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[Xperia Z1 General] taranfx:
Other than what AOSP 4.3 has to offer, Sony has done stream of improvements in 4.3:

1. New “Xperia Themes”: End-to-end theme that lets you style 200+ UI elements from navigation bar background to toggle buttons. The Theme packs are downloadable packs from Sony Select (more themes and Sony Ericsson style theme maker coming soon).

2. - Unlocking bootloader will not break the camera - Huge win for modders.

3. Albums, Movies app:

- Albums :

more gestures, animations,

better Upnp playback (fixes)

- Movies app:

Subtitle support,

all Camera videos are visible now.

4. All apps facelift: Sony’s entire native app portfolio to the latest versions – bringing tweaked / improved / current experiences for (to name but a few): Messaging, MyXperia, Smart Connect, Small apps, TrackID, Sony Select and…

Messages app: You can now set a background wallpaper to conversations.

Mail app: Push support for all accounts. Now supports gmail accounts.

Settings: a new added option in power management -- Checkbox of Queue background data.

Accessibility: One handed keyboard

5. Camera app:

- Slightly better noise control,

- Slightly faster autofocus, less focus hunting issues.

- Camera shutter sound changed.

- iAuto shoots in 20.7 MP (only in Vodafone UK FTF)

6. Ringtones: Few new ringtones/notification sounds. (from AOSP 4.3)

7. Baseband update:

- Better Wifi reception (confirmed)

- LTE improvements (unconfirmed)

8. UI improvements:

- Black (translucent) Notification drawer,

- Better UI contrast overall.

9. OpenGL 3.0 ES (AOSP 4.3)

10. Misc:

- Option for mass storage mode / MTP, under USB connectivity in settings.

- Less overheating issues after continuous gaming.

- BLE (Bluetooth 4.0) support

- Auto brightness toggle in Brightness dialog

- Phone settings: Audio enhancements for calling

- Windows 8.1 tethering via bluetooth without extra settings

- Improved battery life

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[Xperia Z1 General] kantk20111:
The triflat theme is awesome!!! First I thought these themes were gimmicks but I see a lot of potential here :). Great way to customize your phone.
[Xperia Z1 General] gioiellino:
im in sony select... but i dont see themes
[Xperia Z1 General] davseu:
If you go into settings, personalisation, theme, then click the '+' button
[Xperia Z1 General] TheCraig:
I knew Sony would some how be the first to introduce a decent theming framework. GO SONY!

I had slight doubts about Sony being my next phone, I'm glad I bought my Xperia Z1 now. (I miss Multi-view a bit but Small Apps is making up for it)
[Xperia Z1 General] Jiyeon90:
The wifi icon now shows 3 bars, before the update it showed only one bar most of the time
[Xperia Z1 General] herasymcuk:
i remember there was a way to take back the nfc icon.....who can help me? i have an UK Z1...but after flashing nordic fw, the nfc icon disappeared!!!
[Xperia Z1 General] gioiellino:
there is a full transparent theme?
[Xperia Z1 General] shteren:
possibly the best feature of 4.3 update, mybe now people will stop feeling z1 wifi is weaker than other phones (which is not btw, almost same as my laptop... and my laptop has intel n6300 which is a great wifi card with 3 antennas)
[Xperia Z1 General] gioiellino:
Home resize zooming wallpaper when push home icon
[Xperia Z1 General] sebbo90:
Ive tried downloading that theme after updating to 4.3 but it keeps saying incompatible with my device :s
[Xperia Z1 General] Terra_Oroboroz:
Now you can add a wallpaper to the conversations in messaging. Not sure if this was there before 4.3.
[Xperia Z1 General] Gitaroo:
we can probably dig up the google 4.3 change list and we should be able to find some basic changes from 4.2 to 4.3
[Xperia Z1 General] krabappel2548:
- Subtitle support in Movie app

- Camera videos also visible on Movie app now
[Xperia Z1 General] qbic2:
I wonder what about poor audio quality (resampling artifacts).
[Xperia Z1 General] Gandalf Greyhelm:
Sony Mail app now allows Gmail accounts to push sync.

BT connection problem with Sennheiser BT headphones fixed.
[Xperia Z1 General] xJakeyy:
Looking forward to getting this. Desperately spamming my PC companion update check!
[Xperia Z1 General] seamonkey420:
ah.. the ota firmware waiting game....

same here!! you in the USA too? i'm running UK unbranded.
[Xperia Z1 General] Maikel S:
Now the Small Apps can be minimized when we move them to the right side of the screen
[Xperia Z1 General] jason_jiang:
hope the new baseband will fix cellular signal problem. turning on and off mobile data sometimes cause a sudden loss of cellular signal on my C6903 with baseband 22, and only can be restored by rebooting.
[Xperia Z1 General] xJakeyy:
I'm in the UK with UK unbranded. I guess I'm going to have to wait until tomorrow now. I've been having a few issues with mobile data and I'm wanting to do a factory reset to see if it helps, but it only made sense to do one when I've just updated, so hurry up :(
[Xperia Z1 General] jonmorris:
I don't have the +. How odd. Any way to fix this?
[Xperia Z1 General] R@mi:
My score went down on antutu from 35,000 to 31,000 :/
[Xperia Z1 General] nbell13:
I'm in USA, running USA firmware (6902 bought from Sony Store) and got the update first thing this morning.
[Xperia Z1 General] Gitaroo:
yup, antutu benchmark has a huge drop.
[Xperia Z1 General] xJakeyy:
Do people still rely on benchmarks to tell them how 'good' their phone is? I thought all of this was abandoned after the Samsung fiasco?
[Xperia Z1 General] sofir786:
i noticed quite a big drop, almost 10,000 points, but like you said, aslong as i dont feel anything in real life use i dont really care about it and the phone is very smooth after the update, well it was before, im loving the new themes though.
[Xperia Z1 General] gallardo5:
It could be minimized with 4.2.2 also
[Xperia Z1 General] nbell13:
Mine didn't drop at all. Still 35-36K.
[Xperia Z1 General] sveintore:
Got 34k here..

The difference I've noticed the most is wifi. Full bars all around my house now, not 0-1 as before :)
[Xperia Z1 General] Tiggarenstal:
I don't have the + button so I can download any themes. I guess this has to do with me inactivating a lot of Sony apps when I got the phone. I did that to hide them (get rid of bloat).

But know I can't figure out which one to activate so I can try the new theme thing. You guys got any ideas?

Edit: Enabled Sony Select. Did the trick. Thanks [MENTION=4607210]jonmorris[/MENTION].
[Xperia Z1 General] jonmorris:
BINGO! I had disabled Sony Select and Social Life. Re-enabled both and the + has appeared.

Well done.

I presume it was Sony Select that fixed it, but I did both in case.

One for a FAQ there methinks!
[Xperia Z1 General] 3r1k:
There is a new added option in power management.
[Xperia Z1 General] LordManhattan:
The feature that i believe is quite exciting is the new theme engine (which you can see in action with the new themes). I hope Sony lets us make our own themes down the road (they did say "more to come" after all), so this might be really cool since the "old" engine only allowed us to change a few UI elements, while this allows themes to change most UI elements.
[Xperia Z1 General] jonmorris:
Over 200 elements apparently. As they appear to be mostly or all via a third party, I expect there's going to be a creation tool and/or documentation on how to create them.

Something to look up on the Sony developer site I think.

For so long I've wondered when Sony might bring back custom themes, which was always one of the coolest bits about having a Sony Ericsson phone. The standard Xperia ones were so dull, but always showed the potential.

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Oh and there's support for Passpoint (Wi-Fi) now too. Early days for this, but seems like it will eventually be very useful (Google for more info).
[Xperia Z1 General] jlevy73:
Sony mail app now allows all my different mail accounts to be pushed (don't recall that on 4.2.2). I still find Aqua Mail to be the best email app around, but Sony has greatly improved it on 4.3

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Keep in mind the S800 chipset throttles quite heavily. Wait until the phone cools down to about 75-80F then bench it. I get around 35-36K on Antutu.
[Xperia Z1 General] plau13:
o wow this is really useful!
[Xperia Z1 General] eclyptos:
Anyone have the impression like the camera will make less quality pictures?
[Xperia Z1 General] Ame123:
no improvement in touch sensitivity??????
[Xperia Z1 General] eclyptos:
Sorry, nope! How it was its still right now, maybe a bit worse. I even do not make a vid because is the same. This touch screen can be tweeked and the sensitivity can be modified for sure but with a Stock Android this is impossible. So I still testing. The steps to change the sensitivity are in Custom Kernels and in Rooted Roms. So guys if you really want improvements for your touch screen your have to be prepare for a big job.
[Xperia Z1 General] Morlock O:
in the Power Manangement there is a new option "Queue background data" i think this is going to help the battery.
[Xperia Z1 General] ashirokung:
batterylife is amazing
[Xperia Z1 General] codral:
FYI all, this has reached me in Australia, on an unbranded phone... (which is just unheard of given I came from Samsung and usually Aus would be one of the last!)
[Xperia Z1 General] Morlock O:
I think heating issue also solved, I just played Asphalt 8 for 20 mins and it didn't heat as much as before...
[Xperia Z1 General] rvjaywaks:
another.

1. can set sms coversation wallpaper.

2. one handed keyboard.
[Xperia Z1 General] dim.sh:
It supports BLE now and my Mio Alphe finally works with Z1.

Sony SBH52 now shows albums and tracks name with another apps (like Spotify, TuneIn Radio and Play Music) not only with Walkman.
[Xperia Z1 General] amey2606:
This was available in 4.2.2 as well. ;)
[Xperia Z1 General] Nonda95:
On 4.3 we can run more than 1 small app

Wysłane z mojego C6903 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Xperia Z1 General] shamps:
Let's not forget that now unlocking bootloader will not break the camera :)

Cheers!

Sent from my Xperia Z1
[Xperia Z1 General] BLK900:
That's now after factory reset and fully charge

Wifi brightness 0% auto ( it' bright actually )

How about it ?
[Xperia Z1 General] karrouma:
4.3 more ram consumption
[Xperia Z1 General] cyrom:
Quick settings for brightness now includes adapt to lighting conditions.
[Xperia Z1 General] ashirokung:
look like screen better contrast sharpe and color
[Xperia Z1 General] Botz3000:
Is it now possible to play other formats than mp4 via DLNA? Did anyone test this yet?
[Xperia Z1 General] Fatelord:
Yeah, and noticed Timescape uses significantly more ram than nova launcher.
[Xperia Z1 General] Tea-Aholic:
I'm very happy that you can change the navigation icons. I want the Nexus icons, I don't like the Sony ones, they are too thin.
[Xperia Z1 General] desean:
This was in 4.2.2. Sony Dev blog have an article on this too a while back.
[Xperia Z1 General] ZeneticX:
i'm on 4.2.2 now, the option is not there
[Xperia Z1 General] :
Here's a link to that article :)
[Xperia Z1 General] ashirokung:
Battery is amazing for mr. I'll got 9+hor screen on:D

(I've factory reset after update)
[Xperia Z1 General] Ashray_Vk:
Can change navigation icons? You mean it gets changed according to theme right?
[Xperia Z1 General] BLK900:
Same here pretty awesome

Hope it goes like this all along

I'll post my result after the end of my charge with auto brightness and LTE
[Xperia Z1 General] sm.vassallo:
OpenGL ES 3.0 Support :) Getting 2572 points
[Xperia Z1 General] krabappel2548:
Windows 8.1 thethering via bluetooth without extra settings is new :)

Windows tethering under settings => Xperia connectivity
[Xperia Z1 General] crk1995:
There is an option for mass storage mode, under USB connectivity in the settings.

I guess it was not on 4.2.2
[Xperia Z1 General] Gitaroo:
OP you can run multiple small apps at the same time in the last firmware. Anyone tried the OPENGL ES3 benchmark in Antutu? Runs horrible to me.
[Xperia Z1 General] Tea-Aholic:
Yep. You can see that some themes already have custom navigation buttons. Does anyone know where I can get the original Android ones?

This was always there.
[Xperia Z1 General] finoqq84:
I can't find the one hand keyboard in accessibility.. Generic sg here..
[Xperia Z1 General] eclyptos:
The battery is awesome! Good job! :D
[Xperia Z1 General] Jimvest:
Wakeup screen is different bigger snooze button

Sent from Sony Xperia Z1
[Xperia Z1 General] xJakeyy:
I need this update badly, I want to factory reset! Still not got it in the UK unbranded.
[Xperia Z1 General] jonmorris:
Why are you so bothered about the UK unbranded? Yes, you won't get things like the national/international roaming option on the Nordic one - but I'm in the UK and put it on as I couldn't wait.

Works just fine.
[Xperia Z1 General] xJakeyy:
Because I don't want to flash and void my warranty. I'm having weird mobile data speed inconsistencies and I'm hoping a factory reset and/or update will fix it.
[Xperia Z1 General] TheCraig:
You don't void warranty by flashing using FlashTool. Only if you unlock your boot loader.
[Xperia Z1 General] ermond012:
How can you add a wallpaper on the Messaging? I can't see an option on how to do that.:confused:
[Xperia Z1 General] TechPurist:
Will it do the update if I use the repair tool on Bridge for Mac?
[Xperia Z1 General] jlevy73:
Yep, sure will, that's how I updated my device.
[Xperia Z1 General] sofir786:
go into messages app and then go into a thread, press the option button and the option should be there.
[Xperia Z1 General] herasymcuk:
1 question for you ))) : i have the uk umbranded version too and flashed the nordic one: i have lost 2 icons on the second page ; which were, do you remember? thx :good:
[Xperia Z1 General] ermond012:
Got it. Thanks much for this. Cool.:good::highfive:
[Xperia Z1 General] TechPurist:
Just tried a repair but still on 4.2.2 :(
[Xperia Z1 General] ermond012:
The "Recently Added" and other two that were added on the latest Walkman update are gone.:confused::(
[Xperia Z1 General] vicedens2002:
Any changes to the sound quality??
[Xperia Z1 General] jlevy73:
As soon as I connected my z1 to my PC it said you have a new software update then about 60 minutes had 4.3. Mine is unlocked C6903 from Hong Kong and am in China right now when I tried to see the sony bridge. Behind the great firewall, phones rarely if ever get OTAs.
[Xperia Z1 General] omegahanggara:
Xperia Z1 update in Indonesia

Hey guys. Sorry for my silly question. I'm new user of this sexy device. I have some question, this might sounds silly questions for you:

Here's the details of my phone

1. I'm using custom ROM (monxDIFIED 02.000-7)

2. Bootloader is LOCKED

My questions are:

1. Should I revert to stock ROM 4.2.2 to get update (which mean I re-flash everything to beginning)?

2. Is update available from OTA or Sony PC Companion?

3. I know that update time might different depend on carrier and brand. But for how long? (just asking)

4. I've backuped TA partition. Is that still valuable to keep since Sony has fixed bootlader unlocking issue?

5. Is there any other way to get update faster?
[Xperia Z1 General] shahulvm:
1. Should I revert to stock ROM 4.2.2 to get update (which mean I re-flash everything to beginning)? - You need to revert if you would want 4.3, else you could hold off until custom roms/kernels are developed

2. Is update available from OTA or Sony PC Companion? - Not sure, mostly PC companion

3. I know that update time might different depend on carrier and brand. But for how long? (just asking) - again it really depends, but should be within Dec 2013

4. I've backuped TA partition. Is that still valuable to keep since Sony has fixed bootlader unlocking issue? Keep a backup of TA is really good

5. Is there any other way to get update faster? - Downloading the ftf file and flashing it is the fastest way
[Xperia Z1 General] Ame123:
Battery life is just awesome really its amazing
[Xperia Z1 General] omegahanggara:
There are more question...

FYI. I'm using monxDIFIED ROM. Actually this ROM is same with Stock ROM. The difference is monxDIFIED is fully deodexed. Should I revert to stock ROM which is not deodexed yet?

6. I'm using rooted phone. Will I lost my root?

7. If my bootloader has been unlocked, can I update to 4.3? If can't, should I relock my bootloader?

8. If my bootloader has been unlocked, will my camera work? Or should I restore my TA partition?

9. Is it OK to flash ftf from other country?

10. Am I too much asking?

Sorry :p
[Xperia Z1 General] pratyushanand:
Best way is to download the ftf (generic) and flash it using flashtool. Make sure you download the firmware according to your model number.

You dont need to revert to stock rom if you are flashing. You will lose root anyway if you revert to stock rom. So no point in that. Just flash the firmware.

OTA update is still not available everywhere.

As far as bootloader is concerned, you cant load stock rom if your bootloader is unlocked. So for stock rom you need to relock your bootloader and TA partition.

Camera working is confirmed by some people ( doomlord and few others). So it will work after unlocking your bootloader. But do it only if you are using custom kernel. Bootloader unlocking will void your warranty.
[Xperia Z1 General] Fatelord:
Battery life has improved significantly, but the animation transition for some apps like whatsapp when multitasking is.. Weird, it's not slow down it's just... Isn't rendered correctly.
[Xperia Z1 General] Morlock O:
yes if you can't wait for dev to update the rom to 4.3 then you need to switch to stock rom. should you revert? thats up to you.

6. yes

7. yes

8. yes

9. yes

10. yes, your questions can easily be answered by searching the forums or google...
[Xperia Z1 General] Vengeance66:
Sketch application is updated and gives you to chose a specter of colors, instead of those given like before. ;)

Xperia Care (Support) have new icon.

Cheers!
[Xperia Z1 General] herasymcuk:
up! ;)
[Xperia Z1 General] amey2606:
+1.

Kinda confusing not knowing which. ;)
[Xperia Z1 General] Hyde_man:
missing app

Is anyone else missing the Sony agenda/callendar app after the update? It's gone...
[Xperia Z1 General] ron76426:
Can somebody plz tell mi how to download paid z1 themes
[Xperia Z1 General] DeKubus:
What do you mean? The usual way, via the PlayStore link from the Sony theme chooser.
[Xperia Z1 General] eclyptos:
Significantly for real! I got 5 hours straight with wifi, bluetooth, downloading stuff, 1 reboot, installing, uninstalling. just amazing. I really can't ask more for now. I hope will be even better with custom roms, I need root but I don't want compromise this benefits. Just see the pic.
[Xperia Z1 General] Ame123:
See this
[Xperia Z1 General] kfeltes:
Has this firmware enabled proper group conversation in the messaging app (sms/mms)? The individual conversations are soooo 2007!
[Xperia Z1 General] jlevy73:
Superior auto mode for the FW I downloaded from PC companion is now 20MP instead of 8MP.
[Xperia Z1 General] bogdan wst:
Jlevi73: in what country are you?
[Xperia Z1 General] hieupham7485:
News on 4.3

I feel it sound better then 4.2.2. My input and output speaker are more louder then its were on 4.2.2.
[Xperia Z1 General] plau13:
any screenshot? Mine is still 8mp.
[Xperia Z1 General] eclyptos:
I am in Nordic FTF and still with 8mpx in iAuto, the only confirmed FTF with 20mpx in Superior Auto is the Vodafone-UK.

This is the thread about: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2574562

..and this is the FTF: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2572053

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I can reach that easily, screen is not the only thing to drain the battery to it's irrelevant.
[Xperia Z1 General] plau13:
Looks like this is it. if Vodafone UK gets it the other FW should have it in the next batch or sth?

Another question, in SuperiorAuto (Vodafone UK), is it 20mp only or can be adjusted between 8 and 20?
[Xperia Z1 General] krabappel2548:
I found another new setting :p

In settings => call settings there is a new option for compatibility with hearing devices :D

I can't see my grandpa using a phone like this lol :p no offence to people with a hearing device though :)
[Xperia Z1 General] harfot:
20 MPs only
[Xperia Z1 General] ruinkhan:
Guys believe me , 20mp Superior Auto isnt worth at all. Pictures have a lot of noise, especially in low light condition.Its better to take manual shots with 20mp. I was embarrassed when I decided to show off in front of my buddy (who has Note 3)
[Xperia Z1 General] ssj_jaypee:
Which 4.3 firmware is the best so far?

Also is anybody experiencing Bluetooth problems? I'm on Nordic generic and it keeps dropping Bluetooth connections. :(
[Xperia Z1 General] eclyptos:
I am on Nordic and I do not have problem so far. For me is the best. Battery is wonderful. Never had problem with bluetooth but in your case a factory reset should fix this.

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[MENTION=2169046]@plau13[/MENTION] , [MENTION=2169046]bogdan wst[/MENTION] ,

Hey Guys, if you or somebody else want have 20mpx in Superior Auto there is an apk to do that but only if you phone is rooted.

Link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2577743
[Xperia Z1 General] ssj_jaypee:
what does a factory reset do? Will I lose my data?
[Xperia Z1 General] eclyptos:
Yes. So maybe you should backup first and then do a factory reset.
[Xperia Z1 General] fotopan:
Easter egg in 4.3 firmware

Did anybody notice an easter egg in 4.3 firmware? About phone, three taps on "Android version" and a Jelly Bean appears - some more taps and the Jelly Bean changes to more small jelly beans floating around. :)
[Xperia Z1 General] TheCraig:
Easter eggs have been in every Android version since Gingerbread I think. And every phone on Jelly bean has that easter egg.
[Xperia Z1 General] DefunctiO:
Actually, small beans are not present in 4.2.2 :D
[Xperia Z1 General] dazza7111:
This is in my uk generic 4.2.2

still no 4.3?
[Xperia Z1 General] plau13:
Thanks! But seeing the 20mp picture quality, and that reversing the process may not be as easy, i'll stay on the sideline for now. =P
[Xperia Z1 General] eclyptos:
Did you heard Greg? Wrong section.
[Xperia Z1 General] jlevy73:
I've noticed that with the sony themes, the yellow hue is a bit better than when just using a stock theme. The yellow hue is by no means gone just reduced by a fair bit. Grays don't look nearly as crappy as they used to.
[Xperia Z1 General] c312eal:
Wrong thread.

Sent from my C6906
[Xperia Z1 General] schickel:
1st: Where is my search button in tapatalk?

I've read the thread and don't see if someone noticed that the stock mail app has now the push Funktion like Gmail app. This feature I've missed for years. K9 has it and other apps also, but now it's in stock mail app.

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 7 mit Tapatalk 4
[Xperia Z1 General] jlevy73:
It's been pointed out previously but certainly can't hurt to state it again. I believe this is the first stock email app to support push email for all imap client's. I still use aqua mail as I find that more robust, but it's nice to see Sony embrace 2013 lol. If I wanted pull email I'd get an iPhone.
[Xperia Z1 General] Ali_ultra99:
Does moving apps to sd now available or still need root
[Xperia Z1 General] c312eal:
Nope still can't move apps to SD card

Sent from my C6906
[Xperia Z1 General] shteren:
OMFG subtitles in movie player!! good morning sony! it's only 2013 now, nvm the fact that symbian devices had those in 2005...
[Xperia Z1 General] negrobembon:
Well, this is android, if Sony won't give it to you, The Play Store will

You didn't have to wait till now
[Xperia Z1 General] mickfitz:
Great update. Music player is now cutting out randomly and frequently since.

Not one song is uninterrupted.
[Xperia Z1 General] negrobembon:
I dont have that, are you sure its because of the 4.3 update? Could he the walkman.app itself

Try player pro or poweramp
[Xperia Z1 General] albertobom:
I can confirm this issue.
[Xperia Z1 General] jader13254:
New stamima mode feature

New camera widget features

Gesendet von meinem C6903 mit Tapatalk