Help Update Centre App

[SavageRobot]

I have installed a new ROM on my phone and the update centre seems to be different. I don't know if this is just the latest version ported from Z3 and my stock ROM just didn't have this version yet or what but when I go into the app it doesn't have the three tabs at the top (System/Apps/something else) it is just to check if there are any OTA system updates I think. The Update Centre I have is 2.3.0.A.0.8.
Does anyone have any ideas how to update Album / Walkman etc if there are updates?

 

[El Presidente]

I'm still on an older version. Which ROM are you running?

A lot of OEMS (at least HTC, LG & Motorola) are putting their stock apps on Play so they can update them that way, maybe Sony are doing the same?

 

[SavageRobot]

I am running http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/development/rom-dstrikerz1-kai-rom-1-0-t2928666 a 4.4.4 ROM with imported z3 features etc. I think it must be just the latest update centre as I spoke with one of my friends with a z3 compact and his is the same. I did have a look on play store but couldn't see them.
I'm not too worried just curious. WIll see if they turn up on there later.

 

[El Presidente]

Cool beans.

Did you find a .157 ftf then? Can you link me up so I can give it a go? I've not flashed anything new in months....

 

[SavageRobot]

Yea I found one, I didn't read through the thread properly to be honest. In the "How To Install" section there is a link to a page that says "Root your device using THIS". There is a .108 kernel to downgrade to, a rootkit to flash and a .157 kernel to update to after.

 

[El Presidente]

Great, I'll give it a go at the weekend!

 

[SavageRobot]

Great, let me know how you get on. I like this ROM, seems very smooth and fast and battery is brilliant. However, I have noticed that my camera lets a lot of light in on this and makes the pictures in bright light quite blurry and faded in superior auto. However looking through the thread all the posters seem to really like the camera mod and asking where it was from etc.
There are more functions but superior auto doesn't seem to good on mine, which is what I tend to use.

 

[El Presidente]

I just go for manual, I found that superior auto let in way too much light no matter what ROM I was on.

So you were on .108, just flashed the ROM, then used the ftf to flash the .157 kernel afterwards?

 

[SavageRobot]

Ah, I can't say I had much problem with auto on later firmwares, maybe I was just lucky

I was on stock .157 then I flashed his .108 kernel, used his root and flashed his .157 kernel and installed his ROM. I assume if you are already running rooted stock .108 you'll be good to just flash the .157 and install the ROM zip as it says kernel only.
Instructions say "1. Install official z1 firmware 14.4.A.0.157 FTF" was already running that. 2. download zip, 3. root using his method with .108 + .157 ftf and root method, 4. install recovery, wipe, install, wipe, reboot.

 

[El Presidente]

Yea I found one, I didn't read through the thread properly to be honest. In the "How To Install" section there is a link to a page that says "Root your device using THIS". There is a .108 kernel to downgrade to, a rootkit to flash and a .157 kernel to update to after.

Do you have the ftf files in that post? Neither Chrome, nor Firefox will let me download as they're infected & devhost i s a bad domain apparently....

 

[EarlyMon]

Do you have the ftf files in that post? Neither Chrome, nor Firefox will let me download as they're infected & devhost i s a bad domain apparently....

There are two download links on devhost.

The first takes you to other (not good), the second has the actual download.

 

[El Presidente]

Yeah, Chrome doesn't like either though. It starts the download, tells me it's malicious and I can either block or learn more....

Firefox just won't let me download.

Can you download them?

 

[EarlyMon]

Yeah, Chrome doesn't like either though. It starts the download, tells me it's malicious and I can either block or learn more....

Firefox just won't let me download.

Can you download them?

I'm on mobile (Firefox) so yeah.

Want me to put them somewhere for you?

 

[EarlyMon]

For EP

https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0B2MPU5MqABTXSll3NE9raXpXd2M/edit

Here are the md5 checksums - they were good on my end.

 

[El Presidente]

I'm on mobile (Firefox) so yeah.

Want me to put them somewhere for you?

If you could stick them on dropbox or something, that would be great, thank you!

It lets me download the zip, just not the ftf files.

I had to put in an insurance claim yesterday and the replacement handset came today. I was pretty adamant I wasn't going to root, just to see if I could live without out it but KitKat's infuriating external storage restrictions and no ad blocking meant I lasted about 3 hours before deciding I was being stupid.

I can either download a full 1GB ftf file, downgrade to a rootable software version, root, install a recovery, then install a pre rooted stock ROM based on the latest KK firmware and muck about in flashtool again updating kernels and basebands.

Or download those 2 files, downgrade to an insecure kernel, root, then upgrade the kernel again and that's me done.

So about 45 mins work Vs 10 for the same result.

Locked bootloaders smell.

 

[El Presidente]

Wow, I took way to long to type that.

Cheers mate.

 

[SavageRobot]

Sorry, not been around for a while. Did you get sorted? I assume EarlyMon link worked for you. For some reason when AF updated, my app doesn't like to give me information when people post things anymore. Anyway, if you still need I can copy them into Dropbox.

 

[El Presidente]

Yeah, I've got the files I need, thanks.

Which version of the app are you using?

 

[SavageRobot]

OK great
V 3.12.11