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[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ajgftw:
Life's hard. Non of my expensive smart phones or tablets have lollipop yet. I mean I know they will all get it eventually. And they all work perfectly fine now, but all my fellow humans will think less of me if I don't have lollipop.

Wait, I hate humans.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] _katho_:
Haha, spot on there. :D:D
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] nielsbrakel1998:
Love the new album icon
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ro_explorer:
Guys, if all you want is new icons, just install a 3rd party launcher (Nova or Apex or other similar ones) with icon theme support and enjoy. For colouring the overall inerface there are some nice xperia themes on Google Play. I do not understand all this anxiety. Lollipop it's not gonna flip the world. It is only an incremental upgrade and that's all. Most of the updates will be in the inner workings anyway. The Sony skin is hiding most of the vanilla LP visual stuff. Chill out and act more like grown-ups.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] punktnet:
In Barcelona WMC there was a Z3C with software version 23.1.A.0.632 wich is Android 5.0.2

Where can we get that software from? Not showing in XperiFirm tough..
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Mons1990:
An Italian blog tells that this is the lollipop week: http://m.businessonline.it/news/304...us-5-e-samsung-galaxy-s5-mini-annunciati.html

Inviato dal mio Sony Xperia Z3 Compact utilizzando Tapatalk
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] android167:
Amazing update for Album app. Now it has ability to move pictures from folder to other folder. FINALLY!

And i think that the lollipop update is just around the corner. :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] _katho_:
Screenshots and video comparing KitKat vs Lollipop.

Looks good imho.

http://www.xperiablog.net/2015/03/05/xperia-screenshots-compared-android-lollipop-versus-kitkat/
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] michyprima:
they are cruel with this see but not touch thing :(
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] cyphomatic:
Looks like they didn't update the camera software ?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] android167:
There are some minor changes. But i just hope that they will fix the on/off beauty mode. Because you cannot turn it off.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Chadie:
I think I'm a bit more intense than anyone else; I don't even touch any controls on the headset when I have it paired. ^^ pause, next and play all from the phone. :crying: and i turn off my bluetooth on the phone before i turn off my headset just so that my long keypress to power off the headset does not incur a wakelock ^^ :eek:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Mons1990:
Why Walkman has been replaced by a less personal "Music"? [emoji26]

Inviato dal mio Sony Xperia Z3 Compact utilizzando Tapatalk
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] fenchai:
Wont you guys miss xposed? :eek:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Maikel S:
Xposed is already avaliable as beta to lollipop
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Kondzioz:
Could someone explain to me what is SONY waiting for? Earlier, I thought they might need some time to fix bugs etc etc... But after mwc where they showed us Lollipop is ready for ours phones I cannot find the reason for their delay. Truly, its not my intention to provoke any fight here, it rather comes out of my curiosity. Cause the fact they presented 5.0x on MWC means its bug free, would any company risk presenting half-baked cake to the world?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] _katho_:
Don't see how just because they showed it at MWC means it's bug free.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Kondzioz:
Of course there is no such a thing as bug free, there is always something left, but during MWC i guess they showed software at least "ready for shipment" - software with maybe a few bugs, which user can normally deal with, isn't it?

And my thinking comes from that, it would be like suicide to present someting working impropelly in the place where you can find reviewers from all over the world, reviewers whose positive opinions equal your money.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] FormelLMS:
More than new icons I've been praying for new notifications and for non intrusive calls like stock Lollipop has.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Konesuke:
But cannot create newfolder
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] android167:
You can create a new folder by moving or copying a image. :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] :
Nvm, edit
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Walchaar6:
To be honest the main thing is I hope the lollipop update fixes the group messaging it's really annoying
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] jerverg:
I was planning to stick with Sony but this delay in software update is turning me off. Will look at S6 when it comes out.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ajgftw:
Lol cus Samsung are like ninjas with their updates.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] NYC_ROCK:
Compared to Sony? They are super ninjas.

Tmobile M7 getting 5.0 tomorrow. Thats a 2 year old carrier branded phone getting updated before the unlocked, no carrier testing needed Z3 compact. You keep defending Sony though.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] muzab a:
How many htc phones getting updated to 5.0
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ro_explorer:
Is the LP update making the phone to prepare the breakfast for me in the morning? Will make the battery last one full week w/o recharge? Will create DSLR quality photos? Will make the phone more resistant? Will add wireless charging?

If all the above answers are"NO" then there is no rush in LP delivery. I agree it will make you "feel" better, but no real life impact, for the good or bad.

Chill out guys. Enjoy your phone. It is the same phone you wanted when you bought it in the first place.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] solidghost9:
Totally. Just keeps wondering how the camera would turn out cause the current one sucks a lil bit.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ro_explorer:
If Sony will stick to the original LP API that allows third party apps to gather the RAW data from the sensor, then, no matter what the original camera will do or not, one can always download a third party app that is doing a nice processing of that data.

We already know the sensor is capable, all we need is aso some processing software.

But, all is linked to the respective API. That's the only thing I actually want :).
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ogyct:
Agree, at least give 3rd party apps full access to camera API. The only reason I wait for lollipop is camera improvement. I don't care that much about material design(even though I like it) or ART(since our phone is fast enough even on dalvik).
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] pepitoff:
Guys, do you realy think that somebody of Sony team read this thread?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] newbie2006:
doubt it - if anything can be considered but how in the news many users have expressed disappointment in the delays lol

but even for not that reason the fact they let go of so many people.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ajgftw:
I only defend Sony based on my personal experiences. I have 2 Samsung phones and a Samsung tablet, I am very familiar with thier update scheduling. And yes, sometimes they can be very prompt, but they are also often full of bugs. Sony might take longer, but I feel it will be all the stabler for it.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] CouldntThinkOfAUsername:
Lollipop 5.0.2 isnt as good as 4.4.4, I'd rather have 5.1 straight instead of getting 5.0.2 which will come with bugs.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Gufsl1:
http://www.justaboutphones.com/sony-xperia-z3-z2-z3-compact-android-lollipop-update/
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] jerverg:
People like you are the hindrance with tech progress. Just because something works means it should just be that way.

Though you have your point, If everyone will think like you do, we would still be living in caves.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ro_explorer:
Buddy, you need to chill out. Read my text: INCREMENTAL UPDATES & predictability. This is the secret of all giants who had success over time.

Look at Apple, they have a good recipe which simply works: Incremental software updates, every year, incremental hardware updates, every year ... a new design every 2 years. Is predictable, is incremental & you do not expect big bugs.

Now, look a little in "our" camp (android and stuff): Chaotic updates, nothing really new but total redesign of some stuff, lots of redundancy. This is not progress, this is chaos. Sometimes there are good things in this chaos but still this is chaos.

Honestly, I wish to have the greatest software update ever created on Earth ... and I want it NOW, yes, but this will NOT be happening. It's gonna be a software similar to the current one (Sony skin) but with the buggy LP under.

I have 2 nexus devices at home. Both are still running KitKat. Why? because LP is crap, that why.

I prefer a delayed update and rock stable than a buggy bling-bling crap that is just carrying a new revision number.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] michyprima:
Not sure. IOS 8 was buggy as hell at first
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ro_explorer:
Yes, because it was rushed due to the market moving too fast. And it had major redesign inside. Any major redesign is bringing bugs. The problem with our beloved android is that is being redesigned almost every year :).

I like android , is my daily driver since many years ago and I'll stick to it as long as it will allow me to to my stuff (mainly networking, based on its linux internals). But liking something and judging it are 2 different things ... and I'm doing both :D.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] imugur:
Did anyone received the Lolipop update? my old Galaxy S4 has it since more than a month now...
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] bloodomen2:
yea coming.. one day...
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] corckie:
Had Lollipop in my previous SGS5 and M8.

SGS5 was really buggy, OTA every week, unexpectedly laggy.

M8 was much better in this regard, but I do not like forcing white elements wherever possible. Mostly they interfere with manufacturers UI's and look crappy. Not to mention lollipop itself is fancy over usable and when I saw first videos of 5.0 on Z3C I got this bad feeling "not this ****ty notification panel again". Generally speaking 5.0 is probably the worst Android update I had to deal with (and I use it since 1.5) and I worry that for Z3C it would be more rational to stay at 4.4. Just like I did with SGS5.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Michealtbh:
Finally some news

http://www.xperiablog.net/2015/03/1...ndonesia-brief-changelog-detailed/#more-32768
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] CouldntThinkOfAUsername:
app2sd, great news but 5.1 is out now, might as well not release the buggy 5.0.1/0.2
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Santos8913:
Hi guys, already exists Android 5 for the Z3 compact D5833? Lose root and DRM to update the device itself?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] TimAhKin:
I think I'll wait for 5.1.

5.0 has problems with other phones and I doubt Sony fixed them all. :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] dzejmsbond007:
With Sony approach 5.1 upgrade will take another half a year...

I'll wait for CM to adopt the official Sony Lollipop sources so that it gets stable. I guess it will move to 5.1 fast then.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] menko2:
Hi.

I owned a Note 3 that i rooted and uninstalled many bloatware thay came with it. It worked great preformance and battery life.

Will it work better of i root and uninstall things?

Which method can i use for root?

I have the firmware U1ANK4 and i cant find Chainfire Root for this firmware (i tried with other Note 4 i exchanged and i got constant reboots after rooting with Chainfire and this firmware).

Thank you
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cwk8412:
Currently for note 4 there are only Chainfire's way to root note 4. Make sure you are downloading the correct version when rooting note 4. The problem that you are having a bootloop is because your PC did not detect your Note 4 properly when you use Odin, that's why you are having a bootloop.

To solve this problem you might want to try the following:

1. Download KIes3 and install the drivers

2. Put your phone into download mode

3. Open odin

4. See if Odin recognise your note 4. (Usually it will say COM5, COM3, COM6)

If it connects properly, then try to flash stock firmware again
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buljo:
CF Auto root is the way to go. just follow the instructions. also got the sm.910f, battery is great.

cf auto root; http://xdaforums.com/note-4/orig-development/sm-n910-cf-auto-root-t2897428

all you need; SM-N910F (International, Qualcomm) http://download.chainfire.eu/568/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root-trlte-trltexx-smn910f.zip

remember to tick off reactivation lock before doing anything in security settings.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] menko2:
Thank you.

i did CF Autoroot you mentioned and all went good but the version from Chainfire is for an older firmware that i have. Maybe that's why I had the constant rebooting.

1) Will it be still useful or i will have to wait until someone does U1AKN4 root version?

2) After uninstalling bloatware will i see a big difference in battery and performance?

3) Should I wait for 5.0.1 from Samsung to Root?
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buljo:
1 don't know why you get constant reboots. I'm on ANJ4.

2. Performance wise this phone is a powerhouse, so doubt you'll see any difference other than benchmarks etc, but switch to nova launcher, makes everything snappy and I ain't a big fan of the tw launcher. Rooted you can get some more juice out of it by installing greenify with xposed module, also use amplifier to reduce wakelocks.

3. No point in waiting:)
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlads:
My battery life wasn't great prior to root, I expected better things from the note 4, however the screen, the cpu do take their toll, put power saving mode on, besides the icon up the top there isn't any difference in terms of performance, I uninstalled touchwiz and went with the GEL launcher, it's a cleaner look and for me it's been better on battery, I usually get around a day and half with my current usage, which is half a day more than I had prior to rooting, there is also a debloat flashable zip in the development section which will literally strip your apps post ROM flashing.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] menko2:
I guess i will only have to wait for a propper Root as i dont want to risk another phone (the other one ended in a brick).

Either the Root wasn't for my firmware which is newer or i deleted something i shouldn't.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buljo:
Note 4 doesn't have a FANTASTIC battery life. But it'll get most power user's 1day. And that's it. Be happy.. I am.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] menko2:
Yeah I can see. Specially comparing to my Note 3 i used...

Battery life and the speaker in the rear are my only flaws I find in the phone.

I hope with Lolipop will improve a little!
[Amazon Fire Phone] inwisso:
Amazon Fire Phone with Fire OS are neat and even more awesome with Google Play so you can install your favorite apps & games.:D

Updated: New method (10/10/2015)

Here is the new video, Enjoy ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgeXdR92Sx0

Links:

Download Google Apps:

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...4&authkey=!AIVXLFXAOWDeM0Q&ithint=folder,.apk

or

http://dwl.gadgetsxray.com

Old Method:

Here is the how to video, Enjoy ;)

http://youtu.be/TGYU1KRCGAI

Download Google Apps:

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...4&authkey=!AIVXLFXAOWDeM0Q&ithint=folder,.apk

Links:

ES File Explorer

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop

APK Downloader

http://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/

Note:

- It look like this method is working best with the Fire Phone running software version Fire OS 3.6.8
[Amazon Fire Phone] lvlorpheus:
turn off 2 part verification

I had to turn off 2 part verification to be able to login to google play. I have new unlocked 32 gb fire phone running fireos 3.6.8. Once i turned off 2 part verification, login , and turned 2 part verification back on all seem well. Thanks to original poster.
[Amazon Fire Phone] cushcalc:
Simplify

Thanks for this. One step can be simplified by using ES File Explorer instead of Silk to actually download the 4 apk's - then they are in ES File Explorer in proper form already. Then just install them in the order shown, and Bob's your uncle.
[Amazon Fire Phone] LastActionHero:
I am using 3.6.6 and i cannot get it working. It allways tells me, "google play service closed" and i am not able to log into google playstore.
[Amazon Fire Phone] mrcgp:
same happened to me so I just restarted and worked fine.

you do have to install in the correct order as in the video
[Amazon Fire Phone] LastActionHero:
I did that several times in exact that order but it is still not working. google play service is closed on reboot of the phone...

i also tried to install step by step and reboot after each apk, same problem.

Fire OS 3.6.6, locked to t-mobile, no root

if i install them in a row and open play store it says Gooogle-Service-Framework closed while trying to register my phone / log into my google account

this message is displayed 2 times, then i can put my account data an try to login, then "Process com.google.process.gapps was closed" 2 times

and then google playstore shows "no connection - try again" and this is where is gets stuck

reboot the phone: "Google Play-Service was closed"
[Amazon Fire Phone] lu1gj3s:
Same issue here. Can't get it to run
[Amazon Fire Phone] B1ackByte:
Interesting, this was the same issue I have several weeks before - this was one reason I make my guide 'look and feel like...' Only with root

Must be an issue with the older firmwares...
[Amazon Fire Phone] Xyth:
The versions of Play services and Play store listed here are much newer than the ones (that I loaded successfully,) that are referenced on the original posts on this subject. You might want to try using the older versions and let them update.
[Amazon Fire Phone] natter_deluxe:
Coming from 3.6.6 I could not get it run. After downgrading to 3.5 it didn't work as well. However, moving alls GApps to system apps, it finally worked!

From that experience, I am pretty sure that GApps without root may probably work on 3.6.8 phones, but not on the netlock 3.6.6 phones.
[Amazon Fire Phone] inwisso:
My phone was running Fire OS 3.6.8 Unlocked from amazon, you can try this method after upgrading to 3.6.8 it should work
[Amazon Fire Phone] LastActionHero:
I would really like to do this, but 3.6.8 is not available for download. It is the firmware delivered with unlocked phones in the US only :(
[Amazon Fire Phone] oddistic:
Worked for two unlocked on 3.6.8. Thanks OP!

Apps from the play store seem to be working fine, but we'll see if I run into any issues. Seems too easy..
[Amazon Fire Phone] pvnick:
Well, you've done it. With this technique, the unlocked (that's the only one I tested this on and can verify it works flawlessly) Amazon fire phone is now the best deal in smartphones. Being able to run Google play services completely overcomes all the complaints everybody had with the fire phone, and at $230 with a 13 MP camera it's a fantastic deal, especially now that you can go download a better HD camera app from the play store. I would recommend doing this while you can, because no way in hell are Amazon / Google executives going to let this slide for too long.

Btw, follow the instructions exactly, then restart the phone for everything to work.
[Amazon Fire Phone] iskalatur:
My phone got the 3.6.6 firmware. After I install the Google Apps, it will not connect to the store.

I do all the things in the first post, but it will not connect. Any solution for my problem?
[Amazon Fire Phone] DanKlas:
Hi. Same problem here. We need 3.5.0 or 3.6.8 to install the Play Store correctly. Does anyone know a release date of an update?!
[Amazon Fire Phone] TheBoiledDogs:
Thanks for the guide. I was able to successfully install the play store on an unlocked 3.6.8 fire phone and now I can download apps off it. Unfortunately, I can't find a launcher that will change the black background into something else. Do you know of one that does?
[Amazon Fire Phone] turruso:
Vire Launcher sorta works
[Amazon Fire Phone] ged92781:
I was able to use this method to install the Play Store on my Fire phone running OS 3.6.8. I installed Google Now launcher, but have noticed that the battery drains much more quickly whenever I have other launchers installed. For one thing, even if you switch to another launcher, the Quick Switch menu (double-press on the home key) brings up the Fire Home Launcher as part of switching between apps and it seems like you have 2 launchers running at once which may explain the drain in part. Has anyone else noticed this?
[Amazon Fire Phone] ediebol:
You can use your own photos as wallpapers in Buzz Launcher, but no widgets. Only one I've found to date.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Android#:
If you haven't already figured this out, you can install Google maps and add/remove users through it.
[Amazon Fire Phone] omiCar:
Thank you so much, the issues has been resolved! :)
[Amazon Fire Phone] Newcron:
Can you elaborate on how? I don't see anything from within Google Maps that can remove accounts. There's an add account but there's no remove.
[Amazon Fire Phone] KenNLV:
First time trying this so want to get it right...

This file: Google Play Services, 10.0.84 (036-13749526)

isn't there anymore.

Are we using: 10.0.84 (036-137749526)?

Also, the link to the last one is dead.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Fireinthebelly:
KenNLV... post a (throwaway) email address to which I can send a link. I have the files saved for a rainy day! thx..
[Amazon Fire Phone] KenNLV:
Thanks.

I actually found the files, and just installed them. Literally finished like ten minutes ago. So far so good.

If only it were that easy on the old Kindle HD 7 (I posted about it here https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=72762018&postcount=57). Hopefully I'll get as quick a response.

Thanks again!
[Amazon Fire Phone] Fireinthebelly:
You know what.. I followed the exact same process on both the HD6 and the 6th Gen HD8. Both of them took. After multiple auto updates, they seem to have settled on slightly different versions than the Fire phone.. but they all work!! I don't know if HD7 is something of a different beast.

The more recent problem I have been having only on the tablets (HD6 and 6th gen HD8) was the Gmail quits after a few seconds. I am still able to access email through the native app. That works fine.

This seems to be specific to Gmail and everything else in G-suite works fine. If anyone knows of any fix, plz let me know.
[Amazon Fire Phone] KenNLV:
If you want to, reply to the post in that thread. I'd be obliged for the info. I'm looking for input as it did not work. I just don't want to cross post here. :)
[Amazon Fire Phone] ssblue:
Thank you so much.. It was really helpful.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Colton4444:
Need help!

On my Amazon fire phone it won't work. It allows me to download but then I can't find them in my docs and when I just try to click on notification instead it tries but says "there was a problem with parsing the package" or something like that. The only one that it allows me to install without saying that is the actual Google play store app itself which it'll then appear on my home screen but of course I can't use it. I have Fire OS 4.6.6.1 I've tried downloading a few different versions/apks of older software and still no luck, not sure if I've found the correct apk downloads for my version software or not. I should have the most recently updated. Please help?
[Amazon Fire Phone] llllI:
I didn't turn off 2-factor, but I had to generate a single-use password for the GPlay Store to log in.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Xyth:
I have the Google Now launcher and am getting great battery life. I found the biggest drain was 1. Low Motion Mode being on and 2. The Fire Phone leaves GPS on without notifying you. On my Nexus I could djust location settings to not use GPS, but only network location. However, My Tmobile app reports the GPS is on whenever location services are enabled. Disabling this really made the battery last, At the end of each day I have about 50% left, though I am not a power user of the device like some. I don't think the quick switch feature burns battery when its not in the foreground.