this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2024
60 points (88.5% liked)

Android

27660 readers
160 users here now

DROID DOES

Welcome to the droidymcdroidface-iest, Lemmyest (Lemmiest), test, bestest, phoniest, pluckiest, snarkiest, and spiciest Android community on Lemmy (Do not respond)! Here you can participate in amazing discussions and events relating to all things Android.

The rules for posting and commenting, besides the rules defined here for lemmy.world, are as follows:

Rules


1. All posts must be relevant to Android devices/operating system.


2. Posts cannot be illegal or NSFW material.


3. No spam, self promotion, or upvote farming. Sources engaging in these behavior will be added to the Blacklist.


4. Non-whitelisted bots will be banned.


5. Engage respectfully: Harassment, flamebaiting, bad faith engagement, or agenda posting will result in your posts being removed. Excessive violations will result in temporary or permanent ban, depending on severity.


6. Memes are not allowed to be posts, but are allowed in the comments.


7. Posts from clickbait sources are heavily discouraged. Please de-clickbait titles if it needs to be submitted.


8. Submission statements of any length composed of your own thoughts inside the post text field are mandatory for any microblog posts, and are optional but recommended for article/image/video posts.


Community Resources:


We are Android girls*,

In our Lemmy.world.

The back is plastic,

It's fantastic.

*Well, not just girls: people of all gender identities are welcomed here.


Our Partner Communities:

[email protected]


founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Sony Xperia smartphones look so good on paper. So why is it that we don't recommend them? Here's our answer to that and a brief 2023 review of the Sony Xperia 1 IV.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

I was planning on getting an Xperia 1 VI.

Gonna flash LineageOS on it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have the 1 VI, it's great. No lineage available yet, might take a while

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yes you can unlock the bootloader (not supported on the Japanese model and there is no US model this time), I'm not sure how well the camera system works on a gsi. On previous models they had to use proprietary blobs to get it to work properly

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

1 II had somebody repack the official camera app on lineage, I'm curious maybe the newers 1 lineups ones got repacked too

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Flashing Lineage on the 1 II is trivial now compared to a few years ago.

The stock ROM is loaded with shitware in II III and V.

The shape is great not too big for the hand.

The camera is decent, surely better in VI. No stupid AI color boost and faking pictures.

The price is steep as you know.

The screens feel like they could have been brighter.

3.5mm AUX, MicroSD as you know.

Sony ASOP is about the only thing keeping me interested in their lineups.

Better than Sam or Apple. But to be honest all cellphones are trash, satellite StarLink phone and others can't happen soon enough or a decent Linux phone.

Its a solid plan.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Do you recommend an Xperia from an S10e user?

[–] m4m4m4m4 2 points 1 month ago

I got a 1ii and though LineageOS works great compared to stock, it still has its downsides - on the top of my head screen mirroring is lost and since LOS21 can't make Magisk w/ zigisk work.