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[Acer Iconia A500] nasimdejai:
hi,i've got two android devices (HTC Desire and ACer A500) and i've noticed that the calender events (especially the ones already synced to the account before this bizzare issue) on my google account on both devices can't be edited. Each time I select an event from the calender app or agenda widget, it displays the following:

* The event name,date,time, the account name and reminder (Those are usually there before the said issue).

Then the new details after i noticed this issue are as follows:

* Attendee (which i've never encountered before)

* Attending? (Which is an icon asking if someone will be attending the event or not).

This is very frustrating cos as of yesterday, i was able to edit events on the google account's calender without issue. Though, if i enter new events onto the account,those new ones are allowed to be changed. I've tried everything on both devices as well as signing into my account on my PC in order to trace the problem's origin through the calender settings but to no avail.

All i did before this problem started was edit a few details on my google account such as billing address and method of payment. Could this two result in calendar events disruption? Thanks,your assistance would be really appreciated.
[Acer Iconia A500] heystek:
I have the same issue with my Exchange 2007 account. I ended up having to go back to sense on my evo to get that ability back. I will report back if I figure something out.
[Acer Iconia A500] nasimdejai:
cheers,hope to hear from u soon
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason.hamilton:
Ok so I, like most people here, play with my phone alot. Currently im running gingerblur 3.5 and have a custom theme installed. Well i want to revert to stock motoblur for .83. Whats the easiest way to do this? Flash the SBF using RDSlite? Using the unthemer will just remove my theme, not restore me to motoblur stock, right? Last time i flashed an SBF i didnt loose any data besides apps that were saved on my SD card.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjjensen23:
Flash the SBF using RDSlite + Factory Reset
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason.hamilton:
that would completely wipe my phone, wouldnt it? Is there not some .83 CWM i can flash?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MdX MaxX:
Wait, you want to go back to stock without losing your data? If so, then flashing the SBF is all you need.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason.hamilton:
ok so i flashed the 1.83 SBF and it restored all the bloatware and the white status bar. How do i get the motoblur launcher and all that jazz to show back up. It just prompts me to use one of my downloaded launchers whenever i go to the home screen.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] armonwilson888:
Go to settings>applications then go to the launcher that is popping up and press clear defaults. Or you can uninstall that launcher. Or you can download home switcher from the marketplace. :)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason.hamilton:
Ok i found the answer while diving into the forums. Have to install motoblur home fix off of the market and then it shows the option to pick it out of the installed home screens.
[Thunderbolt Accessories] jnelson2000:
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I bought this case for my captivate and it fits with the extended batter no issues.
[Thunderbolt Accessories] mallen462:
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[Thunderbolt Accessories] Master™:
Maybe you should edit your Title to say "Leather POUCH that fits Extended Battery"
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eddieo:
Hello!

Has anyone seen a disassembly guide / dismantlling guide for an xperia play? I have had a quick look and havent seen one. A video one would be really good and one that looks at the digitizer / glass would be best for me as I seem to have broken mine already, oops!

Cheers
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ncaissie:
That sucks.

If you have Rogers they have a replacement policy. I would try that before you take it apart. Good luck. I haven't seen any guides yet. It is a pretty new phone.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Logseman:
You have a teardown here, it may be useful: http://www.ubmtechinsights.com/teardowns/sony-xperia-play-teardown/
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eddieo:
I have found this, but would still like to see a video if one exists?

http://www.repairyourmobile.net/sony-ericsson-disassembly/sony-ericsson-xperia-play-disassembly/

Cheers
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flava0ne:
You can get a brand new OEM Sony Ericsson Touch Digitizer Screen on eBay from here: http://cgi.ebay.ca/OEM-Touch-Digiti...ultDomain_0&hash=item27bb11025c#ht_4868wt_905

I just ordered an OEM Xperia PLAY Black Housing Set from them and it's on its way. Funny how those "takedown" photos don't show you how they disconnected the sliding screen from the gamepad base. I got stuck at that part and have no idea how they were able to remove it. LOL
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deoxlar:
Rogers replacement policy doesn't give you the same model.... They have designated refurbished models available at no cost per person per life... You can only use it once... Unless the customer support was lying to me, that is what she told me.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedyink:
Have you dealt with rogers before? The have no issue flatout lying to your face. I cant tell you how many times I got screwed over by those ****ers. So I get the feeling you'd be SOL
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flava0ne:
The only reason I switched over to Rogers was to get the Xperia PLAY for $99.99 on a 3 year agreement. I've been with Fido eversince and even though they're owned by Rogers now, I can say that Fido deals with their customers way better than Rogers does. When my 3 year agreement is done I'm going back with Fido. I already network unlocked my Xperia PLAY so if I still have it by then all I have to do is get a Fido SIM card.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcdablo:
Xperia Play disassembly pictures

Hey,

I am in the middle of taking apart my Xperia Play to replace the screen. Now, I got everything separated and taken apart except the screen half. I am having problem removing these silver rivets, which look like screws with a covering but the covering doesn't peel/come off. I have attached pictures of these in hopes that someone knows how to remove them.

Additionally, if anyone has experience replacing an Xperia Play screen, I'd love the advice.

Thanks in advance.

McD
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evans_16:
Screen

Hi

Dont take the rivets OFF! If you just slide the control pad part off the metal casing you can get to the 2 screws you need to get to.

I have just finished replacing my screen and it is the scariest screen i have ever replaced as you need to go from back to front lol

I have attached a pic of my finished product, sorry i should of taken photos during it but i was shaking lol
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryocoon:
I desperately hope that you did not get locked down to a 3 year agreement to just get this phone. As fun as this phone is (and likely to be used long past when I get another phone, just for Emulators and random games), it is not worth a 3 year contract. 2, I can understand. 1 would be more proper. 3 years is nuts in this industry. They have made back their offset of cost within 1.5 years usually.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eddieo:
Video!!

Hi

For anyone else who might benifit from this, here you go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3n5ZfkqhzE

Edd
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flava0ne:
Thanks for that video link, I think it'll really help other people who might need to do some repairs on their own to their Xperia PLAY. I just wish that I came across that video earlier when I had to disassemble mines, I was so nervous when I was doing it cause all I had to go by where those pictures posted earlier and it left out a whole lot that I had to figure out myself.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CTPAHHIK:
Replacing Digitizer

Hello, Flava0ne

Do I have to take entire phone apart to replace digitizer? Is there simpler way to do it? Screen is fine - only digitizer is broken. Can it be removed from the top or bottom top access only?

Thank you
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
WOW sorry, too many tabs open. Wrong topic!!!

(Disregard this post)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hogwarts:
I feel sorry for you blokes taking apart the xperia

it's going to be a royal pain in the ass. especially when you reach that "point"

the point where you have **** all over the table and you are like god how did i get this deep into disassembly

then the part when you are shaking / nervous about breaking a part, or worse yet. you end up breaking it. i would be real scared lol.

all i can say is go real slow. REAL slow

and if anything wont move. dont force it lol
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CZroe:
Maybe I've just taken apart too many laptops and gadgets before but I never felt that way when I got the back piece completely apart... or maybe "that point" is only after you get into the front assembly. I did the rear in bed with the screws laying on the covers beside me and didn't even lose the arrangement of a single one.

Anyway, moments after getting my RMA replacement shipped email notification this morning, I dropped my R800at that is supposed to be getting sent back and now the touch digitizer is shattered. :( I've ordered a replacement but I'm hoping that I'll be sending it back with the original from the RMA replacement. Does anyone know if the R800a or R800at will fit a R800 Z1i chassis? These are all over eBay. Also, is there any tamper seal? I understand that there are screws under the silver/gray stickers on the front piece but those look easy enough to reapply.

Did I mention that they wanted to turn my RMA down for the flaking paint on the front buttons alone? The night before I called to RMA for an alarm issue (two days ago), the battery door cracked right at the pry point. I remove it more often than most because I carry a second official battery and a Sony Ericsson EP900 charger, so it failed under normal wear-and-tear, but they wanted to say that I couldn't RMA for my main issue (alarm dismisses itself) because of that EVEN THOUGH THE RMA UNITS DON'T INCLUDE A BATTERY COVER!

Damn. Sony Ericsson can be picky. I babied the thing and only just now dropped it. Perhaps AT&T is a little too cautious with the terms of Sony's warranty (it is processed through them but the rules come from Sony).
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hogwarts:
I've always said this phone is cheaply made and now i have more proof

mine came brand new out of the box with a blemish on the screen

I'm not picky so i just kept it.

Its a blemish in the LCD screen not the digitizer or glass

and yeah the cheap ass plastic assembly is not helping either.

they should have used aluminum or something. more durable
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CZroe:
OK, so I finished the job. I did not see any more water indicators in the top shell and I did not find a single tamper-resistant label in the entire device. I left the slider assembly intact (I think it's riveted) and I didn't peel the flex PCB out of the top shell or off of the touchoads, but it was what anyone would consider "fully disassembled." I seem to have misplaced my camera but video will be coming when I find and edit it.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinner99:
i have SE's complete disassembly/re-assembly pdf service manual for the PLAY. if anyone needs it just pm me. no problem sharing it at all. i've run into a display problem after re-assembly. two lcd's still no display, other then that full functionality(i can flash the dam thing, fastboot, etc. all works, just no display)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JPCBear:
Screen Replace

Hi Guys, firstpost here but have an issue I need sorted.

I also had to strip the X play as a picture fell off the wall on to my sons x play and smashed the digitioser and LED screen. I found the part strip down and followed my nose for the rest and maanged to replace the digitiser and the LED but no display for screen only the power on vibration. I replaced the broken one and it powered on (so I know I didn't break anything in the phone). I was sent a replacement and again same thing. I this week got a 3rd LED screen from a rep seller on ebay and again no display. Replace the old cracked and streaked LED and it poers on fine. I've stripped this down 3 times now and it's just a metter of time before I break something and need to know is there some kind of initiation needed for a replacement screen that I don't know about - really do with some help here guys.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CZroe:
Well, guys, I got my white dummy phone in the mail today and it doesn't look to have any useable parts except *maybe* the chrome face buttons. The buttons come out and look like I remember them looking but I haven't taken my real phone back apart for a direct comparison.

The battery cover is glued on. It peels off but has none of the clips and stuff of a real battery door.

The L & R buttons are only chrome on the outside and are white plastic inside, unlike my real phone, so I don't think they will work either (I will confirm later on). The other buttons are very different inside and are not interchangeable with the buttons on a real phone. The touchpads aren't real either and the housing is shaped different so don't expect to use any of that. The volume rocker buttons fall out when my original ones didn't, so they probably have a different design too (once again, I'll confirm this later).

The chrome sides of the exterior housing is actually all one piece that the fake battery door glues to. The Sleep/Lock button is very different and does not fall off even when you take off the back, unlike the real thing. The slide mechanism may feel similar but there is no cable routing and it screws directly into the gamepad shell, both unlike that real phone where the gamepad face slots aroud it and the PCB + inner battery housing both together.

There are only two screws on the bottom of the dummy display and removing them is not enough to get you inside it: You need to lift the fake touchscreen glass and get at two more under the top near the face front camera and proximity sensor. The glass is glued on with adhesive and not a rubbery adhesive gasket like the original. This is particularly disappointing because this is what I most hoped to salvage considering that my original has powdered glass shards stuck all over it even though I replaced the shattered touchscreen glass digitizer. Anyway, the chrome face buttons fall right out and are attached together in a rubber dome array exactly like I remember them in my original phone so I'm hoping I can use them when the chrome flaking gets intolerable on my current handset.

Now, time to find something interesting to do with a white dummy phone. :)

Same ribbon cable? What triggered it? A drop? Water damage? I've taken mine apart fully but I'd still like a peek at that guide. :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netizenmt:
Well, after reading about everyone's woes with their phones, I sure am glad I got mine through Best Buy with their Black Tie insurance plan. It covers everything - water damage, broken screens, body damage, whatever - with no deductible and no limit on how many claims I can have. If it ever needs service, they give you a loaner and repair or replace it as needed. If they can't do either, they will upgrade you to a better phone, giving you full credit for the value of your phone at time of purchase. If you don't use the insurance during your contract period, you get a certain credit amount to apply to your next purchase. For $9.99 a month, it's a heck of a deal.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CZroe:
$1,200 a year?! No thanks. :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b1g1an:
Not quite :) but $120 is still a silly amount of money.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netizenmt:
No, 120 a year, phone was free. I'll get at least half back if I don't use it and total peace of mind over the 2 year contract period.

Math isn't your strong suit, is it. :D
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CZroe:
:o Oh yeah. I read that wrong. I once paid $10 a month for insurance for each handset on my family plan before the iPhone became the first phone AT&T wouldn't cover. :(
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netizenmt:
Lol - yeah, this is the only phone of the 5 on my family plan I felt warranted the insurance. While you might think it's a lot, keep in mind, I get about half back if I never use it and I got the phone free to begin with. If my screen gets cracked, the buttons fall off, I drop it in the toilet or it gets run over by a bus, it's covered with no extra out-of-pocket expense. So at worst, I end up spending $120.00 extra since I will get half back. Anything catastrophic, I'm covered. Without the insurance, I would either have to try to fix it myself like you guys, pay full price for a new one, try to find a used one on ebay or some other used phone. I think it's worth it.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] julianpaul:
Water damage indicator

This may sound kinda obvious to some, but to those who don't know here's a tip. I've done this to get a friend's phone (no, not an xp) fixed under warranty after he dropped it in water. We dried it up so there was no evidence of water damage except for the pink indicators.

Just cut a piece of white paper to the exact shape and size as the original indicator and stick a piece of clear cellotape over it. now stick the 'replacement' indicator where it belongs and go claim your warranty! Actually, sticking the tape before cutting the paper will make it easier to get into the correct shape.

This will not work for the fancy indicators which have a printed pattern on the paper or the plastic covering. I've never actually messed with one of those but it's entirely possible that the pattern is only on the plastic, so if you peel that off the paper and stick it on to a new white paper, it might work too.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CZroe:
Uhh... I would only do that if I knew that water was NOT the cause because it is fraudulent otherwise and frowned upon by the community in general as well as the moderators and administrators of this forum. That said, it's common knowledge that you can also swap them with real stickers from an advanced RMA replacement or from eBay. Heck, on some phones, you could even remove it and pretend that it fell off. The real problem comes when you have to break a warranty seal to get at the hidden ones inside. ONE of my Xperia PLAY sensors was red but the two inside were not. I can only imagine either condensation or that there was a drop of water on my battery lid after installing a skin that required liquid to install, but I was very careful and I doubt the second scenario very much.

For the Xperia PLAY, you could even say that you tried pushing something in "the reset hole" in the back but it didn't fix your issue and play dumb until they have you check the water sensor and you say something like "the reset hole? Uhh... it's just a hole. There's nothing there" (assuming it's the only one tripped, of course).

Now, here's another problem you didn't think of: the rework department will have plenty of fresh warranty seals and water immersion indicators, so what's to stop them from testing your fake?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] julianpaul:
Couple of very good points in there. Of course i meant using this method only if there ISN'T actual water damage. A technician would instantly know by looking at the board if it was water damage that killed it. About testing the indicators with replacements, i'd doubt they'd go that far unless they're very suspicious about the indicators having been changed.

About your play having the external indicator 'tripped' there were some articles about tests done in hong kong or some other far east country and it seems the ambient humidity was enough to turn some of the indicators pink! So finger's crossed they last for a year at least, and why doesn't everyone have the option of insurance like in the UK??!!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CZroe:
I dunno. When we are talking about hundreds of dollars, a couple seconds and a penny's worth of materials is not expecting much. :) It may not even be up to the engineer if the bean-counters want to make it SOP. There was a time when people got away with sticking a piece of white paper in their iPhone's headphone jack to make it appear white but Apple caught on and in store "Genius" techs began using compressed air and one of those lighted microscopes doctors use to look inside your ear. Apple is the only company in the phone industry using exposed sensors (TWO! There's one in the dock connector too) and I think they only thought it was OK because they were doing it on their iPods before they ever made an iPhone.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] julianpaul:
I guess apple REALLY doesn't want to change many phones in warranty and would prefer if their very passionate and intelligent customers just kept buying new phones, thereby propelling them to #1 corporation in the world. :-D

Exactly how many sensors are there in the play and where are they located? Pics would help.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CZroe:
Unless there are some under the LCD where I did not check thoroughly (but I did look), there are only three. They are all identical so they are not hard to spot when you know where to look. One is visible under the battery lid but you are looking through a hole. When you take off the frame you will find it attached to the back side. It will look like a small white square. The other two are also on the bottom half of the phone. When you take the motherboard out, they are under the gamepad face. One is beneath the microphone that is always hidden between halves of the phone and the other is on the opposite corner under the PS Certified logo. I'm still lagging in my video because I haven't been able to get back on the computer I dumped the footage onto!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] julianpaul:
Cheers for the info mate!

Umm, if you wouldn't mind listing where the warranty void stickers are too? :o
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CZroe:
Good news: there are none!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] julianpaul:
Alright!

now waiting for that video ! :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyrusalmighty:
I replaced my older HTC Aria screen and digitizer 2 times a while back and I am scared to try it with this so I baby this thing.lmao. The main issue was the proximity sensor when I replaced my Aria's screen. It didnt want to go black when making a call in the "dialer". But now I dont even have insurance on this XPlay or the Xplay I bought my girlfriend.lol. But anyways good luck to you guys!! I hope to not have to EVER return to this thread.lol:eek:
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JelloFreak:
So I replaced the Digitizer and LCD on my Play as well. I am having the same problem. Did either of you figure out what the problem is?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rach630k:
Ive have same problen after changing digitiser screen not ive no display di you get yours working??
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kurggan:
check this one out is really good ... tis the one i used to replace a digitizer for a friend, is good detail and good quality

CAREFUL OF THE LITTLE CLIPS ON THE CABLES, MAKE SURE TO DISCONNECT THEM !

Go to youtube and type "sony xperia play cdma dissemble"

Choose the first one

Sorry theres no link im new lol