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[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] BeeGee_Tokyo:
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Latest ROMs from our new cooks komsa and harmans available as well!
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] HaoZeke:
Is this still working?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] NeWcS:
Lets say I stop by a local starbucks and I see a sign that says free WiFi, How to I get my MDA to connect to it so I can surf the web? Thank you! Great site.

-Jay
[XPERIA X1 Themes and Apps] fast rock:
Hi :)

I like the T-mobile theme so much, and I want to use it on the new roms.

Can any one give us a CAB file for the complete theme please :)

Thanks ..
[XPERIA X1 Themes and Apps] fast rock:
Any one has an answer ?
[XPERIA X1 Themes and Apps] MykeChester:
Please use search function...or check on itje's thread
[XPERIA X1 Themes and Apps] fast rock:
I searched and nothing there ..

I found only the highlights, not the complete theme ..
[XPERIA X1 Themes and Apps] himuraken:
t-mobile theme

just drop in windows directory

slider

clock backround

clock digits

portrait

landscape

hope this works for ya
[XPERIA X1 Themes and Apps] FInixNOver:
Thanks! I was searching for this!!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] DrDemento:
Hello, I'm searching for a totally transparent (glass) flip-clock 4 the upper right corner.

To be more specific it should be a combination of the two clocks as shown above!

I need some assistance to solve this

thanx in advance
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] seco10:
corner glass clock

you may try this - found by PPCGeeks, works fine on my diamond. Install firstly the corner clock, then the 2 glass cabs for numbers and background.

Have fun

SeCo
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] kerm:
hey guys, i am running duttys 3.7XT and i am having problesm with an internal storage shortcut to work on the start menu. I have tried a number of ways but everytime i select it, nothing happens. Does any1 have a cab file for this

thanks
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] fwt:
If your talking about the first 4 Slots in the Start menu ... you will have to edit the registry!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] kerm:
how do i go about doing that.

Everything else works besides in all the other slots, excpet when an internal sotrage shortcut is placed
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] fwt:
U can use "TotalCommander" or "FdcSoft Taskmanager" and delete the following value

HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\ProgramLauncher\<Number of Slot> (0 is Slot1; 1 is Slot2 ...)

Here you will have delete to Value "command"

But be aware ... editing the Registry may harm you Windows!! Do it at your OWN RISK!!

Or just assign it to another Slot (not to the first 4)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] kerm:
can someone make a cab for this, i wasnt sure wat to do
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex_mib:
Hello everyone.

I noticed my keyboard gets scratched, more on the right side, keys "del", "enter" and "ok".

Does anybody else have the same problem? I'm not using that keyboard a lot, so probably those who use it every day should get even worse results...

A friend of mine doesnt use it much too but got these scratches also...
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haxxler:
i got one on the enter key. dont know where i got that one. maybe i got some little dirt whatever stuff in my pocket and it went into the x1 and when you slide it up it does that scratches :/
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poetryrocksalot:
Holy crap what the heck do you do to your Xperia!!!!?
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spikegotti:
lol i use mine 24/7 and mine is like brand new except for the battery cover, had mine for a few months too
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poetryrocksalot:
The most likely reason for this damage to the keyboard is using acetone or maybe even alcohol to clean the keyboard....
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex_mib:
Again, I'm almost not using hard keyboard.

I usually keep the phone in front jeans pocket, looks like smth inside scratches it, but i dont wanna disassemble it to find out =)
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poetryrocksalot:
not only is your x1 scratched but its dirty.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason544:
My one is worse!

I will upload some pictures later as I am off out today

What causes this

I use my phone alot but surely it shouldn't happen?
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex_mib:
it is not dirty, i tried to remove that, but no luck - those are scratches!
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spr33:
I've got scratches on the windows key and the enter key :(
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rogatsby:
Never heard of or saw these types of scratches on the keyboard. Wow.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] souljaboy:
wash ur fingers before u use it

if u have dust or sand-like stuff on ur hand it will act as a sand paper

and apply less force when sliding ur phone apart

take care
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Firefall!:
Lol I would never touch your Xperia, it looks ****ing dirty :D Man, what are you doing with this phone?!? Gardening?
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poetryrocksalot:
Obviously people don't know how to take care of their stuff. Word of advice, don't have kids.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex_mib:
hey, it looks like a "cracks in the case" case

Manufacturing defect :(:(:(
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trudi:
I don't know what you put in your pockets, but your X1 keyboard looks really dirty (especially with the wood piece under the blue key). I have some dust on my keyboard because it's in my left front jeans pocket the whole day, but this dust just goes away if I blow on the X1. If something don't goes away, use a dry soft tissue, or the humid tissues used to clean camera lenses.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spikegotti:
the second pic clearly shows marks that clearly states that your x1 received torture dude, whether it be dropping or rubbing against something rough, it also shows something looking like dirt(mud) including dust on the board surface.

it looks as tho the phone fell many many times whilst the slide was out and possibly dragged on that surface on some kinda object

poetryrocksalot, i have 3 kids ages 6,5,3 lol, and my stuff are in tip top shape :)

scratches do not appear just like that, its impossible for scratches to appear out of the blue...in other words, your x1 clearly shows bad handling and money wasted on a device that deserves an owner who knows how to care their devices.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charmzZ:
the only scratches im gettin is on the battery cover
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] njao:
my x1 got it too but just on the enter button... not as bad as yours but anyway... had mine for 6 or 7 months now... i think i know how the scratches get there and sorry for my swenglish... when i push the i dont know what to call it.. .lets call it the display to reveal the keyboard i put my thumbs on the bottom of the screen and push upwards but at the same time i push it slighty down and therefore i get the scratches try it and you will see how it touches the enter button...
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orelsi:
:eek::eek::eek: I won't be able to sleep....... ever.......
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poetryrocksalot:
Are you female? Perhaps your name is short for Alexandra. Perhaps you have long nails. That will do damage to your phone for sure.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DatDereX1:
hahaha were you mud wrestling some guy while texting?? good job bro
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sunebune:
My keyboard are getting scratches too - they appear to be on the keys I use the most, which to me suggests it's simply a (too) common matter of mediocre quality: the poor coating on the keys are slowly worn thin by the repeated friction of my fingers. I'm just glad some of you guys seem to avoid making the scratches. I believe it's a different kind of problem than the 'crack in the case' thing which is really a defect. The scratches are wear and tear, and even though such a thing shouldn't happen to a top-of-the-range phone like the X1 in such a short time - or at all - I doubt we'll succeed in complaining about it. And looking at my was-black battery cover where painting is slowly coming off the sides, I'm not really surprised either :mad:

Anyway, still love my X1!
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex_mib:
ha ha

very funny, everybody!

I'm a female with long nails, that has also some screws and keys in the pocket, talking on the phone while gardening with dirty hands! And I have no idea how to treat $600 phone... :mad::mad::mad:

I told you, those are SCRATCHES, not mud, not dirt! I tried to remove that, but it stays there. This phone NEVER fell, I'm using hard keyboard about 2-3% of the time, so the phone mostly stays "slided in". More than that about 90% of the time i use bluetooth headphone, so i do not even touch the phone! I do not have kids and I'm male :)

If there is a dust I certainly can just blow it away or use a cloth to clean.

Can anybody else post his/her pics here of how bad keyboard is?

Thanks
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holoduke:
I have exact the same scratches at the same keys and same location. I doubt that its causes by many touches. i think its caused by the sliding the device while putting pressure on it,
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spikegotti:
lol dude, like i said, scratches do not appear like that, just say the word to yourself and think about what it mean, yea i mean this word>>>scratch

scratches come from continuous or a sudden rough gesture on an object by another, in other words, they dont just appear, unless you bought a haunted xperiamaybe you should call an exorcist :D

if you can be positive that no one else handled it in anyway, and if you really cared your phone, you would have known when those scratches appeared, i know exactly when the first scratches appeared on my battery cover and i can tell you how dude, and i can bet almost all xperia owners know when and how certain marks got on theirs.

i can see you owning a car and getting in an accident and not even knowing who or what hit you :rolleyes:
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bronx:
I think I know what have happened, as I have the same symptoms. I carry my x1 in a pocket just like You, and I believe that if You are sitting or ducking and there is a pressure on it then something inside, probably dust or some other small debris is scrathing the keyboard.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckfamily:
obviously you don't know how to take care your phone, so stop complaning and think about what actually you have done to it.

here my X1i, 7months old . (the pic is a bit blur)
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charge:
I have a scratch on my enter key as well, noticed it today... have it for like 3-4 weeks now... I think it came from some sand and the slider mechanism it almost hits the keys so if there is a little sand or something like that in the mechanism it could scratch the keys.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex_mib:
This is what i think also!

Of course my X1 is not haunted, but as I use hard keyb. very rarely, once i opened it - it had already some scratches, then it was just getting worse.

BTW, on the back part of the screen there are some scratches also. See the pic attached.

I do not have sand or dust in my pocket, all there could be are tiny pieces of cotton which can't obviously be as abrasive as sand.

SO, it looks like that sliding mechanism can hurt the keyboard while in the pocket, and if you bend, sit and 2 halves of the phone get together they just scratch.

Now, a question for everybody: where do you mostly keep your phone and do you have scratches on the keyboard?
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spikegotti:
my phone is kept in my hand as long as i am on the go, never in my pocket, i hate the discomfort of anything bigger than my keys in my pockets.

when i am home, its plugged into my laptop 24/7
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3xP053r:
One thing comes across my mind - did you remove the foils from the back of the display part?

I observed that on my Xperia, the display part touches the keys when sliding open (it can be seen as the keys move and it can also be heard). However, it didn't scratch the keys yet, probably because of the smooth surface of the back.

If you left the foils there, it's gummy surface can create large friction and scratch the keys like you have shown on your pictures...

PS: SHAME on the Xperia packaging and manuals for not providing complete "quickstart guide". When I got it, I was wondering whether to remove the back foils, because the lowest one was stuck there and wouldn't move unless bigger force applied (I eventually tried and removed all of them afterwards). Later, I heard that camera lens have foil too, but mine didn't. But while finding out, I almost peeled away the camera lens because I thought it was foil because of it's elevated bezel... IS IT REALLY A PROBLEM TO PUT IN ONE CHART STATING "1. remove display foil", "2. slide open", "3. remove back foils", "4. done" ?? Shame, shame.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3xP053r:
EDIT: Sorry for double-post, the forum keeps dropping out.

Btw. by looking at the picture in post #30, it looks like the foils are there and they really are the cause... Sorry for it. Remove them at least now.

(And the "you gardened with it" smartaXXes, where are you now?)
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTBlackIce:
Could it really have been the the 'foil' that causes the scratches?

I've had my X1 for 3 months now (not as long as most of you here do) and the foil's still intact. No scratches whatsoever (thank goodness) on my keyboard or any of the keys.

I do keep my X1 in my pants/jeans' pocket once in awhile but it's still in good condition. Just had to make sure I have nothing else in that pocket before I put my X1 in it. Btw, I'm using PDAir's book-flip style pouch... and tendency to get scratches on the sides are higher.

I could be wrong but my guess is there could quite a substantial amount of pressure applied on upper display while sliding it out... as I've noticed that the gap between the keyboard and display is very narrow, and if I try to press it down hard I *think* there could be contact between these two.

Just my 0.02 thoughts... :)

P/S: I clean my X1 with a damp & dry cotton... :eek: but it's been working well so far... good physical condition... :p
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex_mib:
There is just center foil left there. I removed others.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aer0sense:
Having had mines for around 2 months now, took of all plastics the second I got it, no case, except minor scratches on battery cover there's nothing else wrong with the phone.

Keyboard looks as good as new except the lighting on some keys are weaker then others, still nothing big though, no scratches.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anaadoul:
actually i have a scratch on my FN key (the blue one), it's due to the sliding mechanism. the problem is that the 2 parts of the phone can close to each other, putting it in your pocket might close the gap, moving a bit so it slides for millimeters will defenetly cause scratches!

this is a design problem of the X1, the KB is not sunken a bit to protect it.

just make sure that you don't press the 2 parts together when sliding the phone.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maikel__1989:
I got scratches too.

I got them on a few keys:

Enter,FN key, Ok key and the Symbols key.

I think i gonna call SE and sent it to them for a new keyboard.

(Sorry for my bad english!)
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raseac:
6 weeks

6 weeks and a lot of scratches on

- windows key

- Tab key

- two functions keys

- enter key

- ok key

....
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spikegotti:
i could be wrong, but somehow i can bet you guys had some kinda pressure on the phone at some point or when you slide the keyboard out you apply pressure to the top while doing so, just think about it...the screen does not touch the keyboard, so if pressure is applied to the top then obviously something under the screen will rub against the keyboard...all in all, you gotta be extra careful when handling anything that is worth a fortune
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salmonsushi:
Have you ever seen a manual for any electronic device that puts "remove the foils" in their instructions? Perhaps they should also put instructions on the box for how to open the box: 1. gently lift the lid vertically upwards, with your finger tips on the side of the box. 2. put two of your fingers on the phone, gently lift it and place it in a safe location. 3. pull the box that is labeled A vertically upwards, place it else for later. 4. Locate the manual in the layer beneath Box B and follow the instructions.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salmonsushi:
Personally tested. This is true, especially when u apply a downward force on the screen while you slide the keyboard (try it youself) and some of the keys do make contact with the back of the screen. Whether scratches occur to keyboard really depend on how you slide the keyboard. If you get those "scratch lines" at the back of the screen (like those show on the previous post), it is evident that some sort of contact between the keyboard and the back has occurred.

HOW TO PREVENT SUCH SCRATCHES TO KEYBOARD

1. Do not use your keyboard - the less you slide the keyboard, the smaller the chance the keyboard will get scratched. (obvious and stupid coz then wat's the point to have a phone with full qwerty keyboard if you don't use it? But definitely one way to prevent scratches...)

2. TRY, not to "Push down" with your thumb while sliding the keyboard. The harder you push, the closer the keyboard gets to the back of the screen.

Members come up with other ways... can't think of any more...

One interesting question to discus.

If you apply those protective skin - e.g. invisible shield, to the back of the screen. Will it prevent scratches to keyboard, or increase the chance of being scratched as mentioned by some member in the previous post (foil increase friction O_O?)
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] christ29:
Yeah my enter key is also scratched and dont know how? i think dirt/dust gets trapped inbetween the phone and when we slide it open, it causes the scratching. annoying because i can get the scratches off.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex_mib:
Hey, ley us know what SE says about that!!!;)
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex_mib:
I bet you are wrong ;)

Why should i be extra careful when sliding my phone? It is made for it, so they should expect such things. I had a bunch of sliders before but neither had such problems.

Can you imagine car companies saying: "please close the doors very careful as it may scratch the frame!" :D
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spikegotti:
I bet you are wrong

Why should i be extra careful when sliding my phone? It is made for it, so they should expect such things. I had a bunch of sliders before but neither had such problems.

Can you imagine car companies saying: "please close the doors very careful as it may scratch the frame!"

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dude you are wrong on this one, companies wont tell you, but its your duty to be careful how you open your stuff, do you apply pressure downwards on the hinges when opening your microwave or any other appliance? i bet not, same goes for the xperia dude
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salmonsushi:
You definitely don't need to if it's just a 100 USD phone, with ultra adhesive paint that never scratches. Unfortunately, as reported from many users, Xperia is clearly not this type of phone. Perhaps you are as rich as Bill Gates and who cares about scratching a 500+ USD phone. If not, being careful can save you lots of time and money from repairing your phone. Worth a try.

The battery cover is made for protecting the phone too. yet the notorious black paint from many users are scratched, even though they tried very hard to prevent it. I do believe that SE aims to build high quality products, however, there's clearly something wrong with Xperia...
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spikegotti:
i personally never sat down and carefully took precautions for my xperia, and i do not have such, just the battery cover is the issue...if the xperia keyboard was such a bad case, then why is it that only a few experience this? food goes bad after a while bcos it spoils...chances are all food will spoil the same time if all were left out the same length of time. how can you handle a device with a sliding mechanism rough and expect it to be ok, its impossible, im not sticking up for SE, all i am saying is, that if a product is bad then the entire line would have such defects, if there is only a few then its clear that its how the users handle the product

i had my xperia for a while now and i use my keyboard all during the day and night, i do not use the onscreen keyboard, and my device looks brand new minus the battery cover, and no, i do not use a case for it either, and i am sure many other members here can say the same thing, so it boils back down to the end user.

a device can only lasts you according to how u care it :)
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex_mib:
haha, I didnt say that i handled the device rough! It was just regular usage, i didnt push so much that it could scratch, just slided gently with a touch of a finger! Thats why I'm worried about it, because it gets scratches with reasonable usage.

I think other guys confirmed that not only my device gets those scratches, so it is not because of my usage.

Another thing, you said you complain about battery cover - look at mine, i posted it already - it has absolutely no scratches! How do you use the phone so the battery cover gets scratches??? :eek::eek::eek: It looks like you cant handle a $600 phone like you should!

Also, some guys say they got cracks in case which i do not have either!

SO, SonyEricsson have to make research about all devices and find out on what week of manufacturing what devices get different defects. :mad:
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spikegotti:
grease or sweat erodes paint on any device, like i said the phone is always in my hands when i am out, and i tend to grease my head n lotion my skin, i so obviously the paint will come off on the battery cover sides where is in constant contact. try rubbing your skin on one spot for about 3 minutes and see your skin burn on that spot, its science dude.

everyone(and i mean all) i know with a black xperia has the same battery cover issue, its not scratches on the cover, its the erosion of paint in places where is in constant contact with the hands, meaning the two side edges of the cover

my x1 gets heavy use 24/7, and i still believe that no cellphone should be placed in a jeans pocket unless its a flip, especially a touchscreen device, you are lucky to still have a working screen.

i can bet less than 1% of xperia users have this keyboard problem as a defect.

if something has a moving mechanism, common sense will tell you to be careful with how you operate and maintain it, from my experience with previous phones, i will never keep a phone in a jeans pocket ever again
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spikegotti:
SO, SonyEricsson have to make research about all devices and find out on what week of manufacturing what devices get different defects.

lol i dont think so, i think they need to put some scratchless paint (could borrow some from nissan) on their colored devices and give us a silver x1 with a w995 material, now that looks yummy :D
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DatDereX1:
the back is completely smooth. it's impossible for it to scratch the kb even if it was touching, unless there's something else caught in between