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[Sony Smartwatch 3] Flashben:
Hi peeps,

I am not sure about you guys, but I am very happy abt Z3 camera and its features, I came from Z1 and the camera is good too!

I notice some did mention or some of my friends saying Sony camera suck and that the Z3 camera is not as good as samsung s3 or other brands bah bah bah....

But I asked, what Sony phones are you conparing with and what are the camera or display settings of the Z3 phones. Then I reliased the following issues

1) Some are using Xperia Z ultra to compare with Samsung S3. Z ultra only have 8 MP and no ISO settings so if u want to use a mid range camera to fight with a higher range phone who will lose out? Just like I used a 20MP Z3 with the same setting I will surely win...

He also mention the Z ultra camera pic cannot tell the color difference between white and yellowish white but when I took the same pic, with my Z3, he was shocked....

2) Z3 camera by default has set to 8/15 MP for 16:9. So the pic is not the best yet. You need to change the settings....

3) Off the HDR & Display Enhencment settings, u will see a better quality photo on screen and on PC...

4) If you are using matt, anti finger print or privacy screen protectors, please dont even bother to complain abt the screen quality.... You are using a few dollar to cover up 100 dollar stuff...

5) Only a few case is factory defects which need u to send out for repairs... Nothing is perfect just that u are the few unlucky ones to get a defected product...
[Sony Smartwatch 3] XorZone:
Oh man, please check where are posting, this forum about Sony smartWATCH 3, not about xperia z3.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] iBuzman:
and as a z3 owner (and z ultra by chance) I dont even know where to start with the actual content..
[Sony Smartwatch 3] TheEndHK:
You are off topic here, should move to z3 board. This is a general problem we've heard many times on net. From my personal experiences, the answer is mixed. Overall, I would say Sony camera sometimes can be very good but in some situation it can be very bad. On the other hand, Samsung, HTC the camera performance is more consistent and most people prefer a stable camera(so most guys said iphone camera the best).

Sony camera generally poor on focus in my degrees of view while the quality can be very good when it can manage to get the focus right which is very annoy for most guys. Plus the Sony camera always compressed the image too much, in some photo when the object/environment is hard to compress, it will just lost the fight for Samsung which is a very clear answer.
[Sony Xperia ZR] harshal.rio91:
Can anyone port the android lollipop to xperia zr from xperia z rom? : http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/orig-development/exp-lollipop-xperia-z-t2929369

Really want to try it :)
[Sony Xperia ZR] Akash Naik:
android 5.0

I will port Android 5.0 rom soon.current my Zr's display is dead.just wait 15-30 to repair my phone.i will upload rom after month
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[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Shubham87:
Finally Google Maps with material design goodness is out! :D

Grab the apk here.

Cheers ;)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Shubham87:
Screenshots coming up!
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] justkiddinghere:
Thank u for sharing
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Shubham87:
You're always welcome! That's what we do on xda :highfive:

Cheers ;)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] great2c4me:
Wow, theres actually peeps that are excited about this v9.0.0? It keeps freezing and slowing down my device. Anyone know where I can get the previous version for my stock s5? I wipe the catch partition 1-2 times a month is all, but now, it seems like it wont help. Paid $600 for this? Well, I've turned off auto update after the fact

I want the old version back. #pissed

Any help would be much appreciated
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infinitylook:
I can't find the magnetic sensor of sensor. I tried entering the service menu and perform hall element test but can't find the hall element. Tried hovering magnet around the device but no luck of finding it
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johann_London:
I received a new phone as mine came without a Bluetooth module...unbelievably they just did not buikd it into the phone. So I wouldn't be surprised if they missed out important parts in your phone.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infinitylook:
What do you mean? You don't have bluetooth? Seriously?
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] android404:
This really is unbelievable. Have you got this in written form? Or did somebody tell you that's what happened?
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johann_London:
I got a new Z3, but after checking it's flaps and dunking it in water (as a demo to a friend who owns an iPhone!) it developed major issues such as the vibrator that didn't stop buzzing even when the phone was off, the phone at first wouldn't switch off and the gyroscope stopped working - after checking the water sensor I saw one had been triggered so the phone was leaking water at the flap.

It was exchanged for me as it was a week old.

Then the second phone wouldn't charge on the magnetic port so I called my phone company, as I was just out of the initial two week period they did not want to exchange it again and so the phone had to be sent to Sony.

8 days of forced technology detox later I got a new phone, because the phone was too new so they didn't have spare parts yet to fix it at SBE, which are Sony's official contractors.

I followed my repair through the website regularly and at one point it said fault: "no Bluetooth module" which isn't even the fault I sent it in for!

I've tried logging in, but I've received a new phone a week ago now so I can't log into my repair anymore and the documents don't list the fault, it only says 'replaced phone with reconditioned phone'.

Oh and now my new phone has no noticeable gap that is mentioned here, but it has ugly light bleed at the bottom left hand corner.

My Z1 also had to be sent in twice to Sony, once for a back that cracked spontaneously on a desk and once because the rubber flap covering the ports wore out after just 6 months and the door couldn't stay closed...

So it annoys me deeply when reviewers talk about Sony's amazing build quality. They use premium materials yes, but sadly the build quality is not premium.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infinitylook:
Now does anyone of us here know how the official cover window of thebZ3 works? I suppose it works with the magnetic sensors just like in other phones (eg. S5, NEXUS 7 2013, and even the Tablet Z). Maybe someone of us here is able to point out of if this sensor has magnetic sensor or not.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] android404:
To me, who didn't believe that sony had forgotten to put a bluetooth unit in your phone, the important part of this anecdote is

I don't think this means that they initially had forgotten the Bluetooth.

Other than that: sorry to hear that you're having bad luck with your phones. There's hundred of millions of satisfied Sony customers, and some ten thousand unlucky and unhappy ones. I'm not affiliated with Sony, I just don't like generalizations.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johann_London:
The sad fact is that I'm a total, smitten Sony fanboy. I have always had Sony MP3 and minidisc players , since 2002 actually, when the iPod was just a baby, Sony cameras snd Sony TV's.

Back in the day it was because I preferred the SQ or the picture quality to what Apple or other manufacturers offered.

Now it's just because I love the brand, UI and and in all honesty the main draw for me is the Walkman app and Sony's EQ settings, which in my opinion are streets ahead of any other phone's. You can actually crank up the bass to 10 with zero distortion, if you should choose to.

So Sony has me by the short and curlies and that is why I feel that I speak with a sort of authority, from hard earned experience.

There are countless build issues with their phones. From backs that crack, to screens that crack - both spontaneously, the latter was picked up by the BBC's Watchdog programme, after many customers were angry at Sony 's denial of the problem.

We have misaligned screens, units that aren't waterproofed, flap doors that mysteriously disappear, speaker grilles that fall off (Z1) and unsightly light bleed among scores of issues being mentioned in these forums.

We have come a long way since Sony meant 'Made in Japan' a decade or two ago. It contrasted sharply with the 'Made in China' stamp that almost always denoted an inferior quality.

Times and technology have moved on and nowadays everything is made in China... and it shows.

So I'm not generalising when I'm saying that the build quality of the Z3 is not as premium as it should be. I've had countless problems and these forums tell the stories of many, many others.

It is just my opinion, but I don't feel that I'm generalising. I'm merely taking into account all the issues that I have had, other people are having and comparing that to the price and materials of the phone and then arriving at a situation where in too many cases, they just don't match up...
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poldie:
My Z3 is perfect in every way. No bleed, magic self-cracking glass, things falling off, whatever. You can pick a few examples from people posting here how have problems, or have read other people complaining, but it's more or less meaningless; this time next year there'll be 20,000,000 or whatever xperia z3s sold, and a few thousand with problems, just like every other mass produced product. We've just had a week of crap about baidu spyware from people who don't know what the **** they're talking about. Everyone's an expert these days, aren't they? "Made in Japan" used to mean "piece of crap", then they improved. Sure, most crap is made in china, but they're improving too - not everything made there is crap. After them it'll be somewhere else.

If you want a Z3, buy a Z3. You won't be disappointed. And if you manage to explain how glass just breaks by itself when it's close to a Z3, there's probably a physics prize in it for you somewhere, because glass is rather a stable, well understood substance, and I can't imagine how you'd engineer this to happen even if you wanted to, never mind if you'd strengthened it with Gorilla glass.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johann_London:
No offence, but you are in denial. Have a look at these forums, some guys had to open 6 boxes in the store to find a Z3 without gaps and light bleed!! Have a look at the gap thread.

You were lucky with your phone.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poldie:
None taken, because i'm confident the facts are on my side.

You're missing the point. I'm not lucky - they're unlucky. If 99.9% of Z3s manufactured were faulty, then I'd be lucky to get a working one. You'd be crazy to assume that high a percentage of them are faulty, though, and nothing I've read suggests this is the case.

Assuming "some guy on the internet" actually had to open 6 boxes, it just suggests a localised bad batch. Google for "confirmation bias". Sure, it's annoying if it happens to you, but statistically it won't.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infinitylook:
Guys this thread is not about you arguing the build quality. I MADE THIS THREAD TO DISCUSS THE MAGNETIC SENSOR. If you want to fight do it somewhere else. If we will be talking stuffs here and your complain then moderator please just close this thread.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johann_London:
So what is the latest on this? Could you not have an exchange? It sounds like your handset is faulty...
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infinitylook:
I can't because bought this at a gray market supplier. They refuse exchange here because they said there's no wrong with it. But i would also like to confirm also if there's really a magnetic sensor in this.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johann_London:
OK... Exactly what magnetic sensor are u talking about? I know only of the magnetic charger...
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shtepsel:
Any progress with finding the alleged "hall element" ? ...
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infinitylook:
I can't find it really
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phoi:
mine is located on the top right of my screen holding it vertically. I can get it to turn on the screen, but not turn it off. hoping someone more capable than me comes up with a nice way to modify its behavior.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zaiid:
Ya, there is magnetic sensor in the Phone, u cen easly check it with this app:
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shtepsel:
every modern phone has a magnetic sensor to help with navigation. This is how the compass works.

The Hall sensor to my understanding is the one that turns off the screen when a magnet is neat it, right ?
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ricky D:
I read this thread with the intention of getting my Z3 to work with the Google Cardboard magnetic control.

I couldn't get a successful Hall Element test in the service menu BUT running my Cardboard magnet along the bottom edge of the phone (right edge when held in landscape) triggered a 'click' in the Cardboard app.

Hope this proves useful in your quest.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obsanity:
I can confirm that I also can't find the autowake sensor. At this point I think the phone does not have one.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Liloolil:
You can find the hall element at the top left of the screen, where the micro USB port is. You can see the magnet inside the SCR24 Style Cover: gizmobolt(dot)com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sc12-1.png

I don't have the style cover, but I have tested with a magnet. I can wake up the phone, but I can't make it sleep with the magnet.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enriquealvarez:
Hi,

I also have a Z3 and I got this message saying that I have troubles with my magnetic sensor and compass apps doesnt work. Some one can tell me where and what is the mag. sensor in my phone, I mean is it in the main board,is it a flex?

It was working normally until a few weeks ago.

Thanks a lot..
[Verizon LG G3] XXchocolatetouchXX:
Hello guys so I accidentally and idiotically installed the verizon update. Meant to press later accidentally hit now not thinking, and all my phone does now is boot up to twrp. I have it rooted stock rom with G3 tweakbox and twrp recovery. I have tried to wipe, and restore with no luck. Also tried safemode no luck. Phone only boots into recovery and I'm hoping for a quick fix. Also cannot get it into download mode.

Anything help wise would be great kind of in a panic situation now!

Thanks!
[Verizon LG G3] Alpha_wolf:
did you try flashing a stock based rom?

not a restore.
[Verizon LG G3] tech_head:
Have you tried downloading a stock rom (bumped) and flashing that in TWRP?

If you can boot to TWRP you might not be able to resore but you might be able to install a stock rom, the restore apps from a nanadroid if you have it.
[Verizon LG G3] Bxrider117:
Don't worry. Same thing happened to me last week. There are instructions on here that show you how to type a few add line from TWRP and your phone will boot and you won't lose anything on your phone.

Just Google search LG g3 stuck TWRP.
[Verizon LG G3] XXchocolatetouchXX:
Thanks for the replies. I found the fix thread and flashed the zip and it returned to normal.

Thanks for the help guys.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickp27:
Hi there,

Just wondering if TowelRoot works on the Exynos Note 4? I have seen threads but they seem to be the Snapdragon.

Thanks.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ausboy 2011:
Dont think theres a version for either, I went for broke and tripped my knox :P
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marleyb:
Don't think it works for either version, Towelroot uses a kernal exploid which is patched by now, so nope it does not
[General Questions and Answers] iboursian:
After installing a custom ROM onto my xperia ray the wifi doesn't work.

my phone is rooted and I installed custom rom

the bootloader is not unlocked

the phone is fully working except for wifi

I don't understand what to do.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisgto4:
I just got done setting the fringerprint scanner to work on an upwards swipe

It simple

Swipe up when registering 1 set will all upwards swipes

It will warn you to swipe downwards when trying this, but if you do it quick enough it will actually accept it as a swipe enough times to make a whole set.

Try it out
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] railshot:
In my experience upward swipes work even if you only registered downward swipes, just not as well.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tkbredx:
Do you find that this works better than the down swipe?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisgto4:
When using one had...yes. its easier for me to swipe up
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tkbredx:
Interesting. Swiping down is a little hard at times. Guess I'll try it. Thanks for sharing.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hellcatrydr:
I scan my thumb sideways. Better for me.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] godutch:
What's the difference between ****C and ****F models, eg N910F and N910C?
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marleyb:
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/750158?baseline=775311

Regards

ps, I signed the petition in your sig ;)
[Xperia Z3 Compact Accessories] 6long:
I'm trying to find a screen protector & case combo that wouldn't give me that "raised lip" you get from most cases. Does anyone have a good recommendations? Thank you!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Accessories] pipspeak:
I've never seen a case that doesn't have some sort of lip around the front. I'm not sure how else a case would stay on if it didn't wrap around the front a little bit. Some are smaller than others. I have a glass screen protector and have tried two cases for the Z3c. The Cruzerlite Bugdroid has a fairly pronounced lip, which was slightly annoying. The Ringke has a much smaller lip, which is barely noticeable IMO.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flashben:
Hi peeps,

I am not sure about you guys, but I am very happy abt Z3 camera and its features, I came from Z1 and the camera is good too!

I notice some did mention or some of my friends saying Sony camera suck and that the Z3 camera is not as good as samsung s3 or other brands bah bah bah....

But I asked, what Sony phones are you conparing with and what are the camera or display settings of the Z3 phones. Then I reliased the following issues

1) Some are using Xperia Z ultra to compare with Samsung S3. Z ultra only have 8 MP and no ISO settings so if u want to use a mid range camera to fight with a higher range phone who will lose out? Just like I used a 20MP Z3 with the same setting I will surely win...

He also mention the Z ultra camera pic cannot tell the color difference between white and yellowish white but when I took the same pic, with my Z3, he was shocked....

2) Z3 camera by default has set to 8/15 MP for 16:9. So the pic is not the best yet. You need to change the settings....

3) Off the HDR & Display Enhencment settings, u will see a better quality photo on screen and on PC...

4) If you are using matt, anti finger print or privacy screen protectors, please dont even bother to complain abt the screen quality.... You are using a few dollar to cover up 100 dollar stuff...

5) Only a few case is factory defects which need u to send out for repairs... Nothing is perfect just that u are the few unlucky ones to get a defected product...
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I agree with you! I also don't have any complain about the camera at all. It performs well without a hitch. Superb quality and detail.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonathan-H:
All I disagree with is the screen one. The screen isn't very good with or without a screen protector. Brightness at the expense of screen quality is a bad move.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N77NS:
z3- lg g3

Sony does not make fkus even after 10 times autofocus, lg g3 first picture is extra
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silvi.boi1991:
hello currently i update my phone to 4.4.4 but i didnt like it so i went back on 4.4.2 uk firmware but i dont know is it compatible on or as before i use to get playmemories online in album and all my photos are into that now its says its not available in your country what should i do how can i get my old firmware for my phone
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rafalex House:
If you want, you can download and try this official app by Sony! https://www.google.com/url?q=http:/...ds-cse&usg=AFQjCNHT2xDoV8mAysnRFVQGoc53jiBd3Q
[HTC One S] yisuscraist03:
Hey! I'm new at XDA so excuse me if I'm ignoring some kind of rule or something like that!

The problem itself: I have a Ville C2 phone, bootloader unlocked, with SUPERCID, and S-off with HBoot 3.01, but i want to downgrade to HBoot 2.16 in order to try other custom roms. Currently I'm using CarbonRom 4.4, but I noticed that almost every other custom roms require Hboot 2.16 or Hboot 2.15. If someone knew a way I could do that It would be really helpful! Thanks in advance and sorry for the english, I'm Latin American.

PS: I tried following the steps on this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2666221 but it didn't work, I guess it was because the HBoot file there it's only for Ville S4, but I'm not really sure. Help!
[HTC One S] Flippy498:
Actually it's not possible to downgrade your hboot to 2.15 or 2.16 since they are only for the ville (s4 processor) and not for the ville c2 (s3 processor). I'm sorry for having to say that but you will never be able to flash roms that require those hboot versions on your phone. You can find all roms you are able to flash in the c2 development section.

Edit: I just read that you already tried to flash a ville recovery on your ville c2. Dude, if you continue flashing mods, recoveries, hboots, rom, etc. that are made for the ville on your ville c2 you are going to brick your phone.
[HTC One S] yisuscraist03:
Oh alright then, thanks for the heads up anyway! Good thing I didn't brick my phone already I guess.

Care to recommend any good custom roms?
[HTC One S] Flippy498:
Sorry, due to the fact that I own a ville I don't know which rom could be the right one for you.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1ng440:
Hello,

i just got my note 4 yesterday and i have rooted the device using chainfire. when i try to turn on the Reactivation Lock, the checkbox does not checked

any help would be appreciated
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fiatuno:
If you have flash custom recovery Reactivation Lock not work!
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1ng440:
i have flashed custom kernel which is cf auto root. i still have stock recovery but getting "dm-verity verification failed...."

EDIT: after reboot. i can enable reactivation lock. really strange.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eduardo1969:
I also had rooted my device and knox was not working anymore...

I updated with Samsung kies on my computer (to latest firmware)and now it's working again and stock again.

I wait for android 5.0 because i rooted for my sd card and es explorer.

And annoying advertise
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pcman2000:
Personally I wouldn't enable reactivation lock as I think it would make it much harder to recover your phone should it get bricked (you can't flash in ODIN mode until it is disabled afaik).

Also, if you install a custom recovery, reactivation lock is useless, as the recovery can be used to bypass it.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viettho:
Do you experience every now and then that your phone is connected to Wi-Fi, but unable to connect to the internet? My temporary solution is disabling then enable WiFi again, then it works. This never happened on my s3 before.