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[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeParkour012:
Hey all!

I am quite new here so yeah.. At first i post a thread about some questions but still i don't understand some.

1: How do i unlock my bootloader without SE detecting it as a unlocked bootloader. Some say use SETooL/Omnius but i am still not sure about that. I don't want SE to detect my phone's bootloader as unlock. I know if it does my warranty is as good as dead.

2: Flash? What is flash? More importantly how do i flash roms onto my LT18i? I need a clear step by step instructions. What do i need to have before flashing? ADB Drivers? PC Companion? Is there a video that can teach me how to flash roms/kernels clearly? Give me an example on how to flash using a rom that can be flashed on Xperia Arc S.

These things might be hard to answer as it is in every noobs mind. So please help me understand, these things. How? What is needed? Example? I need answers. It is hard to search for answers as i am busy with my school and i am having Common Test (Sort of an important Test that is counted in my Exams). I am willing to learn more about this Android development thing.

Thanks,

LeParkour012
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
1. Contact Jinx13

2. With recovery or FlashTool
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeParkour012:
Examples please. Maybe a screenshot? A video?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BluechipJ:
... SEARCH.

... SEARCH.

... SEARCH.

Flashing (FlashTool):

[YOUTUBE]Keo61Zffh5Q&hd=1[/YOUTUBE]

Flashing (Wotan Server):

[YOUTUBE]ZQIw608rZfI&hd=1[/YOUTUBE]

Rooting:

[YOUTUBE]9mfRA2j1vXg&hd=1[/YOUTUBE]

Bootloader:

[YOUTUBE]sn-Vubgka1M&hd=1[/YOUTUBE]
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeParkour012:
I am unable to check the links on my phone. So I will do it later. Quick question. Will the link on bootloader allow me to unlock my bootloader without SE detrcting it?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
You might be new, but you can search a bit alone.

BlueChip found it also, because he searched...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeParkour012:
But! But! I don't get it! How about on my Arc S?! Is a free method available without removing the DRM stated in your video? Mine says BootLoader Unlock Allowed: Yes. But if i use the paid method (SETool 2) will i need to like connect the testpoints or something. This is for my Xperia Arc S
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeParkour012:
Success! After some experiments I finally unlocked my bootloader and I flashed an ICS Rom!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meyourchum:
You Can be on the latest firmware with root ....

Update OTA after Rooting ........

a) Your Boot loader should not be unlocked (Default setting by Sony Ericsson)

b) Root your phone which is running on .42 firmware using the latest Flashtools v 0.6.8

Note :

i.First install Flash tool.

ii.Connect the phone in Flash Mode

iii.Flash it with 4.0.2.A.0.42

iv.Turn on the phone when flashing complete

v.Connect the phone with usb debbuging enabled.

vi.Open the Flashtool

vii.Then press the lock icon on flashtool.

viii.Phone will automatically reeboot after done

c) After rooting update your phone OTA

You can try using Wifi/3G/Edge
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] _atlien_:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1467976

This is an alpha ICS MIUI rom for the HTC Desire Z/T-Mobile G2. How difficult would it be for this to work on our phone??
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
Well....G2 is not a dual core, so I think I heard it would be way harder.

Just my spare change.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] _atlien_:
Yeah, that is what I was thinking but hoping someone might know differently.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] snowmirage:
I just purchased a brand new Galaxy S II Skyrocket (AT&T) online (not from AT&T directly), the phone is amazing. But I can not get a data connection on the phone. Wifi works fine, and I can make and receive calls and send and receive sms but no data connection at all.

My previous phone an HTC hero (was a version from canada I think for Rogers) works fine and has for years. I just took the sim from that phone popped it into the new skyrocket expecting all to be well, but no dice, no data connection on the new skyrocket.

My first guess was that I needed to change some settings on the phone, I seem to recall needing to do that on the Hero when I first got it years back. After searching around though there dont seem to be any settings to change that would make a differance. Maybe I only needed to change something beacuse the old phone wasnt actually AT&T but Rogers? I'm not sure.

My second thought was maybe the newer phones use a newer type of sim card. I think I've had my current sim card through at least 3 phones. It says 3G on it but I may have had it before my Hero, and the HTC Tilt before that, and even with my old motarola flip phone from way back.

I took it into Best Buy to ask them about the sim cards and the guy there told me the ones they use look just like the one I have (still say 3G on them).

I am trying to avoid going directly to AT&T with this as I have a very old plan that I was transfered into back when it was Cingular wireless, and I am hoping and praying that I dont need to get transfered into some other plan. I know my current plan has a data package it has been working on my old HTC tilt, followed by my HTC Hero fine for years and years now. Unless there is some distinction between my data plan and some new data plan required for new phones?

I am at my wits end and really hope I didnt waste 500 bucks on this amazing phone any suggestions any of you might have would be very very very appreciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cdshepherd:
You need to call att and tell them that you have a skyrocket now. You can keep your current plan, you just gotta let them know you have that phone. No biggie at all. A new sim card may be necessary as well. Which can be picked up at your local store. You'll be fine. And enjoy your new skyrocket.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Kenneth.Torres:
I'm pretty sure att makes you buy an lte plan if you have an lte phone. Kinda wack, but I think its true.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cdshepherd:
They may change it to and LTE plan, but im positive he can keep all the features of his old plan. If you still have unlimited data from back in the day you can keep it. Beware of the throttle though.

Sent from my pocket rocket
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] stepheng:
Yes you get to keep all your features and plan they just change it to a lte package don't do like me and do it on the phone just to find out I had to go get a new lte Sim card and to find out that the ****hook on the phone that acted like he knew what he was doing when I said "look buddy I got the unlimited data plan I don't wanna mess it up" and he gives me the "oh no i'm not touching that sir" only to find out I had to go to the store and get a new Sim card and low and behold he did change my unlimited data plan also. Cause he was a moron
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] randomnameftw:
You need a lte sim card. A friend of mines had a similar problem, he

just went directly to a att store and they gave him a new sim.

You should be able to keep your current plan.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lyndone58:
Have you tried changing your APN settings?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] snowmirage:
I have not yet I did come across some other posts else where that mentioned changing APN settings but I dont see those options in the phone any where, not like my old HTC hero.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] snowmirage:
Thanks everyone for the suggestions I guess I will just have to brave going to the AT&T store and pray things work out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] stepheng:
It will man they will just make you a lte Sim card should do it for free
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lyndone58:
Try this:

Go to: Menu>settings>wireless and network>mobile networks> access point names

Create new apn for internet

Name: HSPA+ ATT

APN: Phone

APN Type: Internet

and also for mms

Name: ATT WAP

APN: wap.cingular

proxy: wireless.cingular.com

mms proxy: wireless.cingular.com

mms port: 80

mcc: 310

mnc: 410

apn type: mms

you can also try the LTE apn

name: att pta

apn: pta

mmsc: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net

mms proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net

mms port: 80

mcc:310

mnc:410

apn type: internet+mms+supl
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Fortune090:
He needs a new sim card. Simple as that...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] RonShallPerish:
I had the same problem when I went into Best Buy to get my Skyrocket. The mobile data would not work no matter what the idiot employees tried. They used my old SIM card even though I said I was pretty sure the Skyrocket needed a new one.

I finally got a little upset and took the phone to the AT&T store. The guy that helped me was pretty cool and gave me a new SIM card. Mobile data started working right away lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] snowmirage:
Stopped by AT&T and ..well unfortunetly that couldn't have gone much worse...

I was told my current plan "has unlimited data, but you don't have a data plan so you can't use that phone"

So now I'm going to get stuck with another $70 a month on top of what I was already paying, to have less minutes and less data than I did before...

On top of that, there was something odd on my account or something and they couldn't just add a $30 data plan to it, they couldnt even cancel it and start new. So now I am waiting for someone from customer service to call me "maybe this week" so they can fix what ever it is so they can finish taking more of my money.... *sigh*

o well thanks for the help everyone anyway it was worth a shot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cdshepherd:
Something sounds fishy about that
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] stepheng:
Yeah man sounds like you are fixing to get bent over. Did you have a "unlimited smartphone data plan"?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Fortune090:
I'd definitely have to agree with the two above me. If you had the original unlimited data plan, it WILL grandfather over into the LTE plans. Sounds like they're trying to jank you into paying for a completely new, added line, but leaving the data plan you already had before on there. Therefore, technically paying for TWO lines. If the rep seriously couldn't get rid of something that was on your plan before, he seriously doesn't know what he's doing and just tried a manual workaround that would work. You'd be amazed how easy it is to change/add/remove things to your plan in their system.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] randomnameftw:
Basically. That at&t rep is just trying to **** you over. You should be able to

use your current plan on this device. All that's needed is a new sim. Nothing more,

nothing less.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] DanLazer:
lyndone58's solution worked for me. I typed in his first suggested APN and now I have 4G. No trip to the at&t store necessary. I just took the mini sim card out of my iphone, cut up a credit card and stuck the mini sim in the middle of it and stuck it in my skyrocket. No new sim card necessary. All is well with this fix. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ajac:
1st. There is NO such thing as an LTE sim card. Its just APN settings done OTA by AT&T. I know of people with the old 64k Cingular cards in LTE phones.

But this sounds like an sim card issue. One of my 3 skyrockets on my family plan has had this issue and we finally changed his sim card and working.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lufc:
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions &

Read the Forum Rules Ref Posting

Thanks ✟

Moving to Q&A
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] docwolff:
Congrats to Lyndone58. I switched my sim card from my AT&T Galaxy S2 to my new (used) Galaxy S2 Skyrocket. Phone works but no network connection. AT&T female rep somewhere outside the continental US told me it won't work because they have to change their settings to the imei of the Skyrocket. I put in the suggested new APN settings in Lyndone58's post (not the pta) and LOL. 4G icon showed up next to the strength bars. I have a grandfathered unlimited data plan ( which when I got the Galaxy S2 ( non skyrocket in Dec) They allowed me to keep my unlimited plan but it would now cost $30 instead of 20. Now I've got to unlock it so my grandson can use it at college in Canada. It looks like I'll have to buy a code ( unlike the excellent free unlocker I found here at XDA for my S2.) Thanks:)

---------- Post added at 05:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:29 PM ----------

Addendum to my previous post above. I had the Skyrocket on net showing the 4G icon for a maximum of 1 minute. I then replaced my sim card into my original Galaxy S2 (777). I just got a text message from AT&T ( on my 777 ) saying I had to "get a data plan for this LTE phone." I called and spoke to a rep pointing out I have a data plan for my phone. He double checked everything and agreed that everything seemed OK. ( I just wanted to make sure the 4G worked on my new skyrocket-( something I kept to myself rather than confuse issues.) Their software caught it immediately and generated that message. So it's clear you can't switch sim cards between phones or other devices ; Verizon's new plan for doing just that, notwithstanding. Caveat!
[General Questions and Answers] saahmed:
When I am talking on my Samsung Galaxy Note.....the person at the other end hears his own echo.....how to solve this?
[General Questions and Answers] zweeper:
Contact your service provider. This is probably a voice issue down the line. This is not uncommon.
[General Questions and Answers] saahmed:
I was assuming it to be a problem with my phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] polska2180o:
Hello, I have installed McAfee Emm so that I can view my work emails however I have not had any success with getting them. The issue is I have a rooted device running Senzation rom. Any suggestions?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] polska2180o:
Anybody?....Buller Buller
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xIvanx:
Im getting this installed at work tomorrow on my rooted note 3. should I expect issues?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bambo11:
All my music files appear twice. One of them is playable, the other not.

How can i fix this? Its a little bit annoying....:)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sbnaul:
Settings

Apps

All (4th tab)

Media Storage

Clear Data
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] topp10:
For me this only works until I reboot my phone, then the duplicates reappear...

Better than nothing, of course!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bambo11:
Thank you. Will try this.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bambo11:
Did that but now there shows no more music at all. Even after reboot.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xstarbuckx:
did you delete any of the files, as thats what I did and it messed my music up I had to put them on again, then do the clear media data trick
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesrt:
It can take a while for media scanner to finish - how long did you wait before checking?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bambo11:
Not long enough. Now everythings fine. Thank you very much.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesrt:
That's ok - I spent some time trying to track similar issues down myself; turned out that some of my .mp3 files had bad ID3 tags....
[General Questions and Answers] Android-Fans:
I am gonna buy neither Galaxy S or Nexus S. So which is better for ''MEDIA'' like music,video watching, playing games, etc. Thanks in advance! And I like to listen to music.....so I wanna ask which one is worth the ''MP3'' LOL! :D
[General Questions and Answers] svtfmook:
they will be the same.

the nexus s has 16gb onboard with no sd slot, the galaxy s will support up to 32gb via microsd and has 16gb onboard. the nexus s is newer and has an ICS update.

but either way, you can't go wrong, both are great devices with tons of support.
[Acer Iconia A500] appslam:
Since HC3.2 there is a working bluetooth pan profile implemented.

Android Smartphone:

( REQUIRES ROOT )

-> download wireless tether for root user from market

-> install and enable bluetooth in configuration

TAB:

-> goto bluetooth settings

-> after pairing there is a small icon on the right side

-> tab will use phones internet conection via bluetooth :P

advantages:

no extreme battery drain like with a wifi hotspot

stable, fast, like a charm <3 :D

tested with i9000 (semaphore kernel) and a500 with thor's hc3.2 rom
[Acer Iconia A500] CatFan:
I've gone to the market and searched for "wireless tether for root user". There is nothing with that name that shows up. I get a lot of results but nothing that I see that makes me think it is the program you are talking about. Could you give us more info on which app you are talking about?

Thanks.
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
I think its called wireless tether.. if you cant find it on the market they might not be allowed in your region. do a internet search they both have websites.. They are also free apps and someone might have the files they can post for you..

if you do not have root try pda-net beta..

just do a search on the market for tether app. and you will find many of them . from android rooted phone to tablet rooted wireless tether or barnicle is the two most popular..

from non rooted only choice is.. pda-net .

I have never tried wireless tether or barnicle over bluetooth or usb.

Good luck..
[Acer Iconia A500] appslam:
wireless tether is the only app which supports bluetooth pan.. pda-net beta dont work for me and is very strange because you have to setup a proxy everytime you want to use it..

im not allowed to post external links because im new ^^

go in market and search for: "wireless tether"

https://market.android.com/details?...lt#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImFuZHJvaWQudGV0aGVyIl0.

edit: link seems to work^^
[Acer Iconia A500] CatFan:
Thanks Erica. If you can see it I should be able to also since I am also in Louisville. I'll look at some of the tether apps to see if they include bluetooth tethering and give one or more a try.

---------- Post added at 11:28 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:22 AM ----------

Thanks schlumpfchen. I went to the link and the app showed up. It doesn't show up if I do a search. The market also won't let me install it on my phone, a Samsung Captivate. It show as being compatible with my Acer a500 but not with my Captivate.

EDIT: I managed to find wireless tether on the web and downloaded the latest version, 3.1 Beta11. It installs as WIFI Tether and there are no bluetooth options for tethering. What version are you using?

EDIT AGAIN!: I removed that version and downloaded 2.07, the same version that is currently in the market. It installs as Wireless Tether and does have the bluetooth options. I do not get a good enough phone signal to test anything here at work but I will be trying it later. Thanks for all the help.
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
WOW im not sure why its not showing up unless at&t has somehow got your phone banned from that app. Is your phone stock . is the phone rooted..

this app is also available on amazon market. and there are a few other non google places. but you must be able to side load apps.. PRP Area here by the way add me .
[Acer Iconia A500] appslam:
My last phone was an samsung i9000 (rooted, euro) and i was able to download (germany) wireless tether...

on cm7 based roms the bluetooth tethering seemed not to work..

now i own a htc evo 3d and it isnt working too (kernel dependent)
[Acer Iconia A500] CatFan:
Maybe it didn't show up because it wasn't compatible with my phone, at least according to the market. Either way, I found the correct version out on the net. I'm running team hacksungs ICS ROM with non market apps enabled so had no trouble installing it. I'll have to wait until outside the office to get a good enough signal to test it. Thanks to both of you.

Erica..East End here near Oldham County.
[Acer Iconia A500] WereCatf:
AFAIK AT&T has explicitly requested Google to not allow installing any tethering apps on AT&T mobiles because AT&T does not allow tethering on their networks. AFAIK the same applies to Verizon, too, but I am not entirely certain of that as I'm not an American. (Thank god!)
[Acer Iconia A500] CatFan:
That sure sounds like it could be the issue. I'm sure they don't want anyone tethering unless you use their app so they can get paid monthly for it.
[Acer Iconia A500] appslam:
3rd party apps implement "unofficial" tethering.. some preinstalled apps use another way for data exchange so you have to pay some extra fee for it^^
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
Another reason i DO not use one of the big cell carriers.. I say if you get out of your contract. ditch at@t .. take yourself to cricketusers.com and get your phone unlocked and flashed over to Cricket wireless.Then be done with it ..

they told me they DO not care as long as you do not abuse there services.I have at&t work phone . well when i was working and my cricket phone is better signal.. good luck... I so hate being told what to do by others.. if i pay for something i wish to use it how i want.
[Acer Iconia A500] CatFan:
I went back to the market and looked at it again. It did not say the app was not compatible with my device, it said the app is not available on my carrier so it is restricted by AT&T. Thankfully google's code labs doesn't care who downloads the APK file. :)
[Acer Iconia A500] WereCatf:
I do not recommed doing that. AT&T monitors their network for tethering and if they notice you're doing it without using their app they can slap you with a really hefty extra fee.

---------- Post added at 07:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:42 PM ----------

I'm glad I live in Finland. Here the carriers EXPECT you to tether and they do not restrict it in any way or form. They also offer contracts in several forms, like e.g. you can surf with maximum network speed but you're limited to 20GB a month, or you can surf with 1MBit/s speed but can upload and download as much as you want, etc. etc.

Finland rocks.
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
accounts here at Verizon wireless is like this as well.. they change like 10.00 a month for tethering.. with unlimited full speed for x amount of data. then they will slow your data rate. I think eis similar to them all except sprint.. THOU Sprints service sucks in my area.. they offer a account for 70.00 a month TOTALLY UNLIMITED . You can tether as your home wireless modem to your whole network . unlimited data at there FULL FASTEST SPEEDS.. i Have a friend using this plan. its the only internet she has.She does use it constant as she is a network admin for large company with many locations.. before this plan she was spending 500 plus a month on her cell bill...

There are options . legal options but all add cost to your account..I however belive tethered or on the phone itself you should be able to use your data allowance tethered..
[Acer Iconia A500] dabl8:
you can connect two androids with bluetooth in settings, create an interface by running pand -c mac-address-of-host, find out the ip of the host and set up the gateway on the client. dun can be achieved too but you have to set up profiles, an interface with rfcomm and run pppd device call isp. I get about 0.7mbps down with either which is why i use usb with my a500 and its awful wifi
[Acer Iconia A500] Sylense:
I'm on Verizon and I use the SVTP app to tether between my a500 and my Galaxy Nexus with no problem. I don't believe it requires root
[Acer Iconia A500] repo97:
Perhaps someone can help me with something here...

I just started with tethering... and I am wondering.... what is the difference between wifi tether and bluetooth tether? I have both on my phone.

Are they both the same thing? Why have both?

Is bluetooth tether just for rooted phones? If so why have the option on android if just for rooted phones....