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[Xperia Arc General] commodoor:
No he doesn't he is still on 181. My phone also says 2.3.3 it happens after a tweak. The update isn't public yet.
[Xperia Arc General] law910:
yes me too.. It appears others are ok with emailing with exchange etc...

I guess it's only a small portion of people having problems with setting up exchange mail on their phone?

Is there a reason why it works for some and not for others???
[Xperia Arc General] DemonicHawk:
The stock android email app that's posted here works with hotmail active sync: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1063414

I recall the reason it working for some people and not others is due to the type of certificate needed for the server. For hotmail specifically, I don't think anyone reported that working.
[Xperia Arc General] lil_devil:
can i update my rooted phone.?

Got a query....

i have rooted my phone...so can i still expect to get the update..??
[Xperia Arc General] lil_devil:
Chuck it...Just checked with the update sevice software..

and it says that the phone contains modified software..

guess no update for me until someone uploads the rooted version of the latest firmware :'(
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
Is your bootloader unlocked as well. I thought rooting won't matter. Could you confirm?
[Xperia Arc General] constin:
I have successfully re-flashed my rooted phone using SEUS before.

Unlocked boot loader won't work.
[Xperia Arc General] law910:
thanks for that.. i'm not a dev and don't quite understand all those tech terms with adb and the code.. can someone decipher it in simple words or a simple step guide please? that would be very helpful
[Xperia Arc General] lil_devil:
yup my bootloader is unlocked.

if i am not wrong you have to unlock your bootloader to root it right.??
[Xperia Arc General] kiz1983:
Previously, yes u nid to unlock ur bootloader to root ur phone..

But then, whn gingerbreak is available, u dun nid to unlock ur bootloader to root ur phone..
[Xperia Arc General] andy4eva:
a quick one ?

so does that mean if i root my phone with gingerbreak i would still be entittled for sony ericsson updates ?
[Xperia Arc General] constin:
Exactly what it means.
[Xperia Arc General] sonicdarack:
So how do I update then?

Unlocked and rooted...

Download the complete image and flash it?
[Xperia Arc General] vineelitsmylife:
Unlocking boot loader is to use custom rom. When a custom rom is used the user cannot claim the warranty and cannot update with SEUS. Whereas JUST unlocking the boot loader without using custom rom and/or Rooting the phone doesn't restrict the user from Claiming the warranty and Updating from SEUS. So problem arises only when a custom rom is used. :)
[Xperia Arc General] keijames:
maybe you are not able to update from SE. you need to flash it manually.
[Xperia Arc General] sonicdarack:
Which results in wipe of complete phone correct?
[Xperia Arc General] lil_devil:
So wat do u suggest I do..??

I hav done both..unlocked the bootloader as well as loaded a custom rom which was aready rooted
[Xperia Arc General] adiktz:
Wait for someone to upload the image, then use flashtool...!!!
[Xperia Arc General] lil_devil:
Is der a possibility of flashing back to a unrooted rom and enable myself to recieve updates...or is my basic problem the unlocking of my bootloader.
[Xperia Arc General] kiz1983:
If u r on unlocked bootloader, u cant update through SEUS, period..
[Xperia Arc General] vladuz976:
How do I find my firmware version?

in about Phone it says

2.3.2

model number says:

SO-01C

Build number:

3.0.D.2.79

So I guess I am not part of the .181 and .184 firmwares?

Is that for the european models? Meaning excluding the SO-01C ?
[Xperia Arc General] Darth Glacious:
Wrong, Arcs with unlocked bootloaders still can update via SEUS, it has been confirmed by Sony Ericsson some time ago.

There were some disadvantages to unlocking, but I'm too lazy this early in the morning to search for the article.
[Xperia Arc General] tomatos:
Is not European model! Is this a DOCOMO (Hong Kong/Japan) model. Here is a link: http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2011/001515.html
[Xperia Arc General] vladuz976:
That is what I am asking.

.181 and .184 is only the european firmwares.

Actually I am pretty certain I have the Japanese model, since I live in Japan and bought it from docomo.

Just wondering how compatible my firmware is with the european ones.

the system apps for changing themese etc. are usually firmware specific. Will this mean none of the .181 and .184 stuff will work for me?
[Xperia Arc General] kiz1983:
Tht is juz some BS.. Ask ppl who hav unlocked the bl in this forum n c whether they can update through SEUS..

Ive read the articles n tht is plain BS..
[Xperia Arc General] tomatos:
Make this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1096394
[Xperia Arc General] krycho:
In Poland,EU - branded Orange update still not available (tried SEUS/phone/PC Companion)
[Xperia Arc General] jatt101:
you can get the o2 firmware from here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1093523
[Xperia Arc General] Tejstar:
Is there an easy guide on how to create FTF files from the blob files?
[Xperia Arc General] kistigun:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1044974
[Xperia Arc General] Darth Glacious:
So far you are talking without proof, because there is nothing to update for them yet.
[Xperia Arc General] im_iceman:
Hi..I can confirm that seus does NOT work on an unlocked bootloader.. I tried a repair and it said that I had non standard software...

Sent from The Arc!
[Xperia Arc General] sejder:
Iceman ;

Can you please advise how did you updated bootloader unlocked version . where did you download the latest firmware?
[Xperia Arc General] im_iceman:
Here... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1093523

Sent from The Arc!
[Xperia Arc General] cherryfish:
Please, everybody. We had this discussion before. Some SE guys on Facebook apparently planted the rumor that you can get updates with unlocked bootloader as long as you didn't change anything. Maybe some support people have said the same.

However, this seems not to be true. People here on XDA have tried out and couldn't even use the "repair" function. Also, and this is probably the most important point, KalleD (Karl-Johan Dahlström from the SE Developer Program) has confirmed it here.
[Xperia Arc General] funkyblue04:
What about the Neo? Why is it excluded?
[Xperia Arc General] Rhesonance:
If I'm rooted on 2.3.2 (via GingerBreak 1.1), will I need to reroot when I do this upgrade?
[Xperia Arc General] jerrytea:
Does anyone know if this LT15i HK 2.3.3 rom will work on LT15a and its 3G functionality?
[Xperia Arc General] jatt101:
download the o2 or generic uk update i posted in my other thread, im using that on my LT15a, but make sure you save your APN settings
[Xperia Arc General] jerrytea:
3G's working in North America? I prefer nonbranded firmwares though
[Xperia Arc General] Mesho Arc:
I updated mine 2 days ago.

About gingerbreak, it is not working on 2.3.3.
[Xperia Arc General] jatt101:
yes my 3g works, just had to enter the apn, the o2 is pretty much non branded because it doesnt include any of the branding, but if you want you can flash the generic instead
[Xperia Arc General] jerrytea:
Thanks bro!! gonna flash mine tomorrow, just hit on your thanks meter btw.
[Xperia Arc General] jerrytea:
just to make sure, UK generic can silence the shutter sound?
[Xperia Arc General] ech000:
Any info for Neo upgrade to 2.3.3 with unlocked bootloader & rooted?

Any info for Neo upgrade to 2.3.3 with unlocked bootloader & rooted? SEUS already rejected my HK upgrade on Neo.
[Xperia Arc General] herasymcuk:
yes :) You can silence the shutter sound with the uk generic!
[Xperia Arc General] commodoor:
Am i the only one that's missing music control in lockscreen? Ok i like the notification of missed calls en received sms but i prefer music control in lockscreen.
[Xperia Arc General] jatt101:
Lol there's music control on the lock screen. Really
[Xperia Arc General] jerrytea:
Thanks meter +1
[Xperia Arc General] ChefChaudart:
An update, yes, but not for everyone :mad:
[Xperia Arc General] daveybaby:
So you update using flashtool. Is that such a big deal?
[Xperia Arc General] commodoor:
Where did you find the control? with the officiel lockscreen & music player
[Xperia Arc General] ChefChaudart:
Did I said that ? :p

When SE issue its tool to unlock bootloader, it said that update would be possible :confused:

p.s.

By the way, not everybody here ( including me ) are expert in updates and/or Androïd ...
[Xperia Arc General] sbong:
I don't see music control in lockscreen as well.. can't find any settings for it
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Charlie3999:
Ok guys I really need your help. I messed up flashing and because I did things in the wrong order. Here's what I did:-

1. I upgraded gen1 to gen 2

2. I then wiped data/factory reset without flashing clockworkmod recovery.

3. The phone then rebooted and stayed on the green man screen and thats it.

4. I managed to finally find a clockworkmod that would work v3.0.1.4 none of the others came on, it just stayed at the green man screen.

5. I try flashing and all it say's:-

Install from sd card

Finding update

opening update

E:Can't open/sdcard/update.zip

(no such file or directory)

Installation aborted.

I did another phone at christmas and that worked fine because I did it in the right order. But I do remember when I flashed the clockworkmod it was green and upsidedown, but I can't find one that does that now.
[Omnia 7 General] damird:
I have unlocked but T-Mobile UK branded Omnia 7. It is still on 7004 version, and Zune is still saying that my phone is up to date. I can't even update to 7008, not to mention No-Do update.

Does anyone else have same Omnia 7? Can you update your phone?

Thanks,
[Omnia 7 General] nickschot:
Yep, DT (T-mobile) should come in the next wave (tuesday, may 24th).
[Omnia 7 General] GTI WR6:
you can install chevron tool and debrand the phone. You will get the update notification immediately.
[Omnia 7 General] c-bone:
I just checked in zune and there is an update for my omnia (finally!). Tmobile UK branded.
[Omnia 7 General] spt1234:
same in germany with t-mobile D. Hopefully everything will go well, i have the defekt bootloader.

fyi the first update only installed the 7008 version but the second one was displayed immediately after that. Im still in the installation process, wish me luck
[Omnia 7 General] Freypal:
Good luck!

I have the defective bootloader so just did the resistor trick to get into download mode and applied the samsung patch. Not showing any available updates yet though. (I'm on 7390)
[Omnia 7 General] spt1234:
i have the defect bootloader as well and it went well, no problem with updating to 7392 and is got a new firmware and bootloader version as well. PERFECT! :)
[Omnia 7 General] comeradealexi:
Orange UK, still on 7008 :(
[Omnia 7 General] spt1234:
fyi, i posted this befor in another thread, perhaps this will help someone

---------

After the official T-Mobile (Germany) Update i also have new firmware etc.

OS: 7.0.7392.0

Firmware: 2424.11.2.3

Hardware: 3.15.0.4

Radio: 2424.11.2.2 (i think equal to the one of the newest firmware release I8700XXKC1 XXKB2)

Bootloader: 5.2.1.4

I had the defect Bootloader 4.10.1.9 before but everything went without a problem! Glad i didnt force any update. things that last will be good in the end ^^

I noticed, that if i swipe accidentially on the "back" or "search" button when surfing or in games, they will not be activated. Only if i lift the finger. PERFECT!
[Omnia 7 General] antonyfrn:
Got the update from nodo to the may update today firmware update that fixed the bootloader

OS Ver: 7.0.7392.0

Firmware: 2424.11.2.3

H/W : 3.15.0.4

Radio Software: 2424.11.2.2

Radio H/W: 0.0.0.800

Bootloader: 5.2.1.4

SOC Ver: 0.36.2.0
[Omnia 7 General] damird:
I also received 7008 update today, and 7392 right after that. Both installed without any problems, although I had bootloader that was not able to enter download mode. Now I have new bootloader 5.2.1.4. Is this one capable of entering download mode??
[Omnia 7 General] spt1234:
yes it is possible to enter the download mode now.

kudos to ms, tmobile and samsung, im really suprised after i expected the worst! Now the branded phones run even newer firmware than the unbranded.
[Thunderbolt General] MisterDonut:
Pretty Self explanatory. And if Verizon can tell i am using free tethering, can they do anything about it?
[Thunderbolt General] ProTekk:
Short answer: With their hotspot app? Yes. With Wireless Tether for Root Users? No.

End. of. story.

Myth busted.

Just don't expect to replace your home ISP with a damn phone and cry when you get smacked with an "unfair usage" fine because you chewed through 26 GB of data.
[Thunderbolt General] nerozehl:
I'm sure if they cared enough about what you were doing that they could probably deduce you were using it based on packet analysis.
[Thunderbolt General] ryanrp:
They could make some assumptions based on usage.
[Thunderbolt General] PJnc284:
I'd say be smart with your usage and don't push it. If you go overboard, it's liable to throw up a red flag and you really won't have any ground to stand on as it's a violation of your TOS. That said, what Verizon don't know won't hurt 'em.
[Thunderbolt General] nerozehl:
+1. If you are Torrenting, Usenet-ripping, etc.. I'm sure they'll catch on. If you're casually browsing the web, etc. then I bet it would cost them more money to cause a stink than it would to just let it go.
[Thunderbolt General] uniqueflips:
Yes, they can see where your packets are originating from. VZW just hasn't looked yet. There is no program that is a work around, rooted or not. They will probably let it slide till tiered data starts.
[Thunderbolt General] yareally:
True, but you can obscure the source and encrypt the contents of said packets via tunneling through secure proxy or vpn.
[Thunderbolt General] bogatyr:
VPN is my plan when they revoke the mobile hotspot. I'll send all my traffic, phone, tablet and laptop through VPN so they can't tell the difference between anything.
[Thunderbolt General] scook9:
All they can see is the top level headers of the packets which will simply show that they are coming to and from a phone. Anything beyond that involves actually inspecting the packet contents which is a horrendous violation of privacy and something they would be successfully sued for doing to customers without their consent.
[Thunderbolt General] ece4free:
More importantly, the PR backlash of doing something like that would be terrible for them - especially since the rules governing Net Neutrality for wireless ISPs are still in flux. They won't risk throwing public opinion even further in favor of increased FCC regulation right now.

It is not an issue of capacity either - a single LTE eNodeB can handle roughly twice the aggregate downstream throughput as a DOCSIS 2.0 node per channel, and there will eventually be more eNodeB's in the country than DOCSIS nodes. Take a moment to think about that - Verizon's LTE will likely more than double the total "network capacity" of the United States once complete. This terrifies Verizon. They want to keep people thinking that cellular networks are fragile little things that can't take the pounding that wireline ISP's can, so people will be OK with being nickeled and dimed for their data. They don't WANT to compete with cable internet providers (even though they would win) because it means they will become a dumb data pipe. Tethering is the last hurdle keeping them from becoming just that, so I wouldn't exactly expect them to play nice.
[Thunderbolt General] scook9:
I know that if the Thunderbolt I am getting gets good signal at my house I would consider dropping my FiOS line haha since they are about the same speed.

Ping would go from like 20ms to 120ms....big whoop still better than most of the country lol
[Thunderbolt General] shawncrobbins:
They will see your amount of usage and send you a letter to stop. Just be smart and don't try and download 1GB movies through your phone.
[Thunderbolt General] scook9:
If I decide to stream through my phone they can't do anything about it. Netflix is supported on an Incredible hehe, how can they prove that I do not just like watching TV on my phone alot? Add HBOGo to that and you have ALOT of traffic on the phone that is perfectly justifiable
[Thunderbolt General] PJnc284:
You'll likely just get throttled as their top 5% throttle policy is impartial to how you used the data. What they classify as top 5% and the throttle speed is still unknown.
[Thunderbolt General] scook9:
I find it hard to believe that they can enforce such a policy without providing some information on how they classify that data usage, otherwise they could throttle everyone and say we were in the top 5% data usage then never have to worry about network congestion
[Thunderbolt General] jodell22:
I believe as it keeps getting easier and easier to root phones we'll have more and more people tethering their phones without paying.

That's not too big of a deal, until you get the people who go home and cancel their cable or dsl, and start using their phone as their primary internet source. Not that it would hurt verizon if people did that. But get a few people streaming netflix through their dvd players on LTE and see what that does to verizon's network. It wouldn't take many people doing that before verizon start's paying attention.

The ISP I work for did a test a few weeks back to see exactly how much bandwidth is being used by netflix. We had a little over 30 customers eating up 75% of our bandwidth. that 30 customers was about 10% of our customer base.
[Thunderbolt General] scook9:
Netflix is the largest source of downstream traffic after all haha. My point was, that downstream can come to a phone legitimately without tethering so how will they be able to discriminate on tethering people vs. just netflix users

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Netflix-Sandyvine-BitTorrent-Downstream-Upstream,news-11226.html
[Thunderbolt General] ProTekk:
IMO, why can cellular providers dictate what we can/can't do with the data we purchase? If home/business ISP's pulled that, there'd be hell to pay and a huge outcry. Data is data. It is that simple but cellular providers are working on a dictation level at every step from hardware and software right down to the kilobytes we use.
[Thunderbolt General] rsk2mc:
i heard they were going to monitor your usage and start tagging you if they caught you, i use the wireless tether app all the time never heard a word yet
[Thunderbolt General] l7777:
The short answer is Yes and Yes. The full answer is technical and it depends on how they are feeling that day.

If you're using it occasionally when you're away from home, they probably aren't going to care. If you dump your landline ISP and use tethering exclusively for internet, you can bet they'll care. Mostly what they'll do is just tell you to knock it off or pay for tethering. If you really piss them off, they can terminate your contract.
[Thunderbolt General] iLLusive_:
Wait so root users sincerely believe that Verizon can't see them install an app on their phone on their network? Pretty confident unless you are somehow hacking the program onto the device they know everything you do as well as goggle.
[Thunderbolt General] scook9:
"Hacking a program onto the device" meaning copying an .apk to the sd card and installing it? lol

I would hardly call that hacking. Anyways, Google may see statistics about what apps are on what devices but unless it got there through the Android Market they do not know what apps you have.

And you are of the opinion then that Verizon is monitoring all the traffic to and from every phone in a hugely invasive manor? (Only way they could know what is going on other than the header of the outermost frame)
[Thunderbolt General] jodell22:
One major difference between streaming a video on your phone compared to streaming it over a blueray player (the reason I stated blue ray player originally) is the quality of video coming into the device. Your phone doesn't need full 1080p video being streamed to it, so it won't burn up as much data. Your blue ray player will stream at 1080p (if you're on LTE that is.. On 3g you're only downloading at about 1mbps on verizon, 1.5 at a max which will only get you about 360 or so i believe, maybe a bit more)

As for ISP's not monitoring these kinds of things, believe me they are. We are. Everyone is monitoring netflix right now because of the strain it's putting on everything. For a couple months, until our latest bandwidth upgrade we had all netflix streaming limited to 1.5 meg. It does hurt.

Like I said, if people just casually use the wireless tethering app and don't abuse it, we're all going to be fine. If people start replacing their primary internet source with their unlimited data plan on their phone, we will all get hit with tethering charges.

I'm sure somewhere in their contract in fine print, there is an excessive usage policy in place that they can nail us on.
[Thunderbolt General] parasense:
Net neutrality does not apply to wireless networks. The operator has the right manage the network. They have a huge hole too, security. If tethering is seen as a security threat, you see...

Anyhow... You're spot on about the anti cometative posture. Tethering is a reality though. So there is an incentive to reduce services even in the presence of capability and capacity. It is a business model. Especially since capacity has been a rational against the telecomm in FCC rule making for wireline biz.

Deliver by Epic 4G xda app
[Thunderbolt General] nepperz:
Think about it like this.. the hammer is coming, it sucks, i rely heavily on the wifi tether...
[Thunderbolt General] Zyxwvu44:
they can see that you have root when your phone refuses an OTA update. Then when you go crazy and use 50 geebees in a month, they can clearly deduce whats going on....
[Thunderbolt General] iLLusive_:
Think you take too much offense to the word hacking when it can simply mean to alter, or modify software and we all know that process of rooting falls under that measure. So obviously anyone can install most .apk to their device but you are being really naive to think they don't know who is using these apps and has rooted their device. There is no invasion of privacy it is THEIR network and they can watch anyone using services which break their contracts. In using a tethering service you are violating your contract because Verizon offers a service in the mobile hotspot.

Now don't get me wrong I see the purpose in wanting something for free and doing so thinking it is well within your "rights". End of the day if big red wants to do something about it they have all the legal rights to do so. So I would never think just because they aren't doing major things to stop it right now (outside trying to remove all tethering type of apps from market) means they don't care. They have to make completely sure the best method and I'm sure if there is 10's of thousands of people doing this that loss of contracts has to outweigh the choice of paying software / hardware coding to block these "hacks" from allowing people to cheat the system.
[Thunderbolt General] scook9:
You can be rooted and still use alot of data without tethering. Rooting voids warranty but not TOS, rooting and jailbreaking and perfectly illegal as proven in court

Additionally, there are ways to tether without rooting. And I never acted like tethering will not violate the TOS, I know it does. I just feel that being forced to pay for tethering violates morality more :D
[Thunderbolt General] nerozehl:
All these arguments beg the question as to whether tunneling is really worth it.
[Thunderbolt General] a-n-d-r-e-y:
had a question, what is VPN?

and a comment - my comcast agreement states that my unlimited internet is capped at 250gb a month. if i go over that, they will give me a warning a few times, then cut me off the plan. so even the ISP have a cap. i think i would be fine with a 100gb - 150gb a month cap. that would cover 8 hours a day of streaming sports on sat and sundays and casual use during the week day