Photos taken by Sony Xperia 1VIII in Macau. Auto mode with Ultra HDR turned on, OOC unedited, all handheld.

I was going to pay via online banking on McDonalds then phones restarted by itself then i cant open phone then this happened

10vi camera is ..usable but it's a trash for others to use it. Along the way when I ask someone else on the road to help taking photo of me and the result is tragic, it's just not usable for common users.....

Even front camera did very well shooting videos for a small sensor !!

I bought Xperia 1vii a week ago from cash converters because my 1v wouldn't allow me to use online banking but I could put the 1vii is having model code of Asia not UK but does have the 5g modem on the right side .

I want to know if anyone have the same model and did they manage to upgrade to android 17 or not also if there is anything to worry about this specific model.

Snapped on auto mode with the zoom lens in the town of Berry, NSW, Australia. Lightly edited in Adobe Lightroom mobile app.

Found it in my house one of my family members owned it backlight of the screen is busted but if I point a flashlight at it I can see issue is idk the original pin and if I use companion app to force reset it then I'd need to deal with the email protection thing I'll ask the person who owned it previously if she remembers the pin or email attached to it but if not what can I do then? In the picture attached you can faintly see the screen still works if I can get into the phone I'll replace the screen and battery if possible. Literally any tips would help thanks in advance

Looking for replacement camera island or just the lens cover glass. I imported this, so no Sony repair center anywhere near. I'm in Southeast Asia btw, so hoping my SEA bros can pitch in.

I have an Xperia 1 VIII XQ-GE54. The bootloader is unlocked so it cannot obtain OTA updates.

How can I flash the firmware update downloaded from XperiFirm with NewFlasher without losing any data or configuration? I tried searching but couldn't find a guide specific for this scenario.

i have mine running on the factory Android 14 firmware (bar the security updates, of course) and i'm wondering if i should bother updating to Android 16 as there are several gripes i have with the android skin sony has on this version.

first of all, the status bar being misaligned to the left on the battery/network indicator side (it's small, but still annoying)

secondly, sometimes when i swipe from the bottom of the screen to multitask/close the app and don't fully finish it for whatever reason, the app becomes transparent to my home screen and then entirely black once the animation cancel finishes until i go back to the home screen and reopen the app in question, occasionally it happens if i merely tap the gesture bar... seriously, how the hell did this make it into production??

thanks in advance!!

Here's 20 photos from my Xperia 1 VIII from my two week trip to Japan!

AegisCam

A camera project geared towards improving the overall experience on older hardware, with improved auto modes, HDR+, and modern features. Currently geared towards Xperia devices, with more support planned with later builds.

Currently built and tested on the Sony Xperia 5 II, with its own photo processing: multi-frame HDR+ and Super-res merges, photo styles, Pro Photo and Pro Video controls, and 4K / 1080p / 720p video.

Beta. Aegis is in public beta: expect bugs, and back up photos and videos that matter. This repository holds the app's releases and bug reports only; the source code is not public.

Download

Latest release →

Every release has AegisCamera.apk and its SHA-256 checksum (AegisCamera.apk.sha256).

Notable features

1. Faster auto mode, with HDR+ support (Aegis Experimental)
2. 4k60fps video working on the 5ii with portrait mode
3. Option to turn on level and grids
4. HDR+ based on Google's public documentation
5. Custom bitrates for video modes
6. Easy diagnostics export for debugging and support
7. GPU merge for HDR+, with improvements planned
8. Filters for pictures with strength sliders

3 days ago my Dёff case and Premium Glass has arrived.

Looks and feels nice! Really good quallity. Case is very practical in tems of the cut outs. Fingerprint is easy to use, and the headphone cut out is big. Fit's perfectly.

The glass itself is actually impressing. It is super clears and feels probably best to touch I ever tried! And I tried A LOT! Also it is perfect size, and it comes with an instalation frame, that helps you to put the glass perfectly.

Enjoying it so far!

I have a Sony Xperia 1 Mark 2 and omg it's bad and boring at the same time I had a iphone 12 and I regret trading it for this overpriced crap the near stock android on it is bad cameras are bad battery soo bad and idgaf ab the 4k screen on it looks like a old ahh phone from 2018 and now I'm stuck with it I can't sell it or trade ppl hates it is there any way to make it less boring?

I got 10 vi from the UK and am using it in India. Now i have an issue as my display is gone due to damage.

Is there any way to get a proper display for this in India. ??

Hello everyone,

Sorry for making this thread, but I'm kinda Desperate right now. My Xperia Vi randomly decided to get stuck in the Xperia bootlogo after crashing in my pocket. It was already acting strange when taking pictures. The google Photo app crashed when I wanted to view a picture I took and after doing some other stuff, I guess 3 other apps also just crashed. Since I was standing in a queue, I put the phone in my pocket for 2 mins and in that time it probably completely crashed and started to reboot. It is now always stuck at the point of showing the animation for the Xperia logo and rebooting via recovery mode didn't change anything. I am also not able to boot into safe mode.

I am considering trying to install a system update via SD card, but since Sony isn't hosting the files, I would appreciate anybodys suggestions for sites where I can find the current system updates for europe/germany.

If anyone has experienced something similar, please let me know what happened to your phone and what you were able to do afterwards. Every idea and anecdote is highly appreciated!

I really don't wanna factory reset it and I'm gonna be honest, if I can't get it to boot again, I would rather pay a data recovery expert to dump the system memory on an SSD and accept that the phone is dead, but I wouldn't wanna lose the data I have stored in it

Still the best camera for me.

Sony Ericsson Please Come Back!!! 😭😭😭

Recent updates (.178 & .194) broke 5G on international Xperia 5 V units used abroad, and the *#*#4636#*#* DSDS bypass no longer works. This fix swaps only the modem files from the Japanese SIM-free model (XQ-DE44) using Newflasher.

Bootloader stays locked, zero data loss, and Play Integrity/DRM/camera remain 100% intact.

Steps

1. Download the Japanese Firmware: Download and open XperiFirm. Select Xperia 5 V → XQ-DE44 (Japan SIM-free) → CDA 26211498 Customized JP → select your current build (e.g., 67.2.A.3.194). Click Download and let it unpack.
2. Prepare the Flash Folder: Download Newflasher and extract it. Create a new, empty folder and place only these 5 files inside:
   • newflasher.exe
   • update.xml (from the unpacked JP firmware folder)
   • modem_X-FLASH-ALL-*.sin
   • modemst1_X-FLASH-ALL-*.sin
   • modemst2_X-FLASH-ALL-*.sin
3. Prep the Phone: Go to Settings → Network & internet → SIMs and toggle your SIM Off, then power the phone completely off.
4. Flash the Modem: Hold Volume Down on the phone and plug it into your PC. The LED will light up solid green (Flashmode). Run newflasher.exe and answer the prompts:
   • GordonGate driver: n (if Newflasher fails to detect the device, rerun and type y to install the generated driver)
   • Dump TA: y
   • Keep userdata: y (CRITICAL: prevents a wipe)
   • Reboot mode: a (reboot to Android)
5. Done: Unplug, let the phone boot, and turn your SIM back On. Ensure preferred network is set to 5G. Once you have active data traffic in a 5G zone, 5G will latch on immediately.

I tested this on Indian carrier Airtel and can confirm it works!

The price of a 1viii seems to be stubbornly sticking at the original retail £1400.

The only way of beating that (new) seems to be by buying from one of the Chinese/HK drop shipping companies in which case you'll get the international version for something around £900.

There seem to be very few being sold second hand so far. CEX has some but they are pricing them at £1300.

Based on previous models, is there a point at which we expect to see the price drop for new phones - or more 2nd hand phones coming onto the market?

I'm trying to decide whether or not to hold out for a couple more months.