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[Xperia Z General] SkoopMan:
I have xperia z 4.4.2 bootloader unlocked and rooted.. and I have pacman rom..

I downloaded the ftf of 4.4.4 how can i flash it? :confused:
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
You cannot flash AOSP/AOKP/PAC etc or any rom that needs a custom kernel when you have a locked bootloader. There's no way to unlock your friend's bootloader, unfortunately.

Follow the guide that's in the first post.

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z General] djsubterrain:
Should it be possible to root though so he could use xposed frameworks to get some sort of custom experience? I did try every single method in the flashtool for rooting but none of them worked.
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Yes, you can root without unlocking the bootloader.

On 4.4.2 or below, use towelroot. On 4.4.4, it's slightly more complicated. Guide here.

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z General] djsubterrain:
Thanks so much, finally got root. Do you know if the dualrecovery allows you to install any custom roms or will it only work for flashing tools, etc?

Having problems trying to find the correct XZdualrecovery for this phone too, it's the Xperia Z (C6603), although I can't seem to find this on the http://nut.xperia-files.com/ site, anyone know which one is for the C6603?
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
You're welcome.

You need the installer package - XZ-lockeddualrecovery2.7.154-BETA.installer.zip (24.13MB)

You can flash stock based roms such as ExistenZ, MoonWalker etc. Any that say for locked bootloaders.

If you need any more information, you should create a thread in the q&a section as this is going way off topic for this thread. ;)

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z General] SkoopMan:
i know how to flash, i mean what about pacman rom it will remove or what will happen?
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
But you asked how to flash, hence my reply. :D

Flashing an FTF will remove your current rom and return your device to stock. You will have to wipe data to successfully flash, so check all boxes in the Wipe section. ;)

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z General] shoey63:
If you know how to flash ftf's, you will, of course, already be aware that it wipes all traces of previous roms. Just make sure you leave wipe boxes ticked ✅ if coming from an AOSP/CM11 based rom. Otherwise you will have a lot of fc issues
[Xperia Z General] abumaha:
yeah but mines not power on only red or blue light detectet but no debugging on

whats sulotion now pls
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
USB debugging isn't required to flash a FTF.

Try following part 3 of the guide.

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z General] abumaha:
ho w long take for flash it han for me on flashing data
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
It can take more than 10 minutes.

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z General] abumaha:
ok right now flash ok but red light no dispaly
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
What happened before to put your phone in this state? A red light indicates a hardware error in some cases.

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z General] Deathschythe33:
This is off topic

Hi abumaha,

Sir (or Ma'am - I'm not sure) please respect the forum rules. Kingvortex' guide is a step-bystep guide in how to (1) download, (2) package, and (3) flash stock ROMS using the Sony Flashtool. Your questions are veering way out of topic for this thread. Please make a thread on the Q&A section. There are alot of XDA forumers that would love to help you out.

Hi ALL (specially the mods),

I am not mini-modding. It's just that I went to this thread to learn. I already know how to flash but by reading other forumers question related to the OP. We can learn more. The reason why I posted/replied to abumaha is because - to be honest - it frustrates me to see the topic veering way off. The learning process gets interrupted!!! Ohhh-meee-goodnessss!!
[Xperia Z General] eL_pELoN:
Flashtool device update.

great guide. I have a simple question about the flashtool devices check update option... I saw 2 japaneses models but the Softbank 401SO is missing on the xperia z3, is there some way to get that model >?? thanks in advance and any help will be really helpful :)
[Xperia Z General] thunder141:
Might be silly question: why to exclude ta Files? What are they for?
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
As far as I know, they don't do anything and therefore aren't needed. I've never experienced issues and I never include them in any FTF that I create.

Sorry for the late reply. I didn't notice your post before and Tapatalk didn't notify me.

Your best bet is to ask in the Flashtool thread. :)

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z General] theduke7:
1st time to use flashtool, and i just flashed Lollipopto my Xperia z using this guide...

very straightforward...great work
[Xperia Z General] gcgspain:
Thanks for a great Guide OP, can I add that if you download the ROM using Xperifirm you must delete “fwinfo.xml” otherwise your bundled ftf will be corrupt. It took me a while to find this out after a few flashing erros!!
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Apparently, this will be fixed in the next release of Flashtool. That file is to assist in automatically creating a bundle and shouldn't be selected when adding the files in the bundle creation dialogue.

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Updated to reflect changes in the newest version of Flashtool.

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z General] mando85:
Hi, sorry for noob question. Can i do that on UB to revert on stock rom from aosp lollipop? thanks
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Yes. You'll probably have to wipe userdata when flashing though.

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z General] mando85:
yeah i know. i'm only afraid about brick. but if isn't problem with UB i do that. tanks a lot.
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
It will definitely work. My bootloader is unlocked and I've never bricked my phone. :)

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z General] osama-ali111:
5.0.2 on C6606

thanks [MENTION=2452820]kingvortex[/MENTION] now running official 5.0.2 one thing i wanna ask is sony update app is missing what to do for that??
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
I think they removed the update centre from Lollipop. All their apps are updated via the Play Store now, as far as I know.

You can access the system update tool in Settings -> About Phone -> Software Update.
[Xperia Z General] gcgspain:
I downloaded Sony's "what's new" up which apparently seems to be the new update centre but you are right when saying all of the updates seem to come through the play store.
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Thanks for that. I only looked at "What's New" once after it first released some months back and the update section wasn't there then as far as I know. It seems a strange place to hide that away as the app looks like a place for them to sell content when you first open it. Most people would just close it straight away.

Strange decision from Sony.
[Xperia Z General] gcgspain:
This is slightly offtopic but any idea what is the easiest way to extrac a file from a tft? Read about using ext4extractor but no luck as it seems it can´t read files over 2gb.
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
I use DiskInternals Linux Reader personally. You can mount ext4 images as a virtual drive and browse/extract files easily.
[Xperia Z General] gcgspain:
That works just fine!! Thanks!!
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
No problem. :)
[Xperia Z General] SolidSnake1976:
Good luck with your new device. Remember not to take the M9 to the bathroom while taking your shower... Lol.

Enviado do meu D6503 através de Tapatalk
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Haha! Yes, I'll have to be careful around water!
[Xperia Z General] cerenoc:
leaving out *.ta, loader.sin etc

Hi, thanks for a great foolproof guide. I'm new to xda and to android and was looking at many older guides before I found this one. When creating the bundle the old way, they all strongly emphasized leaving out certain files when creating the ftf. Many said to exclude simlock.ta. Others - exclude all *.ta files. Others - leave out loader.sin. There was never any explanation why. Haven't tried this method yet, but was just wondering if any of this is still relevant here and what are right files to exclude.
[Xperia Z General] REDOTHELLO:
where is the guide create an ftf firmware from downloaded files "exclude all .ta or only simlock.ta" this guide miss a lot
[Xperia Z General] pula97:
My Xperia Z turn on and also vibrate but doesn't show any thing in the screen what should i do now......please help?
[Xperia Z General] dewi furida:
can't open

why i can't open flashtool .. i already install but if i open the app always ask to instal.. i use win 8
[Xperia Z General] stukka2006:
Hi,

I have my Xperia Z with 5.1.1 rooted rom and locked bootloader.

I like to unlock the boot loader but I cannot do it in windows 10 64bit.

I tried 6 or 7 times.

Could this flashtool do it?

Thxs for answering
[Xperia Z General] daric:
Cant flash my z6603

Any one can help ?
[ONE Themes and Apps] black.ic3:
Hi guys :)

I made a flashable zip with ColorOS bootlogo and CM-compatible ColorOS bootanimation

Your bootloader must be unlocked.

Revert available.

Enjoy and hit :good:

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[ONE Themes and Apps] darkerm:
Thanks
[Nexus 4 Accessories] raburs:
i live in delhi... i want to get my battery changed due to issues... how much will it cost to get it changed... btw im looking for original battery.. fomr LG.. where can i get it... n for how much? very important..
[Nexus 4 Accessories] shefreyn:
http://www.shopclues.com/lg-nexus-4...sIvZpV3p6ladqG3JlzfHAaAvVk8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds
[Nexus 4 Accessories] raburs:
thnx! ill get it!!

thank you!!:D i really wanted to replace because battery life is too poor nowadays and phone reboots if i use flash!!! so ill get it changed.. thnx!!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] lulazz:
Hi,

I bought a new battery and somthing strange is happening...

When I go to bed I connect the phone to the charger, and in the morning the phone will not switch on, I have to soft reset it....

This does not happen if I remove the phone soon after it is 100% but only when I leave it recharging all night (so it will stay connected to the charger for a good few hours after it is fully recharged).

This did not happen with original battery

anyone having the same problem?

Lulazz

HTC universal

Helmi 3.5 rom
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] vbJoe:
Yep same here.

I've found that when it gets to 100% the charge light stays on and I need a soft reset to get the thing back up and running.. pain in the arse.

It's only happened with my new battery too, i've heard that only dynapac (or something like that) batteries work properly but since i've now paid for this i'm going to keep it.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] nekdo123:
Look at this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=285147&highlight=green

The problem IS with battery (there are many DynaPak batteries - from Taiwan, China, Hong Kong). Some works, some not.

In that thread you'll also found link to a ebay seller, who sells batteries that works.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ozaghloul:
On average it takes me 3 attempts to successfully log in using my fingerprint. Sometimes it will take many more attempts. I've scanned three fingers in every direction and orientation, but the recognition is still exceedingly poor. Why would the Note 4 have such a useless scanner? So frustrating :(
[Galaxy Note 4 General] pilotmills:
Don't scan each finger different directions when you register them. Do one orientation for each set of 10 registration swipes. I've registered my left and right thumb going sideways (as you would to unlock while holding it one handed) and I have near 100% success unlocking on the first try.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] honhan0904:
When registes my finger print i only use swipe straight and it work well.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jonstatt:
I find the fingerprint reader 100% reliable....not 95%....100% I have been so impressed that I have not had failed swipes at all. The thing is not to rush swiping your finger. Get a nice smooth movement. Even on the iPhone it takes more than 1 second to scan the finger and unlock even though there is no swiping movement. With the Note 4, you need to swipe at the same speed. When I registered my finger I did not swipe from different orientations but I did lean more on the left side of my finger, then middle, then leaning more on the right side. I use my index finger.....thumbs are bigger/fatter and therefore the contact part of the finger will be more variable.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] acsbg:
It works fine but you absolutely have to do it slowly, if you swipe too fast it wont work. With slow swiping i'm easily getting 10 out of 10 successful unlocks
[Galaxy Note 4 General] POLO_i780:
+1

Same here. :)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] aamirleo55:
Mine is working just awesome unlocks in 1st attempt. :)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] EP2008:
I very rarely have problems with it, but when I do, it's usually because I was doing it too fast.

Sent from my SM-N910U
[Galaxy Note 4 General] juicytuna:
Muscle memory. It takes a while to get used to swiping with the right speed and direction but eventually it will become second nature. I was struggling at first with 3 or 4 failed attempts everytime but now, after a few days, it's pretty much 100%.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Rhendera:
It works perfectly for me. Just like others said, just register one finger, swipe it 10 times. I love this function. it's much faster than a passcode.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] webelieveInGodButDoHeinUs:
It does not matter how many times you scan one finger. Ive scanned each finger and mine works perfectly. unless it says no match then that means you need to be more accurate on the scanner. if its because your not swiping correctly you will pick that up over time. took me a while to get used to it still occasionally doesn't but 95% works fine.

if i use my scanner with my finger straight on then it works 100% but that isn't viable one handed with such a phone you have to use your finger horizontally. That is why it takes getting used to to get it locked down.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] biggmac419:
I think it works perfectly
[Galaxy Note 4 General] :
I agree think it's a waste of space, if I really concentrate and do it slowly then fine but for me pattern unlock is twice as fast and I find the phone very top heavy for one handed fingerprint usage so can't be bothered with it
[Galaxy Note 4 General] homer285:
Works flawlessly, maybe placebo but seems far more reliable than the S5 one.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] LoverOfTech:
I have to disagree immensely, I thought this at first until I redone my the scans and it works almost all the time now.

You also need to swipe from just above the home button, so not to high, It's very accurate (at least for me ) once you get use to it. I'll advise don't give up.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] SiNJiN76:
I have the hardest time getting my thumb to work. ..so i tried swiping upward. Works much better for my thumb. (Train it that way)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] LoverOfTech:
Watch this also.

http://youtu.be/Mr526oaxdJk
[Galaxy Note 4 General] UPSGuy:
I too disagree with the OP. Scanner has been near 100% recognition. The only exception is when my thumb is a little moist or sweaty while working it doesn't glide as smoothly so doesn't get a good scan.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] IBNobody:
Did they change the scanner since the Galaxy S5? It seems soooooooooooo much better on the Note than it did on the S5.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
Sorry its u not the note 4. Mine works flawlessly even with oil and grease on my hand from working on the car
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ra990:
Gotta say, I had a completely different experience. Expected something finicky and it turns out it works really well, I'd say like 4/5 times it works without a hitch. The trick is just to register almost every possible swipe angle of your finger when registering.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] cosinav:
I got completely fed up with it! Sometimes it takes 3 to 4 registers before unlocking, so I don't even bother using the finger print scanner anymore. To be honest, finger print sensor tech should be implemented to be as convenient as possible. I have to give credit to the one-touch sensor method used on the iPhone and Huawei Ascend Mate 7, they work much better and are a lot more convenient.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] fatlardo:
Works very good for me too. I would say bout 98% of the time.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] borijess:
Thanks for the tip this works so much better than swiping down. I usually hold phone with one hand and pinky finger holding phone right underneath home button. If I try to swipe down pinky gets in the way. Swiping up works perfect. No finger to get in the way.

Sent from the TermiNOTEr 4! ;)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] bala_gamer:
If it's used as instructed it will be a piece of cake.. Note 4 also has this improved finger print scanner compared to s5
[Galaxy Note 4 General] soulfrigger:
Mine works flawless too. scanned thumb and indexfinger and both get me near 100% unlocked screens
[Galaxy Note 4 General] vassalle:
For those who are getting close to 100% success rate.. do you guys use both hands or does it work with one hand as well?

I for one can't get it to reliably work doing it with one hand (unlike my other fruity phone which works flawlessly one-handed). And I personally find that having to use both hands to unlock the phone is too cumbersome.

Thanks.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] acsbg:
It works for me using my right hand, using my thumb. Since the phone is top heavy when unlocking it with one hand you should be careful not to drop it. Since i need to be slow with the swiping to achieve 100% unlock rates its definitelly faster to just use pattern unlock which i already switched to, the fingerprint is nice and all but its gimmicky for constant unlocking throughout the day in my opinion.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] SquidgyB:
If you suffer from sweaty hands then the sensor seems more likely to complain and advise you to wipe your finger/sensor.

It works a lot of the time for me, but I do get a lot of re-swipe messages - but the sensor seems to know what you're doing and accurately reports any issues - to the left/right, too fast - and the one I get most "wipe finger/sensor".
[Galaxy Note 4 General] avsquare:
This.

And for users with big hand, the swiping part gets even more annoying because it requires you to swipe a large portion of your thumb and some times it misses or it tells you that you are swiping too fast, etc.

It is not like small hand users won't have an issue though. Smaller hand meant more difficult one handed operations and even more awkward trying to perform the swipe as required.

The one-touch solution is by far the best. God knows why Samsung picks the swipe method. MAYBE cos it is just... cheaper.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Hitman42:
Mine works good i scanned two fingers :good:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] borijess:
I use the swipe up with thumb and it works 99 percent of the time. Love it great tip.

Sent from the TermiNOTEr 4! ;)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ozaghloul:
Well it seems from most of the responses here that I have a problem with my scanner (or maybe my fingers). I tried registering my fingerprint with all the tips mentioned, and I'm barely getting 30 percent accuracy. I will go try another unit in store and might return mine if that's where the problem lies.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] kaorte:
I used the fingerprint scanner for 4 or 5 days before I gave up. It did work fairly well. Nearly 100% when using index fingers, but when trying to unlock one handed with my thumb, it almost never worked. It just became a hassle when I need to check my phone quickly and it takes 3-4 swipes to get it open.

I like the security of it, but it is hardly convenient for me and the way I use my phone.

Maybe I will try the upward swipe as someone else suggested. That seems like it might be more successful.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] LoverOfTech:
Main thing to do is swipe the home button and NOT the screen you should notice the difference then. TBF once mastered it's very accurate and easy to do, with thumb, finger etc.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] 3pcssuits:
I find the scanner very accurate in my use with it registered my thumb twice in two different contact points.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] toadsurfer:
I find it annoying too. Just not quick or reliable enough. I really want it to work better, but have switched it off now.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jkwjkw:
Fingerprint scanner is useless. Sometimes it works well, and other times it doesn't. I've wasted lots of time registering different fingers, from different angles, and nothing works well. More than half the time, it wants me to "swipe the entire pad, or "swipe slower", or "swipe over the center". Doesn't seem to matter how carefully and slowly I swipe either.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] soulfrigger:
Most of the time the problem is not with the device but with the ones who are using it.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
Thus thread is hilarious. Mine works perfet. Out of the 176 swipes ive done i think its only bad a single instance where it didn't work right and that was because my fingerfingerwas wrinkled die to being wet. I am going to take a video of 10 swipes and everyone can judge from thay because if its not working for u you are doing it wrong. You have to know how to swile a fingerprint. Did it when registering for my ccw and when i joined the military. Not difficult
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ozaghloul:
I am convinced that there must be two types of scanners out there. I barely even get 50% when registering the fingerprint in the first place. Last night was particularly bad. It took me well over 10 attempts to unlock. Needles to say I am extreeeeeeemly unhappy. I even tried to get a friend with an S5 to register his finger and try it. He said his S5 is way more accurate, so I know I am not crazy.

How do you know you have done 176 swipes? Is there a log file? Or were you just guessing a number?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jkwjkw:
I don't follow your logic here. Because you swiped your finger for ccw and for military, and because your N4 works for you, the rest of us are doing it wrong??

I also used a fingerprint scanner when getting my ccw, and that has zero relevance for this discussion. Additionally, I've been using multiple fingerprint biometric devices on a daily basis at work AND home for over 15 years. The N4 reader hardware and/or software sucks. Based on my relatively extensive experience, I figure my opinion must be worth at least half as much as yours.

Now this thread is hilarious.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] RandyKaoss:
I find it too inconsistent to be useful.

I *really* want it to work and have tried a lot of different methods. I get probably 70% success when using my index finger, but much less than that using my thumb which is required for one handed unlock. It does sound that some scanners are better than others.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] MadfishGTB:
I also find it terrible. I've tried different fingers, different directions and it is so unreliable :( was one of the features I was looking forward to...

And before anyone says I'm doing it wrong, this is not the first biometric finger print scanner I've used but it's certainly the first I've had major issue with.

My girlfriend has the iPhone 5s and that scanner works a charm (hate the phone though lol)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Joey121215:
I have been using my fingerprint scanner since the phone launched. I almost always use my phone one, I live in Florida so there's usually a lot of moisture, and I'm still getting about 90% accuracy. A good pattern unlock takes at least 3 times as long to unlock, if you have one that's faster to do then swiping your thumb (even twice) your phone probably isn't that secure. To me the fingerprint scanner is super useful, don't know why some of you are having such issues. I've found it to be so accurate I've even locked up half my apps with an additional swipe using the fingersecuriry app
[Galaxy Note 4 General] shollywood:
I think its useless also. I actually panicked because I couldnt get back into my phone!