Users with unlocked bootloaders should be able to use the camera without problems

Dec 16, 2013 16:08 GMT  ·  By

Today, Sony Mobile started the delivery of the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system upgrade to the owners of Xperia Z1 smartphones out there, and it appears that it has managed to resolve a camera issue with the device.

The problem appeared only on handsets that had their bootloaders unlocked, but the issue has been finally patched in the 14.2.A.0.290 update that is now rolling out to the smartphone.

As XperiaBlog notes, it appears that the problem has been resolved even for those who unlocked their bootloaders before the update, and that they can now resume camera functionality.

Info on the patch comes from XDA-Developers forum member DooMLoRD and suggests that those who were looking to unlock their smartphones to install unofficial ROMs on them can now do so safely. However, an official confirmation from Sony hasn’t emerged as of now.