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[Xperia Z General] doum89:
I've just plugged in my Phone and pc companion says there's a new update (this one on the post) but I have unlocked bootloader so I cannot upgrade. Should I follow the guide at first page? I read I'm gonna lose my root...any suggestion? I read in this forum (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2162907) there's the possibility to relock the bootloader but I'm very confused and I'm tired of read every single page..can anyone give me a guide to relock bootloader so I can install this update by pc companion or is better to do the manual upgrade with flashtool? sorry for my english, and sorry If I didin't find eveything, it's the first post here for me. Thank you for understading
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
Relock your bootloader with flashtool than update using sony update service.

You need to be on stock rom to do this.
[Xperia Z General] TheKingOfPain:
Just updated, not bad at all. Does anybody have some tips about some good "white balance" settings?
[Xperia Z General] ckyy:
Is there a new baseband? If yes, can someone extract it and create a seperate .ftf ? Like this : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1382657
[Xperia Z General] Flying_Hero:
This post written as a reply for this message: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41441041

Try with SUS (SONY update service).

You have an option to don't lose your personal data and installed apps.

But all mods and root will be gone.

I tried to root after new firmware with Bin4ry's method but couldn't success.
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
Yes but You can flash the baseband separately with flashtool,just tick baseband and remove anything else.
[Xperia Z General] doum89:
I'm on stock firmware, how can I relock my BL? I didn't find a clear guide

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[Xperia Z General] gm007:
The old method blu not the TA image.
[Xperia Z General] cordonbleu:
I use 9,0 / 220 on Sharp panel, almost perfect whites. Looks a bit bluish in the beginning, but that's because the default setting is a bit yellow.
[Xperia Z General] donlimck:
feedback

Hi, just wanna give my two cents feedback on the new firmware.

I personally felt that the camera seems to launch faster. It took around 4-5 second to load up before and now it took around 3 seconds.

The user interface is definitely 100% faster and smoother.

The menu bar at the bottom of the screen now appears black which in my opinion loss cool. It also gives a mute uniform look with the black front panel.

I used too encounter some typing issues when using what'sapp esp when trying to copy a previous text and edit it before sending it out. There seems to be done fonts issues or spacing issues where the third and fourth line will merge and over write one another into a single row. But I'm glad to share that this issue solved with this up update.

I'll come back and give my feedback on the battery life street testing for a few days.

Once again, thanks sony for this essential update
[Xperia Z General] ckyy:
Oh cool, thanks alot.

I have noticed that on .253 my launcher is still lagging, even after a factory reset. I believe it's the weather widget what's causing the lag. Can anyone else confirm this?
[Xperia Z General] donlimck:
Just hoping sony will allow us the option to change the default toggle on the notification screen. Or even an option to switch that off, do we can use other alternative.
[Xperia Z General] TheKingOfPain:
Thanks, I'll try it out.

Ha anyone else noticed that now it takes a reboot for Stamina Mode to actually be "on"?
[Xperia Z General] doministry:
Camera is even better now!!!

So sharp.
[Xperia Z General] Ambroos:
How are you guys experiencing the Xperia Keyboard after this update? Is it able to keep up with fast typing better?
[Xperia Z General] lthawker:
Really??...i have xperia v...is it better than mine??
[Xperia Z General] doum89:
I don't want to appear boder but can you give me a link to this guide? I'm very confused and don't want to risk any brick or something else

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[Xperia Z General] fjevel:
I have been running this update for 24 hours now and although I see a lot of things that has changed for the better, I really can not see the big improvement in viewing angles some are reporting.

What settings are you using for your screens?

-KJ
[Xperia Z General] doministry:
It has nothing to do with V but I think it's much better :D
[Xperia Z General] dominic21:
i didnt find any answer to my question so:

if i rooted my phone with Goroh_kun's new root method can i update ? will i loose root

do i need to unroot it?

what i need to do? thx
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
In flashtool there is a button BLU that unlock and lock the bootloader.

Click on it and follow the on screen.

You are not altering the TA partition so it's safe don't worry.
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
By the way i think there is an improvement in battery also,this is what i got since the second charge even though there is few % lost while rebooting.

That means the battery needs calibration.
[Xperia Z General] doum89:
Ok I'm gonna try as soon as possible, if I'll have any problem I come here to break you again :p thank you a lot (I come from SG2 and it was a little simplier).

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[Xperia Z General] danw_oz:
Yes that has always been a problem, why I removed it first
[Xperia Z General] doministry:
I have to say nothing lags on my phone after the widget update before. 253.

It is perfectly smooth here. I have 3 screens, on 2 of them there is a weather widget.

It may be something else.....
[Xperia Z General] anirudhks:
This is really a good sign, wat was the brightness level you set the phone to ? and was the phone on wifi 3g or LTE?
[Xperia Z General] danw_oz:
Once the widget is cached it is fine, it is typically once it has been removed from cache through a garbage collection or phone reboot, it lags for almost 1/2 a second swiping to the left screen for the first time
[Xperia Z General] Andrewtst:
No need any setting in White Balance, now stock .253 already perfectly tune the color.

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Yes, root is lost, you cannot root using any method for locked bootloader now in latest v .253
[Xperia Z General] Mr. Corny:
[MENTION=4907165]Refer[/MENTION]es to KJ post about viewing angles.

You don't see it?, because there is no improvement in viewing angles. Contrast is better as well as color saturation, people are mixing these things.
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
35% auto, wifi and 3g
[Xperia Z General] reignzy:
What's the point of updating if root is lost...?

I'd rather go back to the previous firmware and keep root until an awesome dev can root this firmware
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
You people cry for an update and when there is an update you cry for something else.

Keep crying lol
[Xperia Z General] reignzy:
Dude I wasn't crying!

Just making an obvious statement, so check yourself!
[Xperia Z General] zMIKUz:
anyone get this update for c6602 US?
[Xperia Z General] LitoNi:
True very true.

LOL @ you.

You guys need to chill your ba**s, why can't you people just wait till things get sorted out.
[Xperia Z General] yngwin:
See http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2282415 or http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2279661
[Xperia Z General] Andrewtst:
I unlocked my bootloader already and root is there. I got TA backup, so can restore back and locked, the problem here is after locked, the root is not stable when mount R/W.

New firmware is too good for me to miss, I am not going to return back to .434
[Xperia Z General] reignzy:
All good, I just downloaded .434 generic UK .tft as I cannot find one for NZ just so I can have root. I love how you can do so many things with root, so now I just gotta have it. I'll update at a later stage
[Xperia Z General] xarive:
just download Sony update service which is previously known is SEUS. When I'm trying to update, the same issue happening. "This phone contain modified software that cannot been updated. :rolleyes::rolleyes:
[Xperia Z General] Andrewtst:
That is your preferable, everyone had different preferable, you no need shout "What's the point of updating if root is lost...? "
[Xperia Z General] reignzy:
Who's shouting?

I'm not shouting, just stating my preference. Someone else decided to start shouting.

Ok :P
[Xperia Z General] gadjet:
Help

Can anyone post the "MyFiles" file explorer program please? Its not in the branded three network 10.1.1.A.1.253 update?

Many thanks in advance
[Xperia Z General] doministry:
Isn't it just in GooglePlay Store, Sony Select section.

X-Plore is 10000 times better anyway.
[Xperia Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
If you guys looking for alternatives, try SOLID EXPLORER (the very best)
[Xperia Z General] doministry:
Xplore looks so much better and has a great double pane view....
[Xperia Z General] gadjet:
Thanks

Cheers guys, they all look great but I really need the original "MyFiles" if anyone can upload apk please.

Simple program for a simple guy!!
[Xperia Z General] slo2lah:
isn't this the one you are looking for?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.piggy.myfiles&hl=en
[Xperia Z General] gadjet:
Oooops

Sorry guys, just checked with another guy who has a Z and its call File Commander not my files, apologies.

Same request if any has this apk.
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
It's available in the Play store in the 'Sony select' section.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobisystems.fileman
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
No it's a different one.

I cannot upload,cause i already remove it.
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
He asked for File Commander and that is the one that came preinstalled on my unbranded handset, so I'm not sure what you mean by a different one.

Edit - The icon has changed when it updated and they have updated the UI. Perhaps that has caused some confusion? In any case, it is the correct app :)
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
I think you are correct cause i remove it and didn't know that they have an updated one.
[Xperia Z General] TheAlteredState:
My lock screen wallpaper still doesn't work :crying:

I'll just have to hope for Android 4.2 to fix it....... :cyclops:
[Xperia Z General] Kiko_1272:
Anybody experiencing a noticeable screen wake up delay after upgrading?

Press the power button, screen backlight comes on, screen is dark for a bit then the lockscreen comes up.
[Xperia Z General] TheAlteredState:
I had that problem before this update already. A reboot seemed to fix the problem.
[Xperia Z General] Kiko_1272:
That's what I thought might help but it keeps happening after a reboot but I'll keep trying.

Thanks for your help though. :)
[Xperia Z General] Ame123:
My phone is not going into deep sleep...always my phone is awake wat I should I doo no guys..
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
Factory reset.
[Xperia Z General] :
config carefully Stamina Mode

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Play Store > Apps > Sony

u can find app of "My File" there

list of sony recommendation for Xperia users ;)
[Xperia Z General] Ame123:
Should I delete the internal storage also??
[Xperia Z General] :
updating...

I m updating my C6602-XZ

** UAE

:good:
[Xperia Z General] shoey63:
Just so you guys know, flashing previous build kernel on this update, and then using Bin4ary's root method won't work.
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
No no need.
[Xperia Z General] :
i suggest to clear all *Cache*

But yup no need to delete data on internal storage.

:good:
[Xperia Z General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
Great settings! I like!
[Xperia Z General] amielxda:
question> after my update the NFC is not working.. do you guys know how to fix this? thanks :)
[Xperia Z General] DarkKrypt:
Update available for unbranded no root Xperia z Australia Melbourne
[Xperia Z General] Furtzy:
I got the same bug, i have try to reflash the rom but stil don't work... when i power on the phone android try to update. Nfc firmware and i got "error 0006" it's same for you?
[Xperia Z General] alireza_asol:
can i use this for 6602?
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
Use this one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2283042
[Xperia Z General] :
11. Browser for Small App (from Xperia)
[Xperia Z General] Flying_Hero:
The screen is amazing now, colours are perfect.

I think sound quality and level got higher. But, battery is draining so fast.

I've already get my charger with me all the time but it's not possible to charge it everytime I need.

I need some solar t-shirt or something like that to keep alive my XZ when I not home or office.
[Xperia Z General] sahinz:
11. swype trail is increased
[Xperia Z General] doum89:
Ehi guys I've just installed the global ftf but I keep on recieving ads notitications, how can I delete them? I've lost root too.. Any suggestion?

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[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
For the ads notifications, long press on one of them to find out which app is generating them.

For the loss of root, search this thread or one of the others about the 253 update as it has been discussed about 1000 times already.
[Xperia Z General] doum89:
Ok thank you I keep you updated

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[Xperia Z General] shoey63:
And Perth too ;)
[Xperia Z General] Mobe1969:
Anyone else on 253 have the sony accounts go? The setup wizard doesn't show the Sony Account option, and the account manager on the play store is showing as incompatible

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...NvbS5zb255LnNuZWkubnAuYW5kcm9pZC5hY2NvdW50Il0.

And I am not sure this is the update now - looking at google play, it is showing it as Installed / Not compatible on my old XZ handset as well, the one that was swapped under warranty.
[Xperia Z General] amielxda:
yup its the same.. NFC firmware update error 0006 :(
[Xperia Z General] amielxda:
your NFC is now working?
[Xperia Z General] sahinz:
Issues/Problems:

2. Lock screen sound still delays about 1 second after lock the screen
[Xperia Z General] hamud.q:
it's not a problem my iphone and all other phones I had like this
[Xperia Z General] iamklein:
Issues on Notifications

Does anyone have problems with notifications on this build? Seems like I only receive notifications when I unlock my screen (power button to wake up).

Also, alarm apps I use suddenly don't work (e.g. sleep as android, alarm clock xtreme)
[Xperia Z General] fer2503:
I noticed worse Photo quality in 253 with superior auto and low light especially and more noise...do you agree?
[Xperia Z General] mlesic:
Superior sucks. Now and before..
[Xperia Z General] thalada:
For me the battery seems to drain faster in this version when the mobile is idle.
[Xperia Z General] decentgi:
i flashed the european firmware and i lost 4% in two hours definately not good so flashed back to aussie firmware and its perfect again
[Xperia Z General] jonmorris:
If they've reduced the ridiculous post processing that softened the image to hide noise, but removing all detail, I'd expect more noise now.
[Xperia Z General] Ame123:
My battery life
[Xperia Z General] sephstyler:
I have also noticed that some notifications - whatsapp, gmail etc, are delayed when I'm on wifi.

On 3/4G seems ok. Not quite sure what to do right now.
[Xperia Z General] Aresmar:
Sony exactly done that. Overly used post processing is gone details are back. There will be more noise ofc it is low light and people gotto used to that.

:good:
[Xperia Z General] fer2503:
yes more details in good light photo but sony have to set more post-processing in low light scene. it's the best thing :D
[Xperia Z General] scorpi786:
I dont know if its just me, but it seems slower to the old 434. Just the way I press the buttons the response isnt as fast as .434 I dunno could just be me.
[Xperia Z General] -Zork-:
After factory reset?

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[Xperia Z General] sephstyler:
Anyone noticed a delay/timeout issue with push notifications on 253?

I flashed a pre-rooted version and I noticed it, back on .350 now to see if it persists
[Xperia Z General] SE_iCEQB:
Can anyone tell me what changes they did to the keyboard? I can't see any difference ?
[Xperia Z General] Ame123:
Yes after updating I did a factory reset
[Xperia Z General] CiscoX:
Hi.

After i updated to the newest firmware, i found out that in my camera settings i can only choose max 12 megapixel. Before the update i had 13 megapixel. Can someone confirm this?
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
Choose normal mode and try again :p
[Xperia Z General] vallkyre:
Turn normal camera and turn off HDR
[Xperia Z General] CiscoX:
LOL.. damn i'm so st...d sometimes. Thank you very much :D:good:
[Xperia Z General] theevilworm:
Um, sorry if this is a newb question, but my Xperia Z is still on it's way. I am new to this sub forum, I don't know much about the device yet. But of course I have heard of the display problems with the XZ and I am happy to read that this firmware update seems to have solved this issue partly. I am planning to use custom ROMs though, as with my previous Android devices, so I wonder... Do the custom ROMs such as CM, AOKP et cetera still suffer from bad contrast since they don't have the new display configs?
[Xperia Z General] cheetah2k:
I had this issue on 434, and now 253.. For me, even with stamina mode off, the notifications for Facebook and Outlook do not appear until I turn the phone on from standby..
[Xperia Z General] bronxdude:
how come the album app is putting the pictures i took yesterday to another date? instead of may, its putting it on september 2012
[Xperia Z General] doministry:
Check the device's date....

I've never had this problem.
[Xperia Z General] bronxdude:
i checked that...its correct,i mean the date and time of the device is correct
[Xperia Z General] bronxdude:
i did, from my xperia P. and same with the videos. i copied it from my local pc.

how did you fix it?
[Xperia Z General] BobKatz:
I’ve just noticed something as result of the update and probably what was the intention in the first place. I’m currently listening to Spotify to an album with a black cover and with the update to make the soft buttons and notification bar actually black you really can’t tell where the screen ends and the body begins.

It looks amazing, just the shiny black slab with moving pictures on it’s surface
[Xperia Z General] mlesic:
Quickpic!!!
[Xperia Z General] BobKatz:
Ta da!
[Xperia Z General] KP_:
Nice :)

On mine you can clearly tell the navbar background from the phone's bezel. Guess i'm stuck with one of those inferior displays, but i'm not complaining, still looks good to me
[Xperia Z General] SafakEsen:
I actually noticed that looking the device from different angles after the update is better than before am I right or it's still same guys?
[Xperia Z General] xiaopai89:
Battery life become worse after this update. 100% charged drops to 98 percents within 20 minutes with stamina mode on. Before update, 100% full charged battery can last for hours.
[Xperia Z General] Sc00p007:
I think it is just better calibrated.

100% lasted for hours for me on the last firmware. Now it falls to 99 within the hour. However, getting to 0% is taking around the same if not longer with the new firmware.
[Xperia Z General] xiaopai89:
Where did you find the aussie's firmware? Can you upload please
[Xperia Z General] :
12. Stamina Mode Update; Now with Stamina On maximum standby hrs turns to 6 days (before that we got 4 days)

it means thr s special update for stamina mode beside battery performance of Firmware itself

:good:
[Xperia Z General] MRU5:
Bro. Same happens to me. Just when you choice the firmware to flash let the flashtool start the process. When it show the screen asking for conect the cellphone dont do, wait a second and go to flashtool folder, check on firmware folder another folder named prepared, copy and past to desktop, on the same folder delete the file name simlock.ta and the connect your cellphone. Hope you get it. I could make it as i describe

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[Xperia Z General] Laosx10:
on .253 sg... NFC icon show, but Xloud not work. should i re-flash again?
[Xperia Z General] Andrewtst:
After few days using v10.1.1.A.1.253 ROM, here is my though.

Display is awesome now, this is the suppose display, now it display with nice vividness, higher contrast, sharpness, correct white balance, & pure black. Mine is Sharp panel and now I am satisfied with Sharp panel. :)

Camera is another huge jump, now it not over post processing and good control the sharpness and details. Anyway they is still one flaw in latest camera, don't ever use Superior Auto as this mode will given a really bad over noise photo at dark or night scenes. Highly recommended using Scene mode, I had try Landscape, Text, Night Scene and Night Potrait scene, all given great result with in details and sharpness and great noise controlling. :) :)

Sound is better and louder, but I still prefer PureXAudio.

Battery is quite hunger at beginning flash, but after few cycle of charging, now I find battery is back to normal, even though it seems still slightly higher consumption than .434 but in all acceptable level.

Smoothness is better than .434, but I believe still got improvement to gain pure buttery smooth, now I give it score 95% for smoothness.

World Clock widget got date issue, it never correct.

Dislike at lockscreen open camera always default to superior auto mode.

Pulse notification light is working at Stamina mode now and can disable if you dislike it.

In general, highly recommended updates to .253 ROM.
[Xperia Z General] zodiac100:
I updated to the global rom yesterday and at first glance, I was very impressed.

After playing around with the phone since then, here are my thoughts.

The biggest and best improvement is in performance. The phone's a lot snappier swiping from screen to screen, opening and closing apps and folders, and going in and out of menus. No complaints there at all.

Things aren't as clear cut though when considering the update to the display and camera.

For the display, we get greater colours but I fear at the expense of realism. I find that looking at my pictures now, the quality isn't as good as they were before. Colours just seem too heavy. Before, they looked pretty true to life and accurate. Now they just look altered. Just as I expected, over saturation throws up its own issues elsewhere. The good thing is, there isn't a tint of any kind anywhere in sight.

I don't think I could ever use Bravia engine now, that would just make the photos loose all perspective. So I guess you get better looking UI and games to a lesser extent but photos and videos don't look as clear or detailed. Not so much with videos but photos, certainly.

Onwards to the camera quality, again, they've taken with one hand and given with the other.

Much improved daylight and good light shots at the expense of low light shots. Low light pictures were a lot better before the update as they benefited from the noise suppression.

You see, unlike many others in here, I personally think noise is the biggest enemy of a picture and so I'm sad to see the image processing gone completely. I think Sony should have toned it down in good lighting conditions while preserving it for low light shots.

Right now, I don't think I can take shots without hdr indoors or in low light. Superior auto? Well I never used that crap anyway, and my advice is to stay clear of it. The phone produces its poorest pics in that mode.

The image processing wasn't totally a bad idea and I think Sony has bowed to the critics here. It needed tweaking and not removing. For me, this phone's camera will never be complete without it. At least for low light and indoor shots.

Having said all that, I can understand why this updates exist. To silence the critics who've been very vocal and active in their attacks on the Z. Probably because it's hovering up most of the buyers they hoped their beloved HTC One would have.

Hopefully in time, once Sony developers have had chance to further advance the software, we'll see a return of the image processing algorithms. By no means in their first incarnation but hopefully implemented in a more intelligent and subdued fashion.

For now, I'd have to say, this is the best way for the Z to be. Those idiotic critics certainly needed silencing.