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I plan on exchanging my phone really soon (sometime this week). Resets randomly and has poor battery life when IDLE. Does anyone have an idea of how long stores usually take to get the updated system version of phones? Thanks in advanced!
why dont you just do the OTA update?
I've got the phone for about 2.5 weeks now and haven't had one random reboot till the update. Now i've gotten 3 random reboots so far. I guess it's just one of those things you have to live with with a smart phone.
graemegb said:
why dont you just do the OTA update?
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lol smh yeah I should probably do that first. I just didn't want to have to worry about the new root method. Also, it didn't say, but has the new update fixed the reboot issues with those who have had that problem and then updated?
I just setup my AT&T s7 edge today. All has been great for the past 6 hours. Now my sm-g935a just downloaded a new at&t software update.
Anyone have this same update today or get this installed yet? Do we know what it includes? I will dig around for more details myself, maybe my phone was behind in updates.
UPDATE/EDIT: I think for me it might be a security patch. Noticing I am Android security patch level Sept 1, 2016. Is this the current?
Current AT&T patch for S7e is 11/01/2016. I checked last week and there was no update for Dec.
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donclary said:
Current AT&T patch for S7e is 11/01/2016. I checked last week and there was no update for Dec.
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Ok, thanks much. I will push this one through and see where it leads. Thanks again.
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Ok, thanks much. I will push this one through and see where it leads. Thanks again.
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Good luck getting it to go through, I had to go to at&t online and have them force push the update earlier this week, then the touch on the phone went out and couldn't use certain parts of the keyboard. Replacement phone I got, they can't even get the update to force over.
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Good luck getting it to go through, I had to go to at&t online and have them force push the update earlier this week, then the touch on the phone went out and couldn't use certain parts of the keyboard. Replacement phone I got, they can't even get the update to force over.
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It installed. Up now with October security patch level...
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It installed. Up now with October security patch level...
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And you still aren't up to date. There's an APK1 update from November that won't go through unless you call or chat with them. I gave up trying to get rid of it; the first S7 Edge I got on Christmas Eve, updated it to APK1 and rooted it, crashed 5 times in 10 days, then the touch sensor on the lower right went out. Then, tried to update to the October software, rooted, crashed, reset and Odined the September software, rooted, fine.
Why is it not allowed through or I'm not seeing it?
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And you still aren't up to date. There's an APK1 update from November that won't go through unless you call or chat with them. I gave up trying to get rid of it; the first S7 Edge I got on Christmas Eve, updated it to APK1 and rooted it, crashed 5 times in 10 days, then the touch sensor on the lower right went out. Then, tried to update to the October software, rooted, crashed, reset and Odined the September software, rooted, fine.
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I have APK1, just got the phone today. I can root on APK1 right? Been searching for a few hours now and haven't found a definitive answer. If you could point me in the right direction, it would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I considered rooting to uninstall all the junk ware. It seems though it can be somewhat risky. Plus it seems to give some buggy results and given the s7 is not perfect in any way, I'm personally settled to just leave it the way it is. Was hoping that update I saw last night was a prelude to a nougat upgrade.
I just came from the Note 7... Well I still have it... Anyway I don't mind buggy processes and or Idc about tripping Knox either lol. This phone is gonna be my play phone till the Note 8 comes out :cyclops:
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I considered rooting to uninstall all the junk ware. It seems though it can be somewhat risky. Plus it seems to give some buggy results and given the s7 is not perfect in any way, I'm personally settled to just leave it the way it is. Was hoping that update I saw last night was a prelude to a nougat upgrade.
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Use package disabler pro to freeze junk. Doesn't free up space but stops them from running.
ShrekOpher said:
Use package disabler pro to freeze junk. Doesn't free up space but stops them from running.
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Thanks. I will give it a try. I disabled/uninstalled all I could so far.
Dzion said:
I have APK1, just got the phone today. I can root on APK1 right? Been searching for a few hours now and haven't found a definitive answer. If you could point me in the right direction, it would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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I did the October update, rooted, crashed phone. Did the November update, rooted, crashed phone, touch screen went out. Replaced phone, October update, rooted phone, crashed phone, downloaded September software, rooted phone, applied all tweaks, no problems.
Hey XDA,
Am a new user and i need some advice on the new Andriod O.
In the past I had the Andriod 7.1.1 and my got the BLOD. I sent the phone back to and got another one with Andriod 7.0.
I never upgraded the version because i didnt know if it was safe and now seeing that Andriod O is out. Am just wondering if its safe to upgrade?
Am considering to unlock the Bootloader and USB Debugging just in the event something goes wrong i guess i can always install a new ROM or something.
As i really dont want to be hurt again
Any advice for a newbie?
Thanks in advance.
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Hey XDA,
Am a new user and i need some advice on the new Andriod O.
In the past I had the Andriod 7.1.1 and my got the BLOD. I sent the phone back to and got another one with Andriod 7.0.
I never upgraded the version because i didnt know if it was safe and now seeing that Andriod O is out. Am just wondering if its safe to upgrade?
Am considering to unlock the Bootloader and USB Debugging just in the event something goes wrong i guess i can always install a new ROM or something.
As i really dont want to be hurt again
Any advice for a newbie?
Thanks in advance.
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The android version isn't what causes the BLOD but a degraded battery is what causes it. It is completely safe to update to O.
DEVILOPS 007 said:
The android version isn't what causes the BLOD but a degraded battery is what causes it. It is completely safe to update to O.
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Okay when i called Hauwei support they told me it was a problem with 7.1.1 thats why i never updated.
So does that mean that the BLOD can come back? Or was it due to an inferior battery used on some devices ?
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Okay when i called Hauwei support they told me it was a problem with 7.1.1 thats why i never updated.
So does that mean that the BLOD can come back? Or was it due to an inferior battery used on some devices ?
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It depends on how well you look after your battery. This issue is mostly present on the Nexus 6p as AFAIK but it can happen on any device. Just try to look after your battery by charging to the max of 80% and try not to go under 30% too often. What Huawei told you assuming you understood them correctly was BS and likely a way for them to put the blame on Google and not their hardware. Degraded batteries cause bootloops. If you already had the issue once then it will likely come back so you should definitely change the battery if you can't get Huawei to send you a new one.
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It depends on how well you look after your battery. This issue is mostly present on the Nexus 6p as AFAIK but it can happen on any device. Just try to look after your battery by charging to the max of 80% and try not to go under 30% too often. What Huawei told you assuming you understood them correctly was BS and likely a way for them to put the blame on Google and not their hardware. Degraded batteries cause bootloops. If you already had the issue once then it will likely come back so you should definitely change the battery if you can't get Huawei to send you a new one.
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I guess what Hauwei was saying was BS but google didnt offer any help just said to contact them.
I try honestly try to look after the battery, i normally let it charge to 100% at night and take it off before i sleep. I dont leave it on the charger ever or longer than i need. Then charge it again around 20-15% back to full.
If i was to charging at 30% to 80%, i dont think would give me alot of time and would have to charge more often. Wouldn't that harm the battery more?
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Degraded batteries cause bootloops. If you already had the issue once then it will likely come back so you should definitely change the battery if you can't get Huawei to send you a new one.
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This is the second phone they sent me, so it doesnt have any more warranty. Am hopeful it can last and would have to replace anything. :fingers-crossed: Are there any sources for good battery replacement ?
Capt_JuMbO said:
This is the second phone they sent me, so it doesnt have any more warranty. Am hopeful it can last and would have to replace anything. :fingers-crossed: Are there any sources for good battery replacement ?
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Your first thought was the correct one. Start by unlocking your bootloader and then update to 8.0 and enjoy your phone. If/when you ever have a battery issue there are plenty of places to have it replaced at a reasonable price. Android software version was never the cause (or cure) to a bootlooping phone, so you got some bad information there.
Doesn't look like the samsung site has the latest info on this update, but my phone just updated to this firmware, curious to see what this addresses.. i hope network performance lol
Downloadin it now appears it's a small update 165mb
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December security patch
Not real helpful but...
I got it early this morning, here in Nashville TN.
Does this fix the data/voice dropout? (DNS, data and voice not working even though the 4G icon shows)
I thought this was Sprint bogging down my "unlimited data". Glad to know its not just me experiencing this issue. I had no issues when I first got my phone in October. Something told me not to download the update smh
Lyvewire said:
I thought this was Sprint bogging down my "unlimited data". Glad to know its not just me experiencing this issue. I had no issues when I first got my phone in October. Something told me not to download the update smh
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Yeah, my phone became unusable. I had to restart to get data/voice working. This would happen randomly multiple times a day.
I had to send the phone back to Samsung for repair and all they did was send it back with the old software.
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Yeah, my phone became unusable. I had to restart to get data/voice working. This would happen randomly multiple times a day.
I had to send the phone back to Samsung for repair and all they did was send it back with the old software.
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Sounds like you already did everything I was thinking of doing already. Did that at least solve the issue. I wonder how they was able to roll it back being Samsung usually blocks it. Last hope may be the Oreo update..
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Sounds like you already did everything I was thinking of doing already. Did that at least solve the issue. I wonder how they was able to roll it back being Samsung usually blocks it. Last hope may be the Oreo update..
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Yes, it solved the issue. I'm holding off on updates unless someone can confirm that the QL9 update fixes this issue.
The phone did not pass initial QC and Samsung replaced some internal parts as shown in the attached pic (the main board assembly I assume). I had the phone back in a week with software QI5.
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Yeah, my phone became unusable. I had to restart to get data/voice working. This would happen randomly multiple times a day.
I had to send the phone back to Samsung for repair and all they did was send it back with the old software.
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Yes, it solved the issue. I'm holding off on updates unless someone can confirm that the QL9 update fixes this issue.
The phone did not pass initial QC and Samsung replaced some internal parts as shown in the attached pic (the main board assembly I assume). I had the phone back in a week with software QI5.
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How long did the whole process take and which version are you on now. I didn't wanna go back further then the update with the call and surf but maybe willing if it fixes the issue
Can I still install the Oreo beta after I installed this latest sprint OTA?
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Can I still install the Oreo beta after I installed this latest sprint OTA?
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No you need to Odin to BQL5 then you can flash the CRA2 Oreo update.zip
Can you Odin to BQL5 from BQL9?
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Yes
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Okay, i tried to go from BQL9 to BQL5 and it does not work. model dismatch fail in odin.
Hi guys,
I bought a htc u ultra when I was living in Australia but early this year I moved to Sweden. Now my issue is that android 8 is out, but my phone can't find the ota update. How come? I have received other ota updates in Sweden but the oreo update will not be found. Is there a way I can get it pushed to the phone?
I've contacted htc, but they are bloody useless, they just tell me to contact Google which I can't even find a email address or anything for help.
Hoping some bright spark can help me.
No help for you. Your device CID is for Australia and for this region the update is not yet released.
So why couldn't the retard at htc just tell me that? I swear they have the worst customer support ever. Told them this is my last htc mobile
Willan Zar said:
So why couldn't the retard at htc just tell me that? I swear they have the worst customer support ever. Told them this is my last htc mobile
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Like they care about you. Statistically you got yourself a budget phone that is pretending to be of premium level. That means your next purchase will be in 2-3 years.
I'm blunt but that is life. I made my decision of getting this piece knowing there is almost no community and is already forgotten by manufacturer. It was cheap so I didn't care if I brick it by customizing. It the moment I'm working on a dirty port of LineageOS to it so I won't rely on HTC (unless I hit the kernel issues). If succeed I might consider sharing it bit wider.
But anyway - don't get too emotional. There is literally nothing that great with Oreo to get angry over. You could actually flash the LeDroid 2.1. It has been reported to work with Nougat backbone. So you get Oreo with Nougat Radio and Kernel. But then really say bye to HTC direct updates if they ever happen.
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It was cheap so I didn't care if I brick it by customizing. It the moment I'm working on a dirty port of LineageOS to it so I won't rely on HTC (unless I hit the kernel issues). If succeed I might consider sharing it bit wider.
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please:victory:
Oreo 8.0 Released in Australia!
QDT said:
No help for you. Your device CID is for Australia and for this region the update is not yet released.
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HTC contacted me via social media to inform me that as of today, May 31st, the Android 8.0 Oreo update is available for HTC U Ultra phones purchased outright in Australia! Mine updated to 2.21.710.3 today.
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HTC contacted me via social media to inform me that as of today, May 31st, the Android 8.0 Oreo update is available for HTC U Ultra phones purchased outright in Australia! Mine updated to 2.21.710.3 today.
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Then I suggest you to make TWRP copy of the system partition just after upgrade and share it with @LeeDroid so he could update his custom ROM also for Australia.
I just got the upgrade too - I can't believe how laggy it is now.
Haven't performed a reset yet, hoping it will clear up after a few days.
Extremely disappointed...
Battery seems *slightly* better however!
lachlanwilliam said:
I just got the upgrade too - I can't believe how laggy it is now.
Haven't performed a reset yet, hoping it will clear up after a few days.
Extremely disappointed...
Battery seems *slightly* better however!
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I did a factory reset and first few weeks was ok - much better than on nugat. But now after two month of use I see that slowdowns and lags are more common. Especially when the phone gest worm it can literatury stars to crawl.
Actually I'm thinking to upgrade to U11
Update: the battery is absolutely shocking now.
Tested it yesterday, left on a table after charging all night to 100%
Screen turned on twice throughout the day and after 6 hours and 25 minutes it's at 1% and the power off warning is shown.
Spoke to HTC support who have ignored my last 3 messages so won't be getting a HTC phone again.
Absolutely ridiculous.
Was a fantastic phone after first purchasing it (first 3 months) but now after 6 months - shocking
lachlanwilliam said:
Update: the battery is absolutely shocking now.
Tested it yesterday, left on a table after charging all night to 100%
Screen turned on twice throughout the day and after 6 hours and 25 minutes it's at 1% and the power off warning is shown.
Spoke to HTC support who have ignored my last 3 messages so won't be getting a HTC phone again.
Absolutely ridiculous.
Was a fantastic phone after first purchasing it (first 3 months) but now after 6 months - shocking
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Did you try a factory reset?
Or check e.g. gsam batters stats from play store and have a look at doze/active stats or warlocks and so on, mostly there is an app (or system) running in background and consuming battery
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Did you try a factory reset?
Or check e.g. gsam batters stats from play store and have a look at doze/active stats or warlocks and so on, mostly there is an app (or system) running in background and consuming battery
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Yep,
it's been reset 3 times so far.
I did have a look at gsam, what a great application - thanks!
Have a bunch of wakelocks - mainly around Google Fitness (I definitely don't use it) and a bunch of wifi 'wlan rx wakelock' too so currently troubleshooting that,
One thing I did notice however - on attempting to clear the cache partition, I have some notes in the 'recovery mode' screen
"handle_cota_install install cwpkg to /cache/cota/cwpkg.zip
handle_cota_install install cwprop to /cache/cota/cw.prop
E: cant open /sys/class/power_supply/battery/capacity
handle_cota_install: Cant mount /sdcard"
That battery one doesn't sound very promising.... perhaps that is one of the reasons why? The phone doesn't know what size battery is installed because it can't read the capacity configuration file?
I'm not rooted so I can't check to see if it's present myself
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HTC should fix this sort of thing - i'm not sending it away to get looked at/reflashed for 3 weeks
Remove/never update the google app