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[Xperia Arc General] zanky:
So i just received my phone in canada (Lt18i), the international version, since im not using it in canada, its a gift for someone in europe. The box was sealed when i got it, and it said for sale in france, and it has a bunch of crap installed apps like canal+, warnervod, etc. does this mean this is specific to some carrier and thu would have carrier dependent updates? I was really hoping since it unlocked i wouldnt have all this junk on it. Itmdoesnt have any references though to any carrier in the documentation, neither does it have any carrier specific apps i can see. The version on it is 0.42 and it says no updates available. I did read about some 0.62 version out there.

So i have a few questions off topic:

- can i remove the crapware without rooting my phone? I tried es explorer but it tells me uninstll not successful for those apps.

- i did a factory reset the first time, and now the default pictures thwt came with it to show off the beautiful screen are also gone. I found the default ringtones and notificwtion by searching but have not found the default pics. Anybody got a source as to where to find these?

- if i want to stick with the sony software and sony updates, what is the downside of rooting my phone just to delete those bad apps? I read somewhere i lose ota update absility? True? Also can i root, delete the apps, and then unroot?

- what is the difference between simply rooting the device, and unlocking the bootloader, i thought they were both the same

Thanks
[Xperia Arc General] BluechipJ:
No.

If someone doesn't have them zipped already, I can probably find them on my phone and upload them.

You do NOT lose OTA update abilities as long as you don't modify any system apps/files. e.g. notifications bar, battery indicator, etc.

Updates are based on whatever firmware you have on the phone.

e.g. I flashed my Rogers arc to a generic USA firmware. It typically gets updated 2-3 weeks before Rogers since they have to do their customization to it. Similarly, users will flash an international firmware or another region's if that region has released an update.

You can flash ANY firmware onto ANY arc and still get 3G in its coverage zone. (All firmwares contain BOTH software radios: i, a. However, HARDWARE is fixed: "a" radio, "i" radio and will ONLY get 3G in their respective coverage zones.)

That is, you can flash an "i" firmware onto an "a" phone and still get 3G in an "a" zone.

However, this does NOT work in reverse. You CANNOT flash an "i" firmware to get "i" 3G in an "i" zone on an "a" phone.

Rooting = deeper access to the software on the phone. Does NOT allow you to load recoveries like ClockWorkMod or load non-Sony firmwares.

Bootloader unlocking (either paid or free) allows custom firmwares, overclocking, etc.

Flashing a (generic) firmware is quick and painless:

[YOUTUBE]Keo61Zffh5Q&hd=1[/YOUTUBE]

Backing up your current firmware:

[YOUTUBE]bB77gWRUI_A&hd=1[/YOUTUBE]

Rooting:

[YOUTUBE]9mfRA2j1vXg&hd=1[/YOUTUBE]

Bootloader unlock process & FAQs:

[YOUTUBE]sn-Vubgka1M&hd=1[/YOUTUBE]
[Xperia Arc General] zanky:
You have no idea how helpful your info and those videos have been!! I think im actually going to attempt the generic rom thing especially because it says i dont even need to be rooted. And the vidos make it ridiculously easy to do it. After half a dozen guides this demystifies the whole process.

So just to confirm, if i update to a generic other rom, ill still be able to get ota updates based on that region? In your opinion which rom is the best for an lt18i? And by best i mean the one i can expect quickest updates on and with least amount of bloatware, cos i doubt there are or differences in them.European, north american. Or global generic?

Btw im on firmware 0.62 anything special i need to consider before attempting this?

This page has links to firmware for lt18i but no global. And the uk version is older. Should i just flash The uk version even though its older and then ota update?

Regarding the stock photos, would be awesome if you could zip and upload to your mediafire page, maybe other people can find them useful too.

P.s. your donate button is broken paypal says theres an issue with your email address.
[Xperia Arc General] zanky:
Ifna bump is acceptable, bump.
[Xperia Arc General] BluechipJ:
Typically, Nordic gets updates first because Ericsson is Swedish. (From past observations, it typically goes Nordic, German, Hong Kong, UK, Asia, North America.)

Nope. There isn't anything you need to "do". If you're concerned about data, use a backup program such as Sony's original Backup & Restore that came with the X10 (still works). (http://jp1.ca/androidstuff)

This link should have the latest "i" version: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1330314

Which folder(s) are you looking for?

Thanks. I'll update it!
[Xperia Arc General] zanky:
The link you sent me only has a generic world for lt18i. This other thread i read though said that there is no such thing as generic world, and its just called that but its always for some region of the other. (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1210776&page=3)

Not sure how accurate that is but i dont see the nordic one on the link you sent me anyway

Also another thread said that there will always be 8-9 bloatware apps on any firmware such as canal+, warner vod, etc. is this true or false?

Lastly, say i find an older version of the nordic flash file, can i just flash that instead of the 0.62 and then just get an ota update? I didnt see france on your list of status of updates, any idea where that is?

As for pictures, not sure what folder but i believe there were some stock pics that came with the phone to show off the home screen photo widget. If you dont know what im talking about dont worry about it.
[Xperia Arc General] Riyal:
Hi! I was on the same situation as you when I got my device as this was my 1st ever android device and I was also curious about firmware regions. So I tested each and every firmware region I could get on .42 and all I can say is there's not much difference on all of them.

1. is of all the regions there each firmware differs only by so called bloatwares.

2. there are only 2 major differences of all the regions. Asia region contains Chinese keyboard, Japanese Keyboard & international keyboard but no arabic support. While non-Asia regions only has International Keyboard included + arabic support.

That's pretty much about it. All others softwares are similar like baseband version, branding, kernel version, applications, themes, etc.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lokiez78:
Hi All,

I am planning to root my Galaxy S phone and was trying to locate the right cf-root version.

From information i have gathered, i will have to choose between CF-Root-XW_OXX_JV1-v1.3-BusyBox-1.17.1_NO-CWM.zip and CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVK-v2.7-CWM3RFS.zip.

Can somebody please guide me which one will be better or if there is any other kernel?

Thanks

Lokesh
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aaronlkh:
Just rooted JV9

Tried a few kernels but only this one works for my JV9:

CF-Root-XF_TSR_JVA-v4.3-CWM3RFS.zip

Download from here and follow the instructions to the letter!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=788108

Cheers
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TL Cheong:
CF-Root...JVA.zip not found!

As I tried to open the link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=788108, I couldnt find CF-Root-XF_TSR_JVA-v4.3-CWM3RFS.zip as per what you have stated.

Can you show me which one is the correct file for rooting JV9? From the link you provided, it shows the following files..

CF-Root-XW_OXF_JS2-v1.3-BusyBox-1.15.3.zip

CF-Root-XW_OXF_JS2-v1.3-BusyBox-1.17.1.zip

CF-Root-XW_XEN_JS3-v1.3-BusyBox-1.15.3.zip

CF-Root-XW_XEN_JS3-v1.3-BusyBox-1.17.1.zip

CF-Root-XW_XEN_JS5-v1.3-BusyBox-1.15.3.zip

CF-Root-XW_XEN_JS5-v1.3-BusyBox-1.17.1.zip

CF-Root-XW_XEE_JS7-v1.3-BusyBox-1.15.3.zip

CF-Root-XW_XEE_JS7-v1.3-BusyBox-1.17.1.zip

Thanks a bunch! :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mesasina:
North tsortun

This CF-Root-XF_TSR_JVA-v4.3-CWM3RFS.zip

i try work well
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soryuu:
Please check your build number before you even start looking. This willnarrow your search down greatly - each zip is meant

for a specific build

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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarazed:
Hi Soryuu and all,

I have the same issue. I referred to this post (

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=788108

) but could not find one that has the JV9 file suffix.

The details of my phone are as follows:

Model number: GT-I9000

Firmware version: 2.3.3

Baseband version: I9000DXJV9

Kernel version: 2.6.35.7-I9000DXJV9-CL216763 root@SE-S604 #2

Build number: GINGERBREAD.DXJV9

PDA: I9000DXJV9

Phone: I9000DXJV9

CSC: I9000OLBJV9

Build Info: Wed May 18 19:32:07 KST 2011
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Little Rooster:
Yes Tarazed, i have exactly the same problem.

Did you solve your JV9 rooting? ... or is this the end of the road?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] balishared:
deleted ....answer found
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Artago:
why did you delete? I have the same problem. It would have been nice if you posted the solution instead :P
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Masova30:
so do I when applying restore using CWM 6.0.4.5 - when the cool CWM 5.2.0,8 dit it but unabble to install Cyanogenmod-11.
[HTC Sensation] DjLukeW:
Another new feature of ICS that I didnt know about.

Shame you cant record it with audio though. Could be fun :)
[HTC Sensation] boakesm:
what do you mean..where is this feature
[HTC Sensation] DjLukeW:
video camera > quality > top option is slow motion
[HTC Sensation] PowerValue:
Yeah, the phone does 60 fps 720p w/o audio. Does anyone have a hack? :P

Sent from my HTC Sensation using Forum Runner.
[HTC Sensation] DeoreDX:
Works pretty good. I've used it to film my golf swings. Not quite the 400+fps my casio does but much better to see your swing in slow motion even if it's just 60fps over a standard 30fps recording.

[YOUTUBE]1-9sCkxoZgU[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DylanYoung:
I have full 3G signal on my Samsung Galaxy S2, and I can easily use the browser on the phone to browse, as well as I am connected to Skype.

However the hotspot I am creating does not work for my laptop.

- My computer is connecting and gets an ip

- The android phone is still working

- I can create Open network or WPA2 PSK, yet none do any difference

- Even if I receive an ip address on the laptop, it still wont let me browse. It wont even let me browse on ip's, so its not even a DNS error.

I am out of options at the moment and I cant figure out what to do from here. I cant seem to find any solution anywhere, so XDA is my best hope.

And I even tested this from 2 different computers. One running Win XP another Win 7. None of them were able to connect (past) the hotspot.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
There's some weird behavior on the native hotspot function. Are you using WPA2 encryption? Does it work with no encryption? (this is typical)

I read somewhere if you are using WPA2 encryption, and use an 8 digit password (must be digits - no letters, and has to be 8 long, exactly), then it will work.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyanoviper:
did it ever work before? Is it possible that your carrier blocks tethering? Does usb tethering work?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DylanYoung:
It did not work with: no encryption either :(

However I will try now to see if it will work with WPA2 and 8 digits only.

Do you know of any app that allows me to fine tune the hotspot settings on the phone? I want to select more options than the two it gives me at the moment.

EDIT: Haha this is so insanely stupid. I am talking to Orange UK at the moment and apparently they have BLOCKED tethering!!! I am already paying for a 500MB package on my subscription but this does not include tethering. I have to pay another 4£ for 500MB which will be specifically for tethering. WTF! They are selling the same product twice????

EDIT 2: They are telling me that this is an Android block installed by Orange. Question is how I can get around this and use my existing 500MB. Does anyone know how this can be solved?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
Yeah, lots of carriers do this stupidity. Just root and install wireless tether for root users.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mailman78:
Hello everyone,

I have HTC HD7 phone with these information:

OS: 7.10.7720.68

Firmware rn: 2250.09.12302.401

Bootloader version: 5.11.2250.0 (134578)

Radio software: 5.71.09.02a_22.51.50.21U

I have checked, when I go to a bootloader, I don't have Security unlocked notification in three colour screen (somebody mantioned that is must have)

1. First question: can I do downgrade even if I don't have security unlocked notification in bootloader?

I hope so that I can :)

2. If I can, than I will follow ansar.ath.gr procedure which is

when I go to a bootloader, run ROMUpdateUtility.exe and follow the installation procedure. after that I assume that device is gonna power off, or it's stays in bootloader mode?

after that I must go again into bootloader if it's power off and flash any stock ROM except 5.10..

Am I Right? I'm new into this, I don't wanna destroy my phone.If you have I time for an answer I would be very grateful!

TNX
[Optimus One, P500, V General] sweettaniyaa:
I was just trying the official CM 7.2 Nightly and I found that the Data On/Off toggle option is missing from the pull down menu of the ROM. This option was available in the LG stock ROM. That was the option I really loved. Any ideas on how to have it on this Rom? Thank u:)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Negi9:
You can customize the notification power widget in the CyanogenMod settings > Interface > Notification Power Widget > Widget Buttons > and then check "toggle mobiledata".
[Desire HD General] vitodecataldo:
http://www.247smartphone.com/mobile/breaking-ice-cream-sandwich-for-more-htc-smartphones-coming-in-april-25642012.html

We knew we could trust HTC, and in fact after the already announced devices a second round is ready to be unveiled and we can already tell you about it.

In fact, thanks to a reliable internal source, we received information about an April release of Android 4.0 with HTC Sense 3.5 for the HTC Desire S, Desire HD and Incredible S. The three devices will receive the new firmware on different days during the month, and will follow the upgrades of the Sensation family (confirmed for February) and the EVO 3D (early March).

Thanks HTC for being always ahead listening to its customers and updating the most devices and not just the top ones.

yeahhhhh!!!!:D:D:D

if you like it press thank you :)

ps.capy i saw your Thank you...please help us ;) (no more off topic)
[Desire HD General] MaxyDad:
Thank you for the news. It's nice to know that our DHDs will continue to receive support from HTC. (Although I know our lovely devs are keeping the home fires burning!)

Maxy
[Desire HD General] wait4me2burn:
nice! cant wait to see this release of ics. finally have some of the bigger issues/bugs worked out of the roms on xda with this, if the devs don't get to it first!:D
[Desire HD General] Nece228:
Not really suprising. Because every android phone should get at least one update in the future. If the take a look at Desire S, it shipped with gingerbread, and because of that it must get at least one update. And because more or less Incredible S or Desire hd hardware is identical, its easy to port to these phones too.
[Desire HD General] danieluk15:
Maybe it's the last update, buy our dev's on xda are the best and we get all updates after the last one.
[Desire HD General] paul c:
Timing is fine for me...

I see a lot of notes in recent app changelogs about fixing things for ICS - one thing is the ROM, but all the apps need to be stable too.

Pleased about the confirmation all the same.
[Desire HD General] tontondingo:
:D so good for my dhd

like sense

thx
[Desire HD General] stefan8bc:
This is good news! I think this will give me enough updates until the end of this year, when I can pick a new phone :) Including working camera and stuff.
[Desire HD General] rexob321:
i have unlocked my bootloader through htc and want to flash this rom but cant seem to figure out how to do it. Any help or directions would be appreciated, thanks in advance.
[Desire HD General] janarp:
what rom u want to flash??
[Desire HD General] zdjaib:
I am really enthusiastic. However, i'm sure we will have a ics with sense fully functional rom much earlier than april thanks to xda developers :):)
[Desire HD General] HC4Life:
Are u joking???
[Desire HD General] arknailed7754:
Lol you were a noob once...I still am
[Desire HD General] HC4Life:
True bro ;)
[Desire HD General] arknailed7754:
In relation to roms. If you want fully functional try roms like runny 4.0,arhd..erbeus for sense etc...for standard android with tweaks black ice..absolution etc etc there are loads I've flashed virtually all by now lol

Oh and if you want iPhone go for miui lol...fairolay though its pretty good just not for me
[Desire HD General] Malobestino:
I was just going to post exactly the same news...
[Desire HD General] DN41:
So great to hear ;)

DN41
[Desire HD General] joooe:
Shame about including sense. :mad:

Just makes it slower and with less memory available.
[Desire HD General] DN41:
Get your costum ROM and that's it.

Why should HTC release an official ROM without "HTC" Sense? :D

DN41
[Desire HD General] vitodecataldo:
So why you bought a sense device?
[Desire HD General] Melankolia:
Nice, i hope the news is true and we have already a ROM that works fine.

But ICS with Sense it most be good
[Desire HD General] dortok:
i can't wait until the RUU is leaked!! I'm assuming we'll have it before april!
[Desire HD General] PaalW:
awesome!
[Desire HD General] leorogue85:
I' m happy as Apple-fans when open an Apple Store! Haha
[Desire HD General] saad_81:
Hurray!
[Desire HD General] joooe:
By the same reason that people buy pc's and then install Linux.

Or simply if I buy a car I can change the rims if I don't like the original ones. :D
[Desire HD General] estremodesign:
No sense 4 :( why sense 3.5 ?
[Desire HD General] vitodecataldo:
I think different for smartphones...if I wont pure google I buy a nexus...for sense htc...I love sense and so I can't resist more than few hours with cyanogen for example
[Desire HD General] vitodecataldo:
Is better ics with 3.5 then ginger with 3.0...4.0 will came with devs but for now we need a stable base and an official leak would be great
[Desire HD General] Drummansam:
Great news! Can't wait.
[Desire HD General] Kapok3:
made my day :D:D:D
[Desire HD General] KillerSquirrel:
Awesome, my friend has ics on his tablet and likes it. I'm looking forward to seeing it on my DHD.
[Desire HD General] Blasphemer666:
Nice but.....

Good news but I wish Softbank Japan would get on the ball and start rolling out updates for the DHD aka 001HT over here.... :mad:
[Desire HD General] IHTFP12:
I just can't wait for these to drop so that devs can pilfer off some of the drivers to fix bugs in current ICS roms. They are all almost there, but have a couple of loose ends that are difficult to iron out...
[Desire HD General] Barkt:
Maybe it's just me, but now that I've gotten used to flashing roms and trying out different ones, going back to an official HTC set up takes the fun out of it. As silly as it may seem, I enjoy trying a rom, seeing the bugs, then waiting patiently for the developer to fix it (Which seems to happen much quicker in the unofficial android scene than it does through official channels). Every time the new stable build is released it's the feeling is akin to finally receiving that package you've been waiting for in the mail. Of course maybe I'm just being silly:rolleyes:
[Desire HD General] linda901212:
:p :p :p We knew we could trust HTC, and in fact after the already announced devices a second round is ready to be unveiled and we can already tell you about it.

In fact, thanks to a reliable internal source, we received information about an April release of Android 4.0 with HTC Sense 3.5 for the HTC Desire S, Desire HD and Incredible S. The three devices will receive the new firmware on different days during the month, and will follow the upgrades of the Sensation family (confirmed for February) and the EVO 3D (early March).

Thanks HTC for being always ahead listening to its customers and updating the most devices and not just the top ones.
[Desire HD General] zelendel:
Until HTC releases a statement about it. I wouldnt count your chickens before they are hatched, mainly when alot have to wait for the carriers to make their mods. Some models of the Ace still dont even have Sense 3.0 officially. Here is to hoping.
[Desire HD General] kubbur87:
From what I have seen I don't really want ics, I don't like the app drawer and how the Widgets are in there too, specially after I tried miui ...
[Desire HD General] zelendel:
Well you could just wait for CM to finish their version and then MIUI will Lang the code and have ICS. I personally would as i like my phone secure but to each their own
[Desire HD General] d1xt1r:
Great news! Thank you! :)
[Desire HD General] paul c:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=964996

This is the definitive guide. All this was new to me too when I came to Android a year ago: carefully reading the guide and setting things up right, allows you to move to flashing ROMs without any problem at all ;).
[Desire HD General] ordevski:
Of course they will include Sense. It's like a Mercedes building a new car, without putting the star in the front!
[Desire HD General] Pedda Lyng:
The HTC release may help fix some nasty bugs.

But I have had never a doubt that our devs will produce a stable und filly functional ICS Version.
[Desire HD General] TeamDraven:
I love the devs and all they do.

But between you and I, I don't think they'll have a fully functioning ICS ROM until the official one is leaked / supplied.

Imho.

Greh
[Desire HD General] arknailed7754:
I checked out 3.6 earlier...HTC will release it officially...but to be honest the devs versions and modding it will be better..

Thing is its a continuing saga..when sense 4.0 is released I'd imagine that's the one to really watch as a new number and ics fully intergrated hopefully...and look more like ics...it'll be a nicer experience..looks like HTC releasing the update is to appease rather then give us something 'wow' if u know what I mean. Lol
[Desire HD General] techjunkiereviews:
Fed up with Sense

To be honest I won't even try this, I much prefer stock Ice Cream Sandwich to the version with Sense, I feel the eye candy is just unnecessary. However I do agree with @MaxyDad that the Devs are doing a great job, especially the likes of Beat Mod. Can't wait till its bug free but loving it anyway :)

Jack
[Desire HD General] olyloh6696:
Great news, although i agree with Zelendel. This isnt a official source.

Remember the SGS and SGT were claimed to be getting ICS? Then Samsung proved the source was wrong and everyone got their hopes up for nothing!
[Desire HD General] arknailed7754:
I think to a degree we don't need HTC lol...long as they keep rolling it out...the devs can port etc..although non xda users will..bad times.
[Desire HD General] janarp:
LOL and u made mine..=)=)
[Desire HD General] major fecker:
ICS for DHD

Wicked! looking forward to the Rom getting leaked, hopefully us DHD users will get all those extra camera features (Panorama, Burst etc.) that have proved so hard to port. Think we've probably got the Devs here at XDA to thank for this release, remember when the Sensation + Sense 3 came out HTC said no way it'll be released for DHD coz the single core CPU won't handle it, and the devs proved them wrong, then a few months later Sense 3 for DHD was officially released. Excellent to think devs (or customers) are driving mobile development further and faster.
[Desire HD General] Dlog:
That's exactly what i'm thinking.

HTC waits for xda to do the work for them. Then they simply add a few drivers and done.
[Desire HD General] senor_wuetante:
Very nice!

Thank you for the good news!