I live in Australia, and earlier in the year I purchased an unlocked i9203 Nexus S through eBay with stock Ice Cream Sandwich. After trying and trying to get the recently released Jelly Bean OTA update using the Google Framework trick and countless other suggestions (removing the sim, airplane mode, etc.), there is still no update showing up. Is this because of my carrier (Telstra)? Or is there something I'm doing wrong? Help is greatly appreciated, thanks.
(sorry, i'm quite a noob, and don't know much)
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I know this is the home of custom ROMs but I am trying to figure out how long it will take to get the official release of Icecream Sandwich for my Galaxy s2 or should I just bite the bullet and root. I bough it in Ireland and has a BUKI3 or BU or BUK CSC (that bit still confuses me). But I am in New Zealand now on Vodafine NZ my phone is unlocked but CSC is obviously still set to Ireland.
Question 1:
- Will my CSC have to be the same as that of my carrier to get firmware updates? Or can I remove my SIM and do it over Wifi or Kies?
Question 2:
- Has Vodafone NZ released Ice cream sandwich and if not: any idea when?
Question 3:
- I have tried to get updates via Kies but it says that the feature in unavailable. Is this because of a carrier vs. CSC clash?
I know I'm covering a wide base here but I want to try to gauge what is required to get my hands on Ice cream sandwich!! I know I will probably eventually end up rooting but I'd prefer not to just yet as it's so new
Ok so I realise the Official ROM won't even be released by Samsung until the 1st Quarter of 2012, I hear the 16th Feb...
Im gonna wait until the official release is out for my phone as I do want to try out some of the new features. I'm sure you could root it and find a pre release version to try but id wait for the official release since it would probably be tailored for your phone. Sorry I couldn't answer your questions about specifics.
I just got an open box Xoom that seems to be a Canadian version (or at least all the updates come from a .CA address). The ICS upgrade isn't coming up as an available download. Does anyone know if it is possible to load the US ICS upgrade and if so, where to download the package?
Just a little more information... It came with Android 3.0 and got the updates to 3.2. Now when I check for updates it says there are none available. I know ICS has been released in Canada so if getting that package is a better upgrade option I'll take it. It is a Model MZ604 Wifi only if that helps.
Newanzer said:
I just got an open box Xoom that seems to be a Canadian version (or at least all the updates come from a .CA address). The ICS upgrade isn't coming up as an available download. Does anyone know if it is possible to load the US ICS upgrade and if so, where to download the package?
Just a little more information... It came with Android 3.0 and got the updates to 3.2. Now when I check for updates it says there are none available. I know ICS has been released in Canada so if getting that package is a better upgrade option I'll take it.
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It would be much appreciated to let the forum know what model xoom you have (like Wifi or MZ604 or wingray etc...) The different xoom models have slightly different ways of getting ICS.
Here's what I have to offer as advice. Don't take my word for it, but if you want the stock, non-rooted, official US MZ604 ICS version of android for your Canadian Xoom, you'd probably have to load the U.S. stock honeycomb images onto your xoom, and that will allow you to accept the OTA updates that eventually lead up to the latest version of android ics 4.0.4. This assumes that you have a Wifi Only xoom MZ604. By loading the U.S firmware, the xoom will pick up the ICS update intended for the U.S. Wifi Xoom
If you want to find those images: go to http://developer.motorola.com/products/software/ . You will need to sign up for an account, but the account is free and gives you the real, stock factory images for the xoom.
If you have a xoom that uses 3G/4G service, the only option that comes to mind is too root an apply a custom rom onto your xoom. Wesamothman has good guides in the Xoom General forum for doing that.
When you are at the site, look for the M
@Yosterwp,
I am thinking today to combine a general guide for all xoom types rooting and ICS ROM flash (custom). So that it would be one thread post for all xooms
And thanks for appreciating the guides...
@Newanzer, Yostewp is correct. I won't doubt his judgments / methods...
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It would be much appreciated to let the forum know what model xoom you have (like Wifi or MZ604 or wingray etc...) The different xoom models have slightly different ways of getting ICS.
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Sorry I should have included that. It's a WiFi only MZ604. I'll edit the original post with it as well. I'm kind of thinking of keeping it all stock for now instead of trying to rebuild it, so I'd like to get ICS 4.0.3 for Canada if possible.
I have been reading other forums about this issue as well. I've tried the clear framework data fix with no luck. Some are saying I need to set my date back to day of release. I may try that tonight. The OTA method seems flaky. I'm surprised they don't have a manual update download option.
Thanks for the reply.
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yosterwp said:
Here's what I have to offer as advice. Don't take my word for it, but if you want the stock, non-rooted, official US MZ604 ICS version of android for your Canadian Xoom, you'd probably have to load the U.S. stock honeycomb images onto your xoom, and that will allow you to accept the OTA updates that eventually lead up to the latest version of android ics 4.0.4. This assumes that you have a Wifi Only xoom MZ604. By loading the U.S firmware, the xoom will pick up the ICS update intended for the U.S. Wifi Xoom
If you want to find those images: go to http://developer.motorola.com/products/software/ . You will need to sign up for an account, but the account is free and gives you the real, stock factory images for the xoom.
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I have the Canadian Xoom (MZ604) as well. I got tired of waiting and tried this shortly after ICS was released to the US version and it totally upgraded. It was a bit tedious to start at 3.0 again and run all the updates just to get to ICS but everything has been fine.
Hi there,
I'm having a little trouble with my phone.
I originally updated and rooted my Nexus S to Android 4.0.3 back in March, however due to stupidity, I updated my phone with the Vodafone AU OTA update which was released a few weeks ago.
So my question is:
Can I update and root my Nexus S to Jelly Bean? If so, how can I do it?
Also, are there any dangers with doing so? (Root - OTA - Root again)
The tools I used were found on the Nexus S Hacks site.
Any help would be appreciated
James
I just got a System Update notification for Jelly Bean. Not sure if I should go for it.
Can anyone please give some advice on how I can re-root my Nexus S
Really need some now guys
James
james_ngu said:
I just got a System Update notification for Jelly Bean. Not sure if I should go for it.
Can anyone please give some advice on how I can re-root my Nexus S
Really need some now guys
James
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These will help you with everything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572307
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785672&highlight=clean+install
I haven't tried this, but why not give it a shot? go to superuser app and look for an option to keep root after OTA, it may/may not keep root, but if it doesn't work, just follow the post above. good luck!
Hi everbody,
It's my first post on this forum, hope that someone can help me. I have a htc one s with the 1.5 processor.
It is branded by TIM(italy). First when i bought it, i wanted the stock rom, so my brother tried to install it for me but he did not succeed.
Though he managed to unlock the bootloader.
A week ago i updated the soft to jb 4.1.1. Since then, the gps is not working(maps, facebook, weather, etc). I tried gps fix from play store, but was efficient for a few hours, then nothing. I've talked to the customer service from htc, and they told me that this is happening because i made the update to jelly bean with the unlocked bootloader.
First of all, can i make a downgrade ? Or can i debrand the phone ? And in both of cases,will the gps work ?
I also heard about a patch that will fix the gps ...
Thanks !
So I bought my brother a Nabi yesterday and saw online that it was able to upgrade to get playstore, so stupidly I upgraded not knowing it was unavailable for the UK so I'm stuck on the 2.1 release keys and Ice cream sandwich.
I'm wondering is it safe enough to root 2.1 with GAPPS when you remove wings?
Is it the same procedure as 1.9? I've rooted the 2 other nabis I bought without any issue, so I'm wondering is it the same procedure or is there a greater risk of bricking it?