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[Xperia Z1 General] Exry:
Is this the bug you guys are speaking of?

Pressing camera-button while the device is locked (screen off): nothing happens.

If you have the same problem as me; A solution that worked for me was to:

* Open the Camera-app -> Settings

* Set Quick Launch (Mine was set to "Launch only") to Off

* Set Quick Launch to your previous value

I'm on fw 14.2.A.1.136.
[Xperia Z1 General] topak01:
i have a vibrate issue, it wont stop vibrating, its started suddenly, and after i reboot it, after 5-10 minutes, it is starting to vibrate again.. anyone has the same problem ? any solution ?

my z1 is really stock, unrooted, locked bootloader, and very standard using.
[Xperia Z1 General] Destroyedbeauty:
Factory reset!
[Xperia Z1 General] ckchan08:
done that. still the same
[Xperia Z1 General] codral:
has anyone elses alarm stopped working since this update? I tried a factory reset. When I go to alarm volume the tone plays fine so it's not that the tone is missing. But all I get when my alarm goes off is silence, whether my phone is on silent or not.
[Xperia Z1 General] jaomi:
You have not flashed anything on your phone?

I had the same issue with uncompatible modem firmware on my previous S4 after flashing around.
[Xperia Z1 General] 88Mike:
1) After the update I noticed a less sensitive touch. Sometimes it loses "a tap" especially near the edges. Anyone have noticed this issue?

2) After the update it doesn't notify me the new Album and Info-eye apps. I have the older versions now but with 4.2.2 they was updated at the new versions, now I didn't have the notification. Why?

I always do clean updates with factory resets before and after them. Maybe should I do a complete restore with Pc Companion?
[Xperia Z1 General] Jimvest:
For me min cpu clock speed was set to 1,1GHz after update

Lähetetty minun C6903 laitteesta
[Xperia Z1 General] ruanfw:
I am also problem in Wi-Fi.
[Xperia Z1 General] Xterg:
I Just got the OTA advice this morning, if i install this do i get a factory reset or Just install the update and everything its the same?
[Xperia Z1 General] nikola1970:
Everything is the same.
[Xperia Z1 General] Xterg:
Thsnks nikola
[Xperia Z1 General] mrx7:
Bugs wifi etc

Yeah I've noticed since 290 connection to netgear modem/router cg3100v2 can't get better than 72mbps connection tried notebook with usb wifi get 300mbps connection also PlayStation mobile keeps crashing anyone know how to fix that. Also Toshiba notebook everytime attempt to upgrade fw soon as phone reboots semc flash device detected then phone freezes and notebook freezes. On.old dell core duo or desktop pc no problems just slow notebook has intel 82801g usb
[Xperia Z1 General] Tizza:
What's with the volume in YouTube dropping significantly after buffering? I'm not talking about the volume metre dropping, but just the volume. So, I might have the volume metre on max, and still be on max, but after the buffering the volume will be lower. Never happened before in previous versions.
[Xperia Z1 General] Leo0407:
some problems fixed, but other problems come too.
[Xperia Z1 General] tani786:
UK update just come
[Xperia Z1 General] CErks:
Where ? I didn't got it yet ...

Sent from my Z1.
[Xperia Z1 General] chunlianghere:
.142?
[Xperia Z1 General] henson0115:
me too, been trying to figure out what was causing the odd battery drain and came to the same conclusion. this is with eu firmware.
[Xperia Z1 General] Jimvest:
I used trickster mod and force min cpu frequency

Lähetetty minun C6903 laitteesta
[Xperia Z1 General] NerdUK:
PCC showed an update last night for my UK Unbranded C6903, I went ahead with the update but it looked like the download crashed, then eventually it showed the phone had updated. after it booted up it was still on 14.2.A.0.290 and now I cannot update. PCC just says phone is up to date.

is the UK build actually out? anybody else had issues? and what can I do to update it?!

EDIT: forgot to add that part way through the download, a message popped up, can't remember the exact wording but it seemed the update process was interrupted (while the firmware was still being downloaded) because the battery level was not 'at least 80%'
[Xperia Z1 General] henson0115:
unfortunately i cant do that as i am not rooted :-/ and don't really fancy rooting it, hopefully the next update or the uk update has the proper min frequency.
[Xperia Z1 General] pjam:
Seems everyone in the UK has had this issue. Sony have not responded to the questions within the Sony forums.
[Xperia Z1 General] tani786:
So I was right there was a glitch from Sony

Same thing happened to me it showed me new update but stayed on 290.

Come on sony
[Xperia Z1 General] Crocodile1973:
Same issue also with the UK update.
[Xperia Z1 General] Gandalf Greyhelm:
Same here...no error message showed - though it did seem to take a long time before "completion".
[Xperia Z1 General] MobileBritain:
Looks like the UK unbranded 'update' has simply enabled 4G for those on the Three network. Nothing else has changed, firmware version, still 290 with same baseband.
[Xperia Z1 General] AndroidDan:
I gave up with the UK updates just flashed global firmware... There is no difference other than updates faster

Edit:I have noticed that the camera has got a lot worse with regards of noise
[Xperia Z1 General] SemBoyHehe:
Is that only uk have issue or all 4.3 firmware?? Which better? 290 or 136
[Xperia Z1 General] Destroyedbeauty:
.136 is top notch if you persist staying on 4.3. Just clean it / remove bloat and it is rock solid.

But go to 4.4.4 instead ;D
[Xperia Z1 General] kram.flores:
good update...

flashed C6903_14.2.A.1.136_Generic.ftf using FlashTool version 0.9.16.0, flashed all DATA...

no problems so far...

XLOUD - Sound Enhancement - working just fine, very noticeable change in loudness if the function is enabled, same goes for ClearPhase and the EQ presets (tested on WALKMAN, MOVIES, SPOTIFY)

Camera - Faster AF, no noticeable increase/decrease in quality of images produced by the Default Camera app

Performance - Faster Phone performance, minimized (or almost no) lags everywhere

flashed to C6903_14.4.A.0.108_1276_7937_R3C Customized SG.ftf just last week :)
[Xperia Z1 General] SemBoyHehe:
ah.. same with me.

i'm also use that ftf.. using latest flashtool.. i use systemcleanup and it have data/data file need to clean.. i clean it and many app force stop.. need to flash again

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can recommend me which bloat that i need to clear?
[Xperia Z1 General] TheHunk_2:
i was on 4.4.4 .108 but the battery drain was very big problem to me so i switched to 4.3 .136 and now sometimes the device just keeps on rebooting while i am connected with some wifi's anyone having this problem? how can i solve this?
[Xperia Z1 General] Destroyedbeauty:
How can this FW be rooted?
[Xperia Z1 General] kannanX10:
proximity sensor working with a short lag..........it was really good on .290 fw
[Xperia Z1 General] Oadbylad:
This is how

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/xperia-z1-z-ultra-android-4-3-performance-123526458.html#tnFqi1Z
[Xperia Z1 General] BreakShadow:
I've noticed this too.
[Xperia Z1 General] jader13254:
I've noticed my little freezes when using the phone are gone.. previously for example when watching video from facebook and clicking back it always delayed slightly, now its gone :D :good:
[Xperia Z1 General] Bobeobi:
Not just weaker, bl Walkman settings are broken, Clear+,Equalizer, Normalizer, Stereo surround - they just doesn't respond. Could u,guys,.check? I've tried to install older version without effect. Updated from 290 via Seus with wipe and Factory reset afterwards
[Xperia Z1 General] Beautyspin:
I think it would be better if you all mention if your phone was updated via PCC or thru flashing an ftf. I think we should hold Sony responsible only in the first case and not the second case. Any mods, rooting, installation of xposed modules etc., should be considered as mods.
[Xperia Z1 General] Gemc666:
I have noticed my phone going full silent after i put it on vibration only (it should only vibrate on notifications, not silent apps/games), then going back to normal it will still remain silent even with the volumen at max, reset will fix it but still little annoying
[Xperia Z1 General] ashouhdy:
i would strongly consider the thread goes for the UN-rooted complete STOCK Z1 or atleast each user specify if he is/was stock before/after updating ... Mine is Absolutly terrefic all stock no-root NOthing ! flashed thru PCC and didnt wipe either ... Just to mention thru the PCC it flashed the Whole rom 800+MB not like the OTA Update 50+ MB

Maybe MODS or exposed would differ because of newer built and may interfere with Stock system.
[Xperia Z1 General] slayer2333:
Did anyone experience the yellowish tint of the screen after the update ? I updated from a rooted .290 and kept the root using NUT's method for .136 I know that now the White balance is within the FW, but it does nothing whereas in .290 just by going into White balance the Yellow tint disappeared.
[Xperia Z1 General] artpra:
I can confirm that. With .290 + ported white balance screen is perfect just by launching it with all sliders set to zero.

With .136 and its "native" white balance I couldn`t achieve such good display and blue hue is reaching 200 points marks to have whites close to white.
[Xperia Z1 General] Bobeobi:
So, I figured that Sound Enchantments are broken when playing FLAC in Walkman, with mp3 it works as it should.
[Xperia Z1 General] mcthe1:
I had the same problem but after I had factory reset it all op to mark :thumbup:

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Yes was on stock before I updated now I just need a 1a setting 4 my C6902
[Xperia Z1 General] jader13254:
Modern combat 4 lags now.

Gesendet von meinem C6903 mit Tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 General] LeTo08:
Wallpaper SMS thread

I saw we can set a wallpaper in thread SMS for each contact. I think it was not in .290 but maybe i'm wrong.

Can someone confirm?

Updated to .136 by SUS cause PCC can't connect to server.
[Xperia Z1 General] Bobeobi:
Yes, it was on .290
[Xperia Z1 General] artpra:
It is in .290 already.
[Xperia Z1 General] LeTo08:
lol ok ty :o

ignore my post so :eek:
[Xperia Z1 General] ashouhdy:
Anybody noticed that Stamina Mode now when On Decrease System hardware Power ?
[Xperia Z1 General] BreakShadow:
Explain?
[Xperia Z1 General] negrobembon:
I suppose he means that the phone slows down while using Stamina mode as if the possessor was underclocked

That's only a guess, i don't really know if that happens or not, it just seems like that's what he was trying to say
[Xperia Z1 General] kantk20111:
Anyone notice that qcom.sensors is taking up quite a bit of battery? It took up like 15% of my battery when I checked. I flashed the FTF BAL file.
[Xperia Z1 General] BreakShadow:
Pathetic signal reception after the update. Keeps flitting between HSPA and 2G,loses network. Very annoying...

Proximity sensor lags.

Everything else is fine. Better battery life.
[Xperia Z1 General] pranii23:
When I try to open the battery usage in settings....settings stops unfortunately !!

This problem started after i updated to .136. Rebooting did not work for me
[Xperia Z1 General] mcthe1:
Reseting will
[Xperia Z1 General] SleemLDJ:
XLoud doesn't work even when turned on in the movies app. It only works for Walkman.
[Xperia Z1 General] dakunclear:
Everything seems to be good here but I had to unbrand my phone which wasn't the end of the world
[Xperia Z1 General] nizarnoor:
with this latest firmware my phone slows down sometimes. i still don't know what causes that. perhaps there's now a processing limit so that the phone won't heat up as much?
[Xperia Z1 General] ashouhdy:
Read the last paragraph. I think it wasnt there on .290
[Xperia Z1 General] Destroyedbeauty:
I hope this Stamina function is also working on unlocked bootloaders...

EDIT: Nope, I can't find it! Damn..
[Xperia Z1 General] Yahea:
sound enhancements are broken

can't open sound enhancements settings , keep getting sudden shut down for the settings
[Xperia Z1 General] AndroPlus:
Maybe it's translation issue.

English (US) has that sentences, but my locale wasn't updated...
[Xperia Z1 General] raziel123:
This is what the phone should be doing, spending more time in deep sleep when the screen is off.

Stamina mode is only active (doing its thing) when the screen is off. It should reduce cpu speed as much as possible.

Regards
[Xperia Z1 General] ashouhdy:
it say when IN USE ... so i guess it underclock the CPU am not rooted so i cant confirm with SetCPU speed
[Xperia Z1 General] fjevel:
In my translation (Norwegian), it clearly states that stamina mode only is in effect when the screen is off.

So I doubt whatever is slowing the phone would be related to stamina mode.

Edit: Just saw the screenshot above my post here. It might be that they have changed the way Stamina mode works and just not updated the description in my translation.

-KJ
[Xperia Z1 General] ashouhdy:
factory reset
[Xperia Z1 General] laochek:
Didnt have much time to play around. But I am very happy in the camera.

The shutter and focusing is very much faster:good::D

Battery life is much better too

Ram consumption is still quite bad but lag free. Benchmarks still 33-34k on antututu, Geekbench 3 multicore 2800+:D
[Xperia Z1 General] paullu:
I just found out one.when i turn off screen it looks like screen off slowly

Not like before.
[Xperia Z1 General] Ame123:
Same with me too..never had this on earlier firmwares..
[Xperia Z1 General] fast78:
Hi, after the update i saw today my battery stats and i was shocked!18% from google +,and more intersting is that i dissabled google + at all.I have not even icon of it.

Any ideas why?I am using stock rom if that matter.

Picture attached
[Xperia Z1 General] ashouhdy:
Switch off Location Services when not needed
[Xperia Z1 General] sruba209:
In india update can only be done over pc and not ota

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I agree..no dec in sound..no wipes....slight dec in vibration....stock unrooted...downloaded from pc softwareit was a 700-800 mb file
[Xperia Z1 General] cippi21:
Yea I can confirm that is not in 290
[Xperia Z1 General] ashouhdy:
The battery management is brilliant. 3 hours Screen on time on 3G and 14hours standby and still 47% battery left. Not able to drain it !!!
[Xperia Z1 General] BreakShadow:
7.5 hrs constant drain vs 6 hrs previously. Didn't put my phone down for one second and got 7 hrs 38mins of screen on time over 3G. :happy:
[Xperia Z1 General] Ame123:
But that no even on .136 for me.:(
[Xperia Z1 General] nb31b:
Doesn't say it on mine either. Perhaps it turns off the LTE radio?
[Xperia Z1 General] romcb:
I'm planning to root my Z1, and stay in .290 with the japanese White Balance but, is it really that different? I'm on .136 and the WB doesn't work just by opening it, the sliders alter the screen very slightly and it makes the display dimmer, instead of brighter, as other have said.

Will report tomorrow :)
[Xperia Z1 General] ed213:
Sound enhancement

with the updated firmware it seems that the sound enhancements are not working anymore..using Spotify and other music apps none of the effects work no matter it's on earphone/speaker, same after factory resets, anyone having the same problem? thanks
[Xperia Z1 General] Bobeobi:
I've wrote about it in this thread, have the same problems, reset and even flash with another region wouldn't help, here another topic about it

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2634305
[Xperia Z1 General] rage77:
Yeap, I have the exact same problem, the sound quality is not at all what it should be now. I hope one of our smart devs in this community comes up with an answer because this really sucks! :(

EDIT: Hmmm, sound enhancements seem to be working in Walkman only. Very strange indeed...
[Xperia Z1 General] piponxs:
Anyone noticed small White stripe when previewing picture immediately after taking a shot? On the left down corner when Phone is placed horizontaly?
[Xperia Z1 General] Vengeance66:
Does the update fix the swipe in certain apps like YouTube, Play Store?

I'm still waiting for the update... unlocked at EURO-LTE Telekom...
[Xperia Z1 General] Avantiel:
when taking out pictures in the dark and using flash. is anyone getting flash reflecting in the corner of your pictures?
[Xperia Z1 General] RHBH:
I get this when my fingers are too close from camera lens / flash.
[Xperia Z1 General] Avantiel:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50008641
[Xperia Z1 General] slayer2333:
The yellow hue on my Z1 with the .136 is horrible when compared to .290 or older (even without WB). Even if i can manage to reduce it a bit with very high blue values in WB (starting at 100), i till can see clearly the yellowish screen. In addition i found the system to lag a lot in .136.

I downgraded to .290 and sticking to it, as i see from what the folks are reporting (lower sound volume, broken sound enhancement, lower picture quality in dark areas, lag in the sensors BUT battery improvement) for me its not worth the upgrade for now and i'm very happy with the .290.
[Xperia Z1 General] kazukiflame:
this is great. we literally asked for this. faster updates that does nothing but break everything we love about our phone? with each update, there's no step forward just 4 steps backwards.
[Xperia Z1 General] Bobeobi:
Actually, this update was not so fast, but u are right "one step forward, 2 steps back"
[Xperia Z1 General] kazukiflame:
it does make one wonder.

either they need to fire their entire QC team or they're doing it purposely
[Xperia Z1 General] adi.m:
It work but you have to uncheck the ClearAudio+ mode ;)

ClearAudio+ is an automatic setting mode and it can't working in the same time with a manual setting mode.

It is like in Camera setting, you choose either Manual either Superior auto.
[Xperia Z1 General] sfkaudi:
Is It possible if you can uploade your eco controller to some place

Because I still have the same as in 290

Sfk

sent from the black hole Z1
[Xperia Z1 General] tom0:
Sorry, it look like it doesn't work.

Found nothing which is activated.

Google player have no equalizer function.
[Xperia Z1 General] nizarnoor:
I found a bug in screen rotation. It occured when I was browsing through my Timeshift album - it went to landscape after viewing a Timeshift sequence and couldn't go back to portrait. Does anyone else have this problem?
[Xperia Z1 General] braveally:
Man, this is the first phone I've owned where I'm more concerned about what the next update breaks vs what it's supposed to fix. Think I'll wait until this gets sorted out a bit. I'm wondering if some of these buffs are just in a particular region.

If I plan to do this via PC companion, will it erase my data (read: personal dictionary and game progress).

Hopefully everyone gets their issues resolved.
[Xperia Z1 General] dakunclear:
You get the something with Samsung devices as well or so I've seen.....then there is LG who just doesn't update their phones
[Xperia Z1 General] ashouhdy:
Personally i didnt experience any bugs ... Its a better update .. No volume down no weaker vibration ... No screen bugs .. Proximity is slower and thats better to avoid accident touchs during calls ... Mmmm what else u mentioned here .. Sound effects works only tried in walkman ... I recommend any one to factory reset prior to update and remove root and dont unlock bootloader then flash through PCC ... The MEA update is flawless.
[Xperia Z1 General] ed213:
tried everything, factory reset, repair by SUS, nothing worked, and man the sound enhancements were one of the reasons i got this phone for and with an update it killed them, shame on the QC and testers of the software.
[Xperia Z1 General] pokerfake:
But Samsung updates much faster than Sony and tends to release fixes at least faster than Sony.

However I completly agree with you on LG not upgrading their stuffs .
[Xperia Z1 General] PabloProuty:
Maybe I'm just unlucky when selecting devices but when I had Samsung it was the slowest update process I've ever seen. I'm loving the rate of updates from Sony I've been impressed.
[Xperia Z1 General] Gitaroo:
As an ex s3 owner I disagree, Samsung update their bloat ware Samsung push service more often than anything else
[Xperia Z1 General] omegahanggara:
Confirmed..
[Xperia Z1 General] jalopkung:
In Thailand, Samsung just left the unpopular device untouch. Never, ever an 1 update :(
[Xperia Z1 General] SleemLDJ:
This sucks. I hope they realise that they have broken the sound enhancements. I use XLoud a lot for movies app and then the general equaliser for Spotify, Google Play Music, pocketcast and so on. Now it only works for Walkman which I don't even use.
[Xperia Z1 General] adi.m:
Sound enhancements

Have you tryed a repair intalation from PCC?

I don't have any issue with sound settings. Neither in main menu neither in Walkman app menu.
[Xperia Z1 General] Rebel2k:
Having access to those menus is not an issue. Try to change any parameter of the equalizer for instance and you'll hear no difference at all anymore... (which wasn't the case before the update)

Envoyé depuis mon smartphone.
[Xperia Z1 General] :
in movie app i can hear change a little but thr s it.

but i can hear change in walkman alot.

but as others said if it doesn't work well for u it s better to repair it by pcc.

:good:
[Xperia Z1 General] Rebel2k:
That's precisely what the issue is: before.the update sound enhancements were effective whatever the application you were using whereas now it's active only in the Walkman app.

Envoyé depuis mon smartphone.
[Xperia Z1 General] tom0:
I doesn't update because it's the version which shipped with.

I only see the equalizer problem up now, not funny.

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Speed I doesn't know from Sony and the phone is new here in my country but my headset updates are fast.

Can't confirm with last update for Samsung but it's now longer in market, my S3 is nearly not usable now ;)
[Xperia Z1 General] adi.m:
Sound enhancements

It seems like you're right :(. I hear clearly the difference when I select a certain preset of equalizer, BUT nothing changes when I mark or unmark xLOUD or Clear Stereo :(

Sorry, I thought you can not access at all the menu of Sound enhancements.
[Xperia Z1 General] Ame123:
The memory leak issue is still there :(
[Xperia Z1 General] livelyyoungman:
Just updated to 14.2.A.1.136 only to find more issues with my Z1. It started to freeze more often than in the past. Added to that I get a blue/purple tint at the bottom when I take snaps. Not sure if this is related to any hardware issue with the camera just like the one faced by others. Will be visiting the Sony Service tomorrow to check on what can be done.
[Xperia Z1 General] ashouhdy:
what is memory leak issue ?
[Xperia Z1 General] nwg:
What if it has been done on purpose? Personally I don't like having all sounds related to the Walkman audio preferences. Every time I launch Endmondo, TTS sounds awfully if I forget to turn clear audio off. BTW: Sony might have wanted to stop other (competitive) music players from using sound improvement.

Wysłane z mojego C6903 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Xperia Z1 General] Rebel2k:
Yep, maybe, that could make sense, but in that case, the settings have nothing to do in the general phone settings. It should better be something within the Walkman settings.
[Xperia Z1 General] hermman:
My volume is about halved, but if I play music through the speaker and than go to settings - sound - volumes and try to adjust the volume, it is back to original level... Until I try again after first turning off the music playing through my speaker!

Additionally, my SD card gets removed from time to time.

Lastly, my proximity sensor is really slow compared to before the update as indicated by others.

My phone is still stock.
[Xperia Z1 General] jmgg2k:
+1

i can confirm that!. the memory leak is a pain in the....!!!
[Xperia Z1 General] shrishail87:
Hi,

I have weird issue of mediaserver draining my battery too much. See attachments. I am unable to figure out the issue here. Can someone please help??