yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z2 General] Authi:
5nakedoc, I regret being in complete disagreement with you. For me, the Z2 has been one of my most appreciated phones. I bought it with Android 4.1.2 and have been updated since then until 4.4.4. I have not kept updating it more because I have a very useful app to my health insurance does not work with Lollipop.

Certainly, I recognize that the lock-release of Lollipop do not like as much as Kit Kat, but with a Xposed framework and modules in kit kat, I have a super performance, without any problem to lock-unlock, even removing the button emergency call and also the one of the camera.

The Stamina mode gives me an excellent performance during the day, coming to the end of the day with an average of 50-70% of battery, using whatsapp usually.

Also the wifi mode based on location works well, etc.

The camera fully satisfy me, and with an optical zoom could be the summum

What else can I want from a phone?

Perhaps you must keep in Kit kat and forget Lollipop experiences. I think there's most stable with old android versions.
[Xperia Z2 General] Allek84:
You dont know to use camera for sure.Look at my pictures from Z2 on my flickr account and you will see how camera is really good.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/92178775@N04/
[Xperia Z2 General] V4LKyR:
The Sony Xperia™ Z2 is one awesome device. If it has cons, it would be the speakers, I guess. But that's all. I've been using it since June 2014 and NEVER got those same problems with you.

Get your phone checked instead of coming here and blabbing about how bad it is.
[Xperia Z2 General] muhammadnajmi96:
Since Lollipop of course. Latest one also. Fresh install including formatting both internal and external storage. You should compared kitkat and lollipop. That's why I revert back to Kitkat which give me better battery life and louder speaker.
[Xperia Z2 General] weltwon:
Totally disagree

The ONLY thing you have proven with your attitude is that old saying ...

"You can't please ALL the people ALL the time."

Aside from being a techie with over 35 years of computer and phone skills, I've been through dozens of smartphones from the original iPhone to my current Sony Z2. I've RARELY kept any of them for more than 6 months. I've jailbroken or rooted every single one of them (except a Sharp which nobody has been able to root).

IMHO, the Sony Z2 is THE BEST smartphone I've ever carried. I'm NOT saying it's perfect. None of them are perfect. However, having carried and compared Apple, HTC, Samsung, LG, Motorola and Sharp smartphones, I believe that the Sony Z2 has the BEST screen image quality, color accuracy and camera (excluding the Z5). The photos I've captured with my Z2 are so good, I no longer haul around my expensive Hasselblad equipment when I travel. I've blown up my Sony pics and turned them into life-size pieces of artwork. No other smartphone lets you turn it sideways and keep it charged in a magnetic $4 cradle. Very few smartphones since the original Nexus have the ability to program the notification light with different colors. It even feels like a quality device, not a plastic toy.

Sony has been one of the very few manufacturers that embraces developers like the ones on XDA,

instead of trying to stop us from rooting and customizing our phones.

I'm sorry that you don't have the abilities or desire to resolve your Z2 software dislikes.

I'm currently running Mx ROM V7.70 which has Android 5.1.1 plus lots of Z5 apps

and am not having ANY problems with it. Only complaint are 2 apps he adds which I uninstalled.

I'm so happy with my Z2, I'm even passing up the new Z5 (for now anyway) and may keep my Z2 for a second year.

Glenn ;)

P.S. I also have a Sony Smartwatch 3 and am loving how Google keeps improving Android Wear.

Nexus 7 / Sony Z2 / Teclast X98 Air 3G / iPhone 2S
[Xperia Z2 General] bdithug:
Yea the z2 is by far my favourite smart phone ever. It may have some minor issues here and there, but all in all, it really is a solid device. I've had it for a year and a half now, and I still don't see any devices that I could justify upgrading to (with the exception of the z3, z4, z5). Every other manufacturer would have some sort of drawback in some way. My z2 does everything I need plus more.
[Xperia Z2 General] chesterr:
Bull Sh*t. Z2 is one of the best phones. If you compare it with Z3 I think design wise Z3 maybe good but other than that I think Z2 is an amazing device.

Display, Battery Life, Software, everything is perfect. Yes Lollipop actually made the phone to die fast. It's all because of the "Mobile Radio Active bug"

If you talk about Camera it all comes to personal experience. I agree it doesn't do well on Superior Auto mode but it does a great job if you tweak the manual mode and you need to know the stuff you're dealing with.

Then again I think Sony kinda ruined HDR mode but I am okay with it.

I can't use single phone for a good year, I upgrade fast, dude this phone I am using for 2 freaking years now. I am more than happy and I'm actually not pleased with any of the phones which was released this year(maybe because of SD810). [MENTION=3744835]Authi[/MENTION] it was released with 4.4.2 not 4.1.2
[Xperia Z2 General] mrsatan:
This phone is awesome are you kidding. My only issue is people are always asking what kind of fancy phone that is. Noone in the US even has any idea that Sony even makes phones even though they like the look of it. This is exactly why Sony is losing money because of no marketing presence.
[Xperia Z2 General] bdithug:
Exactly. Anyone with an interest in phones that has seen my z2, loves it. Even people I know who don't have an interest, when they see all the pros of it, they still comment asking what kind of phone it is. I've said it from day one. Sony makes an incredible device, it's just that nobody knows about them (in North America at least).
[Xperia Z2 General] ImS0Raw:
I have owned a Galaxy S3 before my XPERIA Z2 (and before the Galaxy S3 I owned the x10i). The Samsung phone (not a fanboy of Sony here) was my worst phone EVER. It was faster than my XPERIA x10i, yeah, but I can't relate to anything you say. My XPERIA has NEVER unlocked out of nothing, even with tap to unlock (I know this feature can cause automatic unlocks in your pockets for example). My camera is much and much better than the Galaxy S3. Battery life is also much better. My S3 couldn't hold out a full day, my XPERIA can reach up to 2 days. Freezing? Well it never freezed here only by a faulty third party app.

And you're saying the phone is full of new bugs each update? Which bugs? I haven't seen any major bugs, only on that crappy slow Galaxy, which was freezing all the time because of the heavy Touchwiz software that was running. Okay, I'm exaggerating with all the time, but you know how frustrating it is since your XPERIA has been freezing too. But I haven't experienced one of the problems you describe, my girlfriend owns the XPERIA Z2 too, and she hasn't experienced it too.

I think the source of the problems is you and not the phone and the software that is pre-installed on the phone. Don't take this as a personal attack, because it isn't one.

Cheers.
[Xperia Z2 General] bdithug:
I agree. I would try flashing a stock ftf file via Flashtool, or software repair via pcc before forming a conclusion. Because if it's not software, it's gotta be hardware, and if that's the case, claim it under warranty
[Xperia Z2 General] angel_18panlaqui:
z2 is awesome smartphone :)
[Xperia Z2 General] manu1214:
Jes it is.

But I concider to upgrade to Z6, when it is released.
[Xperia Z2 General] ImS0Raw:
Same story, skipping the Z5 for the Z6 since I don't want a phone with the 810 processor. S6 (edge) don't interest me, they are so ugly. HTC, ugh, same story. Also Sony is the only manufacter that doesn't let their cameras stick out...
[Xperia Z2 General] kenhn:
z2 still is good phone for me :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cashsimpson:
So I was rooting or flashing my phone (not really sure I'm fully qualified to do these things now) and I think while using Odin I unplugged the usb and so now my phone just says

ODIN MODE

PRODUCT NAME: SM-G900A

CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official

SYSTEM STATUS: Official

REACTIVATION LOCK (KK): ON

KNOX WARRANTY: 0x0

QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)

AP SWREV: S1, T2, A1, A4, P1

SECURE DOWNLOAD: ENABLE

UDC START

and in the middle it says

Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.

I've read a million threads that are all very similar but nothings worked. I've tried to use Kies 3 but it doesnt recognize my phone. I tried to go to the Firmware Upgrade and Initialization and it doesnt know my model number.

I've tried using the G900A_Downgrade_to_NCE.tar.md5 in Odin but it was a FAIL. I tried using G900AUCU1ANCE_G900AATT1ANCE_G900AUCU1ANCE_HOME.tar.md5 in Odin but it was a FAIL.

I tried using the instructions from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2785363 but it is still a FAIL.

When I use Odin it says this:

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Binary Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1100)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/004> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> FAIL! (Auth)

<ID:0/004>

<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

And my phone says:

SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot]Fused 4 > Binary 1

So please lay on me your awesome wisdom please. Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] shortydoggg:
Only thing left to do is try flashing the stock partitions through Odin.

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934554805
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cashsimpson:
Hmm i'll give it a try. Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sherif2025:
Mine stuck on samsung logo now after flashing this file any help
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ASL3312:
Phone arrived today, having a play around with it. Feels nice, and lighter than my HTC One M8.

Is there an option somewhere to change the app drawer scrolling direction so its more like standard android or do you have to install a different launcher?
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paulikxp:
Yes, install a different launcher. Lollipop Launcher does a good job and is nicely configurable but you'll lose the black background in the app drawer. It's compatible with themes from several other launchers though if you buy the Plus version. Apex is nice too and I'm sure 100 other people would recommend 100 different launchers.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokendreams23:
hi when i holding home button recent apps wasnt disappeared.So i tried to change some keys feature with using system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl

Ofc i backed it up first.

First i succesfuly changed to switch apps to left soft key but i cant used it normally so i decided to get recent apps to holding soft key.I did some **** but i messed up :( now left and righ soft key (back and another button :D) isnt working.Home key still working but still doesnt appear when i hold it.So i restored the old file and rebooted but it didnt worked.I did a few things more but didnt worked.Im pretty sure it isnt hardware.It should be software because lights working when i touched them.How can i fix it ? I really need your help.

PS : I have a backup from 3-4 months ago but i dont wanna use it if it isnt necessary also im not sure it is gonna fix it.

Also sorry for my bad english i dont know very well.I really appericate if you can fix my problem before tomorrow :)
[Xperia Z General] concoc:
Kingroot works, and it could be replaced easily by SuperSU.

Just follow this guide

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/general/guide-how-to-root-xperia-z-android-5-0-t3151618

thank gamzekal.

Screenshots
[Xperia Z General] bloodsuckingcomputer:
Thanks, worked like a charm!
[Xperia Z General] stukka2006:
I downloaded the last king root version

installed and started the programm.

installed super su me.

all worked out phantastish!

no problems

thanks!
[Xperia Z General] pggdt:
Thanks for your share, but I just don't trust king root?
[Xperia Z General] stukka2006:
I also not.

that is the reason that after rooting we change to super su...

King root is deleted by super su me....
[Xperia Z General] Bilal100:
Hey, just want to say that I advise everyone not to use King Root V. 4.6.0 it is not possible to uninstall. Use King Root V 4.5.2
[Xperia Z General] stukka2006:
this is not true.

I did it.

have you tried super su me?

this app will uninstall KR and install super su
[Xperia Z General] gamzekal:
Threfore i have added Super-Su Me apk for changing kingroot to SuperUser.I dont trust it too but.All Root Binares will be change after Su- Me (Step 4) according to SuperUser.Don´t worry.I have tested and found no files binares..etc from Kingroot after last step:good:

---------- Post added at 04:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:14 PM ----------

No problem man:cool:

Thanks for your report.I have updated my thread for 5.1.1
[Xperia Z General] Bilal100:
Well, I did it, and It did not work. Cell phone lost the root, could not root again. Had to reinstall the Room via the Sony PC Companion. This was what happened to me.
[Xperia Z General] stukka2006:
strange

does your phone have LB?
[Xperia Z General] Bilal100:
U mean locked bootloader? Yes

Skickat från min C6603 via Tapatalk
[Xperia Z General] ataraxist:
I was using KR4.6 last week and it wasn't able to root 5.1.1 on Z. It seems like they found the exploits. Kudos to this team...and thanks for sharing this info. I have rooted mine and ready to install recovery. :)
[Xperia Z General] bloodsuckingcomputer:
Ok mate, here is what I did, I followed every steps of instructions(and succesfully rooted my phone), and I uninstalled both, Super SUME and King Root via Titanium Backup. Root retain. Doesn't seems to be affected by all I did. Maybe you can try it.
[Xperia Z General] jmindset:
Supersume automatically deleted kingroot app. No need to remove it with titanium backup.
[Xperia Z General] lisan.nista:
It's works for me (XperiaZ-C6603-5.1.1) but the Kingroot app can't deleted. I tried many times but it same. Could you tell me another way to remove Kingoroot?

Great works bro..
[Xperia Z General] rshalik:
Works!

Even noob approves this! quick & easy! :D
[Xperia Z General] Bilal100:
Hey! I have upgraded my phone to the latest version, and make root with this method and it succeeded

Skickat från min C6603 via Tapatalk
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bill196510:
not sure how to use forum lol. im useless,i downloaded flash tool it asks me to register then dont get email

has anyone got flash tool that i use a couple years ago that doesnt need registration,my z c6603 has lollipop and it messed it up,faulty touch screen,plse help lol.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pyramid Head:
try reinstalling it, i dont think that an email is neccesary

PS: Search for an option to skip it
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dzepar:
Or beter, read the PDF that comes with it in the zip ;)

It's Emma right?
[Sony Xperia M] alexcucu:
Hello, I have a problema with my Xperia M. I`ve tried to root it and after root the phone restarts before showing home screen. and do that continously. Can i do something?
[Sony Xperia M] Sureshtuty:
Use RemountReboot Fix from this link - http://xdaforums.com/xperia-m/general/towel-root-steps-to-root-t2789990
[Sony Xperia M] alexcucu:
My pone doesn´t start. when appears SFR logo is restarting and don´t stop restarting. Isn´t allowed to unlock bootloader, I can´t flash it.
[Sony Xperia M] Nicklas Van Dam:
what are you first do after you're root your device? :confused:
[Sony Xperia M] alexcucu:
this pone was unlocked and after unlocking sim card was working for 2-3 hours and after doesn´t work. and i had entered the code to see if pone is able to unlock bootloader and isn´t, after i tried to root it. i think that the cause is because the battery was in low level. This pone is from SFR France

sorry for my english
[Sony Xperia M] Sureshtuty:
At first flash stock rom - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2697277

Root Methods

Locked bootloader - http://xdaforums.com/xperia-m/general/towel-root-steps-to-root-t2789990

Unlocked bootloader - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2494793 (after flashing cwm recovery goto cwm flash supersu.zip - http://download.chainfire.eu/696/supersu/ :)
[Sony Xperia M] alexcucu:
I`ve tried to flash phone. Flash was a succes but the phone, i think that have something. after flash when appears that flames the phone remain with that flames or what it is. I`m sorry for my English. Could be a piece?
[Sony Xperia M] Sureshtuty:
After flashing the first boot will take more than 10 min wait it must boot.
[Sony Xperia M] alexcucu:
Now is working the phone. I have flashed it with android 4.3 but the problem is if i reset it with sim card inserted, the sim is working for 2, 3 hours and after doesnt recognize the sim
[Sony Xperia M] Sureshtuty:
It maybe your sim card problem try another sim card.
[Sony Xperia M] alexcucu:
Sim card is working properly. The problem is on phone
[Sony Xperia M] alexcucu:
..

I was to the service with my xperia m and they told me that the phone had water inside and maybe a litttle piece is broken.
[Zuk Z1 General] ghost45:
Recoveries CWM base and touch for Zuk Z1

New CWM 6047 Ported By Ghost45

​

Everybody are Welcome!

MANY THANKS TO OUR MODERATORS TO OPEN AGAIN THIS THREAD !

More attention to the Xda-developers Rules:

http://xdaforums.com/announcement.php?f=256

Many thanks to "SUPER ADMIN" MR. MIKE​

XDA:DevDB Information

Recoveries , Device Specific App for the Lenovo Zuk Z1

Contributors

ghost45, Carliv, Yuweng, Bigrammy

Version Information

Status: Testing

Created 2015-11-11

Last Updated 2015-11-11
[Zuk Z1 General] ghost45:
CWM for Zuk Z1

New CWM 6047 Ported By Ghost45

Recovery CWM 6047 Touch:

View attachment 3538923

Recovery Modded CWM touch By Ghost45

Version 2

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982086997786

Recovery CWM 6047 no Touch:

View attachment 3538924

Recovery Modded CWM not touch By Ghost45

Version 2

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982086997787

Many Thanks to:

Honorbuy.com & honorbuy.it

To give me the way to test this new device.

Many thanks to all My Friends and contributors in the World that help me and work "always" togheter especially in that case:

[MENTION=5186178]carliv[/MENTION] [MENTION=4478781]yuweng[/MENTION], [MENTION=3924647]bigrammy[/MENTION].

Many thanks to "SUPER ADMIN" of this forum MR. MIKE

and Androidiani.com forum .​
[Zuk Z1 General] ghost45:
reserved1
[Zuk Z1 General] Breadcrust:
Can you move this thread to Original Android Development?
[Zuk Z1 General] ghost45:
Hi Breadcrust,

Yes i wrote there but after some hours i found my thread here...

So i think is better to ask to Mr Mike...
[Zuk Z1 General] javirenart:
Is it okay that I include this recovery in my toolkit?

Thanks for your work!
[Zuk Z1 General] ghost45:
Toolkit? Explain to me please...

Thanks
[Zuk Z1 General] javirenart:
You can see it here: http://xdaforums.com/zuk-z1/development/win-zuk-z1-toolkit-0-1-alpha-t3235964

It's a toolkit to do some things with the zuk z1, like rooting, flashing a recovery... Until now I had Breadcrust's TWRP, but if you're okay with it I will add an option to flash your's too.
[Zuk Z1 General] Breadcrust:
Is it possible to rehost your CWM on Android File Host as this is a more trusted source than copy.com. Apply for developer status and they'll let you upload if not then I can host it on my account.
[Zuk Z1 General] ghost45:
Thanks Bread for your propose...

i have made a request to Android File Host

now i'm waiting for replay...

:good:
[Zuk Z1 General] javirenart:
Tried and works great!

I think you should contact the admin, as it's quite difficoult to find this thread in the general section..
[Zuk Z1 General] fahadysf:
Hi javireant,

I'm trying to use your toolkit to install the CWM recovery on my phone, but it gets stuck at <waiting for device> in fastboot mode. I'm using OSX El Captain on a MacBook Pro. Any ideas? I already did the unlock bootloader step first, but that didn't wipe the device. How do I check if the bootloader is actually unlocked?
[Zuk Z1 General] javirenart:
I know... It happened to me yersterday. It may be that fastboot doesn't work properly on El Capitan. But the recovery has been flashed, you can enter it by turning off the phone, pressing volume up, volume down and power button at the same time. My mac even stopped responding... I will check it and see what I can do, but the flashing works. The only thing that didn't work was the command that reboots your phone into recovery

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[Zuk Z1 General] fahadysf:
I'm quite sure that for me, the bootloader unlock didn't work even though it rebooted properly after the procedure. The recovery is still Cyanogen Recovery and rooting with a one-time TWRP boot fails when the boot.img is being pushed with "FAILED (remote: bootimage: incomplete or not signed)". So how do I confirm if the bootloader is unlocked (I'm pretty sure it isn't getting done). I'll look into the shell scripts and try to unlock manually.

UPDATE: Nevermind, OEM Unlock wasn't checked. Doing it again properly now.. Sorry
[Zuk Z1 General] javirenart:
You should always check when unlocking the bootloader... Tell me if it unlocks it now... If not, copy the whole text in the terminal from the start of the script and send it to me so I can see what's going wrong...

EDIT: We should speak about this on the toolkit thread, not here hahaha i didn't realise

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[Zuk Z1 General] Breadcrust:
If you contact an Admin they'll move it for you
[Zuk Z1 General] fahadysf:
I'll come to your thread once I get over this 10 post limit. I'm still having issues. Let me investigate and I'll get back to you with the results.
[Zuk Z1 General] javirenart:
Wow I thought I disabled that limit. I will take it off as soon as I can

Enviado desde mi Z1 mediante Tapatalk
[Zuk Z1 General] ghost45:
InFirst page new links to the two new recoveries CWM in Androidfile Host:p
[Zuk Z1 General] liver20:
Is possible flash with this cwm Official full stock rom?

Enviado desde mi Z1 mediante Tapatalk
[Zuk Z1 General] ghost45:
Hi Liver,

these are recoveries modded like the Twrp, so is possible to make the same steps!

:good:
[Zuk Z1 General] ghost45:
Upgrade the first page with Recoveries Cwm Version 2 (delete little bugs)
[Zuk Z1 General] Ph0enyx:
Thats was i become if i want download!
[Zuk Z1 General] OnimushaPooh:
Hi,

Can i use this to flash cyanogen os to ZUI version?
[Zuk Z1 General] ghost45:
Correct the links to the download files.

:p
[Zuk Z1 General] talich:
Bad news, backup/restore on CWM DO NOT working properly. I've bricked my phone with restore option. Can't even turn the power off properly, only vibros and zui logo. Any idea? Did you really tested backup/restore on Z1?
[Zuk Z1 General] Tengo10:
Use the qcom loader to fix your phone and use TWRP
[Zuk Z1 General] talich:
I did it some minutes later after the cwm bricked my Z1. It's no problem, the problem is that cwm couldn't restore its own backup, but it must did it. нахх нужно такое рекавери, которое смарт кирпичит, вместо нормального backup/restore:D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] SP6RK:
THANKS TO:

Aleksey Sydorenko For making the backup :good:

and Aaron Bell (for passing it to me) :)

both on plus.google.com

just unpack

move update.zip to your sdcard

turn off your tablet

when it is turned off hold power button and volume button to get into recovery

choose install update.zip and your done

https://mega.co.nz/#!INYwDDoS!2PD79w4QJu0ZytZmd71_VYEgMqdaZnFiSF93v5ZzIKM
[Miscellaneous Android Development] AmishXperia:
link don't work

Hi man, don't work link mega

:(
[Miscellaneous Android Development] SP6RK:
https://mega.co.nz/#!INYwDDoS!2PD79w4QJu0ZytZmd71_VYEgMqdaZnFiSF93v5ZzIKM

sorry theres a space in Zz