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[Sony Xperia ZR] nostupidthing:
maybe he enjoy developing for zr!

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but it's always a 2nd class citizen, neglected.

they'll always keep a bootable build but that's it, it doesn't bother them that some functions are missing or not working, like 2nd mic.

2nd class citizen doesn't get to use the 2nd mic
[Sony Xperia ZR] CressKH:
It's not just the 2nd mic...

I was on cm10.1 and everything was pretty stable, but when I moved to cm11, the sound is pretty much broken, volume key control is gone, double tap to wake, etc.

But still I chose to stick on to cm11, hoping that they will fix the bugs on zr.

p/s: 2nd class citizen I am, but still I am happy with it :D
[Sony Xperia ZR] nostupidthing:
amen.

also breathing light is gone.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Ramjade:
Hi,

My phone is on 4.3 stock rom. Never been rooted and never been unlocked.

I am planning to root my phone.

1. My question is how to revert back to 4.1.2?

2 Can I still root my phone by using current 4.3 firmware?
[Sony Xperia ZR] Mario.D:
You can revert to earlier versions with flashtool, but thats not necessary since you can root 4.3 with towelroot.

Yust search for it in google, download directly to your phone and run it, after that download super su.

You may need to enable unown sources in settings--security.

Skickat från min C5503 via Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia ZR] Ramjade:
After doing that, how to flash this ROM?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2765062
[Sony Xperia ZR] ariftwister:
How to get back breathing light after unlocking bl?
[Sony Xperia ZR] CressKH:
in CM11, I've seen no one able to get back breathing light so far...
[Sony Xperia ZR] ariftwister:
I'm now back to stock. Flashed 4.4 ftf after unlocking bl yet breathing light is gone.
[Sony Xperia ZR] wihushae:
Try to Restore your ta backup, then it should be back
[Sony Xperia ZR] nostupidthing:
breathing light is related to TA??? how come...... i didn't backup mine before flashing..............................
[Sony Xperia ZR] ariftwister:
Can i restore my ta backup without any loss of data?
[Sony Xperia ZR] Aniruddha10:
Hello everyone. Do you think developers will port android L for Xperia ZR?

It's unlikely the official version will come to this device but perhaps a custom rom??
[Sony Xperia ZR] paulson881:
I honestly think it is now time to unlock your bootloader if you haven't. I am optimistic that L will be ported to our XZR, but 99.9999% will require unlocked bootloader.:good:
[Sony Xperia ZR] Aniruddha10:
Yeah, I know that nearly all custom roms need unlocked bootloader. Just wondering if we will get that version. Thanks
[Sony Xperia ZR] cahsobo:
NFC malfunction

NFC function is not working after I installed SuperBeam App. I was on stock rooted 10.5.A.0.283 KK 4.4.2.

I've tried anything I could, including flashed to latest stock 10.5.1.A.0.283 KK 4.4.4

Any help would be very appreciated
[Sony Xperia ZR] Aniruddha10:
Hello everyone. I'm pretty set on buying this phone now that the price has tremendously dropped and we are assured of an Android L update.

Only have some questions. As there is no magnetic charging dock (I think), does the usb flap get worn out after a lot of use?

And what about the headphone jack? Is it very durable or very delicate?

These are currently the only issues for me.

Oh,and I'm not sure which colour I should buy,black or white. I heard the black one is a fingerprint magnet..?

Thanks in advance :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] tudork:
There is a charging dock. But not magnetic. It uses contact with the pins under the flap. Check websites.

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The Jack is also under a flap so if you connect your headphones every day that flap is in the same danger as the one covering the USB port. I bought a Sony nfc enabled little thingy and stick my headphones in that, not in the phone.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Aniruddha10:
Yeah, I checked it now. So I guess that's a solution for the usb port.

That nfc device, any idea what's it called? Sounds interesting. It's not bluetooth is it?

Oh and btw which colour is your phone? Black or White? I'm just curious about if the back side is a fingerprint magnet?
[Sony Xperia ZR] tudork:
Mine was black. The back was not bad, the front was actually worse with finger prints. For headphone, search Sony Bluetooth audio devices. You'll find all sorts of things, even Bluetooth headphones. It's up to your budget.
[Sony Xperia ZR] CressKH:
I'm using black for a little more than 1 year now.

USB flaps has loosen because I charge at least 2 times a day (a habit to charge even when battery is still high, whenever I stay in that place for long, home/work)

Headphone is basically the same with USB flaps, but it's still fine because I didn't use it that much.

To avoid the USB flap problem, you can buy the charging dock. It's not a magnetic dock, just works with the pin, and it's pricey.

And yes, it's a fingerprint magnet but you can always buy a back cover.

Wise choice my friend but if you have a budget, you'd better buy the flagship phone or the compact. Dev for this phone is close to hopeless.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Aniruddha10:
Thanks a lot for your help..

Well I guess as long as I can root the phone, stock android is fine for me. I can use gravity box and other tweaks to improve performance.

Also since the phone will get 5.0 it should be good enough..

What phone would you suggest that is slight more costly than this phone? Maybe 50-100 USD more?

I prefer sony. I love UI and all its features..
[Sony Xperia ZR] sepzo:
Sony ZR with Google android L (Lollipop version) :D

Good news!! :cowboy::highfive:

Sony have announced to give our beloved ZR updates from android L version :good::silly:

so cheer up :D
[Sony Xperia ZR] benjamintata123:
I buy this phone , the battery sucks. 3 hrs and gg battery
[Sony Xperia ZR] sepzo:
Really?? Listen to me bro , ZR doesnt have bad battery at all :)

I also bought this phone last month, and trust me bro Its awesome..........except for the camera.

Camera is just average and it sucks me all the time. But

But the battery is aweome. I can watch movies or videos on it for continous 7 hours :)

and on heavy usage it can give 5-6 hours easily.

When you use it averagly it gives batterly life of about 13-14 hours.

May be you have kitkat version, that sucks. Dont use kitkat firmware. Stick to jellybean 4.1 or 4.2.

They are best, fast , stable and max battery :)

:)
[Sony Xperia ZR] CressKH:
Stock ROM is having very good battery life but bad camera post-processing quality.

AOSP is having okay battery life but good camera post-processing quality.

Choose.
[Sony Xperia ZR] captx:
Its true i also noticed that and if you use camera fv5 from play store you can take very good photos

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flavionet.android.camera.pro
[Sony Xperia ZR] sepzo:
So , nice to know its a software bug in ZR camera, not hardware

Hey thanks for your posting bro ;)

But i don't wanna root right now :eek: so I think I will keep up with stock rom 4.1/4.2 :)

I hope Android Lolipop will come as soon as possible and hope for some good :cowboy:

You are right, camera sucks in stock roms, and in kitkat its even worse .

Also since when I upgraded to Kitkat, My phone is not responsive to clearAudio + in speakers :confused:

Anyways Thanks very much again :good:
[Sony Xperia ZR] aswinp007:
I have good battery life with stock 4.4.4. Last 2 full days with regular use (2G). I get one full day with continuous 3G browsing. never tried with much video play.
[Sony Xperia ZR] CressKH:
If you're in cm10.1, you don't really need fv-5.

The AOSP camera is good enough to take very good low-light photo and impressive day-light photo with some settings.

Here are some examples of photos taken by my cm10.1 AOSP camera, unprocessed, manual settings.

Full size jpegs in zip.

Cheers!
[Sony Xperia ZR] Aniruddha10:
Hello everyone.

I've finally ordered the Xperia ZR.

I was just wondering about the charging dock. Cause in India, it isn't available. Only the Xperia Z charging dock.

Do you think it will be possible to use the Xperia Z charging dock to charge the Xperia ZR with some slight modifications?

I saw that there is a thread to build your own dock but was just wondering about this option..
[Sony Xperia ZR] benjamintata123:
How to downgrade?
[Sony Xperia ZR] sepzo:
UPDATE : Awesome performance without Downgrading now !!

Friend I was searching and asking everywhere. Though I was ok after I downgraded but yet the looks and feels of the latest version kept killing me as a jealous user.

So I upgraded to latest version again ---> BUT

but this time i did not updated it over OTA / or on wifi

I did a clean wipe of my phone operating system with Sony's - Flashtool

then downloaded the latest firmware and installed it by flashtool itself.

Now everything works at its best. Now i m again in love with my ZR.

Before it I was thinking to sell it and buy mi4 or nexus 5. But now its cool :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] kfy-1907:
hey guys. i have this phone. i want to send my apps on the sd card. how to swap internal and external memory? can i do this? i have kitkat 4.4.4 version. please help me. my available storage is 500 mb so i must do this
[Sony Xperia ZR] manilenio:
front camera sucks.

i love my ZR, it serves almost all of my needs. but c'mon, the front camera is so bad that i can't even do video calls on viber! it's only a VGA camera, sad to say. you really can't have everything, unfortunately. ah well, not really a deal breaker, just wanted to rant about that. and yeah, keep it at 4.2 and just root it. i'm not gonna update to 4.4.4, i'll just wait for 5.0 and see if it's worth the trouble. :D

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nope, sony did not enable move to sd card functionality for the zr. maybe they'll enable it on 5.0, who knows. if i were you, i'd start uninstalling apps ;)
[Sony Xperia ZR] sourabhp:
Yes you can swap internal and external memory on stock 4.4.4 but remember then you can not take out your external card otherwise phone will be bricked.

check in dev section for how to swap :good:. research and learn before doing anything
[Sony Xperia ZR] Daedroza:
They won't do it in 5.0 as WRITING acess to SD card will be disabled.
[Sony Xperia ZR] humanzqzr:
even apps cannot be moved to sd card in lollipop ports
[Sony Xperia ZR] Starlith:
The most memorable phone i have ever owned and first waterproof for me, going through the raft of sony ui updates from 4.1 to 4.4 during its time. I miss the rugged build quality of this phone. It was like a toyota hilux you could never kill it, you drop it and it has a small bump on the plastic. If only it had a better front facing camera and more internal storage it would have been a keeper for me. I find the new sony phones quality control completely out the window. My Z1C isn't waterproof anymore after the amount of times ive dropped it.
[Sony Xperia ZR] syd.vasquez:
Android 5.0 OTA! For zr yeah!!!!!

Tapatalk para Android
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
Haha be a little patient man;)

I guess the LTE version should come out this week or the after one..

The phone should lunch very soon:)

Ps

Check out the unboxing i mentioned

In the previous page.. Very nice vid;)

Still here;)

N!geR --> E!ch0
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
The unboxing is a little wrong. The tray is not the micro SD tray but the microsim tray. The micro SD sits below it and doesn't have a tray.

There are no capacitive buttons but on screen buttons. So the resolution is technically not 720p but a tad lower. Still the screen is super sharp and the mobile bravia engine does kick in.

Also, I've noticed that the zr has better viewing angles than the z. This is purely by putting my zr in the store next to a z and comparing the screens. Besides, I don't like people reading my screen so I like the viewing angle the way it is.

Battery after a full 10 days of usage is getting much better and sometimes I can't kill it before bedtime.

Still no lagging or laggyness regardless of how many apps you open unlike the Samsung s4 which my pal just bought.

Overall, I'd give the zr a 9/10. It loses marks for general Sony bloatware, that's now disabled on my handset, and because Sony was too cheap to give me a sd card. Overall, to borrow the McDonald's tagline, I'm lovin it.
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
[MENTION=678955]djpeesh[/MENTION]

Thx bro it's great 2 hear an owner opinion n not just a person that just open the box..;)

Forgot to ask u man, did u notice any issues with the sd card?

Cuz i hear some Z users that says

The device kill the card..

And if not which brand u use?(SanDisk,adata..)

And after a week of using, did u notice any special issue? Like lagging or the device freeze or something..?

Thx n full regardz:)

Still here;)

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[Sony Xperia ZR] DooMLoRD:
i want someone to post the loader.sin which works for the Xperia ZR!
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
There's already someone that gave this file earlier bro.. u just dont notice;)

Still here;)

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[Sony Xperia ZR] DooMLoRD:
that was kernel.sin

i want correct loader.sin
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
u can ask [MENTION=678955]djpeesh[/MENTION] for this kinda of stuff., i think he's slipping now or something..;)

Ask him for this file tomorrow mate

Im sure he will give u this immediately:)

Still here;)

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[Sony Xperia ZR] DooMLoRD:
i am still waiting for that person in Ahmedabad to contact me :p
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
Hhaha don't worry man i will ask him for this file myself tomorrow..:p

But how do i get this? should use a software or something??

Still here;)

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[Sony Xperia ZR] DooMLoRD:
if someone has created any FTF for this device and if it could be successfully flashed then the FTF will contain the loader.sin... just open the FTF using 7zip...
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
Ok np mate im sure when e wake up or whatever, he will see the messages n do that..

I will own the device only with more few weeks bro otherwise i was doing it myself..:)

Hope everything will work out well..;)

Still here;)

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[Sony Xperia ZR] 8oldemar:
Have my FTF, all working..
[Sony Xperia ZR] seper123:
i think SP not less than ZR

SP 1.7 ghz dual core very strong and i thinks dual or quad not important

Sp black look cool
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
here's the .sin version. remove the .rar from the filename
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
Here u go man;)

u got 2 loader.sin files from 2 different ppl haha

Cheers:)

Still here;)

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[Sony Xperia ZR] DooMLoRD:
thanks!

i have added support for Xperia ZR in flashtool!

https://github.com/Androxyde/Flashtool/commits/master
[Sony Xperia ZR] tudork:
The ZR does not even exist in Europe or the US and it already got an "update" of sorts. Hurray.

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/07/sony-introduces-touch-block-feature-for-xperia-zr/
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
Another nice unboxing n benchmark review from the famous unboxer

"geekyranjit"..,

Check it out bros;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4FQzVTtIiQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1KLFOzrnOA

Still here;)

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[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
[MENTION=2784807]DooMLoRD[/MENTION],

Any idea how I can reduce the android os battery consumption? Seems to be killing my battery.
[Sony Xperia ZR] gammalerik:
I have been searching for ages for a waterproof phone big enough to mount on my kayak deck for GPS and navigation, and I hope the ZR will be perfect. At first I was thinking about getting the S4 Active, but the screen is unresponsive with a few drops of water on it. Do you guys think the screen on the ZR will be operating well with some drops of water on it plus my constantly water-soaked fingertips? -A.k.a "wet finger tracking".

Hope I have found the kayaker's holy grail with the ZR.
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
Hey,

yes. The zr does have wet finger tracking but it does sometimes lead to false touches in the water. The zr should be perfect for you, although if you kayak for long hours at a stretch, you might want to get an extra battery. The battery is not stellar
[Sony Xperia ZR] gammalerik:
Thanks for replying. This is so very good news! Been waitng for years for such a waterproof product to come along with replaceable battery, big screen, FM radio, good grip, a screen that has wet finger tracking, hole for lanyard and reasonably good sunlight legibility. I have tried various cases for my aging S2, but they all have one or more issues.

*tears of joy*
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
Just to be sure, I'll take it into the pool in the morning tomorrow and see how well wet finger tracking works.
[Sony Xperia ZR] gammalerik:
As long as I can wipe the majority of the water away with my palm, and the screen is say 50% responsive, then I am one happy sailor. Looking forward to hearing from you again. If you have the possibilty to post your test on youtube, it would be most awesome.

Thanks again.
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
Hey guys more info about the ZR;)

The C5503 model(LTE) of the device has been released today on Hong Kong Russia n the Netherlands for 480~500€..,

Bit expensive but i think the price will go down in next couple of weeks..:)

Still here;)

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[Sony Xperia ZR] tudork:
And Mobicity, a European retailer based in the UK sells it for Euro 565. Give me a break!
[Sony Xperia ZR] jonmorris:
A company run from a bungalow? The price for an Xperia Tablet Z is way above Sony's own suggested retail price. Why would anyone buy any phone from this site?
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
Typing this in the pool. It works as promised, the wet finger tracking. Underwater there are some false touches but wet fingers outside are perfectly OK.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Tommylee567:
I'm waitiing for the price to go down at least below 25k inr. It is not worth it to spend on phones when you can use the same price for a good computer.

Anyway, before that, i hope the rooting will be available. Cause i can't live without Titanium Backup. I have loads of backup on that.

Why India region doesn't ever have LTE models? It is funny even ebay.in doesn't have that kind also.
[Sony Xperia ZR] sarkar1990:
Cause LTE is not fully supported here
[Sony Xperia ZR] Tommylee567:
Ya i know, but at least it would be a future proof phone right? So i dont need to keep buying another data dongle if i want 4g internet, i can use my phone.

Just putting my thoughts, I'm not very serious about it. Cause the best thing now is broadband line.
[Sony Xperia ZR] gammalerik:
Very nice. As soon as the stores here in Norway have the phone in stock ca 10th of juli, this is my new phone.
[Sony Xperia ZR] tudork:
If you know a store in Norway that ships internationally, I would be grateful. So far all my searches have been useless. The only store that can get me this phone to Romania is Mobicity but their price is huuuge.
[Sony Xperia ZR] gammalerik:
I will do some checking. The phone is 4100 NOK (660USD) by the way here. Not exactly cheap I think. But is expected to drop 2-300 NOK the first week.
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
I know some sellers on eBay r sell it

On 520$ but they're on vacation right now..

Wait about 2-3 weeks so they back

From the vacation n buy it on that price bro;)

Still here;)

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[Sony Xperia ZR] tudork:
Thanks, you already know I am very impatient:) But I can only do European Union shipping, or I have to pay 24% VAT in addition:) Plus some customs tax. So I need to find a retailer in the EU.
[Sony Xperia ZR] DooMLoRD:
DooMLoRD Easy Rooting Toolkit v16 released!

now supports:

Xperia ZR [C5502/3] (10.1.1.A.1.310)

download link is at my thread!

please test it out and let me know!

@OP

can you please add this to the first post?

regards,

DooMLoRD
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
[MENTION=2784807]DooMLoRD[/MENTION]

Many thx for yur work mate

Will add it right away:)

Edit:

The thread n first post successfully edited

Check it out guys;)

Still here;)

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[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
[MENTION=2784807]DooMLoRD[/MENTION]

Thanks a ton bud. The root kit's working flawlessly. Just rooted the ZR. Now, what do I do next? :laugh:
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
Great to hear it's working with no problems;)

This is a long time i wanna somebody 2 try this.., if u decided to try it bro tell me how it goes:)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2180733

There is a tutorial video too if u dont

Understand the installation steps..:)

Still here;)

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[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
Just thought I'd update you guys. Just got back from a holiday where my phone was my primary camera, listening to music and calls and sms. No 3g as it was in the hills with basic cellphone coverage. No edge even.
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
WoW this is dam** nice man;)

So we dont need to worry about the battery anymore:)

This is awesome bro ty!

Still here;)

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[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
You do need to worry about battery if you're using lots of apps and 3g. Just as a phone for calls and sms this phone will go on for at least 2.5 days including taking some pics and listening to about an hour of music each day using headphones.
[Sony Xperia ZR] njsdante:
Where can i find the accessories for XZR.

This ph is now available in my region for 470000kyats = $500.

But there is no accessories available.

Any idea about good screen protector and cases?
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
No accessories anywhere at the moment bro. Looked without any success :confused: online and in stores. The Sony store here is still not selling the ZR. Weird.
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
Search on amazon or eBay man im sure u will find something;)

Btw

Where do u get him on 500$ bro??:)

The most cheaper price i've seen until now is 555$ on "Negri electronics"

Still here;)

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[Sony Xperia ZR] PseudoReal:
Hi guys,

I am interested in to this phone, too. Even though, I was thinking of getting the Xperia ZL first.

However, does somebody know if this phone will get 4.2.2?

Thanks,
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
Im pretty sure he get even the android 5(KLP) bro;)

He has a new hardware there's no reason he will dont gets it:)

Still here;)

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[Sony Xperia ZR] sss2sssss:
Although my country is selling under the Euro RRP, but then it still expansive than SP by almost RM 350-400 gap, if it's cheaper a bit that time I'm sure take ZR ady..lol
[Sony Xperia ZR] george101:
I cant get Xperia ZR in India for INR 26400 (~$440) or Xperia SP for INR 22000 (~$366). Which one should i go for?
[Sony Xperia ZR] njsdante:
In myanmar bro.

It's the SONY show room price.

SP price in here is around 320$

Z price is around $530.