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[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vodovodo:
hi all

i have sonyericsson xperia Neo, both cameras and flash dont work after 2.3.3 flash

the icon is there but when i open it "camera is not available"

when i test it or install 3rd party software it FC

i tried flashing the global version but with no success

any one can help me please ? more than half of the value of this phone is gone if the camera isnt workin :(
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] im_iceman:
Suggest you try to reflash - do you have an MT15a? or i? try it with the "official" firmware for your handset...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vodovodo:
tried to reflash / repair / now flash using the flashtool

nothing is working with me,

i think its a camera driver mismatch ..... i got it when i had an X10 and it was fixed with a simple update (not reflashing)

does anyone know if i flashed with ARC frimware will it brick the device ? i am just thinking how i can totally wipe or format the the system and re-install it
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blagus:
Use SEUS, not FlashTool.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vodovodo:
i did

i used it to reflash the software

i used the repair

it didnt fix it

i used the flashtool to flash the global rom, still no success
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kistigun:
try to flash it to an older firmware version and update it again
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vodovodo:
do u have any link for the older one ?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kistigun:
check out this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1127764

and use wotan client to get the older firmware(save the blob file so a ftf can be created)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vodovodo:
done ....

i couldnt find where to find save blob file

and the camera still "not available :(
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ricstc:
It's been a few days now - so have you found a way to get your Neo worklng/reformatted to its original factory state by now? Did the Wotan Client/server method work for you eventually? Is your bootloader unlocked to begin with?
[HTC Sensation] holly1963:
I am not able to send files (e.g. mp3, jpg, ...) via bluetooth from my HTC Diamand 2 to the Sensation. The D2 tells me always, that he has no write permissions on the Sensation. Can anyone confirm this issure?
[HTC Sensation] Pjevser:
I havent tried from phone to phone yet, but i have no problems with sending files from pc to phone with bluetooth.
[HTC Sensation] holly1963:
solved - file transfer with Total Commander works perfect. Thanks
[HTC Sensation] agent.m:
you might wanna look at this as well :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=641680
[HTC Sensation] sh4zzb0t:
Having the same problem. Can send files to but cannot revieve them from any phone on the sensation. Error message states that it is forbidden by the target device. Have found no workaround.
[HTC Sensation] swellthekitty:
Hmmm...weird, I have been able to connect, pair and transfer from an old Samsung Impression as well as a Sidekick 4G without issue. Are you able to see, and pair with the phones that you are having trouble with? If you are able to pair (ie confirm that the codes are the same on both phones) do you get the prompt to "Accept or Decline" the file transfer in the status bar of the Sensation?
[HTC Sensation] civicvx94:
Using ES File Explorer, I've been able to send and receive files (MP3s) via BT with an older Nokia touchscreen without issues.
[HTC Sensation] sh4zzb0t:
Yeah that's the thing, I verified the security code and accepted the incoming file and then I got a notification saying that the file was downloading, but when I pull down the notif bar it reads 0 successful, 1 failed. Failure because transfer is forbidden on target device. Incidentally, bump isn't working either. I'd like to try other apps but I'm trying to transfer an .apk.
[HTC Sensation] swellthekitty:
Do you have the "unknown sources" box checked under settings>>applications?

Is this the only apk you've tried to do this with? Or just the only apk that doesn't cooperate?

Have you tried uploading the apk to a website and downloading it via internet?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UltimateGoblin:
Hi guys,

I feel very ashamed but here's what I've done. I only wanted to know the HBOOT version of my mobile (well, now I know, it's 0.93), but, once in HBOOT menu, I asked myself how I was supposed to quit it.

I decided to select "recovery", hoping (again, shame on me) that my choice was right.

Well, after selecting it, I'm stuck in a black screen with a image of a Desire in the center and a red triangle with an exclamation mark. You can see a link here (I had to insert two spaces [one after http and one after .c] as I am not supposed to insert links - sorry about that but if it can help you I hope it's ok):

http ://htcevohacks.c om/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/htc-evo-recovery-mode-4.jpg

Can you tell me how to get out of this awkward situation?

I thank you all in advance!!

A noob. Very very noob.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MatDrOiD:
If you do not root your phone, you cannot access recovery from hboot.

Press volume up button and power button at the same time.

If this does not work, pull battery out, wait 10 minutes, pull battery in and boot phone normally.

No warranty for any damage.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UltimateGoblin:
Thanks MatDrOiD for your reply :-)

I however do not intend to "try one option and cross my fingers" again, as I have just done that and seen the results myself ;) I therefore ask if there's another suitable option.

[EDIT]: All eyes can see is what we want them to see. From your post, I saw at first only one option: "take out the battery and restart". But you gave me the solution just one line above... I pressed volume up button and power button at the same time and voilà, simple reboot and everything back to normal!

Thanks so much MatDrOiD, I owe you one :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MatDrOiD:
Thats not an "do that and cross your fingers" option. The first option i found for example here:

http://android.modaco.com/content/h...10453/help-phone-get-stuck-with-red-triangle/

I did not get from your answer, wether you tried this option or not.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UltimateGoblin:
[SOLVED]

Previous post edited.

Everything went back to normal! Danke schön Mat!!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MatDrOiD:
Anytime. :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fragargon:
hi, i know that is solved but just for info...

no need to pull out the battery even in a bootloop.

press power button + vol down + trackpad and the phone reboots.

;)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mortenmhp:
Depends on when in the boot process it fails, if it stalls at initializing the kernel, the phone won't reboot doing that..

Also pulling the battery is not a stupid thing to do, when you are not flashing anything to the memory, as it won't hurt you device in any way.
[General Questions and Answers] mikeo1313:
Any applications out there for SMS over SIP on mobile device?
[General Questions and Answers] bigtweety:
You mean Windows Mobile ?
[Galaxy S II General] evolutiontheory:
Well guys,

I thought I will take some time to express my feelings over my upgrade from DHD to SGS2. From a normal users perspective not taking into account, the numerous numbers and values

The first thing I felt was the lightness of Galaxy S2. Really light. And very thin too!! But the downside is that the build quality and finishing is nowhere near HTC. The USB jack, earphone jack are all poorly finished. The worst thing is the shiny lining around the screen which is supposed to look like metal. The finishing of the lining is pathetic for a top end phone, it is saddening to see how unevenly light is getting reflected from this surface.The back panel is not as poorly finished as some reviews might tell. It is the most well finished part in the body of the phone I think. Handsfree is bad compared to the one HTC offers, but HTC's wires did have the tendancy to get tangled up very easily.Similary all accesories are inferior compared to DHDs ones.

But ofcourse the lightness is a welcome factor. And most of us will be putting a cover anyway. So poor finishing can be ignored to some extent.

Now coming to the part where the users look almost 90% of the time, the display. It is too good compared to DHD, and this was my primary reason for ditching the DHD.Although AMOLED of SGS2 is the best at present, it too has its flaws. The black crush -The display struggles to distinguish between various black tones, say deep black and shadow black. And color banding is quite evident in the new AMOLED compared to the LCD. But altogether I am amazed with the display. Watching movies is real fun, but some wallpapers do ask for more resolution.

Coming to the UI, I do not miss sense much. Maybe it is due to the fact that sense always reminds me of DHDs dull screen. Whatever the Touch Wiz UI lacks, the display fills up the space... Not literally, but I dont mind staring a few more seconds to the wonderful display. I would say S2 provides a more close to andriod experience. And touch wiz is more colorfull too, with blacks, yellows, greens thrown all around.

Camera is better from DHD. DHD used to produce slightly blurred images, which I think is due to the low shutter speed. No such problems with SGS2.

The most irritating thing is the lag in some important functions. Home screen has some lag to appear after I press the home button. It is due to the software which waits to confirm whether the user has double clicked it or not!!! Stupid!!

The display takes some time to appear after the call is over, this is due to the bad proximity sensor configuration it seems. Again is said to be a software configuration issue.

Another bad thing is the low output of handsfree in a call. Very bad Samsung...

Verdict????

Superb phone!

1. The brilliant display which always remind you that you are looking at the worlds best.

2. Snappier performance.

3. Light weight

4. Good camera

5. Sense is good, but TouchWiz + AMOLED is a Sense killer
[Galaxy S II General] Andy2.2:
Nice to see you're enjoying your new phone, albeit with a few issues

Ordered mine from play.com 2 days ago, so expecting it today/tomorrow :p
[Galaxy S II General] qwerty warrior:
what do u mean by low output of handsfree
[Galaxy S II General] Furbious:
See, this is a balanced review/opinion. I agree with most of the points - the GS II is a great phone, not perfect, but pretty damn close.

Hopefully some of the problems like home response time, end of call lag, handsfree volume level and battery life will be ironed out in future firmware releases.
[Galaxy S II General] tjtj4444:
It is possible to adjust headset volume through service menu:

http://answers.pubarticles.com/4766,in-call-volume-low-with-headphones-on-samsung-galaxy-s2-.html
[Galaxy S II General] Jeegsawk:
My compliments. I believe the only impartial review ever find onto our phone. I agree with you about everything there are pros and cons and you evaluated them correctly
[Galaxy S II General] ike2903:
Hey,

I'm using the DHD since about 3 months now. Actually got some issues that people tried to call me but got no calls on good connection xD(think it's a provider issue). My cousin has ordered the GS2 last week and is still waiting. I will have a look if this thing will be an opinion ;). btw I don't like samsung very much at this time, because I had some bad experiences in the past. But how you can say that touchwiz+amoled is a sense killer? The GS2 got a nice display, but I think you can't compare sense with touchwiz AND amoled. So without looking at the nice amoled...what would you say is the better UI? Sense or touchwiz? At the moment I'm using sense 3 on my DHD and I'm really happy, because it's the best UI i've ever used befor.
[Galaxy S II General] godutch:
Imho sense 1.0 still beats touchwiz 4.0 let alone sense 3.0 but touchwiz is't bad, it's just that sense is so much better. I think samsung really want to become the world's leading smartphone. Manufacturer and have really been trying to become much more reliable, updates are frequent and relatively soon after the Google release.
[Galaxy S II General] Danielfr:
There is an appliction "Volume+ " which does the same . I am using it and it

works fine.

It is on the site but I don"t remember where

Daniel
[Galaxy S II General] evolutiontheory:
Low handsfree voice

The handsfree speaker output is low during a call, and the microphone wont pick up the sound properly unless it is held very close to the mouth.. Really irritating.

But the handfree volume is great when using the music player. So some issues with software i guess
[Galaxy S II General] evolutiontheory:
I found this out when i did a bit of searching, but common, this is a basic functionality and they should have tested this out before launching the product :rolleyes:

All the defects I have found so far are simple ones to find out, or if the tester had a common sense, and thats what is annoying me.
[Galaxy S II General] vegetaleb:
Using a silicone case wouldnt help for a better finish?

Anyone I saw some comparison videos between SGS1 and 2 and the new ''mat'' plastic looks way better than the glossy one.

I am just afraid of easy scratches on the plastic like Omnia HD
[Galaxy S II General] evolutiontheory:
Without looking at the amoled, sense is better than Touchwiz 4.0 by a significant margin. But coming from the DHD, I am wowed by the amoled every time I switch the display on. I assure you, that you will feel the same when you compare both the displays. No need to doubt about that.

But sense has its draw backs. You might have noticed that all the designs and themes are now going towards the 2D side from the 3D side.. Like in gingerbread(evident in icon sets), windows phone 7 etc..... Sense still seems to be stuck with the 3D style with the various bars and other things still trying to imitate the 3D curved effect with various tones of black. It is completely a personal preference I admit. Then there is the app drawer of sense, which pretty much sucks without the ability to customize the order of icons, no folders etc.... One day i find the facebook icon in the second page, the next day after installing a few programs the icon is in 3rd page.. Very irritating for me.

Mail client is bad, which will not let you forward attachments unless you download the file on to your device!! Pretty inferior to gmail app.

Sense 3 lockscreen looks cool but no added functionality for me.. I like things simple, or in the long run i feel it to be a little overwhelming. :-)

Where sense scores is the fantastic people application with real social network integration, perfect widgets... And the dedicated dialler. SGS2 does not have a dedicated dialer. Say i opened the dialer and then went to contacts which is a tab next to dialer. The next time i want to dial and when i press the dialer icon, the contacts shows up. Sense dialer searches the call log first and then the contacts. This gives contacts very quickly. Atleast my girlfriends number will come up as soon as I press two letters :D No such things for touchwiz dialer. Old way of searching contacts still continues.:mad:

Touchwiz keyboard uses auto correction when I search contacts. So if I search for baj, it would correct it to bag and shows contacts with bag..Dumb!!
[HTC Desire S] yagermaster:
Hi im in the process of looking for a new upgrade from my touch pro2.

I was intending to get a Desire S, due to its aluminium body and 1ghz processor. But my provider has the Motorola Atrix and Samsung Galaxy S on offer too.

All 3 phones cost the same monthly fee when bundled with the same phone plan.

What would you get? HTC Desire S, Moto Atrix or Samsung Galaxy S. My last 2 phones have been htc and Ive been very impressed with the build quality of them. I maily use the phone for web browsing, watching movies, and occasional games and do enjoy loading roms etc.. Anyone have any advice on what to get or what not to get? :)
[HTC Desire S] Blezz:
i would get the moto atrix :D fingerprint + dualcore ownz :D
[HTC Desire S] bioan:
Don't get Moto due to locked bootloader. I had to choose between Galaxy S, Nexus S and Desire S.
[HTC Desire S] ghuk:
get the moto atrix!

Well Desire S has a locked bootloader too. And up to now, there are no updates about the unlocking announcement of HTC
[HTC Desire S] yagermaster:
Thanks for the advice.

Ive checked out the atrix a little on youtube and it does look nice and responsive. Seems lag free and that will be strange comming from winmo 6.5 on my htc touch pro 2 lol. The games on the atrix run very well too.

I suppose its more furture proof being dual core and I am a nvidia fanboi lol.

So the Desire S and Atrix both have locked bootloaders? So no flashing on either device untill either of the companies provide an unlock or someone hacks one?
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
I'd say go Desire S....(in fact I did, and I also came from a HTC WM device - topaz)

You're used to HTC phones, you obviously like the Sense look and feel and you'll get a head start with the conversion to Android having the already familiar Sense as you user interface.

Currently Desire S and Moto both have locked bootloaders but Desire S can be unlocked with XTC and will hopefully be software unlocked either by XDA Alpharev or HTC.

Good luck picking!
[HTC Desire S] yagermaster:
Yeah I do like the sense look and feel, and have been sick of trying to run android on my touch pro 2 only to have it sleep of death on me after 20 mins :(

Im wondering how much difference the dual core vs single core cpu in these phones would have on phone lag, especially when it comes to web browsing/navigation etc. Are most of you Desire S users happy with the power under the hood, so to speak?

Also I work in a pretty rough environment and my old touch pro 2 has dents and scratches all over it, its survived being dropped from 3mts in the air down onto concrete lol. It wont die.

Ive read the moto atrix seems plastic like, that worries me. Do you think the desire s would be pretty tough?
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Desire S seems plenty fast for me, I don't play games on the device and browsing speed is mainly determined by the network speed as oppossed to CPU power.

Screen protector and a case should be a must, even though Desire feels like a strong well made device you won't want to wreck it and it will still be smaller than your old device.
[HTC Desire S] Blezz:
anyway u still don't know what apps for android are coming and how much cpu they'll need, so with a dual core u are more future proof than with a single core
[HTC Desire S] bestfan:
On my opinion, I recommended to buy desire s, I moved from touch pro 2 as well , MOTO atrix's screen is bull****, don't buy it , you will loss money, galaxy s2 is best one, but price is too high at momnent, just wait couple weeks
[HTC Desire S] yagermaster:
hmm thanks for the advice guys, ill go to a store tomorrow and compare the 2 phones builds. I am thinking ill probably go with the desire s.
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
I am more or less on the same boat, but I'm torn between desire s, galaxy s2 and iphone 4. (the dark side is tempting a bit ;) )

Coming from hd2 with desire rom (lost it... :( ) I know I will love d.s, also it is the cheapest of those above so more likely I'll get one as soon as I will leave the bath. ;)
[HTC Desire S] harryjan:
I had a Atrix for a while but ended up sending it back. It is a really nice device, super fast and pretty good build quality (although i'd say the Desire S is better).

The negative for me were:

1. Battery Life sucked (although the Desire isn't amazing in this area either)

2. Motoblur sucked: Really disliked the interface although Sense is also showing its age (Launcherpro ftw)

3. Apps: I've found a total of 2 apps where I can see the benefit of a dual core processor; Dungeon Defenders and Google Earth (noticeably smoother on the atrix)

4. Cost: Total cost of phone over the contract was 1/2 that of Desire S, In a few months I'm pretty sure I could pick up a dual core tablet for the difference.
[HTC Desire S] superkid:
One thing, I am playing the lastest gameloft games (The games that have the best graphics) and they work perfect... i dont see why i need a dual core phone?!?!

BTW Its Dungeon Hunter 2... an AWESOME game xD
[HTC Desire S] fostirop:
Between Galaxy S and HTC Desire S I’d go for the second cause 1st I personally don’t like Samsung’s implementation of UI and menu and 2nd HTC has a more solid build.
[HTC Desire S] Phillmitchell:
Ive had a SGS and had nothing but problems.The phone spent more time in the repair centre than i it was with me so eventually i sold it and bought a DHD and now also own a desire s.apart from the screen size the desire s is a better all round phone imo.sgs had the motherboard changed 2 times,screen turned dull and maps was miles in accurate plus no camera flash
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
YES! I have been offered a desire s or sgs as a backup phone.. and 'm in a dilma on which to get. i have never owned a android htc, so dont really know much about sense. on the other hand i own 2 samsung android devices (sgs2 + sgt) so i'm familiar with touchwiz etc.

i want a phone with better battery prefably... desire s or sgs?
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
I'd say go Desire S, but then I'm biased, I think that you'll love Sense over TouchWiz in no time.
[HTC Desire S] yagermaster:
Well thanks for everyone's input. I ended up with the desire s, the atrix looked good, but I didn't like the MOTO theme. The HTC sense is much nicer looking and I'm familiar with it. So far the fone is great. I'm missing my touch pro 2 keyboard, but ill be use to the onscreen kb soon enough.

Thanks again, time to learn as much as I can about this new world of android. :)
[HTC Desire S] wojiaowrx:
desire s 其实还是不错的

摩托罗拉 4G 其实优缺点，别看他应配置牛逼，是TFT屏幕的，不灵敏

你们外国人买iphone4 算了，反正都那么有钱的。。。擦
[HTC Desire S] :
Millennium hand and shrimp!

In english please?
[HTC Desire S] baqai:
I was in the same boat couple of weeks back. I wad confused between galaxy s, desire s and nexus one. I loved the outlook of desire s and decided to go for it and rest assured I have not regretted one single minute.
[HTC Desire S] dimonicool:
desire ssss

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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dookie1302:
Hey guys,

I got an SGS2 a couple of weeks ago, and it has just started giving problems...

I have done no Kernel modifications / CustomROM installation...

1> Gallery takes time to load and is jerky after it loads

2> Angry Birds stops randomly and goes into a boot loop [Rovio Screen -> Angry Birds splash image -> Rovio Screen]

3> Lag on pressing power button to turn on the screen... about half a second or so [this has always been happening]

4> On disconnecting a call sometimes it goes back to dialler, sometimes it goes back to the Lock Screen. [even if i opened the Dialler to make the call]

5> Some Applications installed from the Market don't show up in my app drawer, but i can start them up from the "Downloaded Apps" section in the Market.[This has happened with 5 - 6 applications.]

6> Sometimes even after getting a "Installation Successful" message the app doesn't show up in the Market or the App drawer. [This has happened with 4 - 5 applications.]

7> Sometimes after uninstalling an Application, it still shows up in my App Drawer, but says unable to start application when i click on it.

I presume [hoping] these are just bugs in the OS rather than Hardware problems...

I have 3 launchers: TouchWiz [I Never use this], AWDLauncherEX [Used to use this], LauncherPro Free [Testing this out]

I play Gun Bros on my phone quite often... i have no Issues with it.

I installed TheftAware on my system and enabled it. The trial period ran out [Thought it was free :mad:] so i uninstalled it.

Any ideas guys?

Since the above mentioned glitches are fairly minor, i'm waiting for a good CustomROM based on KE8 to be released before i factory reset my Phone.