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[Sony Xperia L] Holmes.Sherlock:
Well, but FTF is the package format used in Flashtool. While updating through PC companion or Sony Update Service, large files are downloaded in some other format which are decrypted and repackaged as FTF, isn't it? Basically, it's the SIN files which are inside the FTF archives, and those FTFs are glorified ZIP files unpackable by any standard ZIP utility, e.g. 7z.

Doesn't those custom kernels come in SIN format?
[Sony Xperia L] underd0g:
Yes it is. FTF is decrypted firmware downloaded from SUS / PCC for flashing with Flashtool.

You can unpack it through 7z to get sin files and you can also extract sin files using Flashtool.

No, custom kernel using .img or .elf format.
[Sony Xperia L] Holmes.Sherlock:
I see, thanks!
[Sony Xperia L] Olivier:
Fastboot is used to unlock to bootloader. It doesn't work on ununlockable devices reasonably.

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[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Sherwinnn:
hey guys, just wondering. My xSola recently be weird. Its kinda like.. I press the camera app, it says ' camera not available '. Then, I click on walkman, it shows black screen and immediately force close. Its the same thing on ' albums ' and ' movies '. Im on sxdxpepperZ1_rom v3. On the first boot everything works fine, after reboot for few times, those problems occur. I wonder is there any solution for this. And also I tried flashing back to stock and the status bar disapper randomly. So yeah.. Kindly help me please :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micro0me:
hello Dear ;

i have a problem with my Note 3 N9005 , in my country , there is no 4G network , only 3.5G (H+) , i bought N9005 3 days a go , its a great device , but i have a big problem ! the internet connection is too slow , its show only 300 K of downloading speed !! , i took my sim card and i put it into another phone at the same area and it show 3M of downloading speed ! my phone is my only way to connect to internet , please i need you help , iam on stock 4.3 ..

Regards .
[Nexus 5 Accessories] cables2590:
I just bought a cruzerlite spi force nexus 5 case and was wondering what u guys thought about it... It looks nice but I read mix reviews on it... It seems like people's complaints was that it was a hard plastic vs the rubber material so it won't protect it as much... Also the buttons are a little hard to press... So I was just wondering your guys opinion about it... Or if there is a better case that was similar...
[Nexus 5 Accessories] mmmmBACON:
Do you like the case?

In all honesty you can ask for the opinions of everyone here, and you might get a bunch of different answers. But if you like the case and are happy with it, who cares what anyone else thinks.

That being said, I have no experience with that case so can't comment anyway! :p
[Nexus 5 Accessories] cables2590:
Thanks and that is true... But I just ordered I have it received it yet so I hope I like it
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Tcm9669:
Hi,

I had this phone for ages now and I think it's time for me to update. I want to upgrade to V20B (and then install KK on that)

My phone came with Taiwan ROM (I'm in Australia) and of course I'm on V10d, and the timezone always keeps on resetting to the Taiwan (no matter what I do in settings)

So, I would like to know if I can install another countries ROM (to avoid timezone problem again), and if yes which one would be best to work in Australia and on my phone? Do I have to download Taiwan?? Since http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=15 has none for Australia

Thanks
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Omario-242:
Update to European v20A and unlock your bootloader from there.

Should be no problem regarding the region I think and as far as I know the v20A from Europe is the easiest to unlock bootloader.

Just flash it with LG flash tool and make sure you have all the drivers (LG and fastboot) installed correctly.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Tcm9669:
I installed EUR-XXX and now I have no reception on my phone! Everything else worked just fine except for the reception and viewing hardware info on the settings etc.. gonna install Taiwan ROM now :/
[LG Optimus 4X HD] MidnightDevil:
Why dont you take the opportunity to try our custom ROMs? :)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] LGaljo:
You should try with Taiwanese stock Rom. It probably has correct baseband.

If you want custom ROMs, unlock now and install it.

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[LG Optimus 4X HD] Tcm9669:
Thats what I did. I installed Taiwan V20B, rooted, unlocked bootloader, installed clockworkmod and Vanir :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mastawindu:
Dear XDA fellows,

I currently have a Galaxy S2 but scratched its screen last Saturday.

I am thinking of buying a new phone with a low budget (less than 400€) and the Xperia Z seems to be a good phone. It looks resistant, has good specs, a big screen, big battery and is waterproof. But in order to make up my mind I need your opinion as long lime users.

Can you please tell me what you think of that device ?

Especially :

- Batter life

- Any major issue

- Resistance to scratches, drops...

- Possibility of easily flashing custom roms / kernels

- Anything I need to know about the phone

Thanks in advance for your help

Cheers
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iDroid8:
Battery life is far succeeded by Snapdragon 800 devices. The S4 Pro is getting old and doesn't have anywhere near as good the power management. Scratches are not a problem, mine is pristine after over a year, custom ROMs and stuff are easy to get. The headphone jack needs a flap, whereas the Z1/Compact and Z2 are uncovered. The bezels are quite large and the camera processing needs work (Cybershot add-ons by the community are here though). I'd go for the Z1 Compact, performance will be much better with the (still very high quality) 720p screen and much better processor. The camera is the same as in the Z1 (and Z2 if I'm not mistaken). The Z1C also fixed issues regarding the screen viewing angles (I've never noticed any issues with my Z, and have compared it side by side to a Z1).
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akiainavas:
My Xperia Z experience:

- Been using it for 13 months now

- Never used a case

- Screen protectors on both front and back from day one

- Dropped the phone: twice

Now to answer your questions:

- Battery life: satisfactory. It's on par with most smartphones really. 1 day of intensive use and 2 days of slight use. Surprisingly, after over a year, I didn't notice a drop of battery life.

- Major issues: poor viewing angles, you will get used to it, but it's a bit annoying sometimes.

- Resistance to scratches: if you're going to use screen protectors - nothing to worry about. If you're not going to use a screen protector - you're going to pretty much f... your phone as there a shatterproof film on it, and that gets scratched easily. So just stick the bundled protector on the front and the back and you're ready to go and safe for months. Drops ? Surprisingly resistant. After first drop it suffered a small dent on the side as it hit metal chair support directly. Decond drop - facet front on concrete - nothing happened apart from me having to replace the screen protector. The frame around the phone is ridiculously hard to scratch.

- Custom roms: very easy, full cyanogenmod support - remember that you will lose Bravia engine forever once you onlock the bootloader.

- Anything you need to know: not much really. It's a very good device with some minor flaws and a less then perfect screen. The speaker is not very loud, maybe that. Oh, and KitKat is coming in May.

Would I recommend the phone after using if for almost 14 months ? When I bought it, Sony asked a hefty £549 for it. And for that price, I would say no, at least not now of course. But for ~£300 - as it sells now - I would definitely recommend it if you don't really need the "latest and greatest". It's a good phone with some flaws, but in general a good value for your money.

Would I choose Z over Z1 Compact ? Yes, definitely, because of 5" screen - and this is up to you what size you prefer. Can't go wrong with any of them.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tommy-Geenexus:
Wrong. The Z has a good battery life, the bezels are far from beeing big and it's smooth and has a great build quality.

Also S800 has worse battery life due to the much higher clocks, i'm speaking of experience.

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tOrNadO™:
Ofc what above user has said is true.. Z1 is a flop because of the viewing angles and bad battery life than actual h/w capability.. Due to more power consumption by the s/w.. XZ is far better in terms of power management and build quality than XZ1.. Hence XZ2 is here.. But still doubtful as if it would be a hit or another Z1 itself.. But one should also know that Z has been built well, first of its kind.. Waterproof works very well, but u should be very careful with the flaps and the rubber inside.. And also not a hiccup in the UI, no lags at all.. Battery life is good enough.. Use some battery saving techniques.. ;) And Camera is quite awesome if u use the perfect settings manually although Superior Auto works better only with daylight.. It brings a lot of awesome features if u really like photography.. Camera 2 is one app which made me remove all photo editing apps on my phone.. I love music quality and Movies app supports all video formats which helps a lot.. Display is crisp and with 441ppi and Auto Brightness u can easily be able to use the phone under bright sunlight with not much of a problem.. Also the device has a lot of support from different communities and SONY actually does care for XZ more than XZ1(This is a fact provided by one of SONY devs whom i know).. Hence nothing to worry.. U will not regret buying a XZ.. Just a suggestion, be gentle with flaps.. They arent very friendly.. ;)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iDroid8:
There's plenty of "lags" in the UI, opening the app draw and closing an ago to get to the homescreen gets regular slowdown. The camera is grainy, nowhere near as good as any competitors. Music quality depends on the files you play, the Walkman app can't suddenly make some crappy, turn-of-the-century downloaded MP3s sound good quality. The movie app definitely doesn't support all formats, that's a lie.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tommy-Geenexus:
No lags here [emoji15]

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gripfly:
No lags here too! For me it is smooth and stable.

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tOrNadO™:
You must have somehow messed up your ROM.. But here, as well as the other couple of users never experienced any lag.. Not a hiccup as i say again.. And my Walkman plays all audio formats except for WMA and WAV which are utter poor quality formats hence i don't care.. And also Movies app doesn't play only one format WMV which i also don't care, but till date i have downloaded more than 500 movies atleast.. None of them gave me the problem of Not playing.. All videos play on my device with Movies app itself.. And most importantly, when copying from PC i don't select to convert and copy.. I just copy.. ;)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iDroid8:
So you watched loads of movies and claimed that it will play every format? Come on, get it together.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] revee1:
I bought mine 2 weeks ago for 308 Euros, brand new. I must say the build quality is excellent. Battery is very good.Display is perfect, also outside.

I am coming from an LG Optimus 2x.which served me for over 2 years without any problems. But the XZ is a complete new experience. I am so happy i went for this one.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tOrNadO™:
Wt i meant was i never converted any videos.. And it played AVI,MKV,FLV,MP4,etc without probs.. Peace.. :angel:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mastawindu:
Bought it !

Hi guys,

Following your good feedback I bought the Xperia Z and I have to say it is an excellent phone. Sony definitely made a milestone with this device, IMHO it surpasses Samsung in terms of quality (hardware and software) and premium feel.

Thanks to everyone who took time to give me some advises in this thread.:good:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neoxx3m:
Z is better than Z1 in build quality? Give me a break man. Z1 is far better in build quality, believe me (I had Z1). Aluminium frame and better glass give a much better feeling of quality and premium look than the Xperia Z (polycarbonate plastics and "plastic" glass). :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMC-LUXOR:
I dunno about the the build quality but the z has a clean design like a smooth car now they throw some chrome on it and call it z1 and it became ugly again..... It's not always progress.

my name is Luxor, and i'm a flashoholic.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neoxx3m:
Theres no chrome on Z1, only brushed aluminium. And Z1 is one of the best looking phones in Xperia line out there. Did you even try to hold Z1 and compare it with Z?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMC-LUXOR:
It is figure of speech, yes I owned one to for 3 months and it is a wonderful phone but still I think the z is smoother and cleaner. You can get mad that I do not agree with you.... Some people like flashy things and some don't. I don't.

my name is Luxor, and i'm a flashoholic.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neoxx3m:
I'm not mad, everyone has their own opinion. ;)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tOrNadO™:
Plastic glass, my friend.. Less prone to get broken.. I have seen more defective Z1's with broken glass due to heating.. Z's internal design is better.. Z1's internal motherboard circuit has GPU next to CPU and hence heats more.. Z's Camera is next to CPU, hence Z heats more when Camera is ON.. Sony's design in motherboard has to get better..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neoxx3m:
Heating on Z and Z1 during heavy gaming is almost the same, and that is good because Z1 CPU clocks on higher freq. and I never had problem with overheating. I worked in official Sony repair center so you don't need to explain me difference between motherboard design on Z and Z1. ;)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tOrNadO™:
Oh tats good.. I just said the Z is cared by Sony than Z1.. :silly:
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gabboxxx:
Hi all, mi girlfriend have a xperia u and i install one app called ' leds u control, and luc radar' and in configurations says Leds turn on like a rainbow in incoming call(the leds under nav bar), and here is my question ( request)

Exist any app like this when i have a incoming call the leds turn on like a rainbow or other similar ??

Thanks for reading my horrible english :p
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gabboxxx:
Some one?? U.u
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain Sweatpants:
The app illumination bar is written for xperia phones with the led bar it can control most features of the illumination bar

Programming is a race between engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannyphantom97:
So, it's my fault, i wanted to try mahdi-rom bootanimation, but don't read, that its not for stock roms.

so now i got into a bootloop. I tried to restore the original bootanimation, but i cant because i cannot access my storage through cwm recovery. and i dont know how to install twrp through cwm, so, what should i do?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fxjumper:
Hi

Try To install Google ADB drivers.

Or flash aroma filemanager , it's not a really flash but a file manager,

Don't worry

Fx
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannyphantom97:
i got adb already, what should i do with it?

how to flash the filemanager? i cant put any zip on my storage.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fxjumper:
Now you can push filemanger to your sdcard

Boot your phone in recovery.

Connect with usb wired to your computer

Download aroma file manager zip

Put in the same directory of adb.exe

Open a cmd window

cd in the good directory

And

adb.exe push aromafilemanager.zip /sdcard/

In your phone, mount system

Install zip from sdcard

Choose aromafilemanager.zip

Install it

Browse /system/media/

delete the bootanimation.zip file

Quit aroma

Unmount /system

Reboot

Enjoy

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[Networking] jjsp:
Hi

I have created an MMS account on my XDA mini, but I can't use it because I am unable to create a tab under messaging. Can anyone tell me how to do it?
[Android Apps and Games] peaksel:
Nu, Pogodi: Wolf and Eggs is an old, retro game. It is simple, yet very addictive with a new modern version added to it. Remember what it was like to play Tetris games? Check out the game and bring back some nice childhood memories.

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Play with the wolf! Help him outsmart the hens and collect as many eggs as possible. Download the game for free and join forces with the wolf to beat the mean hens!

Watch the YouTube video: http://youtu.be/SunwhDA5S_0

and download the game from Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nupogodi.oldclassicgames&hl=en
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T89:
Hi everyone,

I'm currently running a custom rom on my Samsung.

I would like to go to factory samsung rom, as how kies would update.

How do I go from my custom rom, straight back to the old/samsung rom the easiest way?

Thank you
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
Search and read, general forum sticky thread.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirty.redz:
Does anyone know how to get wallpaper scrolling with stock deodexed twlauncher on 4.1.2?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harshshah0589:
I have a Galaxy S4 i9500 bought from Middle east (region/csc is MID).

I have tried Kies and OTA both multiple times to update to android 4.4 but it says no update available.

This page -> http://samsung-updates.com/region/?region=MID shows that it is still not released by samsung.

Should I wait for the update or flash some other region firmware using ODIN ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mandark52:
You can download the INU version of 4.4.2 firmware from Sammobile.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harshshah0589:
Can I flash 4.4.2 INU firmware even if I'm having MID 4.3 firmware ? Wouldn't there be any issues ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joku1981:
Wait for the official update :highfive:
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kambai0514:
i want root my sony Xperia Z1 and this is first time , than i found a post and read it....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2711982

Question:

1)before the RW version 14.3.A.0.757 , in this version 14.3.A.0.681 want root first? or can just follow the step root it?

2)what is De-ODEX?

thank everyone for help...
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
1) Flash a FTF file ending in .534 (Find the file and the instructions in the Mega collection thread in general)

2) Install Dual Recovery (Find the files and instructions in the dual recovery thread in the cross device development section)

3) Install the rom you have linked to following the instructions in that ROM

De-odex means the odex files of all the system apks have been incorporated into the apk making modding of them easier.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kambai0514:
thank you very much for your help~
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ezy1022:
Hi all

so i got an unlocked m919 from ebay new. i rooted the phone and installed wicked rom. everything works fine however in settings it says unknown for the IMEI. using *#06# it has no imei number just the slash and 05 for the imeisv. i get full service and have no issues with my cell service i am in germany right now and am using a prepaid sim chip on the tmobile network. i did not make an efs backup.

the only things that dont work are my samsung apps like chat on and the samsung app store. i have been researching this problem for a few days and have not found any solutions. i did a full wipe and installed the stock 4.3 mk2 using odin this did not help. before i installed wicked the first time i made a nandroid backup of my stock rom, if i restore it then i get no signal and i get null/null when using *#06#.

i can not figure out how to fix the imei. any help would be appreciated.

thank you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vinniej:
You can give this program a try HERE I believe there is a way to repair an existing IMEI. Good luck.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ytwytw:
Hi,

Does anyone know if there is any note3 rom has the S5 new ultra battery save mode?

It's like when u turn it on, the phone becomes black and white only and only call & text works

I know x-note have a switch but not working at all... Is there any other rom has it.

Thanks
[Sprint LG G2] pitbull8265:
I want to flash a custom rom to my LS980.

I have the new ZVC update, and have TWRP due to flashing the ZV8 Bootimg.

Is it now possible because I did this to flash Roms compatable with ZV8 and up?

I have a .tot file, but would rather not have to go thru that again..
[Sprint LG G2] secret.animal:
Zv8 radio on zv8 Roms.

Zva radio zva Roms

Zvc radio works on zvc Roms which for sprint are not available yet.
[Sprint LG G2] pitbull8265:
is it possible to trade out the radio info on a custom rom to make it compatible? I have the tot file, doesn't that have all the info i need to pull from??
[Sprint LG G2] pitbull8265:
HELLO!!

I just gave it a shot, and Flashed PA rom to it, for ZVA

It didnt brick like i thought it would, and from this experience, I would say go for it..

One note... I did a aboot downgrade to zv8... I believe this is a must
[Sprint LG G2] damiloveu:
I am using CM11-M9 now.
[Sprint LG G2] Jexojahanzeb:
Not able to run cyanogenmod based roms

Hey guys I need a help. I'm running cloudy G3 rom on ls980

I installed cyanogenmod 12 and flashed gapps it always gets stuck in lg logo.

Have tried various versions of cyanogenmod and resurrection roms but none of them worked for me. Need help please.
[Sprint LG G2] secret.animal:
Downgrade radio to zv8
[Sprint LG G2] Jexojahanzeb:
How to downgrade

Would you tell me how to downgrade the radio version to zv8?
[Sprint LG G2] secret.animal:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2451426
[Sprint LG G2] Jexojahanzeb:
Thanks. One last thing

So you meant to say I need to flash zv8 radio after I flash cyanogenmod 12 rom?
[Sprint LG G2] secret.animal:
Yes
[Galaxy Tab 3 Themes and Apps] gr8nole:
For those of you that, like myself, hate the new ESPN Sportscenter app, here is the old version (3.2.1) of their Scorecenter app.

I have taken the old (and much better) version of the app and changed the androidmanifest.xml to report a higher version number (100.2.1) to prevent it from trying to update through the Play Store (Yes, I know you can unlink it with Titanium Backup, but it automagically re-links itself after some time).

It works well on my Note 2 and Tab 3's.

You will probably have to uninstall your current version before installing this one (due to different signatures).
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rirawin:
Its been ages since I rooted a device, however, can anyone link me to a good guide to rooting on a note 2 knox device. Is there any negatives to this?, and is the risky more dangerous now i.e bricking?.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m.b.jikre:
Useful guide where you'll found everything about rooting methods,stock roms,custom roms and so:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2055827

*http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2565758

**http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2618261

Rooting your device which has knox enabled bootloader's counter get as '1' which as factory set-up as '0x1', On this time we do not have to reset knox counter, And if you tripped knox you can't make your device official, and so you'll loose warrenty of your device,

Note: First thing you'd do a full nandroid backup, and EFS backup is must.