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[Xperia Z General] BensJammin:
"us people" cry about updates because this phone is riddled with so many faults its ridiculous. I have been on xda for ages and am more than competent with fastboot, flashtool, PCC, Odin etc.... Do you not think I may have already tried to flash a different firmware??

My phone isnt recognized by a computer via USB although it will charge. I have tried 4 different computers, with windows 7 and xp, latest companion installed, different ports, and none of them see the phone. Im waiting for an ota update to see if its a hardware or software fault before I send the phone off, as I'd imagine the 'unknown error' video recording fault must be software related too.

I dont know why 'you people' have to be so judgemental sometimes!!!
[Xperia Z General] koziakauzu:
Thanks a lot :)

Sent from my Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] sweatingmytittsoff:
no probs
[Xperia Z General] Glover1969:
Still on board...
[Xperia Z General] kkd28:
someone reflects that the battery bug is still there...
[Xperia Z General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
New Album, Movie and Walkman app are included ???
[Xperia Z General] Denhot:
They have a slightly different version number.

But on the surface they are all the same.

The version number is not the same as the New ones, it's lower.
[Xperia Z General] iRimas:
Xperia Z (C6603) v4.2.2 10.3.1.A.0.244 Generic BE Update just Updated.

Xperia Z (C6603) v4.2.2 10.3.1.A.0.244 Generic BE just Updated.
[Xperia Z General] spajder6:
which version of the Walkman?
[Xperia Z General] PNuT.:
competent maybe.... but the second bit is fairly comical! just send it back!!
[Xperia Z General] lupogrigio59:
Does anyone know how to root with the new firmware 10.3.1.A.0.244?
[Xperia Z General] PNuT.:
i found out it was rootable before I knew the update existed......
[Xperia Z General] lupogrigio59:
The root worked with fw.423 with .244 does not work.
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
Why you don't search better than crying

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2386405
[Xperia Z General] PNuT.:
its why I didn't include a link.... make em search themselves!!!!
[Xperia Z General] koziakauzu:
is it safe to update via PC Companion otherwise?
[Xperia Z General] nielneal:
yes it is or if u know to pack the ftf than use flashtool its the fastest way..;)
[Xperia Z General] android_myan:
Lockup below thread for rooting .244. I already tried and everything is ok

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2386405
[Xperia Z General] koziakauzu:
:thumbup:

Sent from my Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] Jambu95:
temperature reached 42.2 celcius upon first boot after update wow, fixed home launcher lag, great though
[Xperia Z General] BensJammin:
Comical? If Sony do an OTA update I potentially have no need to send it back and be without a phone for god knows how long.

Just doesnt make sense why Sony don't provide for the unbranded ones.
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
In final stages of preparing an update-to package, getting tested now by a lucky few. Based this release on the FTF from [MENTION=4200974]NetSkill[/MENTION].

Will most probably be available in 5-6 hours, after testing and if everything checks out.
[Xperia Z General] bondjohn:
well took the plunge on saturday after finally giving up waitng i decided to flash my uk generic with spanish rom and now ive been updated through pcc to this new firmware, fantastic
[Xperia Z General] huyo:
Screen flickering issue is fixed.
[Xperia Z General] bondjohn:
i was the same used flashtool really easy when you follow the steps, i flashed generic spanish and today ive just been updated to this. happy times
[Xperia Z General] ce_rob:
i have a c6606 running .423 generic australian - i've been having a ton of issues getting my phone to be recognized by flashtool again, so i can't flash this .ftf at the moment. if i connect to pc companion and an update is available, will it update ok? how does that work since i'm in the US and my rom is australian?

*edit: also, if i DO manage to get flashtool to see my phone again, can i go from a generic au .423 to a generic es .244? or would i have to go to another generic au?

thanks!
[Xperia Z General] PNuT.:
waiting for sony to fix a problem OTA on a problem that is most likely hardware or everyone would be suffering with it to me is comical....

especially if you know what you are doing
[Xperia Z General] lay_forat:
Not in the usa firmware same old versions I wonder why
[Xperia Z General] :
Album; 4.0.A.0.12

WALKMAN; 6.1.A.0.4

on new firmware

but .apk version of Album and WALKMAN OTA update is

Album 5.1.A.0.4

WALKMAN 7.9.A.0.1

However Lags completely gone but the version numbers are different !

:good:
[Xperia Z General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
But the appearance is different or identical to newer version?
[Xperia Z General] Ame123:
Gsmarena says that the update provides higher quality images while recording videos..is this real?
[Xperia Z General] beni8978:
The same like ota update.

◇C6603
[Xperia Z General] scorpi786:
Wow best update yet I think.

Camera is finally as fast as it should be when it takes a picture. No more ui lag or any Micro lag in any menus.
[Xperia Z General] eryen:
Short reviwe for album.apk.

In new firmware, album is just like old one. Same old GUI, no gif support etc.

Installed OTA album, walkman over them
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
yes you can directly.

are you sure? :p

+1
[Xperia Z General] eryen:
Another review.

Wifi signal is alittle powerfull then before. In my kitchen and balkony, i've wifi disconnect problems.

I've just eat my meal in kitchen and now in balkony, i'm drinking my cold bear while surfing internet.

Can any body confirm this?
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
This was fixed for me since the first 4.2.2 i had the same weak signal on all 4.1.2 firmwares and now wifi is much better.
[Xperia Z General] mhok_20:
Xperia Z Update (4.2.2_10.3.1.A.0.244)

i want to share this with you .... :)
[Xperia Z General] zirado:
If you have cold bear, will be pleasure for us to test your wifi signal with our device's, and to confirm your opinion. :beer::D:cool::beer:
[Xperia Z General] wonneil:
The screen seems much brighter to me after update, have looked at backlight settings and there is either on or off, I'm sure that before there was also half but that's no longer there, so I think the off option has been replaced with the half option.

So looks like there is no way of turning the backlight off using the quick settings now (off is actually the old half)?
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
It's same as before,full or 25%
[Xperia Z General] Apollo89:
If you cross flash your phone (e.g. flashing C6603 firmware to a C6606 phone), it is no longer possible to update or restore your firmware through any of the official ways (Sony PC Companion / Sony Update Service / Sony Bridge for Mac / OTA), because your TAC (Type Approval Code = first 8 digits of IMEI) doesn't match anymore. C6603 TAC is 35576205 and C6606 TAC is 35676805.
[Xperia Z General] alessa:
could you tell me if there is a change to that of the camera?
[Xperia Z General] ce_rob:
so even i i edited build.prop to reflect that my device 'is' a c6603, installed pc companion and said i was IN australia, it still wouldn't work?
[Xperia Z General] Apollo89:
You don't even have to edit build.prop, as soon as you flash C6603 firmware, your build.prop gets replaced completely. However, your IMEI number (and TAC) stays the same. If your TAC does not match with the rest of the details (model number, customization number), then the update server returns an empty response.
[Xperia Z General] ce_rob:
ahhh got it, thanks for the in-depth explanation! so from now on, i'd have to flash everything myself via flashtools? no biggie. thanks again!
[Xperia Z General] Apollo89:
Yes, you'll have to flash every firmware update with Flashtool or you have to wait until it gets released for C6606 and return to that firmware.
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2387191

:D
[Xperia Z General] dirtyjeff:
People seem to be saying the camera is better. Is it just more responsive or is the actual picture quality better?
[Xperia Z General] dante2086:
My album app still lags.:(

Is it just me?
[Xperia Z General] Chipaxx:
Already available in the philippines

It's already available bro. i updated mine through pc companion.:good:
[Xperia Z General] ari197:
curious.. I'm using the stock ROM that came with the phone, but I've rooted it, installed recover and I've updated the album and Walkman apps manually using the app from the other thread. I've also change the dpi settings on some apps..

will that prevents me from getting OTA update?

also I bought this phone from amazon Germany but currently living in the Netherlands.. will I get the Germans update or the Dutch one?
[Xperia Z General] carlsbad28:
I reckon it's better than previous firmwares. :good:
[Xperia Z General] zaur.ahmadov:
WI-FI signal issue

Hello colleagues, greetings from Azerbaijan . :cowboy:

I just wonder, Wi-Fi signal issue fixed in new 10.3.1.A.0.244 Software version or not ? Does anybody detected that ?

Currently I have this version > 10.3.A.0.423. Android version 4.2.2. But still Wi-Fi signal is poor. :(
[Xperia Z General] hamud.q:
if you update the album from OTA , just uninstall the update and it will be smooth like a butter
[Xperia Z General] roymustafa:
There is no problem on mine on 423. But anyway the latest 244 solves that issue.
[Xperia Z General] larcast:
How is the battery life with this Rom? I think is very bad to have a phone always reaching big temperatures.. It's insane.

I'll keep in 423 till Sony makes a better work with this firmwares..

Enviado desde mi XZ
[Xperia Z General] Don MC:
I've got an 'msm_hsic_host' wakelock on this FW.
[Xperia Z General] wonneil:
Ah ok, I must of imagined the backlight having three settings before, in that case I think it must be the 'Adapt to lighting conditions' tick box that no longer works as it has no effect anymore.
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
'Adapt to lighting conditions' works fine for me. If you have installed the XZ dual recovery, then that stops the ambient light sensor working for some people (including me) on both 423 and 244. I removed it for this reason until [NUT] finds a fix.

Edit : Read from this post onward to see that a few people, including [NUT] himself are having issues with the ambient light sensor - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=44029507
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
The brightness is working fine here,if you are having problems do a factory reset.
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Or remove the dual recovery (if he is using it) like I said. A factory reset isn't the initial solution to every problem. :D
[Xperia Z General] marcoplo:
I wounder if some can do a rooted:) zip of 10.3.1.a.0.244:o pls :angel:
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Being as you have been here for nearly 3 years, you should know how to use the search function of the forums :D

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2387191
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
I usually suggest a fix assuming that he is on stock not rooted ;)

I can't guess what he did on his phone :p
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
I understand that you don't know what he did to his phone, but it's unlikely that a factory reset would fix an issue with a system component such as the brightness control anyway, as /system (or anything but /data and maybe /cache, I believe) is not touched by a factory reset. ;)
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
If you want to think logically when something is not working correctly in your phone,first thing you do is a factory reset ;)

As i said i don't want to imagine what he have as apps or what he did like rooting...

So don't quote my post thinking that you are the clever boy here ;)
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
LMAO. So, the FIRST step when troubleshooting issues with your phone is to wipe all your data? Really? Hahaha haha :D

Good one. A factory reset should be a last resort when all other troubleshooting steps have failed.
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
Some newbie like you should try it from time to time :D
[Xperia Z General] roymustafa:
I loved my XZ again after flashing latest update... very very very smooth without any lag...loved lock/unlock :)
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Never, ever have I had to factory reset any of my devices for a problem that has occurred.

Anyone with any common sense would first uninstall any apps/mods that have been recently installed before even thinking of such a drastic step. Especially people on a development site, you would hope.

A factory reset is something a customer support agent would suggest as a solution to any problem that isn't in their script to a clueless customer that called them.

Come on, use some common sense before posting :D
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
You are a rare case move on :D
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
So, instead of maybe removing a couple of apps or a mod to try and fix the issue, you would wipe all personal data on the phone in the first instance, before trying anything else?

A factory reset could well and probably will fix a good deal of problems, but at the expense of having to setup the phone from scratch again. Even with a decent backup solution that can be a chore and could be totally avoided by a small amount of proper troubleshooting before choosing the nuclear option. :)

Just stop and think what you're saying is the better solution before posting anything else.

I won't carry this on any further as anyone else reading this thread can make their own mind up :D
[Xperia Z General] triple_9:
Keyboard is still laggy and slow:crying:
[Xperia Z General] vibecatalin:
I've read only good things about this firmware. I've missed the bads? It has something to concern about, I mean a bug or something like that? Thanks!

p.s. I'm asking cause I want to update my firmware. Thanks!

L.E. : Other than keyboard, I'm using swiftkey.
[Xperia Z General] wonneil:
Thanks for all the tips :) Obviously something went wrong with my phone then as it is working for everyone else.

It was working fine on the version before this (stock rom) but after updating using the Sony Ericsson Update Engine to .244 the screen was twice as bright as before, might try installing a stock .244 rom to see if that fixes it before going down the dreaded factory reset route :(

Thanks again :good:
[Xperia Z General] dreamville:
Sony phones have always had laggy keyboards. Download Google keyboard from play store. It is fast, responsive, no lag issues and better than all other keyboards I've tried

Xperia Z Vanilla
[Xperia Z General] TheKingOfPain:
Play store says Google Keyboard is not compatible with my device (C6603). Weird.
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2312179
[Xperia Z General] bigbamboo5:
I use Swiftkey - thoroughly recommended. :good:
[Xperia Z General] Hellscythe:
wowowo very smooth

i can confirm xperia launcher is smooth now, still stutters time to time when scrolling or opening app drawer, but very big improvement

scrolling in settings no longer lags, yaaay! :D
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
This one?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin

I have it installed right now. Very strange if you cannot. If you cannot install that one, just grab the apk like gm007 said. :)
[Xperia Z General] TheKingOfPain:
Thank you all, I noticed you answered when I was already downloading the apk provided in the S4 section. Thanks again.

Yes, that one. Strange, isn't it? Oh well, thank goodness there's XDA :laugh:
[Xperia Z General] RCJ89:
How is battery life and audio volume since update
[Xperia Z General] paprkut:
hmmm my screen fade off has stopped working
[Xperia Z General] Apollo89:
But it looks awful. Xperia Keyboard is designed like the rest of Sony's UI (left), while Google Keyboard is designed like (ugly) stock Android (right):

If you install Google Keyboard on your stock Xperia firmware, then you get a combination of both styles, which is even worse.

I don't have any lags with Xperia Keyboard by the way.
[Xperia Z General] Julianocas:
The point is that we don't discuss this kind of problems here, the one that solves with apps removal or setup configuration.

When you flash a FTF, you can get bad compilation, or overlap files, corrosion scripts, and a lot of other issues that a factory reset after flashing a FTF will setup the scripts for your phone and make it close to all others that are not having this problema.

What matter here is the stock and clean OS, working 100% like all others... if you are an exception, you should try factory reset instead.
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
We don't discuss it here? He had a problem, so I suggested a solution. Are you saying that the wrong solution should be offered just because the question was asked in the wrong place? Please.

Again, factory reset doesn't touch anything in /system, which is what would have been affected by a bad flash. 99% of the time, wiping /data is useless in solving non app related issues.

Flashing the ftf again would have been a much better suggestion.

I don't see why people advocate a full factory reset before at least spending a few minutes trying alternative solutions. Most of the time it's just parrot fashion like you see people posting "wipe data, cache and dalvik" in response to every problem in a rom thread, with little understanding of what it does.

Edit: After reading your post again, I realise I shouldn't have answered seriously, as it's clear from the mumbo jumbo about "bad compilation" and "setting up scripts" that you posted that you don't really know what you're saying. Please don't quote me again if you don't know anything about the subject at hand. Thanks.
[Xperia Z General] triple_9:
you're a slow typer then :D
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
The lag could be because xperia keyboard save lot of suggested words when you write abbreviations.

That's what i noticed,on fresh rom installation there is no lag but after couples of days the lag appears.
[Xperia Z General] triple_9:
You are onto something. I noticed the lag 2 days later too :good:
[Xperia Z General] Apollo89:
Nope. All text appears immediately, even when typing very fast. If you are having lags while typing, then most likely there is a problem with your phone (software).

Edit: I don't use autocorrection. Maybe that causes the problem.
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
Delete the suggested words from the settings :D and try it again.
[Xperia Z General] TheKingOfPain:
I never found the Xperia keyboard to be laggy, maybe because I deactivated everything, from word suggestion to autocorrection, but as I'm trying out the Google keyboard I think it's more precise when it comes to input letters. As a matter of fact, I now don't make any typo, a thing that occurs me with the stock keyboard on a regular basis.
[Xperia Z General] amfirbek92:
My cust is MEA so update center isnt working for me..i installed all new medias apk directly once I booted the cell with .244..everything is smooth till now..just missing speed dial? Since 4.1.2 last update no? And lock/unlock anim
[Xperia Z General] Jonathan2677:
Yeah I've been using swiftkey but tried your link to see why he said it's not compatible and no problem installing hmm:)
[Xperia Z General] long2905:
this update seems nice so far. there is a small problem though that it is still using old versions of walkman/album/movie and the update center doesnt allow you updating to the new ones :(
[Xperia Z General] dante2086:
You're right. It actually worked. But now I'm wondering, why did it work? The newer album app is also meant for the Z right?
[Xperia Z General] BeetoCarvalho:
battery bug still

was restarted with 41% and rose to 63%
[Xperia Z General] SuperHanss:
That's not what I wanted to hear :(
[Xperia Z General] wolvie77:
May i know what the battery bug is about? just updated from 4.1.2 to this 244 firmware. so was wondering whats wrong.
[Xperia Z General] SuperHanss:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2351247

Some people are saying it's fixed with .244, I wish Sony would release a changelog!
[Xperia Z General] CavemanXP:
The SD card issues is still there...

Unfortunately the SD card issue is still there
[Xperia Z General] BeetoCarvalho:
Battery Bug still persists

happened today around 4 times
[Xperia Z General] dreamville:
I've had 3 different xperia z handsets and all three had lags. Maybe it is down to the word suggestions but its definitely there, there's q&a threads on it too so its not something that myself and others are imagining. You are right though it is fairly ugly but the word suggestions and auto correct is on point on Google keyboard compared to Zs when you make a typo

Xperia Z Vanilla
[Xperia Z General] bigbamboo5:
No lags with Swiftkey. :silly:
[Xperia Z General] dreamville:
Tried it, didn't like swift key :)

Xperia Z Vanilla
[Xperia Z General] sfkaudi:
Do you have a link to Google keyboard

Can't find it on play store
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42260203
[Xperia Z General] RCJ89:
How is audio volume and battery life now, is audio louder
[Xperia Z General] amfirbek92:
Both are still the same

I noticed something..i have whatsapp pics and any other photo or music or movie on the internal memory appearing 2 times in album walkman and movies..and if u click on both details..1: emulated/legacy... 2:emulated/0.. I also noticed my album is laggy as before right now (maybe cz cell temp is 43.4! In any case I dont think this should happen)

Better than before but still need more work:(
[Xperia Z General] dante2086:
Are u using the OTA update of the album app? I uninstalled the update like someone suggested, and now the app is smooth as, well, butter.
[Xperia Z General] geoz67:
I'm pretty happy with the update, got it through Bridge for Mac yesterday & it's really good.
[Xperia Z General] amfirbek92:
Yes I am..well it's better when temp decreased..no lag

It's not a good choice to have a Z with the same stuff as the S ;) that's why am still hopefully waiting for an update with honami stuff for our devices..
[Xperia Z General] winnstorm:
Really this is the good way sony, phone is lot better with this update more responsiveness!!

Enviado desde mi C6602 usando Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Z General] Sidd_9:
Did anyone notice how much better tge BME2 is? I get tears in my eyes know when watching videos. And games run a lot smooter now.

Tweet [MENTION=1834185]gsmarena[/MENTION]_com to do a re-review of the Xperia Z since it's so much better now then it was before.
[Xperia Z General] amfirbek92:
Agree!watching movies is just amazing now like my 50" Sony TV:D
[Xperia Z General] droidhd:
Lol, this is the first time we get update (CE3) as one of the first... And I just got walkman & album update today hehe
[Xperia Z General] exekias:
For all those complaining about lag please, if rooted, run FSTrim from the play store. Some of the lag issues come from the fact SSD from time to time needs Trim maintenance. It's such a proven fact with solid memory that it's included into 4.3. Please install this as it may alleviate your issues as its obvious that not every one gets lag.
[Xperia Z General] guybrush2099:
this new firmware is great!

..........but for some reason display never automatically turns off!

It gets darker (first step of automatic turning off) but I have to lock screen manually with hardware button or with power toggle widget.....It's very strange..:confused:

SOLVED: uninstalling deeply power toggles by elixir2 and dowloading again the app from playstore
[Xperia Z General] diopskill:
Lol!!! I thought it was just me. Down right looks stunning!!! If you look closely, you can see it working in real time. Just beautiful!!
[Xperia Z General] jankhner:
Hey is it possible to disable the "record video" button from camera, I always accidentally record video instead of taking the picture!
[Xperia Z General] Mambobuzzz:
Hi,

does someone have the same bug ? Many pictures are shown twice in Album on my phone... :/

Thx
[Xperia Z General] Bairei:
Did you check if you have copies of these pictures? Album doesn't recognize the same pictures...

Try also to remove cache (in settings ->apps ->all apps-> Album-> clear cache)
[Xperia Z General] atif_afzal:
C6602

Please tell me where is the link for c6602 10.3.1.A.0.244 ftf. Plz where is the link