yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
The real solution is to buy a phone with enough storage. ;) But seriously, this is a big issue, especially for budget phones. There are some options for workarounds but they all involve needing to root the phone and some solutions will work better or worse depending on your needs and the phone itself. Some of these solutions can require a bit of knowledge. Not suggested to try any of them without knowing how to restore the phone if something does not go right.

Examples:

Links2SD

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/guide-on-increasing-application-storage-with-link2sd/

Swapping mount points for internal and external storages

http://www.droidkube.com/how-to-swa...al-sd-card-memory-card-on-an-android-device/#

CronMod

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1716124

And those are ideas, not neccessarily ones that will work for your needs, but at least one of them should be able to be modded to be used for your device.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] udyanth:
went swimming today , water entered inside the phone somehow ,probably the flaps would have been loose!

as soon i went in ,the phone switched off . i took it out tried switching it on but how ever it didn't turn on.

tried to dry it , even tried removing all the water its been about 8 hours now still not switching on !

my question here is : will sony accept the warranty? cause my phone is barely 5 months old ! and its their manufacture problem that the flaps got loose and water went in .

will it switch on if i keep in dry rice for a day or 2 ? i mean does that really help !?

last question is , is it repairable or my phone is doomed?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] St.Jimmy90:
It's your fault, you shouldn't have gone swimming with it, it wasn't made for that. I think Sony won't repair it, if they repair it they will most likely charge you a service fee for it.

Also trying to turn it on won't help, it'll make things even worse. Try to dry it in rice for a couple of days, DO NOT try to turn it on in the meanwhile.

Edit: see here:

http://userguide.sonymobile.com/ref...product=xperia-z#Water-resistance---Yuga.html

It says no swimming, no diving
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] udyanth:
but is there hopes of it becoming fine ?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] St.Jimmy90:
I'd give it a try
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laurisss:
Not very much. and did you just caried it in your pocket and swimmed?

Even if i spilled my coke on it i would be worried.

And you don't have to say to SONY that you went swimming - you dropped it in your toilet.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] udyanth:
it was in my hand i dipped it in..and it turned off !! i was like wtf?

then i realized water had gone in !

So you're saying that my phone is going to be dead for life and cannot be fixed???? :crying::crying::crying:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajaganesan7:
After I Put my Xperia Z into Water, Water Came Inside But Camera Goes Black Spot, Is a Lens Problem How to Repair this Problem? It's Not My Lap Screen Fault, I Taken a Sample PhotoView attachment 2723776
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boyq:
Try the service center and say that your phone got waterdamaged due to loose flaps.

That's what I did with mine since my headphone flap cover was very loose and it got spilled with water. The camera lens got foggy and audio port doesn't work. I turned it off but it never went on again no matter what i did. It turned out you shouldn't turn it back on in those cases.

4 days in rice bed didn't help so I tried the service center. I said the phone got waterdamaged due to loose headphone flap. The guy asked if i submerged it over 1m. I said no, it got spilled by water. He checked the loose flap and said they will check it and told me to prepare for any service charge.

I got it back after 2 weeks free-of-charge. They even replaced the headphone flap. Im gonna take care of the phone now.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] udyanth:
omg are u serious? do we get a fully replaced phone for faulty flaps? cuz i have a feeling my flaps are faulty!! cuz i had clearly closed those flaps

..anyways how much would they charge if they dont replace it? any idea?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobprobert:
damaged flaps on my wifes xz and got the water indicator pink. no water damage really my 2yo son chewed the flap and thats how it turned pink. when we sent it in to sony after it did the black screen brick they charged me $107 saying it was water damaged. tried to explain that it had nothing to do with liquid damage and that it was a well known issue with the phone and had even been acknowledged by sony but they didn't care and charged me anyways
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Edge1978:
Ever since the kit Kat update sometimes if I go into an app it'll freeze and I'll hit the home button. Doesn't so anything so I hit the lock screen button and it goes black but it doesn't wake up. I have to do a battery pull. It's happened 3 times since the update. Anyone else have this issue?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] heath2805:
Factory reset is probably your best option. Especially when you take an update.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Edge1978:
I did do a factory reset after the update. But I'm gonna do another. ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Edge1978:
Sadly a reset didn't fix. It happened again this morning. I installed the SwiftKey Emoji beta a few days ago around the same time as the KK update. So I uninstalled that. I spoke to a Verizon CSR and they said that Samsung is aware of the issue and going to issue a fix. When? she didn't say. But I hope it was a simple fix uninstalling SwiftKey Beta app. But something tells me it won't
[Galaxy Tab 3 Themes and Apps] moomoopobo:
Hey, does anyone have the STOCK MUSIC PLAYER app for samsung galaxy tab 3 8.0 Running android 4.2.2?

the files i need: SecTabletMusicPlayer_S1.apk

SecTabletMusicPlayer_S1.odex

i just need someone to extract theres and upload it here so that i can install it back again because i have an error which i can't even listen to music, it keeps saying "Music player has unfortunately stopped".

I tried alot of methods to fix but it doesn't work.

So could someone please be kind enough to supply those 2 APK's for me.

Thank you.

I will press the THANK button for whoever uploads it, Thank you.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Themes and Apps] Nonta72:
I suggest you download a Stock ROM and extract it yourself :silly:

The problem is that many users seems NOT to have this tablet (maybe coz of its price).

Sent from my roomate's computer :p
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khumash:
I am following the official guide [*1], which is suggested from this root instruction[*2].

But I keep getting this error:

C:\fastboot>fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xMYKEYGOTFROMSONY
...
FAILED (remote: Command did not succeed)
finished. total time: 0.021s

What could be wrong? Is there anyway to get more debug information to see why it's failing?

Here is my settings:

Phone model: D6503 / Xperia Z2

OS: Win 7 64-bit

USB Driver: Android Bootloader Interface version 4.0.0.0 [12/6/2010]

(This one is using android_winusb.inf dowloaded from Sony official site, and the rest files from latest Android SDK (64-bit)[*3].)

In the service info > Rooting status: Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes

Running this cmd:

>fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce getvar version
shows "5.0".

I didn't insert the SIM card while unlocking.

The phone USB debugging mode is enable already.

*1 = unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions

*2 = androidcentral.us/2014/04/root-sony-xperia-z2-on-android-4-4-2/

*3 = dl.google.com/android/adt/22.6.2/adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20140321.zip
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JMonkeYJ:
If you run "adb devices" from wherever your adb.exe is, does your phone show up? That's a good way to test if your USB drivers are working.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] festa20:
Download latest flashtool and install all drivers again and then use flashtool folders to use USB might work out better for you
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ben Ling:
i think you shouldn't show your unlock key to us
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raducanmihai:
He didn't.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khumash:
[MENTION=1096960]JMonkeYJ[/MENTION]: I ran adb.exe with my Z2 phone in fastboot mode, but it didn't find any device.

[MENTION=3454461]festa20[/MENTION]: I downloaded flashtool-0.9.16.0-windows, installed it.

- then run flashtool\drivers\Flashtool-drivers.exe, install below drivers:

Flashmode drivers, fastboot drivers, Xperia Z2 Device Drivers.

(But when connect Z2 to the USB in fastboot mode, in Windows 7 Device Manager, it still shows:

SAMSUNG Android Phone (my old phone was a Samsung):

Sony ADB Interface (Driver Provider: Google Inc., Driver data: 12/6/2010, Driver Version: 4.0.0.0)

Looks like the ADB driver is still the old one I installed, not from the flashtool(?)

- I then run flashtool\x10flasher_lib\fastboot.exe in command line, still got same error...

Looks like it's a driver issue, how do I install the correct driver?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickwarn:
If your device is plugged in to PC in fastboot mode you need to do "fastboot devices"
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khumash:
Running "fastboot devices" can see my device now. But still fail to unlock.

Flashtool\x10flasher_lib>fastboot.exe devices
MYZ2SN fastboot
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] festa20:
Let me know when you have time I will help u through team viewer and see what we can do
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] festa20:
We did it
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khumash:
Many thanks to festa20 walk me through the whole process!!!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zero86max:
help

hi

i have the same problem in my z2 d6503 please help i can enter the recovery mode when i used the commend

fastboot flash boot ***.img

it said not command not allowed even i cant flash my device in flashtools it said error with loader.sin

help
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GrandmaSonny:
Sony xperia z2 tablet - failed command not allowed

I get a similar msg.

Running SDK from Linux (Tiny Core)

fastboot fired up fine

But got similar message after following Sony step-by-step.

./fastboot devices

then tried

./fastboot -i etc.

RESULT:

FAILED: (REMOTE: Command not allowed)

Any ideas?

Is there a different tool I should try another utility?

This Z2 is a Verizon release...and I noticed Sony site mentions some Z2 devices cannot be unlocked.

Is this an evil empire block?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nusaf:
Help!

I have problem just like OP. How did you fixed it?

Bootloader Unlocked Allowed : Yes

and fastboot working, detect my phone.

I already tried with 14,15 digit IMEI but result are same as the output bootloader key is same
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nyichiban:
I have issue using this method as well as trying to use flashtool. Both doesn't work. For fastboot I get into the command prompt and it's just stuck on waiting for device. In flashtool it can't find my device and tells me to reboot the phone. Any ideas? BTW my phone is rooted does that have something to do with it?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
you cant adb bootloader unlock unless you have added/modded some adb files

(only aplies to z2 btw)

(yes fastboot and flasmode too you need the files(try developer.sonymobile.com)

try flashtool from flashtool.net

install drivers first before trying
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nyichiban:
Still don't work after downloading again. Anyone else got it working willing to help out? I've tried going through Sony developer again and it doesn't work. BTW my handset says bootloader is unlockable.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
have you got the drivers, adb files, adb installed with fastboot n flashmode and do you have the files for those

you can get all these files from sonymobile or adb download

of course you can try the easy way to unlock which is USING FLASHTOOL
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestD0475:
What did you do? I'm having the same problem as khumash, I get:

>fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xMYKEY
...
FAILED (remote: Command did not succeed)
finished. total time: 0.020s

However, my device shows up when I do "fastboot devices", though nothing shows up when I do "adb devices"
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamie.jrl88:
ive got the same problem is there any chance you could help me please? its been driving me crazy trying to do this lol.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xerwudjohn:
yeah please help us!!! :(
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] festa20:
Yeah I can help you out give me while tmoz and can help be in but 12 hours time

off to bed now tho
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hudju:
Did you try to uninstall the samsung drivers?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xerwudjohn:
Thank you. :)

---------- Post added at 05:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:22 AM ----------

I didnt install samsung drivers bro
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nivet5:
Same problem here although I made a little progress.

I successfully unlocked and re-locked my bootloader a few months ago but this time its not unlocking.

before I started, the rooting status on my service menu says: "Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes"

1. tried unlocking the bootloader via command prompt and Sony's unlock key but the "command did not succeed"

service menu says: "Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes"

2. tried unlocking the bootloader via flashtool and Sony's unlock key but the "command did not succeed"

service menu says: "Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes"

3. I created a folder in Flashtool\custom and named it my Z2's serial number. Within this folder I created a text filed named ulcode.txt. In this text file I pasted my unlock code from sony (0x...........)

4. tried unlocking the bootloader again using the flashtool, this time it was successful!!!!!!! :D well so I thought

the service menu says: "Bootloader unlock allowed: Unknown"

the bootloader is still locked to my knowledge and the option to re-lock was there when I ran the flashtool again even though it did not truly 'unlock'
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiunilohmu:
I have the same problem

F:\Android\adb fastboot tools\platform-tools>fastboot devices

BH90DBSS16 fastboot

F:\Android\adb fastboot tools\platform-tools>fastboot -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xXXXXXXXXXX

...

FAILED (remote: Command did not succeed)

finished. total time: 0.031s

F:\Android\adb fastboot tools\platform-tools>fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce getvar versi

on

version: 0.5

finished. total time: 0.004s
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nivet5:
Update?

was anyone with this problem able to successfully unlock their bootloader yet?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Villain512:
I have this problem too with Xperia Z
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KoiZumii:
I am also having the same issue with unlocking my bootloader. Can I get any help? I have all the drivers installed and am still receiving the failed remote: command not allowed message.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirofpatrick:
I'm having also trouble to unlock my device the second time. On the first time the unlock works pretty well. I'm using the Sony Z-Series since the first model. After a few weeks i decided to flash back the stock rom, in case of the crappy picture quality and the alpha status of the roms at this time. Now in 2015 the ROMs works like a charme and there is also a possibility to flash lollipop. Now I'm unable to unlock the device again.

Fastboot shows :

FAILED (remote: device already rooted). An accurate connection is given, cause i can unlock another device. I think my TA partition is messed up, of course i have no backup..

Could someone help me or is there a solution for my problem?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gringyy:
help

how did u guys do it????? please help me with the same as i m stuck with the same thing the bootloader is not getting unlocked...please help:)
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Erayh:
D6503

I'm having the exact same problem

Please help us! :)
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rubas10:
i have the same problem
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Texuga:
Same problem here with Xperia M (C1905)...:eek:
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pandemic:
This is a Xperia Z2 forum what does an M user here ? Lol !

Btw if there stands in the service menu: Booloader unlocked allowed "No"

Then stop trying it aint work to unlock it... So far i know.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Texuga:
The problem is the same, and I got ¨here through Google search...

The phone is not working properly, it's in an infinite bootloop, and we are trying everything to fix it....

Thanks anyway.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowriderluis91:
finally a solution after 4 weeks....

It took too much trial and error but finally a solution using sony's official unlock method.

everytime i tried installing the drivers for s1 tool in the device manager it always failed. then i found two links which simplified it:

1st i downloaded the UNIVERSAL ADB DRIVERS BY KOUCH

link:

theunlockr.com/2009/10/06/how-to-set-up-adb-usb-drivers-for-android-devices/

(II. If Drivers Won’t Install Automatically, Use These Installers Below to Do It Manually)

P.S: I INSTALLED THE ADB IN C:\android-sdk\platform-tools\(in a new folder)UNIVERSAL ADB DRIVERS

2nd I FOLLOWED THE FOLLOWING METHOD UPTO STEP 15(works almost the same for windows 8.1)

link:

donandroid.com/how-to-install-adb-interface-drivers-windows-7-xp-vista-623

it took around two seconds and device was unlocked. after turning on my z2.....it took around 5 min to boot and another 10 min for the logo to appear. lost all data (good i did a back up before starting) but atleast finally bootloader is unlocked. thanks to the links that helped and thanks to all those who develop....ping me and let me know if it worked for ya'll.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jHota:
Solution

Try this

https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z1-Z1s/Xperia-Z1-Bootloader-Unlock-Problem/td-p/584323

work for me
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shimi_CZ:
How did you do it? I am facing exactly the same problem. It would be helpful to give us some hint on how you did solve the problem. Thx.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clemson91:
I was thinking of going ahead an ordering the Dev S5, but how easy is it to root a dev edition phone.

I've never owned a dev edition phone, so would it be as simple as downloading something from the app store or adb fastboot a custom recovery, then flash a root zip? Also is the bootloader already unlocked or do they just make it where you can unlock it, but it still comes locked at first? I'm just trying to figure out what the steps would be when the phone arrives to get it rooted.

Does the anyone know if Asurion would cover the phone? When you activate it, does it just show up as a Galaxy S5 or something different?

Also for anyone wanting to buy the Dev S5, you can just sell your normal S5 on ebay, and the get the Dev S5 for like $50 more, at least that's what I did.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skeetch79:
Root is easy as it comes already bootloader unlocked. It is unlocked at the factory. To root, basically flash Odin image of a supported custom recovery (you can try Philz Touch recovery - as long as it supports the S5) or download an app from the play store which can flash a custom recovery as long as the S5 is supported. Then reboot into your Custom recovery and flash this zip: http://download.chainfire.eu/396/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.94.zip

Bingo, you are now rooted!!!

Once you accomplish root, the next step you should immediately take is dd all partitions!!! I mean all!! Make a back up of all partitions!!! There are no official ODIN images available for the DevS4 or DevS5 - all images have come from the community. We have rooted our devices and backed up the partitions in case something goes wrong and we need to recover. Again, back up system, cache, radio, modem, aboot, recovery, etc etc etc....all! :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skeetch79:
Request: Once the Developer Editions are in hand and rooted. Would someone be willing to dd all of the partitions and host them? I have a DevS4 and being that I will never see an update to KitKat, I would be interested in seeing if I can upgrade using the partitions from the DevS5 (all but ABOOT).
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trixanity:
I just found out that the power button hangs up during phone calls both with headset plugged in and without.

It's disabled in accessibility settings - I tried enabling it but doesn't change anything. I have also tried rebooting.

I don't know when this behavior started so I can't quite pinpoint the culprit.

I'm rooted, TWRP recovery (AutoRec), stock rom D802 20d with custom kernel (latest dorimanx kernel).

I think it might be the kernel but I'm not sure.

Your help will be greatly appreciated :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxZombiePikachu:
Go to phone app then setting and there should be an option to end call with power button, another way to enable it is by getting your screen cracked and the phone somehow knows it's broken and ask if you would like to enable the feature (it happened to me when my phone fell and screen got damged)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trixanity:
Thanks again for your help. Alas, that setting is also disabled. I tried both enabling it and then disabling it again. Neither were successful.

Do you know if a kernel can cause this? Or might it be the rom? I'm considering trying cloudy, but from what I've read I won't receive updates to Google Apps through Google play. That sounds annoying :-/
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwatson:
Have you noticed any issues with the cell reception?

I'm getting loads of dropped calls and the phone falling off the network then suddenly springing back to full bars. Its like it can't handle cell switching very well.

Not sure if mine is defective.. hows yours?!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrandonPrice31:
I have the exact same thing.

Also heard of others with same issue. My texts end up sending twice (shows once on my phone, but others get them twice) because of this.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwatson:
Ive just had a sim swap and the issue remains. A phone next to me on the same network is fine, so it must be this device I have that is defective..
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] qsami:
I recently purchased i-mate JAMin and the system shows the following wersions

ROM version: 2.13.9.23 WWE

ROM date: 2/23/06

Radio version: 1_02.20.21

Protocol version: 4.1.13.9

ExtROM version: 2.13.9.123

any one will tele me if i need to upgrade.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] levenum:
"If it's not broken - don't fix it!"

You have the latest version ROM i-mate has to offer. Unless your device has some software related issues, it's best not to mess around with the ROM.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] qsami:
thx 4 the quick reply.
[Sprint LG G2] jamaicamike:
Why does it say on my freegee purchased that my device is not supported? Because I wanted to back up my stock rom to twrp or cwm any answers and why arnt there anyroms yet????
[Sprint LG G2] Jbcarrera:
ok you need to read and learn to use the search function
[Sprint LG G2] Robisgnarly:
because it doesn't support KK yet, use autorec its easier to get twrp and keep download mode.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emerson julien:
Has anyone figured out how to successfully install the s4 app to the s5?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hobson318:
Out of curiosity, what does the S4 stock browser do that is different and/or better than Chrome? The stock browser on the S3 didn't seem to do anything different than Chrome from what I could tell. Not sure if that is different on S4 as I skipped that one.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr. bird:
It plays embedded youtube videos without problem. Some on chrome have audio problems, either no audio or it comes out of the ear speaker instead of the rear. That's one thing I can think of that's better