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[Xperia Z General] orenxda:
Just completed the 253 update here in france via sony update service on an unbranded Z

Guys you're right to be impatient for it. I don't know what they did but they literaly relieved the screen. I didn't even change white balance values. Viewing angles have drasticaly improved, when colors looked washed out before I thought that was due to the lcd panel build quality/technology, now I can't believe my eyes wether in low, auto or high luminosity... you get a new phone! really pleased 8-) any picture won't render here but you'll be happy too.

We will see for the rest screen time and so on but at the moment... Good job Sony...
[Xperia Z General] Seaclean:
Gah! Still nothing... -_- I'm getting really tempted to use one of those flash tutorials now >_>
[Xperia Z General] Sticky F:
Nope nada atm. Hopefully sometime today.

Just don't hold your breath lol
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
why not i wanna die lol:laugh:
[Xperia Z General] djguml:
sony is also not up to date :)

just look on the sony page

http://www.sonymobile.com/global-de/software/phones/xperia-z/

Neueste verfügbare Software

Je nach Kaufdatum ist es möglich, dass dein Smartphone bereits über die neueste Software verfügt. Softwareaktualisierungen werden je nach Netzbetreiber und Land zu unterschiedlichen Zeiten bereitgestellt. Daher können wir leider kein genaues Datum nennen, an dem ein bestimmtes Update für dein Smartphone verfügbar sein wird.

Android-Version: Google Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Neueste verfügbare Software: 10.1.A.1.434

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2013-03-25 i hope that´s a mistake :(
[Xperia Z General] Bioschnitzel:
At the moment i have flashed the Singapore ROM.

But i still wait for a Vodafone Germany Branded ROM, because i miss paying trough Vodafone (Playstore).
[Xperia Z General] sipe1:
Stop whining and flash witf ftf file. All firmware is same
[Xperia Z General] BobKatz:
Didn’t have access last night so where do we stand? From what I’ve read

France – rolling out OTA, can anyone confirm

Germany – (T-Mobile & O2) rolled out via PCC, unbranded still no update (very weird!)

Denmark have joined the list - welcome, and nothing for them

UK – nufink!

Oh and the Sony servers were down for a while last night

About right?
[Xperia Z General] Bioschnitzel:
Nope.

xperia privilege will tell you that you live in Singapore.

And you cant use paying trough telephone-bill.
[Xperia Z General] Sticky F:
:D lol
[Xperia Z General] IrixSystem:
Belgium : via PCC
[Xperia Z General] slo2lah:
Flashing with ftf meaning we have to start from the very beginning right? Installing apps, set up Google account blablabla
[Xperia Z General] harfot:
No, you just untick Wipe data in FlashTool
[Xperia Z General] andypandypops:
o2 update

Not just unbranded... but o2 branded still not updated.

Reckon it's due to bands o2 will be using this year ahead.
[Xperia Z General] AntonyStark:
But in this day and age bloatware is just a few apps, that can still be downloaded if you have an unbranded phone, still need to be tested....

How long this actually takes is the annoying part.
[Xperia Z General] simbawimba:
testing all the o2 apps with a new android version, I'd estimate if done properly could be nailed in about a week, maybe push to 2 weeks if lots of issues came to light in the first week of testing. so unless there are a lot of bugs with the o2 apps and the fixes are the thing that is causing the delay then I'm not sure.

fyi I test software.
[Xperia Z General] alexp999:
And they have had like 4 weeks since it first rolled out, plus the time before that which all the other carriers managed to approve it in....
[Xperia Z General] bigbamboo5:
My guess is that it isn't the actual testing which is taking the time, but the 'getting round to testing'. Once you've bought the phone off 02 or whoever, there's no incentive for them to get a move on - and I'm sure they couldn't care less if they're inconveniencing non-branded owners.

Personally speaking, I would like the update, but I'm not lying awake worrying about it as the phone is great and works just fine. If there was some fault, or major issue, then I would be more stressed... :angel:
[Xperia Z General] simbawimba:
yea that's the big thing at companies like that, they're usually so slack with testing which is why they end up ****ing so much up lol.
[Xperia Z General] AntonyStark:
Vodaphone have just sent updates out with big problems On more than one occasion though lol
[Xperia Z General] andypandypops:
It's not just unbranded the contract branded uk o2 still has no update so get in the queue mate.

Personally old version is better especially if you have JDC screen as new software is callibrated for sharp screen which is in my mind is not quite as good. Sharp has dead pixels faults poor off screen viewing. Enough said :)
[Xperia Z General] Necroaly:
Only UK Unbranded still waiting? Here on România NO update! Still waiting!! Is not only UK.....
[Xperia Z General] iDroid8:
I live in Dorset too! I live near Bournemouth.

And still no UK update.
[Xperia Z General] Gubro:
Still no update...
[Xperia Z General] Sticky F:
What he said ^^^^^

This is getting very tedious.
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
Xperia Z has been launched in the UK and they give Uk's users the last support,very funny.
[Xperia Z General] zodiac100:
This is nothing new. It was the same story with the S. Sony mobile UK skipped 2 firmware updates last year and it wouldn't surprise me to see them skip to .307. 253 feels very unrefined.

The UI performance is worse than 434, it's only smoother sliding in and out of menus.

Games also lag more with 253 and battery life is poorer.

The jury is out on camera performance. Better in some scenarios but much worse in others.

I don't think the roll out for the jb update for the S has begun in the UK.

It maybe just be their policy to wait for more stable firmware.
[Xperia Z General] zippy01:
What makes me laugh is I use most the o2 apps they all work fine and I'm running the latest 253 ncb stock rom :D
[Xperia Z General] warface:
Why not just flash an ftf?

You don't have to root or even unlock bootloader.

Got my XZ Tuesday, unbranded UK Three, flashed .253 Wednesday! No problems...

Sent from my Nexus 7™
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
The better question is why they are not pushing the update?
[Xperia Z General] warface:
Who knows?

Waiting for o2 to get their thumbs out of their hoop and push theirs out first is the probable answer.

Anyway, life's too short to worry about stuff like that, especially when there's a solution just a thread away.

Sent from my Nexus 7™
[Xperia Z General] SalamiQueen:
No 253 for uk unbranded still - yet there's already 307 out for other places?

Ok, I think it's fair to say some of us have waited long enough now, all we keep being told is to be patient & wait - HOW LONG? A YEAR? (May as well be...) Are they really taking us for mugs? =/
[Xperia Z General] DoubleYouPee:
I really hope you guy guys will skip .253 and go straight to .307..

Imagine finally getting update message in 2 weeks only to realize it's .253 XDXDXD
[Xperia Z General] SalamiQueen:
I wouldn't know whether to laugh or cry lol...
[Xperia Z General] Sniper Spr3e:
Both. Can't seem to understand why the uk is so neglected by Sony when it comes to updates. Considering at one point 1/3 of the posters around where xz adverts

Sent from my Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] Cpfoxhunt:
I think I'm going to flash the 307 FTF when it gets released - this is ridiculous. The only reason I've been waiting is because I couldn't be bothered to install windows on my mac as it's a pain in the arse with an SSD, but I bit the bullet as I needed to use some remote access software anyway.
[Xperia Z General] jigodiass:
I am from Romania and i`ve got the update from 17 May...
[Xperia Z General] Sticky F:
Wish we at least had some answers as to what the hell Sony is playing at regarding the UK update.

Grrrrrr
[Xperia Z General] Necroaly:
You are on Vodafone? What version you have? My is 1970 9335.
[Xperia Z General] AntonyStark:
It is not 'Neglected' By Sony tho is it, Sony are not the reason it is this late.
[Xperia Z General] Sniper Spr3e:
i would say very much neglected as surely they dont have to side with the carriers when it comes to unbranded devices since carriers have no say in them.

you are working on the assumption that it is still 02 holding back the update but the truth is you can use a 02 sim in a phone flashed with .253 and there's no issues as far as i know..

so theres only a few possible meaning as far as i can see

1) sony is getting paid by the carriers to hold back the unbranded update. (the unbranded devices are neglected, i bought unbranded because it works out cheaper over 2 years and i assumed we would be first in line for updates since they don't have to add anything to the rom)

also people who bought unbranded are usually more sony fans so why would you do this to your own user base

2) there is something wrong with o2 that we dont know about that involves connecting to there network in the uk so they cant release the update to 02 and unbranded. but surely if it was so bad as to stop the phone working like that we would have a better explanation from sony rather then the standard "its rolling out just wait etc"

3) something has stopped all the 02 bloat from working on .253 and its either very hard to fix or there taking there time so they haven't released the branded update. again sony feels compelled to hold the unbranded aswell for some reason.

hopefully someone flashed .253 and is on 02 uk and can tell us if it works 100% because then we can help eliminate the other possibilities
[Xperia Z General] AntonyStark:
Or 4 the FBI are working with Sony to hack Unbranded UK phones, come on.

Sony release it when it is approved, this is not neglect.

Doesn't matter it you test it, you do not sign it off, you are not responsible if anything goes wrong.
[Xperia Z General] murrayalex:
I still find it really hard to believe that one carrier in the UK, who probably have a small percentage of the total number of Xperia Z's in the UK locked to their network, are responsible for holding up the update for all other unlocked UK handsets. And some on here believe this to be the case on the basis of what, some Sony rep's casual remarks on their forum? Might be true but sounds unlikely to me.
[Xperia Z General] alexp999:
We might be going straight to .307, but I certainly think the carriers are stopping our UK release.
[Xperia Z General] AntonyStark:
If you used that network or decided to switch to it and you suddenly had no service who would you complain to. Face it right now you are not on no network, you are on all networks.

Yeah they could've said yeah just go ahead, but they haven't, so you have to wait.
[Xperia Z General] markiepuk:
Hi I have an unbranded phone with an O2 SIM, flashed both .253 and .307 and have had no issues with either.

Wife has an unbranded z also with an o2 sim and has not flashed either of the 2 latest updates and no difference in signal quality between the 2 phones.
[Xperia Z General] sipe1:
I don't even see point of this thread. You are all acting like a bunch of cry babies, you are waiting for "official" update which is same as Hong Kong, Croatia or Zimbabwe. Every day you are ****posting about of sony is piece of **** because I you are too lazy to flash your phones. And no you will not loose your warranty.

Why mod didn't closed this thread? .307 is out and you will continue to ***** about .253 and then about .307

Get you stuff together, flashing is 10 minute work.
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
Thanks for the info,can you give a link how to flash the new update.
[Xperia Z General] Sniper Spr3e:
Well surely if it's certified for use its been tested and working

Also why do you get so defensive of Sony? I'm simply trying to bring some other alternatives into why the update is staggered with no explanation to how the update is being rolled out.

Just seems weird Sony is the only one in charge of the update of unbranded so they would have tested already before certification.

Sent from my Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] AntonyStark:
I'm not even defensive I'm just saying all the "I SHOULD HAVE MY UNBRANDED UPDATE NOW!!!" sentiment is silly, they haven't said you can have it so you can't have it, there is no should.
[Xperia Z General] alexp999:
If you don't like the discussion that is happening here then don't read or participate in the thread. It is just as bad having people come in here complaining about the complaining.

Some of us would actually like the update designed for the phones we bought, with all the UK customisations. (e.g. SE account integration).

That is what this thread was set up for, to track the genuine releases for each country, so far .434 is the latest for the UK customisation number. Plus I would rather see one busy thread here on XDA talking about it, rather than the whole first page full of people asking "where is my update" - at least this thread keeps it all in one place.
[Xperia Z General] sipe1:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2313369

Ok, but why crying every day, and bumping this thread to top with comments like "Sony is garbage I want my update" 10x a day?

And no, your firmware isn't "designed" for phone you bought, because my C6603 and yours C6603 is identical believe or not. UK customize is only how much bloatware will they put on your phone nothing else ( you won't get special tweaks that makes your Xperia 2x faster then others).

I just stupid and useless that people are spamming this thread every day STILL NOT UPDATE SONY IS GARBAGE!!! this is just plain stupid. When update comes post about it, post FTF file and everyone happy.
[Xperia Z General] decadan1977:
Its everyone's entitlement to have a rant and moan. I'm happy enough with my Z without the update. So im not getting worked up about it. But that is me. Some people feel let down by the fact the update has been rolled out weeks ago in certain territories and not in the UK. They have a right to feel that way. You certainly don't need to read the above comments. So why let it annoy you. And more to the point. Stop calling other members if this great community Stupid. Just down right rude from your behalf.
[Xperia Z General] BobKatz:
I’m not liking this arguing, also I’m not taking any sides but I think this thread is quite redundant and has lost its usefulness. I’m going to get it closed

Someone should just create a new thread call ‘Unbranded Europe any Firmware Update tracking’ or something
[Xperia Z General] alexp999:
The thread may not have turned out quite how you expected, but it does have the advantage of containing all the discussion of delayed updates in one place.
[Xperia Z General] BobKatz:
Yes, and in that respect it worked quite well. It was meant to be so when info came in people in the same boat could share. But after this long it’s turned into the 5 stage of grief:

-	Denial

-	Anger

-	Bargaining

-	Depression

-	Acceptance

Might have been interesting to leave it open to see if we reached acceptance and everyone was friends again!
[Xperia Z General] murrayalex:
The update has worked fine for just about everybody else in terms of not causing any network issues with countless carriers around the world....to suggest that it would cause widespread network issues only on o2 is a tad silly
[Xperia Z General] ApriliaM3:
Closed at the request of the OP
[Xperia Z General] wawyed:
You can change location in xperia privilege app.
[Xperia Z General] BobKatz:
You flashing chaps take it out of the this thread. We're all about virginal, regional, clean installs here! None of this downloading someone else’s dodgy image and then fiddling with it!!
[Xperia Z General] babylonbwoy:
No OTA here in France but available on PCC

Issue with connecting to servers happends sometimes when rolling out new update, too much connected people over the globe!

Anyone knows if rooting methode with display exploit still works ?
[Xperia Z General] KP_:
Mind if we add Romania to the list? Could save lots of keyboards and mice buttons being mashed while checking for the update :D

Either way - Orange branded Z - no update yet :(
[Xperia Z General] BobKatz:
Deal, I'll add Romania, remove France and update the first post regarding the updates
[Xperia Z General] pascalbrax:
Switzerland here, nothing on PPC or OTA.
[Xperia Z General] BobKatz:
It's getting like the Eurovision song contest round here

‘Good evening, Spain here, we give Sony null points!’
[Xperia Z General] cattuong:
Good evening Gentlemen, still nothing in Austria, ppc, ota and sus.
[Xperia Z General] Sticky F:
We need good old Terry Wigan to sort this out.
[Xperia Z General] iRimas:
UK no luck...... Still waiting.
[Xperia Z General] alexp999:
Do you mean Wogan?

And I have also recently checked OTA, SUS and PCC for UK unbranded, just to keep it on topic :P
[Xperia Z General] Phantom3D:
Norway, nothing yet.
[Xperia Z General] BobKatz:
I really hope we get the update soon or this thread will quickly become the dullest thread on any forum ever!
[Xperia Z General] alexp999:
Its is really frustrating with all the people who have got it saying how much better it is, how good the screen looks etc.

Most OTA updates can be pretty meh, but this is shaping up to be really good. I'm going to bug the likes of GSMArena to update their review on the Xperia Z with this firmware too. (They did it for the One and GS4)
[Xperia Z General] Sticky F:
Sure did... Combination of predictive text and tired afternoon eyes. ;)

4:2 will make an appearance shortly Zzzzzzz
[Xperia Z General] steinrla:
Available now in Norway via Sony Bridge for Mac (C6603).
[Xperia Z General] scorpi786:
As usual those of us in the UK will get it last. Shaping up to be a good update with stamina mode fixed (led) and better blacks/viewing angles.
[Xperia Z General] Don MC:
Available in Finland as well.
[Xperia Z General] Phantom3D:
Available PCC in Norway :)
[Xperia Z General] BobKatz:
Thanks for letting us know, have updated the front page.
[Xperia Z General] pascalbrax:
Congratulations! I'm jelly! :)
[Xperia Z General] TLLmeister:
Germany still nothing via PPC, SUS, OTA, Bridge :(
[Xperia Z General] BobKatz:
Hay, hay budy! None of that in this thread! Take it outside!
[Xperia Z General] Bodescu:
Got the upgrade thro SEUS - Poland

.434 unbranded

edit : also kept root after upgrade
[Xperia Z General] scorpi786:
thats old dude the latest one is .253 thats whats most of us are waiting for.
[Xperia Z General] Mastrox:
Still nothing in Italy, PCC or OTA. :eek:
[Xperia Z General] bpl:
Update available in Sweden via PC Companion and Sony Bridge for Mac... :good:

Unbranded.
[Xperia Z General] Marshal21:
Update avaiable in Slovakia.Via PPC.
[Xperia Z General] TheKingOfPain:
Just finished updating here in Italy, unbranded, via Bridge.
[Xperia Z General] BadBoy4490:
Still nothing for Switzerland unbranded ...
[Xperia Z General] Ricochet23:
^

this

still nothing in germany
[Xperia Z General] emilfr:
.253 via PCC in Indonesia unbranded c6602

Sent from Sony Xperia Z c6602 "Luna Z"
[Xperia Z General] marcgear:
May have some action in the UK soon servers are currently unavailable on pc companion when trying to update.
[Xperia Z General] paulrgod:
Just received .253 on 3 UK branded device using PC Companion
[Xperia Z General] MJ_QaT:
Soooo jealous :P

Still waiting for unbranded UK update
[Xperia Z General] zodiac100:
I still struggle to understand why branded kits are released earlier than generic ones in the UK. It's been this way since Sony took over, never happened with Sony Ericsson. There's something not quite right about the way Sony mobile UK go about their business. The same story with the S, UK lagged behind in updates and within that, the generic software lagged behind even morea. Hard to understand!
[Xperia Z General] scorpi786:
I'm on 3 but sim free mobile. Come on Sony hurry up !!!
[Xperia Z General] RoberM:
Maybe they update files in alphabetical order...

U

nbranded and

U

K, doesn't look like first on the list :D
[Xperia Z General] cattuong:
I like your idea !!:laugh:
[Xperia Z General] droidhd:
Updated in Slovenia, unbranded
[Xperia Z General] mgroover:
Sweden Unbranded PCC. There was nothing @ 17:30CEST but now it popped up :) :good:

edit: Updating my girlfriends Z as well. Don't know how they have done it but the viewing angles have improved! Did a side-by-side comparison with two pictures and both the contrast/whitebalance seems to have been fixed substantially + the viewing angle before the colours wash out have improved (??? !!!!)
[Xperia Z General] PlaiBOi:
Update available in Denmark. Stock, unbranded.
[Xperia Z General] RoberM:
Man, i am so jealoooous

C'mon, Spain or UK, unbranded roms, you can do it!
[Xperia Z General] Raedek:
Confirmed .253 in Denmark. Stock, unrooted and locked on 3.
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
still no update unbranded uk i'm going to sleep lol:crying:
[Xperia Z General] RoberM:
Better adjust the alarm so you wake up on saturday, this way it will be available for (almost) sure and you will not suffer the maximum server saturation of the first day.
[Xperia Z General] dante2086:
Is the whole of Europe gonna get this before the UK? Buying my next Sony in Sweden. :p
[Xperia Z General] Sticky F:
What a looooong drawn out saga this is. Lol

This would test most people's patience. Never had this fiasco with apple updates. Come on Sony.
[Xperia Z General] decadan1977:
UK here and nobody likes us.
[Xperia Z General] PlaiBOi:
Can some1 confirm if root is still there after update?
[Xperia Z General] BadBoy4490:
This question is not related to the topic ...and no, the root doesn't stay as of many reports ...
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
yea i know and coming from iphone 5 it's hurting lol:cyclops:
[Xperia Z General] fwb73:
updated with sony companion on 3 uk about 30 mins ago
[Xperia Z General] DerHerrStefan:
No Update for unbranded in germany....i´m gonna freak out :eek:
[Xperia Z General] cattuong:
cant believe it !! there is nothing for Germany and Austria
[Xperia Z General] Sticky F:
Well I'm in the UK with O2 and so far nothing.
[Xperia Z General] tonylee2000:
No update on unbranded UK rom on O2 network yet:(
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
dude u lying man.... WTH I'm waiting here i wanna cry lol:crying:
[Xperia Z General] alexp999:
The network you are on should make no difference if you are unbranded.
[Xperia Z General] SalamiQueen:
Same here, I have a feeling (more of a hoping lol) that we'll get ours within an hour! Or maybe next week... :silly:

Or if their system of releasing is really in alphabetical order, then vodafone is next, then unbranded!! All wishful thinking of course!
[Xperia Z General] alias_neo:
Nice logic, but, the term is Generic and UK could be Great Britain! Maybe it's reverse alphabetical, sounds to me that they're just sweeping westwards from Japan though.

For the optimists in the world, look at it as I do.... The rest of the world are our guinea pigs :D
[Xperia Z General] CiscoX:
Hi.

I got my update now with P.C.C. and S.U.S. for my Xperia Z C6603 :good:
[Xperia Z General] chivuletz:
I got the update 10.1.1.A.1.253 in Romania with PCC .

edit: I JUST LOVE MY XPERIA Z !! .
[Xperia Z General] stewartk:
Just got update on pcc im on Vodafone uk
[Xperia Z General] dante2086:
Region?

---------- Post added at 09:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:42 PM ----------

Is ur phone branded, or ur just using Vodafone?
[Xperia Z General] stewartk:
It is from Vodafone as a upgrade, can't install it yet due to battery being 20%
[Xperia Z General] ch1lko:
available in bulgaria in pc companion. unbranded device that i flashed with 10.1.A.1.434 today
[Xperia Z General] RoberM:
Obviouly my theory has some flaws, but hell, after all I was a little drunk when it stumped into my mind. X'D
[Xperia Z General] stewartk:
Installed it all ok, lost my root but im sure that'll be sorted soon
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
all i'm getting my phone is up to date and i'm in the uk unbranded
[Xperia Z General] Sticky F:
Ditto "/
[Xperia Z General] karahasan:
away ainiood

Using an unbranded UK stock ROM. No updates for me.
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
i give up i'm going to sleep :crying: