Battery drops from 50% to 0%
Hi My Z1C is 2,5 years old. I had a custom rom with locked bootloader. About a month ago it started to drop the battery capacity very fast. Today I wanted to speed up the drain and it took 8 minutes of...
View ArticleAre new chargers better than the original one?
Hi, in a different forum related to a newer phone I read some advice to use a "smart" charger (power IQ or iSmart technology). I wonder whether that would make sense for the Z1c, too, or is it a waste...
View ArticleClarification needed regarding rooting and bootloader for installing...
Hi all, so my current smartphone died for good and instead of getting a new one, I thought I'd revive my old Sony Xperia Z1 Compact. It's been a while since I switched it on so the battery is dead but...
View ArticleTrouble rooting with magisk
I Have difficulties rooting my Z1 compact (amami). My goal is to have stock rom, rooted with Magisk. Steps I took: 1. Unlocked the bootloader (manufacturer way) 2. Flashed latest stock rom 3. Booted,...
View ArticleBooting recovery damages the OS
After I flash a TWRP custom recovery to my Sony Z1C, I am still able to power up android. However if I then boot up recovery, I can no longer boot into the Android OS. Its as if booting from recovery...
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screen replacement showing noise
Hey guys, i replaced screen in this phone and it shows random noise. Its second screen doing the same thing, and im wondering if anyone had the same behaviour (photo for better look at things)
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Mic not working in Google Duo - Lineage 14.1
Hi all. I have a weird issue with Lineage 14.1 and Google Duo. As per title really. I can make video calls but the other person can't hear me. The mic works in other programs such as Whatsapp or the...
View ArticleAny custom ROM with MHL support for z1c?
Hi to all, I have an old xperia z1c and I would like to use it as smart TV, but I need a custom rom with MHL support. The stock rom support it but is too old and I would like to use an newer Android...
View ArticleVoLTE
Hi all, From what I've read, the SD800 chip in Z1c has VoLTE support and so has Android since Lollipop. Yet I've found no reliable report about getting it working on this phone. Do you have some...
View Article[SOLVED] Soft brick (?) on Z1C-based ZPG handheld
SOLVED: I figured out the issue. As mentioned in this thread, downgrading to an older version of flashtool successfully got me past the bundle mismatch error, allowing me to flash stock US firmware...
View Article[Q] hardbrick repair
Hello, how to create a semc emergency package for the z1c to unbrick a hardbricked phone by using s1 tool emergency mode? My phone is only detected as semc device (no flashmode, no fastboot, no...
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Change unlock bootloader allowed from NO to YES with root?
Hello, I've recently obtained 2 new old stock Xperia Z1 Compact phones. Both have their bootloader unlock allowed set to NO. However, both are also running KitKat 4.2 with a really old kernel and the...
View ArticleHow to record slower shutter Xperia Z1 Compact video please ?
For the early Xperia models before camera2 api the low light quality of video recording is very poor because aplications cannot access ISO settings like it is possible on their samsung counterparts....
View ArticleBackup Sony Xperia Z1 Compact D5503 (Forgotten Unlock Pin)
Hello everyone, I wanted to ask the most experts in the smartphone field if it was possible to backup the data of a Sony Xperia z1 compact mod. D5503, which I found after years that I had left it and...
View ArticleSony Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503) Hard Brick [Repair Tutorial Please]
My phone is stuck on boot screen forever Please help. Thank You From Xperia Users.
View ArticleBEST CUSTOM ROM FOR GAMING?
Hi I'm looking for the best custom rom for gaming for sony xperia z1 compact any android version. Thank You.
View ArticleMagisk, Lineageos, TWRP and vendor partition
Hello Together, I have an Xperia Z1c already flashed with unofficial Lineageos 18.1 with TWRP and it works. Phone is unlocked. But I have a problem to install Magisk. When I Install Magisk with TWRP...
View ArticleWhat lineage os version is the most stable and best for daily usage?
I'm looking for a rom for my xperia z1 compact and I was wondering which of the lineage os versions is the most stable and best for daily usage? Preferably anything above android 7.0.
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Increasing the amount of RAM
Hello. How to increase RAM to 4-6 GB? Who can become a donor? Sorry for my English. My Google Translate Assistant
View Article[Q] Flash recovery via WiFi.
Hello, I'm unable to connect the phone to a computer via USB, but I need to flash a custom recovery in order to fix the remount bug. Is it possible over WiFi? Thanks
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