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[Sony Xperia 5 III] mavicanuck:
Hi,

I am using Freedom Mobile in Canada and bought the Sony XPERIA 5 III 5G XQ-BQ72. This is a taiwanese dual sim.

The basic services work but the enhanced services don't. I checked before hand and knew that to be the case but having read forums I thought I might be able to get it working.

First I tried @Gigio755 advice here https://xdaforums.com/t/xq-at52-volte-or-wifi-calling-in-canada.4128611/

Where you dial dial *#*#4636#*#* and switch Vowifi on. But the thing is greyed out

Next I tried was @BSPI advice here

https://www.reddit.com/r/freedommobile/comments/bg5x3c
That's where you text *#243203855# then choose GLW, but I get MMI error.

I've also tried @f1v12 advice here

https://www.reddit.com/r/galaxys10/comments/dbf1lj
Where you text #272<your phone's imei number># but also get MMI error

To fix the MMI error I tried following https://www.technobezz.com/fix-connection-problem-invalid-mmi-code/

These didn't work, but specifically I couldn't try method 3, Turn on IMS over SMS because my IMS is not registered

Following @sooki99 here

https://www.reddit.com/r/freedommobile/comments/c331l5
I tried to register an apn type ims, but got an error saying Freedom does not allow adding apn type IMS.

I've contacted tech support with Freedom, they said they registered my IMEI. They also said they don't need to provision my IMEI so I'm not sure what registering they did.

So, I'm wondering what the next thing to try is. Is there a way to fix the MMI error so I can at least send dial codes?

I was thinking of flashing the US firmware next, does anyone know if that works? I know I'd loose the dual sim support (on a side note, why is that?), but does anyone know if that would help?
[Sony Xperia 5 III] dima_vy:
I have also the problem with wifi calling feature with Israeli operator. The feature on the network side activated, and they checked it with the phone number. They told me they don't need IMEI for wifi calling, and if the phone supports it, the option should appear on the phone''s menu, but it doesn't appear.

I got the phone from UK, it's dual sim model XQ-BQ52

Any ideas?
[Sony Xperia 5 III] mavicanuck:
Hi @dima_vy

First thing to try would be the firmware flashing. You can do this without rooting or boot unlocking.

Get xperifirm and newflasher. There's a few customizations for XQ-BQ52 you can try without messing up your phone. I have the XQ-BQ72, and when I tried the 52 firmwares, the phone works but the modem connects and disconnects continuously so I doubt you'll find a working solution from the 72's.

But...

From a comment by @noldoli on:

Thank you ASUS for implementing VoLTE & VoWiFi for Telstra, Australia in Nov 2021 Firmware Update

Please tell us some basic information before asking for help: Model Name: Rog 5 Firmware Version: WW_18.0840.2109.188 Rooted or not: Not Frequency of Occurrence: Happily always! APP Name & APP Version (If your issue relates to the app): Phone calls In addition to information above, please also...

zentalk.asus.com

it really looks like you need:

The phone having the necessary MBN files for the mobile carrier in question

The SIM having VoLTE provisioned by the carrier in question

It really seems you need Sony to include these files on their updates, which they are unlikely to do in countries they did not release the phone. BTW, if you ask Sony they will blame the carrier.

So, I think the next thing to try is with a root, following @astracd guide for the onplus 5: https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/oneplus-5-5t-freedom-mobile-wind-wifi-calling-and-volte.880807/

You need to root, and try replacing the mbn files from the pixel 4 (assuming they have the israili customizatins). It's an older modem. but that doesn't seem to be a problem.

Rooting guide from @Miustone

https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-windo...re-and-gsi-rom-flashing-without-twrp.4344373/

I couldn't get my superuser to work (so must not have been rooted properly), so I couldn't continue testing other mbn files. I'd love to hear if someone has success with this method though.
[Sony Xperia 5 III] astracd:
mbn file must be for the phone with same chipset.

Pixel 4 uses Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 and Sony Xperia 5 III SM8350 Snapdragon 888. So pixel mbn file will not work with this phone.
[Sony Xperia 5 III] dima_vy:
OK, I see guys, thank you for advises. I don't see any Israeli versions on any other models... I will try to do more research.
[Sony Xperia 5 III] Miustone:
PHHs AOSP GSI based ROMs will have a way to force VoLTE and WiFi Calls on any way. If You can live with AOSP, that will BE the easy way (possibly)
[Sony Xperia 5 III] dima_vy:
I read today about android 12 coming to Xperia 5 iii, may be it will fix the issue
[Sony Xperia 5 III] dima_vy:
I just checked again, and there is a global version for XQ-BQ52 with CID 23365115. Is there a way to check what firmware i have exactly installed?
[Sony Xperia 5 III] dima_vy:
Android 12 didn't fix VoWifi issue :(
[Sony Xperia 5 III] mavicanuck:
Hi,

I've seen there's now a USA customization out. Does anyone know if that will work on Freedom in Canada?
[Sony Xperia 5 III] Milk Tea:
Unlikely. Sony does not have Wi-Fi Calling on AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon.

They only had Wi-Fi Calling on the XZ1 Compact on T-Mobile. Literally just one phone on one network in all their history.
[Sony Xperia 5 III] dima_vy:
There is a version for global market for XQ-BQ52. May be this one will work?View attachment 5555845
[Sony Xperia 5 III] Hazzay88:
Problems like this make it harder to consider future Xperia phones. I would happily buy the Xperia 1 IV but no volte means it's not worth buying
[Sony Xperia 5 III] dima_vy:
The main issue that in some time mobile operators will shut down the 3G networks, and phone without VoLte simply won't work...
[Sony Xperia 5 III] Hazzay88:
Thats exactly

That's exactly the issue we face. I have the Xperia 1 II and flashed SEA firmware to get volte working but I don't think I will have the same success with Xperia 1 IV.

I would definitely buy the Xperia 1 IV if I know volte will work. It's an expensive phone and having no volte will make the phone useless once 3G network is shut which is imminent now
[Sony Xperia 5 III] dima_vy:
I have now Xperia 5 iii, and I'm not sure that there is any firmware that will allow me to use volte and vowifi in Israel. According to Sony, as they don't sell phones here, they won't provide firmware which will support these functions in Israel... Israeli ministry of communications allows operators to shut down 3g networks in 2025 I think. I expect this phone to work more. My previous Xperia x worked 4.5 years.

So I just hope that there will be a way to use Sony phones in the future
[Sony Xperia 5 III] Hazzay88:
If the Xperia 1 IV doesn't have success I will get the Pixel 7 Pro as that is locally available which volte/ WiFi calling will work out of the box. However I prefer Xperia 1 IV but not going to pay for a phone with limited features. 3G network will start to shutdown this year for Australian network operators
[Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra Questions & ] Mwyann:
Do you also have this issue: when Link to Windows is enabled and connected, the CPU can't go to sleep, so the battery drains a lot. Tried to unlink-relink, clear app data, nothing changes. I have to keep that option disabled if I want to prevent my battery from dying too soon. Does anyone uses Link to Windows and not have battery issue?

You can check the CPU idle time using CPU Spy Reloaded.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] patterns:
HI guys anyone know of a good stable naked rom?

many thanks
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] cyron_at:
already discussed:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=436400
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] Der Namenlose Held:
Hey, I just upgraded from the Redmi Note 5 Pro to the Poco X3 Pro and I just cannot get selfies on the Poco X3 to look good. They should have roughly the same quality, as both phones have a 20MP selfie cam. I already tried out GCam versions by BSG, greatness and Parrot043 (whose GCam I used before) and still, selfies have much more detail on the RN5 Pro.

Any suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] harjm:
Hello all

I have been using Magisk/Odin/Sammobile to root my phone and load firmware updates.

I read the advisory that the phone has to be wiped prior to loading 12. I installed the A12 firmware and then used Magisk to create the modified AP file. I then did another wipe and installed Android 12 using ODIN with the modified AP file and standard CSC file.

Whilst the firmware passed I haven't got root.

Can anyone advise what I have done wrong/missed or is there a specific way to obtain root with A12.

Or is it the case that root is not yet possible to obtain on the stable version of Android 12?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Regards
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] milol192:
I have the same issue would love to know how to fix it!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sconny:
You have installed the magisk app? And did you use latest Canary build to Patch AP?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sanoayyk:
I updated from Android11 to 12 keeping all my data decrypted, and also rooted.

It requires the same procedure as performing minor update keeping data and root.

Magisk aplha is required. Also magisk modules should be disabled before update android version.

The only problem is that hidden magisk app, called proxy app, won't launch. While root functions are working.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Ivixmax:
Can you make a little tutorial to explain us the procedure? thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] donkeyman1234:
So I think you used Home_csc instead of Csc file to keep the data intact, am I right?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sanoayyk:
Yes. home_csc is required to keep user data.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] rehannali:
Did you perform this on snapdragon variant or the exynos one?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sanoayyk:
Exynos. But also snapdragon variant should OK as long as magisk and twrp and multidisabler work.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] rehannali:
I tried with twrp and multidisabler, it failed to boot and stuck in bootloop. Always comes back to recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sanoayyk:
did you try remove all magisk module? magisk should be alpha version.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] rehannali:
I'm doing clean install. Already lost all data.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] donkeyman1234:
Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] edmondt:
Uninstall Magisk, then install the canary -magisk.apk

Use the new Magisk app to patch your boot.tar
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] itje:
Hi all

Im considering getting a raphael, so I was wondering if you guys feel that it was worth the buy?

cheers
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] sgsdebruijn:
I would never pay 500+ euro for this device, my business payed the bill (-;
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] pensador:
wel.. you have to buy it.. we have it already.. ;) hehe.

fitrst: I would never buy a 500 euro phone.

I got it for free with my new contract....

About what ya wanna hear....

I really like the phone.....

It does everything I expect from it...

There are a few things HTC forgot , but with a little bit of help in this community it all works quite good...

And 4 me all the annoying things are solved here...

Offcourse everyone has another opinion.. but the most people here in the pro section are satisfied users...at least that's what I understand....;)

The phone is very simple in use....it's handy... and you can do a lot with it....

the new version of windows mobile is running smootly as well here...

I like the windows because there are SO many apps you can use...

The performance is good

the functionality is good

the camera is good

all fine for me...

But I'M PROBABLY NOT A HEAVY USER....

I guess I'm somewhere in the middle ...;)

well good luck with your decision..
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] venom037:
agreed with above.... works pretty well and the major complaint I hear is that the battery is crap but I get 3 days out of it given I dont bluetooth or wifi.

I won't go into the good things so just assume everything ios good for me.

Only points to note that bother me some are:

1) when the phone locks... the volume buttons still work...WTF and that is really annoying and I have yet to figure out how to stop this. I tried reading the millions of pages here on this forum but have yet to find anything to install so this will be fixed.

2) heaver then normal phones. For me I'm use to using nokia or SE phones so when I switched to a WM based phone, the weight takes some getting use to. If u have been a WM user all along, u wont have this problem... really a personal beef I'd say.

3) Thickness.... it pretty thick in my opinion but only because its height and width are pretty compact which makes the phone seem think in the hand... I get its pretty much the same size as other WM based phone but still getting use to it.

I take it ur lvl of expertise is not as shallow as mine as I'm still very new at WM so I dare not touch flash the ROMs or tweak the registry because if I F it up, then I have no clue how to fix it.....

For u to write on thie forum is already half the battle won as the ppl here as the best bunch I've seen and the developers here are awesome...

To ur original question, I would rate this phone 4.5/5 if ur into WM phones. You can consider the Diamond BUT u will hv to live with shorter battery life and a bit of slower performance du to half the internal memory RAM. My 2 cents worth, hope it helps u out a bit.
[Redmi Note 9 Questions & Answers] anishkn04:
Hey guys, so recently I flashed the Chinese ROM in my device (and updated it to the latest version)

But it doesn't support the Google play services, google, youtube, literally anything that requires Google play services (There are many other apps that require google play services, even if I install from apk they won't work)

Is there any way to get Google services in the ROM (Preferably without rooting)

If there is please share the process.
[Redmi Note 9 Questions & Answers] RBDoMGaM:
I saw a video in Portuguese about this and the guy made it using the "Magisk Gapps Core" module and another app to install Google Play Services (Chinese app called Google Play Install), but I didn't test it myself and ofc requires root/Magisk.

Video:

Magisk Module: https://sourceforge.net/projects/magiskgapps/files/r/Core/
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] gururoop:
First of all, I would like to specify that this issue is not limited to Pixel 6 Pro as I have encountered this since the very first build (Developer Preview) of Android 12 on Pixel 4 XL and Pixel 5. As many of you would have experienced, I am unable to pause/resume playback videos on Photos app, Facebook watch, MX Player, etc. using the button on TWS bluetooth earphones. I have tested using 3 different types of earphones: Mi, Altec Lansing and Blue Hive and they all worked fine on Android 11, but not Android 12. Some video players such as X Video Player and VLC Player, etc. have found a workaround and the pause/play function does work as intended using earphones' button even on Android 12, but I am wondering if there is some setting/workaround that could fix this problem system wide?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] gururoop:
Can anyone else confirm if they are facing this issue? If you are using True Wireless System earphones which do not face this problem, please share your earphones' brand and model, so that even I can give them a try.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] spr33:
Not had issues with any of my TWS (Sony XM3 and Samsung Galaxy Buds as well as some others).

I only really use Deezer and Spotify.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] gururoop:
Would you be able to test pause/resume using earphones' buttons in Facebook videos? Or MX Player?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] spr33:
I don't use Facebook unfortunately and I don't have any local media to test Mx unless it does videos?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] asdor:
I tried my combo: MX Player with a local video in background and my OnePlus Buds adjusted via HeyHarmony app to pause/play when double tapped. I'm experiencing almost the same issue: I can only pause the video once and am not able to re-play it, I have to tap Play button on my phone's screen. When playing in foreground pausing/playing with double tapping on my earbuds don't work at all.

BTW thank you for reminding me about VLC Player existence :) I installed it again after maybe 2 years and I'm impressed with its integration into Quick Settings, so called Media section. Very convenient for me really. And pausing/playing with double tap works as it should.

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[Google Pixel 6 Pro] gururoop:
No worries, earphones seem to work fine with audio players.

Thank you for testing. Just curious, is the HeyHarmony app specific to Oneplus Buds? Can you share Play Store link for the app?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] asdor:
They promise Oneplus and Oppo earbuds support.

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[Google Pixel 6 Pro] gururoop:
So, I bought a pair of Pixel Buds A Series last night and faced the same issue. In fact, I had raised an issue with Google long time back but it was closed. I don't have any experience with reporting bugs with Google and this was my first bug report. If anyone, who has experience with issues tracker, can see why it was closed and elaborate as to the reason of closure. Here is the link:

Google Issue Tracker

issuetracker.google.com
[Samsung Galaxy S21+] beremour:
Which custom ROM considered to be best for SM-G9960 ?
[Android Apps and Games] bobpiesz:
So I finally spent a few moments trying to find a workaround for using peacock on my rooted Nvidia shield.

On rooted devices, Peacock will pretty much instantly force close.. Even if you're passing safety net and using magisk hide.

To workaround this I simply disabled three activities/permissions in the AndroidManifest.xml:

android:name="disabled_com.peacock.peacocktv.safetynet.SafetyNetErrorActivity"

android:name="disabled_com.peacock.peacocktv.ErrorActivity"

<uses-permission android:name="disabled_android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES" />

You'll more than likely need to have signature verification disabled, but I'm not 100% positive on that. Also, to be safe before opening the modified apk below, hide magisk from it.

IF YOU PREVIOUSLY HAD PEACOCK INSTALLED, CLEAR DATA AND UNINSTALL IT BEFORE INSTALLING THIS MODDED APK

APK is attached, just extract the zip and install the apk.. let me know if it works for you too..
[Android Apps and Games] bobpiesz:
Mirror Link:

Peacock.TV.ver.1.6.5-AndroidTV.build.222010605.apk - AnonFiles

anonfiles.com
[Android Apps and Games] toddre:
No luck here, still force close on my 2017 Nvidia Shield. I cant even get an unmodded version to run on a unrooted 2017 running 8.2.3. Been trying off and on for over a year. Did have it up and running on an earlier firmware by installing before root. Stopped working after about 30 days.
[Android Apps and Games] Raldor:
It didn't work for me :(

Followed this guide to disable apk verification (didn't work without it) https://www.andnixsh.com/2020/01/how-to-install-unsigned-apk-root-method.html

After successfully installing, I open the app, see the Peacock logo, and then it force closes

Anyone get Peacock to work on rooted Android?
[Android Apps and Games] rocker0:
I was trying to test that on 2019 shield and it would fail from the start, i wonder what am i doing wrong?

If you need a tester, you can PM me and I can test them and let you know :)
[Android Apps and Games] Pro-me3us:
Thank you @bobpiesz, I got your mod working on the FireTV 2nd gen Cube. I can confirm that all of the following are required:

- Your modded Peacock app

- Disabled signature verification in order to install modded Peacock app

- Magisk app needs to be hidden

- Peacock needs to be added to the Magisk denylist, and Enforce Denylist needs to be enabled.

If you open Peacock before you have done all of these steps, the app will remember that the device is rooted. So in this case you have to clear Peacock data & cache.

I wrote up the steps to disable signature verification here as well as the other steps. Feel free to cannibalize what you want :)
[Android Apps and Games] Pro-me3us:
I modded Peacock v1.6.89 (~June 2022). There is at least one new root check in v1.7+ that will have to be found to get the newer releases working.

I removed one of the main activities from v1.6.89 so that the app now only creates 1 icon. On FireTV at least, only one of the two icons would launch without closing, so I removed it.
[Android Apps and Games] hinsondrew38:
ok so i tried to use this on a android 11 android tv box and guess what it doesn't work like is there a version of this that actually works
[Android Apps and Games] JJ2017:
Unfortunately no longer working - says need to update app. (annoying as this was OK last month - following the instructions on Fire TV 2nd gen Cube thread)

Any progress on modding v1.7+ ?

Or perhaps some advice if I were to DIY it? e.g. how to "decompile" and look for root checks in the apk?
[Android Apps and Games] Pro-me3us:
I just happened to test this two days ago with NowTV and Peacock.

I updated Magisk to 26.1, and installed the latest version of Shamiko. Using Hide Magisk + DenyList + Shamiko, I was able to play video on the latest version of Peacock without any mod to the app.

I don't know if you are still using an unsigned canary Magisk build, if so will need to delete the Magisk database when updating to the official line

raven:/ rm /data/adb/magisk.db

Worst case you might have to delete the entire ADB folder. If you do, Magisk modules go too, so be sure to block OTA firmware updates immediately after.

I'm not sure if this will work on Android too, FireOS doesn't use safetynet. Android users might have to also use Universal Safetynet fix.
[Android Apps and Games] JJ2017:
It works! You're a hero 👏

Having updated Magisk from (an old) Canary to (current) stable version I am getting an error on opening the app. If I cancel that, everything works as expected (I thought twice about patching boot.img as I don't want to break anything permanently!)
[Android Apps and Games] Pro-me3us:
Is the error something to the effect of Magisk needs to repatch the boot.img?

Now that you are on signed stable you can safely patch from MagiskManager. Select stable from the update channel in Magisk Manager settings. Then do the recommended reinstall from within MagiskManager. Don't check vbmeta or recovery, and choose the direct install option.

After you do that you shouldn't see the error anymore. Also verify OTA updates are still blocked after any Magisk update.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Thilo T.:
Hey,

I´m having a little problem: I´ve set the phone to vibrate when an email arrives (in the sounds menue). Also the phone is set (via the buttons on the left side of the case) to only vibrate when a call or an email arrives.

The vibration alarm works when the phone is on. But if the phone is in the sleep mode (display is turned off), it doesn´t vibrate at incoming emails.

What am I doing wrong here?

Secondly I´d like to know if there´s a way to e.g. let the phone only vibrate on system events and to let it actually ring, when a call is incoming.

As far as I can see, I can only set it to vibrate in both cases.

Thanks for your hints,

Thilo
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Thilo T.:
Ok, Question #1 is solved:

is seems that the phone/os can only execute one option at a time: either ring OR vibrate. Now, if you have marked both, playing a sound and vibrate, the last marked item wins.

E.g. if you first click on "playing a sound" (I don´t know what it is called exactley in the english os version) and then on vibrate, the phone vibrates when e.g. an email is received and vice versa.

But how about the two different settings for "System" and "Ringing"? Is it possible to set "System" to vibrate and "Ringing" to a certain volume level? I talk about doing this with the volume up and down buttons?

so long,

Thilo