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[Xperia SP General] Rasik199:
Is der any fix for the illuminations bug during calls?
[Xperia SP General] tomzzi:
After update (CE) phone lags! First boot was horribly slow. Phone is not responding when installing random application from play store.

Flashed "100" times. I am not happy with this update/Sony.

Only good thing is improved battery life...

I need to buy new phone.
[Xperia SP General] ZakooZ:
I flashed the AU version once and had absolutely no problems, well, apart from walkman lights and bravia engine in album, 2 features I don't really care about

No lag anywhere, it's smoother than 4.1, never lags unlocking (and there's no black screen bug when turning on the display, a common bug in 4.1). I also get 150+mb free ram all the time, just checked now and I have 210mb free with facebook open in the background

About the NFC logo, sony customized it to be that way, which is also how AOSP treats NFC. The NFC logo is just bloat in my opinion

So the problems you're having isn't a universal one and can be fixed. Easiest fix is factory reset of course
[Xperia SP General] Daniel D.:
http://community.vodafone.com.au/t5...te-Weekly-Wrap-20th-February-2014/ba-p/319125

Perhaps a new update?
[Xperia SP General] reinearl:
Try pushing power button when in call and see if the led turns off.
[Xperia SP General] Captain Sweatpants:
The illumination bar app from the play store seems to work well

Sent from one of my 47 iPads running android C3P0
[Xperia SP General] mick232:
The power consumption of 4.3 is amazing. At the moment 4d15h33m since last charge, with mild to medium usage. On 4.1, I had to charge every two days.
[Xperia SP General] otnateos:
Similar experience with above post. I even perform factory reset and reflashed.

Random sometimes navigation is snappy, most of the time laggy

Installing app from playstore will definitely affect performance

Experiencing random restart

Wifi signal definitely improve (1m from access point was 3 bar now always full)

Not quite sure about battery life improvement I had the 4.1 only for 1 day, and now stuck with 4.3
[Xperia SP General] aspot72:
Is there, but with much smaller icons. Only 10 can be chosen. You can enable/edit it in Settings- Display- Quick settings.

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No need for CM. Its in the Settings-Display-Quick settings.

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Just switched back to SP 5303(LTE) from Moto G and updated to 4.3. TBH not really impressed, the update (4.3 CE Rom) has bugs and very laggy compared to Moto G. I think it was a mistake,but Memocard and LTE worth the sacrifice for me...
[Xperia SP General] knightazura:
hahaha i'm do all steps in (b) got RAM issue

and my friend's SP just no.4 for (b). He got overheat everytime and draining battery so fast. Is factory reset will resolve the problem?

Thanks
[Xperia SP General] zincir:
T-mobile anyone? Some info when eventually we are gonna get it`?
[Xperia SP General] ireaper4592:
dont know why everyone has problems i flashed it fine with flashtool and no problems at all maybe you did something wrong :confused:
[Xperia SP General] anthk:
Can I still use the stock backup function after my upgrading to 4.3 ? Would a change in ROM version cause any problems like the new backup option not recognizing old backups?
[Xperia SP General] Karumbaiah:
.266 kernel

Can someone please post a download link for .266 (C5302) stock kernel??
[Xperia SP General] Fat_boy555:
Any reason for that big jump in build number??
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
just fix minor bugs...

but confirmation from sony mobile...

have not fix music beats..

will release new fw soon
[Xperia SP General] batwingnz:
Apologies if this is referred to elsewhere - I don't frequent this part of the forum.

My girlfriends SP just received notification of update ~350MB or so, version number matches this one. I assumed being a large update it was only going to be available via PC, i'd attempted already and got hamstrung by the lack of windows 8.1 support, not got around to flashtool yet.

So my question that since the phone has advised of an update and downloaded it already, has anyone else attempted an OTA update? I've only seen mention of tethered updates so far.
[Xperia SP General] Caroline_09:
Xperia SP C5306 Americas_LTE

i see in the Xperia Update Checker, only countries with "B" in the build number got updates...

why? i've got c5306 (Americas_LTE) and i'm still waiting... :/
[Xperia SP General] jucachaves:
Try Sony Update Service, not PC Companion. Use it in compatibility mode.
[Xperia SP General] batwingnz:
That doesn't work, I'm fine using flashtool. My question was about update notification on the phone itself I have tried update service and companion but that's nothing to do with the notification on the phone itself downloaded over wifi
[Xperia SP General] wapem:
first thing i did after updating to 4.3 was unlocking the bootloader and install a custom kernel , the stock on performs bad in games
[Xperia SP General] otnateos:
Thanks for letting us know, maybe one of my rant with their support team make them realise they introduce headache to customers. :p .

i should have waited before update to new firmware though, not a good example updating software the next day after getting the phone
[Xperia SP General] DKN55:
Hey guys, try just Disable the Automatic Sync.

A few days before, a decide to install the 4.3 Sony Stock on my Xperia SP (Stock) and, wasnt fun that i saw!!

During the update process i get a error Message and fail to update, so, i re-do the process and get sucess on update.

OK.. in the very first minute a notice the phone hanging, crashing apps that never seeing get problems in 4.1.2.

So. a decide again, reinstall the 4.3 from the zero, and OK! Works Flawless! UNTIL... I activate my accounts (Google, Facebook)

Again, i notice the system freezing, battery flying away!!

A just disable the Automatic Sync and All my problems gone!

Hope can helpfull...

PS: sorry for my English, im Brazilian and its been while that i dont wrote anything in English.
[Xperia SP General] Rasik199:
Camera quality quality is significantly reduced in the Indian 4.3 for C5302
[Xperia SP General] aspot72:
Hope this helps. Had 4.3 generic version (Global, size 960 MB ) and had several issues (lags,app crashing, screen unresponsive etc). Now flashed CE version and so far all ok (touchwood!). This version is "only " 750 MB. However this ROM has one issue: battery down to 69 % after 6 1/2 hours of minimal use. Running Wakelock detector to see what's the culprit...
[Xperia SP General] batwingnz:
No issues after installing OTA
[Xperia SP General] cyapalmpos:
unbranded 5306 in USA just got .266 this morning via PCC. I went ahead and am upgrading even though there be bugs...
[Xperia SP General] zakkkkk:
Is it worth updating because theres no root method for locked bl or should we wait for a root method?
[Xperia SP General] Oblox:
Honestly try Existenz, performance was alot better than stock 266 and many more nice features (including root and recovery)
[Xperia SP General] waitforit88:
Interesting. I'll have to check when I get home. Have you found the same bugs as everyone else?
[Xperia SP General] feromgar:
I've just installed the update so far it works like every other Rom, I can see the same bugs here and there, and some annoyances like the nfc icon missing or the am/pm missing in home screen, battery life seems better but I can't make an accurate judgment yet.
[Xperia SP General] waitforit88:
Yep, looks like I can update mine now too in PCC. Sounds like I am better off just waiting though. Thanks!
[Xperia SP General] feromgar:
If you don't have any problems with your WiFi I'd say it's better to wait for the new firmware, if you do have problems with WiFi, go and update the Rom it's far more stable when you update using PCC
[Xperia SP General] painkillah:
Ill post my question here, as the Central European rom thread was locked.

Is the Central European ROM missing Sim Toolkit? While using the AU one, I had access to Sim Toolkit. Yet when flashing Central Europe release, it is missing. Using STK every day (mobile authentication system over here).

Also noticed that, while in the AU rom, it displayed 4G, while in CE rom it displays LTE on the signal icon. Speeds have not changed though, so purely visual.

Any tips on getting STK to work though?
[Xperia SP General] dimitri777:
Memory swap

hi guys,

can we do a memory swap on this firmware? tried the app external2iternal but it didn't work.
[Xperia SP General] aspot72:
I'm using CE 1 ROM and it's alot better. And STK is there.
[Xperia SP General] kennethac:
Updated to $.3 and lost internet access!!!

Hi, already the update arrived to Costa Rica, Central America.

Updates my Sp today in the morning (like 12 hours ago) and since then i have no access to the mobile network. Calls and SMS's are working fine but i have no internet. Already re-configured the APN according to the info provided by my service provider but no luck.

Has this happened to someone else and is there a possible solution?? Please i depend on this connection too much and it's becoming a big trouble.

PD: Wi-Fi works fine, tried it at my workplace, but i need internet at my home :(
[Xperia SP General] aspot72:
Do back up, take out SIM, hard reset reflash ROM after initial boot hard reset, insert SIM. Should be all ok.
[Xperia SP General] neokles:
Hi guys,

I had an update OTA a few hours ago, same 12.1.A.0.266 version and only 0,1 Mb. I didn't take a picture of it though. So far, it seems to be running smoother, i have more free ram (around 250-300 Mb instead of 100-150 Mb before) but the Fastdormancy is still there.

Anyone had it too? I have a european (France) C5303.
[Xperia SP General] sutlt:
I had the same thing, a 0.1 Mb update for 0.266.

France C5303.
[Xperia SP General] miku6r:
Please check if led works fine in Walkman?:)

Wysłane z mojego C5303 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Xperia SP General] sutlt:
After this 0.1mb update, led remains malfunction.
[Xperia SP General] Mambobuzzz:
Hi there,

I see that some people here are facing the lags problem with this Firmware. What's the problem with it ? Is there any way to solve this ? Has Sony acknowledged ?

Thanks !
[Xperia SP General] tazyx:
Update or not ?

Hi guys,

I am on stock 0.254 version on C5303 in eastern Europe.

When I use facebook (via wifi), gmail, bluemail and also in background battery doctor, trustgo, illumination bar, clean-master & security, toucher pro and malwarebytes I have 200-300MB free memory.

Phone works OK, have some lag sometimes from Sony garbage ... but overall it's OK.

I use it from 2 month now and is locked and not-rooted.

Is it worth to upgrade to 0.266 or stay a while longer and wait for new update 1.145 ?

I use Dolphin browser, more speed than chrome ...

I am novice in linux (use fedora and kde desktop).

Any advice is welcome. Thanks.
[Xperia SP General] vvaklnprm:
Should I update?

I am getting my XSP tmrw, and i was wondering if i should update or leave it as such
[Xperia SP General] LYAJUN:
Some bug

packageinstaller.apk bug
[Xperia SP General] jawe83:
I don't know why all of you keep asking the same question? If you read through this (and other) topic then the answer will be obvious - NO, do NOT update to 4.3 (.266) unless you REALLY want to be pissed all the time because your phone is lagging even when doing simple tasks!

Try alternative ROMs which are much better (but still not ideal) or stay on .254.
[Xperia SP General] @non4:
Mine doesn't lag at all....

Sent while my supervisor wasn't looking
[Xperia SP General] roti86:
You are the one in a million
[Xperia SP General] poran123:
even mine is laggy on 4.3..So m on 4.1 which is much better for me.
[Xperia SP General] LocaMobile:
did You try factory reset after update? I talked with guy from sony center and he had same problem after factory reset everything was fine. but one thing is strange he said that reset took bout 40 min to him, but fater it was good and no lags.
[Xperia SP General] poran123:
yes.. i already tried reseting... anyways m happy with 4.1 and will wait for 4.3 new fix version
[Xperia SP General] vvaklnprm:
New Xperia SP!

Got my new xperia SP today..

It came pre-loaded with android 4.3 :eek:

I was shocked! I dont think i can go back to 4.1

I found a bug where the LED stays on for no reason, even if there are no notifications..

But other than that its my dream PHONE! \m/
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
Just flash a 4.1 ftf and it will downgrade.

Sent from Egyptian Pyramids
[Xperia SP General] HorNy555:
Update not worth... Rather root and debloat.. And cleaner works better with root...
[Xperia SP General] danlat1415:
Still no news on the UK generic version being released?
[Xperia SP General] Zenderable:
I use 12.1.A.0.266 and is the best!

I don't have bugs (only with illumination bar in Walkman)

Film in Polish:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdQ95qezO2o&list=UUGAShHzfZqMyxxE5F1zNYbA
[Xperia SP General] aspot72:
I gave up. Running 4.3 (.266 CE) and no issues with illumination bar, but phone is occasionaly laggy, screen unresponsive and email sync keep box OFF...
[Xperia SP General] freedom74:
It's bad RAM management in 4.3 :mad:

But good news is that new update is being certified... :victory:

http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/02/26/xperia-sp-sees-new-firmware-12-1-a-1-192-certified/
[Xperia SP General] Atsumori88:
i found a weird bug, when my phone screen at sleep, when i press the volume button, my phone restart.
[Xperia SP General] zakkkkk:
Hi, installed latest update (pre-rooted rom) and in experiencing severe lag when installing apps from play store. Lags for around 10-20 seconds until app installs and sometimes system UI also force closes. Never happened in 4.1.2, Any solutions to this?
[Xperia SP General] Rui Oliveira 21:
Antutu in 4.3

Same happend to me after updating via PCC, a day after it seems more stable and responsive but there's the ocasional lag, wich in 4.1 there was none...Bad ram managment:rolleyes:

Antutu scores however are nice, 23134 i guess it's preety good.:good:
[Xperia SP General] zakkkkk:
Flash bloatdel.zip and a few ram scripts and phone is flying!! [emoji2]
[Xperia SP General] Rui Oliveira 21:
Could you be more specific??

I only de-activated some apps like hangouts, play movies, play magazines, play books, talkback and some other apps that I never use.

Full stock not rooted but laggy nontheless:crying:

Stupid 4.3 update....
[Xperia SP General] otnateos:
Download one of the firmware with Android version 4.1.2 from the link above then install with flashtool (Google it). PCC can't downgrade the phone software.
[Xperia SP General] Rui Oliveira 21:
I just dont get it, why my SP in 4.3 is so laggy, compared to 4.1, or compared to Xperia T in 4.3
[Xperia SP General] billaras481:
I don't like 4.3 at all.. a lot of lags and problems especially while opening my keyboard..
[Xperia SP General] ignited:
I updated to 4.3, did a factory reset and my phone has been faster and all around better since the day one of the release. Better battery life too. Went on to 60hours with a single charge with moderate to little use. I dont know why yours lag so much... Maybe you should factory reset?
[Xperia SP General] kaushal9119:
No use doing all this bro.... It's a fake firmware....no 4.3 yet
[Xperia SP General] Rasik199:
So this update is not available in India on stock C5302
[Xperia SP General] pm2lp:
OP, please change the thread name from NOW ROLLING to NOW TROLLING
[Xperia SP General] ZakooZ:
at least 2 users have gotten the real .266 firmware now. so it's real
[Xperia SP General] Cloud1989:
Mine also stated that theres an update to 4.3 using the pc companion in the united kingdom, Downloading now will post pictures once its done
[Xperia SP General] pm2lp:
joke (jōk)

n.

1. Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.

2. A mischievous trick; a prank.

3. An amusing or ludicrous incident or situation.

4. Informal

a. Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality: The accident was no joke.

b. An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstock: His loud tie was the joke of the office.

v. joked, jok·ing, jokes

v.intr.

1. To tell or play jokes; jest.

2. To speak in fun; be facetious.

v.tr.

To make fun of; tease.
[Xperia SP General] lee480:
The two users probably have fast internet. If you use the manual fuas url checker, Sony did push an update, but quickly pull it back. So good to those lucky few who updated b4 Sony pulled the plug.
[Xperia SP General] demonio98:
ScreenShot Android 4.3 for Xperia SP:

ScreenShot Android 4.3 for Xperia SP:

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[Xperia SP General] noob_user_:
Somethings fishy with the screen shots.... Root wizard????... Kernel build date is Nov 19...I believe this is an incomplete update... You guys better wait or get some confirmation...
[Xperia SP General] vipseifer:
Can anyone review about wifi Signal please, this is most important for me. Thanks.
[Xperia SP General] @non4:
Same date as the leak, just means the kernel hasn't changed, which means we can use advanced kernel to fix root ;)

Sent while my supervisor wasn't looking
[Xperia SP General] sarkar1990:
Only Austalia Generic AU firmware :(
[Xperia SP General] Syrus33:
I'm assuming this update will not work on canadian c5306?
[Xperia SP General] usmandiaye:
Is this update flashable for c5302 ? Please how to flash it for locked bootloaders ?
[Xperia SP General] Aripex:
Has anyone tried one of these FTF files and confirmed it works?
[Xperia SP General] Mitsos_The_Great:
Antutu score?
[Xperia SP General] smogf:
Can any one said if there is a Polish (PL) language??
[Xperia SP General] Greg01:
sd

Is app to sd integrated to the update?
[Xperia SP General] hunter3000:
Multilanguage so PL is it
[Xperia SP General] AudioAw2-12:
Flashed this on the C5306 and it works fine. I checked "exclude baseband" when flashing which i'm supposed to do right? Wifi signal is improved, now i get 2 bars in placed where I usually lose signal.

For the camera, quick launch speed is improved and new camera features works well. There's a also a burst mode and preview mode, but they took out the ability to customize the on screen shortcuts.

There is no improvement in image quality however, it's just as bad if not worse. The white balance in the preview/viewfinder is very accurate, but the color on the actual image is off for some reason.
[Xperia SP General] Syrus33:
in flash tool you just excluded the baseband and everything is good?
[Xperia SP General] AudioAw2-12:
I don't have 4G, so i'm not sure if lte works, but 3g and 2g signals works. You can try, if it doesn't work you can just flash the older firmware again.
[Xperia SP General] headbon3:
Finally...a GOOD thread where you can expect GOOD news and GOOD discussions...:good:
[Xperia SP General] pm2lp:
I think auto-brightness still has problems.. at least it's not responding well in mine, can someone confirm this?

Anyway, Antutu score is on the way..

edit: 24089 on Antutu.. now I think it's obvious why sony delayed the update so much, it completely rapes the Xperia Z in performance, and they can't allow it! I'm sure they will only release the fw globally when they figure out a way of pulling that score lower than the Z.. :p
[Xperia SP General] hunter3000:
anyone solved why BE2 not working on 4.3?
[Xperia SP General] no_username_available:
if i update i will loose root, correct?
[Xperia SP General] Depump:
yes
[Xperia SP General] no_username_available:
i think it should i got a prompt on my c5306 on Bell but didn't update cuz of root
[Xperia SP General] Syrus33:
its working i just need to enter rogers apn settings and now just waiting for root
[Xperia SP General] Ashu1307:
Yup..mine also not working in images l:(
[Xperia SP General] Androidica1:
Found another bug...

In Stamina Mode, LED's won't work,again... :eek::mad::banghead:

Can anybody confirm that?!
[Xperia SP General] hunter3000:
For me works LEDs on STAMINA
[Xperia SP General] Davalz:
Interesting question!! move to SD integrated or not?
[Xperia SP General] Parkside:
It's not as far as I can tell - doesn't surprise me.
[Xperia SP General] Greg01:
Awesome i can only imagine how much effort sony needed to make it happen...
[Xperia SP General] Aldokazer:
So can anyone sum up all the bugs?

What I found after searching all the topics are:

1. BE2 not working.

2. Walkman app isnt updated?

It would be gr8 if everyone using the New update can confirm and find a way around them.
[Xperia SP General] alone_in_dark:
BE2 is not working because there is No "be_album" file in "system/etc"... They forgot to add it....!! :D

http://i.imgur.com/ALfuV1H.png
[Xperia SP General] Sadman Khan:
LED works in Stamina. No BE in album. But BE in movies
[Xperia SP General] vite74:
Yes.. Like the leaked firmware.. I cannot see changes.. I don't even have any ram issue in the leaked one so i don't see the reason for the delay.. Boh.. Only sony knows...
[Xperia SP General] PacManX8:
I have problem with volume bar. When I want to volume up my phone i cant see the bar. Only a little dark grey box!!!

Edit!!!

I solve it with rebooting my device!!!
[Xperia SP General] no_username_available:
cool stuff, let me know when you get a root

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i guess im waiting then lol
[Xperia SP General] |Farhad|:
i have a problem with LED in stamina mode regardless of what color i set its always white !!

anyone else have this problem ?!
[Xperia SP General] @non4:
Others are saying that bug is fixed, did you wipe fully before upgrading?

Sent while my supervisor wasn't looking
[Xperia SP General] wisnuhadi23:
Has anyone managed to properly install xposed framework on this new firmware ? I had no luck installing this, even though I have root.
[Xperia SP General] anmatheextreme:
Anyone else have issue with games like Subway surfers or Flappy Bird stutter every 1 or 2 seconds? The games are almost unplayable. Have tried hard reseting and removing some bloatware but still lags. Ram is 250-300mb free.
[Xperia SP General] ZakooZ:
Subway surfers has 0 lag for me. Smoother than 4.1
[Xperia SP General] peters.:
Try the xposed test for Xperia, link is on the 4.3 leak forum
[Xperia SP General] jupitreas:
Is anyone experiencing a pulsating backlight? It becomes slightly brighter about every second or so. Its very subtle, mostly visible when the UI is predominantly gray. Had the same bug with CM11.
[Xperia SP General] jucachaves:
May someone please share the Customization Version?

To check that, please open Phone and type *#*#7378423#*#* -> Service Info -> Software Info.

Thanks!
[Xperia SP General] betislegendario:
Any appreciable differences with leaked versión? Can it be just updated from that leaked version? if so, do you know how? I just see the new flash from fresh option.

thanks.
[Xperia SP General] abdic88:
I never have more than 80MB ram free....what's wrong? On 4.1 there vas 200MB free almost always, now multitasking is impossible, chrome is crashing and keyboard works 2/10 times...
[Xperia SP General] AnnaDee:
Anyone having that gray rectangle when changing volume bug? And Bravia Engine not working in Album?
[Xperia SP General] ZakooZ:
Multitasking is a lot better on 4.3 for me

Can play music and 3d games at the same time and everything
[Xperia SP General] abdic88:
I found a reason, Elixir widget app was consuming all free ram somehow. Now it's OK.
[Xperia SP General] Megarex:
i have the same problem with the volume ! :'(
[Xperia SP General] Sadman Khan:
I've had zero bugs so far. Loving 4.3 and i love the sound quality! It has definitely improved!
[Xperia SP General] jghiya:
Hey did anybody receive 4.3 thru pc companion in india?my pc companion is tellin it is already updated n m on 4.1.2 .254
[Xperia SP General] abhishekcal:
no update in India yet
[Xperia SP General] inspirearun:
Sony updated India Website

But no update shown in PC companion in India

http://www.sonymobile.com/in/software/phones/xperia-sp/
[Xperia SP General] abhishekcal:
Yea that what I said no update in India yet
[Xperia SP General] jugen.g18:
even I have the same problem. pcc shows no update. Same is happening with sony update services