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Hi,
Please forgive me as I have been searching everywhere online and on the forum for my answer.
I have a HTC Legend (Virgin) that is unlocked - Running on Rogers.
1st Question: Is this phone Rootable? I have heard yes and I have heard no, based on the firmware that it is presently running.
2nd Question: Is it possible if the phone is rooted to flash a Basic 2.2 Android Rom (I personally don't use HTC Sense)
The reason I am asking as HTC Announced that 2.2 Will not be updated until Christmas time.
And Before anyone says I should have bought the NEXUS One - The reason - THE SIZE
That phone is huge, I previously had an Xperia X10, which was TOO Big and I quite like the build quality of the Legend.
Thanks for all your Help! I Greatly Appreciate it!
Yes the phone is rootable, but you're right it depends on what version you currently have installed. Check out the android development section to figure out what you can and can't do.
Froyo at christmas is incorrect.
Htc has said all current devices will have froyo before christmas. However speculation says the legend itself should most likely have it in or around august.
Next, if you manage to root your phone you can talk a look in the android development section(again) for the legend and you will find 1 or 2 froyo roms have been ported semi successfully. They work and run but have a few minor problems.
One is the cyogen mod 6 (I probably spelled it wrong)thread.
You cannot flash a stock version of froyo to the legend, you will have to use one of these roms.
Hope I could help. I'm looking at getting the virgin mobile legend myself soon. are you happy so far?
Thanks
Thanks for your info! I was just feeling a little overwhelmed with all the info as I am not really up with all the lingo.
To answer your question about the Legend, I love it! The build quality is Superior, it just fits in your hand so nicely, and looks good there as well.
I have had MANY cell phones in the last 5 years (Well over 40...) and this is one that I know I will keep for a long time... More so than the iPhone.
Cheers.
Kris
kpms said:
Hi,
I have a HTC Legend (Virgin) that is unlocked - Running on Rogers.
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How did you unlock it?
Have you debranded it?
Did you succeed with installing 2.2?
Thanks!
kpms said:
Hi,
Please forgive me as I have been searching everywhere online and on the forum for my answer.
I have a HTC Legend (Virgin) that is unlocked - Running on Rogers.
1st Question: Is this phone Rootable? I have heard yes and I have heard no, based on the firmware that it is presently running.
2nd Question: Is it possible if the phone is rooted to flash a Basic 2.2 Android Rom (I personally don't use HTC Sense)
The reason I am asking as HTC Announced that 2.2 Will not be updated until Christmas time.
And Before anyone says I should have bought the NEXUS One - The reason - THE SIZE
That phone is huge, I previously had an Xperia X10, which was TOO Big and I quite like the build quality of the Legend.
Thanks for all your Help! I Greatly Appreciate it!
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this is what i wanna know because i am in the same position as you anf my root failed.
RomNoR said:
How did you unlock it?
Have you debranded it?
Did you succeed with installing 2.2?
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Hey,
To be honest I took it to an Unlocking place in Vancouver, It took them aprox 20 min to complete, It still has a few Apps for Virgin/Bell on the phone however no where does it have the Virgin Logo Etc. I use the Rogers APN Settings rogers-core-appl1.apn and it works flawless with 3G
I have not been able to get 2.2 onto this phone at this point, I may just wait until it's pushed out by HTC.
This sounds GR8!
I'm waiting for my Legend to arrive any day, now...
I have a HTC Legend (Virgin) that is unlocked - Running on Rogers.
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Do You know what they did to the phone? To unlock it i mean....
I ordered Wildfire but changed my mind and changed the order to Legend...
A good choice i think...
Been using my KAISER for a looong time now and it's time for a retirement, i think
Just installed Donut Android on my KAISER but it soaks battery so i think i have to revert to WM 6.5 again....
I think i'll use it as a backup phone for some time
Does anyone know if tom tom works on Legend?
The unlock was done through the store so not quite sure on how it was completed. I have seen many websites that offer the unlock.
In regards to TomTom try the Google navigation. It's amazing. Works great and integrates with your contacts and the mapping program quite well. I find the voice to be quite rough. Hopefully they'll allow changes to that after its out is Beta.
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kpms said:
The unlock was done through the store so not quite sure on how it was completed. I have seen many websites that offer the unlock.
In regards to TomTom try the Google navigation. It's amazing. Works great and integrates with your contacts and the mapping program quite well. I find the voice to be quite rough. Hopefully they'll allow changes to that after its out is Beta.
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Doesn't Google Navi go online to get positions?
Could be costly, wouldn't it
I'll try it out though
Tom Tom has the maps in map folder so no online search and so on....
regarding the unlock thingy i guess someone figures it out so we can do it ourselves
Maybe somewhat like the KAISER unlock i guess...
rolfro65 said:
This sounds GR8!
I'm waiting for my Legend to arrive any day, now...
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Where did you buy it?
I bought my legend at Virgin (349 CAD) and am running Rogers as well, to unlock it you need to purchased the unlock code from HTC by providing the phones S/N. Their are lots of places online that will provide the codes for $10-20, I haven't been able to find a free source.
Currently their is no software unlock for this phone.
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Where did you buy it?
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I bought mine @ three(3)online Swedish site. I first ordered Wildfire but changed the order to Legend..... I'm happy like a baby
I'm confident someone figures out how to unlock it quite soon. It's not branded so i'm searching for a way too unlock it right now... Any ideas, anyone?
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Heard the n1 has already got froyo..i hope it wont be long for the legend & desire
I have the Virgin Mobile (Canada) HTC Legend and can confirm I was able to successfully unlock it for usage on Fido/Rogers. After this I upgraded the rom using a gold card to a stock HTC rom to remove the Bell/Virgin crapware.
After this I found the downgrade path to 1.31 which has successfully allowed me to have the phone rooted. Now I just need to wait for a good rom to be made with sense. So far all the roms I have tried do have their own issues like, camera problems, pinch zoom functionality...
I cant w8
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jackblaq said:
I have the Virgin Mobile (Canada) HTC Legend and can confirm I was able to successfully unlock it for usage on Fido/Rogers. After this I upgraded the rom using a gold card to a stock HTC rom to remove the Bell/Virgin crapware.
After this I found the downgrade path to 1.31 which has successfully allowed me to have the phone rooted. Now I just need to wait for a good rom to be made with sense. So far all the roms I have tried do have their own issues like, camera problems, pinch zoom functionality...
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Sounds good, Im going to grab myself one from Virgin soon, except they are all sold out in canada now i currently have a European version, run around edge only but i love it. By the way, where did you find the stock HTC rom?
I called Dell yesterday and they told me that the 2.2 OTA update did start rolling out yesterday (Jan. 12) for AT&T customers. They also said it will not hit every phone at the same time and could take the rest of the month before all phones receive the update notification.
Tnx for the update, but, considering how easy it is to get the unbloated 2.2, unless you are concerned about a warranty issue, why would anyone want a bloated locked down carrier rom?
Maybe there are some fixes some would like. I'm going to try it at least
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I have tried 4 times to update using the QDL tool with no success so i gave up on that and just waiting for official
I had several failures trying to update using the QDL tool. I finally tried one last with a different computer and it worked just fine.
I believe the problem I was having had to do with the drivers working with a 64bit OS. In the end I used an old Eee PC I have running 32bit Win7. I installed the drivers and everything worked without a problem.
creechrr said:
I had several failures trying to update using the QDL tool. I finally tried one last with a different computer and it worked just fine.
I believe the problem I was having had to do with the drivers working with a 64bit OS. In the end I used an old Eee PC I have running 32bit Win7. I installed the drivers and everything worked without a problem.
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same here, my computer is win 7 64 could not get drivers to work but went to my wifes win7 32 and worked great no problems now i have 2.2 but i am curious if there are any improvements on official att 2.2 or just added crap.
I would feel better about that news if I had heard of even ONE AT&T customer getting the update.
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kellglo said:
I would fell beter about that news if I had heard of even ONE AT&T customer getting the update.
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Same here. Not going to attempt going back to 1.6 until late in the month so I don't get stuck there
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That is a very good point ..... I have not heard of any AT&T getting the update yet. You would think atleast one person here would have gotten it.
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That is a very good point ..... I have not heard of any AT&T getting the update yet. You would think atleast one person here would have gotten it.
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If you are a member of any forum about the Streak, no update for you.
I just got off phone with att customer dont care errrr i mean care ..... they had no idea what i was talking about when asked about the 2.2 update
Rolling out...
I know there are a lot of streak owners but why does it have to roll out?
they have a big enough network, we should at least be able to go to an AT&T store as soon as it is available, and get it. This is bull
not like im gonna load their slow bloated buggy unrooted mess anyway
but im hoping theres something new for the devs to cook new ROMS.
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I know there are a lot of streak owners but why does it have to roll out?
they have a big enough network, we should at least be able to go to an AT&T store as soon as it is available, and get it. This is bull
not like im gonna load their slow bloated buggy unrooted mess anyway
but im hoping theres something new for the devs to cook new ROMS.
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Don't hate on Dell, AT&T are clearly the bottle neck for their 2.2 update.
i got the qdl tool to work on my wifes laptop ... woooo hoooo
If dell wanted to really please its AT&T Tied customers they would just post a Link to the update. Hey, But that would be to much common sense. This is not a perfect world. Luckily there's QDL.
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I have tried 4 times to update using the QDL tool with no success so i gave up on that and just waiting for official
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I tried countless hours(I think about 20+) trying to get QDL to work on 2 different computers. One was a 32 bit old XP, and one a new 64 bit W7. Eventually bricked my streak, using qdl. Took it back to best buy and got another. Not exactly brave enough to try it with my new one, so I am like you and waiting for the official.
I purchased my dell online included with stock 2.2. It seemed a bit laggy and had issues with the accelerometer. I flashed Steve's latest and am never going back!
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do some research...make sure you get all the drivers right.
I did mine on the first trial. after many hours of research.
Link on streaksmart.com says at&t is delaying it "a couple more weeks at least".
david032766 said:
I called Dell yesterday and they told me that the 2.2 OTA update did start rolling out yesterday (Jan. 12) for AT&T customers. They also said it will not hit every phone at the same time and could take the rest of the month before all phones receive the update notification.
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Here's a good link about this: here
Hey guys,
I have a (Rogers) Dell Streak running 1.6 and for some reason the flash LED doesn't work. I can't even select it. When I try it tells me that the device has no LED flash. Have any of you had a similar issue?
I'm wondering if I'll have to return it due to that. Let me know please.
Cheers
Hi, I have a rogers streak as well I read your post tried the camera and my led flash works. Before you do anything post your software/firmware here or pm me we will compare I'm on 1.6 as well.
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Never mind. Noob mistake. I managed to get it working . But while your here I might as well ask. Did you get your Streak rooted? If so which method did you use?
Thanks for your reply
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I have not yet done anything with it. I will give it till spring as that is suppose to be the official 2.2 release for Rogers and if its a lie then I will go and root it.
Hey guys ... I bought the streak on New Years eve from Telephone Booth ... I used it on 1.6 for a good 2 to 3 hours ... then rooted it and installed DJ Streak's 2.2 and I was blown away with the performance boost.
I'm a heavy camera user, and it was important that the camera works. And it did.
rafynet said:
Hey guys ... I bought the streak on New Years eve from Telephone Booth ... I used it on 1.6 for a good 2 to 3 hours ... then rooted it and installed DJ Streak's 2.2 and I was blown away with the performance boost.
I'm a heavy camera user, and it was important that the camera works. And it did.
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Which process did you take to root your Streak? And did you go straight from stock 1.6 to DJ Steves' 2.2? Could you please let me know? I want to root my phone but I'm worried about bricking it.
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*I've created this section so that our fellow member's of this XDA-Developer's community don't go posting all over the place that they've received the 2.2 Froyo update. And so that they can all have one place to post their comments and experience's about 2.2 Froyo.*
We've all heard the rumor's, On Feburary 1'st 2011 we will be seeing a 2.2 Froyo update roll-out to our Dell Streak's. We've read the post's, we've visited android websites, and we've even talked to rep's from Dell and At&t and O2 and Best Buy's. And all have said that today will be the day. As we all sit here with our finger's crossed in hopes that those promises are true, Today is the day we find out if we were lied to or if today is the day we will all see the light shine on the Dell streak.
If your one of the first few to see that update please post it here along with your thoughts and feelings about it.
*Keep in mind that OTA updates are sent to random phones. And that some people may get the update today and some may get the update tomorrow. But if the official update IS released today, you will be getting a copy.*
OFFICIAL LINK WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO INSTALL CAN BE FOUND HERE...http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/Direct2Dell/b/direct2dell/archive/2011/02/23/froyo-update-is-here-for-att-and-rogers-streak-5-customers.aspx
P.S: Don't forget to thank me for this post.
I have not seen any Official statement from dell or AT&T so its all he said she said rumors. I bet it will not show up. save your self the wait and use QDL you will not regret it.
RussianSolja said:
*I've created this section so that our fellow member's of this XDA-Developer's community don't go posting all over the place that they've received the 2.2 Froyo update. And so that they can all have one place to post their comments and experience's about 2.2 Froyo.*
We've all heard the rumor's, On Feburary 1'st 2011 we will be seeing a 2.2 Froyo update roll-out to our Dell Streak's. We've read the post's, we've visited android websites, and we've even talked to rep's from Dell and At&t and O2 and Best Buy's. And all have said that today will be the day. As we all sit here with our finger's crossed in hopes that those promises are true, Today is the day we find out if we were lied to or if today is the day we will all see the light shine on the Dell streak.
If your one of the first few to see that update please post it here along with your thoughts and feelings about it.
*Keep in mind that OTA updates are sent to random phones. And that some people may get the update today and some may get the update tomorrow. But if the official update IS released today, you will be getting a copy.*
P.S: Don't forget to thank me for this post.
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did you sell your N1? is it ATT version?
The OFFICIAL NO UPDATE FROM DELL.....
Typical Dell..... i wont hold my breath even tomorrow.... No one has said anything yet.
Has anyone gotten it yet?
Hmmmmmmmmmmm?
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did you sell your N1? is it ATT version?
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Its unlocked. And not I didnt sell it yet. Pm me for more information.
Nothing yet...
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I so wish people would quit blaming Dell for this hassle/wait/frustration....
It is QUITE obvious who the culprit is...since every other Streak in the world has official access to Froyo, sans the AT&T customers...
.... and NO, no update from at&t yet... rickin frackin mackin smackin #^$_$'ers
the unofficial 2.2 is really good. (streakdroid)
i told myself i was going to wait for at&t no matter what but after about the third or fourth lie/letdown i joined streakdroid. and i did it back when you had to go through the entire process of eu1.6>eu2.1>flash recovery blah blah>and so forth. now its pretty much a 2 step process.
just my sound opinion
Not surprising at all. Those waiting have the opportunity along time ago to take matters into their on hand and get 2.2. FORGET AT&T and all those empty promises. Unleash the power of your Streak and don't get your device held hostage...lol
Yeah I too held out for a while. Now I think back on the doughnut build 1.6 and realize how outdated and bland it was so I gave up and did myself a favor and QDL and I have never looked back. By the time the official 2.2 ATT is released you'll have no choice but to go to a custom Rom because that will be outdated. Streakdroid is the way to go. I'm practically running full Gingerbread now on my Streak and couldn't be happier, Oh wait 1.7.0 is on its way imagine that.
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******Superuser Rooted*******
carlosjcar said:
I have not seen any Official statement from dell or AT&T so its all he said she said rumors. I bet it will not show up. save your self the wait and use QDL you will not regret it.
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I totally agree with Carlos. I was a bit hesitant at first but after doing the qdl upgrade, my streak brought out its true potential.
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My only fear is bricking it, how easy/hard is it to brick the Streak? Waiting on mine, it has been ordered directly from DELL.
PeteSeiler2010 said:
My only fear is bricking it, how easy/hard is it to brick the Streak? Waiting on mine, it has been ordered directly from DELL.
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Ahh, your just like me. I just got my phone and I fear of rooting it. I had no problem with rooting HTC phones but I'm a little scared of rooting the streak.
Same here. I had no probs with flashing roms on my Fuze, Tilt and Tilt II... It just seems that there is way too much to do when it comes to flashing android devices.
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The hardest part is getting the drivers set up on your computer. Everything else just falls into place. It is very rare to completely brick your Streak, most people just give up on it and return their Streak. And even if you think you have bricked your Streak, the QDL will fix that and at the same time put you on 2.2 Froyo.
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******Superuser Rooted*******
QDL is so easy
I was waiting and waiting for this Official OTA Update. After all these ''Official release dates'' came and went, I decided to bite the bullet and use the QDL tool. It was so freakin easy. The video given is perfect and the steps are so easy. Screw AT&T......do the QDL.
FROYO on the streak is legit.
Russian soulja, didnt u buy the unlocked streak? If so u should already have the ota. Att locked devices are the ones that are still waiting.
Also, rooting a dell isn't any more difficult than rooting an htc
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Russian soulja, didnt u buy the unlocked streak? If so u should already have the ota. Att locked devices are the ones that are still waiting.
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Yes i bought my dell streak directly from dell unlocked and it already came loaded with 2.2 froyo on it. but that's not why i want to root my phone. i want to root my phone for other reasons like to have the App2SD feature and also to be able to flash different rom's and themes on it. but like i said i fear the root part with the dell streak all other android devices that ran on HTC phones i never had a problem with. can you guys link me to the easiest tutorial on how to root it with maybe a video guide if avaliable. for some reason i always found it easier to follow a video rather then read something off a page lol. call me crazy but that's the way i am don't ask. by reading the posts on here i've noticed people who go to Theunlockr.com always find themselfs in a boot loop so i dont wanna trust that site with my phone even tho i always turned to that site as far as rooting goes for HTC brand phones that ran android.
RussianSolja said:
Yes i bought my dell streak directly from dell unlocked and it already came loaded with 2.2 froyo on it. but that's not why i want to root my phone. i want to root my phone for other reasons like to have the App2SD feature and also to be able to flash different rom's and themes on it. but like i said i fear the root part with the dell streak all other android devices that ran on HTC phones i never had a problem with. can you guys link me to the easiest tutorial on how to root it with maybe a video guide if avaliable. for some reason i always found it easier to follow a video rather then read something off a page lol. call me crazy but that's the way i am don't ask. by reading the posts on here i've noticed people who go to Theunlockr.com always find themselfs in a boot loop so i dont wanna trust that site with my phone even tho i always turned to that site as far as rooting goes for HTC brand phones that ran android.
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What version of 2.2 are you running? Rooting stock Froyo is simple, install the drivers from here and download version 1.5.5 of SuperOneClick from here. MUST BE VERSION 1.5.5 - ALL NEWER VERSIONS I TRIED FAILED TO ROOT.
Once the driver is installed, extract SuperOneClick, run the exe and click root. If rooting fails, you need to fix your drivers. Right click on My Computer and click manage. In Device Manager, under Android Phone, if the device is called Android Composite ADB Interface you need to change the driver.
Right click and select Update Driver, choose install from a specific location and select don't search. On the next screen, uncheck the box to show compatible hardware.
You should be able to see two devices:
Android Composite ADB Interface and;
Android ADB Interface.
You want to select Android ADB Interface and click next. Wait for the drivers to install (takes a few minutes) and attempt to root again with SuperOneClick v1.5.5.
This is how I successfully rooted my Streak running Official 322 build.
Hello everyone!
I have a Dell Venue Pro for T-Mobile service. I recently happened to brick the phone using the touch screen 2.0 update. I have read through the forums for the past day and a half and saw posts saying that firmware can be flashed but if it's the touch screen 2.0 brick it wouldn't work. I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to computers or software.
I am at wits end because of this problem. I surely don't know what I am doing and Dell is of no help at all because my phone is 2 months out of warranty. The stock SD is still in the phone.
I would gladly be willing to donate to someone if they could help me with this. I would let them have remote access to my PC and do their thing. If anyone is willing, please let me know.
Thanks in advance!
Shawn
Buy a poor condition DVP with a cracked screen on ebay and swap the guts? Sell any salvageable parts, and hope to break even. That's all I can think of. From what I've read in the "how to unbrick your Dell Venue Pro" thread, it won't fix your problem.
I'll let more knowledgeable people offer their answers, but changing the hardware is an option.
What does updating your screen firmware actually do? Aren't updates supposed to be a good thing?...
techrack said:
What does updating your screen firmware actually do? Aren't updates supposed to be a good thing?...
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Firmware updates (as apposed to rom updates) are very scary things since failures can mean you might not be able to fix it yourself.
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Firmware updates (as apposed to rom updates) are very scary things since failures can mean you might not be able to fix it yourself.
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Right, but are there any significant advantages by upgrading the firmware?
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Right, but are there any significant advantages by upgrading the firmware?
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I think you need to ask about specific upgrades on specific devices. Obviously if there is a crippling bug that can be fixed by a firmware update, that would be a significant advantage. In this case, it was a terrible mistake.
In general, don't do it unless you have to.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916043