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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] oddspec:
Not sure how to check but found this from last year kinda good info but outdated a little http://m.cnet.com/news/world-travelers-beware-lte-phones-wont-get-4g-abroad/57355741?ds=1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Deadeye-zindienh:
Thanks for your help !

My boss gave me a european sim with contract ! :cool:

So if there is the LTE 7 on the S4, I'm good !!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] araheels:
hi buddies, any one have JAM rom passwords ?

Password need to open ROM and EXTENDED ROM, want to add/remove some files. :(
[LG Optimus G (International)] Miniricho:
Well, as some guy said I used a .kdz tool and flashed an Australian stock firmware, and now I can't send of receive messages, or phonecalls.

And it says on the lock screen and notification bar, "Roaming Indicator off" please help. I'm sick of this.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Miniricho:
Nevermind, did a factory reset and all is well, lost all me stuff though as it wasn't connecting to the computer. Thanks anyway.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] 1slow4G:
Authentic Samsung 32gb HC class6 for $19.99 + free shipping. Snatched on one of these babies, hopefully they are good or even better than the Sandisk 32 class4. 2days left before deal ends.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321156700215?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
[Galaxy S III Accessories] RBarnett09:
Dang, they are up to $24 now. Still not bad though.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] 1slow4G:
Dang they did jack up the price
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Prashant_18:
I gone through all Threads Regarding Samsung galaxy s4 Apps/Drivers. Even for other devices. But STOCK SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 "MUSIC PLAYER" Still missing..:cool::confused: . I even personally tried to port from app from Galaxy s4 system dump, but have no success yet.

I found some links but all are [MODS] (derived from stock sgs3 music player app) Even Adpt sound drivers from gs4 is useless without gs4 stock music player.

So i request all devs to port this app. thanks

Adapt sound perfectly working apk is here..

http://www.mediafire.com/download/dkyvlfebuejrunr/Adapt+Sound☆n7000.apk
[AT&T LG Optimus G] d08speed3:
Was on CM10 WiFi and reception was a problem and was getting dropped. Flash STOCK ROM then flashed back CM10 to see if it would fix things and NO. Now I'm back on STOCK ROM and EVERYTHING works PERFECTLY and running smooth with ME's Kernel. Anyone have similar issues? I really like CM but don't want to flash all similar CM10ish ROMs to find out WiFi is Borked. How come only some have select or problems with reception and WiFi? Its not like I flashed other radios. I'm still on JB radio. Just frustrating :(

Sent From my Dope Droid DNA
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kulapips:
So the Xperia S is well over a year old now, we've had delayed updates for the ICS at first and then the wtf delays for Jellybean. We've had bugs, lived with them and ultimately fixed, the dev community for it seems to be fully alive and kicking now with tons of roms to choose from.

but the question remains,

can you genuinely say that you are happy with the Xperia S?

for someone who bought the phone just about a month or so after being released at a premium price, my answer would be a very solid MEH.

Jellybean may have come, but it still gets pretty slow sometimes (and I use minimal apps, no cosmetic apps or custom launchers at all), tried custom roms (all the devs have done a tremendous job, but each rom still have their own problems).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] inyourfacedunk:
I was very happy with the phone when it came out.

A few updates later, and battery life is terrible but everything else is ok.

To be honest, the battery life is making me really not like the phone. Something as simple as leaving it overnight with everything off and no use and it somehow drains 30 - 40%. On the release date firmware I could easily get 4 days with minimal use. Since the last few updates I am lucky to get 1 day barely using the phone.

Overall, I would also give it a resounding MEH.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lee480:
Since Xperia Ion uses the same internals of Xperia S, I would say I am extremely satisfied with my phone. Battery life overnight drops randomly overnight. On a good night it drops 2%, 20% on a bad one. I investigated and the drop seems to come from Google Now and Facebook But battery life on the average day is below par. Playing Minion Rush straight for 1 hour results in 50% drop in battery. But I wouldn't blame Sony. The CPU inside in Qualcomm's first generation and isn't very powerful efficient. But I usually turn off the phone fearing the "radiation" from the network radios. The screen quality very good, and personally, better than Xperia Z. No comments of speaker quality as I usually use the headset. Pertaining to the Jelly Bean update, no doubt it's smooth and fluid and there's no many bugs. But I am very surprised Sony can miss the 1080p video problem. But if you discount that, I would say Sony did a great job.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] UchihaDareNial:
Yes,I am happy with my ion :3

Many people said bug there and there with their phone even in ICS...but my ICS is fine enough for me to keep me happy...but still Jellybean haven't arrived yet in Malaysia,but all firmware of Xperia in Malaysia are all stable (y) that's what I like about it
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nrdl:
Will never be happy without the possibility of unlocking my BL.

If I wanted a ultra.locked system I buy an iPhone... And even that is jailbreakable.

Probably will not buy sony again during this policy from them.

About hardware... Xperia S is a good phone, no doubts about that.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sniper69aka101:
really happy with my Xperia Acro S, .200 Unlocked BL; Root.

1st day i got, already dunk into washing machine, been abuse it ever since.

no worries about battery though, camping/outdoor can last up to 72~80 hours should be enough for me.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lee480:
It's the telecom provider that requests your bootloader to be locked, not Sony. Even if you buy HTC or LG phones from the same network provider, there's high chances that it will be locked.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Olivier:
Nope, Sony is the only OEM that locks its phones down. Samsung doesn't, neither HTC, LG or Motorola do.

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lee480:
Your lack of research and sheer arrogance is commendable. Some US carrier variants of S4 and HTC One have their bootloaders locked. Go Google it yourself. Only difference: users have find ways to bypass the restriction in those phones.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Olivier:
Sorry, didn't know that as I don't live in the USA! I'm talking about European carriers.

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ejstubbs:
Motorola only started offering a bootloader unlock facility on their most recent phones in about August last year. As someone who still owns an older Motorola phone (a Defy+) I can assure you that it is not possible to unlock the bootloader on that phone - bought SIM-free so no tie-in or lock-downs from a network provider. Check the threads on the XDA Defy forums if you don't believe me: they gave up trying. Previously, some Motorola phones were available with unlocked bootloaders from new, but they were effectively special versions intended for developers. Until the change of policy last year normal phones were locked and not unlockable.

lee480 is correct: Xperia phones have the option to unlock the bootloader by design, but network providers can arrange for that option to be disabled on the phones that they supply. My XAS (again, bought SIM-free) has the bootloader unlock option available, I just haven't enabled it. There are plenty of folks posting in the Xperia forums on XDA who have unlocked the bootloaders on their phones using the method provided by Sony - just look in the development sub-forums. Sony also provide a helpful online guide which explains how to get your bootloader unlocked (check out their list of 30+ supported phones and compare that to Motorola's list of just six, two of which are "developer editions").

If you want to knock Sony, you could at least get your facts right.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Olivier:
I know how to unlock the bootloader of a "normal" XS. Mine has been locked down by my carrier, so I don't even need to try it with Sony's method as it won't work.

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Szatyor:
Yes, I happy with my unlocked SL. Except the audio. The sound quality is poor for me, the volume too. Both on the phone's speaker and on my Beyerdynamic DT 235. My old SE LwW has got a much better audio system. :confused: Another problem the jack. It's really sensitive on my SL. (If my english is bad, sorry)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TheFirstFishy:
Only thing I miss is a bigger battery. Once the screen is on or you use gps the small battery really starts to struggle.

For my use, i don't feel JB is different compared to ICS. Only thing I would miss in JB is to turn of data/wifi when the screen of. I would also miss the honescreen redraw in JB that ICS didn't have in quite as often.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] av4tar:
Isn't the home screen redraw related to memory and a lack of it at that time?

Used the xs for a long time and my gripe was the rear case, clips became worn and slips off easily. Loved the display though, compared to my xz and XT is really vibrant
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lewis021:
I'm not really content with my phone. Battery life is a huge problem and also the bloatware, can't do multitasking enough.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TheFirstFishy:
Think it is. Seen it more with JB compared to ICS, not only with a browser that was most common in ICS.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sinple:
The screen timing is too short. Standby is ok, but not with screen on.

Sometimes, msg would get stuck in outbox when I use go sms, while default msg app don have function like save msg into other folders, pop up box etc.

Every first update is buggy(first ics and jb sucks)

Illuminated bar don work in jb.

The camera could have been better(focus etc)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mattes13:
Workaround: Think about the app Keep Screen On.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] burnin:
I bought my XS on November 2012 with ICS out of box.

After some oficial updates i got .200 JB and the only thing that i dont like on my phone its battery life!

I use a lot my phone on wifi or 3G and battery lifes goes as i look at the phonne! I have to charge every night the phonne

The last update it brings lots of smotth to the phone i am using Nova Luncher because i think Sony UI its to heavy and nova luncher its almost stock android look!

I was planing on have a Xperia Z but for now i think this it will last more 2 years....
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] :
SONY XPERIA S = GOOD PHONE

http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] switzerland92:
I like my Xperia S but I can't get over the feeling that I could buy better phone for same money.

It was duel between Xperia S and Galaxy S2 in my case.

Better screen resolution vs bad view angles?

Better hardware quality vs more compact and lighter hardware?

Better camera vs stereo video recording?

NFC vs better battery?

Hardware camera button vs. removable battery?

I think I should have choose S2. Xperia S is far from bad device but for maybe not for my needs.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Android_UK:
I'am happy with the phone mainly because community based support is so strong for the Xperia range. I mean the phone itself is a good spec.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] The Third God:
Realllllly happy! The best phone I've ever seen. Sony never disappointed me, NEVER.

Xperia SL, Jelly Bean .211
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sabaatworld:
Xtreamly poor battery life on my Xperia S from the beginning. Plus uncomfortable capacitive buttons. Plus a loose usb cap. Plus purple fringe in camera pics. Plus bugs in the jb update. Totally unhappy!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cities516:
I'm really unsatisfied with the default White Balance. Very yellowish for me.

Even a Nexus 4's screen is a lot better.

Just to say, if the new Nexus phone can have a better camera, I will definitely buy it.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] av4tar:
The yellow screen issue, we all had glue issues and the yellow tinge would appear, some went away others it stayed. More than likely the hardware and glue issue

Sent from my C6603
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sabaatworld:
Congratulations
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] The Third God:
I recommend you buy a camera, not a phone!

Did you mean anything?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sabaatworld:
Nothing! Be happy... Read my post about the several problems i have with my device
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lee480:
There's no need to show your subtle mockery. Xperia S is a great phone. JB is flawless other than the 1080p video and volume up. I don't suffer from any performance issues, and it's generally agreed that the ROM is outstandingly smooth and fluid. I think Xperia S suffered from chronic purple tint photos, not seen in Xperia Ion. I can't comment on the buttons but it's great on the ion. Overall, Sony did an absolutely awesome job overall, in terms of hardware and software.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] The Third God:
Ooow, thanks, I'm happy!

Those are YOUR problems... Or maybe YOU have a problem!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Lord Takyon:
There have been delays, and they were annoying, but overall I'm happy.

I should state though I'm only happy because I have now modified my phone to how I want it, which I do to any phone.

As for people complaining about locked bl, maybe a little research would have helped. I was fully aware that I would get a bl that couldn't be unlocked.

Sent from my Xperia S via transwarp conduit.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MADNJPN:
Bought Xperia S on May 12 2012, and I still have it, of course there are a lot of disadvantages like, poor build quality, dust is collecting under the battery cover so I have to clean it daily, also the battery cover itself is made of very bad material that scratches easily and I had to buy new one from Amazon that's my 2nd battery cover that got scratched and got glossy. Phone's performance is very good, I love XS camera and sound, because with additional mods it becomes perfect camera phone and best music player. Planning to buy Honami will miss XS.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Dr Goodvibes:
I'm happy with my XPERIA S as a holding pattern before my next phone, but I can't say I'm genuinely happy.

To be brutally honest, I'm still holding a torch for my XPERIA X10i and haven't lost the passion for it and for that my XPERIA LT26i should be jealous. :D

Excluding the 'flawless' bit I would say the JB upgrade has brought improvements in some areas of the XPERIA LT26i performance.

Passion aside, I believe there is still much room for improvement in the Sony XPERIA LT26i Jelly Bean GPU drivers.

This is made very obvious when one views a 16:9 720p mkv(H.264,AC3) movie via HDMI and attempts to use hardware acceleration.

The picture has a static aspect of 4:3 and it is debatable if HW acc is even working in this mode.

The frame lag is VERY noticeable and switching to SW encoding doesn't help even though this does correct the aspect ratio.

The above display worked well in ICS (v4.0.4) via HDMI

If one runs 3Dmark and Epic Citadel benchmarks, they are consistently lower than those obtained in ICS (v4.0.4) on the same phone.

For example 3Dmark ICS = ~4500 and 3Dmark JB = ~4000

1080i50 2D graphics videos (streaming HDTV from my NAS) still struggles and 'fails' as much if not more when ICS and JB are compared on an XPERIA S.

True the CPU and more to the 'point', floating point performance is up, but the GPU driver implementation hasn't matched these improvements.

Sony XPERIA LT26i GPU support/performance implementation for a MSM8260 chipset running Jelly Bean may no longer have the development priority it once did, however I'm still in the camp "I want to believe" and as an example the XPERIA ST25i got an ICS incremental update with improvements when everyone probably thought the last ICS firmware upgrade was "So long and thanks for the fish".

So stranger things can and do happen.

Also, not having any Logitech 2.4GHz Unifying mouse/keyboard support in XPERIA S JB now, also ticks me off. :(

There is positive 'sounds' from Sony that more firmware upgrades are on the way for the XPERIA S and unless I missed something, I have not heard any fat ladies singing in this thread. [aka It's not over until the fat lady sings]

OK, that was more than 2¢ worth, but you can keep the change. :o
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lerijiso:
Lt26i is pretty decent overall performace-wise. Firmware updates could have been better. Minor issue though for me.

The major concern for me has always been the subpar battery life and the WORST capacitive buttons ive ever experienced in any flagship device. Ive gotten used to it by now but that's no excuse for pardoning the unresponsiveness of it..any one using the xperia s for the first tme will have a hard time with those 3 blastered dots.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Jackmax32:
Yup!!! Especially since the JB update... :D

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Mine is just the opposite... My battery life improved after the JB update.. I get 6-7 hours on heavy usage and 14-15 hours on normal usage... ( My XS is rooted with locked bootloader - I use greenify and Qualcomm Battery Guru).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] katze1123:
I am not happy with my phone because jb doesn´t record in fullHD...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Sirence:
I just upgraded my xs for an zland gave the xs to my boyfriend.

And I honestly have to say... If I wouldn't have gotten the zl for 150 € I would have kept the xs.

I am not kidding, the s is a lot smoother then the zl, and the battery life was better. True I did a lot of modifications to make my xs run perfect but still, it works like a charm. As you can get it for 250€ now I'd honestly say it's a perfect phone for that price. My boyfriend is incredibly happy with it. And I miss it a bit.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mrsanches:
Can't say that I'm fully happy with the phone, but if it didn't lack of lte, I would keep it for one more year

Battery is sure a problem, but it last the day and it's enough for me, and after jelly bean update, it got much smoother, GPS draining the battery is certainly a problem though

I will definitely buy Honami, I was preparing for getting Z, but unfortunately it isn't available in my country and the rumors about Honami definitely made me wait for a little longer before switching phone
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Nagoyablue:
I have a Japanese Acro HD. Generally I am happy with it, as I expect my phone only to last a day on battery, and even with heavy use, it does.

I was bothered that I bought it off contract, but because it is branded, it still has a locked bootloader.

The update to JB doesn't seem so great. Turning on Google Now just uses an extra 15% of battery, without much benefit in Japan, So I have it turned off.

JB seems to greatly increase home screen re-draws, which is my pet hate. Using a mod off this forum, I've locked the launcher (Holo launcher HD) in memory, which works great, but now the widgets re-draw a lot. Hate that.

Mainly due to the redrawing, I'm thinking of going back to ICS.

Overall I am happy, but wish it was unlocked.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] boyheadkick:
YES :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] GooneX:
Frankly, I'm not happy anymore. Now that there are better phones. :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] st3ch:
Will be when I unlock it, put a custom rom and make all the things I want the way I want them, if possible ofcourse.

Now the things that bother me are the missing notifications, the yellowish pictures if I select auto focus, the horrific battery drain even after I have dissabled almost every f*ck*ng sh*t posiible.

At least it's smooth...can't deny it...but from a 4-5 days of usage..now I last a day and a half max
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Android_UK:
Hrrrm, what ROM, kernel are you using?

Secondly: if you search up OpenSEMC v0.99 app by RaymanFX you can enable the navigation bar mod.

If you are looking for a balance between speed and good battery life I'm talking about lasting 1 1/2 days. Then Trinity's ROMS are best at that.

They will resolve a lot if issues that you have mentioned above, apart from the loose USB flap. Also that flap does not insert straight, rather like a two lock system.

First lock back then lock front

Hope it helps if so could u hit the thanks button.

If u need links just pm me u can send thenm
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] uuggu:
Not too happy.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] RHBH:
Xperia S is my first Android Phone and with some few more bucks I could get the Galaxy S3, but I didn't because of Xperia S design, today I don't know if would I choose that phone, because I was expecting something with an extremely fluid interface even if my homescreen is full of widgets, afterall I paid the price of a flagship, I was expecting "the best experience arround".

These days I saw a guy on the bus with an old Galaxy S2, and I was feeling shame, he was browsing with chrome, listening music with some player, using uTorrent, whatsapp and going back to homescreen frequently with 0 launcher redraws. And I can barely browse two pages with stock broser withtou a launcher redraw!

I felt so bad.. "Why didn't I bought a GS3", I'm not sure if I'll keep up with the Xperia line in the end of year when I'll buy a new phone.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lee480:
The guy in the bus had the same experience as my ion. Hnmmm. I always knew Sony did a great job.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] RHBH:
Unfortunately I can't do these things without a lot of launcher redraws =/
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vitorugo-8:
no.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thanitos:
The only real problem I have is sometimes when I call or recieve a call it's just like I'm in a windstorm and I can't hear or be heard but it's fine after a reset. Other then that I love jb it's smooth and battery life is a lot better
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KWOKSFUNG:
I still like my Xperia S

just hope the CPU wont overheat so much so I can play games smoothly for longer time

I also hope i can push the GPU further (will consider using oc kernel to push it)

and seems more ram is really needed !!

So am i looking like i actually want a new phone??

well, i spend time flashing mods on it and i really enjoy that (thx for the devs!!)

I still really like the look of Xperia S, the screen, camera and most things

not going to change this phone in a year!!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] maros185:
Definitely yes. For a £150 its a bargain (bought it off my brother cause he got the Xperia Z).

Not changing it until Google Nexus 5 comes out, really happy with the camera and overall device performance with the new 4.1.2 JB
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] RazorMC:
Been using the XSL for seven months now. The hardware is great for my basic needs: calling, texting, light reading, browsing, music and some games. The 12mp camera was a bit disappointing though. The SGS3 does a better job at pics with 8mp. Apart from that it's quite good.

Unlocked it, got the JB and flashed doomkernel. Battery timing is amazing now. Much better than ICS. Still, I would have liked a larger screen, dual-core platform like the XT, but with the XS body.

But honestly, I'm not going to hang around with Sony's cell mantra of just making a flag-ship and then moving on to another one. My next phone's most probably the Nexus.

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If launcher is your priority, you can try using a third-party one like Apex Pro. You can keep it in memory which prevents redraws.