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[Xperia Z2 General] DARED3ViL:
Yep. I guess I'll flash the Russian Generic ROM. And I don't think I want to root my phone atm. :)
[Xperia Z2 General] chris.k00:
How can I downgrade to 5.1.1? After downgrading via FlashTool many system apps stopped. So I must upgrade to 6.0.1. How can I go back to 5.1.1 without Root/BL unlock/Custom Recovery?
[Xperia Z2 General] kcajjones:
Has anyone else noticed that dualshock 3 support seems to be missing? There's dualshock 4 in the settings menu but dualshock 3 seems to be missing and I can't connect my controller via Bluetooth so far. It's working fine over usb but this is pretty annoying.
[Xperia Z2 General] vikrant7027:
Low voice on mic fix...

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After lot of googling...I found a solution...please try it and report me back as I am out of town,can't try....but many people in other forum reported that it's working...so here is the procedure -

Go to system-built.prop....search for this line

persist.audio.fluence.voicecall=true

Change it to false. Save changes and reboot.

Try the fix above and report
[Xperia Z2 General] luvlife:
did anyone have any success in enabling the adoptable storage for Z2 using Modaco's approach on Samsung S7? I wonder if it works on Sony...

google "modaco adoptable storage" , the link will show up. I am a newbie to this forum and am not allowed to post links... :(
[Xperia Z2 General] :
everytime you DOWNGRADE you MUST select Flashtool's Wipes, because new apps are not backwars compatible. Re-flash and it will be OK
[Xperia Z2 General] levior:
You have to go to service menu; it means you have to dial *#*#service#*#* (7378423). Then: service settings > network settings. This menu stays in recent apps so its can be an easier way to get into again.
[Xperia Z2 General] Bn Waheed:
i am not familiar with the new flashtool and xperifirm system. anyone have a download link for D6503 FTF ?
[Xperia Z2 General] hardy81b:
Still no 6.01 Nordic Generic... sigh
[Xperia Z2 General] rakeshbro:
XperiFirm is trolling with me. For the 5th time downloading the Customized AU &US.. Le 50%-75% download complete and bamn "Internet connection error" :crying::crying::crying:

Can someone upload Customized AU version for me?

Model - D6503
[Xperia Z2 General] AK2H:
It started to roll out for D6502 (3G) ?
[Xperia Z2 General] zzigga:
Data settings needs to be reset on 6.0.1

Anyone have issue with their data settings? I have to reset my APN for it to auto connect to the network. Every time I go out of service and come back into service range, the data will not connect even though it will show the signal bars and display LTE. I didnt do a clean upgrade, updated on top of 5.1.1, my fix was to reset all the network and APN settings. Now it seems to work fine, but my H+ is ridiculously slow on T-Mobile.

And I had to re-install some apps in order for them to work properly. My my wife's z3, I had to install Hangout because it was crashing.
[Xperia Z2 General] DARED3ViL:
Thanks, man. I already flashed another version that supports the GSM only option. The Generic LAM one.

Thanks again. :)
[Xperia Z2 General] belderiver:
Of the bunch that I tested, I found the CUSTOMIZED MY the more bloatware-free compared with the others. Plus it doesn't have the Cellular Info and Emergency Alert apps annoyingly asking for permission. It also offers GSM only and LTE Only in Mobile Network Settings by default. :good:
[Xperia Z2 General] mahdibagheri194:
Please help me

Updated my D6502 With FlashTools To Andoid 6.0.1

I Cant Finde Sdcard?Help Meeeeee
[Xperia Z2 General] diyar95:
Can i flash D6503 ftf on D6502?
[Xperia Z2 General] tonyt.:
Hi guys, I need help, I dont have any recovery and I have my phone without root(D6503) I'm on the lastest lollipop but I want to install Marshmallow 6.0.1 but without losing my files and apps, is there any way to put Marshmallow without losing my files and apps? If I flash a rooted firmware I can have Snapchat working correctly?(Because in my other phone Motorola Xt910 I cant use it when I root the phone) I don't know lots of things because Xperia Z2 has all what I need and I love it.

Sorry for lot of questions,

regards Tony
[Xperia Z2 General] adolfovm:
Yep... so I'm not the only one that has seen they removed DS3 support! That sucks!!! :(
[Xperia Z2 General] chris.k00:
The Stamina Mode is rolling out for Xperia Z5 in China! I hope it comes with Bugfixes to the Z2, too.
[Xperia Z2 General] Acceleracer:
The 6.0.1 Update is still not available in germany ?

But there was an update for the app softwareupdate...

Maybe we have luck tomorrow ?
[Xperia Z2 General] chris.k00:
I have installed the Russian Rom on my German device. Should I switch to the German Rom when it will be released?
[Xperia Z2 General] Monipeev:
Yes of course, as long as you want this version.

If you want it, just install German version again with Flashtool.
[Xperia Z2 General] hode:
After lot of googling...I found a solution...please try it and report me back as I am out of town,can't try....but many people in other forum reported that it's working...so here is the procedure -

Go to system-built.prop....search for this line

persist.audio.fluence.voicecall=true

Change it to false. Save changes and reboot.

Try the fix above and report[/QUOTE]

I'm not sure, but don't think it helped.

Every person I talk to complain about extremely bad sound. Also tried setting mic sensitivity to "high"

When I had 5.1.1 the sound worked perfectly. Prior to 5.1.1 I had the same issue

Som say it's a hardware failure, but for me, how can that be when it worked perfectly on 5.1.1, rooted, xposed, voice cancellation turned off?

My beloved Z2 is useless as a phone :(
[Xperia Z2 General] aram22:
Hi ,I cant update my xperia z2 ,version 5.1.1 stock . the error is ( the phone contains modified softwere) . (error 0x000007d3). help me please
[Xperia Z2 General] :
You are not allowed to update if you have done mods like root, recovery or unlocked the bootloader. If you really, really want to try this POS software (6.0.1) your only option is manually by Flashtool
[Xperia Z2 General] aram22:
Is the ftf file availible ? how can I get it?
[Xperia Z2 General] :
Use Flashtool/XperiFirm to create your own package. 6.0.1 is so crappy that is only available in the following countries:

There are hundreds of tutorials!
[Xperia Z2 General] vikrant7027:
Fortunately, I found a solution for this.The problem is that,microphone noise suppression is turned on by default.So if u cover the secondary mic located on the top of the phone during calls,you will not get the issue.As long as you keep finger on that mic,other party will hear you perfectly.I have tested this and found 100% working.So I put a very small tape on the mic and now I have no problems whatsoever...you can try it...it will work for sure...
[Xperia Z2 General] goldenrealm:
Cannot Make / Receive phone calls

Does anyone have this problem? I just realized this problem today,

I Cannot Make / Receive phone calls,

It would give error like 'Connection problem or invalid MMI code' if I use my Telco MMI code,

And the call would end quickly If I try to make phone call,

The people that call me would quickly connect to my voicemail

I flash the Generic Philiphine Rom even though I'm from Malaysia, Could that be the cause?

I have root and recovery,

I can use the 3G/LTE connectivity to surf the net and receive text message from my Telco,

Any help would be appreciated :)
[Xperia Z2 General] slatt01:
Rubbish battery life, thank god stamina mode coming back!
[Xperia Z2 General] Einride:
Does anyone know which one of the currently available MM customizations for the D6503 that have the least amount of "noise"? E.g. no forced NFC icon, no GSM, cell info notifications, minimum amount of bloatware, etc? I'm currently using the Nordic Combined .264 which is very clean, but there's still no Nordic release of MM.
[Xperia Z2 General] chris.k00:
I have the Gen. Phillipines and it works normally. The Voice Issue is there and the RAM issue is there, too. But the other things are working fine.
[Xperia Z2 General] belderiver:
Try the Customized MY .570 firmware. It doesnt have the annoying Cell Info and Emergency Alert permission requests. The only ones I haven't tried flashing are the Customized AU and THAILAND versions. Hope this helps.
[Xperia Z2 General] AlanDS:
Customized MY is better as you won't have to disable/delete much bloatware. But it has forced NFC icon.
[Xperia Z2 General] belderiver:
that strange. My phone runs on Customized MY but it doesn't have that forced NFC icon. Anyway, you can always turn it off right?
[Xperia Z2 General] AlanDS:
If you turn off the NFC, then it will go. But few people doesn't want the NFC icon even when it's ON. I think Customized AU and RU have this feature.

Well, this doesn't bothers me at all because I am rooted and I can change this in build.prop. Moreover, options like GSM Only etc.. resides on /system/vendor/overlay folder. Deleting corresponding overlay will bring back the feature on any country rom.
[Xperia Z2 General] Einride:
Exactly! :) I always keep NFC on, but I don't need a big notification icon reminding me about this. Nordic Combined is very nice in this regard, minimal fuzz. That said, an NFC notification is not a deal breaker, so I might give the MY version a try.
[Xperia Z2 General] AlanDS:
Have you tried Customized RU? Give it a try! I think it doesn't have NFC icon.
[Xperia Z2 General] belderiver:
hiya Einride and AlanDS! Would you both be so kind to try and find out if the LTE/WCDMA preferred network type can be selected in the Testing Menu by dialing *#*#4636#*#*

I am now trying to stay on stock .570 firmware and it's been so long that my phone was running on Root. I'm missing A TON of features here and there but I just want to give stock xperia marshmallow a spin.

Btw, the .570 Generic LAM firmware also offers the No Icon NFC even when it's active. The onlu catch is that it has tge Cell Info app that cant even be disabled.

Thanks in advance!
[Xperia Z2 General] Devzz:
Sound and notifications

Hey guys,

I can't seem to find anything on XDA about this (probably due to not looking real deep) but I can't find accessory settings in the stock marshmallow ROM that I flashed last night. It detects something being plugged in but not my headphones specifically (the sony noise cancelling ones). I haven't got any settings to change EQ settings or anything. Has all of that been removed? I flashed the Dolby Atmos .zip but now I can't find the settings to change anything related to it.
[Xperia Z2 General] Wayne Denovan:
Z2 6503 - Generic ZA FTF file 23.5.A.0.570 South Africa

I have a generic ftf file I would like to share. I need to post 10 times before I can post the link I think. Please bear with me as I get my posts made.
[Xperia Z2 General] chris.k00:
I switched back to Lollipop.

-Lollipop runs smoother

-Lollipop runs quicker

-Lollipop has a better Battery saving mode

-Lollipop has good multitasking and

-Lollipop's statusbar isn't black in some apps.

I hope they will fix!
[Xperia Z2 General] NewbieFTW:
I'm not sure whether we didn't get the same version, or whatever, but MM is so good, in comparison to LP, IMO.
[Xperia Z2 General] chris.k00:
You should switch to Lollipop and test it again.

-Multitasking in Lollipop 10 times faster and has a lot more space for apps.

-The statusbar in Marshmallow is in internal apps black

-Internal and external apps are opening mutch faster in Lollipop.
[Xperia Z2 General] catalin.v:
There's an easy fix for the black statusbar issue:stock Xperia X themes. They look better in every way, IMO.
[Xperia Z2 General] ptmaniac:
Quote from Rajeev in the dolby atmos thread op:

Maybe you should read the op before flashing next time?
[Xperia Z2 General] Devzz:
Maybe you shouldn't be quick to reply like a smug arsehole and think of the possibility that I could have skipped over that by mistake or in a rush?

Thanks anyway. I'll flash another sound mod, it isn't the end of the world :)
[Xperia Z2 General] ptmaniac:
LOL no one else answered you, i helped you figure out what's wrong and i'm still "a smug arsehole" :good:

And yes i tought about the possibility that you were in a rush and didn't read that part, that's why i said you should read the op next time... no one reads huge threads from start to end but at least the op should be read carefully.
[Xperia Z2 General] Devzz:
That's fine I'm sorry if I came across aggressively but there was no need to be condescending so it is what it is. As for reading the OP, please go have a look. It clearly says in the first paragraph it should NOT wipe out the sony sound enhancements hence me being perplexed as to why I can't find them.

http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/mod-stereo-sound-mod-dolby-atmos-t3289811
[Xperia Z2 General] ptmaniac:
No problem, i only posted so you could know what was wrong and i didn't mean to offend you anyway...

Are you sure you flashed the mod from that link? Because Rajeev released two different version of the dolby mod:

http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/mod-dolby-digital-beat-sound-mod-t3117618

This one will wipe all sony settings, the one you linked shouldn't mess with sony settings (didn't have time to test it yet so i'm not sure).
[Xperia Z2 General] Devzz:
No need to apologise dude, this post made up for it all! Thank you so much for linking those two threads. I see my mistake; I flashed the bottom one rather than the top one which is why I was wondering wtf went wrong! You're right, I should have double checked the OP, please accept my apologies!

Since you're here, is there any way at all I can reverse this without having to flash the whole ROM again? I spent the whole of last night sorting my phone out cos of one stupid mistake with the recovery and I'd rather not do it all again!
[Xperia Z2 General] ptmaniac:
No problem, if you don't have a twrp backup the only solution i'm thinking of is flashing only /system from a .570 ftf with flashtool (exclude everything else and don't wipe anything). Since the dolby mod only replaces files in /system it could work and your data and configs should remain as they are. But make a full twrp backup before trying this anyway, better be safe than lose all your data in the process.
[Xperia Z2 General] Devzz:
I lost a LOT of data last night but I'd rather not have to start all over yet again! I'll try flash the system partition again using flash tools and see if that helps! Thanks again! Really appreciate it :highfive: :good:
[Xperia Z2 General] hode:
Thank you so much! Once again TAPE is fixing my gadgets. You, my man, are awesome!
[Xperia Z2 General] ptmaniac:
I've been thinking a bit more and remembered something very important, if you flash /system from flashtool you'll lose your root and recovery in the process. Even if the phone boots fine after flashing there will be no way to root it and install a recovery without unlocking your BL and you'll lose your data anyway if you unlock it. This is not a good solution sorry.

I'm out of ideas too, as a last resort i would try flashing niaboc's .570 prerooted rom over without wiping anything and see if it boots fine after. There's a possibility bootloop may occur but at least the recovery should still work so you can get out of it easily.
[Xperia Z2 General] Devzz:
Man I wish I read that sooner. Guess I'm going back to .314 to root (dont want to root using kingroot!) and flashing MM again :( cheers for pointing that out though!
[Xperia Z2 General] morfeas-dsl-:
The thread here is about official marshmallow..
[Xperia Z2 General] ptmaniac:
Damn i posted as soon as i remembered that on our devices with a LB the recovery resides in /system :| no other device i have/had behaves like that and after 2 years of using z2 i still forget about this sometimes sorry :eek:

Simple solutions that would work on other devices won't work on our z2 with a LB and a recovery in /system... we mess with /system too much and we may end up with no recovery too, so downgrade and start all over is the only option if you have an unlockable BL... this makes fixing small stuff a huge task if we're not careful. But it's still better than having an unrootable phone anyway, we just need to backup more often :)

Sorry you're right, we went completely off-topic here. It's useful info but not related to the topic, [MENTION=4896148]Devzz[/MENTION] if you need help or to ask anything send me a PM instead.
[Xperia Z2 General] vikrant7027:
Glad to know that it's working for you...enjoy
[Xperia Z2 General] brunolima01:
this link Mega (zip) the first topic pages with this root and functional recovery? I flash on the 232 normally (D6503)? Xposed is running fine? I had many problems with the firmware mm beta, after flashing the Xposed had constant crashes and lengthy, and many restarts (more specifically after activating the lucky patcher):confuso:
[Xperia Z2 General] Wayne Denovan:
I should have asked if any one is interested in the generic ftf for ZA.
[Xperia Z2 General] belderiver:
LTE/WCDMA Finally!

Thnks levior the LTE/WCDMA can also be accessed via *#*#service#*#* Now I got my old fave network setting back.
[Xperia Z2 General] Bn Waheed:
i installed MM and my first notice is the wifi a alot slower. any one having this problem?
[Xperia Z2 General] petrmelis:
No problem with WiFi at all.

So far I found that my samsung headphones buttons not working properly on .570fw. Pause button goes to pause (OK) but Vol.Up button takes volume down and Vol.Down button does nothing. This same headphones works just fine on LL .264fw
[Xperia Z2 General] bp_signori:
problem after updated MM 6.01 : can't move apps to sd card, sometimes WIFI can't conect to saved wifi, Camera apps no burst mode.
[Xperia Z2 General] eraser0:
So for a complete list of issues

- Lousy Voice calls

- Rubbish battery life

- Bad Multitasking

So you do recommend that I stick with lollipop?
[Xperia Z2 General] chris.k00:
Yes. As long as Sony works on an update. The Beta Test is still existing and Sony won't stop it before summer.
[Xperia Z2 General] petrmelis:
I think that birst mode is mossing for a reason becausse ots not included on Z5 MM either.
[Xperia Z2 General] chris.k00:
I have again looked at the statement from Sony to the Beta Proramm and they wrote that .570 was only used for testing purposes delivered and different version numbers are also eligible for more countries soon.
[Xperia Z2 General] petrmelis:
If i understand it correctly Beta and final official version has coincidentally same build number. I never seen beta version on XperiFirm as now there is more then 10 countries with .570 fw available.
[Xperia Z2 General] kersey:
I've flashed and rooted the Russian version, is there an easy way to flash the Nordic version over the RU one while still keeping root??
[Xperia Z2 General] Bn Waheed:
i know too many people who have the wifi issue
[Xperia Z2 General] jijishthomas:
I'm having problem with stock 6.0

There is no write permission for otg. Did anyone faced this problem?
[Xperia Z2 General] Mannuok:
The update is stable, which I do not like is that transitions in the user interface are rough, I feel I have accelerated the speed to cover fluidity .........
[Xperia Z2 General] mfauzirahman:
Got auto update today...running on MM now
[Xperia Z2 General] dex87xda:
Deleted
[Xperia Z2 General] chris.k00:
In witch country do you became the update today?
[Xperia Z2 General] sfkaudi:
It came here in denmark this morning to one of my coworkers via ota
[Xperia Z2 General] citsym:
Tried the method suggested by adop40 on my Z2 (502). Got into a bootloop - the first screen of the Wizard would come up, and as soon as I pressed any button the device would restart. Finally just flashed the vanilla (no root) FTF I had downloaded from XperiFirm.
[Xperia Z2 General] pyromatic18:
I'm having the same issues but despite re-downloading internet settings numerous times I still only have access to LTE and it seems to constantly time out in Google search or chrome. Apps surprisingly still work fine. What steps did you go through to fix it?

Edit: I managed to solve my issue by going into APNs and removing the proxy field for the internet one!
[Xperia Z2 General] gitzz:
I just updated to MM. I m just wondering where is the backup and restore app that allow me to take backup of a single app as per the need!?
[Xperia Z2 General] vctrdnl:
Can someone confirm whether the functinality to move apps to external SD card is still there? Does the new firmware allow to mount the external SD as an internal drive? Thanks.

Gesendet von meinem D6503 mit Tapatalk
[Xperia Z2 General] VaLee:
Yes.

No idea where/how that is set.
[Xperia Z2 General] zzigga:
Yes to moving the apps, but the feature to do it in mass is gone, you need to go into the app one at a time. Using SD as internal storage doesnt seem to be available, I could be wrong. Maybe rooting or an app might get you to that point.

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I would use the PC companion on the desktop for that. I tried the cloud backup from sony and the only thing it would not back up is the apps. maybe its too big. The sony cloud backup is in addition to the google backup, it backs up even more then google.

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Yup, you need to reset the APN, looks like you go it. Took me 2 days, got annoy of constantly flip the phone into airplane or toggle the data on/off. I think this might be a reason by people cant access the google play store, could be the APN issue. If you are using tmobile, make sure you select the data and not gprs under the APN.
[Xperia Z2 General] petrmelis:
Yes you can use SD card as internal storage. First when you insert sd card you should see a notification to set up sd card as portable storage or internal storage. It is gonna format the card!!
[Xperia Z2 General] jijishthomas:
I'm having otg write issue
[Xperia Z2 General] luismanson:
i dont get it :\

I flashed the firmware with flashtool, i got it from xperifirm.

obviously there is no root nor recovery...i used prfcreator but what the heck do i do with that zip if i have no recovery and no root?

whats the next step to root?
[Xperia Z2 General] Ningyou Higeki:
Hi guys, will I lose root permission if I update SuperSU by flashing a zip? I tried on a custom ROM based on stock 6.0.1 and failed.
[Xperia Z2 General] petrmelis:
It has been said many times. You have flash with flashtool one of the rootabke versions of KK or 5.0.1 then you can root it with flastool and install recovery through adb frim pc.
[Xperia Z2 General] teja77:
Battery life is damn good
[Xperia Z2 General] jevtabg:
I was on rooted rom 5.1, now i upgraded to marshmallow and lost root and recovery.

What is the easiest way to get root back without loosing apps and data ?

Послато са D6503 уз помоћ Тапатока
[Xperia Z2 General] alex26aly:
I have the same problem, help needed
[Xperia Z2 General] riane9:
Do I need to upgrade my Z2 into lollipop before I can see the marshmallow update? I'm soo tired of waiting.
[Xperia Z2 General] guhvanoh:
Backup your fone and move/copy the backup to somewhere safe. Download and install a 4.x or 5.x android room that is rootable. Root that and install recovery. Update recovery to a version that can install MM. Download the pre-rooted MM zip that includes recovery. Download the bootloop fix zip as well. Use recovery to flash pre-rooted MM zip. Reboot, if you get bootloop, flash bootloop fix zip. Restore apps and data from backup. If problems occur, factory reset, repeat install process and don't restore apps from backup. Install apps fresh, restore data.

HTH
[Xperia Z2 General] Beliar0:
Unfortunately there's no choice when inserting a new SD card. You can just use it as portable storage :(
[Xperia Z2 General] yasser_fernandez:
I updated yesterday, through FlashTool. The "xperience" is wonderfull. Fluidity, solidness, I am satisfayed with the update.
[Xperia Z2 General] petrmelis:
It should looks like this: