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Dear HAM2 users, I am currently on b309 and would like to update to b322 but hate re-installing all apps again. Hence I am reluctant so far for that reason.
Is there big difference in performance between b309 and B322?
Will there be another update to b322 or this is it?
The fact that everyone hasn't received ota update gives me impression that this is not final yet.
Is it worth the effort to update now or should I wait a few more weeks.
Thanks.
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resansid said:
Dear HAM2 users, I am currently on b309 and would like to update to b322 but hate re-installing all apps again. Hence I am reluctant so far for that reason.
Is there big difference in performance between b309 and B322?
Will there be another update to b322 or this is it?
The fact that everyone hasn't received ota update gives me impression that this is not final yet.
Is it worth the effort to update now or should I wait a few more weeks.
Thanks.
Sent from my MT2L03 using XDA Free mobile app
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You can do local update to B322, the final release.
Please follow the link and instructions:
https://community.gethuawei.com/support/f/2/t/2095
https://community.gethuawei.com/sup...15/06/30/mate2-android-l-update-now-available
MT2-User said:
You can do local update to B322, the final release.
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Thanks for clarification.
Does that mean this is the final release and Huawei has completed the Lollypop official release?
I read somewhere there may be another update to this.
resansid said:
Thanks for clarification.
Does that mean this is the final release and Huawei has completed the Lollypop official release?
I read somewhere there may be another update to this.
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This is the final release. There could be an update later, or never.
MT2-User said:
This is the final release. There could be an update later, or never.
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If they've learned anything from the whole no-KK fiasco, they will still release updates in the future. If.
ScoobSTi said:
If they've learned anything from the whole no-KK fiasco, they will still release updates in the future. If.
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Amazing two letters can mean soooo much. Lol
Not sure why people continue to rag on Huawei. They released LP on the HAM. They did a bunch of updates and then released B322. It seems to be working pretty damn good. They may release updates as they see fit. Think we should be happy we got LP quite frankly on this device. Then again, some people are never happy.
TheIgster said:
Not sure why people continue to rag on Huawei. They released LP on the HAM. They did a bunch of updates and then released B322. It seems to be working pretty damn good. They may release updates as they see fit. Think we should be happy we got LP quite frankly on this device. Then again, some people are never happy.
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Not releasing KK and then being late releasing LP was very likely not making people happy from what I gathered reading the HAM2 forum here.
I just my mega HAM2 a few days ago . Waiting for Huawei to sent me my bootloader unlock code ( I was not one of the people who received a response withing hours ) so I can root my LP upgraded phone and hopefully Xposed framework will be working on the HAM2 in the not too distant future.
divineBliss said:
Not releasing KK and then being late releasing LP was very likely not making people happy from what I gathered reading the HAM2 forum here.
I just my mega HAM2 a few days ago . Waiting for Huawei to sent me my bootloader unlock code ( I was not one of the people who received a response withing hours ) so I can root my LP upgraded phone and hopefully Xposed framework will be working on the HAM2 in the not too distant future.
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Not unless you install CM. L with EMUI means no xposed. Rovos said that already.
divineBliss said:
Not releasing KK and then being late releasing LP was very likely not making people happy from what I gathered reading the HAM2 forum here.
I just my mega HAM2 a few days ago . Waiting for Huawei to sent me my bootloader unlock code ( I was not one of the people who received a response withing hours ) so I can root my LP upgraded phone and hopefully Xposed framework will be working on the HAM2 in the not too distant future.
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Try method in this thread for unlock code
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3194672
ScoobSTi said:
If they've learned anything from the whole no-KK fiasco, they will still release updates in the future. If.
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True.
Successfully updated to B322 using local sd card update. All apps and settings were intact. Hope it helps anyone wondering whether local update wipes everything out. Much easier if you follow local update.
Thanks all for help
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resansid said:
Successfully updated to B322 using local sd card update. All apps and settings were intact. Hope it helps anyone wondering whether local update wipes everything out. Much easier if you follow local update.
Thanks all for help
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COZ you had B309. Otherwise, if jumping from JB, they would be wiped.
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True.
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Doubtful. The only reason they released L to start with was because SOOO many people raised hell about it. Basically killing any hope of selling a lot of people devices in the future. And anyone researching huawei would see that failure. Again this isn't a successful business practice. I highly doubt any more updates... Unless its a major security flaw. Having CM support boosted the chance people may buy huawei stuff again. But only slightly. There is obviously fanboys of huawei.. Just like Apple has its lemmings. For huawei though that isn't a significant number of users. One can only hope they Learnd a lesson this time. As Scoots said. IF... Time will tell.
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Try method in this thread for unlock code
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3194672
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Thanks for reminding me about that. I'm getting 403 Forbidden when I go to the official Huawei bootloader unlock code generator page link following the instructions .
divineBliss said:
Thanks for reminding me about that. I'm getting 403 Forbidden when I go to the official Huawei bootloader unlock code generator page link following the instructions .
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I have added URL in above thread, can you try those again.
Moody66 said:
Doubtful. The only reason they released L to start with was because SOOO many people raised hell about it. Basically killing any hope of selling a lot of people devices in the future. And anyone researching huawei would see that failure. Again this isn't a successful business practice. I highly doubt any more updates... Unless its a major security flaw. Having CM support boosted the chance people may buy huawei stuff again. But only slightly. There is obviously fanboys of huawei.. Just like Apple has its lemmings. For huawei though that isn't a significant number of users. One can only hope they Learnd a lesson this time. As Scoots said. IF... Time will tell.
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LOL @Moody66...and there are the people who try their best to try and create as much fud and rhetoric as possible. We'll just see how popular Huawei is when they release the new Nexus and people who claimed they would never, ever use their products again and continue to post things like this, trip over themselves to buy one.
https://www.androidpit.com/nexus-6-2015-release-date-price-specs-features
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I have added URL in above thread, can you try those again.
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Thanks! It turned out that before you posted the new links, I did end up using the Chinese site to get my unlock code while using the English site as a guide - just as you suggested. So I'm all unlocked and rooted now. I just wish Xposed worked with Lollipop/B322 .
divineBliss said:
Thanks! It turned out that before you posted the new links, I did end up using the Chinese site to get my unlock code while using the English site as a guide - just as you suggested. So I'm all unlocked and rooted now. I just wish Xposed worked with Lollipop/B322 .
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Works fine with CM 12.1. No more emui.
divineBliss said:
Thanks! It turned out that before you posted the new links, I did end up using the Chinese site to get my unlock code while using the English site as a guide - just as you suggested. So I'm all unlocked and rooted now. I just wish Xposed worked with Lollipop/B322 .
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Works fine with CM 12.1. No more emui.
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Thanks! Is there a thread that explains how B322 and CM12.1 differ? I've just had my HAM2 for a few days, so still in learning mode here! Thanks for all the resources and help from everyone here.
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2015/10/06/sony-xperia-and-android-6-0-marshmallow/ don't see the Z3v in the short list.
Why not the Z3v too?
1linuxfreak said:
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2015/10/06/sony-xperia-and-android-6-0-marshmallow/ don't see the Z3v in the short list.
Why not the Z3v too?
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If we can't even get lollipop, why on earth would you expect marshmallow? Not trying to be rude, I'm just trying to be realistic.
mrrodgersss said:
If we can't even get lollipop, why on earth would you expect marshmallow? Not trying to be rude, I'm just trying to be realistic.
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Agreed this 509 firmware is stagefright patched and was built like 5 weeks ago and its 5.0.2 I think this is all were getting and since the Z4v is no longer coming out I belive 5.0.2 is the end of the road for the Z3v. This 509 firmware is good though.
I can understand your frustration, but I wouldn't take it for 100% that Sony is intentionally excluding the Z3V... They will probably send the marshmallow firmware to Verizon, and because of that, we'll probably never receive it unless we get a lucky leak, but I doubt that because I don't think it'll even be a candidate for Internal Testing as I'm sure Verizon plans to push Lollipop, fulfill their year old promises, and be done with their EOL device.. so even if Sony does send them the firmware, Verizon is most likely going to sit on it until it's buried... But you have to think with articles like these, even if they are press statements from Sony, it's still likely that they could leave out the Z3V unintentionally because even though its a variant of the Z3, by saying the Z3 is getting the update, they could be collectively including the Z3V along with that... but either way, I agree that we'll most likely never get this update, and that sucks.... But I do think Verizon is going to give us the latest Lollipop for sure.... There's no reason not to jump it to 5.1.1 if Sony gave them the firmware, it's not a major update... I think they just wanted a solid Lollipop build in "testing" (an intentional leak out there to collect usage stats from people bold enough to flash it) with stagefright patches, etc to make sure they had a solid build before putting the finishing touches on the firmware. There is a different Kernel in the .509 version than the .485, as well as some other interesting differences that make me think they're gearing it for the latest Lolllipop... and really as long as we get that with working VOLTE.... I can be happy enough with that.
zachariahpope said:
I can understand your frustration, but I wouldn't take it for 100% that Sony is intentionally excluding the Z3V... They will probably send the marshmallow firmware to Verizon, and because of that, we'll probably never receive it unless we get a lucky leak, but I doubt that because I don't think it'll even be a candidate for Internal Testing as I'm sure Verizon plans to push Lollipop, fulfill their year old promises, and be done with their EOL device.. so even if Sony does send them the firmware, Verizon is most likely going to sit on it until it's buried... But you have to think with articles like these, even if they are press statements from Sony, it's still likely that they could leave out the Z3V unintentionally because even though its a variant of the Z3, by saying the Z3 is getting the update, they could be collectively including the Z3V along with that... but either way, I agree that we'll most likely never get this update, and that sucks.... But I do think Verizon is going to give us the latest Lollipop for sure.... There's no reason not to jump it to 5.1.1 if Sony gave them the firmware, it's not a major update... I think they just wanted a solid Lollipop build in "testing" (an intentional leak out there to collect usage stats from people bold enough to flash it) with stagefright patches, etc to make sure they had a solid build before putting the finishing touches on the firmware. There is a different Kernel in the .509 version than the .485, as well as some other interesting differences that make me think they're gearing it for the latest Lolllipop... and really as long as we get that with working VOLTE.... I can be happy enough with that.
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the thought did cross my mind that they would update 509 the rest of the way to 5.1.1 now that stagefright patch is out for z3 5.1.1 because it may be bad for business to have us on firmware we shouldn't have. I don't even care really Verizon made me sick with this shiit I guess I have to get a nexus phone next but I'm not doing that till they firgure out how to but an SD card in a phone. And thank you for your work and getting the ball rolling on Lollipop.
Tigerhoods said:
the thought did cross my mind that they would update 509 the rest of the way to 5.1.1 now that stagefright patch is out for z3 5.1.1 because it may be bad for business to have us on firmware we shouldn't have. I don't even care really Verizon made me sick with this shiit I guess I have to get a nexus phone next but I'm not doing that till they firgure out how to but an SD card in a phone. And thank you for your work and getting the ball rolling on Lollipop.
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Thanks so much for the recognition. Somehow my leaked FTF of Lollipop was taken down, so I wasn't even sure if people still knew that I was the one that brought us that first Lollipop leak. I'm going to build us an amazing rom too.. I'm just waiting on Verizon to push their official build so that I won't be wasting my time building an outdated rom lol... U know like last time :/
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Thanks so much for the recognition. Somehow my leaked FTF of Lollipop was taken down, so I wasn't even sure if people still knew that I was the one that brought us that first Lollipop leak. I'm going to build us an amazing rom too.. I'm just waiting on Verizon to push their official build so that I won't be wasting my time building an outdated rom lol... U know like last time :/
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you know are phones should be pretty close to being able to be unlocked by Verizon I was looking on eBay and there are unlocked Z3V's I dont know if they kept the drm keys but anyway once they release the final version..and we get our bootloader unlocked then we can go crazy. (edit)Unless that's a carrier unlock Im not sure if that unlocks the bootloader or if their the same.
zachariahpope said:
I can understand your frustration, but I wouldn't take it for 100% that Sony is intentionally excluding the Z3V... They will probably send the marshmallow firmware to Verizon, and because of that, we'll probably never receive it unless we get a lucky leak, but I doubt that because I don't think it'll even be a candidate for Internal Testing as I'm sure Verizon plans to push Lollipop, fulfill their year old promises, and be done with their EOL device.. so even if Sony does send them the firmware, Verizon is most likely going to sit on it until it's buried... But you have to think with articles like these, even if they are press statements from Sony, it's still likely that they could leave out the Z3V unintentionally because even though its a variant of the Z3, by saying the Z3 is getting the update, they could be collectively including the Z3V along with that... but either way, I agree that we'll most likely never get this update, and that sucks.... But I do think Verizon is going to give us the latest Lollipop for sure.... There's no reason not to jump it to 5.1.1 if Sony gave them the firmware, it's not a major update... I think they just wanted a solid Lollipop build in "testing" (an intentional leak out there to collect usage stats from people bold enough to flash it) with stagefright patches, etc to make sure they had a solid build before putting the finishing touches on the firmware. There is a different Kernel in the .509 version than the .485, as well as some other interesting differences that make me think they're gearing it for the latest Lolllipop... and really as long as we get that with working VOLTE.... I can be happy enough with that.
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FWIW VoLTE is working, for me at least, on .509 so I think we're getting really close to the official release.
BladeRunner said:
FWIW VoLTE is working, for me at least, on .509 so I think we're getting really close to the official release.
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while your here are you rooted and have you deleted any system apps I'm curious...I know you had advanced calling before on your plan so that part makes sense.
Tigerhoods said:
while your here are you rooted and have you deleted any system apps I'm curious...I know you had advanced calling before on your plan so that part makes sense.
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rooted yes, froze a few apps, mostly vzw with tibu but nothing deleted.
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Tigerhoods said:
you know are phones should be pretty close to being able to be unlocked by Verizon I was looking on eBay and there are unlocked Z3V's I dont know if they kept the drm keys but anyway once they release the final version..and we get our bootloader unlocked then we can go crazy. (edit)Unless that's a carrier unlock Im not sure if that unlocks the bootloader or if their the same.
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I think they mean carrier unlocked, which all vzw phones are now, since like the Galaxy S4. Boot loader and carrier unlock are two completely different things.
mrrodgersss said:
If we can't even get lollipop, why on earth would you expect marshmallow? Not trying to be rude, I'm just trying to be realistic.
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my girlfriends droid turbo just received android 5.1 -
It was written on September 1st one day after ours was (509)-5.0.2 so maybe........ Soon or not it's Verizon.
http://phandroid.com/2015/10/07/sony-xperia-marshmallow-beta/ So the Z3 and Z3 compact are getting beta testing already.
Maybe leaked Marshmallow FTF for the Z3v soon.
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If we can't even get lollipop, why on earth would you expect marshmallow? Not trying to be rude, I'm just trying to be realistic.
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Just though all the kids on here would like to know that there is a 6.0 release over the 5.1.1, after all numbers mean so much on this forum.
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Didn't mean to kill the thunder of the leaked beta Lollipop.
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Just though all the kids on here would like to know that there is a 6.0 release over the 5.1.1, after all numbers mean so much on this forum.
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Didn't mean to kill the thunder of the leaked beta Lollipop.
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I wasn't trying to be rude either I have had this phone for almost a year since it first came out and have received no support for this phone at all I have spent literally hundreds of hours trying to fix this phone myself because verzions incompetence I'm not sure for the reason for the leak or how it happened but I doubt very much we will receive 6.0 and I don't really give a **** I would just like them to realease a Lollipop version so I can have a feature I was promised a year ago -advanced calling. Also quick charge 2.0 is a listed feature- it's not. Verizon = Liars. Look at the Z4v that's a disaster to.
Tigerhoods said:
I wasn't trying to be rude either I have had this phone for almost a year since it first came out and have received no support for this phone at all I have spent literally hundreds of hours trying to fix this phone myself because verzions incompetence I'm not sure for the reason for the leak or how it happened but I doubt very much we will receive 6.0 and I don't really give a **** I would just like them to realease a Lollipop version so I can have a feature I was promised a year ago -advanced calling. Also quick charge 2.0 is a listed feature- it's not. Verizon = Liars. Look at the Z4v that's a disaster to.
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I am pretty tough skinned, it takes more than what you said to be considered "rude" to me.
I agree B.S. what VZW has done with the Advanced Calling 1.0, I am tired of getting the stepchild phones and VZW keeping us from getting the next OS release due to heavy-handed control. I mean Z3 getting a beta test for Marshmallow, seriously? Maybe the guy who got the leak can get Marshmallow leak, but I would like to have the latest OS if possible and I am sure others will agree.
An AOSP with a unlocked bootloader, I miss those days.
Is this bogus?
Hi I'm new to xda developers forum. Is this site BS that claims to offer a 6.0 rom for Z3v?
Since I'm new, I'm not allowed to share the link but it's from
android-xda.net
Marea01 said:
Hi I'm new to xda developers forum. Is this site BS that claims to offer a 6.0 rom for Z3v?
Since I'm new, I'm not allowed to share the link but it's from
android-xda.net
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If it was real we would have heard about it. If it is still wait until it shows up here on XDA.
Marea01 said:
Hi I'm new to xda developers forum. Is this site BS that claims to offer a 6.0 rom for Z3v?
Since I'm new, I'm not allowed to share the link but it's from
android-xda.net
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It is fake
Man it was so great to have the Droid when it first came out. ROM competition was tremendous and you could lead anything you wanted; if you could dream it, someone was already working on it.
I have 4 of those beauts!
AddictedToGlass said:
Man it was so great to have the Droid when it first came out. ROM competition was tremendous and you could lead anything you wanted; if you could dream it, someone was already working on it.
I have 4 of those beauts!
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I have a similar experience. My last phone was a Galaxy Nexus, it was an embarrassment of riches as far as being able to modify it. Different ROMs everywhere you looked, modified kernels, etc... Thanks to baldwinguy77 I was running KitKat 3 days after Google introduced it, even before any manufacturers had released phones with it.
The Xperia's lack of popularity with the general public is probably the cause of it's noticeable lack of developer interest. Few devs have one so few work on it.
I really like the phone, it's battery life is second to none. I may have to be satisfied running Lollipop but at least it is rooted so there's that.
Hello.
So, I've got some news on new Elephone Frimware, it WILL come out, there will be some bug fixes and other stuff, but Elephone are kinda useless and don't want to give me any info on it, practically ignoring my question overall. So I would be glad, if anyone who knows anything about it can write here, what he knows about new Frimware, like what bug fixes or exact date of release, because they don't want to give me that too, they just say this, in very very bad English... "We will new Frimware soon, please wait"... So any info on anything?
So far my known bugs:
- Absolutely Camera
- Sometimes fingerprint doesn't work, somehow bugged
- Phone gets very hot
- Screen very sensitive on rain drops
- RAM management is absolute SH*T, I turn on Snapchat and messenger and I get 300MB of free ram left.... ON 4GB RAM PHONE
Thanks for help
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Hello.
So, I've got some news on new Elephone Frimware, it WILL come out, there will be some bug fixes and other stuff, but Elephone are kinda useless and don't want to give me any info on it, practically ignoring my question overall. So I would be glad, if anyone who knows anything about it can write here, what he knows about new Frimware, like what bug fixes or exact date of release, because they don't want to give me that too, they just say this, in very very bad English... "We will new Frimware soon, please wait"... So any info on anything?
So far my known bugs:
- Absolutely Camera
- Sometimes fingerprint doesn't work, somehow bugged
- Phone gets very hot
- Screen very sensitive on rain drops
- RAM management is absolute SH*T, I turn on Snapchat and messenger and I get 300MB of free ram left.... ON 4GB RAM PHONE
Thanks for help
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Nice to hear that they are going to release Oreo. That means it's better to stay stock and don't remove adups package or root the phone right? By the way updating the phone to a new OS will keep the files and installed apps?
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Nice to hear that they are going to release Oreo. That means it's better to stay stock and don't remove adups package or root the phone right? By the way updating the phone to a new OS will keep the files and installed apps?
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I will stay with stock and see how new update will look like, if it's gonna be okey, okey, but if it's gonna be **** like now, I will switch to other custom ROM (I saw one here, it sounds pretty good, can't remember the name right now) and yes, well probably, like other phone updates, probably this should keep files and apps on it after update, but make a backup of pictures and stuff just in case.... It's Elephone.... There is a reason why they are not on worldwide market and Samsung is....
Rooting your phone doens't matter... You can root it, just don't install any custom ROMs...
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I will stay with stock and see how new update will look like, if it's gonna be okey, okey, but if it's gonna be **** like now, I will switch to other custom ROM (I saw one here, it sounds pretty good, can't remember the name right now) and yes, well probably, like other phone updates, probably this should keep files and apps on it after update, but make a backup of pictures and stuff just in case.... It's Elephone.... There is a reason why they are not on worldwide market and Samsung is....
Rooting your phone doens't matter... You can root it, just don't install any custom ROMs...
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Do we have a timetable or the release is going to be like "boom" ?
You mean Eragon rom, I'm not sure if the most people decide to use Eragon instead of stock because it has some issues too.
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Do we have a timetable or the release is going to be like "boom" ?
You mean Eragon rom, I'm not sure if the most people decide to use Eragon instead of stock because it has some issues too.
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No, nothing... They don't want to give me any info, like I said, just bad English response "We will out soon"... Yeah Eragon right... Yeah, but you must agree, that Eragon has less issues, unlike stock... MOST IMPORTANT... RAM management on stock is sh*t
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No, nothing... They don't want to give me any info, like I said, just bad English response "We will out soon"... Yeah Eragon right... Yeah, but you must agree, that Eragon has less issues, unlike stock... MOST IMPORTANT... RAM management on stock is sh*t
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True dat. But I can accept it as it is for now. Will be waiting for Oreo update. Hope it's not an endless waiting... zzzz
I don't believe in updates anymore !
They release new devices but do not give support for existing models.
Never buy Elephone again.
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I don't believe in updates anymore !
They release new devices but do not give support for existing models.
Never buy Elephone again.
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As much as they told me, there supposed to be an update... I'm done with this Chinese useless sh*t too, just keep fuc*ing trying to make their way out of this sh*t situation
MatoXD said:
Hello.
So, I've got some news on new Elephone Frimware, it WILL come out, there will be some bug fixes and other stuff, but Elephone are kinda useless and don't want to give me any info on it, practically ignoring my question overall. So I would be glad, if anyone who knows anything about it can write here, what he knows about new Frimware, like what bug fixes or exact date of release, because they don't want to give me that too, they just say this, in very very bad English... "We will new Frimware soon, please wait"... So any info on anything?
So far my known bugs:
- Absolutely Camera
- Sometimes fingerprint doesn't work, somehow bugged
- Phone gets very hot
- Screen very sensitive on rain drops
- RAM management is absolute SH*T, I turn on Snapchat and messenger and I get 300MB of free ram left.... ON 4GB RAM PHONE
Thanks for help
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Hello,
In Times of Fake News:
What's your source for that?
Beta
No 8.0 Update for Elephone S8 - Official
"Dear customer,
Please notice that S8 can be updated with a week, but it can't be available for Oreo.
Best Regards,
Elephone Team"
From my understanding this phone will NOT receive the Android 8.0 Oreo update. Hoping for some more work software wise through custom roms and such, just ordered one based off the specs and build quality for the price.
Original Question: "So the Elephone S8 will NOT be receiving the Android 8.0 Oreo update? Also, is anything being done about the known bugs?"
"Dear customer,
S8 can be updated with a week to fix those bugs, and we believe everything will be better after that.
Best Regards,
Elephone Team"
Well, that blows.
FancyPantsu said:
"Dear customer,
Please notice that S8 can be updated with a week, but it can't be available for Oreo.
Best Regards,
Elephone Team"
From my understanding this phone will NOT receive the Android 8.0 Oreo update. Hoping for some more work software wise through custom roms and such, just ordered one based off the specs and build quality for the price.
Original Question: "So the Elephone S8 will NOT be receiving the Android 8.0 Oreo update? Also, is anything being done about the known bugs?"
"Dear customer,
S8 can be updated with a week to fix those bugs, and we believe everything will be better after that.
Best Regards,
Elephone Team"
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Yeah it does.. But supposedly an update for bug fixes including camera within the next week.. we'll see huh?! I'm constantly thinking about this purchase, it's still processing, $255 ish with expedited shipping (like $25 from their store) lol. Lots of controversy with this phone. I hope everyone is aware of the network availability and price point when they're buying it. I will base my review on other aspects mainly.
I have adups fota package deleted. Is there a chance for me to get the new update this week without wiping my device to factory settings?
steverway said:
I have adups fota package deleted. Is there a chance for me to get the new update this week without wiping my device to factory settings?
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I'd say give the update a shot, worse case is it doesn't install? But you shouldn't have to wipe.
FancyPantsu said:
I'd say give the update a shot, worse case is it doesn't install? But you shouldn't have to wipe.
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I'm going to wait. But since I don't have wireless update Manager what action can I make..?
I sent an email to them and this what they responded
Charles Ed said:
I sent an email to them and this what they responded
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The only thing we can do is wait...
and hope it will be worth it. :good:
Weeks become months and months become years.
Nice tip on improving the autofocus speed in that last one. Though it wasn't worrying me, ISO 200 seems, for want of a better word, snappy.
Good news, if you go to Elephone store for the S8 there is a QnA section. A customer asks if there will be a Oreo update and Elephone confirms Oreo comes out on May!
You can confirm it by yourself!
I don't see such a response there - just them saying that they'll release it when they get it. But maybe I'm missing it -
can you please post link Steverwray?
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Good news, if you go to Elephone store for the S8 there is a QnA section. A customer asks if there will be a Oreo update and Elephone confirms Oreo comes out on May!
You can confirm it by yourself!
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I wrote an email to the chief technical officer of ZTE and asked if development for the Axon 7 is still ongoing. Here is a screenshot of the answer.
Can you link exactly who you wrote to? I would like to confirm this.
MishaalRahman said:
Can you link exactly who you wrote to? I would like to confirm this.
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Pm for now to avoid possible email spamming.
As for all the others who read this, here is a little more explanation:
He is the technical chief officer of zte and stands in direct contact with the dev team. He is also the reason we got the zip for disabling system write protection in the first place. Without him i wouldn't have gotten the update.zip (with disabled system write protection) and @raystef66 couldn't have made a flashable zip for us.
Great contact! Thanks.
Anyway to get the PIE IMS so we can get wifi calling working on Oreo or Pie?
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Great contact! Thanks.
Anyway to get the PIE IMS so we can get wifi calling working on Oreo or Pie?
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Volte works on Oreo china
amphi66 said:
Great contact! Thanks.
Anyway to get the PIE IMS so we can get wifi calling working on Oreo or Pie?
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VoLTE should work on any of the big Oreo ROMs. WFC is hit or miss (even on stock ROM). I'm assuming Oreo is gonna be the last android version we can install and still have these things work (unless some dev out there finds a way to get past this roadblock in the future). Either way, I kinda doubt ZTE would provide any further updates for us beyond Oreo. I'm assuming that the response given in the OP meant that they would fix everything that's still broken and missing on 8.0; not begin development for Pie (especially since the Axon 10 is just around the corner, pulling resources into a 3-year-old phone just isn't a sound decision from a business standpoint).
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pulling resources into a 3-year-old phone just isn't a sound decision from a business standpoint).
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It is if ZTE expect some form of customer loyalty on future purchase decisions. Would you buy the Axon 10/11/12 etc. based on your Axon 7 experience? Yes they had disruptions from trade sanctions etc. but that's not the consumers fault and imo ZTE should be doing everything they can to restore faith in their brand.
They're basically starting again.
They need an affordable flagship like the Axon 7 was. If they don't, it will be hard to gather enough sales to start a customer pool and try for return purchase later on.
Current customers are wary, sceptical and untrusting after that whole fiasco and rightly so.
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Great contact! Thanks.
Anyway to get the PIE IMS so we can get wifi calling working on Oreo or Pie?
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VoLTE nd Wifi calling wok fine for me on ZTE's Oreo B20.
RobboW said:
They're basically starting again.
They need an affordable flagship like the Axon 7 was. If they don't, it will be hard to gather enough sales to start a customer pool and try for return purchase later on.
Current customers are wary, sceptical and untrusting after that whole fiasco and rightly so.
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They just need to copy and paste the Axon 7 with newer specs.
Maybe bumping it to 6" in order to have more internal space would do the trick.
I still can't understand how did they think that the Axon 9 Pro was a good idea. They litterally took all that was great about the A7 and...deleted it.
Now...a bit of an on topic question. Instead of releasing 8.0, could they not enter the Android One program with it...especially since they were aiming for stock experience?
Maybe it's been asked before, but what are the implications of entering the AO program,because IIRC, I may have read some time ago something about a partition not existing on the device and ZTE not gambling with a large release, but I can't remember specifically?
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They just need to copy and paste the Axon 7 with newer specs.
Maybe bumping it to 6" in order to have more internal space would do the trick.
I still can't understand how did they think that the Axon 9 Pro was a good idea. They litterally took all that was great about the A7 and...deleted it.
Now...a bit of an on topic question. Instead of releasing 8.0, could they not enter the Android One program with it...especially since they were aiming for stock experience?
Maybe it's been asked before, but what are the implications of entering the AO program,because IIRC, I may have read some time ago something about a partition not existing on the device and ZTE not gambling with a large release, but I can't remember specifically?
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The vendor partition stuff is something else entirely. Some people believed that ZTE would bring Treble support to the Axon while that made very little sense (Treble is a requirement for phones that SHIP with Oreo and above, but it's optional for Oreo, and its main advantage is it makes it easier for OEMs to update major Android versions). It was developed by djkuz and NFound eventually anyways, but only because of the generic ROM benefits
I don't think you can simply slap Android One certification on the middle of a product's life, but even if they could, it would make absolutely zero sense for them... Why be commited to security updates and newer Android versions on a phone that has surely stopped giving any revenue since long ago? Plus I'm not even sure if people prefer stock Android to stuff like One UI where you have a bunch of options
Do not expect to much from ZTE for the Axon 7. Until now they did not release a stable OS and it will not change for the next update.
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Do not expect to much from ZTE for the Axon 7. Until now they did not release a stable OS and it will not change for the next update.
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Marshmallow and Nougat were perfectly stable, if not the chinese versions. i'd say that counts.
The important thing is them fixing Daydream because it doesn't only entail adding daydream back, to run it properly you need to have thermals and the kernel properly tuned. Daydream should put the phone at ~1.3 GHz but I believe they'll have to mess around to make it work as intended anyways
plus all this is useful for LOS
Marshmallow and Nougat had a very bad design and UI because of mifavor. Oreo is nice but extremly unstable.
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Do not expect to much from ZTE for the Axon 7. Until now they did not release a stable OS and it will not change for the next update.
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What next update?
I thought this device was EOL as far as zte was concerned. There hasn't been an official update since august of last year and that had a security update of july '18. That's 6+ months ago. I think we're on our own now....
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What next update?
I thought this device was EOL as far as zte was concerned. There hasn't been an official update since august of last year and that had a security update of july '18. That's 6+ months ago. I think we're on our own now....
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how can you ignore the OP this much??
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seriously, read the OP first
Also, the chinese version still gets updates, the last one was abt 2 weeks ago?
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how can you ignore the OP this much??
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seriously, read the OP first
Also, the chinese version still gets updates, the last one was abt 2 weeks ago?
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Not ignoring OP at all... Simply going by zte's past actions. I've seen these sort of promises with other devices (moto x pure comes to mind) in the past. I'll believe it when I see it.
Got a link to this update from 2 weeks ago? What was the actual update?
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Not ignoring OP at all... Simply going by zte's past actions. I've seen these sort of promises with other devices (moto x pure comes to mind) in the past. I'll believe it when I see it.
Got a link to this update from 2 weeks ago? What was the actual update?
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All I'm saying is, @GodOfPsychos contacted this ZTE guy, he said that an update was going to be released, and then XDA'S EDITOR IN CHIEF contacted that guy and got the same response (with which an article was made). They can bail at any time, but it's not like they are promising Pie anyways
I'm guessing you can't see the attached screenie in the OP? I can see it just fine from XDA Labs
We won't get official Android Pie for Axon 7.
The most I read into that is update to include cut out features like Daydream, probably a security update too. Just a finish of what Oreo 8.0 was supposed to be. I don't think we will even see official Oreo 8.1
If they had just kept with the whole "best sounding phone" idea I'd probably already have bought another ZTE. It was the thing that distinguished them in the crowded market of samey-same phones. At this point I'm clinging to my Axon 7 with my tight little hands, and any update to its stability will be appreciated. [Full disclosure, I'm running the GSI Liquid Remix unofficial build of Pie, but if they do update the official Oreo and get it rock solid, I could see downgrading just to be on an official ROM.]
In case of buying the phone , will i still be receiving the (monthly) google security patches or will i have go for a custom rom?
Regarding the european variant models , single or ds .
tnx in advance!
nicorb said:
In case of buying the phone , will i still be receiving the (monthly) google security patches or will i have go for a custom rom?
Regarding the european variant models , single or ds .
tnx in advance!
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Lg isn't very good with updates. Latest security update we have is from April.
If you want regular software updates,lg isn't the Phone for you.
But custom ROMs are great here.
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Lg isn't very good with updates. Latest security update we have is from April.
If you want regular software updates,lg isn't the Phone for you.
But custom ROMs are great here.
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according to you, which rom deserves to be tried?
nicorb said:
In case of buying the phone , will i still be receiving the (monthly) google security patches or will i have go for a custom rom?
Regarding the european variant models , single or ds .
tnx in advance!
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Well, enterprise recommendation means updates atleast every 90 days...
the European H930 (single sim) has that, its usually every 2 months (even though some updates, like the january one were quite delayed, dont know why)
dont know about official OTAs for the H930DS though
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according to you, which rom deserves to be tried?
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There are a lot of good roms for the Phone. But you should worry about which ROMs to flash after you actually buy the phone.
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There are a lot of good roms for the Phone. But you should worry about which ROMs to flash after you actually buy the phone.
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I've already bought it
nicorb said:
Is the v30 still considered an android enterprise recommended?
In case of buying the phone , will i still be receiving the (monthly) google security patches or will i have go for a custom rom?
Regarding the european variant models , single or ds .
tnx in advance!
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Yes, it's still on the list. As @SGCMarkus points out, that means updates at least every 3 months -- not every month. Sometimes it's been faster than 90 days, but that's the requirement, as well as one major Android letter update. Pie will be that one.
The only reason V30 got on the list with Nougat was because of the "imminent" update to Oreo. Only Oreo phones could have have Enterprise Recommended status. Once we got on Oreo, then the updates have come every 2 or 3 months -- as that was when the Enterprise Recommended requirements kicked in.
Thanks everybody, u have been most helpful !
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Once we got on Oreo, then the updates have come every 2 or 3 months -- as that was when the Enterprise Recommended requirements kicked in.
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Unless of course you're on a 932, in which case you're over six months now ?
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Unless of course you're on a 932, in which case you're over six months now ?
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Yes, the Pie Upgrade debacle threw off the updates schedule.
LG expected to have Pie rolled out before end of June.