yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] profyler:
cool fix, but its not for the stuttering (acording to the Sony statement), but for the sound going to ear piece. hope they fix the stutering too...

i wonder what type of new bugs will be on this new firmware :laugh:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Roker1:
It says abnormal audio functionality and quality, maybe stuttering audio is included

Inviato dal mio D5503 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] blue_quartz:
I think I'm quite fortunate so far... no significant bugs spotted. The two below are quite minor.

1) Stamina mode seems to be always on regardless of my activation setting: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51614189

2) Camera's quick launch does not always work from standby (i.e. screen off), sometimes I have to turn on the screen first before I can do a quick launch. Afterwards the quick launch will work from standby until it mysteriously goes away again... perhaps the quick launch background process quits after some time?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] profyler:
2) you mean by clicking on the hardware button? yeah i got this same behaviour in 4.3 also...
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] profyler:
guys, i just noticed that the old "answer goes to loudspeaker after picking the call" is back for me.

Wasnt that fixed in KK? how you guys are fixing this?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] AnDroiD178:
Hi, can I check with you, are you using local SG firmware updated through PC companion?

Thanks!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Beso:
BUG or feature - on widget calender i can see only google stuf.. nothing else (facebook events, birthdays..).. When I click on calender I can see everyrthing else.. Is there any option to see everything on widget calender?

tnx
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] amourtin:
Hi everyone

Anybody knows What's the real time engine in this rom? Delvik or ART?

Why we can't choose it in developer option?

I heard it's an option in KK
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Roker1:
Delvik, and you cannot change it unfortunately...not in sony softwares at least

Inviato dal mio iPad utilizzando Tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] blue_quartz:
Yup, the hardware button. I upgraded to KK the same day I bought the phone and didn't explore it when it was still JB, so I didn't know about this. :)

Yup, I used PC Companion to do the upgrade, so I believe it should be the local SG firmware (phone was bought at Singtel).
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] aigaming:
M8,that was a problem with google chrome,freeze google chrome and try another browser(that worked for me) :good:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] profyler:
yes but according to sony, it was fixed with the latest chrome update wich i have. anyway, i still have this bug =/
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Beso:
Anyone knows how to fix a probem with calender widget? tnx

Send from my Z1C using tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] profyler:
can find this remote share thing. can you please help.

that little quick icon when waking up the device is bugging me.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] AnDroiD178:
I see, I'm using Generic UK firmware, rooted, anyway I also discovered 'camera quick launch from standby doesn't work' issue all of sudden one day. Guess it's like you said, something went 'offline' after a long time. It's a recurring problem from Sony ever since Xperia S days.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] crazyscow:
i contacted sony on friday about the vibration responds when i type because it starts out giving me feedback but after a while of typing it just stops vibrating.

their responds was there is going to be an update coming out next week. I dont know if he just tried getting rid of me or if he really meant it lol.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] thermalboyz:
Already confirmed that fixed will be up next week. So they are correct from CS.

http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/04/03/sony-to-release-new-kitkat-firmware-next-week-to-fix-sound-bug-for-xperia-z1-z-ultra-and-z1-compact-users/
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Nos0x:
New bug, the Sony photo album has gone haywire. Lots of old photos have started to show as being taken today, despite some of them being over a year old. They were not showing up like this yesterday.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] munch77:
Yep mine also done this??
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] scorpio16v:
Some bugs from .168 are still present in .178

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51292696

Other bugs, not mentioned are simply not tested by me. Means not, that they are fixed.

Will downgrade again to 4.3 this weekend.

DAMN SONY !!! Why can't you make things work perfect like in .114 ?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] DIMEXmd:
Still having bug with a default image for contacts with pictures in speed dial on desktop
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] [SIC]:
Pardon my French but I'm too lazy to switch to English but I figure you can put two and two together.

Now I know you are running KK and I'm running JB but it's the same apk.

All you need is a filebrowser and the folders: media\audio\alarms\song.mp3
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ProjectER:
sd card reduced in functionality, questions.

so the SD card is basically reduced in funcionality. Is there a fix without root? like ES file manager claims with the samsung phones or how filexpert claims it can now restore the cut/copy paste and file editing on all android phones without root? Pluse, the "sdcard fix: for kitkat here on xda...does it work on the experia z1 compact? I read on the s4 and note 3 forums that it doesn't always work even when rooted.

Thanks and more power to XDA.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] sinple:
Found new bugs

Data restriction for individuals app in the data usage setting menu doesn't work anymore.

When listening to radio, when I receive an sms, the radio volume would increase by 40 percent until u press the volume button.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] poolmaker:
Root is mandatory (if your goal is to achieve writing permissions to all third party apps).

Editing platform.xml without root is impossible.

Sdcard fix app works fine with z1c.

More information you can find in my thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2687734
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ProjectER:
thanks & suggestion

Thanks for the reply. is there a way for an app (let'r say a file explorer app) to share it's folder to other apps via some API? like arbitrarily set a "documents" folder using a common "com.android.data.<app name>" synatax for a folder. So document editors & pdf readers (that can hilight) can at least work on the same file w/o having multiple copies of the same file in their own folder? just a thought. then, the rest of the external sd card can remaind "locked down" & "safe." thanks again & more power.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] poolmaker:
No, it's not possible.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Enrico2828:
I found a workaround for issues with Apple earpods. I got Degauss Lab Pocket earphones. They are similar to earpods in shape and come in android editon. With those there are no problems whatsoever and 3 button controls work flawlessly. http://degausslabs.com/earphone/pocket

Verstuurd vanaf mijn D5503 met Tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Brooklnd:
Some more bugs

Thankfully for me, the sound coming through earpiece issue has never been there. The sound, though, stutters on notifications, making the phone sound so un-flagship like. The ones I discovered were as follows.

1. When you try to adjust the ringtone volume through sound settings, the sound starts playing and doesn't stop even when you exit the console, the settings menu and everything else. No option but to reboot, in this case.

2. The notification LED light works perfectly when the phone is plugged in, blinking in the color assigned for that notification. But when it's not charging, the LED only blinks in white for every notification. The duration of the blink is also reduced, making it easy to miss out on important notifications. :(

I am from India, running stock unbranded 14.3.A.0.757 firmware.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] stevo_125:
A Z1 user has posted some comparison shots which show the differences between 4.3 and 4.4. Should be much the same for us Z1c users I suspect.

VIEW POST
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] billbond4:
When streaming music and you disconnect from the BT audio (i.e. turn off car ignition in case of car kit) the music continues playing on the phone
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] stevo_125:
Can work around this using smartconnect i think
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] cc546:
Are these photo samples OK? I just bought my phone today.

←4.3 4.4→

Flash off, ISO 800

Flash on, ISO 200

Edit:I just realised this flash on photo on the left is on Auto ISO (1250) but I can't revert to 4.3 to test...sorry!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ro_explorer:
If you are happy then they must be OK :) ...

I have a bunch of low-light photos I captured last evening and they all look OK'ish.

The autofocus will not always lock ... the white balance is a total miss sometime but overall I'm satisfied with the camera quality (it is a phone after all). If I want great photos I'll use my NEX or a full frame DSLR :)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] billbond4:
Cheers that did the trick
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] nikolag:
Stuttering sounds

I am having an issue with all the notification sounds stuttering. It almost sounds like there is a crackling noise before each sound. Is anyone else experiencing this? It is really annoying.

Also the com.ericsson.android.wakeup process is now part of the Android System so keep an eye if that uses a lot of battery. Let's hope that they really solved this problem and not just mask it.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Funkym0nkey:
The only real issue so far is that phone froze and rebooted just a while back while in tapatalk trying to post a reply. Hopefully it was one off. Anyone else faced random reboots?

From my Xperia Z1 Compact, in your face!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] stevo_125:
One random reboot in Play music. Wondering if a factory reset might be a good idea rather than leaving all the "dirty" 4.3 data on the phone. Will see how it goes.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Funkym0nkey:
Ok, something is off. Phone froze for few seconds again in Walkman this time around. Recovered without reboot after toggling screen on off.

Might have to try factory reset.

From my Xperia Z1 Compact, in your face!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] SXUsr:
It's what you should always do when making a significant upgrade, this is a whole new OS so any issues could be from not doing a clean install, or it could be the new OS, but there's only one way to determine which it could be.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ajbattaglia83:
I am having sound issues also but it just started happening I updated yesterday and everything was fine until just now when I went to watch a YouTube video

Edit: reboot seems to have fixed it
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] neoxkid:
I have a few bugs:

1. cant change lock screen.

2. answering a call starts with speaker.

3. wakeing up the device launching chrome automatically.

4. camera freeze very often.

I have stock rom, no root. no factory reset after update.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] hol17:
Can you be more specific? Are you talking about changing the widget on the lockscreen because you would need to check "Enable Widgets" under security.

That is a Chrome issue, not a bug.

Haven't experienced this.

Is your bootloader unlocked? I had the same issue and want to see if it is indeed to do with the bootloader.

I would recommend a factory reset after the flash to see if that resolves any issues.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] neoxkid:
My bootloader is locked. I have problem to change lock screen wallpaper
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] hol17:
Does it just not set the wallpaper correctly?

I would try factory resetting to see if that helps.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] neoxkid:
I cant set any photo as lock screen wallpaper, I choose a photo and it says that the wallpaper have been changed but there is no change. when i change themes it change the color of lock screen
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] militiaOfDeath:
Any way to remove the camera icon at the bottom of the lock screen?

Wasn't like that on the previous version. If not by any setting; any app that will allow it? Was just fine with the small "status bar" only showing which operator I'm connected to before updating. Don't need the other fancy widgets and shortcuts.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ro_explorer:
Related to the lockscreen wallpaper:

It happened to me as well .. after the 4th reboot or so ... it started to work.

This update is "fixing" stuff incrementally, over reboots ... just try it.

The wallpaper bug was the last one I saw .. now the KitKat OS is running fine, w/o issues.

The camera at the bottom of the lockscreen is the new look of the xperia lockscreen ... you can not remove it.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] militiaOfDeath:
Thanks for the information. Was hoping for something else, but.. agh. Hate when they want to force a design on you.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] golomb:
Hmm,

I do have Polish unbranded version of Z1 compact, i did a flash using rom from Jozinek.

Few remarks, i did not wiped data during flash.

Noticed things after update from stock 4.3:

-Device seems to run significantly slower, like lagging when i am recieveing SMS, even notification sounds is somehow crackling on the beginning.

- Device seems to slow drastically when its on standby mode (Displa off) and while trying to wake up it slows down for that 1-2 sec after wakeup.

-Antutu score went from 35000 to 31000

- Later on i did soft reset (No SD card wipe) - no change.

Basically noticable worse performance than on 4.3

Maybe i should wait for PC Companion version for my region or it does not matter ?

Maybe if i would flash with full data wipe ?

thanks for advices in advance.

Have a great day !
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] nism0o:
I heave a problem.. Missed calls not showing in phone app.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] profyler:
damn, thats exactly why i perform hard resets after major updates...i dont trust updates without HR. Coming from LG phones, may be I got paranoid about that since Lg phones mostly demanded hard resets LOL
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ro_explorer:
[MENTION=2196855]golomb[/MENTION]:

I have the same rom as you and it was a little laggy in the first hours of use but, after few reboots, it started to work fine. Antutu is showing 35k score and everything is smooth.

// sent from my phone //
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] golomb:
Maybe i should wait a little then, strange.

You did antutu right after update ?

Tack !
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] ro_explorer:
No, I did antutu after I saw your post, about 24 hours after the update (and 4-5 reboots).

Varsågod!

// sent from my phone //
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] golomb:
Just did test again from 25% battery to 50% and after 5 resets, i do have 34k.

and device seems to run smooth.

Not as 4.3 but not that significantly different.

Strange.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Roker1:
Ahahahahahhaa i understand your paranoic behaviour... Im coming from LG too and i always perform hr after updates :D

Inviato dal mio D5503 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Troyis:
I have a bug with my headphones... some times in between tracks, the sound will switch from headphones to the speaker and won't work again until I unplug and re-plug the headphones in. Quite annoying. Didn't do this in 4.3
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] SirRobin78:
I've also the bug with the no changing wallpaper in lockscreen, also after a few reboots...

Gesendet von meinem D5503 mit Tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Darkimmortal:
Not had any of the bugs mentioned so far with a full ftf wipe and unlocked bootloader
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Arthur Hucksake:
Has anyone been able to add a Flickr account?

I use that for storing all of my pics, and when I try to add account I just get a blank page. Awful!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] maus010:
Whaaat??? Does your camera really work with an unlocked bootloader?

Yesterday I flashed this ROM without wipe, but auto focus doesn't work. It also freezes 9 out of 10 times.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Darkimmortal:
Yes it works perfectly, better overall than 4.3 locked
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] maus010:
OK!

And which ROM did you use?

D5503_14.3.A.0.681_Commercial.ftf or D5503_14.3.A.0.681_Generic UK.ftf

Did you update from an unlocked 4.3?

Or was your bootloader locked, updated to 4.4 and afterwards you unlocked the bootloader.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Darkimmortal:
Generic UK and yes was locked 4.3, did wipe update to 4.4, then unlocked then flashed doomlord kernel
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] maus010:
Thnx.

I've used the Generic UK rom to flash just now and it worked!!

I came from an unlocked 4.3 so I first wiped data and afterwards flashed the rom.

Now the camera is working just fine. No more freezes.

:good:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] davidd6:
hello

just got the 4.4

is it normal we lost the gps icon?

how can i know when GPS is connected or is searching satelites?

thanks
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] kanefan67:
Coming from stock ROM without root or unlocked bootloader, I flashed the Generic version with the flashtools without problems.

Did not wipe any data or cache

Missing the GPS on/off in the quick settings. Only option is to switch off location services totally or not.

Another bug I found is that Sygic can't access the external SD. Other programs can access the external SD. As temp solution I moved sygic to internal SD.

Last bug, camera focus seems not to lock properly, when you want to manually pre-focus on an object. Foto's in auto mode or manual mode are focussed on the selected object when the picture is actually taken

EDIT: update on the external SD access. System apps like camera and file commander can read and write from/to external SD. Other apps acan either only read not write like ES file explorer or like Sygic can't read or write
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] poolmaker:
Google changed permissions in KitKat.

Android KitKat Blocks Some Access to Micro SD Cards

Solution is here, but root is mandatory.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] exp13579:
when you tapping the version to reveal the "KitKat", it will show you "1" instead of the normal "K".
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] RevokOne:
I noticed if you hold the drop down bar for about a second. On the right side where it says Quick toggle, it'll pull the quick toggles down with out doing a 2 finger pull down. Would still rather have 4.3 version instead, this one doesn't look right.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] diabolica:
Since I've update kitkat, I can not copy files from the internal memory card to the external. What can I do about it? Please help!

Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] poolmaker:
Read third post behind yours.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] diabolica:
I cant find it the link.

can you post the link, please!

Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] poolmaker:
Realy?

Go to comment #60 in this thread.

If you mean on link in this comment, just click on word "here", thats the link.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] war1:
you are blind:confused:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] tania247260:
just reboot it ,will be fine
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] shysparrow:
Just broke up with my GF coz I'm ignoring her texts to read XDA posts, root this GD Kit Kat.

Root working - YES

Recovery working - YES

Internal Storage rw - NO

External Storage rw - YES (without editing Platform.XML)

What did I miss??

Answer - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51266898#post51266898

Thanks @Riyal
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Troyis:
Tried factor reset, the bug is still present. :(
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] easycure1974:
Have the same problem with stuttering notifications. And I did a factory reset after updating to KitKat
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] war1:
use file commander for copy files to SD card

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobisystems.fileman&hl=pt-PT
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] shysparrow:
No said bugs here on my device. If factory reset won't help. Try using SUS if 4.4 is available on air in ur region or elz download UK Unbranded FTF & use flashtool latest 9.15 for flashing.

There r many people reporting strange bugs, some are good feature some annoying.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] shysparrow:
I too noticed this, will try this tomorrow!

Thanks for sharing.. :good:
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] poolmaker:
Yes, good percent of those "bugs" is a consequence of OTA or PC Companion upgrade.

Best way of firmware upgrade is always full flash (with factory reset during flash).
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Davka:
I don't see any bugs so far after flashing with full wipe (from Poland/Orange 4.3).

But... we can't customize the lockscreen any more? Having a calendar on lockscreen was a great feature.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] _katho_:
No problem customizing lockscreen here, got Dashclock on mine, same I had on 4.3.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Davka:
My mistake, I haven't enable widgets in Setting. After that, working as on 4.3
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Troyis:
Well, after further testing, it seems that this problem is only occurring with my Apple Earbuds, which sucks, because they worked before the update to Kitkat, but not after.

I mean, it works if I unplug them and plug them back in AFTER starting to playback music. However, sometimes between tracks, the sound starts coming out of the speaker again. I think it might be time to return these and get some new headphones.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] profyler:
Duh, why did they remove the battery icon when charging with the phone OFF with another battery icon that doesnt show how much energy it has??

Dumb Sony...
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] trewelu:
ShySparrow, Could you update the OP with list of reported bug? Maybe separate into two, which is confirmed by other user and which has not yet.

Update: Decided to do it myself in here

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51292696&postcount=96
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] profyler:
agreed, may be sony check this from time to time.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] tania247260:
I have got camera on lock screen
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] SirRobin78:
Tonight i did a wipe after my lockscreen problem with not changing wallpaper.

Ok, this is fine - but in the pictures app, the playmemories online part is gone - picassa, facebook and flickr are still there as before but what is missing?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] SirRobin78:
One mayor bug is still there after wipe:

Sounds to Ear-Piece after upgrade to 4.4.2!

It happens that sounds about some music, notifications, videos, are not put directly to the external speaker, but these are diffused into the ear-piece!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] neoxkid:
big bug with sound to Ear-Piece. I have done factory reset and it is still there. very problematic with alarm clock on vibration mode (I have to wake up very early while all the family still asleep so on vibration there is no sound of alarm clock at all. is there some solution?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] spinz78:
Had the Ringer volume get low a couple of times but it got ok by itself. I think I'll do a Hard Reset and then Clean wipe the installation
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] profyler:
so, is there or isnt there the background defocus app?? at least oficialy... didnt find it..
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Woodyxps:
Since Kitkat upgrade Glonass have been missing from my phone. Only Gps in use :/
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Nos0x:
I don't see why you should need to reset your phone just because it's had a firmware update. If it's an officially released firmware that's been properly tested that shouldn't be a requirement.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] pesho00:
This firmware is worst i have seen so far!

After boot loop, i have reinstalled clean, only to see slow performance (speedtest shows HALF of JB performance???!!!), in 5 minutes i had freez and restart without reason? Notifications are separated from quick setings??? Now it take even more clicks just to get to settings???....

And i am back to 4.3 everithing is OK, but i am dissapointed, will wayt for next release ;)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] loginvitaly:
What is SUS ?