Hi everyone,
I would like to have your opinions on unlocking my bootloader. Should I unlock officially from Sony or use flashtool?
I did it like a month ago. It delets everything in your storage. And I'm not happy with camera quallity after unlocking the bootloader. It is so noisy!
So if you really want to give custom roms a try, I don't recommend it. Specially since official roms are ok in my opinion.
U can try envi rom
. It's pretty much stock Sony but it's been tweaked for performance and other slight aesthetics. It's not been upgraded for lollipop yet though.
There's always Xposed though
You can only unlock via sony as you need the unlock code
88X88 said:
I did it like a month ago. It delets everything in your storage. And I'm not happy with camera quallity after unlocking the bootloader. It is so noisy!
So if you really want to give custom roms a try, I don't recommend it. Specially since official roms are ok in my opinion.
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Camera quality is only affected in older firmwares and is fine on custom roms imo.
Theres two Z2s in my house; one unlocked bootloader, one without. The camera quality is atrocious on the unlocked bootloader Z2 in comparison.
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Does flashfire from chainfire work with our z2?
Eanan said:
Theres two Z2s in my house; one unlocked bootloader, one without. The camera quality is atrocious on the unlocked bootloader Z2 in comparison.
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Wow. Really, There's such a huge difference?
I think I'm gonna try it also on another Z2 that is still locked.
mr.loverlover said:
Wow. Really, There's such a huge difference?
I think I'm gonna try it also on another Z2 that is still locked.
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Come on, people! Haven't you heard of the DRM restoration thread in the cross-development section? It restores the camera quality on locked bootloader(also X-reality and noise cancellation).
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Come on, people! Haven't you heard of the DRM restoration thread in the cross-development section? It restores the camera quality on locked bootloader(also X-reality and noise cancellation).
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Well yes, I've heard, but I didn't think the difference is so big.
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Come on, people! Haven't you heard of the DRM restoration thread in the cross-development section? It restores the camera quality on locked bootloader(also X-reality and noise cancellation).
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No actually I did not know that. I knew there is a way of restoring DRM keys, and I have a backup of them, but I thought it would lock the bootloader again. Thanks for this information!
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Hey guys, my friend has an evo 3d and he is having trouble with crashes etc on stock. He asked if I could root his phone for him. Could you throw out some suggestions for the smoothest most reliable cdma rom for this phone. Keep in mind, after I flash the phone he will probably never update the from so make it a good one! Thanks.
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Hey guys, my friend has an evo 3d and he is having trouble with crashes etc on stock. He asked if I could root his phone for him. Could you throw out some suggestions for the smoothest most reliable cdma rom for this phone. Keep in mind, after I flash the phone he will probably never update the from so make it a good one! Thanks.
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Nearly all the ROMs in development section are stable unless they are labled alpha. If he wants to remain stock, a master reset is probably needed.
I'm running Paranoid Android 2.52 and it is amazing. Great ROM and best of all its Jellybean. The only thing I've found wrong with this ROM is the 3d doesn't work. But 3d on phones is lame anyhow. Kinda a gimmick more than anything.
Android Revolution or MeanROM. I wouldn't recommend any others as ultra stable and fully working, as I'll assume if he's anything like my brother, it's going to have to be perfect... Otherwise he'll never let you near one of his devices again.
If he's on Virgin Mobile, go with Harmonia.
I do not recommend flashing any kernel other than stock either, unless you are positively 200% sure it will never break down. Stock kernel as I have seen is the most bug free (although definitely NOT the smoothest, not by a long shot).
Make sure you tell him what you're doing if you decide to flash a custom kernel, and do NOT under any circumstances over clock. If he accidently touches something and ends up at 1.8gHz and performance governor, (while he may come to you to try and fix it) he may also end up obliterating the hardware on his phone.
I only know from past experiences.
So to end on a final note.
Enhanced stock is really the only way to go to ensure ultimate stability. And unless he is going to flash ROMs himself, that's my opinion.
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I've found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...d-dalvik-bionic-library-optimization-t2537299
Question is, are these libraries compatible with our XZU? Did someone try to flash it?
Tried two (from op and z2) with carbon and got bootloop with both. Didnt try rest
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Tried two (from op and z2) with carbon and got bootloop with both. Didnt try rest
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That's weird, just tried from Z2 on .757 and it works. Phone feels much, much smoother, but it may be a placebo.
U used bionic and dalvik or just one of them?
And maybe it works different with stock and aosp roms
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U used bionic and dalvik or just one of them?
And maybe it works different with stock and aosp roms
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I used dalvik+bionic, and yes, I think that it will work only for Sony based ROMs
Ah yes, this is the same files that nearly killed my Ultra the last time i tried these. I can't remember what ROM i was on at the time or any other details, but i'm not touching this again.
Me too. Now everything is enough so why change if ur not sure that it works? Thanks god(s) for recoveries and backups
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Me too. Now everything is enough so why change if ur not sure that it works? Thanks god(s) for recoveries and backups
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Well, I'm thankful for the people that tries these things out, but I've already been down that road and I got greedy. My phone is incredible fast and it doesn't lag, still I wanted more, and thus I burned my hand. My Ultra wouldn't start and my computer wouldn't recognize it. It took me 5 hours to get it functional again. All that for what? 500 points in Antutu? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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Well, I'm thankful for the people that tries these things out, but I've already been down that road and I got greedy. My phone is incredible fast and it doesn't lag, still I wanted more, and thus I burned my hand. My Ultra wouldn't start and my computer wouldn't recognize it. It took me 5 hours to get it functional again. All that for what? 500 points in Antutu? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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I did a comparison on here some time ago, about the time LordManhattan tried to break his ZU, have a search around for the thread.
and yes one of the files dootlooped my ZU as well
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My phone is incredible fast and it doesn't lag, still I wanted more, and thus I burned my hand. My Ultra wouldn't start and my computer wouldn't recognize it. It took me 5 hours to get it functional again. All that for what? 500 points in Antutu?
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Have you installed the Official Cyanogen ROM on the Xperia Z2 yet? If so, do you like it? Why or why not?
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lacking posts eh?
Anyway ive tried it and i loved it, im not sure how CM11 is supose to feel on a powerful device because last time i used, i used it on a Xperia S and even then i loved it although being unoficial
For the Z2 it is perfect. 0 bugs aside the camera being just generaly weird and the features of Cm11 are all there
CM11 however isnt for me and i am currently with stock, if i had a choice of Any rom Exept Stock and CM11 id pick CM11 because i cant have Stock in this scenario
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lacking posts eh?
Anyway ive tried it and i loved it, im not sure how CM11 is supose to feel on a powerful device because last time i used, i used it on a Xperia S and even then i loved it although being unoficial
For the Z2 it is perfect. 0 bugs aside the camera being just generaly weird and the features of Cm11 are all there
CM11 however isnt for me and i am currently with stock, if i had a choice of Any rom Exept Stock and CM11 id pick CM11 because i cant have Stock in this scenario
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Did you already restart your phone after installing CM11 ? cause the number of bugs raises to 2 after it and its a huge one (touchscreen doesnt wake from sleep)
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Did you already restart your phone after installing CM11 ? cause the number of bugs raises to 2 after it and its a huge one (touchscreen doesnt wake from sleep)
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eh i didnt do much with it at all
used it for couple of days n gave up with it because i get bored easily, stock rom is something that isnt kept in my entertainment parts of my mind
CM11- What i did
0 Reboots
0 Mods
Normal use - web browsing, videos, games blah so on so on
Also WiFi tethering doesn't work unless that's been fixed?
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I thought there is supposed to be an Official thread for it. Why is there no official thread for it?
My brother is an owner of a Stock Sony Xperia Ultra Z and since installing the 5.0.2 OTA update he can no longer make or recieve calls, and instead hears strange noises, like a needle scratching across a record, with beeps and pops like R2D2 speaking. Alarms and notification noises are similarly weird. Also massive battery drain.
Although it's intermittent, there's no pattern, and it has really scuppered his day as he relies on his phone for business and now can't make or take calls and is understandably annoyed considering this is a standard update.
Has anyone else experienced problems like this?
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Didn't experience anything of such sort...
Did you try factory reset?
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Didn't experience anything of such sort...
Did you try factory reset?
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No, not yet. Was hoping there was something a little less drastic.
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No, not yet. Was hoping there was something a little less drastic.
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I guess that isn't as bad as it sounds. Just backup everything before doing it.
What is drastic for me is the event that you have to use Flash Tool.
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I guess that isn't as bad as it sounds. Just backup everything before doing it.
What is drastic for me is the event that you have to use Flash Tool.
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Okay, I'll give it a go.
Thanks. I'm just surprised nobody else has this issue.
I haven't. Crashes, yes. But what you have described, no. Running stock.
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Not as prevalent anymore, but still intermittent. Can't work it out.
starting to happen again. Going to root and do a custom ROM.
Any recommendations? CyanogenMod 12.1 Togari?
Just received the .162 update. Chinese phone in the US
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Did you do any testing on the camera after the update? If so, did you notice any improvements in this regard?
I am interest on this also.
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Did you do any testing on the camera after the update? If so, did you notice any improvements in this regard?
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Are they fix orange color(some shade) issue for RYYB lens?
Nice! Of course it'll take a month or something like that before 95% of us gets the update, but at least it's something to look forward to.
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Just received the .162 update. Chinese phone in the US
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Lol, he said "chinese phone in the us" ....
I hope it really fixed that front camera video issue.
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Did you do any testing on the camera after the update? If so, did you notice any improvements in this regard?
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I was getting ready for bed so didn't think to take a before and after pictures
So it does live wallpapers on the lockscreen now? Nice but would've been better they reworked the camera app.
Can you post a video from the front facing camera to see how much is it fixed?
162 test from man who use China model in Thailand FB group
Orange-Red still problem. Mate30 should throw RYYB sensor away. lul
hi, i am also on 162 but i don't have any problems
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I hope it really fixed that front camera video issue.
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Yeah, that is ridiculous, when you fast move the phone while filming with front camera its like a cartoon..
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79544797&postcount=679
Anybody out of China started receiving that update?
Found this chinese thread with a photo of before and after 162
https://club.huawei.com/thread-20357527-1-7.html
I got the update like 2 nights ago. Chinese Version also VOG AL00
I guess the .162 would be the last one now that Google has also restricted them access to further security patches and updates. Next ota might the phone being upgraded to huawei's own OS
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I guess the .162 would be the last one now that Google has also restricted them access to further security patches and updates. Next ota might the phone being upgraded to huawei's own OS
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There's a Google statement about that. They said that phone certification will not be lost in the phone already in the market and they are trying to find a solution to support all the phone already sold.
We will see in the next days.
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Yeah, that is ridiculous, when you fast move the phone while filming with front camera its like a cartoon..
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The selfie cam? Just tried it on .153 and looks fine here! Smooth panning etc.