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Phone says update available but PC companion says its up to date

Was greeted this morning by a notification saying update available but when I plugged it to my PC, PC companion says its up to date.
Its a vodafone X10 rooted with R2BA023

Update to 026 maybe.

Or update for an app via market?
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the point i think he is getting at is how does he do the update?
try OTA maybe?

For all the update notification which have been posted on this forum, me for once feel really jealous not getting a notification ever to the extends that I think I should go back to older firmwares to get something. + I hate this Generic Global firm which I bet is not related to anywhere? Is that the version they give aliens?

PC companion checks for phone updates about 2X per week or maybe every two days... It's better to use SEUS as it downloads updates as they become available.
The update your phone is asking for is probably just 026 btw.

metcard said:
PC companion checks for phone updates about 2X per week or maybe every two days... It's better to use SEUS as it downloads updates as they become available.
The update your phone is asking for is probably just 026 btw.
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Doesn't anyone actually understand what he is asking?
He wants to know why the update is available on his phone but not on pc companion.
Have you tried Sony Erisson Update Service?
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Nimche said:
For all the update notification which have been posted on this forum, me for once feel really jealous not getting a notification ever to the extends that I think I should go back to older firmwares to get something. + I hate this Generic Global firm which I bet is not related to anywhere? Is that the version they give aliens?
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Did you enable automatic updates? ;-)
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You have to use SEUS to download the firmware, not PC Companion.
Your phone does tell you to go to Sony Ericsson's website and read how to update it

Tjotte said:
Did you enable automatic updates? ;-)
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YES!!!
One thing that I just noticed. It was a while back that SEUS started to instructing for updates to just turn off your device for 30 seconds, just noticed that PC companion says that 5 s without battery removal?

remember depending on vendor the firmware may not come via seus dome are ota only

Myne does the same!! Well annoying!
Says a new update is available, and to connect my phone to PC Companion.
When I connect the phone it says the phone is up to date!
I try to do it OTA and it just says "You must use a computer to update your phone"
Checked SEUS and it says the latest update was released 24/06/10, I've already got that!

deebeepee said:
Myne does the same!! Well annoying!
Says a new update is available, and to connect my phone to PC Companion.
When I connect the phone it says the phone is up to date!
I try to do it OTA and it just says "You must use a computer to update your phone"
Checked SEUS and it says the latest update was released 24/06/10, I've already got that!
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SE is playing the trick. Wondering if the "before the end of september" means exactlly at 11:59 PM on Sept. 30th./

you better use SEUS, seems to be the most accurrate one

7.5 mango upgrade on unlocked focus on tmobile

Has anyone been able to upgrade their unlocked t-mobile focus through Zune ? Mine keeps telling me my phone is up to date. I read you could fool Zune into giving you the update; the process involves turning off the internet connection right after clicking on settings>update. It hasn't worked for me though. Anybody else?
Running at&t branded focus on t-mobile.
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Yep, im running an unlocked at&t focus with a t-mobile sim until my at&t sim gets turned on. Mine said up to date in zune but I was able to update it just fine using the forcing method you mentioned.

Man I have been trying for weeks to get the update to happen. I either get told the phone is up to date or that there is no internet connection. Sometimes it takes about ten minutes to check before I get the message that it won't update. I'm stuck on v 7392. Anybody have any advice ?
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I'm also using t-mobile, and successfully upgrade to mango through disconnecting trick.
It is important to disconnect before the "checking update" status bar finish.

tennyleaz said:
I'm also using t-mobile, and successfully upgrade to mango through disconnecting trick.
It is important to disconnect before the "checking update" status bar finish.
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What do you have to disconnect? Disconnect the phone from the computer? OR Disconnect the internet connection to the computer?
Can someone give step by step process?

[Q] Phone wont connect to usb storage.. Help

My Epic 4g wont let me use the usb so i can mount it to my labtop. I am trying to add the new cm9 but i cannot transfer the files to my sd card. Anyway around this? I have used 2 different usb cables and used all the different ports as well. Still nothing, also notice i cannot Odin either because of this as well...

I have had the same problem. Scoured the internet and found no solution. Just a lot of people with the same problem. A lot, a lot.
Anyways, what I've been doing is either using airdroid to wirelessly send files to my phone or putting the micro-usb card into a usb stick adapter to transfer stuff.
Don't know if that helps but it was easier for me than odining back, and uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers to see if it magically decided to work again.

Froyo or gingerbread? This is going to sound stupid, but if you are on gingerbread or cm7/cm9, did you drop down the notification bar and select "usb storage"?
This is new coming from froyo.
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make sure that USB debugging is off.

Try reinstalling the drivers. Also until you can get that working you can pop your micro sd into the adaptor and pop it into your laptop and transfer the files onto it.

all of the above
check drivers
make sure usb its not set to debugging.
also make sure to dial ##8778# and make sure its on PDA not modem.

It asks me to search for the drivers and when it does nothing comes up. Also even when i hold the power off button where you can cut the phone off/boot into recover/usb data storage. the usb data storage isnt clickable. I tried the drop down notification but there isnt even i connect to usb tab even there, I have usb debugging checked off and still nothing. Im really trying to find a way to odin since i think i got a bad download...im on gingerbread though.
Wonder if sprints updates had anything to do with this?

slabhurta said:
It asks me to search for the drivers and when it does nothing comes up. Also even when i hold the power off button where you can cut the phone off/boot into recover/usb data storage. the usb data storage isnt clickable. I tried the drop down notification but there isnt even i connect to usb tab even there, I have usb debugging checked off and still nothing. Im really trying to find a way to odin since i think i got a bad download...im on gingerbread though.
Wonder if sprints updates had anything to do with this?
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Google the drivers you need. Try a different cord and a different port.
Sent from my CM9 Epic 4G.

I posted this a while ago still diesnt work right i will get a new phone and that phones usb will work lll fuk the epic
sent using my cup phone nukka

Iam tryin tighy now to connrct phone to the tv same cable wifes evo. Works epic nothing pos phone
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Speedin07si said:
Google the drivers you need. Try a different cord and a different port.
Sent from my CM9 Epic 4G.
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what do i search, i just dont know. epic 4g drivers?

slabhurta said:
what do i search, i just dont know. epic 4g drivers?
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"Samsung Epic 4G drivers".
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slabhurta said:
what do i search, i just dont know. epic 4g drivers?
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Hell i think you can go to samungs website navigate to mobile and get them that way as well.
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The drivers are linked from the el30 full Odin post on the epiccm.blogspot.com blog
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Anyone else think Samsung Kies is a little retarded sometimes?

I have to unplug and replug sometimes to get my tablet to pick up... it might take a few times, it might be instant. I have this issue on both my laptop and desktop... and with both my Note 10 and my Tab2 7.0... would like to know if there is a 'fix', but just seems like it's so finnicky.
Doesn't seem to let me to look at the contents of the tab without Kies being loaded either.

Everyone has thought this since forever.
Kies blows.

I just find Kies looking a lot like a knock off of iTunes...

Yes
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Kies should be renamed Krap since that would be a more appropriate name. I try and avoid it if at all possible.

Totally unreliable

As i understand removal of Kies and OTa updates is part of XDA Developers membership terms .
jje

JJEgan said:
As i understand removal of Kies and OTa updates is part of XDA Developers membership terms .
jje
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Kies update itself more often than you had hot dinners. Every time I start it it has to update and not many updates for connected devices. I use S2, S3 & Note 10.1:laugh:

Are you guys using the latest version?
It has a ton of new features including a "lite" mode that's not as resource intensive. For N8000 users they also completley re-wrote Kies Air so that you can now view your call logs from your device on your PC as well send and receive text messages from your PC using your device's MMS feature.
The U.S. site usually has different versions of Kies. If your isn't the latest you can download it from the Samsung Korea site using the link below then clicking on the button outlined in the red box.
http://www.samsung.com/sec/support/pcApplication/KIES

Latest version of Kies has worked really good for me and I'm using it with 6 different devices
2 -Note10.1s
3 Galaxy S3s
1- GTab2 7"
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Yeah they've posted quite a few updates since I've started using it. I will check to see if there is a new one... but I dunno... I'm skeptical lol. I'm in the U.S., but my version is in Japanese, so I don't know if that matters...

Going to try the upgraded version. The old one i have not open for more then 2 times.haha

I hate kies anyway , i use mobilego app and its awsome and i can plug any android device

mexman2010 said:
I hate kies anyway , i use mobilego app and its awsome and i can plug any android device
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Poor Kies always gets a bad wrap but it's got some pretty cool features. Have any of you tried Kies Air? You can basically access and control all the content on your device via a browser. I use it to listen to music from my device over my PC's speakers.
For N8000 users, this was introduced in the latest version and it's awesome. A mini-Kies app sits in the system tray and when you turn Kies Air on via your device it automatically connects. If your device receives a call or MMS it appears on your PC. You can also use your PC to send MMS messages via your device. Quite handy.

It's utter rubbish.
And the way Samsung implemented their MTP service on the Note also sucks.
I'm constantly having to uninstall and reinstall the drivers to get the PC to see it as a device.
And Kies rarely connects reliably.
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BarryH_GEG said:
Poor Kies always gets a bad wrap but it's got some pretty cool features. Have any of you tried Kies Air? You can basically access and control all the content on your device via a browser. I use it to listen to music from my device over my PC's speakers.
For N8000 users, this was introduced in the latest version and it's awesome. A mini-Kies app sits in the system tray and when you turn Kies Air on via your device it automatically connects. If your device receives a call or MMS it appears on your PC. You can also use your PC to send MMS messages via your device. Quite handy.
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I think that's been there since 4.0.4 - at least it was on my 8013 before I did the German 4.1.1 update...
It is pretty cool... which leads to the obvious question: if Samsung can make something as cool as Kies Air - why is Kies Desktop so sucky?

Never use KIES... I can transfer songs, movies and other things to and from the pc using the note like a portable drive... I have CWM to backup my install.
The only thing I've ever used KIES for is the USB drivers and I can get those now anyway....

Firmware upgrade failed. Do you want to recover?
Recover: frezzes
Cancel: Ask again
Samsung logic is mind blowing
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OTA Update disappeared

I have the Droid Turbo 2 through Verizon.. The Marshmallow update popped up on my device about a week or so ago and I ignored it. I thought if there was going to be a root for this phone, it would be before the update... So i waited.
Now though, when I go to download marshmallow or do/search for the update, it says I'm up to date (yet it says i have v5). It won't seem to detect the v6 update.
I've been looking all over on what I can do to update. I've tried using the Verizon android update app, but it wont detect my phone (???) and there's no way to do the update using Fastboot. And I'm not clearing the Google Services Framework as I've read way too much on how it can mess up the device.
Does anyone know what I can do to remedy this?

I think Verizon pulled the update a day or two after it went live. Probably due to some reported issues. I don't think they've made it available again yet.
I'll bet if it has been pulled for additional testing, we won't see an update until after the April security patch is published by Google (and maybe they'll also throw in wifi calling?).
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houseonfire said:
I have the Droid Turbo 2 through Verizon.. The Marshmallow update popped up on my device about a week or so ago and I ignored it. I thought if there was going to be a root for this phone, it would be before the update... So i waited.
Now though, when I go to download marshmallow or do/search for the update, it says I'm up to date (yet it says i have v5). It won't seem to detect the v6 update.
I've been looking all over on what I can do to update. I've tried using the Verizon android update app, but it wont detect my phone (???) and there's no way to do the update using Fastboot. And I'm not clearing the Google Services Framework as I've read way too much on how it can mess up the device.
Does anyone know what I can do to remedy this?
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We have three Droid Turbo 2's since November. The first two got the update "on time", downloaded and installed both parts with no problem. The third one, however, was never offered the update, and then over the last couple of weeks, despite checking for updates several times a day, it was never offered on that phone.
I tried connecting the phone to my own laptop (a Dell XPS15 - Windows 10). While the laptop recognized the phone, and I could transfer files back and forth, the VSUA (Verizon software upgrade assistant) never responded to having the phone connected. I tried moving the cable from one of the 3 USB 3.0 connections to the sole USB 2.0 connection - still no joy.
Finally, I installed VSUA on another laptop and also tried a different USB cable. It took about 30 seconds, but this time the VSUA actually recognized the phone and offered the update.
The OTA updates had been offered as two files: the first relatively small, and the second 1.1GB. This time, via VSUA, I was only offered a single update - and it was large, and took a long time to download. The install was also pretty slow - but in the end it worked, and the phone was fully updated to the same version that our other two phones were up to after the two OTA updates.
My suggestion: round up a couple of different very good USB cables. Make sure you're using a USB 2.0 port on your computer -- not USB 3.0; I don't know if that's superstition or not, but stories online seem pretty consistent that this is needed to make VSUA recognize your phone, and it worked for me. Make sure your phone is set to "MTP" mode in the USB options when you connect to your PC.
As I noted above, it took several tries on two different laptops, but VSUA finally worked for me, found and installed the update. It takes patience, but should work. Worst case, if you still have no luck, see if you can locate another computer to try - again making sure you're using a USB 2.0 port. I really think that, if you're persistent and methodical, you'll be able to install the update.

So, what's your Android version now? 6.0 or 6.0.1?
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bobyn said:
So, what's your Android version now? 6.0 or 6.0.1?
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All three are still at 6.0
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I posted this on the Marshmallow 1 of 2 thread under the Droid Turbo 2 General forum, I had the same issue with my wife's phone. I used Verizon SUA utility and was able to update with no problem. Hope this helps.