New firmware (14.3.A.0.769) certified Z Ultra

[madsponge26]

A new firmware update with build number 14.3.A.0.769 is heading to the Xperia Z1, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1 Compact handsets according to the PTCRB website. The last firmware to be released, albeit only in selected markets such as China and SFR France, had build number 14.3.A.0.761.

what's new in the new build?
camera improvements?
battery improvements?
New UI's?

 

[LordManhattan]

Let's hope it gets released then. .757 works fine and I haven't experienced any major issues, but updates are always welcome.

 

[isito84]

When expected to be uploaded?

 

[avetny]

finally...tired with the same build

 

[blueether]

When expected to be uploaded?

It may never be released, 761 was certified for the ZU and never released

 

[Sadman Khan]

Apparently this might only be for c6833. That's what xperiablog said

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[ast9011]

It may never be released, 761 was certified for the ZU and never released

.761 was only for Chinese and french carrier devices.

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[dobygot]

hopefully it'll fix my ZU.

Suddenly out of the blue today... "Camera is not available" and I can't turn on Wifi anymore. Can't run diagnostics without it crashing.

Seemingly permanent, restarting my phone doesn't fix this.

WTF SONY

 

[avetny]

hopefully it'll fix my ZU.

Suddenly out of the blue today... "Camera is not available" and I can't turn on Wifi anymore. Can't run diagnostics without it crashing.

Seemingly permanent, restarting my phone doesn't fix this.

WTF SONY

lol man....you don't need a update. You need this
Just download and do it what they say.

 

[dobygot]

lol man....you don't need a update. You need this
Just download and do it what they say.

The program is saying I have the latest firmware and to factory reset, which I can easily do within the phone. Also, if I reset my phone, i lose all my contacts, without any means of restoring my contacts (and using it as a phone) if I still don't have wifi connectivity.

I'm NOT entering in contacts manually

thanks but "lol man" i don't get your inferrence of this as an obvious fix, or it being any different from my sony bridge (i'm on a mac) software - which for some god forsaken reason won't let me backup my phone so I can try to do a system restore after wiping.

 

[mathurmatt]

The program is saying I have the latest firmware and to factory reset, which I can easily do within the phone. Also, if I reset my phone, i lose all my contacts, without any means of restoring my contacts (and using it as a phone) if I still don't have wifi connectivity.

I'm NOT entering in contacts manually

thanks but "lol man" i don't get your inferrence of this as an obvious fix, or it being any different from my sony bridge (i'm on a mac) software - which for some god forsaken reason won't let me backup my phone so I can try to do a system restore after wiping.

Well you can always try to dirty flash other roms like freedom , monx or romaur .............and then if you are lucky enough you can back up you data.....do what ever you want to do to your phone and restore it back........

 

[avetny]

The program is saying I have the latest firmware and to factory reset, which I can easily do within the phone. Also, if I reset my phone, i lose all my contacts, without any means of restoring my contacts (and using it as a phone) if I still don't have wifi connectivity.

I'm NOT entering in contacts manually

thanks but "lol man" i don't get your inferrence of this as an obvious fix, or it being any different from my sony bridge (i'm on a mac) software - which for some god forsaken reason won't let me backup my phone so I can try to do a system restore after wiping.

Is this your first android device ? You talking like a iphone user. No offense man.
Google already backed up all ur contacts.

Your best exit from problems u got is Sony Update service with full wipe. Do it or don't ask for help or update from sony, which is not gonna help you if you have dirty phone.

Regards.

 

[dobygot]

Is this your first android device ? You talking like a iphone user. No offense man.
Google already backed up all ur contacts.

Your best exit from problems u got is Sony Update service with full wipe. Do it or don't ask for help or update from sony, which is not gonna help you if you have dirty phone.

Regards.

I'm fully aware of google having a backup of my contacts. The concern is seeing a scenario where it's not a software issue but sudden hardware failure and a full wipe doesn't fix my inability to turn on wifi, at which point I'll have a blank slate phone, with no wifi to sync to google with. I am not going to spend hours inputing hundreds of contacts manually. I believe I did mention that.

How do you know a dirty flash won't work? I prefer to go through various troubleshooting methods in order of time wasting magnitude. dirty flash is the least damaging in that regard, in comparison a full wipe is full on blank phone where I spend hours upon hours to restore how my phone was, is the most damaging method. If the new firmware flashed over with sony bridge fixes it, then I have effectively solved my problem in a 30 minute update, without any additional effort needed. If not I would then consider a full wipe. I prefer this natural progression in logical troubleshooting.

Is this your first android device ? You talking like a iphone user. No offense man.

Oh snap whaaat? I'm so dumb and "noob" that I might as well be an iphone user! $hit,you got me good. Total offense from "non-offending" snide remark taken! Awww shieeeet! You "da man"! Score one for android! celebratory high-fives all around!

Well you can always try to dirty flash other roms like freedom , monx or romaur .............and then if you are lucky enough you can back up you data.....do what ever you want to do to your phone and restore it back........

Are third party roms flashable without unlocked BL or rooting? I also wasn't aware they can be dirty flashed. I prefer not to have to do this, but I should look into those roms as a solution. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Sadman Khan]

I'm fully aware of google having a backup of my contacts. The concern is seeing a scenario where it's not a software issue but sudden hardware failure and a full wipe doesn't fix my inability to turn on wifi, at which point I'll have a blank slate phone, with no wifi to sync to google with. I am not going to spend hours inputing hundreds of contacts manually. I believe I did mention that.

How do you know a dirty flash won't work? I prefer to go through various troubleshooting methods in order of time wasting magnitude. dirty flash is the least damaging in that regard, in comparison a full wipe is full on blank phone where I spend hours upon hours to restore how my phone was, is the most damaging method. If the new firmware flashed over with sony bridge fixes it, then I have effectively solved my problem in a 30 minute update, without any additional effort needed. If not I would then consider a full wipe. I prefer this natural progression in logical troubleshooting.


Oh snap whaaat? I'm so dumb and "noob" that I might as well be an iphone user! $hit,you got me good. Total offense from "non-offending" snide remark taken! Awww shieeeet! You "da man"! Score one for android! celebratory high-fives all around!




Are third party roms flashable without unlocked BL or rooting? I also wasn't aware they can be dirty flashed. I prefer not to have to do this, but I should look into those roms as a solution. Thanks for the suggestion.

Did you even try dirty flashing an official ftf? Like if you're on .757, download an ftf for you ultra and flash it without wipe.

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[iBuzman]

^^ Dobygot - you got a computer? Log into www.google.com/contacts and export your contacts. Then import them into your clean wipe newly installed rom (this won't require wifi if done via an xml or similar export - just in case your problem isn't fixed)

Some advice if I may - a/ if you ask for help and then argue with the help offered then your gonna have a bad time b/ people love giving technical help to enable things to be fixed but don't respond well to easily solved non problems like "contacts input will take forever" - there are lots of contact fixing options if you think outside the square (or just google it)

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[LordManhattan]

I'm fully aware of google having a backup of my contacts. The concern is seeing a scenario where it's not a software issue but sudden hardware failure and a full wipe doesn't fix my inability to turn on wifi, at which point I'll have a blank slate phone, with no wifi to sync to google with. I am not going to spend hours inputing hundreds of contacts manually. I believe I did mention that.

How do you know a dirty flash won't work? I prefer to go through various troubleshooting methods in order of time wasting magnitude. dirty flash is the least damaging in that regard, in comparison a full wipe is full on blank phone where I spend hours upon hours to restore how my phone was, is the most damaging method. If the new firmware flashed over with sony bridge fixes it, then I have effectively solved my problem in a 30 minute update, without any additional effort needed. If not I would then consider a full wipe. I prefer this natural progression in logical troubleshooting.


Oh snap whaaat? I'm so dumb and "noob" that I might as well be an iphone user! $hit,you got me good. Total offense from "non-offending" snide remark taken! Awww shieeeet! You "da man"! Score one for android! celebratory high-fives all around!




Are third party roms flashable without unlocked BL or rooting? I also wasn't aware they can be dirty flashed. I prefer not to have to do this, but I should look into those roms as a solution. Thanks for the suggestion.

Sorry for the quoting, but I'm on mobile, so I'm not going to edit and format this like a pro.

You do know that you have a backup app pre-installed? It'll backup whatever you want to backup. No Internet needed, and it'll save it to your SD card, so even doing a nuclear wipe of the device won't touch it.



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[pemell]

@dobygot syncing Google contacts don't require Wi-Fi, a data connection is fine.

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[dobygot]

@dobygot syncing Google contacts don't require Wi-Fi, a data connection is fine.

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You're right, but I'm working overseas without data connection. Unfortunately for me. It's a sh%tty situation right?

Sorry for the quoting, but I'm on mobile, so I'm not going to edit and format this like a pro.

You do know that you have a backup app pre-installed? It'll backup whatever you want to backup. No Internet needed, and it'll save it to your SD card, so even doing a nuclear wipe of the device won't touch it.

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Probably the simplest and most effective method to ease my mind for the full wipe. Thanks. I just hope the wipe does fix this issue. If not, then being able to restore contacts will allow me to continue doing my job after realizing my phone is @#%$ed. Cheers!

Some advice if I may - a/ if you ask for help and then argue with the help offered then your gonna have a bad time b/ people love giving technical help to enable things to be fixed but don't respond well to easily solved non problems like "contacts input will take forever" - there are lots of contact fixing options if you think outside the square (or just google it)

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I agree, if I had asked for help.

I simply expressed my excitement over the possible solution of flashing the soon to be released 769 and hope that would solve my mysterious and crippling new problem. I didn't ask for help or for people to pass judgement. I've already decided to try a dirty flash and resort to full wipe as last resort (and then warranty work after that). I have my reasons unique to myself, which I didn't feel was relevant or necessary to disclose in a new firmware thread.

Everyone who had actually read my reasoning (which I apologize for sharing in this thread) has offered great suggestions without passing judgement like an arrogant teenager. That being said, thanks to everyone for their suggestions which actually help me in MY personal situation (except for the lol man you a dumb iphone user guy).

Anyway...I've gotten plenty of great suggestions already... let's all ignore me now and keep the topic about 769

 

[halifage]

lol man....you don't need a update. You need this
Just download and do it what they say.

I tried that and i said my device was modified and failed.
How do i get back to stock?
unlocked bootloader + root.
Flashed FTF but still won't work (device modified error)
Thanks

 

[zaxharu]

I tried that and i said my device was modified and failed.
How do i get back to stock?
unlocked bootloader + root.
Flashed FTF but still won't work (device modified error)
Thanks

Relock bootloader before using PC Companion or Update Service

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