Hi all. I would like to reinstall the firmware on my P6Pro, and though it's a UK unlocked, unbranded Vodafone model can I reinstall it with the EE firmware as it's the SIM I've used from day one?
My phone firmware is :
SQ1D. 220105.007
As far as I know, SQ1D.220105.007 is the only latest (January) firmware available for the Pixel 6 Pro. Correct me if I'm wrong, though. It's the only one listed at that official Google Pixel firmware webpage.
The above is correct, as is often the case they have consolidated all of it into one image in January.
Thanks people.
I have the Jan update.
Do you know why they even list selecting a carrier first?
greycounciller said:
Thanks people.
I have the Jan update.
Do you know why they even list selecting a carrier first?
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Probably just a generic prompt for those devices or months that there are separate firmwares for different carriers.
Can't seem to get this feature to work.
When I go to "rescue" mode and connect phone, the repair doesn't seem to connect to phone and remains on loader page with phone showing "No Command"with the android bot on his back with a triangle above his open chest.
Retried it with different UK carriers and unlocked carrier.
Any thoughts?
greycounciller said:
Can't seem to get this feature to work.
When I go to "rescue" mode and connect phone, the repair doesn't seem to connect to phone and remains on loader page with phone showing "No Command"with the android bot on his back with a triangle above his open chest.
Retried it with different UK carriers and unlocked carrier.
Any thoughts?
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You could try Official Google Android Flash Tool instead and see if that helps any better. I know Official Google Pixel Update and Software Repair is official, too - I'm not even clear on when the repair site will help that the flash site won't, since I've never used either. Lots of folks on here have used Official Google Android Flash Tool with great success, though. Let us know what happens.
Pixel repair tool hasn't been updated to support the 6/Pro yet - the only part of that website that works for either phone is the Fingerprint Calibration tool.
As above, install Google adb/fastboot drivers & then try to use the Android Flash Tool, that should work for you
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Pixel repair tool hasn't been updated to support the 6/Pro yet - the only part of that website that works for either phone is the Fingerprint Calibration tool.
As above, install Google adb/fastboot drivers & then try to use the Android Flash Tool, that should work for you
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Thanks so much. That all makes sense.
DanielF50 said:
Pixel repair tool hasn't been updated to support the 6/Pro yet - the only part of that website that works for either phone is the Fingerprint Calibration tool.
As above, install Google adb/fastboot drivers & then try to use the Android Flash Tool, that should work for you
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this is the right answer. Also, for every other Pixel that supports this Pixel Repair website (Pixel 3+), it's actually really hit or miss if the phone ever gets recognized at all.
Considering how amazing the Android Flash Tool works - unfortunately it looks like pixelrepair isn't getting the attention it deserves - probably for reasons that we aren't aware of - but development time is probably one of them.
Hi guys, just to let you know, eventually managed to do a flash with the 'Flash.andriod.com' tool. 5 mins and all easily done.
Thanks for all the help though.
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Hi, I recent bought this phone and I love it, but, the sprint firmware is really bad, have a lot of bugs nad it makes the phone slow. Im looking for a safe way to change it.
Thanks You!
See my post #81 from another thread....
Rika Kunisaki said:
Hi, I recent bought this phone and I love it, but, the sprint firmware is really bad, have a lot of bugs nad it makes the phone slow. Im looking for a safe way to change it.
Thanks You!
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Thread link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/z2-force/development/factory-image-moto-z2-force-nash-retail-t3699306/page9
Actually, read the whole thread from the beginning.
You can change the firmware, it's relatively easy, the only thing you will be stuck with is the Sprint baseband (i.e. basically, your phone will still use the GSM/4G frequencies enabled in the Sprint baseband). You will also need to manually update the firmware as the OTA will most likely fail because it will be Sprint's OTA as opposed to generic USA retail firmware.
I did this the other day and have today updated to Oreo, it worked ok. So, basic steps are:
1/ Unlock bootloader via Moto website. Follow their instructions.
2/ Download the generic Z2 force firmware from the same thread above, unzip it, and effectively follow reflashing as indicated in the flashfile.xml.
3/ Put the phone into the fastboot/adb mode and use fastboot command to flash.
It goes quickly, of course you need to have Android tools installed (fastboot/adb) and you need to have your phone connected to the PC via USB(-C) cable.
That's pretty much it. As I said, you will be stuck with the Sprint software channel which I don't know how to change. If you figure out, please share...
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Thread link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/z2-force/development/factory-image-moto-z2-force-nash-retail-t3699306/page9
Actually, read the whole thread from the beginning.
You can change the firmware, it's relatively easy, the only thing you will be stuck with is the Sprint baseband (i.e. basically, your phone will still use the GSM/4G frequencies enabled in the Sprint baseband). You will also need to manually update the firmware as the OTA will most likely fail because it will be Sprint's OTA as opposed to generic USA retail firmware.
I did this the other day and have today updated to Oreo, it worked ok. So, basic steps are:
1/ Unlock bootloader via Moto website. Follow their instructions.
2/ Download the generic Z2 force firmware from the same thread above, unzip it, and effectively follow reflashing as indicated in the flashfile.xml.
3/ Put the phone into the fastboot/adb mode and use fastboot command to flash.
It goes quickly, of course you need to have Android tools installed (fastboot/adb) and you need to have your phone connected to the PC via USB(-C) cable.
That's pretty much it. As I said, you will be stuck with the Sprint software channel which I don't know how to change. If you figure out, please share...
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Thank you!! Ill read it and see
With this software installed, could we downgrade using a flashall? Just in case it's needed for warranty purposes?
HI Everyone,
Forgive me if this seems like a long post. I am old software developer, so reasonably computer savvy, but not so much with cell phones.
My problem: My wife (Chinese) was visiting china from Canada and thought it would be a good idea to buy herself new Huawei Mate 20 X and P20 Pro. She thought she could just bring them back and everything would work. As we all know the Chinese have severe access restrictions to many things here in North America, especially Google. So not a matter of just power up and let's get going, nothing really works.
What I know: I figured out I could just download some firmware and flash the phone with something local. I thought this would be easy, but there are some problems that I am not understanding.
MY QUESTIONS:
1. What is the difference between EVR-L29 and EVR-AL100 firmware. From what I understand if I download the stock EVR-AL100 and install I would be right back to where I am now. Is this correct? Is one Chinese and the other global? Are both compatible on this same phone?
2. Can I upgrade the firmware or install new firmware without the bootloader code?
3. Is there a way to get the bootloader unlock code?
4. Is there a way to get around the bootloader code?
5. Finally, is there firmware that you recommend for this phone and my use and can point me to the download links.
Thanks
Jason_F said:
HI Everyone,
Forgive me if this seems like a long post. I am old software developer, so reasonably computer savvy, but not so much with cell phones.
My problem: My wife (Chinese) was visiting china from Canada and thought it would be a good idea to buy herself new Huawei Mate 20 X and P20 Pro. She thought she could just bring them back and everything would work. As we all know the Chinese have severe access restrictions to many things here in North America, especially Google. So not a matter of just power up and let's get going, nothing really works.
What I know: I figured out I could just download some firmware and flash the phone with something local. I thought this would be easy, but there are some problems that I am not understanding.
MY QUESTIONS:
1. What is the difference between EVR-L29 and EVR-AL100 firmware. From what I understand if I download the stock EVR-AL100 and install I would be right back to where I am now. Is this correct? Is one Chinese and the other global? Are both compatible on this same phone?
2. Can I upgrade the firmware or install new firmware without the bootloader code?
3. Is there a way to get the bootloader unlock code?
4. Is there a way to get around the bootloader code?
5. Finally, is there firmware that you recommend for this phone and my use and can point me to the download links.
Thanks
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I will try to answer your questions with my limited knowledge about this phone so you might want to read more to learn more about these topics.
1) EVR-L29 has google apk installed without chinese apk. EVR-AL00 has a lot of chiness apks which you can uninstall just by using the app manager in the settings menu. I have an EVR-AL00 model and use it without problem. You can install google apk yourself. If you want to get rid off all the unwanted apk you can follow the instruction from this website
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-20-x/how-to/guide-remove-apps-adb-t3870727
2) You can upgrade the firmware through normal update without the bootloader code. Other than that you need bootloader unlock.
3) You could get the bootloader unlock code from this site
https://funkyhuawei.club/bootloader
In the past the cost is $20, however the service is not available now. You might be able to get the unlock code from another vendor.
4) I do not know of a way to get around the bootloader code
5) If you have the phone with unlock bootloader you can try the following rom:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-20-x/development/rom-mate-20-x-global00ized-beta-t3892304
I prefer and I am using the following KangVip 200 rom:
https://fex.net/s/mf65tzm
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Thanks for the info, but a few more things.
First uninstalling apps from setting was my first thought, but some always seemed t be locked, but did not try removing from shell commands and will try this,
I could not find a GoogleApps package that did not seem to be Chinese and I could not seem to install it because google play was blocking it, even though google play could not been seen as an app to uninstall.
Finally, I am guessing there is no Update from L29 to AL100... in fact I can find no update packages. THe KangVip you referenced appear to complete Firmware Packages and not upgrades.
Thanks Again
Jason_F said:
Thanks for the info, but a few more things.
First uninstalling apps from setting was my first thought, but some always seemed t be locked, but did not try removing from shell commands and will try this,
I could not find a GoogleApps package that did not seem to be Chinese and I could not seem to install it because google play was blocking it, even though google play could not been seen as an app to uninstall.
Finally, I am guessing there is no Update from L29 to AL100... in fact I can find no update packages. THe KangVip you referenced appear to complete Firmware Packages and not upgrades.
Thanks Again
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I have ordered the same model so I'll be going through the same process as you when it arrives lol
Have you managed to debloat it and change or remove the stock launcher yet ?
When I get mine, I'll be trying to get the Google maps,assistant , YouTube, location history working and Google feed working instead of the Huawei preinstalled crapware so I'm sure between us we will be able to make a decent phone out of it
I don't know if Google pay will ever work but I don't use it now anyway so that won't bother me much anyway
What firmware version are you currently working with?
Hi guys
I do have an unusual situation here. Got a Honor View 20 Test device (or presample) directly from a Honor guy. I'm really happy about it as the bootloader is already unlocked. Okay, I honestly don't know what's the plus about it as I can't find a TWRP for this one.
Anyway, my main issue is the installed test ROM:
It shows:
Model: VNA-L29
EMUI Version 8.1
Android Version 8.0
Internal Memory 32GB
RAM 4GB
Using DevCheck System Info App it shows the truth:
Android Version 9.0
Internal Memory 128GB
RAM 6GB
There are some testing apps on it which I can't uninstall. One of them locks the phone after some days if I'm logging in. I have to do a hard reset to make it work again.
Updating the ROM in Recovery doesn't work. Uninstalling the app doesn't work. I'm thinking about trying to update to an official ROM thru DLOAD or HiSuite but this would lock the bootloader I guess - if it's even possible. So if I would be able to install TWRP and an official ROM to use with TWRP I should be able to update it.
Any idea? Every help is appreciated! Thank you!
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Update: I took the risk and just flashed the actual ROM 238 from androidhost.ru thru DLOAD. Phone works like charm and device still has an unlocked bootloader.
Thanks!
dude010 said:
Hi guys
I do have an unusual situation here. Got a Honor View 20 Test device (or presample) directly from a Honor guy. I'm really happy about it as the bootloader is already unlocked. Okay, I honestly don't know what's the plus about it as I can't find a TWRP for this one.
Anyway, my main issue is the installed test ROM:
It shows:
Model: VNA-L29
EMUI Version 8.1
Android Version 8.0
Internal Memory 32GB
RAM 4GB
Using DevCheck System Info App it shows the truth:
Android Version 9.0
Internal Memory 128GB
RAM 6GB
There are some testing apps on it which I can't uninstall. One of them locks the phone after some days if I'm logging in. I have to do a hard reset to make it work again.
Updating the ROM in Recovery doesn't work. Uninstalling the app doesn't work. I'm thinking about trying to update to an official ROM thru DLOAD or HiSuite but this would lock the bootloader I guess - if it's even possible. So if I would be able to install TWRP and an official ROM to use with TWRP I should be able to update it.
Any idea? Every help is appreciated! Thank you!
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Send it back and ask for an actual phone
Hamza5682 said:
Send it back and ask for an actual phone
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Thanks for the advice :laugh: :laugh:
I got this one for free so I wanna make the best out of it.
Huawei/Honor devices cannot be unlocked. So there is no active community with CFW developements so there is no point whatsoever of going in to shady sites and trying to 'unlock' your device bootloader.
You can try to update with download method(as it is the only way) If you brick the phone just recycle it and be done with it. There is not many options.
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Huawei/Honor devices cannot be unlocked. So there is no active community with CFW developements so there is no point whatsoever of going in to shady sites and trying to 'unlock' your device bootloader.
You can try to update with download method(as it is the only way) If you brick the phone just recycle it and be done with it. There is not many options.
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Thanks for your feedback. As I wrote at the end of my first post I updated with the regular firmware. Everything works smooth and the bootloader is still unlocked.
I'll try this at the weekend with the manual I found on XDA. There are CFW for a lot of Honor and Huawei devices but the firmware is quite old so I'll not even try .
https://openkirin.net/devices/
Maybe it's just fake
looneylv said:
Huawei/Honor devices cannot be unlocked. So there is no active community with CFW developements so there is no point whatsoever of going in to shady sites and trying to 'unlock' your device bootloader.
You can try to update with download method(as it is the only way) If you brick the phone just recycle it and be done with it. There is not many options.
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Why would you say that when it is clearly possible? My Honor View 20 is unlocked and has Magisk running on it. There are other people with an unlocked bootloader, just look at the "Root Guide" Thread.
The problem is getting the unlock code. As far as i know there are no trustworthy providers at the moment so please be carfeful!
Regards
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Why would you say that when it is clearly possible? My Honor View 20 is unlocked and has Magisk running on it. There are other people with an unlocked bootloader, just look at the "Root Guide" Thread.
The problem is getting the unlock code. As far as i know there are no trustworthy providers at the moment so please be carfeful!
Regards
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Because there is no official way to unlock phones bootloader(you cannot get unlock code, at least officially) If you are willing to give your personal info in shady sites, that is your own risk and fault if your IMEI get's in to wrong hands....
So basicly im guessing there is 90% locked vs 10% unlocked Huawei/Honor phones in the world. :good: Congrats if you are 'geek' enough and went true the shady process to get in those 10%. BUT there is no active developements of CFW. Yes there is some but they are unstable...
Oh yeah and official security apps(like banking, to pay with nfc) for security reasons check phones bootloader and if it is rooted/unlocked then you cannot start them. I dont know if it is worth the trouble anymore to bang on your chest and root your android just because of ''freedom''....
Again, it IS possible, thats what i'm saying. Nothing more, nothing less. So if you say 'its is not possible to unlock bootloader' then thats just plain wrong. Everyone should be able to make an informed decision for themselves, we're not children anymore. I definitely agree that you shouldn't give your data to some shady site.
In addition, i'm not sure what unlocking and rooting yout phone has to do with 'banging on your chest'.
Although the advantages may be minor nowadays, they are still there. The banking apps (i'm using) work just fine. If you are used to rooting your phone then its hard to accept all the restrictions
Regards
Previously ive rooted all my androids aswell. But ive stopped on my last main device(4years ago) because when you have full official support, whats the point? The hustle of manually flashing weekly because of updates and bug fixes... Meehh. Its not 2010 anymore when it was 'cool' to have a rooted phone(thats why the chest expression. )
If the device is like 3years old and dosent have update support anymore from the manufacturer
then it is a different story. Then you can flash newer custom android version and play with the device more to extend phone pocket life.
Ehmm i guess it is in country's security law or something. Because here where i live none of the banking apps work if you have rooted phone, when you open it just sayes that security check failed and error code(that you have a rooted phone)
neither lot of cupon apps where there is your sensitive info. ???Even mcdonalds app dosent let to use cupons on my rooted phone.
I have older rooted android to play on in my spare time. ?
Think we're on the same page anyway, right?
Guess i am lucky that i have rooted phone with apps and updates working. Though, i have to mention this again, i'm not sure what that has to do with being cool. Ppl are not bragging about it (at least no one i know ever has), its just that i like to have as many customization options as possible. Coming from a Xiaomi device i felt pretty restricted at the beginning
Doesn't matter, have a nice day!
Regards
Hello everyone
I have a question for you who are more experienced. I'm missing from the Android ecosystem from the glorious Pixel 3 from Samsung, about 11 years ago. I loved the Pixel3 user interface, so polisched and modern for the times. Now I have finally decided to do the swith from my iPhone xs to Pixel 6 pro.
I bought the phone in USA, directly from google, but I live in Italy.
Do you advise me to flash the P6P with a different factory image?
I understand that the code name for P6P is raven, but it's not clear to me which factory image I should upload. Can you give me the right suggestion?
Thanks in advance for the support.
Regards,
Giuseppe
granosalis said:
Hello everyone
I have a question for you who are more experienced. I'm missing from the Android ecosystem from the glorious Pixel 3 from Samsung, about 11 years ago. I loved the Pixel3 user interface, so polisched and modern for the times. Now I have finally decided to do the swith from my iPhone xs to Pixel 6 pro.
I bought the phone in USA, directly from google, but I live in Italy.
Do you advise me to flash the P6P with a different factory image?
I understand that the code name for P6P is raven, but it's not clear to me which factory image I should upload. Can you give me the right suggestion?
Thanks in advance for the support.
Regards,
Giuseppe
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Hi, I mention in this post which image is for where. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...a4-and-otas-for-017-016-a1-available.4384059/
I believe you want the Global one, SQ1D.211205.016.A1.
roirraW edor ehT said:
Hi, I mention in this post which image is for where. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...a4-and-otas-for-017-016-a1-available.4384059/
I believe you want the Global one, SQ1D.211205.016.A1.
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Thanks,
I do not have the phone right now in my hands, and most probably this will not happen for the next 10 days. Maybe is's worth waiting for the Jan update?
granosalis said:
Thanks,
I do not have the phone right now in my hands, and most probably this will not happen for the next 10 days. Maybe is's worth waiting for the Jan update?
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You're welcome! It's at least 50/50 chance that it would be better to wait. I have no problem on the .017 December firmware, but plenty of folks do, and I haven't had much of a problem at all with any of the firmwares so far.
What I do not understand is why there are those who force the installation of a release that has been intentionally removed from distribution. If google did there will be a reason, I think. But perhaps the benefits are greater than the disadvantages.
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What I do not understand is why there are those who force the installation of a release that has been intentionally removed from distribution. If google did there will be a reason, I think. But perhaps the benefits are greater than the disadvantages.
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Because it fixes some things for some people.
So January update is finally here and, if I well understood is a Global (unified) version.
I have downloaded raven sq1d.220105.007 Factory.
And sorry for the stupid question, which is the best way to install it on a brand new, out of the box P6P?
I have to start the phone first and do the first configuration or I can immediately flash the factory image and start from a fresh new install? How?
granosalis said:
So January update is finally here and, if I well understood is a Global (unified) version.
I have downloaded raven sq1d.220105.007 Factory.
And sorry for the stupid question, which is the best way to install it on a brand new, out of the box P6P?
I have to start the phone first and do the first configuration or I can immediately flash the factory image and start from a fresh new install? How?
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You'll have to allow the phone to boot up first since you'll need access to the OS to perform some commands on your PC. You can just allow the phone to boot and skip a lot of the setup process, only because flashing the most recent factory image will put you back to stock, AKA wipe your phone back to where it was when it left the factory, and then once the new image has been installed you can do a proper phone setup from scratch.
If you're not familiar with using terminal commands and don't want to run the risk of messing up your phone, I suggest you use the Android Flash Tool since it'll do everything for you and is fairly simple. Just connect your device over USB and visit the Android Flash Tool using the link below. Android Flash Tool works with any Web browser that supports WebUSB, such as Chrome or Edge. The Android Flash Tool guides you step-by-step through the process of flashing your device - there's no need to have tools installed, but you will need to unlock your device and enable USB Debugging from Developer Options.
I've provided a link on how to enable USB Debugging and Developer Options, here - https://source.android.com/setup/contribute/flash
To flash the latest January Stock image on your device, simply visit this link - https://flash.android.com/build/8030436?target=raven-user&signed
Click through those links and see if it all makes sense; and if not, report back. Either I (or someone else) will be happy to help.
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Click through those links and see if it all makes sense; and if not, report back. Either I (or someone else) will be happy to help.
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I would like to thank you. You were really very helpful.
I have a doubt: what's the difference between loading a Factory image with ADB and using the Android Flash tool?
They do the same thing, however the android flash tool is much easier to use.
granosalis said:
What I do not understand is why there are those who force the installation of a release that has been intentionally removed from distribution. If google did there will be a reason, I think. But perhaps the benefits are greater than the disadvantages.
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I forced it on day one and I guess I was one of the lucky ones that didn't have any issues.
granosalis said:
I would like to thank you. You were really very helpful.
I have a doubt: what's the difference between loading a Factory image with ADB and using the Android Flash tool?
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You're welcome! I'm assuming all went well and you're on the latest release?
The flash tool is automated and much simpler. it's a better way to make sure you're fully stock if you were planning on selling the device or trading it in.
Think of ADB as a more advanced way of interacting with your phone when you plan on modifying it from stock. The flash tool only allows you to flash official Google images, unless a developer has implemented the same tool with a custom ROM they've developed that you plan on using.
I'm sure there's other things I'm missing that folks will chime in with.
RetroTech07 said:
You're welcome! I'm assuming all went well and you're on the latest release?
The flash tool is automated and much simpler. it's a better way to make sure you're fully stock if you were planning on selling the device or trading it in.
Think of ADB as a more advanced way of interacting with your phone when you plan on modifying it from stock. The flash tool only allows you to flash official Google images, unless a developer has implemented the same tool with a custom ROM they've developed that you plan on using.
I'm sure there's other things I'm missing that folks will chime in with.
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No my phone should arrive in about 10 days if everything goes as planned.
It is not easy to take a P6P 256gb white from italy , this model, in fact, is not sold in europe for what I know.
While waiting I try to keep myself informed. It's been a long time since my Galaxy Nexus.
Hey guys! I finally got my OnePlus 11 yesterday in the USA! Love this phone! I'm reading into how to recover this phone if it ever bricks (mine isn't bricked lol) and I'm seeing we CAN'T just download and use MSM Tool like we could on previous OnePlus devices??? How does this work now with the 11 in mind? Thanks y'all!
H4X0R46 said:
Hey guys! I finally got my OnePlus 11 yesterday in the USA! Love this phone! I'm reading into how to recover this phone if it ever bricks (mine isn't bricked lol) and I'm seeing we CAN'T just download and use MSM Tool like we could on previous OnePlus devices??? How does this work now with the 11 in mind? Thanks y'all!
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no msm tool for op 10 and op11 and newer ( only with Auth.)
ChrisFeiveel84 said:
no msm tool for op 10 and op11 and newer ( only with Auth.)
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With auth? Like, you would have to get with OnePlus and THEY would have to MSM this device if it ever needed it?
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With auth? Like, you would have to get with OnePlus and THEY would have to MSM this device if it ever needed it?
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if your op11 bricks and you want to fix it yourself, it can no longer be done with the msm tool, your only option is to go to a services center or someone who can do it via remute session
ChrisFeiveel84 said:
if your op11 bricks and you want to fix it yourself, it can no longer be done with the msm tool, your only option is to go to a services center or someone who can do it via remute session
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That's SUCH a terrible decision on their part! Damn! All other OEMs freely make unbricking tools available, OnePlus SUCKS for this decision. Well alrighty.
Side question, you may or may not be able to answer this one. Is there any way to do local upgrades on the 11? Like, that was always the easiest way to update a rooted OnePlus phone in the past, but now that option is gone from their newer devices?
H4X0R46 said:
That's SUCH a terrible decision on their part! Damn! All other OEMs freely make unbricking tools available, OnePlus SUCKS for this decision. Well alrighty.
Side question, you may or may not be able to answer this one. Is there any way to do local upgrades on the 11? Like, that was always the easiest way to update a rooted OnePlus phone in the past, but now that option is gone from their newer devices?
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bootloader unlock, root and co still work just not anymore unbricking by msm tool
and which manufacturer still has an unbrick tool?
H4X0R46 said:
Side question, you may or may not be able to answer this one. Is there any way to do local upgrades on the 11? Like, that was always the easiest way to update a rooted OnePlus phone in the past, but now that option is gone from their newer devices?
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If you turn on the "programmer's options", the "local updates" option will be activated.
qriozum said:
If you turn on the "programmer's options", the "local updates" option will be activated.
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Developer options you mean? Alright, I activated developer options, where is the local update button added? Not seeing it.
H4X0R46 said:
Developer options you mean? Alright, I activated developer options, where is the local update button added? Not seeing it.
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Settings/Device information/tile OxygenOS - in the upper right three dots - the last item of three is "local update"
hi, really doesnt exist chance myself repair bricked 1+ 11?
qriozum said:
Settings/Device information/tile OxygenOS - in the upper right three dots - the last item of three is "local update"
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I don't have that And developer options is activated for me. Weird.
H4X0R46 said:
I don't have that And developer options is activated for me. Weird.
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Usa devices ?
And you look here ?but if I remember correctly, usa devices don't have a local update included because they get the updates via Google (correct me if I'm wrong)
ChrisFeiveel84 said:
Usa devices ?
And you look here ?but if I remember correctly, usa devices don't have a local update included because they get the updates via Google (correct me if I'm wrong)
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Yeah check this out Maybe it's different for the 11? I notice yours is a 9 pro
H4X0R46 said:
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Yeah check this out Maybe it's different for the 11? I notice yours is a 9 pro
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Usa devices
This have no lokale update
the usa mostly only gets incremental updates (every now and then a full rom pack)
but someone who has a usa model himself can certainly say more about whether there is a local update in it
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Yeah check this out Maybe it's different for the 11? I notice yours is a 9 pro
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Unfortunately on US devices there's no local update. It's been this way for awhile. On the 9pro and 10pro you could use the local update apk from OnePlus to do local updates but considering the US rarely gets full zips anymore (we only get incremental from Google servers in US), there isn't much point for us to use it. You can still root and re-root after updates but you need to be more careful without having the full updates (and without having the freely available MSM tool like we used to have). On the 10 pro I would always replace the patched boot.img with stock then do the incremental update and then re-root after the update. Not so sure on 11 right now since it uses the init_boot.img and you can't just boot that, you have to flash it. Until more people post on rooting and updating the US model, I think I'll hold off on root, and I always root all of my phones.
jeffsga88 said:
Unfortunately on US devices there's no local update. It's been this way for awhile. On the 9pro and 10pro you could use the local update apk from OnePlus to do local updates but considering the US rarely gets full zips anymore (we only get incremental from Google servers in US), there isn't much point for us to use it. You can still root and re-root after updates but you need to be more careful without having the full updates (and without having the freely available MSM tool like we used to have). On the 10 pro I would always replace the patched boot.img with stock then do the incremental update and then re-root after the update. Not so sure on 11 right now since it uses the init_boot.img and you can't just boot that, you have to flash it. Until more people post on rooting and updating the US model, I think I'll hold off on root, and I always root all of my phones.
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Shoot and I'm exactly the same! I really want to root my OnePlus 11, but knowing this phone absolutely isn't easy to recover, it does deter me a bit... Shoot I can't even get this phone into fastboot mode, holding volume up and down goes into recovery instead How the hell do I get this phone into fastboot mode to begin with?
H4X0R46 said:
Shoot and I'm exactly the same! I really want to root my OnePlus 11, but knowing this phone absolutely isn't easy to recover, it does deter me a bit... Shoot I can't even get this phone into fastboot mode, holding volume up and down goes into recovery instead How the hell do I get this phone into fastboot mode to begin with?
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Should be able to just enable USB debugging and use adb reboot bootloader. Haven't personally bothered yet until I'm sure there's a good way to root, un-root, update and re-root. Don't want to brick and have to send back to OnePlus to repair, granted they do fix it for free, but we still shouldn't have to send it in to fix it. We should be able to recover our phones ourselves.