Android Marshmallow 6 on our Xperia Z5

[RobertoDS]

Good Morning to You ALL !

This is our big day

Our most expected day

Android 6 MM has landed on our Xperia Z5

FW is 32.1.A.1.163, so it contains a lot of bugfixes with introduction of MM 6 Android 

Right now, is rolling for different models and on different countries so in few hours, or in one or two day, it will be on your phone, unless u're on a branded-operator phone where u should wait more days to come 

So, 7th March was right as we expected based on TWITTER INFO by Sony Xperia GB

More news to come !

[branky1]

Still no 32.1.A.1.185 for my Z5. I got 6.0 update 2 days after rolling out. But 32.1.A.1.185 is available from 7.4. and still nothing here.

[radegaw]

Hello Everyone.

I'm owner of Xperia Z5 Dual E6633 from Polish Market. Recently I have updated my phone via OTA to Marshallow edition 32.1.A.1.163. After that i have encountered some problem.

I've contacted with Polish support and after long discussion they asked me to post my comments about system revision on global developpers forum, as they cannot help or solve my comments.

1.No stamina mode - I can accept that doze is working somehow familiar (but as not aggresive=good in battery saving as Stamina mode) This could be improved

2. No ULTRA Stamina mode - its totally Must-be kill feature in my Z5. I ve bought this very expensive phone for this feature! It was working excellent in previous system revision.

3. No possibility to setup different ringtones separatelly for SIM-card (SMS&phone) This feature was available in Lolipop and it has to be fixed) Cheap chinese smartphone with has this feature...

4. Some issue with Icons in "Battety usage menu" no\gray icons  (as on attached screenshots) Some functions has original icons soem not. 

5. Lack of Statistics in "Diagnostic" menu - example no "Application Events" (as on attached screenshots)

6. Could You remove SIM-card icon (with SIM number)on status bar? It takes a lot of place, but is not necessary. Or You could combine it with information from which card is actuallly voice connection. Ex If I call from First card icon with number 1 could be coloured. Now If I call from SIM 1 i see hourglass icon on SIM2???? It is little confusing.

7. Can You add fast SIM card icon=switch on upper Slide menu (where BT, Wifi ex is) to change default SIM card for phone call? I've had it in my Samsung. Normally SIM1 is default for phone calls but I can switch to SIM2 very fast.

8. Can You combine You Sony Voice recorder in Dialer app? It would be kill feature. (Sometimes I  need to note some information during phone call but I dont have pen\paper or cannot switch to Keep App.)

link https://goo.gl/photos/fxTSquq5QuMeBhvo9

Thank You for Your help.

Best regards Radoslaw

[MRB11]

Update on MM UNLOCKED Z5 UK.
Since MM update battery drain is just lousy.
Sound continually bitty when using hands free
Dose mode does not do what it claims.. Please bring back staminer mode.
Been to Sony they returned phone saying no problems with hardware.
So must be software causing problems.
I spent a lot of money on this phone and it's not what it would be running MM.
Wish option to roll back to Lollipop was available.
Sony need to release patch for MM.
So going back to my z2 for now

[Mbeni007]

I'm finding almost the same battery life with MM. Granted I never got exceptional battery life. I really would like to have ultra stamina mode back but this has been as smooth of an upgrade as I've ever received. Normally my phone requires a complete refresh but this time, it just worked. Good job Sony, at least from my end. I'm really wondering what's going on that so many people have issues. I know it probably isn't the user. Most likely an app or something causing issues. So frustrating.

[Anamon2]

It's not necessarily many people having issues, relatively speaking. The Z5 series is a popular phone, and usually it's mostly the people who have problems who go to look up the forums and post their issues. Most people don't feel the need to post if everything ran smoothly. We'd probably have a lot more people and replies here if there were wide-spread problems.

Also, it seems that most of the problems reported here, if you google them you can find owners of phones from many different manufacturers complaining about the same issues – including Nexus phones. Most of the times it's Google messing things up, and not Sony. I'm saying this mainly for the people blaming Sony and threatening to leave for another manufacturer; unless you ditch Android altogether, chances are you won't be happy.

[Bhonder]

Anamon, most people simply accept the fact that their phone is poor without complaining on forums. Most of people I know doesn't even know that there are brands' owned forums.

Yesterday evening, my wife's friend was complaining the poor battery life of her device and, I guess, it is the most common complain. But she is at the lowest level of "nerdiness". People over this forum raise the "nerd" bar, so they are aware that something is going wrong. Other people simply change the phone after some months, because it, if they can afford it.

For the companies forum like this are, I hope, a way to know if there is something wrong with their product.

[Doggerz]

Is there any word on 6.0.1 for Z5 Premium?

[Lord_viridis]

What features of 6.0.1 are you requiring?

[M9th]

I truly regretted updating my Z5 Dual to the latest marshmallows version coz it truly:
No more dual ringtone
Very much shorter battery life
Takes a long time to charge
This is certainly not what I paid for....
Truly regretted and disappointed
PS:
I will no longer buy a Sony phone. Am changing to Samsung...

[vgs21]

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@M9th wrote:

PS:
I will no longer buy a Sony phone. Am changing to Samsung...

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Me too bro. Just waiting for 64GB S7 edge(in my country only 32GB is available, and I need dual SIM and more storage) or Note 6.