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On Monday October 4 my phone failed to start properly. Restarting several times did not solve the problem. I spent the rest of the day looking for information and a solution, but to no avail. The following morning I ordered a new phone from Amazon to arrive no later than the 14th. We leave Garden Bay on the 15th so just in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While waiting for the new phone to arrive, and having time on my hands, I started googling for a solution. This lead me to search for firmware and the tools necessary for reloading the phone. There was no harm in trying as the phone was dead. It’s all a blur now but I spent lots of time trying and failing. Finally, I tossed the phone into the recycling box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new phone arrived on October 8 and I excitedly turned it on and set it up. All was well and I was happy until I tried the software update function, which stated that “Your current software version isn’t supported. Visit a service center”! Wait a minute, that’s no good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First I chatted with Amazon technical support. The person had broken english and (I think) he said that the software was up to date and that the phone behaviour was normal. Then I tried chatting with Samsung technical support who suggested doing a factory reset, actually a good idea, but that did not resolve the problem. Then I called the Samsung service centre in Vancouver and was told that they could not help because the phone was a US model. So much for a warranty. This left me no option but to try and update the firmware myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can’t remember exactly when or why, but I retrieved the old phone from the recycling box, turned it on, and to my great surprise it started updating itself and now it works! I think something was wrong with an OTA software update when all this started and a week or so later the problem was resolved. Anyway, now I have a phone to use with my Mexican SIM card and I’ll leave the new phone in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having a backup phone gave me the confidence to try to update the firmware on the new phone, although the fear of breaking it was ever present. There is a world-wide community of people sharing experiences, advice, and tools etc. for the wannabe android hacker. What makes this risky and difficult are all the different versions of the software bits and pieces. It was a frustrating cycle of research-try-fail-repeat before it all came together today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With all the right pieces and versions, I was able to reload the phone firmware. The phone started normally with the new version and I tried the regular software update, and that worked. Not only do I have a supported software version, the phone was been updated to Android 11 (it came with 9). Aime\u00e9 thought I was going crazy, but now we can both relax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We leave Garden Bay for Vancouver in two days, where we will spend two nights before flying to Mexico at 11:30pm on Sunday October 17. The Cervantino Festival <\/a>started today and many of the events are viewable online. The weather forecast<\/a> is looking fine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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