RUU communicates with device while booted into Android OS but fails to connect when the device is in fastboot/boot loader mode.
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Good day everyone.
Please, give me an advice. How to unlock FRP HONOR 5X (Android 6.0.1, EMUI 4.0, Kiw-L21) ????
Thank you for your advice
Tatrox said:
Good day everyone.
Please, give me an advice. How to unlock FRP HONOR 5X (Android 6.0.1, EMUI 4.0, Kiw-L21) ????
Thank you for your advice
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remove your google accounts from the phone reboot
You can follow this guide to successfully unlock your phone.
Hope this helps you.
Did you ?
Hey !
Did you succeed unlock FRP ?
I have the same problem to be able to flash a stock recovery...
I have no access to the Stock Custom and I'm not able to remove any google Account (my Phone has no rom).
If you did something for this, please keep me inform
And excuse my language : I'm french.
Cheers
Did some searching around and found this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-5x/help/unlock-bootloader-issues-kiw-t3411032
The information is here:
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To answer my own problem/ for anyone else having problems it is necessary to remove the factory reset protection (frp) to do this you need to remove all pin/password/fingerprint locks, then remove all google accounts and finally do a factory reset.
Then the usual adb/fastboot commands work fine.
As linux33it says the bootloader can be unlocked without the option in the developer options.
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While this works for some - it failed to work for me. Maybe because I didn't enable a little option on the screen about allowing OEM unlock. Maybe. But I (stupidly?) ended up where I was sent in this external guide.
http://www.modaco.com/forums/topic/...our-honor-5x-official-and-unofficial-methods/
Basically went to this site and used their tool (cost me USD$16) to wipe the FRP.
https://www.dc-unlocker.com
Maybe if you enable the option about the OEM unlock in Developer Mode this isn't necessary..........
Hopefully this helps someone. So to outline - let me show what I did - including errors.
Wipe the phone / factory reset.
Reboot and ensure everything is removed. Factory reset again.
Tried the commands - got error.
Did search for FRP unlock and found site.
Followed instructions on site which led me to download DC Unlocker and pay for their FRP unlock.
Reboot and setup phone (with no accounts or password or fingerprints).
Enabled "OEM UNLOCK" in developer options (which I didn't see before.........)
Run commands (they all now work).
Bootloader unlocked successfully.
Device factory resets.
Setup device again skipping accounts/password/fingerprints.
Follow instructions for flashing TWRP and finishing up.
Complete.
Again - hopefully this helps someone.
id recomend official one.. seems easy
thilak devraj said:
id recomend official one.. seems easy
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Explain please? What I'm putting forward is some information for persons that may not be as mobile tech inclined. Or persons over-eager like myself (actually bricked the phone and brought it back from boot-loop). While some information may be common knowledge for persons who do this often (or devs), persons just getting into it may make mistakes. Don't want them to do stuff and end up bricking the device.
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Explain please? What I'm putting forward is some information for persons that may not be as mobile tech inclined. Or persons over-eager like myself (actually bricked the phone and brought it back from boot-loop). While some information may be common knowledge for persons who do this often (or devs), persons just getting into it may make mistakes. Don't want them to do stuff and end up bricking the device.
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Look at the twrp thread in android development section..
There is a detailed guide how to
khat17 said:
Explain please? What I'm putting forward is some information for persons that may not be as mobile tech inclined. Or persons over-eager like myself (actually bricked the phone and brought it back from boot-loop). While some information may be common knowledge for persons who do this often (or devs), persons just getting into it may make mistakes. Don't want them to do stuff and end up bricking the device.
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It's a worthwhile effort. Appreciate it buddy.
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Explain please? What I'm putting forward is some information for persons that may not be as mobile tech inclined. Or persons over-eager like myself (actually bricked the phone and brought it back from boot-loop). While some information may be common knowledge for persons who do this often (or devs), persons just getting into it may make mistakes. Don't want them to do stuff and end up bricking the device.
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Even newbies can do it right. Provided that they strictly follow the steps.
Sent from my Galaxy Tab 3 using XDA Labs
I agree. But I don't recall seeing anything in the original instructions about the FRP which shows / states ensuring OEM unlock is checked. Unless I missed it. I DO recall seeing it somewhere else in another thread where someone mentioned it. But I still don't know if the case is enabling it means you don't need to use the DC Unlocker program.
thilak devraj said:
id recomend official one.. seems easy
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adriansticoid said:
Even newbies can do it right. Provided that they strictly follow the steps.
Sent from my Galaxy Tab 3 using XDA Labs
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khat17 said:
I agree. But I don't recall seeing anything in the original instructions about the FRP which shows / states ensuring OEM unlock is checked. Unless I missed it. I DO recall seeing it somewhere else in another thread where someone mentioned it. But I still don't know if the case is enabling it means you don't need to use the DC Unlocker program.
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you dont need dc unlocker, unless you have not checked "oem unlock" option in dev. options..(thats also only case if you were on lollipop)
and if you are on mm, you dont even need to check that option,
Thanks for that info. Next one I get my hands on will try that out and see.
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you dont need dc unlocker, unless you have not checked "oem unlock" option in dev. options..(thats also only case if you were on lollipop)
and if you are on mm, you dont even need to check that option,
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Thanks for that info. Next one I get my hands on will try that out and see.
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what happened with the current one??
thilak devraj said:
what happened with the current one??
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I had basically bricked it and brought it back. Think the one I got had some issues, because I couldn't update it at all. Even before rooting it wouldn't update. Then I realized that when the update was running it rebooted into TWRP - so I flashed back the stock recovery and tried again. No luck. This was done with disabling OEM unlock as well and still nothing. So I got an UPDATE.APP as well as a nandroid that I believe was supposed to be able to update the phone. None worked.
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It's a little bit of both. Those are the steps I followed to get root access. However, I don't recall seeing anything about the FRP in any of the previous guides.
As for my specific issue, I can't update regardless of what I try. After de-bricking the device I got it to this stage. I'll upload the screenshots shortly.
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So this is my phone now. Partly upgraded it seems. The device is now at B331 instead of B151, but still on EMUI 3.0
And what I want to point out is - after enabling DEVELOPER MODE - ensure you check the OEM UNLOCK option.
Because I can't confirm at this point if doing that will prevent having to pay for the FRP unlock.
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But now that you've confirmed that there's no need to pay for the bootloader unlock, I would go ahead and do some experimenting if you suggest. For science. But I'm a little reluctant to try and re-lock the bootloader and then unlock it again. If you can confirm or even partly guarantee that it works however, I'll do some messing around with it. For science. Otherwise, I've managed to get the device to a working state now - wouldn't want to mess with it much.. Only if I can try something else to get EMUI 4 on it.
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I had basically bricked it and brought it back. Think the one I got had some issues, because I couldn't update it at all. Even before rooting it wouldn't update. Then I realized that when the update was running it rebooted into TWRP - so I flashed back the stock recovery and tried again. No luck. This was done with disabling OEM unlock as well and still nothing. So I got an UPDATE.APP as well as a nandroid that I believe was supposed to be able to update the phone. None worked.
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thats something wiered,, you shouldve got it into service center before rooting, saying that it wasnt updating....
thilak devraj said:
thats something wiered,, you shouldve got it into service center before rooting, saying that it wasnt updating....
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I live outside of the country of purchase. Doubt I can send it back now anyways. And I got it working so it's fine.
I like it better than the BLU and the Samsung I had. FAR easier to root. Even with the issues I had.
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I live outside of the country of purchase. Doubt I can send it back now anyways. And I got it working so it's fine.
I like it better than the BLU and the Samsung I had. FAR easier to root. Even with the issues I had.
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how did you manage to get working??
thilak devraj said:
how did you manage to get working??
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I posted it in this other thread.
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Hi all. I'd like to put forward some suggestions to be placed in the first post. I literally paid cash to learn and figure some stuff out. Even if you're good at following instructions or partially experienced in these things, when you're eager to get it done or impatient (like me) you find the fastest route.
Here are some links in case someone wants to just go through the whole thing themselves.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-5x/how-to/unlock-frp-t3444584#post69917735
So here's what happened. I got the phone and was very eager to just get my stuff on it right away. Rooting is the first thing I wanted to do and looked that up to get it done. Made a mistake in the process and ended up paying cash to learn. Hopefully others will read this and not suffer the same fate.
What I Did (Including Mistakes)
Wipe the phone / factory reset.
Reboot and ensure everything is removed. Factory reset again.
Tried the commands - got error about FRP protection.
Did search for FRP unlock and found site.
Followed instructions on site which led me to download DC Unlocker and pay for their FRP unlock.
Reboot and setup phone (with no accounts or password or fingerprints).
Enabled "OEM UNLOCK" in developer options (which I didn't see/enable before.........)
Run commands (they all now work).
Bootloader unlocked successfully.
Device factory resets.
Setup device again skipping accounts/password/fingerprints.
Follow instructions for flashing TWRP and finishing up.
Complete.
Some other things to ensure you note - if you're migrating from any Samsung device, don't do restore of Samsung stuff like XPOSED to the Huawei. And don't just arbitrarily do a restore from Titanium either. Select only the apps you want to use, or do the longer process of getting them from Google then restoring the data after.
Something else I noticed on my KIW-L24 is that I can't update. At all. I tried using different methods including the UPDATE.APP file for the phone, but it just gets stuck in a boot-loop. Currently going to load the B151 UPDATE.APP and see if I can de-brick it. Will edit and update the thread.
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And just my luck. Didn't work. So stuck in a boot-loop. Working on it and will update when done or I give up.
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So during the boot-loop I held VOL-DOWN+PWR and it went to a FASTBOOT+RECOVERY option. From there I flashed TWRP back to it and the system is now up and working. So lesson learned there. No idea why my own won't go to 6 though. Don't mind 5, but wanted to go up to 6..............still - better to have it working than not working. So happy there.
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Yeah. So after TWRP was flashed, I did a restore from a backup I found online. And that's how I managed to get it up. The restore was for 151 not 331.
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I posted it in this other thread.
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anyway, nice to see that youve got it working,...
I own a registered (with Xperia Care [warranty]) Z5C E5823 phone. This phone was purchased from eBay US, but I believe the phone came from China as I had to manually switch from Chinese to English during the first initialization. Although at the time I got this phone (mid 2016), several build and android version updates existed, mine never updated. It is still stuck with Android 5.1.1, build 32.0.A.4.11, kernel 3.10.49-perf-g6b847e2. The phone, PC companion and everything else claims it's the latest update/version for the E5823.
I wanted to know what is happening and how to solve this. The phone is completely stock. Never rooted.
Thank you.
Thats why i payed extra 300$ to Sony
(my previous SONY was from alternative store, although the phone still was real and not fake replica it didnt get OTA updates so i had to used flashtool to update)
anyway you dont lose much.. wait for android 7 and update from flashtool
you can try use sony site to see if you supposed to get update
http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/xperiaz5/software/
Superrman said:
wait for android 7 and update from flashtool
you can try use sony site to see if you supposed to get update
http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/xperiaz5/software/
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I've noticed something strange... I went to the link provided and inserted my IMEI number. The website claimed I have the latest version of everything, "as usual". But it showed the following message: "Your Xperia™ Z5 is up to date! 32.0.A.7.3.
That's not my build number and it also claims my phone as a Z5 and not Z5C. I don't know if this is relevant or not, but definitely strange.
Anyways, I believe that to use this flashtool I would have to root the phone. In this case I'm a bit concerned as the first android I ever tried to root was bricked instead. So I try to stand clear of doing that as I've been traumatized by my experience hahahahahaha. Well, unless there is a step-by-step-foolproof-recipe solution, I don't want to risk bricking my phone or voiding warranty (still in effect) if an update to marshmallow is not all that great.
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I've noticed something strange... I went to the link provided and inserted my IMEI number. The website claimed I have the latest version of everything, "as usual". But it showed the following message: "Your Xperia™ Z5 is up to date! 32.0.A.7.3.
That's not my build number and it also claims my phone as a Z5 and not Z5C. I don't know if this is relevant or not, but definitely strange.
Anyways, I believe that to use this flashtool I would have to root the phone. In this case I'm a bit concerned as the first android I ever tried to root was bricked instead. So I try to stand clear of doing that as I've been traumatized by my experience hahahahahaha. Well, unless there is a step-by-step-foolproof-recipe solution, I don't want to risk bricking my phone or voiding warranty (still in effect) if an update to marshmallow is not all that great.
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As long as you are flashing an official ROM with flashtool, you don't need to root your phone.
I was sick of waiting for my Z5 compact to get the OTA for whatever firmware I initially had, so I just flashed unbranded Nordic with no problem without being rooted.
There are a few threads here on XDA that will explain what you need to do to use flashtool.
The wrong IMEI and Chinese first boot screen suggests your phone came from shady sources, otherwise there's no reason for the discrepancy. Did you check and see if the IMEI number matches the one on the box?
If I were you, I'd seek out the ebay seller and ask for an explanation and refund or replacement, fraudulent IMEI's are no joke, I mean what if the IMEI is reported stolen? You'd probably get tracked down and paid a visit by unpleasant people or something. Sure, you'd likely be able prove your innocence, but not worth the risk or hassle IMO. Then again, you have been using it for half a year already, chances are nobody's going to bother you, ever.
It's possible that the mismatch is the reason why you never got an OTA update notice. Like other members have suggested, you can use flashtool to flash the latest firmware, but it's certainly not as easy and painless as an OTA update. Going down the road, I don't think you'll ever get to update OTA with your device, so if you want to hang on to it and keep it up to date, learn how to download official firmware using xperifirm, convert to FTF and flash using Flashtool .
Next time, buy from credible and reputable vendors.
Thanks for the reply guys. Unfortunately, there was no suspicion at the time about the phone being "fake" or something like that. But after this IMEI situation and this problem as well (worth checking), I'm kinda suspicious. I don't have the box with me, I'll only be able to compare this in february, as I'm abroad. But I've registered my phone with Sony and I didn't have any problems. I even have the limited warranty available.
By the way, can this warranty be used to replace the phone in a case like this? Even considering the LED issue mentioned in the link above?
I guess I'll have to educate myself about flashing firmware with flashtool. I don't mind the extra hassle, as long as I don't brick the phone.
l_abaurre said:
Thanks for the reply guys. Unfortunately, there was no suspicion at the time about the phone being "fake" or something like that. But after this IMEI situation and this problem as well (worth checking), I'm kinda suspicious. I don't have the box with me, I'll only be able to compare this in february, as I'm abroad. But I've registered my phone with Sony and I didn't have any problems. I even have the limited warranty available.
By the way, can this warranty be used to replace the phone in a case like this? Even considering the LED issue mentioned in the link above?
I guess I'll have to educate myself about flashing firmware with flashtool. I don't mind the extra hassle, as long as I don't brick the phone.
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You can't go to Sony and ask them to replace it. Ok, you can always try, but based on normal warranty, they won't replace it.
In your case, it's up to the dealer/store to fix your problem with IMEI, maybe a faulty ROM and so on. Or you can flash the update yourself
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You can't go to Sony and ask them to replace it. Ok, you can always try, but based on normal warranty, they won't replace it.
In your case, it's up to the dealer/store to fix your problem with IMEI, maybe a faulty ROM and so on. Or you can flash the update yourself
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It's been a while since I've bought the phone, so I don't believe the vendor will do much.
I've read about the process of flashing the firmware. The only thing I did not understand is about the selection of the firmware itself. I'm presented with a list of firmwares of various countries (market) and carriers (operator) in XperiFirm. How do I know which one to select? A natural choice would be to select one from my region/carrier, but I can't find any or both for my phone. The guides I found doesn't elaborate on this.
Another thing. Will a simple backup with Xperia Companion or Factory Reset (from the phone itself) revert to the original firmware? Do I need to create a backup firmware?
Ahh, so the weird LED color thingy was you too. Your phone is off the charts fishy.
Your vendor should definitely be held accountable, try negotiating first. If things go sour, threaten to sue and see if they change their tune.
You select the firmware from your region, and don't select the carrier branded firmware, they're for locked phones sold by carriers, one normally wouldn't want to use that.
If I'm not mistaken, what you're trying to ask is if you're currently on firmware version A and flash version B, could you revert back to version A using Xperia Companion or via the factory reset, correct? The answer is no. You can however use Flashtool to flash version A regardless of what version firmware is currently installed on your phone, but I'm not sure if it's advisable to retain user data when you downgrade firmware.
Usually there's no need to make a backup of the original firmware. The factory reset function is basically just a data wipe, firmware version doesn't change. You should always backup your personal files before attempting to flash a firmware just in case. Personally I use Sony's preinstalled Backup and Restore app, it works for me - don't backup apps though it's pointless, takes up too much time and free space and is basically redundant. If you want to make a backup of the entire phone including the firmware, you will need a custom recovery solution like TWRP, but in your case I don't think you'll need to go that far, it's more stuff to learn and potentially go wrong.
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You select the firmware from your region, and don't select the carrier branded firmware, they're for locked phones sold by carriers, one normally wouldn't want to use that.
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By region you mean the region I live or the region of the original firmware? I matched the CDA of the one that shows on the cellphone with one on the list of available firmwares. Not surprisingly, it shows that it is from Hong Kong and "customized HK" as operator. Intuition says I should try and flash that one...
So, usually backing up your current firmware is not needed/common?
Depends on what you're doing, because you're just upgrading and not messing with custom ROMs or kernels or whatever, then yeah you don't need to backup the entire phone/firmware, just backup your data.
I suggest picking the region you're living in, although it doesn't really matter since you can always change your language and uninstall/disable any localized apps. For example if you're in Russia, then you'd probably prefer the default search engine set to Yandex and local Russian apps preinstalled; or if you're in China, then you'd want Baidu instead and Chinese specific apps... etc. Or another possibility, US-based firmware may have the DST setting enabled by default, but nothing you can't change afterwards.
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I suggest picking the region you're living in, although it doesn't really matter since you can always change your language and uninstall/disable any localized apps.
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I live in Brazil but I travel to the US all the time. I didn't find any firmware from these locations for my phone. So judging from what have I read so far, I can pick whatever as long as it's not carrier locked or something like that.
So I guess I'll pick whichever firmware is the most recent from the list and cross my fingers...
Just to give an update to whomever it may concern. I've decided to flash an Australian firmware (I belive it was the most recent one) after some more reading.
Although flashtool failed to flash the first time, I just repeated the process step by step and it worked like a charm the second time.
Although my backup didn't do much (I've deleted EVERYTHING from my phone, as recommended) everything worked and the phone is up to date.
Now I'm waiting for the Nougat!
hello does anybody know a working method to how to find and download and flash a Stock Rom on my Nokia 7.2 all Tutorials i try so far but did not work well i stuck as well in security patch problem it will not install thats why i want try to find a Stock Rom to flash again with working update
It's pretty easy. Use the NFT tool to flash any full update package and/or flash a full firmware package (HMDSW type).
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It's pretty easy. Use the NFT tool to flash any full update package and/or flash a full firmware package (HMDSW type).
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Sorry for the necro, and not asking if phone can be rooted as wow, am not surprised how many asked already lol.
I purchased four unlocked Nokia 7.2 which forced updated to 10 upon bootup. I'm trying to deal with two issues, one of which I believe is either the Google phone dialer stopping all other phone dialer recording programs from working with a message "call to short to record". Phone has an oem unlock feature in developer section and I see the bootloader is locked, and all research says OS 10 stops this from getting unlocked. After seeing absolutely zero posts on YouTube about downgrading a Nokia 7.2 to OS 9, and so many scam sites, I figure best option is to ask here.
Can a Nokia 7.2 be flashed down to OS 9 where bootloader can then be unlocked, or are all the posts I'm seeing, just wishful thinking fakes? Thanks.
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Sorry for the necro, and not asking if phone can be rooted as wow, am not surprised how many asked already lol.
I purchased four unlocked Nokia 7.2 which forced updated to 10 upon bootup. I'm trying to deal with two issues, one of which I believe is either the Google phone dialer stopping all other phone dialer recording programs from working with a message "call to short to record". Phone has an oem unlock feature in developer section and I see the bootloader is locked, and all research says OS 10 stops this from getting unlocked. After seeing absolutely zero posts on YouTube about downgrading a Nokia 7.2 to OS 9, and so many scam sites, I figure best option is to ask here.
Can a Nokia 7.2 be flashed down to OS 9 where bootloader can then be unlocked, or are all the posts I'm seeing, just wishful thinking fakes? Thanks.
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Hi, essentially the only way to downgrade a locked device is via a Nokia Care point or otherwise tools which can replicate what the Nokia Care tools do. All of these will have a price and unfortunately, no free way exists. You can opt for some remote services.
The tutorials on random websites will help in no way because a locked bootloader will not let you flash any device partitions, thereby disallowing downgrades as well. You cannot load an older OTA package from recovery mode because its date will mismatch.
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Hi, essentially the only way to downgrade a locked device is via a Nokia Care point or otherwise tools which can replicate what the Nokia Care tools do. All of these will have a price and unfortunately, no free way exists. You can opt for some remote services.
The tutorials on random websites will help in no way because a locked bootloader will not let you flash any device partitions, thereby disallowing downgrades as well. You cannot load an older OTA package from recovery mode because its date will mismatch.ii
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I don't mind paying.
singhnsk said:
Hi, essentially the only way to downgrade a locked device is via a Nokia Care point or otherwise tools which can replicate what the Nokia Care tools do. All of these will have a price and unfortunately, no free way exists. You can opt for some remote services.
The tutorials on random websites will help in no way because a locked bootloader will not let you flash any device partitions, thereby disallowing downgrades as well. You cannot load an older OTA package from recovery mode because its date will mismatch.
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I have no trouble paying to get this done. It's finding the place to do it that's in the way. I called metro and tmobile and both said they don't offer this service. Least the ones in California I called. One site offered at $4.50 rollback and $8 to root and I am more wary of that then the free ones lol. Any suggestions to real places? Thanks for getting back.
Lord-Xanthor said:
I don't mind paying.
I have no trouble paying to get this done. It's finding the place to do it that's in the way. I called metro and tmobile and both said they don't offer this service. Least the ones in California I called. One site offered at $4.50 rollback and $8 to root and I am more wary of that then the free ones lol. Any suggestions to real places? Thanks for getting back.
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I will edit this after, if this works so others can try as well. It's not free and is costing me $150 to do. Will update in a few weeks.