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[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] katsuru:
Thank you both guys.

I still find my screen to be yellowish compared to my SGS or any other device that reproduces clear whites ( at least they look whiter to me than on my SX )

I will get the chance to replace my unit again due to LED bar issues and Touch button issues this week, i told em i want multiple devices shown to me and the chance to completely test them and stress them in order to avoid leaving the store with another faulty unit ( which would be the 3rd one already )

A bit of offtopic but i tough i would share it with you guys so you can avoid several common issues i came across with:

-Speaker during calls makes a kind of electric noise ( my first unit )

-LED Band issues, From left to right it goes darker, The last LED lights up with a slightly blue touch and is darker, the middle LED is slightly blue but brighter left LED performs like expected and delivers shiny white ( my second unit )

-Touch buttons on the bottom of the phone right above the LED, when pressing the home button with a little more pressure, the whole thing starts to make noises and feels like it is loose. ( second device )

- Notifications LED cannot reproduce white color, Always has a slight blue or pink color among the white, dunno if it is a problem or not ( Both devices had it )

- Screen has a slight yellow gradient coming from the bottom, pretty visible when browsing XDA Mobile Forum ( Both devices had it )

- Screen reproduces white a little yellowish ( Both devices had it, been proved that some devices can actually reproduce clear whites ! Seen a picture of it on a German forum )

I gota say i love this device, i love its design, simply brilliant, but there are maybe too many issues attached to it? I also got the chance to trade in my XS for another device instead of getting a new XS but unfortunately they do not have any HTC ONE X or a Galaxy Nexus there, and a HTC One S looks ugly in my eyes... so i rather get another XS, this time hopefully an issue free one :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] DizzyWorm:
Hopefully

Hopefully all the issues of the phone will be resolved by the time it hits the local store here in South Africa... Which is very later than all the other countries(as always)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] pixy132:
Got mine from Hong Kong.

The tint is normally quite faint, but is quite visible on a white background (Esp. Facebook, browser, etc),

I contacted Sony HK and they admitted this as a hardware defect and promised me a free repair, but requires me to pay the postage for shipping it back as they do not support international warranty. Alternatively I can go to Hong Kong and hand them the device directly.

Since I'll be in Hong Kong later this year, I'll probably wait until then. It's on a one-year warranty anyway.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mformitchell:
i have the same problem in Indonesia:(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Lucio25m:
I got mine here in the Netherlands and after couple if weeks I seeing the yellow tint.

I guess I'll have to call for repair.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
At least you are closer to the Hong Kong. I live in the US and have this problem with a phone came from Hong Kong. It is visible and not sure how much shipping I should pay to get it fixed.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Saeen:
I bought from KSA Riyadh & I don't have this problem. But I saw at gsmarena, a person was saying he got from ksa n have this screen tint problem.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Sikiduck:
Norway as well.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] awf:
Netherlands w1209 has the yellow spot issues occurred after 3 weeks arranged via t-mobile replacement new phone this week...

sent from my LT26i
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
Got this in email regarding the tint
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] pixy132:
I got this.

They offer me to pay them and get fixed.

But hey, I've already booked my air ticket anyway (regular business trip).

I guess I'll just stick with that little yellow spot for a few months, and get the free repair in HK
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] herrboy:
i got yellow tint

Indonesia
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] PhilAd:
Also in Germany. Mine is at the Sony Service to exchange the Screen and also to change it from white to black.

In Germany Sony exchanges Screens with yellow tint for free.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
I sent mine special delivery to the service centre in the UK last Wednesday which arrived the following day going by the Royal Mail website. Called Sony service centre yesterday just to make sure they received my phone safe etc, and as of yet they have nothing coming up on their system regarding any details about my handset. :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Centurion_74:
Hello to all,

This forum is totally great, thanks for that!

Now to the topic!

I'm from Austria and have this yellow tint too. Got my XS (12W10) a week ago. Yellow tint only appears at the bottom when device gets hot and totally disappear, when it has cooled down!

Are here some users who sent and received the device from the repair service? Is the yellow tint-issue really fixed?

Made very bad experiences with HTC on the desire. (overheating and dust)

Hope Sony is better?

:)marcel
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] redesignni:
I think Im extremely unlucky with the Yellow Tint... First one was replaced by shop, now the second one is showing it too... going back tonight and possibly just changing to the HTC OneX
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] PhilAd:
You should not replace it by shop. Because it could be the same delivery and not yet one of the newer displays.

I sent my Phone this morning to the Sony Service in Germany. I think I can tell more at the beginning of the next week.

@dibdin: Just wait a bit ... I think you additionally have your receipt / confirmation of your sending and its assured.

In Germany you get a receipt that you have sended your phone via DHL/Post and its automatically assured until 500€ (Phone is 450€-500€ in Germany).
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] redesignni:
My problem is that I use it for business purposes and cant be without the phone for the 5-10 working days they ask. So my only option was back to the shop...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sagr_ved:
i hav got it too :(

india!!

:'(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kamil1308:
I got it in Ireland
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] leetjimis:
I am sure if I have this problem, is it easy to notice it?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] SonyXperiaS:
hey guys even mention the color of your phone... Because this issue is due to the temperature and Black is a heat absorbent where as White is heat resistant,

I have a feeling that the color might also be the issue, maybe black ones are more likely to be effected .
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kurk_droog:
I have one now from 12W13 and currently it has no stains. Had one before from 12W11 and that version had the yellow tint. ( Netherlands )
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mohosinmamun:
Guys, i have bought xps form KSA and i have updated .73 firmware.

After updating, my phone has yellow tint. I am using in Bangladesh now.

Don't know what to do. :-( because sony has no service center here.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] akdenizx:
Hello people.

I have bought it from Turkey and has same problem.

I have written couple sony services and support forums but did get no answer. Sorry but SONY Xperia S is just wasted my time and money :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Acceleracer:
next holiday plan for you: malaysia i expect..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] jampochi:
I have the worst problem ever.

At first, I wasn't at all bothered by this yellow tint issue because it's not at all that visible. Also, it's true that it's only visible when I use it for a long time. But the fact that Sony admitted that it was a faulty phone, I seriously want a newer phone.

But sadly, I bought my Xperia S online and they refused to do anything about it. So I guess I'm stuck with having a yellow tinted phone. :<
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] depulle87:
Its sad but not the worst problem ever,

My screen stays black and does not reponse at all, no yellow teint do :p
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mikkokartano:
No issues with screen here. Bought from Finland 2 weeks ago.

12w14 & firmware .73
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] iruganisan:
hey, can you give me the model and build number of yours, i just want to check if we had the same build, you can see it on the battery ABAC and 11** something like that
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nemer12:
mine is from germany and yes it has the yellow SPOT ! :|
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] bustervic:
This is one of those things that really makes the iphone superior, and sure makes it no surprise that Sony is struggling.

WTH do I need to deal with the regional centre that the phone is native too.

My device is a Sony, it is sold in my country, I paid for it through a retailer online, who bought it from Sony. I shouldn't have to piss around sending it back to Singapore (or wherever) to get it repaired or replaced. This fragmentation should scare customers away, it's dumb.

Seriously, Sony needs to step up with the service or they are just going to be a second tier company.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] denaz:
Do you know guys how i can check my display brand?

I'm reading about people who sent their XPS for the yellow spot issue, and received the phone back with a different screen, and the white is almost yellow.

This is a photo found over the net:

And i hope it isn't real.

Btw, the ppl who claim to have received back the phone from the support with this new and worst screen, says to have a Sharp display, not a Thomson anymore.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Forzaferrarileo:
so ...... In italy there was the problem with the yellow tint (also my first xperia s had it) , but now there is a different version(I think the newewst) with a different box (it's slimmer than the first) without yellow tint , smart tags included and more vulnerable phone :

With my first xperia S(that unfurtunately I lost :( ) I was able to overvolt cpu up to 1,4 V , now (with the new version) if I set it at 1,375 V after 5 minutes xperia crash and reboot....

I think a part of the screen, the box and the charger, sony(ericsson) has changed something on the motherboard (pheraps can dipend from fw version but there aren't any significant difference between .62 , .63 . 67 and. 73)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] RanMN:
Went ahead and bought it inspite of knowing the issue.now i see yellow all over the screen :(.whites just dont seem white enough.dont know if its just the head or...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] belek1979:
Poland - yellow spot, too

I sent to Sony my phone, but have 2 wait (they don't know how long) for new parts - Regenersis (local service) doesn't have parts and didn't tell me that before I sent them my phone... OMG
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] silluine:
You are lucky. Here in Turkey, Sony Turkey says "it is acceptable" and sends all phones back without any repair!!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] adicuigrec:
UNLUCKY:(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] redragon95:
Are you serious? I was thinking about getting mine repaired when I come back to Turkey. I guess I'll have to take the long way for this repair thing, I'm really frustrated
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] YYvo:
Had two Xperia S. One bought in Macedonia - 12w11, no yellow tint. Then one from Sweden 12w07, with yellow tint.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] zhuozhi211:
In Singapore, people who have their yellow-tinted screen replaced are reporting that, the new screen while does not have the yellow tinted spot anymore, is not as vibrant in color and/ or more yellowish (even across whole screen) as compared to the original screen.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
Not as vibrant...oh dear.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Efe64:
Kaynak?

How do you know this??

Or just talking because you got an sh8tty customee service man who doesnt know sh8t?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] hamidych:
Bought my phone in UAE, imported from France.

Nothing so far... 5 days now, all looks fine. Car has no conditioner, and I usually listen to music in the car with open windows, so phones temperature goes really high.

But everything is still OK. I would put it under direct sun if I knew that there could be such a problem, but I'm lucky so far.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mrsatan:
I have had 2 12w11 phones and the new one is developing yellow spots. I am sending it back as they seem to be getting worse.

I have come to quite like this phone, but I am not sure if I should continue trying to get a good one.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] arash86:
from iraq

with yellow tint and dead pixel :mad::mad::mad::mad:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nedooo:
Wow I was considering purchase of Xperia S, and thank you all for mentioning this issue, one thing is for sure: STAY AWAY FROM THIS PHONE!!!

Thanks for reporting, and hope that Sony will learn from this...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] andoridkiller:
they sent me a replacent new phone, as they couldnt find the parts or something, The screen is different as its not as sharp.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] m0ngstr0us:
Here in singapore i called them up and parts are on the way they said (arriving in a week). they took my details and will call back. No one to one replacement. Just front panel. Apparently warranty will start right after manufacturing date if you've lost the receipt.

---------- Post added at 03:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:21 PM ----------

Oh crap. Mine's not that bad actually. Just along the edge like vignettes and an oval patch at the bottom. It'll appear when the device is hot. After seeing your post, now i'm contemplating to change or not after making reservation. They said no complains after replacing. >.<
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] huangjs:
Taiwan users have reported the yellow tint issue.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sneakingimperator:
From Italy, I have Xperia S 12w08 AAAB:

- yellow spot

- yellow tint

- gosting/memory effect

- automatically robooting

- housing crack near jack 3,5 input
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkn1k3:
Hi i'm new here.

I got Neo V lately (my first android) and i read about rooting and all that stuff.

I wanted to ask you what comes first, rooting or unlocking BL, or it doesn't matter?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yeahyeahright:
I can't seem to find much on this, so I thought I'd ask the question. I personally use a Samsung Galaxy Nexus and was a previous owner of a Galaxy S1. I also sport an Apple Macbook Pro and I love the computer.

There's been a constant "reminder" from various articles how developing for iOS appeals to the developer more than doing so for Android.

This topic has spawned countless of times, and with the recent intro of Instagram to Android, that topic has been re-written once more to show why iOS is "dominant" among developers compared to Android. Article HERE.

Thing is, with all this talk about developing for iOS being better, I find myself asking "if that were true, then why do developers still develop for Android? If that were true, Instagram wouldn't even bother coming to Android...especially since it's free."

So what would make developers for Instagram want to make an app for Android when according to these articles:

Developing on Android is "harder" because it has to adapt to countless hardwares

Android developers make less than iOS developers

Do you develop for both iOS and Android? What's your take? What actually entices you to want to work on the Android platform?

It would be nice if a developer who works on both platforms can give some insights. Please no fanboy or anti-apple talk here...I am sure many of you Android users like me, would have had your friends who are iPhone users bring up such a topic on how they've read that developing for iOS is better, and you can't explain to them why people still make apps for Android cause there's little material online to covers that topic. I'm genuinely curious to know from a developer's perspective
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spunker88:
Developers want to get their program out to as many people as possible so they develop for platforms where the customers are at. The two biggest phone operating systems right now are iOS and Android.

Developers choose iOS first because their is a lot less device diversity with iOS devices so developing an app is probably easier. It has also been shown that there is more money to be made selling iOS apps than Android apps which could be due to the fact that people who are on a tight budget may see an Android device as a better deal or may have a carrier that doesn't even sell the iPhone. Piracy is an issue on both platforms but it could be argued that Android is easier to pirate on since apks can be sideloaded without rooting where as iPhones have to be jailbroken. But sideloading apks is used for legit reasons as well, like testing betas, nightlies and other apps that aren't distributed through App Stores.

Android apps have to account for multiple screen resolutions, ratios, and densities. Most regular apps scale just fine. Games seem to be where there are the most issues and I really wish Google would address the issues. It seems each GPU type needs its own support (PowerVR, Nvidia, Adreno, etc). I really wish Google would implement something like DirectX so games can be played on any GPU with enough power. iOS has the advantage here because only a single GPU type is used, PowerVR I believe, so all games can be optimized for it. Couple that with the fact that iOS tends to bring in more money and this is why the game developers usually favor it over Android.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yeahyeahright:
Thanks for the insight. I figured gaming would be difficult for developers but didn't understand why, I just naturally assumed that "if the app seems more complicated, it naturally equates to more complications making it run on various hardwares".

Am I right to say then that when tech reviewers write about how Developers favor iOS to Android, it's mostly pertaining to gaming?

What about non-gaming apps? Is reaching as many people as possible the only incentive to go Android? Take Whatsapp, or Instagram that recently came out...it's free on Android, it also has to deal with multiple hardwares (though now I'm assuming it's actually not as tough as it sounds to accomplish if the app's fairly simple)...is there an incentive for developers to create an Android App...cause the guys at Instagram or Whatsapp could have gone "Well there's nothing here for me, I'll just stick to iOS"...because from what I see, it looks like opening it to the Android market meant having to stress their servers with a sudden influx of users, which mean spending more money to maintain them so it doesn't slow down too much...it seems like a lose-lose situation from where I'm standing. =\

I guess for some apps, google ads are what keeps them going...like Draw Something. I do wonder though how Whatsapp and Instagram manages its upkeep when it doesnt have ads...and if the answer is that they use the money earned from iOS to manage their expansion, is it really worth it if the goal is just branding purposes.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spunker88:
If there is a market to reach developers will develop. Web developers had to put up with the terrible non standard supporting ie6 for years. It was a real pain to develop for but had a large user base that couldnt just be ignored. Android is the same way, developers go where they can reach the consumer. Luckily android its nowhere near as bad as ie6 was.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yeahyeahright:
Thanks for the input! From your take, it seems like developers make apps for Android not because they want to, but they

have

to.

Do you or any of the developers reading this, can testify that there are some ups to developing on Android as compared to iOS.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yeahyeahright:
Hi, sorry the topic may be [Q] but it's meant to generate comments and thoughts pertaining to the Android platform as per the sub header for Android General

Could it please be sent back to Android General? The Q&A section seems to be a place for people to post technical questions they need help solving.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yeahyeahright:
Anyway, anyone else able to share their thoughts? Do you develop for both iOS and Android? It seems so far that people prefer to develop for iOS and lesser for Android, but they do it cause they have to as a means of reaching to the masses, but not really because they want to.

Anyone beg to differ? Do you have a reason why you actually prefer developing for Android over iOS?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thibaultj:
Hi,

I'm a web developer, and when I decided to try mobile development, I made the choice to develop only for Android, for various reasons, but mainly because I'm not a fan of the Apple ecosystem.

This is not fanboyism here, I'm not bashing Apple, they make great products. But I prefer a fragmented ecosystem, with various companies, various devices, various app markets, etc. because this is a great source of opportunities. I also like the fact that android is open-source, leaving the availability to study the source code and hack around.

As for the difficulty to develop for various devices, I'd say that I'm used to it, being a web developer. Web devs are used to cope with various browsers (some of them being pretty old) and different screen sizes. See for example the mediaqueri.es site (cannot post link since I'm a new user)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yeahyeahright:
Thanks for your 2 cents! Am I right to assume that in fact, having to deal with different hardwares and screen sizes are actually a norm among developers before iOS came along? In other words, yes, Apple is right to say criticize that other platforms are harder to work with compared to iOS but that's because iOS is the exception among developing platforms where it's system is easier to work with?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The_R:
But Android and iOS already have something like DirectX - OpenGL ES 1.1 and 2.0.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yeahyeahright:
Thanks for the additional input...if there always is a direct standard like Open GL in both iOS and Android, what's the difficult part about manufacturing games for Android?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ayen1234:
iOS required Apple computer to install their development environment. And You must pay 99$ per year for being the official iOS developer..