Andima

Hi
I already published my Sony Ericsson Xperia mini has a heating problem in this forum. So today i went to the Sony repair center and told my phone issue. And i also mention that i already reinstalled its OS. Then one technician told me that this phone should flash. So what is flash and how do they do it?

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Last edited by Andima; February 8th, 2012 at 03:53 AM.

Empero6

Flash as in the camera flash or flash as in Adobe flash?

jerofld

I think they think that you're rooted and have flashed a new ROM. Breaking that down, it means:

You gave yourself administrator rights and installed a custom build of Android.

If you didn't do that, I think you just reset to factory defaults, so try explaining to them again that your device isn't working. Don't mention anything about reinstalling software or anything. Just that you did a factory reset and the problem still exists. Make them figure out the problem.

Andima

Friend i have non-rooted phone, I never install custom rom.

pastafarian

Anytime the OS is updated or replaced in modern smartphones, rooted or not, you are flashing the rom. For the most part, phone updates these days are accomplished over the air. The phone downloads the update file in the background and when finished prompts the user to start the update process. Some devices still require the user to download a update file to a computer and then run a utility to transfer the update to the phone via usb cable. The later method is old and introduces many more opportunities for the process to fail and leave the device "bricked" (as in useless). Now why the tech would say "this phone should flash" is another issue. Without context, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Was there a OTA (over the air) update that the phone should have received but didn't? If so, why didn't the tech update the phone manually? What did the tech do? Nothing?

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Andima

When i purchased my xperia mini it has Android v2.3.3 or similar version. I can't remember its exact version. So i update it using my windows computer via USB cable ( two times ) that you mention as second method. As well as i reinstall OS using Sony Ericson some utility.

This Tuesday i will receive my phone after the repair, but that technician only assume that "this phone should be flash". He is not confirm it.

Thanks!

argedion

So let me get this straight

Flash does not mean the phone opened up its outer shell and "showed the world its parts" then ran like hell to avoid being arrested?

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