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[Sony Xperia M2] Miche1asso:
Well, that's why I wrote that "everything is possible". :)

Still this puzzles me. It's an unbranded sim free European M2. It shouldn't be much different from mine. Have you tried to logcat what happens in the phone? The USB debugging must first be enabled and allowed for that computer in KK, obviously.
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
If I remember correctly, it'd be impossible. When system is 'optimizing apps', ADB didn't work. And right after 'optimizing them', it self-reboots on and on. Also, the message appears even if he flashes a FTF, wiping userdata, apps_log, cache... :silly:
[Sony Xperia M2] Miche1asso:
Impossible doesn't belong to my dictionary! Well, maybe with Android... :D

Install KK wiping the data, do the first boot, enable USB debugging making sure the PC is allowed (run "adb shell", connect inside the phone, enable the PC remembering the key and everything. Unplug and do it again being sure that it connects immediately with no other user intervention). No rooting, no junk. Just fresh vanilla KK.

Upgrade to 5.1.1 leaving the data as you just made it intact. Reboot, immediately connect to USB with "adb logcat" waiting for device in the PC. Let it run and see in the logcat where it fails (just before zygote restarts all processes). I did it dozens of times, your friend's phone does boot, it must be really messed up if "adb logcat" doesn't work.
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Cool, I'll tell him to try :D
[Sony Xperia M2] mb011:
Was there an update to fix the camera?
[Sony Xperia M2] 31fahmi:
Wait…

But how the system eats more RAM than others? I could remember that Russian ROM doesn't eats lot of ram for System. I'm merging to Indonesian ROM because Russian ROM doesn't have NFC icon

So there is something wrong?
[Sony Xperia M2] Miche1asso:
I am not sure what you mean with a lot of RAM. You spoke about 320MB vs 300MB (numbers I couldn't find in your screenshot anyway). Unless I misunderstood it, it's nothing to worry about. They are different ROM, with different apps pre-installed, and maybe some slightly different system configurations. Sure they do not use the same amount of RAM. And again, the amount of RAM used isn't constant. It changes depending on what apps are running at a certain time. Go back to that screen an look at it for few seconds. You'll see that the RAM amounts change during the time.

So, to answer your question: no, there is nothing wrong. It's working as designed.

About the NFC icon I don't know. I've never seen it in KK either.
[Sony Xperia M2] Th3 Ant:
I guess every rom has the same main files. The changes are in bloatware and build.prop. I saw some screenshots with NFC icon visible so build.prop file is changed. There is a line which changes it. On Angerian version it is disabled (and I am happy with that :D)
[Sony Xperia M2] marecarestampajnampare:
I'm pretty sure I've flashed the correct model, heck even the XDA app detects it as a D2303. From what I understand when you check wipe user_data in flashtool it wipes your data and cache, right? I'm gonna try to logcat while it's booting up, although I've never used ADB before, gonna have to read some tutorials ? Mine is from a carrier and I've even tried flashing the stock lollipop form my carier, but still nothing.
[Sony Xperia M2] Gruberek:
GPS not working

Whether somebody knows the way for repair GPS? GPS is not working without the Internet. After get fix for a few seconds a signal is disappearing.
[Sony Xperia M2] FrWhyMe:
How do i "re-pack" a .ftf since Xperifirm unpacked it ? I deleted cust and fota-reset and fw_info files .
[Sony Xperia M2] Alanos1994:
Im also having problem with loosing gps signal (in all location modes).

Have anybody found a solution?
[Sony Xperia M2] Miche1asso:
With Flashtool. It should be "Tools/Bundles/Create". It allows to make custom FTF.
[Sony Xperia M2] FrWhyMe:
My D2303 isn't recognised by Flashtool when plugged in . I installed Flashmode & Fastboot drivers , ADB Tianchi based drivers and T2 Ultra drivers .
[Sony Xperia M2] SpectreXM8:
Are you running Windows 8 or 10 by any chance?
[Sony Xperia M2] Miche1asso:
And how would you install anything on the phone, then? Still i'd suggest to install PCC and get the drivers from there.

Anyway, regarding your request it doesn't matter. The FTF bundles creation doesn't need a phone plugged. It's all done in the PC HDD.
[Sony Xperia M2] noknok79:
anyone having problem installing recovery twrp/Philz/CWN ?

i'm having problem, my lollipop 5.1.1 is rooted.
[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
Try a pc with Windows 7 or 8.
[Sony Xperia M2] noknok79:
here's the error on windows 10
[Sony Xperia M2] FrWhyMe:
EDIT : Nevermind , done flashing Lollipop and rooting .
[Sony Xperia M2] ~Patryk:
You don't have rw permission, can't mount system. Flash RIC Disabler via recovery.
[Sony Xperia M2] noknok79:
Can't get to any recovery. I tried to customized flashable zip using PRFcreator and include as extra zip ric disabler. Still can't install any recovery. Any working ric disabler for lollipop?

Thanks in advance!
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
The one in my thread
[Sony Xperia M2] FrWhyMe:
Can anyone tell me how to remove that screen with the operator logo at the boot and have the original lollipop carrier-free bootanimation (please , can anyone upload it :) ?) ? Thanks in advance !
[Sony Xperia M2] Dzepar:
Flash any of CE (Central Europe) ftf, they are unbranded and with less bloatware. :)
[Sony Xperia M2] FrWhyMe:
I don't wanna lose all my apps and updates and settings AND ROOT . So i'll just replace it with the original BA if anyone can upload it :)
[Sony Xperia M2] obsidian_eclipse:
I must admit there are a few apps I use which refuse to run if they detect your phone is rooted. It would be nice to actually have an 'unrooted' rom but with all the optimations (Zram/low ram, camera etc).
[Sony Xperia M2] SpectreXM8:
Android Pay would be one , but that`s only in the USA right now, hope it expands to most of Europe.
[Sony Xperia M2] noknok79:
sorry my m2 d2303 is locked bootloader. any other procedure?
[Sony Xperia M2] WandelendeTak:
Still no update here... Belgium/Mobistar...
[Sony Xperia M2] Dzepar:
You have 2 options:

1. Flash Central European ftf

2. Wait for Belgium ftf to come out. :)
[Sony Xperia M2] drizzy009:
Any info about the camera :)
[Sony Xperia M2] FrWhyMe:
Feedback with the CE1 .ftf , fully rooted , zRam (lowram) disabled , NFC icon activated , multi-user activated and de-bloated .

I'll add more things as i use it .

Good Things

- Fast asf

- Chrome tabs in apps

- Better Home Screen & Lockscreen & Status Bar

- Camera not-so-bad

- Built-in Screen Record (still need an app tho, but root isn't needed anymore)

- Have i told you how fast it is ?

- Perfect battery life

- Hangouts & Others apps notification on top

- Faster Internet Speed

- FINALLY A FLASHLIGHT SHORTCUT IN STATUS BAR

Bad Things

- Nothing !
[Sony Xperia M2] krule031:
How much screen time do you get?

With intermediate use I get like 5h max with 3g and some wifi, mostly messaging and listening songs/youtube. :confused:
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Best yet is about 5hrs but I can see this increasing as my battery life is settling down now. If I use better battery stats 92% of my average battery usage a day is Google play services running wild in the background now I don't have amplify n the other tweaks I had on nkk

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[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
I got 6hrs, using it all day like crazy, just right after a battery calibration.
[Sony Xperia M2] krule031:
Here are mine:

One day of use, from 9:30 until now(0:09). :good:
[Sony Xperia M2] molnartibor:
i have realized i cannot play opus files on this rom :( its a shame because native opus support was the most important reason for me to get lollipop
[Sony Xperia M2] FrWhyMe:
With Stamina mode on, Auto-Sync & Wi-Fi deactivated when not home , 3G & High Precision GPS activated 24/24 , plus auto brightness and musi almost all day long , plus intense use morning and evening , it lasts all day long , with 5-6h screen on time .
[Sony Xperia M2] 31fahmi:
Heavy usage, battery still 35% until now. No more recharging at school, no need to brought my charger again
[Sony Xperia M2] krule031:
So everyone is having about 5-6h of screen, not bad.

Maybe they make it last longer with some updates in future.
[Sony Xperia M2] 31fahmi:
No more updates for us

However, we still need camera fix patch before they leavin' us behind *read: sony development team
[Sony Xperia M2] mb011:
Let's hope they do at least give us that camera fix, and not leave us just :(
[Sony Xperia M2] drizzy009:
I pray they do
[Sony Xperia M2] Vtrendzzy:
Where is the link for D2302…?
[Sony Xperia M2] Miche1asso:
What no more updates? We won't get Marshmallow but that doesn't mean Sony isn't required to fix/support 5.1.1.
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Unless they use the aqua update end date, the 18mths update cycle is up this time next month aqua is roughly six months later I think

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[Sony Xperia M2] Miche1asso:
Shouldn't the support for an OS release cover the full cycle, though? I surely hope 5.1.1 hasn't been decommissioned yet.
[Sony Xperia M2] Konstantinosj77:
I'm on 5.1.1 (Aqua,Vodafone GR) From day 1

It's the worst firmware i've ever used in my life (so far)....even ICS on Neo V was better than that!

GPS is not working properly (losing signal almost instantly)

New camera drivers made my photos look like they were taken from a Nokia 3310

Lags like hell (even after tuning off zram and trying a lot of tweaks)

I know those are known issues,just wanted to share my experience...

Currently i'm going back to KK and I'm hoping for open source drivers to use with AOSP

Good luck to all of us...
[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
Just sent an email to Sony Support, will tell you guys what they said.
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
I can honestly say now it's been a week or so and it's settled down it was I think it was certainly worth the wait my camera seems better to me. It's smoother, faster no lagging at all for me battery drain slowed down I've not disabled the zram or tweaked it, and i never get less than 5hrs sot usually closer to 6hrs the only gripe I have so far is no Xperia xposed.

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[Sony Xperia M2] LilBlinx:
Have you tried the v75 of the xposed framework? It was released yesterday I think
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
v75 (released yesterday) is still *not working*. Bootloops like crazy.
[Sony Xperia M2] LilBlinx:
After reading replies and threads for over a week from different forums and reddit about the latest update these are the bugs that are represented in the 5.1.1 firmware. I already wrote email to Sony but no response

Camera image quality is way worse than other firmwares reported by every user that updated to 5.1.1

Insignificant heating on basic applications

Huge battery drain caused by Zram (Zram isn't working properly http://goo.gl/83fXWt)

GPS is not working properly (losing signal almost instantly)

The minimum frequency of the CPU remained 787MHz causing battery drain on lightweight tasks

The loss of Xloud caused a huge loss in volume of the speaker

No multiuser or guest mode is present

Some of the users faced with non-working touch screen when booting (1-3 minutes)

The Alarms and Clock app has big clocks in all 4 tabs making hard to set/view a task

Stamina mode isn't working properly, the last 3 options are represent visually in Settings, but not in real time making them just a useless options

Higher vibration sensitivity is caused by the bigger voltage in the vibration motor causing battery drain
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
You can correct it by changing it's swappiness

sysctl -w vm.swappiness=60

For example.
[Sony Xperia M2] LilBlinx:
I just gave that topic for a reference. Also, I've tried that before it was even posted. It has no effect on my phone, at least I don't notice any improvements. The only improvement is deleting every bloatware and Greenify. There are many driver updates that aren't optimized for this phone yet also the Ondemand governor is updated on LP which might be a reason for the battery drain
[Sony Xperia M2] CBlike:
Who use the guest mode? At least for me is not important

Enviado desde mi D2306 mediante Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Me neither. It's useful in tablets that are use in family, but it's completely useless in a personal mobile phone...
[Sony Xperia M2] drizzy009:
Idris: The pictures taken looks kindoff blurry

Jess: I'm sorry to hear that. I'd recommend that you try repairing the software on your handset to see if this helps. Do you have PC Companion installed on your PC?

Idris: Yes

Jess: Open PC Companion and go to Support Zone > click Software Updates > At this point a pop up will appear on screen asking you to connect your handset while powered on, as the software repair needs the handset to be switched off please ignore these connection instructions and click on the blue link which states "Repair Phone”. Keep the phone disconnected and follow the onscreen steps.

Jess: Make sure the phone is completely powered OFF. When connecting the phone press and hold the prompted key, keep holding this down as you plug the USB cable back into the phone. Continue holding this down until the screen moves on.

Jess: Please make sure your phone is completely powered off at all times and only connect it to the PC when the repair/update section prompts you to connect.

Jess: Please Note: All data stored on the device memory will be lost during this process so we would recommend doing a back up of your data before hand. Anything on the SD card would not be affected.

Idris: But, will there be an update to fix this bug

Jess: This is not a known issue with us so if this is software related the software repair would resolve this

Idris: Yeah, but users on the support forum said they already tried this step, but nothing changed

Jess: You would need to try this and if this does not work it will need to be sent for repair

Idris: Ok, thanks... One more thing, will we get marshmallow update

Jess: I can advise there has been no confirmation of this as of yet. Any information regarding the update will be posted on our blog

Idris: Ok, we need your software developer to fix this, because this problem is from the developer

Jess: As advised this is not a known issue with ourselves.

Idris: You guys should get to know the issue, the Sony Xperia M2 gets decommissioned..... I mean 18 months is almost up

Jess: I'm sorry for any inconvenience caused. As advised the software repair will need to be completed to resolve this

Idris: My friend just tried that, still no success..

Idris: We need a patch as soon as possible... Please
[Sony Xperia M2] mb011:
Nice try, but the guy keeps repeating the same line they give us every day. My way is this: let them know about the issue. On every post they make on instagram or Facebook I just add a comment: please fix the camera issue on Xperia M2 lollipop. That kind of acting from us, users, got them to consider the lollipop update in the first place... Plus I have sent an email to their support...
[Sony Xperia M2] gerciolisz:
Seems that problem which make photos a little too much blurry is caused by denoise function enabled by default. AFAIK there is possible fix for that : compile custom camera HAL with denoise disabled.. Does they pushed kernel sources and blobs on github already? My wife have m2 aqua and i was lurking here for a while... I have oneplus one and i had similar effect with photo denoise mechanism ..

Edit: But OFC IF you disable denoise you will get more artifacts and noise from ISO changing to higher values.

Wysłane z mojego A0001 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Yep same here :(

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---------- Post added at 09:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:50 PM ----------

Yes flash pre-rooted zip via recovery on rooted kk my bootloader is still locked got full root working nut dual t2u recovery+NDR util app from the playstore all works perfectly

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[Sony Xperia M2] :
T2u recovery working on m2 5.1.1?

Can you give me a link for that?

Edit: Found it, it has only one bug: In boot, i only can open TeamWin, but if i download the app, i can boot to another 2.
[Sony Xperia M2] Miche1asso:
Just a few comments about a couple of them:

The minimum frequency of the CPU remained 787MHz causing battery drain on lightweight tasks

This is not a bug. It's working as designed. I've seen the same in KK when i just bought the phone and i worried myself. Then with a bit of investigation I discovered that it is defined to work as such in /etc/init.qcom.postboot.sh.:

"echo 787200 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_min_freq"

In 5.1.1 it can be changed using any app dealing with CPU Governors, though (must be rooted). I'm not sure it was possible in KK.

No multiuser or guest mode is present

Not a bug either. It can be switched on in /system/build.prop but with 8GB flash/1GB RAM it isn't really suggested (I tried, it takes forever with many apps installed), which is why Sony decided to disable it.

The Alarms and Clock app has big clocks in all 4 tabs making hard to set/view a task

Oh yeah. Not sure if it is a bug but I simply HATE it.

Stamina mode isn't working properly, the last 3 options are represent visually in Settings, but not in real time making them just a useless options

It seems to me it works just like in KK. If Whatsapp (to say a common one) is enabled all messaging apps work as well (the data/WiFi connections are always enabled). But I know for sure that if I don't whitelist some apps they won't run with screen off (like a more specialized alarm clock I installed). Yup, I just doubled checked it. Not running taking it out of the whitelist.
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Do you see 384000 a good minimum frecuency for CPU0?

And, I shouldn't touch the min frec of the rest (CPU1, CPU2 and CPU3), unless I want they are active 24/7, is that correct?
[Sony Xperia M2] krule031:
Hi guys, I found one not so important bug but I wanted to share.

So when opening contacts apps, there is like no animation when swiping right, and when you swipe to the end and go back, animation is there.

Check the video if you dont understand: https://youtu.be/z_I-awmiiyg

Again this isn't important but nevermind. ?
[Sony Xperia M2] Miche1asso:
I don't know.. I am testing it right now. The point is simple:

Lower the frequency -> higher the chances of lags.

Although maybe imperceptible. I mean, the CPU governors are obviously fast (ondemand does a check every 20ms I think?), so as soon as there is a spike in the CPU load they raise the frequency accordingly. But if Qualcomm decided to stick it at 787MHz there must be a reason. Also because it operates in couple with mpdecision (the cores hotplug), so we may end up having two cores at 300MHz that I believe is worse than having one at 787Mhz in both terms of speed and power efficiency. Still it sure isn't as bad as having the I/O Wait stuck at 50%. lol

But as I wrote it's a matter of testing it. Changing the value in any CPU Governor app din't work in KK. Now it does, so just download one and see yourself. :)
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
I prefer editing the script itself, I don't want any extra apps I don't need ;)

I'll comment if it get's worse or not. I'm going to try with 384000 as I said earlier.

Thanks.
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Anybody come across a superuser mod yet for 5.1?

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[Sony Xperia M2] Miche1asso:
Get this one, the free version allows to change multiple values and also it has a very neat monitoring interface. It's a bit bugged in the UI and sometimes it crash at start, but as a whole is quite good. And only 1.2MB:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsmartapps.root.kerneltweaker&hl=en

With it you can change the values on the fly. You'll be grateful. :D
[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
So Sony Support says the only we can try to do is repair the software via pc companion. Nothing about "working on the bug" and "we know and we're trying" they won't admit anything.
[Sony Xperia M2] 31fahmi:
That mean they won't release any update, isn't it?
[Sony Xperia M2] SpectreXM8:
No, they probably mean they have no clue. Sony also said a couple of months ago that they would not release Lolipop for the M2, how did that turn out? Yeah, they backtracked and developed it and released it. Tech Support in most companies has no clue what the hell Development & R&D is doing, or they only get informed at a later time, or they decide to release the software even if they initially said they won`t bla bla. We`ll wait and see.

For the moment, for the battery drain, see the fix posted by [MENTION=4590098]Miche1asso[/MENTION] in his thread, works fine. For the camera, no fix atm, we`ll have to wait and see.

For the 2-3 people that were complaining about lag, indeed, to a proper clean install via PPC (Repair phone option) wiping everything. Upgrades rarely work properly for major version changes (2.x -> 3.x -> 4.x -5.x) , the change from Dalvik to ART is enough to probably cause trouble alone. Let alone kernel changes etc.

The rest, minor bugs, and some are intentionally removed features. Guest Mode on our device, like [MENTION=4590098]Miche1asso[/MENTION] said, works like crap on low-end devices, i tried it some time ago on CM 12.1 and it took like 2 minutes to load, with a considerable amount of apps installed.
[Sony Xperia M2] molnartibor:
any of you noticed the following?

- contact ringtones not working (always the default ringtone is used)

- notifications marked as sensitive are always hidden, even if lockscreen notifications are set to show everything
[Sony Xperia M2] 31fahmi:
Use it all night for a party

Is it good battery life?
[Sony Xperia M2] Miche1asso:
As Spectre said that's because they are clueless (in every possible sense). And the moderator guy suggesting to repair the phone more often than others isn't a Sony employee. That isn't really an official support forum, it's called "support" but it means "query & answer" (from users). Sometime some Sony representative answer, though. More often in the forums for the Z series phones.

- I've read that it is due to an issue with the SD card. If you have the ringtone in the internal SD card they should work.

- I just tested it, it works for me. But I dislike the new notifications, so I keep them disabled in the lock screen. At least Google could leave the icons in the status bar with the screen locked, though.
[Sony Xperia M2] galaxyfreak:
There's another way to disable denoise - system/vendor/camera:

In 2 files:

morpho_denoiser.cfg

morpho_denoiser_subcam.cfg

Find line 14

and set it to 0

And see it it improves.
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Changing MorphoDenoiser does not improve quality. Sorry. Check below.

DeNoiser 1 #enabled

DeNoiser 0 #disabled
[Sony Xperia M2] Miche1asso:
How did you make those pictures? What settings? Resolution? Did you put the phone on the table or you have a very firm hand? I sure can't get anything like that.

Oh, and since we are here.. What's that NVIDA box anyway? :D
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Auto Mode, so 5mpx, didn't touch anything. And yes, I was leaning on the table, so the photo was taking firmly.

And it's the SHIELD Tablet charger, I got my replacement recently (battery problems on the old one) :D
[Sony Xperia M2] galaxyfreak:
[MENTION=4787101]linuxct[/MENTION] thanks
[MENTION=5137845]gerciolisz[/MENTION] Could you link to some info about One Plus One fix? Github? XDA?
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Yup :)

I've noticed Sony is releasing an update per week, so my prediction (the optimistic one) might not be correct as the update will release later... Maybe next week, so it goes in the 'pesimistic' situation :fingers-crossed: