Database Develop

[Q] Bought used Z1. How to verify BIONZ works?

Hi guys,
I got a used Xperia Z1 that came rooted but with stock rom. That said, I have no way to know if the owner previously installed other stuff on it.
I mainly want to make sure that BIONZ (the camera engine) still works fine and enhances my images. I currently have .257 installed and the camera works fine. AFAIK the bootloader is locked - I manage to back up TA so that means it was there to be backed up.
Still, I'm not sure whether or not this BIONZ thing is working. I wanna be sure I'm getting the max quality out of my camera. Any idea how I can test it, toggle it?

If the bootloader unlock the camera simply won't work, ao if it do work you are fine.
Sent from my C6903 using Tapatalk

I will ask also here, because I will get my Z1 soon. If I unlock DRM keys are deleted, so Camera stops, I can put back the keys correct? But does the camera still doesn´t work under CM for excample?`(Even after Sony fixes the DRM problem, if ever..)

Qefx said:
I will ask also here, because I will get my Z1 soon. If I unlock DRM keys are deleted, so Camera stops, I can put back the keys correct? But does the camera still doesn´t work under CM for excample?`(Even after Sony fixes the DRM problem, if ever..)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hopefully sony will fix camera for unlocked bootloaders otherwise we are all stuck with sony stock rom for eternity...
or at least they whould realese some app that allows our camera to work even with unlocked bootloader..

Ok, than my guess was right, we are stucked with Sony rom, sad...
Edit: Forever, DRM reading software is not possible under CM (it would violate there license) only way would be an export import of the APPS and software needed? Anyone looked into that?

Q: Can I flash Rom with Bootloader unlocked but phone not rooted?

I saw that sony coorect the camera problem when you unlock the bootloader, so with bootloader unlocked can I flash recovery and then roms? In my previous cellphones (one X and htc inpsire 4g) I could do that, but I'm not sure here in sony.
I'm asking becouse I still on lastest official rom and I cant root it with downgrading.
Thanks all for the time

OK I see that I can do much everything but I'll loose my DRM Keys.
If I got it right, some sony software stop working, and warranty will lost forever... right?

but if you unlock the bootloader why wont you bother to root it?
Unlock. flash an insecure kernel and then SuperSU
Root is not an issue with warrenty its the bootloader so if you do that you may as well root

OK I see that I can do much everything but I'll loose my DRM Keys.
If I got it right, some sony software stop working, and warranty will lost forever... right?

deftoner said:
OK I see that I can do much everything but I'll loose my DRM Keys.
If I got it right, some sony software stop working, and warranty will lost forever... right?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
1. Unlock Bootloader ..warranty void
2. Sony Application work well
3. Wat doesnt work...x reality ...(wat the use i dont know ) , music info,
Bionz am not sure ...Sony camera work well on 4.3 unlock on stock rom

thanks for the quick reply.
Now I just thinking about what if I lose my DRM keys. WHats is going to stop working (Besides my cellphone warranty)

thanks for the quick reply.
Now I just thinking about what if I lose my DRM keys. WHats is going to stop working (Besides my cellphone warranty)

skittishwind said:
1. Unlock Bootloader ..warranty void
2. Sony Application work well
3. Wat doesnt work...x reality ...(wat the use i dont know ) , music info,
Bionz am not sure ...Sony camera work well on 4.3 unlock on stock rom
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
THanks for the reply!
with x reality you mean the camera effects? (like the fish and that things?)
thanks for your time!

Personal choice am not fan of sony app........i just wish i could install cynogen....plain stock rom..with every function intact
btw Z1 Camera is all dependent on its extension and drm provider, drm dialog....if you root dont remove it ..yr camera will fail to start

deftoner said:
THanks for the reply!
with x reality you mean the camera effects? (like the fish and that things?)
thanks for your time!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I found it:
So, how does X-Reality work? According to Sony, the software breaks down the signal sent to the display into several components – texture, outline, contrast, and color. Each one is separately analyzed and processed, to ensure the clearest, sharpest, most attractive final image.
I'll miss x-reality?

deftoner said:
THanks for the reply!
with x reality you mean the camera effects? (like the fish and that things?)
thanks for your time!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can find X reality through...Setting...Display..........it is suppose to enhance image but in reality it make no deference
Fish is Ar effect it will work pretty well even if u unlock

skittishwind said:
You can find X reality through...Setting...Display..........it is suppose to enhance image but in reality it make no deference
Fish is Ar effect it will work pretty well even if u unlock
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
THANKS!

Off. update/DRM keys

Hi all,
id like to put a question; since i have a Sony device for my first time, i didnt knew about camera quality decreasing and Sony services halting with bootloader unlocking. Im very up to taking photos, and camera quality is very important for me, X-Reality too. So, since i lost my DRM keys, when i flash official ftf file, then ill lock my bootloader, and then update my FW from KK to Lollipop by official way via Software Update - will it recover my DRM keys?

Carach_CZ said:
Hi all,
id like to put a question; since i have a Sony device for my first time, i didnt knew about camera quality decreasing and Sony services halting with bootloader unlocking. Im very up to taking photos, and camera quality is very important for me, X-Reality too. So, since i lost my DRM keys, when i flash official ftf file, then ill lock my bootloader, and then update my FW from KK to Lollipop by official way via Software Update - will it recover my DRM keys?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sorry but once you lost the DRM keys (without backing them up) they are gone. Have you tried this "fix", it emulates a couple of functions that you lost, http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/xperia-z1-z2-z3-series-devices-drm-t2930672
---------- EDIT -------------
Actually I saw that you posted in that thread already yesterday saying that the patch worked - good for you!

charliebigpot said:
Sorry but once you lost the DRM keys (without backing them up) they are gone. Have you tried this "fix", it emulates a couple of functions that you lost, http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/xperia-z1-z2-z3-series-devices-drm-t2930672
---------- EDIT -------------
Actually I saw that you posted in that thread already yesterday saying that the patch worked - good for you!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
is it possible to backup drm keys after i lost them? i managed to backup TA-backup-20150*****.zip several days ago (but im not sure if before/after unlocking bootloader.
EDIT: well i did saw some incerasing camera quality, but x-reality didint worked. im trying to solve my issue, but it will take a long trip. how Cyanogenmod camera holding up?

If you take a backup of nothing - you still have nothing when you restore it.
If you unlocked before backing up - that's it - nothing you do on your own is going to get the keys back. Only Sony can restore keys, and likely the only way they will do that is by replacing the mother board and charging you the parts and labor for it.
If that's not an option for you - then the DRM restore is currently the only other path to follow.

[Q] some questions about drm keys etc

hi guys, recently I unlocked my BL to try some custom roms then came back to stock, relocked BL, and restore my backup TA (did the backup before unlocking so I got back my drm keys I think).
I think the drm keys were restored properly, because for example in album I see images with improved colours when x-reality or super-vivid options are enabled, while in other apps images look a little worse.
strange thing is that by default in settings > display the image enhancements are disabled, so at the beginning, also in album, images didn't look improved.
after enabling x-reality or super vivid options, images look better. problem is that after each reboot, the image enhancement is again set to disabled! and I have to always enable x-reality or super-vivid manually!
do you know why? I don't remember this happening before unlocking the BL, so don't think it is because of my debloated FW. is this really related to unlocking the BL? or something went wrong when relocking BL/restoring keys?
how can I check if I really have all the drm keys enabled again?
and when I take pictures with the camera, will the image enhancement alghoritms be always enabled? or after each reboot first I should do something to enable them?
thanks in advance guys hope you can help me in clarifying this!
EDIT: seems I fixed the problem clean installing again my debloated fw! :good:

problem is back again... don't know exactly what is the problem.... for sure it is not the debloat, so maybe some apps I installed? so strange!
nobody else has this problem? you never see "disabled" in display > image enhancements settings? :silly:

Will someone be doing root for this phone with drm backup?

Quite some time since we had good root fith camera partition backup. Xz premium, xz1, ... didnt have one. I think this one should. So please if anyone has time, it would be superb!

Unlock bootloader, flash twrp, magisk and that's it for root.
You can forget about drm backup and drm fix depends if sToRm// feel like it I guess.
Unless there's someone else out there that will get the XZ2 and can make a drm fix.