Thinking that somehow an errant file managed to make its way into the Maxx and corrupted the camera app, we performed a factory reset on the device, only to find that the program still wouldn't budge.

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If you decide to sell your device or trade it in, make sure you wipe the device (reset it to factory default) to avoid leaving personal data on the device.

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And last up, under options you can get even more speed by setting frequencies over 500 MHz, this might not work, it might mess up your device and you'll need to soft reset, but it's fun to play around with.

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We were told that our ISO settings were misbehaving on our sample device, although these settled slightly after a factory reset -- these aren't the finished articles just yet.

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Can you, for instance, log in from a Web browser, reset your password, and then restore your content to a new device?

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In fact, it's a device that addresses all three of those areas, while also pressing reset on Sony's smartphone past.

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