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[Xperia Z3 General] Untouchab1e:
Yeah it can be disabled but not removed. Also, by "throwing CM" on a Z3 you not only get the bleeding edge of Android but as a developer you get to directly contribute to the operating system running on your device. Thats pretty awesome.
[Xperia Z3 General] Untouchab1e:
You do loose the Sony Camera app as it requires the Sony Framework to function. However, I prefer living without the gimmicky features, but thats me.
[Xperia Z3 General] 3Shirts:
Whatever your thoughts, there are ways to express them without sounding like a douche. This was not one.

I have had a Nexus 4 and 5 and CM is fantastic. It's vanilla android but with more options and the small niggles fixed. Sony's framework is a mixed bag, some great apps and customisations but quite a lot of crap too. I can totally see why some people would want to get rid of that and run a nice clean vanilla instead. It certainly doesn't 'ruin' a device, just changes it.
[Xperia Z3 General] Shudder123:
ive never been a fan of Cyanogenmod, even when I had the Nexus 5 i never understood what the fuss was about it. All I encountered was bugs. Sure there's up to date stuff, but by putting CM on a Sony phone, most of the stuff that was made to go with the Z3 and sony's operating system will be useless. the money will be wasted IMO.
[Xperia Z3 General] kuzcoTheGreat:
Kinda late to the discussion but:

wouldn't CM or any other custom ROM affect the battery life?

As far as I can tell the battery life of the z3 is so good because sony uses a mode in which only active parts of the display are constantly refreshed. This is a software feature, isn't it? So if I flash CM I would loose that feature.
[Xperia Z3 General] gregbradley:
Yes you will lose stamina mode if you flash CM
[Xperia Z3 General] kuzcoTheGreat:
thank you for your reply, gregbradley

Your reply is about stamina mode, which is a great feature, but not what I was actually curious about.

what I meant is this:

source: digitalspy.co uk "sony-xperia-z3-review-the-best-android-device-around"

my Question is if this is a software or a hardware feature and if I would loose it due to CM

Stamina mode is a restriction for apps that run in background while the screen is turned off.

at least, that's what it says on the sony homepage:

source: developer sonymobile "how-sonys-battery-stamina-mode-works"

This awesome feature is easily accomplished with automation apps like tasker or automagic. So I wouldn't care if CM removes Stamina Mode.

edit: Because of my limited post-count on xda I am not allowed to post outside links in my posts so I had to obscure the sources. Sorry
[Xperia Z3 General] schnidex:
I've just got the Z3 Compact, and would be very keen to see an official CM on my device!

If there's a way I can help make that happen, I would love to know..

:laugh:
[Xperia Z3 General] Jonathan-H:
Personally i've never been a fan of CM. I can see people like it, but the loss of camera and other features, as well as waiting years for stability on a device, if you ever get it, is not worth it. I also think CM moved away from the bleeding edge of Android years ago when they sold out and removed the customisation ability of CM in the past. Personal opinion.
[Xperia Z3 General] paperWastage:
yeah, but once we have a stable cm devicetree/kernel, it makes it easier for other people to build omni/AOKP/... using those devicetree/kernels
[Xperia Z3 General] Untouchab1e:
what customization ability? Its still open source so you can still customize any aspect of the operating system you want. On some devices CM runs extremely well, on others it never does. Thats not really CM's fault as its an issue all AOSP-based ROMs will have as long as the OEM's dont support it better.
[Xperia Z3 General] padde0711:
Hey there, how is your CM port coming along? I'm thinking about getting a Z3, too, but from what I hear the stock firmware isn't really that great. If CM runs well on it, I'll go for it.:good:
[Xperia Z3 General] Gaborowitz:
Me 2. any news?
[Xperia Z3 General] freddy1991:
They are now working on AOSP Lollipop port.

And when CM12 is just around the corner, I think it's not worth to use their time in porting CM11

That's just my thought
[Xperia Z3 General] :
I would love the flash the new Cyanogenmod rom to my phone, the only case is that it loses all the Sony related apps. I bought the phone specially for them. So for me no point flashing pure android. Now I have seen those apps being installed separately. But the case is that you will not get the genuine feel of the Xperia.
[Xperia Z3 General] raviboy100:
im having an interal war with myself again rooting and leave my drm crap and my other half saying its not worth it yet
[Xperia Z3 General] iBuzman:
hehe
[Xperia Z3 General] vittogn:
Great to see the progress!

Is CM at this stage almost AOSP or it does have some CM features already?

Inviato dal mio D6603 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Xperia Z3 General] iBuzman:
very vanilla.. a lot more things work than than with aosp (so cm12 a very similar but better option at this stage) no camera on any build will stop most from playing with this.. a guy has camera (and everything else) working on Z so hopefully not too far off (he build his own stock kernel though)
[General Questions and Answers] helphelpme:
1. Not working this ... fastboot flash recovery reocevery.img

Computer say ' Recovery partition can't flashing '

Why why whY!!!!! BOOM!!!!!

2. Not working this ... fasrboot oem unlock

Print this sentence ... and don't anything TT

I want to flash clockwork recovery mod on my phone
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreasWY:
Hey,

I'm currently trying to root my Sony Xperia Z2 but I can't get past the unlockbootloader stage.

I use the instructions given at Sony Developer World after entering my IMEI and all that, but one step don't work for me:

"3. On your Xperia™ Z2, press the Volume up button at the same time as you connect the other end of the USB-cable. For Windows users, when asked for a driver, point to the usb_driver folder where you placed the android_winusb.inf-file, and select the Android Boot loader Interface-file."

I connect the phone and it lights up blue as it should but computer is not asking me for any drivers. And seem I have to do this step as the next step is:

"4. When your device is connected, open a command window on your computer and go to the platform-tools folder within the Android SDK folder and type in ">fastboot devices" "

And if I type "fastboot devices" after the ">" nothing happens. If I try it with ">fastboot devices" the cmd.exe goes "The system cannot find message text for message number in the message file for Application."

Thanks for any help!

Andreas
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
I recomend using flashtool instead, also backup your TA partition because your warrent is voided by your bootloader being unlocked

Flashtool.net < it has a drivers.exe run in the drivers folder, run that first

I was never able to unlock my bootloader via sonys instructions across few devices, flashtool alwaus has worked for me
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreasWY:
Thanks!

Gonna try it out but wondering if I should backup the TA Partition before or after the fastboot?

For example at this thread it states first step as "root" which feels more like the last step. :p

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/orig-development/tutorial-backup-ta-partition-to-drm-t2234627
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigstoo:
Before!

Unlocking the bootloader deletes your DRM keys so backing up your TA after you have unlocked the bootloader would be pointless.

The order you need to do things is...

Root (this allows you to backup your TA)

Backup your TA

Unlock your bootloader

Flash a flash a custom recovery

Flash ROMs to your heart's content

If you want to go back to stock (including restoring your DRM keys)...

Flash a stock FTF using flashtool

Lock the bootloader

Root

Restore your backed up TA

Flash the same FTF using flashtool (to remove root)
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daniel30:
Hey!

I have the same problem here, nothing happens when i write fastboot devices while trying to unlock my device (but adb is working, in fact, i got into bootloader mode using adb).

I tried also using flashtool, but it says my device isn't able to be unlocked (but checking it in my z2 following Sony 's website steps it says: UNLOCK BOOTLOADER:YES).

Thanks!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghostofcain:
If you aren't getting device ID on fastboot devices then either your device isn't in fastboot mode or your pc isn't detecting it, check that you have the correct drivers installed, flashtool can do it for you, and try again.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daniel30:
Thanks for helping!

That was the first i though, but if i can use adb, drivers should be okay, or at least that's what it should be.

And about not being in fastboot mode, i got into it through adb, and my notification led was blue, as it should be when the device is in fastboot mode.

Thanks again!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghostofcain:
If I'm not mistaken fastboot and adb drivers are different, at least they are on htc devices. If fastboot devices returns no results it's because the pc can't communicate with any fastboot devices connected to it, end of.
[Xperia Z General] androidfreak70:
You should move this to the development section :)

TapaTalked from my MultiROM Xperia™ Z (C660²) running Dirty Unicorns OR PAC MAN ROM!
[Xperia Z General] ceLsiuZ:
Yeah I wanted to, but I couldnt since I did not have 10 posts yet.

So I guess a moderator would need to do that...

Best regards

ceLsiuZ
[Xperia Z General] auricgoldfinger:
Installed

Belgium speaking, I flashed it with CWM recovery, cleared cache and had no black screen delay: phone booted immediately.

Thank you a lot, I'm going to test it now :)
[Xperia Z General] ceLsiuZ:
Haha, hello Belgium, that's very good to hear and thanks a lot for sharing your experience!

And, how's the test going?

I'm not quite sure, but could it be that the battery management is not the best again? It's quite misleading, cause after flashing one always tends to using the phone more extensively than before, but somehow I got the impression that the power usage of "Android System" and "Android OS" is relatively high.

But as I said, my impression might be quite subjective - what do others say?
[Xperia Z General] Magguz:
Hi,

flashed it and Xperia stays in black screen.

Had to flash the original ftf file and root it by myself.

But now I dont know which recovery works with 4.4.4 ^^

Have to find it now ^^
[Xperia Z General] Arrowblue:
if you are rooted, Than install Flashtool and find Advanced stock kernel and flash it, you have your recovery. or try doomlord cwm recovery.
[Xperia Z General] imm1304:
Thank you very much for this. I needed something like this because my C6616 doesnt have official 4.4.4 so far.

I followed your instructions and had no problems at all.
[Xperia Z General] neger-t:
Thank you very much for the file.

Flashed it through CWM, only wiped cache after and worked perfectly! only issue I had was a missing baseband directly after rebooting but that was fixed after the second reboot (or just some time waiting).

Came from eXistenZ Ultimate 1.5.5
[Xperia Z General] saphos:
It worked!

Hi,

thanks to celsiusZ !!

I just flashed with TWRP, wiped cache/dalvik cache, rebooted. No black screen, reboot took about 2 minutes. All seems to work! :)

Greetz!
[Xperia Z General] cyberbeam:
Danke! ;)

I also flashed it on a pre-rooted phone (with locked bootloader) with t-mobile Austria branding using TWRP without any problems.

The phone is still rooted, SuperSU still works, as does TWRP.

Even after a factory reset everything works fine.

thx!
[Xperia Z General] mir2ruso:
Nice thanks, perfect found on my Z :good:
[Xperia Z General] oskarhds:
Man I have the C6616 and it was officially updated to 4.4.4 , but I don't know how to root my phone, do you know how to do that? Thanks
[Xperia Z General] allendj81:
So this is safe to flash on the C6606 TMO USA? I'm on the stock 4.3 firmware and not rooted and locked
[Xperia Z General] EmeraldTimer:
do i have to do something other if i come from 5.0 AOSP?

except format data
[Xperia Z General] imm1304:
Hi, just saw this message late. For me, the best route was to root the bell 4.4.2 I was on using the towelroot.apk and then flash the pre rooted latest rom. I remember 4.4.4 root being more complicated as outline here in the forums so I decided to skip that route.
[Xperia Z General] xperiaXD:
Hi need help

I flashed your rom, im successful at doing it but, i cant use gplay and i cant hard reset my phone, i just want to ask if u can help me with it? And if i use the companion to repair the software it will be back at bsod state, sorry for the grammar TIA
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UNCMo96:
I recently bought 2 of this cable:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...0-20&m1k=vb_ac

which has an MHL connector for the phone on one end and an HDMI and usb connection for power on the other.

I have a rooted S4 (no custom roms, stock except for rooting) on verizon. I'm on 4.2.2

With both cables I cannot get the device to work. THere's no charging (using the standard samsung charger brick) and no video. I've tried both cables on multiple HDTVs (mine at home are 7 years old so I thought maybe a newer TV, but I Tried one at work as well). I tried rebooting the phone but that didn't work. Is there anything I need to do with the phone. THe reviews make it sound like the cable is plug and play.

Any thoughts?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AntaresOne:
Hello,

Seems that Galaxy S4 HDMI out works only with original Samsung MHL adapter

Inviato dal mio GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UNCMo96:
I unrooted and it still didn't work. I bit the bullet and ordered the samsung adapter for 30 bucks.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingoftf:
Hi there

found today that Android OS is running with 97%.

Never had that behaviour before

Tried to fix it with a reboot but stays the same

G3 is running V10h since update has been available without any problems and I do not have any new apps installed.

Very strange.

Any tips and tricks to solve that?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingoftf:
Funny that this high does not affect the battery duration at all, only 5% over night.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TonzaTheChosenOne:
I have "Android OS" on the second place, right after the screen. Nothing to worry about. Even the slightest thing can show up as a "big resource" user if there is not happening anything markable.
[Moto X General] thesimulacre:
It seems strange that a screen that could, if properly integrated with small aesthetic changes in the software, extend dramatically the battery life of this device is being asked more and more (with every update) to energize and illuminate as many pixels with 100% white as possible. It is maddening to me. When we add into the mix the non-replaceable battery, the whole thing starts to reek of planned obsolescence.

I would like to give motorola the benefit of the doubt, and imagine that the software developers in charge of the texting, dialer, and contacts truly have our eyes and sensibilities at heart, but it is difficult.

Thank you to all developers, including those who created this very app, who have followed in the footsteps of blackle (or without any external inspiration) and afforded the end user a simple switch in a settings dialogue somewhere.

I am assuming that at some point another software update will happen for this otherwise amazing phone. What are the options for communicating the desire for such a change to those rolling out 4.4.next? Whose skirt do I tug on? I have seen a LOT of similar sentiment. Also, should the ability to root an at&t '58 ever come to light, are there any ROMs that are skinned in darkness? Oh wait, I know, UTSF.

I feel better just talking about it. Thanks.
[Moto X General] iaminflames:
What?
[Moto X General] rocketsaucev2:
It's stock Android, not specifically the Moto X. Indeed if you root there are many ways to make the white black

Sent from my XT1060
[Moto X General] super65man:
any root app for this?
[Moto X General] Hasuris:
Gravity Box for all black system and "team blacked out" (they invert many apps) for a lot else. Also, there are many apps, that have "dark" (black) themes. I use Textra (sms) and whatsapp plus (find a black costum theme). Also, for Firefox there are extensions, that invert webpages. Too bbad Firefox is crap :(

But hold your horses, the difference in battery life isn't that dramatic. People will ALWAYS pick the phone that is brighter and has more "vibrant" colors in the store. The latest Samsung ad even refers to the critic, the colors on their devices are over saturated. It's a feature, not a bug ;)
[Moto X General] centavar:
Dark menus and apps like the dialer are generally harder to view outside, and aren't as pleasing to the eye. Had a GS4 (it has an AMOLED screen as well) and tried a custom ROM done exactly to accommodate the AMOLED with dark colors and clear black everywhere possible. Well, I didn't enjoyed that in the long run, although it looked sleek at first sight. As I said it's generally harder to view the screen outside, and the eyes tend to tire from the black background.

Simply not worth it for the additional hour or two at most of battery life.
[Moto X General] bigv5150:
Well you could have just said I want the choice to change all light themes to dark to save battery. Wow, did that all in one sentence LOL sorry had to be a smart ass. I do agree I prefer black especially at night even on a low setting it is blinding.
[Moto X General] _MetalHead_:
I like the black/blue look mainly because it looks more high tech than all the white nonsense of KitKat. That's why my X is still on 4.2.2.
[Moto X General] thesimulacre:
Brevity is not my strong suit.

The search function brought me to a cyanogenmod version of the texting that, with a little defaults finegeling, brought me back the old black n blue, which I also like better.

I think that without the ability to change permissions, though, the contacts and dialer are out of reach.
[Moto X General] FirePsych:
If you like black and blue,I'm sure there are forums for that.
[Moto X General] rocketsaucev2:
That's absolutey ridiculous. You are missing out on so many Motorola updates not to mention android itself by staying on jelly bean. I don't even

Sent from my XT1060
[Moto X General] _MetalHead_:
I have a Nexus 5 as well, so I do have a phone that is running the latest and greatest. I know what I am missing out on, and it's not much as far as I'm concerned. For me, my Moto X is perfect. It does everything I need it to, the way I need it to so there is absolutely no reason for me to update it. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I'm not one of those guys who has to have the latest software on everything. My MacBook Pro is still on Snow Leopard, my iPad Mini Retina is on iOS 7, and again, my X is on 4.2.2. Heck, even my 2013 Nexus 7 is still on Jelly Bean. I find something that works, and I stick with it.
[Moto X General] rocketsaucev2:
Not just the 'latest and greatest'. If updates to the Motorola features on the Moto X are not much as far as your concerned then that defeats the purpose of owning the Moto X. They haven't fixed anything that was broken, they've made them better. I guess you couldn't know what you are missing because you have made the puzzling decision to willingly stagnate your device ?

Sent from my XT1060
[Moto X General] _MetalHead_:
As I said, the features I use work perfectly for me. I don't need anything else from my X besides what I'm already getting from it. Trust me, I know what I'm doing.
[Moto X General] rocketsaucev2:
The software you are running is inferior

Sent from my XT1060
[Moto X General] rocketsaucev2:
Lol! My thoughts exactly! ? Trust me I know what I'm doing

Sent from my XT1060
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RobertVanHagar:
Due to the dropped calls and poor data in my county, I've was forced to call Verizon Tech Support yesterday, and without asking me, apparently the rep managed to either access my phone remotely or scan it, and then stated the number of non-Play Store applications I had installed on my phone, said it was Rooted, and began to give me a speach about it. Has anyone had the same experience? Can they, without our knowledge and/or permission, access our device?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zach_Deem:
That sounds odd. I hard bricked my phone yesterday and told them my phone died during the update and now I have a replacement on the way. Hopefully they won't find what I did to it. And isn't that invasion of privacy?
[Milestone 2 Android Development] rkrisi:
Hello everyone!

Recently I have installed, Danik's ROM and Kernel on my Milestone 2, but I wanted to flash back the CM11 and the original Kernel. So I went to bootloader mode, and flashed the right sbf, but now the phone is dead... when I plug into computer, the white charge led lights but the screen is black, and Windows doesn't recognise the device.

What should I do, to get back to the roots?

Thanks in advance
[Milestone 2 Android Development] ssjoker:
factory reset your phone with stock recovery

-turn off your phone

-Hold button key X on keyboard with power key
[Milestone 2 Android Development] Zinamo:
Hello,

in case of big troubles, follow precisely in each step this guide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1032372

to find RDSlite use google :) to avoid any driver/permission problem, if you can, use an old Win XP computer or a virtual machine.. let us know if it works..
[Milestone 2 Android Development] rkrisi:
thanks for the replies, I always use XP for flashing, because Win 8.1 isn't supported. Now the only problem is, that windows doesn't recognise the phone, I think the battery is too low, now I am trying to charge it up with an external charger... Anyway someone know what to do if I used Danik's kernel and I want the original back? I don't have to flash some kernel sbf or something like that before flashing the original rom with rsd lite?
[Milestone 2 Android Development] rkrisi:
Now if I connect the phone to the PC it recognises, but the screen is black. If I start flashing it with the right sbf, the phone screen shows the SW Update In progress screen, and when the flashing complete, the phone reboots, but always gets back to Bootloader mode with black screen
[Milestone 2 Android Development] rkrisi:
I think I have this BL version problem, because before bricking my phone the original rom was 2.2 AsiaRetail.. What should I try, I dont know what bootloader version installed last, but I read that this problem is caused when trying to flash a rom with an older bootloader than installed
[Milestone 2 Android Development] pommegmx:
Did you try one of these ?

http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=29
[Milestone 2 Android Development] Zinamo:
hello, sorry for the late reply.. I hope I have understood your problem but if I'm wrong, tell me.. well, I always kept my MS2 to the first *.sbf version (froyo) to avoid problems but in your case, you may try using the latest *sbf (the gingerbread one) and then upgrade to the rom you want.. or, if you have upgraded you can try the downgrade procedure: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1497263

or, I have found this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1236296 have a read, it may be usefull..
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] troy5890:
Hey guys I was wondering if there's any apps that can help me track a stolen player plz respond and thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] fangblade386:
Visit the Google Play Store on an internet browser (preferably Google Chrome) on a computer, then click the gear icon on the upper right, and then go into "Android Device Manager...". It should show your Player's location, unless the thief turned off location access

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