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[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] Tudor M:
Ok guys, it has been a while(very much time actually) and there is no update for the Customized DE.

This is very frustrating because of the high hopes, and all the hype... Yeah, Sony will be one of the few to early release Pie for "older flagships".

I know, I can flash this and that, but I do not feel that I should do that, considering I might be a simple user, without the necessary knowledge to do that.

I said it and I'll say it again: this "phased roll out" is a pretty big bullsh*t.

Don't get me wrong, I am a Sony boy, I had Z3 compact(and still have) that I repaired a lot, both SW and HW, Sony Camera, Sony earphones, Sony bluetooth speakers and so on. But their commitment in this case is disgusting.

When you set such expectations: 26 november, or whatever, and there is still not even a SECURITY update for Customized DE, there is a real problem.

Me, Sony boy, and Apple "hater" will emphasize again the difference: Apple makes an update worldwide in one night for a lot of users, Sony cannot make a security update for so much many less users in 2 months almost.

Bugs or not, there is no excuse for security updates. I work in IT, and when you have a deadline, there is pretty much nothing you can say to be over the deadline by so much.

The idea is that nothing is pushing them, nothing is making them WANT to solve the issues. They have plenty of time, and just do what they want. Some regions got 2 updates already, and others none, FOR THE SAME F*CKING PHONE MODEL.

Really wish Sony had a competitor with same specs, small screen and camera button and eventually clean Android, so I can switch in a second.

Also no SW improvement coming soon, or the support for the Google camera which is plain stupid, considering the very good camera HW Sony phones have. Again, looks like this is not their priority.

Is there any way to "speak" so they will "listen"?

I am asking you and answering myself: "Probably, not... They will just loose money and sales, they will fire even more employees, until they close the mobile department and that's that".

It's sad because I(and most probably you guys, also) see the big potential in them:

Innovation, good HW, the Z-series design, waterproofness, that good feeling, music, headphone jack(sometimes), 2steps camera button, compact phones, and so on.

But they keep missing something so that they will sell and be good for more people.

Maybe not enough marketing so the sell "crap" like Samsung a lot, or maybe they can learn some stuff from Apple, or perhaps the option to sell more cheap but well made phones like the chinese guys or OnePlus. I really do not understand...

I still love my XZ1C and old Z3C, but they have their issues that could've miss and have more market share... and also make their customers happier.

I talked a little bit too much, just to say what I feel "from my soul". :))

Thank you for reading until now.

What do you guys think about this?

And what can WE do about it? :)

p.s. Have a great year and may your "good" wishes come true! :D
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] gmc_kimi_fan:
Just to let everyone else know, no problems here whatsoever with 9.0 pie on XZ1C, Customized DE.

Yes, it took 2 months to roll out, but the version I received is directly the second Pie release.

I disabled lock screen methods just to be sure based on this thread.

Updated via OTA, reboot, no clear cache/reset apps, just using it as normal, as before.

No major interface changes, but even better battery life. Gone from 2 days/6,5h SOT to 3 days/7,5-8h SOT. No other problems to report.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] ionut_lazar2001:
I have this phone since 2 weeks. I have android 8 on the phone and I received the update for android 9. I didn't do this update because I saw a lot of bugs. The version is 47.2.A.4.45.

As far I know on this model we have the same camera module as xz2 compact. Did you see any improvements on the camera ?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] komer:
people say there's no improvement. Read a thread about that https://xdaforums.com/xperia-xz1-compact/help/pie-camera-t3877098/page2
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] ionut_lazar2001:
Thanks for info. Unfortunately there's no improvement on the camera according to the upper topic and that is sad. I hoped for a better camera quality with android 9 .
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] komer:
we all did
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] strate aero:
For me the "badness" of the camera on this phone is overrated, in consideration of other factors such as the power and compactness of the device. For me the camera is"good enough". The bigger question for me is why should I update to pie.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] alvin612:
Can I use any of these 47.2 firmware and patch in OEM.sin from older US firmware?

Since I'm on t-mobile US, I've been rocking the Custom DE for Oreo + OEM.sin file from Custom US Oreo in order to get wifi calling, volte and fingerprint sensor.

When Pie first released, I tried out Custom DE for Pie+ OEM.sin from Oreo and a lot of apps FC.

Does this trick still work with any of the pie software now? I mean it's 2019 already:) Thanks!
[Moto G5S Plus Questions & Answers] osemoka:
Hey

Before playing with CWF i made a EFS backup. My HDD on which i stored this backup is broken ;/. Did I loose something ? Everyone reccomends this backup but I don't get why. I guess if thigs get messy it helps us to get back our g5s+ on feet right ? I have installed cwf on mine and all is working fine. If I backup again on it, will it be okey ? Do I need persist backup too ? I don't know how to do it though ;s. Someday I will have to sell my phone and would like to return to stock and lock bootloader to regain warranty.

I heard about volte issues when migrating between softs. How can I check if it works on my phone ? Also IMEI - how can i check if i lost it ? When my device is showing on boot sth like this:

[IMG="BOOT"]http://www.neuraldump.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bootloader_warning-296x300.png[/IMG]

Is my imei gone ?

When i tap *#06# it shows both of my imeis though.

Help me understand this.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] GoodViH:
Faced a very strange problem, I have not seen ever before:

Smartphone suddenly freezes in a certain location +/- 5 meters along the road to / from work.

When I go out of the subway, on my way to the office in a certain place the phone just dies, then I have to long press power button to reboot it, and it shows no errors.

In other places this does not happen, I have the phone for six months.

Has anyone ever encountered or seen anything like this?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] Exodusche:
I had similar issue on another phone maybe the battery is faulty.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Strange. Sounds like some kind of GPS app related issue, if it's only in one certain location and no other place?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] GoodViH:
Yes, precisely one location in my town and no other place. I think thats true, but which app exactly, how can I investigate? I tried turning off the Google Assistant's location tracking, but it didnt help.

Now I will gonna test the stability with GPS turned off, if it helps, ok, but I need my GPS connection, I dont want to switch it on and off every time I go to work :D

I dont understand what can cause system to freeze...
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] 4stringenator:
Is there any broadcast TV or radio stations close by? Strong RFI (radio frequency interference) can sometimes cause problems.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] GoodViH:
Actually there is high radio tower nearby ~500m. You think some bug in cellular connection can cause problems?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] 4stringenator:
Interference can be experienced due to unfiltered frequency harmonics overloading the phones radio(s) because of close proximity to a high wattage transmitter. Rare but possible. I'm an amateur radio operator and it happens.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] ivan.yunanto:
Please help, my xperia x performance won't boot and cannot flash with flashtool (cannot enter flash mode with power + volume down), can enter fastboot mode, but cannot flash any boot.img/kernel.sin.

result fastboot getvar all:

(bootloader) version:0.5

(bootloader) max-download-size: 0x10000000

(bootloader) partition-type:cache:ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:cache: 0x10000000

(bootloader) partition-type:userdata:ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:userdata: 0x52a800000

(bootloader) partition-type:system:ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:system: 0x1d3800000

(bootloader) secure:yes

(bootloader) version-baseband:1300-5352_41.3.C.1.50

(bootloader) version-bootloader:1299-4832 S1_Boot_MSM8996_LA2.0_O_203

(bootloader) serialno:CB512A7AH9

(bootloader) product:SOV33

On flashtool only show:

08/022/2018 07:22:26 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off

08/022/2018 07:22:26 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] webkolo:
Uninstall current drivers and try to repair with Sony Xperia™ Companion. It's helped me once ;)
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] ivan.yunanto:
cannot enter flashmode, xperia companion can't detect my device. i have uninstall all current driver
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] geondut:
got the same problems, did u solved the problem OP?
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] ivan.yunanto:
not yet, please info if you make some progress to revive your device. thanks
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] Shabby The Dev:
UP UP this thread any solution of this issue

I think dead boot repair from S1 flashtool by APPSW file is the solution
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] velva:
i dont think this method would work

appsw's flashtool only contains files for old devices, i tried it once and failed :crying::crying:
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] power_510:
Same problem xz2
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] leandrox:
I had a similar problem but I was able to solve it yesterday. Let me see if I can help you.

If you connect your phone to the PC, does Flashtool detect it? Can it get your phone into flashmode? I'd suggest to use the Flashtool drivers tool to install the proper drivers (uninstall any drivers you have manually installed before).

If you are able to enter into flashmode, without getting an error from Flashtool, then you can try what I did.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] biansishuo:
do you have the s1 file something like sin_file_set ？ Can you share with me ? Thanks a lot
[HTC Vox] Marcbis:
Hi!

Just purchased my Dopod C730 today, its China Mobile Branded, but since i'm going home in June I might aswell get rid of the China mobile branded firmware. I downloaded the New Guava ROM 1.0 and tried to update the phone but it said corrupt image.

I use to be kinda good at this stuff but 6 months in Shanghai with that polution might have set me back :)

Anybody that can provide me a guide or some update that will work? I need a clean firmware without chinese language.

Thanks for your help!
[HTC Vox] lerameur:
I think if you did not already done, try to download again the file.

And follow the step on "How-To" txt file included on the folder you have downloaded.
[HTC Vox] frauhottelmann:
I would say you didn't app unlock and you didn't do uspl. Everything in the readme file!
[HTC Vox] Marcbis:
You are correct :o But I seem not to find the USPL.bat, only USPL_116_jockyw. When I try to run that, it says "No Application associated with uspl_116_jackyw. Run the Applicatioon first then open this file inside the application". The App unlock said phone unlocked.
[HTC Vox] lerameur:
The name of file is "uspl_116_jockyw.bat"

So had the extension of the file if they are not hide...
[HTC Vox] Marcbis:
Yes, but it won't run :confused:
[HTC Vox] lerameur:
did you unrar the file?

did you try to download again?
[HTC Vox] Marcbis:
Yes, i unrared it.

I have tried two different versions, the one bundled with the ROM and the orginal one.
[HTC Vox] Marcbis:
Very strange, i can't hard-reset at all. I've run the Security Configuration Manager fra Microsoft said that Security should be off. Still it says no to running the bat file.
[HTC Vox] Marcbis:
Today, I am a happy little boy. Apparently I (big surprise) did it all wrong. My phone is currently booting for the first time :) Thanks for the help from you two guys :)

Edit:

Ohh this is soooo sweet compared to the China mobile setting, only bad thing is that I can't see chinese characters. But i can live without it :)
[HTC Vox] Rolandh:
If you want Chinese characters then try this ROM. It is better than any WM6 ROM.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=381094

Roland
[HTC Vox] Marcbis:
Thanks, but im gonna stick with the english, my chinese characters is kinda rusty :P Im only gonna be here 2 months more and everyone writes in english. But thanks anyway.

But can anyone recommend a good GPS program?
[HTC Vox] numbfish:
China Mobile Dopod C730

how long does this black or kind greenish screen last? it has been there for almost 20mins, and i could see things like Vox ONBL and ruu
[HTC Vox] numbfish:
how long does this black or kind greenish green last? it has been there for almost 20mins, and i could see things like Vox ONBL and ruu
[MTCB Android Head Units General] andreiutzu21:
i have a situation with my headunit. i dont know how to wipe data/factory reset. i have original android 7.1.2 nougat from factory. please if someone can help me i appreciate that . thank's
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Questions & Answers] z1_nile:
So this is the screenshot of hardware information about my 6 gb varient device which shows it has adreno 512 gpu. While other websites say it has adreno 509 gpu. What is going on please check your SOC and if possible post screenshots to verify what's inside.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Questions & Answers] Mr.Ak:
Showing the same on my 3gb variant. Prolly a glitch in the app, I guess.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Questions & Answers] z1_nile:
How? Each and every app says 512
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Questions & Answers] sousaptak:
same here noticed the same in Aida64
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Questions & Answers] z1_nile:
Can anyone confirm by looking at hardware directly? Like by contacting a youtuber?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Questions & Answers] i12die:
Its a bug in the app, shows the same in Redmi Note 5 Pro.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] Jiiro:
[PLEASE READ BELOW]

*** Disclamer * Your warranty is now void. * *

We are not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, * thermonuclear war,

or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please * do some research if you

have any concerns about features included in this ROM * before flashing it! YOU are

choosing to make these modifications, and if * you point the finger at us for messing

up your device, we will laugh at you.

[Sorry if this DevDB thread is ugly, I will organize is later]

Hi, this is Jiiro.

I have finally finished compiling and testing out this LineageOS custom ROM for the SM-T350.

You may have seen @andr0idfr3ak's post on LineageOS for the SM-T350 (mine is updated).

I am now going to announce that I am going to be the maintainer for the SM-T350 development of LineageOS for now.

More custom ROMs are coming through!

Specs:

Samsung Galaxy Tab A SM-T350 8-Inch Tablet (16 GB, Titanium)

SM-T350 XAR GT58WIFIXX/GT58WIFI

Known bugs:

External Audio not working

Camera

Things that work:

Internal Audio does work (For example, using headphones)

Bluetooth Audio does work

Download Links:

Latest as of August 1, 2018

Latest Updato Firmware

Latest Unofficial LineageOS

Latest TWRP from Ashyx

Latest ODIN

*Note: I don't know if ********** is trusted, I downloaded it and ran it and had no problems whatsoever

Steps:

1) Get ODIN

2) Go to Download mode on your Samsung device

3) Flash TWRP

4) In TWRP go to Wipe > Advanced Wipe and click on

a) Dalvik / ART Cache

b) System

c) Data

d) Internal Storage

e) Cache

5) Go to Download mode after that

6) Go back on your ODIN and flash the firmware from Updato

7) After that happens, go back to Download mode and flash TWRP again

8) Do Step 4 and after that move onto Step 9

9) Have ADB on your machine, be in TWRP while this happens

10) Go to Advanced > ADB Sideload

11) On your computer type

adb sideload [Destination of your LineageOS .zip]

12) You're done! It will take about 5 minutes to boot.

Sorry if the guide is confusing, I will try to rephrase them again later.

XDA:DevDB Information

[ROM][UNOFFICIAL][LINEAGEOS 15.1][ANDROID 8.1][SM-T350], ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Tab A series

Contributors

Jiiro, deadman96385, ashyx

Source Code: https://github.com/Galaxy-MSM8916/android_device_samsung_gt58wifi

ROM OS Version: 8.x Oreo

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.10.x

ROM Firmware Required: T350XXU1CQJ5 | T350XAR1CQJ5

Version Information

Status: Beta

Created 2018-08-08

Last Updated 2018-09-06
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] Techguy777:
lets get this thread started I been on your Rom a day or 2 now and i like it. Its gives me a picture in picture , and it saves on storage big time from all the apps Samsung puts on these tablets. Thanks for the work.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] vin_001:
Thanks for keeping the tab A 8" alive!!! And working on a speaker fix!!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] RebuffedRacer13:
Any luck with the audio?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] lividhen:
Please fix this soon

Please fix this soon
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] ELProfeMcK:
I dont know what I'm doing wrong, but i cant get this to install or boot. I've followed every single step and after it's done, i get a black screen... Please help
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] Techguy777:
Well let's see if we can help you out. What ROM were you on first and what firmware were you also on. I'm on nougat firmware but I usually run ghost ROM Android 6 with with permissive kernel. Also I used twrp 3.2.1 from Android freak on XDA somewhere.

Here's what I did

Flash twrp 3.2.1 in twrp from smt355 3.1 extracted image and flashed image to recovery partition in twrp not Odin.

I was on nougat firmware but running ghost project marshmallow .

I wiped data , cache, system not internal.

Flashed lineage zip with pico open gapps 8.1 arm.

Let it boot up for 5 to 10 minutes and worked.

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Let me add if you guys use twrp 3.2.1 make sure to not wipe your efs or restore it just use system, data, boot backup and restore if you do mess up the efs I have the fix on XDA if you get invalid mount and it won't boot up .
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] lividhen:
Do you have to sideload lineage OS or can you install via Twrp?

Also, is there a problem with the default camera app? Can you install like,open camera or Google camera? Or does it just not work at all? And internal/external audio. Do you mean headphones will or won't work? And would installing different audio drivers like Viper or something fix it?

Sorry, just want to know before I install. ?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] ELProfeMcK:
I was doing everything using Twrp 3.1 sm-t355. Im on stock nougat 7.1.1 CQJ5 8/1/17 security patch, so basically the latest official from Samsung.

I will try using your method to see if it works. I'll update twrp to 3.2.1and not wipe internal storage.

I appreciate the reply and help. Thanks :good: :D
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] lividhen:
I can't find 3.2.1

Can you post a link?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] Techguy777:
Were you able to install twrp 3.2.1 it should work fine with stock nougat. Did you try flashing lineage again? Its really stable and boots right.

I recommend trying pico gapps first

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Bluetooth and headphones work no external speaker. I tried different audio mods viper and it works with Bluetooth or headphones wired but no external speaker. Camera I can't remember I don't ever use it.

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https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=962339331458992706
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] Techguy777:
I posted link to twrp 3.2.1 if you need it on this thread.

Flash twrp 3.2.1

Wipe dalvik/art cache, data, cache, and system in twrp

Flash lineage rom

Flash gapps reboot

Wait 10 minutes sometimes it's slow

I'm on nougat firmware 7.1.1 CQJ1.

But it should work on you're firmware if not downgrade to mine and try that.

I don't update firmware or security patches unless its a Android upgrade like nougat to Oreo. The reason why is because I notice the google security patches always close up rooting and other things and don't really offer anything.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] ELProfeMcK:
Nothing Man :crying: I tried your method and it didn't work. I flashed TWRP 3.2.1 on TWRP 3.1 and i keep getting the black screen. I downgraded the firmware and repeated all the steps and nothing. I'm running out of options... I also understand and know everything about the security patches but i got the tablet last weekend like that. My luck :eek:

I know TWRP 3.2.1 and lineage OS install correctly and I think they boot up because i can hear and see the tablet connecting to PC.... It's just that the screen is all black for some reason
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] lividhen:
yep. that is also my situation.

blackness, evrywhere.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] Techguy777:
Yes I've heard of that you need to shine a bright light on you're screen or turn up you're brightness on you're google account I've noticed that I shut of live display and adaptive lighting on all my phones and google saves my account information so when I load my ROM and account for the first time it automatically sets brightness. It did work you're right the screen brightness is the problem others have had this.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] ELProfeMcK:
I put my phone's flashlight and i could see the lineage set up but I've tried everything to get it to light up to full and it won't. Same for TWRP. I don't know what to do.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] Techguy777:
You need to go into twrp setting's and you'll see a row of options at the top click the 3 rd option its brightness and screen time out. On the ROM you go into settings and turn off the automatic brightness and set it

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If someone knows how to turn up brightness with adb or something please do share. I understand it's hard to work with if you can't see the screen options.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] lividhen:
Flash twrp with twrp or Odin?

And if it's twrp do you extract the .tar file?

Okay! I installed it! Now can someone please tell me how to turn on the backlight? I tried the brightness thing bit the backlight still stays off.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] lividhen:
Would another kernal fix it?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] ELProfeMcK:
I did this in both TWRP and lineage O.S, brightness won't change. My brother told it could be kernel related but i dont understand why it works for some and black screens for others
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] lividhen:
im with you

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the backlight isn't on at all :confused: