yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Try letting it charge for a long time 18+ hours if need be. You should get a solid red light that stays on or it should eventually turn green. ion users have had this happen and it does take a long time to let it charge up. I had to do this to my ion and I let it charge for 2 days before I touched the phone and when I came back to it I could flash it finally.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] pleomaxell:
I am having problem deleting this post. :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ChriSs Tibur:
I tried with bin4ry method and superuser appears instaled but when I open titaniumbackup says that it can't get the root access :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] neectron:
In Superuser app,check info tab .What does it say?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ChriSs Tibur:
Here is a screenshot
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] neectron:
Try updating Superuser.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ChriSs Tibur:
Root access fail :S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] neectron:
I should have know.Ok,then first unroot using Bin4ry's method,then agian root by same method.Use v13,though you will get SuperSu instead of Superuser.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ChriSs Tibur:
I was unable to unroot my phone, another thing is that after I tried to root it with V9 and reboot my phone the screen is messed up, like if it has dead pixels and its very slow, I don´t know how I did it but after many times rebooting it the screen appeared normally and know I´m dealing with this issue again :S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] neectron:
Few times I also got blackish screen,just root again it'll go away.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ChriSs Tibur:
I got this message . . .
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] neectron:
That means device is not rooted.Maybe try to root again.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ChriSs Tibur:
Nice ! Titanium backup say Root access OK (: but the screen is still messed up
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] neectron:
Root again,maybe it'll solve.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ChriSs Tibur:
I have SuperSU & superuser now it doesn´t affect ? the blackish screen is gone I hope it will not return if I reboot my device, thanks for your help & patience neectron you help me a lot.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] neectron:
I don't think it will affect.But if you want you can delete Superuser from /system/app rather Supersu as it is provided with latest root tool.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] capt_birobidjan:
Launcher settings on Xperia U

Where do I change the number of home screens in the default launcher (Xperia U, ICS)? I surely don't need all five of them...

Or the launcher is immutable and I need to get a better one from GooglePlay?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KidCarter93:
You can't change them on the default launcher. One such as Nova it Apex will do the job though.

''Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver''
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
He could install the modded one, if he have root.

"What really matters in this world, anyway?"
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 2badd:
Im trying cm11. I think im missing the fastboot step? I found tutorials but im quite confused how to do it. Using flashtool then flashing thru fastboot? Should I flash the boot.img that can be found on the downloaded file?then peocede to the wiping and installation of the rom? Thank you for answering!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] eijigen:
Can someone help me to update my CWM? I am actually with the 6.0.1.5 and I can't find the 6.0.4.5 to flash.

I have an Xperia Acro S with CM 10.0
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
Seems like You have a issue with installation of drivers. First uninstall all the drivers form the device manager. Search on google how to view the hidden drivers in the device manager and remove them too. The install the drivers from the flashtool, there is a "Drivers" folder in the installed folder in the installed location of the flashtool. Then You will have the fastboot drivers too.

Do not follow all there procedures You mentioned. Plus the version You are trying to install is an older one. There is a new version (beta 3). Look for it in the Xperia S Android development section.

After downloading the ROM, first copy the ROM.zip to the phone.

Then on PC, extract boot.img from the zip and flash it via fastboot. Then a recovery will be installed on Your ROM due to it. Then boot into that recovery and flash the ROM. And then flash the compatible gapps.

Yes You must be missing the fastboot step. First flash the boot.img using fastboot and then flash the ROM.

Are You on locked bootloader or unlocked? Google how to check that.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] eijigen:
I already unlocked my bootloader
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Draconius007:
PHONE misbehaving

I think i did something wrong ... My phone wont boot ... neiither would it connect in fastboot or flash mode .. HELP !
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mattren:
hey there.. need some help here. i just flashed my stock acro s 4.1.2 to beanstalk 4.4.4 and now my loudspeaker volume not as loud as before. what i have to do to make the volume louder again.. do i need to install anything such as sound driver and etc? glad if anyone can help.. :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Godra:
Hi everyone

I have a task to fix my GFs Xperia SL so I have few questions. (Get rid of laggy stock ROM)

First of all, are S and SL similar enough so ROMs are cross compatible (I dont see why they wouldnt, same CPU, just slightly OCed on SL).

Second, I will need a recomendation for nice ROM, AOSP maybe. Her phone acts terribly on stock 4.1.2. It only needs to have better performances and battery life possibly then stock. Which one would you reccomend. Also, her phone is 32 GB model if that matters

Tnx in advance
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cyberdynesystem101:
stock based rom perhaps, sometimes some function like wifi Bluetooth nfc wouldn't work on aosp.... hope I helped... good day.

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its kernel related...... so nothing much we can do...... maybe you can try viper4android
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nisu4717:
Try pure aosp........KitKat
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Godra:
Can you then suggest some nice stock based ROM

I see Bluetooth A2DP and selinux not working (which is not important at all), but can you post some comparison with stock if you used them
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nisu4717:
I don't need a2dp and selinux.

No I can't provide as I have running stock ICS on my moms xperia s and I am using moto e so I can't
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 2badd:
Yes You must be missing the fastboot step. First flash the boot.img using fastboot and then flash the ROM.

Hey, I tried the fastboot step but failed. It says. FAILED: device is not rooted. Clearly my phone is rooted, so what am I doing wrong? Thanks!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] naeem123:
I am getting the Z2 phone this week, now, I know unlocking the bootloader COMPLETELY voids warranty but... does it void the warranty simply by rooting your device ???
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
Rooting does void Your warranty, but You can always flash the stock firmware or just un root, and Sony will never notice.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] qzone23:
Need help booting into recovery, have both cwm and twrp installed (at least my PC tells me I do) and can't boot into either

So many frustrations so little time
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TheBadger_:
Rooting LT28i claims supported, then not.

Hello. I tried the Rooting program by DooMLoRD. The 2nd requirement on easyxperiaroot(dot)blogspot(dot)ca website is "2)Xperia ion(LT28i) with Firmware Version 6.2.B.0.211 or higher", which mine is ... exactly. When I run the software (with all the proper functions "Enabled"), I get the following message "Device detected: LT28i (6.2.B.0.211) LT28i (6.2.B.0.211) is not supported."

Is there something I did wrong or is my phone not supported?

Thank you.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] blue-cat:
Try pressing the power button then if/when you see a pink led hit volume up & down a few times. The LED should turn blue and you'll boot into one of them. If it doesn't work might be because you have both but I'm just guessing on that.

Q: I quite like the stock Sony loading screen, certainly over the TWRP and CM ones. Is there anyway to have the stock loading screens run with TWRP and CM? First guess would be no too much effort but you never know til you ask!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] eijigen:
Updating to 6.2b1.96

Hello guy, it's been a while since I checked my pc sony companion and I need to update my acro S to the 6.2b 1.96.

I have installed CM 10.0 and have UB, can I just update via PC companion or I need to do something different?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
Nah You can't update directly. You need to flash a stock ftf file using flashtool.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] eijigen:
I found this topic http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2417672

Can I just follow these instructions?

Using Xperia Acro S_LT26w_6.2.B.0.211_KernelOnly and Xperia Acro S_LT26w_6.2.B.1.96_KernelOnly instead of XS files?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] introducial:
Hello everyone,

I sent my LT26i to customer service a few weeks ago, and it arrived today with a operator customized stock rom, it has all the apps I'd never use. So I want to flash a new rom to it and while I was considering my options I came up with a few questions.

Phone's current state: Locked bootloader, unrooted 6.2.B.1.96 LT26i

1) Can I downgrade to 6.2.B.0.211?

2) How can I download and install the stock 6.2.B.1.96 rom? (It'll be my first time, so I'm open to any kind of suggestions)

3) Are there any customized rom's you would suggest to me?

Appreciate your answers.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
That procedure if for rooting the 6.2.B.1.96 firmware. First You need to flash a stock ftf for it. Also, since You have a locked bootloader, flash the doomkernel for Your device. It will work easily, plus has more features!

DId Your phone have operator lock previously too? I think flashing a stock world generic ftf would clear You of all those apps, but doing so has brought up some issues for some people. Wait for someone who has done it previously to reply.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] introducial:
My phone doesn't have any operator or SIM lock, it just came with apps installed by an operator.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] eijigen:
I already have my bootloader unlocked and already have root, how can I upgrade to the 6.2B1.96? Can I just flash it via flashtool?

And about the doomkernel I found this one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2305591 but it is for the XperiaS can I use it on my Acro S?

Sry for asking too much haha and thanks for the help :good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
Ah then feel free and flash the World Generic ftf. There would be no problem in it.

Then directly flash the stock ftf for Your phone. Yes, You can flash via flashtool.

No don't use doomkernel of SOny Xperia S. I think it disables some of the features. Search one for Your device, or see another kernel for Your phone.

Asking is better than doing something stupid!:)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] introducial:
Which one do you suggest? What I've found are targeted to Malaysia or something.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
Check here. You can find both, a complete stock firmware ftf and a pre rooted stock firmware, there.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ranaji:
no internet kk 4.4.4 :(

i own a xperia ion lt28h ,,,, i recently install ROM " RepeXpersiS™ Z2 Edition 5.0.1.A.G.Y ||||Real Z2 Experience|||[1.9.14] " wifi is working fine but there is no internet connection , i tried changing APN but it didn't helped .I LIKED THIS ROM .

HELP ME !!!

XPERIA ION LT28H
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mkarande786:
any expert here who can help me Xperia S

Xperia S treats PC like charger, PC doesn't recognize device

Okay, I realize this is quite a common problem for Xperia S (the SonyMobile help forums are full of various Xperia S connectivity issue topics) but after spending hours and hours googling this problem I still haven't found a cure for it. So I'm hoping the supersmarts of the XDA community will help me find a solution.

* It's a normal Xperia S, updated to 4.1.2 JB officially (6.2.B.1.96).

*not rooted

Problem:

* One fine day (I can't pinpoint when but I noticed it last week) the phone wouldn't recognize PC anymore and neither did the PC recognize the phone.

* When connecting to PC via USB, the phone treats the connection as a charger and just starts charging, the PC doesn't recognize anything at all, as if nothing had been connected via USB.

Tried so far:

* Tried different USB cables, 2 different PC's, different USB slots, tried disabling and re-enabling USB devices on PC.

* Tried re-installing PC Companion.

* Tried booting the phone in Safe Mode (volume down method).

* Tried Settings reset and Factory data reset (

* Rolled back all changes to system apps and reinstalled them with no issues.

Misc Info:

* I read about the MTPapp having a bug in Xperia S, something like a memory leak where it gets too big if Internal Storage is very full (which isn't the case, maintained 10GB of free space at all times + currently it's all wiped) but the funny thing is, I couldn't find an MTPapp in processes/all apps.

* One of the suggested fixes was navigating to All apps -> MTPapp, and clearing data, but there is no such app in the phone, just a "MTP extension service" which is idling at 0.00b.

* I'm not sure whether Xperia S should have a USB connection type setting in Settings -> Xperia -> Connectivity, but for me there is no option there to choose between USB connection. There's only a "Install PC Companion" setting, which I have set to "on" and a "No trusted hosts" setting which is grayed out so I can't access it.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cyberdynesystem101:
can you enter flashmode?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Araragi:
Is there any way i can get xperia acro s stock rom camera app?

I miss editing the exposure, iso, etc manually,

I use mokee 4.4.4 kitkat right now and i personally don't like the kitkat camera apps much since it doesn't have manual setting.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mkarande786:
No bro
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Crix1008:
I finally installed Cynaogenmod on my Xperia S, but because of some bugs i changed to Carbon. Everything works well except one thing the Skype App shut down some calls after some minutes or hours. Oh and on the boot menu the carbon image is sometimes replaced by a white quarter. i used the newest version of this thread

Maybe i did something wrong with the installation? for changing the roms i went in recovery mode and wiped my internal storage and then i just installed the carbon mod
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
Don't know about the skype, but the bootanimation has a bug in it, You get a white flash in between. This is normal and doesn't cause an issue with the ROM, so it won't be rectified.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Araragi:
Hi guys

I'd like to install an update for my custom rom. It just a weekly update that sized 25MB.

I just want to know how to update it manually via twrp?

Do i need to clean dalvik cache etc?

Thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kl076:
noob alert!

Hello good people.

Never tried to root a phone in my life, but im going to now...

I have an old Sony Xperia Acro S, (LT26w) Android v. 4.1.2, with Kernel 3.4.0+1.0.21100-313065... Buildnr 6.2.B.1.96 and i cant seem to make it root.

I followed the instructions given by Doomlord:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2417672

Using FlashTool and flashing it with the XperiaS_LT26i_6.2.B.0.211_KernelOnly.ftf -

rebooting device and connect to PC in usb debuggin mode, goes fine

but

the Easy-Rooting-Toolkit_v18_perf-event-exploit.zip doesnt recognize my phone. Cant quite remember what it said, but the phone reboots but i dont see any sign of it the SuperSU app, so i kinda stop there...

Can anyone help me?

and another problem

I want to root it /flash it (whatever its called) to the new [ROM] [4.4.4] [OFFICIAL] Paranoidandroid 4.5 kitkat version, but when i go to the download site and extract it using winrar, i cant find a ftf. file, so how do i root this?

thanks a bunch!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
Download the zip to mobile, then reboot to twrp and flash it from there. Yes, You need to clean cache and dalvik cache after the update. Which ROM are You trying to install though?

The problem with Your first way is that You re flashing a Sony Xperia S Kernel, not Sony Xperia Acro S Kernel. You need to search the one for Your phone.

As for Your second problem, You need to unlock Your bootloader to install any Kitkat rom on Your phone. Please Google how to do it. Also, ftf are of only the official firmware, You won't find a custom ROM ftf file. You do not need to extract the zip to install the ROM. You need to copy the rom.zip to phone, then using fastboot via pc, You have to flash the boot.img to phone from the rom.zip. But first the entire rom.zip to phone! Google how to do it, and if You are unclear, post here again!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Araragi:
Thanks for the reply :)

I'm trying to update mokee rom. It has OTA update, but i can't update it automatically like it always do before.

Anyway, cleaning dalvik cache and cache is done before or after i install my update?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kl076:
well something clearly went wrong here...

i followed these steps (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1752270)

after i unlocked bootloader for my phone...

it all went smooth, getting thumbs up from the cmd, until i restarted my phone... its empty... complete blank after the sony sign comes up.:eek:

this is why noobs should stay away from rooting

Edit:

ok, so i found a ftf that i could flash it with... now i want to install paranoid android kitkat! Im using the same step by step as for the carbon. should be ok, right?

edit2:

No it didnt... im using the Rom manager app, getting as far as "reboot and install", but all it does is reboot.... what am i missing here? Is it impossible to run kitkat on my phone?

edit3:

same happens if i go for the carbon rom, so it has do be me...

Or then again... my phone is kinda messed up (hence wanting to root it), and my battery gauge is stuck on 1%. Doesnt matter how much i recharge it, still show 1%, even though i can use it a whole day. Does the installation auto-quit because it thinks i dont have enough battery?

edit4:

GOT IT! used another cwm so i could enter recovery. After that it worked as a charm!

Perfect!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kl076:
ok, one quick questions

As I said i have the xperia acro s, now with the [ROM][AOSPA:Android 4.4.2] Paranoidandroid 4.0 BETA, installed.

I see there is an option in the display menu to "cast screen". I do have an chromecast, so is there any way for me to do so? Looking at the webpage for chromcast my device isnt listed for that feature, but if anyone could help me do it, it would be you guys, right? :angel:

Edit:

LOL, i found this! http://xdaforums.com/hardware-hacking/chromecast/experimental-enable-mirroring-device-t2812193? waddauahknoooow
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
After installing the ROM update.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Tonestack:
Acro S LT26W imported from Hong Kong lost IMEI after official update

Deleted post. Created new thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=55513352&postcount=1
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Targunitoth:
Sorry if this question was asked maybe a few pages before, but i have no time to look through all of them.

I am owning an an Sony Xperia S ("nozomi") with current Cyanogenmod 9.1.0 stable

I want to update now, to an as new as possible ROM (myabe kitkat) without bugs...

With this big amount of inoficial roms i completely lost track, what rom i should take.

I think CM, AOSP, OpenSEMC and OmniROM are all good roms.

Can you pls tell me what ROM + Version i should take?

If possible with nearly no known bugs and a stable version?

Thank you

Targunitoth

P.S. I installed Paranoidandroid 4.5, everything is fine now
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] S4RSZ:
difference oaspx and other

Okay I've done (some) searching, but I could'nt really find a answer to this.

For the xperia S we have a rom called AOSPX by Apology11. This ROM has working HDMI Radio etc and is running on 4.4.4.

Now my question is how this differs from other roms, like cm11 and PA. Obviously there is a lot of customization in the look of android, but my question is what happens under the hood. I'm sure there is a reason why not all of the kk roms are based of aospx if this has all the functions that you would need. So in short, what's the catch to AOSPX?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AbFarid:
Guys, apps on my Xperia Acro S can't write to internal memory. I can use it with file managers just fine though. Could you give any hints?

(CarbonROM 4.4.4) I tried factory reset and other ROMs, same issue. :confused:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Aniket.t20:
Hi! It may seem like a noob question, but i wanted to know what are the exact steps that need to be followed before i can install a custom rom say paranoid android 4.6 beta 1 on xperia s LT26i running JB build no 6.2.B.1.9.6

I searched the forum high and low but most guides are for GB and ICS.

I would like a step by step of each detail like unlocking the bootloader, flashing a custom recovery, rooting,etc. in wtv order they need to be done.

Any help would be appreciated.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
Most of the processes are same for ICS and JB., so You can easily follow those steps.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Aniket.t20:
Could you please tell me the order of the steps.. as in should i first unlock the bootloader, then root it and then flash cwm or twrp? could you also link me to the threads that explain these processes for the given firmware!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] aamp96:
Phone data recovery

My Sony Xperia S is about a year old and the screen is completely broken, all my media etc is in the internal memory, I wish to recover these data but I cannot as the phone screen is broken and I'm not sure if the phone has a password lock or something, I'm willing to do quite a bit to get the data, these are old precious pictures. Any help whatsoever would be appreciated. Thank you for your time.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Targunitoth:
You could just google it.

For example you can use this guide:

READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2299317

I had a problem, that my CWM was not high enough for Android 4.X.X and got the

Error set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed (status 7), so I used this one

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2302393

Install ROM, for example Paranoidandroid 4.5:

Download current ROM: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2573345 (Now Beta 2)

Download Gapps (choose the right one): http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2397942

Download Screenshot Problem Fixer: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=54210802&postcount=1995

(I did not test all steps, always on your own risk)

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If USB-Debugging was enabled you can have a look in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-s/help/broken-screen-to-retrieve-files-off-t1573744
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tasosrock91:
hello guys, I was on fenics ROM(based on stock .96) for a bit and wanted to go back to carbon.. but i forgot to go to CM first, so, after flashing, i was stuck in the logo for boot.. nothing happened after an hour of waiting.. That was a terrible mistake, but i was kinda lucky cause i could flash the stock with Emma(the new i guess flashtool from sony). . Problem is that now i have a not rooted device, so I'm with stock.. and can't root it with the instructions i found, cause new flashtool allows to flash only .96.. I didn't find a way to do it.. can someone please help me? Thanks in advance..