yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
OK. Thanks. Just wanted to know that. That battery eater thing is going to be on my phone until a root for locked bootloader is released.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] socialdistortion:
Heating problems any?

I tested the phone today. Very nice screen and responsive phone.

I browsed for about 10 mins over wifi and felt that the phone had become uncomfortably warm. Does the phone heat up very much?

Thanks!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Scratchling:
It does heat up, but this isnt unusual. Were you charging at the time? If you charge and use it for something intensive then it'll get hot.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] abhinavsg:
hello all,

i know this is a great phone. the only thing i have a problem with, in this phone is no support for Video Telephony (unlike high end Samsung Galaxy Phones).

is there going to be support for Video Telephony in Xperia S available when an ICS update is released?

I would like to know abt the battery life this phone offers from the users of the phone, pls.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lexty:
how do I take screenshots?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Scratchling:
Hold the power button, fourth option.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] manu2009:
2. Settings, Display, Lock Screen Settings, Wallpaper

You can change it there, or do you mean the resolution is bad no matter what pic you choose?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Scratchling:
Long time ago, problems sorted.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Moze666:
Awesome

Awesome phone, everything is just awesome but it's length is scaring me, cause it's longer than X10i, so I think it's kind of weird, but I need to try it out to be sure. :) But in my country, Lithuania is going to show up maybe after 1-2 months, so okay, I'll wait. :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yardglass:
I actually cut out a piece of cardboard with the dimensions to see if I liked it before I bought it...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wth_is_life:
Can you flash CM7.1/7.2 onto this phone ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yardglass:
CM9 is in progress: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1594618
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ahmedoxo:
I just love my XPS
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sceep:
hi guys

can i set an alarm tone for ringtone and where can i find the alarm melodies :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] K900:
/system/media/audio/alarms
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wth_is_life:
How do you know where to buy phones with unlockable bootloader ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
As far as I know, every phone carrier unlocked (bought from stores, not carrier) can be unlocked
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tel033:
Hi I'm am about to buy this phone and Im worried about this yellow tint issue cos offcourse i don't want to have it.. so i want to know how many chances are they that the one i bought is a faulty one? here it seems that almost everybody has it but thats understandable beacause all the people fre off issue wont report here.. i think sony has fixed their manufacturing process cause AB AC seems to be fine... i really like this phone please help me

THANKS
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] alsaqr:
people

DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE until Sony Officially says we have fixed the yellow tint issue.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] K900:
They already said that. All devices after 12w11 and most of them after 12w08 don't have the issue. Anyone with the issue can apply and get a free replacement.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] alsaqr:
read the screen problems thread.

people have got weeks newer than W11 and still with problems.

some have sent to exchange their 4th device.

i dont think its fun sending phones for repair and waiting a week

but thats up to the customer
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Scratchling:
Saw my first other S user. Wanted to run up and high five her, but it wouldnt have been appropriate in work.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kaizokan:
LOL that would be awesome :D

ontopic:

We all know about the Anti Stain nano coating but it is also UV-Active !?

What does that mean exactly? Does it repels dirt in sun light too? :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ntduyphuong:
Some friends of mine bought Xperia S with 12W15, and they still have the yellow tynt issue
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] richteralan:
Have you had them clarify the yellow tint issue?

If the screen color temperature is more warm it is not the issue.

Also what is the hardware revision? There are still revision "AA" in 12W15 batch
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] CharlesDing:
It's so cool I never read it so completely ,thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fishyweb:
Probably doesn't need to be said, but my phone was 12W10 and exhibited the "yellow patch"* issue very vividly. Sent it back to Sony yesterday for repair / replacement.

* Describing the problem as "yellow tint" is misleading, as that might imply the whole screen has a tint. The real issue (or, at least, the one I had) was of a distinct yellow patch at the bottom of the screen, and sometimes at the edges as well.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Stephx:
Mine is 12W10 too and has exactly the same problem as you say... A yellow patch at the bottom and sometimes at the edges... For m is not a big problem, it doesn't disturb me, but anyways I would like to have it repaired because the device gets hot very easily and everytime is easier to see the yellow patch :/

To the people who have already sent their phone to repair or get a new one... How much time did you wait?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tel033:
Hi does anyone know if clove in uk have already the new stock with revision ab.. And further?? Cause they don't know the batch beacuse they can't open the box in order to see it thanks!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Rayden1981:
Where can I see which revision of the phone I have?

Also I have another, small problem...in the lockscreen I didn´t get any notification from Facebook...does anyone have the same issue or know how to fix that?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] illusiongod:
Recording problem

I have a probelm in recording sound. When i use my sony xperia s to record my guitar playing ,concert or loud sound its sound like distortion. Could i fix this problem?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] K900:
You can't really record loud sound without using an external microphone. The built-in one is designed and configured for voice, not music:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] frickinlandez:
Hiya.

All round I'm getting on much better with my XS over the last couple of days. Has taken a bit of fettling tho...

Upgraded from my (CM7 rockin' :-) Desire HD to one of these and was getting hopeless battery life from it - taken off charge at 7am it'd usually need juice by 7-8pm same day with light usage. Checking battery use the screen was taking up loads. I thought it had an auto screen brightness mode but it didn't, and it was shipped cranked up high. I since set this to 25% (it's done nothing but rain in the UK for the last month so doesn't need any more!) and have a widget that sets this to 100% for when it's bright, and, well, that's much better. On 40% battery exactly at the mo and I made a couple of calls and downloaded a film over works Wi-Fi (hehe!) today.

The standard Sony launcher was nice and fluid, but the live wallpaper made occasional screen-scrolls a little, tiny bit laggy. Switching to a static wallpaper and changing my launcher - I use ADW as I loved that on my old Desire HD - has helped cure that.

The 'instant camera' works a treat too - was on a stag do at the weekend and it was good to be able to take a shot quickly!

This has in-built Swype style texting and, in my experience, is the best I've used. I've tried a few Swype-like apps on my Desire and HTC Hero before, but the one with this is much more intuitive and accurate. Could simply be me getting used to it, admittedly.

Only thing I've found is that the rear cover (most of the back of the phone) occasionally detaches a little easily. With only the SIM slot inside, as it has built in battery and no SD slot, I might glue it shut, ha!

All told tho, with the screen dimmed way down and the battery life up I'm now very pleased. Plus they look ace too :-)

---------- Post added 10th May 2012 at 12:29 AM ---------- Previous post was 9th May 2012 at 11:59 PM ----------

'zactly.

Just a shame Canon don't make microphones for phones... ahem. My 3 year old, festival-scarred Ixus IS 80 still coped with QOTSA at Glasto last year, about 2 or 3 rows from the front, with no distortion at all in the sound. And that's from a camera I'd be lucky to get £50 for nowadays; not a pricey/pro-piece of kit in the slightest!

Ho hum, one day eh? You reading Sony? Samsung? Nokia? HTC? LG? Every phone co in the world! Hehe!

Anyways, I'm on 12W11 and barring a generally warmer - as in colour-temperature - looking screen, I haven't noticed this distinct and ugly yellowing as yet myself.

Just thought - a certain (whisper it) Apple named company released their new iPad and that suffered a similar thing. Think I read that was due to a thin layer of glue within the different layers of the screen yellowing under heat, as the device was more and more used.

Well, I'm planning to soldier on for now as I seem to be OK yellow-wise, but if things change I'll let you know. And those undergoing replacements, good luck!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 2ji8888:
nice cool
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Someone tried the anti coating thing? I want to paint my white Xperia S with a pen and remove it with a eraser to show my friends the awesomeness of this device
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] FenrirMX:
It's on YouTube

I remember watching that while I was waiting for my phone to arrive
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
I saw it too. But I'm still a little scared... Just wanted someone else saying it just to make sure.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mrsatan:
I've had my xperia s for about a week now and have been pretty satisfied. My favorite part is the gorgeous display. Also I quite like having 32 gb of storage.

Question is, should I return it and get the Xperia P. I LOVE the design of the Xperia P and the fact it has a nice dock for it makes me even more happy. Not sure what I should do, but maybe when I get my case for the S, it will sway me towards it once again. My only worry is that the P won't be powerful enough for the ICS upgrade and that the battery life sucks. Also the aluminum body might make heat an even bigger issue then it is on the S.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Oriono1:
Of course the P is powerful enough for ICS, you can't even tell the different between 2 phones' display since P's PPI is very high too, and the P also has its capacitive buttons lay on the transparent bar, no more hit and miss problems like the S.

If the P had a white version I would have bought P
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] utsav911:
Flash memory

can any of the xps owner tell me how much flash memory you have got?

whitepaper says it's 32GB but i got just 26GB. :confused:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SEFanX10i:
^

Yes had about 25.8 GB free when I got it. The useable space of the internal storage is around 28-29GB I assume and the around 1 GB is taken by the system and the rest used by Sony for its apps and media content.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] myzest:
+1 to your info
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wizdomfellas:
whats the secret code to run android test, like screen, sound, etc?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] m.a77:
*#*#7378423#*#* or *#*#service#*#*
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AndyChu:
i got the same
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] supercoolman:
can anyone confirm if experia s supports AVRCP 1.3 or newer to transfer meta data of current playing track through bluetooth to sony bluetooth units? I can only get meta data on my sony bluetooth device with my friend's iphone 4s or nokia symbian phones from 2008... none of the xperia phone i've tried gave any meta data information.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wizdomfellas:
is anyone get the same problem?

the download music info feature (gracenote) by stock music player isn't working. get error notification immediately after press the start button, so the senseme feature also not working. any solution?

thanks for reply my question
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
I assume that you unlocked the bootloader, right? If yes you lose those features when you unlock it
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] chrizz96:
The color comes off

Are there others who have experienced that the color comes off in the bottom corners?

I've got the white version. The places where the color comes off gets grey. Anyone experiencing this?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DeeJay00001:
Can anyone tell me if USB OTGis working.I purchased a female USB to micro USB cable and I tried with 3 devices (none of which worked):

PlayStation - USB device not recognised.

USB pen drive - no effect

External Hard drive - no effect

I'm worried that I have either a faulty cable or even more worrying a faulty USB on my phone.

David J
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jonmorris:
Yes it does work. I am not sure if there's any wiring differences, but you can buy an original Nokia USB OTG cable from Amazon for a couple of quid.

I've got my Xperia S working with a Logitech wireless keyboard (with the adapter plugged in to the phone), and had it working with a third-party PS3 controller (except it broke!).

I've also had mixed success with USB flash drives - as some can't be powered by the phone. It's very hit and miss, to be honest - and most of my flash drives are unbranded so I can't identify who made them (they're drives given out at press events, so usually branded by the manufacturer that held the event).

As for an external HDD, it should work if it's separately powered.

I'm starting to think the cable you got isn't wired correctly!

Here's one supplier of the cable that will work: http://www.amazon.co.uk/adaptor-CA-157-Nokia-C3-01-C6-01/dp/B004EYL1LK Do search for other places, as I am not endorsing the supplier either way!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sidneylopsides:
I've found that using a a USB hub helps the phone recognise more things.

I have a USB SD card reader, directly into the USB OTG cable it gives a warning the devices draws too much power, via a £1 4 port hub it works.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] eXplosion17:
stupid question

hello,

do anyone from you all saw the tape on the screen a mean the one on the screen and its a bit annoying but i didnt find the answer for that.

i got this phone from march and i think that is the platic tape on the screen i try it to take off but didnt work ;/;/

Help Please
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] a4rocks:
Picture of the phone please. I have no idea what you are talking about. Are you talking about the screen protector? If yes, please search this forum, you will find people discussing how to remove it
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] eXplosion17:
yes

thats it the screen protector can you give me the link where is it on the forum? please tahnk you
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] a4rocks:
This is one of them:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1671715
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thrmtn:
:D thnx for all
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Scratchling:
Are we gonna get subs for Xperia P, U etc soon? All this clutter from the rest is getting on my nerves.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KidCarter93:
I'm not really impressed with this phone to be honest. I've had it since the first week of release in the UK and up until a few weeks back, it was a perfect phone for me. Doing everything I could want, plus more. But over the last few weeks this phone has gone terribly downhill. The battery performance has decreased, and it wasn't exactly great to start with :/ It lags most of the time and at least once a day I have to do a hard reboot on my device because it has crashed. My device is completely stock. No custom roms, no root, no nothing.

Now considering it's Sony's "flagship" phone, it's just not up to the job.

It desperately needs updates to hit it soon, whether that be a FW update past .67 on UK generic or the ICS update. If either of those doesn't happen soon, I'm gonna have to be tempted to get rid of the phone. And believe me, that's not something that I want to do.

Sent from Sony Xperia S using XDA Premium
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] augie7107:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1698257
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KidCarter93:
I'm aware of that but knowing my phone, I still won't get the update :(

Sent from Sony Xperia S using XDA Premium
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] shmoejoe:
This is sort-of the wrong section, but you can flash the update yourself via flashtool without root or unlocking the bootloader.

It will switch the fingerprint of your device, but that may work out for the better if you don't have steady updates coming through. Just head on over to the Developer section and pick out the firmware of your choice :).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KidCarter93:
I flashed updates onto my last phone and had nothing but problems after I'd done it, so I'm keeping it official this time :)

Sent from Sony Xperia S using XDA Premium
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sidneylopsides:
It seems. 75 might be out in the UK.

There are plenty of official romsbyou cab flash, instead of waiting for you region to catch up.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jonmorris:
The update to .75 came out yesterday (June 7th) for people with a SIM-free UK model. Do it

now

!

If you're having loads of problems, consider doing a backup and doing a full reset to start afresh.

I did the update last night, and took the phone off charge at 10am. It's now 4pm and it has been picking up email, Facebook updates and the like in the background all day (but I haven't turned the screen on for more than about 4 or 5 minutes, so this is not a true real-word test).

As it stands right now, it's on 91%!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KidCarter93:
I'm defo gonna do the update but I've gotta wait for a few days till I can use my laptop again. So I'm stuck with my phone in its current state until then :(

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jonmorris:
That's a shame - but it will be worth it!!

The capacitive buttons are now a lot more sensitive too.

By the way, it's 6.11pm now, and the phone is on 88%!

I've finished work now, so I'll be using the phone a fair bit tonight.. but I will try and leave it off charge overnight and see when it finally gives up.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KidCarter93:
That's definitely showing improved battery life anyway because it normally drains tons just from standby but yours clearly isn't.

Sent from Sony Xperia S using XDA Premium
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jonmorris:
Yeah, it sounds quite promising.

I have Tapatalk running in the background too, plus Twitter and LinkedIn.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 'cooleagle':
Thread has been made a sticky !

Cheers & Regards :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mrsatan:
I didn't even know this thread existed!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] milton.bain:
Me neither!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] skip0pot2mus:
So now .75 looks like the next update from .50! :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] markiepuk:
Dont get to excited!

Before you get to excited this looks like an old thread, Lokks llike the update discussed was back in June!!

:rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] skip0pot2mus:
I knoes! :) I mean anyone looking at the top post on this page will think ooo!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Jean-DrEaD:
So... Anyone knows why Xperia S is a high end device without much Dev Scene?

I've only a sad choice to make... change device then :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Life4Never:
Wow I was wondering where the general Discussion thread was when I first came here. It was lost in time since June.

A question: Do you guys think that the Xperia should get more attention or should have gotten more attention then it did?

I've noticed a lot of reviews pin the Xperia S for having gingerbread but now its on ICS so a top con has been removed. We mind even get Jellybean before the end of the year.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] aniket_:
Some pics of my Xperia S i Took today ! Beautiful piece of technology..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yakandu:
Awesome pics upthere!

there have been some weeks since my last visit to xda so im a bit outdated, i made a search but nothing was clear, are we still waiting for sony to release the drivers for the JB camera hdmi and those componentes so CM10 AOKP and other JB roms can fully work or there is something else?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bmsthlm:
Hey guys,

i got my phone as a present and i think it was bought in UK, because of the adapter. Im currently running build 6.1.A.0.453 (rooted) but as I understood it there has been several updates? Which one is the latest and how can i update it? Is it possible to do it over the air? I just cant get it to work. Thnx
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] milton.bain:
Latest is 6.1.A.2.50

You can download the ftf file and flash using flashtool.

Also you can use OTA update if you are on advanced stock kernel.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] richierich:
Nice pics bro. Made me take the case off and appreciate my S all over again!! :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bmsthlm:
Ok, thnx. Is it necesary to have the 2.45 before or is it ok with a older build? So i guess everything on the phone will be erased? Do i have to re-root it after the update?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] milton.bain:
You can flash over any ics fw.

Yes phone memory gets erased and root goes.

So backup your app and reroot.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rohit1713:
Fonts not changing in xperia S

hey guys can anyone tell me how to change fonts on xperia s ..m rooted n whenevr i trie to change the fonts half of the font changes"i think d system fonts r not changing"...m on locked bootloader 6.1.A.2.45....plz help..:confused:

Thanks..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xspit:
Googleplay. Font Changer
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rohit1713:
m not new...tried evry thing...should i have to unlock the bootloader?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] realfelix:
Not if you are rooted already. Are you on stock ROM? If yes, those font apps dont change all fonts in sonys fw... you need to replace them yourself.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] aniket_:
You need to change the font metadata also. Google around for that.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rohit1713:
YES m on stock rom.....can u plz tell me the process of replacing them manually..

Thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] LOCKDOC_UA:
Linux: Xperia S flashing

Can anyone give me a link for noob guide how to intall all needed drivers for flashing XPS in Ubuntu?

Just like "type this..", "click ENTER", "plug", "unplug", etc.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rohit1713:
HELP :crying: :eek:

MOD EDIT: What are you trying to do ? :eek: I would have gone ahead and removed this post but I've just edited it out, kindly don't repeat that...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rohit1713:
m just trying to change fonts on my SXS....rooted..bootloader locked..system fonts not changing..What shuld i do..????thats it..:confused:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] aniket_:
Here is what i meant when I said about font metadata.. http://rootzwiki.com/topic/15077-how-to-make-font-packs-that-work-in-icsjb/
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gamesky:
try rom toolbox to change your fonts
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] momingsi:
Hello, can someone answer me if i rooted my XS but do not unlock the bootloader, and i am using the original ROM, can i flash this? (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1947189)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] panchuckles:
Its so simple:

Requeriments

1ºXperia S Root con CWM (wow my cellphone is rooted but i need cwm)

2ºLocked Bootloader or unlocked bootloader (omg my bl is locked)

3ºStock Kernel o Advanced Stock o KSSpeed. (jesus christ, im on stock kernel)

You can if you install clockworkmode (cwm) and ready to flash things
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rohit1713:
acn u plz tell me if i need to unlock d bootloader or not????
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] conalt:
To change fonts no. Though you most likely will require root.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rahuljonline:
AOSP Lockscreen

Hi, I tried CM 10 FXP 142, and loved it. However, it was rather unstable. I'm back to rooted stock rom. What I loved was the jellybeans lockscreen.

I did find a similar one (with music fix), however it doesn't allow having custom shortcuts like call, message on the lockscreen. Do you know of and lockscreen mod that will allow that?