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[Xperia Z5 General] mgolder:
That headphone icon and notification is irritating. Not being able to swipe away the 'battery at 15%' notification is annoying too.
[Xperia Z5 General] FYLin21:
Today I got 3 hr screen-on time by 22% (mostly browsing and facebook with some gaming and camera near the end). I turn on Stamina mode occasionally to hold it up. Now Stamina appears as one of the quick settings which makes it far more convenient to activate it (it rotates between off, Auto Start of Stamina [triggered at the percentage you set], and Stamina on). Also, if adaptive brightness is turned on with Stamina mode, it will now restrict the maximum brightness level to what you set it as instead of being as bright as it wants, but sometimes after waking the phone it still overbrightens for a while until you toggle the brightness.

Nope, another annoying thing about this update.

I wouldn't mind if there was just the headphone icon, especially if it appears towards the right beside the wifi, vibrate and Do-Not-Disturb icons. My previous HTC phone had this and I think Samsung phones do as well, but my HTC didn't have an actual notification just the icon. I just think it makes it more assuring that the headphone jack is working. However, it is a waste of space how vibrate and DND both take up space if I set DND to priority only - I'm not sure about 6.0.1 but on 6.0 in Priorty Only mode if I don't set it to vibrate, Facebook messenger will still make sounds). I'm not particularly bothered by this as I don't get so many notifications anyways.

Bluetooth is much better than 6.0 with my JBL Charge 2 speaker, but I still get very occasional skipping (using Poweramp 3.0 alpha 704) if I'm multitasking. The music really starts stuttering if I open the Album app and then slowly scroll down my album towards unloaded images.

EDIT: The 15% warning goes away after you press the notification, which takes you to the menu to turn on stamina
[Xperia Z5 General] LitoNi:
anyone here having issues changing the email icon on .224? it stays as the new rounded icon and changing the icons through xperia home does not work. not a big deal but just throwing it out there lol.
[Xperia Z5 General] doministry:
What do you mean?
[Xperia Z5 General] doministry:
So far it works well.

However the battery usage screen is plain idiotic.

I also see the Calendar widget doesn't refresh even after an hour which is really annoying.

I had to deactivate stock calendar and install Google Calendar to have a working widget.

It's annoying.

Anybody can confirm this?
[Xperia Z5 General] TobbeSwe:
If we want Sony to fix the camera on the Z & X series then everyone need to contact their support all around the world.. Here in Sweden they only have reports that i´m the only one who has contacted them about the issue!!! They won´t do anything unless more people contact them... So chat, mail, facebook them now.. we want the best camera experiance possible, right? :D

This is what Sonymobile Sweden support said to me (in Swedish)

Det finns en eskalering på dig och inte på någon annan. För att någonting ska kunna hända behöver vi fler eskaleringar från många användare och det har vi inte. Det är ingen annan förutom du som har hört av sig gällande detta. /Patrik Sony Mobile
[Xperia Z5 General] mugglearchitect:
Finally got the .224 update. It seems the STAMINA mode is back, but I think it's not the same as before? It reduces heavily the performance, disabling animations, etc. It's like the battery saver mode in Lollipop. Am I right? I think the Stamina before in Lollipop just disables the background processes when the screen is off.
[Xperia Z5 General] doministry:
I never ever use stamina just because I prefer controlling the devices processes and running connections...

So cannot comment on that.

I'd love to hear about the Calendar widget though. I actually use it all the time.
[Xperia Z5 General] counterdoctor:
After marshmallow update, phone gets hotter and hotter and yellow spots on screen become to appear. Please look atmy post.

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z5/help/yellow-spots-screen-t3400501
[Xperia Z5 General] RyTekk:
You create new topic and prepare a paragraph to people can copy-paste to send to Sony support, also create a topic in their forum, I and others will give kudos for it.

You're right, we talked about it before.
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
Xperia Calendar update just popped up on my Z5. "Fixed issue where the widget was sometimes out of sync" is one of the bug fixes.
[Xperia Z5 General] doministry:
Nothing here yet.
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
Search the Play Store for "Xperia Calendar". Version 20.1.A.1.19 dated 27 May 2016 just showed up as an update for me. No idea what I had installed previously.
[Xperia Z5 General] doministry:
That's the thing, I couldn't see that.

Apparently now where the update is still not visible in updates, I can actually update it manually...

Strange Play Store issues.

That helped me to find a perfect custom calendar widget BTW.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.itbenefit.android.calendar
[Xperia Z5 General] FYLin21:
I never really noticed the mobile radio active bug before but yesterday Spotify used 54% even though I didn't use it much, and I got barely 3 hours SOT. So it seems like Google hasn't fixed it still, I read somewhere they considered it a low-priority bug.

Anyone else think the heat control is worse with the latest update? I haven't noticed any difference in speed but when I browse for a long time in areas of poor wifi/mobile signal it will get pretty warm (up to 46 degrees). It's not too bad but it's a bit more noticeable than on 6.0 or Lollipop.
[Xperia Z5 General] Snaqejack:
Customized Nordic out yet?

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[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Not yet...

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[Xperia Z5 General] Ben36:
Can we turn off the stupid 30% battery notification?
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
No, but you can drop it to the minimum, 15%.
[Xperia Z5 General] Ben36:
How? Am i being stupid here cus i can't seem to find it
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
Hit Stamina option under battery
[Xperia Z5 General] Ben36:
But that auto turns it on. I don't want it on at all, or the pop up of 30% to appear
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
Sorry, no idea. I've only seen the notification pop up at 15% so figured that was it. So what's your Stamina mode setting?
[Xperia Z5 General] Ben36:
It's already set to 15% but turned off tho. 30% seems a stupid place to warn you. That can still last all day with mild usage
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
Turn it back on. Like I said, I've never seen the 30% warning you mention. I'm on latest .224
[Xperia Z5 General] reza_v:
There is a 30% warning.
[Xperia Z5 General] yuan_1202:
I have to say i am disappointed at Sony because of the camera.

The camera was not what Sony promised in the ad but it was not too bad at the beginning. But how the heck does Sony keep making it worse.
[Xperia Z5 General] doministry:
I reach a great battery life.

Now 2h16m SOT with 53% left....

I guess appliacations running in the background and sucking juice is also a matter of optimising them for the device,

it's not always the phones fault.

I usually force close apps which may cause this anyway, since they're usually designed to be active in the bckr,

like Instagram, Snapchat, etc. Surprisingly Facebook doesn't cause any problems.

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How is it worse?
[Xperia Z5 General] millicent:
Since it started getting warmer over here, ie 25-30 deg C, cannot record a longer video anymore (1080/60fps). For instance, yesterday, 28 C, the camera stopped by itself after 5 minutes. I assume this is expected, right?
[Xperia Z5 General] F_Spindel:
What is the difference between different markets eg. Nordic combined and others? Is there a place were you can compare different releases and markets?
[Xperia Z5 General] RyTekk:
IDK about other cases but I've just beat Galaxy S7 Edge at their showroom, they prepared a box for low-light shooting, Galaxy S7 Edge's pic is a little lighter but not details (due to shaking dafuq while S7E was powered OIS and I'm sure my hand is really steady when did both shoot), Z5 is near to real and clear.
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
Still waiting...
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
There's the 15% warning though. Defo nothing at 30%

Customised DE
[Xperia Z5 General] Yakkosmurf:
I was unsuccessful trying to find the same thing. From searching old threads, I decided to go with Customized NL (Netherlands), as it had the 6.0.1 update already. Did a wipe and clean install.

Not much difference. The 4G, 3G, etc. labels are the same as Customized NOBA, but the font is smaller, which is fine. There were a few more default installed apps, but they could be removed so no issue there.

Overall, I'm finding the battery life is much better and the phone seems cooler when not being used. I only lost 5% battery power over 5 hours with about 45 min of screen on time, while on Wi-Fi with BT on to sync to my Sony watch. Better battery life is about all I've noticed so far. I'll drive the car with the BT capability tomorrow, so I'll see if that runs smoother.
[Xperia Z5 General] exxtesy:
IF

turn ON Stamina,

Then OFF notification battery 30%
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
Finally nordic is up haha must be the last
[Xperia Z5 General] Sensination:
Totally agree with the battery life. After the 6.0.1 update I'm getting even 5.5 - 6h SOT sometimes :) Very happy with the update and I did not experience any other issues.:)

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[Xperia Z5 General] galtom:
Guys.. are there any news if Z5 will get further updates - like N? I am thinking about getting Z5 (need good [automatic mode] camera and decent battery life...).
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
Lol is that a joke? Afaik n isn't released yet however in my opinion I think this phone will next year
[Xperia Z5 General] galtom:
No, not a joke. I never had a Sony phone (had Sony Ericsson p900i in the past but it is not the same) so I am asking if perhaps Sony already hinted if Z5 will get update or not. No idea what is Sony's support policy as I own different Lumia phone over the last few years.

Is Z3 still officially supported with updated to 6.0.1?
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
It was pun lol Sony says 18 month support but Z got over 24 months. No one will know till nearer the time
[Xperia Z5 General] galtom:
But it would make sense to pay extra now to Z5 over Z3 (considering coming updates...)
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
My opinion yes buy the Z5 but that is my opinion
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Telenor NO OTA just arrived. Customized NOBA is published too.

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[Xperia Z5 General] Ben36:
Y do you specifically want an xperia? If there's no real reason then get a nexus or a Motorola x force. The Z5 is a bit of a disappointment really
[Xperia Z5 General] Astaine Akash:
still in .185 and why umm not getting latest update :3
[Xperia Z5 General] Tjoohej:
Why is it a disappointment?
[Xperia Z5 General] doministry:
Yes it's worth it.

Fantastic phone.
[Xperia Z5 General] galtom:
So... not necessarily but I do not see better option.

1. I want good (automatic) camera and decent battery life (if a bit better than current Lumia 640 - good).

2. I like the looks

3. I like that quite possibly it will stay supported for next Android version.

4. It is listed as compatible with my Vivoactive HR (http://static.garmin.com/gcm/BLE_Android.pdf)

5. It is waterproof (I run, cycle, ski, etc.), so dump conditions when I am sweaty are not a problem

6. Android on Sony seems OK (had Galaxy S3 in the past and hated the lags - escaped to Lumia 920 that I loved)

7. Size is ok - 5.5" is to big

What I am worried about is:

1. Glass on both sides - but I think I can buy extra layers of glass for front and back (do not like covers + I use phone as sat-nav in car holder so most of them do not fit with the phone

2. Snapdragon 810 = heat issue?

But camera, battery life and fast Android are priorities... and there is a question of price :)

Sorry for off topic :(
[Xperia Z5 General] Lambo_car16:
Battery life is okay, normally get around 3 1/2 - 4 hours screen on time

Camera is fine, not the best but it works great for the average consumer (if you're a professional photographer, the S6/S7 might be a better choice)

It is supposed to be waterproof, but I wouldn't count on it. Some splashes should be fine

The software is also pretty good, I'd say the best on the market right now (apart from HTC and of course stock Android)

For protection, buy tempered glass for the front (not for the back though, imagine how slippery that would be) and a skin for the back against scratches and such

There aren't any heat issues from my experience, only with the camera in use or gaming (but that's with most devices?)
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
What do you mean "supposed to be waterproof"?

I took both videos and pics under water, both fresh and sea, never had a problem. It is the best full waterproof phone on the market, IMHO.

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[Xperia Z5 General] Lambo_car16:
Sony says not to use it under water. I know it can go under water, but if you're device isn't fully water resistant (has happened to many people before) then you'll be paying a big fee to fix it.
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Ok, I see your point. Is the risk the manufacturer won't take, of course. But their device met the IP68 standards, meaning best water/dust proof rating out there (6 for dust, 8 for water).

Read what they mean here:

http://support.sonymobile.com/gb/dm/waterproof/

I didn't try under 1 M depth, but my daughter dived and filmed with a Z2 in a public aquarium under 2 m depths and in a public pool under 1 m, both freshwater, all went fine and the videos were fantastic. I won't expect Z5 would do any worse.

LE: I understood we shouldn't sink it for more than 30' and only in freshwater.

Use this app to check if the device is still waterproof or not. It uses the internal pressure sensors.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gowiththejoe.xperiawaterresistance

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[Xperia Z5 General] Snaqejack:
Got my update today via OTA, thanks

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[Xperia Z5 General] galtom:
Sounds like a good phone for me.

I am not a heavy talker - I use more internet during the day.

If I can browse the web (2h), sync 5 mailboxes (constant - push), leave WiFi, LTE, GPS, BT (connected constantly to watch) on at all times and run with Spotify for about 45 min or ride a bike for about 1,5-2h and the phone will last whole day I am cool with it.

I do not plan to swim with it, but I do not want to be stressed out in the rain.

Camera... If it is as good as it was on Lumia 920 its cool. For serious stuff I got DSLR. In phone I do not want to play with settings - I just want to take simple photos.

Question:

does the screen works when used with gloves (it did in lumia 920 and I loved it) and can I double tap to wake?
[Xperia Z5 General] Wess.a:
There is a gloves mode and double tap to wake and double tap to sleep (no root).
[Xperia Z5 General] galtom:
I love it already. I will not root - no idea how to :)

1 more question. If I do not put sim card in.

With the use of VPN (deleting Google Play cache each taime) - will I be able to change Google Play region to get some apps not available in my country?

With Windows it is super easy, with iOS a bit more complicated (need more iTunes accounts) and it works like that on my Galaxy Tab S8.4 (no root)...
[Xperia Z5 General] Lambo_car16:
Just download the apk file of the app you want.
[Xperia Z5 General] Wess.a:
It will work. I only tried that once before on LP
[Xperia Z5 General] galtom:
Will I get automatic updates from GP?

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Then I am good. It was next to impossible on Galaxy S3 I had - not to mention lags :(
[Xperia Z5 General] Wess.a:
I recommend that you use the phone for a while if possible before you get it.
[Xperia Z5 General] Lambo_car16:
No, download them manually. Which app is it?
[Xperia Z5 General] Ben36:
To be honest I don't really know. Just using it daily and coming from a Nexus it just doesn't seem as smooth and fast and as good quality as it's specifications suggest it should be
[Xperia Z5 General] Mwinggg:
any way to stop the 30% battery life notification? it starts doing this after the latest update
[Xperia Z5 General] Mahdian57:
enable auto start stamina mode with desired percentage e.g 20 % or just enable stamina mode .

it removes 30% alert and change it at 15% level !
[Xperia Z5 General] FYLin21:
Well not everyone wants stamina to start and if you set it at 15% it will bombard you with 2 notifications (one turning on stamina the other saying only 15% battery left)
[Xperia Z5 General] doministry:
I agree the notification is idiotic at 30%.
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
Not a fix but if you click it then it goes away
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
I don't get anything at 30%, just at 15%, as I set it up long ago. So not sure what you guys are talking about...

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[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
On the new firmware? Without stamina mode you get a notification at 30%
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Yes, 224, I don't recall getting any warning at 30%, but I will check again today. And no, Stamina mode is set to auto at 15%. Did you mean if it's set to "Never"?

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[Xperia Z5 General] Mario.D:
Yes if set to never you will get the message at 30%.

I just got it, but i swiped it away and i have not seen it again.

Will se next time if it apear again.

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[Xperia Z5 General] FYLin21:
However, if it autostarts at 15% you will get two notifications - The 15% warning (pressing it [not swiping] will take you to battery options and remove the notification), and the persistent "Stamina on" notification until you turn it off.

At the beginning of the day the battery seems ok - I get around 1 hour SOT by 75%, but as it reaches 50-60% it will start to drain considerably and I only end up with 3-4 hours. Stamina only holds up the battery percentage if I have left it for some time (when Doze kicks in), but once I start using the phone it will drain the same way. At least the phone is fairly "honest" about its battery percentage and doesn't suddenly jump from 10% to 0 (like my previous two HTC phones did)
[Xperia Z5 General] millicent:
There is a new 'maintenance' update for my nordic customized .224, it says version 10.0.A.0.63, 4.5 MB.

Haven't installed it yet as I'm at work and need my phone (in case the update renders my phone unusable) but will try it later this evening.

In the meantime, did anyone install it yet and do you know what's about?

Update: It appears it's just the xperia home. I updated it anyway and it took away the beta features I had previously (such as the google now pane)
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
I downloaded and installed yesterday it has April security patch
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
Couple screens all I get is a loading screen when trying to view the description
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Same for me. I installed it on 1st of July and no issues since.

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[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
Looks like Sony are keeping up with security updates after all
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Let's hope so! Good updates lately for our "old" device! :D

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[Xperia Z5 General] shehabskull:
I can't understand this dialog.. Any help? :3
[Xperia Z5 General] reza_v:
You mean diagram?:D it shows the battery drainage since an hour or two after 8, when you unplugged your phone.
[Xperia Z5 General] spaha-bih:
Sarcasm or what?

April security patch cannot be a good thing.
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
Why not?
[Xperia Z5 General] spaha-bih:
Because we are in the July now. Most of the phones with proper support is on the latest security patch, except sony's devices
[Xperia Z5 General] bartolo5:
The new battery stats page blows IMHO. Not sure why Sony had to change something that was working just fine.
[Xperia Z5 General] goRt:
.253 es just appeared on xpericheck
[Xperia Z5 General] goRt:
No, I'll wait for the updated kernels, etc first
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
I don't think there will be an updated Kernel in this one since it's only a minor update
[Xperia Z5 General] tomo100brt:
Did you notice what bugs they fixed? Mybe sound statter over bluetooth or battery drain bug?
[Xperia Z5 General] 006fazer:
Hi,

I test a flash with the E6683 version and the lastest E6683_Customized SG_1299-0224_32.2.A.0.253_R6C, but flashtool stay at Processing modem.sin and flashing data... :(

EDIT : with the lastest lastest flashtool it's OK... Flashing system.sin.................
[Xperia Z5 General] 006fazer:
Security patch always at april 2016 :(
[Xperia Z5 General] sandoliv:
since the beginning the Z5 is set aside to make room for the x series, I also change to another smartphone, because I find the Sony Policy scandalous hand over its z5.

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[Xperia Z5 General] albertobom:
I feel the same. I feel like an idiot for buying this phone. Don't have enough attention from Sony. Even Z3 have more attention with their beta program. ????
[Xperia Z5 General] sandoliv:
yes even the Z3 has a lot more attention than the z5, I'm bummed for buying a smartphone 650 € so that was enough for me to buy the Z3 at 250 €, were expected to launch a petition calling for compensation to Sony for the moral and financial damage it cost us. I really think not buy Sony and talking around me. they took us to one of the cows. !!!!!

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[Xperia Z5 General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z5/general/32-2-0-253-fimware-rolling-t3416084
[Xperia Z5 General] ErikMunoz:
Update showed to my E6603 on xperia companion, downloading now ...
[Xperia Z5 General] Pandemic:
Hi friends

I may have a new phone so i jump from Z3 to Z5 and make also the rom MoonWalker what i did for Z/Z2/Z3 then for Z5 based on MM ^^

I gonna order my Z5 this week :D
[Xperia Z5 General] dkionline:
Dont buy it ^^
[Xperia Z5 General] Pandemic:
Lol [MENTION=4900664]dkionline[/MENTION]

Why not ? ^^
[Xperia Z5 General] ImS0Raw:
The phone is good, but it won't be a big change from the Z3. For the price I'd say do it since the phone isn't that expensive anymore. Would love to see your work appear here on the Z5 forums :). Might also be doing some development myself.
[Xperia Z5 General] doministry:
Get it. It's a fantastic phone.
[Xperia Z5 General] Pandemic:
I order it already bro, tommorow probarly i have the black z5 and start to build my rom for it with my RXS bro [MENTION=5627933]androidexpert35[/MENTION] ^^
[Xperia Z5 General] Allek84:
[MENTION=2902434]Pandemic[/MENTION] go for Z5 freely,its amazing phone,better than Z3.

Anyway,I install this 253 update amd we will se does it have any stabillity in everyday usage.

In changelog says that update has many sistem fixes.

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[Xperia Z5 General] SheridanJohn:
Greetings!

I just got an Z5 (dual) to nicely fit with my Z4T. I got it rooted and xposed, but currently I fail to get the external SD card writeable. I had no issues with the same tools with the Z4T and could use the xposed Marshmellow SD fix module to allow certain apps the write.

On the Z5, nothing helped so far... Any ideas?
[Xperia Z5 General] bartolo5:
On .253 here for a few days. Seems device runs definitely cooler. I used to see temps between 40 and 45, and now it's mostly between 35 and 40... Definitely cooler in the hand.

With less heat I get about half an hour more of SOT. Was getting around 4 with 224 and now it's 4.30

Haven't been able to test Bluetooth yet..
[Xperia Z5 General] ImS0Raw:
Really? I don't have any problems with Bluetooth, but now I'm excited. I'll be updating my phone one of these days and make a tutorial on how to update while keeping root since so many people are struggling with it.
[Xperia Z5 General] bartolo5:
I need to test it more but I felt a difference right away and that's when the GSAM monitor numbers confirmed the better performance.

For reference, I did a full wipe, and installed customized RU, on Z5 dual 6683