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Homescreen lag still there?

I dont own this device but i might pick one up soon however i would like to know weather the homescreen lag on xperia z still exists. Many reviewer complain about it but they are running old software versions i guess. So espacially after 4.2 update is there still any lag? And if yes how does it look like if you are running a custom kernel? I really hope there is a way to fix that because i dont want to see it.

I have not experienced any lags continuosly with my homescreen on 4.2.2, but sometimes it i see 1 minimal lag when playing with the homescreen for 2mins or so. compared to Samsung galaxy s4, that s4(my friends device) lags far more than my xperia on 4.2.2.
Yes there are kernels that can even improve the smoothness of the homescreens, but I would suggest you to try another launcher like novalauncher, that never lags at all!
Then it also depends on was apps are running in the background like Facebook etc
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roobeyn said:
I have not experienced any lags continuosly with my homescreen on 4.2.2, but sometimes it i see 1 minimal lag when playing with the homescreen for 2mins or so. compared to Samsung galaxy s4, that s4(my friends device) lags far more than my xperia on 4.2.2.
Yes there are kernels that can even improve the smoothness of the homescreens, but I would suggest you to try another launcher like novalauncher, that never lags at all!
Then it also depends on was apps are running in the background like Facebook etc
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Definitely less lags than 4.1.2 , super fast

Absolutely no lag when using new honami launcher. a little when using stock 4.2.2 launcher
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[Q] Recommended apps/mods to get the most out of your Z?

Had my Z for about a week now. First thing I did after buying was promptly flash a new rom (currently using monx®'s ★ monxDIFIED ★ ESSENTIAL i1 | HONAMi) which is a great improvement over stock.
Just wondering what suggestions you guys have to get the most out of your Z.
It can be apps, games, mods etc.....to improve battery, get the most out of the display/graphics, stuff to make it even more beautiful.......etc
I'm currently using grenify which really helps with improving battery life. It's probably the only battery saver app which has really worked for me (been on Android for years now), especially when combined with stamina mode and low battery mode.

adielee said:
Had my Z for about a week now. First thing I did after buying was promptly flash a new rom (currently using monx®'s ★ monxDIFIED ★ ESSENTIAL i1 | HONAMi) which is a great improvement over stock.
Just wondering what suggestions you guys have to get the most out of your Z.
It can be apps, games, mods etc.....to improve battery, get the most out of the display/graphics, stuff to make it even more beautiful.......etc
I'm currently using grenify which really helps with improving battery life. It's probably the only battery saver app which has really worked for me (been on Android for years now), especially when combined with stamina mode and low battery mode.
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You probably know this but just incase anyone don't, in order for stamina mode and greenify to work together you have to add greenify to stamina mode in settings to let it allow greenify to run while in stamina mode
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Jonathan2677 said:
You probably know this but just incase anyone don't, in order for stamina mode and greenify to work together you have to add greenify to stamina mode in settings to let it allow greenify to run while in stamina mode
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Actually didn't think about that. :silly: Thanks

Maybe yoz enjoy my thread for improving battery life (root needed; bootloader unlock only optionally needed):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2382712
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[Q] WIFI/3G Power management mod from STOCK

Hi!
I have been searching through numerous posts in our section but couldnt find the asnwer.
Is there a mod for CM10 roms that works like the original sony firmware - for auto enabling wifi based on location and disabling the 3g?
I would love to try the new CM10 roms but battery performance is much worse compared to original rom running the wifi/3g improvement.

Try the app Llama from play store.
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[Q] Poor RAM Management?

I recently bought an SP and I love it except for the ff problems i've encountered so far:
- Walkman app, stops playing after a while, specifically when I'm multitasking. Walkman + Instagram etc.
- Swiftkey Keyboard sometimes doesn't show. Needs to re enable at Language and Input section.
- Poor VGA front cam. (which I'm aware of, prior to buying this device, so it's ok)
Basically, upon researching, SP somehow have poor RAM management and kills apps when RAM is somehow low. I wish we could define apps that SP won't kill, and it'll be fine!

Yes ram management is really bad in SP.. Someone will say free RAM is waste RAM.. But thats not true in my experience.. If u have low ram means ur running apps will close automatically... So free ram is not waste ram at always
Just try to root ur SP and freez some unwanted apps

Can you unlock the bootloader? Try CyanogenMod

Yeah in cm based roms we get a ram of 841 mb and in stock based roms only 766mb
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I'm not talking about how much RAM does it say it has, Its about how it is managed.

Yep. CM based roms will giv better ram management and performance than Stock based rom.. If u dont care about the beauty of the Stock or stock based custom roms means try CM

Browsing heavy sites in xperia sp is Big pain specially when you will need keyboard It will never come up.
I am using greenify also but still problem happens
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ashis.kyal said:
Browsing heavy sites in xperia sp is Big pain specially when you will need keyboard It will never come up.
I am using greenify also but still problem happens
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The keyboard disappearing seems to be another bug Sony need to fix, as this happens even with the stock one, sometimes
Hope the 4.3 update fixes this and the lockscreen bug, plus better ram management
Regards

raziel123 said:
The keyboard disappearing seems to be another bug Sony need to fix, as this happens even with the stock one, sometimes
Hope the 4.3 update fixes this and the lockscreen bug, plus better ram management
Regards
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I think that the Ram management will be fixed only in 4.4 update kitkat as It is optimized For less Ram also.
And maybe wakeup bug will be fixed in coming 4.3
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It's funny that of all the apps that can be forced close, it chosed Walkman and Keyboard. I'm ok if they forced close Facebook and Chrome all they want but the first two. lol

ashis.kyal said:
I think that the Ram management will be fixed only in 4.4 update kitkat as It is optimized For less Ram also.
And maybe wakeup bug will be fixed in coming 4.3
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No, it can be fixed already in 4.3. This problem is not due to android version but to Sony developers mistakes. It seems they have forgotten to make some apps like keyboard or music unkillable. The problem never happens on any jelly bean Rom without Sony UI.
jnocomski said:
It's funny that of all the apps that can be forced close, it chosed Walkman and Keyboard. I'm ok if they forced close Facebook and Chrome all they want but the first two. lol
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Actually they are force closed too but you don't really see it. Android kills background apps to free memory for foreground app. Music and keyboard are special apps that you also use when they are in background ( keyboard seems foreground but I think it's just an illusion, the real foreground app is the one you are writing in) and that's why we notice it and it's annoying.
You can notice that Facebook or chrome are also killed in background because when you switch app and come back to them they have to reload, they are not at the state they were when you left them (most of the time for heavy apps).
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Batterylife CM11 bad - Android OS 40%+

So I have flashed from SOKP to CM11 and am finding that Android OS takes up more then 40% of my battery usage... Batterylife is not nearly as good as the stock ROM on the Z1 where Android OS doesn't take up that much.. + I can't get LTE on this ROM in places where I had it on stock, anything I can do about the batterylife and LTE ?? Am really annoyed about the performance
I have some picture proof for you..
Edit: two more similar screens.. One from the SOKP ROM and the other the same CM11 like the previous screen... Its better then SOKP, but still I'm a bit disappointed
Last edit - this is with mobile data off at all times and WiFi on only for the last two or so hours in both cases... :/ CM11 is significantly better, but still nowhere near stock
Do you have any stock CM like ROMs that have at least on-pair battery life performance like stock ?
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If you're running utorrent all the time then what do you expect?
Screen on time matters a lot
Issues with custom roms should be reported in their respective threads. There are at least a few CM11 roms for the Z1 and each one will be different.
Try better battery stats app to see what's really chewing your battery.

That's just a coincidence in the screenshots and Utorrent would show up with more % if I left in on all the tims.
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