Root! Not for Global phones - Xperia Arc General

Do not root arc unless your FW version is .184 UK
Later today we might have instructions for Global phones.

SandroV1972 said:
Do not root arc unless your FW version is .184 UK
Later today we might have instructions for Global phones.
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Is this a warning? He has been uploading many more files. Global is included as well.
Good Luck

There are clear instructions in the How-to thread, there's no need to start a separate thread here.

Not now...
Before the global file was posted many "non english" web sites were posting the instructions with the wrong img file link.
Mine was just a warning.
Of course NOW it is obsolete!

Redundant. Already a post about this. Closed.

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Official ROMs / firmwares availability

Can somebody suggest where I can get the official ROMs especially european ROM since I see lots of asian firmwares being upgraded to European firmwares in many threads in this forum.
Also I want to how I can change the firmware to these european FW without rooting. Somebody please suggest step by step directions please.
I am having a singtel fw and need to remove the singtel animation at startup and my ver number is JE9 as I see most of the people are using JF versions which seem to be more recent than what I have.
And after changing it I should still be able to upgrade to froyo officially when it releases.
thanks
Sany
sany said:
Can somebody suggest where I can get the official ROMs especially european ROM since I see lots of asian firmwares being upgraded to European firmwares in many threads in this forum.
Also I want to how I can change the firmware to these european FW without rooting. Somebody please suggest step by step directions please.
I am having a singtel fw and need to remove the singtel animation at startup and my ver number is JE9 as I see most of the people are using JF versions which seem to be more recent than what I have.
And after changing it I should still be able to upgrade to froyo officially when it releases.
thanks
Sany
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Sany,
Please use the search button before you post!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596 read FAQ where to find ROMS and firmware!
BackfireNL said:
Sany,
Please use the search button before you post!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596 read FAQ where to find ROMS and firmware!
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There are no OFFICIAL EU updates out yet so how is he supposed to get one?!
dakine said:
There are no OFFICIAL EU updates out yet so how is he supposed to get one?!
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then what are these that are posted here, are they not official?
http://samsung-firmware.webs.com/
sany said:
then what are these that are posted here, are they not official?
http://samsung-firmware.webs.com/
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Not really.
This is written on the home page:
Welcome on our Samsung Mobile Fanpage.
We are currently one of the biggest fan sites of Samsung Mobile!
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appelflap said:
Not really.
This is written on the home page:
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The site is not an official Samsung's sponsor site, but the ROMs are official. Though, from what I have learned, not all the official ROM can be found there.
The only official EU rom at this time is JF3 and they just posted that today. Official means released by samsung. No one has clarified who/what samsung-firmwares.com really is but those newer roms are definitely not official. This doesn't mean they aren't great especially since now we can flash back to the stock firmware if we need it for warranty purposes.
lenrek said:
The site is not an official Samsung's sponsor site, but the ROMs are official. Though, from what I have learned, not all the official ROM can be found there.
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They are not officially available to the public so there's nothing official about them. If I assume that they are the same files used when flashing the phones that are distributed around the world I guess they could be called "shipping" ROMs, but that doesn't make them more official than the updates.
mickeko said:
They are not officially available to the public so there's nothing official about them. If I assume that they are the same files used when flashing the phones that are distributed around the world I guess they could be called "shipping" ROMs, but that doesn't make them more official than the updates.
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It is "official" enough for me. When used the ROM found at their site, I manage to restore SGS to default and initial state. It even comes with all the customisations that are specially designed for the local operator I subscribed to. I don't really want to know nor do I care how the owner of the site manage to access these ROM files.
They just posted this on twitter:
Our firmwares are official but samsung drops only some online in kies.
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we don't know when samsungvplans new fw on kies.
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Looks like they read the forum
dakine said:
They just posted this on twitter:
Looks like they read the forum
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Well that's great. Maybe we can do some requests. Please upload Android 2.2 . Thank you
appelflap said:
Well that's great. Maybe we can do some requests. Please upload Android 2.2 . Thank you
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+ 100 for that lol
appelflap said:
Well that's great. Maybe we can do some requests. Please upload Android 2.2 . Thank you
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We need wait from Samsung though...
At least this clear out some misinformation regarding the ROM files at their site.
I am getting more confused now:
What are 'stock ROMs' then and what are those that are called 'official ROMs' if samsung has not released them or posted them and where are these sourced from.
My fw is JE9 asian, although I can see that it looks old when I see JF4 already being talked about, dont know how this supercedes my JE9 when samsung has not released an update? And I dont want to risk flashing those different so called official ROMs if samsung tomorrow devices some way of tracking that these are ROM that did not ship with the device and not allow me to upgrade to froyo - so i think i will rather wait.
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[Q] Hello All Need your help

Hi All,
I have a X10a from Rogers and i Rooted it to R2BA024 using the rooting steps in this forum. After that I connected to PC companion and SEUS both are saying that my phone is up to date. Below are my queries,
1. After I rooted my Phone Am I not eligible for updates?(Say for future 2.1)
2. Is there any generic unrooted firmware for X10a available?
3. Can I unroot the phone again back to Rogers firmware.
Request one and all in this forum to answer these queries. Sorry if it had been posted in some other thread. Looking forward for your update. Thanks in Advance.
vikram.ewit said:
Hi All,
I have a X10a from Rogers and i Rooted it to R2BA024 using the rooting steps in this forum. After that I connected to PC companion and SEUS both are saying that my phone is up to date. Below are my queries,
1. After I rooted my Phone Am I not eligible for updates?(Say for future 2.1)
2. Is there any generic unrooted firmware for X10a available?
3. Can I unroot the phone again back to Rogers firmware.
Request one and all in this forum to answer these queries. Sorry if it had been posted in some other thread. Looking forward for your update. Thanks in Advance.
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Hi Vikram,
In future please search the forums before you post again
1. If you rooted it to an X10a version of R2BA024 then it should be fine
2. Yes there are many... again, search the forum
3. Yes, there is a Rogers firmware available too if you want to go back (That's what I'm going to do once Rogers releases its branded 2.1)
pngface said:
Hi Vikram,
In future please search the forums before you post again
1. If you rooted it to an X10i version of R2BA024 then it should be fine
2. Yes there are many... again, search the forum
3. Yes, there is a Rogers firmware available too if you want to go back (That's what I'm going to do once Rogers releases its branded 2.1)
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Hello Bro,
I searchd the forum and seriously did not understand them. So I wanted to ask my doubts in this single thread.
I have rooted to X10a verison of R2BA024 as I have x10a using the 3 steps process posted in this forum. So am I not eligible for future updates??
If I falsh my X10 with Generic firmware will I be able to update to 2.1 or i need to go back again to Rogers. Sorry if my thread has annoyed people in this forum. Thanks in Advance.
vikram.ewit said:
Hello Bro,
I searchd the forum and seriously did not understand them. So I wanted to ask my doubts in this single thread.
I have rooted to X10a verison of R2BA024 as I have x10a using the 3 steps process posted in this forum. So am I not eligible for future updates??
If I falsh my X10 with Generic firmware will I be able to update to 2.1 or i need to go back again to Rogers. Sorry if my thread has annoyed people in this forum. Thanks in Advance.
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Sorry buddy, typo
I meant you should have flashed it to X10a, which you did. So from what I've heard that should enable you to get updates, even if you're rooted.
pngface said:
Sorry buddy, typo
I meant you should have flashed it to X10a, which you did. So from what I've heard that should enable you to get updates, even if you're rooted.
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THe problem is currently I have R2BA024 FW but i see that the latest is R2BA026. When i connect through SEUS and PC companion both r saying that I have latest software. When I clicked Repair i get an error saying that unable to download files. So was bit concerned. Do you have any info on why this could happen. Thanks in advance.
Just what I asked in the other forum. I am currantly at R2BA026, and my Rogers X10a reads X10i (Even if I followed each and every step correctly). Is there something wrong with X10i-X10a step? and I am not alone, there were many people reporting same thing.
I am very happy with R2BA026 but would flash with original Rogers FW if R2BA026 can't read my phone as X10a.
Please help!
vikram.ewit said:
THe problem is currently I have R2BA024 FW but i see that the latest is R2BA026. When i connect through SEUS and PC companion both r saying that I have latest software. When I clicked Repair i get an error saying that unable to download files. So was bit concerned. Do you have any info on why this could happen. Thanks in advance.
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Do you have the Generic R2BA024? Or is it branded? Can you check that by accessing the secret menu? (search for secret menu in the forum to see how to access it)
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Just what I asked in the other forum. I am currantly at R2BA026, and my Rogers X10a reads X10i (Even if I followed each and every step correctly). Is there something wrong with X10i-X10a step? and I am not alone, there were many people reporting same thing.
I am very happy with R2BA026 but would flash with original Rogers FW if R2BA026 can't read my phone as X10a.
Please help!
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Depends which one you flashed exactly... where did you flash it from?
pngface said:
Do you have the Generic R2BA024? Or is it branded? Can you check that by accessing the secret menu? (search for secret menu in the forum to see how to access it)
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Bro I used the info in the below thread,
"Root your X10 R2BA024 ! { Update 26.07.2010 R2BA024 Root with 2/3-Steps } "
Am I doing something wrong here. Please let me know which would be of great help.
Thanks
I'm pretty sure 024 is stock Rogers. I used the flash tool to get to 026.
Edit. By stock Rogers I mean its the last update in our region.
gavriel18 said:
I'm pretty sure 024 is stock Rogers. I used the flash tool to get to 026.
Edit. By stock Rogers I mean its the last update in our region.
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No.. I only got R2BA020.. as of 2 days ago
Unless they released an update after that, I'm sure thats the last one
pngface said:
No.. I only got R2BA020.. as of 2 days ago
Unless they released an update after that, I'm sure thats the last one
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Hey Bro I got to the secret menu and the brand is showing as below,
Brand - x10a
Country - Generic GLOBAL
Brand - Generic
But still not able to update ...
vikram.ewit said:
Hey Bro I got to the secret menu and the brand is showing as below,
Brand - x10a
Country - Generic GLOBAL
Brand - Generic
But still not able to update ...
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Well, Its not a big deal actually... when the 2.1 update is out we'll all know at xda.. and then u can just flash the 2.1 files when they are posted here (should be at most 1 hour from when they release )
pngface said:
Well, Its not a big deal actually... when the 2.1 update is out we'll all know at xda.. and then u can just flash the 2.1 files when they are posted here (should be at most 1 hour from when they release )
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Oh ok Cool then .. Thanks for your patience bro

[STOCK ROM][FTF] Xperia SP (C5303) 12.1.A.0.266 Generic PH (Unbranded/Philippines)

1. this is untested. so use at your own risk. i cannot test it since i dont have a spare device, i only have one which is my daily driver and i dont want to go through the hassle to test this. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. (but this should work, as all the processes went on correctly, as far as my knowledge goes)
2. this ftf file doesnt have the volume bug, screen bug, or whatever bug. so far it's working and i haven't encountered any bugs.
3. this came out of the Philippine update via PCC, just so you know.
thanks.
Link: https://mega.co.nz/#!hhpDTY7Q!ZCH9z965SdnV0zTuZHprDlV34YkdA0yK6qhR11sSnJ8
papawil01 said:
1. this is untested. so use at your own risk. i cannot test it since i dont have a spare device, i only have one which is my daily driver and i dont want to go through the hassle to test this. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. (but this should work, as all the processes went on correctly, as far as my knowledge goes)
2. this ftf file doesnt have the volume bug, screen bug, or whatever bug. so far it's working and i haven't encountered any bugs.
3. this came out of the Philippine update via PCC, just so you know.
thanks.
Link: https://mega.co.nz/#!hhpDTY7Q!ZCH9z965SdnV0zTuZHprDlV34YkdA0yK6qhR11sSnJ8
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bro do you have alt download link? im having problem with mega. :crying: noypi here!:victory:
bro this is a malaysian firmware upon checking its customization number :crying:
mon22 said:
bro this is a malaysian firmware upon checking its customization number :crying:
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nope bro, that's quite impossible as i dont have a malysian firmware to start with. maybe they have the same cust no.
1 and 2 seems contradicting
papawil01 said:
1. this is untested. so use at your own risk. i cannot test it since i dont have a spare device, i only have one which is my daily driver and i dont want to go through the hassle to test this. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. (but this should work, as all the processes went on correctly, as far as my knowledge goes)
2. this ftf file doesnt have the volume bug, screen bug, or whatever bug. so far it's working and i haven't encountered any bugs.
3. this came out of the Philippine update via PCC, just so you know.
thanks.
Link: https://mega.co.nz/#!hhpDTY7Q!ZCH9z965SdnV0zTuZHprDlV34YkdA0yK6qhR11sSnJ8
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no. 1 & 2 seems a little bit confusing. in No. 1 point, You said that you haven't tested it yet and in No. 2 point you said that you haven't encountered any bugs yet. So what is the point?
Kindly edit the OP to make it more clear?
mac20dnangel said:
no. 1 & 2 seems a little bit confusing. in No. 1 point, You said that you haven't tested it yet and in No. 2 point you said that you haven't encountered any bugs yet. So what is the point?
Kindly edit the OP to make it more clear?
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What he means is, he got a working phone with no bugs. He took a backup. And shared it here. He has not tested restoring it.
Above is not literal, just giving you example to understand.
By backup I mean he created ftf. By restore I mean he has not yet flashed his own ftf.
Sent from Egyptian Pyramids
There is a Sticky Thread in the Development section for sharing FTF's: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2311964, Post you download link with Build Number and Region in this thread And let me know via PM with a Link of this Thread after doing it, I will delete this thread as there are lots of FTF threads making SP section a mess. Help me to keep your Section Clean. Thanks
All kinds of Discussion/ Request/ Reviews on FTF or Firmware update goes here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2780452

Back to stock

I have a rooted/TWRP Moto X pure (clark) that I need to return to stock. What steps do I need to take? Thanks and post links if possible.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...mware-moto-x-style-pure-stock-t3272486/page17
Go to the first page, took me a bit of messing but got there in the end.
BackDaws said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...mware-moto-x-style-pure-stock-t3272486/page17
Go to the first page, took me a bit of messing but got there in the end.
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Thanks for the reply, but holy moly, I'd appreciate some hand-holding
I have a USA Moto X running a 6.0 ROM/TWRP.
jocala said:
Thanks for the reply, but holy moly, I'd appreciate some hand-holding
I have a USA Moto X running a 6.0 ROM/TWRP.
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There are plenty of threads of this nature already, too many. Some research on your part wouldn't hurt.
This is the firmware you need for a US XT1575... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69103575&postcount=243
quakeaz said:
There are plenty of threads of this nature already, too many. Some research on your part wouldn't hurt.
This is the firmware you need for a US XT1575... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69103575&postcount=243
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Thank you for the link and hosting the ROM.
Stock firmware and instructions found here
://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/recovery
pizza_pablo said:
Stock firmware and instructions found here
://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/recovery
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This firmware is OLD as dirt... it is the original Marshmallow release (the date is wrong, it's been noted in the official forums) and will fail to flash on any device that has taken even a single Marshmallow OTA past the original one.
@jocala Look in my sig, there is a return to stock and lock, in that thread there is links to current firmware and instructions to flash it, and optionally relock the bootloader.
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This firmware is OLD as dirt... it is the original Marshmallow release (the date is wrong, it's been noted in the official forums) and will fail to flash on any device that has taken even a single Marshmallow OTA past the original one.
@jocala Look in my sig, there is a return to stock and lock, in that thread there is links to current firmware and instructions to flash it, and optionally relock the bootloader.
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THANK YOU, FOR THIS HEADS UP AND CORRECTING MY ERROR!
I had no idea that this could screw someone up. My apologies, for posting this!
It recently worked to bring mine back to stock, but it had been on TruPureXMM, since last December and I had not taken any updates.

Unable to debrand Huawei Nova

Hi everybody,
this is my first post so please forgive any "incorrect habit" might come out of this post.
My situation is the following: I bought a Huawei Nova smartphone about a week ago. It comes with Vodafone brand and the complete build model is CAN-L01C02B130CUSTC02D014.
I read lots of forum posts and blogs over the web and what I learned is that:
- L01 means single sim;
- C02 means that is branded Vodafone;
- B130 is the firmware version;
- CUSTC02D014 is the custom build with the debug version.
I want to debrand my smartphone (without unlocking or rooting it, if possible) so I downloaded FirmwareFinder and, from there, I fetched every firmware compatible with CAN-L01 following to my build model (made on 2016-09-14). Unfortunately, I was not able to install any of those firmwares (very strange).
Given the above-mentioned information, here are my questions:
1 - is it possible to debrand my smartphone without unlocking and rooting?
2 - is it really possible that every firmware made after mine (on 2016-09-14) failed to install?
3 - how can I pick a compatible firmware?
4 - someone wrote that before installing a more recent firmware, one must debrand by downgrading and then (only then) update the firmware itself. Is it true?
Thank you very much,
Valerio
Hi there,
I will move your thread in the correct forum dedicated to Huawei Nova/Nova Plus Questions & Answers for more relevant answers.
Good luck
For your case you have to find a full update.app and to flash it via the tree buttons method
bluesmoothie said:
For your case you have to find a full update.app and to flash it via the tree buttons method
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Like him i want debrand my nova but it's not working... How find full firmware (update app) ?
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For your case you have to find a full update.app and to flash it via the tree buttons method
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Ok so I need tofind a full update, but I am not able to do it on FirmwareFinder...I guess I have to wait for it a little bit...but (knowing that I have CAN-L01C02 build model) do you think I can install a CAN-L01C432 firmware when it comes out?
Thank you for your help.
russovalerio said:
Ok so I need tofind a full update, but I am not able to do it on FirmwareFinder...I guess I have to wait for it a little bit...but (knowing that I have CAN-L01C02 build model) do you think I can install a CAN-L01C432 firmware when it comes out?
Thank you for your help.
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Yes, we need full firmware, on FF it's only Update... But the question it's when they out the full firmware :/
Astroks said:
Yes, we need full firmware, on FF it's only Update... But the question it's when they out the full firmware :/
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Unfortunately, full Nougat firmware is for CAN-L11...anyone k ows a better place to look for full firmware?
russovalerio said:
Unfortunately, full Nougat firmware is for CAN-L11...anyone k ows a better place to look for full firmware?
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Yes, but Currently nobody has full firmware, even CAN-L11, i think.
http://www.stechguide.com/update-huawei-nova-to-android-nougat/
Astroks said:
Yes, but Currently nobody has full firmware, even CAN-L11, i think.
http://www.stechguide.com/update-huawei-nova-to-android-nougat/
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Too bad there is no full firmware yet...do you think the official release of Nougat will come out as full or OTA?
Full please!
merlin21 said:
Full please!
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I hope so!
Here you can find full and ota's.
just insert your model and click on Поиск and you will find a list of ota and full firmware for your model number =)
Vinnom said:
Here you can find full and ota's.
just insert your model and click on Поиск and you will find a list of ota and full firmware for your model number =)
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Full only for c900 ? :/ In C33 can i install it ?
Astroks said:
Full only for c900 ? :/ In C33 can i install it ?
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I think that is better not to install it using the three button method. If you going to do it, at least have a nandroid backup, assuming you unlocked your bootloader and installed the twrp.
One other way to try, requires a unlocked bootloader too, huawei extract tool and then flash system.img and boot.img at least.
I linked the source, but Idk if it is going to work and requeries courage to do this :/
Edit: sadly, wait for the official upgrad is the most safer thing to do right now
Vinnom said:
I think that is better not to install it using the three button method. If you going to do it, at least have a nandroid backup, assuming you unlocked your bootloader and installed the twrp.
One other way to try, requires a unlocked bootloader too, huawei extract tool and then flash system.img and boot.img at least.
I linked the source, but Idk if it is going to work and requeries courage to do this :/
Edit: sadly, wait for the official upgrad is the most safer thing to do right now
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I will wait :/ But it's crazy... Why only for C900 ?! xD
Astroks said:
I will wait :/ But it's crazy... Why only for C900 ?! xD
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I can tell for sure, but from the changelogs I read, it seems it is a test build or something like that. I could open it with dsixda and will try to flash as soon I unlock the bootloader but I'm waiting to get the code.
Vinnom said:
Here you can find full and ota's.
just insert your model and click on Поиск and you will find a list of ota and full firmware for your model number =)
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Thank you so much for the link! I think it should go flawlessly as long as it is compatible with CAN-L01 (and it actually is). The only thing that stops is that it is a test build...maybe I'll wait the official release too.
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I can tell for sure, but from the changelogs I read, it seems it is a test build or something like that. I could open it with dsixda and will try to flash as soon I unlock the bootloader but I'm waiting to get the code.
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https://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin/unlock/detail
Astroks said:
https://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin/unlock/detail
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I stil have to wait 2 more days. I don't wanna pay any app to get the unlock code and I tried already to get it officially, but I don't have 14 days with my huawei account yet
Vinnom said:
I stil have to wait 2 more days. I don't wanna pay any app to get the unlock code and I tried already to get it officially, but I don't have 14 days with my huawei account yet
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They gave it to me automatically

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