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Hi all...did OTA 4.3 update on i9505 last week and the update failed.....the phone overheated during the installation and started bootlooping after that.
Connected the phone to Kies to see if it would detect the phone and sort the issue but it didn't even see it.
I was determined to keep the phone stock for warranty purposes so I downloaded the android SDK to get the ADB tools to see if I could connect that way. After a ton of tinkering I finally managed to get a connection. I then proceeded to try to locate the right ROM for the EE network in the UK so that I could either install by ODIN or via recovery seeing as I could now transfer files via ADB....
Now that Hotfile is down.....I can't locate the file successfully.
I crumpled and decided to try a custom ROM. I grabbed a 4.4 google edition and installed that....It booted up fine and I was able to insert all my details....then it crashed....I tried to restart but it got to the splash screen and restarted over and over......it was pretty hot so decided to turn it off for a while and remove the battery..
I let it cool down overnight and turned it back on.....it loaded up fine....I kept it in power saving mode and only turned the screen on to check that it was still alive.....it lasted about 5 hours into the day then had a major crash and started bootlooping again....
I have now tried going back to a BTU (non network specific) 4.2.2 ROM via ODIN but that is just boot loopiong. I have also used a i9505 PIT file to reset the partition table and then reinstall a standard ROM but no go.
I have tried Cyanogenmod too.....it got me to the sign in details then crashed and bootlooped......it basically bootloops until the battery runs out or it overheats...whichever comes first!
I am at the end of my current level of talent and looking for ideas on where to go next... The battery serial starts with "BD" so is apparently not one of the ones that are affected by previous issues.....the phone is only 1 month old
Anyone have any ideas....I thought soft bricks were generally fixable?
Update - I have now installed a stock ROM but it is for MK1 (India??) rather than EVR (EE - UK)
I was able to get it started up fine and it sat quite happily overnight on charge with no issues (WIFI and mobile data were on...sim card and SD card were installed)...made a phone call this morning and it was fine...that was a couple of hours ago.
I just downloaded a small app update via mobile data and the phone crashed and started bootlooping...
Took out battery and left for 5 mins and it has now booted up again without issue..
I am mucho confused!!
Are there any apps to track faults similar to Event Viewer in windows....I am pretty sure that I have a hardware issue but it may be caused by software...
Any help would be much appreciated.
cheers
fuzzynavel said:
Update - I have now installed a stock ROM but it is for MK1 (India??) rather than EVR (EE - UK)
I was able to get it started up fine and it sat quite happily overnight on charge with no issues (WIFI and mobile data were on...sim card and SD card were installed)...made a phone call this morning and it was fine...that was a couple of hours ago.
I just downloaded a small app update via mobile data and the phone crashed and started bootlooping...
Took out battery and left for 5 mins and it has now booted up again without issue..
I am mucho confused!!
Are there any apps to track faults similar to Event Viewer in windows....I am pretty sure that I have a hardware issue but it may be caused by software...
Any help would be much appreciated.
cheers
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here you go sir try to find your stock room /provider from here and flash it via odin.http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/
Edit: Remember flashing a new 4.3 stock may lead you to a newbootloader , Please read it here :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447832 or either you can either flash the 4.2.2 stock pre-rooted rom from here (xxBMGA)http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250824 then reroot/recovery then use any Custom rom to flash via recovery in order to keep your old bootloader. i hope this make sense. thank you
Thanks Repulsa,
Already been through sammobile and many other sites looking for the correct ROM but as Hotfile is down there are no real sources...
I have come across many sources in China etc but they are downloading at 5kbps and would need a week to download 1.4 - 1.7GB
I have just checked my voicemail and made another call and the phone is fine....
I am thinking that I have an issue with the chip that handles mobile data....I am only on HSPA not LTE at the moment as I am outside of an LTE area....(LTE at home but HSPA/3G at work)
Will do more testing with downloading data over the mobile and also on WIFI and see if I can track down why it is crashing!
Thanks Repulsa,
Already been through sammobile and many other sites looking for the correct ROM but as Hotfile is down there are no real sources...
I have come across many sources in China etc but they are downloading at 5kbps and would need a week to download 1.4 - 1.7GB
I have just checked my voicemail and made another call and the phone is fine....
I am thinking that I have an issue with the chip that handles mobile data....I am only on HSPA not LTE at the moment as I am outside of an LTE area....(LTE at home but HSPA/3G at work)
Will do more testing with downloading data over the mobile and also on WIFI and see if I can track down why it is crashing!
fuzzynavel said:
Thanks Repulsa,
Already been through sammobile and many other sites looking for the correct ROM but as Hotfile is down there are no real sources...
I have come across many sources in China etc but they are downloading at 5kbps and would need a week to download 1.4 - 1.7GB
I have just checked my voicemail and made another call and the phone is fine....
I am thinking that I have an issue with the chip that handles mobile data....I am only on HSPA not LTE at the moment as I am outside of an LTE area....(LTE at home but HSPA/3G at work)
Will do more testing with downloading data over the mobile and also on WIFI and see if I can track down why it is crashing!
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I let u latest STOCK ROM for UK EE EVR (everywhere) if u are interested -> Enjoy it
Put on the stock MK9 ROM last night.....watch you tube videos and played games to get it to overheat and die but, although it got hot, it stayed working....
In other news.....I tried to look at my calendar this morning and it crashed and started bootlooping.....I need to find some way to track what is going on at the time it crashes.
fuzzynavel said:
Put on the stock MK9 ROM last night.....watch you tube videos and played games to get it to overheat and die but, although it got hot, it stayed working....
In other news.....I tried to look at my calendar this morning and it crashed and started bootlooping.....I need to find some way to track what is going on at the time it crashes.
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Go to Apps - Settings - More - About device and make us a beaty screenshot about :fingers-crossed:
Hello,
My girlfriend bought new Galaxy A5 2016 (gold) on 15/03. Already while I was completing some settings (Google acc / Sams acc "in" and install of such mere apps as viber, skype, facebook..) the phone restarted on its own twice, without any logical explanation (no significant load, no root, since the divice was almost stock).
This bug has occured while this week two or three times a day. Unfo I cannot associate it with any app or particular action. The phone reboots even in sleep mode or when screen is active.
It doesn't look like hardware deficiency. I tried to delete Google Play Services updates (suggested by local Sams support), hardreset and etc., however - no success. The phone continues to restart its own
Have no idea what to do Can you help me?
best regards
Teleri said:
Hello,
My girlfriend bought new Galaxy A5 2016 (gold) on 15/03. Already while I was completing some settings (Google acc / Sams acc "in" and install of such mere apps as viber, skype, facebook..) the phone restarted on its own twice, without any logical explanation (no significant load, no root, since the divice was almost stock).
This bug has occured while this week two or three times a day. Unfo I cannot associate it with any app or particular action. The phone reboots even in sleep mode or when screen is active.
It doesn't look like hardware deficiency. I tried to delete Google Play Services updates (suggested by local Sams support), hardreset and etc., however - no success. The phone continues to restart its own
Have no idea what to do Can you help me?
best regards
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Are you use memory card/sd card? Try to remove that...
It happened to me the same thing on my old Desire S... The battery were not firmly pushed in its location... So, you could verify that!
hi,
i have the same trouble with my new A5 2016. the phone reboot from itself during the night or the day without any reason... happened 4-5 since March, 14.
a friend with the same a5 2016 has same issues.
We have no SD card, no root, stock.
if anyone have a solution, that would be great !
Model : SM-510F
HellBouy said:
hi,
i have the same trouble with my new A5 2016. the phone reboot from itself during the night or the day without any reason... happened 4-5 since March, 14.
a friend with the same a5 2016 has same issues.
We have no SD card, no root, stock.
if anyone have a solution, that would be great !
Model : SM-510F
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Reflash stock rom...
I don't have this issue at all , try a factory reset or flash a stock rom.
Hi,
I've bought a A5 2016 in February (Rom stock, No root, dev options unmasked) - Since then, I've Had 3 power off on its own. I've followed forums and wiped my cache. But this morning I had my phone restart on its own.
I'm quite mad at Samsung for now.
Maybe try calling samsung support?
I have had this problem with my A5 too. Whenever the device updates some app, it re starts.
What exactly occurs during the restart? Does the phone vibrate and show "samsung galaxy a5 (6) powered by android" or does it simply play the boot animation without audio.
If the second option is happening with you., then I suggest you re flash the stock Rom. You can get the stock rom from you mobile or San mobile.
I have the A5(2016) from 2/3 weeks but I never had this problem. If you have the A510F model you can try the German firmware (A510FXXU2APC4 - (build version LMY47X.A510FXXU2APC4). Flash it via odin and donwload the firmeware from sammobile.com. for odin guide see here http://forum.xda-developers.com/samsung-a-series/help/rom-stock-firmware-samsung-galaxy-a5-t3305863
To Ahmad89:
Thanks for your response. I actually had logo A5-6 powered by android during restart. I remember to have switched on WiFi connection before it restart (i know that updates occurs only when WiFi's on). That may be an explanation. there may may have been an attempt to update. But the "switch off on its own" event seems more annoying. I did remember one time my phone went off when charging and at that time i used non official Samsung charger. perhaps it was linked to fast charging and a powerless charger that shuted the phone off. What about the two others occurrences when it went off? (the phone being in stand by mode). I can imagine every scenario but no valid explanation.
To zyxw :
I've had the phone update to XXU2APC4 since 3 hours.
I'll do my best to stay in touch for relevant news.
Thanks.
Parmaggedon said:
To Ahmad89:
Thanks for your response. I actually had logo A5-6 powered by android during restart. I remember to have switched on WiFi connection before it restart (i know that updates occurs only when WiFi's on). That may be an explanation. there may may have been an attempt to update. But the "switch off on its own" event seems more annoying. I did remember one time my phone went off when charging and at that time i used non official Samsung charger. perhaps it was linked to fast charging and a powerless charger that shuted the phone off. What about the two others occurrences when it went off? (the phone being in stand by mode). I can imagine every scenario but no valid explanation.
To zyxw :
I've had the phone update to XXU2APC4 since 3 hours.
I'll do my best to stay in touch for relevant news.
Thanks.
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which one ?? Germany (DBT) firmware ??
Tell me if you will have again the random reboots!
zyxw-androidiani said:
which one ?? Germany (DBT) firmware ??
Tell me if you will have again the random reboots!
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I had the update by Kies I presume. I did it by updating the phone in settings/software update. I had several times used Odin for my note 3 but for my A5 i didn't want to flash the whole ROM. My country is France. The New baseband is A510FXXU2APC4 and the version Number is LMY47X.A510FXXU2APC4.
At this time no restart or shut off by its own - but too soon to validate.
I will do a wipe cache very soon.
I'll warn you once restart or shut down happen, if so. :fingers-crossed:
We have the same build version so maybe you will not have the problem!
I have PC4 too , no issue so far.
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I have the phone fro 7 days and reboot it himself one time. I dont remember if do this after or before update to apc4. Will see. For now, I'm happy with this phone. I'm dissapointing about no screenmirror.
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No restart on its own since my 8 day's last post. Hope this will last...
Pd1 firmware version, 128mo usd kingston, official usim from provider, no reboots at all, same with february and march update, everything fine, everything smooth...
i had also same problem in my new galaxy A7 2016 but after hard reset it works fine..and i observed this happens bcoz of poor ram managment n samsung touch wiz software issue ...so might b it will ressolve after marshmallow update..i m also waiting for new update.
i have same problem when i use VPN
I have android 6 and not use touchwiz. I use another launcher and OpenVPN and work fine from 1 year.
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Hi there, I'm experiencing some issues with my new bought phone Huawei P8 Lite(ALE-L21 Single-Sim locked in Vodafone Romania).
The first issue and that's kinda important is the notification one; I won't receive for example Facebook's Messenger messages, when phone it's locked or often on home screen. I've given priority on that damn task killer, I did anything recommended on all forums and sites, even from WhatsApp's thread about receiving delayed notifications, I also installed that Push notifications app;
When I said I often receive notifications on my home screen it's beacuse they are delayed I think. I want to fix this so bad so I made a thread about this. Everything has priority, even networking apps, the lock screen has the default theme, I really don't know what to do anymore.
And the second one is about the common double tap execution when writing or tapping or anything else. I'm experiencing some troubles there too, especially when I'm writing, the phone is executing the second tap without my action and I don't know how to fix that.
I'll let some informations about my phone..
I've purchased this phone on 31th of May, 2016
The model number is ALE-L21/Single Sim
The build number is ALE-L21C02 B140
Android 5.0.1 with EMUI 3.1
Phone isn't rooted or modified, and I want to fix these without rooting if it's possible.
well .. you have 2 options:
1. Check notifications manager from notifications panel
2. Upgrade to marshmallow: upgrade to b170 then upgrade to b564 and hope this will fix your problem xD
About the double tap: that is an often problem on this huawei and you can fix that by upgrading to last version of marshmallow.
Can't find an notification manager, may you show me where it is?
And about the versions I found only b170 but it's from spain and I told you that I'm a little bit scared beacuse it's locked in Vodafone Romania
It doesn't matter from where it is, it's official from huawei. It doesn't matter if it's locked in vodafone romania, mine was also locked in vodafone romania, and i have b565 now
You won't brick your phone.
Here it's notification manager:
If you can't find notification, it means that this option is not available on 5.0
May you give me some links to the updates, please? I really don't want to f**k up the phone
Update via local update: make a folder named dload on your internal memory or sdcard an put the update.app inside of this zip
Then, update with the same procedure to 6.0 by installing update.app from this zip
ALE-L21C02 B140
It looks that Your phone is branded and I don't know if You will have balong bug after upgrading the system to B170 and upper. I recommend you to make a debrand process but it needs an unlocked bootloader. When You decide to do it remember to have done a backup of Your data!
Azaradel said:
ALE-L21C02 B140
It looks that Your phone is branded and I don't know if You will have balong bug after upgrading the system to B170 and upper. I recommend you to make a debrand process but it needs an unlocked bootloader. When You decide to do it remember to have done a backup of Your data!
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Oups, didn't read c02 xD
But i don't think it's a big problem, even if he has balong, he can install vendor or change it.
Could you explain me what's "balong" and "vendor"; I'm sorry but I'm completely parallel with these kind of "deep" stuff in phones..
Balong is a bug that appears when you are installing a firmware that is not for your country and it's a problem with the version not showing properly. The vendor file will fix it.
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And where can I find the vendor file, to avoid the balong bug?
And also is it a problem if I update my One-Sim Phone with an Dual-Sim FW?
That's strange, why are you having b140 on single sim?
And why you want to update with a dual sim version on single sim?
Just install b171 first then install b551, at last install b565 via ota.
Vendor file is inside firmware archives.
Hi,
I bought this phone Huawei P8Lite (ALE-L21) without being connected to any network carrier.
Before I start to unlock bootloader, install TWRP and Root the phone, I checked the system version and EMUI and the rest of the information needed before update to Marshmallow 6.0.
Before I had the following info:
OS: Lollipop 5.0.1
EMUI: 3.0
(ALE-L21C432B200)
At this point I had no update via OTA - (to the Android 6.0 Marshmallow), and made only unlock bootloader
After several hours of searching, I found that I could do a local update (B560 Marshmallow Firmware [Europe] - Dual SIM) available by Huawei.
Link: http://www.carbontesla.com/2016/06/download-huawei-p8-lite-l21-b564-marshmallow-firmware-europe/
I checked Huawei PDF on how to do the update but does not mention Required Version and proceeded to local update.
So far so good, the phone did the update without any problem.
I checked OTA for new update and the phone made update for B564 - Also mentioned by Carbontesla.com
Link: http://www.carbontesla.com/2016/06/download-huawei-p8-lite-l21-b564-marshmallow-firmware-europe/
Phone did the update (B564) without any problem, then I proceed installing TWRP and then I root the phone.
All work beautifully, but I noticed that whatever the application I use both SMS, Facebook, Whatsapp, GMail, takes too long to receive notifications.
I do not know if he was already with this bug when the phone was with Lollipop 5.0.1 with (ALE-L21C432B200) and EMUI 3.0
I have not had time yet to reset the phone to factory settings and verify that fixed the bug, I will do this weekend week :fingers-crossed:
Can someone help me?
pedra3000 said:
Hi,
I bought this phone Huawei P8Lite (ALE-L21) without being connected to any network carrier.
Before I start to unlock bootloader, install TWRP and Root the phone, I checked the system version and EMUI and the rest of the information needed before update to Marshmallow 6.0.
Before I had the following info:
OS: Lollipop 5.0.1
EMUI: 3.0
(ALE-L21C432B200)
At this point I had no update via OTA - (to the Android 6.0 Marshmallow), and made only unlock bootloader
After several hours of searching, I found that I could do a local update (B560 Marshmallow Firmware [Europe] - Dual SIM) available by Huawei.
Link: http://www.carbontesla.com/2016/06/download-huawei-p8-lite-l21-b564-marshmallow-firmware-europe/
I checked Huawei PDF on how to do the update but does not mention Required Version and proceeded to local update.
So far so good, the phone did the update without any problem.
I checked OTA for new update and the phone made update for B564 - Also mentioned by Carbontesla.com
Link: http://www.carbontesla.com/2016/06/download-huawei-p8-lite-l21-b564-marshmallow-firmware-europe/
Phone did the update (B564) without any problem, then I proceed installing TWRP and then I root the phone.
All work beautifully, but I noticed that whatever the application I use both SMS, Facebook, Whatsapp, GMail, takes too long to receive notifications.
I do not know if he was already with this bug when the phone was with Lollipop 5.0.1 with (ALE-L21C432B200) and EMUI 3.0
I have not had time yet to reset the phone to factory settings and verify that fixed the bug, I will do this weekend week :fingers-crossed:
Can someone help me?
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Check battery management and give access to work in the background for apps You need. Eventually check notification centre too.
Azaradel said:
Check battery management and give access to work in the background for apps You need. Eventually check notification centre too.
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Yes, I've been checking battery management if everything with access to work in the background for apps, and it seems to be ok and notification center too.
It continues with the same delay / bug
I hope this weekend to reset the phone to factory settings and verify if it keeps the same problem.
Check Wi-Fi sleep, and set it to off from Power Saving tab
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Krokodillo said:
Check Wi-Fi sleep, and set it to off from Power Saving tab
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I checked and is always on, no sleep.
Today is the day, I'm going to reset the phone to factory settings and then check if all is ok.
I'll be back once I have the result:fingers-crossed:
Before starting to reset the phone to factory settings, I made backup all my personal files and a recovery with TWRP if something wrong happened.
It seems to be all right after the whole process
I receive all notifications like any other phone in normal operation, no delay :good:
But before I celebrate, I will be alert to phone with daily use to make sure that everything continued well.
Thanks for all the help :good:
Hey.
Bought my A2017G from Italy and am in the UK trying to work out how to update it to 7.1.1.
I upgraded it from marshmallow via a manual update but now the build is A2017GV1.1.0B01 and all the sites with the latest update say I need B11 to upgrade to the B05 Spanish June release.
I have had a few niggles with the phone such as I call someone and they can't hear me and hang up. Internet reception isn't great on giff gaff o2 either.
I'm sort of hoping an update might solve these issues.
My phone is not rooted as I want to keep my 2 year warranty. I've contacted ZTE Europe on Facebook but they are not replying.
Does anyone know if I can flash the B05 Spanish 7.1.1 directly over my b01 or not?
I thought I'd take the phone out the box and it will would just get the ota updates.
You should be able to just flash the B05 with Updater or in stock recovery.
Just download the full B05 ROM and unzip to root directory of your internal storage or SD card. Then open the system update and it should detect the ROM right away.
Want to upgrade. Still in original situation as OP - advice?
Re OP. I realise this is a year old now and maybe this is called bumping (I don't know) but I'm still in nougat 7.0 B01.
After I wrote OP, I got sidetracked with life (mother of toddler and no time to decode cryptic advanced phone stuff anymore) lucky if i get a hot cup of tea! ?
Now I'm still suffering from calls where person other end can't hear me when i call them till i turn speaker phone on and off and on. Phone is slow too and battery not great. Have never had an OTA update (in UK.)
If I get any time ever I need a super clear process I can follow.
So. Do I need to
A/ back up all my internal data
B/ make sure battery fully charged
C/ Can I then just download the latest 7.1.1 b10 firmware and install it over my 7.0 b01? Or, do I need to go through each update first e.g. b02, b03, b04 etc etc? How do I know a firmware is the full file not an update?
D/ Can I send my IMEI to ZTE to apply for OTA updates and if so who do I email? Exactly like for the UK?
Sorry for sounding dumb but I really just don't have the time to learn it figure this stuff out and I've read so many threads tonight on here but no one seems to have my ancient firmware still.
Thanks for replying in advance ?
fluttershutter said:
Re OP. I realise this is a year old now and maybe this is called bumping (I don't know) but I'm still in nougat 7.0 B01.
After I wrote OP, I got sidetracked with life (mother of toddler and no time to decode cryptic advanced phone stuff anymore) lucky if i get a hot cup of tea! ?
Now I'm still suffering from calls where person other end can't hear me when i call them till i turn speaker phone on and off and on. Phone is slow too and battery not great. Have never had an OTA update (in UK.)
If I get any time ever I need a super clear process I can follow.
So. Do I need to
A/ back up all my internal data
B/ make sure battery fully charged
C/ Can I then just download the latest 7.1.1 b10 firmware and install it over my 7.0 b01? Or, do I need to go through each update first e.g. b02, b03, b04 etc etc? How do I know a firmware is the full file not an update?
D/ Can I send my IMEI to ZTE to apply for OTA updates and if so who do I email? Exactly like for the UK?
Sorry for sounding dumb but I really just don't have the time to learn it figure this stuff out and I've read so many threads tonight on here but no one seems to have my ancient firmware still.
Thanks for replying in advance ?
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Literally charge it, download the full Nougat B10 update file (update.zip of 2.7Gb), put it in the root of an SD card or internal storage (prefer SD), go to settings/system update and the app will see the update file. Go from there. No need to go up in steps when already on a Nougat system. Always good to back up but these updates preserve user data provided it all goes smooth.
ZTE won't help you at all. Don't need to do anything with the IMEI. People can lose their number when flashing the wrong things but what you're doing is just a standard update. The main thing is, if you have a US, Chinese or international model, use the correct ROM for it and your IMEI is not lost. From what you've posted, your phone should be an A2017G which is printed on the back of the phone.
ZTE A2017GV1.2.0B10 is the latest official Nougat for the G (international).
My new A2017G B08 has no problem finding and connecting with my old LG G2 - but when trying to connect it with my trusty Bluetooth speaker, the Axon doesn't even see it. And while I can find the Axon within just 1-2 seconds from my PC with a BT-Stick, the other way around the Axon doesn't see the PC.
I can life with not finding the PC, but what can I do to make it work with the speaker? The G2 has no issues with that either so the speaker's bluetooth does work.
Go into settings/location and ensure high accuracy is selected. It can improve bluetooth scanning.
RobboW said:
Go into settings/location and ensure high accuracy is selected. It can improve bluetooth scanning.
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That didn't help. Still, the speaker does not show up when searching for devices.
had the same issue ! b09 fixed it
Mine was fine on B04 and B08 and is still fine on B09 but I don't use any old BT speakers, most devices are fairly new. The car stereo is probably the oldest. It dates back to 2010 with a 2012 firmware update on the BT module.
caesar170988 said:
had the same issue ! b09 fixed it
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Well, B08 is the latest version I'm getting via OTA update. I guess if nobody else comes up with a solution/tips that might work there's nothing I can do but wait for (hopefully) an Android 8 update that has the issue fixed for my device
Eiion said:
Well, B08 is the latest version I'm getting via OTA update. I guess if nobody else comes up with a solution/tips that might work there's nothing I can do but wait for (hopefully) an Android 8 update that has the issue fixed for my device
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Don't rely on OTAs... If your bootloader is locked just go to the download center, download the B09 zip, put it in the internal storage and go to the Updates tab, it should appear there
Yeah, if I waited for an OTA my phone would still be on Marshmallow. They had problems with OTA and stopped doing them and advised to do SD updates so you have to download. Could be that a SD update may fix it.
Even then, the latest on the Australian web site is B04. I got B08 from Germany and B09 from Switzerland. It's an international ROM. I don't download from anywhere but ZTE websites.
We rely on other XDA members finding the updates and posting here that it's available.
RobboW said:
Yeah, if I waited for an OTA my phone would still be on Marshmallow. They had problems with OTA and stopped doing them and advised to do SD updates so you have to download. Could be that a SD update may fix it.
Even then, the latest on the Australian web site is B04. I got B08 from Germany and B09 from Switzerland. It's an international ROM. I don't download from anywhere but ZTE websites.
We rely on other XDA members finding the updates and posting here that it's available.
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The download center is basically all of those but unpacked and uploaded to androidfilehost. And all of that is made by @raystef66 . It's not like you're downloading them from some shady Russian torrent website
RobboW said:
Yeah, if I waited for an OTA my phone would still be on Marshmallow. They had problems with OTA and stopped doing them and advised to do SD updates so you have to download. Could be that a SD update may fix it. [...]
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The download center is basically all of those but unpacked and uploaded to androidfilehost. And all of that is made by @raystef66 . It's not like you're downloading them from some shady Russian torrent website [...]
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Guys, I have no idea how to do that and although I did root my G2 I'm not feeling very comfortable updating to anything but the official version for my German Axon 7. Meaning, if updating to the swiss version I'm pretty sure I'd lose my warranty.
Also, I'd need a very basic step by step instruction without too many technical terms (and a link to where to get the file) to feel save enough to do it. It's just that I cannot afford another phone should something go wrong.
So, I'd totally be interested in doing an update to a new firmware version since that might possibly indeed fix my problem (and possibly 1-2 others I have with the phone) - but I'm scared to brick it/lose warranty. Any thoughts on that?
EDIT: I've just checked the ZTE website for downloads and I'm a bit confused... version B10 was Android 6 and version B08 is Android 7.1? So... version B09 is older than mine? Is that what you were suggesting, going back to an older version? Can I even update backwards? Usually devices say something like "The software installed on your device is already the newest version" or something along those lines whenever trying to install a previous software version.
EDIT 2: Found "AXON 7(ZTE A2017G )SD card software package(344070B1405ZTE A2017GV1.2.0B09)N Version" on the ZTE website - but what does "N version" mean? Mine says on its back "ZTE A2017G".
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Guys, I have no idea how to do that and although I did root my G2 I'm not feeling very comfortable updating to anything but the official version for my German Axon 7. Meaning, if updating to the swiss version I'm pretty sure I'd lose my warranty.
Also, I'd need a very basic step by step instruction without too many technical terms (and a link to where to get the file) to feel save enough to do it. It's just that I cannot afford another phone should something go wrong.
So, I'd totally be interested in doing an update to a new firmware version since that might possibly indeed fix my problem (and possibly 1-2 others I have with the phone) - but I'm scared to brick it/lose warranty. Any thoughts on that?
EDIT: I've just checked the ZTE website for downloads and I'm a bit confused... version B10 was Android 6 and version B08 is Android 7.1? So... version B09 is older than mine? Is that what you were suggesting, going back to an older version? Can I even update backwards? Usually devices say something like "The software installed on your device is already the newest version" or something along those lines whenever trying to install a previous software version.
EDIT 2: Found "AXON 7(ZTE A2017G )SD card software package(344070B1405ZTE A2017GV1.2.0B09)N Version" on the ZTE website - but what does "N version" mean? Mine says on its back "ZTE A2017G".
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You're confusing everything... That is not swiss, it's international. The only thing that COULD void your warranty is unlocking the bootloader, and in some cases people have been able to still claim hardware warranty on their phones by saying that they have not touched the hardware. Also, ZTE provides those updates.
If something happens (it would be basically your fault, such as trying to update with 10% battery or updating with an A2017 or A2017U package) and your phone stops working, just call ZTE and claim warranty. Their update method failed, etc. etc. Although it is borderline impossible to mess up your phone with the stock update method... I think it even tells you that you can't update with less than X% of battery.
The updates are as follows: A2017GV1.0.0B01 to B11 was Marshmallow, and then came A2017GV1.2.0B01 to B09 which is Nougat. I have thought many times that it would have been a lot better if they called them, say, M11 and N09. But this is what we have.
It's not hard at all: Go to the Guides section, there you will find Raystef66's download center. Download the file called A2017G-N-B09 (??), NOT the one under "TWRP flashable Bootstack/Stocksystem images". Those won't work.
After it gets downloaded, connect your phone to the PC. allow MTP transfer from the phone. "Internal Storage" should appear as a folder. If you have an SD card it will appear as another folder beside that on your PC. Open Internal storage. Now that is called the root of the internal storage, where all the folders are located. Just take the zip and throw it there, outside of all the folders (outside of DCIM, Android, and all those).
Then go to the phone, Settings, Update, and select the update.
@RobboW @Choose an username... (thank you very much for writing down all the information on updating the phone!)
Ok, so I did the update directly downloaded from their website. The update worked - indeed though, as somebody else has mentioned elsewhere, the phone now seems slightly slower to react to inputs when scrolling/tapping through the menu. Anyways, that's besides the point.
I tried connecting to the speaker, but still, it does not show up when searching for devices. Interestingly though I tried to make a new connection from my old phone (where I had deleted the connection) and the G2 now also can't find it (although it worked fine when the connection was already set up).
I'm back to trying to get one or the other device connected again. If nothing works, I guess I'm screwed then.
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Ok, so I did the update directly downloaded from their website - followed their PDF instruction for Update via SD. The update worked - indeed though, as somebody else has mentioned elsewhere, the phone seems slightly slower to react to inputs when scrolling/tapping through the menu. Anyways, that's besides the point.
I tried connecting to the speaker, but still, it does not show up when searching for devices. Interestingly though I tried to make a new connection from my old phone (where I had deleted the connection) and the G2 now also can't find it (although it worked fine when the connection was already set up).
I'm back to trying to get one or the other device connected again. If nothing works, I guess I'm screwed then.
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Can you find the speaker with your PC?
Did you actually go into the PC's bluetooth settings to allow it to be visible?
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Can you find the speaker with your PC?
Did you actually go into the PC's bluetooth settings to allow it to be visible?
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Sure, I did that when trying to connect it to the PC.
Anyways, I was trying 10-15 more minutes and don't ask me how or why... I did nothing different from all the times before but I finally was able to find the speaker on the Axon 7 and set up the connection. After that I wanted to connect the Axon 7 to the G2 - and while the G2 found the A7 within a second, the A7 did not see the G2. And after that I also tried to connect the G2 again with the speaker which worked as well.
So, all that's left is connecting the PC to the BT speaker - but I guess that's no topic for this forum.
So, thank you guys for your contribution, without I might have given up a few days ago already. Now I made it and have an updated phone. :good:
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Sure, I did that when trying to connect it to the PC.
Anyways, I was trying 10-15 more minutes and don't ask me how or why... I did nothing different from all the times before but I finally was able to find the speaker on the Axon 7 and set up the connection. After that I wanted to connect the Axon 7 to the G2 - and while the G2 found the A7 within a second, the A7 did not see the G2. After I also tried to connect the G2 again with the speaker and that worked as well.
So, all that's left is connecting the PC to the BT speaker - but I guess that's no topic for this forum.
So, thanks for you guys for your contribution, without I might have given up a few days ago already. Now I made it and have an updated phone. :good:
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Semi-updated... you on B08?
The latest security patch is Dec. 1 and it's on B09. Just informing if you decide to update again
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Semi-updated... you on B08?
The latest security patch is Dec. 1 and it's on B09. Just informing if you decide to update again
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As I had mentioned I was on B08 before the update. I'm on B09 now.
Good stuff, my next suggestion was going to be if you have an option to reset the speaker. No need now.
Sometimes you could get stuck with too many pairings. It's good to delete un-needed pairings on the phone but on a speaker you generally can only reset.
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Good stuff, my next suggestion was going to be if you have an option to reset the speaker. No need now.
Sometimes you could get stuck with too many pairings. It's good to delete un-needed pairings on the phone but on a speaker you generally can only reset.
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Yeah, I thought of that too and searched the manual for it - but didn't find anything. Then I tried several button press combinations while on or while turning it on... you know, sometimes they simply don't put every function in the manual. But nothing seemed to do it. Or maybe it did - how would I know, it has no display.
But anyways, it works and that's all that matters
@ Eiion,
Have you fixed your phone's problem? I experience the same problem, so have you try other different PC and Bluetooth?
Delete all synced devices in bluetooth list. Then try to sync your device. Seems to work for me.