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Zero-rated Android upgrades in the pipeline
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drukkie
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With cellc's new data charges wtf cares? bring it on i'll pay lol
really how big can it be, 1 Gb ? ok cool R20, i'll do it
doubt it's even 500MB
really how big can it be, 1 Gb ? ok cool R20, i'll do it
doubt it's even 500MB
I might be wrong, but I think part of the issue is that many of our phones require two updates. There was an update for the Desire which came out months ago (version 1.15 to version 1.21) which was never released here and even though I only got my phone a month ago, it was still on the old software. The Froyo update itself is 90 MB, so not massive, but still expensive for most to download OTA right now.
Jip without having to root even. The official OTA 2.2 firmware without any leaf BS in it.
Crummy_Gummy
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How did you do it? Link? Atm it looks like it needs to be downgraded then upgraded from another image. Quite a process.
Nee man... dis easy as pie. If you're on 1.15 just update to 1.21 then to 2.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741518
No, both Vodacom and MTN customers have been reporting that they were able to update their Desires. I'm on MTN and was one of the early buyers and I haven't been able to get my Desire to update OTA.
I'm trying to find out how this can be, but haven't received any concrete information yet.
Out of interest I'm going to post my software information below. If any of you have your info from before the upgrade to 2.2 handy I'd be much obliged if you can post it. If you get prompted to update would you please record your software info and post it before you do?
Firmware version: 2.1-update1
Baseband version: 32.30.00.28U_4.05.00.11
Kernel version: 2.6.29-97da29ed htc-kernel@and18-2 #1
Build number: 1.15.405.4 CL155070 release-keys
Software number: 1.15.405.4
monkeeh
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I got my Desire beginning of June and was graced with the 2.2 OTA Update. Leaf just need to stop meddling with the phones they get and leave them stock.
p.s the 2.2 update I got had Vodacom branded scene installed. Someone is pulling someones leg.
p.s the 2.2 update I got had Vodacom branded scene installed. Someone is pulling someones leg.
monkeeh
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Jan if you put in a Vodacom sim card you should receive the update..
I've read all that... I'm leaving my phone vanilla so that at least one of us can test the official OTA updates ;-)
What about the guys that got their updates OTA rather than updating from the SD card? Did they have to upgrade from 1.15 to 2.2 before the device would detect the update? That's not how I understood what they posted. It sounded like vanilla phones from MTN and Vodacom detected the update from the Settings->About Phone->System Software Updates menu.
Yes Yes - as per Vegeta - easy as pie. Updated mine on Tuesday. Happily running 2.2.
All you need is to download the file(via your Desire or PC), slap it on the SD card and follow the instructions.
Why can't leaf just put the dang file on their website together with the instructions as ONE option - keep OTA as a SECOND option. Why do we have to scour the internet to get the job done, while we had to pay LEAF a premium for the handset? Sit on their laurels and collect the money while doing nothing to assist their customers :-(
Naughty Leafy, naughty! naughty!
royblumenthal
Active Member
I feel very happy that I now have a 'free' phone, having rooted it using Unrevoked.
My upgrade from Android 2.1 to 2.2 on my HTC Desire was seamless. A bit complicated, but the XDA forum has very clear instructions.
It's really a matter of doing the following:
1. Root your phone using Unrevoked 3 (this is SIMPLE!)
2. Install the free version of PLATINUM BACKUP (it's worth purchasing... it's an amazing piece of software, and should be a standard addition to Android).
3. Backup all of your apps, data, etcetera. With Platinum, it takes about a minute.
4. Get a new HBOOT.
5. Download the new radios for Froyo (some of the modded ROMS have this included; I didn't want to use anything esoteric... I wanted my phone to remain an HTC Desire with Sense).
6. Put the zipped radio file onto your phone's SD card.
7. Boot your phone in recovery mode. And flash the new radio. (This was the most nervewracking step for me. I fully expected a bricked phone. And when it wasn't bricked, I thought there'd be problems. Not only were there NO problems, but my wifi reception is a good third stronger than it was. And my cellphone reception is a full bar higher.)
8. Pop the new ROM onto your phone's SD card. (I used a rooted bog-standard HTC Desire Froyo with Sense ROM that I found on XDA Forums.)
9. Boot your phone again in recovery mode. Flash the new ROM. Reboot when asked to. And your phone will start up, looking EXACTLY the way it did before. NOT A SINGLE ICON MOVED! If I didn't check my version number, I would've sworn that nothing had changed. But it's Froyo. And certain things work better. Like sms. Like saving apps to the SD card (just a note... not many apps are native to the SD card. So you'll find Platinum Backup to be your best friend here... it has a 'FORCE APP TO MOVE TO SD CARD' feature. When you use it, it warns you of some risks. Ignore it. It works. Perfectly. ALL of my apps are now running off my SD card. No lag. No extra battery bite. Nothing.
If you've been considering rooting your phone and were basically holding back cos you couldn't see the point, or couldn't face the risk, take it from me... I was just as nervous as you probably are. And I also thought it was pointless.
But I can tell you that the process was painless for me. With some small benefits and a lot of really big ones. Just the freedom of actually OWNING my phone makes me happy.
As for LEAF's assertion that the phone might brick, that's a load of crap. The PC is not involved in the upgrade in the slightest. It's ALL done from the SD card on the phone. I'm pretty sure they're delaying in order to get their own hackware into the build.
Root your phone and put your own ROM in. And then the phone's yours.
My upgrade from Android 2.1 to 2.2 on my HTC Desire was seamless. A bit complicated, but the XDA forum has very clear instructions.
It's really a matter of doing the following:
1. Root your phone using Unrevoked 3 (this is SIMPLE!)
2. Install the free version of PLATINUM BACKUP (it's worth purchasing... it's an amazing piece of software, and should be a standard addition to Android).
3. Backup all of your apps, data, etcetera. With Platinum, it takes about a minute.
4. Get a new HBOOT.
5. Download the new radios for Froyo (some of the modded ROMS have this included; I didn't want to use anything esoteric... I wanted my phone to remain an HTC Desire with Sense).
6. Put the zipped radio file onto your phone's SD card.
7. Boot your phone in recovery mode. And flash the new radio. (This was the most nervewracking step for me. I fully expected a bricked phone. And when it wasn't bricked, I thought there'd be problems. Not only were there NO problems, but my wifi reception is a good third stronger than it was. And my cellphone reception is a full bar higher.)
8. Pop the new ROM onto your phone's SD card. (I used a rooted bog-standard HTC Desire Froyo with Sense ROM that I found on XDA Forums.)
9. Boot your phone again in recovery mode. Flash the new ROM. Reboot when asked to. And your phone will start up, looking EXACTLY the way it did before. NOT A SINGLE ICON MOVED! If I didn't check my version number, I would've sworn that nothing had changed. But it's Froyo. And certain things work better. Like sms. Like saving apps to the SD card (just a note... not many apps are native to the SD card. So you'll find Platinum Backup to be your best friend here... it has a 'FORCE APP TO MOVE TO SD CARD' feature. When you use it, it warns you of some risks. Ignore it. It works. Perfectly. ALL of my apps are now running off my SD card. No lag. No extra battery bite. Nothing.
If you've been considering rooting your phone and were basically holding back cos you couldn't see the point, or couldn't face the risk, take it from me... I was just as nervous as you probably are. And I also thought it was pointless.
But I can tell you that the process was painless for me. With some small benefits and a lot of really big ones. Just the freedom of actually OWNING my phone makes me happy.
As for LEAF's assertion that the phone might brick, that's a load of crap. The PC is not involved in the upgrade in the slightest. It's ALL done from the SD card on the phone. I'm pretty sure they're delaying in order to get their own hackware into the build.
Root your phone and put your own ROM in. And then the phone's yours.
Knersus
Well-Known Member
+1 !!
I appreciate that they don't want us to pay for the bandwidth, but then again, why not at least give users the option to download it over Wifi if they choose, the bandwidth cost of that will be nothing. At least give us the choice, please leaf.
buffalobill
Senior Member
Go my Desire from Lab88 (a bit more expensive, but they had stock) today and I must say it's awesome. Having been a Nokia guy for so many years, Nokia's seriously dropped the plot lately and betting the book on one phone (N8) is not going to change things.
Anyway, I plugged in my MTN SIM, checked on updates and got 2.2 straight away (via WiFi). The free Market apps/widgets-whatever are all available to me, so I don't know what the fuss is about.
Maybe Leaf's changed tack.
Anyway, I plugged in my MTN SIM, checked on updates and got 2.2 straight away (via WiFi). The free Market apps/widgets-whatever are all available to me, so I don't know what the fuss is about.
Maybe Leaf's changed tack.
I have an HTC Desire on MTN and have yet to receive my upgrade. I have a theory about this, though.
You didn't by any chance record the versioning information on your phone before you upgraded? It'd help me confirm my theory.
buffalobill
Senior Member
Makes me glad I didn't go with the Desire if it turns out Leaf is dragging their feet on the issue of upgrades.
Now...just gotta wait for Sony Ericcson to stop dragging their feet with the X10 upgrade lol...before the end of September they promise...
Now...just gotta wait for Sony Ericcson to stop dragging their feet with the X10 upgrade lol...before the end of September they promise...