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[Xperia Z5 General] TimAhKin:
Damn, battery sucks so much now. I get around 3h SoT . Now I'm at 35% with 2h 17 minutes SoT and it's been like 12 hours since last full charge.

And I hate that performance wise, all apps are so smooth.

Something is not right.
[Xperia Z5 General] rebecker:
While my battery life during normal operation seems good, Doze is a disappointment. 10% discharge last night; same as the night before. Anyone have any suggestions as to what I might check?

No other complaints. Smoother and cooler operation.
[Xperia Z5 General] TimAhKin:
Before getting the Z5, I've tried MM concept on my Z3 Compact. The battery life is insane, 1% drain over night. The difference is huge between these two and it shouldn't be.
[Xperia Z5 General] nikolaf7:
Me too....been using screen off for 3 years, hate this bug now
[Xperia Z5 General] korom42:
Battery is very good for me .. Iget nearly 6 hours of SOT with my Z5 (medium usage) , I've installed the RU firmware for my E6653 , works pretty good .. with lollipop I wa getting at max 5 hours of SOT :o

UI is smoother , locking and unlocking screen is much better , no radio active bug and bleutooth is working good :good:
[Xperia Z5 General] spaha-bih:
Is Sony going to release Security patches every month?
[Xperia Z5 General] shaz2sxy:
Still no update for me im on EE in the UK?

I have had the email form Sony saying its available :'(
[Xperia Z5 General] witek_77:
Theres no update for EE on UK. You can check on xperifirm
[Xperia Z5 General] rebecker:
Just an update to my own post... Last night my battery drain was considerably better than my first 2 nights; down from 9-10% to just 3%! Within the acceptable range. Maybe things just need to settle down over a short time.
[Xperia Z5 General] thesebastian:
In my case. Battery during the day is overall much better. Like 20% or more.

At night I dont care because I connect the phone to the charger when I'm sleeping. But I don't think that the battery at night should be worse than before, specially because of doze.

And I really like that now we can directly access to battery stats without having to see a full Sony menu with a lot of stamina modes.

If they'll bring back stamina modes, they should put that option near the native Android battery saver option or in another menu.

Sent from my E5823
[Xperia Z5 General] bubimir13:
As far as i figured it out, Doze only kicks in when phone is rest lying on table or any plain surface, but not in pocket.
[Xperia Z5 General] Miroslav.Cvejic:
What are the chances all other regions/operators will get MM update? Last one did not spread everywhere. :)
[Xperia Z5 General] Adster013:
Use Sony PC companion. I am also on EE but plugged in and offered update straight away
[Xperia Z5 General] mrbubba999:
They told me that they have no date for release and that was a week ago (EE via Twitter)
[Xperia Z5 General] SkuterPL:
May I come back with 6.0 to 5.1 without crash my phone?
[Xperia Z5 General] doministry:
Thanks. Reading about al the issues here made me a bit cautious.
[Xperia Z5 General] ErikMunoz:
So, i finally flashed my E6603 with the generic LAM, happy to loose all the Telcel apps XD

battery is so better than before :) ,Bluetooth issues are gone (no more audio cuts in my car).

i feel like the heat is the same but nothing to worry about.

i did the upgrade with no data wipe but i've got an error with play services so i had to do a factory reset which fixes it.

camera speed is the same ( Slow shutter).

definitely is running better than Lollipop :P
[Xperia Z5 General] swooc:
sg is really taking its time to release the update :(.
[Xperia Z5 General] shaz2sxy:
NOthing for me :(

If you got your handset direct from Sony then you have to wait till Sony release it. They add changes for there Wifi calling.

So if you got your phone from a reseller etc then it would use the standard firmware
[Xperia Z5 General] Xdevillived666:
Is downgrading from 6.0 back to LL using flashtool possible?
[Xperia Z5 General] devilmaycry2020:
Yes, definitely Yes.
[Xperia Z5 General] mmm286:
How do you know the radio bug has disappeared?

Enviado desde mi E5823 mediante Tapatalk
[Xperia Z5 General] JMZFblack:
Hi.... Which options did u use in the right menu (besides avoiding data wipe)??

Did you click anything or left all options unselected?? I´m worried about FOTA and band options and I don´t want to mess it up

Thanks in advanced :D :p
[Xperia Z5 General] Naffets:
Is there a workaround for the horrible bluetooth stuttering issue?
[Xperia Z5 General] millicent:
Is it aptx or just regular bt?
[Xperia Z5 General] Naffets:
I assume APTX.

my main bluetooth use is google play music to my car, 5.1 was perfect - no real issues with it and then 6.0 makes the phone ui much slicker but completely screwed the bluetooth playback.

I'm tired of Sony pushing out crap software to be honest
[Xperia Z5 General] millicent:
There are some complaints on bt streaming since mm update, mine included. Seems to be related to aptx only but nothing clear and no known fix yet, sorry.

I wouldn't go back to LP, you can try other bt devices aptx capable or not, hopefully you'll find one that works. Maybe go wired in your car?

I have 3 aptx headsets, none works properly now so there's that. I decided to go wired now, I might go back to using my old m7 for music streaming over bt aptx until Sony gives us a fix. But I wouldn't loose any sheep over this.
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Are you sure it isnt a setting related issue on your phone?? Maybe a DSP issue? Or a sync issue? Possibly some interference as well.. There shouldnt be any BT issues. Unless you flashed MM with flashtool and upgraded the bluetooth/modem section. Then that would be the issue im guessing
[Xperia Z5 General] doministry:
Hmm I still read mixed info...

So is the battery better after the update?

It's kinda important for me.
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Yep. Battery is good :)
[Xperia Z5 General] millicent:
Installed nordic custom fw, with full wipe. I get bt stuttering even on safe mode. I am sure you'd get it too with aptx on mm.
[Xperia Z5 General] mmawji:
Does anyone know if there is a MM version available for Canada (Bell E6653 Z5)? Seems like Bell is not going to updating anytime soon.

Thanks
[Xperia Z5 General] augie7107:
My advice, upgrade. You don't like it, downgrade. Not that big of a deal.
[Xperia Z5 General] millicent:
Not yet. You can check yourself with xperifirm.
[Xperia Z5 General] mrbubba999:
There's a whole thread relating to this issue! It's seems to be aptx only and appeared in the MM update, mine was fine until then.
[Xperia Z5 General] Miroslav.Cvejic:
1298-7702	Bell Mobility CA	32.1.A.1.163-R7C	3 hours ago

That one you were waiting for?
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
Theme app update.
[Xperia Z5 General] Naffets:
It's much more widespread than just me, it seems.

About an hour of streaming in the car without any issues. I've not changed anything knowingly. Is anyone else still having the issue?
[Xperia Z5 General] kenshindono:
Seems like Z3 folks are able to root with LB :D

Might be ported to our device soon http://xdaforums.com/z3/general/wip-sony-android-6-0-mm-t3337357
[Xperia Z5 General] GEX THE GECKO:
Is the statusbar always black or will changing theme tint it like it does in Lollipop?
[Xperia Z5 General] JMZFblack:
How do you add one manually? I also lost the option to Edit Information when I play a song :(

BTW.... Does anyone know how to avoid the "Cell Information" icon from appearing at the top??? :S

THNX!!

UPDATE: About the Edit option, xperiablog.net said yesterday that Sony confirmed it was removed :(
[Xperia Z5 General] newyorktimes:
Did anyone have a playstore issue after the update? Mines keeps crashing, not sure how to fix it!
[Xperia Z5 General] spaha-bih:
What is the latest version? This one?
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
That requires flashing a rootable firmware which we don't have
[Xperia Z5 General] JMZFblack:
Do a factory reset. Or flash it again but with full wipe, or repair with Companion ;)
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
I have an older one.
[Xperia Z5 General] Millionflame:
Yes, same problem. Just updated this morning here in Canada from Bell, and my Play Store won't work either.
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
You need to do a factory reset after the update.
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
After I upgraded a few weeks ago, I got Google Play Services errors too. I shutdown and restarted a few times, then let it on resting. After half an hour or so, the problem went away by itself and I had no problem since.

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[Xperia Z5 General] Millionflame:
Thanks, in the process of backing up my data and will do the reset. Appreciate the input.
[Xperia Z5 General] spaha-bih:
Today my phone restarted twice, first i was checking instagram, and on the second time, right when i opened android auto app
[Xperia Z5 General] NotBillable:
Playstore no longer working after today's update on Bell.

I dont want to do a factory restore as I will lose my config/settings/etc

Does anyone have any other solution to getting google Playstore working after the update?
[Xperia Z5 General] Millionflame:
If you use the Sony Companion app to backup your data before resetting you won't lose anything. That's what I did and my phone is working again.
[Xperia Z5 General] NotBillable:
Where can I find Sony Companion app?
[Xperia Z5 General] Millionflame:
If you connect your phone to your computer the phone will ask you to install the software. It'll be a notification in the notifications bar.
[Xperia Z5 General] doministry:
Whoa so my generic polish still doesn't have the update??!
[Xperia Z5 General] azeez77:
Come on Sony dont let me down iv been waiting sooooooooo long for MM
[Xperia Z5 General] dkionline:
They uploading for operators. Nothing new here.
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
I agree, but I don't think gsmarena would publish such a news without checking for veridicity first, would they? And they do say Sony Turkey confirmed (by Sony Turkey I understand the official Sony dept in Turkey, hopefully).

Anyway, a few hours to get some confirmation here from our friends, I suppose. ;)

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[Xperia Z5 General] dkionline:
But that turkey post was from 21.jan, and we saw that picture allready last week and without any post in sonys blog, theres no release.
[Xperia Z5 General] Nimda01:
I have seen full picture of that table in this article too.

http://www.justaboutphones.com/sony-xperia-z5-z5-compact-z5-premium-z3-marshmallow-6-0-update/

It said "uploading" since 19 Jan 2016 and now is February.

so it's fake, or Sony using 56k modem to upload it
[Xperia Z5 General] nadav74:
I'd say they're both taken from justaboutphones dot com. (Sorry, not allowed to post links :()
[Xperia Z5 General] BrainstormPL:
It's a strange thing. No one has confirmed that update is already rolling, so I'll take it as a fake info for now.
[Xperia Z5 General] Paninno12:
They should include a screenshot of the firmware version b4 posting. Clickbait arena.
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
At least it keeps us excited and high :)

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[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
It's only strange if it's true...
[Xperia Z5 General] Michealtbh:
Has anyone contacted Sony through social media asking about the update?
[Xperia Z5 General] Mano1982:
Android 6.0 Marshmallow now seeding on Sony Xperia Z5: http://www.gsmarena.com/android_60_marshmallow_now_seeding_on_sony_xperia_z5-news-16464.php
[Xperia Z5 General] CLShortFuse:
Click their source and realize it's a post from Jan 21st. We've been through this. Everything stems from this: http://www.justaboutphones.com/sony-xperia-z5-z5-compact-z5-premium-z3-marshmallow-6-0-update/

So you go justaboutphones posts image -> Facebook Turkey Fan Page steals and watermarks image -> hdblog.it reports on it -> GSM Arena reports on it
[Xperia Z5 General] dkionline:
ibtimes says in 2 weeks
[Xperia Z5 General] a00r:
journalism at its best....
[Xperia Z5 General] CLShortFuse:
We've gone full circle: http://www.justaboutphones.com/sony-xperia-z5-gets-android-6-0-marshmallow-update/
[Xperia Z5 General] dkionline:
[emoji25] no, they posted fake news.
[Xperia Z5 General] KingKonga:
So they're using their own page as source, which gsmarena used? :eek:
[Xperia Z5 General] Ben36:
Damn... Sorry it would appear the xda app doesn't automatically make it into a link
[Xperia Z5 General] sandeep121sp121:
Sony Xperia Z5*owners have a nice treat to wake up to this morning. The device is now getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

We should note that rollouts are only known to have begun in Turkey, and it’s not yet known when the rest of the world will get in on it. It’s also worth noting that the other variants in the Xperia Z5 family — the Xperia Z5 Compact and Premium — aren’t yet included in this round.

That said, it shouldn’t be long before more regions and more devices are hooked up, so be patient. As for those on Turkey with this phone, be sure to check for your new goods over-the-air.
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Well, im actually running marshmellow on my z5 with root and 0 bloatware. I checked my bluetooth streaming quality in the car and several other devices with no stuttering at all. And this phone model is indeed aptx, i even tried the bluetooth on my friends 300$ Sony headphones, the music quality on the headphones was awesome i have to admit. But yeah. No stuttering.. If your phone is rooted, try disabling "aptx" temporarily in your system/apps. Then try streaming over bluetooth again. Let me know if that fixes issue. From what i can tell your issue could possibly even be that the device youre streaming across / to may not be either aptx compatible/capable or just simply the aptx could be interfering with other bluetooth mode within the device.. Just try disabling it mate, and let me know how you go. Hopefully i can help you fix your issue with your bt
[Xperia Z5 General] 9006:
I'm always amazed that every update for the Z5 they never add the simple function to change the font. I rooted my Z2 just for this simple operation. Now I'm just stuck with the crappy boring default font.

On another note I've noticed that when making a call my screen just goes black and never comes back on until the other person hangs up - almost like the proximity sensor isn't working. But of course it's one of those annoying problems that happens SOMETIMES making it difficult to troubleshoot. But I definitely never had this problem with lolipop.
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
I'm just trying to rule out every possibility i can before i look further in to it.. That's all, because I am not having this issue, it just seems odd that's all.. Since i haven't had the chance to see the other thread, im just gathering as much info as possible in order to fully understand every scenario. Example (is it only occuring on specific MM firmware/roms.. Is it occuring on any and every MM rom (custom/official) etc. (since mine is totally fine), i have to ask these questions so i can look in to it for you guys and try to find a solution for all those with this issue.. If i can figure out a solution to the problem since i have a working device, then i will gladly do what i can to help...

I'll look in to it thoroughly and report back if i can figure out a fix..

Oh by the way, for now just try disabling the "aptx service" and see if that helps. If not let me know and i will continue combing through the system files, and config files and see if i find anything unusual or possibly related.
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
That is incorrect my friend.. The Xperia Z5 is totally rootable :)

I'm currently on marshmellow on my Xperia Z5 with root and Xposed
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
Please read the whole thread.. You have unlocked your bootloader there is no rootable firmware for our phone you rooted with a custom kernel therefore I was not incorrect
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Sorry mate, i read it wrong. My apologies. Yeah ive unlocked my bootloader, as for rootable firmware i just remembered that some people have locked bootloaders and actually rely on firmwares to have rooting capability. My bad bruv.
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
No worries ;)
[Xperia Z5 General] spaha-bih:
Some Sony's apps updated, xperia keyboard got new skins
[Xperia Z5 General] ozouzi:
how to hide non music (notification & ringtones) folder from appearing on music player

Any idea...!
[Xperia Z5 General] NewBieSS:
I didn't get this update. Could you share the apk ? Thanks :)
[Xperia Z5 General] FYLin21:
Has anyone noticed in the Album app sometimes when you open a video but don't actually play it, it makes the speakers "pop" or "choke" as the video is autoplayed or when you swipe to another photo/video?
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Check the Software update in Settings/About. It seems they put the system app updates there and not in Google Play anymore. Strangely, the autoupdate notification doesn't announce of such updates being available there.

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[Xperia Z5 General] porshjosh:
Same here no update and I did check in settings / about.
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Strange, I got them there yesterday, Themes and Whats New apps updates...

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[Xperia Z5 General] porshjosh:
Yes indeed but I did get the What's New app update few days back but no themes update..
[Xperia Z5 General] NewBieSS:
I think it will come to worldwide soon.
[Xperia Z5 General] WookieLance:
No update for Marshmellow on TMobile (Telestra Network)

Been reading about people updating to 6.x.x, however my device does not have any update available. I know this is been brought up before most likely but does does Telstra have a confirmed ETA for Marshmellow?
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Guys i just remembered something, which may work. So give it a try, and its safe, so there is need to worry about your rom / firmware getting corrupted at all..

This method has worked for me in the past on several devices, while on some other devices the factory reset is what worked and fixed the problem.

This is for those who are having the google play services and system ui stopped responding issues / notifications and popups after upgrading to marshmallow..

So go ahead to system>apps>Google Play Services>uninstall updates..

Then "clean app cache", you can try cleaning app data aswell to be extra pedantic about any residual files. But usually just cleaning the cache is more than enough..

After uninstalling the updates and cleaning the cache, reboot your device.

Once device has rebooted, go in to google play store and update the google play services app when available..

Once the app has been updated, reboot your device once more..

Once device has rebooted, observe and fiddle around with apps and just play around with the phone as you normally would for a few minutes and see if any errors pop up anymore.

Good luck guys. And hopefully this fixes the issue for you..
[Xperia Z5 General] DeathStroke:
How to disable small apps, why they are still present? they were to be removed.
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Could you be more specific? Are you trying to delete the small apps? Or just disable it?
[Xperia Z5 General] millicent:
Can we please keep this to topic which is fw and apps updates? Question and bugs have their own forums and threads.
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Sorry mate, i didnt realise his question was in the wrong thread to begin with.. Was just answering his question.

My bad
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
No, I don't think it's "your bad". The question was perfectly suitable here, being just and only update related. The person thought Small Apps were to be removed from MM so he asked for confirmation/opinions. Did we get police back slapping our faces again?

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[Xperia Z5 General] millicent:
FYI, apparently there's an Easter play store offer, 80% off an app or game, valid in a few countries only, UK, FR, DE and RU: https://i.imgur.com/yb9WPt0.jpg

You might need to have the most uptodate play store app though..
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Owwww i misinterpreted the question.. I see what he meant now.. Cheers man.. Then the answer is no, small apps remain in MM
[Xperia Z5 General] emmawilliam834:
Marshmallow update prevents Sony Xperia Z5 users from opening the Google Play Store. Based on responses to the Sony support forum, the best way to fix the problem is to sync your Xperia Z5 to the PC on your desktop, and head to PC Companion

Download PC Companion here

you will be able to re-install Android 6.0. This time however, you won't lose the ability to open up the Google Play Store.
[Xperia Z5 General] mustang2012:
Hi guys... anyone from Australia got their ota update from any Australian carrier? I am with optus but no ota updates for marshmallow .... how do australian xperia z5 users getting their uodates.

Thanks and happy easter ?
[Xperia Z5 General] DeathStroke:
I didn't face any of these problems when i updated. Yeah but my Google play services got an update and everything was normal. I did OTA update.
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
It happened to those like me, using PC Companion and not wiping data or factory reset. But it was a temporary issue I eventually fixed (by chance I suppose) just rebooting a few times, along with emptying data/cache of that app.

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[Xperia Z5 General] WookieLance:
TELSTRA and nope not yet :(, personally I rather root and flash custom kernel and recovery but while the DRM keys are still at risk I ain't rooting my Z5 bit of a shame I wanted to try better governors and some light oc with reduced CPU steps and undervolt the idle CPU step.
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
My z5 is rooted with custom kernel, and i have an app that i use that lets me customise just about everything from cpu, to gpu, scripts, apps, startups etc.. But i wont get in to that in this thread. But what i can yell you js the default governer for the Z5 is set to "interactive", and idles at 384mhz.. The way the z5 manages its cores, is split in to 2.. (Im on marshmallow btw).. But this is how the cpu governor works on this phone..

Default Cpu governor = interactive

1. cores 1-4 (Min cpu speed 384mhz, Max cpu speed 1.55Ghz)

2. Cores 5-8 (Min cpu speed OFF, Max cpu speed 1.9-2GHz (but there is not setting in the cpu manager for those cores to set to 2ghz. Max goes up to 1.91..

Changing to certain governors on this phone causes the phone to reboot

GPU governor default = msm-adreno-tz

min clock speed = 184Mhz

MAX clock speed = 630mhz

I have analysed this to see what speed the gpu reaches, and to my surprise i noticed that the gpu speed barely increases.

The only way to really get the gpu to increase its clock speed on this is by setting its minimum speed to say 384, even then the gpu still sits at 180mhz until you interact with the device by swiping really fast from left to right, then you'll notice an increase in gpu speed. But at default gpu speeds, swiping from left to right really fast doesnt even make the clock speed even budge.

I hooe that gives you some idea and was a little helpful guys..
[Xperia Z5 General] emmawilliam834:
You are lucky otherwise manuy of z5 users still complaining the issue in sony support forum.
[Xperia Z5 General] Ben36:
I updated through pc companion without wiping and have had zero issues at all
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
I think the reason why some got this bug while others didn't is because, probably, before upgrading process to MM, some of us had all latest updates installed on Google Play (my case) and others probably didn't. I can't see any other reason why not all of us had this bug.

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[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Sometimes (not always), the issue can be caused by not wiping data/cache FIrST before updating.... Sounds stupid, but high possibility.. I highly doubt the error is in the rom itself...

It's just a shame for those who are experiencing this issue.. Life would be so good with no error AmIRight.. Lol
[Xperia Z5 General] FYLin21:
Has anyone noticed the brightness level after you unlock the phone isn't always accurate and you can see the screen dim slightly after a few seconds? (adaptive brightness turned off)

Adaptive brightness is not as badly coloured as before but it still screws around with the contrast. I prefer an auto-brightness that only adjusts the backlight.