yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Play Android Development] thatsupnow:
Yea it'll work fine, but if you gonna flash your phone flash the UK generic .184 then root with gingerbreak and then do the ota update and you'll be on 2.3.3 all rooted and stuff, as long as you haven't unlocked your bootloader
[Xperia Play Android Development] silvacrest:
nevermind, found out my idiotic mistake
[Xperia Play Android Development] Nhialor:
Flashtool doesn't work for me, it just keeps on saying searching for xperia, and then please plug your device in in flash mode, but i have, it's in fastboot mode. I unplug it, hold the search key, plug in the usb, blue light is on, but nothing, what's up?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Deoxlar:
Hold the "back" key, not the search key, you need the green light not the blue?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Nhialor:
Ahhhh, I thought that cause the X10 didn't have a search key, they used the back key to get into fastboot :P

I'll try now and let you guys know :)
[Xperia Play Android Development] ozzmanj1:
So I am considering buying the Xperia play and I came across a guy selling one online where he claims the homescreen is password locked (meaning someone generated a password) and he is selling it as it since he claims someone left it in his store. If I buy it is it easy to flash without gaining access to the main aspects of the phone? Is there a button command on boot up to put it in flash mode? I really want to buy this phone as I love to play games.... any help would be greatly appreciated
[Xperia Play Android Development] loquillo711:
Anyone know if is there generic US room for R800a?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Clyzm:
Yep, all you would have to do is download the flash tool and firmware, turn off the phone, and then connect it to USB while holding the back button (still turned off) and click flash. No need to bypass a password.
[Xperia Play Android Development] alikasimoglu:
sorry duplicated
[Xperia Play Android Development] alikasimoglu:
how did you solve this problem? i have tried all but nothing. all times flashtool says me turn on unknown sources and debugging.

edit: also i have green light not blue. so should work but not :(
[Xperia Play Android Development] erownasiemc2:
any one have idea how can i connect PLAY to unlock bootloader??

while holding search button my phone turning ON....

BR
[Xperia Play Android Development] Cat_On_Droid:
Had the same problem.What I did was this

Turn of PLAY

plugged in usb

ALMOST immediately JUST hold Search button for a second

And it worked for my model.
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
good luck to you guys, im out!

Original post:
[Nexus S General] iceman99393:
60679 was 60678 im now holding one bar more often than before which was no bars
[Nexus S General] p00kienrayray:
i'm on 01115. coverage is decent, but super slow data speeds in some areas.
[Nexus S General] Csquared:
I'm on 01115. My signal issues are mixed.
[Nexus S General] akmzero:
Bring it to a service and repair store and have them update it through celebrite
[Nexus S General] jdh10475:
I'm on 60678 might signal is low but I never drop calls and data is decent.
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
seems were all on different prl's and all still having issues. i still think the root cause is the radio or antenna.
[Nexus S General] snandlal:
Uncle Jimmy Says Hello
[Nexus S General] jerbeck24:
I'm on 01115 and it is not as good as I had on either my Evo or my Epic, but I never lose signal. Data speeds are slower than my wife's Epic in the same location though.
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
i had the same prl on my evo 2 weeks ago and my signal was fine on a aosp rom with 4 bars. so the less bars argument is invalid.
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
and what is this suppose to do for us?
[Nexus S General] snandlal:
well you don't have to do anything. It's for people that want more prl's to try
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
gotcha but i don't think another prl will fix the issues. posts are starting to pop up on the web about faulty hardware. if that's the truth were screwed. im shocked samsung , google or sprint has not made a statement with all of the press about it. htc responded right away about the evo3d.
[Nexus S General] snandlal:
Lets see if we can start a trend. We should start a thread to see what version of hardware people ended up with. Do *#*#debug#*#* --> configuration--> Hardware version: D720.06

Uncle Jimmy says hello
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
i was thinking the same thing my man. i wonder if some of the users who just got their phones and are not having issues own a 2nd revision of the phone. this happened on the evo as well.
[Nexus S General] jp22382:
bought mine on launch. Hardware Version: D720.06

Also, from what I understand a PRL of 01115 simply means there is a corporate discount on your account. Enables 3G roaming? Can't find the source now.

I have a 25% discount through a credit union and my PRL is 01115.
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
same here and i have the same model.
[Nexus S General] styckx:
Factual posts, with data to prove their theory, or uneducated guesses only said to incite panic?
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
sprint has already acknowledged there is an issue. i assume your one of the ones who have no problems. so do us a favor and post what we requested. the signal issues and wrong radio band is factual.
[Nexus S General] styckx:
How about no.
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
thanks for playing! :rolleyes:
[Nexus S General] Nexus4U:
info

PRL: 60678

Hardware Version: D720.06

No 4G indoors, sometimes outdoors. Some dropped calls outdoors. High battery drain when out on the town in/around Chicago.
[Nexus S General] wifrso:
60679, same as everyone else is reporting, bought at launch - D720.06
[Nexus S General] Bostonfin:
Prl 01115 bought at launch same rev as everyone else
[Nexus S General] snandlal:
Can someone please post 60679?

Uncle Jimmy says hello
[Nexus S General] klowne4g:
gonna try and see! hope to not be disappointed!

hey there! just bought my NS4G day before yest. and should arrive today and i'll give what your askin (fixxxer2008) see if my hardware is different since im sure its a newer device. idk when it launched or whats up! but hoping it works! i chose this over the W7Ph. hope i dont get kicked in the ass! never had any problems before except recently with my current phone (Samsung Intrepid i350) i have been having IMMENSEtroubles with my data and wilreless! since Dec2010. took it in once and found there to be nothing wrong with the device itself so im wondering if sprint is having issues with their service! like AT&T when they first had their network bogged down by SO MUCH datta usage brought on by the iCrap.... i mean iPhoney....sorry lmao (SEVERLY hate Apple, can you tell??)!! :cool:
[Nexus S General] ryandoubleu:
info

First Nexus S

Bought 5-6-11

PRL: 01115

Hardware: D720.06

Returned because it would fail at PRL and Profile updates which is always suppose to have success. Also had signal issues

Second

exchanged for on 5-20-11 @ 10am

Not sure about prl or hardware but the bottom navigation buttons would stop working every hour or so. Did not have the PRL and Profile update issue on this phone, it would always succeed

Third

exchanged for 5-20-11 @ 5pm

PRL:01115

Hardware: D720.06

I am having signal issues with this also. I am sitting 20 feet from an Airavana and my signal bounces from full to nothing while my wifes EVO always has near full bars consistently. I am also having the same PRL and Profile issues
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
WOW 3 exchanges and still having issues? i think samsung & sprint need to wake up here.
[Nexus S General] snandlal:
Can someone post 60679 please?

Uncle Jimmy says hello
[Nexus S General] sunder74:
just picked mine up day before yesterday...how does this ( *#*#debug#*#* --> configuration--> Hardware version) work? I haven't had to do that coming from HTC hardware versions are listed in about phone.
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
do the code on your dialer, enter your msl, go to the menus and it will show you all the related hardware/ radio versions.
[Nexus S General] sunder74:
Personally haven't had any issues to speak of regarding data. Streamed pandora, youtube and Slacker over 3G, no dropped calls either. I live in metro DC so coverage is excellent I don't know if that has any relevance.

PRL: 60679

Hardware: D720.06
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
doubtful it has anything to do with coverage as all of us including me had previous phones with no signal loss.
[Nexus S General] sunder74:
Well I would have to lean toward a radio issue. I've read several threads with people having sporadic 3G issues (Samsung wide). These issues don't seem to be localized to the Nexus though. I've read several Fascinate, Vibrant, Captivate and Mesmerized threads regarding poor performance of 3G. Some were even echoing the same issues some of the Nexus users are having. Seems Sammy has radio issues across the board from froyo forward. Just my .02...
[Nexus S General] Maximilian Mary:
Hardware: D720.06

PRL: 60678

It holds a decent signal for calls, but data speeds are crap. 1x all the way across PA.
[Nexus S General] Maximilian Mary:
I don't know if there's anything to it, but I've heard reports of Nexus One signal issues after Gingerbread update.
[Nexus S General] info[]box1:
Prl: 60678

I will post my h/w tomorrow, had my since the 11th but ordered my nex on day one.

Edit: I just updated prl to 60679
[Nexus S General] kashah:
Prl 60678 and hardware d720.06 with crap wifi, 3g and 4g signal strength. Just about done with this phone.
[Nexus S General] DirtyShroomz:
I do like you for the most part but you are blowing this way out of proportion. Is there an issue? Yes. Is it a mass epidemic? No. I see more people without issues than those with. Either way, hopefully this gets resolved soon.
[Nexus S General] Paleryder:
What is the default MSL? i tried MSL reader and app says phone not compatible
[Nexus S General] jgalan14:
Try terminal emulator

Type

su

getprop ril.MSL
[Nexus S General] jgalan14:
Mine is

D720.06

P:01115

Everything working OK just something weird the my phone went to roaming yesterday and I been at the same place for more then a year and 14 months back with sprint and the only reason I know is no the phone cause my wife's phone did the same which we thought it was weird I'm able to update profile and prl no problem and being doing everything the evo was able to do, including downloading music, cloud music YouTube videos, etc
[Nexus S General] Paleryder:
Thanks :) ...
[Nexus S General] jgalan14:
Np :D
[Nexus S General] Paleryder:
Hardware Version: D720.06

PRL: 01115
[Nexus S General] DarkManX4lf:
That did not work.
[Nexus S General] DarkManX4lf:
I do agree with the OP about the phones radio. I'm also getting poor wifi signal compared to my evo. In the same room same spot I would get 1 bar of wifi signal on the ns4g while my evo would have 3.
[Nexus S General] unforgiven512:
A-eff'ing-men. Go outside. Start coding a badass app. Play Angry Birds. Something.

If it's that bad, return it. Switch to T-Mobile. Join an Amish community.

On a more serious note: A lot of devices (not just cell phones, too) have issues at/around launch.

They'll get fixed. In the meantime, make the best of it and enjoy your new phone, dude.
[Nexus S General] kegacide:
i dont have my MSL and dont care to get it, but my PRL is 01115 and everythings been great for me...

i think it displays less bars compared to my evo but my signal strength in dBms is the same as what i was getting in my evo... never had a dropped call yet in almost 2 weeks with the phone... no wifi issues either
[Nexus S General] kegacide:
oh and 3G speeds have also been on par with my Evo
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
no offense but that's a typical statement from someone who works for sprint. and no your wrong there are more with issues, than without. this at least needs to be addressed just as htc addressed and is publicly correcting the locked bootloader for the evo3d gang. i assume this signal issue will not bother you much as you have stated your moving to the evo3d when it hits. not all of us want too.
[Nexus S General] skitzo2000:
Same Problems Here

PRL- 60678

HW - D720.06

Data speeds are terrible. My hero was faster than this phone on 3g data.

I find 4G in places but for like a second then it disconnects. My friends EVO holds 4G signal all day in the same spot.

I like you love this phone, but I will have to return mine soon if we don't get some kinda response.
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
so far we all seem to be on different prl's but the same hardware. this still leads me to believe this is a radio issue until proven otherwise.
[Nexus S General] mikeyinid:
There are signal issues with this phone? Hmmm, I just thought it was cus its aosp :P lol, I'm playing. Seriously though, on the phone with sprint last night and the rep told me they are aware of the issue and are "collaborating" with Samsung and Google to fix it. Granted the guy was in Pakistan or something :) I think the reception issue will be addressed to a degree soon. Realistically, I don't think there is much that can be done. Fingers crossed though...
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
they have to fix it or there will be alot of returns. this has zero to do with less bars on aosp roms. it's a radio band issue.
[Nexus S General] mikeyinid:
I agree, but go through any of the galaxy s forums and see how many threads there are concerning poor reception. Its Samsung, hardware, not anything any ota will fix. Hope I'm wrong, but I just don't see it getting better. By the way, I was. Ring sarcastic about it being from aosp. I don't buy that argument, not in this case.
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
if that's the case then i guess there is no need to keep the phone. samsung's rep is just horrid for their products. first gps issues now this. but i don't see the gsm nexus s users complaining about this issue either. it's the cdma variant only.
[Nexus S General] cteneyck:
I think that most of you have been misled by in thinking that an updated prl will fix signal issues. this is false...mostly. the only way a prl update would affect signal is if you are closer to a non sprint owned tower that has a roaming agreement with sprint. your phone would be able to use that tower. a prl update has no effect on the transmit or receive of the radio in the phone. A more accurate test would be to have a NS4G and any other sprint 4g phone, side by side, in debug mode and look at the dB values of each phone. this is the data that needs to be presented to sprint/samsung. also file a complaint with the FCC.
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
the prl is not the issue, it's the software or the radio. yes we could file a fcc claim but im not sure if i want to go that route yet.
[Nexus S General] cteneyck:
Well i plan on doing that. i never complain to the company. All that happens when you call customer service is they document the issue and then ask if your very satisfied. nothing ever becomes of the complaint. An FCC complaint, on the other hand, is not even sent to sprint's customer service. it is turned over to the corporate complaints dept. I work in escalations at a call center for a major com company. when a customer calls to complain all we do is document the call, apologize, and move on to the next call. its sad but thats the way it works. most call centers in the wireless and cable tv industries use call volume and call location technology to determine if there is an issue and from what area the issue is occurring. Issues like poor reception get treated like "user error", and if you make a big enough stink they will offer to replace equipment. all this does is shut you up for a time.

As for the software or the radio it wouldn't matter to me. the product in general is not functioning as i was led to believe it would. that is what is frustrating to everybody here. hell for all we know we are all probably holding the phone wrong. only testing will tell. i plan on testing tonight.

Here is the link if you want

http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
thanks for the link.
[Nexus S General] dark4181:
I bought mine on launch day: 5/8. At first, things were good, it's my first smart phone, so i didn't realise that me data speeds should be much faster than they were. When I started reading about signal issues on various forums, I found that I was one of those affected. Unless I'm sitting within 200 feet of a sprint tower, as I discovered last sunday, my data speeds are absolutely abysmal. Sitting on top of a sprint tower, I can receive a 4G signal, and the speeds are decent, but moving further away results in a dropped connection. I can sit my phone 6 inches away from my wifi router and get speeds no greater than 3mbps/1.5mbps. 3G speeds are abysmal as well, no matter how close I am to a tower. In buildings, it's worse

Purchase date: 5/8

Hardware: D720.06

PRL: 60678 (updated at first, will now "fail to update")

Profile: "fail to update"

I'm considering a return >.<

And now that HTC has committed to unlocking bootloaders, I may switch to the E3D or Sensation on T-mo
[Nexus S General] wirelessness:
Despite all the posts about signal issues I decided to buy an NS4G yesterday to play around with....(before HTC announced it was unlocking bootloaders btw). Anyhow, I am seeing pretty much the same not so great speeds over 4G as compared side by side with my Evo 4G. Between 2.5/3.5mbs pretty consistently.

The real issue seems to be that the NS4G will on a regular basis either, disconnect the 4G signal or go idle and then disconnect. Then it will not actively try to connect again. If I refresh the connection it works the same as the Evo (which never disconnects). I know this has been reported before so I am just confirming.

I have not done any 3G or Wi-Fi tests yet.

Update: As was writing this it looked like the NS4G did reestablish its 4G connection on its own....yes, and then it went idle again 30 seconds later. This is pretty lame.
[Nexus S General] wild1z:
Lame yes. But I would wait if I were you or at least keep at it, this will get fixed eventually. I am getting a replacement and have gone through the process of having sprint try and fix the PRL/Profile update thingy as well as the 4G signal issue. I think once these calls and all these phones are being returned they will escalate the fixes.
[Nexus S General] abrcrmdl23:
I am running d720.06 and on prl 60679 I was on 60678 but I do notice that 60679 is a bit better but I noticed something while looking through the debug menu out showed my radio power at 045450 I am assuming this means it is running at 45% power probably for battery reasons should this be higher does any one know.
[Nexus S General] applefanboylol:
EXACTLY!!! my hero was even faster than my ns4g so there's obviously something wrong here. i want an OTA within a week or im going for the evo 3d
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
be aware that the 3d will still ship locked with no ETA on unlocking the bootloader. your better off with the nexus and a fix.
[Nexus S General] wirelessness:
Where did you see official confirmation of this? Just curious.
[Nexus S General] wirelessness:
Is it normal for the 4G radio to disconnect/reconnect every time a Wi-Fi connection is connected/disconnected? That's what mine does...

On my Evo the 4G connection just flaps back and forth from connected to disconnected if it is connected to Wi-Fi.
[Nexus S General] styckx:
Finally something different. Looks like 60679 is the new prl everyone is getting. Buisness customers should still have 01115.
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
confirmation on what? the 3d still being locked? read the statement htc made... 'future' phones will not be locked. they cannot unlock the evo3d now, it's ready to ship, if they did it would delay the launch. they may in the future issue an OTA to unlock it but for now it will ship locked. even android central said this last night.

it's a shame htc can respond to the mass but samsung or sprint cannot even give us a simple tweet that they are working to resolve the signal issue on our phones. that's what pisses me off the most!
[Nexus S General] wirelessness:
Not saying you are wrong but this is purely conjecture on your part. Until the phone is actually released....it's a 'future' phone. We don't know exactly how long it will be before they ship the Evo 3D and since they have until 'Summer' it could certainly be unlocked without technically incurring a delay.

I don't want to take this thread off topic because I do have some interest in this thread as my other post indicates....
[Nexus S General] DirtyShroomz:
Has nothing to do with where I work. If something doesn't work I return it and move on with my life. There are not more people with issues then without or the phones would have been recalled and a mass outcry would have been heard. Like I said, is there an issue? Yes. Is it a mass epidemic or affecting the majority? No. Do you believe there is? Yes, because unfortunately it is affecting you.

Btw, the reason HTC responded to the bootloader is because 1. The Evo is by far the most popular smart phone after the iPhone and 2. It affects their sales. A crappy radio on a 2 week old phone that is mainly geared towards developers does not affect sales as Google is not a major phone competitor.
[Nexus S General] wirelessness:
Yeah, I don't think that is really a good data point to firmly stand on. In general the phone is able to pass data so MOST people would not even notice that there is an issue. As long as they can get their Tweets and catch a few emails and web pages they will be happy. Very few people are going to be running speed tests and checking signal dBm levels.

Now, I have both the Evo and the NS4G side by side and have yet to be able to document any significant differences but I wouldn't presume to tell the other members who are reported differently that they are wrong in some way.
[Nexus S General] DirtyShroomz:
Until Sprint acknowledges and puts it in their known issue database it is pretty safe to assume that there are not more people with issues.
[Nexus S General] ryandoubleu:
Just spoke with....

I just spoke with Sprint Executive escalations. From the conversation I am suppose to take my device into a Service Center and they are going to do some diagnostics and validate our claims. I'm not exactly sure how competent the techs there are but it is worth a shot.
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
they are aware of it, i already called them. just no word on a fix.
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
Samsung will fix it, they have too. and if sprint is smart they will hop on them quick about it before people start returning the phones. as a matter a fact it's already happened alot today. i didn't mean to diss you but we are upset about this. and even though htc will unlock future phones, i bet the 3d is still locked upon release.
[Nexus S General] ccrosno:
See the problem with that is the phone will show great reception. It wont even flinch. The problems for me are when I am at home or the office where there is no sprint repeater. Did this when I took my first one back to best buy. The closer I got the better the signal.
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
the techs will not be able to fix this. samsung emailed me this morning and wanted me to send them my phone for testing. so far they are all clueless.
[Nexus S General] djorijun:
I'm on 77 can't check my HW since I don't have my MSL. My reception blows and no matter what I do my Nexus fails to update the PRL. So now I just live with the reception.
[Nexus S General] sunder74:
Looks like Google is already looking to move on. I hope with all the efforts of fixer and all those having issues that Sammy, Sprint and Google step up and address these issues. This is supposed the be "The" Google phone. It would be a shame if it were neglected like a majority of Samsungs high end handsets to date only to be shelved and replaced.

http://thedroidguy.com/2011/05/breaking-google-courting-lg-htc-for-3rd-nexus-with-image/