yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alias_neo:
It should be, I had the camera replaced and it looks good as new, back case looks sealed just as well as it was before.

They also replaced the external water damage indicators (Inside the flaps).
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ILoveXperia:
Which main service center u go to at Malaysia? Cause if this were to happen to me I want to know where to go to fix it in fast time :D
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whitefang3456:
IXSUN centre, in first floor of Plaza Berjaya KL. Near Berjaya Time Square. U can use LRT to dropby at IMBI directly. And be early. I send it early morning, and got it back in evening. Their working hour is 10am-7pm weekdays, 10am-2pm on Saturdays. Hope helps. Cheers

Whitefang
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boyob32:
Lol had some kind of debris on my lens which I couldn't shift... Just knocked my phone down a flight of stairs, phone perfectly fine and I've shifted the problem!

A bit unorthodox but still.....

Xperia Z
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Don MC:
I agree with fookea. Those irregular black dots aren't dead pixels. If they were dead pixels, they'd be regular in shape and much tinier. My guess is they are dust particles on the sensor itself.

I just had an hunch: Those who are experiencing these black dots should check whether or not their back glass panels have come unglued in the corner next to the camera. Read this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2304680

Not only does the back panel coming loose compromise the phone's water resistance, but it'll let dust in too.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Calvat:
I took a picture about 3 weeks ago and there was no dead pixels, however today I took two pictures today (one zoomed, one not) and there was two black pixels on the top left of the camera lens, in the zoomed in image there wasn't.

I'm not really a person who uses the camera in anyway so I don't really mind if there's just two black spots (and more?) but just tallying on that I'm another person being affected by it.

Using stock Sony but rooted/boot-unlocked and the Xperia Z has never tasted so much as a water drop.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unmaskedfalesh:
How much older was your device? Do those people open and see the device before giving replacement?

I too submitted the device for same reason and they told i will get replacement but i am not sure about those care center people. They only decide to give replacement or repair...if device is opened once cant guarantee its safety....
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gokul.karun:
Dead Pixels

Hello all

I am new to this forum. I own an Xperia Z and i am from India. I bought this phone last march and noticed that i have dead pixels in my phone :( When i use 9 m resolution, i get two of them and when i use 12m resolution, i get four. When i select the video camera mode, its gone. But it runs around when i play the video.

Took it to the service center and they said they would have to replace the handset. I came back home to backup my data and would be sending it to the Service Center in a few days.

Will keep you guys posted.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unmaskedfalesh:
me too submitted the handset due to same issue and waiting for it to get it fixed. dont know they will replace the lens only or device itself...btw did they tell you clearly that they will replace the device itself or faulty parts only..i heard for Z if is opened once ,it loses its waterproof capability..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gokul.karun:
I too was worried on it losing its waterproofing capability once opened. So i specifically asked if they would be changing the camera module or the handset. They said they would replace the handset as there was no repair facility for Xperia Z at my locale.

I havent submitted it yet as i would be out of town and i would need my Z. Would be giving for replacement end of this month.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unmaskedfalesh:
i called them today and asked the very question u asked and they too told me they will replace the device and told me to wait 2 more days as they are not able to check the device due to public holidays in the middle..and hopefully i wil get it after 2 days....fingers crossed...
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickandre21:
well i have been clicking pictures and noticed some weird looking dots, i did not notice it much since i use my dslr for photography but then it struck me this could be dust on the sensor. Then i wondered how can dust enter the camera module there are no lenses to change here on dslr cameras you can get dust on the sensor.

How many guys have used camera phones which aren't dust proof or water resistant? did you guys ever get this issue? i have not this is my first time.

Tried tapping it gently they just do not move. It shows up alot on the xperia diagnostics or in any 4:3 mode. In 16:9 there are a couple which stay in the same region.

They seem like dirt to me. I doubt it will be on the lens, the camera would not be able to focus that much close. There are two lens i assume one is the outer one and the other one is the focusing lens before the sensor dust on either will not be as focused as what we see them. So it has to be on the sensor which is blocking light from reaching it.

Of to the service center tomorrow. Mines a 13w08

I also have a flckering screen which is minute and visible with contrasts and whites.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meyourchum:
Xperia Z Camera Issue - Solved

I purchased Xperia Z on March and I had issues with dead pixels in my camera which i noticed in the month of may. Because of my busy schedule i could not visit the service centre and i was not too worried about the issue as the handset is under indian warranty.

Atlast after adjusting my duty shifts I went to the service centre and enquired about the issue and and they said they would replace the handset and it would take 7 days for them to replace it, so gave the phone to the service centre on 17/08/2013. Today i got a call from Sony Service saying that the handset is ready and it is a Brand New Fresh Replacement in a Sealed Box (Old Xperia Z was Batch 13W08 and Replacement One is Batch13W18). It just took 3 working days to get a replacement, really fast.

NB: You can track the repair status (India) online at http://sonymobile.servicetrack.in/
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badboybiky:
after almost one month of waiting ,three did repair my phone. i think they change the camera module . earlier i send my phone for repair and they send it back to me by just performing software update. now it took me ages to get my phone but atleast the dead pixel problem is gone. three repair team were saying that they didnt have a parts to replace so have to wait so long. hopefully anyone with same problem from uk can sort their problem quicker now .
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] C1emen7s:
i've just noticed this on mine after I updated to 244, but it could have been there before. Quite worried as I had booked my phone in for repair as back glass lifted and rainwater subsequently tripped the headphone jack water sensor. Wondering if the issues with the camera could be related to the water getting in?

Also, just noticed that the dots disappear (or in some cases turn blue...) when hovered over white objects.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sipe1:
Hello all. I had too problem with my Xperia C6602 purchased in Saudi Arabia.

Sent it to repair, they repaired it and there is two things on repair list.

1. Camera module replaced

2. Applied waterproof glue

So they opened it up, changed camera and waterproof glued it back. In 20 days it will come back to me will post result but first pictures looks good.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doministry:
My black spot is gone. By itself.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aka91:
Congrats man

I wish that could happen to me!

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DreadPirateDan:
Just chiming in to report to you guys that I also had the spot on camera issue. Mine was a black XZ from the Australian launch stock, camera started getting spotty a month or so ago. Last weekend my girlfriends one - a purple launch one - started doing it too. So we backed everything up, sent them off together to Telstra's repair centre in Sydney, and both had the camera module replaced. The gf's one had a flap that kept popping open which we reported in the required repair list thing. They ended up replacing something they called an adhesive aluminium backplate, which seems to have fixed the issue.

Both phones had the camera module replaced. I took some test pictures on my girlfriends one when I picked it up and it was all sweet. Mine had to go back in again for a button issue they overlooked however.

When I got home I cammed myself doing a water seal test just to make sure they did the repair job properly (and so I'd have video evidence if anything went wrong to prove I was within the certified limits - showed all water damage indicator were clear, showed all ports were closed properly, showed date and time). No problems.

So for any Australians wondering, Telstra's repair centre seems to maintain the water resistance of the device effectively after repair.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aka91:
Hello everyone!

I also have the dead pixels!

But had unlocked Bootloader earlier

Now its locked and running stock

Will there be any problem claiming warranty

I will have to send it to uk from india and costs

Huge. Please help... :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dsteppa:
If you re-locked your loader there shouldn't be a problem claiming warranty, I believe that many people did this already. I will have to do the same when I send my phone for the damn sensor....
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phantom987:
Dead pixel

Hi lads.

I also got some dead pixel on the camera as well. Did some advice from the people above by smashing the surface near the camera which resulted in the black dots actually gone. But after a drop and everything came back. Just bring my phone to the warranty and it has been two weeks since. Hopefully they can't fix it so i can get a full refund (Australia by the way) :p
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haldi4803:
i wonder, will sony take back and sell me a Z1 for cheaper ? anything like that already happened ?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kostikos:
i haven't realized all this time i had so many dots. i will send it for repair tommorow . But my phone is rooted ( locked bootloaders). should i unroot it first?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gokul.karun:
Gave it replacement a few days back.

Waiting for the call.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dsteppa:
Companies should do that, but they don't.

Samsung is the only one as far as I know that does this. (At least here in the Netherlands)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Biffy:
I also had this problem and in the UK sent my Xperia Z back via Sony support and it was repaired by SBE ltd. I would advise caution before sending your phone back this way. Mine took almost a month and it was a pain to be without it (A desire z with 4.22 is slowww), I also think they've not put the display back properly as there is a light bar at the top sometimes I don't remember being there before. They also marked the back of the phone quite a lot and messed up my screen protector.

It might be better to go back to where you bought the phone and push for a replacement, or do the same through Sony support.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dietervsx:
3rd time repair

It has been the 3rd time I sent my device to Sony for a repair for this!

First time the problem was not even solved! They clearly did nothing to the phone...

Second time the problem was solved and it looked like they gave me a new one or replaced the bezel. But after a week the dots returned...

Sadly I just sent the phone back to Sony again for its third and 'last' repair. When I get it back, I will sell it and probably upgrade to Xperia Z1.

My experience with Z was far from good... It has been with sony for a total amount of more than 40 days. This really sucks.

Still a nice phone though, but the camera ruined it for me.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonelywolf90:
I'm having this issue as well. I contacted Xperia Support Centre and was prompted to bring my device for repair.

My main issue here is that my warranty has expired since end of March 2014. Will they be able to replace my phone this way?

I'm very worried about this, sigh. I'm from Malaysia, South East Asia. Hopefully someone here can give me some advice. Thanks
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajaganesan7:
Same Problem

See The Black Mist .............
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
Same problem here:(
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajaganesan7:
How to Solve this Black Mist

How to Solve this Problem :crying:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
there is no way to solve this problem because you need to replace the camera. Too sad:crying:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajaganesan7:
Dead Pixel

Thanks :D

If I change Means The Camera Lens ,Will Work perfectly???

How to Buy a Camera For Z ????
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
First of all you will need to disassemble your phone to do that. And sure don't try it by yourself:p

Then im not 100% sure that will work but im sure 80% :D because its the camera problem. Not software thing.then last thing you can replace it in sony service center or and repairing center or you can buy it from internet but you will get the LENS ONLY nothing else.

Another thing!!! I heard something in sony about a NFC CAMERA i didnt have one but its looks cool but TOO BIG:eek: and they are +18mp not 13mp:p check it if you want
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajaganesan7:
It's Very UseFul

Thanks For Your Help........:o
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
you're welcome;):highfive:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xXxPiKaChArUxXx:
hello guys of XDA

this is my very first bootanimation in xperia S, hope you like it ^^

i have only tested iN this device with JB, i dont know if this work in other device if you can or want to test in other device please leave a comment below.

TESTED:

xperia S JB, ICS,

Xperia SL

enjoy.

PREVIEW

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

MANUAL INSTALL

1.- download and copy to your device

2.- copy and overwrite the bootanimation.zip in system/media [

root required

]

3.- reboot and you should see the new animation after sony logo.

thanks ^^

​
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] funky0308:
Nice and simple ;)

Only 600kb - very good.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cooperke:
nice!!!!

Works on xs ics .55 stock with custom kernel.

Thanks

:good: :eek:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xXxPiKaChArUxXx:
Thank you guys.

added animated preview
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ngakan.made:
no preview in my browser :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Thecapa97:
Download doesn't work :/
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Simix93:
idem, and the preview not found
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Nidhal AKA the king:
preview is not working ( not clickable)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] darkerm:
Re-upload please :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kcellb:
If I'm installing a custom Rom, does that remove mods I had installed? Also did it make a difference if I do a full wipe vs a dirty wipe? And last question, doors it make a difference it I'm upgrading to the new version of the rom vs installing a different one)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mikeblock:
Yes to all three.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] mcvpjd3:
How do you turn off GPRS when it's turned on? On the original XDA, you click the icon in the header bar and it gave you disconnect option, the 2s doesn't have that option.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] thefa:
I miss the same thing : possibility to stop GPRS from the same place you started it...

The only easy way I know is to keep the red phone hardware button pressed for some time. It eventually does disconnect GPRS.

Hope this helps.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] RonnyBarlow:
Goto wireless manager, and press on the GPRS icon, which turns it off
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] lbhi:
killing GPRS

If you click on the Phone Icon....you can go into "Flight Mode" and this kills GPRS.

-----

Imate PDA2K, BT850, MS VoiceCommand

Dell X50v (awesome screen)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] jacoch:
You can also press the end call button (red button) for some seconds. GPRS connection will be droped.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Glad0matic:
for me, gprs shuts off on its own. How do i set it to always on ?

for example, when i check mail, it connects to GPRS just fine, once done, GPRS shuts down.

Any idea anyone ?
[Java for Android App Development] shortduck:
Hello

I am in design phase of an App. I have a question. if a user signs in using Google+, can I access his photos and picture folders (of course with his permission) ?

Thanks
[One (M7) General] I Like Soup:
Howdy All,

I don't know if this has been seen as of yet, but it would appear HTC is going to have a Jelly Bean update quickly.

http://www.gsmarena.com/android_422_jelly_bean_for_htc_one_coming_in_midjune-news-6149.php
[One (M7) General] ClydeB1:
Only a few threads already ;) with many anxiously waiting for the OTA's to roll out

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2305490

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2308122

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2306809

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2306193

and not to forget the hundreds of posts on the topic in here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2157153 :D

Your thread is likely to follow the fate of a few of the others already and get closed by the mods
[HTC Droid DNA] jeremy46er:
Is anyone successfully using the Sirius xm app on their DNA running an AOSP Rom? I can get signed in and the app attempts to load, it opens in landscape mode then as soon as the player starts it goes to portrait mode and force closes.

I'm currently running pac but I've tried it on multiple cm builds too.

If anyone has it working I'd appreciate any tips. I miss Howard Stern but not enough to go back to sense.
[HTC Droid DNA] jeremy46er:
I ended up figuring it out. I changed the DPI in hybrid properties to 220 and the layout to 720p and boom, I am now streaming howard at work.
[HTC Droid DNA] chefdave12118:
BABABOOEY! ;)
[HTC Droid DNA] gatorhnic:
I believe the problem is the app itself, not the Roms. The latest update gave me the same issues. I went back to a previous version i had backed up and works fine on any rom ive installed.(pac,carbon,cm) Good to know there is a work around if older version isn't available.
[HTC Droid DNA] jeremy46er:
Yeah, unfortunately I didn't have an older version backed up. I had it backed up from a sense ROM but deleted my titanium backup folder once I started using the AOSP Rom's as a daily driver.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squidge1980:
Hi all,

I have been searching for months on this forum and google for an answer but am getting no where.

I am trying to test ROMs (developing and existing ones available) before flashing to my phone.

I have the SDK emulator installed, but i cannot seem to get a custom rom running.

I have both Windows and Linux platforms. Linux has the mkfs.yaffs2/unyaffs to create the .img files, but none load.

I download the stock PDA from Sams, and extracted the system.img file, added to the ./android/AVD_FOLDER, and this just hangs on the ANDROID screen.

Can someone please assist? Surely there must be away of testing custom ROMs and Kernels prior to flashing? Or do the uber devs just develop direct on the phone and continually flash the phone?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envy-X:
Wrong section, also I think most Rom cooks here continually re flash.

Sent from my GT-S5830i
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squidge1980:
I appreciate this may be the wrong section, all though would be part of test/development for newbies like myself.

There surely must be away?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamareebjamal:
Hello, I am sure this post will clear your doubts. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2089279
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squidge1980:
Blimey theres alot there. But nothing that can help, i went through the first 50 pages, and the last 25.

Has anyone done this?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamareebjamal:
lol

Just read the first post :p

I was just trying to help you on categorisation of posts and then in which section to post your Threads.
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squidge1980:
:confused:

I posted in that thread ages ago and got no response
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamareebjamal:
You aren't reading correctly, I am saying that read how to categorize your thread into sections.

It is written that if you did not get any answer in that thread, then post in Q&A section

What I am trying to make you realize is that this thread doesn't belong to Development Section.

Nothing more than that
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squidge1980:
Can any dev assist? Is there away of testing custom Roms on the emulator?
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squidge1980:
Can anyone help??

487 views and no further input??
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamareebjamal:
Maybe nobody knows

We aren't God
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamescable:
Is it possible to get boot audio for our nexus 4?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Look and ask here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2085023, might get more help there and try the search function the next time ;)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamescable:
Thank you very much!!
[Java for Android App Development] WasseemB:
I had a class which i wanted to split into two for better readability and whenever i want to start a method from the second class the code gives NullPointerException.

So i ended up making another dummyclass and realized the problem is that either i dont know to to call from another class in android or am facing another issue.

In java id just make an object and call it but here NullPointerException and app crashes

public class active extends Activity {
public Button but;

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
}
public void click()
{
but = (Button)findViewById(R.id.wifiSwitch);
but.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
[MENTION=439709]override[/MENTION]
public void onClick(View view) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Rebooting...", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

}
});

}

}

In the first class i do the following

[MENTION=439709]override[/MENTION]
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
rootReqSetting();
mActive = new active();
mActive.click();
return true;
}

the mActive = new active(); and mActive.click(); causes the nullexception.

Some help please ?
[Java for Android App Development] nikwen:
Well, first I request that you post logcats in the future.

Second: You call that:

but = (Button)findViewById(R.id.wifiSwitch);
but.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

What is the system doing? There is a new object whose onCreate method has never been called (just the constructor). For that reason the field but is null (equals "no value"). That's why it crashes.

Third: You do not do it that way:

mActive = new active();

Starting other Activities is done using Intents. Read this: http://www.vogella.com/articles/AndroidIntent/article.html
[Java for Android App Development] sak-venom1997:
Where in the code did you inflate the wifi button ????

That is the cause of NullPointerException

Secondly,

You cant instantiate activities like this you must use

startActivity(Intent);