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[Xperia Z General] Sossa_A4:
There is a permanent solution: root your device,

Download "disable service" from the playstore. Then go to Google play services in this app. Then disable the locationsservices and i also disabled the wearables since i dont use wearables.

Also downloaded greenify and wakelock detector, and xposed +bootmanager/xprivacy.

In 2 months i use this configuration, i never saw a google play services again in my batterystats

Overnight i have only 1-2% Batteryuse, that is in say 8 hours standby. So now when u dont use your phone, it will not consume any battery, i mean 1-2 % in 8 hours means your standbytime is more then 10 days with this solution.. So there is a fix. Gservicefix does nothing at all and a members said already within 3 days the problem is back, so thats not really a solution.

If you do a search here on xda for kitkat battery drain fix there are some posts with screenshots what exactly to disable within gps. Cheers
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Simply disabling location reporting / history has the same effect for me. No need to use third party software to disable anything in Google Play Services.
[Xperia Z General] ElwOOd_CbGp:
ok well tell me this...

How in the heck do you keep the sync settings from mysteriously changing back on their own?
[Xperia Z General] NoSubstitute:
Every time you enable Location you are asked if you want to allow Google to use the information from the GPS. Just say no and remember to disable the GPS when you don't need it anymore.

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[Xperia Z General] ElwOOd_CbGp:
Ive always clicked yes on that option because for some reason my gps was totally screwy. I tried a couple of things to fix it but I also didnt have that "location reporting" option in my native settings. I always kept it off via the google settings app as well all others. Since switching over to bilgerryan's WicKed X GS3 rom, now that option is there but I just checked my gps by itself is working pinpoint. awesome. THX.
[Xperia Z General] RJASSI21:
I doubt its sonys fault either that or theres a conflict with xperias and kitkat because my brother flashed an unofficial cm 11 rom and has at least 20% drain and hes on locked bootloader I think it has something to do with the kernel the stock sony kernel I experience bad drain like 60% over but it comes and goes I cant solve it
[Xperia Z General] thunder141:
How has he flashed cm on locked bootloader?!

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[Xperia Z General] _azeroth_:
Is it true that 4.4.4 is coming to our xz? Been stucked in 4.3 and dont wanna try 4.4.2 coz it might screw up my phone, been using stock rom all the while.
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
It's a rumour at this point. Nothing has been confirmed by Sony.
[Xperia Z General] huckey:
What worked for me

Just wanted to share what worked for me. I have been following the advice given on this forum and also on other websites to clean the cache of Google Play Services alternatively to clean all data of it. This was helping me but only for 1-2 days.

What has worked for me (I have now been over a week without the drain) is to clean all data not only for Google Play Services but also fro Google Services Framework.

After this was done I have not experienced issues with battery life. I have Location set to On with High accuracy (Reporting and History turned off though). With 88% of battery I get the estimate of 7 days and 3 hours (10 days 16 hours in Standby mode) with Stamina mode, Low battery mode and Location-based Wi-Fi on.

Since this has helped with my problem with the drain I am sharing it here hoping that it helps some more people too.
[Xperia Z General] AntonyStark:
Well it is fixed in the next Sony update so hopefully people won't be having to do these temporary fixes much longer. Seems What Google did to fix it in play services fixed it for other phones but not ours, So Sony had to change something in our firmware.
[Xperia Z General] Boldy72:
From Sony:

We recently speculated whether the recently certified firmware build number 10.5.1.A.0.283 for the older Xperia Z series would bring Android 4.4.4 KitKat.

Well judging by the leaked screenshot below it appears to be true.

It shows the Xperia Z (C6603) handset running Android 4.4.4 via build number 10.5.1.A.0.283.

The update is expected to land on the Xperia Z, ZL, ZR and Tablet Z.

We’ll bring you news once it starts to roll.

(source: http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/08/2...eenshot-confirms-android-4-4-4-is-on-the-way/)

Sony Xperia Z Kit Kat 4.4.4 Platform update 22-Sep-14 Scheduling Sony have delayed test submission by 2 weeks.

(source: http://crowdsupport.telstra.com.au/t5/Device-Updates/Handset-Software-Updates-15-08-2014/td-p/344125)

:cyclops::fingers-crossed:
[Xperia Z General] mario_666:
Your source is outdated! Last edited 2 weeks ago. So maybe our update will be sooner :D

Wysłane z mojego C6603 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Xperia Z General] Boldy72:
Hahaha.. That's why I posted it, hooping just like you to get the update sooner.. But, it is coming ?

I have to say, I've got less drain since I got the Ultimate PureXZ on my mob.

To be continued..
[Xperia Z General] daniel2728255:
As drastic as this sounds nothing worked for me that was suggested on the internet and the only way I could get rid of it was to unlock the bootloader root the phone and install pac man rom.

First phone I ever rooted as well. Sony should have tested kitkat 4.4.2 better IMO.
[Xperia Z General] davros93:
4.4.2 goodness :)
[Xperia Z General] zviki:
No abnormal battery drain on 4.4.2.
[Xperia Z General] dreipasou:
So is this fixed in 4.4.4? I haven't got the update yet but am curious
[Xperia Z General] Guihardrock:
See by yourself 4.4.4 is smother and battery friendly i can tell you if more than 4.3 because i start using this phone with 4.4.2 and the battery was horrible now i can use the phone without problems
[Xperia Z General] mihailgreceanu:
I just keep them disabled, this was great on kk but on lollipop upon disabling the account gets removed and with it the contacts and the calendar etc. any idea how to keep these data and the account but also be able to disable the gplay services?
[Xperia Z General] gorillanobka:
[MENTION=6192125]mihailgreceanu[/MENTION]

What i actually do is , i DO NOT USE gapps on my phone.

Completely gapps free... It works wonders.

I keep my contacts local and they are backed up old school in a .vcf file.

All this crap with uploading your contacts to google servers is for retards who can't be arsed to use the lovely function of "export contacts" , "import contacts" android has. I mean that's the beauty of android . Unlike that piece of **** of iphone where importing and exporting contacts is a gigantic pain in the ass with android it's all a walk in the park.

So, that .vcf file with your contats should stay with you all the time either on your sim card or on your external microsd card. You can update it manually automatically whatever the heck you feel like , anytime you feel like.

No matter how many time you change the operating system and how many roms you flash you will never lose your contacts again.

Remove gapps from your phone and you will see what a tremendous difference it makes in terms of speed and battery life.

All my apps are either downloaded from their sites (like whatsapp) or using raccoon.

You can say thank you to [MENTION=5035576]onyxbits[/MENTION] .That guy ****ing rocks..

The only guy more popular than him will be the guy who will bring N to xperia Z yuga :)

You will actually see that you do not need gapps.. People have been transferring importing and exporting contacts manually for decades before without google play service.

And in order to install an app you do not need gapps. It can easily be done manually. Or side-loading it , flashing it , heck my update script can flash 200 apps in the same time.

Who needs google play with their stupid crap loaded in the background all the time eating away processor cycles bandwidth data and draining away the battery ?
[Xperia Z General] mihailgreceanu:
What you actually do it's what I actually was doing, but I don't like to do this backup every time i add a new contact. It is what it is in the end, I m back with the play services, i use prevent from running (xposed) and it does what it s supposed to. Having MM now google play services has a lot of roles in the phone settings. Removing it causes a lot of crashes. Plus, the apps that everyone uses are gplay dependent. I m not an important person so i don t care what data google has on me. I had in the past MicroG, a very good solution and it is a big battery improvement but same, with the gplay dependent apps, they did not work well.
[Xperia Z General] gorillanobka:
Obviously everyone has their preferences and that's how google's grip on population widens.

As the time passes and the new generations are arriving for them it will be even easier staying into google's grip..

I just wanna say for the posterity , google hasn't invented ****.

Long before google even existed there was Nokia , as in Nokia 3210 ,Nokia 3310 and so on .

I'm not sure people remember the amazing battery life on those babies..The battery never died. Nowadays a ****ty iPhone has an average battery life of less than a day, the Samsung Galaxy Swhatever isn’t much better.

That when it does not f.@#@#ucking explodes on you..

The 3210? Would last for, like, a week. Possibly two weeks, depending on how often Snake was played.

It literally did not break. Ever.. . That bastard could survive an atom bomb, an earthquake and possibly the ISIS and Taliban combined.

If you dropped it on the floor ,the cover would pop off, the battery spit out, but it’d be the equivalent of a scratched fingernail, meaning no dramas.. Not unless you are a girl and of course a scratched nail means the of the world as we know it.. :)

For us guys it was, pick it up, snap it back together, and everything would be ok.

We used to joke that dropping the handset would damage the floor, and not the other way around.

The new one that has arrived after 3210, the 3310, had been put on steroids, beefed up and was even more robust, and led to the Indestructible 3310 memes.

All these phones did not have any google services running on them..

One of the reasons the battery will last so long. The contacts did not have to be backed up (every time i add a new contact. as you put it)

Most of the people nowadays forget that contacts on an Android phone can be saved to two places. One is the SIM card and the other is the phone internal memory card.

Saving contacts in the SIM card is better and more convenient than saving in phone memory card, especially when you change to a new phone.

The reason is that the contacts stored in the phone memory card will be kept on your former phone.

Nowadays, it is common for the contacts app as you can see from the screenshot to automatically save them to the phone..

Before in the Gingerbread days you had to manually specify the preference .

Not anymore..Now it's all automatic.

The Phone Account doesn't sync with Google, and usually doesn't sync or backup to anything (unless you use certain 3rd party apps) which is AMAZING..

THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF IT.. LESS TRAFFIC , less data usage , less connexions at internet behind your back... Longer battery life... You name it..

Again, once per month , (in my case is like every 3 months) when you know you added quite a few contacts you can use the export function and back them up ..(see the screenshot attached)

But creating a new backup EVERY TIME YOU ADD A NEW CONTACT IS NOT REALLY NECESSARY.. Unless you want it to...

By the way.. As you can see from one of those screenshots I am on Nougat and the lack of google play services does not bother me at all.. Nougat does not care at all about the missing google play services.
[Sony Xperia M] ananthtcr:
I've seen that today new software update released for Xperia M and M dual...

Build 15.4.A.1.9 4.3JB for XMS

Build 15.5.A.1.5 4.3JB for XMD

see this link.....

http://ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=23776

http://www.ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=24040

http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/05/29/new-firmware-certified-for-xperia-m-15-4-a-1-9-and-xperia-m-dual-15-5-a-1-5/

http://community.vodafone.com.au/t5/Vodafone-Blog/Software-Update-Weekly-Wrap-29th-May-2014/bc-p/339815#M23683

i dont know where it get first....

i just want to share.....
[Sony Xperia M] ManzzaShahi:
not yet released,, soon :silly:
[Sony Xperia M] gamer649:
Well in that case I think I'll stick with my current 4.3 update as I have it rooted and cannot be bothered to root a new firmware.
[Sony Xperia M] ananthtcr:
Yess...i think the theme issue will be fixed....
[Sony Xperia M] Se7enTime:
I Will back to Stock ROM until they Update to KitKat 4.4.x
[Sony Xperia M] ManzzaShahi:
don't hope for a official kitkat bro	:(	:(	:(
[Sony Xperia M] haykweb:
in PTCRB -
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ben36:
Did I miss something?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vin4yak:
It's deleted. May be the OP asked to take it down or a moderator might be cleaning it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ben36:
Thought some kind of argument may have broken out or something. Lol
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheLastSidekick:
Good eye.. Didn't even see it disappear. Hope it returns.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rudolphm:
Hey does any else have a lenovo ideatab a2207a-h dual sim device? I can't find any manuals for it on the lenovo official site. I wish to root it but I'm not certain whether the instructions for the a2107 will work on this particular device. I am awaiting more information before I proceed with rooting this device. In particular I want to know the chipset in order to download the USB drivers for it.

:confused: Help out,please.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Powello1:
Hopefully, you wonderfully knowledgeable people can help with this one!

I recently rooted my Galaxy S3 with no problems and decided to install a Custom ROM, (Omni version 4.4.2). Followed the instructions on a page that the forum won't allow me to post a link of and got to the point of installing the new ROM. It then came up with "Installation Aborted" and "Status 7".

I then found an explanation of how to sort out the problem of Status 7, at which point I attempted to put the edited version back onto my phone, only to realise that my computer and phone are no longer mounted and I cannot access the SD Card. I've tried disconnecting and re-connecting with no joy, because I'm stuck in ClockWorkMod it won't show up on my PC.

Now here's the moronic part... I completely missed the big bold lettering of "Before you install a custom ROM, PLEASE MAKE A BACKUP ROM!!!", so I cannot restore to another point.

Any suggestions and feel free to assume I'm a complete idiot when describing any fixes.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tallman43:
Download another stock rom from sammobile switch phone off and flash it with odin then factory reset Done..

You can then start again... By the way status 7 is usually caused by wrong recovery or old recovery. ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kangerX:
Use Odin install latest original firmware then root then install latest CWM to get rid of status 7 error
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kalavere:
Do we have a repository for Sammy UK ROMs that isn't Sammobile? It's downloading painfully slowly.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
http://live.samsung-updates.com/index.php?device=GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kalavere:
You sir, are a gent. Thank you kindly. :good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Powello1:
Thought we'd got the problem sorted but it seems to not like ArchiDroid, still waiting on the stock ROM to download as there are server problems.

Out of interest, would a KitKat recovery work on a 4.3 ROM?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kennyboy1978:
I had that, it was an older version of CWM causing the status 7, would TWRP help ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kalavere:
We're all sorted, it was a 4.0.4 CWM installed with a 4.3 ROM. Upgraded CWM and we're good to go! I don't think he's brave enough to attempt a KitKat install after 6 hours of being stuck in CWM, haha. :p

Thanks again to all that posted. :victory:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Powello1:
As Kalavere says, all sorted! Looks like the key to Custom ROMS is make sure you have the latest CWM!

Thank you all for your help!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] majd.y.k101:
yeah this has occured with me when i rooted my s3

i've tried to install a rom but then and totally out of the blue it told me that installation aborted so i became very disappointed and didn't know what to do cuz i've already followed the instructions written in the site

i just tried to re-root my s3 with a different root file Which I've got from xda too and everything ran ok again so just re-root with another root file :)
[Motorola Atrix 2] arnab:
Reserved
[Motorola Atrix 2] sameerm02:
Yes, trying it now ;)

Edit: Tested, Low incall volume is fixed !! Awesome work man !! :good: :laugh:

Thanks a lot [MENTION=414800]arnab[/MENTION] and whoever involved in development of this :good: :victory:
[Motorola Atrix 2] swaggy123:
Review PLZ !!!

How's JBX related heating issues ???

How about battery life ??

can you post some screenies as ATM , only u r aboard this ROM

P.S : Sorry for being a bit POKY , but to flash this , i have to do a tradeoff with My Favourite CARBON ROM.....

Thanks :)
[Motorola Atrix 2] sameerm02:
Cant tell about battery life for now.. but soon I'll post bbs screen shots... as I just installed the ROM

At start phone heated a while may be because I am installing apps from play store

But now, it is normal... no heating... :)
[Motorola Atrix 2] swaggy123:
My REVIEW

Cant say about BAttery...right now but

Over heating due to JBX is minimised strangely

In CAll volume Fixed totally....Awesome !!

The ROM is pretty stockish...doesnt even have a music app or equaliser...DSP manager has a hard time to run on it....QA Tiles doesnt have more tiles...No option for multiple Lockscreen TArgets..

Network autimatically set to 3G after a while even after i select 2G....

As this is an intial release...i expect more bugs to be present

Stay tooned for more :)

Awesome work ARNAB , for fixing the in call volume issue...thanks a lott :)
[Motorola Atrix 2] arnab:
Its aokp as it is...i didnt modify or remove anything...u can use poweramp....or google play music... next build il add the dsp manager and apollo music player into it.
[Motorola Atrix 2] swaggy123:
Now i am facing random re-boot issues....:rolleyes:

Any one else who tried , can you confirm....??
[Motorola Atrix 2] sameerm02:
Hey... I am not facing any random reboot. ... not a single one...

also attaching battery snap .... and this is with SIM
[Motorola Atrix 2] رامز:
Mine is stable and no random reboot..but the rom is damn stock! No real dark option No volume button wake-up No Slide brightness...etc

it reminds me of AOSPA from [MENTION=338235]alter[/MENTION] ....Great rom but only for whom want a near stock build (sorry I'm not one of them :) )

many thanks [MENTION=414800]arnab[/MENTION] for your effort ;)
[Motorola Atrix 2] Basmatek:
Very stable for me and no heating issues with my extended battery. Volume key wake is in Rom control/lockscreen settings.
[Motorola Atrix 2] arnab:
TwistedKat coming very soon
[Motorola Atrix 2] swaggy123:
OO boy

Hope it has a lot of customizations :)

Is it still based on JBX ??
[Motorola Atrix 2] arnab:
All will be based on JBX...I dont understand why everybody is so much stuck with a few hrs of battery life issue when with JBX you can get extreme performance and able to play high end games.
[Motorola Atrix 2] رامز:
sorry but I can't play Modern Combat 4 and Asphalt 8 in all kitkat roms...do you have the same problem?
[Motorola Atrix 2] noranora:
Thank you arnab for bringing varieties rom us! Yes we enjoy better performance with jbx. But I'd personally prefer both, performance and battery backup at a time. So, keep it coming. Jbx or not, doesn't really matter. It's personal preference anyway.
[Motorola Atrix 2] swaggy123:
there is no doubt in anyone's mind....about the volumes you have contributed to the A2 community....

the variety you have injected...I know modding is an hobby....and each piece of work may it be a rOM or a Kernel or a simple App ... speaks volumes of the personal preferences of the creator....

But to be honest the difference in JBX and altered's kernel is there to see...

No offence that JBX is awesome.it takes the A2 to a whole new level , but there are many who have over heating and battery drain issues with JBX...

Its loud and clear that all of Arnab's ROMS will be based on JBX...because its his piece of work......A piece of art always reflects the likes and dislikes of the creator...

I just hope no one else ever asks for a CM kernel based ROM from Arnab...

PEACE mate...and i am huge fan...don't get me twisted :)

Keep up he good work...You are the kind of developer this community needs :)
[Motorola Atrix 2] devilhunter47:
I second you swaggy..i am using Beanstalk with stock kernel..its more stable, no overheating n no black screen/freeze/random reboots
[Motorola Atrix 2] arnab:
Actually I dont have any problem making with CM kernel...If u guys want twistedkat ..my next release with cm kernel...I can do that...Its that I would have to reconfigure the whole device common as aokp and cm has different overlay issues. and for that I have to change a bunch of stuff in device edison also...The thing is that technically iam speaking for configuring cm kernel i have to make certain changes n add certain features again...for that I cant provide update to cm and aokp as already they are with jbx...so for giving a steady update ...source built roms have to make a steady choice for one kernel only...porting is different as they already have the pre compiled ramdisk...but for source many code alterations are required in device..device common and kernel common...so if u guys want I should scratch jbx for all future release plz do tell me...but personally I blv jbx kernel contains backports of the latest 3.4 kernel code...and many other features...Its ur choice ...plz frankly do let me know.
[Motorola Atrix 2] swaggy123:
I guess we already have many ROMS with CM kernel as base...ANd i think you would need to re-configure a lot to build from CM kernel that means more time before peeps out here can enjoy TWISTEDKAT...So its better you continue with JBX.....I think JBX will get better and better with future updates...and so will ur ROMS running on them :)

BTW m driving the AOKP JBX one ......gonna let it sleep till tomorrow morning....before i make a judgement on the battery life :)

Gn GUYS...
[Motorola Atrix 2] poorna:
Battery life is a major concern with the jbx kernel...i would prefer cm kernel over jbx because of the stability and better battery life...
[Motorola Atrix 2] devilhunter47:
Oops didn't know this much alterations will be needed..pls continue with jbx..i just said my opinion..on the other hand it will be better to conduct a poll on which kernel the users want..just my opinion :)
[Motorola Atrix 2] noranora:
+1
[Motorola Atrix 2] arnab:
I have decided to release a flash zip package of cm kernel until I implement it in AROMA for those who wants to opt for cm kernel but it will take a bit time.
[Motorola Atrix 2] con_sau_may_tinh:
good job arnab, but how can you build 1 version with best battery ( in screen off, and when use), i dont play game with mobile

/i'm notice 4.2.2 is better any room 4.4 about battery -.-

today i'm just uninstall BMM, RSD stock 4.0.4, then root and install BMM again, format system 3 650MB,data 2GB, cache 300MB, and install this build "aokp_edison_kitkat_unofficial_2014-05-29"

but it only stuck at boot screen AOKP -.- any suggest?
[Motorola Atrix 2] Super_Commando:
Make data partition1gb or less, rest same and try again. If it still doesn't work, try downloading the file again. Maybe u got a corrupt download.
[Motorola Atrix 2] Uzayr:
what Gapps did you flash?