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[Xperia Z1 General] guddu2011:
http://in.mobilefun.com/search/?s=magnetic+z1

original charger is not available in india and if it is, no warranty is given with it because you have to import it.

my advice would be to buy a magnetic cable instead worth a single peny it costs and it is much cheaper than dock

http://www.ebay.in/itm/MAGNETIC-USB...Mobile_Accessories&hash=item3cdd3ae00d&_uhb=1
[Xperia Z1 General] sruba209:
@ guddu2011: but wont charging the phone with a charger other than the original.one damage the phone ??

Sent from my C6902
[Xperia Z1 General] guddu2011:
no one can guarantee that bro, even original charger can cause damage to your phone if they are faulty.

btw i am using magnetic cable from past 2 months, working perfectly no problem at all
[Xperia Z1 General] crohit911:
It's just a connector I guess, the unit capable of damaging your cellphone is the travel adapter which you will be using with it and that one's original so no damage.
[Xperia Z1 General] sruba209:
[MENTION=5395222]crohit911[/MENTION]: that makes sense

Sent from my C6902
[Xperia Z1 General] crohit911:
[MENTION=3853774]guddu2011[/MENTION] [MENTION=4971896]sruba209[/MENTION] any coupons for that one?

I'm gonna order.
[Xperia Z1 General] guddu2011:
it is already very cheap at ebay, i ordered it for 390 2 months back but now seller increased price with the increasing demand.
[Xperia Z1 General] crohit911:
I know, I don't have enough money in my account and the seller doesn't privide cash on delivery. Btw, does it work with case I have a silicone case.
[Xperia Z1 General] guddu2011:
here is link for COD seller :D

but a bit expensive :P

white-

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Magnetic-Usb...Mobile_Accessories&hash=item3a900645a9&_uhb=1

black-

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Magnetic-Cha...Mobile_Accessories&hash=item4d165719e7&_uhb=1

and yes if your case has cutout for magnetic charger, it will work. :)
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
Just used Battery Repair + Battery Calibrator app & having mindblowig results!!!!!! Battery seems to hv improved by 2.5-3x. Seriously, I'm not joking. It detects some dead/inactive cells on ur battery & repairs them to kip ur battery in top shape.

Guys, do share ur experiences as well. It'll help us to know wht all u ppl are finding beneficial, etc..[emoji3]
[Xperia Z1 General] crohit911:
Link please

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I ordered and it's shipped, waiting for it to get here.
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
The apps are: Advanced battery calibrator (requires Root), Battery life repair. Also, use any automatic task killer in conjuction wid dese apps.
[Xperia Z1 General] 301stSpartan:
Battery calibration apps are generally scams. Usually they just delete the battery logs and just give a placebo effect. Task killers also tend to hurt your battery life, not make it better. Android is very good at managing memory and empty RAM is unused RAM which means it's not being utilized as intended. When you use a task killer, you flush apps out of RAM, which only means the next time you open then you have to reload them back into RAM which uses more CPU and therefore more battery. The only tasks you should kill are those which run in the background constantly, and a task killer won't solve that, you need to address that with the app itself or uninstall it.
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
How abt SetCPU? Is it effective?

Also, I was abt to root my Z1. But, VROOT is unable to detect my device. Does it require internet connection?

Also, is the Sony Z1's developing scene weak? Coz I installed ROM Manager. It asked me to install a custom CW Recovery. Sony isn't dere in the list at all. All other manufacturer's like Samsung, HTC, LG, etc are present. The reason is I've heard dat even wid custom ROMs dere's no performance diff in Sony at all due to its close-to-stock firmware. Is it true??
[Xperia Z1 General] 301stSpartan:
SetCPU is effective, but it does a very different thing than the other apps I spoke about above. SetCPU is for changing your CPU's frequencies and governor. Pimp My Kernel and faux123 Kernel Enhancement are other good apps that do the same.

For rooting, don't use vRoot, 360 Root or Kingo. They collect your phone's IMEI number and send it to China. Instead, use the safe tool by Bin4ary which you can find here. You must be on the old 534 firmware to root.

I think the Z1 development scene is pretty awesome. We have some really world class devs working on this device doing amazing work. There's a good selection of custom ROMs and kernels out there with great support.

I wouldn't use ROM Manager to install anything. There are threads here for installing CWM very easily, then from there you can flash ROMs/kernels/whatever.

The reason there may be less of a difference between Sony stock and AOSP ROMs than with other manufacturers is because Sony's stock ROMs are a lot lighter and less customized than other ones from Samsung for example. They aren't bogged down with a ton of useless features and customizations.
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
[MENTION=4596319]301stSpartan[/MENTION] I think task killers work. I've seen a marked improvement in my battery life by using auto task killers (wich run evry 10 minutes). Maybe, it kills all the UNNECESSARY apps.

Btw our dear own friend "mandeep148" is in the Samsung S5 [Indian users] thread asking for instructions to buy the fone. Dunno wht is wrong wid the guy. Nybody wanna bust him out !!! Lol..[emoji12][emoji12]
[Xperia Z1 General] crohit911:
Leave him on his own, he has to realize that samsung was good and now things have changed. The company no longer makes good devices, at least for India.

Yes, task killers work to some extent but the battery tools don't, I tried too.. Marginally better battery, (because of calibration, I didn't use the app for that as it requires root) your battery might have improved due to task killing. And [MENTION=4596319]301stSpartan[/MENTION] I believe task killer doesn't affect battery as much as it does to the performance of a phone, you'll understand if you use a slow single core processor android phone.
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
[MENTION=4596319]301stSpartan[/MENTION] I also heard ppl say dat the best solution is stock ROM + Xposed framework for Z1. Whts dat? Hv u used it?
[Xperia Z1 General] crohit911:
Xposed generally slows down the phone over time, Xposed doesn't modify the actual apks instead it creates an abstract visualisation layer I guess that's what causes the trouble. Don't know about z1. It surely has a good hardware.

Still, I'd say better to flash a custom rom if you really can't live without those customizations or with stock xperia rom.

Did you try background defocus and voice speech balloons camera apps? They're good.

P. S. - If you're rooting then also try pimp my z1 along with Xposed. Xposed itself does nothing, instead it requires different modules to be installed for different purposes. Those modules let you customize your phone which would otherwise be possible only if you flash a custom rom. There are hundreds of modules available in the repository, and many are Z1 exclusive.

I also have a Micromax phone and I use Xposed in that one.
[Xperia Z1 General] crohit911:
My cpu temperature is 59-62 C during regular usage, is it normal?

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Ideas to keep the phone running cool even when I go out in this heat, it's 43 C outside in nagpur.
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
A pic I tuk today using Afterfocus..

Ya ur fone gets hot/cold wid the ambient temp. As its 43c, ur fone's bound to be hot. Its normal. Mine is pretty cool though. Temp in ghy is 35-36c
[Xperia Z1 General] frendzarena:
hey guys.i wanna know how to root xperia z1 my z1 version in c6902 and its.757 plz help me

@ rohit gave me flash tool and a ftf file which i downloaded today so whats up next plz tell:confused::confused:
[Xperia Z1 General] crohit911:
Flash it.

Then use bin4ry to root.

I've sent the links to you via whatsapp, check it.

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I get that but still I want someone to confirm using cputemp app.

And my battery temperature is 35-38, cpu temperature is a different thing mime goes to 60 sometimes even when room temperature is controlled at 21 c.
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
[MENTION=5395222]crohit911[/MENTION] To giv u peace of mind, my fone temp is 23c. Checkd just now. Tho its @ night time.

Btw my battery life's improved a little. Tried another stuff called "Healthy charging" today. Here's a screenshot after a full day of usage (heavy).

Not perfect - Forever forgiven[emoji16]
[Xperia Z1 General] crohit911:
That didn't give peace, it took away because it means that my phome has some serious problem.
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
[MENTION=5395222]crohit911[/MENTION] [MENTION=4596319]301stSpartan[/MENTION]

1). Hey I wanted to flash Cyanogen mod 11 on my Z1. Thought of unlocking the bootloader. Is it safe? Nybody done dat. Can we revert back to stock condition later for repairing purposes IN INDIA.

2). Also, is dere ny ROM wuch is better than CM11 for Z1? Also, was thinking of the Franco kernel. Same ques. Ny better kernel?

3). Also, I'm not sure regarding backups. I've to make 2 backups ryt- Titanium & Nandroid?

4). Which thread to go to to install CM 11 for Z1?

Also, biggest ques is can I revert bak to stock condition (with unlocked bootloader) IN INDIA??

Also, my device says dat Bootloader unlocking allowed: Yes..[emoji1]
[Xperia Z1 General] crohit911:
1)Unlocking bootloader is 100% safe and you can always revert back just make sure you backup your TA partition.

2) no idea, I'm on stock and won't change till june.

3)nandroid backup includes everything so you don't have to do any other backup, i guess.

4)@301stspartan you're needed here.

As i said before you can always revert back to stock and rooting doesnt void warranty, unlocking bootloader does. You can re-lock too.

:P

Mine is unlockable too.

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[Xperia Z1 General] crohit911:
xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2574764

Read that thread carefully and after rooting don't repeat what has been done already that bricks the device. Have doubt? ask.

Happy rooting.
[Xperia Z1 General] 301stSpartan:
As crohit said, you can get back to completely stock as long as you back up your TA BEFORE you unlock the bootloader. Then if you restore it, the bootloader locks and you can take it in under warranty.

Personally, I haven't used CM in a long time. While it's stable, they're also slow to implement new features and they keep it quite basic. Which is fine for some, but I like experimenting with new options and features. SlimKat is usually a good compromise as it is very stable and has a few cool unique features. However I have been mostly using CarbonROM and tried out Resurrection Remix. Both are fairly newer so may have some small bugs but have amazing options and features that are fun to play with.

You can find all the ROMs in the development section. Generally AOSP ROMs like these are in the Original Android Development section and stock based ROMs in the Android Development section. However this isn't always the case as for some reason CarbonROM is in with the stock ROMs even though it is AOSP.

For backups, Titanium and Nandroid are quite different. Titanium backs up individual apps and their data, as well as things like SMS or call logs. It's mostly used for moving from one ROM to the next without losing your stuff. You must be booted up on a working ROM to do this, so doesn't help if you make a mistake flashing and get a boot loop or something.

Nandroid basically makes an exact backup of your entire phone (though not SD storage). Restoring this will recover everything, including apps, sms/calls, your entire ROM and kernel and all settings. It is mostly used as a safety backup in case something goes wrong (you restore this from CWM so can do it even if you have a boot loop)
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
Xperia Z1 custom ROMs repository

http://alchemistar.blogspot.in/2013/10/xperia-z1.html?m=1

[MENTION=4596319]301stSpartan[/MENTION] Also, noticed ur name in the credits of carbon ROM..
[Xperia Z1 General] 301stSpartan:
Haha, yep, though I really didn't do much... just helped test the first release since the dev doesn't have a Z1
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
Z1 doesn't root wid the .757 firmware. U've to downgrade to 4.3 JB.

Also, S5 is lagging from now itself & S5 users themselves are recommending to go for One M8 or Z2. Lol !!
[Xperia Z1 General] anikesh102:
I heard that Xperia Z1 have some heating issues.. Is that true?? :confused:

And are there any issues wid kitkat update? Hows the battery life on kitkat?
[Xperia Z1 General] crohit911:
Use it half submerged in water, won't heat up.

Almost all bugs fixed in kitkat update.
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
No heating issues at all in my fone. Tho its not dat hot in here in ghy. Fone runs ice cool.

No probs in KK. Battery life is awesome to say the least.
[Xperia Z1 General] crohit911:
I was actually taking his case! :P

Seemed to be a Samsung fan so... ;)

I removed my case and phone runs 10 c cooler now! I think the glass is somehow made to dissipate heat faster. Keeps the phone very cold.
[Xperia Z1 General] Gladwin_Prince:
Hey guys I have been trying to get the magnetic charging dock or cable somewhere in India for a long time...

And about the cable I heard that only original has a good magnetic field...

I came across this in eBay India: http://m.ebay.in/itm?itemId=261482767632

It says genuine original sony magnetic charging cable...

Has anyone tried this??
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
Reg. cases dere are two types-

1). One wid a hole for antenna near the cam

2). & the other one without any hole for the antenna

I've both types of cases. Yesterday, I changed to the one having the antenna hole & my battery life seems to hv improved further. It seems to be related to the disturbance to the antenna signal caused by the case itself !!

Btw my device's Antutu score. Its higher than the Z1 category avg. Yipppeee !

Also, a pic taken using the Sony Background Defocus app dat Sony has made available for general public. Earlier, it was exclusive to only Z1s & Z2.
[Xperia Z1 General] patelsamir:
Hi guys I'm getting my Z1 replaced Cz of hardware issue (network problem). I want to know that how should I identify that I'm getting a Brand New Device and not any refurbished phone.
[Xperia Z1 General] Peaceful Droid:
I am using This from 5 days.... Its good and takes bit less time then in box sony charger. And i dont think so its original even it has printef sony on box and also on charger. But good stuff under 500.
[Xperia Z1 General] abheshekk:
Hi Guys,

Today I switched from Z1 to Z2..........and what a amazing piece it is.....i got smartband also though i didnt got noise cancellation earphones.....phone is fast...too fast and screen is awesome.......front speakers amazing sound...worth every penny.....go for it guys :)
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
How much did u sell ur Z1 for? & what price did u pay for Z2?
[Xperia Z1 General] abheshekk:
I sold z1 for 24k and got z2 for 47k
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
Nice yaar. Is Z2 worth the upgrade over Z1? Esp after seeing the Antutu scores of my Z1's 34111 vs HTC m8's 35200 I'm reluctant to go for Z2. I'm waitin for Z3.
[Xperia Z1 General] acervenky:
No,that cutout is not there for antenna,its there for IR Blaster(The Japanese Model Of Z1 Comes With IR: //http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/09/30/japans-xperia-z1-comes-with-some-upgraded-features/)

Regards,

acervenky,

XPT
[Xperia Z1 General] abheshekk:
Forget about Antutu score.....z2 is buttery smooth, once you look at z2 display you will feel how much dull z1 screen is, camera performs without any lag or jerk while clicking pics, after installing lot of apps on it you will get atleast 800 mb free ram,front speaker are good, i think its worth the upgrade plus smartband you will get too.
[Xperia Z1 General] Dpk1:
It depends... if you ask me, I think the Z2 is an improvement over the Z1 in many aspects (especially the battery backup & speaker sound) BUT they are not worlds apart. I have myself purchased a Z2 despite having the Z1 but for me those improvements matter plus I was in need of a new smartphone as my current Z1 had to go (to my younger bro). The screen being IPS in the Z2 is another area where it bests the Z1 besides the better feel in hand (given its narrower, lighter, slimmer form factor). If you have no issues keeping the Z1 then it's fine, you can wait for the Z3 or other phones. Else you wouldn't be disappointed if you decide to go for the Z2.

Regarding the worth (after paying 21 to 24k and exchanging Z1), well, it's for you to decide. I would agree though that the Z2 is a tad too overpriced (& so are other flagships as well). I, for one, am totally happy with my purchase. Oh, n I'm liking this tap to wake feature quite a lot!
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
[MENTION=4656899]Dpk1[/MENTION] Z2 is an awesome device no doubt. But, I feel for Z1 users its not a real upgrade.

[MENTION=5395222]crohit911[/MENTION] Also, reg battery backup, after trying all sorts of things I came to the conclusion dat the best thing for Z1 is Greenify + Stamina mode without any background apps like Internet boosters, etc. Try this![emoji3]

For other fones dat don't hv the Z1 stamina mode, Easy Battery saver is the best battery saving app. Tried all of them for a week each.
[Xperia Z1 General] crohit911:
I'm already using it, and my phones runs like a battery beast. A day with heavy usage, two with regular, and a week when I ditch it.
[Xperia Z1 General] ast9011:
Mee too frm nagpur..high 5!
[Xperia Z1 General] sree3050:
34179
[Xperia Z1 General] crohit911:
5.. Your Zu runs cool or gets hot like mine?
[Xperia Z1 General] ast9011:
Yes Sometimes..
[Xperia Z1 General] drvinny:
Guys iam not happy with my z1c6902, reason y let me share..... With so much of review and research i got this expensive mobile...... But few major drawbacks......

Camera not upto the mark.....20mega....i dont c much improvemnt.....mine previous 5mega was not bad.....

Heating issue....camera stops....that time...

Signal cuts off..... Really strange...for few seconds....then come back.....

Screen brightness.....bad

Worst external speaker.....no volume at all

Iam really disappointed.....had lot of expectations:thumbdown::mad::eek:
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
Camera is not bad. Only on flash maybe sometimes a white tinge appears due to the flash. Online reviews praise it.

Heating issues. Do a factory reset after any firmware installation. My Z1 also used to heat up after KK installation. Backed up my data & did a full reset (its in the settings). Now, my fone runs ice cool. Heats up only when I'm playing games.

Screen is gud for me. In fact, vry gud. I feel brightness is adequate. Its a personal issue anyways.

External speakers of Z1 are really bad. Every online review says dat !! U must hv read abt it dere.

But, my main priorities like browsing, multi-tasking, etc are really gud in Z1. Moreover, after seeing my Z1's score of 34200 vs HTC One M8's 35200, I'm convinced that it is still ryt dere at the top or will be for the nxt 1 yr for sure !!
[Xperia Z1 General] drvinny:
I agree with u......but some of the low end Sony phones hav wonderful speakers....and its flash also vrry weak.....some low end Sony has good...

And antutu score even i get around 33k.....but scrolling sometimes glitches and temple run for fraction of secs lags..... I havnt rootd..

..i think bettrr yo root.....which is the best stabke rom?
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
I haven't rooted but u get a non-root version of the app Greenify. Use dat alongwid Sony's Stamine mode & ur battery life + all minor glitches will be removed.

I had some 25-30 anonymous background running apps. Just froze all of them except 1 or 2 like keyboard, etc. Now, the fone is like stock, blazing fast & all glitches gone.[emoji3]
[Xperia Z1 General] Gladwin_Prince:
External speakers are bad due to waterproofing...
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
Battery life screenshot after Greenify. After a continuous heavy usage of around 8-9 hrs today here it is. Its awesome now !!
[Xperia Z1 General] yrmessi:
I m keen to have Timeshift Video app on my z1, searched here on xda, found some apps but they need phone to be rooted. Anyone having app for unrooted z1
[Xperia Z1 General] vshainky08:
m also from Nagpur :laugh:

Camera is awesome.. Join the FB grps and see how awesome the camera is or contact me i can show se awesome photos taken from this phone..

Click photos in good lighting conditions.. :silly:

About heating issue ya just do a factory reset

There is no problem with the signals

Screen brightness of Z1 is more than S5/Z2.. Check the Pocketnow Review..

About the external speaker its bad becoz of water proofing but u can increase the sound after rooting and flash volume modas..

And if u r not happy just sell it and get a S5.. enjoy :rolleyes:

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why u guys are posting screenshots like this.. this is not the right way..... i can show u screenshot of 5days :silly:

Post screen time also...

it gives idea of how much you are using the phone.. or else i will keep my device for 5 days in stamina mode and post the screen shot here and i will say my device is giving insane battery backup of 5 days with heavy usage :p

hope u all get my point...
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
[MENTION=4998800]vshainky08[/MENTION] I was just giving the battery performance based on my day-to-day usage figures. Which is roughly the same each day (pretty heavy usage though). My fone is a substitute for my notebook. My battery seems to last more nowadays based on the same usage.;)
[Xperia Z1 General] rn9215:
Hey I upgraded from the xperia sp the the Z1 today, found a pretty good deal here so went for it. Planning to keep it until the Z3 arrives. :D
[Xperia Z1 General] ravi_buz:
I have used by Z1 for about 6 months and recently got mine replaced due to some touch issue. Since the time i got the new device i see extremely high over heating of the phone for no reason. I just kept the phone open without using and it heated like crazy..cant use camera for more than 2 min as it shuts the app down due to over heating. Is this common now after some recent update?
[Xperia Z1 General] satish0101:
Need help regarding rooting Z1

Greetings everyone,

I have Xperia Z1, 6902 and I want to root it without unlocking the bootloader, especially before my warrant period runs out anyway.

I am assuming this method is full proof and doesn't have any issues.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=52407809&postcount=2

The problem is, I'm not able to download .534_IN firmware file from Mega and without it, this process is useless.

So could you guys please let me know if someone has this firmware file from different hosting locations? Preferably from Google Drive?

Also which pre rooted firmware file are you using for KitKat .757 firmware version?

Thanks in advance.
[Xperia Z1 General] ravi_buz:
I followed that method and it worked well. I was able to download from Mega now..retry it using another browser. Else you can use any stock 534 rom. It dosnt matter as you are just going to root ur phone and flash KK rom. Use NUT's pre-rooted KK rom.
[Xperia Z1 General] satish0101:
Thank you fro your confirmation.

If you don't mind, could you please give me the links of the files you used for rooting?

I'm currently latest stock firmware.

Thanks.
[Xperia Z1 General] nifty_mats:
Bought this 3200 maH extended battery case from eBay today to accompany me on my occasional long trips. Its awesome!!

Its weight is 81g, but its evenly distributed. Doesn't feel heavy at all. Feels so nice to hold in hand with the matte finish. Just awesome!!

Now I know how some cars & bikes feel so gud to drive which is likened to their weight distribution (chassis work + aerodynamicity) due to which you don't feel a thing. This is engineering!!

Btw got it for Rs.2200 in a closeout sale from a seller in NY. Actual price is Rs.3000+. Enjoy. :)
[Xperia Z1 General] guddu2011:
Looks ugly :-S