I have had a brief hands on with the Sony Xperia Z1 yesterday in the Sony Center. I have to say that I loved the phone. I did find something curious though under the sim flap. There is a red button which says "OFF" is that to double as the SIM deactivator (another airplane mode type thing). I asked in store and the employees had no idea what it is used for.
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shem2409 said:
I have had a brief hands on with the Sony Xperia Z1 yesterday in the Sony Center. I have to say that I loved the phone. I did find something curious though under the sim flap. There is a red button which says "OFF" is that to double as the SIM deactivator (another airplane mode type thing). I asked in store and the employees had no idea what it is used for.
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it's probably just a reset button for reboot (like vol up + power). xperia zl got the same one, just yellow
Ricochet23 said:
it's probably just a reset button for reboot (like vol up + power). xperia zl got the same one, just yellow
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Thanks mate. I guess if you found the same in ZL it is probably the same here. Xperia Z does not have that so I eas confused as to the purpose to this. I still am a little bit tbh. VOL UP +POWER work just fine so what is the need for the extra electronics. Thanks
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shem2409 said:
Thanks mate. I guess if you found the same in ZL it is probably the same here. Xperia Z does not have that so I eas confused as to the purpose to this. I still am a little bit tbh. VOL UP +POWER work just fine so what is the need for the extra electronics. Thanks
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I saw this and was confused too, I will get another hands on with it tomorrow I will press it and see what happens
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it's probably just a reset button for reboot (like vol up + power). xperia zl got the same one, just yellow
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Yep It's a physical button to hard reset the handset in case it freezes!
I've just tested it and it is a physical power button like people have already said, I held it down for 3 seconds and the phone just turned off, pretty handy if you ask me.
Very odd, that look like the corrosion detector like there are on the Z, that become red/pink if that take water, but yeah it's a physical button like the Z Ultra.
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It's a reset button. I looked at the ME370t's FCC documents and it states in the manual that, it's a reset button, probably a removed feature after Google's advice.
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anyone daring enough to press it to see if it's a soft or hard reset? maybe hold it in while the device boots up?
also, I found some preliminary test photo's with the plastic backings.
But there's no hole? Its more of a dent...
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But there's no hole? Its more of a dent...
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You would take the back off to try it.
Via my HTC Rezound
if this button actually works, or is system mappable i might just take my dremel and drill out that little dent
also I see that Google switched out the NAND's probably to save money
from the H26M42001FMR (8GB Hynix NAND)
to the KE44B-26BN (8GB Kingston NAND)
I didn't know Google did their testing in demolished buildings. Who knew!
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I didn't know Google did their testing in demolished buildings. Who knew!
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It's the FCC, they're doing radiation testing in there so I wouldn't expect it to be pretty
What's button #5 (where there is a hole)?
charlesky said:
What's button #5 (where there is a hole)?
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Isn't that the hole for the 2nd mic?
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Isn't that the hole for the 2nd mic?
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yes, that is the 2nd microsd hole. likely for improved noise cancelling for features like Google now. Anandtech confirmed this. plus I tried putting something in THST hole and it did nothing(before I knew it was a mic hole). I hope I didn't bust the mic there..lmfao
Interesting, however I'm not going to try it, I'm scared.
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Interesting, however I'm not going to try it, I'm scared.
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Somebody already tried it and they said nothing happens.
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Somebody already tried it and they said nothing happens.
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Oh, well, what a disappointment.
This person shall be remembered for their contribution to Android science.
I tried pressing and holding it but nothing happened.
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I am in the UK and I have a Sony Xperia Z. I have upgraded the firmware to the latest version last week. I am with Vodafone on a Pay Monthly Contract.
I have noticed that there is a screen ripple on the left hand side and particularly a spot on the bottom left of the Xperia Z's screen when the left hand side is squeezed. This is particularly noticeable on a white background like when on the Contacts screen. This ripple also happens when the back of the phone is pressed.
This ripple is not too much of a problem but can be noticed at times as my phone has a case on it and I have to squeeze moderately on the sides to adjust the volume button. Also I am a little concerning that the ripple effect might be causing some sort of long term damage to the phone.
I have contacted Sony about this they have offered to look at the phone but they did not say whether this is an inherent problem with the phone or if it could be fixed. I am not particularly happy about sending the phone away to them as I am not sure about how much they can do to repair it.
In the meantime I walked into a Vodafone shop and tried another Xperia Z and it had exactly the same problems with ripples on the screen as mine! So perhaps it is an expected part of the very thin design of the Xperia Z phone. I have also noted the other short thread on this forum about this issue which suggest some other users are experiencing this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2194018
What do other Xperia Z owners think? Do you experience these screen ripples and are they to be expected
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Even m having the same issue left and right side.both only when I pressed it tightly. Otherwise all good....they told itz bcz of thin design nothing to worry.....
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Even m having the same issue left and right side.both only when I pressed it tightly. Otherwise all good....they told itz bcz of thin design nothing to worry.....
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Thanks for your reply. Yes I thought the screen ripples might be because of the very thin design.
Its a shame Sony did not say something like this when I emailed them about this issue. They just said one of their engineers needed to look at the phone. I am reluctant to send it away to Sony as I don't think they can do anything about it as it appears to be an inherent part of the design.
It may be best for me to live with the slight problem.
i got it too i thought it's a problem with my device
I just squeezed the crap out of my phone and nothing happened. Tried it out of my case too.
maybe its only on sharp screens
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I have just checked my display manufactuer and it looks like it is JDC! Interesting suggestion that the reaction of the phone might be different depending on the maker of the display.
On mine the display ripples on the left hand side are present in the middle left hand side of the screen as well as the bottom. They are not present on the right hand side.
Cureently have 2 moto x's in front of me. One is upgraded to lollipop. I cant clear the cache partition on it. Get to recovery, hold down the vol down and press the power button. Nothing. On the other on kit kat, it brings up tge recovery menu...
Any suggestions?
There is a new way to get into the recovery. It is as follows.
When your at the injured android the old way was to hold volume up for a few seconds then power tap. It is opposite now.
Hold power for a few seconds then tap the volume up.
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shamelin73 said:
There is a new way to get into the recovery. It is as follows.
When your at the injured android the old way was to hold volume up for a few seconds then power tap. It is opposite now.
Hold power for a few seconds then tap the volume up.
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Thanks!
I think you can do it within the OS too I have attached a screen shot but not sure if it does the same thing.
Goto settings / storage / cache
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shamelin73 said:
There is a new way to get into the recovery. It is as follows.
When your at the injured android the old way was to hold volume up for a few seconds then power tap. It is opposite now.
Hold power for a few seconds then tap the volume up.
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Thank you so much! I was trying to do it with old way again and again. Even the customer service gave me that old methods. I wish I could read your post earlier!
alan547 said:
Thank you so much! I was trying to do it with old way again and again. Even the customer service gave me that old methods. I wish I could read your post earlier!
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Yes I to was having the issue and discovered that it had changed. Would be nice if Motorola would reflect it on their support site.
Glad it helped you.
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Hi folks ...My Xperia z is about 2 years old I don't want to replace it because he is working like a piece of cake and he will also get the lollipop update (Sony confirms that) but I noticed that my phone have got black dots on the lock screen / volume buttons I had to say they are ugly like hell ??
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So I writes this topic to ask you guys if any one have these dots like me .. And why have we got it ? Should I replace my lockscreen button ?
Thanks :3
shehabskull said:
Hi folks ...My Xperia z is about 2 years old I don't want to replace it because he is working like a piece of cake and he will also get the lollipop update (Sony confirms that) but I noticed that my phone have got black dots on the lock screen / volume buttons I had to say they are ugly like hell
So I writes this topic to ask you guys if any one have these dots like me .. And why have we got it ? Should I replace my lockscreen button ?
Thanks :3
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yup...if you got extra $$$...but i think it not nacessary to replace...it make your phone look more "experience"
THEDETZ said:
yup...if you got extra $$$...but i think it not nacessary to replace...it make your phone look more "experience"
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Can I replace it in Sony world official market ? And what about water proof ? I think my phone won't be water proof any more ._.
shehabskull said:
Can I replace it in Sony world official market ? And what about water proof ? I think my phone won't be water proof any more ._.
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I cant say much about it...i has change my screen due to one white dead pixel...and they said...it's still water-proof but not too "water-proof" as 1st as we bought it...
I used to own a Z1 before moving to Z3 and it looks so much like a Z1 to me.
The UI look's like Xperia's Kitkat and the blinking notification light too:
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but the casing holes kinds throws it off:
but the loose flops and front casing looks like Z1's but I am still yet to find Sony's soft keys but the notification bar icons look like Sony's
Any thoughts?
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I used to own a Z1 before moving to Z3 and it looks so much like a Z1 to me.
The UI look's like Xperia's Kitkat and the blinking notification light too:
but the casing holes kinds throws it off:
but the loose flops and front casing looks like Z1's but I am still yet to find Sony's soft keys but the notification bar icons look like Sony's
Any thoughts?
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I just started watching this a few days ago. I too have been trying to figure out what kind of smartphone Liv uses. From the back it kinda / sort of looks like a Huawei P8. But it can't be because the P8 came out this month. Why is there no brand name on her device?
This is the backside of the P8:
Gurren Lagann said:
I just started watching this a few days ago. I too have been trying to figure out what kind of smartphone Liv uses. From the back it kinda / sort of looks like a Huawei P8. But it can't be because the P8 came out this month. Why is there no brand name on her device?
This is the backside of the P8:
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I think she is using Xperia Z1, she's using a case so we can't really see the actual back panel but her casing matches the holes of this Xperia Z1 casing s...
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I think she is using Xperia Z1, she's using a case so we can't really see the actual back panel but her casing matches the holes of this Xperia Z1 casing s...
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It never occurred to me that she was using a case. That explains everything. I believe that you are right about the Sony Xperia Z1. I noticed they covered up the Sony label on the front.
As I'm Using One It's A "Z1". :v
Gurren Lagann said:
It never occurred to me that she was using a case. That explains everything. I believe that you are right about the Sony Xperia Z1. I noticed they covered up the Sony label on the front.
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And here's the case that I believe she used for the Z1, a motomo case:
tfh