yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia SP General] sarkar1990:
1. CWM for unlocked BL http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2292716

To check, switch off phone. Then hit power button and release power and hold volume down, if it bots to CWM then you have it otherwise you will just boot normally to system.

2. You have to use Flashtool. You have to root again.

3. Using PC companion, you can download sources, then create FTF and flash using flashtool.

4. Yep
[Xperia SP General] abakash9:
Thanks mate, it's getting easier day by day, wow, customising ios is nothing compared to android. Man, where I have been.

So, what roms would you suggest for sp. Thanks again.

Sent from my C5302 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
All the Roms are same now.. All r using Honami stuffs that we can easily try by our self. we want something different... And a new ROM is released today.. Try that... I am waiting for a Full Honami ROM.. I mean with Full port of Honami Framework... I know one named [MENTION=599722]niaboc79[/MENTION] will fulfill our dream soon...

Try this ROM.. looks Promising

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2444142
[Xperia SP General] anmolkakkar:
Hi,

Can anybody provide the links for the Indian version of Kernel for both the mentioned firmware for rooting purposes?

12.0.A.2.245 & 12.0.A.2.254

Thanking you in advance :good:
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
For 12.0.A.2.254

=============

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2440375

For 12.0.A.2.245

=============

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2407017

Enjoy Rooting Mate

Press the thanks button if i helped u... :D:D:D
[Xperia SP General] anmolkakkar:
Thanks bro :svetius:

but i want specifically the indian kernelsm of both the firmwares as it encounters the offline-charging issue if flashed with an incompatible firmware. I myself have experienced the problem and rectified it, so was hoping if anybody could give me the links for the specific indian kernels of 2.245 and 2.254
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Ohhh!! Then sorry bro. I am using C5303 in India. And bro if u have Stock Indian FTF of 2.245 and 2.254 means u can extract the kernel.sin from the stock ftf . Use 7zip for that. Easy as hell
[Xperia SP General] anmolkakkar:
Can u provide me a stepwise guide for doing so, because never have i done it before and also if i am not wrong to flash the kernel from flashtool, isnt a ~kernel.ftf is required, so how would we convert that .sin file to .ftf?

Please provide steps if possible.

PS: I dont have stock firmware of any of the two. I have only for 1.257
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
If u dont have the firmwares means little problem for me bro..

Request here again.. some one will give u the kernels.. Did u try the Kernels available from the link i given..?
[Xperia SP General] ivAnash:
Hello everyone.. Got a brand new sp days back.. The touchscreen has started misbehaving already.. After a few hours of usage it does not register touches unless u restart it.. Is there any solution to this.?
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Welcome to SP family bro..

Which firmware u using.. ? latest is 2.254.. And touch screen bug is there only when u connect ur phone to a wall charger or usb cable via pc or lap.. Other wise it have no problem like that.. and with the latest 2.254 firmware Wallcharger charging bug is gone 89% for me...

If ur phone misbehaving the touch even in a normal time means it will b defective one... get a new one by replacing it... Claim ur warranty...
[Xperia SP General] ivAnash:
Yup... Got to update to . 254 today and check.. Hope its resolves it.. Thanks man.
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Cool then. Enjoy SP bro
[Xperia SP General] imranaryan:
hi i bought XSP few days back and i have faced Sleep Of Death twice i even upgraded to the latest firm ware today 12.0.A.2.254 and i faced a SoD after transferring data from my pc..
[Xperia SP General] sarkar1990:
I don't know why, but my contact images are not updated on the caller screen. It displays the old image of the contact.

Any help?
[Xperia SP General] the_helix:
Try manually syncing the contacts.
[Xperia SP General] sarkar1990:
Doesn't work.
[Xperia SP General] SateeshReddy:
Price has further dropped now....snapdeal is offering it for only Rs. 20,760
[Xperia SP General] mothy1025:
Can any buddy help me in purchasing C5303 in India because in india Only C5302 is available.Kindly help me out guys.
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
You can get It from ebay or you can take help Of rajeev. He has c5303
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
I can help him but he will not get any warranty or bill. But he will get it for 15400
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
Thats damn cheap yaar:confused:

Where its available For this Price
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Its available in Chennai. And no bill and warrenty. but in a sealed box..

And guys we should stop this matter right here.. Discussion about selling buying mobiles and other things not allowed in XDA. Thats against the Rule.. So if any one have any doubt means ask me via PM..
[Xperia SP General] mothy1025:
Sent a pm rajeev Kindly help me out
[Xperia SP General] asish2006:
Hii guys, got this phone a few days back I m on 12.0.A.1.211.. I m sceptical to update it to 254 which is available coz of the problems I read many are facing after the update.. I m only facing the touch problem.. The screen becomes almost insensitive if I turn off the glove mode.. Other than this I don't face any other problem.. Is the update really worth it? What are the major improvement? Hoping someone will throw a light on it?

Thanks in advance
[Xperia SP General] isthisreallife:
Got my sp today. How do i move everything to sd card?
[Xperia SP General] itseasy21:
SP is the best mid range phone from sony yet!!!
[Xperia SP General] RohanAJoshi:
Guys, I am from India and just bought xperia sp from indiatimes.

but on my xperia sp, upper side of tochscreen is not working, like when we pull down notification panel, open camera settings etc.

so please tell me is this phone is defective ?

or its a software bug and I need to update android version ?

Edit : I did not inserted sim. No micro sim available currently
[Xperia SP General] balboarocky:
c5302 model of xsp is having some touch screen issues which are most probably hardware related.Take it to a service centre and see what they can do for you besides reflashing the firmware coz thats what they have been doing with mine the last two times..seriously, sony is getting on my nerves now.
[Xperia SP General] rcbsandeep:
M planning to buy a 7months old SP ...Is the screen touch,Wi-Fi and call volume issue major ?
[Xperia SP General] sarkar1990:
TBH, I have none of those issues. Just check before buying. Lay the SP on a flat surface and connect charger. then try typing. If its fine, then there is no touchscreen issue. Try a call and also cnnecting to a wifi and move a little away. Switch off screen for a moment and then turn it on and see whether it is still connected.
[Xperia SP General] rcbsandeep:
The price quoted is 15k...is it worth paying for 7months old....also kindly guide what else do i need to check of the phone ..
[Xperia SP General] balboarocky:
I would suggest you not to go for it coz old sets particularly, had that problem.Also, there is no way of telling whether the touch issue will haunt you in future just by testing the phone at the time of buying because on stock rom it takes quite a while for it to be produced.Go for a newer( and perhaps costlier) piece.

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Have you chekd your touch after installing cm or any other aosp rom?It mostly works fine on stock.
[Xperia SP General] sarkar1990:
I haven't had touch issues ever. I was on stock firmware (rooted and unlocked n my 1st day though) and then I tried CM 10.1 and am currently on the rom that I use on my Nexus, ie, the PAC rom. No touch issues on either of them.
[Xperia SP General] balboarocky:
Perhaps sony fixed that grounding issue in recently manufactured pieces.Good for you:)
[Xperia SP General] nkm90:
C5302 Custom ROMs?

Does any one know if any custom ROMs ( not stock based ) for C5302 ( I tried PAC and the C5303 version does not seem to work for me ). Thanks in advance
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
U can try ExistenZ ultra rom mate. Its for C5303 but will work 200% in C5302... U will not face any issue...

And My Friends

I sold my SP and Got a new Xperia Z... So i am going to say " Good Bye " to XSP Forum...Will not b active here... Enjoy ur SP....
[Xperia SP General] sarkar1990:
for how much did you sell and at what price did you get the Z?
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Sold SP for 16k and bought new Z for 25k
[Xperia SP General] Androidkeeda:
@ rajeev: gud bye mate... Thanks for ur all support.. Hope will see u in other forum.. May be nexus 5 :p
[Xperia SP General] Umang96:
Please tell price from any local retailer, not from online, please mention city and date of purchase, I will buy this next month if under 21k ;)
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
21.2k from Durgapur around a month back

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Is xperia z imported? Does It comes woth warranty?
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Yes its imported and No warrenty and bill..

Pls stop this discussion about selling and buying mobiles here friends.. Because XDA does not allows discussion about selling and buying mobiles in their any threads... Its a rule.. So pls stop this... Otherwise some mods will come and kill us.. he he

[MENTION=5422958]Androidkeeda[/MENTION] bro

Thanks mate..
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
Thanks For the reply.

If you look at nexus 5 indian thread there only buying and selling discussion its going on
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Ha ha u know i got a warning from one moderaror before 7 months when i am in Xperia T forum.. Because of the Buying selling discussion.... some times XDA makes me very confused... Lol....
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
Thats too confusing man...

In Most of the thread the discussion is going on.
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Exactly... Btwn Development in Apps and Themes Section for Xperia Z is Sucks.. I loves our Apps and Themes Section.. There no Honami framework available for Stock ROM for Xperia Z. :crying::crying:
[Xperia SP General] chavanshashank:
should i buy nexus 4 or xperia sp?

Only Benchmarks does not matter to me!

Hows your Xperia SP experience? Any Cons?

I have used XSP of my friend.

Cons i have found: 1.touchscreen prob while mobile placed flat.. (not that much)

2. Over heating without any reason.. Thats is Without playing games or any task..

3.worst camera.. Too much noise..

Except this i really like this phone.. 2nd con can be ignored by me if its normal or rare..
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
My Advice.. Go for Nexus 4 if u like Pure Android... SP will giv u better sexy look.. SP also awsom... All the problems will b solved after 4.3 update.. I hope so... But my Advice go for Nexus 4
[Xperia SP General] asish2006:
If u want good battery life ,do consider xsp , nexus 4 battery life sucks whereas sp gives me a days usage if I use it intensively ..on medium usage it lasts a day and a half which is superb for an android phone .. Camera is poor in both I think ..also xsp will ultimately get KitKat though the next version of android will be available wen it does get kikat ..
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Nexus 4 is already got the update .. But please do not forget about the Quad Core and 2 GB Ram and OS Upgrade support for the next 5 years for Nexus 4.
[Xperia SP General] asish2006:
Bhai 5 years ?? The previous nexus i.e. the Samsung one is no longer officially supported by Google .. No official kikat for it ..Google has clearly stated the support period of 18 months .. So I think this is the last official update for nexus 4 ..yes there will be support from xda ..

I don't think that we need quadcores and gigs of ram for better performance ..if the hardware and software are optimized then it should get the job done ..I think xsp has a good enough performance along with a good battery life ..

Also after ice cream sandwich all other android updates have been under the hood ones ..no major cosmetic changes ,so even KitKat doesn't excite me ..let's see what's after KitKat .. Cheers !
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Actually i heard that 5 Year matter is from Gsmarena. Not sure about that... Any way i am Preferring Nexus 4 to every one but honestly i loves Sony SP and my new XZ. :cowboy::cowboy: ;);) Thats in Service center now. :crying::crying::crying:.. And i am not a fan of Pure Android. :D:D Hmmm Lets see What Sony will give with 4.3 and 4.4 for us... :rolleyes::rolleyes:
[Xperia SP General] asish2006:
Bro u are doing an awesome job ,I see u very active in the threads and always helping others ..cheers ! :)

Battery life and expandable memeory is a deal beaker for me bro ..that's y I went with xsp ..n I have no regrets ..if Google somehow include these in their nexus flagships I will adopt them happily ,..until then I love my xsp lol..!!
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Thats cool bhai...

Btwn do u have the Charging problem in ur SP..? I mean while charging with USB cable and lay down in a flat surface... Bolna bhai..
[Xperia SP General] asish2006:
No such problems till now .. But fingers crossed ..

p.s. using it since 2 months ..
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Cool then.. I have that problem before... Enjoy
[Xperia SP General] asish2006:
Why is your xz in service Centre ?
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
The Touch Buttons is Automatically Working by itself. I mean the Back Button. I re flashed OS Several Times. Repair it with PC Companion. But no use. I think Its Hardware Problem... Very boring life without my XZ. Now using the Legendary :good: NOKIA 1100 :good:
[Xperia SP General] Aadi:
Update...

It's December and can't wait for the update :D but unfortunately sony wont tell the exact date of release :rolleyes: is there anyone other than me who think sony should tell the release date???:confused:
[Xperia SP General] androidnexux:
Does camera issue will solve with upcoming 4.3 update? What all of you think?
[Xperia SP General] dipesh1502:
Hopefully yes..

There many bugs in xsp that i am thinking sony should rectify the bugs especially camera,better ram management,and wifi reception.
[Xperia SP General] androidnexux:
Does anyone know how to minimize screen battery usage below 30 %? It is consuming too much
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Reduce Screen Brightness
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
Dont use the phone..:p
[Xperia SP General] Aadi:
Anyone knowing the date of 4.3 update release.. Or atleast does anyone have an idea about the date...
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
I dont think no one can tell the exact date . U have to wait patiently...
[Xperia SP General] Aadi:
Hmmm... Sony really is a pain when releasing updates...
[Xperia SP General] androidnexux:
Does other apps versions will update with 4.3 ? As walkman v8 lunched...Albums...etc
[Xperia SP General] Rasik199:
Wen is the expected release of the 4.3 update can give some updates bout it's features?
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Guys.. Whats wrong with u.. ? No one can say the exact date now... U will get it when it released... Till then pls show some patience... There is no use of asking again and again.... We all are very existed about the update... Just wait
[Xperia SP General] asish2006:
Why is angry birds go crashing in xsp ?any one else facing the same problem ?
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Me.. From my Friend's SP..
[Xperia SP General] abhishekverma590:
I rooted my phone and then unlocked the bootloader to install android 4.4 as sony was taking ages to bring an update from the ancient 4.1.2 android version. To my horror my sim card is not working on the flashed rom. Later on I installed a stock rom and it didn't help.

Since I unlocked the bootloader
[Xperia SP General] mansoorarb:
In my sp angry birds go is working fine:thumbup::thumbup::D:D
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Now its working perfectly.. Dont know what problem before.. But now ok
[Xperia SP General] androidnexux:
How to register my SP on SONY page?? Confused about serial number and product number(to many numbers on box).plz help
[Xperia SP General] imranaryan:
hi i am about to buy Xperia SP - C5303 (Imported) with LTE one.. what do you guys advice .. am getting it for INR 12,500.. is it work .. and what about custom roms and kernel does C5302 one works on C5303 ..
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
is this new mobile or a used mobile?
[Xperia SP General] tharmor:
Is Kitkat planned for Indian version ??

What is the latest indian firmware available for this phone ??
[Xperia SP General] dipesh1502:
Yes why not?ofcourse we will get 4.4

And latest firmware is 12.0.A.2.254(4.1.2

)
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
How to solve this?

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-LPkUsBCczAcTlRN1I4NjlmVkk&usp=sharing
[Xperia SP General] abhishekcal:
Bro thats the half the price of Brand new Sp.

Please buy carefully sometimes it's too good to be true
[Xperia SP General] imranaryan:
bro its Imported from US.. so imported product come for 50% or 40 % less of actual price

between am waiting for the review of Grand 2 since it has got Snapdragon 400 + 1.5g of ram
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
Can u pm me the place where is It available in kolkata
[Xperia SP General] vonotny:
I was so close to buying the Xperia V until yesterday ... now I want the SP badly. Can't wait for it to hit the stores!
[Xperia SP General] jayman1986:
Re: Xperia SP Officially Released_Updated with BenchMark Result & Handson Video

I agree, but Sony may not include the feature in the software? Wouldn't surprise me if they did, they like disabling things that they could easily enable.
[Xperia SP General] MadManMark:
Re: Xperia SP Officially Released_Updated with BenchMark Result & Handson Video

Yeah same way they didnt give calibration tool in z, only zl :s
[Xperia SP General] shravansp24:
howz the contrast ratio of this fone? cause on all youtube videos its so bad all the blacks are seen as grey??? :rolleyes: :eek:
[Xperia SP General] MadManMark:
Re: Xperia SP Officially Released_Updated with BenchMark Result & Handson Video

Few people have had their eyes on this device so far, but disagree with your comment from the videos ive seen so far, screen is decent
[Xperia SP General] Kunwar.g:
Will it have USB OTG? I want it so that I can carry an External HDD and transfer files from Camera in case memory cards are not enough. I think Xperia S & SL have this feature
[Xperia SP General] shravansp24:
Ohk now i understood its the default wallpaper which is grey-ish :oj
[Xperia SP General] slimshaddy.:
does anyone knows the possible launch date :confused:
[Xperia SP General] viper001:
Re: Xperia SP Officially Released_Updated with BenchMark Result & Handson Video

Yes. Battery life of the SP will definitely be longer. Im betting we'll see atleast 7 hrs for video playback vs 5 on the Z. 3g talk time should be about the same.
[Xperia SP General] ernestzz:
Hi! There is a new animated wallpaper in Sony Xperia SP. Does anyone have it?
[Xperia SP General] pipis87:
yes it will have as you can see it in the video below, I don't know why this feature is not seen in the specs of the phone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLYqYbyXJi4

if the creator of the topic want, could post this video in first page
[Xperia SP General] Kunwar.g:
Xperia SP Officially Released_Updated with BenchMark Result & Handson Video

Thanks ! Now getting desperate for launch date and price. :)
[Xperia SP General] MadManMark:
Re: Xperia SP Officially Released_Updated with BenchMark Result & Handson Video

The guy in the video is bigging up features that were standard on most of the 2012 Xperias, kinda boring tbh
[Xperia SP General] Kunwar.g:
Xperia SP Officially Released_Updated with BenchMark Result & Handson Video

Xperia SP and L just got launched in China. They get SP in a new color Pink. Think India will get all 5 - Black, White, Silver/Grey, Pink, Red
[Xperia SP General] BugXXXy:
Nice phone would love to trade this for my Xperia V :D
[Xperia SP General] defsix:
What are the chances of getting the DUALSHOCK 3 Wireless controller option and the Glove Mode on the Xperia Z ?

Dualshock

Glove Mode
[Xperia SP General] MadManMark:
Re: Xperia SP Officially Released_Updated with BenchMark Result & Handson Video

Glove mode 0, thats hardware related I believe. Dualshock will be ported by someone probably
[Xperia SP General] paprikapulver:
first NGrbeBI

Here are some samplepics: hxxp://blog.clove.co.uk/2013/04/03/sony-xperia-sp-sample-images/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sony-xperia-sp-sample-images (can't post links, due rules)
[Xperia SP General] krabappel2548:
If anyone has a retail model, please pm me too
[Xperia SP General] the_helix:
4.3 Rolling In India

Guys, the 4.3 update is rolling now in India via PC Companion!
[Xperia SP General] sourabhp:
I updated to 4.3 yesterday. now waiting for DoomLord for the root method.

Battery is draining quite quickly in 4.3 compared to 4.1.2. rest all good. camera app is improved. Sony should release one more stable version of 4.3 for SP
[Xperia SP General] androidnexux:
Mee too... Please proveide how to backup TA partition in XSP 4.3 and root...(without unlocking bootloader)
[Xperia SP General] sourabhp:
serach Xperia SP Android Development section
[Xperia SP General] 01abhishekjain:
Problem installing the update

I can't update. Getting an error (see pic).

Tried a lot of things like restarting both PC Companion and my PC (which is an XP SP3) but nothing worked.

I even tried using the separate update utility but that could not be installed unfortunately.

Any ideas?
[Xperia SP General] dipesh1502:
Use flashtool
[Xperia SP General] 01abhishekjain:
Flashtool does not support SP

Checked it here: http://developer.sonymobile.com/services/flash-tool/supported_phones/
[Xperia SP General] androidnexux:
I faced same.Used airtel 3G at last in XP SP3 & it worked(install mobile engine & restart windows close PC Companion from taskbar and reopen mobile engine from prog files and then update.....
[Xperia SP General] ashis.kyal:
Got from ebay

Sent from Sony Xperia SP :)
[Xperia SP General] slimshaddy.:
so finally the phone was launched today :D :D for 27500 rupees. what do you guys think of the price ? considering htc one x plus price near 29k.

http://androidos.in/2013/04/sony-india-launches-xperia-sp-for-inr-27490/
[Xperia SP General] DooMLoRD:
They priced it very high... Ideally it should have come at INR 25000/-
[Xperia SP General] Mahesh89:
I agree with u, the mentioned price is the MRP, so when it comes to the store it will sure be lesser than that ;)
[Xperia SP General] Kunwar.g:
Sony clearly has made a mistake by launching it at over 25K. It seems they want to still keep selling the XS / XSL at 21~24 range and want to keep this at little higher. Dont think at this price I will be doing any pre-order or buying it before some price cut and reviews. Bad decision Sony, especially with recent price cuts from HTC and Samsumg. Good news is a friend is going to USA for 3 weeks. Nexus 4 is scratching my mind now...decision decisions...damn
[Xperia SP General] slimshaddy.:
i also agree , they are offering a similar crap case with the phone so maybe the shop keeper will further reduce the price 500-600 rupees.

yeah , that's possible. maybe they want to clear all the stocks first.
[Xperia SP General] Kunwar.g:
Or this may also further bring down the price of the remaining stock of XS / XSL below 20K and man if that happens I will go for XS / XSL cause really dont think the improvement in SP over them is worth more than 3-4K at max (in practical terms)..What say ?
[Xperia SP General] MadManMark:
SP is probably one of the best dual core devices and it has a lot of development potential, but yeah it probably isnt that much better than the S in real terms, though it has a good gpu, good battery and expandable storage
[Xperia SP General] vgowtham97:
Need a quick one word answer:

Which is better? Xperia SP or HTC One X Plus ? Both at 27k..

*Corrected SP.