yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z2 General] stress40:
I really don't care when it hits. I'm holding back until we can get root access and Xposed. I flashed the wifes GT-I9506 at the weekend cause kies screwed up wifi when she updated it herself and IMO I don't quite like the GUI. Sure I'm interested in the 'under the hood' tweaks but I'm quite happy for now on eXistenZ ultimate. So, as far as I'm concerned it'll come when it does. :highfive:
[Xperia Z2 General] B1nny:
Both of those already work on Lollipop. Although most Xposed plugins don't work yet because they need major rewrites.
[Xperia Z2 General] yuskhayru:
Hope to see the pre rooted rom asap. :)

Sent from my D6503
[Xperia Z2 General] Abdl:
Another good news

http://m.gsmarena.com/xperia_z2_z3_and_z3_compact_to_get_lollipop_update_in_india-news-11483.php
[Xperia Z2 General] noshatake:
This actually seems to be authentic. But still, there is no verification from the PTCRB... This is actually quite...curious.
[Xperia Z2 General] senthilvigneshkumar:
Yes, India is getting first....
[Xperia Z2 General] El.Guaje:
Stay tune and check this page frequently. http://blogs.sonymobile.com/category/software-upgrades-2/
[Xperia Z2 General] yakupTR:
Guys new update about?

D6503 cihazımdan gönderildi
[Xperia Z2 General] Farik335:
Is it your device?

Bu sizin cihazinizdir?
[Xperia Z2 General] yakupTR:
No .. It is police forum..

http://forum.android.com.pl/topic/1...czekac-az-do-premiery-z4/page-23#entry3834949

D6503 cihazımdan gönderildi
[Xperia Z2 General] dakunclear:
On Xperia forums they had a story about it coming next week coming from one of the official Sony webpages www.xperiablog.net
[Xperia Z2 General] ImS0Raw:
It''s fake I guess?
[Xperia Z2 General] Martinus:
Sony Mobile Indonesia says week 12 the roll out for lollipop... fingers crossed
[Xperia Z2 General] chaud:
Just checked the update center on my Z2 and it prompt me for a Xperia System Update. Turn out it was another .167 firmware update notification. Strange? I am already on the 4.4.4 firmware already btw. :confused:
[Xperia Z2 General] stanley08:
Meanwhile at Sony Headquarters: LET'S TROLL THEM! xD
[Xperia Z2 General] Pandemic:
That is a false alarm, i can remember that when i had my old XZ and get that to but i was already on the latest build, nothing to worry about, just wait patiently because it will come ^^
[Xperia Z2 General] ImS0Raw:
I seriously see them doing this.
[Xperia Z2 General] kolipko:
From what i got on that forum this is from a Z3

Oh, and i think it's a big fake
[Xperia Z2 General] esps:
Mega fake in sight:p
[Xperia Z2 General] ianrobbie:
They've already stated the Lollipop update will be about 1.2Gb.
[Xperia Z2 General] HellRoot:
No it should be around 550-600 but you need 1.2 gb of free working space.
[Xperia Z2 General] El.Guaje:
Do you have any pictures or something to confirm?

1.2GB is the size of FTF file or update via PCC.

500MB to 600MB maybe update size via OTA.
[Xperia Z2 General] yuskhayru:
1.2gb is the minimum required space to install. I think he misunderstand it. The file ftf will be around 500-600mb.

Sent from my D6503
[Xperia Z2 General] El.Guaje:
Android 4.4.4 weighted about 1.2GB (FTF).

Android 4.4.2 weighted about 1.1GB (FTF).
[Xperia Z2 General] B1nny:
Keep in mind that OTA updates are patches rather than full system images. Which results in a much smaller file size, since you don't have to replace the whole file, but only patch the differences into the old file.

Other than that does the phone need some free space to extract the OTA files to plus a cache to temporarily store files that it's currently patching. I think it's very likely that Sony determined the space requirements for this to be 1.2GB.

So in short:

- .ftf file will most likely be same or larger than the current .ftf files.

- OTA update will probably weigh in at 500 to 600 MB

- The free space requirements for applying the OTA update have a good chance to be around 1.2GB of free space.
[Xperia Z2 General] tOrNadO™:
This entire thread is a waste of time for too many people.. Lollipop will rollout on week 20th.. And no, this time there wont be any waiting after PTCRB certification coz they have tested the fw for like 5 beta's.. I'm pretty sure it will be rolled out as soon as it hits ptcrb.. So chill guys.. Don't need to spam in here and argue again and again about an update which isn't even certified yet.. And yes, ftf will be larger l.. like 1.2gb to 1.4gb depending on the bloatware, etc. OTA update meanwhile will be around 600mb and you'll be needing 1.2gb free in the internal memory.. So stop asking the same thing again n again, You can talk all about it after it releases.. The bugs, the UI stuff, Battery life performance bleh bleh bleh..!!!!
[Xperia Z2 General] ImS0Raw:
The update isn't released yet indeed, but that doesn't mean we are not allowed to talk about it.
[Xperia Z2 General] Koostis:
I think that the main point of this thread is to spread rumours and get excited about the upcoming update rather than discuss bugs and etc. :)
[Xperia Z2 General] Haldi4803:
Don't we all love to waste Time?

We wouldnt be here otherwise ;)
[Xperia Z2 General] Mahdian57:
maybe February 2016 still we'll waiting for 5.1.
[Xperia Z2 General] bdithug:
I heard that Justin Bieber is the reason for the delay
[Xperia Z2 General] Envious_Data:
sounds legit.

anyways im starting to wonder whats taking so long, its literely so simular with R* and GTA 5. (their stuff has been working for half a year but the game only got the update now)
[Xperia Z2 General] HellRoot:
Blame him for everything that has gone wrong in the world :)
[Xperia Z2 General] PRO>KOMP.<:
I buy cover SCR10 for Z2 and what is best app for automatic screen lock/unlock (light sensor)?
[Xperia Z2 General] IreshS:
Really out of all the places to ask that question, you ask it here??

But anyway try these

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.danielkao.autoscreenonoff&hl=en

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.itsme4ucz.screenoff&hl=en

Try a few of these apps and choose what works best for you.
[Xperia Z2 General] PRO>KOMP.<:
Thanks, I install first and its good :)
[Xperia Z2 General] vctrdnl:
To the most impatient users here I would like to offer some perspective on why Sony doesn't rush the update:

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_norway_putting_android_5_for_galaxy_s5_and_s4_on_hold-news-11507.php
[Xperia Z2 General] ImS0Raw:
This is so true, I owned a Galaxy S3 and Samsung their firmware is really crap.
[Xperia Z2 General] stanley08:
On 'bring your child to work day', the daughter of a software guy played Justin Bieber's song 'Baby' on loudspeaker. All Sony's top software guys including those in charge of rolling out heard it and died instantly so they had to hire new software guys. That caused the delay.
[Xperia Z2 General] earthtk:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2015/03/1...-week/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Second update on lollipop by Sony france
[Xperia Z2 General] Haldi4803:
Sony Update is late?

Thanks Obama!

(That's how you use that right? xD )

We don't even want a fully working release. We'd just need some Brown version finding it's way to XDA and most people here would be happy ^^ Something to play around with, something to flash. Doesn't matter if it's not 100% working.

But it seems as sony is very keen on not releasing any bugged software to keep the high quality standards :(
[Xperia Z2 General] bluheart:
Thanks Haldi buddy too ;)
[Xperia Z2 General] stanley08:
LOL. Some people would be satisfied with just the kernel, or wallpapers. Sony just give them something! Anything!
[Xperia Z2 General] TheFerhatKing:
Is that something?
[Xperia Z2 General] El.Guaje:
Look likes they are busying with L. But why they switched to kernel 3.10?
[Xperia Z2 General] chesterr:
Cause they were on 3.40
[Xperia Z2 General] El.Guaje:
Github shows that the device was Sirius which mean Z2?
[Xperia Z2 General] chesterr:
Yea They must've updated each and every devices(like entire Z series)
[Xperia Z2 General] AlanDS:
This is the reply I got today from Xperia Care UAE regarding Lollipop release :
[Xperia Z2 General] dkionline:
Thats standard text since 2 weeks. ^^
[Xperia Z2 General] noshatake:
Oh Gosh...They should just make an official announcement centrally, and stop the country specific chatter. Really now? We need an OFFICIAL STATEMENT from Sony Mobile, on whether the update is INDEED going to be released next week and WHICH devices are the ones that will get it? Z3? Z2? Both?
[Xperia Z2 General] Erik1805:
To bad we are not getting Lollipop 5.1 :crying:
[Xperia Z2 General] damian01211:
Sony Indonesia and France said that update should rollout next week ;)
[Xperia Z2 General] Farooq95:
Help me I'm refreshing the update app from past 3 days at .20 hz
[Xperia Z2 General] Haldi4803:
Here you go!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cygery.repetitouch.free

Helps to keep your fingers alive!

And you can increas your refresh cycle to maybe 0.80hz?

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@TheFerhatKing

Is THIS something?
[Xperia Z2 General] TheFerhatKing:
Haha maaaan this beats mine but it's AOSP and not our lovely Stock ROM :P
[Xperia Z2 General] EnIXmA:
hxtp://www.androidheadlines.com/2015/03/sony-uploads-android-5-1-binaries-for-developers-to-begin-testing-the-software.html

Expect further delays.. Lol
[Xperia Z2 General] HellRoot:
Maybe it is just for an future update
[Xperia Z2 General] Farooq95:
Aosp 5.1 is very very good but only problem is with camera.
[Xperia Z2 General] gamer649:
With the AOSP release, is the mobile data still disabled along with other features? And I guess the 5.1 AOSP release is their apology for 149 days after their original announcement of lollipop and still no announcement of a definite release date?
[Xperia Z2 General] dkionline:
NFC is broken in this build, wait for fix.
[Xperia Z2 General] nhanngoctien:
hey, everyone, what are the difference between kernel 3.4.0 and 3.10 ?

Hope Sony to improve camera quality , specially auto mode
[Xperia Z2 General] Haldi4803:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3052656

According to resonance most stuff works.

Except Kamera
[Xperia Z2 General] stuffynet:
Walkman updated to 8.5.A.3.2
[Xperia Z2 General] ImS0Raw:
Confirmed :)
[Xperia Z2 General] gamer649:
I had seen that, I wasn't sure if any fixes had been included in their build. Cheers though.
[Xperia Z2 General] senthilvigneshkumar:
Yep. Walkman updated.
[Xperia Z2 General] Pandemic:
At the OP better change the title into Q1 instead of February ;)

Just my suggestion :)
[Xperia Z2 General] bdithug:
I'd put Q2 or Q3 in that case. I don't see lollipop being rolled out this month. Half way through and still nothing certified through ptcrb.
[Xperia Z2 General] Koostis:
Why does it need PTCRB certification? It's not like the available network bands will change or whatsoever. It's just a software update, not hardware related.
[Xperia Z2 General] Pandemic:
Because guys like you have no patients, well March aint over yet and if you can read the replies, probarly next week somewhere, use the backpage button then you will see it and reading it !!

I thinking always by some people, if they hear if a new update is coming out they want it immidiatly the same day.. Lol !
[Xperia Z2 General] bdithug:
Lol I have no patience? I've been patiently waiting months since lollipop was released. Months! It's not like lollipop just came out in 2015. It's been out for a while now. Sony announced rollout "beginning in February" . Clearly it being half way through March, "beginning in February" was a wet dream for Sony. They're not even close to their promise. Second, just because a few people "think" it's being rolled out next week doesn't mean anything. I don't see any evidence of that happening. If you want to make excuses for Sony go ahead, but don't call people impatient because they want something they were promised. People paid good money for this phone. They have every right to expect updates. You always seem to be the first person to preach patience on these z2 forums. I understand when it comes to your Rom as you do it for the community and are not paid for your work, nor are etas viewed in a positive light here. So I can understand you preaching patience to fellow XDA users when it comes to your Rom. But to tell people to keep waiting and to be patient with Sony? Come on man. Will you still be preaching patience when Sony doesn't release lollipop in March at all? Or April? Or May? Will you still be making excuses? Get real bro, and stop being a Sony dickrider.
[Xperia Z2 General] o0 Matt 0o:
Why do you want lollipop?
[Xperia Z2 General] bdithug:
Many reasons. My biggest reason is I'm "hoping" for some bug fixes. I'm also "hoping" for an upgrade in the camera software but won't hold my breath. Then there's notifications on the lockscreen, account profiles, art runtime, new quick settings (not the ugly Sony quick settings), screen pinning, print preview option, the apparent upgrade in battery life as well. There's tons of changes. People think it's all about the material design, I'm looking more toward the features.
[Xperia Z2 General] o0 Matt 0o:
Why do you want art? What bugs do you want fixed? Why do you need better battery life?

How does lollipop enhance your experience with the phone?

With regards to the ui, you can change a lot of the other stuff with a theme or modifying apks.

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Hey also, so if that's all you want and you don't like sony implementation and are not expecting upgraded camera, why don't you jump over to the development section and install cm12. Problem solved.
[Xperia Z2 General] bdithug:
Themes can change colours yes, but that does nothing of any value though. Sony quick settings are poorly implemented. Whether it's the wifi toggle not showing the network name you're connected to, to the long press bringing up a sub menu to select one single option lol. All in all, it's poorly implemented, and a downgrade from aosp.

Theres plenty of bugs I'd like fixed, I'm not going to list them all. My biggest gripe being wifi drops and Data drops, which google has touched upon in lollipop.

Battery life could always be better as well, as I always keep my screen brightness 100%. Not to mention stamina mode has bugs as well, so I keep it disabled which impacts my battery life. In the end though, it's never a bad idea to improve battery life.

All in all though, lollipop has plenty more features (so long as Sony doesn't disable them).
[Xperia Z2 General] o0 Matt 0o:
Your comments are vague. I'm just gonna assume you want lollipop to have lollipop.

Install cm12 or change your build.prop to say 5.1 then
[Xperia Z2 General] yuskhayru:
People are getting mad day by day. Lol, is this lollipop update really important to humanity?

Sent from my D6503
[Xperia Z2 General] bdithug:
Last time I checked the camera does not work in cm12 let alone even compare to stock. Please advise if I'm wrong though, I haven't checked in a little while. The camera was one of the biggest reasons for buying this phone. Considering apple and Samsung both use Sony hardware for the camera, surely you would think Sony could stay at pace if not surpass them in terms of picture quality. Don't get me wrong the camera isn't garbage on 4.4.4 stock, but there's definitely room for improvement, especially auto mode for the times where you need to catch a quick photo and don't have time to manually mess around with the settings.

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Buddy if you want to know of the current stock bugs, go research it yourself. I've posted plenty here on XDA. Go take a look at Sony's official forums as well, there's plenty more there. That's the only thing I've been vague about because it's not necessary to list current stock bugs in a thread titled "Lollipop update for all Z series in February".
[Xperia Z2 General] o0 Matt 0o:
Here I was thinking you are being vague because the only reason you want lollipop is to have lollipop.

Software without bugs is impossible. 4.4.4 is fairly good, why risk regressions? To upgrade is not a reason to upgrade.
[Xperia Z2 General] bdithug:
Clearly you did not read my previous post with my reasons that you somehow quoted. Because my reasons weren't vague. The only thing I was vague about was "bugs" and like you said "software without bugs is impossible". Go troll somewhere else buddy.
[Xperia Z2 General] lee480:
Clearly you want lollipop because you like sweets and candies. 4.4.4 is fairly great no hurry for sony to rush the update .
[Xperia Z2 General] bluheart:
Why discuss AOSP? We want update from SONY :-p not just AOSP!

5.1 update will come only after the release of Z4 maybe :-O
[Xperia Z2 General] bdithug:
Yes you're absolutely right. Over 4 months is rushing it.
[Xperia Z2 General] o0 Matt 0o:
I read your posts and yes you were vague about bugs (which was biggest reason)

I am curious why so many people are annoyed at sony about LP and they can't seem to come up with any reasons how it will impact their lives.

Ow and just copying a change log doesn't really count.
[Xperia Z2 General] Pandemic:
Well probarly not but if you have that then is it alright and we all know Sony is slow but think about it, thwy fixing the small bugs and others can take an example of that and what havbe my rom todo with this ?? Nothing !!

Somy said probarly in February in the Q1 well it is not released like they said in February but it is still Q1 remember -__-

I preaching indeed some XDA members to have patience because i know they have it and others ain't,

I am a Sony dickrider ?? Please stop to say thay dude,

I just like that manufracture but you ain't so please stop acting as a dickhead to me !!

Btw: i wait also on LP and can still wait, because i know and trust Sony that i comes somewhere in March so i am realistic !!!!
[Xperia Z2 General] senthilvigneshkumar:
Z3 india updated for some users.

http://www.androidheadlines.com/201...-xperia-z3-lollipop-update-for-australia.html
[Xperia Z2 General] bluheart:
Why didnt they catch it and post the ftf :P :P
[Xperia Z2 General] samuraix21:
It's the Z3, not Z2. Unless the Z3's FTF is similar to the Z2, I don't know if I want to put that on my phone.
[Xperia Z2 General] discourse:
Lolipop is being called a flop. I wouldn't rush to update to it.
[Xperia Z2 General] tOrNadO™:
Wow.. I didn't know some of u guys were so naive to believe everything some site says.. For the update to even BEGIN to rollout, its gotta be certified and its NOT.. So stop believing everything u read in the internet..!!!!
[Xperia Z2 General] jamesbdx:
Actually, there's been loads of firmwares for Sony devices that have begun rolling out before appearing on ptcrb so it's possible. On the other hand, a website claiming rollout has begun in India is definitely BS. The best way to check is using xperifirm. Or just be patient...
[Xperia Z2 General] Shidapu:
I really don't like people defending Sony for being late with updates.. All my other devices has Lolipop, and is being updated reguarly, EXCEPT the Z2. And my phone is the newest one i own.

I make no excuses, Sony is really damn slow with updating, that's bad. :rolleyes:

Because of this, i will not be buying another Sony device, and won't recommend it either to anyone else. Cherrios.
[Xperia Z2 General] lee480:
Great, there's one less annoying forumer here! Good job. Cheers.
[Xperia Z2 General] Koostis:
What's up with all that hate? Some people want lollipop, some don't. I personally want it because it would be something new - Sony's UI is really too dull to keep me excited for such long periods of time. Mankind is this way, we want what we don't have (especially when others do). Yes, it might be buggy or not balanced well enough, but at least it's a change (and no, a theme nor custom ROM gives the same feeling as REALLY, OFFICIALY having the update).

And PTCRB? First of all, it's only for North America, so the other half of the world could be getting L any time. Secondly, it certifies the device, not the software the device uses? Why a device needs to be certified when it already is? The Lollipop update will not somehow transform our devices into different ones, that need to be certified again...
[Xperia Z2 General] El.Guaje:
Maybe you're right about PTCRB. Z2 has build x.x.69 (Android 4.4.2) and it did not have certification on PTCRB.
[Xperia Z2 General] _delice_doluca_:
"To upgrade" is just as good reason to upgrade. Nothing is wrong for waiting, even demanding an upgrade even though we one can not list every possible changes. Having an upgrade is just another good reason of having such a good hardware. Even still in 2015 there are people who are living with some budget phones, non-smart phones or even without phones. I can think of a life without my phone. It would be a little cumbersome but still would be possible with some camera and note taking accessories to be carried with myself.

But still, I say I wanna experience and enjoy what the technology has for me at the year of 20xx and I just choose Sony over other rivals, and pay a fairly amount of good money. Of course now I wanna see my choice was good, of course my choice of hardware is better than the other, and of course I wanna see the company behind it is also good. There has not to be anything technical lying behind it, purely human-ish, purely emotional reasons are more than enough. Especially considering Sony called February themselves and also the rivals are way ahead. This is the forum of people who paid a close amount of an LG G3, HTC One, Galaxy S5 price to a Sony Xperia Z2 in the same time table with them. As customers they have rights to compare and judge by looking at the rivals' actions.

So it's not about having a change log or running on ART, it's about being able to taste what's already on the table. Everybody who could be counted equal to us on the party tasted their dessert from the table. We are still chewing the same chocolate even though we were promised some new goodness by the party inviter.

Newer iPhones are getting the cutting edge software, new Android devices are rushing after Nexus devices and trying to do the same as their fruit rivals. That's how the market behaves now and that's pretty much what the customer expects now. So our Japanese friend better keep their promises and also keep us in the game.
[Xperia Z2 General] Pandemic:
[MENTION=3240043]chesterr[/MENTION]

Well read this my friend:

And i also doubt that !

Sent From Somewhere On Earth With My Z2 ^^
[Xperia Z2 General] Pandemic:
That is a CM rom based on 5.0 and not the official one by Sony !

Sent From Somewhere On Earth With My Z2 ^^
[Xperia Z2 General] chesterr:
[MENTION=2902434]Pandemic[/MENTION] what do you have to say about this?

http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_could_...ess_in_a_bid_to_turn_to_profit-news-11247.php
[Xperia Z2 General] dakunclear:
Now that is concerning
[Xperia Z2 General] bluheart:
It's not related! No one wants to buy Sony except we ;)
[Xperia Z2 General] dkionline:
Whut? I read they want to search for Partners, not selling. News said they want to separate Music & Video.
[Xperia Z2 General] _heisenberg:
I also heard that sony wants to sell his mobile part, they want to concentrate on displays/TVs and the PlayStation
[Xperia Z2 General] TheLonelyCyborg:
No their CEO said Sony is gonna focus on Cameras and Playstation for electronic, and cinema and music for entertainment mainly, which are more profitable. So they plan for 2018 to change their startegies about mobiles, TVs, walkmans, audio hardwares, and so on. But it is not sure they're gonna sell those industries, maybe just find partners or give them more independance, to go out from the "business guidelines" if you can understand what I mean ^^ They want less focusing on market shares and more on value in other words.

Sorry, just have a link in French but very well explained :

http://www.latribune.fr/technos-med...ltiplier-ses-benefices-par-25-d-ici-2018.html

So we have time to see a Xperia Z4, Z5 and even a Z6 with Android 7.0 before that happens :p
[Xperia Z2 General] bluheart:
http://m.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_z3_has_lollipop_update_certified_may_roll_out_soon-news-11243.php

So get ready to port Z3 ROM to Z2 :P