General Android 12 is Rolling Out for Xperia™ 1 III [61.1.A.1.149]

[Yndi]

Recieved OTA for XQ-BC52 just now.

Setting the resolution to max need to be reapplied while DPI was saved - looks aweful after restart.

 

[shaz2sxy]

I've just done the update and now my Xperia home screen keeps crashing and looping

Xperia 1 iii UK

 

[Yndi]

:-( That sucks.
As I read now - you cannot use 4k on Android 12... Sony, why do you do this???
[EDIT]Also, power menu has no GPay anymore. Pulldown menu is much worse - no dedicated setting fow WiFi/mobile data anymore. System-menu looks aweful - it's so plain yet so bad. I cannot rebind the Google Assistant button. Notification-profile switches(above the volume) changed (to the worse).
But one positive thing at least: There is a quick setting for extra-dark screen.[/EDIT]


On a positive note 5G SA seems to work, but I'll probably not be in a cell that supports it until ~three weeks from now so don't hold your breath.

 

[shaz2sxy]

Managed to get Xperia home working again.
Deleted the app data and itsn fine now

 

[Victor_octo]

What the hell is this UI... everything looks so big. I tried to change "smallest width" from Developer options but it's useless. And now if I want to turn ON/OFF wi-fi/data mobile, I must press on Internet on top of the screen and then go back down and press again, even for my big hand It's quite uncomfortable.

 

[Hudrator]

What the hell is this UI... everything looks so big. I tried to change "smallest width" from Developer options but it's useless.

Welcome to the beauty of modern GUIs....

And now if I want to turn ON/OFF wi-fi/data mobile, I must press on Internet on top of the screen and then go back down and press again, even for my big hand It's quite uncomfortable.

Well times are changing.... Theses settings aren't as important as they used to be anymore I guess

 

[tomo100brt]

What the hell is this UI... everything looks so big. I tried to change "smallest width" from Developer options but it's useless. And now if I want to turn ON/OFF wi-fi/data mobile, I must press on Internet on top of the screen and then go back down and press again, even for my big hand It's quite uncomfortable.

This new UI is for blind people.

 

[ZayedCom]

What the hell is this UI... everything looks so big. I tried to change "smallest width" from Developer options but it's useless. And now if I want to turn ON/OFF wi-fi/data mobile, I must press on Internet on top of the screen and then go back down and press again, even for my big hand It's quite uncomfortable.

Try using this app after granting adb and change the font scale option as well as changing the dpi from the developer options

SystemUI Tuner - Apps on Google Play

PLEASE READ ENTIRE DESCRIPTION BEFORE INSTALLING

play.google.com

 

[tomo100brt]

This One hand mode on Android 12 is trash. If you activate it you only get upper half of screen. And if you enter in app then you are out of One hand mode. One hand mode on Android 11 was so nuch better. True One hand mode not this half made One hand mode.

 

[LaceeWearsPrada]

This One hand mode on Android 12 is trash. If you activate it you only get upper half of screen. And if you enter in app then you are out of One hand mode. One hand mode on Android 11 was so nuch better. True One hand mode not this half made One hand mode.

Because the previous one was made by Sony for 21:9 Xperias. And this one's built-in by Google. It's fun to see whenever Sony makes something for its mobiles, then it gets integrated into Android like it was with face recognition.

 

[ZayedCom]

Because the previous one was made by Sony for 21:9 Xperias. And this one's built-in by Google. It's fun to see whenever Sony makes something for its mobiles, then it gets integrated into Android like it was with face recognition.

Yes and it's a better implementation

 

[Skropy]

I've just done the update and now my Xperia home screen keeps crashing and looping

Xperia 1 iii UK

OTA updated mine in UK (unrooted XQ-BC72 from Hong Kong) without any issues.

 

[shaz2sxy]

OTA updated mine in UK (unrooted XQ-BC72 from Hong Kong) without any issues.

Yeah not sure what happened, i managed to clear d the saved data for the xpera home app and its fine now.

 

[LaceeWearsPrada]

Yes and it's a better implementation

I wouldn't say that, not always. This one-hand mode isn't better Most of these functions were better by Sony, than Google imo.

 

[Skropy]

Dial *#*#7378423#*#* to go to service menu and then software info to get software version. For example mine from HK is GLOBAL-C2 - user

How can I find out what region my firmware is currently? I have a 512GB XQ-BC72. I am using this device in the UK and everything works fine. I would imagine it is HK firmware as it was shipped straight from Chi

 

[RJASSI21]

Dial *#*#7378423#*#* to go to service menu and then software info to get software version. For example mine from HK is GLOBAL-C2 - user

Thanks for mentioning this. Mine is also the same as yours. GLOBAL-C2 - user.

 

[kms108]

my QR code from alipay does not work directly, i have to use the camera take a photo then scan.

 

[murrayalex]

Updated my Xperia 1 III from Hong Kong, working just fine although the font size in system menu is far too big, plus.....ridiculous changes to the quick settings means a huge white space.

 

[HIXPERIA]

:-( That sucks.
As I read now - you cannot use 4k on Android 12... Sony, why do you do this???
[EDIT]Also, power menu has no GPay anymore. Pulldown menu is much worse - no dedicated setting fow WiFi/mobile data anymore. System-menu looks aweful - it's so plain yet so bad. I cannot rebind the Google Assistant button. Notification-profile switches(above the volume) changed (to the worse).
But one positive thing at least: There is a quick setting for extra-dark screen.[/EDIT]


On a positive note 5G SA seems to work, but I'll probably not be in a cell that supports it until ~three weeks from now so don't hold your breath.

Whar do you mean by "you cannot use 4k on Android 12" ?
Do you mean 4K reslution of the display?

 

[UsernameNotRecognized]

Whar do you mean by "you cannot use 4k on Android 12" ?
Do you mean 4K reslution of the display?

By default the screen res is more like 2k, 1096x2560, try wm size. In A11 you could force this to 4k by using the same command, but that doesn't work anymore. Sad.