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[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwegiel:
XT1045, so I can't unlock the bootloader. The phone does not accept any available XT1045 image, and rejects the boot and system partitions with "hab check failed for boot", "hab checked fialed for recovery" and "Invalid PIV signed system image". Is there any way to fix it? Any stock firmware available to flash? After failing the flash, the phone reboots into fastboot again, with reason "Fall-through from normal boot mode"
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] AndyNJ:
This is probably more of a general WinMo question, but i'm looking for a plugin that will display all of the programs in the program folder as a list rather than tiled icons.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] huttel:
Hello - I've been looking for the same thing. Any ideas?

I'm on a Touch Diamond.

/Jakob
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] kristoff_sz:
ViJay555 SmallIcons II.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] alt236:
Have a look a Quick Menu: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=340352

The settings screen might be a bit intimidating, but you cannot really break anything.

To install it, extract the files to a directory of your choosing and run it (don't install it to an expansion card though!).

To uninstall it, open the menu and go to QuickMenu->Exit.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] kristoff_sz:
alt, He is asking about programs folder. So check the ViJay555's SmallIcons II.

And I mean this one:
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] alt236:
Whoops! Sorry about that.

I should never post without coffee...
[XDA Assist] pieriv59:
Hi guys ! I'm going to have a new (different) phone and i want to know what is possible to restore from a backup from another phone. Thx. :)
[XDA Assist] Trafalgar Square:
Hello,

no you can't restore a TWRP backup of another phone.

Kind regards

Trafalgar Square

XDA Assist
[XDA Assist] engloa:
Hi

You've already asked for help here

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Please wait for our assist members to help you instead of creating a new thread.

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[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
Hello,

I'd like to buy the X Performance when it comes out and use it on my current T-Mobile network. Since I'll be buying the phone unlocked, I understand I will need to input certain "setup" info for the phone to work properly. I actually know how to enter in everything and also WHAT to enter too.......... the APN info, Voicemail, etc.

What I DON'T know how to do is enter in the following fields and where to enter them in too:

Short Message Service (SMS)

SMS Email: 10digitmobile@tmomail.net

Email center: 500

Where do I go to enter those on a Sony phone?? Or, will my T-Mobile SIM card just automatically enter these in for me? Please explain.

Thank You!!
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] PuffDaddy_d:
Seems like a very premature question. You might have to wait a few months for the phone to be released to get this answer. Can I have your Galaxy S7 when you get the XP? :)
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
lol What up Puff?

Well I actually got the answer I believe on the T-Mobile forum site. Someone there said they never had to that stuff and they have an unlocked phone too. I think I may have to do the APN part, but I have all that info now anyway. So it should be ok.

Yeah.......... it was just announced TODAY that the X Performance is being released GLOBALLY (including U.S. I believe) the FIRST week of July. F M L. lol

Xperia X range release dates in Europe

Xperia X – Late May 2016 (week commencing 23 May)

Xperia XA – Late June 2016 (week commencing 20 June)

Xperia X Performance – Early July 2016 (week commencing 4 July)

Haha have? No. But I WILL be selling it on eBay. lol What sucks is by then it will be worth a little less so that's less money I'll have to put towards the X Performance. Really p's me off that they're taking THIS long to release it when it was announced back in FEB. The S7 is great but there a few things that I don't like about it that are an issue for me. If you want to know more, let me know.

I don't get why they'd release it last too? It's the best of the 3 phones, so why release it LAST? Especially with the Z series now being history. Sony..........makers of great phones, employers of the world's biggest ****-tards for marketing and sales. No TV ads, no........but let's put our generic/lightweight ads on the internet only. Umm...... that's NOT how it works. The only ppl who will see those ads are the ones who are ACTIVELY seeking Sony phones. You need to get the name out there. Get some big celebrities like Clooney or Lawrence to do your ads, and make them COOL not idiotic like that new LG G5 one with Jason Statham. lol Until then, they could AT LEAST put THIS sweet ad on American TV. I think it trumps all their "usual" ads on YouTube by miles. Love the music on it too. Actually "sells" the Predictive Hybrid Autofocus rather well too without having to try so hard.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] PuffDaddy_d:
If you don't mind, shoot me a quick list if the things you don't like about the S7. It seems like the almost perfect device on paper, but I'd like to know what a former compact user thinks.

Sent from the only flagship device that can fit in my hand... Sony Experia Z3 Compact
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
Puff,

1) Screen Brightness: Under heavy sunlight, the screen brightness on the S7 is f'ign awful. Squint (your eyes) City. lol My Z3's screen brightness S*IT on the S7's.

2) Fast But Not Fast lol: Touchwiz is not that great. Yeah the S7 is very fast for downloads, but I compared the speed of jumping around from app to app on the homescreen vs. doing the same thing on my parents' Xperia Z1s (released January 2014), and THEIR phone was loading things up faster. For real. lol That lag is all Touchwiz. Plus although the Settings Menu is better than before, I still find it more confusing to navigate through than Sony's or HTC's are.

3) Audio Issues (and I'm an Audiophile......Lite lol): First off, the speaker. It's F'ING GOD AWFUL!!! Seriously. There's only one speaker, and it's facing down. Drum sounds render on it like the sound of someone shooting a laser gun. lol Then there's the headphone issue. Using the 3.5mm port is fine, but I use an "in-between" portable amp/DAC device which hooks up to my smartphone and headphones via Micro USB. While listening to music this way, at least once every few minutes (sometimes more), I will hear a hiccup or skip. I pay GOOD money for my Hi-Res music, and the S7 is taking the enjoyment away from me everyday I'm STUCK with it until the XP comes out (a nice big F U to Sony Mobile's execs for deciding to release the FLAGSHIP X phone LAST)! Oh, and using that same setup to watch YouTube videos? Forget it. Hiccup? Try "mad stutter" to the point where it's not even worth it. This makes the screen brightness issue not seem so bad. lol

4) Home Button: This might be more a preference thing, but I've come to realize I DO NOT LIKE physical home buttons. I'd found an app that makes the physical home button act like a virtual one, but it only seems to work 60-70% of the time. So since it's not 100%, this for me becomes yet another issue I have with this phone.

That's pretty much everything I guess. Samsung Pay is kinda cool, the camera is fantastic, wireless charging is kinda kewl too, looks pretty premium too (cuz they finally did what Sony's been doing FOR YEARS and stopped making plastic-bodies phones lol), but I know the XP's camera will be great, and wireless charging is no big deal to me at all (the free one I got from Samsung is not even QC 2.0). They say Samsung may make Samsung Pay available to other phones, so if that happens, I'll probably get it again on Sony, but if not, I won't lose any sleep either. But at the stores, ppl do seem interested in watching me use it. lol It BY FAR is the best mobile pay method there is. It works every time., and you can set it up to be activated via fingerprint which saves you a couple seconds of not having to enter in your passcode.

Hope that helps!
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] PuffDaddy_d:
I'm surprised to hear you say the screen doesn't get bright enough. All of the phone comparisons I've seen on YouTube indicate that it's the brightest of the major manufacturers.

I need a loud speaker though because I like showing YouTube videos to my wife and listening to music in the shower. It needs to overcome background noise fairly well.

How does it fit in your hand though? Comfortable one hand operation is key for me.

Sent from the only flagship device that can fit in my hand... Sony Experia Z3 Compact
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
Puff,

It might come as a surprise, but it's the truth. Under heavy sunlight, I can barely see my screen. At 100% brightness, my S7 is maybe only 75-80% as bright as my Z3 was. And judging by this video comparison of the Z5 vs. the X (X & XP have the same screen I believe), the XP should be PLENTY bright. (Watch it all if you like, but in particular, make sure you check out 3:35 - 4:25).

The S7's speaker IS loud....... so you don't have to worry about that. It just doesn't sound very good is all. For showing your wife YouTube videos, the XP would be the clear winner there. STEREO front-facing speakers that are also very clear................vs. a downward facing speaker that isn't. But again, that's just my opinion. I felt the Z3's speakers were plenty loud (like the M8's), so I don't see it being a problem. Plus the XP like the S7 will be waterproof.

The S7 fits pretty well in my hand. I can't complain there. The S7 Edge that I had briefly before it was too big plus there's no way to deactivate the edge screens, so I'd constantly be accidentally starting up apps or hitting virtual buttons on screen while watching videos.

Let me know if you have any more questions, and what you think of that video too.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] km8j:
I don't think the X is going to support volte or evs. Sony don't care about USA
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
I don't know if it's that they don't care, it's just that those features (regardless of which brand phone it is) are carrier-specific, not phone-specific. I just confirmed with a T-Mobile supervisor that information, so unfortunately it sounds like if I get the XP I won't get HD Voice or VoLTE. Sux but oh well. I love the phone too much to give that stuff up. If I get it and am unhappy with it, then I'll just get the T-Mobile HTC 10 instead. A very close 2nd IMO. But the XP has a better camera, so since I don't make many calls, the XP still sounds better.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
km8j,

Some GOOD news..........despite my discovery that the X series will not have VoLTE, I found out it's really not an issue at all. Having VoLTE used to mean you could browse and connect to the internet WHILE ON a call. Before you couldn't do both. But I just tested out an Xperia Z1s which does NOT have VoLTE on it, and tried to browse the net and use apps like GMail app while on a call...... and apparently now you CAN do both at the same time even w/o having VoLTE!! So really, it's not a big deal at all!

VoLTE helps to connect your calls faster too, but if I have to wait a few more seconds, so be it.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] km8j:
This is not factually accurate. For years, GSM has been able to handle simultaneous voice and data. The issue is, without VoLTE, when you make a call and are on LTE, the data signal falls back to HSPA, which is far slower and less reliable. So yes you can do data at the same time but not as fast. Also, b12 not being supported means not as good signal in areas where that is deployed. VoLTE offers shorter call connect times, yes but also higher quality audio, more reliability and more.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
Oh geez, you're RIGHT km8j!! lol I just realized while reading your post that yeah VoLTE DOES let you stay in 4G LTE while on a call. Thanks. lol Yeah not as fast.

b12??

Ok yeah....... better quality calls too. Oh well. lol I found out now that Verizon and Sprint just got that recently, so that's prob why I remembered not being able to do both at the same time. I switched from Verizon to T-Mobile in Feb of 2014. When I had Verizon, they did not yet have that option, only AT&T and T-Mobile did. So that affected my statements made.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] MGSBigBoss:
Sony once again has no band 12? So service with t mobile isn't 100% supported and may see signal drop in areas where t mobile branded phones will still have signal.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
What? That's not true. Sony most certainly has Band 12/700 MHz service for the XP, and T-Mobile does offer it it as well.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] MGSBigBoss:
T mobile is band 12 1700 or 2100 I thought. They barely use the 700
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
No brotha........ they might have 1700 too, but I know FOR SURE they have Band 12/700 MHz cuz I've been following that s*it for a while now. Even on that T-Mo map link I just sent you it says "Officially announced markets where 700 MHz band 12 network has been deployed have a circled 12 placed on them."

So don't worry about that. lol As long as you live in an area on the map on that page that has it now, you'll have it with the XP too, if you were to get it I mean.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] km8j:
No. Just because the hardware supports it, doesn't mean it will work. T-Mobile has to certify it. Sony won't go through that. They don't care
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] MGSBigBoss:
As above the ideal way to use the xperia p is pretty much on Att. And even then you're lacking features. Is there anything in the near future standardizing LTE bands?
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
I don't understand. If the network has it, and the phone supports, why wouldn't it work?? This isn't VoLTE, this is something the phone actually has. So according to you, the 2G and 3G networks wouldn't work then b/c Sony didn't have them certified through T-Mobile either...which means you wouldn't even be able to make calls on it.

Not only does this site say that both the phone and T-Mobile match up with regards to Band 12, even GSM Arena's specs sheet for the XP states it has Band 12. So I have a hard time understanding how it won't work.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
MGS,

Well AT&T is fine too as they (like T-Mobile) are also a GSM-based network carrier. Both are equally compatible with the XP per that site I linked you earlier.

I would hope that in the NEAR future all phone makers make HD Voice & VoLTE standard. My guess as to why that hasn't happened yet is that it would cost more money and the phone makers know that not all markets actually have these options yet. But they should just include them anyway as that is changing everyday.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] MGSBigBoss:
Na I might as well stay with Verizon than att. T mobile has the customer centric service out of all the providers for now
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
Ok.

Yeah I love T-Mo's customer service. And them in general.

Well if you ever switch let me know through here and I'll shoot you some good tips & info.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
Just to make sure, I contacted Sony's Tech Support team, T-Mobile, and my cousin who WORKS in IT......... ALL THREE sources stated that if the network has Band 12/700 MHz built into it, and the phone has it built-in too, that the phone will 100% be able to utilize Band 12 with no additional certifying, alteration, etc being necessary. So yeah, VoLTE & HD Voice won't be there, but Band 12 will as long as your area has it.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] MGSBigBoss:
Because VoLTE requires certification, these phones also don't get LTE data on band 12 until they get certified. All the phones that T-Mobile sells directly are certified for all network technologies before release, but that's not the case when a company can just start selling an unlocked phone with T-Mobile's bands. This also slows down updates because T-Mobile has to look things over and make sure it plays nicely with their systems.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
MGS,

Well as long as Band 12 still works, I could care less if it drops down to 4G. And now I know for a fact Band 12 will still be utilized for calls and data. And when I'm not on a call it will include LTE too.

Well then why does my Samsung Galaxy S7 show to have both VoLTE and HD Voice natively vs. the XP (scroll down to Technology section)? Is that the int'l version they have listed there or the carrier version????

I just spoke with Sony's Tech Support and they indicated that even the int'l versions of phones like the Z2 and Z3 had VoLTE and I think HD Voice too, but since the Z5 they both were dropped from the roster, and he had no idea why. My guess is there was a technical issue, or it cost too much?

I don't want anything being slowed down, but I also think these features should be standard. I dunno. lol
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] MGSBigBoss:
But if I'm in area where t mobile only has LTE service I won't be able to make a phone call is what I'm concerned about. As LTE is what t mobile has been expanding coverage on.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
MGS,

I'm sure then in that case it would just make the call in 4G. Back when I had Verizon, both they and Sprint did not yet have the capability to let ppl use data/internet while on a call (T-Mobile & AT&T did though first). I would make calls and it went to 4G and everything was fine. So just because there's more LTE coverage now doesn't mean that all of a sudden 4G is being eliminated. As far as I know, the only one being phased out is 2G, I'm sure soon enough 3G will follow.

VoLTE just makes it so you can stay in 4G LTE while on a call. Not having it simply means you go back to 4G. Considering how great this phone is overall vs. other phones (like my overrated a$$ S7 lol), I'm willing to sacrifice that. I don't spend THAT much time making calls anyway. I'd rather have the superior camera.....battery life......looks...... audio....... size......features (i.e. Smart Call Handling).......ease of use, etc that Sony phones offer.

Just to further verify that 4G will still be available for the call to be made on T-Mo's network in

an LTE-only area

, and they said:

Mikko E: If you are in the area that doesn't have VoLTE, the quality is not the same.

Mikko E: But the call

will still get placed

.

Mikko E: Yes, it will be placed on 4G :)
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] km8j:
Band 12 will only work for data unless it's certified.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
I'll take the word of Sony and T-Mobile and my IT expert cousin over you dude. Sorry. All 3 said it will work. That site I posted earlier where you put your phone info in even said it would be used. Once again, if they had to certify Band 12 then they'd have to certify EVERY band, which makes no sense.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] MGSBigBoss:
No what he says is different over the e911 lawsuit t mobile was facing due to people not being able to make calls on band 12, so that's why some manufacturers updated Out of band 12 support if they didn't go through t mobile certification.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
What? So you're saying it HAS it then? lol
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] MGSBigBoss:
No some manufacturers say **** it they are keeping the band support regardless but it won't work for calls unless certified

---------- Post added at 08:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:54 PM ----------

Read this http://www.tested.com/tech/564027-h...-more-control-over-your-unlocked-phone-draft/
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
"Band 12 is highly desirable for coverage because it penetrates buildings more readily than band 4, and in T-Mobile's case, it has allowed the carrier to expand coverage into more areas. T-Mobile has implemented band 12 for data, but also for VoLTE. There are areas where that's the only coverage T-Mobile has -- not even a 2G fallback. Therefore, to place a call in that area you would need VoLTE. If you phone has band 12 active, but lacks T-Mobile's VoLTE implementation (which requires certification) you could be in a situation where you have full bars of LTE, but all calls fail because the phone doesn't know to switch to roaming.

T-Mobile figured out last year that this could be an issue that got them in hot water with the FCC. If you have a phone that can't make an E911 call when it has service, the carrier could end up with a big fine. That's when the carrier started putting pressure on device makers to solve the problem. T-Mobile's solution: to make them turn off band 12.

Because VoLTE requires certification, these phones also don't get LTE data on band 12 until they get certified. All the phones that T-Mobile sells directly are certified for all network technologies before release, but that's not the case when a company can just start selling an unlocked phone with T-Mobile's bands. This also slows down updates because T-Mobile has to look things over and make sure it plays nicely with their systems.

Some companies aren't playing ball with T-Mobile, like OnePlus for example. You can still get a OnePlus 2 with band 12 data and no VoLTE certification. Any company that wants to work with T-Mobile in the future is abiding by the carrier's wishes, though."

So again, I don't care if the phone goes to 4G data during a call. What I DO care about is that when my area (Chicago) finally gets Band 12/700 MHz (should be complete in the near future as T-Mobile finally just struck a deal to buy Band 12 from the local AT&T subsidiary that previously owned it) that my phone will be able to use it. Can you answer me that?? lol
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] MGSBigBoss:
But the areas where t-mobile only has LTE coverage with no volte equals no phone calls in those areas period.

"There are areas where that's the only coverage T-Mobile has -- not even a 2G fallback. Therefore, to place a call in that area you would need VoLTE. If you phone has band 12 active, but lacks T-Mobile's VoLTE implementation (which requires certification) you could be in a situation where you have full bars of LTE, but all calls fail because the phone doesn't know to switch to roaming."
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
Yeah but they say only certain phones will do that. This article is too vague with regards to getting my question answered. I don't care about the 6P or whatever. I wanna know FOR SURE if the XP will still get Band 12 for CALLS even if it doesn't have VoLTE. How do I find that out??
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] MGSBigBoss:
Gonna have to wait until it comes out because the z5 didn't. I'd check the z5 forums and see their experience.
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
FML. lol
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] MGSBigBoss:
As I said sony doesn't make it easy what so ever to support their half hearted releases. I wonder what people experience in other regions
[Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers] RockStar2005:
I don't know. But I did look at the Z5 forum........................I e-mailed a couple ppl on there who have the Z5 to see what they say. I also remember that xperiablog.net has a list of which models of the Z5 to get if you live in the U.S. So we'll see what comes back to me.