yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] bhuz:
EDIT: This is way worse than I initially realized.

The navigation bar/pill is buggy as hell.

First of all, I now have an ugly-ass black bar on the bottom of my screen in a lot of applications (maybe all of them actually, I'll have to check). I even have this bar in full screen/landscape apps which looks even more stupid.

Second, the bar sometimes gets stuck on one side of the screen. Meaning that when I switch from a landscape app to a portrait app, the pill will then be on the right side of the screen for no reason (and vice versa).

Finally, the gesture pill interferes with taps and gestures ALL THE DAMN TIME. Anything that is too close to the pill I cannot tap or swipe.

I open any app, there's a black bar at the bottom for no reason. I play a game in full screen, I can't tap tiny icons on the edge of the screen because the gesture bar interferes. I go back to Niagara launcher, I can't swipe through my app list because the gesture pill is stuck on the right side and, again, interferes.

This is plain unusable.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] zujko:
Battery drain on android 11.. A10 is better for battery life...

Maybe try a factory reset?
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] arturiu:
Lock screen updates seem to enter deep sleep and even the clock shows a time in the past for a moment when you double tap to wake it. Same with notification icons.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] arturiu:
So, here's an update on lock screen mode vs icons/time inconsistencies and also notifications lag.

If you go to Ambient Display settings and then "When to show Ambient display", if you set it to "Smart activation" then the info in the lockscreen is refreshed properly and even more important, notifications when the phone is locked are showing up without delay.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Bachtran24:
the chat head is being replaced by buuble or something called like that, and it's causing restart when ever you try to tap the plus button
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] zwirek75:
It seems that first A11 security/maintenance (not sure about this) patch has arrived, hope some issues are fixed.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] arturiu:
New A11 update just arrived: 58.1.A.3.87 (Feb/1st Security Update)
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] infinity81:
I just got a new X 5II yesterday.

After i read about some problems with A11, i made a Geekbench 5 test between A10 and A11.

The results are ...

A10 - CPU - SC 898 / MC 2736

View attachment 5232651

A11 - CPU - SC 719 / MC 1951

View attachment 5232653

I reseted the phone and ran the benchmark again.

A11 (reset) - CPU SC 700 / MC 1811

View attachment 5232655

I think there is a lot wrong with the A11 Update.

UPDATE 24 h AFTER THE UPDATE:

The results of geekbench are now a lot better:

SC 880 / MC 3132

Seems A11 is doing a lot of background stuff after the update
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] ConstruKctor:
@infinity81 You might want to test again after a week or so. There have been multiple reports about this improving after a while. Somebody posted a screenshot with a score of 886/3148 on a different forum.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] donkeyman1234:
Is it worth updating to A11?
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] arturiu:
If you are on stock rom (like I do) you'll get the latest security update with 58.1.A.3.87, which is always a good thing.

But there are some little A11 annoyances too, as described on this forum.

I did the upgrade and I don't regret.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] WarVic:
WTF!?? Horizon level (Photo Pro app) is gone after the last update. How to get it back???
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] antoboy32:
Hi everybody..

So about android 11 on my xperia 5 II, i did Last update but no change..

- notification bar : sometime it doesn't work when you touch on right and some time left...

- 4G+ and WiFi are slooow, some apps take moment to open and nagivation with Chrome is randomly slow

- about caméra : the focus is not working properly.. You have to do focus many time to make it corret

- always on display, i also have the problem.. For Facebook messenger, i always have old notification while all is read.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] hellomot0:
Hello. Can anyone check the logcat with 120Hz screen mode ON? I've got a lot of FrameEvents error messages ( from Surfaceflinger??). Only with 120Hz mode enable. Firmware version is 58.1.A.3.87. I don't remember something like that on previous firmware
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Kugismugis:
Any response from sony when bugs will be fixed?
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] samdnb:
Seriously regretting the update to 11. Can no longer use my dualshock to play COD which is the reason I bought this phone. Buttons all messed up. You would think being Sony products they would sort that out but clearly not.

My main issue is now with the battery however. It seems to drain so much more than on 10 and the statistics are all messed up (says last full charge was 15 mins ago when was actually 3 hours ago and screen on time 7 mins. Totally wrong)

I did only do the update yesterday and then a repair. Anyone got any ideas if this settles down after a while?
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] arturiu:
I can't comment on the dualshock issue, but the battery stats are accurate IMHO.

And with similar autonomy as A10.

Stock A11 58.1.A.3.87
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] samdnb:
Thanks for the reply. It does look like it's settled down now, although I think it's taken the last full charge as the time I did a restart rather than when I actually took it off charge.

I guess A11 does some things in the background, maybe just takes a little while to work itself out. Hope that Sony and Google can sort this controller bug out though. I know that's been an issue since A11 came out.

It is a great phone but definitely some things that need ironing out. Will await the next update with my fingers crossed!
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] genorok:
After updating to android 11 (US variant,) I'm having issues with the LTE not using data when I don't have a wifi connection. I can get it to work again after entering and exiting airplane mode. What's the most strange is that I still get a strong signal and texts work but it can't use the internet or MMS messaging. I'm on T Mobile if that makes a difference.

Edit: I figured out how to fix this. It turns out the android 11 update changed my APN settings. After manually changing them back to the appropriate setup for t mobile I was able to resolve the issue.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Haithamraid:
Am i the only one who hates the 2x3 quick settings layout, maybe can we convince them to switch back to the 3x3 layout specially on such a tall phone?

And while we are at it maybe talk to the sony developer to make the brightness under the quick settings toggles rather than on the top for those awkward hand gymnastics for simply adjusting the brightness.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Wulff73:
Another issue after the Android 11 update is that sometime the phone doesn't charge! The USB cable is obviously properly connected to the phone and the orange led is on but the phone isn't charging. Changing chargers, cables and resetting the phone had no effect on the problem. The only way to charge the phone when the problem appears is to restart the device.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Yakkosmurf:
Yes, I've noticed my battery life was a lot worse the first day on A11. But, after a restart, it's been fine since.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Cptnfruitloops:
Anyone noticed their cell signal strength is terrible and jumps all over the place? Im using the AS72 variant and compared to my old galaxy s7 the signal strength is terrible. Canada, bell provider.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] genorok:
I've had the opposite, my signal strength actually seems a touch better then before but I have the US variant in the US
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Cptnfruitloops:
Its weird because It has every band available in canada, plus more. Maybe the antennas are just badly designed? The signal goes from 1 bar to full and back in 2 seconds
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Didgesteve:
I had a problem with call strength when I was at work and would keep missing calls, it would go to answerphone.

But since A11, I have not missed any calls.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] antoboy32:
My Xperia 5II is sometime so slow... WI-FI AND 4G NETWORK SO BAD...

I never expérienced that kind of problèm on my XZ2 wich was perfect during 3 years...
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Cptnfruitloops:
Getting random reboots when charging. AS72. Stock.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] meckipower:
Same here, sometimes its reboot while charging, somtimes when i plugin my Phone into the Charger.....another issue is, when a call comes in, i can't accept it, i have to wait 3 secons befor the call pops up....
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Cptnfruitloops:
Are you charging with stock cable and brick? Id like to think it could be dodgy USB-C cables for me. I dont own any USB-C charger bricks so I have to use USB-B to C and I read online that cheap cables use a 10k pull up resistor instead of 56k and that messes with the power managment
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Cptnfruitloops:
I checked all my cables and they all use 56k resistors so yeah random reboots is a bug.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Gosh!:
Two things:

- When starting the camera app by double pressing the power button, the screen is often very dark and the app does not work properly. Only correctly unlocking the phone solves this.

- slow motion videos are not possible anymore. The result is just a 120 fps video in normal speed, not slow motion. (Please can someone confirm?)
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] PPGX5II:
Nope, both functions still work as expected on My XQ-AS62 on 58.1.A.3.87
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] blackhawk:
Meh, I would avoid updating to 11 like the plague at least until you are aware of what will happen or until the bugs are worked out (if ever).

Google has lost its mind with the delusions of Apple. It's so "secure" it's not usable🤣

11 is the new Android Vista...

I'm still running on Pie on my Note 10+ for good reasons. Zero malware forced reloads yet...
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Gosh!:
Mh. I am using XQ-AS52 on 58.1.A.5.55
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] steffanos:
I have one issue when sharing pictures, news etc. When I want to share something I always get the same contacts from the same app, Telegram in my case (screenshot below). But these are not the contacts which I frequently chat with or the the last ones. Is there any way to set this differently? For example to show contacts which I frequently chat with or perhaps the last contacts I sent message to...
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] antoboy32:
News !! Notification bar doesn't have problem anymore when 120hz is activated...so i let it activated to use my Phone at it's full capacity^^
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Kugismugis:
I have found weird bug after updating to android 11 with default launcher. Icons placed in folder which is placed in drawer colors are bugged when using focus mode. When turning focus mode on and off they either don't turn grey or stay gray. Weird.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] steffanos:
After upgrade to Android 11 everything works great but the battery is draining faster then usual. For example during internet surf, % drop quite faster.

I'm thinking of factory reset but I need help which way to do it:

-standard way via settings and factory reset or

-Xperia Companion tool and use Software repair option?

I've seen people use the 2nd option quite often for this purpose, but I don't know what is the difference between these two.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] blackhawk:
You need to do a factory reset have a major firmware upgrade.

You can try clearing the system cache but it probably won't be enough...
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] steffanos:
I think factory reset can be potential solution, just asking for advice - should I do it from settings (factory reset) or Software repair via Xperia Companion, because I see a lot of people use this tool for that matter??
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] blackhawk:
Never used the latter... I'm Samsung.

Do it from settings, not the boot menu.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Heinkill:
As a Sony fan Im planning to buy the 5II but i heard a lot of problems about the phone. Should i look after the s21 and Oneplus 9 or Xperia 5ii is still a good option?
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] MrN1484:
I'm not a Sony fan, my last Sony was a Sony Ericsson W810 but I'm loving my 5ii.

The last few phones I had were op8 pro, op7t pro and LG V50.

The size is right, screen is good, updates are fine, 3.5mm jack and SD card. The camera seems to be controversial because it requires a bit more work than a standard point and click but if you want a high end phone that fits in a pocket with all the bells and whistles (except wireless charging) go for it.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] gerhardo:
I was not impressed when first using the phone, but is growing on me. Few annoyances, it just works well. I picked up my Sony Z3 from a boxand found it bulky...
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Heinkill:
Any issue with the phone so far? I read about some problems with bluetooth, Netflix and the charging port.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] bo6o:
After the last update 58.1.a.5.159 the issue with signal strength became worse. Now, from time to time, both sims become offline for a couple of seconds, and after around 20sec, they are back online.

Anyone else noticing such behaviour?
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Didgesteve:
After the last update 58.1.A.5.159. I keep getting the icons stick on the status bar. So I see message icons on the staus, swipe down, clear all, but the icons persist. the only way to get rid of them is restart the phone.

Am I alone with this? It might be a Nova launcher thing, as I use Nova.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] patrickt:
I have an Xperia 5 II with .159 with Nova Pro launcher and I haven't had that problem. I don't remember having any problems.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] misbehave:
Unless you have to have the 3.5mm jack, otherwise , I would pick the samsung.

I have been using my 5ii for about 6 months now, the 3.5mm jack is probably the only reason that would make me choose sony again.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] blackhawk:
If you go Samsung get the Note 10+ 512gb or the Note 20U. Both are fast, have SD card* slots and the N10+ runs on Android 9 (new N10+'s as of 12.2020 are loaded with 10) and the N20U on 10.

These flagship Samsung's are the most customizable stock Androids out there; you can make them looks and act act as you see fit. Apples pale and wither by comparison🤣

Grab a set of Buds+ (SSC codec) or if have a LDAC bt device both support LDAC as well.

*yes a fast dual drive PC in your pocket with a tb of memory, outstanding.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Coirpre:
How is the bug situation with 5.222?
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] bzzrak:
5 II - android 11 update breaks Bluetooth functionality

Hi, after upgrading my 5 II to android 11, this app stopped working as before: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.appground.blek It makes use of the Human Interface Device Bluetooth profile that was added in android 9. Can anyone else confirm that this app runs in...

community.sony.co.uk
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] realadry:
Potential Bug:

https://xdaforums.com/t/unreliable-notification-led.4319979/

Notification led sometimes doesn't work.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] KnockOut^9:
just for information and (my) curiosity: i have this device (model XQ-AS52), 58.1.A.3.87 i'm from Italy. I purchased it from a couple of months and i never received any security-patches. Is this normal? I repeat, maybe it's just a matter of time or there are no new updates for now (?)
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] arturiu:
Please check here: https://xpericheck.com/XQ-AS52

You mobile operator may be lazy in allowing the updates to flow.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] KnockOut^9:
this is annoying. My operator is WIND3, but the phone has no brand.

Sincerely I do not understand. The same situation with my old XZ2 but with brand TIM, he did not receive the Android 10 upgrade, never. It's absurd!
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] 0xygen245:
Hey guys,

I'm new here.

I own a Sony xperia 5 ii and I've experienced this glitch many times now.

Everytime I plug my phone in to charge whilst I'm watching something, the app in use refreshes. I have had this happen with netflix, I'll be watching several episodes in a row and when I plug the phone in to charge, netflix refreshes to the original episode I started watching when I first opened the app. The same happens with fb, I could be watching a video after swiping through ten other videos, or even just scrolling through posts, and it will do the same, refresh to the first video or post on fb.

I haven't really noticed if this happened with a particular update, but it sure is frustrating.

Does anyone have any solutions?
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] blackhawk:
Don't charge while in use. It will likely skew the charge curve and increase the charging time significantly. A good way to damage the cable or C port too.

It only takes about 10 minutes to fast charge a 20% charge to the phone. Li's prefer frequent midrange power cycling in the 40-70% region. Charge it when you take breaks...
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] 0xygen245:
Thanks for the input but that's not what I was asking.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] blackhawk:
You can try pausing it before you make the connection but it still might happen.

Probably happening because the internet connection is being momentarily broken... about the same as hitting refresh.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] 0xygen245:
Pausing doesn't work, exiting (but not terminating) the app doesn't work, and I've never had this issue with any other phone I've owned. I've used 2 Samsungs prior to getting the Sony. It's a strange glitch and was hoping to find a solution if anyone else has experienced such a thing.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] blackhawk:
Is power management enabled? It will cause erratic behavior.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] pawloland:
I am not sure if it's the same thing but when I did a little of android app development it was a common problem actually. It happens when device state changes so in situations like device being plugged in, charged, rotated, battery saving mode kicks in etc. Android has to adapt to those changes and rebuild a view (what is displayed on screen) accordingly. It's up to the app developer to handle those things, so the app doesn't 'reset' while in use. If it's because of this, sony isn't really to be blamed here, but a particular bad coded app.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] 0xygen245:
Thanks for the response, really helpful. Some knowledge is better than no knowledge.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] javiwz:
XPERIA 5 II is a lovely phone, I really like it, and 120Hz is just amazing! It give a gaming experience never had before. But it has a serious problem, WiFi disconnects every little time, and the signals it takes are not good, I don't know if it could be because of the metal body, because with the XZ Premium( plastic body ) it was more than perfect, and hadn't WiFi connection problem, it's annoying have game disconnected when you are playing especially when you are in a competition.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Saiphable:
It is so strange :(

My Xperia 5 II is the best phone I ever had. No problem. So if you have some problem, try sony service. You have 2years for it.
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] KosteX:
Hi,

Is it possible to have some sort of sequential startup of applications via batch/cmd file?

I'm asking because at this time I have to quit xbar before I can use McGuider.

Would be nice to automatically:

stop xbar

possibly activate bluetooth

start mcguider

deactivate bluetooth

start xbar

Any suggestions?

I thought to be smart and just use multiple lines in a .lnk file..

nada.. :(

Regards,

Roel
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] defcomg:
try this

http://fewbits.com/startmgr/
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] ken442266:
Android 11 (R)

HK_58.1.A.1.178

Stock Kernel With Magisk Inside

Download:

AFH

Screenshots:

View attachment 5201535View attachment 5201537View attachment 5201539

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Contribution by @Nezorflame: Step-by-Step Guide, MEGA Folder Link

Contribution by @fengmubai: Script to Remove system_ext Record from ramdisk, Google Drive Folder Link
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Yoannjap:
Brillant!

What's the step-by-step process with using adb or newflasher to:

0. Unlock my Xperia 5 ii and root it

1. Get Android 11 with magisk.

2. And get Orangefox or Twrp ?

Thanks a lot for your help for me and other users
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Phoost:
My dream is a kernel with WireGuard integrated. Is this possible?
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] kattara:
https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-win10...g-with-magisk-and-flashing-firmwares.4177209/
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] htcmage:
Thank you :)
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] flyl0:
When we'll see custom kernels for our Xperia 5 II? :P
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] MrN1484:
Top man. Thanks!

I fought for hours with fastboot drivers unlocking my bootloader on A11 only to find Magisk didn't work with this phone.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Nezorflame:
It works, just the ramdisk has to be patched (Sony needs to fix that actually).
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Nezorflame:
In case someone needs it, here's the stock kernel from the latest A11 build (58.1.A.5.159).

Contents:

stock unpatched image

AIK-repacked image with the system-ext record commented out in fstab

Magisk-patched version (latest beta v22.1)

Link to the folder: MEGA
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] T3chDelicious:
Big thank you for providing this. You got the AS52 if I remember right?
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Nezorflame:
Yup, that's right.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] T3chDelicious:
Perfect! Thanks again for providing the fixed boot image.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Nezorflame:
I've updated the Magisk-patched version to the latest v23 release.

It's in the same folder as before, but if you need it separately, here's the link: https://mega.nz/folder/yi5mlDJR#a775v2eDTNc8-UmLKfkQhA/file/Tn42zShD
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] Element-Z:
Works perfect, thank you, exactly what I was looking for. Made my day.

Do you maybe have a working/not-encrypted recovery for 58.1.A.5.159 aswell?

Edit: Nevermind, Orange Fox works well!

https://xdaforums.com/t/twrp-unoffical-orangefox-recovery-project-r10-0.4223365/
[Sony Xperia 5 II Guides, News, & Discussion] xda177:
I do as https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/issues/3752 said,

Patch 58.1.A.5.159 boot.img with magisk

use Image Kitchen and unpack boot.img

Locate fstab.qcom and edit with notepad++ remove the system_ext line and save

Repack and flash the new .img ,fastboot flash boot_a & boot_b boot.img

but there is also a bootloop with xperia1 II ... so is there any solution to this issue now？