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[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cargo87:
Hello all. I was a member of this site between the times of the tmobile dash-note 2 eras and i havent done much modding since. I may have to start back after getting this phone. I recently upgraded from the LG g2 and besides the better hardware it seems that the software is a downgrade in terms of over customization and getting the most out of this hardware. I just want to know if there's a way to fix any of these problems or if I should root and if so what should I go with..

1. Get front flash to work while video chatting or to use phone as lighted mirror;without having to record video. ( I always visualized an ad of a chick using the moto x as a mirror or a soldier video chatting his family in a poorly lit space)

2. Pair multiple Bluetooth devices. My LG g2 could pair my pebble time steel and two other devices. One could be paired to play media and the other would be set for calls only and they were remembered.

3. Custom alarm tones. I thought the pure meant that there wouldn't be any restrictions and everything would be customizable like the good windows phones.

I'm sure these problems have been solved but I couldn't find it by searching the forums so maybe someone could point me to the best mod for this phone please?
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmankhanbaloach:
Dear

I have bought my s6 edge device about a month earlier. I am facing an issue that my device works with gsm mode only. When I try to change the network mode from gsm to WCDMA or LTE network goes out and messages appear not register on network and emergency calls only. I have checked the same SIM with htc and other galaxy devices and its working fine but when I try to do this with my s6 edge it shows the same issue.

Any solution please
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thatsupnow:
Maybe try doing a factory reset?? What model is it again?
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmankhanbaloach:
Hard reset done but issue is as it was. Model is SM-G925I
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] Lawliet918:
So I finally decided to dunk my Z5P underwater to see if it still has the waterproofing build that Xperia is famous for and, lo and behold, in spite of Sony's softening on the waterproof marketing, Z5P is, apparently, still as waterproof as its older brothers are! This is still the only smartphone out there that has this environmental protection while melding it in a super elegant design. Durability and design at its best and finest! I could live with the occasional overheating and I don't regret buying this beast!

1080P: https://youtu.be/nJjPDON_X6I

4K: https://youtu.be/wymIerCClzw
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] samsmalls:
Niiice what resolution were you shooting at? Also this is beautiful, where's this located!
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] Lawliet918:
shot at 1080P but i have another shorter underwater video shot at 4K. this is in El Nido, Palawan islands, Philippines. was there for a short vacation.
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] NJ72:
I think the issue isn't that the phone isn't waterproof, however the concern (for me at least) is that if there is a problem Sony don't cover it. I had the Xperia Z2 where the waterproofing failed and Sony refused to repair it...
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] KbaB.BroS:
Sony shouldn't cover it, at least not until they get some kind of sensor that knows at what depth, pressure and water type it failed in. If they cover it now they cannot conclude which factors that lead to its failure. Sony states only freshwater. What if it gets damaged by saltwater? They cannot prove which one it is.
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] NJ72:
That's a fair point, but you should cover the features you advertise. It comes with a pair of headphones in the box, if they fail then I return them to Sony for repair - they don't know how well I have looked after them (providing there is no outward sign of accidental damage) but they still warrant them. Innocent until proven guilty IMHO.

I agree that there will be many people using them in conditions other than specified by Sony, but they shouldn't promote the waterproofing in advertisements etc. IMHO.

They didn't advertise it as a rugged phone, so if the glass on the front or back breaks I don't expect them to replace it. They did advertise it as waterproof, so I expect them to warrant a feature that it was purchased for - the fact they can't determine whether it was fresh water or salt water shouldn't be the consumer's issue.
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] KbaB.BroS:
1. As for headphones that comes bundled with phones nowadays, they are cheap. If they break and you send them in for service they usually replace them instead of repair because of the low price it costs for them to be manufactured. A phone on the other hand costs much higher to manufacture and if water has damaged it, the motherboard short-circuit and one of the pins to a module burns at least. If they would repair that they would be forced to replace the whole motherboard, and that includes other components associated with it. Comparing this cost with cheap headphones, you get a number much higher.

2. The IP certificate is given by a company that tests devices. If Sony have received such a certification from them of course they would advertise it, it's the same as "the best phone awards". If there's something they can use to get more buyers they will use it, this applies to every company out there. At the end of this waterproof statement in advertisements there's always a "*". You can read more about it at the bottom of the page mostly. Sony says no warranty covering damages and links to the official IP website so you can read further about what this certificate means. Sony does nothing wrong here, the law allows them to advertise like this.
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] NJ72:
1. Completely understand, but the consumer should not be penalised due to the cost of repair/ replacement. A warranty is a warranty - whether it's a pair of cheap headphones or a £10,000 TV; the business is required by law to offer a warranty on an electronic product.

2. It's not really the same as 'Best phone of the year' award as it is a certification guaranteeing a performance factor. It's an independant certification, but it is a validation of a feature. It's the same as them saying it's a 4K screen on the Z5P - it has been validated by independant parties and if a pixel fails then I expect them to replace it under warranty. You don't know why the pixel failed, it could be that the device was exposed to too much heat in a particular area of the screen (bad example, but you get the idea). They claim a product has a certain hardware feature, if it fails it should be fixed.

An extension of the above point is that the FCC provide devices with certification for use of the wireless spectrum in the US. If my phone's GSM antenna fails during my ownership, even through a means of misuse that cannot be traced then I would still return to Sony for repair/ replacement. It should not be the consumer's responsibility to prove they weren't using it in salt water/ warm water or whatever, but the vendor's responsibility to prove the consumer was misusing the device.
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] langeveld024:
That's why it's waterproof, when overheating you can dunk it in fresh water to cool it down lol

Just joking, mine doesn't overheat at all. It feels a bit warm in my hands sometimes but cpu does not overheat. That means heatsinking does its job! :)
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] KbaB.BroS:
1. They provide warranty for the things they state. Water damage is something they don't state. They have even made it clear that it's not covered.

2. I admit, comparing IP with an award was bad. As you say, the IP certificate is a validation of a feature, that gives them the right to promote it. It's up to them to cover it under warranty or not, as long as they follow the law accordingly and make it clear. Sony have made it clear, but of course, it's up to the consumer to read that part before purchase. FCC is covered under warranty by law, they are forced to fix anything associated with it, as long as they cannot prove it was caused by misusing.

As for the part where it's the vendors responsibility to prove something misused or not, that's exactly why Sony don't cover it under warranty, they can't prove it as of right now. Damages caused by liquids are expensive to repair. A screen with dead pixels only needs the LCD to be replaced, water damage requires the motherboard to be replaced and everything associated with it.
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] NJ72:
I know they have made it clear(ish) in their warranty that it isn't covered, but would we all be so OK with it if they had said "Sorry, we're not going to cover any failures to the headphone jack as it is prone to dust ingress"? I doubt it, people would say it is ridiculous and a regulatory body would force them to cover it.

I'm not arguing that Sony have done anything officially wrong, I'm just saying that - in my opinion - they should cover it. I know they don't and that it's not about to change.

And once again, it doesn't matter how labour intensive it is, or how potentially expensive it is to repair - companies are required by EU law to provide a warranty on electronics which covers faults developed due to manufacturing defects. Assuming no foul play, a waterproof phone which is not waterproof should, in my opinion, fall under that warranty.

Why should I be potentially be penalised because someone may try to commit fraud by claiming against misuse?
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] KbaB.BroS:
It's all about money here. If the headphone jack would fail, they could easily replace it, because the motherboard wouldn't be harmed (in most cases). Water damage doesn't ruin one thing, it ruins many other things. That's why almost every company out there won't fix liquid damages.

Inside the manual about water protection it's written that Sony doesn't recommend the phone to be submerged into water, even if it can. The only thing they can guarantee is protection against rain. Therefore, if the consumer doesn't follow the instructions given by the vendors they can't be held responsible, the law is on the side of the vendor. Samsung had a design flaw with their Note 5s. The pen would get stuck and break the mechanism if the pen was put in the wrong direction. They solved this by stating it in the manual afterwards and consequently got the law on their side. They also secretly improved the newer batches.
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] NJ72:
I know and agree with what you're saying, Sony are on 10 feet of concrete when it comes to the legal stance - I still think that they SHOULD cover it under warranty.

The note 5 S-pen issue is also different, because the mechanism didn't fail through normal use - as such they knew full well the user was to blame for using it incorrectly.

I also know that the Z5P's manual says it shouldn't be fully submerged, but this is an overall point about Xperia's marketing today and in the past that the Xperia is waterproof. If you state it is and advertise it as such then in my opinion you should warranty it as such.

It's not a question of whether they are legally in the wrong, we all know that they aren't.
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] KbaB.BroS:
I fully know what you're saying. In the consumer's aspect they SHOULD because we get it better and feel safer about our devices. In the vendor's aspect, they SHOULD NOT, because a company that plays too nice and decides to fix everything faulty will lose money. If the company sees no revenue coming from that division they will eventually sell it or scrap it. If that's the case, you might lose the warranty entirely. They have a budget that needs to be followed. If they cover water damages under warranty a bigger budget must be placed within service and repair. Because it's unknown how many devices they will receive a safety margin must be set, which leads to a bigger budget than needed. Consequently, the budget will shrink in other divisions. We consumers have to get real, we need to know how a company works and stop saying that they should do this and that without considering fundamental things like economy.

As for normal use, it's something the vendor decides it to be. If the consumer does something not normal (submerging it into water) the fault lies with the consumer and not the vendor. Sony tells the consumers how to use the device in the manual. If the consumer does something else it's their fault.

They state that the phone is waterproof and further explains it in details further below when marketing. An advertisement needs to catch the eyes of consumers. If a keynote like "waterproof, but not covered under warranty" is put right on the front page, consumers will look away. It needs to be short and direct, "waterproof". For further explaining you simply follow the "*" where it refers to and read more about it.

Face it, the majority of consumers won't go diving somewhere with it, that IP certification makes consumers feel safe when using it in rain and cleaning it, nothing else.

Since their change of policy, they stopped advertising with underwater shots of the device, only shots when the device has water droplets on it are used. I would agree with you if they advertised with underwater shots, but they don't. They advertise accordingly to how they recommend the device to be used. Any other use is not Sony's fault.
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] NJ72:
I fully agree with what you're saying about the business P&L side of things, you can't fix everything and expect to make money - but what a business shouldn't do is use something for marketing but caveat-the-ass out of it.

OK, they have adapted a lot of their marketing after they made the announcement for the Z5 series, however they have been making waterproof* phones for ages now without a single asterisk, caveat or mention in the manuals (I read the Z2's manual and warranty after mine got water damaged in cold fresh water). I agree it should be on the consumer to read the Ts & Cs prior to purchase, but if you market a feature then I think it should be covered by warranty.

It's all opinion at the end of the day, and I bought the Z5 Premium knowing full well the warranty doesn't cover it however I feel that Sony should take it in to account rather than changing their marketing half way through the process.

Equally - most people won't go diving with it, so how much more would it really cost to replace water damaged phones?
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] KbaB.BroS:
The high IP certification most Xperia phones have makes it foolproof when using it in rain or cleaning it, using it the way the vendor intended. A water damage caused by this is almost impossible, again, because of the high IP certification (it can happen but extremely rarely). Therefore no device should fail, as long as you use it like intended. Sony can hype it how much they want as long as they advertise accordingly the intended usage. They don't dunk it into water, neither should the consumer, simple.
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] NJ72:
Please watch the following official sony video from 1:20 onwards. It shows them using the phone (Xperia Z1) underwater to capture photos and videos. How can you say that the IP certification is just for cleaning the phone?

I know they have stopped this with the Z5 series (and a couple before) but the Z1 was not covered for water damage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blUhgOJXetM
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] KbaB.BroS:
When Z1 was made waterproofing was covered under warranty and they could be used like this according to Sony. I had a Z1c and sent it to service with water damage and they fixed it. The phone is 3 years old now, so there's no warranty left at all

Because that the IP certification is that HIGH, it's guaranteed and impossible that rain will damage it. Therefore they see no reason to cover water damage under warranty, because the HIGH IP certification certifies it for water submersion and it will therefore survive rain guaranteed. Because that it will survive rain guaranteed Sony can say that water submersion is not recommended and not cover water damages under warranty.
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] dutchman1993:
What about that salty water? , can my Z5P handle this aswell without any problems to the paint and headphone jack and charging port?
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] KbaB.BroS:
The manual says ONLY freshwater.
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] :
Nonsense ! Shmonsense ! xD

Watch the tasty cola challenge ! xD

has anyone tried a cm build yet ? I am trying to find out if the kernel needs caf patching, so far my builds all went PPPPPPBBBBBBBBTTTTTT !

:silly:

note; there do seem to be temperature issues in cold water, i dumped mine in a small tub. You should make sure to shake the water/liquid out of the headphone and usb jack/port
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] dutchman1993:
Haha sorry but its my first sony you never know what will happen it was just a question ?
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] :
No problem I tend to be a little goofy. :silly:

The cola challenge was funny though.
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] dutchman1993:
Yea it was haha :p
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] KbaB.BroS:
BRUH. Cola isn't the same as saltwater, it's based on freshwater. Salt has more density than fresh water and will therefore put more pressure on the sealing on the phone.

Do it at your own risk, I'm not recommending it.
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] :
BROHAN,

The universal point is this, if you drop your phone in the toilet while wigglin your willie, provided it don't break from hittin da bowl,

it should be a'ight. Dig? xD

umm, you might wanna flush though, before fishing it out. :silly:

But now that you mention it, i wonder if sony is hinting that it's customers should go jump in a lake, but not into the ocean. hmm...

xD
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] ukformula:
? brilliant!
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] twitchyzero:
I submerged it under a sink a few times

the latest time I noticed the water was causing weird touchscreen pressure points as if it was swiping the screen but not a clean swipe so I quickly pulled it out.
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] Lawliet918:
that's normal. you should enable touch block under camera settings.
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] twitchyzero:
i wasn't in camera app...rather albums displaying one of the stock 4K still photos that came with the phone.
[Xperia Z5 Premium General] dandv:
The Z2 did handle salt water, and mud

I don't know about the Z5P specifically, but my Z2 handled salt water just fine. I've posted a pic of swimming with sharks in Belize. It also withstood a mud volcano.

OP, how old was the Z5P before you did the immersion test? While a phone may be water resistant a few months after you buy it, over time the seals and whatnot will start leaking. My S7 Edge was waterproof for about 8 months, then got water under the Overview button.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickywingkei:
[H815]

Like a week ago, the phone started snoozing alarm itself, making me late for work:( So later I tested it and found out that the alarm does work, but when the screen goes off like after a couple of seconds, it shuts off and snoozes!! That is when the ringing phone is locked, the alarm snoozes itself! Please help and I have like 60+ apps so I don't wanna wipe my phone:mad:

Thanks
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuartcampos:
Got the same problem, can somebody help us?!
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bower123456:
i received an OTA update on friday, i installed it and after it was completed it restarted and now just shows the bootup screen and restarts over and over. i could access recovery but nothing helped eg clearing catche etc so i downloaded Retail Europe (1GB) - XT1541_OSPREY_RETEU_6.0_MPI24.65-33.1_cid7 and followed theses steps

fastboot oem fb_mode_set

fastboot flash partition gpt.bin

fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img

fastboot flash logo logo.bin

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.6

fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin

fastboot erase modemst1

fastboot erase modemst2

fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn

fastboot erase cache

fastboot erase userdata

fastboot erase customize

fastboot erase clogo

fastboot oem fb_mode_clear

fastboot reboot

every step says it passed ok but when it restarts its still stuck on boot loop the only difference now is if i try to enter recovery it just restarts and again just keeps rebooting.

ive got an aftermarket screen dont know if that makes a difference as ive read apple are bricking phones that havnt been repaired by them selves.

please help im stuck for ideas now
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bower123456:
also my bootlocker is locked and cant be unlocked.

just noticed that even though it all pass`s ok my software is staying the same and not updating, ive tried it at least 20 times and on different machines. also tried rsd lite and that also says completed but no change in software

the sotfware listed in the bootloader is, m8919_2020613.22.03.21.29r osprey_emea

and the one im tryig to update to is, m8916_2020629.41.03.21.51r osprey-reteu
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S4rk:
Same problem with my Moto 2015 after OTA update, i tryed everything and nothing... =/ boot locked, stock recovery. My baseband M8919_2020613.22.03.21.29R osprey_emea

Tomorrow i will send my moto for Motorola.
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bower123456:
wish i could but ive got a replacement screen so they wont touch it so looks like bin for mine
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siredux:
Nothing to do pretty much, same happened to me and there's no fix for that
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S4rk:
I think the problem it's the Stock ROM we try flash, because the software version it's different.

I try flash with this ROM [XT1541_OSPREY_RETEU_6.0_MPI24.65-33.1_cid7_subsidy-DEFAULT_CFC__v2.xml], and i could flashing all files without errors, but still looping on motorola logo.

<software_version version="osprey_reteu-user 6.0 MPI24.65-33.1 1 release-keysM8916_2020629.41.03.21.51R"/>

M8919_2020613.22.03.21.29R osprey_emea - Original
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bower123456:
if you manage to sort it please let me know
[Xiaomi Mi 4C] dashcsn:
Hi guys!

I got a MI 4c last week while I was on China. But now I'm facing a problem, I installed the play store, Google services, also the Google Contact apk and Calendar...Even though, I can't get my contacts from my Google account synced.

Anyone knows how to solve it?

Checked the Miui forum but couldn't find any help.

Thanks!
[Xiaomi Mi 4C] Kéno40:
How did you put Playstore on it?

I think you should have erased everything and install Xiaomi.eu directly to start fressh with no problems...

Is your bootloader blocked (by installing a recent dev Rom)?
[Xiaomi Mi 4C] dashcsn:
It's simple, just downloads the apks of play store and Google services, install them and reboot.

I prefer to use the Chinese rom, but I need my contacts back :/
[Xiaomi Mi 4C] ice-it:
Have you tried to check permission of Google apps? Maybe try to give autostart to play services... If nothing work I suggest you to download and flash Opengapps...
[Xiaomi Mi 4C] k_gula1985:
Hey

Just install Google Contact Sync. Will work.
[Xiaomi Mi 4C] dashcsn:
Found somewhere a Google Downloader from a miui forum, and installed Google Contact sync and it worked.

Thx guys
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Niko1798:
Hi guys, i really need help. I was trying to upgrade my XT1068 to marshmallow and i've flashed a file that bricked my device and now it doesn't initiate. At first, when i plugged in the phone to my PC, it was recognized as "qhsusb_bulk" but now my PC doesn't recognize my phone when i plug it in. On device manager appears: "Unknown device (device request descriptor failed)"

What can i do?? i am desperate :(

please answer me!!

EDIT: Sorry for bad english, it's not my native language