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[Sony Xperia ZL] kamlesh_sexy:
@gokukaushik

Yes Kaushik, I have previous few firmware, so I don't worry abt to roll back, just wanna see if anyone update the KitKat!

I want result of latest update, Like: Lagging/stuck, Battery drain issue, GPS, Playstore, etc etc...
[Sony Xperia ZL] kamlesh_sexy:
@Self: Good news for me

Hello friends,

I want to inform you that I updated Kitkat .230 on my device, (via OTA, not by PC) and everything working fine, Camera, Playstore, Battery, and no lagging or stuck issue, I use my phone one day(Including wifi, 3g,2g, games, fb, whats*pp, etc etc,) The main I see is Call clearity is better then before, phn speed lil better, so I only say is Latest version is working well for me, So I want to hear from you rest,

Thank you...
[Sony Xperia ZL] rohitanand1020:
I just updated my zl to leatest android 4.4.2 kitkat via ota and reset to factory.....its totally lagging on home screen,on setting.....even i can't able play game,its lagging like hell....

Please help how to fix....

Only good thing is battery is not getting drained infact its better than 4.3

Sent from C6502
[Sony Xperia ZL] gokukaushik:
Updated to kitkat (...230) via OTA . Everything works fine in my mobile . Application screen and homescreen transitions are much faster and smoother compared to jellybean (..101) . Seems that even settings screen lag is fixed. Not so happy about battery life compared to (..101).But not that bad.

:laugh:
[SlimRoms Q&A] jason2678:
I just flashed SlimBean 4.3.build.2.2-OFFICIAL-1738 to my Galaxy S3 I747 (AT&T version).

Since then I'm having problems accessing my external SD card that I'm pretty sure is fine since it's what I just flashed the rom from. When I first tried to mount the card in SlimBean it wanted to format it. I let it try to format, but it seemed to struggle - took a long time and got a little unresponsive.

I've pulled it and formatted it fat32 in a PC using an adapter, but SlimBean still does not work with it. Mounting, unmounting and attempts to access this card seem to have caused one freeze and one random reboot. All seems good with the rom when the card is out, or as long as I don't try to access it.

I successfully ran a TWRP backup of my new SlimBean system to this external SD. Behavior of the card is still spastic in SlimBean. It keeps showing card was removed followed by preparing the card over and over in the notification area when I try to access it from ES or Slim file explorers. I was able to see from the ROM that the TWRP backup files are there and they appear to be the right size, but the card is behaving badly.

Anyone else ever run into this problem, or have any ideas as to a solution?
[SlimRoms Q&A] jason2678:
I'm still fighting this SD card. I've formatted it fat32 with GParted (quick). Formatted it with a terminal mkdosfs -F 32 (sloooow). Now my phone can see it and I can browse files I've put there using a computer, but the phone can't write to the SD card. Also a media player, using rocket player, can play back songs; however, it only plays back the first 4 - 6 seconds then skips to the next song.

I'm starting to suspect a faulty card or slot in my S3. Still hoping someone from the community might have solved a similar problem....
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] pietrucci:
Hello, does the macro function (the switch near the lens) really work? I tried several pictures and can't see any difference between normal and macro.

I notice that I can't put the switch fully to the top (to normal mode) but easily full to the bottom (to macro). Maybe it's dispositioned and therefor it doesn't reach the macro function internally?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] vijay555:
Works extremely well for me. You are trying to use it in a macro fashion right, ie trying to focus on something say < 15cms away?

V
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] pietrucci:
yes I am. I'm afraid by device has to go back to repair (just got it back today from another repair which lasted a month...)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] MikeChannon:
Camera Macro

This is sheer carelessness from your last repair. There is nothing broken on the camera zoom just that the back has been placed on and the catch on the casing has missed the toggle arm on camera. A simple 20 sec job which you could easily do yourself if it weren't for that VOID sticker. Give your last repairer a good talking to.

Mike
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] pietrucci:
If you mean the little sticker on top of the screw next to the camera on the right, this is already broken, by the HTC repairer I assume...

When I unscrew the back (4 screws) then I will be able to repair it myself you think? (first find the appropriate screwdriver).
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] MikeChannon:
Easy Repair

Yes it's an easy fix as there is nothing broken inside. Get set of phone screwdrivers from maplin or such like. Open phone bottom end first needs just a little bit of easing out as there are pop in connections all around. Tilt bottom edge up and with a bit of judicious wiggling it will pop off!. The problem will be immediately obvious. There is a small "arm" on the camera that fits into the movable macro switch on the case.

Easiest wat I've found to get them to match up is move both lever and and switch toward top of device and place back on by moving it straight down onto phone (not at an angle). Before putting screws in check switch moves fully and in good light you'll actually see lens and black ring moving in an out. Once full screwed up (forgive expression) you may need to press a little on top edge to get case to return fully into position.

Mike
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] pietrucci:
Many thanx, it works again!!!

As you said I lifted the bottom, played with the switch and it fell into place!

First I tried to remove the whole cover, but at the cameraside it didn't get off that easy and I was affraid to damage something. But then I solved it without lifted the whole cover. SO I'M VERY HAPPY NOW!!!

(by the way, is there a trick to get the whole cover off? Not that I want to do that at the moment...)

Pietrucci
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] MikeChannon:
Congratulations

Knew you could do it, congratulations. The back is fiddly, it helps if you have the tool that looks like a flat blade screwdriver with a slightly bend tip - meant for providing a little leverage to pull the case out enough to release the click in clips. A blunt knife could also be used if you want to go down market. Steer clear of a sledgehammer though!

Mike
[Captivate Android Development] KruciFFF:
This is a ported version of [ROM][KK][4.4.4]CyanAOSP KK4.4 v4.0.0 for Samsung Captivate.

All Thanks to ts1506 for his efforts!

Main Features

1. Fast, Stable and Intended for gamers

2. Built from CM11 source with O3 optimizations, heavily debloated , no 3rd party apps are installed.

4. Additional tweaks ( varied from previous version v4.0.0 )

5. For those people who love ROMs with lots of theme customizations,apps etc, this ROM is not for you.

Changelog of v4.0.0

1. CM 11 source synced as of 03/07/2014

2. Android base updated to 4.4.4 KTU48P

3. Cleaned up source, updated DocumentsUI for apk install

4. Deleted some junk

Install Procedure for best performance

NOTE : FULL WIPE RECOMMENDED

(You should take a nandroid backup if anything goes wrong)

1. Wipe data , cache , dalvik cache (required while changing layout)

2. Format system and datadata (required while changing layout)

3. Install CyanAOSP ROM. ( if error occurs for "partition layout..",dont panic, its just a warning, repeat this step, it should Flash properly)

4. Install my Gapps package (Required) , link below.

5. Set up the ROM and leave it alone for 10-15 mins.

6. Reboot again and enjoy.

Version Information

ROM OS Version: 4.4.4 KitKat

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.0.x (Semaphore 3.4.3sc)

ROM Firmware Required: Must be flashed from a recent 4.3 or 4.4 build

Based On: CyanogenMod

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: 4.0.0

Stable Release Date: 2014-07-03

Download Link

Cyan ROM -

v4.0.0

: Download Here

v3.5.0

: Download Here

Cyan GAPPS [ Reduced Size ] - Download Here

Screenshots - Here

Contributors

ts1506, pawitp, stratosk, fishears, mnazim, SlimTeam, DerTeufel1980, kasper_h, anthonycr,

alberto96, atomixxx (for new logo), Omni ROM Team (xplodwild , Entropy512 and many more)
[Captivate Android Development] ethereal_mist:
Another ROM!!

Gonna try it tomorrow. Thanks. :D
[Captivate Android Development] KruciFFF:
Those who haven't tested v3.5.0 yet, I ask you to wait, CyanAOSP v4.0 (Final version) is coming soon!
[Captivate Android Development] |=>AmuzZ<=|:
I just installed this.. Lot of stuff keeps crashing

eg. Dailer, messages, settings
[Captivate Android Development] KruciFFF:
Perform FULL wipe & Flash Gapps given in the link, dont flash other gapps. It should work fine
[Captivate Android Development] ethereal_mist:
PlayStore fc error on v4.0. I flashed PA gapps and working fine now.
[Captivate Android Development] eNemy-:
Same here.

Clean flashed 3 times. 1 time with the Gapps from the first message and 2 times with Bank's.

Also baseband version seems to be unknown even after flashing a modem.
[Captivate Android Development] guschoneweg:
Can't play videos with semaphore kernel, when using cm kernel then can play videos. Any help? I want to use semaphore kernel.
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Hello everybody!

I've just "ported" the bootanimation from the Android Lollipop Preview from Nexus 5, I've resized every picture one by one so that they match the screen resolution of our smartphone :D

Also, I've created a new bootsound, that combines the old Xperia Bootanimation and the song that Google used in the intro of the I/O Keynote of this year :p

Preview:

Demo video:

[YOUTUBE]QNzDR_ZPRro[/YOUTUBE]

Download: MEGA / Dropbox

Instructions: Move to /system/media and give permission RW-R-R

Hope you enjoyed it, and if so, hit the thanks button :cool:
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Added demo video to OP, so that those who didn't tried it yet are able to check out how it looks like :cool:
[Sony Xperia M2] johnsamte:
Nice. What about android l theme for non root device
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Sorry, I think that's not possible, check that some people, like JanM RS and Ben Ling, have already tried with Sony's SDKs to make a theme for Xperia Themes, but it didn't work because it needs the SuperUser Mod, so let's see if it's still necesary to root the device when KK arrives, or if we are able to use it at 100%..

BTW, check this post, it's a request for CyanogenMod to bring official support for our device, you might be interested, maybe, if they bring us support, we might have Android L rom's in the future :fingers-crossed:
[Sony Xperia M2] Dickey Kid'deviel:
Thanks man! :svetius:
[Sony Xperia M2] riyandroidz:
Thats look nice i guess,, so i'll try to port to mine..thank u.. :)
[Sony Xperia M2] ellynepain:
must rooted device or not?
[Sony Xperia M2] Rajeev:
Yes. U need a rooted device for sure.
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Upppppp (so that new ones can check this amazing bootanimation :D )
[Sony Xperia M2] Naufal Sidik:
Cool bro! Keep it up
[Sony Xperia M2] sedanadiatmika:
Works great on my Xperia M2 Dual:good:
[Sony Xperia M2] BlazingBullets:
works fine on D2305, it's a bit blurry at the edges but the resizing must have messed it up :p

one kool tip for people who are paranoid about changing the boot animation and bricking their device is to:

1)be rooted ofc

2)IMPORTANT!!!: RENAME NOT REPLACE

3)now you can move the "new" boot animation to /system/media

4)now navigate to /system/bin

5)find the script "bootanimation" it shouldn't be "bootanimation.sh" or anything else just "bootanimation", may be diffrent for other devices but it should be consistance across all android devices

6)if it shows the new animation then done! :victory::victory::victory:

7)else, go back, delete the "new" one and rename the old boot animation to it original name "bootanimation.zip"

8)check all the contents of the "new" one and perform a MD5/hash checksum on it, then take it from step 2 again

i'll personally keep another copy of the boot animation on my PC so i can adb push it if all fails
[Sony Xperia M2] kevinkehoe18:
The volume is very low :( can barely hear it :(
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Why quote whole op?

And sound is low because people told me it was too high, so i decreased it! LOL
[Sony Xperia M2] Sidow:
Do i have to delete the old boot animation? (With backup of course)
[Sony Xperia M2] Dzepar:
I'm using MiXplorer so when i change bootanimation i usually overwrite, so no need of deleting. ;)
[Sony Xperia M2] Sidow:
Got it, thanks!
[Sony Xperia M2] G3RV0:
Nice Boot animation, from the beginning I thought that it will be Windows 7 logo , haha you got me there.. but nicely done ;)
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fadi81:
i have AT&T note 3 with kitkat NC2 update can i downgrade this phone??

i also have AT&t note 3 Jellybean M19 back from other mobile.... which i create using Safestrap ...

can i restore other mobiles backup to this phone?... is that possible?????.....
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerrycoffman45:
No on restoring ml9 on nc2 4.4.2 because of bootloader and kernel you can restore jb to jb or kk to kk from a different phone as long as they are the same type of phone
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 440bro:
Sorry for the bad news, but our bootloader is locked preventing us from downgrading.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerrycoffman45:
Nc2 4.4.2 can not be downgraded
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vonerk:
Did that by accident once. Totally Borked everything up. Had one heck of a time getting everything back to working order. Do not restore system files from JB to KK! You might be able to restore your data files but I'm guessing you will have problems afterwards. If you want to try it, make a backup first. Then restore data NOT SYSTEM! If your phone starts acting funky then just restore from your NC2 backup.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cod3L1ne:
Mlg.tar is what we att guys got for now

Sent from N900A ThunderKat HeadQuarterZ
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tunir:
i have unrooted my phone and done a factory reset but still recovery is present in my phone,pls tell me how to uninstall it.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nanostray:
Flash stock ftf with flashtool. It'll wipe system and place default system on your phone (meaning no recovery)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tunir:
any other method to remove recovery,

if not than how to flash the stock rom and is there any problem if i keep the the recovery in my phone.

will i face any problem during official software update or any such kind of problem

.
[Moto X Q&A] hbar98:
I'm having a couple of wonky issues that recently presented themselves.

First, the compass is acting up. It always points in the wrong direction in Maps. It is usually about 45 degrees off, but lately it seems to only want to point south. It also points in the wrong direction when using GPS Essentials, but I haven't tried anything else.

Second, and the more frustrating issue: Maps is not working. First issue with maps: When I search for a destination and look at the route (before I start the route guidance), if the screen shuts off the phone will not wake up. I will have to reboot the phone. Second issue with maps: Route guidance crashes the phone. Specifically, when the voice talks, maps will freeze, causing me to have to reboot the phone. The really strange part is if I turn the volume all the way down, I can navigate just fine. It is only when the voice talks that it crashes. However, as you can guess, a voiceless guidance isn't all that helpful.

Things that I have done in the past that may or may not have any affects on my current issue: I have used faux's kernel, but went back to the stock kernel. I also use Viper's audio fix.

Does anyone have any suggestions for me to try to fix this??
[Moto X Q&A] hbar98:
*sigh*

The only time things work correctly is if you ask for help, right? I don't know if I have a permanent fix, but the compass and maps issues have subsided.

Here's what I did: I tried to use GPS Essentials multiple times to calibrate the compass with no success. I then tried GPS Status and Toolbox and that seemed to properly calibrate the compass, so that issue may be resolved.

Concerning the maps crashing: I tried disabling Viper audio for the phone speaker (I hadn't had this issue when the voice guidance was through the bluetooth), and it seemed to act normally. Since I only used Viper for the phone speaker I decided to totally uninstall the driver and app.

I don't know if this is a perma fix, but I'll try it out for a while and see what happens.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Themes and Apps] djsnoopyxxl:
Hi

Here is a Performance Mod for fw.4.4.4

After flash you have a better:

Wifi and 3G Signal

Homescreen ( keep in Memory)

faster System

Try it

Download: https://mega.co.nz/#!5pMkVaxI!MHsteFt-6k6XLDMJYJ5kqRBZZXh6Tckvi7UaAaiIE4c

Flash it with CWM

Press Thanks, please
[Xperia Z1 Compact Themes and Apps] mosespl:
Any further info? What about battery? And what excacly contain this mod hm? More info to flash it:)
[Xperia Z1 Compact Themes and Apps] rayb1966:
Pretty vague, need a little more information.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Themes and Apps] djsnoopyxxl:
After flash of this Mod you have a better Wifi and 3g Signal.

Internet works a little faster.

The Homscreen stays after unlock your Phone in Memory.

The Widgets do not refresh ( it is better for the battery)

The Apps starts faster.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Themes and Apps] rayb1966:
Thanks, I'll give it a whirl. :cool:
[Xperia Z1 Compact Themes and Apps] mosespl:
I installed this mod and my battery drian is higher ( i think) in wakelocks detector i found this:

I will check tommorow on new rom without this mod.

I recharge my battery so 70% after 10hr is not real:)

But i had 60%
[Xperia Z1 Compact Themes and Apps] puteax:
anyone noticed positive changes after apply this mod? lol
[Xperia Z1 Compact Themes and Apps] GeorgeNav:
I don't know what kinda magic you used on my phone, but EVERTHING runs so much smoother now. No more studdering. I'm on a slimkat weekly ROM and runs way better. Thank you so much! Please keep making more oh xda wizard..
[Xperia Z1 Compact Themes and Apps] casiocas:
Hey!

If I want to remove this mod, then how?

EDIT: WT.... Google play is crashing after flashing this!!!

PEACE FOR ALL

;)
[Xperia Z1 Compact Themes and Apps] ElPocho796:
Works it with lock bootloader?
[Xperia Z1 Compact Themes and Apps] Tonio78r:
I guess yes, mine is locked and it's working :)
[Xperia Z1 Compact Themes and Apps] Revontheus:
If you really want to see some "Real" significant performance increase you should

1) Un-install all crapware, battery savers, task killers as these apps use more RAM than they clean-up. Moreover did you know CM does not accept bug reports if they found out the user reporting uses Task killers

2) Supercharge your Current Rom more info here.

3) Install Crossbreeder ( this is a universal ad-blocker and blocks all ads from all apps ) flashable via recovery.

4) Odex and Zipalign rom

5) Init.d Tweaks

6) Enjoy
[Xperia Z1 Compact Themes and Apps] HackitZ:
Have you installed crossbreader? if so did you get error 7 while trying to flash the zip?

Thanks
[Xperia Z1 Compact Themes and Apps] mirza95yyz:
cant work
[LG Optimus G Pro] asl9622:
http://nexus5.wonderhowto.com/how-t...-detection-any-screen-android-kitkat-0155963/

This only works for rooted devices but I can confirm it works on my stock rooted optimus g pro e980. Pretty nice feature.
[LG Optimus G Pro] Rred:
Google had said they used a special low-power audio chip to listen for the magic words. So if you enable "google now" on a phone without the magic chip built in, assuming it works, isn't that going to kill battery life?
[LG Optimus G Pro] conan1600:
You could do all this to get ok google... or... you could just download open mic+ from playstore and enable ok Google through Google now. Pretty easy.
[LG Optimus G Pro] asl9622:
True but if you don't want a separate app this literally takes 3 minutes. Eventually google now will open up to this and you won't need a third party app. As for battery I have not noticed any difference.
[LG Optimus G Pro] nsh121193:
thanks for the link
[LG Optimus G Pro] dpalmer76:
I followed this and it doesn't work for me. Any suggestions?
[LG Optimus G Pro] jburgos3:
I just did recovery restore today and so happens that Google has this already built in the settings just tap the ok Google hot detection and the retrain settings are there ....or maybe it's my imagination but it worked for me ... Or it's built in the sphinx Rom ...
[LG Optimus G Pro] rbf351:
it works perfectly, but it kills the ability to use the video camera function. you end up with an error that something else is using the audio, and it refuses to record anything
[LG Optimus G Pro] asl9622:
Good find. Happens to me too. Anyone else alarm automatically snooze? I believe it was said some people were having success just searching for for OK google everywhere and the option became available.
[LG Optimus G Pro] asl9622:
Edit: Bug as of now are you can't record video and your alarm may stop working. I recommend waiting for official google release.
[LG Optimus G Pro] asl9622:
I uninstalled google search and reinstalled only to have the same issues. The always listening feature is still interfering with the video recording process. For some reason my alarm clock is auto snoozing. Third party clock app works though.
[LG Optimus G Pro] asl9622:
I enabled google everywhere again and tried different camera and it worked with no issues. Seems like the stock apps have something conflicting.
[LG Optimus G Pro] dpalmer76:
I cannot get it to work on my LG-E980. Any suggestions?
[LG Optimus G Pro] asl9622:
The google everywhere or video recording?
[LG Optimus G Pro] dpalmer76:
Google Everywhere. I have tried everything [emoji1]
[LG Optimus G Pro] asl9622:
I would uninstall google search. Reinstall and search OK google everywhere in the search app. Rumor is that enabled it for people.

http://phandroid.com/2014/07/03/google-now-everywhere-trick/
[LG Optimus G Pro] dpalmer76:
I still can't get it to work, any other suggestions?
[LG Optimus G Pro] asl9622:
Anyone else having audio issues with this enabled? Every time I turn it on I have notification sounds not working and audio from play music, netflix etc. It doesn't happen all the time but it is annoying.