yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xperia Player:
(This may only apply to Verizon users) But 2.3.4 for us Verizon customers broke: Google Talk, Push notifications and connection to google services. (r800x)

Anyway if this isn't you download it here: http://shortfuse.org/?page_id=2

Also go to settings > applications > [x] allow unknown sources > development > [x] USB debugging.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Thanks!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agraceful:
Flash tool is the easiest way to flash ftf files and kernels for Xperia phones. Pick it up in my signature if you want. The drivers are included in flash tool of you need them

Edit: only flash non stock based kernels if your boot loader is unlocked.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
flash tft files or kernels? sorry again for the noobishness
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xperia Player:
ftf files are stock roms. Like Verizon 2.3.3 ftf for example.

Custom kernels allow you to flash custom roms. But in your situation if you just want root use superoneclick.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Yeah, thanks
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xperia Player:
Yup, now If you want to unlock your bootloader let me know. That's a whole other process, but worth it if you have the time & money.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
What would unlocking the bootloader do?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xperia Player:
Allow you to flash custom kernels and roms. The Xperia Play isn't getting ICS, but with an unlocked bootloader you can get ICS on your phone. They're working on Jellybean as we speak.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Oh thanks, i thought you only needed root for that. Thanks!

Are there any "root" apps which you recommend/ you think are very useful?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xperia Player:
Nope, if you want ICS 4.0.4 you NEED an unlocked bootloader

APPS:

Barnacle tether, ROM toolbox pro, Sixaxis controller app, Lucky patcher, Titanium backup, there's more out there but this is what I use typically.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ridder215215:
You need an unlocked bootloader to flash custom kernels, not roms. You can flash a custom rom that doesn't require a custom kernel (like Gin2Jellybean) without an unlocked bootloader.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xperia Player:
They claim to work but I know for a fact that with the verizon r800x you absolutely NEED an unlocked bootloader to flash a custom rom, because I tried flashing the UK 2.3.3 firmware with Timescape and Mediascape UI. It clearly said for unlocked and locked bootloaders, but it did not work. So after I unlocked my bootloader I went back and tried it, worked perfectly.

Verizon doesn't want you to do ANYTHING with this phone!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
what's the difference between a ROM and kernel?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fma965:
uh ics for locked bootloaders

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28523649
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xperia Player:
I'm not positive but I believe the Kernel is what triggers the internal parts, for example over clocking the CPU is something within the kernel I believe, and the ROM is like the interface and how the display of the phone is set up...

If I'm wrong someone please correct me cuz I'm still rather new to this too.

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Yeah the R800i doesn't require an unlocked bootloader to flash roms, but from my experience on Verizon with 2.3.3 and 2.3.4 (R800X) you have to have unlocked bootloader to flash custom roms. The only thing I could flash on my phone before I unlocked it was stock roms / ftf files. EVERYTHING else would report back an error or left me having to re flash my phone to stock :\
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Would I be able to buy incompatible apps from the market on my phone with root?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fma965:
depends on why they are in compatible
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Well, just say i wanted to buy a tegra game on my phone so then i can download that onto my tablet, would that be possible?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
With the root app Chainfire3D Pro, you can do that.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
No free alternative? Would Market Enabler work? Also, does chainfire 3D just boost your phones performance?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fma965:
but you cant buy the tegra game even with chainfire can you ?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chery2k:
If you cant buy the game from the marketplace. You can always edit your build prop into tricking the android marketplace believeing its another device.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
Chainfire 3D Pro version allows changing settings to make the market think you have an Nvidia GPU, allowing you to buy Tegra games. The free version only allows playing them, not buying them
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
No free alternative that I'm aware of, and Market Enabler just changes what network the market thinks you're on (eg. T-Mobile instead of AT&T)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] otonieru:
There's chance it could work. U can try modifying build.prop file after u root your phone
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
How do you modify the build.prop?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] otonieru:
get Root Explorer or ES File Explorer app and got to /system

u will find build.prop file, u can modify it by opening it as a text

do backup before u do any editing
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Thanks. Don''t really know about backups though. How do i do that?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Parkside:
For someone with over 1000 posts you sure ask a lot of noob questions...just saying like.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PROlific666:
Asking may be the quickest way to find out but searching for the answer will help you learn more in the long run. When you just ask you get one answer... when you do a search you often find answers to questions you haven't even thought to ask yet. 1st Search like hell ...then 2nd again search like hell and 3rd search like hell one more time... then if you still cant find the answer... then ask.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Yeah i know. Posted a lot but barely know the basics.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alquistador:
If u root properly you might get a tree!!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
i'm trying to use link 2 sd but i can't move that blue bar in move/resize partition. It states 29.72GB. I can't type any Value except "0". I want about 500mb more, that's it. How do i do this?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
I don't see any option to resize a partition in Link2SD
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Sorry, i am trying this:

http://www.xperiablog.net/2011/12/12/link2sd-guide-never-worry-about-internal-memory-limits-again

but as i said i can't do anything
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
Did you shrink the first partition before trying to create a new one?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
What do you mean? I was trying to follow the steps and got up to move/resize partition after which I couldn't do anything to the blue bar
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Is the process of installing a different bootup animation the same for every android phone? If not, how is it done on the play?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DubleJayJ:
Pretty sure it's the same. Get an app called ROM Toolbox, and they have a wide section of Bootup Animations.

I highly recommend unlocking your bootloader though.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wuby:
Install custom ROM if you want. For example CM7 is HIGHLY customizable rom :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Thanks, I don't want to install a custom ROM yet. Do you need an unlocked bootloader to have a different bootup animation? I don't even know how to change the bootup animation to be honest. I also don't know how i can get into recovery. "x-parts" didn't work
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CyberScopes:
use this

press volume down continually when booting up.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
How do I backup my current stock bootup animation and then restore it?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Got it working now. I had to use version 5 though
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] otonieru:
Go to system/media and back up your bootanimation.zip

Just put it back there later
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Can i install a boot animation from anywhere or won't some work with the play? E.g. i find a boot animation on the galaxy nexus forums, would that work?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Also, some boot animations are flashable via CWMbut i don't understand this. Do i install the zip from recovery and then reboot? If so, where can i find the file?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slothboy:
Advantages? Everything. Disadvantages? You require a brain.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
The previous 2 questions still stands if someone could please answer them but I have another problem. My boot animation doesn't change. I installed one and it's changed to that and won't change to anything else. I've tried putting different zips in data/local but it doesn't work and I keep getting the same one even though I've deleted it from that folder. Any help?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Help would be appreciated
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Fixed the previous issue. I wasn't renaming the file! Just need an answer to the above 2 please. I don't know where the zip file goes after i install it.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] otonieru:
Mostly can work just fine, although certain animation with higher res for newer device can causing slow boot...

There's a thread that purposely made for bootanimation collection, u should try to find it...

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The zip will go to same location that i mention in my previous reply...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
I go into system/media but only see bootanimation.zip. I've been in the thread that you mentioned and downloaded something as well and installed it using ROM manager but where is that file on my phone? I need to paste it into data/local but I don't know where the file is to begin with
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] otonieru:
What files do u mean? Bootanimation.zip itself is the file that contain your bootanimation...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
i mean, say for example, i download a boot animation from the intenet on y phone and then install it via CWM, where is the file on my phone?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PROlific666:
Ive never flashed a bootanimation.zip in CWM... just take it from the download file into your the file that your device uses for its boot animation. Read this. It was found with a Google search.

Type your question into Google search and a majority of the time you will find the answer yourself.

http://droidmodderx.com/installing-boot-animations/
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
I can't find the bootanimation files in my download folder though, despite them being downloaded from the internet.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
I can see these bootanimations here but can't locate them to put into data/local
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PROlific666:
Are you downloading them from your computer? Are you using the xda app when you click on the link?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] terris98:
Hack games using GameCIH >:D
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PROlific666:
If you use the tapatalk app for example it will be in the tapatalk file... its probably the same for the xda forum app
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
I am not using a computer. I am using the xda app when clicking the link but it downloads using dolphin mini. I shall check there in that folder.

Edit: Nothing in those folders.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PROlific666:
That's weird man... it really should be in the download folder. You could download it from a PC and then drag it over to the device and put in whatever folder you want. Idk what would keep it from going to your download folder though.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
As shown in the picture above, they have definitely downloaded and when i click them, i get the option to open with recovery, ES zip viewer or Gameboid. I will probably try using the computer.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1629761

Where can i get the above bootanimation but for the xperia play?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Using chainfire 3D but it says that installing it could lead to the device not booting in which case I would need to re flash the firmware. Is this just a warning or is it quite a common occurrence?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
I'm sure he just says that because it changes things with root permissions. He doesn't want to be held liable for the screw-ups of noobs
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
How do i restore the messages that i had and conversations that i had with TB? I backed up all apps and system apps but can't seem to find a way to do it?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Is there an app that finds which parts of my SD card haven't been in use and therefore can be deleted? Or something like that? I'm sure i saw something about something like that
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Bumping an old thread, but how can I view what's on my second partition of the micro SD card from my phone?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Also, how would I get/use Smartass V2 on my phone? Does it control the clock speeds on your phone?

Thanks for any replies
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AKSHAY JAIN:
i cant able to move wats app to sd after rooting please give the solution
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eksasol:
Smartass is a governor type for the CPU, I think it control the behavior of the clock speed and how they fluctuate base on your activities. You have to use a kernel that support (more) governors, such as lupus or doom kernel. You can use SetCPU or such apps to change the governor and other things.

You can read more about cpu governor and i/o scheduler here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1369817

My preference is i/o: bfq and gov: smoothass. This result in pretty smooth usage.

Sent from my R800i
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Thanks for the answer
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nanoadmin:
FAQ Video available --- Check it out.

Hey, just for people like you, I did this video like 3 years ago. Still useful today. Find it d'ici
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Mattwan:
This is modified icons for Quickpanel and SystemUI icons.

First you have to flash this quickpanel first http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1769082 and replace SystemUI.apk with rw-r--r--.

Credits: p3001ee for quickpanel and JKenvin for icons http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1698728

And i have changed Sony stock folder icon as you see on screenshot. For the folder icon replace Home.apk with rw-r--r--.

After you have replaced Home.apk, all of your widgets on your home screen will not work untill you remove from home screen and add again.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Mr_Comple:
tell me please can you send me the xperia s folder icon...?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Mattwan:
Here you go...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Mr_Comple:
thanks a lot...!

do you mind sharing the stock one too...?

(the one that comes with xperia s launcher.. )
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Mattwan:
Here you go again...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Mr_Comple:
i thank you again and again... :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mousis:
nice work

:highfive::highfive:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Dawn°:
Thank you for sharing!!!!!!

Thank you for sharing!!!!!!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rezaarga:
Thanks... With this folder my home looks nice and clean now...

:thumbup::)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] luaifarah:
so the systemui.apk is for the quickpanel right? can i put it without the home.apk?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Raaj52:
Thanks for the buddy, really lovin it.. thank you... :good:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kifer:
IS OK
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rezaarga:
Yes you can...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] momingsi:
Thanks... this looks nic!!!:D
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ftwisawesome:
I'm going to pick up a nexus 7 soon but i'd just like to ask a question.

Is there really a point loading custom roms and kernels?

I know OC is not necassary but it i cool but seriously, whats the point of custom roms and kernels over all when you have a device that is going to get all the updates straight from google for a very long time in which we will not need to port to this device and also this game can run any game with spectacular performance and no lagg. And thanks to project butter as well.

So is there really a reason? Can you please tell me why?

And by the way do you need root to install free apks?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brando56894:
I've had Android devices for two years and always flashed custom ROMs and kernels. Once I got an N7 I was so impressed with the speed I thought the same thing. After a few days I flashed _motley's kernel and it made it even faster, I was still using the stock ROM though. A few hours ago, I flashed glazed jelly donut which is fast as all hell.

By all means, ROMs and kernels aren't necessary, yet you have a Nexus device so why the hell not? :D
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ftwisawesome:
Yeah your right.

But what i'm just confused on is which rom or kernel is the best :P
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tribestros:
I'm sticking with the stock ROM but I have it heavily modded.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glenn37216:
Your mis informed if you think the Nexus 7 doesn't lag in games at stock.Play a game like spiderman with a fps program running on your nexus .. it's a joke at stock speeds. Even the update for PuddleTHD causes major stutter on some new maps added. The list could go on and on .. Asphalt 7 is another game that at stock speeds is a joke...

Custom roms takes off bloatware and adds features and enhances that bring out the true potential of the tablet.

I'm loving the new features of the CM10 Jelly Bean ROM + Motley Kernel . The added landscape mode is especially useful at the home screen... The pro's of adding a custom rom to your table is endless.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tribestros:
There's really no reason to flash a new ROM. Flash a new kernel and over clock it.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glenn37216:
Depends on the user really. I could list a 100 reasons why I choose a newer rom over stock.

But instead I'll list my top 4 I noticed right off the bat going to CM10;

1.)increased stability

2.)No bloatware

3).reponsiveness..touch screen especially

4.) increased boot times
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whiskey_Tango:
Increased boot times would mean that it takes longer to boot?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebobp:
Well, a second advantage of a custom ROM is to add new features, e.g. navigation/notification bar customizations, theming, lock screen options, that aren't present in the stock ROM. It really beats me why the google team hasn't been rushing to kang all the CM, for example, features (Apple et al would be even more left in the dust), but I guess that's bureaucracy for you.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidsteele1975:
Perhaps it's a complexity thing? Google are keeping the Nexus deliberately simple; let manufacturers build their own themes and skins, let the community do the same. But a lot of people getting the Nexus 7 on Christmas Day won't want to know about what modifications could be done to their N7, right..? :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dferrey:
Let me play devils advocate. How many who report improved performance, whether it's the touch screen, graphics or other, have validate that perception with hard evidence?

Don't get me wrong, and please try and avoid the flaming. I've nothing against flashing new ROM's or kernals as I've done it with my Fire. I'm just curious.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KiNG OMaR:
The only real performance improvement is overclocking. Anything else is just placebo in my book.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtxx1:
Bloat ware? Isn't this a nexus device?

Where got lost ware?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Compusmurf:
What you call bloat and what I call bloat may be different.

G+, Talk, Magazines, Korean Keyboard--All bloat to me. I won't use any of those.

If I ever needed them, I could always re-d/l from the play store. I don't need it built in.

Movies, debatable for me. After watching the free movie, I'll probably never use it again.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] altrikdout21:
I'm thinking of doing the same as you. Only thing holding me back is that most ROMs I've tried are buggy, at least a tiny bit. I'm on stock ROM with trinity kernel, doing just fine. Don't play many games, so performance bumps aren't necessary for me.

Does removing G+ and such really do all that much? I don't use them, so I figured they'd just be dormant somewhere. Do they slow the system down that much?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kangxi:
Those games are not optimized for Tegra 3 (except of course Puddle) and there are numerous posts about them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Dennisalex:
Is there the Samsung App for Tmobile galaxy S2 Devices?¿ Thanks. I Really want does Free games Andf free Updates Legal.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] slamindamalibu:
Confused

what exactly are you talking about?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] _atlien_:
LOL
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jr_718:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1683639
[Nexus 7 General] jojo4747:
Dang good battery. Moderate use
[Nexus 7 General] brando56894:
I underclock mine to 51 MHz when the screen is off and it will last 24-36. At 1.6 GHz it will last 6 or so hours.
[Nexus 7 General] jojo4747:
I made no changes to the system plus I played asphalt for thirty minutes and my brother cordy sky for an hour. Plus Google wallet at Mc donalds, and lots of showing off
[Nexus 7 General] sway40:
Already a battery thread.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] greengoldmello:
My sense messaging app puts the wrong person when I text somebody. Say I text person A, but when I go back to the message list, it has another person's name and picture instead. It persists after reboot. Very annoying