i know the title seems a bit off but anyway my xperia play has been sent off to be repaired twice and if it breaks again i get a new handset of the same value but my warranty goes in December but the phone speakers weren't working the other day when i went to bring it down to the shop halfway the sound works again is there anyway to make it look like it was a manufacturer fault within the phone ?
You can try to flash your boot loader and "fail" then the phone won't turn on and the LED will flash red till the BL is back
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You could try sliding the gamepad up and down vigorously and hope the flex cable goes wierd. I got mine repaired that way
Install YouTube and leave that open with the charger plugged in. I fell asleep once and my phone got unbearably hot.
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Yeah, maybe try to get the phone really hot and see what happens.
Do a factory reset and pull out the battery during the process haha.
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Do a factory reset and pull out the battery during the process haha.
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Doesn't a factory reset just reset userdata? So wouldn't you just be able to do another factory reset to fix any issues that may arise from the failed reset?
Throw into water and watch it swim.
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Doesn't a factory reset just reset userdata? So wouldn't you just be able to do another factory reset to fix any issues that may arise from the failed reset?
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yeah that's what I thought.
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Jordanooo said:
You could try sliding the gamepad up and down vigorously and hope the flex cable goes wierd. I got mine repaired that way
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Im with you, try to slide it alot and hard
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crazymonkey05 said:
You can try to flash your boot loader and "fail" then the phone won't turn on and the LED will flash red till the BL is back
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how do i do that i know how to unlock it do i flash a kernal since its locked again ?
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how do i do that i know how to unlock it do i flash a kernal since its locked again ?
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Ignore the fixable stuff!!
Leave YouTube on whilst having your charger connected. You can fry an egg on the result.
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Use a hammer lol
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I'd do the flex cable thingy :laugh:
MilkyJoePD said:
Ignore the fixable stuff!!
Leave YouTube on whilst having your charger connected. You can fry an egg on the result.
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i dont want to fry the phone as it will look like i did it to get a new one but then again i have been pushing it up and down vigorously but still the same might just say its only half charging but it says its fully charged
anymore suggestions ? :laugh:
Microwave
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Just smash it to a wall for crying out loud!! Meh...
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Bring it to friends and give 5 bucks for whoever who can do the most damage.
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Best way, place under a vehicle and crush it
Flash an xperia arc kernel.
I know i'm not at the right section but no one could help me at the Q&A section.
Xperia Play Won't boot.
I bought Asphalt 7. Was downloading and installing the game when suddenly it kind of crashed. It booted again but the screen became all glitchy. Opened the phone and saw that the flex cable died so I replaced it and booted but it didn't boot at all. When pressing the on button the phone vibrates but no screen.
Allready flashed .ftf file and updated with SEUS so the device is in stock state but it doens't boot. When pressing the on button the phone vibrates but no screen.
Help me please
Maybe your flex cable isn't plugged in properly.
Have tried many times but thanx
Yea I think your phones rejecting the cable
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Yea I think your phones rejecting the cable
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Wat do you mean?
Like mabey the cable you bought doesn't have high enough voltage or something? Mabey you just got ripped on a cable
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Like mabey the cable you bought doesn't have high enough voltage or something? Mabey you just got ripped on a cable
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I think you are right. I had still guarantee on that thing so I sent it to Sony via Mediamarkt. Do you think they can make it ?
Hi,
Anyone know why the problem with my play? About 2 days ago, my Xperia Play started blanking outbwhen sliding out the gamepad and sliding it back. After a while, a few seconds, the phone screen comes back as usual... Someone tell me what I could do or how to fix it? Need this to last till end October..
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Could be the flex cable
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Could be the flex cable
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And how do I fix it?
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think you need a new flex cable, you can buy one eBay for about £8 but make sure you buy the tool also to open your phone. You will need to try and find someone to open your phone up for you or carefully do it yourself and follow a tut on YouTube as you can mess your phone up even more like I have
think you need a new flex cable, you can buy one eBay for about £8 but make sure you buy the tool also to open your phone. You will need to try and find someone to open your phone up for you or carefully do it yourself and follow a tut on YouTube as you can mess your phone up even more like I have
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I may just look for a local shop to repair I'd possible.. Hopefully I can get it fixed.. Thanks for ur help in confirming the problem!
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Hello guys, so after a year of life my Xperia Play seems to have problems.
Here a video:
http://tinypic.com/r/2iikbrp/5
I guess it is the flex cable, but I dunno if it does this because it is starting damaging, or because it looses contact (and maybe doesn't need a replace, but just a look into where it looses contact and thus I should apply there something that keeps it in place).
What do you think guys?
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CriGiu said:
Hello guys, so after a year of life my Xperia Play seems to have problems.
Here a video:
http://tinypic.com/r/2iikbrp/5
I guess it is the flex cable, but I dunno if it does this because it is starting damaging, or because it looses contact (and maybe doesn't need a replace, but just a look into where it looses contact and thus I should apply there something that keeps it in place).
What do you think guys?
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Few other users reported same problem, and it was flex cable fault.
You better get another flex slider cable before it totally looses contact (and thus can be replaced in hour or two, if you know how)
If you don't know how to replace, ask around where you can repair it, so it doesn't suprise you when fail completelly
Bakisha said:
Few other users reported same problem, and it was flex cable fault.
You better get another flex slider cable before it totally looses contact (and thus can be replaced in hour or two, if you know how)
If you don't know how to replace, ask around where you can repair it, so it doesn't suprise you when fail completelly
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I'm searching for a new flex cable right now, but, well, I live in Italy, where it's impossible to get even a cover
I'll try to order something from the States or UK, but yeah, it'd take something like 20 days
I hope I get it fixed, i love this phone D:
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CriGiu said:
I'm searching for a new flex cable right now, but, well, I live in Italy, where it's impossible to get even a cover
I'll try to order something from the States or UK, but yeah, it'd take something like 20 days
I hope I get it fixed, i love this phone D:
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I was lucky when my flex cable broke (only touchscreen didn't work) and replacement came two days later (found some online shop localy)
Just be gentle to your Play in next 20 days
Btw, any repair shop around you, or is it too expensive?
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I was lucky when my flex cable broke (only touchscreen didn't work) and replacement came two days later (found some online shop localy)
Just be gentle to your Play in next 20 days
Btw, any repair shop around you, or is it too expensive?
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Well nothing for smartphone :/
But I guess I can do it on my own
I just found something on ebay for € 6, from UK, I think it's worth it
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CriGiu said:
Well nothing for smartphone :/
But I guess I can do it on my own
I just found something on ebay for € 6, from UK, I think it's worth it
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Yeah, it shouldn't be more then 10-15 euros, just get torex screwdrivers and be patient
here is some links that was usefull for me:
and Re-House Your Xperia Play : Things to Know
Bakisha said:
Yeah, it shouldn't be more then 10-15 euros, just get torex screwdrivers and be patient
here is some links that was usefull for me:
and Re-House Your Xperia Play : Things to Know
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Thank you, I'll look into it
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Lol @Bakisha now my phone won't record anything with the rear camera, but it shoots photos whithout any problem
Do you know if this happens because of the flex cable too?
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Lol @Bakisha now my phone won't record anything with the rear camera, but it shoots photos whithout any problem
Do you know if this happens because of the flex cable too?
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Rear camera is attached motherboard on it's own flex cable. Did you take it off when opening your Play? If yes, then probably you didn't put it back properly. Or maybe it missplaced.
Try opening again (just motherboard part and see is flex from camera is loose or something
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Rear camera is attached motherboard on it's own flex cable. Did you take it off when opening your Play? If yes, then probably you didn't put it back properly. Or maybe it missplaced.
Try opening again (just motherboard part and see is flex from camera is loose or something
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Nope, i've not yet opened my play, that's why I'm worried :/
Basically, whenever I click on the record button, camera app fc's
I'll logcat to see what could be :/
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Nope, i've not yet opened my play, that's why I'm worried :/
Basically, whenever I click on the record button, camera app fc's
I'll logcat to see what could be :/
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Unless you drop your Play hard, it should work normally. If it's taking picture normally, maybe it's software problem.
On what rom and kernel you are now? Maybe, to test, make backup and flash stock ftf, to see is it sofware problem (i think i don't need to explain to you how to do that )
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Unless you drop your Play hard, it should work normally. If it's taking picture normally, maybe it's software problem.
On what rom and kernel you are now? Maybe, to test, make backup and flash stock ftf, to see is it sofware problem (i think i don't need to explain to you how to do that )
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Lol I've just "logcatted" and so I saw an error regarding framerates.
Then I remembered what I've done something like a week ago: modified the media_profiles file located into system/etc for trying to record at 60fps LOL
Such a stupid problem, sorry Bakisha xD
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Lol I've just "logcatted" and so I saw an error regarding framerates.
Then I remembered what I've done something like a week ago: modified the media_profiles file located into system/etc for trying to record at 60fps LOL
Such a stupid problem, sorry Bakisha xD
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lol
No problem
When xou open your Play you'll se that flex is connected to screen, digitizer, front buttons, front camera, ALS and proximity sensor so all problems regarding those could Be actually flex problem.
Feel free to ask if you need help when you decide to open your Play.
Good luck
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Bakisha said:
lol
No problem
When xou open your Play you'll se that flex is connected to screen, digitizer, front buttons, front camera, ALS and proximity sensor so all problems regarding those could Be actually flex problem.
Feel free to ask if you need help when you decide to open your Play.
Good luck
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thank you
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Finally got it!
Now searching for screwdrivers lol (I was sure I had it at home lol)
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CriGiu said:
Finally got it!
Now searching for screwdrivers lol (I was sure I had it at home lol)
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Just be carefull, especially when assembling it back. For me, it took me 3 hours, two coffee, half pack of cigarets (and lot of gossips :silly: , since i did it at friends place)
If you can, take pics while dissasembling (just in case)
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Just be carefull, especially when assembling it back. For me, it took me 3 hours, two coffee, half pack of cigarets (and lot of gossips :silly: , since i did it at friends place)
If you can, take pics while dissasembling (just in case)
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Thank you a lot man, I appreciate your advices
Well, I'm preparing myself to this lol, but I'm thinking to the Nexus 5 as my next device if something goes wrong (or whenever my Play dies)
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Finally did it @Bakisha ! It took me an hour to fix my phone but it was worth it
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Finally did it @Bakisha ! It took me an hour to fix my phone but it was worth it
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Great!
I told you it wasn't hard
(except that near-heart-attack moment when you powering on after assembling )
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Hi everyone, I ve big problem. I bought Xperia ARC with problem. Seller tried to put new ROM and he faild, the phone is like dead. I can t turn it on, can not flash it because usb can t be connected with my PC. I do not know what to do.
Please HELP!!!!!!!!
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Hi everyone, I ve big problem. I bought Xperia ARC with problem. Seller tried to put new ROM and he faild, the phone is like dead. I can t turn it on, can not flash it because usb can t be connected with my PC. I do not know what to do.
Please HELP!!!!!!!!
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cant be connected why ? What have you tried ? Flashtool ?
If no solution, I Need Some pièce of Xperia ARC. Ifyou want sell me the dead phone
Try flashing stick kernel through fastboot. If it fails repair bootloader with testpoint.
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I can fix it contact me on gtalk [email protected]
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Seems outta topic here but anyone i mean anyone can help is much appreciated. My son's arc charging usb port is broken(1 or 2 copper thread surrounding the usb jack is broken) Enquired with Sony and they say the whole motherboard need to be change too.(D*mn no wonder they get richer by days)Is there any tutorial for this problem at hand.
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Seems outta topic here but anyone i mean anyone can help is much appreciated. My son's arc charging usb port is broken(1 or 2 copper thread surrounding the usb jack is broken) Enquired with Sony and they say the whole motherboard need to be change too.(D*mn no wonder they get richer by days)Is there any tutorial for this problem at hand.
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To fix this, you need to desolder the USB-port from the mainboard and solder a new onto the mainboard. This is very hard to do if you haven't soldered a lot before, and it requires a lot of flux.
Just replace the mainboard, order a cheap Arc S from ebay with cracked screen and swap the mainboard.
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