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[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michael_duvalle:
I'm also interested to know this. I've tried Cyanogen and the home button stopped functioning thus rendering it almost unusable without having to press back all the time and I've tried Gingerbeast from the Inspire 4G section and that had constant messages popping up telling me that com.android.phone has force-closed. I would really like to try a fully functional AOSP rom to flash but I've had no joy to date.

Are there any working alternatives?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flussen:
Try Hik@Ri or Hydrogen Mod.

Imo Hik@Ri has a better performance.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hookilah:
try cynanogenmod 7 nightly or miui
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michael_duvalle:
Tried Hydrogen. I was impressed until I found out that the bluetooth doesn't work. I need bluetooth to work to connect to my in-car handsfree as I drive at least 2 hours a day. I'm contemplating a MIUI Rom but the fact that it looks similar to the hideous iphone UI makes me think twice.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghostofcain:
Home button works fine here, running nightly #179
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrjonnyrock:
HydrOG3n is a really nice ROM. Love the default font and the black theme. Its very fast and light weight. The ROM is only 74 meg :D
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ToPeko:
I ended up using latest CM7 nightly, it performs really good and my phone.

No problems, so far. :)
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
Hi All,

Today Sony S has been released in some parts of the world and by 17th Sep it will be available in UK, US & Japan.

Those who owns this tablet now, please share your views, pros & cons.

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Note: We are waiting for Sony Tablet S thread, requested XDA as well, but donno when it will be added, so I have created one here.
[Sony Tablet S] SXUsr:
It's a forum it needs not a thread, or now multiple threads in a different section. I don't get why it takes so long to create new forums for new devices.

Sent from my Glowing Arc :-)
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
+1

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[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
100+ views but no reviews :confused::mad::confused::eek:
[Sony Tablet S] dougb444:
Still Charging

UPS just dropped my off from Amazon. It is charging up now and I will try to post a review soon.
[Sony Tablet S] dragonmagician:
I received mine yesterday, and played around with it a little bit. It's my first Android device, so I don't have much to compare it to, or have any experience with what apps to try out.

Quick impressions of the unique features of the tablet:

Crash Bandicoot works well (I was under the impression that the control were bad since all of the videos I have seen online, the person playing always drops down the first hole, or gets hit by the first crab). But, the game seems to always stay in the background after minimizing it; quick to restart, but a bit annoying. I'm hoping for more PS games soon.

Pinball Heroes also works well, and can be played both in portrait and landscape. It is also touched enabled instead of using PSP controls. I believe there were around 7 tables, which is nice.

I set up the IR Remote Control feature on the Samsung TV quite easily, and it worked without a problem. The performance is pretty good as well; I will have to try registering more devices around the house.

The Video and Music Unlimited services were not up yet, so I couldn't try it.

I have the Canadian version, and it looks like it does not come with the Chumby app; too bad.

For battery life, I have been using it for ~2hours and idle for ~8hours (according to the Android stats), and it is at ~60%. So, not great; but I'll wait for a few more charges to see how the battery life is.

Did not try out the DLNA feature, or the Sony Reader store yet.

I tried putting an SD card from my Sony Camera into the Tablet, and it was able to read it fine. Using the file transfer app, I can open pictures on the SD card without transferring it over to the tablet first (not sure about Videos though). So, a good feature for photographers that want to preview their photos with a bigger display on the go.

I'm not a fan of the wedge design. I still think the tablet is kinda heavy no matter how I hold it, so the wedge design does nothing for me except increase it's size. Most reviews/previews do say it is a good design, so I might be in the minority on this.

Ok, that's it for now. I might return with new impressions in a few, or I might just lurk around and see what others think of it. Hopefully, we get our own forum soon!!
[Sony Tablet S] dougb444:
Update

Got it up and the first thing it wanted to do was download a system update of 183 mb. Anyone do this? I am trying it now.

And now after that it brings me to a page that says i can up to 3.2?? Anyone?
[Sony Tablet S] SXUsr:
Get some pictures up too.
[Sony Tablet S] Bojanglez:
A few quick pics of your post, home screen, riptide hd and game dev story :)
[Sony Tablet S] SXUsr:
Nice one. :)
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
great reviews..anyone tried different launchers?

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u mean version 3.2???

can you share your screenshot..

Can anyone also confirm about using the tablet while charging, does charger comes out because its awkward position???
[Sony Tablet S] crh8:
Great thread, love reading the impressions. Mine should arrive tomorrow or on Monday. Can't wait to use it! The reviews sound good so far. It will be nice when this tablet gets its own forum.
[Sony Tablet S] pdaddy:
Not a bad tablet. Playing around with it I found how to get into android recovery. Power it down. Hold the power and volume up and down buttons until the Sony logo comes up. At that point keep holding down the volume buttons and let go of the power button. Keep holding the volume buttons until the recovery screen opens up. Its not much but just something I found. Now its time to figure out how to flash a custom recovery.
[Sony Tablet S] Bojanglez:
If u look st the pics I posted u can see the chsrger lead doesnt really stick out too much, the fact that u can rotate the tablet any way means that if it is in your way you can just flip it and it wont be, although if u keep doing that u might twist ur wire :D

I am typing this with it plugged in and cant really notice it.
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
Hi Guys,

I have read this about Sony S:

- Wouldn’t let me load Divx-encoded AVI files.

- SD card slot can’t be used to expand the tablet’s built-in memory.

CAN ANYONE CONFIRM??
[Sony Tablet S] pdaddy:
I am not sure about the Divx files. I will have to check into that. You may have to use a 3rd party app to play them.

I can confirm the sd card issue. I am thinking of taking mine back and getting a Xoom just for that reason. If you put your sd card in and want to access those files you have to use Sony's app to transfer them over to the "S" so you can use them. There is a work around, but it sucks. You can use a file explorer and navigate to sd card 2 (I think is what it is called) and play them that way.
[Sony Tablet S] saiyolang:
As far as divx, I also need to confirm.

For the SD card problem. I can open the file right away using the file transfer app, without transferring it to the tablet.
[Sony Tablet S] Bojanglez:
No native playback of divx, but they work great if u download an app called Rockplayer

Files on SD currently have to be transferred before u can playbsck, but sony have indicated that this might change with a future software update (sure someone here will beat them to it tho)
[Sony Tablet S] crazyturtle777:
It gets it done.

Has anyone had problems transferring over usb? I have a mac so i can see this being a reason but that doesn't make sense.
[Sony Tablet S] TEKWRX:
This isn't true. You. Can launch files from the SD card with a file explorer such as ES Browser. I currently have my card filled with comic books and my reader app (perfect viewer) launches the files just fine from the card. You just have to point the library to "sdcard2". "sdcard1" is the built in storage.

I don't know why Sony isn't advertising that you can expand the memory without transfering first. I think it's a big plus over the iPad...
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
Does it applies to video files as well???
[Sony Tablet S] officeman:
Yes. I can confirm it does.
[Sony Tablet S] Parradox:
Regarding the lack of SD card expandability, I can't confirm yet...but I did get a free 50 gb Box account for cloud storage that set up without problem. So far I like it a lot. I just returned my ipad2 today (I tried to like it, but couldn't deal with iOs) and was planning to pick up a transformer but fell for this instead. More to follow as I use it.
[Sony Tablet S] JaredP:
Background app tip

I am still playing with the different features, but thought I'd respond to the background app issue. On the bottom right corner you can see running apps. When I noticed the game was running there was a PS3 controller icon. I clicked it and was able to close the game from there. I found the icon useful.
[Sony Tablet S] hakhater:
looks like awesome device
[Sony Tablet S] Duvel999:
don't like the look of it..

not 10" & the typical sony look ugly

going for a Asus Transformer 2:cool:
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
as if ASUS is very sexy :p
[Sony Tablet S] androidlover20:
Sony Tablet S or Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ?
[Sony Tablet S] Bojanglez:
I would say IR Functionality, SD Card support and PS games swayed it for me towards Sony, but I am sure the Samsung 10.1 is also a great device
[Sony Tablet S] Flo95:
I can't decide me between a tablet with iOS or Android

Atm I think I'll go with an iPad 2 because it has more apps that are for a tablet.

But I have almost a month left untill I have to have made my decicion.
[Sony Tablet S] edengberg:
Question re Android Market

If I do a factory reset on my Xoom I can re-download my previously purchased apps from the Android Market. If I purchase the Sony Tablet S which is Android Honeycomb 3.1 as delivered, can I download my previous purchases to it at no additional charge?
[Sony Tablet S] Lord Takyon:
I assume it's tied to your Gmail account, so I can't see why not.

Never done it myself, prefer titanium backup myself.

Sent from my Arc via subspace beacon.
[Sony Tablet S] sservati:
I liked it a lot but issue already: it only has wifi and yahoo mail fails in mail app and also no way to load desktop version of yahoo and mobile version in browser also fails to login to mail.

BTW I have used the about:debug and no luck!

other than that it is great!
[Sony Tablet S] jamboarder:
loving it

Got mine a couple days ago and I'm really liking this tablet.

I waited patiently for months to pick up a tablet. The way things were shaping up September was looking like the month to make a decision. I narrowed my choices to the xoom, the samsung galaxy tab 10.1, the asus iconia and sony's tablet s. I've also had an ipad for several months.

I shopped them all in the same afternoon so I could get a good comparative impression of all of them. Everyone has already mentioned the design. Here's the thing. The Tablet S opened my eyes to the fact that thin is not the only meaningful way to design a tablet. That not being paper thin doesn't require an excuse. It is nice to look at and hold because it is a purposeful design that works and works well. The more I use it and carry it around the more it reminds me of a small but unusually light day planner. Especially with the included laniard, it is very luggable. Unlike the ipad it doesnt feels like delicate, albeit solid, jewelry. The size just right for me. I just got sony's official screen protector and strongly recommend it. I think they should have just included it by default since I think it really completes the device. Besides, it was much easier to install than the Invisible Shield I orginally got, cheaper with better antiglare and much nicer surface.

The galaxy tab is very very nice, but I ultimately found it a little uninspired. I liked the xoom far more than I thought I would. The ports are nice on the asus but with all the radios these devices have, and with DLNA, I find it pretty easy to pass up a few ports with little practical impact. I can transfer files easily over usb. Almost criminal a usb cable wasn't included though. The sd card works as advertised.

Like others I'm dissapointed the Video Unlimited service was not ready at launch. With the movies section of the marketplace not yet available and netflix not yet available, it makes the video rental pickings rather thin. I'll be patient though. I love the tons of bookstore choices and that was one of the main reasons I got it.

Sony did a good job of not interfering much with the pure Android experience. What they did add is simple, restrained and grownup-useful not gimicky or gaudy. The music player is actually pretty nice, but I have a ton of my music in Google Music so I installed that. Oh and I really love the universal IR remote control. Would be awesome if they updated to add a PS3 remote since it already has bluetooth.

Anyway great device. I'm really happy I got it and definitely among the cream of the tablet crop.
[Sony Tablet S] 4dthinker:
I've had mine a few days now. Pre-ordered it from JR.com and they shipped it to me the next day.

In any case, I've posted my review with good photos. Feel free to leave comments there or here. Click on any photo to open up a gallery strip of all photos in the review. I even posted two photos taken with the rear camera.

4DThinker.Blogspot.com

4D
[Sony Tablet S] r1sh12:
I already have the sammy 10.1, but I was thinking to get this, but the weird shape is putting me of..

Are the pre-loaded apps any good?

Does it come with the app which allows you to flick media onto a bravia TV?
[Sony Tablet S] winnerzero:
can't wait for this tablet...just ordered it n waiting for it to be delivered...

this review was the one that sealed the deal for me... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLWIp6MEjZs

quite a long watch but gives a great preview of whats going on, especially all the apps and features. DLNA and IR remote apps looks great, will be very useful and hoping the video unlimited service starts soon...this review also states that videos can be played directly from sd card...awesome...will be getting a huge sd card to go with this tablet...

quick question, is anyone getting any of the accessories? are they worth it? i'm looking at the cradle or a case. but was thinking that with a case its beauty would be hidden to the world :)...although i really don't want to damage the tablet so maybe an lcd screen protector is the safest option without hiding the tablet.
[Sony Tablet S] dougb444:
It does a factory update and it now says it has v3.2 installed in settings
[Sony Tablet S] sservati:
Also battery drained from 30% to 9% overnight! Why?
[Sony Tablet S] jamboarder:
Get the Sony LCD screen protector. It's really well made, not very expensive and just completes the tablet for me.
[Sony Tablet S] dougb444:
I have been using yahoo mail in the browser no problem. have you tried the built in mail app. i have not since the tablet is shared in the house

my only big issue so far is that it will not launch downloaded kml files in google earth. i checked with Astro and the file association is set right but it will not launch earth. not sure why.
[Sony Tablet S] edengberg:
Is this the same v3.2 as we now have in our Xooms? I am seriously interested in getting the Tablet S and I have a reasonable amount of $s invested in purchased apps. If I can just re-install those purchased apps I am sure I will pull the trigger.

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There are apps on the Android Market that will monitor what is using your battery.
[Sony Tablet S] dougb444:
Anyone been testing out the GPS much? i though it was great but it was using wi-fi. When i force it to use GPS it can not seem to get a signal in Google Maps or another app. But a 3rd app is able to get it to set after a minute or so. Google maps did work when i left the wifi area with the cache. I could not get it to break and not show the map yet.

Wait just got the second app to find the GPS after a 1-2 minute wait. And now got Google Maps to find it also. It just takes time. Seems like if one app gets a gps signal and you go to another app it starts the process over again.
[Sony Tablet S] Bojanglez:
Any apps you have purchased previously on your Google Account will appear for re-download on any device you sign in with (providing they are compatible). All my Galaxy S2 App purchases were ready for me to download as soon as I signed in :D

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Anyone having any issues with the Sony Music App? After I transfer music files to the Music directory on the storage I get a message shortly afterwards saying "Database Update Failed - Database Error Encountered".

If I open the default Honeycomb Music App all my music is there immediately. Eventually (an hour or so later) they appear in the Sony Music App :confused:

Manually selecting "Update Database" in the Settings always results in a "Database Update Failed - Database Error Encountered" error.
[Sony Tablet S] sservati:
Gives me user pass error!
[Sony Tablet S] edengberg:
Thanks Bo!
[Sony Tablet S] dougb444:
On the yahoo site or in the built in app (not yahoo app) or both? Two of us have been using it no problem.

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I had trouble with some video and so tried crackle. The built in app did not work. I uninstalled then installed one that said it was for sony tablet. Works great now. Watching a movie right now.
[Sony Tablet S] hickslv426:
Charging Plug!

I was all set to order this tablet after doing my homework, but today I saw this video:

"Sony S Tablet Fail Story" on You Tube (sorry I'm a noob - I can't put the direct link in here)

Is this charging plug as brittle as he says it is or do you think he broke it himself by being too rough handed?

I don't want to keep on forking out for a new charger every few weeks!

I would like to hear from other Sony S tablet users before I make the decision to buy this device!

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My interest has peaked again! I've just watched a video on You Tube that shows a woman playing Crash Bandicoot with a controller connected via a usb cable. I think the video is from Mobile Tech review channel. It'll be great when you can connect a DS3 via bluetooth, but not sure it that's possible now? But it'll come in handy for the more advanced gamers when more pS games come out later.
[Sony Tablet S] dougb444:
i have not found the charger to be any more brittle then anything else. In fact it is rather large.

I have like 3 micro and/or min usbs in the house from cameras, gps, etc but not are the right one which was a bummer.
[Sony Tablet S] hickslv426:
Yeh, I think you need the female usb adapter which costs around $15 from Sony. I'm not sure if there is a cheaper compatible version out there!
[Sony Tablet S] edengberg:
Help with Tablet S

It seems most posters on this forum have very little Android Honecomb Tablet experience. Those of us that have had Xooms for some time have experienced the problems in v3.1 and v3.2. If you want to see the problems people are facing and solving take a look at the Morotola Xoom Tablet forum. If the Sony versions are truly a Honeycomb version without Sony's mods the operation should be quite similar with the same bugs. Our experience is that Google/Motorola is very slow getting new versions out and fixing obvious bugs. I wonder if Sony will have the same wait for new versions from Google who are responsible for Honeycomb (unless you root the device). I did not post a link as I am not sure the admins on this forum permit it.
[Sony Tablet S] josephnero:
Thanks for pics
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
Guys anyone tried different launchers??
[Sony Tablet S] Bojanglez:
Not yet, I might have a go tonight. I will read on the Xoom and Samsung 10.1 forums to see which are the best to try. I imagine that the results will be similar to those. At the moment I have had no reason to change from the default, but I do like to tinker :)

Edit:

If anyone else wants anything specifically testing let me know and I will see if I can help test it for them (providing it doesn't cost me money). I might give it a go with PS3 and Xbox controller tonight too.
[Sony Tablet S] 4dthinker:
There were over 40 apps on mine when I got it. The Sony Music and Video store apps aren't supported yet on Sony's end. Coming soon. Other than that everything else I've tried runs fine. I was suprised and pleased to see the 3.2update so soon. It didn't appear to bring any new apps along though.

4D
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
Great news, we will get SONY TABLET forum tomorrow !! :)

got confirmation mail from XDA team..

sent via awesome Xperia aRc :-)
[Sony Tablet S] MySE:
Anybody knows when this tablet will be available in South East Asia especially Malaysia ?

I've been reading a lot of reviews and been watching a lot of videos. I can't wait to have this tablet.

I wonder why Sony can't do worldwide release ? what is their problem ?
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
Pre-order starting in Singapore from 29th September, hope Malaysia will also get it around same time..
[Sony Tablet S] UNICORN025:
i got mine yesterday really like it alot exept for one thing the usb sdcover wont stay on , im i doing somthing wrong anyone ese haveing trouble with this.
[Sony Tablet S] Bojanglez:
If anything I have the opposite problem, cant get it off half the time hsve to get a knife or something.
[Sony Tablet S] MySE:
Thanks for the information and hoping Malaysia will get around the same time. I've contacted Sony Malaysia, they don't even any announcement yet.

btw, the pre-order is on 29th... how about the availability ? how long from the preorder date ?
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
No confirm news but I assume it wont take more than 10 days..

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[Sony Tablet S] system02:
Hi,

does anybody know if the IR-remote feature works with Bang & Olufsen components, too?

Bang & Olufsen uses a different IR-frequency than most other manufacturers; so someone should test it :-)

Is it possible to learn IR commands from other remotes with the Tablet S?
[Sony Tablet S] im_iceman:
Other than because it's really cool to have one, why are you guys getting tablets? I'm struggling to justify it to myself.. Can't see many circumstances when I wouldn't just use my laptop instead?
[Sony Tablet S] malibu45:
sony s1 tablet supports xbox controller

A definite positive point for the tablet is that it recognizes a lot ofusb periferia, such as the xbox 360 wireless controller (with the use of the special usb adapter, of course). I have enjoyed hours playing ff7 with the controller on FPse emulator. I also played nes with a nes-usb controller. It is like a portable-game-console dream come true! Although I wish there was at least some more info on the official games.
[Sony Tablet S] dragonmagician:
Battery drain

Anybody having battery drain issues on their tablet? I put my tablet on airplane mode to try to save on battery, but the percentage went down from 48% to 31% during my 7 hours sleep. I did notice that it went down only 2% the previous night, so it is not a consistent problem, but it is troubling.

This is my first Android device, so I'm not sure if this is a known issue, or what I can do about it. I'm trying to actively manage/turn off the apps that want to sync data (ie; facebook, g+, etc.), but it doesn't seem to help.
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
m still not able to justify myself for getting arc after x10 :-)

its all about ur love for gadgets, no justification required..

sent via awesome Xperia aRc :-)
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
Thanks XDA for creating this FORUM :-)