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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superlubu:
:eek::eek: Don't try, I bricked the phone after complete the update action :eek::eek:

Following your link, I copy 01.00.07's xml to 01.00.00, set up the apache server to serve this two xml files.

And also copy release_note.txt and disclaimers.txt to the right place.

After that, connect the phone with static ip, point the DNS to my DNS server... Check the major update, success!

Then I follow the instruction in //ad-dl02.4sh.jp/verupflo/dash/support/d/sh-01d/download/update/sd_update.html

download the 4xxMb exe file, extract the content to a empty SD card, insert it in phone and try to update.....

Everything goes fine, it passes checking files, and start update after a reboot.

However, tragedy is that it halts in the waterproof boot screen now..... I think it is now bricked. :crying:

Well... I think it is time to get a Fujitsu F-10D $_$
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheeseus:
Ah, I am very sorry to hear this!

But I am also surprised to hear your phone did discover that a update was available. It's good to know my method works... well... sort of...

Here's an idea for anyone thinking of trying it: before you start the update process, that is, before you even hit the "Check for update" button, make sure you switch your phone to Japanese! Sharp are known to have neglected the English side of things and with some other models there have been similar problems when updating with the phone's language set to English.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mudkipstar:
I feel the pain for you. But from what I am reading you are not on 1.00.07 b4 you update? Wouldn't that cause problems? But its amazing you can "see" the update

I am confused by the methods lol. Are we:

1) No matter what phone version you are on e.g. 1.00.04 or 1.00.01, you "fool" the phone to update straight to ICS without being in 1.00.07.

or

2) Use the "fake" servers you setup on your own and update to 1.00.07 first b4 updating to ICS via Wifi/Sdcard.

I think method 1 may cause problems as I read somewhere all the patching DoComo 1.00.01 > 1.00.07 done it actually serves as a base to get the phone up and running properly for ICS.

or

3) Suggested by blackwp, I think this is most realistic and doable.

Since we have permanent root on our devices, we can somehow get someone to make a CWM for our device and backup the 1.00.07 ROM and this can be uploaded and shared to all users so we can updated to ICS.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheeseus:
The method I describe, and which is based on the SH-12C update method,

skips

the incremental update to 1.00.07. It worked for the SH-12C, and it *should* work for the SH-01D. Several people had bricked their SH-12Cs implementing this method, but the vast majority managed to update successfully. I reckon it should be the same in the case of the SH-01D. Do not take this, however, as advice to try it.

Regarding the *need* for the software updates: the ICS should contain everything necessary for the phone to work properly when installed. It seems weird to me that it should require some Gingerbread manufacturer updates in order to complete successfully. After all, these minor updates do not fix anything of vital importance on the SH-01D.

Here they are:

1. December 21, 2011 (1.00.01): fixes a problem with charging using a "FOMA AC adapter 02" where in rare cases the charger does not charge the phone.

2. January 24, 2012 (1.00.02): fixes a sound distortion problem when playing videos on YouTube or using the music player.Also fixes some issue with turning Wi-Fi ON/OFF when rebooting.

3. February 22, 2012 (1.00.04): fixes an issue with the beep sound for an incoming call while another call is in progress.

4. May 29, 2012 (1.00.06): fixes a problem with garbage characters when uploading files to some websites (or something like this). Also fixes flicker issue when scrolling Google Maps.

5. July 12, 2012 (1.00.07): fixes an issue when sending files over IR and there is a date difference (?). Also fixes a problem with SDXC cards.

(* Descriptions are based on Google machine translation. Read them yourself in Japanese here: http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/support/utilization/product_update/list/sh01d/index.html , scroll to bottom)

Now, none of the above seem vital for the phone's operation that would impede the successful upgrade to a new version of the OS, not even the SDXC issue. However, the major update page shows the update being performed with the phone switched to Japanese. As I said above, the Sharp/Docomo developers may have forgotten to test it with the phone in English - this has happened with other phones and is known to have caused problems (bricking). It is stupid that they may have made such a mistake but it happens.

I am not sure if the open source files released on the SH Developers site contain the actual updates that are required in order to perform these minor updates ourselves, out of Japan. The preconditions the software update app checks for are: phone must be on Docomo network, and must not be roaming. How will you cheat that?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mudkipstar:
Hahas get a plane ticket to Japan? Anyways those update look "small but they are really "big" for me as I am on 1.00.01. The youtube hang and sound lag issue is really really bad.But yea they may not affect ICS since they are all GB updates, trust me I been reading all those everyday in hopes of ICS arrival way b4 u posted them here.

I think the CWM backup method shouild be the safest method to do as u wouldn't have such a high chance in bricking your device that way. But really hope you find an workaround soon! Good Luck.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] murphytang:
did anyone know what is it?

htt ps://sh-dev.sharp.co.jp/android/modules/oss/index.php?/sh01d
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superlubu:
I feel really pain too :laugh:

Yes, I use the method (1), my phone was in 1.00.01. What I can say is... I know the risk to doing such 'faking' tricks, but I am quite surprise that the phone goes brick directly, after a seems-to-be-normal update process, haha...

Anyway, I've got a new S3 (Korea version, quad-core 2G Ram LTE) from the store yesterday, well its performance is very, very remarkable... but I miss my beautiful SH-01D :p

And the vendor promise to help me send the bricked SH-01D back to docomo to see if it can be fix (hopefully).

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Yes, I totally agree with you that those 1.00.02~07 should not be necessary before performing the major update, so I take the risk and try. Unfortunately I was sacrifice :laugh:

However, as I am learning Japanese so I am using Japanese interface in SH-01D and during the update process, I was also using Japanese system to do every step...

So, if you are planning to try in Japanese, I would like to stop you ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mudkipstar:
S3 korea version? thats nice but too mainstream :laugh::laugh:. No more underwater activities for you :silly:

Ok back to the serious part it can definately be unbricked just the cost of it. Since the vendor is sending it back to docomo you can ask him to get your phone up to ICS :highfive::highfive:. You should have asked your vendor if he's willing to do for you in the first place hahas. Cause in my area it costs SGD$100 to get a update? Just to get an update :eek::eek: SGD$100 :eek::eek:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superlubu:
Woo. SGD100.. that's about HKD600, a little bit cosy.

At the first thought I want to get a F-10D, which is also a quad-core CPU phone, and water-proof, this is most attractive to me. And in the shop they have another Korea phone, SKY Vega S5, although it is only a dual-core phone, but it has a 5-inch IPS mon, support LTE network, and with nice custom interface. The most important is, it just cost HKD3680 !!!

I stays in the shop and struggle between these three options, finally I choose S3 just because few weeks before, my wife said that she would like to get a S3.... So, if I get S3 first, if I think it is not suitable for me, I have one more chance to get another one :p !
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martindesu:
Just updated my SH-01D to ICS; muuuuch better.

Would any users here like a video review? I might be able to do one this weekend. If yes, PM me with what you would like covered.

It's a different phone now :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mudkipstar:
You stay in Japan too? :crying::crying: Lucky!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martindesu:
Video's up:

[YOUTUBE]uvR0oxJr_mI[/YOUTUBE]

Yeah, I live in Tokyo :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KJx89:
Lucky you, not only for the phone :)

Regards

Kappa
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackwp:
That is is excellent. Thanks Martin.

BTW, the video camera is supposed to be better now. Apparently you can take stills while videoing.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trution:
Nice video. I got one blue one as well. Now when i see closely,i i think because i use the dock quite often, now my phone cover is scratched by the two lines on the dock :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KJx89:
Mmm I want ICS!!! :(

I'm in Italy and I don't want to change phone, it's a souvenir of my journey in Tokyo :(

Regards

Kappa
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BTatHome:
We all want ICS, if only to make the phone a little more usable.

I recently hard reset my phone, and now have no idea how to set it up again for a UK network.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KJx89:
Why? Was not unlocked by NTT Docomo?

Regards

Kappa
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheeseus:
If by "set it up for a UK network" you mean get internet to work on it, go to Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Access Point Names, then press Menu and choose New APN. Then fill in the Name (you could make something up based on your carrier name, e.g. Voda Net), and then fill in the APN, which should be provided by your carrier. Save this (press Menu and choose Save), then go back and make sure the newly created profile is selected. That's it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BTatHome:
It was unlocked, as it was working fine when I first got it.

Basically after the reset I had trouble making calls (the UI seemed very different to the original one I was using, and I was struggling to get calls to connect at all). Has been in the drawer for the last few months as I was hoping ICS would come to it ... I guess not.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackwp:
ICS ROOT

Hey there all you lucky ICS updated people.

Who will be first to try the root method on the ICS build????
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] interfreak:
The SH-06D is receiving this update now as well!

Mine is in Japan getting updated as I type. ::D:D

Will also post a review of how the SH-06D runs with ICS!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trution:
May i know how do you buy it outright from the shop? coz i wonder whether i can buy a cheap flip phone outright when i travel to japan. :D

why softbank dun wan to unlock their phones =( i love their flip phones
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KJx89:
I've buyed it in Akiba for 23000yen.

Unlocked with a friend for 3150yen in Docomo shop.

Buyed in date 24th of July. Damn they didn't update it to 1.00.7 but only 1.00.6.

I'm really unlucky :(

Regards

Kappa
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mudkipstar:
hey guys, anyone has tried to use a MHL(Mobile High-Definition Link) with Sh-01D?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trution:
Can you buy phones outright from Akiba? Coz 23000 yen is damn cheap for it outright!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quy80yenmo:
So do i. My phone cant up to ics cause it is 1.0.001
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steampoweredkitsune:
Mudkipstar, I'm from Singapore. Who do I look for to get an update? I'm using an SH-06D

Anyway, I'm going to Japan for a holiday in winter. I don't know if renting a docomo data sim card will allow me to update my phone.

JCR corp rents out data sim cards from Docomo.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KJx89:
I were here, now from Italy, I can't :(

Regards

Kappa
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mudkipstar:
Hi and a warm welcom to XDA dev forums :laugh:. I can see its ur first post here :D. They will just sent it to Japan anyway, so you are heading to Japan just head to any DoCoMo shop and they will update for you I think for a small fee. Lucky You :highfive:. How long is your trip? Maybe I can pass my phone to you too? ;)

Where do you get your phone from? I got it from bennyhk, but he gives very little after sales support. So I asked HirotoKetai, they said S$80 for updating the phone and S$20 for shipping kinda rip off to me. Cause I didn't got the phone from them. They sell phones at higher rates, but if you did get your phone from Hiroto they will sent to Japan for you for just the delivery cost.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheeseus:
No, they won't. When a friend got my SH-01D, before he shipped it out, he went to three different DoCoMo shops to ask them to install the latest software updates. They refused because he wasn't a client - he uses SoftBank. So, unless you're an active DoCoMo subscriber (in which case you won't need their help but simply insert your SIM card in the phone and update it), the staff at the shops will not help you.

@steampoweredkitsune: In Japan, they have different SIM cards with regard to the type of phone you have - one for the standard feature phone (traditional keitai) and one for smartphones. If you insert a feature phone SIM in a smartphone, this will automatically change your data plan price to something like 1600 Yen (20 USD) more. So, if renting a SIM, be careful which type you get.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trution:
The best seller is still Kyoex. hiroto's phones are such a ripoff. Went to hiroto, sold for $700-900. but go to kyoex, sold for $600. And his after sales service is excellent.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steampoweredkitsune:
Yup, I'm a noob here. The SH-06D is my first android phone. I bought my phone from Kyoex. Anyway, I have contacted him and he said he will meet me to help me update the phone. I'm pretty lucky since I'm going to Kyoto and his office his in Kyoto. I don't dare to ask him about your phone but if I am getting the Docomo data sim card from JCR corp, I can try to help you update it if you like.

@cheeseus Anyway, JCR corp rents out data sim cards from Docomo. I'm still a noob so I can't send you the link for you to have a look.

@Trution Totally agree with you.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mudkipstar:
Man you are very very lucky hahas, Kyoto is quite beautiful :laugh:. How long is your trip bro?

PS: You also got your first thanks here :cool: Hahas.

UPDATE :

I contacted Kyoex myself and really he has EXCELLENT service.

Kyoto Exports Japan:

I wouldn't charge you anything for it. As long as you just paid the shipping. If you ONLY send the phone (No battery, no cables, no charger) just the phone, even without the back cover, it should be very cheap shipping to me, and return back to you should only be about 15-18 dollars (by EMS express with tracking)

I won't charge you any service fee etc

So I think we can conclude Hiroto is a rip off lol
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] interfreak:
Yup, Kyoto Exports is THE best Keitai seller on eBay!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steampoweredkitsune:
I'm glad you contacted KyoEx. His service is really great. Top notch! Anyway, I'm going to Japan for two weeks. Going to Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Kobe and Hiroshima. Really looking forward to my trip.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackwp:
ICS at last. Thank you Kyoto

I am VERY happy to say that I now have my new ICS Sh01d from Kazuto at Kyoto Exports.

What an improvement!!!

This 4.0 is a completely new phone. MUCH better. I am now glad that I stuck with the sh01d.

The battery life is double. The video camera no longer lags, or audio goes out of sync. My Voip no longer has echo or distorted sound and works all the time.

I have not tried to root the phone yet because it just feels like I don't need to. Everything just works great anyway.

If you don't have ICS yet then beg, borrow or steal...do what every you can to get this update. Well done Sharp. I take back all my bad comments about your commitment to updating your phones.

Kazuto at Kyoto Exports is the only place to buy phones. He is a really great guy and sooo helpful.

Enjoy!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mudkipstar:
Tripppleeee wow? You are so lucky you are going so many places!!!! Would it be a hassle if I pass my phone to you ;). I will pm you my contact over if you are okay with it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trution:
Does the battery life double? how long does it take for u to send there and back?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steampoweredkitsune:
I don't mind if you trust me with your phone. Plus, you'll have to wait till december to pass me your phone and you will only get it back in 2013. That is if the world hasn't ended yet. :p
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackwp:
Hi Trution, as my old phone was a bit busted I just bought a new one.

Takes about a week to ship but allow an extra weeks for the update and the fact that he then has to send the phone to Docomo to get it 'unlocked'

I might send my other one back for repair...

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Oh yeah and the battery life really is double. No exaggeration.

Plus you can just disable 80% of the docomo bloat from the apps manager...great. No root required. (and safe)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KJx89:
Hiho! There is any seller or something that makes the update paying a fee?

Regards
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saburr:
Hello,

my SH-01D has build 01.00.04

I also cant make an update. :(

Greetings
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trution:
Can anyone help me? I kinda used the temproot before. However, now i cant factory reset my phone. hard reset anyway? WHen i press: Erase all in privacy, nothing happened.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheeseus:
Just got my SH-01D back from Japan, now running ICS. Don't know about battery life yet but the memory issue might be a serious problem - I've only got 250 MB of RAM free!

I have disabled all DoCoMo rubbish I could - but a couple of those bloat apps can't even be disabled, e.g. the Docomo Application Manager.

I am not impressed. The phone isn't running any more smoothly, actually the transitions between screens are now sometimes choppy, perhaps there's not enough RAM or something.

And the Home app is now taking up 100 MB of RAM! And I thought 45 MB from before was a lot...

And the "unlock button" option sucks big time! Why did they lose the nice slide-in key?

EDIT: Detected first problem...

I stayed in a low/no coverage part of my flat for 15 minutes, and I had lost signal. When I moved to the living room where I have coverage, the phone would not regain signal even after a couple of minutes and a couple of attempts at searching for signal. After reboot there was no problem.

This sounds pretty similar to what the SH-12C had before it's 1.00.04 firmware update rolled out (my brother and a friend both have the phone). It would lose signal every time it switched from 3G to GSM and nothing short of rebooting would regain signal.

Has anybody else had the same issue?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mudkipstar:
try factory setting twice lol?

BTW anyone has try rooting the ICS upgraded SH-01D?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheeseus:
Why would I want to reset to factory defaults? This has nothing to do with reception and with the ability to reconnect. Luckily, however, I haven't had any issues since that first time - the phone manages to regain signal quickly.

I do not see any improvement in battery life - battery dropped from 92% to 72% during the night in standby. This is the same as before (I need sync to be on at all times). When playing my favourite game, the battery drops as quickly as before - 10% in 10-15 minutes.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trution:
How come previous users saying that the battery life improves SIGNIFICANTLY?? And still more lag even with 4.0.4? Now i am going to send my phone back to get an update as well, since my phone cannot even do a factory reset. And the screen is fuzzy once.

Seriously, now i am having second thoughts on keitais already. The phone itself is unique, i know and acknowledge. But its so inconvenient. Paying extra just for software update on the shipping, the programming of the UI lacks big time compared to other "Common" phones (you know what i mean) like being much more laggy etc, even though having same specs internally. Been nearly 4 months using it, have thoughts of selling it from now and then already. >.<
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheeseus:
Let me revise my statement on battery life. Almost four full days of using the phone since it arrived upgraded, I have different observations on battery life. My initial impressions are most probably due to the fact that the battery had spent almost four weeks in the drawer and this may have caused charging/discharging problems.

I must mention though that the charger I had been using before - a genuine Japanese Sharp charger working at 5.2 V / 650 mA - now cannot be used as the battery seems to be discharging faster than it is being charged. Example: hooked the phone at 9% level the day before, ten minutes later it had dropped to 8%, and 45-50 minutes later it shut down completely after reaching 1%.

Now I am using another genuine Japanese charger working at 6.0 V / 650 mA - charges fine. However, a friend advised me that the smartphone charger should be more powerful, not faster (Voltage = speed, Ampers = power) and that I should get a 5.2 Volt or similar but 1.0 Amper.

Battery life in standby is indeed notably improved -- from 100% at midnight, it drops to 94%-93% at 9:30 in the morning, and I have background syncing on (I'm not using any energy saving settings), and my email app (K-9) checks my two non-Gmail email addresses once every hour and once every two hours respectively.

The fastest way to drain battery is playing a game. There's this HD shooting game I've been playing (The Last Defender) which really sucks up all the juice. The situation after the upgrade looks just a bit better, e.g. 15 minutes of game play will not drain 15% but 11-12%.

Also, stability is improved. This same game normally caused the phone to overheat, including popping up a warning message, after 15-20 minutes max. And often (probably because of this) the game would lose sound, or would shut itself, or would freeze the phone to the extent I either had to pull the battery out or wait for 2-3 minutes before I could exit to the Home screen. This isn't happening any more.

So, other than the huge reduction of available RAM and the ugly unlock button -- things are improved and the phone is behaving better. Well, there's the notifications area problem... when I pull it down, in half of the instances it is completely back - the various icons and texts show up after 3-5 seconds, or after pulling it back and out two or three times.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trution:
Sorry, I don mean to be angry at your comment on battery life. >.<
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheeseus:
Oh, don't worry.I wrote this just because I wanted to get things straight. I didn't want to mislead people :)

After all, the ICS update has more positive sides than negative.

I will try to decompile the ScreenLock.apk today and see if the shortcuts can be changed. Even if they can though the problem remains with how to replace the original app, as root access is required to do so.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trution:
I guess theres no way SH-01D have a chance in getting Jellybean in the future. Do you guys use tracking when sending the phone over?