Hey, saw an AndroidAuthority article in my research bout the phone before picking it up that said the US versions of Z5 and Z5C don't have the fingerprint sensor, the model I'm looking at right now is an E5803, will that have a functional fingerprint sensor? And if not, will I be able to flash the firmware required for it to work?
Also, will either model E5803 and E5823 be able to flash any of the custom ROMs on these forums?
And if I buy used, is the warranty still in effect based on the time of the device's first activation? Looking at a 10 month used phone at the moment, so would that have 2 months left? (which I assume would be voided anyway once I root, correct me if I'm wrong)
Appreciate any help you guys can give to a prospective Z5C user, thanks
due to legal restrictions, fingerprint censor is disabled in z5 series in USA. but its software base only!
you need to replace few SIN files from UK version of E6653 in the US version of E6603, repack and FLASH it using FLASHTOOL.
the sensor will work!
ref: ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/general/e6653-flash-e6603-firmware-enable-t3307158 )
between E5803 and E5823, its NOT recommended you to try transpose the firmware, whatever you find on these forums, try to be specific. the forum is about testing, so if you wana try frimware of E5823 (all bands) on E5803 differen bands of LTE, then you need to share your xperience, Like with the finger print sensor technique the user took the risk. /// but i won't recomend that, because if there is slight different in hardware or kernel! you might endup in bootloops or brick your device!
if you have bought second hand device after 10months, so only 2 months warranty left, however if the device was somehow activated by the vendor or authorized re-seller, ask for formal invoice and warranty card dated and stamp by the sellar according to the date you purchased the device!
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I've got a Z5 Compact (E5803). My AT&T SIM works perfectly fine with it. I tried the E5823 Customized UK firmware (1298-5497 - 32.2.A.0.305_R13C) and the fingerprint works but the AT&T SIM does not. If the phone is on and I insert or eject the SIM it registers and reboots the phone. But otherwise it does not see the SIM. It keeps saying insert SIM.
I could try firmware after firmware but I thought it might be faster to ask here. I just want to use it with my AT&T SIM and have fingerprint working.
Maybe one of the other E5803 firmwares? I'm gonna trying Customized GEL until I hear from others..
imthenachoman said:
I've got a Z5 Compact (E5803). My AT&T SIM works perfectly fine with it. I tried the E5823 Customized UK firmware (1298-5497 - 32.2.A.0.305_R13C) and the fingerprint works but the AT&T SIM does not. If the phone is on and I insert or eject the SIM it registers and reboots the phone. But otherwise it does not see the SIM. It keeps saying insert SIM.
I could try firmware after firmware but I thought it might be faster to ask here. I just want to use it with my AT&T SIM and have fingerprint working.
Maybe one of the other E5803 firmwares? I'm gonna trying Customized GEL until I hear from others..
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why would you use a firmware that is for E5823 and put it on E5803?
madshark2009 said:
why would you use a firmware that is for E5823 and put it on E5803?
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For fingerprint? I had asked on another post and someone said I could since the hardware for the two is the same. I'm using the Australian firmware for the E5823 and it seems to be working...
imthenachoman said:
For fingerprint? I had asked on another post and someone said I could since the hardware for the two is the same. I'm using the Australian firmware for the E5823 and it seems to be working...
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i dont get it ... they both come with fingerprint scanner button , why would you install another firmware to use it, makes no sense? am I missing some thing?
madshark2009 said:
i dont get it ... they both come with fingerprint scanner button , why would you install another firmware to use it, makes no sense? am I missing some thing?
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Yes, due to legal issues Sony intentionally disabled the fingerprint scanner in the USA firmware version. The fingerprint scanner is physically there though so if you flash another FW it may work. However I am currently having difficulty getting my SIM card to be recognized when I flash to the newest UK version of the E8523
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Yes, due to legal issues Sony intentionally disabled the fingerprint scanner in the USA firmware version. The fingerprint scanner is physically there though so if you flash another FW it may work. However I am currently having difficulty getting my SIM card to be recognized when I flash to the newest UK version of the E8523
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I was having the same issue. I used the Australian (Customized AU) and it started working.
imthenachoman said:
I was having the same issue. I used the Australian (Customized AU) and it started working.
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I am getting a E5803, and I live in Australia. Can I easily use Xperifirm and flash the Customized AU on the E5803? I really want the AU baseband/modem.
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Yes, due to legal issues Sony intentionally disabled the fingerprint scanner in the USA firmware version. The fingerprint scanner is physically there though so if you flash another FW it may work. However I am currently having difficulty getting my SIM card to be recognized when I flash to the newest UK version of the E8523
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I also have a US version of the phone (E5803) and also wanted to enable the fingerprint scanner. When I loaded the latest UK version (which is E5823), my SIM (Canadian) was not detected. Bluetooth would also continuously toggle off and on. I'd never tried loading firmware from the other model before, so I just assumed E5803 and E5823 couldn't be mixed. If the AU version works for you, I guess the limitation isn't necessarily the phone model.
Previously I was running Android 6 from the Customized SG (Singapore), and now Android 7 from Customized MY (Malaysia), and both seem to work fine.
The AU version ended up working for me and I haven't looked back since
my e5803 fingerprint scanner works perfect on 7
I have a similar question: just got a Z5c E8523 but using it in the US with AT&T - which firmware should I be using? Customized UK, Customized AUS? Do I still need to flash the MODEM and BASEBAND portions from a US firmware?
Thanks!
If your model number is E5823, the fingerprint sensor should work without any modification. If it is E5803, you'll have to compile or flash a E5823 with any firmware except US. In my personal experience, the AU firmware typically receives firmware updates the fastest.
I have a similar question: just got a Z5c E8523 but using it in the US with AT&T - which firmware should I be using? Customized UK, Customized AUS? Do I still need to flash the MODEM and BASEBAND portions from a US firmware?
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Okay, so I can't get it to work. I spent all morning trying to get Flashtool to work.
I am trying to flash E5823_32.2.A.5.11_Australia_Generic on my E5803. Each time I get a ERROR - Can't read a byte value.
I initially tried the latest version of Flashtool 0.9.23.2. Then I tried 0.9.18.6 where bricked the device. I then tried 0.9.22.2. Still no luck. I had to re-flash the Customized US version that came with the phone (E5803_32.2.A.5.11_1298-3109).
Should I try flashing the Customized UK version first then try the AU version? Very annoying tbh
Wow, got there in the end (only took me half the day).
After the successful flash of E5803_32.2.A.5.11_1298-3109 after bricking the phone, I tried to flash Customized AU 32.3.A.0.376 / R2D . That one also bricked the phone due to the old version of Flashtool I was using (0.9.22.2). I then tried to flash E5823_32.2.A.5.11_Australia_Generic which now worked.
The main reason I wanted the AU version was for the Baseband... Turns out it was the same lol
you should be able to keep the same modem settings, and the phone should be able to switch configurations when it detects the appropriate bands... provided your carrier is operating at those frequencies.
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Wow, got there in the end (only took me half the day).
After the successful flash of E5803_32.2.A.5.11_1298-3109 after bricking the phone, I tried to flash Customized AU 32.3.A.0.376 / R2D . That one also bricked the phone due to the old version of Flashtool I was using (0.9.22.2). I then tried to flash E5823_32.2.A.5.11_Australia_Generic which now worked.
The main reason I wanted the AU version was for the Baseband... Turns out it was the same lol
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Don't you have to do something like make the phone think it's a E5823 in build prop first?
Hi there, I recently bought an Z5C (E5803) that was on android 6.1 marshmallow and was Customized Movistar EC, wich is one of my country´s carrier, so 7.0 OTA is long long wait to come.
Long story sort, I used Xperifirm and got 32.3.A.0.376 Customized US for the E5803, flashed and the fingerprint sensor was gone. So I read a little and find out that in US there is no Fingerprint suport for del Z5C.
Then I flashed 32.3.A.0.376 Customized GEL for E5803 and bingo!! Fingerprint sensor worked again.
I don´t think you have to change the firmware for another model for the fingerprint sensor to work.
Hope this help.
I live in Canada and strongly considering buying a Redmi 3 Pro although the whole bootloader unlocking procedure is putting me off somewhat.....
First though i'd have to buy one, can anyone suggest which sites to check out that are reliable and trustworthy that stock this?
I also just have one question about unlocking, do i NEED to be posting on the Xiamoi forums to get my profile up to a score to get the unlock sms or is this unnecessary? Are there reports of people not getting the unlock code or being denied at all? Secondly to unlock i have to put a sim in the phone right? I wouldnt want to use this as my phone until i had it unlocked, rooted and CM14 installed so is there any issue using a UK sim, getting the SMS then doing the above before switching in my Canadian SIM? There is nothing that will tie to my UK sim on Xiaomi's end is there?
Just getting caught out with vendor rom that may cause you problems like no updates from xiaomi, I unlocked but I did create an account and had sim in the phone. If your going to unlock the vendor rom might be an issue, miflash to genuine rom then unlock. I'm using mokee rom nougat based on cm 14 and it's amazing. No problem getting the code came next day. Just told them I had vendor rom installed.
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I have bought Xperia X from ebay in France which was a demo version. Earlier it was too difficult for me to remove the demo version until I tried flashtool. Now the demo version is gone, I am on Nougat 7.0. I tried several roms from UK, RU, TW and a couple more, but I am totally unable to see the fingerprint manager in the settings or even in *#*#SERVICES#*#* menu. I am currently trying to download Marshmallow version of the rom, the sony servers have taken away the older roms, and the other websites are very slow. But until then I would like to request here to please tell me what should I do for bringing fingerprint scanner. I bough this phone just for this fingerprint thing
It seems it's a hardware issue and it's obviously a pretty common problem.
Check here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-x/how-to/fingerprint-scanner-problem-t3557855
Thanks. I have already unlocked the bootloader (I am a nexus user, I was unaware of things sony do after unlocking bootloader), now if I send my device to sony what do you think, how much will it cost to solve this issue? I contacted them they asked me to send it to sony.
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Thanks. I have already unlocked the bootloader (I am a nexus user, I was unaware of things sony do after unlocking bootloader), now if I send my device to sony what do you think, how much will it cost to solve this issue? I contacted them they asked me to send it to sony.
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Some users got replaced phones - this is cost of new unit. My was repaired with parts replacement only (this is not cheap but cheaper then new phone).
In your situation I'll flash stock ftf and left unlocked bootloader (no relocking or something). Then send device to Sony...
Also you can ask Sony if bootloader unlocked units are not under warranty when hardware problem like yours appear. Think problems with fingerprint scanner are not caused by software modifications.
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I need to fix this issue it's ****ing annoying to be honest. So I have an ATT S9+ and after the Pie update my phone NEVER HAS FULL SIGNAL! I've even went as far as standing under the cell tower and nothing. I was on the CS7 and updated to the CS8 via Odin and the problem PERSISTS! When I was on Oreo I didn't have this issue, this problem started right after I upgraded to Pie.
I'm want to Downgrade or switch this one to TMB but I'm afraid of tripping knox or locking the phone to TMB. (It's code unlocked).
I really want to fix this issue. It's very annoying.
I know your frustrated but the answer won't change if you make a new thread asking the same thing as your old one...
Also standing under the cell tower won't give you realistic results. While capable of sending/recieving signals in a wide area they are not aimed at (or pointing) downwards at the tower base.
Flashing from G965U firmware to G965U1 firmware will not trip knox at all because your flashing official firmware files. I myself have gone from Sprint firmware to the unlocked firmware (G965U1) and to Tmobile firmware without any knox issues.
As for downgrading this is where your out of luck unfortunately. Downgrading is not possible because of the bootloader version your using. Specifically CSC8 uses bootloader version 4 and the last oreo release uses bootloader version 3.
You can only flash firmware that has a bootloader version that is the same (or higher) then what is installed on your phone.
TBH I would contact your cellular provider and ask them to look into the issue. Maybe they can do something to help resolve your issue.
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I know your frustrated but the answer won't change if you make a new thread asking the same thing as your old one...
Also standing under the cell tower won't give you realistic results. While capable of sending/recieving signals in a wide area they are not aimed at (or pointing) downwards at the tower base.
Flashing from G965U firmware to G965U1 firmware will not trip knox at all because your flashing official firmware files. I myself have gone from Sprint firmware to the unlocked firmware (G965U1) and to Tmobile firmware without any knox issues.
As for downgrading this is where your out of luck unfortunately. Downgrading is not possible because of the bootloader version your using. Specifically CSC8 uses bootloader version 4 and the last oreo release uses bootloader version 3.
You can only flash firmware that has a bootloader version that is the same (or higher) then what is installed on your phone.
TBH I would contact your cellular provider and ask them to look into the issue. Maybe they can do something to help resolve your issue.
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Hey! Thank you for the info! I tried with another sim card from another carrier but the issue remained. I'm going to try to flash everything again with another version of odin and uncheck the auto-reboot option so that I can factory reset from the recovery after its done.
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I know your frustrated but the answer won't change if you make a new thread asking the same thing as your old one...
Also standing under the cell tower won't give you realistic results. While capable of sending/recieving signals in a wide area they are not aimed at (or pointing) downwards at the tower base.
Flashing from G965U firmware to G965U1 firmware will not trip knox at all because your flashing official firmware files. I myself have gone from Sprint firmware to the unlocked firmware (G965U1) and to Tmobile firmware without any knox issues.
As for downgrading this is where your out of luck unfortunately. Downgrading is not possible because of the bootloader version your using. Specifically CSC8 uses bootloader version 4 and the last oreo release uses bootloader version 3.
You can only flash firmware that has a bootloader version that is the same (or higher) then what is installed on your phone.
TBH I would contact your cellular provider and ask them to look into the issue. Maybe they can do something to help resolve your issue.
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By any chance, do you know where I can find the stock ATT files? I can't find the anywhere.
Pigoath said:
By any chance, do you know where I can find the stock ATT files? I can't find the anywhere.
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Sorry unfortunately I do not. I haven't been able to find them myself when I used my S9+ on AT&T before switching to T-Mobile...
When I was with AT&T I had just used the G965U1 firmware since I would not have gotten access to any VoLTE and etc that required an AT&T whitelisted IMEI (to be provisioned for the features) and my phone wasn't an AT&T branded phone (since it was originally from Sprint).
Hi,
I bought a Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G off ebay which was advertised as the Global model but it appears i have the Japanese Global model instead (M2101K9R) whereas the actual Global model is M2101K9G. Would anyone know if it is possible for me to convert this over to the proper RKIMIXM Global ROM (M2101K9G) and keep my bootloader locked in the process by just flashing the fastboot ROM for Global? In other words i would like to fully convert it across to the global M2101K9G model.
i have read that flashing a Global ROM on a device for a different region can brick the phone if the bootloader is then relocked after flashing the Global ROM but wasn't sure if this was more in reference to going from the Chinese version of phone to Global rather then my situation which is going from Global Japan ROM to Global ROM.
I understand I can do this if I kept the bootloader unlocked after the flash but was hoping the bootloader would accept the Global ROM and would still work after relocking the bootloader.
Thanks in advance.
Seeing that i have my Mi account binded to my phone, i will wait another 90 hrs to be able to unlock bootloader and will attempt to answer my own question. Atleast when i relock bootloader after flashing the global ROM and worse case scenario it fails i can unlock the bootloader again and reflash the original Japanese Global MIUI for the device
dont risk your device and instead use "xiaomi eu", that way you can upgrade your device without the risk of locking the bootloader in the process
shauno100 said:
Hi,
I bought a Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G off ebay which was advertised as the Global model but it appears i have the Japanese Global model instead (M2101K9R) whereas the actual Global model is M2101K9G. Would anyone know if it is possible for me to convert this over to the proper RKIMIXM Global ROM (M2101K9G) and keep my bootloader locked in the process by just flashing the fastboot ROM for Global? In other words i would like to fully convert it across to the global M2101K9G model.
i have read that flashing a Global ROM on a device for a different region can brick the phone if the bootloader is then relocked after flashing the Global ROM but wasn't sure if this was more in reference to going from the Chinese version of phone to Global rather then my situation which is going from Global Japan ROM to Global ROM.
I understand I can do this if I kept the bootloader unlocked after the flash but was hoping the bootloader would accept the Global ROM and would still work after relocking the bootloader.
Thanks in advance.
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Hey, since you have the Japanese model, is the camera shutter sound always on? Even if you pick a different region for MIUI? I'm considering the Japanese model and am also curious if it would be possible to convert to Global, though like you said there's a risk of bricking so don't do it if that's a real concern. If you do try it though, let us know how it goes.
Good news, after unlocking my bootloader after 7 day waiting period i was able to successfully flash MIUI Global RKIMIXM ROM. Also relocked bootloader with Xiaomi Flash tool and the bootloader had no issues accepting global ROM.
it should be noted there's been alot of misinformation regarding unlocking/locking bootloaders and changing regions. As long as the first unlocking of bootloader was performed by your own MI account binded to the phone then after 7 day waiting period is over you can unlock/relock bootloader as often as you want immediately with no additional waiting period required. So if you have the issue where you're stuck in recovery after flashing another region ROM and accidentally relocked your bootloader in the process, it's no big deal as you just load phone into fastboot mode and unlock the bootloader again then either keep bootloader unlocked and flash whatever you want or download the proper ROM for your region then flash and relock bootloader again to be back to official stock.
Only thing is model appears to still be detected as M2101K9R in settings. Unsure if this will affect future OTA updates etc. Will provide update when i know more.
SHOCKKR said:
Hey, since you have the Japanese model, is the camera shutter sound always on? Even if you pick a different region for MIUI? I'm considering the Japanese model and am also curious if it would be possible to convert to Global, though like you said there's a risk of bricking so don't do it if that's a real concern. If you do try it though, let us know how it goes.
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Sorry i can't recall if it made a sound or not. Am now on the Global ROM.
SHOCKKR said:
Hey, since you have the Japanese model, is the camera shutter sound always on? Even if you pick a different region for MIUI? I'm considering the Japanese model and am also curious if it would be possible to convert to Global, though like you said there's a risk of bricking so don't do it if that's a real concern. If you do try it though, let us know how it goes.
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It can be muted by setting.(Any ROM/Version/Model)
Setting → Additional Settings → 'Region'
Japan or Korea = Always On
Other = Can be changed from camera settings
SHOCKKR said:
Hey, since you have the Japanese model, is the camera shutter sound always on? Even if you pick a different region for MIUI? I'm considering the Japanese model and am also curious if it would be possible to convert to Global, though like you said there's a risk of bricking so don't do it if that's a real concern. If you do try it though, let us know how it goes.
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I ended up flashing back to Japanese ROM as realistically i had no issues with it. Was more curious to see if i could fully convert it over to Global ROM but it seems the model number as shown in Settings is hard coded perhaps in the bootloader or somewhere else and still displayed M2101K9R so i wasn't comfortable using the M2101K9G global ROM.
As for the camera shutter sound on Japanese ROM i just checked and there was a setting in the camera app itself (Camera>Settings>Shutter Sound) and you can toggle it off to silence the shutter sound.
Please, did you notice any difference between the Global ROM and the Japanese ROM? I mean in terms of settings, speed, battery etc.
Please, did you notice any difference between the Global ROM and the Japanese ROM? I mean in terms of settings, speed, battery etc.
I am a Japanese user using Mi 11 Lite 5G. The difference in hardware is that it is equipped with Felica, a near-range wireless communication standard developed by Sony. This is used in Japan for payments on public transportation and in stores. The difference in the software is that it takes a long time for software updates to be delivered. As the ROM is optimized for Japan, it takes longer to receive updates than the global version.
I also have japanese version but I am from México and I am using xiaomi.eu beacuse of the publicity from xiaomi stock roms, and it works flawless and felica is not used in my country so, I am fine, but... One friend of mine has the chinese global version and the cameras look sooo diferent, better in Jaoan version, even video 60fps has more stabilization. Just to say.