Downgrade Z3 compact (and others) from Lollipop to KitKat

Does anyone know of a method to downgrade it to 4.4.4? I don't like Lollipop.
Thanks.

You can either check XDA for a firmware or make your own for manual flashing
Guide to create your own generic .ftf firmware file for your country
The Flashtool link in that guide is old so use the new one here
Follow this guide to manually flash but use the .ftf you created above and not the one listed - Everything else is the same for all Xperia devices

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Thommo, Thank you for your quick response and your help. I don't suppose anyone could possibly help with a UK version of the firmware? I am unsure what filename the UK version would be so unfortunately I'm unable to search the web for this.

Downgrading from Lollipop to KitKat?

Are there any steps to downgrade from Lollipop to KitKat? Not trying to be a pain here, but Lollipop needs some work, and i would rather downgrade to kitkat instead of waiting to get lollipop 5.1 update? Just having several issues (battery problems, contact app crashing randomly, bluetooth connection problems, wipe cache partition has already been done)
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Welcome to Apple discussions.
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Help!! I cannot access facebook (and others) from ANY Browser on my Macbook Pro

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I have been reading thru discussions all over the support page and have tried everything in just about every discussion to help fix the problem but have had no luck yet.
Here are my Ping results. So with what Ive read so far it doesnt seem to be a server problem although the message i recieve when attempting to load the page is "Safari(chrome or Firefox) can't connect to server".
I am Lost for ideas and need to get back to work promoting and managing my social network pages as a musician, and this is making it very difficult"
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Some photos from one day are showing up on my photo stream, and others from that same day are not. Any idea why this might be?

Took a bunch of photos on vacation one day, and it seems like the first batch from one day are not showing up, but then all of a sudden, the ones from the second half of the day are there. They are not showing up on the photostream on my iPhone on which I took the photos, or on my iPad or in iPhoto on my computer. Any idea why this could be happening? All the other photos I took all week showed up on my Photostream.
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How to downgrade z1 compact from 4.4.2 (14.3.A.0.757) to 4.3 (14.2.A.1.142)?

hi guys i just FED UP from posting all my bad reviews telling sony that this update couldn't fix the issues from the notification freezing sound, overheating, lag, battery drain, missing everything becausde all my alarms, reminders and ringtines coming from the earpiece not from the loud speaker. i sent an e-mail to sony customer service telling them that my phone became useless and i have no option to do any thing and i wrote all the issues. they replied : a fix for the issues will be included in a new software release that will start rolling out as soon as possible.(without giving any specific date). i repaired my mobile via SUS and still the same i repaired it via pc companion and still the same i did a factory reset and still the same i went to sony service here in egypt and they told me this is a bug that sony should fix we can't do anything. what i am suppose to do now?!!!!!! nokia n95 is older than my mobile with more than 5 years and has no issues at all!!!! i don't care about the warranty i need to downgrade to 4.3 jellybean again, i live in egypt and i need FTF file that suitable for my region i dound alot of FTF files on xda developers and other sites but i couldn't know what is the correct one for me and i also need the steps with links.
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run SUS and repair your phone
go to C:\Program Files\Sony Ericcson\Update Service\db\13740270\blob_fs\
Copy the 2 largest files you'll find there to C:\Flashtool\anynameyoulabeled it as
Run FlashTool
Click Advanced > Decrypt Files
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Click OK
Wait patiently till it finishes...
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How can I downgrade to 7.1.2 from IOS 8 (iPad air and iPhone 5S)?

Since my update to IOS 8 i have Strong Akku Problems.
I will back to IOS 7.1.2 with my iPhone 5 S and my Ipad air.

Many Thanks for the quick answer. But this isn’t helpful for me. I've got no option for downgrade. Only for IOS 8 factory reset!!
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How can I downgrade to 7.1.2 from IOS 8 (iPad air and iPhone 5S)?
Can you restore from backup? That would be best to keep all your stuff. You can find usually several versions under restore option in iTunes. I really hope you have one of those iOS7 versions backed up to iTunes.
If you really want to start over, and I mean no contacts, photos, music, apps, anything but factory settings that aren't in the cloud or in one of the restore options. You can search ios 7.1.2 firmware and download it and install by shift click restore and choose the file you downloaded. But that is a really desperate act. But this also requires iTunes and if you've been using iTunes you probably have a backup.
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Separating Reporting and Analysis from Compact deployment

Hi,
We need to separate Reporting and Analysis from the compact deployment since need to have better control and already have many reports created. (I already separated Planning and that worked fine)
Reporting and Analysis has three applications:
•     Financial Reporting Web App (includes financial reporting Print Server)
•     Web Analysis web app
•     Framework web app
I plan to use configtool.sh which has following options:
•     Configure Database (will NOT select this, since DB is already configured)
•     Deploy to Application Server (will select this for sure)
•     Configure Reporting and Analysis Services (not sure if need to select this again since was done in the compact deployment) ??
•     Configure Framework Service ( also not sure if need to select this, since was done before in compact)??
•     Configure Framework Reporting RMI Ports (also not sure if need to select this, since was done before in compact )??
My questions:
1. Do I need to reselect to reconfigure the last three R&A options above (or it doesn't matter if I select as originally? Note we already have developed reports)
2. Can I specify to deploy the three Web applications to a new separate Managed server (e.g. Reporting0 and port 8200 i.e. deploy with Financial Reporting) or better deploy each to new separate managed server?
Plan to do this in couple of days. Appreciate the advice.
Thanks
Edited by: user8769031 on Feb 6, 2013 5:35 PM

John,
No, I don't believe it will remove the apps and I have to change the target for each of the three apps to remove them from EPMSever0, and ensure they are in new managed server(s).
That's what I had to do when I separated Planning. (That was your hint, thanks)
Hope my plan is fine. (Sure will be doing a cold backup)
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Edited by: user8769031 on Feb 7, 2013 11:02 AM

Hey sur. my name anas and am from morocco i've just got a new iMac 2011 with OSX 10.7 and i want to downgrade to 10.6 please could you help sur to solve this it

hey sur. my name anas and am from morocco i've just got a new iMac 2011 with OSX 10.7 and i want to downgrade to 10.6 please could you help sur to solve this it

anas guellaf wrote:
it still make 3 bips before starting the IMAC.
That is another problem not related to the Mac OS X version you are trying to use.
Three beeps at startup means you have a bad ram module in the computer. Did you install the ram or did it come from another owner this way? The first problem you need to solve is the bad ram.
When the iMac starts, go to the apple left side of the menu bar, About This Mac, More Info, System Report, Hardware, Memory and see what the report is on the memory...does the iMac report all memory modules that have been installed as OK or does it show bad memory? If there is not any information, you then need to remove the memory modules and restart one at a time to see which is bad.
On the bottom of the screen there should be a small door that you can remove with a small screw driver. You need to lay the iMac flat, disconnect the power cord, remove that small door and remove the memory modules. You can then put two in (if it has four) and see if it starts without the beeps. Do that with each module so you find out which is bad. Once you know the bad memory, you can buy a new module, just like the ones installed, so the iMac starts without the beeps.
Next, you cannot use a DVD for another computer for your iMac unless it is from one that is identical to yours. So, you need to talk to Apple and have them send the DVD for your particular iMac.

Upgrade to 6.0i from 4.1 causes timing and other changes

I have recently installed 6.0i and want to continue development of the system I started on 4.1. The system is much, much slower on 6.0i and acts differently then on 4.1. A quick(hopefully) overview of the system:
I'm using a PC-DIO-96. The system consists of three main VIs. 'IO test Program.vi' is the user interface and takes care of calling the other VIs and displaying the results. 'init pattern check.vi' is the first part of the test. It will receive a walking 1's pattern from the outputs of the UUT. It compares it with a spreadsheet file and verifies that the outputs of the UUT can be used for the second part of the test. The outputs from the UUT are simulated from a pattern generator within 'init pattern check.vi' and looped from port 3 to port 0 physically, as the UUT is not available yet. The second part of the test is done using 'command mode.vi'. It receives a 8 bit number from the UUT (also generated by the program itself for now) and de-multiplexes it to the 64 output bits which go back to the UUT. The command FF means the test was successful, FE is a failed test. These can be generated as well to simulate.
Okay, now the system ran fine on 4.1. My test pattern could go as fast as 7 ms with a timeout of 500ms in the sub VI, or if I ran it from the top VI, it would need to be 5000ms to be reliable (unless the sub vi window was open in the background, then 500ms worked as well). When I converted them to 6.0i, the warnings I received all concerned data range coercion, which I didn't know I was using, so it shouldn't make a difference. The system now runs extremely slow. Just changing from the front panel to the block diagram takes about 4 seconds, where in 4.1 it didn't take more than .5 sec. When running from the top VI, every second time you run the test, all the bits fail. This shouldn't happen, and I can't figure out why. In the second part of the test, while watching with a logic analyser, bit 64 seems to be stuck on almost all the time.
I'll attempt to attach the files to this message. By the way, this is my first attempt at using LabView for anything, so if it looks like a beginner did it, it's true. Any help or advise you could offer would be greatly appreciated.

Craig Nowak wrote:
>
> I have recently installed 6.0i and want to continue development of the
> system I started on 4.1. The system is much, much slower on 6.0i and
> acts differently then on 4.1. A quick(hopefully) overview of the
> system:
>
> I'm using a PC-DIO-96. The system consists of three main VIs. 'IO test
> Program.vi' is the user interface and takes care of calling the other
> VIs and displaying the results. 'init pattern check.vi' is the first
> part of the test. It will receive a walking 1's pattern from the
> outputs of the UUT. It compares it with a spreadsheet file and
> verifies that the outputs of the UUT can be used for the second part
> of the test. The outputs from the UUT are simulated from a pattern
> generator within 'init pattern c
heck.vi' and looped from port 3 to
> port 0 physically, as the UUT is not available yet. The second part of
> the test is done using 'command mode.vi'. It receives a 8 bit number
> from the UUT (also generated by the program itself for now) and
> de-multiplexes it to the 64 output bits which go back to the UUT. The
> command FF means the test was successful, FE is a failed test. These
> can be generated as well to simulate.
>
> Okay, now the system ran fine on 4.1. My test pattern could go as fast
> as 7 ms with a timeout of 500ms in the sub VI, or if I ran it from the
> top VI, it would need to be 5000ms to be reliable (unless the sub vi
> window was open in the background, then 500ms worked as well). When I
> converted them to 6.0i, the warnings I received all concerned data
> range coercion, which I didn't know I was using, so it shouldn't make
> a difference. The system now runs extremely slow. Just changing from
> the front panel to the block diagram takes about 4 seconds, where
in
> 4.1 it didn't take more than .5 sec.
This issue sounds like the PC is busy. Make sure that each loop has a
delay in it. Once that is fixed, other parts may work better.
Mark

How can I protect my data in numbers from unintentional user of my iPad by other family members? In other words, how can I password protect my numbers and other apps from apple computer company?

I have other members of my family use my iPad for educational/recreational use, young children who may want to play kid games. I don't want them to accdently get into my data stored in the three business apps from apple. I would like to password protect these files.
I would also like to log out of the email systems that I use, so some one else can use this device to access their own emails. By leaving my accounts open al the time, is really asking for trouble from a host of sources.
I can't believe that the iPad is not designed to protect the privacy and data from prying eyes ... Un intuitional as it may be.
Please fix this issue so I create my info on this device and enjoy it fully. Or tell me how I can protect my data.
Thnax.

Thanx for your response. Any data stored anywhere should be able to be protected from stealing, malicious destruction or unintentional destruction. Theo ad an be stolen and without any kind ofpassword protection, the thief could get into your sensitive data.
If Apple wants iPad to become a business tool that can be used with ideas, thots, data protected, then Apple needs to provide this protection to it's customers. Now it's unto the users to use it or not.
I know iPad is being considered to be used by doctors, and can u imagine the confidentiality requirements of HIPPA rules... It will make this device not usable without data protection. I am sureweall have heard about hacking going on at all levels. It's surprising that this device's software is left unprotected.
My iPad may be sitting on my desk and my 3 year old grand daughter would pick it up and start "playing" with it. That means I can't store anything on this machine that may possibly be changed.
I have discussed this with specialists in apple stores, and those who have been around info technology understand my concerns and they may forward this request further up. They do not have the answer for it..... So far.
I think data security should be everyone's concern... Be it a one person device or multiple user device.
I hope that some responsible people at Apple would read this and provide the protection that will make this device lot more acceptable in the business world.

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