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[Xperia Arc General] Migha128:
Hello guys,

This is a guide for people that don't get a official android update from Sony.

This is a fast and easy step by step guide and your smartphone will not break.

! I THINK THAT WINDOWS XP IS REQUIRED ( because the drivers that you need work only on XP )

! All your apps will be deleted but the photo's at your sd card will be saved

First install Sony PC companion and look if Sony says that you can get a update to 4.0.4. If not then use the guide:

1. Download and install the latest Flashtool.

2. If that's done then go to the drivers folder. Located under Program Files\Flashtool\drivers.

3. Open the Flashtool-drivers.exe and install the drivers for Xperia Arc and the Flashmode driver. After that close the program.

4. Now you need to install a ftf file. Get it under the attachments. Extract the .ftf file (inside rar) to Flashtool\firmwares.

5. Now you can open Flashtool. Click on the thunderbolt icon at the left.

6. Then select the option 'Flashmode' and click on 'Ok'. Select the 'LT15i' firmware and click on 'No final vertification'.

7. Click on 'Ok'. Flashtool will now preparing and after a while he say that you need to plug in your Xperia Arc.

8. Plug your usb into the port of the computer. Then put the usb in the Xperia Arc while holding the back button on your device.

9. Flashtool will flashing the ftf file on your Xperia Arc. After that unplug your Arc and start up. Follow the begin steps of Android.

10. Put on USB debugging and MSC (Settings > Sony Ericsson > Connection > MSC)

11. Now install/open Sony PC companion and after installing plug again your Arc on your computer and Sony will say that you can get a update to 4.0.4. He will give you the correct steps and will install it on your xperia Arc.

Enjoy your Xperia Arc with Android 4.0.4!
[Xperia Arc General] Cuerrix:
1. Windows xp is not required. It works also with 7.

2. This is pretty complicated. You can just flash the stock 4.0.4 ftf and you are done. No need for pc companion.
[Xperia Arc General] Deleted member 4988456:
Why do all of this when you can simply flash 4.0.4 ftf? Also people with unlocked bootloader can't use PC Companion.
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] dekylee:
Hello everyone!!

Gettting tired to find fonts for your HTC ONE??

Cannot wait til somebody make you a font for you??

Want to try to make your own font?

Here you come the right place!!!!

Note: I will not be responsible if your phone suck in between.

Also remember to backup the stock font before doing anything.

The tutorial is made based on Android 4.2.2

[Guide] How to make your own font

Preparation: 1. a rooted device

2. a file manager, e.g. ES file manager

How to do?

1. find any fonts online like

http://www.dafont.com/

2. Download it

3. If it is not in ttf format, convert it to ttf by :

http://www.freefontconverter.com/

4. Change name: your regular font to DroidSans.ttf, RobotoCondensed-Regular.ttf, Roboto-Regular.ttf (Make 3 in total)

your bold font to DroidSans-Bold.ttf, RobotoCondensed-Bold.ttf, Roboto-Bold.ttf (Make 3 in total) (if your font have this)

5. put it back to your phone by file manager (your phone should be rooted and file manager should gain granted by supersu/superuser) into /system/fonts

6. reboot

Enjoy!!!!

Real situation:

I like waltograph but cannot find any in xda, so I may one by my own.

1. I download font here:

http://www.dafont.com/walt-disney.font

2. Then unzip the file, I get waltograph42.otf and waltographUI.ttf.

3. you just click on it and and find waltograph42.otf represent the regular font, while waltographUI.ttf represents the bold font.

4. Convert waltograph42.otf to ttf by

http://www.freefontconverter.com/

5. Make 3 copies of waltograph42.ttf and name them DroidSans.ttf, RobotoCondensed-Regular.ttf, Roboto-Regular.ttf

6. make 3 copies of waltographUI.ttf and name them DroidSans-Bold.ttf, RobotoCondensed-Bold.ttf, Roboto-Bold.ttf

7. connect the phone to pc and place all 6 files into your sdcard

8. move them into /system/fonts

9. reboot

10. enjoy

Click thanks botton if you think it is useful and ask for any questions
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] dekylee:
reserved
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] Northantrim:
I think you forgot to finish the tutorial :P
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] dekylee:
Made
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] crzcar:
Thank you very much for writing this up. I will give it a try!
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] vegetaleb:
I used to install fonts on the go with Rom Toolbox but on the One only 1 font over 5 is working,many of them will freeze the phone on boot.

Dunno if someone has found an app 100% compatible yet
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] ineedone:
Will try this evening, thanks
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] dekylee:
Well for most font apps. It can fully apply on samsung only. For other phone, we need to use carefully as it may cause boot loop.

And now for the One, there are some font apps too, but it still cannot help to change all your font in the system. You can try, but I recommend you to use the method above.

Font apps recommend: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kapp.ifont

Note, it can only change some system font only, not all..... e.g. you can see your installed font in some apps, while in homepage, you will see the stock font
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] vegetaleb:
I found a good solution,I downloaded a font resize app because all that matters for me is bigger fonts,I have a short vision weakness
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] Johnnynho:
I have the problem of fonts restoring to it's original fonts after reboot.

Someone said to flash custom kernel with rw capabilites change (or) delete certain .ko files under /system/modules.

I can't find how to do both and any ideas please?

Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rayxxxle:
While navigating with "Maps", I used to hardwire from the headset output to the Aux input on the car radio, with my Bionic, and the navigation directions and for that matter, if a call came in, it would play through the radio. I've tried every setting I can find, and nothing comes through the radio when I have the S4 hardwired to the aux port.

Any way to fix this?

thanks,

Errol
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] konstruktor:
hi there,

tried to find an answer to this today but wasn't able to finde one.

is there a rom that supports the phone encryption that was introduced to honeycomb/ics? i tried cm9.1 but it's broken. nothing happens when i start the process.

does the stock ics have such an option that works?

thanks in adv

edit: i think it's kernel related. found KeiCS kernel from last year that explicit supports encryption.

no mention in lupus or turbo kernel threads. but perhaps someone knows?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadGala:
Hi XDA,

I have some problems with my anims on my X8.

Example, when i enter/exit a popup ut zooms but doesnt fade, just zooms. Its driving me crazy.

This happed after i installed FroyoPro, and then went to GingerDX.

My info:

ROM: GingerDX

Kernel: SEMC

OC: Yes, 710mhz

I even tried reflashing with SEUS, but it ended as a soft brick. Fixed it with SEUS again tho O.o

Thanks in advance!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syahazu:
full-wipe da phone.. reflash GDX again..
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreatonn:
Any screenshots??
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lajbymester:
It's a bug in the ROM, MiniCM7 and all MiniCM7 based ROMs have it, even MiniCM10 has it, the animations are working properly only in MiniCM9 (and stock 2.1 of course). I don't know why this is, but I would also like to know the solution.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadGala:
I reflashed everything, 2.1 , recovery , GDX
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadGala:
It worked earlyer tho :/
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syahazu:
actually i dont understand the situation here,.. can u get a screenshot or a video... it probably could be a hardware issue~
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lajbymester:
What he means is: when you open a popup window (for example the cpu clock selector window in CM performance settings), that window would open with a fade-in and zoom-in animation, and when you close it, it disappears with a fade-out and zoom-out animation. But here, the fade-in, fade-out part is missing, and only the zoom part is seen, and the window just vanishes after that (on close), without fading.

[MENTION=4939448]MadGala[/MENTION]: you said it worked before. My question is, did it work before on the same ROM?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadGala:
Yes. Yes it did.
[HTC One X] leokan:
So i own a hox 32gb white for like a year now and more or less i am happy with it. I have the option now to trade it for a Nexus 4 16gb but i am not sure it is a good deal. The nexus in question comes with a new warranty (it is used for like a month).

Would you trade it?
[HTC One X] Stephen:
Moderator update

Comparison threads are not allowed. Thread has been closed.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Jez:
Hey,

I am under the impression the i-Mate JAM/XDA Mini etc have speakerphone ability (to listen to a call on loudspeaker). However I cant find how to do this.

It certainly should be possible, as when I play music its very loud. Ok, the quality may not be great on loudspeaker, but good enough for a phone call.

Regards,

Jez.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] findus:
If it's the same as all the other devices, hold down the green answer button during a call and hey presto- speakerphone!

HTH

Fin
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] freakmax:
Yeah,

just hold the green button for a while ,but I must say it's pretty useless.....

:?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] dacmo:
I can hardly hear the other party in speaker phone mode. Moreover, I think that it is a design flaw to put the speaker on the back of the device.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] kimmie:
I am looking for a application that can activate speakerphone. without using the green-button.

Is there any such?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] JamesManios:
Did you ever find a solution to this, (to set the speakerphone through a API) ?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] WGonzales[dC]:
funny

so funny, ive been using my phone (XDA II) for almost a month now, but try to use the speaker phone just today. after i read this thread. heheheh

tnx guys... this means alot to me.. lol^^
[General Questions and Answers] therourke:
I am looking for a way to display Twitter lists on my android phone. Preferably in a simple, minimalistic widget.

I can't find any twitter apps that come with this feature (and it MUST be a widget. I can view my lists in the official app, but I want realtime display on my home screen.)

An alternative I pondered was having some kind of html or JavaScript widget. Then I could grab the list code from somewhere and have that display on my android. Are there any good widgets to embed code in this way?

Many thanks
[General Questions and Answers] therourke:
No ideas?
[General Questions and Answers] therourke:
I am still no closer to finding this months later. If anyone has any ideas I'd be grateful.
[General Questions and Answers] MrSimmonsSr:
I just read on a Reddit thread that Hootsuite has a widget that will display a Twitter list. Give it a try and let us know..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itschemistry:
I got my S4 i9505 yesterday and straight away I started having issues, Random hangs resets flikering etc.

I thought it was a faulty firmware, Hence I installed a custom recovery and installed wanamlite. During the process I cleared cache etc resulting in E: something something errors.

Trying to fix them I flashed a couple of roms ( Stock/ semi stock) via Odin. However that has even made the problem worse now my phone wont boot at all it passes the galaxy S4 screen then sound comes and the phone gets stuck on flashing samsung logo.

Please Help :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
wipe data and cache from recovery, pull out battery, insert it, boot into download mode, flash official stock firmware with odin, when it pass, pull out battery, insert it, wipe data and cache from recovery, reboot.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itschemistry:
I have tried the above twice but still no luck. device still stuck on the samsung logo after soung.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
did you try with pit file?

did you try with another stock firmware?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leo524:
I have the same problem with my i545 use custom recovery twrp wipe internal phone install rom should reboot
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itschemistry:
I have not tried with the pit file, I will give that a try.

I used

United Kingdom BTU (April 2013)

PDA: I9505XXUAMDM

CSC: I9505OXXAMDB

Version 4.2.2

provided by you in the unroot/unbrick topic. Assuming it will be the right firmware for the UK i9505.

Can you suggest any other firmware.

I appreciate the help Samersh:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
it can be a bad download. select one of new MEA firmware if you want.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itschemistry:
The pit+firmware flashing worked. Now the phone boots up fine but still facing the restarts and hangs every 3 4 mins:(

Can it be a hardware issue ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
if it was a software issue it must be ok after flashing stock.

yes, i think it is a HW issue, since, also, before you begin to mess with it, it had issues
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qazmed:
dude did as u do before just wipe cache and dalvik and factory reset flash rom and then go to recovery and format system and thats it enjoy
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klakier1:
Hi all !

My problem is usb(adb, Kies, external storage) not working. I tried to install drivers using Kies on 3 pc's but nothing help.

When I turn on adb mode adb icon not showing at status bar...

- device is no rooted

- ROM is oryginal I8190NXXALL3 - (download mode showing that everything is official)

- Android version 4.1.2

When I turn off phone windows showing u8500 usb rom driver not found

When I tur on Odin in phone download mode some drivers download and Odin recognize device correctly.

I have no idea what is wrong...

br
[General Questions and Answers] shortone60:
I need help to root a Samsung GT-7100 , Android 4.1.1 CPU, Cores null , GPU Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX, 531 Ram 233MB, Display 480x854 (4.80"), API level 10,Kernel: 2.6.35.7(eng.1366102946) Code name K2-A,CPU: ARMv7 Processor rev 10 (v71),IMEI/MEID: 355808023293464,Hardware mt6575,Build: GT-N7100 20130416-170452 Can anyone help me find a program so I can root my phone,I need help please!!!!
[General Questions and Answers] Ri3v|:
wtf?You could have just wrote note 2:confused:here is the link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2143479

sent from my HTC Bliss/Rhyme

press thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] arehm:
Well, I finally found out you can get audio out of the USB port and grabbed a cable from eBay. Thought life would be grand. Got the cable and it works. Still grand.

Then the problems started. Horrid pop, crackle, hiss, beeps, and bloops. Did a little homework and found apparently it's a realatively common problem, but can't seem to find much detail.

Anyone know of any fixes other than a warranty swap out as I'm sure we're well past that point now.

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigj231:
Wait, so analog audio out of the USB port? Why not just use the mini headphone jack?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] arehm:
One cable to rule them all. This way I plug in one cable (work or car) and listen to audio and charge the phone at the same time. I'd use bluetooth in my car, but Velosters have an absolute crap bluetooth when combined with this phone.

It's just easier and less to deal with.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baalatin:
Hi,

I got a Samsung Galaxy S4 from T-Mobile. I got a problem with that it switched off automatically and did not turned on. When I took that to store, they removed the back case, removed the battery and put it back. It started to work fine. But they processed an exchange.

I received a exchange device without back case and battery. They wanted me to use the back case and battery from old device and send back the old device.

I am not sure if it is a refurbished device or not. how to find it out? I tried with #RTN# and LaunchPro methods. nothing worked out.

Appreciate the help..

Thanks

JK
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] einrae214:
It is a refurbished device with it coming from tmobile. Does it have all stickers on it like a new device would.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baalatin:
Yes. It has the stickers on the screen. But it does not have the back cover and battery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] stevessvt:
Not necessarily, if there havent been enough returns to be refurbished yet, because its only been out a short time, they will send out new ones in plain packaging.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baalatin:
I asked the customer care and asked if it is a refurbished one. They told it is a brand new one. As long as it does not cause any problem, I am fine. But it is nice to find if it is refurbished or not. :)

And also, since they did not send the battery, I cannot move the data, contacts and files from old phone to new phone.

Is there any way to take backup of my old phone to computer like we do for iPhone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] coyttl:
Er, turn old phone on with battery, plug it into a USB port. Any powered USB port. Leaving it plugged in, remove the battery. Phone will stay on. Turn new phone on. there, you got two 'on' phones. :)

I'd use Titanium Backup to get all data from old one to new one, personally. but I'm sure there's other methods out there. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] einrae214:
Google account backsup contacts
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] samnada:
If you can't tell if it's new or refurbished what's the difference?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tygerchylde:
Refurb units have a tendency to crap out early and have issues. I have had two refurb phones, a RAZR and an HTC windows phone.

The battery sucks on the RAZR, worse than it should. It overheats frequently and I used to get screen temperature warnings while watching a video or playing a game.

The HTC's screen never did work quite right, and then it started making phantom calls after a couple of months.

I've heard almost every refurb unit has some sort of issue.

And, besides, if you had just bought a $700 phone, wouldn't you want a new one to replace the one you just bought,.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Spastic909:
Did you bother to read terms? Clearly states keep your cover and battery. T-mobile has always done this...nothing new.

And as stated, if you can't tell what's the difference?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] samnada:
Bunk. Depends on who's doing the refurbishing. I've had many refurb electronics and they've worked at least as well as new ones. If it's a refurb from a manufacturer then it's gone through another round of QA testing and is likely to have a lower failure rate overall than new units.

As I said, if you can't tell the difference then it doesn't matter. If it's obviously used then that's another matter.

http://dealnews.com/features/What-You-Need-to-Know-When-Buying-Refurbished-Electronics/637464.html
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
It greatly depends on what brand the device is. For example most of my home electronics are refurbished since they cost half the price. My wife's iPod is refurbished and I couldn't tell the difference if you put an gun to my head.

But an HTC phone on the other hand? Never again would I accept a refurbished HTC device. I had a MyTouch4G go bad and need to be replaced. T Mobile sent me a refurbished one. That broke. New refurbished one. Broken out of the box. Another refurbished one, bad screen. Another refurbished one, the camera wasn't physically installed. Then they gave me a brand new Sensation because of the trouble. It was a nightmare because HTC does a crappy job of returning their stuff.

It also depends on why the unit is refurbished. If you return a phone they can't sell it as new, even if nothing is wrong with it. So they check it out and make sure its all working then they call it refurbished. That phone is probably fine. But if its a warrant replacement because something is broken, the manufacturer might do a crappy job of fixing it. You don't want that one.

But all refurbs go in the same pile so there is no way to know if you got a return or a formally broken one.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mamdroid:
Hello again I was wanting to change kernals and was wondering if and what I need to wipe begore and after installing the kernal the for your help
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
I think you replied to the wrong thread.

But...wipe cache and dalvik before flashing the new kernel.

Then reboot. That's all you need to do.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mamdroid:
O sorry thanks a bunch though
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] PanchoPlanet:
And it won't make a difference if it's new or refurbished.

Pp. :)

sent from my bluetooth controlled toaster that also takes pictures.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Qage:
Used to love it back when I had my HTC thunderbolt but it has really grown old and I don't want it on my galaxy s4. I love the ROM I have but I want to get rid of the TV animation when locking my screen.

Can anyone help?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] golfinglenn:
Go into hyperdrive control, Advanced Mods, Xposed Tweakbox, CRT effect. Enjoy.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Qage:
dfda

Problem is when I went there, both of the CRT effects were unchecked.. checking them did nothing
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] GreatDayChap:
Try updating Xposed then check/uncheck CRT again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Qage:
thanks

Thanks for your help but I flashed CleanROM and I'm enjoying it a bit more than Hyperdrive
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ResQRN144:
Any other suggestions if this doesn't work?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NextNexus:
I know I have to be missing something b/c this doesn't make any sense at all. Basically to ask this simply, when I get a calendar invite in Gmail (doesn't matter if it's a Google Calendar invite or from Outlook), it comes with a .ics attachment that my phone can't open. How do you guys respond yes, no, or maybe when you receive calendar invites?! Thanks.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NextNexus:
Really? I'm the only htc one owner that receives calendar invites?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cschmitt:
In the Gmail app the calendar invite has yes, no, maybe links, just click one.

In email app (Outlook account) there is an invite tab on the message with selections.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NextNexus:
When you click on the yes, no, or maybe it opens a web browser. That's not the type of solution I'm looking for.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cschmitt:
Doesn't open a browser on mine, just sends the response.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pamery:
I would like to root my HTC Desire but would prefer to get someone competent to do it rather than trying to understand the procedure myself.

I'm based in London SW13.

Thanks!

Paul (07765 250153)
[General Topics] whafni77:
Hi to all, just wanted to know if there is a way to enable smilies on pocket outlook,to use it in the sms. Thanks
[General Topics] snorbaard:
If you mean the proper graphics, as in the way that some phones (Sony-Ericssons) and forums translate ": - )" into " :) " , then there's no direct way at the moment. The only built-in messaging application I know of that translates the characters into the graphics is MSN Messenger.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] g4slyness:
I tried to flash the viperom rom on my HTC one in clockwork recovery, and it said everything was done. i then rebooted my phone where it stayed on the 'HTC quietly brilliant' screen. i have tried getting into recovery mode, but i can't. i have tried shutting off the phone, but i can't. I am also on a mac, which doesn't make things any easier!

Any help is much appreciated! :good: