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[Xperia SP General] QBerto:
gratz, I can say XSP is a great phone yet w/o KK.... doing a good job for a mid-range 2013 phone....

Anyways...

First question will be... U did have a Xperia phone before? just to know how familiarized are you with tools for xperia phones

now for ur questions....

Root with Towelroot, there's a thread here in general with instructions and the app (thread's name is "Root your phone with just an app!" or something like that), don't try flashtool to get root, keep flashtool in ur pc because is a great tool, a must for xperia users

The last update is build 4.3JB 12.1.A.1.207, but only few carriers get it officially, u can flash it with flashtool, is almost stable and fast if you want stock, read this to learn to use flashtool (and thank mrjraider for such great guide).

I can get a full day of batery life with that build, with a moderate use (social apps, games like CoC, a lot of walkman, spotify, calls and messaging) using stamina mode and greenify, depends on use ofc...

To take control of apps u need Greenify (used with root and xposed, I have donation version too).

To get recovery use this, u'll get all u need, before install recovery u need root

Now about bugs...

Brightness control doesn't work as intended on any SP stock ROM, WiFi range is not so good on any SP stock ROM, camera is poor for a 8MPX sensor in all stock ROMs, there are a visual bug when installing apps in 4.3 stock ROMS, GPS sometimes stay turned on and u need to reboot to turn off in 4.3 .205 and .207 4.3 builds... and I think is the most common.... something u need to learn with this phone at least, is that there're a lot of variation in preformance with the same variant/model/usage.. why? ask sony xD

I hope I solved some of your questions, fell free to ask whatever you want before try anything, there's a great community behind XSP.... as an extra, I can tell u that is hard to hardbrick all xperia phones ;)

Edit: I didn't read last question about DRM Keys.... DRMkeys are lost when u UNLOCK YOUR BOOTLOADER, not when you ROOT your phone.... towelroot can root w/o unlocking bootloader....

Also, there's a tool to Backup your TA Partiiton (which is where DRMKeys are stored) so u can bakcup before unlock, and u can get your keys again whenever you want.... important to say u need YOUR OWN TA PARTITION to restore DRM Keys, if not... bricked phone if u try to restore another TA Parition...
[Xperia SP General] northever:
Wow , thank you!

Im reading all of the information, becouse of im afraid of brick my phone :D

LoL

about your question

its my firs android phone anyway, and ofc the first xperia. So, becouse i dont know stocks and roms fully meaning, So when I root, I can instal some rom as I got it. but first my care is root the phone.. hm, and steps will be root>recovery>costum Roms. But I dont know which rom I must instal..

Im happy that you sayed I can root and as seems i can recovery without bootloader unlock.

I will try this week, and if something I will ask some questions :D

Thank you again
[Xperia SP General] QBerto:
If is your first android u can learn a lot reading pinned posts in general!, lose the fear about brick ;)

We have a lot of developers and there are a lot of ROMs for almost all styles xD, try all in Android Development Section and sure you'll find all you need...

As my personal experience, I can say the most comfortable 4.3ROM is eXistenZ Ultra, and for 4.4 XperianZe ROM, but try all roms u want, maybe we use the phone in a so different way :highfive:

I can suggest to use Titanium Backup once u get root to simply restore apps and data apps every ROM change, also don't forget make Nandroid Backups through recovery in case something go wrong :good:
[Xperia SP General] rayanafshan:
one question Is there any doomLoard kernel for unlocked bootloader?
[Xperia SP General] TechnoSparks:
All of DoomLord's known kernel are for unlocked bootloaders :)
[Xperia SP General] alz_uk:
Hi all, if anyone is having trouble flashing with flash tool because usb debugging isn't enabled error then do this procedure.......

1. Dowload latest flash tool 0.9.18.8 and also version 0.6.6

2. Try use the latest version first to Flash the tft rom. NOTE: remember the file it has error flashing e.g on my experia sp file system.sin was not able to Flash bcoz usb debugging error (enable usb debugging and unknown sources) ALL THE REST of the files flashed ok!

3.try flash again the rom but this time tick system.sin (or error file) in flashtool to exclude it from flashing. Make sure all other files are included. Also tick all wipe caches options and flash rom without system.sin (or error file).

4. Flash procedure will work. Now disconnect phone and leave it off without restarting it.

5. Uninstall flashtool latest version 0.9.18.8 and install flashtool 0.6.6 old version and open it to Flash the same rom BUT THIS TIME only select the system.sin file (or error file) to be flashed and rest excluded. Make sure all wipe options in flashtool are enabled and Flash! THE FLASH WILL WORK WITHOUT USB DEBUGGING ERROR and your phone will be fixed!

Press thanks if it helped!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackFilter:
hey guy's :

I need a solution here with my sony xperia SP, I bought it 3 weaks ago and I got this problem... when I have some problem with my signal in my place i just can get 3G and i try the method using *#*#4636#*#* and accidently I choose the radio band and set to US radio band.. and after that my phone can't get a signal I try to change the sim card but the problem still same, try to factory reset it's just same too.. anyone have the same problem ? or anyone can help give a solution with this problem to get my signal back ?

i'm a beginner for android phone so if anyone can give some solution I hope can you give some detail on it..

many-many thx before...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carlowise:
type *#*#4636#*#* again and change band to auto
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackFilter:
thank's before for the fast response :D

by the way i try that solution that you give to me but there is no option to set it to auto.. it's just USA radio band that show in the option...

is there any other solution ? thx.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amalkawia:
same problem GS3

I just got the same problem with verizon galaxy s3 and looking for a solution! if you found one please update the thread; thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuramamickey:
any solution?

Anyone knows the solution guys? I'm having the same problem.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Naturesretard:
Currently running 7/3 Vanilla rootbox Nightly, and I believe it's using LJC modem, should I bother flashing the MD5 modem? I applied some build.prop speed tweaks in terms of hspa+42 and within my household, I noticed increased speeds (1-3mb/s) but it's not always consistent. My upload speed definitely went up, seeing consistent 2-3mb/s compared to 1-1.5. I do live in an apartment so I don't know how well hspa+ penetrates compared to wimax (I came from sprint).

I will be heading to work later today and can throughly test speeds, but I would imagine my area gets hspa+42. I live in Chino California, 91710. If anybody has any tips/advice as far as what speed tweaks to apply or if flashing md5 is worth it, please let me know.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Unless its been reported on the map in my modem thread, the only way to know which is the best modem for you is to test them. Some folks still get the best results from the LH2 ICS radio.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Naturesretard:
That's the thing though, there isn't really ANYTHING reported in my area. Just a cluster of 4 points with no data. Loved your idea to document it all, but it went poorly utilized by the people :((
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] IXChicharitoXI:
I get my best results from UVLJ4. An ICS radio, there were no logs by my area but I remember getting my best speeds around October, which was this modem.

Working much better than the other latest releases.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Its been a while since I've had to look at the msp myself. Ill try to look soon and clean it up a bit if there's any points with missing data.

It started out strong but I think people just started being lazy about it and wanted to use its benefits without contributing to it. And there's a lot of folks who will never know that there is a lot of great info in that thread because they never read op's! They just download the newst and then flash.

I'd like to see more folks contibute to it again so if you ever see someone asking about modems maybe mention it to them if you want. I could be a fantastic resource, but can only become that with community contributions.

Even if you can't or don't want to test all the modems (and I fully understand this!), Some data is better than none!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Naturesretard:
When I have time I'd love to try. It won't mess up my ROM right? If not I'll flash every one And try. I don't get out much besides work but I'll try anyway and definitely refer to your thread. I'm surprised there isn't more contributions to it tbh
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Nope, its completely separate from the rom and shouldn't affect anything but signal related things.

Still nandroid before trying them. Things can happen. Never seen any need for one when flashing modems, but there can always be a first time!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Naturesretard:
I shall start tomorrow. And definitely add to your list once I reach a verdict
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Kazuhira777:
Modems

So far I've only tried the MD5, JA and JC versions, I don't think the MD5 is that great since it drains my battery much faster than the two other ones.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Naturesretard:
So far li8 works the best for me, but that's at my house. Going out tomorrow and testing them all
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jyerby:
Is anyone else having this issue.? I'm on AT&T and every few seconds my 4G LTE icon disappears and then come right back is this a bug I. 1.2.1 or a setting I have missed somewhere. Thanks in advance for any help
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkd12589:
Yes I have the same problem.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jyerby:
Any Idea if it's actually causing a problem or does it just look bad?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] sciurius:
There are quite a few apps out there that can turn the tablet into an IR remote control, but all apps I tried so far want to do very 'smart' things with channels and programs and so on. I just want a remote control that I can program myself. Does such an app exist?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] monkeybox:
Touchsquid! You'll prolly have to Google it tho:)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] JTG81:
Try this it is a paid app but it sounds like it's exactly what you're after, I haven't tried it however just spotted it in play store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moletag.galaxy.s4.remote
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] sciurius:
Looks nice, but it's a separate device. I'd want to use my tablet...
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] sciurius:
It is indeed a simple and seeming universal remote control. However, it is not programmable.

For example, when I want to play a video, I need the following commands:

* switch on TV

* switch on media player

* select input channel on TV

* menu controls go to the media player

* volume controls go to the TV
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] JTG81:
No worries thought you were just after a simple tvv remote, when you say media player your referring to a seperate machine aren't you like a ps3 for example not your tablet
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] sciurius:
Yes. In reality the situation is even more complex because I also have a power switch that needs to be switched on first and takes a second to switch on the power to the tv and media player (and other equipment).
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] monkeybox:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Touchsquid+Technologies&hl=en

I use it on my Note 10.1 all the time
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] sciurius:
I tried to download Peel Europe, but instead of a download link you must register with AppsZoom and get an email with a download link. This link redirects to Play Store, but the app has been removed from the Play Store.

Did anyone manage to download Peel Europe? Where can I find it?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] elimherr:
Anyone have a loink to a good .apk for samsung pro touchsquid?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] raducux:
Lol. :banghead:
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] elimherr:
gr8 response bro
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] raducux:
You can not ask for a link of a paid apk here.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] xZARx:
Smart IR Remote - Samsung/HTC works great (search in market, can't post a link). It's a paid app, but it's worth it.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] mannyvzla:
Touchsquid is best. You define profiles for activities and even program macros. Smart remote is nice too

Enviado desde mi GT-I9300 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] kalashenicof:
If you just want a remote I recommend Smart IR Remote - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.remotefairy
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] gronimo21:
I tried touchsquid didn't get the hang of it and ir remote is ok
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gFrenken97:
I made an underwater recording video in my sink for YouTube and when I was watching it back I noticed that the sound got a LOT less loud :/

Anyone know a solution?

Video for the ones interested:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp7QzTSGu6M
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warface:
You have to wait for the speaker cover to dry properly.

It will come back to normal once its dried.

Sent from my Nexus 7™
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gFrenken97:
Are you sure? It's been 2 hours now ..

Have you had a similar experience?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dante501:
It can take a while to dry. 2 hours is short.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingvortex:
The manual says to let the speaker dry for at least 3 hours before using it again.

Although, it's fairly obvious that hardly anyone that has the phone has even glanced at the manual :D
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gFrenken97:
Sweet it works again, I was worried :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dante501:
See no sweat it just takes a while to dry. Sony here in Germany Berlin said to me that if it isn't better after a day so like 24 hours then there is problem.
[Networking] candyyam:
Please kindly advise if there is a terminal program for the O2 mini that supports serial connection (VT100) to telephony switch through phone line.

I have tried Zterm and mToken but both of them failed to made a call out (I have choose "Cellular Line" on the programme). It seems there is some problem in making a call from the progamme and pls advise if I have made a wrong choice on the programme... or is there other terminal programmes that works on O2 mini.

It will be important for me to get a terminal programme for my work, please help. Thanks.
[One (M7) Accessories] flimsy888:
Anyone find a case where it looks like a gameboy from the back...I've seen then for the iPhone and the gs4.
[One (M7) Accessories] Jayp03:
There isn't one that looks like the classic gameboy but there is a pokemon gameboy version on ebay. I like the classic look more though.
[One (M7) Accessories] flimsy888:
Found it...ordered!

http://www.cellphonetrek.net/htc-one-cover-m7-343.html
[HTC Sensation] MK4_SyReX:
hi guys

my sensation has dead wifi & blutooth

i try diffrent roms and kernels but yet same problem

i try flash kernel after flash new rom but yet has same problem

when i scroll wifi or bluetooth for turn it on after 10-15 sec it says error and not turn on

can anybody help me ?
[HTC Sensation] jmcclue:
you can try what i did in this post, i was the same, no wifi or bluetooth. tried loads of roms, radios with no luck. i fixed it myself and i have no problems at all now.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2343587
[HTC Sensation] todorkaravalchev:
Won't help in this case cause it's a different problem. Probably he messed up something with the backups or just have faulty module. I have the wifi problem and now i'm looking for someone to make backup of his phone using adb shell's su command "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p1.img" and so on mmcblk0p2 till mmcblk0p17
[HTC Sensation] MK4_SyReX:
what is your mean ?

explain it more pls ?

can it help me ?
[HTC Sensation] jmcclue:
Yes it could be a different problem but it could quite easily be a simple one. How do u know he messed up something? just coz u did, dont mean he did. i bought my phone cheap coz wifi + bluetooth didnt work and digitizer was acting crazy, i tried every fix around n nothing worked then i did what i posted in that link now all is perfect.

@ OP did u try what i said? atleast if u try it and it dont work then we'll have a better idea what the problem could be. Also i read the other day that theres a chip next to the camera that basically controls wifi n that and that could be the problem. try my simple solution first
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
take a look at this guide too

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2085009
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] likiud:
I have this TF101 for a while running stock and probably want to use a custom rom now. I see all these ROMs on the forum. Not really sure which one to use. Traditionally my other devices, I only use ROMs that are in the stable status and would avoid nightlies, and even RCs simply because I was under the impression that stable status is the most stable and have the fewest bugs. Also the fact I don't like to always constantly flashing.

Now, for the TF101, I don't see that many stable status roms. The only ones I see that are stable are some ICS roms. However, from what I read, it appears that EOS4 is quite stable, despite being a nightly. So my question is my impression of a nightly false and nightlies can also be just as stable as a stable status rom?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMrcool212:
ROMs that updated in nightlies are updated source, which means that new changes by the developers had been applied. Rarely these untested changes will cause a crash.

However, sometimes nightly builds had minor fixes, which will make the ROM more stable. So the ROM stability doesn't depend on the status, but from what you have been in the ROM.

Hope it helps :)

Sent from my Galaxy S4 i9500
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lucenzo7:
When I unplug my charger it emits some kind of high frequency noise that I can hear if I bring it close to my ear. It usually happens after my phone is fully charged and stops after certain period of time.

Is this normal? It wasn't happening with any of my previous phones and their chargers.

If that is normal, is it OK to leave charger like that plugged into the wall? I'm used to leave it plugged in, it doesn't use that much of electricity.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twowheeler:
Yes its normal. Everybody has it. I leave mine in a lot of the time without any issues. Don't worry about it ;)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gd6noob:
Its the coils in the adapter converting the power to 5v from the wall socket

Rooted and running Paranoid Android + franco.kernel
[AT&T LG Optimus G] iamtha1:
Can someone please tell what this stuff is.... Did some searching can't find nothing.... Don't know what to keep on or off

View attachment 2099486
[Sprint LG Optimus G] Corylsu:
Over the last few days I've noticed that the Chrome address bar and the NFC symbol are burned into my screen. Has this happened to anyone else?
[Sprint LG Optimus G] BMP7777:
That sounds BAD! Take it back right away:crying:
[Sprint LG Optimus G] my.ads0:
I actually noticed this one day with the Chrome Browser as well. To troubleshoot, I checked a different browser that also had a black background and then didn't see the ghosted image. Back to Chrome again, ghosting; back to other browser, no ghosting. I think it might be a problem with the application where it's somehow burning the image into the black background of the browser instead of into the screen itself. Give it a try and see if that's the case or not.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] patrao_n:
You cannot burn an image into an applkcation as you described. If you use one of those screen test apps to look for dead pixels, on different colors you will see different parts. Usually with the full white screen you could see the burn in on the screen. If your screen is burned in see if sprint will replace it for you under warranty. Goodluck.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] my.ads0:
I hear what you're saying, but I know what I saw. I troubleshoot software and hardware all the time. I know what steps I took and I know I narrowed down the ghosting only to that one program's background. I didn't see it anywhere else; not on black backgrounds or on white backgrounds. Feel free to keep saying it's not possible, but I know what I saw.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] patrao_n:
Ok;)
[Sprint LG Optimus G] BilboSwaggins:
This just came up on my home page so I'll help out the cause.

Basically, if a pixel stays the same for a very extended period of time (say, a few hours) and doesn't change then it eventually becomes accustomed to being that shade, and it will stay like that. LED screens are worst affected. If you make your entire screen go blue, that is by far the easiest way to check screen burn, as the blue segment deteriorates quickest.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] toastyc12:
I noticed this one day. I was flicking through pages and noticed I could see my beatiful widgets clock widget. It was only temporary though, as it went away after about 30 minutes of non-use. I also tend to get a yellow spot in the bottom right corner under prolonged temperature increase, but that also goes away. Hopefully it never becomes an escalating problem.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] k0k0t0:
So i was transfering some files to my xperia p and all of a sudden i noticed that the transfer was hold up,at that point i tried waking up my phone but it wouldnt,i tried pressing the power button,the camera button and all that are avalible but to no success.So i tried to reboot the phone via the combination of Power+Volume UP buttons,and thats it.nothing else happens.It does not respond and so i tried to remove and reinsert the battery,and then the phone lit up with the sony logo and its been there for over and hour and ahalf.

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME!!!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] merhan94:
I think u need to flash stock ROM from flashtool first

Than use this app for transfering files

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1606940
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] k0k0t0:
The problem is that the phone wont respond to anything.

PS: i cant unlock the bootloader,so i cant root and im on 4.1.2
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] merhan94:
Did u try hold power button and volume up until phone vibrate 3 times?

No need for bootloader unlocked or root for flash new stock rom
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] k0k0t0:
As i said in the first one,i tried it,sorry for not saying about the where it vibrates 2 with an interval of about 3-4 sec,and then 3 burst vibrations!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] merhan94:
I don't know how to flash stock rom without power off the device.

Sorry I can't help you :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Wind07:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2081876

I unbricked my phone with this guide. my phone was in a OS bootloop but it works, in your case, a Kernel Bootloop. Its a very good guide. You DO NOT need to root your phone. When flashing, instead of pressing back you press volume down. The phone should be able to enter what it is called, flash mode regardless of what problems. After flashing ALL DATA WILL BE LOST. Just follow the guide.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] k0k0t0:
tried didnt work so i just sent it for the waranty!