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Hi there,
i have one question:
I recently bought a already unlocked o2(ger) Version of the Diamond.
It came with the original 1.37 o2 Rom
However i was able to update it to the original o2(ger) 1.93 Version but i dont dare to flash any cooked rom or other version because i dont know how the phone was unlocked.
Is there a way for me to find out how it has been unlocked?
And is there a way to lock it again if i encounter a warranty issue?
You could insert another network sim.
My o2 Diamond came unlocked straight from the o2 webstore. If you want to revert it to factory setting again, just reflash it with a stock radio, ROM and SPL - instructions are all over this forum.
If its already unlocked why do you want to worry about warranty issues.
And if you worry about warranty, why do you dare to flash any cooked rom?
Draque:the_Plaque said:
Hi there,
i have one question:
I recently bought a already unlocked o2(ger) Version of the Diamond.
It came with the original 1.37 o2 Rom
However i was able to update it to the original o2(ger) 1.93 Version but i dont dare to flash any cooked rom or other version because i dont know how the phone was unlocked.
Is there a way for me to find out how it has been unlocked?
And is there a way to lock it again if i encounter a warranty issue?
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You might encounter warranty issues only if you flash and even this is very rare. Mostly they do not check for these.
If it came unlocked already from your provider , then you need not worry about your warranty.
I think its unlocked for the sim.
This has nothing to do with roms.
I think he thinks its unlocked for roms
Grtzzz
1st: Thank you all for trying to help.
What i really want ton know is: Can i only flash o2 Roms or can i use any Diamond Rom now. I thought i hav read an article about vendor specific unlocking but i cant find the article anymore.
Sorry but You can't. You have unlocked SIM but CID is locked.
So You can use only o2 roms from original country.
Draque:the_Plaque said:
1st: Thank you all for trying to help.
What i really want ton know is: Can i only flash o2 Roms or can i use any Diamond Rom now. I thought i hav read an article about vendor specific unlocking but i cant find the article anymore.
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you can CID/SIM/Security unlock here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=414835
Last two days I have read all the threats in this forum for my problem but I couldnt find any solutions.
I bought my unlock s621 from compusa about a month ago and I have tryed to upgrade it two days ago. Duiring the upgrade proces when scale %3 it stoped to active sync connection.
Later I learned from this forum that this happened because I had to cid unlock before upgrade but I didnt know this before ) I chrashed original wm 6 rom.
Then I read all about treats which about this issue. I opened phone in three color bootloader mode with pushing camera buton.
I have try to learn my cid id like what write here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=379318
My phone didnt give the cid id with this method and I have tryed this one and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=379622 this one didnt help. I used several windows computers and many times.
I have tryed to install all official roms in here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=381726 but non of them help. All going to %3 and then say wrong id error 270 or 262 etc.
I learned that there is no way to unlock cid under bootloader mode I have to find original official rom which device has before.
I can't learn cid id so I dont know what was before.
Just I know when I was do hard reset to old wm6 rom was starting spanish.
Questions;
1. Anyone know that which rom can recover this phone?
2. Is there any way to cid unlock it in bootloader mode which I didnt find it.?
Thank you.
(Sory for my english)
No one knows any official Rom for this phone?
Please read the Wiki
And here you find the cid unlocker
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=415225
Good luck,
orb3000 Thank you for replay I have read all wiki but my device has turned to three color mode after first errror 270.
As I learned that device is not connect to activesync in three color mode. SDA and USPL- CID BYPASS unlockers are need actvesync for connect and unlock to device. Or device need original rom which what was before for live and connect to activesync and unlock.
Do you have any idea connect device to activesync in bootloader mode?
Thank you
As I understand I need this rom
"1.30.515.1" spanish, sould be like that;
"RUU_Excalibur_BRIGHTSTAR_PTB_1.30.515.1_4.1.13.47_02.98.90_Ship.exe "
Anyone knows where can I found this?
Please help I need this spanish official 1.30.515.1 rom.
zonder said:
Please help I need this spanish official 1.30.515.1 rom.
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There is only the official rom below:
http://rapidshare.com/files/52505401/HTC_S620_SPA_1.27.412.1_4.1.13.44_02.94.90_Ship.exe
Good luck !
jhwo99's thank you but I traid before this. It says not valid model.
zonder said:
jhwo99's thank you but I traid before this. It says not valid model.
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Try this..
Thanks again but SDA needs activesync for connect to device but mine is stuck in bootloader and activesync is not working under bootloader.
zonder said:
Thanks again but SDA needs activesync for connect to device but mine is stuck in bootloader and activesync is not working under bootloader.
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You can install a Official rom.
After unlock your phone.
wat difference of flashing to other radio? jus curious
jhwo99 Yes I know but I can not unlock with anyway under bootloader mode. Do you have any idea?
zonder said:
jhwo99 Yes I know but I can not unlock with anyway under bootloader mode. Do you have any idea?
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Connect your phone to your PC, while he is in thebootloader and flash it with a official rom.
You don't need to connect with active sync.
jhwo99 thanks again but non of the official roms are working for my device. (I treid all official roms from this site)
I wrote htc and they said according to serial number my device came from spain I treid last official spanish rom many times with different computer but it comes just %3 then turnoff. It gives wrong ID or something like that.
Even I tried change rom version other than to 1.30.515.1 (This is the my device rom version which I tought)
I did it with some of rom cook tools (By the way I get more knowlage how to rom cook) But this time it gives error again not wrong ID but something different.
So I am looking for official spanish 1.30.515.1 rom or tool for unlock cid under boot loader without activesync.
zonder said:
jhwo99 thanks again but non of the official roms are working for my device. (I treid all official roms from this site)
I wrote htc and they said according to serial number my device came from spain I treid last official spanish rom many times with different computer but it comes just %3 then turnoff. It gives wrong ID or something like that.
Even I tried change rom version other than to 1.30.515.1 (This is the my device rom version which I tought)
I did it with some of rom cook tools (By the way I get more knowlage how to rom cook) But this time it gives error again not wrong ID but something different.
When you take out the battery, did he start up normal ?
So I am looking for official spanish 1.30.515.1 rom or tool for unlock cid under boot loader without activesync.
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When you take out the battery, did he start up normal ?
If I connect with usb cable in press and hold camera button with battery or without battery it is working in bootloader three color screen. Not normal startup any way.
By the way I learned someone real rom version;
Rom version: 1.38.476.1
Radio version: 4.1.13.59_0315.90
I need this original spanish rom now.
zonder said:
If I connect with usb cable in press and hold camera button with battery or without battery it is working in bootloader three color screen. Not normal startup any way.
By the way I learned someone real rom version;
Rom version: 1.38.476.1
Radio version: 4.1.13.59_0315.90
I need this original spanish rom now.
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Don't connect your phone with USB cable to your PC and take out the battery.
Put it back and your phone restart.
zonder said:
If I connect with usb cable in press and hold camera button with battery or without battery it is working in bootloader three color screen. Not normal startup any way.
By the way I learned someone real rom version;
Rom version: 1.38.476.1
Radio version: 4.1.13.59_0315.90
I need this original spanish rom now.
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are you sure about the Rom and Radio version ?
It is the newest I have seen !
When did you buy your phone ?
Just a month ago one of my friends buy it from US for me and himself I have got versions from his device.
My phone was locked to Orange UK but after installing an Asian Rom -
RUU_Bravo_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.19.707.6_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_rel_124362.exe
it said it was simlocked even though I was using my original Orange simcard that worked fine before.
The phone had been rooted (R4 method, bootloader version 0.75) before the Asian rom was installed. I rooted it again (R4 method with European rom but bootloader version is now 0.80) but it was still saying simlock.
I have bought an unlock code that I had to enter twice, even though the first time it said it was successful and my Orange sim card is now working again.
I wanted the Asian rom to get a Thai font working, which it did OK. so I may try it again.
As this rom changed my simlock maybe it will give someone who is looking at producing a way of unlocking the Desire something to work on.
Reason you got your phone locked is that you flashed new ROM with radio update.
I had the same situation. For some reason radio update locks Orange phones.
Easiest way to sort it out without paying for unlock is rooting your phone again which brings back original radio.
Found on modaco. Worked for me.
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I did root it again but maybe not with the original radio as it was still sim locked (radio now is 4.06.00.02_2). Thanks for the explination.
Here is a link to a modaco thread
http://android.modaco.com/content/h...rding-32-36-00-28u-4-06-00-02-2-radio-update/
So I was on Oreo and accidentally flashed back to 7.1.
Didn't brick it but now it doesn't recognize my sim even after flashing back to Oreo.
I tried to fastboot the tmo baseband but no luck there.
Anyone run across this or have any suggestions?
That was one of the 1st thing I ran across in the Oreo update thread. With development just really getting fired up I'll be surprised if you find a fix. If. I was you I would flash the mod that hides the unlocked bootloader warning and take it to TMobile. It's only a 5 dollor charge for defective devices. I've returned a total brick before.
So I am on the same board. The problem is I'm in UK and I cant claim warranty repair. Also my warranty was void in December soon when I generated bootloader unlock key.
SO what have I tried so far?
Hard brick bootloader to state when it is Qualcomm loader- only blank flash and Oreo Flash All is able to bring it back to live.
Ive also tried boot from B slot in twrp but it looks like my B partition is messed up. Fastboot will show red warning about no flashable A/B slot and only oreo flash can get it back to boot because it will oem lock itself.
When I get back fully on unlocked bootloader to 7.1.1 I cant update via adb sideload or update menu in settings. Both will fail.
Sim looks like it is detected on start but when taken out and slided back in it wont show up.
I have QCN area backed up with nv data but it wont help me.
Please note when boot is bricked oreo flash all will flash it on locked bootloader and will not show warning screen at all about botloader. However I was unable to boot to recovery from that point so I had to unlock it and flash 7.1.1 then oreo again.
So if someone could do nandroid backup of clear not set up rom it would be great. I can try restore it. I dont even know if twrp is able to do backup on A/B device.
Also if someone could read NV data from phone and share it ( from phone with working radio of course) would be really appreciated.
Can someone PM me NV backup? I need urgently qcn file. I think my hw partition is messed up. Please don't share it in this post as it can contain IMEI.
this is what i did, and why there is a giant post in caps in the thread that says not to do this. You essentially end up with a bootloader mismatch which hoses the radio. the only solution is a replacement.
and DONT DOWNGRADE !!!
byt3b0mb said:
this is what i did, and why there is a giant post in caps in the thread that says not to do this. You essentially end up with a bootloader mismatch which hoses the radio. the only solution is a replacement.
and DONT DOWNGRADE !!!
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Sorry but warning isn't clear. I did not enjoy Oreo and was looking for unlock method.
Also bootloader match to my current Oreo rom and radio but still no sim detected so I think it is hw partition messed up. When I flash retail Oreo on it bootloader just change itself to retail Oreo version. Still no sim.
Device is useable as paperweight with WiFi
I think I've found a way to unbrick your phones guys!
If someone still has their bricked phone could they tell me what state they're in? I managed to successfully unbrick mines but had to stay on 8.0
Everything about the phone works 100% except the Sim slot. It's like it can't read the Sim. It knows there is a sim in, but it can't access it.
On Oreo oem retail version.
donjuro said:
I think I've found a way to unbrick your phones guys!
If someone still has their bricked phone could they tell me what state they're in? I managed to successfully unbrick mines but had to stay on 8.0
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I'm happy to stay on 8 but need my sim get back to life. All works fine except SIM card is not detected.
My phone boot as normal. When downgraded it won't accept ota's. It won't install it via sideload too. SIM card remain undetected no matter what rom and what version( T-Mobile, retail, etc) when I try to boot from slot B via twrp it won't boot. It will show bootloader screen with unbootable a/B partition.
robdevil said:
I'm happy to stay on 8 but need my sim get back to life. All works fine except SIM card is not detected.
My phone boot as normal. When downgraded it won't accept ota's. It won't install it via sideload too. SIM card remain undetected no matter what rom and what version( T-Mobile, retail, etc) when I try to boot from slot B via twrp it won't boot. It will show bootloader screen with unbootable a/B partition.
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i got a script that was able to get my tmobile variant back up and running on any version i installed please give this a try and let me know.
just copy all this to the platform tools drectory ans double click the oem flash.bat the oem lock.bat will re-lock your boot-loader if you want that as well.
pm me for a link to my drive since im still under 10 posts
Kaesberg said:
i got a script that was able to get my tmobile variant back up and running on any version i installed please give this a try and let me know.
just copy all this to the platform tools drectory ans double click the oem flash.bat the oem lock.bat will re-lock your boot-loader if you want that as well.
pm me for a link to my drive since im still under 10 posts
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pm sent. i could use this
Please let us know if it works
Not OP, or guy with a link, but I did a similar bad thing and ended up on the retail Oreo without working SIM. What I did was take the modem file (the one that you fastboot flash to modem) from the tmo oreo zip and replaced the modem file in the retail oreo zip with the tmo one -- just change the name of the tmo modem file to the one that comes in the retail oreo zip and then run the retail flashall.
Still no way to get the latest tmo update that fixes some volte issues, though. Since I purchased within 14 days, I just added insurance and will probably end up drowning the phone to replace it... unless someone has a better idea. :/
breakerfall said:
Not OP, or guy with a link, but I did a similar bad thing and ended up on the retail Oreo without working SIM. What I did was take the modem file (the one that you fastboot flash to modem) from the tmo oreo zip and replaced the modem file in the retail oreo zip with the tmo one -- just change the name of the tmo modem file to the one that comes in the retail oreo zip and then run the retail flashall.
Still no way to get the latest tmo update that fixes some volte issues, though. Since I purchased within 14 days, I just added insurance and will probably end up drowning the phone to replace it... unless someone has a better idea. :/
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Where did you get this modem?
mattlowry said:
Where did you get this modem?
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from the tmo oreo zip here (bottom of the OP):
https://forum.xda-developers.com/z2-force/development/how-to-install-oreo-ota-t3726932
it's the NON-HLOS file
this is the retail oreo:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75250794&postcount=82
I swapped the NONHLOS file from the tmo oreo into the retail oreo and I currently have working tmo service/SIM on the retail (tmo-less) oreo
donjuro said:
I think I've found a way to unbrick your phones guys!
If someone still has their bricked phone could they tell me what state they're in? I managed to successfully unbrick mines but had to stay on 8.0
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My Moto Z Play is bricked, after downgrade of oreo to nougat, my imei not work. so i decided go to oreo again, when i reboot my phone bricked. help me please!!!
Try this. Updated my Sprint only thread to be a little more universal.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/z2-force/how-to/how-to-return-to-stock-sprint-t3694783
bricked moto z2 force tmobile
donjuro said:
I think I've found a way to unbrick your phones guys!
If someone still has their bricked phone could they tell me what state they're in? I managed to successfully unbrick mines but had to stay on 8.0
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guys i tried blank flash oreo on mine bricked tmobile moto z2 force and it isnt working, any help would be great on this , thanks.. and also i have tried many blank flashes some for even other moto phone models none worked so far.. one or two of them got really close the oreo one did but failed at last part... tried about hundred times and yes i even tried holding down power and volume button with no success it didnt work it did though recognize the phone but still failed trying to boot or flash it though... seems to me it needs either up to date or just different blank flash it seems, but i dont know that for sure...
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any bricks/ issues you may encounter following this guide. Although, I will do my best to try to help you if something were to go wrong.
MAKE SURE OEM UNLOCK IS ENABLED UNDER DEV SETTINGS BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING BELOW
Update 2: 3/11/2021 : I see maybe deleting the .ta files may help avoid soft bricking, feel free to try it I have not personally tested yet to see if it works.
Update#3 3/13/2021 : If you are following this guide recently make sure you update to Android 11 first! Do not do any updates after the first one to Android 11! Then the flashing should work just fine. Tested and verified this on Taiwan XQ-AT52 to 51 firmware
Hello, I've managed to successfully flash AT51 firmware on my AT52 without issue using Newflasher.
Step 1 download = the US firmware/ whatever region is needed for you and new flasher/ the sony xperia drivers needed to flash the firmware to your device. Extract it to your desktop. Install the Xperia driver from newflasher if you need to/ haven't yet. Newflasher needs to be extracted into the same folder where the firmware files are that you downloaded from Xperifirm. This step is crucial!
Step 2 : Power off your Xperia and put it in flash mode by pressing down on the volume and connecting it to your PC via usb. (Do not use the USB C cable that came with the phone use a different one if you have one) You'll know it is in flashmode if the notification LED turned green and the screen remains off.
Step 3 : Open newflasher.exe
Step 4: type n then press enter
Step 5: type n again and press enter
Step 6 : This is when you should get to the flashing stage. Press Y and enter to everything you are prompted to. type y for yes to. This for me resulted in a successful conversion over to AT51.
Step 7: Once everything is done and it says you are safe to disconnect your phone please do so and then press and hold your power button until the phone boots up.
At this point you should have a fully working AT51 firmware!
Bare with me as I"m working on getting developer access for androidfilehost and will upload the files asap. In the meantime you can download newflasher and the firmware files yourself using Xperifirm if you don't wanna wait for me to upload.
Xperifirm: https://forum.xda-developers.com/cr...xperifirm-xperia-firmware-downloader-t2834142
Newflasher: https://forum.xda-developers.com/cr...gress-newflasher-xperia-command-line-t3619426
Can you please help? I followed and i got a corrupted message and power off in 5 second.
I tried xperia companion, failed.
I tried to reflash newflasher with original firmware again, failed.
Please help.
tiunilohmu said:
Can you please help? I followed and i got a corrupted message and power off in 5 second.
I tried xperia companion, failed.
I tried to reflash newflasher with original firmware again, failed.
Please help.
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Can you tell me the model of your xperia phone? If you can still get it into flash mode when the notification LED turns green you may still be able to recover it.
Hi, I finally managed to restore it. I have to remove all the ta files to flash it, then it booted up.
Thanks for your respond.
my device is corrupted please help
blegs said:
my device is corrupted please help
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what did you do to corrupt it?
Lennyuk said:
what did you do to corrupt it?
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I have using newflasher
After using 3 time xperia companion it work normal again
Hi, I didn't find this thread until after I made an attempt at flashing the device. I followed the instructions from the link below and ended up with the device saying it's corrupted.
https://www.xperiablog.net/2018/01/...-firmware-for-xperia-xz-premium-xz1-and-more/
I tried redownloading newflasher as well as redownloading the firmware I wanted as well as a new cable and that did not help. I reflashed it with this procedure listed above and it did not help.
Xperia companion won't let me do anything because it says the device is locked even though the device was not locked and there doesn't appear to be a way to unlock it. edited to add that I did get xperia companion to repair it successfully
edit again to advise I succeeded only after doing n and enter a third time then hitting y and enter for the final flashing step and that was successful in getting it updated correctly
Would it work to unlock my phone
Thanks for the guide!
Can I ask few questions please?
First is do I need to have my bootloader unlocked? I enabled OEM unlock setting in developer settings but that is only one thing I did.
And the second one is could this flash unlock my phone?
I am in this situation where my AT51 won't work with other sims except for Vodafone. UK.
I stayed with them for 30 days, (required time frame to get your phone unlocked) requested unlock code and it has been more than 10 working days but still have not received the code.
So today I did some searching online and found the service code to check if my phone is locked to a network and to my surprise it says it's not. So I am guessing that they have limited my phone to using only their sim through some other means andnot buy locking my modem. But this is ofc just a guess.
I kept chatting with the customer support and he keeps saying wait for the code which I do not believe is going to come, they have to unlock it on their end. But I am not sure about that. I don't think they are sure either..
Basically I'll wait fem more days maybe they will unlock it but if they won't when I am thinking maybe my modem is not locked and I could unlock it by flashing different ROM?
Or do you think this won't work?
Sorry for a rambling post. Looking forward to your reply. Thanks!
Mazvydelis said:
Thanks for the guide!
Can I ask few questions please?
First is do I need to have my bootloader unlocked? I enabled OEM unlock setting in developer settings but that is only one thing I did.
And the second one is could this flash unlock my phone?
I am in this situation where my AT51 won't work with other sims except for Vodafone. UK.
I stayed with them for 30 days, (required time frame to get your phone unlocked) requested unlock code and it has been more than 10 working days but still have not received the code.
So today I did some searching online and found the service code to check if my phone is locked to a network and to my surprise it says it's not. So I am guessing that they have limited my phone to using only their sim through some other means andnot buy locking my modem. But this is ofc just a guess.
I kept chatting with the customer support and he keeps saying wait for the code which I do not believe is going to come, they have to unlock it on their end. But I am not sure about that. I don't think they are sure either..
Basically I'll wait fem more days maybe they will unlock it but if they won't when I am thinking maybe my modem is not locked and I could unlock it by flashing different ROM?
Or do you think this won't work?
Sorry for a rambling post. Looking forward to your reply. Thanks!
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You do not need the bootloader unlocked as you are flashing official firmware.
Anyone know if you can flash a XQ-AT52 to a XQ-AT51 and then back to the XQ-AT52 firmware?
Sent from my XQ-AT52 using Tapatalk
I know this thread is a few months old at this point but I'm really struggling to flash to XQ-AT51. I've successfully flashed from XQ-AT52 Hong Kong (my original firmware) to the Taiwan version which is slightly better because of the messaging compatibility but I really want to get the US version. I have tried at least 20 times over the course of a full day and I have not been able to flash the US firmware without getting an error saying "Your device is corrupt It can't be trusted and will not boot" every time. I have repaired it back to the Hong Kong firmware (back when that was the one I had) and to the Taiwan version once I had that installed. But I have never gotten the US firmware to take without the "Device is corrupt" error.
My phone is the Sony xperia 1 mark 2 running the then default XQ-AT52 Hong Kong, and now running the default XQ-AT52 Taiwan. I've been trying to flash to XQ-AT51 US. I've been using newflasher v39 and the US firmware downloaded for xperifirm v 5.5.0.
So I was able to flash from the hong kong version to the Taiwan version and back with no issues at all. But I'm still unable to flash to the US version without the "Your device is corrupt It can't be trusted and will not boot" error that seems to happen every single time I try to install the US firmware.
Can someone make me a favor and can upload the latest ftf of Android 10 for the Xperia 1ii Single SIM?
ProjectBlitz said:
So I was able to flash from the hong kong version to the Taiwan version and back with no issues at all. But I'm still unable to flash to the US version without the "Your device is corrupt It can't be trusted and will not boot" error that seems to happen every single time I try to install the US firmware.
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The 1 II has downgrade protection, so as long as the firmware version of the US version isn't the same or newer than the highest version you've ever used you're gonna get the corruption error.
What you could try is flashing the newer EU version and then flashing only the older US customisation image. That's what I did for a while since US firmware was older than EU firmware, and it worked. Not sure if it'll work with Android 11.
ProjectBlitz said:
I know this thread is a few months old at this point but I'm really struggling to flash to XQ-AT51. I've successfully flashed from XQ-AT52 Hong Kong (my original firmware) to the Taiwan version which is slightly better because of the messaging compatibility but I really want to get the US version. I have tried at least 20 times over the course of a full day and I have not been able to flash the US firmware without getting an error saying "Your device is corrupt It can't be trusted and will not boot" every time. I have repaired it back to the Hong Kong firmware (back when that was the one I had) and to the Taiwan version once I had that installed. But I have never gotten the US firmware to take without the "Device is corrupt" error.
My phone is the Sony xperia 1 mark 2 running the then default XQ-AT52 Hong Kong, and now running the default XQ-AT52 Taiwan. I've been trying to flash to XQ-AT51 US. I've been using newflasher v39 and the US firmware downloaded for xperifirm v 5.5.0.
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im in the us and was looking to the 256gb version (i think its taiwan). is the hong kong or taiwan version missing anything? or is the only reason to flash to US to get better coverage with us carriers?
GreeleyXda said:
im in the us and was looking to the 256gb version (i think its taiwan). is the hong kong or taiwan version missing anything? or is the only reason to flash to US to get better coverage with us carriers?
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It's for better coverage and for VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling support. Also if you get a HK one with Android 11 you will be unable to flash the US firmware, because it is still on Android 10; and the phone has anti-rollback protection.
it arrived on 10 still, but its bugging me to update.
THISISINSANE said:
It's for better coverage and for VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling support. Also if you get a HK one with Android 11 you will be unable to flash the US firmware, because it is still on Android 10; and the phone has anti-rollback protection.
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This isn't the case now since the US models have Android 11 too now
Can anyone confirm that this process has to be done using USB 2.x? I've read in a separate post that newflasher isn't compatible with USB 3.x, which is currently what all my computer use. Also, should I be using the newest version newflasher?
EDIT: Tried on USB 2.0 and it worked perfectly.