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[Xperia Z1 General] dakunclear:
Ya I'm with you on that I only have this phone for the camera so if I don't have my dslr I can still get good shots......depending on what the new HTC is like I might end up buying that instead
[Xperia Z1 General] bodson66:
I agree it's my only complaint's is this locked boot-loader and lack of developers. I am really interest in the Oppo Find 7. If it does infact support cyanogen then that's my next phone. Also after the 4.4 update my notification sound is all out whack. it very quiet almost non existent.
[Xperia Z1 General] LaughinGoh:
do you have the lockscreen bug? mine is C6903- Hong Kong unbranded and I cannot change lockscreen wallpaper! :crying:
[Xperia Z1 General] Geoffxx:
I left my phone in the dock charging and 5 hours later I noticed a message/warning on the screen stating that the phone was not charging because it was using the battery at a faster rate than it was able to charge, again media server and a 3rd party app trying to write/modify data on the ext sdcard the culprit - had to reboot the phone to get it to charge

If I can find a generic ftf for HK 4.3 I'll be rolling back ASAP - I have no doubt that will present it's own issues

what is google thinking
[Xperia Z1 General] Jiyeon90:
Why on earth did Google mess up the SD card for? I never had an issue on JB

Sent from my Xperia Z1
[Xperia Z1 General] [Fenix]:
Hi everyone...i updated my phone with kitkat two days ago and I have found overheating as well as a short battery life, something that has not happened with jb ... I downgraded to 4.2.2 then following the guide i upgraded up to 4.4 without wipe from 4.3 to 4.4.2 ... after finding the problem I have tried to wipe cache and dalvik but nothing ... what do you recommend? maybe full wipe?

Thanks

Inviato dal mio C6903 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 General] Geoffxx:
read a few pages back, same issue as me and is caused by 3rd party apps trying to access the ext sdcard for media but google has restricted access so the media server keeps the phone awake and drains the battery

I am trying to roll back to 4.3 as this update has messed up my phone big time

http://www.androidcentral.com/kitkat-sdcard-changes
[Xperia Z1 General] dnanian:
So, I finally gave in and did a full erase-everything-reset (more painful than I'd hoped), and it did not help my Bluetooth headphone issue - still breaking up. It almost feels like it's power management stopping the app (eg Pocket Casts) and not allowing it to keep the audio pipeline full. Conjecture, of course.

For those having SDCard issues - there are some solutions. It'd be best, of course, if applications properly supported the SDCard (the method has changed in KitKat, and some apps -- Pocket Casts again -- did the work necessary to support KitKat and external media).

There are some tricks, though. For example, I used to sync Plex into a "Plex" folder in the SDCard (which, as I recall, was off /ext_card). That stopped working with KitKat. But there's a trick.

The card is now mounted as /storage/sdcard1. The way SDCards work is that the application can only write in "its" folder, which you can create in /storage/sdcard1/Android/data. To do so, you need to use the application's package name. In Plex's case, it's com.plexapp.plex. So, the folder you need to create is:

/storage/sdcard1/Android/data/com.plexapp.plex

I created a folder in there called "sync", and then pointed Plex at the parent folder, and it worked great.

Hope that's useful. Here's hoping Sony fixes the Bluetooth problems.
[Xperia Z1 General] jlevy73:
I don't, I can change lock screen wallpaper fine. If I go to settings, personalization then choose lock screen i get the option of either Album or Xperia Wallpapers both work fine.
[Xperia Z1 General] keithwalton:
I haven't tried stamina mode yet but my battery life on 4.4.2 is appalling.

2nd charge and 32 hours and the battery is down to 24% and it's screen on time is 17 mins!

I work in a place of low signal so drain during the week can be quite high, but i'm at home today with decent signal and the drain curve is pretty linear. There doesn't seem to be any app in particular draining the battery and it's not waking up all that much either.

On 4.2/3 I was getting nearer 4 days out of the battery on similar usage levels / situations.
[Xperia Z1 General] augie7107:
There may be some validity here. No problems for me either using PCC. It seems that users that utilized flash tool and factory reset are fine. I flashed an old firmware and updated via PCC. Please ensure this is not a knock on Flashtool. I have used it for years with positive results and am very thankful to the developers that we have it. It just seems that this update doesn't play nicely with it.
[Xperia Z1 General] guybrush2099:
This is madness!

Madness? This is Sparta

if you root your phone simply install the app from PlayStore it can activate SD card full writing for all the apps

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix

Inviato dal mio C6903 con Tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 General] gregbradley:
Some people may not want to do that, you can do it manually by adding one line to the relevant file, so why have an app for it?
[Xperia Z1 General] shteren:
i used NUT's update files and new flashtool 9.15 but on ubuntu... mybe the linux version is fine but the windows one isn't?

anyhow i dirty flashed without wiping anything at all and it's runing perfectly fine, except for the volume sometimes being low which is wierd, but then goes back to being high again.
[Xperia Z1 General] Rui Oliveira 21:
Clarify me please, you flashed the 4.3 firmware in order to get the update via PCC? I was planning to do the same but wasnt sure it would work.:confused:

Flashed the Global version a few hours with the latest flashtool and did a factory reset, no bugs to repor yet.
[Xperia Z1 General] kantk20111:
Ok, just found out I'm getting the speaker bug as well. Sometimes the speaker comes out of earpiece speaker instead of big speaker. Plugging in/out headphones fix this, but still..it's annoying...
[Xperia Z1 General] ermond012:
Experiencing that too. Noticed that whenever I use video call on WeChat.

Sent fron my Sony Xperia™ Z1
[Xperia Z1 General] FranzDages:
I've been using KK for a few days now, and the only bug I've experienced is the sound/speaker problem. It's only happened once, and I just restarted the phone and it fixed itself. I have no real interest in changing lockscreen, so I'm not sure if I could do that or not. Battery is possibly a little worse, but usable. No overheating issues so far. C6903 updated using PCC without a complete wipe.
[Xperia Z1 General] augie7107:
That's exactly what I did. Checked for updates using Xperia Update Checker, flashed 4.3 cda that had an update listed using Flashtool and then connected to PC, got the update notification in PCC and updated to 4.4 using PCC.
[Xperia Z1 General] kantk20111:
I only get the speaker bug for notifications it seems...when playing Walkman it always goes through the speakers.
[Xperia Z1 General] Moze666:
I'm getting the thing too, it's not good and also the camera app seems a bit laggy or something and laggs the whole phone too, but the best part is that when I turn off camera app, Chrome turns on for no reason, so this update is fast, but I get this stuff :)
[Xperia Z1 General] serqeftin:
I am back to .290, I dont like 4.4 performance, waiting 4.4 next update, shame on you SONY!!..
[Xperia Z1 General] Moze666:
They really need to work on the camera app, maybe they rushed this update too fast. :)
[Xperia Z1 General] sruba209:
Had the same issue..also camera was very slow....i removed all camera apps that i had downloaded ( wikitude, background defocus and motiongraph) i.e. I only kept the stock camera apps then wen to settings->camera then wipe data then restart....seems to be working fine nw

Sent from my C6902

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Hi guys , i was facing the sound bug...even my alarm was beeping from the earpiece...was starting to feel frustrated

Then i did a force restart ( power + vol up) and now i have tested alarm and youtube....now sounds are coming out of the right hole ;)

Sent from my C6902
[Xperia Z1 General] funky0308:
I'm very unsatisfied eith features we got in KK update - there are no nice new things... but...

Firmware is quite good...

Camera is better - I was testing it for a few days and it's very good now...

Low light pictures are way better now (it could be better, of course).

Camera was the most important thing to be fixed/improved/updated and Sony did something to improve it...

I root it, deodex it and I'm satisfied...

Just hope that rumors about delaying Z2 release aren't true - because I, like others, believe we'll get few things from Z2 when Sony release it...
[Xperia Z1 General] Aegethir:
Well after reading this thread religiously, it seems there is no valid reason to upgrade from 4.3 which works perfectly. At least not yet.
[Xperia Z1 General] :
I just "upgraded" to the previous 136 build number (Android 4.3)

I had some issues with Kit Kat:

-No functional recovery

-Few Xposed modules work

-Car mode app from 4.3 force closes if I set the weather widget

-Background defocus camera app force closes, and so does the selfie app from the T2 Ultra (What a girlie phone! but they like it)

-Notifications and ringtones sometimes doesn't sound through the loudspeaker or at least that's what I though. I CAN'T lose any calls because I'm a self-employee.
[Xperia Z1 General] leepcharge:
After the update all media sounds are coming through the speaker with headphones plugged in!

It's not tied to particular application like Walkman, but for everything. Anyone else have this problem?

* Fixed it by reinstalling SmartConnect.
[Xperia Z1 General] R@mi:
am I the only one with bad battery life? I used to have 4.5 hours screen on time, now I have only 3.5 hours.. strange.
[Xperia Z1 General] MisfirGeek:
I can't say. But I'm pretty sure the battery drains faster. Some reported a big difference in the firsts moments and back to almost normal. But I don't see any having better.

Envoyé de mon C6903 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 General] Geoffxx:
I seem to have some stability now - here is a brief for those that have issue

First I use my extsdcard for all media and don't use any of the stock apps for the following

music - poweramp (turned off anything that updated stuff like album art)

uninstalled album art grabber

movies - mxplayer (same as above)

camera which I believe is the main issue - see below

photos - quickpic ( directed the camera to store new pictures video on internal sd) all old pictures videos still on extsd and will move them manually to extsd when I need to using the default file manager that came stock, can no longer use quickpic to delete/modify/crop photos from those stored on extsd

Sygic - moved all maps and folders to intern sd and reinstalled

can no longer use my chosen file manager - stock only

uninstalled anything else I could find that updates media files

internal sd memory now only 3gb free so will need to manage files going forward - not ideal especially for photos as moving them changes the date which messes up the order they are shown in quickpic and the fixdate option no longer works on files on extsd

seems to be stable now and waiting for easy root option to work around this
[Xperia Z1 General] bicoro:
No Location based wi-fi working...
[Xperia Z1 General] fjevel:
I upgraded with Flashtool and haven't had any problems. Battery is very good. Used the phone to surf a little yesterday. In three and a half hours with screen om auto surfing different sites it came back with 28 % battery usage. Pretty decent for a phone with this spec.

-KJ
[Xperia Z1 General] juDGEY2k10:
spotify and deezer will not load up for me :(
[Xperia Z1 General] cippi21:
I got the update about 2 days ago and so far is good...battery life seems fine don't think it's better than 4.3 but it's just as good...I had the lockscreen bug but got fixed with a factory reset...performance wise is just as good as 4.3...the camera seems a bit more lagy but it's not a big deal...so overall quite satisfied
[Xperia Z1 General] profyler:
guys, is back ground defocus now oficialy available for z1 with KK ? cant find it.
[Xperia Z1 General] RHBH:
No it isn't.
[Xperia Z1 General] TheCraig:
Focusing on the camera sometimes is non-existent.

I genuinely just don't get anything from it.
[Xperia Z1 General] abajarde:
I've noticed that :

- Volume gets redirected to the upper speaker (the one for the incoming voice) sometimes, sending all audio (notifications and music included) thru it instead of the actual loud speaker. This gets fixed by bringing down the notification tray and pressing quick settings. Ill try swiping with 2 fingers and see if that alone would fix it....

-Pictures look sharper. And superior auto now allows 4:3 aspect ratio.

-Battery is a little less awesome. Seems to drain faster.

- No problems with my SD card.

-Like the new UI Look and the Playstation style wallpapers.

-Camera sometimes fails to start and stays in a black frozen glitch.

Need to terminate the app and re open it. Kinda annoying...
[Xperia Z1 General] xperia.honami:
Sorry, but is there anyone feel the sound become crispy? It feels like there is sands on the speakers. *many user reported it in my group*
[Xperia Z1 General] maxboy:
I have one weird problem,

When I use wifi and to test connection speed, it is fine, but YouTube app keep hiccup on me like every 20-40 sec.

But on LTE it is fine.
[Xperia Z1 General] frkazid:
Why do you Update to a very new Firmware without checking if there is an update for your favourite app. Like already mentioned, this "sdcardfix" is not necessary when the appdevelopers get the new permission in their app.

So...write them an email and stop ****ing aroud about this awesome feature.
[Xperia Z1 General] ZeneticX:
swipe status bar down with two fingers to access quick settings instantly

it's a stock kitkat feature
[Xperia Z1 General] negrobembon:
In fact its been there since 4.2 but only on stock android
[Xperia Z1 General] Chirag22ster:
The battery drain has increased drastically. Earlier a a 100% battert would last for more than 12 hrs and i used to have 40% batter remaining.

Now within 2 hrs my battery has gone down from 100 to 40% and to add to it, I havent used my phone. Also its getting heating up for no reason, even on stand by. This is really frustrating. Worst update. Sony needs to fix it.
[Xperia Z1 General] AhsanU:
Like you guys, I've been getting horrendous battery life. I picked up my phone after leaving it off charge for about 15 hours with extremely light use (no more than an hour and a half of screen on time) and it was at 14%. I'm going to test it again but without the smart watch connected to it to see how it performs. The smart watch had extremely little effect on the phones battery life on 4.3

I'm also getting some crazy camera lag. Switching between front and back cameras, loading apps that use the camera (primarily snapchat), etc really lag the phone.

I've also received an "email has stopped working" error quite frequently throughout the day.

You guys also say that they might port over Z2 features after its released - I hope so. I'll be sorely disappointed if they do not.
[Xperia Z1 General] robdevil:
Yes with no problem.

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To fix volume you need to clear both cache.
[Xperia Z1 General] abid.iqbal.hgs@gmail.com:
Muffled Voice While on Call

Hey Guys I've noticed something weird after the 4.4.2 update. When I make a call to someone the person who is listening to me is getting muffled and low sound. Almost 10-15 people had this issue when I called them. They can't hear me, they are getting a very low sound like I've kept something on my microphone.

Did anyone notice this or had similar issue?

Help.
[Xperia Z1 General] abajarde:
"Clear both cache"

Can you please be more specific? Because I would like to fix this problem.
[Xperia Z1 General] anakdayak:
No such issue everthing works well never encounter any bugs since last updated to KK almost 3 days ago via flash FR FTF and Factory Reset.
[Xperia Z1 General] Chirag22ster:
Now Iamunable to charge the phone. I am getting a message," your battery is discharging.more than charging. Unablevto charge bettery".
[Xperia Z1 General] dlads:
Haven't switched yet but am using the notification from the new launcher combined with the google experience launcher.

I didn't like it at first but you get used to it, plus two finger swipe works (from the top) and if you pull down then keep your finger on screen you can toggle between the two tabs.

I quite like that.

The fact that they left out the camera features is a bit crap, but as a previous user has said it's probably because they want the Z2 to have some exclusivity and it'll maybe be released in a later update.

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Boot to recovery, wipe dalvic and cache, dalvic is in advanced.
[Xperia Z1 General] cippi21:
Yes I have noticed...in tunein radio I can turn the phone up to max and it does not muffle anymore....before I wasn't able to because for some reason the bass was really loud on the speaker and it made the speaker muffle every time I turned it up
[Xperia Z1 General] maid:
can we not save pics to the sd card anymore
[Xperia Z1 General] Vippo321:
what ? my pics are saving to the SD-card just the same as before... cheers

I really like the new update, everything is faster so I am happy. :)
[Xperia Z1 General] Geoffxx:
completely incorrect, none system apps (3rd party apps) will never have this permission you speak about concerning ext sdcard, you have 2 choices at the moment - move all your media files to internal sd or uninstall the app, I have over 30gb of media on my extsdcard

It is my data and my sdcard and I am now unable to use it the way I want too without rooting my phone and rooting is not easy on 4.3 upwards

get your facts right before posting please
[Xperia Z1 General] frkazid:
And every app should read all your data on sd? Well, then stay @ 4.3 but dont speak about app permissions ;)
[Xperia Z1 General] schwederino:
Sound quality during calls

After the update the sound quality during calls is so bad i can't understand a word.

The phone is not really usable for me like this.

Any advice on how to solve this problem is highly appreciated!
[Xperia Z1 General] abajarde:
Thanks mate
[Xperia Z1 General] MohammedFurqaan:
camera bug

Facing new bug after 4 days of installation. Camera getting struck when I.press the capture :(
[Xperia Z1 General] showlyshah:
xreality now works on ub

yes.. Sony removed the restriction. now xreality works on unlocked bootloader too with out any mods.
[Xperia Z1 General] FahmyAbou:
Ok I'm using Kitkat for 3 days now and everything seems fine, but there one thing that I noticed negatively. Like other users observed I only can confirm the lag on the home screen and in the app drawer, it appears occasionally but still it is present. That is the only negative aspect so far
[Xperia Z1 General] schwederino:
Same here. I get very low and robotic sound in calls. The other person can't here me well either.If i watch videos or listen to music the sound quality is normal.
[Xperia Z1 General] TSportM:
i had probs like that battery drain etc few other bugs , backup your phone dat via PCC and do system wipe it solve all the probs for works like a champ now

cheers
[Xperia Z1 General] ssj_jaypee:
which 4.4 version is the best/most recent? I am using the commercial/journalist one and the Bluetooth bug seems still present. :(

also my camera sometimes freezes.
[Xperia Z1 General] schwederino:
I just wiped my phone but the problem still exists. I guess i have to revert to 4.3 as the phone is useless like this!
[Xperia Z1 General] demonicangell™:
does the kitkat update also change the lockscreen unlock effect like seen on z2 ?
[Xperia Z1 General] thez3ro:
there is no option to use 2g only beacause u prbbly used NUTs fw to get root.. i did so with my phone to, but not before i tried official update over pc companion.. there i had all the normal options

like this :
[Xperia Z1 General] CamilleKills:
I understand that this was posted multiple of times but it is 4 days since release and I still didn't get the update. I am in UK and my phone is unbranded (brought from sony store). I use the Three network. Can someone tell me if they had their update in UK? I would highly appreciate it!
[Xperia Z1 General] donedos:
FYI, GSM only is a 2G netwrk bro... ;)
[Xperia Z1 General] thez3ro:
thnx for the info bro but i know that... he does not have that option, and i have it neither any more beacause i flashed NUTs rooted fw...

and now our options are like this
[Xperia Z1 General] kxdaorbit:
Try this, it might help

As you know, in the UK, we never received the '136' firmware, either as a 'generic' or 'carrier' specific update, and as a result of what happened with me, I believe that we won't see it for this '681' either (hope I'm wrong).

The reason I say this is because I got fed up of waiting for the 'official UK' update and flashed the 'Vodafone 681', however, it was a bit buggy, so downgraded to the 'Global 136' with all data wiped.

I then plugged into 'PC companion to do some maintenance, and was greeted with the message that an update was ready for my phone. On completing that update it tells me that the version upgraded to was the 'Global 681', hence my belief that in the UK we're destined to use the 'global update.

On my phone it's completely bugfree.

Hope this helps.

:fingers-crossed:
[Xperia Z1 General] benziii:
I haven't been this happy with the firmware, since .518 !

I will say that I value optimization over bells and whistles.

Can't wait for when ART "goes live":p

(I'm on the french firmware. Downloaded the nordic one aswell, but really haven't even considered flashing it yet)
[Xperia Z1 General] :
Same here, id like to know anyone?
[Xperia Z1 General] HarpingOn:
No, nothing. UK unbranded.
[Xperia Z1 General] Destroyedbeauty:
I can recommend everyone to use the Nordic generic unbranded FTF - better than both the france and C&J FTF files out here.. This FW even got the 2G toogle inside it, a big reason only that for flashing it!
[Xperia Z1 General] Fenix:
Probably slow talk turned on:
[Xperia Z1 General] schwederino:
No it's turned off. I also turned off all other speech optimisation....but it didn't help.