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[Xperia Z General] UnbredHalflingers:
They've changed the icon.

Now when STAMINA mode is on you have little plus icon beside the battery.

After updating the firmware, wipe your partitions and cache.

I did that and the phone is good as new. A little lag when waking up from lockscreen but rarely i get that .
[Xperia Z General] BeDesireS:
Let the rom some time to settle down and reboot a few times.

Then the Rom is really smooth without any lags. :good:
[Xperia Z General] Richy99:
they are there in 4.3 but don't actually do anything if you try tapping that option says not supported, this is propbaly why they have been removed from the update
[Xperia Z General] ravdo:
I've tried to update to 4.4.2 again because I'm curious.

Too bad the dropouts' still there, even without using Force GPU rendering :silly:

Back to 4.3 again now :eek:
[Xperia Z General] A Kinder Egg:
Sony app updates

The same thing happened to me. After asking Sony what to do, they told me it would update in its own time, but i found APKs for the walkman and album apps on the newest version and just installed it that way. Unfortunately, i couldnt find one for the movies app :(
[Xperia Z General] avindal:
i had that issue. solved it by deactivating Google Play Services and replacing it with the stock version, then activating it and upgrading it again.
[Xperia Z General] DerHerrStefan:
Bluetooth Connection with my built in Car Entertainment and free speach is very buggy. The connection break down every 30 seconds and reconnect. I also cannot change the actions in Smart Connect, always the XZ connect with the Carsystem it automatically starts the walkman, and i am not able to stop that. This FW sucks, and tomorrow i will be back to 4.3. Next Phone is ordered and no Sony again.
[Xperia Z General] gerickjohn:
How do you go about doing so? Do you have to be rooted?

I temporarily solved the battery drain from Google Services myself by going to Settings > Location > Google Location Reporting and turning both settings to Off.

Also, I don't get why everyone has the old version of the Sony Media Apps, Is it because you guys flashed the FTFs? I updated via Sony PC Companion, My Media apps are still the latest version. No issues with the rom so far, lagged in the beginning but it's better and smooth now.
[Xperia Z General] neoxx3m:
I didn't find any dropouts, im on clean KK C&J installation, everything is smooth, stable and bugless, works like a charm for me.
[Xperia Z General] ravdo:
Are you using a bluetooth headset or not? :confused:
[Xperia Z General] JanM RS:
Always use my thread... ;)

Sony Apps

With KitKat I didn't get new updates through Update Center, too... very annoying...:rolleyes:
[Xperia Z General] neoxx3m:
Sony sbh20 but I use i only when I running, no dropouts for now.
[Xperia Z General] krisbi:
The biggest bug for me is xperia for facebook not syncing with calender
[Xperia Z General] Venezio:
I don't have Close all apps in multitasking menù..why?
[Xperia Z General] BeDesireS:
Because it's not there in stock rom.

But you can use xposed to add it.

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[Xperia Z General] deepfresh:
4.2.2 Very hottest Xperia Z

I use to 4.4.2 from last night.

- Battery drain very fast.It's very bad. I'm charging every four hours.

- If I'm surfing the net , My Z back side very very hot .

- And no fluent update.Sometimes it' s freeze.
[Xperia Z General] JHarrisonKerr95:
The only issue I have is the volume down button not working when it did before the update. Not sure if anyone else is having this problem. Would it be a corrupted kernel issue or something?
[Xperia Z General] xianpu:
i updated my xperia z, with rajeevs rom (4.4.2 kitkat), and almost killed my phone, luckily it was just a soft bricked phew.. installed recovery thru spflash tool and i again wiped all data. after that its now 4.4.2 kitkat, problem, my phone is slow charging now, how about you guys? its just very slow to charge i guess 1% battery for about 10 minutes.. is it just my phone?
[Xperia Z General] kael2404:
SOUND SHUTTERS VERY OFTEN. I did clean install...
[Xperia Z General] Pablosch23:
SOLUTION FOR MUSIC DROPOUTS

using titanium back up freeze Walkman 2.0.a.0.54 , worked for me!
[Xperia Z General] rajaganesan7:
Mobile ? Data Connection Drops Problems In Android 4.4
[Xperia Z General] Ben Ling:
Updating via Sony PCC doesn't wipe data,so it will remain the apps installed.

While updating by flashing the ftf,data will be wiped except you exclude it.
[Xperia Z General] spinz78:
Same here...Google Play Services is using 80% of battery. Phone is hot all the time
[Xperia Z General] ext3:
So far after 1 day of usage :

Battery drains same as before for my usage( i switch off wifi ,data connections and bluetooth when i do not need them),With 4.3 battery lasts 5 days,lets see with kitkat.

Ui is as fast as with 4.3,sometimes faster especially when browsing large websites.

Sound ok,bluetooth earphone works ok.

The only problem is that i think 3g signal is a bit worse.

My xperia Z is a new one,i have it only 20 days,maybe that is the reason i am so happy with the upgrade.
[Xperia Z General] xchasa:
13hrs with 32% left. Lte on. Wifi on. No heating. No real lags anymore. Happy with this update.
[Xperia Z General] xXWeresXx:
hm.. i don't have any problems with akku dran.

i find it is better than 4.3
[Xperia Z General] levior:
I have very slow file transfer speeds now. ~610kb/s via cable.
[Xperia Z General] fjordstrom:
Erased ParanoidAndroid to install this stock rom (so with full wipe) and am having almost no problems with it.

It's smooth, beautiful and am having no sound glitches.

My only complaint is the faster battery drain compared to Paranoid Android (I know, I may not compare those two). But can't really complain... using detailed positioning (for the app Moves to work) and bluetooth is on as well for my smartwatch.
[Xperia Z General] marcoplo:
My problem has end when i remove google+ since i am rooted and unlocked, now my phone works like a charm:laugh:
[Xperia Z General] ravdo:
After doing some research, it appears the dropouts/music skipping is caused by KitKat native FLAC decoder (most of my musics are FLACs)

After downloading DSP Pack for PlayerPro, the problem's gone :D

Now, I'm quite happy with this firmware ^^
[Xperia Z General] nemer12:
also i dont know why MESSENGER is very laggy .. :(
[Xperia Z General] demonicangell™:
no lags no where
[Xperia Z General] zippy01:
I must say I'm happy with this build. I didn't force gpu rendering and have no idea what lags people seem to be facing. Battery is tiny bit worse than JB but not that noticeable. UI us very good with some extra settings included :)
[Xperia Z General] gosuever:
You think Sony will read this post? :laugh:
[Xperia Z General] tOrNadO™:
Sony devs do read posts in XDA.. ;)
[Xperia Z General] joeyxl:
My phone gets wayyy to warm. I think i might flash JB if this doesn't get fixed soon.
[Xperia Z General] Jonfensu:
Have anyone tried THIS to fix the LAG?
[Xperia Z General] Rajeev:
This fix will work in rooted, Deodexed 4.4.2 roms.. Or if u hav a deodexed rom means simply use Settings from Z1 or Z2 roms.. It will work 200%.. Already using Z2 Settings
[Xperia Z General] AllanJacques:
Could you please provide us this settings file?

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[Xperia Z General] XDA-RK:
Oh God!! I am just very much upset with this update. Battery draining is so fast. It drops 3% in standby within an hour with WiFi, bluetooth, gps, nfc and data connection turned off. Also settings menu seems to be very laggy. I have noticed a bug with the lockscreen too (Black out for a second when unlocked). I did a clean flash using ftf and also performed factory reset, but no luck.
[Xperia Z General] whitefang3456:
Works better in Battery life actually for me. No Play Store Draining. Using Commercial Version

But Lag needed to be fixed. How come SystemUI and Settings Scrolling Lag without Dev Option...

Whitefang

First ScreensHot: From 100 dropped to 9% battery life.
[Xperia Z General] tOrNadO™:
Hey guys, for those who are suffering from battery drain in KK because of Google apps. try this.. ;)

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/themes-apps/app-gservicefix-t2763297

One of my testers said it worked and battery drain plus a bit of lags were gone after the fix.. It seems Google should take a lot of blame for the new updates of Gapps.. :silly:
[Xperia Z General] xchasa:
Commercial and Journalists rom is not giving me many of the reported bugs.

No lags, great battery life and definitely runs cooler than 4.3.

My only bug noticed is the Facebook to contacts sync. No big deal though.

Anyone else confirm the stability of this version?
[Xperia Z General] JrMaster:
Camera Record Problem

Camera video record problem "no sound" ...

4.4.2 Kitkat 230 CH (Switzerland)

xperia Z deepslep...

unlock screen ....

start camera ...

start video record... x time record & stop

open video "No Sound video" ....

Restart Phone video record Sound Yes ...

After a time doing it again

Ps: 4.3 did not have this problem

Other Problem

*Setting Menu Lags

*live wallpaper main screen & app screen lag

*double touch open notification bar lag
[Xperia Z General] nemer12:
can someone RECOMMEND me a good software :( because CH has alot of lag....and I cant believe it .. I payed for this phone almost 1000 $ X(
[Xperia Z General] neoxx3m:
Try with clean install of C&J version, it works like a charm for me.

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/general/xperia-z-android-4-4-2-live-uploading-t2758684
[Xperia Z General] gork1975:
Hi.

Can you please tell me, what exactly this app will do?

Thanks,

Marco
[Xperia Z General] tOrNadO™:
There is a huge battery drain and some lags because of the Google play services. I mean Gapps maybe in total.. This fixes it.. Install it only if u have these issues.. If not, you are fine..
[Xperia Z General] gork1975:
I know about the drain and i had it too.

But I just want to know , what this app will do to make the drain go away??

Thanks,

Marco
[Xperia Z General] tOrNadO™:
Even i am trying to find out.. But according to me, GoogleNow has been a culprit which is draining the battery the most.. And once u disable Google Now, u must feel the difference.. I mean the drain reduces.. But i think its the problem from Google's side.. Lets see.. I will let u guys know if i find something.. :confused::confused:
[Xperia Z General] nemer12:
its the same like CH.
[Xperia Z General] gork1975:
Hi.

If disabling GNow, or the Location itself, the drain is gone away.

But i use GNow very much, so this will be no opinion for me.

I read in another thread, that uninstalling GNow (googlesearch.apk) from the system and reinstall it from market at a user App, will made the trick.

I give it a try right now.

Greets,

Marco
[Xperia Z General] neoxx3m:
Did you even try it with clean install?
[Xperia Z General] nemer12:
what do you mean BY clean install ??

i installed two times
[Xperia Z General] neoxx3m:
Just download Jozineks C&J and flash it trough Flashtool (do not unpin any checkbox). I don't have any problem with KK.
[Xperia Z General] sokeno:
Android 4.4 Central Europe 1 OTA update, full wipe

Airplane Mode

Google Play Service- 93% used

Normal Mode

Google Service - 89 % used

WTF ???
[Xperia Z General] 666wolf666:
Anyone has a problem with self reset. My xperia is reseting 2-3 times a day.
[Xperia Z General] lonely2k5:
i have another funny problem with this

when checking battery usage, wi-fi is always the same amount of time as battery without charge

even if i turn off wi-fi AND data usage the wi-fi time is increasing...so i thing it's also eating battery and it's on 1st place of battery usage...
[Xperia Z General] tOrNadO™:
http://www.gsmarena.com/android_443_features_leaked-news-8166.php

Guy i know many of u might have checked this link before, but in case u have forgotten.. I have noticed one important thing in XZ 4.4.2 bugs which are being mentioned here in the thread and also apparently the link above shows 4.4.3 to fix most of the ones that were mentioned here.. So its like atleast 75% of the bugs are from actual 4.4.2 .. Not Sony entirely.. So stop blaming Sony completely guys.. Wait for 4.4.3 guys.. ;)
[Xperia Z General] nemer12:
how did u come with this percent 75% ?

I m courious !?!?

4.4.3?????? u mean in september ??

to have a llaggy phone ?!
[Xperia Z General] tOrNadO™:
Read all the posts regarding 4.4.2 bugs, mostly in this thread.. ;) And that 4.4.3 update in Sept is not for XZ, its for Nexus5.. All i am saying is most of the bugs reported on XZ KK fw has been the ones on Nexus5.. So those bugs are from Google's source itself, not Sony's.. But there are other bugs like Music drop from Sony.. There may be more, i don't know.. But the bugs related to actual 4.4.2 are being solved in 4.4.3.. Hence when Sony gives 4.4.3 to all Xperia's including XZ, these bugs will be solved..
[Xperia Z General] ravdo:
I think the music drop's also bug from 4.4.2 (broke the FLAC playback).
[Xperia Z General] fatis:
speech to text not working - cannot conect with google ;/

on messenger crash app

do you know how to fix it ?
[Xperia Z General] tOrNadO™:
I meant on the source, not from XZ's 4.4 update.. And this FLAC bug isn't in the list from the gsmarena link..
[Xperia Z General] indycar:
So those with lag problem have you fixed it or its still there because I don't have any lag.
[Xperia Z General] ravdo:
That's what I meant too :)

The FLAC playback is broken on KitKat when using android's native FLAC codec, not Sony's fault. This happened to me, and I fixed the problem by using Player Pro's DSP Pack.
[Xperia Z General] lxphuong:
--

Which customization version are you using?

I'm using Swiss version (1270-6188_R1D), all functions are OK except lag in setting menu.

BTW, a new Walkman version 8.3.A.0.7 is updated via OTA today replace for the old version in the 4.4.2 stock firmware.
[Xperia Z General] n00bvn:
Just ugraded to 4.4.2 and the battery life is terrible. Pls fix this asap, Sony.

Can some1 tell me how to downgrade to 4.3 pls?

Thanks!
[Xperia Z General] neoxx3m:
It's not Sony fault, it's Google fault. Try with clean install via Flashtool and try to turn off location service in settings menu. You can use Flastool for downgrade to 4.3.
[Xperia Z General] butchy93:
Revision R1D or R2D

Guys,

Is there any difference between the 10.5.A.0.230 R1D and 10.5.A.0.230 R2D?

Does the second one is less laggy?
[Xperia Z General] zippy01:
That's the revision number
[Xperia Z General] killgrozrism:
Picture quality captured using the stock camera app seems to be a lot better now, lesser noise... I like it a lot! (KK stock de-odexed rom)
[Xperia Z General] alnikki25k:
The audio stuttering bug is because of hotplugging of the cpu cores. A common bug. To fix this, disable mp decision through trickster MOD. This should fix it.

But this also means your cpu no longer shuts off cores when not needed. But it shouldn't affect your battery usage much.

The complete fix for this will need a better hotplugging driver, like the ones in my kernels.
[Xperia Z General] nemer12:
I think that R1D or R2D or etc same things ..its just the download region ;) of the software.
[Xperia Z General] dreipasou:
Horrible, horrible update. Google play services consuming the battery, even if the location is off. The phone is a piece of crap now. Did they test this, even for a day?

And when I switch the location on and use maps, the phone is SO SLOW at locating me. It doesn't seem to be able to use wifi or cell towers to locate the device.

Thinking of getting a new phone, and it won't be a sony. Too many problems with this xperiza z (poor wifi and gps signal, say). And now this update!
[Xperia Z General] fatis:
Do you know why voice input doesnt work. When I try it say 'can't reach google at the moment' On 4.3 everything was ok.
[Xperia Z General] Vivoin3d:
Can't agree! I don't know what you guys do, but my Xperia Z doesn't show any battery drain what so ever. And that with wifi/data and location on.

BTW, the gps in the Xperia Z works very well - I usually spend all my holidays hiking in various mountains and I can rely on it without any problem
[Xperia Z General] jock23:
Have to agree with most of the people on here, this is the most horrible update I have ever seen on any Android phone.

Battery life has completely gone to crap, Google Service seems to be the main factor behind that, tried all sorts to fix it but nothing worked as of yet.

Also the GPS has gone to crap as well, weather map still saying I am 30 miles away even when manually update and Runkeeper having a fit for 10 minutes before it picks things up fully.

Tempted to go back to 4.3, is that possible (and easy?)
[Xperia Z General] Jaycel0820:
Best update for me! No battery drain here and all i can say is the battery for me is much better than 4.3

Maybe you need to hard reset your phone after update
[Xperia Z General] -totonio-:
The phone hasn't those sensors ;)

After 4 days of usage of kitkat audio stuttering disappeared, lags too, the only lag I havenow is when I open the menu's menu.
[Xperia Z General] wingray:
For me, this update is not very bad !

When I update to 4.4, everything go crazy, battery drain, lag, force close ... etc. Then I factory reset it and restore apps and data from backup. It still lag and battery drain. Really, it is horrible. I regret to update.

At last, I factory reset it again and fleshly re-install everything. The battery is now better than 4.3 and no lag.
[Xperia Z General] TheTechnolgyhelper:
I have the problem that after I upgraded to kitkat, the Google play services drains much battery when u turn off wifi and turn on stamina.

What can I do?

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[Xperia Z General] Cenobite_:
Disabling Google Now improves the battery time a lot. I hardly used it anyway.

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[Xperia Z General] wingray:
I have the same problem until I freshly re-install all apps
[Xperia Z General] n00bvn:
I hope the battery problem is gonna be fixed soon, cus' I do not wanna fresh re-install all apps, it takes a lot of time :(

For now, I just disabled Location service and wait for the upgrade
[Xperia Z General] -iNCEPTiON-:
Disable Location and Google Now, charge the battery to 100% and it will be fixed :)
[Xperia Z General] TheTechnolgyhelper:
I've done a fresh install... I return back to 4.3 till it isn't fixed. On 4.3 I had location and Google now on and there wasn't battery drain.

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[Xperia Z General] -iNCEPTiON-:
Yes thats right but 4.4.2 has that problem .. If you cannot live with that then 4.3 is good for you otherwise 4.4.2 is better than 4.3 in terms of battery life if location is off and google now is off :)
[Xperia Z General] deniel:
I also had a 40% with MEDIA, a factory reset solved for me.
[Xperia Z General] DiukPL:
Hi guys. Is there any good method to fix this annoying audio skipping\shutter bug?
[Xperia Z General] TheTechnolgyhelper:
It's not Kitkat or location or Google now related. It's rom related. My dad has a moto g with kitkat and location and Google now on and he hasn't got that drain

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[Xperia Z General] -iNCEPTiON-:
Ok what ever the problem is I am having no issues if my location and google now is off :) its working like a charm
[Xperia Z General] :
Bugs, only Bugs

Ok after using kitkat one week i found some interesting things. First of all my internet is awful. I´m connected to wifi and the apps say that im not. Even if i try to use mobile network it also doesn't work very good. But i noticed that it only happens if i have a bad connection. When im about 5 meters away from Wifi hotspot it works okay, but not like on 4.3. Anyone also noticed that?

Second one is a bug when installing an apk. There is a black stripe below the window.
[Xperia Z General] krisbi:
When some calls you do they talk as in slow motion? For me it happens for every call I take!
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Make sure "Slow talk" isn't activated in the call settings.

Settings -> Call settings -> Other call settings -> Slow talk.
[Xperia Z General] krisbi:
Yes you were right! Had that setting on! Thank you
[Xperia Z General] PhilAd:
Anyone tried BT rSAP and stuff on 4.4.2?

Since Android 4.3 this wasn't working on Samsung and Sony Smartphones. Maybe generally on all 4.3 Handsets since Google removed those Profiles.

I was not able to use my XZ in my car, since he wasn't loading the addressbook/calling history and i was not able to control the smartphone (accepting and declining calls had to be done on the smartphone).
[Xperia Z General] nemer12:
if I activate GOOGLE LOCATION .. I have google services draining my battery ..

But more simple I dont have lag now ..and almost all things are OK !!

But i returned to 4.3 :) ..

I dont understand HOW in the damn I can't use live wallpaper that I like it so much because IF I USE it I HAVE LAG like hell.. "low fps "
[Xperia Z General] Jonfensu:
After read all comments, This 4.4 update reminds me that buggy ICS (.431) for Xperia 2011 devices

lol
[Xperia Z General] fatis:
It's not ok ;/ After 2 days on 4.4

My xperia freeze on black screen. No reaction. I try to push power button many times and nothing. After 30 minutes fight Z probably turn off and I can turn on. I was sure it brick.

I sad goodbye kitkat and back to 4.3.
[Xperia Z General] -cubi-:
Agree with u,my sister LG with kk n with same setting as me (location on) doesnt had battery drain..

I'm using us customize btw,n thinking to try taiwan customize
[Xperia Z General] Kanzhelier:
I have seen that some ROMs do not

support offline charging. If it means that you can not charge your

phone when it is switched off?
[Xperia Z General] jock23:
Have to say after a bit of worrying over this update, I factory reset to and reinstalled my apps and everything seems to be working as it should. Definitely worth a go if you are experiencing high battery usage by Google services.
[Xperia Z General] josefo_18:
Hi guys,

My problems are:

The battery does not last me as before, I feel a bit heavy and slow the rom is not very fluid, sometimes in walkman music pauses. I feel it takes to reboot. This did not happen in 4.3.
[Xperia Z General] n00bvn:
I've just asked my friend who has a Z1 and upgraded to 4.4 long time ago, and he has no bug.

This is clearly the bug of new upgrade for Z. Pls fix this asap, Sony :((
[Xperia Z General] msc3:
This update sucks. Phone reboots frequently when stamina mode on, HUGE baterry drain due to no DeepSleep state (related to location service). It looks like first version of ICS - lot of bugs.
[Xperia Z General] JanM RS:
Do you also have various graphical bugs in various apps (any triangles etc placed anywhere over a navigation element...)?
[Xperia Z General] tOrNadO™:
http://xdaforums.com/nexus-4/general/4-4-4-4-x-qualcomm-optimized-dalvik-t2546120

Hey guys, somebody shared this on another thread.. Flashing this would remove all kinds of lags in KK update.. Apparently works on XZ because of same h/w for Nexus4.. Want more details? Go to the link.. ;)
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
It's likely that those zips are older versions of binaries and libraries that we already have as part of the 230 rom. Don't forget that Sony get binaries etc straight from Qualcomm anyway.

I ran some checksums and one of the bionic libs is identical to the stock one and the dalvik binary is also identical.
[Xperia Z General] John98Zakaria:
Your Post Says that you tested it

Once i finish downloading the KitKat I will try :D
[Xperia Z General] tOrNadO™:
So probably either Sony saw this and used it, or Qualcomm gave it to em like u said.. But someone who shared this actually flashed it and found a big improvement in multitasking and smoothness.. Hence i shared it here since a lot of users would look at.. I couldn't test it coz my XZ is with Service center.. Badly waiting for it.. Not tasted KK yet.. :(:silly:
[Xperia Z General] TheTechnolgyhelper:
Now since I have installed 4.3 yesterday, my battery is thousand percent better.

Remember with Kitkat.

I have all on Google now and location.

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[Xperia Z General] DiukPL:
Thanks a lot, it works!
[Xperia Z General] Jambu95:
any possible ways for fixing micro lag when scrolling through xperia homescreen?