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After root & cwm with locked bootloader, the icon of NFC is not shown in status bar. My customization was originally Orange, now i have Generic. As a side effect, the offline charge doesn't work either. Is it same with NFC?
I am also on the same firmware and rooted also but nfc is working fine
Meanwhile i found setting in build.prop, where the icon is not shown for enabled NFC.
Purely from memory here, but I don't think the NFC icon shows in the status bar for the latest build.
The lack of offline charging, is a well documented side effect of rooting this and the previous firmwares - there are fixes out there. I just unlocked my bootloader and installed a pre-rooted kernel, which gets around the issue (I was tired of having to reinstall CWM after downloading some ROMs).
Did you loose some GPS functionalities after unlocking?
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Meanwhile i found setting in build.prop, where the icon is not shown for enabled NFC.
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did u fix the icon problem through build.prop?
I flashed Rom for my region (orange lte) and there it is fixed. In build.prop the line for nfc icon is missing.
peters. said:
I flashed Rom for my region (orange lte) and there it is fixed. In build.prop the line for nfc icon is missing.
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will u share a missng line?might get icon back with adding these in build.prop..
so send me the all data reted to nfc in build.prop i will match with my device?
nfc settings
Hi, after looking more precisely, the nfc settings were not on one place. So here is everything concerned nfc:
ro.nfc.icon.enable=true
ro.nfc.on.default=true
ro.nfc.se.sim.enable=true
ro.nfc.se.smx.enable=false
ro.nfc.vendor.name=nxp
ro.nfc.limitation.camera=false
I think the main difference for showing the icon in statusbar should be the first line.
peters. said:
Hi, after looking more precisely, the nfc settings were not on one place. So here is everything concerned nfc:
ro.nfc.icon.enable=true
ro.nfc.on.default=true
ro.nfc.se.sim.enable=true
ro.nfc.se.smx.enable=false
ro.nfc.vendor.name=nxp
ro.nfc.limitation.camera=false
I think the main difference for showing the icon in statusbar should be the first line.
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ok i will try tht nd inform u if it will worked,,
Hi,
I bought a gsm unlocked sprint htc m8 from a 3rd party vendor recently. (It was only after the purchase that i realised it was a sprint phone). The phone worked pretty well on my network until i moved to a different city. The trouble is that data doesn't work here for some reason and there is no data roaming option on the device.
The vendor has agreed to sort it out but it will be quite a while before I go back and give him the device. So i wish to try something on my own.
My research on here has yielded that I probably need to change a few settings in the default.xml under system/customize/ACC. Or there could a better way of enabling it.
So far, all the steps I need to take seem disjointed and therefore I'd like someone to please guide me through a step by step process on how to enable the data roaming option. I'm sure I'd be able to follow the instructions as I've previously installed a custom rom on my HTC One S.
The phone is not rooted, although it says "tampered" when i enter the hboot menu. In the same menu it also says "unlocked"
Let me know if you want any further information
gababros said:
Hi,
I bought a gsm unlocked sprint htc m8 from a 3rd party vendor recently. (It was only after the purchase that i realised it was a sprint phone). The phone worked pretty well on my network until i moved to a different city. The trouble is that data doesn't work here for some reason and there is no data roaming option on the device.
The vendor has agreed to sort it out but it will be quite a while before I go back and give him the device. So i wish to try something on my own.
My research on here has yielded that I probably need to change a few settings in the default.xml under system/customize/ACC. Or there could a better way of enabling it.
So far, all the steps I need to take seem disjointed and therefore I'd like someone to please guide me through a step by step process on how to enable the data roaming option. I'm sure I'd be able to follow the instructions as I've previously installed a custom rom on my HTC One S.
The phone is not rooted, although it says "tampered" when i enter the hboot menu. In the same menu it also says "unlocked"
Let me know if you want any further information
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for Sprint users, the roaming appears after being activated/provisioned...you can try changing "sku_id" to 42 in system/customize/ACC/default.xml (it's near the bottom)....but u will need root to change that file. If you have TWRP recovery, it should prompt u (when rebooting to OS) to install root if it's not detected
O.M.J said:
for Sprint users, the roaming appears after being activated/provisioned...you can try changing "sku_id" to 42 in system/customize/ACC/default.xml (it's near the bottom)....but u will need root to change that file. If you have TWRP recovery, it should prompt u (when rebooting to OS) to install root if it's not detected
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Thanks!!! Much appreciated. So once i'm rooted, do I need some tool to pull the file off the phone or can i simply edit it on the device itself?
Yes I have TWRP, will it auto-root my device when i get the root prompt?
Also I read somewhere, under the default.xml these entries need to be changed to "true" or will changing the sku_id suffice?
<app name="Android_Ril">
<item type="boolean" name="allow_national_roaming">true</item>
<app name="Phone">
<item type="boolean" name="supportNationalRoaming">true</item>
gababros said:
Thanks!!! Much appreciated. So once i'm rooted, do I need some tool to pull the file off the phone or can i simply edit it on the device itself?
Yes I have TWRP, will it auto-root my device when i get the root prompt?
Also I read somewhere, under the default.xml these entries need to be changed to "true" or will changing the sku_id suffice?
<app name="Android_Ril">
<item type="boolean" name="allow_national_roaming">true</item>
<app name="Phone">
<item type="boolean" name="supportNationalRoaming">true</item>
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you can edit on the phone, I use ES File Explorer to edit
yes, u can change those too, definitely wont hurt
here's another method to get the roaming options...http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-htc-one-m8/general/sprint-roaming-guard-greyed-fix-t2807789
O.M.J said:
you can edit on the phone, I use ES File Explorer to edit
yes, u can change those too, definitely wont hurt
here's another method to get the roaming options...http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-htc-one-m8/general/sprint-roaming-guard-greyed-fix-t2807789
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The alternate method is for those who have the roaming options but are greyed out. In my case there is no option roaming option at all, may be because the phone is unactivated. Anyway I'll try the previous steps over the weekend and post results
gababros said:
The alternate method is for those who have the roaming options but are greyed out. In my case there is no option roaming option at all, may be because the phone is unactivated. Anyway I'll try the previous steps over the weekend and post results
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Hey, so I installed Viper m8 rom, data now works in roaming but it catches only EDGE. 3g is not working. Any clues on how to make that work?
Hi,
I bought a GSM HTC One M8 from a third party vendor in India.
I don't get data roaming options in my phone. I have flashed it using Bad_Boyz_Sprint_ONE_M8_Harman_v1.5
Changed SKU_ID to 42. Updated data and voice roaming guards to Allowed as well. Still no success.
Can anyone help me out?
Please let me know if more information is required.
Thanks
This did it for me
Avnish23 said:
Hi,
I bought a GSM HTC One M8 from a third party vendor in India.
I don't get data roaming options in my phone. I have flashed it using Bad_Boyz_Sprint_ONE_M8_Harman_v1.5
Changed SKU_ID to 42. Updated data and voice roaming guards to Allowed as well. Still no success.
Can anyone help me out?
Please let me know if more information is required.
Thanks
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This was posted by maethem and you should thank him:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2718150&page=4
You need to be S-off
Try the following on you responsibility
- You should know your SPC, you can read it with CDMA Workshop or CDMA DFS Tool.
- Install QSPT (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2263391)
- enable diag mode ##3424#
- open QPST configuration, from port tab add your device diagnostics port.
- from start clients tab choose service programming then ok & click on read from phone.
- on system tab choose automatic for roam preferences.
- on UMTS System tab choose any for pref service domain & any band (last bottom right) for proffered band.
- click write to phone, then your device should work on GSM mode with modified HTCOMADM_SPCS.apk.
Greetings. I've got a sprint har/kar m8 s-off (sunshine) latest bad boyz 2.1. Thanks to OMJ I got sim working in europe, but the only working mode is GSM/UMTS and automatic which is choosing the same. Therefore I don't have internet trough my operator ( wifi is working ofc )
I guess it because we have different band frequencies or something like that but is it possible to fix this, because this is starting to annoying me a lot!
As using it in Europe I wish to have nothing in common with SPrint, Is it possible to put a ROM not for sprint or edited one without any sprint stuff? I am paranoic type when it comes to phones , are there kinda "anonymous" rom which fit my M8? I think I am ready to turn back Google Play and all these stuff...... They are really annoying when it comes to access.
Thank you!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-htc-one-m8/general/enabling-3g-umts-countries-t2847461
Reuters said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-htc-one-m8/general/enabling-3g-umts-countries-t2847461
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Thank you for your answer! I tried it several times with no luck.
Please note I have sim unlocked my phone while a go (thank you) using these instructions http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52145162&postcount=2 . My phone is having signal and I can talk but no internet at all.
When i turn on mobile data under it is shown
Code:
Disconnected because service is unavailable
. Inside the Menu on the first option
Code:
4G settings
under network provider i see mine. On
Code:
Access point names
are shown 2 APNs - wap-gprs.MyProvider. and mms-gprs.Myprovider. Manual search for networks is also working (shows me all operators here and a yellow star for mine)
In your guide you have to change a system .apk file which is otherwise patched automatically if you use the guide I have done myself before. Which only says me mine has been already patched when I followed your guide. Anyway I have replaced it and done everything but still no connection.
I saw @Cashreedhar (first guide I used author) says its Permanent and until now after several formats and rom changes ( tried venom 2.4 but went back) I haven't got gsm signal problems so far. I really doesn't understand why the magic is not breaking after reinstall (changing rom) (does the patched .apk stays or no) but its also gives me a clue I may be have already messed up something.
Excuse me for my confusing language but I am also confused and that's how it looks like :laugh:
My noobish logic ends here, waiting for lolipop 5 and try again : )))))))))
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
venelino said:
Thank you for your answer! I tried it several times with no luck.
Please note I have sim unlocked my phone while a go (thank you) using these instructions http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52145162&postcount=2 . My phone is having signal and I can talk but no internet at all.
When i turn on mobile data under it is shown
Code:
Disconnected because service is unavailable
. Inside the Menu on the first option
Code:
4G settings
under network provider i see mine. On
Code:
Access point names
are shown 2 APNs - wap-gprs.MyProvider. and mms-gprs.Myprovider. Manual search for networks is also working (shows me all operators here and a yellow star for mine)
In your guide you have to change a system .apk file which is otherwise patched automatically if you use the guide I have done myself before. Which only says me mine has been already patched when I followed your guide. Anyway I have replaced it and done everything but still no connection.
I saw @Cashreedhar (first guide I used author) says its Permanent and until now after several formats and rom changes ( tried venom 2.4 but went back) I haven't got gsm signal problems so far. I really doesn't understand why the magic is not breaking after reinstall (changing rom) (does the patched .apk stays or no) but its also gives me a clue I may be have already messed up something.
Excuse me for my confusing language but I am also confused and that's how it looks like :laugh:
My noobish logic ends here, waiting for lolipop 5 and try again : )))))))))
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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Hey if you followed the procedures, everything should be fine in there. Try adding apn manually for your network and force HSDPA. If you get 3g signal, you should also be getting the internet.
To use volte in unreleased countries where Sony has not released the product, unlock and magisk must be used regardless of firmware.
There is no menu to use VOLTE, but you can force it by modifying the build prop. After that, you can open the Qualcomm Diagnostic Port (qpst, EFS Explorer) and replace the EFS file to use VOLTE.
Unlike xperia 1&5, the corresponding adb shell-su (setprop sys.usb.config rndis,eng_mode,adb) does not work on xperia 1 ii. I'm frustrated. Is the build prop USB item wrong? Does anyone know of a command to activate the Qualcomm Diagnostic Port? :crying:
htcmage said:
To use volte in unreleased countries where Sony has not released the product, unlock and magisk must be used regardless of firmware.
There is no menu to use VOLTE, but you can force it by modifying the build prop. After that, you can open the Qualcomm Diagnostic Port (qpst, EFS Explorer) and replace the EFS file to use VOLTE.
Unlike xperia 1&5, the corresponding adb shell-su (setprop sys.usb.config rndis,eng_mode,adb) does not work on xperia 1 ii. I'm frustrated. Is the build prop USB item wrong? Does anyone know of a command to activate the Qualcomm Diagnostic Port? :crying:
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Hello there,
I was tried to run init.qcom.usb.sh script under /system/vendor/bin folder, then unplug and re-plug USB, then run setprop persist.usb.eng 1 (under SU)...
OMG... got many devices and ports opened but don't take any drivers... please try by yourself... let me know the result.... as well there is init.qti.ims.sh that may related with IMS service
Regards
xe
htcmage said:
To use volte in unreleased countries where Sony has not released the product, unlock and magisk must be used regardless of firmware.
There is no menu to use VOLTE, but you can force it by modifying the build prop. After that, you can open the Qualcomm Diagnostic Port (qpst, EFS Explorer) and replace the EFS file to use VOLTE.
Unlike xperia 1&5, the corresponding adb shell-su (setprop sys.usb.config rndis,eng_mode,adb) does not work on xperia 1 ii. I'm frustrated. Is the build prop USB item wrong? Does anyone know of a command to activate the Qualcomm Diagnostic Port? :crying:
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Before trying to modify everything, find out what modem config file your phone is using for your service provider. Type *#*#service#*#* in the phone screen and choose service info. Then choose software info. It should list at the bottom what your current modem config file is.
You need this information in order for you to figure out what settings need to be changed.
bentree said:
Before trying to modify everything, find out what modem config file your phone is using for your service provider. Type *#*#service#*#* in the phone screen and choose service info. Then choose software info. It should list at the bottom what your current modem config file is.
You need this information in order for you to figure out what settings need to be changed.
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Seems to me, IMS service is not running on any firmware customization, as modem config is always shown as: ROW_Commercial, even tried to modify modem.conf file, apns-conf.xml.
Not sure, is it a bug or something intentionally left buggy to let us busy and makes Xperia 1 II more interesting to be customized ::lol::
xe
xori.eng said:
Seems to me, IMS service is not running on any firmware customization, as modem config is always shown as: ROW_Commercial, even tried to modify modem.conf file, apns-conf.xml.
Not sure, is it a bug or something intentionally left buggy to let us busy and makes Xperia 1 II more interesting to be customized ::lol::
xe
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Haha maybe you could be right At the moment mine doesn't even know what modem config file to use.
bentree said:
Haha maybe you could be right At the moment mine doesn't even know what modem config file to use.
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I think you didn't put any SIM card on your phone, so you don't have any modem there...
xe
xori.eng said:
I think you didn't put any SIM card on your phone, so you don't have any modem there...
xe
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Incorrect, Sim card is installed and working.
xori.eng said:
tried to modify modem.conf file
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Which string was written in modem.conf (edit: before you changed it)?
@htcmage It was much easier to modify modem.conf on XZ1 than the 'Qualcomm Diagnostic Port (qpst, EFS Explorer)' way.
You have to find the schema like this:
"[GUIDE] Enable VoLTE for your non operator handset" https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp.../guide-enable-volte-operator-handset-t3816565
SGH-i200 said:
Which string is written in modem.conf? It was much easier to modify this file on XZ1 than the 'Qualcomm Diagnostic Port (qpst, EFS Explorer)' way.
"[GUIDE] Enable VoLTE for your non operator handset" https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp.../guide-enable-volte-operator-handset-t3816565
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Tried to write as ir51_92, mcfg_sw/generic/test/ir51_92/vlvw/GTE/mcfg_sw.mbn or any others resulting no change on loaded modem: ROW_Commercial always...
Regards,
xe
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-1-II/how-to/volte-success-activation-firmware-t4144701
My writing. Please refer to the post you left in the comments! The volte solution is This method is applied even if you do a Li-lock (however, it is applicable even in a Southeast Asian firmware version with volte menu).
Try to see if you can find the Dutch (T-Mobile) modem software (or firmware) and if you can flash it.
I'm with T-Mobile here in the netherlands and have VoLTE activated
htcmage said:
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FantasticBeast007 said:
Hi Guys
I am based in India. I just flashed my XQ-AT52 with customized SEA firmware and now I have Volte+5G
You can give it a try.
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Hi, i am using xperia 5ii, i am also from india, i flashed XQ-AS72_Customized SEA_58.1.A.5.222A. for me not showing volte, my service provider is Vi, what's your service provider?
jamshadinho said:
Hi, i am using xperia 5ii, i am also from india, i flashed XQ-AS72_Customized SEA_58.1.A.5.222A. for me not showing volte, my service provider is Vi, what's your service provider?
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Please ignore
I was facing battery drain issue after this change
So i reverted to HK version and
Don't flash with SEA firmware.
I removed my post
Has anyone been able to figure this out yet?
I have Volte working by using SEA firmware however wifi calling does not work.
Has anyone found a work around for this problem?
I'm In UAE and using Xperia 5 ii SOGO2.
khalilrehman17 said:
I'm In UAE and using Xperia 5 ii SOGO2. View attachment 5930807View attachment 5930809
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Those pictures provide no proof of working volte or wifi calling.
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theimpulson
I have successfully unlocked the bootloader for my SO-02K. Can I flash Lineage OS on it or are those only meant for G8441? Are there Custom ROMs for SO-02K?
Thank you in advance.
I just tried converting my SO-02K to a G8441 and was successful in a way. I was able to install TWRP, flash Lineage OS 18.1, and root using Magisk v22.1.
NFC no longer works but I don't really use it so not a big deal.
You can't use the phone while charging: it works but the touch is very flaky. It's okay though as it allows me not to use the phone while charging and thus prolonging my battery life.
I will try it as my daily driver to check for more bugs if there are.
Edit (04/17/21):
Temperature ranges from 35°C to 45°C. It gets warm when I am internet sharing. I guess that's why it's called hotspot .
It seems the flaky touchscreen while charging was because of a faulty cable. Touch is okay now even when charging.
The Google Streetview app is not working very well. You can search but trying to re-center the location crashes the app. The Google Maps app is not able to center in to your location but all else works. GPS works on Mi Fit app though as I can see my location. Find Device works as well. So only the "centering" function doesn't work in Maps and Streetview.
Everything else is working fine at the moment. Again this is on Lineage OS 18.1.
@pritos so limit information about sony xz1 compact docomo customization. Glad to read your thread. I gonna wait for your review. Have you try to flash back to docomo rom? I've heard case on sony xz1 docomo can't back to docomo rom after unlockboatloader, but the phone can use global rom, softbank rom, and au rom and the imei null. With some tricky he mix the rom between global rom, docomo rom, and softbank rom and the phone can run like a global xz1 with the nfc is on. Sorry for my english.
harism.ikhsan said:
@pritos so limit information about sony xz1 compact docomo customization. Glad to read your thread. I gonna wait for your review. Have you try to flash back to docomo rom? I've heard case on sony xz1 docomo can't back to docomo rom after unlockboatloader, but the phone can use global rom, softbank rom, and au rom and the imei null. With some tricky he mix the rom between global rom, docomo rom, and softbank rom and the phone can run like a global xz1 with the nfc is on. Sorry for my english.
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Yes, the information about converting an SO-02K to G8441 is very scarce. It's why I gambled and tried it anyway.
I haven't tried re-flashing the Docomo firmware. I think this is one of the hardware differences of the Docomo and Global versions. I am okay without the NFC but if a dev can help fix the NFC then I will be really grateful.
pritos said:
Yes, the information about converting an SO-02K to G8441 is very scarce. It's why I gambled and tried it anyway.
I haven't tried re-flashing the Docomo firmware. I think this is one of the hardware differences of the Docomo and Global versions. I am okay without the NFC but if a dev can help fix the NFC then I will be really grateful.
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Great, maybe someday you can make a thread anything about sony xz1c docomo with another custom rom like PE, havoc, etc, because those rom already gcam support. My xz1c still allow ubl no, can you tell me where can i get to change my ubl?
harism.ikhsan said:
Great, maybe someday you can make a thread anything about sony xz1c docomo with another custom rom like PE, havoc, etc, because those rom already gcam support. My xz1c still allow ubl no, can you tell me where can i get to change my ubl?
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I followed the instructions from this thread:
[CLOSED] Bootloader Unlock Allowed "No" to "Yes" is now finally possible.
Bootloader Unlock Allowed No to Yes is now finally possible Discovered by MrCooper95 QUICK STORY OF HOW IT HAPPENED For years, members of Xperia users thought that if you had a SIM locked Xperia phone, you would never able to unlock the...
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I was able to change Bootloader Unlock Allowed from "No" to "Yes" using the qUnlock method. You will have to pay for the credentials though.
Thanks for your reply. Just to make sure, which method that you use to unlockboatloader the phone?
harism.ikhsan said:
Thanks for your reply. Just to make sure, which method that you use to unlockboatloader the phone?
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You will need to use qUnlock tool if Bootloader unlock allowed: No. You need to pay around £24 to NUGSM to get credentials for the qUnlock tool. You will need to do Sim Unlock so that Bootloader unlock allowed can be set to Yes. You can then unlock your bootloader. You can search Google for more info about unlocking the bootloader. You will need to have ADB and Fastboot installed in your PC. You can search XDA for minimal ADB and Fastboot installer.
pritos said:
You will need to use qUnlock tool if Bootloader unlock allowed: No. You need to pay around £24 to NUGSM to get credentials for the qUnlock tool. You will need to do Sim Unlock so that Bootloader unlock allowed can be set to Yes. You can then unlock your bootloader. You can search Google for more info about unlocking the bootloader. You will need to have ADB and Fastboot installed in your PC. You can search XDA for minimal ADB and Fastboot installer.
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Hi Any update on the phone? I just got one of these and trying to get it working how I want. I tried to roll back to Android 8 but now calls and messages aren't working.
zike47222 said:
Hi Any update on the phone? I just got one of these and trying to get it working how I want. I tried to roll back to Android 8 but now calls and messages aren't working.
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I have been using my XZ1 Compact for months now. I am running HavocOS and it is working fine. Only downside is that the NFC is not working.
pritos said:
I have been using my XZ1 Compact for months now. I am running HavocOS and it is working fine. Only downside is that the NFC is not working.
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That's awesome it would be nice to know how you got it running.
If I could get rid of DoCoMo apps I would just run stock. Do you have any idea on that?
zike47222 said:
That's awesome it would be nice to know how you got it running.
If I could get rid of DoCoMo apps I would just run stock. Do you have any idea on that?
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As mentioned above, I used qUnlock to unlock my bootloader. Once you unlock your bootloader, you can use Magisk to get root and delete all Docomo apps using system apps uninstaller. Or you can use a custom ROM to get a stock android feel. You lose the NFC and other Sony apps like 3D Creator though. As of now, HavocOS has been the most stable for me.
pritos said:
As mentioned above, I used qUnlock to unlock my bootloader. Once you unlock your bootloader, you can use Magisk to get root and delete all Docomo apps using system apps uninstaller. Or you can use a custom ROM to get a stock android feel. You lose the NFC and other Sony apps like 3D Creator though. As of now, HavocOS has been the most stable for me.
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Thanks for the info. Do you think I could flash a stock rom from the international version of the device after I unlock bootloader?
zike47222 said:
Thanks for the info. Do you think I could flash a stock rom from the international version of the device after I unlock bootloader?
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Maybe. I haven't found a way to do so. I tried new flashtool and xperia tool but it doesn't work because it detects your Compact is not the same region as the ROM you are trying to flash. I am unsuccessful in force flashing it with an international stock ROM. Havoc OS GApps build is your best bet if you want a functioning ROM. LineageOS is also okay but I've personal had battery drain issues and overheating problems with the ROM. As always, NFC doesn't work due to difference in the NFC chip or driver.
pritos said:
Maybe. I haven't found a way to do so. I tried new flashtool and xperia tool but it doesn't work because it detects your Compact is not the same region as the ROM you are trying to flash. I am unsuccessful in force flashing it with an international stock ROM. Havoc OS GApps build is your best bet if you want a functioning ROM. LineageOS is also okay but I've personal had battery drain issues and overheating problems with the ROM. As always, NFC doesn't work due to difference in the NFC chip or driver.
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Ok that makes sense. Could you link me to the root guide you used? I want to wipe this DoCoMo bloat.
zike47222 said:
Ok that makes sense. Could you link me to the root guide you used? I want to wipe this DoCoMo bloat.
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You can click the link I posted a few posts back to unlock the bootloader.
For recovery installation, I use ADB and Fastboot method. I don't really have a link on hand, I just followed the same steps for installing recoveries. Should be plenty of threads here in XDA.
For root, I just installed Magisk. Get Magisk then install the app then reboot to recovery. You can flash Magisk by renaming the extension from apk to zip.
Nothing too different from normal installation of recovery and rooting. Unlocking the bootloader is easy though can be expensive.
pritos said:
Maybe. I haven't found a way to do so. I tried new flashtool and xperia tool but it doesn't work because it detects your Compact is not the same region as the ROM you are trying to flash. I am unsuccessful in force flashing it with an international stock ROM.
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Hmm. I haven't yet attempted flashing SO-02K firmware to a G8441 or vice-versa, but this doesn't make any sense to me...at least assuming that the bootloader is truly unlocked on the device. If it's unlocked, you can flash whatever the heck bits you want to it. No guarantee it will actually *work*, but you can certainly flash it.
If your bootloader is unlocked but neither Flashtool nor Newflasher will cooperate, I'd try leaving the baseband/modem firmware alone but extracting system.sin and kernel.sin (and maybe oem.sin) from your FTF, and then using Sin extractor tool from Flashtool to uncompress/extract the EXT4 and ELF images from these SINs and then perhaps using regular old fastboot to flash each extracted image to its respective partition.
Hello, glad to see someone else having the so-02k and I really interesting on your experience with the custom rom. I read a lot of stuff that says unlocking bootlaoder will break some software like camera and audio... How is your experience about that with the custom roms ? Is the camera comparable to the stock one ? Is the audio and other stuff like display color calibration work well ?
Moreover, the main issue of this phone compared to the g8441 is the LTE bands support. As we know the modem of our phone is limited to the japanese bands, and, for example, in Italy (where I live) the 2G and 3G work great but the 4G didn't get the signal, beacuse in my city we have the b20 band.
Now, how is your experience with that issue ? Did you try something to unlock other bands or in your zone you can go over LTE without any problem ?
Thanks in advance =)
bob1791 said:
Hello, glad to see someone else having the so-02k and I really interesting on your experience with the custom rom. I read a lot of stuff that says unlocking bootlaoder will break some software like camera and audio... How is your experience about that with the custom roms ? Is the camera comparable to the stock one ? Is the audio and other stuff like display color calibration work well ?
Moreover, the main issue of this phone compared to the g8441 is the LTE bands support. As we know the modem of our phone is limited to the japanese bands, and, for example, in Italy (where I live) the 2G and 3G work great but the 4G didn't get the signal, beacuse in my city we have the b20 band.
Now, how is your experience with that issue ? Did you try something to unlock other bands or in your zone you can go over LTE without any problem ?
Thanks in advance =)
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The stock camera doesn't work on Android 11. You will need to get another camera app or use the one pre-installed with the Custom ROM. I'm not a camera guy, so as far as the camera, it is pretty usable and quality is great.
Regarding LTE, I live in Asia too. I'm in the Philippines and my LTE connection is good. I think we have similar LTE basebands used in the SO-02K so I have no problem with the network.
I am running Havoc-OS v4.6 and it has been stable for me. Apart from the NFC (hardware difference), the Custom ROM is running smoothly.
pritos said:
I just tried converting my SO-02K to a G8441 and was successful in a way. I was able to install TWRP, flash Lineage OS 18.1, and root using Magisk v22.1.
NFC no longer works but I don't really use it so not a big deal.
You can't use the phone while charging: it works but the touch is very flaky. It's okay though as it allows me not to use the phone while charging and thus prolonging my battery life.
I will try it as my daily driver to check for more bugs if there are.
Edit (04/17/21):
Temperature ranges from 35°C to 45°C. It gets warm when I am internet sharing. I guess that's why it's called hotspot .
It seems the flaky touchscreen while charging was because of a faulty cable. Touch is okay now even when charging.
The Google Streetview app is not working very well. You can search but trying to re-center the location crashes the app. The Google Maps app is not able to center in to your location but all else works. GPS works on Mi Fit app though as I can see my location. Find Device works as well. So only the "centering" function doesn't work in Maps and Streetview.
Everything else is working fine at the moment. Again this is on Lineage OS 18.1.
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hi @pritos
can you please share a link for the guide to convert zx1c from SO-02K to G8441