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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
What type of wipe did you do before flashing back to stock? You not only transitioned from aokp to touchwiz, you went from 4.2.2 to 4.1.1. A full wipe is required for optimum results.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hellmag:
I went back to 4.2.2 with a CM 10.1 nightly 20130605 - but still same problem - cannot download from amazon app store and various other apps - Gentle Alarm (sounds - cannot write to sdcard) for example.

(I had used a variety of ROM Manager; CWM; TWRP, and ODIN via mkskip toolkit)

So - I am reading your i747 thread; charging my battery and getting ready to backup "personal data" and I guess do a TWRP Data wipe

>>In TWRP:

>>2. Select Wipe

>>3. Select Factory Reset and wipe

>>4. Select System and wipe

>>5. If you are transitioning from 4.1 to 4.2 or 4.2 to 4.1, you must also select Data and wipe. You will lose all personal data so back it up first.

Will the TWRP nandroid be the "personal data" to restore..? and should I just restore it "all" (or just data? - if thats an option)

or do I just file copy "functioning EFS folder" .. or all of the above

so - I do the wipe and then reflash ...CM10.1 or whatever (and gapps)

I think I am mostly a little fuzzy on what and how to restore the "personal data" - or do we just type stuff back in...?

I can get to adb shell to look at files/permissions if that could point out anything... (or to fix manually?)

Thanks again

:good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hellmag:
No difference - did the TWRP data wipe and re-flashed the CM10.1. What might be a next step... ?

Is it possible that certain apps want to download files where... they no longer have access to (in 4.2.2)?

"PlayStore" works fine; other apps are able to restore/download "files" from previous purchases...

But others cannot download - for example one app wants to download to "/storage/emulated/0/theappname/something.zip"

(where names were change to protect the innocent :) )

I mean is it possibly an app configuration issue?

Is it simply file permissions (and/or links) that are "incorrect"?

Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hellmag:
file system 4.2.2, file permissions, links fix in adb or rewipe?

Do vendors do downloads to file system locations based on phone model? or do they check android version? I am on CM 10.1 (4.2.2) .

But apparently my file permission, links, etc. are messed up

for example Amazon App Store will not succeed to download. currently - just says "downloading - but no progress bar..."

Is my only recourse to wipe the internal sdcard (by odin back to 4.0.4 LG1?)

Then maybe pick it back up from there...?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] BernardBouree:
I just bought a 9090 and I'm unable

1) to achieve a sync with a WIFI conection

2) browse the web with the USB connection.

My WIFI seems to work correctly and the connection is active on my 9090.

But on the sync page the connection does not show up .

For the web no connection seems to exist.

Thanks for your help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windstrings:
I've had my verizon gs4 for a month and no problems.

Now while traveling I keep getting errors saying I will "no longer have access to mobile data till i insert a valid sim card" ?

I've switched sim cards at the verizon store but it started again the very next day.

What gives?

Alan.. Sent with Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windstrings:
The error message that said I needed to insert a valid sim card happened again today while traveling home.

The good news is I think I figured it out!

I had so much hell with this error I wanted to share my findings.

I've talked to numerous verizon techs with suggestions to replace my sim card, reformat, maybe it was one of my apps, and even to replace my phone "but there's none in the warehouse".

Finally I discovered the Galaxy S4 requires a "nfc" enabled sim card!

You can't tell by looking at the tiny sim but the larger card the sim comes in has a notation of "nfc" if it's the right card.

I think as long as I was in my local area the network let me slide since I initialized he phone there... But when I ventured out it saw my non nfc sim as invalid!

After replacing I hung out in the Verizon store about 30 min because before it would error within 5-10 minutes. Then drove home "an hour drive" and absolutely no errors!

And I maintained a 4g signal throughout my whole trip which was through some back country where signal is usually marginal.

Update... As of 8 hours later still no errors!

This is a pretty serious problem for Verizon.

Why?

1. If I would have reformatted to factory settings... I would have gotten the same... All for nothing and days of configuration lost.

2. If I got another new phone, again the same.... All because I would be using my same sim card.!

I'm sure many replace the whole phone "and" sim together and when it works and it's assumed the problem was the phone or software.

What a terrible headache for the customer, tech support, and verizon customer service just because people don't know the proper sim card needed for the S4!

I'm mifted that this is not common knowledge among verizon personnel concerning such a popular phone!

Alan.. Sent with Galaxy S4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fgenari:
Guys, u leave location services on or off? ('m Not saying the GPS) it really influences on battery life?

Enviado de meu Nexus 7 usando o Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badboy47:
I always leave it on. Remember leaving it off may cause some apps like google maps or weather apps may not work as you would want. Plus, I don't think it has a big impact on battery as leaving GPS on.
[Xperia Z General] Dsteppa:
- Screen size: Can't really say anything about it since I came from the Note, and compared to that, the XZ is "a lot" smaller (Depends how much a lot is for some people)

- The looks: Just a matter of ones opinion. For me the XZ is the best phone I've seen thus far.

- The feel: Yap it could have been better

- Rooting worries: Totally bs. You will lose the things you mentioned when you unlock your Bootloader, but you don't need to that for root. And by saving your TA partition before you unlock your BL for the first time you can always re-lock it to get BE2 etc back.

- Battery life: What can we expect from a 2300 mAh battery, for that "small" capacity it's actually quite good. (Removable would've made it even better) Since the new FW the battery life has gotten worse for most people I think.

- Notification Lag: ?? No clue

- Speaker position: I Guess I'm one of the few that it doesn't bother, I use my speaker like.... once per month? Why do people complain so much about it. Listening music through such things is already bs if you're a real music lover, the only thing I use it for is like my ringtone when I receive a call. But most of the times I'm not holding my phone in my hand when I'm receiving a call so I have no problem there.

- Internet Lag: Once again no clue there.

It's a good topic you made, purely based on your own opinion, but because of that reason I also wonder why you made it in the first place.

It doesn't really add anything since (like I said before) it's purely based on an opinion.

Edit:

P.S. I also wonder why they didn't put like a dedicated button for the camera on the XZ.

You can say because of the water resistance, but the phone already has 3 buttons on the side (vol +/-, power) so I wonder if a fourth one would've mattered that much.
[Xperia Z General] JasonX199:
I also wanted to buy a HTC One instead of my XZ. The main reason why I went to the XZ is because the XZ looks in my opinion ofcource more like a buisness phone. The reason why HTC One dropped away from my list is also because it doesn't have an equalizer for my taste. As for me, I don't have a facebook nor any other social media account, so the UI of the HTC wouldn't be any handy for me. Can't say anything about the batterylife of the One because I never actually used it longer than a few mins, but the XZ's batt life is really crap compared to my Arc's. But I've managed to get it all along with automatic app killer and closed alot of apps and dimmed the screen a bit. The specs are good enough to run everything smooth, we're not going to play crysis on it. Browsing is fantastic on this phone, never lagged on the websites I browse. The screen is simply amazing especially with the new firmware. The smallapps is really something I really got used to it, can't do without them anymore. Videos and pictures are for some not good enough, but for me it's brilliant. Just need to play with the settings of the camera and got the most amazing pictures ever. Walkman and other Sony dedicated apps are also good.

Don't get me wrong, I also like the HTC One, I just don't find the htc handy enough. The Htc sense it just nothing for me, just eats alot of memory. The speakers ofc beats the XZ's speaker, but that's something nothing to worry about. Just use the headset, nobody wants to listen to your music.

As for built quality, XZ feels very solid in the hand. Drop the htc and u get the screen in pieces because the glass is edge to edge. And the Htc doesnt feel really premium quality in my hand. It has something of a toyish feeling in the hand.

Just an advice, go test the HTC One out in a local store like I did. Compare them to eachother, and you'll see what I mean. However, it's still your opinion and taste to buy the better one you think of. They are both very good phones, and blast the hell out of samsungs plastic toys.

Edit: Just browsed at thr HTC One topic and I'm actually glad I've bought the Xperis Z. Build quality sucks they say. Screen cracked easy in pocket and camera screen cracked etc. The battery ain't wow either.

Sent from my Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] danw_oz:
Cool, just do it we don't have to know
[Xperia Z General] Azurren:
Thanks for your comments! :)

Yeah I don't use the speaker for playing music but if I hear a new song or find something funny / amazing on youtube I instantly want to share that with friends and family.. What's easier than just whipping out your phone?

Thanks for clearing up the root worries, I read a few horror stories and thought it may not be worth the hassle.

This is kind of a selfish topic as I only created it because I have less than 7 days to send it back if it isn't right for me. But hopefully with people sharing their thoughts / opinions like yourself this could help other people facing the same problems!

Thanks, I'll definitely try-out the HTC One instore. Who knows, it could feel worse to grip than the Xperia Z! I have been tweaking the camera and it's taking really nice shots even in poor light, I'll take it on some trips and see if the battery can keep up ;)

I hadn't heard about the issues people have been having with the HTC One :confused:

Well that's just it.. All the review sites have given me plenty of reasons to switch to the HTC One, I really hate making any decision with only half the story.. :)

As I know I'll regret it if I ended up with the wrong device for me
[Xperia Z General] monsieur_debile:
The screen size

i came from iphone and previously even smaller phone, so first impressions were like ''OMG 5 inches way too big'', after using during some couple days, it fits to me naturally. the weight balance and thickness make it less big it really does

The look

i am not degrading HTC, XZ is simply more beautiful, i agree with others, its one of most design smartphone ever seen

i had a Sony Ericsson W880i before, somehow it reminds me it has some similarity between these

i honestly dont understand why people find HTC One as brilliant design, it just look pretty normal, maybe its because of full alu

actually i prefer square design over curve's one. One has some curve in its shape.

The feel actually it could be as better as worse, square design does not give good hand grip

that is the other side of the coin

Rooting worries if you were willing to root, you should accep the fact of avoiding guarantee, why not? lemme explain, rooting it will be at your own risk, Sony wouldnt prevent you from further issues with root like bricking, bugs... if you brick ur phone for good, dont go crying to Sony, that why they make such decision about DRM

anyway be patient, some developers will fix it and find safe root instruction in order to save DRM (i think it s possible to save it even if phone was rooted)

Battery life on average, all latest smartphones on the market have pretty same battery life according their use of customers

an user who spend day and night on social network, notification, playing game, LTE network etc will drain battery dratiscally

battery life its a matter of use, define your needs in order to find good setting for

Speaker position yes it could be a trouble if you dont use earphones for listening music as exemple

it does not bother me at all since i m using SBH20, NFC and wireless speaker

Internet Lag i didnt get any lag on internet, everything is fine

final advice for you if you focus on aesthetic and design, definitely XZ is for you, otherwhise HTC has its own interface Sense and i know many users like it ;)
[Xperia Z General] barondebxl:
Trust me OP, switching to the HTC one would make you happier, the display alone is out of this world. The Xperia Z is a decent phone but I feel like it competes with last year`s phones like the Butterfly/DNA, LG optimus G and Galaxy S3. It doesn't not compare to the galaxy s 4, HTC one or LG optimus G pro in my opinion.
[Xperia Z General] thalada:
:laugh::laugh::laugh:
[Xperia Z General] Ame123:
I don't think so that the battery life is crap. Yes it can be improved a bit like the HTC one gets 6-7 hours of on screen time with a marginally smaller battery than the Z..here's my result
[Xperia Z General] samxool:
sigh.

stop trolling.

we know it is impossible to get 5 hours of on screen time.

the average is about 3 hours.
[Xperia Z General] Ame123:
I am not trolling...i regularly get 4.5 to 5 hours of screen on time..if u dnt want to believe u can stop commenting on my posts..i have not posted this for guys like u
[Xperia Z General] sfkaudi:
3 hours:eek: I got 4 hours and 55 min with average use
[Xperia Z General] Michealtbh:
I've got over 5 hours many times, even on Cyanogenmod which has worse battery life than stock.
[Xperia Z General] thegregulator:
Sigh, don't be a dink. Give it a rest.

OP, I've used both phones. Battery life is definitely better on the HTC, but it's nothing special. I would get an extra 15-20 minutes out of the HTC. As much as I love the design and build materials of the HTC One, I had some pretty severe gaps all over the phone. A buddy of mine has one as well and his isn't much better. The camera on the HTC is great in low light, but leaves a bit to be desired in good lighting conditions, which is where I take the majority of my photos.

I love the feel of the Xperia Z. As nice as the HTC One feels, I think the XZ is the better built phone. I worry about the glass back on the XZ but I think it's sturdy enough to withstand the rigors of day to day life. There isn't much the Z does a lot better than the One (except water resistance and arguably camera), but for some reason I like it a lot more than the HTC.
[Xperia Z General] Aresmar:
If you can ignore the bad camera and build quality of HTC One why not?

And I can get 6 hours of screentime at %40 brightness.
[Xperia Z General] Ame123:
Build quality and the camera are the most hyped features of the one if one ignores them then whats the use of buying it?
[Xperia Z General] Aresmar:
Sorry but camera fails at photos taken at broad daylight and panoramas vistas etc. 4mp doesnt cut it I have seen it with my own eyes. It may be good at low light but fails at outside photos.

And HTC One has very bad manufacturing. Just read how much problems the buyers have.

BTW I was a HTC phone user before. Not biased or anything. I was considering buying HTC One too. Now I am glad I didnt.
[Xperia Z General] scorpi786:
since I bought my Xperia z i have been considering this. I had a chance the other day to go for the HTC but I thought leave it.

I have had a play in store with the one.nothing initially impressed me about it, the screen was great but the Xperia screen is good too and bigger. I don't really like sense either. I couldn't gauge the sound quality due to the noisy environment but I guess that and the camera are the killer points. that's the only two things that would make me switch.

say what you want about the megapixels but I've saw some shots from the HTC one and they look great. the main thing is the quick shutter speed and brilliant low light performance.the Xperia z shutter speed is average at best and low light performance abysmal on the latest Rom.

the speakers on the Xperia z could be better and I always like good sounds quality on my devices.

but then you have to look at it from the other side too. build quality on the z is great, there's been many complaints about the HTC one build quality. when you have a phone for 2 years the build quality needs to be top notch. I guess most devices should be okay but when you hear the stories about gaps you do get slightly put off.

also the Xperia z is waterproof which could save the phones life some day and the stamina mode does help battery life quite a bit plus the rgb notification led is a lot better on the Sony.

as somEone said previously battery life is currently around the same for the top phones just look at the users posts about the phone you'll find out. design is personal preference.

you get used to each phone in the end tbh, they all have things that stand out for them. personally I can live with the sound quality but they need to improve shutter speed and low light performance I'm still on.434 and I might keep it that way.
[Xperia Z General] silversun92:
Well, if I agree that HTC is a better phone than Z in term of hardware but not by much. I also had a dilemma when choosing Z or One but ended up choosing Z as I think it has better design and much cheaper in my country

Screen: Screen is definitely better on One but Z's screen with BE2 when viewing movie is better in my opinion. I really don't care about viewing angle and it isn't as bad on Z as I thought before (maybe my unit got good viewing angle).

Speaker: Yeah, nowhere near boomsound on HTC but it is loud enough. I can use it to view Youtube with my friend with audible audio.

Speed: Sense 5 is fast as hell, I would say that it is the fastest phone on the market right now, it is even faster than Galaxy S4. But most regular users don't really need it, XZ is plenty fast enough

Feel: I don't like the feel of One, although it is thicker than Z on white paper, the edge thickness is only half of Z's which make holding feel weird. Moreover, the buttons on One is the worst I have ever used. The power button is hard to press as it is so flat and place on top of such a big phone like One, volume rockers are also flat as well.

Battery life: I guess it is slightly better than Z. Maybe you will got 1 hour more of screen time.
[Xperia Z General] simbawimba:
my workmate has just got the HTC one and is having major problems with it, honestly really glad i've got the xz.
[Xperia Z General] JasonX199:
Lately my Xperia Z is performing good batt status

Sent from my Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] sfkaudi:
Yesterday I saw a program on danish tv named ''so ein ding'' and was about galaxy s4 and HTC one the s4 got one star out of six and HTC one got five star but still bad build and best software

S4 was bad build and very bad software with so many bloatware and bugs

Just look terrible!!!!!!!!

I'm glad I bought my xz :D

Sfk
[Xperia Z General] AcoAlex:
Well,my friend got the Htc One (silver-white) yes it is a damn sweet phone :rolleyes: but my ooouuu my when i put my baby Xperia Z (white) he was like :eek: daammnnnn booyy?!?!?! Ehhm,wana trade he ask me that instant :p I said...nop :D

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z General] Nephren-Ka:
XZ vs One

I damaged my first Xperia Z, its a long story but the store which I purchased it from owed my partner a good deal from the previous year (some dude accidentally deleted all her photos while "fixing" her galaxy s3). So they offered me a new Xperia Z for $500AUD or a HTC ONE $550 which is a good price for both handsets outright. I was tempted with the ones speaker but after comparing the two in the shop I just couldn't go past the Xperia Z...just a better looking phone and ticks all the boxes for me.
[Xperia Z General] Azurren:
I can't thank everyone enough for sharing your opinions and thoughts here without turning it into a flame war.

I have decided on keeping the Xperia Z due to the following:

Battery: Lasts me throughout a typical day

And the screen. Seriously!

I never expected this due to how washed-out it looks in comparison to the HTC One / Galaxy S4 but here. Watch a few seconds of this video:

http://youtu.be/U1XlBKN4BrA?t=1m54s

And compare that shot (Or the protagonist sliding down the sky scraper) to how the developers intended it to look:

http://youtu.be/vPiaD55WJg0?t=14s

So.. In actually fact the Xperia has better colour accuracy (In this test) to the other phones.. Meaning that the screen isn't washed out, it's just not massively oversaturate :fingers-crossed:

Thanks guys
[Xperia Z General] dante501:
For Ur info I have no onscreen buttons. U early can root and make them dissapear. Full screen toggle and Lmt launcher is all u need.

---------- Post added at 01:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:10 PM ----------

For Ur info I have no onscreen buttons. U early can root and make them dissapear. Full screen toggle and Lmt launcher is all u need.
[Xperia Z General] xchasa:
Last night when I noticed battery level at 1%, I checked battery performance.

5 hrs 17 mins screen on time and 17 hrs 23 mins off charge. Phone shut down before I could grab a screenshot but my first time seeing this battery life. Stock Au 253 with WiFi, GPS, Lte, all synching on.
[Xperia Z General] Andrewtst:
I more want HTC ONE than Xperia Z after it get announced due to better spec of One.

But after play with both. I decide Xperia Z and no regret.

Yes, One had better spec but in usage no different.

Design - Z is elegance, one is nice but not that impress me especially the white one. Black one look better but finger lover.

Camera - One camera easier get over expose, Z camera is crap in previous firmware where all review is base on. After .253 firmware update, now Z camera is outstanding, far better than Note II, and on par with iPhone 5.

Power button - One power button location is pretty wrong position.

Screen - One and Z is similar in size but one only give 4.7 inch. One definitely better screen than Z but Z is not bad either, at least for me it is far better than my previous phone S III which is far over saturate.

Smoothness - I find both is equally smooth.

I also dislike the way HTC did on vertical scroll in app drawer, I know can change to Nova Launcher but I am bored with it, I want manufacture launcher.

Heat - Z is already heat but One is even much heater.

Until now I never regret pick Z than One.
[Xperia Z General] DesertHawk:
Get a HTC One if you don't mind about the phone scratching. I had one and it scratched a lot even in a HTC official case. Aluminium is a soft metal so its inevitable. I would personally keep the XZ.

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