yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] GuestK00219:
thanks for testing. i have no idea why there are all those bugs, RR is based on LineageOS which works very well and i have reused Electry's device tree without any modifications.

regarding the battery, during the night i left the phone display always on with pixel experience ROM installed and after 9 hours there were at least 30-40% of the battery left, there must be some bug in RR itself and it's no wonder with all the functions they try to include. let's just wait and maybe they will fix it.
[Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] GuestK00219:
new build up https://basketbuild.com/devs/frantisheq/kingdom/resurrectionremix
[Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Kurbatos:
Будет ли pixel exp.?
[Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] GuestK00219:
maybe in a month or so, when i get home
[Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] s1eep1ess:
sound does not work in 8.1

tried to install

(PP-O-v6.1.0-20180628-kingdom.Zip and

lineage-15.1-20180123-UNOFFICIAL-kingdom.zip)

but when installed

lineage-15.0-20171111-UNOFFICIAL-kingdom.sip

sound works, what can be the problem?
[Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] GuestK00219:
there have been some changes for audio HAL in lineage, maybe there is something different in RR. can't fix it now, sorry
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] myka_1997:
my phone is charging and reach 100 percent, i dont disable usb charger from phone, i heard unplug charger sound, and the battery not green but white/its seems like i disconnect charger from phone. wtf
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] MyNameIsRage:
✨magic✨

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What version you have? Mediatek or Snapdragon?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] myka_1997:
snap :)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] MyNameIsRage:
Do you use any custom ROM? It could be something like a miui feature, which prevents over charging or over heating. :confused::cowboy:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] myka_1997:
No, stock firmware, not rooted nothing. Phone new 2 weeks old.. why it disonnect cable?

Wtf what does it mean overcharging? The phone not warm just charge, wifi off.. i used phone with charger connected. And on every phones i used phone with charger when i not go to anywhere like a school or outside.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] MyNameIsRage:
hmmm, interesting. Btw, what miui version u have? this could be a kernel feature where it just stops taking current if phone is charged fully.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] myka_1997:
Android 7 latest . Miui 9.2 stable
[Essential Phone Accessories] tanwg:
I was comparing the measurements between our Essential Phone and iPhone X and I found that their sizes are pretty similar. So I am wondering if our phones might fit in this:

UltraSlim Leather Sleeve Case for iPhone X

Anyone tried or plans to try?
[Essential Phone Accessories] seabro01:
That should work but I'd get the fitBag. It will fit a bit better since it's made specifically for the PH-1. Very high quality leather sleeve with more color options for $25.
[Essential Phone Accessories] tanwg:
Thanks! The fitBag looks nice! Do you know of any leather ones for essential phone?
[Essential Phone Accessories] seabro01:
I saw one on eBay for $50 that ships from Lithuania.
[Essential Phone Accessories] tanwg:
Sorry fitBag does have leather ones!

https://www.amazon.com/fitBAG-tailo...&keywords=essential+phone+leather+sleeve&th=1
[Essential Phone Accessories] tech_head:
Look for a leather sleeve on eBay to fit the Sony Xperia Z3+.

Really good fit since that phone is about the same size as the PH-1.

I bought a black one
[Essential Phone Accessories] derausgewanderte:
they look great. Too bad I have to wait until mid March. thanks for the info. cheers
[Essential Phone Accessories] joselb:
I use this one from amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B075NLX8TV?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_t2

Find it better than any of the trash looking cases for this phone. I also have a dragon skin on the back and it doesn't lift it or peel it off
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] makotech222:
I'd like to start a discussion on unlocking the XA2 bootloader and rooting it. So far, it looks like for Sony devices, you need to send a request through the Sony site here: https://developer.sonymobile.com/unlockbootloader/

But there is no device selection for the XA2. This is where i'm currently stuck at. Does anyone know of any other way to unlock the bootloader?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] makotech222:
Okay got it to unlock bootloader.

Steps:

1. Head to https://developer.sonymobile.com/unlockbootloader/. Select Xperia XA1 in the dropdown, follow steps, then get your access code.

2. Pretty much follow the steps in that guide from sony, where you get the access code. The only difference was when installing the fastboot drivers. On win 10, i had to go and follow the steps here to install android drivers: https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/129174/windows-10-fastboot-driver

After that, fastboot was able to recognize the device and unlock the bootloader.

So now, i guess i'm waiting for TWRP to be released for XA2 to get recovery and root.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] defaultusername:
I've been looking for a XA2 page for a while. Can we request one?

This is a interesting device and I hope the development community shows some interest too.

What's your impressions of it so far?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Spitfire400:
Agreed, I'm quite shocked there is no development threads as of yet for this newly released device. Already checked mine, and can see that sky mobile have left it unlockable, so I would also be interested in development for this device.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] w3ttr33noodl3:
Same. I bought it off Amazon US and I didn't realize I was buying such a recent phone. To any future devs, add "Night Light" feature and swipe fingerprint to bring down notification bar to any ROMS would make this phone a great sucessor to my Honor 8.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] makotech222:
XA2 has been perfect for me so far, coming from Nexus 5x. I mostly use my phone for reddit and podcasts, though. Just need my LineageOS on it.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] li0nh3art3d:
i unlocked mine also
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Merlin K:
Hello, what about fingerprint scanner usability after unlocking? I've heard that after rooting your phone scanner may stop to work with banking and other similar apps. Maybe you noticed other changes after rooting?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] li0nh3art3d:
I haven't been able to root yet. I've only unlocked the bootloader, which hasn't caused any problems with bank of America. on my other phone rooting didn't affect bank of America, however Android pay didn't work, and snapchat can only be logged in before root and not after. once you root, you won't be able to log back in snapchat if you logout, however if you log in it'll stay logged in after root.

I've been having problems with the windows 10 fastboot and ADB drivers. i got fastboot to work long enough to unlock the bootloader but then it stopped recognizing my phone. still haven't gotten ADB to work yet ?*♂️
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Merlin K:
Thx for info. Let us please know when when/if root your phone.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] li0nh3art3d:
I'm waiting for TWRP to keep playing with the drivers on windows 10. for some reason they've been giving me a major headache
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] YaKillaCJ:
The wait game begins. I'm going to wait to unlock the bootloader until TWRP and root available.

Btw can't you root without changing the recovery using ADB. I don't kno since this my first ever Sony phone.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] li0nh3art3d:
I think you can sideload with ADB once the bootloader is unlocked. I was under the impression TWRP is like a GUI for ADB. but There's something funky with the windows 10 drivers. it took forever for my phone to get detected in fastboot, and ADB never seemed to work. then, after i unlocked my phone, the PC doesn't even recognize it in fastboot anymore.

likewise, I've always used Samsung phones & odin. This is my first Sony. the lack of root is killing me ?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] makotech222:
From what i read, adb sideload requires custom recovery.

Is anyone else on Project FI with this phone? I'm getting awful 4G and wifi performance with the XA2. Constantly losing internet access (even though signal bar is at 5 bars).
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] matitino:
Hi guys, I managed to unlock the bootloader but I can not get into recovery mode. I tried with vol- and power button but it does not work :(. Did it happen to someone? Thank you all
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] li0nh3art3d:
where did you read this? i was under the impression thst TWRP is basically a graphic user interface of ADB, which is command line interface.

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for this, you will need a custom recovery GUI such as TWRP. I believe tht all you can do on this device by pressing volume- is access ADB, and volume+ gets you into fastboot, which can be accessed via command prompt on a PC
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] makotech222:
ADB sideload explicitly, not just ADB: https://twrp.me/faq/ADBSideload.html
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] li0nh3art3d:
Isn't TWRP basically just the GUI of all the ADB commands? I was under the impression you could do almost everything you can do in TWRP in ADB CLI mode on a PC ?*♂️

I was under the impression to sideload you can boot with a USB plugged into your computer and your phone press volume- Then the indicator light in the top right corner turns green, and (if the drivers on my PC would cooperate) then it would accept ADB sideload commands. Now, I am unsure of this; that's just what my basic understanding is. If I could get the damn drivers to work right, I could find out for sure ?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] makotech222:
I don't know nearly enough about the android ecosystem to comment, beyond what i found. I think adb sideload is a specific command, which requires twrp. But other adb may work? I don't want to risk it yet anyways.

Regarding drivers, did you try the thing i linked in my first post on this thread? My XA2 is still recognized after bootloader unlock with my method.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] matitino:
What do you know flashtool supports our xa2? that I know no because I tried to convert an ftf file but in the device list the xa2 is not there. also does not recognize me in flashmode despite emma recognize it. thank you
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] beezerhale:
Update: bootloader unlocked, twrp and rooted. Netflix apk installed and working. USAA app works. Camera, mms, wifi, data, phone all working. Xperia Lounge won't connect, but I'm not sure I even want it. I'll look into it later.

Thank you guys for the support.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] sToRm//:
Can you please share a screenshot from your device security informations (you can censor your IMEI and hash)?

Dialer -> *#*#7378423#*#* -> Service tests -> Security

Cheers
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] beezerhale:
I could. What are you looking for?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] sToRm//:
Rooting status, security config, Suntory blobs, CKB, Widevine and credential manager status.

You have root on a stock firmware and camera works?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] beezerhale:
Yes, I do and the pics are great. I'll get on that for you.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] beezerhale:
I hope this attached correctly .... is this what you are looking for? To be honest, not sure what it all means. :)
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] sToRm//:
Big thanks! Okay, looks like the device key was deleted and the blobs are ****ed up on this devices, too. There should be a huge difference in your pictures now. Are the pictures really good? Do you notice some changes?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] beezerhale:
I did not take any pictures before rooting. All I know is the pictures are fantastic. My opinion may be skewed a bit - I am coming from a Samsung Galaxy S4. :)

I am happy with the performance of the phone - it is doing what I want it to do and I was able to delete apps I didn't want - which is why I rooted in the first place. Any recommendations of something to flash to correct anything wrong? (should i be concerned about "device key was deleted and the blobs are ****ed up"?? :)
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] beezerhale:
Here are a few pics. I just took these now.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] sToRm//:
Can you take a picture in the dark? It's the easiest way to check if algorithms are working.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] beezerhale:
The poster is in a room with the blinds closed. The dog (Loki) is in the living room with no lights on.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] beezerhale:
Still trying to upload the video of the poster in the room with the lights off. Having trouble getting it to attach.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] matitino:
now falshtool supports xa2, Is there any way to relock. i tried but it says me: your device is not relockable :rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] axxx007xxxz:
According to Sony website:

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[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] matitino:
eh I know, I was hoping for some unexpected news ... thanks anyway

:(
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] holmes465:
Hi, what are the disadvantages of unlocking the bootloader?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] jimzhong:
The device will not receive OTA updates.

All DRM keys on the device will be wiped permanently.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] holmes465:
I know about this, but what will be lost with DRM keys, what are they for?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] sToRm//:
The keys are for Sony's camera algorithms (picture and video quality,... ) and other features (microphone improvements,...) .
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
It does seem they dont matter too much on xa2 though for camera, so keep that in mind. I'm
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pandemic:
bro [MENTION=8363210]sToRm//[/MENTION] any news about drm fix for XA2/XZ2 ?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] SGS3_0:
Patch for all cores by sToRm can emulate locked bootloader in Android, but key hash is "0000000000" and blobs and other are still broke...

Also, security says wot phone in't rooted, but magisk work fine

(in the screenshots yellow after the patch, green before...)
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] sToRm//:
My old fix doesn't work on new devices. I mentioned that on the XperiFIX blog. There is a new one on my desktop, but not released yet. Is there a stable TWRP for XA2/XZ2?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] axxx007xxxz:
XA2 has got official TWRP, I don't know about XZ2.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Razor10707:
Oh nice this means we can have drm fix soon for our device? I been waiting for it as that keeps me from unlocking with the new board would be really great to have one thanks for your hard work ?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] sToRm//:
Yes, I think so. I will continue developing XperiFIX for the new devices. ;)
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Razor10707:
That is great thank you so much could you PM me when a beta or alpha zip is ready?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pandemic:
So also for XZ2 (H8216) bro ?

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Why pm you [MENTION=8296134]Razor10707[/MENTION] ?

He can create a new thread for that, you are not the only one here lol !
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Razor10707:
I just said if he could PM me that be great i never said to ONLY send to me or that he can't make a thread about it lol ..!
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] sToRm//:
Yes, there will be a fix for XZ2, too. It's also already on my desktop. Will be integrated to XperiFIX with upcoming versions.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] EwokIng:
adb drivers refuse to install

ok so... [IMG="problem"]https://www.facebook.com/ajax/sharer/?s=22&appid=25554907596&id=939745946207455&p[0]=100005161744376&p[1]=939746016207448&sharer_type=all_modes&av=100005161744376&feedback_referrer=%2F&feedback_source=17[/IMG] this happened. Any idea why my computer would say that to me? recognized by adb. that's fine. installed both other drivers. worked great. this adb driver is preventing me from accessing fastboot so I can unlock my bootloader. I used device manager and everything to install it. right click, update driver, selected the folder, next... it won't go in.

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[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] davidhozic:
No dude, don't unlock using the offical way, download FlashTool and unlock using that, otherwise you won't ever be able to relock the bootloader and you will lose your drm keys(if using the official method provided by sony)
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] MartinX3:
How can FlashTool unlock a Xperia smartphone without removing the DRM keys?

Would that mean, we can unlock it and still use the functions which need DRM?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] davidhozic:
Yes, and if i remember correctly, support for xa2 was added
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] EwokIng:
Good to know

I did get the flash tool but the Flash tool won't work unless I can get the driver for fastboot to install and it will not install so fastboot is not detected.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] cvp:
Are you sure? Do you have proof that you do'nt lose your DRM keys after BL Unlock over Flash Tool?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] davidhozic:
When i unlocked the phone this tool wasn avaible for my phone yet.

From reading on the forums it won't delete your keys but you can still backup them and restore them using that
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] MartinX3:
Yeahr, but we need a real test about it.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] cvp:
how is the procedure?

Download flashtool, request the bootloader unlock code on sony page and enter it into Flashtool? If so, did not work on an Xperia X. The keys were not available! Or is there another way?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] davidhozic:
The flash tool doesn't need the code, you sure you have the right one?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] cvp:
Okay, but flashtool asked for a code. I press the "BLU" button, hold VOL DOWN and connect the USB cable. Then I should disconnect the cable, than i have to do hold VOL UP and connect the cable again. Then a window appears where I have to enter a code. If I do not enter anything and click directly on unlock, nothing happens.

EDIT. i try now the Linux + Windows 0.9.25.0 Version of Flashtool, with both i cant unlock the Bootloader without any Unlockcode
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Razor10707:
Wth flashtool needs code too
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] davidhozic:
You are referring to this one right?

http://www.flashtool.net/downloads.php
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] sieghartRM:
Should I unlock through flashtool or fastboot command?

Is losing DRM and use of services relating to DRM the only loss after unlocking bootloader?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] schmatzler:
I used fastboot. It's the official way described on the Sony website and worked fine.

On LineageOS, camera only goes up to 20MP for pictures instead of 24MP on the stock ROM.

This does not seem to be related to the loss of the DRM keys, though. The stock ROM can handle 24MP even without the DRM keys.

Otherwise, no functionality seems to be missing.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] sieghartRM:
Hi schatzler

I already unlocked my device through fastboot and yeah there is no loss of functionality that I know of.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] MartinX3:
The XA2 is the first Sony device which doesn't lost its cam after unlocking.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] sieghartRM:
Hi MartinX3

In my experience Sony Xperia M2 (released in 2014) and Sony Xperia XA1 (released in 2017) did not lose it camera functionality after unlocking the bootloader.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] MartinX3:
Do you know why they did it on these specific phones?
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] sieghartRM:
I think because they are mid range devices and they may not use some or any of Sony's proprietary camera algorithm.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] MartinX3:
Yeah, the deactivate the entire cam.

With the DRM fix only the algorithms get deactivated. :silly:
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Maciek666:
Hello, I have a question whether after unlocking the bootloader, xperia actions, smart lock work without a problem?

Thank you for your answer and best regards
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] martialaw:
Hello folks!

I am coming from Nexus phones so rooting my new XA2 looks like rocket science in comparison. I need a little help here.

The procedure seems to be unlocking with Flashtool, one-time-booting TWRP and flashing Magisk. Correct?

Question 1: Did I get that right that Flashtool is better than Sonys proprietary method because latter one prevents relocking?

Question 2: Magisk or SuperSU does it matter which I flash for root?

Question 3: What functionalities are lost at unlocking? Camera enhancements - that noticeable?* I read about DRM fix but it's not for free...

(* Some people say, it's terrible afterwards, others say there is no difference. I am usually not even using the stock camera btw)
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] sieghartRM:
1. You do not need flashtool if you just want to unlock your phone' bootloader. Follow the instructions here https://developer.sony.com/develop/...d/unlock-bootloader/how-to-unlock-bootloader/ and get code here https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/get-started/unlock-bootloader/#unlock-code.

2. It does not really matter which one you use but if you want certified device in Google Play store then you should use Magisk which will allow you pass SafetyNet if set up properly.

3. In my experience there is not anything lost in terms of camera enhancements after I unlocked my Sony Xperia XA2.

If you care about using stock rom not lineage then you may not be able to use Xperia services i.e. Xperia Lounge.
[Sony Xperia XA2 Guides, News, & Discussion] martialaw:
1. From the information in this thread it looks like Sony unlock method will prevent the device from ever getting relocked again, but Flashtool won't?

2. Valuable information right there!

3. Okay. Well, that DRM stuff is 100% new to me, and 'permanently deleting' something with no way to bring it back does sound worrying.

I run CM/Los for over 10 years and 5 devices now but the stock Oreo offers 99% of features that I need, so all I want is root and maybe TWRP at the moment.