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[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adrift98:
Previous iPhone only user here too. Have you updated to the latest firmware? My camera takes about 2 seconds to come up pressing the side button since the update. Further improvements are expected with the Marshmallow update.

Also, I have no lag since the latest firmware, but I'm also using the Nova Launcher which you can get for free in the Play Store (not sure if that makes any difference or not).

I also have a problem with the volume, especially from the front speakers. Thought having two speakers instead of one, as I did on my iPhone 2G, 3G, 4S. and 6S would make it louder, but it's not. Still, honestly, I don't find it much quieter than those devices either. the 6S was maybe a tick louder, but not by much. I still want more punch from the front speakers, and I'm hoping that's something I can fix by doing some sort of ROM tweak. If not, I suppose I can live with it, but its the biggest disappointment about the device for me, not because its so much quieter than my iPhone devices, but because it doesn't stand head and shoulders above them.

I don't know about you, but my Sony ear plugs are way way wayyyyy more comfortable than my iPhone headphones. In fact, they're the most comfortable in-ear headphones I've ever worn. The different length on the cords I don't really have much issue with, since I usually drape the longest cord behind my head to my right ear (which is how I'm assuming they're meant to be worn). I will admit that they seem slightly cheap-ish, and I was hoping that where the volume button was (which I DO have on my pair) also had a mic so I could answer in-coming calls, but overall, I think they're pretty okay. Again, they're much more comfortable than the headphones that came with my iPhones. As far as loudness in the headphones is concerned, they're loud enough, but I definitely wouldn't mind if they were louder. I'll probably end up getting some sort of thin amp/dac like the dragonfly or the Aqua to boost the volume. Shame I have to do that, but oh well.

Again, its interesting to me how varied people's reactions are to this device. I'm FAR more happier with this device than I am my previous iPhones. Its not perfect, but it hits so many of the checkboxes for me that its hard to complain.

Edit: Oh, also, I got a quick charger with my device, but I bought the Taiwan version, so maybe that accounts for the difference in headphones and charger.

Lastly, after the initial setup, and especially after the update, my phone doesn't get very hot. Maybe I'm not using the same intensive programs that you are, though. The phone gets a little warm with Candy Crush and Asphalt 8, but my iPhone 6S also got pretty hot just using the camera (which is something my mother noticed when I handed her the phone to see some pictures).
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sid3wayz:
I plugged it into my lappy & had it all updated properly as far as I know?

The phone says it's up to date.

Did I mention it gets super hot... I found this article which may offer an explanation.

Damn, can't post links yet. Google Qualcomm 810 over heating issues.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adrift98:
When you go into Settings, and About Phone, do you see Build 32.0.A.6.152?

If so, maybe you can do a software repair through Sony Companion. Someone on Reddit mentioned they did that after the update, and still had lag, but after they did a software repair with the Sony Companion everything was fixed (except it erased their personal data). I don't know exactly where that option is in the Sony Companion software, but they said it was associated with the first tab/section.

Of course, again, it could just be the type of games/apps you're using. Again, I don't notice that much heat from my device.

Hopefully this all is helpful for you.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sid3wayz:
Just did the Software Repair, my Build Number is still 32.0.A.5.12 & the phone says it is up to date.

I did the back up & restore to make sure every thing would be the same, so far it's not.

I think the phone is slowly downloading all the apps again, but it definitely isn't as easy as ios. :eek:
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adrift98:
Hopefully things work out for you. One of the nice things about Android it seems is that if you want to manually move your data, you can do that far easier than you can with iPhone. Just find your device, look through the folders, grab the stuff you want and move it to your desktop. Don't have to jailbreak, don't have to download special software, not trapped into using just iTunes...If you're at all a bit computer savvy it's pretty nice. I like it so far at any rate. :)
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sadman Khan:
Turn on clear audio and dynamic normaliser and your speaker audio will be much much better
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonasHa:
Had mine for some weeks now. Was a bit sceptical initially due to slow performance (especially the camera) and some single/occasional overheating. THOUGH, with latest firmware 32.0.A.6.152 it is smooth as butter and camera performance good (images awesome, but first camera startup is one second too slow).
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xerwulf:
I have 32.0.A.5.32 and my camera starts instantly when i push the button. Also no overheating or other problems. (And that without my drm keys).
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moist_line:
Well, I finally received mine about 3 days ago. Tested it for a bit, packed, and returned it the next day. Why? Speaker volume is just so low in comparison to my G4, screen resolution just doesn't cut it for me (although this is very minor), camera (GREAT but nothing special vs G4). Unfortunately, mine also came used. It came with pre-loaded pictures and videos, possibly from the previous buyer. Although these are minor qualms, I just don't deem it necessary to spend $500+ on a device with mediocre advantages over the competition. I wanted it for the size, camera auto focus is lightning fast but it all ends there. I might consider this in the future but for now, I'm sticking with the G4 and possibly buy the Oneplus X not as an upgrade but for travel. It's an awesome device for those who require a smaller size and specs but the pros just don't outweigh the cons for me especially at this price point. I now understand why Sony isn't doing so well in the industry.

Edit: It also lagged at first but functioned smoothly after the update as others have indicated. Camera blur is there but not so prominent.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sid3wayz:
When's that update going to hit Australia?

I did the software repair, I hope I never have to do that again, what a joke!!!

UNLIKE iOS, where the phone goes back to how it was prior to the restore, this doesn't, unless I did some thing wrong?

Not to mention, I did it at my gf's house, they're internet isn't the greatest, but it took a ridiculous 12 hours or so!!!

Instead of being the phone I started with, it went back to standard again & I had to re download & re install & set up all my apps.

It seemed to run a little better, but still gets hot, then today it locked up again.

Tried to go to home screen from a game, then clicked the phone icon to try & return a phone call & it locked up for a good 20 seconds or so.

On the audio front, I must be getting used to it.

It's still not as loud as my iPhone5, or as bassy, but it sounds nice.

I found the equaliser settings & got excited, but they don't change any thing through my Bose earphones... I'm guessing it's cause they're made for iPhone?

Anyway, I have another problem now, discovered last night at the gym, that while my earphones are plugged in, it still plays audio out of the phone as well, not as loudly as without, but it's still clearly noticeable, now I'm wondering if it's been doing it for the last week I've had it, while travelling on the train to & from work with Hard House cranking. Lol

Might've accidentally come across as one of those rude deckhands.

So far... I'm enjoying Android, I just wish I bought a Samsung.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sadman Khan:
Software update isn't supposed to wipe data. Never does. That's just weird. And to the opening poster, maybe you should have turned on clear audio and dynamic normaliser for the speakers. That makes the speakers rather loud
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Notchr302:
Sid3wayz.

Seems like your having a tough time with the phone. You mention Samsung, but no phone is bug free and I sold my Samsung s6 because while I would marvel at the screen, it has its host of issues including Ram management, crashing apps, slows down after a while and I was looking to power it up by noon. You have to pick and choose what's right for you, but if one is looking for the perfect phone, it's not yet made.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adrift98:
You're either having extremely bad luck, or have a defective device. I've flashed my device to a number of different carriers, and haven't had any of the issues you've mentioned. The download shouldn't have taken you anywheres near 12 hours. Everytime I download new firmware it takes about 40 minutes.

That your device is routinely locking up on you and getting really hot seems to point to a defective device, in my opinion. I haven't experienced anything like that, let alone a lock up that lasted 20 seconds. My phone occasionally gets warm, but only when I'm doing something intensive like setting up the phone, or playing certain graphic games. Even at that, the device never gets warmer than my previous iPhone 4S or iPhone 6S.

What Bose device are you using?

You absolutely shouldn't be experiencing playback through both the front speakers and your headphones. Again, that's never happened to me. Is the headphone jack securely seated in place?
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sid3wayz:
Yeah it's in properly, tried my Sony set that came with it, my iPhone set & my Bose set for my iPhone.

Last night when I showed my gf, I started TuneIn Radio app & it was really quiet, then when I plugged in the headset, the phone went really loud, as if I had just unplugged a headset. Then when I unplugged it, it went quiet like it was before when plugging in a headset. So it's back to front now. Lol

I managed to play Pool & stream radio all the way to work this morning... I Hotspotted my Z5C & used my iPhone5. Lol

While I was waiting for the bus, I pulled the Z5C out to check this forum & not long after accessing this site I noticed the back of the phone was really hot, then when I got on the bus, I sat down, looked down at my phone again & the screen was black, I tried to unlock it & nothing. After 5 seconds or so, it went back to the home screen, but the phone lagged it's head off for 20-30 seconds again.

Notchr302... So far there seems to be a near perfect phone made... IPhone. Lol

My 4 & my 5 just worked. The only downfall was the battery & the camera in low light.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Notchr302:
Funny. I took my iPhone 6s back. I hated it.

If you like iphone, go back to iPhone.

You're not going to convince anyone here that it's superior though. Lol
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adrift98:
That's crazy man. You definitely shouldn't be hearing volume out of both the speakers and your headset. There are options to turn up volume, and do a number of other things when you plug in a headset/headphones in the Smart Connect software that should have come preinstalled on your device, but nothing like what you're describing.

Yeah. Sounds like your device is jacked man. If I were you, I'd definitely look into getting it replaced/returned.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sid3wayz:
That wasn't my intention, just saying.

For example, my two mates at work are sitting here teasing me about my Z5C, they are both iPhone users.

I grabbed my mates iPhone 6S, put it next to mine & went to show them how slow my Z5C opens it's camera.

I hit the camera app icons at the same time... The iPhone went straight to camera & was ready to take a photo. While on my Z5C I thought I must've missed the icon, so on the iPhone, I double tapped, closed the camera app & got ready to open them again. As I hovered my fingers above them, I said ready, 1, 2... & then my camera opened.

Same for album... On the iPhone I was able to open the app, select a folder & have the photos up ready to view, before the album app on my Z5C was even open.

So you can have an opinion about what you like better, or how you like Android over iOS, because it let's you do more, or let's you illegally use & share content easier, but when talking about pure performance & superiority, don't try to pretend that the Z5 has a leg to stand on. :laugh:
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adrift98:
Same here. Had the 6S all of 4 days before sending it back...and I'm not even an Android guy. This is my very first Android after being on iPhones since the 3G. It's not that the 6S is a bad phone, but I thought it was ugly, got hot too fast, was too big, was too expensive, was too quiet, and I hated that there was no 32GB model.

My Z5 Compact resolved all of those issues with the exception of it also being too quiet. A lot of people may not agree, but I think it's the best looking phone on the market. It totally fits my aesthetic. People say it's still an expensive phone (cost me $420), but compared to the iPhone 6S I returned ($750), it was a heck of a lot cheaper. Also, being totally new to the Android OS, I'm still in that "new car" smell sort of experience. I just love all the things you can do with it. Being a bit of a tech guy, for some reason I never gave it a shot, and didn't know what I was missing.

The only things I really thought that 6S had going for over the Z5 is the force touch (which I can see being a big deal later on), I thought the screen was maybe a little nicer looking, and I liked some of the more clever things that Siri can do. Also, you have that whole integrated feel of Apple's OS, but I don't really miss that as much as I feel its just a different thing. Now that I have my phone set up the way I like, and I actually have a browser with a swipe back/forward option and built-in ad-block with xda's own RBrowser, I got even fewer things to miss.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Notchr302:
I don't even have a Sony z5c but there are indeed things (performance aside) that make the iPhone unusable for me like the multiple ways to go back a page, the notifications and have to do a couple steps to get to,(notification in the status bar superior to me) the process of simple things like changing ring tone ect. Iphone is an iPhone is an iPhone. I'm not sure I'd peg the z5c as a direct competition though.. That's just silly. I have the z3c but my z5c is on order. Honestly the opening apps a split second faster thing doesn't offset the lack of customization and user experience imo.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adrift98:
Part of the problem there is not so much that the iPhone is more powerful as it is that the Sony is loading a crap ton of stuff when the camera first loads.

If I don't already have the camera app running in the background, and I click on the camera app, it does take about 3 seconds to come up. If I have it already running in the background, it takes a millisecond. And someone in another thread mentioned that if you disable unnecessary bloat while the camera loads, it will start even quicker. I initially dismissed it too quick, but for example, if you go to Settings, Apps, All Apps, and disable the Photo Analyzer Service, the camera does appear to load about a second and a half quicker from a cold start.

Of course, this may all be moot if your device really is defective as I suspect.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Notchr302:
Glad you're enjoying it. Yeah for me the iPhone was fast and all but it was not as fun to use by far. I love a notification light to see as I approach, the size of this series is perfect, being water proof is great, and Android just let's you do so much more. Iphone is a fine tuned machine and you feel like you're "in the club" while using it but Android and especially the compact series just suits me better. Oh and for the price!! Forget about it a no Brainer.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sid3wayz:
I can't win. Lol

Went to a Telstra store near work (The phone carrier I'm with), went to show them the headset problem & what do you know, can't duplicate the fault.

I mentioned about the update that I can't seem to find & they said it's because they don't make the update available until they've approved it, does that sound correct? :confused:
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adrift98:
Going by Xperifirm, the only operators not carrying the update are shown below, and Telstra appears to be on that list. You could always flash to another firmware, but I don't know if that would void your warranty or not.

A firmware update may solve your issues, but possibly not. The issues you've described sound severe compared to how my device behaved before the update.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electusrum:
I have the z5c for about two weeks now and in my opinion there are two main issues with the z5c:

First the display colors really seem to be washed out, the black is more a really dark grey than a black (I don't know if this is due to a defect screen or if this is the case for all z5c's), also the display resolution of 720p isn't really enough for me as I clearly can see the edges of round app icons for example even when I'm farther away from the screen.

Also the increase of the phone temperature during prolonged use really bothers me, but that's a known issue of the Snapdragon 810. The camera is just okay, I honestly expected more, especially in low light conditions. But as far as is understand this is rather a post-processing issue than an hardware issue, I hope this improves with Marshmallow. I have taken a test image (can't link it because of junior member....grml) in order to check the lens distortion. In my opinion it is perfectly fine for a wide angle lens.

Two plus points are good battery life (maybe also due to the relatively low res screen) and the overall speed of the phone, which really has improved since the last firmware update, I don't notice any lags or stuttering at all.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adrift98:
Hmm. Can't really speak to that as I like a more pastel like background and icon pack, but colors are vibrant elsewhere, and my blacks look black to me. There's a setting that you mght want to play with in the Settings though. Go to Settings/Display and then click on Image Enhancement. I have mine set to Super-vivid mode.

You must have eagle vision. I can't see any edges on any rounded apps on my device. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This really hasn't been an issue for me. I just expect it from devices when playing games, taking videos, and that sort of thing. The iPhone 6S I had for about half a week got pretty warm as well. Warm enough for others to notice when they handled it.

You may be using the camera in a less than optimal way. There's a huge thread on this in the main Xperia Z5 subforum here. The relevant information comes some pages in, but posters like Timaustin2000, joe_dude, doministry, and a number of linked reviewers have done some extensive testing with the camera and have come to the conclusion that it matches or beats most other flagship phone cameras out there right now. They go into quite a bit of detail, but briefly, the device is optimal when 20 or 23mp are only selected during bright daylight situations. For most everything else stick with the default supersampled 8mp (preferably in SA mode for ease of use, but a number of posters have suggested different manual settings depending on light situations). Also, if/when possible, waiting for the tripod icon to display when taking photos produces extraordinary differences in quality.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electusrum:
Ok, thanks for your feedback.

For example I can clearly notice edges at the "clear all" button in the recents screen, but this may be due to me playing around with changed pixel density settings. I already tried out the super-vivid mode in the display settings, but I'm my opinion it doesn't make that much of a difference, and as far I understand this setting affects only the viewing of images and videos and not the general UI.

As for the camera use (I've already heard about the supersampled 8MP) I'll look into the main thread for that, thanks a lot for this tip.
[Mi 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] userprince:
Hi,

When i flashed stock MIUI 7 Stable (Fastboot ROM) some sensors like Gyro, orientation, Proximity doesn't work but when a flash Moshi Custom kernel everything works :confused:

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Then i though it might be a MIUI specific bug so i flashed CM12.1 Official still all those sensor mentioned doesn't work?

This all started when i first flashed Moshi Kernel on CM12.1 since then no other or even stock miui kernel is not able to detect sensors.

Please guide me i don't think it's an hardware issue bc everything works fine on Moshi Kernel but no other kernel is working including stock.
[Mi 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frame75:
Nothing new? i got the same problem mate! did u solved it?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jackdubl:
Mine does, at my home all the time. My 5X in testing alongside doesn't seem to do it, but still checking.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wewewi999:
Ah!.. Almost "glad" to see I'm not alone in this case. =/
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MYxdaUSERNAME:
Was wondering why it wasnt working for me earlier, too. It definitely forgot my home as a trusted place.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zmue:
Yup, can confirm as well. It's finicky; sometimes it works normally, other times it requires a passcode.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] __NBH__:
My nexus 6 did this all the time but my 6P does exactly the same on stock unrooted. Luckily the fingerprint scanner makes it really easy to unlock the phone now so it's less of an issue but still annoying not to have it working properly. My location is on high accuracy by the way.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ulver:
Mine does occasionally.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nonnasmyladie:
Mine never worked even once. It asked me if I wanted to add my home as a trusted place. i added it and it still needs pin every time I am there.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kusanagi Fire:
I had this happen to me all the time on my N6. With the 6P, I gave up on Trusted Places because of Nexus Imprint. It's just much easier to use and I imagine better for battery life since the phone doesn't need to poll your location to find out if you're in a trusted place or not.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Daddy:
Hasn't worked for me on all my Nexus phones. I live on a frontage road. When I bring up maps it shows my location 100 yards down the main road. Once GPS kicks in it finds my real location.

I've submitted a location error to Google a dozen times, but it hasn't been fixed.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nonnasmyladie:
I got mine to start working perfectly. As long as I have WiFi and locations set to on then it remembers my trusted places.

One thing to note, when you add a trusted place it isn't automatically turned on. You have to add it then click on it to turn it on. I didn't know about the second step which was why mine wasn't working.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andy_d0:
On my Note 4, it rarely worked.

On my 6p, not all the time but better than the Note 4
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pecata:
It worked great for a long time on my Nexus 6 and then Google started updating the Google Play Services about a month ago or so and since then it never worked properly...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coltronathon:
Same problem here. Even with all the location stuff turned on it only works when it wants to. Trusted devices on the other hand continue to be awesome...