yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z2 General] jonathangrag:
I don't know why but are people having problem with de battery. My battert is working fine. A little bit better than on KK.

PS: i work on computer all day, so i don't really have to use a lot my cellphone. Nevertheless, on KK in the end of the day I used to have 66, 67%.

The few bugs on LP for me are insignificant.
[Xperia Z2 General] ItAx:
I did a reflash back to KK and did a OTA update to loli again but that disnvt do much.. Still hqving problems with wifi staying always on even though it is off
[Xperia Z2 General] zodiac100:
For me battery life is back to where it was on 4.4.2. The last update diminished it somewhat.

Now it's back to normal. Slower to charge but longer lasting.

For some reason XDA app isn't attaching my screenshots but I'm on 50% battery with 4hrs 14mins of screen time. It was even better yesterday but today Google plus has been taking the piss in the background draining. Every time I force stop it, it'll start up again sucking my juice so I've just left it. Even then the battery performance is better markedly than on 4.4.4
[Xperia Z2 General] nyleon26:
My gripes with 5.0.2 are mostly limited to the new quick settings menu...

1. Can't toggle between notification volume settings.

2. Can't long press on the individual icons for quick access to their settings (especially mobile data)

3. What happened to auto brightness?

Other issues are similar to the others; image enhancement, xloud, etc.

Battery has been good to me so far.
[Xperia Z2 General] ordeniz:
1-You have to use the volume button for that.

2-No need to long press,press the quick access name under the icon.

3-Autobrightness is under the settings >>screen menu.
[Xperia Z2 General] nyleon26:
That was a quick reply!

Well...

1. Not so convenient when you have music playing in the background.

2. Only works for WiFi and Bluetooth

3. That's a much longer process and I've long been spoilt by the convenience offered by 4.4.4

Nevertheless, 5.0.2 is generally a much better offering!
[Xperia Z2 General] ordeniz:
Agreed:good:
[Xperia Z2 General] lee480:
2 and 3 is how lollipop work. You're welcomed to downgrade back to KK, as it is unlikely these features will be re-implemented in the near future as they're not bugs.
[Xperia Z2 General] Bn Waheed:
The battery performance is getting better after 2 charges .. Make sure you factory reset the phone after flash and restart the phone at least one time after flashing. Here My stats and I beleive battery life will be better "considering the high usage from Facebook and Twitter".

Stock without any saving battery mode, hard usage.

For the WiFi problem. Disable second option in WiFi advanced options.

Does Clearaudio+ work?
[Xperia Z2 General] ImS0Raw:
My battery life is insane now. Really heavy use.
[Xperia Z2 General] Bn Waheed:
Nordic or Baltic?
[Xperia Z2 General] dkionline:
Someone have working led light?
[Xperia Z2 General] hasona:
Ehmm yeah, is yours not working?
[Xperia Z2 General] dkionline:
By cable yes, but no notifications, like messages.
[Xperia Z2 General] hasona:
Hmm thats odd, I get it like it always was - different colours depending on app notification. Was it an upgrade or wipe installation?
[Xperia Z2 General] dkionline:
Fullwipe with prerooted BAL.
[Xperia Z2 General] hasona:
Is stamine mode active an if so is the apps desired to keep in notification applied in standby? I had the problem back in 4.4.2 that if stamina was activated without apps in the "apps active in standby" it basically meant no notification light.
[Xperia Z2 General] ItAx:
Is there a difference in nordic and baltic version battery life?
[Xperia Z2 General] beni8978:
Anyone noticed this google battery saver? It should make battery life better. :)
[Xperia Z2 General] juliheavy:
Mmmm really not, i try with the two versions and has the same results...

For the moment battery drain not fine for me :(
[Xperia Z2 General] :
Battery life is good for me :p
[Xperia Z2 General] ImS0Raw:
Try using the search function and you will find your answer.
[Xperia Z2 General] zodiac100:
Yeah it's the same for me. Not being able to access display or sound settings quickly from the notifications panel is regrettable.

Also wish you could toggle adaptive brightness on and off from the notifications panel also.

Adaptive brightness doesn't work the way auto brightness did. Auto brightness used to tweak your brightness settings to fit the lighting conditions. Adaptive brightness seems to behave in a different way. It's like a different slider based on the lighting conditions.
[Xperia Z2 General] ImS0Raw:
Baltic :)
[Xperia Z2 General] jaffa1980:
I'm using the nordic version and didn't wipe anything... Not had any issues what so ever... No battery drain... No more than usual everything seems grand? Maybe it's certain apps on lollipop?
[Xperia Z2 General] sorenbargmann:
adaptive brightness in quick access

Netflix (and many other apps) does not allow you to set screen brightness from within the app. Thus if you want max brightness while watching a movie you have go all the way into settings to turn it off. It has become rather annoying, compared to 4.4.4 where you can switch it on and off with a flick of your finger.
[Xperia Z2 General] ItAx:
Yeah, I suspect that those battery drain, wifi always on problems might be associated with specific applications. For example if I use viber with wifi and then turn wifi off it won't turn off until I force close viber. However viber is not the only app that causes such problems. I can't tell if this is a problem caused by sony or app makers but the problem is definitely there
[Xperia Z2 General] Farooq95:
Maybe WiFi problems because of flashing from different regions? But what I can say is that my battery life was worse when I flashed it at first time but now it's slowly becoming better after each recharge.
[Xperia Z2 General] ItAx:
Well my region is Baltic region and I use Baltic version. My battery is getting better aswell after several recharges and I can confirm that Wi-FI always on problem is caused by some apps. I just tried to force close all apps that could possibly use Wi-Fi and battery stats started showing that it's off.

Now we just need to find which apps does this :)
[Xperia Z2 General] artikle:
The google search bar in the recents view has disappeared on my phone. Does anyone know how to get it back?
[Xperia Z2 General] artikle:
Ok. If anyone is interested I fixed it for now by booting into safe mode and rebooting again. Don't know how long it will last.
[Xperia Z2 General] el_doksh:
Oky how i can fix awake problem ?
[Xperia Z2 General] Bn Waheed:
Restart the phone
[Xperia Z2 General] Pandemic:
Well LP 5.0.2 is very good in my case, also the battery usage because i was using the whole day 4G because no wifi connection around the corner and the battery is still 60% till now and on KK 4.4.4 was the battery already empty so yes i am happy with LP with some modifications, only what i need now like we all is recovery and the xposed installer/modules !

Sent From My Z2 On LP 5.0.2 Full Debloated !
[Xperia Z2 General] chesterr:
Oh my, do I sound that bad? Lol I was expressing my thoughts on LP, :p

Anyways I love the feeling of lollipop plus battery life is getting better, I'll share my usage when my battery's low. :D

Is your location set to high accuracy or is it just turned off? :confused:

+1

Got xposed to work but each reboot makes a bootloop which I have to clear the cache and dalvik which was annoying,

Hope rovo89 will release a stable version of xposed which we all can enjoy :highfive:
[Xperia Z2 General] romeokk:
I installed Nordic firmware and later found that I could not search anything in Walkman App (Stock keyboard with THAI and US input)
[Xperia Z2 General] ItAx:
Battery life seems ok with wifi, however if I turn mobile data on then appplications start to consume alot of battery power.

Those apps even surpass used battery by screen. Is this normal?
[Xperia Z2 General] Bn Waheed:
Installed Nordic, got this weird stats on 3G.

http://imgur.com/a/bYZZA#8sHrM1P

[MENTION=3240043]chesterr[/MENTION]

turned off ..
[Xperia Z2 General] ItAx:
Same stats for me.

Baltic veraion
[Xperia Z2 General] fertsch:
I was kinda annoyed that Sony changed nothing in terms of camera software algorithms

We got sick hardware but Sony always f***s up the Software from the cam.
[Xperia Z2 General] ItAx:
Well.. I'm done with 5.0.2.. Switched back to KK going to wait for 5.1 :/
[Xperia Z2 General] nomaj:
Are you sure that will be 5.1 for Z2?
[Xperia Z2 General] ItAx:
AFAIK sony released AOSP of 5.1 for Z3 and Z2 so I guess they are working on it. It would be a shame if they decide not to upgrade Z2 though
[Xperia Z2 General] nomaj:
Personaly i'm not satisfied with 5.02 - lot of nice options has ben removed ... battery is strange on mobiledata ... Camera is the same.... except smoothens i really don't see any improvement over 4.4.4.

And yes knowing Sony 5.1 will be probably Q4 of this year =(
[Xperia Z2 General] ItAx:
For me biggest problems with 5.0.2 were

1. Wifi always on even when off bug.

2. Strange battery stats and battery drain with mobile data on.

3. No more notification light in silent mode (fixable with 3rd party apps bu still...)

4. Some of the removed features from kitkat.

5. No more long press on quick menu buttons to access their settings

What i will miss from lollipop:

1. Nicer notifications

2. Smart lock (I really liked to unlock my phone with nfc ring or nfc tag under sticky pad in my car)
[Xperia Z2 General] Farooq95:
This is when WiFi is off

This is when WiFi is not connected.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stdev293.batterywasterdemo

For battery issue try running this app until your battery is zero and shuts down.

Then plug in your charger and charge it full until 100 and then turn on your phone.

This worked for some.
[Xperia Z2 General] sems4arsenal:
Are you still living in Egypt? if so then how stable is Nordic build? would you recommend installing it rather than wait for the update?
[Xperia Z2 General] Bn Waheed:
it's stable except the battery life needs some time to be as good as battery life in 4.4.4, and the known bugs.

install it until the middle east version be released.
[Xperia Z2 General] Knutselmaaster:
People, when you install a new rom with wipes, it is normal that battery seems weird;

-There is a lot of indexation going on

-Android has no battery history available so cannot show anything based on reality

-Android considers your battery as "non verified" and thus will slowly raise charging power to get to know the battery's limits without killing it

This is always the case!

You should give it at least a few days and a few restarts to be able to judge battery.
[Xperia Z2 General] ItAx:
I know how WI-FI off looks like :)

I turned it off in settings still same problem. Battery stats just show it as on.

And how is battery depletion going to help us?
[Xperia Z2 General] sems4arsenal:
Will give it a try, thank you :D
[Xperia Z2 General] teniente_dan:
Anyone is able to connect album to playmemories online?

I can't find the option.
[Xperia Z2 General] Advali:
much quicker if you just quickly turn on and off the airplane mode.
[Xperia Z2 General] yuskhayru:
Battery drain is real with mobile data on all the time. Even after the screen off or sleep, its still draining. This is a bad news. Ive test both lte and H+, both are just the same. Previous kitkat is much more better, i hope this will be fixed in next update. I think this is the only critical problem ive seen so far, all apps(xda, facebook, whatsapp, wechat etc) showing the most battery usage rather then the screen itself. I know this not suppose to be, the only solution is to turn mobile data off. And yeah its really annoying to do that everytime right? How about u guys?

Sent from my D6503
[Xperia Z2 General] sfkaudi:
http://blog.playmemoriesonline.com/all_ww/2014/11/sysup2015all.html
[Xperia Z2 General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
Really Sony removed the activation of WiFi based on your location on LP? Someone found?
[Xperia Z2 General] owura_KU:
Sound somethings 'clicky'

occasionally my phone sounds like its clicking when opening an app, or when get notification sound. Playing music is fine though. :confused::confused:
[Xperia Z2 General] NightOrchid:
Wanted to share my thought about The Baltic Generic Update..

Even though Im in UK and had to setup my EE APN settings manually, it still syas "No Service" on the Desktop, yet it works perfectly fine with full 4G...

Im Surprised to read this forum, because my experience has been great all round.... XReality is working fine, also SONY have now linked the Notification volume to the Ringer, so theyve fixed that and its slightly louder and clearer. Call quality is much better, the awesome Camera is the same.. but they Cam interface is much better and it focuses and shoots slightly faster... the speakers seem a little clearer, or is it louder.. im not sure which... the UI runs smoother and slicker and battery life seems to be ok too, but too early to tell... Wifi and Bluetooth connect a bit faster ... the whole thing seems like a worthy upgrade

One thing though.. I agree with everyone regarding the coloured bar across the the top of the screen, but ill get used to it...

So all in all My experience has been a positive one.. I will flash the UK tft when it hits release because the "No Service" info is a little odd... but for now... it seems ok :)
[Xperia Z2 General] colsecomb:
[MENTION=3988671]NightOrchid[/MENTION] Thanks for your feedbackon the Baltic update. My wife has this phone after I convinced her to come to android from an Iphone - She bloody hates it! And it does have many issues like crashing when it connects to 4G, dlna not working and calling people from her handbag. I will try the Baltic update tonight to see if that makes a difference, however, I fear we may have already lost her back to Apple.

With regards to your 'no service' issue. Try turning the phone to airplane mode for a few minutes then back again. This works for me on CM12 roms. Although it will only stick until the next reboot.
[Xperia Z2 General] NightOrchid:
Thanks for the "Airplane Mode" fix.. That sorted it.. and I dont mid doing that on a reboot :).

I must be one of the lucky ones then, I dont experience anything like what you described.. even under 444, but then again.. because this is my daily driver for work, I dont hack or root my Z2, I expect it to work as is... This only issue Ive hand is with the camera.. having the odd photo way out of focus and the terrible outdoor visability, but let me know how you get on the the baltic Rom. There is a Nordic one floating about as well.

If your wife hates the Z2, but likes her music, the M8 is a flawless alternative, but for me.. Camera, Battery life and THEN Audio being my priorities.. the Z2 was my choice..

Dont let her go back to Apple.. hehe... she'll regret it :)
[Xperia Z2 General] rubiicon59:
[MENTION=3988671]NightOrchid[/MENTION] - is the call ringer / message tone still only utilising the bottom / right speaker?
[Xperia Z2 General] ravdo:
It uses both speakers now
[Xperia Z2 General] rubiicon59:
Nice one, cheers
[Xperia Z2 General] doministry:
Honestly I turn it ALWAYS off while not using any data.
[Xperia Z2 General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
This update contains on-body detection?

That new Google security system.
[Xperia Z2 General] artikle:
Speakerphone volume while in call is extremely low for me.
[Xperia Z2 General] Sigitas.lk:
Someone else noticed slight stuttering while you send sms? Write text and then you push to send, and message doesn't show in chat straight away, lags little bit. And when i open sms chat, it takes a while to show all messages (there is not much of messages).
[Xperia Z2 General] Mike...:
Camera

What about the camera performance,are the viewfinder frame rates improved and is the picture quality any different? thanks. :o
[Xperia Z2 General] Sigitas.lk:
Camera quality for me looks the same, cant see any changes.. But whats strange, phone heats while im using browser even not for a long time. With 4.4.4 everything was ok..
[Xperia Z2 General] Pandemic:
camera is quicker and make faster photos, better then on KK !
[Xperia Z2 General] zodiac100:
X reality isn't working here. Baltic firmware also. Loads of people report the same thing.

You sure you eyes aren't deceiving you.
[Xperia Z2 General] Pandemic:
[MENTION=2863802]zodiac100[/MENTION]

search and push this files manually:

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z2/themes-apps/fix-x-reality-super-vivid-23-1-0-690-t3057267

and it is working fine !!
[Xperia Z2 General] rubiicon59:
See, this is where I'm confused. I've heard more about both speakers not working, and X-Reality also not working...........
[Xperia Z2 General] bdithug:
X reality is not working, UNLESS you manually copy the files mentioned above into the correct folder. For the average user (who doesn't come here on XDA), x reality does not work. Sony needs to fix it. Not everyone knows about XDA. Nor is it their responsibility to go online to download files that should have been included, and copy them to a folder.
[Xperia Z2 General] yuskhayru:
True. Not everyone know about tweaking.

Sent from my D6503
[Xperia Z2 General] RyTekk:
Even I know the XDA forum and how to fix, I still can't fix it simply I can't mount the system as RW (root is already)

Camera quality is more sharper when I zoom to the text and the time for shoot and save is shorter, starting time too, I compared with another in a showroom that is runnning latest KitKat firmware.
[Xperia Z2 General] yuskhayru:
HDR is now disable in camera. Its there but i cant turn it on. :confused:

Edited** Its avaiable only for 8mp. Sry i didnt notice that.

Sent from my D6503
[Xperia Z2 General] biboswitch:
Flashed baltic lollipop, it's smooth like butter. I do have one issue with facebook messenger, when I get a call, it rings once then stops. The call is still in place and I can answer it but the ringing sound only happens once. Regular calls are working with no issues.
[Xperia Z2 General] zodiac100:
Oh I see. You used a fix from XDA

---------- Post added at 05:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:47 PM ----------

Speakers work fine. Notification volumes are also louder. No x loud though.

Just the display enhancements that don't work
[Xperia Z2 General] Dirrtydog:
"EDIT: The Xperia Z2 and Z3 have gotten the update to Lollipop as of recently, and unfortunately Sony hasn't included the new Lollipop Camera API in these devices. The future of your camera phone seems to be the same, unless Sony realizes their mistake and rolls out an update that includes the API anyway. I wouldn't count on it, however. Sony could've made their camera phones really stand out from the crowd of flagships, but it seems like they're not quite trying. At least not in the camera department. That doesn't mean your Sony phone suddenly has a poor camera - not at all. It's capable of very decent photographs, once again, but adding more manual control would've made capturing awesome images just that much easier." Source
[Xperia Z2 General] tadas_max:
For me after this update call quality on both sides increased dramatically. That's the only issue I had with the phone before. Overall lollipop looks great, just battery life got worse but I do believe after factory reset it will be back to normal, which I am yet to perform

Sent from my D6503
[Xperia Z2 General] n3087:
Hello,

I also flashed the Baltic one. For me everything works perfect. Today I found out that there is the possibility to unlock the phone without drawing my security sign on it while it is connected to my car via Bluetooth. I really like this feature.

My battery works like on 4.4.4. Our better. Actually I use it more than usual because I'm searching for all the new features. If there are some.

I would flash it again.

I come from Germany. 4g WiFi bluetooth and GPS works for me so far. Bluetooth is getting faster connect for me.
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalaggi:
Does anyone here play songpop?

Since I installed lollipop the game keeps freezing and I have to restart the phone using the reset button.

Anyone know how to fix this? Or will I have to wait for developer to update app for lollipop
[Xperia Z2 General] Kasazza:
The bug is known by SONGPOP and it's caused by bug in Adobe AIR

If you go to SONGPOP SUPPORT PAGE (I am newbie to this forum and I can't post links) the issue is described!
[Xperia Z2 General] zodiac100:
I think the z2s camera is lacking in only two ways. A reasonable auto mode and OIS. You could argue that one leads to the other. It can be argued that the lack of OIS is responsible for Sony programing the auto routines to use higher iso values than necessary to ensure focus. As a result, noisy images are produced requiring loads of noise reduction which in turn results in over exposed oil painting like photos.

It's always recommended to use the lowest iso values and considering the great iso performance of the sensor, iso 400 should be the max used and then only in the lowest lighting conditions.

I find that even at night where there's adequate Street lighting, iso 100 to 200 is mostly adequate to produce decent low noise images that wouldn't need much noise reduction.

The difficulty comes with focusing at such values because the shutter speed is reduced making the sensor sensitive to shakes hence the need for OIS.

My advice to z2 owners, use manual mode at full res, centre metering for best exposure, use as low iso values as possible preferably 200 and below, adjust exposure when needed and last but by no means least hold the phone steady with a full grip.

More manual controls like shutter speed, manual focus etc etc will allow for more versatility but not improved image quality. Those settings will allow for night shots with light trails and manual background defocus for macro photography.

Iso is what makes the most difference to image quality because it determines the level of noise in and exposure of the image. You already have control over that so use it.
[Xperia Z2 General] Dirrtydog:
[MENTION=2863802]zodiac100[/MENTION] thanks a lot for your reply. valuable info there for everybody!!
[Xperia Z2 General] zodiac100:
Glad to share my thoughts always!
[Xperia Z2 General] chesterr:
Yea bro getting the fix from the XDA is the new shizzz :p
[Xperia Z2 General] el_doksh:
me too facing the same issue :(
[Xperia Z2 General] chnzshyguy:
Man, when is this coming to the United States??
[Xperia Z2 General] ImS0Raw:
Anybody else noticing their battery life has greatly improved with this update? I can get 6 to 8 hours of SOT...
[Xperia Z2 General] zeehkaev:
For me its pretty much the same...

Brazilian version still didn't received lollipop, I just the DTV function on the procedure.
[Xperia Z2 General] yuskhayru:
With wifi, yes. I aslo have almost 9 hours screen on time. But with internet data, only around 3hours. Have u test with ur internet data? I need your feedback. Thanks

Sent from my D6503
[Xperia Z2 General] ImS0Raw:
Yes yes, 4G/LTE :)
[Xperia Z2 General] yuskhayru:
Mean you also got 4-8 hours screen on time with data connection? Wow thats impressive.

Sent from my D6503
[Xperia Z2 General] awkwardz:
Hey,

Has anyone tested if Noise Cancelling works on the Lollipop? As far as i know 4.4.4 had some troubles with that.
[Xperia Z2 General] kistigun:
Worked for me
[Xperia Z2 General] hotnikkelz:
According to Sony, Xloud is bundled with Clearaudio+ now. A setting for itself is therefore not required as long as you enable Clearaudio.

I have a weird issue with my speakers as well, If I have a song playing, after a while the volume dips drastically. Same thing when I have a call on a loudspeaker
[Xperia Z2 General] Koostis:
Yeah, I'm not too happy about chrome..
[Xperia Z2 General] romdroid.:
Can someone take pictures with 4.4 kitkat and compare them with 5.0 Lollipop?
[Xperia Z2 General] juanmaasecas:
I did it. Same processing, no changes at all.
[Xperia Z2 General] beni8978:
Disable data server,block camera and microphone,block location in chrome settings.