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[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] jusanche:
Ok, I found it! this is the original Siemens/AT&T WM2003 upgrade. http://www.wireheadtechnologies.com/sx56/sx56_wm2003_update.exe

I ran this last night and it works like a charm. Be sure to have Activesync 3.7.1 and remove SD card. Took about 10 minutes.

good luck!
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Musicmaster:
does your SD card erase after awhile
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] jacie2u:
:lol: I was looking for this upgrade for two days until I found this site. Thank you for not using the link straight from the Siemens website and thanks for the file.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] CareyB:
I've been using WM2003 which I cooked in Lumpstefan's kitchen for about 3 weeks with NO problems. (A.30.09)

I also flashed the RSU with the newest AT&T RSU ROM Ver A.20.10 from

Yorch: www.yorch.net > upgrades.

The only thing I don't like is the RUU from Lumpistefans comes with an add-on program "Pocket NAV". It causes the operating system to freeze, requiring numerous reboots. I shut down Pocket NAV, and no more freezing.

Have fun,

Carey
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] sx56inMN:
Light at the end of tunnel?

Hello,

I am really frustrated, I would greatly appreciate any help-

I just finished reading Carey's post about the RSU upgrade to A20.10 from Yorch's website. I have a sx56 (USA-MN) and in areas of low signal, the signal is lost and the phone will not reaquire signal until a soft-reset. The phone has the following config:

Upgraded toWM2003

R33.02

A30.09

l'm not asking for a guarantee, but do you think that Yorch's RSU download (A20.10) might work for this phone. Yorchi's site mentions unzipping the files from A20.10 into the \windows folder then running the RSUpgrade.exe. Does this mean unzip the files to a desktop PC then copying them into the \windows directory on the sx56?

If i've got the method wrong, do you have a link that you can direct me to regarding the method of installation?

Thank you for any help!!
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] kchilaka:
I am wondering about the same thing . MY sx56 drops signal all the time in my apt and I am hoping the new RSU will help the sx56 latch on and hold on to the signal better.. oh well.. if someone has tried it :) please share your experience...
[LG Optimus 3D] sanlenas:
Hello. I`m new on this forum. Recenlty, i have bought a second hand Optimus 3d. It worked well one week but when i tried to install a custom rom and the phone has broken. I rooted it, then i installed rom manager from google play. When i reboot it to recovery from program it has bricked. I recovery it with lg tool. But now it does`nt recognize the sim. I tried the solutions from other threads but no result. I can`t flash a kdz file. When i enter in the application it says that not responding and it close. Now, lg tool doesn`t work. It didn`t recognize the imei. Tutty didn`t work becouse the the driver doesn`t install. I can use the phone but no service. The wifi doesn`t work well, i can`t download. Sorry for my bad english.
[LG Optimus 3D] alphatia:
R u on froyo
[LG Optimus 3D] sanlenas:
No, now i have 2.3.5.
[LG Optimus 3D] Claudio67:
Try this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1942836

Install 21E (GB) may be that your emei will be back, otherwise use tutty.

O3d is ubrickable!
[LG Optimus 3D] sanlenas:
What means that the wifi indicator is white instead of beeing green?
[LG Optimus 3D] keith210350:
Make sure that sim card is in the correct way . The shaped end is toward the battery.

Connect phone to PC with usb cable, Use lg software updater from lg website to completely reload a new system. Once installed on your pc click update usb drivers and let that load in. Run the updater tool,you have to select rescue phone from the menu. When your phone is recognized put in your imei and the updater will load in ICS (4.0.4). If it stalls at loading 6%, quickly unplug usb and plug it back in.

Good luck.
[LG Optimus 3D] sanlenas:
The program didn`t recognize the imei becouse the phone doesn`t have imei now and i can`t put it becouse the pc don`t install the driver of the device creeated by the code said by tutorial who use tutty.
[LG Optimus 3D] keith210350:
did you type in your imei number in the imei box and then select the search button. Your imei number is in the battery compartment of your phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] randymanlb:
I made a pleasant discovery today. An iPhone friend sent out a group message and when replies were received they were maintained in a group message. If it's a known feature it was not working for me. Something to note. I use Handcent for messaging and when I installed an antivirus app it gave me a message the Handcent had the highest priority for messaging and and to be downgraded for the antivirus to scan sms/mms. I let it lower the priority for Handcent and low and behold, group messaging works. I don't know if this is just a coincidence or fluke but thought I would share it.

I'm also on Freeza's stock rooted odex rom, with stock kernel.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Frostacious:
What antivirus are you using. First!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] randymanlb:
Avast Mobile Security. Also, discovered if I send the group message it's received on iPhone as individual message. So my Galaxy will only keep the messages grouped if initiated by an iPhone user. Oh well, still beats getting everyone's individual replies taking up space in my messaging app.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Frostacious:
Well there is something there. And i believe that with a liytle investigation you can check the process of which the iphone sends group messaging and possibly mimic there procedure. Dont know but it would be nice.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] phyba:
Funny our s3's don't have group texting but Verizon and t mobile do....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mlin:
MSG & Chubbz ROM has this feature built into the stock messaging app. Its pretty awesome!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Time to go pull me a new SecMms.apk....:p
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JoeFCaputo113:
Same with Goodness as well.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Ummm...TPR has it too.

That is the greatest thing about this Sprint S3 community! The fantastic developers here that actually share their great works!!!! Like Android was meant to be!

Thank you Sprint S3 DEVs!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Wait whoops...lol I hadn't even tried it out yet, not even when I was still on stock unrooted lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] muahhShay:
GoSms has group messaging as well.. and it allows you to start a group SMS with iPhone.. it just slows down when every one messaging at once which is annoying as hell.. I at first thought it was my phone but nope can get into other apps and text in same msging app to another person with no problem.. sucks :( but it works
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dirkdigles:
WHAT?! I'm about to pull this and install...

quick question. I'm still on Freeza's 4.1.1 fre3 (haven't bothered to upgrade yet) - would a 4.1.2 mms.apk work on 4.1.1?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] phyba:
I'm so n moar and don't have group messaging. It has the option in settings but doesn't work. Am I missing something? I had tpr and the same issue. It will not do group messaging. I've checked the setting on and off and still no luck
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Did you make groups?

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] phyba:
You mean send a message with multiple recipients? Yea, and also when my dad or sister sends us a group text its not threaded
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fsalazar504:
I've seen some of the roms implement this but I have hsd scattered messages meaning if onenperson sent a big text in the group chat I would receive message 2of2 before 1of2. I use gosms because at least I get the messages in the right order but as someone recently stated it slows down significantly when everyone texts at once.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
No, I mean make a group. You can't use group messaging unless you make groups. Just sending to multiple recipients is not the same. Android group messaging is different then iPhone's.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hshshawn:
When I used gosms it worked ok. Half the messages came as SMS in individual thread the other half were in the group thread and it always locked up and took forever to load. Is there something I am missing?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kwheaties:
Kenny - Could you elaborate a bit. If I receive a group message sent from an iPhone to 4 people, you're saying I could reply to all 4 people and keep the conversation going??? Just curious since most of my family uses iPhones...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
I cannot verify that. I do know you have the ability to make groups such as family, mothers, fathers, etc to be able to send a message to the whole group at once. I never got an incoming iphone group message. Will have to ask my daughters to help investigate this as against my advice they got iphones thinking that's what the cool kids were doing....kids!

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] phyba:
It doesn't work. I don't think our phones support group messaging without the help of a 3rd party app. I get group messages all day from other android phones and iPhone and it comes in separate MMS messages and not threaded. My sisters s3 does it just fine as well as her husbands note 2. But they are on Verizon
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Do you have group messaging selected in mms settings?

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] phyba:
Yea. I tried toggling it off and on. My friends stock s3 doesn't do group text either. After go ogling this, I found out that our variant of the s3 doesn't support group texting natively. Been answered by numerous mods on sprints forums.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ztrewa:
I have been using go sms to handle my group convos, there is a setting under "send settings" called MMS Group Chat. It works great with the exception of pup ups not working, you have to view the thread from the inbox.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] phyba:
I'm using that now. I'm testing out the Facebook messenger app now to see if group texting works on it. It's a pretty awesome messaging app.
[Sony Xperia ZL] schecter7:
Looks like there is an update (10.1.1.A.1.253) available here in the US for my ZL (C6506) through PC companion. Here is the changelog:

1.Enhanced user experience

2.Improved battery life

3.Software performance enhancements

Notification bar & dock color has been changed to black (from gray). That's all I have noticed so far:P. I'll need to see if the mediaserver battery drain issue has been fixed or not.

Update (May 17,2013) : After using the phone on the new FW for two days, I'm quite happy with the improved battery life. Mediaserver had the highest battery usage (> 40%) on my previous build. Now it's down to 5% ! Camera shots look a bit better - still there is room for improvement. Hopefully, Sony will improve it further in the future. - great job, keep it up, Sony
[Sony Xperia ZL] randy_c:
where did you get this info?
[Sony Xperia ZL] HyperionX10:
What firmware version do you currently have ?
[Sony Xperia ZL] ktbee:
I would like to know what build number you were coming from and which provider as well? I have a ZL rogers (C6506) as well and i don't see any updates :(
[Sony Xperia ZL] hg3atintin:
I have not received it on my 6503 with nordic fw yet.
[Sony Xperia ZL] schecter7:
My model is C6506 which is one of the two unlocked models available in the US (Other one is C6502). My build was 10.1.A.1.434 prior to the update. The update is available through PC companion (not OTA)
[Sony Xperia ZL] randy_c:
What's about rooted phone?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Lonzo_SGS2_506:
Ummm can't see anything in sonymobile USA or Mexico. What region mate??

Sent from my ZL monst@
[Sony Xperia ZL] tomthedancingbug:
i have an unlocked phone, i just plugged it into the sony companion on the laptop and it prompted for an update

also they've added a mini chrome browser to the small apps list, sweet, in addition to some graphics fix ups, and im sure some other stuff
[Sony Xperia ZL] Lonzo_SGS2_506:
I've just plugged and nothing showed up on pc companion..it says I got the last updated firmware but it could take a couple of days to appear on every region after the official launching.

Sent from my ZL monst@
[Sony Xperia ZL] schecter7:
US. Updated my original post to answer other questions.Cheers.
[Sony Xperia ZL] randy_c:
Yes got mine updated. Lost root
[Sony Xperia ZL] Lonzo_SGS2_506:
Well I got device 6502 maybe this only for 6506...yet.

Sent from my ZL monst@
[Sony Xperia ZL] ahmadali1990:
coool:laugh:
[Sony Xperia ZL] FranzDages:
Downloading now
[Sony Xperia ZL] Lonzo_SGS2_506:
Damn.. Still nothing here bro...:(

Please let us know if changes are.significative...

Sent from my ZL monst@
[Sony Xperia ZL] nutzuTo:
Update it right now :) seams like only the US version is getting the update now,btw I have the Bell version update it to the US version
[Sony Xperia ZL] kevroc:
Mine did a "NFC Firmware Updating" after the initial boot as well.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Qmann05:
This seems odd to me, why would the number be lower than the original firmware and the last firmware that was released?
[Sony Xperia ZL] glovesave:
waiting here for my 6502 to get update

Mine is unlocked, bought on ebay, think it is originally from Malaysia?

I'm in the US, PC companion isn't showing the update yet...soon I hope :)

Thx for the heads up.

XDA rocks !
[Sony Xperia ZL] rfg13:
same thing:confused:
[Sony Xperia ZL] jvs60:
I'm thinking we have to be running the rooted stock rom. I would flash it if i could find it.
[Sony Xperia ZL] DoubleYouPee:
Still no update for german unbranded zL
[Sony Xperia ZL] cesarleeds:
Yep, i checked OTA, SUS and PC Companion, no update.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Julianocas:
For C6503, I have installed this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2292735

So far so good... haven't tested the LTE yet.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Q.Entity:
I got the notification for the update from PC companion but I have been running CM 10.1 ...

Sendt fra min ZL 6506
[Sony Xperia ZL] safuan7822:
Updated and hmm... i cant tell the diffs just yet. Seems the same as before.
[Sony Xperia ZL] cesarleeds:
Looks like the european´s will be the last ones to receive the update.

Nothing for the german C6503.
[Sony Xperia ZL] sarobi:
It seems that german 6503 has less anomalies then 6502/6506. I am satisfies with german 6503;)
[Sony Xperia ZL] ittina:
I am from India and I updated to 10.1.1.A.1.253 and I find that the battery life has definitely improved. But the wifi problem that I had successfully fixed with gm007's fix here has been undone and it goes back to dropping like crazy and very low signal strength. Sony there is a fix floating around in public domain and they still haven't fixed the wifi officially. It's quite a shame.

I haven't played with the camera enough to find any difference but I've read reports that it has been improved.
[Sony Xperia ZL] fgar82:
HELP

Will I lose 4G connection if i flashed into my Xperia ZQ in Brazil ??
[Sony Xperia ZL] safuan7822:
The batt life improved? Ur so lucky:) mine is draining like hell:mad:
[Sony Xperia ZL] Bazooka Joe:
Using 10.1.1.A.1.253 with root, model 6502. After loading the body appears the message Updating by NFC. After 5 seconds goes message Error 0000006 The updating Fail. What is this? Can I get rid of this? Thanks
[Sony Xperia ZL] cesarleeds:
I´m indeed very happy with it, no problems at all with Wifi signal, very gud battery life..., i guess we´ve being lucky.

But the camera can work better, and i heard the update fix that, and i also would like to have the nav bar and the screen buttons on black, instead of this dark grey we have now (although the ideal for me it would be transparent background for both), so i´ll definitely give the update a chance.
[Sony Xperia ZL] JRBT24:
The wifi drops really irritate me too. :(

Haven't rooted yet but I might do if I don't find another solution :banghead:
[Sony Xperia ZL] kumar abhishek:
Today something strange happened with my zl. It got stuck on obtaining ip address. I restarted it and i could see some sort of NFC firmware update. I had to restart both router and my mobile to get wifi working :(
[Sony Xperia ZL] pati305:
Update not available in EU yet? Can't seem to get it.
[Sony Xperia ZL] DoubleYouPee:
German unbranded Z's are getting .253 as we speak.... so I GUESS it shouldn't be long now..
[Sony Xperia ZL] Sayid_the_Lost:
Depends on what you'll do..

If you wait for an oficial update for us via OTA/SUS/Companion you obviously won't lose anything.

If you flash a rom for another country it will depends on the frequency and band of that country (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks).

But even with a version of a contry with the same frequency/abnd you can face problems, I bought my cell from vivo and their branded version was based on the european (probably german) version and i had a bug, when my cell went from 4g to 3g my internet was stopping to work, i had to switch to WCDMA/GSM and the back to LTE?WCMDA/GSM for it to work again. After i flashed the unbranded rom posted here in the forum my problem was fixed.
[Sony Xperia ZL] eximperialdragon:
Yeah, I did the update and now, for some reason, when I'm more than 5 feet from my wireless router my WiFi signal drops immensely, I have no idea why. I used to be able to use my phone reliably in my bedroom before going to sleep for the night, but post-update I am now having trouble connecting and need to use wireless data (when it wasn't like this for the first 2-3 weeks of me owning the phone, and my router/furniture/etc hasn't been moved in the last month).

Even weirder is, my battery life has plummeted. It was probably because I did the update without a full battery, but I'm losing 10% of battery in a half hour. Like, it will wake me up at 6:30 so I can get ready to do to work, and by the time I hit work it's already at 89-92% over the last week, so now I've been carrying my charger to work with me since I'll be down to 10% before I even try to leave the office. =/

I think it might just be time to root it and reflash. >.>
[Sony Xperia ZL] nutzuTo:
Who want to go back to 434 because the battery problem can do it by flashtool I did it and works now no more battery problem :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] Julianocas:
What battery issue?
[Sony Xperia ZL] pudlikmaxik:
.253 schon geht PC Comp....

good, .253 goes...................
[Sony Xperia ZL] Mambobuzzz:
Yes, at the end ! Got it !!! .253 available for C6503 German !
[Sony Xperia ZL] DoubleYouPee:
I read that you won't lose root if you use OTA update...

Will wait for that
[Sony Xperia ZL] basteagow:
This is how I kept root on my ZL after upgrading to .253. I didn't have the problem others experienced with the phone rebooting when attempting to unroot, but it may be worth noting that I'd previously replaced Superuser with SuperSU as RootKeeper does not support Superuser. Also, if you have SuperSU Pro, you should disable its built-in OTA survival mode before using RootKeeper.

If you rooted with the locked bootloader hack, this is likely due to the known side effect of NFC breaking—it cannot be turned on in the settings, and it also fails to upgrade after installing the new firmware. To fix the problem, rename or delete the /data/usf directory using a root explorer and reboot.
[Sony Xperia ZL] DoubleYouPee:
I can confirm .253 is finally available through PCC.

How long does it usually take for an update to arrive via OTA once it's available through PCC?
[Sony Xperia ZL] spielnicht:
+1 for the Voodoo Rootkeeper option

So I've since had my original ZL replaced under warranty and this time I didn't unlock my bootloader. When I got my new one last week I decided to obviously wait on the update until a root option was available. Today I gave the Voodoo Rootkeeper option a try and it bloody worked, I love it. I know how the .253 firmware while maintaing root.

Basically I followed the instruction above to the tick and when the phone booted up, root was still there.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Kylez:
i guess it's only work for c6506 variant
[Sony Xperia ZL] jaetelha:
No sign of any updates via OTA or PC Companion here in Canada (Bell)
[Sony Xperia ZL] CLB-NL:
Can anybody upload a 'about screen' from his updated 6503 model? Thanks :)

Can anybody upload the .tft file from the .253 firmware for the 6503 model? Thanks :)

Anybody updated with the Nordic .434 firmware yet?
[Sony Xperia ZL] hudfer:
they casilyz

No sign of any updates via OTA or PC Companion here in Brazil for the 6503.
[Sony Xperia ZL] m.aren:
... yes - but only white in stamina mode ....
[Sony Xperia ZL] Julianocas:
What is your build (ftf). .434 unbranded?
[Sony Xperia ZL] hudfer:
I`m flashed this file Xperia ZQ C6503_10.1.A.1.434_Customized BR 1270-5681 R7A.ftf. My old firmware is carrier CLARO.
[Sony Xperia ZL] spielnicht:
More good news...

OK, since I hadn't populated my phone with much yet (I've only been using it for 2 days) I decided to do a test and flash back to .434 firmware via the Flashtool, root, and install the update via OTA without Rootkeeper and what do you know, the previous poster was right, the phone remained rooted. I didn't need Rootkeeper after all.

For those with c6506 varient, you should be safe updating with OTA and retain root. Like I said above, I've tested and it worked. I have no idea if this would work for any other varient, but I can't see why not, but someone needs to be brave and try it.

If you've already installed the .253 update via PCC and lost root, all you would need to do is flash the Sony stock .434 FTF via the Flashtool version 0.9.10.2beta6 (bootloader doesn't have to be unlocked and will obviously remain locked), root, then install .253 via the OTA. I don't have to forewarn you that you'll lose everything on your phone in the process, so backup your stuff.

Update 05/29

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Forgot to mention that in both cases (with and without Rootkeeper), I replaced SuperUser with SuperSU immediately after rooting and before doing the OTA. Not sure if it matters, but now you know.

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[Sony Xperia ZL] kicoi:
dammit..awesome news,thanks dude! i gotta give a try on C6502 with .253 by SUS right now. Hope it works! anyone confirm on c6502 too?
[Sony Xperia ZL] ittina:
I am going to try this out tonight.. let us know what happens on your end :good::highfive:
[Sony Xperia ZL] hg3atintin:
Has anyone with the Nordic 434 fw recieved the update?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Kylez:
look here....new firmware certified http://www.ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=22637 ...maybe a bug fix for firmware 253?
[Sony Xperia ZL] sarobi:
Xperia ZL 6503 bought through Amazon.de with firmware ....343, no update yet.

---------- Post added at 07:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:10 PM ----------

Sry:), ...firmware 434 and no update yet
[Sony Xperia ZL] Julianocas:
There is a 307 for C6503.

Lets wait.
[Sony Xperia ZL] DoubleYouPee:
Why was .253 certified may 23rd when it was released 15th?
[Sony Xperia ZL] daniLaLaLaLaLa:
the same tactics i'll use to update my Arc S GB from .42 to .62 just to remain the "root".
[Sony Xperia ZL] AFD_0:
Just an update..

Over the weekend I was able to to get 2 days 10 hours of use/standby (just over 4 hours screen on, as usual) with 12% battery left - much better than usual. Then the following charge, the estimated battery life was showing only 15 hours all day, then back to 2 1/2 days after the following charge. Kinda weird.

Also, had the Walkman player crash the system UI over and over several times, until I was able to change the song (a track that had played without issue prior to the update). Never had a crash at all until right after this past update.
[Sony Xperia ZL] sarobi:
The firmware ...253 for EU C6503 came:) I've updated my ZL with PCC.
[Sony Xperia ZL] pati305:
Is there a proper changelog somewhere that says what exactly was changed and fixed?

Is the camera any better now?