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....
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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:
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VIA Mobile Xperia
A small firmware update has been certified by the PTCRB for the Xperia Z Ultra (C6802, C6833 and C6806). The new build number 14.1.B.1.532 is a minor revision over the previous update (14.1.B.1.526), which recently started rolling out.
Interestingly, it is the first firmware to be certified for the C6843 model of the Xperia Z Ultra. This may suggest a release soon, although we are unsure exactly which region this SKU will be targeted to.
Source; http://www.mobilexperia.com/minor-xperia-z-ultra-firmware-certified-14-1-b-1-532.html
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Do you know when?
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I've just installed from PC Companion.
HK device.
I don't see any different. And did not try SOD
Oooooooo please try sod to see if it's been cured
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my z utra got 532 update
i got mine just now.
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i got mine just now.
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My too... on the hong kong versión :good:
After update to the latest firmware..how about Root? Need to root again?
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After update to the latest firmware..how about Root? Need to root again?
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Course after update you loose the root but I'm rooted like always with vroot
Anyone have a C6833 and updated.
Has sod gone?
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Has sod gone?
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Heard sod is still there
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SOD still alive and kicking in this firmware
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I never get a SOD... On any firmware
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The SOD only kicked for me on the last 2 firms if I disable the Backlight Optimizations.
I flashed back to the .475...Easy and without anything to loose on a locked bootloader with Flashtools.
Best solution so far until Sony finds out what is wrong...
I guess we all have different hardware manufacturers.
Because not everyone have sods.
If you guys will report SOD issues on sony web site they will take this problem more seriously.
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z-Ultra/bd-p/22069
Max reports more chance they will fix that fast.
Also after any software update you need to repair your phone with Sony Update Service. (That will help you "fully" clean your device. We all know what's happening when you installing new base on top of old. (Please remember dirty installation will result to many bags and old sod's even after latest update)
Stay tuned
Best Regards.
I just installed 532... from New Zealand and un-changed build.prop.
Never had the SOD and still don't have it. I like the different UI (opposed to my last firmware)
- Battery still the same
- Home screen transitions seem a little hesitant for me.. (anyone else?)
- Bluetooth 212 kb/s transfer speed... (used to cap at 202 kb/s on previous FW. Although that may just be coincidence)
- Nothing else noticeable here.
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I just installed 532... from New Zealand and un-changed build.prop.
Never had the SOD and still don't have it. I like the different UI (opposed to my last firmware)
- Battery still the same
- Home screen transitions seem a little hesitant for me.. (anyone else?)
- Bluetooth 212 kb/s transfer speed... (used to cap at 202 kb/s on previous FW. Although that may just be coincidence)
- Nothing else noticeable here.
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what device have you got, have you got a C6833, can you provide your build.prop.
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what device have you got, have you got a C6833, can you provide your build.prop.
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Nope its the c6802 HSPA+... You want my location number? or the whole build.prop file to replace???
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Nope its the c6802 HSPA+... You want my location number? or the whole build.prop file to replace???
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It don't matter mate, I was hoping you had a C6833, as we are stuck on 510 at the moment.
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Nope its the c6802 HSPA+... You want my location number? or the whole build.prop file to replace???
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Could you screen shot your build prop for me so i can change my country code to see if i can loose the sod on optimize backlight unticked. That would be great cheers
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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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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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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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'm sorry if this has been asked before, I'm a previous Z1 user and thinking of getting the z2, can the TA be backed up? Thanks in advance!
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I'm sorry if this has been asked before, I'm a previous Z1 user and thinking of getting the z2, can the TA be backed up? Thanks in advance!
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There is no method of backing up the TA partition yet. You don't loose much by wiping the DRM keys though. The only thing that i noticed stopped working was the video unlimited service which most of us probably don't use anyway. X-Reality engine and camera keep working without DRM keys.
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I'm sorry if this has been asked before, I'm a previous Z1 user and thinking of getting the z2, can the TA be backed up? Thanks in advance!
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Not yet
Alright, gonna buy It and back to development!
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GiGi. said:
There is no method of backing up the TA partition yet. You don't loose much by wiping the DRM keys though. The only thing that i noticed stopped working was the video unlimited service which most of us probably don't use anyway. X-Reality engine and camera keep working without DRM keys.
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my x reality isnt working since i unlocked
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my x reality isnt working since i unlocked
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Follow those steps if you are sure it's not working for you. Take 2 screenshots with and without x-reality and compare them on your computer. X-Reality is working perfectly fine.
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Follow those steps if you are sure it's not working for you. Take 2 screenshots with and without x-reality and compare them on your computer. X-Reality is working perfectly fine.
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Not only have i done that, i also posted the screenshots on here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755893 there is no difference
Edit, my mistake, didnt click link lol, i havent reflashed a stock firmware n to be honest i cant be bothered either.... x reality dont do much anyway
If you are talking about post with blue cigarette pack and blue monitor, then its quite obvious xreality is working, you have to be blind to not see that oversaturation
When you have a method for root access on a locked bootloader, I think it will be possible to backup
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To clear up some doubts
Doomlord has mentioned nothing at all breaks with 4.4 when you unlock your bootloader
It seems all of Z2s ive had hand with havent had any affect of unlocking your bootloader
Backing up your TA partition isnt posible at this time probably because no one has even tried
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If you are talking about post with blue cigarette pack and blue monitor, then its quite obvious xreality is working, you have to be blind to not see that oversaturation
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yes im talking about pics with cigarette packet and monitor, this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755893&page=3 page 3, post 28, as anyone can clearly see there is absolutely no difference in the first 2 pics (do note the blu in the title = bootloader unlocked) and then in the next 2 pics (please note the lb in the title for locked bootloader) there is clearly a difference.
Edit: my mistake, thought envious data wrote that (hmmmm maybe i do have vision issues after all lol). Deleted the bit that wasnt aimed at feis
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yes im talking about pics with cigarette packet and monitor, this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755893&page=3 page 3, post 28, as anyone can clearly see there is absolutely no difference in the first 2 pics (do note the blu in the title = bootloader unlocked) and then in the next 2 pics (please note the lb in the title for locked bootloader) there is clearly a difference.
Edit: my mistake, thought envious data wrote that (hmmmm maybe i do have vision issues after all lol). Deleted the bit that wasnt aimed at feis
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Your x-Reality engine is working as intended. You got no issues.
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Your x-Reality engine is working as intended. You got no issues.
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Really??? my laptops f****** then, coz there aint no difference
Your notebook is fine, the effects of X-Reality can be seen on only Sony devices supporting the feature and only on Sony apps, such as Album and Movies. I am sure that I am correct in my presumption.
Either ways I personally do not care, care more audio output quality.
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Your notebook is fine, the effects of X-Reality can be seen on only Sony devices supporting the feature and only on Sony apps, such as Album and Movies. I am sure that I am correct in my presumption.
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You are correct and also wrong. It can be seen only on phone's screen but the pictures in that thread are screen snapshots from Album, so you see a difference (pictures 3-4, closeup of the cigarette pack)
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Your notebook is fine, the effects of X-Reality can be seen on only Sony devices supporting the feature and only on Sony apps, such as Album and Movies. I am sure that I am correct in my presumption.
Either ways I personally do not care, care more audio output quality.
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lol i know its fine, as i know my x-reality is no longer working. It dont come across well in text but saying it was f****** was pure sarcasm
i am a samsung user,i want to jump on to sony xperia z2 coz im tired of that boring design of samsung and now when i was comparing a demo at the store,z2 superior auto is less sharp to samsung 16mp auto,but 20mp was better than samsung in sharpness,but there overall appearance is not as cool as superior auto,dont know why,maybe we got to adjust some settings,so why isnt sony giving that 20mp superior auto,i dont care if it take 10mb pics or 20mb pics,i got a 64gb sd card,why arent they giving us that option? what is the use of 20mp if it doesnt take good pics? not all are camera pros to adjust all the setting like iso and **** for diff shots for diff lighting conditions,will they make it auto in future updates? btw i dont want to root my device if i get z2 and use mods for that ****
There is an Xposed module to enable 20MP in superior auto
I think rizal lovins cybershot mod does the same too
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Do we have to root the device for that??
Yes
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Yes
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can you post a link for a how-to root on the Z2? I couldn't find anything in the Android Development section for root.
You have to unlock your bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2702001
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if i unlock the bootloader i wont get official updates,right?
doomlord has said that nothing at all is lost from unlocking your bootloader
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Now I am tempted to unlock it and root my phone! Scared as hell though since I have never done anything like it before.
Fadeless said:
Now I am tempted to unlock it and root my phone! Scared as hell though since I have never done anything like it before.
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same as you :/ im scared of damaging my phone
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same as you :/ im scared of damaging my phone
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It's easy guys, i tried to post a simple thread the other day with required files and simple step by step instructions my 6 year old niece could follow, but it wouldnt let me for some reason.
Will try again later. For the record, my xreality stopped working after i unlocked, although some people say theres is fine. Not a big deal and i aint tried yet but apparently you can get it going again
unlocking your bootloader is safe so long as you folow the instructions
warning- your warrenty is void if you Unlock your BL(bootloader)
if you want to unlock your bootloader , id recomend you use this tool
flashtool.net
also id recomend looking at development forums, doomlord has posted some nice info, a guide even
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im not doing it :3 i don't want to lose that x reality thats the only thing i can show to people about the speciality of my phone haha
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im not doing it :3 i don't want to lose that x reality thats the only thing i can show to people about the speciality of my phone haha
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im not too sure x-reality is lost, it seems mixed
anyway ill be buying another xperia Z2 this time for my self, and ill unlock the bootloader and conform if X-reality is still working
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im not too sure x-reality is lost, it seems mixed
anyway ill be buying another xperia Z2 this time for my self, and ill unlock the bootloader and conform if X-reality is still working
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keep us update
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There is an Xposed module to enable 20MP in superior auto
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Hi can you let me know what the xposed module is called or link it to me I cant find it thank you
It's called 20MP Superior Auto. Should be like the first module listed under downloads.
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