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[Xperia Z5 General] Anony58:
This is what i wrote to Xperia Forum yesterday reporting my issues and improvements compared to MM. Thought it may be worthy for some to share it here.

"Updated to Nougat (Customised UK) .376 yesterday and the experience has been pretty good so far, except a few bugs that are being reported.

Issues that I’ve experienced so far:

1, Speaker volume: The top speaker seems to have better bass and better highs being much louder than the bottom one that seems to be much more quiet and has more lows. Basically, the top is being much louder than before and the bottom one is being way too quiet not balancing the two.

2, Ringtone volume: When someone calls me, the ringtone volume start on max for about a second and (if 1 out of 10, 1 being low- 10 being highest) then it goes down to like 5-6 that i simply cannot hear it. It's really annoying.

3, Alarms: Using the stock app, the alarm isn't as loud as it is used to be. Using the rating scale mentioned above in ringtone, the alarm is on like 6-7. I always have it on the loudest so it actually wakes me up, that's just me. :)

4, After the update, I’ve checked if i have the issue where the other person wouldn't hear me during call. I had that issue for about half an hour after the update and than it was gone.

Improvements compared to Marshmallow 6.0.1

-I had about 2,5 hours of screen on time on marshmallow. I can now get between 3-4 hours depending on usage. (too early to report if this is going to get any better or worse as I’ve only used the phone on Nougat for a day yet)

-Fingerprint scanner is lighting fast. I had to recalibrate all of the fingerprints after the update as it only recognised one of my fingers but other than that, it's all good.

-Performance has gotten a lot better giving a butter smooth experience.

-Camera seems to be a little faster although i am still missing the shutter speed and an actual manual setting option! LISTEN UP SONY!

-The arrow that controls and drops down the volume levels for ringtone, alarms and notifications now actually appears and it shows it on the correct place.

-The phone runs pretty cool after the update, i did not experience any major heat ups even under my usual load."

I've been asked if it's a worthy upgrade and i said: if you are fine with the speaker issues than i'd definitely recommend it. (The speaker is absolutely usable, but could be annoying at times)
[Xperia Z5 General] XperiAngelRB:
A question friend. do you have activated Google Now?
[Xperia Z5 General] Sensination:
Nope, never found it to be useful. I guess this would drain the battery a lot as well. Apart from that, wifi, 4g all active, screen on 70% brightness most of the time with occasional 100%.

Here's what consumed most of battery:

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[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
I will buy this phone tomorrow ( i hope everything will be good :D ), how is it guys ? Reviews are so biased and underate a lot of phones so i want opinions from real users. Im coming from an S6, thanks guys :)
[Xperia Z5 General] reza_v:
I don't like Samsung phones, so I'd prefer Xperia devices over galaxies. But honestly, I don't think it worth upgrading from S6 to Z5. Waterproofness is a plus for Z5 but S6 has a better camera. I'd suggest you to wait till Xperia XZ get a price cut. Or if you don't care about your phone being waterproof, buy Xperia X or X compact.
[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
S6 have horrible battery life, for the X i cant my budget is very limited...i will add only 30$ for the Z5 so
[Xperia Z5 General] shehabskull:
And who told u that Z5 has a good battery life? Save your money bro.. and don't buy this device..
[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
Wow can you explain more please ? How is your experience with this phone ?
[Xperia Z5 General] shehabskull:
It is a good phone.. About battery life I got average of 4 hours with normal use.. I don't have FB nor Snapchat..

I have to mention also that Sony raped this device after the nougat update.. I mean nearly they didn't give us any goodies from their new ui in x devices.. And we got some horrible UI bugs like black statues bar in default themes.. Yes like JB days.. If u would like to try Sony products then go for Xperia X or XZ.. I would recommend Xperia X as it's the only device that has a beta testing software available...
[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
4H SOT is a dream for me, why ? Use an S6 for about a week and you will understand my friend, barely getting 2h SOT with light use....and im not the only one, check S6 forums everyone is complaining. So 4h SOT in a full day of usage ( music, fb, snap..etc ) is very good for me i will be more than happy lol, about nougat you are right, i read that nougat isnt as stable as MM and has some issues, i think i wont update. Thank you very much for your time. You can tell me more things if you like, performance,heat, smoothness, overall you know.. :good:

For the X i cant, it is more expansive and also very rare in my country, cant find one..
[Xperia Z5 General] shehabskull:
Well..

» The performance and everything else is just good.. I always make speed tests between my device (running on nougat) and my friend's device GS6E+ (running on MM) and they nearly open in the same time..

» The sound is nice but S6 is louder..

» No overheating in nougat.. They really fixed that

The only things that u will miss are :

- The ambled screen

- The camera (u will miss the manual controls)
[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
Amoled screen that will be missed i'm sure, about manual mode i almost never use them except Slow motion sometimes, thank you very much man i really appreciate your time.
[Xperia Z5 General] shehabskull:
U re welcome bro... we have an camera add-on called time shift video.. It will give u a nice slow motion experience
[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
Awesome will let you know everything tomorrow :highfive:
[Xperia Z5 General] ventureon:
Looking to flash to Nougat on my 6683 Dual but cant find any good instructions online. A lot of missing info.

Can someone please help? I use this instructions but its off

https://www.gammerson.com/2017/02/update-xperia-z5-nougat.html

Downloaded the correct ftf 376 update and also the samsung flash tool 9.

Cant find any of the folders it mentions. Do I create my own Firmware folder?

Would anyone Please help by relisting the steps in detail? Not so much detail needed, it just seems like a lot of missing info.

I am pretty tech savvy/quick learner but this is too much missing info. I can root phones, build my own computers and install air suspension on a car so please don't think I am just being lazy or dumb.

thanks in advance!!!
[Xperia Z5 General] Trasher83:
The drivers folder is under c:\flashtool, you need to install this 1st. The firmwarefolder is under c:\users\youraccountname\documents\.flashtool
[Xperia Z5 General] TimAhKin:
Nougat is ok so far, performance wise. Battery is so so. The speaker volume when a call comes in is lower.

I really hate that I need to tap twice to enable/disable WiFi or Data. What the **** was Google thinking about? It sucks.

I still have the bug where if I long press the home button to open google on tap and try to type something, the keyboard disappears and I have to type everything again. I think this is from Google as well.

And another thing that I don't think is related to Sony is the google now widget. I cannot see the icons/images on the things I get. For example on the weather card I don't see the sun/clouds icons.

Did anyone experienced the same issues?

Nougat is pretty much a mess. Yeah it's fast, responsive and has nice animations but these little things ruin the experience. Google needs to step up their game or if Sony decides to make some radical changes in the UI, I wouldn't mind.
[Xperia Z5 General] sirach252:
Everybody is praising the battery life on Sony Xperia Z5 with the new update My experience is different. With android marshmallow the battery was working perfectly – that means 1-1,5 days with everything on (wifi, bt, data connection etc.). Usually the battery would be on 60-70% at 13 o’clock when I would go out for lunch. Now, I have updated my phone to android nougat – I had 1,2 GB free and now I have 2,8 which is something completely unexpected, but great, the phone is working well and it is much faster; however I have a problem that the battery drains really quickly. That means that at 13 o’clock when I go out for lunch the battery is already only on 30-40%.

Someone has some clue what could cause such a different usage of battery. I haven’t changed anything (settings are always the same), and I haven’t installed anything (no new apps that could cause battery drain).
[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
It is recommended to perform a factory reset after a big software update, try it i'm sure it will fix your issue.
[Xperia Z5 General] shehabskull:
HI.. Just go to your installation dictionary of flashtool then open drivers folder then open that app inside.. Click next then chose fastbooot and flashtool drivers then hit install*

After finish installing these drivers.. Open your flashtool app then press that electric icon on the top left.. Then chose flashtool.. Now set the dictionary to the place u have downloaded your firmware in.. Then it should appear in a label.. Chose it.. And click flash.. Then follow app instructions

* if drivers didn't install reboot you pc while holding on shift key then go to troubleshoot advanced boot settings ( can't remember their exactly names) and press restart then it should give u a lot of options just hit 7 and reboot.. Not u should be able to install any drivers
[Xperia Z5 General] Duvel999:
Great battery life after clean install. 376 with flashtool.

All wipe selections ticked.

Only the notification bug.

Maybe back to MM
[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
Got today the Z5 and damn what a beautiful device,love the design. Can't talk about performance or battery life for now ;)
[Xperia Z5 General] martinsamus:
Xperia Z5 Dual E6633 (Customization 1298-7210 r7c) still waiting on Nougat... ?

Odoslané z E6633 pomocou Tapatalku
[Xperia Z5 General] deconfrost:
which version are you guys trying? .376 or .378?
[Xperia Z5 General] Ge B:
Is there way to suspend the system update notification, how?

After hearing of all the issues I prefer to wait before upgrading until Sony has fixed most of it. Needs root?
[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
First cycle,running marshmallow.Around 40% brightness, lot of gaming and 13h of usage.

( By the way why my status bar isnt colored? )
[Xperia Z5 General] shehabskull:
Check my thread :

https://xdaforums.com/xperia-z5/themes-apps/fix-stock-mm-themes-black-statues-bar-t3392568
[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
Thank you man great job :good:

I'm in love with this device
[Xperia Z5 General] FYLin21:
Man this what's taking them so long? TW/HK/SG still on .305. There was like no new big wave of updates this week. Do they think people in those areas don't use the Z5 anymore?

I prefer the official update over flashing as well.
[Xperia Z5 General] deconfrost:
which build is everyone complaining about
[Xperia Z5 General] goRt:
.372 was withdrawn before rollout
[Xperia Z5 General] deconfrost:
there are still .376 and .378 though
[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
Im on. 253 and very happy :victory:
[Xperia Z5 General] pss53:
Got 376 the other day, and anyone noticed bluetooth controls are not passed through ?

Links to car fine and don't have any connection issues, just before the update had track info and the ability to skip songs - Now my car head unit just says "bluetooth audio"

Tried deleting and re-adding no joy...
[Xperia Z5 General] efipso:
You are not the only one. I've never had track info on car's radio, but I can play, pause, skip songs... until .376
[Xperia Z5 General] pss53:
Also noticed, battery life is shocking again and the handset getting warm on certain occasions...

Why do they release an update without testing ? Absolutely stupid !
[Xperia Z5 General] BrainstormPL:
Just recieved "Software update" app update. Preparations for 7.1 already?
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Me too. Let's hope for the best. [emoji6]

Xperia Z5 E6653 w/ Tapatalk
[Xperia Z5 General] cashflow67:
I don't think it will be 7.1. It will be security or bugfix update.
[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
They mean its coming in near future
[Xperia Z5 General] martinsamus:
E6633 CE1 don't have 7.0 and received "Software update" too. I think cashflow67 has true.

Odoslané z E6633 pomocou Tapatalku
[Xperia Z5 General] vasquez:
Quite better battery than MM, attached some screenshots. I'm running stock, bootloader locked 378, fresh flash and wipe and factory reset after first boot. Stamina at 20% usage mostly Wi-Fi and H+, very light gaming (mini metro and motorsport manager) and some YouTube streaming. Mail check at 1hr intervals. Location set most of the time on battery saving. Adaptive brightness at minimum.
[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
Are you rooted? How did you change dpi cant find it ( adb?) :rolleyes:
[Xperia Z5 General] vasquez:
No root, stock 378, bootloader locked, drm partition intact. DPI change is marvellous (wanted to root just for this reason alone, not needed anymore). You can find it in two locations.

1. Settings -> display -> display size (small, default, large)

2. Settings -> developer options -> smallest width (I have mine on 423 dp)

One other thing to mention, the A57 2.0Ghz cores are underclocked now to 1.56Ghz. This might explain the longer battery life. It runs cooler overall but not by much.

Ps. Battery has been charging for the last aprox. 2 hours from 4% now at 78% at a steady 39-40C
[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
Using small font doesnt really change dpi, will look for the second option,thanks :good:
[Xperia Z5 General] vasquez:
I haven't change the font, it's on default setting. Display size is small.
[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
Ah okay
[Xperia Z5 General] cashflow67:
I deleted facebook,messenger and snapchat, my SOC increased to 5.5 hours. Try what I tried, you won't be regret :)

You can find facebook alternative app to use facebook. Facebook, messenger and snapchat cause serious wakelocks which drain battery life.

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Nobody knows this. I don't have hope for 7.1 actually. Bringing 7.0 was a pain for Sony.
[Xperia Z5 General] cpute:
According to xpericheck the Nougat (.376) for Polish carrier E6633 is out. I hope that CE1 will follow soon.
[Xperia Z5 General] REAL6:
Yeah , same. The battery lasted a long time. Then upgraded to 7.0 and it flat out f-ing sucks!!!

Wish i could downgrade back to 6. The only good thing so far at least is that it runs smooth but i prefer battery life.
[Xperia Z5 General] spaha-bih:
We dont even need 7.1 update, actually which features 7.1 brings? As far as i know it is primarily made for pixel devices.

We need sony to fix the current build.
[Xperia Z5 General] milanelo:
.376 for CE1 was released 10 days ago.:)
[Xperia Z5 General] sceryavuz:
I strongly agreed with this idea. So much bugs, unsteady battery life..
[Xperia Z5 General] martinsamus:
Xperia Z5 Dual E6633 customization 1298-7210 R7C still waiting Nougat update

Odoslané z E6633 pomocou Tapatalku
[Xperia Z5 General] cpute:
Yes, dual E6633 CE1 still just Marshmellow .. :(
[Xperia Z5 General] shehabskull:
E6633_Customized NOBA_1306-0555_32.3.A.0.378_R1D is finally here ! it is available on XperiaFirm
[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
Im still sticking to MM, nougat have some issues as i can see...too bad there is no good stable AOSP rom
[Xperia Z5 General] hickup:
To be honest, I am surprised but I can't complain. Update went smooth, no issues so far. Fingerprint works much much better now. I don't see any reason to stick with MM.
[Xperia Z5 General] eddymjj:
Is display bug is fix on *378 firmware according the size of the font in head of settings in the place where it write if the do not distribution mode is on or off ?
[Xperia Z5 General] ImS0Raw:
Can anybody confirm if xposed is working?
[Xperia Z5 General] sceryavuz:
READ

https://xdaforums.com/xposed
[Xperia Z5 General] ImS0Raw:
That is not really usefull dude.
[Xperia Z5 General] ronaldbok:
How to change the lockscreen wallpaper without installing any launcher?
[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
Settings,wallpaper,lockscreen
[Xperia Z5 General] eddymjj:
Is it true the *378 firmware is for carrier Nordic operator ?
[Xperia Z5 General] Devo7v:
It's actually a pretty useful link; it links to all discussions on Xposed. If you go to that page you can see a thread titled

[OFFICIAL] Xposed for Lollipop/Marshmallow [Android 5.0/5.1/6.0, v87, 2017/01/28], it has the official updates from the developer of Xposed [MENTION=4419114]rovo89[/MENTION]. If you read his very last post on January 28, 2017, he explains the progress made towards Xposed on Nougat. Hopefully that answers your questions.
[Xperia Z5 General] ronaldbok:
But how about making my preffered photo to be lockscreen wallpaper?
[Xperia Z5 General] Soufiansky:
Like i said then go to album and click on it.

Or just go to album, open the picture, click on 3 dots down right, use as, and click on lockscreen wallpaper
[Xperia Z5 General] eddymjj:
Nobody knows ?
[Xperia Z5 General] sceryavuz:
If [MENTION=4419114]rovo89[/MENTION] did NOT release any framework for N, then the answer is NO!

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You can use with any operator, but no difference. We should wait a big update..
[Xperia Z5 General] eddymjj:
Thank your for your answer. On Xperia Care it said there were no update next.
[Xperia Z5 General] cpute:
Is it possible to flash firmware for different region and not to void the warranty?
[Xperia Z5 General] Astaine Akash:
which region firmware is better overall? better battery life on nougat? because still i hasn't receive nougat update :/ i have a 3 AT region firmware. please somebody suggest me :(
[Xperia Z5 General] sceryavuz:
All FTFs are same except pre-installed APKs, so try one then decide you want to use or not.
[Xperia Z5 General] Dreiundachzig:
https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3034811&page=5
[Xperia Z5 General] reza_v:
Apparently we are going to get 7.1.1 in a month or so.

Sony Mobile statement on low in-call volume issues for Xperia Z5 users running Android Nougat

“This will be fixed in an upcoming software update planned for release in the middle of April, 2017. In the meantime, a workaround is to perform a factory data reset. Please make sure that you backup data stored on the internal storage that you want to keep before performing a factory data reset. I’m sorry for any inconvenience this causes.

“The speaker calibration starts the first time you are using the speaker, and later requires that the loud speaker is idle for 30 minutes. The calibration is completed after up to ten hours.”
[Xperia Z5 General] Ge B:
[MENTION=4790958]reza_v[/MENTION] thanks for the update. where do you take from this will be 7.1.1? source?
[Xperia Z5 General] reza_v:
I just guessed.
[Xperia Z5 General] Astaine Akash:
did you all noticed that google assistant is now on z5 ? ??
[Xperia Z5 General] FYLin21:
Very unlikely. Meanwhile it seems the rollout has trickled almost to a halt. Japanese Z5s got some update but I'm not sure if it is Nougat or just stability. Still nothing for Taiwan, Hong Kong or Singapore...
[Xperia Z5 General] Ge B:
maybe they realised owners rejecting to update, like myself? would make perfect sense to suspend rollout and rather focus on getting the next version right.
[Xperia Z5 General] Jeffrey04:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=apps.redpi.soundcalibration&hl=en

has anyone tried this?

I tried but I already don't know what is the right volume for my z5 since upgrading to nougat when it came out so I couldn't tell if it works
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Why would they restrict this app to certain countries!? I can't test it, sorry.

Xperia Z5 E6653 w/ Tapatalk
[Xperia Z5 General] shehabskull:
Please add share apk
[Xperia Z5 General] sceryavuz:
https://apkpure.com/sound-calibration/apps.redpi.soundcalibration
[Xperia Z5 General] Migue82:
Which version 7.0 comes without Spotify pre-installed?
[Xperia Z5 General] Astaine Akash:
Three (3) carrier region firmware.
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
Perfect! My speakers were very low and my mic had issues when on speakers, not being heard by the counterpart, not just on phone calls but also fb mess or whatsapp calls.

After running the autotune and restarting my device, both issues are gone.

Thank you! And [MENTION=7875040]Jeffrey04[/MENTION]

Xperia Z5 E6653 w/ Tapatalk
[Xperia Z5 General] sceryavuz:
Interesting, without root access how it works? Only want microphone access (no storage no adb), so I think nothing changed :D
[Xperia Z5 General] ciprianmp:
I swear it worked on my stock! No root, nothing. Just allowed the permissions to use microphone and record audio (that was required for the selftest I guess). Give it a go and tell me I'm not insane, as my sound got a lot better, even on youtube and such.

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[Xperia Z5 General] Jeffrey04:
it's been very inconsistent at my side tho

glad to know it helps, i suppose
[Xperia Z5 General] narflynn619:
No Nougat update yet on my Z5 Dual E6683. Isn't that weird? Last January, I received an update that's supposed to have been rolled out October last year for other Z5 users. So I suppose I will receive the Nougat update in 3 months time too?
[Xperia Z5 General] sarp41:
Check your update with PC Companion if you haven't done it yet.
[Xperia Z5 General] Asulol:
Hi, guys, anyone know how can i show more only 2 notifications... ? since nougat i cant show more, i have to tap all the little icon. Marshmallow show me like 5-6 notifications then some icon. And now i only have 2...

And sony dont allow UI Tuner ? :o

http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/940663ddzssdsds.png
[Xperia Z5 General] narflynn619:
Yep, done it. No update.
[Xperia Z5 General] dahamsta:
I have a HK E6683 stuck on 305, is it safe to use any of the firmwares already updated to 376, or should I choose a particular one?

Anyone know why HK and SG are being held up?
[Xperia Z5 General] sceryavuz:
If you have not a private operator only work in HK, all 33 and 83 FTFs should work. Try my 378 or 376 thread.
[Xperia Z5 General] pakroid:
Hi mate, also HK here.

I flashed 7.0 AU version a few days ago. Everything seems alright except it shows 4G rather than LTE on the status bar.

The battery performance has boost a lot after the upgrade. Maybe I should say that there is no more battery drain. No regret for the upgrade.

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FYI, mine is 6653.
[Xperia Z5 General] mugglearchitect:
Me too! E6683 HK too. I was planning to update using other firmware, so may I ask anyone, which firmware is better to use (if there is any difference)? Thanks
[Xperia Z5 General] webslasher:
Indonesian e6653 user here, just received the update.

To update or not to update.. That is the question
[Xperia Z5 General] swooc:
just flashed to 32.3.a.2.33 customized DE. are there any non-branded regions without spotify pre-installed? preferably one with the lte icon.

edit: flashed to NOBA 32.3.a.0.378. that has spotify as a system app as well. if NOBA is like that, it's safe to assume all the others are like that as well. i've gone back to marshmallow now. sigh.
[Xperia Z5 General] kamote_sa_ulap:
Hi everyone,

I've just updated my Z5 Docomo version to Nougat OTA 32.3.E.0.100. So far everything is working just fine. No battery drain or audio issues which is the opposite of the international versions. Here are the list of things ive already tested for the last 2 days. Take note that i did not do a wipe after the update. All of which are working fine.

Camera front and back

Bluetooth

Wifi

Data 2G

Data 3G

Data 4G

All cellular capabilities

Charging

Fingerprint

Touchscreen

Speakers

Mic

Sensors

Headset port

PC Connectivity

Memory Card slot

Sim card slot

Volumes rocker

Physical camera button

Power button

Battery saving modes

Airplane mode

Gaming

Browsing

Standby 2 days and 22 minutes standby

Hope this helps. If there ia anything else you want me to post reagrding this let me.know.