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[Xperia Z5 Premium Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheyCallMeMrGlass:
Someone posted up a question on if the apps we run our phone is actually in 4K and got me thinking, how can I be I sure that the VR apps I am running are actually in 4k? Am I deceiving myself thinking that the Cmoar Virtual Cinema is in 4k?

I have asked in a couple of places on this forum how we can we really determine what resolution the VR app is running in and had absolutely no answer. There are overlay apps that can give FPS so why not resolution?

So I thought I take screenshots while running Cmoar Virtual Cinema. The screenshot file info shows 3840X2160 (4k). But does the file info prove the app is running in 4K? Or would the file say 4k regardless? Here is such a screenshot file I took.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/i068i87o91v60si/Screenshot_20160627-225946 (1).png?dl=0

Can you tell whether it is true 4k or not? The film I am running in the virtual screen is a 1080p blu ray rip of my Force Awakens blu ray but the SDE really does look minimal to me (through my VR headset of course) although it IS still there, the SDE is not completely gone.

So perhaps you can judge yourself from the screenshot if it is and let us know. And perhaps we can list VR apps that are running in 4k here.
[Xperia Z5 Premium Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wave__:
Sadly, No applications are able to run in 4K ... Because there is no app which is optimized specially for the Z5 Premium ... Only Sony's apps are able to do it (album and movie apps) don't know why there is no dev who decided to make a 4k app for the z5 Premium, maybe because it's not a Samsung galaxy s7 ...
[Xperia Z5 Premium Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheyCallMeMrGlass:
I realise that is the case but I have switched my phone's overall resolution to 4K via ADB. This has made an incredible difference to most non VR apps, in particular Google Chrome which now seem to act like a desktop version with tabs. Although text is small, its crisp and sharp and given the overwhelming amount content displayed on one screen, it clearly is 4K. Then I tried Google Cardboard apps....sadly they do not scale, they appear in a corner so that the rest of the screen is just black. However, the main Virtual Cinema apps I use run full screen and really do seem to reduce SDE to an absolute minimum. VR apps that run full screen on 4k that I have tried so far are:

IPlay SBS Player (here is a 4k screenshot: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vli0x2lr7t4po61/Screenshot_20160704-135703.png?dl=0)

A Time In Space (spectacular VR ride) (here is a 4k screenshot: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nnz549tfckizy9n/Screenshot_20160704-141220.png?dl=0)

GalaxyVR (here is a 4k screenshot: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1kk1a5td6cq3g34/Screenshot_20160704-141637.png?dl=0)

Its just the Official Google Cardboard apps that are not working in 4K (they use up just a portion of the screen) but the above apps prove that developers can scale their apps to 4K display but more importantly, in such a way that SDE is absolutely minimal and non intrusive to VR enjoyment.

Now I do notice that the phone battery drains quicker and heats up more rapidly. But I use re-useable mini icepacks to cool the phone, while in the headset (both BoboVR 4 and VR Fiit, have space to slot these icepacks in). Battery-wise...well, I have my portable external battery power if needed.

The only reason I bought this phone in the first place was to use it in a VR headset for watching Virtual Cinema. Anything else it does is a bonus (although tbh, I use my other Galaxy S5 phone as main communication phone). With the help of ADB to set the resolution to 4k, I think I can say that I am enjoying movies with less SDE than any other phone and any other VR headset out there, be it Vive, Oculus, GearVR which all have around average 400-600 dpi compared to Z5's 806. Sony sells a dedicated Virtual cinema headset for a thousand pounds. For less cost, we get a better picture, more comfort, wireless experience plus whatever a smartphone generally does on the side. But we seem to be in a very very small niche who appreciates the Z5 Premium for VR and seems that myself is in an even smaller sub-niche (if it exists at all) that appreciates the device as a virtual cinema! But I hope not, I hope more of you try this out.

So back to my original question, is there an overlay app or script that we can write that can show the FPS and Resolution of an app or game?

I am learning Unity to develop games and apps. It's my primary goal to develop apps using the 4K display of this phone even if I turn out to be the only using them, lol.
[Xperia Z5 Premium Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EMJI79:
For fps you can try fps meter and others, I used them when I had Nexus 5, apps already exist
[Xperia Z5 Premium Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lawrencehl:
hi, why when i select cardboard mode at youtube app will show blank black only?
[Xperia Z5 Premium Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dimex:
The only reason I'm also considering this device is for VR. As of this point in time, I've never used VR or considered it. I still use an Xperia Z Ultra because of the large screen and I love laying in bed and watching my movies on a big and beautiful screen.

If I can get an even better and immersive experience on the Z5 Premium I'm all for it. I'll sacrifice some screen size during daily smartphone use as a trade off.

Are you happy overall with the experience? What headset do you use with it?
[Xperia Z5 Premium Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jplempka:
SBSVideoPlayer is also 4K. I have to use that because IPlay SBS Player doesn't work for me.

BTW, what virtual cinema do you use?

My favourite app is OpenMovieVR but you can't watch your own movies yet.
[Xperia Z5 Premium Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dimex:
[MENTION=2078573]TheyCallMeMrGlass[/MENTION] , still waiting for your reply. Would love your input because I'm considering the device for the same use case. However, i have no experience with VR.
[Xperia Z5 Premium Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheyCallMeMrGlass:
The caveat in owning a Z5P for VR in 4K mode, is that its not great an experience to using it for all other smartphone purposes as its a hassle to keep switching 4k to 1080p mode via the PC ADB console. Leaving it in 4k mode, makes it quite fiddly to use the touch screen in some apps. Using the internet in 4K mode is brilliant, having such a huge crystal clear estate is quite something to enjoy but if you on limited data allowance, it will eat it up. The battery drains considerably quicker too. Nevertheless, I abide with it to enjoy what it does well in 4k wonders. Its also noticeably slower.

However, I do use another phone, a samsung S5 as an equal primary for quick and easy functionalities. I have always had two phones but having the Z5 premium, my second phone has played a more crucial role than before.

But for VR cinema, the Z5P is awesome given the minimal SDE that no other multi hundred headset gives. I use Vr Fiit and BoboVR4 headsets. They are superb and I believe the best smartphone headsets out there at the moment. The VR Fiit is the more comfortable but BoboVR4 has the even wider FOV but has its own headphones which prevents you from using your own. I actually enjoy having both headsets and have written reviews on them. Get it either on Gearbest or Amazon.

Its not just the VR cinema that has impressed but some other apps such as VR Galaxy has wowed in 4K VR. But unfortunately most Google Carboard VR apps dont run in the 4K mode and worse dont actually work properly as they show up as a small portion on the screen.

I am still yet to explore VR gaming with joypads and using remote PC software to play games on PC in VR. Its all possible but yet to explore that further, though I suspect frame rate will suffer.

Its a pity that the Z5P 4k potential was not exploited properly in VR by Sony or Google but when a developer do accomodate it, its great. I hope I can develop my own apps for it too in time.
[Xperia Z5 Premium Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diji1:
They are actually the same device despite having different names.

The BoboVR Z4 aka Virtoba X5 is a great device for VR and 360 video as it has 120 degree FOV. I have noticed the X5 is sometimes cheaper (but it's less common) but they are exactly the same other than name AFAIK.

A high FOV is desirable in most situations **except** virtual screens where you don't want to be moving your eyes about.

The Baofeng Maojing XD is a 60 degree FOV headset that is excellent for virtual screen applications.

Both will work for VR and virtual screens though however you can have a better experience with appropriate FOV.
[Xperia Z5 Premium Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dimex:
Price of the Z5P is dropping on the used market. Thinking of picking one up for my first VR experience. Anyone still using it for VR?
[General Topics] frenchglen:
I have just lost my entire calendar from my TyTN. My appointments, tasks and contacts. I am absolutely devestated.

I was just syncing for the first time to my new laptop which I have been setting up today. I installed Office 2007 an hour ago and installed Widnows Mobile Device Center 6.1 for vista. Before I synced, I did see the "Manage a Partnership" settings and thought it would be fine to leave the "if there is a conflict" option as "replace items on device" rather than "replace items on computer" (because, well, there wasn't yet anything on the computer to possibly conflict and replace items on my phone with, right?)

I have not had a computer for the last three weeks as I have moved countries, so until now I have had to trust my phone to hold my essential information and just wait until I get my new laptop. I have heavily inputted a lot of essential tasks and appointments for my work over the last three weeks while overseas. I have not had access to a computer to sync it with until now. I have just lost so much information I feel like my house has been burnt down. I've lost important drafts and whole reports and essential reminders for the next few months and now I have lost it all. I trusted my phone would be ok for three weeks, was obviously worried (made sure it wasn't stolen or anything), and hanging out until now to safely back them up on the computer. Instead, it deletes the lot!!

I use Agenda One on my phone which is a really easy and intuitive way to input tasks and appointments on the calendar. It synced fine with my old computer which had vista and outlook 2007, just like now.

Can the information be recovered from my pocket pc in any way?

Does anyone know how the appointments, tasks and contacts are stored on the phone, and if it can be recovered, if written over? If anyone can tell me how to do this I will seriously give them US $100 right now. Or £100, whichever you like! With paypal, wire transfer whatever. This is so important to me. I am distraught. Please help if you have any ideas.

Thank you,

frenchglen
[General Topics] frenchglen:
pim.vol

Ok, so the file pim.vol in root directory of the device memory contains the infomation.

But I suppose now that that information was overwritten in the file with the new nogthingness from outlook. So do I have no hope, because pim.vol just doesn't have the old PIM information in it any more? Or could it still be in the file?
[General Topics] Urthwhyte:
I think you're lost. The phone and computer shoulld've synced, but unless you have a backup, or your documetns and such were on an SD card, I don't really think there is anything you can do. I've been through data loss before, so I know how much it sucks. All you can really do is start inputting data again and backup,backup,backup!
[General Topics] frenchglen:
Yeah, I think I'm stuffed. Dang it. I know to use PIM Backup now! I didn't know it was stored in one file only (more susceptible to data corruption and harder to recover if the data is meddled with like in my case!)

Actually, I think I have some hope of recovering a lot of the data: a week ago I synced it all to a friend's computer cause they weren't using their outlook. This was as an extra precaution, in case my phone was stolen, etc. during my stay there.

Now I did delete my data from their computer when I left, for obvious reasons. However, I think it could still be in their "archive.pst" file. I hope archiving wasn't unticked in their settings.

Fingers crossed! They're on holidays for the next week so I have to wait until then to see if my data is still archived on their computer!

Cheers

frenchglen
[General Topics] Urthwhyte:
I think that the archive is for more long term, but I sync to an Exchange server that's set up in dual raid 1's across two servers, so I don't worry about losing my data to much.
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattwheat:
Any advice would be nice.

This is the error message that I get when my phone automatically boots to "RESCUE MODE"

Error!

Func NO:12 (FUNC_LOAD_IOM3)

Error NO:1"

I can boot to fast boot and it automatically boots to RESCUE MODE. I can not boot to recovery, just goes straight to RESCUE MODE. I can do the 3 button manual upgrade method but all it does is boot to the logo screen for about 15 seconds then goes right to the RESCUE MODE. It does not make any indication during the 3 button method when the logo screen is up that it is doing anything. I have the firmware on my SD card in the slot. Its on the root of SD card in a folder named " dload" . I've used this method before to restore it so I know how to do the procedure. But this is the first time I get this error and the first time it doesn't perform the upgrade. I've been at this trying and researching everything for about 6 .months now. No answer. I've email Huawei customer service. No answer. I've pushed thru fast boot the recoveries (CM, and stock ) still can't boot to recovery. Every time I fast boot flash recovery it says "successful ". But can't boot to it. I can fast boot boot.IMG , system.img , etc. But still can't get it to do anything.

But like I said I do have FASTBOOT and RESCUE MODE . any help would be greatly appreciated. Please.
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattwheat:
Really nobody has any advice. No one has solved this problem yet
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattwheat:
So I guess I'm the only one experiencing this. Riiigghhhttt
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jfer671:
Have you tried factory reset?
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skorpi58:
Press very long to volume up and the power button at same time and after you see the logo press only volume up
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbadiag:
Same problem here. Please help!
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gui3gui:
I am in the same case, fasboot recognized by my pc but not the adb and Windows doesn't find the good driver.

Envoyé de mon V919 Air DualOS en utilisant Tapatalk
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onderkaan:
Connect your phone to pc. press vol down and power buttons

Huawei Mate 7 TL10 Android 7.0 Nutella Cihazımdan Tapatalk Kullanılarak Gönderildi :D
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gui3gui:
I have a mate 7 tl09, and I have always try this.

I can do in fastboot, but by the way my phone is not detected in adb!

Envoyé de mon Y5 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattwheat:
Yes I've done the power + volume buttons. I've tried the manual update method , i can get into fast boot but nothing will flash but recoveries and a couple of the partitions. But it does me no good to flash recoveries stock or custom because no matter what combination of volume buttons and power button I do it either sends me right back to the "Rescue Mode" or " fastboot".I can NOT boot normally NOR can I boot into any recovery. I can NOT flash any system.IMG or data partitions. It errors out soon after I start to flash.
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fooshack:
Any luck? I am now getting the same error after trying to flash some extracted .img files through fastboot.
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iqbalqazi:
Same problem here with my Mate-7...
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattwheat:
Has anyone figured out a solution for this problem? Any ideas? Any thoughts on what exactly I should "fastboot flash" or "fastboot update" to this device ? It won't let me do either one with the full "update" package or a full ROM. I can "fastboot flash" a system.IMG and boot.IMG and recovery.IMG. but still won't boot to anything but "rescue mode" or "fastboot mode". Tried all the different combinations of the update 3 button method. With sdcard half way in, all the way in, with ketchup, standing on my head. But nothing works. It sits on the Huawei boot logo screen for 15 seconds like its trying but then right back to " rescue mode".
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fooshack:
From what I've read on the Chinese forums, back to Huawei for new main board. Huawei programmers suck.
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onderkaan:
Hi, you can fix it. İ explain,

1. Download this and extract https://mega.nz/#!BhgTyCZb!oUvS6UDhcsp54xCy5x8kvldPgBC43XHH5yGSWRdQF3w

2. Download it and extract your last rom on your phone running.

https://mega.nz/#!g9oV3QAL!cJpqYOfvxDCaO3tQq15hPHyl1rpuZPpX9yKMdQGSYfo

3. Connect your phone to pc with usb cable. And press vol - and power buttons.

4. Your phone will open fastboot menu. And flash the rom your last runnig rom on your phone. (Go to first link)

İf you dont fix it, i can help you

Huawei Mate 7 TL10 Cihazimdan Yollamişam :D
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fooshack:
Does this work on TL09?
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onderkaan:
Remember your last update. İt must work. İ get back my phone a number of times

Huawei Mate 7 TL10 Cihazimdan Yollamişam :D
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fooshack:
I'm sorry but I don't understand what you are saying. It obviously doesn't work, nothing works but fastboot/rescue mode.

Maybe you can show the steps with screen shots or someone can translate you native language to English...I don't understand a lot of what you are saying.

I really appreciate your help.

Thank you.
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onderkaan:
First of all, extract update.app your last firmware on your phone. Then download it.

https://mega.nz/#!BhgTyCZb!oUvS6UDhcsp54xCy5x8kvldPgBC43XHH5yGSWRdQF3w

This software is running fastboot/resuce menu. And it will write the rom on your phone.

Required for writting rom in your update.app, you extract update.app and copy System.img, Boot.img, Cust.img, Userdata.img, Cache.img.

You understand, i am foreign person. Sorry my bad english :)

İf you want to look for using programme page.

http://turkpda.com/konu/huawei-ascend-mate-7-rom-yuekleyici.954/

Huawei Mate 7 TL10 Cihazimdan Yollamişam :D
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fooshack:
didn't work
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] memonassser:
same problem any help
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pooya2ir:
any solution ? same problem ...

---------- Post added at 04:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:23 PM ----------

Please , anyone ... its emergency ... its get that error after updating to android 6

now what we must to do ?
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] memonassser:
I had solve it
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pooya2ir:
yeah ! but how ? i try everything ... but nothing ... :(
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] memonassser:
i had try everything but dc phonix solve that with 15 credits

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try it and reply me ;)
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pooya2ir:
can you please tell me more detail !
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sherif Nassif:
Are you sure that DC phoenix has solved this problem

15 Credits= 15 Euoros

I can pay but I need to be sure that it will solve the problem
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sherif Nassif:
well I could not wait till the morning I downloaded Phoenix DC and bought 15 credits = 15 Euoros and flashed the original update.app which was the chinese version MT7-TL10C00B357

The phone is working well nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Yupeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :D:D:D:D:D:D

I am so Happy
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] memonassser:
you are welcome
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lostorbit:
Great find. Saved a bricked phone. Thank you very much!

I used DC-Phoenix and followed Method 2 on their website (downloaded the firmware from their support area) and flashed using their software in fastboot mode (Vol down + Power). Afterwards, I just loaded marshmallow firmware (B571 for MT7-L09) onto an SDCard, selected update from SDCard from the loaded firmware (same effect as the three button start method) and flashed that full firmware onto the phone. Wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache and then I was good to go. Cost me 15 Euros in DC credits.
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattwheat:
Holy bowling pins BATMAN , the dc-pheonix software worked. My phone has been bricked and stuck in emergency recovery mode for almost 2 years now. And I'll be damned if this didn't work. It cost me about $17 US money and I got access to the firmware and to use the DC-Pheonix software on my PC to fastboot flash all the correct partitions. 30 mins of research and work has finally paid off.

Thank you so much for mentioning this software. I had only been able to enjoy the phone for about 2 months before I bricked it. And it works now. Thank you thank you thank you.
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ITger_ling:
i brought the phone back to life getting this error too.

look carefully at e error msg,it says go to the website n download some kernel file,so i went ahead. i installed the firmware stock rom too for my huawei.

next,i flash the twrp recovery.(pls download the correct version for huawei)n went ahead wipe/factory reset.*note if u nd to backup,u should!* i reckon my batt is low,so i use the twrp(power off) option n viola it finally get charged up becos previously it wont charge at all. so i charged to 100% .

next..remember the 2 files i downloaded earlier? i throw them into my clean SD CARD(yes i formatted them incase there's too much rubbish n updating wont catch e files i downloaded) and slot into the phone n power off my phone. now, hold the 3 buttons, vol + vol - & powerkey, n VIOLA! updating should start n yr phone is back to life!!! :victory:

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i brought the phone back to life getting this error too.

look carefully at e error boot kernel msg,it says go to the website n download some files too,so i went ahead n downloaded some kernel files for my huawei mate 7.. i installed the firmware stock rom too for my huawei. note* this 2 files r impt to revive yr phone after getting this msg*

have yr fastboot downloaded n install twrp recovery.(pls download the correct version for yr huawei,mine is mate 7) & rename it recovery.img n place the file in the fastboot route, while e route file window is opened now, hold down shift n right click yr mouse n select edit command prompt here..

next.. plug usb into yr com n connect it to yr phone, now hold both vol - & power button key to get into fastboot mode n go ahead n flash the recovery.img by typing this command(fastboot flash recovery recovery.img)

after success of flashing,hold BOTH vol + & power button ,release both when you see boot logo. twrp teamwin shd show up (n went ahead wipe/factory reset.*note if u nd to backup,u should!* i reckon my batt is low,so i use the twrp(power off) option n viola it finally get charged up becos previously it wont charge at all. so i charged to 100% .

next..remember the 2 files i downloaded earlier? i throw them into my clean SD CARD(yes i formatted them incase there's too much rubbish n updating wont catch e files i downloaded) and slot into the phone n power off my phone. now, hold the 3 buttons, vol + vol - & powerkey, n VIOLA! updating should start n yr phone is back to life!!

previously my phone lags, after installing the stock firmware and the kernel. everything went so smoothly, i reckon the default rom is an old version.
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] $Parker:
Thanks for sharing, that will be really helpful in the future! :svetius: