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[Xperia Z5 General] spaha-bih:
few minutes ago I gotta update .253 for E6653
[Xperia Z5 General] fuehrer:
download location

Hi guys , I'd like to know if theres a way to set the default download directory in a non-rooted Z5 running the latest Marshmallow. I would like it to be stored on my sdcard.

My sdcard is formatted as portable storage.
[Xperia Z5 General] Allek84:
I am also on 253 second day,and seems to me that phone is fluid maximum and the battery is better for sure.Now I have 2h i 10 min SoT and still left 73 % battery and my uptime is about 22h. :)

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[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Guys remember to do a battery calibration when flashing new roms/firmware/kernels.. I find that it makes somewhat of a difference and is healthy for the battery.

In previous firmware (224), I managed to tweak my Xperia z5 e6653 so much that I achieved 120hrs of battery life with stamina mode, and 215hrs with USTAMINA mode (without performance impacts) and 90hrs without stamina mode. I managed to reach over 8hrs of SOT and that was at 24% battery remaining. but that requires disabling over 130 google play services and heaps of other services. Which obviously is unrelated on this thread so my apologies..

Anyway, the latest firmware is so far so good.. But im gonna be tweaking the hell out of it and see if ican achieve higher results on this firmware.. Seems easily just as possible imo..
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
Out of interest what app do you use to calibrate the battery? I've not used one for a few years as I wasn't convinced they made any difference
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Any app with battery calibration.. "root essentials" is one. 3ctoolbox is another. 3ctoolbox is an exposed module BTW.. It only takes a few seconds by deleting the old battery files and replacing it with a new one within the new roms battery config files

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[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
Ah I'm not rooted anyway but thanks
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Ahh.. Bummer, ill look in to another way for you

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Well google play store has a few you can try without root. If it works, then you're lucky, if not then thats unfortunate.

The app I found was advanced battery calibrator.

Hopefully that works for you

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[Xperia Z5 General] SovPanda:
has anyone found any firmware with volte? tried the .253 tmobile releases so far but none seem to have it
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
The customized AU firmware from Xperifirm has it... But if you arent rooted then you're out of luck.. You can only enable it from the service menu.

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[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
I could be wrong and have misunderstood your qeuestion, but here is the hidden menu screenshot.. Shows Volte.. If this is not what you meant then my apologies.

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[Xperia Z5 General] SovPanda:
Hey thanks for the answer, I've seen that before but making calls would always revert back to 3g or abit lower. It shows exactly like the image you posted but there would also be an option in mobile network to enable Volte. I just can't find the option in recent firmwares
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Mine has it. Telenor NO. I had it before too.

It is in Settings/More/Mobile networks

I am on stock. It shows only when connected to an LTE/4G network/signal.

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[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Hmm. Im on the au one.. I dont see that option unfortunately. Ill look in to it

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[Xperia Z5 General] SovPanda:
hmmm, still can't find it, tried telenor mobil NO on e6653,

imma keep searching
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Maybe its carrier specific.. I read up on it yesterday. It seems your device can only make use of it IF your carrier has the voLTE service available.. So even if you had that option. If your carrier doesnt support it then it is useless and i think I also briefly read that if your carrier has volte services available, then the option should be available automatically in your mobile network settings

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[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
That was my understanding too. Not all carriers provide networks that are voLTE capable. My network provides both voLTE and WiFi calling, so both are available in my settings.

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[Xperia Z5 General] SovPanda:
My t-mobile z3 had it and USA t-mobile supports it, so I find it strange it won't show up :/

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was reading now to more into it, tmobile locks it's volte to it's own phones

what a kick in the face >:/
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
i think it might just be a simple matter of finding a firmware that has the volte Apk, and just extracting the Apk file, porting it over to your current device and hopefully getting it to work.. But (sounds like a headache, but if your carrier(simcard) and your (device) are both eligable for volte, then it should more than likely work without any problem..

Otherwise, the only other alternative method, is by enable SIP for either just incoming calls or for ALL calls (inbound and outbound).. sip is basically -WIFI calls- that has been renamed to SIP..

It would be the same thing tbh..

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Sorry for the double post... I just had a quick thought.. But something I notice in all of my devices hidden menus are a 3dot menu that opens up a list of options and one of those options say "select band". When I click on it the only option abailable is USA BAND.. I was just thinking, as im not exactly sure if selecting that would make any difference for you, but because im in Australia selecting that option would only prove to be pointless.. It has to be a hidden setting somewhere within the firmware, unless the only way to get that setting option available would be through the internet and mms download handset settings.. But since you said it carrier locked to certain devices than maybe your device doesnt have the capability? Which is highly unlikely since the device is 4g capable.

But as I said, I'm just speculating on what I think may or may not be accurate. Buuut it's good to explore all possibilities before giving in[emoji14]

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[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
I disagree. Wi-Fi calling is the latest technology introduced by (some) network providers, so when you call someone you already have as contact, the carrier packets are sent through that Wi-Fi network (I tried it and went back to voLTE, because if you move and switch Wi-Fi networks or the signal gets low, the call might actually hang or freeze; i thought it's a nuisance).

However, with SIP, you need to open an account and call only those contacts that registered as well with that very same operator - just another nuisance IMHO).

So yeah, I got back to voLTE.

PS: both voLTE and Wi-Fi calling are there to improve the quality of your calls, using broader bandwidths and higher speeds, while SIP is the option to make and receive free calls, best when calling intl or while on roaming.

Wi-Fi calling might also be useful to those with prepaid or limitted calls.

I hope I got it right. :)

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[Xperia Z5 General] Guetto Design:
i had updated from device ( no pc update )

i had lag and over heat problem... do any one had ?

or only me

help...!
[Xperia Z5 General] Allek84:
Reset to factory settings or if you have root wipe cache and reboot.

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[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
[MENTION=4113337]ciprianmp[/MENTION]

Back about 8+ years ago, data calls were made using a service known as VoIP through a modem/router/wifi via landline.

I'll rephrase my statement, I will say it like this..they ARE the same thing.. Read below ill explain it in a bit more detail...

SIP - Account\configuration required in order to use data for calls.. On smartphones some apps come with SIP calling already preconfigured in their services within the app itself. Apps such as (Skype, Viber, Line, Whatsapp) etc etc etc.. Which removes the need of having to configure any sip settings. Its already done for you within the app..

Wifi calling - uses data from another data source NOT mobile data - it uses the (Home Internet through the routers' wifi), A wifi hotspot or wifi tether would be the only scenario for wifi tethering mobile data from another device.

This is ****ALSO referred to as --> ****SIP CALLING****

NOTE**** Wifi calling IS and always WILL be still refered to as SIP calling.. (research if you think im wrong, but I will garuntee you the reference to wifi calling is SIP calling as it requires a SIP service to be enabled on your internet/service).

VoIP - voIP does the exact same thing as wifi calling. the only difference is voIP is used for landlines. -(RJ-11-14 cable)-telephone socket from wall to router voIP/tel socket. ****Also requires SIP service/account to be enabled and configured..

VoLTE - Enhanced 4G LTE (HS, HD mobile data for making data calls using high bandwidth, and higher battery usage also).

****does not need a SIP account to be setup or enabled***

As for this statement

*****so when you call someone you already have as contact, the carrier packets are sent through that Wi-Fi network (I tried it and went back to voLTE, because if you move and switch Wi-Fi networks or the signal gets low, the call might actually hang or freeze; i thought it's a nuisance).

However, with SIP, you need to open an account and call only those contacts that registered as well with that very same operator - just another nuisance IMHO).*****

You're confusing wifi network and mobile data network.. Or are you talking about wifi tethering using mobile data from another device/handset??(wifi tethering)??

Because when you say wifi network, im assuming you're talking about wifi at home from your router.. (That requires a SIP account to be configured in your modem/router settings from your ISP..

I'm also pretty sure the other people dont need to be on your contact list let alone with the same carrier.. Sip has never been like that, for as long as I can remember.

Maybe because we might be from 2 different regions. But sip, data calling, wifi calling is completely different to how you are describing it. Lol

Maybe it has something to do with the different Band/networks that might make a difference im guessing.

Well.. Lets just see how it goes I guess :).

Take care

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[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
My non-expert explanations were purely based on what I have experienced in the last months. I was not talking about standards that were discovered more than 8 years ago.

VoIP is a total different story, I didn't even touch.

Sip, voLTE and "Wi-Fi calling" - the features currently available in my device on latest MM, do and work exactly as I described. When I enebled Wi-Fi calling, my Telenor provider disabled voLTE and sent me a service confirmation, explaining me the features and benefits they will provide - being able to call any land or mobile number in the world, just making use of any Wi-Fi access point available. No other existing app wouls do that (Skype etc).

SIP it is for exactly those VoIP capable services like Skype, but you can only call for free certain users. To call any "number", you need a paid subscription.

And voLTE is, again, a total different feature, being able to use voice calling through the LTE /4G network of your own provider.

I also tried to explain my own insight of when is best to use any of them.

I don't see wgat made you state that voIP, Wi-Fi calling and SIP are one and tge same thing. They might be from the way the data is managed, but from a function within our current Z5 MM firmware, they 3 standalone completely different and nice features. ;)

Again, not a tech expert here, just an engineer and web dev, in love with his device.

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[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
[MENTION=4113337]ciprianmp[/MENTION]

Sorry mate, I wasn't trying to criticise you or offend you. If I have then my apologies..

I was just merely stating that although they are are different features, they all still provide similar function.. In other words. SIP is just considered the "middleman" for voice data calling via an active subscription/service... <--- thats right.

With mobile data calling / volte etc... You take out the Middle-man (SIP), and just use your carriers data like you normally would..

I was just pointing out although different.. They are still linked to a single purpose.. It wasnt about getting completely technical about it :p. But thats what makes these forums interesting.. Its the technical stuff that we all love isnt it :D..

Anyway, that aside.. You know what would be really cool to have as an added feature on the device..

A toggleable or even a configurable setting for call encryption (line & signal encryption). I mean we have data encryption, but id like to have calling encryption as well :D

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[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Man, no offence here whatsoever, what are you talking about? We share opinions, I never pretended I am an expert anyway! Lots of new things we get to learn through debates and arguments. So all good!

As for encryption, I don't really care he he :)))

When whatsapp first introduced it, my counterparts thought I did something to encrypt that conversation, while I was thinking they did smth lol

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[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Haha.. All good man :D.. Yeah some apps do some very weird things, as if they have a mind of their own.. Funny and weird at the same time.. Some apps like Skype for example.. I installed it.. And all of a sudden, all the contacts on my phone were gone.. Not hidden.. Gone. but luckily I keep backups of all my contacts.

Yeah, not many people care about voice encryption, because they don't really need it for their everyday usage.. But for me, it is something very important.. Because of my job..

Its not something that an app can do on its own, the hardware needs to support it aswell..

Either way.. I like the Xperia Z series phones. They have always been very reliable devices :D wouldn't you agree?

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[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
I agree, to a certain degree... lol

I mean so far so good, but every update comes with its surprizes and challenges, so software wise it's debatable. Then getting the device hot or not, it is still by chance as I could read here...

For your encryption point, you might just need a Blackberry lol. I think it was one of the first brands that got certified for gov usage, whatever that means.

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[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Yeah I know about the blackberry, but they are only for emails mainly.. And besides, i hate blackberry phones haha.. Maybe ill just port the blackberries encryption features/keys.. It could work
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
Aww, you guys.
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
I don't know how we got dragged into this off topic. Sorry. :)

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[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Haha yeah sorry bout that
[Xperia Z5 General] shehabskull:
Guys who still having adjective brightness ? bug? When light hits the sensor display's colors wash up

To test :

Get a torch ? turn it on, focus the light on your device's sensor and look at settings icon / notification panel header and see if they are washed up.. Just make sure u focus high light on the sensor..
[Xperia Z5 General] Luhccas-X10:
Isn't this a feature to help reading outside?

My old Note 4 do the same thing with adaptive brightness on and it's a different type of display.

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[Xperia Z5 General] shehabskull:
Feature? Oh man this " feature " make my z5's display worse than my Z's display in colors, I am living in very sunny place I can't be OK with this horrible adjective brightness :/
[Xperia Z5 General] reza_v:
It is a feature and only happens in extreme conditions. You wouldn't notice it until that extreme sunlight goes away, in which case you should turn the screen on and off once or twice, then it'll go back to normal.
[Xperia Z5 General] Luhccas-X10:
Yes, feature when you let the adaptive brightness on.

As i said, Galaxy Note 4 (with S-Amoled screen) do exactly the same thing.

It's a way to help under heavy light.

Don't like it? Just turn it off and stop complaining.

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[Xperia Z5 General] _LLJY:
It's called Assertive display bro
[Xperia Z5 General] sdarshan10:
Now we should change the thread name to Android 7 update as it's started rolling out for nexus devices
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
Painfully accurate: When Will Your Phone Get Android Nougat? It Might Be a While

"Samsung and Sony phones may be getting their Nougat filling in the first month or two of 2017."

Ouch.
[Xperia Z5 General] TikasMan:
Still no update

Hi i am from the Philippines

And still no update on my xperia z5

With customization version of

1300-4525-R1B
[Xperia Z5 General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
I thought it was bug. Somewhere Sony speaks about this feature ?
[Xperia Z5 General] _LLJY:
It's a Qualcomm feature
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
Do you guys have this telling new software in orange?
[Xperia Z5 General] nadav74:
Not yet here with a German phone... What's your phone's region?
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
New update not sure if it's marshmallow downloading now
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Remove your ID (that is your IMEI)...

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[Xperia Z5 General] nadav74:
And the phone number too ;)
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
Not a big problem for me my id and phone number :)

Anyway i just checked Xperiafirm and it seems the update is some customization went from 14b to 17b.

I have nordic combined firmware
[Xperia Z5 General] karrouma:
[MENTION=4115953]gm007[/MENTION]

You are at .200 for singke sim and .209 for dual.

It is 5.1.1 this update is from 2 monthes ago
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
What do you mean i was. 200 but as i told you it's some customization update went from 14b to 17b will post screenwhot after the update bb.
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
It was a small update as expected,check the customization number
[Xperia Z5 General] nadav74:
Could it be some sort of a preparation for MM?
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
No nothing related to MM, sony usually push such updates.
[Xperia Z5 General] Dreiundachzig:
I got that update in early December. Just some fixes.
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
How did you got the update if xperiafirm was showing it 14R and just today it went to 17R? I was checking everyday.

Are you on nordic firmware?
[Xperia Z5 General] DeathStroke:
Here is the SS from new software update app.

Before only firmware related updates were shown there but now app updates too as shown in what's new.

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[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
I'm glad if they fixed, as the OTA update check page was just broken. The link doesn't go to the Z5 support page the general support homepage. Probably that is why it didn't detect any update. My Pc companion did detect it though.

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[Xperia Z5 General] Dreiundachzig:
I am on generic Germany. And installed it on 14th December. Your vendor is slow in distributing the updates. I recommend to switch to generic firmware. Less bloatware and faster updates.
[Xperia Z5 General] nadav74:
I think you didn't read everything from this morning. I am also on generic DE also and I don't have the mentioned update.
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
I am on generic firmware nordic combined not branded.

Not all regions have the same customization so not all will get 17R.
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
I got it through Pc Companion only, Norway branded.

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[Xperia Z5 General] Dreiundachzig:
Yes I read everything but when I read orange I thought he meant the vendor :P
[Xperia Z5 General] Spoinky:
(Basically the same fake reports as before, from a different site, sorry!) Apparently it's being rolled out to users in Turkey, no official confirmation though. This may be the same stuff other users reported before.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sony-xperi...-update-being-rolled-out-users-turkey-1542789
[Xperia Z5 General] nadav74:
No, it's not. Not at the moment at least.
[Xperia Z5 General] Lambo16:
Like we said already multiple times, it's fake.
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
Can confirm. Went to Turkey - didn't get the update. :)
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Lmao Rico!!! [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23]

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[Xperia Z5 General] sandeep121sp121:
Official sony twitter account said that they have no information about marshmallow update..

See the reply of my tweet

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[Xperia Z5 General] ReadReadz:
Sony is giving sh!t to us. Stupid
[Xperia Z5 General] patternott:
Xperia Marshmallow Update screenshots surface on Japanese support site, indicate a similar design to Lollipop

https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/support/utilization/product_update/about02/index.html#p01_07

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/450agk/xperia_marshmallow_update_screenshots_surface_on/

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[Xperia Z5 General] CLShortFuse:
Nice find. I was coincidentally look for info on Japanese sites and there was a leak today of the product update list for 6.0 on Docomo's network. Basically Z3, Z4, and Z5 devices. I didn't pay much attention because it was more of a promise it was coming rather than saying it was soon.

I guess I should have kept on looking.
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65245142&postcount=64
[Xperia Z5 General] bergoulle:
Beta program for Z3 and Z3C : https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ZingoAndersen/posts/MGkgUu6RQoH

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonymobile.xperiabeta.signup
[Xperia Z5 General] nadav74:
This is a Z5 forum.
[Xperia Z5 General] Rajeev:
This is XDA dude.. We can't stop others come to this forum.. Me also a Z2 owner..
[Xperia Z5 General] x2srj:
https://twitter.com/Ricciolo1/status/697428437749862400

Ricciolo ‏@Ricciolo1 6m6 minutes ago

#marshmallow has been finalized in JAN ! Strategic move ahead of #MWC2016 the answer for the DELAY..you CANT UNDERSTAND.. #sony #XperiaZ5
[Xperia Z5 General] ReadReadz:
MWC2016 is a stupid reason. As always. Sony should learn Samsung or lg, htc how to make a firmware update.

Lg and samsùng will introduce S7 and G5 at MWC2016 but both has updated MM since 1000 years ago.

Poor sony!
[Xperia Z5 General] Sckank:
I don't get it ?
[Xperia Z5 General] dkionline:
I think there had bug. If not, they had released allready.
[Xperia Z5 General] nadav74:
But who's this guy? Why is this post more reliable than any other rumors?
[Xperia Z5 General] TheCraig:
People actually think the Z6 will drop at MWC??? And it wouldn't surprise me if MM was done in January, testing these days is often longer than the development time.

I really hope we get Xperia Concept though... Would happily jump aboard for that :D
[Xperia Z5 General] lonely2k5:
it's not reliable

he clamed before and was wrong

https://twitter.com/Ricciolo1/status/672140060410691584
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
The good thing is that we only have 11 days to see if any of these rumours is true, don't we? :|

http://www.techupdate3.com/2016/01/Mobile-World-Congress-2016.html?m=1

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[Xperia Z5 General] danw_oz:
agreed. Not claims, it gets pretty easy to guess, :)

I have not heard any excuses about significant bugs in this firmware, which is a first for a new flavour of Android. Maybe Sony can't get the MM fingerprint stuff working properly, or perhaps launching new phone and wanting that to be the first on MM, so holding up the rest.

Trust me if they are holding this up for a new phone release, I am gone from Sony at the end of the year. Because this firmware is ****, so many bugs and lags, which is unacceptable, my Z3 was a better phone for usability.

If Sony can't release before a lot of other carriers are releasing MM for other devices, how are we going to get on with googles 4-6 week patch cycles, we get MM and they are already on patch 20