yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] marxx:
I did the upgrade from 15.1 to 16.0 a week ago. After playing with 16.0 and getting more and more frustrated I'm now back to 15.1.

The upgrade over the installed 15.1 by TWRP went well. The only issue I had was that all the home screen icons were gone. I had to put all my icons back on the home screen by hand, but that was doable.

I like the more modern design of LOS 16, but those adaptive icons, especially the frames around "old" app icons are absolutely annoying. So ugly ...

Disliking icons was not reason enough to go back to 15.1. Also the next two little problems seemed to be acceptable:

- The on/off button needs sometimes to be pressed twice to wake up the phone and give me the login screen.

- Copying files from the phone to my Linux PC over USB crashes on some USB ports (it does not behave like that on 15.1).

But what finished my 16.0 experience off was, when I found out that Pico TTS is not installed anymore ...

This means that I can't hear any voice route directions from Osmand (the navigation software I use). All free TTS service alternatives I tried where of very less quality compaired to Pico TTS. So that was terminal for 16.0 for me.

Going back to 15.1 was a three hour journey with my TWRP backups. Nothing for the faint-hearted, but it was possible without data loss ...

I will keep a look on the further development of 16.0, I really appreciate the great work that is done here, but I think I will skip this release. At the moment 16.0 is too experimental for me.

Greetinx

marxx
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] espionage724:
Hi, I'm looking to buy a new phone, and am pretty interested in the XA2 Ultra. I just have a few questions:

1. Does IMS (and by extension, VoLTE/VoWifi) work? I heard a lot of phones below a certain SoC model have broken IMS on Pie ROMs

2. Are there any potential issues that may prevent LOS from being supported on this phone in the future? Like a lack-of updated binaries from Sony, or strange hardware?
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
1. No.

2. Lack of luck
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
>- The on/off button needs sometimes to be pressed twice to wake up the phone and give me the login screen.

That may be fixed in tomorrow+ builds.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] itmasen1:
And for xa2 plus no information about custom rom ??
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
If I had one I would port 16.0 for it ^.^
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] itmasen1:
thank you luk, I see that this model is forgotten by the developers. I unlocked the bootloader of this xa2+, and impossible to go back to it (relock). it became worthless after losing the quality of the camera. we are stuck there.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
Well, it's Xperia so what did you expect?
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] itmasen1:
well, new custom rom. or how to fix the drm keys. finally we say that the new version PIE 9.0 that will come out this month will not be influenced by the DRMKEYS exact ??.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
lol
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] friend0x41:
An issue

Hello, I flashed this rom in my xa2 ultra(H4233),but for some reasons i want install sony official rom.I use flash tool to flash it, then get an error message : ERROR - The bundle does not match the connected device, and an info :Connected device : H3213 / SW release 1311-2927_50.1.A.13.123 / Customization Unknown.I guss this rom changed my device to H3213,so how can i fix it.

Forget my bad english,thanks a lot.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
Is there anyone who has working VoLTE on my official builds? If so what carrier×country are you in?

Someone sent me screenshot that it supposedly works for them and I was 100% sure it was broken lol.

protip: You can check if VoLTE is registered by "calling" *#*#4636#*#* then Phone information -> ~ 3 dots ~ -> IMS Service Status; if it says that Voice over LTE is "Available" then it's working.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] appleknight:
Working here Indiana USA straight talk(att towers)

Not all towers though, when I'm at work it connects on the tower closest to there, but not when I'm home
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
Can you test if VoWiFi works too?

adb root
adb shell setprop persist.dbg.wfc_avail_ovr 1
adb reboot

Then go to Settings -> Network & internet -> Mobile network -> WiFi calling and select WiFi preferred; go to magic 4636 menu and see if it switches to IWLAN.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] appleknight:
Sorry sorry, when I first read I had assumed that LTE+ meant VoIP. But when i look at the service menu it says unavailable, over mobile and wifi.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] derpinginPA:
stuck at factory reset screen

Hello. I have the H3223 variant of this phone, and I tried to flash 16.0 on it today, but I got as far as getting to an Android Recovery screen for H3123, which is not a discovery device. I've previously had Lineage 15.1 on this device, and really enjoyed that. I wish I could get 16.0 to work :(

I am using twrp-3.2.3-1-discovery.img and lineage-16.0-20190331-nightly-discovery-signed.zip (wanted to avoid the April Fool's prank) downloaded directly from their respective websites. I am using the instructions on the lineage site for install, although I've used some from this website that used XperiFirm and newflasher.x64.

I follow the instructions, and sideload the rom onto the device. I go to reboot to reload the recovery the first time (slot A), and get this screen. It says that I have no OS, despite just installing the rom

[IMG="No OS installed!"]https://i.imgur.com/vn4X1o7.jpg[/IMG]

I then boot back into TWRP recovery (slot B), and install open gapps and the su addon. I then go to reboot. This time around, it gives me this screen:

[IMG="install twpr screen"]https://i.imgur.com/1sijgm9.jpg[/IMG]

This is my end result for the majority of my attempts today:

[IMG="android recovery screen for my attempt at 16.0"]https://i.imgur.com/xHsYYPV.jpg[/IMG]

Please help. I would really like to get this phone up and functional with Lineage 16.0! I've used lineage in the past on a LG G3 and Moto Z, and would really like to continue this experience :angel:
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] GhostCow:
You shouldn't have to install the rom on both slots. It sounds like you must be missing a step somewhere. Did you repartition and wipe all partitions in twrp to clear any encryption before installing the rom? Also it seems you have to install lineage and then reboot the recovery again before you install gapps.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] derpinginPA:
Hello. I did power off the phone and then used fastboot to go back into twpr recovery. Should I use the recovery option given in twpr?

I didn't install the room into both slots (although I have tried that, and unsurprisingly it didn't work).

I did wipe the phone according to the lineage website instructions (it won't let me link the install guide, since I'm a new member). I don't know if I would have to do anything more since I've already had 15.1 on the phone.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] GhostCow:
Personally I could never get sideload to work for me. I had to install with twrp by using a micro sd with the zip on it. Have you tried that?
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
[MENTION=9834623]derpinginPA[/MENTION]:

fastboot boot twrp

adb sideload lineage

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot boot twrp

adb sideload gapps×everything else you want

format data

reboot
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] derpinginPA:
I'll try this after work today. Hopefully it works!

---------- Post added at 11:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:26 AM ----------

Hello. I have been doing this, except I haven't been doing the

adb reboot bootloader

part. I'll try this after work today.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
if it doesn't work then just message me on irc or something (see my signature).
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] WangYcca:
I have the same issue now. I tried April 1 and april 2 versions, both ends up at the android recovery screen.

And I have done the exact steps mentioned above.

fastboot boot twrp

adb sideload lineage

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot boot twrp

adb sideload gapps×everything else you want

format data

reboot

edit:

I just tried again, the lineage os itself seems no problem. The problem is after install Gapps, the system goes to bootloop.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] tactical bacon:
I'm I seeing this correctly? You formated data after the installation? :eek:
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
Ping me on irc/hangouts/discord (see my signature)?

That's what he's supposed to do.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] WangYcca:
Finally I have found a way out.

I installed the old version of Gapps on 20190323, and it worked.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] tactical bacon:
??????? The instructions clearly say to do it before everything ??????????
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
So what? It doesn't really matter, does it?
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] tactical bacon:
Exactly
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] derpinginPA:
I am trying the other method, however I did install from the sd card as a test, and it works and it's beautiful. However, I do need access to Google Apps. I think there is something going wrong with the installation of GApps. I have tried both MindtheGApps and OpenGApps.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
Are you having fun guessing why it doesn't work?

[btw I asked you to join my irc channel if you keep having these issues like ~2 pages ago.]
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] derpinginPA:
I'll try that now.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
So how is that trying going?
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] derpinginPA:
With the phone, I've tried the instructions again. It's still not working.

With the built in IRC on my computer (Hex Chat on Linux Mint), I've sent some messages on the channel. IDK if it's working.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
You didn't even join the channel. Are you sure you are on the right network (freenode) and channel (#titandev)?

Maybe that'll be easier for you...https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#titandev
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] GhostCow:
Did you reboot between installing los and gapps?
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] derpinginPA:
on that test, I didn't even try to install GApps.. I just wanted to see if lineage worked
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
After talking on IRC I noticed there were 3 issues:

1. TWRP botnet app preventing from boot up

2. Corrupted OpenGapps installation

3. OpenGapps having outdated priv app perms (I mailed them a patch file ^.^)

After fixing all 3 it booted up just fine.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Ultramanoid:
Any feasible way to salvage a device that only boots to a red triangle warning ( "Your device is corrupt. It can't be trusted and will not boot." ) and won't accept any adb, fastboot, or newflasher commands ?

Annoyingly enough, it is recognized by "fastboot devices" and that's that.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
Tried Sony's flashtool?

Also tried 'fastboot set active other' twice then boot bootloader mode and fastboot boot twrp?
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Ultramanoid:
Well, thank you very much indeed. 'Other' did not work, tried setting A first, then setting B, then fastboot recovery, back to life... This A/B thing will be the death of me yet. Hate it with a passion.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
I think they fixed that on newer bootloader versions btw. I haven't had that issue since march last year or so.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Ultramanoid:
I flashed the latest firmware available ( December ) in both slots. Whenever I update Lineage it goes into a bootloop first, eventually red triangle of death.

Reinstall Lineage from scratch + update Lineage + bootloop again. Reinstall from scratch again. Every single time.

In short, I'll be updating the build once a month for the security patch, otherwise I have to set up the device from scratch every update.

On top of that, I cannot use a computer most of the time, so sticking to A-slot only device for actual daily driver. Sigh.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] kamyk70:
Does it make any sense to update device to the latest Sony Pie firmware and flash on it Lineage OS again? Can we get some improvement or whatever?
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
It won't boot.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] kamyk70:
Thans for saving me troubles!
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] GhostCow:
Does anyone else feel like this phone is way too sensitive when it comes to flipping between portrait and landscape mode? Is there a way to alter that in software or a file I can edit?
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] TeCer:
hello, i just installed lineage os 16 on my xperia xa2 ultra. anyone has problems with wifi?

When i turn-on wifi it auto turn-off immediately. i simply can't use it.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
Go back to latest 8.0 stock enable wifi there and come back to lineage.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] TeCer:
thank you very much, now wifi works.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] thanhvx:
Hi all,

my phone model is H3223, now it is having green light blinks no matter what I do, screen does not turn on.

Is that bricked? What can I do to bring it back?

Thanks much in advance!
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
Yes it's dead and you can't do anything about that ^.^
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] GhostCow:
Is this rom going to be updated to work with the newest firmware eventually? Would it even make a difference either way?
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] NatTilghman:
How would I restore my back up or just go back to stock? I've tried flashing my back up in twrp and sideloading it but neither have worked and I can't find any info on how. Do I need to use a flash tool? Could I run a command prompt and flash each ".img" individually? I'm not a developer by any means if that worth mentioning. Just a ***** how wants her stock xa2 ultra back.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Ultramanoid:
See post #2, but skip the second step. It will erase all data on the device, leaving you with the latest stock system.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] NatTilghman:
"ERROR - the bundle dose not match the connected device"

i had the same issue the first time i tried.

I've downloaded the usa - customized us 50.2A.0.352/R2B and made sure i downloaded the one for the H3223

i have no clue where im going wrong in all this.

i have a twrp back up on my pc, but again im have issues with restoring that too :/
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Ultramanoid:
As far as I can tell, there seems to be no way to make the backup function of TWRP work on A/B devices, which added to the fact you may have to carry a laptop with you at all times to run it, or have a desktop computer at hand, well...
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] NatTilghman:
Well ****. Any insight on the what I can do bout the whole bundle not matching contacted device thing?
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Ultramanoid:
Hope this helps : https://xdaforums.com/z3/help/bundle-match-connected-device-t3749226
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] AlaskaLinuxUser:
I read through this entire thread, and several other threads in this forum, and I have a question that you seemed to already address here.

After flashing the firmware with newflasher the first time, I then went to download mode, found I was on "b" so I set it to the "a" slot. But after powering down, now my phone will not do anything. I can't get back into the flash mode, or fastboot mode, and it does not boot. No matter what I press, when I plug in the USB cord, the light blinks green several times but never goes solid. Any advice on how to fix this?
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
Uh what part of 'Yes it's dead and you can't do anything about that ^.^' makes you think that i know how to fix it?
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] AlaskaLinuxUser:
Well, there's always hope. :cowboy:

Thanks for letting me know.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] tristbyrd:
Not sure if anyone else has had this issue but...

I think I may have bricked my device? I have the latest TWRP image flashed and the latest US firmware and followed the instructions to a "T", was in slot A when I flashed the firmware and then switched to slot B and then my device died.

All I have now is a dim flashing green LED when I press any buttons. I have tried all button combinations with USB cable in and out. Tried resetting, Power + Vol up for 8 or 10 seconds, whatever it is. Tried multiple PCs, nothing recognizes it and nothing happens on the screen. Just a dim Green blinking LED when buttons are pressed or cable inserted. I've scoured the Googles to no avail. I hope maybe it doesn't matter that I updated to the dumb pie update a month or so ago? Gah, I hope not.

ANY IDEAS!?

**Edit, I see that there is a poster nearly above me having the same issue. So my opening sentence is kinda moot, but oh well. At least I'm not the only one having the issues.**
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Ultramanoid:
Count another single sim XA2U down with green blinking led, unrecognizable by computer, unbootable, dead, bricked.

Didn't even get to use it once, happened after flashing firmware as I had done with another device, and like the others have reported, dead after switching the slot with fastboot to flash again, as per post #2 in this thread.

If anybody comes up with a solution, or at least a reason for this blinking green led brick, please post about it.

I still have a working dual sim model, but wonder for how long...
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] awlddawg:
Just to clarify before I brick my phone

I'm a little confused and I don't want to make a mistake so I hope someone can answer some questions for me. My phone is currently running stock Oreo 50.1.A.10.51. It's bootloader unlocked. I want to flash LOS 16.

1) Do I need flash stock Pie 50.2.A.0.352 before flashing a LOS 16 image? I saw the note saying "Currently Lineage builds depend on latest 8.0 firmware (50.1.A.13.123), they will not boot up on 50.2.A.0.* or newer" but then I see that that many are flashing it, anyway so I'm confused. Are you guys just running stock Pie ROM, or getting a compatible unofficial LineageOS build from somewhere?

2) Post #2 lists the files to remove before flashing. It does not mention removing *.ta files which I remember are commonly recommended to be removed before flashing Sony firmware. So, is it safe, or is it actually required to keep the *.ta files? (By the way, what are *.ta files for? :o)

Thank a bunch.

---------- Post added at 02:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:54 PM ----------

If you haven't tried yet, see if you can re-flash the stock firmware using the Sony Flash Tool (Emma). Your phone has to be able to go to Flash Mode, which seems to be its current problem, but you can still try. Good luck.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Ultramanoid:
It's utterly dead. Won't even react to charger, other than the brief green blinking. No fastboot, no flash mode, nothing. This may be a problem with single sim devices only maybe. I have a third device ( dual sim ) coming, I'll see how that goes.

For what it's worth, I haven't had Pie stock firmware on any of them. Came with Oreo, updated to latest Oreo and moved on to Lineage 16 -- with the dual, the single simply died.

Edit : Older SONY models used to have a physical spot to press with a pin to force a hard reset / restart, but that has been replaced by sustained press of power + volume up... Which also does nothing in this case.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] awlddawg:
That sucks. I hope you'll somehow find a way to get it fixed.

Thanks. I'm going to flash LOS 16 when I find the time.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] tactical bacon:
No flashing stock pie then LOS will brick it.

---------- Post added at 05:02 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:57 AM ----------

I had a problem like that, it wouldn't let me go in flash mode but I eventually just tried it without flash mode and Emma reset it and fixed everything
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Ultramanoid:
I never had Pie on the dual sim and it's not bricked. Came with Oreo, updated both slots to latest Oreo as per post #2, then moved on to Lineage 16.

I don't have the single sim bricked model anymore, after two days trying to unbrick it I passed it on, but will tell the co-worker who has it now about your tip. It was not recognized at all by any of my computers much as I tried.

Edit : We've received the third device, we should get half a dozen of these on Lineage up and running before Monday.

This one was again a dual sim H4213, came with Oreo, updated both slots to latest Oreo as per post #2, installed Lineage. Same as the other dual sim. No problem so far.

Doing the same with the single sim bricked it hard. So I guess we're staying away from that model and only getting the dual. Leave this comment here in case it's useful.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] GhostCow:
I've been wanting to try the newest stock but I'm afraid I won't be able to find the older firmware to go back to lineage if I do. Are we still getting this rom updated to work with the newest firmware at some point?
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
Fixed.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] appleknight:
Thanks brother?
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] dtoch:
Hi there!

Is there any progress on "wifi problem" in recent versions?
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
Ah yes "wifi problem", that tells me a lot.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] dtoch:
I'm talking about this problem discussed on reddit at the and of May. I cant post links but thread name is "discovery, 20190528, WiFi will not turn on"

Reflashed today with 20190616 and no wifi. AOSP version works fine.

If you need any additional info feel free to contact me.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
~ can't reproduce ~
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] dtoch:
Have you tried not to upgrade but full reflash?

I used LOS with OTA updates without any problems. WiFi problem(and looks like something with gps...) showed up after reflash with offical AOSP.

Do you have some old archive of LOS lets say 20190501? I would try it and test wifi on it.
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] dtoch:
You're right. Some of dirs and files were owned by user oem_2903.

Fix it with find /persist/rfs -user oem_2903 -exec chown vendor_rfs:vendor_rfs {} \;

Thanks!
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] LuK1337:
And that fixed it?
[Sony XA2 Ultra ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] dtoch:
Yes, it is. Reflash 20190616 and now have wifi.