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[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NexusPenguin:
Hi,

Please allow me to throw in my own experience of the Z2.

After my Nexus 4 exploded, I went out trying to get a replacement for what has been the best phone I ever had so far.

So I naturally got me a Nexus 5.

I also tried the LG G2.

I also got the chance to have a One+ One.

Each of those has it's flaws...

Then I got me the Sony Z2. And there it goes : it does everything I ask him to.

I of course use it as a phone... and as all others it does a fine job at that => no audio issues, but I'm rooted, unlocked and with Carbon ROM Installed.

I also use the GPS a lot. Well, all other mentioned phones had a GPS problem. Using Waze, I often got the "GPS Signal lost" message... It NEVER happens with the Z2.

I also use the MHL/SlimPort video output to connect the phone to a projector to display .ppt in my classroom. Well, all other mentioned phones did a bad job at that. No problem with the Z2 : I was able to have a 7 hours lesson without a single second of image vanishing.

What I do like :

- SD card expansion (LG G2, One+ and Nexus 5 did not have it !) ;

- 3Gb RAM (LG + N5 only 2Gb) ;

- it's supposed to be water resistant ; I don't plan to go swimming with it, but I won't be afraid to go skiing with it...

After experience :

- it smooth ; but I don't play really demanding games ;

- the display is GREAT.

So does it have flaws ?

Sure it does.

The screen is really "fragile" and scratches easily and fingerprints are a nightmare. I installed a Futlex 9H tempered glass protection I bought for about 15 bucks on Amazon => problem solved :)

I don't like the need to open a flap to access the micro USB charging connector. So I bought a micro-SD => magnetic adapter for 7 bucks on Amazon => problem solved.

I don't like (for personal reasons) the fact that the micro-usb charging connector is on the side and not on the bottom... No solution here :(

It's rather large for a 5.2" display (the LG G3 is not larger and has a 5.5" display !). No solution here... but I don't really care.

Would I buy it again ?

Yes I will !

Would I recommend it ?

Yes I will.

Regards.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssnova:
Thanks for your thorough review NexusPenguin, affirms my intentions to get the phone. Haha, although I see now that it's backordered from the Sony store in the US, so I will have to wait, (though I don't want to wait much more longer since I want to have the phone before my trip). Your tips on accessories was very helpful too!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Plain Water:
Really my last sony phone. So far have gotten so many problems. Ghost touch, screen useless in contact with palm sweat, water entering phone but water damage indicator still white.power button goes inwards and is almost unpressable. WiFi issues...
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fulcro:
Hello everyone,

i want to ask if i should sell (or give it to my mother) my nexus 5 (16gb) to buy the xperia z2
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
I think your question is already answered

Xperia Z2

Battery=win

Performance=good enough :/

Display=yummy (not 2k though)

Camera=somehow better than Z3

Defective unit=posible but rare

Water resistant=better than most :D
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] awol-galaxy:
Xperia Z2

-good battery life

-can use normal pencil as stylus

-nice screen

-fast, almost no lag at all

-the size is perfect for me

-4.4.4 fix the 4k video recording issue

-water proof. underwater 4k video is possible

in my personal opinion, the still image is not that good but the video quality is superb.

use z2 mostly for video camcorder rather than still image.

i buy STM-10 stereo microphone and shoot 4k video in clear stereo audio.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssnova:
Thanks for all the input and feedback guys!

Well, thanks again everyone, I ended up getting a Z2 after they came back in stock on the Sony US store site.

My unit is a week 50. So far, pretty good, I ended up getting a 9H tempered glass screen protector, otherwise I'm rocking it "naked". As sleek as it is, I wish the the 3 command buttons (back, home, and cascading) would be placed on the bottom portion of the bezel, rather than the screen, thus giving more screen real-estate, and utilizing the wasted bezel space. Some how the screen size just seems smaller to me than what is really is, compared to some other similar sized phones. I also do notice that I get a lot of stray and unintentional touches while talking on the phone.

Otherwise, pretty good phone, decent battery life!

Cheers! And thanks again!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr_Derpy:
I have a 2012 Nexus 7 that I recently revived from the dead (posted here: http://xdaforums.com/nexus-7/help/2012-n7-stuck-bootloop-bricked-unlocked-t2942705) I posted that thread and actually had fixed it shortly after.

I got it up and running with andoid 5.0 and everything was great. I left it charging while downloading some updates from the Google Play store. I came back about 30 minutes later to check on it and the screen wouldn't turn on. I held the power button for 10 seconds, then 20, then 30 and even up to 60 and it didn't turn on. Tried to load into the bootloaded with Power+Down Volume for up to 60 seconds as well, but nothing.

I plug it into my computer and it recognizes that it's connected and turned on. When I hold the power button, I can hear the USB connecting or disconnecting.

I have removed the battery for about 30 minutes and plugged it back in and nothing.

Any ideas? I had JUST fixed it and now this? I just want to use it again!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikarikos:
Well, I have a similar problem.

Yesterday I manually updated from Android 4.4.4 to 5.0 on my Nexus 7 2012. Everything seemed okay. Until today.

Tablet acidentally lagged - screen was frozen, and I could not unlock device, or do anything. So I just tried to shut down the device (holding Power, Volume Up, and Volume Down at the same time). And since that moment, I could not turn the device on.

BUT I, however, can hear the device connecting to PC (the sound of connection). Unfortunately, I can't do anything. So it is bad.

If anyone could provide a working solution, I'd be so glad.

Thank you.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geelexi12003:
I need help rooting my HTC One m7 verizon phone! I have tried rum runner sunshine and towel Rootand nothing will work! I think it has something to do with the new update but if somebody knows how to unlock the bootloader and to gain root on this phone please help me out thank you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Chabsin:
NOOB alert!

Please forgive me in advance if this question is totally off the mark.

I've been using Fenny's 4.4.2 ROM for a while, under the impression that it is MDL based and I'd still be able to flash back to stock 4.2 if needed, and set the flash count back to 0 -- i.e. keep the warranty.

If I'm totally wrong and my warranty is already voided, can any of you let me know? I can then begin playing with custom roms to my heart's content!

If I was right ... anyway to enjoy any 4.4.4 ROM without voiding the warranty (i.e. with the ability to move back to something which will not have tripped the switch)? If yes, where can I find that info, or can you post detailed instructions?

[I've read that if I switch to MK2 there is no way to keep the warranty if I root. That true? I see many roms claiming to have removes knox ... does that help? ]

I thank you in advance for bearing with me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Frankenscript:
It all depends which boot loader your phone has.

If your phone was on the 4.2 MDL firmware, it has no Knox counter active, and you can flash away without making any permanent changes. Note, the firmware on the phone isn't the same as the ROM... for example, I'm using a 4.4.4 ROM (Dirty Unicorns) on my phone which still has the 4.2 MDL firmware. So, if I wanted to, I could return it to stock and there would be no sign it ever was used in a nonstandard way.

However, any newer firmware version on the phone has the Knox counter that gets permanently, irreversibly tripped if you flash a nonstandard recovery (such as the TWRP or CWM most of us use). So, in these phones, there's no way to play with ROMs without making irreversible changes.

Marc
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] McGuigew:
Hi guys,

I did remove some apps that seemed useless to me yesterday, but since then I have problems which I guess are related :

- I can't install any apps : playstore says error 110, downloaded apks fail to install the apps

- when I go into settings/storage, it just goes calculating for ever... same in the app manager, every app just has 000 under it.

I do not know if these problems are related, and the second might have been there for longer.

I dont have any recent backup so I would be very grateful if anyone could help fixing this situation.

Thanks for reading :p
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] McGuigew:
Please guys ?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] GliTCH82:
If you want my expert opinion (and it's not really that good), there isn't one. This is because all AKU3 ROMs that are available right now are still being tested and are exhibiting issues, so there is no official stable AKU3 ROM out yet for the Hermes.

I would wait until one is released, and even then, wait longer till the gurus in here rip it apart and rebuild it. Follow threads where people test ROMs and see if they are having good results, and if they are and you're feeling brave you can test it yourself.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] .VIBE:
Agree with glitch. Unless you have specific problems with your firmware, don't fix what isn't broken. If you MUST flash an AKU3.3, go for the test ROM.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] prophetuser:
Thanks

Good advice. I'll wait - there may be a WM6 ROM, you never know! Also, have read that some clever souls are trying to enable a GPS part of the handset - not that I really believe it can work?!
[Motorola Droid X2] dlw1146:
Where is the binary for Droid X2 located?

How is it installed?

dlw
[Motorola Droid X2] sd_shadow:
/system/xbin

---------- Post added at 03:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:38 PM ----------

Root script, depends on system version

magic md5, pete's root tools...
[Motorola Droid X2] sd_shadow:
su
[Motorola Droid X2] dlw1146:
No 'su' there.

How is this solved?
[Motorola Droid X2] sd_shadow:
what are you trying to do? unroot?

---------- Post added at 04:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:10 PM ----------

you do not have root access, you need to root

any time you flash stock firmware you need to reroot
[Motorola Droid X2] dlw1146:
I thought I did. After downloading root checker, I find it is not rooted.

What is the proper way to root this phone?

Pete's root installer must not work.
[Motorola Droid X2] sd_shadow:
for 2.3.4 pete's should work if not you can use zerg rush, magic md5

for 2.3.5 only magic md5 will work
[Motorola Droid X2] dlw1146:
I used Pete's. It went through the three reboots, said the phone was rooted. Went to SuperSU and it needs binaries.

Went looking for 'zerg rush' and AVG told me that a virus was installed.

AVG is scanning now. Will continue after scanning for virus.

I hate Window$. Very seldom use it.
[Motorola Droid X2] sd_shadow:
all rooting programs use exploits to root, so virus warnings are expected

DX2 ezSBF includes zergrush and runs from a bootable cd/usb drive using a linux version called Slitaz
[Motorola Droid X2] dlw1146:
FINALLY!

Thanks for your help.

dlw
[LG Optimus Black] cristiann1:
I have a LG Optimus Black with 4.0.4 and i cannot receive any signal. Phone is not rooted. I did a factory reset on it but it didn`t help. Some times i have a signal for about 2 - 3 mins. Help?
[LG Optimus Black] androcraze:
Signal? You mean data (3G)?

Have you checked your APN settings under Mobile Netwrks? (I think there was a "More" option). These need to match your carrier's required settings.
[LG Optimus Black] cristiann1:
It seems ok to me.. but under the Available networks i cannot select a network, it says Your sim card does not allow a connection to this network (i am trying to connect to my network)
[LG Optimus Black] androcraze:
Look up the defaults from your carrier and verify everything. I ran into an issue where my carrier changed things around; older SIM cards used different settings than newer cards. If you went online, only the newer settings were listed. I had to do some searching to verify the old SIM card settings.

What network?
[LG Optimus Black] cristiann1:
i`m on orange (romania). i tried using a vodafone sim as well but it didn`t work.
[LG Optimus Black] cristiann1:
Ok, the best / weirdest thing happened. I removed the back cover of the phone, now i have full signal. What can it be?! I`ve looked every square inch of the cover and nothing seems to be "wrong" ..
[LG Optimus Black] androcraze:
Dunno. If you put the cover back on and it works... Maybe a fluke.

If it doesn't work with the cover on, then it's either a weak antenna, or the cover is putting pressure on something, causing a short.
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
xiaomi redmi 1s, cant move app 2 sd card
[XDA Assist] It_ler:
Here is a thread about the same topic: Xiaomi Redmi 1S > Redmi 1S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > How to move apps to SD card.

And here is a guide: Xiaomi Redmi 1S Redmi 1S General Move apps to SD Card with System app remover (ROOT).

If you have further questions, please ask in the Redmi 1S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting forum.
[LG G Pro 2] ssnova:
I've kept my eye on the G pro 2 for a while (was about to get the original O G pro, but waited for this to come out). So I'm well aware of the specs, features, reviews, etc. But what I want to know is a real world user's opinion of the device.

Is the phone pretty decent? Any frustrations or quirks to know before trying to get one?

Key questions:

*How is the Mic/voice quality? (sending and receiving during a voice call)

*How is the battery life(I know it depends on usage and habits of the user, but just overall, how would you rate it personally, compared to other current/comparable Android phones)?

*Is it relatively stable and responsive?

*What bothers you about this phone?

*Would you buy it again if you were in the market for a new phone right now?(tells me that you like the phone and are overall happy with it)

I plan on getting a F350(a bit confused with the S/L/etc. acronym endings, can any one shed light?) I want to use it on at&t's network. On paper, and seeing professional reviews, the G pro 2 seems like my phone (1080p 5.9" screen, expandable memory via microsdhc, user replaceable battery, decent camera, etc.) But I want to know, if in practice, the phone is stable/frustration free(relatively speaking), decent real world battery life (if it's competent/comparable at least.. ), hoping that this is not one of those, "you have to root it and install a custom rom in order for this phone to be bearable"- type thing.

My other considerable is the Sony Xperia Z2 (prices are right, even though the screen is smaller and the battery isn't "replaceable"). I didn't want the Samsung Galaxy series due to the smaller screens and bloatware they put on there(note's a great series, but simlar.. bloatware, plus really expensive).

Thanks! I appreciate any input!
[LG G Pro 2] jabi_james:
these are my questions too..
[LG G Pro 2] ray-lee:
I came from a Samsung S3 (running CM).

first impressions were: Nice clean looks and lines, it's big (but it's not unwieldy). my wife has a Note 3 and it's about the same. the curve along the back sides makes it more comfortable to hold. Obviously, it's a heavier phone due to size, so your hand might get tired if you're one to use your phone lying down or something.

Screen is fantastic. I have no problems with colour issues with the screen and it's bright enough for me, even outdoors.

Battery life is good. standby can last more than a day. in usage, i was a bit busy yesterday and didn't use it too much, but from 0700 to 2300, i had 63% before i plugged it in. on a more typical day, I'd probably have around 40%. mainly a mixture of whatsapp, a few blogs, games and some TV show watching at lunch.

Camera is decent and acceptable auto focus speed. not a lot of bloatware.

I'm running 10e firmware due to bugs in 10f and waiting for lollipop. 10e is stable. not had problems with it.

problems: it's not widely available and the user base is small. so don't expect any fancy mods/firmwares or anything like that. as such, there's not a lot of accessories for it either outside of LG's own stuff.

My friend has the Z2 (not looked, but isn't the Z3 pricing nearly the same now?), and his camera is better and the battery life is longer due to Sony's Stamina software. display is about the same. If you want a big, stock phone, the LG is great. if you want to play around and like to customise your phone, then i'd go with the Sony.
[LG G Pro 2] ssnova:
Thanks for your input Ray-Lee .

I'm on the fence between the two phones, I like the bigger screen on the G pro 2, I haven't held one yet in person, but I don't think I"ll be bothered by it at all. Only thing that really entices me for the Z2 are the current prices for it right now.. for relatively similar specs, smaller screen, but better camera compensates. Honestly, I want the device to work well out of the box.. this is xda and I do play with custom firmwares and roms, but that's more of a result than a mission for me these days.. as in, if the unit runs better/faster/more stable compared to stock(or.. if stock is so horrendous that it must be rooted and flashed to be "decent").
[LG G Pro 2] bjscott55:
Ive been using this phone pretty much since it came out (D838 rooted stock) and the stock Performance is fantastic if im honest it really doesn't need a custom rom unless you want to "mod" alot of things and even then as long as your careful theres still alot you can do with just root, i love this phone so much and its modified enough for my liking without a rom, its fine right out of the box and if you can live without a custom rom (which is really doesnt need that much) i think you'll be as happy as i am with this phone on stock with or without root.

But yes if you do like to flash and mess about alot go with the z2/note3 as there is more options there but this is still a brillant phone.
[LG G Pro 2] ssnova:
Thanks a lot for the assurance. I'm still bouncing around phone options, I guess it just comes down to price (best bang for buck, with expandable memory at least). I'm still considering the G pro 2, but I saw how the GS note 3 has come down a lot in price.

Thanks again!
[LG G Pro 2] bjscott55:
I've had both and granted you can mess around with roms and stuff but for pure joy in use i much prefer the g pro 2 its a really really good phone and for the low price you really cant beat it in my opinion unless this phone gets a good recovery and cm11 ill never bother with costom roms ect. For me its perfect on stock the peformence is amazing, to date (about 6 months of owning this phone) the battery still amazes and im yet to see any lag ever!! The ui is amazing, for a phone out of the box you cant beat it if you like music it outputs brillantly im just in love so maybe im a little one sided but i hope whatever you do you will be happy! Let me know!
[LG G Pro 2] bhun:
I only can agree with that! :D

I did get mine last week and i am very happy with it! Came from Galaxy Note 2 wich i liked very much but i dont trust Super Amoled Display technology since noone grants you that it will operate more than 3 years with heavy use. I chose this device because it has similar dimensions as the Note 2, stronger hardware, bigger 1080p reliable IPS LCD screen and fabulous 3200 mAh battery.

It's a must have for phablet lovers that want to have a good performing phone with large screen.

After just a few days of use this is my opinion. On software side is everything ok, just the usual Kit Kat problem that bugs lots of users out here, tha lack of having permissions for apps to write to sd card. That was the only thing that bothered me, but thats on Google side. This phone is truly amazing! :cool:

Hope that helps the peple to choose the best device for their specific needs. I found mine definitely.:D
[LG G Pro 2] ssnova:
Thank you for the input bhun and derbyshire! I really like the phone and want to get it, but for me the G pro 2 shipped from Asia to the US (I need the F350 model for LTE compatibility), it's about $600, I'm going to wait out just a little longer, it's a bit out of my budget (was hoping to score a phone for less than $450.. Sony Z2 and ZU did fit that for me, but not anymore either, haha).

I'm glad to hear that it's a great phone though(G pro 2), hopefully the prices will come down a bit for the F350 model and I can obtain one soon. Thanks again to all who have contributed!
[LG G Pro 2] Kieran1981:
The things that bother me about this phone are the poor wifi signal, I can be within a meter of my router and it still fluctuates between 3 and 4 bars. Any less than 4 bars wifi signal seems to have a noticeable impact on browsing performance. I also find the mobile data hotspot a pain, every so often the connection would hang and you would have to turn data off and back on again to get it to work. It seemed to do that every hour or so. Also if the phone gets even minutely warm, the brightness level will restrict itself to between 80% and 90%. I have had 3 LG G Pro 2 and they have all been the same. I also notice some flickering at times, especially when there is a white background on a webpage. I am almost fed up of mine and looking at selling it soon. It does have the potential to be a good phone, and I think all the faults I mentioned could be fixed with a decent firmware update.
[LG G Pro 2] tommy2601:
I agree with you on wifi reception, its been the worst amongst all the phones i have owned
[LG G Pro 2] Shizmeister:
Good Buy

It's a good buy switching. Switched from GS5 to this