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[Xperia Z5 Compact General] dillalade:
Just use nordic customised. There is no difference between that and forthcoming UK customised.

S7 can't deny nice piece of HW.

But Touchwiz is an atrocity so much so that even Steve Kondik himself left Samsung because even he realised Touchwiz was overkil.

I find Touchwiz a very undesirable and.slightly backward UI (typically the notification and quick toggles drawer.)

Sony's firmware is as close to stock as I've ever experienced.

You need to try MM on your z5c now. You will return your s7.

Battery on the z5c is now as good as my z3c. Performance is like the phone is now possessed, outstanding response.

The choice is in your hands. While you got that choice flashtool MM. You will be shocked at the quality of the update
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Mr. Cube:
Well hello guys, i have some questions which only you can answer me (hopefully).

I'm waiting since monday for the Android M Update for my Z5 (E6653) and there is still no Update available.

Im from Austria and most guys in my country got the Update but not me.

Is it from the network operator depending on whether you get the update or not?

If so, I'm using telering.

Is there a way to get the Update now?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] aitor1982:
I have the same problem too. [emoji21]

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[Xperia Z5 Compact General] TheEndHK:
If you could stand with always wrong white balance on Samsung, it indeed beat Z5c in almost every aspect other than a bit larger in size. What I real don't like is the over saturated and yellow coated style on Samsung, it also applied a strong noise reduction but to my eyes it's quite balanced, with texture level details reversed good.

If you shoot only daily living photo, either S6 or S7 doing jobs way better really with crazy fast camera and OIS. I like to shoot landscape and portrait, color reproduction is most important to me bcoz the photo need to reflect the realistic color & environment.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] jboukaram:
to fix the small app log into safe mode use the small app then restart your device the small app will work fine.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
You compare a z5c to a s7? Then do a Z5 vs s7 and you will see that the s7 wont hold up that good tho. Z5 has a better battery, better skinned android, SD card that you can remove without to touch the simcard, Camera seems to be on pas because in some settings the s7 and other settings the z5 wins but on the video recording the z5 wins hands down.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] aitor1982:
Thanks!!!

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[Xperia Z5 Compact General] kerngehirn:
cannot download anything with flashtool. where can i get nordic firmware? thanks :)
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] EinOger:
Hi guys.

i have a "Customized DE" Version Z5 Compact and can't wait any longer for MM.

What is the safest way to update for me?

I am willing to use flashtool, but am afraid of losing data. PC Companion is making a Backup with all options on my phone right now.

Is it possible to update without wiping the phone? Or is it better to do a full wipe (i don't know what wipe options do what!) and then restore my backup?

I'm going to flash over the Customized DE version when it finally is available - but what Version should i choose now? Customized CE1? Customized Nordic? Customized AU? IT? NOBA?

Thanks for your help :)
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
Download the latest version of flashtool and press the round black icon on the right side to get into the xperia firmwares.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
Yes you can flash without losing your data just leave everything unchecked in the upper right box. And most EU version are the same just some have more bloatware then others but you can see that on the size when you download a firmware. im rocking the italian version on my dutch z5c and everything works fine just need to install the incon packs.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] kerngehirn:
yeah i know. i can see all firmwares but i cannot download anything. leftclick, rightclick does nothing.

edit: nevermind. now i can see the "link" on the left side after selecting one of the software versions. thanks :)

edit 2: *right side
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] scottjb:
What do you mean by "sensor?"
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] mahferer:
accessibility - services should be closed
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] do_salah:
Hi,

For UK, Should I install CE1? if not then which one please.

And sorry not flashed since having custom roms on my Z1C. So what should i do to keep data?

Thanks!
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Woodyxps:
Anyone else having poor picture quality in sent MMS? Pics reveiced via MMS are OK but the sent pics are terrible. I'm using Nordic fw.

Edit: this seems to concern sending screenshots only
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] mtbfraser:
Nordic works perfectly in uk
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] goRt:
APN gave problems for me on three, not too hard to resolve, others have reported similar issues
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] mele80:
For yall hungry hungry hippos aching for MM. Here is tutorial from xperiablog how to flash it

http://www.xperiablog.net/2016/03/1...-guide/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Notchr302:
I was going to try the s7 but it's still a little bit big for my taste. I hope yours run well but I've had some bad luck with Sammy's software as well. I'm waiting for the iPhone SE just for the size and higher end specs. Had it with Sony after they dropped the Z series.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
"Sent from my iPhone" kinda told me more then i need to know really. But your biggest point beeing "they dropped the Z series" is just sad as hell and can smell that fanboyism on you from miles away.

But have you tried the Z5 line with MM on it? Because with MM its difference is day and night between LP.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
Awesome ill put this in the starter topic.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Notchr302:
Well I guess you got it all figured out. [emoji848]

I had a z5c but sold it for a 5x which was too big. Sony dropping the z series as announced by them upset me becuase there are limited high end small phones already. I would have liked to look forward to the next ZC . So now, while the Z5c is still a good phone, especially with MM, I have a bad taste with Sony so I'll probably pass on it. I'm now using my son's old iphone 5 to see if I like it because I know the SE is coming out and it's a one hand high end phone. I've been using Android for the past 6 years so I guess you could say I'm a die hard iphone fan [emoji57]. But I'm not an Android snob either.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
But i dont think sony will drop the ball when it comes to the compact size. All i heard was they where moving to the X line so the next X line should have a compact model if they really stop making new Z phones.

And there is nothing wrong with a iphone so all is good :) But dont you think the X line looks better? I mean it has a full metal body so when the new one drops with high end specs and compact then ill may get it if by that time sony has added RAW.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] TheEndHK:
Definitely not the case. Things has been changed, Samsung and LG are real work hard in recent year and bcoz of lazy Sony(also HTC) their competitors do catch up or surpassed.

Never fully believe without trying out by yourself, there are just many Sony fans on net. Like I've been told many times here, I've also owned a S6(selling it out now). S6 does a good job and I only dislike how the color reproduction.

I never see z5 video wins hand down in reality. Z5 software stabilization is good for the price of huge Fov dropped plus video quality decreased. S6 video is much much clear and Samsung not only good on JPG algorithm, their H264 encoder is one of the best.

My S6 battery is always good, no worse than Z5c or even slightly better overall in my experiences bcoz it rarely spend any battery during idle. But my Z5c does consumed me quite a lot of battery during idle even in MM(though better than LP).
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Sadman Khan:
Power button
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] rolo143:
Look I flashed MM with flash tool, then did a factory reset. Small Apps working fine now. :)

If you want to delete them use that command "adb shell" but you have to have the drivers installed first
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] kerngehirn:
so, what icon pack is sony stock? or are they all (except s6)?

Which one should i install?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Schumi 01:
Quick question, i can change all my notification sounds for various apps, but like back in lollipop my Twitter notification always reverts back to default, i have given the app permission to access my storage , any ideas ?

Thanks
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] kukuh05:
Me after clean update and restored back up
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Tom1310:
Still nothing for customized FR ... What the hell are they doing ? :confused:

I should maybe flash an other country but I'm afraid it messed up my carrier parameter
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] aitor1982:
Enter in safe Mode. Open Small apps and restart the Phone

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[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
yea all but the s6 and the xperia X icons.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] pilauda:
Can any one check something for me, 6.0 android, light theme, stock launcher, when im on start screen icons on top such as wifi, network, battery is white, doesn't they supposed to be black, what color is yours?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] bubimir13:
Same as yours. That was only marketing trick by Sony to look prettier in advertisments.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Sadman Khan:
On marshmallow, it's black finallyy :D not in the homescreen though
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] pilauda:
Yeah, lock screen is black for me too, but home screen not, shame on you Sony [emoji20][emoji19]
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] iozzo:
Speaking of which, have you guys got this?

http://www.xperiablog.net/2015/12/0...launcher-10-0-a-0-4-from-marshmallow-concept/

Cause I don't, on my Italian Customized (factory resetted after updated) Icon Apeareance I got nothing to choose from.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Sadman Khan:
Yes you have to download the icon packs.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] iozzo:
Where from? What's new? Google Play? I can't find any that is compatible with the launcher.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
Read the starter topic dude, all the link to the files are there.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] martideu:
There are only 6 icon pack? No more?...

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[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Sadman Khan:
There will be more with time. Chillll
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
Yea 6 packs at this moment and Devs needs some time to make everything work for their icons packs for the playstore.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] rolo143:
I have the same problem, I thought I was the only one. I guess it might be a twitter bug
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] dillalade:
Not a solution but using Nova launcher.. Look and feel settings, Dark Icons.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Mr. Cube:
Play Store isn't working

Can someone help me?

I have flashed successfully Nordic Combined on my E6653, everything works great, but Playstore isn't working.

Any solution for me?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] pilauda:
Not bad, thanks
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
Well you can go to settings then apps and then search for the play store and clear the data so the next time you start it, it will react like a fresh install.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Mr. Cube:
I tried that, but didn't work, when i try to open it says every time "Unfortunately Google Play store has been closed" :(
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Sadman Khan:
You probably have to factory reset/wipe :(
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Mr. Cube:
Yeah, seems so.

Should i try to flash another rom with factory wipe?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
Try to clear data for the google play store serivce also i think that one holds all your personal info so clear them both to be sure (Google Play Store & Google Play Service)

Edit: Try resetting Date and Time could fix the google forced close problem also.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] km8j:
Does anyone have volte working on the z5 compact international version for tmo USA?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Mr. Cube:
Tried all that, didn't work.

Its strange, it says i have to update the Google Play Service when i want to use it and than i get 3 or 4 crash notifications
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] The Transporter:
So there is no need to get root to flash sony official firmware ?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] mele80:
No, it can be flashed without rooting or unlocking device
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] mahferer:
when accessibility - services's apps is closed no problem..
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] webwude:
I had the same problem. I backed up everything and reset the phone. No everything is fine :)

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[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Mr. Cube:
Thats true, i used now PC Companion to reset my phone and now everything works perfectly :D :good:

But now i have to download all apps again :eek:
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] sheraro:
I haven't been there for a while, can someone gives me the steps to have rooted MM knowing that I'm on rooted LP with unlocked bootloader (with twrp2 accessible only through pc) ?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] --jenana--:
It's all in here.

http://xdaforums.com/z5-compact/general/root-e5823-marshmallow-t3336346
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] iozzo:
Like RiTCHiE007 correctly pointed out, it's all in OP. There are apk's to install the missing icon set and more will come with time, read the first comment of this really thread.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
yea i had the update msg also but after i rebooted the device made it work for me.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Guul:
Still no customized nl... :(

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[Xperia Z5 Compact General] RiTCHiE007:
Just flash the italian firmware because it works like a charm on my dutch z5c and has zero to none bloatware and same software version *(R7C) as the dutch voda :)
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] gohabs93:
I flashed the Singapore firmware and the memory usage displayed is wrong. It says that I'm using 1.6 gb ram and have 145mb free . When I open Devcheck and CPU-Z , the free memory is usually between 450 and 650.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] darktheory:
Customised UK is out via PCC. installing now :D
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] .corrupt.:
Thanks --jenana-- for linking that thread. I can confirm that 32.1.A.1.163 works with SuperSu 2.46, TWRP 3 beta and xposed v80 with AndroPlus Kernel. Now running a rooted, xposed MM with GravityBox and XPrivacy. It's perfect.

---------- Post added at 11:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:06 AM ----------

Can somebody confirm that X-Reality is back on unlocked devices? I'm just realizing that now. I also get updates in What's New now. Did these things change?

Never mind. I realized this is due to the AndroPlus Kernel.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] DanielMalmgren:
Anyone found a solution for flashing to MM with working Play Store

without

doing factory reset? Haven't got around to upgrading yet but when I do it I'd rather not wipe everything. Anyone tried simply flashing a MM gapps on top of the ROM? Or could it be a matter of play store and services having been upgraded with LP versions that remain after upgrade, so a "uninstall upgrades" for those apps would do the trick?

/Daniel
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] .corrupt.:
We tried flashing PA Gapps and a clean Gapps download from APKMirror. That didn't work, and uninstalling updates also didn't work. There must be something in /data that is causing this. But we ended up making backups and doing a clean reset. You should only ever have these problems when flashing an unlocked device. The locked one my mom has was updated via OTA without problems. And when you're unlocked anyway, you can use Titatium or similar tools to backup and restore in no time.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] stevo_125:
Use xperia transfer via cloud in the backup and reset menu. (use WiFI!!!)

Saves all your call logs, texts, apps, home screen layout, settings, wifi APs and so on....then flash, factory reset, xperia transfer restore from cloud. - Done.

Leaves you with a clean(er) image, with virtually no loss of anything. (app data is restored too)
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] DanielMalmgren:
Yep, that's my plan B. But a dirty upgrade would've made me even more happy ;)

/Daniel
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] tudork:
Sorry for the noob question. Does titanium backup cover application data, on unrooted phones? So far the only option that I know of to backup app data for unrooted phones is the one explained above, using the backup Xperia transfer function via the cloud, and transfer your data back to your phone as if it was a different phone.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] doclloyd:
When I recently upgraded to the Z5C from a Z2, I used Helium to move app data between devices for the handful of apps I wanted to save info for and that didn't have decent cloud backup options. Worked without any problems for me and I don't have eiither device rooted.

Side note: Customized UK MM update is out as of this morning. Updating via PC Companion right now. :)
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] ewans:
Hmmm, not here but guess it's because I'm on EE firmware. Any idea when MM will hit for EE customers?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] darktheory:
Not sure but i'd expect it will be this week - based on how its being rolled out since last Monday
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] .corrupt.:
Previously you could use Titanium with a few restrictions. Now it will refuse to start if it cannot acquire root.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] evcz:
Bluetooth is very laggy when using the phone... Just open chrome and load a website and audio streaming on bluetooth skips... Is it some specific APP / settings?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] tudork:
I'm having this problem a lot with lollipop. I didn't get the update yet and I was hoping it will fix it. Basically I cannot listen to music and mess with the phone at the same time. It's only ok if I don't touch the phone while playing music on my Bluetooth speakers. Which are Sony, by the way, so you'd think they are at least more compatible than other brands.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Guul:
cannot wait anymore... need to flash.

One problem... getting following error: Processing of kernel.sin finished with errors

After that flashing stops.

Anyone a solution?

Trying to flash Nordic.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Yakkosmurf:
I got that the first time. Tried again with no issue.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Guul:
Tried it over 10 times, each time with a .sin error, even though I used several FTF's...

Had to use recovery option through PC Companion to be able to use the phone again.

Must be something wrong. Any ideas?

Still no customized NL...
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] rolo143:
Sometimes I'm having problems with the fingerprint sensor. It says that fingerprint isn't available, so I have to input pin. I have to reboot so it can work again. Anyone else having this problem?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] dja-it:
Do you use any app that locks the screen, perhaps usinf proximity sensor? Try to disable it and fingerprint works. MM seems to not accept another method to lock the screen than itself...
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] supercakefish:
Downloading UK unlocked firmware via PCC (finally Sony!).

It'll be interesting to compare Z5 Compact with my new S7, before I sell it. I hope I don't end up regretting buying a new phone so soon!
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] me_max:
How can I switch off the newly introduced 'swipe down to open the search function' in Sony's launcher?

Also, I'd like to open Google Now with a swipe up from the home button. This has been removed somehow.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] YwaFTW:
Oh wow. Customized NL and Customized BE have finally been updated to 32.0.A.6.200. Why not Marshmallow already.. :(
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] The Transporter:
I flashed my Z5C (Belgium) yesterday with Flashtool. If you flash stock firmwares, you do not need to unlock your phone.

Find the procedure here: http://www.xperiablog.net/2016/03/12/install-xperia-marshmallow-using-flashtool-and-xperifirm-guide/
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] supercakefish:
Holy crap. This feels like a brand new phone. It's so responsive and fast.

This is what Z5 Compact should have been like from the beginning. I wouldn't have been eager to change to Samsung's S7 if I had this good of an experience.

Now that I've got the S7 the upgraded camera prevents me from returning the phone. So I will have to sell the Sony now. Such a shame :(
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] The Transporter:
Choisir c'est aussi renoncer... to choose is to forsake.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] tudork:
Sound the trumpets, sing the praises, Belgium update is finally here...
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] The Transporter:
Yes, but it's not Marshmallow... It's still Lollipop !
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] tudork:
you are f.... kidding, right?:)
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] The Transporter:
No, absolutely not.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Bregil:
Did the update today only to notice it wasn't MM... I'd say what I think of this but it's better not said in polite company.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] darktheory:
Customised NL, BE, DE out now

My bad, how is it not MM :-/
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] tudork:
You were so not kidding:( Can anyone explain this? Why are we getting lollipop? Who is getting Marshmallow? How come no-one reported this until now?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Guul:
Customized NL... :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:

What the hell is Sony doing?

How hard can it be?

Somehow I cannot update through flashtool because of .sin errors...

"Processing of kernel.sin finished with errors"

After that flashing stops.

Anyone a solution?

Tried to flash Nordic for like a million times...
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] tudork:
Just googled the build that I just got. Apparently, it was "rolling out on December 1, 2015"... That didn't take long...
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] DanielMalmgren:
Can anyone please tell me how long time a flash is supposed to take? Everything works fine up to "Processing system.sin, checking header, flashing data" and after that nothing happens. Been waiting for half an hour now. It's the second try, I redownloaded the entire rom (using xperifirm). Is it just me being impatient?

/Daniel

edit: Sorry... It WAS me being impatient. Booting now :)
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] darktheory:
Customised FR is out (MM)
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Phidye:
I confirm. :)
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] rebecker:
OTA

Currently receiving OTA. I belive it's the UK version, since I ordered the phone from the UK. Currently I'm in Costa Rica. And it IS 6.0. :)
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Phazonclash:
Well... At least Samsung has an excuse: their UI is heavily modified and their firmware packs many more proprietary features that require to be adapted and tested. Our Z5s come with an almost stock firmware/UI and a very few extra features compared to the real stock "Vanilla Android". Don't tell me it takes 5 months to port proprietary features like "X-Reality", the Sony equalizer, and stuff like that to Marshmallow. I won't believe you...

I can understand it takes time, but at the same time Moto X users are already enjoying Marshmallow and the firmware (near stock, juste like Sony) is, as far as I know, excellent and stable. What's so different? Motorola has better developers and software engineers? More ressources? Or it's just that they actually care?

I just feel Sony doesn't care and doesn't want to put the ressources required to provide its phones with a good, solid and up-to-date firmware in reasonable times.

It looks like they're trying to find a way out of that market. That's what it looks like from the outside
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] sveintore:
PC Companion says I have an update, so I'm downloading.

A bit afraid that it just wants to install the branded version again..

Aaaand it was.. absolutely not MM.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] iozzo:
lol, what was it? Branded version?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] sveintore:
It's kind of strange, it did restart to do some carrier thing, but the branded apps did not appear. So not quite sure.