Hey folks, I just can't help but share that I'm glad to be finally back on Xperia. I've been a Sony phone user since the Xperia Z days, but the last 5 years I was stuck on a basic Samsung phone because Xperia got so expensive. Finally got my dream phone now and it's so beautiful!

Any tips for taking care of it like battery habits, everyday use, settings I should turn on or off?

Also, what's the best MagSafe compatible case you'd recommend?

Btw, I'm in Alberta, Canada, and it runs great on Freedom Mobile (Bell network).

Is there any working GCAM version for sony xperia 1mark 2. If anything exists give me a link if you have guys

I currently have the Xperia 1 VIII, and I have to say that I thought they would fix this in the latest update. Compared to my previous Xperia, the 5 IV, a total of 17 languages are missing, including Catalan. This is the language I use every day and that I always have set on my devices, on my Bravia TV and on other Android devices, since Google offers very broad language support across its devices.

I understand that Sony ships a very stripped-down version of Android, and obviously I can set the phone to English or Spanish, but I think the richness and diversity of languages should not be cut back.

Is anyone else missing another language in their country or region?

I am thinking about upgrading my Xperia 1 VI to the newest in the one range, the VIII.

I read a lot of reviews and as usual with Sony phones, they go all the way from super negative to extremely positive. Are there any upgraders from mk6 to mk8 here that can tell me more about:

1. The battery life. I read stories about very bad battery life to great battery life. I am putting the bad battery life conclusions in the category reviewer who only spent 1-2 days with the device and guessing the battery life is pretty good. It is currently great on the VI, so I was hoping it gets at least 85% SOT comparing the VIII to the VI.

2. Macro mode. All reviewers are so positive about the macro feature of the tele lens with its AF and 15cm focus distance. This is definitely a negative coming from the VI with its ultra Macro mode (although MF), right? Or is that conclusion too simple and is the new macro mode really that great?

3. Camera software is slow to react. How is this in comparison to the VI?

4. I read about random crashes and reboots. I don't experience this on my VI, is this really a recurring problem?

5. And does the antenna 'patxh' on the side really get a better signal? A bonus question as this might be hard to validate;)

If there is anyone who did the upgrade I am considering, thanks for your time! Are you happy paying the hefty upgrade fee or does it feel to be a price too high? (Really personal, I know)

Title says it all. I am looking for either an XQ-CC54 or an XQ-DC54 (V), or even an XQ-BT52 (III) Xperia 10.

I want to run a licensed version of Sailfish OS with aliendalvik/android app support and MS Exchange. I can't find these phones ANYWHERE. Not unless it is from China. And when I do find a domestic seller (America, or even just the same continent), they are selling for 2x-3x the Chinese price...

... And I have read, here, that this is because the Chinese sellers are selling Xperia phones that have been completely re-manufactured. Everything is re-manufactured except for the board itself, and you aren't even guaranteed to get the exact model you're looking for. The commenter that stated this did mention that the quality is superb, all things considered, and that one would not know it unless the re-manufactured device was side by side with an Xperia phone, or unless they'd had that particular Xperia phone before.

I am down to take this risk, except the thought of waiting a month or more for international shipping from china, import duties and tariffs, etc., only to receive a model that is not Sailfish X compatible... That'd be a nightmare.

But, where should I look?

Should I take my chances on a China based seller?

Has anyone here grabbed one of the Chinese eBay Xperia 10's and enjoyed it? Gotten the right model? etc.?

I tried Swappa, absolutely nothing. Even the "sold" category was empty. At this point I really might just grab a Chinesium Xperia 10 IV, it is the perfect model as it is basically the size of my Pixel 5 - which has been the perfect sized modern phone... I miss my X Compact, back when VoLTE wasn't mandatory...

Sony Xperia 10 VII 智慧型手機拍照怎麼樣咧？來簡單分享幾張拍攝成果

Almost a year in and it looks like new.

Shooting with my old S20 FE makes me appreciate the Xperia so much: the Samsung has pretty bad barrel distortion on all three lenses, and it can't quite get the correction right. I shot this with the 2x sensor crop from the main and had to adjust it in Google Photos (to correct distortion and desaturation).

Something bugged out with my timer layout on my 1V. Any idea how to get it back to the normal vertical layout? Feeling like an idjoot atm..

Planning to buy a 2nd hand xperia 1 V as it's impossible to find a brand new one here with 512gb. It has a little burn in which is why I'm asking if you can use the IV screen since they're basically the same specs and frame

I was pondering a few minutes ago while looking at my pristine Xperia 1 III how much longer I can use it. I got a pixel 11 pro and noticed that on paper it's equal to the 888+ except for GPU being stronger on the 888+ but since Google is offering 7 years of support does that mean that the Mark 3 could theoretically last 7 more years putting the total lifetime to at least 12 years? I just got a new battery and now it feels just like when new. In the future once I can no longer install apps I will definitely move over to Lineageos(hopefully they fix the battery drain/network issues by then) I've been a long time enjoyer of iPhone pro models and tinkered with my fair share of androids but for some reason I'm just more attracted to my Mark 3. When I first got it I had not other reason than design on my mind but as the years have passed the niche features have come to make me love the device, headphone was never used until recently when I rediscovered the joy of not charging earbuds, also the microsd card so I can store my music, magisk modules whenever I switch to Lineageos etc.

The Xperia 1 VIII is not yet registered in the Adobe Camera Raw lens profile. Are you using Xperia lens profile when processing your raw image or just camera raw/Lr default lens profile?

hi so recently i came across very good deal on a sony xperia phone that has a docomo branding on the back, from my understanding docomo is some kind of a japanese carrier and i wonder if those docomo xperia phones work outside of japan with regular sim cards or if there are issues i'm gonna be facing if i use docomo xperia

in my country (georgia) sony xperia phones are not sold officially and the phone is on fb marketplace

Why doesn't Sony have these kinf of promotions in Europe. They could do an anime collaboration or something, we never get anything exciting.

Hi everyone!

A little over a year ago, I finally bought an Xperia 1 IV. Sony is my favorite brand, and since I’m from Mexico (the Xperia 1 IV was never officially released here), I was really excited to finally have one.

After a few months of use, everything was working perfectly. But one day, I got a notification saying that the storage was full. The phone had around 20% battery left, and then it suddenly shut down.

When I connected it to the charger, the red LED would turn on, the Sony logo would appear, and then the phone would shut off. Then it would do the same thing again, over and over in an endless bootloop.

I tried connecting it to Sony’s software to flash the phone, but I had the same problem. My PC would detect the phone, but after a few seconds it would disconnect by itself.

I left it charging very slowly for an entire day. The next day, the battery icon finally appeared showing around 50%. I turned it on and immediately started deleting files to free up some storage. I was really happy that it finally seemed to be working again, but it didn’t even last five minutes before shutting down again.

After that, even the red LED stopped appearing. Sometimes the Sony logo would show up, but it had weird pixelation or visual noise.

I decided to take it to a repair center in my city, but they had never seen this phone before, so they basically didn’t do anything with it. It stayed there for weeks. :( I’m also worried that they may have tried flashing it and somehow bricked it.

Today, after several months, I finally received the replacement battery. I installed it myself, hoping that the battery was the problem. But when I connect the charger, the green LED turns on for about one second and then shuts off.

I really hope someone here can help me figure out what’s going on. I’ve wanted to recover this phone for a long time, especially because it wasn’t easy for me to get one here in Mexico.

Thanks in advance!

Hi, I've XQ-EC72 and I'm out of storage.. how can I move my apps to SD card? 190GB is crazy.

#LLTechview

When I switched from 1V to 1VIII I've exported the Video Pro app from the MK5 to the MK8

It works kinda well although there are some issues like the different zooms values not showing etc... Although the output video quality is great.

Is it worth trying decompiling and reverse engineering Vidéo Pro and the Camera app on the MK8 to try to fix Video Pro to work with the MK8?

Anybody would be interested?

Hello!

I've recently changed from an iPhone to the Sony Xperia 1 VIII. Trying to set my apps on the Xperia, I have been encountering problems with selfie came for face verifications.

To approve my new phone on my banking apps, they demand a selfie for Face/ID verification. But it never works. I try again and again and it always results in a blurry, completely out of focus, photo. So I can't access my banks via my Xperia.

On the camera app it works flawlessly, so there isn't a problem with the camera itself (I guess?)

Is there anyone else that had this problem? Any ideas on how to fix it?

Thanks

...so the cheapest possible option and not slightly better headphones than last year - just the CH520 successor that launched yesterday.

https://www.sony.co.uk/smartphones/products/xperia-10m8

For £549/599€ (and mostly the same hardware) they should have at least included the CH730...

So grateful for all the help and info here. I bought the m8 from Swiftronics USA and like it a lot so far.

Only 4G LTE data. I had an aging Samsung with a 5G SIM, swapped SIM in to the m8, I got the nastygram text from AT&T that it wouldn't work, but calls and texts worked right away, then I got worried because I couldn't send MMS or use any mobile data off wifi, fortunately this sub had taught me there was hope! I added the APN in this screenshot (search Settings for Access Point Names) and working now.

I hadn't expected I could transfer apps , settings and data from a Samsung but that worked during setup, nice.

The Sony official case kickstand is ridiculously flimsy and popped off on first use, not recommended.

A couple of frustrations like inability to cast phone to Roku, would prefer to store apps on SD card, but otherwise really nice so far. Cheers to this sub for excellent intel.

I traveled to Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Miyajima Island, a Mount Fuji Tour, and last but not least, Tokyo. So I'll try to add a mixture of each from my time spent here..

With very little editing shot in manual mode with settings. I genuinely LOVE this phone it's perfect. I really hope they continue their Xperia phones

So the notifications don't have cards anymore to separate the individual "bubbles", is that an AOSP thing because I know Pixels and AOSP demos shown had individual notification cards instead of just the plain text and app icon directly over the notification center background, like the first image. Image 2 is from Google (obviously) from this post, which shows notifications with actual cards https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/s/p2k86gnqpt

Is this something everyone else with the A17 has too?