14.3.A.0.681 firmware update was rolled a dew days back on Xperia Z1 Compact as android 4.4.2 KitKat and users have been reporting some serious bugs the then like sound coming from hearing speaker instead from external speaker, heating issues, battery drain. Sony has rolled a new 14.3.A.0.757 firmware update to fix all acknowledged bugs by them.
14.3.A.0.757 firmware is a bug fixing update over 14.3.A.0.681 firmware which keeps Z1 Compact on android 4.4.2 only. 14.3.A.0.757 firmware is confirmed on Xperia Z1 Compact D5503 in regions Russia, France, China, Germany, Israel, Italy, Austria, Philippines, 14.3.A.0.757 firmware is available over PC Companion and SUS, no OTA seen yet.
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Xperia Z1 Comapct 14.3.A.0.757 firmware update
Connect your Xperia Z1 Compact to PC Companion and look for a notification as shown below, proceed as per on screen instructions.
If you have not got official 14.3.A.0.757 firmware update yet on your Xperia Z1 Compact D5503 , then download 14.3.A.0.757 firmware ftf from below mentioned links and flash it manually using flashtool.
Download Xperia Z Ultra 14.3.A.0.757 firmware ftf
#For D5503
Download D5503_14.3.A.0.757_RU.ftf
[ Via XDA user – John.D.. ]
We will soon post other regions 14.3.A.0.757 firmware ftf and detailed changelog. If you have also got the 14.3.A.0.757 firmware update on your Xperia Z1 Compact, let us know what changes you noticed. Drop your comments below.
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please add an other regions and Direct Link
Hi All,
I've just finished flashing to the 14.3.A.0.757 firmware for my Xperia D5503. Best thing that I could have done with my phone. I purchased it only a couple of days ago from Telstra Australia and it came with endless bloatware and the Telstra One account software installed.
Whilst the phone update told me that I already had the latest version, the version only showed up as 4.3 so I knew it was not the latest available version. After downloading and installing the flashtool and the ftf file I was all set to go. This process took several hours even though I have an Optus broadband connection. I had to use the flashtool and the ftf as my PC Companion would only flash up to the 4.3 version that was already installed on the phone.
The process of flashing only took a few minutes and I kept all my data such as installed apps, contacts, music etc. When I rebooted it I had a beautiful new operating system installed and was able to say goodbye to all the Telstra junk. I can always restore the Telstra versions if I need to use the warranty but I am not planning on this but just for safety sake have kept my backups.
It really looks and feels like a whole new phone even though I have only had it a couple of days (no Telstra rubbish). Many thanks to the developers who put this ftf together.
Best of luck to all the other flashers out there looking for a new Android system. I can't recommend 14.3.A.0.757 highly enough.
Hi Allan,
Thanks for posting this information - I'm about to buy a Z1 Compact but have been reading tidbits about Telstra's bugs and the likelihood of delays in their approving the latest firmware for official release, so it's good to know you've found a solution.
Can I just ask a quick question - is it an easy and obvious process to restore to the original Telstra firmware for warranty purposes? I'm asking this with no experience of the flashtool software yet, I'd just like to be a little ahead of the game once I've got the new phone in my hands!
Thanks mate,
Matt.
When i updated it the battery is heating up real quick and its charging very slow..
hi, i am on this update, still fine the device gets too hot. battery drains to quick, even with all the functions set to low drain and the voice,volumes don't always work properly. it has not fixed all the bugs
This update, improved battery life, improved camera focus and overal photo quality, rooted with dookLord standard advanced kernel , works a treat,