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I tried out a family member's S4 and I saw the potential that Android had over apple so I got a ZL for my upgrade.
I am a bit new (I've used iphone 4 for the past 3 years). I was wondering if someone can provide me with some sort of guide that I can read about android, and what I should be doing after getting a new phone to ensure it runs smoothly.
my opinion on the phone so far.
the screen is a little bad compared to the S4 screen. The black on the S4 vs the black on this phone are much different but apart from that, they are both teh same. I like the phone so far, I only need to be able to find the apps that I was able to find on ios now.
Well if you come here then do what most of us do after got an android phone...
ROOT it...flash a custom roms, you can get many in here if you search...then you are done...apps in ios sometimes the same in android...
There are some assential app after rooting just be sure to google it or ask here if to know more...
But rooting need a little base knowledge to do and hope if there is a step by step tutorial, be sure to follow them exactly...but rooting or rather unlocking boot loader will cancel warranty..so it's up to you...
gjtalin said:
I tried out a family member's S4 and I saw the potential that Android had over apple so I got a ZL for my upgrade.
I am a bit new (I've used iphone 4 for the past 3 years). I was wondering if someone can provide me with some sort of guide that I can read about android, and what I should be doing after getting a new phone to ensure it runs smoothly.
my opinion on the phone so far.
the screen is a little bad compared to the S4 screen. The black on the S4 vs the black on this phone are much different but apart from that, they are both teh same. I like the phone so far, I only need to be able to find the apps that I was able to find on ios now.
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For the time being, I'd advise against the above poster's suggestions. Don't look into rooting or custom ROMs or anything like that if you're new to Android. Android is a great operating system, highly customisable and more fun in my opinion than iOS. I wouldn't expect you to need to worry about making it run smoothly, for your needs, as the ZL is a powerful phone.
Just search through all the settings menus and enjoy the freedom of choice that iOS never gave you. In the standard Android that comes with the ZL (known as the 'stock' operating system around here) you can't break anything, so have fun with it! Download some apps on the Play store, and build up your knowledge from there.
When you're more familiar with your needs, and Android in general, then maybe you can look into advanced options. But for now, they're really not needed. Welcome to Android!
schnidex said:
For the time being, I'd advise against the above poster's suggestions. Don't look into rooting or custom ROMs or anything like that if you're new to Android. Android is a great operating system, highly customisable and more fun in my opinion than iOS. I wouldn't expect you to need to worry about making it run smoothly, for your needs, as the ZL is a powerful phone.
Just search through all the settings menus and enjoy the freedom of choice that iOS never gave you. In the standard Android that comes with the ZL (known as the 'stock' operating system around here) you can't break anything, so have fun with it! Download some apps on the Play store, and build up your knowledge from there.
When you're more familiar with your needs, and Android in general, then maybe you can look into advanced options. But for now, they're really not needed. Welcome to Android!
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you are right, I agree with you.
It's such a pain currently, trying to unlcok my old iphone and transfer contacts/texts to my ZL.. I honestly hate all this bs but its hard to find a free procedure to get all that done
gjtalin said:
you are right, I agree with you.
It's such a pain currently, trying to unlcok my old iphone and transfer contacts/texts to my ZL.. I honestly hate all this bs but its hard to find a free procedure to get all that done
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Heres a good guide to migrate contacts from an Iphone to Android. Im sure similar exists for moving over texts.
If you don't already have a gmail account - you're gonna want one to access the Android Play Store.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-transfer-your-contacts-between-iphone-and-android/
gjtalin said:
you are right, I agree with you.
It's such a pain currently, trying to unlcok my old iphone and transfer contacts/texts to my ZL.. I honestly hate all this bs but its hard to find a free procedure to get all that done
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You can download Sony's PC companion software. It has free transfer tools for iPhone users.
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needmoregigs said:
You can download Sony's PC companion software. It has free transfer tools for iPhone users.
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that program doesn't work for me.
I honestly thing sony just made up the program and made them crash each time.
gjtalin said:
I tried out a family member's S4 and I saw the potential that Android had over apple so I got a ZL for my upgrade.
I am a bit new (I've used iphone 4 for the past 3 years). I was wondering if someone can provide me with some sort of guide that I can read about android, and what I should be doing after getting a new phone to ensure it runs smoothly.
my opinion on the phone so far.
the screen is a little bad compared to the S4 screen. The black on the S4 vs the black on this phone are much different but apart from that, they are both teh same. I like the phone so far, I only need to be able to find the apps that I was able to find on ios now.
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Welcome to Android buddy! I came from iOS as well in December, and theres no way i'm ever going back. You should also have no issue finding your apps from iOS, as the google play store is just as good in my opinion. It has all the apps i ever used, plus more.
gjtalin said:
that program doesn't work for me.
I honestly thing sony just made up the program and made them crash each time.
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Bullmud
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sincere advise give it back mate, it's not that good compared to S4, HTC One, LG optimus G Pro btw I hate S4. If it's a cost thing may i suggest go for LG Optimus G Pro, you get more for your money. That's what I've got and I Ditching my zl
Edit: Bumping this to ask again! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55441666&postcount=5
TLDR:
1) Sell or keep? Buy something else with the money?
2) Is there a stable ROM, good for a new user, which updates over time, and unlocks SIM?
So I found an Xperia Arc, new in box from years ago, that I got for cheap but never needed. Now I'm wondering: should I sell it and keep the money?
Or should I flash something on it and give it to the old man (who could play with his first android phone)? Or maybe I should do both: Sell the new in box phone and buy something else with the money.
What say you, XDA?
PS: Does the stable ROM you suggest have the ability to update itself, so the novice owner I give it to can keep it up to date? Will the ROM unlock the carrier SIM lock?
Personally, I would recommend getting something newer and better. Single-core phones and 512 MB RAM are really outdated. Development is active, however ROMs based on Jelly Bean and beyond have some non-functioning features and may be unstable at certain moments.
SIM lock can not be removed with the change of ROM. Depending on the manufacturing date, it can be done via paid method (produced before 12W11) or not at all (past 12W11).
1. You should keep it as Xperia Arc isn't worth much at all.
2. You can't flash kernels and such if you don't remove the simlock first. I suggest you to buy a simunlock + bootloader unlock at wotanserver.
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I won't recommend you to keep it either. It's a 2011 phone and if you sell it you could get something better with greater support. Even ARC is having great ROMs but they won't function that good on a half a gb RAM phone + Since sony ericsson broke a long time ago and you have a simlock therefore you won't even get a good official suport. So your best bet would be to sell it and buy something with greater support
Cheers,
AJ
bamtan2 said:
2) Is there a stable ROM, good for a new user, which updates over time, and unlocks SIM?
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I've dug this out again to give to the parents. So let's try again!
It has android 2.3 right now. Should I stay on that, or update it? I just installed "PC Companion" but came here to check with you guys before I ran it. I could also do a custom rom if you think that makes more sense. Thanks!
sell it and keep the money fot you -_-
its old now and you cant use a lot of applications on it cause it has low ram
Should I spend my money on Z1 Compact? How good of a phone is it? I am a bit worried because I am not finding enough development in here.
jatinrungta said:
Should I spend my money on Z1 Compact? How good of a phone is it? I am a bit worried because I am not finding enough development in here.
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Yes you should, awesome phone, development will be pumping hard like a big orgy.
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For what it's worth: I had my Z1C for a few weeks until it literally died for no apparent reason. Treated it like a jewel, always in a case, never dropped etc and one day it turned itself off and couldn't get it to turn on again. No combination of buttons, resets, restores (that I couldn't do, as the phone was dead), recharges or else brought it back to life. Had to send it in for repair, and discovered that Sony uses a 3rd party (SBE in the UK) who, after 7 days, notified me that the required components where out of stock and had to be sourced from outside of the UK.
Not impressed with the support, at all, but yea the handset itself is fantastic.. really miss it.
Starlith said:
Yes you should, awesome phone, development will be pumping hard like a big orgy.
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I also hoped so for development but there are not many dev threads :/
Otherwise its fantastic phone
From what I've seen so far, majority of Dev are from the Z1. As most of the Dev ported ROM/ Kernel towards Z1C and are identical. No doubt is a great phone comparing the Specs and Price to other flagship.
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From what I've seen so far, majority of Dev are from the Z1. As most of the Dev ported ROM/ Kernel towards Z1C and are identical. No doubt is a great phone comparing the Specs and Price to other flagship.
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does z1 stuff work in this device since it has got some development
jatinrungta said:
does z1 stuff work in this device since it has got some development
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Yes maximum works just needes some patches and porting..
Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503)
jatinrungta said:
does z1 stuff work in this device since it has got some development
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Install the patch available in the dev section and you will be able to use most of the stuff from Z1. it's a great phone except for the vibration (haptic feedback) which is horrible.
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Where's that patch? Is it here on Z1c section? haven't seen it. Is it like a universal patch so that i can use kernel and roms from Z1?
Also u can buy z1, its similar with z1c except display size, resolution and battery size..
Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503)
infinitylook said:
Where's that patch? Is it here on Z1c section? haven't seen it. Is it like a universal patch so that i can use kernel and roms from Z1?
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In the dev section: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2668416
Yes, you can install a Z1 rom.
If you ain't a fan of big screens then yes N with same hardware, I guess almost if not all Z1 roms could be ported
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thank you. Lets see what I get
jatinrungta said:
thank you. Lets see what I get
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In case you end up buying one
Free advice, don't update to kitkat just yet
Sent from my Z1 compact
Great device, if it works and doesn't just die of hardware failure.
Mine literally died for no reason 1m after I bought it. Shut itself off and never turned on again. Any combination of buttons and charging did nothing to revive it. The Sony Companion Software's repair function on Mac doesn't work as it doesnt support Maverick's version of Java.
So I had to send it to repair, but Sony doesn't operate its own repair centre and relies on a 3rd party here in the UK. The repair centre (SBE Ltd) apparently didn't have the required components in stock. As a result it's now been 2 weeks that my z1c is in repair and no idea when I will get it back. Sony could have sent me a replacement unit instead of keeping me waiting, which would have been nice since my damn z1c was almost brand new, but no.. they'd rather not give a damn, and make sure that this is the last Sony product I ever buy.
Very very very disappointed. Apple would have given me a replacement unit immediately, no questions asked.
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In case you end up buying one
Free advice, don't update to kitkat just yet
Sent from my Z1 compact
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Is kitkat seriously that laggy?
I played with a Z1 and find it not lagging at all
jatinrungta said:
Is kitkat seriously that laggy?
I played with a Z1 and find it not lagging at all
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It's not laggy, in fact in most aspects it's better, but there are still a few bugs, N the battery life kinda goes down in kitkat , the Ui N camera all gets better though
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Get an unlocked Z1c from Clove (I've bought two phones from them, and had a good experience with a warranty issue with the last one) and root it ASAP. Battery is awesome on 4.4 with SlimKat (and probably others) in my experience. I am sure we'll have a solid kernel soon if you like to OC/UV and the like, but I honestly don't see the need.
My ONLY gripe was my issue with the flash bleed, which turned out to be an issue with how they designed the back cover. Bad Sony! I fixed it by replacing the plastic back with the glass one.
If you are after a dev popular model, look elsewhere, like z1 or z2.
I know I am posting in the wrong forum for such a comment, and might have rocks thrown at me by devs of xda...but the stock rom is, despite bugs that affect all products, sony or not, this one is pretty decent. You don't need root to accomplish certain performance gains that were needed in phones of the past. I cannot understand why anyone would want a different Rom, and in the very limited and ordinary way I use the phone, I cannot see any features I would like to add on that Sony failed to provide. A humble personal opinion.
Take this with a huge fistfull of salt.. that's coming from a guy who thought so till about 2 months ago, where limitations of KK (not sony) forced me to root my device to gain rightful access to the sd card again. I am grateful to those devs who made this possible
I know I'm getting a little ahead of myself but I have an upgrade coming soon for my contract and have been heavily researching all the phones out there at the moment. I really like the idea of the z5 premium with obviously the 4k display, the ip68 rating, and especially the microsd card slot. My one question is that, coming from my most recent phone, the Verizon Note 4, I was very dissappointed with the fact that I could not root the phone and could not utilize my favorite form of android, Stock, Pure Android.
So I guess my main question is, considering my lack of familiarity with Sony devices, I was wondering what the chances that I could ultimately root and install an "almost" stock ROM on the Z5 Premium were?
Well it is impossible to say this early but judging to earliel relases, root method has came everytime in less than 6 months to newest device. its basicly when someone invents root method to 5.1.1, its gonna be converted to xperia devices too soon. Ofc after that a little longer for carrier modded ROMs. (we dont have such crap here) Cannot say about 6.0 or other updates yet. Then if you want Recovery or flash ROMs you need to wait for people to make them for Z5P, gonna take some time too. Considering your lack with Sony devices youre in luck, if you have any experience with rooting/flashing, its like taking candy from a baby.
hope this clears a bit, even tho i didnt give much of an answer !
I may be mistaken here, but I don't believe the t-mo variant of the Z3 was rootable. The bootloader unlocking was not possible. That may have changed since I owned it, but that's my recollection.
Cant say, we dont have variants here, even carriers are selling sim unlocked versions.
Any news about root possibilities now ?
Root can be achieved through being flashed through recovery
However root tools wont come till someone finds a exploit
Are you comfortable in your own skin? Is your phone comfortable in its skin? Rate this thread to express how you deem the skin on the Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it adds just the right amount of features, it's visually pleasing, and overall it's additive to the experience. If this is a Nexus phone (you didn't think we hand-wrote all of these prompts, did you?) then use this rating to indicate how the latest version of Android looks to you.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
The stock feeling is for me very good
I do not like the stock andorid one like the nexus or pixels have
I do like more an different user interface then the stock android or pure android
So, back than when I had some sony phones I did not like it..
But now..this one I like..
Its looking good and has some good options considering its not custom
But if you dont like it
Get NOVA launcher, APEX or something
Couse ther is no custom rom support for this phone
So, either like it...if not go wich launcher to change the UI..and thats all what you can do
I will later on use the NOVA laungher.. maybe even paying for all the settings to get unlocked
Couse I use my phones so often that I get bored so easy and fast about the looks and feels..
And then I need the change of launcher to refresh my mind and fool me as if it is a new phone
brljak83 said:
The stock feeling is for me very good
I do not like the stock andorid one like the nexus or pixels have
I do like more an different user interface then the stock android or pure android
So, back than when I had some sony phones I did not like it..
But now..this one I like..
Its looking good and has some good options considering its not custom
But if you dont like it
Get NOVA launcher, APEX or something
Couse ther is no custom rom support for this phone
So, either like it...if not go wich launcher to change the UI..and thats all what you can do
I will later on use the NOVA laungher.. maybe even paying for all the settings to get unlocked
Couse I use my phones so often that I get bored so easy and fast about the looks and feels..
And then I need the change of launcher to refresh my mind and fool me as if it is a new phone
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I don't see the need for any launcher except the xperia home launcher. Be aware they most of not all 3rd party launchers will effect your battery life. Xperia home has support for many icon sets. Themes are available in the play store and other sites. I have purchased Nova pro. But using it on this phone drains the battery. The reason i wanted root was to stop all the background apps killing battery life. Greenify does this to an extent. However works better with root access. It's an ok phone. I still pull out my old note two bc when i get the flash fever. The camera is good, sound isn't bad and it's on the list to get oreo which is a +
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Hii @rhaneyjr
Well, one developer said to me few days ago
That XA1 ultra has a very good firmware
But hard to do anything becouse Mediatek is
Not giving the drivers
He also said the only thing is to give some small modifications of the kernel just to get better battery stats and sot.. Also to speed things up just a bit
So there is no big need for other things than stock
Must agree with you to aand the dev who said that
brljak83 said:
Hii @rhaneyjr
Well, one developer said to me few days ago
That XA1 ultra has a very good firmware
But hard to do anything becouse Mediatek is
Not giving the drivers
He also said the only thing is to give some small modifications of the kernel just to get better battery stats and sot.. Also to speed things up just a bit
So there is no big need for other things than stock
Must agree with you to aan d the dev who said that
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Well thanks for the info. I'm using my old note 2 for now because it's rooted and I'm a customizing fanatic but I will stay in the thread on the look out for the Oreo update for the xa1 ultra
rhaneyjr said:
Well thanks for the info. I'm using my old note 2 for now because it's rooted and I'm a customizing fanatic but I will stay in the thread on the look out for the Oreo update for the xa1 ultra
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I must say it is not looking good for this phone to get some sort of support
for flashing..
I am also loving to flash and try out systems.. but this time it is not possible for me
becouse of two resons.. one there is and maybe will not be dev support for this model
And second I got the bootloader locked status at NO or not allowed to unlock it..
So for you from my flashing experiance the best flashable phones are the google nexus and
pixel ones.. lately one guy who repairs phones said to me.. dont flash phones but if you like to do it
get the one plus 3 couse it is made as he said an ''high end device for devs to flash''
So, if you like flashing try out some of the devices or do a good research before buying if it
has xda support.. and other thing.. even if it has xda support try to buy with bootloader able to be unlocked
Happy flashing
brljak83 said:
I must say it is not looking good for this phone to get some sort of support
for flashing..
I am also loving to flash and try out systems.. but this time it is not possible for me
becouse of two resons.. one there is and maybe will not be dev support for this model
And second I got the bootloader locked status at NO or not allowed to unlock it..
So for you from my flashing experiance the best flashable phones are the google nexus and
pixel ones.. lately one guy who repairs phones said to me.. dont flash phones but if you like to do it
get the one plus 3 couse it is made as he said an ''high end device for devs to flash''
So, if you like flashing try out some of the devices or do a good research before buying if it
has xda support.. and other thing.. even if it has xda support try to buy with bootloader able to be unlocked
Happy flashing
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Well the G223 is unlockable, in Dev settings and again at Sony website. But the only Dev that had done any thing is not supporting the ROM. I wasn't so much looking for different ROMs to flash as I was looking for root access for UI and device control but even in the beginning of the threads many were having issues so I decided not to go thru the headaches. So I'll use this, maybe pick up the one plus 3 or the one plus 5 and end up selling the Xperia. Didn't live up to the hype
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Well the G223 is unlockable, in Dev settings and again at Sony website. But the only Dev that had done any thing is not supporting the ROM. I wasn't so much looking for different ROMs to flash as I was looking for root access for UI and device control but even in the beginning of the threads many were having issues so I decided not to go thru the headaches. So I'll use this, maybe pick up the one plus 3 or the one plus 5 and end up selling the Xperia. Didn't live up to the hype
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That is a good call you made..
Couse I am now stuck for now with this xperia
and it is my own fault for not doing my research before
I also like modifing the UI or have root access..
But for now I have no will to buy another phone since this
is for this year my 4th device.. had motorola nexus then had
two huawei devices and now this one and it is for me the best one
with no dev support and locked..
Still I do not want to change device again for now.. I like this xperia a lot..
Yes, would love to have root access and dev support on xda but yeah..
My own mistake.. but for now I do not mind..
As soon as I will be feeling to change.. I will do so...
But this year I have changed so often I did not do this in my hole live to have
4 different phones in just one year..
Update. Went to iPhone 7 Plus. Got tired of all the Android bull**** roms out but not fully functional. iPhone not as customizable but it’s reliable as **** and that’s what I need so see y’all I’m out
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Really don't like it very discriminating for such a high brand name
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brljak83 said:
I must say it is not looking good for this phone to get some sort of support
for flashing..
I am also loving to flash and try out systems.. but this time it is not possible for me
becouse of two resons.. one there is and maybe will not be dev support for this model
And second I got the bootloader locked status at NO or not allowed to unlock it..
So for you from my flashing experiance the best flashable phones are the google nexus and
pixel ones.. lately one guy who repairs phones said to me.. dont flash phones but if you like to do it
get the one plus 3 couse it is made as he said an ''high end device for devs to flash''
So, if you like flashing try out some of the devices or do a good research before buying if it
has xda support.. and other thing.. even if it has xda support try to buy with bootloader able to be unlocked
Happy flashing
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I aflree been very disappointed with this phone
Camrea
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