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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Parastie:
As lots of you have seen, the lt28at is really cheap on Amazon and eBay (around $250 unlocked) and I'm thinking about buying one as a replacement for my aging HTC Desire.

What do those of you with one think? Is there another phone in that price range that's better? Are you happy with it? It seems the best phone in that price range.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] luisoman2000:
Im happy with my ion(got it on ebay), good screen, good perfotmance, decent camera. Got a few issues with it though: my camera lens got scratched to the point i couldnt take pics, so i had to do a fix( I used my N95 lens as replacement, works great now), no unlockable bootloader means fewer custom roms. Other than that id say its a good bargain.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] iSpx:
I'm happy with my ion .. everything work perfect

but there is a small issue with camera focus :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] pharix:
Yahh. Ion is great. But I bought my phone for $600 :( :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] UchihaDareNial:
Well,Sony Malaysia sell Xperia ion for RM1890 (divide it by 3 to get US price)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 0000alex0000:
before buying the ion, i really expect this to do much more and much better compare to my previous x10. However, i was so disappointed..

if you want a phone that takes good pictures (good clarity and color), don't take ion;

if you want a phone with good wifi, don't take ion;

if you don't want a phone to randomly shut down the apps you are using without noticing, don't take ion

all of the above essential points to me are not presented in x10, so i am very not happy about the ion

i recommend you just wait for ion's jelly bean review. its ics build is definitely one of the worst if not the worst comparing to samsung/htc/LG's except for the look
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] luisoman2000:
Odd, my ion takes good pics(even in low light), and has no wifi issues. Only app that closes for no reason is browser when watching heavy sites.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] primod808:
choosing ion

I got my Ion on on ebay for $200.00 it's locked to AT&T so i can't use any custom roms, but i am waiting for the JB update hopefully by end of March and or April. What i did do to make my Ion more snappy is of course root it, install CWM, V6 supercharger to decrease lag, use a deodex L28H rom. I do use my S3 as my primary phone for work, but i just love Sony's look when it comes to the phone design. The Ion is a good not great phone but you just need to "tweak" it a little with mods for now to make run a little better, XDA is a great place to check to do just that!

PS. waiting for the ZL that will be my next Sony Xperia!:good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] UchihaDareNial:
Yes I do agree with you :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] pharix:
Yahh. Agree with that. But I bought my ion 2 months ago. Now the price is $250.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hasei:
I've been using an LT28at initially on AT&T then on T-Mobile for a total of 3 months. I previously used an X10 and a Nexus One.

In the U.S., the largest factor for me to have an SIM unlocked ION was its radio. AWS HSPA and LTE bands are covered. Granted LT28at's bootloader is locked and you can't try custom roms or custom kernels. But if you compare the ION with X10, Nexus One or HTC Desire, processing speed alone should feel a big improvement. Sure I love X10 (I still have one) and I personally think X10's push buttons are still better than ION's touch panel buttons. But ION is pretty good, and you won't be disappointed if you switch from HTC Desire.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Parastie:
It looks like I might get the lt28at. I know the bootloader is locked with little hope of that changing, but is it possible to load custom ROMs with the stock kernel?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] luisoman2000:
Yup, there are some roms that use stock kernel(xzxperience, miuiu, xtxperience), they work nicely on the ion(Im running xzxperience right now).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Parastie:
Okay one last question. Is it possible to get into fastboot on the 28at version? I was reading the bootloader unlock thread and some people were saying that the 28at won't go to fast boot which keeps you from loading cwm. Is that true?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] luisoman2000:
You can load cwm without any problems. I believe it is another mode( dont recall what its called right now) which the 28at cant go to which is necessary for bootloader unlocking( i tried). There is a guide o how to install cwm on the ion. You can also flash the generic 28h or i firmwares on the 28at without any issues.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Parastie:
Awesome thanks!

Do you know what methods to get around the bootloader has been tried?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] luisoman2000:
Not really. Guess well have to wait till sony and at&t allow the bootloader unlock. In any case jellybean is not too far away( even if at&t doesnt release the firmware we can flash h or i jellybean).
[HTC One X] treecity:
I have the Problem that my One X destroys every exFAT device I put in. I don't think that should happen.

The Way I tried it:

Format USB Stick into exFAT

put it into One X

Message about corrupted Storage appears

Try again on PC and he says the Storage is corrupted too and I need to format it again

Tried this with NTFS too and there it says unknown Storage Device or something like that, but it wont get destroyed and I can even mount it with Paragon NTFS from GooglePlay. And I tried it with an Nexus Device where my exFAT didn't get damaged.

Using a HTC One X with Stock 3.18.*

Does someone else have this issue too?

Does it work on 3.14.*, cause I havn't tried that?

How do I get this to work?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] THE PROPHETOR!:
hello people :D

does any one know a good (CHEAP!) place to buy the XDA?

thnaks for your help in advanced

jay
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] kane14:
Check ebay thats where i got mine for 400 bux..
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] onion:
yup ebay. got mine for £200. updated the rom and unlocked it using xdaunlocker available on this website.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droide3g:
Hello

I wanted to install cm9 to my Galaxy Ace. But after installing from SD-Card via CWM Recovery it stucks in the Samsung Boot Logo.

Installing the CWM Recovery worked fine, also installing cm9.

But now it won't start anymore.

I tried to flash the original Samsung Firmware via Odin, but it gives me an Error.

Does anyone have any idea what could be the problem and how can I solve it?

Thanks!

Droide3G
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android-fany:
Have you flashed hell_locks kernel too?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droide3g:
AW: [Q] Ace stuck in Bootlogo

Yes I just did it a few minutes ago. But cm9 still does not work.

Any other tricks?

Or how can I reset it to the original Samsung Rom completely?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtrover:
Remove battery a few segs then put it back, enter odin mode and conect to pc...

Enviado desde mi LG-P350 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droide3g:
That does not work either! Odin Displays me nothing! HELP!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aceownstheworld:
Alright so I recently bought a 32gb sd card so I could put the rest of my music on my phone. And I transfered all my music on to it. Put it in my phone. And all of the sudden half of it is deleted? So I thought I was crazy and put it back in my laptop and sure enough half of it wasn't there. So I transferred the music again by selecting all the music instead of just moving the folder.. Waited till it was done. Checked to make sure it was all there and put it back in my phone.. Sure enough half of it has been deleted again. I'm on Embryo 6.5, I use player pro as my music player, and the card is a SanDisk 32gb.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mtdew:
Sounds like you're either trying to move too much at one time, or you have a bad card. The ROM is really irrelevant as you have been putting the SD directly into the computer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aceownstheworld:
I've moved a lot more to different storage devices and never had a problem. Like I said, it disappears when I put the card into the phone. I did it again and threw it in my tablet this time, and it all showed. It's definitely a phone issue. The card is fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] hechoen:
Sounds like it's not rebuilding the database. Are you trying to read it with the player or with a file explorer?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aceownstheworld:
Both. The music files are gone. It shows them gone when I put it back into my laptop also. As soon as the card goes in the phone, it deletes them for some reason.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mahanddeem:
Bad SD card..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] scott14719:
Yep, sounds that way. There is a huge problem with counterfeit and sub-quality SD and Micro SD cards these days. It is so huge of a problem that many of the cards that are sold from Amazon, E-bay, and Brick-and-mortar stores are fakes. Its so hard to buy a legit SD card these days because the fake or altered cards are actually in OEM packaging or at least it looks very similar to OEM packaging. Many times defective cards or lower capacity / lower class cards are being physically altered to appear like more expensive cards. It seems to mostly be a problem with the class 10 cards. Sometimes people don't even know they are getting screwed because the cards usually work for the purpose that they use them for, but if checked (and some never do) the actually specs of the card fall way short. Many of these cards fail quickly as well. To add to the problem, certain phones "like" certain cards better than others. So one card may work well, and another card (same manufacturer, class, and capacity) doesn't work well at all. It's a crap shoot even if the card is good quality and legit. So, sometimes you just have to go through a few before you can get one that works well or just get lucky with buying one card that happens to work well. I purchased 2 cards that were counterfeit before I learned of the problem. Both were supposed to be 32 GB class 10 San disk cards and were marked as such. One was from Amazon and one was from Radio shack. I noticed a problem with both because while I was taking video in very fine mode, the phone would lock up when recording to SD card. Both fine and normal video modes worked and very fine video mode worked with no problem when saved to internal or when saved to another SD card I have (16 GB class 10 PNY). The problem was that both of the San disk cards were recording data at a rate that was too slow for very fine video and certainly way slower than a class 10 card. So, they were fake or altered to appear to be a better class card than they were. Just check Amazon reviews for most 32 GB class 10 cards (manufacturer doesn't matter) and you will see several benchmark reviews that show how bad these cards can be. Good luck, the best advice I can give is never trust an SD card with important info and ALWAYS back all data up...TWICE!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mahanddeem:
That's way when it comes to these things I always buy after I make sure I can return a defective item..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aceownstheworld:
A bad sd card doesn't explain why it works fine in my tablet. Then music deletes when I throw it in my phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aceownstheworld:
It was definitely Embryo. I switched to Rogers latest CM fix and everything is working fine now. All music is there, nothing is deleted randomly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] KennyG123:
Thread cleaned

I am getting a little annoyed coming in and cleaning all these little fights

It takes 2 to keep a pointless argument going

Please use the ignore user function of XDA to block posts of those you do not want to hear from

Report trolling posts and do not respond to them

Thank you for your cooperation

Friendly Neighborhood Moderator
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] KeeperOfThePizza:
I see a lot of Aosp roms. Just wondering whats a popular touchwiz rom? Or your recommendation. Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BWolf56:
Those threads don't last very long on here but just go give you a little idea: It's usually threads that are always on top.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] zap12341:
Try them out yourself everyone has different tastes in Roms. People need to stop asking these questions, look at other posts like these and you will see 99% of them are locked.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] zelendel:
Popularity is not something that matters here.

Thread closed
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] krobinso2295:
My Evo 4g lte wont re-focus. I am on CM10.1. The only way I can get it to re-focus is if i close out the app and re-open it. Has this happened to anyone else. Is there anyway I can fix this?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] syaoran68:
What version of the rim are you on. Earlier builds of cm10.1 had issues with manual camera focusing. Later versions solved the issue. I would go to goo.im and go grab the latest nightly or experimental m2 stable. Those are good for manual focus.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nm8:
Hi all, I just need peoples' experience with google (UK) after returning their Nexus devices.

I returned mine within the 15-day period and google has received the unit on Feb 28. I tried ringning the 855 number but it does not work. Also tried ringning 020 number based in London but it only gives out voicemail instructions. I rang 0800 328 6081, and I was finally able to speak with a real person, but it was from USA. They seem to be unsure of what is going on with my refund and I was put on hold for a few minutes for a few times. Then finally the person on the phone said it will take 14-21 days for the processing of refund...

Has anyone here in UK at least, have returned their Nexus device and what was your experience with the refund?

Thanks
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PVL_93_RU:
What does this have to do with Nexus 7 Q&A forum?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nm8:
Sorry its supposed to be in Nexus4. Can a mod move it please...
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nm8:
Anyone?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] -Chaz-:
Hello to all! :)

I've bought an new battery for my Xperia U - with 1500 mhA.

The original XU battery has 1290 mhA.

My question is: Do I have to change this mhA-number, for example in the build.prop or somewhere else - for better interaction?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] satya-1998:
Yup, change ro.semc.batt.capacity=1500
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] JohnLouise:
but what will happen if i change it more higher even if my batt is 1290 mha ??
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] satya-1998:
I haven't seen any real effect but no need to do it. You can try and report. I don't recommend it.
[Acer Iconia A500] rileys_01:
Hi all I have two A500's that ive been playing with. First one was rooted and flashed with no problems.

However the second one rooted fine but after using the A500APKFLASH tool the tablet hangs in Bootmenu Mode and none of the keys work to go to the options in the bootmenu.

All I can do at this stage is reboot and enter APK mode.

I have tried flashing various packages but they all do the same thing.

I would really appreciate some help as ive spent hours trying everything I can find. Im really annoyed as the first one went so well and the second one has failed at the last hurdle

Cheers

Riley
[Acer Iconia A500] rileys_01:
Quick update

I can now get past the bootloader screen by using an earlier build bootloader and holding down the volume up button while powering up, then switching the orientation hold button.

Although not sure where to go from here. Tablet is somewhat alive for now.
[Acer Iconia A500] rileys_01:
Is it possible to flash a ROM without using recovery?

OR just a bootloader?

I cant really tell what my problem is - the bootloader or the buttons.

The volume up button works when starting the tablet up but doesnt work at any other time. Volume down button works fine - except in bootloader/recovery.
[Acer Iconia A500] rileys_01:
Tried manually flashing a bootloader....still no buttons working though. I will keep updating my adventures until someone gets annoyed enough to answer me :laugh:
[Acer Iconia A500] rileys_01:
So after leaving it for a day, I can now access the bootloader and boot into recovery/fastboot/etc

So I can flash Roms, etc onto it. Im now getting stuck at the boot image
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] datasafe:
Hi all,

I can't find my driver software for the XDA! When I connect via the USB port I'm requested to locate the driver but I don't have it!

Can some kind soul email me the drivers to john@datasafe.org.uk

Many thanks

John
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Qman:
ActiveSync should be all you need!
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] datasafe:
Thanks

Yup, ur right, all sorted with Active sync.

Just couldn't remember how it was setup.

John
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Sherwinnn:
Hey guys, is it possible to lock my ram??? I'm a hardcore mobile gamer... I play Modern Combat 3, Modern Combat 4 and Shadowgun: Deadzone on my Xperia Sola... Although it's not lag but it always hangs... Is it possible to expand my ram more to like 200mb?? Or I should just buy Nexus 7???
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Mokiwipeout:
Wrong thread

Oops sry my mistake
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Sherwinnn:
Erm wrong thread?? Sorry... :/
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Mokiwipeout:
No no no u are not in the wrong thread, I was mistaken
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] alwaysadeel:
u get what u pay :p
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] soulhackereborn:
What rom are you using???

If CM then u got zram!! Where u compress memory and if u tick allow purging of assests and choose the value, it will automatically free ram when needed ... I dun know if that's useful enough for ur hang issues but apply values n check for urself
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Sherwinnn:
XperiaPremium v5... Hopefully zram solve the problem!!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] plazaman91:
Use Swap

Providing u are rooted you can use:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5hemFzb2Z0LmZyZWUuc3dhcHBlciJd

PLEASE make sure u are rooted.. and have a kernel which is swap compatible...

Basically this app helps u extend your ability to keep more apps open.

It takes some of ur memory which is normally used for media storage (sd card) and uses it as virtual ram just like in windows.

I does not use it for programs currently in use it jus moves unused programs to the swap file but does not close them therefore more ram is available for u 2 game!!

Sent from Nexus 7 using XDA app for Android.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Sherwinnn:
Does this really works,
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simlol12:
Hello . I have question . How can i change tap tone of my mobile other than the water one . Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gagdude:
/system/media/audio/ui and replace Effect_Tick.ogg with another
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shashivydyula:
Need ROOT to access this folder!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gagdude:
No, you need root to write to it, but not to read from it.

You do need root to replace the effect tick
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shashivydyula:
Yeah!

That's what I've said! In brief!

To replace the file (write) we need root access.

:good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simlol12:
Thx allot . Any idea if there is app that changes tone and/or has collection of tap tones to use instead of default one ?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KabbageX:
I will be telling you how to put CM 10 on your device without root, as root will automatically come to your device when you are done with CMing. This method works for every phone. I used FXP208-cm-10-20130223-UNOFFICIAL-anzu.zip for my Xperia Arc LT15i. Just check under the project status tab if you want to know if your device is supported. You can also use CM 9, 8 or 7 if you like, the method is the same. Please consider the fact that that this will void your phone's warranty. (Who cares?)

Note:

You do not need root for this.

You need to unlock your phone's bootloader for this.

Downloads:

Fastboot mediafire.com/?47eu9m848c5wbi0

CyanogenMod freexperiaproject.com

Google Apps goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20120726-signed.zip

Sorry I could not put links... I am not new to Android and CM but I am new to xda so they did not let me put links

Instructions:

1. Extract the CyanogenMod zip and Fastboot zip files to a convenient location.

2. Copy boot.img from the CM folder to the Fastboot folder. There should now be 5 files in the Fastboot folder.

3. Connect your phone to your computer as you normally would.

4. Place Google apps and CM on the root of your SD card in .zip file format.

5. Disconnect your phone and reconnect in fastboot mode. Just search Google for how to connect phone in Fastboot mode.

6. Go to the Fastboot folder. Open a command window and hold the shift button and right-click.

7. Select the " Open command window here " option.

8. Type

fastboot flash boot boot.img

The boot image will be flashed to your phone. Disconnect your phone from PC

9. Boot your phone. When the FreeXperia logo comes press the back button like CRAZY until your phone goes into ClockworkMod recovery.

10. Go to advanced. Select 'wipe dalvik cache' and select yes.

11. Go back to main menu and select 'wipe data/factory reset' and select yes.

12. At the main menu select 'wipe cache partition' and yes.

13. Go to mounts and storage and select 'format /system'.

14. From the main menu select 'reboot system now'

15. Setup your phone.

16. Install updates.

17. Enjoy.

If you found this post helpful then please press the thanks button on the left
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarcSinger:
Or, you could've just flashed a pre-rooted kernel like Advanced Stock.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
There's a video in my Arc guide too explaining how to install CM.

Sent from Myushi
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KabbageX:
Here we are trying to CM, not root.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarcSinger:
Yes, NOW you are. AFTER you edited your post, in which you clearly mentioned having problems with rooting and cited this as a method of rooting your device/getting CM10 installed. Besides, there's already a detailed tutorial on installing Cyanogenmod on their own website:

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_anzu
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shoeseat:
He is new to forum and excited.Give hime a break. :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KabbageX:
Ok
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AdibSul:
Very Helpful

Allow me to change step #17 to:

17. Download Swapper2 and install.

and NOW #18. Enjoy
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KabbageX:
I am glad I could help.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
Hi

does anybody know if it's possible to save and reinstall playlists created using the google play music app. When i do a data wipe, the playlists i've previously created have (as expected) been deleted, is it possible to back up then restore rather than having to recreate post wipe?

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannibal226:
Did u already try to backup the app via titanium backup?

This should backup also the playlists etc...

Much success

CHEERS ;)

Sent from my GT-I9100 with RootBox
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
Thanks for the suggestion. I have to admit that I've never used Titanium Backup before, so I DL'd it, tried your suggestion......and it works..... :) ....

No more recreating playlists post wipe and flash....and I've even copied the backup to my micro SD card so that there's absolutely no chance of accidental deletion.....

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomtomty:
Yes titanium backup is my top 10 must have app