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Your experience with JB on T and V

Hi people, please share your experience with JB, what's good and not so good
Thanks,
Sent from my LT29i using xda premium

I have been using it for a week or so now.
Pros:
Smoother
Google Now
Feels a lot more friendly compared to ICS (Maybe cause its slightly faster)
Cons:
Battery life is slightly slower, maybe its not optimized yet or whatever I keep reading
I dont like the new phone and sms apps.

Camera is big improvement.
However, do you guys feel it is lag?
Especially when flipping launcher(sslauncher for me).
Other cons:
Volume wake and smaller navigation bar in "Lt30p themes and apps"is not supported JB version.
LT30p STOCK 9.1.A.0.489 Deodexed by TiMiN8R

jumbotest said:
Camera is big improvement.
However, do you guys feel it is lag?
Especially when flipping launcher(sslauncher for me).
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XV stock launcher is also a little bit lag
There is a great problem in clear audio+, the volume is not stable, the volume may drop and up suddenly

On Xperia T with JB.
Pros::
Its ****ing awesome. Its like upgrading from froyo to gingerbread. Theres so many new things.
Its much smoother.
I LOVE the locksceen.
Battery life seems to be better for me although I didnt use it for too long with ICS
Cons:
The camera zooming seems to be really bad, dont know if its just me.

jb for me
Jb on my xperia tl
pros: Google now
smoother
better camera
screen navigation when long press(miui like)
cool lock screen
better keyboard
Cons: Google now search bar is a widget and takes up space
battery life drains faster
when you move apps on the home screen they just auto create folders instead of moving around on the screen
it's 4.1.2. not 4.2.1.

Ive experienced a few lags when scrolling on home screen. And i want a black dialer and contacts back!

Pros:
- smooth and fast, no lag
- camera
- google now
- no need to install CM 10 anymore
- battery OK (one day for heavy usage with wifi and data always on)
Cons:
- locksceen easily unlock in the pocket if no PIN
- missing increasing ring
- phone app still loads slow (comparing with CM10)
Overall a very good experience and I advise the upgrade. until stable CM10.1 or official 4.2.1 I will stay on this ROM.
Mugur
http://mugur-ionescu.ro/tag/xperia

Pros:
- smooth and fast, no lag
- camera
Cons:
Battery drains much faster, with the same app config,3g, corp mail the battery reach 15% at 5pm, with ICS was reaching at 8 9PM.
A lot f BT issues with car audio.

Pros
- UI
- Camera
- Speed
- New Features
Cons
- Huge glitches with update
- Removal of seconds in Timer settings
- Occasionally glitchy on the Homescreen

you can get in the google now by long pressing home button

What's with those stupid lines when you swipe to unlock the lockscreen sorry but I fined that ugly the hole UI is a bit strange looks more like Motorola on Gingerbread not what I was expecting
Sent from my LT30p using xda premium

Pros:
- speed
- smoothness
- more RAM an better multitasking
- slightly better UI (nice lockscreen but I wish it had swipeable notifications with missed calls, SMS, etc.)
- new beautiful themes
- amazingly fast camera
- I like new Dialer and SMS app even if it's white
Cons:
- loads of bugs, glitches and similar
- battery life much shorter than on ICS
- I have problems with radio and wakelocks caused by Keypad service and SMSDispatcher waking up my phone gazillion times whichever JB ROM I install (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2138980). That's why I got back to ICS.
- not worth updating for now, we should wait for future releases and bugifixes. It's just a first release

Oh sweet!
Press and hold the Home button
It launches Google.
Very nice thing.
BTW Why this forum is displayed greyed out on Stock Browser?
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I want to report I just moved apps to the sd card.
Than rebooted and boom! The phone works fine so no hard reset needed.
I am happy I was able to deal with it with my knowledge at least.

jewkhok said:
Jb on my xperia tl
pros: Google now
smoother
better camera
screen navigation when long press(miui like)
cool lock screen
better keyboard
Cons: Google now search bar is a widget and takes up space
battery life drains faster
when you move apps on the home screen they just auto create folders instead of moving around on the screen
it's 4.1.2. not 4.2.1.
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Hold home button for a few seconds and Google now opens

r-l said:
Hold home button for a few seconds and Google now opens
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Don't even need to hold it. Just swipe up from home button.
Sent from my Sony Xperia™ TL

After my huge niggles after the update, I moved my apps to sd card, rebooted...
And it works well now.

Spectre51 said:
Don't even need to hold it. Just swipe up from home button.
Sent from my Sony Xperia™ TL
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Yes, that works, as I found out lots of times whilst playing temple run...

I also noticed that the headphones output is not really good in quality.
Clear Audio is nice but it cuts the volume and is a bit unnatural.
This is to be fixed I guess.
All in all JB is sweet but Sony traditionally screwed it here and there.
I really wonder what's going on. This is a norm now and I don't really like the fact that
those updates are usually half baked.

doministry said:
I also noticed that the headphones output is not really good in quality.
Clear Audio is nice but it cuts the volume and is a bit unnatural.
This is to be fixed I guess.
All in all JB is sweet but Sony traditionally screwed it here and there.
I really wonder what's going on. This is a norm now and I don't really like the fact that
those updates are usually half baked.
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I thought this at first with Claudio, but found disabling it, setting your eqs to your preference then enabling it again, it behaves better, and keeps the eq settings.
Sent from my LT30p using xda app-developers app

[DISCONTINUED][ROM][JB4.3][T]Hybrid (Stock/CM/AOSP)[LOCKED/UNLOCKED]

Development stopped...
Introduction:
This is reduced Xperia T rom, with added CM10.2/11 or AOSP apps and other features or improvements.
Made on my own unlocked Xperia T. It was built for smoothness, performance, minimum issues and additional features.
But still, it's not perfect and never will be.
I am not responsible for any injuries, software or hardware damage, not working emergency calling or being late because of alarm clock or if you missed some notifications. You don't have to use this.
If I am posting something I should not, tell me and I will delete it. I am just sharing this, because it´s good for me and could be good for someone else.
Prerequisites:
- Flashtool and recovery knowledge
- latest 4.3 firmware (mainly baseband/radio)(flashtool or official way)
- stock based 4.3 kernel
- working recovery
Features:
Code:
- [B][U]look in history for changes[/U][/B]
- based on Sony Xperia T 9.2.A.0.295 (4.3) firmware
- [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50524063&postcount=1"]PhilZ Touch CWM Advanced Edition[/URL]
- resigned, with my own private key
- powered by SuperSU
- reworked [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32805368&postcount=1"]thermal throttling[/URL] (brightness, charging, etc.) with included GPU throttling
- removed social apps, widgets and other similar features
- removed many other apps, libs, etc.
- removed all apps available on Play Store
- CM10.2/11 apps - Contacts, Dialer, cLock, Calculator, Email, Calendar
- SMS and MMS app - CM based themeable
- Google and Sony keyboards
- camera modified - superior auto mode makes 13MP pictures
- advanced volume panel
- SystemUI with 2G switch and basic aosp flipper settings
- properties for navigation bar and statusbar sizes (build.prop)
- [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050313"]FMRadio[/URL] working without headset
- CPU frequency 384 - 1512 MHz with both cores always on, interactive governor, noop scheduler
- GPU frequency 128 - 400 MHz
- disabled ext. SD card idle timeout
- notification light working in stamina mode
- improved automatic backlight - when you turn the screen on, you have the requested backlight immediately
- init.d renamed to init.x (indepentent on kernel)
- dls off, different lmk values, deodexed, zipaligned, some other tweaks, etc., etc., etc.
History:
Code:
[U]v2.2:[/U]
- added PhilZ touch recovery - all info here - [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50524063&postcount=1"]PhilZ Touch CWM Advanced Edition[/URL]
- updated Sony Album (5.4....)
[U]v2.1:[/U]
- fixed Settings app (.278 version used)
[U]v2.0:[/U]
- completely reworked to .295 base
- SystemUI with 2G switch and basic aosp flipper settings
- properties for navigation and status bar sizes (build.prop)
- more visible notification light pattern
- disabled volume keys sound and safe volume
- no volume increase (fixed speaker phone)
- removed location based wifi (caused problems when trying to reconnect)
[U]v1.0:[/U]
- initial version
Credits:
Code:
[B][URL="http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Mint_Info"]CyanogenMod[/URL] teams - for Cyanogenmod applications and
basically for most of the features available in mods and tutorials on XDA[/B]
[URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31988246&postcount=1"]FXP[/URL] - for CM builds and features
[URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49263796&postcount=1"]DooMLoRD[/URL] - for providing the 9.2.A.0.278 fw
[URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=633246"]dsixda[/URL] - for kitchen that makes things much easier
[URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42477500&postcount=1"]JBeXX and CPA Poke[/URL] - for providing the base for themeable Mms
[URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23427715&postcount=1"]Chainfire[/URL] - for superuser app and binary
[URL="https://developers.google.com"]Google[/URL] - for good base for Sony
[URL="http://developer.sonymobile.com"]Sony[/URL] - for good base for me
Issues:
- there is always something...
Instalation:
- download rom zip and copy to sdcard
- boot into recovery
- make backup
- if you are coming from another rom, do factory reset
- install rom zip from sd card
- reboot
- if you have some problem after booting, reboot one more time
Download:
- ROM only (no kernel):
4.3 Hybrid v2.2
4.3 Hybrid v2.1
Add-ons:
My Xperia app for this rom (first uninstall previous versions)
Xposed framework
Baseband&Wireless:
Screenshots:
Sorry for my Englishh

Reserved

If I have locked bootloader, I guess that I'll have to wait until official update of 4.3, correct?
Sent from my LT30p using Tapatalk

Yes.

Hi peetr_, awesome as always.
Can i dirty flash this over current leaked 4.3?
Sent from my LT30p using Tapatalk

Gosh You are fast...
Nice ROM let's hope for some updates of modes in future releases
Never knew the soft key bar was so big without your MOD from 4.1 hybrid gosh it's like half of the screen XD

phreax9802 said:
Hi peetr_, awesome as always.
Can i dirty flash this over current leaked 4.3?
Sent from my LT30p using Tapatalk
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You should do factory reset.
pieceofphil said:
Gosh You are fast...
Nice ROM let's hope for some updates of modes in future releases
Never knew the soft key bar was so big without your MOD from 4.1 hybrid gosh it's like half of the screen XD
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Of course, I will do some other mods, but I don't want to make them all twice. Now I am waiting for official release. But if you find some bugs, I'll try to repair them.

downloading.. it will take long as I have a very slow connection so can anyone in the meantime tell me if the rom is pre-rooted or I have to download and flash supersu separately? can't find this info in OP sorry!

Everything should work fine, including root.
First post edited with SU info.

first of all, thank you for the new 4.3 version of Hybrid. I never expected it to be released so soon, thought you would wait until sony releases the official.
and i've got a small question.. it's not very often but sometimes i get a sudden reboot with 4.3 (i'm now on leaked version from dark-lord).
do you have them also?
i will see if i have them with you rom too and when they do i will observe if they come on a specific moment.

No reboots on my side, but it could be problem with the protection circuit on battery, which I have bypassed. But if it was fine for you on 4.1 Hybrid, it should be fine also on 4.3, mainly because of the same sysmon values, gpu max speed, etc.

peetr_ said:
No reboots on my side, but it could be problem with the protection circuit on battery, which I have bypassed. But if it was fine for you on 4.1 Hybrid, it should be fine also on 4.3, mainly because of the same sysmon values, gpu max speed, etc.
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What kernel do you suggest?

There are not many to choose from.
DoomLord's without recovery and this one - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2604492 with recovery.

I know it's a initial version... the speaker phone doesn't work unless the speaker voice enchanting and microphone noise suppression are turned off...

aidebe1 said:
I know it's a initial version... the speaker phone doesn't work unless the speaker voice enchanting and microphone noise suppression are turned off...
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it works for me.. do you mean the speaker when you listen to some music with walkman app for example?
ps. installed first 4.3 hybrid and everything is very nice so far, in conjunction with gravitybox and xperia flip settings is great!
plus I love i can use again lockLock widget in homescreen and as lockscreen widget! :good:
Also I like the heavy cleaning you did (I just did a little more )
thanks bye!

What I meant is when I talk with someone and decide to turn the speaker on ...they cant hear me unless I don't switch them off...
moly82 said:
it works for me.. do you mean the speaker when you listen to some music with walkman app for example?
ps. installed first 4.3 hybrid and everything is very nice so far, in conjunction with gravitybox and xperia flip settings is great!
plus I love i can use again lockLock widget in homescreen and as lockscreen widget! :good:
Also I like the heavy cleaning you did (I just did a little more )
thanks bye!
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aidebe1 said:
What I meant is when I talk with someone and decide to turn the speaker on ...they cant hear me unless I don't switch them off...
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ah ok now is more clear.
I think I had the same problem yesterday, I will try again later today
EDIT: tried again, I have same problem (if I enable the speaker during a call, I can hear the voice from the other side through the speaker, but they can not hear mine, so I guess the problem is on the microphone, not on the speaker btw)

Hmm. Ok I will take a look at it. For now, if you want, you can switch back to original /etc/snd_soc_msm/snd_soc_msm_2x. Take it from the 4.3 leak.

i know thats stupid question but w/e, 2 cores always on improve performace?

Definitely yes.

Android 4.4.2 [10.5.A.0.230][XZR] - Full Review !

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Xperia ZR
Android 4.4.2 Review
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• Sony ChangeLog •
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• We’ve been building new Sony experiences on Google’s KitKat release to create some neat / sweet features (if we say so ourselves) – in addition to a few performance tweaks here & there, some of the functionality you can look forward to includes:
• Google’s Android 4.4; KitKat as standard – bringing improved performance & user interface (UI) optimisation…
If you’ve got a Sony PlayStation 4, you might recognize our new user interface – we’ve added the same sleek launch animation and live wallpaper across the lock and home screens. You’ll also spot a revamped Status Bar and Quick Settings… now more intuitive and customisable (also with a fresh new look)… cleaned up to ensure you only get the notifications you really need
• As you might expect, we’re also uplifting Sony’s entire native app portfolio to the latest versions bringing tweaked / improved / current experiences for one and all… some of our favourites look like:
• Messaging – a few UI adjustments here & there, including a slicker “send” animation, and deeper Emoji support for some expressive fun… also worth noting, you’ll find smileys wherever there’s an app with a keyboard
• Email – you’ll be able to both load and see more mails… but don’t fret, navigation of said load is easier with a more responsive viewing pane – split screen modes divide info for easy digest… especially useful / works a treat on Xperia Tablet Z
• Smart Social Camera – our social imaging experience makes its debut on our first Z Series devices; a selection of Xperia Camera apps directly accessible from your viewfinder… including personal favourite “Creative Effect”, and more for download to boot!
• Battery STAMINA Mode - level-upping our unique power management feature, bringing smarter data management & more for prolonging your juice
• Sony’s Media apps: WALKMAN, Album and Movies, with Sony Entertainment Network cloud service integration* – a more converged and full Sony entertainment experience – Sony Entertainment Network & PlayMemories integration with a more intuitive UI, better download speeds, and more…
• And proving pretty popular, now totaling over 2 million downloads (!) – our unique custom interface experience: “Xperia Themes”, with downloadable UI packs from Sony Select – skin up to 280 assets across your Xperia smartphone with a variety of styles…
• Compatibility with our SmartWear Experience; SmartBand SWR10 and Lifelog app – enabling you to record social, physical and entertainment activities and have them all visualised in a beautiful interface… reminisce at that past, make the best of the present and plan for the future
Source
• User Interface •
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• The Kitkat update brings the Xperia Z2 UI (Sirus UI), Gradient Statusbar & NavigationBar, Live Wallpaper, New Lockscreen effect and much more..
Note : In Screenshots I'd changed the NavigationBar icons using Xposed Framework, So the stock one is just the default Xperia
• The Gradient Translucent Bars gives you great Fullscreen Experience
• Totally New Notification Drawer with 2 Taps style
• A little enhanced Call Screen with new After-Call Screen
• New Features Added like Printing, managing Notifications, Changing StatusBar Icons
• Camera, it just brings the new Creative effects which replaces Perfect effects
Sony said that the camera had improved a lot in 4.4, but for me i feel like it's the same as 4.3
Still 4.1 & 4.2 was faster in taking pics
• New emojis integrated in the Smileys button in the new Xperia Keyboard, You can use them in contact names, Notes..etc
• Immersive Fullscreen Mode (which hides the StatusBar & the NavigationBar to feel the real Fullscreen experience)
To enable Immersive mode in apps that don't support see below in the "Annoyances"
• Sony New Media Apps.. they are not included in the update, but we should receive an OTA update for these apps in this week
i already received the New Album (will be reviewed when all got the update)
• No What's New app found !
• No "Clear Apps" in Recent Apps menu !
• Benchmarks •
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I used Antutu & Quadrant Benchmarks..
I got 21K Score in Antutu
• Battery Life Test •
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Hard Use Battery Test
It lasts for ~12h Hard Usage
~11h Both WiFi and Data enabled
5h+ Screen on
~1h Voice Calls
Another Hard Battery Usage by @nbrian2012
Lite Battery Usage Test
Lasts for 2 days, 7 Hours !!
Thanks to @BobLC
• Bugs/Annoyances •
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• Scroll Lagging in Settings App & Notification Drawer
FIX : go to Settings>About, and tab on the "Build Number" 5 times to enable Developer Options
Then go to Settings>Developer Options, Enable "Force GPU rendering"
• WiFi appears to be always on even when i switch it off
FIX : go to Settings>Wi-Fi>Advanced, Disable "Scanning always available"
• Google Play Services is draining ~50% of Battery
FIXED : Just install the latest Google Play Services update, and the issue will be solved permanently
• Can't move/delete anything from the external SD Card using third party file managers
FIX requires root : Install Xposed Framework, and install module called "Handle External Storage"
• Immersive Mode is not working in all apps
FIX requires root : Install Xposed Framework, and install module called "Force Immersive Mode"
• Keyboard lagging - Needs Confirmation
It happens because of an update for "Xperia Keyboard"
Fix/Workaround : Uninstall updates for Xperia Keyboard, just stay with the factory one until next fixed update to be released
• Conclusion •
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Sony is really doing a great job not only the User Interface, but also in the user experience and Media Apps..
Of course a lot better than other Manufactures that only update the android version and nothing more !
When comparing from Sony Xperia FW JB 4.1 to 4.2 to 4.3 and now to 4.4
you'll see the big improvement between them..
I believe that the previous 4.1/4.2 firmwares were more stable/faster (not smoother) ,but still the new updates are recommended !
In this particular time, i think that Sony will focus on fixing all the bugs in the 4.4 Kitkat, since it's the latest Google Android version.
I hope that we'll receive a bug fix update in the next month
Thanks Sony for supporting our device
​

Credits
Big Thanks to @Thibou and @sijav for the Pre-rooted ROMs
Thanks guys for supporting our lovely ZR
Pre-rooted ROMs here : Thinou's Thread & Sijav's Thread
Say Thanks to them guys, they are doing a great work for our device
And of course Thanks to Sony for the update, we got it in May like it said, No Delays !

I confirm the Lag of the keyboard
Use Swiftkey instead
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http://d-h.st/htw#.U4kUNfmSyJo Updated Walkman app
http://d-h.st/mJI#.U4kUY_mSyJo Updated Movies app

no noticble keyboard lag here, unless you guys type REALLY fast...
all seems to be working well, clean install on c5502 using the prerooted tw version posted here.
thanks for review

Some Battery Stats
My Little Battery Test (Still waiting for your's @DoO37
A general look on the battery
Playing Asphalt Now All Test will test how 10% of battery would perform
Youtube On 3G I don't have 4G
Watching Monster's University
While watching I felt many wakelocks as if the movies app is forcing the mobile to stay away which causes a 0,1 second lag after an interval of 10 minutes even Wakelock takes more power than the Movies app

Rocks
Thanks for the review.
There is no lag here folks. Everybod is dissing the new FW on forums, but it is not bad at all.
Our phone should be able to handle this and it actually does a great job!!!
I use Swype and completely uninstall any other keyboards but all keyboards lag if you type damn quick.
For card-write permissions, is Xposed Framework the solution, guys?? (like recommended here)

moolash said:
Thanks for the review.
There is no lag here folks. Everybod is dissing the new FW on forums, but it is not bad at all.
Our phone should be able to handle this and it actually does a great job!!!
I use Swype and completely uninstall any other keyboards but all keyboards lag if you type damn quick.
For card-write permissions, is Xposed Framework the solution, guys?? (like recommended here)
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I myself use this as it is use once and forget

shteren said:
no noticble keyboard lag here, unless you guys type REALLY fast...
all seems to be working well, clean install on c5502 using the prerooted tw version posted here.
thanks for review
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have you tried switching between Alphabets and numbers ?, if so had you encountered any lags/delays ?!
just try to tab it 5 times quickly
moolash said:
Thanks for the review.
There is no lag here folks. Everybod is dissing the new FW on forums, but it is not bad at all.
Our phone should be able to handle this and it actually does a great job!!!
I use Swype and completely uninstall any other keyboards but all keyboards lag if you type damn quick.
For card-write permissions, is Xposed Framework the solution, guys?? (like recommended here)
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Yes, Storage Handle Module is a great solution.. it works more than better
I will search for this keyboard lag error and see if it only happening to me
@John98Zakaria Thanks bro for your battery review :good:
strange news here, for me the battery life is Impressive !, even better than 4.3

@DoO37
My battery has been always unlucky
I never knew why

John98Zakaria said:
@DoO37
My battery has been always unlucky
I never knew why
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That's weird
but i think this is because you're a gamer, aren't you ?!
Games are the most battery draining, my battery reviews only focuses on normal usage like chatting, browsing, calling..etc
But when i play "Clash of Clans" for 10-15 mins, the battery drops 5-7 %

Oh thank goodness I though my battery was defective
Although I didn't buy a quad-core phone to use it for calls

John98Zakaria said:
Oh thank goodness I though my battery was defective
Although I didn't buy a quad-core phone to use it for calls
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Yes, you're right, but any battery test only focuses on the normal usage for the device, and also when i play a game i feel that the battery in a bit better that 4.3

Ehm, About gaming actually you can't feel it better it's a physiological feeling as it is full screen but actually now your mobile renders 120X720 while in 4.3 the on screen buttons decrease the resolution that was rendered
I made a Picture Test and found that night photography has been improved alot
Now the green noise is very little and un-noticed
Will post photos later

thanks for your review. some agree with you.
but, i don't find lag with keyboard, bcause i type slow, hehe.
cant write on sd, but foldermount fix it...
media apps, yes they are not updated with the last version.
really love with the full screen..

John98Zakaria said:
Ehm, About gaming actually you can't feel it better it's a physiological feeling as it is full screen but actually now your mobile renders 120X720 while in 4.3 the on screen buttons decrease the resolution that was rendered
I made a Picture Test and found that night photography has been improved alot
Now the green noise is very little and un-noticed
Will post photos later
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si josh said:
thanks for your review. some agree with you.
but, i don't find lag with keyboard, bcause i type slow, hehe.
cant write on sd, but foldermount fix it...
media apps, yes they are not updated with the last version.
really love with the full screen..
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Yes guys, the immersive mode is really helpful,
 @John98Zakaria do you have some Pics Before and After the update to compare camera quality ?

this battery is not going to turn off!!
GPS was on all the time, just disabled G+. had lots of msgs and more than 6 hours of phone calls (Only on 2G). battery stamina was on all the time, didn't touched wifi but it looks like it going to turn off when I leave the house (location based wifi), had more than one hours of playing traffic racer

Need guidence.
I have copy paste Google Dialer in system/priv-app and set permission of rw-r-r.
But it is now working.
I want to remove it.
May I just delete it?? will it affect system performance?? or any other method?

As long as you have your stock dialer there it's OK otherwise do not

sijav said:
this battery is not going to turn off!!
GPS was on all the time, just disabled G+. had lots of msgs and more than 6 hours of phone calls (Only on 2G). battery stamina was on all the time, didn't touched wifi but it looks like it going to turn off when I leave the house (location based wifi), had more than one hours of playing traffic racer
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How much time you got "Screen On" ?!
and if you are facing WiFi always on even if you turn it off.. just disable "Scanning always available" from Settings>Wi-Fi>Advanced

DoO37 said:
How much time you got "Screen On" ?!
and if you are facing WiFi always on even if you turn it off.. just disable "Scanning always available" from Settings>Wi-Fi>Advanced
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I didn't had wifi always on, it even turned off when I leave home, university or work.
and don't remember how much time but let's say 4-6 hours in 2 days for massaging.

Lollipop First Impressions

Since Lollipop is out and everyone is eager to know how it is well here is my quick review to Lollipop (Customised US version)
Well it feels great very great ! and very fast !
The animations are fluid
New Features such as Ultra Stamina Mode
Album art in lockscreen when playing music
Multi User
Move2Sd
Smart Unlock
Bravia Engine seems better
Smart notification (When Someone calls you the answer screen won't be full screen instead it is a notification at the top if you are using the phone )
Boot Animation sound
Powered by android line
Take Screenshot from power menu
Pause while recording video
Sound photo
Front Camera face recognition
But there are some minor annoyances
Such as
1- Icons are too big
2- Clock Widget is too small
3-Smart Unlock voice isn't working as it should
4-No X-Loud
5- Close all button is ugly
6-Notification bar looks ugly if the app wasn't designed to use the API

agree..its all good...an yea the icons are too big for our screen..at 1st wen it booted i tought wtf... bug or sometng..then tought mayb in settings the txt is very big lol... an yea close all looks crap n the notificaation panel to...hope in nxt bug fix update they give us a proper close all button.. n fix the icons looks wierd...its like usen z ultra launcher on zr

Support aptX now
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john98zakaria said:
since lollipop is out and everyone is eager to know how it is well here is my quick review to lollipop (customised us version)
well it feels great very great ! And very fast !
The animations are fluid
new features such as ultra stamina mode
album art in lockscreen when playing music
multi user
move2sd
smart unlock
bravia engine seems better
smart notification (when someone calls you the answer screen won't be full screen instead it is a notification at the top if you are using the phone )
boot animation sound
powered by android line
take screenshot from power menu
but there are some minor annoyances
such as
1- icons are too big
2- clock widget is too small
3-smart unlock voice isn't working as it should
4-no x-loud
5- close all button is ugly
6-notification bar looks ugly if the app wasn't designed to use the api
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مشكوووووووور أخوى

Goolileo said:
مشكوووووووور أخوى
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You're Welcome
But you still have to write in English

John98Zakaria said:
You're Welcome
But you still have to write in English
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he said " Thank You Brother"
My Question Do we need to unlock bootloader to flash this ?

You dont need to unlock your Bootloader
BTW I am from Egypt I knew what he was saying

when I change superior auto to manual in camera app, device reboots sometimes
anyone else having the sama issue?

cipetonk said:
when I change superior auto to manual in camera app, device reboots sometimes
anyone else having the sama issue?
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nope but i have a issue wen i press the back key it still remains highlighted sometimes ..fone gets warm to

First impressions of LP
Last night I flashed US c5502 fw on my phone.
The first boot took longer than expected and phone got very hot. I could no hold it in hand.
So I kept it as it is without going through initial setup. Phone battery was 49%
Today morning when I checked the battery was at 49% ( surprised and shocked )
I did the setup and started discovering the LP.
The UI is butter smooth. actually its smoother than KK 4.4.4
All latest apps are there like home, keyboard, etc. US fw has lesser bloats than indian fw so I am thinking to use it for a while.
Disabled unwanted apps which can be disabled. I havent tried rooting yet. Wifi BT Data connection work flawlessly. there is no drop in 3G connectivity which I experienced a lot in 4.4.4
I hope sony will release the update for heating issue once they get all the feedbacks

Xposed works?!

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nope but i have a issue wen i press the back key it still remains highlighted sometimes ..fone gets warm to
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mine was caused by unclean xposed framework left in system, camera is ok now
another impression: takes very long time to build or rebuild dalvik cache

shamescool said:
Xposed works?!
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yes, just make sure updating the busybox before flashing Xposed zip

cipetonk said:
takes very long time to build or rebuild dalvik cache
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This is because of the new feature present in every Lollipop ROM - Android Runtime (ART), a new method of building app cache. It takes a lot more space to compile, but the user apps are faster, and that's why you guys feel like the ROM is smooth and fast.
Every older version used Dalvik runtime - a slower version than the new one.

i don't like the fact that xperia facebook does not sync contact photos anymore so i am stuck with blurry pictures for my contacts.... otherwise i really like the new email app..

aris77 said:
i don't like the fact that xperia facebook does not sync contact photos anymore so i am stuck with blurry pictures for my contacts.... otherwise i really like the new email app..
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same here

android 7

it is 2017 but we dont see 7 for our z3+! sony said nougat comes for XA series in 2017 but now i see sony did not release it for z4 and z5 can anybody tell me the time for coming nougat?

pou_gh2 said:
it is 2017 but we dont see 7 for our z3+! sony said nougat comes for XA series in 2017 but now i see sony did not release it for z4 and z5 can anybody tell me the time for coming nougat?
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Nougat will arrived this month.

kiosk123 said:
Nougat will arrived this month.
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i hope because sony said in nougat battery will be better and z4 battery is really bad

Don't hold your breath. It sucked in LP, they said it would get better. They lied.

davisml said:
Don't hold your breath. It sucked in LP, they said it would get better. They lied.
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i hope your not right,because i was holding my breath for better battery:crying::crying::crying::crying:

Poor battery is due to processor heating which is hardware issue. Software update would not make much difference.

Nougat is certified for Z3+ and Z5 http://www.xperiablog.net/2017/01/1...or-xperia-z5-and-z3-plus-series-32-3-a-0-372/

Wont matter until Xposed is released anyways.

Uksav said:
Wont matter until Xposed is released anyways.
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why xposed is important ?!i am noob

pou_gh2 said:
why xposed is important ?!i am noob
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MinMinGuard/Greenify/XNotifications/Youtube AdAway etc useful stuffs. With Android N-ify the difference between M and N is practically indistinguishable.

Uksav said:
MinMinGuard/Greenify/XNotifications/Youtube AdAway etc useful stuffs. With N-ify the difference between M and N is practically indistinguishable.
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ok thanks for explaining

Roll out now...Check it.

Got the update, installing now!
EDIT:
- NFC Firmware update pop-up as soon as saw lock screen
- Faceook app crashed
- Crash and reboot when not now clicked for "Personalised app recommendations by Sony" (maybe coz I got to that pop-up before unlocking via MyXperia protection
After reboot:
Sleek smooth UI
Split screen working like charm
so far no other issues, everything working

Can only find for dual...

deshx said:
Got the update, installing now!
EDIT:
- NFC Firmware update pop-up as soon as saw lock screen
- Faceook app crashed
- Crash and reboot when not now clicked for "Personalised app recommendations by Sony" (maybe coz I got to that pop-up before unlocking via MyXperia protection
After reboot:
Sleek smooth UI
Split screen working like charm
so far no other issues, everything working
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how is the battery and heating bro?

pou_gh2 said:
how is the battery and heating bro?
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Can't say about battery, but used camera for some time and everything was normal, didn't notice any significant heating. For me looks like it's gonna be better than MM.
Happy so far!
P.S. There is advanced setting in Stamina mode, 3 levels of savings available now, and on second option no animation is disabled, but slight stutter is seen while scrolling here and there. I turned it on and battery feels like can last 2 days easy on this setting on moderate use. They consume power by unnoticeable degradation in scrolling / animation etc. SWEET!

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Roll out now...Check it.
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I installed the update just now and rebooted. First look is good. Need to play around before I share my feedback

oorvashe said:
I installed the update just now and rebooted. First look is good. Need to play around before I share my feedback
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share it with us plz

deshx said:
Can't say about battery, but used camera for some time and everything was normal, didn't notice any significant heating. For me looks like it's gonna be better than MM.
Happy so far!
P.S. There is advanced setting in Stamina mode, 3 levels of savings available now, and on second option no animation is disabled, but slight stutter is seen while scrolling here and there. I turned it on and battery feels like can last 2 days easy on this setting on moderate use. They consume power by unnoticeable degradation in scrolling / animation etc. SWEET!
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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THIS ANDROID 7 ON Z3+.
Advantages..
1. Battery is lasting more than MM.
2. Stamina mode comes with 3 level stamina features.
3. Split Screen Apps are awesome.
4. Heating is less, I think they avhieved that by closing the background apps.
5.Camera app doesnt heatup the phone and lasts open till 5 min( I checked for 5 minutes only may be it ll show heating warning after that, I just dont know about it).
6. Now both the wallpaper and lockscreen can be handled easily with the same option WALLPAPER provided at SETTING app.
Disadvantages.
1. The Icons for the apps CONTACTS, MESSAGING, PHONE, CAMERA are so ugly.
2. One cannot go to the homepage by clicking recent navbar and then by clicking at the clear space of the recent apps menu.
3. While phone is locked the phone doesnt react to double tap unlock like it used to be in MM.
4. While the phone is locked the Icons of battery, network, clock etc are placed slightly lower than the Icons placed in the unlocked screen. LOCKING UNLOCKING CREATES AN UGLY LOOK OF MISPLACEMENT OF THESE ICONS.
5. The Battery icon in the status bar is too weird. ( Doesnt like it look).
6. The Data traffic indicator ( the small arrows up and down are way too small, the indicator which shows below 2g, 3g, H+ and LTE on the status bar)
7. They removed the option of selecting the FOCUS MODE in the camera app.
8. I compared the pictures taken by my phone when its in LP, MM AND N, I must say in LP this phone used to capture photos brilliantly, in MM the pics are somewhat lower than LP. But in N the pics quality are not upto marks. I think thats all because of this focus thing. Now the phone focus the way it wants to).
9. Remove/ Quit apps wisely, I am downloading some apps from UC BROWSER and then I exit the app and keep the downloading in the background but when I cleared the app from the recent apps list just to make my recent app section to look empty, it stopped my downloading too and the APP UC BROWSER was completely shut. (This option is in LP TOO BUT NOT IN MM) So close apps wisely.
11. They abandoned the small apps, Yes they are there but not easily accessible, now accessing small apps are quit pain in the ASS.
12. The apps in the Recent apps looks very big.
13. New quick tiles are good but one cannot direct shut data from there.
Thats all dear Fellas, I like the UI OF MM more than this N.
I THINK SONY JUST BAKED THIS N FOR US IN HURRY.
If I missed anything than please guys you can add that on your comments.