Sony said, No more Z1 OTA. sadly.:crying:
So I want to know.
Is it possible to change the 'sony stock' + 'marshmallow'
+ 'custom(like Rockz1l)' + 'porting(z5, X series... Whatever)' rom
in the future?
Sorry for bad Eng.
I wish it is possible.
HONG86 said:
Is it possible to change the 'sony stock' + 'marshmallow'
+ 'custom(like Rockz1l)' + 'porting(z5, X series... Whatever)' rom
in the future?
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No, because you need Marshmallow sources from Sony, which they'll never release.
Z1 is done and obsolete. If you really want the latest Android version, download the unofficial CM/AOSP Marshmallow ROMs; otherwise, buy a new phone. Although CM/AOSP MM build has been released a while ago, they're still full of issues (camera is bad, low battery life, etc.). They're still under active development, so things may change in the future. I recommend staying with Lollipop because it's stable and has excellent battery life.
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No, because you need Marshmallow sources from Sony, which they'll never release.
Z1 is done and obsolete. If you really want the latest Android version, download the unofficial CM/AOSP Marshmallow ROMs; otherwise, buy a new phone. Although CM/AOSP MM build has been released a while ago, they're still full of issues (camera is bad, low battery life, etc.). They're still under active development, so things may change in the future. I recommend staying with Lollipop because it's stable and has excellent battery life.
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Thanks for your help.
I'm on 5.1.1 Kai rom + rockz1l kernel.
and I love sony features.(DSEE HX, Sony camera...)
So, I wish what I said, but it can't....sadly :crying:
maybe, buy used Z2 or X series is best choice in current situation.
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No, because you need Marshmallow sources from Sony, which they'll never release.
Z1 is done and obsolete. If you really want the latest Android version, download the unofficial CM/AOSP Marshmallow ROMs; otherwise, buy a new phone. Although CM/AOSP MM build has been released a while ago, they're still full of issues (camera is bad, low battery life, etc.). They're still under active development, so things may change in the future. I recommend staying with Lollipop because it's stable and has excellent battery life.
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People had success with porting Sense 6 to hammerhead, and it's surprisingly usable with some issues considering it's a non-source port for an entirely different device.
Porting a proprietary ROM is a pain as it mostly involves trial-and-error to find out what's preventing the ROM from booting up but we will see if a similar project appear for the Z1
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Plz any one when will d android Lollipop rom came for Zr ?
i am waitng
Puneetsaini said:
Plz any one when will d android Lollipop rom came for Zr ?
i am waitng
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Since Sony has announced a stock rom on lollipop for ZR, I doubt anybody would waste their time finding an outside lollipop source to compile on. We probably have to wait for official rom to kickstart the community, since it will be specific for our device tree.
Lollipop
how much time to make a custom Lollipop like AOSP relased Lollipop for Z,Z1,Z3 ...
The Z already has one - though not nearly stable or functional enough for daily driver status.
As for us - I don't think we'll get one. Sony has not released device binaries for our device, which means building it ourselves (i.e. non-devs) is out of the question. The yuga's AOSP Lollipop build is unstable, and many vital things don't work, which makes porting it practically useless (even if we knew how). Our best hope is for a custom ROM team to release it for the yuga and port it over, which we would need a dev to do - and even then it probably wouldn't work, at least for a while. Alx31TLse would probably be the one best qualified for this, as he's ported several ROMs from yuga for us. However, for the same reason, he will probably be too busy to do so.
We will probably get the official L update halfway through next year or so. If you want it sooner, you could try porting it from the Z1/2/3 when they get it; I think there's a guide somewhere for that, though I think that was for the Z. For AOSP, your best hope is that they will release the binaries for the ZR.
Note: I am not entirely certain about the necessity of Sony-supplied binaries. I write this based on what I remember from reading their AOSP page a few weeks ago. If someone can correct/clarify/enlighten me on this, I'd be grateful.
Jan 2015, android 5.0 lollipop will be in our ZR, hopefully :fingers-crossed:
I think the FXP team would be the ones to build the first lollipop rom for ZR. CM12 should be out by nov end, and the FXP team would probably take 2 weeks to port a nightly. Let's keep our fingers crossed :cyclops:
sourabhp said:
Jan 2015, android 5.0 lollipop will be in our ZR, hopefully :fingers-crossed:
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That is a BIIIG stretch; even the Z1/2 probably won't get it by then, going by previous update patterns. The wait will probably take even longer, since Sony will have to figure out how to meld their own skin and Material Design, which are very different from each other. That's probably why they're giving the GPE Z Ultra the update before the proper flagships - it's basically stock, so they don't have to modify it.
Don't get me wrong, I want L just as bad as you do; I just don't want to get my hopes up just to have them crushed.
Lollipop
Why AoSP Team didn't making d lollipop for Zr ...??
i'm really bored and i want to try a custom rom on my c6903 but i really don't know witch one is stable and battery friendly. Any sugestions? I want a 5.1.1 , was thinking about CM 12.1 but i saw in the main post that it has some bugs and in fxp thread users said that there is some camera problem.
I was also thinking about it days ago. What is the most installed custom rom by the people of the community?
I will not ask what is the best one, because each one has its particularity, but it would be good if someone could indicate some roms, especially now that we know the Z1 will not get more official updates.
havent noticed any camera problem on cm12.1 roms but a big problem some users had including me was some screen problems..(screen's sensitivity is higher than usual and makes some problems) ... it has great multitasking experience.. good battery life .. lower sound output than official builds on default . I tested many ones and my choice is resurrection rom .its better than others... but i switched to official 5.1.1 pre-rooted with some customization ,became a beast... but i prefer the resurrection but i had screen problem ...
hope i could help you
i have been waiting for miui 7 lollipop edition for the xperia z1 for the longest. now i dont know how to really build kernels be i can somewhat port roms.
i see that select xiaomi phones have a lollipop version of Miui v7 and i would love to get my hands on it. now i ask, is remotely possible to do this? i assume so but no one has taken the time to do it?
not to mention that our current miui v7 can work on stock kernel with a locked bootloader. now im not asking all that but i would like to get this project underway
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Miui is proted using patchrom which currently supports only kitkat at the moment, someone suggested on one thread in the miui forum that lollipop might be skipped and patchrom for MM will be released, purely speculation of course but just like any OEM these guys are slow at releasing updates.
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I don't think they will make a patch rom for mm. If they wanted to they would have been done so.
Also do I have to use patch ROM? I want to do it manually. Perhaps I'll port one thing at a time. Trial and error.
~xperia Z1~
Well I'm a little hard headed so out of boredom and free time I'll slowly port and read debug for errors and dependencies starting with the home launcher, then system settings etc
~xperia Z1~
take a look at this, its been done. someone has miui v7.1 on a non miui phone.
theres a way i guess.
http://www.gizdev.com/rom-miui-7-1-global-stable-with-swap-patch-rom-for-lenovo-a7000/
what if we ported that rom (or any rom in gereral) itself from that lenovo-a7000 to the xperia Z1?
Personal'm already tired of the look of Android 5.1.1 Official and would like to use with modern and stable appearance.
One that works all without bugs!
What advise to use? Preferably with MM appearance!
Thank you all for the attention!
Marshmallow and Lollipop look almost identical. If you want stable, stick with Lollipop.
It has no similar ROM with MM? I like the icons are more modern.
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It has no similar ROM with MM? I like the icons are more modern.
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Give it a month or two and stable MM ROMS should hopefully be rolling out. Just keep an eye out
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Give it a month or two and stable MM ROMS should hopefully be rolling out. Just keep an eye out
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Most know it will release one MM ROM without bugs or stable? Á this possibility?
Hello, nub here i just want ask if it's worth upgrading from 5.1.1 to 7.1.1 on my sony xperia z1 c6903
I want to know if the phone gets faster, better battery life etc...
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Hello, nub here i just want ask if it's worth upgrading from 5.1.1 to 7.1.1 on my sony xperia z1 c6903
I want to know if the phone gets faster, better battery life etc...
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I think you should consider this first : If you still haven't unlocked your bootloader and you like Sony's UI and apps and features, then don't unlock your bootloader and keep your Camera quality as is, it's better on locked bootloader, if you unlock your bootloader you will lose the camera quality and Sony's exclusive features (these can be recovered but not the camera quality).
Now to answer your question : First If you're frustrated by Sony's stock firmware and it became laggy for you and you don't like Sony's bloatware then Nougat is good, faster and has much more features than Lollipop, but honestly you can wait for Oreo carbon rom when it's officially out (might take sometime), the performance is faster and is much more smoother on Oreo than Nougat.
Keep in mind that you should know how to flash custom roms and not brick your device, and how to fix your bricked device before you do anything, and how to return to stock firmware.
As for battery life I think it's much better on Sony's stock firmware than any other rom (thanks to Ultra/Stamina mode and Sony's optimizations for lollipop on their firmware), and you might face some heating issues (not often) with some nougat roms, and they can be buggy too.
Keep in mind that battery life depends more on how use your phone but in general stock roms are optimized (especially sony's) to have better battery life than most custom roms.
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I think you should consider this first : If you still haven't unlocked your bootloader and you like Sony's UI and apps and features, then don't unlock your bootloader and keep your Camera quality as is, it's better on locked bootloader, if you unlock your bootloader you will lose the camera quality and Sony's exclusive features (these can be recovered but not the camera quality).
Now to answer your question : First If you're frustrated by Sony's stock firmware and it became laggy for you and you don't like Sony's bloatware then Nougat is good, faster and has much more features than Lollipop, but honestly you can wait for Oreo carbon rom when it's officially out (might take sometime), the performance is faster and is much more smoother on Oreo than Nougat.
Keep in mind that you should know how to flash custom roms and not brick your device, and how to fix your bricked device before you do anything, and how to return to stock firmware.
As for battery life I think it's much better on Sony's stock firmware than any other rom (thanks to Ultra/Stamina mode and Sony's optimizations for lollipop on their firmware), and you might face some heating issues (not often) with some nougat roms, and they can be buggy too.
Keep in mind that battery life depends more on how use your phone but in general stock roms are optimized (especially sony's) to have better battery life than most custom roms.
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Okay, thanks for the reply. I guess i'm staying stock fw.
AbduSharif20 said:
I think you should consider this first : If you still haven't unlocked your bootloader and you like Sony's UI and apps and features, then don't unlock your bootloader and keep your Camera quality as is, it's better on locked bootloader, if you unlock your bootloader you will lose the camera quality and Sony's exclusive features (these can be recovered but not the camera quality).
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You can backup the TA partition before unlocking your bootloader. If you didn't or you've lost it then you can use this mod on the stock Lollipop ROM instead.
If you've got a backup of your TA partition then you can also use this mod with an unlocked bootloader.
If you use either of the mods enter *#*#7378423#*#* into the dialer. Select service tests and then select security. If every line contains "[Key OK][Active]" then you've got working DRM functions again.
Is there anyway for one who upgraded to Nougat to rollback to stock? how can I do it?
Gondinez said:
Is there anyway for one who upgraded to Nougat to rollback to stock? how can I do it?
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By downloading and flashing the rom with flashtool
http://www.flashtool.net/downloads.php