So now the sony also going to release the challanging phone with a great launcher and lots of new things..so I think some of our developers have to think about new custom xperia Z Rom in which we can have these
1) walkman & its widget & all settings(important)
2) album
3) movie
4) themes
5) new apps included in xperia Z
6)settings like xloud, bravia engine 2, sound enhancment, clear audio, visualiser(afcourse which works every time not like some times stuck and some times run).
7) extra loud and crisp sound
This is my request... I hope some one will hear my request.
And guyz tell me more about xperia Z thing which u guyz want to add in this list....
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Do you want the Mona Lisa painting as well? ...
I would like to see this but like the guy before me said do you want the Mona Lisa painting to? Just can't say you want to see it you can only make a suggestion unless you known how to basically find z ROM and go pow to s3 .. the most thing I would like to see is the walkman fully ported over and maybe a theme for the stock Samsung ROMs if it possible but I doubt it will ever be done because devs are busy with over projects
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I would also like the LG lock screen, HTC status bar, Moto Keyboard and the Panasonic phones water proof body.
Oh and dont forget the Xiaomi Software bugs and hardware issues.
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shahzaib.khan said:
So now the sony also going to release the challanging phone with a great launcher and lots of new things..so I think some of our developers have to think about new custom xperia Z Rom in which we can have these
1) walkman & its widget & all settings(important)
2) album
3) movie
4) themes
5) new apps included in xperia Z
6)settings like xloud, bravia engine 2, sound enhancment, clear audio, visualiser(afcourse which works every time not like some times stuck and some times run).
7) extra loud and crisp sound
This is my request... I hope some one will hear my request.
And guyz tell me more about xperia Z thing which u guyz want to add in this list....
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Bhai jan khair he ho apki Request pe
Xami said:
Bhai jan khair he ho apki Request pe
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You have to either only speak English, or include a translation of your text below.
shahzaib.khan said:
So now the sony also going to release the challanging phone with a great launcher and lots of new things..so I think some of our developers have to think about new custom xperia Z Rom in which we can have these
1) walkman & its widget & all settings(important)
2) album
3) movie
4) themes
5) new apps included in xperia Z
6)settings like xloud, bravia engine 2, sound enhancment, clear audio, visualiser(afcourse which works every time not like some times stuck and some times run).
7) extra loud and crisp sound
This is my request... I hope some one will hear my request.
Simple mate download the xperia Z firmware to your phone and flash it .
Then report back and let us know what happened .
jje
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@xami
Most of the things are already ported seperatly to our s3 the thing I was asking to make a full complete rom because now we have a good launcher from xperia Z...so I think this is not a big issue to create a xperia Z rom.....
And once again its only a request so dont do offensive comment plx....
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Its very simple a dev or more than one dev decide that they can port this that and the other .The ability do does so often lies with the framework and drivers of the relevant phone and how hard it is to use a Sony firmware in a Samsung phone etc etc .
Two methods of getting development rolling .
One donate a SGS3 to a dev or two start a rom build fund with a decent contribution .
But your big big problem is that due to an abundance of idiotic posts devs rarely if ever bother reading this section .
jje
shahzaib.khan said:
So now the sony also going to release the challanging phone with a great launcher and lots of new things..so I think some of our developers have to think about new custom xperia Z Rom in which we can have these
1) walkman & its widget & all settings(important)
2) album
3) movie
4) themes
5) new apps included in xperia Z
6)settings like xloud, bravia engine 2, sound enhancment, clear audio, visualiser(afcourse which works every time not like some times stuck and some times run).
7) extra loud and crisp sound
This is my request... I hope some one will hear my request.
And guyz tell me more about xperia Z thing which u guyz want to add in this list....
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36786446
Some folk over in the S2 section have ported the launcher and the widgets?
I actually tried flashing the zip last night. It worked and all that but I went back to my good old Nova shortly afterwards. Could start there? :good:
JJEgan said:
shahzaib.khan said:
So now the sony also going to release the challanging phone with a great launcher and lots of new things..so I think some of our developers have to think about new custom xperia Z Rom in which we can have these
1) walkman & its widget & all settings(important)
2) album
3) movie
4) themes
5) new apps included in xperia Z
6)settings like xloud, bravia engine 2, sound enhancment, clear audio, visualiser(afcourse which works every time not like some times stuck and some times run).
7) extra loud and crisp sound
This is my request... I hope some one will hear my request.
Simple mate download the xperia Z firmware to your phone and flash it .
Then report back and let us know what happened .
jje
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Lol wut he'll probably flash it haha... too funny
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xperia z
ive noticed that there aint many roms for sony phones but because this looks 2 be a top phone maybe even the best phone out do yous think many developers will be doing the top roms 4 this. thanks
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Its very simple a dev or more than one dev decide that they can port this that and the other .The ability do does so often lies with the framework and drivers of the relevant phone and how hard it is to use a Sony firmware in a Samsung phone etc etc .
Two methods of getting development rolling .
One donate a SGS3 to a dev or two start a rom build fund with a decent contribution .
But your big big problem is that due to an abundance of idiotic posts devs rarely if ever bother reading this section .
jje
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Sony use kind of like a modular system, while Samsung just stuff their framework full.
has any1 got an idea wen it will be released because ive heard 18th and 26th feb but ive read few places its the 1st of march, in the uk. im busting to have this beast. im well bored of my sgs3 and its plastic and cheap feel.
Hope can be ported to x10 like cham make the x10s
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If u want it so badly then buy that phone and enjoy the full light of that rom..
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My request would be: sell your sIII and buy yourself a nice xperia Z
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my s3 is getting traded in the day the xperia z is out, thats wat i call an upgrade hahaha. i really do think the s3 is the most over rated phone on the planet, my one x was much better and the screen blew the s3 away. wen will we find out if the sony z will be getting the top roms ??? bring on the greatness :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
Team hammer said:
my s3 is getting traded in the day the xperia z is out, thats wat i call an upgrade hahaha. i really do think the s3 is the most over rated phone on the planet, my one x was much better and the screen blew the s3 away. wen will we find out if the sony z will be getting the top roms ??? bring on the greatness :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
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I think I am going to do the same. Kudos to the S3 (and the S4) but the Z just seems awesome to me.
The fastest solution is to sell your s3 and go buy an Xperia z.
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Head on over to the Sony Ericsson website or check the PC Companian software if you own the Xperia arc. There's a new software update available which adds new themes, a landscape mode for the homescreen, stereo audio in video recordings, an audio boost system called xLoud and ...
Is there some one who can get this and make a flasheble rom threu xrevory so we can get it on the x10 ???
Sorry for the bad englische
wrong forum...
I so want all these stuff in X10 and remember the words of Mighty Bob the builder
YES, WE CAN
if we could get the update software maybe we could use it on our x10 phones
I guess SE will give us some little software updates with bugfixes and maybe new features.
I doubt they'll be bringing it to the X10... It brings a lot of new features. Every time they update the X10 the owners have one less reason to upgrade their phone. I think it's really nice they brought 2.3.3 to the X10, but I don't expect them to give it much updates aside bugfixes...
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I doubt they'll be bringing it to the X10... It brings a lot of new features. Every time they update the X10 the owners have one less reason to upgrade their phone. I think it's really nice they brought 2.3.3 to the X10, but I don't expect them to give it much updates aside bugfixes...
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who is asking SE to give us....I guess our devs can make a .zip file of this update optimized for X10
Maybe we will have a large discussion on SE Forum and ask them update Xperia X10 to Android 2.3.4 again lol. And because the information that SE was testing Android 2.3.4 on X10 so I think this will be. And include in this update is all the update of Xperia Arc :erk:
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who is asking SE to give us....I guess our devs can make a .zip file of this update optimized for X10
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I hope our devs will do that that would make a lott of people happy here
will never happen... arc is far too different...
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I think it would work the arc rom works also fully on the x10 so why wont it work know ??
kemmo123 said:
will never happen... arc is far too different...
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sorry your completely wrong...ARC is infact very very similar to x10
zodiac100 said:
sorry your completely wrong...ARC is infact very very similar to x10
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It's not. Different CPU, GPU, camera, touchscreen, ... They might be similar in functionality but not in hardware.
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Ambroos said:
It's not. Different CPU, GPU, camera, touchscreen, ... They might be similar in functionality but not in hardware.
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No. Both still work the same way besides multi touch and the fact the arc has a new processor so its really easy to port. Trip ported a Rom before official 2.3. From the arc
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Lion3494 said:
No. Both still work the same way besides multi touch and the fact the arc has a new processor so its really easy to port. Trip ported a Rom before official 2.3. From the arc
Sent from my x10 on official gingerbread
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Easy?! It's hard if you don't know how, and if you want to make it run fast without lags it is even harder to do... And because the Arc has a newer processor it doesn't mean that something is easy to port.
I hope some one will get it that would be very nice
Just read this. Sony Xperia S will NOT be getting JB, no surpise seeing Sony's support on a new phone that is not that old getting the boot after ICS...... thats... pathetic in my opinion. No word on Xperia PLAY (and dont go off on a rant, I personally DO NOT care about ICS/JB... sitting just fine with my gaming on GB)
I am merely making this known to everyone.... and for Xperia S users.... if I were you I would be pissing on Sony's front door......
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/27/sony-jelly-bean-update-for-xperia-handsets/
EDIT: I have to share this... funny as hell..... a comment from the above link..
JCMorgan 31 minutes ago
Sony can taste my Jelly balls. Knock off jelly beans.
EDIT: 7/30 - Sony confirms NO JB for Xperia S... Sony you suck a pair a sweaty monkey balls.....
CONFIRMED: $ony Xperia S NOT getting JB.
http://www.technobuffalo.com/compan...-definitely-not-coming-to-some-2011-handsets/
Doesn't specifically say about the Xperia S not getting the update, they're more on about the 2011 phones.
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Doesn't specifically say about the Xperia S not getting the update, they're more on about the 2011 phones.
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No offense but did you read the article? Its not that long. Last two sentences were...
"Meanwhile, he also stated there's nothing buttery in the works for the elegant Xperia S, though he did say "ICS should now be approved" for the device. Perhaps this is a sign it's time to start looking for an upgrade, no?"
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No offense but did you read the article? Its not that long. Last two sentences were...
"Meanwhile, he also stated there's nothing buttery in the works for the elegant Xperia S, though he did say "ICS should now be approved" for the device. Perhaps this is a sign it's time to start looking for an upgrade, no?"
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Given how slow they are, not even releasing phones with ICS from stock in my country, and phones are still waiting on their ICS update, you can't take that as "Xperia S won't be getting JB"
Imo no flash support on JB makes it terrible (for my use anyway) because that was always something that android had over ios. And Yeah i watch a lot of football matches off streams which requires flash player.
Im still happy with GB on the Xperia Play everything is fine and working.
I love this phone and it'll take something really special for me to replace the Xperia Play.
S6? No iPhone 9?No Xp2? Of course
You can still use flash on JB
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jgregoryj1 said:
No offense but did you read the article? Its not that long. Last two sentences were...
"Meanwhile, he also stated there's nothing buttery in the works for the elegant Xperia S, though he did say "ICS should now be approved" for the device. Perhaps this is a sign it's time to start looking for an upgrade, no?"
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To be fair, to me that sounded like it getting JB with the project butter feature missing.
If it doesn't get it though, that's just terrible, even the Sony fanboy in me think's that's complete BS!
You can?
If we didn't get ICS, what would make you think we would get JB?
The only thing left to do is showing sony how you appreciate their update philosophy and stop buying their crap.
The play will have been my last sony phone for sure. I wouldn't risk to buy another Sony phone, just to find out the next android version won't be coming to my phone, because sony can't be bothered to keep their customers happy.
How long have those new Xperias been out, 3 months at best? Already they make you feel stupid for making the choice to get one of these
Haha lol,
Xperia 2011 won't get it official but xperia s will.
That's a promise they maked to google
And don't say xperia 2011 needs to get it, it won't. HTC and Samsung are just the same.
They say they are fixing ics bugs first. They don't say: xperia s won't get it!!!
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When I read the words 'buttery' in the last two sentences but that the ics update should be out soon. That tells me that the 'nothing buttery in the works' tells me.... no project butter....hence no JB.
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When I read the words 'buttery' in the last two sentences but that the ics update should be out soon. That tells me that the 'nothing buttery in the works' tells me.... no project butter....hence no JB.
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Oh, I agree that it's saying no JB, but I'd like to think it's not JB YET, which given how slow Sony are (Their phones are still being sold with GB!) and some phones still haven't got their ICS update.
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You can?
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Sideload it and it should work
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Good point. If Sony doesn't releemase of the excellent devs here can
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yeah m as i expected !
that was obviously clear the sony will support its phone just for 1 year !
but i just can't understand,why sony is persist on so many phone with same design ( xperia s, p , u, ... ) and persist on " no xperia play 2 "
is that really worth for sony to reject our request ?!!!
Ahh maybe I should get a Galaxy Nexus :/
KindaUndisputed said:
You can still use flash on JB
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No you cant, the webkit core has it specifically removed. If you sideload flash then you MIGHT get flash support with a fully alternative render engine like Opera Mobile, but for legal reasons they will probably block it too.
I dont really care about embedded flash either, if a site is still using SWF or FLV containters instead of HTML5 standards then they deserve to be left behind. YouTube moved from Flash to HTML5 over a year ago, many sites have since.
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They also promises ICS for the play. I agree that the article says clearly that Sony Mobile has no plans for JB on Xperia S.... it was a flagship phone and should have been left a prototype IMO. NXT series my ass....
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CosmicDan said:
No you cant, the webkit core has it specifically removed. If you sideload flash then you MIGHT get flash support with a fully alternative render engine like Opera Mobile, but for legal reasons they will probably block it too.
I dont really care about embedded flash either, if a site is still using SWF or FLV containters instead of HTML5 standards then they deserve to be left behind. YouTube moved from Flash to HTML5 over a year ago, many sites have since.
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Are you sure? Ive read some comments from jellybean users saying that flash worked for them
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Hey guys me again, Here is a comparison of 3 ROM's i just wrote, It's my first review/comparison and i know its not the greatest but here you go.
Xperia Play ROM Comparison
Incredible man, very very good comparison, thank you very much. I hope you continue making this comparisons or reviews
Enviado desde mi Xperia Play
Ragga Muffin said:
Incredible man, very very good comparison, thank you very much. I hope you continue making this comparisons or reviews
Enviado desde mi Xperia Play
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Thanks, It's my first ever comparison so it's prob not the best but it is probably good enough Glad you like it.
Nice . Very useful. Thanks.
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This may be my last contribution to the xperia play section of XDA as i will be getting a nexus 4 soon and therefore be selling my xplay. and moving on.
Well, this are really bad news for us, a lot of good people from this forum are moving to another devices. I hope your stay here was nice and that your stay in the nexus 4 forum will be as good as in play forum or better. Finally I would like to thank you for all your hard work you have done for the Xperia Play, goodbye and remember that if you want to come back here you will be good received :beer:
Enviado desde mi Xperia Play
Ragga Muffin said:
Well, this are really bad news for us, a lot of good people from this forum are moving to another devices. I hope your stay here was nice and that your stay in the nexus 4 forum will be as good as in play forum or better. Finally I would like to thank you for all your hard work you have done for the Xperia Play, goodbye and remember that if you want to come back here you will be good received :beer:
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Thanks, I won't have enough money for my phone for another week or two yet so i may or may not release more guides, comparisons etc in that timeframe. when i do leave i will be sure to post a thread saying thanks to all and goodbye
fma965 said:
This may be my last contribution to the xperia play section of XDA as i will be getting a nexus 4 soon and therefore be selling my xplay. and moving on.
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I'm in the same situation. I will get a Nexus 4 (or 5) very soon because besides Jelly bean, i dont think Xperia Play can get any further. Jelly Bean will be last Android i will use on Xperia Play
In my case maybe I will wait till may or until the nexus 5 comes out, because I want a new phone, but I love my play too much, and that's a big problem for buying a new one
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I would get a nexus 5 but....
1. there is no confirmed specification
2. no confirmed release date any where
3. no confirmed release date in uk
4. seems over powered and doesn't need so much power
5. battery life is probably not going to be as good
6. the screen seems a bit big
7. it will be more expensive
fma965 said:
This may be my last contribution to the xperia play section of XDA as i will be getting a nexus 4 soon and therefore be selling my xplay. and moving on.
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sad to hear that..i may buy also a new phone..a xperia S or P probaly..one of the devices Doomlord and another great devs have..so i have a feeling that phones can be so much better..but i will keep my xperia play for sure..and i said it before, on normal use with a custom rom you dont see much difference..just new phones have many more features and performance..but gaming without gamepad/touchpad for me its hard..im not a touchscreen fan for gaming.
Right I know it's too early to guess regarding the development of the Z2, but I checked out the Z1 subforum, and I'm unimpressed to be honest.
The Z1 was released September 2013. The HTC M8 was released April this year. The M8 is fast approaching the number of threads/kernels/ROMS.
Why are the Sony devices being left behind? I'm still waiting for my Z2, but I have something in the back of mind telling me the M8 will excel with development and stay updated/refreshed longer.
Any thoughts?
I have an M8 and a Z1 - awaiting my preorder of the Z2.
I'm actually selling the m8 as I actually prefer the Z1 over it. For me I much prefer look and feel and to be fair the only thing that I feel I will miss will be the gestures etc. However I believe some of those will be on the Z2 so no biggie.
The other is the screen as the z1 is inferior in that dept. But most important for me the Z1 pisses all over the M8 camera everyday.
So for me development or not I'm happy with stock and the far superior camera (like I said that is very important to me).
Can't wait to get my Z2.
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This is something I am worried about too. Doesnt look like many developers / cooks are going for sony devices. M8 and S5 forums are already brimming with kernels / mods / roms (I know z2 is yet to be released worldwide) but there is only a very limited amount available even for z1.
Part fun of being in this community is the development. To be honest, I find it more interesting to follow a device that's an underdog from the beginning. I went and looked in the Z1 development part of XDA and I saw CM11 ,paranoidandroid... Thats enough for me by far. It will be fun to study how Z2 develops.
I have no fear, only joy.
This also bugs me a lot. I currently have HTC desire HD which came with 2.2. So far I have flashed 2.3 4.0.4 4.1 4.2 4.3 and 4.4. Till 4.1 I have flashed both sense and asop roms. Does Z2 will keep up like this?
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The good old Desire HD one of the best phones I've had. I'm still using a sensation at the moment because of the brilliant devs on this site.
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Lack of need for "development" was one of the reasons why I ordered a Z2.After four years of Samsung on my i9000 and i9300 and the need to root it to remove the bloat,wherafter "enjoying " the "development of CM / PA/ Slimrom etc ,and the frustration of the poor results of this development,
I decided to go for the best phone available atm because Sony stays very close to "stock "android the way I enjoy it on my N7.
Maybe from now on I can only enjoy this beautifull phone without ending up running around in circles as a "flash.a.holic" again.
For those who wish to persist in their "flashing" habits : good luck with it....
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The good old Desire HD one of the best phones I've had. I'm still using a sensation at the moment because of the brilliant devs on this site.
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Sony plan on releasing a new flagship every 6 months so they will quickly leave you behind in official updates, so really one would hope that they can benefit from ROMs.
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Lack of need for "development" was one of the reasons why I ordered a Z2.After four years of Samsung on my i9000 and i9300 and the need to root it to remove the bloat,wherafter "enjoying " the "development of CM / PA/ Slimrom etc ,and the frustration of the poor results of this development,
I decided to go for the best phone available atm because Sony stays very close to "stock "android the way I enjoy it on my N7.
Maybe from now on I can only enjoy this beautifull phone without ending up running around in circles as a "flash.a.holic" again.
For those who wish to persist in their "flashing" habits : good luck with it....
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Meant to quote you in post above
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Samsung S3 ownwers are left behind on 4.3,their choice : stay on 4.3 or use any of the CM/PA/Slimrom 4.4.2 Roms.
This leads to a phone with the latest android version,the price you have to pay for it: camera malfunction,bluetooth sound stutters and sound issues for heavy gamers are only a few of the problems.I went up and down between 4.3 and 4.4.2 many times and learned my lesson ;better stay on the version thats working properly ( Samsungs Rom )
Sony updates all Z phones to Kitkat in may,so even with a Z of one year old you are not left behind.
Even if Sony leaves me behind at any time in future I will remember the lessons learned....
I'll release an early cm build next week if all goes well
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brouwerchris said:
Samsung S3 ownwers are left behind on 4.3,their choice : stay on 4.3 or use any of the CM/PA/Slimrom 4.4.2 Roms.
This leads to a phone with the latest android version,the price you have to pay for it: camera malfunction,bluetooth sound stutters and sound issues for heavy gamers are only a few of the problems.I went up and down between 4.3 and 4.4.2 many times and learned my lesson ;better stay on the version thats working properly ( Samsungs Rom )
Sony updates all Z phones to Kitkat in may,so even with a Z of one year old you are not left behind.
Even if Sony leaves me behind at any time in future I will remember the lessons learned....
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Samsung S3 has the exynos chipset, that makes it harder to develop for, but the kitkat roms on there aren't as buggy as you say, they will most likely be stable by the time Sony finally rolls out their kitkat update to the Z (possibly it's last update ever knowing Sony). I personally hate the idea of buying a Smartphone and in a year it feels ancient and like a thing from the past, I am not rich enough to update my phone so often and most contracts are lasting 2 years. The aftercare you get from Sony is too poor for me personally
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I'll release an early cm build next week if all goes well
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Any idea of rooting this phone with locked bootloader? so we all can happily back up the TA partition.
While we're on the subject, is there a guide I can read explaining this Sony stuff? Mainly regarding the root process/DRM keys etc etc?
I'm new to Sony
mushtafa said:
While we're on the subject, is there a guide I can read explaining this Sony stuff? Mainly regarding the root process/DRM keys etc etc?
I'm new to Sony
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This is all about DRM/TA partition.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292598
krabappel2548 said:
I'll release an early cm build next week if all goes well
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@krabappel2548: Might be too early to ask you this question, but doesn't do any harm to ask I guess.
I really can't wait to replace the stock ROM with CM, but on the other hand I wouldn't want to loose functionality that is ROM specific, most importantly camera functions. As far as I understand it is not possible to install the Sony stock camera in another ROM because it comes with a whole framework (which I guess can't be ported?!). In addition to that I'm under the impression that previous versions of the xperia Z shot better pictures in low light with the stock ROM.
Do you know if we're gonna loose the camera app and it's features or is it possible to port it over to CM?
If you could shed some light onto this issue, I would appreciate that.
Hopefully there'll be GP edition of this!
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hillbicks said:
@krabappel2548: Might be too early to ask you this question, but doesn't do any harm to ask I guess.
I really can't wait to replace the stock ROM with CM, but on the other hand I wouldn't want to loose functionality that is ROM specific, most importantly camera functions. As far as I understand it is not possible to install the Sony stock camera in another ROM because it comes with a whole framework (which I guess can't be ported?!). In addition to that I'm under the impression that previous versions of the xperia Z shot better pictures in low light with the stock ROM.
Do you know if we're gonna loose the camera app and it's features or is it possible to port it over to CM?
If you could shed some light onto this issue, I would appreciate that.
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No, stock camera app won't work on cm, but you can always use 3rd party apps
I'm almost finished with device tree for Z2
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krabappel2548 said:
No, stock camera app won't work on cm, but you can always use 3rd party apps
I'm almost finished with device tree for Z2
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Well, it seems like the Sony camera is way better than any 3rd party camera out there, that's why I asked. I'll open up a new thread and see where that takes us.
btw. do you think we will be able to backup the TA partition on the Z2? I still haven't rooted my device
I think as Android improves with every iteration, OEMs are slowly learning that simple is good. The stock feature set on the Z2 is fantastic, as in the camera. Less and less people are going to be willing to sacrifice things like the native camera app when the perceived benefit of switching to a custom ROM diminishes.
Personally, the first thing I did when I got my Z2 was install Google Now Launcher for a vanilla Android look and feel, but I wouldn't even consider doing a build of my ROM for this phone at this point in time because the stock features are brilliant a they are.
I don't think lack of development is an indicator of an unsuccessful phone anymore, but rather the opposite.
HTC devices are inherently going to have a lot of development as long as they continue with Sense, because Sense is such a user polarizer.
I think the current state of the factory ROM after .55 update is quite stable with some small issues. I am content with the current ROM. It is snappy, no lag and smooth. No carton-ish icons or effects like the Samsung phones
If you guys could switch from z2 right now to any phone what would it be? Share
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There isn't really a phone I'd swap to.
ghostofcain said:
There isn't really a phone I'd swap to.
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Another Z2, but only because this hypothetical switch would give me an extra couple of months' warranty. There's nothing out there which remotely compares to this phone other than the Z3, and most of its advantages will likely be in the Z2 soon, too. And personally, I prefer the styling of the Z2 over the Z3.
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Another Z2, but only because this hypothetical switch would give me an extra couple of months' warranty.
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Ha ha hadn't thought of that, a purple Z2 for me then
Yeah i know worst year for smarphones mostly everything was a fail.
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Z3 compact
I would only trade it for the Z3, that hi-res audio is very appealing
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Pretty much the same as everyone else.
I've only had my Z2 for a few weeks, but as far as I'm concerned, I don't want to swap for another phone, even a Z3.
Like some of the other guys, I prefer the styling of the Z2 and, thanks to Niaboc79's ROM, I have most of the Z3's bells and whistles anyway. HD Audio and a slimmer design just aren't enough of a reason to upgrade to a Z3 and there's nothing else out there that catches my eye.
For me...
If my Z2 was completely irrepairable or stolen & I had to claim for it...
A M8, the M8 was my 1st choice but it wasnt available until after 2 weeks after I had already opted for the Z2.
I owe @niaboc79 the credit for making me not regret getting the Z2...
He has single handedly unleashed the dormant potential of this device.
I only used HTC devices prior to getting the Z2 and HTC custom ROM development is on a level of its own.
We are extremely lucky to have niaboc,
Kudos to him
Think I would consider an LG G3
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I would only trade it for the Z3, that hi-res audio is very appealing
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That will be available in the next update for z2... Right??
Id probably swap for a Z2 with a 4.4.4 FTF on the internal storage
In other words im happy with Z2
You will need to wait until March / April time for the next batch of phones. After how Sony treated the Z2 i do not think i will ever touch a sony phone again.
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For me...
If my Z2 was completely irrepairable or stolen & I had to claim for it...
A M8, the M8 was my 1st choice but it wasnt available until after 2 weeks after I had already opted for the Z2.
I owe @niaboc79 the credit for making me not regret getting the Z2...
He has single handedly unleashed the dormant potential of this device.
I only used HTC devices prior to getting the Z2 and HTC custom ROM development is on a level of its own.
We are extremely lucky to have niaboc,
Kudos to him
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Are you talking about his ROM? Can it be flashed on locked bootloadrers?
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Are you talking about his ROM? Can it be flashed on locked bootloadrers?
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Yes, @niaboc79's ROM is the single reason I have got a M8, REAL TALK!!!!!
Check out NUT's dual recovery for locked bootloaders, ist a combination of a stock kernel with a custom recovery.
There are threads in the Z2 forums that detail the process.
I have a unlocked bootloader, so I just smash & flash...
muhammadshais said:
That will be available in the next update for z2... Right??
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It's hardware related not software so unfortunately we won't get it.
But I'm sure we will get all the other features
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Jiyeon90 said:
It's hardware related not software so unfortunately we won't get it.
But I'm sure we will get all the other features
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Is it the DSEE HX thing? If it is, according to the leak 4.4.4 rom, the Z2 will get it also
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z2/development/rom-exr-sony-xperia-z24-4-423-0-1-0-t2907571
sofia-captivate said:
Yeah i know worst year for smarphones mostly everything was a fail.
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Quite the opposite, it's just that the Z2 ticks all the boxes for me, but at a push the M8 or Nexus 6 would suffice.
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ldorbin said:
Think I would consider an LG G3
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I was all set and then I heard about the battery life.
3f1f37 said:
For me...
If my Z2 was completely irrepairable or stolen & I had to claim for it...
A M8, the M8 was my 1st choice but it wasnt available until after 2 weeks after I had already opted for the Z2.
I owe @niaboc79 the credit for making me not regret getting the Z2...
He has single handedly unleashed the dormant potential of this device.
I only used HTC devices prior to getting the Z2 and HTC custom ROM development is on a level of its own.
We are extremely lucky to have niaboc,
Kudos to him
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Whose niaboc? Why is z2 better because of him? Anyone explain?
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sofia-captivate said:
Whose niaboc? Why is z2 better because of him? Anyone explain?
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Creator of existenz rom
Very good dev, very good in coding
able to make 'well put together' and clean stock based custom roms
Many use of very serious post though