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[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] TheEndHK:
The development is there though can't compare to Z1c/Z3c. Z5c got one custom rom(xpower) which is working good and two custom stock kernels( AndroPlus and OM5Z), Z5c also got some thermal patches to fix the heat issue. Not to mention it got TA partiton backup no avoid warranty with root.

XC hardware is better(other than no water resistance and gpu slower) but it will real take a long time for DRM patch and TA backup. At this time, Z5c is much more mature bcoz XC just born out. I'll recommend Z5c in this year with better support and cheaper price. For the user who don't root no doubt to get XC.

I'm thinking to up to XC next year when DRM, TA, cam mod all ready. I won't consider XC now bcoz without DRM the camera at low light is bad, no point to get a camera worse than Z5c, root is almost a must to me.

The Sony sales is decreased so the development is slow now.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] charliebigpot:
At this point I'm even wondering if it's not worth buying a Z3C, I don't think that there was a big difference between the z5c and z3c from a hardware perspective and the mods seem to work on both. I think the only advantage of the z5c was the better water proofing.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] TheEndHK:
Buying a Z3c? Do you mean XC? If you are speaking to Z3c, the different is still large enough there. The Z3c camera focus is very bad, Z5c performed much much better in this area with phase detection focus added. The Z5c screen and speaker also a bit better.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] charliebigpot:
I did mean the Z3c ;) but it's unbelievable that where I live there's almost no price difference between the z3c and z5c. I think I'll wait until more people bought the XC and then we'll see - cheers for your pov!
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] TheEndHK:
Z3c .....

1. camera focus real bad

2. white balance is bad even worse than z1c

3. many have touch screen issues after 1 year

4. no android 7.0 from sony

5. front cam 2MP

I don't see any reason to get z3c again, either z5c or xc will blow it.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] PuffDaddy_d:
This is quickly getting off topic, but there are some tradeoffs that you didn't mention:

The Z3C has:

1. Better battery life

2. Less heat issues (camera app doesn't shut down as often)

3. Personally, I think is the better looking phone

But back to the photo quality. It appears that Sony makes tiny improvements with each phone release, but none of them are enough to truly compete with Samsung and Apple. Even LG and One Plus have better cameras the past couple of years. I wish Sony would finally utilize Optical Image Stabilization so we can take better pictures. It's nice to have, but I don't need cinema quality videos from my cell phone. I'm not a movie creator, but if I was, I'd probably use a proper video recorder.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] TheEndHK:
A bit(long) off-topic to XC now.

I've to disagree all. It's not easy to distinguish which is better nowadays in 2016, they've all got pros and cons. In the real old day, Samsung and Apple were overall much better. I've owned Z1c, Z5c, S6(sold), G3 and my friends got G5, IP6 and IP6s plus.

Z3c got excellent battery with KK, on LP/MM the battery performance decreased that had been confirmed by so many guys on net. They are pretty much identical now or Z3c leads at a small margin. Z5c does heat, the best firmware is .224 in my experiences but since charliebigpot mentioned he will root the phone, heating isn't a big problem to him bcoz we got some thermal mods working good though the phone still hot. Z1c with metal bump got best looking, Z3c and Z5c are at identical level.

In Andorid, Samsung win hands down during at focus, camera speed, photo/video artifacts handing and OIS but the white balance(heavy yellow cast) and auto exposure(always over or lower exposure) is the worst I've ever seen. The true is I never use S6 to take any serious photo but S6 is good as a camera phone or post to facebook/Internet, most people prefer Samsung bcoz they are using in this way, just shot some casual photo.

LG got best color and quality and functions. LG is the best now but Samsung somewhats better on focus and OIS. Apple stable overall and very easy to use but Sony and LG indeed got better color. The conclusion is Samsung and Apple are the fastest, more predicable so most guys prefer them for daily live photo but that doesn't mean they are best, they are just the best casual camera.

The Z5c focus is way better than my Z1c like 3x faster and accurate, not a tiny improvement.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] vispinet:
Is it just me or the pictures with this phone are incredibly grainy? I have the impression the processing software tries to over-sharpen the photos, so in the end they look full of digital artifacts and very grainy... This is also due to the fact that in auto mode the ISO level is always very high! So it is way better to use the manual mode. However, this does not completely solve the issue... and shooting with the app "open camera" delivered better results for me.. I am considering to return the phone, because a good camera is important for me, but I'm really uncertain because I love the phone in any other respect...
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] vispinet:
Edit:, I attach 2 photos:, one shot in manual mode (0016) and one in auto mode (0017). The one shot in manual mode is for me more realistic (the room was not that bright as in the other one, where you also see the parts of the wall closest to the light are over-exposed). However, zoom in at the door edges, they are soft and blurry. I have never seen an issue like this. Is my device defective or is the Sony camera so crappy. Maybe my expectations are too high because I come from. Lumia 930... Please advise because I'm considering returning the phone...
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] PuffDaddy_d:
Looks like your hand shook in the darker image. But yes, the Auto Mode will always prioritize cranking up ISO in low light photos, and the noise reduction is hyper aggressive, resulting in soft looking images. This is how Sony programs all of its phone cameras. I would never buy a Sony phone for its camera alone; otherwise, you will be disappointed. It's not a terrible phone, it just doesn't look as good or work as fast as other point and shoot cameras.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] vispinet:
Don't get me wrong, in the end I don't find the camera to be so average... Actually I wish photos looked softer.. I think the phone over-sharpens everything and probably that is the cause of all the grains you see especially in the dark areas... E.g. I took a pic of my girlfriend in a restaurant. My hand shook and was expecting to see a blurry image. What I saw was grains all over... It's like the phone tries to sharpen things at all costs. In these cases I would prefer to see a blurry image so that I notice right away that the photo is not good and I have a chance to re-take it.. Like this you only see it when you zoom a bit (even to real size) and the photo looks terrible...
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] rzepa90:
Maybe this is just camera app issue?
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] sman789:
Here's the same scenario photo, all auto, the 4:3 photos are on the 23mp setting while the 16:9 photos are 8mp. I'm not a camera buff but I think they look good. https://www.flickr.com/gp/31725264@N03/2d2332
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] vispinet:
I love this phone but the camera is just soooo bad.

Look at this picture taken at the European Commission in auto mode. There is plenty of light and yet there is lots of noise and blurriness. So disappointing...
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] PuffDaddy_d:
That is pretty bad. Were you using the 8 mp setting for less noise?
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] vispinet:
I think unfortunately I was using 20 mpx... Do you find that switching to 8 mpx improves the situation?
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] rzepa90:
What's the point of putting 23mpix camera when only 8mpix can take good pictures?
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] vispinet:
I kinda agree with you... This is so disappointing... The pictures look decent if you don't zoom in.. But then again what's the point in having a monster 23 megapixel sensor?
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] PuffDaddy_d:
Sony uses the high resolution sensor to down sample the images from 23mp to 8. This theoretically allows for greater detail with less noise. According to Sony, you'll get the best pics using 8mp resolution when shooting in auto mode.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] vispinet:
I took two pictures in the same conditions. One at 20 megapixels (DSC_0118) and one at 8 (DSC_0115).

Overall, I'm not so unhappy about the results. What bothers me is that the light on the building was actually purple. But no matter how many times I take the picture, it comes out blueish...

Still I can't tell if the 8 mpx is better than the 20 mpx...
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Outpapa:
Awesome camera

I just got my XC and I'm really surprised about the camera. It's very sharp, oversampling does a great job. You can get lots of details even on 8 Mp setting.

I just made a test yesterday: I tried to take a macro shot of a computer screen in 20 Mp. Then zoom in to the picture: the pixels of the screen were easily distinguishable.

Here are some of my shots:

[IMG="Macro shot"]http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/277554DSC0041.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Flower"]http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/841289DSC0042.jpg[/IMG]
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] eksasol:
Surprisingly I really like this camera. I honestly enjoy the photos from it more than my iPhone 7. It's just the way Sony post process their image. It detects the color temperature better, the photos are never ultra blue, doesn't over sharpen like every other Android phones, and maybe unrealistic but it saturate up the colors. Problem I have with iPhone is the color temperature is always screwed up.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] volcolm:
Has anyone tested this camera with video? How is the quality?

Thinking of mounting to my bicycle via gimble for image stabilization (just need to find a good chicken). It'll be good security in my neck of the woods, being water resistant makes it perfect. I'll use my old crappy Moto G 3rd gen as a rear camera. I'm thinking the same device would also improve IQ on still photos also.

Is the lens glass or plastic? It was never actually answered in this thread.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] eksasol:
The lens is glass, it has to be for a device at this price. Haven't used the camera much, but my impression is it's very detailed in the day and not very good at night due to lack of OIS. Try searching for "X Compact camera" on YouTube.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Starlith:
I recently upgraded from the Z3 Compact and I have to say I'm extremely happy with this phone. I had to work extremely hard to get a decent photo with the Z3C. This camera the quality is crisp the speed is better but the focus is much better, it even has the iPhone style touch focus with white balance. Here's a few images on my flickr, some had a bit of lens flare due to the glare from the sun (doesn't help shooting at midday) the camera has performed admirably on my short travels and Superior Auto is much better. I only changed to Manual if I wasn't satisfied with the auto white balance which was mainly in green forests. The screen is much better than previous Sony Phones for color accuracy and it helps knowing what your image looks like using your phone screen. Very happy with this phone even if it is classed as a Upper Mid Range, the camera and the features blows anything small out of the water.

My partner used her iPhone SE on our travels so I'll try and get a comparison of the images we took of the same scenes.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] tempurastyle:
I used to have problems with superior auto mode when it started to get dark, so after doing some research, switching to manual mode does help a lot. Also what really helps to take good photos during the day is the superb display. This is the first phone I can really use under bright sunlight without compromise.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Squrl888:
Wonderful photos!! They look like they should be on Sony's X Compact webpage. That wide angle lens looks great for landscape shots (except for the distortion on the left of course). Did you do any editing to the photos?

I would be interested in those SE photos. I'm thinking about getting an X compact or an SE but leaning towards the X Compact because of the camera.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Starlith:
You are right about the distortion which is something I never noticed on the Z3C, that's something a software update could fix or even photo editing. I used no editing for those photos it was all just point and shoot, it definitely helps living in a country with beautiful natural scenery.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Squrl888:
How would you fix the distortion in editing? I'm not really familiar with photography and just getting into it. Would it involve a lot of work or are there some pretty simple tools out there to fix it?

If you don't mind can you please weigh in on macro shots with the X Compact? I hear it's pretty difficult to get good macro shots with it.

Really beautiful scenery, makes me want to go hiking :)
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] dlshadow:
The software seems to be missing something. The superior auto is not always consistent and the manual mode is not very user friendly having to look through settings to find some of the controls.

Now, don't get me wrong. The camera is good and so are the colors though the system UI could be way better and more intuitive.

Also, why the hell don't we have access to the scene menu at the full resolution of the camera? I find that ridiculous. I need to downgrade the resolution to 8mpx to select a scene.... :( am I missing something?

Last yet not least the panorama mode also doesn't take advantage of the high resolution. And that's quite sad.
[Galaxy Grand 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahusak:
My phone: Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 LTE (ms01lt the SM-G7105-Noble-Rom)

When I install xposed

[Xposed is not (yet) compatible with the Android SDK version 22 or your processor architecture (armeab v7 A).]

[CAN NOT LINK EXECUTABLE DEPENDENCIES: library "libdvm.so" not found]

I do have to say that the emergency aid

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telefonum : Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 LTE (ms01lte-SM-G7105-Noble Rom)

xposed yükleyeceğim zaman

[Xposed is not (yet) compatible with Android SDK version 22 or your processor architecture (armeabi v7a).]

[CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE DEPENDENCIES : library "libdvm.so" not found]

böyle diyor ne yapmam gerek acil yardım

birde http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=3034811

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[Palm Treo 750] mm107:
Long time reader, first time poster =]

Just wondering if i can use the same WM update as everyone else? I paid for a program to unlock my treo 750 to work for T-mobile when i first bought it.

I would like to upgrade to WM 6.0, i have done alot of reading, know how to do it, but not sure if i do upgrade to wm6.0 with the atnt rom, it might 'lock' the phone again.

Can anyone clarify this.
[Palm Treo 750] summiter:
Flash away podna..it won't lock your device.
[OnePlus 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] andyman_187:
Can someone try:

Download YAMTT (yet another multitouch test) app

Go to touch tester

Put one finger on the screen, then wiggle/move it slowly

On my unit when I do this, small movements are not tracked instantly. I need to move my finger a lot before the movement gets tracked. I notice this when playing FPS games like MC5, it's really hard to aim. Also when using the brightness slider, it's hard to make small adjustments.

Anyone else got this issue?

TIA!
[OnePlus 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] piotrkruczek:
Just downloaded.

Works fine on mine.

Got a bit problem with right side of the screen tho. Sometimes when I try to press "Send" button (eg. Messangers and different inputs with send button close to the edge) it doesn't recognize press and I have to press like twice/3 times.
[OnePlus 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] otonieru:
Mine is perfectly fine
[OnePlus 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] andyman_187:
Here's a video of the issue:

https://youtu.be/IMIeAgVvsUk
[OnePlus 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] andyman_187:
OTA 3.2.6 seems to have fixed this issue. Awesome
[Device Repair] Larry3:
I'm asking for anybody's help to find firmware and a flash tool to flash my Coolpad Catalyst.

I successfully rooted my Coolpad with iroot and KingRoot.When KingRoot rebooted my device I then used iroot which installed KingRoot soon after it was rooted.I bricked my device trying to flash something without twrp or cwm.

Please help:crying:
[Xiaomi Redmi 3 Questions & Answers] supreeth.techlover:
From what i've observed , Even if you have the right Mi Account signed in , On your device and the same account has the boot loader unlock permission , The unlock fails ( stuck at 50 % with " can't verify device " error ) . Provided you have all the right drivers , Usb Debugging is on etc , There is a chance of the MIUI Version ( On the MI Account at Mi Forums's "Personal info" ) NOT matching with the current miui version on the device .

To verify this , i downgraded my RN3 to 6.8.18 from 6.9.9 ( global stable ) , as that was the miui version mentioned in my account details , and the boot loader unlock SUCCEEDED !!

There seems to be some error with MI account not updating the miui version as it changes on the device . Waiting for a solution , Hope this helps xD
[Xiaomi Redmi 3 Questions & Answers] jokerpappu:
Ypu have to be in china dev rom to unlock bootloader.bootloaders cant be unlocked on global dev stable or china stable.you have to be on china dev so flash china dev rom and try again
[Xiaomi Redmi 3 Questions & Answers] supreeth.techlover:
Sorry my bad , 6.9.9 is actually Global developer , so is 6.8.18..... since 6.8.18 was the one identified on my account , the bootloader was successfully unlocked in that
[Xiaomi Redmi 3 Questions & Answers] kevin mitnick:
you were wrong room. this is redmi 3 discussion. otherwise you were asked about kenzo aka redmi note 3 snapdragon
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] nebulaoperator:
Even though I have disabled this feature in advanced wi-fi menu as soon as there are new wi-fi connection avaialble and my 4g is on phone keeps on working hard to find new wi-fi.

Wi-fi toggle is on. I don't have the same problem on my Moto G 3 gen. Do you guys have the same problem? Or I miss something here? Thanks
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] snapdesign:
wifi + is off or on?
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ww222:
Hi

My phone won't turn on after overnight charging.

Won't charge

Won't enter to recovery

And won't enter downloading mode.

I used soft reset but not turn on

Plz help me
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nsxla:
Hi did you find a solution
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMadScientist:
Mine just did this. My battery died all at once was at 93% then bam wouldnt turn on.

I could plug in hold download mode andnit would flash note 5 screen for split second.

If ure in u.s. try a battery from ebay. 4.99 usd. And only took 4 days. And shes alive again
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nsxla:
Thanks man will give it a shot - it's just odd how the screen went blank with not even any sort of sound , haptic feedback - rather just the notification light blinking. Will update after a battery swap. I already have the phone pried open.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] njaya95:
I have a Z3+ Dual, yesterday it just went blank, I was listening to music and suddenly the screen went off and the music also stopped. I thought it was a random reboot so I waited but nothing happened. I just pushed the power+volume up key to shut it down. It vibrated for three times and that's it. When I tried to turn it back on nothing happened. Still now I'm pushing the keys to try and make it work and still nothing. When I try to connect it with my computer nothing happens,

The flastool says

"Device Connected in USB Debugging Off

For 2011 Devices Please make sure it is not connected in MTP mode"

That's it.

I'M REALLY WORRIED. PLEASE HELP ME.

ROM : Stock .253

Kernel : Zach's Kernel Playground

Recent Install : Amplify
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] njaya95:
I forgot to mention one thing, the back of the phone is warm which indicates that the processor is doing something..

Kindly Give a reply, it'll at least keep me from panicking :-|
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kristijan15:
Reflash it with the latest ftf and see what happens
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zemetal:
first: press power and vol up to force switch off

2nd: use flashtool to reinstal firmware

note: when flashtool ask to connect you phone (while phone is off), hold vol down and plug usb, hold vol down till the "connect phone" window disappear
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] njaya95:
I don't think it'll work, cause it's BRICKED.
[Galaxy S 4 General] munimjaffer:
This is a quick guide to enable navigation bar on gt-i9500. So first of all I tell you that you require root access for enabling navigation bar. If u don't know how to do that so, install Kingroot and root your phone with it.

So my guide starts now:

1. Install Root Browser from Google Play Store.

2. Open Root Browser and grant root access.

3. Navigate to /system/build.prop.

4. Open build.prop using Text Editor.

5. In the end, just add this line:

qemu.hw.mainkeys=0

That's it! Do a full reboot and enjoy ;)
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Kajman:
Hi,

As many cheap yoga 2 with windows appeared on market, I was looking for an answer, is it posssible to make it completely android device? Or it has to stay dual boot?
[OnePlus 3 Accessories] Mar-cel:
Has anyone tried this screen protector out?

http://www.ebay.de/itm/182189400150
[Galaxy Grand 2 General] mhs5941:
Hello Guys Some One Ported Samsung Galaxy J5 Rom To Galaxy Grand Prime !

Can Everyone Port That For Grand 2 So that is quite similar J5 No motion or not Aditya Noble Roms There Are So Beautiful But We Want Just That If Every One Can Please Help Us ! :( Thanks

I Say Just Porting J5 Stock 5.1.1 Rom To G2
[Galaxy Grand 2 General] ShehabElkhaligy:
There are alot of roms better than j5 ported rom

Like aditya roms and noble rom

Here is a video about noble rom

https://youtu.be/jc4RwKn_CzU
[Galaxy Grand 2 General] Koko2017:
مليانين عيوب يا اسطى

عاوزيين حاجة نضيفة على أبوها :cowboy:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jackbnymbl:
For all of us out there (or is it just me?) who have WM03/SE PDA's and can't run the new versions of slide2unock and S2U2, I modified the graphics from the new one to work with older versions.

The .bmp files in res.zip go into your gfx/res folder (at least on the version of S2U I'm using), replacing the ones that are already there

vclock.zip was an attempt to convert the digital clock style clockpack, but it failed due to the way bmp files/slide 2 unock handles transparency. I might continue to work on it, or might not. I posted it so anyone else can too if they want...