Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Android Marshmallow officially arrives on the Xperia Z2 Z3 and Z3 Compact 23 5 A 0 570 flash file

Android Marshmallow officially arrives on the Xperia Z2, Z3 and Z3 Compact (23.5.A.0.570)

Sony Mobile has commenced the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow rollout on the Xperia Z2 and Z3 series. The update is currently live for the Xperia Z2 (D6503 only), Xperia Z3 (D6603 ony) and Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 only). The new firmware has build number 23.5.A.0.570, which incidentally is the same as the recent beta release.
Sony has only pulled the Marshmallow trigger on those variants that are part of the beta programme, perhaps in an effort to start getting the update to the public in a timely fashion. We would expect other variants to see the update shortly after. The new update includes the Camera 2.0.0 user interface and February Android security patch level � some screenshots can be seen here. Please let us know your impressions below, once you�ve had the chance to update.

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Xperia Z2 (D6502) 23.5.A.0.570 Latin America Generic (Android 6.0.1)
Xperia Z2 (D6503) 23.5.A.0.570 Philippines Generic (Android 6.0.1)

DOWNLOAD FTF Firmware Files � Xperia Z3

Xperia Z3 (D6603) 23.5.A.0.570 Ukraine Generic (Android 6.0.1)
Xperia Z3 (D6653) 23.5.A.0.570 India Generic (Android 6.0.1)
Xperia Z3 (D6646) 23.5.A.0.570 US Generic (Android 6.0.1)
Xperia Z3 Dual (D6633) 23.5.A.0.570 Russia Generic (Android 6.0.1)

DOWNLOAD FTF Firmware Files � Xperia Z3 Compact

Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803) 23.5.A.0.570 Latin America Generic (Android 6.0.1)
Xperia Z3 Compact(D5833) 23.5.A.0.570 Australia Generic 6.0.1

DOWNLOAD FTF Firmware Files � Xperia Z2 Tablet

Xperia Z2 Tablet Wi-Fi (SGP511) 23.5.A.0.570 Singapore Generic (Android 6.0.1)
Xperia Z2 Tablet Wi-Fi (SGP512) 23.5.A.0.570 US Generic (Android 6.0.1)
Xperia Z2 Tablet LTE (SGP521) 23.5.A.0.570 Singapore Generic (Android 6.0.1)

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

Unlocking the Sony Xperia Z3 bootloader degrades camera

Sony has put up a disclaimer on its website stating that unlocking the bootloader on its high-end models, namely the Xperia Z3, will lead to issues in the performance of its camera. After unlocking the bootloader of the device, taking photos in low-light conditions is going to be worse than before. Additionally, noise reduction algorithms might be removed altogether.

The reason for the deterioration of the camera performance is that upon bootloader unlocking, the device loses certain DRM security keys. While this might seem unrelated to the camera, certain advanced camera algorithms in the phone are protected by DRM.

The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact is also on the list of affected high-end smartphones. It shares its camera module with the Xperia Z3, so this is barely a surprise. The two phones can now be rootedand flashed with a custom recovery, but this requires unlocking the bootloader first. However, you may want to think twice before doing anything as this will certainly have a negative impact on the camera of your brand new Xperia phone.

Wednesday, September 13, 2017