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KitKat Upgrade Regret

bramggg — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:25:31 GMT

I am starting to regret my decision to upgrade to KitKat 4.4.2 My Z1 C6906 was almost flawless but now there are major issues:
BATTERY DRAIN- The phone is running down at a much faster rate then before the upgrade. CAMERA FREEZE- The camera takes longer to startup and often locks up right after initializing. This is random but very annoying.

There are also various minor issues but I would appreciate any suggestions on how to fix the two major ones first.

Re: KitKat Upgrade Regret

Uliwooly — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:44:26 GMT

Had similar issues but my battery life its a lot better (after a week or two) just re-install the latest update with SUS or PCC

Update Service (SUS)

PC Companion (PCC)

Bridge (for Mac)

Alternatives on How to backup Xperias

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/36355

Re: KitKat Upgrade Regret

RummRunner97 — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 04:54:56 GMT

My phone has been affected by the battery and heat issues as well. The audio during video doesn't work and I agree that the changes to the camera **bleep** as well. Among many other things.

That's just the beginning.

And before people try to tell me how to fix all this stuff, why doesn't Sony and/or Android fix this mess so we don't have to spend hours fixing something THAT DIDN'T NEED TO BE FIXED WITH A SO-CALLED "UPGRADE".

Re: KitKat Upgrade Regret

lramacha — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 09:49:11 GMT

I have a problem with email after upgrade, and need to reset to jellybean - can someone point me to how I can go back to JB? This is for my experia M2.

Thanks!

Re: KitKat Upgrade Regret

SergioPL1 — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 22:31:56 GMT

Most of those issues are fixed in 4.4.4 upgrade.

As a remedy to camera freeze clear camera app settings. It helped me for a week or two. Under 4.4.4 no more heating or battery issues. Only occasionally something breaks but most of the time nothing severely impacts performance. One restart per week to clean up memory. Nothing more.