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[Xperia Z3 Compact General] C2fifield:
Hopefully this isn't too off topic, but has anyone gotten xposed working on this? I can get it working by toggling selinux off and doing a soft reboot, but it kills my network connection. I've tried init_d scripts and stuff too, but I'm at a loss.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] 2mal16:
Did you try installing it with permissive kernel set to on rather than toggling it afterwards? Because last time i was toggling selinux in cm12 it did not interfere with my network connectivity. Just wondering.. and no not offtopic, i think this is in everbodies interest :D
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Zwulf:
There is a permissive kernel for CM12? Where can I get it?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] 2mal16:
Sorry if I formulated wrong but IT was my understanding that the changing the Se Linux State would leave the Kernel permissive :>
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Zwulf:
No, it changes back to Enforcing after every hard reboot, e.g. after flashing.

If anyone knows how to change it to permissive permanently help would be much appreciated. Maybe XPosed would be working then.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] 2mal16:
Hmm but xposed works for you? Or also having the Network issue?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Zwulf:
Edited the post above... no sadly it doesn't.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] 2mal16:
I read that some were saying that the permissive kernel should be enabled during bootup then it would work.

Then again others say it works also in enforcing mode, i guess we need to give development a bit time on this one then.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Zwulf:
Could you maybe point me to the post? I would really like to know how to set it permissive on boot... Thanks in advance.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] 2mal16:
Here is the discussion i was referring to: https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/2vvp6i/discussion_xposed_for_lollipop_and_kernels/

It also adresses the network issue after soft reboot.

Seems without a custom kernel there is no other way than to wait.. sadly
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] PherChe:
OMG The ringtones are gone...

why why why??

I'm not sure what i did, but i get a solution changing my Profile, i was on Silent then i choise Default...

Did you work for you?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] charlie460:
Everything seems to be working great but I noticed the notification light is extremely dim (basically invisible) compared to the stock ROM.

Anyone know if there's a way to increase the brightness/intensity of the LED?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] firsty:
Gotta wait for an updated kernel for that one :( tried several other kernels, but it wont boot CM12 :(
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] forgi1977:
The Audio FX Bluetooth use is crackling, VIPER4 Audio FX does not work. The restart, but it is not restarted. Sorry but I have noticed so many errors that bothers me. I would appreciate if you can solution. Anyway, very well done, keep it up !!!!!!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] C2fifield:
For Viper4android you have to set Selinux to permissive
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] broduderson:
Has anyone had issues with the same SMS message being delivered multiple times? I use hangouts so I'm not sure if that could be the issue. Switched to messenger for now since I don't recall anyone complaining about this issue.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Thorstenk:
Hey,

I flashed the most recent nightly today and all the things I tested are running super smooth!

Unfortunately the calling is still not like it should be. When I call somebody, it works relatively good, the sound is not over the loudspeakers and quality is not perfect but ok! When I got called, the sound is horrible, lots of knicks and knacks and terribly load (most likely over the loudspeaker of the phone)

Any solution for that? Its sort of crazy that apparently most of the things are working, but he most basic thing a phone should be able to do not

Looking forward to CM12 when its stable!!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ej_424:
Glad I found this thread. Curious as to why its in the "general" section though and not the development Section?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] broduderson:
I've been wondering this since I saw this thread. Also not sure of the differences between this and the FreeXperia CM12 in the Original Development Section.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] RealitySwitch:
It started out there, but IIRC it wasn't started by the developers who are actually working on the ROM and there's an actual "DEVDB" thread for it already, which a lot of people aren't able/allowed to post to. As a result, it's more of a "general help" thread with a smattering of occasional feedback for the devs.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tankos:
Anyone tried Untouchab1e's patch from the Z3 CM12 thread for the loudspeaker bug?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] drophex:
If you could provide a link I could test it.

Btw. the spirit 2 open source app does not work unfortunately. It says "unkown device". So I don't get the point of "FM Radio enabled".
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tankos:
[MENTION=6337947]drophex[/MENTION] This is the commit awaiting verification. http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/88975/
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] zander21510:
Is anyone getting the following problems? 2/22 Nightly:

-Occasional flickering of the display during various events

-Choppy UI, as if hardware acceleration isn't enabled
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Zwulf:
UI is very smooth here, but I get that flickering if I set the brightness too low - doesn't really help to save battery as I have to set the brightness much higher than I need it and it's not very calm for the eyes. I hope this is fixed soon - this bug is there since the first build.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] drophex:
GREAAAT! This have fixed the Problem with telephony! I'm Happy :)

The handsfree button works as it should now.

(I used the code from patch8, replaced my mixer_paths.xml and fixed the permissions)

Thank you :good:

Is there maybe a patch in work for the barell distortion when using the camera?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tankos:
Great news! Any chance you could upload the new file? I'm not near a computer atm...
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] drophex:
Here it is :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] 1Chef:
I installed disa an alternative sms app and it's broken the stock messaging app, even a completely clean install still brings up the error? I'm using Google messaging from the play store as an alternative. If anyone can tell me how to fix this I'll be very greatful thank you. The error message when ever I do anything in the app.

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.android.mms/com.android.mms.ui.ComposeMessageActivity}: java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.lang.Integer

at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2329)

at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2391)

at android.app.ActivityThread.access$900(ActivityThread.java:147)

at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1296)

at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)

at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)

at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5256)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)

at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:898)

at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:693)

Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.lang.Integer

at android.app.SharedPreferencesImpl.getInt(SharedPreferencesImpl.java:239)

at com.android.mms.ui.ComposeMessageActivity.onCreate(ComposeMessageActivity.java:2007)

at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5933)

at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1105)

at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2282)

... 10 more
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tankos:
Cheers! Works for me too!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] broduderson:
How is mic quality with that patch? Looks like it's using the top microphone to record audio.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] drophex:
I just tested it at work. The bottom mic is used for calling. When I speak into the upper "hole", my voice is more silent.

The quality is good, but I have no comparison to stock firmware.

2 Problems remain for me:

Camera: Barell distortion due to the optic lens, I guess

FM Radio: there is no usable app for this so far
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] maluc:
Hi there,

how do I install this zip?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] drophex:
This ZIP ist not for installing!

It contains the file "mixer_paths.xml". It is meant to be copied to /system/etc on the phone.

You must have root access for this. You can use ES File Explorer to do this.

Just rename the original to *.xm_ and paste the new file. Now long press the file, select "more" -> "properties".

In the section permissions you will have "rwx rwx rwx". You need to change it to "rw- r-- r--".

Look like this then: three marks on "read", one mark on "write" (Owner), no mark on "execute".

I cannot explain well in English :angel:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] maluc:
Allright,but i got a problem to copy the new .xml file into the system/etc. I got an "failed" on it?!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] drophex:
Maybe you don't have root access?

Plus, you must activate the "root explorer" function in ES Explorer. Slide from left side to open the menu. Then scroll down and activate the "root explorer" option.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] maluc:
Yes man! Worked, how stupid ;)

Thanks a lot!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] broduderson:
Cool! I'm gonna try it out then :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Kan-g:
Hello Guys,

Do you have some random reboot with the nightly 20150224 ?

Did you manage to fix it?

Kan-G
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] drophex:
No, I don't have random reboots for now.

But I had these with the 14-15.2.2015 nightlies. I just reinstalled everything and this helped. It is a fast procedure with titanium backup pro.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] H0lmEd:
Could anyone who has used/is using this rom give some insight into how it is compared to the Stock rom in regards to performance/battery life/general usage? Im really tempted to use it to get Lollipop but Is it as good as the stock rom?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] drophex:
To be honest, it still feels like a beta. You will lose FM Radio, 4k Video recording, the camera is degraded by a barell distortion and phone calls somestimes start as hands-free calls (thanks to the patch mentioned before you can switch it back to normal call). The notification LED is very dim and the battery life is ~30-60% worse than with stock/stamina.

These are the drawbacks so far.

I like cm12 because I'm an audiophile. I hate the crackles in sound (quiet passages) when using poweramp on sony firmware. I listen to music all day at work.

And I like to tinker. I can not let things be the way they are :angel:

[MENTION=2176140]topic[/MENTION]: latest nightly changed the maximum screen brightness from 255 to 128. What the...! To change back, edit the file "../sys/devices/01-qcom,leds-d800/leds/wled:backlight/max_brightness" and set it to something higher (i changed it to 255 - maybe not so healthy for the leds, but 128 is way too dim!).

And you have to back up your mixer_paths.xml before updating because the loudspeaker bug still persists and the file will be overwritten every time you update...
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] broduderson:
This is still ridiculously loud on the latest nightly. Anyway to fix that?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] sharrief:
Feedback during phone calls

Been running this nightly for while. My main problem is the feedback that people hear when calling me. They get an echo of their voice, no matter how low I turn my earpiece volume.

Anyone else experiencing this?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] drophex:
I've tested it. I don't have this issue. Have you been applied the patch for the loudspeaker bug already?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] PherChe:
Where i can find the patch, all my calls are using speaker... in my job, all the people listen to all my calls xD

Thanks.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] H0lmEd:
Sorry to be a new, but could someone explain how I can go from Stock Rooted to CM12? Or link me to the relevant guides. Thank you :D
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] drophex:
Please refer to page 30 from this thread. I attached a zip file container with the rescpective mixer_paths.xml file.

When you keep reading page 30, I explain, how to copy the file into the filesystem (/system/etc).

This is not my fix, I only extracted the content on the cyanogenmod code review website and created a file with notepad.

Important: you will have to do this almost every time you update your nightly until the patch will be included officially.

Additional info: Some of my calls still start on speaker, but now the handsfree button works and you can make the call silent by tapping twice on the loudspeaker icon :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] sharrief:
Yep, applied the mixer_paths.xml shared in a previous post, set the permissions as noted in that post, and rebooted.

I'd summarize the problem as the voice/noise cancellation using the extra microphones seems to be missing. When I connected a BT headset, the caller could still hear a lot of background noise and even my touches on the phones screen, or shifting the phones position in my hand. However, when I connected this same BT headset to my Nexus 7 and took the call, all background noise was gone. Since this repros on the phone headset and BT headset, makes me think it has to do with the phone's microphones.

I've been experiencing this issue since I first installed CM12. I also still get the occasional popping static from teh speakers, though this usually only happens after a reboot. I think I might go back to stock this weekend to see if the issue goes away.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] broduderson:
Here's a guide:

http://bmccarthy.net/2015/02/11/cyanogenmod-12-on-the-sony-xperia-z3-compact-d5803/
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] edcarsky:
guys, any development on this part in recent build cm-12-20150226-NIGHTLY-z3c, is it working well now without mixer_paths patches, please advise, thanks.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Zwulf:
I wonder why FM service should be removed...?

Is there anyone understanding the code who could explain this?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] mauroalpha:
For me it doesn't work even with 2702 release. I still have loudspeaker when i make a call

:(
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] kiliimanjaro:
For some reason any apk I download and try to install it won't allow it.

I have unknown sources enabled and the file downloads properly but when I press Install it gives me a big X and says file not installed. I have tried this with a variety of different apps and it's always the same.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] flintfirewalker:
I've a quick question about cm nightly in general - are there changes made in every nightly that are applicable to this particular device? As in, when I read the change log, should I look for the mention of Sony devices or specific issues plaguing our device?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] maluc:
Hi, I hate the sound quality at incoming calls, the sound in power amp is not good at all, too. I think it was better with earlier nightlies. Also the volume adjust while calling is not good.

Anyone have the same issues?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] dhvenus:
I'm wondering too... I use FM often, and I need this....

Any idea, when it will be activated again?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Zwulf:
There is a bug when rebooting: Doesn't matter what I choose, advanced reboot will only shut down the device - no reboot works, reboot to recovery neither, it will only shut down when chosen. (Quite hard to update nightly or to enter recovery, because you have to press the button in the right millisecond...).

This seems to happen only with TWRP (2.8.5.0) - it's needed because CM-recovery is useless for any other than updating nightly (couldn't flash anything else as it will fail with an error message).
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] 2mal16:
When your Device boots just press the up volume repeatedly when you see the led light up. The light will change color and you will boot into recovery. Holding down the button is not necessary it just has to register pressing the Volume key when the led lights up.This makes it a lot easier to boot into recovery and you will never miss it again :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Zwulf:
I know how it works, but I have to try it many times before it works, because it seems that you have to press it (not hold it, I know) in exactly the right second / millisecond so that the system will not boot normally. When the purple light appears (about 2 or 3 sec) there is only a tiny moment in that time frame (about half a second I guess) in that pressing up will lead me to recovery, pressing many times doesn't work better. Most of the time I have to try it 3 or 4 times. That's why it's important for me to get to recovery via advanced reboot - atm it's not easier entering manually but the only way as advanced reboot doesn't work at all. Btw. the light has to be purple (not red) and then turns to red/orange before entering recovery.

Still the bug in advanced reboot is there. Would be nice if this could be fixed.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] 2mal16:
I just spam the button repeatedly before the led lights up and until i get a color change in the led. Dunno why it doesnt work for you but this way i never miss recovery, no matter what. I actually think that pressing many times helps since you said yourself you have to press it at the right time, which you will very likely get right when you repeatedly press.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Zwulf:
Doesn't work either. But I didn't want to know how to enter recovery, but just report that advanced reboot has a bug. For questions regarding the ROM there's a Q&A thread. No offense, but let's stop to spam the thread with OT. ;)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] 2mal16:
Then something is not right or you have a different setup than me.

Got TWRP flashed as recovery and CM12 from yesterday with the permissive Kernel available in development section.

Like i said i dont have any problem entering recovery it always works, so something must be different.

Jeah lets stop, and you are right the bug is there :).
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] MarcraM90:
is there a way to install this without unlocking the bootloader?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Zwulf:
No. Just use giefroot method, backup TA and unlock with Flashtool. You could easily recover TA then if you wish to revert to stock.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] zander21510:
So forgive me if this sounds rude or anything, but I've been contemplating back and forth weather I should give the stock rooted rom a try, because of a lot of missing features on CM, namely 4K & 120fps video recording, proper camera fixes (grainy low light & distortion), battery life, & miscellaneous broken core features (speakerphone problem, LED dimming). I've been doing the custom roms and almost exclusively use CM since the CM7 days, and I've been fine waiting as long as needed (no ETA requests from me) for things to get fixed. I don't even consider buying a phone until confirming official CM support.

This time around I'm concerned if these features are on the roadmap, or even possible with all the DRM & proprietary nonsense with Sony. So mainly, my question, are the following features & fixes achievable/possible on CM12, and if so are they planned? (I've looked at the z3c code review as well, so I know the speakerphone stuff is getting worked on):

-4k & 720p120 video recording

-Camera barrel distortion fix

-Notification LED too dim

Again I apologize if this has been covered, I made a best effort to look and see if any of this was addressed before. Thanks to the devs, as always you guys do a great job!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] PherChe:
How many time left for a stable version? Nightly with 2 updates.... Really o go back to stock.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] dzejmsbond007:
I would bet it will move on quickly after Sony releases Lollipop and its sources...
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] zoome9:
Upcoming nightly and previous one seems to include a lot of tweaks involving Bluetooth, LED and Telephony settings. Could be the one to flash if you're considering CM12.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] smonist:
Stable and usable enough to be considered as a real daily driver?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] zoome9:
Not sure. latest nightly isn't available yet. I'm going to install it once it's available and give it a shot. Won't fully know how it works out until I give it a few days of testing though :/. But i'm a heavy bluetooth user with some telephone use and it has been my main gripe about prior releases.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] 2mal16:
Still not daily driver material. And i dont think it will be until the official L release. So if you want something stable with all functions working properly stay on stock. If you want to play around go for cm 12.

I find some things annoying but I am too lazy to downgrade again. Rather will wait for Stock L. And then when it itches again i will give cm 12 a chance again.

But with the upcoming release almost happening I would not go for cm12 atm.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] flintfirewalker:
daily driver enough

I'm not sure why people are claiming its not daily driver. I am sure there are small annoying things about it - but its mostly daily driver. The only issue i have faced is my bluetooth connection to my car seems to not be perfect (it drops connection for a split second every now and then). But since i don't have a long commute or rely on that functionality too much, its not a deal breaker for me. I seem to have no other issues.

Of course for some of you, a specific problem can be a deal breaker, and if that is the case, the nightly is not a daily driver for you. But you gotta find that out. For me, its doing great - i use it as daily driver. I do however, keep looking forward to newer builds and better stability in battery, etc.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] 2mal16:
I am saying it because in my opinion for most users it makes more sense at this point to wait for official L than flash cm12. Like you said you may or may not encounter problems in specific situations, your battery life worsens and so does your camera. Hence if you want to play around and take the risk of some functionality being broken , go ahead and flash it. If you dont want to worry about something not working and then waiting for each nightly to fix your issue wait the little amount of time left for a stable L release which will also drive cm12 development forward.

It was meant as an advisory comment rather then "dont flash it its broken".
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] flintfirewalker:
I do agree with you there. No doubt nightly by its very nature, comes with some risks.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tndb:
IF you aint using your phone for calls then sure its fine as a daily driver but otherwise a no
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] flintfirewalker:
I'm using my phone for calls, average about 1.5hrs on calls/day. Don't see how cm nightly is hurting that. Did I miss something ? (Didn't read everything in this thread)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tndb:
Well for starters its the speaker problem where the loudspeaker option isnt working, its just silent if you press the speaker button. And secondly sometimes I cant hear the other one who calls me which I fix by pressing the speaker icon twice.

And then we also have a delay when dialing + a delay when mic is activated on answering a call.

Those issues should be a bigger prio imo when most other stuff is working pretty well already
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] flintfirewalker:
Hmm, it's funny I didn't even notice those issues. Don't really use the speakers during calls (either use Bluetooth or traditional against the ear) and the delay is probably something I'll notice now that I've been informed.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] nilsja:
Whenever I got called and answered with traditional against the ear it only worked with loudspeaker. This is super annoying and makes using the phone in public impossible.

When I dial out the problem did not occur.