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[Sony Xperia ZR] boltonfan:
ZR

What about battery on heavy usage?

Also, I had read that the XSP battery drained too quickly in the initial few days but then it stabilized later on. Did this happen on the ZR too?
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
Hey boltonfan,

On heavy use it lasts till 5 pm on an unplug at 7 am. Initially the battery would die quick but it indeed has gotten better
[Sony Xperia ZR] boltonfan:
ZR

Thanks for the prompt replies bro. Really helpful!

I had a choice between this and Htc One X+. Ordered the ZR... Hope it turns out good :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] djpeesh:
Compared to the one x, the zr kicks major ass. Go for it. And welcome to the zr gang :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] 8oldemar:
Thank you!
[Sony Xperia ZR] E!ch0:
Hey dont let this thread 2 go down:p

Here is another "Unboxing&Hands On" video on the ZR, from the very famous channel "iGyaan"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi-XlRZCcT0

Cheers;)

Still here;)

N!geR --> E!ch0
[Sony Xperia ZR] tudork:
I just want the freaking phone but it is still absent in Europe and India has only the non LTE version. If it takes longer than 2 weeks I'm just going to buy the ZL.
[Sony Xperia ZR] shysparrow:
Click Here to Get VRoot (Eng)
[Sony Xperia ZR] Islamegy:
SD Card Size

I just got my device 2 days ago and so far everything is great as expected, The volume rocker place is a little strange and hard to use while in call or may be i didn't get used to use it yet... Also the battery is ok not up to gsmarena results but i hope it will get better after few charges.

I updated my phone to latest firmware and they say it is now supporting 64GB cards, should i buy 64GB or 32GB card? also is there a way to move apps and games to the sdcard?
[Sony Xperia ZR] nostupidthing:
to move apps and games to sdcard, you need foldermount, which in turns needs root.

32 or 64 microsd is up to you, you're like asking a stranger if you should buy a 1000sqm house or a 2000sqm house.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Islamegy:
Sorry if my question wasn't clear... I meant the phone was originally supporting 32GB only so will the 64GB now work without problems?
[Sony Xperia ZR] nostupidthing:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=64gb+xperia+zr :D
[Sony Xperia ZR] lionheart82:
How to install zr cwm/twrp recovery

Hi djpeesh, i read this on zr thread -

FIXED ROOT PROBLEMS AND ALSO INSTALLED CWM - that you commented

I rooted my zr, even managed to install z cwm and twrp recovery, but cant flash cm roms, since z recoveries say that zr roms are incompatible with z, basicaly they think its a z phone, not a zr. My bootloader is unlocked also.

model is c5502, i updated it to 4.2.2 before rooting and bootloader unlock. i tried all recoveries from the zr forum that i found that were supposedly for zr, from z and zl, and they all installed fine, but couldnt install cm10.1, 10.2, 11...

also tried many google play store apps to install cwm/twrp, but zr is still not supported/compatible with those?

tried to find cwm or twrp zip to flash from z recovery but couldnt find any. And i see that ppl can install cm?

can you help me? maybe i didnt find the right zr thread here yet...?

My email is veskoandroid@gmail.com if you need it.

thx a lot in advance. :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] nostupidthing:
if you follow fxp's instructions and flash the included boot.img, you should be okay.
[Sony Xperia ZR] lionheart82:
One down, one to go. :)

Thx a ton, i saw it before but didnt get it, now i tried it again and it worked! :) Now i can flash many ftf files and also all CM editions, 10.1, 10.2 and 11.

But i got a problem when i flash ANY CM rom, namely my pc wont recognize neither sd card nor the phone in any mode and Sony PC Companion gets eror for the drivers, says not recognized or smtn. I thought it was my sd card, because it is very old, but then why does it not recognize the phone?

Is this lonely case or anyone had it as well? Or are ther other non-CM roms i can try if its bc of them/nightlies? I tried latest nightlies of each version 10.1, 10.2 and 11, and 10.2 rc1 also, same result. It connecting fine when i just flash any ftf file, but same for any cm rom...? Also i flashed recovery first from 10.1 (boot.img), but tried 10.2 and 11 also, even tried that fantastic beanstalk rom, same same...

Maybe i should use specific boot.img/ftf/rom combination for it to work? Suggestions?

I forgot to mention, i followed this protocol:

Flash FTF, BLU+Rooting(or vice versa, dont know if it makes a difference), Boot.img, Rom(i can also do blu/rooting after rom flashing). When flashing ROM, wipe cache+data, CM+gapps, wipe cache+data, reboot.

Maybe the problem is in button selections i use in Flashtool? I use rightmost select kernel to flash by doomlord for boot.img and button above to reboot into fastboot. Should i use some other button? Select system to flash or select kernel to hotboot? Tried all 3 and had definite succes with doomlord's options only afai remember.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/uy9139ec33386kp/2013-12-01_040550.jpg

Hmmm....maybe because most roms are c5503 and mine is c5502 to start with? If i remember correctly that is... To many installs for my poor brain and sleepless nights.... :(

Oh and on a sidenote, about flashing ftf 4.2.2 for c5502 and loosing all root - NOT TRUE! i rooted it with vroot, just not able to upgrade to 267 at all, but it works fine anyway. :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] lionheart82:
Skype asks for Amazon Appstore problem + SDcard address change in CM11/Beanstalk

OK scratch all that, i can live with different file system and actualy the pc itself recognizes mobile, i just need to open my computer and connect the phone in mtp mode.

But another problem i can live with is it seems the cm11/beanstalk roms have different file system recognition? namely the sdcard address is different, its not mount/sdcard1 and internal storage mount/sdcard0. Now internal is sdcard and the sdcard itself is ext_sdcard or smtn like that.

Solution? It just makes me do some extra steps in file explorer. But What i cant live without is skype! During some process of flashing, blu, ooting and/or cm instal, i get message when i turn the skype on that amazon app store is missing and i need to install it. Well i did. the it asks to log in. i did. thenit says i do not own the app and redirects me to amazon app store to install kindle fire version of skype (wtf?). :cyclops:

Solution?

Now im trying to eliminate factors and i install fresh stock rom (indian 310 version), install fresh skype from playstore, works normaly. But then i rooted and restored apps via titanium backup and voila skype problem is back again? Anyone has the same bug?

If this is not appropriate place to post these qs, guys please point me to the proper thread/forum, ill gladly go there. Or do i make a new post thread, if i have the rights..?
[Sony Xperia ZR] lionheart82:
AAhhhh, i found the culprits. If i install from sd or restore by TB, it gets like that, so i just install skype from playstore and also poiny TB to sdcard backup folder so it has the right path. Also Solid Explorer has an option to swap ext & int storage and that solves all my problems. Just for those that face same problems in the future. Also in Beanstalk ROM MX Player Pro wont work, but other players will, maybe a ROM bug or smtn else...
[Sony Xperia ZR] burdik:
Actually it's the right way to do it, as this is what guys began to do to support two types of user memory and suddenly everyone started it, except sony decided SCRATCH THAT, we do it our way

ext_ way is currently what Samsung uses, there are many mods for old gameloft games, for example, supporting this

But anyway android has many more standartized symlinks for sd and "internal sd" so this shouldn't be a problem for any app that doesn't work with solid filepaths (this bs should be illegal in apps on Linux and Android, even Win has this)
[Sony Xperia ZR] nikhil18:
Folder mount works perfectly for any large game
[Sony Xperia ZR] burdik:
After remount fix, of course

Remount fix should be advised for any Xperia owner, as it is compatible between 2013 xperias, is persistent, doesn't cause harm even if it isn't needed or has been installed previously and is mandatory for recoveries too
[Sony Xperia ZR] lionheart82:
Well i figured the problem, Solid Explorer's bug regarding the file system was fixed, all was ok after that, it wasnt cm11 bug at all. Sorry, they fixed it in update in Solid Explorer. :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] thelotr20:
I think Im finally convinced that this model is defective.

The first ZR I got, it worked for like thirteen days --> went into bootloop all of a sudden --> lost IMEI & baseband --> hard bricked

So I pay a few bucks and got a new ZR. It worked 3 months pretty flawlessly. It's been upgraded 2 times btw (build 310 --> 244 -->.67 I think)

And all of a sudden again, it went into bootloop. But this time, it stucked on the lockscreen (it shows "loading") and then reboot. Only the NFC & battery icon are displayed, weird enough, the time is reset to the day I bought it (September 6th)

I've tried to repair with SUS/PCC, flash older stock roms and same thing happen. Noted that Ive never rooted, unlocked bootloader or anything. I've got to know a few other who got somewhat of the same problem in less than 3 months of usage (just normal, basic user, no custom roms or anything else).

Now that all software tricks failed, the service centre took it to the hardware team. Yeah thats the last thing I wanna do this my phone.

Maybe thats why Sony never paid any attention to this phone.

Anyway, I'd be appreciated if any of the good folks here know better. Please help :(
[Sony Xperia ZR] CressKH:
Been using this phone for close to 6 months now.

Was on stock ROM until FXP released their cm10.1 and I stick onto it until now.

Works perfectly.
[Sony Xperia ZR] superbonto:
I'm sorry to hear about your ZR.

this phone, like every other phone in the world, have some defective units in their production lines.

most other users are complaining about wi-fi and bluetooth.

for me, maybe just my slightly - yellowish screen.
[Sony Xperia ZR] thelotr20:
yeah on second thought, maybe Im just that unlucky, getting 2 defective units in a row. The hardware staffs are talking about possible mainboard replacement or something.

I still want to get a Z1 but this event really makes me skeptical about Xperia (if you head to the sonytalk forum, there are tons of sudden death Z series Xperias)

Look like Im gonna switch to Nex5 as a safer choice, the only phone other than Xperias that has a clean UI without much bloatware
[Sony Xperia ZR] galaga742:
battery problem

Hi guys, great forum, i have learned a lot of tings from it. So far the phone feels great, however there is only one thing annoying me. Mediaserver is draining my battery like crazy when i listen to music through poweramp, i thought i could get better battery life with this phone than with my galaxy s3, however is not the case, i used to listen to music with the gs3 and mediaserver barely consumed any battery. With the zr it takes more battery than the screen on. i would appreciate any help from you guys. AudioOut_2 is keeping the phone awake.
[Sony Xperia ZR] effective:
I didnt had any drain on stock tho.Thats strange.Maybe there is an option to shut it down,or use stamina mode enabled. :highfive:
[Sony Xperia ZR] galaga742:
thanks for the quick response, i wanted to post pictures, but at this moment i am not allowed, i will do it once i get the chance to. i have stamina mode enabled, also i have rooted my phone and installed setcpu, added a profile, whenever the screen is off the cpu is set from 384 to 486, everytime i listen to music the screen is off, weird thing and it surprises me a lot is that the keep awake time for mediaserver is 2:36:45 and it consumed 33% of my battery, while screen time on is 3:12:19 and it took 23%, the brightness is the minimal possible with auto enabled. how can this be possible?
[Sony Xperia ZR] effective:
wow..this is so strange :eek: so you charge your phone every day? how long is the batt lasting on full charge?
[Sony Xperia ZR] galaga742:
yes, i charge it every day. i get approximately 20 hours out of a full charge with light to medium use. i was expecting better battery life compared to gs3, considering the screen is smaller, the higher capacity of the battery and the stamina mode, i feel disappointed, listening to music takes more battery than having the screen on. how is yours? i noticed you are running a custom rom, how is being your experience with it? any benefit over the stock rom?
[Sony Xperia ZR] effective:
This is quite strange rly.. yes check my thread here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2559121 i got some screens with the batt usage there too.
[Sony Xperia ZR] silvscorp:
I've had audio_out wakelock on several of the phones. Some with listening to music and most are game related. Check your running apps and see if any games running in the background as well. If so clear them as this is pretty much the only way helped my situation.

You can also download greenify app so it can help hibernate the apps to prevent resource leakage.
[Sony Xperia ZR] galaga742:
thanks for the suggestions, i've purchased greenify to be able to hybernate system apps, with no luck, i don't have any games installed, it happens only when i listened to music.

i will definitely visit your thread to understand better how cyanogenmod works, i flashed it already, so far i am quite happy with it and most important, the freaking problem with the mediaserver is gone, i can listen to music through poweramp with the screen off and it drains 1%/hour, amazing, i was used to this behavior with my gs3, i'm glad i have it again. i can't say the battery life is stellar, it is quite good, because it is recently flashed, i will give it some time to assess the battery life. sorry for my late response it took me a whole day to get it flashed (noob here).
[Sony Xperia ZR] prafulxperia:
voiding warrenty

will this firmware void my official warranty ?
[Sony Xperia ZR] junchronick:
Xperia ZR in the Philippines

Hello devs! I got an Xperia ZR from Japan, and right now I'm staying in the Philippines. I can't use any other local sim cards to my Xperia ZR. Can you please enlighten me on what should I do? Should I buy an unlock code? or should I unlock the bootloader and my XZR will automatically openlined? Thank you!
[Sony Xperia ZR] effective:
If you unlock your bootloader you will unlock the simlock too.
[Sony Xperia ZR] nzeetech:
FoulderMount not working of 4.3

FolderMount is not working on 4.3

when am clicking on the pin to mount the game it restarts the phone :(
[Sony Xperia ZR] Aggror:
Can anyone tell me what's the best ROM/ROMs for Xperia ZR based on your opinion.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Kyuusei074:
So I just received notice of an OTA update to 4.3. Can anyone confirm that they were able to keep root after updating via OTA?
[Sony Xperia ZR] Lasantha:
Use remount reboot fix

---------- Post added at 06:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:12 PM ----------

You will lose root
[Sony Xperia ZR] BobLC:
Sure ? The last OTA (4.2.2) kept the root status, and so I suppose it was the same for the 4.3 OTA.
[Sony Xperia ZR] DPY!:
I can confirm that you lose root if you update 4.3 OTA.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Mario.D:
Did you have latest SuperSu 1.86 installed before you updated?

The older ones wont work with 4.3

Skickat från min C5503 via Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia ZR] satheeshxda:
Hi Rajeev, I have a doubt with Xperia XR.. hope u would help.

I have bought my new Xperia ZR, but depressed with the low internal memory, cannot install more than one big game like Asphalt, NFS most wanted etc...Can anyone help me here?

Have you installed Cyanogen mod in your Xperia ZR and will it have any option to move apps to SD card? Please help me....I am unable to play with my beast..

Any help much appreciated.

Thanks in Advance

I am also from Tamil Nadu :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] Lasantha:
Root stock. Apply remount reboot fix. Install folder mount.. Use folder mount to move app
[Sony Xperia ZR] DPY!:
Did v1.86 work for you?

I think i had v1.86 while updating. Did you succeed with v1.86 and got root in 4.3?

Anyway, I won't be upgrading till we get a proper root method.

Also, if anyone has downloaded the 4.3 OTA update and plans to update later or experiment with root,

you can copy the downloaded files after Update Center says "Ready to Install" from root directory <cache/recovery>.

Just copy the whole folder and make a backup of Update Center app from Titanium Backup.

Then, if you want to update, you can copy the recovery folder back to "cache" folder AND CHANGE the PERMISSION of all the files using Solid Explorer/ Root Explorer after mounting r/w.

It should look like this-

R W X

1 1 1

1 1 1

1 0 1

1=tick 0=unchecked

And change "Owner" to 1000:system , Group to 2001:cache

Then you can restore Update Center by Titanium Backup and update.

I was fed up of restoring via CWM.:p

P.S : Go to apps and clear data of Update Center if you don't want the "Ready to Install" Notification all the time.:cowboy:
[Sony Xperia ZR] vozie:
Moving apps to SD card

Aha, I tried to use folder mount to move maps in Navigon or notes in Evernote but it didn't work. Will applying rmount reebot fix this - and where do I find the proper one?

Am on 4.2.2, rooted.

Thanks, voz!
[Sony Xperia ZR] ignaciopaolo33:
Hi. I just updated my xperia zr c5503 usng pc companion. After the update i noticed that the lte option in the mobile network is gone. Anybody else having the same problem?
[Sony Xperia ZR] Lasantha:
Yes you can you need paid version for It. There's an xda thred for remount reboot fix by nut. Use that

links folder mount-http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192122

remount fix-http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2317432
[Sony Xperia ZR] Kratellismorru:
Stock 4.2 Gallery

Hi everyone, may I ask if some of you were able to make the stock android 4.2.2 Gallery app work in our phones? (version 4.2.2 and 4.3), my friend have a Cherry Mobile Apollo with stock 4.2.1, and his gallery previews his videos in live thumbnails, does anyone have an idea about it? I tried pushing the apk in my system from him but it does not work (not appearing in app drawer)
[Sony Xperia ZR] Earl John:
Xperia ZR "self-cracking screen" problem?

Guys, since most of you have owned this device of several months now, what do you think about the rumored issue of its screen tends to crack easily even without dropping it or any physical abuse?

I found a thread from Xperia ZR users at Xperia Care official website concerning this problem.

I am a heavy gamer, and most of my past smartphones would heat up because of playing high end games on them which I consider normal. However, I am worried that I might crack my screen if I do it on this device since others say it is caused by heating inside the phone. Others say that their screen just cracked without any reason; others said they just left it on the table and when they look at it, it already had the cracked screen. The number of complainants is not that big though, maybe 10 users. This issue has been known to Xperia Z(you can search it on Google).

So, guys please tell me, has anyone here experienced the same faith with their Xperia ZR? Should I really be worried about this? And is our phone really that delicate and not so durable? Have you already dropped your phone? If yes, what happened? :confused:

I would really appreciate if anyone from this thread could enlighten me about this or maybe share their experience related to this issue as I am kinda freaking out right now thinking that I may have made a wrong decision by buying this phone. :rolleyes:

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[Sony Xperia ZR] sijav:
well I don't have that problems,

it's not cracking at all but it's for me, many have reported that their bluetooth and wifi is not working correctly, mine is working flawlessly.

I have a cover (here we call it a jelly cover not sure what you're calling it but it's not plastic), I failed to hold it many times, many times it landed on hard surfaces, I remember two times it fell from stairs and I found my phone in the downstairs but not even scratches :D the cover support the phone greatly.

I have played 16 hours RR3 on this phone, two hours of this playing was in hot air (about 45 deg) just to be sure this phone lives with me, poor phone nearly explode!!! :D but every thing went fine and I didn't had problems for now. it is still water proof though.

goodluck ;)
[Sony Xperia ZR] Earl John:
Kodus to Sijav

Thank you Sijav! :good:

I became really skeptical and disturbed when I read that thread. I did some digging if other XZR users in my country have experienced that issue but so far, none of them proven it right. My trust for this phone is back now. hahaha

I got an idea for heating matters of the device, I think it would be helpful if we open the flaps whenever we play high end games on this phones for a long time. I read an article from Sony that to make sure that this device is water proof, they make sure that it is air tight. In other words, heat is trapped inside the device. Technically speaking, in order to prevent over heating, there must be holes in it. It may sound ridiculous to others or maybe find it unnecessary but I think I'll do that. I want this phone to last until the next two years so I want to take care of it as much as possible. :cowboy:
[Sony Xperia ZR] art7000:
Hello!

I have SO-04E and I want to remove the Japanese application, because in Russia, they do not work.

I already tried to flash the firmware android 4.3 from 5502 and 5503, everything works fine, but lost 32 gb of memory. So now I'm back to SO-04E Originally roms, and 32 gigabytes of my back :)

Are there any firmware that will allow me to get rid of Japanese app and save 32 gb of memory phones simultaneously?

Thank you very much for your help!

update))

Everything was very simple =)

When flash ROMs need exclude one option. partition =)
[Sony Xperia ZR] ronaldbeti:
I think u only need to root it and then problem solved. Once the device is rooted, it will be all yours to be customized.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Aniruddha10:
Hey can anyone tell me if it would be worthwhile to buy this phone now?

I mean it's a year old but it's an awesome phone. It has kitkat and great specs and is much better then many other phones at the same price that have come out this year..

So could anyone give me suggestions whether it would be a smart choice to buy it now?

Thanks in advance :good:

P.S. I know it's a very very early to determine which phones will get the new Android Version ( Android L ) but does anyone think it's a possibility for this phone..? :fingers-crossed:
[Sony Xperia ZR] TheQuarterMile:
Since it has similar specs to Nexus 4 it should be easy to port a Android L ROM unofficially.. It's available for 19k on flipkart which is sweet deal if you don't wana buy a phone like the Xiaomi mi3
[Sony Xperia ZR] CressKH:
Personally I would go for Z1 Compact if you're okay with its size.

Spec wise it's better than ZR, and it's more popular than ZR i.e. more developers are developing custom ROMs

ZR is awesome, but somehow it's just lack of popularity and it's a major thing to be considered.

I bought a Z1C for my gf and both of us are happy with it :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] Aniruddha10:
The problem with Z1 Compact is that it about Rs. 8000 (100 Euro) more expensive. Otherwise I'd probably get that.

Well as long as there are even just a few developers that's good :)

So there are developers would would be willing to do the unnofficial Android L port? That'd be awesome!

I'm probably going to buy this phone..

Thanks for your help :good:
[Sony Xperia ZR] TheQuarterMile:
If you enjoy Android development and stuff then the Xperia ZR is definitely not the phone to buy... Probably try getting an invite for the One Plus One or a Nexus 5...
[Sony Xperia ZR] CressKH:
There's always CM team and FXP team here to develop for ZR, and looks like it's always gonna be them.
[Sony Xperia ZR] ashis.kyal:
Get Xperia ZR@ 18,490 only in India

http://bit.ly/1ndLjWR