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[Sony Xperia X Performance Guides, News, & Discussi] Abhayk722:
yes, it's always good to hear from the company as it would be genuine n not fake news....

also i got a heads up from the Support app in my phone that 7.0 is arriving...(see attached screenshot)...

now comes the worst bit ...The Long Wait...

[IMG="long wait"]http://www.adoptionhelp.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/long-wait.gif[/IMG]

come on Sony....
[Sony Xperia X Performance Guides, News, & Discussi] HellRoot:
And we did not expect Sony to deliver android 7 or what? ?
[Nexus 5X General] karthik432:
Google already started work on the first Nougat maintenance release, that will bring continued refinements and polish, and Google planning to bring that to you this fall as a developer preview. Stay tuned!

You have to be on Android Beta Program to get these updates.
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] itskapil:
Sony took to its blog to confirm list of devices up in its plans to receive Android Nougat. And it includes the Xperia X. yes, the obvious thing, but goo to know, right?

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[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] MegaSharkXDA:
Hopefully it will correct the typing issues... XD
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] tocirah1:
I've been looking to buy the Honor 8, but I'm having trouble finding a resource that will actually give me all the specs, so I have some questions that I'd like clarified with some proof if possible:

UPDATE: Here are the answers I've gathered so far

Is the 1080p display AMOLED or LTPS IPS? If AMOLED, is it pentile or RGB? 1080p RGB LTPS IPS.

Is the USB-C connector USB 2.0 or USB 3.0? USB 2.0

Would a Qualcomm QuickCharge 2.0 charger work to fast-charge the phone? No

Is the bootloader unlockable? i.e. is it going to be easy to root the device? Likely to be in the future.

Do both the monochrome and color cameras actually contribute to the photo? I've seen JerryRigEverything's review (https://youtu.be/Z2Cmf_fYgvE?t=305) of the Huawei P9 that claims the Monochrome Sensor effectively does not contribute to photos. Could someone please post photos with the monochrome sensor covered/uncovered in low-light situations? Both cameras definitely do something: https://youtu.be/oRXSrt5DGkw?t=426

Are the lenses the same as on the Huawei P9, which were very high quality? Yes https://youtu.be/IRQIL1RkdiQ?t=2m5s﻿

Thanks in advance!
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] evilkitty69:
I'm not actually an Honor 8 owner, I decided on the OP3 instead but have done so much research that I can answer a few of your questions ;)

1) It's LTPS

2) Neither, it's USB Type-C 1.0

3) I expect you'd need to use whatever official cable Huawei spits out, surely one is supplied with the phone?

4) Yes it is possible to unblock the bootloader however they don't make the job as easy as with the OP3 because you need to get an unlock code from Huawei...

5) I think its only purpose it to permit you to change focus post-capture?

6)The camera lenses are not the same, not with that price haha, no Leica branding here!

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The full specifications can be found here, I'm not sure if they're 100% correct:

http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_honor_8-8195.php
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] mgbotoe:
Is the 1080p display AMOLED or LTPS IPS? If AMOLED, is it pentile or RGB?

It is LTPS IPS

Is the USB-C connector USB 2.0 or USB 3.0?

It is USB-C Connector USB 2.0

Would a Qualcomm QuickCharge 2.0 charger work to fast-charge the phone?

Yes, but it will not be in the same speed you are use to ....let say, for 1+3 Dash charger. But honestly...it is pretty fast.

Is the bootloader unlockable? i.e. is it going to be easy to root the device?

Bootloader is NOT unlocked at the moment, but it is unlockable. We are hoping Honor makes it easier to receive the unlock code...with the unlock code it is as easy as fastboot bootloader, fastboot unlock oem

If you need external unlock, can use DCUnlockr ...which is made supported as of 8/18. But you need to pay them :([/B]
[*]Do both the monochrome and color cameras actually contribute to the photo? I've seen JerryRigEverything's review ([URL="https://youtu.be/Z2Cmf_fYgvE?t=305"]https://youtu.be/Z2Cmf_fYgvE?t=305[/URL]) of the Huawei P9 that claims the Monochrome Sensor effectively does not contribute to photos. Could someone please post photos with the monochrome sensor covered/uncovered in low-light situations?
[B]Perhaps someone else can chime in on this one, will have to look later. But from the unveiling, it was said they work together.
[/B]
[*]Are the lenses the same as on the Huawei P9, which were very high quality?
[B]They both use the same dual lenses but do not quote me on this, just did a quick reading around! The reviewer owns the device as well[URL="http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/huawei-honor-8-hands-on/"]Source.[/URL] [/B]
[/LIST]

Source(s):
Myself, attended the unveiling.
[URL="https://store.hihonor.com/us/honor-8/specification"]Hihonor (Officialy Website)[/URL]
[URL="http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_honor_8-8195.php"]GSMarena[/URL] P.S GSMarena were "leaked" information, and 98% of it is correct, while the rest has not been updated after release.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] tocirah1:
My question I guess is would a Quickcharger 2.0 charger be able to "talk" to the phone properly so I can get 9V2A charging (which is the fastest the phone can charge iirc).

Additional question: does the phone come with a case if I preordered from Best Buy? It seems that most other retailers are including the case, but I'm not sure if it's just in the box or something.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] mgbotoe:
Yes, the phone should be able to properly communicate between the 9V2A charging unit.

As for best buy, not that I have seen. You will have to reach out to them for a complete answer to that.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] PalakMi:
- its IPS

-usb 3.0

-no QC 2.0 won't work (because the kirin processor)

-the bootloader is not unlockable (yet)

-expect root a short while after bootloader unlock.

-JerryRig review explains what cameras do.

-and it has the same performance in camera as the p9

I hope it helped you.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] tocirah1:
PocketNow has cleared up some questions about the usage of the second sensor:

https://youtu.be/oRXSrt5DGkw?t=426
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] PalakMi:
That camera review was great, I don't know why honor didn't include OIS and 4K :/
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] DigiGoon:
Yes, kirin 950 supports native 10-bit 4k encoding, but I'm too confused that why didn't they put it there. The cameras also should be able to record 4k. :D :D
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] PalakMi:
Wuuuut, that's awesome
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] EcPercy:
I hear that it has something to do with the Mali-T880 MP4 being the weak link.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] rajesh8991:
Yes its quite hard to root the phone but trust xda....it isn't impossible..
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] DigiGoon:
Nope, Mali-T880 MP4 is 4K ready, maybe Honor brings it in the future updates.

As they already promised 24 Months of updates. :D :D :)
[HTC Tornado] petest:
Hi, I've got a sda2 coming (which i think is a tornado). This is my first smartphone as opposed to pda touchscreen phone (replacing spv m700 / trinity). Anyway, I know what my favorite/essential software for the trinity is but not sure about what will be worth installing on the sda. Has anyone got any recommendations for essential software / tweaks? Also while I'm here and before I use the search function ( for which I might get a slap wrist), what car mount / cradle do you guys recommend?

Thanks in advance

Pete
[HTC Tornado] NiTroGenious:
T-Mobile SDA II is an HTC Hurricane (such as Qtek 8200, i-Mate SP4m, Dopod 566 and 586, O2 XDA Phone and Orange SPV C550). Please post to the appropriate forum category.
[HTC Tornado] petest:
Thanks for putting me straight. Will post my question in the hurricane section, at least I know now which model the sda2 is.

Thanks again
[Acer Iconia A500] Teppichschaum:
Hello,

I have an Iconia A200 that I tried to flash with the latest Imni-Rom 4.4.4 .

So far I had a lot of obstacles cause of missing Knowledge, but status is now:

- Bootloader CWM 6.045 installed and unlocked

- Had issues with formatting/mounting, but fixed.

- Flashed Omnirom, but it doesnt boot up -> Unable to purge /Data

Now I cannot 'use' the Data Partition.

I tried the codeblock this Codeblock via ADB:

1) mke2fs -j -b 4096 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8
2) tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index -C 1 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8
3) e2fsck -fy /dev/block/mmcblk0p8

The first Command i had to repeat 20 times, cause it always stopped at

'Writing inode tables: 72/224'

The second Command does not work.

The third says me:

Code:

e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
e2fsck: Superblock invalid, trying backup blocks...
e2fsck: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/block/mmcblk0p8

The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2
filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock
is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
e2fsck -b 8193 <device>

When i try the -b Option the result is the same.

Do I have bad Blocks in the internal Memory?

Any chance to fix this?

Thanks!
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] itskapil:
Sony has made it formal that they plan to release the 7.0 update for Xperia Z3+ (or Z4).

Though, no release date, but I don't think it will happen this year. Q1 2017 looks likely.

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[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] Culex316:
Yeah, I would expect them to update the Z3+ to Nougat...although I am not holding my breath for a quick update either.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] davisml:
Hopefully I'll be on a Nexus before it happens. This is the biggest mistake I've ever purchased. Camera is total crap. Always had been. Then I'll put a bullet thru this overpriced POS.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] Trilliard:
Me too, looking for the smaller 2016 htc nexus. Have three 2015 flagships here to sell... hopefully it will nearly bring the price of a new one hehe. This is my first and last sony device.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] tanago:
will z3+ DUAL get it?
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] gaurav_15:
yes all the dual sim versions will get nougat..
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] Omega200:
Official in xperia support
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] bustr85:
and the battery life is poo
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] LMcR92:
7.0 AOSP build instructions are up. [MENTION=3037651]zacharias.maladroit[/MENTION] could you go hand in hand with someone on this side to bring some rom builds across to us?
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] zacharias.maladroit:
well, the Snapdragon 810 is a power-hungry, intermediate step to the Snapdragon 820, "Kryo architecture",

for Sony or Qualcomm it's one of the first ARM64 (64bit) processors,

also it seems that the mixed ARM64, ARM (32bit + 64bit) Android experience is far from optimized.

Hopefully this changes with e.g. Nougat

You get more power compared to e.g. ARM Cortex A15 (Snapdragon 800, 801),

however the efficiency is around 15-25% worse at least for Cortex A53 (little cores), under heavy load, the Cortex A57 cores should be more efficient,

to really get the most out of it (not only focusing on e-peen comparisons of e.g. Antutu Benchmarks) in terms of Battery runtime,

you could do some "weird" modifications, which I'm sure not everyone would be happy with:

e.g. overclocking the A53 cores way more (depending of cores if the SoC can take it), and limiting big cores (A57) to e.g. only 2 and slightly underclocking it (similar to Snapdragon 808),

then doing several modifications to the HMP scheduling algorithm to aggregate apps more aggressively on already running cores, etc. etc.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] zacharias.maladroit:
Remember, that the cam on the Z4/Z3+ still might suffer from the "fisheye" behavior and essentially making the pictures taken unusable,

don't know if it was fixed or improved with the new camera blobs (or if they are only available to the Z5 family)
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] Quarx:
[MENTION=3037651]zacharias.maladroit[/MENTION], camera colors and video rec fixed. I just use selfcompiled cm13 for E6533.

Trying fix DS, no luck yet, but sim in slot1 works fine :)
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] zacharias.maladroit:
[MENTION=513620]Quarx[/MENTION] great to read/hear !

can you please share and/or upload the progress on e.g. github that you make regarding Dual SIM support ?

android_device_ivy changes ? android_devicy_kitakami changes ? kernel changes ? [obviously it needs to be compiled with the dual sim variant dts/dt* files]

would be nice if we perhaps could get on the right track for good and finally get it working :good:

Thanks
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] fromhungarytolnacounty:
Good luck guys, tester here.
[Xperia Z5 General] itskapil:
It didn't need an announcement probably, but Sony has confirmed its plans to release (no date given though) Android 7.0 update for Xperia Z5, among other devices.

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[Xperia Z5 General] BrainstormPL:
I hope for a new UI from Xperia X family and some new feautres from 7.0 like notification direct reply and multi-window view.
[Xperia Z5 General] spaha-bih:
All i want is new status bar and multiscreen.
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
Oh God, I don't think I'm ready to get on the hype-train just yet. Just like it's too early to get excited about Christmas :)
[Xperia Z5 General] iain26:
wouldn't expect to see it till at least April next year going by previous updates by Sony
[Xperia Z5 General] G4B33:
No z3? Thats interesting.. Then why did they release the previews on it?.. It's f***ing stupid. Just like last year with the z,z1 series -.-
[Xperia Z5 General] hickup:
Honestly? I'd like to receive early updates following the Google patch cycle. Constantly.
[Xperia Z5 General] mugglearchitect:
I saw somewhere (forget where it was) that considering how fast (or slow) Sony update their devices, roll-out will probably start by February 2017. It also says Samsung will do by January-February of the same year.

Sad. I want it now. Lol
[Xperia Z5 General] danw_oz:
lol, that is about when we should expect it

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Welcome to Sony, one of the reasons my next phone will not be Sony unless they wake up an provide an updated phone that is up to specs or better thn it's competitors at the same/similar price point

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Actually you are probably closer :eek:
[Xperia Z5 General] furkandeger:
All I want is a fast camera with no shutter lag or whatsoever.
[Xperia Z5 General] gamer649:
This is one of the main reasons I'm planning on ditching Sony when I get my next phone, this and increasingly poor build quality.
[Xperia Z5 General] Wasted1300RPEU:
expect 7.0 upodate for Sony around late november. Since this yearly android update is released earlier and OEMs had acces to the code much sooner thus we'll get the update sooner. You guys are way too pessimistic about this
[Xperia Z5 General] iain26:
we're pessimistic because we know what Sony are like with updates and doubt there going to change now
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Guess what guys, they get ready for it...

Xperia Home just rolled an update. Read the log.

Xperia Z5 E6653 w/ Tapatalk
[Xperia Z5 General] decomposed:
Considering the number of devices to get this update is really small, I assume we should get is very soon and definitely BEFORE the christmas.

Otherwise it will be another shame for Sony...
[Xperia Z5 General] ricodredd:
Hang on a sec...we're not pessimistic - we're not delusional either. It's almost September now. What's the latest Z5 security patch level? Oh yeah, 1st April. So "wee little" security patches are 5 months behind but you guys reckon the entire Operating System, Android Nougat will drop within the next 4 months?!?

Dream on guys. Wish you were right but...
[Xperia Z5 General] Sh4rkill3r:
I preferible stability over speed. I didnt have a single crash or reboot with z5 sibce i bought las year

Enviado desde mi Sony Xperia Z5 utilizando Tapatalk
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Admittedly, Sony update is not keeping up with Security patches from Google, unless they include it in a bigger bugfix/major upgrade release. So I wouldn't take that as a reference.

We were all disappointed for the late MM release by Sony, but I don't think N will bring so many dramatic changes from M, as M brought from L.

Also, I don't think they have a flagship series replacement on their agenda until February, a it happened during MM preparation.

Let's just stay optimistic. ;)

Xperia Z5 E6653 w/ Tapatalk
[Xperia Z5 General] TheCraig:
After the time it took for Marshmallow I hope Sony can get it out by Christmas, there is no excuse anymore to not release an update when Google release previews themselves. This isn't ICS which was more or less a complete overhaul of Android.

This is a minor update in comparison to ICS, Marshmallow was minor but took half a year for Sony to roll out. Hope Sony can get 7.0 out by November, I expect perhaps one more update after that before support is ended, but by then I will probably get a new phone.
[Xperia Z5 General] FYLin21:
LLabtoofer said HTC M8 and other Snapdragon 800/801 devices won't get 7.0 as Qualcomm will no longer support their drivers. I think it is likely Sony will bring features from the previews to the Z3, but it won't be the true 7.0, just the developer build - the same goes for other devices like the Nexus 5 and OnePlus One.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Sounds like a power button problem.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cypressjr:
If it was a power button problem it shouldnt be rebooting again and again? My phone works for 2 seconds and then its dead
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Your phone should not turn on by itself after inserting the battery.

So it's definitely something related to the power button.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mathieu0524:
my softkey on my note3 (sm-n900w8) stop working after a update to 5.0. i did a lot researche on the web but no clue

here what i did

first: *#2663# to check the version

phone touch key fw 0x09

part touch key fw 0x12

try to do a touch key fw update the phone give me an error about version number is higher already installed

secound: tried to find hlte_cypress_tkey.bin to do the update manualy but i couldn`t find it anywhere. i found this site github.c0m/friedrich420/Note-3-AEL-Kernel/tree/master/firmware/tkey/ I downloaded hlte_cypress_tkey.fw

copied it on my phone renamed it to hlte_cypress_tkey.bin next I did *#2663# and clicked on touch key fw update (internal storage) reboot voila! it did work!!!!! :laugh:

the version now is

phone touch key fw 0x10

part touch key fw 0x10

im so happy I hope this tuto gone a help someone

sorry for my bad anglish

P.S change the 0 by o in the web
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blah265:
Thanks! I can confirm this solution DID work!

No root or anything required! :D

Here's exactly what I did:

Downloaded and rename htle_cypress_tkey.fw to htle_cypress_tkey.bin from the OP link

Place the file in internal storage

Dial *#2663#, waited a minute for the program to open

Tapped "Touch key FW Upgrade (Internal Storage)" and waited until the dialog disappeared

The touch keys were working at this point, as intended, but I reboot just incase

Everything works!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acerlover82:
Bringing back an old thread yes I know...best fix ever. worked like a charm TY
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ch-gz:
omg, this is works like a charm. So many thanks!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CHEN821122:
Hi, could you send your htle_cypress_tkey.bin to me?

I can not find it online.

Chen821122@hotmail.com
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CHEN821122:
Hi Asem Harun,

Thank you for you email. However, you hind your email address.. so I can't reply you. if you can send me htle_cypress_tkey.bin file, that is great.

Thanks.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stonedead:
Download it here https://github.com/friedrich420/Note-3-AEL-Kernel/tree/master/firmware/tkey
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bob24260:
Pure Genius

I genuinely appreciate this fix. It was driving me nuts.Thank you!????
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spazmogen:
I too thank you all! I have working keys again!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexna3:
worked like a charm. really newbie in this area. I spent hours to recover my chat history I had with my girl friend that I broke up a couple of days ago only to have failed because I don't even know how to operate my phone properly and by the time I went all through this process my phone was bricked and I had to download the new firmware to get this going again(good that I figured out this far). But, my back button was lost and it stopped working. I spent good 5 hours to figure this out and I am so glad that I found this out now. My girl is gone! but my phone is alive... sad day. But, thank you guys for the help!! soo soo sooo much! love you.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] denpanosekai:
This worked for me!!! Merci Mathieu
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidChris88:
Thank you all!!

I just wanted to thank all for tutorial it worked great first try. Now lets look around to see what I can mess up next. hehe ThanX XDA and all that make it what it is.

:D Chris in the North :D
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jackku:
Hi, Can you tell me where you put this file on your phone? Thank you.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galakanokis:
I just had to do this, bought a used Note 3. Just put the file in the root of your internal storage, basically /storage/emulated/0

Works great.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtrakill101:
I will try this!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jays note 2:
Big THUMBS UP!!!!!

Worked a treat....It became annoying not being able to use my back bottom without having to pull the S pen.

Now after updating the firmware and without a restart Back Button worked straight away.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kmar1991:
github Link not working

can't download from your github link :crying::(!! please give me any google drive/ dropbox/other link/email me. my email: kaziasif000002@gmail.com. Please give me this file. Thanks in Advance.:)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] comptech1:
Where to place htle_cypress_tkey.bin

Hi, thanks for your help, I have also lost the menu & back keys on my Note 3 & it's driving me crazy.

I have downloaded & renamed the file, but I cannot seem to figure out where to put it!

any help would be appreciated. thanks!

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AHHH! I got it!

I just put it into the main directory, not in any folders & it worked perfectly!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yahia Angelo:
Tnx so much bro....this solved my problem
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D-Dawg:
You are a life saver!!!!! I searched everywhere for a solution, wiped my phone 4 times, changed a bunch of settings downloaded an app that kind of worked but not really and was about to give up. You, sir, are a hero!!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidicusDecimus:
Thank you!! This worked for me!!! So much looking and I finally found a solution because of you!! :good::highfive:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icon_x:
Thank you so much for this! I have been pulling my hair out over it since upgrading to Lolipop last summer, and had given up, going back to 4.4.2.

My phone was showing phone FW 0x10, and 0x12 for part's FW.

I was a bit concerned when, after flashing, it stated the part's FW ver was 0xfffffb, but after a reboot, it is now 0x10 for both part and phone FW.