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New to the play

Hello all.
I'm new to the xperia play, I have mistakenly updated to the latest stock se firmware ididnt know I would lose the ability to use psexperia. The which firmware would be the best for me?
I
R800i/ 2.3.4
No simlock, and and I haven't touched the bootloader.
I'm not an android noob, and I just never weary of ruining this sony drm lark.
Hope you can help

i think you can try the Flash tool in the super compilation thread. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1294129&highlight=roms ) and you should be able to update to the latest firmware. if your looking for something like cyanogen mod, i dont think you are able to get the SE Xperia Play launcher due to the framework issues, but you should be able to play games on it with the control pad.

how to restore the original software xperia play?

hello people of XDA, today I come with a problem I emerged.
Following the appearance of new Xperia play ICS beta install decided to see how it worked, so I have to unlock the bootloader, in doing so I find that I can no longer update but my computer from SEUS.
I would ask for a solution to this problem, my back your original software XPlay, and to continue updating it with no problem
I leave the details of my Xperia Play:
Model: R800i
Android Version: 2.3.4
Compilation Number: 4.0.2.A.0.58
I'm from Mexico and I hope I can help.
Note: Only provide if you have tried this solution and are 100% that it works.
thanks

look for flashtool and a stock .ftf file for your version. This helped me alot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1294129

eztrada said:
hello people of XDA, today I come with a problem I emerged.
Following the appearance of new Xperia play ICS beta install decided to see how it worked, so I have to unlock the bootloader, in doing so I find that I can no longer update but my computer from SEUS.
I would ask for a solution to this problem, my back your original software XPlay, and to continue updating it with no problem
I leave the details of my Xperia Play:
Model: R800i
Android Version: 2.3.4
Compilation Number: 4.0.2.A.0.58
I'm from Mexico and I hope I can help.
Note: Only provide if you have tried this solution and are 100% that it works.
thanks
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- download/install latest version of flashtool
- flash 4.0.2.A.0.58.ftf
- optional (flash doomlord's kernel and wifi modules/links are in my signature)
- restore your backups
- reboot
- back on stock 4.0.2.A.0.58

Please let me complete information, step by step to follow, and the link to download the necessary files, please
thank you all for your answer

Would a stock rom restore Crash Bandicoot and Bruce Lee?
Not that I'm too concerned about playing them but being a noob with an android phone I've kinda deleted Bruce Lee (even though it still appears as an icon). I was wondering if I re-apply a stock rom for the Xperia Play would the rom file include the two included games: Bruce Lee and Crash?

Depends on the FTF file.
coastalrocket said:
Not that I'm too concerned about playing them but being a noob with an android phone I've kinda deleted Bruce Lee (even though it still appears as an icon). I was wondering if I re-apply a stock rom for the Xperia Play would the rom file include the two included games: Bruce Lee and Crash?
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I've been playing around with the different SONY Ericsson stock ROMS after I did a test for the ICS ROM and some of that include Bruce Lee, but Crash Bandicoot should be included because Crash is pretty much the only playstation pocket game available when they released the phone. Hope this helps, and also there are links to all 3 different versions of the 2.3.4 Gingerbread ROMs if you go to the xperiagamer .com website and then select rooted zone, stock ROMs and choose 2.3.4 as it's the latest and choose the correct one,
Note the main 3 are for R800i and the other R800a.
Also there are guides on how to get things to work on this site, Ive used it for most of my needs.
Hope this helps.
IMaKitch

Thanks ImaKitch,
I think it's just OCD - i either want Bruce Lee on there or not at all. The fact that his icon appears on my dash niggles me - enough to flash it and start again.

eztrada said:
hello people of XDA, today I come with a problem I emerged.
Following the appearance of new Xperia play ICS beta install decided to see how it worked, so I have to unlock the bootloader, in doing so I find that I can no longer update but my computer from SEUS.
I would ask for a solution to this problem, my back your original software XPlay, and to continue updating it with no problem
I leave the details of my Xperia Play:
Model: R800i
Android Version: 2.3.4
Compilation Number: 4.0.2.A.0.58
I'm from Mexico and I hope I can help.
Note: Only provide if you have tried this solution and are 100% that it works.
thanks
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If you use SEUS with an unlock bootloader, your phone will brick. To relock your bootloader, flash the ftf file here. DRM can't be restored though.

App Compatibility Issues With Rom

Hello everyone, I am new to this community so please try to understand. I just rooted and installed the Paranoid Android Hybrid Rom for my Bell S3 variant. Everyone went fine and I understood everything; considering it was my first flash, but now I cannot see most of the apps in the google play store because they are not "compatible" anymore. I was just wondering, is this a problem with just my install or evidence of the incomplete Rom and is there any way around this problem since the current app compatibility seems pretty limited. I would assume this a problem with the model name the google play store sees after my flash install in contrast to the stock model which let me download all apps. Any help would be greatly appreciated and thank you for reading.

Parth. said:
Hello everyone, I am new to this community so please try to understand. I just rooted and installed the Paranoid Android Hybrid Rom for my Bell S3 variant. Everyone went fine and I understood everything; considering it was my first flash, but now I cannot see most of the apps in the google play store because they are not "compatible" anymore. I was just wondering, is this a problem with just my install or evidence of the incomplete Rom and is there any way around this problem since the current app compatibility seems pretty limited. I would assume this a problem with the model name the google play store sees after my flash install in contrast to the stock model which let me download all apps. Any help would be greatly appreciated and thank you for reading.
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Did you alter your Build.prop for Google Wallet, per chance?

TheFiveDots said:
Did you alter your Build.prop for Google Wallet, per chance?
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No I didn't. I didn't touch any files, just rooted and then flashed the rom then the gapps.

Moto Z Play Chinese edition XT1635-03

So I was in China last week, and saw a good offer for a Moto Z Play XT1635-03 dual-SIM (which is not on offer in my home region), bought it - and because Android phones for-sale-in-China are shipped without Google services:
(1) I've been unable to install Google Play Services on this. I've relied on several howtos etc. turned up by Google, but nothing works (will install, but everything that relies on Google Play services crash) - perhaps because what Google turns up is not specific for the Moto Z but other brands, which I've been desperate enough to try, even from potentially dodgy sources e.g. Asus, Xiaomi etc.
(I'd actually embedded links to the sites I'd relied on above but the forum anti-spam protection flagged them so I took them back out)
Does anyone know how it can be done? alternatively -
(2) can someone point me towards credible resources for installing non-China firmwares on a Chinese Moto Z Play? If I muck this up I'm not really in a position to fly back to China to seek warranty service
(3) as a matter of curiosity - I understand there's quite a few different not-exactly-compatible forks of AOSP distributions in China already? Aliyun, MIUI, Flyme OS etc. - does anyone know what "variant" of AOSP Motorola uses for it's sale-in-China phones? I find Google to be very difficult for this since Motorola has a large presence *outside* China so it's harder to find China-model-specific information (particularly in English) for the brand, as opposed to China-only brands e.g. Meizu

try install twrp, and flash google play services

use twrp flash the GAPPS
so，you can find what you need here bbs.ixmoe.com/thread-1273-1-1.html
if just for google service flash the twrp rec and use twrp flash the GAPPS

GAPPS
Hello! First you need unlock bootloader, them install TWRP and root. Then download opengapps.apk from opengapps.org and install. Download gapps and install them from TWRP. And you have google services!

Thanks guys. I actually saw an option for Google Play Services in the included Chinese app store but although that would install, it didn't work (I hadn't thought of checking there; am now worried that it SHOULD have worked but I'd mucked up something downloading and installing apks left and right in my earlier attempts. have tried factory reset but still no go, now also worrying about malware/vulnerabilities argh).
So there is no way to enable Google services WITHOUT rooting the device? I'm not sure if the Moto unlock code generator will work with a Chinese SKU serial number (I'll be finding out, will update)

after falsh gapps they stuck on boot loop this method is also not working

I was almost tempted to buy this Chinese Moto Z Play XT1635-03 that has significantly cheaper selling online price. But after reading a lot from other forums and here.
I ended up purchased the XT1635-02 and it was well worth it. Will surely taking the Z2 play by Christmas for an upgrade of myself.

Just flash retail version - it have GAPPS. RERCN don't work with GAPPS on Nougat. Google play services FC

after flash retail no network signal but when return to retcn rom network work perfectly but no google services done all method seprate modem flashing custom rom but not working

gapps..
i use the china version too...and still confuse how to instal google play store without crash...:silly:

How can i RooT my 2.3.4 "SonyEricsson XPERIA Play (R800i)" with build number xxx.69?

How can i RooT my 2.3.4 "SonyEricsson XPERIA Play (R800i)" with build number xxx.69?
Ok so....i have been looking for some tutorials (semi NooB here) and i cant seems to find some new one or one that is consistend or just about root.
Also many are outdated, poorly written, and there arent many tutorials as i saw about RooT-ing XPERIA Play, at least not the one with build number .69.
Also if i DO find some good (as i saw from comments) like this one for example: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2204321 (i mean i only really trust XDA forum for stuff i do to my phone) the links for necessary files are long gone.
So...if anyone can please help me or rederect me to some updated, good and thread or website with tutorial that HAS working links, please do!
Anyway...
So i got "SonyEricsson XPERIA Play" (R800i) with build number 4.0.2.A.0.69, With Android version 2.3.4. Its never been RooT-ed as i know.
So i just want to RooT it so i can remove ANNOYING bloatware and free up some space and make it clean teh way I want tbh! I see no other reason to RooT it... I mean there is one but im still thinking about it (for now) and that is, as i heard, since X-Play doesnt have any OFFICIAL updaes, its stuck on Android 2 (gingerbread) i heard that i can flash a ROM to Android 4, and that improves gaming, which is what i want TBH, i mainly, if not always, use this phone for gaming and emulators, and if Android 4 custom ROM can improve already great (for X-Play ofc) performance, id be happy to do so!!!
But first thing first, i like to get informed first of all... But as for now, im just looking help for first step, and that is: How to RooT my XPERIA Play, please?
Thanks guys! ^^

Anyone..i tried numerous stuff, but im constantly stuck..cant seems to rood. idk what am i doing wrong

[HOW-TO][zergRush Root] Root w/ v2.2.x-2.3.x (NOT ICS 4.x or GB after 11/2011)
This thread is a collaboration by myself, paxChristos, DooMLorD, & amishxda. Please give credit where credit is due. Thanks. This method has been confirmed to work on all models of the Xperia PLAY - R800x / R800i / R800a / R800at. Also works...
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