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[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
yeah gcam is not a option sadly only 8.1 partially worked but selfie camera never worked and there's never been any more incentive for gcam people to port to Sony phones, doesn't help that Sony restricted access to the cameras making it too much hassle for anyone to work around it... missed opportunity for Sony as I love their phones hardware and cameras
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
Stock sony camera works through magisk module rn but i see no 4k option in settings for video. Welp ig we use cinemapro or gcam if we want 4k
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Jbrimb:
Photo pro 1.6 works flawlessly for me, cloned it and no issues to report

I have an issue however with the search button which is not working. The 2 stage camera button works fine, but the search one doesn't do what it's supposed no matter which action I chose under the evolver menu, short press, long press, wake device, nothing works.

The only thing it does is close the quick settings panel when pressed (so the button itself is fine, and it worked in sons stock rom)

Maybe It's only an issue for me ?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
Guys im holding off from updating the apps for now its just causing too many issues. Both of the apps on my device are eithered renamed to something weird or crash upon launch. It works if you unofficialy hack it in with magisk modules or adb but actually doing it from source breaks it and i dont know why. I will make a temporary magisk module which brings sony stock camera UI and updated cinema pro until it is done properly. Sorry for the inconvinience
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
Sog02. Unlocked. I installed the latest version cleanly, sees the sim, calls, but the mobile Internet does not work. What could be the reason? In the sim status on the Internet "no connection" Phone Information "Data Transfer Service" is disabled. Apn is registered.

Other than that, everything is very good. IMHO, the only thing missing is the Creator Mode and Split Screen settings (split screen does not work through developer mode). Of the bugs noticed, except for the sim - the edge highlighting does not work (No response to notifications).
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Jbrimb:
I think I heard about mobile data not working after unlocking on the models that are network locked originally, you should find how to fix it on XDA on the guides section for this phone (I don't know the specifics, i have a xq-as72)
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
It works fine on my A002SO. you could try restoring the backup from s1 unlock tool. ( I needed to flash stock fw of my sog02 on my a002so once and boot into it otherwise ril would be dead. THen after it has booted i would flash rom and it works)

Creator mode can be found in settings > DIsplay settings > Advanced DIsplay Settings

split screen is different here since its aosp and roms have their own implementations. When on the recents menu tap on the app icon and there should be a split screen option there
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
I am gonna look into this camera problem tomorrow SOmething serious has happened with my phone and all camera apps are broken even reverting the changes i did. SO i guess i need a clean flash now since it ipermanently upgraded all the apps to the latest version. HOpefully i'll sort all of this out in the next build
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
The backup sim was downloaded before flashing, without this there was no sim at all. Is it possible that it didn't go quite right? So, you need to install the latest version of the official firmware.But, stupid question, what is the best way to do it? Newflasher?

Yes, but you can't set it up :(

Thank you. Opened my eyes :)
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
I actually fixed that issue for some stupid reason it was Google digital wellbeing that somehow was corrupted even on Clean Flash go figure I just nuked it and reinstalled it and now apps settings no longer crashes seems that Google doesn't want us to debloat their crappy app anymore and removing it breaks things so I'll leave it in ... just heads up if anyone runs into the same issue 🙏🏻
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
thats fine. what I'm saying is dont use global fw it wont work and sim wont work too. stay on kddi firmware and flash on top and let it boot into system first. then flash Rom. ensure you have connectivity in stock rom before installing
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
I made a magisk module for stock camera ui. it should work just fine. (works with KernelSU/apatch as well)
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
I uploaded the stock, then backup, then to the system. But this time I turned on the Internet in the system through the curtain. And that's it. After flashing, everything worked. Even the backlighting of the edges :) Awesome firmware.

And yes, I'm sorry, the choice of fixed white balance is not included in the mod creator.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Promethilaus:
Is it at all possible to get a version of this rom without gms?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
evolutionX is litt made to give you the pixel experience with customizations. there is no "no gapps" version. Please look into other roms.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
choice of fixed white balance? wdym?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
Standard mode, as Sony writes
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
you might wana have a look at live display settings in display options
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
Unfortunately, if you set the same settings here, you will get a green-monochrome screen.

By the way, is it possible to run nfs? It didn't work for me, the apps work, nfs not.

There is a fast charging point through search, but it is not actually available as a setting point. I don't know if it actually works, until I had a chance to check.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
what is nfs?

fast charging works with 18w (21w doesnt work either in stock or rom idk why. i have a 30w pd charger)
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
Oops

NFC. Contactless payment :)
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
nfc is broken? is ur nfc enabled what do you encounter when trying to set it up?

I dont use contactless payments here so might be an issue to look into.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
Nfc is enabled in the settings, but it doesn't see anything. You can't pay or read the tag
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
try to get logs when trying to turn nfc on or trying to set it up maybe i could have a look
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
That would be good
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
Disabled power saving to nfc services. NFC still doesn't work
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] GT500s:
Captain_cookie_200

Can You add more display size like in LineageOS?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
its here what ru on abt?

its in display settings
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] GT500s:
In LineageOS you can set even smaller display size.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
idk im not gonna mess with source for that might see if theres something that iccan do
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
could you please confirm if the issue happens on pixelos or lineage os just to be sure? (if possible ofc)
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
Yes. Is it possible to install this by updating via recovery? If nfc works, what can I do/record/check?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
just check if it works
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
In lineage os 21, nfc does not work. In the pixelos thread, they write that nfs doesn't work either. Try NFS on lineage os 20?

They write that he works at 20.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
i'll check what the dt is missing because i based everything upon pixel OS
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
hm so its broken on android 14. something to be looked into
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
what model of this phone do you have? XQ-AS42, SOG02 or?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
SOG02
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] 0xside:
NFC doesn't work after unlocking the bootloader on all Japanese Xperia 5 II devices.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
Oh... Therefore, it will not be possible to restore its work without rolling back to the factory firmware?.. Thanks for the information. Sorry for wasting your time :(
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] 0xside:
JP NFC variants are different than Global NFC variants, so you should debloat NFCService, as it will drain the battery.

I don't know, but if you flash the original carrier rom and relock the bootloader, NFC will be back (?)
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
Yes, but only on the original carrier. And your firmware is better about everything but that.) The only thing left to do is to get the NFC sticker 🙂
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
Could you run the below command (install kernelsu manager and give root to your terminal app or adb shell)

su -c 'setprop persist.vendor.nfc.config_file_name "libnfc-nxp-typef.conf"'

and reboot the device then confirm if it works now?

The init script sets this prop automatically for the global japense model. However for A002SO, S05-A AND SOG02 it does not so if this work i'll check and add it so it automatically sets it.

The type-f config means felica. Its needed for japense models. Meanwhile the libnfc-nxp.conf is used for all the other models.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Jbrimb:
Maybe you can flash the european firmware using newflasher, then go back to this rom ? I don't know if this is dangerous or not, altough I suppose with an unlocked bootloader you don't have much risk

I've successully flashed a stock xperia rom on an Xperia II store demo device using newflasher (I have two of these phones now XD) , it's a great tool
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
flashing any form of dual sim global firmware will break network connectivity. Trust me i flashed every single firmware out for this phone before sticking with the SOG02 firmware. none of them had connectivity.

European firmware in paticular. They have 256 GB versions of this phone and flashing it will result in the phone being soft bricked unless you return back to a working firmware using newflasher.

The current configuration i use with my phone is SOG02 fw with the modem from SEA XQ-AS72 firmware (stealing modems from other region works fine). And i use EvolutionX on top of it.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
Works! :D

Thanks a lot!
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
thats amazing. Now idk what to do with the fix because the prop to check what device the user has returns our model as "". so gonna see. eitherway thanks for the feedback
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
NEW UPDATE!

Evolution-X 8.3 20240206

Change logs on github.

Follow the dirty flashing Instructions in OP.

NOTE: Boot.img for each build will now be uploaded on every release to reduce inconvenience for magisk users (idk if magisk works with kernelsu in place)
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Jbrimb:
Update works great ! Thank you for your work.

And omg that phone can be overclocked a lot :
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
yeah i overclocked my phone's gpu to 905Mhz using kona bess and its stable from the old profile. any higher or using the newer profile causes graphical glitches or crashes. Soo. might do it on kernel level sometime

3834 was old score

4921 is the highest i got
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] KenChicken2001:
Hey Everyone,

New to installing custom Roms. I wanted to know how I could restore to stock ROM after switching to evolution X
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
Flash the firmware from your phone model through newflasher, then lock the bootloader. If bootloop- sony companiomn fixes
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Jbrimb:
Interesting, I got 4920 at 847Mhz, apparently it top ups around 850, any higher isn't useful which seems to be the case given our similar scores
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] 0xside:
Can anyone can integrate KernelSU in kernel for me? I tried many times but it failed.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
its already pre included 😭😭 just install kernelsu manager
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] KenChicken2001:
Okay this is a lot for me

So I have the softbank version if that makes any difference

And if possible could you point me towards any video or article that explains this in more detail? Would really appreciate it
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] 0xside:
its saying my device is not supported lol
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] 0xside:
nvm thanks for ur reply, I re-flash the ROM and currently working now.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
Basically you use something called newflasher. If you search to flash firmware for sony there are plenty of videos on the internet. Its very easy

You download your firmware for your device using a tool called Xperifirm.

(Since you have the softbank variant please download the firmware for SOG02). since it will bootloop on softbank since softbank only offered till android 11 and android 12 is required.)

IMPORTANT DO NOT SKIP: Then you go into firmware's directory and delete all the files ending with ".ta". check all the sub folders tok

then put your phone in flash mode by powering off the device.

then hold volume down and connect the usb cable until you see a green color on the led.

Copy the newflasher to your downloaded firmware directory.

Start newflasher.exe

type n to everything. Then it will start do not interrupt.

At the end it will say completed. Please make sure it says slot set active a

if not open a command prompt in the firmware folder and run this command

newflasher.exe set_active:a (Important otherwise phone will bootloop)

then disconnect and start the phone. it should boot
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] KenChicken2001:
Wow dude, thanks a lot!!

I was looking about flashing my ROM and was about to install the global one, AS52.

I am gonna follow your method and see what happens

So after this, I will have android 12 and I should just follow the evolution x instructions to install it?

And what If I wanted to remove evolution x and go back to stock, how would I do that?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
Failure with kernel su, the module is installed, the screen does not work when enabled. Is it possible to demolish something through fastboot/recovery without affecting user data?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
uh what?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
When turned on, the screen now turns off. The driver for the Adreno 650 was not the best choice :) I used to have it on xiaomi, oneplus /oppo. But here it was a bad decision) Is it possible to uninstall the driver via fastboot/recovery?

If not, just clearing the memory - it's not a big deal, but I don't want to reconfigure it again) I thought if the driver didn't get up, it would reboot and uninstall, but it didn't.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
yes. global roms boot but the thing is uhhh. No connectivity for carrier models

Also since your using a softbank model i hope you already paid for a boot loader unlock. otherwise dont proceed. you can still upgrade to android 12 tho
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
yeah your gonna have to data wipe i dont remember any other way of getting rid of kernelsu modules
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] KenChicken2001:
Do I have to pay to unlock the boot loader???

Is there no way to use a custom ROM like Evolution X without it?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
its okay for global models but for carrier models like softbank, docomo or au models its absolutely necessary. i paid it for my softbank model and now i use evolutionX on it. works fine. i had to pay 25$ usd. that's the only way

you can confirm if you need to pay

*#*#7378423#*#*

then go to service info and i forgot the exact menu but in one of the options there it will tell you "Rooting status: Bootloader unlock allowed:"

If it says yes ur good to go otherwise forget about it until you pay
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
Eh, I thought I was looking in the wrong place) By the way, have you tried undervolt here, and not just GPU overclocking? If so, can we hope for this in future updates, or a guide?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
Yes. There is no possibility.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
It was not possible to set it above 730 MHz at the NOM level. There are no problems with tests/games at this level.

It also turned out to lower the voltage at other frequencies by 1 level without any problems. I tried to lower it at level 2, but I didn’t notice any artifacts in the menu. But the tests crash even at 710 MHz :/

4471 wild life
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Tearslayer:
Hi! I just installed yesterday the latest build, everything is great, but i cannot add my Revolute card to my wallet. I tried to add chiteroman's playintegrityfix module to kernelSU but still no luck. zygisk next also installed. Any help?

Thank You!
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
you did not explain whats wrong. whats the actual issue?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
these overclocking files undervolt the gpu too as well as OC

i mean your scores arent too far off. I might do this on kernel level some day if its stable enough. i tried before but didnt work
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Tearslayer:
I can not add my Revolute debit card to Google wallet. It gives this error message:

Also when I open wallet app the following message appears:
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
can you download play integrity checker from play store and see what it says?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
wrong app.. bur something is wrong. why is cts failing. Doesnt make sense. it works right out of the box here
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
btw you dont need play integrity module. go to settings > evolver > spoofing > make sure the first option is turned on
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Tearslayer:
It’s already enabled by default i think, i didnt change it. Anyway thanks for your help.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
try removing some of your modules they expose root sometimes. otherwise try shamiko and in super user list. click top right 3 dots and click show system apps

then turn on unmount system modules for google play services. and the wallet app
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Tearslayer:
Big thanks to You! After following your last instructions it has been finally added to wallet. Thanks again, and keep up with this amazing rom! 😊
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] majorwedgy:
Omg been running pixel os and was generally happy until the just recent update, this seems to fix all the issues that had and then some! Only minor gripe I have is being unable to disable the assistant button or reconfigure it none of the options seem to do anything. Aside from that the camera button on this actually works and it all seems buttery smooth. Thank you op
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
you can just select no option and it should work
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] majorwedgy:
Done that, has no impact
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
maybe requires a system ui restart or a complete restart
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] majorwedgy:
Thanks for the responses, appreciate it. Restarted device same outcome, pixelos used to do the same only the camera button didn't work into the mix. Not a massive issue, I wonder if dirty flash is the cause since I flashed over the top of pixel os. May need to do clean flash since battery life seems much worse since the move. Drained 12% in 30 mins just playing chess and browsing Facebook
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
maybe but batterylife is a issue on my end too . Might have something to do with using libperdmgr to boost cpu and gpu on interaction to keep device smooth
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

Some of you may not like this but i am considering maintaining another rom in place of evolution-X.

Well why?

I actually like the feeling of device feeling responsive etc. I am thinking of going with another rom and applying for official. That way you guys get ota updates too. The thing is evoX might be smooth but the way that rom it is on another level of smoothness. Sure it is a compromise on features but its not too bad. I hope you all will like it

THIS DECISION IS NOT FINAL AND MAY CHANGE SO YEAH.

i will keep you all informed.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Tearslayer:
Can Your tell us which rom are you considering to switch? Btw I feel this rom very smooth at least to my standards, and I was wondering why this is not an official build?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
well im trying to stay away from official on evoX i cant tell the name of rom yet. but dw you'll like it. its not confirmed dw rn.

.yes evoX was smooth too but the thing is the way the new rom is smooth with high touch polling rate disabled (i verified it) it wasnt like that on evo. i wonder how it must be with high touch polling rate enabled
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wanwije:
I am looking forward for this new firmware that you are working on. Will definitly try it out once you publish it.. Keep rocking captain_cookie!!
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] majorwedgy:
Canny wait to hear what it is. This ROM is pretty much perfect for me. Not had a single hang, dodgy screen, force close, unresponsive menu it just works. Honestly thank you for your work and, I can't see it but if you are collecting coffee money, post to where and will contribute. Thanks
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
okay nvm it didnt go quite well we are staying on evo :)

I dont take donations. I do things entirely out of passion.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
Will you be able to transfer the white balance setting in standard mode from the stock firmware?