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[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Not what Sony said to me, there words were " regarding your question about the latest version of Android being released for the Xperia m2. We currently have no intention of releasing the lollipop update for any of the other range's of our Xperia devices other than the z range".

Besides we've all been here before, Xperia sp and the kk update.

sent from my Rooted B/l 4.4.4 kk Xperia D2303
[Sony Xperia M2] mantazzo:
That would look strange if only M2 Aqua would get the update. (Of course, I don't mind :D) I hope at least some of newer phones will get the Lollipop, including both M2 and M2 Aqua.
[Sony Xperia M2] vusun123:
And... Sony repeats the SP tragedy again, that would be very amusing
[Sony Xperia M2] :
T3 is going to get lollipop...so, m2 too :D
[Sony Xperia M2] xLobito:
The chipset between T2 Ultra and M2 is almost the same (MSM8928 vs MSM8926), the only difference is the overclock up to 1.4 Ghz in T2 Ultra. So, the possibilities are rising for M2.

Also, if I'm not wrong, Sony had said time ago that Xperia M2 won't update to 4.4 KitKat, and then, they released the 4.4.2 KitKat for our devices. Why would be different now? XD
[Sony Xperia M2] :
Exactly. I am not a pessimist like the others.
[Sony Xperia M2] xLobito:
It isn't be pessimist as the others. Is stating facts. But, there are now two proofs which appoint for our device to get Lollipop. Nevertheless, there aren't anything proven with 100% security we're going to get Lollipop, so...
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Here is my chat transcript... No lollipop they said.
[Sony Xperia M2] PTGageto:
Chat with Sony Mobile in Portugal

Okay guys, so following your other little chat with Sony Mobile I also talked to them and what I got here in Portugal is that there will be NO upgrade to Lollipop and they also said it's not locale based.

I don't know how other people are getting different answers but I'm confused now.

There's no reason for not to get the update at least in specs.

Oh well, we'll have to wait and hope for the official update.
[Sony Xperia M2] triptaminer:
Why is sony asked for operator/network? :/ its sounds like specific answer only for your network. And sony, like HW provider cannot act again sellers (networks). if conformations are real, i believe we get SOME official lollipops... and while we have flashtool, we can use any branded lollipop, no?
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Another chat, now with Xperia USA

Just to check, I decided contacting Xperia USA via chat... This is what they said.
[Sony Xperia M2] xLobito:
So, two devices are gonna get it? And that's that? Certainly is ridiculous xDD!

Whatever. They're not Sony's developers at all. Just the support centre, which hypothetically, don't know much about the development. Just states the fact they know. Z series and "possibly" T2 Ultra and C3. The hope we're expecting only depends on Sony itself.
[Sony Xperia M2] :
http://i.imgur.com/qIUwJ7r.jpg

Lol guys :D
[Sony Xperia M2] ismithx:
what is love?

sony don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more
[Sony Xperia M2] supertiger1234:
What the hell is Sony doing. Bdfjfb sometimes they make me happy but sometimes make me sad XD
[Sony Xperia M2] supertiger1234:
Chat Transcript

Please wait while we find an agent to assist you...

You have now been connected to an agent.

Jess: Hi Saawal, thank you for contacting Sony Xperia UK Chat Support. My name is Jess, please could I take your full name and email address?

Saawal Khan: saawal khan XXXXX@lol.com

Jess: Thank you for providing me with this information, Please could you confirm which model of phone you have and which network it is on?

Saawal Khan: d2303 o2

Jess: Thank you, how can I help you today?

Saawal Khan: will xperia m2 get lollipop?

Jess: As of yet we have no information as to whether or not the Xperia M2 will receive the Lollipop update. I apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Saawal Khan: its ok but can you please read this post

Saawal Khan: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59605125&postcount=27

Jess: That is not an official Sony forum so I would not be able to comment on this post.

Saawal Khan: oh ok

Jess: I hope the information I have provided is okay. Is there anything else I can help you with?

Saawal Khan: nop

Saawal Khan: but i really want to see lollipop on my device

Saawal Khan: it makes me cry every tim
[Sony Xperia M2] lozohcum:
It looks like some mid-range Sony devices will get Lollipop too. Probably only 2014-2015 devices and not all. T2 Ultra will get it for example.
[Sony Xperia M2] peter-k:
Certainly they are not that stupid to switch our phone off by pushing some bad software inside.

In practice they will still manage to make the item in our hand obsolete. That is for example when we see messages about the browser not being supported anymore, i.e. when viewing movies on the internet. Or a nifty new gallery app won't co-operate with the onboard camera anymore. Over time those constantly force-upgrading apps (Google Play) will more and more become a problem. Display drivers may not work or not work too well anymore with launchers. Finally the phone will become more and more sluggish, certain apps which did run well suddenly might crash more frequently.

Note, I am not talking about 10 years, I am talking about a time span of 1.5 - 2 years.

They only care for the Z, but the M2 is also not exactly a cheapo phone. The same issue persist here on XD. As harsh as it sounds, let's get over it. The next time you might consider not buying a device from these market leaders. Been there, done that. M2 was my worst decision. I was extremely frustrated, until I decided to give it to my 5 years old son as a toy. Sony lost it abt 3 years ago.
[Sony Xperia M2] AlexutzJohn:
Hello, are there any M2 Aqua users in here? If yes, is any of you have the accelerometer issue? Thanks.
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Check Xperia blog Sony have confirmed lollipop for c3 and t2 nothing about M2 though. Just checked the no of users in Sony support forum for M2 c3 t2 no of users and M2 outnumbers the others 2-1 that makes sense and that's just registered users

Xperia M2 D2303 stock 4.4.4 kk rooted l/b philz touch recovery xposed mods
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
After seeing that, I just made a new chat with our friends at Xperia Support, and here it is. Let me know what you guys think

I translated it as good as I could. There you have it, Sony Mobile Spain in his all. :mad:
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
There ain't even 800 registered users in the Sony support forum for the c3 yet there is almost 5000 M2 users and that's just registered users what a joke is the sp all over again. Sony sure knows how to keep its customers not.

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[Sony Xperia M2] :
We will get our lollipop, just be patient.
[Sony Xperia M2] supertiger1234:
i hope your right.
[Sony Xperia M2] mantazzo:
M2 Aqua Lollipop confirmed!

Guys, Sony has confirmed Lollipop for M2! Aqua, to be precise.

Source and more information about when to expect for it:

Gotcha. Happy April Fools day! (I had to do it, sorry. :D)
[Sony Xperia M2] :
Thank you :( OMG.
[Sony Xperia M2] supertiger1234:
i dont get it, c3 and m2 has no difference only a better screen. why wont they update?
[Sony Xperia M2] galaxyfreak:
[MENTION=5373011]peter-k[/MENTION] KitKat is fine, why to give it to 5-year-old, because it didn't get newest version of Android? LOL.

However, not-market-leaders? What choice do you have? Anything other than Qualcomm is 0 on development. Leaves us with Moto and Xiaomi. Xiaomi is not worldwide, and Moto..is good, but what's the joke if everybody haves same phone :P

My point is - other than "famous" brands, you don't have many to pick when it's on development.

Sony's bad decision was to spread thier camera modifications in AOSP libs, making camera impossible to work without updates from thier side.

Luckly enough, they have nice developer support, so solution on that is in works.

So apart from updated camera libs i need for ROMs, I'm not interested in official update.
[Sony Xperia M2] vusun123:
The only thing I'm not agree with Sony is that their AOSP side only support one variant per device
[Sony Xperia M2] galaxyfreak:
Yeah... Actually, I understand that, it's adding more testing work to FXP guys, while they got 13 devices to support. It's relatively easy to add, and idea is, that your community developers add it and contribute back to AOSP. But considering we both (me and Erik) are lazy to play back-and-forth guessing game with you guys, we postpone that. Sorry ;)
[Sony Xperia M2] vusun123:
So you are saying support for D2302/D2305 and D2403 is postponed until you guys are interested in it, right ?

If so I appreciated your contribution to the M2 community. And maybe it's time to not lazed back, start learning how to make ROM now
[Sony Xperia M2] Konstantinosj77:
As far as I know D2403 is in real dead-end! Galaxyfreak tried a lot of things, also contacted kholk but has no idea too..
[Sony Xperia M2] mantazzo:
As far as I've read here D2403 came up with one massive bug - screen not working. Something is different between D2303 and D2403, so, let's just say, it's a dead-end for now.
[Sony Xperia M2] galaxyfreak:
Haha, fun fact: from current people here - M2 Aqua have most chances to be supported.

erikcas have access to M2 Aqua, but it's not actually his, so testing is a bit difficult.
[Sony Xperia M2] Konstantinosj77:
That's great!!! I think he is capable enough to make it work...
[Sony Xperia M2] AlexutzJohn:
Is nothing that can be done to a "unlocked bootloader allowed : no" ?
[Sony Xperia M2] iFlashed:
I'm very angry about this. Xperia M2 Aqua has 9 months and no more updates :(.

But the xperia Z? It has about 2 years... and the still updating...

GREAT WORK SONY!
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Am I right in thinking that the M2 has been out for 12mths and that Sony have to provide updates for 18mths or so I thought.

Xperia M2 D2303 stock 4.4.4 kk rooted l/b philz touch recovery xposed mods
[Sony Xperia M2] lozohcum:
I though Erikcas has M2 LTE... 0.o
[Sony Xperia M2] vusun123:
Must be from his friend, or he decided to buy one
[Sony Xperia M2] AlexutzJohn:
Any new news related the 5.0 update for M2/M2 Aqua?
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
I'm checking Bluetooth SIG and PTCRB everyday, but still no signs or any chance to get updated. I will report any updates I see, just be patient :fingers-crossed:
[Sony Xperia M2] supertiger1234:
Please wait while we find an agent to assist you...

You are currently in position number 1 in the queue.

You have now been connected to an agent.

Laura: Hi Sawaal, thank you for contacting Sony Xperia UK Chat Support. My name is Laura, please could I take your full name and email address?

Saawal Khan: hey

Saawal Khan: XXXXXX

Saawal Khan: XXXXXXXXX

Laura: Thank you for providing me with this information, Please could you confirm which model of phone you have and which network it is on?

Saawal Khan: xperia m2 o2

Laura: Thank you, how can I help you today?

Saawal Khan: will xperia m2 get any more updates or is 4.4.4 the final?

Laura: The 4.4 update is final for the M2

Saawal Khan: oh

Laura: I hope the information I have given answers your query. Is there anything else I can help you with?

Saawal Khan: nop thx

Saawal Khan: bye
[Sony Xperia M2] V0idZero:
Maybe there's still hope. We can read on Sony's site that update support is not at the end.

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Source: http://support.sonymobile.com/pl/xperiam2/software/
[Sony Xperia M2] Vu Tuan Tuan:
bad news
[Sony Xperia M2] mantazzo:
I guess people could just stop asking the Sony Support for the answer. Neither they know the answer, nor we know... Sony will say it loud if the phone will get the L update.
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Just seen this anyone know if it's true if it is looks like we getting left out. Of to check twitter.

D2303 18.3.1.C.1.15 kk deodexed rooted philz touch recovery bravia engine 2 + x-reality viper audio
[Sony Xperia M2] LilBlinx:
I don't see M2 mentioned anywhere there :laugh: It's good thing, for T3 owners even tho everything is the same on the M2 besides the screen but I don't think they will release Lollipop on M2
[Sony Xperia M2] Lovenish Singh Panwar:
But then without considering the screen resolution.. We can just build an lollipop rom.. If possible.. Since all the device configuration all like same.. So is it possible..??
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Just noticed on here that m2 was released in Feb 14 this means less than 8 weeks till the 18mth update cycle is up. Pretty much means no lollipop I would say

D2303 18.3.1.C.1.15 kk deodexed rooted philz touch recovery bravia engine 2 + x-reality viper audio
[Sony Xperia M2] galaxyfreak:
No lollipop they said...

http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2015/06...-5-1-coming-for-xperia-m2-and-xperia-m2-aqua/

Poslano s D6603 putem XDA Forums
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Yup, irritating them on twitter gave it's results :)

Btw, d6603, oh :D

Sent from my D2303 with Z4 eXPERIence
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
It certainly did fella that would be me retweeting alot of your posts. Let's hope it's worth the wait. Only just got kk how I like it too.

D2303 18.3.1.C.1.15 kk deodexed, rooted, philz touch recovery, xposed, z1 bravia engine 2 + x-reality+ z3 super vivid, viper audio
[Sony Xperia M2] Kateuka:
Sony trolled us, epic fail haha
[Sony Xperia M2] lordttf:
Not epic fail its markting
[Sony Xperia M2] Kucom:
Hahaha this is getting funny , this happend with the 2011 xperia phones they promised an update and we were all waiting then they said they wont update, lucky for me xda devs did an awesome job .But with sony m2 is worse cuz they dont release the aosp binarys for the camera. Enough lies sony next year im not gona go with sony sorry. Although my last 3 phones are sony. sad :(
[Sony Xperia M2] sebasrock156:
NOTICE
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
We are already aware, check the general section, the Official Android Lollipop thread
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
1. Why quote whole op?

2. This thread is from months ago, and we were talking of 5.0 release, not 5.1.1, which is also actually coming next week.

PLEASE CLOSE THE THREAD [MENTION=3843529]gregbradley[/MENTION]
[Sony Xperia M2] Gaurav007:
He is not angry.

He is just telling you to follow rules and clearing your doubts :)
[Sony Xperia M2] Billys20:
Why this thread still exists?
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Because someone bumped it. This wasn't meant for discussion anymore. Also, we were talking of 5.0, not 5.1 ;)
[Sony Xperia M2] Abhinav1997:
Thread closed.

Regards,

XDA-Staff
[Verizon LG G3] diljosh:
Got a warranty Replacement Phone from Verizon today, it updated to Lollipop when I started it up

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[Verizon LG G3] bigshotrob22:
23b it is..nice
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
You don't have to hide the baseband, kernel, or anything else on that screen. Just letting you know, there's nothing there that's specific to you.
[Verizon LG G3] diljosh:
thanx for the info
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Could we get you to go to http://lg-firmware-rom.com/, enter your IMEI from your phone into there, download the resulting KDZ *if* it too says 23B and not 12B (it'll be huge, at least 1.5 GB if not more) and upload it to somewhere we can get our hands on? If you do, please PM the link to @HolyAngel, @bweN diorD or @hsbadr, otherwise if you posted it publicly depending on where you host the upload, it'll get shut down due to too much traffic of everyone trying to download it. They'll reupload it, if necessary, to somewhere where it won't matter how much people download it like AFH and/or Dev-Host.

Thank you!
[Verizon LG G3] tech_head:
So I have a replacement waiting at home. Mine was due to cracking.

We'll see if it tries to update. Since I know I can go back to 10B I'll let it and the just roll it back.

I want a ROM based on this so I'll see what help I can provide.

I'll help because I need a stock LP ROM that can be installed with TWRP.
[Verizon LG G3] gatorstew:
Does sync'ing over Wi-Fi work? :)
[Verizon LG G3] HolyAngel:
+1 if we can get that kdz from the site it will help *tremendously*! Could have a rom out for it inside of a couple hours..
[Verizon LG G3] hokiealumnus:
Another +1 here. I have an AFH developer account and am happy to grab the file from wherever you put it & re-upload it there.
[Verizon LG G3] Slie:
Do it, do it, do it.
[Verizon LG G3] bweN diorD:
i pm'd him like 2 minutes after he posted this requesting he check for the kdz. he never replied.

he also didnt have the screen shot blanked out at first, nothing exciting.

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btw, i check several times a day for the kdz, ill be suprised if he is able to get it and i cant, but it is possible.
[Verizon LG G3] diljosh:
Entered the IMEI, it gives me a blank page.
[Verizon LG G3] hokiealumnus:
Curses! Foiled again!

It could still be helpful though. Do you get notifications when on WiFi?
[Verizon LG G3] Slie:
Talk him into dumping the phone?

Ask him to send it to someone who knows what they are doing.
[Verizon LG G3] bweN diorD:
nothing useful will be dumped without root.
[Verizon LG G3] hokiealumnus:
Not that I think it's reasonable to ask someone to send their phone off, but the important bits they can't already get from 23A require root, which he won't be able to get, at least for now.
[Verizon LG G3] diljosh:
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[Verizon LG G3] hokiealumnus:
Sorry, rather, we mean receiving notifications (gmail, twitter, etc...things that require push/active account sync'ing) while connected to WiFi. That's a bug on 23A that we're hoping is not present on 23B.
[Verizon LG G3] gatorstew:
I don't know if this answered his question...

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Doesn't look like he's even connected to Wi-Fi as of yet...
[Verizon LG G3] agh1701:
Could you try this program from the play store. It will use you IMEI number to check LG servers for the KDZ. if successful the second line form the bottom will say "VS98523B". the last line will give you the link to download the KDZ. If you could just post us the link.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.peamoon.phoneproductioninfo&hl=en
[Verizon LG G3] hokiealumnus:
Heh, yes; that much I gathered.
[Verizon LG G3] gatorstew:
:good: :)
[Verizon LG G3] JackpotClavin:
I come from LG G2 land, but have a weekend present for everybody

https://pvzwmdmcdn.vzw.motive.com/firmware/LG_VS985_12B_TO_23B.bin

Warning: install at own risk

There's a good guide here http://xdaforums.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/howto-update-to-stock-lollipop-23a-t3044398, just use the 23B OTA file instead of the 23A
[Verizon LG G3] diljosh:
Connected to WIFI
[Verizon LG G3] gatorstew:
Nice.

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Thanks.
[Verizon LG G3] hokiealumnus:
Splendid; great to hear it works in 23B...thanks!

...and what's this .bin file [MENTION=3727492]JackpotClavin[/MENTION] has posted? Could it be?? Does that equate to a .up file like the 23A dlpkg?
[Verizon LG G3] robertwhitten87:
I'm with you about this app.

I tried the website on my own phone expecting to get 12b and I got blank.... but with this app I at least get 12b kdz
[Verizon LG G3] alcor34:
I have an app that you enter your model number and SN of the phone from below the battery and it downloads the latest KDZ, however, you have to do it with firewall off.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Thank you for checking! I believe the original person who posted the OTA had the same problem.

I think the person meant "dump the phone and send the dump off". Just guessing, though.
[Verizon LG G3] pahlerc1:
Can't wait to give this a try.. Hoping someone else has before my download finishes.. It looks like it'll be the same process as the update from 12B to 23A, which was very easy! Thanks for getting this update to us, I am on 23A and the WiFi bug is annoying, but I love the stock Lollipop! Thanks again
[Verizon LG G3] gatorstew:
Hoping someone can confirm the .up method...
[Verizon LG G3] alcor34:
Hey, so i loaded the file in SoftwareUpdate folder (I don't have root), main storage and only changed extension ".up" used activity launcher and well = install, optimization and now lollipop 23B - AT YOUR OWN RISK. I didn't mind a fix and reset if it failed.

Will report back in a few after playing around.: Everything seems to be working great, WIFI is a go. Tested text. playstore did auto update. got new google play services. vvm is working fine too (i know this was an issue on 23A) phone is running much smoother. it is snappy

Any questions, just ask
[Verizon LG G3] Zacharyaln:
Did you KDZ back to 12b or were you able to go right from 23A to 23b?

Thanks for being the guinea pig.
[Verizon LG G3] alcor34:
No, I was on 12B. I had KDZ'd back when I hit a serious problem with 23A.
[Verizon LG G3] Zacharyaln:
I wonder if you can go right from 23A. I hate to lose my data again unless i have too. I guess i could give the actual LG backup tool a shot.
[Verizon LG G3] bweN diorD:
i asked him to try this by pm earlier, he said it failed, and returned no results.
[Verizon LG G3] alcor34:
I use the LG backup all the time, it works great, even for apps that i didn't think i would be able to backup, and it restores everything completely, I didn't even have to log in again to the restored apps. Only thing that sucks is it doesn't help for media.
[Verizon LG G3] Zacharyaln:
Great. Ill be trying it now then. Will report back
[Verizon LG G3] jbluther:
Doesn't appear so. After the "FOTA UPDATE" screen it just goes back to the Activity Launcher. No reboot. :(
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Yeah, the reason it requires 12B is because the OTA doesn't include complete replacement files. It only includes patches which are based on the 12B files but fails to patch on anything else because the files are too different. Any difference is too much.
[Verizon LG G3] hokiealumnus:
Since 23A wasn't official it probably doesn't know to look for it as an approved upgrade path.
[Verizon LG G3] Zacharyaln:
Ahhh, that makes complete sense. Mine is updating to 23b as we speak... should be able to 100% confirm the OP in just a few minutes.
[Verizon LG G3] Ariac Konrel:
That 23B .Bin file

I would use the .up method?

Alright, but someone else is already trying so has it worked?

Read, but I didn't see a definite answer.
[Verizon LG G3] Zacharyaln:
Yep download, place in SoftwareUpdate Folder, rename file extension to ".up" Then use Activity Launcher to update. Make sure you are on 12b as stated above, and it should go just like 23A went.

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Success! I was able to backup my files using LG Backup, KDZ back to 12b, update to 23b using Activity Launcher and the instructions noted above, and then restore my backup.
[Verizon LG G3] jbluther:
Great news on the backups. I hope it fixed the 23a issues.

Did you KDZ from 23a direct to 12b, or do you have to go back to 10b first?
[Verizon LG G3] Zacharyaln:
23A direct to 12b. As far as I know the only reason to use 10b is if you want root. But I could be wrong.
[Verizon LG G3] Slie:
Maybe dumb question but might be worth it never know.

Is root persistent all the way through 23b?

I know it's not for 23a but hey what are the chances ah.
[Verizon LG G3] r3xx3r:
i was wondering what it would take to get root on this new 23b, or to make a custom rom out of it, is it possible?
[Verizon LG G3] Ariac Konrel:
The same stuff that held us back on 23A (most likely, I see no reason to think not) exists on 23B, unfortunately.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I posted this in the Lollipop update thread, too. The MD5 hash I'm getting for the 23B OTA file is 8DE4E8DA6E8F1D3B438FB0F118C945D1, if anyone wants it.
[Verizon LG G3] maddog241:
I'm wondering 2 things at this point.

1. Does the 23B version have user modes like what other carriers have and was missing from 23A?

2. Is it possible to revert to 12B from 23B just in case 23B for some reason isn't made Official?