yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MarkLark:
a) I have made it an IntentService, and continues to run when minimised/locked screen/multitasked etc

b) Atm it does return an error, and cannot be paused resume but this too is on the todo list. We have plans to significantly improve this service to also allow download queues, progress bar in Notification.

c) When all downloads have been completed, the IntentService exits gracefully

How it stands at the moment, in Alpha stage, the download service is better than the OTAUpdateCenter, i.e. UI progress bar with downloaded bytes/speed. And we have other features in our bucket list that will also use this download service.

Once again, many thanks for your feedback.

With your help, we will make this Control Panel as stable, feature rich, and have an easy and intuitive UI.

Update:

We will be changing it from an IntentService to just a Service, and will make sure the BroadcastReceivers register/unregister on an adhoc basis, as in when the app closes or screen turns off. This way we can completely control the data flow on all states of the application/device.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Gallardo994:
Good job, [MENTION=4937928]MarkLark[/MENTION]. I hope free version won't include only 20% of the features. Keep it up

Powered by GSR with Android 4.1.2 on the board.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] f(x)THaxxorX:
We will talk about, This...
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Barogio:
I presume it'll work no problem with XDA IIi ?

Thanks for any help.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Barogio:
bump, anyone know?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] ad_slev:
Hi all,

First to say I'm loving xda :thumbup::beer:

And continuing, I'm seeing quite a lot of likeable accessories for my note :)

Accessories i.e. all of em and not just cover per se :thumbup:

Just wanted suggestions on where to buy, as I'm from India... So far I haven't seen any shop or so that has amazing products like I would prefer.

Then my choice is ordering online I suppose

But if there are good places if any I would appreciate any feedback on them :D :D

If there is a similar post I apologize for this one :confused:

Thanks ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Shyam:
You have many trusted online stores like flipkart, snapdeal, homeshop18 etc & also good brands like Amzer etc. :) You will get enough brands/accessories to choose from..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] ad_slev:
Alright I'll follow that path then :D

Thanks :thumbup:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reagar:
I have a android hdmi stick for my flat screen tv, I am wondering if anyone can suggest an app that will allow me to use my nexus 7 as a

mouse

to control the android stick. I found one promising app, but it required root access and after an unfortunate incident trying to root my asus transformer (brick) I am swearing off rooting and moding.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
Xperia Tablet Z owners - 4.2.2 update is rolling out now, if you guys update - please share the details and FTF files !!

Source - http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/08/04/xperia-tablet-z-android-4-2-2-update-now-rolling-out/
[Xperia Tablet Z General] FiDra:
So exciting!

But mine is wifi only version :(, may be the wait is still continuing :))
[Xperia Tablet Z General] atomicrazor:
I have the lte version but nothing yet! Maybe its rolled out country by country? Gonna try thé pc ;)
[Xperia Tablet Z General] nitin_ko:
Open source archive for build 10.3.1.A.0.244

http://developer.sonymobile.com/dow...open-source-archive-for-build-10-3-1-a-0-244/
[Xperia Tablet Z General] ImAnurag:
anyone updated ? screenshots please..
[Xperia Tablet Z General] atomicrazor:
Do you have to be rooted to use this? Just download and open? Sorry about the question but im a novice here?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] gisolury:
I don't like the update to be honest, now it looks like my phone ii, all soft button centered and notification bar on top. And no more small app drawer.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] ImAnurag:
it's for development purpose...

Haven't you got update notification via PCC.

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Have you update your Tablet Z to this new firmware ????
[Xperia Tablet Z General] skiwong20:
that file is for u to use to build the sony update from 4.2.2 open source..these are add on's need to build there sony build
[Xperia Tablet Z General] atomicrazor:
Thx guys but no update as yet!
[Xperia Tablet Z General] SwiftSmoke:
nothing here yet for 312 version UK, tried software update on tablet and PC companion but looking forward to it :) just hope a root option comes out soon for it before I update :D
[Xperia Tablet Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
You already updated? Wat region? More details please !!

sent from seXperia Z - Black
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Hondaracer:
Please provide us with some screenshots :D
[Xperia Tablet Z General] nycbjr:
system dump

Anyone care to grab a system dump?

from adb shell run

dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system of=/sdcard/system.img

once completed log out of adb and run

adb pull /sdcard/system.img

I take that back, the file would be over 2gb, could someone instead tar up /system?

from adb shell

cd /sdcard/

tar cvf system.tar /system
[Xperia Tablet Z General] SWFlyerUK:
Screenshots have surfaced on XperiaBlog:

http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/08/04/xperia-tablet-z-android-4-2-2-update-now-rolling-out/
[Xperia Tablet Z General] ImAnurag:
Screenshots of Tablet Z

Screenshots posted by user "Alvin" on XperiaBlog.

check in attachments screenshot of new firmware on tablet Z
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Hondaracer:
Could anyone who installed the update, see if it's possible to restore the tablet UI using Tabletizer?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] geoz67:
looks like noone has so far. i got nothing either.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] DdcCabuslay:
Aren't the small apps in the task manager when you press the recent apps button?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] donedos:
I hope ther will be small apps in the task manager. And i think the drop down notification with toggles is okay.:good: no update here in the philippines.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Morti:
Oh yeah, fair point. My point still stands though because they come back when you tap the screen (as water tends to do).
[Xperia Tablet Z General] X3remes:
Hehe... we'd have another problem if they never came back really ;). I totally understand your issue though.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] X3remes:
The lock screen Walkman controls as it appeared in 4.1.2 is gone, but it has been replaced with one that is IMHO way better and more awesome looking to boot. To activate it, all you need to do is start playing music from the main Walkman app, lock then wake your device, and it will be there waiting for you ;)

Screenshot...
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Morti:
What I really want is something like "press both volume buttons simultaneously to activate/deactivate the touch screen". If any developers are listening and can make that happen, then by all means shut up and take my money.

This simply wasn't possible in 4.1 with the Honeycomb UI but might be doable in 4.2.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] nitin_ko:
i use this to switch the screen off and my smart cover also does it for me. that app is in all my devices and is a must have if you wanna save your power button.

to turn the screen on, you just need to tap the screen twice.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] fantomex:
Downgrade

What's the best way to downgrade, so I'll be able to root and then try the Tabletizer to get tablet UI back.)

I have stock SGP321 (LTE)
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Sean09:
Flashtool + the ftf file.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Psykhe:
"Deactivate the touchscreen" is something different than "turn the screen off". He wants the screen to stay on, but not accept touch input.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Half Alive:
There is a smallapp for disableing the touch screen.

Touch block (beta) .. Google it..

..

As for the downgrading using flashtool. Unfortunately you'll have to wipe data.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] xperiax10.awesome:
When in shower - use 3rd party player like BS Player, VLC Player, MX Player

They have lock screen option - touch disabled !!

sent from seXperia Z - Black
[Xperia Tablet Z General] WythDryden:
I've been hitting the software update app like a mofo today trying to get the ota so I can try and keep root and be on 4.2.2... Has anyone else in the US gotten the ota for sgp312 yet? Seems to be only the sgp311 so far to get ota. Aside from sgp321 of course.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] nitin_ko:
i have 311 but no OTA :(
[Xperia Tablet Z General] prasadm:
Moved to questions
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Morti:
Not entirely. I use BS Player and when the screen's locked, the system navigation buttons still pop back as soon as the screen is touched. Therefore not ideal in the shower. I think the new UI is hackable enough to stop that from happening (with other more shower-friendly methods of navigating the OS, of course) but I'm waiting for root.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] hasenbein1966:
Videos in the shower?? What kind...

OK, OK, I don't ask anymore... :D
[Xperia Tablet Z General] feddexx69:
Downgrade

Hi, I was wondering if someone could assist me, i just upgraded my SGP311 US Version to 4.2.2 but I noticed a major drop in screen resolution, noticeable since the boot animation, all videos from all players look worse than 4.1.2..I have no root, is it safe to just use the ftf file with Flashtool with wipe or no wipe? Thanks in advance
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Anicane:
Is it still charging very slow ?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] nitin_ko:
just checked, OTA is avaliable :)
[Xperia Tablet Z General] WythDryden:
Sgp311? Still no go for me
[Xperia Tablet Z General] nitin_ko:
yes, installing now

first thing to check is if root sticks

fingers crossed

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Fifteen men on a dead man's chest

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum

roooooooooooooot stuck after the OTA :)
[Xperia Tablet Z General] nitin_ko:
after the update :)
[Xperia Tablet Z General] WythDryden:
No 312 love, but good for you. :)
[Xperia Tablet Z General] DJ-Tumor:
Got the 10.3.1.C.0.136 Update Message an hour ago...

>>> GERMANY

OTA Update failed...I guess because of the installed XZDualRecovery
[Xperia Tablet Z General] SayWhat10:
soo VooDoo rootkeeper didnt hold root either?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] X3remes:
It'll be safe only if you do the relevant preparations before hand like installing the correct version of flashtool (v0.9.11.0) along with the correct device drivers for the SXTZ. It's best you do a clean downgrade, i.e. wipe data and cache because otherwise, you'll risk a boot loop. Also, make sure the charge on your battery is at 50% or above before you try the procedure.

Handy links...

The US 4.1.2 ftf is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2327362

and the flashtool is here: http://www.flashtool.net/download.html

A good guide is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2240614

If at all important to you, I can also confirm that downgrading to 4.1.2, rooting, setting superuser as a system app, and then upgrading to 4.2.2 OTA will preserve root.

Hope this helped you and good luck :good:
[Xperia Tablet Z General] feddexx69:
Thank you so much, I'll be trying it tomorrow, nice that you took all that trouble to help me
[Xperia Tablet Z General] wilx:
How do you set superuser to be a system app? Thanks
[Xperia Tablet Z General] safilo:
There is a setting in SuperSU under system where you can change it to system app.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] wilx:
Thanks
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Moandal:
Since I have no intention of applying this update, does anyone know if there any way of getting rid of the System Software Update notification?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] SayWhat10:
can somebody double and triple confirm that putting SuperSU as a system app will maintain root? everywhere i read they say supersu wont hold it

if not then like Moandal how can i stop the notification or prevent the tablet from updating anyway?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] nitin_ko:
Yes root sticks. It did with my 311. Only works with OTA
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Cat McGowan:
Try opening the Update Center app, going into its settings, and setting both Allow automatic downloads and Notifications to OFF (unchecked).
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Moandal:
Thanks for the help, but unfortunately I've got both of those unchecked already and the notification wont let me swipe it away.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] nitin_ko:
freeze or uninstall updater.apk
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Moandal:
Unfortunately I'm not rooted, but your suggestion gave me an idea. I Force Stopped the Update Centre app, then cleared its data and that seems to have worked. Now I can continue to enjoy the Tablet UI on my tablet. :)
[Xperia Tablet Z General] pangiotis24:
about rooting on 4.2 i will post the same i posted on doomlord's thread:
[Xperia Tablet Z General] bernddi:
I also want to confirm, that you can keep root when you change supersu app to system app and make an OTA update.

But I want to say annother thing: In my opinion the problem with wlan being very slow while using a Bluetooth-Keyboard was fixed. Other people also said, that Sony also fixed the connection drops. So if anyone had problems with Wlan and/or bluetooth I would advise to test the new update ;)
[Xperia Tablet Z General] X3remes:
You don't even have to set SuperSU as a system app which is admittedly a bit tricky. If you have the pro version of SuperSU, all you need to do is enable Survival Mode in Settings and then do the OTA update... root preserved :). This method has been tried and proven.

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Was no trouble at all, and you're welcome ;)
[Xperia Tablet Z General] DdcCabuslay:
I dont think the tablet would boot off a 4.1.2 kernel.

I guess its worth a shot though.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Half Alive:
^

Already tried that .. didn't work.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] nyllet83:
Has anyone from Sweden got the OTA update?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] scoobydu:
Have the option of the upgrade via the Mac sync app but no OTA notification.

Is there something stopping the OTA appearing?

I'm rooted and have supersubpro installed

Thanks
[Xperia Tablet Z General] WythDryden:
The ota update is getting rolled out in waves. I'm guessing sgp312 (is this what you have?) will be the last to get it.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] scoobydu:
Yes 312, so even though the update is available via the Mac app, the OTA may still not be ready?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] WythDryden:
I guess so. I've been hitting refresh like a mofo and haven't seen any other 312'ers report receiving the ota
[Xperia Tablet Z General] SayWhat10:
So the profile thing working fine for yall?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] appelflap:
Any 321 (lte version) owners in the Netherlands already received the 4.2.2 update?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Yautja_Hunter:
Guys, I've got SGP321 with unlocked bootloader, and have just updated to 4.2.2 via flash tool (OTA is a no-go for me due to unlocked bootloader). How can I root my device? I heard that unlocked devices can ALWAYS be rooted. Thanks!
[Xperia Tablet Z General] DdcCabuslay:
There's no insecure kernel for 4.2.2 yet so we can't obtain root yet.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] jonathanp:
If you have have a custom recovery you flash an update.zip that will root your tablet
[Xperia Tablet Z General] skiwong20:
Flash a cm kernel, reboot.. go into recovery..flash a superuser or supersu zip. and flash stock kernel only with flashtool from stock ftf. And u r stock rooted
[Xperia Tablet Z General] nycbjr:
Thanks to the new blobs and some ramdisk tweaks I have gps working on the Tablet Z SGP311! Wont' be long till I have something releaseable, and will be submitting through gerrit for CM/etc.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] WythDryden:
Ota for 312 finally!

Son of a.... Won't install. I'm completely stock except for root. :(
[Xperia Tablet Z General] SayWhat10:
Looks like it's still downloading?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] eirikgu:
Am I the only one not getting the update on my SGP311? I'm in Norway and I know for sure that others here have upgraded the same model. I'm completely stock and I have checked OTA, sus and pcc. No luck so far :(
[Xperia Tablet Z General] WythDryden:
The picture was posted first, I came back and edited my post afterwards when it failed.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] SayWhat10:
Sure root is only thing changed?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] WythDryden:
Yes. No xposed framework or anything like that. Stock 4.1.2. With supersu installed as system app. I even tried the clean reinstall of it to no avail..
[Xperia Tablet Z General] scoobydu:
I now have the OTA available and it wont install either.

Only root and supersu as system
[Xperia Tablet Z General] WythDryden:
I just read that if you got rid of any of the stock bloat (like Facebook) that will cause it to fail
[Xperia Tablet Z General] scoobydu:
<hhm not sure if I did or not, as facebook is still there.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] jonathanp:
Not sure if this helps anyone but I think the reason why it takes many attempts to make superuser a system app is due to the remount/reboot system problem.

I copied the superuser apk manually to system, then uninstalled it and rebooted

This is the command I used in terminal

su
mount -o remount,rw /system; cp /data/app/eu.chainfire.supersu-1.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk; chmod 0644 /system/app/Superuser.apk; mount -o remount,ro /system

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Also if you have installed the reboot/remount fix and/or dual recovery this could stop the OTA working
[Xperia Tablet Z General] scoobydu:
Not sure if I understand you correctly.

Is there an issue making supersu a system app?

I selected it as a system app and it rebooted, but not sure if it is now a system app.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] nitin_ko:
guys do what worked with us on 311

use the inbuilt function in Su to make it system app. it does takes times, i must have tried it 20 times before i finally succeeded and root stuck after OTA.

other than root, i was completely stock.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] SayWhat10:
Anything frozen with TB?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] jonathanp:
If its a system app the option will be greyed out in supersu.

The reason it takes many attempts is because when supersu mounts /system as writeable the tablet resets. Sometimes supersu gets lucky and makes the change just at the right time before the tablet reboots.

Like I said if you have terminal emulator get a root shell by typing su and return. And then paste the command on my previous post (it's all one long command)
[Xperia Tablet Z General] WythDryden:
No but I did uninstall some bloat back when I first rooted, still waiting for the ftf to download to try and extract that and copy back those things and see if it makes a difference. God dev-host is slow....
[Xperia Tablet Z General] scoobydu:
Ok thanks, mine wasn't greyed out, but it is now :) thanks.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] WythDryden:
I downloaded the zip of the stock Japanese .370 and copied the missing bloat from there over and it worked. I'm successfully updated. :)

And still rooted too.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] scoobydu:
I've extracted the system.sim but now cant mount the system.ext4 image :( grrh.

Can I mount that using adb as I dont have a Linux setup handy.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Yautja_Hunter:
Something is not working. I am fastbooting using Flashtool (Reboot into fastboot mode via ADB) and click "Select kernel to hotboot", then I choose image.bin (from CM 10.2), the device reboots, I hold Volume+ button and nothing happens - the screen is just black and the LED is blue. So I can't get into recovery.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] GretaLewd:
When do you hold the volume+ ?

As far as I remember, if it's a usual CM recovery then

reboot device

led goes red for a little time

free xperia alien appears on screen

led goes purple - at this point press and release volume+ to enter recovery
[Xperia Tablet Z General] skiwong20:
Like he said...thats what i meant.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Felimenta97:
Did anyone tried deodexing the 4.2.2 update? System and/or framework? Would be great to start with the real stock-based developement...

I'm getting this inside a month from now... I'd love to bring not that even some small mods to the Tablet Z...
[Xperia Tablet Z General] DdcCabuslay:
I extracted a system dump of 136 and deodexed it, along with 370. I could upload it, but it won't be for a while as I blew my bandwidth.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Yautja_Hunter:
When I inject the boot.img, the device is supposed to reboot, but I just get black screen and LED lights blue. And it doesn't matter if I hold Volume+ or not - nothing happens. The only thing I can do it is hard reset (Power & Volume+) in order to bring it back to normal.

Here is the log from the flash tool:

03/058/2013 22:58:37 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized

03/058/2013 22:58:37 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.11.0 built on 2013-06-04 22:50:00

03/058/2013 22:58:42 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging on

03/058/2013 22:58:42 - INFO - Connected device : Sony Xperia Tablet Z

03/058/2013 22:58:42 - INFO - Installed version of busybox : N/A

03/058/2013 22:58:42 - INFO - Android version : 4.2.2 / kernel version : 3.4.0-g3865184 / Build number : 10.3.1.A.0.244

03/058/2013 22:58:46 - INFO - Please wait device is rebooting into fastboot mode (via ADB)

03/058/2013 22:58:53 - INFO - Device will soon enter fastboot mode

03/058/2013 22:58:54 - INFO - Device disconnected

03/058/2013 22:58:56 - INFO - Device connected in fastboot mode

03/059/2013 22:59:06 - INFO - Selected kernel (boot.img or kernel.sin): G:\Temp\boot.img

03/059/2013 22:59:06 - INFO - HotBooting selected kernel

03/059/2013 22:59:07 - INFO - FASTBOOT Output:

downloading 'boot.img'...

OKAY [ 0.616s]

booting...

OKAY [ 0.033s]

finished. total time: 0.649s

03/059/2013 22:59:07 - INFO - Device should now start booting with this kernel

03/059/2013 22:59:07 - INFO - Device disconnected
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Struck89:
I was very interested about the discussion with pros and cons of the new version.

But you ended up talking about rooting stuff :crying:

I need some points of view about the convenience or inconvenience of this update. I know the flaws. For me they are big, massive, but somehow I still expect a reason to update. Please, correct me if I am wrong:

The Smallapps and the remote control are still there, but not easily accessible, right?

There is no option to have an slider on the notifications bar for the light control

If I stick to 4.1.2 I can't get rid of the update notification, unless I kill a process, which I am not likely to do. And it will eventually pop up again, right?

(No need to talk about the fact that they have taken out the buttons from my thumb's reach.)

So then there are two features for WIFI only users that are worth the upload: (it seems that the exFAT support was already there (which means I already have it, even though I haven't played with it yet), so +4GB files is not a reason)

Multi-user... Is really worth the update? Are the accounts truly separate? If I install a game it's progresses are separated?

Better Albums and Movie custom apps. Could anybody please EXPAND this?? Thanks!! For me, if the movies app can't read most movie formats I have on my PC, (.avi .mkv) and even some theoretically compatible ones: .MP4, and I have to use an external app, in which ways are this apps better. I CAN see all of my Google+/Picasa photos with an internet connection, are there really improvements?

The pro- list only contains two doubtful reasons... :crying:

So if my statement is true, I still don't get where is the reason to update, please, enlighten me, make me change my miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind!!!

Thanks!!!