yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M7) Accessories] demo27vol1:
I had the pleasure of testing the Ballistic Shell Gel (SG) for the HTC One. This is overall a nice case I personally feel that is a little on the bulky side but can easily protect the phone from a 6-7 foot drop. It has cut outs for the power button, micro usb, both microphones and headphone jack however, the cut outs for the headphone and micro usb arent big enough for the 90 degree cables like those from beats headphones.

Pros: solid and attractive design, IR blaster isnt covered, volume keys protrude out the case and is easier to press, easy to take off the case and put back on, decent size lip to protect the screen, less slippery than just the plain aluminum.

Cons: a bit on the bulky side, the lip might get in the way when you type on the keyboard, cut outs don't work for 90 degree cables.

Overall its a good case if all you want is good protection. You you dont like dealing with bulkiness and just want some protection I sugesst getting the barely there case from Casemate.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crimson12:
Okay first off, I hate to start one of these threads, since it's basically an opinionated question. The GS4 is a no go for me, really don't like physical buttons. Currently looking for a gsm replacement on tmobile for my Galaxy Nexus. The only thing holding me back from getting the Xperia Z is the lack of a huge development community (and possibly reports of poor screen performance). Just curious if anyone who's used these devices could weigh in with their experience. I'd prefer to hear first hand accounts than continue to read expert reviews.

Thanks everyone!

Also, mods if this kind of post isn't allowed on xda anymore, my apologies, please remove it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crimson12:
Well thanks for that really in depth review. The more I think about it, the more I really want the Xperia. The water resistance factor hit me today while missing several calls walking through a downpour. I'm sure no matter what I end up getting, it will still be a step up from the gnex (which isn't actually in need of replacing, I'd just like something new). Hopefully T-Mobile releases the phone soon as the leaks suggest. I think I'd rather pay monthly for it than fork over the 500+ now. Thanks again :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joejoe23:
The best you could do is to actually go to a shop and play with those two phones for some time and then decide.

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uberlaggydarwin:
I expect the development community that it will continue to develop and grow larger with more mods.

This is one good things about the Z.

The screen on my Xperia Z is completely fine and I don't notice any problems with it :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rekoil:
Agree completely with uberlaggydarwin.

Fact is, compared to most (non-Nexus perhaps) phones. Much more actual development gets done such as actual "fixes" for problems and not just hacky workarounds. We still have a way to go towards complete AOSP, theres one or two driver blobs still required for example, and a few minor bugs. But with (almost) every day that passes there are new platform-specific patches submitted to the CyanogenMod device repo on github and if I'm reading them correctly we have already, or will very soon, have a blob-less driver powering WiFi.

I must say, coming from a non-Nexus device it is a relief to see this much actual development and not just WinZip-wielding 10yr olds mashing together ROMs with 10,000 unnecessary hacks that make them laggy and/or unstable.

...a little torn on the screen though. As everyone is saying it is beautiful to look at from the front and probably (from this angle) the best mobile screen I have used, but again, as mentioned, the viewing angles are sub-optimal.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zigurat:
Too add my egg to the basket... I too am coming from a Gnex, which i loved. Been owning the XZ for roughly 3 months now. The screen angle thingy is definitely exaggerated. The colours and the viewing angles will take some getting used to, coming from an amoled screen, but the sharpness and clarity definitely make the transition much more pleasant.

The camera is undoubtedly much much better then on the Gnex, which was my only gripe with it. As to the HTC, I would wager the XZ one better for my taste, but thats only based on reviews, no hands on :/

The battery life has been stable enough for me, for my use... they both lasted about 2 days, Gnex maybe a bit better, HTC again cannot comment.

As far as the build quality... there have been some issues if u read the forms and from my case - the flap on the charging port doesn't wanna stay closed anymore :( In this case I would say HTC is better. It also prefers on your design preferences.

For me, leaving my Gnex behind for the XZ was actually not that hard of a step. U will have to get used to less development as compared to the nexus devices but that doesn't mean there isn't any. Free xperia team are awesome and CM is coming along nicely and with it a whole bunch of other roms, from PAC, PA, AOKP and independent AOSP projects, so no fear there :D

In any case, ull get a wonderfull new phone, whichever u choose and I hope u enjoy it! :D
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crimson12:
I guess in terms of development, I definitely prefer actual dev work over tons of roms that are almost the same. Out of curiosity, any soft key mods yet? I have mine set to RECENTS HOME BACK and having been like this for almost 2 years I'd rather not have to relearn default (honestly minor issue I'm just being picky).

I would love to go to the store and compare them as someone has said, but I can't find anywhere local that sells the Xperia Z.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dante501:
Even since the update the screen on the z has been great and really great to see in bright sunlight how I noticed today using it in sunlight yeah Germany didn't had the best weather as of late lol anyway I also don't think the viewing angle are a huge deal. I still see just fine what is on the display and actually Sony here in Berlin told me that the viewing angle is extra made a little darker so not everyone just can look and see stuff that easy on the screen if u don't want them too. Even so I think the viewing angle o's fine. Never had any issues seeing anything. Battery has been great as long as not being used with mobile data. All phones seem to get sucked dry in no time using Mobile data. At home with WiFi I can easily get 2 days.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crimson12:
Any idea what kind of battery life you guys get with mobile data enabled? I currently get about 16 hours with 2.5ish hours of screen on time with my gnex.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cordonbleu:
With my Gnex I get about the same as you. 2,5-3 hours of screen on time per day on auto-brightness. With my Xperia Z I can get 4-5 hours of screen time per day, depending on brightness (0%) and usage. With auto-brightness I get like 3 hours per day. But with light usage I can easily make it trough 2 days with my Z. My Gnex never lasts that long, even when I almost don't use it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gm007:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=42716310&postcount=1196
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] G1_enthusiast:
XZ and HTC one is neck and neck for me, I dont like sense one bit, havent touch the device but i had prior HTC devices and I can tell ya sense really suck :( other wise i think the HTC one won in every aspect. if you looking to go CM10.1 then i would go HTC one if you looking to stay stock i would choose XZ.

P.S I dont like the physical key either :( damn samsung for starting that in the S3
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cnrdweise:
I am kind of new to android, and just got my Z. But one thing i can say is: Phoning while showering is so chilled. :D
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rekoil:
Why haven't I thought of this?! You're a genius mate, gonna do that tonight! Lols
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dante501:
Battery life on data is not that good actually. Well I would say when listening music. Somehow the mediaserver always comes with on and even after turning off music it still drains the battery. Just a reboot fixes that. Listen barely to music on the phone anymore.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crimson12:
That's really unfortunate. I primarily use Spotify on my phone for several hours a day.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hudsonhicks:
I'm having a blast with my Xperia Z.

Lots of fantastic ROMS in development...

Never noticed anything with regards to "viewing angles" i'm one of these freaks that tends to look at my phone head on.

With my own custom setup and settings i'm getting a full days use out of my phone.

I'm getting a whole day's battery life with heavy usage. Internet, Web, Whatsapp, Youtube, Camera etc.

Some people submerse their phones and have no problem, but i'm happy jsut treating my phone as resistant not proof.

I can reply to text messages in the bath with wet hands etc.

Build quality is fantastic. The best out at the minute i feel. Feels like a slab of glass! :fingers-crossed:

If you get one, buy a dock straight away, saves wear and tear on your charging ports.flaps.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AcoAlex:
I did that right away with my XZ when i bought it :cool: dock to charge,back n front glas protection :D this baby is amazing :cool: especially the White one ;) my friend asked me to traid it for his Htc One,guess what,nop i said :P

Sent from my C6603
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] 666pounder:
I've flashed stock rom because I had weird reboots.. after that i've flashed stock rom my touch screen doesn't work anymore, please help me.. :crying:
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] SanketN8:
try to re-flash the rom
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] 666pounder:
I've flashed 3 times jb stock rom it didn't work, then I've flashed ics stock one and now it works :) Now I'm trying to re flash JB one, hope it works
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] SanketN8:
try to flash latest jb firmware .141,it has less bugs and i'm satisfied with this firmware

good luck :)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
Use search, there is a thread where the answer is given by me in it.

Sent whilst sat on the toilet.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] tjenne69:
I have a stock (no root, no ROM) Verizon JB Bionic. Little over a week ago my phone suddenly lost service. No phone, no internet. I was able to get a wifi connection though. A day or so later it started bootlooping every 3 minutes or so. Wiped the cache, then did a factory reset. After that, it booted to the set up screen, but can't get through it without rebooting. Tried to reflash stock ROM, but screwed up and flashed GB and not JB, so then it got stuck in fastboot. Tried to flash JB, and battery died. Borrowed a charger today and was able to flash JB (removing the oem fastboot lines). So now the phone will boot back the setup screen, but still bootloops and still no signal.

Obvious answers:

No, it's not under warranty

No, I don't have insurance

No, my contract is not up.

I have not tried swapping SIM cards, but not sure that would be it anyway. I'd expect an error if the sim was bad.

Any other options? Am I likely looking at a hardware failure?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ar7654321:
Same thing happen to me. Phone keep boot looping and baseband is unknown.I wonder if Verizon sent a over the air kill switch for the phone
[Motorola Droid Bionic] matriX1218:
Same problem here as well... :mad:

Unable to resolve issue since last one month..

Btw what's your hardware version A/ B/ C?

Seen so many issues like this but no solution :confused:

sent from my DROID BIONIC via Reliance Wireless
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ar7654321:
My hardware is A
[Motorola Droid Bionic] tjenne69:
I guess I don't know. It's SJUG6100AD 40/11 if that helps.

I thought I may have been onto something when I was able to bypass the startup, but it still looped.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] matriX1218:
That's really a strange issue...

Tried almost everything but no luck...

Tried full fxz to ics.. to jb... but :mad:

It's lying around as paper weight...

sent from my DROID BIONIC via Reliance Wireless
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] joverclock:
My mom i727 is now out of warranty. She is on the att official 4.1.2 rom and the battery life is just horrible. Battery Guru helped but I got a feeling a custom rom would help more. She had awesome battery life on ICS. I have the i717 and I also tried the stock att 4.1.2 and had horrible battery life(among other issues) Questions is: (dont hate) I need a rom ics or jellybean that is just incredible stable. Since this is not my phone I have not been able to try out anything. Any help would be great. THANKS!! What rom would you give your mom=)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jd1639:
I'd keep her on stock. And if ics worked better for you I'd put that on.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
Stock. Root it and delete some bloat. Buy her an extended battery
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] joverclock:
thanks for the reply . I should state that she is pretty crafty. She has had to deal with me for past 33 years. She can navigate OSX ubuntu, and even windows 8. I was just hoping for some feedback. I appreciate it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] RK:
Turn off Google now
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mrfeuss:
I think Vincom released a SuperLight version of the official Jelly Bean Update-that might be worth a shot. I also got great battery life on Sons of Android's builds. Great stability, too.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Bleedos:
+1

Sons of Android was my first DD when I switched to custom ROMs. I ran it for a whole week and it was really stable and got a 33% battery life increase over stock ROM with similar usage.

Stock ROMs can also crash so you could try any stable custom ROM out here.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] rbk7:
Got to agree with xcrazyd on this one. If battery life is the problem the logical solution would be to get an extended battery. Check out the accessories section, you can get one for 7 bucks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] zanch:
oh dang, 7 bucks for the extended battery? I think I'll get on that. I currently get about 12 hours out of my skyrocket with light use on CM10.1. No matter what the battery life on this phone isn't going to be awesome. Especially when you look at what's using the battery (it's the screen).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mrfeuss:
If that's the kind of battery life you're getting you need this, not an extended battery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] joverclock:
thanks for replies everyone. right now i have her on the cm10.1 rc5. She seems to like it and hasnt had any issues so far. If something comes up I will try the sons of android rom. She just wants battery life like she use to have on ICS. No extended battery need but thanks for the suggestion. I actually have a 5200 i sometimes use on my i717. Appreciate all you time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lingowistico:
Weird that you would get bad battery life on samsung jelly bean, i had the Rogers jelly bean and it had great battery life. Same with CM10/CM10.1 and MIUI.
[Xperia Tablet Z Android Development] vinylfreak89:
Sorry I don't have better links but I know some people were looking for this

http://www.mediafire.com/folder/zfa...aea4q7,1dsd5t28rhugtav,ndg2q4e84xhzemg/shared
[Xperia Tablet Z Android Development] juanyunis:
Oh my GOD, is this the real .344 FTF for the US version? If yes then thank you very much!

By the way what means row cust?
[Xperia Tablet Z Android Development] vinylfreak89:
if you go to the service menu on your z, the customization is listed as row (as opposed to jp). No idea what this stands for. Assumedly its something to do with the generic US version

yes it is real. Created from SUS package and flashtool
[Xperia Tablet Z Android Development] juanyunis:
Thanks! i just check that right now. Amazing that we have all the backups for the US version.
[Xperia Tablet Z Android Development] hasenbein1966:
Er... which "service menu" do you mean? How do I get there?

And by the way: This firmware has not the added feature of a NSA backdoor, hasn't it? :D
[Xperia Tablet Z Android Development] DdcCabuslay:
In the contacts option page, hold down the blank space abpve the status bar for about five seconds. A button will appear. This will lead to a dialer. In the dialer, enter *#*#7378423#*#*. You'll then enter the service menu.

And no. Lol
[Xperia Tablet Z Android Development] juanyunis:
I tested this, works perfect and i was able to get root again then update to .370 and it kept root.
[Xperia Tablet Z Android Development] Zentori:
+1

Downgraded to .344, flashing with Flashtool 0.9.11.0, rooted with this, kept root with OTA RootKeeper (just in case, don't know if needed) and upgraded via OTA from tablet to .370.

Thank you all!
[Xperia Tablet Z Android Development] juanyunis:
Great! by the way i didn't use OTA RootKeeper, also try to mount /system as RW that's the only one with problems, in my case the tablet reboots. I found a way to bypass this a little lol, but before to post the solution i want to see if you have the issue.
[Xperia Tablet Z Android Development] Zentori:
Mine does the same. Some seconds after

mount -o rw,remount /system

reboots. I'll follow you for that solution... :highfive:
[Xperia Tablet Z Android Development] juanyunis:
Hey, check the new thread i created for the solution. Click here.

Let me know your results!
[Xperia Tablet Z Android Development] ndwgs:
Contacts options page???

Am I to be rooted first? And I just recently upgraded to .370
[Xperia Tablet Z Android Development] DdcCabuslay:
No. You don't have to be rooted to enter the Service Menu.
[Xperia Tablet Z Android Development] ndwgs:
Ok, I tried it again, no dice.

Rooted and stock.
[Xperia Tablet Z Android Development] mrjayviper:
how do I unzip this? tried winrar but I'm getting errors and I'm pretty sure there were no problems downloading the files.

edit: tried 7zip and it works. thanks for the share :)
[Xperia Tablet Z Android Development] ogrekane313:
how do i merge the 4 parts
[Xperia Tablet Z Android Development] vinylfreak89:
7zip should be able to open them. if not merge with copy /b (look it up)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pavapizza:
guys, i just bought this phone n a 32 GB mmc

but i just found out we cant install to external SD

i try using adb shell set-install-location 2

but then i cant install anything it said "not enogh memory" so i had to return it back to 0

later i found out using shiaomi that this phone thinks its internal SD is both internal n external

cant we do anything about it?

btw my phone's bootloader is locked and it said it cannot be unlocked, does that mean i will not be able to root this phone for all eternity?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ApriliaM3:
Please post your questions in the Q&A thread in future...

Thread moved.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zolaisugly:
They are working on a way to root for locked bootloader. You can send pics movies music etc to SD card. but not apps or data......I only found this out after buying the phone.

If they find way to root for locked bootloader then you might be able to use link 2sd and create partition, which you can then send the apps to the the SD card and create links so it looks like they are on internal memory
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrUsta:
In the phone settings, there is a handy menu that says "Transfer data to SD card". It automatically cleans your media files from internal memory and moves them to external SD card. At least this should free some space for your apps.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zolaisugly:
Root is now available look in dev section for doomlords root tool
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lexiamen:
is this trick work or not for xperia sp?

i test it on some device but im not sure this trick work on xperia sp

tnx
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaRk-L0rD:
this trick is made for xperia sp mate.

If you want to root other devices take a look here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lexiamen:
i forget to write this link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1991583

with the above link and that method in mentioned topic. does it work for xperia sp to swap internal and external storage to increase internal storage ?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaRk-L0rD:
Don't know about the mod with the link above mate.

Try with doomlord's method. Don't think you could get problems. Otherwise post on root's thread and ask if it's possible ;)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zolaisugly:
You could try this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42925778

Other wise use link2sd and foldermount to move apps and data to ext card
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lexiamen:
The combination of two programs (link2sd & foldermount) that u have mentioned are worked but i have 2 problems

1.link2sd does'nt move all apps and some of them take error

2.foldermount just pair apps and increase internal storage from ( setting/storage) and this section is good but my problem is this :

in the root explorer i check my free memory and see the data folder in both of source. like this : sdcard0/android/data/com.rockstar.gta3 & sdcard1/android/data/com.rockstar.gta3

this means in 2 storage (int & ext) contains data folders!

what can i do?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zolaisugly:
To use link2sd you need to make partition on ext card and set it to primary i used free easeus partition tool to make partition you won't lose data. You need to use pc and sd card connected to pc without phone.

I have 32gig card and made a 4gig partition.then you can send apps to ext card by creating a link

Foldermount you need to create a folder on ext card eg game data then create separate folder for each game/app you want to move.

open foldermount app then give the app you are moving a name,select folder you are copying then select where you want to move data to ie the folder you created on ext SD card then select go

When files have been m moved you need to press the pin and make sure it goes green.

this app will pair the folder and files and trick phone into seeing file on internal memory but are really in SD card, it may seem that it has copied it twice, it has not.

I have asphalt 7, real racing 3 NFS most wanted,NFS shift plus others that all have extra data between 200mb-600mb installed when these are on internal I only had 1-1.5 gig spare and constantly being told to move data as system apps where not running.

By using these apps I have over 4.5gig spare.

think of these apps like making shortcuts on pc desktop that's all they do is move data by creating link to internal and ext card.

If you are having issues with apps they both have xda threads where the devs are active in answering questions

I can't give any more info sorry these worked for me and found them very easy to use and set up that why I mentioned them if they are not working maybe try the swap internal/external trick which is posted in Sp thread