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I have the Hong Kong English version of the TP2, for which WM6.5 apparently still hasn't been released. Does anyone have any idea when it might happen?
I contacted HTC and they said that they are relasing updates one by one for areas in the world. In their official statement they say that the updates will be available between october and mid november so i guess november is my best guess.
Here's the official email:
2009/10/30 08:23 Pete (Europe Support (Tech))
Thanks for your email.
Your devices is an Eastern European device, and as such, we have not yet uploaded the ROM update for your device. With the millions of phones that we sell, we have to stagger the release of the different ROMs over several days so while i understand this must be a little frustrating, I am afraid you will need to be a little partient for just a few more days.
The ROM update for your particular device should be available to you from the 11th or 12th of november. It will be available from the current download page, and the serial number will simply begin to work around that date.
best regards,
HTC Technical Support
My phone's SN# starts with ht96 that is (obviously) not supported yes.
I have found on this forum a post with ht95nll00167 SN# that works fine.
Even if HTC states, it is not for my region - it works fine (except for memory leaks of course, but this is a long story with HTC...).
I know about that SN that works. I used it also but unfortunately you still cant update because the updater wont let you. Dont worry, by mid November every EU device is going to have a wm 6.5 upgrade.
There was no issue during upgrading as I use so called GoldCard created with QMAT (http://www.revskills.de). One have to pay 20EUR but it is definitely worth of it's price.
Now HardSPL is available so you can use it instead but this way you will affect your guarantee rights while GoldCard is safe ;-)
Release will be 11.11.2009
I'm waiting too for the official rom from HTC. The customer service told me that the update will be available for my phone november 11-12.
I read some feedback tho and it looks like the HTC Touch Pro2 with WM 6.5 is really sloppy and the lag became an issue. Anyone tried it with the official rom? I'm not sure the feedback i read came from cooked roms or the official one.
I'm not yet sure if i will upgrade my phone at this point.
Also anyone knows if in WM 6.5 windows live and the messenger have been upgraded?
Thanks
Lello
I got my phone to a point where its really stable and although I've been using WM 6.5 on my previous phone since spring, i wont be upgrading anymore. I don't want to lose this stability I have now. TouchFlo does its job to hide most of the windows native screens so i'm fine.
It wont be long anyway cause when WM 7 comes out I'll probably get a new device anyway.
CiclopeTP said:
Release will be 11.11.2009
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Release for what? EU versions, or my Hong Kong English model?
The official statement is that they will release a wm 6.5 upgrade for all devices between october and november. So i believe your version is going to be upgradeable on 11th of november.
Ooh! Cool.
CiclopeTP said:
Release will be 11.11.2009
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I doubt it
sdaddy said:
I doubt it
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Why? Its the official statement from HTC.
lorin.bute said:
Why? Its the official statement from HTC.
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it used to be the 2nd week of october. which also was an official statement from HTC.. they've been delaying it for aaaaaages.
the statement of 11.11.2009 is for the western european version, so I've heard.
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the statement of 11.11.2009 is for the western european version, so I've heard.
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Won't help me, then.
Upgrade for Hong Kong English version is available this morning! Updates the radio ROM as well as giving WM6.5.
Shasarak said:
Upgrade for Hong Kong English version is available this morning! Updates the radio ROM as well as giving WM6.5.
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My serial starts with HT96... the website says that i don't have he right version to download??
Bought for Australia phone came from Hong Kong.
Hi ! I have a similar issue to Mewsik. The HK-English page says that my phone's serial number of not applicable (It starts with HT98..). But the HK-Chinese page accepts it ! I'm worried that if I flash my ROM with what I download from this page, everything on the phone will switch to Chinese. I bought my phone from ebay. The ROM is 1.19.707.2 (51489) WWE.
Can someone tell me if it is ok to flash this phone with the ROM upgrade available on the HK-Chinese page ? If it's not, how can I download the upgrade from the HK-English page ?
justlearning said:
Hi ! I have a similar issue to Mewsik. The HK-English page says that my phone's serial number of not applicable (It starts with HT98..). But the HK-Chinese page accepts it ! I'm worried that if I flash my ROM with what I download from this page, everything on the phone will switch to Chinese. I bought my phone from ebay. The ROM is 1.19.707.2 (51489) WWE.
Can someone tell me if it is ok to flash this phone with the ROM upgrade available on the HK-Chinese page ? If it's not, how can I download the upgrade from the HK-English page ?
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Hey, Ive just gone country after country on the HTC website. HT96 serial let me download from singapore website which will be English even though item came from Hong Kong.
No such luck here. Do you have any idea what will happen if I flash using the ROM from the HK-Chinese page ? I also went country by country and that's the only page that accepts my serial number
hi all i`m in the process of downloading the new update for h3g hero phones. does anyone know if this will be 1.5 or 2.0-2.1 ????
http://www.mediafire.com/file/dyinnzzdyti/RUU_Hero_H3G_UK_2.73.771.73_release_signed_NoDriver.exe
Wouldn't let me download it as my serial number is an Orange one
Vince
http://www.htc.com/uk/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id=283&cat=2&dl_id=840
i`ve downloaded it ok can someone tell me how i can upload it to here.
use http://www.megaupload.com/ or http://www.sharebee.com/
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hi all i`m in the process of downloading the new update for h3g hero phones. does anyone know if this will be 1.5 or 2.0-2.1 ????
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The build number is 2.73.771.73, so it's just a 1.5 ROM.
Regards,
Dave
Yup. Go to a site like www.mediafire.com, and upload it there if you want.
I'm sure someone will root it for you if you post it up here.
thats a shame why release a 1.5 update when htc are SUPPOSED to release 2.1
Well, HTC would have to release it for stock, unbranded heroes before 3 could possible release it (HTC sends the final stock ROM to 3, who test it and add their own [cough]enhancements[/cough](aka. junk).
So, until we see a stock (ie. retail, unbranded) Hero RUU up there, I don't think there is much chance of 2.1
what is H3G?? Why cant I download it? It says it doesnt support my device. Well I have hero, what the hell
it`s for the 3 network phones h3g stands for hutchinson 3g
now added link for everyone enjoy
Hey, so will installing this on my t-mobile Hero make a difference? will it be better? will it even work?
I'm currently running the 2.73.405.5 build
only for rooted etc phones
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what is H3G?? Why cant I download it? It says it doesnt support my device. Well I have hero, what the hell
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H3G is Hutchison 3G - the full name of the UK mobile operator 3.
I will take a look at rooting this rom today.
OK. For anyone interested:
Update contains
-HBOOT Version hboot_7200A_1.76.0007_090804
-Radio Version 63.18.55.06JU_6.35.08.29 (verified by MD5 with those available on stick at Modaco
rooted update.zip people
http://www.mediafire.com/?tom1ggkezec
Includes Cyanogens APN list from a Modaco Custom Rom so thanks to both.
Problems with rom, flashes ok but no data or wifi. Will investigate tonight.
Im thinking its missing some wifi drivers cause this was a problem when i used to run android on my htc tilt wimo.
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Im thinking its missing some wifi drivers cause this was a problem when i used to run android on my htc tilt wimo.
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might be, but this is a manufacturer rom for exactly this device...
Hi. Currently my phone's running on Windows Mobile 6.5 but it's not the official released ROM from HTC Support page. I wanna know if it's fine to download the official one from HTC and install it on my phone; which is also WM 6.5.
Thanks.
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Hi. Currently my phone's running on Windows Mobile 6.5 but it's not the official released ROM from HTC Support page. I wanna know if it's fine to download the official one from HTC and install it on my phone; which is also WM 6.5.
Thanks.
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You should be able to flash back to your stock ROM. Is your phone an unlocked version from HTC or is it a branded version from a carrier? Also if you have hardspl your phone then you can flash any ROM you want..
what phone version do you have? On your phone, what kind of rom is it? Stock rom or cooked rom?
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You should be able to flash back to your stock ROM. Is your phone an unlocked version from HTC or is it a branded version from a carrier? Also if you have hardspl your phone then you can flash any ROM you want..
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How do I do that? My stock ROM is 6.1. My phone is an unlocked version from HTC. Ya, I do have HardSPL; so it's fine so flash the ROM version? (being WM 6.5)
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what phone version do you have? On your phone, what kind of rom is it? Stock rom or cooked rom?
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I don't know how to check my phone version. The ROM I got on now you mean? I'm pretty sure it was a cooked ROM. I got it from that page which shows countries and WM 6.5 versions. I can't find it anymore though. But I just chose the closest one from there.
Dont worry just flash the rom you like to try!
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How do I do that? My stock ROM is 6.1. My phone is an unlocked version from HTC. Ya, I do have HardSPL; so it's fine so flash the ROM version? (being WM 6.5)
I don't know how to check my phone version. The ROM I got on now you mean? I'm pretty sure it was a cooked ROM. I got it from that page which shows countries and WM 6.5 versions. I can't find it anymore though. But I just chose the closest one from there.
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Well as long as you have hardspl then your ok to flash any ROM just make sure you know if your phone is GSM or CDMA...
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Well as long as you have hardspl then your ok to flash any ROM just make sure you know if your phone is GSM or CDMA...
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How do I check if it's GSM or CDMA? And if I install the official ROM and remove HardSPL, (for warranty and services purposes) would it still be fine? And yes, sorry if I'm being nubby...
Have a look here to find if you have a CDMA or GSM Rhodium:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=550431&highlight=rhodium
For warranty proposes will be fine just going back to official ROM I guess...
Don´t worry all of us were noobs some day
And some of us still being noobs (even with 8,000+ posts )
And don´t forget to vote!
orb3000 said:
Have a look here to find if you have a CDMA or GSM Rhodium:
httx://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=550431&highlight=rhodium
For warranty proposes will be fine just going back to official ROM I guess...
Don´t worry all of us were noobs some day
And some of us still being noobs (even with 8,000+ posts )
And don´t forget to vote!
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Thanks but I'm really sorry; I still can't tell whether mine's GSM or CDMA lol. I suck I know lol. Will it make a difference though if I'm getting the ROM officially from the HTC site?
[Edit: Had to remove URL from quote or it won't let me post]
Who is your carrier?
kierandill said:
Who is your carrier?
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None. I bought the phone from a retail shop. Phone's here are not carrier exclusive except for a few like iPhones and such but not HTC's.
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None. I bought the phone from a retail shop. Phone's here are not carrier exclusive except for a few like iPhones and such but not HTC's.
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IS there a sim card slot? no? then it is cdma. if there is a sim card slot it is gsm
@ the above: Not true, CDMA TP2's are WORLDWIDE which means they have a SIM-slot aswell.
To the OP: If you want to know what kind of device you have, it's pretty simple. Do you put a sim-card in your cellphone? If yes, which operator/carrier? Where are you located?
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@ the above: Not true, CDMA TP2's are WORLDWIDE which means they have a SIM-slot aswell.
To the OP: If you want to know what kind of device you have, it's pretty simple. Do you put a sim-card in your cellphone? If yes, which operator/carrier? Where are you located?
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Well, yes I do put a sim-card in my cellphone. My operator/carrier is STC Al Jawwal (or Saudi Telecom). I'm in Saudi Arabia.
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Well, yes I do put a sim-card in my cellphone. My operator/carrier is STC Al Jawwal (or Saudi Telecom). I'm in Saudi Arabia.
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According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Telecom_Company
"...Saudi Telecom provides a variety of mobile communication products and services. They offer prepaid call plans, monthly subscription plans, roaming, MMS, WAP (over both GSM and GPRS), Residential Fixed Line services, Broadband Internet plans, 3.5G services to both pre-paid and subscription customers..."
Hope this helps
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According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Telecom_Company
"...Saudi Telecom provides a variety of mobile communication products and services. They offer prepaid call plans, monthly subscription plans, roaming, MMS, WAP (over both GSM and GPRS), Residential Fixed Line services, Broadband Internet plans, 3.5G services to both pre-paid and subscription customers..."
Hope this helps
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Yes it did. Thank you so much. So installing the official HTC WM 6.5 on my phone running already on 6.5 would be fine right?
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Yes it did. Thank you so much. So installing the official HTC WM 6.5 on my phone running already on 6.5 would be fine right?
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Yes its GSM (which is the only service provided in saudi arabia and most middle eastern countries)
And yes you can flash to any rom if your device is HardSPL, just make sure its a GSM rom and not a CDMA one.
If you say you got the rom from the page with countries and 6.5 versions, those are official rom releases ( http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Rhodium/Shipped_Roms ) not cooked roms.
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Yes its GSM (which is the only service provided in saudi arabia and most middle eastern countries)
And yes you can flash to any rom if your device is HardSPL, just make sure its a GSM rom and not a CDMA one.
If you say you got the rom from the page with countries and 6.5 versions, those are official rom releases ( http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Rhodium/Shipped_Roms ) not cooked roms.
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YES! That's the link! I see, but at the time when I flashed my ROM with one of those, it wasn't the official release for my phone because I went to the HTC site and they didn't have it for Middle East yet. Now that they do, I wanna get that official one instead and then remove HardSPL for warranty and stuff just in case.
go ahead and download the official HTC rom for your device and flash it.
As for restoring the original SPL head over to the hardSPL thread and the steps to restore are at the end of the second post.
Best of luck
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go ahead and download the official HTC rom for your device and flash it.
As for restoring the original SPL head over to the hardSPL thread and the steps to restore are at the end of the second post.
Best of luck
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Thank you sooo much but another question though. The first step on removing HardSPL is flashing the stock ROM. Does that mean I have to flash my phone with its original ROM? Or is it fine with the one that I'm gonna put; which is the official 6.5 from HTC?
Hello!
i have an Verizon s-off M8, My question is if is possible to convert (change CID/MID) in to a HTC Europe (with a last firmware). I use it only in gsm band. it is possible?!
Nope, as it's a CDMA device not GSM
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Nope, as it's a CDMA device not GSM
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Sorry to ask this like a month later, but I had a similar question as the OP. Why wouldn't it be possible if I only wanted to use my phone in Europe on the GSM bands? I've been using it with a ROM for the international phones and it works fine. But I was also wondering if I could flash the newest firmware and 4.4.3 upgrade to use some of the newer ROMs for the international versions, like ARHD 10.2.
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Sorry to ask this like a month later, but I had a similar question as the OP. Why wouldn't it be possible if I only wanted to use my phone in Europe on the GSM bands? I've been using it with a ROM for the international phones and it works fine. But I was also wondering if I could flash the newest firmware and 4.4.3 upgrade to use some of the newer ROMs for the international versions, like ARHD 10.2.
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HI! Can you give me more details? I've just received the verizon variant (bought from an online store) in Europe.. I would like to "convert" it to international version so I could get official updates from HTC via OTA. IS that possible?
DSF said:
HI! Can you give me more details? I've just received the verizon variant (bought from an online store) in Europe.. I would like to "convert" it to international version so I could get official updates from HTC via OTA. IS that possible?
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I don't think you can convert it over to the international edition, although I could be wrong, since some of the partitions, firmware, and actual hardware (like the CDMA receiver) are different. Given how buggy just some of the ROMs are with the int'l kernel built in, I would be worried about bricking the phone trying to actually convert it to be able to receive OTAs.
What you can do check out some of the ROMs that let you pick which variant to install. After you boot that up once, you'll probably need to reflash the stock VZW kernel (or read around and see if Verizon users got other kernels to work with the ROM). It's kind of trial and error. A lot of times I ended up without wifi or service until I found a kernel that worked.
For updates, (this part sucks) you'll have to wait for the Verizon phones to receive them in the US. Someone usually makes a set a files you can flash since we can't get the OTAs for VZW here and a lot of people don't want to go through the hassle of going back to close to stock to get them. Make a backup, flash those, and go on your way!
But, you'll have to follow the updates and such for VZW phones and then just use a ROM to make it like an int'l versions.
I've been running the int'l version of Paranoid Android and before that ARHD and it's been fine. I used venom and I think n8 before that but it would only install the VZW version so I had to use ROM Cleaner and take out a lot of crap. The roaming triangles were annoying enough that I gave up on venom even though I like the ROM.
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I don't think you can convert it over to the international edition, although I could be wrong, since some of the partitions, firmware, and actual hardware (like the CDMA receiver) are different. Given how buggy just some of the ROMs are with the int'l kernel built in, I would be worried about bricking the phone trying to actually convert it to be able to receive OTAs.
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THanks for the reply. I think I will return it back.. I wanted a stock experience (eg: when HTC launch an update I DONT Need to wait for verizon to release an update).
I paid lots of money (~700$) for a contract free phone and got a branded phone (not sim-locked by branded is enough) . What a sh*t situation.
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THanks for the reply. I think I will return it back.. I wanted a stock experience (eg: when HTC launch an update I DONT Need to wait for verizon to release an update).
I paid lots of money (~700$) for a contract free phone and got a branded phone (not sim-locked by branded is enough) . What a sh*t situation.
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Oh God, I assumed you got a Verizon one because it was cheap. I picked mine up in the US for $150 so I don't care so much about having to wait since I saved so much money. If you paid full price I would definitely return it and get an int'l one instead!
AmbitiousDonut said:
Oh God, I assumed you got a Verizon one because it was cheap. I picked mine up in the US for $150 so I don't care so much about having to wait since I saved so much money. If you paid full price I would definitely return it and get an int'l one instead!
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Nope, the problem is that I wanted the 32 GB version and most of the online shops had only the 16 GB one. Maybe there is no international 32gb htc one m8..
PS: the retailer's product page (cel.ro) doesn't say anything regarding branding, even the photos are of a htc one m8 unbranded phone.
I am a bit late here. Can i flash a European custom rom on verizon M8? I want to completely get rid of verizon bloatware/services . If yes then while installing custom rom in aroma can i select WWE instead of verizon?? Summary of my question is can i use a WWE European custom rom on version M8??
w69 said:
I am a bit late here. Can i flash a European custom rom on verizon M8? I want to completely get rid of verizon bloatware/services . If yes then while installing custom rom in aroma can i select WWE instead of verizon?? Summary of my question is can i use a WWE European custom rom on version M8??
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You should only use custom ROMs that specifically support the Verizon variant. If the option is given in AROMA for carrier version (and VZN is one of those), its got nothing to do with what carrier/region you are located in, but refers to the version M8 you have, which is still Verizon. But you should check the specific ROM thread for details, comments by VZN version users, etc. as devs don't always setup AROMA the same way.
This thread is really old (almost 2 years) and we know a lot more now. FYI, I know its not what you specifically asked, but the topic of the thread is converting to Euro version by flashing firmware, RUU etc. And quite simply and frankly, do not attempt to flash Euro firmware, RUU, or change the CID/MID to do so. Flashing Euro firmware on the VZN variant will result in a radio brick, and the damage may be permanent!
Hi, I have a question.
I have my AT&T phone converted to developer version with 6.12.1540.4 installed.
Everything is good, but I've noticed that WWE update 6.12.401.4_R came with R letter. After some googling I've figured out that R means Rebuild in this case.
So, technically WWE version would work better? Should I convert my phone back to WWE?
Also, in general, what would you suggest to use in US with often travels to Ukraine?
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Hi, I have a question.
I have my AT&T phone converted to developer version with 6.12.1540.4 installed.
Everything is good, but I've noticed that WWE update 6.12.401.4_R came with R letter. After some googling I've figured out that R means Rebuild in this case.
So, technically WWE version would work better? Should I convert my phone back to WWE?
Also, in general, what would you suggest to use in US with often travels to Ukraine?
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I want to know this as well... Is there any software updates between the WWE and dev edition.
If there isn't then I don't see the point to update but need a concrete answer :/.
I am aware that between .401.4 and _R the only difference was the boot image.
Rebuild or newer, doesn't always mean better.
Both having the same build numbers 6.12 means they are very similar. So I would say no need to change.
From what I understand, 6.20.401 is coming (with some significant updates), not sure if a 1540 build (DevEd) will be coming or not. But that might be more of a reason to change.
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Rebuild or newer, doesn't always mean better.
Both having the same build numbers 6.12 means they are very similar. So I would say no need to change.
From what I understand, 6.20.401 is coming (with some significant updates), not sure if a 1540 build (DevEd) will be coming or not. But that might be more of a reason to change.
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6.20.401? Where I can read about this? Significant updates? 6.0.1?
So, what you would suggest as better option for US territory? WWE or DEV? Also what about Ukraine?
Thanks!
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6.20.401? Where I can read about this? Significant updates? 6.0.1?
So, what you would suggest as better option for US territory? WWE or DEV? Also what about Ukraine?
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Different emoji, and a security patch.
Actually, finding the post, its 6.20.709 for CID HTC__621:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65028941&postcount=3
But if that version is getting updated, I would guess WWE will, as well.
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So, what you would suggest as better option for US territory? WWE or DEV? Also what about Ukraine?
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The only real difference would be the network band support. So what version is best for US, depends on which carrier you are using (or intend to use); as there are 4 major (and numerous small regional) carriers in the US, which all use slightly different bands for 3G, 4G.
As to what version is best for Ukraine, you will need to find what band your intended carrier uses for 3G and 4G; and what version's radio supports those bands.