yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia XZ2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] fastbooking:
Hey !

Well you have many ROMs available for your OP5 because people is using the same base for builds and it's very easy.

On sod we have an OSS tree.

Which gets constant upgrades and changes, this means that I'll build more than once a month.

Also there's special stuff to do, I'll write them on Monday when the needed oem release come out.

The advantage of this tree is that you can build any ROM pretty much very easily with minimal differences, just like other devices and it's with this process that I decided to settle for PE and maintain it
[Sony Xperia XZ2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] ASMstudent:
It happened for the second time for the phone to charge normally without being disconnected regularly. I took logs this time maybe it's helpful to you.

https://mega.nz/#!mkERWKgR!txl1b2HYCtiUl_fKhoCWjQ3m1O1GpvngzwsUQWnDGRU
[Sony Xperia XZ2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] fastbooking:
Hi !

Thanks for the report, although, if you're using a Quick Charge 1/2/3 charger, it's normal because the charger tries to ramp up the voltage but the device refuses because those chargers aren't supported and it may damage your battery.

I recommend you using a standard 5V1A/1.5A charger or a USB Power Delivery charger.

Cheers !
[Sony Xperia XZ2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] X@ker+:
It's working. But I also have a trouble with a wireless charger. It just didn't charge. Phone says "Pluged, didn't charging". I'm using Sony official qc charger and mi wireless charger pad. Type c in is broken.

Charging working when phone is completely off or just boot up placed on wireless charger pad. But when charging pad disabled - charge stop and didn't work till reboot (it may work, but very-very rare, after many enable/disable wireless pad).

Also, sometimes image didn't smooth and kinda laggy. On stock it was normal.

Offtop: google pay also broken on PE. Magisk hide and props didn't working.

Added: Seems, google pay start working, but battery dissappearing before our eyes. Audio also Is interrupting on YouTube when screen is off.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] tokumeino:
Does the camera permit to record RAW (DNG) files rather than JPEGs ?
[Sony Xperia XZ2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] MartinX3:
Of course

Camera2api is supported.

If you get any bug please put it in the bug tracker.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] wee2000:
may i know how to flash this rom? as we don't have twrp xz2 for android 10?

i am aware of twrp for android 9 though. but how about the recovery for android 10?
[Sony Xperia XZ2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] shajk-00:
You have to unzip the payload.bin and get the various .img files that you will then flash through fastboot following the steps of any other android 10 aosp rom. Keep in mind that you'll have to flash the 17th of jenuary's oem files as the most recent ones do not work with this rom and you will end stucked in the sony logo
[Sony Xperia XZ2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] nikkdib:
sorry a question; now we have a working twrp for android 10 tell me if these steps to install this rom are fine:

1)flash latest stock firmware

2)install twrp (SODP or STOCK version?)

3)with fastboot flash newest oem binary for our phone on slot a and b

4)reboot to twrp and flash the pixel experience zip without any wipe

5)reboot

ok?
[Sony Xperia XZ2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] tainhao:
dose this can use gcam？
[Sony Xperia XZ2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] thismeamirul.88:
Somehow i managed to install this rom

- Flash version 52.1.A.0.618

- Unlock Bootloader

- Fastboot flash ODM slot_a

- Fastboot flash ODM slot_b

- Fastboot boot twrp (sodp)

- Twrp format all

- Twrp install from SD (PE 10+)

- Success

But the camera is s**k

Does anyone know how to install working gcam?
[Sony Xperia XZ2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] logan123456:
was there any battery problem

did you have battery drain problems

btw can you send the twrp image you used
[Sony Xperia XZ2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] mingzhenliu:
So...this is my first time use sony,I alreay unlock the bootlocker and runing 52.0.A.8.50(latest9.0)

I don't know how to flash,could you help me?:crying:
[Sony Xperia XZ2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] matteopola:
Sorry guys, i can't find a way to flash the latest firmware. I downloaded through xperifirm the latest but xperia xz2 is not listed in flashtools devices. Could I solve using newflasher? Please help me, I really like pixelexperience!!
[Sony Xperia XZ2 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] MartinX3:
Flashtool and newflasher should work both.
[LG G8 Questions & Answers] Razzeh:
Does anyone with the European variant of G8s, particularly the Polish version, knows if the FM tuner is usable? I know the app is often missing in European LG phones, but maybe it works with a third party app?

Cya

Raziel-chan
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] fastbooking:
PixelExperience for the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact apollo

What is this?

Pixel Experience is an AOSP based ROM, with Google apps included and all Pixel goodies (launcher, wallpapers, icons, fonts, bootanimation)

Our mission is to offer the maximum possible stability and security, along with essential and useful features for the proper functioning of the device

Based on Android 10.0

Whats working?

Wifi

RIL

Volte

Mobile data

GPS

Camera

Flashlight

Camcorder

Bluetooth

Fingerprint reader

NFC

Lights

Sound / vibration

Known issues

Sony Open Devices bug tracker

DON'T FLASH GAPPS, ALREADY INCLUDED

Download from Pixel Experience website (Xperia XZ2 Compact Single Sim)

Download from Pixel Experience website (Xperia XZ2 Compact Dual Sim)

Flash instructions and special recovery coming on Monday 24/02/2020

Donate

Liked my work? Give me a beer

Translation

Help with project translation

Stay tuned

Our Telegram channel

Sony Specified Telegram channel

Our blog

​

Android OS version: 10.0.0_r27

Security patch level: February 2020

Build author/Device Maintainer: fastbooking

Device Source code: https://github.com/PixelExperience-Devices/device_sony_customization

Source code: https://github.com/PixelExperience

ROM Developer: jhenrique09

​
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] X@ker+:
Hello. What about Tama/Akari? Does it stable on XZ2? What about bugs or work/not work things? Sorry for bad eng.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] fastbooking:
Hey ! I think the thread you're searching is this one : https://xdaforums.com/xperia-xz2/development/rom-pixel-experience-xperia-xz2-akari-t4054671

Anyway, to answer your question, it's pretty much stable, I have users testing it and it seem to be rock solid, I'm working hard with the Sony Open Devices on new features and great performance optimizations.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] robert_jacketti:
Does this ROM have the same issues as the android 10 stock rom ?
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] XDA Devil:
Looking forward to install it
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] teostar:
Where is the instructions?

Noob to flashing on Xperia. Coming from oneplus where everything is pretty straightforward, I'm not very confident trying unlocking the bootloader on my xz2.

Also I've read conflicting accounts of drm issues if you try to go back stock. Is there any truth to this?
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Vojtoun:
Any screenshots or install instructions? :)
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] FeetDiggingMachine:
Is there any flashing guide? Or I can simply flash it without any other files in twrp? PS: Pls forgive my poor Eng.:laugh:
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] logan123456:
is it worth it
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] AntonioBiscuit:
Where are the recovery and the instructions? 😢
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] logan123456:
Not Good

Doesnt charge properly and the camera takes pink photos

Which kernel would you recommend for this rom
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] logan123456:
I found the instructions

go check this website

https://sites.google.com/d/1EhBdYBO...KEXb/p/1oI8WuIQKz4rVj2d5Og7p6TYgh60o31Aa/edit
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] AntonioBiscuit:
Does not work for me...

I followed the instructions on the website but it does not work for me.

I get stuck in a bootloop where at first I see a message saying that the bootloader is onulocked and cannot verify the device, then the Sony logo for a few times.

After what I get a red warning saying that my device is corrupt and will poweroff in 5 seconds.

I used Kernel 4.14 v5a Tama binaries and tried with the Pixel Experience Plus build from March 30, 2020 and the normal Pixel Experience build from the same date.

My XZ2C is a Dual-SIM one, Revision 6.

I verified that I had the right build (H8324) and verified that I had correctly downloaded the files.

I tried flashing the binaries only on "oem" the first time and another time with "oem_a" + "oem_b".

Maybe I'm doing something wrong or I forgot to flash some file.

I'm worried about the "Invalid sparse file format at header magi" message, I don't know if it may somewhat be the issue.

(I am able to flash and boot from the latest stock ROM without any trouble)

>fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
target reported max download size of 805306368 bytes
sending 'vbmeta' (4 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.005s]
writing 'vbmeta'...
OKAY [ 0.003s]
finished. total time: 0.011s

>fastboot flash boot boot.img
target reported max download size of 805306368 bytes
sending 'boot' (65536 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.943s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [ 0.376s]
finished. total time: 2.321s

>fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img
target reported max download size of 805306368 bytes
sending 'dtbo' (8192 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.254s]
writing 'dtbo'...
OKAY [ 0.050s]
finished. total time: 0.306s

>fastboot flash system system.img
target reported max download size of 805306368 bytes
Invalid sparse file format at header magi
erasing 'system'...
OKAY [ 0.249s]
sending sparse 'system' (759566 KB)...
OKAY [ 24.189s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [ 0.003s]
sending sparse 'system' (724540 KB)...
OKAY [ 23.036s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [ 0.002s]
sending sparse 'system' (738077 KB)...
OKAY [ 23.506s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [ 0.002s]
sending sparse 'system' (62664 KB)...
OKAY [145.908s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [ 0.003s]
finished. total time: 216.907s

>fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
target reported max download size of 805306368 bytes
Invalid sparse file format at header magi
sending sparse 'vendor' (55600 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.747s]
writing 'vendor'...
OKAY [ 0.003s]
finished. total time: 1.755s

>fastboot flash oem SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_10.0.7.1_r1_v5a_tama.img
target reported max download size of 805306368 bytes
sending 'oem' (320708 KB)...
OKAY [ 9.513s]
writing 'oem'...
OKAY [ 9.232s]
finished. total time: 18.748s
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] duke864:
Hi,

I flashed the binaries "SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_10.0.7.1_r1_v4c_tama" on oem_a and oem_b. This works fine.

Greets Duke
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] AntonioBiscuit:
Seems not to work even if I'm using this version of the binaries, I still have the same issue.

(tested with oem_a and oem_b with the binaries version you advised me and with the March 30, 2020 build of regular Pixel Experience, following the flashing instructions from the website)

There's definetly something that I'm either doing wrong, a file or step which is missing in my case.

I also heard about a bootloader bug or some kind of security, maybe it's messing up with my installation...

I would be glad to have a tutorial from someone who has succeeded with the latest version :)
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] logan123456:
Did you have this issue

did you have any battery problems in pixel experience like not accurate battery percentage

---------- Post added at 04:01 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:58 AM ----------

maybe try formatting your phone completely and try again

---------- Post added at 04:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:01 AM ----------

i am not sure if you are supposed flash it on both slots fastboot flash oem_a

fastboot flash oem_b
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] logan123456:
was there any battery problem

like severe battery drain

if there was a problem how did you fix it
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] AntonioBiscuit:
It works !

I finally managed to install the ROM yesterday using differents instructions.

Here is how I did it if you are struggling to install like me at the beginning (or maybe there was just a fix in between, I don't know).

Before doing anything, the usual, you might want to take some precautions: do backups and remove the SD card from your device before loosing anything. What follows is going to format your internal storage.

Please respond if anything is wrong in here of if you have some details to add.

My installation was done from Android 10 stock 52.1.A.0.618. You can install it from a program called "Emma" from Sony.

You will first need to extract "payload.bin" from the .zip ROM file you have downloaded (Pixel Experience).

You will then need to use a program called "payload dumper" to get the files you'll be installing with fastboot afterwards from the payload.bin you just extracted. (expect around 6GB of files)

You will also need to extract "SW_binaries.img" from the most recent binaries .zip, which you can download on Sony's website.

In your command prompt you will need to do the following:

> fastboot flash boot boot.img
> fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img
> fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
> fastboot flash system system.img
> fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
> fastboot flash oem_a SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_10.0.7.1_r1_v6_tama.img
> fastboot flash oem_b SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_10.0.7.1_r1_v6_tama.img

Some things to keep in mind and which I would have liked to be aware of :

If you can't use --disable-verity and/or --disable-verification, try to launch your terminal from the folder of your most recent platform tools. It seems like they don't exist in some adb installers.

Flashing the files to your phone may take a long while to start. Just be patient.

You may see a "Invalid sparse file format at header magi" message at some point. I am not sure what it means (tell me if you know) but I got it and my phone is working just fine right now.

If you see a Google logo after the Sony logo, it means you probably succeeded.

After installing, my phone bootlooped two times. It then showed me a menu where I could format some data. I did it and after that it took a while to boot the first time but finally worked.

Here are the builds I am currently testing on my Xperia XZ2 Compact (H8324 REV6):

PixelExperience_h8324-10.0-20200511-0435-OFFICIAL.zip

SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_10.0.7.1_r1_v6_tama.img

I will try to tell you about the bugs and issues I may face in the next few days, but right now the ROM is feeling way snappier than Sony's stock Android 10 ROM in my opinion and the animations are gorgeous.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Longranger32:
please give the review about the performance for gaming use

i would like to change to use PE but still not sure if this form can significantly boost the performance on xz2c for gaming than the stock rom official

because since the android 10 on official stock rom, i feel it drop down the performance for gaming. it makes me struggle alot of time
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] AntonioBiscuit:
Gaming performance

3D performance:

I used 3D Mark Sling Shot extreme in the hope that you will find what performance you can expect by running this ROM and binaries:

- PixelExperience_h8324-10.0-20200511-0435-OFFICIAL

- SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_10.0.7.1_r1_v6_tama

Stock Android for comparison: https://benchmarks.ul.com/en/hardware/phone/Sony+Xperia+XZ2+Compact+review

(You can test your device if you have stock Android to compare the results)

The scores presented here are averaged from 5 runs and are pretty much the same as what is in the database. There should not be a huge performance difference in games.

OpenGL ES 3.1:

Overall: 4,167.4 (~1% lower)

Graphics: 5,125 (=)

Physics: 2,522.6 (-24%)

Vulkan:

Overall: 3,973.2 (=)

Graphics: 4,664 (-5%)

Physics: 2,620 (+11%)

Detailled scores for the 5 runs:

Run 01:

Open GL ES 3.1

Overall score: 4,161

Graphics score: 5,149

Physics score: 2,490

Vulkan

Overall score 4,047

Graphics score: 4,664

Physics score: 2,767

----------

Run 02:

Open GL ES 3.1

Overall score: 4,250

Graphics score: 5,124

Physics score: 2,661

Vulkan

Overall score: 4,018

Graphics score: 4,668

Physics score: 2,701

----------

Run 03:

Open GL ES 3.1

Overall score: 4,093

Graphics score: 5,120

Physics score: 2,404

Vulkan

Overall score: 3,968

Graphics score: 4,679

Physics score: 2,591

----------

Run 04:

Open GL ES 3.1

Overall score: 4,094

Graphics score: 5,107

Physics score: 2,417

Vulkan

Overall score: 3,851

Graphics score: 4,657

Physics score: 2,398

----------

Run 05:

Open GL ES 3.1

Overall score: 4,239

Graphics score: 5,125

Physics score: 2,641

Vulkan

Overall score: 3,980

Graphics score: 4,652

Physics score: 2,643
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] AntonioBiscuit:
Let's talk about the battery...

Oh yeah, that kind of battery percentage bugs. I have them too and it remembers me a lot of the Galaxy Trend I had 6 years back.

There is definetly some weird behaviour going on here. The battery meter stays flat for large amounts of time before finally dropping immediately at some point. (see screenshots)

It can also shutdown itself during night because it thinks the battery is dead. (airplane mode and with battery saver)

I did not see an improvement over Stock Android 10 yet since it slowly drains battery at all times, even during night time, in airplane mode and with battery saver ON.

You can still use your phone for a decent amount of time though and use it like you would otherwise, but you will need to have a power bank or a plug near you if you don't want too much issues.

[v7 EDIT]:

The issue is still here. I also found out in between that the voltage meter actually does not correspond to the charge percentage. The voltage meter seems to be accurate but in that case, the interpretation of that voltage is wrong or buggy, which leads to percentage bugs. Battery percentage when charging is very weird. You may see a super duper fast charging on a slow USB port (500mA) because it will reach the percentage it should be having at that voltage despite almost not charging in a few minutes.

If you want to know your "true" charge level or, like me, not "overcharge" your phone, use HWMonitor or any other app that will tell you the battery voltage. Do not even try and just guess by looking at what the battery curve looks like. It does not mean anything since the numbers are somewhat random.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] AntonioBiscuit:
Audio:

As of:

- PixelExperience_h8324-10.0-20200511-0435-OFFICIAL

- SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_10.0.7.1_r1_v6_tama

Music playback:

May be impossible if your phone falls asleep. It will start by struggling, leading the music to stop at some point.

Plays back normally again if your wake it/turn the screen on soon enough; otherwise the music is paused and your device may be hang for a bit.

The issue persists after rebooting.

How to reproduce it: play music and put your phone to sleep manually, or let it sleep by itself. It will occur in a few seconds in most cases but sometimes it won't occur if listening on the phone's speaker.

It actually mostly concerns Bluetooth audio playback. You won't be able to listen to music from your phone in your car or with your wireless headphones in almost every case.

Speakers:

Speakers saturate or get distorted easily.

If you try to play music in the background trough the Newpipe YouTube client, it seems to have the same issues as Bluetooth playback.

Maybe some apps have a harder time playing back audio in sleep mode than others.

USB Audio:

I did not test USB Audio yet and am waiting for some device to test it.

[v8 EDIT] : Bluetooth Audio is now working great and AptX works. You can playback audio in background without issues now. The speakers seems to have been improved too.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] pakman5391:
Does this Rom fix the microphone issue with the stock ROM?
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] XDA Devil:
Can I flash stock Android back if I decided to return?
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] AntonioBiscuit:
Yes you can, using a software called "Emma" directly from Sony. You can use it too if you struggle to install the ROM, in order to keep your phone working.

You can use other softwares too but this is the one I used when I needed to.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] XDA Devil:
AntonioBiscuit, Emma says that my phone is locked how did you unlock it?

UPD. Unlocked)

However, Emma doesn't show me the latest firmware version (52.1.A.2.1) only 52.1.A.0.618. So I'm flashing it right now. Is it ok?
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] XDA Devil:
Ok I've flashed it finally. But Sim card slot doesn't work and show me that message

https://prnt.sc/tjv83i

UPD: reflashed stock then everything again and voila! Sim slot works

BTW, I'm using:

PixelExperience_Plus_h8324-10.0-20200714-1058-OFFICIAL

SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_10.0.7.1_r1_v9c_tama
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] shamllakh:
DATE: 2020-JUL-19

Thanks for the guide ...

Here is my Case: Firware 52.1.A.0672

Binaries: SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_10.0.7.1_r1_v9c_tama

Issue: Sim Card is not recognized

PS: I flashed the stock MODEM, MODEMST1, MODEMS2, wiped: USERDATA ... did not work
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] XDA Devil:
You should start from scratch. Reflash stock then flash this rom again.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] logan123456:
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[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] logan123456:
when is android 11 pixel experience coming out
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] goxmail:
Mirror Issues

I'd love to download the latest version, but PixelExperience_h8324-10.0-20201121-0018-OFFICIAL.zip keeps giving me download errors (only the plus edition appears to be online)... any ideas anyone?
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] goxmail:
Maybe @fastbooking knows whom to address with regards to this? I've already tried all the PE Telegram chats (general/sony specific) to no avail...
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] andreux481:
good morning

it is the first time that I make a flash rom.

I updated the stock rom to the latest version, unlocked the bootloader and managed to flash the PE 10 rom but I have some errors:

1) the camera has bad quality and gcam doesn't work.

2) the physical camera button does not work.

3) the stereo sound of music is noisy.

4) there is no root.

5) there is no TWRP.

Can someone help me?

Can you tell me how to get root and twrp?

Thanks and sorry for the English.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] logan123456:
Why was android 11 rom removed from the pixel experience website.
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] aikattx:
Did anyone still have the latest android 10 PE (NON PLUS) zip file? Itried to download but the link seems broken. Thanks
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] logan123456:
i think it is fixed, it might work now, the link is fixed
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Prass93:
Discontinue....
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Nacang:
has anyone know where can get this file, the link had no more work now😢
[Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Mintoll98:
Hi, does anyone have any pixelexperience firmware and can you share the file please