Hello there
my kid has this Arc model and it`s glitchy despite updates we did together, so since it under warranty, we decided to return but service guy said "its work ok", so unable to return... looking for a "trick" how to make this gadget "dead" and then return for exchange in hope to get new, better working one... any workable ideas?
thanx
sonik2012 said:
Hello there
my kid has this Arc model and it`s glitchy despite updates we did together, so since it under warranty, we decided to return but service guy said "its work ok", so unable to return... looking for a "trick" how to make this gadget "dead" and then return for exchange in hope to get new, better working one... any workable ideas?
thanx
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The phone is glitchy because of the crap apps preinstalled by Sony which are eating a lot of ram memory. You can root your device and then remove some useless stuff. Here is a list of removable apps preinstalled by Sony http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671314. Also,can i ask what fw version do you have installed?
sonik2012 said:
Hello there
my kid has this Arc model and it`s glitchy despite updates we did together, so since it under warranty, we decided to return but service guy said "its work ok", so unable to return... looking for a "trick" how to make this gadget "dead" and then return for exchange in hope to get new, better working one... any workable ideas?
thanx
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It's not the phone fault it's the firmware/software,which update did you install ICS 4.0.4,ICS is very laggy on xperia arc,that's the way it is,it's not problem with the phone.
I have installed on my Xperia Arc fw:ICS 4.0.4 .587,a flashed Ultimate HD 2.0,It's pretty fast,and stable.Gaming runs grate,there are no bloatwares.
Here check it out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1920207
Good luck
we looking for a "solution" to exchange phone for a new one! any ideas? thanx
I guess only solution with "morality" is to buy a new one.
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sonik2012 said:
we looking for a "solution" to exchange phone for a new one! any ideas? thanx
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yeah never *lol*
theres 1 trick:
unlock bootloader, OC @2GHz let a game running all day (3D Game) and burn the CPU... Than send them and say "it just died"
when they are silly they will give you xperia s
no gurantee or anything
jader13254 said:
yeah never *lol*
theres 1 trick:
unlock bootloader, OC @2GHz let a game running all day (3D Game) and burn the CPU... Than send them and say "it just died"
when they are silly they will give you xperia s
no gurantee or anything
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They can tell if the bootloader is unlocked so they will not accept it.
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so nothing else can be done in this regard? kid still want to return his fone... anyone? thanx
sent my arc s to sony rooted and they never said anything, repaired and sent it back
alexdc12 said:
sent my arc s to sony rooted and they never said anything, repaired and sent it back
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we want it to be exchanged for new one... but how to do so? thanx
jader13254 said:
yeah never *lol*
theres 1 trick:
unlock bootloader, OC @2GHz let a game running all day (3D Game) and burn the CPU... Than send them and say "it just died"
when they are silly they will give you xperia s
no gurantee or anything
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>theres 1 trick: unlock bootloader, OC @2GHz
could you please explain in plain words how to do so (ie whats the "unlock bootloader" means and [email protected] as well) thanx in advance!
This thread really needs to die.
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Guys i am torn. One minute i want to unlock through HTC dev website but on the other hand i want to wait for the S-OFF exploit. Not just that, wondering if i unlock will i still be able to get OTA updates still? I know i will do from what i read but few more confirmations would probably ease my mind.
Had a year my galaxy s2 and was lucky enough that the s2 was already unlocked. Not a stranger to rooting but coming over to the HTC One x and reading on instructions on how to root kinda gets me worried.
What do you think guys? Development i am sure will be picking up but do you think it is worth to unlock through the dev site and if so why please.
Many thanks.
The OneX is really easy to root and the nvidia tegra tweak is well worth it
The One X honestly isn't that hard to root.
Just need to unlock the bootloader - then install recovery and then obviously flash a rooted ROM.
Great instructions from bagofcrap24 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1592355
The best thing for me after rooting was getting rid of the three dot menu button that takes up screen space on some apps. Using LeeDroid's ROM, I now have the Recent Apps button mapped to Menu and long pressing Home mapped to Recent Apps.
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The One X honestly isn't that hard to root.
Just need to unlock the bootloader - then install recovery and then obviously flash a rooted ROM.
Great instructions from bagofcrap24 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1592355
The best thing for me after rooting was getting rid of the three dot menu button that takes up screen space on some apps. Using LeeDroid's ROM, I now have the Recent Apps button mapped to Menu and long pressing Home mapped to Recent Apps.
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i know mate...it is really a question of when to do it...i mean i do not get as to why they do not come unlocked already though...what is the big deal of them locking the bootloader..that is one of the things that made me go for the s2 over the sensation. cause it was so easy to root through odin. might do it today and unlock and root
Waiting for our great developers to unlock it.
Not a fan of the whole warranty thing via the official HTC unlock tool...
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Waiting for our great developers to unlock it.
Not a fan of the whole warranty thing via the official HTC unlock tool...
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see that is the problem that is holding me back Foggy mate. some people say it does not void your warranty some say it does. The actual website says it does void your warranty...Kinda confusing if you ask me. I mean i had my s2 for a whole year before i sold it and it never died on me. But i am really not willing to take the risk with the HOX just yet.
NoobTerminator said:
see that is the problem that is holding me back Foggy mate. some people say it does not void your warranty some say it does. The actual website says it does void your warranty...Kinda confusing if you ask me. I mean i had my s2 for a whole year before i sold it and it never died on me. But i am really not willing to take the risk with the HOX just yet.
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To be fair it says
"It is our responsibility to caution you that not all claims resulting or caused by or from the unlocking of the bootloader may be covered under warranty."
I think there's def the emphasis on "resulting or caused by or from the unlocking of the bootloader"
So if yo have a warranty issue that isn't affected by unlocking the bootloader you should be fine.
Foggy79 said:
Waiting for our great developers to unlock it.
Not a fan of the whole warranty thing via the official HTC unlock tool...
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So if yo have a warranty issue that isn't affected by unlocking the bootloader you should be fine.
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And who will decide if your problem comes or doesn't come from unlocking and doing stuff on it?
Thats my point, it's just to easy for a repair center to say "yup that is possibly caused by unlocking and moddifying your device".
It voids your warranty if they decide to do so, if they even slightly suspect the unlock/modding has anything to do with the failure.
It's your word against theirs...
Like I said, not in a hurry, the Devs will get it unlocked anyway, just a matter of time, and that way I don't have to worry about warranty.
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And who will decide if your problem comes or doesn't come from unlocking and doing stuff on it?
Thats my point, it's just to easy for a repair center to say "yup that is possibly caused by unlocking and moddifying your device".
It voids your warranty if they decide to do so, if they even slightly suspect the unlock/modding has anything to do with the failure.
It's your word against theirs...
Like I said, not in a hurry, the Devs will get it unlocked anyway, just a matter of time, and that way I don't have to worry about warranty.
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spot on with that mate. hence why i opened this thread cause you do not know what might be said hence why this is the only bad thing about the HOX that it does not come with an unlock bootloader
anyone had any news on how far through they are with unlocking the bootloader. I really want to get the battery fix installed but am also a little weary about the warranty thing. I got a feeling that if they know your bootloaders been unlocked theyll end up blaming that for the failure even if it wasnt due to it. Saying that my other tab has the htcdev site open so im currently back and fore about using the htcdev site.
NoobTerminator said:
spot on with that mate. hence why i opened this thread cause you do not know what might be said hence why this is the only bad thing about the HOX that it does not come with an unlock bootloader
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Kinda understand why they want to lock it, and offer an unlock with certain warranty issues..
They need to cover themselves ofcourse, otherwise everyone with a bricked device (due to their own fault mostly) is sending back their device for a free repair
I'm happy they left backdoors (official and possible non-official) to unlock the bootloader, think if they want they could have just closed up everything to have it never unlocked again
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Appsdroid said:
anyone had any news on how far through they are with unlocking the bootloader. I really want to get the battery fix installed but am also a little weary about the warranty thing. I got a feeling that if they know your bootloaders been unlocked theyll end up blaming that for the failure even if it wasnt due to it. Saying that my other tab has the htcdev site open so im currently back and fore about using the htcdev site.
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If you can use your device without any major issues i'dd wait a bit. The device is only 2 weeks out and i'm sure ppl are on to it, we need to give them some time, no need to rush things.
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Kinda understand why they want to lock it, and offer an unlock with certain warranty issues..
They need to cover themselves ofcourse, otherwise everyone with a bricked device (due to their own fault mostly) is sending back their device for a free repair
I'm happy they left backdoors (official and possible non-official) to unlock the bootloader, think if they want they could have just closed up everything to have it never unlocked again
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true true. and yeah we kinda forget sometimes that this phone has only been out two weeks now. i love it specially i got my replacement and is grey or shall i say Gun Grey Metallic.. love saying that. And probs best to wait for the exploit. Kiinda similar to the chainfire app he has for the s2 now. thanks mate and stock anyway is running well for now...but i am getting itches to flash..so many sexy roms out there
I really want to root so I can lock Sense in memory but I am going to hold off until the screen banding issue is resolved. I am confident it will be fixed by an OTA but if it isn't I don't want to create any excuse not to honour the warranty.
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Chartist said:
I really want to root so I can lock Sense in memory but I am going to hold off until the screen banding issue is resolved. I am confident it will be fixed by an OTA but if it isn't I don't want to create any excuse not to honour the warranty.
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i want to root as well mate to get rid of all the bloatware. i mean even disabling stuff does not really give me confidence enough that some of the services are frozen and take up memory..anyway i can still can be patient and wait..love this phone
Guys, if you think your device so far got no hardware issues, It's time to unlock. Getting rid of the annoying menu button alone is a big reason enough to unlock.
Been switching ROMs already for a couple of days and it's fun, the excitement is high lol. Anyway, there is still no custom kernels yet for overclocking so you don't need to worry of frying your CPU. Customization and theming won't hurt your hardware.
So there, go for it, UNLOCK!
Btw, don't flame for my advice lol.
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Guys, if you think your device so far got no hardware issues, It's time to unlock. Getting rid of the annoying menu button alone is a big reason enough to unlock.
Been switching ROMs already for a couple of days and it's fun, the excitement is high lol. Anyway, there is still no custom kernels yet for overclocking so you don't need to worry of frying your CPU. Customization and theming won't hurt your hardware.
So there, go for it, UNLOCK!
Btw, don't flame for my advice lol.
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might hold off for a little while longer. hopefully we shall see some AOKP roms
I would say unlock, your warranty will still cover hardware issues and well software issues, you can fix them yourself
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might hold off for a little while longer. hopefully we shall see some AOKP roms
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I see your predicament! it is a tough one.
Would love to see AOKP as well. Watched an interview with Roman tho and he didnt seem too interested in the One x for some reason and said there were no current plans to develop for it. Although, even if they dont support the One X officially, it will hopefully get ported at some point.
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I see your predicament! it is a tough one.
Would love to see AOKP as well. Watched an interview with Roman tho and he didnt seem too interested in the One x for some reason and said there were no current plans to develop for it. Although, even if they dont support the One X officially, it will hopefully get ported at some point.
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well we could only hope..i will be honest i kinda have a slight regret selling my s2 as the development for that handset is smoking hot at the moment. but regarding my HOX i am kinda itching to unlock but on the other hand voices tell me to wait for a few more days..i know development will be huge for this phone as it is the flagship. but there are few niggly things that are starting to annoy me and that might push me towards unlocking through HTC dev site
i mean stock as it is at the moment i am more than happy with..but like any phone this has some minor issues but hoping that the update we are waiting for will sort this for me
I'm sure I'm not the only one to notice the empty dev topic. Just curious if anyone has mentioned beginning to work on this project.
I soon will be getting the device my self and I'm keeping a close eye here to see how things unfold.
waitting for this
I plan to replace my Atrix2..ha ha
I'm sure we will see more in the coming weeks.
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well has anyone WITH the phone given any attempts? just following some of the other android root attempt threads can at least give devs a jumpstart as to what DOESN'T work....
Didn't the xperia s devs just get root for locked bl? It seems there is an exploit in ics that can be used for root. Does anyone have ics preinstalled on their ion (like say from malaysia or something...) so someone can start on using this method?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1742992
Well mot many devs have purchased it... Im also very busy and not very professional or i would start it... So i guess we have to give a month for ppl to show up
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I've tried both SuperOneClick and DooMLoRD's method on two different computers with no luck :crying:
It really sucks having this phone and not being able to do anything with it
SU1CiDE said:
I've tried both SuperOneClick and DooMLoRD's method on two different computers with no luck :crying:
It really sucks having this phone and not being able to do anything with it
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I wouldn't know where to start asi am not familiar with Linux. I tried flashtool with no luck....
dizarmstrong said:
Didn't the xperia s devs just get root for locked bl? It seems there is an exploit in ics that can be used for root. Does anyone have ics preinstalled on their ion (like say from malaysia or something...) so someone can start on using this method?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1742992
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I wonder if this will work on the ion. Guess it depends on if it needs something from the ICS flash that they are doing on the Xperia S.
Is the ion even out somewhere with ICS...didn't think it had been released yet anywhere with it.
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I wonder if this will work on the ion. Guess it depends on if it needs something from the ICS flash that they are doing on the Xperia S.
Is the ion even out somewhere with ICS...didn't think it had been released yet anywhere with it.
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you might be right. I just remember seeing it demoed at xperiablog and thinking it was already released somewhere: http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/06/20/android-4-0-4-officially-demoed-on-the-xperia-ion-video/. I think the vulnerability is innate to android 4.0 (i might be wrong), so I think once an ion with 4.0 is released, we should be able to take advantage of it.
I guess the wait continues. bummer...
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I wonder if this will work on the ion. Guess it depends on if it needs something from the ICS flash that they are doing on the Xperia S.
Is the ion even out somewhere with ICS...didn't think it had been released yet anywhere with it.
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I got bored and decided to chat with Sony support to maybe get an update on unlocking the bootloader their way or an update and they said in some countries there's already been an ICS update for it, nothing came up in for anything I searched other than people asking about an update.
I'm fine with 3.7, can only imagine speed, etc of a tweaked version. Other than the bloat I must say Im pretty pleased fellas. Looking forward to getting into it but in the interim theres nothing really bugging me(no pun intended), shouldn't be too bad of a wait.
Another fine machine from Sony far as I'm concerned. earbrain
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Certainly not going to risk a brick or anything unnecessary until there are sufficient means available. eb
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Nobody has any news? Really getting to me now not having this thing rooted -.-
Install the International fw. It isn't the same thing as having it rooted but at least you get rid of all the bloat and you can use the stock tether.
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I haven't really got a use for tethering, two years with a rooted HTC Aria I think I used it twice. The bloatware I can't uninstall doesn't really matter to me either, I don't even notice it since you can customize your app drawer with ADW. I really want root to overclock tbh.
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Nobody has any news? Really getting to me now not having this thing rooted -.-
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I'm working on it. Trying to see what methods from the Xperia S we can bring over to the ion. Would be easier if I had an ion with an unlockable bootloader (DAMN YOU AT&T). I have my friend at Sony checking with the devs there to see if maybe there might be a way or at least a hint they could give us. It will happen, just gotta be patient.
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DAMN YOU AT&T
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Agreed highly. None of my phones in the past have been this difficult to unlock and/or root so I'm now trying my best to be patient haha. I had a rooted s-off HTC Aria for two years and root access made that phone 100x better so I'm just imagining how much more amazing the Ion will be, ridiculous step up from the Aria.
Spectre51 is correct... It will happen...its just a matter of time is all.
Complete shot in the dark question here... And forgive my ignorance to this phone, as I won't physically have it in hand until tonight... But...
I wonder if someone from the PSP "Modification" scene could help with this?? I understand the differences in the two devices, so please don't flame me...I'm not retarded. LOL.. But what I am getting at is this... Everyone has patterns to their software/firmware... its just a matter of identifying it... Maybe because this phone is Playstation certified...there may be a hidden link somewhere?
I know...this sounds crazy, preposterous, ridiculous, etc... But what if?? IDK...just throwing ideas... I'm gonna try this unsecure kernel thing tonight and see how far I get with it. I'll keep you all posted
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Spectre51 is correct... It will happen...its just a matter of time is all.
Complete shot in the dark question here... And forgive my ignorance to this phone, as I won't physically have it in hand until tonight... But...
I wonder if someone from the PSP "Modification" scene could help with this?? I understand the differences in the two devices, so please don't flame me...I'm not retarded. LOL.. But what I am getting at is this... Everyone has patterns to their software/firmware... its just a matter of identifying it... Maybe because this phone is Playstation certified...there may be a hidden link somewhere?
I know...this sounds crazy, preposterous, ridiculous, etc... But what if?? IDK...just throwing ideas... I'm gonna try this unsecure kernel thing tonight and see how far I get with it. I'll keep you all posted
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Remember the Unsecured kernel is only good for LT28i and not the LT28at, due to being unable to unlock the bootloader for the "at" version.
Hello everybody..I have Xperia Arc S..currently on GB with firmware v.62..every period of time I check this lovely and respected forum of urz wishing there's a way to root my device without the need to unlock bootloader..but unfortunately nothing new..I managed to root v4.0.4 ICS without unlocking the bootloader..and frankly I can't imagine y we can't do so in GB..it's really frustrating guys..any ideas??I may be wrong but I don't know and can't believe our innovative and creative developers still didn't figure out a way around this..any help or opinion is really appreciated guys..thanks alot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1560777
thanks for ur reply but this method don't work anymore cause the update now offers the 4.04 which I don't want cause it sux frankly..so I can't update to .62..I was hoping for another method
omarfaieq007 said:
thanks for ur reply but this method don't work anymore cause the update now offers the 4.04 which I don't want cause it sux frankly..so I can't update to .62..I was hoping for another method
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Of course, never thought. I wouldn't say it sucks, might do if you play a lot of games from what I can gather, but other than that it's alright imo.
yeah I play games and most of them have issues..also multitasking is hell..the whole thing is not fitting me..thx anyway 4 ur help friend
I'm root and unlocked bootloader and I want to know if xperia ZL suffers from "Sleep of Death" issue like the Z...and does the fix applied to ZL as well..
Cause my zl kinda suffer from it...after a reboot the phone shut itself..it will stay longer if I connected to a charger but after a long period it will shut it self again...I think it's a software issue cause when in cwm, it doesn't shut down...but I have formatted to factory state and everything stock but the problem still persist...
I'm on latest 2.67 firmware and stock kernel but will relocking the bootloader will save my phone...if not, I'm gonna try to claim warranty and hopping they don't detect I'm already void the warranty even I'm relock again...
Hope someone can help....tq
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I'm root and unlocked bootloader and I want to know if xperia ZL suffers from "Sleep of Death" issue like the Z...and does the fix applied to ZL as well..
Cause my zl kinda suffer from it...after a reboot the phone shut itself..it will stay longer if I connected to a charger but after a long period it will shut it self again...I think it's a software issue cause when in cwm, it doesn't shut down...but I have formatted to factory state and everything stock but the problem still persist...
I'm on latest 2.67 firmware and stock kernel but will relocking the bootloader will save my phone...if not, I'm gonna try to claim warranty and hopping they don't detect I'm already void the warranty even I'm relock again...
Hope someone can help....tq
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Well, im 100% sure that problems on phone comes put when people root, change firmware, custom. etc all kind of (pirate stuff) not officilly from sony to the phone, i have always been stok official on every phone i had ( S2, S3, NOTE2, ZL) and nothing has happened to me with sudden death or sleep of death.
I just want to know WHY PEOPLE KNOWING ALL THIS ISSUES ON CUSTOM, LIKE BUGS ETC THEY STILL LIKE CUSTOM.... lol thats like to be MASOCHIST..
STICK to the stock.
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Well, im 100% sure that problems on phone comes put when people root, change firmware, custom. etc all kind of (pirate stuff) not officilly from sony to the phone, i have always been stok official on every phone i had ( S2, S3, NOTE2, ZL) and nothing has happened to me with sudden death or sleep of death.
I just want to know WHY PEOPLE KNOWING ALL THIS ISSUES ON CUSTOM, LIKE BUGS ETC THEY STILL LIKE CUSTOM.... lol thats like to be MASOCHIST..
STICK to the stock.
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I agreed with you, I always been stock, no root or unlocked bootloader. I rather be with a phone that have warranty just in case something happen, than been with a modified phone, death and not warranty if Sony found out.
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Every phone I had I've modded the **** out of it. Yet I never had the problem that I've broken the phone. I don't know how people get their phone destroyed, the only reason I can think of is the fact that people don't read carefully and miss important details in a description or tutorial.
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maclancer said:
I agreed with you, I always been stock, no root or unlocked bootloader. I rather be with a phone that have warranty just in case something happen, than been with a modified phone, death and not warranty if Sony found out.
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Well that's good for ordinary people with ordinary stuff on their hand...other people doesn't like that and I'm one of it...well this is personal liking anyway...
I have used many android phone in range of model including iphone and all root and jailbreak...and some people love the change and love to put their phone to the limit...
Only recent phone I have problem with and old model don't have any problem...
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Every phone I had I've modded the **** out of it. Yet I never had the problem that I've broken the phone. I don't know how people get their phone destroyed, the only reason I can think of is the fact that people don't read carefully and miss important details in a description or tutorial.
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I'm considered myself an experience on rooted phone...always double check when trying to flash or modded something....and always successful on it...if I brick it I always recover it again...only the current flagship I got problem with...I think this is a problem with some Sony phone that have problem on some of it...that something they miss...I work in Japanese factory and I know how they work....
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I'm considered myself an experience on rooted phone...always double check when trying to flash or modded something....and always successful on it...if I brick it I always recover it again...only the current flagship I got problem with...I think this is a problem with some Sony phone that have problem on some of it...that something they miss...I work in Japanese factory and I know how they work....
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bad luck you got a defective phone, cause mine is working like new with 0 issues.
I had rooted many other phones and also moding, but the truth is that nothing is much better than STOCK = 0 BUGS, and troubles.
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bad luck you got a defective phone, cause mine is working like new with 0 issues.
I had rooted many other phones and also moding, but the truth is that nothing is much better than STOCK = 0 BUGS, and troubles.
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Well that's true...I'm root and modded my phone always use stock rom...I am not a fan of custom rom but always modding to the limit...always trying to put something on to maximize it...
Bad luck or not, today I'm trying my luck again to go to Sony center to claim warranty on my defective phone...I have made a factory reset and relock my bootloader...so hoping Sony wont find out...if they did...moneys going down the drain...
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I think we are to premature to say about issues with root, modified or custom roms because the Zl, Z ,Z1 they are babys come out few mounts ago and all the developers are trying hard to make it fly. I remember my HD2, I get that phone after 2 years of his release and I was flashing tons of roms everyday and I find many powerful and stable roms. So be patient.
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I think we are to premature to say about issues with root, modified or custom roms because the Zl, Z ,Z1 they are babys come out few mounts ago and all the developers are trying hard to make it fly. I remember my HD2, I get that phone after 2 years of his release and I was flashing tons of roms everyday and I find many powerful and stable roms. So be patient.
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Well, maybe but i think the problem is not in root or any roms...the phone is just defective..i got mine back from repair and work ok again...
And thats true about old phone...i used some HTC, and Sony's old phone, always flash something, and no problem occur...only todays phone, i always encounter many defects on it...great technology, but also fragile...
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as far as i understand, its not because u rooted or unlocked but bcuz of a problem with the battery management syste(BMS).
there appears to be sum fault with battery or the bms, which causes the phone to shutdown.
unfortunately, the only solution is to change the battery. u will have to return ur phone to sony. but to claim warranty, u must unroot and relock the bootloader.
mind you, there is only a small number of phones with this problem.
this same issue happend with my ZL too. i returned and within one week, they returned a brand new phone to me.
mine was fully stock, locked bootloader and unrooted(the previous and the newer too)
new is working awesome.
hope this helps, if it does, u know where the thanks button is!
control freak said:
as far as i understand, its not because u rooted or unlocked but bcuz of a problem with the battery management syste(BMS).
there appears to be sum fault with battery or the bms, which causes the phone to shutdown.
unfortunately, the only solution is to change the battery. u will have to return ur phone to sony. but to claim warranty, u must unroot and relock the bootloader.
mind you, there is only a small number of phones with this problem.
this same issue happend with my ZL too. i returned and within one week, they returned a brand new phone to me.
mine was fully stock, locked bootloader and unrooted(the previous and the newer too)
new is working awesome.
hope this helps, if it does, u know where the thanks button is!
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Was going to say I haven't experienced this issue... and my phone is rooted and unlocked...
i have made a ta partition backup but i m worried ,i want to check if its working properly without unlocking bootloader bcoz i dont want to loose my warranty is there any way i can do it?
Theres an option called dryrun restore in ta backup tool
It checks whether restoring will work or not
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alkesh95 said:
Theres an option called dryrun restore in ta backup tool
It checks whether restoring will work or not
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can i perform dry run if i am running cm11
bhavstech said:
can i perform dry run if i am running cm11
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Are you running CM11 right now?
I guess your patience wore thin and you ended up unlocking your bootloader??
ATRIXXIRTA said:
Are you running CM11 right now?
I guess your patience wore thin and you ended up unlocking your bootloader??
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yes
bhavstech said:
yes
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Assuming ur in india...the warranty works..just make sure u flash the stock fw if u decide to return
also just in case ur ta didnt back up (very less chances)...there's a thread in z themes and apps that gets bravia engine working back
ps i lost my zl...amazing device it was :/
xyge said:
Assuming ur in india...the warranty works..just make sure u flash the stock fw if u decide to return
also just in case ur ta didnt back up (very less chances)...there's a thread in z themes and apps that gets bravia engine working back
ps i lost my zl...amazing device it was :/
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i have made a ta backup .and can the service centre people in india get easily fooled?
bhavstech said:
i have made a ta backup .and can the service centre people in india get easily fooled?
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well it isnt fooling exactly, the thing is if u are giving it to a service centre its most probably because of a hardware issue (softwares u can always correct urself)........so they do not check your software part too rigorously..all they look into is if your phone is not much modified..that you can simply correct by flashing the latest firmware
xyge said:
Assuming ur in india...the warranty works..just make sure u flash the stock fw if u decide to return
also just in case ur ta didnt back up (very less chances)...there's a thread in z themes and apps that gets bravia engine working back
ps i lost my zl...amazing device it was :/
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can u provide me link i am not able to find it
X reality or beavia engine wont work on cm11
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ATRIXXIRTA said:
Are you running CM11 right now?
I guess your patience wore thin and you ended up unlocking your bootloader??
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nuts method gave me fc's i got frustated and unlocked bootloader
bhavstech said:
nuts method gave me fc's i got frustated and unlocked bootloader
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HAVe you tested to see if your ta is backed up correctly. I was a little too impatient and unlocked my bootloader before knowing anything about ta and drm. Luckily my device is 2 weeks away from being out of warranty, and its been issue free asside from dots in my pics (knock on wood)
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HAVe you tested to see if your ta is backed up correctly. I was a little too impatient and unlocked my bootloader before knowing anything about ta and drm. Luckily my device is 2 weeks away from being out of warranty, and its been issue free asside from dots in my pics (knock on wood)
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no i didnt knew how to test it but in india service centre people get easily fooled i have no worries and my cam was also perfect
bhavstech said:
no i didnt knew how to test it but in india service centre people get easily fooled i have no worries and my cam was also perfect
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Haha nice. People are a little less gullible here. Well i shouldnt say that. Maybe they are just a little more paranoid and nobody beleives anybody, lol
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Haha nice. People are a little less gullible here. Well i shouldnt say that. Maybe they are just a little more paranoid and nobody beleives anybody, lol
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no its just that they dont know much about root!and they dont pay much attention to it.fooling service centre people is easy not indians!
bhavstech said:
no its just that they dont know much about root!and they dont pay much attention to it.fooling service centre people is easy not indians!
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Lol i didnt mean it lime that. I usex to work at a wireless carrier here (rogers), and the repair centers were always reluctant to fix anything. They would be so quick to say "water damage" or "physical damage". I dont think they know much abouy root either.
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Lol i didnt mean it lime that. I usex to work at a wireless carrier here (rogers), and the repair centers were always reluctant to fix anything. They would be so quick to say "water damage" or "physical damage". I dont think they know much abouy root either.
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ohk
My personal experience in samsung service centre is amazing my galaxy y was on repencis rom with bootanimation of my luv when they asked me how I changed all this I just said it was FOTA so they didnt said anythng and repaired my cell
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alkesh95 said:
My personal experience in samsung service centre is amazing my galaxy y was on repencis rom with bootanimation of my luv when they asked me how I changed all this I just said it was FOTA so they didnt said anythng and repaired my cell
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they replaced my galaxy y bcoz the screen was touching my display(very silly reason!)
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they replaced my galaxy y bcoz the screen was touching my display(very silly reason!)
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They replaced my display cause my phone was not starting.
It was just a brick due to my expirement of dirty flashing my modified rom
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