Author: Tarandeep Kaur

Sony Xperia Z3+ is an amazing phone but you can make it even better by flashing custom firmware. To do that you will require a custom recovery for Xperia Z3+ such as TWRP. After flashing TWRP on Xperia Z3+, you will be able to do all sorts of hacks onto it including the ability to flash custom ROMs. Here is how you  download and install TWRP on Xperia Z3+.

Sony Xperia Z3+ TWRP flashing instructions

This recovery image is for the E6553 single SIM Z3+. Do not use it on another model.
This recovery image requires an unlocked bootloader. You will lose some functionality on your phone if you unlock your bootloader
Do your research and make sure you’re using the latest version of the relevant tools if you do decide to unlock.
This recovery image CANNOT be flashed to your phone. Sony has not yet released the open devices bootloader for the Z3+
Until Sony releases an open bootloader you need to use this image via fastboot boot mode.
Unzip the recovery.zip file to extract the recovery.img file
C:\>adb reboot bootloader
C:\>fastboot boot recovery.img

A custom kernel has been released by XDA developers that features A53 Overclocking; Sweep2sleep; init.d support, USB Quick charge, Disable SELinux, RIC, Add SIO, FIOPS, Headphone quality improvement and other misc optimizations.

 

USB fast charge depends on your computer. In our test conditions, it increased the current for 500ma to 700ma. It shall be noted that the processor clock while overclocking does not stick.

So lets say, you set it to 1708 and it resets back to default, do not fret as it is completely normal. The overclocking is performed by the Qualcomm core and one does not need to set it manually. 

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Sony Xperia android handsets are well known for having small and high resolution icons. An XDA developer user has just released an icon set that is inspired from the new  Sony Xperia Z5 android phone. It will not only give your phone material look but also native Sony user interface feel. This android hack also themes some core applications like calculator.

 

To install the Sony Xperia Z5 icon set, you will need Root access; Recovery ( Or you can install them manually ) and Super User mode ( Not important but recommended ).

If you are a Android lollipop user, flash the file using recovery and clear your cache. And if you are a kitkat user, extract the file using root explorer and install them manually. Also, don’t forget to set the permissions for ” RW-R–R– “.

MP4 is currently the most popular video format and is playable on almost every media device out there, except for the DVD player that can only handle AVI format. So, while you can easily the MP4 file on Android, iPhone, windows phone, windows computer or Mac, you will not be able to play it on the DVD player. In order to play on DVD player, one must convert the file to AVI format that is natively playable.

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If you transfer DVD file on your Samsung Galaxy Note phone or any phone, you will not be able to it natively as the built in media player only supports MP4 and some other video formats. DVD files are combination of video, audio, menus and subtitles and often consume a lot of space. So, one must convert the DVD files to MP4 file format that is easily playable on a multimedia device. MP4 has now become a universal video format, supporting android, iPhone, iPad, windows phone and even desktop OS like windows and Macintosh.

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