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[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Splashy2k:
Hi,

I have a Note 4 910C that I upgraded to Lollipop (official version but from another country) and I'm thinking about downgrading to Kitkat because the official lollipop version in my country is not available yet and I also have problems with Waze. Will downgrading from Lollipop to Kitkat (official version of my country) activate the knox flag or is it safe to do without losing warranty?

TIA.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superhumanx:
It is safe AFAIK. Download the official KitKat rom for your region and flash it using Odin.

Edit: do remember to perform a factory reset before and after flashing the official ROM.
[Xperia Z2 General] electrash:
As topic name says, sony wants to know if there is demand to support "RAW" format for Xperia Line in future lollipop release.

You can read more here

http://www.xperiablog.net/2015/04/2...capture-in-future-if-there-is-popular-demand/

And you can request it on official sony forum

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Software-Updates/Camera2-API/m-p/974754#M21577
[Xperia Z2 General] Pandemic:
What is RAW exactly ?

I read it a couple pf times but i am not sure what it is.
[Xperia Z2 General] saedted:
Roughly speaking it's an image file. RAW is commonly used by photographers and they have more detail than your average jpeg. But RAW files user alot of memory.

I don't care for it tbh. Jpeg files on my Z2 are big enough when I go full 20 Mpixel.
[Xperia Z2 General] LAKAME_MAN:
Honestly I don't care about RAW either. But I want them to implement camera2 api.
[Xperia Z2 General] RJASSI21:
I hope we can choose between jpeg or raw if it becomes available not just one
[Xperia Z2 General] LAKAME_MAN:
There's no way in hell they'd set RAW as default. RAW is practically unusable without editing, and takes a lot of space. If they implement it it's definitely gonna be optional.
[Xperia Z2 General] B1nny:
The thing is, if they add support for RAW photo's, there's a good chance the camera mode will get updated from legacy mode to either limited or full mode. To find out what that would mean, head over to this link. (it also gives an overview of which devices support which camera2 mode) And here is a quote for the lazy ones:

Right now we're on legacy, which means we don't get any of the fancy new camera2 api features. If Sony updates it, it should be relatively easy to add more features, like manual focus for example. (which I would love to have, personally)

It comes down to this:

Even if you don't care about RAW photography, it's still wise to request it and maybe request support for full mode because that will get you a lot of other cool features as well.
[Xperia Z2 General] lee480:
I DO NOT need it.

It's a plus point, but definitely not a necessity.
[Xperia Z2 General] djgigi94:
Raw it's a optional feature, but the other features of camera2api are usefull. We can use finally the sony's sensors at max power ;) I want camera2api and RAW :)
[Xperia Z2 General] _delice_doluca_:
I think it's rude they are even asking for our opinion. Google published it and Sony excluded it from the original code and now is asking us if we want it.

Personally, it's not as important as - say- a SMS software or not a must but still, why take something out?
[Xperia Z2 General] lee480:
At least they lending a listening ear. Most OEMs, including Samsung, excluded it. Industry standard.
[Xperia Z2 General] Pandemic:
Well at least Sony think about the people and asking it, we cant say that from other manufractures ;)
[Xperia Z2 General] Envious_Data:
Id love to see raw support

Seeing a camera with raw vs without is a big difference
[Xperia Z2 General] chesterr:
I want :D
[Xperia Z2 General] RJASSI21:
Thank god for that!
[Xperia Z2 General] Haldi4803:
not a need, but definitly a want :D
[Xperia Z2 General] knoxploration:
Absolutely a need. I will not buy another device which doesn't support raw capture, now that it is readily available for manufacturers to add.
[Xperia Z2 General] tOrNadO™:
I would definitely wanna see RAW support since it significantly improves the quality of pictures on Android phones with Lollipop..
[Xperia Z2 General] damian01211:
Defently CameraApi2 would be useful, now I can take really good pictures with manual but with that extra features.

Sony camera will rock!

Guys, even if you would not use it, just request it as many others would use. Please help the community.
[Xperia Z1 General] electrash:
As topic name says, sony wants to know if there is demand to support "RAW" format for Xperia Line in future lollipop release.

You can read more here

http://www.xperiablog.net/2015/04/2...capture-in-future-if-there-is-popular-demand/

And you can request it on official sony forum

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Software-Updates/Camera2-API/m-p/974754#M21577
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Panpaper:
Please tell me there's a solution to this..!

My N7 2013 had always been fine, and I liked stock android very much, thus saw no need to unlock the bootloader. When the 5.1 OTA came, I updated my N7 and it started crashing and restarting on its own. One day, it restarted again and got stuck at the Google screen.

Of course the first thing I did was to get the Nexus Root Toolkit, and tried flashing stock rom. Of course it didn't work since it was oem locked. When I tried to unlock the bootloader, I was prompted with the screen asking if I want to unlock and wipe all data. I selected unlock and pressed the power button. Then it froze (I left it for 8 hours, plugged in to a power outlet).

The next logical thing to do was to start recovery mode in the fastboot to do a factory reset, except it simply switched to the Google screen and was stuck there.

TL;DR

Normal startup: Stuck at google screen.

Unlock bootloader: Stuck at selection.

Recovery mode: Stuck at google screen.

I'm pretty desperate now, that's why I'm posting here. Sorry if it's the wrong category or something. I've read many articles, but it's always ONE of the THREE issues I have. They often refer to using a method that involves an area where it's affected by the other problems.

Please help me, I don't want to see $250 down the drain :(
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fobos531:
Have you tried using Nexus Root Toolkit to unbrick the tablet? There is an unbrick section and one of the options says something like "Soft brick/bootloop". Try that option.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Panpaper:
I have! I saw the option when I opened NRT, and went straight for it. Here's what I did:

Checked "soft-bricked/Bootloop" option under "flash stock + unroot"

Downloaded the correct factory image

Checked "Force flash mode" (unchecked doesn't work either)

The command box came up (please see attachment)

It kept saying that the operation failed because the bootloader was locked. When I tried to unlock the bootloader, it was stuck at the selection screen after I press the power button to select "unlock bootloader".

Note: It's stuck at "erasing cache". Left it on for 2 hours.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdamaged:
Hook it up to your PC, open a command line to wherever you have fastboot.exe at, plug in your device to the pc, boot your device into fastboot by hand (with device off, hold down power+volume down), once it's in fastboot mode, do a: fastboot devices, what comes up?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Panpaper:
Thanks for the reply!

It says 07c17e46 fastboot

(image attached)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdamaged:
From that point, do a: fastboot oem unlock (it will wipe the entire device (i.e. user data), if it works)

Then look at the tablet and you should see a confirmation screen, do you? If so follow it and wait some time, took mine about 12 minutes IIRC, but mine was a nexus 7 2013 not a 2012, so YMMV.

If nothing happens post a screenshot of errors, etc from cmd prompt.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Panpaper:
It's been an hour and a half, and it's still at "erasing userdata". Mine is a nexus 7 2013 too, is it supposed to take that long?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdamaged:
How long it takes differs, but it certainly should be done within 20-30 mins. Not sure where to go from here, will do a little looking around and get back to this thread.

FYI, you might want to know you are in the Nexus 7 2012 forum. You may want to self-report your OP as a maintenance request and have it moved to the Nexus 7 2013 forum.

And with that thought, make sure in future, that within wugfresh tool, you are selecting the right image, as if you try and use the N7 2012 one you may have issues.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Panpaper:
Oh, sorry I didn't know that! First post.

I'll leave it running for the day and see what happens then. Thank you!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Panpaper:
Sorry to trouble you again. I don't know if the userdata erasing is done, but I got this (screenshot). The tablet is still frozen in the selection screen (highlighted "Yes, unlock bootloader").

I shut it down and started it into fastboot again. Under LOCK STATE it's still locked.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdamaged:
I'm suspecting it could be a bad usb port or bad usb cable. i.e. try a different pc, or a different usb cable and different usb port, also never use a USB hubs port. It also could be a dirty usb port on the device too.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Panpaper:
I tried a different USB port, and also on a different laptop, but nothing seems to work. It seems to be stuck at "erasing userdata". I tried fastboot -w too, but it just stayed at "erasing userdata" for over an hour.

I'll get a new USB cable whenever I can, and try this again. Thanks for all the help so far!

I can't believe an official OTA update would cause so much damage. SIgh.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Panpaper:
So apparently I'm not the only one with this problem.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...rate-not-likely-a-result-of-firmware-updates/

I used my Nexus 5 original USB cable to do it, and the same problem has occurred.

I feel like I'm running out of options and seriously losing hope. I know it'll probably be better to leave the device on its own and wait for some kind of fix in the future, but I'd also like to know if there are any other way other than sending it in for repair (I rather buy a new tablet).
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hashworks:
First of, I'm running Cyanogenmod 12.1 on my Z2.

On the install it vanished my TWRP Recovery, so I decided to reflash it using their app - this was unsucessfull. I thought I would flash it the next day using adb, so I didn't mind.

However in the next hours I needed to reboot the phone - resulting in the Sony logo and nothing more. So I bootet into the CM recovery and tried to reflash the CyanDelta zip - this failed and resulted in "footer is wrong - signature verification failed - Installation aborted". The next thing I tried was flashing a zip by adb recovery sideload - this failed as well and resulted in "protocol fault (no status)".

This was when I tried to boot into the bootloader using the recovery menu entry. The screen got black, the LED lighted up blue and nothing happened forever. The same thing occours when I try to boot into the bootloader by hardware keys (hold VolUp and insert MicroUSB cable).

So, in short:

I can't boot android

I can't install zips by CM recovery

I can't boot into the bootloader [EDIT: I can.]

I can't install nandroid backups since the CM recovery doesn't offer that

Any idea?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_crevis:
If the phone's LED lights up blue it means that you are in fastboot mode (AKA the bootloader) . It is normal for the screen to be black. I suggest that you download a stock FTF and flash it using the windows flashtool application. Your phone is fine. Good luck.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hashworks:
Ah, I feel dumb now. I might be damaged from the informational Nexus bootloader.

So, I tried to flash a new recovery - fastboot flash twrp-2.8.6.0-sirius.img - which succeded, but it still boots the CM Recovery. Buh.

Seems like something is overriding the recovery on boot. So lets erase everything:

fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash twrp-2.8.6.0-sirius.img

Aaaand - still CM Recovery.

I also tried to flash a stock image as you suggested, however:

fastboot flash system system.sin
sending 'system' (1800183 KB)...
FAILED (remote: data too large)
finished. total time: 0.002s
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_crevis:
No worries, I came from a nexus 4 and it confused me as well at first. Try exacting http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z2/development/kernel-m5-kernel-t2858912 and flashing the boot image via fastboot. That should give you a working recovery.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hashworks:
As I said, flashing a recovery by fastboot results in the CM Recovery.

I just tried to wipe my device using the CM Recovery, it told me it was unable to mount /data - my guess? The filesystem is ****ed up.

EDIT: I got it. Seems like TWRP needs some custom stuff to work (which is provided by CM). Flashing philz worked fine and allowed me to sideload a proper ROM. Everything fine now :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nyahaha1171:
Hello friends,

I have the Z for almost two years now, and have had a issue for a long time; here goes:

A long time ago, I started flashing roms, and everything was all right. After a few months I noticed that I had no H+ any more.

Because I thought that the TELE-2 service was horrible I left it. Eventually I thought I was shut off, and because I'm more of a WiFi user, I left the issue.

Now, after a year, I decided to call TELE-2 and they tried to help me restoring my APN settings. Everything was all right but I still can't use 3g.

I can make calls, but as soon as I turn off WiFi, my network connectivity disappears and shows a exclamation mark.

entering *#*#4636#*#* gives me some information, but I'm not sure what to make of it. Roaming is enabled, HTTP client test gives:

FAIL: IOexeption.

I'm thinking this has something to do with my modem/ baseband?

Can someone point me to a correct thread because I'm not even sure what this issue is called.

Or perhaps teach me how to treat network connectivity issues in the future?

If further information is needed I'll fill it in. Remember, I have some knowledge, but I'm still pretty much a noob!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nyahaha1171:
Bump?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hnk1:
Well, I would think you have either unlocked bootloader wrongly (usually slight chance) or flashed wrong FTF/ROM for your device.

Now I would suggest you go to STOCK ROM for your device first. You can flash it via flashtool

You would need FTF from general section and also flashtool which you can get from here

http://www.flashtool.net/index.php

You can search xda for how to use it. If you still have questions, quote me and I would be glad to help
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nyahaha1171:
Yes, I tried it already, I found a Dutch Generic FTF, flashed it but it didn't work. If I remember correctly there was a option to only flash the Baseband/Radio.

I expected that something like that was broken and that reflashing the original might fix it. But alas, bad luck. Would it be a good idea to learn how to logcat?

Would it be helpful if I provided these?

Thanks in advance.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hnk1:
I would like you to check on your xperia Z box it's exact model number with baseband and every other detail you can provide. Also, tell me if you got it sim free or had a contract or something like that. Are you on unlocked bootloader ?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nyahaha1171:
On a contract, but warranty doesn't matter. Unlocked Bootloader, Rooted, currently running 5.1 Resurrection.

All right, here goes:

- C6603

- GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900& UMTS/HSPA Bands 1/5/8 & LTE 1/3/5/7/8/20

- SI 1270-4181.6 NL

- S/N: CB5A1TNCA0

Let's hope this suffices. I presume that by flashing a ROM with wrong Baseband in the

past my phone can't communicate with the towers in my area; because every part of the world uses different frequencies?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hnk1:
Can you check which frequencies your network provider uses ?

Usually it's available on their websites. In the mean time I'll look for a ROM you can flash and see if that helps! We might be going to STOCK ROM !

Also check which model does your custom ROM shows!

In the pictures, you can clearly see the difference in basebands between C6602/03 models.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nyahaha1171:
All right. I've tried to find out what frequenties my provider uses, asked around on the forum and it seems no one is willing to help me.

It seems they are not willing to disclose frequency information and keep changing subjects; also when other people ask this question.

This might make things a little harder. Also, you advised me to try out stock again, I'm willing to do this, but I have to say:

I hate Google. I hate them more than anything and would like to leave the stock experience as fast as possible.

Let us see what the steps are I should take now.

- Flash Stock ROM/Baseband

- ???

- Profit

As mentioned earlier, I tried this before, and it didn't work. So I must be missing something. Just in case I didn't explain my self well enough;

I can make calls, I can't use 3G/HSDPA. When using network monitor, everything fails, unless I reconnect with WiFi. My Bootloader is unlocked, and I

am rooted. Resurrection Team uses Evo kernel (Which I hate because it's pretty unstable.), However, My issues predate the kernel by far.

It seems I'm really failing in correctly flashing my device, because there always seems to be something wrong.

Either it gets extremely laggy, or it randomly reboots (2 to 3 times a day. Unable to reproduce.), No audio when calling unless on speaker and a plethora of other issues.

This could also explain why my internet doesn't work. But it seems unlikely for me to fail in correctly flashing my device for 2 years, don't you agree?

EDIT: Can't even use *#*#service#*#*, doesn't work like everything else.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hnk1:
Thank you so much for your detailed response. We love as much information we can have to answer your queries better.

I was trying to find out your network baseband because this would help me establish which STOCK ROM to flash. To inquire about your baseband, call your network provider from your phone and ask them these questions. Tell them you need to know for a phone you bought internationally and want to know if baseband matches or not. They would tell you in a moment.

I am sure you must know alot about flashing but sometimes, some roms are specific for certain models. Like it might be for a different baseband but not for other. Usually flashing roms doesnot play with your basebands but if you got some home brewed rom which is made over stock, this can actually mess up your device. Same goes for kernels if they are directed at a particular model, and it can act differently.

I am not sure why you blame Google as Sony is responsible for producing this phone so maybe enlighten me a bit ?? Sony has got custom UI , not actually Google.

What I would suggest is that flash an older FTF like KITKAT or Jeally Bean to your device and see if it works. Next if it doesnot, update your device using SONY COMPANION and not flashtool. Sometimes this also helps.

By the way do you have an official Sony care near your place ?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nyahaha1171:
I blamed Google, because I genuinely hate them. They step on people, and violate human rights many people died defending. But that's a different story. Alas, I eventually flashed Stock 10.3.1.A.2.67; the first rom my phone came shipped with. It didn't work either. I'm starting to think that something might be broken because I don't have warranty any longer that would be a bummer. But let's continue. I can't use Sony update service because my bootloader is unlocked. And last time I checked it couldn't be relocked right? Also, there isn't anything like a Sony center near me.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hnk1:
i think you have lost some values from TA backup. Use flashtool to relock it and see if that helps. Did you make a TA backup when you unlocked it ?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nyahaha1171:
Nope, saw a thread coming by this morning, also about TA partitions. I'm afraid that at the time I wasn't aware yet of the TA. Is this really bad or can it still be saved? When flashing

a rom, does it get overwritten?

Also, the SI number on my box says 1270-4181.6, yet the customization version on the phone states that I'm running 1270-4975_R3B. Even though I found a Dutch version.

Is this correct?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hnk1:
TA numbers are device specific and if lost, they can result in WIFI and Bluetooth problems for most users but it is rare. Sometimes relocking bootloader can fix these as well but you said you havenot been able to . Are you connecting in fastboot mode for that using flashtool?

I think you should look at this thread for SI number and try to change it accordingly. Remember only the first link is Xperia Z specific and other links for other devices which might work to change your SI

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/general/info-xperia-z-firmware-customizations-t2287283

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-u/general/change-si-easy-t2005562

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-u/general/change-si-easy-t2005562

TA partitions have been successfully repaired by SONY service centres. you can mail them your phone and wait for them to return it back. Make sure you email/call before you dispatch your phone and make details accordingly!
[Galaxy S6 Android Development] g.lewarne:
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[Galaxy S6 Android Development] g.lewarne:
reserved 2
[Galaxy S6 Android Development] 92drls:
I'm going to try it out on the 920T for fun. I'll report back whether it works or not in a bit.

Thanks!

Sent from T-Mobile GS5
[Galaxy S6 Android Development] g.lewarne:
if it works let me know and ill update the OP :good:
[Galaxy S6 Android Development] heyitsejohn:
How's the battery life on this?
[Galaxy S6 Android Development] maxal:
Hi thanks for the new rom, Can you give a guide in your thread for rooting and flashing twrp for people like me that are a bit hesitant as i can't find any real clear instructions my self. Just so you know I am used to flashing my Tab S using Odin 10.6
[Galaxy S6 Android Development] dondavis007:
Nice. Welcome!

---------- Post added at 05:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:17 PM ----------

The rom is 6 hours old :)
[Galaxy S6 Android Development] g.lewarne:
ill see what i can do, wont be quick though, its kinda complex
[Galaxy S6 Android Development] LittleH79:
Hi!

Can you help me with something?

I see you completely removed smart manager.

May I ask how?

Because I froze the smartmanager apk with titanium but now I see some drain in gsam with smartmanager framework thread and smartmanager framework message.

Is there something still active in the background while only freezing the apk?

Huge thanks in advance!!
[Galaxy S6 Android Development] g.lewarne:
I have v1.01 ready to upload which contains some fixups and more cleanups, and a revised set of build.prop tweaks. its extra smooth with a side order of lubricant :)
[Galaxy S6 Android Development] maxal:
Great news as I am off tomorrow and I plan to root and install twrp.
[Galaxy S6 Android Development] xReaper7x:
Anyone with there beloved W8 willing to give this a go? Would do it myself but not too savy with Samsung devices.
[Galaxy S6 Android Development] ema25:
nice rom thanks ;)
[Galaxy S6 Android Development] g.lewarne:
dont forget, to get around the deepsleep bug, you will have to:

CFRoot > Flash TWRP > Flash Stock Recovery again > Flash TWRP again

then you can go a'flashin
[Galaxy S6 Android Development] maxal:
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Will do thanks mate:good:
[Galaxy S6 Android Development] barondebxl:
Lmao!
[Galaxy S6 Android Development] Beukhof1:
Looking good! I'm trying this. Do you have a removed apps list?