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i kept trying and changing alot of Zimage and systm.sqsh and all the files !
and i got a 100% working android 2.1 !
here is the link to package :
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DJ7NGRBR
Sorry for my english !
did sound working on this package? i never get sound workin in any build android.
there is no sound !
quick question
im using your the (guess you would call it a ) theme and i love the look of it, the fact that the wifi works as well as the camera but i have to ask is the "theme" lagging on your device the same way its doing on mine .. if not can you let me know if im doing something wrong.. thanks in advance
agency391 said:
im using your the (guess you would call it a ) theme and i love the look of it, the fact that the wifi works as well as the camera but i have to ask is the "theme" lagging on your device the same way its doing on mine .. if not can you let me know if im doing something wrong.. thanks in advance
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how get you camera working, my didnt work.
Topaz100 can work?
i think its just a fake, it is only sense android for our phones from blackstone forum. no new features
thanks....
agency391 said:
im using your the (guess you would call it a ) theme and i love the look of it, the fact that the wifi works as well as the camera but i have to ask is the "theme" lagging on your device the same way its doing on mine .. if not can you let me know if im doing something wrong.. thanks in advance
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Sorry ; i was busy ! that's why i didn't answer !
any way Htc Sense works great with me ! just if it works slow ! kill all the apps u don't need !
paijho158 said:
did sound working on this package? i never get sound workin in any build android.
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Yeah it works fine Give it a try !!
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i think its just a fake, it is only sense android for our phones from blackstone forum. no new features
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You should think less...if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing.
Is an excellent Android for Topaz (and others).
StartUp overclocks the CPU and phone gets hot (because 3D hardware doesn't work yet?).
I'm impressed with how well the XDAndroid team are doing.
Thanks for posting Andromede.
1. It's french
2. It's slow
3. no sound
4. no Camera
So just a french android build, to bad, would have loved to have sound and camera working.
ThrashMan said:
You should think less...if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing.
Is an excellent Android for Topaz (and others).
StartUp overclocks the CPU and phone gets hot (because 3D hardware doesn't work yet?).
I'm impressed with how well the XDAndroid team are doing.
Thanks for posting Andromede.
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sorry for my english , but he wrote 100%working , and this is not 100% working android. just a sense and new zimage,modules. no sound no camera .
PSyCHoKiD666 said:
1. It's french
2. It's slow
3. no sound
4. no Camera
So just a french android build, to bad, would have loved to have sound and camera working.
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Hi Sir !!
as u now it's multilang so u can choose ur language via Settings and then clock on "Langues et clavier" and then choose any language u wanna !
borisxxl said:
sorry for my english , but he wrote 100%working , and this is not 100% working android. just a sense and new zimage,modules. no sound no camera .
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Well I think that's a missunderstanding. I think by "100%" he meant "it really works".
It's one of the better builds I've tried. Changing from French was a challenge....but was OK.
ThrashMan said:
Well I think that's a missunderstanding. I think by "100%" he meant "it really works".
It's one of the better builds I've tried. Changing from French was a challenge....but was OK.
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ok , sorry , my mistake
Please I need your Help.
Everything work smoothly to me but phone. I cannot make calls.
So help
Thank you very much
Just feed back that you cannot make calls.
Dont' be so surprised that you can't.
These ROMS are to be considered alpha builds...do not try to use them for your every day use.
zeta1988 said:
没有中文·日····
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Topaz100 can work?
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你们可以给我 Chinese font for WM6.5 吗？ 我不是中国人所以我的汉语不好
谢谢！
XDA上面有啊···我不是外国人·我的外语不是太好··XDA above are what you want ，I am not a foreigner I am not a very good foreign language
Hello Guys!!!
How did you find Samsung Galaxy S?
Are you satisfied with this brilliant device?
What's your idea?
Personally I like & enjoy this devise & it can satisfied me because it's beyond of my needs!!!
Nowadays I do every things with it and I like to experience somethings new!!!
galaxy s is best of android devise .
very very good
galaxy S
I love galaxy S.
very nice...
But I don't like the Samsung ROM because it's very sample and always has a same face in all roms & it's bother me!!!
galaxyS
Smart_Life With Galaxy S I9000
Yeah I agree with you!!!
Galaxy s rocks! it is fast and stable
Siyamand said:
But I don't like the Samsung ROM because it's very sample and always has a same face in all roms & it's bother me!!!
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I Agree.....
maziyar-info said:
I Agree.....
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You dont like just appearance but Samsung makes the device stable and includes a lot of helpful functions and stuff, dont forget it
Galaxy Features
speed
smart.
Beautiful
Lovely
You tell others
But i hate hangs on every ROM and kernel
snakerock said:
You dont like just appearance but Samsung makes the device stable and includes a lot of helpful functions and stuff, dont forget it
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You right I know!!!Just the appearance is very sample!!!
snakerock said:
You dont like just appearance but Samsung makes the device stable and includes a lot of helpful functions and stuff, dont forget it
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True, but full ROM without having bugs is also important
i had a lot of smart phone ... but this one seems real smart phone...
Does anybody know where the old single - triple vibrations when the app hangs went on 2.3? It protected phone from full hang and killed app, but now if any app hangs all you can do is reboot
What did you have before I9000?
Siyamand said:
What did you have before I9000?
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Nokia 6630 for 5 years)
snakerock said:
Does anybody know where the old single - triple vibrations when the app hangs went on 2.3? It protected phone from full hang and killed app, but now if any app hangs all you can do is reboot
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Carefree
Please do not be angry!
maziyar-info said:
Carefree
Please do not be angry!
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as you wish
hey guys, im new to this forum,,
anyways,
i know that unlocking bootloader will take away xperia z's bravia engine,
but if i relock the bootloader again, will i be able to get it back?
opinions pls :<
P.S. : does losing bravia engine is a really big deal to you?
For now there is no way to get BE2 back after unlocking.
Maybe in the future, no one can tell.
Kind regards, Stefan.
Thaevil0ne said:
For now there is no way to get BE2 back after unlocking.
Maybe in the future, no one can tell.
Kind regards, Stefan.
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thanks for teh answer thaevil0ne, btw, do you think losing bravia engine is a really big deal?
For me, not at all.
I unlocked the bootloader even before checking out the BE, as I want custom kernels.
As far as I understand it will only work when you view pictures or movies with the Sony Album app.
If you browse the web or play games the engine will not be active at all.
Kind regards, Stefan.
Hey folks,
we often heard now that BE2 can't be brought back after unlocking bootloader.
My question is simple...WHY?? Maybe some dev can answer this question. I don't understand where's the link between unlocking and the BE2 engine. And why does this only affect pictures? That makes no sense...
In addition to that, there are a lot of ROMs for other sony devices which bring BE2 to them. Why shouldn't it be possible to bring it back then?
I understand that thing with loosing DRM support because of security issues...but an graphics engine....?
Greetz
Cube
Thaevil0ne said:
For me, not at all.
I unlocked the bootloader even before checking out the BE, as I want custom kernels.
As far as I understand it will only work when you view pictures or movies with the Sony Album app.
If you browse the web or play games the engine will not be active at all.
Kind regards, Stefan.
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reading your comment made me feel better, i thought xperia phones will be suck if theres no bravia,
DooMLoRD ported BE1 to Xperia Play back in the day, see this topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1246402
So Iam pretty sure it must be possible to port BE2 aswell, maybe DooMLoRD could explain us a bit more?
Kind regards, Stefan.
TheAngryCube said:
Hey folks,
we often heard now that BE2 can't be brought back after unlocking bootloader.
My question is simple...WHY?? Maybe some dev can answer this question. I don't understand where's the link between unlocking and the BE2 engine. And why does this only affect pictures? That makes no sense...
In addition to that, there are a lot of ROMs for other sony devices which bring BE2 to them. Why shouldn't it be possible to bring it back then?
I understand that thing with loosing DRM support because of security issues...but an graphics engine....?
Greetz
Cube
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very true bro, maybe sony wants us to regret on our decision on unlocking it,thats why
nokbepogi16 said:
very true bro, maybe sony wants us to regret on our decision on unlocking it,thats why
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Maybe, but from my point of view, it's a feature supported by Sony. Why then punish users/devs who work on that nice piece of hardware to make it even better...
Thaevil0ne said:
DooMLoRD ported BE1 to Xperia Play back in the day, see this topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1246402
So Iam pretty sure it must be possible to port BE2 aswell, maybe DooMLoRD could explain us a bit more?
Kind regards, Stefan.
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thanks for the positive thoughts bro,, please let me know if doomlords comes up with this port thank you very much
When you unlock the bootloader you lose things called DRM keys, these can never be restored after unlocking. These keys are used to make specific functions or features work. After you unlock as these keys are no longer there so some functions won't work. Sadly bravia engine is one of these things that stops working.
Bravia Engine 2 back
fareeed said:
When you unlock the bootloader you lose things called DRM keys, these can never be restored after unlocking. These keys are used to make specific functions or features work. After you unlock as these keys are no longer there so some functions won't work. Sadly bravia engine is one of these things that stops working.
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Has anyone tried this method: http://xperianeoldev.blogspot.be/2013/05/tutorial-install-bravia-engine-2-on.html ?
I asked the author of this tutorial if it would be possible to make similar deal with XZ and it is what he answered:
"Yes , use the tutorial given in the website it is working on all xperia smartphones"
Still hope to get BE2 back!
For all people here you will brick your phones. Unlocking your bootloader you do not loose bravia engine it was told 100x times read forum
bravia will be loss in album but video still work.
That's still half not working
Bootloader unlocked but I still have the option to turn BE2 on or off. I can't decide is there any difference when it's on then off...
Bravia Engine 2
defsix said:
Bootloader unlocked but I still have the option to turn BE2 on or off. I can't decide is there any difference when it's on then off...
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It surly does not work with the pictures.
Bth I had a few smartphones as far: iPhone (jailbreaked), HTC HD, S Galaxy Nexus, Galaxt Tab 7, and have never had problems like this that I irreversibly lost such important features after unlockimg the bootloader. Of course it is only me to blame as I should have done more research before but bearing in mind my earlier experience and the fact the instructions were taken fron offical Sony site I just felt too self confident.
Anyway I think next time I will not choose Sony smartphone as I am bit dissapointed with the situation esp. when you see BE ported on devices from HTC, Samsung or others.
sikoro said:
It surly does not work with the pictures.
Bth I had a few smartphones as far: iPhone (jailbreaked), HTC HD, S Galaxy Nexus, Galaxt Tab 7, and have never had problems like this that I irreversibly lost such important features after unlockimg the bootloader. Of course it is only me to blame as I should have done more research before but bearing in mind my earlier experience and the fact the instructions were taken fron offical Sony site I just felt too self confident.
Anyway I think next time I will not choose Sony smartphone as I am bit dissapointed with the situation esp. when you see BE ported on devices from HTC, Samsung or others.
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Do you still have the option for BE2? I also thought we lost the ability to get track info and movie info from Gracenote, that's still working fine for me. I don't do DRM so it's no loss to me.
I've not used other devices much, I vaguely remember with Samsung you're sideloading the firmware as opposed to Sony where you're unlocking to freely change the firmware... Correct me if I'm wrong.
Sent from my Brain via my Keyboard on my Xperia Z
defsix said:
Do you still have the option for BE2? I also thought we lost the ability to get track info and movie info from Gracenote, that's still working fine for me. I don't do DRM so it's no loss to me.
I've not used other devices much, I vaguely remember with Samsung you're sideloading the firmware as opposed to Sony where you're unlocking to freely change the firmware... Correct me if I'm wrong.
Sent from my Brain via my Keyboard on my Xperia Z
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Yes I do. The button BE2 is still visible in my settings but there is no difference if I turn it on or off. For getting track info it is similar - I can start this option, wait until is finished. Then start it again and exactly the same number tracks is updated. You can repeat the process all over but in fact nothing is changed.
I don't know what you exactly mean "sideloading" but when I had Galaxy Nexus I could freely change the firmware, could have f.eg. JB with Touch Wizz from S3. Of course had no BE2 at all but the screen was more vivid so the pictures looked better (my opinion) than on XZ without BE.
Anyway there are mods which allow to install BE2 on devices from HTC, Samsung, Motorolla or other unlocked Sony models and that makes me even more disappointed.
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Yes I do. The button BE2 is still visible in my settings but there is no difference if I turn it on or off. For getting track info it is similar - I can start this option, wait until is finished. Then start it again and exactly the same number tracks is updated. You can repeat the process all over but in fact nothing is changed.
I don't know what you exactly mean "sideloading" but when I had Galaxy Nexus I could freely change the firmware, could have f.eg. JB with Touch Wizz from S3. Of course had no BE2 at all but the screen was more vivid so the pictures looked better (my opinion) than on XZ without BE.
Anyway there are mods which allow to install BE2 on devices from HTC, Samsung, Motorolla or other unlocked Sony models and that makes me even more disappointed.
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I still have the ability to use the Gracenote services, I updated all my music and it replaced the cover art, I also did the same with my movie & tv show collection.
On Samsung i believe the system is less secured when it comes to installing other firmwares hence the ease with which it's done. Firmwares can be installed without unlocking unlike Sony. (this is not my direct experience with Samsung only what I've heard)
As for BE2 it can installed on other devices and according to a post i read last night it's theoretically can be done, but not yet tried.
Sent from my Brain via my Keyboard on my Xperia Z
Hi everyone,
i'm looking into buying a new smartphone, the s3 mini got my attention!
i do have some questions about this devices do:
1:is it easy to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery?(with my previous phone htc desire c it was a pain to do it)
2: i'm a heavy modder (install another rom almost everyday ) and i noticed some issues with the cyanogenmod roms RIL and tearing are these issues a big of a deal? (I rather like touchwiz so i don't know if i'm gonna install a custom rom on it)
3: my final question: does this phone have a notification LED like the galaxy s3/s4 note etc
thank you very much,
noahvt
noahvt said:
Hi everyone,
i'm looking into buying a new smartphone, the s3 mini got my attention!
i do have some questions about this devices do:
1:is it easy to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery?(with my previous phone htc desire c it was a pain to do it)
2: i'm a heavy modder (install another rom almost everyday ) and i noticed some issues with the cyanogenmod roms RIL and tearing are these issues a big of a deal? (I rather like touchwiz so i don't know if i'm gonna install a custom rom on it)
3: my final question: does this phone have a notification LED like the galaxy s3/s4 note etc
thank you very much,
noahvt
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1. Yes
2. No, they are not a big deal imo, Maclaw and Oliver's roms are working without any problem right now
3. no, it doesnt
i see you are getting a nexus 4, just get that since the price just drop to 199, way cheaper than s3 mini
AssToast said:
1. Yes
2. No, they are not a big deal imo, Maclaw and Oliver's roms are working without any problem right now
3. no, it doesnt
i see you are getting a nexus 4, just get that since the price just drop to 199, way cheaper than s3 mini
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thank you for replying!
nah i'm not going to buy a nexus 4 anymore since i live in belgium and lg want's to be a jackass by selling it for 460 euros :\ so yeah the s3 mini was my second choice
noahvt said:
thank you for replying!
nah i'm not going to buy a nexus 4 anymore since i live in belgium and lg want's to be a jackass by selling it for 460 euros :\ so yeah the s3 mini was my second choice
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Do note the gpu is a single core if you play games on it
AssToast said:
Do note the gpu is a single core if you play games on it
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nah i don't really play games on my phone (have a tegra 3 tablet and play games on that)
noahvt said:
Hi everyone,
i'm looking into buying a new smartphone, the s3 mini got my attention!
i do have some questions about this devices do:
1:is it easy to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery?(with my previous phone htc desire c it was a pain to do it)
2: i'm a heavy modder (install another rom almost everyday ) and i noticed some issues with the cyanogenmod roms RIL and tearing are these issues a big of a deal? (I rather like touchwiz so i don't know if i'm gonna install a custom rom on it)
3: my final question: does this phone have a notification LED like the galaxy s3/s4 note etc
thank you very much,
noahvt
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1. Yes
2. Not a big deal, probably you can provide logs to the devs if you want to help them work out a stable CM ROM.
2. No.
Encrypted11 said:
1. Yes
2. Not a big deal, probably you can provide logs to the devs if you want to help them work out a stable CM ROM.
2. No.
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Yeah i'm gonna buy an s3 mini the only downside ofcourse is no notification led :\
noahvt said:
Yeah i'm gonna buy an s3 mini the only downside ofcourse is no notification led :\
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Yeah, unfortunately the S4 mini doesn't have it either, I think.
yea
1. Yes
2. No, they are not a big deal imo, Maclaw and Oliver's roms are working without any problem right now
3. no, it doesnt
i see you are getting a nexus 4, just get that since the price just drop to 199, way cheaper than s3 mini
That's really
bmvx564 said:
1. Yes
2. No, they are not a big deal imo, Maclaw and Oliver's roms are working without any problem right now
3. no, it doesnt
i see you are getting a nexus 4, just get that since the price just drop to 199, way cheaper than s3 mini
That's really
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unfortunately i live in belgium and LG and google (maker of nexus 4) decided to sell the 16gb (only 16gb here) for +/- 460 euros wich i'm not going to spend on a phone so yeah the s3 mini looked nice and i like touchwiz!
One more question!
Does this device have nfc i heard rumors about it? (and i also don't know if it's available in belgium)
noahvt said:
One more question!
Does this device have nfc i heard rumors about it? (and i also don't know if it's available in belgium)
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i would like to believe that you have been on XDA long enough to know that the first rule is to search before you ask
there is a model of the S3 mini that has NFC support
please search next time
same goes for opening a thread on a topic that has already been done before
noahvt said:
One more question!
Does this device have nfc i heard rumors about it? (and i also don't know if it's available in belgium)
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If the model on the box says i8190N, it has NFC.
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If the model on the box says i8190N, it has NFC.
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all shops just say i8180 so i think it's just not available in belgium yet
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all shops just say i8180 so i think it's just not available in belgium yet
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Well IDK but there seems to be i8190 Belgium firmware on sammobile.
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Well IDK but there seems to be i8190 Belgium firmware on sammobile.
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Sorry i meant i8190 (just a typo)
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Sorry i meant i8190 (just a typo)
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Ah I see, probably that's the case.
Get S4 Mini
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ppero196 said:
Get S4 Mini
Sent from my GT-I8190 using Tapatalk 4
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More expensive than s3 mini
S3 Mini is just great with my latest release. Other phone than on stock xD
I can recommend that phone.
There's a i8190N version with NFC chip, fully compatible with all custom ROMs for i8190.
But temporary there's no custom ROM that support NFC. I'm working on it, so NFC support might be soon.
Here it is camera 2.0 ported for 5.0.2... This took a lot of work, months of work to figure this out. Theoretically this should work on any 20.7 megapixel Xperia device running 5.0.2... Enjoy it... My Rom Is coming people... I've been very busy with school.
Flash in recovery
https://mega.nz/#!nE8ihK7b!9vk_AY7tnZ7Q80htdQhd-89PoqphOfUgYX--ajiZGZI
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Here it is camera 2.0 ported for 5.0.2... This took a lot of work, months of work to figure this out. Theoretically this should work on any 20.7 megapixel Xperia device running 5.0.2... Enjoy it... My Rom Is coming people... I've been very busy with school.
Flash in recovery
https://mega.nz/#!nE8ihK7b!9vk_AY7tnZ7Q80htdQhd-89PoqphOfUgYX--ajiZGZI
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Are you using Internet Explorer Bro ?
Kidding...
BTW , it's already available in forum, Search a bit.
Black_Eyes said:
Are you using Internet Explorer Bro ?
Kidding...
BTW , it's already available in forum, Search a bit.
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I'm using my phone... And are you sure this has been available for 5.0.2? I know it's been available for 5.1.1 Lollipop for some time now...Because I'm pretty sure as of a month ago (that's around the last time I searched this topic) it wasn't working on 5.0.2 because people were getting Force Close errors on all the Camera 2.0 ports.. A couple of the devs even said 5.0.2 was impossible with this... but if you know of a recent 5.0.2 port that I don't know about, let me know.. It's not that I doubt you, I'd just like to see it for myself since I sunk a lot of time into getting this to work for our Lollipop version...Thanks!
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Are you using Internet Explorer Bro ?
Kidding...
BTW , it's already available in forum, Search a bit.
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The Z3v is different from the rest of the Xperia line, and I've tried the port that was given out on the cross device board and it really does no one any good when you can't even open the camera anymore.
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Kidding...
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telling a devloper to use the search button... you should know what your talking about before you post.
This is the only way to get camera 2.0 on the z3v. Or use the other ports and watch your camera not work anymore and force close.
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The Z3v is different from the rest of the Xperia line, and I've tried the port that was given out on the cross device board and it really does no one any good when you can't even open the camera anymore.
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Your other thread got Greg Bradlied
BladeRunner said:
Your other thread got Greg Bradlied
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Welp, at least the thread served it's original purpose.
BladeRunner said:
Your other thread got Greg Bradlied
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Where can I find a list of improvements that will be had specifically to the z3V over the original camera software?
Also, can you please tell us what is different than the other downloadable installation file that's floating around here? They have the same timestamp and are the same size. I'm not doubting, just trying to understand.
Mr. Bradley, please, for the love of God, don't lock this thread down too.
AddictedToGlass said:
Where can I find a list of improvements that will be had specifically to the z3V over the original camera software?
Also, can you please tell us what is different than the other downloadable installation file that's floating around here? They have the same timestamp and are the same size. I'm not doubting, just trying to understand.
Mr. Bradley, please, for the love of God, don't lock this thread down too.
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There are no list of improvements specific to our device model, this is just the updated Sony camera app(s) ported from the Z5 to work on our devices. I wasn't aware there was another flashable camera port for the Z3v floating around here... Please link me to it. I assure you, you have nothing to risk by flashing this and that I am the original developer of this port... No one else by my knowledge should be circulating this file around for the Z3V or 5.0.2 in general. I'm making a flashable zip as we speak to revert back to the orginal camera should you not like the Camera 2.0's interface... I'm also working on an updated version of this port that will provide some camera improvements. When I'm done with both zips they will be posted in the OP along with some cleanup and screenshots. Thank you for your questions, it's great to ask questions... that's how we learn.. And its always good to know as much as possible before flashing anything to our phones. Should you have any more questions feel free to ask and I hope you enjoy the MOD.
Nope, not the same. When Mega DLs I end up with two of everything. Previous download zips were moved to my card and is the z5 2.0 at 10.5mb.
Will try this later and look for differences.
AddictedToGlass said:
Nope, not the same. When Mega DLs I end up with two of everything. Previous download zips were moved to my card and is the z5 2.0 at 10.5mb.
Will try this later and look for differences.
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Would you mind linking me to this other zip you're referring to? Thank you ��
EDIT: Nevermind I can tell by the size of the file you must be referring to one of the other Camera 2.0 ports here on XDA. You can try flashing those at your own risk if you'd like, but I'd kindly like to warn you ahead of time, those do not work on Lollipop 5.0.2... The reason my port is larger in file size is because the framework ported from 5.1.1 as well as permission files to run Camera 2.0 are included. It is worth noting however, you can flash any other Camera 2.0 port AFTER flashing mine and they'll work since mine installs the correct framework and permissions that are necessary.
Zach,
Thanks for putting this together. I've installed it on rooted 5.02 and it's running well. Note that a couple boots were required after TWRP install and the user will get an overheat if trying to use the camera immediately but after the phone acclimates it is just fine.
I had downloaded the z5 zip not understanding that the z3V was the only one not on the list. I actually almost installed it until I read that it could brick the phone.
The UI seems a bit fiddly but I guess each has it's learning curve. I took random dim indoor shots, including some macros, before and after in the sensors native 4:3 aspect ratio at 20.7MP usingthe original and your ported 2.0, but using Camera FV-5. I didn't tripod the phone or run any real range, just point & shoot of 28 shots all the same objects from the same spot.
So far I have not noticed a significant difference and when the photos are zoomed in on they show the same muddled look from what appears to be the same overcorrective software (I'm sure Sony didn't change that). I've read that the z5 camera hardware is identical to the z3V.
I'll put her on a tripod this weekend and do some real testing.
The original camera zip will make flipping back and forth easier for comparison testing.
Thanks for making this happen!
Thank you so very much for your time and effort to get this working for our device
So how many of us have actually installed this ROM? Is it worth ditching the setup we have right now? I mean I don't really know how this could provide better performance if Sony hasn't updated any soft for our phones camera. I could understand manual modes might provide greater ability to change fine settings, but point and shoot quality and overall use ability is was I am concerned about.
First off, it's not a ROM, it's technically just a mod. Secondly, Sony supposedly did update the software, and because the camera hardware in our z3V phones are identical to those of the z5 which was released with this updated software, it will do the same thing and be perfectly installable without having to port it. -And it is, on nearly every single z model but ours because the z3V is a Verizon Sony step child.
The UI is MOSTLY what's new and improved, but lower light shots do seem to be rendered better by the software. The ISO limits haven't changed and I doubt that Sony did something to alter their interpolation software, but something does seem different.
Until I can easily switch back and forth without having to flash to an entire restore that's 12Gb (in other words, simply flash back to the original camera as a zip), I'm not going to bother with tripod testing. Once I can do that, I will take shots with a tripod in varying light using the old and new camera zips and examine the shots and exif data. It could simply be that in manual mode the software defaults to better settings. I'm guessing that it's the default values values in lower light situations that have been changed, if anything.
At first I didn't like the user interface just because I wasn't used to it. But now I find I'm actually using it more than I used the old one (I normally use FV-5). It is a one handed, portrait friendly UI.
I highly recommend this mod. Simply make a backup and install it. You can always revert back to the old one via your backup or you could wait for zachariahpope to release the original as an installable zip.
I found I minor bug. The front camera wants to stay on manual. If you switch to superior auto, the camera closes.
JediDru said:
I found I minor bug. The front camera wants to stay on manual. If you switch to superior auto, the camera closes.
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Yup. Sure does.
GigaSPX said:
Welp, at least the thread served it's original purpose.
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AddictedToGlass said:
Yup. Sure does.
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Strange. Mine doesn't crash when switching to superior auto with the front camera.
Edit: It does if I try to switch while using the front camera. If I switch to Superior Auto for the rear camera and then switch to front camera it is fine.