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Update: I took some screenshots and compared them to other Sony device with working FPS - there is clearly something fishy going on. The third screenshot is what happens when I launch Fingerprint Manager with Activity Launcher app and try to register a new fingerprint.

I'm using J9110 with latest stock EU firmware. The sensor does not work at all. Even weirder, there is no option to test the sensor in service menu and I cannot find fingerprint scanner in device options. Out of the box the sensor worked great, but gradually started failing after 1 year of use.

Is it possible to get 4k60 HDR back by installing previous version of YouTube app?

Forgot to attach the second screenshot

This issue seems to be affecting all the G8142 phones. I'm not sure if it is caused by the sensor not working itself or the service menu app not being able to access data from it because I see no degradation in camera quality.

You can download stock firmware with XperiFirm. CE1 is central Europe. Be careful when choosing the device model: G8141 is a single-sim version, G8142 - dual-sim. I don't think Flashtool currently supports XZ Premium but you can use Newflasher instead. Sent from my G8142 using XDA Labs

I think this is due to how Sony arranges pixels on their screens. If you look at the screen under a magnifying glass you'll see a wave-like patten, not a conventional square pixel layout. Sent from my G8142 using XDA Labs

I also wonder if the 960fps recording is accessible to third party apps. Sent from my G8142 using XDA Labs

Unfortunately, I don't have any VR headset, but the phone plays such content just fine. Sent from my G8142 using XDA Labs

I can confirm that YouTube, MX Player, VLC and VRTV Player display 4K properly. For more information see my post in another thread. And I was able to watch this YouTube video in 360° 3D mode with 2160s60 quality without any issue. Sent from my G8142 using XDA Labs

I can confirm that MX Player, VRTV Player and VLC can display 4k content properly even without overall 4K mode. I took a screenshot of each app and a stock video app playing the same 4K video and all the screenshots 4K are identical. And yes, the phone always takes screenshots in 4K resolution...

I think you can change the phones overall resolution to 4K for that purpose: https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/themes/mod-change-default-resolution-to-4k-root-t3618843 Sent from my G8142 using XDA Labs

It's a proximity sensor. You can turn off adaptive brighness and it won't turn on unless you call someone. It's absolutely nothing to worry about. The sensor uses infrared light and, maybe, you're a bit better at detecting it than other people.

I will be getting mine in a few days. Definitely going to run this benchmark. I wonder if it can beat U11.

I heard somewhere that the phone app will work properly if you use 1440x2560 resolution, not sure about DPI though. I think it was Z5 Premium thread.