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Ever wished you could unleash the full potential of your Sony Xperia Z1? With root access you will be able to install various mods and try custom roms that could potentially make your device run a lot faster and also extend the battery life.  If you wished you could have 4K recording and the cool Timeshift Video known from Xperia Z2 thanks to various developers...

A new 14.3.A.0.761 firmware has been spotted rolling on Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z1 Compact where same 14.3.A.0.761 firmware was spotted on Xperia Z1 L39h in early May this year. 14.3.A.0.761 firmware is available via OTA update only as reported by many users and not seen on Xperia Z Ultra yet. 14.3.A.0.761 firmware seems a minor bug fixing update only as it is of...

A few days back we saw 14.3.A.0.761 firmware on Xperia Z1 L39h in China while the same update not seen anywhere else. Following 14.3.A.0.761 firmware, a new 14.3.A.0.769 firmware has been certified at PTCRB for Xperia Z1, Z1 Compact and Z Ultra recently. After buggy KitKat update from Sony, 14.3.A.0.757 firmware was released to fix those bugs but unfortunately...

Sony Xperia “Z” series has been the most fruitful Xperia lineup for Sony which started back in Jan 2013 with the launch of Xperia Z at CES 2013 event. In mid year 2013 we saw another Xperia flagship product Xperia Z Ultra which is company’s first phablet in market and year ended with the another flagship product Xperia Z1. We saw Xperia Z1 Compact...

Recently certified Xperia Z1 14.3.A.0.761 firmware on PTCRB for C6902, C6903 has been released in China on Xperia Z1 L395 model. Acknowledging the bugs on original Xperia Z1 android 4.2.2 14.3.A.0.681 firmware, Sony released a bug fixing 14.3.A.0.757 update a few days back and now it seems 14.3.A.0.761 firmware will soon hit the global variants of Xperia Z1 also. 14.3.A.0.761...

Sony is giving away $350 worth free Pro apps to Xperia Z1, Xperia Z1S and Xperia Z2 owners, which is a very cool promotional offer. Sony is giving 6 free movies including Captain Phillips, Unlimited Music Service 30 days trial, 8 games from PlayStation Mobile, free download of album XSCAPE out of box with Xperia Z2. Sony is now giving away premium apps to Xperia...

A few days back Sony acknowledged the issues on original android 4.4.2 KitKat 14.3.A.0.681 firmware rolled for Xperia Z1, Z Ultra, Z1 Compact like sound coming from hearing speaker instead from external speaker, heating issues, battery drain and promised to being a firmware update to fix those issues, it seems now 14.3.A.0.757 firmware update is rolling as new KitKat...

Sony has officially rolled Xperia Z1 android 4.4.2 14.3.A.0.681 firmware update two days back and same the build number is also spotted on Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1 Compact. On 14.3.A.0.681 firmware update, new native features of Android 4.4.2 KitKat are spotted along with some Sony exclusive features like answering machine option in phone app, new Xperia stock...

Sony Mobile rolled Android 4.4.2 KitKat for Xperia Z1, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1 Compact yesterday and foretold its plan to update other Xperia devices ( Z, ZL, ZR, Tablet Z, M2, E1, T2 Ultra ) on KitKat in future. Sony Mobile has rolled “Voice balloon photo” photography app for its Smart Social Camera app for all devices updated in KitKat yesterday. Sony...

Today Sony Mobile has confirmed that they have started rolling Android 4.4.2 KitKat 14.3.A.0.681 firmware update for Xperia Z1, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1 Compact. Android 4.4.2 KitKat Update for Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia Tablet Z and Xperia ZR will be coming in mid Q2 and Xperia T2 Ultra, Xperia M2 and Xperia E1 will also be getting Android 4.4.2 KitKat update...

A very good news for all Sony Xperia fans, Sony Mobile has just now confirmed that Android 4.4.2 KitKat roll out has started for Xperia Z1, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1 Compact. No exact build number is included in the post but we expect either 14.3.A.0.681 or 14.3.A.0.747 firmware to come on Xperia Z1, Z1 Compact and Z Ultra handsets as KitKat firmware. Sony has...

After a long wait something credible regarding android 4.4.2 KitKat rollout for Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z1 Compact have come up, just now a new 14.3.A.0.681 firmware has been certified on PTCRB for both phones. A few days back android 4.4.2 KitKat 14.3.A.0.681 firmware build was spotted rolling on Xperia Z Ultra C6833 which is believed to be either internal leak or...

Sony’s latest flagship device Xperia Z2 is launched in 3 colors white, black and purple just like Xperia Z1 while Sony launched Xperia Z1 Compact in black, white, lime and pink color. White gives you elegant and clean look and obviously gets dirty before any color gets, so here found some pics of all three handsets in white color. Below you will find pics of White...

Android 4.3 14.2.A.1.144 firmware update was recently certified for Xperia Z1, Z Ultra and Z1 Compact and was expected a carrier based update only just like 14.2.A.1.142 firmware update which rolled on Deutsche Telekom carrier only for Xperia Z1. Just now 14.2.A.1.144 firmware update is confirmed rolling on Xperia Z1 C6903 on Movistar carrier in Spain only for...

Now days we are seeing too many cross device development regarding Sony Xperia smartphones where almost all Xperia Z2 Android 4.4.2 KitKat apps and features are ported to other Xperia devices. As you all know most of the mods and ports need rooted phone and recovery installed so users please do it if you haven’t done it yet. Today we present you Ironman Jarvis...

A few days back we shared Xperia Z2 Live Wallpaper which was only installing on rooted Xperia smartphones but now Xperia Z2 Live Wallpaper 1.0.A.0.9 version port has come up which can be installed on every Xperia device hopefully. We have tested Xperia Z2 Live Wallpaper 1.0.A.0.9 version on our non rooted Xperia Z1 and SP, it works fine. XDA dev ra3al has come...

Sony introduced new Xperia downloadable themes on Android 4.3 and at present there about 16 Xperia themes available on  Google Play Store out of which only a few are attractive. Developers have started now making custom Xperia themes from Sony Theme engine which need root to install on your Xperia smartphone. XDA user alone_in_dark has made a new Xperia Robocop...

Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z1 though seems very similar but in terms of specifications and features Sony has tweaked many new features in Xperia Z2. Xperia Z2 supports S801 SoC, Adreno 330 GPU, 3 GB RAM, dual Stereo Speakers, better notification light, larger 5.2″ FHD display with Live Color LED tech and new camera app with features like 4K Video recording and TimeShift...

Sony Xperia cross development is on fire these days after we saw Xperia Z2 android 4.4.2 KitKat system dump getting leaked. XDA dev niaboc79 has ported the first fully working Xperia Z2 Phone and Phonebook app from android 4.4.2 KitKat which has got some nice improvements over previous old calling app in android 4.3 version. We have seen so many ports related to...

Process of porting apps from Xperia Z2 has already begun and it started with Xperia Z2 Smart call handling feature getting ported for Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z1 Compact. A moment ago we saw Xperia Z2 Camera apps Addons port – Creative Effects, AR Effect 2.0.4 , Background Defocus 1.1.7 on various rooted Xperia smartphones. TimeShift Video and 4K Camera app port...

Xperia Z2 has been announced officially and just a few days after its launch we saw Xperia Z2 System Dump from 17.1.A.0.289 firmware Android 4.4.2 KitKat getting leaked and at the very same moment developers started porting apps from Xperia Z2 System Dump to other Xperia smartphones. We have already seen Xperia Z2 Smart call handling feature getting ported on Xperia...

A few moments ago we shared Xperia Z2 System Dump from Android 4.4.2 KitKat 17.1.A.0.289 firmware and the development process has begun already. XDA Dev RyokoN has ported Xperia Z2 Smart call handling feature on Xperia Z1 and it works fine. Your Xperia Z1 needs to have root in order to install this port. Xperia Z2 Smart call handling features lets users answer...

Recently 14.2.A.1.142 firmware was certified for Xperia Z1 C6903, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1 Compact on PTCRB from which 14.2.A.1.142 firmware rolled first on Xperia Z1 Compact ( carrier devices ) and then 14.2.A.1.146 firmware was spotted on Chinese Xperia Z1 Compact M51w which is yet not available for sale. Now 14.2.A.1.142 firmware is seen rolling on some...

As when 14.2.A.1.142 firmware was certified for Xperia Z1, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1 Compact, we mentioned that 14.2.A.1.144 firmware will be soon certified and it seems a carrier specific firmware and here it comes, just now 14.2.A.1.144 firmware has been certified for Xperia Z1 C6903 and Xperia Z1 Compact D5503 on PTCRB, nothing spotted for Xperia Z Ultra yet. Yesterday...