Hi all, I have a Z5C E8305, it just updated to 7.1.1 latest release xx.160.
Since then my battery lasts much less, everything is leggy, even whatsapp or camera, and for instance, switching out from chrome and going back again, lost the current page and caused a reload (before it didn't, for example for form completing).
I tried Sony companion for a repair, and it is actually much less leggy, but still slow, higher ram usage, battery drains and chrome cache resets and is slow on window switching (actually any window reloads when switching now) and slow icon loading when hiding all windows.
I read a lot through rooting but it is way too painful (unlocking bootloader, rooting, wrtp or clocked flash boot plus flash new room, too much for me and it didn't really work smoothly when I tried)
What is the next thing I can do? I wouldn't mind using either LineageOS if it is easy to install otherwise I'll be gold with 7.0 again
Thanks,
Jv
JeansenVaars said:
Hi all, I have a Z5C E8305, it just updated to 7.1.1 latest release xx.160.
Since then my battery lasts much less, everything is leggy, even whatsapp or camera, and for instance, switching out from chrome and going back again, lost the current page and caused a reload (before it didn't, for example for form completing).
I tried Sony companion for a repair, and it is actually much less leggy, but still slow, higher ram usage, battery drains and chrome cache resets and is slow on window switching (actually any window reloads when switching now) and slow icon loading when hiding all windows.
I read a lot through rooting but it is way too painful (unlocking bootloader, rooting, wrtp or clocked flash boot plus flash new room, too much for me and it didn't really work smoothly when I tried)
What is the next thing I can do? I wouldn't mind using either LineageOS if it is easy to install otherwise I'll be gold with 7.0 again
Thanks,
Jv
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LineageOS is definitely better right now for most things than the official 7.1.1. I actually just switched from LineageOS 7.1.1 to stock 7.1.1, hated it, and actually downgraded to stock 6.0.1 with Xposed. I feel like that gives me the most control, but I might switch back to LineageOS depending on if they start doing nightlies or anything interesting like that.
JeansenVaars said:
Hi all, I have a Z5C E8305, it just updated to 7.1.1 latest release xx.160.
Since then my battery lasts much less, everything is leggy, even whatsapp or camera, and for instance, switching out from chrome and going back again, lost the current page and caused a reload (before it didn't, for example for form completing).
I tried Sony companion for a repair, and it is actually much less leggy, but still slow, higher ram usage, battery drains and chrome cache resets and is slow on window switching (actually any window reloads when switching now) and slow icon loading when hiding all windows.
I read a lot through rooting but it is way too painful (unlocking bootloader, rooting, wrtp or clocked flash boot plus flash new room, too much for me and it didn't really work smoothly when I tried)
What is the next thing I can do? I wouldn't mind using either LineageOS if it is easy to install otherwise I'll be gold with 7.0 again
Thanks,
Jv
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camera not as good without stock roms (unless install&backup DRM\FIX ) which not so easy
BUT you can roll back with fashtool without unlock btloader (im staying witch stock 7.0) untill sony fix(if they'll fix), or warranty is over.. which will comes 1st
cyberwytch said:
LineageOS is definitely better right now for most things than the official 7.1.1. I actually just switched from LineageOS 7.1.1 to stock 7.1.1, hated it, and actually downgraded to stock 6.0.1 with Xposed. I feel like that gives me the most control, but I might switch back to LineageOS depending on if they start doing nightlies or anything interesting like that.
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I'd love to try it, but unlocking bootloader plus installing a new one (clockwork or the other one), plus the mix up between my non-standard edition E8305 and most current release not being any guides up-to date. Its daunting for a newcomer like me.
I saw on Sony's website forums that a factory reset helped with battery and memory usage. I am going to try that when I have a few days off as the lag is annoying me. But I also have audio stutters when listening to music and audio books now.
sky.walker said:
I saw on Sony's website forums that a factory reset helped with battery and memory usage. I am going to try that when I have a few days off as the lag is annoying me. But I also have audio stutters when listening to music and audio books now.
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Clean install is your best bet in fixing most issues
Factory reset helped at first but after a week of using it it became slow again
No matter what I did, full wipe in FlashTool included, 7.1.1 never had any free ram and I could only background one, maybe two apps. Everything was slower than I've ever seen in a stock rom in any device I've owned!
Currently I've reverted to 6.0.1 and it provides a pleasing combination of speed, battery life, and tweakability with xposed.
Yesterday I took a gander at patching the one xposed feature I actually need into 7.0, but I gave up after a few hours. Maybe I'll try another weekend sometime, but writing/debugging smali is painful! I think I'll just stay on 6 for now and hope xposed makes it to 7 someday!
cyberwytch said:
No matter what I did, full wipe in FlashTool included, 7.1.1 never had any free ram and I could only background one, maybe two apps. Everything was slower than I've ever seen in a stock rom in any device I've owned!
Currently I've reverted to 6.0.1 and it provides a pleasing combination of speed, battery life, and tweakability with xposed.
Yesterday I took a gander at patching the one xposed feature I actually need into 7.0, but I gave up after a few hours. Maybe I'll try another weekend sometime, but writing/debugging smali is painful! I think I'll just stay on 6 for now and hope xposed makes it to 7 someday!
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Any chance you can help me revert to 6 or 7.0?
JeansenVaars said:
Any chance you can help me revert to 6 or 7.0?
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1. Just backup everything you need (backing up whole apps isnt recommended though when you switch android versions).
2. Download and install Flashtool.
3. Open XperiFirm from inside Flashtool, select and download the firmware you need. It will bundle it automatically in a flashable ftf file.
4. Once you are sure you backed up everything, flash away.
Wipe everything. If you have TWRP and dont want to lose it, dont wipe FOTAKernel.
Good luck :fingers-crossed:
try disable Movie Creator app
trax7 said:
1. Just backup everything you need (backing up whole apps isnt recommended though when you switch android versions).
2. Download and install Flashtool.
3. Open XperiFirm from inside Flashtool, select and download the firmware you need. It will bundle it automatically in a flashable ftf file.
4. Once you are sure you backed up everything, flash away.
Wipe everything. If you have TWRP and dont want to lose it, dont wipe FOTAKernel.
Good luck :fingers-crossed:
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Thanks. Im back to 5.1.1 and running smooth. Not sure how long to wait before giving Last version another shot
JeansenVaars said:
What is the next thing I can do? I wouldn't mind using either LineageOS if it is easy to install otherwise I'll be gold with 7.0 again
Thanks,
Jv
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I did this; copied from the sony forums:
"Android 7.1.1 is not the culprit, but the recently updated Movie Creator app!
1: Disable MOVIE CREATOR
2: Reboot in SAFE MODE
(while phone is on, press Power button, hold Reboot option for 1 second)
3: Reboot again to normal mode
4: Enjoy 2 days of standby time"
My phone seems much better now.
I also disabled the Sony music app as I was having audio troubles, but not sure if it was necessary.
mceyhan4 said:
try disable Movie Creator app
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sky.walker said:
I did this; copied from the sony forums:
"Android 7.1.1 is not the culprit, but the recently updated Movie Creator app!
1: Disable MOVIE CREATOR
2: Reboot in SAFE MODE
(while phone is on, press Power button, hold Reboot option for 1 second)
3: Reboot again to normal mode
4: Enjoy 2 days of standby time"
My phone seems much better now.
I also disabled the Sony music app as I was having audio troubles, but not sure if it was necessary.
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You guys think the guilty was the movie creator? My phone was barely usable. Full ram usage, battery drain and everything was laggy and hanging
what was firmware just prior to 32.4.A.0.160 (7.1.1) ???
Hello could you kind folks please guide me what was official (not rooted) Sony Z5C firmware prior to the above monster? I want to go back but don't know which one it was? Please link me to official version just before this latest ( 32.4.A.0.160 (7.1.1)) NASTY update! Many Thanks.
JeansenVaars said:
You guys think the guilty was the movie creator? My phone was barely usable. Full ram usage, battery drain and everything was laggy and hanging
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Yes, surprisingly.
I went from ~15MB of free memory (and the associated problems complained about: laggy transitions, program openings, home page icons, etc). back to ~250-300MB free and typical performance.
Actually usable performance is a little better given they have one of the cortex A57's more aggressively clocked.
I'd try. You can always restore if you desperately want Movie Creator and see no benefit.
BlackFriar said:
Yes, surprisingly.
I went from ~15MB of free memory (and the associated problems complained about: laggy transitions, program openings, home page icons, etc). back to ~250-300MB free and typical performance.
Actually usable performance is a little better given they have one of the cortex A57's more aggressively clocked.
I'd try. You can always restore if you desperately want Movie Creator and see no benefit.
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What about the issue with browser page reloading every time you switch to a different app and then back again to the browser? OP reported this issue, and I've been having it, too. Did that get resolved for you with the disabled Movie Creator crap?
trax7 said:
1. Just backup everything you need (backing up whole apps isnt recommended though when you switch android versions).
2. Download and install Flashtool.
3. Open XperiFirm from inside Flashtool, select and download the firmware you need. It will bundle it automatically in a flashable ftf file.
4. Once you are sure you backed up everything, flash away.
Wipe everything. If you have TWRP and dont want to lose it, dont wipe FOTAKernel.
Good luck :fingers-crossed:
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Wait. So can you actually downgrade with bootloader locked? I'm asking because I'd like to keep my ta partition untouched.
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Superrman said:
camera not as good without stock roms (unless install&backup DRM\FIX ) which not so easy
BUT you can roll back with fashtool without unlock btloader (im staying witch stock 7.0) untill sony fix(if they'll fix), or warranty is over.. which will comes 1st
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can you give link to the official flashtool and where to get ftf 7.0 android file for sony z5c?
Kiers said:
can you give link to the official flashtool and where to get ftf 7.0 android file for sony z5c?
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Google "Flashtool" - it's literally the first result there. Also, Flashtool has XperiFirm, which can download almost all firmwares for Xperias and pack them into ftf format automatically.
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Tomixxon said:
Wait. So can you actually downgrade with bootloader locked? I'm asking because I'd like to keep my ta partition untouched.
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Yes, just flash an older version with Flashtool, it's how we got TA backup to be possible
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I need some help. I have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player (Version 11.1.115.69) installed on my stock (rooted/unlocked) Verizon Note 2.
On some videos (that are not a mobile version or through the video player) I get this issue where the sound works fine, but the video is completely messed up. It looks like a bunch of colored lines. The lines move as the video goes along. I don't know what to make of it because it only happens on some videos. Also, this has happened with every version of Flash that I have ever tried (which is all of them, as far as I know) with this device. Anyone else have this problem? In any case, can someone on a stock Verizon Note 2 please go to the page below and try and watch the movie? The lines problem has happened every time I have gone to that page and tried to watch the movie, both on the stock browser and with Dolphin Browser. I attached a screenshot of what happens below.
http://viooz.co/movies/19479-monster...sity-2013.html
Any help regarding how to fix this would be most appreciated!
By the way, that movie is an excellent sequel to the first Monsters Inc. and I recommend it.
(And there is no need to freak out about not paying to watch the movie; I am planning to purchase it for my Nephew in the near future.)
nh97103 said:
I need some help. I have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player (Version 11.1.115.69) installed on my stock (rooted/unlocked) Verizon Note 2.
On some videos (that are not a mobile version or through the video player) I get this issue where the sound works fine, but the video is completely messed up. It looks like a bunch of colored lines. The lines move as the video goes along. I don't know what to make of it because it only happens on some videos. Also, this has happened with every version of Flash that I have ever tried (which is all of them, as far as I know) with this device. Anyone else have this problem? In any case, can someone on a stock Verizon Note 2 please go to the page below and try and watch the movie? The lines problem has happened every time I have gone to that page and tried to watch the movie, both on the stock browser and with Dolphin Browser. I attached a screenshot of what happens below.
http://viooz.co/movies/19479-monster...sity-2013.html
Any help regarding how to fix this would be most appreciated!
By the way, that movie is an excellent sequel to the first Monsters Inc. and I recommend it.
(And there is no need to freak out about not paying to watch the movie; I am planning to purchase it for my Nephew in the near future.)
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I would venture to say that the problem is the site not flash. So far I haven't run across this problem. Try clean wiping and re-flashing. Also what stock rooted ROM are you running?
Hey. Most likely if you are running stock verizon bloated touchwiz, verizon likes to include a file/apk that is hidden that blocks flash player. To get rid of this you generally have to be rooted. After rooted you can either install a custom rom (any will do) OR if you want to stay stock you can use titanium back up and browse through your list off applications. You will noticed a "flash disable" application in red or something like that. Selected it and uninstall it. Once you do that you should have the flash player working properly.
dragonstalker said:
I would venture to say that the problem is the site not flash. So far I haven't run across this problem. Try clean wiping and re-flashing. Also what stock rooted ROM are you running?
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It has happened to me on far too many sites for it to be their fault. I am on 4.1.1 I605VRALJB. I haven't updated my phone since I bought it in December (bad experiences with updates from Motorola). While this problem is frustrating, I don't think I want to wipe my phone just yet.
monkeyass408 said:
Hey. Most likely if you are running stock verizon bloated touchwiz, verizon likes to include a file/apk that is hidden that blocks flash player. To get rid of this you generally have to be rooted. After rooted you can either install a custom rom (any will do) OR if you want to stay stock you can use titanium back up and browse through your list off applications. You will noticed a "flash disable" application in red or something like that. Selected it and uninstall it. Once you do that you should have the flash player working properly.
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Hey!
There are two apps that have the world flash in them. I froze them both with My backup Pro and it didn't fix it. Any idea what the name would be if it didn't have the world flash in it?
nh97103 said:
Hey!
There are two apps that have the world flash in them. I froze them both with My backup Pro and it didn't fix it. Any idea what the name would be if it didn't have the world flash in it?
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What are the names of the apps? you might have frozen the app that runs flash which you want, and then youll have also frozen the app that blocks flash, so over all do you have no flash? (I dont know exacly im just speculating now from what ive read youve done)
edit: maybe try some simple things first, use yet another browser, such as nakedbrowser- its fast and flash works great in it. i would say maybe try unistalling then reinstalling flash, to a newer version http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2190346 i forget its not on playstore anymore. mines currently at 11.1.115.48
MunkinDrunky said:
What are the names of the apps? you might have frozen the app that runs flash which you want, and then youll have also frozen the app that blocks flash, so over all do you have no flash? (I dont know exacly im just speculating now from what ive read youve done)
edit: maybe try some simple things first, use yet another browser, such as nakedbrowser- its fast and flash works great in it. i would say maybe try unistalling then reinstalling flash, to a newer version http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2190346 i forget its not on playstore anymore. mines currently at 11.1.115.48
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The names of the apps are:
com.sec.android.app.FlashBarService (v1.0)
and
FlashAnnotate (v0.8.6) and FlashAnnotateSvc (v0.8.4)
I tried that browser and it still had the problem, both with that version of Flash and the newest one. I think I'll need to re-flash eventually.. I was hoping to avoid it.
nh97103 said:
The names of the apps are:
com.sec.android.app.FlashBarService (v1.0)
and
FlashAnnotate (v0.8.6) and FlashAnnotateSvc (v0.8.4)
I tried that browser and it still had the problem, both with that version of Flash and the newest one. I think I'll need to re-flash eventually.. I was hoping to avoid it.
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no those are not flash unfreeze them. im sure you already did though. the flashbarservice is for multiwindow and not sure what flashannotatesvc is but its not flash player. since your on 4.1.1 still what version is that flash apk you have now?
MunkinDrunky said:
no those are not flash unfreeze them. im sure you already did though. the flashbarservice is for multiwindow and not sure what flashannotatesvc is but its not flash player. since your on 4.1.1 still what version is that flash apk you have now?
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Yeah, I unfroze them when it didn't work. I'm on the newest version. 11.1.115.69
Do you know of any glitches/problems with the 4.1.2 update? Is it worth updating to?
nh97103 said:
Yeah, I unfroze them when it didn't work. I'm on the newest version. 11.1.115.69
Do you know of any glitches/problems with the 4.1.2 update? Is it worth updating to?
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yeah ok well thats where my knowledge really ends as to what might be happening.
I understand your hesitation, but if flash is a thing you really want then that alone could be a reason to update. I have not had or seen any instability, or experienced any glitchyness myself and I have also only stuck to the touchwiz roms (simply personal preference). 4.1.2 on this device, well there isnt anything to fear, no getting burned here. lots o great roms to check out.
edit: oh and one last word if you want to stay as you are. did you try the 115.48 flash version?
MunkinDrunky said:
yeah ok well thats where my knowledge really ends as to what might be happening.
I understand your hesitation, but if flash is a thing you really want then that alone could be a reason to update. I have not had or seen any instability, or experienced any glitchyness myself and I have also only stuck to the touchwiz roms (simply personal preference). 4.1.2 on this device, well there isnt anything to fear, no getting burned here. lots o great roms to check out.
edit: oh and one last word if you want to stay as you are. did you try the 115.48 flash version?
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Yeah, I have not had good luck with updates. I did try that version just now (and several other versions before now).
4.1.2 has been unlocked and rooted, but is it possible to get back to 4.1.1?
Thank you for trying to help! Really appreciate it!
nh97103 said:
Yeah, I have not had good luck with updates. I did try that version just now (and several other versions before now).
4.1.2 has been unlocked and rooted, but is it possible to get back to 4.1.1?
Thank you for trying to help! Really appreciate it!
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ok I havent really worried about flash i guess on the custom roms there must be some libraries or plugins or something to have flash fully functional.
Make a full nandroid back up of what your on now. Im not 100% positive but if you want you can then just flash back to 4.1.1. Make sure you restore with the same version of the custom recovery you backed up with if you want to go baack.
You should probably also search that question. I believe it has been answered several times. I might have seen it in passing.
MunkinDrunky said:
ok I havent really worried about flash i guess on the custom roms there must be some libraries or plugins or something to have flash fully functional.
Make a full nandroid back up of what your on now. Im not 100% positive but if you want you can then just flash back to 4.1.1. Make sure you restore with the same version of the custom recovery you backed up with if you want to go baack.
You should probably also search that question. I believe it has been answered several times. I might have seen it in passing.
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Right, because the backup backups the OS as well as your phone memory. That has always boggled my mind. So I could just restore that and be good.
One last question: When installing this update, I probably don't want to be unlocked, right? I know I can temporarily unroot so no problem there.
nh97103 said:
Right, because the backup backups the OS as well as your phone memory. That has always boggled my mind. So I could just restore that and be good.
One last question: When installing this update, I probably don't want to be unlocked, right? I know I can temporarily unroot so no problem there.
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yes your nandoid will save the image of your system and data(if thats what you mean by phone memory) so youll restore you to that state.
no if your bootloader unlocked and all that, leave it. I recommend looking over droidstyle guide too, i usually do every now and again just to refresh my mind. You can simply flash a stock 4.1.2 rom check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387635 so look for one that is basically untouched except for being rooted and unlocked still. You can also try out any 4.1.2 rom too
Nah, jumping between threads is fun!
But seriously, is it completely necessary to factory reset before flashing that?
nh97103 said:
Nah, jumping between threads is fun!
But seriously, is it completely necessary to factory reset before flashing that?
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Yup. Sorry for late resposnse. So um id suggest if you havent don anything yet. Update to latest recovery proabaly twrp since 8ts easy to use and it seems to be the most versatile (but some customs roms prefer clockwork) then back up efs modem boot system data for a full image of your 4.1.1 so you can be fully backed up. Then do the factory data reset wipe cache and dalvik in recovery after. Af6er wipe then flash rom.
Since you are rooted, you can download the latest version of flash and run it from the stock browser. Chrome has issues with it. I prefer the stock browser as it does exactly what Chrome does but with flash support. And I would suggest atleast upgrading to a 4.1.2 rom. There were alot of bug fixes between the 2.
I'm pleased to report that I flashed that 4.1.2 ROM and the flash player issue is gone.
I was pleasantly surprised to see my sdcard0 remain untouched after I wiped data from custom recovery.
nh97103 said:
I need some help. I have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player (Version 11.1.115.69) installed on my stock (rooted/unlocked) Verizon Note 2.
On some videos (that are not a mobile version or through the video player) I get this issue where the sound works fine, but the video is completely messed up. It looks like a bunch of colored lines. The lines move as the video goes along. I don't know what to make of it because it only happens on some videos. Also, this has happened with every version of Flash that I have ever tried (which is all of them, as far as I know) with this device. Anyone else have this problem? In any case, can someone on a stock Verizon Note 2 please go to the page below and try and watch the movie? The lines problem has happened every time I have gone to that page and tried to watch the movie, both on the stock browser and with Dolphin Browser. I attached a screenshot of what happens below.
Any help regarding how to fix this would be most appreciated!
By the way, that movie is an excellent sequel to the first Monsters Inc. and I recommend it.
(And there is no need to freak out about not paying to watch the movie; I am planning to purchase it for my Nephew in the near future.)
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It is working for me. There is no problem
vidics4
Flash Player Issue
I think the problem lies with the website. Viooz.co is full of malwares and other viruses. I hate those pop up ads which just pop out on just one click.
There are many websites which you can rely upon :
www.solarmovie.me
www.movie25.ws
www.afdah.com
I was running a custom L ROM until recently... Switched to testing some custom M ROMs... went well, then decided to go stock M. I used a TWRP backup someone posted for the initial upgrade. It completed, and was a laggy mess. I ran that way for three days. No updates.
fast forward to now...
last weekend I flashed full, proper stock M ROM (the DLOAD folder trick)
Within 30 minutes of first boot, I got an OTA- Cust something or other update
I accepted it.
Now, I see a new section in About Phone- it's labeled Custom version
What the heck is this?
Dead_Dude said:
I was running a custom L ROM until recently... Switched to testing some custom M ROMs... went well, then decided to go stock M. I used a TWRP backup someone posted for the initial upgrade. It completed, and was a laggy mess. I ran that way for three days. No updates.
fast forward to now...
last weekend I flashed full, proper stock M ROM (the DLOAD folder trick)
Within 30 minutes of first boot, I got an OTA- Cust something or other update
I accepted it.
Now, I see a new section in About Phone- it's labeled Custom version
What the heck is this?
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I saw the cust update in my updater and thought it was the result of downloading a custom recovery. However, I downloaded the full firmware package from the Huawei site and extracted it. The documentation also referred to cust. It appears that this update was so minor that rather than change the version/build, they just added in the cust part. Weird. But I went ahead and accepted the update through updater, and it installed just fine without wiping my apps and data. I did revert to stock recovery and unrooted before I did so, of course.
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I saw the cust update in my updater and thought it was the result of downloading a custom recovery. However, I downloaded the full firmware package from the Huawei site and extracted it. The documentation also referred to cust. It appears that this update was so minor that rather than change the version/build, they just added in the cust part. Weird. But I went ahead and accepted the update through updater, and it installed just fine without wiping my apps and data. I did revert to stock recovery and unrooted before I did so, of course.
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Noticed anything different? Does it run any smoother? I had to go back to CM13 as it just seems like my phone starts to slow down after a few days on stock MM.
jordant2 said:
Noticed anything different? Does it run any smoother? I had to go back to CM13 as it just seems like my phone starts to slow down after a few days on stock MM.
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It's only been a day, but I'll say that there seems to be a slight improvement in battery life and memory utilization. Someone mentioned that this patch was supposed to improve the GPS performance but I haven't had a chance to test that. Speedwise, I haven't had any slowdown issues before or after the update. Then again, I'm coming from a 1st gen Moto E so by comparison anything else seems lightning fast. As long as they keep pumping out solid updates, I'm gonna stick with stock.
roflofogus said:
It's only been a day, but I'll say that there seems to be a slight improvement in battery life and memory utilization. Someone mentioned that this patch was supposed to improve the GPS performance but I haven't had a chance to test that. Speedwise, I haven't had any slowdown issues before or after the update. Then again, I'm coming from a 1st gen Moto E so by comparison anything else seems lightning fast. As long as they keep pumping out solid updates, I'm gonna stick with stock.
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I got this cust update a few days ago and it seems to have fixed my GPS issues. Maps used to take forever to get a GPS fix and frequently lost the fix every few minutes. Now it gets a fix in seconds and I haven't had a dropout yet.
When I first installed the update, the internal storage was showing up as 2GB. Couldn't figure out why so I just did a factory reset and everything is back to normal (internal storage reporting as 16GB), and the GPS still works well after the reset.
Hey guys,
Newbie here. I am very excited about my new yet to be received phone - X829 using EUI 5.8.016S (Stable).
I care about call quality, camera quality, sound quality using the CDLA technology headphones (in this order).
I don't consider myself a heavy user - I talk maybe 30 mins per day maximum, light web browsing, no gaming...
Should I stick to the stock rom supplied EUI 5.8.016S or is it worth upgrading to something else? Like, will a custom ROM yield better call quality, camera quality and sound quality than the stock rom?
Thanks!
Andrei
Hi, i am also a X829 user and i would suggest you to try recently released EUI 6.0.030s, which has great battery life and network receiving, of course quite stable.Camera quality is also good.
This one is the same rom modified by CrisBallGreece that includes system adblocker by default and preinstalled magisk manager, removed unnecessary leeco apps and chinese garbage apps.
Here is the link:https://drive.google.com/file/d/17dVqqd_kRZol6ORhvs_Ubri7xNldRLvw/view
Google apps : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bcmKY1yaoVAnLViL0aSabAdpjK6jpn9x/view
Hi,
Thanks for the reply. How do I get the 'cleaned-up' version installed? Not familiar with either super su or magisk. What is the easiest way to go about doing this? The threads I found make reference to super su but can't download it from the official website. Sorry if this was already addressed in a different thread...
Thanks a lot!
Follow this link :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/le-max-2/how-to/protocol-backup-stock-rom-flash-stock-t3517151
First of all, you should unlock your bootloader and flash twrp (a custom recovery mode, allows you flash rom).
Download rom and gapps then put them to your device, backup your data.Reboot to recovery mode.Press wipe - wipe data, go back and press install - find the rom you copied and flash it.Once the phone booted, go back to recovery and flash gapps in the same way then reboot.That's it.
This is the only way to flash any type of rom.
Btw, magisk is a root manager like the supersu, gives you root access of the system.
Hi,
Thanks for the very informative post. I got my phone yesterday and started to play with it As expected, I had some hard time installing the EUI 6 CBG version. I think it's because I installed a very recent (if not the most recent) version of TWRP...From memory, the one I installed is 3.2.2...Anyhow, EUI seemed to install fine and I got the success message displayed in TWRP along with the note 'phone will reboot in 5 seconds' or something like that - which never happened.
I then installed Lineage OS 15 Oreo because I didn't know how to downgrade TWRP.
So do you think that the problem I had was because of the TWRP version I used? how does one downgrade that?
Also, I installed the Gapps (https://forum.xda-developers.com/le...x-lineageos-15-1-oreo-leeco-le-max-2-t3771577) but Google services gives an error message...'Google stopped working'. Is there a workaround for that?
Thanks!
Andrei
Hi mate,
Right after that " phone will reboot ..." note, you should have rebooted the device by pressing and holding the power button for 8-9 secs and it would be fine.
No, latest twrp version works fine and is compatible with this firmware.
Hmm, you can try to delete the app data of google play services.Have you flashed the los 15 with full wipe ?
Btw los 15 is not mature enough.It still has some battery consumption problems and the battery life lasts not as long as EUI's. + I don't know if it has CDLA sound mod but it doesn't contain dolby digital sound.
Hi,
I believe I did a full wipe (dalvik, cache, system, data).
I will try again to flash EUI 6 by CBG tonight.
The workaround for gapps was to flash them at the same time with LOS 15. Previously I flashed LOS 15, rebooted into the system, went back to recovery twrp and then flashed the gapps.
Thanks!
Yeah, flashing the gapps with rom in a row is not a workaround, its a must-to-do.Unfortunately i forgot to mention this to you.Apologises..
Great, thanks a lot! it worked. I'm getting used to it right now. Will play with this ROM for a couple of weeks and then try something else...I was thinking SLIM7...any thoughts on it? have you tried it? any red flags?
Thanks!
I am also thinking to move that rom, but later.Well its the final version so no bugs.But i don't know if it supports cdla sound mod, do you know ?
Drollach Gûntar said:
I am also thinking to move that rom, but later.Well its the final version so no bugs.But i don't know if it supports cdla sound mod, do you know ?
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Not sure if it supports CDLA...I tried this rom briefly the other day and I had a hard time with the camera...battery seemed to deplete quite fast, but I'm sure it can improved with different settings, greenify, etc...try it and let me know if you like it.
Which other roms have you tried?
Thanks!
Most non-eui roms will have slightly worse battery life making greenify an absolute must.
But if you want a non-eui rom (like me, I just hate eui) I recommend lineage 15.1 or du12 by infrag(my current rom).
Hi man, after a long time, I had a change to try different rom, named mokee 7.1.2 (nougat).Well, it's not bad, performance is excellent, not a single lag at all. Also the battery backup is good, not perfect as EUI but acceptable.
Pros of this rom are, it's being updated in a nightly period and Android security patch is dated as august 5 2018 !
You may check it out if you are interested..
Regards.
I am also on DU12 thinking to try 1 of Android P roms, is it time or to wait ?
Milanche78 said:
I am also on DU12 thinking to try 1 of Android P roms, is it time or to wait ?
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Try Aex Treble Pie, you will be satisfied.
I'm so lost and confused over this since yesterday...
so 2 days ago my phone started lagging and hanging and freezing until i realized i have got this issue with data encryption
i have a rooted sony z2 with TWRP Custom recovery
first i didn't know it was with data encryption failure so i literally factory reset and installed all my apps and data again and again!!!
On both rooted and non rooted rom ....
after every time my phone started to lag !!
after one whole day of trying everything i finally realized its actually with the data encryption and i should change my ex4 to something else... so here again i wiped the phone and changed to ex3 and installed and all my data and apps all over again
but after a couple hours...same problem again.....
im literally so tired of not knowing what to do ! my head hurts so much due this ugh....
Please help me get rid of this issue thanks ...!
Hey, i would flash the full stock rom without root and twrp and look. I think it is a problem with the twrp recovery.
On my V30 with Oreo we should flash a zip that disable data encryption after some modification in Recovery.
Just try for a week the full stock rom.
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Hey, i would flash the full stock rom without root and twrp and look. I think it is a problem with the twrp recovery.
On my V30 with Oreo we should flash a zip that disable data encryption after some modification in Recovery.
Just try for a week the full stock rom.
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Well i have already tried using the stock ROM without any root or recovery !!
and its still the same
however im not sure whats the zip file u r talking about and where i can get it for my Sony z2 D6502...
By the way i just thought it might be another reason that my device is lagging so much after installing like 30/40 apps.
i have overclocked my CPU with root and even after flashing the stock rom i feel like CPU settings hasn't been reset? is it possible?
its always on end MAX and less Min value on both stock/pre root rom my CPU gets very hot on TWRP specially, its more than 70Celcious so i thought maybe its a hardware issue and my CPU is overheating bcuz its old or something... and i should prolly change my CPU ?
i really don't understand whats wrong with my phone and im so confused about what to do
I had here a Z1 and Z2 both was my previous phones.
I didnt experienced such problems except i backup or restore anything in TWRP.
My questions for you are:
On which Version are you now?
What do you done exactly before the problem starts?
Get a Monitor App from Playstore and look what cause this high load. Or you take a look in the Developers Option for this.
We got here a not tasty problem, maybe you backup your whole data and reset all to stock and don't install any apps, after a while installing step by step your apps.
Nemeziz 56th said:
I had here a Z1 and Z2 both was my previous phones.
I didnt experienced such problems except i backup or restore anything in TWRP.
My questions for you are:
On which Version are you now?
What do you done exactly before the problem starts?
Get a Monitor App from Playstore and look what cause this high load. Or you take a look in the Developers Option for this.
We got here a not tasty problem, maybe you backup your whole data and reset all to stock and don't install any apps, after a while installing step by step your apps.
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I dont think if its even about TWRP because i even installed the stock rom with Flashtool and started installing my apps one by one and after a couple hrs device started lagging and freezing and odd how Wifi gets soooo slow ! (like everything gets slow in it) and also when i reboot the phone it oddly takes long time on boot menu to load .
im not sure if i did anything to cause it tbh...
it just happened on a normal day...
it gets soooo slow and leaves no other way for me but factory reset option...
i have the latest rom 23.5.A.1.291
the only time i can get it temporary fixed is when i backup the rom on TWRP and factory reset the Rom and Restore it back!
and everything is working fast and fine again only for like 6 or less hours...
and while data is restoring TWRP shows the CPU Temp on +80C !! Is this normal?
Btw i have a unlocked bootloader.
do u have any idea what i should do?
Yes i do! You need a structure by fixing a problem, my plan is:
You must explorer the problem why your phone get so laggy.
Perform a factory reset and use your phone for 1 Day with this stock setup. (Dont restore your old apps or data)
Look often into the Task Manager to show what cause the cpu load.
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Yes i do! You need a structure by fixing a problem, my plan is:
You must explorer the problem why your phone get so laggy.
Perform a factory reset and use your phone for 1 Day with this stock setup. (Dont restore your old apps or data)
Look often into the Task Manager to show what cause the cpu load.
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man i kinda feel like its my CPU that is messsed up and idk why
cpu usage doesnt show any app, no app is taking more than 1%.
i think ,my system is overclocking...
and if it is how can i reset or stop it smh?
There is Android 11 ROM for Xperia Tablet Z4.
It's quite stable.
Kernel sources
What doesn't work:
- when the tablet is off, during charging, the diode will always light red;
- external SD Card as internal storage;
- restart into recovery;
- tablet encryption;
- SELinux proper configuration for a proper security.
How to install:
1) use TWRP 3.5.0.
2) do factory reset (wipe)
3) Flash the firmware, nik,bit or flamegapps , magisk 21 and that’s it.
Change log:
20201206- initial build.
Last builds (mirror) are here.
Sabar_op link
We must be infinite grateful to sabar_op for his hard work in development of this rom and Bernie and Tarkzim who help to update kernel for kitakami devices. :good:.
I found that I cant install vanced YouTube with lucky patcher or SAI, with vanced manager it's OK. But root version says google services is not supported on this device. I checked with both bit and nik gapps, but no luck. Anyway to use root version with los 18?
Update new rom dated on 11 Dec 2020 :
- camera now works
- fix some sepolicy denials.
I found that "reboot to recovery" doesn't work. Only Power + -val is only way to get the recovery.
Thanks for the R version for our device.
I found an issue on play store. I can't download some games (like Walking Dead Road to survival for example). When install begin it stop and an error appears.
lvtz said:
Thanks for the R version for our device.
I found an issue on play store. I can't download some games (like Walking Dead Road to survival for example). When install begin it stop and an error appears.
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Send me the log pls..
sabar_op said:
Send me the log pls..
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I already came back on Android 10 to install games. Try on your side if you can with the game mentionned above please.
alex009988 said:
I found that "reboot to recovery" doesn't work. Only Power + -val is only way to get the recovery.
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Thanks for the report. Not sure why like that, perhaps due to LOS18 is still beta?
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Thanks for the report. Not sure why like that, perhaps due to LOS18 is still beta?
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Best ROM for the best Android tablet. Thanks for your work.
lvtz said:
Thanks for the R version for our device.
I found an issue on play store. I can't download some games (like Walking Dead Road to survival for example). When install begin it stop and an error appears.
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The same thing with war robots.
Battery consumption on karen-windy is huge as always on this. The android system itself lost 46% in 12 hours idle.
frode_ said:
Battery consumption on karen-windy is huge as always on this. The android system itself lost 46% in 12 hours idle.
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True. Battery drains to 0% when leaving the device switched off or on! Red LED stays on even when device switched off..
Any fix available or updated builds?
else need to revert back to stock...
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Any fix available or updated builds?
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Sabar made Los18.1 build which should reduce battery consumtion. But it also brings new bugs, no exfat for sdcard, half of screen is disabled after wakeup in many cases. I hope it'll be fixed soon.
Half black screen bug is fixed with 20200103 rom. You may need also to reformat sdcard as external storage.
How's the battery consumption?
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How's the battery consumption?
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I remember los15 and 17 had serious problem with battery consumption so it was hard to use, now it's better. I use now aicp 16 but I was using stock marshmallow 32.2.A.5.11 several days ago. The stock is amazing, fast, no kernel panics, bugs at all. But I had a battery life there only for one day even with stock, as I have it with custom los14. So los14 maybe is more battery consuming a little bit. But don't except that android 11 is less buggy and battery consuming than los14.
As far as I tested android 11 it's more or less OK, even for now it can be used for daily usage. But it will likely to be a bit worse than los14 according to battery life. I think you can backup the stock with twrp 3.4.0 and try android 11. If it's not OK for you, you can easily restore the stock by twrp.
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I remember los15 and 17 had serious problem with battery consumption so it was hard to use, now it's better. I use now aicp 16 but I was using stock marshmallow 32.2.A.5.11 several days ago. The stock is amazing, fast, no kernel panics, bugs at all. But I had a battery life there only for one day even with stock, as I have it with custom los14. So los14 maybe is more battery consuming a little bit. But don't except that android 11 is less buggy and battery consuming than los14.
As far as I tested android 11 it's more or less OK, even for now it can be used for daily usage. But it will likely to be a bit worse than los14 according to battery life. I think you can backup the stock with twrp 3.4.0 and try android 11. If it's not OK for you, you can easily restore the stock by twrp.
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Do you use this marshmallow firmware with AICP 16 and LOS 18 ? If no, which one ?
And what about kernel panics, reboots and some games impossible to install on play store on your side on LOS 18 ?
lvtz said:
Do you use this marshmallow firmware with AICP 16 and LOS 18 ? If no, which one ?
And what about kernel panics, reboots and some games impossible to install on play store on your side on LOS 18 ?
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I haven't used stock for years, but some days I've gone back to it just to see and find out what about root here. The last nougat there has no way to get the root, so I've downgraded to marchmallow. I also uploaded some stock ftp to my cloud.
Now I used aicp. Kernel panic are possible here but over two days I havent faced a one.
And yes, big games like war robots and call of duty are impossible to install with all nik, bit and flame gapps. There is some storage permission problem even though that I gave the neccesary ones. But you can find the games on 4pda.ru download and install them. The other bug is that vanced root YouTube doesn't work with all three gapps too. Maybe the reason of two problems there is still no opengapps for android 11.
I found some info about YouTube bug https://github.com/YTVanced/Vanced/issues/201
There is the error when downloading war robots.
01-07 18:15:19.260 E/Finsky:download_service(10456): java.io.IOException: Can't create file:///storage/emulated/0/Android/obb/com.android.vending/com.pixonic.wwr/temp.main.106419.com.pixonic.wwr.obb
So I decided to check storage/emulated/0. I tried ES file manager and root explorer. And find that emulated folder is empty. But it should be not. Maybe be its a clue.