yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] GT500s:
I'm using Open Camera free app and I can say that it is great alternative for Sony Camera apps. I was using GCam v8.9.097 with XML configs but photos are much better taken with Open Camera. I think You should try.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] GT500s:
Can You add more display size option to change it to smaller? I think LineageOS had option to change screen size to even smaller.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wanwije:
Open Camera fails to launch in my device. It just stuck at the app logo. I may need to do a clean flash instead of dirty flash from previous version. Will try this and see how it goes.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
that's super weird they work fine for me and i have dirty flashed builds consecutively each day from november (from when i was bringing up this device). im on the latest build and works fine.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] BerBery4:
everything worked out, but Apatch is detected by some banking applications, unfortunately the Shamika module cannot be installed (KernelSU wins again
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wanwije:
Hi Captain_cookie_200, thanks for your reply. Yes it is weird, youtube also breaks for me. And does play protect certification pass on your device after upgrading and rooting via APatch? I may opt for clean flash if everything works well for you with this upgrade.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
the hell? i have been using elixir on my phone for more than 2 months with the renamed packages and and i never faced such an issue
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
nm it locked again I found out it wasn't those that caused my issue it was a opencamera app locking up the camera I removed it all good now
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
Hey there guys im dropping every rom i have ever maintained for pdx206, pdx203 and GSI's after the recent el**xr drama. It was entirely unjustified and after seeing all of that i now know this commuinity wont appreciate anything at all no matter what is done. Hence my voltage os 3.4 build will be the last from me for this phone unless i plan to come back which i prob will at some point. I'd continue to provide support but not with the same energy as before. I am really heart broken
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Nezhdan:
I don't know what happened to the elixir, but we will miss your updates :(

You've taken the device to a whole new level, and I'm sure most of you are sincerely grateful. And freaks are everywhere in the minority.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] majorwedgy:
No idea of the background with elixir, but you have really made this the best Xperia device out there. Looked at the iii and Iv and neither are worth considering given this has Android 14, and not only that but it is the most stable device I've ever owned, all because of your efforts. Thank you and best of luck in your future endeavours
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] 2faraway2:
full ack !!! Thanks @Captain_cookie_200 , we'll miss you and your incredible work ..

some background infos about elixir
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
That really sucks , you made some of the best Roms for this device bar none and I'm sure everyone in this thread that ever used any of your Roms be it EvoX elisir voltage love and appreciate your awesome work ....those that don't are just trolls with no life. I for sure appreciate all the love and work you put in our device and I can't thank you enough for it! I do hope you reconsider as losing you would be a huge loss for this device and community.... don't let a few trolls win by quitting... just give them a big FU block and report those that misbehave and don't even bother try to reason with them.

As for the elisir drama I read About it in the evox discord channel and I blame them for starting ****...they used a "pirated" build and got punished by losing their data( i doubt they lost any real data anyway) I feel they deserved it.... elisir team puts a lot of work and effort in their work and if they want to put some features behind a paywall it's their prerogative and right to do so seen the amount of work that goes into it and server time to build that doesn't come cheap...and it's not like they are forcing anyone to pay or are not being upfront About it...
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
Thanks for the support guys. Really appreciate it. Might consider building evo 8.6 for yall like i promised. Not sure when but soon i guess
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
For everyone that has dead google lens in camera ui i just discovered my big oopsie

i forgot to rename packages in /product/etc/permissions/privapp-permissions-product.xml

as the newer versions have x at the end. So you guys can fix it if needed
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
just stablized crdroid two days ago. I want to say its has everything and even a feature that no one can live without (launch cam with cam key). Remapping assistant key works too. And i have implemented 360 reality audio and dolby from Xperia 1V. i guess i could just release that if yall want
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] 2faraway2:
Imho that would be the best choice ... (y)

At least I would be absolutely happy about it :)
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
that sounds awesome to me 💪🏻 will it have kernelSU along with apatch by any chance? what version of crdroid have you done? I would be on board of migrating to CR-Droid Even if not right away probably by summer end when I get some time off 🍻 thank you so Much !
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
its 10.5 atm. And yes obv it will have Kernelsu

I'll hopefully release it by today
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
crDroid is up guys. Enjoy!

Make sure to read instructions carefully before flashing as the order matters alot
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] 2faraway2:
eehmmm: Where this build is located for download ? :unsure:
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
check the thread for it lol.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] 2faraway2:
Uups, sorry, too many threads to read ... ;)
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] majorwedgy:
just wanted to say what an incredible ROM this was, I am appreciating just how good it is/was since I have 'upgraded' to a galaxy S24 - supposedly a 4 year newer device. With the exception of the camera, hand on heart it is a downgrade. The Samsung is not as snappy, battery life seems worse and I REALLY miss the side fingerprint scanner, not ditched my Xperia yet and seriously tempted to sell the S24! Such a shame Google keep screwing around with the wallet functionality, wouldn't have even been a consideration for me!
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
yeah thank Google for fup things, crdroid solved that issue with wallet as the rom is now signed with dev keys instead of test keys, you can always ask dev if he can release the latest build of EvoX he had made signed with dev Key, that will require a clean install and won't have any more updates after that but can easily allow you to use your device for at least another 3 years easily. If I were you I would return the S24 it's a overpriced "downgrade" IMHO with the money you save you can upgrade your phone in about 2/3 years from now with a added bonus as of 2025 all new phones have to have removable batteries as per EU new rules and mandatory 5 years minimum software support so you'll get a new device with additional both hardware and software perks. just my 2cents of course and personal opinion. cheers 🍻
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] majorwedgy:
Appreciate the info, will probably look to move to crdoid in that case I think. Out of interest does it allow camera and flash light to be launched using physical keys? By far the most used features by me! Don't worry, I got great deal on the Samsung, only cost me £299 after discounts so no worries on losing money :)
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
Yes hardware buttons fully supported as far as I know, I haven't made the switch yet for lack of time and too much work, I believe however the 120fps 4k mode is not working So if that's a must have I wouldn't switch just yet.

Yes hardware buttons fully supported as far as I know, I haven't made the switch yet for lack of time and too much work, I believe however the 120fps 4k mode is not working So if that's a must have I wouldn't switch just yet. That's a pretty good deal on the s24 but honestly given the choice I would keep that money and stick with my 5 II another good 2/3 years given that all future new phones will have 5 years mandatory software support and a mandatory removable battery that does not involve flipping surgery on your phone and allows me to carry a spare or two when travelling without the need of lugging around a power bank and be back on in a matter of seconds 😁 my hope is that sony keeps the Jack and expandable storage around and makes another 21:9 phone along with the new size phones 🍻
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] majorwedgy:
just set up crdroid on the xperia, Samsung is being sold - honestly the all round feel is so much more natural and the interface feels sooooo much smoother. I just pray that Google dont break the payments functionality after the ROM has been signed.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
Google being Google they will find other ways to annoy the modding / custom rom community. your best bet is to find a private fingerprint from a older device if you have one laying around that will likely last longer... I had a older device and luckily hasn't been banned yet however since I'm still on evoX can't use wallet as evoX is signed with test key so can no longer pass integrity(thanks google). Hopefully will serve me well when I switch to CRdroid. Good call on getting out of Samsung I tested a few Samsung devices xiaomi and used to use a BlackBerry and HTC M8 plus a iphone6 this is my first Sony and honestly hands down it's the best (with a custom rom 😁) I love it just like I loved my old HTC M8 if it had a radio and a complete IR blaster like on the M8 that would be awesome but can't have it all...too bad they removed the notification led in the last 2 versions of the phone and now the 21:9 ....I will admit it took me a little bit to adapt to it when I first got it but now I can't go to any other phone that doesn't have the same form factor and feel ...4k I don't mind they got rid of it on the xperia 1 VI not a huge loss on such a small screen but they should have offered a 21:9 phone option along with it. I wish for a xperia5 II with snapdragon 8gen2 12 gigs ram and led light full ir blaster radio 3 cameras and the lg phone or London/Marshall phone audio DAC and keep the screen free of crap punch-hole camera and a little bigger speakers chamber then they would just own the phone market IMHO 😁
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] majorwedgy:
Haha, only a small features list then ;)
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
haha yes one can dream lol😁. Honestly the 5 II was probably the best phone of them all at launch (and still hold up pretty well) minus the price tag and honestly poor software update policy and preinstalled unremovable bloatware (adb to the rescue before I got around to root it) it has pretty much 95% of what I was looking for in a phone (nfc notifications led physical fingerprint reader 3.5 mm jack for my wired headphones removable/expandable storage no notch front firing speakers 3.1 USB C with video out bypass charging feature nice battery size and screen and a pretty good SOC plus added bonus of the awesome sim tray and the rarely seen barometer sensor ) selfie camera without raw support is not that great and could have used a slightly better cooling / heatpipe but I'm nitpicking. I hope in 2/3 years they come out with a worthy successor of the 5 II even with a old, by future standards, 8 gen2 it would be a true flagship killer 🍻
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] majorwedgy:
Yeah agreed, for me the narrow but tall form factor is the biggest plus along with physical fingerprint scanner. Also believe the Snapdragon 865 is better value given it throttle less. Have looked at all subsequent Xperia and there really is no good reason to upgrade, only positive I could see was ditching the assistant button on the side . Op is there an option to sign this ROM?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
yeah much less throttling is a definite plus, I Don't mind the assistant button I remapped it to switch tracks hehe so comes in handy. As far as the Rom signing goes nope rom has to be signed before building with dev keys, you can ask captain_cookie if he can do it I believe he had the QPR2 done as the last before EvoX switched to LOS re-base. either way would require a clean flash to switch to a signed ROM might as well switch to CRDroid
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
sorry guys i just opened this post.

Signing will require you to clean flash anyway so just switch to currently maintained crdroid whenever you get the chance. or mayne wait for a15 (will take a looooooooong time) since it may require clean flashing again
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
yep play integrity passes just fine. i just clean flashed the latest build myself yesterday it is working just fine. Maybe you either did something while flashing or your using the wrong version of fw?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wanwije:
Yes my safetynet attestation passed ok at basic integrity, but the play protect certification says "device is not certified". Please see attached. This is after a clean flash of the latest version. Is this expected? I followed exactly as per the instruction for a clean flash. Not sure about the fw as the first version of this rom passed all integrity test (of course with Kernelsu). Could this be due to APatch root?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
you could try play integrity fix module with modified zygisksu for apatch
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wanwije:
Tried playintegrityfork-v6.zip on github, but it gives the same "not certified" result.. Any link the file you suggested?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
yeah i think you were right. I tested apatch before and it was passing S/N and play integrity wirhout any issues. Now it seems to fail integrity. I have readded Kernelsu to source so they will be reincluded on next builds
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wanwije:
This is great news indeed. Looking forward to the next builds.. Thanks
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wanwije:
Update: after installing APatch module - Playintegrityfix-NEXT the google play certification is now certified.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
thats great! new build should be out today or tomorrow. I did minor changes but most of the issues are now completely fixed.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wanwije:
Great!!
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
NEW UPDATE!

Evolution-X 8.2 20240120

Change logs on github.

Follow the dirty flashing Instructions in OP.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wanwije:
Thanks Captain_cookie for the update.. All seems perfect.. Keep up the good work..
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] 0xside:
I have faced some errors.

1. Select local image in custom QS background header image is not working.

2. it works.

Btw it's great rom. Keep up the great work.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
those features are source side meaning it will be fixed by evoX themselves
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] BerBery4:
Спасибо! Всё работает отлично
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
awesome Rom thank you for making this and maintaining it !!! quick question does the latest build have kernelSU back as I don't want to deal with apatch and want to be able to use my modules as is 😊 would you be able to add a switch for fixed 60/120hz the dynamic one gives a annoying flickering when there's low light so I keep 60hz to protect my eyes, don't have any issue with fixed 120hz on stock ROM so assuming it's the dynamic screen refresh causing it thank you in advance 🙏🏻
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
1. yes kernelsu is back please read the changelkgs

2. Please havr a look at the change logs again as refresh rate tile was added. Although there is a developers option called "Force peak refresh rate" you can use that as well
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Jbrimb:
I can confirm that you can flash the updates with twrp if you want
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
what the hell?

i have been using it for a while. ig i could remove 360 reality audio. but seems fine for me here

its bootlooping or what?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Jbrimb:
It was bootlooping after the sony logo, I seem to have fixed it by reflashing the rom. I can't know for sure if it's really 360 reality audio, I will let you know if it does it again without launching it or anything
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Jbrimb:
It's not 360 audio, just a coincidence. It bootloops when I use magisk with the rom, so either one of my modules or magisk itself
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
ig its kernelsu and magisk conflicting with each other. just use kernelsu man
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Jbrimb:
I've never used kernelSU, is it actually built in ? I was trying to install it right now
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
no one reads the features section or change logs before installing? 😭😭

just install kernelsu mansger then u shld be good to go. For zygisk related modules you need ZygiskNext (search on google you will find it)
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Jbrimb:
I did read them but before buying the phone so I only remembered camera apps included XD

Anyway thank you very much for your help ! Time to become a kernelsu user
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
yes I read you were putting kernelsu code in the next build, just wanted to ensure it was in it thanks for confirming and as for the QS tile for refresh thanks it's awesome. I face a weird issue that I had before coming from stock clean flash I can open system settings no problem and all sub menus display revolver sounds etc...all but the "apps / recent apps-default "section if I tap on that one settings closes out immediately and crashes reboot clean flash no kernel su loaded everything as default tried but still have that issue anyone having the same problem?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
I should specify didn't have the issue in Sony stock official ROM just in Evolution x with clean install same issue on latest build of Evo x the moment I tap the apps subsection in settings settings closes up and I have to reopen it
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
idk which menu u are talking abt. could you specify through a ss?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
why is everyone having weird issues its fine for me here. but i did do s private build to test something. maybe evolutionX did something with their source
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
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[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
I highlighted the menu that causes setting to crash and close when I tap it, if I tap anything else they all work fine I did a full clean install just to be sure and still same issue, it's not the end of the world everything else works great so I can make do with that for now but eventually I would need to be able to fix this any help is appreciated 👍🏻🙏🏻
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
its works fine here shld be fixed in the next build. it was likely a source issue
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
ok Cool thanks for looking into it and thanks again for the awesome Rom porting one of the best I used so far ...I've been testing and using almost every custom rom since CyanogenMod times and I have to say I love this one on my Sony Xperia II
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
quick question I see in this cherish os repo there is a updated version of the Sony camera and Cinemapro apps for custom roms but I can't install them to test them out as they conflict with the one built into this ROM any chance you can test them out and if working properly include them in the next build? 🙏🏻 thanks for looking into this when you get the chance 🙏🏻

danhancach - Browse /camerapp at SourceForge.net

sourceforge.net
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
just remembered I can dust off apk edit and change the package name to install it 😁 happy to report I modified the APK of the camera app version 1.6.A and started testing it so far tried all 3 cameras in auto and manual mode and seems to be working fine I'll do more testing when I have some time I'll test the cinemapro app too .
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
ok I figured I would just do it modified package name of cinemapro 1.8.A tested it out quickly seems to be working fine, went and did more testing on photo app all seems fine except the option "portrait selfie" under "more" menu that crashes the camera app everything else I tested so far works on both apps
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
i'll try playing with these before the feb spl build and do a all together release. Although you guys could just put them in a magisk module. that works
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] BerBery4:
Привет. У меня тоже установлен PhotoPro версии 1.6. A, но у меня происходит ошибка при переключении объектива на 70mm. Объектив 70mm корректно работает только в режиме Basic. Скажи пожалуйста у тебя работают все объективы во всех режимах?
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
weird when I tested it yesterday all 3 lenses worked in both basic and manual mode now the 70 mm crashes the app in manual mode I'll do some more testing probably better old off on the camera app update for now
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] Captain_cookie_200:
I just replaced the apps using a magisk module. Well photo pro is dead and crashes upon opening. Cinemapro seems fine and works fine. So i would update CInemapro if i want. I am also testing the stock sony camera. Since no gcam ports etc work reliably with this device.
[Sony Xperia 5 II ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] wolfchild333:
yes I have been retesting it too put it as a system app but no dice all version of photo app crash on 70 mm when in manual mode only plus the portrait selfie section crash as well , Cinema Pro on the other hand works fine on all lenses and all options I tested so far so yeah we could just replace cinema pro and leave the camera app alone to this working one 🙏🏻 I wonder if we can make a magisk module that brings Sony libraries and modules kind of what miui module does and run the original Sony camera App