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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
I was running the latest version of Liquid Smooth 4.4.4 and never experienced excessive battery drain or a hot phone on my Nexus 4. After a few days, I installed a custom kernel and my battery life improved but not by very much. Maybe I have been lucky with my Nexus 4. I tried Android L on my Nexus 4 for a while but didn't like the interface. Again, battery drain did not appear excessive on L.

I Don't have KK on my s3 as it is running 4.3 bootloader and modem with a custom ROM.

It is possible that a custom ROM will attempt to flash a bootloader or modem but I have never seen this happen other than a couple of ROMs for a Nexus 4. To ensure that a new bootloader/modem is not going to be flashed to your phone, make sure you look at the first few posts for instructions and warnings.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oidDroid:
Thanks for the feedback [MENTION=4673498]audit13[/MENTION] much appreciated ...... I feel better now. I think I will try upgrading first since there has been no specific feedback on downgrading and my gut tells me it may not be the best idea SlimKat 4.4.4 looks interesting.

Hopefully you will not see a post from me in the future that starts with HELP !!!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DocHoliday77:
I also have never seen a rom that flashes the bootloader or modem. Doing so would be a HUGE mistake!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oidDroid:
[MENTION=4081205]DocHoliday77[/MENTION] ....... Thanks Doc
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuart0001:
I have a SIM free M8 running stock 2.22.401.5 (inc recovery) but S-Off.

Got the OTA notification and selected to install it. It reboots to stock recovery but after a few seconds when the green progress bar is about a 1/3 full, it stops and a red warning triangle appears.

After a couple more minutes the phone reboots and is still on the old version. Tried again but the same result.

Any advice would be warmly welcomed.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LNJ:
Any errors messages?

HTC One M8
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuart0001:
None at all.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuart0001:
I dont believe it matters as the last OTA was successful, but I am also superCID and bootloader unlocked.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuart0001:
I've also just wiped the cache partition using stock recovery but still no dice.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K-a-M-u-Z-u:
Did you installed any system mods? Like H/K sound mod or custom kernel?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuart0001:
No. I haven't even rooted since the previous ota.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K-a-M-u-Z-u:
maybe a stupid question, but do you have enough free space on the device?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuart0001:
Yep, 6GB of internal free.

I feel a factory reset impending.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K-a-M-u-Z-u:
If you are going to do a factory reset, you can save all your data easily.

you can flash TWRP recovery, make a backup of DATA partition, Wipe factory reset and reflash Stock recovery, apply the OTA.re flash TWRP recovery again and Restore only DATA partition backup.after that you can revert back to stock recovery if that your wish.

this way you will have all you user data with a clean SYSTEM partition without having to install and reconfigure all your system from scratch.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuart0001:
That's great advice Thank you. [emoji106]
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuart0001:
I'm still getting the same issue after a factory reset. Any ideas?

Do I need to relock my bootloader?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HC4Life:
Your phone is not rooted?

Edit: I read the previous posts and i think is because u have SuperCID, i think u must have your original CID.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angelo.bautista5:
same here.. i also flashed the 3.xx update. im on s-off, supercid and my custom rom was viperone 2.5... when i was flashing the update, error 24 appeared. im already on supercid so i wonder why would it fail. so i reflashed the previous firmware which is 2.22.401.5.. it went well but then when im alrady on my homescreen, i notice that i don't have a signal from my mobile network and after a few minutes the phone restarts. could you help me?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuart0001:
I'm officially a dumbass. I managed to open the stock recovery right after it failed and saw the issue. It said.

platform.xml unexpected content

This was from when I applied a previous SD card write fix patch.

After reflaahing a stock ROM it updated fine.

A couple of things puzzle me though. Why did the system restore not revert this file to original and why did the last OTA go through ok when I'd had the patch installed prior to that also.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] samsonib:
I am working on my Today screen for my 8525 and have a couple of questions? Is there a shortcut I can create in cLAUNCH that will open the Settings\Today? If so, what is the .exe file name?

Also, how do you incorporate more than one Today screen. My main screen is getting full, so I was thinking about creating a 2nd one for Weather and other add-ons while leaving Today Agenda on the 1st screen. Is there freeware to help build this type setup? Thanks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] MikeChannon:
Regarding second half of your post see here (multiple today screens):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=289943

Mike
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Radimus:
freeware?? not that I'm aware of.

However, lookinto the bundle deal from SBSH for pocketbreeze, pocketweather, and ilauncher

http://www.sbsh.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=12527&hl=discount
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] samsonib:
Today Screen

I saw this post. Is Total Commander Freeware? I have so much tied up in the 8525, my wife would have a fit if I started buying all of the additional add-ons. Thanks?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] vijay555:
Shortcuts to today: please use the search function

Here from the Horse's mouth:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ms838639.aspx

V
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] MikeChannon:
Regarding first part of your question see here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=289005&highlight=shortcuts+cpl

Check out the link I gave above for Today screens I think there was a reference to free stuff.

PS Total Commander is free.

Mike
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] samsonib:
Thanks

Thanks. I meant Today Commander or something along those lines.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zombie37:
Hi there,

I am using hybrid TW Rom called DN3 v5.5 and so far I am happy with it.

I only used 3 ROMs [Stock, Android Revolution HD, and DN3v5.5] since I’ve bought my note 2 when it first came out

DN3 has some issues with music and other miner bugs and I want to switch to a new and fresh interface and I think CM is the best choice for me

So my question is this:

1. Should I install the latest CM (and once DN3 update their ROM go back to using it again)

2. is Dual boot will do me any good ?? Because I’ve seen a thread saying that you can install dual Roms BUT one of them should be Stock 4.3 and not 4.4+ and the other is AOSP 4.4+

Please I need your advice friends and I would really appreciate your help
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ceomaverick:
It is really a matter of your choice. If you like CM, definitely go for it.

Dual boot is certainly possible. My guess is devil kernel allows two partitions --primary and secondary to install two rom both Sammy and aosp roms. But it is fairly complicated process. Also your device will slow down considerably after some time.

So again choice is yours.
[XDA Assist] mara_hr:
Hello

sorry if this thread if allready posted somewhere. if t is, send me link to it.

to cut the long story short, i have formated data on my htc one m7 without making backup (i know)

i have downloaded several roms and am able to read them though usb-otg without problem.

problem occurs when i try to flash them:

Error log:

Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.

assert failed: getpro()

E:Error executing updater binary in zip

Error flashing zip

But when i try to flash android revolution HD 81 - Android revolution 81 , he reads the rom, starts to flash it but screen doesnt respond. volume keys and power keys respond, but you can not say where is the key??

please help

i use TWRP v2.5.0.0

is there any way to update twrp? (latest roms require 2.6 twrp or higher???)
[XDA Assist] Perseus:
From your issue, it seems you need to turn off MD5 Check in the Recovery Settings.

Please Review [RECOVERY] TWRP touch recovery v2.7.1.1 if you wish to update your recover.y

If you continue to have issues, please post in One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
[Xperia Z3 General] istrikerx:
I've been unfortunate enough to receive 2 faulty Z3s, but have had a chance to compare the 2 side by side.

I know it's normal for companies to use different panels from different suppliers, but in this case Sony also seem to be using different touchscreen overlays as well.

Aside from the fact that one screen has pink whites, and the other has green whites, there is an obvious difference when the screen is off too, in addition to the feel in hand.

The original Z3 I got felt very plasticky, scratched very easily, and had very obvious markings where the digitiser is under the screen. Even a slight bit of direct light caused the thing to shimmer. I assume this is the Dragontrail glass.

With the replacement however, the glass actually feels like glass, so I assume this one is using Corning Gorilla Glass. The digitiser, you really have to look for it under bright direct light to see it. The display also has much better uniformity as well, where as the original had loads of light bleed at the bottom.

Sadly the replacement has a faulty camera button, otherwise it'd be damn near perfection.

Either way it's strange to have a phone where screen differences go beyond stock colour calibration.

I'd upload pictures, but it's extremely difficult to capture the digitiser etc, and you've all seen the comparisons of other phones where colour temperature is concerned.

Hopefully my 3rd replacement has gorilla glass. It really does feel that much better than the dragontrail stuff.

Edit: Forgot to add, the touch response on the gorilla glass display is noticeably slower than that on the pink dragontrail display. However on the flip side, the actual display response time (ghosting, for LCD panels) on the gorilla glass display is lower than that on the dragontrail.
[Xperia Z3 General] Bäcker:
Thanks!

and now we have the reason why sony will not say which glas they use.
[Xperia Z3 General] ssj_jaypee:
Can you please let us know where you are getting your Z3 phones from and model codes?
[Xperia Z3 General] LenAsh:
I very much doubt they use different panels. Sony has a financial partnership interest in JDI and their panels are all sourced from JDI.

Sony use proprietary backlight LED technology that is only available from JDI as an integral part of the panel.

If you have some concrete objective evidence or source, that would be "interesting". Otherwise, I think you're experiencing production tolerance spread.
[Xperia Z3 General] Blaalad12:
Is one supposed to be superior to the other? Never heard of dragontail glass before
[Xperia Z3 General] Bäcker:
as long as there are no scientific tests everything is based on assumptions and gut feelings.
[Xperia Z3 General] paperWastage:
Sony Z1 had different panels from different sources

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2445283

also, concept of Transfer Pricing, you aren't supposed to give special favors/discounts even w/ financial relationship
[Xperia Z3 General] Crewville96:
Yeah, they used both goriila glass and dragontail (or whatever). Someone in the Z3C forum asked sony, and they said as much.
[Xperia Z3 General] cheetah2k:
LOL mate, in the past Sony has used both JDI and Sharp panels. Whats to say they're not doing the same with the Z3?? Go take a look at copious threads in Z1 and Z2 forums about panel manufacturers :good:
[Xperia Z3 General] LenAsh:
It may be true, or not. Fact remains we don't know. Given the remarkable USP characteristics of the Z3 panel, it would be equally remarkable that 2 suppliers were used. But not impossible, granted.

I am aware of the 2 panel manufacturers for the Z1, but nothing about the Z2 apart from early pre-release models.

Again, without factual evidence it's impossible to be certain, one way or another, and purely speculation.
[Xperia Z3 General] Jonathan-H:
My display is neither red or green whites, it has extreme blue whites. Even with adjustment I find it difficult to reduce the blue.

As for the rest of the post, can't say I have anything to add as usual lol :D
[Xperia Z3 General] Bäcker:
we just need the people who already rooted to check /sys/devices/mdss_dsi_panel/panel_id
[Xperia Z3 General] Blaalad12:
I don't know if this is anything to go by but ill share anyway. I have recently noticed that if i tap the front display lightly using my finger nail and then tap the back of the phone. The glass panel on the back feels harder /more solid and makes a slightly louder noise to the tap. I also remember the display on my HTC one feeling similarly glass like as does the back panel on the z3 but the front display feels a tad more plastic but i wouldn't describe it as feeling cheap or anything! Just a little surprised by this finding as i thought bought the back and front panel used the same panels?
[Xperia Z3 General] Zanr Zij:
I have two Z3: D6633 + D6653 ( to compare camera before + after UB ). I can confirm that the screen panel are noticable different. Maybe this story same as 2 year ago with some other mobile brand like Samsung, HTC. The manufacturer just don't have much experience in screen calibration.
[Xperia Z3 General] GhostLeader:
Sir, will you open a thread about locked/unlocked picture quality? This would help many people to decide.
[Xperia Z3 General] Zanr Zij:
Of course I will.
[Xperia Z3 General] Raspster:
Which is better? the D6633 or the D6653..? I have the D6633 and the screen looks amazing! Way better than my z2 was. I don't use screen protectors or cases, I am VERY carful with my devices.. The only thing hitting it in my pocket is lint... My z2 had the same treatment and STILL the screen had micro scratches... Pissed me off to no end! Hope things are NOT the same with the z3.
[Xperia Z3 General] Zanr Zij:
My D6633 screen is better. D6653 ( my friend's ) is too bluish. Harder to calibrate it.

As my experience, screen panel ( or screen calibration ) are random, not depend on model.

After calibrate, my D6633 is nearly same my UltraSharp monitor. I also have Note 4 (demo model N910X). Note 4 screen are sharper, more detail but Z3 are brighter and whiter. Note 4 screen are a bit yelowish.
[Xperia Z3 General] Raspster:
Ahh, OK... Yeah, my d6633 screen is perfect... I was so happy as I know so many are different. My 1st z2 had a better screen than my 2nd z2 but my 1st z2 would get the micro scratchs easier ... Hope my z3 has a GG3 screen. I have a small blemish or scratch on the lens for the camera but after numerous tests, the pics still look awesome.
[Xperia Z3 General] Blaalad12:
Whats with all the different model numbers? Its mentioned here that the D6633 display is better then the D6653 but why make one display better then the other? It doesnt make sense to me! Plus why so many different models? I have a D6603 and i have also seen a C6603
[Xperia Z3 General] Zanr Zij:
You should add a screen protectror, maybe back protector. There are many good quality ones available. GG3 can not against something like sand

---------- Post added at 02:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:36 AM ----------

D66xx ( Z3 ) and C66xx ( Z1 ) are totally different.

D6633: Z3 Dual ( sim )

D6603, D6653, D6643 : almost the same, a bit difference in network band support, maybe addon feature like mobile TV ( D6643 ) ...
[Xperia Z3 General] Raspster:
Just got my imak case... Fits perfectly... Didn't get my screen protector yet.. It's on it's way though.
[Xperia Z3 General] bajangna:
I've sony 6633. My brother's just got 6603. First thing we notice the different is the display. 6633 is much brighter than 6603 and more beautiful color in my opinion.

6603 kind of yellow tone. My bro look a bit mad when see it. We used them on Tmobile USA.
[Xperia Z3 General] LitoNi:
Xperia Z3 Screens Luck Draw Again

well not like it matters that much but worth discussing. It seems like Sony is using a bunch of different screens for the Z3 or maybe even for the Z3+/Z4.

I have had a black Z2 and Z3 a while back and switched to the white model of Z3 not long ago and I'd realized there is something off for the screen on the white Z3. And recently just received my Z3TC and seems to suffer the same problem. Viewing angles and Colors are off on either devices.

Look at the attached images below of which i have snapped off from a YouTube video of Z2 and Z3 comparison:

[YOUTUBE]watch?v=SYkNZ1sOMZA&list=PL89B0F96F2FB6DC0B&index=161&feature=iv&src_vid=0fm9j_Z8NFE&annotation_id=annotation_623421629[/YOUTUBE]

Note that the first few images are comparing Z2, Z3, Z3, Z3, nearly all three Z3s have different screens.

In the another image comparison, Z2 and iPhone 6 seems to have more accurate colors than Z3

Last few images compare Z2 and Z3 viewing angles, which clearly shows Z2 is the superior one

Please note that im not here to argue or complain and i love my Z3. i just dont understand why cant Sony just stick with one type of screen. Last time ive heard about this was when using the original Z, and there was a huge debate between JDC and Sharp

Also, is there a way to determine what type of screen the Z3 is using?
[Xperia Z3 General] bigup7:
I would be more worried about white spots in the screen

seems their QC isnt up to much good

on my 2nd Z3 now (purchased 2 months apart) and both have had to go back to Sony for replacement due to white spots, uneven light bleed on screen
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
I'm on my 6th........ #4 lasted 7 months till top speaker started crackling then T-Mobile sent me two defective ones in a row with defects in exact same place.... Now I'm set to receive #7 today which they are overnighting.

Between me and the T-Mobile store opening a bunch of boxes in 2 of my visits I think T-Mobile has gone through at least 10 Z3s just for me.....
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
Sorry I was referring to the Quality Control, but yeah I guess you are right :).

As for color variation of the screens I have heard it before but going through all my replacements the display's were all pretty close compared the ones in the picture.
[Xperia Z3 General] King Arc s:
Hey guys

I'm going to buy xperia Z3 .

It seems that D6633 (Dual sim) has the best panel till now

so without root access i can not check the panel ?! i mean when i'm in shopping ?!

then what is this good panel on D6633 called ? JDI or JDC ?

the last thing i wanna ask is : in z2 we could recognize the jdi panel by looking at the screen color at the start of booting ( the better panel was almost Mauve / purple)

does this test work in the same way for Z3 ?!! Can we recognize it ?

thanks a lot
[Xperia Z3 General] LitoNi:
O didn't know this thread existed, guess I didn't do a good research.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3137052

Judging from those images sony clearly used different panels for the z3. My z3tc is more reddish where as my z3 d6603 is more blueish. Sigh.
[Xperia Z3 General] nedooo:
Mine is: auo novatek 1080p cmd
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
Interesting I did not know AUO made panels for mobiles.

What others panels does the Z3 use? I suppose we need more root users to check.
[Xperia Z3 General] nedooo:
I just found out about this company :)

BTW it is great panel: bright, saturated, good viewing angles, a bit on a cooler side of white balance (which I prefer)...

Will check my wifes Z3 later and reply (her seems better calibrated - warmer still I like mine better ;))

OP can you add in OP path to check lcd panel

/sys/devices/mdss_dsi_panel/panel_id
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
AUO makes great laptop LCDs, I had to get a more power hungry LG-Phillips instead as it was out of stock due to demand lol. That was when I was upgrading my Asus laptop with an IPS panel last year.

I can't check my Z3 as I have no root. Any other non root method to check other than physical check lol?
[Xperia Z3 General] idtk13:
Mine: jdi novatek 1080p cmd

I'm using au SOL26 (D6653) btw.
[Xperia Z3 General] nedooo:
Is it good?
[Xperia Z3 General] Gustavo RD78:
as commit:

https://github.com/kholk/kernel/commit/52f49f2522c01f205f21b6d34781c05ab141150a

arm: DT: shinano: leo: fix JDI panel
Some leo's panels implementation was referring to JDI CMD mode panels,
but we don't want to always use CMD mode for various reasons, such as
performance degradation and driver problems.

Refactor the panel timings and initialization to allow video mode
to be used with those ones, also solving the pixels corruption
issue happening on the current kernel revision as of 08/05/2015
(BF64.1.2.1-RB1.05.00.02.019.067).

I have added this commit from sonyxperiadev/kernel for my custom kernel

I have a device "auo novatek 1080p cmd"

I believe not show any improvement for me, but someone who has the other model can test my kernel and give an answer

My kernel

http://xdaforums.com/z3/development/kernel-78kernel-5-0-2-21-jun-2015-t3140495

Edit: I found that sonyxperiade/kernel also made some modification to "auo novatek 1080p cmd"

I am applying the changes, I will do some testing and post here the result
[Xperia Z3 General] idtk13:
Yes, it's bright, has good viewing angle and white balance (speaking from my own experiences). Too bad I don't have other phones to compare it with.
[Xperia Z3 General] Kyle07:
Mine says:

sharp novatek 1080p cmd
[Xperia Z3 General] nedooo:
Now this one could be the black sheep. Is it?
[Xperia Z3 General] wtcaCEO:
To the right: jdi novatek 1080p cmd (Z3 D6603)

I got it as a replacement screen from the official Service Center Germany in May.

Don't have the left one anymore, so can't check panel id :(. I took the picture because of the noticeably different white balance. Brightness seemed similar though.
[Xperia Z3 General] nedooo:
Seems like AUO panel on the left...
[Xperia Z3 General] Blescik:
@up

Mine is the same.

Swypniete z Xperii Z3
[Xperia Z3 General] nedooo:
What do you mean? Is it Sharp, JDI or AUO?
[Xperia Z3 General] Blescik:
Novatek

Swypniete z Xperii Z3
[Xperia Z3 General] nedooo:
That was great LOL LOL LOL

Well all our displays are IPS LCD NOVATEK ok?

But so far we know there are three different manufacturers:

1. AUO

2. JDI

3. SHARP

Could my question be more precise?
[Xperia Z3 General] Blescik:
Where can I check it?

Swypniete z Xperii Z3
[Xperia Z3 General] nedooo:
/sys/devices/mdss_dsi_panel/panel_id
[Xperia Z3 General] Kyle07:
It is quite odd that no one else is reporting this...
[Xperia Z3 General] King Arc s:
Hi

i tried that /sys/devices/mdss_dsi_panel/panel_id .

i thought that i can read the panel_id file without root access as in Arc s i could . but no ! it needs root !

my device is d6633 i'm on 4.4.4 with 68 build number. and it seems so i cant root my device to check it !
[Xperia Z3 General] Blescik:
My is auo.

Wysłane z mojego D6603 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Xperia Z3 General] Entropy512:
No, they also use Sharp and AUO panels, all with Novatek controllers on the Z3. (Z2 had a mix of Renasas and Novatek controllers, with panels from JDI, Sharp, and AUO.)

I haven't seen a Sharp panel in the "wild", but plenty of people including myself have AUO panels.

Source: kernel dmesg and https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/ke...067/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/dsi-panel-leo.dtsi
[Xperia Z3 General] nedooo:
Today I checked my wife Z3 and it is same as mine AUO

But they have different "factory calibration" mine is more on the cold white balance side while her is more warm...