yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] -Harsh-:
You get recovery only if you rooted and installed a recovery manually or flashed a custom kernel, which you cant because you are locked !!

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Here you go http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1756346
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mtony:
I got 2.3.7 android and i got some Ka sspeed rom, but i want 4.0.4 since I am using hdmi cabel alot with my tv, and this program that allows me connect to (headsets, handsfree) does not support 2.3.7, got any advice what I should do?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ryknex:
There Are Two Apps I Wanna Run I Do Find Them In My System Folder But Don't Know How To Run!

1>Sound Recorder (I Had To Install Another App From Playstore Even Though I Have It On Board

2>Retaildemo (Just Wanna Know How To Start This)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
1. Don't know

2. Know that videos that play ob stores automatically after a few seconds untouched? It's that. I don't recall the code to activate it.

"I got my values. So you can keep yours, OK?"
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] iamsuperuser:
Is it possible to access 5GHz WiFi on Xperia S ???
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] solheart:
root many android!

Hey guys, I've recently rooted my Xperia S using the root many android! in the Xperia S development area and was succesful :D

Now I rooted from stock rom and i didn't S-off or unlocked my bootloader. My question is can I still flash rom/kernel such as SSpeed?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
ROMS, some. Kernels, not.

And we don't have this S-off thing, btw

"I got my values. So you can keep yours, OK?"
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dtaluthge:
Im having a small problem in my Music Player Playlist (Xperia U , TheBrainsRom2 )

There are some unknown files in my playlist that cannot be removed(screen shot attached) I searched for those files in SDcard , System folders everywhere but those file doesnt exist in my phone... any solution to remove those files ???? :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kopo007:
Hi:) I'm new here.:)

I just bought Xperia SL, it came with 4.0.4 firmware. I able to root it using normal method in "root with restore by Bin4ry".

I wonder is there any custom rom or a way to update my Xperia Sl to 4.1 jelly beans?

How do I benchmark my phone spec?

Thank you in advance:D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Roms, I guess you need a mod from the original S to work. Or not, like the Arc/S. Jelly bean, according to what I said, CM10 or AOKP may work. Sony Oficial, nothing yet.

Benchmark, download AnTuTu.

"I got my values. So you can keep yours, OK?"
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kopo007:
Thanks man:):good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KidCarter93:
You could try reinstalling the music player, and if it's the default on the ROM then try reflashing it.

But the files should be in your system somewhere, so if you do manage to find them, put them all into a separate folder and put a .nomedia file inside the folder. It'll stop them from showing up.

You shouldve placed this is the Q&A section though because this thread is just for the Xperia S.

I'm a product of the system I was born to destroy!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dazjp71:
xperia s

I am hoping to get my xperia s in the next couple of days, and I am wondering if it is worth holding off upgrading to ics in favor of the new google vanilla firmware, being newish to android I am not really sure what the best firmware or custom rom is, but I have read a lot about the vanilla firmware and it seems good, so basically would you wait or upgrade to ics or a custom rom, then flash to vanilla if it is released.

:o
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Won't expect anything Oficial so soon. Wendy you have read is about a test only. You could flash Cm9 or CM10 or aokp (customized vanilla Roms)

"I got my values. So you can keep yours, OK?"
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Androidians:
Custom rom !!

can someone make custom rom more for xpria acro s ? esspecially for locked bootloader based on 2.55 ? it will make my life so happy :laugh:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] darkofdragon:
Thanks :good:

So can u teach me how to root Sony Xperia S LT26i? i already updated to 6.1.A.2.55, im scared that this firmware cannot be rooted by Bin4ry method.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sudd1976:
Could you help me

Ok Guys,

So I'm still new and so far I to world of modding and customising my phone, so far I have managed to

1) Root my Phone

2) Unlock my Bootloader

My next question is about CM10 and Recovery, I have watched a tutorial on how to install CM10 but they guy used CWM to do this, do I have to install CWM myself or does it come in the CM10 when I run fastboot?

Please help as I'm confused:confused:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
With Xperia Phones, the recovery is included with the kernel. If you don't have a custom kernel just yet, flash one. I'd recommend you installing the one included on CM10 zip with fast boot (extract the kernel, put on fastboot folder, then "fastboot flash boot boot.img"). After that, reboot into recovery (press many times volume up while logo is shown) and the rest is easy (backup, format /system, factory reset, flash ROM, flash Gapps and reboot).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Nayim_Xps:
SIr I dont get the pont ... ust install the zip file via recovery. ..how to install via recovery ..please let me know sir
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] naeem123:
I recently got a Xperia S, I'm loving it so far. Except for a few little things, Wi-fi is very weak even though I know I have a strong connection, and the this one of the other problem. When exiting an app the wallpaper goes all funny, well see for yourself. I was on Firmware .45 but I flashed to .55. This problem was happening in .45 and is still happening in .55? Please Help!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ben36:
Did you do a full wipe when flashing? I know it's a pain. But sometimes it makes all the difference

Sent from my Jellybean Xperia S

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Download cm10 to your phone

Fastboot a kernel like advanced stock kernel.

Then boot into recovery and install cm10

Sent from my Jellybean Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mharckk:
since youve unlocked your phone and your rooted.

flash a custom kernel.

then after flashing custom kernel.

going to recovery is to push the volume up when a blue led appears on sony logo screen.

here try one of these:

KA Kernel

Advanced Stock

XSX

and for more info click my signature " Read ME" :)

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if youre bootloader is unlocked you can try to install custom kernel,

if not you can try this. make backup of your rom first so when JB update comes you can restore your rom and you can upgrade retaining your region.

deodex rooted .55
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sabbir9985:
.

Thanx :good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sriszone:
hello

i successfull unlock the boot loader for my Xperia S. but don't know how to root. I try to install superuser, but no use. please help
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Install Advanced Stock Kernel
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mr_Comple:
hello,just got my phone 10 days ago and realize that the battery level after charging will not go up more than 95% what do I do to fix this !?

I can see from the battery monitor that there's a horizontal line starting at 95% intercept on the vertical axis.

The phone indicate a green button that it is fully charged but clearly it's not.

some other times the charging stops at 96 or 94 % but always over 90...%(for the time being) should i worry...? maybe a reset power off+ volume up,3vibr can help?

rooted .55 firmware
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Rentapest:
I just wanted to post and say that I finally got this issue resolved. And embarassingly, it was my Router that was causing it. I'm disappointed in my Router, as it's brand new and meant to be wireless n-capable, but not certified to that speed. So it seems that having it on '802.11b/g/n' mode was causing problems. The Router is now set to '802.11g' only and seems fine. It's a shame that my other devices are forced to drop down to that speed, but the only downside is file transfers.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ayoubleb:
please help me =)

im new here and i just bought xperia s orange operator but i unlock it now i can use morrocan operator buuut the bootlaoder access is no so i can't unlock the bootlaoder any help please is there any way to unlock the bootlaoder i will be very happy if you help me and thanks rot you all:angel:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mharckk:
well your bootloader unlocked is no. so sorry but as of now there's no way of unlocking it.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sudd1976:
Thank you

Hey Boys N Girls,

Over the last 2 weeks I have been asking loads of questions, over various threads about unlocking my bootloader, flashing ROM's, CWM etc etc.

Last night thanks to all of your advice and assistance I flashed CM10 and must say it's EPIC !!!

Thanks for all of your help guys.

Big shout out for Felimenta97 & Ben36 :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
No problem :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TMR91:
KA24 Problem

Hi, I'm new to this forum but not new to phone "hacking"... I use, from 3 months apart, on my Xperia S the Krabappel Xperia SSpeed ROM.

I start with the 12 or 13 and than 2 weeks ago I update to 23 and it was a huge surprise, very nice, very smooth and also very fast...

Today I try to update to 24 and 24.1 but I only have a lot of bootlop... whit 24.1 I also have a launcher issue: I have, at display, the 3 menu buttons like a tablet... I also have a lot of FC. I use the procedure (when I understand how to avoid bootlop) and I tried a lot of times but the result was always the same: very big problem on KA24 and KA24.1... the light sensor also seems not work on 24 or 24.1

Krabappel announced that tomorrow he will relase the KA25 so maybe no problem but my question is: anyone else having same trouble flashing KA24, KA24+24.1 or one package KA24.1 from SSpeed thread?

I want to write there but I'm new so I can't.

I hope you understand I'm not asking help but only want to know other experiences to understand if is only a mine problem or not. The 3 buttons problem is very very strange IMHO

Sorry for my english (I'm also very tired)

Thank to all

Goodnight
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TesseractE:
Quick Question: Is there anywhere I could find a flashable ZIP of the stock lt28at 4.0.4 Walkman app suite? I like to tinker, but if/when the tinkering messes up, I'd like to have a way to reverse it other than just having to re-flash the entire ROM.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dejavu.bmt:
something about CM10

im using CM10 on my XS phone, but i have a problem when i send message to many friend, it don't have setting to choose many people

so what should i do?

can you recommend me a sub-apps to solve the problem

thanks all
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] HUNRain:
Hello i have only one question because im not sure what is real.

I have a branded network locked Xperia S (Bootloader unlock allowed: NO , cant go to fastboot)).

IF i unlocked network, i can unlock bootloader too, and go to fastboot mode and install kernels??? Some people write that, unlocked branded phones cant go into fastboot mode.....

Thanks!!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
No. Unlocking network =/= Unlock Bootloader.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tuancanlc94:
My A-GPS (not GPS) is broken in KA24.1 rom.I live in Vietnam and some people in here have this problem too. Can anybody fix it ???:(:(:(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] smiechowy:
1. If i unlock bootloader (any method), can i relock it, so it looks like nothing changed (ex. for warranty)?

2. Am i losing (permanently) any phone functions after i unlock bootloader? and by permanently i mean i that can't restore it in any way.

3. Do I need root or smth to just debrand my firmware?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] muzaki1:
How to Change Wifi MAC Address

Hi All ... Could someone help me, How to Change Wifi MAC Address in XPERIA S ??

I already tried to change the Wifi MAC Address using SU (busybox) as below :

su

busybox ifconfig wlan0 hw ether 00:11:22:33:44:55

After check it under "busybox ifconfig" ... it shown that the Wifi MAC Address has changed, but it's still can't connect to Wifi

Is there another way to change the Wifi MAC Address ?? .... Please help me ...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dejavu.bmt:
help

please watch and help me solve the problem
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] HUNRain:
Thats okay, but if network is unlocked then i can unlock bootloader...No????

My question is that: On branded (locked network) phone, i unlock the network, then unlock Bootloader, and then i can run fastboot???????

Some people says, branded phone after unlock, cant run fastboot because "its deleted"....
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
90% of devices, Network locked are bootloader locked and you can't unlock it. Check the phone info. If it says bootloader unlock = yes, you can unlock it.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] HUNRain:
Lol, but after network unlocked (wit network lock and bootloader unlock allowed: NO), EVERYONE can unlock bootloader.

My Xperian Neo V was network locked wth bootloader unlock allowed: no... After network unlock,i can unlock bootloader,

My question is: After i unlock network and the bootloader, i dont have fastboot?? Some people say no, because fastboot deleted...Is it real???
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
How you did that? You should share how you changed the Unlock Allowed from No to Yes, because many people suffer from that.

Anyway, Fastboot is a driver thing, Just a connection between phone and PC. You don't delete it.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnubisNefer:
Xperia S - Waterdamage

Hello XDA-ers!

Okay, so my girlriend dropped her Xperia S in water and after 2 days in rice, now the phone finally turns on, except their are a few issues:

1. Phone will not charge, not through USB-only or charger. Phone stays at 1% at all times during charging.

2. Phone external speaker is kinda broken, the sound is muffled and every time she gets a notification, all your hear is a distant crack.

Now my question, does anyone know what this eventually will cost me to repair? Is it just simply another battery and speaker which has to replaced? Or can it be the usb-connector within?

The thing is with water-damage, you never know. (Both indicators are fire-red btw) I'm asking it here, cause i searched for repair-sites here in holland, but all i could find was Damaged LCD repair and that was a staggering 277,- euros! :eek:

Any help or advice would be highly appreciated! Thx!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] spinky360:
open the phone... take your girlfriends hairdryer... and with circular moves bring the motherboard to a high temp... remember!!!!! remove the battery!!!!

after don't thouch the phone for 10 min... after this put it back and should bee ok
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tribalartgod:
Sony Walkman and MIUI

Has anyone figured out a way to use the Sony Walkman App with MIUI and have the album art show up on the lockscreen?

-If I use the MIUI music app, it works fine.

-If I use the Walkman App with the MIUI music app installed, it also works. However, it causes conflict between the two players.

-If I remove or freeze the MIUI music app, album art no longer shows on the lockscreen

** So, anyone have a solution? (I do not want to use a different app with lockscreen built in. I want to be able to use the Walkman app)

Thanks in advance to whomever answers
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DVDeus:
Hi,

I am new with Sony phones. I am getting Xperia U tomorrow, and as usual, I want to get rid of all crap and install one custom rom, as clean, stable and fast as possible.

There are many help threads here at XDA, but I still need a little guidance/confirmation;

1. first of all, I have to unlock the bootlouder via official Sony site (with help of DooMLoRD's guide). Is this necessary to install custom ROM? Warranty remains?

2. secondly, I have to root the phone with the help of B1nary's guide (root many android). Custom recovery is installed, right?

3. after that, I can restart to CWM and have an option to backup current image of the phone and wipe everything and then install new custom ROM, like in every other android phone with CWM?

Thank you very much.

edit: oh, btw, which ROM would you recommend? Or is it OK to just remove all the stock apps from the stock FW? I was looking at king's rom, looks OK.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] aayush.in.ff:
greetings folks,

i am planning to buy a xperia s ,but i have a doubt that what will happen if the phone gets stuck in a bootloop or is stuck at the bootlogo,because the battery is non removable,do i have to wait until the battery gets discharged? I know there is a certain key combination that can b used to restart the device but i guess it will only work when the fon is in booted state,

take this for example, i go to recovery ,format the system,data & everything ,now i install a new rom,but sumthing goes wrong during the installation and when i reboot,the phone is stuck ,now what do i do, will the key combination work (i doubt that because the phone doesnt even have a rom properly installed).

thank u

plz consider helping a noob
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
The Power Button + Volume Up Button will reboot it even if not booted. It doesn't depend on the system state. It's a hardware thing.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mmainstreet:
AW: [HELP THREAD][XPERIA S, ACRO S & ION]Ask any question. NOOB friendly

What is the easiest and savest way to save settings, data Plus apps/appssettings. Is titanium Backup a god choice or is more nessecary
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Apps, any backup tool with Root support should do it. I never successfully managed to restore settings. It always failed with me.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mharckk:
been using the pro version and for me its working.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rahilsayed:
Noob question:::

I searched the whole thread but didn't found any answer on::

"Can we flash the Xperia S rom on SL?

"Can we unlock-lock BL vice-versa,same as on Xperia S for SL? "

"CAn we Root Xperia SL same as of Xperia S?"

The problem is that no different SL Android Development thread is there,new on the Xperia SL phones will surely gonna get confused :confused:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mharckk:
the answer is "YES"

be sure to back up :) via SUS and flashtool.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] aayush.in.ff:
so do u mean it act as pulling out the battery,and it will work even if the phone is doing anything,or is in the worst possible state possible?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Yes. If it isn't hard bricked, it will work. Hold for 3 seconds, simulate a, battery being taken off. 5 seconds (or so), remove and put battery back on quickly (reboot). You have a single vibration feedback for this one. There is one that you hold for 10 or 15 seconds, it will do something else, that I'm not sure of what it does. 3 vibrations as feedback.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Toledo_JAB:
For most 2012 and newer Xperia phones,

For this guide I will define types of RESETS that happen when pressing both the POWER and VOLUME UP buttons.​

SOFT RESET = 1 vibration then let go of buttons (hold about 3 seconds); Like hitting REBOOT.

HARD RESET = 3 vibrations then let go (about 10 seconds); Like taking out the battery.[/SIZE][/CENTER]​

​

This is from my recovery thread in my signature

From Jaramie's LT28at

2012Xperia SOFT-BRICK Recovery Thread​
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kayzsat:
Xperia SL Media Server Image viewing problem on LG TV

Hi All,

I have my Xperia SL (LT26ii)connected to LG Smart TV with DLNA support (2012 model). Both are on same Wifi network. With Xperia Media server turned on , I can browse through the media content on my phone using Smart Share (DLNA) feature of the TV.Music and video files play well. But image files do not open.(Only thumbnails appear. On clicking a picture, an error symbol appears on TV). Any pointers on what could be going wrong?

Third party media servers are able to play image files, though.

Thanks

Kayz

(ICS 4.0.4 unrooted 6.1.A.2.45)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] HUNRain:
I have an Xperia Sola and Xperia S....

Side by side, Sola have much more better colors on the screen, better contrast, and much more deeper black....

Xperia S screen is colorless and whitey with light black (almost grey)..... Is there any program or something to make Xperai S screen better (change contrast,etcetc)???

Thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] spinky360:
from what i know... no...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Lyle Dylandy:
OTA update

I currently have .45 on my XS, and i'm rooted, used bin4ry method. I got an OTA update notification to update to .55, will i lose root if i update.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Not if you update OTA. You will lose it if you update via PCC or SUS.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ TL
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Lyle Dylandy:
I ran the update, but it rebooted and said could not install.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wajahebat:
Evening there....I have a question pertaining kernel downgrade...

Currently im running on Stock Kernel + Root + Cwm + Init.d (No OC) v6.1.E.3.7....I flashed it from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2047456...

Im thinking about downgrading to 6.1.E.2.68 as .3.7 lessen down the battery life soo much...

So my question is, if i flash the 6.1.E.2.68 kernel (.elf kernel), will my phone get resetted? Or it stays like before flashed?

I dont want to loose all customizations ive made right now...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] utsav911:
Will i lose root if i update my Xperia S to 2.55 via OTA update?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Did you not look three posts up from yours.....
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wajahebat:
Any idea if what happen if i flash kernel, will i loose all data and my phone got reset? sorry noob question:rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Gripa98:
If you are using flashtool when you select firmware, deselect wipe data, and your data will be untouched
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wajahebat:
And where to deselect that in flashtool? Seems i cant find it...Just want to revert back to old kernel version..

I update my phone last time from sony (6.1.E.3.7) then get unlocked and rooted....

I download the GI kernel of the same version (6.1.E.3.7 - 11mb file) from

here " http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2047456 " and flash it using flashtool...

So if i want to get back to 6.1.E.2.68, is it working if i just download the GI kernel only for flashing? Or i need the whole firmware of 6.1.E.2.68 from here " http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2055043 " ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rcbsandeep:
You will lose DRM keys permanently!

Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tOrNadO™:
Hi guys, i recently bought a new Sony Xperia S, which came with ICS upgraded out of the box.. After watching a lot of threads in all the XPS sections, i understood few things.. Unlocking bootloader once we lose DRM keys forever, so warranty impossible to claim if some problem occurs.. So i wish to root the phone without unlocking the bootloader.. Saw a few threads related to this, we have to downgrade to GB to root the phone since .55 doesn't support direct rooting.. I need to know the exact procedure to downgrade and a proper rooting and also CWM of course..

I have downloaded the latest flashtool version, GB stock rom .ftf also downloaded.. Can anyone help me with "HOW TO START"?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rcbsandeep:
You can relock your bootloader through flashtool!

Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tOrNadO™:
No dude.. We will lose DRM keys forever know, i don't want that.. Atleast is there any procedure to root the phone without unlocking the bootloader?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rcbsandeep:
Here you go!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2125850

Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Gripa98:
You need the whole firmware, i'm not certain if it will work only with GI kernel. When you chose your firmware you have the selection in right corner.