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[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
If you are coming from the G2, you will NOT be disappointed with the camera quality. You can take a look at all the photos I have taken here:

https://flic.kr/s/aHsjVXogrK

https://flic.kr/s/aHsjWe7iCe (after 17.1.A.2.55 update)
[Xperia Z2 General] Raggi01:
idk why but the one m8's camera impresses me more..

Have a look at some of these and you'll see why

https://www.flickr.com/photos/spybreak/sets/72157643351794005

https://www.flickr.com/photos/tetjk/sets/72157643152349865

These pictures looks much sharper and have much better range of color. Maybe its just me.
[Xperia Z2 General] plonkersaurus:
I don't think those photos are straight from the camera unfortunately. Also, the photographer is much more important than the camera.

Theres some really nice photos from the Xperia Z1 on flickr too and from what we've seen so far the Z2 is a good step up from that

https://www.flickr.com/groups/z1/

https://www.flickr.com/groups/2352000@N22/

https://www.flickr.com/cameras/sony/xperia-c6903/
[Xperia Z2 General] Raggi01:
No those pictures are all from the m8. But, wow some of those pictures were stunning! I think ill wait till may but im slightly leaning towards the m8, however, the camera will tip it for me for either phone.
[Xperia Z2 General] plonkersaurus:
I didn't say the photos weren't from the M8. What I mean is they have all been post processed to apply effects/saturate colours/sharpen (ie they aren't straight from the camera).

If sensor performance is what worries you, then I think theres an obvious advantage to the Z2 with its larger sensor. But there is a whole lot more to photography than how a sensor performs, having one phone or the other won't mean you can take photos like those.
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
Rough draft of my Xperia Z2 has been written! Exclusive to everyone here in XDA you can go ahead and read it before it get's published on Brighthand! Thank you all for your questions, feedback and suggestions which all helped contribute to writing this!

https://www.evernote.com/shard/s15/...01d53a6be97c/2417e41182ccf0d330b438b05ac9078c
[Xperia Z2 General] vengence_angels:
is there anyway we can have control over the shutter speed?..
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
I think there is a camera app that lets you do that but I can't remember what it was.

Here are the Gsam battery stats for today (90% brightness):
[Xperia Z2 General] plonkersaurus:
Probably Camera FV-5?

Looks like something was holding a wake lock (Held Awake for nearly 11 hours :eek:)
[Xperia Z2 General] paddylaz:
Great review man!!

One thing that might be worth adding (although I haven't got my z2 yet so perhaps Im not in a position to make suggestions) but might be worth mentioning that almost all of the dpreview.com opinions on the Z1 combined with youtube comments from some people on the z2 suggest that the phone produces better photos in 8megapixel mode as opposed to 20. The downsampling produces images with less noise as 20megapixels is too many for the size of sensor the phone has.
[Xperia Z2 General] kersey:
Really informative review but the only thing missing that I would like to know is the quality and volume of the stereo speakers.

Am hearing recent reports that the sound quality and volume isn't great at all...which i must admit it is putting me off slightly at ditching my Note 2 and shelling out £500+
[Xperia Z2 General] faraaz3:
www.xperiablog.net/2014/04/07/xperi...era-rankings-takes-nokia-808-pureviews-crown/

Wow
[Xperia Z2 General] debrandman:
Yup, sound quality and volume worries me too.

Did anyone so far experienced low volume in call and ringtones on a Z2?
[Xperia Z2 General] solwretep:
Quick fix will come with update

Skickat från min HUAWEI Y300-0100 via Tapatalk
[Xperia Z2 General] Xernoxis:
Are you sure about that?
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
Thanks for reminding me to review the speakers. I updated it and yes the speakers were on the weaker side. You need to turn it all the way up to get acceptable playback.
[Xperia Z2 General] debrandman:
Maybe its a hardware issue...:confused:...but hope not!
[Xperia Z2 General] Hampurilainen:
How do the speakers fare against iPhone 5S, Nexus 5 and possible other phones you have experience from? Big thanks mate!
[Xperia Z2 General] debrandman:
Can you tell us some more about the overall call volume? Is it that low as some reports say(too low)?

Also have you experienced some weak signal on your Z2 in comparison with other phones you've owned? Someone wrote that it is weaker than iphone 5S's.Now, I see you have both phones and you can provide us a fair judgment in this case!
[Xperia Z2 General] kersey:
Hmm, I've got caught with previous Sony phones having weak speakers and have stayed away from Sony since the X10 with that being part of the reason.

What worries me is that in 6 months time will Sony 'fix' the speaker issue on their next Xperia flagship device as they have done so with the screen from the Z > Z1 > Z2.

The Z2 comes so close to being the perfect media device for me. I don't expect hi-fi quality sound but expect a decent level of volume and depth.
[Xperia Z2 General] doministry:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/04/0...era-rankings-takes-nokia-808-pureviews-crown/
[Xperia Z2 General] debrandman:
We don't know yet if the Z2 has a speaker issue. Maybe some have faulty units. I say we should wait on Z2 owners reports in this matter. :)
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
The iPhone 5S and the Nexus 5 sounds louder than the Z2 in terms of the speaker. As for the earpiece it's pretty good and I can hear people lound and clear.
[Xperia Z2 General] debrandman:
Can you tell us how the signal on the Z2 behaves in comparison with other phones? Thanks for your reply!
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
About the same as the Nexus 5 and the iPhone on t-mobile. I actually get LTE in a few places my iPhone can't.
[Xperia Z2 General] omersak:
Flipping hell, and I've been wanting to get away from my nexus 5 because of its terribly weak speaker.
[Xperia Z2 General] Jiyeon90:
Does turning xLOUD on make any difference?

Sent from my Xperia Z1
[Xperia Z2 General] Raggi01:
With regards to the speaker its not making any sense to me. There's a btekt videowhere its compared to the m8 and it'd on par, maybe slightly worse due to waterproofing.
[Xperia Z2 General] debrandman:
Yes, thats regarding the musicplayer but in ringtones and notifications area, apparently it seems to be a bit lower on volume. Don't know what to say tho...
[Xperia Z2 General] kersey:
Just been watching the btekt video again with speaker comparison between the Z2 and M8 and must say the Z2 performs better than expected. At least if the speakers are decent enough it may only be a software issue for low volume ring tones and notifications.
[Xperia Z2 General] Hampurilainen:
If thats the case I consider myself pleased. I never have alarm sound at a high setting anyway... Listening to music etc. is another thing.

Edit. here is the Z2 vs M8 speaker comparison (listening to music only). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UneGgmSgu0U
[Xperia Z2 General] Raggi01:
Can we have a confirmation on this? If this is true then I'm sold! Does this also affect speakerphone
[Xperia Z2 General] debrandman:
Originally Posted by soulreaver99 View Post

The iPhone 5S and the Nexus 5 sounds louder than the Z2 in terms of the speaker. As for the earpiece it's pretty good and I can hear people lound and clear.

This is what soulreaver99 replied in this matter.
[Xperia Z2 General] Raggi01:
Wow if this is true this really makes me reconsider my choice of phone to the one. one of the reasons im replacing my nexus 5 is the horrible speakers and the z2 is quieter?
[Xperia Z2 General] debrandman:
I say you should wait for more reviews before reconsidering your choice.
[Xperia Z2 General] g4rvd4:
+1

If the speakers are not LOUD, I am also buying the M8.
[Xperia Z2 General] le_lutin:
Just to be clear: you're talking about playing music through the speakers, right (as opposed to something like ringtone volume)?
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
Speakers are not LOUD, just barely adequate. I really think the speakers are capable of much more and could be fixed with a firmware update.
[Xperia Z2 General] debrandman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNbH7Jy6nIc

Seems pretty loud...
[Xperia Z2 General] Raggi01:
Exactly what I was thinking but many people are saying not. It was slightly quieter than the one but it was clearer
[Xperia Z2 General] jonmorris:
In the video, the One M8 didn't sound great or particularly loud either, so given I know that my M8 really IS loud, I have to assume the Z2 isn't too bad either - and it was just a result of the mic used on the video.

Good clear sound is perhaps more important than overall volume though, as the HTC One M7 and now the M8 are both really too loud for almost all uses, except annoying people on a bus or trying to listen in a very noisy environment (when you'd surely be better off with headphones, especially noise cancelling ones!).
[Xperia Z2 General] debrandman:
That is true, but in comparison to Iphone 5s and Nexus 5, Z2 seems to be according to some owners, less louder and that is very annoying, given the fact it has stereo speakers and not mono.
[Xperia Z2 General] augie7107:
Signal is as strong as any other device. Northeast USA, 50 MBS on AT&T and call volume loud and clear.
[Xperia Z2 General] kersey:
Yes, its still very early days for the phone, its only on limited release at present and there will be bugs and issues.

Hopefully Sony will address the issue asap with software updates...
[Xperia Z2 General] remyb25:
Personally I thought these pictures were awesome lol. I am unsure why others are not happy with them? :fingers-crossed:
[Xperia Z2 General] SkyS1gn:
So the B-tekt comparison is based on what?! Z2 seems to be loud and up pair with the ONE :confused:
[Xperia Z2 General] debrandman:
Apparently it is only loud enough regarding the musicplayer, lacks tho in ringtones and notifications but thats not much of an issue in my concern and it can be fixed with an update. I believe its only a firmware and not hardware issue!
[Xperia Z2 General] le_lutin:
soulreaver99, can you confirm this? That the z2 when playing music through the speakers is actually quite loud, but that for ringtones isn't really very loud?
[Xperia Z2 General] debrandman:
"Well, it depends on you, but I feel it's a software issue as I could hear loudly when I play music. So it can't be a hardware issue. It could be a matter of bug fix update from Sony to fix it."

Regarding this matter, this is what LiveSquare experienced and wrote in another topic!
[Xperia Z2 General] jonmorris:
I am still confused. On that video, the Z2 sounded as loud as the One (M8) - and we saw the volume was set to the max.

I can use my M8 right now on Spotify at full volume and it's very loud, so I have to assume the Z2 was equally as loud (it sounded so on the video) and therefore is perfectly adequate.

Perhaps I should stress that my idea of loud might differ to someone else's view of loud - but my Z1 is also very loud (but can be distorted at maximum volume) and the M8 is louder.

I know I'm relying on a lot of if this, then that stuff here - but I can only assume that the Z2 speakers are very loud, but the volume is perhaps restricted for certain things (like notifications, ring tones etc) and therefore it would definitely be a software fix.
[Xperia Z2 General] jatinrungta:
From the dump I can say that the ringtone is such (not loud)

Anyways that speaker cannot come in your purchase options! For One thing you cant loose so many things ( on the m8 like camera, enjoying bathing with phone, etc)
[Xperia Z2 General] kingrion88:
http://blog.gsmarena.com/sony-xperia-z2-tops-the-dxomark-mobile-photography-rankings/

legit?
[Xperia Z2 General] g4rvd4:
I'm sorry to say this but the speaker quality is more important than being able to bathe with it. For the majority of the people, I would bet.

I would like the speakers to have the same loudness while playing music, ringing, and during notifications.
[Xperia Z2 General] jatinrungta:
hmm, so try this maybe (change the ringtone and see, put that same ringtone in loud phone and see)

I have played with the Z2 and felt that it was loud enough so maybe that specific ringtone is the culprit?
[Xperia Z2 General] Luinwethion:
Thanks for posting the pictures and for sharing you impressions with us.

If I understood it right (I read the topic very quick because I don't have time now lol) but you had the Z1 (and the Z1c) but you wasn't happy with the Z1.

I'll read your Z1 review and your Z2 review, because I'm curious to see what are the biggest improvements for you.

:)

Looking forward to see the final review :)
[Xperia Z2 General] paddylaz:
Surprised at how many posts speaker-gate has generated.

Do people REALLY use their phone speakers to listen to stuff? I thought it was an accepted fact - nay- tradition - that all phone speakers and laptop speakers are tinny rubbish (too anyone of exacting standards or above) and plugging in a decent set of 'cans was the priority at the first possible instant.
[Xperia Z2 General] Raggi01:
wow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJquEOrTj1Y

go to around the 2:26 mark and listen to the comparision. The z2 speakers sound great!
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
Hey guys, just threw together a video on the speaker performance. Did it in a conference room at work so excuse the quality. I believe the speaker issue can be fixed with a firmware update. It's too quiet from low to medium but gets more acceptable on the higher settings. You be the judge.

http://youtu.be/XUKoqg56vWk
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] klau1:
Just wondering, why hasn't there been any development on real Gear Apps that install on both the Phone (as the data provider) and on the Gear (as the data slave) ?

All the Official Gear Apps do this.

This would eliminate the cumbersome need for Bluetooth Tethering.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Brendo:
Because there is no sdk available
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] klau1:
ic, tho how are some 3rd party apps you see in the Gear Store being developed?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Brendo:
Some select companies have access to the sdk
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] klau1:
Well, that's rather myopic of Samsung (not surprisingly).

Their Watch is doing badly enough, did they really think they could charge for the SDK?

Why is Samsung's Software division (1 intern) such a failure across the board?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Brendo:
Nah, think they knew gear 2 was going to be out pretty soon after gear 1. gear 2 sdk has been out for a little while
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] klau1:
As you say, the SDK for Tizen has been released a while ago, I wonder how many apps will be available on Launch Day for Tizen.

Do you think Developers will hesitate to support Tizen now that Google Wear has been announced?

Seems to me, if Samsung wanted to succeed in capturing the market, they should have released Tizen update for Gear ONE, 6 months ago to have a fair chance.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] molski:
Yesterday I was browsing the Wizard area of the XDA FTP server and I bumped into a file called SplashscreenStuff.zip

So I downloaded it, read the ReadMe file and thought, this looks kinda easy, let's see if it's possible to change my SplashScreen (on a 2.18 Qtek Rom).

So I opened Photoshop looked at some existing splashscreen's and adjusted one to make it "my own".

The funny thing is, this SplashScreen can be useful if your device gets stolen :) (it is shown about 20 seconds on start-up on my device).

Take a look at it and if someone is interested in the Photoshop file, to adjust it to make it yours, feel free to leave a message here and I will make sure you get all the files you need.

Regards,

Molski
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] kelu:
Anti theft tattoo ?

I would really like to know if this can really work as a anti-theft strategy. At worst, the "finder" of the device can flash a new ROM, can't he? Is there any really anti-theft strategy?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] mohgdeisat:
the picture is not displayed!!! why??
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] J0nas:
How can I make my own splashscreen?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] the-equinoxe:
try this thread ;)

The tools are old, and they have been ported to ROM-kitchens also, but they do work.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ebildude123:
LatestRomUtil

Made for developers creating tools :laugh:

Features

Get latest download from CyanogenMod, you can pick category (nightly, milestone, stable, etc.)

Get latest nightly from OmniROM

Get latest SuperSU download link

Supports Java, Python, PHP (VB & C# coming soon)

Downloads:

https://github.com/ebildude123/LatestRomUtil

Example usage:

Java: Example.java

Python: latestromutil.py line 58

PHP: example.php

The different CM types are

CM_ALL, CM_STABLE, CM_SNAPSHOT, CM_RC, CM_NIGHTLY, CM_MILESTONE, CM_EXPERIMENTAL

Thanks :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ebildude123:
Bumping this up
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[Android Apps and Games] ryanperez:
Please make it compatible for Galaxy Fame :)
[General Questions and Answers] cainsontop:
I have vs980 on T-Mobile service root with Twrp 2.6.3.2 and I'm looking to learn more about flashing kernels and custom roms . Please someone please help me learn more about this . Thanks Jeremy
[Paranoid Android Q&A] guessthis95:
Hello all,

I just got pranked by PA and fell for the hover prank :( anyways thats not my issue. It seems that this update broke my root. I am unable to reauthorize applications. They claim that my device is no longer rooted. Specifically I have a Nexus 7 2013 flo and just installed PA 4.2-BETA 3 released on 04/01/14. Any easy way to fix this or should i just reroot with a one click tool?

Thanks in advance
[Paranoid Android Q&A] Pirateghost:
Why would you need a toolkit?

Flash SuperSU in recovery...

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Paranoid Android Q&A] ggmask:
Same thing happened here. I didn't even bother with reflashing superuser, just restored back to Mahdi-ROM.

Missing the PA of yore.
[Paranoid Android Q&A] Pirateghost:
Cool story bro

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Paranoid Android Q&A] Pons:
The issue is apparently PA forgot to remove

<!-- SuperSU header name - the app hides itself from launcher based on this resource name being present in com.android.settings -->
<string name="supersu_title">SuperSU</string>

https://github.com/AOSPA/android_packages_apps_Settings/blob/kitkat/res/values/strings.xml#L4906

So could someone remove that so SuperSU isn't invisible in the app drawer while you guys use Superuser? I'd do it myself, but I don't have the source synced, and am moving cross country.

Ref: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51575735&postcount=5092
[Paranoid Android Q&A] Pirateghost:
That's not why...

You can Uninstall it from settings / applications

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Paranoid Android Q&A] Anu6is:
It's 50/50

That's the reason it's hidden, yes. But it can easily be uninstalled regardless
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Mr Davo:
Hi Everyone,

I have just installed the ViperXL ROM and I have noticed random reboots of the phone. The period between these reboots doesn't appear to be consistent, and furthermore it doesn't matter whether the phone is plugged in or not. So far a reboot hasn't occurred in the middle of me using the phone; however this may simply be because I have not been using it a lot.

If anybody has any suggestions on what may cause this behaviour they will be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Davo
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] exad:
What firmware/hboot version you using?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] exad:
update to 2.15 either via an RUU or flashing the firmware files manually. That should fix your reboots
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Mr Davo:
I am a user of the Telstra (Australia) One XL. Can you recommend an appropriate version 2.15 firmware?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] exad:
You will want to S-OFF first.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Mr Davo:
Thank you. I am having trouble doing the 'S-Off', have tried the 'Facepalm' method, and posted to that thread concerning the issues that I am facing. What method did you use to 'S-Off'? Furthermore did it give you any grief?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] exad:
There is only facepalm and I had no issues with it. I will check your post.

Here are the firmware updates after you achieve S-OFF:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2659091
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] exad:
(bootloader) adopting the signature contained in this image...

(bootloader) zip header checking...

(bootloader) zip info parsing...

FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)

this part should be remote: 92 and not 99

press and hold power until it hard reboots (do not software reboot). Then try again
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Mr Davo:
I am still receiving the 'remote: 99 unkown fail' message. Do you have any other ideas?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] exad:
no. keep pressing and holding power until it shuts off and then try again. ive seen it take some people several tries.

come to think of it. It may be the software version of viper rom. Try flashing an older version or any sense 4 rom
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Heisenberg:
If you can't get Facepalm to work there is always the Rumrunner s-off method as well. But exad is right, it can take several attempts so keep trying.

Sent from my Evita
[Galaxy Tab 2 Accessories] Naseefkottakkal:
Guyz, I have been using the official blogger app for about 6 months.Now, I formatted my tab and reinstalled the same app, but when I select my google account to sign in to blogger app, it shows' authentication failure'.what shall I do?