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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Garry A:
Hi I don't know if anyone has had the same expereince I have now tried to flash S111 row rom from the lenovo rusian site and it does not woork on my phone it loads but the screen has a vertical coloured bar on it after installation after I flash back to normal I work fine on chinese rom S507 is there another version of row rom suitable to replace the one on my phone

Thank you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgmmjg:
Hey friends by mistake I have soft bricked my Karbonn Titanium S1. Unfortunately i didnt have the backup. I tried to solve this problem by installing stock rom but the process is getting aborted. i dont know what is wrong with the stock rom. CWM is installed successfully though. So please help me to find solution to this problem. (please be elaborate if possible.)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] idragon81:
Please elaborate on your Problem.

You are saying that you can boot.CWM But cannot flash your stock rom!?

If so please check if it is a CWM Backup or a flashable ZIP Package.

if it is a CWM Backup then place the backup file at SD/Clockwordmod/Backup [I Think you have to unzip it first] and then go to backup and restore and restore from there.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pwvandeursen:
I think I have checked every OTG thread there is and I have either missed it or it does not exist.

I am looking for the following

I have a nexus 7, a 2.5" travel HDD with micro usb and a travel charger with normal USB. I would like to connect the lot together so that:

the tablet can read files from the HDD

the tablet gets charged from the battery pack

What I would need is for a micro USB to connect to the HDD with micro USB, and to the charger with USB A male.

Is his something which is:

a- possible

b- available

c- DIY hackable

I have already (but do not allow a minimal amount of cables, and connections, as with these below, I either have not the full solution, or yet another connection which can drop/brake/unplug during operation

OTG cable micro to USB female

OTG micro to Micro: http://hakshop.myshopify.com/products/micro-to-micro-otg

OTG Micro to USB A female and USB A male
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
Hi all!

Tomorrow I will receive my new phone and send away my beloved Note 2.

I have loved the note series but I was too pissed off with Samsung shying away from 6" and giving us a measly .18" display increase on the Note 3 so I decided to try something else.

I have been reading a lot and learning about accessories for the phone etc. And of course ready to root and try a ROM and OCing righaway.

So just wanted to say hi to my new community! :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
hello :o
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] velvetmxo:
Hello(^_^)v
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Oy!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] boterkaaseneieren:
Read some more. There is no oc kernel for stock. Or did I missed it?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SpyderTracks:
Morning, dude, welcome!

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Urm, did he mention anything about stock?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] boterkaaseneieren:
Nope he didn't. Come to think of it. Can you flash a rom without root? Only install recovery?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Nay, you need root to install recovery, but you can use recovery without unlocking your bootloader. You can't flash custom ROMs (CM/Omni/PA/modified stock) without unlocking it though.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] boterkaaseneieren:
I saw in development a rom for locked and unlocked boot loader. Are you sure?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
Funny cause I read something like that too and is very confusing coming from the Samsung world so I guess I need to relearn things again :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Well, since you mentioned it, i'm not that sure anymore. If it's possible to flash a modified stock ROM with a locked bootloader, it doesn't include AOSP ROMs, since i know that you must have an unlocked bootloader to flash those because of signatures etc.

(Feel free to correct me, people!)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] warfareonly:
To elaborate, you can't use custom kernels with locked bootloaders. The signatures mismatch and thus, the ROM doesn't work. That includes AOSP kernels obviously.

Unlocked bootloaders don't check the kernel signature and thus, you can use custom kernels. ROMs have nothing to do with it. The 'custom' ROM being mentioned uses a stock kernel, so it can run on both LB and UB.

Basically,

Locked ---> Stock kernel from Sony only.

Unlocked ---> All kernels.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] lrcquest:
Is it possible to change the system font like in Samsung note2
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
yep with root I think
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Yeah, iFont should work. I haven't tried it on the ZU though, so do a full NAND backup before trying.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] speculatrix:
I too have come to the X Z U from a SG Note2. I had been contemplating the note3 but the region locking killed that idea.

Now the Note 2 seems ordinary size, and smaller phones like toys! And the XZU is definitely faster than the Note 2, even though the latter never felt slow.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stimps403:
Just got my Xperia ZU last night. Totally, new to Android coming from IOS. Glad to be off that POS.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] warfareonly:
Welcome to the light! :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
Just got it!

Now trying to follow the guides to back up first then start tweaking. Damn is BIG! :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Congrats! Since you're new to Android, feel free to ask us stuff!

Woo! Congrats! Yes, it's HUGE, but it'll grow on you after using it a week or two and it'll "shrink" in your head.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
Oh yes, just like the Note 2 began to feel so small after a while. I wanted BIG so I am super happy and even stock this thing just smokes!

So funny trying the first 2 tests on 3Dmark and being told it was maxed out and to use the Unlimited option...that was a proud moment for me LOL
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] lrcquest:
Same here. Note 2 looks so small.

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Ifonts works. Already rooted. Installed busybox anyways.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
Well just wanted to update that after spending most of the day learning a whole new system on how to root, flash, etc, finally got to play with it a little and I am in LOVE!

Not sure how it will handle when I get my case to carry around..for sure Ice Skating with it is out of the question so that will be a bit annoying to get a locker to keep it but damn it looks awesome and big . :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stimps403:
Haven't had a chance to play around with the XZU. If you don't mind sharing, I don't want to screw up.

What did you use to root? vRoot, kingo, other? I'm thinking Kingo would be the safer of the two.

Did you OTA to the latest firmware via the instructions in the "How to root 14.1.B.2.257 using OTA" thread?

I think that's all I'm going to do for now. May be xpose as there's a few modules that look pretty cool.

Thanks in advance.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
Yes Kingo and that thread How to root 14.1.B.2.257 using OTA.

Good luck! :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Yup, you're on the right track. Use Kingo and follow the guide you've found :) Also, Xposed is awesome, so check it out when you have the chance. I'm currently using App Settings (change DPI i.e kick apps into tablet UI), Advanced Power Menu (Adds reboot etc. options to power menu), and YouTube AdAway (blocks ads on YouTube videos)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stimps403:
[MENTION=655433]LordManhattan[/MENTION], thanks for the quick response. Hopefully, I'll get this bad boy all setup over the weekend.

[MENTION=2479280]shaolin95[/MENTION], for some reason I missed you post early. Want to thank you as well.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] sal1311:
I had the note 1 2 and 3 and I don't miss any of them. This phone puts them all to shame. Sure it doesn't have as many features (that you'll never use) and the camera and speakers aren't anything special, but this phone is super smooth. The display is awesome and the software is simple without all the bloat. I love the ZU and coming from someone like me who gets a new phone every couple of weeks that's saying something. I've had every flagship phone and I can't see going back to any of them with the exception of the HTC one which was just as smooth as the ZU. Enjoy your new phone. It might take some getting used to but once you do you will love it.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
So far I do miss the note app basically, double clicking on the screen to open it and take a quick note, or taking the pen out during a call to open a note automatically.

Just need to find a way to recreate that ..sort of :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Yeah, i love the simplicity of the ZU. The Note series is all about throwing as much features into them as possible, and that's why i like CM and other AOSP ROMs. I don't like having every possible feature implemented, because i don't use those things. I only want the features i need and use. I don't want two voice assistants (*cough* Samsung), or fourteen different ways to open an app. I call, i text, i browse, i read, and i play a couple of games. I don't need the other things, and i think Sony has done it pretty well on that front in my opinion.

Not saying that the Notes are bad devices. I really liked my Note, but not because of TouchWiz and all the "magic" things it could do. I liked its hardware (at the time) and display.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] boterkaaseneieren:
Only one thing I don't like is the slow software update of Sony. That's why I get next month a nexus 5 only to for the fast updates.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
I do miss several option on the Note and some of the Note 3 things that were added to Note 2 by devs were nice for sure. Also the black level on those displays is awesome but I for sure fell in love with this Giant phone.

Beautiful screen too..just not really black "blacks", fast and super smooth, plus the UI actually is more designed to take advantage of the size instead of having to change homescreen programs to fit more icons etc.

Overall, I was afraid of changing but this level of performance just won me over! :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] sabre31:
I am a new sony user and got this phone. I was going to root using kinko or whatever it's called and read on xda that both kinko and vroot are malware. Any other way to root?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nathlynn22:
Or have both HTC one and XZU that's the way to go. Glad I'm not the only person who likes to try most phones at once. It's good having both;)

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It has been said kingo released a statement saying they have removed imei pulling. Whether they have or not or any other suspicious acts god knows but I'm going to go ahead and use kingo as been holding off for about a month and don't wanna hold back there's too much crap I want to trim on the phone

Btw [MENTION=655433]LordManhattan[/MENTION] did you just trial and error what you deleted or is there a romcleaner script type aroma or even a list of safe stuff to remove
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] sabre31:
This worked for me to get root and custom recovery. Since I am running C6806 from US Sony store I was able to unlock my bootloader and root using this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=46627459

Thanks all
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
I have deleted all the usual stuff that i've usually deleted through the years, pluss some Sony/Social etc. stuff.. It's almost like an automatic thing i do now, so i don't really think about what i'm deleting, but i know it won't break anything important. I made a list in the Themes and Apps section a couple of months ago that you can use. There are around 200 MB of stuff that can be removed (don't blindly remove things if you're not sure what they are. You might end up removing something you use).
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nathlynn22:
[MENTION=2479280]shaolin95[/MENTION] how's it all going? U done much yet? Got home from work now so when got spare hour gonna unlock bootloader and install recovery. Just wondering did you backup ta partition and how as using flashtool backup of ta doesn't work its greyed out. Thanks
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
Hello!

I am all rooted, unlocked and on 257...loving it! :D

I used this guide to do the whole process, except the ROOT part since I had to back to 532 using another guide first:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45634414

this is the TA back up program used on that guide, it worked great! :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2292598
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nathlynn22:
Ahh no problems that's the very same program I used so that's cool just need to unlock then recovery and then sorted. Your headphones working now though?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
Yes but I had to flash the 257 from that Stock kernel + recovery thread because my OTA always ended up with issues with the headphone for some reason. :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] EVO'D_OUT:
I'm coming from a Note 2 as well. That seemed to be the 'starter' phablet for a lot of us I guess. 3 weeks with my C6806 and I'm loving it so far. Bone stock so far as the rooting and unlocking methods seem pretty daunting compared to my previous phones. I think I'll wait it out until there is a more streamlines 1 click process or something.

Pros

- massive screen is amazing - in landscape its a desktop in your hand!

- build quality is second to none

- OS is clean and smooth, not an excessive amount of bloat

- I dig the walkman app

- throw feature is useful

- 6.5mm thin...wow!

- LTE reception seems better than my Note 2 on AT&T

- pulls down faster network speeds than my Nexus 5 in same place

Cons

- battery life could be better, Note 2 seemed to fair better in this area. I'd be happy with a 7-7.5mm device with a 3500mah battery

- upper and lower bezels could be reduced to make phone dimensions more manageable

- touchscreen could be a bit more responsive (blame on screen protector?)

- sucky speakers, camera, and lack of flash (most useful for flashlight apps) but you all already knew that...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
Dont be put off by it, really like any other system (like when I got my Asus Prime) there is a learning curve but there is help here to get you through it...trust me I had a LOT of help and I am happy I did it :)

Funny you mentioned reception because I got the non LTE version and some how my connection feels more reliable than the note 2 still. I get a decent 11Mb at home download so I was really going to be happy even with 5. Not missing LTE at all.

About your Cons:

yeah batter life is not awesome but with the amount of power, is to be expect. I guess a battery/case combo is next for me.

I think the bezels help due to how thin it is to plus your fingers would be too close to the on screen back, home, etc controllers I feel if they were too small but yeah, they do look a tad big. lol

I have no issue at all with the touchscreen. Is this something maybe related to a specific rom version?

Sucky speaker...its a phone, to me they all have sucky speakers since I am a musician and sound is a HUGE part of my life LOL

Camera...I got a Sony NEX_6 for that and also, using other apps do help with the low light lame quality issues.

Flash...yep that is one thing I do miss, using that flashlight was part of my routine but I can adjust to that.

Good to meet another Note 2 ex-user !
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] princemarcus19:
Hey ,am ordering this phone Thursday, alot off ppl telling me its to big don't get it but I want it because I have the smartwatch and the sbh52 , I know you just got yours, would you recommend me to get this phone?

Download battery guru ,it works..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
Well, its impossible for us to really tell what you need it for and if its in fact going to be too big or not to be honest.

In my case, I came from note 1 and Note 2 and I knew I wanted bigger..even then this was much bigger than what I originally wanted but aside from not being able to carry it with me while ice skating at the rink, I am loving it.

One thing I did was go to Walmart and handle the Galaxy Mega 6.3 to give me an idea of what that size of phone feels like. :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Yeah, try to check it out in person before you order/buy it. You can do what i did before i ordered mine. Get a piece of cardboard, a ruler, meassure it (179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm (7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in), and cut it. Now you'll have its size :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] princemarcus19:
Well when i saw the phone fell in love with the look .I definitely know its huge but its a very attractive phone . I messed around with a 7 inch tablet to see what am working with but I will try your way with the cardboard. I currently own the xperia ion (At&t) so UI used to it. rooting easy to do. For some reason I have an erge for that phone .its something different ,stands out. so am definitely ordering it Thursday LTE one .

Battery app battery guru ,use it all the time on ion.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stimps403:
So far, rooted and xposed installed. Starting to get used to android.

I agree battery life is poor, as I can see the battery drain as I type. I guess it's the price to pay for such a screen. I'll check out battery guru. Thx Marcus.

Everyone is amazed by the size but I love it. They're just jealous. :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
What kind of battery life do you get? Go to Settings-> Power Management -> Battery Usage and tap on "Screen". Currently i have 2 hours of screentime and 80% battery left.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stimps403:
Nothing even close to that. Before charging last night, I remember seeing about 4 hours of screen time. That was with the batt drained down to about 1%. Right now, I'm at 91% with only about 10 min and 45 sec of screen time. Screen brightness turned completely down as well. Thoughts?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Well, your ZU is brand new, so it'll take a couple of cycles before it's reached its optimal capacity. What do you mostly do on it? Is NFC, GPS, Bluetooth always on? Are you using Whatsapp, FB Messenger?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stimps403:
NFC and GPS always off. Bluetooth on when in my car. Wifi on when I'm at home. LTE off when not needed.

I do have Whatsapp but not FB messenger. I just deleted whatsapp because I don't use it much, if at all.

Hopefully, after a few more charges the battery performance will improve. Otherwise, I guess a battery case is next on my list of accessories.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Could you do me a favour and go to "Data Usage" (WiFi) and check AndroidOS?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stimps403:
wifi = ~33 MB

data = ~11 MB

Why?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Thanks. A lot of Android devices (including mine now!) has a rouge WiFi connection. AndroidOS will download huge amounts of data when it's connected to Wifi. I just noticed yesterday that mine has downloaded 1.8GB of data in the past few days, and i have no idea what to do. I've checked my router, settings etc. and nothing is helping. It's a sad sad day.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stimps403:
I'm connected to my wifi constantly at home, so if I had the same issue it should pop up. :confused:

May be a packet capture to see what's being downloaded and from where?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
I have already sniffed around, and it's coming from Google. But i read some stuff, and it could be my router, but i'm not sure. I could do a factory reset, but i'm not sure yet.

Talk about a twist eh? You needed some help, and the thread took a 180 :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
This has become the one thread to rule them ALL :D

No matter what the issue is just post it here...is my hangout spot :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Yeah, but we have to keep everything "on topic" (i.e not post crap), or else the mighty mod will come and close it. Yes, it has happened before, and it made us all incredible sad :p

So, i'll be the first one to stop posting off topic stuff (like this post). 1-2-3 go!

EDIT: The WiFi "thingy" has chilled down a bit now. I don't know what happened, but it's a little better. I'll keep an eye on it.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] iBuzman:
Install "greenify" and hibernate everything you dont need to receive notifications from - solved my "unknown" excess wifi data usage. I've also installed greenify xposed module (paid app) and that allows you to hibernate AND still receive all notifications - and back On Topic.... Now :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
It's "cooled down" for now, but I've noticed that the AndroidOS data usage increases when I watch YouTube videos. I've read that this isn't unusual at all, but I have no idea why it happens. Any theories?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stimps403:
What is the "Topic of this thread"?

FYI. My battery life has drastically improved since removing whatsapp and textfree.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
I'm not sure anymore :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
I was saying Hello to the world.. and people said hello back and made me feel good about my Xperia choice :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stimps403:
LOL. Hello! :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
:D

I am thinking on adding warranty to it via gocare. Anyone has used them before?

http://www.gocare.com/
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] EVO'D_OUT:
Not really on topic but since there seems to be more activity in this thread I'll ask anyways hehe...

What are peoples experience with "location based wifi" in power management?

Mine only half works. On my C6806 it disables wifi when leaving my home just about every time but it NEVER reconnects when I return home. I have to remember to manually toggle wifi when I get back home otherwise it will sit for hours on mobile data when a perfectly good wifi signal is available. Is there a way to 'train' the location or force the phone to detect it?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Damn it. I accidentally thanked you. Enjoy it :p I used it for like a day and then I deactivated it since I couldn't really see the point :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Just checked my data usage again (I mentioned that AndroidOS uses a lot of data), and listen to this. It topped at 1.99GB yesterday (after using YouTube), and a few hours ago I noticed that it was at 1.93GB. I didn't really think much of it until I checked it again now. It's down to 1.80GB. I don't even... how can... ?

Edit: it's down to 162KB now.......
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stimps403:
Seemed like this thread died down. Just wanted to drop by and say "Hello, world".

Also like to add, I love the XZU. Battery life has definitely improved after getting rid rogue apps. I'm amazed by the amount of customization that Android allows for the user. It appears to be no end. Or may be I was tied/locked down by IOS. :mad:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Indeed. Currently 16 hours uptime, 2:45 hours screentime and 56% battery left :p I'm on stock 257 (rooted and other stuff).
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guiz':
Hello, i have install cwm on my HTC One, it work perfect, problem, i can't find the backup in fy folders. I want to save it in my computer, for more security.

On all my previous phone it was in the same directory, here impossible to find it.

Or it is well there because in recovery mode, cwm find it and great backup it.

Thanks
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickislauw:
It is in the nand Memory. go to the root of your device with ES file explorer and n navigate to:

Data/Media/clockworkmod/backup
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guiz':
Thanks, but finally i try with TWRP, and do a wipe data. But it seems that TWRP have erase all the internal storage. How can i put a backup in the phone or flash it?

Seems difficult then
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raphsabb:
You can use USB-OTG from TWRP but u need the cable for that. If you do, just add the backup to a flash drive, plug it into your usb-otg cable and plug to phone. Once all that done, you can mount it from TWRP
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guiz':
Thanks, i try it but i may be a special cable? mine don't work for that