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[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] asking:
I have been owner of Z3+ Dual from last 3 days. According to the research i did and results were all negative towards Z3+. But in real i would not accept it. I have tested it myself. 4K Video recording makes the processor heats upto 65 Degree C and then camera stops recording after 4-5 minutes. 1080p Recording works upto 15-17 minutes. Hope sony will sort it out. But playing games makes no issue i played Asphalt 8 for upto 45 minutes and it was warmer, but not hot as people says. Now its most slimmest phone of sony and it had 8 cores. Somewhere heat has to find a way out... If you search Samsung S6 Heat in google you will surely get results people getting their phone heats up. I would say that if you want multi core and high speed smartphones warmth is your friend..... When your Laptop gets heated while playing HD games... people never...complaint... I don't know why people are behind Snapdragon 810 is bad and heating like hell.... All false comments..... Phone gets warm say around 45 on surface at max i think so not measured yet......and app shows 65-67 while hardcore gaming or shooting 4K Videos. I admit that camera app is worst part. It shuts off after 5-10 minutes to avoid over heating. Sony should really look into this matter. Camera Hardware is awesome...takes snap with full details of everything.

i hope soon we get update from sony regarding poor application for camera.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] jonmorris:
Not being able to take photos for long on a warm day makes the phone totally unacceptable to me.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] asking:
i agree... sony should work on it.....
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] jonmorris:
They didn't really manage it with the Z3, so I don't hold out too much hope. I'm waiting for the Z5 now.

The heat problems in the Z3 were never really discussed much away from forums like this. Reviewers mostly seemed unaware, but that's not going to be the case with the Z3+ where it's going to be mentioned in quite a lot of reviews in the following week or so.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] asking:
But that doesn't make sony xperia z3+ behind. If you search even Samsung s6 phones are getting heated up while playing games n browsing its natural tendency of every microprocessor to emit heat while transferring bits. But i don't know about camera getting switched off lol....
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] jonmorris:
Of course they'll get hot, but when you're out and wanting to take photos and the camera shuts down, and bar dipping it in water might take 10 minutes to cool, it's rather frustrating.

The G3 did this too, and no doubt others, but that's not a defence.

Excessive throttling is one fox, but not a great one. What you need is a better SoC and a design of hardware that can shift the heat. I'm not certain the Xperias can do this as they are.

(and I own a Z1C, Z2 and Z3 - all that exhibit problems in similar ways)
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] asking:
As my personal experience today while @ Boston, MA, USA i shot around 150-200 Snaps all going great even @ night. Camera did shutdown twice-thrice but pushing back again it started with no downtime. So that's ok i think until sony releases new software tweak updates. It goes off but when you call again it comes up and shots another 50 photos continous.... i have a solution when you're done wit photo graphy just click side button and it will be off. When you need it again hold on for 1 second camera button and its ready for snap again... in this way total 255 shots taken in around 3 hours my trip to Boston today.

but i would say there's work around :D fingers crossed...
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] shahulvm:
Hi, am planning on getting the Z3+ and was concerned on the camera app crashing, as I use the phone for taking snaps of my infant. Wanted to check if taking too many photos (8mp) and video (720p/1080p) would crash the camera app due to overheating. Usually, when I take snaps, I would take a combination of 5-10mins video and 20-30 photos depending on the occasion. Android police mentioned in a post that taking too many photos would make the camera app to crash http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...ere-seconds-in-some-modes-due-to-overheating/

Any inputs? should I buy Z3+ or Z3. (Really interested in the open the open USB port and Quick charge)
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] asking:
See,

I have taken 20-30 photos per 5 minutes or less no issues for me. Regarding video no problem for 1080p upto 20-25 minutes i haven't checked more Than that.

Phone hardware is awesome, go for it. Every system in this world has firmware upgrades with time and system becomes stable with new updates.

I am really impressed by Sony outfit...its awesome in looks n impressive...
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] shahulvm:
Thanks bro. I was undecided between Z3 and Z3+... I think i will pull the shot and go with Z3+
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] ounerkouks:
my little test :

internet 4g :
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] Sunjay140:
You want a review from the manufacturer?
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] xDope:
Mine just started overheating after updating. I had no problems with overheating before the update ?
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] hasona:
It gets A LOT better after some hours. I got mine at lunch, was perfect - turned super hot after the update after some hours during the afternoon it started going down again and now its just as cool as my Z2 :)
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] asking:
That's mysterious, we don't have such issues after update. Run repair using sony pc companion and connect your phone using usb cable, i hope that might help.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] xDope:
Yes thanks, I did a repair on PC and now its working fine.

The device doesnt even get 'warm' anymore (even when I record in 4k) Im glad they fixed it!
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] asking:
Good to hear that :)
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] jonmorris:
It's common to rebuild thumbnails and other stuff, which generates the heat. It will of course depend on what you've got on your phone. As in my case (Z3) it's a 128GB full of photos and videos.

It settles down, so no need to do a repair or anything - just wait. Given it will sort itself out anyway, it would be easy to think that all that messing about fixed it when it didn't!
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] asking:
you might be true...
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] therealgarlad:
It's an issue for me too - especially when using AR, or taking multiple photos.

I find working with AR very slow.. Selecting various features in the camera app also came across quite sluggish.

However, the camera itself is incredible and takes a brilliant photo!

Hoping an update helps cools things down and helps the camera run a bit smoother/faster.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] jonmorris:
The Z3 has been out how long? Still hasn't had a fix, unless you count a series of warnings after taking two pictures and then the camera refusing to start! It was only 29 degrees yesterday.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] hasona:
I can say from experience of my Z2 that as soon as you unload the amount of crap that comes in the stock firmware it never ever got to show me a message about it being warm. Before I bought my Z2 last april every blog and forum were saying how hot it would become but as soon as custom firmwares came - that didnt include 20 google apps that kept running in the background even though you have disabled them - the situation was totally different its not the best excuse but it definitely shows a problem in how efficient the OS needs to be from the get go which Android on Sony phones(and other phones for that matter) is not!
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] jonmorris:
The camera app itself appears to such power. Even without taking photos, having the viewfinder image on and letting it analyse each scene, it gets red hot.

I have been able to load a third party camera app after the native one has given up.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] ianjd:
Very disappointing - I got screen dimming while in direct sunlight, camera shutdown in 30s, and while using Google Maps navigation it didn't shut down, but complained and closed "some services". Back to the Z3...
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] asking:
As being owner of Z3+ Dual, i can understand your concern.

Screen dimming in direct sunlight - was due to the power saving mode was enabled automatically beyond some battery set limit. So disable it and you wont have any more dimming.

Have you done OTA update ? or Flash update using Sony PC Companion ?

In my case as i have seen many people saying that Do a PC Companion update/repair. They're right... i did it and it solved many problems. Do update / repair of same Version from sony pc companion connecting your phone via usb. Now i am having good battery life, just after OTA update my phone used to get warmer while using loaded applications and also wifi was eating most of battery. Now i am able to use it for 2 days without charging at moderate usage. you must try....

Overall experience... Z3+ is better than G4 and S6 in user interface and apps response....:good: i can say...G4 might be having good nightly shots....but day photos are killer on my Z3+....
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] ianjd:
Well, the dimming occurred when the battery was fully charged, certainly not below the 20% trigger, so I'm finding it hard to believe it was a power-saving setting. The firmware was up-to-date, .727 if i remember rightly. These issues were unacceptable, so it's gone back to the retailer.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] ontwerp:
Yep had the Same z3 is working ok. Z3+/Z4 is terrible. Send it back for a newer version… but in my mind this could be a hardware issue by Sony….
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] acme64:
I read they used a rev2 of the 810. Is this all of them or only some phones? how can you tell?
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] asking:
Sony had started with version 2.0 i think so, some might have v2.1 the latest ones.

---------- Post added at 07:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:40 AM ----------

You might be having hardware issue, seriously i don't have any such issues.. Only camera sucks after 10 minutes closes due to over heating. Soon sony will takere of it..
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] jonmorris:
Love your optimism. Sony hasn't fixed the Z3 yet!
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] conradhughes:
Hello chaps,

I lost my Z2 over the weekend and as far as I'm concerned it was the best phone I've ever had. So I would like the Z3+ because of the thinness, battery life and the waterproof charging slot. I was obviously concerned about the heating issue but I would love it if someone would re-benchmark (antutu) the phone now that the new firmware is all on and the phone is no longer overheating, just to compare the before and after.

Thanks in advance, all, much obliged.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] romeokk:
If you want good battery life, Z3+ will be extremely disappointed. My Z3 lasts till midnight everyday but Z3+ never gets till 6pm.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] Hamidreza2010:
Hi dears

I want to buy this phone but i,m worry about heat of phone.

is it solved with new update? + battery life please

please clear me

thanks
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] asking:
Hi,

I would recommend this awesome slim piece of engineering....only problem is camera during 4k will auto shutdown after 5 minutes of recording. Rest there is no heating in device all fake comments in everywhere by Samsung lovers... Every phone heat when you push its maximum limit. See processor need heat sinks in your laptop n desktop why not in smartphone??

Regarding battery life i can say that without putting my phone in stamina mode my battery % remains same even in standy for 24+ hours. Average use you will get 2 days maximum. Best

in class battery life...i could say...still there's no root available. When its available you could save more by disabling non required bloated apps... Fyi you can disable apps to save your battery without root too.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] acme64:
the new update doesn't do anything, it still gets hot as hell. CAmera app still crashes after 2 minutes or so. Battery life is great however.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] jonmorris:
But does the battery take a huge hit once it gets hot? I find that once things warm up on my Z3, the battery starts to drain very rapidly. And given the internal temperatures, I even begin to fear it could do damage to the phone.

Another warning is not to try and charge the battery with a portable charger when out on a hot day. It will get even hotter.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] acme64:
no it's not the battery that gets hot but the SoC itself. once you stop doing whatever you're doing it cools down very quickly.I haven't noticed it getting hot while charging at all.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] Hamidreza2010:
Thanks dears

i dont use 4k video at all. just my worry about heat of device in simple work like play music or watch movie or little game not 4k video becuase i dont use it.

is it good heat and battery life in simple work like play music or watch movie or little game ?
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] acme64:
I've been told I have an old firmware on my phone (.24, new one is .27) So maybe my experience isn't accurate. But the phone gets hot no matter what you're doing. The only thing i've seen affected is the camera which closes on you. Everything works fine, and it's fast. But it does and will get hot all the time.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] hasona:
The only time mine really gets hot is when using SW on MXPlayer with animes and with 4k/AR apps otherwise its actually cooler than my old Z2
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] xDope:
Please update to .27 and if you still experience overheating try to repair with PC Companion. It worked with mine =)
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] acme64:
it doesn't work. PC Companion only downloads .24 What country are you in?
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] xDope:
Netherlands, you?
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] acme64:
US. Maybe if i reinstall pc companion as a different country it will download?
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] xDope:
Cant you install .27 OTA then repair with PC Companion?
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] acme64:
No, there is no OTA
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] bkdodger:
I had one shut down today... phone was in pocket.. Didn't boot up... after 20 min decided to run it under cold water...

Z3+tapatalk
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] xDope:
So you're telling me theres still no .27 update available in your region?

Verstuurd vanaf mijn E6553 met Tapatalk
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] romeokk:
Mine is from Hong Kong and there is still .24 as well. Perhaps .27 is Europe specific firmware.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] deecept:
My 2 cents:

Got the Z3+ yesterday (I'm in Norway). Phone heated up excessively while setting up. When I went to bed, it was still VERY hot to the touch, and even connected to the charger it seemed to trickle charge (1% up every 5-7 minutes).

Today, I have used it from roughly 08 to 11, and lost around 35% of battery. I used it with Waze for 30 minutes, while listening to offline spotify playlist over bluetooth. Other than that, it'd hardly been used.

I talked to Sony customer care (can't post images yet), who gave me the standard "this is a high-performing device, it gets hot" answer. He oddly (reading earlier comments) confirmed that .24 is the newest firmware, and I should try repairing in Sony Bridge. Bridge is stuck at Initializing though.. so not entirely sure how to go about that. I might try a Virtual Machine.

I've had several Z2 and Z3, and they did get hot under heavy usage, but very rarely shut down camera. I can make the Z3+ shut down camera within a minute, and watch CPU temp rocket to 65-72 degrees celcius. Idle it holds 40-45 degrees. (measured with CPU Temp). Just turning on the screen will increase this to 50 degrees.

Will edit post after repair with Bridge.

EDIT1: After Sony Companion worked in Virtual Machine, newest firmware is still .24. No .27 to be found here! Setting up to check temp.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] asking:
I think PC companion repair might solve your excessive heating . Did you tried to find out which app is running that causes it heat? First make sure you have latest version and then try...i don't have any such issues. Yes except camera is angry heater...sony should work on it....still no solution available for it.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] acme64:
no. I heard there's a .31 firmware out now as well. 2 versions behind
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] deecept:
Update:

After full reset/repair, the camera still gets warm. 4K filmed for 1:35 , then it crashed. AR and stuff seems to work a lot better, though.

And Idle temp is now 35c. All in all; recommend everybody with heating issues to do a full on 'repair' via PC Companion / SBM.. seems a lot more healthy now! NOTE: I did do an OTA update last night, right out of the box. Don't know version before this.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] asking:
Even first time i did OTA and thought i would be lucky.... but i was not.... then i asked customer care, in written reply they asked me to repair and it will definitely help you to conserve more battery and better performance... i think its just Formatting drive and the installing os.. no playing or replacing with old files as we get in OTA. So its Mandatory to flash your Z3+ to get best out of it for time being...until better firmware is released out and atleast we can get root access...
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] DeadPotato:
[MENTION=564608]deecept[/MENTION] I have the feeling the phone temperature you're experiencing in your hands is not the processor temperature at all, 60-70 Celsius wouldn't be impossible to touch without getting burned and even 45 would be unbearable to hold for a couple minutes without feeling uncomfortable and maybe getting a burn. I've also seen other users reporting these temperatures but is that the real temp? What's the battery temp (which I suspect is more likely the temp you're feeling on the hand), have anyone tried to measure it with a laser heat gun or something?
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] asking:
60-72 is CPU temperature not body ambient temperature. Phone body temperature goes upto 46-48 by reading someof the body temperature sensor from Z cpu. Cpu temp goes upto 70-72 degree celcius maximum. I don't feel it cant hold condition. I used to play asphalt and i also have slim case for my phone it feels warmth..
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] DeadPotato:
Maybe it's because I'm used to metal phones where the heat is more obvious, thanks for info though! :)
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] abhinav.tella:
Even according to Sony's own site if you compare the Z3/Z3+ pages, they advertise the Z3 as having a much greater standby time, music playback time, and slightly higher video playback time. Some also say the Z3 speakers are slightly better, but you will have to test that yourself. So overall if battery life is what your are looking at get the Z3 as I don't think you will miss too much from the Z3+, plus being a little older its also cheaper.

One big advantage for the Z3+ other than the chipset (depending on how you look at it) is the about to be released 3rd party magnetic micro USB adapter, which allows QC 2.0.

http://phandroid.com/2015/07/17/znaps-magnetic-charging-accessory-for-android/
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] EnderIII:
There is also a Qi Charging case.

And don't both devices support QC 2.0 over USB?
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] asking:
Here's my antut score in normal day running conditions with latest firmware for E6533. I hope it would be 58000+ if we keep it in freezer lolol :D
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] abhinav.tella:
Yes, but the Z3 mag port does not, and you can't put a micro USB to mag adapter because of the flap.

Those wireless cases are a bit unwieldy.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] KindleTester:
No playing with the Z3+ on the bed while feeling sleepy anymore
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] jonmorris:
Wait until the winter, when you'll now have a nice bed heater to keep you snug! Sony thinks of everything!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snovvman:
I'm seeing this on all Lollipop devices. I know it is a Google API thing, where they are covering the left status icons (new messages, email, SMS, Hangout, etc.) with the carrier label. I want the carrier label gone (doable now) and those status icons visible (not doable that I've found).

I do not want to use heads up display, floatify, floatee, an alternate lock screen, or anything else. I just want to be able to see the status icons when I wake the phone. I would otherwise not know if there is a message or email waiting unless I unlock the screen.

There is an Xposed module that easily removes the carrier label, but it still does not show the status bar icons. Does anyone have a solution? Thanks!
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eggyfish:
when i try to do the fastboot flash zip command for the m9 europe ruu 1.32.401.8, fastboot crashes and i get an error "invalid sparse file format at header magi"

any ideas whats going on?

i can flash the eu exe ruu file, that installs fine - version 1.32.401.17

i need this one installed, as i think the exe file is the wrong one
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anandlal:
are you using the regular fastboot file or the htc_fastboot file?
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eggyfish:
not sure what you mean there, but i go into the black htc screen after reboot ruu, i also cant copy the file over usb as it says the device isn't responding or its disconnected .
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jollywhitefoot:
[MENTION=3840214]anandlal[/MENTION] meant that you need to use htc_fastboot instead of fastboot. htc_fastboot is capable of handling larger files. Download htc_fastboot and put it in the same folder as fastboot. It works exactly the same other than adding the "htc_" in front of the command.

this post has a link to download:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60657724&postcount=7
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eggyfish:
Thanks! htc_fastboot was mentioned before in guides i read but it was never really explained, the ruu flashed fine and my phones up and running

thanks for your help
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moef11223:
Hello, i am having some issues with my n910t,

TLDR: Flashed back to stock, lost imei.

i have been playing around with some custom ROM's. when i tried to flash to stock i noticed that my phone did not have an imei, and the phone dies not work on the network

I am not sure on how to approach this.

Any help is appreciated.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShrekOpher:
Have you tried to ODIN back to stock? I would start there.

Or use Kies to do a recovery. Either should fix the issue.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moef11223:
Ive done both, unfortunately noting.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chipworkz:
Did you happen to do a backup in TWRP before this happened? If so restore it as it defaults to save your EFS folder which hopefully will fix your problem. If not, also try doing an Emergency recovery in KIES, some have said that worked as well. Another way that some have said it worked would be to ODIN back to KK and then upgrade to Lollipop. Just some more things to try.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moef11223:
Will try emergency recovery & kk->lollipop. Thank you will update the post.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moef11223:
Just did both, nothing.. Anyone have any other ideas?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chipworkz:
Sent you a PM with a link to look at.

Also try searching this site for EFS as that is where the IMEI is stored.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ludatrick:
Anybody willing to help me with my imei ? Please. I would be so grateful. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AxAtAx:
Provided you guys are NOT blacklisted, this procedure I have used in the past and works.....

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2/general/guide-recover-imei-9-steps-t1264021
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ludatrick:
not working at all
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jon3sh:
Did you guys try flashing just the modem.bin? Extract modem.bin from stock firmware then flash it via Odin.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audiotech520:
I have installed CM 12.1 and have updated it with several nightlys successfully.

I have twrp 2.8.6.0 installed.

In SuperSU, I think I made a mistake and updated binaries, now when I try to update to a new nightly, I get this error: error executing updater binary in zip

Is there any way to fix this?

Thanks!