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[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nniicckkss:
Hi all,

I don't really want to use the screen protector and I thought I'd ask the question about the glass that the screen is made of.

I understand that it is not Gorilla Glass, and that it does not have the plastic 'shatter protection' layer on it - so how scratch resistant is it if I don't use the protector that came with the phone?

There doesn't seem to be a test online yet, and not much being said about this specific. And no, I don't want to try it out on my phone and report back!! ;)

What do we know? Anyone scratched theirs yet, if so how?

Thanks guys.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mortus17:
I am testing one right now and it has a loooong scratch after ONE day of using and I was carrying it in my jacket pocket so no keys or sharp objects :eek:
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mk-Raul:
Screens do not scratch themselves... Just saying.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poldie:
Wow - this guy's phone must be screwed then:

http://www.phonearena.com/news/See-...with-a-real-knife-on-a-Sony-Xperia-Z3_id61723

Although perhaps the screen only gets scratched if you *don't* use a sharp object?
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dagrim1:
Well, have the phone for about 2 weeks and always put it in my pocket (without keys or money/coins) and seems fine here...

Of course there will also be those who somehow get scratches on it or swear by a screenprotector, but as I never seem to be able to get those on properly without any bubbles I'm not a big fan. Might try in the near future anyway, but seems to do fine without it so far ;)
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwesten:
You could try a tempered glass screen protector i never had that problem with them. and they feel better then plastic screen protectors.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonathan-H:
I'd agree with the tempered glass protectors, I haven't gotten dust under one yet, and if you do, just take it off, get the dust off, and re apply. They're much much better than any normal protector and a lot lot easier to apply and re-position if you get it wrong.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funky0308:
Use Nillkin tempered glass and you won't even see you have something on your screen.

I'm using that SP on Z1 and Z2 and it's perfect.

It's on Z1 for almost a year and it's great...

You have to apply it careful and precise and it'll be awesome.

As I said, it's on my Z1 for almost a year and on Z2 for 4-5 months and there's no a single scratch on them.

And yeah...it's incredibly easy to apply it because it's glass/plastic.

It's not thin like plain SP, so there's no way you could have air bubbles under it.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poldie:
I might have to give that a go; just tried putting on 5 plastic protectors but they all failed my zero-dust policy!
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aegixnova:
Do not overestimate the strength of the screen. It scratches incredibly easily. You'd best keep it safe. Many screen protectors are almost 100% transparent nowadays anyway.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] h3ckman:
The screen on the front of my Z3 has been fine without a screen protector but the back got a scratch from merely sliding across a table a few centimeters. Not very noticeable but makes me wonder if the front and back are different types of glass?
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kerman19:
Having never gotten a scratch on any of my previous phones, personally I think the Z3 glass is slightly on the soft side as I've already got a few tiny scratches on it, which is surprising.

I think it's time to invest in a Tempered Glass screen protector, PET film feels like crap.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoTengoBattery:
Ummm...

Well, I'm pretty sure that in most of cases that won't happen, but...

https://www.google.com/search?q=self+crack+screen

Just quoting...
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ladelfm:
I have to agree with the glass being very soft, don't understand how I've gotten these scratches on the front and back. Been super careful and didn't have anything in my pockets. Have 2 nice ones on the front and a couple on the back from putting it in and taking it out of my empty pockets.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ladelfm:
How easy is the glass to replace on these phones btw, I think the back is very easy but anyone know about the front? Can the glass be replaced without getting a whole new screen and digitizer?
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Devilchuk17:
Screen protectors are a MUST!

Let me start my introducing myself to the Android community. The Z3 is my first Android after iPhone 1,3,4 & 4S. I carried my 4S in my pocket without a screen protector for 3+ years and it still looks flawless. I'm extremely careful with my phones but that is still astonishing to me. My very first day with my Z3 I somehow put a nasty scratch right across the front of the display (not a small one either, it's deep). It was in my pocket all by itself. After I noticed the horrific damage I had done to my brand new $600 phone I almost puked. I literally turn my pockets inside out looking for what may have done the damage. It must've been one of those pesky lint pieces. Since then, the Z3 has gone back in the box in the closet until my screen protector arrives. Needless to say, SCREEN PROTECTORS ARE A MUST for this phone.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tw1tchy:
Well I wouldn't say a must... Quality varies per each batch of glass for their phones. Remember Sony uses their own screen glass technology so if you have a big scratch and don't know why its a probable quality control issue. I've had my Z3 for about 3 months now naked both sides. Not even a micro scratch I could see on the screen and that goes for my Z3 Tablet Compact too. You should be able to keep this phone naked if you be careful (duh) like not putting you phone with sharp objects like keys and maybe cleaning out your pockets once in a while... If a freak accident happens well those always suck but there's no way to stop that other than insuring your phone. Its probably the reason HTC's "Uh-Oh!" service has been getting the talk lately.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhinav.tella:
I believe on Sony's Z3 Compact forum it was mentioned that they use either GG3 or Dragontrail X, I'm guessing same for the Z3 you may get one or the other though GG3 is slightly more scratch resistant according to tests.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rm83855:
I used some Decal Skin covers which looked good but eventually started to peel off so i removed them and my Z3 was "naked" for about 10 days until the tempered screen and back protector arrived. In that time I have a huge mysterious scratch on the back on the device and also a smaller one! I could not believe it i actually thought it was a hair that was stuck to it, this big long windy scratch....

The weird thing is i haven't really left the house through studying for exams..... very strange.

Its also incredibly slippy "naked" so that's another consideration you need to make.

I would definately go for the tempered glass, i got mine for £4 from Amazon (front and back) and they're awesome, it also makes the screen kinda "jump out" and colours look great.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankyjo:
In your case, I don't think it's a scratch but a screen crack! Take a look closer under direct sunlight to be fixed
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaVince:
Scratching inside pockets?!

For those scratching their Z3's, what kind of alien hard artifacts do you have on your pockets???

I've had my Z3 for 9 months now without any protection. I like my phones naked. I prefer them slim and used the way they were designed to. It's very slippery but I've gotten used to it. But I've had no scratches on it so far. However, I NEVER lay my phone face down. I also avoid sliding it on any surface. I do throw it on my bed though. But I've never scratched it inside my pockets! Even with my Nexus 4, no scratches inside the pocket (I did scratch the back when it slid atop a dusty table).

Here's my recommendation though

: Get protection for the back, like any of those invisible shield, transparent film things. You don't really need protectors for the front that ruins the feel of the device. That way, you can lay it on any surface. Also, the films adds traction/friction that reduces the device's "slipperyness".
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonshipman:
Quartz will scratch any and every smartphone on the planet. The common name for such an item? Sand. One grain of sand will scratch your phone.

I have some tiny scratches, but no where near the ones I had on my Galaxy S4. Even with the small scratches, my Z3 has been the most scratch resistant phone I've owned.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhinav.tella:
Agree, people forget sand. The scratches weaken the glass as its impact strength lies in the compression layer at the top, well depending on how deep obviously.
[Asus Transformer TF701] jacodax:
I'm running the ASUS official 4.4 (US SKU). When I play any music through the headphones and the tablet is asleep, playback stutters. It ranges from one stutter every 10 seconds to every few minutes. It tends to do it less often when the screen is on. I've tried killing as many background processes as I can, and uninstalled and/or disabled apps. I tried playing with the wifi settings (toggling always on when asleep) and a few other things to no avail. Is anyone else experiencing this issue?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bazray:
Hi all, I have just got a galaxy s4 and it's runninf 4.4.2 stock rom and I noticed in youtube and netflix that the video seems to skip the odd frame. I have also used it plugged in to the tv via mhl and its the same.. I have done a factory reset but no joy. I don't think it's my wifi connection as other devices work fine.

Does anyone else have this problem?

Cheers.
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[General Topics] mikesol:
My god, do those people need a website redesign.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Taeyeonist9:
Okay, so i am using a xperia z2, cant rmb the version of the firmware, but i successfully rooted my device so i went on to try and flash cm11 onto my device. However, upon flashing cm11 and gapps into my phone through dual recovery i was no longer able to boot up my phone. Holding the power switch causes the device to vibrate, like perhaps every two seconds, but does nothing meaningful. Holding the powerswitch and the volume up key boots into fast boot, which is just a blank screen, but with the blue led that i read on the internet meant fastboot. Problem is, I am unable to get windows to install the relevant drivers for S1 Fastboot as it is displayed on my device manager window, and nothing i try will help. Ive downloaded usb drivers from numerous sources, including but not limited to flashtool, and nothing can get the fastboot to be recognised by the computer. Kindly advise on what i could do to restore my phone please! any help is greatly appreciated!!!!

I live in Singapore and i understand that bootloaders are by default unlocked? I'm not sure if i have to install any form of kernel , but i have a feeling this may be the cause of the problem? Please be kind, I am new to this entire rooting business. Once again any assistance is greatly appreciated!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53220435

Folow this to unbrick your device

You need an unlocked bootloader to flash cm11, no bootloader comes unlocked

There is unlockable and non unlockable
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loveboatcaptain:
Hey @ all,

i will recive a german fire TV with the new firmware which can not be rooted in the next days.

I want to mod my hosts file to get my network devices easier and to get access to my xbmc database which is stored on my synology NAS.

The database uses names instant of IP addresses, that's because I need access to the hosts file.

I want to bind the IP 192.168.178.xx to the name "FileServer".

Can I pull and push the hosts file without root? Or does a symlink work on the fire TV? Or is there another way to get this without search n' replace all entries in my database to get everything with the IP addresses?

Thx for any help with this problem.

Regards from Berlin

Stephan
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pxrave:
no you cant
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ruttix:
Hi,

I just got my LG yesterday, and I rooted it via PurpleDrake.

Today, everyone once in a while, a pop-up comes up about LG's Software Update, asking me to update.

So, my question is this, will updating cause issues because of rooting?

Also, if so, how can I get rid of this stupid pop up asking me to update? [I did turn off OTAs, so I'm assuming this is not one?]

Thanks.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sas007:
I doubt it is. For an OTA update as rooting your device will stop that happening,most likely an app update or something to do with lg agreements.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiriddin:
A software update can still attempt to install if you have not disabled OTA updates from your carrier somehow. Since you are rooted you should freeze the System updates process so it will not attempt to install the update and potentially remove root, or break something during the OTA install. This is not disabled automatically by just rooting, although some methods during root may also disable updates. I am not familiar enough with PurpleDrake to say if it does this or not. I do know that with IORoot you will still need to manually freeze the system update process.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brockyneo:
hi guys i have soff and super cid and was on the latest viper rom but i have a fault and everytime i try flash a stock rom it just fails in recovery has anyone any ideas as its driving me mad because not i dont have no system os installed
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Use fastboot/adb to erase cache and install recovery again. Try a different recovery, and make sure it the latest version. Try a different ROM, or download again to make sure the ROM zip is not corrupt.

Fail to flash is a known issue on TWRP, in particular.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brockyneo:
hi thanks ive managed to flash viper back on through twrp but i still need to flash a stock rom and stock recovery back on phone thats where my problem started as they wouldnt flash
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TikiThePug:
If your M8 is the European model, this might help you: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2735235.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] U8800kid:
Some time ago I tried to update the CWM 5.5.0.4 installed on my Huawei U8800, but unfortunately I did it with a wrong mobile version. In that moment I could get access to pink / blue screens and trying to recover the phone I inserted a copy of the stock ROM in the internal memory.

But after that the update process never works (failed on step 2) , and was not possible to get access to pink / blue screens again. Now, it doesn't matter what I do the phone goes straight to the update process (and of course, fails) . I tried inserting a SD card with stock roms on many versions but seems not be seeing it.

Any suggestions ?

Thanks
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Blefish:
Some people have reported successful update when they have removed battery and then power the device by using USB. Perhaps it works for you too.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloof:
Hi,

Is the cloudy kernel the best for pure performance in terms of lag? Not looking for battery or other performance enhancements.

Is cloudy kernel 1.5 the latest ( just to make sure i have a backup kernel to re-install just on case)?

Is the tweak on hidden menu for HIGH TEMPERATURE still relevant with these kernels?

I am running with ondemand governor.

And just to make sure:

- to install a new kernel i just boot to recovery and flash the kernel without any wipes, right?

- i have xposed and some G2 tweaks running, i don't need to disable/reset or anything?

Thanks for your help! I am still learning.

Nico.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vPro97:
Hello Nico.

I'm hoping that I can assist you with this topic.

First off, regarding the kernel you have plenty of choices. There are two, however, that I'd recommend.

1. Dorimanx Kernel. That kernel is absolutely amazing with LOTS of tweaks, thermal protection, ad-blocker, allows overclocking to 2.8Ghz and much much more. I can't list all the features because they are so many. But there's one thing in particular - it's fast. Dorimanx has created a hybrid kernel from 3.4.xxx and 3.10.y source codes. This is my go-to kernel.

2. Bruce Kernel. It's a modified stock kernel with Bruce's own tweaks. It's fast, very battery friendly but lacks customisation. It also doesn't have thermal protection or any thermal throttling.

Now to your other questions:

Yes, Cloudy 1.5 should be the latest.

I wouldn't mess with the ROM thermal protection found in hidden menu. The gain in speed is most likely negligible but you make your phone more prone to heat damage.

Ondemand governor is great for smoothness, but you'll have a ton of options if you decide to use dorimanx. I use alucard because it's the sweet spot between amazing battery performance and smoothness.

You can install a new kernel without any wipes. Kernel doesn't interfere with ROM as such and you don't have to disable anything. A Kernel is basically what makes software and hardware work together.

I hope this helps!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloof:
Thanks a lot for your answers, these are exactly what I was looking for.

I just flashed Dorimanx, and without knowing too much on how to tweak it (more on that later), it is really smooth. I am keeping it!

OK, great to know, it is so often repeated online that I used to have it. It is now off, absolutely no noticeable difference!

Thanks. Flashed perfectly, twice (I had trickster mod on and wasn't sure what it reset at boot, so uninstalled it and re-installed Dorimanx.)

Got 1040/2900 on geekbench even if that is not really what I care about. I had 950/2750 before, not that much noticeable difference in %.

OK, we're onto kernel tweaks :), I have a few questions:

I discovered that I had STweaks installed, so let's use that.

1) Apart from governor alucard, what other settings should I apply? You mention thermal controls. I expect the defaults of STweaks are OK? If not, what should I do?

2) I found a GPU governor, should I do something there to have better performance?

3) my real goal is to achieve super smoothness when interacting with the phone, I don't play high CPU 3D games or anything like that. I want the phone to react instantly when I press somewhere or open something or press home or recent apps. Any advice? I modified touch boost frequency...

4) if I "reset settings to default" in STweaks, will it reset to Dorimanx' installed default as I just installed the kernel?

5) so that I don't bother anyone anymore, is there a manual about all these tweaks in Dorimanx/STweaks?

Thanks again so much!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darius129:
Hey bud, I dont know if u found out the answers to these questions but I can share my information with u as I see nobody answered it :)

1)

2)

3) I'll tell u the best settings for smoothness but also with great battery life :) All questions ll be answered in one answer :

Make governers Alucard

Touchboost:1.9

Powesave Switch: Performance mode

Power Efficent Worqueues : Unticked

Cpu Tweaks:ticked

Max Cpu 0,1,2,3 freq:2572800

MAx screen off freq :Max Allowed

________________________-

Alucard Hotplug

Hotplug always active

2 cores boost

4 cores max online

2 cores min cpu online

___________________

gpu min 100

max 533

__________________

I/O read ahead 2048

row row

____________________

cron all on

___________________

Logcat Logger always disabled

_____________________

And from developer settings of ur ROM, make window animation, transition animation and animation duration scale 0.5x

If u re not dependant on xposed module, then use ARTruntime(faster)

4) Yes, all settings ll be restored to original Dorimanx settings.

5) I havent seen any yet :)

This is all I can say, let me know about results ;)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloof:
Hey there. Thanks a lot for your answers, despite the thread being so old.

I actually learned a lot since i posted that :)

I use 2x intelliactive, 2x alucard, alicard HP, max freq 2.3, 2.3, 1.9, 1.9, gpu 100-533, i/0 read 1024, dirty tatios 5%/10%

Your settings look interesting, you sure you get great battery life? With 2 cores min? I am going to try :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darius129:
No mate, I said that's settings for u, u said u don't care about battery, so I tried to give u the best settings I can come up with for performance, I myself use 3 cores max, all 2,3 ghz 1 core boost, Alucard on-demand Alucard. 1024. 100 320 GPU. It's pretty smooth with art. But if I wouldn't care about battery, I would do the settings I told u. Hehe :D
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloof:
no worries! :)

I learned to care more about battery ;) I realized that it is really smooth anyway. I have a lot of SOT daily (movies, etc) and realized that using performance settings just drains too quickly and is not needed.

I do put animations to x0.5 (transition animation to OFF).

What I am really struggling with is home redraws... A bit better now, but they used to be 1000x times a day.

I would run with ART but it takes a lot more memory, and with my 16 GB I don't have enough memory left when running ART.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darius129:
Buddy, I am on 16 too. I had 8.5 hours sot with art and cloudy 2.1!! I use nova launcher and I am happier with it :) can give it a try :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloof:
I have a few very large apps (navigon, games,...) they take 2-3 GB.

I al so have movies, remaining is only 1.3 GB.

If i want to backup ROM i need to delete obb files, etc. With ART i will have nothing left!

Tried niva but didn't like it. Will try apex again maybe, but i really like the look of G3 home.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darius129:
Hmm, I see. I didnt know that internal memory and has a thing to do ART, I just made it ART and everything was ok. Launcher is a matter of taste I guess. For lg launcher, I read that there are some hidden settings to lock it in RAM, so that it doesnt redraw that often, maybe u can take a look for that. Hope to share more information for better experience with our phones ;)

[MENTION=5929281]bloof[/MENTION] I forgot to tell, I also like how g3 theme looks, and I use a g3 theme with my nova launcher. If pm me ur gmail, can send u my screenshots :)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] jotto_:
Hello,

Today i updated Vanir ROM to the latest release and DPI Change stopped working. Any ideas whats the problem cause?

Best Regards
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ChiGGz:
Hi All,

Coming from an old Galaxy S2 and comparing the specs, the Z3C is slightly thicker than my S2. How does it feel in your hands? Does it seem clunky due to the thickness?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] galuquetta:
Not really.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] mattdm:
Not at all.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Kev1000000:
If anything, it's too thin. There isn't a lot to grab on to.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] xShin:
Not at all - I can hold it pretty comfortably.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] NRG1975:
I don't know, as mine is still out for delivery. :(

However, I am using a Kyocera Hydro Vibe as an interim phone, and like you I am coming from a Galaxy SII. The Hydro Vibe is roughly the same dimensions as the Z3C, and I can tell you, I prefer the Vibe's size over that of the GSII. This link might help you get a better idea of of how the phones stack up with each other.

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/si...IBE,Samsung-Galaxy-S-II/phones/8744,8641,5106