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[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] kolembo:
I think it's reasonable for owners of a machine that cost them the upper side of $500 to at least feel like the company respects them and is appreciative of their business.

You're right - updates aren't all that - however, they DO allow it's owners to feel connected to their devices, and foster the feeling that, yes, indeed, the machine was worth buying.

This is really the difference between Android and Apple and it does not help to excuse Android OEMs.

An update to 7.0 is not the same as an update within a particular series - it's a step upgrade to the current OS.

I also get upset with the constant whining for updates, however, it is reasonable, in JUNE for the Mate 9 owner to expect an update to Nougat.... And certainly to complain LOUDLY for not having received it. O is around the corner.

For Huawei and for the Mate 9, it's not too much to ask, PARTICULARLY when there are Mate 9s around the world that received updates half a year ago.

Let them complain is all I'm saying. People come here to feel like they've at least been heard. I know the frustration and sometimes just coming here and saying it, helps.

But also, really, if you had an update last month, don't come in and talk about how you'll 'never buy it again' because b300 has been out for at least two weeks, you've seen it, and the updates suck, you'll check again tonight and let us all know tomorrow. It cheapens the experience of an excellent phone and the hard work of the people behind it.

For those who haven't received the update, I'm sorry, I feel you, just remember you have a great, great phone - don't let the S8s and OnePlus's fool you, nor allow the lack of updates to degrade your enjoyment of the phone. The update will come, don't worry.

P.S. OMG - I've posted in the wrong topic...I thought this was Mate 9!! Oooops.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] oTToToTenTanz:
Why bash Huawei for it? In the case where providers didn't roll out the update, it is their fault, not Huawei's...
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] benjamen50:
The update will come, don't worry. - Well no update since september 2016 when it comes to Vodafone Huawei P9, they keep saying they have not received the firmware from Huawei yet. Which means it's up to huawei to send the firmware to Vodafone for testing.

I bet most people debrand and update to nougat when their service provider seems to never be able to release an nougat firmware update because of huawei not giving it to them for testing. It should of been released months ago like a normal flagship phone.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] JimmyEatFood:
I don't want Nougat anyway. All the builds I have used so far have been gash.

Quite happy on MM.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] Alienwithin:
my advice is contact your local huawei support. I did a few weeks ago to be told that they have no intention of releasing the update in New Zealand to the p9 lite, and that they basically stopped supporting it in NZ last septemeber. This includes not patching the trustzone vulnerability. Have been working with the place I brought it from to get a refund
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] g0dz1lar:
I agree, I got the P9 under EE... I couldn't believe no upgrade to nougat, and yes there is a big difference in the way new OS works with the phone... and the UI improvements help a lot in day to day usage of phone compared the crappy huawei marshmallow version... (very narrow minded of others to say you won't get any improvements..you do, I experienced the obvious difference!) .

I decided I wouldn't wait for the upgrade when I knew it was out... So I very very painfully upgraded the phone to nougat by spending stupid amounts of hours gaining knowledge. At the end I felt I got a new phone as responsiveness​ improved and the new emui 5 nougat OS was so much better and more usable. (fixed a lot of bugs)

So I feel for a lot of people who spend money to get flagship phones that never see the light of day with any upgrades/security patches, feels like we are cheated... Never owned (or will ever own) any apple ? IPhones but the OS ecosystem is rock solid... I wish the new OS version of Android that separates core OS from providers helps improve this.

Piece!
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] Agitha:
1 month and 7 days later - still nothing. :laugh:
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] alexs1mmo:
I wouldnt worry about the 7 builds either, battery life is as good as halved.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] tmohammad:
Is it really? Why the issue? Are you sure its not the battery stats that need to re establish after a mjor upgrade?
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] JimmyEatFood:
I thought this too but since updating to b386 directly (skipped 361) battery life is far better than on MM. Been browsing Reddit and Facebook n WiFi for 2hr 44min and still have 71% battery left.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] Agitha:
Ho, ho, ho! You won't believe what happened!

Google released Android 7.0 Nougat MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. And my flagship device is still on Android 6.0. No updates available.

THANKS, HUAWEI!!!! YOU'RE THE BEST!!!!!!!!
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] rhodondendron:
Some people just like to blame than finding a solution. Solution everywhere in xda and you still whining. Why come to xda then?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] shonkin:
Ported ROMS vs Custom ROMS - A Friendly Discussion

Having exercised due diligence, I find no one has asked a few (perhaps too simple?) questions about this ROM thing....

First to lay out the groundwork for the questions (forgive me if some of this is in error; I am all for being corrected and will not take offense).

1. There are custom (some from nearly the ground up?) roms written for the Note 4; they do not come with "TouchWiz" (Samsung's overlay that some hate but others love). They are bare-bones affairs and often wonderfully reliable for simply getting work done. Wifi calling almost always works on these.

2. There are ported roms - they began on a Samsung N7 or S8 and ended up on our lowly Note 4 due to someone's hard work. These often were actually ported in China, then translated into English and other languages by folks willing to tackle such a job. Wifi calling usually (with one sneaky exception I'm aware of - TWIZtd Note 4 rom) does *not* work with these.

3. (This only gets a mention) There are "stock" roms -- that is, roms that are simply flashable versions of what came on the Note 4 in the first place. My T-Mobile phone, for instance, has a few varieties for it available on these boards. Some are "virgin" installs exactly like the original; others have been tweaked to be rooted, debloated (that is, having junk programs removed), and the like.

OKAY... now for my questions.

1. Which type of rom -- and no yelling at each other, please, just your own thoughts and reasons and even silly biases welcome -- do you prefer of the three? (Gently correcting others' misinformation about your rom is permitted of course!)

2. What features your rom has that the others do not have that seals the deal for you?

3. What is missing from the rom you use that others do have and that you wish you could have?

4. Devs, is there any way to include wifi-calling into those N7/S8 ports?

5. Is there any hope of making it possible to flash some sort of intermediate layer onto a stock N4 rom, allowing it to then have S8 apps installed and maybe even the launcher? (That's likely a "no" but as a non-dev I thought I'd ask.)

Okay... that's all for now.
[Touch Cruise General] energy59:
here the test and review by GPS PASSION

http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=105771

:):)
[Touch Cruise General] ianl8888:
This device, as attractive as it may be, is starting to rack up some real negatives:

1) the confused (for consumers) situation with the Qualcomm chip and the US Court injunction (what effect may that have on overall sales and consequently warranty, quality control etc ?)

2) variations in build quality (sliders, screens unglued etc)

3) constant WWE ROM supply problems and high prices

4) the ongoing argument over video drivers (may not be a real issue, since it seems unlikely to me that any class action will actually occur)

I'm getting a small amount of "sand in my shoes"
[Touch Cruise General] SabbeRubbish:
I wonder: why are we bashing this device more and more lately? The more we bash, the less people buy, the worse TC sales are, the less support we'll get and eventually we might wind up with NO software updates at all..

So let's try to think about the positive things shall we :)
[Touch Cruise General] rickgillyon:
1: is a non-issue, by the time in 2009 when HTC will need to use a new chip, this device will have been replaced in all likelihood, or will have a slightly different chipset. No problem.

2: I've not heard of any problems, slight noise from a screen and concerns here and there, but no issues with previous build so why this one? Anyway, you get a defective one, you return it!

3: supply will level in a month or two, place an order now and you should have it early Feb. The fact that it's popular should tell you a lot.

4: again is a non-issue - either you want a multi-purpose phone like this or you don't. The video will be as released, I don't believe anything more will happen with it. It's fine as released for general purpose stuff...

Essentially, if you wanted a high-performance video device this one was never for you; if you want a great PDA phone it is. Make your choice. For me build quality is excellent and the rest is of no importance.
[Touch Cruise General] SabbeRubbish:
If you want great video performance buy a Cowon iAudio A3 (I got the A2), great rendering to high resolutions too in widescreen format, bigger and heavier than the TC but good for all your video/audio/FM radio/pictures/document needs. No input possible of course. That's why I needed the TC ;)
[Touch Cruise General] fishes234:
Simple.

Post cognitive dissonance:

http://www.ciadvertising.org/sa/fall_03/adv382J/mbabbott/advertising.htm

There have been high expectations from the device for a long time, combine that with the difficulty in actually getting hold of one and a couple of new models from other manufacturers on the horizon, and those expectations will change. Cognitive Dissonance is a much more difficult problem for companies to manage these days, mostly because of the internet.
[Touch Cruise General] SabbeRubbish:
I must say, truly interesting! And indeed I've caught myself luring to Eten and LG devices, but none are up to the TC challenge imho.
[Touch Cruise General] Ziggy95:
All i can say is i am right with rickgillyon.

Everyday, i am happy to have TC.

GPS, sound, screen, weight, radio, phone are perfect.

A lot of Applications are available.

I haven't buy this device for video but if it works well, i will use it some times.

Ziggy
[Touch Cruise General] ianl8888:
True enough, although I have not yet made a decision to dissonate about. I had been somewhat interested in the ETEN X800 until some independent tests showed a slowness in its response - some people report it is now improved with some ROM changes, others don't think so.

My decisions tend to be based on the actual experience of the product - paper specifications simply weed out those that do not interest me to start with.

It's also interesting that the optimists here discount issues - eg. one reply to my "sand in my shoes" post suggested that by 2009 the Qualcomm Court injunction will be irrelevant as HTC will be using a different chip. But I don't really intend to change devices annually, so for me it is a potential issue, particularly as the outcomes cannot be easily predicted.

Supply is an issue - we've been given way too many false dates since August to believe "the next one". And there has been no real attempt at an explanation - but given the seemingly unglued screens and flimsy controls reported on some units, quality control on production issues may be a factor. Simply returning it is a very last resort, especially from O/S. It's far better to avoid the problems to begin with.

But then, without the optimists life would be dull I suppose. Even when they quote posts selectively ...
[Touch Cruise General] rickgillyon:
The outcome is already known, replacement chips are ready according to Qualcomm, and you won't have to change your device - they won't make us hand our phones back in... :)

As I say, it's a non-issue for the end user.
[Touch Cruise General] ianl8888:
I've discussed this out in another thread - so repetition is pointless. If you believe Qualcomm's rationalisations (after they have been convicted of knowing patent infringement), then I have some shares in the Sydney Harbour Bridge for you. Cheap, too. Such chips need to be fabricated, then assembled in new devices for testing. Qualcomm's "new" chips are also subject to a further Court examination next February before design release- the time and results of that are not predictable.

I'm not suggesting that the devices already sold will be recalled - do you understand the term "straw man" ? If world wide sales of the P3650 are repressed through this issue, HTC will reduce development and support for this model as fast as it can ... that's the core of my comments.

It's racking up real negatives. The only defence to this is cool examination of potential outcomes, or risk wasting money.
[Touch Cruise General] rickgillyon:
Chips need to be fabricated? Really? I'd never have guessed... :)

Fact is that Qualcomm, naughty as they undoubtedly are, have been working on this problem for some time as they knew they would lose. I see no reason to doubt that chips will be ready, and will be available. The reason Qulacomm will be hurrying out a replacement is to avoid the punitive commission they are paying right now.

HTC support? Surely you're kidding? ;)

If, as you say, the issue stretches beyond early 2009, and supplies stop in early 2009, what's the difference? How often have you seen real support or development of an HTC product after the first few months? IME that support and development only comes in the cooked ROMs.

This still looks to me like the best device available right now, and with Qualcomm and HTC able to use the chip until 2009, not much of an issue for us. What's the alternative?
[Touch Cruise General] martint235:
I am surprised at the amount of stick this device seems to be generating. I bought it as a replacement for my original Touch as I missed 3G and I have to say it's a fairly stunning device. Build quality on my unit is excellent, the slider and the scroll wheel are firm and responsive. The unit itself performs what I expect of it: PDA, email, fast internet. I fully expect this to be my longest lasting phone for quite a while, easily until end of FY 2009/2010. Problems like video drivers etc I don't really understand, it's adequate for a phone. If I want to watch videos I tend to use a full video capable device (eg PSP) rather than try to watch them on a phone.:eek:
[Touch Cruise General] HandySpanner:
But if we don't bash them, they think everyone's happy with the current performance and they don't bother improving it or doing anything about it.
[Touch Cruise General] SabbeRubbish:
No no, I do insist we bash them PERSONALLY, but not on the sales websites, as potential future customers may be scared in the future, even if the issue is already resolved, and therefore make the release of TC a fiasco, which would make HTC not distribute any sw updates...
[Touch Cruise General] Straputsky:
Just a question:

How much would an external antenna help to get a better signal?

I would like to use the TC to track a short hike. Due to the test mentioned above, I would be forced to take the TC in my hand all the time. So I thougt I plug in an external antenna and fix the end somewhere to my clothes/backpack. Would that help?
[Touch Cruise General] gnick666:
Depends on the satellite coverage... My country has only 8 satellites covering it, so we couldn't utilize it fully even if we wanted to. (I don't know the background but thats the max number of lockons everyone gets around here)

But if your TC performs well in the city, i don't see any need for an external antenna, but an extra battery is a different story. And I hope you have other tracking softwares in your arsenal than the included TomTom...
[Touch Cruise General] Straputsky:
With TomTom it would be a very short trip. :D

No, I plan to use TrackMe which was created by someone here in the community. It allows you to turn of the display, so the device consumes less power.

The problem is, that the TC didn't perform that good and I was thinking if it performs better with an external antenna. Especially in wooden areas I hope to gain a significant better signal.
[Touch Cruise General] gnick666:
You'd definitely get a better reception, but that would increase battery drainage. Bigger external antenna, heavier the drain on the battery.

But you can always pack the external antenna, and use it if needed. You won't loose anything, and we'd get some fieldtest results from the woods in Germany :D
[Touch Cruise General] ianl8888:
@rickgyllion

Wot, no Harbour Bridge shares ? I'll even lower the price ! Oh well ...

"If, as you say, the issue stretches beyond early 2009 ..." I never said that, I simply pointed out that Qualcomm still faces unpredictable Court examination of its new designs. An inconvenient fact ...

"How often have you seen real support or development of an HTC product after the first few months?" Since the 1st non-English ROM devices have now been out a few months, one might think that stage has already been reached.

Between Qualcomm and HTC, it's a real stuff-up.

My attempt at resolution is that I have pre-ordered both the P3650 and an alternate non-HTC device. Both are due "in February" or "real soon now" or whichever comes first. When one or the other finally makes it to the retail market, then I'll make a decision.
[Touch Cruise General] rickgillyon:
I think you're probably right. I'm sure most are awaiting a decent cooked ROM anyway.

Which alternate?
[Sony Xperia M5] TheEP1C:
So puted my m5 in the water and the phone worked perfect but after 2 days when i tryed to charge it,phone started to show sony xperia screen and screen went black after couple seconds same thing happend it went like the in the loops few times and i unpluged charger from phone.I waited one day i didn't touched it and then i decided to put it on the charger and then started again to charge normal but after one day when i tried to charge my phone again it showed sony xperia and then again screen got black and it went in the loops.Can i fix it somehow or should i go to repair service to fix it?
[Sony Xperia M5] ih8redsn0w:
Try putting it in rice for a day or two
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] SCUZZY1337:
Hello everybody, i bricked my phone with the dload method, what the **** please, there are no files which work, everytime, if i try to flash dload method rollback package, or firmware, it says "Incompatibility with the current version"! Please help me omfg im so sad right now about bricking my phone again...
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] SCUZZY1337:
No help needed anymore.
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] adriansticoid:
You fixed it now?
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] gopinaidu77:
Fixed it yourself with proper package is it ?
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] SCUZZY1337:
I've done it with the 6.0 rollback package and b102 dload method...Thanks...
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] SCUZZY1337:
NONOO, HELP PLS, when i try to dload method 7.0 update app emui 5.0 b355 for my phone, it says incompatibility with the current version? pls wtf???
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] thelous:
why you try dload method on B355? u use ff prox....
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] SCUZZY1337:
Im trying to dload B355, im on B102 now, how can i upgrade my system?
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] gopinaidu77:
After you finish the dload process, boot to EMUI then simply check for updates in settings.
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] Twisted Prime:
dload won't work for emui 5 you need to use ff proxy
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] gopinaidu77:
Ff proxy works only on emui 4
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] Twisted Prime:
No, it works on my nem-l51 emui 5. I updated from b130 to b350 to b355 all using proxy method

He needs to install the pv file on firmware finder using proxy method
[Honor 5C Questions & Answers] gopinaidu77:
But that way works only when the firmware is released for the public :rolleyes:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scorpion0911:
Is there a ROM that turns android to iOS?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NaCorL:
Depends on your phone. There are some older phones that have full custom ROMs that make android act like iOS. You can do a little digging and see if there is one for your phone, but if not there a plethora of launchers for android that make most UI elements look like iOS.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sachin:
MIUI /FuntouchOS etc etc..
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] tobyffm:
Hi,

following situation: i need to go back to stock as I am selling the phone.

My phone was encrypted somehow...

I have installed TWRP

I did flash latest Oxygen 4.1.5 Full Rom succesfully.

Then, I started decryption by using fastboot command "fastboot erase userdata" which was successfull. The decryption was away. But: Phone does not boot anymore into Android. I can only go to Fastboot and TWRP.

In TWRP I cannot mount "data" partition ( not possible to even check it as mount-option) and cannot do a factory reset (I see many red error messages then). If I boot phone normally, it shows Oneplus logo and then reboot into recovery. I assume my data partition was deleted?! I

I tried ADB sideload and sideloaded the full rom again, which ended successfully, but I still cannot boot into Android, same happens: it restarts into recovery automatically :(

Any idea what I should do now?

Many thanks for any help from you guys!
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] Explorer23:
Try fastboot format system and userdata and then try to sideload again.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] tobyffm:
i trief format data before posting here but ended in errors too

Now i trief format system and format userdata and sideloaded again. All is back working now, thx very much Explorer23! :)
[Huawei Watch] aroblu94:
Hi all, it's a week that I replaced a Moto 360 2015 with a Huawei Watch and these are my thoughts about it.

I'm very happy the community is much bigger than Moto 360 one, I think mostly because of the possibility to connect the watch to the PC via USB.

I can install other brands watchfaces, TWRP, custom ROMs and so on now (it seems my dreams have come true!! *_*).

The watch is beautiful, way smarter than my old one (I had the black 42mm version), it has an AMOLED display (true black, better battery usage,..) and a speaker (never used, but you never know).

The only hardware part I miss is the brightness sensor, I have to change brightness every time I go in/out...

However, I'm quite disappointed about the software part.

Probably used to Motorola, I found Huawei's software less curated. Not so beautiful (and not customizable at all) watchfaces, useless smartphone app (Huawei Wear), not syncing step counter.

I can't find out how how to sync Huawei Health with the watch, neither Huawei Health and Google Fit or Fit and watch stepcounter and it seems absurd, being fitness tracking one of the main wear functions.

Maybe the cause of some of this issues is AW 2.0 (like the Fit-smartwatch and poor battery life parts), but I would have expected some sort of communication between the watch and same-brand-smartphone-app.

Anyway, those are only personal thoughts and wanted to share with you.

P.S. If anyone knows how to sync Google Fit smartphone app and wear one I'd really appreciate
[Huawei Watch] 2792424473kk:
It will get better at software with time

---------- Post added at 07:02 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:59 AM ----------

And mine can sync between phone and watch
[Huawei Watch] aroblu94:
I hope so.

How do you managed to sync step counters? Thanks
[Huawei Watch] 2792424473kk:
Just installed fit in both phone and watch and then log in

Nothing special

Is your watch Chinese version?