I have an unlocked T-Mobile G2 Touch (service provider O2), which I am trying to upgrade to 2.1. I am currently running 1.5 and have just updated to the 2.73.110.26 ROM which I downloaded and installed from HTC.
After installing this ROM upgrade i get a message asking me to do a software update, (which I understand from reading forums should complete the upgrade to 2.1), but shortly after confirming the update the handset turns off then turns on with what appears to be a warning display, (a triangle next to a presumably dead handset graphic).
I have left it like this for 20mins+ and nothing happens so i have tried the process again, (re-install 2.73.110.26 ROM, get prompt to update), still the same problem.
Does anyone have a suggestion? I can't help but think I am having this problem because I have an unlocked phone.
I should also point out that just before doing all of this I rooted the handset, (followed instructions from Unlockr.com). I had planned to use a custom ROM but if i'm honest it was daunting and so I thought i'd attempt the official update first.
Hey,
I have a question. I have Samsung Infuse that I bought recently, it was locked on At&T but I unlocked it with no problems. The thing is it still has all the things from At&T, even the Software Update runs on At&T.
Is there any other way to upgrade to the newer version of Android without going through At&T? Because every time I try to search for update after 1 min of searching it says that it can't connect to At&T server. My firmware version is 2.2.1. (if that helps in any way).
This is my first Android phone and I'm still learning everything about it. But I'm going back home in Europe and I need everything to work perfect there.
To delete every setting and restriction that at&t put on my phone I have to re-install the software?
Thanks
how did you unlock it?
go to the Samsung infuse section in the forums and you can probably find stock gingerbread to flash to your phone.
well I unlocked it with a code of course.
Posting this here in the hopes that someone with more expertise and experience with HTC products will read and respond as I haven't had luck with Google and have only had Motorola and Samsung phones myself.
Very short background:
My friend has an HTC Sensation through TMobile that has been having glitches and random reboots after receiving carrier updates. I told him it wasn't hardware related and could be fixed.
I see 3 options:
1. Backup all data to SD Card/Computer and do a full factory data reset. Hope everything is fixed.
2. Root phone, unlock bootloader, and find a good custom rom to install
3. Backup all data and reflash to an earlier/original HTC Rom
With #2, the phone is out of warranty anyway and I am guessing development for this device has peaked so any custom roms out there are probable pretty stable.
With #3, They aren't very techie and don't care if the phone is rooted or not, but asked me if it was an option.
I know Motorola has RSD Lite, Samsung has Odin, Google has ADB.
Does HTC also have their own proprietary flashing utility that is readily available for download?
Also, how protective is HTC of their phone ROMS/image files and do they still manage to get released anyway--because I would need them to be able to flash.
With Moto it seemed like they would get released involuntarily and then the cease and desist letters would go out and they would be removed.
With my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Google freely distributes them on their website, so I have seen both extremes.
#3 may be the best option for my friend since it will basically restore their phone to the software it had before the update and normally flashing a phone is pretty easy and doesn't require root, though it would be nice to be able to block further carrier updates once the phone is restored.
If it was my own phone, I would probably choose #2 since I appreciate developer enhancements. However, I will always keep the factory image files close at hand so I can easily restore the phone if needed.
Has any HTC ROM or image file been released for the Droid DNA yet? The device is carrier unlocked and developer support seems to be strong, but do you guys have an easy way to get back to 100% stock if you need to?
I was eager to update my Oneplus one to lollipop 5.1.1, so I found a download to what I thought was simple update to 5.1.1.I am new to all this so did not have a clue what I was doing if I'm honest. I downloaded 5.1.1 download then i ran it on my phone. Afta which my phone bricked!! I managed to unbrick my phone. N now in my settings in about phone it's says I'm running 5.1.1. So did I actually flash my phone?? The phone was also displaying all the correct attributes of 5.11. But then due to something silly I did a factory reset by first wiping is it cash partition? Afta reset the phone not displaying the things it should do running 5.1.1 but in about phone it clearly States phones software is lollipop 5.1.1. So what do I do now do I have to root phone to get further updates by installing ROMs or is my phone already rooted bcoz I managed to manually update to 5.1.1????Also my Oneplus one is a bit confused with itself as it keeps telling me to do system update to guess what?? Yes lollipop 5.1.1!! So i am totally confused as I'm a total noob and confused as what my next step should be???
if you want to fix your device back to normal then root and unlock it (learn how to do it its really simple and wont void warranty on the one ) flash stock image of COS 12.1 unrooted .if you want to continue using root then do the same procedure again and it would be fine otherwise run it with cos 12.1 without root if you arent all that tech savvy.
Read Heseinberg's thread, it will teach you what to do and not do.
Hi,
I bought LG G flex 2 (sprint) pin packed. When i opened the box it was unlocked and i could use any sim i want. I reset my phone plenty of times but it didnt asked me amy activation code. It is currently operation on zv6 version software. I want to know how i can find out the activation code on my phone? Is there anyway? Because i am thinking to upgrade it to zv9.
If your phone is unlocked, meaning it can be used with any carrier with their SIM cards and it's never complaining or not working (never saying "Invalid SIM" and everything works, calls, SMS/MMS, etc) then you can do pretty much whatever you want in terms of upgrading to ZV9 (just remember once you do that you can't go back to ZV6 of course but why would you).
Upgrading to a newer build of the OS won't affect the unlocked status - the upgrade doesn't muck with the carrier folder on the device so, if it's truly unlocked presently it'll still be unlocked after the upgrade.
br0adband said:
If your phone is unlocked, meaning it can be used with any carrier with their SIM cards and it's never complaining or not working (never saying "Invalid SIM" and everything works, calls, SMS/MMS, etc) then you can do pretty much whatever you want in terms of upgrading to ZV9 (just remember once you do that you can't go back to ZV6 of course but why would you).
Upgrading to a newer build of the OS won't affect the unlocked status - the upgrade doesn't muck with the carrier folder on the device so, if it's truly unlocked presently it'll still be unlocked after the upgrade.
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Thanks for you advice but now i have another issue. When the software is installing it gives an error and stops the update. That means some files are missing and if i flash the software then i am toast.
Can't help much there, you haven't provided enough actual information to work with. For me and this Flex 2 I got a few days ago, I had issues myself: it was on ZV5 unrooted so I took all the OTAs for ZV6, ZV7, ZV8, and then ZV9 and it was working fine, then I decided (instead of doing the actual root process itself) to flash the ZV9 rooted system image and that broke things somehow. I restored ZV8 from the TOT file, still had problems, did it again, still problems, then I finally said what the hell and flashed the ZV9 stock image on ZV8 and it worked for some reason. So then I flashed the rooted ZV9 system image and voila, now everything works as it should.
Would still like to get that ZV9 TOT at some point but if someone is out there trying to charge people $30 for it, that's a bit stupid in my opinion.
Anyway, my Flex 2 is now running great with ZV9 rooted with Xposed and the one module I use and I have no intentions of altering it again till I can figure out how to get it working with T-Mobile 100% (the current unlocking procedures are not working for me in my situation).
br0adband said:
Can't help much there, you haven't provided enough actual information to work with. For me and this Flex 2 I got a few days ago, I had issues myself: it was on ZV5 unrooted so I took all the OTAs for ZV6, ZV7, ZV8, and then ZV9 and it was working fine, then I decided (instead of doing the actual root process itself) to flash the ZV9 rooted system image and that broke things somehow. I restored ZV8 from the TOT file, still had problems, did it again, still problems, then I finally said what the hell and flashed the ZV9 stock image on ZV8 and it worked for some reason. So then I flashed the rooted ZV9 system image and voila, now everything works as it should.
Would still like to get that ZV9 TOT at some point but if someone is out there trying to charge people $30 for it, that's a bit stupid in my opinion.
Anyway, my Flex 2 is now running great with ZV9 rooted with Xposed and the one module I use and I have no intentions of altering it again till I can figure out how to get it working with T-Mobile 100% (the current unlocking procedures are not working for me in my situation).
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So what do you suggest should i stay with my current version and wait for developers to build something cool?
You could build something yourself I suppose, I'm happy with my Flex 2 at this point (still need to replace the glass/digitizer but that's a given).
br0adband said:
You could build something yourself I suppose, I'm happy with my Flex 2 at this point (still need to replace the glass/digitizer but that's a given).
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I am happy too but i just want to upgrade it.