yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] redij59:
ur ri8 dude!!!

INDEED THERE IS NOTHING TO LOSE AND UNLOCKING BY OFFICIAL METHOD IS FAR MORE SAFE AND EASY

Hell wid DRM Keys :):D:D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Pixelado:
Thanks for your input, bud :good:

However, due to a very restricted mobile data cap (no DSL/Cable here), I'll have to wait till tomorrow. Not because of the unlock procedure, it's just I don't have any custom ROM worth flashing at the moment, and most of them are 100mb+

Hopefully, more members will drop by and post some thoughts (yeah, thoughts, because there seems to be no end-all-be-all concensus on this).
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] madhouses:
Well i'll make also oficial one and after month of use still dont missing nothing.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] redij59:
Try out cm10 with KrSH kernel

Enjoy d benefit of unlocking bootloader
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Pixelado:
This is my only "reliable" phone at the moment and I want it to stay that way, so CM10 remains a no-go until it's stable enough for a daily driver.

BTW, I don't feel like I'm missing anything from JB right now. Quite a bunch of it's new features are merely internet services (which sucks in my area). Don't care that much about Project Butter either 'cause my XMP is smooth enough already :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] loCe45:
I believe there's at least a slight change of retaining your warranty if you unlock it via TP method, since you can relock it while still having DRM keys intact, where unlocking with official method, you leave significantly bigger footprint (SE site + no DRM keys), and there's no way Sony will cover any hardware damage to your phone afterwards.

And about TrackID, i never used it, and I consider it nothing more than a bloatware :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] un.Known:
Nothing but this

Hi budd

1st :: DRM and S*** like that I guess can be replaced with SoundHound or Shazam

2nd :: As for Warranty ,hmm:rolleyes: ,I unlocked my XMP 30 minutes after I bought it:laugh: ,Warranty is only for software or Factory building Mistakes ,it does't cover any hardware damage if it's done by you (I don't know if this is the situation in your country:D),so no need to it(as you're gonna pay to have it fixed if it got broken) ,every software problem is fixable be flashing a stock .ftf

3rd :: The only concern is This:eek:

But I think FlashTool Is more than Enough ,It can do the same functions as PC Companion and SUS ,and even have a lot more than that ,(+ a Log):good:

4th :: on the long term ,UnLocked Bootloader gives you a lot of Flexibility

Like U don't have to root after Flashing Stocks ,just flashing Kernels will do ,custom Kernels ,CWM ..... etc etc:victory:

Try Real ICS r5.2 with KrSH Kernel 3.0

Or Stock .431 firmware with MESA 1.6

These are great Mix I think:highfive:

Or you can Flash FXP-132

Happy UnLocking & Flashing
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] nori971:
Now you can use trackID without any DRM on your phone. I agree with Un.Knowen trackID is garbage it could barely recognize my songs.

For my part I suggest real ICS lite r2 + KrSH Kernel V2! For stability and battery life

voyé dépi on ti SK17i!!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] rahimali:
I just last week used the test point method to unlock the bl of my Mini (ST15i). I was having a ton of issues and totally unable to go through with it using the tool under Windows 7 but when i booted into Windows XP, was able to accomplish it in the first go, so that's a consideration as well. I'd still recommend you give it one more shot but only for the following reason, not the DRM keys ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] evilbarcode:
No matter what tho, flashtool always saves the day so really, no point. I mean one more go sure but if you run into problems then meh who cares more on to the official method.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] loCe45:
I disagree, i had hardware damage, got it repaired free of charge thanks to warranty.

Real ICS is basically stock rom with mods installed... I have already almost all of those mods installed on my stock rom :) Also, i believe you can install RealICS on device with locked bootloader.

Only reason i would ever consider unlocking bootloader would be to put better kernel (better: i would expect at least 20% performance boost, and longer battery life), or perhaps some bug-free version of JB ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Pixelado:
Keeping a locked bootloader just for the sake of using OTAs and official updates is just silly IMO. It's not like Sony delivers updates faster than this community does, right?

Well, screw DRM, I'll do it tonight :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] vr5411:
I used test point method with omnius during free easter holiday promotion.

Managed to do it myself. Don't be confused with no indication or visible sign that test point is pressed. Just connect dot and sim card holder, remove connection, plug phone and send unlock by program. (from my memory). That's it. Yes and drivers.

Now I'm free (unlocked bootloader) and DRM still there. Best combination.

You loose repair with pc companion or updater also.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] un.Known:
Well ,I was saying if your warranty is SoftWare Only (like me) ,then FlashTool Is all you need ,If it was Hardware (Not just Factory Mistakes) then it's worthy thinking about

---------- Post added at 05:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:51 PM ----------

No You Don't if you used Test.Point Method ,See the Picture I Attached Above

I took it from official sony blog

---------- Post added at 06:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:54 PM ----------

That Is the sweet of Android ,that It have a community Like this:good:

ViVa XDA:highfive:

any way ,try the Test.Point Method ,Make sure you Installed every Driver

PS : some times it just doesn't work ,shows error in s1tool

when that happens use another computer (Friend ,Relatives ,etc)or format yours

you need a system that doesn't have a previous installation of any sonys progs or s1tool

I think It's a Complicated Drivers Mix issue ,It faced this issue twice ,but any way I formated the system part of my Laptop and that solved the problem (FormatAholic + FlashAholic):D

Oh ,See those Yummies :

Lasan Mods||Walkman Player||NXT apps||NXT For MDPI||Xperia S Fonts||Xperia S Home Launcher||Beats.By.Dre and sound Impovment

ps ;If you want to flash them all and got bootloop ,PM me (I figured how to do'em all) :D

Thank Every Contributor for their contributions:good:

By the Way ,Thanks For The Links in your signature Pixelado
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Pixelado:
Well, I'm free now :)

Running Rage kernel v3.2. I don't think I'll go full-force with custom ROMs though.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] un.Known:
Congratulations Mate

Good for you
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Pixelado:
thanks.

BTW I already have most of the mods you listed (or at least some similar alternatives), but I feel like I could use a new dialing screen ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] amnher:
What if I unlock my bootloader with sony and for some reason I need the warranty, then I relock bootloader. What will happen if I send it to the store?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] predatOr:
The store will repair it under warranty...

And after relocking the bootloader... Your warranty will be back :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Jeik:
They will surely check if DRM is removed when u unlocked bl.i did it officialy.there is a thread to get DRM back.but what I want to say is:if you need to send the phone to repair after unlocking bootloader,i suggest you fully brick it(dont throw the phone against the wall -.-) so they wont be able to check if DRM is in the phone.I did that.saved me xD
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] loCe45:
All they need is your IMEI, and for that they dont even need to power on your device. If you unlocked it officially, they can check it on Sony web page using the IMEI.

I believe that you were really lucky :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] amnher:
to sum it up. What are the specific functionality or apps(stock GB/ICS firmware) that will not function?

1. Stock Track ID

2. ??
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] galaxysteve18:
I've been trying to flash Raver's Octane Rom but when it flashes and starts up it doesn't load up. These are the steps I've been taking. I am on GB 2.3.7 ICBINB rom. Also I've tried with multiple cwm firmwares, right now I'm on 5.0.2.7.

Thanks

-After the Nandroid Backup you should be on the main screen of CWM Recovery

UMMU, navigate to "mounts and storage" and set the values to "unmount /cache", "mount /data", "mount /sdcard", and "unmount /system"

- navigate down to [install zip from sdcard] and select.

-Then select [choose zip from sdcard].

-Navigate down towards the bottom of the list that appears and you should see [- << Name of ROM you want to install >>.zip]. Select it.

-Navigate down to [Yes - Install << Name of ROM you want to install >>.zip] (sometimes the name of the ROM will be cut off due to the length of the name).

-Select the ROM and wait.

-When installation is finished - select [***** Go Back *****] until you are back to the main CWM Recovery screen and select [reboot system now]

-Once rebooted into your new ROM - let you phone sit for 10 minutes to allow time for your caches to build.

-After 10 minutes - long press the power button and select [Recovery].

-In CWM Recovery - navigate to [wipe data/factory reset] and select.

-Then navigate to [Yes --delete all user data]

-When factory reset is complete - reboot and ENJOY!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CompuTechnoPro™:
How much battery life will be used/drained if I use Live Wallpapers ??

Is it significant/noticeable ???

Will it affect performance ???
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tefanym:
for me the xperia live wallpaper and gs3 dandelion take about 3-5% battery

but when i use a more complex livewallpaper ( i.e using gyroscope,acclerometer,magnetometer or camera) it takes up to 8% batter

of course this is npthing compared to display 30% or smart screen on pro 25%

and there is no effct on performance .. don;t forget the GS2 was once called the BEAST ( THE WONDER OF SAMSUNG )
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CompuTechnoPro™:
My phone was running very slowly once, got stuck & reboot when using Nexus live wallpaper !!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tefanym:
oh , so this might be a bug in the wallpaper itself
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] loveubuntu:
I was rooted the ODIN way and had different roms (bean, synergy, and CM10) for the past 2 weeks. Today I lost 4g on all roms and could not get it back. So I ODIN back to stock thinking I get my 4G back but no luck, still stuck in 3G. I'm going to take it in tomorrow to see if I can get a new sim or a replacement.

Triangle Away app said I had 0 flashes. Anyway to check the flash count not being rooted? TIA
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Vorfidus:
Restart phone while holding power+home+volume-down

When the thingy comes up, press the volume key to continue. No it won't raise your flash counter by doing this
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] &roid:
+1

You'll need to remove battery to get out of it when done. Alternatively, you can also look for triangle away app program on XDA and use that to show the flash count.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Vorfidus:
He stated he already used triangle away, he just wanted to make double sure the phone said 0.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] loveubuntu:
thank you boys. I have bought the Triangle Away app from the market to support the dev but that is for rooted devices. The ODIN/Download mode tells you of the count? Never new this, will try now.

edit: I don't see a count but the custom binary download says NO. Is that the count?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Vorfidus:
Yes. After 'Custom Binary Download' it will either say "NO" or "YES (x counts)."
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] loveubuntu:
Thanks. FYI, while in unrooted stock *2767*3855# fixed my 4G problem. This will reset to factory setting. The data/factory reset from the stock recovery didn't do it.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] santimaster2000:
Another Clip called GameKlip appeared on the Market for Android users (lucky ones). This one is one of it’s kind, seems that have a better *grip* and better security to avoid your expensive cellphone end on the ground with a broken screen or worst ;)

To quote:

Mobile games is a growing market, people love their mobiles and a lot love gaming so it’s a winning combination. However there is only so much fun you can have with a touch screen interface. It works great for some games but not so great with others. For a start putting your hands on the screen obscures your view of the game world. In addition it’s just more natural to use a physical controller, the shapes and designs of which have evolved for decades to make the most of gaming. GameKlip decided to pair a tried and trusted industry standard controller with you Android phone. The company chose the PlayStation 3 dual shock controller.

GameKlip is currently compatible with;

HTC One X

HTC Evo

Galaxy Note

Galaxy Nexus

Galaxy SII

Galaxy S

[YOUTUBE]Wiek3pgBxqk[/YOUTUBE]

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This is what I've send to the guy who made this little piece of magic:

Hi, my name is Santiago Console, I’m a Captivate Glide user and an active participant of the XDA Forum dedicated to the development for this phone. A few month’s back, we gathered a bunch of request, from people who were trying to make this guys:

http://www.game-gripper.com/

Adapt their product to our phone, for some reason, they didn’t bother, even after we gather more people than the D3 Community, and that guys ended up getting it. That aside, will you be interested in adapting the GameKlip to our phone ? I can assure you, that, at least, you will sell 30 units, right after you set up the pre-order J

To know the dimensions and the shape of our phone, you can look into this page:

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i927_captivate_glide-4071.php

Thanks, and I hope you can make this happen :)

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PD: Sorry bashing the GG guys, but, they have it coming, really.

PD2: Please, If you have some time, and want to have this "Clip" available for the Glide, take a few minutes, and write an E-Mail to the creator, and tell hin that, If he makes it, you will buy it. His E-Mail is RyanLF@UW.edu
[Samsung Captivate Glide] :
Someone delete this spam
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] praweenkg:
iam from SRI LANKA.

and i got a NTT Docomo SO-01B. / android version - 2.1-update1 / kernel ver. - 2.6.29

if i insert a sim it show's again " please insert a sim card and restart".

so i want to know, is this a phone lock on this mobile? how can i unlock this?

and i want to update this for android 2.3? how can i do that?

please guys help me out!:confused::confused:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wo88les:
make sure you put the sim in the correct way, also make sure the sim works

if you put a sim in a simlocked xperia it just gives you emergency only, but you should be able to access sim card (for example phone contacts on sim)

hope this helps
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deepa2119:
Use another sim nd check it..sometimes sim may have a problem.so
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] praweenkg:
hi friends

thanks for the replay.

i tried from a another sim card also. it is a working sim card.

i tried to view contacts from it. but it says "No contacts on your SIM card"

and no signal bar on the top

and i manually search the network . and it shows all the networks that use. but i cant manually register on a network.

it tells your sim card is not allowed the connection for this network.

why is that. please help me!!!!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wo88les:
because its blocked mate

your IMEI IS PERM BLOCKED!!!! contract phone???
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] praweenkg:
yes it is a NTT DOCOMO in japan.

can i unblocked it??
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wo88les:
Nope lol
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsaibru:
I do have my Docomo SO-01B SIM unlocked code purchased from a Web site. It was cost USD$19.95
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hzu:
Actually, it's not blocked, but rather locked due to its nature of being contracted to NTT Docomo. You have to either use a SIM card from Docomo (which is impossible, since you'd need to be in Japan to use it, and roaming costs you a fortune, so let's not choose this) or remove the SIM lock.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] praweenkg:
onrsra shall

please tel me how remove the SIM lock. ?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hzu:
I'm sorry but I don't know as I've never had this problem. You might get more help if you create a new thread in the Q&A section. Make sure the title is something like "How to remove SIM lock?" and include the details of your phone, except your IMEI. Just tell them what model, and which provider you bought it from (in your case, NTT Docomo SO-01B, the Japanese version of Sony Ericsson Xperia X10).
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] praweenkg:
can you please tell me the the site ??
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riazuddin.rana:
Problem

Dear All,

Please help me. I have sony xperia so-01b phone. when i update this phone 50% complete than any one call me and i received. Unfortunately restart my phone and error signal. what can i do now? please please help me. I am from Bangladesh.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techjhul:
xperia x10 ntt docomo so-10b

hi sir,i have the same problem with you...if you already unlock ur phone.can u give me some ideas please..:confused:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] enohand:
My little review on the "Beyond Cell" "Duo shield" Samsung Galaxy S3 case.

after getting my s3, i like everyone else started looking for cases.

I couldn't justify spending $40+ on a case ( i know its not much ) but for me, i could essentially vacuum formed ABS around it & then painted that with 1 can of plastidip & had a case as good, if not stronger then a otter-box defender

so i went perusing the beautiful internets of china & saw some cases that were around $10-$20 . i saw a few, but it seemed like all where the same but the sellers were just inflating the prices.

so i decided i also wanted a kickstand, so what i wanted was:

kick stand,

hard-case

soft gel case to go over hardcase

So enter the Beyond Cell DUo Shield.

it cost me about $13 shipped & i surprisingly received it about 5 days after ordering.

I have dropped this thing 3 times on purpose from about waist height. & 2 on accident (it was on my lap when i got out of my car) & all is well still no cracks or breaks...etc.

the rubber sleeve has nubs on the inside of it, that press the buttons, so you don't have the hard dead feeling like with hard buttons. all the ports are accessible, 1 little issue i have with it, is i dont like how it emcpompases the LED, speaker & camera...but those are aesthetic issues.

pics are below.

I will get the pics of the phone in the case when i get my Nexus 7 from work since i cant take a pic of the phone in the case with the phone...lol
[LG Optimus Black] achyut:
this is plain IDIOTIC!!!!

THERE ARE SO MANY MIRRORED LOCAL HOSTS THAT KEEPING A TAB IS IMPOSSSIBBLLEEE!!!!

i mean WTH!!!!

i never thought of making this an issue, but since version 7.0, i GAVE a message not to mirror out ROMs to local sites. but to no avail!!!....let alone Supressed or PRADA ROMs of mine.

MARVEL, ZEUS, FOP and what not!!!...open up some *^&^& forum and there you go!!!this is PATHETIC!!! :mad: :mad:

(please note, am not talking about other respectable forums which has healthy discussions and posts the official mirrors, like HTCMania)

if any of you XDA FORUM member is doing this, this message is for you:

"Knock it off"

​

U have an idea of the time it takes to make a ROM???are you been charged for this???NO!!!!...THEN Y DON'T U FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN?????...

keeping a tab on the downloads is next to impossible, thanks to these morons.
[LG Optimus Black] reinbeau:
Thread closed

Your message is lost amongst the vulgar language you are (barely) hiding. I am going to edit out the vulgarity. Do not post like this again.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] datatechent:
can anyone post the at&t modem file(s) from their stock i747 at&t s3 ? i want to flash it to my i747M to get the right apn settings for at&t LTE
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] JB calhoun:
I can post that if u need it
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bravomail:
need my modems

+1 pls do post modems.Don't have time to deal with stock tar extraction.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] datatechent:
yes please !!!! Thanks ! :o
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
The LEM and LG1 modems can be found in the "Other Pieces" section at the bottom of this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28672465

Both can be flashed in recovery.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eallan:
I can't seem to flash these in twrp
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
I just flashed both using TWRP 2.2.1. Can you tell me what error you're getting, please?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theking_smen:
Hi, I hope everyone would share their highest rated or most used apps in this thread....

I rate the following apps highly

CNNGo - a nice travel review app

Driodsail super - moves apps from phone to sdcard (requires root)

soild explorer - has a nice interface file manager (requires root)

greenpower - use it to manage my data connection
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deepershades:
"systune" by a landslide for me - being able to change the priority of certain processes, simply by increasing/decreasing their numerical value within the re-nice settings - such a user friendly way to prioritise your launcher, settings, dial pad, music player etc. - increased speed where you want it, and that's only one aspect of the app - golden .........
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cshegde:
LBE privacy guard, has very good permission manager and internet firewall
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArcMan09:
Root Explorer.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t1gershark:
Droidwall
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panicc.co:
Es file manager - root,ftp, sys analizer, excellent interface

Es task manager - root,lightweight,cache cleaner, boot manager, excellent interface, widget

Titanium backup - obviously

Camscanner - excellent document to PDF

Webtopdf - webpage to PDF file
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wth_is_life:
Titanium Backup, Root Explorer, App2SD, and WALKMAN :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcell39:
Titanium backup and Root explorer
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okty2k:
Nova Launcher Premium + Tesla Unread + Widget Locker (great visual customization)

Chrome 2 Phone ((transfer links from PC Chrome to Phone)

Chrome (nothing comapres - even with its high cache usage)

Flipboard (RSS + FB reader)

Sygic (GPS)

Phone Explorer Client (great sync)

G Talk and Skype

SMS Backup+

Soundhound + JetVD Pro (identify and download music)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jon565G:
Titanium Backup Pro and root explorer - no explanation needed :)

Tablet talk - texting from my tablet

Airdroid - Transferring files to and from laptop or tablet

MX Player - playing videos in different formats

XDA - without saying really.......