Xperia C3 / C3 Dual Lollipop Issues and Feedback

[Uliwooly]

This thread is for C3 users to report any bugs after lollipop, before you do so, try the following:

If your battery drain faster or the phone seems slower or apps are crashing, it'll be wise to reinstall lollipop with PCC

even better if you update deleting all the apps and settings, keep in mind that by doing so, you can not use the backup & restore app to restore anything. 

PC Companion (PCC)

Bridge (for Mac)

Alternatives on How to backup Xperias

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

Because of the limited RAM (1GB) the C3 won't get multi user support

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-C3-C3-Dual/Want-multi-user-support-for-xperia-c3/m-p/987647/hig...

"The reason for that multi user functionality has not been implemented is the amount of RAM (1GB) so i'm afraid this feature is not supported on this phone. "

This thread it's not to ask when is the update going to be released in your country and/or carrier network. you can read about it here

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Software-Updates/Android-5-0-When-are-we-getting-Lollipop-Which-Xperia...

[Phy]

Try repairing with Sony PC Companion again.
http://support.sonymobile.com/us/tools/pc-companion/

If it still don't work You may need to Contact Sony Xperia Support.
http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/contactUs/

[Djdark]

Need much better version because my mobile Sony experia C3 is not working that fast since lollipop version arrive when the last update I have done.

[Uliwooly]

@Djdark

Reinstall the latest update with PCC, it will smooth things out

PC Companion (PCC)

Bridge (for Mac)

Alternatives on How to backup Xperias

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

[DJonson]

Today I found this

http://www.vcpost.com/articles/89386/20150907/android-5-1-lollipop-ota-release-confirmed-coming-sony...

I REALLY do hope it'll fix issues with camera and GPS. I can't afford to buy a new phone at this moment (otherwise I'll get be Asus Zenfone 2 months ago).

[DJonson]

Another reason to complaint- calendar sync. It happend second time already- it stopped to show all calendar events on one of the Exchange accounts (emails and contacts are there). The only way to fix is to remove account and re-add it again.

Xperia C3 Dual is a complete failure as of now. Great phone with a lots of potentials- and Sony just blew it.

Blu Products gettings Blu Pure XL on a market at the end of September - I better spend money with them (or Asus Zenfone 2).

[Dvan]

I have got a camera problem...tried everything going to the service center, contacting the helpline support..no body is able to fix the camera problem... I am facing so many problems with Xperia C3 dual...i need a permanent solution and i need the problem fixed...the service center guys and the hepline suppot team had promised me that the problem will resolve after the software update that is lolipop 5.1 which i got the update, but still the problem persists... Now would be the other option to fix this issue.. Plz help

[Abhi64]

Hi there could someone help me out on this. Guest mode feature is missing after I updated to lollipop in xperia c3. Whereas its a standard feature of Android 5.0

[DJonson]

After so much waiting, talking to Sony about repair (warranty issues) I bought me Asus Zenfone 2.

Sony has a better design, better skins and more logic in interface, but I need a smartphone for my living (I do work on it a lot).

The end.

I hope Sony will sart to sell all fo tehir models in USA, not just couple of them.

[thiruzz]

MY Sony xperia c3 discharging is very fast how to avoid fast draining the battery , what is the battery normal. Standby time

[RhinoKen]

Hello Sony Community. I'm new here. Acquired my Sony Experia T2 Ultra and Sony Experia C3 D2502 around March 2015. I never had any problems whatsoever with the stock Android KitKat 4.4.2.

I've been researching a lot about this update. Last week, I decided to give Lollipop 5.1.1 Build number 19.4.A.0.182 a go on my Experia C3. Overall the system is fine. Games running very smoothly and system memory management is doing surprisingly well compared to Kitkat. It's like Windows 8/8.1 of PC. 

However.........

I've got 3 issues at hand after I made the 19.4.A.0.182  update : 1. Rear camera; 2. Google Apps date; 3. Walkman app renamed to a generic name "Music".  (I always restart my phone every 8am since last week just to check)

1. Rear Camera:

At first glance, the picture and texture looks crisp and fantastic but after zooming in, every shot I took looked the same way ---- like a smudged painting. No matter what setting I used, it still gave the same results e.g Superior Auto and Manual. To my recollection, Front/Rear Camera worked flawlessly on KitKat.

2. GOOGLE APPS Date:

See snapshot below and focus on the date 01/01/1970. Other apps are ok and will give you the installation date. On the other hand, GOOGLE System Apps will give the 01/01/1970 regardless of current date  e.g. Music, Album, System Webview, etc. etc...., reinstalled Google Play services through Google Play Store by PC, Google Play Games etc .., I even tried altering the internal system date and time to isolate the problem but still gave the same results..Now I am not so sure how to rectify this.