I have an HTC Magic running Android 1.6
I would like a newer version, 2.1 or 2.2, however I am aware that Vodafone AU will not be releasing any updates.
Could anyone please point me in the right direction to get a ROM upgrade?
Please bear in mind I am new to this and do not wish to brick my phone!!
Thanks
Steve.
By the way... I am now downloading the official HTC Magic ROM with Sense using a serial number posted in these forums.
Given this is not strictly for my phone, although it is still an HTC Magic, will this ROM work? Is this safe to install?
A long time left on my download before I can give it a try...
Thanks, Steve.
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Hi there,
did you get anywhere with this? How did it go? I am in the exact same boat as you, but am not sure how to go about it since htc dont provide an update for the Vodafone branded devices. I believe this is because of the Google logo on the back, and google thinks we shouldnt have sense if it has their logo on it.
Anyway, if you could let me know how you went with it that would be great.
Thanks
A few people have bricked their phones doing that, not a good move.
Sent from my HTC Magic using XDA App
hmm, i say dont do it...
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Hi all,
For those who do NOT have the New official rom yet..
Just thought you would all like to know that I have just spoken to to HTC customer services after a customer feedback call and he informed me that the New Speed-up rom will be availiable on the UK website tomorrow 16th september......so now we will al have an almost perfect device...
UPDATE
The New Rom is on the HTC website now...
This Rom is for UK and Unlocked Hero's, go here-
http://www.htc.com/uk/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=283&act=sd&cat=all
The majority of us on XDA already have the update!
Regards,
Dave
foxmeister said:
The majority of us on XDA already have the update!
Regards,
Dave
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Yeah thanks for the encouragment to post here...
But I thought I would let those of us who have not got it or downloaded it early that it would be availiable tomorrow...I hope you approve..
Dave,
I presume we can only install the leaked UK rom if our hero is rooted?
No, I have an Orange Hero which isn't rooted and you can update it using an update.zip file. Instructions are in another thread!
Is this a possibilty - my broadband at home is down due to BT being inept; could I download the update to my phone, transfer it to my laptop and then update? I'm a total noob so my apologies if there is an obvious answer
will it not be OTA ?
when I had my Dream android updates were Over The Air does this mean that when 1.6 Android comes out we will have to wait for HTC to sort it out before we can update unlike with normal android OTA updates ?
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when I had my Dream android updates were Over The Air does this mean that when 1.6 Android comes out we will have to wait for HTC to sort it out before we can update unlike with normal android OTA updates ?
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From what I have read, google updates i.e. donut, eclair etc will be OTA. However the HTC updates will need to be updated by connecting your phone to your PC.
Hope this helps...
This is great news indeed, I have been polling HTC website like a madman for days now!
Shame the "Nordic" update still didn't have all the Nordic languages, I'm missing Finnish dictionary. Oh well, speed update is really great anyways, I haven't had the guts to install anything unofficial to my UK bought Hero.
Thanks for bringing the good news!
Hi chaps,
I have a T-Mobile G2 - for my phone's warranty to remain intact, do I need to wait for an official T-mobile version of the Rom, or can I update with the official HTC Hero Rom?
Available NOW!!!
Available NOW!!!
http://www.htc.com/uk/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id=283&cat=2&dl_id=671
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Available NOW!!!
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I'm not seeing it on the HTC website - can you provide a link, please?
Thank you!
any idea whn will tmobile release their own version??
yeah I have also T-Mobile G2 uk and I can't download from htc website. Can any one upload this rom and give us links unless t-mobile users can't use it. Cheers
Unless your Hero is unlocked, you can't download the rom.
THIS SUCKS!
Contact T-Mobile and complain to them then..! They DO have the ROM.. THEY are withholding its release!
Yeah, because complaining to T-Mobile always works.....
Seems to take aaaaaages to download!
well i just spoke to tmobile technical dept and asked thm abt the update and they were under the intention tht it is going to get pushed like it did for the G1, so I explained to them tht it wont as G2 Touch aint a google branded phone, and then the guy goes he has no idea and also checked his system if they had anything there, luks like we have to wait longer to get this update on our tmobile branded phones.
Hello. I've bought HTC Magic recently. It is version 32a, as it has 288 MB of RAM.
Currently the build version is 2.16.*
So I wanted to download and upgrade to latest rom version 2.20.401.2 from HTC.
After putting my S/N HT97******** it shows me Sorry, this software download is not suitable for your device..
Is here anyone who could help me please?
If you **** around too much on the htc home pages you do not get to download any update. I do not know why it is so but so it was with me,
So turn off your browser to try again. or get a new IP address
Or **** in the slow updates and root your phone it takes five minutes. Then your phone will be double as fast .???????????
OK, I've tried changing the browser, deleting browser's cache, reconnecting to the other wifi (so other IP), but all without success.. Thanks anyway Any other suggestions please?
Try to morrow.
Kk, but I don't think it's the reason because it didn't work already when I visited HTC website for the very first time and as I wrote, I tried it with different IPs, browsers etc.. but anyway, I'll give it a try
Is the update for your phone, ie the country its from? Otherwize sn will be wrong
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Is the update for your phone, ie the country its from? Otherwize sn will be wrong
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Actually I thought the same firstly.. but I'm from Czech Republic and on the box of phone is written that it's for sales in CZ (Czech Republic) (and some other european countries), so it shouldn't be problem there
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Actually I thought the same firstly.. but I'm from Czech Republic and on the box of phone is written that it's for sales in CZ (Czech Republic) (and some other european countries), so it shouldn't be problem there
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Mine is from czech also and the update didnt work either, from memory(but thats not real good either) the rom version the update is for was diferent
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Mine is from czech also and the update didnt work either, from memory(but thats not real good either) the rom version the update is for was diferent
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And did you manage to update your HTC Magic somehow or not in the end? (I mean like some official update).. sorry if dumb questions but my skills in this area are on quite low level yet
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Try to morrow.
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As I thought - still isn't working .. I guess I'll contact HTC tomorrow, if nobody helps me till then
Try rooting your phone:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/29/how-to-root-the-htc-magic-in-one-click/
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Try rooting your phone:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/29/how-to-root-the-htc-magic-in-one-click/
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What for..? It's not about that I can't install the update.. It's about I can't download one from HTC web site..
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And did you manage to update your HTC Magic somehow or not in the end? (I mean like some official update).. sorry if dumb questions but my skills in this area are on quite low level yet
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Nope, its wasnt a major upgrade like sense or anything so I didnt bother. Got sick of waiting for htc to give the sense update so rooted and running MYHERO now, should have done it long ago
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Nope, its wasnt a major upgrade like sense or anything so I didnt bother. Got sick of waiting for htc to give the sense update so rooted and running MYHERO now, should have done it long ago
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Thank you very much for provided info.
However, the problem is solved now after emailing with HTC support. If someone was interested:
Dear HTC,
I've bought HTC Magic recently. It is version 32a, as it has 288 MB of RAM.
Currently the build version is 2.16.*
So I wanted to download and upgrade the ROM to latest version 2.20.401.2 from your website.
After putting my S/N HT97******** it shows me the message saying: "Sorry, this software download is not suitable for your device".
Could you help me please?
Thanks in advance.
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Dear Michal
Thank you for your enquiry about the ROM upgrade for your device HTC Magic.
Please could you let me know where have you bought your device from? This will hepl to indentify the reason why you are not able to upgrade.
Thank you, please let me know by responding using the link provided and I will be happy to check for you.
Best regards,
Bo K
HTC
http://www.htc.com/europe/CA_Hotline.aspx
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Dear Bo,
I have bought my device at "Mobil Pohotovost" (http://www.mp.cz). It is a specialized shop for selling mobile phones and accessories.
My HTC is as follows:
SN :HT97********
IMEI :35*************
Part Number :99HFU071-00
Part Description :SKU,VF,Multilanguage,CZE,HTC Magic,HSUPA enable,4G/2G MCP,Sophisticate Black,w/o SIM Lock,SAPPHIRE-D1
Customer Name :
Customer Model :
HTC Model :SAPPHIRE-D1
Error Message :
Thank you.
Best regards,
Michal Baranec.
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Dear Michal,
Thank you for your information. The device you bought is for Czech market Vodafone branded. The ROM upgrade on the HTC webpage is for unbranded devices only. The upgrades for branded devices are released by mobile network operators themselves.
If there are any other enquiries, please let me know by responding using the link provided and I will be happy to check for you.
Best regards,
Bo K
HTC
http://www.htc.com/europe/CA_Hotline.aspx
Hi guys, hopeful someone can help me...
I have the weird HTC Sense not loading problem at the moment and was about to Hard reset when i thought i may as well update my rom instead!!
I checked to see if my device was locked to Vodafone earlier by borrowing a friends Orange Sim and it work fine, connected to orange and allowed me to make a call....
So i assumed i could just download the latest Rom from HTC website and install... but i enter my S/N and it tells me that the update isnt suitable for my device!!
Anybody have any ideas?? If i get hold of this Rom and install it will it mess my phone up or is the website being dumb?? Or should i grab one of the custom Roms??
Funk
Are you on VF UK? If so you need to get the ROM from them here:
http://devicehelp.vodafone.co.uk/firmwaredevice.php?ModelID=424&e=0
OR you can go down the cooked ROM route, following this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=609477
Yes i am on UK VF....
Thanks a lot for the link, downloading it now.. I thought i could get any update as it would let the Orange Sim work. Does that not mean its unlocked??
Thanks again for the quick response!!
Funk
It's SIM unlocked but HTC/VF have vendor locked it - basically you have to wait for VF to release the ROM to get it (unless you go down the HSPL route)...In was lucky enough to get my HD2 from Dial-A-Phone completely generic so I can get all updates from HTC direct
Ah ok, that clears that up for me thanks...
Cant see why Manufacturers bother if the sim is unlocked?? but at least they have released the latest.
Funk
Just upgraded to Artemis rom (thanks to sternas) and sense works again and phone better than ever with all the included tweeks.
Hi, wanna give Android a try so I am going to get the HTC Magic from Rogers.
I am confused can all of them be rooted now? I read about perfected SPL that Rogers Magic has which can't be rooted.
Can I use the Marketplace in Canada for paid apps now?
Lastly does Magic have 192ram or 288ram I have read both.
Thanks.
the new magics cannot be rooted as of yet (although it is in the works)... you cannot used paid marketplace in canada as of yet without installing market_enabler (which i think you need root for)...
and the rogers magic has 288ram, the mytouch 3g in the states has the 192ram...
hope this helps.. if you can find an OLD magic at a rogers store then you may have a non perfected spl..but its hit and miss.. most now have the new spl, radio and rom...
hope this helps..
oh btw i got my magic in January and it did not have the newest perfected spl, but again... hit and miss..
Is there anyway to identify this from the box. I don't think they let's boot up every device in the store.
i dont think so.. unfortunately....mabey someone else here might know, but i dont think so.. ask the store how long they have had the magic for.. if its 3 months or older you should be fine..
ill check my magic box once i get home and let you know if i see anything on it that might let you know.. will post back in a few hours..
Look for an HTC Magic. The new, updated devices (with Sense UI and the perfected SPL) are being sold under the name "HTC Magic+ with HTC Sense".
That's no guarantee that if you but a regular Magic from someone that they haven't updated it to the latest ROM already, but it's a place to start.
Don't you lose the 3G data if you don't update though?
I don't think so. I think they just scared the customers into updating. I know my noob friend loves the Sense on it, but we all know rooting the Magic is better
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Don't you lose the 3G data if you don't update though?
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Yes you do because ROGERS has an implemented system to check ROM versions for phones. Although you can sign the waiver that they released (check the forums) and it makes sure they won't disable your data as long as you know about the 911 bug. If you get the Magic+, it will have 1.76.0010 which is perfected but if you buy a Magic and it has SPL 1.76.007 or lower you can root the phone and flash a custom ROM and make sure your phone is rooted and still has 3G data (unless you signed the waiver, you won't have to worry about data loss).
I installed RUU_Leo_HTC_WWE_1.66.405.2_Radio_Signed_15.30.50.07U_2.06.51.07_Ship on my tmobile hd2 now it wont start at all.. I got that from the htc site.. I think it was the wrong one how can I fix this?
Sorry but unfortunately you can't fix it. You bricked you phone by flashing an incompatible rom.
I cant believe that htc would let me put in my sn then let me download the wrong one...
I have no idea where you downloaded that from. I checked around the htc us site and there are no downloads available for the hd2 except for the start guide and manual. You must have downloaded it from the European site as that is a European rom from January (before the hd2 came out in the us). I don't think you can really blame htc for that.
why is it so. can anyone explain?
If the hd2 is of US and one flashes the rom from the european region, why does the cellphone have to be bricked.