Hi
i seriously thinking about Unlocking my Xperia Arc Bootloader but i kept thinking about
Bravia Engine,xLoud and Track ID...as for Bravia Engine and Xloud there maybe hope for them but as for Track ID i dont think so..
so is there any alternative apps that works as great as Track ID in the market??
Shazam is an alternative:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.shazam.android&hl=en
mr.alawi said:
Hi
i seriously thinking about Unlocking my Xperia Arc Bootloader but i kept thinking about
Bravia Engine,xLoud and Track ID...as for Bravia Engine and Xloud there maybe hope for them but as for Track ID i dont think so..
so is there any alternative apps that works as great as Track ID in the market??
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Soundhound infinity is much better than shazam encore, and is at par with trackID.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.melodis.midomiMusicIdentifier
And there are alternatives here on xda that you can unlock your bootloader via setool for 24$ and still keep your DRM intact.
lastword112 said:
Soundhound infinity is much better than shazam encore, and is at par with trackID.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.melodis.midomiMusicIdentifier
And there are alternatives here on xda that you can unlock your bootloader via setool for 24$ and still keep your DRM intact.
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wow really thanks for the info i didn't know that there was a way to unlock bootloader without loosing DRM intact ! i guess i think either get the setool or unlock bootloader and get soundhound
Just check the guide in the general forums,there are currently 2 people here that can unlock your phone for you remotely. If you pay them and as far as I know it's hasslefree.
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Will the play be getting face unlock via ics or is there a gingerbread version of it anywhere?
Probably yes, the problem is that this feature can be cheated by simply scanning a picture of you on facebook or a paper photograph. Makes the app quite useless in my opinion.
Depends on what you want. If the security is to keep out casual snoopers then it's good. If you keep nuclear secrets on your phone owning an xperia play was probably the wrong choice.
Thankfully for me I don't and I don't hand out free photographs of my face so it's sufficient. Then again I also use the swipe pattern which is even easier to crack then face unlock. Each to their own really.
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Also with the poor resolution on the front facing camera it would be pretty hard to unlock your phone in dark places.
subcu1ture said:
Also with the poor resolution on the front facing camera it would be pretty hard to unlock your phone in dark places.
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This. ^
I used to have an app that required your face to unlock an app, you need great lighting.
Cl8rs said:
This. ^
I used to have an app that required your face to unlock an app, you need great lighting.
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The app was called Visidon App Lock
And you need light lighting or sunlight to get it to reconize anything, so I would assume the ICS Face Unlock feature will be the same.
A way around the picture scanning thing would be to unlock the phone with a stupid expression. As for the light...don't know
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The only reason we would not get it is if Sony Ericsson think it may challenge their beloved Arc which has no Front facing camera.
swebosdev said:
Will the play be getting face unlock via ics or is there a gingerbread version of it anywhere?
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I just downloaded an app called "FaceRecog PhoneLOCK" i will try it out and report back with what i find.
**UPDATE: It seems to work, but you do need pretty good lighting, and if you wear glasses, you will have to take them off, or the app wont be able to find your eyes.**
hi, after updating to the Xperia S to ICS 4.0.4
screenshot function is gone from the powerbutton menu.
i read that holding down power button and volume down, should make a screenshot, but this doesn't work on my phone.
anyone know how to capture the screen from the device ? or is this builtin option lost?
Hold power button plus volume down together for 2 seconds.
that doesn't work!
MobiDroid™ said:
that doesn't work!
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Than you're doing it wrong, or you removed the apk responsable for that (can't remember if it is an apk, anyway).
the phone is stock 4.0.4, only rooted with 1 click root method.
and sure.. doing it wrong, pressing power & volume down?!! you explain to me how pressing those 2 buttons can be done wrong??
i read elsewhere that other people also have this issue, it simply doesn't work on some Xperia S devices.
apparently mine too.
thanks anyway for your insight...
maybe someone else knows more?
Works fine
i dont know why it doesnt work for you but works for me.
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Don't press one then the other... do it at the same time. Also I can't explain why but try volume up and power once and see what happens... but its a native function of ICS... should work on all devices.
GoClifGo05 said:
Don't press one then the other... do it at the same time. Also I can't explain why but try volume up and power once and see what happens... but its a native function of ICS... should work on all devices.
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This is will reboot the device. And OP, you surely is doing something wrong. It works perfectly for me on stock ICS and PA.
ok guys , thanks for advice!
i'll keep trying, hope i don't break the buttons )
MobiDroid™ said:
the phone is stock 4.0.4, only rooted with 1 click root method.
and sure.. doing it wrong, pressing power & volume down?!! you explain to me how pressing those 2 buttons can be done wrong??
i read elsewhere that other people also have this issue, it simply doesn't work on some Xperia S devices.
apparently mine too.
thanks anyway for your insight...
maybe someone else knows more?
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If you're rooted and can't get it to work just install a screen capture app?
Sent from my XperiaS via transwarp conduit.
Which firmware are u using?
And u root it with root many droid or other 1-click method?
How do u take a screenshot as told by others? When do u take it? Which scene are u at when u take it?
This happened to someone back when I had the galaxy s2 it's just like an odd one out of the bunch I guess
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I´ve unlocked bootloader Xperia S and does not work screenshot in videos or movies with Sony apps or Mx reproduct...The screenshot is black.
Help!!
XperiAngelRB said:
I´ve unlocked bootloader Xperia S and does not work screenshot in videos or movies with Sony apps or Mx reproduct...The screenshot is black.
Help!!
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It is because those apps are running with Hardware decoding, not software.
"What really matters in this world, anyway?"
Mmm.....so, there are any solution or not? I want to recover Bravia, screenshot to my xperia S...
Help, please
XperiAngelRB said:
Mmm.....so, there are any solution or not? I want to recover Bravia, screenshot to my xperia S...
Help, please
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Set Mx to software rendering.
"What really matters in this world, anyway?"
Thanks bro! It works....so, with Sony apps there are not solution!!? And finally, the bravia engine Can I recover?
XperiAngelRB said:
Thanks bro! It works....so, with Sony apps there are not solution!!? And finally, the bravia engine Can I recover?
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If you're on unlocked bootloader, no known way to recover it for now. I don't know exactly on how to make it software rendered on Movies App.
"What really matters in this world, anyway?"
Just unlocked my bootloader yesterday
And I can feel i lost the bravia engine because watching movies or image is not as exciting as before (it looks pale)
Im using Viper V5 and luupus V15
bravia engine already included in the rom, so how I can activate it on the unlocked bootloader Arc S?
reply is appreciated :angel:
alfstep said:
Just unlocked my bootloader yesterday
And I can feel i lost the bravia engine because watching movies or image is not as exciting as before (it looks pale)
Im using Viper V5 and luupus V15
bravia engine already included in the rom, so how I can activate it on the unlocked bootloader Arc S?
reply is appreciated :angel:
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Bravia Engine is part of the system ROM.
Viper is based on stock ICS ROM, so you should be able to enable it from Settings - Display. Just tick Bravia Engine option.
Someguyfromhell said:
Bravia Engine is part of the system ROM.
Viper is based on stock ICS ROM, so you should be able to enable it from Settings - Display. Just tick Bravia Engine option.
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yes, and that's exactly my question
I tried to tick and untick bravia engine in display option but nothing's changed
I even flashed zip of bravia engine from Pimp My Rom package, but still got nothing
If you unlocked using Sonys method then you should know you were going to lose it.
From me to you.
alfstep said:
yes, and that's exactly my question
I tried to tick and untick bravia engine in display option but nothing's changed
I even flashed zip of bravia engine from Pimp My Rom package, but still got nothing
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You can not see the difference like that. The difference is seen only when you compare the same picture with 2 versions of it next to each other, one with BE, other without.
XperienceD said:
If you unlocked using Sonys method then you should know you were going to lose it.
From me to you.
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Bravia Engine doesn't get lost with unlocking.
Someguyfromhell said:
Bravia Engine doesn't get lost with unlocking.
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EDIT: Ignore this, and my last post.
XperienceD said:
If you unlocked using Sonys method then you should know you were going to lose it.
From me to you.
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Yeah, I think I've been reading about that, but I totally forgot it yesterday :silly:
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You can not see the difference like that. The difference is seen only when you compare the same picture with 2 versions of it next to each other, one with BE, other without.
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No, I can see the difference clearly
I take a screenshot from my home screen and compare my home screen with the screenshot from the album (using multitasking), the screenshot looks clearly more green, more blue, more red (more saturated)
But now my home screen and my screenshot have no difference
I really appreciate your answer, but I still wanna know what's going on
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Yeah, I think I've been reading about that, but I totally forgot it yesterday :silly:
No, I can see the difference clearly
I take a screenshot from my home screen and compare my home screen with the screenshot from the album (using multitasking), the screenshot looks clearly more green, more blue, more red (more saturated)
But now my home screen and my screenshot have no difference
I really appreciate your answer, but I still wanna know what's going on
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If it was there with the ROM, and it is ticked, then it is working. You can not do anything further.
Unless ROM author actually messed up the files...
After unlocking bootloader
BE1 for videos should work
And BE2 works for photos
Its weird but thats what i learnt yesterday
Sent from my LT18i
That is rite one works with be2 and other be1 but x reality thread is what u need, check it out, it will explain how to get 2 b.e working as one
Sent from my LT18i using xda app-developers app
If you unlocked bootloader via Official unlocking method ,you lost your DRM as well as BE . its not coming back.i realized it after unlocking
there is another method ( Test point ) which can keep both BE and DRM.
Dont listen to the above post, check out the x reality tread and it will explain how to 2 versions of b.e working as one, so the answer is its bit more work to get it working with a unlocked bootloader. I'm not sure If its be1 or be2 working, it one or the other with working be3, just ur settings will only say be2 or be1 depending on ur Rom and settings apk
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Hi Guys,
I bought my Xperia S ~1 year ago. 2-3 days later I flashed the international ICS official ROM. Then, some months ago I started to browse trough the forum and I decided to unlock the BL and upgrade to JB CM10. Everything fine so far... but then I was one of the luckiest owners that received the yellow tint... . So I've read some threads and decided to restore my phone as close to stock as I can and I flashed stock firmware (6.1.A.2.55) with flash tool again. As all of us can expect, the Bravia was not working, Track ID was not showing album arts, Walkman was crashing when trying to download Track info and so on... all because of the lost DRM keys. Then... I returned my phone to my seller to fix the yellow tint, and they returned me the phone updated with the new stock JB (which came out when my phone was still in their hands). They didn't fix the yellow tint, but that's another topic. Now everything is working ... So looks like they restored my DRM somehow ... Do you think it is possible, or Sony just removed the DRM dependency on their applications?
What's your opinion about this?
Cheers,
Happy Owner
Check your IMEI, they may replaced your mainboard.
viewdetails said:
Check your IMEI, they may replaced your mainboard.
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*#*#SERVICE#*#* shows the same IMEI, so no change
viewdetails said:
Check your IMEI, they may replaced your mainboard.
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The only thing in JB that's still dependent on DRM keys is Bravia in Album. Did you check that thoroughly? Downloading music info and TrackID work without DRM keys.
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Redstarr1 said:
The only thing in JB that's still dependent on DRM keys is Bravia in Album. Did you check that thoroughly? Downloading music info and TrackID work without DRM keys.
Sent from my LT26i using xda app-developers app
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Thanks for the info! I didn't know that Track ID and Download music info will work on JB without the DRM. About the Bravia... When I compare the images with Bravia turned on and off ... I don't see the difference, so looks like it is now working. So looks like the DRM dependency is only for the Bravia and I'm still missing them
Thanks!
What will happen if i did restore TA-Partition that have DRM Key from other Xperia Ion to mine?
The $niper said:
What will happen if i did restore TA-Partition that have DRM Key from other Xperia Ion to mine?
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Most probably you will hardbrick your phone. I've read in the forum that these DRM keys are unique not for every model, but for every device! So I suggest you NOT to play with them!
arandreev said:
Most probably you will hardbrick your phone. I've read in the forum that these DRM keys are unique not for every model, but for every device! So I suggest you NOT to play with them!
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Aha , so hard brick mean i have to replace my motherboard?
The $niper said:
Aha , so hard brick mean i have to replace my motherboard?
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It means don't do it
Bricked my Acro S
Bricked my Acro S while updating it. Now i m getting green and blue both LED. while i press the power button, just got the logo of sony and than another logo of construction type.
Tried to download Flash tools but can't download.
Can u help me to recover it?
Sony Music App version 9.3.11 (with Walkman Logo)
That you can install like any other Normal app for any device running Android 4.2 and above. Root or No Root.
I have just made only one change that is removing the restrictions for compatible devices and unlocked it for all devices, there might be some bug for certain features that might not be supported on every device, but it works. I will update more apps that we all can use, even for unrooted devices. just don't ask for ETA's I am not that much in development actively.
Enjoy.
Download here
Although there is another thread for this app here which I saw just after creating this post and a better one than mine. So I will port and post some other apps that works on our devices.
You can also try these apps that I posted on other thread here. works on unrooted devices as well.
Is ClearAudio+ available ?
gougous3 said:
Is ClearAudio+ available ?
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+1 and sound enhancements? is that available too?
What is the point of walkman without sony's sound enhancement..
*no offense bro..
Thanks for sharing.
gougous3 said:
Is ClearAudio+ available ?
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No, for un-rooted device apart from sony.
for rooted users, that is possible for any device, but can't guarantee, until I or someone else tests it on Mi A1.
harshu0101 said:
+1 and sound enhancements? is that available too?
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Without Root, not available for anyone apart from Sony. Need build.prop edits as well as other things on the system partition for it to work for the port.
babalizm said:
What is the point of walkman without sony's sound enhancement..
*no offense bro..
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None taken and as much as I love to have all the options open for an android device, I have to keep this device unrooted.(I have 6 other devices in my home and all of them are rooted except this one), so for now, it's my 1 percent to the A1 community.
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