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[Xperia Play General] Logseman:
It's not where they're located (they're taking space from the L2 and R2 triggers we should have anyways). I wouldn't mind having them located on the other side, next to the USB port. My issue with them is that they're indistinguishable even if you're looking at them, so imagine to distinguish them in the dark, while trying to adjust the volume of the phone. There is a protuberance in the Vol+ button and a depression in the Vol- one, but they're simply unnoticeable.

Precisely what I'm talking about is the sinking of the design standards against the rest of Sony Ericsson's models, prior and current. Look at the Play's fathers, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz and the Vivaz pro. Behold the miracle! In the same form factor, the power button can be located in places which make sense (the top of the phone in the Vivaz) and it can protrude without any problem (Vivaz and Vivaz Pro). And look at the volume keys in the side! Have you noticed the other side of the Vivaz, the one which only has the jack and the (protected, unlike the Play's) USB port can host two buttons per edge? I say more! It could host the jack or the USB port between the shoulder buttons, just like the Dual Shock does! Since this didn't come to be, and what we have is the incomplete and fairly inconvenient button layout in the edges, I just point it out. If that makes me a prick, so be it.
[Xperia Play General] captain67:
The glass isn't missing a coating. It's the opposite. The fingerprints are thanks to the shatter resistant film. Remove it and they aren't as bad.

Also, I have an easier time feeling the tactile Android buttons compared to having to actually look at touch ones.

Could have been better without the unused search button though.

The sales are poor BECAUSE it's a niche phone.

Sent from Silent Earth 3
[Xperia Play General] xrishox:
I've never noticed or had this problem.

this has never bothered me.

this doesn't bother me either, because i have a 32 GB microsd card.

while this is a bit of a bummer, and completely true, once overclocked to 1.8 ghz this phone does everything I will ever need it to do for the foreseeable future, though I only play emulators, not psn games or sony games. It runs psx and n64, plus every system before that like a dream, so I don't really need anything better.
[Xperia Play General] TLRtheory:
Is overclocking really all that necessary on a phone that already performs this well though?
[Xperia Play General] TheCraig:
I did over clock my previous Xperia play to 1.5ghz, I got a new one from my insurance because the battery kept dying to quickly so I relocked bootloader flashed 2.3.4 firmware and they sent me a new one and so fare all I have done to it is rooted, no need to overclock.

Very accurate Review though.
[Xperia Play General] zipeee2:
I'd also gripe that the screen scratches way too easily. I came from a Galaxy S with gorilla glass and Iphone 3GS and, in comparison the scratch resistance is terrible. Not looking forward to spending $35 and a teardown to replace the digitizer on it. The screen, in general, is mediocre as well in comparison.
[Xperia Play General] dannejanne:
I think it's the other way around. The screen is much more prone to speckles without the original screen protector. I removed it at one point and the fingerprints became a big problem for me. Bought new original screen protector and put it on again and it's hardly an issue anymore. I get much less speckles with it on. Also it's designed to resist speckles so I'm confused as how you can experience it the other war around.

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The screen protector scratches very easily. Not the screen itself I believe. There's a screen protector on it from factory even thought it's hard to tell.
[Xperia Play General] TLRtheory:
Oh wow... really? Does this just apply to the AT&T/Verizon models? Because I don't think I have one on my imported Rogers Xperia PLAY... and if I do have it, I just goofed big time by installing a ZAGG invisibleSHIELD.

Should I try pickin' at it to see if I just put a screen protector on top of a screen protector? Mine seemed like regular screen material and it didn't have any scratching issues at all so I'm thinking (hoping) I was on bare screen this whole time.

Thank you! You guys have no idea how much I appreciate the positive comments on this.
[Xperia Play General] captain67:
First of all, it's not a screen protector. It's a shatter resistant film for making sure glass doesn't fly everywhere if it breaks.

Second, every single r800 has one. Doesn't matter which variant. In fact, most xperia models have them, period.

Sent from Silent Earth 3
[Xperia Play General] TLRtheory:
Thanks for clearing that up before I tried to remove it... that probably woulda been a disaster.
[Xperia Play General] CZroe:
Not a disaster if you were ready to replace it with something else, but many people have removed it just fine. It always annoyed me that they called it a "screen protector" when it couldn't be easily replaced and returned to stock.
[Xperia Play General] captain67:
Mine has been removed since May and it's never gotten scratched, chipped, or cracked. The film is pretty much useless.

Sent from Silent Earth 3
[Xperia Play General] julianpaul:
This is for those criticizing the power button. I haven't got my play yet (4 more days), but my friend who bought it for me in the uk says that when using the left trigger button, he accidentally presses the power button and turns off the screen. He has medium to large hands. So i can't imagine what it would be like if the button was protruding. I'll post more on the topic after i've used it myself.

Nice review OP, but needs more content.
[Xperia Play General] Logseman:
The button is misplaced, simply. Being etched in adds insult to injury. I've pressed the Power button myself on accident more than once. If it protruded a little bit, your friend would be able to detect where the button is and find a suitable position.
[Xperia Play General] PherChe:
What does mean "the jack-of-all-trades" in español?

Thanks :D
[Xperia Play General] number2301:
It means good (but not excellent) at many things.
[Xperia Play General] CZroe:
"Not excellent" is only implied when it is followed up with "master of none." Without it, "Jack of all trades" can be a compliment saying that someone is great at everything.

A trade is a job or a task, so "Jack" probably just means person.
[Xperia Play General] captain67:
I've never pressed the power button accidentally. I also don't find it difficult to find when in the dark, or with the phone in a pocket. Only one side of the phone has a volume rocker or shoulder buttons, it's not hard to tell which is which.

Sent from Silent Earth 3
[Xperia Play General] Rogue Leader:
Ive never had a problem with the power button, in fact its nice because its not easily or accidentally pressed in my pocket. As for the notification light I make it work. When I put the phone on my desk at home I make sure the power button is facing me, at work I leave my phone on a shelf above my desk with it facing me because thats the only place I get cell service here, if I leave it on my desk it dies from "searching for service" all day.

Is it perfect? No, and I can see how its bad for some people, but in reality for me it works better this way. I had a Droid before with the notification light on the front, and I used to have to prop it up on something to be able to see it when I left it on my desk or whatever.
[Xperia Play General] lft4ded:
Timer and Notes weren't overlooked. The XPlay has the same default timer and notes app that any Voice Action installed phone has. "Set timer..." and "Note to self...". The second is detailed in the Voice Actions help, but not the first.

Hope this helps. :)
[Xperia Play General] CZroe:
Thanks, but no, it doesn't help much. "Set timer..." brings up a dialog for setting an alarm, which is completely different than a timer. "Note to self" only emails yourself voice notes, which is not the same thing as having a searchable text database of all your typed and pasted "save for later" info.

Now, speaking of the alarm, mine has been acting very funny all along and I'm going to end up being late for work because of it or something. When I wake up to it, I carefully pickup the phone without touching the screen and it almost always shuts off as I'm picking it up. Last night, I happened to be lying awake and it played the alarm for only a split second before dismissing itself and I never even had the chance to reach for it! At first, I thought it was the proximity sensor sensing my hand or something but now I know that that can't be.
[Xperia Play General] ps3taker:
Do you have just shake it installed. It has a feature to stop phone ringing when you turn it over, etc - i thought mine is doing it because of this but i did not manage to verify reliably.
[Xperia Play General] CZroe:
Not unless it's something included with the AT&T or generic North American FW and I never saw it listed when utilizing Titanium Backup Pro. Could they have integrated a similar function and hid the setting too well?
[Xperia Play General] The_other_ray:
I had the same problem so I bought a case for it and problem solved. I needed the case anyways because the phone is slippery and I didn't want to accidently drop it.
[Xperia Play General] julianpaul:
Right, so i've tried the phone and i don't hit the power button accidentally either. Seems it probably has to do with the shape/size of your fingers then. If anything, it's a bit hard to locate, especially with the wobbly slider gap. Takes a second or two to get to it, but i'm still getting used to my play, and i think in time i'll be able to hit the power button easily.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Cjovecje!:
Hi!

I installed NAND rom on HTC HD2. I have battery problems (I think).

I left it for sleep for 6 hrs. I turned of bt,mobile network wifi. He lost nearly 15% in that state. I received only one sms. I cant get battery through day. Is that normal or i have problems ? Also i would like to know is there any program to se battery wear out level like on laptops so I can know to replace it. Thanks in advance

Adition on battery stats now i have 12% 16hrs since charged 14.5 stand by 1.5 up time. Is this normal?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mutil:
try controlling running operations at background. i use android assistant for this. use battery monitor widget for battery information and statistics. at sleep it should consume 2-6 ma. be sure auto sync is closed. control screen brightness, it eats battery very much. with some kernels after activating bluetooth it consumes 60 ma battery in standby until you restart. for good battery life prefer cm7 roms (i'm happy with hyperdroid;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Cjovecje!:
2-6 ma per hour or ? Which program to see that consumption
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Nigeldg:
Use CurrentWidget from the Android market (free). Just put the widget on a homescreen, put the device to sleep then after a minute or two check the battery drain.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] JellyKing:
I recently got a Xperia Neo. It is new and less than a month old. I have seen several websites offering unlock codes but need to know if they work or not.

I may have been a little bit foolish buying it on the "Orange UK" network, but I did see these codes being offered, so I thought I would try it

Can I unlock my Neo with a code and would anyone here be able to help me?

I am asking this because I saw on omnius that the Neo has option for testpoint unlocking and I don't want to have to tear apart my new phone to unlock.

-()-

I didn't know where to post this as there doesn't appear to be a Neo Q&A forum

-()-
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] electrash:
you can easily unlock with code.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] JellyKing:
Thank you for the fast reply. I just wanted to check first.

Is there anyone here who can provide a code? I can pay with paypal

Thank you
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] electrash:
only over site :/
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Karl.A.C:
the best way to unlock it for ever with Omnius

http://omnius-server.com/features
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] electrash:
No.

You cannot relock BT after that.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] JellyKing:
Yes. As I mentioned I have heard of omnius and testpoint unlocking, however I heard an experience from someone who got their phone unlocked by a shop from this method and even they managed to screw up the phone.

Anyway I am currently waiting for a code from Sony Ericsson, because I took it to local shop and they told me to wait also because it is such a new mobile.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] ferraripassion:
Sony Ericsson codes service is down, no one can give you the unlock code for these phones, except the provider themselves.

Secondly test point will void your warranty.

Use CSCA dongle unlock and everything should be fine.

http://www.htccode.com/unlock-xperia-neo
[Android Themes] lollazzo:
Someone could create the theme with the colors of ICS? Just change the green color from dark theme.

Tnx
[Android Themes] TheKucho:
Don't the neon theme somewhat resemble ics?
[Android Themes] zicovsky:
Can you even theme swiftkey?
[Android Themes] TheKucho:
Not sure about that, lol. Well if the dev themed it, it must be possible one way or another.
[Android Themes] Mr Woolf:
Rawdealer's themed it orange.
[Android Themes] slifer315:
No he hasn't. The screenshot in his thread is showing the pumpkin theme from Halloween.

Sent from my SGS II.
[Android Themes] Mr Woolf:
If you'd care to check your facts old boy, you find that he HAS themed it - I can tell us this with a great deal of confidence, as I am currently using it.

It is nothing like the pumpkin theme.

If you need further confirmation, feel free to read his thread (something you possibly should have done before spouting).
[Android Themes] JokerAce:
Take a chill pill.
[Android Themes] gfandrea:
is possible t theme..

check the post 5

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1034082
[Android Themes] zicovsky:
That seems to be only for MUIU-based roms?
[Android Themes] TheKucho:
Was just about to say the same.
[Android Themes] ZzFDKzZ:
BUMP. I would also like a ICS theme.
[Android Themes] Razer(x):
Is it possible to do? i would love to have a black theme
[Android Themes] razor2006:
I also would love a proper ICS theme. Just taking the standard theme and swapping the GB green for ICS blue would be great. Neon is pretty close, but neon in kinda weird, and I'm not really a fan of it.
[Android Themes] trakuna:
I think I will give it a shot next week. Don't know if I am able to do that, but if I come up with something, I'll let you guys know... :)
[Android Themes] GuestK00310:
Ice Cream Sandwich Theme - please vote!

The next major SwiftKey X update will finally bring an ICS Theme!

In their forums, you can vote as a registered user between 6 different themes.

Go ahead and vote up your favorite theme.
[Android Themes] trakuna:
I found out how to mod the keys and stuff... but if they want to do it in their next release, I don't know if my time is worth the effort...

EDIT: Alright, that's what I came up with.

EDIT2: I managed to make the letters bold like the original android keyboard. :) (Second picture)
[Android Themes] ain_gt:
Very nice :)

actually, I really love this one than the official coming skin

do you mind to share it?
[Android Themes] trakuna:
No problem, I'll put together an update package but not until tomorrow, there are still some glitches... :(

Updated version below.

EDIT: Uploaded here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1494259
[Captivate General] cell2011:
Which device to confirm phone model should i pick usually to flash clockworkn on rom manager. Samsung Cap MTD or Captivate or i9000? I want to flash a rom from rom management download rom section. Im on 2.2 froyo what is a good rom for good battery life?
[Captivate General] Pirateghost:
none of the above. you shouldnt be using rom manager for the galaxy s phones
[Captivate General] cell2011:
Ok ty how do i get to clockwork recovery then cause im on 3e recovery? What is a good battery life rom but fast and stable too? How do i install from reinstall packages?
[Captivate General] Pirateghost:
There are stickies and tutorials here for a reason.

Sent from my HTC PH39100
[Captivate General] cell2011:
Thanks i cant figure this out how to zip 3e recovery with no verification i tried root explorer and copied dont know where to copy to system/file/bin
[Captivate General] ConeyKiller:
Im a retard (for real) and I figured it out!
[Captivate General] kpucci:
why shouldn't we use rom manager for galaxy s phones? What should we be using instead?

I have a galaxy s and a galaxy s2 so I am really interested to know.
[Captivate General] Pirateghost:
use Clockwork Recovery. Rom manager does not play well with galaxy s phones. It is covered in tons of threads, and is the reason that kernels come with CWM baked in. the recovery used in samsung phones is not like the recovery used in HTC or Motorola devices. rom manager very rarely works for anything with our phones.

basically, if you use it and it works, good for you. if it doesnt work, dont cry about it because its a known issue.
[Captivate General] tommyguns818:
^^^ I agree Rom Manager stinks with the galaxy s. Cant believe I paid for premium :( The only thing I use with Rom manager is to fix permissions once in a while. CWM is the way to go IMO.
[Captivate General] kpucci:
Thanks for the info. If I have installed CWM from ROM Manager, is it ok to update it via ODIN from here on in?

Update: I used ODIN to download CWM again...it went ok, but not just get the yellow warning triangle.
[Captivate General] kpucci:
Just out of curiosity, do most people use CWM instead of ODIN? Is there an app for managing Roms similar to that of ROM Manager that works well on Galaxy S phones?
[Captivate General] Pirateghost:
ODIN is only usable if someone has created a ROM specifically FOR ODIN. ODIN is generally used only for flashing stock roms. a few people have made ODIN versions of their ROMS

CWM is the defacto. the only thing ROM manager does on other phones that it actually works with, is boot you into CWM and run a script that basically just pushes the buttons for you. it is IDENTICAL to just booting into CWM and flashing yourself.

I dont know what you need to manage on ROMs with ROM manager though. its just a GUI to your CWM. you can make backups/restores from CWM directly, and you can flash roms, fix permissions directly from CWM...rename backup jobs through a file manager...i have no need for ROM manager on my galaxy s phones.
[Captivate General] kpucci:
Thank you for the info and your help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ravizzle:
Hi I'm currently on a sprint epic touch.

I was wondering if headset controls like single click to pause, dbl click to skip work on this model of the phone. If they do, can someone please get me a dir of the /system/usr/keylayout ?

I'm trying to get this working on the sprint version as it does not currently support these

Sent from my Galaxy S2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GSLEON3:
I have an HTC Vivid & use a pair of Sony S-10HD's. All my buttons work properly, including long press for FF or RW, press for skip or back, play, pause, volume & even voice command/phone answer button. They all have been tested with Google voice control, vlingo, Android HTC music app, Winamp & Google music.

I did have trouble with the phone and voice buttons on Samsung SGS2, but music related buttons worked.

P.S. What headset model are you referring to? It makes a difference.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ravizzle:
I'm talking about just a one button headset, the sprint sgs2 doesn't respond to any of the buttons. someone figured out a mod to get long press to pause play, and we are trying to get the other types of clicks working. The att model apparently has these working out of the box, so if we can get the keylayout.kl file from that we may be able to get it working for us.

Sent from my Galaxy S2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] pcmedics911:
Just curious...the headphone functions work so far with apple iphone headphones? you mentioned pause and play?

I can get a copy of the file you asked about. Are you suggesting we just copy of that file from the skyrocket into the ep2 directory or will there need to be changes made to it?

I'll work on getting the file you asked about.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Earbuddy13:
I also have Sprint version of GalaxyS2, and have also found that it does not recognize any headset/earbud controls for pause/play/volume, etc.

I have the Galaxy Tab thru verizon as well, and single button control on my headset works fine there. I use "headset droid" app and it works like a dream...no luck with the GalaxyS2 though.

I scoured the web, called samsung, and checked other forums and there is no answer on this, pretty frustrating...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ravizzle:
Ok so the solution for the epic touch is to flash ek02 and the headset mod available on q&a of epic touch forum. And all the controls single, double, triple, click work.

Sent from my Galaxy S2
[HTC Sensation] deckercymru:
Hi trying to change my boot animation but original zip will not delete or rename please advise. thanks :confused:
[HTC Sensation] Kohr-Ah:
need to mount /data/local as RW (or /system if it is in /system/custom depending on ROM).

Then delete it
[HTC Sensation] deckercymru:
Sorry to ask how do I make it read, write. Thanks
[HTC Sensation] deckercymru:
NP sorted thx
[HTC Sensation] longer83:
Assuming that your Sensation is already rooted you have 2 ways to make system partition r/w:

1. use Root Explorer app and click Mount R/W button in right top corner and then perform action you want (move file, remove file, etc.)

2. using command line tool called adb (Android Debug Bridge):

adb remount

which will make your android system partition writeable and then:

adb shell

and then perform action you want in command line interface.
[EVO 4G General] evo20110:
Not syncing any contacts or calendars on any accounts. I usually see the little double-arrow sync icon at the top after I hit the sync button in the settings, but I have not seen that in a long time. I power cycled the droid, I disabled and reenabled the sync settings and made sure all items were checked, I updated the profile and PRL in the system settings. I made a new gmail acct and added new contact and events but neither synced to my droid. I added a hotmail exchange acct and the contacts and calendar is not syncing. The status message is "never synced" but the email is syncing properly. When I go to calendar on the droid I only see the default gmail calendar, not the new gmail calendar or hotmail calendar. Called sprint but their troubleshooting steps basically consisted of power cycling, updating profile, factory reset. Factory reset is out of the question because if I do that I will lose all of my new data since the last sync, which could have been a month ago. I could really use some help. Does anyone have ideas? Thanks.

Sent from my HTC Evo 4G [rooted] Sprint 2.3.3(stock Sense, came preinstalled) Freedom-Aggressive kernel 0.8.5 hardware v.4