Sure, Mango has started rolling out today, but only 10% of eligible customers are actually scheduled to receive the update on day one. The entire process may take up to four weeks. That’s practically a month. I don’t know about you, but my go-go lifestyle doesn’t allow for that kind of waiting.
Thankfully there is a solution. No, I don’t mean to bury yourself under the snow and ask a friend to thaw you out after four weeks are up. That could totally backfire! Instead, why not trick Zune into giving you the update right away? The process has worked our staff and many of our readers, even European ones.
Find out how after the break.
Before we begin, keep in mind that a total of three updates must be installed on the path to Mango: 7392, 7403, and 7720, which is Mango itself. The process will take a while. Some people may already have 7392, in which case things will move a bit faster. I also recommend removing any music and unessential apps from the phone beforehand, as that can significantly cut down on the time it takes to backup and restore the phone's data.
Steps to force a Mango update on phones for which Mango has started rolling out:
- Connect your Windows Phone to a PC and launch the Zune software
- Click on Phone > Settings > Update. Allow the software to tell you whether an update is available. If so, skip this guide. If not continue to the next step.
- Time to force the update. Click another button (any of the options above or below the word Update). Then click the Update button again, and this time disconnect your computer from the internet after 1-2 seconds. Do this by pulling out the Ethernet cable, disabling Wi-Fi, etc. If it says your phone is already up to date, you didn't disconnect quickly enough and need to try this step again.
- Wait 30 seconds or so and Zune should display a notification that an update is available. This is 7392, the first Mango pre-update.
- Now reconnect to the internet and continue with the update process through the Zune software.
- After 7392 is fully installed, you may receive a notification that another update is available. If so, install it now. If not, proceed to the next step.
- If the second update isn't popping up on its own, repeat steps 3-5, causing the 7403 update to appear.
- Install 7403, brave reader. Speeding right along, isn't it? ;)
- Mango time! At this point, Zune should automatically start installing the last update, 7720, aka Mango. If it doesn't happen automatically, force it like we did in previous steps.
- This last step is very important! Celebrate your phone’s new found Mango status by purchasing a mango smoothie at your nearest Smoothie King, Jamba Juice, Baskin Robbins, or similar establishment.
That’s it! Let us know how this works out for you.
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Thanks to reader Paul Gomez for the tip!
Comments
Love Ya :)) it realy works
Indeed. Updating as we speak...er, type!Go Paul Gomez (BTW, how in the heck did anyone figure this out!?!?)
To those forcing the update with a Samsung Omnia 7: are you sure the Samsung specific updates are installed ? It's supposed to install firmware version 2424.11.8.5.
I'm bathing in Mango on my omnia 7 but firmware states 0222.11.8.5. Orange UK
Yep it works for me in the UK HTC HD7 on O2.
Yes. Got my juicy Mango Update. Telus Mobility Canada, HTC Surround!
For people who can't get it to work. Do this. After going to Phone > Settings in zune software do the following.1. Press on update and start counting the no. of seconds till "Your phone is up to date" message appears.Suppose it takes 13 secs for example.2. Click on any link above or below update in sidebar and click update again. Disconnect net just 2 secs before the no. of secs it takes to get the "Your phone is up to date" message. Like in the above example if it takes 13 secs , you should disconnect net at say 11th second.In my case it took me around 21 secs to get "Your phone is up to date". So when i clicked on update for the second time I disconnected the net on the 18th second and VOILA!Have fun guys! Updating now! :)
Thank you! This description helped me to update! :-)
Works awesome!!!!I did exactly how u said it. and For the second time when i disconnected i just left it off for like 40 sec and then i got new msg to update and i plugged it back it and its done. I am installing my final update as we speak. Its a big update so it will take a while!! :))Good luck everyone!!!!
Updating to Mango as well. Telus Mobility, HTC Surround. Works like a charm.
I finally got it to work on my HTC Surround. The key for me was something I read on another site. "Completely shut the Zune software down before step 3 (check task manager...Zune likes to linger after the window is closed)". In your task manager, under processes click "image name" to get the process list in alphabetical order. Find all the Zune related processes. Click each one to end the process. Once this is completed, open the software again. Once I did that and voila' Mango update was ready to install. ***Be sure to enable your wireless connection and connect to the internet before clicking the "install now" button!!!*****
Tried this trick with the NODO update a few years back, but it never worked. Went to try this, and it worked first time! Sweetness.HTC Mozart - Teltra Australia
Thumbs up in Germany, on a LG e900. It took a couple of tries, but finally zune found the major update 7720 on it own. Great work! Thx!
I just may head out for a mango smoothie in celebration...especially since this update seems like its taking years to install. i guess 500 new features take their sweet time making their magical journey onto my htc trophy.
i keep getting "cant check for upfates right now"
That means you are disconnecting your internet to soon. You have to disconnect in the sweet spot, after its checked the phones model for update, but before it can see if your IEMI is elligeable. Try leaving it in a bit longer. On my wife's desktop it was a count to "two-one thousand" on an aging laptop I had lying around it took a 3 count (wasn't sure if this would work on WP Connector for Mac and we have two HD7s).
it's not working on my focus 1.3. Maybe I am doing something wrong. Is there a video with instructions?
for those curious...mango is now officially working on my htc trophy! and MAN it feels slick! even the animations when scrolling through the alphabetical app list look awesome! good luck everyone!
yes it works on the Verizon HTC trophy but i do have to tell you it was hard at first. Once i did all the update i lost DATA connection. Only Data could not sent mms or get on the internet, but after a few days of fooling around with the update and calling Verizon (without any help from them) i found that the HTC App call Connective help or something like that was the problem. So if you have this app installed, uninstall it first before the update and forget about it after you finished. If you have installed mango and having this problem then restore your phone back to its original state and uninstall it and begin with the update...... JUST FYI for all you Verizon Wireless HTC Trophy owners. By the thanks WPcentral for early update. MANGO rocks now if only we could get a quaility built phone like iPhone then i would move over.... this is my wifes phone by the way...
Woah! That worked!!! I'm installing it right now! Thanks for the tip!!Edit: Samsung Focus v1.3 is now on Mango!!! Thanks a TON to WPCentral and Paul Gomez! You guys rock!!!
installing mine on htc arrive right now
Fail. Doesnt work. How can it know what the update is without internet connection? Tmobile HD7
you disconnect the network, have zune check for update, when it say there is an update available, then enable your network again.
Still a nope. I disconnected the ethernet, even disabled the entire connection. Nope it says my phone is up to date because it cant find an update.
same here
I couldn't get this trick to work either. I eventually rebooted my machine and then it worked.Might have had something to do with my Verizon Trophy installing the 3982 (or whatever) update earlier this morning. Not sure why this update wasn't available BEFORE. In any case, rebooting my machine after going through the 3982 update did the trick
I have an Arrive and I had to reboot too before it would work. Installing now tho!!Wow you guys are amazing!
I don't know how my Zune software knew there was an update without the internet either, but this I do know: It worked.
This trick was available for NODO update. I believe someone stated the "disconnect" from internet trick is to actually prevent Zune from checking MS/Carrier for allowance. i.e. The initial update check already identified the update - but didn't show it to you. The second update check Zune knows its there but cant check rules until its too late. Thats why its called a trick. Yey.
How did it know?It's the Zune, man. The Zune abides.
You have to disconnect the internet connection between 1-2 seconds after you click on Update... not before, and it may take several times. What happens is that the software first checks to see what the latest version is and then checks to see if you're one of the lucky few (10%) to be authorized to receive it. If it can't find a "no go" at this stage, the software will return the "An update is available for your phone", at which time, reconnect the internet connection and continue with the update.
im updating now hd7 t mobile 6 time was the charm.. i had the 7392 update since july
same trick i had to do for the nodo update.
cant wait to finally get it
Yes, it does work, but Zune says that I can update my phone to a strange OS versione (7.0.4307 or something like that). Is it safe?
mine did that as well. it installs that and then does a second installation to get you to 7720. in fact, my verizon htc trophy had to install 7392 first as well because it apparently never installed the numerous times i connected it after i bought it...
Yes, that is a pre-Mango update. From there you springboard to 7720.
Quick question - does this trick also install all the other manufacturer-specific updates? Or are those packaged within the Mango install?Edit: Figured out that it does install manufacturer specific updates, too!
Nope, doesn't work for me either.. Sad :/Edit: Aah.. might be because I'm not from the states and use an Omnia 7..
I'm from India ! Just updated my Omnia 7 !!Keep trying !!
Absolutely NOT u.s only. Just updated my gf's Danish Omnia 7.Keep trying :)
Well, it didn't work for me either. I live in the US (Iowa) on the Sprint network with the HTC Arrive. Tried restarting my computer and phone as well. Did immediate disconnect from internet after selecting update as well as waiting 1-2 seconds. Even selected update after disconnecting, it just says my phone is already up to date. :(
It took me a lot of work. Make sure you try on Windows, and keep trying, I have the Arrive and it's updating. It is easier to have a laptop where you can tap a wife off button because you really have to do it in one or two seconds after the update check. Good luck!!
I also have the Arrive and I'm updating it right now. This is what I did: *click update and count the seconds that it takes to check if any update is available (EX 7secs) *click update again and disconnect the internet 2 secs before the time you counted (5secs) *connect the internet and install mango
I have just updated my UK Orange Omnia 7...immense! It does work but it took me a good few attempts to get the timing right on switching off my wifi...
do we get all the updates (firmware and mango) ? and like the chevron tool does this method stray us away from the official updates in the future?
Yes, I'm updating mine now and Zune says that it installs all previous updates if you didn't install them.
Works, downloading as we speak. Thanks very much!
lol just as i report i got a solution :D
its working but takes an eternity