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[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Vanilla-Ice:
new client update available + latest software is ready to be installed

let aside the ".109" update which I never installed due to mixed feedback

could this be what I think it is ?

if so I have to backup through ADB or maybe root & backup nandroid then unroot again to accept OTA update

what do guys recommend?

I tried checking the xperia companion it doesn't show anything new

my device is E2333 stock rom
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dagger1:
People, you will not get a MM update before a new certificate shows up at pcrb (or however it's spelled) and certainly not before it shows up at Xperifirm. So do the rest a favor and stop shooting fireworks everytime you get a notificaton for an update (which for now will just mean it is some of the firmware versions that have been already released.)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Vanilla-Ice:
thanks for the information , sometimes the basic guides doesn't even cover all the basics and we can only learn it the hard way cheers :)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] aidy.lucas:
They do sometimes get released without ptcrb certification. M2 got either 18.6.A.0.175 or 18.6.A.0.182 can't remember which one now but we certainly got it before ptcrb did. I do agree though people whining about updates unless it comes from Sony themselves I personally wouldn't take much notice there social media people wouldn't have a clue either till they were notified, it'll come when it's ready and not before. Don't be surprised to see what you want the most missing though non of the big oem's have used it.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] TheRock12341:
A Promise by the Sony Developers.

They promised me today, that I can be sure that the Update will come out in a short Period of time :laugh::laugh:.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] tomcis147:
proof or didn't happen
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] JohnTheFarm3r:
And by "short period" they mean, hours, days or weeks? Casual bull****. :)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] mahesheranga2:
what they promissed
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] TheRock12341:
That it comes out shortly.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] spiro205:
Proof?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Hitman951:
Why do you want a proof? They've been promising this since May or even earlier than that.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] diyar95:
Hahaha if the update doesn't arrive this month I'm sure we will fight each other here :( sony i never hated you like now. There's one word for you (LOSER)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] aidy.lucas:
They told us M2 owners in may we could have 5.1, it didn't arrive until October. So don't be surprised if you wait that long.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Asan7:
Shortly you said
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Galaxy3HELL:
I just cant belive that LG Spirit have got update month ago, and that was my previously device, and this is much better phone by specifications but we still waiting for Sony to solve memory problem in their update..??
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] G15C:
Right, I have some news which might explain why the update is delayed so much. I have tried to compile AOSP Marshmallow from the Github sources of tulip(M4 Aqua). I managed to compile it successfully but when I flashed it, the phone rebooted the second it turned on, after doing some research and getting in contact with a Sony official I got told that the bootloader needed to be updated. I also got told that because the M4 Aqua has a Snapdragon 615 (a CPU they never used before) they had to compile the bootloader and the whole operating system (including kernel, all the drivers) so this might explain why it's so delayed. If they finished releasing the Marshmallow update to the Z series in late April let's say, that's when they started working on the update for the rest of the devices, like the C4, M5 and M4. So thinking about this logically, Sony is taking it's time to actually improve the stability and the overall performance of the M4 Aqua, in my opinion it should come this month most certainly. But if we think about this positively, there is a huge chance of us having a full device tree which means that the ROM development will explode, especially that we will have the AOSP and Official Marshmallow sources
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] kpbs92:
Really man i was also wondering why it is being late. if what you are saying came from an official source that would be great. so we are expecting a whole new thing as you say, with brand new everything.... awesome...:laugh::laugh::laugh:
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] G15C:
Basically yeah, [MENTION=4473389]tonystark88[/MENTION] was the only one that managed somehow to boot cm12.1 and cm13 without a new bootloader but yet again that might have been why he couldn't fix all of the errors. But yes, Sony had to rebuild everything
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] diyar95:
But if tonystrak can boot m4 awa with marshamlaw why sony can't ? :-/
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] xezrunner:
It could be that Marshmallow changed some things that conflicts with the current BL of the M4 Aqua, or it could be that Sony just wants to improve battery life, performance or fix the heating issues.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] diyar95:
Ok but i never heard an update which update bootloader. Is it happened before?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] xezrunner:
It happens with every next-Android version, for instance, my current E1, the kernel was updated when updating to 4.4 from 4.3.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] tomcis147:
Bootloader is updated with firmware updates aswell just like my nexus 7 bootloader was updated by flashing newer firmware on it
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] jaydip95:
Is this Right?

maybe they r going to skip MM [emoji23] [emoji23]
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Galaxy3HELL:
Its not official source and its probably fake, Marshmallow is probably going to be a last update that we will get. But we cant even get it
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dagger1:
FAKE.

1) Sony hasn't released such a thing as a last of phones getting Nougat.

2) Very unlikely we get it.

I just hope MM improves performance and stability.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] diyar95:
Hahah if i get mm update i will never ever wait for update from sony.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dani020110:
I'm going to call a mod to clean this useless complaints
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] francois64:
Yes Dani, the one always complaining will be the fisrt shouting out after MM update
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] xezrunner:
If we think about it logically, the E series gets 1 major update (E1 came with 4.3, updated to 4.4), the M series gets 2 major updates (M2 came with 4.3, updated to 4.4 and 5.1), so the M4 came with 5.0, updates to 6.0, and then 7.0?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Galaxy3HELL:
Nope, they skipped 5.1 in order to update our device directly to Marshmallow just to cut their costs of development , dont even bother thinking about 7.0 Nougat.. You should be happy for Marshmallow if they fix issues with heating,memory and improve general stability.. If no, you just wasted money just like me.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] tomcis147:
Heating will not be fixed... It's issue with soc architecture
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] xezrunner:
It can be improved if they bring down performance, but that's not good.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] arnob2014:
If the Xperia Z3 has got the official Android N developer preview it is going to get Android N nougat , so why won't Sony release a Android N update for Xperia M4 Aqua which was released much later and has a 64 bit processor ?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] mahesheranga2:
Check this they didn't reply me I think sony haven't any answer for that. I think they will take more than one month for release update for us
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] xezrunner:
Why would they reply on that? I don't think they'd release the update faster if we tell them to work harder on the update. They probably have people working on the MM update, checking how stable it is, finding bugs, optimizing the overall performance of the device, it sure takes some time. Also, M5 doesn't have MM yet either, so they are waiting as well...
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] mahesheranga2:
But they too late for update even samsung j7 has MM update now but sony too late
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Luumumba:
late and it will be bad, any bet.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] 7564321:
Some problems like heating, low storage, camera quality etc. maybe won't be fixed with MM update, but I want all of you to optimist on some point. If they rebuild bootloader and other stuff, that give us material for work. If Sony can make good update, after souce files WE AS XDA xperia m4 community will fix and build something better(gosh away more better) that sony can possibly do. Because XDA developers exist just because guys like us.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] tomcis147:
New update cartified 26.1.A.3.120 but it's not marshmallow NVM wrong model
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] closed00:
Bye Sony,

I Just sold me M4 a pitty the phone was aparently good, I Just buyed a redmi note 3, and I'm very happy with my purchase. No more storage problems, got rid of bloatware in day one, and already announced xiaomi 8 (MM) beta in july 11 and stable next month.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dagger1:
Yeah, M4 will also get MM stable next month... XDD
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] vinay:
Or next of next month :/ or next of next of next month..
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] xezrunner:
But to be completely honest, the M4 is completely fine with Lollipop as well.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] krumusainski:
Yeah right, with less than 1GB of free space ?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] G15C:
I use Foldernmount for my storage and currently I have: Gta: San Andreas and UFC and I have arounfd 1.80gb free. There is no reason to complain about the stoarge when there is a fix for it
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] vinay:
Really dude..

Lollipop of m4 is like a bad port of console game to pc..

Got great hardware.. But it still lags..

It's not slow cause of heat..

It's just badly optimised rom and kernel even more..

Whatever time they take.. All i want is a well optimised rom..
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] nrokos:
Why are you complaining about free storage? I have installed Obb to Sd and XInternal and have no problem with memory
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] komer:
Good for you! But not everyone wants to root their device and void warranty.

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[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] tomcis147:
Rooting doesn't void warranty in europe
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] francois64:
No warranty risk but security risk, especialy if it's a professional phone.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] komer:
Really? What about unlocking bootloader?

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[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Asan7:
My m4 aqua is rooted and bootloader is still closed. You have easy tutorial on xda i think..
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] JohnTheFarm3r:
Yes, if your bootlader unlock is allowed, than you can unlock it, and if you want, you can later relock it. But be sure to backup TA partition (DRM keys) .
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] sergioslk:
Yes, you can root without unlocking bootloader, warranty is still valid, if you have a problem only need to restore flashing with ftf

Once rooted you can optimize the interactive governor and the phone gets better performance with almost same battery usage
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] tomcis147:
rooting and bootloader unlock is allowed in europe without voiding warranty
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] komer:
Thank you all for a reply. We're offtopic, so I will investigate further in other threads. [emoji4]

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[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] mahesheranga2:
yesterday finally I sold my M4 aqua and I bought Apple 5s
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] lucamw:
bad purchase! ?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] mahesheranga2:
why bad?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Galaxy3HELL:
How much did you get for m4, and how much did you pay 5s?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] diyar95:
Hahaha guys we have market hare sell your phone buy a new one. What can we do marshmallow never come ?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Asan7:
But we're waiting for android marshmallow not marshamlaw
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] diyar95:
Very Funny it's typing mistake
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Asan7:
Nope guys like you are funny.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Asan7:
News?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] francois64:
Are you serious man ?

Don't you think that if Something new had happened this thead shoudn't be burning ???
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] lucamw:
They tell the truth? I read wrong or write that Android Marshmallow Xperia M4 Aqua was released in India?

SOURCE : http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Softw...w-Which-Xperias-will-be/td-p/1033227/page/169
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] outofmemory13:
Another great joke :P
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] ardentis:
Yeah they are trolling. I dont see anything in xperifirm. We should start a bounty to get a fully working CM rom since tony has been MIA
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] donalberto17:
I just sold this peace of garbage with no development and bought a redmi note 3 pro, oh god, a huge difference
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] tomcis147:
What? It's like 3rd or 4th user here who says they got redmi note 3 "if you got it for real" ofc it's gonna be better because it's new device but don't cry after half or more year when nand storage dies ???
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] diyar95:
Guys if you change your phone just because storage don't because MM solve all storage issue. Even if stock firmware won't include adoptable storage, it can be easily add by custom rom
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] aidy.lucas:
You can add it in stock Sony or any other OEM with a few adb commands I do believe. I don't see it being that good though or every OEM would of implemented it in there stock roms. Also i bet that most of these cheaper Chinese devices don't get much support with updates or customer service/warranty issues compared to Sony.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Akshat9292:
why is it so

Just after the restart.. Mobile is working fluently for few hours.. But then again after that it starts lagging.. Why is it so..
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] tomcis147:
Android 5.0 memory leak bug
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Akshat9292:
So ain't there any way to solve it.. Even today onwards my mic is not working properly.. Sometimes i can use it but sometimes i can't.. Have to use earphone or put phone on loudspeaker.. Zzz.. Too many bugs in this phone..
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Asan7:
Maybe all sony devs are on vacation ...
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] tomcis147:
Android 6.0 will fix this issues
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] xezrunner:
More precisely, the animation when you lock the phone doesn't free up it's resources, so each and every time you lock your phone, the resources add up in RAM, so it would fill up the RAM after a while. And there are probably other leaks in 5.0 aswell.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] sergioslk:
Thats wrong, the memory leak from 5.0 was fixed in all xperia roms, even stagefright was fixed

The only problems in the phone are the low storage, cpu optimization and overheating, storage and optimization can be solved by rooting, overheating its a fault in the snapdragon 615
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] jaydip95:
If there is already 16gb version available then why you people chosen 8gb version ?

Has sony released only 8gb version at that time?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] JohnTheFarm3r:
So that you could ask us why... ?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] lucamw:
I bought a sony xperia m4 aqua 8gb in September 2015 (250 euro), I have not found the 16gb version... a few months later he was!
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] diyar95:
Sony again updated z5, z4 but we are forgotten. Every month new update for z series but we are still on 5.0, what I'm more afraid of is they update m4 to 6.0 not 6.1 ?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] nrokos:
There isn't a 6.1 Marshmallow. It's 6.0.1. The difference is bugs
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] diyar95:
Of course i meant 6.0.1
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] rp-x1:
Because the only version available in the UK that supports the 4G LTE bands here is 8GB. There isn't a 16GB option.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] xezrunner:
There isn't a 16GB model in Slovakia, either. The 8GB model is at ~175€ here.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Kam0laZ:
Because my new cable TV supplier had a promotion at the time, I would get a brand new, network unlocked smartphone, up to 200 euros, from their shop, for free.

It was either the M4 Aqua 8GB or the Huawei P8 Lite, and I actually had to visit 3 of their shops to get the M4 Aqua. It was all sold out.

Truth be told, I'm not that disappointed. Internet only through wi-fi (cheaper that way, phone internet plans are expensive here) and I'm not into social networks, so it works out just fine for me.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] tomcis147:
I prefer 4G over few more gb of space that can be fixed with root
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] diyar95:
I'm the one who make you happy

Xperia m4 Marshmallow update arrived ?????????
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] francois64:
You have just started fire !
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] nixburemi:
So, when will we recieve it? I must confess I've been waiting so paciently I got desperate with this news haha.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] diyar95:
Haha mostly this week the update will begin and day by day every region will get it
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] aidy.lucas:
Yep confirmed, I also bet within a hour of installing your all moaning about something aswell. https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia/comments/4sd9gr/marshmallow_has_been_cartified_for_m4_aqua/
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] tomcis147:
Why do you spread negativity here?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Lef_Nutz:
Guys im having a mental breakdown, please tell me this is real
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Douglas Regis:
Well, all models have been certified.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] enkoo1:
WHAT

Really? Did the update get through so fast? How long untill its OTA?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Douglas Regis:
Guy, it was only certificate , no idea when will be release by ota . But I think it should not take long.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] heng950620:
Finally it's coming ... .:)

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Normally OTA will release after few days or 1week ...but if for 8gb storage user 100% need use manual update d since I'm 8gb storage user:)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] ObtuseFox:
https://www.ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=29923

Brothers and sisters

it's finally coming...

and it was after 3-4 days last time
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] jakobhillman:
What do you mean by manual update? Hooking up to a pc via USB?

Sorry for this newb question...
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] heng950620:
Use flash tool to install new firmware which to use USB plug to pc then download the firmware and clean install :)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] diyar95:
I recommend clean install. Because the version completely different so maybe ota has some issues just like what happened to xperia z5 in Canada
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] aidy.lucas:
If your Bootloader is unlocked or your rooted you'll need to manually flash the ftf as updates don't work
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] jaydip95:
Awesome.. made my day ☺
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] heng950620:
ya...my phone is rooted so no choice gonna manual flash it....:)

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ic....tq for the info.:D:D
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] xezrunner:
wow, finally :D
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] vyrussu:
Sorry but i just can't help it, and have to ask.... now that MM is here, will our device receive Android N? :D
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] diyar95:
Mm will be here this week and no news for android n and i think we will not have android n ?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] vyrussu:
I supose so... Anyway was just a silly question... :P
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Mephisto40:
Please tell me that have included adoptable storage else we've been waiting for this update for no reason

As soon as somebody can confirm this is included in the update I'll be happy
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] tomcis147:
Even if it's not included by sony you can enable it via adb. It's very big chance that we will see adoptable storage since sony got lots of bad press after m4 release due to storage
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] SkaiDriX:
Hello,

How do I install this new firmware on my Xperia m4 Aqua which is on the 5.1.1 version ?

Thank you for the help :)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] diyar95:
There is no 5.1.1 for xperia m4 we have 5.0 right now and hopefully 6.0.1 very soon
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] SkaiDriX:
Sorry I have the 5.0, but for now it's impossible to have Marshmallows release?

( Sorry for my bad english ^^ )
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Hitman951:
Marshmallow was certified, it will start rolling out this or next week maybe.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] SkaiDriX:
Okay, thank you for the information :)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] xysawq:
Guys, I was just checking on XperiFirm for current firmware for my E2303, it's unchanged except for the 2 for Central Europe. There no firmware can be found. I would guess they are uploading it right now...
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] outofmemory13:
Uploading will take 2 min. for Sony. They are working on machines with connection 10Gbps guaranted or more :cool:

I know what eg. OVH machines can do :) So that's not problem for Sony. Maybe they still are working on preparing images for each country.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] krumusainski:
Whats that star on the drop menu,near the wifi?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] spiro205:
that is because you have turned on the priority on the sound just click the volume button and press sound :D
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] krumusainski:
Jesus thanks i have this phone more than year, and never used this, prolly i pushed something ?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Sdamaceno:
According to Xperia Blog the update may be near
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] nixburemi:
It is quite useful actually haha
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] mrm2007:
Hello ,

According to the published update schedule for ROGERS (CANADA Mobile Operator) , the M4 MM6.0.1 is scheduled for July 29th 2016.

Usually customized operator updates come later than usual , so the update is very close.

Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/android_70_...tc_nexus_9_according_to_rogers-news-19365.php
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] aidy.lucas:
very unlikely it's a mid range device. Pretty sure Sony will do what they did with the m2 and 5.1 you might get a couple of small updates to fix any issues if your lucky and that'll be it they'll end of life it and move on why do you think they dragged it out so long before releasing it. They did exactly the same thing with the m2. Only ones that'll get N will be z3(final update) and z5 range upward. I highly recommend flashing the ftf manually wiping user data and cache to get the best possible results and least amount of issues
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] vyrussu:
I was only being sarcastic because someone said that afther MM update, we will start complaining about Android N update :P
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] VandyRorres:
is the MM update will be global or on a selected region only?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Deathmake:
Step by step :)

Sent from E2303
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] diyar95:
Many times i saw that after one or two day of certified update the update ruled out but why it's not same for us ?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] vyrussu:
I think that majority of us are checking xperifirm like every couple of hours...:P
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Deathmake:
I thing we have update in this week or begin next

Sent from E2303
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] TheBackIsBack:
That's definitely what I'm doing at least yeah... ^^
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] xezrunner:
When official KitKat rolled out for my E1, it took my Slovak carrier 3 weeks to release it at their side. I flashed the official build of course with Flashtool the day it came out so I think the same will apply for the M4 Aqua :D
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Ckovvi:
^ Thats right, you can flash any firmware you want with flashtool when it get released. Its the fastest way to get update.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] nrokos:
any news guys?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Mercz23:
I think no :(
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] kpbs92:
This is really annoying waiting waiting without knowing exact time....:rolleyes::rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dagger1:
In Htcmania they posted a document (probably leaked) that said Marshmallow for M4 would come "End of May". It has been accurate for Sony's pervious MM updates.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Trampeltierr:
No news, but might be true..
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] kpbs92:
Well thanks for that dude.. really.. seems to be true this one.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] depressed_:
Z3 has Android N and we are still waiting for M. It annoys me hard.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] rile1564:
Google hasn't officially released N yet. So the Z3 doesn't "have N." Please don't compare official Sony updates with AOSP alphas!
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] :
the m4 wont be coming with adoptive storage :(
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] kpbs92:
how do you know?? what is your source? :confused:
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] :
the other devices never get it why will this ?:p