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[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N.Y.Gazz:
I had the same problem as you. the only solution I found is to flash the rom without Gapps whether the problem was coming from there. when I flash the rom without Gapps, the phone started well. so I look for other Gapps. and since everything works fine.

for the kernel, you flashed, once your phone normally started.

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[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bubbeld:
oke will try that tommorow ;) thanks for the help ;)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N.Y.Gazz:
you will get there my friend.[emoji6]

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[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bubbeld:
i'm back again without any good new even without the tangerine flash it will not get out the booth animation :/ going to see with the next update if it will work :/

and this to with 14/10 update really that i a'm the only one i even tried clean flashing and it didn't work again stuck at the bootscreen :/

Back again with great new and only one advice make sure if you work with xposed make sure the parts that you flash that there are up to date and not using older one's there was my problem at it was stuck on a bootloop :/ :D
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjoey:
Help Please

I am installing AICP updates directly (dirty flash), so far I haven't faced any issues. Recently my phone started to lag a lot and runs out of free space quite often, though I had moved most of my apps to SD card. Please let me know if something else I causing this issue. I suspect because of low space the device has started to lag.

I have the old GAPPS and its frequently updated. I think I need to install lite GAPPS pack. Because only GAAPS are huge in size and they don't move the SD card. Could some please tell me how to solve my issue.

If I need to reinstall a different package of GAAPS, which on do you suggest (with download link) and installation procedure please.

How to remove the existing GAAPS.

I don't want to perform a clean wipe, please help me with the above questions.

Edit: I also have on annoying issue. The head phone gets activated by itself and it will not let me hear calls. It comes by itself and disappears, it happens randomly. Does anyone face this issue?

AICP: 1014 build, TK: 6.0 (not sure)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shavendum:
I would recommend a clean install with either pico, or nano gapps. As for the headphone issue, i faced it once. My headphone jack had given away. It mostly happens after you unplug an earphone, and it remains in plugged state. Take it to the service center. Meanwhile , you can remedy the situation by using soundabout app from the playstore. It helps you to manually route sound output and input thereby bypassing the usual way.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoSparks:
You can't.

Please throw away the rogue and attempt clean flash immediately.

Use a DPI-independent gapps for your ROM and also the smallest possible package as possible, which I would recommend Pico package. You can get the DPI-independent gapps exclusively on opengapps.org or, find for the appropriate link in any gapps XDA thread you found.

You are using your Internal Storage like the world is ending ._. I recommend force deletion of the "Android" folder in the root of internal SD. I really recommend deleting this folder through Aroma File Manager via TWRP. Worse yet, app residues (those which you uninstalled) remains on this folder, therefore why i recommend deleting them. Warning Deleting the folder deletes the obb folder as well and will render your games unplayable. Reinstall could fix this issue, or, you may filter out what not to delete in this folder.

Tangerine 6.0!?!?!? With October 14th build!? You must be kidding me! Kindly go to Tangerine's thread and flash the latest version. But I don't think you are running Tangerine right now because you said you dirty flashed the update. This means your current ROM is running the default kernel.

Please do a clean flash. Your device is in a state of complete disarray.

As a footnote, I am on October 17th build and the experience is the same as 14th.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjoey:
Thanks a ton, the Soundabout app did the trick.

Thank you for the warning and help. You changed my perspective. I would love to perform a clean flash everytime, but going through all the hurdles of setting up the device is one heck of a job and this is my daily driver.

Please someone tell me any apps which does a perfect backup and restore after clean install.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shavendum:
Clean flash is not required everytime. You can do it once in a week or two, unless the developer specifies a clean install. Titanium backup is used to backup and restore app data but it is known to cause problems sometimes. A clean flash should be followed by a clean install of apps as well. However to speed things up, you can use one click install feature of es explorer. You select all the apps you need to install and es will do the rest. The apps are installed in background while you set up the phone with preferences...
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoSparks:
The perfect app for that only use is the Titanium Backup. Seriously that app is important for anyone with root! If you haven't heard of it, it's okay, well now you know :D You can get it from the play store.

The not-so-good thing is that with the free version of the app, restoring the backup isn't fun since you will need to interact with the phone while Package Manager keeps spawning requesting you to allow installation and things. So you will need a pro version, which will cost you money. If spending some time on this app is not a problem for you, then the free version is fine to use. It still get the job done.

What do you mean by setting up the device? The settings and customisations? You can restore them by using Titanium backup as well, but at the moment I recommend you to start over on this, because you had some problems that might be related to the system.

Titanium Backup is powerful, so it contains a myriad of weird things. And of course, ugly UI. But that is not the case, the power it has is what matters. Just see the knowledge base of Titanium backup to learn how to use it properly. You will get used to it ;)

A simpler version of app backup and restore tool is Helium: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjoey:
Yes, the developer didn't mentioned to clean install everytime. He said updates can be dirty installed. Also, the OTA app itself does the installation better. I made a clean install of AICP and the updates were done over the existing one.

Thank you and I know most of you would only suggest Titanium Backup. I have used this app in the past and during AICP clean flash. However, everytime I loose my data and setup my apps. Most of the time I endup with data loss. That is the reason I was asking for a better app. The points you have mentioned are true about the app and that is the only reason I am looking for an alternate solution. Helium sounds good.

My biggest issue was with GAPPS and I am going to trash it. I will go with Pico as most of you suggested. I think this should solve the issues I am facing with the device.

I am confused between Helium and Titanium. Thanks guys!
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleunes254:
So...is there a way to clean flash my device for a new AICP update without losing data? Like I want to recover a lot of things like apps, settings, messages,...etc :) would be awesome!
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoSparks:
Err then it would not be called "clean flash" if you want it that way.

Unless you meant restoring the apps later then of course, tools like Titanium Backup is a way to go. But personally, i would never restore Settings if I intend to clean flash, because what's the point of clean flash, again?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleunes254:
Exactly. But I want to clean flash my rom to elminate certain bugs that would go away if i'd clean flash my device. But I don't want to lose all of my data...which sucks :/
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoSparks:
Like I have mentioned, backup all your apps with Titanium Backup and restore them after clean flashing. But don't restore any system data (exclusion to sms storage and call logs and contacts though). That is what i do everytime I so called "clean flash" :)

Also clean flash doesn't necessarily requires you to wipe Internal Storage. You can let leave it be.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleunes254:
Ow! Alright I did not know that :D But when doing a clean flash will I still have my system settings or not? (if I don't wipe internal storage) :D Thank you for answering
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoSparks:
Whoops, it seemed you haven't know the difference between the different partitions that Android has to offer for our device.

You see, we have six (main) partitions and their use are described as follows:

Data

The Data partition will contains all of your app installations and data. This is where all of the your data goes (except those which are stored on a storage, which will explained in internal storage section)

System

The System partition contains the ROM files and all other ROM stuffs.

Cache

As of name, this is a cache partition. Different from the "tmp" partition (Android has a lot of partitions, to be honest), this partition contains Play Store cache files. These cache files however wont be deleted when you "Clear data" for Play Store. Don't worry about this partition, it won't bloat your phone.

Dalvik Cache

Contains fragments of APKs after undergoing an optimisation

Internal storage

This is where your other data are stored, for example Pictures Videos and Music. Apps that needs a storage to store their files, for example WhatsApp, use this storage to stash the images and all of the things you have received.

External storage

I don't think i will need to explain this lol

So let's get back to what clean flash is. Clean flash is a situation where you format all partition as if you are going into an ultra factory reset.

This means we will need to wipe all of the above partitions except Internal and External storage. Yes, this kind of violates the (unofficial) definition stated above, but the reason why they should be excluded is that leaving them will not affect your experience with the ROM at all.

So hahahah to answer to your question, :D

Nope, your system settings will be ultimately gone, since these settings reside in the "/data" partition stated above. You can restore the settings using Titanium Backup if you want, but I recommend don't and start over, since the intent of clean flash is to eliminate problems. These problems might be causing from conflicts from your settings. I am actually talking this in my experience and on behalf of others'.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleunes254:
Damn! This is one hell of an explanation! But I got a lot whiser thanks to you :D Alright! Awesome :p I guess I'll clean flash eventually some day, but not know as I'm to lazy to revert all of my settings. But your help really explained a lot to me. If people ask a question about partitions, i'll just show yours :D

Have a nice day!
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjoey:
Order for Flashing

Thanks a ton for your efforts in answering our questions. Would you mind giving us the sequence of flashing the files

E.g:

1) Rom

2) GAPPS

3) T. Kernel

Also, please add if a reboot is required after flashing or ROM or other stuff. Thank you in advance. I am all prepped up for a clean flash. :confused:
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ADiKhedkar:
My home and recents buttons are not working, notification drawer not working, mobile is not locking. PLZ help
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] halloarno:
Try:

- reboot, if not help, try:

- wipe cache/dalvik, if not help, try:

- dirty flash ROM again, if not help, try:

- wipe cache/dalvik/system/data/int. memory, flash ROM again. If that not help, post a new help question...
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N.Y.Gazz:
I already had this. just restart System UI.

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[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] halloarno:
Well, that sounds a lit easier, haha..
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N.Y.Gazz:
sorry I did not understand what you mean.

I'm just sharing what worked for me .. sometimes, problems do not need to install everything again you know?[emoji57]

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[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] halloarno:
No worry's , I only mean exactly as you say.,..
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N.Y.Gazz:
ha ok .. sorry my friend[emoji6] . My google translation is not terrible .. I am French and my English is very bad[emoji20] . sorry again .

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[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoSparks:
Alright, glad that I could explain to you something useful xD No problem dude and have a nice day to you too

ROM first, this is mandatory, then, the next sequence is purely up to you ;) :D

About the "reboot" question,

Actually no, but in some rare cases, a reboot might be needed, for example like a small incidence happened on some time ago (i cant remember when nor show you the posts, sorry). This purely depends on odds so:

Don't worry, just go ahead flashing those three without worrying about reboot. :)

Have a nice clean flashing session! I had mine today too :D
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scarecrow.:
Hey,

Can someone please upload the inbuilt file manager in AICP..it'll be a great help..thanks

Ps:using candy5
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoSparks:
The inbuilt file manager is Cyanogenmod's File Manager. You can have it here, pulled from my 19th October build of AICP:

https://dl.cubeserver.eu/TechnoSparks/temporary/File Manager.apk
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scarecrow.:
[MENTION=5765352]TechnoSparks[/MENTION]

Thanks a lot..:):)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChrizT Id:
delete.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N.Y.Gazz:
someone would have there a link that operates banks Gapps dynamics please?

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[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OsGhaly:
Here you are:

BaNkS-Dynamic-GApps-5.x.x-10-20-15
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N.Y.Gazz:
here I still find myself in complicated situation for the latest version of flash ROM. when I flash the GAPPS I get the message "Installation aborted" .. I do not understand ..

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[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoSparks:
What gapps are you using?

Also make sure the file is fully downloaded.

You might also want to try mounting the system before flashing the gapps.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OsGhaly:
This is because our XSP has only 1.2 GB system space :rolleyes:

Banks Dynamic GApps is so big (about 333 MB) so you will get "insuficent system free space" error if you try to install it.

You can use TK-GApps instead (Choose between Pico and Nano only).

You can also install Open GApps (Pico or Nano).

Regards
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N.Y.Gazz:
hello and thank you for your answer. I managed well has run the rom with nano Gapps .. but I encountered the same problem as the other days. it impossible to connect to a hot spot network. when we want to connect to this network is an Internet page opens. and there, one step impossible .

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[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OsGhaly:
I beg your pardon, do you mean that you want to use your phone as hot spot/tethering so other devices can connect to internet through it?

Or, you can't connect your WiFi to another device's hot spot?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N.Y.Gazz:
I want to connect to the free wifi hot spot. but no Web page does not open so I could write my ID and passwords.

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[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OsGhaly:
I think you can try another browser as some browsers like chrome would blocks the redirection to the login page
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N.Y.Gazz:
Thank you. I'm going to try. I told you if it worked.

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Édit...

I was all afternoon trying to connect me free wifi hot spot. it does not work [emoji20] [emoji20] .. .. can not open a web page on any other rom it works very well.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arvind7352:
Didn't have such problems at all, Connecting to a HotSpot Immediately shows up a Notification to get access to the login page

And ya Trying Built-in browser would be better
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N.Y.Gazz:
yes that is my problem .. no notification to open a hot spot .. it is as if there was a safety. I do not have this problem on last RR. but I found this on another as Roma (fusion).

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[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azev:
Hello all,

When i want to install the framework of xposed, l've bot Bootloop with the nightly 20151029.

Someone facing the same problem?

Xposed framework version used >xposed-v74-sdk22-arm-by-romracer-20150911.zip.

Thank you for your answer
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoSparks:
You might want to try the official version.

I haven't flashed the 29th October yet, I will do in a few minutes, with the official Xposed framework
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azev:
Thank you, it works.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoSparks:
Anyone have the age old ultra stable 17th August build? Please drop in a link of a mirror here, I would really really appreciate it. :)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marco20:
Just do it:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5r7rfh018hwmpv2/aicp_huashan_lp-10.0-NIGHTLY-20150817.zip?dl=0

I would really appreciate a thanks, if it works :D
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tamthoima:
Any one using latest build? Please share your experience.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoSparks:
I am on the latest build..

There is nothing much to say, everything works like it should. On the freezes, in my experience, are now a rare occurrence except when viewing YouTube videos where severe freezes often happens. Sometimes they even caused the device to reboot. I am facing This annoying YouTube behaviour since the 20th+ build so it's not a new thing for me. As always your mileage may vary

Thank you so much, i think it will work, as long as you uploaded it 100% [emoji14]

Anyway I'm not flashing this, it is just a request so that i can store this awesome build where everything is too stable in my archive of files :D
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tamthoima:
Thank you for sharing
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjoey:
Tangerine 10.2

How is Tangerine v10.2 with AICP latest build. Is that stable or you would like to suggest a different TK version.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shavendum:
Recently people had cpu scaling issues with tk. I myself had the problem in all 10.x builds. Right now the stock aicp kernel is very smooth. If you face issues, you can try cm or temasek. All 3 use the latest kernel by adrian and it is the smoothest one so far. It does have an alarm bug though. You have been warned.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marco20:
Die you face freezes while playing music?

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[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoSparks:
So far no, unless the ROM is freezing, then yes :eek:
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChrizT Id:
[MENTION=6497243]Marco20[/MENTION] I did face freezes while playing music, and sometimes while scrolling twitter
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marco20:
I don't use twitter, but i always faced problems while playing music (mostly the music Stopps for a few moments) :(

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[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surajpai:
Great ROM

After the latest nightly, the only thing freezing about this ROM is the name. Nice work. Thanks a lot.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Imperial_Raj:
The 20151111 nightly?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surajpai:
That was for the 1110 build. I am as of now downloading the 1111.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoSparks:
The latest 11th November build has no new changes specific to our device, so the experience is the same as of 9th November build. :)

Currently running it, dirty flashed over previous build.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surajpai:
Yeah... Same here...
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mehtabsingh:
Use v75 it will work on AICP
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leuteris23:
On 20151111 build when you received a message (viber) led notification (when screen is off) doesn't work :confused:

Edit:I fixed it on notification settings :)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dgnibrahim:
hi guys.

i'm on 1111 build and when i take a screenshot my phone reboots immediately.

this happened on november 9 build too.

am i the only one? what can i do to solve this?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoSparks:
Do you use any xposed mods that supposedly alter something to screenshooting or storage locations?

This might be the reason of your problem..
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dgnibrahim:
no i didn't use or install xposed on my phone.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoSparks:
Okay

Try clearing data for Media Storage
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leuteris23:
20151117 build Incall touch Problem has been fixed?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lescrios:
I get no Service on the latest build. Any solution?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AdrianDC:
Read the last post on the AICP main thread.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RutwikJ:
i cant boot into recovery

I am using 11/22 build i have doubt about that I flashed this ROM via twrp without gapps during flashing wiped as per instruction and after flashing ROM I again wiped

Now to the main problem is that I can't seem to enter into recovery Sony logo appears even though I can boot into ROM Please Need help that is why !!!:confused:
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoSparks:
If you were using a custom kernel before flashing AICP, do note that the custom kernel is overwritten with AICP's default kernel. This means, you won't have the recovery that the previous kernel has to offer, but instead you have Cyanogen Recovery. To access it, hit volume down when the LED bar lights up.

Please flash persisting TWRP by Tomoms so you can benefit with TWRP on any ROM and kernel. It is advised to use TWRP because CWM and PhilZ recovery is very outdated, and Cyanogen Recovery is lacking features, not to mention enforces on only flashing signed flashable zips.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RutwikJ:
I tried entering recovery by volume keys but phone light turns voilet and then Sony logo appears and that's it doesn't move forward

And as u said sir I can flash twrp but how can I flash since I can go in recovery

Sir is their a way I can flash twrp via PC without entering recovery and if their is then can u please give me a guide to how do I it please !!:)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scarecrow.:
Hi,

Can someone please tell me how to stop advertisements that turn up on the rom?inbuilt ad blocker (adaway) doesn't work..any other way to do so?..perhaps by editing some system file..??

Thanks for the help...
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] halloarno:
If you have xposed..... Try the module minminguard.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scarecrow.:
[MENTION=6012697]halloarno[/MENTION]

Don't have exposed.. Plus I checked out minminguard.it's to stop advertisements in apps..in my case they appear on the rom..randomly..I mean they're not from any app per se..Thanks for the help anyway :)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnoSparks:
Hmm first things first, are you on a locked bootloader?