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[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] joseangel.alv:
That`s just my luck!

First of all, thank you very much for the information!

That said, my hopes were dashed! :o I just realized (while reading your message) that we are in the Z2

Tablet

subforum...

I'm happy to know that it can be done so easy for your devices, but I'm looking for a similar trick suitable for Z2 D6503 :crying:

Anyway, thank you again :good:
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] blaze82:
thank you

Thank you, i was looking at this ftf along with his prerooted version. Wasn't too sure on flashing them, googled and read that i couldnt flash anything with a locked bootloader. Again, thank you. looking forward to flashing a rom or two :D
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] blaze82:
unable to unlock bootloader

well... i've updated my FTF to the russian region that you linked to above, checked rooting status in the service menu and found that i still cant unlock my bootloader :confused:

I'll try another FTF when i have time but not too optimistic
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] Moscow Desire:
That's real strange, Now note that I have flashed a few ftf's back and forth between release versions, and when I finally flashed the one I linked to, I could unlock the bootloader,

Make sure in flashtool there is nothing checked (the defaults). Don't try stuff like saving data and such. The install "should" flash new bootloader.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] blaze82:
I've tried again with no luck, I'll be using flashtool to reset my tablet to my original ftf (bell) and take note of the bootloaders, see if they have changed at all. was silly of me to flash without writing down my original bootloader version :eek:
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] Moscow Desire:
You're on a "Bell" tab? Are you "network locked" to a provider?

Also note, I started out with a factory .314 ftf (non-unlockable bootloader), and flashed the .167 I linked to earlier. Taking the OTA while on 314 also resulted in an non-unlockable bootloader. So maybe I just got lucky.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] blaze82:
yea... i bought my tablet through bell and its locked to their network, didnt think that would make a difference when it comes down to unlocking bootloaders. ive had no problems up til now

out of box, the version was 17.1.1.A.0.438 (4.4.2) be rolling back to this and hope that i can unlock later down the road, having root is enough for now
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] Moscow Desire:
Well, not much experience on network locked tabs except for the Iconia a501 tabs. That could be part of the issue, although on the 501 it resided on a separate chipset i believe.

But still though, the bootloader should get changed when installing a different region. So really i have no clue.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] blaze82:
The bootloader DID update but to no avail
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] da_reeseboy:
[MENTION=3887557]Moscow Desire[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4852285]blaze82[/MENTION] - are you both using an SGP521? I'm on an SGP561 (the verizon version) so I don't think I'm going to try this since its probably different hardware... unless someone knows better.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] Moscow Desire:
Pretty sure blaze is on a regular SGP521 also.

From what another user tried, he was unsuccessful as he was network locked to Bell provider. Just didn't work for him. So if you're unsure, then DON'T do it. I'm new to these Sony Tabs (coming off Acer tabs) and things are a little different, so it's best not to mess with things unless you have the exact same model tab. I don't know enough yet about the different model Sony tabs.

I will assume you are network locked to Verizon?

My tab seemed to be a "Demo" model, and other than the demo software running in a loop, it was a fully network unlocked model. So I just flashed a different region's firmware for the exact same model (SGP521).
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] da_reeseboy:
The Verizon one isn't network locked, only the bootloader is locked. Model number is different from all others though - SGP561.

I use it as a wifi only device though and tether thru my phone for data so if I lose cell capability on it I don't really care. Bricking it would be my worry. I'll hold off and just enjoy root for now... Hopefully someone with some understanding of Sony tabs will eventually come along.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] Moscow Desire:
Yes, better safe than sorry. It's probably just "rebranded", similar to what Acer did with their tabs. (PB100, Gateway Liberty Tab, etc). The same firmware worked on all models, they were just rebranded, and of course they will change the build.prop to reflect the model number.

I would guess a little Googling would come up with it. Saw a site the other day which listed all Z2 tab models including rebranded ones. If I come across it again, I'll post the results.

EDIT, it does appear it's just a rebranded 521, so flashing a generic ftf might do the trick. if it doesn't work, you should be able to reflash the factory ftf (if you have it). Also, remember to back up your DRM files first, as unlocking the bootloader wipes them out.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] Maxim512:
I have a 561 as well I use data though. I might be crazy enough to give it a shot tomorrow morning. If it doesn't work what are the odds of it hard bricking, I have soft bricked this thing a few times (I forgot about the whole locked bootloader thing) so I know how to fix a soft brick. I just don't want to eat a $600 tablet. On the off chance this method works in theory shouldn't any Castor rom work on it? I am not sure if the radios are compatible since it isn't on the official support list for any of the ROMs I have found.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] Moscow Desire:
You know, I don't want to commit and say "any" castor ROM will run on it, but honestly I believe it's just "rebranded", and I don't believe there is any difference as fas as I searched. But in theory, yes, any castor rom should work.

But it's like the Gateway and Liberty Tabs on the A500. Nothing stated they were specifically for it, but in reality they just had a different name and boot animation.

I really can't see these providers going to the extra cost to change over to specific hardware and radios.

But honestly, I wouldn't attempt flashing an ftf file, unless I have a copy of the original ftf from Verizon to flash back to.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] da_reeseboy:
Quick update -

I finally had the time to try flashing a generic sgp521 ftf to my sgp561 and it didn't like it. It quickly displayed an error and left my tablet in a nonbootable state, simply booting to a screen that said an error occurred with the update and then turning off a few seconds later. I returned to flash mode and am in the process of flashing the correct firmware, which should get me back to where I was.

Edit: its booting back to the stock firmware again so all is well. I think I will open another thread about this since its off topic for this thread and I would like to explore options.

Edit 2: new thread - http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z2-tablet/help/unlock-vzw-bootloader-hard-brick-z2-t2958059
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] munjeni:
Bootloader unlock allowed = NO mean no way for unlocking with ftf or by oficial unlock bootloader method! You are in mistake!
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] Moscow Desire:
Not in all cases.

Mine was a demo model (russian), with a non unlockable bootloader. Forutanetly it was not a device like verizon and such. I flashed a normal regional ftf and got ability to unlock the bootloader as a result.

So it seems only on provider models (verizon, etc) does my process not work.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] NexusPenguin:
Hi,

Somewhat off topic, but there has been no post on this channel since December 23 !!!!

Shall we have a conclusion : developments for the Z2 Tablet are all dead ?

Or can we be optimistic and say that is the relief before the tempest, when everything is going to be settled on the LOL side ?

I must say that I fear the first, not the latter, will apply.

As I said : not related to this post or thread. Just a general statement on the Z2 tablet.

Regards.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] BabelHuber:
I honestly do not understand your whining here: We have:

- Pre-rooted stock ROMs for WIFI and LTE

- CM11 and CM12 for WIFI and LTE

- PAC ROM (4.4 and 5.0) for WIFI and LTE

- AOSP for LTE (WIFI will follow according to the guys from FreeXPERIA)

So nothing is "dead".

The Z2 tablet is not a best seller, it is a high-end Android tablet with a very limited user base. Of course devices which have sold an order of magnitude more like the Samsung Galaxy S5 or the HTC One M8 attract more developers, but then look at the forums for the Galaxy S5 Mini, where there is hardly any development at all. Compared to such devices we do very well here.

I personally am glad that we have good developers supporting our tablet and a range of custom ROMs to choose from and I am thankful for the ROMs we have and for the work the developers spend in their free time.

Finally, this is XDA here - if you think there are too few ROMs here feel free to make your own one instead of alienating the developers we have by complaining about their work.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] NexusPenguin:
Hi,

Waoh !

OK, sorry... I take it all back.

Did not thought my post would suggest such vehement reaction.

In fact, what did I wrote ?

Simply that on the whole channel dedicated to "Z2 Tablet Android development" there has not been a single post in over 3 weeks...

Which makes me fear that development is not really alive for a device I really like.

Does it deserve such reaction ?

Maybe. But I beg to differ...

I am not whining, I am not complaining... I was just stating.

That makes a difference to me. Maybe not to you...

Regards.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] BabelHuber:
I started a new thread in the general forum to prevent spamming this thread: http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z2-tablet/general/development-z2-tablet-t3000488
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] bbarou:
edit: deleted. wrong thread.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] CamoGeko:
Well we don't have root on latest firmware yet a after OTA with a locked bootloader. So let's work on that!

Towelroot has been patched and I don't want to unlock my bootloader and downgrade to 4.4.2 just to root and relock.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] spider623:
what are you doing here? i thought you got a mipad!
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] Pablokao:
C:\1>fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0x6012D9F7C9B96CBD

...

FAILED (remote: Command did not succeed)

finished. total time: 0.026s

I got this error messanges, someone can help me ?

plzzz
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] _Sherrif:
Did you follow the OP instructions exactly as written? Make sure BL is unlocakable as OP advises, then try again and make sure you follow OP instructions exactly as written.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] Pablokao:
yes i did it as op instruction.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] tasanhalas:
The download links are dead (fastboot package and FlashTool Xperia Driver Pack).

Is there a way to fix this?

Thanks!
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] Seireiju:
same
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] Airgio:
when i try to connect my tablet in fastboot mode, windows says that drivers aren't intalled, any solution?
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] KOAO:
Will any of this work on a Verizon Z2? SGP561?
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] lokooo:
My tablet says "Bootloader unlocked allowed: false". Am I really stuck? :(
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Android Development] AlexSmitterson:
same question here
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nocturnal86:
Does anyone have 1st hand experience of how much LG charges to fix the Front LCD and Digitizer assembly? I think Ive read around 170 or so but I was wondering if theyre prices have dropped. Any help from recent experiences would be appreciated. Thanks!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nocturnal86:
any help with this question?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toxicpaulution:
You could contact them?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beauenheim:
Just ask them and find out, it's not like you HAVE to send it to them.

However, I've heard around $150 dollars.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nocturnal86:
Yes you do have to send it in I wouldn't ask for first hand experience if that wasn't the case. They don't give estimates unless you send it in so they can see what's wrong with it fully which is a bit dumb but I'm not them.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LGG2 LS980:
Hello, I tried flashing a font from romtoolbox lite using flashify but my phone only displays

"[470] fastboot mode started"

"[520] udc_start()"

I can't access download mode or recovery mode. What do i need to do? I also can't turn it off.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LGG2 LS980:
I plug in my phone to my laptop re try download mode but all i got was red flashing led light
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] toanau:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-16G...-Tablet-2014-Edition-Refurbished/310952834987
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] dealcrack:
Is this a good deal?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] toanau:
Not too bad for a 10.1 tablet pretty good specs
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] scarmona:
There's a 32 gb refurbished offer now for $350!!

http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=141288924488
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] mmmalas:
I know it took me so long, but now its cheaper, I was able to afford it.

I got lots of tools so far, and spent two days lurking in the forums reading nearly every post. still I have couple of questions

1- how is the performance for PS1 emulator since I am planning to buy 2gb card if games will run well.

2- is there stream based player for the exec, so I can play video/music off my pc via Wi-Fi

3- what is the best bitrate, resolution, framerate, codec combinations to encoude video for smooth playback

4- where can I can find the extended rom content components and each component size, so I can have a look before unlocking mine.

I know that this is a lot of questions, but I have not slept all night and my head start to hurt now from reading, I am off to work in two hours, will check back later

regards
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] mmmalas:
68 views, and not even one reply!

another question is how much does the extended battery gives, and is it larger than normal one, if yes then by how much?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] gquipster:
For the video settings question this has been discussed recently on: http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=58974

G
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deception2123:
Hello, I'm new over here and I need some help

Some minutes ago I was restoring my phone to install a new custom rom, but when I was using xrecovery to backup all info, after all the process I was ready to install the rom, I have selected all the options and to make it more newer in the options, i have formatted system in the new rom application, so then ready to install rom, it wasn't located on my files on the sd on that moment, so to make appear file, I've restarted phone, now it has get bricked on the "Sony Ericcson" Logo... when I try to put him on flash mode it does not respond, What I can do to realive phone?

Thanks for help if someone comment on it
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oddtiki:
Take a look at this post.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deception2123:
Well, I'm trying the method, but one curious thing about the phone is that it does not respond at any way, trying to enter recovery or putting on flashmode does not connect, any other method to try?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deception2123:
Phone repaired succesfully with this method! can close post :)
[Nexus 4 General] warriorsach:
Hii guys,

Can someone plz port miui kitkat to our lovely nexus 4 phone, miui kitkat is alredy on xda but that is nexus 7 tablet port, can someone take action for it can someone port nexys 5 Miui kitkat to Nexus 4, plz guys its beautiful rom....
[Nexus 4 General] Jaskaran498:
1) This thread doesn't belong here.

2) Our developers will port it when its released. For now its only available to beta testers and i think someone is already working on that.
[Nexus 4 General] warriorsach:
Note

1) i m quite New if you Know where to post, plz share with me.:cyclops:

2) if someone working on this then why you dint mention name of the developer, Must be you don't know who is working.:angel:

3) XDA don't work on what you think or i think, it works Purely on Users and Developers work .:laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] dadaz007:
Lushengduan is working on kitkat port. He is the "official" Nexus 4 porter on MIUI site.

He just wait that Nexus 5 kitkat MIUI is release to public and to make the port stable enough.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Silent Assasin:
I have read all types of forums to Reboot Bootloader. Yeah, I know stuck at the beginning, not a good sign.Any way I went to Developer.android and got SDK. Followed various suggestions and have it on machine. However the windows 7 won't recognize device. I downloaded Motorola Device Manager for the drivers (I beleive this may be the issue) and it found no updates. I have debugged checked on Xoom, but jellybean icon shows up intermittently. When I type in CMD prompt to adb reboot bootloader, it doesn't recognize the device.

Other CMD commands suggested during instruction video worked verifying I had ADB installed coirrectly. I checked the device in control panel and it is unidentfied.Device properties has this error" Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)"

Please, can someone assist. I think that I need the drivers, but the motorola Device manager is the only tool I can find and I dont think it has the drivers, I could be wrong, but this is what I'm guessing.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Silent Assasin:
Ok. I found online that the new USB 3.0 has issues with this process. I plugged into a 2.0 USB and I'm in business. I've gone through unlocking. Now I can't locate the Universal Xoom Root Zip. All tutorial links that I could find go to a link that no longer has the file. can someone point me in the right direction or send me a link to the file- Thanks for the help
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Silent Assasin:
Ok status update. I was able to find the file and have successfully Rooted. The question, now is I restarted and I have an Green Android robot on my screen with Tiamat engraved on front stomach area. I believe I was in recovery last. IS the Xoom doing anything in the background. I don't want to interrupt something if it is running. I have downloaded BiGPART and Omni 4.4 components but I seem to be stuck
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Silent Assasin:
Wow... Not one response. I was able to figure it out and now am the owner of 4.4
[Android General] khmerog:
is the phone still working?

I see this phone for under $130. Was wondering if it is reliable and was worried that they use unreliable screens that will become unresponsive within 2 months. Was going to buy this for my cousins overseas. Honest truth would be appreciated.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidBurgundy:
Something strange and unexpected has happened with my Nexus 5... Upon first setting up my device after unlocking it and rooting it, I encrypted the phone before ever adding any of my info or apps to it, full knowing that I would forever have to use a locked screen etc. To side step the annoyance and lack of security that Android has with having the Encrypted boot time password being the exact same as the lockscreen's password I used this app 'Cryptfs Password' to change the boot time password to something much more lengthy and secure, while allowing me to have a standard simplified passcode for simple screen unlocks.

As time went on I found myself in need to wipe the device to troubleshoot an issue I was having with my wifi and wireless tethering no longer functioning properly, I wished to go back to an initial factory state to begin doing restores from Titanium to find the culprit per say and figur eout where I went wrong and borked my ability to toggle wifi.

Upon wiping the phone in TWRP (standard dalvik, cache, and ROM - not system or data) I rebooted and flashed my Titanium Backup.zip and Super USer.zip and then proceeded to set up the device again when I noticed something very odd...

I still needed to enter my previously exact password upon booting the device, however the lock screen no longer any security of any kind!

When I checked in settings this is what I found:

https://i.imgur.com/RR2SFxL.png

Clearly you can see the device is still encrypted however the default "slide" screen lock is now able to be used? Whaaaaat?!?!

Opening the Screen Lock settings menu reveals:

https://i.imgur.com/FtOqUY5.png

I have not yet sleected to change it to a PIN or PASSWORD as I am home and wanted to see if I could gather any other information about this first. I have a feeling that upon changing to a PIN or PASSWORD that I would not be able to change it back again.

Is this a flaw or error of some kind? I do not see any huge security vulnerability, I mean even though this does allow you to bypass the lockscreen, you still need the password at boot to even get into the phone or any Recovery - but this is interesting nonetheless. I was under the impression that it was IMPOSSIBLE to have both device encryption and essential NO LOCK SCREEN?!?!

I have seen threads such as this one: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1873700 where it is shown and discussed how to use the pattern lock for example, but this is obviously much different.

Can anyone else replicate this with their own android device?

EDIT:

Was able to find this thread https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-security-discuss/G4N5pBreyhM

where someone was able to essentially achieve a similar situation by using a 3rd party lock screen....
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] The_persian:
So i rooted my phone and installed an app called "Uninstall" that deletes the bloatware and it worked... until I powered it off then on and then I saw the bloatware return. I even tried different apps to get rid of the bloatware with no luck. Please help
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] an0ther:
Just flash a Rom. All the work is already done for you.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] brianray14:
What good is a rooted phone if you don't have either titanium backup or ROM toolbox pro? Either one of those apps will do the trick if you'd like to remain stock. I personally have used ROM toolbox pro for years and prefer it over titanium backup because of it's UI which makes it more user friendly
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] The_persian:
I did use Titanium Backup with no luck either
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] brianray14:
Ok, I'm not exactly sure how the internal file system is set up as I've yet to receive my M8 but if it's anything like the previous android file systems (which I'm guessing is the case), you can use a file explorer (root explorer, ES explorer, Astro explorer) to navigate to /system/app. You may have to switch R/O to R/W within the file explorer depending on which file explorer you choose to make changes to the internal card. Within the /system/app folder, you'll see all the system apks. BE VERY CAREFUL to NOT delete things you are not absolutely positively sure about. Deleting the wrong app may render your device useless so do be careful. If you do not see the bloat apks you're looking for, navigate back to the internal root directory and search for /data/app. Here is where the other apks should be stored. Perhaps the file system is a little different but i've used 4.4.2 on several different phones and it has been the same structure.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] The_persian:
Thanks anything else i should know
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] brianray14:
Yes, do a backup in TWRP prior to deleting anything. This way if you do manage to screw something up, you can get back to where you were :good:
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] tcas55:
I've used root explorer for years and I'm having the same problem. things are deleted and return upon reboot. I'm taking the earlier advice and installing a custom rom.