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[Madaz]

superoneclick should help get you rooted

http://forum.xda-dev...ad.php?t=803682

then you will need to do a nandroid backup just to save all your shit once you have root download titanium backup to further backup apps and stuff then you will be ready to put a custom ICS rom on it

i think the Nandroid backup if to save your default ROM if something goes wrong with your phone and you need to return it back to factory

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1859056#r5

[Madaz]

here is a another kit to help you

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1498003

[ctjet]

thanks cuz

so its not terribly straight forward is it

rooting void the warranty doesn't it?

[Madaz]

yep root void warranty but you can easily unroot also

that 2nd post i made is the one i would probably do as its an easy rooting program just follow the steps and should be good to go

[mad082]

Is there no official update for it? On phone so can't check. But you could backup everything then go into settings, school down about phone, and the first option in there should be check for updates.

[Madaz]

maybe this is what his friend meant?

[Tai1or Made]

Navi.

System Settings>About Phone>System updates.

Check to see if you have the latest.

[ctjet]

thanks people

i waited until i got to work today before mucking around too much and have found this

http://exchange.telstra.com.au/?p=18409

[ctjet]

Also, it ICS 4.0 and not 4.0.3

much difference?

[Tai1or Made]

It would just be minor fixes.

Nothing noticeable.

[Madaz]

yeah under to hood stuff

just reading comments i think you'll find it is 4.0.3

[Cowboy1600]

Another iPhone eats shit. A 4s. Updated to iOS 6 and it's locked the phone solid. Do a hard reboot and nothing happens.

Same thing happened to an iPhone belonging to one of the sales guys about 4 weeks ago. The phone is now a paper weight.

The tally is now up to two since I started keeping count (so ignore the ~15 prior to that time).

As yet no HTCs or Samsungs have broken and the office is split pretty close to 50/50 Apple vs the rest.

[Cowboy1600]

So, i am totally new to phones with apps and all this jazz. Mostly not interested in games or widgets, just want to surf the net

I was just given a HTC Velocity as a temporary phone and was told to get Ice cream sandwich for it

... Can anybody please tell me how i go about doing this?

I would like to avoid the telstra store if possible, so i've come to youse guys first

Go to Settings >> About Phone >> Software Updates and check for updates. If it's not yet on ICS it will do it OTA. And you don't need to back anything up before hand. Just fire it off and after about 5 minutes your phone will reboot and you'll be up to date.

[ctjet]

It would just be minor fixes.

Nothing noticeable.

well if its all free id obviously prefer the newer less buggy one, no?

Go to Settings >> About Phone >> Software Updates and check for updates. If it's not yet on ICS it will do it OTA. And you don't need to back anything up before hand. Just fire it off and after about 5 minutes your phone will reboot and you'll be up to date.

followed that and have found the update. Why cant i see 4.0.3... its just the 4.0?

or is it the same thing?

[mad082]

The .3 on the end is just the build version. I recently updated my galaxy s2 from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 via a OTA update, but to update it to 4.0.3 originally i had to plug it into the computer and use the samsung kies program

[ctjet]

yeah i hear good things about that update for samsung

HTC on the other hand, is horrific reading

after some googling i've found this

http://crowdsupport.telstra.com.au/t5/4G-mobiles/HTC-Velocity-4-0-ICS-Update-coverage-issue-S/td-p/36231

[Cowboy1600]

I've got a Velocity on ICS and have no issues whatsoever. The only time I ever have very weak or no signal is when in in the elevator at work. Apart from that, I've never seen it without near full service. Hell, I even got service at my parents home which in rural NSW and a mobile wasteland.

[ctjet]

if it came loaded with ICS there seems to be issues at all

the update from 2.3.7 has shafted a lot of people

and i'd like to avoid being shafted if possible

[Cowboy1600]

if it came loaded with ICS there seems to be issues at all

the update from 2.3.7 has shafted a lot of people

and i'd like to avoid being shafted if possible

Nope, mine came with Gingerbread, I did an OTA update to ICS.

[mad082]

the best way to avoid any issues after updating is to clear the cache afterwards. very few people do this, so they end up with bugs as there is still cache from before the update conflicting with updated firmware.

as i said in an earlier post, i just updated to 4.0.4 on my galaxy s2. had a few issues with the phone freezing for the first few days. cleared the cache and it's been fine ever since. even runs faster than it did straight after the update.