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4.4 in may

update arriving in may
have a look at this
http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2014/02/20/sony-xperia-z-android-4-4-testing-due-to-commence/
and a recent news from carrier sfr CHECK IT OUT GUYS
http://www.gsmarena.com/carrier_sfr...e_plans_for_lg_g2_xperia_phones-news-7939.php
xperia z ultra gets 4.4 we are not far
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia...ly_s_now_getting_android_kitkat-news-7989.php
Xperia Z1, Z1 Compact and Z Ultra KitKat updates now rolling out, says Sony http://www.androidcentral.com/xperia...-out-says-sony
sony announces kitkat update schedule
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_announces_android_44_kitkat_update_schedule-news-8075.php
one more news:
http://www.gsmarena.com/kitkat_upda...and_tablet_z_will_arrive_in_may-news-8306.php
update seen:
http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2014/04/23/sony-xperia-z-android-4-4-2-update-seen/

You know what this means right? The latest 4.3 will roll for the 6506 just before this shows up for the 6503 and puts everyone in a holding pattern for another month or two while waiting for the 6506 version to roll...
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scifan said:
You know what this means right? The latest 4.3 will roll for the 6506 just before this shows up for the 6503 and puts everyone in a holding pattern for another month or two while waiting for the 6506 version to roll...
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so is 6506 always lagging behind? idk bcoz i just bought my 6502 a month ago

bhavstech said:
so is 6506 always lagging behind? idk bcoz i just bought my 6502 a month ago
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they are the last to get the update always ...c6503 gets it first then the rest

demonicangell™ said:
they are the last to get the update always ...c6503 gets it first then the rest
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Depends, C6503 generic DE only received initialy 4.3 2 weeks ago

DoubleYouPee said:
Depends, C6503 generic DE only received initialy 4.3 2 weeks ago
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Really close to when the official US version of the 6506 hit as well...
Not to worry, they'll get it to us eventually... gives me excuse to play with the original development roms again...

scifan said:
Really close to when the official US version of the 6506 hit as well...
Not to worry, they'll get it to us eventually... gives me excuse to play with the original development roms again...
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true ! rather than waiting .. i prefer using those roms meanwhile

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true ! rather than waiting .. i prefer using those roms meanwhile
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I find I still have bluetooth issues with Omni... I haven't really played with AOKP KK or CM11 recently... (last time I tried CM11, BT was very buggy...) and Liquid Smooth KK looks great... but some combination of things resulted in it not seeing my sim/baseband, etc...
I know that I don't seem to experience very good battery life with KK ASOP roms... of course, I don't see very great stock rom battery life either. I should spend some quality time with BBS and try and nail down what usually kills my battery life.

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I find I still have bluetooth issues with Omni... I haven't really played with AOKP KK or CM11 recently... (last time I tried CM11, BT was very buggy...) and Liquid Smooth KK looks great... but some combination of things resulted in it not seeing my sim/baseband, etc...
I know that I don't seem to experience very good battery life with KK ASOP roms... of course, I don't see very great stock rom battery life either. I should spend some quality time with BBS and try and nail down what usually kills my battery life.
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how much do u get ?
on custom sony roms ..anywhere between 8-12 hours ..
is normally what i get .. havent tried asop

demonicangell™ said:
how much do u get ?
on custom sony roms ..anywhere between 8-12 hours ..
is normally what i get .. havent tried asop
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It really depends on how much I'm using my phone and if I'm playing games...
Yesterday I was at ~ 56% after ~ 11 hours on a custom sony rom... but it was fairly light usage (30-40 minutes of bluetooth audio playback, multiple gmail account access, some twitter, some facebook, some facebook messenger, some google hangouts, no calls, a few texts, etc.)
Similar time frame on ASOP (Omni) I would have ~ 40%... perhaps a little less. It's not terribly scientific as I'm not doing the exact same thing every day on my phone. it's also not like I don't use my phone at all... I did discover that HDwidgets was really killing my battery recently so I stopped using that.. OH, and to get better battery life on ASOP I'd also disabled GPS and google location services.
In general numbers, I generally see another 3-4 hours of run time when I'm using a Sony stock rom vs ASOP... but I know others get significantly better battery life than I do. *shrug*
(btw, today I'm at ~ 41% battery left after ~ 11:50 on battery, and I have ~ an hour of screen time. (~61% of my battery use is Android OS today... over 9 hours of keep awake time)

post updated check it out

bhavstech said:
post updated check it out
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You really think Z will get it before Z1?

DoubleYouPee said:
You really think Z will get it before Z1?
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I also wonder the same but this is what i got

DoubleYouPee said:
You really think Z will get it before Z1?
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yep doomlord tweeted that z might get it earlier .. before z1

bhavstech said:
and a recent news from carrier sfr shows update for xperia z is available so we are also not very far from update!
http://www.gsmarena.com/carrier_sfr...e_plans_for_lg_g2_xperia_phones-news-7939.php
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If you look well, they say 4.3 is available for the Xperia Z and the 4.4 will be available in April for the Z1, Z1 compact and Z ultra.
So Z and ZL will be later then April ....

dmeerpa said:
if you look well, they say 4.3 is available for the xperia z and the 4.4 will be available in april for the z1, z1 compact and z ultra.
So z and zl will be later then april ....
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my mistake thanx

bhavstech said:
my mistake thanx
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Not so sure about it taking time now ...
doomlord said in the coming 2 weeks!
DooMLoRD said:
oh yes I too wish for that day! i guess it wont be too long
btw my guess is that the Xperia Z will see KitKat release before Z1!! and expect the release soon (2 weeks may be)...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50717322&postcount=2377

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yep doomlord tweeted that z might get it earlier .. before z1
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Sony maybe's looking for a guinea pig

4.4.2 for Xperia Z Ultra
http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/03/0...roid-kitkat-firmware-with-build-14-3-a-0-681/

first post updated

battery life and software update

Ok so does upgradimg to the new software kill the battery or not? I have a refurbished one with the previous spftware but it is lettimg me know the update is available. Should I update or stay on old software?

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scottmcclure619 said:
Ok so does upgradimg to the new software kill the battery or not? I have a refurbished one with the previous spftware but it is lettimg me know the update is available. Should I update or stay on old software?
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battery gives little bit less as compared to 4.1.2...... my device useually give screen on timr 8:30 hrs of web browsing on 3g(4.1.2) ..... but after 4.2.2 update it screen hardly gives 7:30-8:00 hrs avg... I recommend to stick with stock rom and wait for the kitkat update..

scottmcclure619 said:
Ok so does upgradimg to the new software kill the battery or not? I have a refurbished one with the previous spftware but it is lettimg me know the update is available. Should I update or stay on old software?
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Too many peeps don't realize the main issue with 4.2.2 is media. I get at least 8 hours just fine with daily use with 4.2.2 and WIFI enabled all the time, and use Spen 50/50. Of course power saving is enabled. I use Greenify and 360 Security, mostly because I have 200 apps and some are a bit of a memory hog. I use the stock touchwiz as many launchers are too buggy or become just as bloated as stock loaded apps for my own taste.
So far I have seen just about everything that could cause battery drain, and many point their fingers to 4.2.2 because they are too lazy to figure out what works well and what does not. Plus there are so many app updates that break functionality, no wonder Apple peeps are always a bit snobbish.
I have a few replies and a thread in the Q&A section. I have tried both custom ROM and prior release ROM. I am satisfied with 4.2.2 as it is very stable and works well for me.

Official Android 5.1 coming to ZL/ZQ.

Sony has confirmed this in their official blog. Gotta say I wasn't expecting to see it landing on our devices.
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2015/06...-5-1-coming-for-xperia-m2-and-xperia-m2-aqua/

Sony showing some real respect for it´s customers!
nice one!

owlwood said:
Sony has confirmed this in their official blog. Gotta say I wasn't expecting to see it landing on our devices.
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I recall it was already in the news some time ago, but don't think it was an official confirmation... Definitely nice to hear this! :good:

Waiting....
lol...

We waited months for 5.0 to get to our Xperias, and now the wait for 5.1 has begun

sony is just awesome people!!!!
I love it even after 2 years.
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Sony is the most awesome company i have come accross.
i am still in love with my 2year old phone

5.1 still has memory leak. Until Google has plugged all the memory leak, I won't take the update. Hopefully Sony still suppoorts the phone and sends us update when Google has finally fixed the memory leak.

atisho said:
5.1 still has memory leak. Until Google has plugged all the memory leak, I won't take the update. Hopefully Sony still suppoorts the phone and sends us update when Google has finally fixed the memory leak.
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Sources (link below) indicate that 5.1 actually resolves memory leak. I just got the C6506 and it was loaded with Stock Lollipop, but it was randomly rebooting itself. So i went back to 4.4.4 and i think it's flawless. I haven't had any issues with it. Hopefully 5.1 is a huge improvement over 5.0.2 and resolve the random reboot of the phone.
Source: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/new...date-for-xperia-z-series-other-devices-700091

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I just got the C6506 and it was loaded with Stock Lollipop, but it was randomly rebooting itself. So i went back to 4.4.4 and i think it's flawless. I haven't had any issues with it. Hopefully 5.1 is a huge improvement over 5.0.2 and resolve the random reboot of the phone.
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FWIW, 5.0.2 on C6506 has been great for me. Full stock on locked BL, rooted and debloated, with XZDR and Xposed installed and set up with about a dozen of modules. The phone is very stable, and more responsive and fluid than on KK. No lag at all anywhere, no indications of any problems related to a memory leak, noticeably better battery life, great deep sleep. The only thing I can't comment on is gaming, as I don't play games, other than occasional sudoku or solitaire. Everything else is excellent. I understand that everyone's experience may be different, but so far, I am very happy with the latest LP update. Waiting for 5.1, whenever it may come...

sweet, my biggest problem with 5.0 is the voicemail icon doesn't go away after reading voicemail... Have to restart phone...... Not a big deal, but can be irritating sometimes...

Nice to see that ZL will get 5.1
I just switched back to 4.4.4 from 5.02. Clearaudio and Xloud are missing in 5.02 (only active in Walkman app). Since I listen to a lot of audiobooks with the internal speaker, that's a killer for me. Tried other audio hacks to get more loudness, but the quality of those hacks was not satisfactory. (Besides, I wasted hours and hours trying to find a way to reactivate Xloud on 5.02)
So "Thank you Sony" for f***** up 5.02. Let's hope 5.1 gets better.

[Q] who still uses KK on the tab??

just wondering if anyone still uses KK on the tab or have you moved up to LP 5.0 or 5.1 ...

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just wondering if anyone still uses KK on the tab or have you moved up to LP 5.0 or 5.1 ...
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I don't own tab but personally I think lollipop is a failed OS. Too bad for battery life although overall performance is better.
Back to kitkat N9005 Tweaked3.95 + LK3.17

My T800 ran for 260 days on kitkat without needing to be rebooted or tuned off even once now that is stability and i used it every day, when i did turn it off it was just to recalibrate the battery.
Too many reported problems with lollipop from less battery life, to lines on the screen, touchscreen problem, flash led problems, too much white in the stock apps and setting menu, stupid on an oled display.
I rooted my T800 and fixed the microsd problem, added AC3 support to the stock video player so why do i need kitkat, not saying i will not upgrade in the future to android m.
John.

I'm in the process of downgrade right now!

Ye i just flashed lollipop rom yesterday and now im rolling back to kk, i dont know if samsung is just trolling or what. you get a tiny status bar & notif panel then a blown up recent app manager, wtf? Plus no official xposed, and everything is just white & sky blue :/

A lot of people on SamMobile are saying that lollipop is a wasted update as it offers nothing new, and introduces a load of problems, also they are not happy at the way Samsung releases the updates.
http://www.sammobile.com/2015/06/16/samsungs-software-update-policy-is-seriously-messed-up/
John.

For now, I believe they'll keep releasing 5.0 for older devices, and 5.1 for new ones.
Older models will always be one step behind, it's called marketing and forcing "impatient customers" to upgrade their device.
Although I notice these T700 and T800 5.0 versions keep getting patched with new updates and more stability, I believe we'll only get 5.1 when Android M is released for newer devices.
Then after 1, 2, or 3 years from release date and depending on each device, they are forgotten by the manufacturer and software updates are stopped, hoping you'll buy again a newer model, regardless of your device purchase date and condition.
And this in a way, explains why the XDA community is strong.

I finished downgrading. Tablet runs smoother, I can change many things in Xposed and generally, it just works.

Yeah, I choked on the lollipop, but i loved the chocolaty goodness of kitkat, stay on kitkat and don't be a sucker.
John.

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I finished downgrading. Tablet runs smoother, I can change many things in Xposed and generally, it just works.
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In my opinion, I'm on LP because I find it much smoother than KK.
The newer kernel and drivers on lollipop are the main reasons for better performance, which is easily seen in Antutu scores.
The only advantages I find in KK is that it's less buggy and ram leak is better.

When you say performance are you talking about gaming? , if so a lot of people don't game or only use simple games that don't require a great deal of system performance.
I don't game, and i have not seen any laginess on kitkat, i had it running 260 days without any problems i did not reset or shut-down a single time.
John.
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In my opinion, I'm on LP because I find it much smoother than KK.
The newer kernel and drivers on lollipop are the main reasons for better performance, which is easily seen in Antutu scores.
The only advantages I find in KK is that it's less buggy and ram leak is better.
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With LP you do need to reboot now and then due to ram leak problem.
Let's say LP is faster than KK at the beginning and after a few days it crawls due to ram leak, until you reboot and it's pristine again for the next days.

To be honest, while my initial reactions to Lollipop on both my TAB S and my Nexus 5 was less than favorable, after finding the right alternate ROMs I am very happy. Great performance (I don't game), great battery life, theming that allows me to black out the white menus and I'm very happy on both my devices. Would I be happy on stock? I don't know, and I understand not everyone wants to flash alternate ROMs. What I do think is that Lollipop takes a while to settle in and make sure you don't have an app that is incompatible (Samsung messed with ART). If you dive into it for only a couple of days, and you are really used to KitKat, of course you will want to go back. After using Lollipop for a while now, I would never go back.
Just my opinion. Not trying to sell anything to folks who disagree.

It`s great if you can tune lollipop the way you want, but most people cannot do this, and get stuck on a buggy stock rom until the next official update, which might never arrive, thank-you Samsung.
John.

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To be honest, while my initial reactions to Lollipop on both my TAB S and my Nexus 5 was less than favorable, after finding the right alternate ROMs I am very happy. Great performance (I don't game), great battery life, theming that allows me to black out the white menus and I'm very happy on both my devices. Would I be happy on stock? I don't know, and I understand not everyone wants to flash alternate ROMs. What I do think is that Lollipop takes a while to settle in and make sure you don't have an app that is incompatible (Samsung messed with ART). If you dive into it for only a couple of days, and you are really used to KitKat, of course you will want to go back. After using Lollipop for a while now, I would never go back.
Just my opinion. Not trying to sell anything to folks who disagree.
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Tend to agree. At first I wasn't keen on lollipop, but after using for a while and a little tweaking its running just fine. Dont know what this ram leak thing is all about as I've seen nothing of it. I would have thought, whatever that was, almost all manufacturers would have patched it by now including Samsung.

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Tend to agree. At first I wasn't keen on lollipop, but after using for a while and a little tweaking its running just fine. Dont know what this ram leak thing is all about as I've seen nothing of it. I would have thought, whatever that was, almost all manufacturers would have patched it by now including Samsung.
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I have lolipop on three devices Nexus 5&10 (5.1.1) and a Tab S 10.5 (5.0.2). Right from the beginning both tablets have been rock solid with a small but noticable bump in speed. On the other hand my Nexus 5 lost its rock solid kitkat stability and no matter what I do, short of re-flashing Kitkat, I cannot seem to fix it.
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Did you do an reset before or after updating to lollipop, as you say you have had no problems.
John.
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I have lolipop on three devices Nexus 5&10 (5.1.1) and a Tab S 10.5 (5.0.2). Right from the beginning both tablets have been rock solid with a small but noticable bump in speed. On the other hand my Nexus 5 lost its rock solid kitkat stability and no matter what I do, short of re-flashing Kitkat, I cannot seem to fix it.
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Did you do an reset before or after updating to lollipop, as you say you have had no problems.
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Assuming you are asking about my Tab S experience, I used the guide in this forum to root without tripping Knox. I had to downgrade to stock Kitkat then root then upgrade to stock Lollipop. As soon as you downgrade using Odin you must do a factory reset in stock recovery, so yes I reset and always after the firmware change. In fact I've done the whole process several times as I've tried theming and every time I changed framework-res.apk it borked the UI and I need to do the whole process again.
At this time I've sworn off changing framework-res.apk. It is not a total write off as Flashfire back ups recover everything like a nadroid backup. Its weakness is that if you cannot start the app you can not do a restore. All that due to not wanting to loose my warranty on a two month old device so cannot flash a custom recovery like TWRP.
I did successfully flash from Lollipop B0E2 to B0E3 (boot, recover, system images) using Flashfire. That upgrade did not require a factory reset. In fact my user data, apps, root (SuperSU) and settings remained intact. All I need to do was re-flash any SuperSU policies I had previously installed along with any apps I installed in /system such as Viper4Android.
Specifically the upgrade and resulting experience was almost identical to upgrading Lollipop on my Nexus devices (5.0 through to 5.1.1), which is very easy and never required a factory reset. Although I usually clear the cache/dalvik just to be safe.

"New" Z1C

I got a killer deal on a new, still-in-the-box Z1 Compact, and I'm wondering what the best thing to do is with regard to updating to the latest build. I've heard all the horror stories about the 5.1.1 update that I'm sure will be my only "automatic" option for ever upgrading it from its default state.
I'm not all that well versed on the particulars of each version of Android, so I guess what I need to know is if this latest 5.1.1 build is universally bad for everyone with this phone. Since some have reported new batteries resolving the problem, do you think it'll work on a brand new, never-touched Z1C (I haven't even turned it on yet)?
And if you do advise against Lollipop, how screwed am I sticking with an old Android version? Are there a lot of apps that require Lollipop? Part of the killer deal was no warranty, so I've only got one shot at this.
SImply put: If someone gave you a brand new Z1C and it was a "use it or lose it" situation, what would you?
Thanks in advance.

Lucky you!
If I got a brand new Z1C I'd configure it precisely the way I've got it.
Put the latest CM 11 nightly on it (there's a guy in the CM 11 thread who regularly updates the build to include Google's latest security patches) and also the Xposed modules I'm using. It's just so well configured right now, I'm even going to put a new battery in it next week since it's still really the best phone for me.
(Will consider ditching it for the Z3C later this year though.)

Right now? You may accept the deal! If there's no warranty and want a Stock-yet-Rooted experience you could go with a Stock based ROM (you can find plenty in the forum, based on 5.1.1 or 4.4.4, I suggest you to look ad Dstriker, based on 5.1.1)! Or you could get a CM based ROM like the Resurrection. Whatever you'll decide, work from that point with Xposed modules, Root apps etc.. to enhance your experience (if that really matters to you, otherwise just stick with the stock one).

I had the same problem about a week ago.
What I did was:
*updated it to latest firmware
*rooted with King Root
*backed up TA
*unlocked bootloader
*installed [KERNEL][Z1C][5.0-5.1][F2FS] Advanced-Kernel v16.0[11/16/2015]
*converted data & cache partition to F2FS
*installed [ROM][Z1C][LP][1.216][LB/UB]DstrikerZ1 Kai ROM SP001[27-Nov][Z5 LOOKS and FEATURES]
*installed Xposed
*did factory reset,cache and dalvik cache
*installed [Z~Z5 Series][EXRxTHS]SONY DRM FUNCTION RESTORATION FOR UB DEVICE
*rebooted to os
*Profit
At the moment after three days of usage 54% battery left. And the phone is flying :good:

If battery is your #1 priority, stay with stock or stock-based KK. I don't think there's much of any issues with app compatibility. However, I also haven't experienced any of the LP 'nightmares' some have reported. I've been on LP with this phone since it came out, and the battery drain is the only considerable downside I've found, and there are some roms that offer excellent relative battery performance, (dstriker, munjeni's 270, Oregon69's MIUI port...), and with battery saving tweaks, possibly comparable to KK. I would say go with latest version and try it out.

For battery, stock KK4.4.4 is still the best. Although, I'm running 5.1.1 and actually, it still brings me through two! complete days (i'm not a gamer, so light user).
However, with LTE / 4g switched on running my LP5.1.1, battery is going down like the Titanic on the iceberg.....so I only switch on LTE when really needed.

5.1.1 is just fine, battery difference between it and KK was negligible for me and other than that it runs very well
only downside is that ugly as hell blue status bar

5.1.1 is fine for me as well, 2-3 days regularly (no gaming).

I have stock 5.1.1, Locked Bootloader, but still have root access and TWRP.
Not had any problems(Needed to modify RW on SD card) and battery seems to be good.
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5.1.1 is just fine, battery difference between it and KK was negligible for me and other than that it runs very well
only downside is that ugly as hell blue status bar
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You have an android device, so you can costomize almost everything.
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Frunzdoedel said:
You have an android device, so you can costomize almost everything.
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damn son, i'd rather look at that ugly blue status bar than having an epileptic attack every time i unlock my phone

Im using http://forum.xda-developers.com/son...nt/rom-z5mx-rom7-5-0extended-battery-t3227779
in on of previous version, its 5.1.1 and works like a charm so far so good