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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] alsaqr:
they didnt miss it

thats how they want it

its a marketing thing. they wont put all the their power in one phone.

their gonna put different features on different phones to lure in more varieties of customers
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Rashkae:
That's why they already have different sizes/PS certification/pricing.

Something as simple as lightbar notifications missing from the flagship? No, if anything, the S should have it all, so that U buyers will be tempted by the P, or go for the S to have it all.

It would not make sense for SE to offer a nice feature in a *cheaper* model to steer people away from the flagship.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] yabasta:
correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't sony say when promoting the S, that “you wont miss anything with the notification bar visible from anywhere in the room“?

shame it is not so
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Rashkae:
Exactly. :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ssj_jaypee:
Relax guys!

I'm sure a software mod will fix that issue with the lightbar and it'll be able to turn on with notifications.

The android development section for this phone will be huge no doubt, I can't wait for all the amazing things we'll be seeing. :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] yabasta:
Still, it blinks 3 times when you plug in the charger ;-)

Wysłane z mojego LT26i za pomocą Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Cholek3:
Blinks 3 times? Nice, at least something.;) We will get there eventually.:)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] LordSnow:
Holy right ^^
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Cholek3:
Sony Xperia S manual is available to download:

http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/support/phones/xperia-s/support-documents/
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] andoridkiller:
Cant Wait to get this Next Month!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spence1115:
Fingers crossed mine will arrive soon. Ordered from O2 on lowest 24-month tariff they have (already have a SIM only and it's cheaper than buying it outright), but they didn't have any in stock online. If I wasn't working all this weekend I'd probably have gone into store and just bought it from there instead!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dragon546:
Sorry if someone posted this. Here is the UK Manual for the phone

http://www-support-downloads.sonymobile.com/lt26/userguide_AE_LT26_1261-9404.1.pdf

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Spence so you taken advantage of their one week special. £21.50 for 24 mnths Phone Free?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] intellix:
Techradar has given a pretty solid review.

Dunno whether this has already been posted earlier........but techradar also provided a pretty solid review for the phone. And most of their comments are on the positive side.....

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/sony-xperia-s-1069980/review

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One more thing. Dont know if this is the right section to ask this.

Did all of you get the latest firmware update (6.0.A.3.67) when you connect to PC companion?

Mine still shows no updates available although my firmware is still 6.0.A.3.62.

Is the update being rolled out one region after another?? I got my phone from Negri Electronics and it is originally a Singapore version of the phone. (got that idea from the fact that it had some pre installed apps which were specific to Singapore)

So any idea when shall I get the update?? Did all the others receive their firmware update?? :confused:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dibdin:
What does the update bring with it?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Tyler DeLarge:
Are there problems with linux(Ubuntu) ?

PS: in Italy the smart tags are not included in the package:mad:, in other countries?:confused:

how to get to them?

Thank you
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yardglass:
I've heard of some people getting free tags by phoning up Sony's customer services for their country. Worth a shot!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] denaz:
Same here, no smart tags at all :/

And i've a sony bravia TV, i have plugged the phone with the HDMI cable and the remote don't do anything -.-"
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dibdin:
No smart tags for me either.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yardglass:
On the one hand I'm jealous of you all for having the phone right now, but on the other, at least I'm getting some free tags from Clove when (if) it finally arrives. You can pick them up for around 10GBP for four though, so they aren't exactly expensive!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yardglass:
Also, with regards to the TV thing, there's something on the phone you have to select when it's plugged into the tv to activate it. I've got a Panasonic Viera TV, and its remote works just fine with my Arc S, so I'd be very surprised if the Xperia S doesn't work with a Sony TV unless it's very old!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] anthon:
Two questions:

Does someone have tried the mkv 1080p playback? is the xperia S capable of that?

my xperia neo didn't play 720p movies.

and

Does the xperia S have USB OTG? what about NTFS flash drives mounting?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spewy1:
Does anyone know if there is a pre-applied screen potector and if so has anyone removed it and does it improve resposiveness.

Mine looks like it has a screen protector on but I am nevous to scratch away at it in case it damages the screen.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yardglass:
I can answer both of your questions with one video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPU2gOlk2po&feature=player_embedded#

In short, yes it plays 1080p, and it can even do it over USB OTG!

It seems that most people are saying that there is a pre-applied screen protector. I don't think it would improve responsiveness personally, but I could be wrong!

Also, it kinda serves me right about me saying at least I was getting tags from Clove as I got this e-mail:

We are contacting you today regarding your Sony Xperia S order.

We are pleased to confirm that we are due to receive our first shipment tomorrow and you have been allocated a device from this shipment.

The FREE SmartTags will ship separately and be dispatched in a couple of weeks as these accessories have been delayed.

You will be notified by email once your order has shipped, but you can expect to receive notification of dispatch within the next 1-2 days.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] denaz:
Idk if this is the right place or it's been already discussed, but today my phone didn't react to anything.

I hade to remove the battery but... well, u know...

I've found this guide:

I get no response when I touch the home, menu or back key, what can be wrong?

Make sure that you tap the area with the indicators above the Back, Home and Menu icons.

If the phone is still not responding, turn off the phone by pressing the Power key. Then turn on the phone again.

If you cannot turn off the phone using the Power key, you have to force a restart of the phone.

To force restart your phone

Press and hold both the volume up key and the power

key for five seconds.

After your phone vibrates once, release the keys. The phone restarts automatically.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] anthon:
thanks for your reply

Is it your video? Really the NTFS flashdrives works with the Xperia S? I know that FAT32 ones works well, but I don't know if NTFS are the same thing
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] intellix:
It apparently fixes some minor bugs on wifi connectivity and other radio issues....

Havent noticed any of these till now on my phone.... But would still want to get the update...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Tyler DeLarge:
for the problems of wifi and other bug, many people resolved with a RESET
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yardglass:
For those of you who ordered from Clove (and most likely Handtec too I would imagine) here is what you get in the package (from here: http://blog.clove.co.uk/2012/03/13/sony-xperia-sbox-contents/)

The full box contents is:

Sony Xperia S handset

MicroHDMI cable

Stereo portable handsfree headset

3 pin UK mains charger

MicroUSB sync/charge cable

Screen protectors (1 applied)

User documentation

Here's a pic: http://blog.clove.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/DSC_0766.jpg
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Anyone can measure the USB cable and the headphone cable size, in metric system?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] chaosgerbil:
Not available on my Xperia S from 3 UK :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] akil3x:
Hello people, just give a help. I have my Xperia just for 2 days, and i have a little sound of plastic in the lower were is written Xperia, does anyone have the same noise???

Please report your experience.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] olaf63:
Mine has smart tags, hdmi cable, screen protector replacement and fast charger.

bought at Euronics - Italy.

Ciao!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] akil3x:
Hello, look and tell me something:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaCol8YQyBQ&feature=youtu.be

Sony :( gone change for another unit. bad luck
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] augie7107:
Same noise here also, creaking of the plastic, that's all.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] akil3x:
But many people I now don't have that sound creaking of the plastic.

So the phones don't have to be ALL the same build,same quality???
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ariozo:
Got my Xperia S for a few days ago and already one off my Favorite phones. :)

Love the screen and battery that some folks did not like have been Ok for myself, easy going for a full day and have like 35% after hard use on it. But still not use it for more then a few days so will see later on if some problems will show :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] harfot:
If it has this creaking of the plastic then return it to your dealer for a replacement.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] akil3x:
Yes I'm gone replace the phone, but this's the second phone Xperia S that Fnac give me and make this ****en noise, bad luck :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zed011:
Is 1080p via HDMI output possible?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] B3vcard:
The thing about the back plastic cover is that you have to get it back on perfectly. Its very easy to slip it back on but small bits of it are not on perfectly and it doesnt sit right.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yardglass:
Haven't posted in a bit and just want to say that I love this phone! Screen is beautiful, camera is awesome and I see no lag anywhere.

My back plastic cover wasn't fitting that great when I first put it on, but that was because I cut my own SIM card down from the regular sized sim, but I hadn't cut it down enough! Apart from that everything has been roses.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] alsaqr:
best review

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lDS0fpxbsE&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=cJOFN53_8E8&feature=endscreen
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Whoaness:
Getting Xperia S soon (store sold out, stocking atm).

It's an unlocked phone, no carrier. Is rooting still necessary for tethering? Haven't dealt with an import phone for smartphones. Would like to know before I start loading it up with apps.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Rashkae:
No idea where you live or what restrictions your carrier put on the phone, but I have never needed to root for tethering.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Whoaness:
Rogers Canada. I assume I can't tether since they want me to pay for it.

Edit: Ah nevermind about that. I had a change in my plan and it seems like I get it for free.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] somemadcaaant:
You might be ale to upgrade the firmware in your tv to support this, check the Sony support site for an update.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] pauloton:
I´ve got my XPS black from FNAC in Portugal for 495€ unlocked

I love this phone.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zeph_syk:
So generally do we get either Smart Tags or HDMI cable? Correct me if am worng plz..:o
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xpsman:
I got neither, mine came from Hong Kong
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yardglass:
I see Sony have released the open source archive for the Xperia S. Good news!

http://developer.sonymobile.com/wp/...-archive-released-with-building-instructions/
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Tyler DeLarge:
hello all

you happen to hear slight noises in the cover?

Is this normal? happen to you? should I change?

thank you!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mano1982:
We are getting both in Norway :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yardglass:
Mine makes no noise, although the Arc S I had before this phone did, and that didn't bother me so I personally probably wouldn't RMA for that.

Also, if you order from Clove / Handtec in the UK you get both tags and hdmi cable, although you'll have to wait for them to deliver the tags separately as they're still waiting for stock :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xpsman:
Has anyone got the tags and uses them? Worth buying separate?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] BelfastXperia:
Bluetooth Problems

Not sure if this has been posted anywhere, had a look around and couldn't see anything about it. I've been having problems sending items on bluetooth on my xperia s, tried to send a picture to both my dad and sister tonight but failed immediately. Paired with both of their devices however says beside their names "paired but not connected." Tried unpairing and pairing again but still didn't work however it let my sister send a picture to me, so not really sure what's happening and as someone who is a frequent user of bluetooth it is really frustrating!! Anyone having similar problems? Or anyone know of a solution?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yardglass:
I have just tried this for you, and although it said 'Paired but not connected', when I opened Quick Pic I was able to send a file - you had to accept the file on the other phone (Xperia Arc S).

When I paired to a laptop I couldn't send a file however, as it didn't seem to have the message asking you to accept the file. Haven't looked into it much more than this though.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] farvin:
Hi,

When you should receive a file, you have to make your phone visible for other phones. Go to wireless, find Bluetooth, Bluetooth settings and enable phone visibility.

On the laptop, right click on the Bluetooth icon. Then you should an option called send or receive.

I hope you could use it :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] necrohiero:
User experience

I 've been using the phone for two days now.. One word: super!

I am very satisfied with the build quality and the screen.

Lucky for me i dont have any problems that is mentioned (yellowish tinge on the screen, creaking plastics.. lame back cover, etc)

I got the smart tags too, it is a great addition to the experience.

Pro:

-Nice screen

-Great Music Playback!

-Full HD Playback and recording ( i watched a BR rip movie..)... through USB harddisk too!

-Nice design.

-The white coloured matte back cover does not get dirty! Really!

-Fast Charging-..(I got the MH850 charger)

Cons:

-The headset supplied here in Germany is lame. i do not know about the Smart Headset though.. could be better.

-The Liveware Manager software really needs to be updated.

-The Cam.. Strangely.. it is good but not that satisfying. Probably because of the firmware. I did not have the chance to see the pics in my computer though.. could be better.

I will try to serch for the headset that fits to xperia s.. and also some other small things later..

One question though: i got the firmware version 6.0.A.3.62.. IS that the newest?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DevilsArc:
I love this phone!

i have no issues with it yet, had it for about 2 weeks now,the battery gets used pretty quickly, but thats normal as i am a heavy user, so need to charge maybe once twice a day.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] slayer88:
great job，thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ErichSan:
Monster Turbine ones are pretty good, and works on Xperia S.

You got the old firmware, newest one is = 6.0.A.3.67. If you can't see the update, you can always flash it. How to is in the Development section.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Smartphoner:
Power settings

Is there a way to place the power settings shortcuts (wifi, bluetooth, ....) in the notification center rather than a widget (as in SGS2 or htc sensation)??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Not without mods or CM9 in future.

Sent from Xperia X10 Mini Pro using ICS by paul-xxx
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] seanicca:
Have a look in themes and apps section, there's a system UI apk that adds this to status bar

Xperia S white
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Yeah. Exactly what I said. It's a mod. Not a in built feature. And if the themer haven't changed the icons since I checked the topic, those icons are ugly as hell. Waiting for mods that follow the 2.3.7 icons.

Sent from Xperia X10 Mini Pro using ICS by paul-xxx
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] harfot:
Just look, the thread is not that big.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Yeah, it's just a modded SystemUI.apk. You only have to root, backup your original and replace with the new. And then reboot.

Sent from Xperia X10 Mini Pro using ICS by paul-xxx
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wth_is_life:
Can the Xperia S do this as well ?

(l9TJ3_qNBcs) (can't post links, sorry)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Don't understood what you meant. Try sending me a PM, so I can post the link here.

Sent from Xperia X10 Mini Pro using ICS by paul-xxx
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wth_is_life:
It was a youtube link, after the "watch?v="

The transparent bar on the Xperia NX does have light
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Oh, I can't watch right now. But I think what it is. If is what I think it is, yeah, Xperia S have it too.

Sent from Xperia X10 Mini Pro using ICS by paul-xxx
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] shetyeashish:
HI

can any one tell me if i can mirror skype video call via Xperia S?? is it possible to do it via HDMI cable?? currently i have Samsung S2 but i cant do mirroring of video call via HDMI adopter...kindly help..thanks in advance...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] onemandivision:
yes it is possible, just tried it. works very well. you can use either front or back camera and watch everything on your big tv with hdmi
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] josemald:
Question about voice quality

Hi, I'm thinking of buying the Xperia Ion once it comes out of the market, but I have a couple of questions as I've never used a Sony (Ericsson) device before. My last two phones were HTCs, before that I had 3 Nokia dumb phones.

The first one is about the quality of the speaker for calls. Almost every time that I make a phone call with my HTC Touch Pro 2 I want to slam the phone against a hard surface, it's very difficult to understand what the other person in saying, the voice just not come clear enough (volume is not an issue). How is the voice quality in Sony phones? I'm especially interested if you've owned an HTC phone or a Nokia and can give a comparison. I was very happy with the voice quality in the Nokia phones.

The second one is about the history of glitches in Sony phones. Is it worth getting a Sony phone right after release, or do they have a history of releasing phones with glitches, and releasing new version with the same name later to fix them?

I hope someone can help me out with these.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Smartphoner:
Take a look at that link....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1566363

this one too...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1540459
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jatt101:
I ordered my xperia s two weeks ago and I'm from Canada. This phone is perfect in my eyes. Yes some users did get screens with tint issues but mines perfect. And even if you do get one with a problem you can always exchange it but I doubt you will. I ordered mine from negri electronics if you wanted to know. And as foe the speaker quality its very crisp and the audio quality is amazing as well. And best of all you don't even have to root the phone to make it smooth its already fast. I recommend the xperia S over ion any day but its your choice.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] josemald:
Thanks guys, it is good to hear so many good comments about the call quality of the Xperia S (I assume the Ion, to be released in the US, will have the same quality). For me it's one of the most important aspect of a smartphone, but is often neglected in reviews, guess people forget the phone part of smartphones.

And I've also gone around the threads and couldn't find any discussion about the product code, which I've seen in Samsung, Motorola or HTC forums for people discussing which phones were early releases and therefore prone to have glitches.

So, I'll just have to sit and wait until the Ion gets released.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hololodilolo:
6.0.A.3.73 firmware rolling out on Xperia S in singapore. now i'm upgrading :P
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wth_is_life:
So I've been doing some reading again and now I'm confused about the partitions

Can you install larger games and apps to the 25 ~ 29 GB memory ?

And what is the 2 GB system partition for ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Cholek3:
Mainly, 2GB partition is for all applications you install on the phone. Games also install on 2GB partition, but if game is huge and contains larger files, the automatically are installed on 25GB partition (main small files are on 2GB, rest on 25GB).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yardglass:
So the 25-29Gb is the 'sd card' memory in Android terms. You can install some apps to 'SD' which would be stored here.

The rest of the apps would be stored in the 2DB partition, which is huge in Android phones as far as I'm aware. I am coming from a phone which gave me less than 200MB I believe (HTC Desire) so this is really generous!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Yeah. 2 Gb is really a LOT. Coming from a X10 MP, which have 170 Mb for apps, and installed quite lot of apps. When I buy my XS, I will fill the 2 Gb with a lot of games and futile apps. Hahaha

And I had a question for XS users, but I completely forgot.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] NiklaHUN:
?Help pls!

Hi all, please give some help on this: I need to buy a new phone as my old one is dying..

Should i go for the SXS or the SG2?

I had read diverse reviews, but still can't decide, so i'm trusting in you, who allready own an SXS and probably can/or allready had compared it to an SG2..

Thank you in forward!

Regards,

D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yardglass:
Both phones are good. The Xperia S has a better screen, better camera and video, the SGS2 has removeable storage and battery and a decent dev scene already around it.

I personally think the Xperia S is much more awesome a phone, but then I prefer the way it looks too (which is a personal opinion). It's all about what you want personally!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
A question for owners: Does the shutter sound is reproduced when phone is in silent mode?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] necrohiero:
No.. It won't.. At least mine doesn't.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
OK. Thanks... So my teachers won't see me taking Random pics during class :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yardglass:
You can turn the shutter sound off anyway.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] alsaqr:
colors in transparent part

http://blog.se-nse.net/xperia-s/
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] NiklaHUN:
+1 Xperia S in the community

Just bought mine :D:D:D

Tomorrow + the days to get the microsim..:(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yardglass:
It's pretty easy to cut down a standard sized sim if that's what you're waiting for. I did it with a pair of scissors.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zen1k:
In Estonia operators change usual sim to micro in 5 minutes :p

Great phone. I am waiting for NFC tags from Clove.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Scratchling:
Just got mine! :D

Waiting for three to transfer my account to the new micro sim now. Hopefully its quick.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wth_is_life:
How much is this phone currently in GBP/EUR ?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
Thank you for contacting Sprint regarding the roaming services and Newtwork Vision.

The plan active on your account is Everything Data Share 1500. This plan includes unlimited 3G data roaming and America Roaming option.

However, Sprint's Terms & Conditions limit domestic roaming data and voice usage:

-300 Megabyte (MB) data roaming. -5 Gigabyte (GB) in-network data. -800 minutes per month.

sent from my Galaxy S 2 from Sprint on unnamed 2.0.1