My friend from NTT explained this to me a few hours ago: Its probably because your service provider is "running out of spectrum" and some unlucky users are forced to use the lower spectrum which provides the telcos distance and reach but lower bandwidth unlike those who are in the higher band when bandwidth is wider/higher but reach is less.

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Which service provider are all of your LTE devices using?
They could be picking out certain numbers to be on low bandwidth, and maybe only your Z1's number is the unlucky one.

Z1 Camera Tweak Xposed Module.

Amazon usually do not ship anything other than books to Malaysia. Or you can try to buy this bumper from another website.

My experience with Amazon is when I try to check out my items from the shopping cart, they say they cannot ship to Malaysia. Amazon works with several independent shipping companies and they won't ship my items here. Maybe in your situation, they have a shipper who will ship your particular item to you. I'm just telling you this because Amazon is one company who will not ship everything listed on their website to Malaysia. It's a hit and miss shopping experience with them. I get much better luck with eBay.

What are your concerns anyway? The quality of the bumper or if Amazon will run away with your money?

All valid concerns. You can try to buy that bumper off Amazon. See if it checks out. If not, then look for the same bumper on eBay. See that the seller is reputable with lots of people buying from them. This will decrease your risks.

Looks good.

Why don't you try to buy from Amazon, see if they ship to Malaysia. If the transaction does not go through and they say they cannot ship to Malaysia, then buy from the eBay seller. Or just buy from the eBay seller since he has a good reputation, it is cheaper and has free delivery. At USD 5.59 or RM18.85, your risk is very low.

So far, the best protection case I've seen is the Ballistic case. But it still leaves the USB port uncovered.
https://www.goballisticcase.com/shop/sony/xperia-z1/

I noticed my home screen and app drawer do not rotate unless plugged into a magnetic charger. I have set screen rotate on in Settings, even in Xblast Tools I have set it to rotate in all directions. Still these don't work unless it is charging. Is this a bug?

Seems strange they would enable rotation when charging while restrict rotation when not charging. Inconsistent user experience.

I was tempted to take photos underwater, etc. But in the end, I treat it like my iPhone 4: No cups of water near it, keep in trousers front pocket only, not shirt pocket or back pocket, no sitting on it. The phone's waterproof feature serves only as a backup plan to unforeseeable or unavoidable rain.

Guys, what advertisement blocking app do you recommend? I'm using Boat Browser and I get ads and redirects. I tried Lucky Patcher and minminguard.

Edit: I googled and downloaded Adblock Plus. Works wonders.

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It works best with my wife's eyeliner pen cap. I don't have a scratch resistant screen protector so I don't want to try with a pencil.

It's excellent for sketching and showing off, especially to friends with Xperia Z1 phones.

Yes.

The suction is normally very good. No worries about that.

Is this made of metal or plastic? I've got numerous plastic cradles over the years and they tend to break apart after a few months due to the hot sun because my workplace is a shop lot with non shaded parking areas. If you normally park in shaded areas or underground parking, then I think this is ok.

The other thing is, if you use the GPS function while on this cradle, the heat from the sun and the heat generated from GPS usage will overheat the phone.

My solution at the moment is to put it against my speedometer. It is shaded from the sun and doesn't block my view of the road.

The reason I decided to Android was because of the Z1. All the while I use iPhone because Samsung phones look like a child's toy with that super rounded corners, that terribly low quality plastic feel, that child-like colours on the interface.

If you like to swap batteries like the old Nokia ways, maybe the Z1 is not your kind of phone. You have to use a powerbank method.


Way too much blue. For example, I have my PC on default colour settings which is already less blue than your phone. Once I use a hardware screen calibrator, it removes even more blue from my monitor. The results is photos of people look more natural.

There's research on the effects of blue light that makes your eyes tired, even affecting your ability to sleep. I started reading about this when I came across this app called Bluelight Filter for android.


Don't forget there's SMS on your phone. Small money to pay during emergencies. Or use your wife's iPhone.


The volume is naturally quiet even at max settings. Unless you root your phone and install a Volume Boost mod.

I've not heard about powerbanks killing batteries faster. The salesman who sold me my Z1 at Pyramid told me removable batteries tend to swell after time. The built in ones are the best. I don't know if he told me that to convince me to buy the phone, but I'm inclined to believe him. My 4 year old iPhone is still on its first battery and it still lasts. My old Nokia batteries all swell after a while, even to the point of breaking the catch on the cover.

Smart Call Handling ported from Z2. For rooted and deodexed roms only. Check it out.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2667925