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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pc09:
I'm thinking of switching from my Note to the S3, thought this would be the place to ask, what is great about the S3. I love my Note, don't get me wrong, but my tiny little hands that are full of carpal tunnel from various other reasons are starting to get really sore from my phone! I think it is time to move back to a 'normal' size, but never the 'i' crap. I totally love the Samsung platform, but have had HTCs in the past and liked them too.

what are the pros and cons of the S3?

thanks,

Patti
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 123shree:
The s3 is the perfect sized phone for medium sized hands.. well in my hand it doesn't feel that big at all..

It has a good processor (not dev friendly though), official jb update rolling out,...etc.,

about cons, I didn't find any in this phone till now. ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arsaw:
Apart from the screen size and stylus, everything else is better on S3.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AddyG:
My last phone was the Note.

It's great but the s3 is a lot better, in my opinion.

Perfect size and weight and the best phone so far.

(Also better hard- and software etc.)

PS: I don't care about the "cheap-material-backcover-thing", it feels and looks great.

Hit "Thanks" if this post was helpful ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohebq:
Pros:

720p display

Good camera

smart stay

notification led

battery is fine too

Cons:

poor Ram management which leads to crashes and lag

the auto focus of camera is horrible

sent from: designed for humans :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] don2012:
I just changed from note to s3 and have to say it's the best changed I have ever done the new processor is really helping and new touchwiz with ice is awesomely smooth you won't regret it go for it buddy

Just bought it today ...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ABC_Universal:
You may also consider S3 lte. It has 2gb ram and support lte, and will be available soon (will be available in HK this week at a price ~10% higher than S3).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkhrist:
I had the note before this the s3 is smoother, lighter, and doesn't have abysmal battery life, but I do miss my stylus tho.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sbm888:
I just made the switch from Note to S3.... love the S3.. fits perfectly in my hands. I loved the note, but this is even better. SOOO sleek, so light.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yo_7:
if you like big phones go fot note II, for me, galaxy S3 is good
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] don2012:
But you will feel the screen being small.......it's like better nexus ...lol
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raines43:
Made the switch from Note to S3 2 days ago. Absolutely loved the Note but have no regrets so far, the S3 is superb. It's very smooth (stock ics) and battery life is definitely better than I was getting from the Note with pretty much the same apps installed. I have medium sized hands and the S3 is more comfortable to hold and it's noticeably lighter than the Note too. Unless the S-Pen and accompanying apps are vital to you, go for it, you won't be sorry.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gammarik:
Hi all!

Quick question: What is backed up when backing up a ROM with Clockworkmod? Is it only the ROM or is all my apps + data backed up too? I am considering if i should flash a Cyanogenmod 10 Nightly to try out, but i want it to be easy to get back to my current version of Cyanogenmod.

Thanks in advance :)

/gammarik
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gammarik:
Anyone? I want to make sure that i can get back to my CM9 easily with all settings and apps intact after trying CM10.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JxPxK:
Dont really know BUT you can use titanium backup to backup all apps n data:)

----

Mr Android takes a bite of the Apple when he is hungry
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gammarik:
Yeah, i already have Titanium Backup. Does it save all the app data too? Just want to be 100% sure ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pseudonym:
Yes. Saves apk+data. Even market link too. It has an option for that. But a clockwork mod backup includes all including data, system etc

Sent from my GT-S5830
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdaxperiax10:
How can I get a windows 7 custom rom for xperia? I like ui specially the live tiles...

(I know there is an app for that, but I want a custom rom)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nik_dm_5:
I think there is only a launcher.. Try download launcher7, wp7 lockscreen, wp7 player, keyboard.. To get more of wp7 on your phone. :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdaxperiax10:
Yeah thanks.. But I know it, and I have try it already, but since it is an app, I get a lot of trouble of lags... I want some stable rom for this.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] z28tovette:
A while back x10forevers said he was thinking of porting a windows rom,try pm him and offer him some help.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cartmenicus:
Hehehe mcsqwizzys here is working on one right now lol might be uploaded tonight;)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] z28tovette:
You are a machine
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cartmenicus:
i lost the download link for the rom i was going to portD: can nayone find a cm7 windows phone 7 rom for me please? ?thanks:)

found it again:)

and thanks z28 :D

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Also i cnat promise you it will look good either haha hopefully it boots lol bt how many people are actually interested in this?

its gotten to the part were ledss are on and screen is dimmer but not past that damnit:(

damnit ill do WP7 later i think... but here flash this and see if it works for oyu!
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] parmarket:
Rerware releases new BETA build for MyBackup Pro, download it for Free and get 1GB of online storage exclusively from TalkAndroid

Source Talk Android

Note: This download and activation code will ONLY work for the first 500 readers to activate it.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] chandanbs:
i was able to active it now.. :) Thank you.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] l3inky:
plz remove sorry!
[Asus Transformer TF700] rizanx:
Check the device firmware type by going to Setting - about tablet - built number

Download the right firmware pack for your device.

http://www.asus.com/Tablet/Transformer_Pad/ASUS_Transformer_Pad_Infinity_TF700T/#download

Now extract the zip file and you will have another zip file.

Rename that zip file as "EP201_768_SDUPDATE" and place it to an external sd card if you do not have a custom recovery. If you are rooted and unlocked plus you have a custom recovery you don't need to rename it you can place it in internal sd is well.

Now turn off your device. Hold power button including the volume down button and enter custom recovery. For stock recovery it should detect it automatically and will install. once in custom recovery clear your cache and install the file with the name above or whatever name you have. once installation is complete. reboot the system be patient and you have the latest update.

You can obtain root easily using this method.

Just download the DebugfsRoot_Generic_v2.3.zip file from here

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1706588

extract the content and run RootDebugfs, then follow the on screen instruction and you will have root.

Make sure you have USB debugging on.

To get custom recovery. Download goomanager from playstore and you can install TWRP recovery from the option list. which is Option - install OpenRecoveryScript.

I am not responsible if you mess up your device. do these at your own risk. Nonetheless these steps work perfectly for me.
[Asus Transformer TF700] lafester:
Renaming is not needed.
[Asus Transformer TF700] rizanx:
Exactly thats for people without custom recovery
[Asus Transformer TF700] MysticMgcn:
Isn't this already covered here? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1833212
[Asus Transformer TF700] odeccacccp:
does the update push the stock recovery as well?

and root is lost right?
[Asus Transformer TF700] eyosen:
Yes and yes.
[Asus Transformer TF700] rizanx:
Yes you will lose root.

But you can obtain root easily using this method.

Just download the DebugfsRoot_Generic_v2.3.zip file from here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1706588

extract the content and run RootDebugfs, then follow the on screen instruction and you will have root.

oh and make sure you have USB debugging on.
[Asus Transformer TF700] rizanx:
sorry for the mix up. yes you do lose recovery. Download goomanager from playstore and you can install TWRP recovery from the option list.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Pretoriano80:
Wrong, flashing an official rom will make you loose the custom recover too, you will have a clean stock rom once you do that. AND also this thread has nothing to share with the development forum.
[Asus Transformer TF700] MysticMgcn:
+1 You WILL lose custom recovery with this method. This has all been covered before...
[Asus Transformer TF700] rizanx:
Thanks for clear up.
[Asus Transformer TF700] odeccacccp:
Where in there? Can;t find it?

1) If I am on a custom ROM can I flash the new update or I have to go back to STOCK first?

2) What's the big deal with loosing CWR and Root, it takes like 2 min to put it back, I mean there is another way to not loose it?

Thanks
[Asus Transformer TF700] GRIM1337:
I also have a question! Will this allow for OTA updates even if our bootloader is unlocked? And will we be able to flash the JB update from ASUS manually if not? Anyone know?
[Asus Transformer TF700] lafester:
No. when you unlocked it clearly stated no more ota updates for you.

Yes. of course you can flash manually just like any other rom.
[Asus Transformer TF700] rizanx:
You don't need to have stock rom. As long as you have the stock kernel your ok. You will of course lose custom recovery but its easy to download again as i have mentioned in my first post.

There is a lengthy way to do this. But why do that when it takes you literally 2 minute to root it with DebugfsRoot .

Hope it went well for you.:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] revwolf:
I won a tablet and want to make it less of a piece of crap that my Galaxy Nexus beats in any application. The model number says C980, doesnt have any manufacturer info and its got an A10 1.5GHz processor, which I deduce is the low end of the scale. At any rate, I can't find any info on this POS except that a couple of stores sell it and claim its great. I'd like to see if there are other ROM's available or if I can upgrade from ICS to JB with a stock ROM. Any help would be greatly appreciated because I hate having basically useless stuff around my house.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] revwolf:
Anyone?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
If your bootloader unlock allowed = No then there is currently NO way to unlock it.

I will update this information if and when that changes

READ ME FIRST FOR NOOBS OR IF YOU ARE NEW TO XPERIA GUIDE in post 2

New Topic, New and 1st Thread !!

I Welcome all XDA Members to this usefull thread !!

So if you dont know a question, There is always someone knows the answer ;)

Enjoy !!

Many thanks to Pandemic, who I know from our x10 and NEO days, for handing this OP over to me!!

Hello all, Just to introduce myself. I am Greg Bradley from Manchester UK and I have been an avid andriod fan for 2 years now. I have been an active member of this forum for 18 months and learned a lot along the way. I am taking over the OP of this thread in the hopes that I can help guide people to finding out the best answers to any questions people may have. I am not saying I have all the answers, or that I am all knowing, only that I hope this thread will help and we can all learn from each other.

If anyone has any threads that they think should be highlighted here please let me know, I will try to keep the links to all Tutorials/ROMS/Kernels and other useful stuff current and updated so that no one can ever say

"I searched everywhere and couldnt find a thing about it...."

Looking forward to getting to know you.​

So what is this thread for?

Firstly, I hope it will be a usefull place to link all the new development/tools/Tutorials in one place so that there will be no need to go trawling through pages of threads to find the thing you want to.

Secondly, its going to be for those people who are new to this forum, device or Android itself so you CAN ask your question without getting jumped all over for posting it in the wrong forum. I am hoping that this will be a friendly thread where people will help each other to get the best out of their device and to remember that we were all new once.

If you are new and you want to ask a question THIS is the place to do it, but please remember to use search first (The question may already have been asked and answered) and always give useful information (If you can) like

1. Are you rooted?

2. Have you unlocked the bootloader?

3. What ROM are you on?

4. Which kernel are you on?

5. What were you doing just before the problem happened?

6. How can we recreate the problem?

7. What have you done so far to fix it?

8. Attach any logcats you have.​

Useful Links and tools in Post 2

Roms / Kernels / FTF's in Post 3

Please PM me if you think I have not credited you, or if you think something should be added!!

​
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
[Q&A] General Chat, All XDA Members Welcome !! READ ME BEFORE POSTING

FTF's

Here

Custom ROMS

Here

Kernels

Here

Bin4ry's Xperia Emporium [Still under construction]

This has been created and maintained by Bin4ry. It is a collection of tools and .ftf's from accross the Xperia range. Flash anything from another model at your own risk.

Bina4ry's Emporium
​
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] krabappel2548:
Who is planning to buy the Xperia T? ;)

Like some of you might have seen in development, I can't wait to develop for this new device from Sony :D
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] polle55:
Video Editing App preinstalled?

Hi,

I want to buy the T because I like video filming.

But I don´t know if there is any sony video editing app at the T preinstalled.

I tried the Galaxy S3, it has a samsung video editor ("video maker") which works fine.

The reason why I´m asking: there are no usable video editing apps at the store.

If sony has no video editor which is allows e.g. cutting with dissolves, I have to return to the Galaxy.

Thanks T owners for some information!

And excuse my terrible english...
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] krabappel2548:
from the Xperia T firmware I extracted, I know there is Google Movie Editor available on the Xperia T :)

I don't know if that's what you are searching for, but I think the app should be good for you :p
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] tilal6991:
Getting the phone Tuesday. Will be devving CM10 to the best of my ability :)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] skifyr123:
Going to help theme Sony's firmware for the T ;) Something you guys can expect: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1864109 & http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1724602

Setting up a thread soon, and hope there are some willingness people around here to test. Ofc root is needed.

A little taste (buildt from T sysui):
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
My xperia t has just arrived at my house and before i get home tohave a play with it i was wondering if there was another method to unlock the bootloader than the official way via here?

I have unlocked the bootloader on my x10 and my neo, but i dont want sony to know.

Any help will be appreciated.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
One more rant....this time here at VODAFONE...

Just gone to have a play with xperia t and just found out my sim card from my neo will not fit into the xperia t because the xperia t has a micro sim...

WTF, why didnt vodafone send the new sim cards? Because they were out of stock they said.....I think I will be "out of stock" of money when it comes to paying my bill...

PS, Pandemic, this thread should be in the general section ;)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Pandemic:
Yes i know but mikechannon put it here;)

Send to ya face with my flying Xperia Neo V with Jelly Sandwich 7.1 + Cheese !!!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] crazymister:
---------- Post added at 05:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:54 PM ----------

[/COLOR]

I had the same problem as you. You can always cut yours with some scissors and some patience. I did that and it worked perfectly.

I can make a picture of my SIM card if you like

Did I help? Then please don't forget to press the thanks button.

Is your question solved? Then mark your question solved in your title.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
Wow, I never thought of that, but I went to a vodafone shop today and picked up two micro sims...just ging to cook tea and start rooting....
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] dd66:
just a small question: how do you install a rom with a locked bootloader? (so with no CWM recovery...)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
Very good point, I hadnt realised that bit yet....

You can flash ftf's in flashtool, but custom roms flashed via recovery need unlocked bootloader as (Currently) there is no way to install recovery without unlocking...I will change the OP's accordingly
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] tomatos:
General ICS Central Europe Rom:

7.0.A.1.303_Central Europe

T-Mobile Hungary ROM:

7.0.A.1.303_T-mobile Hungary
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
Thanks, I will add these to the OP
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
[Root Instructions]

Step 1.

Download the latest flashtool, (Link is in this thread) Ensure you have the required drivers installed.

Step 2.

Connect your device as normal via USB

Step 3.

Select Tools-> Root -> Force AdbRestore hack and follow instructions, remember to actually select restore from your phone.

Credits to Androxyde for Flashtool.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] M3lt3mi:
unlocking bootloader

Please excuse my ignorance here as this is my first Android previously always been an iPhone. To unlock the bootloader via the Sony way it doesn't list the Xperia T, and when I do the check on my handset it says boot loader unlock as no. I thought this meant I couldn't but all the posts on this forum seem to point to the Sony site. Is it due to the handset/carrier I have or am I missing something.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Spectre51:
I'll post the Xperia TL (AT&T firmware) ftf once they have it available through SUS. Tried SUS and PC Companion today but it said there was no firmware on the server for the phone. Probably won't have it on there till the release.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
;)

Sent from my LT30p xda premium app.

How do I customise the signature on xda premium app?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] mareis1973:
Really I don´t understand why it works now. I was trying for 5 days.

II flashed thousend times my S3 never got problems, but this unbelieveable

Thank you so much

:good:
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Me-kiwi:
succesful root and new ROM, but all files are read only?

hi there,

First thanks for the clear instructions and links, it helped me a lot.

I have an Xperia T with (now) unlocked bootloader, rooted. Onto it I flashed ParanoidAndroid 2.23 (Android 4.1.2) with kernel 3.0.8-FXP+.

Somehow everything looks like it is working fine, but I cannot move or delete any files on the internal memory via ES File Explorer or any other app. When I hookup my T to the computer (Win7) moving files takes ages, and all my files from the SD card have been erased the moment I tried to move them to my harddrive (no problem there, I have a back-up of those files).

Any ideas what can cause this?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
Backup both sdcards to your PC then either format them in recovery or just delete all contents from them and then restore from your backup.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Me-kiwi:
solved

Thnx! Formatting both internal and external card did the trick.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
No need to write a post that just says thanks.

If you ever feel the need to say thanks hit the button.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
Bump

New Relock bootloader file for the V

New New FTF's for V, T, TX and TL
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] nl2008:
Can I flash xperia T .303 firmware on my .212 xperia TX so i can root it with locked bootloader ??? Any other method to root TX on .212 with Locked bootloader?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
yes you can.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] dylodempsey:
I'm new to this, but basically if I want to use a custom rom like CM10 I need to have an unlocked bootloader and the only way to do this is through Sony's official way here: unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions . On step 2 my phone says 'Bootloader unlock allowed = NO". So does this mean I'm out of luck (according to Sony I am)? Should I return the phone? I'm from Canada on Rogers. Sorry if I missed something.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] dylodempsey:
Never mind... re-reading the whole thread I see you answered this already, I'm out of luck. Not sure where to get an unlocked one from in Canada... might have to get an S3.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] cartmenicus:
No that means rogers locked it -_- were going to have to wait for an unnoficail method.. which shouldnt be too long! :) i wouldnt return the phone... im still waiting for mine it was supposed to come today but i dont get till monday :( screw you rogers!:p
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] dylodempsey:
Yeah just meant according to the Sony site I can't unlock it. Reading other forums it seems that none of the Canadian carriers allow this to be set to 'yes'. You think there will be an unofficial method? I haven't read anything about it.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] cartmenicus:
Evetnually there will be :)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] dylodempsey:
Well I got it rooted at least. Apparently Sony released JB early and is already out in the UK, so should hit Canadian devices any day hopefully. Actually kinda like the Sony interface now that I've used it a bit and I can just remove the Sony apps if I want, some of them are actually nice though. My biggest quirk so far is the useless barely visible indicator light (I installed noled app but not the same). I can barely see it. I was hoping I could crank the led brightness setting once I rooted it (found a thread of people who did it on other xperia phones successfully) but it didn't work, the max was already set to 255 and it won't go higher.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Spectre51:
JB isn't released yet. Its only running on some dev devices. No retail phone has gotten it.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ TL
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] dylodempsey:
Hmmm yeah I don't see anyone writing that they got it yet either. Lots of articles claiming so, wonder if they're mistaking the custom rom for the official Sony update. gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/sony-xperia-t-users-receiving-jelly-bean-update-month-ahead-of-schedule-309882
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] hydo1:
As far as I can see all of the news articles are based entirely from the series of screenshots that were posted on a Sony Vietnam site. Nobody knows exactly what device they were taken on.

I also read somewhere on here that developers can't find any details on it on Sony's teat server either.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] nightwing369:
Hi, I am new to this thread/forum. I have tried my best to use the search this thread feauture but as far as I could tell I could not find anything under the search term I tried.

I was wondering if anyone knows if the Sony Xperia V is coming to the UK ; to which mobile networks ; and when ; also the likely UK price?

Many thanks!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
Bump

New FAQ's

New Roms
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Spectre51:
Here are some additional DL links for Stock LT30p ftf files

LT30p_7.0.A.3.195_Generic.zip md5: ef7119e963a4534bd81c736eb6bd732a

LT30p_7.0.A.3.223_Generic.zip md5: 29cfb70e90462165ae3b2af8d94bf34c