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[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S@LEM:
one of my friend just bought the Z2 recently.. and with our glories summer ~ 40c degree, the back glass has a crack line same like this photo but at the bottom

.

scary with no explanation yet as there's not a single scratch on the device. quality is BS

some affected users:

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperi...reen/td-p/614571/jump-to/first-unread-message
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omersak:
As someone from the same city, I find this scary.

Did the Sony people accept his claim under warranty? Or did they just insinuate that he dropped it and refused?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kartoonz:
this is ****ing scary.... is it overheat causing this??
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S@LEM:
he used to shot lots of 4k video.. it could be the gap issue makes the glass unbalance with heat exchange, but haven't notice any gap at the time. it didn't take even three days of use!!

as there is no clarification from Sony.. the defective will count as user fault
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S@LEM:
another self crack.. and now in the front
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sh4dovv:
So no one else has a crack and you have two....sure you aren't being too rough on the device? :eek:
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] changkho1908:
i just sent my z2 to retail for warranty. The front screen maybe unglue near the speaker, i tried to clean them but nothing happen, i'm sure that the front green unglue and the back camera has some dust. :eek::eek: i'm very sad, just use z2 for 2 weeks
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stanley08:
Crossed my mind
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S@LEM:
there's many.. you could figure more on Sony forum:

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z2/Cracked-screen/m-p/690915#U690915
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stanley08:
This is sad really...
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] One Twelve:
Why is it the people doing the complaining have just one post to their name. This started like 3 weeks back. Only one post. You'd think they'd be a bit more worked up right. You read the craziest things on the sony forum.

Have noticed a similar trend on product review sites, for 5 star as well as one star reviews. Just one post and post date is the same as join date and these people are never to be heard from again.

Why does glass break ? either stress or a temperature differential.

Don't cool an overheated phone under the tap. It might 'self crack'.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LotoTutu:
The most possible reason is overheat.

The water proof phones like z, z1 come with strong adhesive, which expands and then break the glass.

You have to send it for repair or DIY repair.

An original glass can keep the phone waterproof. So you should be careful when select the replacement part for repair.

You can get origianl Sony Xperia phones replacement parts at wirigs.com.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryanhayn:
Photoshopped. I can tell by the pixels and from seeing quite a few shops in my time.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tomo1971:
Don't think I've known a set of owners to be so protective over the opinion of their device.

Do you think that there is a conspiracy going on?

Is a fact that most people only turn to the Internet when they have an issue with their phone, so only having one post would be normal.

Mine has a cracked back too.... And I'm not a new poster
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S@LEM:
could you upload some pic please..

it's definitely an overheat problem so please guys stop covering up for Sony, if this doesn't happen to you now it could be affected by it later

my advice do not shoot lots of 4K video as it happen to be the most process that rise the temp. very high, till Sony resolve the issue stay away of any hot environment
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S@LEM:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/05/3...peria-z1-cracking-screen-issue-sony-responds/

However, Sony released the following statement to Watchdog, highlighting for the first time that there is an issue:

“In a small proportion of cases, screens have indeed cracked with no identifiable cause and in these instances the phone has been repaired for free.”

sight.. Finally, and there are still people who says that's a Photoshop or an impossible to happen without any force

anyone from UK guys.. can you confirm the statement from Sony?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corallus:
The statement was made on watchdog, now that they have made the statement on such an open outlet, I imagine any returns on cracked screen with zero frame damage will get a repair under warranty. Whether cover is for a single crack or multiple fractures remains to be seen
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markcatt:
Took my Z2 back to CPW today after it got a small crack near the camera after i have been using satnav for an hour. Service centre said sony know about the issue and if you cant feel the crack then it will be heat related. I noticed when i took my phone of the dash the gap between the glass and bezel had grown. I think when it strunk down something might of got stuck in the gap and caused the crack.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tomo1971:
Mine went back to ee's service centre... They say it's accidental damage. Had to pay £40 to be repaired.

Selling it so had to have it done officially rather than doing it myself.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markcatt:
Just got my phone back today rear glass replaced free of charge.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funky0308:
It's interesting yeah...

I know many guys who had Xperia S, then Xperia Z/Z1 and now Z2 and are here on XDA for years...

No one is complaining for anything...

It's interesting to see that all problems are coming from (for us) new users...

I'm not trying to say they are lying, no, I'm sure that's all true but, obviously, they are doing things we don't.

I would never record 5-10 mins of 4K videos then test waterproof in cold water (I know someone who did that :) )
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fabianosan:
Device extremelly fragile

I let the device fall from a 10 cm height and it get screen cracked. An imperceptible cracked, but enough to touch stop working and start working on it's own. :crying:

So, warranty void and not this issue was not covered. :eek:

I'll fix it myself. ;)

I bought the LCD/touch on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/291156670568?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

And the sticker tape adhesive to try to maintain the phone waterproof:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/371094473964?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

I believe that the process to replace the front glass is the same of the Z1 and help can be found in many youtube videos. :laugh:
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SB13X:
Let me add my Z2 to the mix as well. Check me out on Twitter [MENTION=322633]stub[/MENTION]lake13 and let me know on there if you have had this issue and your experiences with warranty so I can bombard Sony with them along with mine or do the same and just include me in your tweets to them.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S@LEM:
.

.

and more coming:

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z2/Cracked-screen/td-p/690915/page/14

i guess everyone should wait for the Z3, or buy a recent patch of the device
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mk-Raul:
That last one is clearly a dropped phone... You can see where the impact happened, come on...
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] effective:
Well that's the cost of having a high class looking device.. :/
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BanziBaby:
Like others have said a lot of the images posted do seem to be due to drops, I have only dropped mine once in the kitchen onto a concrete floor & the glass was fine, the drop was about 4 feet & was accidental.

I used to work in a call centre & quite a few folk there were moaning about cracked screen on other phones but that was due to them walking around the edges of the desks & cracking the phone on the corners of the desk when it was in the pocket, almost done it myself with my old S3.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] APATRAO:
Self Cracked Z2

I´m a big Sony fan and after holding a Iphone 5 I bought a Sony Z2 (about 1 month ago). A few days after using it and being so happy with this amazing phone i found out the crack on the backside. This crack seems to be behind de glass but after a while it expanded a litle to the outer part of the glass. I sent the Z2 to the store and I´m waiting for na awnser. Big disappointment :(
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylecummins:
Happened to me today. Phone was in my pocket (made sure it was alone). I had nilken glass on and when I pulled my phone from my pocket the screen had a crazy looking crack in it, I removed the tempered glass and to my dismay the screen was also cracked from top left to bottom right about an inch from the bottom. The phone was immediately rendered unless so I went and purchased another one, it wasn't until then that I googled and found out this is pretty common occurrence.

There was no impact or drop to my phone in the 3 months of its existence so I'm hoping Sony will fix it..

Boy was I mad!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stonepit:
My z2 back cracked after a week, no drops no holding in pocket. I was stuned when I got it, nice camera pics (front camera is crap) and 3 days on battery. I have recorded about 30 sec in 4K on the second day of use. It cracked while it was on my desk at work :( I took it to the store and I hope that Sony will fix it. It's really good phone, but feeling that phone is flagile will remain.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blopez87:
I have been using the slimkat rom on my Captivate and I love it, but the speakerphone and external sounds (notification text tone call tone) are spotty. Sometimes they work but its pretty rare. I never hear my text or ring tone. Can't post this in the development forum since I am a new member. Is there a way I can get the external speaker working / does anyone else have similar problems?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ~wolverine~:
Try this.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19446647&postcount=1
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] softkans:
It may be a hardware issue

Hi,

I think there is a problem on your external speaker not slimkat (because i also use the same rom & no issues for me).. Try to install another rom & check. (my mobile also have some loud speaker issue over past 6 months, i fixed it by giving it to a mobile repair shop, now no issues)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] chainsawbeer:
Good morning! So, before updating to the newest dopod rom on my qtek 9000, I figured I'd be wise and cover my bases by backing my email/sms/mms up via sprite AND spb just to make sure of a good back up method, and even tested restoring them without incident. Well... that's where the goodness left off. I was silly and hand taken the time to read up on the restore process, and after the rom update, when I ran a restore, even of just the emails, it manages to hose the entire system. So, looks like I'm gonna be tryin to flash back down to the old rom and restore the stuff... and figure some way to export it all, then import it into the new configuration. Anybody got any ideas?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] Menneisyys:
You may have missed the official tutorial on Device Upgrade mode - you MUST remove all POP3 accounts before backing up.
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jay kesharwani:
How to play gta san andreas on grand 2 on medium settings, it always lags on my device ?:(
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yogendra Agarwal:
I cannot copy GTA SA obb files to obb folder on my grand 2.

Pls Help
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techmate98:
1. copy files ti ext sd

2. using es file explorer copy or move the files to android/obb folder in internal memory

3. this would copy the data

hit thanks if it helped you:good:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Muldini:
Hi,

as the title says. Is anyone else experiencing the same? Been testing the last three nightlies.

Can someone give me a hand in figuring out more? e.g. check logs etc.

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheTAMAS:
Hello everyone.. :)

I came across this video on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMcCyQjgZJM

where the Beautiful nailed girl :laugh: is showing Tizen's features.

While everything else is there in Android already, (I know it is there in Samsung Galaxy Note 3) the only thing is Dynamic Box that'd do Android good & isn't in Android.

It'd be great ff any enthusiast/expert would take up this challenge & make us all happy

:fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vuducnamit.94:
I wonder that should i allow apps to run in background (press Home button) or close all apps (Multitask button and swipe them all to close) before turn off the screen ? Which is better for battery life ? I thought to close them all will take more battery to reopen it. Anyone help me plz ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ben36:
Just leave em be
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
This ^

Dont think about it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bblzd:
Leave it running if you're going to use it again, close it if you're not.
[General Questions and Answers] amy520:
i saw Asus ZenFone 6 has been widely popular with many people, i also would like to have a try, does it support 3G network in USA?
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
Customized US: C6602 (Google Drive) | mirror 1 MD5: 630f2993d25ef9c3c9ffee171f6180b0

Commercial and Journalists: C6603 (Google Drive) MD5: 996454f94ee37ead70c51c001ac6220e

Customized US: C6616 (Google Drive) MD5: cb9766d6fc9707623c3079a4c09e9a09

Feel free to re-upload to MEGA or similar, be sure to post the link here.
[Xperia Z General] tiskewlio:
What has been changed in the customized US version?
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
Everything :D

It's kitkat baby :cowboy:
[Xperia Z General] tiskewlio:
No, I get that, but I mean did you change anything yourself why is it custom not generic? Sorry for the stupid question.
[Xperia Z General] nemer12:
its laggy for z ?
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
No, you've got it wrong: ftf files are extracts of the Sony download services, there is no way to change them. The customization is done by Sony themselves.

It's butter smooth, seriously :good:
[Xperia Z General] moh.sakhaii:
So there won't be a pre-rooted, dual-recovery for it? :D
[Xperia Z General] [NUT]:
Of course there will :angel:

(working on it now)
[Xperia Z General] gakuteru:
can i use this FTF for the lock bootloader phone? i'm using c6603 btw.
[Xperia Z General] moh.sakhaii:
Much appreciated, I don't trust other roms only yours. :p
[Xperia Z General] eidriyan:
Is it possible to have a mirror for the 6603 journalist to have a mirror the google drive is not letting any more download
[Xperia Z General] -cubi-:
yes you can!!just using flashtool

try us firmware (c6602) at first running so laggy but after several times reboot my device, it so smooth right now..
[Xperia Z General] kevev:
How do we root locked bootloader after flashing this ROM?
[Xperia Z General] hutilicious:
you cant. but some people say that TA partition isnt important anymore to get bravia engine working. so you might unlock your bootloader without any loss of functionality. I dont know if its true though, maybe someone else does?

you have two options:

backup TA of current rooted phone.

install latest firmware. unlock bootloader, root, relock bootloader

if its true and you can savley unlock your bootloader just unlock it and flash rooted kernel or superuser zip
[Xperia Z General] WaleedT:
Can someone please confirm with me that when i flash this kitkat version of android on my c6602, that i can then root it using the 'towelroot' app
[Xperia Z General] anagramgenius:
yes u can
[Xperia Z General] karlozzr:
how i check the MD5 on debian?
[Xperia Z General] karlozzr:
do you have this roms in another server like MEGA? i always get error on download with google drive..
[Xperia Z General] miguelgtr:
FTF - C6602 10.5.A.0.230 (generic U.S.) 1271-0119

Link: http://sonyviet.vn/diendan/redirect/?url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B27qweALfKRmV0VJT0V6VlBPMkU/edit?usp=sharing
[Xperia Z General] hptnvnn2:
Lol, plz only copy direct link of files #miguelgtr, thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] grajat90:
Please can somebody give me the stock deodexed voice recorder. Thanks in advanced.
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] grajat90:
I had asked for it as my voice recorder had not been working, but then i found a voice recorder somewhere else on xda for my phone and that too didn't work. it shows voicr recorder has stopped working. i think it is a problem of the rom. i am using monster rom b3 by Omkar$. Please help.
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] Unscrewed:
My voice recorder isn't working either, I'm using Pleasure UX ROM.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] ironbyron:
Today I was notified that version 17.1.1.A.0.402 is available for update (through PC companion and Sony update app).

I am currently updating and hope for major improvements (eg. touchscreen response).

I am coming from 36 and this is the first update offered to me.

Has anyone found a changelog or similar?

iron
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] tumpin:
I also just received it for LTE in the UK. Its updated and I think the touch response could actually be better. For example I usually need a few tries to get the unlock pattern to work but now it works first time. Still I need more time to test before I can say its fixed.

---------- Post added at 12:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:35 PM ----------

I cant see anything else new yet. A change log would certainly be nice. Great that Sony are active with updates though! This is the happiest Ive been with any Android device.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] quorn23:
Can confirm LTE update here in Switzerland also poped up on my device, will wait till i read up on stuff like if root is still possible, if i can downgrade if not etc.:good:
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] rcstar6696:
i get it to in germany for the gp512
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Chefproll:
Germany, LTE model, findings so far:

- Far better touch response, waking up the Z2 via double-tap (using fingers, not firearms) now clearly better working

- Larger "hit zone" of Android symbols

- Less touchscreen problems in general, but needs some long-term experience

BUT ("but" seems to be an integral part of Sony devices nowadays):

- Waking up via double-tap does not always work, sometimes the Z2 reacts on tapping at special zones (center and above), only

- Hit zones of Android symbols sometimes shrink again to the former state; restart cures that for a while

- Short audio interruption when changing screen orientation a bit better, but still present

- SD card still read-only (I know, it's caused by Google - but not solving that problem is caused by Sony)

- Z2 still bent ;)

Strange: I've got Z2 tablets. One of them had extreme touchscreen issues, the other one showed almost no issues at all.

Now I've got the feeling that the "worse" Z2 (bare naked) works better than the previously "good" Z2 (enclosed by a protective case). But I am not real sure, yet.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] rcstar6696:
can someone upload the ftf file please

i had root the last firmware and now i can`t install it because the verification

thx
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] fleckdalm:
I also just got the update ad download it now... :D I'm coming from Austria ;)
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] psychomaniac82:
In the Netherlands the update arrived also today.

I don't see any big differance in this short period of time.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] nintendolinky:
Someone post the build.prop please.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] kbadone:
Sony Media apps finally got updated! :D *WiFi US model*
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] hillbicks:
I'm wondering if it's possible to downgrade again in case a root exploit is found that is only available in the original firmware. Any thoughts on that?
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] nintendolinky:
Anyone have the FTF.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] ironbyron:
I have not noticed any changes yet. The response of the touchscreen has definitely not improved on my tablet. I was so much hoping on this... Why is there no change log anywhere? I sooooo much would like to know the improvements of this firmware... Any ideas anyone?

Ironbyron
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] hasenbein1966:
1. Uploading FTF now...

2. On my device, the touchscreen problems are now gone.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] nintendolinky:
Any news mate
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] SWFlyerUK:
The most recent firmware for the LTE version (.55) has this as a changelog, so I assume we can expect these fixes in the latest release amongst others.

Improved camera performance & function with faster start time and better auto focus

Improved FM radio function

Graphics improvements with smoother scrolling and image movement

Improved stability with the latest bug fixes and enhancements

---------- Post added at 11:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:04 PM ----------

First things I've noticed is vibration now works with the keyboard. Google Keep is now installed as a system app, presumably to make up for no 'notes' and touch responsiveness is an improvement. The keyboard font size is also larger.

All on the WiFi model.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] LitoNi:
Touch screen issue is still there but not as worst as before.

Just down load multi touch tester, you can notice the problem is still there
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Chefproll:
Good news and bad news...

Good news first: .402 made the touchscreen response of a previously bad behaving device far better !

Bad news: .402 made the touchscreen response of a previously well behaving device far worse !

First, I had a Z2 with a BAD touchscreen and BAD creaking issues, and a Z2 with a GOOD touchscreen and NO creaking issues.

Now, I've got a Z2 with a GOOD touchscreen and BAD creaking issues, and a Z2 with a BAD touchscreen and NO creaking issues.

Both devices still have severe issues with multitouch - it's just same as with the Nexus 7 2013.

So again, Sony failed big time. :/

I start wondering if they ever manage to do just ANYTHING right.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] tumpin:
I used the device heavily last night and the touch is without doubt better. It used to be barely usable when laying on its back or in the cradle, now its ok.

But I am having a little problems with bluetooth. My keyboard drops out and sometimes the mouse pointer stutters. It used to be perfect so that's a bit annoying.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] degraaff:
Something I noticed: the display brightness when set to auto, now takes the brightness slider position into effect, so you can choose how much the screen will dim or brighten relative to environment light. Before, the brightness slider had no effect in auto brightness mode.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] pmeinert:
It already does so on my sgp511 with 17.1.A.2.36
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] degraaff:
I didn't on mine; when I moved the slider with auto-brightness on, I saw the brightness change, but as soon as I took my finger off of the slider, the brightness changed back to what it already was.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] pmeinert:
I does tone down a bit again, but there still remain a difference on the light level depending on how you set the slider. The new rom version might have different adjustment for this functionality.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] SWFlyerUK:
Don't think that's new buddy. Was always there on mine.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] degraaff:
I'm very sure the auto-brightness behaved differently on mine with 17.1.A.2.36. Maybe you have the LTE version? That one had a newer firmware than the wi-fi version did, prior to 17.1.1.A.0.402. Because I remember very well that after moving the brightness slider with auto on, the actual brightness just jumped back to what was before changing the slider. The slider itself would stay where I set it, but the brightness would change back.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] SWFlyerUK:
I'm on WiFi too. Strange.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] degraaff:
Ah well.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] cookeysu:
Can't root