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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] KayZey78:
I removed mine as well and it seems like the best thing ive fine for the phone. It just send like a better product without it on. Took about 30 minutes with a razor and acetone. Thanks for the tips!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dimex:
My ZU is still pretty new, but it's amazing how many micro scratches it's collecting. There's one that's probably 2mm in length right in the middle that reflects light strangely; the ASF sure does scratch easily. I baby this thing too.

I've followed this thread and will eventually remove the ASF. I'm curious, if any of you now have a tempered glass/gorilla glass sheet on the ZU after post-ASF removal, what brand is it and can you link me?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Sadman Khan:
So basically this ASF is what makes the screen so reflective?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Paul in Maryland:
This sounds like a brilliant idea for someone like me, who plans to buy a new C6833 and a SquareTrade Warranty. By keeping the film intact, I can keep the warranty intact. As a second benefit, it's something I would trust myself to do right; I was planning to have the old film removed by a phone-repair store.

Of course, I'll want to install the glass while the film is still pristine.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dimex:
That's what you inferred from my post? interesting line of thought....
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] angel.grin:
yes, exactly what i did. now its been 9 months and still good looking and no scratches.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] gideonMorrison:
Brilliant idea indeed. Where did you find these? Ebay, or?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dimex:
I think just for safe measure you should get something like a Zagg invisible Shield to put on the tempered glass. Putting a screen protector on top of another, factory installed, screen protector isn't enough. You need three layers, a fourth tempered glass screen protector on top of the invisible Shield would be even better.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] gideonMorrison:
I think it would be sufficient to put a tempered glass plate on top of the factory installed screen protector should be sufficient. I wouldn't want a whole sandwich of protectors stacked up on top of the glass. Best would probably be to remove the factory installed protector and then smack a tempered glass on there. Glass on glass = sex
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mikocruzat95:
Black

My phone's color is black. Will it affect if i accidentally put a drop of aceton on it ( on the sides)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
I believe that if you do spill it everywhere all over the wonderful Z-Ultra it will turn it into a S4 :rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] quailallstar:
Shame the Sony logo comes off when you do this. I'm perplexed as to why on some Sony phones the logo is on the glass and others on the film. :confused:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] reeco:
Well I removed the film. Was a ***** and took about two hours. Looks good now though. However I miss the Sony logo, can either a logo sticker or replacement film with logo be purchased?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] quailallstar:
Anyone know if the rear glass antishatter also removes any logos?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kiawin:
Nope, funnily the back logo is behind the glass :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] quailallstar:
Awesome! Same apply for the Z1? I returned my Z Ultra.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
I believe so, yes.

Sent from my C6833
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ahhamado:
wow.. finaly end of the page, anyway I think this kind of DIY is nonsense. better not doing it if the screen is okay without scratch.

without logo you will find yourself :eek: most time difficult to find where is the top and bottom phone. :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kiawin:
Lol. So true :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pemell:
So, the stock factory installed screen protector removed and glass-m applied. Just one word to describe the result: amazing!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Picture of it? Link to where you bought it etc.? :cowboy:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pemell:
Can't provide a picture of it atm but the protector is ordered from http://theglass-m.com

Actually made two orders as I screwed up applying it the first time.

The end result is that swiping over the screen is so so so much smoother. Didn't know this would be the best with the transition but it is.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ggppdk:
Easy pill off, little rador and no risk scratching

You can pill it off with easily using alcohol ... little razor usage, and no risk of scratching,

(anyway a bendable shaving razor will not scratch the screen unless you put only the corner of it on the screen !!!, a good percentage of the bendable razor must be on the screen and never just a corner of it)

-- I noticed that the glue get soft immediately with PURE (90%+) alcohol ...

1. use a bendable shaving razor pill off a non visible part at top or bottom of the screen,

(maybe put some alcohol on razor to make it easier) (-enough- to get a full grip with you fingertips)

2. then put the phone vertically on the desk with the pilled off part on top (opposite of the desk)

3. put some alcohol on the pilled off part

(don't worry if some alcohol runs to the sides, enough will stay between the protective sheet and the phone screen)

4. hold phone with one hand and the protective sheet with the other, pull it simultaneously (a) upwards and (b) away of the phone, (if you try to pull it downwards it will crack and break)

gravity will make alcohol run down as you pill off

---> * put alcolhol every 5-10 seconds or when you fill that it gets harder to pull it off

and will have the protective sheet removed in minutes

i have not read all posts here, so i am sorry if some one has mentioned it above

i only did the last 1/4 of the screen using this method

after removing the protectives sheets put alcohol on the phone and use razor, softly pill off the remaining glue, gathering it in 1 place and the collecting it with some papertool, repeat until it is clean
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DIGITALIZOR:
so you can basically call the sony center, send them the device, and, they will repair it for free ?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pemell:
Eeeh no. Thanks
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DIGITALIZOR:
I have asked this https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xper...ces-the-asf-while-warranty/m-p/766827#U766827

So I will have to buy a new protection layer and remove the old one (the asf ?). BecauseI got it a little bit scratched. Should I have to buy a glass tremped layer ? Is that alright to do ?

Is this one ok ? http://www.befr.ebay.be/itm/Genuine...esCasesPouches&var&hash=item338af4aa42&_uhb=1
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bchaney16:
With the technique described here and the right tools, I got the asf off in a half hour. I think having 100% acetone helps a lot, you can pick some up at Walmart in the fingernail section. Brand is Onyx.

One challenge I did not forsee was getting the glue out of the gap between the screen and outer frame of the phone after wiping it off the screen. It tends to ball up and get stuck in this area as well as the earpiece and microphone. It may be best to tape off these areas before wiping off the glue.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] timoat:
Hey guys, about to get a XZU, reading about this makes me a bit worried. Also, putting rubbing alcohol or acetone on the glass can be risky, because if it gets in to the crack that holds the glass to the sides, the glue will dissolve and it will no longer be waterproof. This is quite likely since those chemicals have lower surface tention than water. Has anyone tried to submerge their asp free devices that used the alcohol/acetone method for a longer period of time?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
if you are worried then dont remover the antishatter layer and just put a normal one over the top of it
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Adrian.K:
ASF easily removed!

Hi guys... After a couple of months of light and careful use, my xperia Z ultra inevitably showed the first scratches.

So today I decided to remove the ASF. I don't know why people say it's hard and time consuming. After reading this thread honestly I was afraid to try it. However today I did.

Removing the ASF was a 5 minutes thing... really. I used some alcohol in the corner and a needle. Then slowly my knife always adding alcohol to to the blade to lift it up a little. Than slowly by continuously adding alcohol between the ASF and screen I removed it completely. It only took 5 minutes and nothing to be scared.

Don't worry...there's a lot of glue underneath so you won't be able to scratch the glass under the glue, even if you want to.

The glue took longer... at least 30 minutes. Don't hurry and be careful with the pressure or you might crack the screen. I found that for the glue, nail polish remover is better than alcohol. That's it.

if you've been afraid to try so far by the comment here...well... don't!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ShadowVlican:
this gives me courage to attempt removing the ASF off mine... there are annoying micro scratches all over mine now :(
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Adrian.K:
Honestly nothing complicated. Just take your time and use alcohol all the way.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DIGITALIZOR:
to remove glue, please use the methyl alcohol (ch4o)

this liquid clean the glass substance
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] D33KK:
Getting my XZU during the week. Will definitely be removing the ASF!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nedooo:
It is not so complicated :silly:

;) that was sarcasm :)

I did it few days ago and I was telling to my self:

WTF!@#?$%#!@ why I needed this?!?!?!?! LOL

I would recommend big needle (like double size of normal one) and you can make the tip less sharp to avoid accidental scratch on screen glass...

For me it was harder to remove protector then glue since it brakes easily and it feels like some sort of glass???

For glue remove I used grill cleaner liquid, but take care to protect rest of the phone with some quality tape...cca. 15 minutes to remove glue with grill cleaner and microfiber clots and dry towel...

Small tip, with needle go arround the corners and circle deeper towards the center of screen...

Good luck, and prepare for hell LOL
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MegaMan X:
So Wind Mobile just recently released their version of the HTC One on August 27th, 2013:

http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/08/23/wind-mobile-launching-the-htc-one-on-august-27th/

http://shop.windmobile.ca/ProductCatalog/Handsets/HandsetDetails.aspx?id=HTC+One(WINDCA)&color=green

From a little bit of researching, it seems like there are some prerequisites for performing S-Off. From what I've read, it seems to be the following:

Phone must be an older release as the newer hboots cannot be S-Off

If you are an older hboot, there are certain radios/firmware(?) that prevent S-Off in combination with the hboot

You must be on the stock rom

I'm worried that my new HTC One is too new to be able to S-Off as it was just released last week from the carrier. Also, because it was just released there are no RUU that can be used to downgrade the hboot(?). I'm assuming my understanding is correct.

As of right now, the phone is completely stock, no modifications have been made. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to perform the following:

Install CWM Recovery

How to make a generic Nandroid so that anyone that needs to go back to stock Wind Mobile can use it (since no RUU is released)

If S-Off is possible given the current hboot and radio/firmware combination currently installed.

How to SuperCID this phone

How to keep S-Off and install hboot 1.54/5

I appreciate any help, I've attached a picture of my bootloader to add more details into my inquiry.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dgtiii:
Dude, that is a lot of stuff for someone to walk you through in a forum. Look here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2365506

Great guide/tools to help you out
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MegaMan X:
thanks for the link, I really appreciate it!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dgtiii:
No problem, you are welcome!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frans777:
Well, I already have read that the last FW from samsung done troubles with locked bootloader and sound problems. I tried today flashing MDH8 rom like a stupid asshole. Then I decided to go back to the previous one and at the end I succsessfully reverted back to Omega MH1 but the problem is that All my sounds are gone.. Alarm, music. notifications nothing makes a sound..

Has any body also had it?

What can I do to solve that? Is it possible to solve it for now? Thanks.

Edit: guess Ill have to flash Stock MGG or MH8 trough Odin and then pray to god..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frans777:
Any body?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayjay2244:
Yeah, my sound doesnt work anymore and restore didn't fix it. playing any sound makes my phone freeze or reboot :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frans777:
FIXED thanks to Djembey!

Make sure your using Odin 3.04

Download Stock FW XXUDMH8 Flash it with odin, then go to stock recovery reset factory, and restart!

Everything is working
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayjay2244:
Worked, Thanks :) wonder if it would break it again if i change rom...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frans777:
Dont change with Odin... I think you can use custom flashing with CWM Im askin that in Djembeys thread
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayjay2244:
Are you running stock or a custom rom now?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frans777:
Im on stock MH8..

Didnt figured out if its safe to root and flash custom..:eek:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayjay2244:
Same, im going to stay on it i think for another day and see how things go.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Obagleyfreer:
It's safe. I was on Stock MH8 and rooted using latest CF-Auto Root and then flashed CWM and installed CM10.2, no troubles at all.

However I heard that once you flash a custom ROM it triggers flash counter and you can't go back to Stock ROM again. Don't know if it's true but another member mentioned it in another thread.

It's probably worth sticking with stock until we know more about it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayjay2244:
I put a custom rom the day after i flashed MH8 and kept getting force closes, reboots and an error uid's inconsistent every rom i tried.. so i had to flash MH8 again to fix.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wolfsstolz:
Hello, i have sound bug too, who can give me a link from stock rom !? I only found a aroma Rom

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2299087

or can i use that too !?

Thanks for Help

//Edit

I have flash now fallow Rom:

I9505XXUDMH8_I9505OXXDMHA_I9505XXUDMH8_HOME.tar.md5

I have make a factory Reset before but Sound dosnt work and Wlan dosnt work now too
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayjay2244:
Have you done it in stock recovery? not twrp or cw
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wolfsstolz:
yes, Clockworkmod is deletate. I have Flash Omega Rom (4.3) and downgrade to stock then Sound whas down.

Another guy mean that he flash this Rom:

XXUDMH8

and then this:

XXUDMH5

and sound work but not for me :S
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayjay2244:
Flash MH8 with odin then wipe in stock recovery and should be fixed
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mark.m.moran:
So glad I found this these guys!! Flashed Google Edition ROM today and now no sound :'( I'm gonna try MH8 and pray I can get stock back as I tried another stock ROM and still no sound at all!!!

Cheers,

Mark
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayjay2244:
No problem ;) i felt the same. thought it was going to be a long wait and hefty bill
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mark.m.moran:
I had resigned myself to the fact I would have to send it back to Samsung for repair!!

---------- Post added at 11:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:05 PM ----------

Are you still on MH8 or did you flash another custom ROM!??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayjay2244:
Im still on MH8 with root at the moment, but you could try a custom rom. If sound breaks again just rinse and repeat.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frans777:
Im on custom... Sound is back to normal after the fix which is on page 1
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flipy:
Hi,

I've just bought a bike case for the S2, but it holds it so tight that it presses both volume and power buttons, forcing it to restart and enter safe mode.

Is there any way to completely disable the long-press on the power button (causing it to reboot without asking)?

Thanks!
[General Accessories] alfredtv:
I searched and searched for something like the Seiko SmartPad, but can't find anything...

I need a device or something that I can either write with or on, that will transfer the information to my PDA2K like the SmartPad does, I am just really worried about buying the SmartPad because its discontinued. Can someone help me, I am sure there are other devices that do the same thing, right ???
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukkypuggy:
What is the best tweak MOD for the RAZR M?

Battery Life: TESTING...

Smoothness/speed: Pure Performance X Gold Edition

Features: Pimp My ROM

Pure Performance X Gold Edition

Pimp My ROM

CrossBreader

Fly-On

ODEX (Compatible with any of the above)
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PantherVT:
I have to go with x-breeder, its been my go to mod for a while now. If i remember correctly pimp my rom can help "pimp" a stock rom which is pretty cool.

Its worth noting that I have not used fly-on and am still on a 4.2.2 Rom.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aviwdoowks:
SD swap. As implemented in the Avsitralia deodexed mod rom. Basically renders internal for system use. You can still use internal if you want.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukkypuggy:
YEah, I tried out Pimp My ROM... that was a fail.

Both the Aroma & App versions failed to create a rescue.zip, along with all of their other features.

Switching to crossbreeder...
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] St.Noigel:
I use this + Pimp My ROM

Killjoy is awesome script!
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukkypuggy:
It says DO NOT use any other tweaks with this package...
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukkypuggy:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2360670

THIS WORKS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aviwdoowks:
Please specify what version you tried?

Thanks.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukkypuggy:
Just the latest version... 1.4.x
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aviwdoowks:
Cm or stock? I guess cm as I see from your sig...
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukkypuggy:
What ROM are you using? CM based (Carbon, PAC, Slimbean etc...) or Stock lol
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aviwdoowks:
The DD in my with. You must be on a cm variant.

How does the mod work? Is it initd based?

Review?
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukkypuggy:
Click the link and it will provide a full description.

It speeds up the UI drastically, it is smooth like butter ;)

I highly recommend this over crossbreeder.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RikRong:
It works in a totally different way than XBreeder, and I'm pretty sure you can use them together. Also, the issues with many of the those types of mods is that they eat battery. They claim to save on battery, but I've tested a lot of them and almost every one of them eats up battery.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukkypuggy:
I think I'm starting to notice that... But it defiantly does what it says, best performance I've ever had on this.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RikRong:
Yeah, with every mod that I've run the phone will fly, but with performance comes battery drain.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukkypuggy:
What is the best mod for battery life in your opinion?
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RikRong:
I used to use Supremacy, but it's pretty old and is not updated. However, it is a real light init.d script that doesn't touch build.prop at all. I would use this on stock CM and helped and didn't drain the battery much at all. On any ROM that's not stock CM, I only run XBreeder. A lot of ROMs have tweaks build in that we can't see, so I just leave it up to developer to give us a good product.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sloosecannon:
Haven't really seen any noticeable battery drain on xbreeder but not doing any scientifically sound tests... Just general use
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukkypuggy:
OK so I pulled my old Dinc out and fired up 4.2.2 on it with the performance and xbreeder mods... Wow! It competes with my RAZR m when it doesn't have the mod, and it doesn't kill the battery either!

I figured out the battery consumption problem also :)

It is not in any of the mods, it is your wakelocks.

I've found "Google Services" as a whole is the big bad wolf to look out for. I suggest turn off all location related services (NlpWakeLock). Also make sure NFC is turned off if you really don't ever use it.

I suggest flashing both xbreeder AND Pure Performance for best results.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RikRong:
Yeah, I flashed Xbreeder on my OG droid that is running a CM9 ROM and it made a substantial difference. However, that thing will never compete with my M, but it still made a good difference.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukkypuggy:
You should try both.

I'm getting good battery life with them
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jco23:
best tweak/mod for me has been to do nothing. my phone flies with ZERO issues. no force closes, instant response time, smooth as silk, and the battery can get me through a full day easily (depending on usage).

the only app/mod that I would recommend is greenify, as that properly hibernates other apps (but you lose notifications on them). I used greenify on PAC, and battery life dramatically improved.

other than that, my only tweak is to edit the build.prop for wifi supplemant scan interval from 30 to 1800 (this saves battery life too).
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RikRong:
Yeah, I'll have to check it out.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dragonhart6505:
Xbreeder giving me pretty much the same battery life I've had forever on my RAZR M with my current ROM. Noticed no difference in response time, battery, performance...nothing. What am I missing? I'm constantly on my phone doing intense gaming, Bluetooth on for my MOGA Pro, multitasking emails and texts all the while over clocked to 1.89/1.512 smartass v2/sio and MP Decision off getting about 13-15 hours. Do I just have the beast device?
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukkypuggy:
You do bro Lol, have you tried Pure Performance? I've noticed my phone and my Nexus 7 and twice as fast since I installed it.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dragonhart6505:
Yea as well as its graphics driver counterpart and the only thing I noticed with those was it turned the animations in developer options to x.5 instead of x1. Again, no difference in any app launches games screen response. I uunderstand its supposed to have some underlying effect to the system, not just the animation speeds, as it worked wonders for my GNex and HTC Evo Shift but the difference isn't as apparent to me on my RAZR M.

I'm serious, make yourself a nandroid of your current ROM and throw on what I have in my sig. You'll never know the difference. Hell, it might even be better
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukkypuggy:
Update OP with new Odex script, works amazing!