Hello guys I'm new on this forum, I just got this phone Xperia S LT26i as a gift and I would like to update the rom from 4.1.2 to the recent one (8.1.)
The problem is that I have zero experience doing it, I've never doing it to any android phone and I would need some help, here are many helpful threads and being honest I don't know where to start.
Also my phone has some problems like it turn off while using apps like instagram/twitter (they also crash a lot) or by just listen music sometimes it says "your phone its turning off because threre is overheating and when I touch it, there isn't and If I try to turn of it again it shows 5 percent of battery and then turn off again this is so annoying, recently the battery takes hours to charge and I'm not sure if its a batery problem or something else but this is driving me crazy, I wish I could just get other phone but actually its not an option for now, I would like to update the rom to see if some of the problems keep happening, forgot to mention: the previous owner had it since 2012 and never changed the battery also he told me he never had a problem with it
For now I would like to know how to actually update the rom with the steps to doing it for the first time, I have tried watching yt videos but I get so confused, some videos are different than others and comments says there are mistakes so I guess this forum its the best option for it
I'd appreciate your help a lot guys, thanks in advance
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Hi guys, I have rooted my phone and have installed a2sd along with the dalvic update, but since iv done all this im getting com.HTC message uploader / not responding (or something like that) error which gives me two options "force close" and "wait". I usually get this when im using the default browser with wifi on. is somebody else facing this issue??
one more thing which happened to me last night, I was using nokia 5800 headphones with desire for listening music and suddenly when from now playing screen i went to the albums tab my phone restarted, i tried it 3 times and everytime i went to the albums tab the phone reboted, I changed my headphones and it didnt happen, any ideas why is this happening,
any help would be appreciated.
someone plz help
I can't help, but all the rooting action (so to speak) is over on modaco. That's where the guide originated and it's pretty active at the moment so you might have better luck over there.
http://android.modaco.com/category/430/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/
tuatha said:
I can't help, but all the rooting action (so to speak) is over on modaco. That's where the guide originated and it's pretty active at the moment so you might have better luck over there.
http://android.modaco.com/category/430/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/
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I posted this @ modaco, but nobody is replying
Oh well. But you can always go back to the original ROM, if you can't get this fixed.
Apps2SD is confirmed now for the next Android update so you won't have long to wait for that.
Hey,
I know theres a lot of threads about htc/android phones freezing and crashing/rebooting but none of them really described my exact situation. And since it's getting worse and worse and driving me crazy, I wanted to ask for help.
As the title suggests my HTC Desire keeps freezing and crashing (sometimes rebooting, too).
It all probably started shortly before I first rooted my device, following the great sticky noob-tutorial. First problem was, that sometimes my phone wouldn't wake up from standby, especially after I a missed call (rooting didn't solve that problem).
Some time later, now rooted and with a custom ROM, I noticed, that sometimes when I wanted to use my phone, it showed the PIN-screen, which obviously means, that it rebooted quietly (don't remember if this also happened before rooting).
A few days ago it started to completely freeze, when connected to the charger. Orange LED showed it was charging but no reaction to pressing any buttons or disconnect the charger.
Since yesterday it also crashes randomly in standby mode (can't wake it up) or e.g. when watching a video (just freezes the device, no reaction to button-pressing, screen stays on etc.)
now I am running the stability test with the charger connected - no problem for 1h10min til now...
The ROM I am running is the latest cool sense (problems also existed before the latest update)
No modification of CPU (I used to use SetCPU but since I thought that would cause the problems I uninstalled it -> no improvement)
What could be the problem here? (And how can I solve it, of course?)
Anything else than a full wipe, which could help? (that would be my last option...)
Thanks for helping...
it just happened again -.-
I was just backing up some apps with titanium backup and in the middle of scrolling through the list - freeze!
dunno what to do...
is this hardware or software related?...
Hello.
It would be pretty easy if it is a soft problem. This kind of problems are usually dealt with by installing another ROM and see if the problems persist. So if you want to try and eliminate the last option, go and install another ROM, it can be a Stock ROOT-ed ROM, Sense or anything.
The fact that you mentioned your phone was crashing even before rooting got me thinking it is a motherboard fault. I've read some threads in which people had the same problems, and in the end they all got to the same conclusion: motherboard fault. The only resolve with this is to get it to guarantee.
So first of all try installing another ROM and if the problems persist, you will need to install a RUU and see if this one eliminates your problem. If not then I don't know if there is anything else you could do, besides getting it to the guarantee.
I wait for your progress.
Hi,
thanks for your reply.
The funny thing is, that I didnt have those problems with this ROM in the beginning. Everything was fine, that's why I was using it the whole time. But as I said before, it became worse by and by... thats why I thought it could be an app or so...
that would be a recent list of apps: appbrain.com/user/marioiram/
Cannot even sync my newest list, because after freezing while watching a video, it froze again shortly after reboot... still getting worse
Try reinstalling the ROM or installing another ROM.
hm.. just when I was thinking about following your advice, my desire stopped freezing xD
no crash, no freeze oder reboot since my last post.
I even tried to force it by watching videos, playing games, connect to the charger etc.
everything is fine... strange.
Will see for how long
Well this is good news. Just keep in mind what you can do if the rebooting comes back. Hope it doesn't
Well, it did xD
Now even shortly after reboot. I'll try ROM changes as soon as I get home but there's something I noticed: it often freezes when it's supposed to display a whatsapp notification and sometimes it seems there's a problem with the sdcard (just bought a new one because my old one went nuts). Sometimes the notification 'sdcard was removed unexpectedly' (translated from German) is appearing, but after waiting a few minutes everything is fine again...
Well I'll try some stuff when there's time...
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
Hi:
I just wanto to let you know that I had the same issue, so I decided to send it to SAT, they changed the motherboard...
my problem now (with the new motherboard) is everytime I root my phone and use a cooked ROM, then freezes/crash again... ONLY works with the official ROM...
please let me know if you solved you problem pls... and how? of course...
I copy the link of my post (just in case helps to you)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15103560#post15103560
best
SCeesarin
Hmm... I don't know what i did (nothing, actually) bit since my last post it runs stable... Absolutely nothing like freezing or crashing... Strange
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
So, my power button is dead for a few months now. I didn't have time to actually repair it but I don't need it anyway. This happened few times before but for the last 24h it's going on like crazy.
Phone is rooted for a year now. I used Supernova 2.4.0.1 rom because it's easy and it has sense. CM7 latest had some bugs with me. Couldn't change network, lost signal all the time etc. Since I need something to work always, didn't have time to test it. Would gladly use stock cm...
Sorry for the bad quality video, used my laptop camera. Still you can see the problem. Sometimes it's working ok then it's start going crazy. I don't mind when the phone is being crazy when I'm not doing anything but can't even type an sms...
Does anybody have any idea why is this happening?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgEAd1mOUZI&feature=youtu.be
Hey guys!
Sorry for the long post, I'm going to write down in one post the story of the phone, because I've had so many problems with it (probably because I'm an amateur) since day 1.
1. When I got my phone I had the usual problems, lagging interface, subpar battery life - I installed nova launcher, tried all the best, it was nearly ok.
2. When android 5.0 came out the phone by itself didn't offer it, however when I plugged it in the PC Suite said that there was new software available, so I installed it. This happened again with another update. The weird thing that after every update, when I switched on the phone it said something like 'the current version is not available for user, somethingsomething' as a notification, but I could easily press the side and it disappeared.
3. About a month ago my phone started going crazy. Firstly it overheated really fast. Secondly, which was much more annoying, it rebooted at random times. A week ago it started rebooting so often I could barely use it. I tried monitoring which apps they were, uninstalling but nothing changed.
4. For this reason I rooted, tried memory leak fix, tried greenify and amplify. The problem still persisted. So my thoughts were, that this must be a hardware issue (the reason I thought this, is because sometimes after rebooting it said it had below 20% battery, even if before rebooting it showed 60%).
5. I unrooted (I think I nearly bricked my phone), and put on stock TOT, so I can bring it back to the provider for a fix. Now it has android 4.4.1., the lagging interface is still there, the problems are just like at day 1. However there is no random rebooting, so its not hardware issue, so Im not rushing to my provider (they take a month and dont give substitute phone).
I tried software update again (I'm european d855), but it said there werent any new software available. I would like to have lollipop.
Please can someone explain why it was overheating and how I can have a stable and rock solid android 5.0 on my phone with normal battery life and without lagging interface? I would love to love this phone but it makes my job very difficult
Thank you in advance!
Have you tried any custom ROM?
Hello,
I'm from Morocco and currently using a XIAOMI REDMI NOTE 8, (64Go/4Go), running the latest version of MIUI 11.0.11.0 Global stable with Android 9.
So i'm having this really annoying problem whith the notification when the phone is closed. So basiclly the sound of the notification should come at the time of recieving the notification but in my case there is a delay of 2 to 3 min or even more than that sometimes. And even sometimes the sound is not heard at all even with the notification is recieved. Only the light bulbe for the notification is blinking.
This problem happened especially with the Whatsapp application. Everything in the notifications seetings is on, all permission are granted, locked the app in the recent app, turned on autostart, disabled battery saver even though i don't use it at all, put no restriction on the app, turned on background data. I've tried to use different network connection still the same problem. I don't seem to find a reason why would this happend and find a solution for that. I did perform a factory reset but doesn't seem to be fixed. Everything in the begining was working fine no issue at all. I don't seem to remember when it start to happend, I've asked my freinds owning the same device if they are facing the same issue all of them denied. So the question is if all the devices have the same software that they are operating on they should have the same bug or problem if i wan't to say. But not in this case. I have not installed any 3rd party app that has to do with the battery at all.
I do use my mom's phone to test this out. The phone is on everything works perfectly. I locked the phone and the problem start. It's like ther is something that shut the notifications immediately when i close the phone (dnd is not activated also battery saver as i mentioned earlier). So if there is any kind of solution to this problem please help me with or if there is a dev please let them know to fix this issue. I did reported it in the feedback section on the phone 10 times in the time of writing this thread. I'm currently waiting for the new update hoping that it will fix the problem otherwise this is really disappointing. The best selling phone in the market facing issue like this, that's not very acceptable at all. This made me miss a lot of important notifications. Hope that it will be fixed as soon as possible.
If you want to help me and you need any more info please leave me a comment and i will send them to you (screenshots of the settings etc....).
Thanks for your time.
Stay safe.
Have a nice day.
Hamza_note8 said:
Hello,
I'm from Morocco and currently using a XIAOMI REDMI NOTE 8, (64Go/4Go), running the latest version of MIUI 11.0.11.0 Global stable with Android 9.
So i'm having this really annoying problem whith the notification when the phone is closed. So basiclly the sound of the notification should come at the time of recieving the notification but in my case there is a delay of 2 to 3 min or even more than that sometimes. And even sometimes the sound is not heard at all even with the notification is recieved. Only the light bulbe for the notification is blinking.
This problem happened especially with the Whatsapp application. Everything in the notifications seetings is on, all permission are granted, locked the app in the recent app, turned on autostart, disabled battery saver even though i don't use it at all, put no restriction on the app, turned on background data. I've tried to use different network connection still the same problem. I don't seem to find a reason why would this happend and find a solution for that. I did perform a factory reset but doesn't seem to be fixed. Everything in the begining was working fine no issue at all. I don't seem to remember when it start to happend, I've asked my freinds owning the same device if they are facing the same issue all of them denied. So the question is if all the devices have the same software that they are operating on they should have the same bug or problem if i wan't to say. But not in this case. I have not installed any 3rd party app that has to do with the battery at all.
I do use my mom's phone to test this out. The phone is on everything works perfectly. I locked the phone and the problem start. It's like ther is something that shut the notifications immediately when i close the phone (dnd is not activated also battery saver as i mentioned earlier). So if there is any kind of solution to this problem please help me with or if there is a dev please let them know to fix this issue. I did reported it in the feedback section on the phone 10 times in the time of writing this thread. I'm currently waiting for the new update hoping that it will fix the problem otherwise this is really disappointing. The best selling phone in the market facing issue like this, that's not very acceptable at all. This made me miss a lot of important notifications. Hope that it will be fixed as soon as possible.
If you want to help me and you need any more info please leave me a comment and i will send them to you (screenshots of the settings etc....).
Thanks for your time.
Stay safe.
Have a nice day.
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1. Turn off miui optimization under developer options
2. Give all permissions, no battery optimization to google play services and framework. Before doing this, clear data of those apps(removes google account!).
3. Check if it's added to game turbo or not
These are some more possible solutions. After checking all those, reboot once and check if the problem is solved or not.
Pavello said:
1. Turn off miui optimization under developer options
2. Give all permissions, no battery optimization to google play services and framework. Before doing this, clear data of those apps(removes google account!).
3. Check if it's added to game turbo or not
These are some more possible solutions. After checking all those, reboot once and check if the problem is solved or not.
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Hello,
Thanks for you response. I've already done what you did sggest to me but still the samething always late notification sound.
It's not added to game turbo i don't even use it and it's disabled. Google play services and framework don't have any kind of restrictions whatsoever. I don't want turn off miui optimization cuz it mess up with a lot of visuals.
I think it's a software issue. Because sometimes when i want to change the ringtone and i tap on a different one it took a lit bit of time to play it same thing when changing the notification. This problem is happening when the phone is locked only.
I'm cuurently waiting for the new update with a hope that it will fix it.
Thanks again.
have a nice day.