yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Ephesus:
Many Thanks to the Pixel Experience Team

XZ1c Maintainers:

Kholk

https://download.pixelexperience.org/team/kholk

Paul Bouchara

https://download.pixelexperience.org/team/Paulbouchara

If you enjoy the ROM don't forget to donate the Pixel Experience project:

https://bit.ly/jhenrique09_paypal

Or navigate to the donation link from the official website in the top right corner:

https://download.pixelexperience.org/
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] MarkoPoloHR:
Thank your for the instructions on setting up the rom. I am looking forward to testing the rom myself. I have been using this phone as an replacement on my vacation because I got it used in good conditions for very cheap. I Wil flash it once home again.

I would love to see gcam working on this device as for my previous phone it was an huge upgrade photo quality wise. If you happen to find the time please upload some pictures taking with gcam.

Best regards
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] betacrypt:
Great idea starting this thread. I'm now running this rom both on my XZ1 and XZ1C so tips/suggestions/mods would be useful.

The main draw for me to use this rom is finally the support for new versions of GCam mods on this device. So far I've tested several GCam variations and mods - but even though the raw photos are processed after taking a photo, every one comes out grainy - a lot of noise even in high lighting. Is anyone experiencing the same?

Exposure and focus are all what I would expect from GCam so that's good news.

There's one mod I've gotten good HDR+denoise results with: onFire_3rd-form_7.3.020.apk.

Mostly because it has sabre support and extensive denoise settings in the libraries setting. Here's what I did to enable the denoise settings:

1. Open camera settings.

2. Scroll down and tap Learn More.

3. At the bottom, toggle "Enable onFire settings".

4. Go back and you'll see a new option "Flame".

5. In Flame settings, tap "Main Lens > Lib Patcher".

6. There are 3 categories for Denoise Levels. Set everything to 2.0 or adjust based on your preference.

Photos now look much better, and most of the grain/noise is now removed. I'm still tweaking and looking at other mods but so far this mod produces the best results for me.

Also a big thank you to the devs who are working on this rom. This is a game changer for this device and hope to see more support in the future.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Ephesus:
Thanks for the suggestion.

With NGcam 7.4 in good lighting (sunlight) I am getting good pictures and the HDR+ helps expose the sky correctly but at night time the noise returns and nightmode pictures are basically unusable.

Try out Open Camera in noise reduction mode if you have not yet, I was surprised by how much of a difference it made.

Also I will go ahead and try your suggestion. Keep us updated if you get a good setup in GCam.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Ephesus:
The photos with onFire Gcam are definitely better than the other ones I tried noise level wise, and also the viewfinder does not lag as it does in the NGcam.

Were you able to get the front camera to work?

When I tried it it only produced weird images of color and black lines.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] betacrypt:
Yeah - I didn't test the front camera until now and have the same result - pink/purple vertical lines instead of the actual photo taken. My guess is that the the mod doesn't support HDR on the front-facing cam and since I can't find an option in onFire GCam to turn off HDR, I don't think there's a fix here. Unfortunate because it's a great mod with tons of settings.

The other mods I've tested so far produce a fish-eye lens effect on the selfie-cam. I'll post an update if I find anything worth using but for now I'm putting a pause on this rom until next release (if there is one) because it's a bit too unstable for daily use.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Ephesus:
I finally got around to uploading camera samples with Gcam and the built in "default" camera. Check it out in post #2

Here's a direct link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RyQ8sTXQdonpfSN2nPExsNy6fvzyW8uQ
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] betacrypt:
Pixel Experience August update has been posted with August security patch!

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For camera, the onFire GCam mod is still working best for me in terms of quality and performance. To get around the front-facing camera issue I just installed Parrot043's Google Camera Go mod and switch to it when I want to take selfies.

An alternative mod that works well and has the option to disable HDR for front-facing cam is Parrot043's PMGC_7.0.009_HDR_Version_V13.apk . I love this mod because of the speed and options but also because it doesn't required Google Photos for previewing photos that are processing.

To reduce noise this mod:

1. Go to Settings > Photo > Advanced.

2. Scroll down to Binary Settings "Libraries".

3. Enable Use manual binary control "Libraries".

4. Adjust Brightness noise suppression, Color noise suppression, and Noise reduction with sharpness in shadows.

I found setting each to 1.5 to 2.0 works quite well. Also NightSight and HDR+ Enhanced still produce a lot of noise. Using the regular camera mode with HDR+ enabled seems to work best.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] kjg5623:
Wow, I didn't even know that official PE is supported on XZ1C. I'll give it a try right now!
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] kjg5623:
It doesn't work for me! I followed the instruction on this thread, but it doesn't boot.

I used 'newflasher_v22' and 'G8441_Customized KR_1310-7513_47.2.A.11.228_R1C' for flashing stock ROM. And I followed the instruction. Booted once, flashed recovery for 'twrp-3.3.1-0-lilac-android10-1.img', wiped dalvik, cache, system, data partition, flashed 'PixelExperience_Plus_g8441-10.0-20200815-1618-OFFICIAL.zip' on TWRP, flashed 'SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_10.0.7.1_r1_v9c_yoshino.img' on fastboot, and typed 'fastboot -w' and it worked. I rebooted, but the phone blinks the screen once in a second, with black screen, for a while. After around 10 minutes, boot animation came up, with 2fps, and it was booted. But frame rate was just 2fps. It was too laggy, so I tried factory reset in settings app, but that didn't help.

Since on the download site the changelog says I need to flash binaries files *before* flashing this ROM, I tried once again. I made a few changes. I flashed binaries files after installing stock ROM, and rebooted. And I didn't wipe system partition. Flashed ROM, and didn't do fastboot command. This time, it didn't boot at all. I tried over and over again wiping system and with ordinary ROM, but when I booted, bootloader unlock screen came up twice, and entered TWRP. It didn't even blinked the screen.

Third trial, the first one is occurring again. Screen backlight blinks at 1Hz with LCD off, and framerate is still 2fps. When if I charge the phone while turned off, LCD doesn't work, but backlight is on. Did I do something wrong? Why it doesn't work?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] kjg5623:
I logcated while the device is booted. BTW, if I turn on 'Show surface updates' option in developer options, screen become very unstable and LCD blinks, looking it can't stand it. I'll upload videos here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JGpe9SHCyj9hqA7Adm5StDgG4z87zSlo?usp=sharing
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Ephesus:
I am not aware that install instructions have changed with the newest release, correct me if I'm wrong , so I am not sure what went wrong with your install.

I recommend reporting your issues directly to the Telegram Support group as the developers are very active and responsive there and could give you further guidance and could use your logs.

Telegram link:

https://t.me/PixelExperienceSony

This is the link for all Sony Official PE devices so make sure to specify your device.

Hope the issue can be worked out, let us know if you can get it to work.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] t020608:
How stable is this ROM? Are there any bugs? Anyone?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] betacrypt:
Well you can see by the poll that we don't think it's stable enough for daily use. A lot works and it can be used regularly but prepare for performance lag, random reboots, wifi dropping, and other weird issues. They are making progress but I would suggest you wait for the next build unless you really need to try it.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Fenderstratocaster87:
Coming from Stock last release ANdroid 9 Do I need Drm keys?so downgrade to Oreo 8 backup TA etc..?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] betacrypt:
If you ever want to return to stock, locked bootloader you can back up your DRM keys. However, you don't need to keys for roms on this device (like other Xperia phones). So there is no major risk in losing the keys. The camera will still work with most features even without the keys. If you decide to flash PixelExperience SODP, you also have the option to install GCam mods with HDR+.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] qgeist:
I registered this account just to give a heads up for people that have issues with installing this rom or any other rom for the XZ1C, specifically if you are getting bootloops at the setup screen where it says "setting up phone".

Remove your sdcard before you boot the rom the first time, do what the first post says (factory reset from the android settings, reboot, setup normally), backup and format your sdcard, and then you can insert the sdcard back in after setup is done.

Took me 3 days to figure out that the issue was the sdcard, hope this helps :good:
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] betacrypt:
Pixel Experience October 12 release

An October release is now available! Has anyone tested it? Downloading now.

https://download.pixelexperience.org/g8441
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] ra1n25:
Good. So how's the update?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] betacrypt:
Stability has improved over the August release. Still seeing some choppy animations and random lag here and there but nothing significant. Can't find a suitable GCam mode yet, the noise in pictures is still very high.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Ephesus:
I am no longer using the XZ1c as my main device so I won't be checking this forum as often. If you guys would like an update to the first post just PM me with the details. For example if there is a good GCam found or the ROM has new instructions.

I'm glad to see that this ROM keeps maturing.

Happy flashing.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] tomer007:
I'm getting a bootloop after following the instructions, I tried flashing both the android 10 SW binaries and the latest (android 11) SW binaries like you specified in your post but both resulted in a bootloop.

I tried repeating the process with both android 10 and android 9 TWRP recoveries but same result.

I would appreciate any tip you might have
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] betacrypt:
Flash the latest Android 9 binaries only - binaries for 10 and 11 do not work on this device. Also make sure you flashed the latest official stock firmware first before flashing PixelExperience. That is an important step.

EDIT: With the latest November build I had to flash the 10 binaries - 9 binaries did not work.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] tomer007:
Thanks for the advice, but still no luck

This is what I did:

1. flash newest stock

2. boot TWRP (this one)

3. flash the PixelExperience ROM (This one- not the plus edition)

4. boot to bootloader

5. flash the SW binaries ( this one)

6. run

fastboot -w

7. reboot the device

I get a bootloop of the "Your device is unlocked and can't be checked for corruption" screen)

Really not sure what I'm doing wrong or what am I missing :(

Help would be appreciated
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] betacrypt:
Your process looks about right. I did the same except:

1. I use a different version of TWRP: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=305858

2. I flashed the software binaries first before flashing the rom

3. I didn't run fastboot -w after flashing the rom.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] tomer007:
Flashing the binaries before flashing the ROM might do the trick, unfortunately after my device started to bootloop I just let it rock, maybe I had low battery, I don't know, but it seems like the device was bricked, I can't turn it on anymore or go into recovery/flash mode, kind of a bummer but I guess it was an old device anyway.

Thanks for your help, hopefully it will help someone in the future
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] betacrypt:
Oh no sorry to hear that, the device shouldn't brick so easily. If you get a charge you might be able to recover it, flash stock firmware and start over from scratch.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] betacrypt:
November 2020 release

Download here:

https://download.pixelexperience.org/g8441

There's also a placeholder section for Android 11 so looks promising we'll see a new rom hopefully soon.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] betacrypt:
Pixel Experience for Android 11

Released today: https://download.pixelexperience.or...e_g8441-11.0-20201228-1750-BETA-OFFICIAL.zip/
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] landsome:
Hi! I see the PxE/Android 11 project for XZ1c was abandoned. Any news on the gcam front for the 2020/11 release?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] AnnPro113:
do you still have the PE download file android 11 beta . if yes, upload it to the drive and send it to me... I have downloaded it before, but because the hdd was damaged, i lost that file.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] landsome:
No, sorry
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] AnnPro113:
Oke. Thanks you
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] silent_hunter:
It seems they are not supporting any Sony devices anymore :(
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] cdelta628:
I am using android 12 based custom rom. Can i apply pixel experience rom?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] cdelta628:
how can i find best g cam for my device(redmi note 9 pro) using pixel experience rom
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] 2me3:
Anyone know if you need the TA keys for the camera to work well?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Last Chain Link First:
Hello, where can I get USB drivers for the OnePlus1, plugged into Fastboot and battery out does not help.
[Pixel C General] Sequoia1321:
Hi.

I'm still running stock, but wanted something that is more up to date securely, and also has the newer version of Android. But this is my primary device so need something that is also stable. Any recommendations? Not sure if there are any good roms right now worth to do, or if I should wait a while for something better.

Also, is there anything newer out there with this sort of hardware setup with the magnetic keyboard? It seem like the best tablet keyboard combo I've seen. Any news this hardware style will be revived? What I especially like about it is if I'm not using the keyboard it sticks to the back and doesn't separate from the tablet. Also slike that it doesn't have that extra stand that pops out on the back of the tablet like the Surface.
[Pixel C General] tschmid:
we all working on them and fix as most as possible

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[Pixel C General] Sequoia1321:
Sounds good. When do you estimate would be a good time to get in for something that will fully work? Or is that not likely at all? Sorry, am not very familiar with the custom ROM environment, but am basically looking for something that won't have problems and will have encryption.
[Pixel C General] tschmid:
Try los-17.1 by [MENTION=5480152]followmsi[/MENTION] or pe-ten by me.

Btw there are many roms out just look for it

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[Pixel C General] Sequoia1321:
What's the difference between these two? Anything missing or not working? Do they get security updates? Also, are any of them goig to be official? Is that important?
[Pixel C General] tschmid:
Difference? Mostly small things, pe tries to get as close as possible to the pixel phones.

Atm camera freezes at 20 minutes of Video recording, afaik everything else is working great.

Yes both get atm security updates but arent official, [MENTION=5480152]followmsi[/MENTION] and i havent enough time to make it official. For me it isnt important. [MENTION=1329096]webgeek[/MENTION]1234 and [MENTION=6556709]Vartom[/MENTION] are working on 4.9 kernel and nvidia foster sources for our pixel but no eta atm

Just try los-17.1 or pe-ten and have a look in their coresponding threads

Cheers

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[Pixel C General] Sequoia1321:
Do these roms have some issues? I'm not sure but I thought I noticed they are having some known issues. Do you know if the issues will be fixed?
[Pixel C General] Sequoia1321:
Hi. I never ended up installing any custom ROM in my Pixel C, but now am now thinking to do it. It’s been a while since this thread was started and I was wondering if the answer is still the same or if there are any new ROMs out there that are better. I’m looking for the most stable, secure, and fast ROM. The device is now fairly old so it’s gotten slow, but at the same time I want to make sure to have the latest security and good stability.
[Pixel C General] Ayman171:
i recommend checking out lineages microg, it still have android oreo lineage 15.1 keep it maintained with up to date security patches it is very stabe, since followmsi moved to android 11 lineage 18.1 this rom is perfect one for pixel c
[Pixel C General] Sequoia1321:
Do you have a link for that with instructions of how to install it on Pixel C? Also, do you know how safe it is? I like to be sure I don’t pick up any malware.
[Pixel C General] Ayman171:
search for lineage os microg, it is very safe definitely no malware. it has support of tons devices that even official lineage dropped it because of older android version,

the rom purpose is to get better stability and battery friendly without actual Google Play services core meaning no Gapps pre installed but can be installed separately and used to sign in with microg core built in rom. it was my first time using rom without actual GMS and i find that most of stuff i do on tablet aren't necessary needed with GMS
[Pixel C General] Sequoia1321:
Didn’t find any threads or sites about how to install this on Pixel C.
[Pixel C General] Ayman171:
there isnt thread in xda for pixel c to install this rom, on google search just write "lineage os microg" and click on first link. when you go to download section the codename for google pixel c is "Dragon"

you also need fastboot drivers on pc to unlock the bootloader, google devices are easy and simple to unlock bootloader. in pixel c case i had little bit trouble with drivers
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] theorie:
On the internet tab, how do you change the default browser that launches when you click on the globe icon?

For some reason when I updated to Dutty's most recent ROM (full), on the internet tab, when I click on the globe it will hi-lite but nothing happens. Also, on the previous ROM i was using, even after installing Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta, when I click on the globe icon it launches the older version of Opera Mobile.

I would like to change the globe icon to launch Opera 9.5 Beta. Is there a how-to for this?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] theorie:
seriously...no one knows how to do this???
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] TomInMB:
If you get WM6_PPC_HTC_Opera9_HKCSL_WWE_1660.CAB from Dutty's server in the "add-on cabs" section and install it, the link will be restored. Not sure if that is the version you are looking for. It is build 1660.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] theorie:
i ended up installing dutty's latest build (see sig) so the globe is working again.

i still want to know how one would change the browser that is launched by clicking on the globe... i'm sure it is possible!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] dutch64:
Use this tool to change it (and other stuff). I use it so the 'globe' starts PIE as I don't fancy opera too much.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=407777
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] leoni1980:
on the flipside I HATE internet explorer with a passion but cannot use dutty's rom because everything is set to I.e. and I could never seem to get it to change to stay as opera. the screen res, size and opera browser are what made me get the diamond so going back to pocket internet explorer is like stepping into the dark ages for me - just try loading a megaupload page on it for example.

does anyone know a surefire way to put weblink defaults etc back to opera with duttys rom?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Mr_Gee:
The reason why it didn't work in Dutty's roms was because it wasn't installed...

I'm running the 1.4 version now and Opera is included in that one...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers] Waynehead69:
Is anyone aware if they are running the Samsung Device Insights program for the Note 20? Thanks
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] doubleatheman:
Hello,

Just Installed Android 11 Beta 3, now I am in a boot loop.

I can force the phone into the bootloader (Power + Volume Down) But it will stay there for about ~10 seconds and proceed on its own to the boot loop again. Thus I don't even get enough time to get ADB/Fastboot commands working over USB. I'm kinda thinking this one is dead now, but it steams it it was killed by a software update.

I had been running Android 11 Beta 2 without much issue, today I did the OTA update (By going into settings and clicking update) to get Android 11 Beta 3. The phone installed Android 11 Beta 3 without issue, and was running fine for several hours. I went to use the phone, and the power button would not turn the screen off with a power button click, 30 seconds later of it being frozen, on its own (I did not press and hold anything) It went into a G logo boot loop.

I stuck it in the fridge (Very Hot stuck in boot loop), to no avail, it kept in the boot loop until the battery was dead (It was just a flickering red battery symbol on its own) I plugged it back in, Immediately into boot loop it went...

Thanks,

~
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] muhammad42620:
The partitions might be messed up. Did you have any important data on that phone? And was the bootloader unlocked?
[Moto Z4 Questions & Answers] slaytanic:
I got a replacement Moto z4, and it appears that any time I try and set up my fingerprint, it gets to the exact same point, and then stops. The part halfway through setup where it says to start doing the sides of your finger.

I've factory reset three times, fully updated to the newest firmware (July), and can't seem to find out what's wrong.

Normally I'd chalk it up to the device, and swap it out again. But I already did that, and this is the second one in a row with the issue.

It does read the fingerprint the first half of setup, and then shows this error (see image).

Verizon variant, July update. (Also did it before updating).
[Moto Z4 Questions & Answers] Nikorasu:
Was it a one-to-one exchange? If not maybe you were given back the same (problematic) phone?

Did you try the fingerprint login before updating?

Is there a screen protector?

I guess the last resort is to try to do a rescue using the LMSA software and get a clean reinstall of the latest firmware.