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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] tido89:
I don't think so. Should it be?

Another bug: Play Store keeps returning error 403. I tried removing my Google accound and logging in again with success, but this is not normal I think. I get this error every day, and I don't want to log out and log in over and over again!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] doenen:
sorry but this is not the right thread for this. please stick to the topic.

if you receive this error please delete data of the google play network and the market. then create and login into your google account and it will work.

Please do not complain in posts like "I only have 300 mb of RAM left" while running 10000 weird apps in background and autostart without telling us if this is right after the reboot or ten hours later. You are not helping anybody.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] tido89:
I told you, I did. It works for about 5 minutes, then the error comes up again. I installed the ROM yesterday.

Doenen, can you help us with the predictive dialer? Why is it not present?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] peter-k:
Yes. sonyericsson.android.smartsearch.apk or Smartsearch.apk is what does the dialer prediction. I checked for you already, it's not there.

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PS: Try ExDialer. No more smartsearch.apk or socialphonbook.res.overlay.apk needed.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] peter-k:
I observed my V "degrading" in my hands more and more. People keep on blaming the official ROMs for lags etc, but this is not the cause.

I have a Windows XP Fujitsu notebook from 2003, where I installed two 100% identical partitions when it was new. One partition I always carefully updated with all Microsoft recommended software updates. The other one is a security backup partition which I left alone. After 8 years I booted up once again into my unused safety partition. I got a shock - about how fast a 1.6 Mhz single core notebook can run using the very same apps. It is such a stark difference to the lame duck which my notebook was had been transferred into magically, after 8 years maintaining it

meticulously

. How the HD rattles hard working on the supposedly maintained partition, and how smooth and quiet it is using the safety partition. You would not believe it is the very same hardware.

To my personal opinion, the goal should be to get a ROM which is not anymore dependant on Google Play. Please note my using of the word dependant. Sorry for the diversion but if we want to make the most efficient ROM and that touches these issues, too.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] rinkulsk:
bugs that i found it dont have walkman alkbum and movie app that irritating....

some time keybord doesnt appera have to reboot decice...

google play doesnt download any **** thing....

after hours of use if any game is runned it force clsoe or directly close without ny message... reboots solve the problem....

battery drains only haevy usage very fast......

decided o go back to 4.1.2... cheers....
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] dyfk3l:
That's not a bug, it's a "feature". You can see it in page 1 - there's a list with apps KEPT in this ROM. Walkman, Album & Video are kicked out.

For my taste it's debloated too much, too. But in this case you can take a stock ROM, root it and debloat it yourself.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] kowloon_chan:
Does anyone have this issue? I set the mobile Network Mode to LTE(preferred)/WCDMA/GSM, it connects in LTE mode for some time, then it will turn back into WCDMA (preferered)/GSM.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] doenen:
Allright your free to go! Im sorry I dont play any games for hours neither do I (or any other user) have any problems with google play after deleting data. did you also delete data for the google framework and the google play service and the google play app?

Walkman and sony video are deleted on purpose. there are better alternatives. Once again: This ROM is intended for people who prefer a nice quick ROM without any "features". if you want features, install them yourself! I am actually thinking about removing google play service and everything connected to it for next release. Please dont come up again and again with requests like "my sony backup isnt working anymore, WHY!?" Its because sony backup is not necessary and there are better alternatives. Same thing with the predicted dialer. Necessary functions include: Wifi, bluetooth, NFC, USB, Phone, SMS, GPS and Network Location, maybe Google services support and some gadgets like Screen Mirroring etc. If I have time in the next days I will upload a complete titanium backup folder of the apps of the STOCK .210 ROM so then you can push whatever apps to your phone.

Im sorry my dataplan doesnt include LTE so I am unable to test it...
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] rinkulsk:
after clearing all data play store is showning no connection error
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] tido89:
I cleared everything, removed the account. Installed 2 apps, then waited an hour and error again if I try to install anything.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Aria.A97:
I can't use hotspot shield, because vpndialogs is missing.

I tried to push that apk from stock Rom into system,but no result :confused:
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] tiktok1:
Great Rom, just to report I can't use vpn connection - openvpn reports ' your image does not support the VPNservice API'
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] doenen:
I see this is a problem. I never use VPN thats why i didnt notice. I actually deleted apks connected to VPN... I will look into it...
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] peter-k:
Another app suggestion: Open Camera . One user commented: The finest, no-nonsense camera app. I could not say it better with a few words.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Aria.A97:
I uninstalled sound enhancements because I use powerapm and sound enhancements is very bad equalizer for PowerAmp and I use dsp now :cowboy:
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] JonasHa:
Only me.having memory/performance issues using browsers? Both Firefox and chrome makes phone laggy and almost unusable. Chrome + Spotify impossible. Only me?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] doenen:
havent run into this issue yet...

I wanted to let you guys know I have ordered and XPERIA Z1 COMPACT to replace my V. Its still a good phone but all this optimization concerning battery life and performance is beginning to annoy me. although peter-k is probably right that new software is the problem and old software usually runs just as fluently as on the first day I am still interested in new features, even better camera, bigger battery (although its integrated which i strongly dislike) and new development (there is a working DOOM Kernel and CM 11 for the Z1C).

In the upcoming days I will upload the extracted apks so people can restore VPN function if they want but other than that I will move to the Z1C forums whenever i receive my new phone. Also there is no XPERIA z1 compact LiTE ROM yet :D :eek:
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] peter-k:
I guess not. Check the settings -> running how much these use.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] peter-k:
Well it's a pity but I understand your decision. Anyway, keep in mind that they will manage to slowly ruin the performance of that new phone, too, albeit it might take slightly longer. It is not wanted we use our phones much longer than abt 2 years.

The best take is to use only small apps with few permission and smallest possible memory foot-print, and to be consequent with that even there will be no much eye candy. Once the app does what we need no updating, unless the update offers a real, positive benefit and is not a cosmetic change only.

The memory foot-print Android reports is beautified. Compare with AT Task Manager. With 4.2.2 I have about real 270 / 280 Megs free, and that is about what is needed least for no-trouble operation. With 4.3 that was about 200 megs free only -> danger zone. Although with your work that might be a bit better.

Further more, all the custom ROM's are deodexed. Memory management with original odexing is so much better.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] doenen:
Has anybody ever tried to reodex a sony rom!?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1500475

I see it as an unchangeable fact that advances in software require advances in hardware to happen. and in my opinion the advances in software arent always only cosmetic changes or ad/bloatware. although there maybe a lot examples (like the "new" google maps) for the latter.

Anyways a phone with an integrated battery is unlikely to last longer than 2 years anyways and since I would consider myself a power user in my free as well as during my working time I accept to act in an uneconomical and unecological way for the sake of wasting less time trying to optimize my phone.

Of course I will, again, install a (custom) slim ROM...
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] alexbo:
Good decision,

I might getmyself the Z1 compact in the next coming months too... I love the XV, but unfortunatelly, the battery is a very weak point. And though there are some good Roms out there, including your great work... The battery is simply not enough to get you through the day.

Hopefully the Z1 compact will do better.

Now that I know you are getting it, I'll wait for your tests and rom editing and then jump into the new train.

Thanks for all your great effort with our V's...
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] peter-k:
You do have an odexer tool on board. AT -> System Manager -> One-click

albeit it is not as effective as the factory odexing. Note: If you want to try, always odex framework first.

The most effective and 100 % stabil on my V is Revelation. I've taken two screenshots for demo.

Left is Revelation 4.2.1, right after boot-up. Pure-X-Blaster 4.2.2 right after boot-up, identical set-up and user apps.

With an identical set-up Revelation uses 60 Mb less memory.

Remarkable as well the small differences in memory foot-print of each user apps loaded. They are absolutely identical versions, yet use more memory on Pure-X. I would expect Pure-X's Honami UI and framework having s slightly higher memory usage. But the apps? How did "they" do that? So how fares 4.3? I suspect worse. With no real added significant user benefit, no faster connection or more functionality, no any other added capabilities (vs. Pure-X at least).

What we can not see from the pictures is, how the memory is actually being used. After hours of running, Revelation will stay around 350 - 360 Mb free, while Pure-X will be around 230 - 240 Mb free memory. Load the browser and 2 or 3 web pages and that amount of memory is gone completely, so the infamous memory shuffling will begin. The fluctions of memory under Pure-X are remarkably higher as well. Revelation stays more closely around the median value, which I interpret as more economical memory management.

To avoid misunderstanding everybody please note, I am not complaining here about Pure-X. It is a great work and the last ROM version that still runs what I consider fluently on my V.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] jeromemo:
what version of revelation did you use?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] doenen:
We used version .234N if i remember correctly. And you are right peter, that worked like a charm...

Received my Z1C today...now im in the process of backup up TA and rooting it.... lets see....

To everyone else: I have added the missing APKs from stock .210 to my google drive folder. as single files and one big .rar file. if you feel you are missing something feel free to push em to your phone... its still uploading right now, should be finished some time tonight...
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] andersh:
I have problems with NFC on this ROM. It only says "Read error. Try again" when scanning a tag.

I've tried both the ZIP and CWM backup version, but they behave the same.

Any suggestions?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] doenen:
maybe due to missing "tag.apk"!? Im sorry I dont own any nfc device so i cannot test it... :(

BTW: Xperia Z1C is an awesome phone but personally it didnt make enough difference to me compared to my V, not enough the money anyways so im keeping the V...

Just returned back to relevation ROM, lets see what we can make out of this... (its basically like LiTE ROM but 4.1.2.)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] andersh:
Yes, I tested some more and NFC is working. There's just no applications to hand the incoming tags to. Once I installed the correct apps everything is ok.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] wilu85:
Sorry i can't delete this post please ignore it...
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] alexbo:
So you are prefering the V over the Z1c?? that's interesting... maybe you could explain that a bit.

Well, for us it is good news, at least you will remain with us a bit longer and perhaps bring us some new magic with your roms..

:fingers-crossed:
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] doenen:
I wouldnt prefer it over the xv if it was for free. But the price difference, taken i could sell my V for 150 Euros is still 200 Euros, which, frankly, is a lot of money (for me) and I dont think the speed improvement/new features justify that expense...
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] andersh:
I've noticed with this ROM that my wireless connection disappear after a while (5-10 minutes). I've checked and Stamina-mode is off and there are no other obvious reasons for this behaviour. Anyone else noticing this?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] doenen:
I cannot confirm this issue.

I am currently trying out a further debloated version of revelation ROM, tuned with android tuner...works well so far, no more screen redraws and quite snappy but also not "smooth" if you understand what i mean. However i believe this is rather due to correct AT settings and not the Android Version.

Only issue so far, location provider/GPS are quite slow and unreliable - an issue I didnt encounter when i used revelation the first time...!?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] tido89:
Still can't download anything from the Play Store, I get error [rpc:s-3]. I know I have to delete the google accout and login again, but I will not do this everytime an app wants to update itself.

So can you help me do something about this? I think Play Store is essential on an Android device, so it shouldn't be neglected.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] doenen:
Its very hard to help you with this since you seem to be the only one experiencing this issue for a prolonged amount of time. Its not simply done by deleting the google account you also have to delete the app data of google play store, google services framework, google services and everything else related to google accounts. you can do this by either using titanium backup or go to settings/apps and do it here...
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Aria.A97:
How can I get themes working?

I installed theme-manager as system app but it didn't help.

Can u tell which apks I need to install?

Thanks :)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] doenen:
Im sorry I cant. Actually I am currently using OMNIROM myself, as it actually has the first real custom kernel ever.

Please stop asking me for how to activate stuff like theming, call recording, google now, Z2 Camera features or whatsoever on this rom, its made to be simple and its also made to stay simple. Stuff like Bluetooth or NFC are essential to the use of a new smartphone but theming def. isnt. If it is essential to you, you need to use another ROM then...sorry.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] jayarmstrong:
can't enable GPS anymore

Thanks for all the time you put into this Doenen! The ROM is working great. I'm seeing ~500MB RAM / memory usage out of the box (so ~500MB free) and it's stable. And with Xposed, I'm able to add some of the stock android UI elements that I miss (of course, those take up more RAM!). The few issues I'm running into are:

using the newest zip version, google play services, play store, and a few other google parts constantly FC. In three installs, I was able to update google play services in the play store once, and the issue went away.

something I did broke GPS functionality. I can't enable it and I can't fix the problem. I cleared data for a few location apps. I uninstalled *all* user apps but still can't enable it (settings FCs when I try to). I'm going to wipe & flash tonight, try to fix google services FCs, then start reinstalling apps and adjusting settings until I pinpoint the cause. Should only take about 5 hours :)

inaccurate battery level after reboots. I'll try wiping battery stats and "recalibrating"

General issues with Stock Xperia V ROM

poor memory management. I'm not sure exactly how it works, but the phone tends to "kill" my most recent app when I've got around 150MB free. So switching from Maps to Messaging will kill navigation. Switching from the launcher to Messaging will force a redraw of the launcher (Nova). Switching from the browser to anything and back means it has to completely reload the page. Play Music and navigation have both been killed to make room for background processes. I'm going to reduce the background apps but it's discouraging to see it work this way.

almost everything feels sluggish. Also, probably all my background apps. Or my slow SD card. Or I've just outgrown dualcore CPUs :)

Thanks for clarifying. The camera is one of the most important tools for me, bluetooth and music are also critical, so I'll stick wiith stock for now!

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Do you have either of these enabled?

wifi > advanced > wifi opimization
wifi > advanced > avoid poor connections
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] peter-k:
Stock 4.3 uses close to 500 Mb RAM with nothing else extra installed. That leaves somewhat more than 300 free. If we do a little light work there are just 200 - 250 megs left. If we have a browser open it occupies abt 150 -200 megs, depending what you are viewing. No wonder the Navi will give up. You need a phone with more RAM (albeit I am sure they know how to fill that up in shortest time to get us buying again). Or we need a humbler ROM. That's the OP's aim, mine too, but I have given up on 4.3. Decided going down the sloop will make walking faster, rather than going up.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] andersh:
No.

This happens with the ROM straight after a clean install (just wipe and flash and connect to wifi - it will disconnect within 10-15 minutes). It also happen with the other rooted 4.3 stock ROMs posted here.

It does not happen when flashing the 4.3 FTF with FlashTool.

I have tested this with several (at least 10) different handsets and on different wireless networks. Same behaviour every time.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Amr Nasser:
Important

Is The External Speaker Is Too Low Compared To Other Roms Or I'm The Only One feeling This ??!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] sash89:
wtf man u removed themes?why did u did that?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] doenen:
This is interesting. I'm not sure if I encountered the problem or maybe it just never bothered me since I have a mobile data contract. If it is a general Sony 4.3 problem

I guess we need to wait for an update. How on earth did you test that on TEN devices? :)

I have encountered that problem as well. It's general on 4.3 though, I believe.

excuse you. Because themes take up a big (!) portion of memory. I'm not 12 anymore so I don't really care if the frames are in nice fancy colors and so on. If that bothers you I challenge you to create a fast Rom WITH themes. For me it's bloat.

the thing is, with revelation Rom it doesn't run as smooth, however there are almost no launcher redraws or reloading Web pages when switching from navigation to browser and back... Therefore it has some other restrictions... :(

Most of the observations you have made are correct. Especially the situation with launcher redraws and kicking apps out of memory made me return to 4.1.2 and Omni. Both do not have this issue but other restrictions which can be annoying.. . Especially the camera and battery life.

So far I can only suggest to you to use the backup version of the rom as it doesn't have gapps fc. If you want your gps back you could try to flash the u

Zip again, wipe cache (not data) , reboot. If I remember it correctly I had this problem with one of the first release. Go and look in the first posts what was the problem! (gps not working)

I will look into my own rom again and see if I can do something about the redraws. It should have something to do with Android memory management...
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] peter-k:
No wonder looking at the amount of memory still available to actually do something.

To my opinion and from my trials that is also connected with deodexing, Memory management odexed works just better.

I did not get my 4.3 below 400 Mb memory foot print, with the same setup as my Revelation and my Pure-X, even bare with no apps it had in between 360 - 370 megs. And also the fluctuation up was much bigger, which means it works harder shuffling things around. That might be somewhat better with a factory odexed 4.3.

I odexed Pure-X and Revelation myself. Although that does seem not working the same way as a ROM with untouched factory odexing, I can't see unsmooth behaviour.

Sorry if I bore you all with my "data'.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] peter-k:
Educational

Now please look at this.

Nordic 4.12 global

compared with Revelation and Pure-X

AT reports free memory for Nordic global 470 Mb, vs. Revelation 416, vs. Pure-X 355 Mb free. 4.3 behaves much like Pure-X, only that the memory load fluctuates significant more under usage. That of course I can not demonstrate on pics.

Does someone still have an ICS FTF? :D
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] doenen:
no im sorry i dont but im sure somebody does! thanks a lot for your research on this issue, i dont think you are not boring anyone who is important in developing a solution to this! :)

do you think reodexing with AT will help a bit!?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Amr Nasser:
Important

Something Strange , Maybe Bug ...

First I'm Using Backup Version >> Which Is Perfect :good: !!

Oki , My Device Is Not Listed On Google Play Site When Using It From My PC " Settings / My Devices " >> It Appear Randomly Then It Just Disappear !!

Maybe U Did Something With Google Things ???

Or Maybe Something With Backup Version

P.S. : I Can Normally Install Anything From Google Play >> I Just Can't Send Things To Be Installed On My Phone From PC Google Play

Edit :

It Seems Something Wrong With Google Things With Ur Rom ,, When I Wanna Update My Applications >> it Gives me Error Until I Reboot My Phone & Update Them >> Then It Happen Again & So On

I Hope U Understand Me :D:D:D
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] peter-k:
Nothing to loose, at the worst you'll get bootloop.

Re-odexing with http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2527268 is even better. If you want to give it a try pls follow all instructions carefully (the OP is a bit confusing, but it is easy to do.). Better even read the entire thread, some good hints by users. Odex Framework first.

What we can not use with odexed ROM's are deodexed mods that affect the framework, and no Xposed Framework.

Does anyone know a solution for using Xposed on odexed ROMs?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] doenen:
losing xposed would be a big problem for me...I using quite a lot of useful mods....
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] doenen:
ok.... so after 3 days back on the LiTE rom i gotta say its quite nice.

Im using android tuner with screen off settings ondemand, max 702mhz and only one core online entropy is 64-128 and OOM set to 32 mb (mid), auto sync is off

Screen on (boot) settings are: max 1,45ghz, entropy 64-128 and OOM set to 32Mb

Im having NO screen redraws of whatsoever and its running very smooth...will continue testing...