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[Sony Xperia M2] xLobito:
For that case would be necessary a big update, to make clear changes between Android versions (For the case 4.3 to 4.4.2 or 4.4.4 that got better the Camera quality). Don't think at all Sony's going to worry about this Camera.
[Sony Xperia M2] nafi_rahman:
The camera quality is just too bad. I was so excited for lollipop but I guess I'll be going back to kk
[Sony Xperia M2] Rushguintu:
Camera is Ok

For me the Camera is ok..
[Sony Xperia M2] Miche1asso:
Does it seem ok to you? Just try to open the image at its real size... lol
[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
I also had excellent quality in kk but now... I'm using the Algerian ftf and I hope it's just the update, not the loss of DRM keys, if anyone has a locked bootloader please reply to confirm it's just the update.
[Sony Xperia M2] Miche1asso:
My bootloader is blocked, so unless I messed up something with the new Flashtool the DRM key should be there. And the pictures are awful. Is there any way to check if the DRM is in place?-
[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
If you can download album art in the music app you probably still have them.
[Sony Xperia M2] Miche1asso:
Well, yeah. I've found the right solution:

"Type *#*#7378423#*#* on your phone and go to Service Test > Security, if you have [Unknown Error] instead of [Key OK] they are lost, to restore them the only way is to use Backup of your TA. If you have all [Key OK] they are OK!"

Everything shows as OK. So yes. it is as mommy made it. :D
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Here's a kk picture for comparison

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[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
Nice find mate!!
[Sony Xperia M2] henrylim96:
D2302 Singapore FTF, same problem, the quality is :/ Looks like the quality in Jelly Bean...
[Sony Xperia M2] galaxyfreak:
Hey, report your issue here: https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-M2-M2-Aqua/bd-p/xperia_m2

There's no way of directly reaching people for stock development like we do for AOSP, so, the more people post, bigger chance for them to notice!
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Finally got it working rooted with dual recovery camera looks ok so far
[Sony Xperia M2] utkb:
The pictures in this thread is not same. Perhaps in the pictures taken with Kitkat better because of X-Reality, Bravia Engine that require root. Same misunderstanding happen with Sony Xperia Arc S between Original ROM and Cyanogenmod Build without Bravia Engine. If downgrade to Kitkat via Flashtool is possible, I can test camera in same conditions, and we can contact with Sony.
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
First picture is lollipop

Second picture is kit kat only pics I have of the same thing on different firmware not the best Comparison to be honest

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[Sony Xperia M2] lozohcum:
Well camera quality decreased much after update. I don't suffer much from this problem but it would be nice if they fix it.

[IMG="a"]http://i.imgur.com/YtfUSJG.jpg[/IMG]
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Here's another 5.1 one so far mine seems ok

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[Sony Xperia M2] Six9siX:
Worse than KK.

Manual mode on default values

Full zoom to see pics
[Sony Xperia M2] 31fahmi:
i have MARLIN and CKB showed [Unknown Error][Active]

so that mean.... ?
[Sony Xperia M2] tromine:
That mean you have lost your DRM Keys :/
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Maybe this is why some have bad camera and some don't

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[Sony Xperia M2] 31fahmi:
Should I rooted my phone in order to restore the keys?

I have the backup when i was in Jellybean

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But my phone bootloader is locked

And this is the problem

I never touched my bootloader since a years ago

So any solutions for me?
[Sony Xperia M2] Miche1asso:
Then you are all setup. But you obviously need root. You can't write any partition otherwise (apart from standard stock FTF installations).

---------- Post added at 10:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:19 AM ----------

Nah, I did few test yesterday and checked few pictures on television via DLNA. They are crap. And I have all my DRM keys. I suspect it has something to do with the jpeg compression, though. I searched for a way to store the pictures in PNG format but I couldn't find any.
[Sony Xperia M2] SpectreXM8:
Without camera2 API support, there is no way to tell if the compression is the culprit or not, since you can`t save the pics as RAW to bypass any processing algorithms. I noticed that the pics that come out like crap are the ones in poor lighting conditions. Almost all of the pics i took outside in the middle of the day are perfect.
[Sony Xperia M2] 31fahmi:
But i forgot what kind of firmware version when i made the backup

It's no matter? It was backed up on 30 August 2014, i mean no changes that i was made after my phone returned from Service Center. No system updates installed And my oldest firmware that i download was 31 August 2014.

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edit:

i've restored my DRM Key, after flashing 4.3 and rooted my phone using towelroot, and this is the quality of my restored drm camera (sorry i do not have a picture when i'm loosing my drm)

any comparison image? i just think that our image was compressed due to camera2 api in legacy mode

I'm thinking same thing like you

The image quality was same when we was at Jellybean
[Sony Xperia M2] Miche1asso:
As long as the phone is the same (I mean, the Sony service returned your phone and not a different one) you can flash back the TA partition from any ROM. They are independent from the Android version. Still you should check after the restore if all DRM keys show as enabled (OK in services):

regarding the quality of the picture.. Yeah, that's more or less what I get.
[Sony Xperia M2] mb011:
I have taken some pictures outside, on a sunny day, and the difference between kitkat and lollipop is huge... The lollipop ones are blurred and watery even after just one zooming... Talking about stock ROMs
[Sony Xperia M2] 31fahmi:
Finally i achieve it
[Sony Xperia M2] 9483AD:
i hope SONY CORPORATE know about their customers problem.. and find the best solution for us
[Sony Xperia M2] vladcepesh:
decrease the sharpness with Camera FV-5

problem camera is abnormal sharpness that's it

and it's everywhere, regardless of whether the DRM keys are lost or not.
[Sony Xperia M2] maxray:
DRM Keys

I have only the first 2 lines. Do you think it might be something wrong because I have never unlocked my bootloader?

As a matter of fact I cannot unlock it.

Thanks
[Sony Xperia M2] Matze6989:
The central Europa rom have the old Camera app in the rom.
[Sony Xperia M2] 31fahmi:
Can you extract it from your rom?
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
I think to look at normally all 5.1 images are actually better than kk every image posted in the groups I'm in is the same, it's only when you zoom right in it goes fuzzy I've also looked at various z devices pictures on the net. Since 5.1 update there exactly the same if you zoom right in.

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[Sony Xperia M2] Matze6989:
What apk you need? But I think it is deas not only at the apk.
[Sony Xperia M2] Billys20:
KitKat VS Lollipop

When i was shooting video with auto mode my video lags.Only works when in manual mode.Also gps has issues and is loosing connection.Photos have much more noise than kitkat.So I'm back to 4.4.4. Advantages are:

1) About 1GB more internal memory (ROM)

2)Less free RAM about 80-90MB but a lot faster response (In Lollipop I had achieved to have 420MB free RAM rooted with greenify but in Kitkat with about 320MB I have better performance.

3)Battery lasts longer

4)Better pictures and video.Especially when shooting in dark enviroments.
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Total opposite for me, better in every way my only gripe is problems with xposed and deodexing

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[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
I know right, makes me lose hope for the next build...
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
What next build this is the end of the line, might get a small bug update(not that I've had any) or two if really lucky.

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[Sony Xperia M2] proadi96:
Does anyone have problem with really quiet sound from speaker? On kitkat it was a lot louder... I checked with my friend who has aqua and hes on kitkat and it's around 3x louder than my m2 with lp lol anyone can reproduce?
[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
Yeah, it's like 20% or 40% lower.
[Sony Xperia M2] Kaarp93:
I am having the same issues described here.

Camera preview looks good enough, but jpg compression seems really bad.

Speaker volume has been decreased at a point which I cannot hear when people call me.
[Sony Xperia M2] proadi96:
Did yous Try some Custom ROMs to see if the problems persist? Like Erikcas Omni based on 5.1 or Galaxyfreak CM based on 5.1. Im just wondering if it's only the stock ROM or?
[Sony Xperia M2] Kaarp93:
I need to have net before i do that. In one week or so i'll be able to check it and post the results here. For now i bought a smartwatch (really crappy one) just to notice calls and sms.
[Sony Xperia M2] Konstantinosj77:
Custom roms use blobs from stock,so quality is the same...
[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
I advise to stay on KitKat, if you guys really want the camera. Complaining is useless at this point, just wait until the hopefully fix it, and that Xperia doesn't shuts down before they can XD
[Sony Xperia M2] 31fahmi:
Only the best way is complaining on their official forum, not here
[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
Hahaha, nice one ;)
[Sony Xperia M2] basem_ym:
My D2302 camera is perfect on LP ... its much better than kk camera but i did downgrad to KK because LP consumes alot of battery:eek:
[Sony Xperia M2] 31fahmi:
What's your firmware do you use
[Sony Xperia M2] Matze6989:
The central Europa rom have the old Camera app.
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Nope....

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[Sony Xperia M2] Matze6989:
Why nope??? First I had generic lam installed since I had the new camera app inside. Now I have the Central Europe and have installed again the old camera app in Rom.In the first rom another camera app was definitely there.
[Sony Xperia M2] IMZihad21:
Does the old camera captures images with clear details? :rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia M2] Matze6989:
I think the pictures are better again with the Central Europe Rom. But I have no direct comparison
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Both taken on customised NCB 5.1, unless you zoom right in the images look better in every way compared to kk

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[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
Pictures with high light seem to look good, maybe I'll flash NCB to see if there is a difference with the Algerian ftf.
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
No highlights quick point n shoot top one manual mode bottom superior auto mode. I'm happy with it battery life too

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[Sony Xperia M2] IMZihad21:
Agree with you.. battery life is way better than before.. in my xperia z with 5.0, battery life was terrible :mad:

Bt now,i'm happy with my M2 :D
[Sony Xperia M2] proadi96:
I just downgraded to 4.4.4 as 5.1 had bad camera quality, speaker is a lot quieter and I mean it (I couldn't hear when someone rings me), battery drain was really bad And a very important one... Xposed won't work... Well im on old 4.4.4 and feels good now ;)
[Sony Xperia M2] coliveiradots:
My camera is a thrash now!

I 'm from Brazil , received the update of LOLLIPOP version for OVER THE AIR ( OTA) and the camera is too bad, since I contacted the SONY , sent me to a repair on one site soft , made ​​and nothing has changed , I'm hoping update the camera or the whole system.
[Sony Xperia M2] TrafalgarD:
any fix ?
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Few superior auto mode shots on 5.1 lollipop m2

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[Sony Xperia M2] dawpuc:
From beginning i was used Algerian ftf and camera was really bad. Now im using CentralEurope and it is much better. Even in the night is taking better pictures.

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[Sony Xperia M2] lakiluki:
Same thing happens to me, tried different roms, tfts, but the camera quality still looks disgusting.
[Sony Xperia M2] vijaykmr:
Looks like they are gonna release an update soon.
[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
Thanks for the update mate!
[Sony Xperia M2] obsidian_eclipse:
Excellent news, hopefully they'll address the annoying message about the memory being nearly full too.
[Sony Xperia M2] gabivarzan:
Hopefully, in the next update, Sony will not fix just the poor camera, but also the problems with the GPS, WI-FI, memory, battery etc.

Can't wait to get back to 5.1.1., so can't wait for the update!
[Sony Xperia M2] 31fahmi:
And also a weirdness radio fm which is refusing to play. In short, i can't listen to radio.
[Sony Xperia M2] krule031:
There we go, its official: https://plus.google.com/+xda/posts/6A2WVrLWFLb
[Sony Xperia M2] CeBits:
You keep posting images scaled down to WVGA. If you would like to make a point, upload full sized images please. We are not ants.
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
You want them full size you upload them to a image hosting site, I upload them straight from my m2 to here via the XDA app as unless I need to use flashtool I don't use a pc I do everything on my phone. I'm happy with my camera on 5.1

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[Sony Xperia M2] CeBits:
You can use image hosting sites on your phone just fine.

The point is you can't see any "quality" on your 720x480 images, if you wish to show use how good your pictures really are, upload them full size. The ones you post are "almost" thumbnails.
[Sony Xperia M2] Night on the web:
Any news about this update? It's been 2-3 months since that announcement ...
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Updates been live for a while now only a few regions left to be updated
[Verizon LG G2] y300owner:
Guys so I got the phone like 3 hours ago and I'm not sure if the phone is legit or defected.

the 3g/2g or GSM reception is quite poor compared to my previous ultra budget phone Huawei y300. not my main concern but still

I think there is wifi issue as I can't log into Fruux app through it. It says "network error' while i can log without a problem on PC

the OEM-specific Info/Settings options are greyed out. The IMEI number tag is also smudged

Double tap doesn't really work. I have to do it many times for it work

Could the phone be refurbished? The phone is very very good condition though externally and works performs well without lag.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] xande_1:
A few weeks ago, my phone's APN list got corrupted, causing me to lose mobile data; a series of firmware flashes, modem updates, and backups and restores eventually fixed the APN problem, but now the entire sound subsystem is non-functional. The speaker and microphone do not work in any app, and give errors that cause me to believe it's a software problem.

Example symptoms:

Dialer - pops up a "stopped responding" dialog when making or receiving calls; selecting 'wait' in the dialog allows the call to complete, but with no incoming or outgoing sound.

Sound Recorder - pressing record pops up a dialog "Internal Application Error. Microphone may be in use."

YouTube - all videos show "There was a problem while playing. Touch to retry."

Phone details:

Samsung Galaxy S4 (Sprint), model number SPH-L720. Rooted, running Android 5.1 (& 4.4) (CyanogenMod-12.1 various nightlies (see below) and CM-11 snapshot).

Things I have tried (without success):

Factory Reset (without restoring backups, just to see if sound works)

Re-flash various ROM versions; cm-12.1-20150917-NIGHTLY, 20150922, 20150926, 20150928, and cm-11-20141112-SNAPSHOT-M12-jflte. The 20150917 nightly and 20141112 snapshot versions have previously had sound working, so it's not a bug in new ROM versions.

Combinations of the re-flash with factory reset.

Reboot with SIM card and micro SD card removed.

Re-flash modem/baseband to earlier version (was running OH1, now running NAE; have not flashed all the way back to MF9, which is the version that was running the last time I'm sure sound worked, but this was a move of desperation, since the modem firmware shouldn't impact the sound system.

I'm at my wits end. I feel like with the above, I've re-initialized every location that could possibly be affecting the sound system, and yet, I can never get any audio input or output from the phone. Please help.

Update: See solution in post 3 of thread.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Try Odining a full stock ROM, something is corrupted from the "sound" (haha) of it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] xande_1:
Thanks, this got me on to the right track (eventually). I tried flashing a stock, rooted OD2 firmware I found on the forums, which, alas, didn't help. While looking for a different version to flash, I happened across this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2357171

"this contains the NON-HLOS.bin modem.bin sbl2.mbn tz.mbn aboot.mbn rpm.mbn sbl3.mbn"

Flashing it fixed all my audio problems. (And since it didn't touch the system or data partitions, it didn't require a backup, restore, or anything else.) I since re-updated the NON-HLOS.bin and modem.bin to the even more recent versions I previously had installed (which is what they were running when audio was broken), so I'm fairly confident in saying the problem was one (or more) of: tz.mbn aboot.mbn rpm.mbn sbl2.mbn sbl3.mbn.

Anyway, fixed now. Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Blackbrawler:
OMG THANK YOU SOOO MUCH I SPENT A WHOLE DAY!!!!

Man its 11:18 and I'm still in the office I was supposed to go out tonight but I spent the last 24 hours reviving my phone but I couldn't have done it without you ohh man I can't thank you enough!
[Galaxy Note5 Themes and Apps] ahmed4never:
i found the launcher in Huawei devices is really elegant (huawei emui) and i was wondering if anyone managed to port the APK with working themes?
[Galaxy Note5 Themes and Apps] YRAJ23:
What about this, have you tried ?

http://technosamigos.com/download-emotion-ui-2-0-apk-huawei-emotion-launcher-apk/
[Amazon Fire Phone] mad1980:
Guys ,

I am looking for a simple clean launcher, I must have tried most of the known apps and nothing is working properly for me..I am looking for something similar to the stock one only without the carousel !!

I come from an iPhone background and I just want a clean launcher where I can put my apps in folder without all the rest of the crap !

1. Clean Android look

2. I can set my own damn wallpaper

3. Adv free

4. Weather and time widget

Regards

Mohammad
[Amazon Fire Phone] DePingus:
Nova Launcher with Dashclock widget. You have to make Nova a system app to get widgets to work...which means you have to be rooted. I understand there are a few launchers that can display widgets without being a system app, but IIRC none of them were "close to stock".
[Amazon Fire Phone] jbatacan:
Give Cheetah launcher a try. its excessively theme able or u can set it up to look stock. Iv had a blast using mine, switching themes and stuff pretty regularly.
[Amazon Fire Phone] alexandergrig:
I have tried at least around 20 launchers. Unfortunately I was not able to get widgets to work on the majority of them out of the box. Based on other posts, I gather there might be a way to, however.

So far, Go Launcher Z seems to be the best for my needs. There is some extra stuff in the free version (especially towards the bottom of the App drawer), but It has been working very smoothly without issue for several months. I also found that Vire, Lucid, and Cheetah work fairly well.
[Amazon Fire Phone] DePingus:
Looking at it's Play store page it seems Cheetah Launcher install Clean Master and some "1 Touch Boost" bloatware?
[Amazon Fire Phone] seven.eleven:
Next Launcher + Next Notification - The Best !
[Amazon Fire Phone] stunvn:
This is top 1 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.pierrox.lightning_launcher_extreme

Feel free to edit icons, wallpapers everything you want.

BTW i really like this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerpro

But there is no homescreen.
[Amazon Fire Phone] jbatacan:
Mine does not have those installed. I even checked the running apps and downloaded apps. It has those functions through the launcher but nothing is added as seperate pieces of bloat. I would give all these options a try as there are different strokes for different folks, but i enjoy cheetah for its speed and easy themes.
[Amazon Fire Phone] rahjer:
Nova Launcher HELP

I have seen this over and over about using Nova launcher with the Fire Phone. "You have to make Nova a system app to get widgets to work" Can someone please describe how this is done so I can use widgets.

Thanks.
[Amazon Fire Phone] jack9955:
From a post made by [MENTION=1627404]hmoobguy[/MENTION], [MENTION=3170083]DePingus[/MENTION] confirmed that if your phone is rooted and you move the launcher's apk from /data/app to /system/priv-app and reboot, widgets will work. Use ES File Explorer to move com.teslacoilsw.launcher (Nova Launcher's "Package Name").
[Amazon Fire Phone] rahjer:
Thank you

Apearently the above post is the one that I did not find and take note of. Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!!

Widgets are now working. :good::D
[Amazon Fire Phone] mad1980:
I nstalled Nova yesterday and arranged my apps and so on it, I kind of like it but I miss the Fire stock launcher (it kind of grew on me) so now I am using both Nova and stock launcher without any root and using home switcher, I could care less about widgets to tell you the truth so thats no reason for me to root it.

I am waiting for for Fire OS 5 before, if I like it then good and if not then I will root and customize it.
[Amazon Fire Phone] firephoner:
Google Now launcher works great and allows your own wallpaper and widgets with no ads.
[Amazon Fire Phone] robert370:
Google Now Launcher problem

After installing Google Now Launcher from the Play Store I get an Update Google App message stating that it requires a new version. This then defaults to the Amazon Appstore that says it's not available. Is there a workaround for this? Thanks

I'm running FireOS 4.6.3 and the Play Store works fine for other needs.
[Amazon Fire Phone] firephoner:
Have you tried updating it directly from the Play Store? Open the Play store, click on the hamburger (upper left), then My Apps, then Update. I've noticed the Amazon App Store tries to update apps that were loaded from the Play Store and it often doesn't work.
[Amazon Fire Phone] FariF:
Thank you very much for all this great info. I must have tried 20+ different launchers including Vire, Buzz, Google now etc. each had some issues on my Fire phone so I ended up settling for Turbo Launcher EX. Really beautiful and fast:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cooeeui.brand.turbolauncher&hl=en

Also a new launcher that I recently discovered TSF Launcher 3D looks amazing and runs great on my Amazon Fire:

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

PS: I am using also Home Switch to be able to easily go back to Amazon’s fire home (carousel) if I ever need to:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.uk.captainstu72.homeswitch&hl=en
[Amazon Fire Phone] cthulhu1987:
Use the Google Now launcher. The widgets work, you can choose the wallpaper, no ads and it has weather and time widgets.