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[Q] Push Notifications fixed with NoDo? CONFIRMED!

Tricky question for everyone..
I'm one of the unlucky few whose push notifications died recently. I still get them for things like email, sms, Xbox, Messenger, eBay app.. but other things like Alpha Jax, Who's Near Me and a few others now give errors that they can't connect to the push servers. I've read this is an issue related to MS directly.
I'm wondering if anyone that received NoDo can confirm this was resolved by the update? Many like me were hoping so. So far the only resolution has been to hard reset but I'm avoiding this at all costs if possible.
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Peew917 has confirmed below that the NoDo update has not fixed this issue. Sad but true.

pistol44 said:
Tricky question for everyone..
I'm one of the unlucky few whose push notifications died recently. I still get them for things like email, sms, Xbox, Messenger, eBay app.. but other things like Alpha Jax, Who's Near Me and a few others now give errors that they can't connect to the push servers. I've read this is an issue related to MS directly.
I'm wondering if anyone that received NoDo can confirm this was resolved by the update? Many like me were hoping so. So far the only resolution has been to hard reset but I'm avoiding this at all costs if possible.
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+1 same here

Still waiting for the update. At least we will have a backup to restore after the update.
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Have you try to reset your phone ?

rudyhuyn said:
Have you try to reset your phone ?
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We all know resetting the phone fixes the issue. However some people are reluctant to do it in fear of losing apps that are non longer on the marketplace (and game saves if you play games).
I have the same question, would be good if someone could give a straight answer.

Peew971 said:
We all know resetting the phone fixes the issue. However some people are reluctant to do it in fear of losing apps that are non longer on the marketplace (and game saves if you play games).
I have the same question, would be good if someone could give a straight answer.
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Well put sir.
Who wants to voluntarily spend an entire day redoing their phone from scratch? Not me.

Alright, just got NoDo and the push notifications still don't work .
I'm gonna have to hard reset and lose a couple of good apps along with my game saves.

By the way, I got NoDo by doing the trick in the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011663&page=2

Peew971 said:
Alright, just got NoDo and the push notifications still don't work .
I'm gonna have to hard reset and lose a couple of good apps along with my game saves.
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Wow.. thanks but that seriously blows as I'm in the same boat as you. Since my phone is T-Mobile branded I may as well reflash to a NoDo ROM and do everything over from scratch anyway.
Damn you Microsoft.

Before you flash, Wmpoweruser has a rumour that Telus is getting NoDo tomorrow.

I can't see NoDo, captain!

Peew971 said:
Before you flash, Wmpoweruser has a rumour that Telus is getting NoDo tomorrow.
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Sadly I'm using an T-Mo HD7 unlocked on Wind Mobile so you're tips won't work in my case. I will be researching tonight what my best route is then mentally preparing for the hard reset. I'd rather stab myself in the eyes.

pistol44 said:
Sadly I'm using an T-Mo HD7 unlocked on Wind Mobile so you're tips won't work in my case. I will be researching tonight what my best route is then mentally preparing for the hard reset. I'd rather stab myself in the eyes.
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Ok, I'm gonna do mine now. Quick and fast like Hansaplast, a good cry and it's over .
Gonna miss Diodict and Engadget.

Peew971 said:
Ok, I'm gonna do mine now. Quick and fast like Hansaplast, a good cry and it's over .
Gonna miss Diodict and Engadget.
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How many times have you performed a hard reset?
I'm using an unbranded Omnia 7 for T-Mobile US. I'm not even going to bother with all this NoDo flashing ROM crap and/or trying to officially update it for fear of the horror stories that I've read on here.

manny84 said:
How many times have you performed a hard reset?
I'm using an unbranded Omnia 7 for T-Mobile US. I'm not even going to bother with all this NoDo flashing ROM crap and/or trying to officially update it for fear of the horror stories that I've read on here.
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It's my first one, I always tried to avoid it to keep some apps that are no longer in the marketplace. But now that NoDo is there, we might not get another update for months so I might as well do it now.

Something just hit me... NoDo didn't fix the apps already installed, maybe if I had deleted and reinstalled them then it would have been different. We would need someone to try this just in case (I already did the reset).
That's just a thought but I doubt Microsoft fixed that since they never mentioned it.

OTA Problem

My buddy has the dinc and it is stock and he does not want it rooted at all but when i connect it to wifi it won't find the OTA is just keeps saying he's up to date and its on 2.2 anyone have any ideas?

They roll out these updates in batches. More than likely your buddy just isn't in any of the groups that have rolled out so far. Verizon does this so their servers aren't always clogged with people trying to download.
My girlfriend is in the same boat. Just be patient.

Sandso9 said:
My buddy has the dinc and it is stock and he does not want it rooted at all but when i connect it to wifi it won't find the OTA is just keeps saying he's up to date and its on 2.2 anyone have any ideas?
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you can have him try this. dial *#*#checkin#*#* it will give him a notification.
and wait a bit. some people said it worked some said it didnt.

synisterwolf said:
you can have him try this. dial *#*#checkin#*#* it will give him a notification.
and wait a bit. some people said it worked some said it didnt.
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Yea I've tried that no luck he was telling me how much he liked his dinc I told him he would love it more when he updated it
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Sandso9 said:
Yea I've tried that no luck he was telling me how much he liked his dinc I told him he would love it more when he updated it
Sent from a Liberated Droid X2
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I don't know if VZW does this but my brother is on T-Mobile. He went to the store and they updated his phone there by plugging it in and updating it. Might want to ask them.
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I called Verizon last weekend because my wife's stock non rooted dinc hadn't received the update - they talked to an engineer who said they were still going out, and that they didn't have a timeline for completion. That was 8 days ago and we are still waiting. The good that's come of this is that I'm actually considering getting s-off on her phone just so when we sell them next April hers will be worth more.
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Does anyone else get the sense that Verizon has stopped updates in the last few days? I'm probably wrong, but it doesn't seem like there have been any word on the update still going out. I wonder if it was halted because of some of the issues that were found (such as wrong screen size and the Sprint error).
I wouldn't be surprised if we saw another OTA (version 4 perhaps) rolled out in another month or so to correct those issues -- and maybe then the update will reach everyone.

synisterwolf said:
I don't know if VZW does this but my brother is on T-Mobile. He went to the store and they updated his phone there by plugging it in and updating it. Might want to ask them.
Sent from my sexy assistant. (AMOLED HTC Incredible)
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lol hes not going to do that he's kinda a lazy guy

OTA update Fix new for O2 Phones/Customers

Just thought I'd pass some information on I had from my O2 Premium support team. Google has advised that a fix was released to 1000 handsets yesterday from 17:00Hrs GMT. They will make sure that no issues arise from the fix and if all is well will start rolling out a full scale update 24Hrs Later, ie this evening from 17:00Hrs.
Anyway looks like it will be sooner rather than later

JustinL01 said:
Just thought I'd pass some information on I had from my O2 Premium support team. Google has advised that a fix was released to 1000 handsets yesterday from 17:00Hrs GMT. They will make sure that no issues arise from the fix and if all is well will start rolling out a full scale update 24Hrs Later, ie this evening from 17:00Hrs.
Anyway looks like it will be sooner rather than later
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Very nice if it turns out to be true

That is actually smart move releasing to just 1k handsets to avoid any mass problems.

From what i understood the O2 phones firmware was the same as the sim frees/all the others, meaning o2 wont even be involved in ANY updates , that they'll all just come direct from Google.(that has to be good news)
Nice to know it's on the way though, although i've yet to experience the problem in "real life" and not having to put another phone 2mm away from it.

rbs_uk said:
That is actually smart move releasing to just 1k handsets to avoid any mass problems.
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It does seem like a smart thing to do, although it does beg the question...how does O2 / Google know which handsets have received the update, and also how quickly do they expect people to be able to verify if they're still exhibiting symptoms?

oscillik said:
It does seem like a smart thing to do, although it does beg the question...how does O2 / Google know which handsets have received the update, and also how quickly do they expect people to be able to verify if they're still exhibiting symptoms?
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Could handset send feedback back to o2 after it has updated itself so that o2 know what firmware your phone is running? Or if you phoned o2 they will ring you back and ask if you are still expriencing this fault.

rbs_uk said:
Could handset send feedback back to o2 after it has updated itself so that o2 know what firmware your phone is running? Or if you phoned o2 they will ring you back and ask if you are still expriencing this fault.
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Hmmm I personally doubt it, since the firmware is supposed to be un-tied to carrier tinkering.
If the carriers are aware of what firmware any of it's customers handsets are running, that raises another worrying issue. But I really don't think that they are capable of finding this out.
As an aside, I used to work for the UK's largest pub gaming machine company, and we had the largest network of computer-based touchscreen gaming machines (at the time at least) and they all ran a custom java based software running on top of Windows. When we made updates to the games or anything else, we would always roll out the update to 1000 machines as a preliminary measure.
The difference there however is that we knew exactly which machines had the updates, and could keep track of any issues that popped up. I don't see how Google would be able to do this unless these 1000 handsets they're talking about are Google employees (could very well be possible).

Mine (o2 via p4u) updated itself last night to android version 4.0.1
not really had the problem with the volume control, so can't say if it helped. But nothing else seems to have changed

oscillik said:
I don't see how Google would be able to do this unless these 1000 handsets they're talking about are Google employees (could very well be possible).
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could be.. as you'd think atleast 1 of the 1000 would have posted here on XDA
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post above proves me wrong - although my android version is 4.0.1 and i have had no update

drp297 said:
Mine (o2 via p4u) updated itself last night to android version 4.0.1
not really had the problem with the volume control, so can't say if it helped. But nothing else seems to have changed
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The HSPA+ version of the Galaxy Nexus has always had 4.0.1, so you haven't received any update at all.

I don't think the Android version is changing it's the buildnumber that is changing, mine is currently ITL41D, he advised a new version of that.

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Could handset send feedback back to o2 after it has updated itself so that o2 know what firmware your phone is running? Or if you phoned o2 they will ring you back and ask if you are still expriencing this fault.
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It would likely go to Google, not O2, and is IMEI based, so they will know how many and which handsets have received the update. They will log the IMEIs that the update was sent to and if you call your various support options with a complaint one of the questions will certainly be your IMEI number. Then this can be cross-referenced to see if you have received the update or not (and evaluate 1. it's success 2. other problems it generated).
When the phone's IMEI gets released for the OTA, there is a "whisper" service that checks the software/whatever version and if below the impending OTA it will prompt the notification for the update- if the same it will send no notification and the user will have no idea of/no need for the OTA. At least this is generally how the G1 and N1 both worked in the past.

JustinL01 said:
I don't think the Android version is changing it's the buildnumber that is changing, mine is currently ITL41D, he advised a new version of that.
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He never mentioned what build number he had, as you can see he just mentions Android version:
drp297 said:
Mine (o2 via p4u) updated itself last night to android version 4.0.1
not really had the problem with the volume control, so can't say if it helped. But nothing else seems to have changed
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I turned it back on and it said it was updating itself...
I hope my phone isn't lying to me...

They all say 'Android is updating' everytime you power the phone on ;-)

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He never mentioned what build number he had, as you can see he just mentions Android version:
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No not the poster I am talking about what I was advised by O2, it is the buildnumber that differed with the update.

drp297 said:
I turned it back on and it said it was updating itself...
I hope my phone isn't lying to me...
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Ice Cream Sandwich does that. Everyone's phone does that, it's already been raised on here in at least two separate threads.
It doesn't mean you have received an Android update, it is regarding Android getting the home screen and apps ready.
an OTA update would require user intervention to be applied - you would have to first of all agree to the phone downloading and applying the update.

Well, if it really is released today at 5pm then we will know in little bit more than an hour,so keep your fingers crossed ;-)

gambiting said:
Well, if it really is released today at 5pm then we will know in little bit more than an hour,so keep your fingers crossed ;-)
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It was due 5pm yesterday too. Fingers firmly uncrossed, only a single digit is required aimed squarely at sam/goog.

I heard that they are updating the baseband, not the software version...

Not Eligible For Update Due To Old Software

So, me and my brother live in the same town. Obviously both are on Verizon and have HTC One's. But my phone is on 1.10605.2 whereas his was on 1.10.605.8 and got the update. Im not necessarily worried about taking the update, I just dont know why my phone cant find it. And even though I'm on pre-release software, HTCDev unlock still doesn't work. ???

gomorrah said:
So, me and my brother live in the same town. Obviously both are on Verizon and have HTC One's. But my phone is on 1.10605.2 whereas his was on 1.10.605.8 and got the update. Im not necessarily worried about taking the update, I just dont know why my phone cant find it. And even though I'm on pre-release software, HTCDev unlock still doesn't work. ???
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The software doesn't have anything to do with HTC Dev unfortunately. Verizon locked all HTC ones out after day one.
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cstrife999 said:
The software doesn't have anything to do with HTC Dev unfortunately. Verizon locked all HTC ones out after day one.
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Thanks, but Im trying to upgrade to .8. You missed the intent of my post. Since I have pre-software I was hoping it would allow me an exploit. But it didnt. So now I just wanna catch up to everybody else. This is my sixth Android phone, Im not a retard.Im fully caught up on CID and MID's.

gomorrah said:
Thanks, but Im trying to upgrade to .8. You missed the intent of my post. Since I have pre-software I was hoping it would allow me an exploit. But it didnt. So now I just wanna catch up to everybody else. This is my sixth Android phone, Im not a retard.Im fully caught up on CID and MID's.
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I thought the question marks after Dev unlocked denoted a question....
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cstrife999 said:
I thought the question marks after Dev unlocked denoted a question....
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Sorry, probably stated poorly. Can't upgrade, can't Unlock. Just frustrated.

How did you get pre software
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gomorrah said:
So, me and my brother live in the same town. Obviously both are on Verizon and have HTC One's. But my phone is on 1.10605.2 whereas his was on 1.10.605.8 and got the update. Im not necessarily worried about taking the update, I just dont know why my phone cant find it. And even though I'm on pre-release software, HTCDev unlock still doesn't work. ???
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is your phone an s off test phone if youve got pre-release software? unfortunately,thats typically how OTAs work. only specific builds will OTA. leaks and pre-release builds often will not.
youll need to manually update to .8
if your s off,you can prolly run the de-crypted ruu,or you could install recovery.
if your s on,and got the phone legitimately,contact vzw and see if they can do anyting for you. otherwise your stuck until an ruu is released,or until you root,install a custom recovery and flash a rom.

Can't you do a factory reset back to the original .8 software version? (It sounded like you went back a version to try to get it unlocked)

fader01 said:
Can't you do a factory reset back to the original .8 software version? (It sounded like you went back a version to try to get it unlocked)
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no. factory reset only erases user data. it does not restore any firmware or software.

There was a major delay on the Verizon version, they had to open all the phones and relash the software, that's another reason they had a extra month delay. It looks like you are on a old software. Unless you s-off you might be stuck on that that without an ruu to flash
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@OP,
If you are not unlocked/rooted, I'd go to Verizon and ask them to give you a NEW phone, not a refurb.

andybones said:
@OP,
If you are not unlocked/rooted, I'd go to Verizon and ask them to give you a NEW phone, not a refurb.
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You really think that'd work? I had thought about sending it to Sonic as the only alternative.

gomorrah said:
You really think that'd work? I had thought about sending it to Sonic as the only alternative.
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I had my first One blow the earpiece speaker (ok, it got dropped ) and I went to several Verizon stores to get try and get a warranty replacement. All of the stores would warranty it no problem but because I was out of the 14 day purchase window, I had to have them ship me one. I got a returned unit, not a refurb that is perfect. They overnighted me the phone but would not replace in-store because of the elapsed time.
So, a heads up to you: You could find a cool rep at the store but be prepared to have one shipped to you. Just find a reason to warranty it (like camera issues or a blown earpiece) and you will probably get a new or returned unit. No refurbs yet.
Or, wait for s-off/send to sonic and load updated, better custom ROMs.
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Well actually I'd call the 1-800-922-0204 press #0, then 0, until it asks for you account password, then wait for a rep. then explain your issue, and tell them because of the way the phone is meant to stay together you don't want a refurb not too mention this is not your fault, it's theirs, if you get a crappy rep, hang up and try again.
I called back 4 times once and finally got the nicest lady and solved my issue.

No update for Android 7 available

Hi, I purchased this phone about a week ago and have loved it so far. I saw that Android 7 came out a day ago but when I search for updates I get the message that my device is up to date even though it's on 6.0.1. I have not rooted my phone yet (or even unlocked my bootloader), in short I have not messed with my phone yet, it's as it was when it came from the box (except for the OTAs installed).
All I can think the reason for this may be my region since I live in Pakistan. With my previous phone, I used to get the OTAs on time but this is my first nexus phone and I'm a bit disappointed that I'm not getting the update as soon as it is rolled out if that really is the case. Also, does anyone have an idea when I'll get my update?

this is called a staged rollout. it is to ensure the stability of the update servers as well as to grant google a chance to put an update on hold and safe the majority of the trouble, should critical errors come to light during the early phase of a rollout

Broken303 said:
this is called a staged rollout. it is to ensure the stability of the update servers as well as to grant google a chance to put an update on hold and safe the majority of the trouble, should critical errors come to light during the early phase of a rollout
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Oh, so how long should it take given the staged rollout goes well.

Hadisultan said:
Oh, so how long should it take given the staged rollout goes well.
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i believe up to two wrrks, but don't quote me on that. you could always make use of the beta-program to skip the line as i did. just look through some recent threads here or over at androidpolice

Hadisultan said:
Hi, I purchased this phone about a week ago and have loved it so far. I saw that Android 7 came out a day ago but when I search for updates I get the message that my device is up to date even though it's on 6.0.1. I have not rooted my phone yet (or even unlocked my bootloader), in short I have not messed with my phone yet, it's as it was when it came from the box (except for the OTAs installed).
All I can think the reason for this may be my region since I live in Pakistan. With my previous phone, I used to get the OTAs on time but this is my first nexus phone and I'm a bit disappointed that I'm not getting the update as soon as it is rolled out if that really is the case. Also, does anyone have an idea when I'll get my update?
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You will get OTA update in first 2 weeks of the month, I always get about 15th day in the month, so don't worry.
How mate said, you can use android beta program, just you will get final update and after upgrade just leave android beta program
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