Sony now seeds Android 4.4.2 KitKat for the Xperia Z1 globally

27 March, 2014
The software update carries a version number 14.3.A.0.681 and brings updates to the camera.

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  • ash
  • utY
  • 28 Mar 2014

When will xperia z get its 4.4 kitkat update.plz make it fast

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    • AnonD-234426
    • PxV
    • 28 Mar 2014

    Why my Z1 (6693) after Upgrade to kitkat 14.3.A.0.681 wont turned off?
    I did my self to turned it off but nothing happens...so my phone never stop working all day long...
    Does anyone happens like this too?

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      • maxivan
      • PxV
      • 28 Mar 2014

      After Update my Z1 to 14.3.A.0.681, it Wont turned off, even I did it a couple of time, did anyone tell me why plz?
      For restart, yes I did it, just wont turned off!!

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        • sonyyyy
        • 3TL
        • 28 Mar 2014

        when will i get the kit kat for xperia z?

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          • Amjad
          • sXE
          • 28 Mar 2014

          changed recently to xperia z1 from a htc one.
          I have 2 major problems with the phone. one: speaker stops working every now and then and I miss calls as telephone doesn't ring (obviously) after a restart it starts working again.
          second: I cant uninstall some of core useless sony problems running in the background and slowing down the phone by taking ram

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            • slykke
            • K7f
            • 28 Mar 2014

            AnonD-183476, 27 Mar 2014update is live frm a week.....too late gsmarenaI have the update it is nice!

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              • Trevor
              • v0q
              • 28 Mar 2014

              Kitkat update works fine here (no speaker sound issue,etc.) -From philippines

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                • arrna
                • nGQ
                • 27 Mar 2014

                Battery draining really quickly and keeps going into airplane mode but not showing any symbol in upper part of screen? Help!!!!

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                  • AnonD-60377
                  • 0Uq
                  • 27 Mar 2014

                  http://youtu.be/MJmU7egU7qs

                  you have everything about this update that Sony pushed for the Z1

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                    • AnonD-248472
                    • AbY
                    • 27 Mar 2014

                    AnonD-248446, 27 Mar 2014I updated my Z1 to KitKat via PC Companion a few days back ... moreEven I was facing the same problem looks like the first update did not happen properly. Then I installed the update again using recovery/repair option and went to factory default settings. After that I have not seen the issue. But what I face now is the audio output while playing videos and youtube has become extremely low after the update.

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                      • AnonD-248453
                      • 6Xx
                      • 27 Mar 2014

                      I have Xperia Z1 and i didn't get my ktkat yet :(

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                        • Farhan
                        • 0ZE
                        • 27 Mar 2014

                        4.4 is also worst update. Battery is draining like leakage in pipe.

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                          • AnonD-248446
                          • XNA
                          • 27 Mar 2014

                          I updated my Z1 to KitKat via PC Companion a few days back and I'm having the following bugs on my Z1 4.4.2...

                          - Instead of the main speaker, the Ring Tone and other sounds come out from the earpiece speaker... especially when receiving the incoming calls,playing some games and videos... it doesn't happen when I play music...
                          Once I restart the phone, it's back to normal for a while. But after sometimes, it happens again.

                          - While using "Direct Dial" on home pages, icons don't show the Contacts' photos...

                          - Display sometimes flickers on the top left corner of the screen (in the noti bar area... )

                          - Longer charging time and faster drainage of the battery...

                          - Phone gets hot much quicker than when it was on 4.3...

                          SONY... plz fix these ASAP...

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                            • dev
                            • U{d
                            • 27 Mar 2014

                            How to use headphones for receiving calls by key on them, it won't work on z1, plz tel me how to enable the headphones key function for call now music
                            Devchauhan39616@gmail.com

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                              • Protocol
                              • t}h
                              • 27 Mar 2014

                              GSMArena should do a two way camera shootout with Xperia Z1 (updated to latest software) against the Lumia 1020.

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                                • AnonD-145045
                                • KxI
                                • 27 Mar 2014

                                AnonD-43677, 27 Mar 2014got my phone 6 days ago got twice updated. now running 4.4... moreThis is a bit shocking but try keeping stamina mode off! That improves the battery life, my friend uses Z1, he is a heavy user and he chargers the phone every alternate night! It has great battery life and he boasts a lot about that coz his sisters note2 lasts slightly less! that bro-sis fight/show-off kind of thing!

                                But the device does have good battery life, many times a qualcomm.afvd or something running constantly in the backgroud(android problem recognized by google and they are trying to fix it), after that everything will be good, so just kill that one app/process and if possible uninstall sypke n viber!

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                                  • AnonD-43677
                                  • sGP
                                  • 27 Mar 2014

                                  got my phone 6 days ago got twice updated. now running 4.4.2.. last 4 days.. oops still battery drain and lot of issues in camera.. better than 4.3 before.. after buying z1 with 4.3.. with in 2 hours i broke down and cried for 15 minutes that my hard earned money is wasted in useless phone...
                                  camera is far worst than nokia n8.. flash is horrible.. pictures are very smooth and horrible to look even in sony z1 itself..( one thing i was bit happy was it was better than my friend phone samsung note2)
                                  i am charging my phone every 6 hours.... hardly lasts 8 hours if i keep stamina mode on and set extended battery saving when battery reaches 75%..
                                  sony if at all ur kind enough please change my phone..
                                  nokia i know that i teased u for useless hardware.. forgive me i got my punishment....
                                  i have to charge my phone every 6-8 hr and got useless camera with name tag of 21mp...(oops looks like 2.1 mp not 21mp)
                                  and worst of all i cannot hear the caller.. ring tone is sub par and speakers are the worst...
                                  nokiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ur the best in battery speakers and camera...
                                  iam crying with sony... planning to gift it to my friend and buy 1020.. everytime i hold z1 i literally cry in pain in my heart total useless phone..

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                                    • theHackersCafe
                                    • uRB
                                    • 27 Mar 2014

                                    what about this ? :D
                                    More than 25 Millions 'NAVER' accounts got hacked

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                                      • AnonD-85136
                                      • 6Q3
                                      • 27 Mar 2014

                                      Done. Thnxs Sony wonderful update, much much faster

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                                        • Yogesh
                                        • PT@
                                        • 27 Mar 2014

                                        I'm not sure if any of those who've updated has noticed this error. The notification light does not blink in the color it is specified to. Like I set my light to blink in CYAN and yellow for WhatsApp messages (single and group). It still blinks in the default white color. Somehow, this problem is corrected automatically when the phone is charging!