Hello, I want to know how to install stock android for my new Xperia Z2. I used to have a Nexus 5, and I love the stock google android. I just want that OS on my Z2, can someone HELP ME PLEASE!! Thanks!!
Juan.Chan said:
Hello, I want to know how to install stock android for my new Xperia Z2. I used to have a Nexus 5, and I love the stock google android. I just want that OS on my Z2, can someone HELP ME PLEASE!! Thanks!!
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if a AOSP rom is avaliable then there you go, install that
AOSP= Android Open Source Project, a AOSP rom is just base android aka the base version of the firmware of all android devices but it does t have oem stuff so it should look like a nexus
so in short stock android=aosp rom, if avaliable for z2
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another issue I have. I cant delete the photos taken from the camera. When I delete them and restart de phone, they are back again. But screenshots, WhatsApp images, those I am able to delete them, and they dont come back again. Why is this happening? Is the OS or maybe MicroSD?
Juan.Chan said:
another issue I have. I cant delete the photos taken from the camera. When I delete them and restart de phone, they are back again. But screenshots, WhatsApp images, those I am able to delete them, and they dont come back again. Why is this happening? Is the OS or maybe MicroSD?
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Are you using File Commander to delete them? With KitKat firmware, 3rd party apps can't be used to delete files from SD card. You need to use system apps like File Commander.
Hi All,
I wonder if any of you wonderful talented Android Guru's out there can help me with a ROM issue. I found an amazing rom for my device, however it's one developed a one man band Chinese fella... And of course, natural language is Chinese.
This, I believe I can change easily in Build.Prop file, however the Keyboard is also some Chinese App... cross between BingIme.apk and there was another App name on a different ROM. I want to make these ROMs clean / / pure English based....
Can you advice me how to do this please?? What Apps maybe needed? Do I have to sign the ZIP when finished or just exiting/saving the ZIP is fine...?? Also, can I delete Apps (or even an entire folder).
As I have had a go at this, however flashing the Zip resulted in an error... and failed to Flash!!!
Is there an App (either Desktop, or Android APK) that can make these changes, or package up my alterations after I flashed the Chinese rom...??
Thanks, Lister
Hello,
Is it possible to remove the camera firmware out of a custom Rom from a smartphone with a IMX220 Exmor RS (https://www.kimovil.com/de/liste-smartphones-nach-objektivmodell/sony-imx220-exmor-rs) and
include it on the firmware/custom Rom of the elephone s8?
There hasn't been any custom ROM development going on for this phone in the last 3 months.
But skeleton made Eragon and my question is if it is the possible ?
joh9 said:
Hello,
Is it possible to remove the camera firmware out of a custom Rom from a smartphone with a IMX220 Exmor RS (https://www.kimovil.com/de/liste-smartphones-nach-objektivmodell/sony-imx220-exmor-rs) and
include it on the firmware/custom Rom of the elephone s8?
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Maybe. You can look into the system files . There are camera libs and some more things in system/etc and vendor folder.
Copy them out of the firmware . And of course the camera.apk
Then copy all into your custom ROM on the s8 and reboot.
(Make a backup in twrp first. Just in case something goes wrong, also make sure the files have the right permissions. Use mixplorer explorer for that. It will set permissions automatically)
I will try it with "Meizu MX 5" and "Sony Xperia Z3"
by the way: only Ver. 7.0 Like Google Camera 4.1.006.126161292 works on elephone s8
is there a way to get the images a little brighter? with the Google camera the pictures are super dark
Hello guys, I am new to this forum. I recently purchased refurbished X dual from ebay for very low price. I am a big fan of Sony. Previously i used Xperia ZR.
I updated X dual to Oreo. I had a few questions.
1. Can we port the headphones selection feature that i seen in my ZR. Check the screenshots i posted below about headphones feature.
2. Can we port new Sony lockscreen clock in XZ2 and XZs/XZ1 lockscreen clock to our X dual without root?
3. Can we change the color of notification panel to new black like in XZ2?
4. Also while listening songs, the music app notification not changing the colors based on the songs we listen. I hope you guys understand my poor English fluency.
5. Does the X model recieve 8.1 update in near future?
6. Guys, I want to change the X dual system font to Products Sans like Pixel. Does anyone observed Google maps is showing Pixel phone font!
7. Notifications feature on X dual Oreo are not completely optimised. I can't maximise the notications i mean i can only see some part of notification message.
8. How to get Google app widget rounded corners like in XZ2?
9. Are there any other features i can install from XZ2 ?
10. Guys, i can install Google Camera but the app not opening for a second. It's not working at all.
11. Guys, what are the best camera settings u advise? How to completely prevent audio noise/ disturbance while recoding videos?
12. How to get pixel like power off user interface without installing any app? Any other pixel features we can install in our X?
if you think all these can be achieved without having Root access
then
NO sir, its not possible!
if your Boot is UNLOCKED!
you can flash Xgen!
its MODDED stockRom by @Chippa_a on latest oreo has almost all XZ2 features embedded to X
Thanks for the reply. What about 8.1 OS ? Do you think Sony will release 8.1 OS update to X dual?
If i install XGen Rom with Magisk module enabled can i use bank apps and games like Super Mario Run i mean they don't support Custom Roms or rooted OS.
I also had a doubt can i get the gaming performance like stock? I don't know this but i observed in my old mobile Xperia ZR that after installing some custom rom, the gaming performance was so bad. Normal 2d games like shadow fight 2 lagged on custom rom. I remember that custom ROMs needs some driver to play games.
sandeepxperia said:
Thanks for the reply. What about 8.1 OS ? Do you think Sony will release 8.1 OS update to X dual?
If i install XGen Rom with Magisk module enabled can i use bank apps and games like Super Mario Run i mean they don't support Custom Roms or rooted OS.
I also had a doubt can i get the gaming performance like stock? I don't know this but i observed in my old mobile Xperia ZR that after installing some custom rom, the gaming performance was so bad. Normal 2d games like shadow fight 2 lagged on custom rom. I remember that custom ROMs needs some driver to play games.
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1. X is more likely not to receive either Kernel 4.4 OR 8.1
2. yes you can hide ROOT from certain apps via magisk
3. again if root access can be hide via magisk for Super Mario, its more likely to work
4. ZR to X its a long way! everything is different now, Android has changed! , Xperias have improved alot! the Custom Rom you tried on ZR was different story and Xgen on X is totally differen.
please note that Rooting X is a LONG process. mainly because to rescue DRM KEYS
sandeepxperia said:
I had a few questions.
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1., 9., Yes
2., 3., 6., 8., Yes (but only with root).
everything else except 11 - no.
As YasuHamed mentioned, you can install either X-Gen or (if you know Russian well and can use 4PDA) eXistenZ. It'll give you most of the features you've asked us.
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YasuHamed said:
1. X is more likely not to receive either Kernel 4.4 OR 8.1
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Here I must correct you. Two days ago X has received k4.9 from CAF, but it's only for SODP.
That means we will have 4.9 in custom ROMs.
But yeah, stock will never receive neither 4.4 (because nobody at Sony wants to do it for any device) nor 8.1 (same reason + they have some problems porting their UI to 8.1 but shish that's a secret).
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YasuHamed said:
4. ZR to X its a long way! everything is different now, Android has changed! , Xperias have improved alot! the Custom Rom you tried on ZR was different story and Xgen on X is totally different.
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A-a-a-a-another addition here. He was probably using non-stock based custom ROM. If he'll use OmniROM or AOSP, he will likely experience the same problems as he experienced on ZR, cause of the drivers. But I've never tested anything performance-heavy on k4.4+, so can't say if it's true or false.
Gray47Maxx said:
1., 9., Yes
2., 3., 6., 8., Yes (but only with root).
everything else except 11 - no.
As YasuHamed mentioned, you can install either X-Gen or (if you know Russian well and can use 4PDA) eXistenZ. It'll give you most of the features you've asked us.
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Here I must correct you. Two days ago X has received k4.9 from CAF, but it's only for SODP.
That means we will have 4.9 in custom ROMs.
But yeah, stock will never receive neither 4.4 (because nobody at Sony wants to do it for any device) nor 8.1 (same reason + they have some problems porting their UI to 8.1 but shish that's a secret).
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A-a-a-a-another addition here. He was probably using non-stock based custom ROM. If he'll use OmniROM or AOSP, he will likely experience the same problems as he experienced on ZR, cause of the drivers. But I've never tested anything performance-heavy on k4.4+, so can't say if it's true or false.
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1. since the post started on the point of where user had locked boot loader so all the answers given keeping STOCKROM in prespective only , LOIRE kernel4.4 is OUT (different OEM Binaries supporting New Android Code) from SONY only but they wont develop any STOCKROM on that. it will be for AOSP, or third party rom such as Omnirom or Lineage etc. (from Market point of view- X is history for sony)
2. I beg to differ, I had tried 3rd party roms on my Z devices and on X devices, the result was different in performance and speed. so Unless he tries we wont know.
Guys, why Xperia keyboard is not working on our X. I installed some old model Xperia keyboard it was installed it worked for a second but then it closed with some error message! Why this happening?! In apkmirror site it shows the latest Xperia keyboard supports 8.0 OS but still why is it not working on our X?
sandeepxperia said:
Guys, why Xperia keyboard is not working on our X. I installed some old model Xperia keyboard it was installed it worked for a second but then it closed with some error message! Why this happening?! In apkmirror site it shows the latest Xperia keyboard supports 8.0 OS but still why is it not working on our X?
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the new signed Xperia Keyboard (by sony) from any apkmirror site, fails to install! you will have to flash it via twrp! or try older versions!
btw
Swiftkey given in X is much better! it has embeded clipboard and smart memory of my recent words! predictions are amazing!
in short i have froze my default keyboard in my older xperia and using swiftkey!
Xperia keyboard is clean and simple. Swift key has many features and i like it but i want a keyboard with simple user interface. I installed Gboard. It looks as minimal as Xperia keyboard. I want to know why Xperia keyboard not supporting our X model?
By the way the earphones came with Xperia X doesn't support Noise Cancelling why? Can anyone tell the X dual earphones model no.? Ebay sent me MH 750 earphones and they looks so bad. My old Xperia ZR came with best earphones I don't know the model but they just sound more better and feel much premium in hands! X dual earphones doesn't feel good in hands they look so cheap.
Guys, I found Xperia keyboard 8.0.A.0.110 (March 8,2017) working perfectly well on X dual Oreo OS!
Has someone a hint or how to install / change system fonts in Lineage 17.1?
There are natively only 4 Fonts available ...
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