So, I bought a phone off Ebay...

Tammer_Stern — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 15:21:00 GMT

I bought a (Z3 compact) phone from ebay. Second hand but immaculate condition. Almost a third of the price of a new one on Amazon.

The problem i have is that, although everything works, the phone did not bring through all my apps when i signed in to Google as expected (which made me suspicious) and it will not update from KitKat to a newer version. The phone was factory reset when i got it. I suspect it may have been "rooted" but I don't know much about that. There is no sign of SuperUI or similar on the phone, that I can see.

Given the price, and that the battery is ok, I am not too bothered by this but I would like the option of upgrading to Marshmallow if I chose to do this. Can anyone here help me work out why my phone is not updating?

Re: So, I bought a phone off Ebay...

Uliwooly — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 16:08:14 GMT

@Tammer_Stern

Are you able to update the phone through XC?

Xperia Companion (XC)

Software Repair Guide

Alternatives on How to backup Xperias

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/36355

Re: So, I bought a phone off Ebay...

Tammer_Stern — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 16:48:40 GMT

I hadn't heard of that. I will give it a try.

Thanks.

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