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[Xperia Z3 General] gitin:
thank you for the suggestion, i have been using note 3 for 1year and this the 1st time i am not impressed with samsung coz there is not much support for exynos processor.... also i find note 3 lags more than my previous note 2 which was on AOSP rom...

these slow cores and high cores are headache coz it causes more lag

so i wanted to buy a proper snapdragon version this time which will get proper dev support

and this phone looks so gorgeous, i can' stop myself from not buying it

but camera is something which i use and can't afford to loose quality

thanks

gitin
[Xperia Z3 General] 3Shirts:
Sit tight. I'm sure a root exploit will come in time. Until then, either buy and enjoy the phone in it's locked and non-root state or just wait. The price will come down too if you wait a bit.
[Xperia Z3 General] gitin:
yes, that is what i thought, we don't have a exploit yet for z3

i have never used sony device before, so was it easy for programmers to find exploit in z1 and z2 ? so i will have a guess that we might get exploit in near future

thanks

gitin

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thanks for the quick reply, yeah i will wait then or might buy it and run it without root for some time, but are you sure we will get exploit in near future ?

thanks

gitin
[Xperia Z3 General] vidge1111:
lots of things are affected.. you can head over to the z3 compact forums to have a look.. the list appears to be long.. bravia engine, miracast, camera, etc

I'll try to post pictures in a sec (post BL unlock) . sadly I don't have any pre BL unlock pictures.
[Xperia Z3 General] 3Shirts:
I wouldn't like to say I'm sure. It is even possible it will never get an exploit but as long as the guys like DooMLoRD, jcase, GranPC etc work on it, I'm confident it will happen. It took about 2 months for the Z2.
[Xperia Z3 General] vidge1111:
It is an amazing phone! like you, I couldnt stop myself from buying it the first day it got out but I was trigger happy on the prospect of rooting and customizing it further to get the best phone.. imagine with customization you can further improve battery life and performance.. sadly, the price to pay was great with the loss of advance camera algorithms, the z3's camera picture quality now looks worse than a 1 or 2 year old smartphone.
[Xperia Z3 General] istux:
Yes, correct, we need an exploit only the first time and this will arrive for sure. Matter of days or some weeks.

Just be patient and DON'T unlock your bootloader before saving TA partition.

It's not really worth it.
[Xperia Z3 General] vidge1111:
Best tip I can give you is go and buy it.. it's one of the best phones out now even on battery life alone. Then wait for an exploit so you can root without having to lose your drm and other phone features.
[Xperia Z3 General] gitin:
thank you for the reply, yes i went to the compact forum and saw many things which are effected after unlocking..

never used sony before so its shocking for me that rooting a sony phone destroys many or almost all things which sony offers in their mobile phones

so its like buying a 50,000rs phone and just in 1 day after unlocking it becomes like nexus 5 phone, half the price and almost no dev support

thanks

gitin
[Xperia Z3 General] vidge1111:
it's the unlocking of the bootloader that causes issues
[Xperia Z3 General] gitin:
thank you for replying, aah confusing, i can surely wait for upto 2 months, that's not a problem but how am i supposed to restore so many apps and data which is on my memory card....

but i still want to buy this phone.... i think i have to take some risk

but like you guys said, we will surely get a exploit as we got before for z1 and z2 then i can take risk :)

thank

gitin

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thank you, i will use z3 as a normal user for few days then and wait for the exploit

thanks again,

gitin

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another thing i need to confirm, i think we can not move any files to phone memory or system folder without root right ? its a restriction in KITKAT right ?

thanks

gee
[Xperia Z3 General] istux:
Don't buy it until an exploit is found.

Meanwhile the price will go down.

Simple... and kill that monkey on your back :D
[Xperia Z3 General] vidge1111:
the monkey will be hard to run away from.. and the itchy root fingers
[Xperia Z3 General] gitin:
oh yeah you are right, the thing is i spend more than 15 hrs on my laptop

i work online for a website company

and spend half of my time editing apk's and learning new things on android

i have changed whole layout of dialer apk on note 3 touchwiz and made many themes for myself, see my signature

so for me root is must... don't know what will i do if i never get exploit

so its much advisable for me to kill the monkey and not buy this phone atleast now :p

thanks

gee
[Xperia Z3 General] subhani:
This phone is just too beautiful to pass up my friend. Even without root. That display is super fine, brighter than the iP6 and darker at the same time at lowest level. Then there's the battery life. It has great loudspeakers and 3gb of RAM to boot. Did i mention waterproof and micro sd card? LOL. GO AND BUY IT.
[Xperia Z3 General] vidge1111:
+1

It is a great device.. just hold on unlocking the BL to get root.
[Xperia Z3 General] gitin:
no doubt about it and it looks so beautiful, m going to order this tomorrow for sure

if root comes early it will be my luck or else i have to wait
[Xperia Z3 General] Anonymuszymus:
What if my bootloader was unlocked without saving TA oartition? What i can do to get the phone working fully again?:(
[Xperia Z3 General] vidge1111:
sadly, at this point we can just hope that an update in the future will help fix some of the features or maybe devs here can help port some features like bravia engine (xreality, vivid images), miracast, mirroring etc they've done it for the z1.

In terms of fully working again, only time can tell.
[Xperia Z3 General] bb_hershey:
I am deeply saddened and frustrated that we did not get warned via the official Sony bootloader unlocked website! (Not when I tried to unlock it). It was just a simple policy that says about having warranty void but nothing about camera degrades, losing its TM functions/features.

The reason I root this phone was because having a severe WiFi drop issues! I used 10-12 hours trying to get it right with all possible suggestions found from the internet. At last after replacing the kennel, done some tricks (which i dont remember which actual steps that it worked finally!) then I started reading news saying about losing DRM keys, camera algorithms being wiped together!

I felt so ripped off! This is my first Xperia Sony phone which I came from Samsung. I had no issues rooting, unroot and installed tons of custom roms in it and still able to push it back to original for RMA.

Now the camera produced pictures that suck big time. I am so tempted to get rid of this phone now. Maybe if someone interested to get it at a dirt cheap price and patiently enough to wait for the savior (great dev who might help to fix all the great functions removed, ultimately the camera!), they can contact me :(

signing off

-disappointed Z3 owner-
[Xperia Z3 General] Anonymuszymus:
I did a petition about this,maybe we can do something http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2896647
[Xperia Z3 General] 3Shirts:
Moving files around system has required root in all versions of Android, the (annoying) change that came in KitKat was that third party apps are not allowed to even modify the contents of internal storage or an SD card!

That and ad-blocking are the two big reasons I want root!
[Xperia Z3 General] sanakin:
[IMG="z3 ROOTED 16GB cAM 4K NO PROBLEM WORK FINE"]http://xdaforums.com/album.php?albumid=11422&pictureid=46387[/IMG]
[Xperia Z3 General] s161008:
And there goes another Z3 DRM keys ... gone in the wind ... bye bye to ISO performance, BE2, Hi-res music ...
[Xperia Z3 General] sgbmad:
I hope that gurus can find the way to get root without unlock the bootloader

It's a shame having a powerful phone without root access. I have the 80% of my Tasker's profiles disabled.
[Xperia Z3 General] 3Shirts:
I have found that the built-in software makes up for a few of my Tasker root tasks. For example, I used to use it with Secure Settings to disable the pattern lock when my Pebble was in range but this phone has Bluetooth as an unlock method so I can do it that way. It's actually better as it completely does away with the lockscreen whereas tasker could only switch to swipe unlock.

There are still a lot of reasons I want root though (adverts not least of them!) so I hope someone finds a way soon.
[Xperia Z3 General] sgbmad:
Exactly. I also have a Pebble and now I use that Sony feature.

It is worse for Sony if does not exists a back door because they would lose popularity (is my opinion).
[Xperia Z3 General] sfex3best:
Haha man thank you. I have a smartband and never even knew about this unlocking with Bluetooth feature. It's pretty awesome and it even lets you manually set the distance aswell.

Definitely going to trick people now saying it has a built in eye sensor to unlock the phone [emoji16]
[Xperia Z3 General] mwep:
Where did you find Secure Settings ? I have been looking and looking through my Z3 but don't see the option.

Nevermind, I found it under Screen Unlock, however; its been disabled by my company outlook policy.
[Xperia Z3 General] 3Shirts:
Secure Settings is an app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intangibleobject.securesettings.plugin&hl=en_GB

It's a plugin for Tasker/Locale really and most of it's best features need root so at the moment it's not doing much on my Z3 but once we get a non-unlook root method I'll be using it again.
[Xperia Z3 General] Stormwing:
Given the new 5.0 Lollipop updates (enhanced sound, camera RAW support, among others) would some of the losses from unlocking the bootloader be mitigated? At the very least in terms of camera quality I hope Sony's JPG processing can be substituted with post-processing the RAW files.
[Xperia Z3 General] kerman19:
I can happily say that weeks down the line after I unlocked my bootloader that I've not come across something that I've lost and been disappointed about, camera performance has changed, but I'm not entirely sure it's worse as a result, all those filters were doing something, but I can't personally say they were doing a good job at whatever it was they were supposed to be doing.

I personally didn't like the changes that the screen enhancements made, I'm colourblind anyway so they were wasted on me, so I'm not sad to see those go!

I can however see where some people might not want to lose those features and would rather wait, but that doesn't mean someone who has forgone those features has made a mistake.

I'd sooner unlock and root on day one rather than mess about months later when I'm settled down with the phone and have to wipe it and start again, I know, backups etc etc, it's still a hassle.

Phil
[Xperia Z3 General] 3Shirts:
Who are you trying to convince though?
[Xperia Z3 General] kerman19:
I'm not specifically trying to convince anyone, everyone is free to make up their own mind about what they want to do, but I do feel that comments like

are implying that someone unlocking their bootloader without a means to backup the TA partition is making a terrible decision.

Phil
[Xperia Z3 General] 3Shirts:
Kinda sounds like you are trying to justify the decision to yourself. Most of the comments are trying to make it VERY clear that unlocking the bootloader at the moment will irreversibly degrade the quality of your device, something that is undeniable.

Sure, you may decide that the loss is worth it but, personally, I want to try and make sure anyone who chooses that has done so fully informed of the risks.
[Xperia Z3 General] kerman19:
I already justified it to myself when I unlocked the bootloader. I disagree with the blanket affirmation that the device is 'degraded' when the bootloader is unlocked, 'degraded' by who's standard? One could argue the merits of either choice, but what's degraded for you isn't necessarily degraded for me or anyone else that has taken the decision to unlock the bootloader.

I don't dispute the need for people to make an informed decision of course, but some of the comments in here have mocked the choice some people made to unlock the bootloader.

Phil
[Xperia Z3 General] 3Shirts:
Quite so. I suppose I should have qualified it as degraded factory device functions.
[Xperia Z3 General] se1000:
Let's be really clear, the loss of DRM keys affects the jpeg processing, not how the images are captured themselves. Although it's not anywhere near as convenient, you can get very similar results post bootloader unlock by using tools such as Pixlr to do NR manually.
[Xperia Z3 General] GhostLeader:
Guys,

most of you are always talking about "wait for root exploit on locked devices".

Why the hell are you so sure about it to come? How many great devs have bought the Z3? Far as I know some of them will only buy it, when they get it through donations, because the difference from Z2 is to small.

Have you even considered to donate? Even then they cant guarantee an exploit.

I would lovely like it but I'm not sure.

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When unlocking BL, is the music quality with spotify and poweramp negative affected?
[Xperia Z3 General] j0ff:
Show me the bounty thread and i'll donate.

Sent from my Sony Xperia Z3 Compact D5803
[Xperia Z3 General] iBuzman:
Once an exploit found to enable root then development will follow.. Donating won't speed up development without root so best donating once we are up and running - donating to get root not really required as most rom devs wouldn't be android sec guys looking for next vuln
[Sprint LG G2] InFiD3ViL:
I am running Affliction (stable) rom and love it. But the only thing I am really missing is the stock G2 (LS980) browser.

Anyone know how I can add it back? I have tried a few different ways but still cannot get it to work. I am pretty sure that Affliction Rom is De-Odexed, so I would need a version and instructions for that.

Thank you!
[Sprint LG G2] Abu Nazir:
Might b wrong section but i have to admit i would like to have this also. Peace bro
[Sprint LG G2] rocket321:
What do you like about the stock browser? I've been using Chrome since my last phone and don't think I've even launched the stock browser ever.
[Sprint LG G2] siggey:
That's a valid opinion, but stock is stock and sometimes is better. It is not bloat, so why it was removed? Like the weather widget... I think that developer can't solve some problems so he removed parts of the rom. And thats a no solution....
[Sprint LG G2] secret.animal:
Solution or not. It is by name his ROM, and this how he wishes it to be. Those that don't can add or remove things.
[Sprint LG G2] InFiD3ViL:
Well I am asking to have it back because I like using the stock browser for.....other things.

This way when I am done using it, I do not have to go and clear out my history like I do with Chrome browser, which will also show on my PC and other Google connected devices, but I don't really want to turn history off due to Google Now and other functions. Mainly though, I just like the lightness of the stock browser. If the dev of Affliction removed it due to compatibility issues, then so be it. Nothing I can do about that.

I was just wondering how I can get it back on there, what APK I will need (Ones I have found are original w/Odex file...no good), and how to make it work. None of the other G2 browsers I have tried work. They all FC.
[Sprint LG G2] barleysoda:
I am with you! the stock browser is great and has its uses. I needed it too so I ended up using a different ZVD rom that contained the stock browser and was closer to stock in many other areas as well.
[Sprint LG G2] rocket321:
If you can find another deodexed rom with the stock browser, you can easily pull the apk out of the zip file (/system/app) and then copy it to your phone and use a root browser (such as rom toolbox) and move it to /system/app on your phone. Then it should show up in your apps list for use.
[Sprint LG G2] lurtis:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2763290

Post #2 has download links to restore stock browser
[Sprint LG G2] InFiD3ViL:
lurtis, thanks mate! This did the trick.

But since the method in that thread has a zip file including the framework for a ZVC based rom, I decided it would be best to just extract the deodexed LGBrowser.apk from it to avoid any issues.

Dropped it into system/apps, adjusted permissions, and rebooted. When it came back up it worked great.

Anyone doing this, just make sure that you change to the correct permissions BEFORE the reboot or it will not install. Took me a few times before I figured out why it wouldn't work.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeynox:
does anyone know why everytime i restart my phone i recieve Gapps has stopped working? att d800 KK ioroot25, stock rom, Dori kernel 7.8
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buski:
im getting the same google errors when i start up my phone lately....even from my back up from 2 months ago :eek:

im getting errors because of google play services latest update pls help
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] PEZ Dispenser:
Just a quick question...

If I take an OTA update will it factory reset my phone?

I had my S4 flashed from verizon to pageplus by Viper and I don't want to loose that flash, but an update would be nice.

Thanks,

PEZ
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stvmac11:
I got a call today around 3:00pm from an 800-number claiming to be Motorola. They state that my phone order, which should have arrived today, has been delayed. They told me they were working on getting those out as soon as possible. Anyway, they asked if I wanted to cancel the order... I did (which I tried to cancel in the past because of a design error - I have sense reordered with the appropriate design).

Anyway they offered a $35 promo code.. for future purchases I recon.

Has anyone else received this phone call??
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noobsquared:
No communication at all and neither did my phone come in today. Their site still says expected delivery of 26th but nothing. I've tried to contact several times with no luck. Nobody knows where my phone is at Motorola.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martinezma99:
I got no shipment email but phone showed up today.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheNibbler:
I received a call last Thursday. They had me on hold for 45 minutes while they tried to track the phone down. They weren't able to and told me I would receive a call on Friday. I haven't received a call back yet.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt99017d:
I did not get a phone call. I did get an email saying that it was delayed by two weeks......and I would be getting a $25 promo code. I called two days later to try and find out where my phone is, and no one seems to have a straight answer. They are now sending me a free turbo charger. They used the " we have a very high demand for the moto x " excuse. I responded with apple has sold twice as many phones as you guys and they don't have these problems. I see it as being stupid and silly.

So who knows when I'll actually get it.....I'm waiting for my pure edition on Oct 13 too. We'll see how bad they botch that one too.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jigz23:
When did you order and what configuration did you choose?
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt99017d:
I ordered in the first batch of when they started selling them.

I went with a white face turquoise back purple accents for my wife.

I went with a black face olive back with yellow accents.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jigz23:
Ah. So I'm assuming it was an ATT model?
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt99017d:
Yes. One of them was. the other one is the pure edition.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EmperorRedPanda:
I had to update to ND3 Kitkat bootloader in order to install Dr ketan's 4.4.2 V12 Rom. I still find my old 4.1.2 is much more faster and stable so I wanted to flash stock firmware but I couldn't because of the bootloader. So my question is, is it possible to downgrade the bootloader so I can use 4.1.2 again, flash mj5? If not are there things that I could try? Will there be a modified kitkat bootloader than I can install so I can downgrade?

Thanks
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ceomaverick:
Bootloader can't be downgraded. Flashing older bootloader might brick your phone.

With Mobile Odin Pro some people have successfully downgraded to 4.1.2, but bootloader remains intact.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrena:
Doing it with software you may need hundreds of dollars worth of JTAG equipment with no guaranteed result. The cheapest and the most direct way is to have a repair shop to swap out the phone's EMMC, which should be under $100. Specifically state you want 4.1.2 and tell them NOT to upgrade the bootloader or ROM to 4.3 or later.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Triflot:
Since you bought it, has your battery decreased in durability? Are any of the power/volume buttons damaged through normal use? Flaps still in place? Any bad scratches? Have you noticed any slowdowns of the NAND memory? Anything else?

I've owned mine for 7 months now, and it's still like new. I can get two days of use out of the battery, and the buttons are fine. I've dropped it on the floor once (naked), but it took no damage, fortunately. I've since kept it in a case and with two tempered glass protectors. It should last at least a couple of years more, I think. Very happy with the build quality of this device and will definitely consider another Sony when the time comes. :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Visa Declined:
I'm on my second GPe, the first one kept freezing/rebooting on me. Other than that, the phone has been fantastic.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Visa Declined:
Since I made this post, my phone has spontaneously rebooted on me twice while watching YouTube videos. This really sucks.

*edit*

My problems are stemming from something I've installed on both phones. The likelihood of getting two phones that exhibit this same rebooting problem is slim, and I can find no instance of other people having these problems, no matter how deeply I search the web. After factory resetting this second phone, and installing absolutely nothing on it, I'm not getting any reboots.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] lovehoshi:
Three months having this phone now.

Got unlucky and dropped it before I got a case, on hard floor, but luckily only a scratch on the right corner.

Other than that, everything is fine.

Love this phone.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] adfurgerson:
Need to replace the flap that covers micro usb charging port, it was my fault as I put it in tool pouch I use for carrying it in without closing and it snagged when taken out and broke.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Sadman Khan:
The usb port flap might cause some problems. The rubber part in mine fell off and i ordered another flap from ebay. I sure hope it works
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DarkSandmaN:
i got mine for 2 month i love phone so mutch but dont like how sensitive screen is. i am thinking to make dock charging so i dont need to open flaps every 2 day when i charge device,for now flaps are exelent buttons to. no random restarts on stock 4.4.4 rooted.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ShadowVlican:
software running fine...

micro scratches on the front.. deeper scratch at the back.. i'm sure it's just the ASF that has scratched

dented corner from dropping it once
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Visa Declined:
I put good screen protectors on the front and back of mine because I knew the ASF would get scratched. I definitely don't want go through the ordeal of chiseling those off.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] atrix2:
Mine drop 3 times,ear speaker broken,scratch and dent at corners, screen perfect,battery still good,USB flap change once.