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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Imdking:
Guys...

I've had my C6802 for a week now. I've been loving it, and I didn't understand why people are dissing it about pocket ability. It fits in my pants pocket just fine. I just make sure that the left front pocket is reserved for the phone alone, no keys, change, or any other scratcher. Breast pocket is just disaster waiting to happen - button down flap can't even come over the phone. So that's out.

Today I sat down at the restaurant to use the Wi-Fi on my laptop, and I hooked up the XZU to download a movie through Media Go. I noticed the phone rocking back and forth diagonally, not laying flat on the table top. I thought maybe the table is sloping on that side. So, I moved the phone to another spot; same thing. I picked up the phone and eyeballed it along its profile! Alas! It was bent!

I remembered...... Aluminum frame..... so I flexed it diagonally to fix it, and it straightened out!

So be warned folks! Even if it fits in your pocket, sitting down with the phone in the pocket will definitely bend it! This might even lead to the glass corners popping out!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Oh, that's.. bad :p I usually put my phone on the table no matter what, but i'll keep this in the back of my head. Thanks for sharing.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Imdking:
I do set the phone on the table too. I believe I twisted it sitting in the car from the house to the restaurant. It was a short drive; 2 blocks. So I didn't think much of it.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] encryptioncsta:
post a youtube video or pics to let us see, as this is sorta scary and might become usual as if this happens to more than yourself at least we can all tell sony support its a common fault
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jewelkobayashi:
yup, there was a thread somewhere, someone asking how much it costs to replace the screen/digitizer because the screen cracked when he sat on it while ZU in the back pocket.

Gotta be careful...

---------- Post added at 06:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:00 PM ----------

I wonder, from what point it stops being a faulty design... I mean, not all of us are made the same. If a 200kg (about 400lbs?) guy sat on it at the wrong angle, I would not blame Sony at all... A steel sheet 5mm thick will bend under those kinda weight...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bASKOU:
Even if someone of 40 kg would sit on it while on the rear pocket I would not blame Sony. If I remember well you are living in Vietnam, I have the phone everyday on my front pocket and drive scooter but my phone is still perfectly flat.

I do not put it on any too tide jean, and as soon as i sit completely on a car or chair I do remove it before sit. If not it is on a bag. So scare to break it, after all this phone is so thin and have so large and thin glass on it. I had to change iPhone glass of people siting on there sofa, same thing can happen here.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Ryland Johnson:
BINGO. This was my only concern regarding the Ultra from day one. I even wrote about it hear. I don't think you are the first to do this and you wont be the last either. Point is how do you know the integrity of the water resistance has not now been comprised? You don't!

I love the Ultra BUT putting that beast in a pocket was simply asking for eventual trouble. As you wrote how could an aluminium frame that dimension prevent twisting?

Sorry you had to experience this.

Regards.

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With great respect to you Sir this is not a Sony 'problem'. THE 'problem' with the Ultra is

portability

. Woman can use hand bags men will try and use trousers. The Ultra is simply to large for general trouser use. Add to this the materials used, glass, plastics and Aluminium and what can we expect? Even titanium at that thinness will eventually flex. This, to me, is a classic example of a device defeating its own purpose.

I love the Ultra I love my Z and 10.1 Z tablet. I have gone back to the plastic smaller world of the new Note 3 as I know I just could not live with the portability problems with the beautiful Ultra.

There are only two tragedies in life. One is NOT having what we want the other is having it.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
This will solve itself as long as you live in a temperate climate with seasonal change. What i'm trying to say is: Winter is coming, and we will use jackets/coats which will make our lives much simpler. To the people of SE Asia, Africa, Australia, Southern Europe and Southern USA, i'm very sorry :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
I personally keep it in my jacket pocket or in the jeans pocket, and sometimes they are really tight, and 80% of the time the ZU pops out a few inches from them, but my phone is still perfect.

On the other hand I think that aluminum bending on this device would be so limited that you can't even find out: phone is resting (face or back) on glass.

In no part the aluminum touches the table.

And even if you do manage to bend your device, I think it would have been much more than keeping it in a pocket. It would be all misaligned from angle to angle, at the point that the glass would break for the force pressing every time you lay it flat or you use it.

I wouldn't mind seeing pics too before saying any more things.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
Guys, any phone will do this. I am sorry that the OP experienced damage, but if anything it's the fault of the larger dimensions of the phone, not its thinness. Think about it: what constitutes the vast majority of a phone's thickness? It's the internal volume, obviously. It's the internal volume that was reduced in order to make the phone thin, not the thickness of the frame or glass sheets. Those would be the same regardless of how thick or thin the phone as, as they're just "caps." The fact that the phone is longer and wider than usual will allow you to exert more torque on the frame because of leverage, but the frame itself is no weaker than any other phone, and probably stronger than many.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] capitansid:
Just put a lanyard on it and hang it on your neck...

Worry about it being stolen while hanging infront of your chest? Then place it under your shirt!

Problem solved.. :D

"Sent from my refrigerator"
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
If you're into torture and breaking your own neck, sure why not :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] da9th_one:
This is phenomena only experienced goons who wear skinny jeans...smh...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jewelkobayashi:
Yeah, I am very careful about pick-pocketers in Hanoi, so I try not to put it in my back pocket anyway;)

It fits my front pocket fine, but I find it a bit hard to get it out while riding my bike, find it harder to answer it one-handed, and even more difficult to put it back into the front pocket while riding the bike. Depending on other things I have in front pocket, I have to stand on my bike while riding to put it back into the pocket.

(for those of you who don't know Vietnam, it must sound crazy :confused:)

Can't wait until winter so that I can use my inside jacket pocket.

And back to topic, I agree with most posts so far.

It is about portability problem, not design or manu quality problem. Applying torque on something so wide, long and thin must be avoided.

MY HUNT FOR THE PERFECT MAN-BAG NEEDS TO BE STEPPED UP A GEAR.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Imdking:
Guys.

There is nothing wrong with the phone. Nothing wrong with the build quality, or the frame, construction... none of that!

The phone fits in pants pocket. I use the front pocket. If you do carry it in your front pants pocket, be aware that sitting down with the phone in your front pocket will place torque on the phone, twisting it. My phone was NOT twisted enough to even consider it damaged. I just noticed that it wasn't perfectly flat when I placed it on the table. I twisted it back and corrected it.

After that little incident, I now make sure that I take it out of my pocket when I get in the car, or sit down. So, guys, becareful.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mrgardiner:
I have been using this gear keeper. The retention force is a bit strong, but very solid. I also have a larger sunglasses cloth bag to keep it protected till a case arrives. The MW600 works well for bluetooth call access/audio while the phone is tucked away. I listen to internet news while riding a motorcycle.

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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jewelkobayashi:
Interesting indeed. Your reply would have been just as fitting in the post I opened under accessories section about how people carry their ZU :good:

Do you keep the phone dangling on you, or into a pocket while it is like it's on a lanyard and pull it when needed, or do you attach it to a bag of some kind and keep it in there??

I can see it being used in a million different ways... How do you use it?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
Just two things.

One: it's the 29th, you posted on 23rd.

Two: several people asked you for pics, and you posted none. If you had time to open a topic about it, you sure have some to take 2 simple pics to prove what you're saying.

That said, until you do post some pictures, I call BS on the whole "the ZU bends if kept in pockets" argument.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Imdking:
Pictures of what? My twisted phone? I am not twisting my phone again just to provide you with pictures.

My phone got twisted, I corrected it, and I advised other pocketers to be careful. There's no evidence to be had. You obviously read only my original post, and omitted the one on page 2.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mrgardiner:
I use it for safety mostly. If I am at work the phone stays in my pocket(front or back) while attached. When sitting down it might rest in my lap depending on the meeting or I unsnap(the clip mechanism is really-too stiff) it and set it on the table or my desk. I might leave it dangling when tieing my shoes.

I had it in a jeans pocket while riding a motorcycle for less than a mile., and I have <1/2 millimeter play or travel on a flat table. Lanyard to front camera diagonal is fine, but headphone jack to opposite corner wiggles a little. I haven't tried unbending it. I could try to take a photo, but there likely wouldn't be much to see.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Ryland Johnson:
I have an idea for you.

Why don't YOU experiment with your device and let us know how you get on? With pictures, of course.

Do you have to be so rude and demining?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
You know what? I actually tried it.

And I apologise to the OP, the device DOES twist a little bit, but I had to apply more force than the usual "put in in your pocket and sit down" kind of torque.

Anyway, I was able to re-straighten it no problem.

I tried to take pictures with my wife's Z, but macro is s*it on that, so here you go, I don't have them.

I found out a little problem anyway, but I'll post it in a new topic.

Check that out also.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
I think it's actually the glass Sony used for this phone that allows it to flex a little bit. Last night I rebooted the device after changing something, and went to wipe fingerprints off the front as the FreeXperia splash screen came up, and noticed as I was wiping that I could see those little pressure spots where the LCD was being touched. I pressed firmly in the center of the screen and sure enough, you'll see that little freak-out spot if you apply much pressure. It's mainly in the middle that it happens, of course, but this glass is obviously much less rigid than most other glasses. Probably a good thing for impact resistance; I'd be surprised if a routine drop or two did much damage to this thing (at least to the glass), but be a little careful when pressing around the middle of the display.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
It's Dragontrail glass. It should bend. There are videos on YouTube.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
Yeah, I thought I remembered seeing those. Like I said, it's probably very good for impact resistance.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Yeah, let's hope so :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] homer4evr:
After only one day with mine I checked to see if mine was bent...and it was. Its easy to fix but I bought this phone to carry in my pocket and that's not going to change.

So I figured that I would try an aluminum bumper case. I ordered the thicker two piece slide together case last night and I hope that it will reinforce the phone well enough to keep pocket carrying it.

The only thing I noticed was the case in the pics don't have cutouts for the ear speaker or the microphone. So I ordered silver incase I have to make some slits.

Anyway once it comes I will post how/if it works to keep the phone from twisting.

After I found this I started trying to twist every phone I could get my hands on, and most phones will do the same. My org note is much worse but will go back on its own. My wife's ascend mate is built like a rock and I couldn't get it to move. If this phone wasn't waterproof I wouldn't care as much but constantly moving will weaken the seals and cause leakage.

I'm curious if anyone has taken this phone apart to see how Sony is sealing it up and how it is assembled maybe with glue or two sided tape or orings?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jacktherapper00:
I was absolutely sceptical on this topic, but it seems to be really possible.

A user in an german android community recently shared the attached picture of his XZU.

(not the best image quality, but the main point is obvious)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SWFlyerUK:
This is an interesting discussion. I've had my phone now for 1 week.

It's been in my pocket constantly, whether sat on the bus, driving or sat in a chair and so far the phone hasn't experienced any bending at all. If it does just like others are reporting - I wouldn't be surprised.

Something so thin and large is bound to take some collateral damage when in your pocket. Ultimately your leg is curved, so when your sit down and you jeans or whatever become tight, so will you phone as it's a flat surface at the size it is.

Shame though but the only option is to not put it in your pocket, but then you run the risk of it being stolen if in your bag.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
Hmm...I keep mine in my pocket, usually even when I sit down, and no problems so far.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
You're not the only one! Just LOOK AT THIS :p

http://www.cultofmac.com/248603/iphone-5ses-are-bending-in-peoples-pockets/
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pandurang_m:
Oh my Steve!!! :confused:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Imdking:
Haha! No, that's extreme.

I should have said the phone was twisted, and not used the word bent
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fra76mm:
Hi everybody,

I've seen this question asked a few times but none of the answers worked with me.

Trying to create a second primary partition in my internal sdcard with MiniTool Partition I messed up the phone that now doesn't recognize the internal storage.

From TWRP I get the error message:

E:Unable to mount /sdcard
E:Unable to mount storage

I can mount the internal storage via TWRP and access it from windows or linux, I have even formatted it several times in FAT32 or ext3 to revert to the original situation but there's no way to make it discoverable by TWRP or by the OS.

As the recovery doesn't see it, it's impossible to flash a new rom because there's no place where to save the zip.

Can anyone please give me a suggestion ? :crying:
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fra76mm:
[solved]

I managed to access again to the sdcard by flashing the stock ROM from Nexus Root Toolkit :D
[HTC Desire S] mgaspa87:
Hi everybody,

I decided to install a new ROM on my Desire S, and I thought it would have been easy, according to what I heard about HTC Devices.

At the end i was obliged to open a new thread after several nights spent finding a solution with no results: :crying:

My device has HBoot 2.00.002, Bootloader is Unlocked, and is still S-ON.

I tried following a lot of tutorials and guides, used toolkits and everything I found on this forum, but none of them seems to match my situation.

I still was not able to S-OFF or downgrade my device, and every kind of operation that has a "waiting for device" stage, remains stuck, although the "adb devices" command detects my device.

Can someone be so kind to help me understanding what to do in my specific situation?

Thanks a lot in advance :good:
[HTC Desire S] 441Excelsior:
I did S-OFF yesterday, I flashed old Doubleshot rom, then changed misc version, then flashed oldest RUU, enabled usb debugging and ran revolutionary
[HTC Desire S] mgaspa87:
I wish one day i could say that too :D
[HTC Desire S] 441Excelsior:
if you have waiting for device in revolutionary (even with usb debug on) then kill adb.exe process
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 0l1v3rof:
Ive been experiencing a problem with the sound. It seems its locked onto one fixed volume. I can turn the little sliders up and down, but it still is the same volume. I assume it was the. 254 update that I installed earlier (im behind alittle).

Does anyone have a solution? I might just re-flash .257 and go back. I havent heard of anyone else having this problem.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhishekcal:
Just repair the phone using the pc companion
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 0l1v3rof:
Ok.... Not used to sonys tools so thanks for that! Will do.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Vepar_S:
I attempted to root my Galaxy S3 (SCH-530M) From Metro PCS. I used odin and follow instructions carefully. I have rooted other phones this is my first problem I have ever stumbled upon this problem. I used a toolkit which allowed me to ROOT my phone but now I only get "Galaxy S3" logo and then screen turns black. I can boot into "safe mode" it shows clear cache, factory reset, ect.

I tried to follow instructions here:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2219755

Here are errors I received:

<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

"Secure Check Fail" Sbl1 message. shows on my phone.:confused:

I am little frustrated been at this since 10am it is now 5PM. I can boot into recovery mode, phone turns on starts and everything but it stays on black screen and my led on top left side flashes bright blue.

Any info is a major thank you. I wish I can here to contribute but sadly I am in this bind.....I attached a screenshot from my desktop to show you guys what errors say.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
The first thing you need to know is not all S3's are the same. Never flash anything not for your model phone.

The second is yours is an older metro model from when they were tied to Sprint I think it was. What this means is that it's a variant of Sprints model, and so you will be better off using their forum for future flashes and help. Do not flash anything you find here. They are not compatible.

Third is I don't recommend the toolkit. It's usually out of date and while it was helpful to some in the beginning, it now seems to cause more problems than anything. If you want root, search for root66 firmware in the Sprint forum. He may have your version there as well.

Finally, I didn't read the thread you linked, but 95% of the time, a factory reset will solve the hanging at boot.

I also highly recommend reading the stickies threads. Lots of great info you should know about and there are several methods to gain root.

For the Odin problem. Makes sure kies is NOT installed, try different cables and different usb ports.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Vepar_S:
Thanks for advice but I think you missed a few things I pointed out. I am using a Metro PCS S3 the model you linked me too for root66 .tar is for Verizon S3 not Metro PCS. Verizon is i535 and mines is R530M would that also mess up my phone even more? I HAVE tried factory reset and cache wipe. Nothing is working phone stays stuck on black screen AFTER boot logo.

I went o sprint forums they told me my phone is NOT the same as theirs. I am aware of various S3 models it was many said to use ODIN and it caused me a world of problems right now.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I couldn't be sure if mrRobinson had made the root66 firmware for your model or not. If he did it would've most likely been in Sprints or maybe Verizon's root66 threads. All I meant was for you to check their threads to see if your variant was there. In ours, for example, there is also the T999V firmware, which is related to our T999, but is different.

What I am fairly sure of is your model is a CDMA device, like Sprints and Verizon's. T-Mobile and AT&T are GSM. When T-Mobile bought metro they stopped offering the R530, and replaced it with the T999N. Prior to this several people asked me for help with their R530M, and the best I could do was direct them to Sprints forum where others had posted about that model.

I suggested going there because there are people with the same model and they may have run into similar issues. And even if they haven't the rest of the info in that forum would be more relevant to your device than what you find here.

I'm not sure why you are having trouble with Odin. I've seen in other models forums where sometimes you may need something more, or something different than just the stock firmware. I don't know if that could help you or not, so I'm just trying to get you pointed in the direction where you might find someone who can.

There are some issues that are universal with things like Odin, but usually it ends up being a problem with the computer, the usb cable, bad/corrupted downloads, etc. Which is why I mentioned those. But you mentioned an error that showed on your phone, an sbl1 secure boot error or something like that. To my knowledge none of the GSM devices have ever shown this. Not that I remember anyway. But it may have something to do with a locked boot loader like Verizons, or it could be something entirely different. But again, you'd likely have better luck finding similar problems in the others forums.

If you can verify some roms that will work on yours, you may consider flashing CWM or TWRP using Odin. Then try flashing the Rom from recovery, factory reset and reboot. May not help, but it's something to try. Also, make sure you downloaded the latest firmware for your model and try it again.

If I get a chance I'll try to help find out more for you. But for now I hope that helps clarify what I was saying before and helps get you pointed in the right direction.

This would be a bit of a long shot, but you could go to your local store and see if they will offer some sort of trade for the T999N. (Doubtful, but it can't hurt to ask) Now that metro is with T-Mobile, you're likely to get better service with it, unless they've got something worked out where devices like yours can still use Sprint towers/networks.
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[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] JasoX:
Thanks for the tip! Works OK, but can cause force close on some apps. Works with Hyperion 8 Edit: auto correct sucks...