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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xperia play:
Hi

Im new to xda developers and to be honest im below rookie ( im 14 btw)

okay so i rooted my xperia play r800i its unlocked and in the uk

after rooting i installed cyanogenmod 7 on which the touch sensitive controls google play and camera werent working so i decided to install it again unfortunatly i had deleted some files with titatanium backup, during installation it aborted installation and said ( error 7).

Now my phone turns on and stays on the free xperia logo and thats about it i can go into recovery mode but dont no what to do.

PLEASE HELP WHAT SHOULD I DO TO MAKE IT WORK AGAIN I WOULD PREFER TO INSTALL ANDROID 2.3.4 BACK IN BUT DONT MIND ANY WORKING ROM FOR THE MOMENT

THANKS!!!!!!!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] umarian:
Here is a digital clock from galaxy s2;it is made for xperia"s neo v screen size and it work for ics nordic;copy file in system\app(permisionis rw--r--),reboot and enjoy
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Aarush:
Can someone please port the horizontal weather widget (which has animations and opens up when touched) from xperia s to ics?

Please! I really like that

Sent from my neo V
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] umarian:
Its posible but for to work you have TWlaucher;dont work with home launcher for xperia neo
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Aarush:
I meant about the xperia s widget(sorry forgot to mention,)

Sent from my neo V
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] ThilinaC:
It works good on ICS rom :D

I'm thinking to post a zip with all working xperia s apps on it to use with cwm,want ? :p
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Aarush:
I want it right nowwww! Pm me plz ;)

Sent from my neo V
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] mpiekp:
Yes please
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] monil.verma:
I have that widget installed as I restored it from titanium backup ! How do I extract its apk from there ??
[Xperia Arc General] BBangSik:
Hi, I found that XPERIA S music app works well on Offical ICS but Status Bar and Lockscreen Music Control is not working :(
[Xperia Arc General] SOA_Asy:
I knew it two months ago..

I think that we can use xperia s music player equalizer when XPERIA S ICS release
[Xperia Arc General] progosu:
guys does this player work on cm9? the only thing I'm missing on my lovely cyanogenmod is the music player from xperia s.
[Xperia Arc General] DrearierJester1:
agree...

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the only xperia S app I'm using atm is the keyboard and a modified conversations.apk (modified because it was modified to enable MMS and starred feature)

I read somewhere on the forum that weather widgets are also working haven't tried though as I switched to Go Launcher Ex which is pretty cool on Official ICS.
[Xperia Arc General] Overdose1986:
Which music widget app do you use with go launcher?
[Xperia Arc General] HSNalfar3:
install AudioEffectServise.apk and SemcMetadataCleanup.apk and dsp manger.apk

so you can have more proper music
[Xperia Arc General] omarfaieq007:
I got it working but the sound enhancement is giving me a force close!I am on official ICS..Arc S..any idea?

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Are those from Xperia S or what?thanks
[Xperia Arc General] justlev:
Let's hope :)

Let's hope there will be someone to fix that.. The app is great! :)
[Xperia Arc General] soldiers33:
Can you tell me where you got these modified apps? Ive tried using them on ics final but I get force closes.
[Xperia Arc General] HSNalfar3:
for Xperia S apps I got it from the xperia play forum here is the link extract AudioEffectServise.apk , SemcMetadataCleanup.apk ,semcMusic.apk and MusicWidget.apk and put them in the system/app after fixing the permission

the sound enhancement will give you force close thats why I use dsp manger for ISC you can download it from here
[Xperia Arc General] Azev:
I prefer DSP Manager because it works with audio and vidéos.
[Xperia Arc General] CrazyPeter:
Bluetooth Play/Pause is broken when using the Xperia S Music player on Arc S with ICS.

it's because the intent changes.

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23172

http://code.google.com/p/media-button-router/issues/detail?id=10#c5

We need the ICS version of the Xperia S music player for the Arc S, which should fix this (unless Sony don't realise it's changed either....)

You can fix it temp by installing "Media Button Router"
[Xperia Arc General] brau__lio:
Thanks HSNalfar3! It worked great for my recently ICS upgraded xperia Arc.

But does anyone know how to make the music widget work on another launcher? (because it is only working on sony launcher..) :/
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] safrin:
I have a problem and not just any ... :( now he writes about what's going on.

I absorb all of the batteries within 12 hours no matter what happens I read lots ofposts on the web but I was a strange coincidence after charging the battery to get the complete 100% to 0% discharge is 12 max 13 hours on stanby . SpoonChargeprogram shows the temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and does not drop even though I put in, the place where the temperature was 16 degrees this has notdecreased (tried on two original batteries in which one is new), the CPU clock speed is low is exceeded 50% did not fall off so that it cuts processor. I have uploaded for fun original ROM, ROM, 826X, and now Venus 2.4 without changes ...I did Task29 >> ROM >> HARD RESET >> reset and still nothing. Yesterday I charge the batteries into the full and off Xperia today are no longer included the empty battery ... hands fall off. Is the fault of the electronics in the middle? and what you can do about it. Has anyone had similar? Please help :(

Sorry for my english is not very good
[GT540 Optimus General] MrCzAjNiK:
Yea, when you probably saw the topic title you think "it's simple, just flash"

But no. My pc cant recognize phone. It's very strange.

Let's start from begining.

I buy the phone from polish online shopping site like ebay.

Someone bricked it and it display only "download mode"

Its strage because when I try to get into fastboot phone shutdown,

when I want to get into recovery or I just power device on it goes automaticlly into "download mode".

At first I was think it have broken usb port, but when i plug it into usb, it try to power on as normally, but with no succed.

Anyone have same problem before? Can anyone help me?
[GT540 Optimus General] hani93:
first install drivers to your pc,

then flash phone with kdz flasher (read other topics, there is a lot of these questions and answers)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Devin-J:
i heard that 1500 kbs is the recommended. what happens if i make it 2000 kbps, will it play or not play. what is the max supperted for x10? thanks for ur time :) :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] PatrikSelin:
I currently have two tablet: ASUS Transformer and new iPad. I am writing an article on the Android vs iOS (only the operating system).

I would like to hear users' opinions about why you chose Android, or do you own both? What is good or bad is in Android/iOS. What Apple/Google is doing better than Apple/Google. If your answer is, Apple is crap, do not bother to comment.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Goatshocker:
Andoid: Open source

iOS: closed source with limited functionality.

Enough said.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] worldindo1:
People hold strong opinions so watch out because this article will flame like hell. I will say that Apple is crap, but I will explain why I say this. Given the freedom of Android, I'd choose nothing else. Given the advanced level of control over your device, I'd choose nothing else. Given the open source availability of our beloved OS, I'd choose nothing else. Given the diverse choice of apps on the Play Store and the larger amount of free apps, I'd choose nothing else. Aside from that sort of stuff, Apple's BS just plain ticks me off. How these a-holes can actually try to monopolize the technology industry and file all of these lawsuits against their competitors (not to mention the fact that they are being goddamned hipsters and trying to claim that they invented the slide-to-unlock and face unlock features... I'm truly surprised they haven't dug up the inventor of the wheel and tried to sue him). Samsung, Google, and all of their competitors are forking out an arm and a leg to lawyers. Sorry if I seem like I'm pissy, I just don't like the fact that Apple is trying to ruin Android, when it's so beautiful.

This is my Tapatalk 2 signature. Rockin' the app on my Nook Color running ICS 4.0.4, courtesy of Dalingrin, Fattire, and our other beloved XDA weenies (nemith, keyodi, arcee, hacdan, etc.)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] rjarl:
Hi!!,

I currently have iPad 1stGen and TF101

I just decide to change to Android becouse of many mods and tweaks i can do (open source), it's very funny for me, and with patience and read, you can play withot kill your data.

I have to say that iOS (Without jailbreak) is boring for me. But iOS have a year of advantage versus android, in terms of quality and performance hardware-software, and they sell more devices, and more, and more, so they have more customers, more potential buyers and much more money to spend.

Both are similar, a store... a developer community... the fact is that in a future, I think one cannot survive without the other. And android is growing too!.

rjarl
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
Not sure if that's a benefit to the end user.

Some would argue that android is buggy and has low quality apps because it's so "open", while apples tight reign over the iOS ecosystem ensures a reliable, consistent and high-quality experience for the user.

Honestly, the "average person" doesn't give a damn about open or closed source. They just want something that works with minimal fuss, and that's why Apple can sell more iPads in a week than all Android manufacturers can in a quarter.

I love android because it can do everything I need it to do. My wife loves iOS because it allows her to do everything she wants it to do. The difference is that I'm always maintaining my Android devices, that is, I'm always monitoring the battery or checking for excess wake locks or apps that don't play nice, which she doesn't have to worry about those things at all.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] farsight73:
Both are around to suits difference preference in term of functionality, design and fashioned for end users like us..

Some really like to customised, root, flashing and all those freedom you would get in Android world but some doesn't bother and use what the gadget has to offer officially and some just follow others or the latest technology without knowing what best..

I have a friend who just follow and get what others have. Everybody in the office bought iPad and so does she but all she knows and do is playing the build-in facebook mini games.. Jailbreaking an iPad/iPhone wouldn't be as good as rooting an Android devices ..

I choose Android both phone and tablet for the easy customise(root, CWM and custom roms) and the ability to connect to PC as removable drive without needing another program to run..
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Magnum20:
I love my android tablet. The flexibility is key for me. Maybe the average user doesn't care about open source, but the average user could care about things like, widgets, different keyboards, customization of the homescreens. For me I like, and pick my android products based on the development community around it. I had a G-tablet first, now an asus slider. And I own an HTC incredible, running ICS, something it was never thought it would be able to do, and its all because there is a great community around it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] rjarl:
+1 to that, one of his greats features!!!! just like a removable disk
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Rumbleweed:
Need to ask question in other venues. Asking here is like asking if you should buy a chevy truck on a ford truck forum.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jerrykur:
I use both. The IOS platform is largely an application launcher. As such it has some limitations on it's functionality. This is by design to make it easy for new users to learn and use, and most of all remember. The ISO interface is very clean and simple and was built by some amazing designers. Given the numbers of IOS users it is obvious this strategy of clean design and simplicity has worked.

Android looks very much like what I see in a lot of application designed by developers. It has a lot of developer centric features such as extensive settings and customizations. The UI has some behaviors that must be learned and remembered to operate effectively. One example is press and hold to get to additional functionality.

Because it was developed by developer instead of UI designers, Android is more feature rich. It makes extensive use of multi-tasking and multi-threading. Also, Intents makes functionality sharing and extensions to the UI such as different keyboards very easy. But, this also increases the complexity

At the end of the day neither system is right or wrong. They are just right for different sets of users.

- IOS is easy to learn and remember. Everything works by apps and you can press one button to get back to familiarity of home. This restricts the options you have in apps which is perfect for a more casual user.

- Android allows for complex UIs which can let users interact with apps in complex manners. This can result in a very powerful app, or a complex mess. But, this is the type of apps and Android is the type of OS that power users want.

Jerry
[Eee Pad Transformer General] billouetaudrey:
The question Android vs iOS is same Linux vs Windows...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] surroundedbytrees:
I've owned both iOS and Android devices. I'm currently using an iPad2 64GB 3G. Android has the potential to be a great tablet OS, but as it stands currently it's just too much of a mess IMHO. In order of importance (too me) I feel that display, followed by OS stability, functionality, developer support, and customization are the deciding factors in choosing a device. The custom ROMS within the Android camp are nice (I primarily used the Revolver ones), however all the goodness that ICS was suppose to bring about fizzled. Perhaps the communities expectations were high. The TF201 (which i tried and returned) was rushed to market for bragging rights (Quad Core and Ice Cream), while overlooking so many design flaws (MicroSD Slot, WiFi performance, GPS, colour saturation, and most importantly OS Stability). In addition ASUS position on locking the unit down means that those wishing to try a Developers ROM are forced to void their warranty. So what do I miss now in iOS? Well widgets are the biggest thing. Those and live wallpapers tho I'd bet chew into one's battery.

One thing that nagged at me was the disparity of data plans. I use an older Palm Pixi Plus (cell phone). On that I pay $10 for 100MB. When I was living with the TF101 I could tether it to the Palm (but it was slow), so I looked into the portable hotspot solutions. The problem I saw was the huge price differences (data regardless of the device accessing it should be priced the same IMO) 5GB on a Flex Plan costs $70, whereas 5GB on the iPad costs $35.

Prior to the iPad I've never owned a single Apple device and a despised iTunes for all it's bloatware and autostart services, I've ran Windows (since 3.11 ) and Ubuntu (since Hardy) on my systems.

There are alot of biases between these 2 camps, frankly I just want a device that works as advertised, doesn't crash and force me to reboot or cold start. The first time any of us pick up a device to complete a task while wondering if the device will work as we hope, is the time we should be asking ourselves is that device honestly meeting our needs
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
It should be noted that while we have the option of customizing Android to our hearts content, customizing can lead to a drop in stability and poor battery life. Custom ROMS can often break basic functions of the OS and make apps incompatible or just plain unstable.

What Apple users miss from android, they gain in device stability, app compatibility, amazing battery life, consistent app experience and a simple "pickup and go" experience. This is what most people are looking for. Even the average android user won't take advantage of widgets, custom keyboards, custom ROMS and kernels , etc. That stuff is often reserved for the power users who like to tweak and control everything on their device... And power users make up a small percent of the total user base.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] hairpower:
What kind of freedom are you talking about? I can't even root this thing, so it might as well be IPad in my hands right now..

I haven't used any apple device and probably won't. Because of the price. That's what makes difference between Apple and Android devices before I even have got any :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] surroundedbytrees:
Agreed the vast majority of users have no interest is hacking their device. They want it to simply work!

Further someone mentioned that price is a factor. Yes however now that we've seen a price drop on the iPad2 it's a moot point
[Eee Pad Transformer General] anarox:
To answer your question simply. Without jailbreaking an ios device you cannot:

1:Download roms or any emulators, this includes all SNES,n64,psx etc etc

2:You cannot run freeware music software like grooveshark ( my favorite), it was banned from appstore, and now only resides in cydia (jailbreak + montly fee is required)

3:You cannot download torrents. Jailbreak is required, even then it is a not a good experience.

4: you cannot transfer files directly to folders, an SHSH connection is required, which requires jailbreak.

All these things you can do without rooting, so you are not holding an ipad device my friend, you would have notice it.

The best thing about android is that developers can make their own apps and spread them for free to the community, that experience can be obtained with iOS and cydia, but It can cause some real problems in your phone, and decrease its battery time.

When you use cydia apps, sometimes you will notice very unstable behavior from your idevice, like winterboard or dreamboarder, which caused my phone to brick itself.

in more simple words, To get an android experience on an apple device, you will make the iOS more unstable than applefanboys claim android to be.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GuestD0329:
I completely agree, ios is for the simpler person, who do not care about reaching the full potential of their device, they just want it to work.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] james robinson:
totally agree on all points!!!

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from what i gather, iOS is simple whereas android is sophisticated!!!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mach2005:
A year ago I bought an iPad to replace my laptop. I did this because I used my android phone more then my laptop to place things on internet. For example on auction sites.

It wasn't what I expected. iOS is too secure. Something simple like searching a foto in your filesystem and upload it isn't possible. Even when iOS is jailbroken!

Now I have an android tablet, which can replace my laptop completely.

An iPad is nice for internet or reading your mail. Or for an electronics noob.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] asdfuogh:
I can understand if people like iOS more for its stability, but for the generation that's under 35, how can anyone be too stupid to use Android? It's honestly not more complicated (I got my first tablet, TF101, last year in the summer, then my first smartphone about a month ago, SGi777) and you can do so much more. I've used my girlfriend's iPhone a lot (waiting at the bus stop, hanging around her place without anything to do.. etc.) and it's really hard to believe that anyone would want an iOS product for its "simplicity" because I'd say that it took me maybe two hours to understand how to manipulate Android as much as you can manipulate iOS (and of course, I learn more ways to manipulate Android as time goes on because it has so many possibilities that open up as you root and gain more control..).

Now, I'm a physics major, and I work with some computer programming languages, but none of which would really help for my learning experience with Android. I play games, but not much since early high school, so that wasn't it either. I use my computer, but not really for anything that requires super knowledge about computers. I've used iOS on a computer before, I've used Windows on a computer before, and I've used Ubuntu (really awesome, except it doesn't play certain Windows games which made me not completely switch over).

I guess the real difference between the two is the perception held by the masses. Yeah, Android is also cheaper (kind of, I mean, the good phones cost as much as iPhones but go on sale sometimes) so that kind of fuels the perception in lots of places. I know that in China, many of the wealthier folks like to buy things that are superfluously expensive for the reason that they are more expensive (my postdoc mentor being an example), and that's probably one thing that keeps this "iOS is the elite, Android is the poor man's choice" kind of thing going.

Sorry for the rant.

tl;dr: Android is as simple as iOS if you want to do only what iOS can do, but Android gives the user the potential to go farther. The main difference is the perception in the eyes of the masses, and that perception is tied to marketing and prices.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] horndroid:
Quoted for truth.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] miketoasty:
Let me start off with one of the main reasons I chose an Android tablet, price. For $550 I was able to get a TF101 and the keyboard dock. Also, since I had a MicroSD card laying around from my old phone, I was able to add more space easily to my tablet (32 GB SD Card + 8 GB internal = 40 GB Total Space).

Compared to an iPad:

TF 101 + 40 GB of storage + keyboard dock + carrying case = $580

iPad 2 + 64 GB model + Bluetooth keyboard + "Smart" cover = $775

Difference of = ~$200

So at the time I saved around $200 just by going with an Android tablet. Now to more specific reasons.

First off, I was coming from an Android smartphone, so I was already familiar with the ecosystem, had a very in depth knowledge of rooting, flashing and everything that goes along with that. I already had an account on XDA so if I needed help I knew it would be readily available.

Second, I have a uncle who keeps up to date with the latest Apple gadgetry, and after playing with the iPad I just really couldn't see the appeal. With my Android tablet (After rooting) I can do some really cool stuff with VNC, RDP, file transferring, and the sort which from what I can tell, isn't or wasn't available on the iPad.

Finally, I knew that if I bought an iPad I would get sucked into the sheep paranoia. I.e. needing to update on a yearly basis. So far I am rounding in on a year with my TF101 while my uncle (Who bought his iPad around the same time) has already upgraded, and I see no need in upgrading any time soon. I am on the latest version of Android (4.0.4), my tablet still runs smooth, I can still do everything that a brand new tablet can do.

Basically I am happy with my purchase, I saved money, got a tablet that does everything I need it to do. I am running the latest software and have an amazing community to come to if I ever have issues.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
This is an odd statement. It's Android devices which become out of date every few weeks. Having ONE new Apple model update every year is great. Upgrade if you want or wait. Asus alone has a handful of new devices with more to come, and there's always a new Android tablet coming which makes the one you're using seem old . I would say that upgrade paranoia falls to the Android camp.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] yosemite610:
Ditto

Open source is the bottom line, and with the vast user(and Dev) base Android has it seems a no-brainer for this geek.