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[HTC Excalibur] bkeaver:
Hi all,

Dont know who all is interested in this but I'm one that isnt into the way the start menu looks by default (which is a gridview style). I changed the view to listview which I like a whole lot better and thought I'd share by changing the following values

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\StartMenu as follows:

* GridView DWORD Value = 1, for GridView

* GridView DWORD Value = 0, for ListView
[HTC Excalibur] anthr4x:
I've been looking for this for more than 3 days...

Thank you
[HTC Excalibur] Poussun:
Great

Thanks a lot
[HTC Excalibur] drarsoliman:
Thanks a lot
[HTC Excalibur] Technology:
ToggleView. Cab No Registry Edits Required

With the ToggleView.cab, you view the listview and the gridview without doing any registry edits, you can get the ToggleView.cab @ http://www.mediafire.com/?eqpux24xlwy .............!
[Moto E General] Gui789ts:
hello guys I'm here bringing you guys enabling options in developer Motorcycle And KitKat We know that she is not in there in settings without doing anything, only in previous versions. Come on! ;)

STEPS

Step 1:

First come the settings and let the last option which in my case is about the phone.

Step 2:

The same way we clicked to show the easter egg will click on build number (for those who do not understand just click several times on build number)

Step 3:

dps a box will appear in dialogue saying how many times you click the lack to be a "developer". This normaly

ready! now you have the Developer opitions in your settings.apk. :fingers-crossed:

#Brazil
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vhos96:
hi everyone, 3 months ago i rooted my phone with the guide in the general section but since that i get an update to android 4.4.4 comp 14.4.A.0.108 (i have 4.4.2 comp 14.3.A.0.757) and i don't wanna lose my root i checked the "FTF Mega Collection" and there is not that version there are 14.4.A.0.133 & .118 what can i do to upgrade it without losing my root??

Thanks
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaeedFazlollahzadeh:
If you whether upgrade or downgrade your phone, you'll surely lose the root access

I suggest you use 133
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vhos96:
yeah but when i did the root i downgrade my phone rooted it and after i upgrade it rooted
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaeedFazlollahzadeh:
You mean you rooted your phone by downgrading and upgrading method?

It's different from flashing

That roots your phone, but this empties your phone
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vhos96:
yeah thats what i mean sorry im a newbie :p, theres a way to upgrade it without losing the root?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaeedFazlollahzadeh:
No, certainly no

Maybe in the future, but not now
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vhos96:
well thanks for your help :D ill wait for lollipop, thank you :D
[Xperia Z General] Zewarxx:
"We’re bringing Android 5.0; Lollipop to the entire Xperia Z Series " SAID SONY today :D !!!

"You’ve probably seen Google unveil Android version 5.0; Lollipop…

Since the initial reveal of the Android “L” Developer Preview, we’ve seen lots of questions on our upgrade roadmap about our plans – so, here goes…

We’ll be making Sony Mobile’s Android “L” upgrade available for the entire premium Z series*: including Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia Z1, Xperia Z1S, Xperia Z Ultra, Xperia Z1 Compact, Xperia Z2, Xperia Z2 Tablet, Xperia Z3, Xperia Z3v, Xperia Z3 Compact and Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. Sony Z Ultra Google Play edition devices will be first up – we’ll be back with more details on that soon.

We’ll start the upgrade at beginning of 2015 for the core Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z2 series – continuing thereafter for all remaining devices above.

We’ve been working hard to bring this major update to as many of our Z Series devices as we can, as quickly as we can. We’re really excited about the new Sony features & functionality and the improvements we’ve made to the user experience – and we’ll be sharing more soon… so stay tuned to the blog and [MENTION=5448027]SonyMobile[/MENTION]News for all the latest and greatest.

*Software rollouts are a phased process – timings & availability will vary by market/operator. Most models supported but some operator/market exceptions will apply"

i love you Sony :D ! they really supported this device fair enough :)) #respect for them

http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2014/10/16/were-bringing-android-5-0-lollipop-to-the-entire-xperia-z-series/
[Xperia Z General] theanelfro:
Didn't expected android L on our Z, good job Sony
[Xperia Z General] comax70:
Sony the best
[Xperia Z General] androidfreak70:
Amazing work Sony!!! You're rock!

TapaTalked from my Xperia™ Z (C660²) running Dirty Unicorns ROM!
[Xperia Z General] Isuru cs:
Thank you SONY ?
[Xperia Z General] Zewarxx:
I was as well :D With that done by them my next device will be Sony for sure :D
[Xperia Z General] androidfreak70:
Any news about galaxy s4 Android Lollipop? :rolleyes:

TapaTalked from my Xperia™ Z (C660²) running Dirty Unicorns ROM!
[Xperia Z General] Incanity:
All hail Sony!

Awesome that we are still getting the update. :good: :D
[Xperia Z General] galaxyvn:
The Z is one of the best supported devices by Sony. I was happy with this unbelievable phone for 18 month and just bought an Z3 as a support for Sony great work. Keep it up :D
[Xperia Z General] UnbredHalflingers:
If I'm happy? yes.

But too bad we gonna get it about a year after the official release, just like every Android update =\
[Xperia Z General] siddhesh1609:
Wow that is awesome :) sony is the best:good:
[Xperia Z General] orangejuice43:
woohoo! thank you sony!
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Come on now, let's not be silly. :silly:

http://www.droid-life.com/2014/06/19/whoa-android-4-4-4-factory-images-posted-as-build-kut84p/

4.4.4 released the 19th of June. We got it the beginning of September, well ahead of many other OEM's devices. Less than 3 months to bring up, produce, test, certify and release. Great going by Sony.

They could promise to support this device for the next 5 years and some people would still be negative.
[Xperia Z General] zippy01:
I'm actually shocked. Didn't expect another update whatsoever. Not that I'll probably make use of it due to my new upgrade in the new year but I'm happy that this phone is not being dropped
[Xperia Z General] Rajeev:
Agree with you. You deserve one Thanks..
[Xperia Z General] sahandv1989:
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Just SONY
[Xperia Z General] CyrilThomas92:
When can we expect the update for Xperia Z?
[Xperia Z General] revee1:
Is it so hard for you to read the first post entirely?
[Xperia Z General] RyomaEchizen:
Maybe like KitKat. We receive 4.4 on May

Enviado desde mi Sony Xperia ZL (C6502) mediante Tapatalk 4
[Xperia Z General] nag4pl:
How about UI?

Its really a great news indeed. Thankful to Sony for their continuous support to Z especially.

Google's Android 5.0 Lollipop is completely a new UI, well known as Material design. Sony and other OEMs will build their own Stock ROM and interface. Now my question is, which may be too early to ask but yet a thought came in.. Will they retain L's material design? or they going to continue with their UI.

Well time can answer, will wait and see! :cowboy:
[Xperia Z General] metalrawk:
Most probably they'll change the colors of UI. like in dialer or settings. Al least that's what samsung is doing.
[Xperia Z General] androidfreak70:
Ruins things? Like what? :eek:

TapaTalked from my Xperia™ Z (C660²) running Ultimate PureXZ Ultra!
[Xperia Z General] RyomaEchizen:
Material design i guess. Look Z3 launcher

Enviado desde mi Sony Xperia ZL (C6502) mediante Tapatalk 4
[Xperia Z General] androidfreak70:
Z3 launcher is not too different. It's just has a new app drawer button and search bar. No material design..

TapaTalked from my Xperia™ Z (C660²) running Ultimate PureXZ Ultra!
[Xperia Z General] thunder141:
Is it Right that IT Night be lollipop could not to be rooted?

Send from Tapatalk Pro
[Xperia Z General] Rajeev:
Don't worry. There is always a way. Let this " L " get release first. Then we can talk about root.
[Xperia Z General] BeDesireS:
Here is a interesting statement from chainfire about the Android L root issue!

https://plus.google.com/113517319477420052449/posts/VxjfYJnZAXP
[Xperia Z General] DoubleYouPee:
Agreed, but:

Android 4.4.2 released: December 9, 2013

Got it for my ZL (DE unbranded) on August 15, 2014

That's more than 8 months. Just saying.

Not that I'm complaining otherwise.. The quick 4.4.4 was a surprise and 5.0 an even bigger one :D.
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
The Z got 4.4.2 in May, I believe. I don't know about the ZL, but it normally receives updates around the same time as the Z. Just because some regions drag their heels, doesn't mean Sony aren't producing the goods. ;)

Edit - I checked. It released around the 22nd of May for the Z. Just over 5 months after KitKat released. Not as fast, but still nowhere near a year.

Edit 2 - Did some more checking. The ZL got 230 the same time as the Z did.
[Xperia Z General] DoubleYouPee:
You're right it was around May for ZL too.

But it took them 3 months for it to release on some customizations. (= entire countries!)

In my opinion, it's not really released until it's released for all major customizations .

I think it's Sony's responsibility to make sure "some regions don't drag their heels". It's their phone after all.

Ps. I know about flashing other cust's versions. But it's about the principle and I can understand where some of the takes-long-arguments come from.
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
If network operators take months to certify, Sony cannot force them to move any faster. That is normally the hold up when certain generic firmwares aren't released promptly. People that don't understand put the blame in the wrong place.

As for it being a principle, the tools and files are right here for people to update within hours of any update being pushed. There's no real excuse for any member here to be stuck on old firmware because they're stubbornly waiting for one that says it's from the correct country. :D

Anyway, none of this justifies people coming here to complain and massively exaggerating the actual time frames. Every time good news around updates is announced, some people have to appear to complain still. That was the point of the post you originally quoted. ;)
[Xperia Z General] Zewarxx:
let's hope it will be the present of the new year :D !!! it took them about 6 moths till they released the 4.3 and another 5 months till the 4.4 i guess another so logically it will be out in no less than 5 months :( the next May Maybe :P
[Xperia Z General] androidfreak70:
Don't worry. The devs will figure out how to root it when it's released :p

TapaTalked from my Xperia™ Z (C660²) running Ultimate PureXZ Ultra!
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Maybe. I'll probably have moved on to another device before it releases in any case. Not decided on what yet, but another Sony flagship is on the list.

I'm not that excited anyway. New security measures in 5.0 make it harder for root apps to function, have possibly made it impossible for Xposed to be adapted (the dev isn't hopeful it will be fully functional) and more. People that like to mod their devices should be concerned and should read up on the consequences of updating before doing so. There was an outcry when the external SD permissions were altered in KitKat. This is much more far reaching than that.
[Xperia Z General] Zewarxx:
I was having a look at the differences between z3 z2 and our phone there's a small difference I'll move to another flagship because of the camera and the flaps also battery other than that everything is going great with me :o
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Yeah, the Z is still a great device and holds up really well. I'm not looking at another device for 3-4 months though. At that point I'll have had the Z for nearly 2 years, so will see what's available at the time. I was decided on the new Nexus device, but the large screen size has now left me undecided.
[Xperia Z General] androidfreak70:
Why not Z2? No more Sony? :(

TapaTalked from my Xperia™ Z (C660²) running Ultimate PureXZ Ultra!
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
At the moment, I'm still undecided between Nexus 6, Z3 or Z3C. The developer support and prompt updates of a Nexus device are very tempting. I'll look at prices etc around Feb/March time. Leaning towards Sony at the moment though. :)
[Xperia Z General] androidfreak70:
[emoji106] [emoji106] :) :D

Good luck with new device choosing :)

TapaTalked from my Xperia™ Z (C660²) running Ultimate PureXZ Ultra!
[Xperia Z General] Zewarxx:
till i have the money to get a new phone :D !! i guess the z7 will be out :D !! and i will get the z3 at that time :D :angel:

the nexus is a great choice specially with the support and the updates but the camera is not as good as sony's camera i believe :rolleyes:
[Xperia Z General] nag4pl:
Sony's camera - really awesome.. no doubt about it.. I am using other Android phones: Nexus 4 and Moto G, photos were never great compared to Z. Again, when we have AOSP ROMs in Sony, for obvious reasons you will loose the picture quality.
[Xperia Z General] Sossa_A4:
Sony does listen to its customers then... Or they support 18 months after the last Z as flagship has been made, instead of 18 months after introduction :)
[Xperia Z General] Pandemic:
Please come on with thise nonsense about Z5/6/7 then you shall wait on Z25 i guess -__-

That kind of replies are big OFFTOPIC !

Sent From My Personal MW Revolution On My Xperia Z2
[Xperia Z General] jamieroquai:
I'm not convinced about Sony customers support when I see the official Sony support forum. Especially on the volume issues etc..
[Xperia Z General] lee480:
Do not bring your Z3 issues to the Z forum.
[Xperia Z General] kgtau:
yeah this is must be a good news isn't it ?

but wait , dont get your hopes to high for now , do you guys remember with Xperia Play , remember what happened to it ?

Sony promising Play will get ICS , and guess what ? many user's so damn overated happy lol and cant wait for that thing happened

and when it's time for the ICS release for the device , Sony cancelling that ICS on Play like a boss , for a classic reason

but anyway , i just cross my finger for L on Z :laugh:
[Xperia Z General] BaZ418:
This is Sony xperia Z forums not Samsung S4

Go check S4 forums and ask there ... you get more help there
[Xperia Z General] Zewarxx:
You had to say that :(
[Xperia Z General] androidfreak70:
I know. I'm just trolling :p

I don't even have S4. And will never own it :p

TapaTalked from my Xperia™ Z (C660²) running Ultimate PureXZ Ultra!
[Xperia Z General] Z3PHYR:
Xperia play had better performance on gingerbread than on ics because of ram...

That is probably the reason they didnt update it.
[Xperia Z General] neoxx3m:
Finally someone with common sense. :good:
[Xperia Z General] Zewarxx:
Yeah I was on paradroid but I switched back to stock because of the camera :o
[Xperia Z General] kgtau:
no offense but , in my common sense as a nonexpert user

if memory was the problem , then why the other sony device that has same memory got it ?

if memory was the problem , why sony promising that update at the first time ? too hurry to make a decision , and dropping on our hopes ?

if memory was the problem , why ICS custom ROM run stable enough ( on performance side ) at least for me ? lol

see , they spread the reason '...ICS wont run smoothly for the device ' and we all just take it for granted ? hahaha for me personally , of course not , there must be something they hide , maybe they too lazy to optimze the ICS on Play ? haha who knows

i mean , if IT IS the memory was the problem , dont just yelling to user that their device WILL get the ICS , otherwise just tell it to INVESTIGATE are the device are capable of ICS at the first time , instead saying WILL GET ( if i'm not wrong at the first time they telling on their blog the device will get the update )

so you know what ? my point is , i just dont want that Play case happening again on Z

hahaha , just my cents though

okay this is really getting out of topic , case closed :p
[Xperia Z General] Z3PHYR:
Its a fact that games wotk much better on gb than on ics, i made a rom for xperia play for maximum gaming performance on ics and it still cant mach gb, and also they had to update other phones or many people wouldnt buy their products again...

Ok case closed now
[Xperia Z General] indycar:
If I remember the specs on play and neo were the same and my neo was running it's and no problems with games
[Xperia Z General] Z3PHYR:
They are the same yes but games like asphalt 8 will only work with swap on ics on the play
[Xperia Z General] Rajeev:
Those who are worrying about root in Android L just check this

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/chainfire-roots-nexus-9/ ;)
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Chainfire has been preparing for Android L for a long time, so it's no surprise he was straight on it. :)

Nexus devices are a different proposition than OEM devices though. It's easier to unlock the bootloader (no unlock code required) and doesn't affect warranty to do so, for a start.

As I understand it from reading in the various threads on SuperSU, a modified kernel is required because of changes in SELinux introduced in Android 5.0. It's all quite technical and a lot of it goes over my head, but it's to do with security policies and permissions that need altering without setting SELinux to completely permissive.

I hope there's a simple solution for our device that doesn't require flashing a modified kernel when we get the update. As it's a few months away, I'm quite hopeful. If not and the boot.img has to be altered then I'll just have to unlock my bootloader. People with non-unlockable bootloaders will be out of luck if that's the case though.

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z General] Rajeev:
Lets hope for the best. ;) Me too ready for Unlocking the bootloader but worrying about BE 2 or X Reality or Super vivid. Lets see. :(
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Yes, like I said, hopefully things will change in a few months before we get the update. There are some genius level devs developing and maintaining root for Android, so I'm hopeful.

If not, I see a Nexus device in my future. The 6 is a little large for me and it will be sad to leave Sony devices behind, but the fast updates, Google and third party developer support are very very tempting. :)

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z General] shoey63:
I am also tempted, but the realisation that I will get crap AOSP camera software, and screen mirroring without sound means I will stick with Sony;)
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
I only take something like 5 pictures a month (my Wife takes pictures while we're out and about) and don't use screen mirroring as I have a R Pi setup as a media centre on my TV in the living room.

I'm still undecided as to what to get for my next device though. The Z has been hands down the best Android device I've had. It's still perfectly viable to continue using it over 18 months after release and will be for some time to come. In these times of constantly upgrading tech, that's saying something.

I'll see what's about (and for how much) in around Feb-March time next year. I'm in no rush just yet. ;)

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z General] Hasooboy:
Great news from sony
[Xperia Z General] neoxx3m:
My next device will be Z2. Z3 is almost the same device with some tweaks and new design and price between Z2 and Z3 is the main reason why I choose Z2. :good:
[Xperia Z General] doghous:
I completely agree. Tbh that's what I did. My girlfriend got herself a new number with the Z2 which she gave it to me and I have her my XZ [emoji12][emoji2]

After doing some research I came to the conclusion that the XZ3 was not worth the extra money.
[Xperia Z General] arismelachrinos:
how to install and get root access

i jut made a video on how to install android 5 , get root access and google apps with no bugs at all...check it out if you want https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88nnlPH_-Ks&feature=youtu.be
[Xperia Z General] dapfostn:
Yes, i'm happy too :good:
[Xperia Z General] deadDManN:
I hope it don't limit is any more, some time I damn Google for disallow wire permission on SD card, some of my app stop working, and also I can't manage my file remotely, and many more.... I haye this policy, it against of being owner of something, you buy a hardware, you should be able to use it as you want, also how it gonna hurt security, also when still phone app and only phone app can work with our ?! Even if there is such thing these should be optional...

I even wished Sony as he did about some of its app, let us to give some desired app Admin permission, without going through root process

Any way, some time I wish to go back to 4.3 and wished never upgraded to 4.x

But time will move on and app s won't stop coming for that version, I hope they fix it on 5 instead of doing more damn things
[Xperia Z General] reptile64:
[IMG="Llllllllollipop!"]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5dn2tyVFn8s/VG0ZPHB2uOI/AAAAAAAAWqM/l4B1FfH1luE/w1056-h293-no/Screenshot_3.png[/IMG]
[Xperia Z General] Kenishi99:
I never thought that Sony will release Android 5.0 for our devices. We already got so many updates from Sony.

Coming from a Samsung device I never got that much updates.

Next device will be a Sony device for sure! :)
[Xperia Z General] Guihardrock:
Same here my old device was a s3 and no KitKat for him so happy to hear that sony keep the updates for our device
[Xperia Z General] satvikvg:
is there any possibility of getting double tap to wake function in android 5.0 official update for xperia z...?
[Xperia Z General] DaRk MaDnEsS:
You can ask that question after the lollipop get released officially
[Xperia Z General] gedhe:
Why not try pabxs`5.0 build? DT2W is implemented.

You have to unlock the bootloader, of course.
[Xperia Z General] tOrNadO™:
http://www.justaboutphones.com/sony...lipop-in-jan-2015-xperia-z2-z1-z-will-follow/

This might be true.. But no official announcements yet from Sony..
[Xperia Z General] lee480:
That website is well known for providing fabricated information.
[Xperia Z General] Kyrie1965:
Waiting for RAW support in Android 5 :).
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Trickydisco:
What ROM do you preffer for the best stable?

Battery life on ROM is never mind. Please help me for link or name of ROM

Sorry for my English.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] abhi08638:
Best ROM threads are not allowed..

sent from my amazingly awesome OnePlus One

don't forget to hit thanks!
[LG Optimus 4X HD] abysmalxknight:
cyanogenmod.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] SuperLamic:
I think for me it's mourta's liquidsmooth, I always had lags on official cyanogenmod (not the all time, but when my phone got it's bad mood, I just can't do anything).

I tried his LiquidSmooth with his 3.4 kernel and I can say that my phone now don't know bad mood :D, everything is just smooth. But it's still WIP, so some things are not working fully and I sometimes have OMX crashes (video stops playing and I have to restart the app). Anyway I prefer occasional minimise and maximise youtube to resume playback instead of restarting frozen phone.

You can find the rom at modaco forum, it isn't at xda (it's not an ad for another forum, I'm just trying to help)

If you install version with 3.4 kernel, flash the 3.4 kernel again separatly or you'll have very bad battery life (you can get it from another thread at mdoaco). Cpuquiet is not properly enabled in init.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] gregbradley:
Please search before opening a new thread

Optimus 4x HD Custom ROM comparison thread

Thread closed
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dav20011:
I'm currently using multirom to test android L and use Kitkat, I want to use the same Whatsapp account.

Is it possible if I have the same emei and android id on both roms and I use Helium to sync Chatlogs?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
I don't use multirom so I'm not familiar with the data structure but in the 2nd ROM, can you not symlink from the original /data/data/WhatsAppDir to the new one?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dav20011:
Do you mean ln -s /data/data/Whatsappfolder /2Rom/data/data/whatsappfolder?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
That's a symlink, yes.