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[Xperia Z5 Premium Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aidy.lucas:
Wrong, carphone warehouse do sell sim free network unlocked devices but they mainly only deal in network locked devices. The only UK network to supply sim free network unlocked Bootloader unlockable devices for all there handsets whether payg or contract is three UK.

Best place to look for a unlock code is amazon or eBay to be honest, costs a few quid n they send you a email with a code I think is how it works. I do know that some network's are cheaper and easier to unlock than others you could always try places like gumtree see if any local phone shops have advert. Thought the network had to supply a pac code to unlock the device to any network if there's no money owing on it in unpaid bills

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[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theandroidfan:
Does this phone have louder speakers, a better camera, better battery life and a brighter and better screen than the xperia Z2? If not which device is better than the Z2 in all those areas?
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] javiwz:
Hi,Theandroidfan, if we are talking about the camera and the screen, of course that Z5 is better than Z2, but when we are talking about battery life, it's not good as the Z2 cause the snapdragon 810. The brighter of the screen is bad, it's lower than the S6 and Moto X Play. Speakers, I don't know how loud is the Z2, but it's also lower than the S6 of my father,

Regarding

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[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
i actually came from a Z2

Things better

- Performance (no lag at all)

- bugs (there are not as many)

- Camera is outstanding (front camera is actually quite good for an xperia)

- Louder and better speaker

- no weird audio crackling or terrible quality

- finger print sensor

- Z5 has more support time (e.g z2 wont recieve updates soon)

Better Z2 things

- battery life (by default the z2s stock battery is better)

- battery size

- front glass feels smoother
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sensination:
Also came from Z2. In general Z5 is noticeably faster and camera is better however there are several problems you may have when you buy Z5. I had the replace it 4 times (yes you read it right, FOUR TIMES) to finally get the unit without problems. First two had left hand side photo blur (as well as other three but I just realised all Z5's suffer from this problem so I gave up), third one was randomly resetting, fourth had build quality issues (rattling vibrations and gaps between the screen and sides). Luckily fifth unit seems OK now so I can finally enjoy it :)

In terms of differences between Z2 and Z5 I'd say that:

Better:

1. Brighter screen

2. Much faster

3. Camera is better with faster focus and wider field of view (if you can live with left hand side photo blur)

4. No USB port flaps

5. Better design (in my opinion)

6. Fast charging

7. Finger print sensor

8. Less visible touch grid lines on the screen

Worse:

1. Battery life is shorter by around 20%

2. Tiny notification light in comparison to Z2

3. Left hand side photo blur problem

4. Risk of getting faulty unit

5. Volume button placed in very inconvenient place

All in all it's a great phone and I love my Z5 but you have to be aware of possible issues if you're not lucky with the unit. If you can, order it from the retailer who has great return/replacement policy so you can replace it easily if you get faulty phone. I read quite a few horror stories where people are stuck with faulty phones and Sony refuses to fix it.

When you get your phone watch out for the problems below and if you experience any, ask for replacement:

1. Random resets - first try to fix the software using PC and if it's not fixed replace it

2. Any build quality issues, don't hesitate and replace it. It's an expensive flagship phone and you deserve to get high quality product

3. Read this and Sony's forum to check if you have any other issues and if you do and it cannot be fixed don't go to Sony, just replace it with the retailer. Sony will most likely ignore it and it will take ages to get your phone back.

I hope that helps but if you have any other questions or need help, the community here is great and you know where to find us.

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[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsjustmeagain:
I had a z2 too. Battery and camera on z2 much better than z5. My z5 is history already.

Stay with z2, keep your money and try to find a real upgrade.

Definitely.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sway8966:
In the chainfire threat it is stated that the triangle away app (ver 2.36) to reset the flash counter works on SGH-i337 with "unlocked bootloaders". This OP is talking about locked bootloader. I was wondering the OP actually tested the triangle away on SGH-i377 with locked bootloader.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] bulletfodder:
The only problem I'm having now, after installing " xposed-v75-sdk21-arm-arter97-snapdragon_requestConcurrentGC.zip" is that it seems to have disabled most of my system interface - can't swipe up, can't use the softkeys, lock screen doesn't work, etc.

I'm using the Able95 S6 Port on my 1337, fwiw.

Any ideas?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] d800d00d:
Yeah, I tested it twice actually with no issues. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] d800d00d:
I know [MENTION=4898097]arter97[/MENTION]'s Xposed Framework for our phones is only intended for

deodexed

ROMs. Is Able95 deodexed? Just a thought. The only ROM on which I've tested Xposed is the stock firmware (5.0.1 baseband OK2) referenced in the guide, the version that's been rooted and deodexed by [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION].

I don't have any experience with the ROM you're using. But the first thing you ought to try is flashing [MENTION=4419114]rovo89[/MENTION]'s Xposed Framework uninstaller. [MENTION=4898097]arter97[/MENTION]'s own uninstaller apparently won't work for Xposed Framework v75+.)

But if that doesn't work, and your phone's touch screen and soft keys have stopped working...then you're probably going to have to put your phone into Download Mode and use Odin to downgrade back to NB1 just to restore your phone's functionality. You can go from there back to a custom ROM if you like, or try the OK2 ROM with Xposed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] bulletfodder:
Thanks for the info - I had actually found the uninstaller about 5 minutes before I clicked back on this thread.

Then it promptly bootlooped at the samsung logo.

So, Odin back to NB1, and go from there, I guess. This guide was extremely helpful though, I really appreciate it!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] d800d00d:
Sorry to hear that dude. Which uninstaller did you use?

Yeah just start at the beginning of the guide and let me know how it goes. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] bulletfodder:
I used the one that you linked, but I had uninstalled the framework installer via menu before that. Just checked, and that rom was deodexed.

Currently flashing the OK2 now. I'll try it out and let you know :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] d800d00d:
Ah, yeah that was just a thought. Even if it was deodexed, not all custom ROMs are gonna be compatible with Xposed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] bulletfodder:
Well, I tried several other roms, but none of them were to my satisfaction.

The good news is, your guide worked flawlessly :cool:

I tried the v71-snapdragon framework, and the v75-snapdragon framework, and neither worked. I had to use the v75-concurrent framework.

3rd time's the charm!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] d800d00d:
Far out, dude. Thanks for your post. The v75-concurrent was the one that worked for me too. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] nabril15:
I was about to ask about rooting my wife's S4, but I came across this amazing thread. Thank you.

I tried to use towelroot last night, but it did not recognize the device.

Did anyone else get that error?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] krulex:
after using flashfire, I got stuck on Samsung Logo with Custom written on it.. any help ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] d800d00d:
Read

Prep Work

> Step 2.

What is your Baseband Version?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] nabril15:
d800--you're right, and I apologize. Her phone is on OK2 (5.0.1), and I see that I need to downgrade first before starting.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] d800d00d:
No worries. Just make sure you read the whole guide and understand it before you start flashing crap :laugh: :cool:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] bulletfodder:
Honestly, it's not a bad process. I've been using this phone for about 2 years now, and after many false starts, basically have it where I want it.

The biggest time savers for me were

a) making sure I have the ODIN file for NB1 (that takes about 30 minutes to install)

b) having the required .apk's downloaded and stored on my SD card, so I don't have to go to the Play store and try and stop all the apps from installing.

c) having a good backup in case I bootloop or softbrick. I also copied the applicable folders to my desktop so I could make sure I had my needed files.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] nabril15:
bulletman---what folders? what apk's?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Redhawk2000:
I have mine currently rooted on 4.4.4. I assume that I can just jump to the flashfire step without downgrading, correct?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] d800d00d:
Yep, but you still need to do the

Prep Work

and

Backing Up Your Phone

steps.

Then you can skip to

Rooting and Upgrading Firmware

> Step 3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Redhawk2000:
Are there any major safety/privacy differences (I realize this is outside the scope of this thread) that I will gain by leaving kitkat and moving to lollipop because then I would be willing to do it. If not, it's probably not worth it to me to have to reinstall and set up everything perfectly to the Nth degree as I would want it if it would "just" give me material design aesthetics. I'm honestly happy with the function of everything I have now on kitkat as there isn't anything I want to be able to do that I can't do, but if it would be safer (stagefright?) I would do it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] d800d00d:
Yeah, I hear ya, believe me, haha. I don't know much about security on Android, but I did notice that NB1, OC3, and OC4 had some degree of Stagefright vulnerability. Try Stagefright Detector and see how vulnerable your current setup is. Stagefright Detector reports no vulnerabilities in the OK2 ROM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Redhawk2000:
I probably will, then, because that app shows my phone to have 7 critical vulnerabilities :eek:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] d800d00d:
Best of luck, hope the refresh is relatively painless for you. Let me know how it goes with following the guide.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] e-bert:
Hi. I have an SGH-I337 (AT&T) running android 5.0.1, I337UCUGOC4. I thought it was impossible to downgrade due to locked bootloader. So, is it absolutely safe to flash back to NB1 via Odin? If yes, can I use instead this file I already have downloaded: ALL_ATT_I337UCUFNB1_I337ATTFNB1_505595_REV06_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5? Or is it mandatory to use the one you posted? TIA.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] d800d00d:
Hey man, nope, it's not impossible at all! I was on stock OC4 when I started this process myself. :cool:

(I'm not sure you can go back farther than NB1 with a locked bootloader, but fortunately it's not necessary to do so for this guide.)

As far as I know, there's no risk flashing back to NB1 unless your phone isn't an actual SGH-I337. Having said that, everything you do to your phone is

AT YOUR OWN RISK

, right?

The only NB1 ROM I can personally vouch for is the one posted in this guide. I believe it's been somewhat modified by [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] to be rootable. The virgin stock ROM, which is what you posted (I think), can't actually be rooted as far as I know.

Feel free to try flashing the ROM you posted and see if you can root it. Assuming that you trust the source you obtained it from, and assuming that it is indeed for an SGH-I337 and not a different S4 variant, then probably the worst that could happen by flashing it is that you won't be able to root it. But then you could always just flash the ROM from this guide instead, and then proceed with root, etc. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] d800d00d:
Hey [MENTION=7508473]Redhawk2000[/MENTION], if you haven't started the refresh yet, this would be a lot easier for you (if it works): Stagefright Fix for Lollipop. Just flash it with FlashFire, and then run another Stagefright Detector scan and let me know what it reports.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Redhawk2000:
It looks like you have to be on OC3 or later to use that. I'm still on kitkat at the moment so I don't think that would work, right?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] e-bert:
Thank you very much for your quick and clarifying answer. Yeah, you're right: I've just verified that the file I previously downloaded is linked at the same single post where muniz_ri published his rootable version, which I am downloading now. Let's see if I have luck with TR and this version, 'cause I live in a country where Samsung's firmware "disables" WiFi access once it detects the location, LOL.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] d800d00d:
Darn, you're absolutely right; don't use it! Sorry about that, just trying to make it easier on you, haha. #fail
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] d800d00d:
You're welcome, best of luck. Let me know how it goes with following the guide, OK? :cool:

That's a pretty unique challenge you're facing, being in Cuba... All I can add is that as soon as the phone boots back up after flashing a ROM, GPS/Location will be enabled by default, and the setup wizard will also prompt you to set up WiFi (but you can skip that step if needed). So just make sure to pull down the notification shade as soon as possible and toggle off GPS/Location. Hope that helps. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] e-bert:
OK. I'll report back when I get some results. But my situation is worse than you supose, because the system detects the country via mobile network (even without simcard). My only hope is that NB1's older "WiFi Country Code locking policy" would let me use WiFi after a factory reset, 'cause OC4 doesn't even let me pull down notification quick settings until I've past the Setup Wizard, and by then it's too late.

EDIT: Hell Yeah!!! Done, OK2 rooted, up and running like a champ. WiFi "repaired". [MENTION=7354713]d800d00d[/MENTION], Thank You a lot for the perfect guide.

EDIT2: By the way, nice avatar. Reminds me how I laughed watching The Big Lebowski.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Redhawk2000:
Took me 20 minutes and went fine (I did have to use the second version of the xposed file). It's nice that my screen actually rotates now, unlike before. A few issues, that seem to have nothing to do with this update is that if I go into settings-->accounts and try to edit my google account settings, it crashes settings. Many online apparently are having the same issue. You can work around this by going to the gallery app and going into the settings of that app and choosing the google account there. Still have hours of work to customize though :)

Thanks so much!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] d800d00d:
Haha, far out man. :cool: So I'm curious, was NB1's older "WiFi Country Code locking policy" the key, or did you just follow the guide to rooted OK2 and then find some other way to restore WiFi?

You used the "GC concurrent" file too? I think that makes three of us now; I'll update the guide to reflect that. I have that same Google Account glitch, and I work around it the same way you described. Have fun reconfiguring. ;)

Thank you both very much for reporting back. If you wouldn't mind giving me a Thanks on the original post, just so that other users can see this guide has actually worked a few times now, I'd be much obliged! :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] e-bert:
Well, both: I've followed your guide to the letter and "my only hope" didn't fail, with NB1 letting me use WiFi (without SIM card) just to get root. The rest was a piece of cake: once in LP again (OK2), but rooted, I used a simple app (WiFi_Repair_Cuba.apk :p) to finally "defeat the cruel and genocidal blockade in the fields of technology". :D :good::good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Redhawk2000:
There is a nearly 500 page thread on this unofficial build of xposed. Without reading it all may I assume this method uses v 75 because no higher is possible? I only care because one module I wanted to use needs a higher version. Not a huge deal though.

Post here talks about uninstalling xposed earlier than v 80 and installing 85.

http://xdaforums.com/xposed/unofficial-xposed-samsung-lollipop-t3113463/post65373013#post65373013
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] d800d00d:
I assume [MENTION=4898097]arter97[/MENTION] hasn't released a more recent version yet, otherwise he'd update the first post in that thread. However, and I didn't see this till now (looks like it was updated just a few days ago), but you can try this one out: Xposed Framework v85 from developer [MENTION=2715309]dkcldark[/MENTION]

If you decide to try it out, let me know if it works or not. :good:

Edit: lol you beat me to it! :laugh: Have you already installed v75? If so, arter97 warns against using his own framework uninstaller for v75+. Use the arm(v7) uninstaller from rovo89 instead.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Redhawk2000:
I do have the exposed version installed from your instructions. I doubt that I will be adventurous and try these higher versions of xposed unless someone else posts exactly how they did it and that it worked. The module that I wanted to use requires v 79 or higher but I can live without that specific module.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] cwhedger:
d800..thanks for putting this info in one place! I got to rooting and upgrading firmware section, thru step 5 just fine...however my phone is stuck at the little green android man-downloading do not turn off target screen for about 2 hours.. is this normal? should I continue waiting? thanks

charly
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] cwhedger:
ok.. my bad. I didn't follow thru and check odin.

Phone has booted fine. NOw what the purpose of installing xposed?

thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] clgt:
So we can upgrade from NB1 (4.4.2) directly to OK2 (5.0.1) right? Just need stock to NB1 then upgrade OK2 via stock recovery?

Actually I'm owning MF3 (4.2.2) rooted and looking for 5.0.1 or pure android.

Thanks you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AWildGamer:
So, I followed the whole guide and it worked flawlessly, but when I tried installing the Xposed Framework (xposed-v75-sdk21-arm-arter97-snapdragon_requestConcurrentGC.zip), FlashFire must've stopped working, because my screen just went black and I had to reboot my phone.

When I did that, the first screen that showed was the "Samsung" screen with the "Custom" at the bottom and the open lock. What does that mean, exactly? Because I don't believe I did anything wrong :confused: :eek:

[UPDATE:] I just read the bottom of the thread, I had skipped that part. So, apparently I triggered the flag, which hopefully I'll reset soon
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Redhawk2000:
So I finally updated a galaxy tablet of mine and used that v85 version from of xposed from dkcldark via flashfire and it worked great. So I got brave enough to use the xposed uninstaller (specifically the one you noted from rovo89) using flashfire to remove v75 and then used the installer from dkcldark for v85 and it went great. I don't know if you would consider updating your tutorial to possibly just suggest using dkcldark's version since it gives a more up to date version of xposed (and he seems to update it further as appropriate). You might want to verify it again yourself, though (or someone else) before just going on my word.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Crystalpnk:
Can I just skip to step 3?

I have a SGH-I337 AT&T, running 4.4.2, I bought it rooted and Carrier unlocked. There are no apps on the phone to tell me what root was used. Is it safe to skip to the firmware update (step 3) not knowing the type of root? I also don't know what baseband I currently have, is that a factor?

I've heard - on this site I believe, that once you're running 4.3 or higher you cannot downgrade. I have read through the other comments on this thread and want to be sure about the root thing before I attempt anything. I've only rooted 1 phone (not this one), flashing is new to me. I have been experiencing some issues and was advised to update the phone, but being rooted I cannot get the OTA updates from the carrier. Samsung and AT&T said to flash back to stock and I'll be able to get OTA updates, but Best Buy cannot flash it because it is rooted.

Oh, I also read that when flashing some have problems with Google Play and the license - will that be a problem if I follow this guide?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] d800d00d:
"Samsung and AT&T said to flash back to stock and I'll be able to get OTA updates." That's correct.

"Best Buy cannot flash it because it is rooted." The only reason to flash a phone is if it's rooted, so Best Buy is just telling you, "We don't flash phones." Flashing your phone will have to be something that you do yourself.

"I've only rooted 1 phone (not this one), flashing is new to me." Not to worry, you have a top notch guide to lead you through it step-by-step. Please read the entire guide first so that you understand the whole process before jumping in. Then, when you're ready to begin, please make sure to follow the guide to the letter.

Is it safe to do the firmware update not knowing the type of root? As long as you're sure you're rooted, you don't need to know what method was used to get root.

I also don't know what baseband I currently have, is that a factor? Not if you're already rooted. But it's an exceedingly simple thing to find out (see guide).

I've heard - on this site I believe, that once you're running 4.3 or higher you cannot downgrade. You can downgrade to 4.4.2 from anything higher. There's no reason to downgrade to anything lower than that.

I also read that when flashing, some have problems with Google Play and the license - will that be a problem if I follow this guide? No. :good:

Now a question from me to you: your goal appears to be upgrading your firmware, but do you also want root? You have to decide that first. Basically you have two choices:

You could flash back to stock and then just OTA update to the latest firmware; that would give you a fully updated, stock,

unrooted

device that

can

receive future OTAs (if there will even be any) but

can't

be rooted, or

You could follow this guide's "keep root method" to update to the latest firmware; that would give you a fully updated, stock,

rooted

device that

can't

receive future OTAs (if there will even be any).