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One of the features I'm looking to use on the Xperia Z Ultra is ANT+ wireless sensors for cycling. The specs for this phone state that this is a feature yet my new phone does not seem to have ANT+. Anyone know anything about this?
Thanks
Dave
Check the Play Market.
Yeah, I've tried installing the ANT+ radio service from the Play market but it will not work. I have an Xperia Active with ANT+ and it works perfectly and is easy to setup new connections.
prbdave said:
Yeah, I've tried installing the ANT+ radio service from the Play market but it will not work. I have an Xperia Active with ANT+ and it works perfectly and is easy to setup new connections.
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I'm having the exact same problem... when I open mapmyride I can only see the sensor for BT Heatrate straps but nothing for Ant+
Specs for the new Xperia Z1 indicate that it also has ANT+. Hopefully Sony will enable this on our phones soon.
Go here:
http://developer.sonymobile.com/knowledge-base/technologies/ant/
Hi Guys,
I'm also an avid cyclist using Garmin Ant+ heartbelt direct to my trusty old wornout Xperia S and also Xperia Ion too.
Many say BT4.0 LE still has cutoff issues, and Ant+ batt last forever in heartbelt.....
I understand from speaking to shops that the LTE version has Ant+, but many said the 3G version does not. The SnapDragon 800 does have Ant+ feature in chip, there was some debate if 3G version uses this chip. Sony really should fully enable these by firmware if possible.
PS: The bluetooth signal needs to be switched on to enable Ant+.
Hope any of you could provide your experience of workability or lack off, thanks.
Bump. Still no ANT+ after the .526 update.
If anyone with a new C6833 4G phone is able to test ANT+ functionality for me it would be greatly appreciated.
Just received the telephone the day before yesterday. Tried to get my HRM to couple to the device, to no avail. Looking into the problem with ANT+ tester, I discovered ANT HAL is completely missing (the ANT HAL service is present though)! WTF?
Sony advertises this phone as being ANT+ capable, but clearly it's not (yet!). I've contacted Sony about this, and are awaiting for their reply...
You mean you sent a message into the void, don't you?
Definitively sent from somewhere.
phentex said:
You mean you sent a message into the void, don't you?
Definitively sent from somewhere.
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Afraid so yes... But miracles do happen still...
Maybe you got a test or demo unit. ?
㊙Send from somewhere on the earth™ ?
I'm about to buy this phone but the missing ANT+ support is stopping me to do so.
It is obvious that ANT+ support on Z5 series is missing. Neither the tech specs on the sony product page show ANT+ under connectivity nor the device list of the ANT+ consortium (http://www.thisisant.com/directory/) lists the Xperia Z5 devices. All previous Xperia devices were shown immediately after the release day on this list.
For me this looks like Sony has dropped ANT+ support. Maybe they try to make pressure on Garmin to lower the license cost for ANT+. Who knows.
jexxer said:
I'm about to buy this phone but the missing ANT+ support is stopping me to do so.
It is obvious that ANT+ support on Z5 series is missing. Neither the tech specs on the sony product page show ANT+ under connectivity nor the device list of the ANT+ consortium (http://www.thisisant.com/directory/) lists the Xperia Z5 devices. All previous Xperia devices were shown immediately after the release day on this list.
For me this looks like Sony has dropped ANT+ support. Maybe they try to make pressure on Garmin to lower the license cost for ANT+. Who knows.
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That would be disturbing. But a bit strange though, since ANT+ tester shows full ANT+ hardware and ANT HAL service etc. being present in the phone.
Reply from Sony on my enquiry was of course to throw back more questions to me and giving stupid advice like "repair your phone with out PC Companion software". When I checked this suggestion, just out of curiosity, the Z5 series wasn't even supported in this software, can you imagine? Fail, fail, fail.
Yeah looks like they crippled/removed ANT+ support in the last minute before release, maybe they missed to pay the license I really hope ANT+ support will be added with the next update.
jexxer said:
Yeah looks like they crippled/removed ANT+ support in the last minute before release, maybe they missed to pay the license I really hope ANT+ support will be added with the next update.
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thanks for this. i have tested my sunto hrm and indeed my x3 tablet can see it while my z5 compact cannot.
i have sent email to sony mobile, hope thye are aware of this
That is a ridiculous move if they've dropped ant
masi0 said:
thanks for this. i have tested my sunto hrm and indeed my x3 tablet can see it while my z5 compact cannot.
i have sent email to sony mobile, hope thye are aware of this
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Well, here in the Netherlands I don't even get replies from the Sony reps anymore. I've been exchanging FB messages with support, but all they do is refer to this stupid PC Companion software, which obviously can't solve the problem (especially since my Z5c is going completely crazy when I try to connect it to Win10 through USB. It's impossible to get a stable connection with the computer)...
As a "solution" I've now bought a dual-band HRM strap (Bluetooth and ANT+ capable) which set me back another 60 euros. Still better than having to wait for Sony to fix the problem they've created themselves, because that can take a long while, if ever!
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Well, here in the Netherlands I don't even get replies from the Sony reps anymore. I've been exchanging FB messages with support, but all they do is refer to this stupid PC Companion software, which obviously can't solve the problem (especially since my Z5c is going completely crazy when I try to connect it to Win10 through USB. It's impossible to get a stable connection with the computer)...
As a "solution" I've now bought a dual-band HRM strap (Bluetooth and ANT+ capable) which set me back another 60 euros. Still better than having to wait for Sony to fix the problem they've created themselves, because that can take a long while, if ever!
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none of mobile producers will admin that they released software with gaps, i expect this to be fixed in the new update
no update from sony yet, no ANT+ dedicated services installed by default
Surely the z5c is equipped with ANT+ h/w, just for whatever reason Sony haven't activated it into the current firmware... Correct? Or the device totally not equipped for ANT+?
dillalade said:
Surely the z5c is equipped with ANT+ h/w, just for whatever reason Sony haven't activated it into the current firmware... Correct? Or the device totally not equipped for ANT+?
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I hope Z5 line is ANT+ equipped as per official specs but not enabled yet due to certification process not completed (as devices still not visible on thisisant website)
I have return mine today and asked for replacement (white unit)
Strange as in store Z5c had no problems detecting my suunto hrm
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dillalade said:
Surely the z5c is equipped with ANT+ h/w, just for whatever reason Sony haven't activated it into the current firmware... Correct? Or the device totally not equipped for ANT+?
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This document from Sony says ANT+ is supported:
"Device-to-device communications (local)
ANT+™ wireless technology
Compatible devices Some ANT+™ compatible devices may require installation of additional
software.
Frequency band 2.4 GHz
Data transfer rate Up to 60 Kbps
Encryption AES-128
Topologies One to Many, Many to One, Peer to Peer, Star, Practical Mesh"
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Actually other units in store were detecting my Hrm (even white) so there should be something eromg with my unit.
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Just checked https://www.thisisant.com/directory/
Z5C and Z5 Premium are actually listed now. But very strange that the (standard) Z5 is not listed.
Guys, everything you need to connect ANT+ device is here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsi.ant.service.socket
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsi.ant.plugins.antplus
and basic app to check if it works (assuming you have ANT+ device connected) is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsi.ant.hrmon_antplus
AFAIR the same situation was with Z3C. I installed two first apps and connected my old Garmin HRM. With Endomondo (free) is working like a charm. You need only to activate in Endomondo options.
tagor said:
Guys, everything you need to connect ANT+ device is here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsi.ant.service.socket
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsi.ant.plugins.antplus
and basic app to check if it works (assuming you have ANT+ device connected) is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsi.ant.hrmon_antplus
AFAIR the same situation was with Z3C. I installed two first apps and connected my old Garmin HRM. With Endomondo (free) is working as a charm. You need only to activate in Endomondo options.
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can confirm no issues in .32 firmware
Hi all.
I just took delivery of a Redmi 3 in Switzerland, bought from an online vendor. The unit was pre-configured for English, had the Mi market replaced with Google Play, and very few pre-installed apps. The MIUI version shows
MIUI Global 7.1|Stable
71.91.99(LHPCNCK)
I have not rooted it, but have replaced the Mi Launcher with Nova for a familiar look.
The only real thing I miss is the lack of 5GHz wifi, which gives me poorer reception at home. But I also have a couple of questions:
While I appreciate Google Play being installed (and default), am I missing anything important in NOT having the MiUI apps store installed, or not having a Mi account?
I want to use this phone with Google Cardboard. But, in use, while the VR works fine when head turning up-and-down, it doesn't respond when moving side-to-side. The Compass app seems to work OK (if a little jittery). Is there some calibration that I need to do? Or is it just not possible?
There's a setting under Network->More called "wireless display". Does anyone know what this is, if I can use this to display my phone's screen on a bigger display? Is it Miracast, something else? It would be great if I could use this feature.
Many thanks for any suggestions. And this is just after day 1!
i believe that's problem with Redmi 3 it self, since it also happen on me, when i use cardboard it deosn't work properly ( ithink there is something with sensor, not sure if it hardware or software)
as you MIUI version, if you only need english language, go flash via Mi flash an official Rom or even perhaps Developer Rom (curently v.6.3.25) it's stable at least for me, also battery is good for few days (more than 2 day battery life-depend on how you use the phone)
Many Redmi 3 user also expirience the same problem. Because there is no real gyro hardware. U can check it from CIT mode. Akm or bosch sensor suffer jittering but only a few Yas sensor got the problem, by disabling the magnet in the cardboard. Like my device sensor is akm so i cant use vr but that ok i fell sick when using vr (borrowing my friends vr). I still hoping its only a software problem. Coz there is no gyro hardware, some said its an emulated compas and accelerometer sensor. If its true may be an OP or DEV can make the fix
I have the same problem, it's impossible to pan sideways, just up and down, it makes Cardboard useless. Hope someone can find a fix to this problem!
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Many Redmi 3 user also expirience the same problem. Because there is no real gyro hardware. U can check it from CIT mode. Akm or bosch sensor suffer jittering but only a few Yas sensor got the problem, by disabling the magnet in the cardboard. Like my device sensor is akm so i cant use vr but that ok i fell sick when using vr (borrowing my friends vr). I still hoping its only a software problem. Coz there is no gyro hardware, some said its an emulated compas and accelerometer sensor. If its true may be an OP or DEV can make the fix
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I just bought a VR visor, and my phone has a Yas sensor, in this case should it work? Can I use the magnet or not?
Sent from my Redmi 3 using Tapatalk
volpe96 said:
I just bought a VR visor, and my phone has a Yas sensor, in this case should it work? Can I use the magnet or not?
Sent from my Redmi 3 using Tapatalk
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Some can, some is not. If your vision jitter, try not to use the magnet. See if it still jitter or not.
A friend of mine bought a Bluboo S1 on august.... it now has firmware V10_20170818 ... no proximity sensor working and no light sensor working... a total disaster...
Bluboo itself released on its site a firmware upgrade ( 2,2 Gb of compressed files...) called Upgrade Sensor s1 which promise, after a long procedure, to activate both sensors... they also showed the complete procedure in a youtube video, but the video itself is in chinese language so that for the rest of non chinese readers/speakers it' s very difficult to understand step by step...
Anyone of you succeeded in activting those sensors ?
As far as it concerns, we understood that bluboo released two different stock of the same phone : the first stock has firmware Vxxxxxxx (and no working sensors), the second stock has firware L-Vxxxx and sensors already working. We tried to flash firmware L_V01 on my friend's phone, but no sensor war activated by this firmware.-... it seems the only way to activate those damend sensors is to installate the "upgrade sensors S1" released by bluboo but we can not understand how to do because we think the file itself is corrupted....
Anyone can help ?
Thank you in advance
Hey,
yes, I succesfully completed all steps and verified them on my Bluboo S1 (white). I even checked that the config data was succesfully transfered to the Goodix GT 5663 chipset. However, the FW BLUBOO_S1_Helio_P25_V10_20170818 does still not give correct light or proximity sensor readings.
I wonder if the sensors start working if I installed a "BLUBOO_S1_Helio_P25_L_04_20170908" firmware. If you can advise where to get the latest firmware I'll b glad to try and explain all steps in detail.
My second S1 (black) came with that firmware and it works perfectly.
Best regards
Dr.Go
the sensors still not work either on L04 or L02
those firmwares are for the second batch of bluboo s1 which support physical sensors
Regardless I have followed the steps and installed the P25_L_V01 FW update. The sensors still give no reading. I hve looked at the small sensor window closely and came to the conslusion that - just as drgalan stated - there simpy are no physical sensors in the first batch of devices.
I really wonder why Bluboo has put that complicated update procedure on its official support forum anyway: ht:cyclops:tp://www.bluboo.hk/community/viewtopic.php?t=604 ?
What a nuisance ...
Regards,
Dr.Go
I can not believe bluboo simply forgot to install those sensors... I read somewhere else that after flashing the update sensors s1 someone , with no sensor working, used a trial apk (can not rimember if it was cpu-z or something else... I don't have this device ... ) and the sensor where detected as present but not working....
I think it finally comes down to this: The chipset Goodix GT 5663 is allways installed. It supports the multitouchpad a.s.o. so it must be there and that is why the sensor itself is detected. However, the tiny infrared/photodiode and proximity sensor is missing on some devices, presumably the first production batch. This is an epic fail and we can only speculate why that has happened. Maybe that component was sold out at that time or it was simply forgotten. Who knows? I got a ticket open with Bluboo HK but I doubt there will be any reaction.
Later I will double check if the tiny window is really empty. But, well, I think so ...
Best,
Dr.Go
I have checked very carefully with a looking glass and as a matter of fact the space below the tiny window is empty. There simply is no sensor installed though the chipset supports it. Period. At least in one of the devices I have.
hi dr.go. how u managed to upload the .cfg to the phone file with guitartest platform?
Hi all! I bought this phone and the proximity sensor seem to be working but it only register two values, either youre close or youre not. The light sensor doesn't seem to be working as there is no option for auto screen light. Althought if you install any cpu-z or program like this, it will the detect the sensor in the hardware.
I've updated with upgrade sensores s1 Andrés próximo turno sensor works bit light sensor doesn't works yet.
I think our phone doesn't hace that sensor
Guys, Should we do a mass complain with Bluboo? That and also the bloatware?
Light Sensor & VoLTE _not_ working.
I received my S1 only yesterday and the first thing I did was to upgrade to the v10 firmware. I can confirm the following:
1) Proximity sensor : Working : The display goes off when I am in a call. (This should be good enough for most ?)
2) Ambient Light Sensor : NOT Working (No sensor values in CPU-Z for light sensor)
3) VoLTE : NOT Working (Reliance JIO network is detected, data works, but calls using native phone app NOT working.)
What about the bloatware. I didn't find many, honestly...
hi.
i have a bluboo s1 black with 18.08.2017 firmware and proximity sensor not work.
where i can find the L04 firmware..and how can update?
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I received my S1 only yesterday and the first thing I did was to upgrade to the v10 firmware. I can confirm the following:
1) Proximity sensor : Working: The display goes off when I am in a call. (This should be good enough for most ?)
2) Ambient Light Sensor : NOT Working (No sensor values in CPU-Z for light sensor)
3) VoLTE : NOT Working (Reliance JIO network is detected, data works, but calls using native phone app NOT working.)
What about the bloatware. I didn't find many, honestly...
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How can i do that?????
i have bluboo S1 Helio P25 I V04 20170908 5/8/2017 Bluboo S1 4Gb Ram black
I have an early s1 can confirm there is no apature for proximity sensor next to earpiece although if you touch screen at top left with a test app it will register a reading but does not work????? Also there is NO light sensor and only one of the dual cameras work.Bad show bluboo and don't bother contacting them they ignore us all ( have tried a lot)
Oh and by the way there are Trojans in SC weather and free touch apps!!!!!
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I have an early s1 can confirm there is no apature for proximity sensor next to earpiece although if you touch screen at top left with a test app it will register a reading but does not work????? Also there is NO light sensor and only one of the dual cameras work.Bad show bluboo and don't bother contacting them they ignore us all ( have tried a lot)
Oh and by the way there are Trojans in SC weather and free touch apps!!!!!
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Download this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inpocketsoftware.andTest and see if your sensors working
Device check
Hi thanks for the link,tried it and as i suspected,there is NO light sensor,there is no opening where proximity sensor should be but as i said in previous post if i touch the screen just below where it should be the test goes from far to near (wtf),also with the camera test if i cover one lens with my finger you can see my finger,cover the other one and nothing,when i did audio test with supplied usbc to 3.5 i am getting sound from phone speakers and head phones, i hope this is just a faulty lead and not another device problem. I now realize why you should not buy chinese phones on presale you end up with a model that has not been fully tested which is a con as i could have bought the same phone 4 weeks later for less money and it seems with all sensor working!!!!! That said i still think bluboo should replace these devices foc (ha ha fat chance as you cant contact them) sorry for ramble but i feel cheated as others do.
Today I am returning my phone back. You must be a developer to fix all these problems.....
Hello, I have purchased Redmi Note 4 (sd 625) India via Flipkart. The same phone is also purchased by my friend via Flipkart.
But I notice variation between my and his camera and when I dig out the problem I come to the result that both phone has different camera modules.
I've a Sony imx258 back camera but he has a Samsung S5k3l8 back camera. So, I contacted some more Redmi Note 4 users and some of them have Samsung Sensor while some have sony.
So my question is while flashing any custom ROM will my camera work or not? As I think the camera blobs for both devices are different.
Note:- To view your camera sensor just go to Settings>About Phone>tap kernel version 5 times>version information.
Ｄｈｒｕｖ said:
Hello, I have purchased Redmi Note 4 (sd 625) India via Flipkart. The same phone is also purchased by my friend via Flipkart.
But I notice variation between my and his camera and when I dig out the problem I come to the result that both phone has different camera modules.
I've a Sony imx258 back camera but he has a Samsung S5k3l8 back camera. So, I contacted some more Redmi Note 4 users and some of them have Samsung Sensor while some have sony.
So my question is while flashing any custom ROM will my camera work or not? As I think the camera blobs for both devices are different.
Note:- To view your camera sensor just go to Settings>About Phone>tap kernel version 5 times>version information.
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Camera works fine for both sensors . However, the slow motion and other feature enabling tricks work only on Sony sensor.
You got lucky. Xiaomi changed the camera sensor from first Sony to Samsung and then to Omnivision. Sony is the best, Samsung is fine and Omnivision is the worst out of this three sensors.
You shouldn't get any difference if installing a custom ROM
Stuart0610 said:
You got lucky. Xiaomi changed the camera sensor from first Sony to Samsung and then to Omnivision. Sony is the best, Samsung is fine and Omnivision is the worst out of this three sensors.
You shouldn't get any difference if installing a custom ROM
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You're right maybe I'm extra lucky cause I ordered it in the month of July and still I get Sony IMX
My friend broke his RN4 display and he's selling the phone and when I asked him, He is willing to exchange the camera sensor(He has the sony sensor whereas I've the samsung) Can I just pop out his camera sensor and plug it in into my device or things are different on the software level too?
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My friend broke his RN4 display and he's selling the phone and when I asked him, He is willing to exchange the camera sensor(He has the sony sensor whereas I've the samsung) Can I just pop out his camera sensor and plug it in into my device or things are different on the software level too?
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Technically it should work because the drivers for the 3 different modules are already installed within the ROM.
What is the product number of you and your friend's device? It should be on the box (2016101 or 2016102). And would you be able to take a picture of your friend's Sony module? A lot of people on a different thread are trying to replace their Samusng/Omnivision modules with about 50% success because we don't know the exact numbers of module code of the IMX258
Thanks in advance!
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Technically it should work because the drivers for the 3 different modules are already installed within the ROM.
What is the product number of you and your friend's device? It should be on the box (2016101 or 2016102). And would you be able to take a picture of your friend's Sony module? A lot of people on a different thread are trying to replace their Samusng/Omnivision modules with about 50% success because we don't know the exact numbers of module code of the IMX258
Thanks in advance!
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Mine is 2016100 IDK his, I'll need to check. Well I'm on a Custom ROM so hope that can support it, I'll try, if it works or will revert back if that can be done
Thanks