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[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] artiemon:
I began to see fine scratches on the back of mine within days. I carry it in my front pocket with nothing else. I'm not aware of any rough treatment at all. I feel disappointed as well.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] armandocorti:
Same problem here ,another thing to be disappointed besides the Camera.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] squid267:
Same here
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] flakko86:
I was getting some as well. Try the polish out and see if it works? I don't think anyones tried it yet. Also if you don't mind covering the back you can always throw a skin on it. Also makes the phone a lot less slippery
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] NeutronBomb:
I had quite a few on my first unit. My replacement unit I have none so far but I put a dbrand skin on it the minute I took it out of the box. My first one also had some scratches in the titanium near the charging port and a nick on the side that came from who knows what.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] dc82:
Interesting. Have you complained to customer support about scratches? I wonder what their take is.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] hondajohn88:
I also have fine scratches on the back of mine, with scratches near the USB c port. I also have a replacement supposedly on the way, but for freezing & random reboot issues. What did they replace your phone for? How long did it take for you to get the replacement?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] NeutronBomb:
Mine was for bad light bleed and the coating on the titanium coming off. Now I have to exchange again because the one they sent me has no speaker grille.

They sent the replacement next day air after they called to confirm. I had already sent my defective device in. This was before they started doing advanced replacement.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] twflys:
I wish you hadn't said anything.. I have them too :(

Maybe they could be polished out, but if it scratches this easily they are destined to return.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] LastQuark:
The phone is not supposed to be scratch proof. I'll be surprised if they'll take your phone back just because of slight scratched. Put it in a sleeve to install vinyl backing for peace of mind.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] gqukyo:
Mine had scratches from day one... lol Just placed my replacement order yesterday but I don't expect to get it anytime soon. Phone is off and collecting dust til I get the box to return it. They stated they wouldn't have any new devices (hopefully ones w/o much of the hardware issues like the speaker grille) in stock until this week when they emailed me last week.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] sk33ls:
I ended up getting a replacement from essential and placing a skin on the back to protect from getting these fine scratches. I don't hate it as much as I thought I would, I miss the shiny back but I like not having scratches and finger prints all over the back. Wahoo!
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] johnny8910:
Had mine for over six weeks, and no scratches here.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Malacant:
I have a ton of scratches near the camera and magnet ports. No idea how they got there since I carry my phone in my pocket with nothing else in it. The only thing I could think of would be resting it on it's back on a table and sliding it to pick it up? Odd how it is only around the top part. Fingerprint sensor and below is spotless.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] parusia:
Close to that area are the magnets, magnets attract metal and sand, sand is one of the few things that can scratch glass and ceramic. Sometimes even if we believe or not we have sand in our packets due to daily life. Then we have scratches without knowing where we scratched.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] kchino:
I don't understand people complaining about micro scratches like it's something wrong with the phone? If you live in a place that has sand then you should have some type of protection on your device if you don't want scratches. Sand (silica) is harder than any coating and will scratch any phone. It also can become ubiquitous. One of the persons here literally has a user pic with them on the beach! Why make it Essentials fault when your failure to protect your phone is the issue?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] gqukyo:
I got my scratches at my corporate office in my cube. Nowhere near beach or anything of that sort. Was just playing with it and setting it up. Anyone who's not using any protection on the back and have been using it regularly saying they don't have any scratches, please share a close up video of your phone's back in nice HD detail close up so we can be in awe of your magical device with no scratches. Be sure to move it around under a bright light too. Lol. Be real people, you're gonna get scratches without a protection, whether it's a skin, case or whatever.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] mhaha:
UPDATE: Sony has announced a fix in a future firmware update, release ETA is end of November. See post in thread with links

UPDATE 2: Firmware version 47.1.A.5.51 has the fix! Note that you'll have to manually enable distortion correction in the camera app settings, it's disabled by default for some unknown reason.

Just replaced my Z5C today with a brand new XZ1 Compact. It's a mixed bag for sure, with some improvements and some steps backwards (no FM radio, double tap to sleep/wake...), but the worst thing I feared is the same camera distortion issue first reported by XZP users, and unfortunately it's bad news.

The XZ1C main camera takes distorted pictures as well. Boo!!!!!

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FW ver: 47.1.A.2.324
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] SXUsr:
Have you taken the same picture with different settings to see if it gets any better and is the Album rendering time still an issue?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Assimilator_X:
Really bad news as my z3c takes excellent pictures only problem with the camera i have is the stupid auto mode that i have to change every time when i started the camera, before i shoot a pic. Hope they disabled this presistent crap.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] endlesstrail:
I do know that if you launch the camera from the lock screen (by holding down the physical shutter button), it defaults to Auto mode. If you launch the camera app manually after you've unlocked the phone, it defaults to your last used setting.

Yes, it's annoying. That said, I've read a review somewhere that claims the auto mode has improved a lot since then.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] mhaha:
Yeah, the same distortion using the manual camera.

And yes, the Album still takes an awful long time to render a sharp image. I thought it would be solved with the newer chip and UFS storage, but I guess not.

I also wasn't able to find Photo Analyzer to disable in the system apps, which some say were causing delays in earlier models.

If it makes any difference, I've disabled Movie Creator.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] 4rz0:
Can you take a photo from a checkerboard grid from straight above to analyze how bad the distortion really is?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] profyler:
Thats no surprise. All imx400 sensor from Sony has this lense issue. There won't be a fix. Sony already told there is no problem. Take your money back or accept it. Good luck to us all lol
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] charliebigpot:
I've read several reviews and the distortion is not mentioned anywhere. It's this affecting all phones or is it just that some have the issue and others don't?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Assimilator_X:
Probably all phones affected that fitted with the 19mp sensors i am working in the phone repair industry we had same years ago with htc m7 and m8 models but after a while htc declared a camera recall and we replaced them in warranty. Doubt it will happen with sony xz, xz1, xz1c too many units involved and cost to high. Finally we got another compact flagship that "faulty by design".
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] profyler:
its mostly visible in close up photos and straight lines. Thats why you dont see it in reviews because they dont take photos of straight buildings all the time even thou you can see the distortion is the fotos from serveral reviews.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] mariosx:
That's bad news.. Can't it be easily fixed with snapseed or the default photo editor?

Also, if you're kind enough, I would like to find out if we can FINALLY take raw photos with the XZ1 compact. Could you try with a 3rd party app and let us know?

That's the reason I left sony after Z3 compact, and I would love to return but this is holding me back :(
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] mhaha:
Sorry, don't have such a thing lying around the house. I picked the closest thing I have to a checkerboard-like item - my keyboard.

Re: RAW support: that's a big negative.

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Besides, if they supported it, I'll bet they'd emphasize it their marketing.

Don't think the distortion is something that can be easily fixed post editing, the photo is already "damaged". Sony needs to fix the algorithm at the source.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] mariosx:
Many MANY thanks, and what a shame... I guess I'm stuck with the SE until .... well... forever :(
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Assimilator_X:
Well i might just sell mine after all. Yes they are happy with our preorder and im exchange we getting broken devices. Great.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] lasersocks:
can you post more examples?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Assimilator_X:
https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xper...-serious-distortion-issue/td-p/1232765/page/2

check this tread guys really is a joke and we paying for the crap camera? I should get my XZ1C tomorrow and throw it back to the shop and cancel the contract immediately if is turns out the same. I still using my older Z3C no camera issues no distorted pics, ok low light is different cake. But really if is that bad i rather keep my z3c instead of a again faulty flagship unit. Unfortunately nobody else manufacturing small form factor devices like the sony compact line with 4.6" display. Will see tomorrow might just getting a new or a second hand z5c after all.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] mhaha:
As a previous owner of Z1C > Z3C > Z5C, I strongly advise against that idea. If your Z3C is functional, DO NOT exchange it for a Z5C, it's a worse phone overall due to the horrid Snapdragon 810 chip that plagues all flagship phones of that era.

You will lose the great battery life you're enjoying with the Z3C, and encounter slowdowns and lags all over the place due to the throttling. Even when throttled, the phone still gets crazy hot.

Not worth it.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Assimilator_X:
Thanks for the info mhaha. Yes my z3c still works and looks prestine. Battery lasts 3 days on normal usage no facebook or other social media app installed also rooted with locked bl.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Oblox:
So how noticable/bad is this issue? If i'm primarily taking shots of the family will this be badly noticeable? Is it easily fixed in editors on the phone?

The specs of the XZ1 compact are perfect for me but the camera is a big issue if its truly bad. I'm due to go and upgrade tomorrow so need to know really or if its a case of try it and then return in the 14 days if its bad.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Assimilator_X:
I will have mine today is already in store but i need to collect it. I will xheck it oob before i sign anything.
[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nyssa1104:
Having only just updated my OS to B394 I have a European FDR L09 device.

Before this update Twin App did not play nice to 3rd party launchers ie it would not create the short cut or Launcher for the Twin App in my case second Whatsapp only from the EMUI Launcher.

Now today just notice within Nova Launcher 5.5 beta 2 the Twin App launcher for the second Whatsapp 2 now appears and works and in the App listing a second Whatsapp with number 2 within the icon now also appears along with its own data size and info.

So those of you that may of used 3rd party apps to create a Twin App Launcher in a 3rd party Launchers can do away with this for now well at least in Nova Launcher..
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] marcbal:
I read in several forums about the audio problem of the microphone located next to the camera in the Moto G5 plus. Is there any application to set the gain level of that microphone? I use my smartphone to record rehearsals and using the stereo recording option, the quality is very good but it quickly becomes saturated, and that does not happen with other smartphones.

Enviado desde mi Moto G (5) Plus mediante Tapatalk
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sling-shot:
I get service related SMS from different sources such as VK-XXXBANK, AB-XXXBANK etc. Because the same provider sends the message from different source each time, there is no continuity. Only way to restore sanity is to merge all such threads together into one mega thread so that the timeline is proper.

DISA actually does this and I have been using this for sometime. But due to some reason in case of re-installation or change of ROM, it will not load any old conversation until the same sends a new message. This leads to many old messages not being visible at all even by searching. I have to abandon DISA due to this reason.

I am looking for another application that has this conversation merging feature. QKSMS has this as a filed bug but there seems to be no action in that front.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] zhjc1124:
I'm in HK,and I don't want to rebrand to AL00 because of the Google service.So I want to know if it possible to install Huawei Pay on L29 that can use nfc bus card on phone.

:)Wait for replies.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] James_Watson:
As far as I know, the latest version of AL00, 225, has have Google service built in.

On the other hand, you will have to root a mate 9 AL00 in order to extract an apk of stock app.
[General Topics] billcohen:
I have one contact picture that is rotated incorrectly. Anyone know where the contact pictures are stored so I can edit it?

Thanks!
[General Topics] VOODOOS!L:
i guess it will be easier to remove it and then set it correctly.

the picture is stored inside the pim.vol file stored on the root path of your device. the pictures are synchronized with the outlook pictures, so you can also remove and add it within outlook.

good luck!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] tonybhoy:
just a general post about note 4,have been looking about for a new phone recently but can't seem to find anything that comes up to the standard that this phone has,looked at s8+,bigger screen length wise but width is poor,also been looking at pixel xl but can't see anything,apart from software updates,that can convince me to change to it,so in general how long do you think we can keep this phone running for before it lags too much :good:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] lisbon2004:
there's a dedicated thread on this already, with LOTS of info.

why create a duplicate???
[General Mobile GM 5 Plus Questions & Answers] alpucr:
Hi, i have General Mobile GM 5 that locked by FRP. I found this phone at jungle and i searched for its owner about 2 months. But i couldn't find so i decided to use it. But its locked by FRP and "fastboot oem unlock-go, fastboot erase frp..." doesn't work. So i don't know a synchronized account with this phone. I just drop my SG S3 Neo and its not working anymore. I want to use this but i can't. Waiting for help. Thanks.
[General Mobile GM 5 Plus Questions & Answers] Ahmetay:
It must be same with GM 4G, hmm..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] YesThisIs:
So got my shiny new Note 8 week ago. Also with that got the Whitestone Dome screen protector and alcantara case.

Tried to install screen protector:

1st. attempt: The screen lined up incorrectly from the bottom, tried to "lift it up to the position" just created more airbubles and the glue poured out from the sides.

After cleaning my Note 8 with the alcohol swipes, (It was a mess to try to clean the phone AND the glass screen protector)

2. attempt with the second bottle of glue..... There was a dust particle on the glue itself. Great.

Wait for a week to mobilefun to ship me another one. (while doing so i was "dry- practicing" to get it 100% correct this time)

3. attempt was a charm.... until.... when the glue spread there was 2 small air bubbles... Take the second bottle and "tap" the small air bubbles away. (while doing so being extremely nervous about that the screen protector might move or great new bubbles). Managed to get the bigger one out but there was the small one... Didn't get that out.

Light up the UV light and call it a day. Only problem is now there is small air bubble that is pretttty distracting to say the least.

So, now i am with 50€ in my account from the order. (Because i demanded that they refund me this horrible product). I am left to choose new screen protector.

My options that i have read:

- Rearth invisible defender - The problem with this is that there is "snowfall" effect and the screen is too damn sticky (according to reviews)

- IQ Shield - The problem with this is that the S-pen (according to reviews) leaves trails to the TPU protector. Because it's so soft and it will not cure overtime.

-Zagg invisible shield - Unresponsivnes and the fact that it has "raimbow" -effect on the screen.

New one that i just founded out about:

-Powerpeak Base- According to this guy (Install Jimmy is Promo's "Base Screen protector for Samsung GALAXY S8 & Note 8 here) Its pretty good. Might be ad though... Does any of you have experience on this?

The whitstone does have pretty good responsiveness and all that good stuff. But the problem is the installation and even when i tried to be 100% accurate with the installation, it still greated air bubbles. And the fact that there is a HUGE risk that the glue when cured can cause damage to the screen.... More specifically if you manage to cure the glue when the glue is over the earpiece... you are ****ed with your 1000€ phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] Bullitt3309:
I am doing the poor mans whitestone. LOCA glue and cheap amazon tempered glass. Took me two tries to get it right. So with two screens and glue, out $20. I did buy a UV lamp for dual use. My phone and girlfriends nails. I had the ZAGG on my S8+, didn't like it at all, unresponsive. But i bet if you glued it on with LOCA it would be good.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] YesThisIs:
I am sort of guy, who can easily mess things like that up... So not going to risk it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] DAvid_B:
Galaxy Note 8 Screen Protector [2-Pack][Not Glass], Yootech [Case Friendly] Galaxy Note 8 Wet Applied Screen Protector BUBBLE-FREE for Samsung Galaxy https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0756DBXWP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_xFOJgXZGMrAdo

This one seems a little less rubbery imho.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] YesThisIs:
I did check that thanks! Only problem is that i live in EU (Finland) And Amazon will not ship that item to me.... Looked up in Ebay and they will add 20€+ to the original price...

Bummer tho,.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] Whitestone Dome Glass:
Hello, this is Whitestone.

I am so sorry that you had a terrible experience with our product. Air bubbles can be very frustrating on a new screen protector. We are constantly trying to solve the problem of air bubbles, and the seesaw type has drastically reduced it but not fully eliminated it.

I am very thankful for your patience to give our product three tries before you made your decision and also for a detailed feedback on what became wrong.

Since you have given a lot of effort on our product, we will try and help you out if you are willing to give our product another chance.

Feel free to contact us through here, or our homepage, or any social media.

Again I am terribly sorry.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] Neo3D:
Base TGSP is a piece of shot

That Jimmy guy sounds like an infomercial
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] xile6:
Only use skinomi wet i stall protectors.

Use it before on my note edge 4. The spen did leave marks.

But with the note 8. I dont see any marks. So either the protector is better or the tips are softer
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] twistanesh:
do you forsee it lifting up on the edges? did you get the techskin one that comes in a twopack?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] Limeybastard:
I'm currently going through a batch of clear protection film HD skins on my Note 8. Generally are average, but some dont cover the edges that well or some have too much orange peel, or some are not cut correctly. Typical chinese "dog" turd.

So far. Spigen, coverage is excellent, but suffer from a lot of orange peel. Illumi Shield , coverage is rubbish, one side ( left side ) is cut shorter than the other. But less orange peel.

Amovo front and back clear film, the worst ever. The pikeys didnt even inc a lubrication spray with their aggrssive adhesive film. Secondly the film that you remove to apply was stuck like gorilla glue to the actual film. You know, the tab that say "peel here first" and " peel here last".

I dont care less for the glass crap for curved screens, but in search of a half decent clear film currently. The search continues...:(
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] KBeckett:
I'm looking at IQShield and Skinomi right now but don't have enough info to decide on one or the other. Would love to hear about your experiences with other non-TGSPs and if you ever come across one you would recommend.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] Limeybastard:
Im primarily using and trying non glass type films, similar to the stuff used to protect car paint protection. My background includes being able to apply paint protection film on cars so these are all from the same mold that I have been trying. BTW, heat of a hairdryer will aid in adhering the curved edges once applied- slight tip.

I have not tried IQShield yet, sorry. So far the Spigen one fitted well coverage wise,but their film is very aggressive in the orange peel front,

I might try Skinomi next, but I have heard they cut their films short to save a few bucks.

Lets liase and share our experiences with these type of films, cheers.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] YesThisIs:
Thanks for all of you for the help and responses.

Yes the IQshield and Skinomi are on the top of my list... They are around 20€ including shipping to Finland from Ebay. A bit expensive but lets see....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] raffstyle:
Im currently using IQshield version 2 (case friendly) for about a week now.

I've done a lot of wet install before so i know what to expect using this type of screen protector. Its been a week now and so far no lifting on the curve part of the screen. it is smooth to touch, sensitivity is normal and very good. Im using a VRSdesign slim case and it works well, all corners fitted very well.

I also used skinomi before and if i remember it right IQshield is more smoother than skinomi in-terms of orange peel feeling. The only problem that is s-pen will leave marks when used with this kind of screen protector. (i tried it at the very bottom and its still have mark after a week)

I can give this IQshield a 7.5/10 score. LOL
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] Dark4rce-2:
I used the tip of placing painter's tape over the speaker. I covered the speaker enough to not interfere with the glass. It worked great! I do have three small bubbles after two tries but can't see them unless I try. My wife's has one bubble in about the same spot as mine. The lower left corner about 1/3 up the screen where the curve starts. There a number of ways to avoid the creation of bubbles. I couldn't say them all because I'm not an expert in LOCA glue and it's properties. Experimentation is the only way to find out. :D