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[Nokia Lumia 920] GregCra:
tethering

Foxbat - didn't I see on another thread how you changed the keyboard to spanish (and then presumably back) and it downloaded an OTA and then tethering worked? or did i mis-understand?
[Nokia Lumia 920] foxbat121:
Yes, but that's not for AT&T VERSION. I have a unbranded 920.

Not a fanboy. I love and use both Android phones and Windows phones. I just tell you the truth.
[Nokia Lumia 920] OJ in Compton:
How is answering your questions being "defensive" and worth calling him a fanboy over? I don't really think google has any interest in porting their applications until the userbase for WP8 grows larger (and AFAIK there's no official app to use google talk on my iPhone either), and for that reason it's better to roll with an android phone if you want to fully utilize google services and pain-free tethering for now.

And since I'm interested in a tethering solution as well, are people with unlocked/non-at&t branded Lumia 800s and 900s able to use internet sharing on at&t?
[Nokia Lumia 920] petard:
The tone he is answering in is defensive, so that's why I said that.

I'd also like to know if someone has tried to tether with a Rogers Lumia 920. It's also an RM-820 model so its ROM should work on the AT&T L920. I don't see any RM-820 ROMs on NaviFirm, though. Hopefully something gets uploaded before my 14 day return window is up in case it bricks. I'm going to keep my Galaxy Note but sometimes I like to just enable internet sharing very quickly so that I can do something on my laptop without the hassle of moving the SIM to my other phone. Especially now that it requires me to have that stupid paperclip thing to remove the SIM from the phone.
[Nokia Lumia 920] OJ in Compton:
I don't think the chances of this happening within the next 2 weeks are very likely unfortunately, especially if there are no unlock codes for the 6 month exclusivity period. I'm holding off on a purchase entirely until something shows up, it's a feature I use too much and I'm not switching to a tiered/shared data plan.
[Nokia Lumia 920] cappyron:
I have the "internet sharing"

Mine's a 920 from AT&T... I can turn on internet sharing... I haven't done anything to the phone.....

OS:

8.0.9903.10

firmware: 1232.2109.1242.1001

need any more info?

I am on a shared data plan if that matters...
[Nokia Lumia 920] foxbat121:
Shared data plan or 4GB or more tiered data plan qualifies for tethering because your data is capped. Most ppl want this feature through hacking is because they are on unlimited data plan and never will be qualified for tethering.
[Nokia Lumia 920] petard:
The 2GB and 3GB data plans don't allow tethering. It's total BS and I am not going to increase my bill because they only want me to use my 2GB plan on my phone.

Family share data plans qualify for tethering so it will turn on. They cost a **** ton more than the old plans if you aren't using tablets or laptops though.
[Nokia Lumia 920] foxbat121:
The bottom line is AT&T wants you to pay certain amount monthly before they allow you to tether. The real truth is that AT&T's network is heavily congested, especially on HSPA side. They can't afford everyone jump in with free tethering. I certainly won't pay extra in order to be able tethering. On the other hand, even when I had my phone capable of tethering, I rarely ever use it. So, it is not that a big deal. If you using it heavily, AT&T will catch you sooner or later anyway.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] RockitOut11:
All In One Thread for Vodafone Portugal XU owners

Sony ICS firmwares (.ftf)

ST25i_6.1.1.B.1.10_VodafonePT

Dropbox

4Shared

ST25i_6.1.1.B.1.54_VodafonePT

https://mega.co.nz/#!qAxACSgA!FDJq21ltaY4ui9DRYOKj91sogtlQet7-RJG06yTr7bc

Tweaks

1# Getting Cost saving option and character conversion on SMS/MMS app

(to get non portuguese stock roms working well with SMS sending)

# Use one of your favorite root browsers ([I]like root explorer[/I])
# Go to [B]system/etc/costumization/settings/com/sonyericsson/conversations[/B]
# Override the existing [B]custom_settings.xml[/B] with this one: [URL="https://mega.co.nz/#!mZ4SEZLB!e6h4VntiJLUxupPMfri2BVGrCzJrlkE2UpGPyXuvqvA"]Link[/URL]
# If needed, make a full wipe (wipe data and cache)

I'll be getting more and more content here as soon as I have spare time to do that.

Also I want to get more carrier roms here, and more carrier settings and stuff here aswell, other than only Vodafone.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] r00tPT:
I couldn't find the ICS version for me either.

What I did was install 2.3.7 from here:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38591400/st25i_6.0.B.3.184_Vodafone PT.ftf (found on androidpt)

And then use update service to get a clean update to ICS with factory reset:

http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/tools/update-service/
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] RockitOut11:
thanks to you I'm now updating to Vodafone PT ICS (I hope so)

I'll be uploading the Vodafone PT ICS .ftf here in this post, and will post the link on the First Post, just so this thread don't fall in useless

Thanks goes to r00tPT and tentone

EDIT: Updated the main post!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] r00tPT:
No problem, glad I could help!

Also, thanks for the ICS tft, it'll be useful to get back to stock with having to upgrade from GB.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] zalho:
HELP

Hi.

I have a new Xperia U with stock TMN PT rom and i want to unlock'it and install other stock rom or maybe Vodafone PT rom...

I'm a noob in xperia's field, so can anyone help and guide me in this process?

What should I do? Need root? Need unlocked bootloader?

Regards
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] hackerpower:
Advice? Install fw .89 and debloat it :cyclops:

Any doubts or questions just PM me in PT :highfive:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Tuga Driver:
You can also find help on this site androidPT is in Portuguese.

But the masters are here in xda-developers. ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] RockitOut11:
I don't quite recommend using the .89, I found that debloating .54 got better overall smothness than .89... it's my personal experience, others maybe got different results, I don't know.

I'm actually using a generic unbloated .184 Gingerbread now, and I'm satisfied with it except for the speaker sound...

As TugaDriver said, AndroidPT is a good forum if you're needing help... but I found there some "noobiness"... There are some guides there that are very bad explained and some procedures that are incorrect...

To start you in, if you bought a Xperia U locked to TMN it has "Bootloader Unlock Allowed = No" which means you can't unlock the bootloader.

But, you can root it using the Bin4ry tool, that you can find here in XDA.

To root, you need to be with .10 Sony ICS kernel... if you already updated your phone to .54 on PC Companion, now all you have to do is flash .10 ICS Kernel, boot up the device, follow the rooting procedure, and after the root is done, reflash the .54 ICS Kernel.

Note!: This flashing of kernels is made on the Flashtool by Androxyde. You can only use flashmode. Fastboot is only for the ones that unlocked bootloader. Also, with locked bootloader, you can only flash official Sony kernels.

After you got root access, you can now install CWM For Locked Bootloaders by Atis. This is a costum recovery that you install and lets you flash roms into your phone.

After you got CWM on your phone is time to flash a rom! You can choose whatever rom you like from our forum that has "Locked Bootloader" or "LB" on the name.

All you need to know to start is this. If you have any questions you can leave them in Portuguese to me, via PM.

All the tools I mentioned in this post can be found here on XDA.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] blackkzero:
I'm in stock .54 debloated with some mods and customizations, and I'm very satisfied with it. My only dream is run cm10 in my lb device :P
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Hubaqu:
Thanks Rock :cool: because I was thinking about unlocking my bootloader but my Xperia u was bought on TMN I thought if I asked for PIN unlock it will unlock my bootloader unfortunately it can't... hope CM10 would come to locked...:rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] RockitOut11:
If you ask for SIM Unlock you need to then sent it by yourself to the Sony technical assistance here in Portugal, they'll change Bootloader Unlock Allowed from NO to YES ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] RockitOut11:
EN: Updated the main post with .54 Vodafone PT link

PT: Atualizado o post principal com o link para a rom .54 Vodafone PT
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] RockitOut11:
I changed the topic of the thread, now it will get more and more content!

Stay tunned
[Nokia Lumia 920] jsnkc28:
I notice the bar at the top that shows battery life and signal strength always disappears. Any way to have that stay on permanently?
[Nokia Lumia 920] emckai:
I don't think so, but if you want to see the notification bar that contains the battery life and singla strength whenever, just swipe down from the top.
[Nokia Lumia 920] manicotti:
This is from something that I wrote on WP Central a few days ago:

The philosophy of Windows Phone is pretty much "stop worrying and let the system take care of things." That's why status bar icons disappear from view except when they have something exceptional to tell you (no signal, low battery, etc). That's why there's no task manager (because tasks don't need to be managed). That's why there's no quick-access WiFi on/off switch (just leave it on and let the system manage things).

It takes a while to get used to this way of not actively having to do things to make the phone work. That "while" is probably longer for the former Android users because they are typically used to doing a lot more and thus have to let go of a lot more administrative duties than iPhone do. (As a former Windows Mobile user, it was hard on me, too. But I have accepted not pulling my battery frequently and not flashing new ROMs every few weeks to get new features.)
[Nokia Lumia 920] jsnkc28:
The main thing I wanted was the clock. Its such a pain in the butt when I am surfing the web or doing something in an app and I want to know the time I have to exit the browser or app to see the time and then re-start the browser or app again. Hopefully in the future they can at least have the option of the clock being there all the time or someone comes up with a workaround.
[Nokia Lumia 920] manicotti:
Partial work-around

Developers get the choice of whether to show the status bar or not. Panorama-style apps (like the Games and Pictures/Photos hubs) typically turn it off while Pivot-style apps (like Email or Settings) leave it on. Panoramas are typically graphically-rich and developers kept the bar hidden to not interfere with their layouts. Again, it is the developer's choice. I just noticed that the Office hub for WP8 does show the bar, so maybe the time will turn.

IE likely hides it so that more of the screen can be used for the web page being viewed. (Having the page scroll behind the text and icons on the status bar would be weird.) That said, there's an easy way in IE to temporarily show the status bar. Tap the "..." at the bottom to bring up the menu. Better yet, start to drag it upward a bit and then down -- this will show the status bar, but not pop up the whole bottom menu.
[Nokia Lumia 920] jsnkc28:
Thanks for the IE tip...works very well!
[Nokia Lumia 920] randy_c:
I travel a lot and would be nice if we can see status bar when not to make a phone call or checking time :(
[Nokia Lumia 920] jeromel:
Personally, I like not having it on the screen all the time. I prefer more viewing space than seeing other stuff clutter up the edges. Just my personal preference.
[Nokia Lumia 920] Montastic:
I am not sure what your lock settings are - but if you have pin/password that is enabled a few minutes after the screen is turned off (can be adjusted from Settings menu) then you can just turn off the screen and turn it back on. You'll see the start screen with time information and a swipe will bring you back to your app you were browsing.

Not an ideal situation but a workaround. I personally never had to do this FWIW.
[Nokia Lumia 920] greycounciller:
My battery status and time are permanently displayed due to a bug and it's killing me.

Came after the 1308 update and won't go.
[Nokia Lumia 920] miodrage:
I am also on 1308 and this didn't happen. R u sure it is OS instead of some app related?
[Nokia Lumia 920] geddeeee:
Totally agree. WP8 does a great job of handling all the little tasks that seem to take up so much time on other phone OS.

I never worry about battery life and all that stupid stuff. I can get nearly 2 days on a single charge with Wi-Fi etc. constantly on.

Any battery drain issues are usually down to 'rogue' or badly written apps hogging all the resources. Never had a problem with my Lumia 920. Superb phone!!!
[Nokia Lumia 920] Demon Fox:
You are awesome :)
[Nokia Lumia 920] ucfbeta92:
Obviously, this was written over a year ago, but I just happened to stumble upon this thread as I was looking for a way to pin the status bar icons.

In general, I agree with the statement about the Windows Phone philosophy. As someone who's long admired but only recently started using a WP8 device (Lumia 925), here's one area where the reality deviates from the philosophy in a very frustrating way: neither iOS nor Android require a user to determine which background tasks stay running and which ones needs to be shut down.

I get aggravated every time I see the "too many background tasks running" message, reminding me that I can only have so many running. Then I have to go to the Background Tasks menu item from setting and figure out which ones I want blocked, and then decide if I always want them blocked or if they should be revived the next time the app is started. I've seen this happen on the Lumia 925 (running GDR3), as well as on the much newer Lumia 1520 (GDR3, Lumia Black) that I owned for a couple weeks.

As a user, I don't want to have to remember / decide that kind of crud. I expect the OS to handle that stuff for me, so I'm surprised that in the year 2013, on an OS that is not in its first iteration, we have an issue like this. Currently, iOS and Android both handle this seamlessly, by suspending or freezing the application, or closing it as necessary. And yet, when the user goes back to the list of "open" apps, they can quickly switch back to the desired app. Frozen ones pick up where left off, and closed ones relaunch.

Let me be clear - I'm not being critical of manicotti here, just stating that we've yet got a long way to go.

While we're on this matter, I have searched but not found a satisfactory solution, and am tired of always remembering to exit apps by "back"ing my way out of them. Is there a better alternative or a solution thread that someone can point me to?

Thanks,

AJ
[Nokia Lumia 920] manicotti:
It's funny that you quoted that piece today. My original words there were a copy of something that I had written on WPCentral back in 2012. I just wrote something else on WPCentral that addresses one of the points that you raised. The full thing is at http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/255956-3.htm#post2276267, but the key part is that:

One of my big complaints with it is the term "background tasks" itself (in the Settings app) to refer to tasks that are scheduled to run every once in a while. The general public already has a different understanding of that term (i.e., tasks that are in memory and doing things while not currently displaying on screen). Given that the term already has a meaning, Microsoft should not have tried to redefine it. They recognized this from the developer's perspective and called the things "periodic tasks," which is what they are (started periodically and then shut down -- all independent of the main app that contains such "applets").
​

I went on to complain about how this misuse of terms confuses users, that developers don't generally go out of their way to compensate for Microsoft's screw-up, and then propose a better UI for the Background Tasks page that conveys to users what they need to know about which tasks are running occasionally, which are not, and why.
[Nokia Lumia 920] ksumter:
AJ,

I generally hold down the "back" button until the window shrinks down and I can click the X in the upper right corner to close the apps.

Seems to work for most apps for me.
[Meizu MX] BBEG:
My brother's MX is having some trouble. It worked fine yesterday, though his battery seemed to drain faster than mine, but today we're getting a nice new message:

"Serial number not found."

In the "About" menu, Baseband version, Serial number, and IMEI are all blank. We've tried the simple things like factory reset, format then factory reset, and we're still stuck with the same error. Some interweb searching shows an error by the same name with the Transformer Prime and it may be related to ICS itself.

Settings also continues to crash: "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped."

Suggestions?
[Meizu MX] BBEG:
IMEI updated 20 min ago. Baseband just updated 5 min ago. No joy on serial still.
[Meizu MX] TwoPointZero:
Bring it back to the service center?
[Meizu MX] BBEG:
That will be difficult, since I believe the nearest one will be in Hong Kong (almost 9,000 miles away). :(

My brother's managed to flash 1.1.5, hoping the upgrade would do it, but it still won't identify the device's serial number. Hopefully it will find the IMEI again so we can shoot Meizu an email and ask them what is going on and how to fix it.
[Meizu MX] blanxlr:
Hello BBEG,

My nephew has also an mx phone and he has a problem. He recently lost its imei nr. How did u get ur imei nr back. We searched on internet but couldn't find any solution. Hopefully u can solve or point us in the right direction. Thanks in.advance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jl93sundance:
I've been looking to upgrade to jb, but it seems the roms still are buggy, should I wait to upgrade, or is there a bug free jb rom out there currently?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] m20120:
I am using the stock LJ7 and I do not find it yo be buggy. I would wait to upgrade if you are wanting to use WiFi Tether, since that does not work on Jelly Bean Touchwiz roms.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tkepk181:
There are multiple threads in the Android Development section which contain the stock OTA JB release from Sprint....that would be your best bet.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rbtrucking:
Ya this and the fact that basically all the jb ROM's out right now are built off the stock OTA update, They are not buggy at all. I have ran all of them and have not found one single bug.
[HTC EVO 3D] rockyyrem:
What's up guys!

Long time reader and advice-taker, first time poster (as far as I remember ) so I figured I'd make myself useful and review my setup right now. Over the past year and a half my EVO 3D has seen its fair share of drops and scratches. I finally decided to invest in a case, so after having read many reviews I decided to buy the Seidio SURFACE case with kickstand, along with a Banggood privacy screenguard for kicks. After having had the case and screen protector for two weeks now, I'm extremely satisfied with not only the quality of the two, but the new aesthetic appeal to it. The matte of the case matches perfectly with the matte look of the screen protector, making it look like a COMPLETELY new phone. I immediately starting receiving compliments from my friends who would say things like "Whoa, what phone is that?" and "Did you get a new phone?" who had seen what my banged up phone looked like prior to the case. Along with this newfound aesthetic appeal is the functionality of the case; the stand is sturdy and provides multiple viewing angles (a feature i thought I'd never use but actually do) and of course, the case protects the phone. It has survived a drop or two knick-free. For a total of around $30 I'm extremely satisfied.

Remy

the case http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005EEO4OA/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00 $28.51

the protector http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008CM03G4/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00 $2.46
[HTC EVO 3D] oohaylima:
Good mix. Still trying to find a working kickstand for my beast of a battery. >_<
[HTC EVO 3D] klect:
It looks awesome! the only thing i dont like is the thickened outside
[HTC EVO 3D] Rancid Fingers:
Looks Good

Hiya Mate

Looks slick , have just ordered 3 of the screen protectors and about to order the case , one question what is the view like when the screen is on

does it effect the 3D when watching a 3D film

Many Thanks

RF
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezeras:
Hi. I want to buy samsung galaxy tab 2 wifi only, becouse in my country it is more cheaper. So i want to ask, are there any chance to do working 3g on it?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Get Fired:
No. There is no way to activate 3G in the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. It does say Wi-Fi only for a reason lol, If you want 3G connectivity you'll have to buy the 3G version of it.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HB_Mosh:
You can try hooking a 3G USB dongle to it and using PPP widget.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kakefe:
which dongle? have u experienced one?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HB_Mosh:
Well more info here

:good:
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kakefe:
Thanks a lot..gonna check it..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tntgdh:
short story guys.

I bought a n7000 for my girl, reinstall unbranded android many times, instaled CM10 and now returned to 2.3.6 unbranded. i just sold the phone and the guy who bought it will use a different carrier.

I haven't thought about the lock then , but now i am worried. Is it still locked ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tntgdh:
well the guy just calle dme ...it is locked. i will have to teach him how to root it an unlock it
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidSlave:
Kind of his problem to figure that out isn't it?

Did you promise it was unlocked?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chasmodo:
Unbranded Android? And that would be...?

Sent from Nexus 7
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsmas:
You should have given him after flashing unrooted stock gb or ics rom
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J Case:
Hi guys-

So I'm loving my new Note 2, and hating my formerly loved Macbook Pro. The latest in a series of fails is this: I have a 64gb sandisk sdhc card that was working in the Note just perfectly, but the macbook could not read it via its card reader (or any other way, really). Like a fool, I tried reformatting it in the mac's disk utility. That failed halfway through, and the card will no longer mount in my Note 2. Thus, I can't format it there, at least in any way I know of.

If anyone has ideas on how I might be able to reformat the card, it would be lovely. I heard about a windows app called bootlce, but I don't have bootcamp set up right now (and my only windows copy is xp, not sure if that would see the card either). Anyway, thanks for any advice.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SimonTS:
Bootice is one possibility, otherwise search Google for partition managers. If you have a custom recovery (Ext4 or CWM) on your Note then you can, possibly, use that to reformat the card, otherwise you will need to borrow a PC/Laptop with Windows or Linux and use that instead. Apple products do things their own way and you can never guarantee that they won't screw up if you need compatibility for another non-iOS device.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J Case:
Thanks, I'll have a look around for those. I wonder too if AT&T can reformat them... probably wishful thinking.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J Case:
Uhhhhhhhhg. I went through the process of installing Windows XP on my Macbook Pro, got all the updates, drivers, etc. that might be associated with the SDHC standard, and ran Bootice, and formatted the card. The best I get now is the card coming up as being 1 megabyte in size. Formatting to exFAT doesn't work either. I think my laptop may have just ruined this card.

Unless anyone has any other ideas, I'll probably be taking advantage of my warranty.