• After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.

Help Modified System Software - Unable to Update

R

Ronc01

Newbie
HTC Desire S
Android Version 2.3.3
HTS Sense 2.1
Build Number 1.32.161.2
Software Number 1.32.161.2

In an attempt to install some software (possibly Missing sync for Android) to facilitate syncing with my Imac - I may have prevented further system updates.
"we have determined that your phone may be running a modified version of its system software. For your protection we cannot update your phone.
Please revert your phone to the official HTC system software....."

Can anyone Please advise?
Cheers.
"no smiley allowed"
 
What software, if its really important unroot and s on the phone, but I thought these kind of things only came up with software updates I.e ota's etc
 
ggldn said:
What software, if its really important unroot and s on the phone, but I thought these kind of things only came up with software updates I.e ota's etc
Click to expand...

Thanks for the reply, Unfortunately, I can't make head nor tail of it.
Not sure what you mean "What Software", "unroot and s" "ota" :confused:
But Thanks for talking the trouble.
Cheers
 
Ronc01 said:
Thanks for the reply, Unfortunately, I can't make head nor tail of it.
Not sure what you mean "What Software", "unroot and s" "ota" :confused:
But Thanks for talking the trouble.
Cheers
Click to expand...

OTA = Over The Air, it's the term used for downloading and updating your phone via your WiFi/3G connection as opposed to doing it with the phone connected to your PC. Is that what you were trying to do?

S-ON is a security check placed on the phone which prevents you from loading alternative/custom versions of Android on that don't come from HTC. Nothing to worry about if you're not rooting (super admin access) or installing custom ROMs.

Did you buy the phone 2nd hand at all or was it direct from a network/shop etc?
 
El Presidente said:
OTA = Over The Air. Is that what you were trying to do?
Did you buy the phone 2nd hand at all or was it direct from a network/shop etc?
Click to expand...

1. Yes, Although I would if My Mac and Phone can 'talk', prefer to do it that way.

2.No Got it via Vodafone, but may have 'blindly' rooted it or whatever following instructions to get 3rd party software to allow the Android Phone to talk to my Apple Mac Stuff.

I still have the 'old' Market Icon on my android - I want to download new apps
via the Google play site, but keep getting
"You haven
 
Do you have a link to the guide you followed for making your phone talk to your Mac?

Unfortunately, you can't update via Mac, if done with your phone connected to a PC, you need to do it via something called an RUU (Rom Upgrade Utility). You connect the phone, run the exe and that's it. As far as I'm aware, you can't run exe's on a Mac?
 
El Presidente said:
Do you have a link to the guide you followed for making your phone talk to your Mac?
Click to expand...

Thanks for the prompt reply.

Sorry but no, My guess is it was the 'missing sync for mac' app (now uninsstalled)
But I cannot remember exactly where I got i from.

Is there anyway I can reset, without losing my stuff,
Simply want to upgrade the System Software when required.
Cheers
 
Hi, if there is anyone out there who could offer any advice on the problem above, I would really, really appreciate it.
Cheers
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom