this +1... i took the cable out from the dock too...only put back in dock to watch vids

so um...root is reversible? coz i do want to update to latest firmware when it's available...

is the current root method got way to replace the superuser app? :3

which option disables the notification toast in the default SU app ya?

some said there's a few seconds delay during booting up...can clarify?

oh well! you rechanged my mind and poof I updated

to answer your question, the Sound Enhancements -> Settings force close problem does not exist on my device. no factory reset needed. so must be due to the previously installed version u made that broke it

the new UI is awesome! can't wait for a stable root to use back all my root apps

i'll answer a bit...

as for pricing in penang maybe u can refer to ur local store coz Sony Centers will still sell at RM2299 retail regardless of location until further notice

as for the variant, it is expected that LTE version of the phone will come into Malaysian market in september (as rumours been flying around)

at this moment only the HSPA+ variant is available.
in my humble opinion, this phablet is sufficient for ur day-to-day mobile computing usage without the LTE for 2 years.
the phablet is more catered for the media geeks who enjoys vids/games at bigger and great screen, it does fair share of social networking but yeah I don't enjoy typing much with 2 hands holding the device. so, define ur usage as all other phones are also usable for 2 or more years.

the docking needs to be bought separately, as well as the case. you pretty much get the standard premium earplug, microusb cable and the power adapter

unlike SGS4, the Z Ultra comes with only a single kind of chipset, the Snapdragon 800 with Krait 400 processors. Any future custom kernels for the device should be working fine for all the device's variant. as for custom rom, there will be some discrepancies but shouldn't matter which variant u're using as there are plenty of ROM dev who will develop/port their custom ROM accordingly

you might as well wait a little to get the LTE variant since you are looking for something long term but actively tweaking the device coz most part of the world will get LTE version of the device...at least while waiting you can observe how fast the custom developments progress (which I feel is very fast) and also be able to see if the Xperia Z1 might fit your usage

I'm happy with the stock, and i'm not too fond with the idea of LTE subscription as the demand for such speed in such mobile device is redundant for me so I got myself HSPA+ variant n happily using it.

seems like update via PC companion has no problem at all...i can use all new features no problem on my unit...although none of the root method seems to be working correctly at the moment

Oh to make SuperSU as your default you can do the following:
1. Install SuperSU from PS.
2. Update SSU binary.
3. Open Root Explorer, mount R/W and delete superuser.apk in system/app
4. Done.

that's what I did when I rooted the .475

ps: any userbar for this phone? :3

This post has been edited by thatisazam: Aug 29 2013, 02:25 PM

this issue used to happen when i was using Xperia SP that I meddled with some of the system apps before updating. to be safe, revert all changes you made to the system app before updating with pc companion i guess...that explains a lot on why the repair is necessary

Done successfully and tested the replacement of the Chinese superuser app to SuperSU similarly to how i did it in .475

rooted flawlessly, all settings still intact and nothing went broken...now i can use my full!screen+ back

i suspect there's a lot of thing going on with the chinese superuser app thus consume more battery in the background

Here's the detail of my device configurations

















and my phone is encrypted.

seriously i find no SOD or anything bad or i'm just lucky

btw, if u dn have issues with the hong kong kernel, means ur .510 firmware must be not complete..coz when i got on tht HK kernel (which was meant for .475) my Xperia and several other service are failing to start

if you don't mind, does the bug exist after updating with malaysian firmware?

andrew, seems like I can't reproduce the error...my firmware is encrypted (n it's a one way street) which i can't remove the encryption since i first got the phone (i meddled too much on phone security due to previously stolen HTC Butterfly).

I turned off backlight optimization and reboot as usual with SIM pin and encryption password then it boots normally as usual. the backlight optimization settings is still disabled and no fake hang/SOD encountered

my unit doesn't have the issue...hmm...tried reproducing it but nothing...now i'm looking for what I've done that made my unit got the firmware fine to help u all resolve yours

Is my bug reproduction steps correct?

YouTube

the screen is actually disabled but the proximity sensor is not..due to large nature of the phone, you'll get occasional display activation due to proximity sensor "lost" you. best is to use an earpiece device like i do (i rarely make or take calls, however)

try putting other cards n see if the problem persists...I am using 64GB loaded with a load of blu-ray quality movies just fine