Hi Guys, I am facing network coverage issues in the Zuk Z1 running on Stock 12.1- YOG4PAS7DF. My other cell phones have better reception compared to the Zuk whereas Zuk won't be able to receive calls or won't connect to data services at my place of Stay(intermittently). My others phones with the same carrier used to work flawlessly at the same spot. Did a bit of googling and found out that changing the baseband firmware will help in better signal reception. If i got a signed baseband firmware zip of One plus and flash it in Zuk, it will brick the device, right.? Any other way to port the baseband of another model to Zuk so as to improve the signal reception.? Or is there any other way to improve the signal reception.? (I am facing poor reception at some other places too and i am using the carrier with best network coverage in Bangalore- India) .
Note : Does this poor signal reception has anything to do with SAR values.? Zuk zeems to have to lowest SAR value when compared with other cell phones like Xiaomi Redmi series, iphones etc.
rishr4 said:
Hi Guys, I am facing network coverage issues in the Zuk Z1 running on Stock 12.1- YOG4PAS7DF. My other cell phones have better reception compared to the Zuk whereas Zuk won't be able to receive calls or won't connect to data services at my place of Stay(intermittently). My others phones with the same carrier used to work flawlessly at the same spot. Did a bit of googling and found out that changing the baseband firmware will help in better signal reception. If i got a signed baseband firmware zip of One plus and flash it in Zuk, it will brick the device, right.? Any other way to port the baseband of another model to Zuk so as to improve the signal reception.? Or is there any other way to improve the signal reception.? (I am facing poor reception at some other places too and i am using the carrier with best network coverage in Bangalore- India) .
Note : Does this poor signal reception has anything to do with SAR values.? Zuk zeems to have to lowest SAR value when compared with other cell phones like Xiaomi Redmi series, iphones etc.
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See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/zuk-z1/help/reception-t3232314 the cm14 based roms have better reception, I tested it for weeks and also overall call quality is much better(Germany, t-mobile)
strongst said:
See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/zuk-z1/help/reception-t3232314 the cm14 based roms have better reception, I tested it for weeks and also overall call quality is much better(Germany, t-mobile)
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I have gone through the reviews on CM14. It is awesome , but still i would like the camera app to function as it is in Stock ROM. We can't get the same Camera clarity in CM13 or 14, i guess. Flashing a CM14 baseband on Stock CM12 ROM may brick the device, i suppose.
rishr4 said:
I have gone through the reviews on CM14. It is awesome , but still i would like the camera app to function as it is in Stock ROM. We can't get the same Camera clarity in CM13 or 14, i guess. Flashing a CM14 baseband on Stock CM12 ROM may brick the device, i suppose.
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For me the camera quality is the same on cos12.1 and cm14/cm13. It's a bad camera, no software can make it better. It's only minor visible, but hey, it's a mid range device and its written on every website that the zuk camera is bad, so live with that and no, the stock cam can't be portet. Use alternative apps like open camera or what you want. The baseband also cannot be flashed.
strongst said:
For me the camera quality is the same on cos12.1 and cm14/cm13. It's a bad camera, no software can make it better. It's only minor visible, but hey, it's a mid range device and its written on every website that the zuk camera is bad, so live with that and no, the stock cam can't be portet. Use alternative apps like open camera or what you want. The baseband also cannot be flashed.
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Thanks @strongst. . However, i felt that stock camera clarity is better than CM13 .. Will try the CM14 , after all good network reception is the primary expectation from a cell phone :cyclops:
rishr4 said:
Thanks @strongst. . However, i felt that stock camera clarity is better than CM13 .. Will try the CM14 , after all good network reception is the primary expectation from a cell phone :cyclops:
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Yeah that's true, with CM14 it's better for me to handle calls in house, the reception is quite better
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I'm getting bad reception on my d800. It's a little better on a stock or stocked based ROM and worse on an AOSP ROM.
Is there a way to increase the signal strength?
Gen5 said:
I'm getting bad reception on my d800. It's a little better on a stock or stocked based ROM and worse on an AOSP ROM.
Is there a way to increase the signal strength?
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By how many DB?
Lawlrus said:
By how many DB?
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Are you talking about how much of a difference is there between the ROMs or how much I want to increase it by?
Gen5 said:
Are you talking about how much of a difference is there between the ROMs or how much I want to increase it by?
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How much of a difference it is, I'm pretty positive that you can't do anything to boost your reception.
And the reason I asked was to see if you're looking st the bars or the db, because if you're not looking at the db then you don't know what the signal strength is
Lawlrus said:
How much of a difference it is, I'm pretty positive that you can't do anything to boost your reception.
And the reason I asked was to see if you're looking st the bars or the db, because if you're not looking at the db then you don't know what the signal strength is
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I was looking at the bar, usually i get one to two for AOSP and around 2-3 on stock based. For AOSP, I sometimes get no signal. I thought that the bars corresponded to the signal strength (such that more bars is equivalent to a stronger signal)? Do you know if radio/baseband/modem (are they the same thing?) play a role in signal strength and if they do how?
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I was looking at the bar, usually i get one to two for AOSP and around 2-3 on stock based. For AOSP, I sometimes get no signal. I thought that the bars corresponded to the signal strength (such that more bars is equivalent to a stronger signal)? Do you know if radio/baseband/modem (are they the same thing?) play a role in signal strength and if they do how?
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That's just it, you can't base if off of some system animation, you need to check your db in your settings.
Yes, radio, modem, and baseband are the same thing.
Baseband normally only controls WiFi and data speeds, not signal strength.
Lawlrus said:
That's just it, you can't base if off of some system animation, you need to check your db in your settings.
Yes, radio, modem, and baseband are the same thing.
Baseband normally only controls WiFi and data speeds, not signal strength.
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For the basebands, what are the differences between them for each android version (for example, 10d vs 10o and 20c vs 20y)?
Also for bootloader, what does it do and what are the difference between them for each android version?
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For the basebands, what are the differences between them for each android version (for example, 10d vs 10o and 20c vs 20y)?
Also for bootloader, what does it do and what are the difference between them for each android version?
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Different modems are just updates, but you need to use your devices correct variant for whatever android version you're flashing.
Loki = 4.2 aboot (bootstack)
Bump = 4.4 aboot. Op's typically willbtell you which you need to be on.
Man this phone is beautiful. Size and build quality are A+ really good in the hands. Sound is surprisingly good for a single speaker. I also like the Oxygen OS as well. Call quality is good too. There are a few things though that would make this phone even better, and I bet if they had these features the phone would have sold 50% more than it did. They are:
1. LTE on all bands including 12 and 17
2. Dual WIFI 5 G
3. More Timely updates
4. Better Camera
They could make a Oneplus X SE version and have those features and charge say $279 Overall pleased with it.
There had to be few compromises. Yes the camera could have been better. But there is a version by sultanxda that enhances the camera. It is good.
Yet to buy this phone. Cannot wait*!
It is a very good phone but it is even more amazing once rooted and a custom rom flashed on it which you may or may not want to do yet. I think it may also be possible to unlock the locked LTE bands once rooted but am not sure.
I tried to put a custom ROM on it. Must have tried 8 or 9 of them. They would install fine but I would get no cellular data, I had no signal from T-Mobile. Finally just gave up and went back to stock and everything worked.
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I tried to put a custom ROM on it. Must have tried 8 or 9 of them. They would install fine but I would get no cellular data, I had no signal from T-Mobile. Finally just gave up and went back to stock and everything worked.
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That's interesting..I'm still thinking of flashing a custom rom... For now I use stock oxygenos with bluspark kernel, rooted. I still try to add all funktions that are missing for me via xposed and apps but for one it's quite some work to do and I'm also concerned of additional battery drain. My cell phone carrier is T Mobile Austria.
I'm sure it was just me, user error some how I must have missed a step or something
Wow this is strange. I just went back to try and flash Exodux Rom and this time it worked. I have data and everything. I have no idea what I did different this time to get it to work.
Sultan's HAL Cam makes this thing a goddamn iPhone regarding picture quality, using "Snap" Camera, it's incredible.
mafioso16 said:
Sultan's HAL Cam makes this thing a goddamn iPhone regarding picture quality, using "Snap" Camera, it's incredible.
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Not to mention that you can do even more with the camera from Color OS
This is the best $250 you could spend on a device really. Its perfect. No performance drawbacks or anything like that. The only things I could ask for if they made a X^2 is a bigger battery and a better camera sensor... Maybe an 805 or 652 as well... and maybe 3.18 kernel sources... but hey, I'm happy.
Regarding 5ghz WiFi... That would be awesome and actually, with an internal mod, should be possible. But even with 2.4ghz I'm able to go a far distance away from home and still have a decent connection that I wouldn't have on any other device
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Not to mention that you can do even more with the camera from Color OS
This is the best $250 you could spend on a device really. Its perfect. No performance drawbacks or anything like that. The only things I could ask for if they made a X^2 is a bigger battery and a better camera sensor... Maybe an 805 or 652 as well... and maybe 3.18 kernel sources... but hey, I'm happy.
Regarding 5ghz WiFi... That would be awesome and actually, with an internal mod, should be possible. But even with 2.4ghz I'm able to go a far distance away from home and still have a decent connection that I wouldn't have on any other device
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Agree. I got the ceramic version, paid $300 (onyx version would have cost the same for my country) for 9 days now and I'm pleasantly surprised. 5ghz wifi and a bigger battery are the only 2 things missing for me.
A cm based rom, not overly bloated makes it perfect. OxygenOs itself is not perfect but after rooting, installing bluspark kernel, removing some google apps and using xposed modules it's great.
If one is used to have a custom rom flashed, I can only recommend the xposed module gravitybox..lets you greatly customize your rom.
Thinking of upgrading to this from my 2014 Moto G that I got before Chirstmas as an emergency purchase. It's lasting me fine and running a highly optimized stock ROM very well. But I really want something that has more under the hood. Especially in the RAM category. I'm not a super heavy user in terms of how many apps I run. (I try to keep whats running in the background to an absolute minimum) So having the 'latest and greatest' specs isn't really a concern for me.
My only concern is the lack of the popular LTE bands being that I live in the states. I've been living on HSPA+ for the past 4 months and really haven't had much to complain about. Anyone care to share how well it does on 3g and the like?
I noticed when I move from pure nexus ROM to one of lineage ROMs, my cell reception decreases, and call quality is bad. Same apps, radio, etc. Just curious if there is anything in lineage that could cause this. Just qualitative comparisons I notice a big difference. I need to dig in more and look signal strength before and after but before I do that, just wanted to see from any experts here if technically there is a reason that could cause this. Any feedback appreciated.
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I noticed when I move from pure nexus ROM to one of lineage ROMs, my cell reception decreases, and call quality is bad. Same apps, radio, etc. Just curious if there is anything in lineage that could cause this. Just qualitative comparisons I notice a big difference. I need to dig in more and look signal strength before and after but before I do that, just wanted to see from any experts here if technically there is a reason that could cause this. Any feedback appreciated.
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Well, lineage is a CAF ROM so that might have something to do with it. The radio is the same but maybe the RIL is different. I always noticed that when I ever used CM in the past the radio acted differently
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I'm having an issue that I don't understand and I'm hoping someone can help or at least explain what's going on. My phone carrier is MintSim which uses the T-Mobile network.
If I use OOS or any OOS based custom ROM I get a great phone signal--full bars in every room. If I transfer the sim to my Nexus 6P which is running Dirty Unicorns (an AOSP ROM) I get a great phone signal with full bars in every room. But if I flash an AOSP ROM on the OP5 my phone signal is poor to non existent. I have tried 3 different AOSP ROMs on the OP5 and I couldn't get a decent phone signal on any of them.
I've never run into an issue like this on any other phone. Can someone explain why this might be happening?
You shouldn't judge it by bars. Many manufacturers like oneplus and even samsung will make it look like you have full signal strength even though you don't. Roms usually report it correctly. Use a signal app and it should show the same signal strength in dBm
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sdmark said:
You shouldn't judge it by bars. Many manufacturers like oneplus and even samsung will make it look like you have full signal strength even though you don't. Roms usually report it correctly. Use a signal app and it should show the same signal strength in dBm
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In Aosp I have two bars to none. I have also tried to make calls and was told the quality was poor. On top of that I'm using an Aosp ROM in my other phone and it shows the same signal strength as OOS. On all 3 Aosp ROMs I tried on the OP5 the signal was so unstable the signal bars never stayed the same for more than a few seconds.
jhs39 said:
I'm having an issue that I don't understand and I'm hoping someone can help or at least explain what's going on. My phone carrier is MintSim which uses the T-Mobile network.
If I use OOS or any OOS based custom ROM I get a great phone signal--full bars in every room. If I transfer the sim to my Nexus 6P which is running Dirty Unicorns (an AOSP ROM) I get a great phone signal with full bars in every room. But if I flash an AOSP ROM on the OP5 my phone signal is poor to non existent. I have tried 3 different AOSP ROMs on the OP5 and I couldn't get a decent phone signal on any of them.
I've never run into an issue like this on any other phone. Can someone explain why this might be happening?
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Same here.. Poor signal and call quality on AOSP roms.. Yesterday I went back to OOS and now it's working fine
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Same here.. Poor signal and call quality on AOSP roms.. Yesterday I went back to OOS and now it's working fine
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I've never come across that issue on a previous phone. The only AOSP ROM I've gotten no complaints from people I called is Viper. The signal meter on the OP5 is really inaccurate on AOSP ROMs. I installed a signal reader app. It showed an excellent signal but I only had a couple bars according to the icon at the top of the screen.
did anybody able to figure this out, tried a lot of AOSP i think all of it, but signals just dropped out most of the time, followed flashing requirements on each ROM, went back to OOS stable 5.0.2 now 5.0.4 signals stick all the time, gps works perfect...just wanna know coz I still prefer AOSP esp the LOS 15.1.
imna357 said:
did anybody able to figure this out, tried a lot of AOSP i think all of it, but signals just dropped out most of the time, followed flashing requirements on each ROM, went back to OOS stable 5.0.2 now 5.0.4 signals stick all the time, gps works perfect...just wanna know coz I still prefer AOSP esp the LOS 15.1.
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It's been like that since OP3.
Will likely never be "fixed" at this point. Just get used to it, some recognized developpers declared it is only a "visual" issue.
I guess there is nothing to do about it...
I returned from LOS to OOS just because of that. It may be only visual, but would you ignore warnings on your cars engine? Bad signal means the phone tries harder to aquire it and it means more battery drain. I wouldnt really go with the statement its just a visual bug, especially on LOS where they have set the bar quite high in quality by themselves.
Updated to Oreo yesterday.
48.1.A.0.129 on my G3116
Initial Impressions.
-WiFi performance has increased drastically.
-Haptic Feedback is better.
-Touch is more responsive,
- The Edge niggle is not present.
-No Blobby Smileys
-Multi Tasking is better.
-No noticeable change in calls.
-Sound is louder than Nougat. (Stock Music player)
-Night Light is removed from Xperia Actions.
Not tested battery life ,Quick Charging and Camera.
Overall impressed with Sony , considering this is an MTK Chipset.
Battery life 2 days...period
With wifi radio music games...etc
@karandpr any link ????
Last impresion for you , to be problem with wifi after restore rom on other device's and your too . I'm know that
MAREK10747 said:
@karandpr any link ????
Last impresion for you , to be problem with wifi after restore rom on other device's and your too . I'm know that
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For the FTF ? No I didn't create an FTF sadly.
The performance deteriorated horribly on next update. Low WiFi reception , bad call coverage, Abysmal 4G performance and consistent touch problems.
Sadly it's now in Sony care centre for repairs now.