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[Android General] dp21g:
I've been using the site for sometime and just wanted to put an idea if someone smarter than myself wanted to come up with technical details to make this work or it may already be in development but I'm not aware of it.

Getting the latest android update on phone with hardware capable of using it keeps coming up in a lot of articles that I read and it feels that the masses will probably never come to xda forums to get the updates they may want or need due to their lack of understanding of how to go abouts updating a rom.

The roms for most phones are being done by the community quicker and more reliable than the manufacturer in some cases. Here is what I think would work for masses to get the updates without the knowhow:

Create a process to get these custom roms quickly and easily loaded on to anyone's phone without them thinking about how to reboot in recovery mode. Similar to the Samsung devices getting updates from heimdall app found on this site. However it needs to be dumbed down and should be automatic when the user plugs in the phone.

This could be done by having a windows/mac application which when your phone is plugged in or connected wireless to your local network it would recognise what device you have and any additional information such as boot loader information it needs to search for official roms automatically from the manufacturer. If there is no updates then give the user the option to search for a market like store for unofficial roms which come with a warning to run at your own risk. These would be from the xda forums however they will need to meet a certain requirement as flashing from pc/mac may require a unique process from adb which is the key part to this idea working and I'm not too familiar with it to know if it's possible for some phones or all android phones. This store will contain different roms with user ratings of which is the most reliable rom. Essentially creating a market for roms. The user then clicks install and first thing the software does is to backup everything to save the state on the users hard drive in case you need to revert back to original.

This market should be controlled like the app store by the creators incase people abuse it. This means the requirement for any roms listed would be to include the default google experience and maybe a section for non pure google experiences as an option. It would be better if google created this app/process but let the roms be user/manufacturer driven.

Then through word of mouth/twitter/blogs this windows/mac app and within short time many people will be on ICS without much effort on google.

The android market is crying out from something like this to funnel all custom roms into a place accessible for the masses(knowing the risks of doing so). This separates the hardware binding to one specific software made for it, the user should be able to choose from selection off software which suits best for the hardware he/she purchased.

Obviously this is just an idea but hoping you clever people can come up with something similar. XDA Android Updater maybe :)
[Android General] TeeRom:
Isn't this exactly what ROM Manager does?
[Android General] Niallfitzy1:
Nah he wants a better implementation that's dumbed down and on windows etc...
[Android General] tjtj4444:
Do you mean that custom ROM's are more reliable than stock ROM? Are you kidding, there are tons of issues with most custom ROM's, just read around here at XDA. But often those issues are not a big problem for a XDA enthusiast, since he chooses a ROM that suits him and also know how to work around those issues. But custom ROM is not something I would recommend my sister or my parents or any non-techie friend.
[Android General] dp21g:
There are many roms which have become very mature and to a stage with minimal issues. I installed a ICS for my brothers desire, there may be some issues out there but many he won't come across such as migration apps from titanium backup. However he still gets to experience e latest functionality that the OS brings and he seems much happier with as the experience has become more smoother and quicker. I agree that there will be some which will be very much beta most of its lifetime and the market should reflect the known issues such as we have on the forums here.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] wilsonchuchu:
Anyone can play temple run with ICS?if yes can u tell me which rom can play...:)

Find me at Gtalk

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Using XDA on my Neo V

Sorry for my bad English...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Gjole86:
KA12 can. playing it atm. link in my sig
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] wilsonchuchu:
With correct control?that mean can I slide up the screen and the man jump up?

Find me at Gtalk

Gmail: PM

Using XDA on my Neo V

Sorry for my bad English...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Qwerty123 \m/:
AOSP ICS ~ temple run controls messed up
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Gjole86:
works fine untill i 'DIE' then the controls are getting messed, having troubles with left-right slides, sometimes it jumps by itself (up slide)

was fine when i first tested it tho :O no idea how this happend now
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Aamirx27:
MIUI CM9.. Working Flawlessly
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tkuczyn:
Alright, we will start with a story - I am a fairly experienced root user. I had a fascinate, droid x, and now I have a thunderbolt. I had all three rooted and never had problems until now.

I have root access as well as a custom ROM on my thunderbolt. (I am currently using liquid 3.2).

The problem is that when I try to flash any other rom (I tried two: CM7.2 by ThunderShed and Infected by Virus) they do not work at all. I flash data, davik, and all that stuff. Infected gets stuck on HTC logo and CM7 gets further but freezes on startup after initial setup shows up.

My friend recomended flashing all different radios and I did that, but still having an issue. (I have 1.48.... and 0.0178... on now).
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBeardedMann:
A few things.....check the md5 when you download. Wiping........wipe data/factory reset, then wipe cache, then go advanced and wipe dalvik cache, then go format/mount and format /system. Then install the .zip. If that doesn't do it, I have no idea, never had a problem flashing ROMs, only have problems once I start messing with them on my own.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pennie57:
I had to change to different recovery
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tkuczyn:
First, the roms do flash - just not boot up after. Both go through the process fairly well. Like I said - the only that actually works is Liquid 3.2, both Infected and CM 7.2 flash just get stuck at a different stage when booting up.

I'm going to download yet another rom and see whether that does it.

The recovery that I have is 5.0.2.1. I was going to install touch recovery and see if that was more reliable. I'll post later and see whether it was just the two roms possibly being bad (both downloaded from RootzWiki and not XDA).
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donnyp1:
Run superwipe after you wipe everything, then flash your rom.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBeardedMann:
Try flashing a stock kernel first.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lintonindy:
I also had the droid, droidX, droidx2, incredible2, thunderbolt, and now the galaxy tab. Also fairly familiar with rooting and flashing, and I had the same problem and couldn't figure it out. My clockwork was out of date. Updated, and everything was right in the world again. Check your Recovery. I didn't think if the update during flash took that it was my recovery but I was wrong.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supersquirrel211:
flashing problem...

did you make sure usb debugging is on, and allow mock locations and non market downloads, and try deleting the current infected rom and re-download it just to make sure it was a clean download...i love the infected roms, especially eternity with darkhorsetheme. if that doesn't do it idk man. best of luck and try to get a hold of a developer maybe
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tkuczyn:
Thank you guys!

Alright, so first off - I made sure my recovery was up to date.

I did wipe format /system and that caused infected to load, but after about an hour of using it - it froze and then when I pulled the battery, it wouldn't go past HTC logo.

I did load CM 7.1 and that works well.

I'll keep digging at it and see if I can figure it out. Thank you everyone!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caseyatbt:
Did you ever find a solution? I am having the same problem. I have tried 3 roms. It starts the boot screen and then after a minute it reboots into recovery.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] santod040:
It's the recovery folks.

Cwm = fail

4ext = win
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Az Biker:
Using super wipe fixed this issue for me. Even after triple wiping dalvik didn't work, super wipe did. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] happymouse:
When I flash to Aokp I get stuck in a loop on the boot screen. I saw a forum that said that the radio was in need of upgrading, however on upgrading nothing changed. So now I flashed back to stock and am running that with no problems at all (4.0.4). I tried with both Aokp builds 29 and 30, both of which created this result. I was coming from Galaxy nexus GSM yakjuux 4.0.1. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
Not wiping data before flashing?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] happymouse:
Yes, I'm fairly certain that I have been wiping the cache before flashing, however I'll do it again and be sure to do so. I'd feel rather silly if it was as trivial as that. I'll let you know, thanks for the suggestion. EDIT: It wasn't that, I found a newer radio than the one I was using, flashed that, and everything is good. Strange. Thank you for your help though!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
If you are switching ROM's from different sources i.e. from stock to a custom ROM, you have to wipe user data. The only time you can just wipe cache is when you are flashing an updated ROM from the same source. Sometimes that will cause problems too.
[HTC Sensation XL] AndroHero:
So i go to pick up my phone earler, and it's unresponsive, i pulled the battery and presses the power button, all i get is the standard 5 vibrates :mad: For the money, i don't think these phones are well put together. I'm going to return mine tomorow, I've lost the recept though so guess im screwed :D
[HTC Sensation XL] Johnston411:
Plug it into a mains charger and leave it for an hour or so

Then unplug it, remove the battery and power on holding volume down

If that works you'll be in the bootloader and all is not lost

It's probably just a miscalibrated battery which is easy enough to fix
[HTC Sensation XL] Alex-V:
look here..i sent mine to gsm-techniks...they can do the job in 10 min :)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=24588297&postcount=6

with kind regards
[HTC Sensation XL] AndroHero:
Thanks for the heads up. I'm trying to get the retailer to replace it at the mo. If that fails i'll be using that service :D
[HTC Sensation XL] AndroHero:
Just an update guys, after trying a replacement battery without any luck. today the o2 store agreed to replace my SXL tomorow :D
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] ace9988:
Works on Alpha 2!

Currently being worked on for latest nightly.

THIS IS NOT MY WORK. Just sharing something I found. The site says it should work on all tablets running ICS with CWM.

I've yet to try it due to lack of free time with my TP, but I figured maybe someone else could figure out if it works, since I'm busy.

http://brobot175.co.uk/MetroUI/Setup2TP.html

Edit: his thread in "Android themes" http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1583360
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] jsgraphicart:
this looks interesting. when I have some time I will back up my rom and try this out.
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] Orange_furball:
Wow. Will try this in a bit. Looks awesome

Does NOT work! Installation gets aborted in cwm. Tried 7 times

Sent from my Galaxy Note on At&t
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] zanderman112:
Thanks for confirming. I'll note that in the OP. What rom were you on specifically?

~ E.R.A.
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] Orange_furball:
Cyanogenmod 9 Alpha 2

Sent from my HP TouchPad CM9
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] marc2040:
WOW, very good.

Looks like Omnimo Rainmeter :)
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] rohan32:
I tried this a couple days back, I believe I'm the person you are referring to by saying it wasnt working on the Touchpad. I asked the dev and he is looking into it.

I'm trying to fix the installer and I will look into it later today.

I also set up my homescreens, but the thing is that the icons don't align properly and they end up looking bad. I tried it in ADW Ex too as the dev says it works best, but it still didn't work.
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] alex1301:
Doesn't work with the newest nightly.
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] BroBot175:
hi guys the villain themer thingy doesnt work so im going into making a zip for each tab

dont understand what is the most used or how anything work on the touchpad forum so could one of you send me the most used roms SystemUI.apk and Framework-res.apk at my email rob@brobot175.co.uk

you guys can use CWM right?
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] Orange_furball:
Im running cm9 a2 and I'll get them to you. How do I get the files? And yes, we can use cwm

Sent from my HP TouchPad CM9
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] Orange_furball:
Found the files. Emailing them now. Thanks
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] Firik:
So this does work...I just installed it on my touchpad and I was running it with no problem. If you go to the dev's website it tells you to flash your rom again, which wont make you loose any apps, and then flash the first package on the website setup. It will flash and work....now the only problem I have is actually putting the widgets on the homescreen. When I try to move them next to each other horizontally, they overlap :/ But the process on the website does work ^_^
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] zanderman112:
Got this in a PM:

~ E.R.A.
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] Orange_furball:
I got that too. But after trying a few times and reflashing it still didn't work

Sent from my Galaxy Note on At&t
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] alex1301:
I can't install the file. It says error in zip.
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] ronilzizou:
Same here,

im using nightlies.
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] alex1301:
It's working. You have to re-install the nightly without any addon before you flash the theme.
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] Firik:
Hmm...I'm using a nightly build. I'd have to check which one I'm specifically using when I get home, but I got the error during the initial flash. I then re-flashed the CM9 nightly rom....and then the first zip package for the MetroUI setup. I didn't restart or anything...I did the ROM flash and then the zip flash. I'll take some screen shots as soon as I get home today.
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] ace9988:
won't work on AOKP milestone 4 and cherrykang, works on the cm9 nightly.

edit: i have managed to work it all out. ADW Ex launcher has a few limitations in that it won't align the tiles perfectly, anybody know how to sort that?
[TouchPad Themes and Apps] Orange_furball:
I have a video of the cwm failure. I reflash cm9 then immediately flash the metro Ui then It aborts.

Sent from my Galaxy Note on At&t
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] subbyhasan:
Hello :)

Just purchased a SK17i Xperia Mini Pro Black Version that is locked to 02 (UK network). I am obvously new to all this stuff but do have a basic understanding but here are some questions:

1) I am thinking of waiting until Android 4.0 is Officially released by SE to update my phone (btw, anyone know when the update is coming). Was wondering when I update will I still be able to root my phone?

2) When I root (if I can) I want to install Set CPU to overclock my phone. However I have heard this drains batteries? Is this true and if so how can I make my phone faster?

3) I need to unlock my phone. Can this be done for free after rooting? If not, can someone link me to the cheapest place I can get this unlocked from?

Thanks in advance to anyone that answers :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] noradoor:
Hey dude,welcome to XMP family.

1)According to Xperia Blog,XMP will get the ICS update in the end of May or early June,after the first wave for arcS,neoV and ray.I don't know whether we can root it on official ICS or not,but I think to get a rooted phone is easy once you unlock the bootloader,and besides,there are so many developers here.:)

2)When it comes to overclocking,apparently it would cause battery drain faster.But with my experience,I hardly feel its difference on SE stock Rom.:)As for custom rom like FXP's,which I has used for a while,it drains about 2~3% per hour while idle(drop speed is two times than stock.)

3)Certainly you can unlock your phone for free,see this thread & tutorial.But it should be noticed that once you unlock it then you may invalidate your warranty.

Mine is on FXP CM9(ICS) and it's kind of laggy,but I can't tell it's because of the ICS rom or existed bugs.As SE said,we may not have the same experience like Gingerbread if we update to ICS.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] subbyhasan:
Hello mate, thanks for the great post :)

I think I will leave stock ROM once updated actually, seems to be running fine atm as it is. :)

I think I will still update to the official ICS when it comes out as does look worth it.

Just about no. 3) I think your talking about after rooting, the process to get custom ROMs by unlocking the bootloader? I was talking about the network? lol

Unless I'm mistaken?

Thanks again
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] BudgyN1:
There is no way to get your phone unlocked from a network for free but WontanServer offers an unlocking for $15. You can try that out. Just type WontanServer in Google and click the 1st link. WontanServer is legit and won't steal your money :D

Though as a warning you might not be able to update to ICS as it also might unlock your bootloader. Just double check, as I am not 100% sure. Also it will void your warranty
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] subbyhasan:
Thanks alot, will take a look at that website :)

What do you mean by updating to ICS will unlock my bootloader? Isn't that a good thing? Don't mind about warranty, can have that sorted out but don't understand the bold line mate :)

Thanks
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] shyamjptpm:
good thing in the sense? If you don't bother about warranty then you can try custom ROM ics.but the problem is some bugs are not fixed by developers they will take time.main bug is camera not working..i am using ics so just check k? Good luck:)

Xperian8~ click thanks if it helps... :-)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] notoxa:
He meant that the Wotanserver network-unlock method might unlock your bootloader (which it does). This bootloader unlock, whilst giving you access to custom ROMs etc, might not behave with official SONY updates (such as ICS) - I'd link you for proof but I'm not allowed to due to my low post count :P.

Also, Google 'Omnius Unlock'. They will unlock your phone for free over the next few days (Easter promotion). I'm not sure how reputable those guys are though so you'll want to check.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] subbyhasan:
Thanks for that Omnius Lock thing, looks great and will check it out

So, if I unlock it I may be unable to upgrade to 4.0? That is a bit stupid to say the least? Anyone on an Xperia that was unlocked then ugraded to 4.0? Did it become locked again?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] BudgyN1:
If your phone's bootloader is unlocked you can not recieve any official update through Sony as it will brick your phone but you can install a ICS ROM.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] notoxa:
Well I'm not sure about 'stupid', you'll have to weigh it up. If you look in the development section, there's already a very useable version of ICS (look for MiniCMSanwich), which is potentially better than Sony's bloatware-infused and themed version (not to mention probably unrootable) due in a couple of months.

I think it's mainly FOTA bricks that happen (over-the air updating from Sony), and some bootloader unlocks allow for this by just patching the bootloader to make it seem unlocked (any SETool unlock will do this). So there are a number of options.

Be careful also of some bootloader methods stripping the DRM keys, these are used by Sony services like TrackID, which will cease to work (permanently) following a bootloader unlock.

Edit: There's a distinct difference between a network unlock and a bootloader unlock, the former will nearly always also execute the latter, but the latter can be done by itself (obviously only on unbranded phones). The method of getting a custom ROM is basically network unlock > bootloader unlock > root > install custom kernel > install custom ROM. Root can be done before the unlocks, I believe.

I'm new to all this too, only trying to explain because I know how much of a total pain it was to work it all out :P.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
He is talking about network lock.

Network lock stays away, updating probably won't lock it again, but no one has tried and we do not have any sure information
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] subbyhasan:
Ah, right. Makes everything at lot clearer thanks :)

So if I do unlock through the Wotanserver place, my bootloader will be unlocked but I wouldn't be able to get official ICS, but a just as good if not better copy? Is the ROM fully stable as in does everything function fine? I have heard of an ICS ROM which stopped HD recording on Xperias. Does this have any such problem?

Hopefully will but doubt I can update now anyways

Can I just say thank you to every single poster on this thread. You have all been immensely helpful. There are few forums which reply so quickly and as well as many people on here have done so thanks a lot to everyone :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] lord.tomriddle:
ya noob question

but help..

im not able to load the ftf file or even see it from the flashtool

i put it in the firmware folder

check the image i attached and see if you can help
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] subbyhasan:
What you on about mate? Make your own thread :)

Also, just a quick question to add: Do I have to go to SE to get my boot loader unlocked? Or will it automatically unlock with Flashtool when I flash the Kernel?

Thanks
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] lord.tomriddle:
MY flashtooll aint showing the ftf files..

and you need to unlock bootloader..

got to http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] piotrasss87:
you can also use the program called SE Bootloader unloker-relocker.Its very simple to unlock it,easyer than ofical way on se website.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] subbyhasan:
Thanks for that, do you have a link for me which I can use?

And just generally, can I add that this is the way to get MiniCMSanwich ROM on my XMP:

Root (zerg's software) (not needed but useful so might as well do it then)

Unlock Bootloader (from SE's website or the link which hopefully the above poster/someone else gives me)

Kernel Installation (Flashtool)

Finally, flash the ROM and Gapps using Clockwork Mod Recovery

Thanks :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
It is the same unlock method, just everything brought to one place by that app maker.

Rooting your phone before custom ROM installation is not needed, because old ROM(stock) gets deleted anyway and custom ROMs include root already.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] subbyhasan:
Ah, right will probably leave it then :)

Thanks a lot
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] piotrasss87:
As I said its make much easyer

there you go mate http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1560613