Hi Guys
I own a Xperia Tablet Z and I live in South Africa, why I state where I live is because I'm assuming updates take forever to get here
4.3 was released for Xperia devices in December, and its now 7 January and I haven't received the 4.3 update, now I don't know if I should wait and hope to get it or just load the custom ROM?
Cause if I'm waiting for 4.3, how long will it take for 4.4 to get here
Wait for updates? Or just load custom ROM
Custom Roms are the best, cause I can always change, but I also like having the original state that Sony does there UI
Ideas?
Hi, how are you checking for the update? I ask because for now there is no OTA update. You can only update by PC Companion or the Sony Update Service.
I also like to keep my tablet looking stock but I like to get rid of bloat ware and Sony apps I don't use. Because of the lack of development and custom roms for this device I decided to update by PC Companion and then disable the apps I don't want in settings - apps. That way I have stock without the bloatware.
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You can also download a ftf and Flash it via Flashtools. Stock ROM, but manual install...
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Hi guyz,
After messing around a bit with my new Ray, i realize i prefer it being factory pure, being able to get updates from Sony and use PCC and stuff like this, running the official rom.
I know how to get back to official software through flashtool, but i was wondering if there was any way to get my phone back to the way he was out of the box. Is there ?
Kafka Datura said:
Hi guyz,
After messing around a bit with my new Ray, i realize i prefer it being factory pure, being able to get updates from Sony and use PCC and stuff like this, running the official rom.
I know how to get back to official software through flashtool, but i was wondering if there was any way to get my phone back to the way he was out of the box. Is there ?
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If you dont have unlocked BL then you should be able to repair firmware in PCC and it should be as it was new i think!!?
flashing back stock rom, and than stock kernel?
My xperia X10a has slowed down tremendously and giving lots of trouble for the last few months and I wish to re-install the android 2.3.
I had rooted the phone myself after reading threads here. I have also read here that the stock version isn't really that good so I was thinking of re-installing the sony version.
1. Would Sony allow re-installing android on a rooted phone?
2. If Yes, would I have to root the phone again after installation to remove the Sony crapware? (That would be a max pain as it took hrs the first time to figure out and I didn't make any notes)
Yes and yes.
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Hello folks,
Here's what I'm trying to achieve. My two Us are Middle East devices with the SI numbers 1261-8745 (white) and 1261-8746 (black.) As some of you may well know, there was (and still isn't) no "official" ICS upgrade for Mideast-sold U's, so I had to flash ICS manually. I tried several versions of ICS, including Generic_World, but all I got was lag, lag and more lag! Sometimes the problem was so severe that the devices were almost unusable, what with having to reboot several times a day. I mean, heck, my old Xperia Rays, with their inferior hardware, perform much better with their "officially" obtained ICS upgrades - so much so that sometimes I find myself picking them up in the morning and leaving my U's at home!
So, I realized I was much better off with the stock GB that originally was on the devices. Now, I don't have the exact original FTF/kernel that came out of the box, but I'm figuring I should be fine with Generic_World or something similar. Problem is, each time I flash GB (2.3.7), it tells me that an update to ICS is available - which it never did when my phone was still on its original GB, not even through PC Companion. So, what I want is exactly this: to reflash GB and NOT to be notified of the ICS upgrade.
Now, I might have got this all wrong, but from what I've gathered so far, I figured that after flashing the GB rom, I can achieve this by editing the build.prop file and changing the SI numbers to the ones I mentioned above - which should prevent GB from notifying me of the ICS upgrade. Am I correct? Or am I missing something? Please let me know.
Best regards,
Shady
What you can do is that, root your Xperia with the GB f/w and then download an application that is capable of freezing system apps.. Freeze the 'update centre' app and it will not show any notification regarding the update..
Or download any root explorer and delete the same app!
Sent from my Xperia P running CM 10.1
iamdchosen1 said:
What you can do is that, root your Xperia with the GB f/w and then download an application that is capable of freezing system apps.. Freeze the 'update centre' app and it will not show any notification regarding the update..
Or download any root explorer and delete the same app!
Sent from my Xperia P running CM 10.1
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Thanks, but what if I want to do it the hard way? Is there a way to get the phones back to the exact same stock GB that came on them out of the box (i.e. the one for the Middle East) without knowing what that exact version was? Is there a way to "modify" a Generic_World rom to turn it into that?
I also have two other brand new, unmolested U's that are still in lying in their boxes. Is there a way for me to "port" their stock roms into the older ones?
Shady
Hey guys, I live in Ontario Canada, and I am looking to purchasing the Z Ultra from the U.S via ebay, its the model Xperia C6833.
The phone comes with Android 4.3 Jellybean, my question is though that how do I upgrade to 4.4 Kitkat? Is it an easy thing to do or do I have to start rooting and all that nonsense? I am hoping its just done by hitting an update button or some thing like in iTunes.
I am coming from an iPhone so I have never owned or worked with an Android.
I would really appreciate any feedback, thanks!
Torguy said:
Hey guys, I live in Ontario Canada, and I am looking to purchasing the Z Ultra from the U.S via ebay, its the model Xperia C6833.
The phone comes with Android 4.3 Jellybean, my question is though that how do I upgrade to 4.4 Kitkat? Is it an easy thing to do or do I have to start rooting and all that nonsense? I am hoping its just done by hitting an update button or some thing like in iTunes.
I am coming from an iPhone so I have never owned or worked with an Android.
I would really appreciate any feedback, thanks!
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Easy, just install PC companion (or if you are on a mac what ever the equivalent is), plug in the Ultra and update. You dont even need the PC software normally as it can download the updates its self.
If all else fails you can use a handy tool called Flashtool and manually flash FTFs (packaged Sony updates that the comunity have downloaded and put together [equivalent to doing a full wipe/factory reset of the firmware with Sony's software])
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Easy, just install PC companion (or if you are on a mac what ever the equivalent is), plug in the Ultra and update. You dont even need the PC software normally as it can download the updates its self.
If all else fails you can use a handy tool called Flashtool and manually flash FTFs (packaged Sony updates that the comunity have downloaded and put together [equivalent to doing a full wipe/factory reset of the firmware with Sony's software])
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thank you for being so polite with your answer.
Thread closed as the information is easily found when searching
Hi, this will probably be a silly question but I can't find a straightway answer for it.
I've just bought an used Sony Xperia Z2. Coming from a Nexus 4 I would like to be able to get an Android stock ROM in my Z2. Not the stock ROM with Sony add ons, but something as close as I would get in a Nexus device.
Is that possible? And after I do it, will it update automatically to new versions of Android?
jbssm said:
Hi, this will probably be a silly question but I can't find a straightway answer for it.
I've just bought an used Sony Xperia Z2. Coming from a Nexus 4 I would like to be able to get an Android stock ROM in my Z2. Not the stock ROM with Sony add ons, but something as close as I would get in a Nexus device.
Is that possible? And after I do it, will it update automatically to new versions of Android?
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root your phone,install a recovery and flash a cm12 or cm11 rom... if there is an update just flash it and you will be updated... i have made a tutorial on how to do it so if you want,check it out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cE... have the 4k feature neither the xreality one
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Hi, this will probably be a silly question but I can't find a straightway answer for it.
I've just bought an used Sony Xperia Z2. Coming from a Nexus 4 I would like to be able to get an Android stock ROM in my Z2. Not the stock ROM with Sony add ons, but something as close as I would get in a Nexus device.
Is that possible? And after I do it, will it update automatically to new versions of Android?
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You want Vanilla android or Pure Android. The Sony add on Android is actually the lightest skin from an OEM (HTC, Samsung, LG, Huawei) so I don't really get the incentive to change it. But if you must all you need to do is:
- turn on developer mode on the phone
-unlock the bootloader on said phone
-flash custom recovery, then use recovery to make Nandroid Backup of stock system
-at this point you can either root your phone or just flash your choice of ROM (CM, Paranoid Android, Aurora are good vanilla options).
Once you flash a custom rom you will no longer automatic OTA updates. You will have to manually flash any updated ROM.
YouTube for more details.
You could do little tweaks to make your Z2 appear like Pure Android without flashing a rom. U can do things like: installing Google launcher or Nova launcher, Google keyboard, Google calender, etc
Ok, thank you.
So my only option is installing something like Cyanogenmod I see. I was getting confused by the AOSP build from Sony and what it was abut but now I see it's not really usable for normal phone operations.