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  1. C

    Help Questions about Xperia Z1

    Hi, I've just got my Xperia Z1 and I'm hoping someone can assist me with a few questions I have about it: 1) I cannot seem to change my I.C.E number. What ever i set it to it always defaults to another number. I have transferred my old number to this phone when I bought it so i'm assuming...
  2. X

    Help Z1 Camera Help

    When I take photos if there is one dark part and a light part. When I click on the dark part it doesnt not adjusts the light balance, it just focus on it. If anyone have used Xperia L or iphone they could understand my problem. I put mode in superior auto.
  3. El Presidente

    SonyrReleases "under water" apps

    Sony releases six underwater apps for the Xperia Z1 | 9to5Google I don't really see the point in these, but there you go. I think my wee lad would get a kick out of the fish one, but that's about it.
  4. X

    My HTC 8X broke, so I need an Xperia Z1.

    My HTC 8X recently broke it's charger port, and my parents have been thinking about getting a new phone. However, my parents do not have enough money for the phone I want, which is the Xperia Z1. Can someone try to send me one?
  5. O

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  6. M

    Help Strange sound with vibrate on touch enabled

    Hello, Well i searched and found nothing, hence new post. Hope you will not flame me. So. Z1 makes a strange high pitched short sound which comes from upper part of phone i think, when: Typing on calling keypad (happens only when settings->device->sound on touch is enabled) Get a...
  7. SavageRobot

    Dropped phone

    Well, it finally happened, I dropped my phone yesterday and have out a lovely hairline crack down the screen. Doesn't look too bad, I know a lot of phones when they crack have all the LCD leaking into a big mess and you can't see half the screen, but unless you look at it in a certain light at...
  8. El Presidente

    Looking for a very specific type of case

    It sounds pretty stupid, I know and it's a massive long shot, but is any one aware of any cases that cover the charging port? I've somehow managed to dent the flap that covers the charging port and it no longer sits flush with the edge of the phone when closed. Given the covers are kinda...
  9. SavageRobot

    Root sony logo hard brick?

    Hello, I'm quite worried i have hard bricked my phone when trying to install RomAur v9.1 [ LB-UB ] - KK4.4.4- c690x - 14.4.A.0.108 - FAST-STABLE - AROMA - ONLINE I did the wipe, went to install the ROM, it started the arom installer I think but then booted to soy logo and wont do anything...
  10. M

    Help Album Image Preview

    Hi, I haven't found answers at Google so I thought someone here might help me with this issue... you see, I really hate that image preview that we get when we open up our Album to show a friend some picture, it is really annoying when we intend to show a specific picture and a random picture...
  11. J

    Help Photos + MicroSD = Runs hot?

    I've been encountering an issue with my Z1. Whenever I load photos onto my MicroSD card (digital stills, wallpapers, etc), it makes the phone run really, REALLY hot. It sucks the battery back to the point it would be dead in hours just sitting idle. It also worries me that it could damage the...
  12. SavageRobot

    Charger Cover

    Has anyone had any problems with this? The seal breaking or the whole cover coming off? I have had both. The rubber seal around the edge of the cover tore and because of this it can be a bit of a pain the shut the cover again (rubber sticking out gets caught in the edge). Since then the...
  13. SavageRobot

    Root reverse tethering app

    Hi, I use this handy little tool so that I can actually get internet connection at work as wifi is disabled here now and 3G/4G is pretty much none existent now [Tool][Windows Only][Root] Android Reverse Tethering 3.19. Has anyone had any experience with this? I have been using it for months...
  14. K

    Issues deleting text messages.

    Whenever I try and delete message threads. They're big convos 500+ messages some over 1000, However last night I selected like 30 convos and pressed delete and left it overnight woke up and IT WAS STILL DELETING. I ended up cancelling it and the app crashed. I am using the generic texting program
  15. Z

    Cannot delete linked contacts from sony xperia z 1

    Hi guys Plz help! I am trying to delete some contacts from my fone n it says it 'cannot delete contact'. When i check its linked to either whatsapp or email xchange. And i think that screws up the whole idea of whatsapp privacy settings coz now on WhatsApp i hv changed all to restrict to my...
  16. SavageRobot

    Root Volume boost

    Hey so I'm going to a festival tomorrow and would quite like to have louder music if possible. I know there are apps and hacks about to do this but I've had a quick search and they seem quite specific to certain makes/models. I've tried one off the market apps and as I thought, absolutely no...
  17. SavageRobot

    Help restricted access changed

    Has anybody seen this notification before? I keep getting two notifications with this as the title, then the one says under it "voice service is blocked" and the other says "data service is blocked". They keep disappearing for a couple of seconds now and then and then are straight back. I...
  18. X

    Root Rooting, what is it and what are the advantages of rooting?

    I have heard a lot of people mention rooting their phones, not to appear dumb or anything but what is rooting and what are the advantages and also disadvantages of it? Is it easy to do? Is rooting like the androids version of jail breaking?? Can someone help me out here! Want to know more so I...
  19. X

    Help Watermarked? Screen.

    I have noticed for the last 2 days at the bottom left of my screen theres like a watermark on my screen. Thing is, my phone has been absolutely no where near any water!! I'm really confused. I'm saying watermarked but it can't be but thats what it looks like, can anyone help? Anyone else had...
  20. X

    Help Battery, performance and overheating problems.

    Does anyone have any idea on how to stop or at least help stop my phone from freezing and having to wait till the battery dies in order to reboot impossible to turn off. Rubbish battery life. Screen goes black occasionally and have to reboot. Back and front of phone get very hot on...
  21. stewarta13wsb

    Help bluetooth to the car

    When I connect Z1 to car via Bluetooth it drops the media volume to 50% so I have to turn the car volume way up to hear it, should it change back to CD for any reason I am nearly blown into the back seat :rolleyes: Obviously I can faff about and go into settings on my phone and turn it up but...
  22. stuters

    Help Overheating phone

    Had the phone for a couple of months now and it's been good as gold that is until the last month or so it's started to overheat the phone gets all juddery and the only way to cure it is restart the bloody thing... Any suggestions/ help gratefully received cos it's starting to erk me somewhat...
  23. S

    obb game files are not working after a factory reset!!

    hi, i am using an xperia z1 running on kitkat 4.4.2. Recently i did a factory reset of my phone after which any game obb files are no longer working. the games still show its full size memories in the storage option, but as soon as i open any game, it tells me i need to download the files again...
  24. S

    Help I need help!!

    I recently bought a z1 then unlocked it with a sim code, that all went fine . I put my nano sim into an adapter and put it in. It's still says no network, I search for networks, sometimes it finds virgin (canada) but most of the time just says searching, I've had it register to virgin but...
  25. SavageRobot

    Music Properties

    I have only just noticed this but I can't amend properties in my music files on phone or SD through my PC. I am sure I used to be able to but I can't now. Is there another setting I need to enable on phone to be able to do this? I have tried in file explorer and in Media Go and I am unable to...
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