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[Sony Xperia 1 III] google2468:
can anyone who has received the update please comment on the battery life? has anything been done? i've tried everything including getting a new "5g" sim card, turning off 5g entirely, switching network types, turning off moble data and bluetooth entirely, resetting the phone, managing background apps... there's no fix. i'm draining at least 2% in deep sleep which is absolutely ridiculous. i've used xperia phones for a decade and even the stamina mode doesn't do much on for it. this sucker will just drain and drain.

i frankly don't believe the people saying they get ~.5% drain per hour with the screen off. maybe if you gimp the hell out of the phone, but i didn't buy a $1300 phone for that. besides this everything is great, i enjoy the audio paired with the wf-1000xm4, i got the fingerprint reader working well, and the screen and camera are amazing.

anything? i have 3 weeks left to return to amazon. the upgrade is really my last hope for this phone.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] jaseman:
"maybe if you gimp the hell out of the phone, but i didn't buy a $1300 phone for that."

I can sympathize with your statement quoted above. However, you need to weigh the Pro's and Con's. You see just because a piece of tech can do something doesn't necessarily mean it has to. It's the same with setting up a Windows PC.

For "ME" I see little to no real benefit to using the 120 refresh rates on any of the phones I have had that has this feature. I do not play games so....the 60 refresh rate is just fine. 5G is overrated. Yes I can get 5G without any issues and the speed tests show that it is faster than LTE up and down. However, in real world use I find that when using LTE web pages load faster/smoother. YouTube Videos do not stutter or buffer like they do on 5G. And for sure the battery drain is measurably lower when using LTE. So then it's up to you.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] google2468:
turned 5g off already and also tried 60hz, but my biggest gripe is no matter what i'm at least 2% battery drain during screen off. my screen on time is also bad. maybe 4 hours? i can't imagine what 4k 120hz youtube would be with what i'm experiencing, but i don't even use that. always on display was absolutely eating the battery so i had to turn that off.

i don't game either, i just like xperias.

when i say turn off features, i more so mean people turning off animations, downgrading performance, getting extremely restrictive with app or background usage to the point they don't get notifications, and the craziest one i've seen... using stamina mode 24/7!

i'm waiting on a new sim and android 12 to get pushed to me. i've made about every compromise i'm willing to make otherwise.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] akkk44:
I just can't help noticing that there was a gap between the battery status bar icon and the border of the screen...Which is really annoying
[Sony Xperia 1 III] akitomartin:
Not only that, I don't know if anyone else has this problem:

When you enter the app drawer or return to the app drawer from another App.

The upper part where of the app drawer, the search bar, instead of being black (I have the dark theme enabled), it becomes semi-transparent white or white. Until you close everything and go back to the application drawer again, it does not go back to how it should be (black).

I can't take a screenshot of this, because when I do the gesture to take the screenshot, the error it goes away. Maybe I could make a video...
[Sony Xperia 1 III] UsernameNotRecognized:
I know what you mean, same problem here.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] jaseman:
You must be on Android 12 because that's where a little green dot appears to "warn" you that either your microphone, or your camera, or both of them are active and listening/watching what you are doing.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] akitomartin:
Good news (?) I guess.

Several users report that the Android 12 update has disappeared from the OTA and the Xperia Companion. When they asked Sony's Official Technical Support, they said that they have removed it because they are already working on a new version of Android 12 without bugs.

Hopefully soon we will have news (as always Sony does not give dates). You can read the thread in the Sony official forum and Reddit here:

Xperia 1 III Android 12 update notification disappeared

Hello; I have a Xperia 1 III costumized EEA, four days ago I received the notification for the latest firmware update (Android 12- 61.1.A.1.149), I didn´t update right away because I wanted to see if there were any problems with it. The problem is that last night the notification disappeared and...

community.sony.co.uk
[Sony Xperia 1 III] jaseman:
I am not in a rush to see or experience Android 12's UGLY theme's and I hope Sony gives us the ability to turn that pastel crap off. Other than that I hope they take their time and get this upgrade right! I do not ever want my phone to act like a Pixel! Everything is currently working properly and I want it to stay that way.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] decomposed:
Why there are no any updates from sony? Where are new security patches??? The last one is still from December, we have February now...

This crappy software treatment is pathetic.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] kevinmcmurtrie:
Incomplete 5G, unusable microSd, and battery drain bugs are pretty big. Some models bootlooped fresh from the box until the kernel was patched weeks later. I've used Sony's Imaging Edge app and is the kind of garbage you get from low-end contractors, but I had hopped the OS would get better treatment.

I'm not sure if Android 12 will be any help. It's a chance for Sony and Google to fix some problems, as it is a chance for them to screw up new things. I've heard that Google's Android 12 is far worse than 11.

I need LineageOS!
[Sony Xperia 1 III] google2468:
yep, it's really sad. changing out sim cards makes no difference to my battery life. i'm averaging 2.4%/hour with the screen off... no thanks. it's really, really, really bad.

the fingerprint reader is also... i want to throw this through a wall at this point. i've tried both the finger print setup directions and the conflicting directions on their webiste. i've tried registering only one, registering 3, registering 5. sorry, it just sucks.

and lastly.. the proximity sensor! constantly pressing buttons during calls and i've never had this issue on another phone. yea, good luck with always on display and not pressing random buttons. i even tried xperi+ for the proximity sensor fix and while it helps in those scenarios, it also thinks it's covered when it's not sometimes during normal use. all around real crappy.

with the announcement that they are reworking their release of android 12, i really have no choice but to return this. not like i really thought it would fix all of the issues anyway. i honestly don't care if it's software or hardware related. this phone is $1,300 and not worth dealing with so many niggles.

my xz premium did not have these issues and i'm so sad i have to ditch xperia. i do enjoy using the wf-1000xm4 with it. i have plenty of other devices to use for music, though, and even have an LDAC transmitter for PC. i might keep these, but i need my phone to be a phone.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] jaseman:
Mine works great! I have none of the issues that you are having. Therefore maybe you got a defective phone that needs to be exchanged/repaired under warranty.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] jackwang050203:
Hi guys, my xperia model is US version but I haven't receive Android 12 update. Did anyone else get it yet?
[Sony Xperia 1 III] google2468:
guess it's iphone time!

https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/SX919801

apparently not even sony knows how this fingerprint sensor works 🤣
[Sony Xperia 1 III] marcus01432:
What a pain. Sounds like a bad phone. Can you return the phone to the mobile sim company or does it have to go to Sony?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] ulsa:
Hi,

I have a small problem which I hope there already is a solution to.

When I use the GPRS/Edge it costs me about $3/MB so of course I don't want to use it when not necessary.

The problem is that when using Wifi if the connection is lost the phone can switch to GPRS/Edge without me knowing which can be expensive. Is there a program or setting of some sort so I have to "press ok" each time I want to use GPRS?

I can change the settings so I always use Wifi but then I have to change the settings every time I want to use GPRS.

In short:

Default should be Wifi and if Wifi is not available I want the phone to switch to GPRS after I have "pressed ok".
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] rhedgehog:
There is an app called 'NoData' which will totally disable GPRS for you.

Of course, when you want to use the GPRS, you simply toggle it back on and away you go.

Can't remember where I found it now, but it's around the site somewhere. Maybe search in the development and hacking forum??

I believe it is also built in to some of the custom ROMs already.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] giovou:
indeed, its called nodata from modaco...

http://www.modaco.com/content/pocket-pc-software/246171/new-free-utility/
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] drystxx:
Caution: Always be careful when you flash files. Be sure to understand how to backup and rescue your device in case of flash failure. Since this is a Beta Version, there may bugs and issues which I am not aware of.

ROM:Color OS 12

Android 12 For Oneplus 8

Latest Version:

Color OS 12.C08

https://gauss-componentotacostmanua...22/01/07/6bf5ed54316c4863b4e314020b2e962e.zip

Previous Version:

Color OS 12.C07

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18iVphKzgeIc1mUsEZaGC9tgN_-fKiDKU/view?usp=sharing

Instructions:

You must be running latest version of Oxygen OS 11. Download the attached ColorOS 12 zip file and do local update. Place ColorOS 12 inside internal storage – Go to settings – System update – Tap on Gear icon on the right top corner – Select local update – Select file & wait for Installation to complete and then reboot.

Note: When you have an existing google account logged in before installing update file, Google Play and services will still be available but if you upgrade from a freshly formatted OxygenOS 11 device with no google account, it isn't available anymore.

I have two OnePlus 8's. Tested this method and works both on my global and T-mobile variant.

Also, it is weird when you check the about phone section, our cpu processor now says Snapdragon 855 lol

Root:

- Unlock Bootloader (if not yet unlocked)

- Download and install attached magiskv23.0 apk

- I have provided different Color OS12 root toolkits depending on the Software Version you installed. Download and extract.

- Reboot to bootloader

- Run coloroot.bat

- Done

To downgrade: use MSM download tool and flash your stock firmware / alternatively I flashed an incompatible boot.img via fastboot, ROM will crash and you will boot automatically in bootloader mode. Go to recovery and format data & cache, after a few reboots, system will go back to my previous Oxygen OS 11.0.9.9 build.

View attachment 5502083View attachment 5502087
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] FoxyDrew:
This firware is a few months old we're on CBT5 at the moment
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] drystxx:
The actual version of this build is C.07 anf I corrected my title already..Is CBT 5 a later build for Coloros12? Could you share it?
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] drystxx:
This version is one build behind. Latest is C.08.will share it soon
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] david1907:
oxygen 11.0.10.10 Does it work on
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] FoxyDrew:
Also keep in mind that ColorOS by default has about 400 system apps installed. About 100 of those are random Chinese bloatware and spyware apps that can't be disabled without root. They somehow disabled using ADB commands to remove apps (fishy).

Im running c.08 right now fiddling with stuff but wouldn't recommend as a daily driver
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tesla+:
Here is the ColorOS12 C.08 for Oneplus 8 Pro...

Google Drive: Sign-in
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] drystxx:
yes, I just confirmed it works too. just make sure you are running on latest oxygen 11 version before updating.
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] drystxx:
yes still a lot of kinks. for one, I had to turn on and off USB debugging in C.07 just to get adb detected. Just installed C.08 and it feels a little bit smoother compared to c.07.
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] drystxx:
thank you! I have updated my post and included this link as latest version.. I also created a 1 click root toolkit for this version too.
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dlhxr:
He said it's for oneplus 8 pro?

Saw this on a Chinese forum and my op 8 not arrived yet. You guys can try:

Color OS for OP8 C.08

https://gauss-componentotacostmanual-cn.allawnfs.com/remove-d439d03cf495f6f71e7c06924a1e86cb/component-ota/22/01/07/6bf5ed54316c4863b4e314020b2e962e.zip
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] drystxx:
Yeah I guess that was for oneplus 8 pro. I flashed the link you are using and it's working. Also made root to work.
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sleeky1532:
what is the better way for stability and clean UI? Color, Oxygen, Custom, or ditch the brand?
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] FoxyDrew:
I personally daily drive OxygenOS. It's very stable and I like the look and feel. However AICP ROM, is by far the smoothest and cleanest experience for the Oneplus 8 at the moment. Big ups to that dev (semdoc) he's a genius been using his roms for years.
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] o5cargallo:
Does anyone know if it works on a oneplus 8 tmobile IN2017?

I am on global rom 11.0.10.10.IN21AA
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] blair.sadewitz:
If you know the developer of that ROM, please ask him to remove the built-in su (or whatever magisk detects). There's a possibility I'm thinking of some other ROM, but I think this was the one I saw that in.

Thanks.

OOS is a bit crazy with the aggressive power management. Overall, though, I do like it better than Samsung, heh.
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] blair.sadewitz:
Yes.
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Shtein:
Hello! How to change Breeno Voice to Google Assistant on C.08?
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] roger06:
Oneplus 8 C.09

https://gauss-compotacostauto-cn.allawnfs.com/remove-9baee43ac5f207cc5aa940376035e0b3/component-ota/22/01/12/9ff42a05621f41eab865968655295bd6.zip

Oneplus 8 Pro C.09

https://gauss-compotacostauto-cn.allawnfs.com/remove-a9a9ae0b94e6680b0cea78811b214cdb/component-ota/22/01/12/db9996cbfadb4ed28c38fc4d825331d2.zip

And Oneplus 8 T C.10

https://gauss-compotacostauto-cn.allawnfs.com/remove-ec353a2632a87a11fc85c36abbed0026/component-ota/22/01/12/e7617bd05a2643c486ee481df80cbe75.zip
[OnePlus 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] zloynavseh:
Via local update
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] dedo_ryo:
Hi all I have Poco x3 pro 8/256 and when I open any video player even youtube the screen turn into black and white till I close the video player color return back. Did any one face this problem before

Thanks in advance
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] pl1992aw:
Take a photo or record a video with another phone and post it here, don't give screenshots.

What ROM? Official or custom ROM?

Backup your data and apps. Do factory reset and see if it helps.

If you did not unlock bootloader, you can ask Xiaomi support center/customer service for help. If unlucky, it can be hardware issue, so you will definitely make use of warranty and tell Xiaomi/Poco to fix it.

Does the notification area also turn black and white?
[Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro] tinchan1222:
I have the same issue, just today. I'm wondering if you have fixed this problem...
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] m1ckbr1t:
Hi Boys and Girls hope you are all safe and well?

New to the Pixel Series and currently have a 6 Pro, I'm a converted Samsung user after years and years since the s2 I think.... I'm loving the pixel thus far even with the bugs but I have a question about Rooting and flashing custom roms I think I know the answer but need it clarifying...

If I root/flash a rom can I revert back to stock without it braking anything or voiding warranty?

As you will know on Samsung once you root Knox breaks and you can't use banking apps, g pay etc even if you flash a factory image and remove root? Is this the case with Pixels? I miss flashing the excellent ROM's created on here and my last 2 Samsungs S10+ and S20 FE 5G I never rooted as I use g-pay and banking apps.

Thanks in advance for any anybody taking the time to answer me. :)
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Hi!

Yes, you can put Pixel phones back completely to the 100% stock with no indication it had even been rooted, and with the correct actions there is no disadvantage to having the phone rooted except:

A minority of banking apps can't be fooled that the phone isn't rooted and therefore might not work, or might not work completely. I don't have such a problem, my banking apps are fooled although if I want to set up my Chase app to work with my fingerprint, I need to set it up while not rooted. GPay works fine when you fool it.

When you're rooted you have to manually update the Android OS (each month if you want every update).

As you probably know, in order to root, you'll have to unlock the bootloader, which will factory reset your phone.

Also, if you're on the November update and want to use a custom kernel, you'll have to disable verity and verification (most or all custom kernels for the December update don't need that anymore).

If you want to run a custom kernel, I recommended not disabling verity and verification, and update to the December build or newer when they're out so you can use a fixed kernel that doesn't require that anymore.

If you did disable verity and verification, you'll have to factory reset the phone afterwards for the phone to be usable.

You'll need to use Magisk Canary 23016 (or the latest Canary build if there's a newer one by the time you root). Magisk Beta and Stable haven't been updated recently enough for the latest changes necessary for Android 12 and this phone, and Canary build 23015 and older still needed verity and verification disabled.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] RetroTech07:
Yes, you can remove root and always go back to stock whenever you wish without banking apps being affected. It will all work the same just as it was received from the factory.

Google seems to be extremely generous with how they warranty their phones. They will allow you to unlock the bootloader, and even root, but they do require you to undo all of that back to stock if you are deemed to be approved for an RMA if something were to go wrong with your phone.

I always had the same fear with Apple devices when I'd jailbreak them, but I'd always undo everything before I needed help from their store and I was fine.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Zach Alt:
Gonna jump in here. I also just got my 6 Pro and I'm waiting until the January update to root. Am I going to have to completely re-setup my phone or is there a way to back up everything outside of a normal backup? I'm using lawn chair as a launcher and I have that backed up.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
More or less, you'll have to set your phone up from scratch, except you can restore your Google cloud backup. Plenty of apps don't use Google's automatic cloud backup but some do.

A very select few apps have their own backup process you can manually do within the app (Nova Launcher Prime, some music apps, etc).

You can theoretically use some non-root apps or manually with ADB to backup apps, but in my experience, it just doesn't work satisfactorily or completely.

At least you have some time before the January update to experiment with that if you want.

You could try such an app or manually use ADB to backup an app, uninstall it, and then restore the app and app data using the same method and see if it did a satisfactory job for your purposes.

I can't really recommend a non-root app for this as I've never been happy with non-root restore results, not once you're rooted, I recommend Swift Backup (I use it to backup 100% to my preferred spare cloud space so I don't use precious infernal storage, and I have it scheduled to automatically do every night if the battery is over 50% - only for apps that have been updated since the previous backup.

Backup and restore to and from cloud is much slower, but I use 400GB of my internal storage for music files, and it's nice knowing if I had to do an emergency factory reset that I wouldn't lose that backup.

I paid for the lifetime features of Swift Backup.

I hear folks still use Titanium Backup as well, and I still did for years, but I decided to try Swift's features.

Good luck when you root!
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] m1ckbr1t:
Hey @roirraW "edor" ehT and @RetroTech07 many thanks for your detailed answers really appreciated as always the XDA guys and gals are so helpful.

I'll be doing my homework this weekend and having a play.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
You bet, happy to help. Please don't hesitate to ask anything else. There are also folks active in this section who are a lot more knowledgeable than me.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Lughnasadh:
Just to expand a bit on the sage advice of @roirraW "edor" ehT , the only reason you will need to wipe everything is because you have to unlock your bootloader, if you haven't already. Rooting itself does not require having to wipe (unless of course Google has some more shenanigans up its sleeve🙃) , but unlocking the bootloader (which is required to root) does wipe your phone. So if you wanted to you could unlock your bootloader now (wipe and re-setup) and then when the January update comes out you can just root without having to set up again. Kind of a set me up now or set me up later thing.

And of course when updating in the future just do it by one of the several methods that don't end up wiping your data.

EDIT: Of course, wiping now would mean you would be likely stuck on the November build until the January one comes out given they have taken down and stopped the December updates (assuming you are on the November build now).
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] roirraW "edor" ehT:
That's excellent advice. I know I would rather unlock, wipe, and (re)set things up now in the same situation, and then once I would root on January's update, I could spend my now free time implementing root apps. :)
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Lughnasadh:
Yeah, especially since he said he just got his phone so he may not be too invested in his setup just yet. For me (and my neurotic mind 🙃) I would just be dreading having to setup up again and would rather just rip the Band-Aid off now 😅.

EDIT: Editing my original post to include that if he wiped now he would likely be stuck on the November build until the January one comes out since they stopped the December updates (assuming he's on the Nov. build now).
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Zach Alt:
I'm currently on the November build, so I'm stuck here until the January update no matter what right?
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Lughnasadh:
Yes, if you are on November you are stuck there until the January ones come out unless you update to December via images that a person or two (think @roirraW "edor" ehT is one of them) has uploaded for people's convenience.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Zach Alt:
I think I'll give Google the benefit of the doubt and just unlock now and wait to root after the January update drops. Thank you both for your time in replying!
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Lughnasadh:
You are welcome. If you decide to unlock now you could also just go ahead and root now if you wanted to. You'll just have to re-root (no big deal) when the January update comes out but you won't have to wipe as long as you update by a method that preserves your data in January.

Just make sure you use Canary Magisk 23016.
[Google Pixel 6 Pro] Zach Alt:
Well I am of course having trouble, I sent you a PM if you get a chance.