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[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Just be patient, the bugs that many are experiencing will be resolved in updates to come
[Xperia Z5 General] thesebastian:
I do not know about this because with "auto brightness off" the brightness shouldn't change automatically. (Do you have any Sony display stuff enabled? Maybe that could be the reason).

Now regarding the auto brightness contrast BUG in MM. I've discovered a way to reproduce it, at least worked here the other day:

1) Enable Android auto brightness (Enhanced and really fu*** by Sony firmwares)

2) Open an app with a black background (like Tapatalk with Dark Theme)

3) Set the the brightness bar at something like 20-60%)

4) Be outdoors, under the sun. You need a lot of sunlight so the auto brightness try to increase the screen brightness a lot.

5) Unlock the phone, see the black background, wait 5 seconds (auto brightness acts), you blacks should be like gray.

6) Now try manual brightness (auto brightness OFF) at 100%. Your blacks colors should still be the same.

[It's like the opposite to LL. In LL you used to have this problem after unlocking the screen and before auto brightness acts. Now the gamma is ruined after auto brightness acts and I think only when your light sensor is catching a lot of ambient light]

I do not guarantee this works always.

I purchased "Lux Auto Brightness" this weekend and disabled Android auto brightness.

Sent from my E5823
[Xperia Z5 General] ErikMunoz:
No marque ninguna y todo good, hasta que play services chafeo :P

Any option :D
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
I used lux with lollipop because lollipop was to me unusable without it however that annoying issue with installing some apps means I wont use it with marshmallow since to me this issue had been made better than lp and is now usable
[Xperia Z5 General] dcro95:
Hi, on xpericheck, i just see a new firmware : 32.1.A.1.181-R5C.

Any news about it ?
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
Downloading now will try it tomorrow.
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
Couldn't wait till tomorrow lol

It has different baseband but same kernel.
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
But the evil is in the details, right? Would be great to find out what they have improved...

Xperia Z5 E6653 w/ Tapatalk
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
Not sure if it's a bug fix update or just branding crap lol

I find there is wifi calling in the settings didn't see it before on Nordic firmware.
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
Where about is wifi calling?
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
In more setting.
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
Yeah that's new lol I just checked

I see from your first screen it still has February security patch not march
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
Will try it for a few days and report if anything new.

Off to bed now 2:15 am lol
[Xperia Z5 General] 4Strings:
I've asked before, but didn't get a definitive answer: I flashed the Customized RU FTF and on mobile data I get 4G/3G+/3G/H+/H/E. Does anyone know which regions have LTE/H+/H/whatever (preferably with small icons and minimal bloat)?

It's not a huge deal, but it is kind of annoying...

Cheers,

-4

(BTW, I'm on AT&T if that makes any difference and the original region of my phone was Singtel [Singapore] and had the correct icons).
[Xperia Z5 General] doclloyd:
What region are you in and carrier do you have? I'm in the US (on T-Mobile) with Customized UK firmware and I can get to the WiFi calling feature if I search for it in settings and technically enable it, but if I go back to that setting it's disabled again. Would be interesting if a future firmware enabled this feature that's supposedly built into Android 6.0.
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
4g, LTE are the something.. It makes no actual difference
[Xperia Z5 General] 4Strings:
I know they're the same thing. That's why I said that it's not that big a deal...

I just prefer seeing LTE and not 4G, that's all... [emoji14]
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
All good mate, is your phone rooted?? If it is, i think there is a module on Xposed that turns 4g in to LTE icon.. Not too sure if its the other way around...

:D
[Xperia Z5 General] millicent:
It seems the customized German has lte icon. Don't try the Nordic though as it's 4g.
[Xperia Z5 General] iiicentury:
Yep customized german has lte icon
[Xperia Z5 General] 4Strings:
Nope. Fully stock...

Thanks all!
[Xperia Z5 General] JMZFblack:
Gracias.... no tuve problemas y todo va excelente.

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Thanks, I've got no issues and everything goes smooth :)
[Xperia Z5 General] PerkunS:
I have my Sony Xperia z5 international version and I still haven't gotten my Marshmallow update. I've tried to VPN to other countries (France, Canada, UK, Germany) and so far I haven't gotten any results. I also tried the Xperia Companion, but still no update. How can I get the Marshmallow update without flashing my phone?
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
:eek:

Not sure if serious...
[Xperia Z5 General] PerkunS:
Well I tried everything

A for effort
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
It's your phone's customisation number that matters, not where in the world you are.

Navigate to Settings, Support, Tools, Diagnostics, Facts. Scroll down to see your Customisation, e.g. German generic is 1298-3675
[Xperia Z5 General] PerkunS:
Thanks! It says 1298-7611 R6B (Customized BE). Googling it, it says 32.0.A.6.152 R6B (still 5.1.1)

If anyone knows, what does Customized BE mean?
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
Belgium sim unlocked or unbranded.
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
Probably just the Belgian version. Also, try this instead of googling: https://xpericheck.com/device/E6653
[Xperia Z5 General] djdave79:
I think Belgium. I'm on customized NL. Here is also nothing. If there is no update next week, then I'm going for the Nordic version. Then there is a month past.

I don't understand why it must take so long to spread the update.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn E6653 met Tapatalk
[Xperia Z5 General] PerkunS:
Yea that's the site I came across while I when I googled it.

Again, thanks.
[Xperia Z5 General] Darni187:
Still No MM on EE in U.K

OTA or Sony Companion.. What's the hold up..?? :(

My brother on his Z5P got his update 2 weeks ago but he on O2 network..

Hurry up EE.. I don't want to flash..
[Xperia Z5 General] 4Strings:
There's no need to worry about flashing. I did it TWICE (once from 5.1.1 SG [Singapore] to 6.0 RU, and then from 6.0 RU to 6.0 DE) without any problems or the need to wipe my Z5.

Just follow this guide and everything should be OK:

http://www.xperiablog.net/2016/03/12/install-xperia-marshmallow-using-flashtool-and-xperifirm-guide/
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
XDA app got updated :)
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
Lol..

Notice the new permission?

"Location"..

I'll just stick to the previous version. Or i will update and just disable location permission :p
[Xperia Z5 General] Miroslav.Cvejic:
No new updates (for different regions) for a week. Could this be it?
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Probably they're implementing the .182 changes (as for Sweeden)

Xperia Z5 E6653 w/ Tapatalk
[Xperia Z5 General] spaha-bih:
For the next update you have to wait for android n
[Xperia Z5 General] doministry:
Still NO for Generic PL :(
[Xperia Z5 General] Darni187:
Finally couldn't wait any longer EE in UK don't give a **** about Sony phones, I flashed it, and it is running very fast now, happy with MM so far..
[Xperia Z5 General] bubimir13:
Next one should be Maintanance Release 1 but i think next month.
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
Look what I just noticed:

CDA Name Version Updated Discovered

1298-7611 Customized BE 32.1.A.1.163-R3C 54 minutes ago
[Xperia Z5 General] millicent:
According to this thread, http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperi...-compact-touchscreen-acting-weird/m-p/1109983, message 325, there might be a software update for the z5 series to start rolling mid-April.
[Xperia Z5 General] porshjosh:
Just received the theme app update
[Xperia Z5 General] ErikMunoz:
Me too, on customized gel
[Xperia Z5 General] spaha-bih:
new update this morning
[Xperia Z5 General] anasgets111:
got the new 185 update as well !
[Xperia Z5 General] mrsimasanti:
Xperia Z5 Marshmallow second update is now available for Thai unit.
[Xperia Z5 General] Mwinggg:
seems like stamina mode is gone for good because of doze?
[Xperia Z5 General] Wess.a:
Is there any difference? I know its too early but any thing for now?
[Xperia Z5 General] TheTecXpert:
To be honest, I kind of like not having the overcrowded and resource burdening menu filled with all these stamina mode options..

From my experience with previous Xperia Z* devices, the stamina mode seemed to do more harm (drain battery faster) than more good..

What many people don't realise is that although it is called "stamina mode". it doesn't actually "Apply" those settings unless/until the device is either in "deep sleep" and/or "Idle" mode.. Otherwise it's just -counter productive- to have any of the stamina modes activated while the device is being used (duh, common sense), because what is then actually happening, is that the device/kernel uses up more of the battery power to not only try to extend the battery life, but also at the same time trying to "throttle" the CPU and speeds and power consumption..

Then while all of that is taking place within the kernel and device.. The phone then begins to heat up really quick.. Which then starts killing the battery life (efficiency) and will start holding good charge for lesser amount of time..

(all the mumbo jumbo aside)

I personally enjoy having a simple "doze" mode that's a lot less burdening and battery hungry.. It's simple, light weight.. Well done to Sony with "doze mode".. I think it's awesome..

(but that's just my opinion/preference)..

All that aside.. You guys should check your devices CPU "deep sleep" time. You'll notice your device is barely ever in deep sleep mode.. It's nearly always at idle (when not being used and with no background apps) (384mhz)
[Xperia Z5 General] Eienkei:
Just received the notification for 185 update! Not sure if everything works fine but I'm gonna try it with root and xposed soon!
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
https://xpericheck.com/device/E6653

185 coming on more devices now. I mean regions, sorry.

Xperia Z5 E6653 w/ Tapatalk
[Xperia Z5 General] albertobom:
Update reached Spain

Enviado desde mi E6653 mediante Tapatalk
[Xperia Z5 General] ramone01:
I'm waiting for your good news ! Please give us a info for root and xposed :)
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
Can someone compare if the kernel has changed in the latest update?
[Xperia Z5 General] welshlad:
It has not changed
[Xperia Z5 General] JMZFblack:
Applying .185 update for Customized GEL :P

E6603
[Xperia Z5 General] sdarshan10:
Change log
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
This changelog is same as first MM release i didn't find anything new lol
[Xperia Z5 General] hansip87:
Some say that the small app launcher issue is fixed, along with more stable Bluetooth and Wifi. it's a minor update really but nice nonetheless.. now where's one for Z5P?
[Xperia Z5 General] Eienkei:
Updated to 185! With exposed and root! So far so good!
[Xperia Z5 General] gm007:
At least they should fix the icons in battery usage.
[Xperia Z5 General] nuffins:
Been using the new update now and it seems like battery drains way slower now when using, usually from 100% it would drain to ~90% quickly... That's Just a first impression.
[Xperia Z5 General] porshjosh:
Icons in battery usage still the same unfortunately.
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
That doesn't bode well on getting actual tricky issues fixed if a few icons prove too much for them...
[Xperia Z5 General] JMZFblack:
Nope.... they remain the same...... :(
[Xperia Z5 General] thesebastian:
Auto Brightness still breaks gamma 3 seconds after you turn on the screen in a bright place.

Is Sony going to fix auto Brightness one day?

Sent from my E5823
[Xperia Z5 General] anasgets111:
was expecting it to be the monthly security patch for march ! well next month maybe ..
[Xperia Z5 General] ErikMunoz:
Just got the 185 update for generic lam :D i'm gonna install at night cuz i just have 10% battery (2:15 hours screen on time) :c
[Xperia Z5 General] bubimir13:
I think with .185 update low light photos just got even worse in SA, instead of bluish tint now i got purple ones :S
[Xperia Z5 General] calvinerico:
The 185 update have no difference i guess? Im on 185 update and there's nothing changed
[Xperia Z5 General] Nimda01:
The bug that make small app menu and on-screen button overlap were fixed

I didn't expect it will change so much since the build number just going from 163 to 185

but at least, I think they should update security patch to March 2016.
[Xperia Z5 General] agentsandy007:
how did u update.

my phone is rooted and running xposed, i have removed atlseast 60% of bloat.

now i tried to update but it failed saying i have modified system files.

any flashable zip available?
[Xperia Z5 General] Eienkei:
Don't use OTA, it won't work!

I made my own ftf file using XperiaFirm and Flashtool. Then flashed it in flashmode, after that flashed modified kernel and supersu plus exposed v81.
[Xperia Z5 General] simbloke:
I got the update yesterday and decided to leave my phone off charge all night. It dropped from 78% to 77%, previously it would have dropped 10%. Of course I don't know yet if I was just lucky or if this will be normal, we'll see.
[Xperia Z5 General] nadav74:
Nope. I have exactly the same number with .163.
[Xperia Z5 General] spaha-bih:
or April
[Xperia Z5 General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
If you go out with the device in the sunlight, the gamma is fully unconfigured!

As it can take so long to fix a simple thing?
[Xperia Z5 General] thesebastian:
Auto Brightness is broken since the very first firmware and Sony quality control is terrible.

I'll open a topic with a video reproducing the bug in talk.sony.com they should fix this asap but they don't care or know how to.

Sent from my E5823
[Xperia Z5 General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
They fixed playing music by headset that was too shrill?

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

Exactly! Improved but is not 100%! I'm pretty angry for the delay or lack of attention to us!
[Xperia Z5 General] millicent:
Anybody received the new ota 185 on Nordic combined yet?
[Xperia Z5 General] herasymcuk:
i want to say that in the last update .185 bluetooth connection don't work again!!!!
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
It's available on pc companion and Xperia companion otg usually follows later
[Xperia Z5 General] millicent:
I know it's a long shot but will try just as well: does anyone have the latest E6653 customized NOBA fw for LP and willing to share it?
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
It's on xperifirm ☺️
[Xperia Z5 General] millicent:
If you're talking about the tool that connects to Sony's servers to download new firmwares, you should know that that cannot download past firmwares,ie as soon as new fw are posted, sony removes the old ones.
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
Oh I'm sorry I misread your post didn't realise you wanted lollipop. I might have it actually I'll have a look
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
Torrent attached
[Xperia Z5 General] wedgess:
I've cleaned a few posts from the last couple of pages, lets please keep the bickering out of here and XDA altogether. There's no need for it and i'm sure the community does not want to read it. Keep things civil, don;t flame each other and no name calling. There will be no further warnings.

Thread cleaned
[Xperia Z5 General] augie7107:
Xperifirm can download old firmwares. Double click region, firmwares appear on right, download desired version.
[Xperia Z5 General] millicent:
Post a screenshot of *any* customized Nordic for lollipop or never happened.
[Xperia Z5 General] gkkovacs:
When I first updated from Lollipop to Marshmallow, I did not factory reset (erase data) on the phone, and Auto Brightness was the same terrible experience as on LP. Later I chose to factory reset the phone when flashing MM again, and after that Auto Brightness became much better, probably the MM update has better gamma tables, but only uses them if it finds no previous data there.
[Xperia Z5 General] thesebastian:
But is auto Brightness working perfect after the factory reset in MM?

I don't believe a factory reset will fix this. This is some bull**** code put by Sony in the adaptive brightness function. (Also, because before the update, it used to happen before adaptive brightness acts, and now it happens after).

To reproduce this I just put the preferred brightness at 30% and then Unlock the phone under the sun and wait 5 seconds. (With a black/grey background). If you can't reproduce this issue at any cost, then'll try a factory reset.

Sent from my E5823
[Xperia Z5 General] spaha-bih:
What is funny that Z3/Z2 today got marshmallow update, it´s 6.0.1, but still on february security patch.
[Xperia Z5 General] deconfrost:
all hd recording are broke after .185 update anyone have this problem? I can only record vga or mms anything else is like trying to play a dvd on a 486 with no hardware support, 1 frame per minute

update: after drm restore it s now working fine

phone still wont connect to any network since a week after .163 update, no change after .185 update, only get a signal in the middle of the city, but once walk in to building, I have no service, where as the XZ still on 4g with full signal

anyone have any idea? is my z5 F**Ked??? its only 3 months old and they want me to send it back for repair, where they will stripe it down and send it back to me no longer waterproof, possibly look awful, and more than likely not fixed, might as well not be having the phone. I might aswell be repairing it myself, that's what I used to work at anyway.
[Xperia Z5 General] zippy01:
Why would they send it back not waterproof? They repair devices to manufacturer recommendations and if not you be entitled to a new one (which is what happened to me)
[Xperia Z5 General] deconfrost:
because this is Ireland, there's a saying for everything that happens here, "only in Ireland"

I had an x10i suddenly went dead, no power nothing, sent it back on warranty repair, they sent it back to me not put back together properly, and told me it was water damaged, I haven't even dropped the phone on the bed never-mind water or concrete, would you trust them again? already lost a phone in the pass for no reason.
[Xperia Z5 General] Skajj:
The service center in Finland isn't better, i sent my phone away (for the second time)

and when it arrived i was handed the phone in the store and the back just fell off!!

Seems that they FORGOTTEN to glue the back in again. (image in the link)

h t t p://imgur.com/4aVzdGl

Phone was sent back again and this time they changed the motherboard and the camera module.

Originaly sent in for loss of GPS signal..
[Xperia Z5 General] jackq:
I have poor LTE signal on .185 and battery drain seems to be faster.

On .163 signal was better, region is the same.
[Xperia Z5 General] albertobom:
Does anyone have the latest 185 ftf file to share via mega?
[Xperia Z5 General] hansip87:
I'm on z5p but i can corelate that the adaptive brightness is better in that it doesn't push the color out. But the whole screen is dimmer in the sunlight even with maxed brightness. It brings better battery though so i think Sony chose to keep screen dim rather than pushing brightness in 185 fw and so it saves battery too.
[Xperia Z5 General] thesebastian:
But can you reproduce this issue in the Z5P?

https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xper...ss-gamma-bug-Marshmallow/m-p/1112766#U1112766
[Xperia Z5 General] Tommy-Geenexus:
You got it wrong. He implies the mentioned issue is a feature similar to CABC.

The image is brightnened up by making the backlight filter letting through more light, at the same time the brightness can be reduced to save energy and the user won't notice any brightness change.

It may be that this "bug" is an energy saving "feature" by Sony.
[Xperia Z5 General] thesebastian:
It sounds logical. But in that case, it would be terrible to force a feature like this without an option to disable it.

In the video you can see there, you can't appreciate the horrible washed colors I get with this "feature" or "bug". The display becomes disgusting, mostly with dark colors.

Now, regarding battery usage. I've been using Lux for a few weeks (instead of this xperia adaptive brightness), and I don't notice any battery changes.

But, again, the problem with Lux (instead of using Android native adaptive brightness) is that Lux uses much more RAM, So I'd prefer to have a regular adaptive brightness as in any other android phone.
[Xperia Z5 General] hansip87:
Yes i do have the same issue with over saturated color on outside. And then it will dim itself after some time to reduce the thermal. I'm glad it's gone in 185 but i do wish the brightness can be pushe.d a little bit more without pushing the colors. Regarding battery life i am a lot more happy with 185. It gives me 3 hour of SOT and the battery is still 70% as i type on it now. I'd rather have battery life though so yeah..
[Xperia Z5 General] TimAhKin:
After last update, I have some problems.

First one that I've noticed is that it takes more time when switching from 2G/3G to 4G. Before the update it was instant.

Also I've noticed that sometimes there's a delay between pressing the power button and screen waking up. Sometimes even 3-4 seconds.

And last thing, something happened with Wi-Fi signal. My Z3C is connected to same network and has max signal, but the Z5 has 2-3 bars.

Anyone with same issues?
[Xperia Z5 General] mrbubba999:
Still no EE update! What are they playing at? they lock the phones, which prevents rooting and custom roms, but then don't update in a timely fashion. My Z5 has developed a fault, so I am forced to go back to Lollipop on EE and try and get it fixed, I'm hoping that I can get it fixed directly by Sony and get an unlocked one
[Xperia Z5 General] Ben36:
Dude, you are aware that you can still flash MM by flashtool locked right?
[Xperia Z5 General] mrbubba999:
Yes I am, however my warranty probably won't be honoured as it's not running EE software now. I have an issue with my phone locking up, which may require a replacement and I'd need to roll back to lollipop to do this.

I have flashed another version, just would rather have the EE one for that safety blanket
[Xperia Z5 General] Ben36:
Just play dumb. If they say anything say "i dunno, it updated itself to that" ????
[Xperia Z5 General] doministry:
Oh I just got an .185 update OTA.

I mean I can do it. Should I?

What do you guys think, it's worthy update?

I am still on 5.1.
[Xperia Z5 General] Hech_89:
Just received the Marshmallow on my Xperia Z5. While updating it heated a lot and spent over 15 minutes upgrading. Patiently waited and finally I got it, but I had that feeling that precedent version suits alot the Z5. I'm running out of RAM, responding time is a bit longer than it was in the 5.1.1. Also. Stamina mode is gone and replaced with some power saver mode, instant RAM check is gone too and it gives you overall RAM usage (minimum selected time is 3 hours) accessible directly from settings as "memory".

I'm trying to accept this version and to adapt! :rolleyes:
[Xperia Z5 General] mrbubba999:
Well I managed to stream Bluetooth audio with no stuttering after the .185 update, fingers crossed!
[Xperia Z5 General] kalhohan:
Update yesterday to 6.0, and the phone crashed with blackscreen twice (which it never does before).

I need to force reboot it get the screen back... nice update! :crying:
[Xperia Z5 General] doministry:
I UPDATED.

To .185.

Before I get mad, can anyone confirm:

1. The USB on the go functionality is screwed?! I cannot move/copy anything to the USB Stick with FileCommander anymore!

2. There is no way to see running apps/processes anymore?! The apps menu has been redesigned and now there is no way to see how much RAM is used and what apps/processes are running in the background?
[Xperia Z5 General] hickup:
When facing problems after the incremental update it is always recommended to do a factory reset. I have updated to MM via PC companion, repair function, and did not have a single issue ever since. Keep in mind that you will lose personal data.