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[Xperia Z General] bucho2004:


I was really against flashing the253 update, waiting impatiently for UK unbranded, well guess what, I flashed 253 firmware, it took me 5 min, everything works perfectly except sony manager thing,

loving my xperia z, any impatient resentment I had towards Sony is no completley gone due to the update being so great.

Guess what else? I will flash the stock unbranded uk version when it comes, and it will take only 5 minutes too.

But for now my impatience for it is completely gone.

Ps installed sgp slim glass on front and tge sgp carbon skin on the back, and I litreally have emotions OF LOVE for my xperia z, something I never experienced with any other phone. Any fascination with my previous phones has left in a couple of weeks of owning them.

I ve had the Xperia Z since launch and I feel the same way about it as the first day I got it. Its so beautiful, faster and smooth, and the screen is to die for now after update.
[Xperia Z General] DerHerrStefan:
Pfff...they also said, that 4.2.2 launch in the beginning of March for XZ
[Xperia Z General] Sticky F:
And to think it would only take somebody at Sony to click a mouse and hit return. The patch is ready

:facepalm:
[Xperia Z General] AntonyStark:
Was never said by Sony.
[Xperia Z General] murrayalex:
No it doesn't, 3G, 3GS, 4, 4S, 5. Say what you like about Apple but at least they know how to release device software updates to everyone at the same time.......
[Xperia Z General] Sticky F:
Well we have to concede and give them something eh!
[Xperia Z General] fards:
exactly... one phone.... rebadged lots of times :P
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
Are you talking about discontinued phones lol
[Xperia Z General] AntonyStark:
Yup and it took ages to download and everyone got Maps that were useless at the same time.
[Xperia Z General] pacoxixon:
News :):):):)

http://www.ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=22706

It appears the 253 version dated today.

Waiting for Uk unbranded also :(:(
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
So we will get the update next week.
[Xperia Z General] Sticky F:
Don't hold your breath!

I refuse to go through all of this again :)
[Xperia Z General] Apollo89:
Updates for discontinued phones, released globally and at the same time as the updates for new phones!

I can only hope that I'll receive any updates at all after my Xperia Z has been discontinued...

You can bash Apple for a lot of reasons, but not for their software update policy.
[Xperia Z General] alexp999:
That is branding then, operator pre-loaded apps means they have customised (branded) the firmware.
[Xperia Z General] slo2lah:
Can we actually just change the build.prop to force update? *This is for root user only
[Xperia Z General] GodShapedHole:
In this case, I am a turned man and fully believe in God, for yea my brethren, I have witnessed a miracle:

A branded device just got updated before unbranded devices in the same country.

Hoping that you guys get the update soon, too.

I thought everybody was seeing things when they said that the screen now has better viewing angles, but it's true. The home screen now looks much more vibrant as well. I bet that reviews and word of mouth for the XZ would've been much better if the navbar had been black from the get-go (a lot of people thought that the grey was the best it could do at displaying black) and if they had released it with whatever software tweak enables the better angles.
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
why does the uk take so long to get an update :silly:
[Xperia Z General] MJ_QaT:
Good to have a thread like that to keep us away from checking PC companion every half an hour lol....

Mine has the global_LTE which I bought in UK, haven't received the update yet.

But as I have experienced before whether it required PC companion or not to update it will always let you know via the update centre that your phone has an update
[Xperia Z General] BobKatz:
Because we’re the biggest windgers! So Sony updates the rest of the world first because combined they won’t be as bad as the UK!
[Xperia Z General] alexp999:
I think the "big" EU countries (UK, Spain, France, Germany, etc) get it last as they are the biggest market for the phone.

By releasing it in smaller markets (i.e. a smaller user base), then the update can be tested by many more users for problems. Then if all is good they can release it in the larger user base countries.

Imagine if there was a major undiscovered bug in the update and it got released to the biggest markets in Europe? There would be a lot of unhappy customers and busy support centres.
[Xperia Z General] GodShapedHole:
Not necessarily. The Update Center app told me that my phone was up to date. But plugging it into my computer revealed an update on Sony Bridge about ten seconds later.

Having to wait for OTA to update is one of the reasons why I've never wanted to root. Different strokes for different folks, but rooting has always seemed to create more problems than it solves in my opinion.

Ah, how I miss webOS... sweet, beautiful webOS with its Konami Code rooting and easy-as-rebooting system-wide modifications.
[Xperia Z General] cattuong:
18:30, still nothing so far in Austria... (unlock, no branded, stock)
[Xperia Z General] Seaclean:
Nothing for Denmark either. This suck. The update has been available for several days now for some countries -.-
[Xperia Z General] sipe1:
LoL no. Updates are rolling out from today. And if you want your firmware download and install there are plenty links on XDA. Don't act as some kind elite users, firmware is same for everything. If you want to get update last just wait :)
[Xperia Z General] Stephen1985:
Nothing in Belgium, waiting and waiting and waiting
[Xperia Z General] the fez:
Nothing yet for uk

The catch is that i'm italian and for my country the update is already out :D (i've unbranded with the uk one lol)
[Xperia Z General] sandrin0:
Just updated it in the Netherlands with pc companion software :)

Very nice black status bar and bottom bar. The new icons in the recent apps menu look nice too!

See screenshots.
[Xperia Z General] micheled:
Can anyone upload the FTF Firmware from Stock Italy. Thanks ;)
[Xperia Z General] gdavidoff12:
Still nothing here in Bulgaria.. :cowboy:

I have one question, my phone is GLOBAL-LTE_10.1.A.1.434... Does this mean that I'll get an update earlier than those who have branded phones?
[Xperia Z General] TLLmeister:
Can´t be said generally. Some people with branded phones in Germany already have the update (T-Mobile & O2) ...
[Xperia Z General] babylonbwoy:
Still Nothing here in france via PCC...
[Xperia Z General] noj78:
Sony PC companion cannot connect to server so something on the server may be in the process of being changed !!!
[Xperia Z General] sfkaudi:
Nothing here in Dk to

Sfk
[Xperia Z General] DerHerrStefan:
Yes they did...
[Xperia Z General] AntonyStark:
Show me....
[Xperia Z General] Dreiundachzig:
Svardsater said on Twitter that 4.2 will be available short after releasing the Z. And it was said on it's reveal in January.
[Xperia Z General] alexp999:
Shortly after release is all I have ever read, I don't think they mentioned a date.

Still .253 would be nice, I'm starting to get itchy feet to try CM10.1 otherwise....
[Xperia Z General] AntonyStark:
So Sony never said beginning of March, ok. Plus the phone launch itself was Staggered.
[Xperia Z General] Apollo89:
More than 3 months is not 'shortly', so this was just an ugly lie to boost sales.

On topic: still no .253 update on my German unbranded XZ.
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
so that means we're all suckers :D
[Xperia Z General] zoobzone:
I gave up waiting for the UK unbranded.

Flashed Australian unbranded instead.
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
does it have the nfc icon? cause i'm thinking about flashing myself
[Xperia Z General] zoobzone:
Yes it does have the NFC icon.
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
would you be able to direct me to that file?
[Xperia Z General] zoobzone:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2280329
[Xperia Z General] iRimas:
4.2.2 just for Sales Purpose. Its a Joke?

rimasflyil : Rimas Flyil

Brett: Thank you for providing me with this information, Please could you confirm which model of phone you have and which network it is on?

rimasflyil : Xperia Z on Three Network.

Brett: Thank you, how can I help you today?

rimasflyil : i didnt receive the new update yet?

rimasflyil : sony website shows Latest available software: 10.1.1.A.1.253

Brett: I can confirm that all updates are a gradual roll out. Not every handset will get the update at the same time, and there is no exact date or time each handset will get the update. I would suggest waiting till you get a notification on your handset as to when it will be available to download.

rimasflyil : any idea about . 4.2.2 update..

Brett: Currently we do not have any confirmation regarding which of our products will or won’t receive this particular version of Android.

Brett: As this version has only recently been announced, we will be unable to confirm this information until the software has been made available to our developers and they have tested this on our Xperia range of handsets

rimasflyil : Sony promise to release after xperia z release .???

Brett: Once we receive any confirmation, we will make an announcement on our Product Blog page. You can access our Product Blog via the link below:

Brett: http://blogs.sonymobile.com/products

Brett: All information we currently have available regarding future Android versions can be found on the below official blog post:

Brett: http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2012/10...rades-jelly-bean-for-2012-xperia-smartphones/

rimasflyil : thank you...
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
thanks alot mate
[Xperia Z General] alias_neo:
So basically, that guy didn't have a f*n clue what he was talking about since first off, 4.2.2 was not "recently" announced and second, the XZ is not a 2012 handset, it's a 2013.

Edit: you should remove your email address from your post.
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
i keep getting this why....???

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[Xperia Z General] Hellokit:
Still no update in Germany! :eek:

The Sony-support say to me: 10.1.1.A.1.253-Version on branded device have other feature than unbranded device, but the same number!

Serious!!!

They say branded device have a other Software versioning than unbranded!
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
i call b.s
[Xperia Z General] Apollo89:
What they are trying to say is that it contains more bloatware than the unbranded version :D

Today I tried this. I changed ro.product.name, ro.build.fingerprint, ro.semc.version.cust, ro.semc.version.cust_revision, ro.product.locale.language and ro.product.locale.region to match the Generic NL (Netherlands) values (1270-4975, R8A, NL). After rebooting, neither Sony PC Companion, nor Sony Update Service found an update. Sony Update Service even did not offer the option to restore anymore, until I restored my backup of build.prop. In short, this method does not work on the Xperia Z, unless I forgot something?
[Xperia Z General] wyterabitt:
I was under the impressions that you couldn't use official update software if the build prop is detected as modified - but I heard that regarding the Nexus 4 so maybe it only applies to that (or it is just wrong, I am not claiming to know this for a fact).
[Xperia Z General] karahasan:
You have to delete the db folder in C:\Program Data\Sony Ericsson\Update Engine.
[Xperia Z General] iDroid8:
Still no unbranded update... wtf, come on! It's been ages.
[Xperia Z General] down4wotever:
I feel your pain. Dear Sony, allow me to suggest that you got it wrong this time round. The reason many chose unbranded handsets is mainly due to the precedent you have set by pushing updates to unbranded devices prior to network branded ones. What's more perplexing is that you've maintained it was due to the networks testing your updates that meant they were always at the back of the queue if at all. (ie some networks have been known to shun your updates altogether for lack of stability) Now then to shaft we who go out of our way to seek out unbranded devices, on the understanding that we are at the very least booking the right to early software updates is shifting the goal posts. We need to know the reasoning behin this . I think you'll find that the average person with an unbranded device is the same chap likely to take on your next flagship as soon as it is available OR MAYBE NOT!
[Xperia Z General] SalamiQueen:
Still nothing in the UK unbranded. I spoke to Sony chat & they didn't give a reason or anything (as expected), didn't explain why those on branded networks got it first over unbranded, just dodged the question or gave an 'Sony did not state branded users would get it first' etc.

It's been 2 weeks now, the patience can only last so long! Poor Xperia S & T users though, I feel for them more having to have waited for a year with the S - that is exteme! :(
[Xperia Z General] DerHerrStefan:
Its my last Sony...its unbelievable.
[Xperia Z General] lebowsky77o:
I think next week we will get updates finally. Mine is unbranded German

Cheers from sunny Spain

Enviado desde mi LT26i usando Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Z General] SalamiQueen:
For Germany users I believe so :)

Not sure if it applies for UK however..?

Still, enjoy it if you get get updated!
[Xperia Z General] iDroid8:
Might go for a Nexus Edition flagship when my Z dies (hopefully it'll last at least 2 years). My iPod Touch 4G from 3 and a half years ago is still getting updates at the same time as the iPhone 5.
[Xperia Z General] AntonyStark:
You could still wait 3 weeks for an update once launched. Nexus phones do not get updated at the same time.
[Xperia Z General] PhilAd:
Samsung is the same or even more worse. My expirience with s1 and s2 was that it took about half a year to get the update. Poland for example got the update january and germany followed in july. They didnt even fix bugs already found in that firmware.

Send from Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] zodiac100:
I told you guys before that uk updates lagged 2-3 weeks behind the first releases.

To be perfectly honest, the new update feels a bit rough around the edges. Needs more refinement. If there's another 4.1.2 update before 4.2.2, then I believe the UK might even skip .253 and go straight to that.

It happened last year, Sony mobile UK skipped the .73 update for the S and went straight to .75.

The same may very well happen again this time.

If you really want to test the update, flash the global rom. At least that way, you'll be at the front of the queue for future updates too
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
no update for poor people i see
[Xperia Z General] noj78:
You're right but usually with a Nexus phone everyone has already flashed the update before it has been released ;)
[Xperia Z General] Apollo89:
Which ROM do you mean?
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
This is the less bloated one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2292807
[Xperia Z General] zodiac100:
It's on the how to flash stock roms guide.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41687978
[Xperia Z General] Apollo89:
That's the Generic GR (Greece) ROM. All C6603 Stock ROMs show "GLOBAL_LTE" in their service menu, but they are all customized for a certain country/region.
[Xperia Z General] Bassfanazion:
Still nothing in Germany!

I think the update will come with the summer! :D
[Xperia Z General] Dreiundachzig:
So you mean never? :p
[Xperia Z General] Bassfanazion:
Yes! :D But now I am patient.. ;)
[Xperia Z General] kcannonball:
I have an UK unbranded Z but I am in Turkey and I haven't received the update yet. Is it because of Turkey or because of the UK? I know that UK unbranded haven't received the update yet but Just wanted to learn..
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
it's because of the UK.... :crying:
[Xperia Z General] kcannonball:
Then

Sadly we have to wait..
[Xperia Z General] Bassfanazion:
LOOK! :D

German unbr.
[Xperia Z General] TLLmeister:
German Unbranded: ITS FINALLY THERE !!!!!

Downloading right now via SUS, unbranded XZ, 13W06 :)
[Xperia Z General] must.sayim:
Germany is up :) !!!!!!!
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
WTF O_o but whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy:crying: the uk sucks
[Xperia Z General] lebowsky77o:
Downloading :)

Enviado desde mi LT26i usando Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Z General] must.sayim:
the uk will be in the next 2 days
[Xperia Z General] Dreiundachzig:
Yesterday I updated with a foreign FTF :mad:
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
2 days my ass lol... hope you're right
[Xperia Z General] LenAsh:
Never seen a thread yet with so much pointless and ill-informed whining as this one.

Makes me feel like I've wandered in to a kindergarten... judging by the content of the "contributors".
[Xperia Z General] lebowsky77o:
Kindergarten??? Jejeje

Enviado desde mi LT26i usando Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Z General] zodiac100:
Well it says global rom on the download link. I remember back in the x10 days, there was a global generic rom which I flashed.

I think it may be the stockest Rom for markets too small to have specific kits.

This one's not as bloated as the UK generic but it has foursquare, LinkedIn and evernote pre installed. They can of course be uninstalled.

Even during first set up, it had English United kingdom selected for language which was good.

---------- Post added at 12:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:00 PM ----------

And how long have you been using an android device and visiting xda?

People whine and moan about slow and delayed updates. It's been like that for years and isn't going to change because you don't like it.

That's the way of android, the treadmill never stops.

Deal with it.

---------- Post added at 12:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:03 PM ----------

That's good news, the UK rom should follow probably end of this week or early next.

2 weeks later, just as I said. Well I'm sticking to the Rom I've currently got. Sony updates are slow enough without the added delays caused by regional variations.
[Xperia Z General] Apollo89:
I'm currently uploading the German FTF file :)

EDIT: here it is!

Your "contribution" is pretty useless either. If you have nothing helpful to say, you could as well have not reacted at all, instead of insulting other members.

I saw, but it really is the Greek one. I looked up the customization number. The uploader of the ROM also lives in Greece, so it makes sense.

The German unbranded version has WhatsApp and Evernote pre-installed, but not Foursquare or LinkedIn.
[Xperia Z General] zodiac100:
It has whatsapp also installed. Doesn't have all that Sony entertainment stuff installed which was good.

Isn't Greece too small a market to have its own kit? Maybe they get the global rom there.

Well whatever it is, I much prefer it to the UK one. Only thing that can make me go back to the UK rom is if it has better battery performance.
[Xperia Z General] LenAsh:
Yep - QED
[Xperia Z General] Apollo89:
Nope, you can find it in the customization list, model C6603, customization #78 ("C6603 Customized GR 1270-4986" "1270-5653 C6603/Mobile Phone/NT1-1/Customized GR (Greece)/Bl") and #96 ("C6603 Customized GR 1270-4986" "1270-5654 C6603/Mobile Phone/NT1-1/Customized GR (Greece)/Wh"). The customization number is 1270-4986, it'll be the same as in your service menu, you can check ;)

I highly doubt that there will be any difference in battery performance between the different customizations of the same build.
[Xperia Z General] zodiac100:
Ok, I think I'll stick to this. Can't see any advantages of going back to stock UK. There are only disadvantages. Delays and in some cases omissions.
[Xperia Z General] Apollo89:
I wonder if it would cause any warranty issues if you flash a stock ROM with a different customization (country/branding) and then send your phone to Sony for repair? Has anyone experience with that?
[Xperia Z General] wyterabitt:
Did it with my Arc twice, was a Three phone and had generic firmware on. No problems, they don't care at all. But it will be flashed back to what it is supposed to be during the repair.
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
It seems UK Unbranded is being rolled out via ota can someone confirm?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2298005
[Xperia Z General] SalamiQueen:
Just tried, unforuntately not yet
[Xperia Z General] z260483823:
Since today is bank holiday, maybe we can get upgrade tmr or soon :)
[Xperia Z General] SalamiQueen:
Yeah was thinking that, would be surprised but extremely happy if they did release on a bank holiday - I worked the whole of today so you never know, maybe someone is working at Sony too right now :P
[Xperia Z General] nonamenix:
I've received the update today for german unbranded Xperia Z via PC Companion :)
[Xperia Z General] Apollo89:
That's not Generic UK, it's Generic NCB (Nordic ComBined)...
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
It seems the thread's that I searched has wrong customizations info.

Sorry.
[Xperia Z General] Apollo89:
There is an official list to look up customization info, you better use that one.
[Xperia Z General] MrL1:
Update via OTA in Switzerland is available since today. :)

62,2MB, i tried to install, but the installation doesn't complete. And on the start of the phone says that failed to complete the installation and forces me to copy the 62.2 MB again.
[Xperia Z General] DoubleYouPee:
Unbranded german ZL still nothing ...........
[Xperia Z General] z260483823:
Be patient man, we already waited 4 2 weeks, one more day is fine
[Xperia Z General] SalamiQueen:
I am a girl, why is it so hard to see my username has the word Queen in it? :silly:

& I am being patient, I wasn't expecting it to arrive now. Just adding that it would be nice if it did
[Xperia Z General] PhilAd:
I can confirm that the Update has arrived in Germany via PCC.

Its not available via OTA (yet).
[Xperia Z General] ron3000:
i like your location lmao
[Xperia Z General] DoubleYouPee:
Why would any woman go to XDA? :P
[Xperia Z General] SalamiQueen:
That's a lil sexist is it not? :p

Asian women tend to be more into their technology if you didn't know. We are in 2013, girls play video games, football, you get women are who firefighters! There's no rule that xda should only apply to males. I just am one of the girls who try & educate myself into technology or anything that I am interested in, doesn't make me a man or anything. I still love shopping, clothes, chic flicks & cosey nights in!

Anyway, let's stay back on topic now :o
[Xperia Z General] wyterabitt:
Saying man in this context has absolutely no relation to the gender of the person it is said to most of the time. It is just a phrase for most people.

Also, queen doesn't mean anything for usernames. I have seen plenty of guys with queen in their username in the past :)
[Xperia Z General] SalamiQueen:
Where I am from in the UK, 'man' isn't often used in that sort of context at all, unless they are actually a man lol. Different cultures ;)
[Xperia Z General] z260483823:
My fault, sorry about that :)
[Xperia Z General] BobKatz:
Been off the thread for a few days, so thought I should do an update.

Can I confirm:

Switzerland is rolling out

German Generic is rolling out, at last!

Can anyone tell me if UK generic is out? Seen a couple of comments but nothing definitive

Thanks
[Xperia Z General] Cpfoxhunt:
UK Generic is not showing up for me OTA or on the Mac Sony Bridge updater.

I'm mildly annoyed about this - what on Earth is the point of having the generic version, where the money went straight to Sony if they're not going to make an effort with the support? Especially given that its gospel that 'carriers' slow down the updates. It's rather putting me off buying Sony phones in the future ...
[Xperia Z General] SalamiQueen:
I wasn't actually offended, no need to apologise :)

Not on PCC or OTA for me either, maybe later on or in a few days