I absolutely hate what Lollipop has done to my phone (constant home screen redraws, everything is slow to load, the volume buttons are ridiculous), so I want to go back to KitKat until Sony gets us to 5.1. However, it seems the only link I could find for the US firmware is dead. So my first question is: does anybody have the 157 firmware for the US? (And if not, what firmware could I use that would be closest?)
And second, the FlashTool will allow users to install older firmware, right? Coming from the HTC world and the RUU process, you could only install older firmware if you were S-Off (which I'm not), so I want to make sure before I get too far into this.
Any help with this is hugely appreciated. I've tried living with Lollipop (it's actually fantastic on my Nvidia Shield), but the phone is so frustrating to use right now that i just can't take it anymore.
As with HTC's RUUs for Sony you can use XperiFirm to download and create the original ROM from sony flashable with Flashtool.
ponchofiesta said:
As with HTC's RUUs for Sony you can use XperiFirm to download and create the original ROM from sony flashable with Flashtool.
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XperiaFirm only gave the option to download the current firmware. Is there a way to have it find older ones?
This is what I see:
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I don't have a PC here. If you select your region, you should see the available ROMs in the third column (the most right). If there is only 14.5.* you could also try anouther region.
What are the drawbacks of using the wrong region? (i.e. if I use a T-Mo UK file)
I use Customized DE and I once tried Customized IL. It worked and looked the same but there were some apps missing (which I didn't need). Maybe for other region are other differences.
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My Phone was unlocked with the custom Kernel, after to many Problems i relocked the phone and resetted everything with the Xperia Companion. Now that the new Android 8.0 Update is out i cant update it through phone or xperia companion, it says its not possible to update. Does anyone here know what to do?
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My Phone was unlocked with the custom Kernel, after to many Problems i relocked the phone and resetted everything with the Xperia Companion. Now that the new Android 8.0 Update is out i cant update it through phone or xperia companion, it says its not possible to update. Does anyone here know what to do?
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has the update been released for your specific variant though?
and also, what happens exactly when you want to update via de phone? does it say your phone has the latest software or it says what exactly? screenshots perhaps?
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has the update been released for your specific variant though?
and also, what happens exactly when you want to update via de phone? does it say your phone has the latest software or it says what exactly? screenshots perhaps?
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When installing through phone it restarts and then just goes back to the desktop with a notification that it cant update. Updating with xperia companion gives an error message when it fails
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The thing is, it doesnt eve start updating at all, it just restarts and gives this error.
I just did another repair through Xperia Companion and everything works fine now
Hi everyone,
I've a situation, i've got a used Samsung S8 from the UK, and it's working so far perfectly with my carrier (Moroccan one), and i'm trying to update it (via settings) but it always says that there's no update yet, and i'm thinking about doing it manually with Odin, but i'm worried if i install the wrong ROM or something it might lock my phone and i can't use my sim anymore, so my questions are:
1/ How can i know if my phone is already fully unlocked.
2/If i install a rom manually should i go with the UK version or the moroccan one?
3/ in case i install the wrong rom with the good (PDA / CSC) but with a different region, what're the risks?
(Here bellow Firmware / Service provider screenshots)
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Try connect your S8 to PC, and run Samsung Switch (on PC). It should say after some minutes, that there´s a newer version of firmware
Flashing stock rom with different build number and baseband version on S8
Hi,
Extreme newbie here, So I got the latest Oreo update on my S8 . since I want to go back to nougat for some development reason I decided to flash a stock nougat firmware on my device. My build number is G950FXXU1CRB7 but the version I downloaded is G950FOXM1AQK7 but the region is same . So I want to know if I flash this ROM on my s8 , will it cause any damages ? if so , what will be the possible damages that can cause ? Thanks in advance .
Hey fellas,
I've done some flashing on android before, but only on smartphones, instead of a car multimedia. My model is ZED AN817DK.
It looks like this:
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The launcher it came with is kinda disgusting, so I installed Nova Launcher instead.
Regardless, the system barely works, even on the stock settings / factory reset status.
Apps are crashing, changing the audio option in Waze takes a whole 2 minutes to even open up the menu for the option
(the app works but the input is unresponsive for 2 minutes until the menu appears).
I've tried contacting the shop I bought it in and they sent me a "firmware" update in the form of an APK file that will not launch in the device. I don't think I saw an option in it's administrator settings or anywhere else to update firmware via file (only check for firmware update - and it's always "up to date").
So I think I'll resort to flash a custom rom on this. I'm a bit worried since in the scenario where things go wrong I rely only on a pen hole style reset button which I don't fully trust to reset successfully if a custom rom is installed.
Is there a general flashing guide for these devices? How safe is it, as in what are the chances of completely bricking the device?
Are there general or common roms that work well on these devices?
I've been looking for the firmware for this device for a long time and I can't find it, I need your help please. What I can do? Or do you know any custom rom? The stock rom would help me a lot, thanks... :C
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//G930A\\ Oreo 8.0 Latest Stock ATT Odin files G930AUCUBCTB1
Full ODIN stock ATT files. Download one file, unzip to 4 files, put in ODIN and flash. I take no responsibility if anything goes wrong. You don't need to be on certain baseband to flash this, you can flash this directly from any baseband version...
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Sebas310 said:
//G930A\\ Oreo 8.0 Latest Stock ATT Odin files G930AUCUBCTB1
Full ODIN stock ATT files. Download one file, unzip to 4 files, put in ODIN and flash. I take no responsibility if anything goes wrong. You don't need to be on certain baseband to flash this, you can flash this directly from any baseband version...
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Would you know what would cause the recovery/boot program to update system - show Erasing after flashing ? Thx in advance!
I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 G930AUCUBCTB1 purchased in Colombia, I need help! I've upgrade it to 8.0 and the phone has signal, detects the sim but Emergency calls only. I want to downgrade to 6.0 but I cannot find the proper firmware that works. Any help?
I had this old tablet and want to install LineageOS on it.
The tablet has the following software version.
Model SM-T555
Product Code VD2
Country Germany (Vodafone)
Security Patch Level 2017-08-01
OS Version Android 7.1.1
PDA T555XXU1CQHA
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I have tried many ways offered via xda and google search
to show up this setting and none seems to work.
- 7 days method
- fix No OEM Unlock by removing SIM
- etc.
What can i do to unlock the bootloader to
- install TWRP
- install LineageOS
- install root etc.
Thanks for your support.
Have you already tried connecting to the internet and checking for an update?
I'm a few days beyond this step, and this vid seemed to help me on a Tab A SM-T295. Lots of stupid back and forth stuff but hey I got there in the end
I tried this steps several times no sucess with it. Also no software update available.
Now i am looking for a general software image from samsung (no Vodafone stuff) to install it with Odin.
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I tried this steps several times no sucess with it. Also no software update available.
Now i am looking for a general software image from samsung (no Vodafone stuff) to install it with Odin.
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It appears you have a tablet that is locked by the carrier. You may need to get Vodafone to unlock it.