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[Honor 6, 6 Plus Accessories] SIMBIOS:
How does the window cover work?

And will it work on emui 3.0 and 3.1

How do i activate it

Pls answer these questions thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] opticyclic:
I am trying to create an update script that (amongst other settings tweaks) enable developer options.

If I use sqlite3 from the command line I can modify the databases just fine.

However, when I try it from my update zip nothing seems to happen.

This is a snippet from my updater-script.

ui_print("Mounting Partitions...");
ui_print(" ");
run_program("/sbin/busybox","mount", "/system");
run_program("/sbin/busybox","mount", "/data");
run_program("/system/xbin/sqlite3", "/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db", "delete from global where name='development_settings_enabled';insert into global values(null, 'development_settings_enabled','1');");

Is my run_program syntax incorrect?
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryfly:
Just received my phone and it has Miui 6 installed on it, Miui version 66.66.77.00(LHMCNCF) I queried it with my Chinese supplier his reply was ……

We flashed the phone to Miui 6. Because Miui 7 is not stable now. Pls don't update to Miui7.

He supplied this link to download the above rom in case I lost it off my phone: http://www.miui.com/download-290.html#430, but this link does not mention the above version.

Should I stick with his advice or is there a reasonably stable Miui 7 version out there.??
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eric73ph:
I am running the china dev rom miui 7. It performs far better than miui 6. Btw, my phone came with exactly the same rom as you. It is filled with bloatware and some functions dont work. I suggest you flash to the stable miui 6 or go for beta miui 7. Either way, you will be in a much better position that you are now.
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryfly:
Thanks for the reply, did not have much bloatware so guess the supplier took it off before he shipped the phone, tried the apex launcher with this rom and it has various problems so gone back to the rom launcher, i guess you mean one of the roms from this web page, http://en.miui.com/download-218.html.
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bud Cord:
Don't mix up ROMs for Note and Note 2!

This is the correct link for Redmi Note 2: http://en.miui.com/download-274.html
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryfly:
Downloaded this rom and installed now my google account is playing up, "google play services" missing, tried to install apk but says device does not support , do i need to reinstall a gapps pack/?
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryfly:
Cured it by downloading this rom https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347818342
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sapan.xda:
Can you share with us what version of MIUI you have used? Does it work with OTA updates?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Sydrox:
Hi there,

So according to Sony the new camera is suppose to be something out of this world. but due to the horrible performance. I had my iphone 4's photos side by side with my z3c and I couldn't tell the difference for most.Therefore, I am very skeptical about what the new camera actually offers.

Another major issue for me was the flash on the phone. Since my first phone with a flash I found it very useful to have as a flash light. the Z3c however was a major disappointment in that area as my old iphone 4 outperforms it by far.

So what I'd like to see is a few photos from the z5c (night time aswell with flash).

Also, I'd like to hear your opinions regarding the new camera/flash and how well they performs
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
Dude, did you even search on google? Lots of samples pictures there. And yes its much better because the z3c camera is pretty ****.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
But if you llke at them samsung note 5 pictures it will crap on the new Z5 phone.... just look at the samples http://www.eprice.com.tw/mobile/talk/4523/4953454/1/rv/sony-xperia-z5-compact-review/
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Mefa2:
Look at these camera samples:

http://www.xataka.com/analisis/sony-xperia-z5-compact-analisis

in my opinion it looks so good. I think eprice had a pre-production model or something like this.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] slannmage:
The images are so noisy, I wish someone did a one inch sensor, my 808 still takes way better pictures than all of these.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] :
Someone on reddit (hehihohu) posted this album and this video.

I think it's not better than the S6 but it's definetively a top 5 camera in my opinion.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] [hfm]:
The audio sounds pretty damn good as well. Not bad.. not bad..
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] :
Yeah not bad at all, I will wait a bit more though and see if they release it in my country, and if not then I'll import it :)
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] thesebastian:
If I compare a zoomed photo between the Z5 and the LG G4 or Samsung S6, I can see a poor quality coming from the Z5.

However, what If we use another camera, like "Google Camera"? I would love to see how the Z5 family work with that camera and know if the quality improves or dimish.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] itsjustJOH:
It looks very good, but there is blurring on the top left of every photo (top right in portrait) probably because of misaligned lens. Sony needs to fix their QC problems.

Everything else looks fantastic.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] itaq:
Here are some pictures I just took using z5c stock camera app:

Imgur gallery: imgur. com/a/5eCzj

Original files: dropbox .com/s/mvw6ytn5181ciro/stockcamera.zip?dl=0

Here are some images taken with Google's camera app (play. google. com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera&hl=en):

Imgur galler: imgur .com/a/6MgKJ

Original files: dropbox .com/s/km63872x7lns5ty/googleCameraApp.zip?dl=0

If someone would be in doubt that I have the phone:

imgur .com/a/B0Gjf

PS. Sorry for not posting proper links. This is my second post and I am not allowed to post links yet. DS.

EDIT: Sorry, forgot the second imgur link.

EDIT2: remove quote...
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] thesebastian:
Thanks for that info!

The "Stock Camera" seems to be a bit better than the "Google camera".

However both cameras are nice for me.

There is one thing with the Google camera that i don't understand. The "Size".

If you compare the first sample, there is a big difference in the size (969KB vs 2,67MB).

P.S.: Did you try "HDR" (if available) in the Google Camera?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] itaq:
When looking at the settings in Google Camera, I can only use 8.3 MP for the back camera. Save location is off and there is no option for HDR.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] thesebastian:
Thanks, I just sent this information using the "Feedback" function within the app. I hope is just something that can be fixed with an app update (something like "add support for Z5 phones" ).
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] drsoran2:
Are there manual camera settings available in the Sony camera app or via a 3rd party app? Especially manual shutter speed selection??
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] supercakefish:
Yes, via 3rd party apps. All manual controls supported. No RAW support yet though.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] masi0:
so far I can't complain. definitely no artifitial noise reduction when zomming photos.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Jiyeon90:
more Z5 compact pics here

https://www.flickr.com/photos/133584776@N05/
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] masi0:
Excellent pics! Have you used Auto mode or some jedi tricks?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] milesg:
According to Xperia blog, the Z5 series was tested by DxOMark and found to be the best overall mobile camera they have tested to date (beating S6, Note series, iPhone 6 plus, etc):

http://www.xperiablog.net/2015/09/30/dxomark-rates-xperia-z5-as-best-of-the-best-sits-atop-rankings/
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] supercakefish:
Fantastic! Now I just need Sony to DISPATCH MY PREORDER ALREADY!!!
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] itsjustJOH:
Damn, they look so good!
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] milesg:
Indeed, with the samples I'm seeing and the DxOMark - I'm sold!

Due an upgrade from Vodafone UK and as soon as the Z5c is available, I'll be placing my order.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] masi0:
Indeed. Excellent news to see Sony finally beats competitors specially because it is making sensors for them!

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[Xperia Z5 Compact General] guybrush2099:
great quality!

but it seems your lens are a little faulty on the upper left, in an enclosed area..I had the same problem with my very first z3...they blur for a little misalignment.......my second z3 was perfect
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Jiyeon90:
Yes I have seen some z5c users having the same problem, some have more blur than me on the left side so I'm afraid to get a worse one if I exchange it.

I'll wait and see how common this issue is.

I added some night shots to that gallery btw
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] jonjohnsonwright:
You should post on this thread. I did the same. Hopefully Sony will notice this issue soon and will take a closer look at it.

talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z5-Z5-Compact-Z5-Premium/Z5C-blurry-camera-images-more-blur-on-the-left-side/m-p/1043401/highlight/false#M186

Can I ask where you bought your phone? I got mine in the Sony Center in Berlin and I found another guy on the internet with the same problem who also bought his phone there.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Jiyeon90:
An electronics store in Sweden
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] jonjohnsonwright:
Oh... Okay so then it seems to be a common problem. I thought the Sony store in Berlin just had some bad units. I will go to another shop today and try the phones there. If they suffer from the same problem I will have to wait. I really like this phone.

If you could write your own reply to the Sony thread you could help Sony to take a closer look at it and others to test this before they purchase the phone. Maybe only the compact version has this problem? Dxo ranked the phone as the world's best camera phone but they had the normal Z5.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] sstanton86:
Do people here take photos in 23mpx or 8mpx? I usually take mine in superior auto - until they come up with manual RAW. But also wanted to see if the 8mpx shots in superior auto are downsampled and so contain less noise than the full sensor image?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] supercakefish:
I'm not seeing this blurry only-on-left issue of which you are speaking. The edges seem slightly blurrier than the centre but that happens with every camera.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Jiyeon90:
Try taking a picture of a landscape
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] supercakefish:
Can't tonight, it's dark outside. Definitely tomorrow though!

Here's another wall pic. If it was a lens issue it'd affect all pics.

I'm not seeing it though thankfully;

I'm in UK so it's feasible that we got a different batch to mainland Europe.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] itsjustJOH:
^It's hard to judge with those photos, especially that they aren't the full res photos.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] drsoran2:
So, via a 3rd party app (which one would that be?) I can manually choose my own shutter speed like 1/500 or 5 seconds and such. Is that right and does it actually stick to this or is there an automatic override?

What is the selectable shutter speed range?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] luigi0824:
Can somebody please post a screenshot of camera2 api compatible camera app running?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] supercakefish:
Looks like I have the camera blurry thing in left edge. Well damn :(
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] sstanton86:
Mines from the UK too and I don't think mines anymore blurry on the left than it should be. So I'm pleased with it.

Can I ask, do people take photos in 8mp or 23mp? Do 8mp still get downsampled from the full sensor, so as to remove noise etc?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Jiyeon90:
I take most photos on 20 and 23 superior auto since they give you more detail.

In low light situations however 8mp auto performs better.

Yes 8mp still gets down sampled but as I mentioned if you want more detail when you zoom in 23 mp is the way to go
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] thesebastian:
So, If I don't want to use Digital Zoom (or I don't care about Zoom the photo, with Double-Click) it's better to use less Megapixels? (Take this question without consider the "Space/File Size", just the "Quality").

By the way. I've been taking 16:9 photos for over two years, and I don't plan to go back to 4:3. This blur on the left issue happens more with 16:9 than 4:3?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] supercakefish:
Mine's from the UK Sony store. So the problem seems pretty widespread. What can I do? Can I go to my nearest Sony Centre and swap it for a replacement? Even if I bought online?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] jonjohnsonwright:
My second Z5C which I bought in another store in another city has exactly the same problem. I took lot´s of pictures today with my Redmi Note 2 , Vivo Xshot and Z5C. I took all pictures with 23 mp. I will upload them to my google account. I will definitely bring my Z5C back on Monday and wait for the Z5. Maybe this one does not have this issue.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Jiyeon90:
Maybe it can be fixed through an update. Mine is not that noticeable so I'll be keeping it, the pics still look great

---------- Post added at 11:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:53 PM ----------

I ment zooming in when viewing the picture. 20/23mp will always have more detail since the picture's resolution will be twice as much as the one on 8mp.

Here's a comparison
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] jonjohnsonwright:
I uploaded the pictures that I took today. I used the Redmi Note 2, Vivo Xshot and Z5C (in this order).

goo.gl/photos/t8yMJ1wF7pwf3cPVA

The Z5C takes some really impressive pictures. The Z5C produced the most natural colors but you can clearly see the blurry left edge on some pictures.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] ascariss:
This is quite unfortunate. Wonder if this is a manufacturing defect or software issue. if software, it probably can be fixed, if hardware, then either sony will replace the module or the entire phone. Unless this issue is not that widespread? I had too many issues with my Z1 when I bought it right after its release, so if I decide to get a Z5 will wait until a few months have passed and the price at a more reasonable level.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] jonjohnsonwright:
I don't think that this is a softare issue. I had the same problem with the Google camera app. So far I can confirm that people from the UK, Germany and Sweden have this issue. Also the normal Z5 seems to have this issue which you can read on the Z5 first impressions thread. I do not really know what to do. I want a phone with a great camera and a good battery life.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] supercakefish:
I am in love with this phone but I expect a camera that's 100% functional for £429. Other than this camera issue the phone is perfect.

I have yellow one. UK. Bought from Sony.

If anyone doesn't have the camera thing can they post where they bought it from and what colour it is? See if there's any pattern to this or if it's just a lottery.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] milesg:
I doubt it's a software issue, my phone seems unaffected (black Z5C bought in the UK from Vodafone online).

This is probably just a bad batch of camera modules.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] jonjohnsonwright:
First Z5C in Berlin, official Sony Center in white. Second Z5C in Leipzig from an electronics shop in white again. Both had this issue.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Tommy-Geenexus:
Seems the white models are more affected by all sort of issues than the black ones (my black one is just fine).
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] jonjohnsonwright:
I will check that tomorrow as soon as I bring my phone back.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] itsjustJOH:
GSM Arena already has sample photos on their Photo Compare Tool. While it seems the unit they have doesn't have the top left area blurring, it suffers from heavy corner blurring especially the top corners. The Xperia M5 is better overall except color is a little pale. I have compared it also to the S6 Edge and it has the least noise although not as sharp as the M5, yet still as sharp or even sharper than the Z5 Compact. I didn't include the iPhone 6S, it's still not on par with these guys. See for yourself; don't forget to scale it to 12 MP:

Gray Chart

Color Poster
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] supercakefish:
Does anyone know if I can exchange mine for a replacement at a Sony Centre if I bought from the online Sony estore? Though it sounds like my chances of getting another dud are fairly high :/

Anyone with the black one with the camera blur problem?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] milesg:
[MENTION=5479202]itsjustJOH[/MENTION], sounds like GSM area got a bad sample and DxOMark got a good one.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] robbo3:
I have the black device and i am also getting the blur issue, I am also from the UK and ordered through sony's e-store, what are you guys suggesting to do with this, do you think sony will issue a recall?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] itsjustJOH:
I don't think any mobile company has done a recall of their phones. What you should do is to bring it back to the store or to a Sony center and report that blurring problem. All of you with the blurring problems should do this so Sony would know what's wrong with this batch of production.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] thesebastian:
If you turn your phone 180º and you take the picture upside down.

The blurry area moves from the "left" side of the picture to the "right"? (the opposite side).

(Just to know whether it's a hardware problem or not).
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] masi0:
DxO is photo oriented site/benchmark and IMO the one we can trust in oppinion
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] belloni:
Have you done any tweaking to those photos?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] WastedJoker:
I've got a black Sony xPeria Z5 and I'm getting a weird fisheye lens effect - central circle of photos is sharp but the outer edges are noisy/blurred :(
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] supercakefish:
Yeah, it's very noticeable when viewed on a computer display. I just rang Sony support and they asked me to factory reset and clear the cache of the Camera app. Surprise, surprise doing that has done diddly squat. The blur is still there. So I'm about to call again.

I'm just worried that the replacement might have the same defect and by the time I can verify that it'll be too late to return for a refund (something you can only do within 14 days of the date of delivery).
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] WastedJoker:
So here are some test photos I've taken a little earlier - I varied between 4:3 and 16:9 ratio (23mp and 20mp respectively)

http://imgur.com/a/v5Ww5

There is definitely A LOT of blurring/lack of focus/sharpness at the edges:

For example, this photo:

http://i.imgur.com/Wa79ZEW.jpg

The bell is in focus but check out the bushes - they seem very blurred!

Maybe it's the automatic mode using too small a focal length? That'd explain why the bell is relatively sharp but beyond that everything is blurred - almost like it's a portrait shot where you want the person to be focused and the background softer.

And here: http://i.imgur.com/hEgwHyk.jpg

The auto mode identified it as a landscape but look at the bush to the left.

The quality doesn't match my expectations :(

Edit: In fact, it seems like the problem is all down the lefthandside like other users have reported :(
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Jiyeon90:
They are unedited
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] milesg:
[MENTION=4212687]WastedJoker[/MENTION],

Your first pic of the bell in focus with the blurred garden background is because you are focussing on something close to you. In this case the blurred background (sometimes referred to as "bokeh") is desireable - people buy DSLRs to achieve this effect! It's not all good news though...

Your second pic of the field suggests your phone has the problem with a slightly blurred left area when it shouldn't.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] supercakefish:
Went through the reflashing process as advised by Sony. Didn't fix the issue so very likely hardware related. I'm going to ask for a replacement unit. If the second one has the same problem I'll try and get a refund and find another phone, but that's something I hope I don't have to resort to.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Tommy-Geenexus:
Now i can definitly see the "blur" issue.

However my cam seems fine (checked in all conditions), so i suppose only some part of the first batch is affected.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] supercakefish:
What is the revision number of your phone?

Mine is 'SI 1298-3810 Rev 1' and has the camera fault. Yellow model bought from Sony directly in the UK. I've asked for a replacement and waiting for return instructions to be sent through.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Tommy-Geenexus:
How can i find out the hardware revision? Where should i look at?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] supercakefish:
On the side of the box, on the sticker next to the barcodes and under the model number (E5823).
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Tommy-Geenexus:
Dang, i am currently out of reach of the box. My SI lets me think it's a rev2 unit tho.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] jonjohnsonwright:
This is crazy! I have "SI 1297-9671 Rev2" and I have the problem. I used full mp and all kind of focus options. Even multi focus did not resolve the issue. My left corner is super dark, blurry and orange. This is definitive a hardware defect and I want my money back! I called Sony four times, sent three mails...they do not respond. I am sure that my warranty (got it 29.09. ) is already over.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
Why not send it back? Dont you have warranty? Because these blurr problems is sony's fault.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] dondavis007:
Same here. Left corner is blurry and gives me blue sticks when having a lightsource at a corner. It's my second phone, the first froze a couple of times per day.

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[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
Which color phone do you got?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] dondavis007:
The one that froze was white and the black has a broken camera. Maybe The orange version is the one to go for :)

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[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
Yea or the yellow one :) Getting my z5c this week so i hope i dont have the same problem.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] TheEndHK:
can't believe that second batch still got the same lens problem :eek:
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] gavinfabl:
A selection of random photos. Click on each photo and select full size if option shows. Might need desktop PC or desktop mode to see full size.

http://gavinsgadgets.com/2015/10/08...good-is-the-new-23mp-camera-see-for-yourself/
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] masi0:
very nice pics! that confirms i made a right choice buying Z5c:D
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
Photo's look pretty good! But did you like the camera? Because you seem to know your camera stuff and tried many phones so let me know what you think bout it!
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] SirRobin78:
So the major question is if this issue is software or hardware related? i´m not sure about that thing... as far as i know the video seems to be no problem, blurry is only a think in pictures...
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
Nah its a software problem! When you look at the IFA reviews all them z5's where running older firmware but way smoother so guess when marshmellow comes out next month we will see a smoother device.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] thesebastian:
Yes I'm coming from a Nexus 5 with Marshmallow and I can afirm that 6.0 improves the performance over 5.1.1.

However, this is the Google's Marshmallow, I don't know what is gonna be the Sony Marshmallow.

PS: The only thing I'm loving from the Sony's Android (only used 2 Hours so I'll discover a more things tomorrow) is the Magnifier that appears when you select text (just discovered typing this post!) I always wanted something like this in Android.

Sent from my E5823
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] SirRobin78:
But i'm not sure about the blurry pictures. Also Software or Hardware related?

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