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[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] vleutmans:
ICS Notifications muted while ringer = on.

Hi there,

I just want to share that for ICS there is a tool on the market which can disable notifications at night, while still the ringer is "enabled", not muted.

Problem with ICS is that notification volume is directly linked to ringer volume. When you manually disable notifications, you will never hear your phone ring....which can be bad.

So:

In case I don't want to hear notifications at night, but incoming calls will ring as normal I use the following tool (free from market) :

"ICS notification silencer free"

With the free edition you can only define 'one' profile, with a start and end time when to disable notifications (example:sleeping time).

With the paid version you can define more profiles, depending on day etc.

I liked the free edition already as it has enough features just to disable notification when I am asleep.

Hope you enjoy this tool, and sleep well on ICS :-)

Br.

Michel
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
Thx a lot for the root explorer man!

I followed back the instruction that you gave to me, and what I get is this message :

"Your phone doesn't seem to be rooted..."???

Owh man, this is gonna give me a headache 0_o

I've got SU, and I've even have a custom keyboard,etc. How come I'm not rooted???
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] adulfo:
Read my PM... Google also will help you...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
I NEED HELPPP!!!!!

Scary things have just happened to my Ray :

1. Usually when I plugged my Ray to computer, I have to go to my computer/Xperia Ray/memory card/ and I can access the SD card. But now I just have to go to removeable disk( like just when you plugged in your flash disk). What happened?

2. While that thing happened, I can't access my SD card from my Ray( so music, apps all gone) until I disconnected the connection from my Ray.

3. After that, all of the apps are uninstalled and installed by itself( well kinda, they just disappeared from their original place to the back of the drawer like when you just installed them). What happened???

MAN, SO I FREAKED OUT AND IMMEDIATELY USE MY CWM BACKUP AND RESORE IT BACK.

what happened?????

I'm a newbieee:crying:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] j sta:
Check in settings, sonyericsson, connectivity, usb connectiin mode, have you media transfer or mass storage
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
Thx a lot dude! Sorry for making you waste your time for a simple problem like this.....

I'm a newbieee:o
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] qazishehryar:
Safe & stable clock speed for Xperia Ray

If i want to overclock my Xperia ray, can somebody tell me what is the maximum safest and stable overclock for xperia ray which doesn't burns up your phone's processor??? 1.2 ghz??? 1.4ghz?????
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Knight47:
1.4ghz and use conservative governor with sio io scheduler (for more info read my guide-link is in my signature )
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SXUsr:
For those that have a Ray, would you swap it for an Arc?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] j sta:
No time wasted. And youre welcome. If I helped you, hit thank you ;-)

Andro menu is simple but it took me a while aswell to find all settings. Like advanced wifi settings - go to wireless settings and hit menu button...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] j sta:
Too big for my taste. If I carried a handbag...

My daughter got SGS2. For myself I was considering Xperia S but went with Ray for its size. Compared ti S2 i've half the ram and half the cpu, but hey, for computing I have a pc. All my apps work, phone dont freeze, all functions are as good so I guess theres no need to carry a manhole lid in my pocket.

My first cellular phone was Ericsson GF768 (1998).

http://www.gsmchoice.com/en/catalogue/ericsson/gf768/Ericsson-GF768.html

Supper cool, wish I had it now just for the craic.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] amakaru:
My Ray get issues:

- when the screen-off I press Home/Power button and the screen bright up but it doesn't display anything, I must press the button 2-4 times to turn the screen on ?!!!

- when a call coming it's bright up and the screen still black and I can't see who is calling !??!!

Any solutions?

sorry 4 my English!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
Hey guys, I want to ask something about getting root again :

Actually, my friend is the one who rooted my phone.( I'm still a noob)

And he already customize my notification bar, music player, etc.

And I also have root explorer running & SuperUser installed.

But, when I installed BusyBox I cannot run it. It says that : "SU binary wasn't found...This app will not work on an unrooted phone".

And in SuperUser, I don't see any root explorer is in there(only ROM toolbox & USB mount).

So? Should I root my phone again?

And if I rooted it again, will I lose all my customize?

I'm a newbieee:fingers-crossed:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
Heyyy, can you guys explain to me what is ADB?(yea, i know ADB= Android Debug Bridge) & (I've used the search button)

I mean, I've read all the threads that I've found in XDA. But no one mentioning about what ADB really does ( There are, but in complicated language -.-).

So, my question is :

- The function of ADB ?

- What is Android SDK ? (came across it when did research about ADB)

- What can we do with ADB & What cannot we do without ADB ? (Just give me some examples)

Thx a lot mannn

I'm a newbieee:confused:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Apocalyps2:
Hi RivaultUser,

I'm pretty new at all that android stuff too but I think I can answer your questions :)

You can see ADB as a 'communication' tool between your android phone and your computer. Basically it allows 'commands' to be send from your computer to your phone, in a way the android OS 'understands'.

Things that can be done with this are 'basic' stuff like creating directories / copying files / changing rights on files etc etc (stuff that can usually be done in the 'command line' of an OS). Pretty sure more advanced stuff can be done too but I don't know about those :)

Andoird SDK stands for Android Software Development Kit. Basically it's a bunch of tools you need to create programs and stuff for android. Obviously the SDK contains ADB - as ADB is used to copy stuff to you phone etc etc so you can 'test out' your 'program' or whatever you are developping.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, I've probably 'missed' a lot of what those things 'do' or 'can do' but I believe this basic knowledge / understanding is enough for newbies like us :)

Cheers
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Johev:
Hi all I have 2 questions regarding Xperia Ray.

1) Unlocking bootloader

I have checked my phone and it says that the bootloader is unlockable (YES).

I have found out that there are 2 methods for unlocking the bootloader: Official Sony Mobile and S1tool

The question I have is if Sony keeps the information about the devices that have requested the unlock, for waranty purposes?

Which method would you recommend me using?

2) Where can I find the newest CWM to install on this device? (With instructions of how to do it)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] MrTapa:
The Sonys methosd is better. Cause its made by Sony. The siplest way to get cwm is to install new kernel.(Sirkays recommendet). There is a guide how to flash the kernel:)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
Thx a lot man! That really help me!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
Hey man, I want to change my Ray theme( in GB) to Cosmic Flow theme & I find this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1672782&highlight=install

( for those who wants it)

But I still confuse how to install it, can you teach me how to install theme?

Correct me if I'm wrong :

a. Just install like games (.apk)

b. Rename to DefaultThemes and move into...........(I don't know this method)

I'm a newbieee:fingers-crossed:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Johev:
Thanks a lot (+1). I am also thinking of using the same ROM as you are (JJ 3.2 but maybe with the more up to date Kernel the v8x).

So if I understood it correctly, installing the Kernel will automaticly install CWM on the phone?

Regarding the boot loader unlock: Could Sony refuse to repair the phone (even if I have restored the original Kernel and ROM) on the basis that I have asked for an unlocked bootloader?

Thank you for all your help.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Wechy77:
Hey, guys.

I remember i read in this thread, but i didn't found the answer.

Since sunday i have open bootloader. I'm trying JJ 3.2 rom with sirkay 8.0.1a kernel. If I want to replace the kernel with the XRay V7.3.431 i flash it only in fastbootmod and it's ready with the new kernel, or after flashing new kernel must I flash the whole rom again?.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] adulfo:
I have JJ's ROm just recently with the FXP kernel(with Touchrecovery)... And decided to change the kernel to V7(OverClock) afterwards Nothing happens....

So no need to flash again the ROM if it would just boot up..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Apocalyps2:
So a question for everyone using ICS (ANY ROM - on Ray):

- Are you guys SURE it's 'smooth'?

Thing is: I've tried 'all' (several) ICS roms - and ALL of them seem laggy to me.

I've tried CM9 - JJs - Stock 4.0.4 with FXP / Sirkay / stock kernel.. but all of them seem to 'hang' much more then any GingerBread ROM while loading up apps.

In games ICS performance is worse as well... particularly Temple Run has a big issue there, play it for like 30 seconds and you'll see big 'lags'.

So, am I doing something wrong, or do you guys just put up with those 'lags'.

I keep trying new versions of ICS Roms etc, cause I love the look and feel... but keep 'having' to go back to my GB stock sony rom (unbloaded etc obviously) because it's just that much smoother and faster...

Thanks for clarifying!

---------- Post added at 02:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:07 PM ----------

I believe Sony CAN technically refuse fixing it as soon as you've unlocked the bootloader... They have ways of telling apparently even when you 'relock' it (see this post on how to relock).

I found some post about that on the developpers forum from sony once, can't find it any more. Even when you 'relock' some files are missing from the phone - and that's how they can tell - but on the otherhand appearently some people got their phone repaired even though bootloader was unlocked... It kinda depends on 'luck' I guess.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] adulfo:
1. Just follow the instructions in the post.... if it is ZIP, you can flash it..

2. If you will navigate to system/apps using your root explorer, you can see the DefaultThemes.apk(for stock ROM i think), if you want to have a back-up on it, you can copy that to your sdcard in case you want to revert. Maybe the original apk of the one you want to install is not named "defaulttheme.apk"(just follow the correct capitalization there), so you need to rename it to the correct one. Copy it to from your sdcard, navigate to system/apps, mount R/W, paste it, confirm to overwrite and then long press the new "DefaultThemes.apk" and press "permissions", check all the box in the READ column and only the Owner side of the WRITE column to have rw-r--r--.. See if it has the same permissions with the rest of the apk's there.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] raider1304:
USB storage not mounting!

hey im using MIxUI v24 stock SEMC.. When im connecting it thru usb to my pc its simply charging my phone and not mounting sd card storage.. Please someone help me its such a nice rom but for this problem im just not able to use it.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
Thx man! Now I can have that theme^^
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] -Jesco-:
when you plug the usb from your phone to your computer . is there a notification that ask you if you want to connect your sd card to your computer ? :confused:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] amakaru:
Anyone answers this?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SXUsr:
Is anyone using hdpi status bar images at all?, themeing mdpi is the only thing putting me off getting one, I'd like something smaller now and the Ray seemed perfect at first but too much work if I've got to resize every image I've got now.

---------- Post added at 09:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:47 PM ----------

Does it retain DRM?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] j sta:
Is the ray stock firmware, which one?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] j sta:
Isnt mdpi only at devices up to 320x480 -i wouldnt know like, but Im sure I red that somewhere on xda
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SXUsr:
Ahah, having just downloaded the AOKP rom for the Ray I see it is using hdpi, I've downloaded a file originally from the themes and apps section which only had mdpi, so thought the Ray used them too. My Arc is on ebay at the weekend and will be getting a Ray to see out the rest of my contract. :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mecanhazbeer:
I'm using arcatarc's "superleggiera" ROM with stock kernel, BL locked, and I could'net determine lags. Games like Angry Birds or Plants vs Zombies work like a charm. So I see no problems with smoothness or performance. Perhaps it could be improved by using another kernel and overclocking, but I am happy with my device.

---

Greetings from Germany
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] *boy*racer*:
Will it be OK to edit FXP's kernel boot logo to go with my paranoid android port? But still have their logo on it somewhere?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
Hey guys, I found this cool looking black google search

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28645908#post28645908 ( for those who wants it).

But I'm having a problem in the widget, I already follow the instruction there but no use.

Where can I find app/widget/blackgoogle (this instruction is written there)

Sorry for my bad english,

I'm a newbieee:p
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] adulfo:
Widgets won't work if the app itself is saved in your sdcard, so be sure to keep in the your internal memory.. To do this, go to settings/apps/downloaded or all, search the app and open it, if you can see "move to sdcard" it means that it is saved on your internal memory( the better), if not you should move it by pressing it.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
yup thanks man! I just figured it out when I read the App2SD instruction, silly me XD

Thanks for your reply man!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] amakaru:
On stock 4.0.4 Build 4.1.B.0.431

and I've tried many FW and rom but still problems.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] j sta:
Have you been on ginger bread before, if yes, did you have that problem?

Reason i'm asking is that it would (i think) rule out any software issue. I think between GB and ICS the phone goes through a full reinstal ot pretty much all the soft (someone forrect me if i'm wrong). If you had it in GB and now in ICS, then it could be some hardware failure. Is it still on warranty?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Tommylee567:
To buy the X-Ray or X-U?

Hi friends,

im a 1 1/2 year user of X10 mini pro. now im considering to get a Ray.

Suddenly i thought of the new xperia line up and the similar model i got was the Sony U.

Compare:

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3972&idPhone2=4437

Now i have done the research and i found that the U has new chip, new cpu, new gfx.

but doesnt have a expandable memory, no 8mp cam and costs little higher than the Ray.

I liked the Ray very much and love to get one and tweak. but is it worth to get the Ray or to get the slightly updated U?

What would you guys suggest i get?

1 --Ray

2 --U

Thanks!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mecanhazbeer:
Hi Tommylee567,

i had to make the same decision. I took the Ray because of the memory. 4 GB of the U is too little for me (using offline navi and some music).

Aaaand I'm very happy with my Ray. Hope this helps a bit.

Greetings from Germany
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] CubicX:
Am I able to flash the stock 4.0.4 rom with root without having the bootloader unlocked?

I currently use the official 2.3.3 version and I rooted that version to remove the bloatware. Now I just want ICS with root so that I can remove the bloatware, I don't need anything other like custom roms or that kind of things. Just stock 4.0.4 with root. My bootloader isn't unlocked.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] j sta:
I am quite happy with the ray. Got it before the u came out. Recently was considering u for my daughter, but didnt get it cause of the non expandable mem.

Appare from that, having had the U in my hands, I have to say its kinda plastic. Ray is slick and cool.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] j sta:
... "****'s tight, like a size smaller than your waist fit"...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Tommylee567:
Thank you brothers!

still looking at the unboxing vids and dripping saliva from seeing the videos. i really love it.

i will get one with a 32gb c4 card along the order.

thanks!

Tim
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kaefert:
how does one put the xperia ray into "flashmode" to flash ftf files with the flashtool software? the software tells me to press the backbutton, which does not seem to work for me, but the software shows a device with hardware back button, so I guess its different for the xperia ray.. please help

UPDATE: found answer here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1426912
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] j sta:
I have a question thats been riddling me for a while now.

In stock Ginger, when long press menu, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT KEYBOARD POPPING UP FOR? It does nothing, its absolutely useless. Would they no make it lock the digitizer for example, task manager, some quick access menu... Anything that actually can be used within every app.

The only time that keybord "long press to quick access" combo gets you anywhere is in messages or so, but it is still slower tha just short tapping on the empty space on screen...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] adulfo:
For ray, flashmode is pressing VOLUME-, fastboot by pressing VOLUME+.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
hey man, I need help. I'm to excited in customizing my Ray, so I ended up in changing the setting.apk & I forgot to make the original setting.apk backup.

In the new setting I found out that it has bugs and they areally annoy me, can someone upload the original setting.apk for me???

Thx a lot & appreciate your help!^^

I'm a newbieee:crying:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] j sta:
Did you change it in root browser by any chance? If so, then the original file would be saved automatically as settings.apk.bak
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mhmd_bk:
hi guys ...

I have some problems ... i need your help

first, a problem with cwm ... when i try to backup my rom i get an error when the backup reach sd-ext and it just stop.

second, i have installed some apps via cwm, like walkman and xperia S album ... but when i open them i get an error " unfortunately, connected devices has stopped "

thanx In advance
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ForsakenNGL:
Jelly Bean changelog

Well, this isn't a question but might solve some Jelly Bean questions. The full Jelly Bean changelog was posted, check it HERE.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
Really????? Where can I find that settings.apk.bak ???

EDIT : Ah, I just remembered that I changed it by flashed it by cwm -.-

So what to dooo? :crying:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] adulfo:
You don't have that back-up if you flash it, but you can restrore your system if you have that back-up before you customize your Ray.

What ROM are you now, maybe you can ask somebody to post the the files you are needed. You should indicate the ROM,kernel,baseband.... blah...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
Hey man, I've seen a lot of people said : "Wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, wipe etc."

What does it really do by wiping all of that cache?

I'm a newbieee:crying:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] adulfo:
When turning on your phone and as soon as you saw the "SONY" logo, press Volume- simultaneously, you will reach the Recovery. In Recovery there are choices there, one is Wipe Cache Partition, you should wipe that as it saves a small part/files of the apps that you recently used/open for ease of access/opening. Another one is Factory reset, if you wipe it will wipe everything including the cache. Another choices is Advanced, there you will see this "wipe dalvik cache", dont know really what it differs from cache only..

All those are needed to be wiped for smooth process especially with new ROM, as they would intervene the system....
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
I see, so if I did all of that stuff, It has the same condition when I just bought that phone then? I lost all of my data & customization ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mhmd_bk:
what about me :mad:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Knight47:
1.Your SD free space is not enough to backup

2.Wipe dalvik cache after flashing those files and then reboot :)

If you select factory rest it will wipe all your contacts,delete all your apps, customization etc. (Original condition of your rom)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
what about wipe dalvik cache? What will it do?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Knight47:
AFAIK, the dalvik cache stores your application dex files. The dex file is a dalvik executable file and is filled with dalvik bytecode. It is very similar to java in that regard. Most of the stock apk's located in your phone's rom have odex files which are optimized dex files not needed to be stored in the cache.

Clearing it shouldn't be a problem, you may notice a slight startup lag the next time you open an application after wiping the cache as it repopulates the dex files.

For any app that's not accompanied by an odex, an optimized extracted copy of it's bytecode is stored in dalvik-cache. I've yet to see if uninstalling an app also erases it's respective dalvik-cache or not, checking for that hadn't crossed my mind, but I don't see why it shouldn't. The real reason you're supposed to wipe your dalvik-cache is because sometimes between builds you get two versions of an app that have the same namespace. The VM will try to use the already stored cached bytecode, but there's a chance that it might be incompatible and it will cause a force-close, in that case, it's best to let the vm build new optimized bytecode for the app, but, it's going to take a while to re-build the dalvik-cache if you erase it all (the more apps with a .odex you have, the less time it takes).
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
WOW, What a specific answer that you gave! Where did you learn that?

There's some word that I couldn't understand, where did you learn all of this man???

Thx by the way ^^:cowboy:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Knight47:
I learnt them from xda mate:)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] woofgoo:
lots of titles

There is a lot of titles in this forum.

Would main headings be possible?

example:

ICS -> Kernels - Roms

GB -> Kernels - Roms