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[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enfurno:
So I returned my z3 today, for another.

I was having issues with the device running very hot, rebooting about ever 3 minutes, and draining the battery within about 2 hours.

This was happening even after a reset, disabling most apps, etc. Etc. I tried it all.

So I have a new one here in my hands, and.... Same issue.

Anyone else having this problem, find a fix?
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hanime:
You must be having bad luck with this phone. I do too, but it's the camera issue. What are you running? Is it doing that on idle? I want to try to replicate that issue to see if mine is doing that.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enfurno:
Nothing honestly. It was going it even after I had disabled nearly ever app possible. I let this one sit for awhile, update everything, etc. Seems fine now. But the last one was fine for about week so we shall see. I couldn't find an issue, even the battery stats looked perfectly fine. Which is odd because I unplugged the now returned one at 9am and by 10am this morning it was down to 18% battery left.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maple_mak:
Have you use PC companion repair your phone? It must be software issues.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Geeks Empire:
Info

Once you got issue with Xperia phone try these solutions

1. Factory Reset

2. Repair firmware By PC companion

Note: If there is software bug in firmware the issue won't solve with repair firmware >> you should search some sites like XDA to see another reports

>> After Repair firmware by PC Companion (if problem remains) you can be sure that there is a problem with Hardware side. so take it to Service Center

:good:
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] srikanth_gadde:
hello

i just wanted to unlock the bootloader and install roms on my at&t inspire 4g

but i should update the hboot first (htcdev.com says) then i installed htc drivers but i cant connect to the ruu file when im tryingto update my hboot

my problem is,i have a laptop that i purchased recently having only usb 3.0 ports ,no usb 2.0

is there any way to connet my phone to my lappy
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] srikanth_gadde:
Im in 2.3.3 gingerbread ,sense 2.*

And s-on and hboot is 0.85.004 i think

And this time

I borrow a pc from my friend with usb 2.0 and win 7

After successful ruu flashing of the newer hboot

I tried to unlock bootloader with htc dev and an error came

But i tried everything including goldcard and pull the rom from ruu and

Even tried with cmd commands but surprisingly nothing happen

Phone is behaving weird like when i put the pd97img.zip file in sd card then hboot just do nothing and it didn't even check the files in sd card ,it hangs and nothing happen but when i remove the sd card and boot to hboot then all options are working but the hboot didnt search for zip files.

Everytime i tried with ruu 20% flashing has done and then my phone reboots to go to bootloader but hang in the white htc screen

I think you understand my problem

Sorry for bad English

Any body help :banghead:
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marknoll:
Why are you flashing a pd97? Our device is a pd98
[Acer Iconia A500] QA Bot:
Q&A for [GUIDE] Where's my CPU ID at, why you need adb and whats fastboot!!

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[Acer Iconia A500] Andra Key:
Still show android with yellow triangle

Sir....

i've do like your post.. and done.

but when need to entering recovery mode is still stuck on Android with yellow triangle..

i don't know where is main problem..

thank you..

highly appreciate waiting for your guide..

AK
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mustafa811:
well i bought the telephone sm-n9005 week ago .. there was ota updates that i ignored .. i rooted device and disabled knox via su .. i rooted to install apps from aptoide but discovered that i don't need root for installing apps from outside google store .. so i decided to unroot , reset and update phone to return to factory state

after updating my phone interface was fluid now laggy and sluggish .. so i want to return to my previous state if possible

my telephone was sm-n9005 lte edition xsi (uae) uend3 .. after update it is ugng1

can i revert ?!! and how ?!! will this void warranty or trip knox counter ?!

i want to revert to this software :

Model: SM-N9005

Model name: GALAXY Note 3 LTE

Country: United Arab Emirates

Version: Android 4.4.2

Changelist: 1168347

Build date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 08:38:48 +0000

Product Code: XSI

PDA: N9005XXUEND3

CSC: N9005OJVEND2

MODEM: N9005XXUENC2

my current software :

model : sm-n9005

4.4.2

BASEBAND0: N9005XXUGNG1

BUILD NUMBER : KOT49H.N9005XXUGNG1

KERNEL VERSION : 3.4.0-1955971

dpi@SWDD5805 #1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
The following file will enable tethering on your G900A-NG3 Stock ROM Only. I realize there already is a method to enable native tethering using Xposed. However I don't have any experience with Xposed and put this together for my own use. Thought that I would share. Enjoy!

Caution! Use on custom ROM's may cause issues with the ROM. As always proceed at your own risk!

Here it is:

G900A_NG3_TetherAddOn.zip

(To undo the mod flash the G900A_NG3_TetherAddOn_Revert_to_Stock.zip using the same instructions below).

Instructions:

1. Place the G900A_NG3_TetherAddOn.zip onto your ext-sdcard.

2. Reboot into Safestrap Recovery.

3. Flash the G900A_NG3_TetherAddOn.zip in Stock Slot (Do Not Wipe Prior to Flashing!)

4. Reboot. Done!

Note:

1. This will modify your system causing future ota updates to fail!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Sheon849:
Stock ANG3

Works great Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mtkrocks1:
G900A_NG3_TetherAddOn.zip can it be done by flash fire method?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] ExBrasil:
So, like an idiot, I used Flashfire to flash this to my phone, even though im on OC3. Phone soft bricked. Any workaround? Can I load the Revert To Stock zip onto the SD card and use Flashfire to flash that? Or alternatively, if I can use Odin, which slot in Odin would I use to flash that zip?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] illmatic24:
To fix soft brick, download this file https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95747613655042108 (G900A_Downgrade_to_NCE.tar.md5), hit the AP button in ODIN 3.09 and click start. You can't flash zip files in ODIN...
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] QA Bot:
Q&A for HomeBrews by Minimal Effort-ROM

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[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koolkeith:
unfortunately the process Com.android system ui has stopped

I get this as soon as it boots up, pressing ok just makes it come back within seconds. Unfortunately it makes it impossible to use this rom for, which sucks.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryche666:
I couldn't see what you get. If you dirty flashed it might explain it since this ROM is very different then LS and CM. I found that out personally and when I Full Wiped it helped out a lot and haven't had errors that I did when dirty flashed.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koolkeith:
Thanks for your reply. I get the "unfortunately the process Com.android system ui has stopped" popup and as soon I've pressed ok it comes back in two-three seconds. I installed it twice, both times fully wiped. I'm on the latest twrp, maybe thats the problem?

I was excited when I saw this rom cause I really like the liquidsmooth rom and been waiting for updates for it. I hope I'll get this working somehow!

Thanks again.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryche666:
That could pose a problem. I know I had to upgrade TWRP due to changes in the build processes when 4.4.4. It is in the meta inf I believe that you can use an old build and put that file into the new build.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] modstore:
I downgraded to 5.1.1.0.2 fine. And installed CWM Recovery 6.0.5.1.3 (first time I've used this version, previously was using 6.0.5.1.1). And on a side note, I couldn't figure out how to mount the usb drive over hub like I had on the previous version. So I attempted to install 51.1.4.0_514006420+updated using sideload.

The file transferred fine, but when installing it gave an error saying some symlinks failed updating, and that it failed, error 7 I think it was. I didn't take a screenshot unfortunately.

I figured maybe it was due to the downgrade update still being in the /cache dir (not sure if it gets deleted when the update runs or not). But I didn't consider that maybe it wouldn't boot when I reboot now, and tried that. But it just sits on the white Amazon logo now.

Any ideas as to if it's possible to get back into recovery somehow?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kraqh3d:
What happens when your FireTV boots? You may be able to break into recovery mode with the "Alt+PrintScr+I" key combination from a USB keyboard. Take a look at this thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2799779
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] modstore:
I did see that thread, I only have a wireless keyboard though (which does work normally) so will be getting a USB keyboard to try asap. But it mentions to press the buttons when the colored logo shows up, and mine never gets to that point, so I'm doubtful it will work :S
[Sony Xperia M] kurokirasama:
Hi,

I'm trying to follow this guide to root my Xperia M, but it is required to have an unlocked bootloader. So, i'm trying to unlock it by following this guide and there it is recommended to do a TA Backup. For doing so, i'm found this thread, but as you can see in the FAQ, it is required to have a rooted phone...

So, can someone help me here?..... Am i missing something?

Greetings!
[Sony Xperia M] elmkzgirxp:
Haha, you can say it as a paradox, but there are two ways in rooting, with a locked or unlocked bootloader. But if it's your first time doing so, I HIGHLY recommend rooting on a locked bootloader.

Just go here, and right after rooting, go here, RIGHT AWAY. You're gonna need it and it might just save your life in the future.
[Sony Xperia M] ace88:
Will this method work on my Xperia M C1904 (4.1.2 , 15.1.C.1.17 ) ?

My bootloader can be unlocked.
[Sony Xperia M] elmkzgirxp:
Yes, but if it doesn't, use this instead.
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
Hey everyone,

So, I've acquired my Z3 from Tmo on Oct 29th, the day it was released. Thus far, I've pretty happy with it. The battery is amazing, although I know it will last me over a day, or more, I'm stuck in my old habits of charging...which I am attempting to get used to better battery life. Anywho, here's my cons with this phone:

-I was using a Samsung Galaxy S3 (T999). The touch screen worked great. This phone though, I've had delays or my touches not being noticed. More so when I first turn the phone on to the lockscreen. If I give it about 10 seconds, it will respond to all touches.

-Along the same lines as the lockscreen not acknowledging all my touches, this also happens during various games or apps. Playing Arcane Legends, for instance, when I attempt to move, sometimes it doesn't. If I retry two or three times, it will then start working.

-I also get crackling sounds during calls, not all the time, but it is often enough. Also, when I have the touch sounds enabled and speakers plugged into it, it often also makes crackling sounds.

-Had many more settings to choose from when I was using Cyanogenmod 11 on my SGS3. I would figure this to be the case, but I do miss some settings, especially some Security-based ones. Maybe there are secret menus? ;)

-I also wished that the LED was brighter... in my opinion it is really dim.

With all that being said, and knowing that Android L is on the way in a few months, I'm more than willing to wait to see is these issues are resolved. If not, I'll be getting a hold of Sony support to resolve these issues.

I'm curious if any of you have had these issues and if you've found workarounds.

As far as the pros, they outweigh the cons noted above. Battery is awesome, responsiveness if awesome, the overall experience is awesome. Works well with anything that I throw at it and its still goes beyond that.

Thanks,

Johnathan
[Xperia Z3 General] pezlomd:
Hey I haven't experienced any touch screen problems what so ever and I'm a heavy long time android user. Call quality is great as well. Not sure what's going on with yours
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
Pezlomd,

Thanks for the reply. Out of curiousity, what are your OS details:

-Android: 4.4.4

-Baseband version: 8974-AAAAANAZQ-00009-06

-Kernel version: 3.4.0-perf-g0ab9f9a (Fri Sep 5 07:22.38 2014

-Build number: 23.0.D.1.123:

Thanks,

Johnathan
[Xperia Z3 General] Elysian893:
Return it, sounds like you got a defective phone.
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
Ugh... and after I got it the way I want it.
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
I'd like to also add, that as far as functionality of the phone itself, the rotating flaps for the exposed ports seems to be a little flimsy and can easily break. This worries me a bit that if they are accidentally snapped off due to slight mishandling... you'll lose your waterproofing.

Also, I don't like that the volume options when using the volume up and down buttons isn't more granular. For instance, when I wanted to increase the SMS notification volume, I had to go through Setting instead of having more volume options when the buttons are pressed. Did I miss a setting?

Considering getting it replaced to see if that's the issue with the touchness delay or crackling sounds.

Thanks,

Johnathan
[Xperia Z3 General] Elysian893:
The phone comes with an extra USB cover, won't lose anything. MicroSD/Sim shouldn't come off very often. I don't think you need be concerned.
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
Elysian893,

I am not concerned for my own experience, however I can see where this can be an issue.

Waiting for my DK48 magnetic dock to arrive, which will alleviate my concern.

Thanks,

Johnathan
[Xperia Z3 General] ShermCraig:
Johnathan,

I've experienced some crackling/popping when on a call without using my headset. After a reboot though, it seems to have gone away. The last 2 days, my battery began lasting no more than 5-6 hours. I thought that it might have something to do with an app, so I began experimenting and found that the Sony Photo upload service was hanging, and also Lookout was scanning everything constantly. I uninstalled Lookout and disabled the Sony uploads and things seem to have returned to normal, although I will need another day or so to evaluate.

FWIW, here is my review I posted over the weekend:

___________________________________________

Never owned a Sony phone but now I "have a Sony for my Owny" (older folks will get this line)! I must say - I am in love with one caveat - that being a locked bootloader. Pretty disappointed in that however I was happy to read a page or 2 back that I will likely still be able to root which is really all I care about. That said, the bloatware on the D6616 is minimal, so aside from liking to try out new ROM's and removing ads, I guess I can live with that one "caveat".

The phone itself is gorgeous - in fact, I told my wife that it's almost as sexy as she is (yeah - I take my phone's pretty seriously )! I love its size - I had a OnePlus One which I was pretty happy with, but being an average size guy (that's being generous), I found it really difficult to use it with one hand. The Z3 has a slightly smaller screen size vs the OPO, but the overall build size is proportionally smaller as well, making it even more attractive size-wise. Of course, the other side of that coin is that the OPO has a non-slip back in the 64gb version which was really nice, however I see that wearing out over time. The Z3 is slippery meaning I will likely cover the beautiful beast with a case - but we'll see if I end up keeping a case on it. I've always been one to believe that if you have insurance and a beautiful device, covering that device with a case is counter-intuitive. I'm torn on the case thing - time will tell.

The phone is incredibly smooth and responsive, the speaker is pretty loud and sounds good, and the camera is arguably the best available on a phone. Not sure I like all the options the camera offers - many or pretty hokey - but the picture quality is just brilliant. Overall, this phone may last me more than a year which would beat my last two phones. You see, I have "NewPhone-itus" and it's a serious case!

If anyone has any questions - fire away and I will do my best to answer!
[Xperia Z3 General] devarshi:
I'm surprised at the z3 hate on xda. With all the complaints about the camera, build quality, software issues, etc, I find myself getting paranoid looking for problems with the phone. The truth is that it's a pretty great phone so far. Great battery, great camera, fast and responsive, and yes, as sexy as shermcraigs wife ?. A week in and I'm happy with my trade from my m8.
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
Its not that the phone itself is bad per say, its the lack of consistency/quality control.

I am on my 4th one here due to various issues from indented frame to bad camera to light bleed to massive screen gaps. Thanks to T-Mobile 14 day policy I was able to through so many phones. A rep had to open 5-6 phones to give me a good one when I got my third only to find it has a massive ligh tleak on on side. The one I got today thank god is finally issueless so far at least. My local T-Mobile store is sending many back to Sony, they are actively opening boxes, checking for defects and returning before even giving to customers.

I have owned phones from practically every company, this is the first time I have had to return a phone, let alone 3. All companies have issues with initial batches but this was just too widespread.

I am sure future batches will be rectified, its one of the down sides of immediately adopting a new model as soon as release.
[Xperia Z3 General] jhun80:
But you have to pay for restocking fee of $50?
[Xperia Z3 General] ShermCraig:
I would seriously doubt it - he was exchanging a bad unit,

not returning. Big difference.
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
No fees, because its a defect and you are asking for the same model. Fee is only if you switch models.
[Xperia Z3 General] jhun80:
really? because i used to have a black s4, and switch to white version but they charged me $50:confused:
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
Did you do it within the first 14 days?

Maybe color change constitutes the equivalent of model change.
[Xperia Z3 General] jhun80:
yup within 14days
[Xperia Z3 General] alhadee12:
I haven't experienced any lag with the touch screen, but I've experienced slow screen rotation.
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
My sister exchanged her white GS4 for another white one due to yellowish tint on top, they did it for free. I think because you just wanted a color change and there was no defect they charged you.
[Xperia Z3 General] nuggstein:
I have T-Mobile.

My only gripe is that there is no Group MMS built in. It really, really sucks. And it is causing me to return this phone in a few days. I can use Textra (or Google Hangouts) for Group MMS, but it will not send them out when WiFi Calling is enabled. I know there is a "WiFI Calling fix" option specifically for T-Mobile phones when using Textra, but all that does is disable WiFi when sending/receiving MMS messages and then re-enables it. That completely defeats the purpose of WiFI Calling if you're not going to have service in a certain area.

Group MMS is extremely important to me. For whatever reason, only stock messaging apps have the capability of utilizing T-Mobile's WiFi Calling to send/receive MMS. (SMS works fine).

My HTC One m7 had the ability to do it with its stock messaging app. So, for now, I have no choice but to return my phone, fight the $50 restocking fee, and go back to my paid off HTC One. I am speechless that this phone does not support it.
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
[MENTION=535343]all[/MENTION],

I'm extremely happy with my device. The touch screen issue was resolved with an exchange. However, I still have crackling issues. I'm willing to live with that until the Android 5 update in January.

[MENTION=4525626]nuggstein[/MENTION],

Disable the messenger ask and download the green messenger app from the Play Store. That should show you too group txt. That's what I did.
[Xperia Z3 General] nuggstein:
It still won't work over WiFI calling which is what I need. And how do you know for certain that 5.0 will fix this? It's both T-Mobile and Sony's fault.

Group MMS works on my HTC One m7 with Jelly Bean with or without WiFi calling on its stock messaging app.
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
Btw, if you want to increase your battery life and security, install NoRoot Firewall. After configuring what gets Internet access, it'll stop extra battery drain.
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
Hey, just called Tmo support and they know about this issue. They've informed that their new service, VoLTE, is enabled by default. I'll test this out and see what happens. You can disable this by going to Settings > Enable VoLTE. If enabled... Disable it.

VoLTE is Voice over LTE.

Hope this helps.
[Xperia Z3 General] abhinav.tella:
I was not aware of this, thanks for mentioning this I will keep this in mind if I get call dropped, till then I'll just leave it alone.
[Xperia Z3 General] Mity85:
I had the same issue with mine and I returned it. The crackling noises sounded like I was listening to a tape recording - you know when you record yourself, you hear a slight hiss? Like that.
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
Right, same issue here.

Hopefully, disabling VoLTE will resolve it.
[Xperia Z3 General] ShermCraig:
Ditto - spoke to T-Mo and the instructed me to disable VoLTE. I was also having an immediate dropping of calls when dialing out so I haven't been able to fully test yet. I'll post back later.
[Xperia Z3 General] mety333:
Havent had problems with VoLTE on my t mobile Z3 and it works great, finally i can be on LTE all the time :)

when i talk to my friend who has a Z1 there is an 'HD' icon next to the phone number while in a call so i can confirm HD calling works amazingly smooth between sony phones.

Typed on my Xperia Z3 while underwater.
[Xperia Z3 General] jonshipman:
Yeah it us weird for a 2014 device.

I leave wifi calling off for specifically that reason (but group MMS doesnt work with Hangouts for me)
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
Disabling VoLTE Resolved My Issue

Well, it's been a while since I've disabled VoLTE. Since then, I've not had any issues.

Problem solved!
[Xperia Z3 General] canhazpixels:
Hey, just wanted to let you know that you can use the free and awesome messaging app 'Textra' to get group MMS with wifi calling. Install it, enable the option within to use it as your primary messaging app, and then go to the settings menu and check the 'T-mobile Wifi compatibility' thing. It's honestly better looking and more material-design-y than Hangouts, anyway.