[FTF] Official Xperia Z1 C6903 Stock Firmware [2013.09.22]

jonmorris said:

In years gone by, Sony Ericsson would have all the extra bits to load on when creating a build for the operator. Certainly the operator didn't do it on its own. I am sure the others, like Motorola with its 'flex' software did much the same.

That would mean, say, Vodafone giving Sony the necessary boot logos, wallpapers, ringtones etc. The operator would then have to approve the update, which could take some considerable time as I'm sure we all remember. Meanwhile those with a SIM-free phone probably had their update months before, or even got updates that operators had stopped bothering with.

In more recent months, or even the last year or so, it seems the priority has actually been on getting operator branded ROMs out before the generic versions - so those who buy SIM-free are quite commonly finding themselves last to get updates. I can see why this makes sense, even if it seems rather illogical as it's the version with the least effort to produce.

Without the likes of Xda and flashtools, I'd probably be way behind on firmware updates as I never buy operator branded models!

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limestar said:

Since flashing 534 I don't get notifications for Google. I auto sync is ticked for everything but I am not getting gmail alerts etc unless I manually go sync it again.

I have cleared data and it's still happening.

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m3dd0g said:

Today i flashed the official germany .534 update but there are no changes. Unlocked bootloader bug is still there and also boot up hangs as an all previous versions. I dont understand why they put so many updates in two weeks and nothing changes only ram improvements. I really starting to hate this device...

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m3dd0g said:

Today i flashed the official germany .534 update but there are no changes. Unlocked bootloader bug is still there and also boot up hangs as an all previous versions. I dont understand why they put so many updates in two weeks and nothing changes only ram improvements. I really starting to hate this device...

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uly609 said:

I bought my Z1 from clove.co.uk and I'm using it in the U.S. on AT&T. It is the C6903, should I flash the stock unbranded ftf?

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limestar said:

Since flashing 534 I don't get notifications for Google. I auto sync is ticked for everything but I am not getting gmail alerts etc unless I manually go sync it again.

I have cleared data and it's still happening.

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kish3n said:

I'm having the same issue! It's so frustrating!


Sent from my C6903 using xda app-developers app

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ianford10 said:

So still no changes with the official firmware, this is turning into a farce on Sony's part.

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As it's from Clove it will be running the generic (unbranded) firmware so yes flash the unbranded one, unless you like bloatware

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uly609 said:

So to keep my data I need to uncheck data, cache, and appslog correct? Do I need to check anything in the exclude section or the content section??

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ianford10 said:

Nothing else, just as you have said above to keep your data

Sent from my C6903 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

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uly609 said:

Sorry for all the questions but, I need to go into flash mode or fastboot to flash this?

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ianford10 said:

Flashmode

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uly609 said:

I downloaded the flashtool for Mac and it sees the device is connected but then it asks me to select the device model, and I don't see the C6903? Which one do I need to select?

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ianford10 said:

You need the device file for the Z1, it's located here in this forum somewhere but can't remember exactly where.

I use parallels on my mac so have the folder but running under Windows 7.

Sent from my C6903 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

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ianford10 said:

Here is the device file for the Z1, drop it into devices in the flashtool folder, not sure if it will work on the mac version though. Like I said I use parallels and use windows 7 for all my flashing.

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uly609 said:

Ok so I got the firmware file and the device file in the right place, but I can't get the phone into flash mode?

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uly609 said:

Ok so I got the firmware file and the device file in the right place, but I can't get the phone into flash mode?

EDIT: Nevermind I got it flashing now

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ianford10 said:

Power off your phone, wait 10 seconds, while holding the power down button connect your phone to your mac

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Good, happy flashing

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uly609 said:

got the new firmware on it now what improvements does this version bring over .518??

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