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[Xperia Z1 General] ImAnurag:
lol you want to put power case all the time lol :P

Get me a beautiful one ;)
[Xperia Z1 General] junesque:
Who said i want a power case at the first place,

I sure will get you one as soon as i will want one!
[Xperia Z1 General] ImAnurag:
So in the first place i was talking about power cases here not a simple plastic case lol :P
[Xperia Z1 General] junesque:
Haha,

Did i mention anything about plastic you are amusing me now,

And for the record you were still talking about an ugly power case rofl
[Xperia Z1 General] ImAnurag:
Hahahaha so you want to have a steel or glass back case lol....

Well its your opinion, no issues with me.
[Xperia Z1 General] junesque:
I prefer my phone naked and i should have added no offence to my first comment lol
[Xperia Z1 General] mnsk:
Anyone in India got free games and movies from privilege app?
[Xperia Z1 General] ImAnurag:
yes 3 days before i got. :)
[Xperia Z1 General] mnsk:
No such offer yet. Dammit! Sony...
[Xperia Z1 General] crk1995:
Why dont we have playstation app on Indian FW. And we only got free movies but free games are for the ones who have sony playstation app in their country.
[Xperia Z1 General] kannanX10:
with .257 fw default display calibration is meesed up by sony

sony has spoiled the display of z1 devices with the latest .257 update................the fact is ---my display was really good when i bought the device which came .518 fw and after updating to .257 it went dull so i tried flashing .518 fw and it was once again good and i even tried with 2 new devices yesterday by updating to .257 and both looked dull/grey but intially they had a good display.........its definitely a software bug and instead of rectifying some devices with poor display they have spoiled most of z1 display with the latest .257fw.........again they messed up something like over-processing images with such an excellent sensor....
[Xperia Z1 General] DeathlessOne:
I changed it to C6902 where it was mentioned as 6903 and now I need help from you guys. What's the customization number for India .257? And does the R5A or R1A for that matter should also be changed? If so, what's the release for India? And finally, do I have to change any other settings other than these?

Oh god, XDA's Multi Quote isn't working properly :( The above doubts were targeted at Anurag and Kevin :)
[Xperia Z1 General] kannanX10:
cust--1277-2364_R5A
[Xperia Z1 General] DeathlessOne:
Yep, got it. Guys is it 1080p or what?
[Xperia Z1 General] ImAnurag:
I didn't download actually as i have all movies with me in my lappy.
[Xperia Z1 General] joslicx:
No not 1080p definitely. Either 720p or even lower.

I downloaded only one (Elysium) and it doesnt look that good on the FHD screen of Z1. I have other HD and FHD videos in my sdcard that look absolutely smashing on the screen.
[Xperia Z1 General] junesque:
All the people with the yellow tint issue let's unite together and file a complaint or petitions,

PM me your numbers and we will raise this issue as a group,

Let's fix this once in for all now!
[Xperia Z1 General] djcoolguyno1:
i just got back from service center dey admitted the yellow hue problem and stated it as hardware problem

please who are facing same get it replaced don't wait for software update to fix it
[Xperia Z1 General] junesque:
In my case they are not admitting it can you please let me know where do you reside and your ticket number so can give your reference for my problem!
[Xperia Z1 General] djcoolguyno1:
i reside in mumbai and i paid visit to dombivali service center the ppl over there were very co operative and in no time i had doa letter with me
[Xperia Z1 General] junesque:
I appreciate the info and I'm from delhi employees here are pathetic,

can you share the ticket number too PM me maybe.

It'll help me in providing them cases with the same problem!
[Xperia Z1 General] shamps:
Guys, took the plunge and got my self a white z1. Its a beauty. No dead pixels, display is bright white with no yellowish tint as such. Vibration motor is normal and camera is flawless. First sony device and am happy to be in the club. Gave the nexus 5 a pass and I hope it will not trun out to be a mistake.

Cheers!!

sent from my S4 (9500 international)
[Xperia Z1 General] djcoolguyno1:
i didn't do a thing they themselves took the ticket number and everything

i was just provided doa letter with me

if u have much problem with u r screen carry a white screened z1 along with u ask from a friend or ant person visiting service center
[Xperia Z1 General] junesque:
Okay bud!

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Lucky you can you provide the serial number n batch info?
[Xperia Z1 General] shamps:
Give me a while mate, am back to my shop and the z1 is in the car. Will get home in the eve and update all info.

Cheers!!

sent from my S4 (9500 international)
[Xperia Z1 General] junesque:
I appreciate the help man!
[Xperia Z1 General] shamps:
Dont mention it, thats what xda is for!!

Cheers!!

sent from my S4 (9500 international)
[Xperia Z1 General] kaifkhan97:
Hello i called customer care and talked to a senior member and told him about my issue and he told that he escalated my issue for sony and also request for refund he told to call again on customer care on saturday and to check the revert. i did this to time 2nd time he re escalated .

i again called customer care and talked to senior member and asked him for refund .he told that only the high authority of the service centre have the power to give you refund but the problem is that the madam is gone to singapore .i again called customer care and talked to another senior member and told him that madam is not available so how do i request he told that someone would be handling the service centre talk to him :crying:
[Xperia Z1 General] junesque:
Relax your situation is exactly same as mine give me your ticket number I'm thinking to file a consumer court complain and you can have my ticket number for reference purposes!
[Xperia Z1 General] kaifkhan97:
Pm me your ticket no
[Xperia Z1 General] 301stSpartan:
Did you really need to quote EVERY post? :what: makes the thread a lot longer then it needs to be
[Xperia Z1 General] kaifkhan97:
yes for this issue sorry for long post:good:
[Xperia Z1 General] shubh_007:
Is it possible to report a person via the xda app or will I have to log in to my comp? :banghead:
[Xperia Z1 General] DeathlessOne:
I get you :P

Lol ;)

I don't have much experience with the app. Just log in from a PC. This might be a little hassle but we can save ourselves from an even greater one.
[Xperia Z1 General] Beautyspin:
Welcome aboard. You will be glad you have bought this excellent device.. You just cannot put it down..
[Xperia Z1 General] shamps:
Thanks!! Will be bugging you all later with requests on how to root and what other mods should I flash!!. :p

Cheers!!

sent from my S4 (9500 international)
[Xperia Z1 General] sandeeppathak007:
So all my Indian friends, how you guys using the z1 with or without case

My z1 is loosin colour from the aluminium frame Like a small dent but I m happy with overall performance n thinking to buy an casemate tough case.

Please share your opinions.
[Xperia Z1 General] DeathlessOne:
I knew this would happen one day, that's why bought this months back.

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Nillkin-UV-C...Mobile_Accessories&hash=item35cdf7ddf1&_uhb=1
[Xperia Z1 General] shamps:
Any recommendations on a true bumper style case that has cutouts for the magnetic charger!! Can't seem to come across 1...

Cheers!!

sent from my S4 (9500 international)
[Xperia Z1 General] DeathlessOne:
Try mobilefun for bumper cases. They have huge collection but get ready to shell out hefty amount.
[Xperia Z1 General] shamps:
Thanks. Will give it a try!!

Cheers!!

sent from my S4 (9500 international)
[Xperia Z1 General] sandeeppathak007:
I also noticed a hairline scratch kind of thing on camera but this is not a scratch seems something is stuck there like dirt or something
[Xperia Z1 General] shamps:
Here you go mate

Serial no. BH905

Imported in September

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Ok guys. Finally phone setup done,all apps installed and data copied. Currently my phone is on the 531 firmware and i am getting a notification to update to the 257 version.

I would like to have root access, should i update or flash a pre rooted firmware? Also if some one could explain the concept of dual recovery and backing up the TA partition (i read somewhere it's very important) it's my first Sony device so please don't bash me for asking such questions. :P

I just want to have root access with custom recovery. Stock firmware with a couple of xposed mods will keep me going for a while.

Thanks in advance

Cheers!!

Sent from my Xperia Z1
[Xperia Z1 General] kannanX10:
finally got ur z1....congrats....................as per my knowledge for .257 is concerned u have to root .534 fw with kingo root by also updating SU and others and then update to .257 fw via OTA
[Xperia Z1 General] shamps:
Thanks!! Well i receive ota updates on a rooted device? Also what's the deal with dual recovery? Why would we need 2 recoveries?

Cheers!!

Sent from my Xperia Z1
[Xperia Z1 General] warfareonly:
No, you won't. (As far as I know)

Don't bother about that for now, leave dual recovery alone. It's for people who want to mess with cwm and twrp both.

Before you do anything at all, first root without unlocking boot loader and backup the ta partition. Threads for that should be in the general section.

After that, I recommend the monxdified ROM, if you want a custom ROM.

Just look in the general section. Everything is there. Ask us or them if you have a doubt.
[Xperia Z1 General] xyagnesh.davex:
let me tell if OTA worked for you ?

i downloaded too many times after rooted .534

70 mb updated but it fails all the time :(
[Xperia Z1 General] ruchirtrehan:
Congrats on your new device ;)

So now if you want to have root access, root your device using kingo root (don't use any other for now) and after gaining root access go to OTA and update to .257 once you update using OTA you will still have the root access. :D

Now the TA partition part, TA partition holds some specific DRM keys. Once you unlock the bootloader those keys just vanish off and voids your warranty and relocking the bootloader wont get your warranty back, BUT if you have a backup of TA partition (DRM keys) you can anytime restore them and bootloader will be relocked and you'll get back your warranty. TO backup TA partition you'll need root access and refer to this thread too http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2292598

Also I'll tell you what TA partition holds, in previous xperia's TA partition used to have Bravia/X-reality engine, musicinfo download, track id and most importantly warranty, once you unlock bootloader and DRM keys are lost you will not be able to use all these features, though they're not really important to loose them (except warranty maybe, depends) in the latest xperia z1 once you unlock the bootloader except all the things told above will not work but also your camera will stop working, it will stop functioning and you should be smart enough to know you're screwed, but at the same time if you have your TA partition backup you can restore it and start using the camera again. Though sony devs are working on fixing this issue so in future maybe the camera not working issue resolves but as of now you do need TA partition's backup if you unlock your bootloader

Now the dual recoveries, I am sure you might know that CWM or TWRP are used for flashing several mods (.zip) so the dual recoveries have TWRP and CWM which are useful if you like trying several mods and flashing them via recovery, now it's your choice what you'll like to use, in CWM you'll have to use the keys and power button to scroll and select options whereas TWRP is a touch recovery so it's your preference now if you like to use buttons use CWM if you like to use touch use TWRP. Hope this helps, enjoy the z1 mate! :D
[Xperia Z1 General] shamps:
Thanks for the detailed response. Yeah i know about cwm and twrp, i just wasn't sure why would i need both.

Regarding the update, i read a few pages back that it screws displays r that are perfectly calibrated(no yellow tint). My display is fine, should i be worried about that?

Thanks in advance!!

Cheers!!

Sent from my Xperia Z1
[Xperia Z1 General] ruchirtrehan:
Yup it does after updating to .257 but again it's a software/display calibration which will be fixed in future updates but except that (for me) .257 has solved many issues, the phone doesn't heats up as quick as before, battery backup is better, the whole device got more responsive, camera has a huge improvement . So I guess it's worth upgrading to 2.257 as there wont be very big difference in the software/display calibration except a bit little dull brightness.
[Xperia Z1 General] DeathlessOne:
To be happy or not, in a dilemma now. Left my Z1 now for the second replacement just now due to the vibration problem. Took backup of everything yesterday evening and flashed the stock .257 today and left. I was thinking that whether if the rep doesn't agree with the vibration issue, I should have a backup issue in hand to convince him. So the yellow band sparked my mind. But the band was less visible due to .257 making the display even more dull. So installed 'Filter Your Screen', enabled it, disabled notifications on the both the app and under Android settings and all was good. So as the display became bluish, the band was clearly visible and they would never know that an app was causing it. I thought to keep it as my backup issue (though it's not an issue, but they never know) and told them about both.

To my luck, a girl was handling customers today (I know her from the past replacement and she's a novice to be frank). I felt happy as I could convince her easily. As expected she recognized me at once I entered in and told her about both of the issues. She acknowledged them both (how could she not?) and was busy preparing the Job Sheet.

This is where it started. I should have kept my mouth shut. I asked her a backup device (although I knew that I won't get it before two days of submitting my device). She told that it's not available right now, but I again crossed her bu saying that I received a standby device for my last replacement. She told me to wait for a while and went inside, taking both my device and bill. Got pissed off, as the senior manager stays inside and it's hared to convince him. He started examining the issues I mentioned. :D

She came after a minute saying that the yellow band was because of the theme applied (theme eh?, these guys never learn) but he acknowledged the vibration issue. I kept mum and din't argue for the band as the other one was considered. Phew, got my job sheet and ran as fast as I could. I also told them that most of the Z1's are facing about 7-8 issues generally and I would give a printout of those issues and requested them to check my (or even all Z1's) replacement device for all the issues before delivery as I couldn't replace every week and then. As expected, a smile from the reps. My last replacement was on Oct 8th, and now on Nov 7th. Still Sony and Z1 are the best and I wouldn't care even if the replaced device has an issue.

Thank you for reading my story :)
[Xperia Z1 General] junesque:
Clever you :D

Btw i once again went to the service center today and now finally they agreed on the issue, the main technicians of the backend are working to fix the issue, even a technician found a way to fix the problem so the fix will arrive soon and I'll be getting a fixed device by tommorow due to the absence of that particular technician,

I'm hoping the issue is fixed by tommorow because i love the phone!

Finally Sony has heard me after a long struggle with the guys at the service center,

I think my long calls with the customer care personnel and the time I invested will finally be productive for me.

Cheers
[Xperia Z1 General] ashis.kyal:
Got the beast today for my uncle..!

Its very fast and snappy device.

But the cover provided is not that good
[Xperia Z1 General] djcoolguyno1:
is there fix for yellow hue problem is it software or hardware related?
[Xperia Z1 General] DeathlessOne:
It's our eye related :)
[Xperia Z1 General] shamps:
Sony announced the update schedule and we will be leaping to 4.4 directly. Did they mention anything about the bootloader issue of z1?

Cheers!!

Sent from my Xperia Z1
[Xperia Z1 General] junesque:
According to sony it can be fixed so it should be software, I'll be more sure of this once my device is fixed I'll be getting it in two days from then!
[Xperia Z1 General] DeathlessOne:
In that blog post, didn't Sony mention that we'll be getting both 4.3 and 4.4 or should I have my eyes cleaned? :eek:
[Xperia Z1 General] djcoolguyno1:
when i had gone to service center to ensure they flashed my mobile with software again but problem was still there

i just wanted to ask is yellow hue developing over time or already present with z1 from first start?
[Xperia Z1 General] shamps:
My bad :(. it's 4.3 and then 4.4

I think i need to get my eyes tested :P

Cheers!!

Sent from my Xperia Z1
[Xperia Z1 General] junesque:
I can't be sure of that because not having my device to test this but i came across a perfect z1 with .534 firmware.

I still feel it's a manufacture defect along with bad screen callibration(just an opinion)
[Xperia Z1 General] DeathlessOne:
Everyone is in a dilemma about that mate. We don't know too
[Xperia Z1 General] kaifkhan97:
If it would be a software problem then why some z1 with same firmware [.534 .257]having yellow hue or tint problem.According to sony it should be fixed in the .257 update.So i think it is a hardware problem :confused:
[Xperia Z1 General] ImAnurag:
Xperia Z1 4.3 & 4.4 KitKat update news CONFIRMED OFFICIALLY

Sony has made their statement on android 4.3 and android 4.4 update.

OFFICIAL SOURCE - http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2013/11/07/on-jelly-bean-4-3-kit-kat-4-4/
[Xperia Z1 General] kannanX10:
for all having display issues...........from my experience by checking with various z1's there r two types one is related to hardware and the other is software related......for hardware some z1 devices exhibit yellow hue from .518 fw onwards and it even got worse with latest updates so u need to replace the device ASAP and for software related some of us had a excellent display with initial .518 fw and then by updating to .534 and .257 fws the display looked dull/grey compared to .518 fw not yellowish( i tried flashing to .518 fw from .257 fw and my display was once again good) so its software related which can be corrected for sure............so dont get confused and confuse others
[Xperia Z1 General] shamps:
OK guys!

After a bit of reading on several threads, i now know how what to do to obtain root without bricking my device.

First of all I must say that of all the android devices i have used, Sony's stock rom has been a delight to use. Its so fluid and fast, seriously its as fast as AOSP roms. On Samsung devices the lag is so evident out of the box, that you feel like you have to flash AOSP straight away to experience that buttery smooth ROM. But SONY has done a great job with their roms and i think the stock rom in itself will be fine for more than a couple of months.

Now before actually rooting my device i wanted to confirm the steps:

1. Root using Kingo Root, Seem simple straight forward steps ( i am on the .531 firmware)

2. Backup TA partition using the Backup TA 9.8 tool

i have also downloaded the Doomlord Z1 Dual recovery for lock bootloader, i would like to have a custom recovery to flash mods and make nandroid backups on regular intervals as fail safe.

I also read somewhere that it is possible to do an OTA update even after rooting the device and the root is preserved after the update, hence i am looking to root my device before downloading the OTA update so that i dont have to downgrade before rooting.

Should i flash the recovery before the OTA update of after the OTA update? If i flahs the recovery before the OTA update, will my Z1 be able to update via the OTA

If any errors with the steps please correct me and also if i missed something important, would liek to hear from you.

thanks in advance,

Shamps!!
[Xperia Z1 General] DeathlessOne:
First of all why do you wanna backup your TA now. Keep it aside. Let's not get complex before Sony fixes the BL issue. The remaining steps just do fine and I would advise to flash recoveries after OTA
[Xperia Z1 General] shamps:
Thanks for the confirmation mate,

Thats what i thought, will flash the recovery after the OTA is finished.

Why not backup the TA? i dont want to unlock the boot loader but every where i read i seemed to be the most important thing to do as soon as you root your device.

Is there any complications involved in backing it up, I thought it could be done with the backup tool easily.

cheers!!

shamps
[Xperia Z1 General] DeathlessOne:
Oh then, you may well proceed. No complications in it. I thought that it was unneeded at this time. At-least for now.
[Xperia Z1 General] shamps:
So i proceed this way:

1. Root using Kingo

2. Backup TA partition.

3. OTA

4. Flash doomlord's dual recovery for locked bootloaders.

5. Enjoy ;)

Cheers!!

Sent from my Xperia Z1
[Xperia Z1 General] DeathlessOne:
Yes you may :)

Note: It makes me to giggle every time I watch your profile pic :)
[Xperia Z1 General] kaifkhan97:
i Checked all my replacement and the original z1 with both these firmwares so my original z1 remained white on both these updates and all the replacement z1 remained yellowish after both these update :eek:
[Xperia Z1 General] Sean473:
Is anyone willing to port the white balance apk from the Z to the Z1? This will finally fix the bloody yellow hue issue!
[Xperia Z1 General] djcoolguyno1:
first we need to figure out is it hardware or software issue first
[Xperia Z1 General] Sean473:
It's software.. Whatever the case, having this would pretty much fix it!
[Xperia Z1 General] vishpt:
Earphones xperia z1

Hi,

I have seen that the earphones given with this mobile are not so good.It was same with my previous sony mobile (SE MK16i)

So I reviewed in many sites regarding earphones under 2000k and finally ordered Soundmagic E10 (Rs1849) via ebay:D.

I felt this mobile deserves good earphones.

I am also posting some IEM earphones according to reviews and my own opinions so that it may help the people who wants to buy earphones

and don't get confused for days like me.

And for the admin and moderators, sorry for posting about accessories in this thread but I want all indians using Z1 in this site to easily locate their queries about this particular information.

Below 500K

iBall iB-252(Most basic bass earphones don't expect much)

Philips SHE3590(I think its the best in the budget)

Creative EP600

Skull candy S2DUDZ-003

501-1000K

Creative EP630

Sound magic ES16(Has reviews as the best under 1k)

Cowon EM1 (A rival to ES16)

Philips SHE9700(Under 1K in ebay)

JBL J01 R

Sony MDR-ex100LP

Sennheiser cx180 (990k in flipkart and sennheiser india website)

1001-1500K

Soundmagic PL 21

Sony MDR EX 220LP

Soundmagic PL30(not very bassy but other sections good)

Philips SHE 9700(Regular price)

Techfusion twinwoofers(Mixed reviews)

1501-2000K

Sony MDR XB30-EX

Mixed reviews. Excellent bass but according to some , mids and high are not up to par. But others say they are excellent. If you plan to buy this be your own judge.

Audio Technica CKP 300

Soundmagic E10 (Best under 2k according Head-fi.org)

If you wanna go just above 2000(+300at max) there are 2 options

VSonic GR02 Bass Ed(Excellent at 2.2k but difficult to find in india)

Sennheiser CX300II (Offer in flipkart at 2.3K)

Hope my thread helps you all
[Xperia Z1 General] amey2606:
I too got a SoundMagic E10.

One of the best. ;)
[Xperia Z1 General] warfareonly:
Mate, 'k' means '1000'. I advise you to change it to something like 'Rs' :p