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[Off-topic] GermainZ:
This is great. Downloaded the audio and all this is now bound to a key. :D
[Off-topic] artuez:
smooth maaan or old ;)
[Off-topic] Android_Monsters:
Very cool
[Off-topic] mic108:
good
[Off-topic] 10-K:
Hells yeah. I need me some relaxtating!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] BB1297:
I recently installed clockworkmod recovery on my friends Note 3 and when I tried going into the recovery to install a ROM the recovery doesn't boot up them goes to a black screen and boots up normally as if I just restarted the phone. Any help?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] PanchoPlanet:
You may have installed the wrong recovery.

Check your download. If it's correct try odin again.

Pp.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] red_can_soda:
I would ask for a little more information to help you figure this out.

What ROM is the device running? Stock? If so, that is the issue. In order for it to stick, you'll need to flash it via odin, after the flash, pull the battery, and manually boot into recovery mode and flash a custom ROM.

You'll need the "ROM".zip pre-loaded on the device before you do all of this.

Good luck.
[General Topics] Teht:
I registered to post an update to the following thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=930764

My goal was to update the community with my findings on the android tablets on the new Nordictrack Elliptical machines. That thread appears to be the most lively place on the internet for enthusiasts of hacking these exercise machines, so it keeps showing up in google searches. However, I don't have any interest in participating in the community, so if someone could move this post to that thread or copy/paste it it'd be appreciated. Needless to say, I won't be visiting to check up on it, I have what I needed and just wanted to share it with others - if some mod wants to enjoy a power trip and delete this post be my guest...

The android console on the Elliptical does not appear to have a way to get into safe mode or the home screen. I found a way past this limitation though - if you press the checkbox for "Network Notifications", the iFit app relaunches. During the relaunch, you're shown the home screen for a split second. By continuously using that checkbox to relaunch the iFit app, I was able to (one click at a time) navigate into iFit in the Applications and click on Force Close, preventing the app from continuing. From there it was a simple matter to load Smart Taskbar so I can escape the iFit app as needed.

The next item on my todo list is to build a communications app to send sensor data from the Elliptical to another computer, and receive commands to modify the resistance settings on the machine. If I'm lucky I hope to end up with a nice peripheral to combine with something like an oculus rift...
[Xperia Z3v General] 1linuxfreak:
Anyone have anything to report yet?

Not a major issue yet!
[Xperia Z3v General] Casper34:
I got a bad pixel, the I am waiting on to return for. No root, rom, or lollipop..... other than all that, so far so good.

Sent from my ghost white Z3!
[Xperia Z3v General] skinnytoo2:
Seems a little slow with cellular data at times.
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
Just random force reboots. I'm sure it's all because of the bloatware and hopefully Lollipop will fix it. :)
[Xperia Z3v General] bcromwell:
Some times mms message get stuck at unable to download, have to reboot to resolve
[Xperia Z3v General] pchain:
Not a single issue, forced reboot, glitch, or lag since day one for me.
[Xperia Z3v General] flacco40:
Few problems

Stamina mode causing texts to send late or freeze, SMS and MMS.

On stock messaging notification mark as read button doesn't respond, must be tapped twice.

With Hangouts dialer installed and u choose to call from Maps or other apps the default choice doesn't stick, it asks which dialer every time over and over, had to uninstall hangouts dialer very annoying that your choice isn't saved.

Battery takes forever to charge, from 0-100 it took 3 1/2 to 4 hours. That's horrible.

1 freeze where the screen stayed black and could not reboot, had to remove Sim card to fix.

Slow on data at times, not as good signal as Samsung or Motorola.

On YouTube no option for 1080p, 720p is highest, Z2 had 1080 option. If you disagree and before you comment try these out yourself and tell me if you're having the same problems.
[Xperia Z3v General] JediDru:
I'm a little disappointed in the charging rate as well. I had read a handful of spec sheets that listed this as having something similar to quick charge. Having had the droid turbo and Note 4 I loved this setup. I know I didn't have the same feature verbatim but it did have some kind of fast charge feature mentioned. I thought it might be due to not having the correct cord similar issue with the one M8 but, a msg pops up at 90% on my wifes note 4 charger telling me its incompatible with that charger.
[Xperia Z3v General] 1linuxfreak:
If it freezes again just push the small button in the SIM card area, just bellow the SIM card, will reboot.
[Xperia Z3v General] flacco40:
When in navigation GPS Icon clogs notification area...Why Verizon why? All other variants put it next to 4g signal and not as a notification. Verizon sure knows how to mess up a good phone, there's no compatibility to Sony PC companion either...Verizon's doing...
[Xperia Z3v General] jhwookie:
Having an issue with a boot loop since Verizon update

I got the update from Verizon, it threw my phone into a boot loop. I let it run for like a half hour with no luck. During my entire ordeal, it would usually only make it to the Sony wave screen. It would make it to the Verizon screen on occasion, but would always loop back to the beginning. I would get two vibrations followed by a red notification light. I figured out the button combination for recovery mode. I tried to boot into Safe Mode. It once again went into a boot loop. I put it back into recovery mode and did a factory reset. It did the reset and went directly into a boot loop again. I ended up doing three factory resets in a row to see if it was an issue with the factory reset process. After three resets and a half hour boot loop, it did fully boot up. I went through the entire setup process, emails, wifi, bt, widgets, apps. During that process, it did a force reboot and went back into a boot loop. I went through the entire process listed above again. Safe Mode and three Factory Resets. I have once again gone through the setup process once again with no force reboot...yet. This could happen at any point any this is getting pretty aggravating. Any suggestions?
[Xperia Z3v General] passizle:
Bad unit

I think I had bad hardware on mine. I was experienceing randon screen freezes, that forced reboot. Got it replaced and new one is flawless so far.
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
Urgent: Stuck

Looks like I'm currently experiencing a problem. I was playing Asphalt 8, and as I was exiting the game, the phone froze. I hold the power button, and it just rings my text message ringtone. I hold the camera shutter, it plays the camera sound, but same screen. I call it, it will play my ringtone but I can't answer it.

With a day's worth of battery life, I can't just wait for it to die. What do I do??

EDIT: So what I had to do with a last resort is access my phone with Google Android Device Manager and erase my phone and factory reset. I hope to never experience this again. If only this was a Samsung, removing the battery and putting it back is the easiest hard reset to do. :\
[Xperia Z3v General] jhwookie:
I believe that there is a button inside the sim compartment that simulates a battery pull.
[Xperia Z3v General] thegrants82:
If you would have hit the reset button you probably wouldn't be complaining right now. Learn you device before comparing it to Samsung crap.
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
Ha, hilarious. We both know what our phones are capable of, but I've never ever knew there was such a handy device.

Ah well, you live and you learn.
[Xperia Z3v General] Bruce Lee:
Yeah that's my only gripe with this phone. I have no issues. I came from a nexus 5 on ATT. Didn't get ATT in my new house. Glad I made the jump. I charge this phone with my old nexus wireless charger and the thing takes forever to charge.
[Xperia Z3v General] jhwookie:
You're complaining about a limitation of qi charging,not this phone. Compare the output limits of a qi charger and the power block to your phone. If you want the phone to charge faster, it will always be faster with a wire than wireless.
[Xperia Z3v General] Bruce Lee:
Trust me I knew that already. My nexus 5 did the same thing. I just like the wireless charger in my room. Just easier to grab when you grab the phone in mid sleep. Lol
[Xperia Z3v General] jhwookie:
I do agree with the convenience of qi charging. I just didn't want someone to think that qi would do rapid charging of some sort.
[Xperia Z3v General] pchain:
I'm not an expert on batteries, but I've always understood that in general heat will reduce the overall lifespan of the battery as well as reduce the battery's ability to hold a charge, increasing the frequency between charges over time. So if this is true, any charging that is considered "rapid" or charges at a faster rate would heat the battery up more and potentially damage it. So in my thinking, putting a phone on a qi charger that charges at a slower rate technically doesn't heat the battery up as much and therefore is better for the battery. I charge my phone on my qi charger each night while I'm sleeping so it doesn't matter if it takes a little longer since I'm already doing something else....snoring. :)
[Xperia Z3v General] wisper2000:
Was having the screen freeze to force a random reboot about once a day did a factory reset still was having it....but sense the new update last week, with changing a thing haven't had a problem yet
[Xperia Z3v General] jhwookie:
I have now found that my phone goes into a bootloop every time it is restarted. It seems to take multiple hours of bootloops and shut downs every time. I have even performed multiple factory resets. I don't know if it will boot up each time it restarts.
[Xperia Z3v General] Bruce Lee:
Have you applied the newest software update? Have you tried a normal shutdown or checked for any weird apps to cause such an issue?
[Xperia Z3v General] jhwookie:
This all started with the newest update. I don't believe that it's an app issue since it does this same behavior if booted into safe mode or after a factory reset. I am really baffled.
[Xperia Z3v General] Bruce Lee:
Have you tried having the phone off for a bit? It sounds like a hardware issue. Not your fault of course. I haven't looked this up or anything, but have you tried to reflash the update? If that is possible. I know the old Sony Ericsson phones would have a special computer software that would help with issues like that. Give me a few and I might find something.
[Xperia Z3v General] jhwookie:
I usually have to have the phone off for an hour or more in between bootloops. I have not tried flashing from a computer. I just don't want to make the phone think I'm trying to root.
[Xperia Z3v General] Bruce Lee:
This might help. But be careful since it might be only for the Z3 not the verizon one. Just trying to get the thinking gears rolling. If this does help you some way. This might be a helpful resource for this device forum.

http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/xperiaz3/tools/pc-companion/
[Xperia Z3v General] 1linuxfreak:
Have you tried clearing phone cache detailed in the "Tips and Tricks" section?

With Phone On>Press and hold power button+volume up>until you feel 3 vibrations>release all buttons (power,volume up)>press power button as normal
[Xperia Z3v General] pvcdroid:
Has anyone been able to get connected to their PC with PC companion? I've tried many times without success.
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
I don't think we're seeing any connection at this point until lollipop. If it doesn't happen by lollipop, we're just an outcast...
[Xperia Z3v General] Bruce Lee:
Did you install the drivers for your phone yet on your computer?
[Xperia Z3v General] 1linuxfreak:
Don't think the Z3v is listed as supported is it? http://www.techspot.com/downloads/5893-sony-xperia-pc-companion.html
[Xperia Z3v General] Bruce Lee:
I find it interesting that the first Xperia Z is on there but not the 2 and 3 versions aren't on there. If I have time later, because I am curious, I will try to contact Sony to see what the deal is. Unless someone beats me to it. Lol
[Xperia Z3v General] 1linuxfreak:
I went to Sony's site and I didn't see any indication on the Z3v page of any support for it either.

Let us know what you find out. :good:
[Xperia Z3v General] BladeRunner:
I can get it briefly realize my phone is connected when I turn usb debugging on or off but that is it.
[Xperia Z3v General] Bruce Lee:
Sorry for the delay. Small update. I just emailed Xperia Care on Sony's website. I wanted something in writing so I can have it and so I can have you all see it. I will post it as soon as I get an email.
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
I have my hopes that the lollipop update will include most of what we want in this phone now. lol
[Xperia Z3v General] Bruce Lee:
Here is the response from Sony through email. Pretty interesting outcome. This is a direct copy and paste.

Sony Mobile

SupportSign upSoftware Update

Dear Zachary,

Thank you for contacting Sony Xperia™ Online Support.

We apologize for the delay in this response. In regards to your inquiry, Verizon devices have a Custom Rom (Android Software) installed that render the device un compatible with our tools. Highly recommend you contact Verizon technical support for any assistance with software related matter.

If you require more information, or have any other questions, please visit www.sonymobile.com or call us at 1-866-766-9374.

Kind Regards,

Franklin

Sony Xperia Customer Services

Contact Us | Legal

Copyright © 2012 Sony Mobile Communications Inc. All rights reserved

Sony Mobile - Make Believe
[Xperia Z3v General] BladeRunner:
Interesting that they consider the Verizon firmware a "Custom ROM"
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
Development goals: make custom rom that mimics Sony's ROMs on their Z3. lolol
[Xperia Z3v General] Bruce Lee:
I know. That was my favorite part of the short email. Lol
[Xperia Z3v General] 1linuxfreak:
Haven't revisited Okay Google since my wife used it and it dorked her camera, is it working right now?

When enabled was not able to take pictures or video.

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/websearch/3VqryXFcIOw/2VpJBVQ28WoJ
[Xperia Z3v General] nealecj954:
I had an issue where a box would pop up saying a sim card has been inserted, please restart. Other times it would say a sim card has been removed please restart. It appears that one of the times i dropped my z3v it dislodged the sim card. So i just had to reseat it and all has been well. I have it in an Otterbox, and I'm glad i do because that must've been a hard hit.
[Xperia Z3v General] Rider797:
So I've noticed something interesting with my phone atleast. If I have tap to wake on I have trouble double tapping or hold and dragging items, the second I turn it off the issues go away. Anybody else notice this?
[Xperia Z3v General] JediDru:
I don't have this issue. What is your pointer speed though? Settings~>Language and input. I had to move mine up to say 80% for double tap to wake work for me.
[Xperia Z3v General] Rider797:
It was set to 50% I moved it up some and that seemed to help with the hold and dragging issue. I think the double tap issue is isolated to Snapchat, I don't have any issues anywhere else.
[Xperia Z3v General] 1linuxfreak:
LOL Custom as in: restricted and locked down with lots of added bloatware.
[Xperia Z3v General] jhwookie:
I have been stuck in a bootloop for the last day and a half. I called Verizon yesterday. New phone on its way for Monday. This is unsustainable.
[Xperia Z3v General] BladeRunner:
What got you into the boot loop? OTA again?
[Xperia Z3v General] jhwookie:
My screen became unresponsive and wouldn't wake up the phone. I restarted the phone and it went into a bootloop.
[Xperia Z3v General] Psychotical:
same happened to me after the verizon update, nothing worked, got a free replacement from verizon, now i dont even want to update it
[Xperia Z3v General] jhwookie:
I got my replacement from Verizon. I have updated and haven't had any issues with the new phone. (knocks on wood)
[Xperia Z3v General] AddictedToGlass:
I'm a bit frustrated with the battery discharge rate. I did a lot of research before my purchase, and the battery charge longevity was a major positive (pun intended).

Of course, I run with the screen at 25-50% brightness, location, BT & wifi off, and have experimented with the saving modes. Currently I'm trying out a couple of apps that may help. But in Settings it shows the remaining battery charge time, and it's largely inaccurate. I do not believe the battery is a bad unit. The charge does last close to a day.

Other than that, I love this handset.
[Xperia Z3v General] JediDru:
I use stamina mode but with extended standby off. Even running benchmarks with stamina on and off the scores are only a few thousand less. Sony did a damn good job allowing to still ramp up performance when needed.
[Xperia Z3v General] nealecj954:
My wife's z3v had an issue where she placed it on charge, a couple minutes later she went to grab it and said it was doing something strange. Then the screen said 10 failed attempts initiating factory reset. No one had touched the phone but it acted as if someone entered the wrong password a bunch of times. It factory reset itself, wiped all data contacts downloaded apps, and even formatted her sd card.
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
When you say placed it on charge, you mean the qi wireless charging plate? What kind do you have? I have the chloetech stadium one from amazon and I rarely have an issue with it. The only time I had some weird issue is when that dumb popup has to appear and somehow over ran my phone and made it force reboot. Now just to learn next time is it close all apps, greenify, and then place it on charge.

Maybe you need to wipe the screen if there's something sparking up the screen.
[Xperia Z3v General] nealecj954:
It's that exact wireless charger. I use the same one, no issues. She said she actually saw numbers going across her screen repeatedly as if it was rapidly entering wrong passcodes. After the wipe, we set everything back up and luckily I'm paranoid and constantly back things up to the pc,so she only lost a handful of photos, but hopefully it doesn't become a repeat issue.
[Xperia Z3v General] AddictedToGlass:
YIKES!

Could it have something to do with the NC reader? This is technology I'm unfamiliar with.
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
See if the photos were backed up through either Google+ or Sony's Play Memories app. I have Google+ back up all my photos every night when I charge my phone while connected to wifi, it's very useful.

I think it's a hardware doing since there could be various factors that affect the screen to go off on itself. Have to be sure there isn't any external interruptions that's causing the phone to do what it did.
[Xperia Z3v General] AddictedToGlass:
Gotten more used to the settings and now I'm getting great battery life.
[Xperia Z3v General] ckburks:
Time change

Anyone else's phone not do the time change even though auto is set? 1 out of 4 Sony z3v did in the house.
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
My phone updated no problem. I know when I travel between time zones, it doesn't change itself automatically. Not a big deal to reset to fix, since it only happened once.
[Xperia Z3v General] americandad:
Mine's still an hour behind. I think it's a Verizon issue as this has happened to me before with different phones.
[Xperia Z3v General] DJ Sandman:
Same here on the time change not updating. Upon further review, the culprit was the Automatic time zone wasn't enabled under "Date and Time" in Settings - smh.
[Xperia Z3v General] jhwookie:
Mine didn't update the time until noon.
[Xperia Z3v General] ckburks:
It's goofy... Mine did perfect... Wife's after lunch, and nephew still hasn't.

*Nevermind nephews a dork... All done.
[Xperia Z3v General] Bruce Lee:
My calendar is off by an hour. Not my clock. It's making me second guess my work schedule. Lol
[Xperia Z3v General] bsheedy:
Mine hadn't changed either. I checked and the time zone wasn't set correctly.
[Xperia Z3v General] 1linuxfreak:
Mine the Sony Smart Connect is off by an hour, updated time okay but app is off.
[Xperia Z3v General] bobcheeks:
Hey guys! I really like this phone. Came from a DROID dna. Battery is infinitely better. Does anyone know how to disable the super annoying high volume warning that comes on the screen and won't let you turn your tunes back up till you cancel it?

Sent from my D6708
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
On most devices nowadays, it's a safety precaution. It's just a little nuisance, not a big deal. If this was on older devices (let's say my first Walkman I owned a few years back), this maybe could've saved me from blowing out my right ear years ago.
[Xperia Z3v General] JediDru:
It is annoying. I get it while having my music through the headphone jack into my cars radio.
[Xperia Z3v General] knivesout:
Best phone I've ever had. I would like to see wireless charging become more commonplace, as I really enjoy not having to remove the port cover and plug the phone in. Battery life is astounding, I never feel nervous about using my phone for extended periods of time when charging isn't available. I only charge once every 2 days, and am a fairly heavy user. Hardly touch my iPad anymore. I could go on and on about this phone, but I'll simply say that it's the best in Verizon Wireless' lineup right now, and is definitely under appreciated.
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
Glad you're enjoying the phone. A great compliment to it is if you had gotten the Z2 tablet. The lack of NFC transferring on the iPad is what kills me about being able to switch from phone to tablet multitasking for bigger screens and longer battery life.
[Xperia Z3v General] DubleJayJ:
I might be looking to get this instead of the G3, but my only complaint so far is the UI. Everything else I've heard about this phone is phenomenal though. Hopefully the bootloader is cracked soon, I'd love to have an AOSP look, the battery icon on this just makes me cringe
[Xperia Z3v General] pchain:
The Z3v UI is pretty light and bare bones, more so than the G3 if you're wanting more of a stock experience. Just throw Nova or Apex launcher on it and just about all your needs are met without needing to root at all. The Z3v is an unbelievably stable device.

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The Z3v at least gives an option to turn the % number off in the battery icon so it looks like a typical battery level icon. That's how I have mine set up anyway.
[Xperia Z3v General] DubleJayJ:
I like having the % there I just don't like how the icon itself looks. I just like CMs circle battery a lot more, not sure what it is.
[Xperia Z3v General] pchain:
Ha... the battery on this Z3v is so good I don't even need to look at the battery level. [emoji1]