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[Xperia Z2 General] funky0308:
Haha...yeah... You are right..

They will never be satisfied...

Big icons - use XX module to reduce size

Low volume - apply sound mod or wait for new sound mode..

Firmware is absolutely amazing...

Fast, fluid and full of Z3 features...

Sony sacrifice Z3 with this and they want to please us, they need us, can't you, for once, say - thank you?!?

I mean...DSEE, all camera features (pause while recording, face in...)

Every single feature from Z3 and everything is working great...

But no... Notifications volume is 0,012% lower...come on....

Stop whining and crying little girl...

Use louder notif sounds and and enjoy in your Z3... Ups...Z2
[Xperia Z2 General] fareeed:
Oh cool it's out! Does this build have super vivid mode like on the Z3? Wanted to test it out on videos haha.. Don't think there's a UK update yet (as per), but I'll just flash another unbranded..

Cheers!
[Xperia Z2 General] OverTheEdge:
DSEE is not available on my update. I only have ClearAudio+. Is this normal?
[Xperia Z2 General] AlanDS:
For me, I was not using xLoud in the past. So no change in volume levels. But music does sounds good on earphones due to DSEE... UI is much more fluid and fast. I see a big difference in battery life. Its much better now.

Only bad things are those two bugs which were present in old firmwares... Screen hypersensitivity even though glove mode is off and notification bar remains active during calls which leads to unnecessary touches..

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Yes it has Super vivid mode..
[Xperia Z2 General] doministry:
Music sounds great and it's not lower.

Battery seems actually great.

Camera improved.

Notifications are lower.
[Xperia Z2 General] GoldPunch:
Hello guys. I am a Z2 owner. After 4.4.4 update, bad effects of DRM losing are appeared. (I lost DRM keys because of bootloader)

I notice these:

I cant remote play. (PS4)

Miracast is dont work.

My camera is worser than before. But I solved this problem.

Open the Camera app. Select Manual. And then, select SCN - Night scene. Sounds easy but its working.

I took some pictures.

First pictures: I taken with Superauto (Witout DRM)

Second pictures (Night scene mode)

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1uHu14UNm4TRzVvNnVlQmtKVEk&usp=sharing

By the way, sorry for my bad english.
[Xperia Z2 General] Haldi4803:
Never be satisfied! once you're satisfied you stop improving!

There would be no XDA if we were all just happy with stock ROM's ^^

But Sony did a great job here! I really like the Camera app (except the damn LiveStream to Youtube! i activated my youtube account, and still get a popup every time "activate your account now" so i press it, and get the browser with the message "your account is already activated for live stream" -.-)

Still Waiting to see more Battery life and wakelocks....
[Xperia Z2 General] dante2086:
I love the update, they put in everything, and I mean everything!!! Ringtone and music volume are the same for me from the speakers, but notification volume is lower, that is true. I heard that if u check the build.prop that xloud is there and set to on by default, don't know if it's true. Great update.
[Xperia Z2 General] vctrdnl:
For me Google Play store would not update itself to the latest version and remains at 4.8.20. Also the quite bigger icons in the app drawer are a bit irritating but I imagine they just need some getting used to. Otherwise everything is simply perfect. I use German Generic 4.4.4 ROM.
[Xperia Z2 General] V4LKyR:
Am I the only one who got a "significant" FPS drop in sony's stock camera app? Everybody else is saying that camera is improved, etc.

Using rooted 4.4.4
[Xperia Z2 General] NetSkill:
Yes only in viewfinder the fps is lower but focus is fast anyways and quality seems better in low light..so does that really matter?
[Xperia Z2 General] Tachikoma_kun:
Yeah the fps drop is annoying but the photos seem a lot better so I'm not bothered.
[Xperia Z2 General] geegs8:
Didn't notice anything really... back to eXistenZ Ultimate I went.
[Xperia Z2 General] Pandemic:
[MENTION=4816245]funky0308[/MENTION]

+1

Haha yeah totally agree with you brother it is never enough for some people around here and Sony can do it better but yes. There we have XDA for ^^

Sent From Somewhere On Earth With My Z2 ^^
[Xperia Z2 General] m2geek:
Lots of *****ing and moaning, very little praise. You guys are hard to please!

For me the new FM is wonderfully smooth, fast, battery life has so far been great as always. Only thing I'm missing really is proper SD r/w access but that's not Sony's fault.

I still prefer to use Nova Launcher over stock ones, even the newly updated stock sony launcher is better than the old one, it didn't feel so - wiggly? lol..

Now I just have the awful wait for 5.0/LP :( lol...
[Xperia Z2 General] hyelton:
Sadly I had to go back, Screen is WAY to sensitive on EVERY .167 firmware I try! When I scroll down I dont want it to bounce in the other direction its already annoing when scrolling through settings but when using apps its even worse..

Glove mode is NOT on.

And it seems that the Xperia Z3 experiences this issue so I`m assuming Sony Brought that problem from the Z3 to the Z2 with the software update..
[Xperia Z2 General] RyTekk:
It depends on how you do upgrade, by PCC or flashtool. Fresh install by flashtool just solved problem when you do an update to avoid conflict of old data with new system.
[Xperia Z2 General] lee480:
xLoud was removed in the Xperia Z3 too. Just turn on ClearAudio, it will achieve the same effect. We getting a direct port from the Z3, whatever Z3 doesn't have, we won't have it either.
[Xperia Z2 General] El.Guaje:
Good.

Real-time ISO.

Faster focus.

Better image processing algorithm - IMO

Smooth

Slightly better battery life.

Bad - IMO

xLoud disappear.

Dynamic normalizer is not work for me.

Home launcher icons are big, clock widget is small, feel kinda unbalance.
[Xperia Z2 General] lee480:
xLoud disappeared from the Z3 too. Just turn on ClearAudio and the effect is the same.

Dynamic normalizer works fine.

Home launcher is super ugly, I rooted it and changed its settings.
[Xperia Z2 General] El.Guaje:
Did you notice any change when you tick Dynamic nomalizer? I see nothing. With previous build, the volume goes higher ;)
[Xperia Z2 General] hyelton:
Here is my video on the screen sensitivity problem

http://youtu.be/O6zpEfbBKeA
[Xperia Z2 General] arjun.arora:
How did you changed the home launcher settings..

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The low light picture quality suffered after I unlocked the bootloader, after I rooted and relocked the bootloader the quality went back to being awesome. I had taken a TA backup earlier so no issues.
[Xperia Z2 General] Fempter:
I have got camera lag...

It's so annoying, I have naver seen that before on previous firmware. Does anyone else get that?
[Xperia Z2 General] kalda01:
Can anyone confirm that Bluetooth is not broken or any new issues related to BT ?
[Xperia Z2 General] AndroidDan:
What do I think... Well thanks sony! ? so far so good would be nice to have x loud back but that is only bad in my opinion. I've got a sound mod like ive always had to add the extra bass to headphones due to my music taste and smaller navigation bar but I don't ever change much tbh well done on this but you can't please everyone as taste is different hope to have another good update when you get round to releasing 5.0 good luck??
[Xperia Z2 General] Wize24:
No issues with Bluetooth so far, car kit connected first time and sounds clear with calls and navigation.
[Xperia Z2 General] saldirai:
"Video capture" and "restart" additions to power menu are cute. ultra stamina is cuter but the launcher is terrible. with big icons and google box space which you cant use even you hide it... there remains little space for widgets. a custom launcher may be preferred.
[Xperia Z2 General] hazmat28:
I'm loving the update ! I just found out about the stamina clock and also an option to enable certain apps during standby while on stamina mode. Surprise me more!
[Xperia Z2 General] zohaib0001:
Updated version 2.0 released for Sound Mod X-Loud included

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z2/themes-apps/sound-mod-xperia-z2-android-4-4-4167-t2929709
[Xperia Z2 General] zodiac100:
Here we go again with another typical FB response , the sound is much reduced making notifications barely audible in noisy environments. Users are right to point that out.

The update is good, nobody said it wasn't. They're pointing out the bits that aren't so good like the sound and camera frame rates.

You fanboys just need to grow up, stop being so defensive about any critical comments posted.

It's part of life!
[Xperia Z2 General] Jiyeon90:
Is there a way to root this firmware yet?

Sent from my Xperia Z2
[Xperia Z2 General] B1nny:
Yes, by flashing Doomlords advanced stock kernel and then flashing the SuperSU zip file in clockworkmod recovery.
[Xperia Z2 General] StarFcker:
For camera lag,

Clear your camera data in setting, that should greatly reduce it :)
[Xperia Z2 General] nick0x:
For those who already have the update - can some kind person post a picture of the new homescreen to show off the icons & google space box :

Thanks!
[Xperia Z2 General] funky0308:
Don't have problems with screen...

Really odd...I found screen brightness and screen in total much better...
[Xperia Z2 General] saldirai:
See the space between status bar and the widget, it's unusable :(
[Xperia Z2 General] zodiac100:
Interesting to see you moaning about the big icons and nav bars. Oh I see, only the things you're unhappy with are OK to complain about. If others say anything about stuff they're unhappy with then they're just whining and crying as you put it.

Well for what it's worth, I'm a big fan of the big icons. They make the display look sharper taking full advantage of the 1080p resolution.

Small icons are outdated. From a time when phones had low screen res lol

Screen has always been sensitive even working with gloves without glove mode on.

The auto brightness doesn't seem as conservative as before which is good also.
[Xperia Z2 General] funky0308:
What are you talking about?

I complained about icons?! You are, obviously, having problems with English...

I just answered to a question how to reduce icons size...

I don't have any need to complain about design...if I don't like something I simply edit it...

Try to read few times before you are posting something.
[Xperia Z2 General] zodiac100:
Sounded like a complaint to me saying it's like Sony's making UI for blind people.

It's Google who've gone for big icons and I personally like it. Feels more modern as opposed to the x10 style icons design for 800 by 454 resolution lol!
[Xperia Z2 General] funky0308:
No...

What I said is Sony should add options to choose size of nav bar and icons.

Yeas, for me nav bar is way to big, just like icons...but that wasn't complaining, that's wht I said you should read again...

Actually, that post was all about giving credits to Google and Sony.

- I said, if we have those options I would never root, fw is great and we got all features we wanted from Z3....

See...no whining, no cursing...just my observations...

If you think that's same as "damm you Google, damm you Sony..." OK...that's your right but I believe we got incredibly good update, complete Z3 fw... For me something we should really appreciate...
[Xperia Z2 General] lee480:
Is there reliable information or source that the Z2 or Z3 will not get features from the next iteration or it's you splattering bs again?

Xperia P, T, V, TX and Go received 2013's Stamina mode.

Xperia S, SL, ion and Acro S received a kernel upgrade and the new camera UI.

All of them received the new UI ie the blind lockscreen, home launcher?
[Xperia Z2 General] nurps:
LOL where is the advantage if it just displays the same number of icons as and old 640x480 screen..using the full 1080p resolution would be to put more into it not blowing lowres things up. :D
[Xperia Z2 General] zodiac100:
In so much as it allows the use of big iconography without any noticeable pixelation!

I prefer them big, I still fit exactly the same number of widgets on my screens. I actually find myself using the app drawer more because things are easier to spot.

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Those are subtle ui changes associated with Sony's OS upgrades. That's expected. I'm talking about software features like 4k video, timeshift video, double tap to wake etc.

These software additions never make it to older devices from previous years.

It's a yearly thing with Sony. It's what history and experience shows. Not spouting any personal opinions here, just observations of how Sony do things and have done so for years.
[Xperia Z2 General] lee480:
Yes. You are absolutely right. Stamina mode from 2013 didn't make it to any 2012 Xperias, except: Xperia T, TX, V, P and Go.

The new camera with superior auto and the new UI made it to Xperia S, SL, Acro S, T, V, TX?

Again, pls try harder.
[Xperia Z2 General] zodiac100:
That's the trouble with you kiddo. Always answering one question with an answer for a different one.

If Sony updates it's phones to a new os, of course any ui changes associated with that update will be present.

I'm talking about the added features above and beyond that.

If you're comparing Stamina mode to say 4k video then it's pointless to carry on arguing.
[Xperia Z2 General] digitallysick:
Sound still isnt loud, call quality is still low even when i turn it all the way up. I wish it had a louder option, every other phone on the planet can be louder during calls other than this one which has dual front facing speakers! Really the sound is such a disappointment to me , the speakers i can deal with the in call audio loudness is a major problem
[Xperia Z2 General] Hossam.Abdelsalam:
do you have a link for a step by step tutorial or something? as this has to be done, Sony forcing us to root their devices get rid of their software issues like the low notification sound for example.

I'm wondering, do they even test their software before sending it to us?
[Xperia Z2 General] dkionline:
Because hardware cant use newer software, cmn' guys. U think a 12mp cam can 4k? Definitly not.

An older phone can handle with UI changes, but will faster consume of power and ram.

If we look to Z2/3, they will be Lollipop with same features like 4.4.4.

Early 2015 models will have new changes, that we never get.

Its easy to say.

2013-> Snap 800

2014 801

2015 810
[Xperia Z2 General] nexx67:
Guys,

Is noise cancelling still working on youe device ? On mine it's not !

(with MDR-NC31E headphones and noice cancellation ON of course...)
[Xperia Z2 General] edge3uk:
Everything is working great here. Battery life is much better! Did you update with an OTA? I actually did, and it's fine, but try giving it a factory reset.
[Xperia Z2 General] Fiffik78:
Sony messed up this update. 4.4.4 is probably ok, but the size of the icons is pointless. Why isnt there an option to adjust the grid or something? The Google search on the top screen, or optionally three dots, just reduced my effecient screen size to 4.5, wtf? This is more locked down then IOS, might as well switch back...
[Xperia Z2 General] edge3uk:
Just install the old launcher? It's literally only the launcher haha. Stop being dramatic. :/
[Xperia Z2 General] nurps:
If you share the apk, I dont have a 4.4.2 anymore to get it out from.
[Xperia Z2 General] edge3uk:
I don't have the old one, I'm fine with the new. It was strange at first, but getting rid of the Google bar, and decluttering my screen, I think it looks pretty good now!

Took 2 seconds to Google...

http://www.gizmobolt.com/2014/03/05/install-xperia-z2-home-6-2-1-0-1-android-4-4-2-kitkat-launcher/
[Xperia Z2 General] Haldi4803:
you have root and xposed installer ? try the Xperia Xposed module you can choose the icon size, i have mine on 48 which is slightly smaller, you maybe want to try 44 oder similar.

Edit: on another note.

Stamina Modus now has a "restricted performance" (or similar.. i'm on german settings) option.

Any idea what it does ? it does NOT limit the CPU clock! i've made Benchmarks with Antutu and Sunspider.

Stock Settings : 38'485

Restricted Performance : 38'800

Sunspider Stock 1174ms(youtube vid)

Sunspider restricted Performance 1173ms(youtube vid)

but then again i got this message:

in english maybe like this:

"Maybe the performance of the device will be worse with screen activated, but your device will work as always. if the usability drops to much please deactivate this option"

so WHAT does it exactly ?

the only thing i found was this, when i opened video app.

in english:

"Stamina mode is activated, the refresh rate of the videos might be reduced"
[Xperia Z2 General] nurps:
Thats not new I've been using this since I got my X2 in September. Noticed nothing bad, but I dont play games with this thing.
[Xperia Z2 General] waynekirby:
I'm not 100% on this, but it underclocks your phone... I think.
[Xperia Z2 General] Martinus:
i hate the search bar, the rest is very very nice,
[Xperia Z2 General] hyelton:
You can turn the search bar off..
[Xperia Z2 General] doministry:
So hide it :)

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For me so far - great update.

Camera improved especially in 20mpx mode, better design,

I just miss my favourite grey theme.

Everhing seems to work I would just be happy to uninstall f..... Vine and all these Google crap apps like Kiosk etc.
[Xperia Z2 General] Martinus:
I stopped google search. what happens it only stops working and is still present.

I do not want to root it or so...
[Xperia Z2 General] zodiac100:
I have to say the displays a lot brighter with this update. Markedly so!

They really toned down the brightness on the previous firmware
[Xperia Z2 General] hyelton:
Huh? There is a "Hide" Button on the search bar when customizing home screens.
[Xperia Z2 General] Attizz:
Camera viewfinder drop

Everything seems to be the best except of the fps drop in the viewfinder.

If sb could post a solution about, I'd be very thankful.
[Xperia Z2 General] benitton:
I am not very sure about this new firmware, how do I get back to 4.4.2?
[Xperia Z2 General] MotoXoom:
Awesome

I like the fact that PS4 Remote Play is now fully working with DS4 :)

Overall Phone seems to be much snappier and I do like the Icon size :)

Now all we have to do is wait for Lollipop!!!
[Xperia Z2 General] Martinus:
Really? Cannot find, im new to android... :confused:

I ll search some more
[Xperia Z2 General] edge3uk:
Stick with it, let it settle down, it truely is better :)
[Xperia Z2 General] hyelton:
Hold down on your home screen like you want to add a Widget, Beside the search bar you should see a hide button :)
[Xperia Z2 General] Martinus:
Thank you so much, was not able to find a decent answer on google search... :p

Maybe had to use bing instead...:cool:
[Xperia Z2 General] beniamin24:
bros , [MENTION=2902434]Pandemic[/MENTION] [MENTION=4816245]funky0308[/MENTION] can you confirm these bugs. Durring a call i cant navigate in the phone as in the back butto doesnt work and keybord doesnt show up, if i end the call the work perfectly normal... hmmm
[Xperia Z2 General] hyelton:
Bugs in a rom or STOCK?

on Stock Back and home buttons work, and keyboard works as well.

Did you reset after flashing/updating?
[Xperia Z2 General] Pandemic:
Brother [MENTION=4898987]beniamin24[/MENTION]

Long time not spoken teambrother, well did you do a clean install or wiped the data of phonebook/Semcphone and Xperia keyboard ?

So not do a fresh clean install and dont restore your backed up apps just redownload like i do always.

Sent From Somewhere On Earth With My Z2 ^^
[Xperia Z2 General] effective:
Uumm guys after a fresh install of 4.4.4 do you have an significant droprate of the FPS on the camera? its much more laggy now (before taking the shots).or its only me?
[Xperia Z2 General] beniamin24:
Guys let me refresh your memory, these bugs appear only when i am using the phone during a phonecall. It was freshly installed, fully wiped. Just make a phone call and then use a messeging app and see if the keybord pops up and olso if the backbutton works. Only when in a phonecall.

[MENTION=2902434]Pandemic[/MENTION] , well bro i've been realy bussy with work and school, moved from my S to Z then Z1 for a couple of weeks and now Z2. I see you manage to get into the world, i saw you in some Z forums. Welcome to the Z2. Its quite a difference from P anit it? :)
[Xperia Z2 General] benjmiester:
Yes. It does technically underclock your phone. Or more that it sets a cap on the maximum cpu frequency. His benchmark on sunspider is most likely pretty much unaffected because that's a browser benchmark and not that cpu intensive. HTC's Sense has this same feature and it does the same thing. You can check in a cpu settings app like kernel tuner/tweaker or other cpu settings app. It sets max cpu clock to 1197 mhz (1.2 ghz) from what I remember. Surprising how it leaves the UI pretty much completely unaffected at that "low" of a speed lol.
[Xperia Z2 General] angel_salam:
That's not the case

"restricted performance" does not undercloaking any of the cpu cores or disable them.

I've already explain what it does in the "battery performance" thread

It juste choose a more conservative cpu governor and cap the screen framerate to 45fps in order to reduce the cpu and the gpu load. That's why the UI feels a little bit lagging when using this mod, but it actually save A LOT of battery.

If you don't trust me you can try an app called perfmon (it monitors all the cpu in live), and try to run the graphics test on quadrant, the framerate never exceed 45fps (or in any other bench/apps that can show framerate)

That's why benchmark who use heavily cpu aren't affected by this restricted performance
[Xperia Z2 General] randymess:
I'm having the same problem here.
[Xperia Z2 General] effective:
Same here :(
[Xperia Z2 General] hyelton:
I can put up with the Camera lag, But I cant put up with the Screen being bouncy/ too responsive.
[Xperia Z2 General] Pandemic:
Hmm then is it very strange bro [MENTION=4898987]beniamin24[/MENTION]

Then i dont know it sorry because i dont have that,

Aah oke i see bro and yes i saw that on your Facebook that you are quite busy, wow great you have a Z2 also now like i do and yes Z2 is an awesome device i moved also from XP to XZ and now to XZ2 ^^

Sent From Somewhere On Earth With My Z2 ^^
[Xperia Z2 General] Haldi4803:
You mean this post ? Lucky you only have 44 posts :) made finding it easier. Thx.

gonna continue talking about battery saving in the battery thread :)
[Xperia Z2 General] benjmiester:
Oh ok. That's an interesting method. I was just assuming it was the same as the HTC restrict performance mode which just caps cpu clock.
[Xperia Z2 General] TheMrcool212:
The camera viewfinder lag also happens to the Z3, probably Sony ported the camera algorithms in the update. Not a big deal to me though, as it doesn't loose the image quality.
[Xperia Z2 General] angel_salam:
Maybe the camera lag is to prevent the device from overheating while taking pictures or videos (since z3 has it too)

So if it's the case I can deal with it :)

What's matter is the improved picture's quality
[Xperia Z2 General] lyubor:
I found the whole firmware to be a LOT less smooth than .314 was. I couldn't stand it and went back within half an hour. Here's hoping that the new build that was certified will bring an end to that.
[Xperia Z2 General] RyTekk:
Image Enhancement auto switch to Off on every boot, very small notification sound, except them all are perfect, especially music quality.
[Xperia Z2 General] edge3uk:
Everything is definitely smoother here. You hardly gave the rom time to settle....
[Xperia Z2 General] hyelton:
Its a LOT smoother! BUT what they may feel is the screen is now too sensitive which can produce a slower feeling.
[Xperia Z2 General] HellRoot:
I kind of miss xloud.. I can't seem to find an equivalent to it and volume is quite low on calls etc...

Another thing I miss is the option for system r/w in the new firmware