yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Lodotux:
Ok i'll check the TA partition backup trick then...It may be worth the try if I need to send my phone back to sony for some reason.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] OctoSXS:
Hi,

is there a possibility to show my phone number when I´m calling somebody? Normally there should be an option in my settings, but I can´t find it in the CM10 settings.

I´ve got a Xperia S runnning CM10 FXP 213.

I hope someone can help me.

Greets,

OctoSXS
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arturkin:
How to install latest TWRP from their .img build with ANY kernel?

Tried goo.im app, manual dd write - nothing, cwm sticks somehow.

Can anyone point to manual or something?

Thanks.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] BillBong:
Got an Xperia S running Stock 4.04.

I can't see the a way to connect to a wireless network using the WPS/push button method in the wifi settings. Is this not supported in the stock ROM? I have a weird long password set up on the router so I'm trying to avoid having to type it in.

Thanks for any pointers.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ben36:
You only have to type it in once
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cities516:
As I know you can only restore drm keys & something else when restore TA partition.

You still loose your warrenty as SONY knows that you have already get the unlock key.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Lodotux:
I don't know... asking for the unlock key, does'nt mean you *did* unlock your bootloader, at least that's how I see it

and sony must be able to prove you've really done it to tell you your warranty is void.

that's how i'll play it. if everything is still as it was when the phone get out of the factory, it must be hard to prove

you've been using the unlock code.

Anyway, this is really twisted. your warranty is not void on your pc because you hacked or tweaked

the operating system. How can it be otherwise when we're talking about a phone's software ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] FiFaa:
When i try to install P.A.C there is mount error and installation is aborted.

I've read about this and the solution is installing opensemc kernel BUT i can't , because of error ( doing this by flashtool ).

This happens when i try to install kernel on rooted phone , unlocked bootloader
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] The Third God:
Hey guys,

I have a very very very noobish question:D

Does Live wallpaper drain more battery? If yes, how much?:D

Thanks in advance.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Depends a lot on how well the LWP was programmed. If it is well done, almost no battery and performance harm. If bad done, then will cause more battery and performance drain.

It drains a bit more than static, of course, but some almost don't chance it.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] unease:
I believe you are selecting the option "Select Kernel To HotBoot". That is incorrect. Choose "Select Kernel To Flash". See the image attached.

Once flashed, Chose the "reboot device into system" option and keep pressing volume up to get into recovery to flash the ROM and Gapps.

Hope this helps.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] matthewsucks:
Hi, I'm having problems with the stock Walkman app on ANY ROMs, whenever I try to edit my playlist and shift tracks up and down the playlist, it will end up scrambling the playlist. Pls help
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TechExhibeo:
Try clearing data of walkman app in setting>apps

If I Helped U Dont Forget To Press Thanks :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] matthewsucks:
Nope, the problem still persists...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] pierre80:
I'm using broom v 6.1 but after i've installed busybox 1.21.0 my cwm gone. Any idea how to make my cwm back?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] k2boasd:
I'm having a problem with my battery percentages. My phone sometimes stops charging even though it's not full and if it happens to be 100% then it runs out very very quickly, but after this the 1 percent lasts very long time.

The first time i noticed the problem i had custom ROM installed and my phone was rooted i guess, but i didnt install the ROM trough CWM but somehow over the usb cable (i don't rememb how i even did this). And after the android official update and adding a lot of music to phone, the battery percentage started to lie. (i guess the music has nothing to do with the problem but just in case i mention everything).

Yesterday I finally learned how to use CWM and I wiped cache, data and installed the new custom ROM called XZXperience 2 | Official Sony JellyBean ported to ICS [02/03/13]. And the problem still appeared. So i decided to use Sony official tools to make the jelly bean ROM into stock one, because i dont like the Jelly Bean. Now i should have the stock ROM, I restored all the factory settings (music, pictures didn't go away, and somehow myapp automatically wanted to download all the programs i have ever had (even the uninstalled ones), I stopped them as fast as possible.

I have also used different battery calibration apps. unsuccessfully. But maybe there is some way that I can add the batterystats.bin manually? i would let my battery to zero because i'm having problems to get 100% and would replace the bin file if possible?. And I dont mind if the batter percent is 1 percent wrong or something, i just want to get rid of my current problem.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jetset1990:
first off all my english is not good so am sorry but i will try to explain

i cant update my rooted sony xperia s from the official update from sony he told me you have to use windows 32bit but i have 64

and i use android version 4.0.4 and my phone is get too slow ,,,, and i didnt Benefit any thing from rooting my phone

still need mony when i try to dawinlod somethings from googleplay

is rooting dosent work in all country cuz am from libya ?

plz help me cuz am thinking to sell it ....
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] anightfire:
rooting your phone gives you super user access, that mean it lets u run certain apps that cannot otherwise work on a non rooted phone.

and rooting doesn't mean playstore apps are free, u still have to buy apps that have a price and rooting has nothing to do with country...i suggest u google top ten rooted apps and im sure u'll have fun with your rooted device and as far as updating via windows, 64bit can perform what u can do on 32bit..... but you'll have to unroot if u want official sony updates else flash latest firmware.

HOPE I HELPED
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jetset1990:
thanks for explain to me about the rooting ..... so i will keep my phone roted but give me the last firmware and how can i install it
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] anightfire:
u can google it, and the installation is carried out through a flashtool......there are various threads on xda on how to install via flash tool......its easy just be patient and do through reading before u go ahead.....you can even check out you tube as there are many videos on how to do it and in certain videos links are provided too.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] k2boasd:
Tonight i charged to 100 and after reivart ( hold power and volume key) it went to 1%
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] FiFaa:
Yay, it helped but when i go into TWRP , do everything like they say in this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2177236 thread , when i go to fix permissions ( because of factory reset which is strange cause i have to do this to install pac rom ) it says failed and ask for reboot what i do and they i cant access twrp .
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] k2boasd:
Anybody? All tips are welcome.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rockerblood:
I have a new xperia acro SO-02C Gingerbread 2.3.4 japan model by docomo us there any or where can i gind how to update it to ICS?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TechExhibeo:
Mate u can update ur ph. Using pc companion or sony update service

If I Helped U Dont Forget To Press Thanks :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rockerblood:
Sony update service updqtes only apps and not the android version :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] BillBong:
Another noob question.

I'm looking to install CWM on an Xperia S (with a locked bootloader) and looking around the forum, there seem to be different versions floating around with some more "buggy" than others. Is there anywhere to check what the latest/best CWM to install is?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SXUsr:
You'll need an unlocked bootloader to be able to flash the kernel.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TechExhibeo:
Mate to install cwm in Xperia phones..

Try x-parts from play store n see if yr phone is supported :)

If I Helped U Dont Forget To Press Thanks :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ghard:
Hi all

i tried to figure as much info as i can regarding rooting, tweaking my Acro S mobile

i have unlocked boot loader but i didn't change the stock ROM and did not root it

until now i am stock with some basic questions hope someone can help me to answer:

1- i want to install new kernel (speedy one) on my phone, will this require me to root the ROM first then install it?

2- if i installed a new kernel do i have to install a new ROM? and if not will adding the kernel delete my data from the phone (messages, contacts etc) (when i unlocked the boot loader all info were deleted)

3- can i root the ROM without rooting the kernel?

i am really lost and looking for some clear answers

thank you all :o
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ben36:
Pretty much every custom Kernel is auto rooting if you have an unlocked bootloader just fastboot a kernel designed for the rom you currently have
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ghard:
Thank you Ben

so if i installed the Kernel then my ROM will still the same but it will root?

what about my data?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mbh017:
Nothing, got the answer by myself... :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] amethyst25:
hi. my problem is that when i restored my old stuff sms using backup & restore i cant delete it now in my inbox. It is annoying coz i there was a lot of messages and it mixed up also. please help me. thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cities516:
Yes you will get root (usually custom kernel support auto-rooting).

You won't lose data.

Just a warning: you have to flash kernel for stock rom! (e.g. Advanced stock ICS kernel, raymanFX ELiTE...)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] warlok9000:
wifi direct

There is a question to DooMLord and others. Why JB Leak rom do not supports wifi-direct and miracast, why xperia s still not having it, while Galaxy Nexus have WiFi direct from 4.0.4? I know that this features are non hardware depending, so i have anther question: WiFi Direct WORKING in custom 4.2.2 Xperia S ROM (CM10 i think, heard about it from my friend), so why are someone do not porting it to our phone? Even f*cking Xperia U had it, and it works on 4.0.4 on stock! Whats the point? why we stuck on clow bluetooth connections, when we can give very good features almost at all phones, and Xperia S?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Paulynator:
Will OTG host a camera?

I have a Sony Xperia Ion LTE and am playing with the host/OTG feature. With the adapter dongle, a mouse, keyboard, and usb flashdrive work fine but I've tried a couple of old webcams to no avail. I downloaded an app that's supposed to make it work and it got closer with one of the cameras. (EDIT: I left out that I did try with a powered hub.) So I guess my question is...is the Android OTG too simple to host something more complex like a camera? Any other help/suggestions? Thanks.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Toledo_JAB:
It might be a power issue.

If the device draws to much it will need a self powered hub.

From my Xperia LT28at ION :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] The Third God:
Hey,

I saw my friend's Sola which was running ICS. He was using Glove Mode and I was really impressed seeing that! Here's my question: Is it only for Sola? Or other Sony phones gonna get that?

Thanks in advance.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Only Sola, as only it has the needed hardware for that.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] anmol7ify:
iam planning to buy a " AT&T XPERIA ION" in INDIA which is unlocked for other carriers...and i want to root and install custom roms on it...so my question is can i use the methods and roms for the normal or international ION on my at&t ION...and how to know if my at&t ION's bootloader is locked or unlocked?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Toledo_JAB:
All LT28at AT&T Ion phones have locked bootloader that CANNOT be unlocked.

As far as I know there is no pay methods that unlock bootloader, only SIM.

I also have a LT28at with AT&T as a carrier and have not heard of them unlocking any.

Once the LT28at is SIM unlocked it becomes a LT28i. All frequency bands of LT28i become available. AT&T blocks some with SIM locked.

This means no custom kernels or roms that use them.

There are several nice custom roms and mods for those of us that are stuck with a locked bootloader.

Root and CWM recovery are available.

From my Xperia LT28at ION :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Keffect:
experia sl pac rom

I can't seem to install PAC rom on my experia sl . I tried editing the updater script but somehow it still isn't installing .it gave me an error 6 while installing through cwm.please help
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ben36:
Fastboot the opensemc kernel first
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arsal_93:
Hey man do you think there is a chance that bootloader locked Xperia Sola can get a JB rom?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cities516:
No. Never.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arsal_93:
Any particular reasons?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cities516:
Because SONY don't care about sola anymore.

And it is impossible to run AOSP based ROM on locked bootloader.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sajho:
changing rom

hi excuse me im new to this stuff....can we change rom of xperia sl or s with xperia T or others???
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cities516:
As always, NEVER DO THAT!!!!!!!!

Every ROM is made for 1 specific device

It will brick your device if you flash a ROM/kernel made for other devices to your device!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] barret95:
Just a little confused about a problem i have on my xperia S XZXperience_2 4.0.4

ever since I changed from Stock Rom I get these annoying errors come up when I'm not expecting it, these errors are :

i get other errors such as email, gmail, blah blah blah has stopped

I have went back to Stock Rom and changed back to XZXperience 2 but it still gives me those errors

what seems to be the problem behind this???? :o
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ben36:
Did you follow the correct procedure for flashing as described in the thread?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] barret95:
well I didn't wipe all data and cache so that's probably why...never thought that would be necessary

if so what programs would you recommend to use to back up apps/data?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ben36:
Always follow the instructions. They're there for a reason. Hence why you're now having problems.

Go to recovery and wipe cache and dalvik and reboot and see if it sorts your problem. You won't lose your apps, don't worry.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] barret95:
true!

well I did a full data wipe and cache and dalvik and so far those errors are not coming up so hopefully that fixed it :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] deadman220:
sorry for nooby question but if i installed cwm on my locked xperia s does it affect the update process and if not will the update remove it ?? :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TechExhibeo:
Ur update cannot be affected..

If u face any prob in ur phone.. Just flash the stock rom...

With cwm u can update ur phone :)

If I Helped U Dont Forget To Press Thanks :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] herbalist4Life:
Bricked after font install

Hi i rooted my phone last night using restore method from binary i no nothing about doing it so i just thoust i would follow step by step it worked i was happy playing with root only apps then i downloaded font installer changed my font it asked for reboot i said yes now my phone wont stop booting sont then xperia screen (boot loop) please help me my partner will kill me lol i havent a clue what too do please thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
i guess the only option is to reinstall fw. Next time use a ICS and Xperia ready font. those two factors must be true.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mzr7:
So I need advice I'll be travelling and I'll have 13 14 hours of transit.. So yeah I need a rom that'll give me the best battery life.. Currently I have to charge my phone 2 3 times a day.. :-\ or anyone with settings I need help.. Thanks. Oh I'm running the open semc beta 2 the one which has hdmi working.

Oh basically I also need data to work all the time . I won't have autosync on btw.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
That much time travelling won't last with data on all the time. Do you really need it? Or you will have signal all the time?

I'd recommend going back to GB, I think... Battery was great with it. Or buy a car charger with USB. Won't charge that fast, but should be enough to keep battery running.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mzr7:
No no I'd be at the airport for that much time waiting for the next flight. It'll probably screen shut. Data on some time in between. Most probably listen to music stored in the cell.. Thats what I'd do. Right now my battery life is kind of like this..

I want good standby time I guess that's what I meant to say in the last message sorry if I wasn't clear.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ben36:
Pac 19 gives the longest battery life that I've ever used. 16h easily with average use

---------- Post added at 10:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:16 AM ----------

Just reflash the firmware with flashtool and uncheck the 3 wipe boxes so you keep everything. Also once rooted, install cwm so u can make a backup before doing anything
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rapsoulis:
You can also try different Governors and IO Shedulers to save battery. Plus, use low brightness and a limited number of background apps.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ArchDragoon:
Hi all,

i make my ion bricked

anyone have any idea about this ? it just turn the backlight always on and Red led always on also doesn't respond to anything...

what should i do ? connect a cable to my wallcharger ? or let the battery die first ?

please suggest and thank in advance.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rapsoulis:
Hi there, first of all don't panik! Take it easy, everything is fixable.

Here is the best

Soft-Brick Thread

. Read very carefully and follow all the steps, if you have any further questions feel free to ask.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ArchDragoon:
If your phone is not working but you see a led or have bootloops DO NOT USE HARD-RESET. This can make your phone lock/freeze up until the battery dies. It took 51 hours for mine to die.

However if you get stuck on a boot screen or get bootloops a SOFT-RESET may work to reboot.

i think this is my situation lol 51 hour this is really a nightmare.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rapsoulis:
Well it depend on your battery. Anyway, have you tried connecting your phone to your computer either with Fastboot or Flash Mode? Does anything of those 2 work?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ArchDragoon:
None of them are work :confused:

but anyway my battery die already... and right now it was in state what we call low level charge ??? it show only Red-led when charging and red-led will off Immediately when i unplug cable

i have to let it charge until red-led gone right ? after that i can flash...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ArchDragoon:
ok i resurrect my ion now flashing...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arsal_93:
What does the term "Fc" mean?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Force close. And you're on the wrong forums, Bro.

Enviado de meu LT26i usando o Tapatalk 2
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] toylee1992:
Help my ext. sd card is inserted in my acro S but not mounted in Settings>Storage

My Kernel is SSpeed kernel v8 and my custom ROM is XZXperience Jelly Bean ported to ICS by Niaboq 79, My acro S is rooted and unlocked bootloader. I'm confused about what happening I have SD card inserted in my acro S and the system says it's not mounted. But I can see what inside my SD card using ASTRO. Thanks in advance! :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TechExhibeo:
Try checking sd card in other phone

If it works in.other phone then try formatting the sd card.. N reinsert in ur phone...

If I Helped U Dont Forget To Press Thanks :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thanitos:
I'd check with the rom forum usually when a sd card fails to mount after a rom change it's usually the rom not correctly mounting it. Plug your phone into your pc does it come up there?

Second post of the tomorrow thread

please search next time
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DarkShadow69:
I've unlocked the bootloader on my Xperia S. Can I install stock roms on my device?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] skullverine:
My Xperia S has problems in reading sim card. The technician said one of the pins is broken, and they don't have a spare part.

I found one on ebay, but before I make a purchase, does replacing the sim card slot require any kind of soldering?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cities516:
Yes. Use Flashtool to flash stock rom.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tOrNadO™:
I lost CWM after flashing Trinity Vengeance ROM.. Can any1 provide me link to CWM working for JB???
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SerenaxD:
Can somebody help me?? I was trying to root my Sony Xperia Acro S with firmware .45 with this method

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886460

but then it got stuck here

"Device type:

1) Normal

2) Special (for example: Sony Tablet S, Medion Lifetab)

3) New Xperia Root by Goroh_kun (Xperia Z, Xperia V [JellyBean] ...)

G) Google Glass Mode (thx Saurik for the ab file)

x) Unroot

Make a choice: 3

Please connect Xperia device with enabled USB-Debugging now to your Computer

Going to copy over some files ...

39 KB/s (442 bytes in 0.011s)

41 KB/s (170 bytes in 0.004s)

27 KB/s (57 bytes in 0.002s)

Starting restore operation, please look on your device and confirm restore!

after that press anykey here in the console

Now unlock your device and confirm the restore operation.

Press any key to continue . . .

After restore is confirmed please look on your device and choose "Service Tests

-> Display" in Service menu and WAIT THERE!"

Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cmp=com.sonyericsson.android.s

ervicemenu/.ServiceMainMenu }"

Can somebody who has rooted their Acro S this way help me? I'm a new member and can't post in the development forum, so I'm trying desperately to find someone who can help me...thanks in advance!!!!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cities516:
Use method 1
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ben36:
Yup. Normal
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SerenaxD:
I tried, it detected that I had the backup and restore app and did something else that sent it to this "if failed this shell will run forever" message

"Device type:

1) Normal

2) Special (for example: Sony Tablet S, Medion Lifetab)

3) New Xperia Root by Goroh_kun (Xperia Z, Xperia V [JellyBean] ...)

G) Google Glass Mode (thx Saurik for the ab file)

x) Unroot

Make a choice: 1

Checking if i should run in Normal Mode or special Sony Mode

Please connect your device with USB-Debugging enabled now

Waiting for device to shop up, if nothing happens please check if Windows ADB-dr

ivers are installed correctly!

2844 KB/s (142735 bytes in 0.049s)

remote object '/system/bin/ric' does not exist

.

Found Sony Backup-Restore.apk

LT26,LT22 etc. mode enabled!

.

Pushing busybox....

2948 KB/s (1165484 bytes in 0.386s)

Pushing su binary ....

3753 KB/s (380532 bytes in 0.099s)

Pushing Superuser app

3608 KB/s (1500495 bytes in 0.406s)

Making busybox runable ...

.

Pushing fake Backup

1531 KB/s (73728 bytes in 0.047s)

Extracting fakebackup on device ...

Watch now your device. Select the backup named RootMe and restore it!

Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.L

AUNCHER] cmp=com.sonyericsson.vendor.backuprestore/.ui.BackupActivity }

Warning: Activity not started, its current task has been brought to the front

If all is successful i will tell you, if not this shell will run forever.

Running ......"

What to do?