yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] FcukBloat:
if it says "active" it doesn't mean they work, that's not enough. it must say also "key OK" at the beginning, or it won't work. in my case unlocking the bl says "unknown error", so noise reduction doesn't work
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] AnGrY sCoTsMaN:
[MENTION=4695495]moly82[/MENTION] yeah I know, that's the point I was getting at. They guy posted a pic in another thread showing the security test claiming that it works.

I shoulda been clearer in my post

Cheers
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
Anyone else having fc with ota I'll update zip if so...
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Moiremoi:
Thanks in advance for it !

[EDIT]

Another bug, Clock crash at startup :/
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] OpenBlade:
kernel changelog ?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] alwaysbelieve1:
So in the original post it says to flash the ROM and boot, but I only see ROM and the kernel. So how am I supposed to flash this exactly? Just flash the brand new OTA and then the kernel and then reboot?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] lamducthien:
NFC doesn't work, I don't know this problem related with kernel or rom
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] :
Same for me, NFC is greyed out.

Edit: problem is with the kernel, flashing the old boot.img (you supplied with the 2058 version of this ROM) re-enables NFC. here's that .img, for if you (or anyone) needs it.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] filou76:
same issues here: xperia keyboard permanently chrashes, making it tricky so setup phone - flashed google keyboard though. live wallpaper, clock widget, downloads app crash and nfc is greyed out. might have to do something with advanced kernel? didn't have time to change and test yet. anything else seems perfect!

anyhow [MENTION=4815490]jenkins-84[/MENTION] huge thank you!! i really wasn't expecting to use MM that early on my z3c, plus aosp-ish... just great :)

[MENTION=535343]all[/MENTION]: anyone tried to flash xposed to see if it works?
[MENTION=4815490]jenkins-84[/MENTION]: one question for my nosy brain: u think it can be possible that this kernel or whole boot.img is compatible on slimROM 6.0?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] FcukBloat:
didn't tried xposed.. I'm waiting for the mm version of it! rovo is working on it it should come soon.. or it is out already and i missed it?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] charliebigpot:
Nope, you haven't missed anything, it's not out yet ;)

From what I see, development between lp and mm should be faster than between kk and lp:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=63188361#post63188361
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
Link back up cheers didn't notice that will try to fix
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
Nope this is still Sony stock source
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
I have remade the OTA update and found the changelog from the general thread, was busy last night and seemed everyone was in a rush for the update, well I fixed the issues and only way it would work was to deodex the OTA. I have added full deodex framework and the main system apps too. If anyone wants to use apks for modding please credit cheers. Enjoy!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] FcukBloat:
thanks mate. can you please also let us know how to include supersu in settings?

thanks!!!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
If I get time to do a write up
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
Layers thread now open http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3235087
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] reg-sux:
so, flashing "OTA Update 2085-somc" is the same, as if I'd be receiving the update via OTA?

Great! Tks!

---------- Post added at 11:38 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:35 AM ----------

uhm. It's a .zip file, and not .tft

how do I flash this?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
Like any other rom with unlocked bootloader and twrp recovery [emoji57]
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] reg-sux:
ahhhh. I haven't unlocked the bootloader yet. Thanks. I'll sit this one out.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
OK no worries says on OP for unlocked bootloader
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] alwaysbelieve1:
In the original post it doesn't say anything about flashing the kernel even though it has the kernel download link. So am I to understand that I can flash everything else, excluding the kernel, and then keep my existing kernel even if I'm coming from lollipop? Or do I need to flash all 4 items?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] filou76:
as far as i got it you can flash the rom zip only, but you won't have root then. anyway, when you flash a rom your old kernel is gone...
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] alwaysbelieve1:
THANK YOU!

1) Ok so how do I keep root with this then? I thought it had it built in when flashing.

2) So if I flash the ROM, OTA, Boot, and Kernel then I will be good except NFC is broke? Is that correct?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
Seriously???? Kernel = boot.img I was requested to add first boot.img from a user. If you don't know how to flash a rom or different between zip files and I take it your unlocked bootloader there is something wrong. There two boot.img on OP original and advanced I made last night but needs tweaking a bit so I added old on till I fix nfc on the other....

[emoji57]
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] alwaysbelieve1:
Thank you for your assistance here....

I do know how to flash a ROM and have been doing it for years on all my devices since the G1. I am not a dev or programmer so I am not fluent on all the terms and jargon of this. I was unaware that Boot = Kernel. I appreciate your help and guidance here, but there is not a need to shame me. I understand you have been working tirelessly at this so I am sure you are tired. I simply want to clarify so I do everything right.

So ultimately there is no need to flash the Kernel where you say NFC is broken then. We can flash the ROM, OTA, and Boot that you currently have there by name and everything will work properly as it should? Is that correct?

Lastly, how do I keep root with this then? I thought it had it built in when flashing.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
You flash the rom.zip first contains system and supersu (no boot.img/kernel) then you can flash or fastboot one of the two boot.img original or advanced but advanced needs tweaking to fix nfc atm. Then flash OTA update....
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] broduderson:
I flagged the rom and then ota at once after fresh wipe. Still got fc on xperia keyboard so it must be the ota.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
Have you downloaded the new update? I uploaded today. I have remade the OTA and wiped my device 3 times and install clean and no issues to any app what so ever. The OTA is fine now....
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] AnGrY sCoTsMaN:
Holy sh*t! I actually thought the install instructions in OP were clear as day. Might want make a "how to" manual with pictures, just like the ones you get from ikea when you buy furniture
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
1 2 3 and breath.... [emoji36] lol
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] AnGrY sCoTsMaN:
No wonder all the devs are leaving xda and posting there work elsewhere, getting silly question that could be answered by reading the OP.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] broduderson:
Sorry, didn't realize that you had uploaded a new OTA. I will try that one in a bit and report back.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
No worries it should be OK now spent like a hour fixing it lol
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] FcukBloat:
yes just to confirm latest OTA seems perfectly fine, no FC anywhere :o :good::highfive:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] alwaysbelieve1:
I just want to say thank you for all of your hard work and great support. It does not go unnoticed and I personally really appreciate your help.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] blk_jack:
Off topic but I think it's a two handed effort here from both the users and the devs. For people like us, following the thread and reading the nuanced replies that offer perhaps a bit more insight than the OP, things seem very straight forward. The problem is that not every dev uses the same language or terms for certain things and of course each device/vendor has its own set of methods, tools, etc.

I'm an Android developer and even I had a few issues unlocking my bootloader and flashing a new recovery + M ROM for the first time. Random errors, blank screens, etc. I've been flashing ROMs for 6+ months with a locked bootloader, but the process was changed and the documentation was scattered.

I think every OP should have simple, straight-forward instructions, changelogs and even a FAQ listed before the download link. You'll always get dumb questions, but I think there's certain information devs can post front and center to alleviate the noise.

Also I don't think devs are leaving to post their work elsewhere. I still think there's a ton of great work being posted here :) Users are always gonna be lazy, self entitled and self absorbed, no matter what forum or site you're on. The goal isn't to drive those users away, it's to enable or convert them to be advocates so that in the future they're the ones answering the same questions that at one time they asked themselves.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] master':
I don't understand, flash last ota(deodexed) still missing home layout like miui (called modern style) , can't find it.

My first official ota update 2058 to 2085 i saw and use it. Where is it???
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] FcukBloat:
[MENTION=4815490]jenkins-84[/MENTION], just one thing about the new instructions you posted in second post: considering you have twrp, there is no need to fastboot flash the boot.img, you can just flash the kernel flashable zip via twrp directly, can't you? much easier... at least this is what I did here multiple times, and it works fine! ;) :o

* Unlocked bootloader

* Boot into twrp

* Full wipe System,Data,Dalvik Cache and Cache.

* Flash Rom.zip

* Extract boot.img and fastboot flash boot boot.img via terminal or Flash Boot.img

* Flash OTA update

* Reboot

* Enjoy!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
Yeah I added both ways because now it's seems to be a Q@A thread if I say flash the boot.img via custom recovery am I gonna get someone saying can I fastboot the boot.img lol its getting a bit out of hand today and I'm not 100% as it is got a bit of flu so not all there today...
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
I added deodex because it's not odex anymore and some people was asking for deodex too so I thought it would help...not thinking other people don't know what that means so I removed that info
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] BlueZ-:
Mmmm, I read now all the pages but I couldn't understand 2 things....if the ROM is rooted and if, with the latest OTA, all the crashes are gone...
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] FcukBloat:
YES and YES
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] master':
I dont see that feature your old builds so not odex-deodex problem, i tryed z3 home apk and still cant see. I think we missing someting. May be we dont have really 2085 home.apk

Note: Who like original live wallpaper i attached apk. Go to system/app change it and dont forget set permission 644
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
I used what I was zipped up from a 2085 user but I will look into though. Don't get ya don't see what feature? These apks are coming from a unrooted device pull via a file manager. So there possibly gonna be issues because no root access but I had to make do with what I had. Also I don't use Sony launcher I don't like it I'm a Nova launcher user so didn't take any notice of home apk. I will look into this OTA again and check home apk
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] alwaysbelieve1:
Ok I flashed the ROM, the Boot.zip, and the OTA. I went to boot up and it does not boot up it just turns a black screen and I'm getting nothing from the phone to turn on and it wont allow me to put it back to recovery. I never experienced this before. What do I need to do in order to get it back? I searched online and nothing is specific enough to help me. My Sony PC Companion tool does not connect to the device. I get nothing from the device except it will vibrate when I hold down the power and volume down. Nothing else happens though.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] aria12:
Flash with flashtool a firmware

Gesendet von meinem D5803 mit Tapatalk
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jakal46:
Hi!

Have you unlocked your Bootloader?

greetings
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] alwaysbelieve1:
I believe I did last year shortly after getting the phone, but don't recall 100% now. I remember saving the DRM Keys and backing that all up so I thought that I did yes. Do I need it unlocked to flash this?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jakal46:
Hi!

Yes. Read #2. I made the same mistake ;)

bye

PS. UL your BL with Flashtool and it will boot
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] alwaysbelieve1:
Ok I am downloading the Flashtool right now from here: http://www.flashtool.net/downloads_windows.php

BUT I cannot get my phone to be recognized by my computer. What steps did you do exactly to get your phone to boot up? Right now it is not responding to anything when I plug it into my computer. The phone is on, but dead at the same time.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
BTW the 2085 home.apk is in the OTA is the correct one... Check app info
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
Does your device go into bootloader blue light when you hold volume up when you connect USB to device?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] alwaysbelieve1:
Yes the blue light turns on, but nothing else happens on the phone. I am still downloading all the software to do this. (flashtool, android sdk, fastboot, java, etc)
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] blk_jack:
Try loading recovery. Power off, reboot, don't press any volume buttons. When you see the LED light up hold Vol-Down briefly.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] alwaysbelieve1:
And how do you recommend I power down? It doesn't give me any feedback to know if it is on or off. I have the blue light on now, but that is it. Screen is black and I am not sure how to power it down from here. I've tried holding down the power button for a while and I have no idea if it turns off or what it is doing exactly.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
OK if you have custom recovery you see a purple light while booting up when you do press up or down with volume rocker
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] alwaysbelieve1:
I don't know how to turn it off at this point to even get that far.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
To quickly turn off device push and hold both volume up and power button together it should vibrate twice
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] mardrest:
[MENTION=332839]alwaysbelieve1[/MENTION] you checked that the drivers are installed? See the device manager and install the drivers again if there are a yellow triangle on the phone
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] alwaysbelieve1:
I cannot even get that far. Nothing comes up on the phone. I cannot turn it off with volume up and power. It will not vibrate twice. The screen stays black at all times. No yellow triangle, no boot screen, no recovery comes up (I had TWRP installed prior), and nothing.

What I can do is hold power button and volume down. It will vibrate then, but no lights come on or screen turning on. I can also hold down volume up and plug it into my computer. The blue led lights up at that point. So not sure what to do from here.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
If your in fastboot mode ( blue light) try fastboot the boot.img has twrp might get you back into recovery.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jakal46:
Power down = press power & up+down together for 3-5 sec.

Bye
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] alwaysbelieve1:
It says this action cannot be done in Fastboot and needs ADB. I have the Android SDK installed and am lost what to do from here. I don't want to take your thread up anymore, but cannot find what to do anywhere else. I have scoured the internet over the past couple hours. If you can private message me perhaps we can try communicating more there. I honestly have never experienced this before on any phone.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] mardrest:
Look on the device manager on your computer with the phone connected and pressing the volume up, there check the drivers, because when i installed the concept mm, i must reinstall the drivers again in order to conect to fastboot or flastool
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] alwaysbelieve1:
I'll try everything when I get home tonight or tomorrow morning. Have to take a break right now because I'm getting very upset by it. Lol
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] NikePershing:
little question:

is it possible to convert the ota file from zip to ftf and flashing by flashtool on the concept firmware? i don´t want to unlock the boatloader only for twrp
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] lamducthien:
A little bug is you can't access camera from lockscreen
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] AnGrY sCoTsMaN:
[MENTION=1976354]lamducthien[/MENTION]

Nope, all fine here!

I've literally just done a full clean install and in the process of setting up phone. Tried on pin lockscreen and on swipe lockscreen... Both by swiping up from camera icon and also by pressing the actual camera button... No bug!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] lamducthien:
I swipe up from camera icon and it show black screen with notification "camera not working"
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] FcukBloat:
working fine here.

guys but seriously? still not clear at this point that bl should be unlocked to flash this etc??? my god!

btw I'm experiencing lately massive battery drain and phone being so sluggish and stuttering.. very very slow and phone overheats often.. dunno why made a 100% clean install maybe an app i installed not MM ready put whatever? reboot doesn't fix the problem.. :( will keep monitoring this

bye!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] spezl:
[MENTION=566334]Always[/MENTION]believe:

Had similar issues with a mistake during LP flashing. Two possible reasons at your side: Your PC doesn't get the ADB drivers installed -> use another one (different OS) and what helped me to get the Z3c shut down totally and switching to flashmode with the vol down button is the small reset button behind the left lower cap. So reset-> wait for vibration, press vol down. It will work!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] TheNakedMam:
Does flashing this even if I'm not in the beta program void the warranty? Provided that I go back to official 5.1.1?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] mrrflagg:
[MENTION=6815595]TheNakedMam[/MENTION] Flashing won't, BUT unlocking the bootloader to flash the ROM will. However restoring the TA partition will relock the bootloader enabling you to return to a stock FW and theoretically restores your warranty. Well that's how I see it, anyone please correct me if I am wrong?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] lamducthien:
I think there some difference between OTA vs update.zip. Home launcher is example, I have a friend who have ota and he show me that we can cho a style like iPhone or original style
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
That was added to launcher on update effects....
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] lamducthien:
I mean these image
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
Well I only was able to get the App, priv-app and framework folders from the update thats all. That looks like it's maybe in etc folder maybe if I can get hold of that possible that option may be available
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] lamducthien:
Well done, thank for your work. I just want to notice about some diffence. Btw, your rom (kernel, OTA) is working perfet now
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] master':
Yes i missed this, still cant find :rolleyes:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] lamducthien:
Me too but my friend with ota update, he has it
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
Yeah maybe but being realistic I have provided best I can with what I have been given. Maybe if I get access to other system folders I can provide more....
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] master':
Maybe your friend give us a backup official ota?

Backup ta

Unlock phone

Flash on recovery [MENTION=303299]Shoey[/MENTION] boot.zip

Backup 2085 rom on recovery, give us

Relock phone-Restore ta
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] lamducthien:
With ub, the phone can't relock. I tried relock one time but not success. My friend's phone is not ub so that if he ub, he will lost warranty from Sony. Sorry for can't help
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] FcukBloat:
unlocked and relocked here many times... it works.

did you try restoring TA on the same FW you had when you backed it up?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] master':
Relock is possible, who want to:

Back lollipop. 28 version and root with this link http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/root-how-to-root-5-0-lollipop-t3212108

Relock with flashtool
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] FcukBloat:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=63554697

new OTA hope will arrive soon here too :o
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] chikrron:
Yeah!! Waiting new update :D
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] vesoop:
is there any way to flash the original ota without the bootloader unlock & root?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] smorgar:
No. You need custom recovery wich is achieved with unlocked bootloader.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
I have better update of the 2085 OTA with the home feature some people missing out on. Will update to the newer version when I get my hands on it lol
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] lamducthien:
Someone with z3 has receive new OTA update (2099)
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
Correct was last night
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] lamducthien:
Hope you can find 2099 update too.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] matthiastan5:
Wow I haven't even gotten the 2085 update
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] master':
Jenkins how do you have it, etc, lib or apk?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] FcukBloat:
hi guys hope you can help me.. my system got very very unstable even clean flashing latest concept + ota + kernel, it kept rebooting very often.

so i flashed stock rootable fw (.93) FTF via flashtool to start all over again. but now I can't root anymore via giefroot... of course I enabled developer options, mock locations etc but the normal procedure I have always followed doesn't work anymore and can't root... do you know maybe? what could be?

in the dos window, I just see "can't find exploitServiceApp.app" message and then "wait for the device to reboot" but nothing happens :(((

TIA!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] funiewski:
OB? If yes why not flashing custom kernel, recovery and su?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] FcukBloat:
thanks mate! I was on locked bl already, but unlocked and did how you said ;) maybe the problem was that the system partition was not writable, I got a message as soon as I entered twrp asking to make it writable and that seem to have fixed my issues :o

thanks again! :good:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] jenkins-84:
I'm working on a new 2085 after work tonight been testing today and no issues but not had any reboot issues since using this concept from day one. The new update will be all in one flash no need to flash separate zips as you can see
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] lamducthien:
When do you release new update?