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[Q] new firmwares changelog

Hello guys. I was just wondering if i would be able to get a changelog for the new updates that started rolling out recently on the xperia m and m dual. See im just wondering if this update is really worth my time.
Thank you

paper13579 said:
Hello guys. I was just wondering if i would be able to get a changelog for the new updates that started rolling out recently on the xperia m and m dual. See im just wondering if this update is really worth my time.
Thank you
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changes noted:
- Themes work! (I had to go to Google Play on a computer, sign in then it sends to your smartphone correctly)
- Less lag, definitely faster when opening apps
- Contacts/phonebook opens faster, like a normal system app
Some glitches still present:
- Sometimes installing themes via Google Play or Sony Select fails
- Phone restarts itself again and again after installing the themes, when trying to unlock the screen and sometimes get bootloop..,
- GPS lag is reported to still happen
- Changing keyboard settings can trigger a reboot
- The volume bar becomes a blank black box

Alright thanks bro, really helpful. Im gonna stay on this current firmware and not update. Sony has been messing up their updates big time, what the hell is going on?

paper13579 said:
Alright thanks bro, really helpful. Im gonna stay on this current firmware and not update. Sony has been messing up their updates big time, what the hell is going on?
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really,, aree they making it good or making it more and more worse..

Have root access on 15.4.A.1.9 (C1905 locked bootloader) and everything seems to be working on par or better than 15.4.A.0.23
So unless you know of a specific feature, not functioning in 15.4.A.1.9, then I wouldn't hold back on upgrading.
I note that OpenGL ES 2.0 is still giving benchmark results well below that obtained on 15.1.C.2.8 (Android 4.1)
Guess that's the price we pay for OpenGL ES 3.0
Sony notes the following in the Xperia M software update page:
Android version: Google Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Latest available software: 15.4.A.1.9
Release started: 2014-06-10
Included in this software
This upgrade for your Xperia™ smartphone includes many improvements, such as:
Enhanced user experience
Improved battery life
Software performance improvements
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Not really a change log, more like an update overview.
It can always be placebo effect, but I feel the GUI is more responsive.
Battery life is always subjective depending on usage.
Update
On Android 4.3, I have not had any reboots outside those I have manually initiated.
I have 'gutted' the /system/app folder of over 26 apk.
Did have Spiderman theme loaded for a few minutes, just to see if Xperia themes worked and then deleted it.
I did a manual reboot after loading the theme.
Currently running Malaysian 1274-5466 build.
I built it from SUS download via Flashtool and extracted system.ext4 for root access upgrade.
On 15.4.A.0.23 I was running a Serbian 1274-5505 build.
I did note on the Serbian 15.4.A.0.23 build it had SMS character optimization.
This is something that is missing in the current 15.4.A.1.9 Malaysian build
Just something to consider for those using extended character sets in SMS messages.

Moto X Force (XT1580) Android 7.0 NOUGAT is finally here! (25.11.12.en.EU) UPDATED

Moto X Force Official Android 7.0 Nougat Release Note - https://motorola-global-en-aus.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/118889
​Model: Motorola MOTO X Force XT1580
System version: 25.11.12
Build number: NPK25.200-12
Android Version: Android 7.0 Nougat
Android Security Patch Level: 1st April 2017
I have received the update and installed it too! Everything seems buttery smooth and faster than before! Install it now! :good:
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Note: I do not know how to extract OTA file from the update, so hope someone could be able to help in sharing the OTA zip file with us.

Seems you are using VPN to receive the update. Which VPN are you using? What is your / the VPN location?

Which screen protector You use? Looks good, any specs or link? I'm in Germany, still no update for eu version.

Seems like only the Motorola employees are getting the update. above photos are familiar to me. Seen somewhere in Facebook page of Moto.

FredericDelany said:
Seems you are using VPN to receive the update. Which VPN are you using? What is your / the VPN location?
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Hi, I am not using VPN. Just using Adguard. I need to turn on the VPN to activate Adguard adblocking. Cheers!

zammi said:
Seems like only the Motorola employees are getting the update. above photos are familiar to me. Seen somewhere in Facebook page of Moto.
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Hi, this phone is a retail version from the store. And the photos belongs to me and I shared to some Facebook pages.
You should be getting your update soon!

zammi said:
Seems like only the Motorola employees are getting the update. above photos are familiar to me. Seen somewhere in Facebook page of Moto.
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Nope. Mine is UK retail. The update came yesterday.
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bobyn said:
Nope. Mine is UK retail. The update came yesterday.
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Mine also UK retail. No update yet.

What network are you on?

The most important question, were you guys able to keep root, or install root after updating to Nougat? Thanks!

Yeah, with unlocked bootloader it's easy, just flash a zip in TWRP

Thank you Lonixlon, have you personally updated your X Force while having TWRP? I had a problem with installing OTA security patch as phone booted directly to TWRP. Do you know any workaround for that?

can anyone help this guy to share OTA file?

My idea, maybe stupid and wrong - Update arrives depending on the CID of the phone.
The version of the system says "retapac", which stands for "Retail Asia Pacific" - a retail version of the phone for Asia and the Pacific.
But I do not understand what is written in "On the phone" before upgrading to NUGA. Take on incomprehensible things, mismatches, in the version of Android, the Baseband version, the system version and the build number. In the build number is very old version of the system mpks24.78-8-12, in the version of the system is the latest version of the system with the upgrade to 6.0.1, but here the old version 6.0 and the old modem.
I have a lot of questions without answers ...

ilia3367 said:
My idea, maybe stupid and wrong - Update arrives depending on the CID of the phone.
The version of the system says "retapac", which stands for "Retail Asia Pacific" - a retail version of the phone for Asia and the Pacific.
But I do not understand what is written in "On the phone" before upgrading to NUGA. Take on incomprehensible things, mismatches, in the version of Android, the Baseband version, the system version and the build number. In the build number is very old version of the system mpks24.78-8-12, in the version of the system is the latest version of the system with the upgrade to 6.0.1, but here the old version 6.0 and the old modem.
I have a lot of questions without answers ...
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Well, may I express my opinion here too. I have an XT1581 Kinzie from China, it came with Lollipop 5.1.1. Workling perfect.
I go and update it to MM 6.0 using a Mexican or LKatin America rom, I keep the modem for the baseband from the Lollipop 5.1.1 Chinese rom, everything works almost better than before, not a single issue.
Now,m I tried to update it to Nougat 7 following the Google+ guide, a nightmare, although an enjoyable one!
First, I have only one sim working, no wif. Try anoth system, now I have two sims OK but still no wifi.
At the end, after many trials, I went back to my old MM 6.0 LAt rom, backed using TWRP, and the system is back to normal with everything working OK.
Did you ask me if I'm going to change? Nope, I'm happy the way things are, unless an official Nougat 7 ir 7.1.1 rom comes by, not loosing other time.
I agreemthere is a lot of confusion between the various roms and regions.

This news about the update and the video is very similar to the fake... Just why from such an ordinary case as an update do such a stupid circus?

not yet arrived in Indian version XT1580

neither for reteu.retfr

I have moto x play, is that mean android nougat not so far from us...??

Monthly Security Patches for Honor-6x

Hallo guys & gals, I wanted to ask you guys about monthly Security Patches as Google has made bound all the OEMs to release monthly security patches for their devices. In this regard most of the devices are getting monthly or at least once in a couple of months but my Honor-6x is not getting any OTA update since April 2017.
Do you guys have any idea or does any body have any Honor 6x with a more recent security update patch?
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talvigi said:
Hallo guys & gals, I wanted to ask you guys about monthly Security Patches as Google has made bound all the OEMs to release monthly security patches for their devices. In this regard most of the devices are getting monthly or at least once in a couple of months but my Honor-6x is not getting any OTA update since April 2017.
Do you guys have any idea or does any body have any Honor 6x with a more recent security update patch?
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Honor 6X is getting updated to latest patches every month, currently it's in August Patch 2017...!!!
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Every month lol. The best Joke i have read.

Well, it depends on the region, US models are rarely updated (unlike EU and Indian variants)

I saw in your signature that your phone model is BLN-21. Could you check if your build ends with B360? If yes, an update should come out soon but meanwhile you should be able to force it, by going on system update > tap on the 3 dots in the upper right corner > download latest update (if the option isn't there you cannot force it yet)
As you can see in these screenshots, in the 1st system update says that there aren't updates; in the 2nd, the option mentioned above is the first of the list, and finally in the 3rd i can download the update

Whoops i forgot the third screenshot, here it is

Well guys as you can see in my shared screen shot my device is on B361 of update level and the region is actual Pakistan which falls under middle east region. Now I actually created the thread to make it sure, whether my region is getting updates or not?
And thanks, @RedSkull23, I have tried your suggestion but as you see my device is already on B361.
I think my real problem is the update via firmware finder, and that's why my device isn't getting OTA updates. As the below screen shot reveals my device is on B361 but the security patch is 5 April 2017, and it is the time when this update was released and I updated my device through FF, since than I have tried a lot but I couldn't get any OTA update.
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When I still had my 6x, the patch would come about 10-15 days after Google released it. Couldn't say it's timely, but it indeed come monthly.
Btw, I have a Chinese model 6x.

Monthly in China ? And others can go to hell ?
I had to push B365 after about 3 months after B360. Others don't get it at all.

talvigi said:
And thanks, @RedSkull23, I have tried your suggestion but as you see my device is already on B361.
I think my real problem is the update via firmware finder, and that's why my device isn't getting OTA updates. (...) I updated my device through FF, since than I have tried a lot but I couldn't get any OTA update.
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Can you check or, do you remember if previous build number matches with the number of your actual build, or if not? If they doesn't match, maybe the FF update you did has moved you on a different build number, and so your software update won't find nothing because that's the latest package of your ACTUAL build, instead of the previous. Personally, i get confused every time that i finish to speak about FF updates because with all that packages stored and selectable, the number of possibilities that could provoke an issue are too much to be hold in mind at the same time

You are absolutely right FF has its very serious pros & cons. And yes, I think I remember the previous build number of my device, it was B360 and I did a full package download and dload upgrade on my device, and I also remember I was too much enthusiastic to find a sulotuion for the FM radio problem, yet in vain.
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talvigi said:
You are absolutely right FF has its very serious pros & cons. And yes, I think I remember the previous build number of my device, it was B360 and I did a full package download and dload upgrade on my device, and I also remember I was too much enthusiastic to find a sulotuion for the FM radio problem, yet in vain.
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Lets work on the rooting part in other thread. Will help surely to all queries

In indian variant bln-l22 its akso getting monthly updates

Root privileges
Will I lose my Root access and TWRP Recovery if I update this security patch?

uetfreak said:
Will I lose my Root access and TWRP Recovery if I update this security patch?
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If update size is 200-300 mb then no, it will have the twrp recovery. Make sure you have stock recovery before trying OTA update

shashank1320 said:
If update size is 200-300 mb then no, it will have the twrp recovery. Make sure you have stock recovery before trying OTA update
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The update is around 550mb.

uetfreak said:
The update is around 550mb.
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It may have the recovery then which may replace twrp. Better replace beforehand and then update as ota update will cause issue while boot on rooted phone

New update is coming..!!!
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Tamil15 said:
New update is coming..!!!
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Someone just informed me on WhatsApp that b361 is coming for Indian variant..lets see. I will have to unroot it first

shashank1320 said:
Someone just informed me on WhatsApp that b361 is coming for Indian variant..lets see. I will have to unroot it first
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So back to back update..!??
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[New Firmware] 47.2.A.4.41 [G8441]

new Firmware 47.2.A.4.41 for Xperia™ XZ1 Compact (G8441)

I can't find any changelog. Where can I find it?

security update

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security update
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Could you provide a link to the source of your claim? Where we can see that it's *only* security update....

komer said:
Could you provide a link to the source of your claim? Where we can see that it's *only* security update....
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How should he if there is none? It's a ~350mb update, that's usually just a security update with maybe some bugfixes.

So did it OTA anywhere?

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So did it OTA anywhere?
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Customized CH did, indeed.

Silly question : Would an update, like this one, need to update with previous versions first before upgrading to this one ? I'm asking this because here in the UK, I'm still with the Customized UK 47.1.A.16.20. And I've never had any Pie update available displayed on my phone.
Several versions have been dispatched to other zones in the world, including several for different UK providers but then hang in the middle of the roll out. Plus in the Support > Software section of my G8441, it says in the "Next Android version" sub section : "No new Android version planned yet".
It looks weird, isn't? Not to mention after Sony started to roll out their very first Pie firmware for the G8441, my Xperia Companion said a new Software version was available, with no description, no firmware version number, and when trying to download it, Xperia companion crashed and needed to restart. Few hours later, when opening it again, the 'New Software' notification disappeared. Since then my phone displays "No new Android version planned yet".
Is this related ?
Thanks in advance, and sorry for the half off-topic...

I too have the customized UK phone, and nothing here either

Does someone know which .sin files to exclude if I want to install the new firmware (I already have Pie) with newflasher but want to keep my existing settings, apps and data?
I know that persist*.sin should be excluded to avoid losing android assets keys and userdata*.sin also I guess by the name. Anything else?
I have an unlocked bootloader with DRM keys backed up and restored with Customized CH 47.2.A.2.33 installed. I also have flashed the secd patch so the phone offers OTA update, but I know it won't work with the bootloader unlocked.

Came OTA in Switzerland. Update worked like a charm and I don't see any changes except for December security patch.

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Customized CH did, indeed.
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I do not see it if I vpn to Switzerland.

landsome said:
I do not see it if I vpn to Switzerland.
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Updates don't work like that. If you have the CH ROM, you'll get the OTA for that. If you have UK rom, you'll get the UK rom update regadless of the place you are in.
You can manually flash a different rom customization (uk, ch, nordic etc) and then het updates for that one. I don't know if there are some disadvantages doing that though, as some customizations might have specifoc stuff for some countries / carriers.

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Customized CH did, indeed.
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vofferz said:
Updates don't work like that. If you have the CH ROM, you'll get the OTA for that. If you have UK rom, you'll get the UK rom update regadless of the place you are in.
You can manually flash a different rom customization (uk, ch, nordic etc) and then het updates for that one. I don't know if there are some disadvantages doing that though, as some customizations might have specifoc stuff for some countries / carriers.
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I do have CH. I flashed CH manually a long time ago, as I was not getting any updates (missed several months) on my DE. I have gotten many regular OTAs since and did a few resets. But I did not get any of the Pie versions. I thought maybe it is actual location...

I'm in the UK boat, I've been a Sony user since the Xperia arc and I've certainly had some long waits for software updates but I can't remember seeing so many versions released without the UK sim free getting any of them. Can't see my next phone being Sony now.

frankie99969 said:
I'm in the UK boat, I've been a Sony user since the Xperia arc and I've certainly had some long waits for software updates but I can't remember seeing so many versions released without the UK sim free getting any of them. Can't see my next phone being Sony now.
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From what I am deducting all around the web (Sony forums, XDA, 4pda) just keep Oreo and don't bother seeing the number 9 instead of the 8 in the about section of your phone.
I had the OTA update notification for a few weeks, neved installed and eventually it disappeared because Sony has shut down the updates as of Pie bugs reported in their forums.
I am still on latest Oreo and I am going to keep it until I see a totally polished Pie, and it will take months!
Apart from slowmo 960fps in FullHD I truly do not see any reason to update, because the cons are more than pros.
Sure, security patches will be up to date, but does anyone feel the difference having a few month outdated patches? The security is in the hands of the user.
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about updating without loosing any data (as same as it was)
I just remove all. . Ta files and IF you want to keep like it was dont Flash userdata or appslog..

Just updated.. Use to go with MY Malaysia version

vofferz said:
Does someone know which .sin files to exclude if I want to install the new firmware (I already have Pie) with newflasher but want to keep my existing settings, apps and data?
I know that persist*.sin should be excluded to avoid losing android assets keys and userdata*.sin also I guess by the name. Anything else?
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I'd also love to know.
I have an unlocked bootloader with DRM keys backed up and restored with Customized CH 47.2.A.2.33 installed. I also have flashed the secd patch so the phone offers OTA update, but I know it won't work with the bootloader unlocked.
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Do you have a custom recovery? If so, are you still able to encrypt internal and external?

frankie99969 said:
I'm in the UK boat, I've been a Sony user since the Xperia arc and I've certainly had some long waits for software updates but I can't remember seeing so many versions released without the UK sim free getting any of them. Can't see my next phone being Sony now.
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They are in the early days for Android 9 Pie. And Sony is one of the first companies to release pie updates. It's buggy, which is the usual after updating to a new major android version. The previous version 47.2.A.2.33 was not even completely rolled out before this current version started rolling out. I'm sure the usual rollout schedule will continue as the software matures.

Cannot get updates after being back on stock

Hi,
After being back on stock room, it says that updates are not available because integrity was compromised...
Build ppx29.159-24
Is there any way to get around this ?
Thanks a lot for your help
PS: of course I unrooted and relocked the bootloader, but it's not enough apparently

ppx29.159-24 is the latest build I dont think any other carrier has a newer build or are you trying to install that build, if so I had a problem with it and it hard bricked my device after trying to swap slots in fastboot

Thanks for your answer. But I also haven't had a security update since july... That's why I assumed it isn't updating anymore... Is there a way to at least flash the security updates manually ?

Tigerfou said:
Thanks for your answer. But I also haven't had a security update since july... What gives ? Is there a way to at least flash the security updates manually ?
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Flash/update option in LMSA
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/update-moto-lenovo-moto-smart-assistant-t3951714
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Tell me
Can any body tell me that is it possible that i want to flashing z3 security from lenovo smart assistant to Z2 force ? Bcoz same in specs but different in release date?! Tell me come out seniors ?

Tigerfou said:
Thanks for your answer. But I also haven't had a security update since july... That's why I assumed it isn't updating anymore... Is there a way to at least flash the security updates manually ?
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Surprising but true. Moto has not released any updates for this device with any later security updates than July 2019. So much for a flagship, from 2017 August though.
Moco786 said:
Can any body tell me that is it possible that i want to flashing z3 security from lenovo smart assistant to Z2 force ? Bcoz same in specs but different in release date?! Tell me come out seniors ?
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No. Not unless you compile the kernel from source, and managed to port the rest of Android framework. Though specs could be similar, each "device" - screen, touch digitizer, sensors, camera, etc. will have different drivers.