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[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] x10isrooted:
i have the black one lying next to me. its a bit heavy after long term use. wish it would be a bit less heavy. sometime the edges of the usb-c port are irritating my small finger. would be better if sony have moved the usb port to the top.

the bottom mic hole gets sometimes covered by the hand when holding in landscape. on the right side would be better for the hole.

otherwise its a really nice phone. like the frontcam :)
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] FcukBloat:
just got mine and first impressions are.. wow! so beautiful in white and silver color.. really much better than I expected, from the images I was little worried but looks very nice in my hand! doesn't feel too heavy or thick to me, even after applying tempered glass protection and a cheap transparent cover for the back.. and usage with one hand is perfect! so far so good.. will see if I see problems later one.

only down side for me so far is the curved screen, that makes the glass protection to raise a little on the sides :crying: I expected that because of the curved screen, but I bought a smaller tempered glass meant to cover only the flat part of the screen so I hoped it would have been better, but still looks not so nice.. just aesthetic of course but don't like it.. damned curved screens and who invented them! :mad::rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] wase4711:
boy, this thing is tiny after using a note 8!
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] FcukBloat:
what did you expect my friend, you went from the biggest of the flagships (note 8) to the smallest! for me, sizes of this xz2 are simply perfect :victory::o hate all these new phones that can't be used with one hand :mad:
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] varun.gid:
got mine today. Boy its small and beautiful. Got the black color so the front black bezels look narrower. though for the phone is this size, its thick and heavy. the S9 feels kkind of lighter than this. but all in all its great to use a mini phone after ages!
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] x10isrooted:
yeah the s9 feels more balanced since it has 5gramm less and its bigger so the feeling is a bit different. the xz2c feels like a car with very heavy motor in the middle or back.

wonder if sony have put some bricks inside to make it so heavy.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] wase4711:
i really like how much easier it will be to carry this phone around while wearing shorts; the note 8 is so large and heavy, my shorts wont stay up, and here is Arizona, you wear shorts every day!!

typing on the small keyboard is sort of a pain too, with my big fat fingers so it will take a while to get used to that too..great sound and great display, thats for sure!
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] FcukBloat:
yeah typing every single letter individually can be complicated I agree, but I got used to swipe typing almost from the beginning when I moved to smartphones and now can't live without that, much faster and less inclined to mistakes, even in smaller screens, at least for me!
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] wase4711:
has anyone found a way to change the order of the icons on the bottom bar? I am used to the back icon being on the right side instead of the left side..

man, this phone is fast too!
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] FcukBloat:
https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76199343&postcount=8

;)
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] wase4711:
i guess its time to install ADB on this new computer..
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] FcukBloat:
and in case you need, ADB drivers for this phone ;)

https://developer.sony.com/file/download/xperia-xz2-driver/
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] wase4711:
Thanks, but when you use a custom theme on the phone, this app doesnt work..oh well, I guess I'll root this thing when its available

EDIT: started to work after a few reboots!
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] optimummind:
I love my XZ2C! And my daily is an Unlocked Galaxy S9+ (965U1). Working great on AT&T so far.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] zynexiz:
The speed of this little thing is actually very good, lot better than previous compacts. I was a bit disappointed when I realized that Timeshift Burst was dropped, but I found burst mode in the camera settings and tried it. My jaw dropped! Holy crap it was fast. It's almost as fast as my Nikon D700!

The bad stuff is the damn Facebook spyware bloat that's installed, it really made me furious. Yes, they can be disabled, but but that's not the point here. I don't use it. I I don't want it. Those who use Facebook can install it themselves from Play.

Sony also seems to have dropped it's own keyboard now, and use SwiftKey instead. Not sure how I feel about it yet, it has some pretty annoying things it does. When pressing period, and space, it writes out the next word it thinks I'm gonna type itself. Freakishly frustrating.

But overall, I love this phone.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] FcukBloat:
immediately disabled it here, and got gboard installed.. don't like swiftkey at all
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] x10isrooted:
the newer gboard releases from google have an issue with p letter and backspace. you must press the buttons deadcenter otherwise they will not react properly. i was always pressing half right side of the letter p. initially i thought that the touchscreen has an issue. but after installing an older apk from gboard it much better reacting and its faster as well. dont know what google is doing. i cant also report this anywhere to google.i could make a video as a proof. you would see how much many p character presses are not recognized.

swiftkey has too mayn useless features for me. its way to complicated in the ui.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] FcukBloat:
didn't notice that, maybe because i use gesture typing?
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] zynexiz:
I'm not very fond of that either, loved Sonys own keyboard, I think i saw that it was still installable in play. I'm gonna take a look at that instead. Way, way to much crap in SwiftKey. And is massive, about 80 mb, for a damn keyboard! Think Sonys own was about 10 mb..
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] wase4711:
just got a system update, 412 megs, on tmobile..still oreo 8.0, but with

April Security...
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] optimummind:
Got it too! April 5th security. 429.6 MB
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] josephnero:
[MENTION=4241449]zynexx[/MENTION]

Download and install Xperia keyboard from apkmirror. I think a version before the latest version works on XZ series
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Flynnchen82:
Thanks for that idea too. Wasn't also very happy about swiftkey only and have installed Xperia apk after your post. Seems to work fine so far (8.0.A.0.110).
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] mirhl:
You can install the thing straight from play store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonyericsson.textinput.uxp

And to disable definitively swiftkey use

https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Flynnchen82:
I have tried Xperia keyboard for some days now, but to be honest i can type better with swiftkey. :(

Although i like the Xperia more i do have lots of "mistypes" with it. Just as if the letters were too narrow.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] FcukBloat:
Same here, but i prefer gboard, too many nice gestures i can't live without ;)
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] tampitzel:
This totally made up my mind. I was lingering between Google Pixel 2, Galaxy S9 or XZ2c. I currently own an S7 which got old and sluggish (thanks Touchwiz) and I hate their bloatware crap. Additionally, the battery doesn't hold like it used to, and it's not even 2 years old, it would've been 2 years old in November. Planning to give this one to my daughter (she can cope with crap battery and will appreciate the bump from her entry level Huawei). I always wanted a compact phone and nobody wants to do them anymore, I have no idea why. The best size in my opinion is the iPhone SE but I can't cope with iOS. I really hope XZ2 will hit all the needs. I kind of regret the lack of wireless charging (I like to do that when the phone is on my car holder) but I can live without it. I would say if it would've been a stock android device, it would've been perfect. Then again, I can always slap over a pixel launcher + google phone and other stuff. Definitely interested if project Treble can show us some AOSP love. Still, appreciate your review, dude, totally made up my mind! :)

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LE: bought the phone yesterday. Been using it for almost 24 hours now. I've charged it last night and this morning picked it up at about 8 AM. It's 18:40 PM and I am at 75%. I am not a heavy user and I've been at work but been fiddling around with the device, so I am quite amazed at the battery life. The phone is a bit on the heavy side but I like that, makes it fall nicely in the hand. Good curves, good display, slapped all google apps over it, disabled all bloatware and updated it. Moves like a charm, didn't notice stuttering and i am pretty happy with it. Neat thing, it supports ok google detection with screen of which to me is a big plus. Other than that, quite curious if there will be a treble rom with a true AOSP version of android. Although, I have to admit, it's pretty close to stock. So all in all, I'm happy! Quite curious how long it will last :)
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] kaliberx:
Anybody found out too, that the X2C throttles like Hell under high-load ?
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] FcukBloat:
no but I'm not a heavy user... but i experienced several sudden reboots when using the camera.. anyone else?? :(
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Seb122:
I don't use camera very often but I've got a reboot after 2m30 video recording (1080p60) and the file saved was unreadable. My XZ2 (not compact) was very hot...
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] FcukBloat:
Same here but with pics, not videos.. phone rebooted after shooting the pic when i tried to review the pictures.. and after reboot the pictures were not present in the sd.. i think this is a pretty critical bug to be reported to Sony..
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] kaliberx:
I only had the device for testing for a few days here, but :

Antutu had around 272K at first, but with each further test the performance dropped to 190K (10 Tests, with 3 Min break between). This is not the case with the ZX1C. And it got very warm too.

Well I thought this could be a "Monday" device, but the same also occurs at a friend.

I haven't tested video recording yet, but will probably stay with the XZ1 Compact for now, and wait.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] x10isrooted:
honestly, i even dont care if it throttles. its so fast that i do not notice it. i do not care about artificial benchmark results. day to day experience is much more important and for this the device is perfect.

but i will send it for repair as the volume rocker and power button is loose so that i hear the buttons shaking during touching the display. The display out of the box of the bigger xz2 is a bit better in terms of whitebalance. its not that warm, but you can change it in xz2c anyway.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] kaliberx:
Throttle means most of the Time : Thermic Problems (Just say : SD810)

It is simply a question of whether others can reproduce it or not. If yes, then there is a problem, if not .. only one batch could be affected.

In both cases, however, Sony is in demand.

That's all there is to it.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] mirhl:
Me too, at least the first days I used to play with the camera like a monkey.

Aside of that (and some 3G signal loss I'm still not sure if fault of the device, or my half-assed cutted SIM), I really really really have not any other remark to point out.

Ps. throttling is kind of normal in modern phones. The scandal would be if the device had performance cut like in half or so, instead of just 10-20%.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] zynexiz:
I've come to terms with Swift, works pretty good. To install Xperia Keyboard I had to install the "hacked" version available for AOSP. I suspect Sony will drop their keyboard in the future.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] mirhl:
The keyboard is available here...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonyericsson.textinput.uxp
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] robmb:
I have been using the xz2c for over a month now. A few times a sudden reboot occurred. No idea what provoked it. More annoying is the complete loss of cell signal which occurs a few times a week. Only a reboot helps in those cases. The recurring loss of Googles Smart lock is very annoying also. I'm frustrated that Sony does not answer to any of these serious issues.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] FcukBloat:
I only had sudden reboots when using the camera. You had some also while not using camera? :confused:

ps: please join sonytalk forum and post your comments in this post I created: https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Camera/camera-critical-bug/m-p/1321374#M4643

the more people will confirm this, the more attention they will put on it! thank you
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Flynnchen82:
No reboots or instability so far on my device. But i also made only some casual photos so far.

All in all i am very impressed by the phone, only two things really bother me until now: First is the known screen sensitivity issue. Second is the useless automatic mode of the camera. Made some comparisons on automatic mode and manual mode (but with auto settings) and the photos in auto mode are crap while others are pretty nice.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] mirhl:
The smart lock problem happens on a lot of other phones, and has this workaround .

As for the signal loss issue, the fix (stolen from the list of "known issues" of the XZ2 p beta) for the moment is "switch 4G/WCDMA/GSM to just WCDMA/GSM".

EDIT: doesn't work
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] robmb:
Workaround

The simplest workaround is a reboot. Again, not a solution.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] the fez:
after a month

disappointed by:

- screen light sensor that work (in italy we use to say) at dog's **** :D

seriously, sometime in the day light i found the brightness bar totally down. whereas in the night i can use the screen like a torch!

- whatsapp voice message. i don't know why but the recordings feel like in a manhole and they aren't clearly heard

- battery are worst than my ex xperia z3c and z5c... but not so bad

- keyboard. i really like swipe system and sony layout. but i really hate the symbol and number mask

- sometimes lost phone signal, but after a few minutes it returns all normal (i read before to untoggle 4g signal)

the rest is kinda perfect for my use.

positive mention for the camera. after xz, xz1c, xz3c, xz5c (yes i'm a bit fan of sony compacts) finally it works decently
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] FcukBloat:
i confirm the "cazzodicane" behaviour for auto brightness.. often under sunlight i have to manually increase brightness :( hope they fix it soon..
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Flynnchen82:
I have to admit that auto brightness does not always perform perfectly. Though i never had a dark screen in sunlight. They could do better i hope.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] HigginsHere:
Most people here seem to have 0 problem with this but one thing that's been annoying me after a week and a half is how heavy this phone is. It's a lot heavier than my X Compact and a few times my hand has fatigued pretty heavily after extended use, which didn't happen on my XC. Maybe I'm a unique case because I might have tendinitis or something but the heaviness is really putting me off. What's the point of having a compact if it's annoying to use it one handed? Then you add the extra distance you need to traverse to get to the notification bar. It's like it's not even a compact phone! (I'm 5"6' btw, with matching hands.)

Everything else in the phone is perfect for me, so I'm really conflicted. Maybe I just need to normalize my usage or get use to it, or bulk up (I am in the process of getting healthy)! I don't know if I should return it and just get the Pixel 2, I mean, yeah it's bigger but it's also significantly lighter. I've also had a few random reboots the first week but that's stopped since (have been planning on changing to US firmware anyway). Advice?
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Matteo Mazzu:
Hi! I'm a xperia z3c owner, and it's almost time to finally change it. Was wondering how it's the GPS signal (on my z3c broke down...), cell signal (read about this probem, I'm on Vodafone Italy operator) and how the picture quality is compared to z3c. I'm really attempted from the new Oneplus 6 for the software side, but when I tried at the event in Milan I finded way to big. Compact still the best for my pocket and hands size! Thanks for who will respond!
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Flynnchen82:
So far no problems with GPS for me, maps gets a quick GPS fix. But haven't used it too much yet with navigation. Cell signal is good, i have lte everywhere i had before with the U11.

Coming from z3c the camera will be better for sure! I had a z5c for a short time and wife owns a x compact. The xz2c slaughters their cameras. However it is slightly worse than my u11's cam was, especially in low light.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] HigginsHere:
I'm past the point of no return - I can't return it anymore. I've owned it for two weeks and I'm heavily conflicted owning this phone. I think it is really stretching it to call it a compact when it's very thick, has a taller screen, and is on the heavier end of the spectrum. It feels way less compact than my X Compact, but it is an upgrade in almost every other way. I would love this phone if it weren't so heavy! It checks almost everything else off for me. Some people like how heavy it is - apparently, it makes it feel more substantial. That's worthless to me as I'm all about function over form. Alas, it is the smallest high-end phone on the market but at this point, it's a trade-off between size and weight. Honestly, I don't know which one is more important to me. If a phone is as big as the Galaxy S9 but weighs sub 140 grams, is that more ergonomic than the near 170 gram XZ2 C? I don't know. It's a question you should really consider because it makes a big difference! I will have to grow to love my decision, one I don't know how I could have foreseen the downsides to.

If I can learn to accept or adapt to the weight of the XZ2C, everything else is great. The speakers are loud and clear, the screen is very nice and not too large, it's small-ish in the hand, it's really fast, the fingerprint sensor has been working amazingly for me, the volume buttons are in a good spot, the camera is more than serviceable, the battery is good, and there is a lot of storage on the phone. I'm sure there's more, but in general it's a great phone. Maybe the heaviness is only a problem because my wrists/hands are screwed up, I don't know. I hope I could help someone out with my first impressions.

I've bought several cases, this B BELK case is my favorite. It's not very protective but it's ultra slim. I bought a couple of Nillkin cases which I loved on my X Compact, but for some reason they aren't as grippy so I'm going to try to return those. I'd love to find an ultra slim but grippy/rubbery case with a bit of a front lip! Or a really grippy and nice-looking skin. I also hope a decent glass screen protector comes out. Until then I'll likely use one of those flexible spray-on plastic ones.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] FcukBloat:
i have a major problem when i make videocalls with whatsapp, the other side can not hear me, i must shout to let them hear me very quiet.. can others confirm? or it is only me?

no problems instead with regular phone calls..tia!
[Nokia 6 Questions & Answers] Mayersdz:
is there any way to install latest security patch without upgrading to oreo ? im stuck at january security patch level . (ta-1000)
[Nokia 6 Questions & Answers] sltushar:
You will be stuck there, as there is no update available for nougat, you need to upgrade to oreo for future security updates
[Nokia 6 Questions & Answers] qwertysmerty:
It seems HMD still releasing security updates for Nougat. If you go here you'll notice that there is security update:

Nokia 6, 00WW_3_700_SP05, released on March 7, 2018

The question is how to get it :)
[Nokia 6 Questions & Answers] sltushar:
Simple, a phone with nougat
[Nokia 6 Questions & Answers] Mayersdz:
so they still release but we cant get those security patches ok
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] laimonas777:
Hello i try install oreo on galaxy with comsy odin and installation stops on <ID:0/004> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/004> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/004> sboot.bin.lz4

whats wrong ???? Thanks for help

it does not matter. i fix thiat
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] madil:
Dear All

I have upgrade the atom with the hp rom version 1.12.00wwe, 1.00.01BL. The rom was successfully upgraded but when the atom restart, they will not boot and resetting agin and agin. I have tried to enter bootloader but i can't.

Please help in this regard

thanks.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] brian_2cool4u:
WTF LOL!!!! you flashed your atom with a HP ROM? GL mate!
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] madil:
Help NEEDED Lolzzz :D
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] ironeagle:
Go to ATOM wiki and see instructions to recover Semi BRICK ATOM.. sometimes if u r lucky.. u may retreive ur ATOM..

mmm really pitty.. u used a HP ROM..
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] madil:
Im able to see the JPG on the start showing HP IPAQ NHOCBANME

version 1.12.00 WWE

1.00.01 BL

but we are unable to connect it via usb cable and also unable to enter the bootloader...

Also after showing the JPEG it continuolsy start reseting and coming back again on JPEG ....
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] ronalddo:
Hi madil, I encountered the same problem as yours, and I found a way to recover the bootloader to your xda atom, read this post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=2184254#post2184254, hoping my solution would help you as well, and just hope that I'm not too late

Good luck man :)
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] teerapong.g:
Oh oooooo You flash atom by Hp rom , so that use JTAG only.