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Hello guys.
I have a xperia Z3 from VIVO and flashed a rom from OI, everything went well on flashing the rom but after it finished i noticed that i lost my 4G. When i search for network there have a TIM BRASIL LTE but it won't let me register on it.
Do anyone know how to solve that?
Thanks!
Input the correct apn settings from your carrier
LitoNi said:
Input the correct apn settings from your carrier
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Lito, do you think that would help?
Because the problem is that I am not able to register to the LTE network, it's not related to the ability of using internet.
Actually, this is exactly what happens, after i flash the firmware i have 4G but after a few minutes (Between 5 and 10 minutes) i completelly lose connection to the LTE network, even if it's available in the networks list.
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DiegoManBR said:
Lito, do you think that would help?
Because the problem is that I am not able to register to the LTE network, it's not related to the ability of using internet.
Actually, this is exactly what happens, after i flash the firmware i have 4G but after a few minutes (Between 5 and 10 minutes) i completelly lose connection to the LTE network, even if it's available in the networks list.
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just test firmware of another region
(UK firmware for example)
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DiegoManBR said:
Lito, do you think that would help?
Because the problem is that I am not able to register to the LTE network, it's not related to the ability of using internet.
Actually, this is exactly what happens, after i flash the firmware i have 4G but after a few minutes (Between 5 and 10 minutes) i completelly lose connection to the LTE network, even if it's available in the networks list.
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Maybe if you explained a bit better that would?
Like mentioned before this post, try to flash only the baseband from another region, hopefully that will solve it.
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just test firmware of another region
(UK firmware for example)
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Geeks, there have no other region for my version of the Z3, also i am trying to flash many other rooms from my region and all of them results in a error during the flash... Blank error, no description.
LitoNi said:
Maybe if you explained a bit better that would?
Like mentioned before this post, try to flash only the baseband from another region, hopefully that will solve it.
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Lito, thanks for the sugestion, i flashed the baseband for the Customized PT and after flash i got the 4G signal for about 30 minutes, but when i rebooted the phone, i completelly lost 4G again, and now in the network lists there is no LTE from TIM. Could it be because i installed an european baseband on a mobile here in brazil?
Thanks agian.
DiegoManBR said:
Lito, thanks for the sugestion, i flashed the baseband for the Customized PT and after flash i got the 4G signal for about 30 minutes, but when i rebooted the phone, i completelly lost 4G again, and now in the network lists there is no LTE from TIM. Could it be because i installed an european baseband on a mobile here in brazil?
Thanks agian.
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thats weird... are you sure you have the correct APN settings inputted? Also, i would assume youve tried flashing the VIVO's baseband or any other USA roms?
Try the following if you have already done all those: go to dial pad and input *#*#4636#*#* > phone info > menu top right > select radio band > try Australia or USA or what ever pops up > scroll down and make sure LTE/GSM auto is selected or try out the other ones > scroll back up and hit the "run ping test"
if all these doesnt work, i would advise you to go back to the original rom.
just curious, which model number is your Z3?
LitoNi said:
thats weird... are you sure you have the correct APN settings inputted? Also, i would assume youve tried flashing the VIVO's baseband or any other USA roms?
Try the following if you have already done all those: go to dial pad and input *#*#4636#*#* > phone info > menu top right > select radio band > try Australia or USA or what ever pops up > scroll down and make sure LTE/GSM auto is selected or try out the other ones > scroll back up and hit the "run ping test"
if all these doesnt work, i would advise you to go back to the original rom.
just curious, which model number is your Z3?
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Lito, now i will complicate a little bit more then. First, the model number of my mobile is D6646 from Brazil with DTV.
Also, i tried to flash the Vivo Baseband and it was worse, i did not install any baseband from USA, just from Portugal.
I tried that on the keyboard, but when i chose USA band i just can't even register on any TIM network.
Also, i tried to flash the original rom, but i can't flash any other firmware apart from Oi. I get a blank error line on flashtool for every other rom i tried to install, so it's even worse
Feel the challenge.
Thanks again for all your help.
flash back to the original ROM if you can, also, how did you flash to the new rom? through recovery or Flashtool? if you see a blank space or what ever, you might not have the correct drivers installed on your computer, especially if youre running Windows 8.
that being said, i dont see D6646 in Xperifirm, i cant tell you what to flash and what not to flash. Without that, i wouldnt advise you to flash anything but the original rom that it came with, you dont want to soft/hard brick the device.
LitoNi said:
flash back to the original ROM if you can, also, how did you flash to the new rom? through recovery or Flashtool? if you see a blank space or what ever, you might not have the correct drivers installed on your computer, especially if youre running Windows 8.
that being said, i dont see D6646 in Xperifirm, i cant tell you what to flash and what not to flash. Without that, i wouldnt advise you to flash anything but the original rom that it came with, you dont want to soft/hard brick the device.
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Lito, I tryied to flash the original room, I am using XperiaFirm to download the firmware and flashtool to flash. I can flash the Oi room, but i can't flash the vivo BR, the Claro Argentina, or the Customized PT, all of them results in a blank error, it's not drivers problems, since i can install the Oi firmware and also i disabled the signature on windows in order to install.
Anyway, i solved the problem in order to show another problem. Here is the situation:
I created another APN to use when i don't want to use internet because even with data package disabled my mobile send data to the carrier that charges me, when i deleted that APN the 4G worked perfectly, but now my carrier is charging me the data . Any idea how to block this data comsumption?
Thanks again.
DiegoManBR said:
Lito, I tryied to flash the original room, I am using XperiaFirm to download the firmware and flashtool to flash. I can flash the Oi room, but i can't flash the vivo BR, the Claro Argentina, or the Customized PT, all of them results in a blank error, it's not drivers problems, since i can install the Oi firmware and also i disabled the signature on windows in order to install.
Anyway, i solved the problem in order to show another problem. Here is the situation:
I created another APN to use when i don't want to use internet because even with data package disabled my mobile send data to the carrier that charges me, when i deleted that APN the 4G worked perfectly, but now my carrier is charging me the data . Any idea how to block this data comsumption?
Thanks again.
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that is extremely weird, never had such issues with any of my android phones. make sure data roaming is not on, the carrier shouldnt be able to charge you if you disabled data
Also, make sure the FTF files youve made with xperifirm and flashtool are correct, like not including the TA files etc..., i would advise you redownload those FTF files and try again, also make sure you have the latest flashtool available.
at this point, you are probably better seeking for a developer or someone who can read codes, make a logcat and see if the flashtool thread is available and ask there. Aside from the FTF files, you are better off asking the carrier why they are still able to charge you in such way. Sorry man, this is as far I can aid you in this matter. GL bud!
I bought a Note 5 which worked fine with China Unicom, the phone was 5.1.1 so I decided to manually update the phone to mm. After the update the phone can make calls, but it can't pick up data signal. I've tried everything from flashing the modem back to 5.1.1 (which was the one that worked, originally) but no dice. I was wondering if anyone had a solution to this. The phone isn't rooted and its constantly trying to activate its voice and data, even though the voice all ready works.
Enter the APN settings manually for your network. The same happened to me on my Unlocked N920P. I entered the APN (Airtel India) and deleted all the others. On upgrading, it will automatically pick up the Sprint APNs. So add a new APN and enter your setting for your network manually.
shantanil said:
Enter the APN settings manually for your network. The same happened to me on my Unlocked N920P. I entered the APN (Airtel India) and deleted all the others. On upgrading, it will automatically pick up the Sprint APNs. So add a new APN and enter your setting for your network manually.
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Thanks so much for your response. I've tried this method, but still no dice :/
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NavaKing0208 said:
Thanks so much for your response. I've tried this method, but still no dice :/
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Hello
I bought Note 5 920P from china I use this mobile in Turkey bu we have some problem with this phone
for exampe there is no data over notification panel. Now phnoe android 5.1 I send picture about version.
Now I want to update Android 6,1 Usa Sprint.
Please tell me Is it any problems?
NavaKing0208 said:
Thanks so much for your response. I've tried this method, but still no dice :/
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It happened to me too. The first step was the APN. changed the APN manually on mine but still it seemed no data connection was active. On step two I discovered that even the data seems not active, in reality there was a data connection and everything was working, but the icon was not showing due to something missing in the Sprint's SystemUI data connection icons.
So, try to put your apn manually and try and check if there is a data connection, i.e. using the browser to navigate.
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aksa63 said:
Hello
I bought Note 5 920P from china I use this mobile in Turkey bu we have some problem with this phone
for exampe there is no data over notification panel. Now phnoe android 5.1 I send picture about version.
Now I want to update Android 6,1 Usa Sprint.
Please tell me Is it any problems?
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Open the notification panel - touch the "down arrow" symbol on the upper right corner to show all the icons and look there must be the data connection icon you're looking for.
As for the update: Updated myself to MM and everything works fine with the exception of 4G. This is not something caused by the update but because the LTE-4G bands the phone works are not compatible. Check yourself @ willmyphonework.net
Flash pure GSM kind of roms.
First go to official MM by ODIN, root it,
Via TWRP, flash Lamlazy ROM or aurora rom which is compatible rom without sprint stuff.
Try this rom http://bbs.gfan.com/android-8394771-1-1.html
Download link pan.baidu.com/s/1c2JZgje PW kr10
I didn't try yet. but it says N920p supported. If u are on sprint, am not sure how it works.. but GSM should work well.
That V7 of Lamlazy can be found here -- thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=153
I am getting my Sony "U.S" Version just because of its warranty, is there a way i can Enable the fingerprint. Please help
currently all you could do is flash the International firmware. I haven't really looked into anything though personally. I'm not sure how they disabled it, maybe changing a 0 to 1 somewhere but I doubt it.
Yes I got the US version from Amazon and just flashed the CE1 firmware and fingerprint works after flashing that firmware
Sent from my G8142 using Tapatalk
Buy it from the UK. Same warranty. No need to flash anything. Save about $100.00
NO BRAINER!
jaseman said:
Buy it from the UK. Same warranty. No need to flash anything. Save about $100.00
NO BRAINER!
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It doesn't have US warranty, probably you have to send it back to UK. Personally I don't care about warranties, never had to use for any of my many phones until now partly because don't keep the phone that long. The other advantage buying from Amazon US is ease of return in case you don't like the phone. If you played with it before and 100% sure you like the phone and will definitely keeping it, then yeah better to buy from clove and save the extra $150 or change.
kirdroid said:
Yes I got the US version from Amazon and just flashed the CE1 firmware and fingerprint works after flashing that firmware
Sent from my G8142 using Tapatalk
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Can you post a simple guide to do this with some links on where to get all the tools firmware, flashy oil etc... Also I think there are some alternatives for the firmware such as the US and European version any differences between them?
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Can you post a simple guide to do this with some links on where to get all the tools firmware, flashy oil etc... Also I think there are some alternatives for the firmware such as the US and European version any differences between them?
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I used the newflasher tool in the below link. Personally this is my first Xperia device in a long time and haven't used the Xperia flashing tools before.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3619426
1. Make sure you have the right drivers installed. I installed Xperia companion tool since someone mentioned that should install all the drivers. I also installed the flash tool and fastboot drivers from Xperia flash tool since I had issues putting my phone in flash mode. If you are using Windows 10 you have disable verify driver signing in boot before installing the flash tool drivers.
2. Download the firmware of your choice, I chose CE1 (Central Europe) firmware over other Asian firmware.
3. Then follow the instructions in the thread to flash.
Main issue I had was putting my phone in flash mode. But apparently flash mode doesn't have any screen like recovery etc. You just have to turn off your phone then while holding the volume button down connect your phone via USB. That should put in flash mode even though you don't get any screen to say it's in flash mode.
Once I put in flash mode everything went fine by following instructions in the thread.
Thanks,
So when you downloaded the files with XperiFirm and used NewFlasher did you delete any of the files or just drop newflasher into the created directory and flashed everything.
samurayx89 said:
Thanks,
So when you downloaded the files with XperiFirm and used NewFlasher did you delete any of the files or just drop newflasher into the created directory and flashed everything.
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Just dropped all newflasher files into the created firmware directory and just ran the newflasher application from that directory. It flashed everything in there.
I know the thread says if you want you can remove specific things from the firmware directory if you don't want to flash certain things. But I didn't see any reason to do that and I never care about wiping my device since all my info is backed up in the cloud and takes around 30 minutes to restore and be up and running again. Just to be safe I flashed everything so that it doesn't screw up anything. I haven't used the Xperia flash tools before so kept it simple.
kirdroid said:
Just dropped all newflasher files into the created firmware directory and just ran the newflasher application from that directory. It flashed everything in there.
I know the thread says if you want you can remove specific things from the firmware directory if you don't want to flash certain things. But I didn't see any reason to do that and I never care about wiping my device since all my info is backed up in the cloud and takes around 30 minutes to restore and be up and running again. Just to be safe I flashed everything so that it doesn't screw up anything. I haven't used the Xperia flash tools before so kept it simple.
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Does Google Assistant work for you on the CE1 firmware? It's not popping up for me at all.
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Does Google Assistant work for you on the CE1 firmware? It's not popping up for me at all.
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Yeah working fine no issues here (long press home button to bring up assistant) ... Even ok Google works fine as well when screen is on.
kirdroid said:
Just dropped all newflasher files into the created firmware directory and just ran the newflasher application from that directory. It flashed everything in there.
I know the thread says if you want you can remove specific things from the firmware directory if you don't want to flash certain things. But I didn't see any reason to do that and I never care about wiping my device since all my info is backed up in the cloud and takes around 30 minutes to restore and be up and running again. Just to be safe I flashed everything so that it doesn't screw up anything. I haven't used the Xperia flash tools before so kept it simple.
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Do you still have Volte working after flashing the CE firmware?
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Do you still have Volte working after flashing the CE firmware?
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Also curious about volte, I bought mine from Best Buy yesterday and it doesn't have Volte on T-Mobile in the us. I'm hoping flashing the CE firmware enables it.
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Also curious about volte, I bought mine from Best Buy yesterday and it doesn't have Volte on T-Mobile in the us. I'm hoping flashing the CE firmware enables it.
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Hmmm, that's weird. My understanding was that it was enabled on the US version but not on the international. Are you sure you don't have it?
tdgillihan said:
Hmmm, that's weird. My understanding was that it was enabled on the US version but not on the international. Are you sure you don't have it?
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I'm pretty sure it's the US model because the fingerprint sensor is disable.
there is no VOLTE on this phone, no menu options for advanced calling like wifi calling either.
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Hmmm, that's weird. My understanding was that it was enabled on the US version but not on the international. Are you sure you don't have it?
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HigherSensation said:
I'm pretty sure it's the US model because the fingerprint sensor is disable.
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afuller42 said:
there is no VOLTE on this phone, no menu options for advanced calling like wifi calling either.
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Sorry, my bad, mixed up my forums. Comments deleted.
afuller42 said:
there is no VOLTE on this phone, no menu options for advanced calling like wifi calling either.
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Must be an Branding/Software issue i guess.
On the unbranded EU version, both is available.
wifi calling: Settings -> Wireless&Networks -> Wi-Fi Calling
VoLTE: Settings -> Wireless&Networks -> Mobile Networks -> Enable VoLTE
Tuerkay said:
Must be an Branding/Software issue i guess.
On the unbranded EU version, both is available.
wifi calling: Settings -> Wireless&Networks -> Wi-Fi Calling
VoLTE: Settings -> Wireless&Networks -> Mobile Networks -> Enable VoLTE
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Are you sure it has nothing to do with your service provider?
I bought mine from the UK (not sure if it is the same as the unbranded EU version you mention) and when I look for those same settings they do not exist.
I am in the US running on AT&T as an unlocked go phone customer.
afuller42 said:
there is no VOLTE on this phone, no menu options for advanced calling like wifi calling either.
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jaseman said:
Are you sure it has nothing to do with your service provider?
I bought mine from the UK (not sure if it is the same as the unbranded EU version you mention) and when I look for those same settings they do not exist.
I am in the US running on AT&T as an unlocked go phone customer.
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Could be that the settings are not available unless your carrier/plan supports them. Pretty sure anyone slipping a T Mobile sim in has those services.
Hello everybody, I'm new to sony phones but not to android rooting.
I have bought a second hand xperia XA 3115 that was locked to vodafone australia, got the code and when i put a telstra sim it works but not in 4g. The APN settings can't be modified (when I save it says that i can't ).. Do you guys had the same expeience?
I am open to try a different rom (got the files and the unlock code for the boot loader) but I didn't go for it as I rather collect more informations before I jump into it as the bootloader it says not unlockable. Is that a workaround for that (backing up before the dmr) so I can root it and hopefully gain the ability to modify the APN?
Thank you for your precious time, thank you XDA family for the endless fun you provide
Gabriel
Managed to get the data working after a full reset but nos stays on 3g and at times goes to h+ but not 4g. Speedtest gives 19 mb Gonna test next days. I would like to undestand tho if there's a way to root it even with boot locked.
thank you!
Haidelaido said:
Managed to get the data working after a full reset but nos stays on 3g and at times goes to h+ but not 4g. Speedtest gives 19 mb Gonna test next days. I would like to undestand tho if there's a way to root it even with boot locked.
thank you!
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Can you post exactly what the message is when you try to save settings, and it says you can't... Also, I guess you tried Settings > more > mobile networks > preferred network type?
Hi, it does save but the option APN on/of is faded and can't do much. It takes but just 3g. Having a chat with a telstra operator right now but they don't know shiat!
Weird, phone was locked Vodafone now using telstra. They have no idea and now not even MMS or sms are working.
Haidelaido said:
Weird, phone was locked Vodafone now using telstra. They have no idea and now not even MMS or sms are working.
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Did you already do 'download Internet and mms settings' from data options? Maybe sim card is funky...
How do you do that? Sim is 3 months old perfectly working on another phone. Tried millions of APN settings but no luck, I can save them but no 4g no sms MMS. I've also read of people not solving with root I am waiting to do that as don't know if I can root it easy due to locked bootloader.
If that helps
Flash the Custom AU firmware via Flashtool/xperia firm,
there is no need to unlock bootloader unless you need root which can be done after update & phone working.
the Vodafone firmware is still behind in its updates,the custom AU does not have all the carrier branding &
works across all carriers here,
Below is the latest N version details for the (F3115)
Device: Xperia XA (F3115)
CDA: 1302-4361
Market: Australia
Operator: Customized AU
Network: GENERIC
Version: 33.3.A.0.131 / R2B
Size: 1.76 GB
If you just want to update MM use the custom AU version for that and not the Vodafone one,
and remember if you have problems use Sony PC companion to restore the phone back to factory
default and start again, BUT PC companion will not restore phone if you have unlocked bootloader
in that case use sonys Emma or Flashtool to do it.
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Haidelaido said:
How do you do that? Sim is 3 months old perfectly working on another phone. Tried millions of APN settings but no luck, I can save them but no 4g no sms MMS. I've also read of people not solving with root I am waiting to do that as don't know if I can root it easy due to locked bootloader.
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Settings > more > download Internet and mms settings...
sirskinny said:
Flash the Custom AU firmware via Flashtool/xperia firm,
there is no need to unlock bootloader unless you need root which can be done after update & phone working.
the Vodafone firmware is still behind in its updates,the custom AU does not have all the carrier branding &
works across all carriers here,
Below is the latest N version details for the (F3115)
Device: Xperia XA (F3115)
CDA: 1302-4361
Market: Australia
Operator: Customized AU
Network: GENERIC
Version: 33.3.A.0.131 / R2B
Size: 1.76 GB
If you just want to update MM use the custom AU version for that and not the Vodafone one,
and remember if you have problems use Sony PC companion to restore the phone back to factory
default and start again, BUT PC companion will not restore phone if you have unlocked bootloader
in that case use sonys Emma or Flashtool to do it.
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Thanks bro I will test it tonight, I need to find a friend that has Windows first. I am not loosing the Xperia features unless unlocking the bootloader right? Cheers again mate
levone1 said:
Settings > more > download Internet and mms settings...
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Don't have such a thing unfortunately but I'll flash another stock later hopefully it will fix, thanks man
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Thanks bro I will test it tonight, I need to find a friend that has Windows first. I am not loosing the Xperia features unless unlocking the bootloader right? Cheers again mate
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Sorted! Xperia flasher sorted out thanks guys I'm writing from Android 7 thank you!!!
I managed to get VoLTE working on the xz2cd (H8324) with T-Mobile USA using the xz3 (H8416) USA firmware oem-*.sin files.
Thank you to all the others that figured out the process details so all I had to do was try every combination - see the other VoLTE threads in this forum to guide you on the actual steps. Also thanks to Androxyde and Igoreisberg for the flash & download tools!
I have this working with the H8324_Customized NOBA_1313-6167_52.0.A.8.25_R5B firmware, I happen to choose, replacing only the oem-*.sin files from the XZ3 H8416_Customized US_1316-4522_52.0.A.8.25_R10B firmware. When you set both lines to "LTE (preferred)" and you'll be able to make LTE calls on both lines, however it may only show [HD] calling on the line you configured last I think but it'll be VoLTE on both.
Enjoy and thanks again to all the other threads that guided me through this long but worthwhile trial process. I wish the carriers didn't make LTE VoLTE provisioning difficult, why didn't they just make it universal like 3G.
Note: I was able to separately get Wifi-Calling to appear using the H8276_Freedom CA_1313-8876_52.0.A.8.25_R3B oem-*.sin files but it wasn't functional on T-Mobile USA - I think someone with a little bit more knowledge might be able to get this to work, unless you can point me in the right direction.
Someone please make an open firmware thin/light/compact dual SIM phone with Wifi-Calling/VoLTE (removable battery a bonus)!
Do you think the files would be the same on the H8314 US edition? i'm assuming you need to be rooted for this to work?
Hey Mike, Can you please share(download link) OEM*.sin files of USA firmware for Volte Settings
Im wondering if we can flash the OEM files from the US XZ1 Compact to get T-Mobile VOLTE and Wifi calling? I would try it myself but I cant find one of these phones at a reasonable price. If I do I will try and report back if anyone cares. I am glad at least VOLTE seems to work with this workaround.
VoLTE provisioned on XZ2 but calls are still made over 3G
I’ve done the same for my XZ2 (not compact, H8266). The VoLTE button is now active, but calls are still making over 3G. Any suggestion?
I just talked to a T-mobile specialist, and he confirmed that my phone should work and no need to register or do anything if it supports all bands!!! As he told me "only check for compatibility" and mine is compatible! ?
Were you ever able to get this working? New XZ2 owner and of course I bought this within a week is the announcement about all non VoLTE devices being kicked off in January..
Is there anyway to get volte working for tmobile on the h8314?
XZ2C H8314 VoLTE working on T-Mobile USA
colonelcack said:
Is there anyway to get volte working for tmobile on the h8314?
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Yes VoLTE works but no VoWIFI with the following method:
Download USA Customized for XZ2C (H8314) and use only the two oem...sin files from XZ3 (H8416) USA Customized. (overwrite the two files in the XZ2C stack)
Use newflasher tool. (I deleted all .ta files and userdata file to avoid losing existing data)
To put the phone into flash mode, power off, hold the vol down button and plug in your usb cable while holding the button until you get a dim green light.
The device will show up in device manager under USB and you can run newflasher as administrator. Please search for a tutorial - there are many that are very good with screenshots of the files you want to move into the newflasher folder.
Some hangups I ran into when setting up and flashing -
Installing flashtool drivers required disabling driver signature enforcement on win10 (Flash device did not show up in usb in device manager until this was done)
For safety, after the flashtool driver install, I performed a repair on xperia companion app in case of any driver conflicts.
Running newflasher again, I got an error: Unable to open ./boot/Apollo_XBootConfig_MiscTA.ta! after multiple system files had been flashed.
But not to worry, the command window said the phone exited flash mode, but got error 933 - unable to sync. - No worries though, just make sure the command window states the phone is out of flash mode somewhere, disconnect your cable and power up your phone.
Then you will get an android message saying your carrier settings will update after reboot and the phone may reboot.
Once rebooted, enter *#*#4636#*#* in your phone dialer app (Takes 30 seconds after fresh boot for the menu to come up) , select phone information, and select LTE only (Note: VoLTE Provisioned will have the slider set to the right, but grayed out - Before the re-flash, the slider was set to the left and grayed out), reboot again. (If you click the 3 dots and look at IMS Status, you will see IMS status Registered, VoLTE Available and UT interface Available - Before the re-flash status was not registered and not available)
Now when you make a call, it will say "HD" in your dialer while on a call and your signal indicator will no longer say 3G when calling.
VoWIFI does not work, but you can use whatapp or something else like googleFi if its a must have, but in my case, I did not want to have to buy a new phone in January when they turn off 3G - Phones are too darn big now anyways and I love the display on this phone.
Notices will go out starting AUG 4th if your phone is marked as not supported using T-Mobile IMEI BYOD online tool - Their tool said my phone does not support VoLTE (Not fully true - It just does not have Band 71 for Long Range VoLTE but will use Band 4(66) just fine, I cannot confirm band 12 even though the phone spec supports it. It appears only Short range VoLTE is working on the phone unless someone else can confirm with this method, My Band 12 tower is behind a hill and i am 20 miles from it) T-mobile currently does not have a whitelist like AT&T, so If the UE (User Equipment - ie. phone) is configured properly, the network will handle the rest. I hope this practice does not change.
The advantage to using this method, is you are using completely stock USA files - My bootloader is locked and i am not rooted BTW. My XZ2C is only carrier unlocked.
The build number of both Roms I used was the same 52.1.A.3.49 XXX - Good Luck.
BTW - Some people were asking what modem config is working with VoLTE on T-mobile USA - to get the modem setting type *#*#7378423#*#* and in the service menu select software info, under Current modem config the value reads:
row/tmobile/vl/us
XZ1 oem files on XZ2 for VOLTE and VOWIFI calls.
nicogu said:
Im wondering if we can flash the OEM files from the US XZ1 Compact to get T-Mobile VOLTE and Wifi calling? I would try it myself but I cant find one of these phones at a reasonable price. If I do I will try and report back if anyone cares. I am glad at least VOLTE seems to work with this workaround.
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You will need to try this. I was not so brave. The reason is the difference in the build IDs and oem.sin file names between the XZ1 (Old) and XZ2 (Current as of July USA Customized builds).
Mixing and matching files is easier when you are doing so off the same build ID. Thats why V0LTE worked on my XZ2 using XZ3 oem.sin files, they were from the same build ID and had the same names even though the sizes were slightly different.
It may work if the format of the oem.sin file did not change between the XZ1 builds and XZ2 Builds. The more different the builds, the higher the risk of something going wrong.
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gigili said:
I’ve done the same for my XZ2 (not compact, H8266). The VoLTE button is now active, but calls are still making over 3G. Any suggestion?
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Enter *#*#4636#*#* in your phone dialer app, select phone information, and select LTE only - Reboot, if you cant make calls after that something else is wrong.
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hitemup92 said:
Were you ever able to get this working? New XZ2 owner and of course I bought this within a week is the announcement about all non VoLTE devices being kicked off in January..
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Got this to work, no VoWIFI though - look further down the thread.
depsilon said:
Yes VoLTE works but no VoWIFI with the following method:
Download USA Customized for XZ2C (H8314) and use only the two oem...sin files from XZ3 (H8416) USA Customized. (overwrite the two files in the XZ2C stack)
Use newflasher tool. (I deleted all .ta files and userdata file to avoid losing existing data)
To put the phone into flash mode, power off, hold the vol down button and plug in your usb cable while holding the button until you get a dim green light.
The device will show up in device manager under USB and you can run newflasher as administrator. Please search for a tutorial - there are many that are very good with screenshots of the files you want to move into the newflasher folder.
Some hangups I ran into when setting up and flashing -
Installing flashtool drivers required disabling driver signature enforcement on win10 (Flash device did not show up in usb in device manager until this was done)
For safety, after the flashtool driver install, I performed a repair on xperia companion app in case of any driver conflicts.
Running newflasher again, I got an error: Unable to open ./boot/Apollo_XBootConfig_MiscTA.ta! after multiple system files had been flashed.
But not to worry, the command window said the phone exited flash mode, but got error 933 - unable to sync. - No worries though, just make sure the command window states the phone is out of flash mode somewhere, disconnect your cable and power up your phone.
Then you will get an android message saying your carrier settings will update after reboot and the phone may reboot.
Once rebooted, enter *#*#4636#*#* in your phone dialer app (Takes 30 seconds after fresh boot for the menu to come up) , select phone information, and select LTE only (Note: VoLTE Provisioned will have the slider set to the right, but grayed out - Before the re-flash, the slider was set to the left and grayed out), reboot again. (If you click the 3 dots and look at IMS Status, you will see IMS status Registered, VoLTE Available and UT interface Available - Before the re-flash status was not registered and not available)
Now when you make a call, it will say "HD" in your dialer while on a call and your signal indicator will no longer say 3G when calling.
VoWIFI does not work, but you can use whatapp or something else like googleFi if its a must have, but in my case, I did not want to have to buy a new phone in January when they turn off 3G - Phones are too darn big now anyways and I love the display on this phone.
Notices will go out starting AUG 4th if your phone is marked as not supported using T-Mobile IMEI BYOD online tool - Their tool said my phone does not support VoLTE (Not fully true - It just does not have Band 71 for Long Range VoLTE but will use Band 12 just fine) T-mobile currently does not have a whitelist like AT&T, so If the UE (User Equipment - ie. phone) is configured properly, the network will handle the rest. I hope this practice does not change.
I made the mistake of calling sony and t-mobile for support and they both kept blaming each other, the reason they don't know why VoLTE does not work on some phones is they really don't know enough about their network or the basebands in the phone or the software build process and details about android sin files - as they should not either cause if the network engineers, device manufacturers and software developers all do their job and stick to industry standard practices, it will just work anyway.
The advantage to using this method, is you are using completely stock USA files - My bootloader is locked and i am not rooted BTW. My XZ2C is only carrier unlocked.
The build number of both Roms I used was the same 52.1.A.3.49 XXX - Good Luck.
BTW - Some people were asking what modem config is working with VoLTE on T-mobile USA - to get the modem setting type *#*#7378423#*#* and in the service menu select software info, under Current modem config the value reads:
row/tmobile/vl/us
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Thank you so much for the detailed instructions! Only one question... Where do I download these files from? And the tool? Can you link me...
Sorry it's been a long time since I've done any xda stuff
H8314 Flash tools
colonelcack said:
Thank you so much for the detailed instructions! Only one question... Where do I download these files from? And the tool? Can you link me...
Sorry it's been a long time since I've done any xda stuff
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I dont have direct links, but here is an excellent walkthrough that calls out all the tools -
https://www.xperiablog.net/2018/01/...-firmware-for-xperia-xz-premium-xz1-and-more/
Search for flashtool on XDA there should be links for that, but you only install the drivers from it, not the tool.
You also need the xperia companion software download from sony website for any missing drivers from flashtool.
Search XDA for newflasher, thats what you will actually flash with - https://forum.xda-developers.com/cr...gress-newflasher-xperia-command-line-t3619426
the firmware download utility is xperifirm software - https://forum.xda-developers.com/cr...xperifirm-xperia-firmware-downloader-t2834142
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H8314 Flash tools
I dont have direct links, but here is an excellent walkthrough that calls out all the tools -
https://www.xperiablog.net/2018/01/...-firmware-for-xperia-xz-premium-xz1-and-more/
Search for flashtool on XDA there should be links for that, but you only install the drivers from it, not the tool.
You also need the xperia companion software download from sony website for any missing drivers from flashtool.
Search XDA for newflasher, thats what you will actually flash with - https://forum.xda-developers.com/cr...gress-newflasher-xperia-command-line-t3619426
the firmware download utility is xperifirm software - https://forum.xda-developers.com/cr...xperifirm-xperia-firmware-downloader-t2834142
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It's been a while but wanted to thank you for taking the time to write out these steps. I finally took a shot with the incoming shutdown of 3g for my XZ2, but unfortunately it did not work. Similar to what gigili said, while VoLTE appears to be provisioned the calls are dropping to 3g/HSPA like they originally were. After setting to "LTE Preferred" and rebooting, calls would not be made at all. I also saw "Unknown" under the Modem Config, and from what you said it should reference T-Mobile after flashing the OEM sin files.
I tried this using the latest firmware available on XperiFirm for the XZ2 (Customized US H8266 - my device is H8276) and the XZ3, which I used to grab the two OEM sin files. The firmware is 52.1.A.3.137.
Using UnSin, I unpacked both "oem_X-FLASH-CUST-B6B5.sin" files in both firmwares, and under modem-config there are a bunch of folders, and each one seems to have a conf files pointing to "mcfg_sw/generic/row/tmobile/vl/us/mcfg_sw.mbn."
I read in another thread that T-Mobile maybe has some way of blocking this workaround now, but I'm not entirely sure if that is true? Totally understand if you've moved on from the device as it's been a while, but am admittedly curious if there's a specific firmware version that this works on I could try to salvage the device.
Volte xz2/xz2 p/xz3 solved
Samir solanki said:
Volte xz2/xz2 p/xz3 solved
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Details on exactly how?
I will create complete guide thread for the same
Samir solanki said:
I will create complete guide thread for the same
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Thanks I'll watch for it
I am working to bring support for T-Mobile VoLTE on the xz2c to LineageOS 18.1. As of this writing, official LineageOS builds for this device do not support VoLTE unless it was already enabled and working in the stock firmware.
I have submitted some patches which may resolve the issue for TMO and probably other carriers as well. They work for me, but testing has been limited. If you are interested in using LineageOS instead of the stock ROM, and you are willing and able to build LOS yourself on linux, consider giving my patchset a try. Please read the patch description fully before attempting a build: you will need to obtain and mount some additional files first. The LineageOS wiki has additional instructions for creating a build environment.
EDIT: My patch is part of official LOS 18.1 starting with nightly 20220401. There is no need to build it yourself.
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You are a saint for working on this. I bought a H8324 XZ2c recently and was super disappointed it didn't work, so I am back to my XZ1c. Super frustrated. If you ever get a pre-compiled ROM, I would love to try. In the meantime I will try to compile it myself in the coming days despite my technical illiteracy.
If that doesn't end up working, what stock firmware is available with T-Mobile VoLTE enabled and working, so I could step up from that to Lineage? Considering how old the other solutions for trying to get VoLTE working, I am hesitant to try any especially funny business of switching old firmware files from other phones around.
xperiaperson42069 said:
If that doesn't end up working, what stock firmware is available with T-Mobile VoLTE enabled and working, so I could step up from that to Lineage?
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As far as I am aware there isn't any stock firmware that works "out of the box." The xz2c is listed as "unsupported" by t-mobile, which probably means there isn't any sort of stock ROM out there that works. Sometimes carriers do release "branded" ROMs, but there's nothing like that for this device AFAIK.
LinageOS is designed to be installed "on top" of an existing stock ROM. If you attempt to install it after you have flashed another distro (like an AOSP build), you will likely just make a brick. If you do end up bricking your device, do not despair. You can use Emma to restore your device to factory condition. Emma is available on the Sony Developer World website, and there are many guides available for it.