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B&N Update Next Week?
Just showing you the link:
http://androidos.in/2011/04/nook-co...-update-on-april-25-froyo-incoming-with-apps/
Doubt it. Would be all over the internet if it was (Engadget etc). Seems like a shady site.
I saw the same thread earlier today on the Barnes and Noble site.
I cannot post the link but title of the thread is "Monday it is"
http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/NOOKcolor-General-Discussion/Monday-it-is/td-p/970372
Look at post #6 in that thread. "Go to B&N if you need help with anything." Yeah right im going to make a trip to Barnes and Noble and tell a representative that i don't fully understand how to use the new update LOL.
I too heard the chatter, it might actually be monday. Let's hope they come out with a newer kernel. The one we have is kind of getting old.
I just hope the update contains something of use to the community that it doesn't already know -- like being able to use Bluetooth beyond a couple of feet.
Just as interesting as the date is the content. If you keep reading that thread, you get a link to another thread where they say a manager actually saw (and shared) the update: She shared what she saw....WOW. Flash, new PDF and lots of aps.
Monday will be interesting: if the updates actually comes, will it manage to get past the OTA blocking?
Just calm down and relax,if you're looking on the B&N Community board there's daily some folks that fool around those update.
Does anyone know if this update could maybe increase app compatibilty due to an official update to froyo such as Homerun battle when we get it rooted with android market and/or sideloading? Cause that would be the only reason I'd have for updating.
It will be interesting
Agree. It will be what it will be. But to be on the safe side, I've flashed back to stock 1.1.0 for a couple people at work who rooted. That should allow the OTA (whatever it will be) to install as BN designs.
And so it goes....
I really hope it's 2.2 and not 2.1 with an app store. I wonder if they're going to release a new kernel (and its source)? That would really help out the CM7 people...
I would think the likelihood of an update this week is very high. Remember they're taking on a major retail partner in Staples starting May 1st. If they have an update, they would want to make sure that it's finished before Staples start selling them, it'd make things a lot easier for their new partner.
buzz killington said:
Remember they're taking on a major retail partner in Staples starting May 1st.
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Where did you hear/read this?
I think one of the most exciting features of the upcoming update will be an official froyo build that will have full aceess to all of the internal storage. That and an overclocked kernel plus being rooted will be pretty damn awesome in my opinion. I can't wait, time to backup my nook and revert to stock in preparation.
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Paul22000 said:
Where did you hear/read this?
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Straight from a BN press release
http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/pr...aples_announces_plans_to_sell_nook_color.html
Also the fiscal year for BN ends on 4/30. There may be things you want announced before year end or if it is bad news after year end. The NC product distribution strategy is beginning to resemble the Apple one. However, BN does not have its app developer support strategy in place.
Auto Update came through today (despite devicemanager editing and OTA certs renaming)
I was using my nook today, when all of a sudden a B&N permissions dialog screen popped up (specifically, it said something like "permissions error, rebooting". Then it rebooted into clockwork(???) which formated my data and cache partitions, pulled up a list of errors trying to change other things (possibly because I am rooted with an OC kernel?), and then rebooted.
Despite this, it managed to reboot into stock. I didn't get any further than the setup, before I decided to flash my nandroid backup. I'm actually kind of regretting that a bit now, since it would have been interesting to see what the new stock was like (presuming it worked correctly), but ultimately, I think it is probably best to wait for XDA to tell me what to do about updating or otherwise. In the meantime I'll be leaving my wifi off.
I've been debating upgrading to CM7, but the sleep / battery issue has prevented me. If this update really is froyo, and the devs here get it rooted nicely soon, I may not make that step at all, or at the least I may be able to wait much longer for the sleep issue to be fixed.
Also of interest is the fact that I had renamed the OTA certs and used sqlite editor to tweak the devicemanager.db file. I don't recall if I had spoofed the build.prop or not. But this seems to imply that we don't really have any reliable way of preventing OTA updates at this point, other than installing a completely new rom. That alone might be enough to warrant switching to CM7. I'm so confused!
I'll have to grab my NC and turn it off and take out the sd card.
I don't think I've turned it off for a couple of weeks...running CM7.
Nothing new showing up here yet:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/nookcolor-support-software-update/379002520/?cds2Pid=35758
CM7 won't auto-update, will it? I was running stock 1.0 rooted (and now that I've flashed my nandroid backup, I am again, though I lost two weeks worth of tweaking).
OK.guys I have a stock n1 running 2.3.6 but I am tired of the wifi issue my question is if I root does this fix the issue and also what are the benefits of rooting and which is the best method and rom
Thanks in advance
Can't answer for certainty because we don't know if your problem is software or hardware related.
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my wifi keep on droping off when i google it i see its a problem with the n1
hope this helps
I haven't run stock since Froyo came out, but I haven't had any issues with my wifi, so if it is an issue with software, it doesn't seem like it exists in CyanogenMod. But as baseballfanz mentioned, it is too difficult to determine whether your issue is hardware or software. If it is software, it should be fixed. The two most popular custom ROMs are CyanogenMod and MIUI. I know CyanogenMod covers a lot of the additional features on their website, I am not sure about MIUI, but both probably include better perfomance and battery life, along with a ton of extra features.
Never had any WiFi issues myself or heard of anyone else having any with the N1. I suppose you could TRY another rom but I'm not sure if that would work. If you do I would recommend a cyanogenmod simply because theres so many people using that if anyone else has had this issue its probably been reported and solved if it was a software problem. Always worth a hot and if nothing else theres more to do with a rooted phone anyway.
Good luck, hope you'll let us know how you get on.
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Never had any WiFi issues myself or heard of anyone else having any with the N1. I suppose you could TRY another rom but I'm not sure if that would work. If you do I would recommend a cyanogenmod simply because theres so many people using that if anyone else has had this issue its probably been reported and solved if it was a software problem. Always worth a hot and if nothing else theres more to do with a rooted phone anyway.
Good luck, hope you'll let us know how you get on.
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There are many people reporting Wi-Fi issues on the Nexus One on a stock ROM after the 2.3.6 update. Many threads in this forum, as well as google's support forum...
Root anyway
Too many benefits and too much fun not to--
Full image backups
Better app managemet
Faster Updates
Ability to run Sense roms
Overclocking
etc
etc
ok ok you guys twisted my arm lol i am going to install cm7.1 let you know how this runs
If you are not rooted yet back up phone with an app like MyBackUp Pro and copy sdcard to pc
Include System Wipe as part of wiping phone before flashing new rom
Best Recovery--latest non-beta Amon_Ra
Wiki has good root info--
not worried about apps all free app can download so not going to back up lol
Your Brave
It backs up more than apps--does System/Home Screens/Bookmarks/SMS/MMS/Playlists etc
Def do your sdcard
Good Luck
brave you say lol
its a new phone so i dont have anything i want to keep in it new as in new to me but a used phone
hey guy sorry took long to report i sucessfully rooted my n1 rubbing cm7 are there any good sense roms i could try i really like the sense interface thanks alot
Check in the Nexus One Android Development forum, or look at the Nexus One wiki, which lists more roms as well. I just went to the Development forum myself and did a search for "sense", there's multiple Sense roms in that forum.
Good luck.
I loaded a runnymedemod007 v007 ROM RUNNING GREAT SO FAR
Hey where Is my manners THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE ASSISTANCE !!!
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A new build has leaked. Same security as 235/238 so no ability to fxz to 905 if you install it. Confirmed that it's still rootable. I've added a support file to my house of Bionic for it but don't recommend installing it if you're 232 or lower. I'm hoping this means soak within 3 weeks. We shall see.
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GRRR... These new leaks come out and I can't enjoy them. Its like watching all the other kids get ice cream except me. Haha.. no pun intended. I hope the soak test has started cause I'm tired of waiting and sitting on .232. Oh well, still better then being on .905
It's wise to wait. And no, soak should be 2-3 weeks. We hope.....
I am just curious if there is any noticeable difference from any of the earlier builds in 242. Hopefully this will be the official OTA and we can start looking forward to Jelly Bean leaks.....
That literally made me LOL. I didn't have any issues myself with any of the 235/238 leaks but I do know of at least one bug in smart actions that they hopefully fixed. I haven't had a chance to test it myself. Supposedly the big reason this build was done was for flash but someone was reporting issues with that already. I just pray it's OTA so we can get a new FXZ.
Personally I am still on 232 and will be here till the official update hits. Overall it works very well but every now and then it slows to almost a grinding halt for a few seconds. I've also had other random bugs such as media audio failing to work and Chrome hanging when its first opened if I try to scroll down a site too early.
I've had the media audio bug as well and it is quite annoying....
Would there not be some notice if a soak test had started?
Yes. It won't start over Labor Day weekend. I'm hearing rumors that they may fast track this thing though and soak as early as next weekend. I have my doubts. I'm figuring 2-3 weeks out at the earliest. I'd be delighted to be proven wrong on that....in the positive not negative side of that equation.
Just darn happy to see anything new trickle out. Has been darn quiet lately.
Any sign that a soak might be close is welcome!
Agreed!
House of Bionic
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A new build has leaked. Same security as 235/238 so no ability to fxz to 905 if you install it. Confirmed that it's still rootable. I've added a support file to my house of Bionic for it but don't recommend installing it if you're 232 or lower. I'm hoping this means soak within 3 weeks. We shall see.
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Is it possible that you could add a new mirror for House of Bionic, the four that I've found have all died by now.
Appreciate it.
Epsinyan said:
Is it possible that you could add a new mirror for House of Bionic, the four that I've found have all died by now.
Appreciate it.
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http://www.droidforums.net/forum/mo...wngrade-902-no-app-data-loss.html#post2173723
That is the main thread for HoB. The current links are always in the OP of that thread. Right now you get the 5.4 installer, 1.0 COMPONENTS, and whatever update/s you want support for (232, 235, 238, and 242 currently available).
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Personally I am still on 232 and will be here till the official update hits. Overall it works very well but every now and then it slows to almost a grinding halt for a few seconds. I've also had other random bugs such as media audio failing to work and Chrome hanging when its first opened if I try to scroll down a site too early.
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I am sticking with 232 as well & see those exact same symptoms -- and even with them, it's the best the phone has been since launch.
Those that stuck with 232 are pretty smart to do so. Best of both worlds. You get to play with ics while waiting for the ota. And when that comes out you have more choices. Either fxz back to 905 and start clean with the ota or those that don't want to lose data and apps can come see me in the house of Bionic and will be able to move forward from 232 without data loss. Gotta love options!
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not knowing the changelog, what is really fixed or updated or added, of new leak roms is the only thing bothers me
242 fixes all the known bugs from 238 that we've seen. I don't remember them all but there's a smart action bug if creating a rule using location that was fixed. Supposedly flash will work better now. And there was one more that I can't think of off the top of my head. So far I don't believe any new bugs have been found.
Sorry if this is a newb question but im reading about this leak everywhere and can't find it anywhere. Please help. I'm on .235 and would like 242
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Sorry if this is a newb question but im reading about this leak everywhere and can't find it anywhere. Please help. I'm on .235 and would like 242
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http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...wngrade-902-no-app-data-loss.html#post2173723
Please read fully. Links are in the post.
Some 242 testing:
Flash is much improved, with one caveat. If you used HoB and kept data, uninstall and reinstall flash. It is still available to download from the market, if you go via adobe's site on the web. Also, go into the Flash Settings and clear local content.
If we get word that this is the official ota, I will probably wipe data and start fresh any way.
Motocast says this device is unsupported (had the same issue on 238).
I've just updated to 4.4.3 today which seemed buggy (not responding etc) I then updated to 4.4.4. The lag has made it unusable. If I click settings for example I get a lag of quite a few seconds. I never had this before I updated.
I've done a search it seems like I'm the only one. Has anyone else had this problem? Did updating it to 5.0 cure it? (I haven't got the OTA update for 5.0)
PS My device is unrooted & staying that way. I'm not interested in hearing a lecture about it & I won't enter into a debate about it.
Have you Factory Reset yet? You are the only one.
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Have you Factory Reset yet? You are the only one.
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No chance, that's the absolute last resort not the first.
There are heaps of threads on here about 5 having lag and many people rolling back to 4.4.4 so they could have a lag free experience. I'm running 5.0.2 and everything feels fine. If you are going to wipe it you might as well download the latest 5.0.2 image from google.
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There are heaps of threads on here about 5 having lag and many people rolling back to 4.4.4 so they could have a lag free experience. I'm running 5.0.2 and everything feels fine. If you are going to wipe it you might as well download the latest 5.0.2 image from google.
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As I said in the OP I'm not rooted
You don't need to root, just flash it. But your lag will only get worse. If you really want to get rid of the lag, factory reset. You can try just wiping the dalvic cache first, but if that doesn't work, backing up your stuff and wiping it is the real man's way to go. Just do it, you'll be better off in the long run.
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I've just updated to 4.4.3 today which seemed buggy (not responding etc) I then updated to 4.4.4. The lag has made it unusable. If I click settings for example I get a lag of quite a few seconds. I never had this before I updated.
I've done a search it seems like I'm the only one. Has anyone else had this problem? Did updating it to 5.0 cure it? (I haven't got the OTA update for 5.0)
PS My device is unrooted & staying that way. I'm not interested in hearing a lecture about it & I won't enter into a debate about it.
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In my case, lag was resolved after they changed motherboard in my unit due to malfunction (I had warranty).
5.0 will not fix your issues but I don't think you should have to wipe your device either. You may have to to restore order to your N7. Google is also supposed to be updating us again sometime here too.
i was 3 updates behind, its my daughters tablet (3 year old) and she uses plex mostly. It was flawless until i updated it to 4.4.4. Now plex lags so bad she is using my tablet. I was hoping 5.x would fix this..
I've never done a factory reset after the first reset when I unlocked the bootloader (on 4.1.2), although I have restored nandroid once early on, so yeah I agree with OP fdr should be and can be a last resort thing.
As for the lag, I think after every update there's a lag grace period where things are sort of settling in, can take a few days of use and restarts to get back to normal. I seem to recall 4.4.4 started out a little stuttery and got smoother, eventually becoming very smooth. The exception to this was 5.0 which got slightly better but not much, although luckily I didn't experience the worst of it as others have reported.
5.0.2 is great. At first it seemed only slightly better than 5.0, but now it's very smooth.
Things that might help:
Clear Device Cache in recovery
Disable any (background intensive) system apps you don't need
Hi all,
I'm sure this'll seem like a dumb question to most, but.. I had an Xperia ZL and found that rooting and installing CM was a fantastic improvement.
However, I'm generally happy with the stock performance on my Z3C and would like to know just how much benefit it brings to have CM running on your phone this time around. Especially since there's not a stable version out yet.
Can anyone comment and persuade me to go through the process of rooting to backup my DRM etc.?
Thanks and good evening to all my fellow XDAers!
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Hi all,
I'm sure this'll seem like a dumb question to most, but.. I had an Xperia ZL and found that rooting and installing CM was a fantastic improvement.
However, I'm generally happy with the stock performance on my Z3C and would like to know just how much benefit it brings to have CM running on your phone this time around. Especially since there's not a stable version out yet.
Can anyone comment and persuade me to go through the process of rooting to backup my DRM etc.?
Thanks and good evening to all my fellow XDAers!
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I don't think you should go for cm12 now that Lollipop is around the corner. I'd advise you to wait for stock Lollipop. You should use it for a few days and within a few weeks from the lollipop release, cm12 will become bugless. That's when you should switch (if you really need to).
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Got it, sounds sensible - thanks very much
For me the big benefit was being able to use Titanium backup, I hate updating an app from the Play Store and finding out it is full of bugs or simply backing up a games progress....well worth it to me. Using Xposed and Gravity Box makes the stock software even better by adding almost any Rom feature to the stock software. I would highly recommend that you root before upgrading to Lollipop, you never know if for some reason you can't downgrade and gain root afterwards. Developers will have stock Lollipop zips available shortly after Sony releases it so you can simply flash one and keep root.