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[Q] Updates?

How often if any, does this phone get updates to it's software?

ImAnOtter said:
How often if any, does this phone get updates to it's software?
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I've had mine for a couple weeks and the only update I've seen was immediately after setting up the phone for the first time.

ImAnOtter said:
How often if any, does this phone get updates to it's software?
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theres a thread here that one member sent an email to alcatel and they responded that we will get an update soon to fix some of the issues we have

I bought an Alcatel Hero 2 from Amazon. Haven't recieved it, but i saw from youtube videos that they said it's chubby. The device has Android 4.4, do you think Alcatel will release an upgrade to upgrade to Lollipop? Or am I stuck with this version for ever?
I just wanted to know how good Alcatel is with software upgrades

makakimekaki said:
I bought an Alcatel Hero 2 from Amazon. Haven't recieved it, but i saw from youtube videos that they said it's chubby. The device has Android 4.4, do you think Alcatel will release an upgrade to upgrade to Lollipop? Or am I stuck with this version for ever?
I just wanted to know how good Alcatel is with software upgrades
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Is there not a Hero 2 section of the forum? The idol 3 was only released at the end of may and is still being released to other places such as canada on june 30th so it's a little early for it to have any updates.

famewolf said:
Is there not a Hero 2 section of the forum? The idol 3 was only released at the end of may and is still being released to other places such as canada on june 30th so it's a little early for it to have any updates.
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No there isn't. How can make them here create a section for the Hero 2? The Hero 2 was release last September, so is it also early to have an upgrade officially from Alcatel? How good is Alcatel with upgrades? i.e, do they care about upgrades? Or am I stuck with Kitkat?

makakimekaki said:
No there isn't. How can make them here create a section for the Hero 2? The Hero 2 was release last September, so is it also early to have an upgrade officially from Alcatel? How good is Alcatel with upgrades? i.e, do they care about upgrades? Or am I stuck with Kitkat?
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Talk to the mod's to see about getting an area added....as for the Hero 2....a quick google seems to indicate it's been rooted...you should check google to see if custom recoveries have been setup for your phone...if so I'm sure someone somewhere has created rom's for you.

famewolf said:
Talk to the mod's to see about getting an area added....as for the Hero 2....a quick google seems to indicate it's been rooted...you should check google to see if custom recoveries have been setup for your phone...if so I'm sure someone somewhere has created rom's for you.
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I found only a web page that says there's a Lollipop ROM for it, but it seems SCAM (cloudwire.co/alcatel-hero-2/). Because the same web page is created for many devices (cloudwire.co/) with the same wordings and pictures, even the same comments. This page is replicated across many web pages with the same comments but with different names for the users! So I'm afraid to follow the instructions there, because it can have spyware.
If I build a vanilla ROM from the Android source code, do you think it will run fine on my Alcatel? Or am I going to face drivers issues? Also, if it failed, can I return to the original ROM? Many thanks for your help!

makakimekaki said:
I found only a web page that says there's a Lollipop ROM for it, but it seems SCAM (cloudwire.co/alcatel-hero-2/). Because the same web page is created for many devices (cloudwire.co/) with the same wordings and pictures, even the same comments. This page is replicated across many web pages with the same comments but with different names for the users! So I'm afraid to follow the instructions there, because it can have spyware.
If I build a vanilla ROM from the Android source code, do you think it will run fine on my Alcatel? Or am I going to face drivers issues? Also, if it failed, can I return to the original ROM? Many thanks for your help!
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You can't flash a rom to the device without a custom recovery such as CWM or TWRP. You can't build a recovery without the source to build the boot.img for your particular device. It's alot more involved than you think and if you want more info you might try posting your questions to Android Q&A.

Some people get OTA update today... http://forum.frandroid.com/index.php?/topic/223232-Première-mise-à-jour
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Some people get OTA update today... http://forum.frandroid.com/index.php?/topic/223232-Première-mise-à-jour
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Was that for the 5.5?

frankee207 said:
Some people get OTA update today... http://forum.frandroid.com/index.php?/topic/223232-Première-mise-à-jour
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Welp, so much for that excitement. Just checked and it says my software is up to date.

frankee207 said:
Some people get OTA update today... http://forum.frandroid.com/index.php?/topic/223232-Première-mise-à-jour
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From the quick looks of it. It looks like that could very well be the small update that most of us got when we first got out phone. It looks like he had an older build version of 5.0.2 and the ota was only 84mb in size. All the 5.1.1 updates I have seen have been sever hundred megs.
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I have received also an update 5.0.2-01004 on my idol 4.7. Does somebody now the changes of the update.

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Some people get OTA update today... http://forum.frandroid.com/index.php?/topic/223232-Première-mise-à-jour
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I can confirm, though there seems to be 2 different updates (maybe one for the 5.5" and one for the 4.7")

My Idol 3 5.5" (OT-6045Y) has just been updated to 5.0.2-010 03. As expected, I can't find any changelog anywhere, so I will report here any noticeable change as I find them.
EDIT: Just found a new animation in the display settings when reversing the phone. It's called Helix.

Today i get the update to the 5.5" 32g i don.t know what are the modifications. When the phone was getting actualized it has got an system actualization and an android actualization the update has 120mb
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I don't know why I have this build number on my Idol 3 whats the latest build number?
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I have the same

C_Cruz said:
I don't know why I have this build number on my Idol 3 whats the latest build number
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samomamo said:
I have the same
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Hi,
Go to settings, about phone, system updates (storage) and you will
see your current firmware version 5.0.2/010 01
That is if you didn't update to 5.0.2/010 03 yet.

Nougat is coming

http://m.gsmarena.com/asus_zenfone_3_owners_receive_android_70_nougat_update-news-22631.php

EDIT: The official announcement post has been taken down, I have contacted ASUS officially and am awaiting a response.
EDIT 2: I just got an email back from them, contents were as follows:
Dear [redacted],
Thank you for contacting ASUS Customer Service.
My name is [redacted] and I understand that you are having issue with the Android 7.0 Nougat update.
I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you and I’ll be more than happy to help you in getting this resolved.
Unfortunately ASUS offices within the United States and Canada cannot comment on post from other regions, The ZE520KL and ZE552KL are not our NA region phones at the time.
I would pass the case to the Global Product team and would contact you once they provide me the related information.
If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us again for assistance.
Best Regards,
[Redacted]
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EDIT 3: ASUS on the Android Nougat update for the Zenfone 3: "The update is currently on hold".
EDIT 4: What ASUS knows, ASUS does not tell...
Hello [redacted]
After checking, we will release the Android N release schedule as soon as possible, please pay attention on our official news.
Please make note of your case number for future reference: [redacted]
Regards,
[redacted]
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EDIT 5: IT'S HERE!!!
Original Post is as follows:
TL;DR
* Nougat already released in Philippines (official source, taken down - see above), worldwide release likely in the works.
* Update available for ZE550KL and ZE552KL (Zenfone 3 5.2" & 5.5")
* Notification panel, system UI and ZenUI Keyboard overhauled, more translucency and more stock-like UI in addition to standard Nougat additions
Screenshots:
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Anyone has an direct link for full ROM? I checked Asus website, it's still not up in their download page.

motherninja said:
Anyone has an direct link for full ROM? I checked Asus website, it's still not up in their download page.
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If/when I get the update (I'm in Canada, so might take a while) I'll try to capture the URL for the OTA for ZE552KL. No promises for the full ROM link.

sensi277 said:
If/when I get the update (I'm in Canada, so might take a while) I'll try to capture the URL for the OTA. No promises for the full ROM link.
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Thank you! OTA would be enough as currently, I'm in the latest version FW (WW 152). BTW, can you share on how to capture the OTA link from System Update? Who knows I get it first (I'm in Indonesia), I will try to also share the link here.

motherninja said:
Thank you! OTA would be enough as currently, I'm in the latest version FW (WW 152). BTW, can you share on how to capture the OTA link from System Update? Who knows I get it first (I'm in Indonesia), I will try to also share the link here.
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There are plenty of tutorials online, you can do it over ADB or (maybe?) a network packet sniffer.

sensi277 said:
There are plenty of tutorials online, you can do it over ADB or (maybe?) a network packet sniffer.
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I just tried to find the update with VPN and use the server from Philipines, still no luck...

im from the Philippines and i still dont have the ota.they say .it will be rolled out tomorrow

Still waiting for the OTA
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Seems like it's a fake news...

update is on hold maybe after 1 week or so.daaaamn

Nougat is rolling out... for beta testers
in Zentalk's Forum, beta testers are reporting Nougat Rolling out

Just spoke with asus and though they have taken down the facebook site, they said that they roll out shortly. We just need to be patient i think

Do you know if the smaller version of the Zenfone 3 (ZE520KL) is getting the update too? It's not included in the beta testing but the two devices always get the same updates on the same date.

Blackrose110 said:
Do you know if the smaller version of the Zenfone 3 (ZE520KL) is getting the update too? It's not included in the beta testing but the two devices always get the same updates on the same date.
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Yes both will get Nougat at the same time, just wait a bit

Getting a bit impatient haha

I heard this update is only rolled out to registered beta testers for time being. So, regular users should wait a bit more until around early or mid Feb...

That is too bad. Again asus is late. This device has some solid hardware, but the software updates are really lagging

nougat is now on hold.great

Just added more info to my TLDR post. ASUS hasn't given me an answer yet, although they have promised to contact me again shortly with a real answer for me to share here with you guys.

Motorola One Vision March 2020 Security Patch

Hello everybody,
has anyone received the March security update?
My device is still stuck at February 1st:
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Stefan

My device received the March patch, I'm in Brazil - XT1970-1

When die you get the patch?

I'm in Poland and my device is on February security patch.
Probably covid influenced Motorola software plans.

Wow, I'm in Canada and I'm still on December 2019 security patch. Figures, Canadians get screwed again...

I've talked to the Motorola support engineer Caroline. The update for Europe is delayed, but has already been rolled out to Great Britain.
She said that usually the updates are released end of the month.

Oortael said:
I've talked to the Motorola support engineer Caroline. The update for Europe is delayed, but has already been rolled out to Great Britain.
She said that usually the updates are released end of the month.
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Good afternoon,
I think Carolina has lied to you, we are in mid-April in Spain, we continue with the February patch.
Regards
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Just received the march update (reteu channel)
Sadly no sign of the already released april update.
My device is apparantly on a list that gives out 2 month old updates while other reteu devices are only a month behind?

Moaki said:
Just received the march update (reteu channel)
Sadly no sign of the already released april update.
My device is apparantly on a list that gives out 2 month old updates while other reteu devices are only a month behind?
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well, I live in Germany and my device is also reteu. The newest patch I received so far is 1. Feb

Yeah, mine's reteu as well, also on 1 February 2020.

This would mean that each update-channel is also fragmented in a lot of different pieces.
So there is no way of knowing when you'll receive an update?
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Yeah, mine's reteu as well, also on 1 February 2020.
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I'm on reteu and I just received the March update today. That's very late.

I gave up on Lenovo and flashed the RETAIL/RETBR QSAS30.62-24-6 that @tys0n uploaded to Android File Host over RETEU using fastboot. That brings it up to date with the April update. It'll stop me getting further OTAs, but I can switch back whenever the RETEU channel catches up.
Who knows, maybe Lenovo are waiting for various network providers to validate the firmware before releasing it across Europe, where many people (perhaps including network provider employees) are still in COVID-19 lockdown?

I've just gotten the April patch now which is a week after I got the March patch. So it seems they're starting to catch up at least.

Reteu April update
got it on my reteu.

Retbr May update.
QSAS30.62-24-7 - Brazil - XT1970-1

Good afternoon,
Spain has also arrived.
But since I have TWRP and Root, it cannot be updated by OTA.
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obs3rv said:
I gave up on Lenovo and flashed the RETAIL/RETBR QSAS30.62-24-6 that @tys0n uploaded to Android File Host over RETEU using fastboot. That brings it up to date with the April update. It'll stop me getting further OTAs, but I can switch back whenever the RETEU channel catches up.
Who knows, maybe Lenovo are waiting for various network providers to validate the firmware before releasing it across Europe, where many people (perhaps including network provider employees) are still in COVID-19 lockdown?
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Apparently it didn't stop me getting further OTAs. I just got the May update on top of RETAIL/RETBR. Not bad, less than three weeks after the release of the security update. This is why I bought an Android One phone in the first place.

taconi dantas said:
QSAS30.62-24-7 - Brazil - XT1970-1
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Great. It looks like Motorola is getting back on track with OTA updates.

Finally hit our reteu devices as well.

Question Downgrade build android Samsung S22 Ultra

Just a simple question. Is it possible? Downgrade build android Samsung S22 Ultra? I have been googling and so far almost no info about this. I have the mode; sm-s908u1 which I believe is unlocked, I can use any carrier.
Any info will be much appreciated.
Extra: I just want to downgrade to continue enjoying the call recording.

You are limited by the bootloader version to how far you can roll back.
You can go to the same or higher significant number but not lower.

And will most likely need to do a factory reset I tried it and was able to downgrade but had to factory reset.

bligui said:
And will most likely need to do a factory reset I tried it and was able to downgrade but had to factory reset.
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Always completely backup critical data before you mess with the firmware...

Thanks everyone for taking the time to answer me. So sad that I won't be able to do it. I am tired of samsung. I did a full backup and I gonna try anyway if it works I will let you know.

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Thanks everyone for taking the time to answer me. So sad that I won't be able to do it. I am tired of samsung. I did a full backup and I gonna try anyway if it works I will let you know.
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Hi there,
Did it work? I want to downgrade a Samsung Galaxy S22 Exynos SM-S901B/DS to unlock the bootloader.
Kind regards

chinchulin01 said:
Hi there,
Did it work? I want to downgrade a Samsung Galaxy S22 Exynos SM-901B/DS to unlock the bootloader.
Kind regards
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If that version is what came with the phone when new, no.
If it was a latter OTA update, probably yes.

blackhawk said:
If that version is what came with the phone when new, no.
If it was a latter OTA update, probably yes.
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Is it confirmed? I mean you cannot downgrade the firmware that came with the phone when open the box? even if it is from August 2022 ? Thanks

sserye said:
Is it confirmed? I mean you cannot downgrade the firmware that came with the phone when open the box? even if it is from August 2022 ? Thanks
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Not on a stock Samsung. The bootloader has to be unlocked as it's version is what dictates what roms can be loaded.
You can load the same or higher rev version as the bootloader but not lower.
In my case "2" is that critical value. I can flash Android 9 or higher. If a OTA upgrade flashes the bootloader to a higher version you're stuck with it. One reason I disable OTA upgrades/updates.
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Not on a stock Samsung. The bootloader has to be unlocked as it's version is what dictates what roms can be loaded.
You can load the same or higher rev version as the bootloader but not lower.
In my case "2" is that critical value. I can flash Android 9 or higher. If a OTA upgrade flashes the bootloader to a higher version you're stuck with it. One reason I disable OTA upgrades/updates.
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Wow thank you so much for such good explanation. It means I can only downgrade/upgrade the firmware's enclosed in blue but no the rest right?
The bootloader that came with the phone when extracted from the box is S908EXXU2AVH9.
Thanks in advanced.

sserye said:
Wow thank you so much for such good explanation. It means I can only downgrade/upgrade the firmware's enclosed in blue but no the rest right?
The bootloader that came with the phone when extracted from the box is S908EXXU2AVH9.
Thanks in advanced.
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Exactly. It seems sort of convoluted at first.
This is another useful article on Android partition structure in general.
One rule that serves me well is this...
Rule #1 - if the firmware is fast, stable and fulfilling its mission, let it be!
Anything Android version in general that is 9 or higher is reasonably secure unless you do stupid things. Even if one is running the latest firmware and software upgrades/updates... there's no saving dumb bunnies
Upgrades/updates can and do break Samsung's.
If a OTA firmware upgrade updates the bootloader version you are stuck with it. Look before you leap...

blackhawk said:
Exactly. It seems sort of convoluted at first.
This is another useful article on Android partition structure in general.
One rule that serves me well is this...
Rule #1 - if the firmware is fast, stable and fulfilling its mission, let it be!
Anything Android version in general that is 9 or higher is reasonably secure unless you do stupid things. Even if one is running the latest firmware and software upgrades/updates... there's no saving dumb bunnies
Upgrades/updates can and do break Samsung's.
If a OTA firmware upgrade updates the bootloader version you are stuck with it. Look before you leap...
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Thank you so much!

Question LE2115_11_F16 (Android 13) is here

Hi everyone,
Still new to OnePlus and its update/upgrade cycle, so sorry if you already know this, but my 9 just got updated to 2115_11_F16 and Android 13, with the October 2022 security update.
That's it, that's the tweet...
EDIT: it's still the October security update. Build is date November 3rd, hence the mistake.

Nice find, move to custom ROMs

I think I'll wait a little before I do that! I'm happy with OOS as it is, especially when compared to One UI or even MIUI. But I'll keep your advice in mind for future consideration! ;-)

Update is out now.
.....let´s see how it works......

OOS 13 is good, used it since beta 1, hopefully this stable release is as good as beta.

How is OOS 13 compared to OOS12?
OOS12 seemed worse than OOS11

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How is OOS 13 compared to OOS12?
OOS12 seemed worse than OOS11
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OOS 13 seems really good, despite it feeling not-that-stock. Still a lot better than the buggy OOS 12 (which i hated so much that i moved to ColorOS 12 for). Still testing battery life but it seems to not differ much from previous versions. I might move to custom ROMs soon though.

I have not tried OB and went from OOS 12. I have noticed the active drain is a tiny bit less and the phone does not heat up as much while gaming. So very happy with OOS 13 at this moment.

Anybody has problem losing camera app when updating to F.16. I rooted and somehow the camera app disappeared???

Nhatlienhoan said:
Anybody has problem losing camera app when updating to F.16. I rooted and somehow the camera app disappeared???
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I did not lose camera app but I'm not rooted so I'll try it now

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I did not lose camera app but I'm not rooted so I'll try it now
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Can you somehow get the apk of the app and send it to me? Much appreciated!

Nhatlienhoan said:
Can you somehow get the apk of the app and send it to me? Much appreciated!
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I extracted it with apk extractor, hope it works

CitaroSR said:
I extracted it with apk extractor, hope it works
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Didn't see the file yet. And what version is it may I ask?

Nhatlienhoan said:
Didn't see the file yet. And what version is it may I ask?
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hold on im uploading it
my internet connection is.. not great

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I extracted it with apk extractor, hope it works
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Got it. Thank you!

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lol i found this on the "Shelf" in OxygenOS 13 and that's literally an Oppo A94

Local Upgrade for the ROM disappeared in OOS 12. Is that still gone? I have not upgraded yet, but I did find that OnePlus has this local upgrade APK. https://oxygenos.oneplus.net/OPLocalUpdate_For_Android13.apk

Local Install is there
(it was there on ColorOS 12 too)
dl200010 said:
Local Upgrade for the ROM disappeared in OOS 12. Is that still gone? I have not upgraded yet, but I did find that OnePlus has this local upgrade APK. https://oxygenos.oneplus.net/OPLocalUpdate_For_Android13.apk
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Local Install is there
(it was there on ColorOS 12 too)
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On OxygenOS 12 local upgrade is missing. ColorOS 12 may be different, but I didn't install it.

UglyStuff said:
Hi everyone,
Still new to OnePlus and its update/upgrade cycle, so sorry if you already know this, but my 9 just got updated to 2115_11_F16 and Android 13, with the October 2022 security update.
That's it, that's the tweet...
EDIT: it's still the October security update. Build is date November 3rd, hence the mistake.
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Hi! I'm desperately trying to help my best friend who's in need. I just wanna ask, if you're claiming that you own the LE2115 model(which I discovered to be for NA/Canada), could you please confirm if your phone does in fact charge when placed on a wireless charging pad? His doesn't and it's suspicious to the point where inside his phone, the model number is LE2115, but on the box it is LE2110(Which is a Chinese variant).
Thanks in advance, i'm waiting for your reply.