yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Incredible S] rajeshr:
I'm not sure the legal implications are the same between US and Canada. Also, I'm not sure that carriers will give you the code immediately. Some of them will ask you to wait for some time or expect that you are a current customer before giving you the code.
[HTC Incredible S] thedosbox:
Yes, Canadian carriers generally require a minimum of 30 days service before they will unlock a phone. Plus they charge $50 (or more) for the unlock.
[HTC Incredible S] qexing:
maybe u need a XTC chip to unlock and s-off Incredible S ...
[HTC Incredible S] scmasaru:
Sim unlock is around $20 online
[HTC Incredible S] jjdoctor:
Can someone tell me if I unlock a carrier Locked IS online and after Flashing custom Roms, will it ReLock again or it would remain like a factory unlocked set?
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
No flashing a custom Rom will not undo a SIM unlock.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] sunsean:
So I recently ordered a 16 GB micro sd card off Amazon since I've been using my MT4G for music and leaving my ipod at home, and wanted to bump up my capacity. Anyway, it's a Patriot Class 4 card, and I'm having some trouble. I inserted it into the phone, and selected 'format sd card' from settings, did it, but when I mounted sd card via usb to transfer files, it was going SO SLOW. Like, 50 minutes to transfer 200 MB or so. So...my question is, is there something I'm supposed to have done and didn't do? Or is it a bad card, or what? Because my 8 GB stock card was only class 4, and was MUCH faster.

Thanks for any insight!
[myTouch 4G Accessories] rrrjr:
Try using windows to format it using the default allocation size. I have seen some talk in the "32gig class 10" thread that doing this really sped up the transfer speeds of the cards over what you get when letting the phone format it.

Good luck.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] sunsean:
Thanks for the help. I'm really unsure about what to do, been searching and can't really figure out if the card is bad or if I haven't formatted it correctly. Unfortunately, I'm on a macbook, so don't use Windows. Usually, there is a mac equivalent for anything windows can do, so I'll see what my options are. It's just driving me crazy, because it'll take DAYS to transfer all my music lol. Not sure why no one else has jumped in to help me out. Either no one knows anything about it, or it's such an obvious answer that I'm embarrassing myself. Either way, I'd love to hear which it is so I know how f-ed I am.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] theinitial21:
try doing a full format instead of a quick format with windows.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] picachux:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00413PF6G

I ordered that card last week and had the same issue you had. Max of like 2mbs transfer whether I mounted it through the MyTouch 4G USB, Included adapter or my USB card reader. I tried the panasonic formatting tool and half the time it would kill my card reader or just fail. Messed with it for like 4 days and couldn't find anything that helped. Must be a incompatibility, It was returned and I just received a Transcend 16gb Class 4. Transfer average 4-6mb depending if it's a large file or tons of smaller files.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] SoltyPK:
I've done alot of testing for sd cards and android because i had similar issues with my patriot SD card and I've found that a 32K cluster sizes gives great speeds. Only time you really need smaller is if u are using a actual hard disk or if your average file size are around 3-10 Kb but with mp3 and most other files being around 3-10Mb you lose alot of and speed as a result of having smaller clusters.

Now say u use maverick maps and have cached over several million tiles all of which are 1kb each then use a smaller cluster size to save space or those millions of 1k tiles could fill a entire 8 gig card as opposed to actual size of 700Mb but it will take a horrendously long time to transfer to those card. so its a trade off.

So bottom line use a 32k allocation table. It will give you good optimization of space and speed.
[myTouch 4G Accessories] julez456:
I have also found that formatting the sd card with the phone rather than with my mac also causes slow transfer rates so I format all my sd cards on my mac (or pc) before putting them in my phone. Transfer rates are much quicker that way. :)
[myTouch 4G Accessories] laggo:
I have Kingston 16gb class 10 and I would only average 1-2mb/s when copying files over.

I reformatted in via Windows to a few different cluster sizes and did some testing with my phone.

For my usage I went with a 64k cluster size. My copy speeds to the card average 13mb/s. I don't really store small files on the card so I'm not worried about excessive space use right now.
[HTC Desire S] DontPanic418:
Ok this may be a total idiot question, I have the Desire S very happy although cant wait for it to be rooted.

I'm watching videos on the DS but the screen will not rotate, am I being an idiot? or is this an issue? I used the standard player and failed and have also tried mobo player and get the same issue, when charging the phone its near impossible to stand up the charging port is underneath.

BTW not sure if its relevant I am using GoLauncher ex

Thanks

Mike
[HTC Desire S] DontPanic418:
Has anyone had the same issue? It is very annoying.
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
sorry, don't watch videos on my phone and don't do landscape......
[HTC Desire S] dav3ywrx:
Hi King,

I can't instantly see a way to rotate the video playback to the opposite side either, sorry.

I've tried Rock Player as well as the stock video player.
[Thunderbolt General] Paulb787:
I have noticed that when i try and find my position with google maps. i have issues. However, its a million times better with nav. Am i having gps problems or what? any1 else thinking they have problems try the nav program.
[Thunderbolt General] yatman60:
I have issues with NAV. It seems to take FOREVER to get a fix on my position and i'm in a car with a sunroof and it's open (not that it should matter).

I got some hokey answer from HTC support saying to clear the Google Maps cache, turn off the phone, remove battery, and then put it all back together and turn it back on.

Oddly this seems to temporarily solve the problem but then it reoccurs. So it's not really the answer.
[Thunderbolt General] davidbudd1:
I had noticed the same thing. With mine I could get a quick fix going into navigation from.the car home but not going into maps or navigation directly. Have you downloaded the app gps stat? It has helped a lot with mine, now I get a quick lock no matter what
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Decompile framework-res.apk

edit \framework-res\res\values\bool.xml

Make config_animateScreenLights false

Recompile
[Epic 4G Themes] iSaint:
Can't wait !
[Epic 4G Themes] othan1:
Frickin' tease!!!!!!

;)

I will wait patiently and I greatly appreciate the work and sharing you're doing.
[Epic 4G Themes] k0nane:
PM sent. 10
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Slight delay, apk tool is retarted.
[Epic 4G Themes] k0nane:
Damn near braindead, in my experience...
[Epic 4G Themes] MysteryEmotionz:
That's why I use apkmanager ;)
[Epic 4G Themes] k0nane:
Which uses APKtool.
[Epic 4G Themes] Shoulon:
lmao...

Anyway Looking to see this =)
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
lol. pngoptimizing now. Should make ed12 feel smoother and load faster also.
[Epic 4G Themes] p3dr0maz:
Could not decode attr value, using undecoded value instead.... apktool's fav message.
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
bam! 10chars. Reuploading fixed version.
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
fixed! 10chars
[Epic 4G Themes] evohog:
I downloaded and flashed too quick. Will what I flashed do anything not nice to my device..lol
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
not that i know of
[Epic 4G Themes] MysteryEmotionz:
Apkmanager don't suffer from the stupid errors from apktool ;)
[Epic 4G Themes] evohog:
Gracias
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
I think i ****d up again... sorry, first themeish thing that required apktool. nothing bad iff u flashed the first 2, just no anim
[Epic 4G Themes] qbking77:
Lol I flashed the second one and it turned on my boot up sound! Almost got me in trouble since I'm at work ;)
[Epic 4G Themes] evohog:
Sh*t happens
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Lol. Third one works (and also turns on boot sound)
[Epic 4G Themes] dreamsforgotten:
Great work bro!
[Epic 4G Themes] evohog:
Gettin status 6 error
[Epic 4G Themes] qbking77:
Same
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Redownload
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
If you downloaded, please post results.
[Epic 4G Themes] evohog:
Redownloadd from miiror and the same 6 error.
[Epic 4G Themes] evohog:
Awesome!!!!!!!
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Updated. 6:30 pm EST. Actually tested this time.

Reason for status 6, using wordpad instead of notepad. IKR?
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Haha. I take it u saw my sig edit.
[Epic 4G Themes] qbking77:
Works fantastic. Wonderful job man.
[Epic 4G Themes] k0nane:
Nyan.

10c
[Epic 4G Themes] evohog:
Worked flawlessly. Thanks
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Np
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Anyone intrested in a landscape lockscreen? (Idk why)
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
I am happy to announce that I know how to get overscroll working! XD
[Epic 4G Themes] p3dr0maz:
Interested, if anything just to see what you did with the xml for future reference. This is in regards to landscape lockscreen.
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Ill post more info when i make it.
[Epic 4G Themes] MikeyLee:
Two things... Is there a screen shot of this lock screen and can I flash with Viper Synergy (EB13) ???
[Epic 4G Themes] MysteryEmotionz:
This is for gingerbread only
[Epic 4G Themes] MikeyLee:
Thanks
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Its also not a lockscreen. Oh, and instruction for themers and developers coming aafter i finish the overscroll.
[Epic 4G Themes] dreamsforgotten:
Thank you I haven't looked into yet this will make it easier
[Epic 4G Themes] boktai1000:
Not working for me. Running Leaky Gingerbread ED12 by ACS, the only other zip I have flashed is your overscroll mod (Orange) which doesn't add or remove the CRT so it should still work?

Edit: Guess it pays to read the first post, in my defense I was really hungry and was just skimming over it when I went to flash the mod. For anyone else having the same issue as I did, Menu>Settings>Display>Animation>All animations.

Edit2: Just an FYI that Mirror 1-Mediafire is hosting a different file than the rest.
[Epic 4G Themes] ttieder:
Any fix for the screen shuting off or there won't be a fix for that
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Don't know what you are talking about.
[Epic 4G Themes] ttieder:
On ed12 my screen turns off alot even when typing is there a fix for that
[Epic 4G Themes] Esteway.619:
Flash ec05 modem with odin
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
No. I believe its sensors in the rom.
[Epic 4G Themes] MaxPatlick:
Even though I already had this set to all animations prior, I had to switch it to some animations and back to all animations before this worked.

I noticed this too, but it seems to have gone away after setting the screen timeout to 1 min
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Bump
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
I added the secret sauce
[Epic 4G Themes] Esteway.619:
To what?
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
I added dev instructions
[Epic 4G Themes] Esteway.619:
Ohh I see it now lol. On my way home from Vegas so ill flash it when I get home. I can't wait thanks buddy
[Epic 4G Themes] p3dr0maz:
Hmm... looks like a fun little EC05 Froyo project. If someone else is trying to port this and is running into issues LMK.
[Epic 4G Themes] chrischoi:
Blah. Boot loop.
[Epic 4G Themes] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Bump for rename

Did the news get around about a guy named butcher pete?
[Xperia Arc General] rajeshr:
Finally picked up the Rogers Branded Xperia Arc this morning. Unlocked it through the htccode.com folks.

In the box, there's the requisite charger and cable, HDMI cable and a set of headphones. It also includes a 16GB microSD card. BTW, the phone is running v181 of the software.

Overall, the phone is pretty unique. It feels quite light for its size and the curve in the back doesn't feel too weird. The screen looks quite sharp, but I haven't had a chance to play around with it that much! BTW, looks like the SE skin isn't too intrusive (unlike Motoblur) but I don't think it's as good as HTC Sense. BTW, there is the option to enable WiFi hotspot (a key requirement for me)!

I've attached some pics below.
[Xperia Arc General] rajeshr:
Got it rooted with Gingerbreak! Installed the apk on the SD card, installed it and then ran Gingerbreak with no issues.

Anyone other Canadians with Arcs on this forum?
[Xperia Arc General] Nankov:
Got mine this morning as well! :D Was first one in the store when it opened :) Device is amazing!
[Xperia Arc General] AdamUpNorth:
Ya, the phone is great. So glad the root came out right before we got the phone. Lol.

Aside from being able to use the phone on other networks, what benefit does the unlock give?
[Xperia Arc General] rajeshr:
Absolutely no benefit other than the fact that you can use it on other networks.
[Xperia Arc General] akusokuzan:
Got mine today, fully rooted now and customized. the only problem i have is the RAM is always filled with bloat making my battery die fast :(
[Xperia Arc General] hellocng:
Just got mine too. Disappointed that Misty Silver isn't available.
[Xperia Arc General] rajeshr:
Anyone going to install a stock ROM instead of the one that comes with the Rogers version to get rid of the bloatware?
[Xperia Arc General] hellocng:
I got rid of the bloatware using Titanium Backup. I would like to get rid of the Rogers boot logo, though.
[Xperia Arc General] Step666:
If you're rooted, you can always use Titanium Backup to strip out some or all of the bloatware.

Not a perfect solution, obviously but it's better than nothing.

edit: I really need to start refreshing pages before using the quick-reply box...
[Xperia Arc General] rajeshr:
Yes, there are a few online sellers for the Arc. SN Traders Online (I'm not endorsing them) is selling it for close to US$800 - check out the howardforums marketplace for more online sellers.
[Xperia Arc General] batman_112:
I checked out their site but, they do not state if this is the "i" or the "a" variant.
[Xperia Arc General] rajeshr:
What apps did you safely remove?
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
You need to Flash a generic ROM to get rid of bootscreen.
[Xperia Arc General] pato_bato:
I'm new to Andriod "Smartphone" as you can tell from how many post I have.

So, I bought out the phone.

There are things I need to remove "bloatwares" from Rogers and other apps.

So, rooting the phone gives you access to superuser and I see that apps can be removed.

Here are some of my replies with questions.

If you rooted the phone can you still update the software from Sony Ericsson Update?

Can you tell where the guide to follow this?

BTW: Did your MicroSim Card 16gig.. was it already inside the phone? When I asked the Rogers store where is the 16gig..she started to stutter.
[Xperia Arc General] rajeshr:
Yes, you should be able to. Note that doing this may remove the root privileges and you may need to re-root.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1052067

Yes, it was already inside the phone.
[Xperia Arc General] pato_bato:
Anyone know if bestbuy or futureshop sell the protective screen for this phone..or any other store would? Not online order.
[Xperia Arc General] Step666:
Didn't it come with one pre-applied?
[Xperia Arc General] pato_bato:
@Step666 It did but it's one of those factory temporary plastic cover that has a tab. Our package is not the same with EU release extra contents.
[Xperia Arc General] uzmcue:
did you run flashtools as admin?

did you see your phone is connected in PPC, and it shows the name of your phone?
[Xperia Arc General] dyeahgo:
Hi,

Just bought the Arc and I love it. I'm just wondering when will the 2.3.3 update be released to rogers customers?

TIA
[Xperia Arc General] Cholerabob:
Hey guys NoOOb here o.O Just got my phone last weekend , really like it. Just starting to play in it, Gingerbroke it, installed Laucher Pro. Having fun :D

The phone comes with 16gb card but i have read that you can put a 32gb in it , some tried and didn't work ( but i think they were in UK or EU ) , anyone tried it here ( Canada i mean )

Thanks
[Xperia Arc General] joshlusignan:
Should be coming soon...I just rooted with gingerbreak and flashed the o2 2.3.3 using flashtool. No problems at all and battery life has doubled for me. Search around the forums a bit there are some good guides. Have fun!!:D
[Xperia Arc General] AdamUpNorth:
Not yet but plan to. I think it comes down to the quality of the card. A lot of people are having problems with the 32gb Patriot cards. They are cheap but don't work. I have an Adata 16gb class 6 and it works fine. To be safe I think I'm going to grab a Kingston 32gb class 10 as soon as I can find good deal on one.

-Sent from my awesome Arc (LT15a)
[Xperia Arc General] Rome73:
where can I find the O2 file? so many threads, not sure which one to look into...
[Xperia Arc General] CarbonX13:
Over here in Xperia Arc Android Development, right on the first page.
[Xperia Arc General] dyeahgo:
Just flashed the o2 rom. Now enjoying my arc even more
[Xperia Arc General] pngface:
Hi guys, got my arc last night, and I found a urMusic timescape plugin.. when I tap on any of the tiles, it takes me to the urMusic app, which always says service unavailable (HTTP 500 or something like that) Has it always been this way? What's the point of urMusic?
[Xperia Arc General] AdamUpNorth:
It let's you purchase music from Rogers. It's garbage. If you want a replacement, 7Digital has a nice app that lets you purchase music right from the phone.

-Sent from my awesome Arc (LT15a)
[Xperia Arc General] Rome73:
Thanks, I did some more searching and was able to find it last night...but now it seems I can't root my phone with GingerBreak. I will need to research more about this.
[Xperia Arc General] azian_advanced:
32GB Kingston card (from NewEgg.ca) works fine for me. i initially bought a sandisk 32GB card from ebay (big mistake) and it turned out to work up to 1.2GB so i sent it back. too many fake cards on ebay so beware.
[Xperia Arc General] BluechipJ:
Do you get an error? Or does it not connect? Need more details.

I've been running generic for a while without any issue. Bluetooth, WiFi, etc.
[Xperia Arc General] MisterMessiah:
I've been having the WiFi issue for a bit. It will connect when I reboot the router for about 5 minutes max. After it drops the signal, the WiFi will go from connecting for a few seconds, to disconnected, and will not pick up again. I returned my first Arc, and it's the same issue with the 2nd. I've changed the encryption on my router from WEP to WPA, and tried changing the default channel a couple of times. It still keeps having the same issue. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
[Xperia Arc General] Cholerabob:
Are you sure your Data connection is open ?
[Xperia Arc General] Mobage:
the Xperia Arc featuring a 1 GHz Qualcomm processor, 4.2-inch TFT Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine running FWVGA (854 x 480) resolution protected by shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant mineral glass

When I touch the screen, how come I don't feel touching a plastic sheet or whatever that is supposed to be?
[Xperia Arc General] Mobage:
Has anybody gotten a new firmware update from Rogers?
[Xperia Arc General] AdamUpNorth:
Not yet. I checked SEUS yesterday but nothing came up. Hoping it comes soon.

-Sent from my awesome Arc (LT15a)
[Xperia Arc General] ebatsky:
This was happening to me too, thats because arc doesnt work with mixed g/n wireless mode (at least, on the 2 routers i've tried this on). You need to set your router to either use just N, or just G, then it works fine.
[Xperia Arc General] CarbonX13:
When was the last time Rogers pushed an update out for their phones? I can't seems to remember. =/
[Xperia Arc General] Mobage:
I am a new Rogers smartphone owner. You are scaring me, man. :eek:

Should I flash to 2.3.3 global generic rom now? Is there a North America 2.3.3 generic rom?
[Xperia Arc General] icepixie:
The last OTA Rogers update for me was the HTC Magic 911 fix/HTCScense update.
[Xperia Arc General] jatt101:
im a rogers customer to, the update should be out before the end of this month, but flash the global version, i did, and everything works fine, i have wifi issues but i think its related to the router as i remember someone saying the arc doesnt work well with routers both running N or B together, but if you set it separately it works fine
[Xperia Arc General] aqus:
is this the global version used

http://www.multiupload.com/ETLCF3ISUO

LT15i_3.0.1.A.0.145_Global Customized.rar

is there any difference with the O2 version from here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1093523

Does it make a difference to swith from a LT15a to LT15I for future updates or anything else?
[Xperia Arc General] Mobage:
This is my first and only smartphone, so I have decided to wait for Rogers' firmware release this time ... :mad: :( :mad:
[Xperia Arc General] jatt101:
i had both versions installed on my lt15a, it makes no difference, it just shows lt15i in system info rather than lt15a, i would flash o2, its more cleaner
[Xperia Arc General] BluechipJ:
Why wouldn't you just flash the American generic?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1042963

I've been running it every since I created the Rogers backup (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1088539) without issue (WiFi or otherwise).

Typically, you receive firmware updates for the same firmware kit you're running.

e.g. If you're running O2 (UK), you'll receive O2 (UK) updates.

NOTE: 2.3.3 CANNOT yet be rooted with Gingerbreak. The exploit was patched in 2.3.4 but since Sony is late with their 2.3.3, the patch form 2.3.4 was implemented into the arc's 2.3.3 firmware so DO NOT UPDATE (yet) if you require root.
[Xperia Arc General] billjobs:
Rajesh could u please tel me how to sim-unlock d se arc??

Thank you.

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Xperia Arc General] ry079:
Hey there how did you hear that rogers will be releasing the update by the end of the month? I've been looking everywhere and haven't heard anything from rogers
[Xperia Arc General] Mobage:
How do we contact Rogers about getting the update? :confused:
[Xperia Arc General] eskil1u:
sony+rogers

sony+rogers = two companies that are notoriously known for not releasing updates fast enough
[Xperia Arc General] aqus:
Installed the O2 update and so far works flawlessly.

And very easy to do. Not worth waiting for the rogers update...
[Xperia Arc General] Mobage:
Does O2 firmware have any UK apps?
[Xperia Arc General] aqus:
Not any I noticed and if you want you can still download rogers myaccount.
[Xperia Arc General] ry079:
they will usually post a press release letting us know. Engadget, gizmodo, mobilesyrup.com (canadian mobile site) will usually blog about when they release the update. I usually find that customer service is horrible for knowing any sort of information about software upgrades.
[Xperia Arc General] Mobage:
http://www.rogers.com/web/Rogers.po...se_rogersWirelessAction&_pageLabel=IR_LANDING

Nothing here. We are doomed :eek:
[Xperia Arc General] pngface:
You can flash Global Generic with flashtool and uncheck 'Wipe User Data'.. you will have all your settings minus the Rogers crapware, and better battery life, fb integration etc
[Xperia Arc General] Mobage:
On my phone, I don't have the fido APN and my Rogers

APN type: default,mms,supl

MMSC: http://mms.gprs.rogers.com
[Xperia Arc General] aqus:
constant hangups

I upgraded to the O2 firmware. I saved my APN saving, restored them after and are the same as the ones in thread 218.

Only difference APN type above says not set mine says default,mms,supl.

Recently I have been having many line drops. many hangups and sometimes It doesn't connect to network when trying to call. The only way to make a call is by either rebooting or going into mobile networks,service providers click on rogers and it says registering with network.

Anyone else having these problems?

the hang ups are getting annoying.

Called Rogers and they said no problems from their side. And gave me the usual answer. reset phone to factory or else we will send you new phone.

My internet(data) works great.