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[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Myself5:
Yes, the camera shutter will be fixed in todays build.

A recent commit seems to have messed up something, so we are working on fixing the source ATM. However builds will be running soon, but on only one node (The faster main node, my PC, is used for the Oreo bringup), so please train yourself in patience.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] okij:
Thanks for your quick response and confirmation for the camera shutter fix! :cool: It's not a problem for me if the builds take a bit longer.

One question about the Screen Cast bug: Do you know if this feature is working on other devices on the Carbon Nougat release? I'm curious if this bug is devicetree or ROM related (somewhere I read that it's a common AOSP problem!?)

And it's really great that you are already working on Oreo! Please take your time to make it as stable as the Nougat ROM before releasing it, no need to hurry things. (You see: I'm training patience. ;))
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] okij:
[MENTION=3816568]Myself5[/MENTION]: It seems like the Shinano devices (Z2, Z3, Z3c) have been skipped in yesterday's build process? (Just patiently asking.)
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Myself5:
Yup, we're fixing it at the moment.

In the meantime, blame [MENTION=5258151]drakonizer[/MENTION] for breaking it
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] okij:
Feedback about camera button

Thanks a lot [MENTION=3816568]Myself5[/MENTION] for quickly fixing it. :good: The build is now available on the Get CarbonROM page and already up and running on my Z3c.

Also many thanks to [MENTION=7372752]gtpitch[/MENTION] (Brett Montague; I hope I tagged you correctly) for looking after the camera button. :highfive:

I can confirm that it's working with the build-in Snap camera app (only for taking pictures, since focussing by half-pressing the camera button doesn't seem to be supported by this app) and with Open Camera (for both taking pictures and focussing).

Unfortunately, the camera button is not fully working yet with the Sony Camera app (which is still my favourite camera app and was ported by [MENTION=7796065]opendata[/MENTION]). Focussing is working, but taking pictures isn't yet. However, since taking pictures with the camera button is working on LineageOS, this issue seems to be ROM related.

[MENTION=7372752]gtpitch[/MENTION]: It would be great if you could have a look after this. Would it e.g. be possible that different camera apps look for different key actions, so that another key action must be added? Please tell me if you need some logs.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] markurt30:
carbon photocamera crashes on start. i'm using latest update (today's release). please consider to fix the problem
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] mEREHAIGE:
no it doesn't, must be your device or install related. try to delete camera data under settings/apps or device cache from recovery
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] SonyVLT25ISonyVLT25I:
Big thanks to CarbonROM team! New ROM running nice and smooth!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Wzza:
Hello,

I've finally made the switch from Slimm to the latest weekly carbon build, and I'm very happy with the transition ! Thanks to the contributors for the great work ! :good:

Now I do have one question for the few that use microG with this ROM. Do you have UnifiedNLP activated and running ? I can't seem to get it to work with my setup, everything but the UnifiedNLP boxes are checked in the microG self-check. I flashed in TWRP CarbonRom, SuperSU, and ale5000's unofficial microG installer and then booted into the system. From there I gave permission to spoof signature to both gsmcore and FakeStore, activated network localization and ran the self-check... No go. I read that in order to get UnifiedNLP to work with Nougat one had to either apply a patch or place gsmcore in priv-app folder. The latter seems to be done with ale5000's installer so it should work.

Any ideas ?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Loken88:
[MENTION=3816568]Myself5[/MENTION] Can you enter the immersive mode?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] drakonizer:
Or you can blame [MENTION=3816568]Myself5[/MENTION] for not repopicking the change for honami. :P

Jokes aside, I'm sorry for the trouble.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] SonyVLT25ISonyVLT25I:
Did anyone noticed that Adaptive brightness on CarbonROM is somehow not persistent? I have LinageOS flashed on another phone (Sony V) and it works better there. What could be the reason behind this? I checked all the permissions of apps installed on my phone, and switched off "stay awake" permissions for most of them (except system ones), yet the adaptive brightness works bad. Are there any preferences to change in "build.prop" or some other place, to set variables when the screen should get brighter, and when it should get dimmer, to calibrate the function?

P.S.: Yes, I am aware about Lux app, but it is always better to have functional system app, rather than install 3rd party one.

Thanks
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Myself5:
Only the standalone UnifiedNLP Provider is supported for now (org.microg.nlp), and you need to push that to the priv-app folder. Additional tweaking will probably be done when I find some time after cr-6.0 is stable (that will be cr-6.0 only then though).

You're probably a victim of the radical thermanager. You could adjust the backlight steps in system/etc/thermanager.xml a bit, but watch out not to set them too loose.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Boerde:
Hey firsttime installer of this rom here.

I basically followed the steps in the thread: http://www.cyanogenmods.org/forums/topic/lineage-os-14-1-xperia-z3-compact-z3c-nougat-7-1-rom/

I was a bit overwhelmed by all the information and unsure which steps to take, so I did a short write up with the basic steps to install this rom.

The linked guide is much more detailed, so if unsure what to do check the link above.

1. Unlock Bootloader:

https://xdaforums.com/z3-compact/general/one-bootloader-unlock-flash-firmware-t2905047

2. Install Recovery

https://xdaforums.com/z3-compact/general/twrp-z3-compact-unlocked-bootloader-t3476868

3.Flash

- Download OpenGAPPS (arm, 7.1, micro (whatever fits for you)) http://opengapps.org/ (optional)

- Download current carbon rom (see op)

- Wipe phone in twrp

- Copy downloaded files to device.

- INSTALL in twrp

I also had to reboot the device again after the flash. But after this reboot, it was working.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] His Dudeness:
Hi guys. I apologize for being annoying but I've got just one concern, is the camera on par with the stock rom? I mean, if its just OK it would be fair enough to unlock the BL, but if still sucks I'd rather prefer to keep the stock one. Oh and what about xposed?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] okij:
Yes, camera quality is on par with stock rom.

There is no official Xposed for Android 7 yet and the unofficial versions are far from being stable, so not advisable to use. However, Rovo89 is still working on the official version and made a promising post here two weeks ago.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] drakonizer:
Before anyone asks/tries, just to be clear, NONE of the unofficial Xposed releases work with Carbon. Flash it only if you wish to end up in a bootloop.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Loken88:
we say that photographs are not the same as the stock version because they lack the DRM key
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Myself5:
Who ever said the DRM keys were needed for for the pictures actually ;)

The Sony blobs check if the bootloader is locked, but beyond popular believe, the DRM keys are not used during picture processing.

That means, if the blobs think that everything is fine, they postprocess in the way they should. the same counts for the camera resolution of 20MP btw, that would officially not be possible on a non stock environment either.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Loken88:
should I just block the bootloader to get no noise?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] drakonizer:
Not unless you want only pitch black on your screen.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Loken88:
[MENTION=3816568]Myself5[/MENTION] said that for the photos as in stock the blobs see if the bootloader is locked ... but you can not lock the bootloader and so the blobs can not work ... i guess the photos are not as in stock ...

I'm wrong? (sorry my english, i'm italian)
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] drakonizer:
Alright, way too much discussion here about camera quality. Here's what you should do if you're in doubt:

- If you're locked and you're wondering whether unlocking is worth the risk, then backup your TA and unlock to try the ROM so that you can go back if you're not happy.

- if you're already unlocked then there's no better way to find out how good the camera is than trying the ROM out for yourself.

For the record, the camera quality should theoretically be like stock. The only things missing would be the slight improvement in photos due to the post processing done by the Sony camera app. It should be the same as the quality of camera in an unlocked BL device running stock ROM.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] difto:
If I can add my 2 cents. It's not exactly as stock for one reason:

On stock, with the stock camera app in Superior auto mode, the ISO will go up to ~12000 depending on lighting conditions

Now on a custom ROM or on stock rom but with another app than the Sony Camera the ISO will only go up to 800 and exposure to 1/8 (or 1/4s). It is actually the same as taking pictures in manual mode on the stock rom.

As long as the lighting is good the quality of the pictures will be better than stock because max ISO is lower BUT if lighting is poor t'en your photos will not be as bright as in superior auto mode on the stock ROM.

In both cases the post processing is the same
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] smahio:
Hi,

Can you send me the kernel you used on this rom.??

Thanks in advance...
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] His Dudeness:
Thanks for the feedback! :highfive:

Bummer for the xposed side, lets hope Rovo89 can do his magic.

I will give it a try then, btw where can I find the features list for this ROM specifically?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] okij:
I just looked through the night shots that I made with stock ROMs in Superior Auto Mode and the maximum ISO value was "just" 3200 and not ~12000.

I also just made a test in an almost dark room with Open Camera on Carbon ROM and the ISO value was 1600. For comparison, I did the same shot with the ported Sony stock camera in Superior auto mode and the ISO value was 1600 too.

So there is a difference ISO-wise between stock and Carbon ROM, but it is only 3200 vs 1600 (factor 2) and not ~12000 vs 800 (factor ~15). IMHO this is rather negectible. :)

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[MENTION=3816568]Myself5[/MENTION]: I'm running last weeks build without rebooting for 6 days now and it's still running smooth and rock stable. Battery life is great too. Thanks for your great work, I'm really happy with this ROM. :) I'm planning to do another donation soon. Should I rather donate to your account, to the CarbonROM account or should I split my donation between the two?

I know that you and [MENTION=7372752]gtpitch[/MENTION] are busy with the Oreo bringup, but please could you give me some feedback about the two small issues that I reported last week:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Myself5:
Depends on what you want. Donations to the CarbonROM account cover things like servercosts for hosting, donations to me cover things like PC upgrades and (as recently happened) hardware replacements (The Z3C battery decided to bloat up, pushing off the backglass).

That can be looked into on the O releases. I honestly don't have the time and motivation to spend on debugging a single camera app that refuses to accept AOSPs default keycodes.

Shed some more light on that. what device are you casting to, what protocol is it using and so on. Also be aware that Nougat (as per google) has no support for Miracast devices (aka everything !=Chromecast). try setting persist.debug.wfd.enable=1 (that enables Miracast support, first Google link would've delivered that), and then see if miracast works. Thats all you can do.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] difto:
Actually it can go up to 12800 but it could be that superior auto mode goes up to 3200 and 12800 is reserved to other modes like nightshot without tripod/highly sensitivity. Mine is clearly not exceeding 800 on Nougat even on pitch black pictures.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] okij:
OK, then I'll split my donation 3/4 to 1/4 in favour of your new Z3c battery. :)

Yes, I can understand that. For now I switched to Open Camera, which is working well.

I'm not sure if this issue really is keycode related, I just know the camera button is working with the ported Sony camera app on LineageOS out of the box, so assumingly it's not a big change that has to be made to the code. FYI: The LOS implementation isn't perfect either, because only a short press on the camera button takes a picture, whereas if you press the button for too long, just the camera app is restarting. :p

I tried it on our TV at home (an LG 49UF8509 with Miracast support), but also on a 2016 Sony TV which we have at work and which operates on Android (so it has Chromecast support.) Interestingly, screen cast isn't even working on the Sony TV.

Anyway, it's good to know that it's not a sole CarbonROM problem, but a general Nougat problem. Shame on Google for this!

I looked for the persist.debug.wfd.enable=1 setting, and guess what: it's already contained in the CarbonROM build.prop file. ;) With some further reading on the web, I found a tip that adding sdm.debug.downscale_external=1 to build.prop might solve this bug, but it doesn't either.

The only workaround that I found is to use an extra app called AllConnect for streaming media content to the TV. I tried it and it does work, but unfortunately it cannot cast the Android screen to the TV like Miracast does, it can only transfer media content like pictures and videos. Well, it's better than nothing.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] marcocaggia:
After I flashed rom, PlayStore e playservices don't work, crash anyway, why?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] baxxter106:
No, Not here. Flashed version from yesterday...no problems. Thanks [MENTION=3816568]Myself5[/MENTION]
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] SonyVLT25ISonyVLT25I:
Guys, I am on the last ROM and I have a quick question:

Does camera button supposed to launch camera app? If it does, then for some reason it doesn't launch it on my phone, whenever I press it when screen is locked, or unlocked. What could be a problem?

I use standard Camera app that came with ROM.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] yo7fb:
No problem, only minor..... u gays don't( know) reead!!.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] SonyVLT25ISonyVLT25I:
Camera button doesn't launch camera app at all for me.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Syleus7:
I found a bug! calling over Internet with whatsapp or telgram is not Working!!! pls fix it!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Shadow4945:
Same here.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Robyx91:
To launch camera from camera button you need to go in Settings - > CarbonFibers - > Buttons - > Advanced Button Options.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] kmilopunk:
hello friend it works for me normally

Enviado desde mi Xperia Z3C mediante Tapatalk
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] okij:
Useful button settings for using the camera / Hints for further improvements

I use the following settings (with explanations why):

System Settings -> CarbonFibers -> Buttons -> Advance Button Options -> Camera button, Short press action = Camera button

(This should be self-explaining.)

Advance Button Options -> Camera button, Long press action = Camera button

(Without this setting, you don't get a picture if you press the camera button for too long. E.g. when you set this option to "Launch camera", just the camera is restarting, but no picture is taken.)

Advance Button Options -> Camera button, Double tap action = Launch camera

(Since it's not a good idea to use "Long press action" for launching the camera, as I just explained, instead I use "Double tap action" for this.)

System Settings -> CarbonFibers -> Gestures -> Press power button twice for camera = ON

(Since the camera button doesn't wake the device and also doesn't launch the camera when in lock screen, I use a double-press on the power button in this case.)

With these settings I start the camera by a double-press on the power button (or alternatively by a double-press on the camera button, when the phone is already unlocked). Taking pictures is working with both a short or a long press on the camera button. Of course also focusing is working when only half-pressing the camera button. Currently I use Open Camera as my standard camera app.

So this all is a bit different from Sony stock ROM behaviour, but these Carbon ROM settings work well for daily usage. I hope this helps. :)

[MENTION=3816568]Myself5[/MENTION] and [MENTION=7372752]gtpitch[/MENTION]: As you can see, there is still room for improvements of the button handling:

It would be useful if the camera button could be set to wake up the device (e.g. LineageOS has a setting for this) and also launch the camera when in lock screen.

Also it would be great if the device wouldn't react to a long-press of the camera button when a camera app is already running (i.e. the camera hardware in use), so that a long-press of the camera button could be used to start the camera (like in Sony stock ROMs), but at the same time would not disturb taking pictures by re-launching the camera app each time you press the button for too long.

Besides this (not camera related), some other buttons are still missing in the Advance Button Options. Especially I would like to assign "Kill current app" to a long-press of the Back button.

I hope that you will improve the button handling when you have some time. :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Syleus7:
In the last 3 versions this bug is available! Have it tried! before the last 3 it went! the same problem also with lineage os! Try it out without a headset, you'll see that it does not work! Since I use more Telegram, try it out there, do not go! I am on the rom of 5.9.2017, speak the last, not dirty install! ;)
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] andi2398:
[MENTION=5565931]Syleus7[/MENTION]

WhatsApp calling works fine for me, i just tested it via wlan and mobile. No problems so far, only the call is a little bit laggy ;)

I´m on the build 20170830 ;)

greetings

Andi
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Syleus7:
I can talk in Telegramm only with headset!! test it pls [MENTION=4765001]andi2398[/MENTION]! my most friends are only in Telegramm!

As I said 3 versions before it all went!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] fzn136:
How is Bluetooth on this ROM? I have Bluetooth headphones and they get disconnected after some time on LOS 14.1. Does magisk and Xposed work on this ROM?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] fzn136:
Does this ROM support one handed mode? My phone has a broken display and upper 1/8th of it doesn't work.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] okij:
Bluetooth is working well on this ROM. There are no disconnects like on LineageOS.

Magisk: Yes, works fine.

Xposed: The unofficial versions are not supported and AFAIK also not working on this ROM. We have to wait for the official version by Rovo89.

No, there is no one handed mode on this ROM. I see that you could need it for your broken display, but usually you wouldn't need it on Z3c's 4,6" screen.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Myself5:
https://github.com/CarbonROM/android_kernel_sony_msm8974 branch is cr-5.1

Sorry, I noticed the link in the OP is wrong, I'll take care of that tomorrow.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Wzza:
[MENTION=3816568]Myself5[/MENTION]

See what [MENTION=5627087]ale5000[/MENTION] has to say about this ROM and MicroG/UnifiedNLP.

Would it be possible to manually patch CarbonRom for it to look for "com.google.android.gms" ?

Thanks.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Kocane:
Hey guys,

I feel like giving a 7.x ROM a go so I installed CarbonROM on my secondary Z3C and seemingly everything works fine? I havent done deeper testing but the ROM feels incredibly fast and without any obvious non-functioning things.

Before I replace MM on my main Z3C, what have people experienced with this ROM as a daily driver? Is it a bad idea?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] yo7fb:
no problem. I am on carbon from beginning, with short jump on LOS,and mast say carbon as a daily , is more friendly with battery. Substratum , supers,su 2.79 and stock camera
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] A Good Kid:
I used to have that glitch when u go below medium brightness, top left side goes darker, so is still a bug?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] okij:
It's a good daily driver, go for it! :good:

I'm using CarbonROM since June (also with a short jump to LOS, just like [MENTION=1716208]yo7fb[/MENTION] wrote) and since then all of the known bugs have been ironed out, so the recent builds serve very well as a daily driver! The ROM is fast, stable and battery friendly. :)

The only feature which I found is not working is Screencast / Miracast, but obviously this is a general Nougat problem on all devices. I found a workaround (3rd party app) which I wrote of in this post.

Also, the camera button behaves a bit different in comparison to Sony stock ROMs, which I wrote of in this post, including some tips for button settings that are working well for daily usage. I hope that the devs will work on the button implementation again after the Oreo bring-up.

Besides this, I found that the minimal screen brightness is quite a lot higher in comparison to Sony stock ROMs. [MENTION=3816568]Myself5[/MENTION]: Could you please have a look after this (or is there probably a system setting that we can adjust ourselves)?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] Kocane:
Thanks for the reply - sounds good! How do you rate it compared to Lineage?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] okij:
Comparison between LineageOS and CarbonROM

When I last used LineageOS three weeks ago, the advantages (+) and disadvantages (-) of LineageOS were:

(-) Bug: Random Bluetooth de- / reconnects (which AFAIK still couldn't be fixed by the LOS devs)

(-) Bug: Random mobile data loss (e.g. after leaving Wifi network), so only rebooting helps (which AFAIK also still couldn't be fixed)

(-) Bug: When pressing the camera button for too long while in camera app, no picture is taken, but camera app is just re-starting. (This normally also happens in CarbonROM, but there's a workaround, as I described here.)

(+) Camera can be started by long-pressing the camera button in lock screen and when the screen is off.

(+) There is an option to force-close apps by long-pressing the back button.

(+) There is an option to switch off the torch automatically after a specific amount of time.

The advantages (+) and disadvantages (-) of CarbonROM are:

(+) Currently no known bugs

(+) Better UI customizability (via settings -> CarbonFibers), with this you e.g. can

- have network traffic indicators in status bar

- use quick unlock (just enter lock screen PIN without having to confirm it)

- have more than 3 quick settings in a row

- and much more.

(+) Substratum support

(+) Faster boot-up time than LOS

(+) Official builds with weekly updates

(-) A few features (see above LOS list) aren't available in CarbonROM

So feature-wise, it's rather a matter of taste (I personally like CarbonROM better), but when you take the bugs into account, IMHO it's much better to go with CarbonROM.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] ted!:
Hey guys, i guess it's been already asked anywhere in this thread but... Do you think it's possible to get xposed sdk 25 integrated to carbon Rom for our beloved z3c?

Greets ted!
[Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development] okij:
You guessed right - please see [MENTION=3816568]Myself5[/MENTION]'s answer here.