yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Redstarr1:
Those status bars also have the dark phone and contacts apps for some reason. Check the status bar zip you flashed to see which apps were replaced (you needed SystemUI and QuickpanelSettings but not the others), then get the white ones back from the XZX2 zip.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] luaifarah:
already did that but thanks! :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bhuvangaur:
That's pathetic of Sony then. What I miss the most in aosp is stock based cam, in aosp based cameras are really bad, just one reason I have.

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Been using since more than a day, nice improvement I see there. Thanks mate :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Levopron:
There are how much free ram?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Iris Yuga:
i have a relocked bootloader and flashed the xzx 2, can my phone use the BE2 ? :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] HHarrie:
Please read first post, answer you find there with link :D

Sent from my amazing Sony XPS using SlimBean "Nozomi" v3.2 and XDA app.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Galaxen:
Depends on how you use your phone, I start with ~200mb after reboot and 2-3 days after its down to 40-60mb ,sometimes it's even as low as 15mb. Phone is unusable, but that's just me.

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] funky0308:
It's really strange how same ROM on same phone behave different. ;)

I'm not having any problem with it.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Michal1994:
I have a problem. I'm using Xperia z launcher and i have some small lags in apps list when i toggle to other page. I'm using stock kernel with locked bl, and i tried factory reset and reflash rom. Is it common problem. What should i do?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Redstarr1:
Dude it's one of your apps, fine if you don't believe us, but every phone should behave the same if configured the same, that's all software. This is my memory usage after 60 hours of service time:

You can't write your phone's bad memory management down to some hardware error, it's apps that are trying to stay running even when you never opened them that are hogging memory. I just noticed 8tracks does the same (I have this app since yesterday), so I set it to automatic hibernating with Greenify. It's not necessarily a bad thing that apps hog memory, if you use them often. But it gets to be a problem when some game or music app is forcing the launcher to be killed without being used, so you have to manage that. That's not just a Sony problem, that's an Android problem (I really hope the next Android update will get some better app and permission management options out of the box).

Also, the reason the stock Sony rom has "worse" memory management compared to AOSP is just because it is heavier, thus there's a smaller buffer. Okay so if free memory is your biggest concern, you should install an AOSP-based rom, but some of us like the stock Sony features that "bloat" the memory.

You could change the animation scales to 0.5 in developer settings, that should speed things up a little. Other than that, the Xperia Z launcher is known to lag for some people.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Iris Yuga:
yes, i know about that

but i didn't install it, and Download Music Info is working fine!

so... ? :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Michal1994:
Thanks for answer. I set animation scale but nothing, is it any other solutions? Is it good idea to unlock bootloader and try custom kernel, can it help?

I also have another problem propably. When i'm in launcher i have only one cpu Core online, but when i enter any app each od 2 cores are online, is it normal?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Galaxen:
Well I've really tried to find out which one but I can't. I've asked if someone can recommend a app for memory monitoring but no answer.

Apps I've got running/use daily; whatsapp, Facebook, exchange, dolphin, Tapatalk, SwiftKey, maps. Then I have location based wifi, settings, smart connect, usbotg running more or less all the time. None of these take more than 20mb except settings and sometimes SwiftKey and perhaps maps. So it's same apps running at 200mb free as well as when it's 20mb.... I have no idea how to find the "lost" memory. You tell me and I'll do it cause I'm really frustrated.

Ps I also uninstalled Hotmail as well as unlocked Nova launcher (from memory) but same mem drain.

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] funky0308:
I'm sorry if this is answered but search on xda is buggy...

I tried to download music info and I get Chinese info?!

I would like english... :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] spliffos:
Nothing will help you, XZ launcher is obviously not optimized for our XS. Everyone have the same problem, just not everyone consider that a problem.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Sordep:
those are Japanese characters :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] funky0308:
Hehe ;) tnx

I'm sorry if I offended anyone but is there any way to get that info's on eng?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Redstarr1:
I'm using Greenify to keep some apps in check. I never really was a fan of app killers because I've seen lots of buggy ones, but I've been using Greenify for months now with no bugs to speak of. It's not really a memory manager (the app itself uses memory, but no mostly less than 5MB), it's mostly about saving cpu power. Facebook can be a drain, so I disabled all FB notifications, also no FB messaging and I moved the app from /system to /data so I can Greenify it. If you really want the notifications, I think just Greenifying will solve most of the draining. All of the Facebook integration in the Sony skin is still working btw even if I moved it away from /system. I did the same with GMaps. Tapatalk is also Greenified with me, along with most of my games. I also froze Google+, Google Talk and a bunch of system apps that I never use (like Twitter, Timescape) with Titanium Backup. I admit it takes a bit of trimming to get good performance out of an Android phone if you have lots of apps.

Maybe that was just one song? Could be that the system is It's always English for me, I never touched those settings so it should work for you as well..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] funky0308:
Maybe you're right, I tried with just 2-3 songs.

I'll try today, you are probably right.

Tnx ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Redstarr1:
Could be because the band is Asian Dub Foundation? Not that they're really Asian/Japanese/whatever, but that the system was confused with that band's name (I was trying to put that sentence in my previous answer but somehow got distracted and now it looks all weird :p). Anyway it just works for me, if it's for all songs you could try clearing data for "download music info" in settings/apps/all.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] leandroprez26:
I'm new in xperia s world, I have unlocked bootloader, and here my question:

What is the best kernel for this rom? The rom is beautifull, but sometimes had many lags.

Sorry for my English, and thank's.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dpirotto:
I'm using Elite kernel and I am very satisfied with its performance

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] funky0308:
Agreed! ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] leandroprez26:
Thank's, I will test.

And Governor/Sheduler?

What's in use Guys?

Sorry the English.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] funky0308:
I'm using this and I'm really satisfied.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xmixmaster:
we can add paranoid preferences in this ROM? if someone know add a link to download it and add it thanks :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Michal1994:
Is it any method to improve performances on this rom with locked bootloader to make it lagless?

I also think about unlock my bootloader but i love BE:D. Is it much better performance with unlocked bootloader than on locked with Stock kernel?

And the last question, when i use relock method which restore bravia and music info download, is this method work everytime
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xmixmaster:
is based on stock ROM you will have BE2 ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Redstarr1:
I don't think it's really that much of a difference. I keep my bootloader unlocked because I like having some other governors and schedulers and overclocking alittle, but that won't make a huge difference. Relocking the bootloader restores the BE. Downloading music info works on unlocked bootloader nowadays, so it's just BE that's left.

... when you keep your bootloader locked or get it relocked, read the question or don't give someone false information and half-truths.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
This is stock based.

PA is AOSPA based...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Sumit.K:
Can this ROM be used with Xperia SL? I am sorry if this has been answered but I am facing a lot of wierd issues using Xperia S ROMS on my SL.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Yes. It was meant to, at least.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Sumit.K:
Thank you for confirming this. I asked it because I unlocked my bootloader yesterday and tried using OPEN SEMC 4.2.2 but it lags like hell on my SL.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Everlasting:
I have been having issues as well on my Xperia SL with custom roms on this forum. I tried at least 5 of them and most of the times there are unstable factors that made me flash back to stock (Im pretty picky on ROMs) . Even the first time i flashed XZX it wasnt working properly even with cache dalvik wipe and factory reset. But the second time flashing it it's working fine and has been daily driver for at least a week now.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Sumit.K:
That is exactly what I am going through. I flashed two 4.2.2 based ROMS and they lag pretty badly for no reason. But the lag is only limited to homescreen and while opening the app drawer. After that, it flies.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] funky0308:
@niaboc - I'm using xzx2 and I think tnx from OP speak for themselves so.I want.say nothing more ;)

I saw your mod tabs'n'grids for XU, I flash it at my wife's XU (on Zperience ROM) and, of course it's excellent.

Now...what I would like to ask, is it likely to expect xzx2 for XU?

Tnx.:D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] HellFish23:
Can i flash this on cyanogenmod 10.1 (jb 4.2.2) without data wipe (maybe its possible because its both 4.2.2) :confused:

send with my awesome xperia S running opensemc cyanogenmod 10.1 :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xmixmaster:
keep data backup via titanium :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] HellFish23:
Yeah already done, thanks for helping :sly::):):):):):)

send with my awesome xperia S running opensemc cyanogenmod 10.1 :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wolverine_p99:
I am on stock 6.1.A.2.55 & Unlocked bootloader.. But facing some problems in flashing rom instructions.

First Custom kernel> cwm> wipe data, cache, dalvik cache> flash the rom> reboot> stable.. Am I right? or would I have to wipe system? Plz give me a quick reply..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] m1st3r1:
No need to wipe system. As the updater-script already include with format system (meaning the .zip will format your /system)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wolverine_p99:
Ok mate, trying now..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wolverine_p99:
Excellent. It's working. Thanks mate.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bazyl:
Guys, is there anything that can be done about slow phone-book ? Its driving me crazy when I need to wait these 2 secs just to open call history of 5... This is just ridiculous...

I have phone on badass and clocked at 1.6
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] awshengxiang:
I experience a very frequent force close of launcher.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cities516:
This seems to be the ICS problem... wait for JB update...

Have you wipe data, cache & dalvik before flashing?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Galaxen:
Is there any solution for exchange services keeping phone active constantly? It happens at random with many different roms(not just this), I've tried setup from scratch but keeps coming back randomly. Sometimes it takes 3-4 weeks, last time it took 3 days.

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mashadali_786:
Great ROM! love nearly everything about it just got one little issue with it at the moment.. Everytime I enable xLoud when I leave the screen and go back on to it it shows up as disabled... Any ideas on how I can resolve this please?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bonzaike:
i had that to i deleted mail app with rom toolbox
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Redstarr1:
xLoud can only be enabled from settings/sound (I mean regular settings, not Walkman settings). Even if the checkbox doesn't stick in Walkman, xLoud is still enabled. Just try disabling it in settings and you'll notice the difference.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jacker60:
So after testing this ROM I finally decided to go back to stock ROM, after a week of using it, some things start to go bad... the first one was the walkman player, it has some serious bugs, it suddenly stops with no reason, or even reboot the phone, it was one of the biggest bugs with this ROM, the other one was that applications sometimes close with no reason too, that doesnt happen as with the walkman app (that sometimes only play 3 songs and it close) but happens anyway, even the phone reboot sometimes with no reason, sometimes I take it from my pocket asking for my SIM code (so if anybody try to call me in that period of time I didn't notice until I enter the code... uhm...), the album app close very frequently too (I have a library like 1000+ images [whatsapp, photos, and other stuff about schoool]), another thing I noticed was that the Data shortcut in the status bar sometimes work and sometimes dont :(

So besides it has excellent features (I really love the new apps from sony, and the statusbar its very cool, also the UI), the funcionality of the phone goes down, I dont know if its because I have lots of apps (that even in stock rom starts to feel slow after sometime), I have actually 111 apps installed, and a lot of information on the internal storage...

I really like it, but it has some bugs that annoyed me :p

____

PD: I wipe dalvik/ format and all that stuff before flashing this, before you said something :p
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Tyseyh:
I don't have a single one of those issues.

Hold your heads high, resist and defy.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Galaxen:
For work I really need to have exchange so I can't delete it. Yesterday I received 5-6 emails with no attachments but when I looked in data usage after it had drained my battery, yesterday alone it hade sent 150mb and received 250mb :eek::confused:

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] awshengxiang:
Why is the lockscreen wallpaper not changing with the theme?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Rajeev:
It will not change in ICS. U have to wait for Jellybean Update..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Redstarr1:
That data shortcut will only visually change when wifi isn't active (this is not only for this rom, it's like this on a lot of notification toggle mods on various devices I have owned, don't know why, devs seem to think it's a feature, not a bug). It also takes a few seconds to turn on or off, so you could also just be impatient.

Did you do a complete factory reset when installing the rom? Just wiping dalvik isn't enough usually when coming from stock. That might explain most of the instability. In my experience 2.55 is a bit less stable than 2.45 though, the occasional reboot is possible. But it's been 2 weeks since it happened to me.

The theme selector can't change the lockscreen wallpaper, it's just themed to look like the Xperia Z theme selector but it actually isn't. You have to manually change the lockscreen in settings\appearance\lockscreen settings. On the positive side, you can combine any homescreen wallpaper with any lockscreen wallpaper :).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Michal1994:
I want to change some JB apps to ICS apps. When i replace album from ICS i haven't bravia. When i change Phone book when i want to enter the number in recent calls tab i have transparent background of numbers. How can i fix this
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] funky0308:
I really doubt you installed in right way.

I using this ROM from it's release and not a single error you mentioned.

It's funny, we all have same device and if ROM works it works.

You maybe wiped all but you, obviously have app that causing problems.

You can't blame ROM for everything.

Don't install craps, flashing other kernels and then spit on someone's work.

If you don't like it, don't use it, why you have a that "need" to say publicly you won't using anymore?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jerzyjerzy:
I agree 100% with funky0308 on that.

If you are a single person experiencing these problems, and another thousands of users do not, it is obvious the ROM is OK but you do something wrong - not cleaning your device thoroughly enough before flashing, or installing applications that crap your system.

Good luck with your new ROM, though.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Dark Helmet:
I have experienced some of these problems as well, including the random resets when the phone is idle. Walkman also closes on me regularly, though without stopping the music (i.e. it's still active in the background). Activating WiFi really slows down the phone for the first 10 seconds, even with autosync turned off. There are no heavy apps running in the background.

Besides, if all we do is compliment and applaud then devs would be finished with each initial version of their ROM. First topic entry devs state that they would like user feedback, so that's exactly what above user does. Also, he states very clearly his appreciation for this ROM ("excellent features", "I really like it") and explains his negative experience in detail (something funky0308 and jerzyjerzy lack to do in their reply). Therefore, I think users have every right to criticise, so long as they provide details to substantiate their opinion. I believe this helps devs perfect their ROMs, depending on the attitude devs have towards criticism of course.

Just my two cents. :angel:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Redstarr1:
Yeah okay of course actual bugs need to be reported, but when said bug is not related to the ROM, things will become very complicated for a dev to check. It's just that most of jacker's bugs can either be related to the stock ROM that was used (2.55 is less stable than 2.45, there's a reason it wasn't released in a lot of countries) or possibly a bad installation. Back when I was still running stock 2.50 I also had quite a bit of reboots. There's a limit to what you can expect an amateur dev to fix. If Sony messes up, you don't to remind niaboc all the time. I think frequent rebooting is related to background apps and memory leaks. I've restricted a lot of apps on my phone, and my phone has been running for 150 hours straight now. At the end it was getting a bit sluggish, so I rebooted myself, but at least it's been a while since I've had a forced reboot.

This brings me to my second point: this is the Android Development Forum. You can't take a ROM for granted, if there's something wrong with it you're supposed to try and see if you can fix it yourself. The main problem of XZXperience is that it's quite bloated. I'm not saying niaboc should release a light version, everyone should just edit the ROM and strip stuff they don't need. All it takes is a bit of pruning.

Something else I did was remove Google Now and replace it with the old search box (there's a new edited widget to match the Z launcher style over at the Themes and Apps section).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tOrNadO™:
Hey guys, i'm on CM10.1 OpenSEMC Beta2.. I want to revert back to this ROM since its a lot buggy.. I actually loved this ROM, but just wanted to test the CM ROM.. I have downloaded Xperia Sspeed kernel, i have doubts regarding the procedure to install kernel and the ROM now.. Should i first flash kernel and then XZX ROM or should i install the ROM and then the kernel??? Pls help..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] funky0308:
Just flash ROM , if it won't boot then flash kernel.

Kernel is already in zip file and only if you don't want to use that kernel or phone won't boot - flash another.

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One more thing.

Criticism is o.k, but announcement that you won't use it anymore is just wrong.

Who cares that?

Don't like it - don't use it.

That's not criticism, that's rude and unnecessary.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
XZX doesn't include kernel, so he will need to flash a stock based kernel afterwards;
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bhuvangaur:
try clearing data, if that doesnt help, try the advanced sony launcher i posted in last few posts! :)

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lol, very much same here, for dividing the pain to half get ex dialler! ;)

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lol, facing hell lot of walkman trouble at my end too! and app redraws, yeah those too! but not that much like you! album app performance is pathetic too!

my condition is pretty much same when its about music and photos! :( all we can do is just wait for JB official update
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Galaxen:
Okay I might solved my memory/slow/freeze issues.. Ive tried lots of things now and for the first time in a long time I still have 120-150mb after 2-3 days use. Hotmail, Exchange, Facebook, Tapatalk, Dolphin etc etc was tried.. they didnt make a difference but freezing Nova Launcher and goin back to Stock Launcher has helped!! Its wierd.. :eek: Nova seemed to be eating up all the RAM.. not 100% sure though. Will test more.

So I want to know how many use Nova here without a problem... maybe I have a placebo effect!?:confused:

Let me know please.:good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bhuvangaur:
dont know about nova but apex was excellent for me! better than stock!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] funky0308:
Sorry for wrong info.,you are right.

I flashed xzx when it came out and I forgat.

I use elite OC v2 kernel and it's working great.

And 'couse here on xda we have nice peoples, now I have dual boot xzx2 + pac 22 ;)

Btw - tnx again ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mashadali_786:
Any ideas on what to download for this ROM to make the in-call volume louder? I messed thing up last time I tried messing with PIMP MY ROM on cyanogenmod 10.. So just want some advice before making things worse.. Thanks in advance
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
It is already pretty loud and clear for me...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mashadali_786:
but the question is can I get anything to make it louder?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Not sure. I guess no... But why you want more? I can hear people clearly even on lousy places (such as the corridor of my school when classes are over)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mashadali_786:
i guess my ears are not as good as yours lol
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Kondzioz:
Ive recently met with a landscape problem. Whenever I turn the screen left or right the landscape mode is always turning wrong, i mean 180 degrees more than it should be, which is very dissapointing when it comes to this ROM. Anyone has solution? Im on locked bootloader and stock kernel.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Redstarr1:
The volume is also really dependent on how you put the phone to your ear, but you're right it's not the loudest phone I've ever had. At least stock rom has a better volume than CM based roms, but I don't think you can get it much louder. There's no mod for a louder volume around here, you'll have to look on a more general forum.

That's most likely caused by some mod you flashed, how can we help you if all you give is the problem. Also this has nothing to do with this ROM, I'm not niaboc's fanboy but it's not fair calling this ROM disappointing because of some problem you've caused yourself.