yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] diamantericos:
Seriously just be happy with what we have its n awesome port. I o my see one bug which is on WiFi networks you have to sign into like optimum WiFi or store guest WiFi othertht that is fast. Eventually well get the latest
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] cameljockey1:
When done charging it says charged. But when I have unplugged it from the charger it still says charged. Anyone else?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] maxld:
Yeah, me...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pemell:
Charging = charger plugged

Charged = battery charged (doesn't imply charger is plugged)

Probably stays at status charged for a % or so.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] zemblance:
I'm at 280 and Swiftkey (and every other app) works perfectly

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After thoroughly testing it for 3 days I have only found 2 minor issues. The screen won't cast to my Chromecast, throwing videos and music works but not the new cast screen option. It worked fine on the LG G3 I flogged to buy this.

Chrome and Chrome Beta are very buggy but that might be because I'm at 280dpi and that confuses the XZU into thinking it's a tablet I guess. At that resolution tabs come back and aren't grouped into recents with everything else - it's just that they often vanish for no reason.

Oh... and I've had 2 sudden shutdowns, though this could be hardware as I got this 2nd hand from CEX (it's my 2nd Ultra...)

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I only needed steps 4 & 5!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] krissbhavya:
Powerful performance

Awsome rom, no lagging, not A single lag when search a contact from 6000 entry, first time experience. God bless you rock star
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Leechoonhwee:
Yes I noticed that Chrome doesn't have the tab number anymore and I can't seems to choose the previous tabs and I have no idea how many tabs are being opened.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] interpole00:
Go to Chrome settings, then disable Merge Tabs and Apps
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Leechoonhwee:
Are you referring to chrome Beta because I don't see that in my Chrome settings.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] interpole00:
Do you see this?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] zost:
What you flashed? 5.0 ROM or some kernel? Which kernel? What's about flashing of 5.0 ROM?

Thanks in advance, I just need precise information as I' m in same situation.

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Did you make as above? Succeed?

I wish to know, as i' m in same situation.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] clueless_stranger:
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+1
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mikelhdc:
Good day mates!

Flashed this ROM a couple of hours ago it is amazing. Been on the official roms since day one and I can say that this rom brought a new life to my phone.

However, I am encountering this pop-up on my pc whenever I try deleting files from the phone's internal SD. I can copy files but I can't rename and delete them.

I hope you can help me.

Cheers!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] clueless_stranger:
And whats the difference between this and this
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] RealityFails:
Yeah everything worked for me, I ran it through twrp so I can't help you on cwm
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] cameljockey1:
Well I did a reboot and it went away. So maybe fixed in the 5.0.1.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dandyqb:
this one is from official sony gpe release ported to other XZU variant, that one is a cyanogemod version of lollipop.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shigga:
Yes. Flashed the 5.0 zip from the first post. The kernel is in the zip. Flashed the kernel with fastboot from my PC and twrp for the ROM. Pretty simple.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Leechoonhwee:
Nope. As mentioned previously, we're on 280 dpi which effectively put us in tablet mode and that merge tab option is not available in tablet mode.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] KINGMANI:
Nevermind found the fix myself ^^
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dandyqb:
i think the default homescreen is really black, in my case am using Apex Launcher making my statusbar/navigation transparent... :good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kanej2006:
No one got Xposed or Gravity Box working?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pemell:
No. There is no support for Xposed on lollipop as it uses art runtime.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kanej2006:
^ Ok thanks pemell.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kanej2006:
One last issue I'm getting with Lollipop is the fact I'm having issues with wi-fi.

I am no longer able to connect to the wi-fi connection where I work despite trying every possible way of doing so.

It refuses to connect, keeps saying connecting but never connects.

I was told by the IT department that the reason was some restriction in the new update causing connection problems.

Any ideas?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] TimeTurn:
No WiFi problems here. WiFi and Mobile data are working fine so far.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kanej2006:
Strange. The wi-fi works at my parents house, it works at internet cafes but forever says connecting and refuses to connect at work.

It sucks here at the office. :rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pemell:
New mod online!

I've always preferred 0.75 animation scale. 1.0 is too high and 0.5 is too low.

If you like it too get the mod here: http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z-ultra/themes-apps/mod-add-0-75-animation-scale-developer-t2966206
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Keyvannn:
yes..same :good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] madsponge26:
Logcat

https://www.dropbox.com/s/87se7wm4dncdf2l/logcat.txt?dl=0

Sent from my Bacon Machine
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pemell:
ok? could be productive to describe your issue in contention with you providing a logcat.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bgpepi:
I have one question: battery saver = stamina mode in this port? We are now -if you turn on "stamina mode" this disable service and reduce battery.

Very nice rom -without many application from Sony -many people don't need them. I think is a faster them original 4.4.4 from Sony.

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Sorry for second post, but do I need to install from play store application who saver battery when I have battery saver from this rom?

"Battery saver mode is a feature that some vendor versions of Android have had for a while, but with Android 5.0, everyone will gain access to a truly optimized version of this feature. When enabled, battery saver does exactly what you think it would do: It helps conserve battery life.

In fact, Google claims that enabling battery saver mode will squeeze an extra hour and a half of battery life out of your device."
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] madsponge26:
Battery saver apps no need.

Sent from my Bacon Machine

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fb app and fb messenger force close.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] diamantericos:
OK I second that while phone is asleep battery has no drain. Also I have fb messenger no issues either do I clean install wipe 3 times.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pemell:
[MENTION=4154916]madsponge26[/MENTION] are you trying to watch some kind of video before it crashes? Is it a system wide crash?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jbleasdale:
Yes, it worked perfectly first time.

I copied Scrubbers zip to my SD card (without unzipping), re-booted into CWM recovery (as installed by my CM11 install), erased system/data, cache and davlik then selected install from zip, selecting the zip file from the SD card.

The process was very quick from here, but does take around 5 minutes at the boot animation - perhaps you just need to wait a little longer?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dynamiclynk:
Thanks works great. Flashed over CM11 , first performed a factory reset from CW recovery, all is well :) Restoring TB now, then clearing cache so cache will be rebuilt using ART, not sure it matters.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] zost:
Thank you. I did the same, except I used CWM for ROM.

I noticed now that the backup made by TWRP is OK, but that made with CWM is not - after flashing (with no errors) rebooting stops with endless "flying dots".
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pemell:
Why not just do a batch install from play store? You'd avoid the potential issues tb will cause if you restore data from kk.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] zost:
Thank you. I will try again with TWRP.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] halifage:
This ROM is awesome. Thanks [MENTION=1124510]scrubber[/MENTION] ?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dynamiclynk:
Well the data\app data shouldn't necessarily change should only be the location and format of cache if I am not mistaking. I am not restoring system app data like gapps etc, but I am sure yes a full restore from downloading from the app store is likely cleaner, but TB saves me hours of installation\configuration and re authenticating with various apps.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kanej2006:
Has anyone tried music playback? I'm having issues with sound and the right earpiece volume is lower than the right.

Even when using Poweramp with the sound and equalizer adjusted, sound is low.

What is the best current audio mod/app in order to get the most out of sound playback.

Viper4Android or something else? What works with Lollipop and is recommended for best audio quality?

I've yet to test camera performance but Lollipop looks, feels and runs great. Fast, smooth and stable so far. :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bobger93:
Great ROM but i have 2 little issues:

1. Can't use my Sony Smartband with SmartLock (don't see it in the list)

2. Sometimes when i unplug charger there still is displayed "charging" on the lockscreen"

Any help? :confused:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pemell:
So I haven't been uploading any mods for a while...

Get rid of that ancient holo dark gradient background! http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z-ultra/themes-apps/mod-remove-ancient-holo-background-t2966771

Cheers
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hanifh:
day one done and gorgeous ROM so far. only issue so far is that I seem to keep losing the mobile network and data connections often which means I miss several calls and SMSes during the day. the only time I realise this is when I attempt to make a call as apps on WiFi work just fine all this time. I have to toggle Airplane mode to restore network connectivity.

/h2
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fooznugget:
I've been having an issue where the screen won't turn on (SOD?) once or twice a day. When the screen turns on though, I don't have any issues.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] usagi111:
I HAVE been getting a few freezes with the phone in the last few days, usually while on the Tumblr app. But its nothing to be alarmed about thou...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] taufikthexfader:
Day 3 and its still awesome.

So far so good, i guess android 5.0 is definitely lighter than 4.4.4 because downclocking cpu to 300/1.19 on this rom is smoother than 300/1.27 on stock 4.4.4.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shigga:
Anyone know of a mod to get the backlight brightness down any lower? My battery doesn't last as long cause the brightness is so much higher then it was on kit Kat. I think I was using gravitybox for the tweak. I miss having xposed.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Leechoonhwee:
I don't notice that the screen is considerably brighter but you can use Twilight to dim down the brightness.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mikelhdc:
Do you guys also experience the sound effect setting reseting to default whenever you reboot the phone?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] samsmalls:
What I did was up rooted to /etc/mixer_paths.xml .... then increased my "headphone" & "speaker" levels "RX1 & RX2 digital volumes" to "92" using es file explorer with up to root enabled. I saved the new settings then rebooted. Then I received instant power to my Sol Republics! Very, very loud! The internal speaker is a bit muddy but the built in EQ helps!

Yes I concur, every reboot as well my entire play music app. Haven't found a solution, just manually adjusting each reboot, but still thankful nevertheless for 5.0! Lollipop handles so well, we could just never reboot lol!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kanej2006:
Thanks bro, tried this and it did increase volume levels. The default values were 84 and are now 94. :good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] lideweister:
I have also been getting freezes, mostly when I try to install a new app. It will freeze on the install screen and I will have to reboot by pressing power and volume up. Second try installing the app usually succeeds without issue.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] big:
Hi all, i last up to 1 day, it's so good for Lollipop the time :D

Now i want screenshot but can't
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Aphex13:
I had the same problem with a CWM backup. I left it set for over an hour, but it never finished. I was going to try a TWRP backup today, you know, for science. Were you able to restore one with no problems?

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Push your volume down and power button at the same time.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] zost:
After restore with TWRP everything works fine. Restore with CWM finishes, but booting after that never finishes.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] lavenderyew:
I notice the charging now is a lot slower, but battery consumption also a lot slower.

I can last the day with 60% now. Compare to previously 40% with usual usage.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] superti3000:
Got force close with one particular must have app for me (an official game from play store Mong Hiep Khach). it doesnt force close at the same time though sometime just getting in the game, sometime a few mins later. I know it could be the app, not the rom but any suggestion for what to try out? could it be because of the ART runtime? is there anyway i can switch it back to Dalvik? Love the rom but the game is a must, hope someone got the same problem with other apps and have a workaround.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kanej2006:
Is anyone getting poor battery life?

In the last few days, even with little use my battery is draining FAST despite using power saving mode.

I've under 3 hours of screen use and my battery is already at 4% with hardly any use.

I've wiped dalvic cache, cache, wiped and fully formatted yet the battery drain remains.

Any solution?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] halifage:
Did you try to find out what was draining your battery with BetterBatteryStats or similar apps?

my battery is fine. I get more than a day even after using hotspot for a couple of hours, listening to audio, chatting, surfing occasionally and playing chess.

I realised that restoring apps and data from a Kitkat backup can cause some problems so I reflashed the ROM and only restored APKs in most cases.

Works great so far :o:good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kanej2006:
I will try BetterBatteryStats later on this evening when finishing work.

As of now I've no idea why it's draining so fast. Previously on Kitkat it was fine.

Current apps are the same ones I had on Kitkat.

Here are some screens:

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I'm unsure if this reading is correct or not. Here is what was displayed by BetterBatteryStats:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] rowihel2012:
the z ultra has the worst battary life
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] halifage:
Looks like your screen could be the culprit. I would recommend what i did:

1- factory reset Lollipop

2- reboot into recovery

3- wipe data, cache & dalvik (did it 3 times)

4- flash rom

5- wipe cache and dalvik

6- reboot
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kanej2006:
Yes, it seems it's not going to sleep, deep sleep that is...

Just now I received an update for the camera.

This update includes Android 5.0 lollipop compatibility as well as performance improvements and bug fixes. :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] prashanth123:
Does this work on non GPE z ultra (c6802)

hi does it work on non GPE z ultra (c6802), also could you please create a video on how to install this ROM.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kanej2006:
Yes, this is a fully working port and I'm using this rom on my Xperia Z Ultra C6802 non GPE edition.

Works perfectly fine, no issues as of now.

A video is not needed to flash this rom, crystal clear instructions are already given on the very first post by the op Scrubber.

Simple:

1 - Make sure your bootloader is unlocked - If not, refer to sony's website, instructions of how to unlock the bootloader are fairly simple

2 - Make sure your phone is rooted and is running CWM (Clock work mod) or TWRP (alternative recovery)

3 - Simply download Scrubber's rom. Once complete, copy and paste the rom in your phone, for example in your download folder

4 - Boot into recovery mode, either recovery will do fine.

5 - Once in recovery, wipe your system, data, dalvik and cache. Be sure to backup your data before applying this procedure.

6 - Navigate to the folder where the Scrubber 5.0 GPE port rom is and flash it.

7 - As Scrubber said, no need to flash Google Apps as they are already included with this rom.

8 - Finish! Best part of this rom is that it is pre-rooted and even comes with CWM recovery!

9 - Thanks to Scrubber for making such a fantastic port!

I hope you understood my instructions. I'm not a pro but an intermediate user and flashing this rom was the easiest thing in my life. It literally took minutes to do...

Ps. When booting for the very first time, be patient, it will take around 5 minutes to boot. Don't be scared like I was thinking I was stuck at the boot animation forever.

I hope my instructions were clear and I was able to help. Please hit the thank you button if you found my guide useful as I did. :laugh:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] saenz4931:
Can I use Sony walkman, Sony camera, Sony gallery, and Sony video in this rom? If I do... Where can I get the apks... Thanks in advance
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kanej2006:
You should be able to. I'm using the previous Sony Album from 4.4 Kitkat and it works perfect.

getting the apks are simple. Open google and for example type in Sony Album apk. You will find various sites including xda who host many apks...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] perez6991:
Bigger screen size=worse battery life
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] prashanth123:
THanks for the detail info

THanks for the info.. i am not able to do root using easyroot is there any other way.:)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ashish2k4.dce:
guys how to use small screen apps which were available in sony edition? i want to use those apps on scrubbers lollipop...any way?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mikelhdc:
Ahoy mates. Do you also experience issues with the phone’s 2ndary mic? Mine seems not working in this rom.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SURYA:
Not possible for now
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] makfreeman:
Finally someone with the same issue as me. I thought it was just my phone being much shower at charging with this ROM.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] appleknight:
My lock screen always says "charging" and is there any way to get reboot/advanced reboot and maybe screenshot?

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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] diamantericos:
Ahh no the battery is the best my phone bigger than everyone and get outlast them at the end of the day.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DarkSandmaN:
Great ROM

Rom is very good i am happy how it work,camera work flawlessly,video all work with no problems. battery life is awesome much better then on other roms. only bad thing is that it wont run xposed installer and games dont work ,but its not system fault its i think coz of ART methode :( still rom is very good

Edit: games work but it seems like google market see my device as 6806 and dont let me install some apps. Rom and battery is still awesome
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Aphex13:
What settings did you use with your successful TWRP restore? I just tried restoring a TWRP backup that I made, and I'm having the same problem I had with the CWM one. My backup included system, data, boot, and cache. What did you backup?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] diamantericos:
Cwm sucks I was trying to backup ROM with it keep failing. Once I used twrp worked right away.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Aphex13:
The backup works fine on both for me, and the restore finishes fine on both with no errors reported, but when I try to reboot, I get stuck at the boot animation, and my device never finishes booting.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dynamiclynk:
Been using this ROM for a few days now, battery is great, Android L is superb, and SmartLock works great with my SBH52.

I do have a question is the Sony default dpi for a ZU GPE 400dpi ?

Update: Nevermind I see Sony (stock) uses a dpi of 320.

320 dpi seems good with Nova (130% icon size + 5x4 Home Grid)

Screen Shot: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_SR4QXUqzJ0SDFvWXJtS3B1SUU/view?usp=sharing
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] zost:
Cashe is excluded by default in my TWRP backup. It is unchecked in the menu before backup (before "Swipe to Back UP").

I didnot try to include cashe in a backup to see what will happen.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] timpychu:
Can some one please guide me how to change model from c6806 to c6833 in build prop?

I tried with build prop editor but nothing changed after a reboot :(
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] zost:
What about img file flashing by fastboot before your point 4.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] charleykj:
been running for about 12 hours, lock screen shows "charged" even tho battery shows about 80%, other than that really smooth, if you are having troubles with apps, make sure you update to be compatible with 5.0 and ...+1 for changing the build prop to reflect c6833 muchas gracias Scrubber!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hristcroixqwerty:
I got bootlooped too when restoring back-up using cwn.. no way to fix this??
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] charleykj:
mine bootlooped last night and had to restore back to stock and start over, I used flashtool
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ChillyChan:
Anyone notice that task switcher thumbnails are quite blurry? They are not as bad on my Nexus 5. Guess it's got to do with the DPI?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mknewman:
Doesn't work. Seems to encrypt during shutdown but after reboot never asked for password and does a boot loop.

Marc
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] RealityFails:
Thanks for testing
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mknewman:
Something else I noticed is PIN lock does not change anything. Still requires a swipe and no pin on unlock.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] juggz143:
To the folks having issues restoring backups... Are you restoring kitkat or lollipop? Because if you are restoring kitkat you also have to flash a kernel/boot.img or you would still have the lollipop kernel/boot.img which would be why you're getting a bootloop.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Wakatsik:
Had flashed the ROM...FANTASTIC...even a lot faster than kitkat & i think my internet connection also improved
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] misago:
I found 2 problem with this rom

First of all, everybody well known battery consuming issue with lollipop 5.0.

But i found 2 problems on my Z Ultra (C6833).

1. Charging with micro 5 pin usb cable is becoming slow.

But charging with magnetic adapter and same charger, it's fine.

2. I have fujifilm camera. and using fujifilm's app 'fujifilm photo receiver'

It worked fine with old version firmware. But, now it can't connect to camera's wifi on this rom.

Would anybody have same problem?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kanej2006:
Yes, use towelroot, very simple to use.

Refer to this thread in order to root via towelroot:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2783982

I as well as many XDA users used towelroot, simple and quick.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Leechoonhwee:
You don't need root to boot into CWM.