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 Sony XPERIA™ Z Ultra | Official Thread V8, Android 4.4 KitKat Now Available!

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post Jun 3 2014, 11:19 AM

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QUOTE(ikan_semilang @ Jun 3 2014, 11:04 AM)
Guys Z Ultra LTE means LTE 4G?
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LTE means is 4G
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post Jun 3 2014, 05:17 PM

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QUOTE(heavy rain @ Jun 3 2014, 02:29 PM)
Why KitKat update for Z Ultra doesn't have close all button when you want to close multiple app?
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Custom roms has this feature build in : Carbon, Monx
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post Jun 3 2014, 08:52 PM

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LG G3 versatile keyboard working well on the XZU
Flash the keyboard zip file from recovery mode
The XDA link has further description and video links on the keyboard too

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2768762
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post Jun 3 2014, 09:02 PM

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QUOTE(Ronald_loulan @ Jun 3 2014, 08:58 PM)
Looks not so good...
Any reason it cant pass 4hrs sot??
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4 hours SOT is also bad. His SOT is poor .I can easily achieved 7-8 hours SOT on stock and all the custom roms I have tested
My usage 80% on 3G/LTE and mainly on internet stuffs : browsing, Facebook, Whatsapp, News and tweeter feeds, email
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post Jun 3 2014, 09:06 PM

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QUOTE(raymondtong94 @ Jun 3 2014, 09:02 PM)
Waze ate the battery a lot. turned on for a 30 minutes road journey and the phone idle. quite long.
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I always have the phone charged in car while using any GPS app as such apps takes a big toll on battery life
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post Jun 5 2014, 04:33 PM

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QUOTE(jerm @ Jun 5 2014, 01:22 PM)
benny888, how's Carbon rom after these few days using?

i'm finding that i kinda miss the Sony styling (running GPe now) and may want to switch sometime in the future

also, what's a good screen protector (front/back) that is available? mine is pretty banged up already
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Fine. If you want Sony stuffs another very good rom is Monx ( he is a fellow Msian chap). His rom comes w xposed installer for your further tweaks
Carbon is AOKP which is bit higher specs vs GPE n runs on Cyanogen kernel
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post Jun 5 2014, 05:46 PM

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QUOTE(raymondtong94 @ Jun 5 2014, 05:06 PM)
uncle benny never tried Paranoid ROM?
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I have tried paranoid before on all my previous Nexus n was never impresssed
Rom is heavily bloated n I don't use most of the added features
I might reconsider
My rom recommendation now is Monx or Carbon.

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post Jun 6 2014, 11:11 AM

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QUOTE(raymondtong94 @ Jun 5 2014, 06:50 PM)
i see. what about Slimkat, have you tried
Yes but I took it off. The rom is lean n is good but dunno why in lowyat forum all attached YouTube videos appeared as white boxes n cannot be played at all. Tested on chrome, dolphin, boat n next browser
Other websites youtube videos can be played


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post Jun 6 2014, 11:18 AM

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QUOTE(gwizardl @ Jun 5 2014, 11:22 PM)
hi all, digi DG SmartPlan™ 148 now got free Z Ultra, worth to get it?
Currently i am using plan 88, so need pay extra 60 for 24months, please advice smile.gif
http://new.digi.com.my/cs/Satellite/ecomm_..._xperia_z_ultra
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Is only worth if you need to use up to 6gb of data each month...at end of 24 months you get a free phone
However 24 months is a long commitment n in the 24 months period you could see several new n better models available
Lastly generally Digi LTE services is poorer vs Maxis n Celcom.
Decision will be based on your data usage n places you frequently are at

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QUOTE(sonerin @ Jun 6 2014, 08:37 PM)
Finally got back my phone from Sony repair center. Just want to ask you guys, is it important to have screen protector ?
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I used a Niilkin SP n is advisable as the anti shatter film is easily scratched.
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post Jun 7 2014, 05:55 PM

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Rooting this phone is easy
Use flashtool n choose fastboot mode n just flash a CWM/kernel cum image file. It just take few seconds only. Than boot to recovery n flash supersu zip

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post Jun 8 2014, 09:04 PM

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Tested CM11 ( android 4.4.3) ROM past one day.
ROM is lean n stable
First flash camera issue / freeze n reflash again solve it
I did not flash the boot.IMG file as recommended in all CM Roms - both my 3g/LTE n WiFi working fine

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post Jun 13 2014, 08:32 AM

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QUOTE(silentsunami @ Jun 12 2014, 11:56 PM)
hi guys, how was z ultra battery life? tempted to buy since now digi offer this phone for free. thanks
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Depends on how you use your phone
Mine usually 80% on internet stuffs n 3g always on 24/7 minimum is 6 hours SOT . If I connnect mainly to wifi 7 hours n sometimes even 8 hours
This phone built in stamina mode is amazing n best I have ever seen in any phone. In standby mode even over several hours battery level hardly dip beyond 1%
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Those with headphones problems should sent in for checking. My unit works with all the headphone sets I have . I don't think is firmware issue
There is no problem with official kitkat and all the custom roms I have tested

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post Jun 17 2014, 01:40 PM

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QUOTE(raymondtong94 @ Jun 17 2014, 01:02 PM)
attempt to flash Monxdified ROM directly (which is a totally wrong way) to a GPe ROM.
now flashing back to stock FTF, then re-do everything as possible.
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What do you mean wrong way ?
You must select factory reset n the rom will flash fine over the GPE rom
If you do not than it will keep rebooting
I have tested this n eventually refresh by choosing factory reset
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post Jun 17 2014, 01:50 PM

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QUOTE(raymondtong94 @ Jun 17 2014, 01:48 PM)
GPe and stock ROM's boot.img is different. to run GPe, i need to flash the boot.img so i could able to boot GPe, before this.

i flashed directly and i tried clear dalvik cache and factory reset but i still ended up a bootloop.
but now its ok, and i flashed Monxdified.
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I never bother to flash boot.img even for the GPE rom n it turns out fine
You flash this boot.img only if your phone fail to install wifi settings

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post Jun 17 2014, 05:47 PM

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QUOTE(raymondtong94 @ Jun 17 2014, 05:00 PM)
i cant boot GPe if i dont flash the boot.img provided. it will ended up bootlooping.
err, i think you should try it? laugh.gif
no one ever tried that, cuz its kind of hilarious.
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Which GPE rom you flash ? Mine was by bigxie. He also stated flashing of boot.img but I never bother
Based on my experience flashing Nexus n HTC this is only necessary if one have wifi unable to connect
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post Jun 18 2014, 12:48 PM

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QUOTE(raymondtong94 @ Jun 18 2014, 10:48 AM)
you are welcome. smile.gif
hope it works.

anyway uncle benny888, does flashing custom kernel saves battery life? hmm.gif
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I don't use any custom kernel . Anyway battery life is excellent for me

QUOTE(khairulanuar @ Jun 18 2014, 12:38 PM)
Flashtool?
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Go n read up forum xda on flashtool. It is a program to flash firmware . You need to download the firmware file (ftf) first n copy it to the firmware subfolder of the flashtool folder ..you can download any Asian firmware to flash
Or just Google flashtool for Sony phones

http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z-ultra
It has plenty of guides on this phone. Spend some time browsing it

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QUOTE(hightechgadgets8 @ Jun 18 2014, 12:51 PM)
Sony Update Service is more user friendly than flashtool, and can flash most/all Sony phones
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I do not like to use SUS as it delete all your phone data n it download firmware online while flashing
Flashtool allow you to keep data intact n is very fast to flash the firmware. You can download first the firmware
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post Jun 19 2014, 11:12 AM

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QUOTE(acbc @ Jun 19 2014, 09:53 AM)
Bad luck. My C6806 GPE stuck at Google screen after updating to 4.4.3 yesterday. Anyone know how to reset back to factory via hardware buttons? I can go into Fastboot but none of the Sony tools will recognize it. I believe these tools are looking for Sony specific ROM IDs.
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Use flashtool to flash firmware since you can boot into fastboot mode. Connect the phone only after you have launch flashtool and you see prompt to connect phone
I have similar experience before


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