Update to 9.1.A.0.489 rolling out in Canada

[kjwaugh]

Rolling out and speedily downloaded and installed. No problems - keeping things stock until Bootloader Unlocking becomes possible.
Updated my lt30a through PC Companion with no troubles though it's weird (no longer) to have it update while the phone is turned off. My preferences are preserved and I will check deeper as the day goes on to verify no battery stealing apps have been re-enabled. My provider (MTS) could not let me know when this update would become available - but one month wait was certainly not unreasonable. I will do what I can about generating an ftf for this phone and it's provider. Cheers.

 

[rfg13]

has the phone stayed rooted after update?

 

[kjwaugh]

I'm totally stock - not rooted. So no, it's not rooted and never was.

 

[seroevo]

Get back some aesthetics from 4.0.4?

There's a ton of 4.1.2 update threads for various regions, but I'm in Canada so I'll try here first.

Is there a way to kind of revert back to ICE aethetics in JB?

Specifically, I absolutely can't stand the new forced white aesthetic prevalent in messaging, contacts, etc. More than the white itself is that there appears to be no way to change it. It's such an arbitrary change, and forced.

On top of that, I can't even customize the "secondary" colour (say, the colour of the text messaging 'bubbles') as I am forced to choose from preset themes and all of them are some variant of a pastel colour.

Basically, I want the dark grey background back, across the board. Is there a way to do this without rooting? Or, is this possible if I do root?

I even looked at third-party messaging apps, but even if I can customize them more, they all look like horrible iOS knock offs. I loved the Sony/Android look of 4.0.4.

Any help is really appreciated. It's subjective, I know, but it's pissing me off.

 

[Michael Scott]

There's a ton of 4.1.2 update threads for various regions, but I'm in Canada so I'll try here first.

Is there a way to kind of revert back to ICE aethetics in JB?

Specifically, I absolutely can't stand the new forced white aesthetic prevalent in messaging, contacts, etc. More than the white itself is that there appears to be no way to change it. It's such an arbitrary change, and forced.

On top of that, I can't even customize the "secondary" colour (say, the colour of the text messaging 'bubbles') as I am forced to choose from preset themes and all of them are some variant of a pastel colour.

Basically, I want the dark grey background back, across the board. Is there a way to do this without rooting? Or, is this possible if I do root?

I even looked at third-party messaging apps, but even if I can customize them more, they all look like horrible iOS knock offs. I loved the Sony/Android look of 4.0.4.

Any help is really appreciated. It's subjective, I know, but it's pissing me off.

Agreed... lots of the aesthetic changes are awful imo. I ended up flashing back to stock.