[ROM][11] LineageOS 18.1 [OFFICIAL]

[Cerhio]

Xperia Ace 3 is soon to be released or Galaxy s10e Exynos. If VoLTE is important you could do what I did and buy another Xperia XZ2 Compact on ebay or somewhere.

I might give the Galaxy s10e Exynos a try. The XZ2C will make a good phone for vacations.

 

[Cerhio]

Has anyone got Lineage OS working with the new update? Also, should I be concerned that the updater app keeps crashing after installing?

 

[landsome]

I might give the Galaxy s10e Exynos a try. The XZ2C will make a good phone for vacations.

Or a Pixel 4a, if you can still find it. A bit lighter and a more polished OS than the S10e (which is great - I have both, as well as the XZ2c, which btw works superbly with the official LOS 18.1 by Oliver).

 

[userx404]

Has anyone got Lineage OS working with the new update? Also, should I be concerned that the updater app keeps crashing after installing?

I never encounter issues with the in-system update process and i'm updating my device every week.

 

[Cerhio]

I get no data with the new update. Battery life is single digit percent better.

I do not recommend anyone update to this latest version.

 

[DrTrax]

I don't have any problems with mine except dual SIM with microSD but so far, battery life is okay...

Almost a day long for a battery with 50% health left since launch

 

[benh77]

I've been doing weekly updates for months and battery as good as ever. Even on days when I use heavily it lasts all day no problem.

 

[Amunhateb]

If battery life would impact everyone then dev would be more responsive. Bug usually takes a small amount of people.

For example I would never use VolTE but that doesn't mean that this feature bugs should be ignored.

 

[Flopinours]

Hi there !
I just created an account because I can't install LOS on my newly acquired xz2 compact.
I search over the web and in this particular thread and couldn't find a solution.. So I decided to write this.

I bought it two days ago (second hand) and it was under android 9 which I upgraded to 10 via flashtool (the official app told me that my phone was already up to date).

I followed the official Lineage installation process here --> https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/xz2c/install
Then I unlocked successfully the bootloader, and the problem started when I needed to "Temporarily booting a custom recovery using fastboot".

I've put the "fastboot flash boot lineage-18.1-20220506-recovery-xz2c.img" command and received this output the first time "fastboot: error: Failed to identify current slot" and then from the second this one "
fastboot: error: boot partition is smaller than boot image"

Searching over the web I tried to change boot to boot_a or boot_b with no success..

Did someone had the same problem as me ? Or can help me with that ?

Thank you anyway for reading this !

My specs :
- Xperia xz2 compact model H8314
- Android version : 10
- Android build number : 52.1.A.3.49

 

[Raphos]

Hi Flopinours,

You can try here : LineageOS 19.1

It's just working fine !

If you really want to install Los 18 you can use this Twrp recovery for Android 10/11.

 

[landsome]

Hi there !
I just created an account because I can't install LOS on my newly acquired xz2 compact.
I search over the web and in this particular thread and couldn't find a solution.. So I decided to write this.

I bought it two days ago (second hand) and it was under android 9 which I upgraded to 10 via flashtool (the official app told me that my phone was already up to date).

I followed the official Lineage installation process here --> https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/xz2c/install
Then I unlocked successfully the bootloader, and the problem started when I needed to "Temporarily booting a custom recovery using fastboot".

I've put the "fastboot flash boot lineage-18.1-20220506-recovery-xz2c.img" command and received this output the first time "fastboot: error: Failed to identify current slot" and then from the second this one "
fastboot: error: boot partition is smaller than boot image"

Searching over the web I tried to change boot to boot_a or boot_b with no success..

Did someone had the same problem as me ? Or can help me with that ?

Thank you anyway for reading this !

My specs :
- Xperia xz2 compact model H8314
- Android version : 10
- Android build number : 52.1.A.3.49

Use the installation procedure on the official LOS channel for 18.1. But before you do that, make sure you follow these steps (I know you have already installed A10, but make sure the protocol below was followed, incl. booting to apps):

fastboot reboot bootloader
fastboot --set-active=a
fastboot reboot bootloader
fastboot getvar all
> in flash mode > Flash stock ROM with newsflasher [answer p, then n] > boot to apps
fastboot reboot bootloader
fastboot --set-active=b
fastboot reboot bootloader
fastboot getvar all
> in flash mode > Flash stock ROM with newsflasher [answer p, then n] > boot to apps again

Hope this helps.

 

[Flopinours]

Hi Flopinours,

You can try here : LineageOS 19.1

It's just working fine !

If you really want to install Los 18 you can use this Twrp recovery for Android 10/11.

Thanks for the reply, but sadly it seems that it needs los recovery that i can't install.. I'll try with twrp if i can't deal with the help below yours.
Cheers!

 

[Flopinours]

Thank you! I'll try this tomorow and post the result, have a good week end

Use the installation procedure on the official LOS channel for 18.1. But before you do that, make sure you follow these steps (I know you have already installed A10, but make sure the protocol below was followed, incl. booting to apps):

fastboot reboot bootloader
fastboot --set-active=a
fastboot reboot bootloader
fastboot getvar all
> in flash mode > Flash stock ROM with newsflasher [answer p, then n] > boot to apps
fastboot reboot bootloader
fastboot --set-active=b
fastboot reboot bootloader
fastboot getvar all
> in flash mode > Flash stock ROM with newsflasher [answer p, then n] > boot to apps again

Hope this helps.

 

[Flopinours]

Thank you! I'll try this tomorow and post the result, have a good week end

That done the trick ! Thank you very much, now I can enjoy LOS on my phone

 

[zynexiz]

Have anyone manage to encrypt external storage? I just got a 256GB micro SD card, but I can't find a way to secure the data on it. I don't want all my pictures or documents to be open to the world if I somehow loose my phone. One way would be to expand the card as internal, but that option if grayed out for some reason, and there doesn't seem to be a way to use encfs on the external storage at all (or FDE for that sake). In 2022 data at rest encryption is a pretty crucial thing to have IMO.

[EDIT] Found a way to enable adoptable storage thru ADB with sm list-disks then sm partition disk: x,x private and sm set-force-adoptable on. After a reboot the option to use the card as internal storage was enabled. https://www.nextpit.com/how-to-format-microsd-cards-as-internal-storage

 

[DrTrax]

Is there a possibility to replace the recovery with TWRP?

I kinda managed to get TWRP installed... on slot A but slot B have the Lineage Recovery and BTW my TWRP on slot A is bugged, doesn't boot up properly, I even don't know which one I should choose

My first time handling devices with multiple partitions (I guess)

 

[Cerhio]

Just an update: battery life seems to be better. I still have problems with data.

I just purchased an S10e based off the recommendations above. Whoever's running this rom, great job. You made this phone last for me longer than most other phones I've used. I'm going to keep my XZ2C as a backup.

Thanks for everything.

 

[House3272]

Having issue with microphone during call.
It's super low and inaudible unless I talk directly into the mic on the bottom loudly and close up.

But microphone itself is fine I think, using the recorder app, recorded volume is normal.

Any ideas?

 

[zpunout]

Having issue with microphone during call.
It's super low and inaudible unless I talk directly into the mic on the bottom loudly and close up.

But microphone itself is fine I think, using the recorder app, recorded volume is normal.

Any ideas?

I had a similar issue while my XZ2c was running the stock OS, had to open the phone up to replace the microphone which then fixed it. It's worth replacing the battery during the process if the phone is opened up. If possible, I would try to temporarily reinstall the stock OS to try rule out any possible hardware failures before attempting to open the phone up though. It is very easy to ruin the display panel by poking the thin plastic sheet too far under the display. I've ruined 3 out of 5 display panels this way on various phones and had to buy replacements.

 

[Cerhio]

For anyone thinking of going to the S10e as your next compact phone: don't.

I just purchased one and promptly returned it. The battery life was atrocious. I was loosing a percentage of battery every few minutes just browsing the internet. I can't imagine getting through a normal day without having to charge it at least twice.

I might try and wait for the Android 6A as it's relatively compact and cheap and has a decent battery. Does anyone have any other suggestions for a compact phone?

Finally, apologies to the developer of this rom. Your work is amazing. I'll take these minor data issues over horrible battery life any day.