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[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Jake_09:
Oh good. I was wondering about whether or not the UK actually called it LTE like we do here.

My average signal strength seems to be -119dbm 99asu pretty much regardless of where I am in my city. It just seems weird since my Huawei Mate 9 got consistently better signal than this in the same market, with the same SIM, supporting the same frequencies. Just makes me wonder if there's something I'm missing or if I should try getting a new SIM from AT&T.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] jaseman:
I doubt that a new SIM will help anything. Those numbers are quite high. Too high in my opinion. If you do not stream videos or something that needs very fast LTE signals, then I would choose to not use 4G. You should get a much lower number (better signal) and everything will still work just fine.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] phazed:
Have you tried re-provisioning the phone? Maybe have it pull down the settings and reboot. I got mine from clove and am on AT&T as well... Pulled the sim out of my SGS6 and everything seems to have worked perfectly.

How are your speedtest results?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Jake_09:
You mean having it download mms and Internet settings, then reboot? I've done that a couple times but I never rebooted after doing it. I did notice that in my APN settings, there are two for AT&T and I can't find an answer as to which one to use. One is called "phone" and the other is "nxtgenphone".

My download speeds aren't terrible but they aren't super amazing either. Last I checked it was 35mbps down and about 5mbps up. I'll try reprovisioning and restarting and see what happens. It just sucks not ever having more than 2 bars no matter where I am.

Edit: just tried downloading mms and Internet settings again but it didn't help. Maybe I should reset my network settings to default and try again just in case?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] phazed:
Mine is set to nxtgenphone. I really wouldn't focus on the bars. My z3 was also from the UK and did the same thing. You can check under the diagnostics settings screen to see what your data connection is or try doing the magic combo number to see what bands you're set to.

Is there anyone with a phone on the same carrier that would pull up their signal strength info so you can compare the actual numbers?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Jake_09:
Maybe someone can give me some but others have told me that averaging -119dbm 95asu is a pretty weak signal.

Others have said I shouldn't need to change any settings in the hidden phone menu, but I set it to United States just to be safe. I didn't mess with any network settings in there aside from that.

Edit: checked radio band setting and set it to United States. Network preferred type is set to LTE/UMTS auto (PRL). Not sure if I need to change any of these settings or not.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] phazed:
Ouch, yeah... that is what my signal is like when I'm in the office and the repeater is down. I can't send/receive texts most of the time.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Jake_09:
In your APN settings for nextgenphone, is the APN protocol set to IPv4/6 or just IPv4?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] phazed:
It's set to 4/6 but I don't have a v6 address assigned at the moment.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Jake_09:
Whenever I test it in the hidden menu the IPv6 test always fails. Even AT&T's official documentation says not to use the IPv6 but I'm not sure what to believe since the downloaded settings have it enabled.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] jaseman:
IPv6 will only be used if necessary. It is the default. Leave it on. ATT Nextgenphone is the correct APN.

Go to settings > under wireless & networks click on More > Mobile Networks > Preferred network type and choose WCDMA (preferred)/GSM

By using this setting you will be running on 3G as the preferred network (which is just fine for me and may be for you also) and the GSM is the fallback to 2G if you are way out in the big nowhere where the towers are few and far between.

This should raise your bars considerably, and also increase the the signal strength (lower the numbers considerably).

If this does not lower your numbers then you are just in a bad location in relation to your AT&T towers.

There are apps in the play store that you can use to identify where your towers are located geographically if needed.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Jake_09:
I understand that turning off LTE will improve my signal strength but my issue is that my Huawei Mate 9 (which has all the same frequency bands as this phone) always had full LTE service. It seems to me to be a waste to have a $700 phone and not use it to its fullest potential especially when I don't have any issues with any other devices I have/have used before. I'm not so much complaining about weak signal as I am trying to figure out if something is incorrectly set or if there's an actual hardware issue with my phone. If the consensus is that most people have the same experience then I'll just chalk it up to being the nature of the device rather than a defect.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] CWeaver34:
I'm on AT&T and can't seem to get 4G at all. It's stuck at HSPA+. Forcing the bands to LTE only yields in no service. My APN is "phone" as "nextgenphone" does not connect to data, but I still get a signal. I have tried resetting the APNs, downloading, rebooting, setting to USA, and everything but HSPA+ is all I'm getting.

Edit: Nevermind, I just switched back to AT&T. Got a new sim and it works fine now without needing to change anything.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] phazed:
Where'd you get the sim from? Old phone? New sim from att?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Jake_09:
I too am curious as to whether or not your SIM was from another carrier or not. According to AT&T's documentation, if your SIM digits 9 & 10 are not 26, 27, 28, or 29, then you won't be able to use their LTE network. This may be why you initially didn't have LTE until you got a new SIM.

Since I'm having LTE signal strength issues, I'm wondering if getting a new SIM may solve my problem despite not having any issues on other devices.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] VeixES:
Signal strength also depends on the frequency the phone camps on. The frequency selection can be decided by tower and the phone. You need to have 2 phones side by side with same sim, then read the signal strenght(not signal bars, because these are made up) in dB. Then you also need to make sure they are on same frequency band (use cellmapper app for that).

It is possible that XZ Premium prefers to camp on higher frequency band(more bandwidth) with lower signal strength, compared to other phone which camps on lower frequency band(less bandwidth) with higher signal strength.

For practical test, post screenshots from Cellmapper app from both phones in the same place, using same sim.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] CWeaver34:
Well, I was wrong. I popped the sim in my Pixel and had 5 bars of HSPA+ under the "phone" APN. I threw it in my XZP and got the same results. However, still no LTE on either device. This is WITH the new SIM. My original edit was from a relative whom had switched it out for me and tested it, but must have misunderstood. No LTE still, despite it being a new sim.

I was on AT&T a few years back, then switched to Fi when the N6 launched. I switched back to AT&T about a week ago, so everything was brand new. New sim, new plan. My 9 & 10 are 26.

Edit: GOT IT! Since I setup a new plan, I used my IMEI for my XZP without thinking. I chatted with the customer support people and explained my issue and told them it might be an IMEI issue. I switched numbers to my Pixel, put the sim in the Pixel, setup the APN, removed it, placed it in my XZP and now I have LTE+.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Jake_09:
What is your signal strength for LTE on you XZP?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] CWeaver34:
Currently at 5 bars of LTE+
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Jake_09:
Does your phone show LTE+ or 4G+? My data connection is always showing either 4G or 4G+ and if I'm going to contact AT&T support, I want to be sure that I understand how this phone displays different connectivities. Since it's a UK phone, Idk if they show 4G rather than LTE or something along those lines.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] CWeaver34:
Mine shows LTE+, even though it is the international (dual SIM, G8142) model.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] VeixES:
4g is lte on this phone. no old tricks with fake 4g
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] laptop87:
Has anyone used it on Verizon yet?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Jake_09:
Are you on AT&T? How strong is your 4G signal?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] kirdroid:
Got the Xperia XZ premium from Amazon US, want to flash the european version. I'm not familiar with the flashtool or the new flasher etc.

Is there a detailed guide specific to XZ premium on how to go about flashing?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] phazed:
Yeah, I was going to suggest putting your sim in an LTE phone that your carrier supports so it could get provisioned and activate the bands, then swap the sim back to your phone... but your way works just as well :)
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Jake_09:
I'm a bit confused by this. All official documentation regarding the specs of this phone state that it is LTE but you're the second person to tell me that 4G/4G+ are the equivalent of LTE on this phone. So, model G8141 displays 4G/4G+ when connected to LTE rather than showing LTE even in the UK? As in, they don't have any service marketed as LTE there, but only 4G so manufacturers like Sony only program their ROM to show 4G and not LTE?

I just really want to know if I'm getting LTE or not. I just find it strange that all the documentation for compatibility shows it as LTE and not 4G when 4G is what the phone would actually display. Even when I looked up the symbols list in the documentation for the phone it lists LTE among the connections, but not 4G. This is why I'm so confused.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] VeixES:
It's marketing. Different countries prefer different names. On this phone 4g=LTE and LTE=4G, whatever you prefer. the latest in mobile technology.

4g+ or LTE+ icon is shown when there is 2 or more frequency bands aggregated, for more speed.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Jake_09:
Neat.

The more you know. [emoji304]

I do wish there was more of a standard format. It's annoying and confusing that despite the technology being the same, the name is different.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] kirdroid:
I flashed the CE1 firmware on the US model to have fingerprint enabled and it still shows as LTE for me even after flashing CE1 firmware.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Jake_09:
Is that the same firmware that runs on the UK version?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] kirdroid:
Not sure, it's the central Europe firmware that's what CE stands for I think.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Jake_09:
Does Sony have a site where you can download the various firmwares that are available? It would be interesting to see if there is a separate firmware for UK although that seems like it would be kind of pointless to have a separate firmware just for the UK.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] kirdroid:
Yes google for the Xperia firmware tool, download and then select XZ premium. It'll show all the available firmware for that model.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] VeixES:
Flash a Customised NOBA if you are so keen on 4G icon. That icon is cosmetic only anyway.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Jake_09:
The icon doesn't bother me. I just want to be sure that I'm actually getting LTE speeds. It just seems a bit strange that every other ROM would show LTE except the UK, but if I'm getting the LTE speeds, I don't care in the slightest.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] VeixES:
XZ Premium is most premium 4G-LTE capable phone on the market. Qualcomm has demoed 1Gbps LTE speeds with this phone in several markets. The phone modem hardware is same for all regions.

If you are not getting speeds you are expecting then 99,9999% it's your provider lacking.

Flashing different region firmware will NOT affect signal quality.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Jake_09:
Good to know! My concern is whether or not my SIM is being provisioned to use LTE on AT&T's network. That's the only reason I'm trying to determine if 4G=LTE on this phone. All the devices I've ever owned have always either shown LTE or have had a difference between when they show 4G vs LTE. That's where my confusion is coming from. I'll have to run a speed test the next time I'm in a 4G area (out of town at the moment) and see what speeds I get. The last time I tested on 4G, I only hit 35mbps down which only added to my concern that I wasn't getting LTE.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] VeixES:
If you want to know for sure, which tower(2g,3g or 4g) and frequency band you are connected to at a given moment then install this app called Cellmapper

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cellmapper.net.cellmapper

It will show the tower as LTE correctly.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Jake_09:
Thanks for this! I am indeed connected to LTE. I am curious though because everything except one says "unknown LTE". Is this normal?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] VeixES:
Unknown are the neighboring cells/towers and their frequency band with signal quality. The one with eNB number available is the tower/cell where you are connected to.

Quick introduction to Cellmapper app https://www.cellmapper.net/First_Time_Startup
[P8 Lite (2017) Discussion] barnabaXXX:
Hello, I managed to install stock rom to my phone, in the huawei eRecovery there is no factory reset option, instead it only gives me "shutdown", "reboot" and "Download the lastest version and recovery" (which doesn't work btw, it gives "getting package info failed" error). For most people I have seen it work differently giving them option to wipe/factory reset their device. Please help me to get the reset option.

edit:

I installed the PRA-LX1C02B147 firmware and it seems to work.

My model is pra-lx1 with unlocked bootloader.
[Moto Z Play Questions & Answers] eurekaseven:
Hello group sorry for the english lousy the case is that I come to an appointment my friend lost his IMEI to flash by RSD Lite his bike z play the case is that I have a backup of my bike z play if you restored the efs folders with My copy is clone the IMEI or you can recover your IMEI from now thanks for solving my doubts
[General Questions and Answers] diegogdias88:
Hi guys, I had the misfortune to encrypt my cell phone using the LineageOS rom, after I did this with the penultimate version I could not undo it.

I know most speak to go backp - Restore and ......... bla bla bla, but mine does nothing when I click the

Also accessed by twrp and it does not format anything, in all the options it insucefull

I ended up updating it to the last version and now it also does not access the twrp, in case I try to access it it gets the Lenovo logo screen and does nothing else, it needs to take the battery to be able to call again.

Can someone help me????
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] StonebridgeGr:
Hey i have s7 edge nougat 7.0 no rooted .. the light sensor is very annoying .. when i place the finger on it rhe brightness seems ti change auto ( yes i have disable the auto ) . Is there any way to disable that annoy sensor without root? With an app or something like that?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] MrDusan:
If auto is tuned off, then it must be samsung's over-the-limit brightness when exposed to sun and other very bright areas. I think that if U disable the sensor, then U won't be able to punch the brightness up that much. BUT, maybe there is an app for that too :D
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] StonebridgeGr:
Oh gush is so annyoing you know when i play games or somerhing and the fingers cover the sensor then the brightness change itself.. yesrarday i met a friend who have the exact same device but not the same bug ... i dont know what to do
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] MrDusan:
Wait... Were u at a bright or sunny area at that time, or? Because it isn't normal for manual setting to change the brightness everywhere.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] StonebridgeGr:
Well when thw phone is on a darkness place again itself change or when i am at a sunny place..
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] SysAdmNj:
If so, what rom are you using? If you are on stock oos, what version are you using?

Thanks, hopefully there are others here that cant move on.:D
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] ProudRed:
OOS 3.5.4
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] SysAdmNj:
This works with xposed ok? I remember people trying to downgrade after going to this version.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] OcazPrime:
does marshmallow really improve the battery life over nougat? I usually root my phone but i use only 3 root apps. I dont like to go crazy on the development stuff. So would someone like me actually highly benefit from being on Marshmallow or staying on nougat. My phone is mostly in my pocket all day. I only pull it out for a few minutes at a time or to play a game for maybe half an hour. Otherwise it spends most of the day in doze.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] ProudRed:
It has been flawless for me.

---------- Post added at 02:02 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:00 AM ----------

Of course with MM I get 8 hours of SOT minimum over 2 days. In Nougat I have never heart that good battery backup.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] SysAdmNj:
I would say try it out for yourself as everyones use is different.

I definitely dont get 8 hours SOT. I'm back on 3.5.4, I think my main reason was the video camera 1080p60fps, but yes its a smooth OS and I keep xposed :)
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] 954wrecker:
CM 13 since the day it came out in December. I average 10+ hours screen on time for 6 months now.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] ProudRed:
can you use custom kernel in that or in built ?
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] 954wrecker:
Built in kernel. No need for a custom kernel. I have xposed and that's all I care about anymore.

I could care less about android N or O or P. If the phone runs fast and lasts forever and all my apps and modules run perfectly I would run Froyo if I had to.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] moSess:
Sultans CM13.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] CJ-Wylde:
FreedomOS 2.10 for me. Based on OOS for absolute best compatibility and haven't had a need or want for xPosed in a LONG time. I don't use any "Battery Saving" mods anymore aside from having a custom Kernel (Blu_Spark for me) and adjusting settings to get the most I can. I get enough customization out of OOS & Nova Launcher to not really want more than that. Substratum handles my clock adjustments and accent coloring / theming. There's a few Magisk Modules worth using but am not using those right now either due to SafetyNet issues.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] ProudRed:
Touch boost disabling helps saving lot of Juice.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FRENCHYS:
If yes, will it be soon ? i didn’t find any information.

I did have the 10.1 A6 wifi model (without the S-PEN)

Thank you !
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emef:
+1.

(same question):fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FRENCHYS:
check your update :d
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rokca33:
T585 receive nougat.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cicas:
I already got the 7.0 this morning.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stixas:
do you get the same error as me in factory reset menu like E: can't find /misc partition ? I'd like to know if i'm not the only one.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Questions & Answers] moralesnery:
I've noted that since the first time I flahsed Xiaomi.EU rom in my 3S, Mi Remote app stopped working with my tv and air conditioner.

The app runs without problems, I can add new devices and search them by brand, but when I prss the blue button "to test" the IR codes, no code works.

On stable MIUI or a custom ROM like RR/LOS the app works without problems. I'm in the latest weekly release (based on china beta 7.6.8)

Is anyone else having this problem? If so, has anyone solved it? Thanks in advance!

UPDATE: I did the following to make Mi Remote App work:

Root the ROM, using the latest SuperSU zip

Remove the Mi Remote apk from system partition, or install some uninstaller from the Play Store and uninstall Mi Remote App

Reboot

Install Mi Remote from Play Store, or download the APK and install it.

Now it's working without problems, with the downside of having to root to make this possible. It was possible to delete the apk from TWRP to avoid rooting, but didn't try that.

Hope this helps someone in the future.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Questions & Answers] eliezerben:
Thank you. I had the same problem in Mi Globe ROM(Which is based on Xiaomi.EU). Your solution helped.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] Zypseth:
Hi,

I'm using android 7.0 with emui 5 but I would downgrade to MM.

Will I have some security problems if I refuse updates and stay with MM?
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] adriansticoid:
Not at all. You can downgrade if you want.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] PalakMi:
If for battery, it's a good idea. If for something else?! nougat is better :)
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] Zypseth:
Thnaks for replys,

I gonna follow your advices and stay with nougat for the moment.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] adriansticoid:
How about custom ROMs? Any plan on installing one? :)
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] el_kamilus:
Hi,

I start using H8 wiht Android 6 and EMUI 4. Every things works fine. Finaly I decided to update to Android 7 and EMUI 5. I read that some people have problem with battery. In my case every thing works fine. Overall if You dont have any problems especially with battery I recommend stay in Androis 7 and EMUI 5.

My advice whachout for upgrade software to B381. I instaled it yesterday and i see some standbay drain battery. I dont started panic but I will wait couple days and see what is changed.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] Zypseth:
Tried to use firmware finder. It works until download manager (in settings) says "download failure" QQ
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] el_kamilus:
I know it but like i wrote earlier i will wait couple days and see it something change with this drain or not. If not i probably use FF or downgraded to MM. ;)

I agree with that. I saw too that cust rom need Nougat but this is my business phone and i don't wanna test cust rom :angel:

BTW i played with cust rom in my HTC HD2 but it was loong time ago :p
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] PalakMi:
I guess nougat will be fine for you!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Haselsmasher:
I have a 3 yr old Galaxy S5 I'm about to retire. It was acquired from AT&T. This model has been notoriously difficult to root.

With whatever I get I don't want to be as stuck in no-root hell as I have been with this S5. (The phone itself has been great, I have just wanted to get in and mess with it.)

Generally speaking, if I buy an unlocked phone off of Amazon, for example, are these easier to root than versions that come from the carriers? In my periodic research on rooting the S5, for example, I've found that versions from other carriers are rootable but AT&T's has not been. So that's leading me to believe that the carrier's software is either 1/ more secure or 2/ more vulnerable, depending on the degree to which the carrier invests in making it bullet proof.

I've been so happy with the Samsung, buying an S8 seems quite logical. But like I said, I don't want to be stuck in no-root hell for the forseeable future.

Thanks.

Jim
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] LilAnt530:
Essential phone..... cheaper...... mod heaven