yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z2 General] juicejuice:
Good point, but I couldn't find Australian Generic FTF for .314 yet. Maybe I should submit one :)
[Xperia Z2 General] bacardiandwatermelon:
Boom, same length. Thanks again.

Going to go record random stuff now in 4k.
[Xperia Z2 General] spuri78:
I'm on ub. Which 314 firmware (Germany, Canada etc) would give me the best reception/wifi. Thanks
[Xperia Z2 General] palah:
thanks for posting ...
[Xperia Z2 General] juicejuice:
Just a quick note guys, I posted a link to the Australian Generic .314 firmware FTF in the main firmware thread.
[Xperia Z2 General] adamsmth663:
Guys I am on monx rom (.314)

and i cannot connect to 4g/lte network

Im with vodafone australia (which uses 1800mhz?)

so is there a way i can flash a baseband from another version or country which allows for the use of 1800mhz?

*edit

and yes when i was initially on .69 firmware i was able to use 4g on the phone.
[Xperia Z2 General] Alarum:
Hi mates,

Can anyone please upload an Optus Firmware? Would be much appreciated, thanks.
[Xperia Z2 General] zakarados:
I wonder how the .314 AU firmware differs from the Canada one I am running.

I am on Telstra, Canada FTF works fine, much faster than the .55 they were running.
[Xperia Z2 General] LOLRocks:
Ok i recently picked up a xperia z2 and i have a couple of question in regards of the use of the phone:

- what kind of reception do you guys get with the phone ? jsut a general question

- when i check the software update tab it says there is no new update and im wondering if its Optus that hasnt approved of the updates or something else ?

- How do i go about manually updating the phone to best maximize my usage of the phone?
[Xperia Z2 General] jeremy.shi:
- Average, my iPhone 5 has slightly better reception than it as far as I can tell.

- It might be due to Optus hasn't approved the update. I'm not sure if you are referring to the update app on your phone. If so, try Sony update service (PC companion won't be able to update your phone if you are using Windows 8.1). Sony update service is usually getting updates first (after being approved by the carrier) and then OTA.

- If you don't want to wait, download one of those FTF files on the forum and flash it onto your phone. You don't need to unlock your bootloader or root since it's official firmware. I'm using the German firmware. It is usually updated really soon after releasing of a new version. Australian one (even the generic one) takes a lot longer. Some people might tell you to root your phone and change software ID in order to get the German firmware or whatever. You don't have to do that. Just flash any version (.55, .402 or whatever) of firmware as long as it's German, you can use Sony update service to get the latest firmware after flashing.

The guide for flashing FTF: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=52765344&postcount=46
[Xperia Z2 General] LOLRocks:
so you suggest flashing the german ftf is the best one ?

is there any other ftf that you recommend?

also will flashing the ftf change around the baseband of the phone ?

i'm fairly new to this so im want to be super sure before i do anything
[Xperia Z2 General] jeremy.shi:
I have found the German one to be the best so far, so yes I would recommend the German firmware. UK one seems to be fine too, but it takes a bit longer to get updates than German.

Yes it does change the baseband, but you can exclude that when you flash the FTF. There is an option on the right hand side when you use the flashtool. However, I just flashed everything including baseband. I'm on Optus too and it works perfectly fine.
[Xperia Z2 General] LOLRocks:
is it wrong to ask you to link me the german ftf ?

also will it void the warranty ?
[Xperia Z2 General] jeremy.shi:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2759934

People are giving me different opinions on whether it will void warranty. The bootloader is not unlocked, so you shouldn't have a problem. A guy mentioned he took his phone to service with a generic firmware on it and they didn't say anything. However, it's recommended that you flash the original FTF back on your phone before sending off for service.

The best way is to backup your own FTF first by following this link: http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/development/noobs-guide-create-stock-firmware-ftf-t2188129
[Xperia Z2 General] LOLRocks:
Cheers mate i just updated the firmware this morning and it was simple :D i kept the baseband the same so yeh

all good so far
[Xperia Z2 General] jeremy.shi:
Glad to hear, just to keep in mind. If you update your phone via sony update service or OTA later on, your baseband might be changed. May I ask why is it so important for you to keep the baseband? The German baseband works fine on mine, both 4G and 3G on Optus.
[Xperia Z2 General] LOLRocks:
i dunno i thought that changing the baseband might ruin my reception, but yeh if an OTA comes and it changes i wont really mind

Would you say that your reception is better with the German baseband or is it something you haven't noticed
[Xperia Z2 General] jeremy.shi:
The reception is about the same, but I didn't get my Z2 from Optus. It's the Telstra version, I just use it on Optus. I'm not sure if all Australian varieties use the same baseband.
[Xperia Z2 General] LOLRocks:
Ahhh ok, well from the looks of its since no one has posted an optus FTF optus might be using a generic FTF ?

And i didnt backup my optus FTF awkward.
[Xperia Z2 General] jeremy.shi:
Nay, Optus has its own software ID. The Australian generic has already been updated to the latest firmware while the Optus one is still at .55

Hopefully someone with an Optus z2 would upload one soon.
[Xperia Z2 General] Alarum:
Hi guys,

Since I don't have more than ten posts, I wasn't able to post the link for the Optus ftf, however I did PM Jeremy.shi, to hopefully post the link.

Cheers.
[Xperia Z2 General] LOLRocks:
did you create the optus FTF through the XperiFirm program ?
[Xperia Z2 General] Alarum:
No, flashtool.
[Xperia Z2 General] LOLRocks:
Ahaha thats what i meant awkward.
[Xperia Z2 General] Alarum:
You could do that, but I decrypted it from my phone, and created the FTF afterwards.
[Xperia Z2 General] jeremy.shi:
Here is the link to Optus .55 FTF (provided by Alarum): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4TUxRTrdrtAN21YQ2IxLS1ZNlE/edit?usp=sharing
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
Anyone else on the unbranded AU. 314 received an update to newer revision? Don't know what changed it went from R7A to R8A. Probably nothing important
[Xperia Z2 General] juicejuice:
Yeah got that too. Not going to take that OTA otherwise will have to re-root etc.
[Xperia Z2 General] thienvandac:
Is there any problem if I flash generic firmware on my device? I have my z2 under Vodafone contract. What happen if I have generric firmware and check pc companion? is it base on the imei and provide the lastest firmware from Vodafone or the lastest from Sony?
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
Sony servers releases software based on your customization number.. It does not care what IMEI it has..
[Xperia Z2 General] thienvandac:
So after I flash the generic, my customization version change into 1281-9715 not the 1282-1393 anymore?
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
Yes. You can always flash back the original whenever you want. So keep a copy of your original firmware just in case
[Xperia Z2 General] kotton666:
Anyone have a link to the latest Telstra .314 firmware? I'm running the latest generic AU 314 firmware but I'm getting pretty average 4g reception compared to the Telstra .55
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
Use this tool to download the firmware files and then use the Flashtool to create a FTF

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2834142
[Xperia Z2 General] kotton666:
Thanks mate.
[Xperia Z2 General] 5teve:
.314 has landed on Vodafone Z2...

Just updating... the 2x Z2's we have are both bootloader unlock yes and only customisation is the startup screen and the VF app..

Steve
[Xperia Z2 General] thienvandac:
How is everyone feeling so far? I did not see any post/comment for the new update 1.2xx314 yet
[Xperia Z2 General] 5teve:
seems pretty good, but i was hit by the battery issue, where it was chewing through battery about 50% quicker than normal. Factory reset sorted that out. Strangely the other z2 we had didnt suffer...

Speakerphone is still dire.. not checked 4k.. but could do around 12 minutes before anyways..
[Xperia Z2 General] jeremy.shi:
Same old same old. I couldn't see much improvement on my phone from those updates. Finally decided to sell my Z2.
[Xperia Z2 General] 5teve:
Have to say as a phone I like it.. no intention of getting rid.. fast and the battery is insane for my usage.. I easily get a full day and generally 2.. phone is used for business.. and used fairly hard.

The wifes z2 can last for 3 days of general use.

Hopefully Android L should be the next update..
[Xperia Z2 General] thienvandac:
Hi like to see different ideas for that. Mine is quite nice so far, keep improve it performance(mostly temp control, less lag). I quite glad with this. Maybe [MENTION=2691127]jeremy.shi[/MENTION] should try z3 when it come out :D. And to @5etve you may need to try stamina from 100%, it works well on me and most of the issue can be fix by repair of PC companion. The 4k video is not usually used by me but I may get like ~10 mins without problem, just the temp go quite high ~42 Celsius degree
[Xperia Z2 General] jeremy.shi:
I love how the battery lasts about 2 days with normal usage. However, I'm sick of how Sony takes forever to update and fix problems. It took them months to finally fix problems I was having by releasing .402 and somehow they decided only to release the update to some countries first. Please don't say it's my carrier. It has nothing to do with carriers, unlocked versions in different regions get different treatment when it comes to update. Why Sony? Why? During that time, I was constantly irritated by those bugs the phone had and I ended up going back to my iPhone 5.

Also, it's really funny that they think they should update Z1 to 4.4.4 first and leave this year's flagship, Z2, high and dry. Till the point I shipped out Z2 to the buyer (yesterday), it was still on 4.4.2. After android L is released, it will take god knows how long for Sony to get the update out to Z2.

I was lucky enough that I didn't get a phone with magmatic charging port popping out or a big gap between front panel and top edge of the phone. However, that was a common complaint when the phone was firstly launched.

I certainly would think twice before purchasing any Sony product in the future. If I were to buy an android phone again, it would probably be HTC, Motorola or Google Nexus.
[Xperia Z2 General] thienvandac:
You say nothing wrong for that, but have you taste that before? I use a Xperia Ion from Sep 2012 and you know what? I got NO update and stay in 4.0.4 Just to say that Ion is the flagship of 2012 as well. Some place got 4.1.1 then 4.1.2 but not my location not customized phone(mine buy from HK). It is better since I got the z2, I think the update help just you dont have time to get it. Everyphone have problem because you may want to remember when it 1st launch it run out of marterial and take 3 more months before global sell/distribution. Mistake is nonevitable because of that rush (if I am not wrong). Good that you sell it and use other phone instead feel miserable with that. I have a ip 5 as well as z2 and knowing it strength to use is better than pick out it weakness(because nothing will change because of your voice-no mocking intention)

I hope my answer somehow satisfy your angry and I love to share/discuss as long as I can

last word for this, within these brand you think, I think Motorola is the most accessable or worth your money(htc is uck, gg is insane expensive(nearly twice than America price) and with raw android). I am not recommd SS as well, huge watse of your money and time
[Xperia Z2 General] jeremy.shi:
Sounds like Sony has a track record of throwing ex-flagship phone customers under the bus. I thought HTC was good...I heard they even guaranteed M8 customers about when they are going to receive Android L update.

I was thinking about Motorola as well. Moto X 2nd gen was announced yesterday. The phone doesn't look appealing to me. I was hoping they could keep the 4.7-inch display and just bump up the resolution. Oh well...Besides, no info about when it's going to be released in Australia at all. Meh. I guess Motorola is off my list this year.

I'm going to wait till 10th Sept in Australia and see what Apple offers this year. If there's nothing good, I will just hang on to my good old iPhone 5 for another year.
[Xperia Z2 General] thienvandac:
I reconk you keep both device at the same time. Hear the fappenning accident? keep both ios and android for your information. I use htc as well and believe me or not it not worth your money. If you take Moto, it not bad idea. Moto device is the same as nexus but cheaper. I am not sure about their quality or service but It can guarantee for update to L for sure
[Xperia Z2 General] BRNRD:
no more battery drain and screen sensitivity fixed :D
[Xperia Z2 General] thienvandac:
I dont have any issue with the battery, I use the magnetic charge with 2.1A charger of Ipad, little faster than the normal 1.5A of Sony. Good so far but no news on new update? Android L?
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
Android L still under development. Once google releases final version and the sources, Sony devs can start porting it to Z3 which will probably be next year
[Xperia Z2 General] thienvandac:
Likely, but why you still in old version 1.1.A.438?
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
Lol haven't had a chance to update my signature for a while as I've been using Tapatalk app. I'm on 17.1.2.A.0.314 Vodafone firmware ;)
[Xperia Z2 General] thienvandac:
Nice, I got it as well. Do you experience any problem and how to solve it without PC companion/repair? or everything is nice so far?
[Xperia Z2 General] juicejuice:
For the benefit of those in Oz, I just upgraded my Z2 to 4.4.4 using Sony PC Companion. It downloaded and installed FW 23.0.1.A.0.167 and it works great. I'm on the Telstra network, but previously flashed my phone to Australia Generic firmware.

BTW, I have lost root but don't really care; the main reason I had root was to add a flashlight toggle to the quick settings page, but the new firmware has this built-in now!
[Xperia Z2 General] m2geek:
And its ****loads faster... Smoother... ETC ;)
[Xperia Z2 General] 5teve:
No love for us on Vodafone yet then :)

Waiting patiently..
[Xperia Z2 General] gbnzderp:
When I was trying get it through the pc companion last night the download kept timing out after 2%. Im going to try again tonight, but if not im going to flash unbranded German I think. Would like to stick with the Aussie firmware though.
[Xperia Z2 General] chefnoob:
Still no Telstra OTA?
[Xperia Z2 General] jigna:
Touch Screen sensitive / erratic

I'm new to z2 world, but I've noticed that it has insane touch screen sensitivity. With a screen protector on it goes completely crazy, but behaves normally most of the time without one so I'm leaving it off for now.

I'm running the newest sfw version of the unbranded Aus rom. Happy to switch to any other compatible rom so long as I can get this thing to just be normal!

Any help would be appreciated.
[Xperia Z2 General] thienvandac:
Vodafone get the 4.4.4 on Monday 17/11. It works great but I am going to repair it tomorrow and install everything back. It happens to me three time already. Work great but better if I repair it. Dunno why OTA is not so good.

To [MENTION=3331017]jigna[/MENTION] you better get the tempered glass on ebay or anywhere. It is better and clearer than the normal one. Sometime you get the bad protector for cheap price. You can believe me cause I use some.

Telstra using Australia custom firmware without change so it fastest with the update and come without logo
[Xperia Z2 General] 5teve:
Also worth checking if glove mode is on.. mine is still sensitive with a screen protector on but not massively so.. and i'll second the tempered glass protector. Mines been on for about 4 months.. would never go a plastic one again. Saying that the adhesive is failing in the top right corner, but as they were only $5 or so... i'll buy another one. They are smooth, very scratch resistant and i'd say easier to put on that the plastic type. Try and get one about 0.25-0.3mm thick tho.. some are much thicker. The tempered glass still allows you to use a pencil on the screen as a stylus and it doesnt scratch the screen that way!

I'm surprised other than a few apps, how much VF have left the firmware alone..

Steve
[Xperia Z2 General] thienvandac:
I suprise when you quote me without anything relate. I agree the tempered glasss 0.26-0.3 mm is nice and last for a period of time. I do change 3 times and the quality is different from one to another. It still damage-able, but it is better for scratch and impact. I have it on my front and back as well and feel nice. Please notice that the back tempered glass cover the flash so avoid flash when take picture.
[Xperia Z2 General] juicejuice:
I got sick of waiting for Telstra a long time ago. I switched my phone to Generic Australia branding and haven't looked back since. Phone works perfectly, no Telstra logos or bloatware, and updates come as quickly as Sony releases them. The procedure to "de-brand" is pretty painless...
[Xperia Z2 General] thienvandac:
That what everyone do [MENTION=539435]juicejuice[/MENTION]
[Xperia Z2 General] Dzyans15:
I would like to flash a new rooted ftf, but I cannot find one that is the same as mine (1281-1460 23.0.1.A.0.167) to follow the how to create pre rooted ftf's.

The only thing that is really giving me grief is the fact that 4.4.4 won't let my quickpic app move pics from folder to folder, I have to do it through File Commander.

It would also be nice to have unbranded firmware and eventually I will want to install apps on SD and possibly other root only functions, but for now its just the app write issue.

Anyone able to help me with this issue?

Cheers
[Xperia Z2 General] TONYTONYAU:
Hi

can you upload the unbrand FTF again?

Because i just got this phone from second hand and the owner update to 5.1 which i don't want.

thank you.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] vynu:
i did super cid using supercid.sh file in mac to my HTC one XL/at&t

and i got this error

please help me..

mkdir: tmp: File exists

./supercid.sh: line 43: ./adb: cannot execute binary file

./supercid.sh: line 44: ./adb: cannot execute binary file

Copying your misc partition to your sdcard partition...

./supercid.sh: line 47: ./adb: cannot execute binary file

Making a backup copy of the file, just in case...

./supercid.sh: line 50: ./adb: cannot execute binary file

Copying the file to your computer so we can work with it...

./supercid.sh: line 53: ./adb: cannot execute binary file

Making a backup copy here too...

cp: tmp/mmcblk0p4: No such file or directory

Converting the image file to text...

xxd: tmp/mmcblk0p4: No such file or directory

Checking to see what your CID is now...

grep: tmp/mmcblk0p4.txt: No such file or directory

grep: tmp/mmcblk0p4.txt: No such file or directory

grep: tmp/mmcblk0p4.txt: No such file or directory

We don't recognize your current CID.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Heisenberg:
You need to provide more information. What are your bootloader details? Are you perm rooted? What tutorial were you following? What commands came before the text you have posted here? What do you mean by you've lost the file?

PS. You've posted this in the General Section, I'll ask for it to be moved to the Q&A Section for you.

Sent from my Evita
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronak.chawla30:
i just gave a thought to downgrade process.

i want yo ask the devs that can we downgrade s4 from 4.4.2 to 4.3 after changing the boot.img as i think flashing a boot.img will change the bootloader. moreover i was thinking to exctract a 4.3 firmware's boot.img n flash it.

will it hrlp ? will it work ?

i font care for warranty boid.i just need 4.3 back.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Repulsa:
You can no longer downgrade your phone to 4.3 after flashing 4.4.2 firmware from Samsung mate but you can still downgrade your phone by flashing a custom 4.3 rom :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chalao:
Are you on a 4.4.2 stock or custom ROM? The safest way to go seems to be flashing any 4.3 custom ROM via Odin or custom recovery.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] GarryDD:
Please give me any advice on the problem with this very good but uncertain device.

After a period of my no activity with GSM net (1.5-2 hours) no one can reach me by phone. Just after i make any call (or send sms, make ussd request) and next 2 hours everything is ok, then i'm again out of reach. Signal indicator is ok, and I can make calls anytime i want, but people can't reach me (till i do any action in net).

I've tryed all ROMs i could find, including the latest one - no results.

Operator - North West GSM (Megafon Volga)

I hope the description of a problem is clear. Sorry if it is not.

Please help.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Bstard:
hi,

maybe changing the phone settings to manual helps.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] GarryDD:
Hi.

U mean Net Selection - automatic/manual ? I will try...

Btw, is there any possibility to set gsm net ping frequency in registry. Or may be there exist a program that can ping gsm net periodically, i think it should kill the problem (gprs pingers do not solve it, i've already tryed).

I remember that on my old Nokia were such a setings as net requests frequency...

Thank you.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] GarryDD:
No results :(
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] evilspice:
make sure that your phone settings are correct: in the "band" tab, make sure your network type is set appropriately - if you have a umts (3G) subscription, set it to "wcdma" otherwise, choose "gsm".
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegrosboss:
Hey, gharrington, how can you stop on 3minit settings ?

I've paid for the software but i've never used it because it wasn't ok for 4.3 a few month ago, so i decided to wait.

Now i see the 4.3 disponibility, but YOU decided to stop it !

The software isn't on play store, so i can't refund ... grrrrrr :eek:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saphirrot:
GREAT development, never seen something like this before !!!!:good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qtwrk:
Are you kidding us?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mlody_q:
Hi, i bought moto G (176.44.1)yesterday and i see there some touch issues like few seconds screen freezze, or notification bar is scrolling down when i didnt touched top part od the screen. I turned on the pointer location in developer settings and i can see that there appears a touch but it only have a vertical line (form top to bottom) and that line is always in the same posotion, usually Touch have vertical and horizontal lines. Anyone have/had this issue? Maybe there is any solution?

Edit: sometimes lines dont dissappear and it looks like i still hold my finger on the screen while im not. And i have to lock and unlock the phone to refresh the screen.

Wysłane z mojego Nexus 7 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuiPoM:
Hello,

I am running existenz 7.0 but I have the same issues with existenz 6.5 or 6.6. or corresponding stock rom. I cannot remember having this issue before this version(existenz 6.0).

I have a sony smartwatch 2 paired all day long via bluetooth. No single issue during the day. I also have a car with bluetooth connectivity. I have issues with my phone (and not with other phones): bluetooth is randomly restarting and sometimes the phone itself reboots.

As it does not seems to be a rom related bug, and bluetooth is working fine with other devices (headset, watch) I think this could be application related. I have some crash dumps, but I am not able to find by myself where the issue could be located. Any help would be appreciated!

Here is a sample of last_kmsg when phone reboots: http://pastebin.com/4j6AX5mu

Thanks !