topic Do I need to upgrade Android? in XPERIA archive https://community.sony.ee/t5/xperia-archive/do-i-need-to-upgrade-android/m-p/2812965#M50239 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When I go to Settings/About Phone then I see under Firmware that I have V1.6;&nbsp; when I select Settings/About Phone/Software Update it tells me that it wants to update but that this can only be done via USB cable.&nbsp; When I connect the USB cable on my (limited XP) user account, then the phone will not hook up with PC Companion (although XP sees the USB hardware and pops up a file browser on to the phone).&nbsp; When I repeat the exercise on my (unlimited) admin account, PC Companion does find the phone but when I press Software Support (to update the phone software) it tells me that my phone does have the latest software. ------- WTF? ------- (1) What do I have to do so that PC Companion will work on a limited user account?&nbsp; (2) Is f/w V1.6 equal to Android V2.1?&nbsp; Do I need to upgrade?&nbsp; How do I do it?&nbsp; Thanks!</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 01 Jan 2011 19:58:17 GMT 2011-01-01T19:58:17Z Do I need to upgrade Android? https://community.sony.ee/t5/xperia-archive/do-i-need-to-upgrade-android/m-p/2812965#M50239 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When I go to Settings/About Phone then I see under Firmware that I have V1.6;&nbsp; when I select Settings/About Phone/Software Update it tells me that it wants to update but that this can only be done via USB cable.&nbsp; When I connect the USB cable on my (limited XP) user account, then the phone will not hook up with PC Companion (although XP sees the USB hardware and pops up a file browser on to the phone).&nbsp; When I repeat the exercise on my (unlimited) admin account, PC Companion does find the phone but when I press Software Support (to update the phone software) it tells me that my phone does have the latest software. ------- WTF? ------- (1) What do I have to do so that PC Companion will work on a limited user account?&nbsp; (2) Is f/w V1.6 equal to Android V2.1?&nbsp; Do I need to upgrade?&nbsp; How do I do it?&nbsp; Thanks!</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 01 Jan 2011 19:58:17 GMT https://community.sony.ee/t5/xperia-archive/do-i-need-to-upgrade-android/m-p/2812965#M50239 2011-01-01T19:58:17Z Re: Do I need to upgrade Android? https://community.sony.ee/t5/xperia-archive/do-i-need-to-upgrade-android/m-p/2812966#M50240 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'd try using Sony Ericsson Update Service instead of PC Companion on an unlimited account.</P><P></P><P><A href="http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/support/phones/topic/1.433308/xperiax10?cc=gb&amp;lc=en" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/support/phones/topic/1.433308/xperiax10?cc=gb&amp;lc=en</A></P><P></P><P>The other thing you can try is starting the PC up in safe mode (Press F8 repeatedly from a cold boot) and then select the with networking mode and try running SEUS then.</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:17:25 GMT https://community.sony.ee/t5/xperia-archive/do-i-need-to-upgrade-android/m-p/2812966#M50240 suze 2011-01-01T20:17:25Z