Ok, so I debranded my xperia z with the flashtool and all is working great. Can someone point me in the right direction if I want to flash it back to the UK o2 stock rom please? i.e. where i'd get it from
This is just incase I need to return it for any reason.
Sorry if this has been asked before, did a search but nothing came up
NO one?
whoops1234 said:
Ok, so I debranded my xperia z with the flashtool and all is working great. Can someone point me in the right direction if I want to flash it back to the UK o2 stock rom please? i.e. where i'd get it from
This is just incase I need to return it for any reason.
Sorry if this has been asked before, did a search but nothing came up
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whoops1234 said:
NO one?
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Well you can search if anyone uploaded the ROM that came with your phone and flash that. But when I debranded my Telstra branded XZ I downloaded the Telstra ROM for my phone first before I debranded mine so I can always go back to the original ROM that came with my phone.
shadowboy23 said:
Well you can search if anyone uploaded the ROM that came with your phone and flash that. But when I debranded my Telstra branded XZ I downloaded the Telstra ROM for my phone first before I debranded mine so I can always go back to the original ROM that came with my phone.
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Thanks for the reply. I know it's my own stupid fault, have searched everywhere. Will have to keep searching
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Hi,
Does anyone still have the stock rom for Vodafone 1.14.161.5? On their site, there is version 1.14.161.6, but I would like to get the stock 1.14.161.5.
Thanks!!
anyone still has this rom version?
I'm pretty certain the stock ROM for Vodafone is 1.14.161.6 (50207). It even list that in the wiki here. Unfortunately, I can't turn up the stock ROM even from Vodafone's website. I only found radios there. Normally you can find them HERE, but I didn't see it. Hopefully someone else can point you towards the stock ROM.
I'm pretty sure that when I bought my phone, it got the 1.14.161.5 on it, but I can't seem to find a link to this version of the rom.
Final5k said:
I'm pretty sure that when I bought my phone, it got the 1.14.161.5 on it, but I can't seem to find a link to this version of the rom.
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Well, I'm not saying you're wrong or anything, but I can't even find that version in a search. I always end up back at this thread or a few from over a year ago asking for it. Every link I've found is to download 1.14.161.6. There is a thread HERE with that version, if you like.
How long ago did you get your phone ? When I bought my phone over a year ago from Vodafone UK, it was before WM 6.5 came out, and it came with the 1.14.161.6 ROM. Why do you want to go back to an even older ROM ?
Hello all!
I am a noob so apologies in advance if this is not where it should be and not described how it should be.
My father in law yesterday had an galaxy s3 lte i9305 Orange upgrade and gave it to me! I however am on Vodafone so with my tiny little brain I set out to flash the phone with a Portuguese Vodafone firmware! This has not allowed me to use my UK Vodafone SIM and now left the phone with the custom firmware.
Is there any way at all I can reload the original UK firmware in order to sell the phone??
Any immediate help will be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks
Nick
willy6182 said:
Hello all!
I am a noob so apologies in advance if this is not where it should be and not described how it should be.
My father in law yesterday had an galaxy s3 lte i9305 Orange upgrade and gave it to me! I however am on Vodafone so with my tiny little brain I set out to flash the phone with a Portuguese Vodafone firmware! This has not allowed me to use my UK Vodafone SIM and now left the phone with the custom firmware.
Is there any way at all I can reload the original UK firmware in order to sell the phone??
Any immediate help will be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks
Nick
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yeah no worries
just flash the ODIN version of the original firmware
will take you less than 5 minutes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
winwiz said:
yeah no worries
just flash the ODIN version of the original firmware
will take you less than 5 minutes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
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As of now, there are no original firmware from UK for the GT-I9305.
kazuni said:
As of now, there are no original firmware from UK for the GT-I9305.
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oh shoot
you are right! OP try samfirmware to see if they have a dump of the official firmware
willy6182 said:
Hello all!
I am a noob so apologies in advance if this is not where it should be and not described how it should be.
My father in law yesterday had an galaxy s3 lte i9305 Orange upgrade and gave it to me! I however am on Vodafone so with my tiny little brain I set out to flash the phone with a Portuguese Vodafone firmware! This has not allowed me to use my UK Vodafone SIM and now left the phone with the custom firmware.
Is there any way at all I can reload the original UK firmware in order to sell the phone??
Any immediate help will be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks
Nick
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You don't have to sell it unless that is what you want to do.
You can have it SIM unlocked for about £17 on web.
winwiz said:
oh shoot
you are right! OP try samfirmware to see if they have a dump of the official firmware
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Thanks guys for you responces! I have looked at samifirmware but can only see firmwares from outside of the UK. Do I have any options to try and restore it to its original firmware??
what a plonker!
thanks again.
willy6182 said:
Thanks guys for you responces! I have looked at samifirmware but can only see firmwares from outside of the UK. Do I have any options to try and restore it to its original firmware??
what a plonker!
thanks again.
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Take a look at this firmware. It's labeled "Sweden", but under regions, it also says UK. Should work, I guess.
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you are right! OP try samfirmware to see if they have a dump of the official firmware
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YOSEFE said:
You don't have to sell it unless that is what you want to do.
You can have it SIM unlocked for about £17 on web.
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I did have a brief look at this but none of the sites I looked at had the s3 lte just the s3 as an option, are the unlock codes likely to be the same?
I will try this now. The portuguise version I have has th UK option but a few portuguise apps also download and the default language is obviously portuguise. I really would like to restore it to original if there is a way.
thank you very much for taking the time to respond.
Nick
willy6182 said:
I will try this now. The portuguise version I have has th UK option but a few portuguise apps also download and the default language is obviously portuguise. I really would like to restore it to original if there is a way.
thank you very much for taking the time to respond.
Nick
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Yes the sim unlock for the S3 works on our lte.
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YOSEFE said:
Yes the sim unlock for the S3 works on our lte.
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brilliant, thanks for confirming it does!
I have uploaded the Swedish firmware and it looks great! does not come with any Swedish apps or advertising!
thank you everyone for you help and being patient with a noob!
You can get the codes on ebay for about £10
Hi guys, I'm a big n00b in terms of flashing as well.
I'll get a i9305 from Hong Kong in a few days, which obviously will have a HK firmware on it. The problem with that firmware is that it only supports 6 languages. I live in Norway and want my phone to be in Norwegian so I wonder if those firmwares from the UK support all languages or only the language of the region included?
Thanks in advance.
To restore original UK Rom download checkfus from the market and write down all the info for pda phone and csc etc and enter them on the pc checkfus app and download the Odin Rom from there!
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unlocker dont work on the uk version had to pay for a code £24.99
Try this
willy6182 said:
Hello all!
I am a noob so apologies in advance if this is not where it should be and not described how it should be.
My father in law yesterday had an galaxy s3 lte i9305 Orange upgrade and gave it to me! I however am on Vodafone so with my tiny little brain I set out to flash the phone with a Portuguese Vodafone firmware! This has not allowed me to use my UK Vodafone SIM and now left the phone with the custom firmware.
Is there any way at all I can reload the original UK firmware in order to sell the phone??
Any immediate help will be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks
Nick
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If you want to install the official Everything Everywhere (Orange) LTE firmware, download and run Check4us. This lets you choose model and region then provides firmware options. Select the UK version, download, flash with ODIN and you are done. All back and working as a new Orange set up. As it's a vanilla Samsung install you might find it works for Vodafone although you will need to search the web for Vodafone APN settings and update the phone accordingly.
Can someone who has an unbranded Xperia Z with UK FW please dump/create a FTF and post the ROM here?
The only generic FW posted here is from a demo device unfortunately.
Thanks.
I got mine from Carphone Warehouse earlier today and I haven't touched it yet so I might be able to help. Not sure how to make a ftf from it though..
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Have you Tickled Your Android lately?
(tinyurl.com/ticklemyandroid)
That'd be awesome though it's a bit of work...
The basic instructions are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27031352
Note that doing this WILL re-flash your phone (because the update can't be stopped after it has downloaded) so you may not want to go ahead.
You will also need to use the beta Flashtool for Xperia Z to actually decrypt the files. Then you can load them up in full Flashtool and proceed to make FTF out of it (I think, didn't do this myself, I stopped after decrypting them).
I would suggest not doing this if you're not tech savvy.
+1 for this, im expecting mine to be vodafone branded, that'll annoy me pretty quickly!
frankie99969 said:
+1 for this, im expecting mine to be vodafone branded, that'll annoy me pretty quickly!
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In the meantime you can safely flash the French generic firmware posted here. It's full-retail and I've been using it. As all firmwares in this part of the world are multilingual anyway there isn't much difference.
But yeah, UK FW would be nice...
Question: if I flash non-branded firmware (French for example) and then use Sony Update Service to re-install my firmware, which firmware will it download? French unbranded? The branded one I had before from my carrier? UK unbranded?
lloydbf said:
In the meantime you can safely flash the French generic firmware posted here. It's full-retail and I've been using it. As all firmwares in this part of the world are multilingual anyway there isn't much difference.
But yeah, UK FW would be nice...
Question: if I flash non-branded firmware (French for example) and then use Sony Update Service to re-install my firmware, which firmware will it download? French unbranded? The branded one I had before from my carrier? UK unbranded?
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It will read your current version, so if you flashed french, SUS would give you french
lloydbf said:
That'd be awesome though it's a bit of work...
The basic instructions are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27031352
Note that doing this WILL re-flash your phone (because the update can't be stopped after it has downloaded) so you may not want to go ahead.
You will also need to use the beta Flashtool for Xperia Z to actually decrypt the files. Then you can load them up in full Flashtool and proceed to make FTF out of it (I think, didn't do this myself, I stopped after decrypting them).
I would suggest not doing this if you're not tech savvy.
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frankie99969 said:
+1 for this, im expecting mine to be vodafone branded, that'll annoy me pretty quickly!
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Looks simple enough. I'll have a look at doing this in a little while. At the moment, I'm just doing some modding of SystemUI which I'll post about when I'm done. Then I can sort this out for you.
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lloydbf said:
Note that doing this WILL re-flash your phone (because the update can't be stopped after it has downloaded)
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Wrong. Simply unplug after the download is complete and your device will remain untouched.
lloydbf said:
Question: if I flash non-branded firmware (French for example) and then use Sony Update Service to re-install my firmware, which firmware will it download?
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It re-downloads the currently running one. If you already reflashed the phone and didnt note down your SI you may never go fully back to stock if you cant find the FTF of the exact firmware you were originally running.
Posted here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38678748#post38678748
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Posted here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38678748#post38678748
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awesome
Ok, so my question is what if I unlock my phone? Is it just the same as De-branding my Galaxy S?
I debranded my Galaxy S because it was branded by Tmobile. I wanted to get the latest android versions, so I had to do that. (Tmobile NL always comes with the phone updates after half a year if not a year)
So now my question is, is unlocking the bootloader the same as de-branding? When the 4.2 update comes I would love to have it and not wait 3 years.
Thank you for reading, hope someone can give me advice or tips!
Unlocking the bootloader does not de-brand your phone, nor does making it simlock free.
I have a simlock free Xperia Z with a unlocked boot loader and also use T-mobile, but the T-mobile bootsplash is still there.
Iam pretty sure there must be ways to remove the splash when unlocked, but just unlocking itself will not de-brand it.
Lets hope someone can tell us how to get rid of this.
Kind regards, Stefan.
Thaevil0ne said:
Unlocking the bootloader does not de-brand your phone, nor does making it simlock free.
I have a simlock free Xperia Z with a unlocked boot loader and also use T-mobile, but the T-mobile bootsplash is still there.
Iam pretty sure there must be ways to remove the splash when unlocked, but just unlocking itself will not de-brand it.
Lets hope someone can tell us how to get rid of this.
Kind regards, Stefan.
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Ah oke, that clears some up. Now i just have to find a way to de-brand it. I hate the Tmobile brand. Just because they are just so late with their updates.... I buy a new phone and want to keep up-to-date.... Not get out-dated
To get rid of the T-Mobile stuff you just need to flash an unbranded firmware to your phone. Check the forums for how to do all that.
ash_c64 said:
To get rid of the T-Mobile stuff you just need to flash an unbranded firmware to your phone. Check the forums for how to do all that.
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That makes sense. Do you think it will slow down my phone or something like that? Or lower the battery life?
Iam kinda sure it will not slow down the phone.
However I will wait for 4.2 to release and will then flash a unbranded firmware.
If not to many bugs are reported in 4.2 that is, else I will stay on 4.1 a little longer and perhaps look for a way to de-brand it then.
Kind regards, Stefan.
Thaevil0ne said:
Iam kinda sure it will not slow down the phone.
However I will wait for 4.2 to release and will then flash a unbranded firmware.
Kind regards, Stefan.
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Good point, else we can install and install every week all our apps. :| I already found a solution for me so I dont need to break any Boot loaders: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2190936 Hope it works and that I can use a Stoch 4.2 firmware from sony then!
Hi,
Does anyone has UK generic 1276-0471 FTF? Any versions is fine as I need to flash it before I send my phone for warranty claim.
Thanks,
C
You will find it in Mega Collection.
I can't find it there.
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Yeah, I did the same thing. The correct customisation number is 1276-0875, 1276-0471 is one of the colour codes, I think it denotes black. You should have checked the service menu by entering *#*#7378423#*#* into the dailer. Read through the sticky threads for a full explanation.
Thanks for the useful advice! I can't check it anymore because I have flashed it to Nordic version but I think you are right.
And what for you want to stick with one specific customization, this is useless!
If you want to send it back to Service just flash any Stock Generic UK FTF from mega Collection, even the older once, done.
I am afraid that there are more than one UK generic FTFs and the one I have is not what tied to my IMEI. As simple as that but it looks like I think too much.
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I am afraid that there are more than one UK generic FTFs and the one I have is not what tied to my IMEI. As simple as that but it looks like I think too much.
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Yes, you think too much. I flashed Nordic Update via flashtool long time ago and I send it to Repair and I had no problem with the service if you still Stock.
cklow01 said:
Thanks for the useful advice! I can't check it anymore because I have flashed it to Nordic version but I think you are right.
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I think you will find the service menu is available in the Nordic version.
gandalf_grey91 said:
I think you will find the service menu is available in the Nordic version.
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I mean since I have flashed it I won't be able to see the original custom ID anymore.
cklow01 said:
I am afraid that there are more than one UK generic FTFs and the one I have is not what tied to my IMEI. As simple as that but it looks like I think too much.
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Good point about the service menu. My bad.
I use an IMEI checker when I buy phones, it is on an Australian website, it works fine.
If you intent on returning the phone for repair, just flash .518 (1276-0875_R8A), that is the one my phone came with originally.
If you are starting down the rooting/custom ROM path, flash .534 (1276-0875_R9A).
They are both in the mega collection.
gandalf_grey91 said:
Good point about the service menu. My bad.
I use an IMEI checker when I buy phones, it is on an Australian website, it works fine.
If you intent on returning the phone for repair, just flash .518 (1276-0875_R8A), that is the one my phone came with originally.
If you are starting down the rooting/custom ROM path, flash .534 (1276-0875_R9A).
They are both in the mega collection.
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Thanks for your help. I have flashed it to the latest UK generic KitKat just now and it should be fine for warranty claim I guess.