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[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freeZbies:
Hello.

Man, first I'm gonna say after 8 months with XSP I' very disapointed.

I bought it for half the market price, A very good deal at the time, I thought.

It is of course the most powerful device, considering its price, and i really thought I made a good deal since I bought it new for half the standard price.

But after buying it I realized I could have spend my money in something better, the reason? TOO MANY issues.

I was thinking on xperia t2 ultra, but I was smart this time going to forums to know about it and seems a shame Sony is getting pro at releasing powerful, but dysfunctional devices. Even a friend of mine said T2 Ultra got issues with 4g RAM management and the list goes on and on, so I'm thinking about giving samsung I try.

Let me explain, I don't like samsung's design, and their most powerful aren't that cheap, but everybody I know got a samsung device, and the better, rarely report issues, and when they happen, aren't scaring such a unusable wi-fi or a phone that simply gets slow just after booted (common issues on my XSP).

What you think about it people, I'm trying to avoid LG's phone's too. I already got L5 and L5 II, both died with no explanation, more than once.

Thank you, if you could help me it would be good.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] berezker:
What's your budget?

I was also disappointed by the phone as it has way too many problems

And I only bought for like 3 weeks
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marmalux:
To bad you feel this way about Sony. But, i have and had a lot of phones, and Sony is allmost the best brand out there. If you think you have issues with Sony... just get yourself a Samsung, any samsung and i guarantee you you will be sorry for mocking Sony.

The only other phone that i just might try is HTC one (M8), but i will prefer Z2 for my next upgrade as soon i save enough money ....

Feel free to try all the phones in the world, but i asure you that you will come back to Sony !

Cheers!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willGalaxys5:
Hi there

Just got GS5, ultra power saving mode is sweet however is there a way to automatically turn it on at a certain % of remaining battery (e.g. at 10% it turns on)

ALL help and advice welcome
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Simone:
It only takes one finger swipe and touch to activate it. Don't be too lazy now.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willGalaxys5:
The reason I ask is that if I leave my phone out overnight after a night out etc I don't want to wake up in the morning to a dead battery. Instead having it auto switch will be life saving ..ha :good:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msavic6:
I'm not 100% sure but I'm assuming you could probably create a Tasker profile to trigger UPSM at a specific battery percentage.

I have very little experience with Tasker though so someone correct me if I'm wrong.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willGalaxys5:
1742

Hi there

Thanks v much for the info/ idea. I'll look into it, do I need to root my gs5 for tasker??

anyone else have knowledge activating upsm at a certain battery %.

Thanks:p
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stenya:
Unfortunately, Tasker has no possibilty to enable UPSM :(

The Tasker has possibility to lunch external script or application, but the problem is that there is no script which can start UPSM.

Is somebody found a way to do it? May-be another ways?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pestalilla:
Somebody on reddit has been working with Tasker to do this. I can't post the link since I haven't posted more than 10 times, so do a google search for "Figured out how to activate Ultra power saver mode" reddit and tasker. It should come up.

I've tried it and had some success with it, but having some issues with the second tap command to activate. Seems like I had to up the timeout to something like 15 seconds.

Good luck.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivankolev:
Yes! You can :)

Using tasker of course

1. You have to put U.power saving somewhere on the visible part of Notification panel - pic 1

2. Create profile - State - Power - Battery level - (from 0 to 10 for example) - pic 2

3. Create new task: - pic 3

1. Display - Status Bar - Expanded

2. Script - Run Shell - Command - input tap x y (where x y are coordinates of the buttons you want to tap), check Use Root option

3. Script - Run Shell - Command - input tap x y (button OK on the UPSM menu), check Use Root option - pic 4

In my case x=972 y=226 and

x=790 y=1600

You have to check your x and y coordinates by turning Show pointer location in Developer options

And now you will have Ultra Power Saving Mode when your battery reaches 10 % :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dieselboy:
I would like this feature as well.. makes sense to me. I mean if the camera can stop the flash from working on low battery then enabling UPSM at low battery should be an option ;)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ciechom:
nice but ...

This is really nice solution to automatically enable UPSM but one remark ... screen has to be turned on and screen locker must be unlocked :( ... so is we are already watching on phone why shouldn't we just manually start UPSM ?

Do you have any idea how to enable UPSM fully automatically ? without even touching phone ? my idea is to forget about power problems and every time when my phone will reach 5% it will automatically turn on UPSM completely without me.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flaviofire:
ROOT REQUIRED

Try this :

this will unlock and run UltraPowerMode at the specified time (00:50)

On shell code :

mount -o rw,remount /system ; mv /data/system/gesture.key /data/system/oldgesture.key ; input keyevent 26 ; input swipe 71 500 636 500 ; mv /data/system/oldgesture.key /data/system/gesture.key ; mount -o ro,remount /system ; am start -n com.android.settings/.Settings\$UltraPowerSavingModeActivity ; input tap 670 103 ; input tap 520 1150

#change ro(readonly) to rw(read/write) and add the remount option

mount -o rw,remount /system

#Unlock device-- 1-PATTERN

mv /data/system/gesture.key /data/system/oldgesture.key

OR

#Unlock device-- 2-PIN LOCK

mv /data/system/password.key /data/system/oldpassword.key

#wakeup device

input keyevent 26 ; input swipe 71 500 636 500

#turn on original lock pattern

mv /data/system/oldgesture.key /data/system/gesture.key

OR

#turn on original lock PIN CODE

mv /data/system/oldpassword.key /data/system/password.key

#remount with the original readonly.

mount -o ro,remount /system

#start ultra power save menu

am start -n com.android.settings/.Settings\$UltraPowerSavingModeActivity

#command to touch the buttons

input tap 670 103 ; input tap 520 1150
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ciechom:
I will try it for sure :) thx mate :)

But one more question. I own Galaxy Alpha and I'm using finger to unlock my phone.

Which file shoud I move to Unlock device ? is it /data/system/fingerprintpassword.key ?

And can you please explain a little bit more what this will do:

"input keyevent 26 ; input swipe 71 500 636 500"

does those numbers 71 500 636 500 are important ? I'm wondering because it might differ in different phones :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Namnyi:
Thank you :thumbup: I'm looking for this.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinglifer:
This is good but can we do it so it starts at a specific battery level instead of time?

Thanks.

No idea how to do it that is why I asked.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piggynuts:
Thanks for posting. Status bar -> set expanded does not work on my lollipop latest firmware phone. I figured out the XY in developer mode and tested my script, steps 2 and 3 are working, but step 1 seems to no longer work for lollipop. Do you have another method for getting the new taskbar to come down?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickneworleansla:
:good:

Thanks for the post. Hopefully Tasker is working on adding UPSM in a future update.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chym3ra:
If you´re rooted. Install secure settings plugin it works with Tasker
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Invictus777:
I solved the problem

Open quick settings and then use AutoInput to click ultra saving mode and ok (or whatever the prompt). Make sure to include wait tasks to pause for sufficient time so everything have chance to happen.
[Moto X General] APeaceofStrange:
As someone who listens to music very often on my phone, I have always been jealous that iPhone users have so many choices of 3 button headsets that not only control media, but volume as well. There are some 3 button headsets that work for some android devices, but as far as I know, none of them work with the moto x. Personally I am looking for my headset to have 5 functions:

-play/pause

-next track

-previous track

-volume down

-volume up

I have recently figured out how to find a setup that achieves this with minimum inconvenience. There are many apps in the playstore that add more functionality to 1 button headsets, but they have 2 issues that I have have seen.

1) they allow the user at most 4 functions

2) they break the lock screen music controls that were introduced in ICS.

Problem #1 can be fixed by an app I recently discovered that allows you to program up to 5 clicks on your headset and therefore allows me the 5 functions I'm looking for. The app can be found here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shengande.degausslabs

There is unfortunately no way to fix the 2nd problem. There are 3rd party music widgets that can be placed on the lock screen, but they are inconsistent at best with google play music. The work around I have found is to use The app Nils lockscreen notification: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roymam.android.notificationswidget

This app can display the notifications you allow it to over the lock screen as a widget. I am only allowing it access to music right now, but you can allow it access to any notification. Now when I listen to music, my lock screen looks like:

I know there are other solutions if you're rooted or on a custom rom , but this will work stock. Hopefully this information is useful to those who want 3 button functionality on a 1 button headset.
[Moto X General] br0adband:
The actual media player can have a great effect on that functionality as well. I use GoneMAD which has options that allow me to create whatever I want using just a 1-button remote with a variety of button presses/sequences, no extra app required.
[Moto X General] APeaceofStrange:
True. I was going on the assumption that most people use Google play music, but I'm sure many are still using others.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krelvinaz:
Rooted, have google apps running....

Is there a way to get Nova Launcher for example to be the Home key app?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rbox:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2786618
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cltme89:
I started with the LG for sprint LS980 and tried to flash it for US GSM radios.

Got bricked in a T mobile loop using the LG Flash tools.

When attempting to flash the stock Sprint the flash tool would only recognize the phone as the T-mobile variant.

This caused me to get the 4.2.2 up and running but it will start and if the screen timed out then it would reboot (and problem was also the fact that my keyboard didnt work.)I got Kit Kat to work via flash tools no problem (except for radio). and as everybody knows that TMO version of KIt Kat doesnt work with IOroot. I downgraded and now I'm back to the phone starting up and and rebooting at random. I was able to run ioroot but cant tell because the phone wont stay on long enough for me install root checker, su, or autorec. I would like to get the Sprint back but If I can atleast get a custom rom I can work it from there

I used T-Mobile USA D80110C_00.kdz to flash with the top method hyelton supplied but (remind you my phone is a Sprint phone but it couldn't feel any farther)

adb is not gon cut it cuz the phone will not stay on

Where did I screw this downgrade process to 4.2.2. and can I get back to Sprint? I jus got my straight talk sims Im ready to roll.

Alternative Strategy

It says Service Disabled. Is there a way to fix this?

pretty sure I need root.

I cant see the options for mobile data either

BTW S/O to everybody here yall be going in
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NickPrio:
Hi everybody!

I'm gonna to buy a new telephone and i am thinking to buy the Xperia Play but...

This smartphone was launched three years ago and his technical specifics are not """good""" at our times...i have got a HTC One S at this time,but i always wanted have an Xperia Play.

So finally...the question is...buy an Xperia Play can still have sense in 2014?

The telephone is still good for actual video games and PSone emulation?Or maybe is the case to spend my money in other powerful devices that they haven't a built-in pad?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pedyvirus:
well if i was you i wouldnt buy this phone :)

it can run psone games and some other games well but there are too many unsupported games that you can even think about that big number :)

i cant play most of the games that i want on this phone. lack of newer android versions is still here (but we are going to recive functional 4.4.4 build soon)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Red_Kop:
It's brilliant for emulation on gingerbread.

Anything up to PS1 and 'some' N64.

If that is your focus, then it is a perfect.

Everything else on the Xplay is adequate.

But it has obviously been bettered in every single department (apart from the physical controls) by other phones now.

It's heavy and bulky too.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FaiselW:
Do not buy this phone it is terrible. Very slow and flex cable breaks easily. It is a lot less powerful than your htc one s.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pedyvirus:
well flex cable doesn't broke that easily

i have the phone from the first days of release till now and after too many drops my flex cable is only damaged a little (when i open the gamepad you will see black screen for a very short time)

but i agree about the speed. its awful. but kitkat is running well for atleast till i receive my m8(i declined the order and im going to buy it from a shop soon)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FaiselW:
If you have a one s there is no point at all of buying an xperia play.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thatdude02:
I just bought one for pocket gaming and emulation and think it's the perfect device for just that. As far as phone functionality goes, I would not use it. Don't get me wrong, the devs probably have awesome options for a daily driver, but modern hardware just beats it fair and square as far as I can tell.

My advice, do what I did and find a cheap one on eBay and use it as a WiFi only gaming device on the go and buy a newer phone for everyday use. Maybe just stick with the phone you have and get a Bluetooth controller, but in my opinion, avoid this for a daily driver unless you are absolutely are certain you want it.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] legacygt777:
other than speed 4g vs 4glte and camera options and heavy gaming, why can't this phone be a daily driver if you're doing normal stuff?

I check facebook, gmail app works great, internet is fine, calls are great, and gaming (there's over 450+ optimized games plus all the emulation from Mame, snes, etc. i'm using the ginkitkat rom it it's been updated this year and a new update is coming.

if you're doing normal stuff, I think this phone still rocks.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Miichaell:
Absolutelly agree. Most of people are doing the same thing for last five years - browsing internet, checking mails and "facebooking" + calll and SMS - and they still need better and better phones. Galaxy S3 is old, I need S5, because it has so many features I will never use. Of course that make sense.

Flex - I have second Xplay now. On first I broke my touchscreen, so I sold it and bought new before an year. The old one I had one and a half year and never had any problem with flex and my phone fell on the floor many times.

Games - Until 2013 I could play almost everything (even Asphlat 8). Only few games were for 4.0+ or they were slow on Play. In 2014 this phone is really out - after three years it was awaited. Most of newer games are for 4.0+ and are too much HW hungry and if they are for 2.3+ then without Xplay controller support (I remember only Trials Frontier in last half year where controller works). But most of big games with Xplay support and smooth gameplay are from 2011 and 2012 - GTA 3, Vice City, Max Payne, Asphalt 6, 7, Modern Combat 3, 4, Gangastar Rio, NOVA 2, 3 and all other big game from Gameloft, Shadowgun, Battlefield, FIFA 12 (I think this is the best game for Xplay), Dead Trigger 1 and 2 (it was recompilled for 2.3 by fans), Reckless Racing 1, 2, Mini Motor Racing, Virtua Tennis, NFS Most Wanted, Race of Champions etc. And few bigger games from 2013 like Carmageddon, Gangstar Vegas or Re-volt have Xplay support too. I hate playing games like racing, FPS on touchscreen and for this is no better alternative.

Emulation - I spent days only by playing Advance Wars from Gameboy Advance and Colin McRae Rally 2 from PS1. Official PS1 emulator from Sony can handle only small amount of games, but FPSe and ePSXe - this combination run everything. And there are many other emluators - I tried only Gameboid for Gameboy Advance and some N64 emulators (not much succeded), but if you want you can play 10 years only games from old systems. I played only Advance Wars, Tony Hawks serie, ColinMc Rae, Granturismo, NHL 2001 and FIFA 2000 (nostalgy, FIFA 12 is much better) - and even these are fun for hundred hours.

Speed - It is slow? Absolute nonsense. I tried Galaxy S3, Xperia T, we have Nexus 7 at home and I can say Xplay has as fluid system reaction as any of them. Of course, it has only 512MB RAM so if you want to play games you cannot have Facebook or Facebook Messenger installed cause they are absolutely crazy optimized. I'm using Gin2Kittkat last year with Lupus GB v12 (480p) and Smartwatch MN2. I customized this ROM, make some changes in lupus menu and it is so smooth.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tbrooks9:
I love my Play. I got it for Christmas in 2012. It would be nice to have more RAM, internal storage and 4G, but they aren't deal breakers in my opinion. Mupen64 plays some N64 games well with the touch pads, and N64oid is compatible with more games using the D-Pad. I am seriously considering buying another one when mine dies.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KiraYahiroz:
I would personally say no and get a more recent phone, the Xperia Play hardware does well with most emulators but I have noticed it struggles with newer Android games, even with a custom ROM. Not to mention the poor battery life as well, makes it hard to use as a phone.

Buying a phone with a bluetooth gamepad will be my advice. I have the HTC One M7 and use a Moga Pro gamepad with it, and while I find gaming on it great, I do have to admit I miss using the Xperia Play's built in gamepad. If you do plan to go this route, I suggest getting a phone with dual front facing stereo speakers, it makes the gaming experience much better.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] legacygt777:
if you're a gamer, the xperia play is still the best phone for the gaming experience. yes there are newer games out there, and my wife owns the new htc one, but the gaming experience doesn't come no where near the xplay. you just have to find games you haven't played (there's over 450+ optimized games). you could buy the gamepad but it defeats the purpose imo.

asphalt 8 on my z tablet doesn't beat 6 on the xperia play. neither does fifa 14 on any phone beat fifa 12 on the xperia play in terms of the experience. if bigger screens, better pictures for facebook, faster speeds and 4glte is your thing, yes the newer phones are the way to go. in terms of pure gaming, xperia play still rules. star battalion, bruce lee, and now king of fighters 98 , pew pew, mini moto, gun commando, plus a ton of emulations are just games on the xperia play that no stock phone can take. there isn't a new game out there that has made me switch yet.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leaftheberry:
Hello!

Im writing, because I'm abit scarred now after reading few threads on this and other forums.

I was thinking about going and buying xperia z2 tomorrow. But is it me, or does this phone seem to have a lot of issues.

Few of them: Poor microphone and speaker quality, wifi signal fading, random screen cracking due to overheating, gap between screen, etc.

My question is, if it really that bad .. in which case I guess I wont buy the phone, or do you think phone is still worth getting?

Thanks for answer,

Leafberry
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seh6183:
Lol

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z2/general/z2-reall-bad-t2802154
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galaxysm:
Don't know if in the right forum....Need help...anyone play gta SA...every time I open the app it's in the loading bar it just shuts down. Anyone know why?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suprtrukr425:
A while back there was a thread in the themes subforum about this. This bug seemed to appear for some people after gaining s-off. I did not try it before going s-off, but can confirm having the same problem after being s-off.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galaxysm:
Thanks just found the thread. It sucks. I'm guessing vice city also has it?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stylazation:
Having same problem in mako
[Oppo Find 7 and 7a] jakeaver:
After reading great things about the camera, I'm finding it pretty disappointing. It takes grainy indoor pictures with a lot of noise. I've tried HDR and UHD too. In comparison my Nexus 5 in HDR seems to be pretty sharp.

Any advice or tips regarding the camera?
[Oppo Find 7 and 7a] andriman:
Nexus 5 has OIS, Find 7a doesn't.

If you can hold the phone still (or put it on a surface) you can use Slow-Shutter mode.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] greg2601:
I recently tried to install a custom ROM into the boot slot on my phone. I had installed safestrap but forgot to change Slots when I installed the new ROM. Needless to say this didn't go well. After chatting online with Samsung and not being able to fix, the tech gave me an RMA and shipping label, all paid for by Samsung. He was aware of what I had tried to do and told me they may have to charge me. My hats are off to Samsung. They fixed my phone by re-installing the original software; shipped it back to me 2nd day air; and didn't charge me anything. That is customer service like you don't find much anymore.

Thanks Again to Samsung,

I thought this might help someone else who might try to go to the provider.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mcnu:
what exactly was the phone doing while bricked??
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] KennyG123:
A bricked phone does the same as a real brick...a paperweight. That is what the meaning of bricked is. A lot of people confuse not booting with bricked. This is either called soft-bricked or sponged (like that TV brick made of sponge). But I know you wanted to know what the OP's device was doing when he performed this procedure...just wanted to stick in the Public Service Announcement.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Inkedadrenaline:
Just FYI to anyone else who gets 'stuck' somewhere like this and can't figure out how to fix their phone.

You can take it to best buy at the Samsung center in the middle of the store and they will do the same thing as OP, you just won't have to send it back and be without a phone. They will do it right in front of you.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] gerg004:
So is it better to contact Samsung instead of Verizon? I also hard bricked (no power, no lights no nothing) and Verizon is sending me a replacement. Buts its a "certified like new replacement". I'd rather keep my phone if it can be fixed.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Or you can follow the tutorial I made here in the general section and fix it yourself.