I was wondering if anyone with a GPe edition of the xzu had gotten it rooted and modifed the build.prop so that could put it into tablet mode.
Not sure I just ordered mine but I'm waiting so we both are in the same boat
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Yes, the GPe is rooted and yes you can kick it into tablet mode.
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@Lord can you point to the root method please
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Jump down to "Rooting GPe".
ryuken11221 said:
@Lord can you point to the root method please
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unlock your bootloader flash this kernel then flash superSU update zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2579005
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Jump down to "Rooting GPe".
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This is what I have been waiting for! I recently picked up my gTab plus 7.0, and I love apps in tablet mode, and I just felt it ashame that such a great device would be stuck with the phone mode version of many apps on that huge 6.44 display.
i think ill just wait for a better method i want to be able to back up my TA partition so that i can relock my bootloader if i needed to
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i think ill just wait for a better method i want to be able to back up my TA partition so that i can relock my bootloader if i needed to
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You can. Downgrade to 532, root,backup TA, update to 290 and'root again. I'm skipping a couple of steps now, but you'll get it.
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You can. Downgrade to 532, root,backup TA, update to 290 and'root again. I'm skipping a couple of steps now, but you'll get it.
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You sure I have the Google Play Edition so I'm not sure what your talking about
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ryuken11221 said:
You sure I have the Google Play Edition so I'm not sure what your talking about
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Hey, ho.. It's/was new years eve when i wrote that (i.e drunk). Do you have a GPe or Xperia ZU? If you have a GPe, yes, you can root it, and if you have an Xperia Z Ultra (stock Sony), yes you can root it.
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Hey, ho.. It's/was new years eve when i wrote that (i.e drunk). Do you have a GPe or Xperia ZU? If you have a GPe, yes, you can root it, and if you have an Xperia Z Ultra (stock Sony), yes you can root it.
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Yeah I have the GPE not the ZU but its OK for now I guess I only use it to do my titanium backups and transfer info from phone to phone but I'll wait I want the the ability to relock my boot loader if I need it serviced at all so from this point its only a matter of time till it gets done
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Hi all!
Tomorrow I will receive my new phone and send away my beloved Note 2.
I have loved the note series but I was too pissed off with Samsung shying away from 6" and giving us a measly .18" display increase on the Note 3 so I decided to try something else.
I have been reading a lot and learning about accessories for the phone etc. And of course ready to root and try a ROM and OCing righaway.
So just wanted to say hi to my new community!
hello
Hello(^_^)v
Oy!
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Hi all!
Tomorrow I will receive my new phone and send away my beloved Note 2.
I have loved the note series but I was too pissed off with Samsung shying away from 6" and giving us a measly .18" display increase on the Note 3 so I decided to try something else.
I have been reading a lot and learning about accessories for the phone etc. And of course ready to root and try a ROM and OCing righaway.
So just wanted to say hi to my new community!
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Read some more. There is no oc kernel for stock. Or did I missed it?
Morning, dude, welcome!
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boterkaaseneieren said:
Read some more. There is no oc kernel for stock. Or did I missed it?
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Urm, did he mention anything about stock?
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Morning, dude, welcome!
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Urm, did he mention anything about stock?
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Nope he didn't. Come to think of it. Can you flash a rom without root? Only install recovery?
boterkaaseneieren said:
Nope he didn't. Come to think of it. Can you flash a rom without root? Only install recovery?
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Nay, you need root to install recovery, but you can use recovery without unlocking your bootloader. You can't flash custom ROMs (CM/Omni/PA/modified stock) without unlocking it though.
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Nay, you need root to install recovery, but you can use recovery without unlocking your bootloader. You can't flash custom ROMs (CM/Omni/PA/modified stock) without unlocking it though.
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I saw in development a rom for locked and unlocked boot loader. Are you sure?
Funny cause I read something like that too and is very confusing coming from the Samsung world so I guess I need to relearn things again
boterkaaseneieren said:
I saw in development a rom for locked and unlocked boot loader. Are you sure?
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Well, since you mentioned it, i'm not that sure anymore. If it's possible to flash a modified stock ROM with a locked bootloader, it doesn't include AOSP ROMs, since i know that you must have an unlocked bootloader to flash those because of signatures etc.
(Feel free to correct me, people!)
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Well, since you mentioned it, i'm not that sure anymore. If it's possible to flash a modified stock ROM with a locked bootloader, it doesn't include AOSP ROMs, since i know that you must have an unlocked bootloader to flash those because of signatures etc.
(Feel free to correct me, people!)
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To elaborate, you can't use custom kernels with locked bootloaders. The signatures mismatch and thus, the ROM doesn't work. That includes AOSP kernels obviously.
Unlocked bootloaders don't check the kernel signature and thus, you can use custom kernels. ROMs have nothing to do with it. The 'custom' ROM being mentioned uses a stock kernel, so it can run on both LB and UB.
Basically,
Locked ---> Stock kernel from Sony only.
Unlocked ---> All kernels.
Is it possible to change the system font like in Samsung note2
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Is it possible to change the system font like in Samsung note2
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yep with root I think
lrcquest said:
Is it possible to change the system font like in Samsung note2
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Yeah, iFont should work. I haven't tried it on the ZU though, so do a full NAND backup before trying.
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I too have come to the X Z U from a SG Note2. I had been contemplating the note3 but the region locking killed that idea.
Now the Note 2 seems ordinary size, and smaller phones like toys! And the XZU is definitely faster than the Note 2, even though the latter never felt slow.
Just got my Xperia ZU last night. Totally, new to Android coming from IOS. Glad to be off that POS.
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Just got my Xperia ZU last night. Totally, new to Android coming from IOS. Glad to be off that POS.
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Welcome to the light!
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Just got it!
Now trying to follow the guides to back up first then start tweaking. Damn is BIG!
stimps403 said:
Just got my Xperia ZU last night. Totally, new to Android coming from IOS. Glad to be off that POS.
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Congrats! Since you're new to Android, feel free to ask us stuff!
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Just got it!
Now trying to follow the guides to back up first then start tweaking. Damn is BIG!
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Woo! Congrats! Yes, it's HUGE, but it'll grow on you after using it a week or two and it'll "shrink" in your head.
Hey guys so if you've got any news regarding kitkat post it here!
On our Xperia devices we obviously have Xperia care and I decided to ask on there and someome who posts all the time ( maybe works for Sony?) answered
What do you think?
J
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Hey guys so if you've got any news regarding kitkat post it here!
On our Xperia devices we obviously have Xperia care and I decided to ask on there and someome who posts all the time ( maybe works for Sony?) answered
What do you think?
J
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Feb early, may be !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would imagine xperiablog.net will be the first to confirm...
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So a random moderator on a forum that has no direct connection to Sony (i.e he doesn't work for Sony) says KK will probably be released at some point. That's not news.
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So a random moderator on a forum that has no direct connection to Sony (i.e he doesn't work for Sony) says KK will probably be released at some point. That's not news.
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He said Maybe after 4.3 is released for the SP etc so that would be early February?
Yes, but we already knew that. Sony said that 4.4 for the Z1 and ZU is scheduled to be released in January/February, so this isn't news.
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Yes, but we already knew that. Sony said that 4.4 for the Z1 and ZU is scheduled to be released in January/February, so this isn't news.
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Sorry, I didnt see that
JackHanAnLG said:
Sorry, I didnt see that
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And that's totally fine. I guess not everybody has picked that tiny detail up, so I understand why you thought this was news.
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I've got an interesting question. Once Kitkat has been officially released by Sony, would obtaining root be fairly easy?
Or would it be a mission like on current 4.3 firmwares where we have to downgrade, root, flash, etc?
I'm still on 4.2 and will not bother upgrading until Kitkat has been released and obtaining root is done by a one click procedure.
If anything it'll be harder to root
And you would more then likely have to downgrade etc
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kanej2006 said:
I've got an interesting question. Once Kitkat has been officially released by Sony, would obtaining root be fairly easy?
Or would it be a mission like on current 4.3 firmwares where we have to downgrade, root, flash, etc?
I'm still on 4.2 and will not bother upgrading until Kitkat has been released and obtaining root is done by a one click procedure.
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We don't know yet.
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kanej2006 said:
I've got an interesting question. Once Kitkat has been officially released by Sony, would obtaining root be fairly easy?
Or would it be a mission like on current 4.3 firmwares where we have to downgrade, root, flash, etc?
I'm still on 4.2 and will not bother upgrading until Kitkat has been released and obtaining root is done by a one click procedure.
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What Jack said
There is a slight conflict here, you want an easy root path, but you want a secure phone that no one can hijack. If there is a one click root tool then there can just as easily be a 'no click' root exploit that you dont even know has been un on your phone and the writer/hacker now has full control of your phone - see the problem?
The way Sony wants us to do it (and the best security model for us and them) is to unlock the bootloader and install recovery to flash our phones - this is what we do now except we do the extra steps of running a root exploit so we can latter restore our bootloader/TA to a factory state
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If anything it'll be harder to root
And you would more then likely have to downgrade etc
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Doh! I take it it's best I stay with 4.2 and firmware 532 for now...
There's not much of an advantage for me to update to 4.3. I already tried and saw no noticeable improvements...
blueether said:
What Jack said
There is a slight conflict here, you want an easy root path, but you want a secure phone that no one can hijack. If there is a one click root tool then there can just as easily be a 'no click' root exploit that you don't even know has been run on your phone and the writer/hacker now has full control of your phone - see the problem?
The way Sony wants us to do it (and the best security model for us and them) is to unlock the bootloader and install recovery to flash our phones - this is what we do now except we do the extra steps of running a root exploit so we can latter restore our bootloader/TA to a factory state
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I understand. What you said makes sense. I previously used Vroot to root previously like most others but after hearing rumours that were apparently true, I no longer used it. As you mentioned they may be stealing our imei numbers and taking control over our phones violating our privacy...
Since Kitkat 4.4 is around the corner, I won't bother updating to 290 Firmware. Who knows, we may need to downgrade and flash to root Kitkat.
As long as we have an unlocked bootloader root is easy
hmmm.i remembered that when the nexus 5 came in..they got it rooted fast.since the software securities of 4.4 is almost(if not the same) with 4.3..but who am i to say..im just a simple guy passing through... but hey, we already have a working kitkat rom for ZU..so why wait? *smiling
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I want a Sony UI kitkat
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oooops.in that case...wait for a month or two and dont forget to cross your fingers...
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I still have not even recieved the 4.3 update for my unlocked, unbranded swedish Ultra, and if the 4.4 is due to be released in late jan/feb, maybe Sony have forgotten my phone..:crying:
Halle said:
I still have not even recieved the 4.3 update for my unlocked, unbranded swedish Ultra, and if the 4.4 is due to be released in late jan/feb, maybe Sony have forgotten my phone..:crying:
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You're the second swede in here that haven't received 4.3, and since both Norway and Denmark received it a month ago, I'll conclude that Sony hates Sweden Sony and Ericsson did break up after all, so I guess Sony doesn't want to go back there and risk bumping into Ericsson. Awkward.
I assume you've checked PCC for the update, and that you haven't changed your CDA to a country that haven't received the update (a mistake I did).
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LordManhattan said:
You're the second swede in here that haven't received 4.3, and since both Norway and Denmark received it a month ago, I'll conclude that Sony hates Sweden Sony and Ericsson did break up after all, so I guess Sony doesn't want to go back there and risk bumping into Ericsson. Awkward.
I assume you've checked PCC for the update, and that you haven't changed your CDA to a country that haven't received the update (a mistake I did).
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I have not changed anything, it's all stock. Since I have a Mac, there is no PCC, only Sony Bridge for Mac. But no, no update there.. :S
The title said it all. Can I flash a Z ultra firmware on to Z ultra Google play edition?
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No.
monivan said:
The title said it all. Can I flash a Z ultra firmware on to Z ultra Google play edition?
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Not yet at least. Don't think anyone's thought of doing it that way, but good idea for a dev looking for a project?
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Not yet at least. Don't think anyone's thought of doing it that way, but good idea for a dev looking for a project?
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I have thought about it but dont have a GPe to play with, should be easy enough to make the ROMs with @DooMLoRD's kernel?
And I think at the moment it could only be a 4.4 based rom? or would the underlying system boot a 4.3 rom?
IF you did flash a ZU rom on to a GPe I dont think that there is an easy root back to pure GPe at the moment as there are no FTFs?, and I think I heard someone say that the GPe uses something different?
Lots of questions...
can i flash GPE software on ZU its work or not ??
yashkadam0012 said:
can i flash GPE software on ZU its work or not ??
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No, the partition sizes are different which will cause a hardbrick. There is a fully functional port here though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z-ultra/development/scrubber-t2961315
I just kicked my ZU back into .290 and PCC and Update Centre both say I'm upto date - no 14.2.A.1.136 update.
Can anyone else check or have I broken my install. two days ago the same nandroid was saying there was the .136 update ready to be DL'd
blueether said:
I just kicked my ZU back into .290 and PCC and Update Centre both say I'm upto date - no 14.2.A.1.136 update.
Can anyone else check or have I broken my install. two days ago the same nandroid was saying there was the .136 update ready to be DL'd
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Looks like I'm not the only one, looks like the same issue in Z1 land: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50545693
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Looks like I'm not the only one, looks like the same issue in Z1 land: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50545693
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Hey mate, dunno about the way you've done it, but I never got the update in the UK via pcc... Possible they pulled it?
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Hey mate, dunno about the way you've done it, but I never got the update in the UK via pcc... Possible they pulled it?
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Me too.............still on 290 here in the UK on an unbranded C6833.
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x5starguerillaa said:
Me too.............still on 290 here in the UK on an unbranded C6833.
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It's weird, I know some people on unbranded in UK got the update about a month ago. Mines actually with O2 but I'd flashed unbranded 290.
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I know. Been looking for the update daily for about a week now. Nothing.
I dont really mind though.......I have an occasional wifi drop out on 290 but nothing else serious. Also with my ZU I have held back on root/unlocking bootloader just because............it kinda does everything well without root! I remember a video by Adrian that eventually android would get to such a stage that root wouldn't be needed anymore (apart from customization). Maybe we are seeing the first step of that with sonys firmware? Obviously touchwiz, sense etc are different but Sony is pretty close to stock.
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I know. Been looking for the update daily for about a week now. Nothing.
I dont really mind though.......I have an occasional wifi drop out on 290 but nothing else serious. Also with my ZU I have held back on root/unlocking bootloader just because............it kinda does everything well without root! I remember a video by Adrian that eventually android would get to such a stage that root wouldn't be needed anymore (apart from customization). Maybe we are seeing the first step of that with sonys firmware? Obviously touchwiz, sense etc are different but Sony is pretty close to stock.
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Same here, rooting disables my banking app so reverted to stock but actually I'm very happy with stock. Touchwizz just Sucks balls full stop, you have to root.
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I rooted my Z2 and lost DRM keys. One known side effect is to lose OTA updates. I'm just wondering if people have indeed updated the firmware from 17.1.A.1.2 to 17.1.A.2.55?
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Just updated last than 5min ago
Me also. No OTA, PC companion.
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Me also. No OTA, PC companion.
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no OTA for me - could not find it on the phone but update via PC Companion.
No I just downloaded the FTF an used flashed tool. The update greatly improves the camera!
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No I just downloaded the FTF an used flashed tool. The update greatly improves the camera!
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Keeping an eye on your flickr, then! Whats's the number of the new firmware?
In OP
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To follow up on my original post. Having lost my DRM keys I was unable To OTA the update and also unable to update via the Bridge for Mac application. It notified me of the update but wouldn't proceed.
Lastly I flashed the ftf.
Has anyone noticed any lag? Most notably the pull down notification bar. It's more like a stuttering than lag.
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No lag at all here.
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Wow you unlocked your bootloader? so that means you will never be able to update it through PC Companion or OTA. You will have to re-lock the bootloader but it won't restore your TA partition. and the camera will not perform well under the low-light.
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Wow you unlocked your bootloader? so that means you will never be able to update it through PC Companion or OTA. You will have to re-lock the bootloader but it won't restore your TA partition. and the camera will not perform well under the low-light.
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Camera is great under low light so far. Updating via flashtool is hardly a bother either. As far as I've read no one knows exactly the ramifications of unlocking the Z2 bootloader, only speculation based on the Z and Z1. I definitely don't see any problem with the camera and I had always turned off the Bravia Engine anyway.
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Camera is great under low light so far. Updating via flashtool is hardly a bother either. As far as I've read no one knows exactly the ramifications of unlocking the Z2 bootloader, only speculation based on the Z and Z1. I definitely don't see any problem with the camera and I had always turned off the Bravia Engine anyway.
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Off topic:
Do you think you can share some pictures of low-light shots of your phone? wanna see if it has that same smoothening algorithm is going or not.
Thanks again, and sorry to ask too much. :silly:
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Camera is great under low light so far. Updating via flashtool is hardly a bother either. As far as I've read no one knows exactly the ramifications of unlocking the Z2 bootloader, only speculation based on the Z and Z1. I definitely don't see any problem with the camera and I had always turned off the Bravia Engine anyway.
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Bravia engine is working on mine after unlocking bootloader....
shollywood said:
Bravia engine is working on mine after unlocking bootloader....
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You think you can post some of your low-light shots with Full resolution with SA and MA with different scenes and all? :highfive: